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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-11
An Innovation in Roads.

AA4 La ~SAOA
During the last few years much in
terest has been taken in the crusade
for good roads, and in many parts
of the country model stretches Of
highway have been constructed by
"good roads" commissions to serve as
examples to the natives of each local
ity. Much valuable instruction has
been impaired in this manner, but
apparently no plan discovered for
overcoming the difficulties Of road
building in a sandy soil. It remained
for a Minnesota man to adopt a new
method Of. construction suitable to
such a condition.
Mr.. George w. Cooley, State High
way Engineer of Minnesota. has de-
signed a road that is serviceable in
spite Of a sandy foundation. A Sec
ton of his new construction is located
at Cambridge, in Isanti County. In
this district there is nothing but sand
for a top soil, and it is impossible to
preserve a road without adding some
other material. Mr.. Cooley finally
decided that sawdust vas the COM
ponent necessary, and a four-inch
layer Of this was raked into a stretch
of road which had been carefully
graded. Passing teams thoroughly
ground together this mixture, and
whenever ruts were worn into the
surface they were filled with fresh
sawdust. The fine particles Of wood
gradually rot, forming a heavy loan
with the sand, and the result is a
firm roadbed suitable to all ordinary
trafc.-Harper's Weekly.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-11
Gone!

zone!
'As thy servant was busy hero .r,
there he was gone." Il K;nul
20:40). S
Gone? Where?
Don't ask the awful question. NJ
is agony to me to think about #, "
The Spirit said, Speak to him, To,
him Of a Saviour's love. Tell him h;a
danger. But I was ''busy here and
there" I neglected it, and Nv and
by he was gone.
I knew I ought to talk to him. n
felt that I was the one God meant ia
put the gospel before him. and some.
how I felt l ought to do it quickly
now, now!
But I was .busy here and there"
Now it is too late! He is gone!
I shall not see him until I meet
I'm at the judgment bar in that awful
day! I know I shall see him then,
I do not fear that day Of judgment
for myself. for I heard and believed
Gods good news, that Jesus of Naz-
areth died for me; that He took nv
place on the cross. where He bore sin
for the whole world. I heard that all
who believed He bore their sin, and
trusted Him (for He rose from the
dead. and is alive now, should be
saved, and should not even be Judged
,(John 5:24), for Jesus was judged
in their place! I believed this, and |
know I am saved. But he-he is
gone!
Maybe il ! had told him he, too,
would have believed, and with what
joy we should have met in glory.
But he is gone! Gone without
Christ, without God. without hope!
1T has pleased God through the
foolishness Of preaching to save them
that believe" Oh, if ] had only told
the gospel to him! II l had only
said. "Jesus Christ died for your sin.
Will you trust Him." :.
But I was "busy here and there.
and I put off speaking to him. ana
now he is gone-gone!-W. +. New
ell, in Missionary Witness.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-11
Kentucky's Improved Roads.

It may be of interest to all Ken.
tuckians to know that their State
leads all Of the Southern States in
the percentage Of improved roads,
Tennessee and Maryland only having
nine per cent. improved, Florida Eve
per cent, South Carolina four per
cent, Virginia three per cent, Mis-
souri, and North Carolina two and
one-half per cent, Texas two per
cent, while all the other Southern
States have less than one per cent.
improved.
We need only to compare results.
however, with expenditures to be
convinced of the weakness OF the
present road system. - Good Roadi
Magazine.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-11

Even before dawn a thousand little homes Without te city ave zen
awake and fretful. The gray fogs of the night lie low and the lights begin to
twinkle, mes of shufing figures find their way to the nearest railroad sta.
ton. It is verge early morning when these begin to pass through the city gate.
From the broad concourse at the head of the train shed the day. a. seen
the tracks, is still struggling with the fWs that resta across the yards
without. The earliest suburban trains slip IN from those yards and come to a
slow, grinding stop within the shed. Before IN wheels ave ceased turning,
III first of the workers. is off the cars m running down the platform. IL
fifteen seconds the platform is black with men.
There are to be many more of these trains a great multiplication of men,
within a little time. The broad platforms have been cleaned and cleared for
the coming of a mighty army-the army of those who live without the city
walls Before seven O'Clock the trains begin to increase, to follow more and
more closely upon anothers heels The earliest trains bring thu day
laborers; men in jeans and jumpers with their pipes and their penny papers,
a n occasional scrub-woman blinking slepny under the brilliant arcs. After
seven There are more women-cerks lin the big stores-and the men who work
in the wholesale houses. The trains come closer and coser-two OF three OF
them step simultaneously on different track. under the great vault of the
shed, m they are heavy with people There is a constant cattero of engines
stamping and putting, dragging their heavily laden trails and swapping them
quickly out Of The wy for the others to follow. The electric lights under the
roof of the shed go out with a protesting sputter,a and % realize that he day
is at hand. This mighty army of those who live without the city walls is
fooking in-n an unceasng current now. There is an endless procession from
the track platforms n through the concourse, a stream o. humans finding
its way to its days work. 81 +" F.
Do yu want figures 30 that yu may see for yourself tn might of this
army? Binghamton, New York, is a city; a little less than $4,000 persons
live there. If the whole population of Binghamton-every man woman and
chid-were poured through the portals of this terminal OF any morning OF
the xix mornings oft the week, it would be about equal to this great suburban
traffic that we have been watching. In a single. hour-from sever till eight
fortyfve trains have arrived under the roof Of the shed and discharged their
human feight-Harpers. Ef&.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-11
Can You Say, I Love h'h'.

