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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-03-15
ALL THE n WIS
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The greatest storm OF the winter began,
Friday At night. vi h the wind from The
east before morning 1t had changed 10 the
west and much colder. A large amount
Of Snow must have fallen but II IS so pile d
ap that it is hard TO tell H. L. Colby,
road agent. put teams a, work clear
ing the roads, but the wind continued to
blow until Nj 6 nday morning; many Drifts
are feet high.
Abram Newton's teams from Holeb
have finished work and came home, Sat
Rrday.
Ed Craft has finished numbering al
Mackamp and got home before the storm
which will be great damage to the busi-
ness.
Ms. H. p. McKenney with a party Wis
tied the Camps of her husband, Thursday.
Among the company was Mrs. Pat Nc
X nney. who is "a years oil age and has
never been to The camp Of her son, H. ?
before. She erjoyed the ride and goI
around as lively as the rest.
The A. b. s. received seven new mem
bets to their society, Friday evening AT
the close of the meeting refreshments were
served to about 50 members after which
all was turned out in the storm TO Ind
their several homes
There were no services in the Congre-
gational church. Sunday, 90 account Of
the storm and hard roads.
Ansel Newton of Skowhegan is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. Kimbal, here.
Mrs Bernice Tibadeau and Della Nc
Kenny have gone to SHERLOCK, T. Y. to
visit their aunt, Mrs. Burns.
MIS-. H c. Holden of Moose River,
who has been sick, is gaining; not able to
be out OF bed yet.
The w. c. T. U. meeting was post
poned, Sunday, on account OF the storm
Meeting at go p. m. Sunday, March 10
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. KimbalI
last Wednesday. Next Wednesday they
meet with Mrs. NJ. M. Newton; all come
lots OF work on hand
Mrs. Agnes Thompson is on the sick
list
Ms. David Hugely has gone to NARROW
P Q. to stay with her parents, who are
both sick.
Irwin Craft OF Dennistown has moved
his family to the home OF his parents.
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Thales Spaulding has successfully
finished hauling his yarded timber at
West Spauldingtown in Caratunk
He has had eight horses employed since
Jan 1st hauling the logs to the river
four of his owD driven by \ ial and Ed
ward Spaulding and four OF William
Robinson's driven by Miles Gates and
George O'Donald During this time
there has been contest between the
teamsters to see who could haul the
most At the end of the operation it
came out as follows: Nal Spaulding
100, $40 feet, Edward Spaulding 10000
feet. Miles Gates 1856 $40, George O'Don-
aid 1853 $40 Nal would probably have
got more but was obliged to lose day &
work to fix one of Mr. Robinson's seds
Although Edward spaulding did the
largest weeks work, the largest day 3
work and hauled the largest load, being
O10 feet Mr., Spauding expects to
get about 80, GOO more before he comes
out.
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CLARK's REPLY.

