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The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-13
EAST MADISON.

Wet and cold.
The Cry of the loon is heard occa
sionally this spring.
A mud turtle weighing 20 pounds
was shot at the head of the pond,
Tuesday.
Teachers observed Arbor Day by
clearing up the grounds and planting
flower seeds. Planting trees on
school house grounds is thankless
work as they rarely live.
Mrs. Ellen Hobart, who has been
with Mrs. Tufts went to Scion last
week.
The men who have been on the
early drive returned Monday.
Luke Poulin has over two hundred
chickens, incubator Matched.
Miss Alice hatcher returned from
Scion last week.
Mrs. E. M. Dean is ill and under
care of DR.. Wing of North Arson.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-13
coRnylLLE.

CORNvlllE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Parlin are NOV
ing into the log house down by
Walton's saw mill.
Will Clarke and family are moving
into Bertha Reynolds house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Williams have
a 'summer boardeK" 1t is a little
son.
There was a good crowd at the
dance last Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lanouette have let
their farm here and gone away.
Mrs. Edith Trask is quite sick at
this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rowe of Oak
land were visitors at ]. t. Smith 3
recently.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-13
BIRTHS.

Skowhegan-April2 q, to the wife of Edmond
Gilman, son.
Revere-May I, to the wife OF d. w. Kelley,
q son.
Cornvnle-To the wife of Arthur Williams,
a son,
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-13
HINCkLEY.

Miss ARA Clark of Scion who has
been spending the winter with Mrs.
d. b. Barrows returned home Mon
day morning.
A. K. Nelson began his duties as
log watch Friday morning, May 7.
The concert given at Moody hall,
Tuesday evening, by Miss Faith
Hinckley's pupils was well attended
and much enjoyed. Miss Hinckley is
TO be congratulated.
Mrs. A. F. Wardwell and Miss
Laura Locke were in Fairfield, Satur-
day.
1t is 80 cold and wet that no one
has attempted to begin garden.
B. B. Dinsmore has not been in his
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-13
MARRIAGES.

Pitts1eld- May 8, by o. FL. Drake, Jus
tice of the Peace, Mr.. Robert L. Downes Of
Stetson, and Miss Ethel Houston OF Pittsfeld.
Highland-May IL, Mr.. Walter Logan SAT-
ford of Highland and Miss Neva jackson of
No. New Portland.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-13
TERMS $500 TO WARRANT
Payable when Mare proves in Foal

All accidents and escapes at owners rkI
Mares disposed Of will be considered In oa
No business done on Sunday. Mares kept
farm at reasonable rates. Address all CON
munications to the manager. Farmers q
ephone, call 7-3.
JOSEPH MATSON, Manager
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-13
n The News of Sonlersets Busy Towns II

Several loads of wool have been
hauled by here sold to F. l.. Hight.
Mr.. Hight is heavy dealer in wool
as well as sheep, cattle and horses
and farming.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-13
Registered Percheron Stallion
MERTON 4O380

is a big, handsome chestnut horse of eegsd
conformation, stands l6i hands, weighs id
pounds. with as good feet as you ever saw 4
n horse; and we claim him to be one of N
best Percheron stations In the state
farmers having big mares to breed. VI
would like to show yon Merton before ID
breed elsewhere.
Merton will make the Season of 1909 at my Fu,,
in Scion, Me. all but Wednesday of each wsAI
till the State Fair at Lewiston. lie will 4
shown In the Percheron Stallion class 1
Lewiston Fair.
PEDIGREE
Merton was foaled July 1902, bred by T.
Akin of Auburn, New York, got by Robdl
1888, he by Aristida 1852, 1902 he by PM
ducteur 1883, 429; he by Production, Isl, ID
he by Favora 1912, 1855; he by French Monar.j
205, 1874. Dam, Lois 6045, by Genator 27S ~
he by Favora 1912. 1856; he by French Monafd
305, 734. Second Dam, Hirondelie 3g69. 1858 I
Romuius 873, 1856; he by the Government II
proved Stallion Romulus. Merton welg3
100 pounds.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-13
HIGHLAND

Walter Logan Stafford of Highland
and Miss Neva Jackson Of No. New
Portland were married Tuesday, May
II, at the home Of the BRIDES parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jackson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stafford will reside in Highland.
G. E. Bradbury sold draft horse to
down river parties Tuesday.
Joshua Howard ofLexington called
ON friends in Highland, Friday.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-05-13

Hire a mileage book of R. T. raw
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26
Matter That Puzzled Mrs. lawton
Really Was Quite Simple.