To confess Christ does ~ sneecb;
the ability to make a goo~ IN ret
it does not require tralnlLs mean;
oric and elocution;. it s'mps IS d
the expression of love- N1! AZ vouns
appropriate and natural foE tno or tho
so11l as for the flower to DlooN
bird to fly. E. CLAIR
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-11
How Much Radium IsThere?
BY Professor John Jolly.

M~s~~ HE reader may readily convince himself that some of the results
arrived at and which appear most startling are mere questions
\ Il of the use Of the multiplication table Thus, il the statement
&wm& that the quantity of 1adiun in a cubic centmere of sea water
NWNNSM is of the order of the hundredth part of the bnHonth of a gram
is considered along with the number Of cubic centimetres If sea
o. water: in the ocean,, it will b e found hat the startling state
ment thate2Q000 tons of radium exist dissolved in the waters of the seas is
with n more mathematics than simple arithmetic, n o more knowledge Of
geology than. the elementary facts offs solvent denudaton, it may be shown that
there must be more than g million tons of radium contained in the sediments
which are deposited over the fOr oft the ocean,. *#a
The great quantities Of radium which We have just concluded to exist in
the ocean and It's sedlments are, or course derived by denudatfve processes
from the rocks. We can indeed. detect the radioactive materials in the
Hverso n tner Way to the ocean. Yet this great accumulation represents but
q triding spoliaion of the rocks, the forces of denudaion affecting. relative
~ speaking, the mere surface. We are logically bound to conclude that down
ward in the materials from which all this radium Las been derived further
to the downward extension Of adioactivty. The stmplon tunnel penetrates
ancient seolments. III gneaSes at a depth of one n a half niles from the
surface, and the ST. Gothard reaches into materials of unknown origin form.
ing TN core OF In great masst; yet the radum is still there; in the Simr.
Ion rather more than the average in quantity. It occur in igneons rocks Of
any limit to the downward extension Of such quantities OF radmm. We easily
beneath the surface. This is a very important conclusion-Harpers.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-11
I ables me to e less Of you, and that's
an advantage "-Tit-Bits.
Hunting on . Locomotive.


Engineer Cain-Lynn, who pulls one
of the freight trains for the C. & n.
w. Railroad, caught a big 'possum
near Delphos recently. While run
ming along at a l~eisurely CAGE he saw
ahead of him what looked like a
shoat.
He blew his whistle while his fre-
man rang the bell, but the supposed
shoat did 40 move, and not caring to
put his road to the expense Of paying
for a fine stock pig from the Bit
more estate he brought his engine to
a stop, after which he and his fire.
man went out to drive the porker of
the track. They caught it with little
difficulty. It turned out to be a
postum that weighed twenty six
pouads.-Yorkville Enquirer.
Some of-the Incense sticks made in
Th1bet cost from\S1 to So apiece.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-11
By Madge @. Jenison.

