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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31
Injunction Issued.

Judge Sewall L. Strout at Biddeford
on Saturday issued an injunction in the
hearing on the petition for an injunction
to restrain striking molders from inter
fering with the Don-union workmen in
the foundry of the Saco & Pettee mach
inc shops.
Before announcing his decision, he
said that the law recognizes the rights
of both employer and employee to make
such contracts for labor and services as
they see fit. 1t follows that if the en-
ploye desires to leave the service of the
employer he may do 80, and the employ
er has equal rights to dispense with the
service of any employe. Neither has any
right to attempt to coerce the other to
act different from his desire. Employers
have no right to attempt to compel a
laborer to remain against his wish, nor
has the laborer right to geek to compel
his retention against the wish of the en-
ployer,
These molders who left the employ of
the plaintiff company were all members
of the molders' union. By a concert of
action they all left the shops Feb II
and declined to continue to serve the
company. This they had legal right
to do, but after leaving they had no
right to attempt to coe ce the company
into acceding to their demand; no more
right than the company would have had
to attempt to compel them to return to
work in the shops
Belonging to the union and acting in
concert with a view to accomplishing
certain things for their side of the con-
troversy led to the allegation of con-
spiracy. 1t has appeared in evidence
that nearly all the defendants named in
the bill have been near the premises of
the plaintiff at such times as the new
workmen were passing in or out of the
gates. That of itself is held in Massa-
chussetts to be an unlawful act, its gen.
eral effect being to influence to intimid-
ate
While at first the acts of the strikers
appear to have been within their legal
right, later varius questionable means
were restored to with view to influence
ing the new workmen. Insulting Ian
guage and the frequent use of the
epithet "scab" we're INDUCED in. Yelled
theats were made Later on workmen-
were seriously injured by some mem
bers of the union.
Judge Strout's decree includes re.
straint from picketing and patrolling of
the streets by the strikers
This is the first time in this state that
injunction proceedings have been invOk
ed in relation to a strike.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31

Southern papers confess that the
Southern immigration officers are Ian
gushing for lack OF business. Whining
ton papers say; $50 long as we lynch
in the South and shoot one another in
the street we are wasting time in expect
ing immigration The Charlestown
News and Courier speaks in the same
terms. Beaufort, South Carolina, papers
employ similar expressions in treating
of the f, lure OF immigration to go
South. They declare that in the state Of
South Carolina the past year there wire
222 cases OF murder. Since 1850, 2,69l
persons have been killed by violence in
the P almetto state. During the last five
years there has been an increase of near
" 20 per cent ard this report is ex-
elusive of lynchings, murders by MODS
and suspected cases.
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WORM THOUGHT,
This Statement Will Interest Scores
Of SkOwhegan Readers.


l he facts gwen below are
worth perusal by all who are
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Currerce ard can De thor
Oroblv Unrestricted
r u 1iaek' liN'nI near emi'htr'a
V'Iiaee' says Nancy Complaint stole
on me slowly ana dale1f ior TWO Oh
tu'ee years uu''' IT. 'na''9 oe'elopt"
lnto serious case "u''n caused me no
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check 'ne 'f'uo'e' I'' aloAe cure H. IN
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31
Storms and Floods

Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin
and to lesser extent neighboring states
were seriously menaced by foods, last
week Following the wake of Thursday
tempest, scores of streams overlooked
their banks, causing loss of life and i'm
mense property dsmage Five lives are
reported lost and the destruction of
property, including railroad tracks and
equipment, will reach into the millions
conservative estimate, Saturday, by
one who has received reports from the
entire region thus affected, was So 600, =
600.
Wrecked buildings, demolished homes
and crippled street car lines marked the
course of the storm, at times reaching
the force of a hurricane, which swept
through the outskirts of Chicago. At
Indiana Harbor one man was killed. 1t
was estimated the damage in the city by
wind would reach $400, 900
From all over lower Michigan came
reports of floods after Friday nights
severe rain that have caused losses reach.
ing hundreds of thousands of dolaIs
Great damage has been done at Grand
Rapids, Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and
Lansing. Jackson reports the railroad
bridges across the Grand river under
water At Niles the residence section,
near Front and North Second streets, is
flooded, and dams and bridges are in
danger. The Grand Trunk bridge
across the Flint river at Flushing went
out. The Michigan Central WAS unable
to get trains through between Detroit
and Chicago, Friday. The Pere Mar
quette ia in even worse condition than
the Michigan Central
From Kalamazoo comes the report
that every bridge for so miles along the
Kalamazoo river were swept away In
Kalamazoo 5000 people have been thrown
out of work.
The Northern Pacific. Great Northern
and 500 lines were tied up in North
Dakota and Montana, Friday, by fierce
storm, which had been raging for more
than 80 hours.
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Law Court Decision.

