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The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
THE OPEN DOOR

you are mistaken" he returned II
am the Indispensable man. You are for
getting the police, who draw nearer with
every moment. 1t Is inevitable that
should see them as counsel, or as witness,
or as both"
why should YOU figure in either capac-
lty?" asked GriscOm, still standing in the
attitude Of one who would speed the
parting guest. Are you fond Of notori-
ETY.? We-my niece and I-cannot escape
# now Our only possible chance would
lie I'm the humiliation Of the body that
lies upstairs. We have no facilities for
disposing OF the supertluous corpse"
you would certainly be hanged II you
tried it."
I'VE moderns are very crude about
some things. SO my niece and I must
suffer from public scandal. II nothing
worse. But yOu-why should you take the
unpleasantness upon your shoulders? Once
you walk out OF that door, you are free
OF your troubles. Delay TIN the police set
foot within the house, and you are caught
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eyes will be the eyes OF the pub
lie They had better find you clothed In
grief"
Griscom's lips drew down in an ironic
curve.
ooh, you need have no fear that
shall omit any OF the customary observ-
ances before the world. But TO one who
knows what you know, IL is superlOus TO
pretend"
"You mistake my feelings" said Rod
man 81 prefer that you should remain
clothed In my presence. The natural man
pardon me II ! speak frankly-ls "A trihe
offensive"
assure you that your feelings are recip-
rccated. SO, | am sure you will take no
offense IN | suggest that we can dispense
with your further services. We have de-
tanned you too long already" And. rising
with ironic pollteness, he motioned Rod
man toward the door.
Rodman did not stir
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III E
THE HORSE.

The horse is slow and clumsy, too;
There's naught abort him that is new.
With auto cars he isn't in It;
He cannot trot mAs a minute.
We wouldn't have one round, of course,
And yet consider, please, the horse.
He doesn't heat up when he walks;
His carburetor never balks.
You do not find, ten miles from town,
His battery is all run down.
His steering knuckles do not fail;
He isn't punctured by a nail.
lie doesn't knock he doesn't boil;
lie doesn't spatter you with oil.
A plug he is, devoid Of thrills,
But also Of all spark plug ills.
He does not wake the sleeping town
With shrieks whenever he's slowed down,
Nor wait, with calm and naughty mien
All day for want Of gasoline.
The horse may kick and run away
And eat each week his weight in hay,
But just the same, some times we sigh,
When some meek horse goes Flooding by,
With envy for his blest condition;
He has no clutch and no transmission.
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A Ii

shanty town three blocks away. II Is a
thorough mixture OF greatness and prairie,
skyscrapers and bill boards, parks and
dirt piles on the lake 'front.' stockyard
smells and uplift crusades, all seasoned
with soft coal smoke. There Is nothing
Chicago can't do. COW burned her
down I'm II ana IL only made her brag
about the size Of the fire. She raised her
self fifteen feet TO escape typhoid. stole
New York. The Chicago citizen can be
told by the number Of things he tips over
while getting from here TO somewhere.
There is a Islander extant 10 the effect
that the Chicago woman can be told by
the fact that she can slip on one car
track and trip on another with the same
foot, at the same time, but this Is n
SANDER. Chicago women wear plenty OF
shoe because leather Is cheap there
Chicago turns herds OF cattle into beef
extract, raw prairie into skyscrapers
farmer boys into milllonaires and lake
breezes into civic Oratory. 1t will have
100000 people In 1920, and clean streets
I'm 1880.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
THOUGHT NUBBINS.

"To be or not to be" Is not half as
important question as how not to
be a has-been.
A college education Is like an op.
Grafton. II is very beneficial after
you get we'll from it.
The day Of miracles Is not yet over.
One woman can cream can Of SAL
mon and toast a loaf Of bread and
feed hundred people with il.
Politics Is just like any other game.
The great point in 1t is not TO be
caught.
A good rule is never to believe
anything you hear and not more than
half of what you say.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