-nERMANY seems to the American to be dealing always VIZ ". .
nres rather than men,. But she is modern mere az ee4A.
q 81 nhases If modern thought upon which she has seized more Ie1@
k.@1 Nv than n the nation. She is making experiment II X
kzNwezR1 oneraion everywhere. She has societies for coopeAause ~ :,
,nr. cooneratye mem ens n apartment DuldNngs =" u, ~
~AH1-1 service othcials:a and there are successlu, II ne very ~ ~
ona~,+iuaa ,,5w+rjes centralized and administered by the workers. III
ooportjvvo anonnnts in Berlin are better than ours in New YORK Ueeduo s a3
az moro hmantfu1 ad pleasant but even more, it may be-. TO ne ne 1850 uIaasH;o
tnev orr hnit with the cooperation of the State, Instead OF being pHn a ~ r
ontoorn,ises Tn . few wears after the Industrial insurance. w Wen. ny 80
feet fe insurance fund had accumulated to sucn opoit ns u n.aatarc ~
of investing it vas n Of som emDarTassMeHs au LIZ y eeAxhorr ~
the nw measure looked about for a way OF MAKING ILLS surpuue 80 10 most
sa,o ords witch the insurance aimed o further. 1t has one Tor te M us
nat int ta sanatorums which supplement the insurance proJecs Au5 ~ ~
coLonerativ dwellings, Some of the buildings of the labor bureaus nave1 -" -.
been nut ND through loans from it. Ii rate of interest," Is D o3 " =
cent: 3s being half the current rate in Berlin LAST winter. -. Nv
All the plan Of direction of these associations is more sociaNze I 81 a. a.
49, ~ go 80 os uo+ in america Tt is only title more So, u 1t IS a
little. A tenant in a typical pays for his share at te rae OIL 8 ceMa 81
week his Investment beginning at once to draw 4 per n he cain. ne 80 80
his apartment 10 will it further than his children, n III increase II va a.
thus accrues eventually to te corporations. to b used IN put.ns ~, ~
buildings Every tenant must be a stockholder, and his holdng nsWe - Ia Ia
the OCCUPATION of his apartment for life at the rent at which ne TAXES ~ 49, 49,,
for the life Of his children. Rents in Berlin have greatly ncrease IN te l 90
twenty years., N in the old buildings put u p twenty years ago t e cH nml:s. ~ ~
80 per cent. below IL present rate The ockhoders direct TIT anals -
the society, and get such training in administration Is this e8pereuce ou -
Gladstone laid his power to think clearly to the termhnaDN uepaces a. l
fathers table. and the annual meetings of the cooperative Duluns assocA"
lions of Berlin must do a great deal for the Berlin workingnan in this way
harners
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How the Railroad
Populates the City
BY Edward Hungerford.

"a N the early morning the train shed gives first sign of the new.
i born day. Before the dawn is well upon the city the great arcs
that run into those distant vitas III wonderful symnetrles Are
"a kissing and alight, and the first Of five hundred incoming trains
&0S is feeling it's way into the gloom of the shed. Some few trans
~ have started out with the early mails and the morning papers,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-03-11

Some of-ths Incense sticks made in
Thlbet cost from1s1 to 81 apiece.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
CANAAN.


Free Horne, enforcement deputy,
passed Sunday with his family.
Mrs. Cordelia Corson of Palmyra Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Lucinda
Stevens.
Ed Kicker OF Auburn Is In town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis of Mass. are
guests of their son, DR.. w. J. Lewis
and family.
Charles Horne left for Mass. on
Tuesday.
Grace Knowlton OF Skowhegan
visited Mrs. r. B. Barrett on Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Crocker Is In Skowhegan
the guest OF her daughter, Mrs. Edith
Nutting.
Clarence Dunlap of Skowhegan was
. guest at the home Of his uncle,
George Smith, several days last week.
Mrs. Harriet Goodrich OF Show
hogan Is tho guest of her sister, Mrs.
Grace Weeks
The drama "Dairy Farm" will be
presented at Town Hall, Canaan, Fri
day, evening, January Is, by Skowhe-
gam talent, under the direction Of
Charles X. Charming.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
Marriage.

A Happy New Year and many years
of happiness and prosperity, Were
the congratulation which the young
bride and groom received from a host
of their friends at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Russell, East Madison,
on New Years day, Jan. LIST, 1909
the occasion being the marriage of
Mr.. Walter Scott Cronkhite of Skow-
hogan and Miss Jennie Gertrude
Bosworth of East Madison. The
marriage ceremony took place under
AN arch covered with ivy and berry
vines, at which the Rev. DR.. Leiteh
ofticiated, using the full Nj ethodist
Episcopal church ritual. The ring
bearer was Hazel, the young daugh-
ter of Mr.. Russell, who was be-
comingly dressed in white lawn and
also assisted the bride in carrying her
bouquet of white carnations during
the ring ceremony. Only the i'm
mediate members of the home wit
messed the marriage but at 2 O'Clock
there was a reception rendered the
friends of the bride at which the
wedding and BRIDES cake were cut
and other refreshments served. The
young bride received many presents
and tokens OF esteem and good will
from her many friends. Mr.. and
Mrs. CronkhiGe will reside for the
present in Skowhegan.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
PlSHON'S FERRY