Somerset county case: David 5. kir-
stead vs. Frank Bryant, ct al. Rescript
by Spear, J.
In an action to recover damages caused
by defective machinery. the burden of
proof rests upon the plaintiff 10 show the
injury received was ocessioned by the
defect as claimed
This he may do, either by direct proof
or reasonable inference, from the facts
and circumstances In the case.
The plaintiff was injured by the sudden
breaking OF the eccentric rod of an en-
CINE and while he was at work with il.
He claimed that the defective condition
OF the engine was the direct cause Of the
breaking of the eccentric rod and cOuse-
quently the proximate cause of his in
iures; and he thereupon eontended
that there was something wrong, which
was indicated by the pounding of the
engine.
Held: That the plaintiff has failed to
produce evidence OF the fact that the
pounding aud the breaking OF the eccen-
trio rod were produced by one and the
same cause.
The testimony shows eonclusively
that the pounding was in the crosshesd :;
therefore the cause of the pounding
could not be the cause of the accident
Hence there is no connection between
the cause proved and the effect claimed.
Motion sustained, verdict set aside and
new trial granted.
Too many men spend their money before
they get il.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31
DIR. Spencer Renlgns

Rev. II. Y Huse, psstor II The Firs'
Baptist church, oec4p e. tbr pulp. of
the Bethany Baptist church, sunday
morning, IN exchange with he fas er.
At the close Of the service sir Huse
read a letter, written by D Spencer, re-
signing the pastorate cf the church, a.
follows:
To THE BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH AND
CORPORATION. sKOWHEGAS, MAINE
Dear Bretlren and Sisters:
When accepted your hearty call to
become your pastor, 1t Wac with the pur-
pose OF spending the last years Of my &C
tive work as a preacher and pastof
with you.
Now, at the end OF five years, | an
convinced, by reasons chit Fl perso n Il IL
myself, that the time has come for me 10
retire from most of the activities OF d
minister's life, and to leave the fed to
those who have sufficient strength to
meet all the requirements of the position.
With deep gratitude look back upon
the thirty five years Of my chosen en-
ployment, believing myself graciouslJ
called Into II, and upheld by Divine
calling and support. In each of the
three churches that have served, God
has given precious tokens Of his blessing
on the labors of pastor and people in the
regeneration and sanctification Of many
souls. He has also given to me aad
mine many friends, some in heaven, many
still on earth, whose love is, and always
will be pric less heritage.
We leave this dear Bethany church
with terder regret and with earnest
prayers 10 your behalf, but with DELFT
crate conviction that we serve the
church best by going now. This de-
csion is final, for our future home is al
ready selected ard engaged.
Ii is my wish that this pastorate may
terminate the thirtieth day OF April
next, wish of which the officials OF
this church and corporation were duly
informed some time ago.
WILLIAM II. SPENCER.
March 27, 1904.
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31

Burdock Blood Bitters gives a man clear
head, an active brain, strong, vigorous body
makes him tit for the battle of life,
Don't forget that a promising man seldom
pays cash
Many a woman loves her husband less than
her husbands wife.
Ten thousand demons gnawing away at ones
vitals couldn't he much worse than the fortunes
of itching piles Vet there's cure. Doan's
Ointment never fails.
II makes spinster mad every time she
hears OF a widow marrying again.
Boys fail to realize that some day they will
know as little as their parents.
Fish make excellent brain food and those
that get away make monuments liars.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31

Miss Bernice L. Rowell of Scion Is
teaching the Piel school at Moxie Gore
three miles from The Forks on the Moxie
trail. d isy E. Holway of Skowhegan
and Lizzie Gilman have been rc-omploy-
ed for the Burleigh and c. f. Ball
schools respectively in West Forks and
Jennie M. Young of Moscow will teach
IN Bowtown again. Supt. Ball wishes
three experienced normal teachers for
schools in The Forks.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31
Secretary Taft's Views.

Secretary Taft sticks to his well
known opinions about Philippine affairs,
and in his evidence before the House
committee In merchant marine and
fisheries this week he expressed them
freely. The matter in hand was the
Frye bill TO extend the coastwse
navigation laws to the Philippines a
year from mex July. In plain language
he told the committee that it would be
unjust to the Filipinos to do this without
ut the same time opening to them the
American market. II Is true that the
bill, which AS originally drafted was to
take effect July l, 1904 has been mended
so as to put off the date for a year, and
in the meantime it is possible that Con-
gress may bring itself to revise the tariff
rs advised by Secretary Taft; bat he is
opposed TO any measure of the sort IN
less freedom of trade is granted between
the Islands and the United States. Iu
that case 1t does not matter so much
what regulations Congress sees fl to
make as to navigation. But the secretary
thinks Congress should grant free trade,
and il it cannot bring itself TO do that,
then reduction Of the duties to % per
cent. Of the Dingley rates, or still better
10 per cent. He does not think free
Philippine sugar would hurt the domestic
industry, and he is clear that immediate
extension of the navigation laws would
practically destroy all trade with the
Philippines except in hemp. 10 other
words the bill would be a rope to
strangle commerce more fl lively than
cord Of Manila hemp. Ii will be pretty
safe for Congress In its Philippine legis-
lation to consult freely with Secretary
Taft and to be guided by his advice. He
knows more about the AFT tirs of the
islands than any other man in this coun-
try, and has their best interests sincerely
nj heart. More than that, his judgment
is sound, safe and sagAcious. Pres.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31
HAPPY. HeaIthk Children.