A the years rush on and the sum Of
human knowledge piles up Il be-
comes more evident right along that the
cork leg for human use Is In many ways
superior to the member 50 kindly provided
by nature. This has been especially en-
phasized during the past month by the
rescue Of two gentlemen from watery
death by means OF --eir cork legs. One
man seeing death before him unstrapped
his two bogus legs, clasped them under
his arms and swan thirty miles TO safety.
The other, falling from steamer, was
discovered by means Of his cork leg
which stuck up into the air like a spar
buoy, enabling the boat crew to locate
him and rescue him.
The cork leg n life preserver Is a dis
tinct success This, however, is only the
least OF it's virtues. 1t has no cOrns It
is mperyious TO frost, chiggers and rattle
snakes The owner of a cork leg may
be bitten on Il by forty mad dogs without
developing the least symptom of hydro
phobla
For crossing hagmen and others en-
gagged In railroad work the cork leg Is
almost invaluable. One hagman I'm New
York has lost seven legs under the wheels
and has not been detained a day from
business except on the first two occasions,
at which time he was using home grown
legs. The growing popularity OF artificial
advantages, and the time may yet come
when the owner Of two good cork trotters
will look down with pity on the miser-
nerable and unreliable natural members.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
By Earle Ashley Walcott
CONTINUED FROM PAGE -

your difficulties"
MY didcultiesp' sneered Griscom Il
am unable TO fatter myself that I am the
one who has Inspired this DEVOTION
Rodman flushed, and replied:
Possibly Ii might be less OF a strain
on you TO consider me as the friend OF
your son."
'By heayenl If thought that. I should
be tempted to put out by force. But /
know you better than that. Possibly you
forget that l was witness OF your last
quarrel-or was IL the last but OneT'
If you refer TO that night at the club,
we have not spoken since then"
You need not trouble to deceive me,
said GTiscom, with a shrug. Il have no
revenges TO take, even II you should con-
fess that you slew my son. Once more
I give you the chance to escape. Pass
the door, you need be annoyed no longer
with the Grscom- Eldridge tragedy"
Apprehension and suspicion again stirred
Rodman, and he answered sharply
Il have made my answer. And even if
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AMERICAN cITIEs-cHIcAGo.

r HICAGO is the largest windstorm in
- captivity. 1t is situated on tn lower
lobe Of Lake Michigan, and has grown so
fast In the past thirty years that IL has
pushed the lake back half a mile
Chicago Is a municipal precOclty. 1t Is
the youngest millionaire among cities.
Starting 1000 years after Rome. 1,SOO
years after Madrid, and $50 years after
Philadelphia, IL has made them all look
like Henhouse Center on n dull day. In
1910 Chicago had 1000 people Today she
has more than that number I'm the work
house. Her total population is 2,OOO,OOO,
and when they are all talking about Chi
cago at once It Is impossible for n deaf
man TO sleep in Philadelphia.
Chicago Is a great city for half block,
and n mudhole as far as the corner: an
art center on Michigan avenue, and
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HOW TO SEE EUROPE.

vI-FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND.
Climbing mountains I'm Switzerland IS
necessary drinking mineral water In
Wlesbaden or visiting st. Paul's I'm Lon
49,. don. Everybody does It, The
f1 rg directions are simple. Dress
ins yourself warmly and put on
spiked shoes. a life preserver,
parachute. and a few large pillows
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

where they Will do the most good At
tach yourself by "A rope to an able bodied
guide and set out holding onto the noun
tain firmly with both hands. This IL "A
most important point As long as you
hold onto the mountain, you are safe. II
you let go OF It, even for two seconds,
TO mash a mosquito, you will find that you
have mislaid Il and moreover, you Will
be extremely lucky IL you ever find II
again. Alpine accidents are caused by
careless tourists who try to hold onto
mountain with one hand. and take a pie
ture OF COW I'm the valley with the
other-or something OF like sort.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