Bad colds are very prevalent here.
W. V. Totman is visiting relatives
In Boston.
Miss Carrie Ellis is i'll with pneu-
monia.
Miss Ina Kelley is home from
Waterville for few days.
Miss Ida Kelley is teaching on
Battle Ridge.
Miss Nellie Kennedy resumed her
school on the river road Monday.
E. j. Mitchell and wife passed New
Years day with relatives in Fairfield.
Several from this place attended
the wedding reception of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Palmer at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker of Hinek-
ley, Saturday evening. They report
a pleasant occasion.
Harvesting ice has been the order
OF the day the past week.
Mrs. Mildred Totman whose foot
was injured by the falling of the
ferryman's bell several weeks ago,
has sufficiently recovered as to be
able to be out.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
BROWNS CORNER-CANAAN.

Rev. U. M. Chase will conduct n
meeting at the "Oityo school house
Sunday afternoon, Jan. 10, commenc
ing at Q O'Clock P. M. Let all attend.
Mrs. Caroline Goodridge who ha.
daughter, Mrs. Herbert Purinton, re-
turned to her home III South Canaan
Thursday.
Mrs. Il. s. Damon was in Hartland
Thursday, to pass the day i'll the home
of her son, John Maxwell.
Mrs. Cecil Chase visited with Mrs
Clara Salisbury at the village Wed
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lancaster
went to Hartland Thursday, to visit
in the home of Darius Horne.
Mr.. Fred Barnes has accepted q
position with the Board Paper and
United Pulp Company OF Fairfield
he went to that place Monday morn
ing to take up his duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Crooker Of
Pittsfield, passed Wednesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Laforest Goodwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Chase Of Brad
ford, Maine, came Thursday for
visit with his sister, Mrs. Henry Hay
den. Mr.. Chase went to Skowhegar
Monday. where he is receiving medi-
cal treatment at the Wadsw orth Hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almer Goodrich art
with Mrs. Goodrich's sister, Mrs. Geo
Weeks for stay of several days, Mr.
and Mrs. Goodrich were located In
the Oxford Hotel, Skowhegan, at the
time of the recent fire.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
hAR MONY.

Let US all turn over new leaf and
welcome 1909.
: The grange will have inst allation Of
office rs on Saturday afternoon.
Chas. Mclaughlin was presented
with nice baby girl by his wife on
New YEARS. day.
The Maccabees have an installation
of officers on Thursday evening.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs held
. union installation Of officers last
Friday evening. The following are
the officers of l. o. o F.: Chas. l..
Whittier, N. g.; Ohas. @. Mclaughlin,
". g.; l.. 8. Reed, Rec. Sec'y.; E. b.
Reed Fin. Sec'y.; Adelbert Farrar,
Warden; H. O. Hurd, Conductor; A.
p. Bailey, Treas; o. Page, Inside
Guardian; Geo. H. Rhodes, r. 8. N.
g.; J, 8. Bragg, r. s. q. g. The in.
stallstion was given by 9. e. Frost OF
Pfttsheld.
Edwin G. Bailey, who for the past
few years has been In Seattle and at
Cape Nome has sold his claim at the
latter place and is at home for the
winter.
Rev. l. 3. Mower OF Waterville
spoke Mt the church on Sunday on the
work OF the Maine Baptist Missionary
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
Keith's Boston Theater.

The number of newcomers, all of
the highest character, being intro
duced at Keith's Theatre in recent
weeks has been noticeable and the
week of January 18th will be even
more 80, Judging by the announce
ments already made although the
headline attractions are old aud tried
favorites. One of these is that
elaborate Spectacle, 1.-The Naked
Truth" in which Harry Davenport
and Phyllis Rankin have beeGymaking
one of the biggest tuccessesssin their
careers. This is one of the greatest
novelties of it's kind that has ever
been written, the feature OF which
that calls for the most comment be-
ing the disrobing of the Scotch
soldier in plain view Of the audience,
where for every 1ie he tells he loses
part of his clothing.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
NORTH ANSON