When the Lawtons had lived in Viii
low park about a month they were in
vited to succession of little dinners
at the houses of their new neighbors.
Mr.. Lawton was on dyspeptic's diet.
and Mrs. Lawton was endeavoring to
reduce her, weight Il suppose We
shall have to eat all sorts of things
we don't wish, or else seem rude" said
Mrs. Lawton, mournfully, as they set
out for the first dinner.
To their growing surprise the bill
of fare placed before them at each din
ner, although not remarkably varied.
was composed Of such dishes az they
could both enjoy.
Il don't see how you all hit On Just
the right things, when Mr.. LSwton
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26

while directly behind him stood the
scientist. who had recovered, and was
to witness the first full demonstration
of the power he had evolved. On the
bridge of the battle ship the British
admiral stood, surrounded by sta1 Of
ficers.
Good afternoon. admiral" the
American hailed. Glad to see you.
How do you like the looks of u.s."
Across Fields face fitted a half
smile. I'VE are very well indeed. Ad-
miral Bevfns; but can't say we are
particularly glad to see you, or sure
that We like you until We know more.
Clever invention that. Must have
been conceived by an Englishman."
Behind the United States officer a
withered little figure became i'm
bued with a sudden frenzy of passion
that threatened to interject an I'M
pleasant remark; but Bevins checked
him with laugh and grew serious
again.
Admiral" he said, my country
isn't at war with yours. You under
stand that
Fields looked relieved, and lost
somewhat of his air of set defiance.
At the head of his men he crossed to
the end of the bridge where he might
be nearer the one addressing him. The
nervous strain of the situation was be-
ing rapidly diminished. Frankly, I'm
glad to be treasured" he replied
There are a lot of things we'd rather
know"
And which I shall be glad to ex-
plain If you and dozen of your i'm
mediate subordinates will come aboard
as my guests" z.7z-
The invitation was Immediately &C.
cepted; but 1t was trying interview
for the Britons. The machine ON
which they were received was the
Roberts, which was the latest pro-
duction Of the plant on the key. 1t
was larger than its predecessors, and
had been made the most pretentious.
1t was elegantly appointed. Amid
ships it contained drawing room on
which the most careful workmanship
had been lavished. The guests gath
cred round a huge mahogany table,
whose polished top reflected the light
from the colored ports of the dome,
and were served with refreshments be-
fore Bevins required to the object of
his visit. He drew from his pocket
an Official packet and laid 1t open be-
for. him
Gentlemen" he began. ''of course
you are interested in all that you have
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26
MEICHBORS KNEW HER HABITS

and are such difficult guests" said
Mrs. Lawton in burst Of confidence
one afternoon when the neighbors
were taking tea with her.
The ladies looked at each other, and
then one Of them spoke.
"Ycu know Mary Sloan. who comes
to wash for you Tuesday mornings?"
she said. We'll. have her Mondays,
and Mrs. Green has her Wednesdays,
and she irons for Mrs. Porter Thurs
days and scrubs for Miss Homer FRI
days. SO you see"
Her voice trailed OF into silence,
but Mrs. Lawton no longer wondered:
she "saw."-Youth's Companion.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26

Lewis Single Binder straight SC cigar
made of rich. mellow tobacco. Your
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26
CHAPTER Xxx.
What Befei! the Emperor.

Like q lonely rock that has with
stood the fury Of storm and the bat
tering of the seas to emerge again
into sunlight, the president felt his
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26

The surgeon is ready to slash any
old thing-except his bill.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26

Mrs. Window Soothing Syrup.
For children teethfne. sOftens the gums reduces 81
1ammaton, aays pain, cures wind collie sc bottle.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26

Character Shown In Face.
An amiable face is Trustworthy. II
eyes are shifting and you have dis
covered insincerity-then beware.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26

Bathing In the snow is q common
custom In Russia.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26

Pigments of more than 400 different
colors are secured from coal.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26
|GSS9}lM
NH H." (G1YRGN IN0>
l. O%MKAGGIL4ZzO
W~ SIHZ2N N1GzZlNO
SYNOPSIS.