Any child can take Little Early Rlsers
with perfect safety. They are harmless,
never grippe or sicken. everyone who uses
DeWitt's Little Early ltisers prefer them
to all other pills. They cure blliousness.
Sold by Geo. f sampson
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31

No one seems to have noted the fact
that New England has no representation
on the isthmian canal commission until
senator Hoar mentioned 1t, without
complaining about it. The omission
dosen't alter the fact that it is first
class body of men, and the popular i'm
preston as to their local derivation Is
that they hail from the United States
Boston Herald.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31

The Kelley Institute in Portland
Maine. on Munjoy Hill, is successfully
curing drunkards and drug users.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31
TermH of Courte.

Supreme Judcia:-T third Tuesday In March,
and september and fourth Tuesday in December. Civil
and Criminal
Probate:-The second Tuesday of each month.
County Commissioner The first Tuesday in
March and August and the second Tuesday In Deem
Der.
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New Bucks At The Library
The following books have been recent
received at the public library

The following books have been recent
ly received at the public library
FICTION.
Master of Warlock...........,-.. .. Eggleston
Deliyerance, ...... .........'..'........ Glasgow
Young Barbarians .......'. $780,. Watson
MIS- Tiee,.......,.......... -. ......Richards
sylvia and Bruno. p. ... Carroll
concluded
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In the High Valley 90. ...,., q"
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Seven Vols Fiction. Mrs II. b Stone
MIsoELLANEoUs
An American Anthology .......... .Stedman
The Christian Conquest of ASIA. Barrows
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vacation Days in Greece ......-.., Richardson
The Story of New Zealand. ........... Parsons
Inc Renaissance. Pater
Fiato and Platonism. ....... ,.,...., 80. 4"
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dreek Studies ....... - Observation-Disclosures. "
Appreciatlons. q. 80. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Imaginary Portraits, Observation-Disclosures. :"
The Hunting of the Shark .........,......C Carroll
With the Birds in Maine. -. .......,...M Miller
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Stories of Maine. SWEET
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Hermit's Wild Friends ............... Walton
Our Native Trees. ........................k Keller
Studies Of Trees in Winter. oaks
Outlines OF Cosmic Philosophy yOs.......F Fish
History of the People of the Netherlands
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The Government Of Maine. :. ......MacDonald
Korea ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Hami ton
Literary History of America. ...,. Wendal
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"reminiscences of the Civil War ........ Gordon
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Lyrical Poems .....t..s........... ... -. Hugo
Handbook of Modern Japan. Clement
The World of the Great Forest. DuChaillu
Boston -. observation-disclosures. 1865, HaWe
Principles of Home Decoration ........ Wheeler
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How to Keep Household Accounts go. Haskins
Old Time Gardens. Earle
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Life of William Ewart Gladstone vols, Morley
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Dam on PenObscOt

An immense dam is being constructed at
the foot of Chesuncook Lake, on the
west branch of the Penobscot River, by
the West Branch Driving & Reservoir
Dam Company, cooperation subsidiary
to the Great Northern Payer Company,
for the purpose Of increasing the water
power resources of the Great Northern
pulp and paper plant at Millnocket.
The dam is to be 1900 feet long, 30 feet
wide on the bottom and 80 feet high
from the bed of the river, Ii is being
constructed by Jasper Johnson Il son OF
Bangor, who have built most of the
large dams in this section of Maine.
The dam is built of peeled logs of the
first quality, with gates of sawed timber
sixteen inches square, AT present liz
men are employed on the work. This
dam will raise the water of Chesuncook
seven feet above the present level, and
will cause the overflow of a large area, a
number of families living at the head of
the lake being obliged to moya. The
flowage will greatly change the contour
and general aspect of the lake shores
1t is the most important work of the
kind ever attempted upon the upper
Penobscot.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31

Group instantly relieved. Dr. Thomas Eclec-
trio oil. Perfectly safe. Never fails At any
drug store.
1t doesn't cost very much to think as long as
you don't back your conclusion with hard
earned cash
Almost any wife is willing to compromise by
letting her husband do as she pleases.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31