Passing custom houses is serious thing
on entering France. You Will find your
self surrounded by hordes Of exceedingly
fierce officials. and VIII
The Custom wonder whether the SO
Houses worth Of lace you have hid
den In shoe box will mean
hanging for you or life imprisonment
There Is no need Of worry, however, DO
not believe anything the officials are try
ing TO say. The result is that they VIII
search your trunk for matches and let
toms examination is the most terrible
thing on earth.
When you have stayed a few days in
Paris, you will realize that at the rate
Of two hours for each
Passing Paris shop window you are
Shop Window. likely to miss your boat.
simple way TO get your
wife past a shop window In Il hurry is to
cbloroform her, tie her hand and foot and
put her on wheels. You can apologize to
her later.
Many tourists worry because they can
not speak or understand French This is
very simple. To speak French, slowly
wave your hands from the ell
Speaking bows, wiggle your ears, and
french. whoop through your nose. To
speak Ii huently, wave your
arms. beat your breast, fold your arms
and unfold them rapidly, dash your hat
to the ground. hop rapidly and pull out
will understand you and you will receive
courteous treatment Baldheaded men
and men with cork legs are VIGOROUSLY
poor French scholars.
Tourists returning from Paris almost In
variaby confess to a feeling OF great dis
appointment, because OF the things they
saw which they didn't
Hovvto expect to, as well as the
Appreciate Paris. things which they expect
ed to see and didn't. In
order to appreciate Paris at her best you
should visit It while In Geneva, Switzer-
land. Procure full set Of souvenir cards
and a few books on Paris, together with
all the photographs you can get Lock
yourself in your room and enjoy the boul-
eyards the Bots de BOulOgne, and the
cafes TO the full. Then come home by
way OF Naples In order not to spoil the
effect.
I'm the concluding number the import
ant process OF Coming Home will be
outlined and a few useful hints dispensed)
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29
BY GEO. FIT CHI

4-foot wooden bear at Lucerne, and has
warm.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

The use OF Swiss railways requires much
patience and certain amount of skill
There Is mistaken Impression abroad
that Swiss trains are made TO
Swiss ride on. This Is a common err
Railways. ror Use the train for carrying
your baggage and walk yourself
This enables you to arrive In town and
see the cathedral before the train ar
rives This job being OF your hands, you
can spend the rest of the day I'm leisure
Swiss trains only stop five minutes for
dinner. which often worries tourists who
insist on travelling on them. However
this Is done In order to give the train
start. BY this means the train sometimes
gets so far ahead that the tourist cannot
catch II for half an hour after finishing
his dinner and this much time is accord
iugly saved.
one has little trouble in Swiss hotels
after the plan Of operation Is thoroughly
understood. The published rates refer
only TO the four walls, floor and
Swiss ceiling which you rent for the
Hotels. night You pay extra for light
water. ice water, bed clothes
except n sheet-the orchestra, having your
trunk brought up. not having your trunk
brought up, for not having n trunk, for
registering, for being called monsieur
for being bowed to. for being told there
Is no ROOM for not being called for din
ner. for the man who occupied the room
last week and didn't pay for It, for cleo
trio lighting the waterfall I'm front Of the
hotel. and for miscellaneous things, based
the amount Of money you have. When
once you are familiar with this list you
will have no trouble at all as long as
your money holds out.
DO not buy the first wooden bear you
see In Switzerland. 1t may only cost
francs, and you may want 1t desperately,
but refrain. Further you
Swiss Wood will find wooden bears for
Carving. francs, 3 francs, ? francs,
and for 1 franc cord.
Many an American tourist has bought
The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

Passing custom houses Is a serious thing
on entering France. You Will find your
self surrounded hV hordpe ~ avcnpdfuOlv
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-15
Continued on third page.
Annual Road Conference.

Somerset county's annual road
meeting was held in the Grand Jury
room at the Courthouse on Thursday
of last week. These meetings are
called under the joint management of
the state highway commissioner, Paul
d. Sargent, and the board OF county
commissioners, Geo. T. Tibbetts,
Henry Crowell and G. d. Perkins
Invitations are issued to the road
agents and commissioners of all Som
erset county towns and any citizen
interested in road construction is al
ways welcome. Among those in at
tendance were the following:
e. l.. Perkins, G. d. Holbrook, E.
E. Hurd, B. F. Burns, G. d. Perkins,
Madison; Ernest Hilton and s. S.
Fletcher, Starks; G. K. Folsom, Cam
bridge; Henry Cooley, Orrison Cor
don and S. A. Smith, Bingham; Geo.
T. Tibbetts, Fairfield; O. ]. Savage,
Norridgewock; w. E. Marble, Har-
mony; S. II. Goodwin, st. Adams /;
G. b. Moore, Moscow; John W.
NORM, Harlan Boyington, Emhden;
Geo. II. Webb, Henry Crowell and
r. F. Parker, Skowhegan; and Chand-
Ter Moore of Moscow.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-15
Memorial Windows for NJ. Z.
Church.