Vanishing Fleets" a story Of what
might have happened opens in Wash
ington with the United States and Japan
near war Guy Hitler, secretary of the
British embassy. and Miss Norma Rob
erts. chief aide of Inventor Roberts, are
introduced as lovers. Japan declares war
and takes the Philippines. Guy Hitler
starts for England. Norma Roberts
eaves Washington for the Florida coast.
Hawaii Is captured by the Japs. All ports
are closed. Tokyo learns of missing Jap
anese liect and whole world becomes con-
WINGED that United States has powerful
war agency. England decides TO send
"a Heet To American waters as a Canadian
protection against what the British sup
Dose is "A terrible submarine fio:ilia. Hill
Her rs sent with message. Fleet mys-
tcriously disappears. The kaiser is miss
ing. King Edward of England is con-
!ronted by Admiral BeyinS of the United
States. The Dreadnaugnt. biggest of Eng
LANDS warships. is discovered at an inn
pissable point in the Thames The story
now goes back 10 a time many months
before the war breaks out, and Inventor
Roberts visits the president and cabinet.
telling of and exhibiting "A metal produc-
hon This overcomes friction when cleo
city for the manufacture Of the mys-
ferrous discovery is built. The myS-
tery or true deviation is solved
foberts evolves great flying ma
chine. The cabinet plans a radioplane
war against Japanese The start for the
scene of conflict with large fleet of mon
ster airsiiips is made with Norma in com
niand. The Japanese fleet. believing Nip
pom supreme. suddenly discerns the radi-
oplane fleet After maneuvering the air.
ships descend. and by use of strong mag
nets lift the airships. one by one. from
the sea. The trip to the west coas: of
America is then commenced. Because OF
partially disabled radioplane. one of
the warships is dropped into the sea aft
or the men transferred to another.
The vessels are deposited i'm a mountain
lake in the United States to await peace.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26

II You Have Common Sore Eyes,
If lines blur or run together, you need
PETTIT'S EYE SALVE. 25c. All drug
gists or Howard Bros. Buffalo. n. Y.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26
u 1S.

Some say it's a mistake to marry"
WELL" commented Mrs. Sixthhub.
Ito err Is human"
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26

A D0De1tfc Eye Remedy
COMPOUNDED by Experienced Physicians
Conforms to Pure Food and Drugs Laws
Wins Friends Wherever Used Ask Drug
xists for Murine Eye Remedy Try Mu-
fine in Your Eyes. You Will Like Murine.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26

W. N. u, OMAHA, NO. 22-1sos.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26

and II had been the general belief that
they were being modified preparatory
TO embarkation for the Philippines or
Japan. On this morning. however.
there was an exodus. Nearly all the
troops had disappeared in the night.
Likewise there were strange happen
ings in the telegraph Offices. When
men went to consign messages they
were met with the intelligence that
the wires were in charge of military
operators, that nothing could be re-
ceived for any point beyond the Dor
ders of the United States. and that
al messages without exception would
be censored before transmission. The
newspapers fumed and roared. until
they learned that all incoming news
would pass uninterruptedly; but that
for purposes known only to the gov
eminent the story of the presence of
the Japanese feet would be closely
guarded for the time being. For once
the Post-lntelligence, the Times and
!. Star united in attacking the admins
tration.
Polite officers forwarded appeals
from the chamber Of commerce to
Washington: but the government an
swered that there was no alternative.
because if the secret was known
throughout the United States the
chances for its leakage across the
lines would be augmented. All Sound
traffic stepped. and from the great
union depot no departing trains rum
bled Within an hour it was known
that a corde2 of soldiers surrounded
the city. and that all traffic or com
munica.ion with the outside world
was ilterdicted. Seattle had been iso-
lated.
Thus ii was that the presence of the
captured feet and the method of its
taking were unknown to the country
at large. Seattle extended all consis-
tent courtesies to the vanQuished;
but il afforded little balm.
And thus il was that for many days.
imprisoned. powerless. and lost, with
crippled tops, crushed stacks and IN
der the white flag of surrender, the
flower of japanese prowess floated on
an inland sea in sullen mourning.
while the gasping world shuddered in
contemplation of its fate.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-26
Memorial to Brave EXPLORER.