The following bills # 55st we're allowed at
the December aidournel term of the County
Court, Dec. p, 1905:
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COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Clerk OF Courts;
WILLIAM I. SRRKlHs, ...................S kowhegan
County Attorney:
GEORGE W. COVER. ...........,.... =. skowhegan
Judge Of Probate.
ONWARD F. DANPoRTH.. .................Sk owheRan
Register of Probate
LATHAM FOWLER. ........ .Skowhegan
Register OF Deeds:
LLEwELLYs GOODWIN, ...................Sk owhegan
Treasurer
K. H. lRREp,. .s.................. Harmony
Sheriff and Jailer:
ALFRED II. LANG. -. ......... 800. .Skowhegan
DEPUTIES: c +. Duren, Fairfield; Anon Baker,
bingham; William +. Priest, Ptshed; Lewis Fish,
Hartand; Fred Lucas, St. Adams; Charles +. Var
ney, Mercer; George F. Aver, Athens. Wallace Emery,
North Anson; Albert f. Millay North New Portland
Charles Dunbar Madison; William E. Briggs Skow-
hogan; Orlando Bracket, Starks. Herbert Eaton,
Scion; F c. Holt, Norridgewock J. Frank Durgin,
The Forks Fred J. Horn, Canaan William II. Viles
Flagstaff.
County Commissioners
JOHN METcALF, New Portland.
Milton L. MERRILL. St. Adams.
l.. {. WILLIAMS, Athens.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31

Too many men spend their money before
they get il.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-31

ln54es, N BODY f etas Whitman.
coroner, W. :. s.Hs on, 4o.7z
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-13

What's that? l don't think 1 quite understand
you. Can't see me tonight: Well. | like that
How about that invitation to dinner to meet
Invitation to dinner; What are you talking
about, Mr.. Harraden: You must have made another
mistake to-day. | am not giving a dinner to anyone.
Not giving a dinner, Look here. Miss Annie
Lee, | know | am not drunk"
Really, Mr.. Harraden, you must have mixed me up
with somebody else. q wonder If Annie Lee has really
invited him0 Why. perhaps you are thinking of Miss
Annie Lee Walters-she is giving a dinner tonight.
No. this certainly is not Miss Walters. Call up oSe
i am sure that is her number. And, Mr.. Harraden.
Just a moment. please. Would you mind giving her
that brassie. tonight, She will keep it for me"
For whom?'
For me, " sweetly. You see. it was a new one.
and / should hate SO to-What is that?-so sorry
you made the mistakes Just call oSe, and you will
get-left again to-day" she ended with a merry
laugh, as she pressed her hand firmly on the gong
to mufle its continued furious ringing.
Finally it ceased, and Miss Porter returned to her
comfortable sofa. first taking the precaution to stuff
her handkerchief in the gong-she wasn't anxious
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-13

MHEN Hindu women ire spoken OF. the mind inshnctively conjures up a
w picture of beautiful creatures languishing in the sec1usion of or
nately decorated chambers and breathing IN atmosphere of what W e regard
a perfuned degradation. But as a matter of fact, while this condition is
mobiles permitting their wives considerable freedom of action-the women of
thu nassesf iron the necessity of things suffer III such restraint. The small
farmer. artisan or coohe earns ar to- neager and precaious a livelihood
to support a wife in such confinement as the word Eendra suggests. His
being ar endless struggle for existence, he looks to his wife for
assistance. much after the manner of the French peasant. In that lower
stratum of Hindu society. the wife attends to all the domestic affairs, often
keeps the purse and o infrequenty assists her husband in his vocation.
| pom occasion too, a necessity nay enforce. she will hire Herself nut to
perform various manual tasks. of which IN illustration is herewith afforded
by a team Of Hindu women hauling a roller over mountain road repairing
work.
The contrast between the mn standing by while the women perform such
tohsone labor does o necessarily imply that the former are idle vag
bonds. IN IS evidently a water seller "a trade in itsef-another a over
seer and as to the rest their respective castles might prohibit the hauling
of a roller. They might be excellent wood-choppers; but haul a roller
Certainly mott In this particular instance it is likely that two or three
generations o. a single family may have been employed, o that the daily
sun total OF o. cents made a needful addition to the family treasury.
That some worthless husband seized all this for his profit or pleasure is OF
likely to have been the case, and it will be noticed that each of the wom
ear silver. Dr. it may be " gold ornaments of o kind Dr. other. Such
are regarded as the family capital, and on no account to be sold Or pledged
unless in desperate straits. Neither are the Hindu women of the masses
such dole, shrinking creatures as is so often represented. As the writer
las witnessed. they will. when stirred Ito action. give a ernng husband a vocal
and muscular drubbing not to be excened in yior anywhere in the Occident