tur. and Mrs. Ostie Allen and son
George were recent guests of Mr..
Aliens parents in Norridgewock.
DIR. E. G. Andrews was in Port
land, Friday and Saturday.
DIR. E. H. Marston of salem, Mass,
was recently visiting his home in this
village.
l.. X. Smith and family of Augusta,
have been visiting relatives here
during the past week.
Miss Susie Paine has gone to
Boston for visit with relatives and
friends.
Rev. G. II. Young had no preach
ing service in Embden on Sunday
afternoon on account of the funeral
of MIR. Benz. Bailey.
Charles Bryant has left with the
ADVOCATE some apples OF the russell
variety, that were put into The
cellar in the fall of 1907. These apples
are wonderfully fresh, many of them
being sound to the core.
Nineteen of the Grammar school
pupils gave their teacher, Miss Anna
Dresser, pleasant surprise party,
Tuesday evening, Dec. 10Th, at the
home of Supt. Paine, bringing a
present of candy and bon bons. The
evening was spent in playing games.
On Friday evening the following
officers of Brookfield Tent, No. 70,
Knights of the Maceabees, were in
stalled Dy Past Commander II. ..
Nichols: Sir Knight Com, John
Wentworth; Lieut.. Com, W. Il.
Hilton; Serg., George Flanders; Rec.
Keeper, Frank Crymble; Chap, Amos
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
The Maine State Prison.

The report of the warden OF the
Maine State prison has been filed with
the governor and executive council.
1t shows the prison to be in excellent
condition. There is but one recon-
mendation in it and that is that new
prison be erected as soon as the
finances of the State will permit.
The special appropriation OF $4,000
made by the legislature of 1907 for
this year will be returned to the
State treasurer as it is unexpended
The total number of prisoners in
the State prison during the year end
ing Nov. 30, 1908, was 299. The
number received during the year was
81. During the year there were dis
charged by expiration of sentence 81;
'pardoned by governor and council,
three; died, five; United States
prisoners transferred to Atlanta, Ga,
three; insane prisoners transferred
to the Insane hospital, nine.
The crimes for which commitments
were made during the year were as
follows: Adultery, three; assault
with dangerous weapon, one; assault
and battery, two; assault and battery
with dangerous weapon, one; assault
with intent to kill, two; assault with
intent to kill and breaking and enter
ing and larceny, one; assault with in
tent to ravish, one; assault and rob-
berry from the person, one; breaking
and entering in the night time, two;
breaking, entering and larceny and
assault with intent to kill and murder,
one; breaking and entering with in
tent to commit larceny, two; burg
larry and attempt to break Jail, two;
cheating by false pretenses, two;
compound larceny, six; felonious as
sault, one, forgery, three; incest,
larceny, nine; larceny from the
person, four; malicious mischief, one;
manslaughter, five; murder, four;
polygamy, two; placing obstruction
on railroad, one; rape, two; robbery,
two.
Penobscot county had the largest
number of commitments IL, from
Somerset county there were only two,
and from Sagadahoc, Lincoln and
Waldo there were none. There were
three deaths at the prison dnring the
year and two in the insane depart
ment. OF the 81 persons committed,
So were accustomed to use intoxicat-
ing drink, Al protested to be total alb
stainers from all Intoxicating drinks.
"a used tobacco in one form or an
other.
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
GROUP QUICKLY CURED
Don't Let the Child Choke to Death
While Waiting for the Doctor

Hyomei, the miraculous, antiseptic,
dry air treatment, will cure Group IN
either the first or second stages
Easily inhaled, even when Inc
breathing is irregular, it reaches
more promptly than any other remedy
the terribly inflamed membrane OF
the windpipe. Its soothing oalsams
act Immediately, the Inflammation Is
allayed, and the swelling reduced.
mot long ago our little BOY,
Walter, awoke in the night with bad
attack of Group. We allowed him TO
inhale Hyomei; he began to breathe
easier, and in half an hour was fast
asleep. am glad to speak a good
word for a remedy that will rob
Group of its terrors. Rev. Geo.
Sisson, pastor of NJ. E. Church, South
londonderry, VT.
Hyomei pronounced High nae }
is guaranteed by F. w. Buchanan to
cure catarrh, coughs, colds, asthma,
bronchitis and Group, or money back.
A complete outfit, including neat
hard rubber pocket inhaler, costs
only s1.OO. An extra bottle of Hyo-
mel, if afterwards needed, cost but
so cents
The Somerset reporter., 1909-01-07
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is by
constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused
by an inhamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube
is inflamed you have rumbing sound or i'm.
perfect hearing. and when it is entirely clos
ed, Deafness is the result, and unless the in
Hammation can be taken out and this tube
restored to its normal condition. hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out Of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing but
an inflamed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that
cannot I've cured by Halls Catarh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold nv Druggists, re.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.