Bar Harbor, Me, Feb ID, 1906.
Hon, Barrett Potter,
Brunswick, Me.
Dear Sir:
The Referendum League Of Maine has
sent me your letter addressed to Mr. Roland
I. Pstten Of Skowhegan, Maine, Press Rep
resentatiye Of the League, giving, in answer
to request on their part, your reasons for OPP
posing the resoly providing for the Initiative
and Referendum presented by me in the last
Legislature, and have asked me to reply to
the same.
Any school boy who has heard his father
or uncle make motion in town meeting, lis
tened to the subsequent discussion thereon
watched the ballot, and heard the result an
nounced, has seen and will be ale to tell all
the essential features OF the Initiative and
Referendum.
The Revised Statutes Of Maine, Chapter 4
Section d, provides "When ten or more
voters in writing request the selectmen to in
sert particular thing in a warrant, they shall
insert 1t in the next warrant issued, or shall
call a special meeting for the consideration
thereof That is the Initiative. That mat
ter is put into the warrant, warrant posted
as provii ed by law, and voted upon at the
next town meeting. That is the Refereren
dun. So this is not an innovation in ouI
state but is as old as the historical town
meeting of New England.
The only difference between the Initiative
and Referendum as used in our town meeting
and heretofore referred to, and The one under
discussion namely, Senate Document No. "a
introduced into the last Maine Legislature
is that one was ADDRESSED to The Legislature
pertaining to public legislation and the other
applied to towns only.
The Initiative and Referendum does not
become law by being passed by the Legs-
ture but simply submits the right to change
the constitution or to allow the people &c
vote whether they cared to change the con-
stitution so as to adopt the Initiative and
Referendum. If a change in our constitu'
ton, which is to make the will Of the major
ity more clearly. forcibly and directly ex
pressed, may he considered far-reaching,'
| have no defense to make. As supporters oil
the measure we don't believe that the voters
would find it necessary to participate in more
than two out Of every one hundred enact
ments and the experiences in Switzerland
Oregon, South Dakota and Utah with the
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it is, not as quickly always, perhaps, as some
want them, and yet members Of the Legisla-
ture, many Of whom want to be reelected, are
sufficiently responsive to what IS supposed to
be public opinion. II they were less so some
times it would be as we'll for the state. At
any rate. when the people really make up
their minds that they want new law, or
don't want an old one, they have their way,
and the deliberate judgment which ought to
govern does govern. The new plan might
ct rid OF seine evils, and create greater ones.
doubt whether my general view IS popular
one, but can't help that My opinion IS
not worth more than any other mans, but OF
course it IS my opinion am expressing.
And remind you that am talking about
general legislation 1t does not follow, it
seems to me, because we apply the referen-
dunn with general satisfaction to some forms
Of special Legislation, that we are bound to
extend the principle as proposed. Of course,
| may be wrong about all this, but this is the
way it strikes me now.
Respectfully yours,
(Signed) BARRETT POTTER.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-03-15

AFTER THE GRIP AND WASTING
FEVERS THE BLOOD is BAD.
Or. Williams Pink Pills Actually
Make New Blood and Coed
Health Follows.