Memorial to Brave Explorer.
A memorial has just been erected
In Kensington cemetery, London. to
the memory of Admiral Sir Francis
Leopold McClintock. the Arctic ex-
plorer and discoverer of the lost
Franklin expedition. It takes the
form of an old style wheel cross
standing on a massive nodded base.
reaching to a height Of ten feet and
erected in rough silver-gray Cornish
granite.
Shake Into Your Shoes
Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for your feet.
It cures painful swollen. smarting. sweat
ing feet. Makes new shoes easy. Sold by
all Druggists and Shoe Stores. Don't ac-
cept any substitute. Sample FREE. Ad-
dress A. S. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
About That.
"A popular operate prima donna
makes her money about the easiest
way ef ALL"
How is that?"
''She gets her living for song"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-08

park team succeeded in running in one
the Arsenals and excitement was at
fever heat with the Davenporters need
ing but one score to tie the game.
Loihl who was on third became over
anxious and started to steal home. but
saw that he would. be caught and turn
ed back to third where the decision as
to whether he was out or safe was a
pretty difficult one to make Umpire
Wilke, who was in charge of the bases
at the time, declared the man safe
there and Immediately the Arsenals
raised objections which the umpire
overruled. The Arsenals. however; re-
fused to continue the game and walked
off. the floor whereupon the game was
declared forfeited. The score by in
nings up to the twelfth was as fol-
lows:
Arsenals .....031300309Sf 32S
|Schuetzens ....62402013350zL26
2 Batteries-T. McTighe and Adolph-
son; Gertz and Loihl.
May Have to Disband.
No game was played on this side OF
| the river due to the inability of the
teams to secure the rink or any ohel
suitable hail.. Just what the future o.
the league will be is at present
lpretty hard proposition to answer. TIL,
receipts for the first days play wal
| not sufficient to warrant further play
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-08
PLAY THE ALUMNI TONIGHT
High School Basketball Team to Meet
Hasbeens at School Gymnasium.

High School Basketball Team to Meet
Hasbeens at School Gymnasium.
The annual battle between the high
school basketball team and the team
representing the alumni wiHetake place
this evening at the high school gym
nasium. From all indications the
game will be one of the best in the
history of the annual encounters. In
the past the school team has never
failed to come out of the game with
the long end of the score and they
have hopes that they can do so again
although they realize that they are
opposed to possibly the strongest team
the alumni has ever had to represent
/ it. With Souders, Lift, Strate, Aston
and Harms the graduates feel that
they have the best chance of winning
that they have ever had and they have
put in several evenings of practice dur
ing the week to insure their being in
trim for the game. The high school
team consisting of Bremen, Lift
tStreckfus. Young and Steenberg has
worked up the team play much and
hope to win over the old timers on
their condition, team work and famil
iarity with the floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-08
The Pure Food Law.

Secretary Wilson says: Zone of the
objects of the law is to inform the con
sumner of the presence of certain
harmful drugs in medicines The
law requires that the amount of chlor
oform, opium, morphine, and other
habit forming drugs be stated ON the
label of each bottle. The manufacture
ers of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
have always claimed that their remed,
did not contain any of these drugs
and the truth of this claim is now full,
proven, as no mention of them is mad,
on the label. This remedy is not onl.
one of the safest, but one Of the bes
in use for coughs and colds. Its valu
has been proven beyond question dun
ing the many years it has been il
general use Fur sale by all druggists
An the 1Aus IN the time - TIL
ARGUS. = zsa :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-08
COMPLETE RECOUNT OF ALL
VOTES IS ONLY SOLUTION

Continued from Page one.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-08
FOR GAME
Meeting at Cincinnati Resulted Well
for Baseball, Sexton
Believes.
BIG MINORS GOT THEIR DUE
More Just Rules Governing the Draft
ing of Players-White Sox to be
Here April 10.