The memorial windows for the Cen
tenmy Methodist Episcopal church
have been received and put in place .
The glass is opalescent, representing a
mineling Of coIors, that are pleasing
to the eye and refracting the SUMS
rays, giving ah ever changing glow Of
prismatic beauty, suggestive Of a
summers sunset. The floral and
scroll work, show the touch of art and
gives finish and beauty TO the gener-
al design-suggesting thoughts of
worship, prayer and praise. The CEN
ter pieces are scriptural emblems in
tended to convey deep spiritual
truths.
There ale ten in all, represented by
the cruise OF oil, or lamps of the Vir-
gins; the dove with an olive branch;
the lily of Hula, the cluster OF grapes
the cross respondent; the harp OF
praise; the open Bible, the anchor OF
hope, the sheaf of wheat and the
crown triumphant
III lne IdpleIs, are seen the names
of some Of the old and prominent
members OF the church who in
past days gave their love and service
TO the Kingdom of God. in the de-
nomination of their choice. Henry
Plummer, Paulina Potter, Mary French
Gaylord and General Isaac Dyer
The Epworth League has a window,
facing the pulpit and altar-in which
is the crown suggestive
of the crown of glory that awaits
those Epworthians who are true to the
vows taken at the altar OF the church
and endure to the end.
Other names viii be added later to
the tablets and suitable dedieatory
services will be hel1 some time in
June. The work was done by Messrs
Farley and Son of Portland and re
fleets credit on their ability TO give
splendid satisfaction. The choice OF
design Of glass was made by com
mittee selected by the official board
and meets the approval of all.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-15
Skowhegan Grange.

The storm and unfavorable condi-
ton of the roads led to a small at
tendance at the regular meeting of
Skowhegan Grange last evening. AS
often happens, however, those who
were present seemed to take courage
from the fact that there were but few
listeners and spoke with more free
dom than when large audience is to
be addressed.
Alonzo Smith gave the address Of
the evening on Earning Fifty Years
Ago." and discussion followed in
which the older methods were COM
pared with those in use now and by
"reminiscences of farm life in years
gone by, were recalled by the various
speakers, all Of which was of great
interest.
Several applications for member
ship were presented.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-15
Doing Good Work.

One way to secure efficiency IN
public officials is to show appreciation
of their efforts. Perhaps deficient
service of all kinds comes as often
from the failure of the public to APP
preciate and uphold faithful servant,
as from inattention and apathy in
relation to faithle ssuess in official po-
sition.
The above commenJ comes to the
surface at this time by reason of the
evident endeavor of Sheriff John A.
Mooers to fully discharge HIS duty as
the executive officer of this county.
The REPORTER will own to some feel
ing of uncertainty at the outset of
Mr.. Mooer's term. We believe that
the general public had failed to fully
estimate the man. There was general
faith in his good intentions, no doubt,
but hardly anywhere an understand
ing of the ingenuity, the resourceful-
ness and the energy which have come
to light. That Mr.. Mooers had all the
faithfulness and honesty with which
he was accredited and in addition an
ability which was not fully under
stood, is abundantly proven by the
events of the first three months of his
term of Office.
The desire of the people in Somer-
set county for the enforcement of law
is not in question. Life and property
can only be safe and prosperity pos
sible, to the extent that law is observ-
ed and peace and order maintained
That Mr.. Mooers has done and is do
ing his part very conscientiously, any
fair minded observer must admit.
He can do much, even with an un-
sympathetic and unmindful public,
but not his best. His work is such
that he can not confde his p1aS
specific cases to anyone. He must
take the most important steps without
the feeling of security which comes
from friendly counsel. His office
entails worries and anxieties which
few can understand. He can count
with the utmost assurance on criti-
cism from those who have been dis
turbed by his activities in behalf Of
good citizenship; he should be able to
depend with equal or greater certain
ty upon commentator from the
thoughtful and law abiding portion of
the community. Make his acquaint-
ance, if you don't already know him.
Make him feel chat his work is being
understood and appreciated.
Justice to an honest official, and
public welfare as well, equally
that more than casual notice be taken
of what Mr.. Mooers has accomplished
since he took the oath of office on the
first day of January last.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-15
SKOWHEGAN MARKET.
PRICES PAID PRODUCERS