M. II. Sexton returned last evening
from Cincinnati where he attended the
meeting of the national baseball com
mission and that of the national board
of which he was elected president,
succeeding P T. Powers Mr. Sexton
is also eX-officio member of the board
Of arbitration to which he formerly be-
longed. His new duties will not be
onerous, consisting largely of calling
and presiding over meetings ~ot the
minors. Formerly the president of the
association was chairman of the board
and it is possible that this will again
become one of the prerogatives of the
Office. At any rate, Mr.. Sections posi-
ton is the highest within the gift of
the minor leagues and gives him
standing equal to that of the leadership
of the big leagues.
In the opinion of Mr. Sexton the
meeting at Cincinnati resulted in
changes that will promote the perma-
nent welfare of baseball Not only
where the Eastern and Pacific leagues
and the American association given
the special classification to which they
were entitled and for which they had
been clamoring more or less loudly for
several years, but they were prevented
from leaving the councils of the minor
leagues, and at the same time a treat
ened war was averted.
Better Chance for Players.
More important from the players
standpoint, the status of men drafted
from the minor leagues was changed.
Hereafter when a player is drafted by
a major league from a minor he can
rot be returned to the organization
| from which he came unless all the in
ltermediate leagues from the highest
down, also waive on the right to take
him at the original draft price. This
insures steady promotion to the play
ers and gives them incentive for
greater effort Of course in the case of
a player sold outright his status re.
mains the same, the club purchasing
| ever it chooses Drafted men when
they revert to lower league. become
| the absolute property of the club with
which they serve.
| On all hands the tendency is to
place the players under greater re-
st1ictions. An example of this was
the decision arrived at by the national
commission to discontinue the en-
blems for the players winning the
worlds championship, giving a trophy
5, to the club instead. This was brought
about through discontentment on the
part of the Chicago players with the
!, jewels they had been given the last
/, two years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-08
BALk ON DECISION j
ArsenaIs in Indoor Game With Schuet-
zens in Davenport Leave Floor
When Player is Called SAFE.
HAD BEST OF THE SCORE
Difficult Point is Settled BY Umpire,
Who Declares Contest Forfeited
: When an objection is Made.

The indoor baseball game between
the Arsenals and the Schmetzens
which was played in Davenport last
night ended up in an argument over
a decision of the umpire and the Ar
|senal team refused to play out the
last inning of the game, claiming that
they were being Disseminated against
and accordingly the umpire declared
the game forfeited to the Schuetzens
by a score of 9 to o. - :
Eleven innings of the game had been
played ana the Arsenais We're two
scores ahead when the twelfth ami
Hast inning started. The .Schuetzer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-08

ing and it is the general opinion that
lack of patronage will cause the league
to break up. Those who have seen
the games so far are well pleased VITA
them, however, and the only trouble
is in getting more to come the. first
time. 1t is probable that the public
will be given at least one more chance
to pass upon the game and if Sunday :
game fails there seems no way for the
league to continue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-08
KETCHEL UNDER ARREST ON
A YOUNG GIRLS CHARGES
Breach of Promise and Other ACCUSE
tions of Michigan Complainant
Denied.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. S.-Stan-
ley Ketchel. middleweight pugilist, was
arrested here yesterday on a capias
sworn to by Elizabeth Houmon, an Is
year-old girl of this city, who alleges
breach of promise and makes other
charges, and claims damages in the
sum of $4,000 Ketchel gave bonds
and was released. He brands the case
as one of blackmail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-08

been known to the house, Represents
tive Shanahan renewed his resolution
fixing the. time at II o'clock today,
and it was passed by reclamation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-08
spaldins's Official Baseball Record.

Spalding's Official Baseball Record.
The success of the initial number of
Spaldings Official Baseball Record last
year greatly exceeded even the expec.
tations of everyone connected with
it's compilation. That it supplied a re-
|quirement hitherto untitled is attested
by the numerous complimentary no
tees from the press and the baseball
public in general. President Pulliam's
statement expressing the universally
accepted opinion of its usefulness. He
said:
"Spalding's Official Baseball Record
should be possessed by not only every
club owner, every professional ball
Iplayer. but every lover of the game.
simply as a complete record of the
growth of professional Baseball in
America"
The Record for this season is very
compact and complete, all the major
and minor league averages being given
in addition to which is a list of cham
pionship winners of previous seasons
in each organization, with notes ofsim
portant or unusual events. during the
season in the various bodies.
The features OF the book are his
tory of the year 1908 in the baseball
world, giving the important events as
they occurred from day to day; charts
of the race in the National and Ameri
can leagues; extra inning games of 1;
or more innings duration; world:
championship records; pitching feat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-08

in 1908; batsmen who have made a
record of 800 for one year or more in
any major league since the beginning
of the National league in 1876, and
many other interesting items.
The Record is for sale by all news
dealers, or will be sent by mail on re-
.ceipt of 10 cents by the publishers,
the American Sports Publishing com
pany, 81 Warren street. New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-08

An the 1sus IN the time = THE
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-01-08
PerspIration of the Feet.

Should never be stopped by the use
of remedies" which will close the
pores of the skin. Salubrin opens and
cleanses the pores and will thus pro-
mote normal perspiration without
sweating. All druggists.