PRICES PAID PRODUCERS
OATS-63l4 cts.
Wool-U nvashed ~ 10 rs cts,
HlpEs AND SNEs-Hdes, 10 u cts. trimmed vi
lamb SKINS 40 oisU loo; calf SKINS, IL TO Il coats
per pound
BrAss- Hand picked yellow eyes, ss.,o to Ss.sO,
pea beans, s. so.
BREs-OK beef. to cts.
PouLTw-Fows, IL to 10 eis per h.; ehieken,
to cts.
ROUND HoG--sl2 o's
TALLoW-Rough, q cts. Per To.
RUrTBR-fIrs quality stamped, to 8 Cts PEI Il
Fees cts yer do1 fresh
PorAToEs, so per bsshel
CHERSs-I6o TO lsc per 10.
KrrAIi AASKBT.
FLouN-spnng wheat Patent, $3.50 to Ssss. Win
ter wheat pat s. 90 10 50 50. Winner wheat ehoice
S.boo
CoRs-S,.ts Der bag; meal and cracked corn St.5s
per bag; Oats Is cts a hu.
{ S MEAL. s. 90 per bag.
FEED-Mlddmss, sr,to per cVyt; Gluten. $40 PSI
cVt.
SFRSG RRAS--I 90 per cWt.
MINED FFEp-S1ss per ewt
SALT PoKS--1s cts lb BY the Dbl, 200 hs S2o.os
CaEEsE--IS 10 20 cts per 10.
Bl7TER-2 IS 10 90 CTS. per 10.
EGGS-2s els. per doz. fresh.
IEAs-sS to toets per h.
CoFfRE-so to 1S CTS per ID.
LARD-Domesiic, IS cts Pure, y els Compound,
cts.
MoIAssEs-pure Ponce, 40 to 50 cts; Pure Batba
does, 80 cts.
SUGAR -GIanulaied Sugar best quality. IS lbs. ioI-
s. .co; Brown, IS lbs. tor SlO0.
PoTAToEs-oo cts. per bushels
DRY FisH-C"d TO 10 cts, per- To, Pollock, cts.
OHloFs--s cts. IeT 10.
PouLTKY-Fowls, IS ats. per ID; Chickens cts.
per ID;
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-15

Director Bailey of the New York
state college of agriculture invites at
tention to the fact that an acre Of
water can be made to yield more food
than an acre of land and says:
"The man who owns lake or pond,
or has the use Of one, will in the flu
ture find it to be valuable agricultural
property. We shall breed domestic
varieties OF fish as we do pigs or poul-
try. Some OF the European people
are doing this now"
Under our inland fishery laws, we
would like to have any one find a
lake: pond, or even mud puddle
that any one could use for the pur-
poses indicated. He would find fish
warden after him if he didn't watch
out,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-15
Particulars of Our Mammoth
Voting Contest.

The mammoth voting contest, an
nouncement of which was made, last
week, is fully described on page 7 of
this issue. A like opportunity has
never before come to the people of
this county to secure valuable prizes.
The fact that a second and third prize
is offered adds to the attractiveness
of the proposition because, anyone
making strong effort for one of the
pianos has good reason to feel that,
shonld they fail to secure the $3.50
instrument, they have an excellent
opportunity to be fully rewarded for
their attempt by landing one of the
lesser prizes. Those who are con-
sidering the matter should secure the
advantage of an early start, directing
their friends to commence saving
votes for them at once.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-04-15

The Kennebec Journal is to lose
one of its most efficient editors. Mr..
John Clair Ninot, who has been as
sociate editor for the past dozen
years, has accepted position on the
editorial staff of the Youths Com
panion, Boston, and will enter upon
his duties there about the middle of
May This is not the first contripu-
ton the Journal has made to the
Companion, as the Boston PAPERS
present editor, Mr.. Edward Stan
wood, graduated from the Journal
office. We dislike to lose Mr.. Minot
from the press of the Kennebec val
ley. A young man of culture and
refinement, a facile and pleasing
writer, he has made great strides in
journalism the past few years; and
it is no wonder our Boston friends,
in looking around among the bright
and shining ones, picked him out
from among those who have made
good in their chosen profession.