The evil effects that follow many dis
bases - particularly the grip and the
wasting fevers, such as typhoid and
malaria, are caused by tho bad condition
IN which these diseases leave the blood.
As result, the flesh continues to fall
away, the sufferer grows nervous and
irritable, and even slight exertion causes
shortness Of breath Those are danger
Gus symptoms and indicate that the
system is in a state that invites pneu-
monia, bronchitis or even consumption.
What is needed is q new supply Of rich,
red blood to carry health and strength
to every part of tho body. Such
specific has been found and in hundreds
Of cases 1T has been proven that DIR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
have accomplished this result.
q was all run down from the effects
Of the grip" says Mrs. Amelia Hall, Of
No B High street, Norwich Conn, and
could not seem To get strength to walk
could not eat full meal, my stomach
was so weak, and | was SO nervous that
| could not sleep. | could only stay III
bed few minutes at q time, either night
or day. The least little thing would
startle me had difficulty ~ breath
ing, had frequent fainting spells and
felt that every hour would be my last.
My general health was completely
wrecked aud had neuralgia and rheu-
matte pains, dyspepsia, constipation.
and female weakness Ny physician at
tended me for the grip and again for
the condition that it left me i'll, but |
got no strength from the tonics he pre-
scribed. In fact, nothing helped me
until l tried DIR. Williams Pink Pills
and they cured me.
q grew stronger and gained flesh
from the time | began taking them. [
am satisfied that the pills are all that is
claimed for them and | shall always do
all can to make their good qualities
known"
Dir. Williams Pink Pills are guaran-
tsed to be free from stimulating or harm
ful drugs of any description and may be-
taken without fear Of injury to the most
delicate system. They quickly cure ner
vous disorders of every kind, check
wasting diseases and build up strength.
At all druggists, or direct from the DIR.
Williams Medicine Co, Schenectady,
N. Y, postpaid on receipt Of price, 90
cents per box, six boxes for $3.50.
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practical operations of the Referendum are
authority for this statement In any case
however, were the Referendum used much or
little, it would be but the registration of the
will OF the majority and under such circuni-
stances the charge that the proposed change
is "far reaching" seems to fall OF its own
voition.
Your letter quotes the constitution with re-
gard to the submission of amendments to the
people and puts an Interpretation upon the
language whenever two thirds OF both
houses deem it necessary" 1t must be adj
mitted that this sentence from cur funda-
mental law admits Of various constructions
and one of them may be one that you feel it
necessary to give to it. We assume, how
ever. that it was expected, that the demand
of reasonable number Of voters would be
accepted by the Legislature as evidence that
the submission Of constitutional changes was
necessary; and as sixteen thousand people
made representation to the Legislature that
they desired the Referendum submitted to
them and there were absolutely no remon-
strances; and when it passed the House 90
to 3S in its favor and a tie in the Senate,
since adopted by the State Grange and pre-
viously by the State Federation OF Labor,
we feel at liberty to say that the Senators
and Representatives of the Seventy-secon1
Legislature would have violated no duty had
they deemed the submission of the resolves
embodied in the Clark resolution necessary
within the meaning of the constitution.
II this view of the case is not plausible and
the petition Of large numbers OF voters is not
to be admitted as evidence in such matters,
we do not see why eleven or more Senators
could not prevent action upon any eonstitu-
tional change, even though demanded with
unanimity by the entire electorate of Maine,
a condition manifestly absurd,
Your statement to the effect that changes
in the constitution should be made slowly
will meet witn the approval of every one, and
a majority will agree with you that it is bet
ter for desirable changes to be somewhat de-
layed than undesirable ones should be made
through undue haste, but review OF the
process of Legislation by the people under
the Referendum will show undue haste is not
possible in connection Herewith, Some peo-
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Eda Baker is wishing her grandmother,
Mrs Pa terson, OF Scion and her rela-
tlves
Roy Martin and Willie Williams took
a lrip o Augusta last week.
C A. Williams is in Sko"hegan. Will
TAX trip KngfeId 10 visit his dau2h-
tn, Mrs. Orls Vose, before his retutn.
Tracy Powell has hued with w. H.
CLARK and sens for yea,; he began on his
du les last week.
w. II. CLARK is in Madison tending 10
the sale OF his horses; public auction &C
ours Wednesday. He has some hne
horses.
David Baker is 10 Madison looking after
w. H Clark's horses during the sale.
Hosea Bean took his teams out of the
woods las week Lumbelmen are all oui
with the exception OF Sherman Bean,
Mrs. Garter expects to return to her
home 10 Greenvlle sometime this week
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POTTER's LETTER.
GLAND T. Patten. Press Agent

Roland T. Patten. Press Agent,
Maine Referendum League,
SkowhePan, Maine.
have yours Of the 22nd instant, inqurng
why opposed, in tie last Legislature, sen.
ate Document No 24.which was the Referen-
dunn resolve presented by senator Clark of
Hancock. However unimpor ant this inior-
nation may he, YEA Rave a right to IT, If you
want it. and am vsry willing to furnish IT,
10 begin with the resolve you refer to pro-
posed several very far-reaching amendments
to our state constitution. If favored by the
Legislature and the people, it would have de-
pryed the governor. to some extent, Of his
present veto power, and would, to a very con
siderable extent, have limited the power Of
the legislature. 1t IS not too much to say
that i involved fundamental changes in our
scheme Of government
It was argued in favor Of this resolve, that
good many very good citizens wanted to
vote ON it, and that It was the duty of the
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-03-15
TORTURE BY sAyAGEs.

. "Speaking Of the torture to which some Of
the savage tribes in the PHILIPPINES subject
their capt YES, reminds me of the intense
suffering | endured for three months from in
famation of the Kidneys" says w. NJ, Sher-
man, of Cushing, Me-, "Nothing helped me
until tried Electric Bitters, three bottles OF
which completely cured me-" Cures Liver
Complaint, Dyspepsia, Blood disorders and
Malaria, and restores the weak and nervous
to robust health. Guaranteed by Geo. f q.
Sampson and G. r. Fogg, druggists, Show
hogan, Maine. Price soc.
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Never Judge the cigar a man gltes you
by the prlc- lie CLAIMS 10 have paid for t..
Too many men pray for he thngS they
are too lazy to work for.
Women love lear, healthy omple Il N. Pure
blood makes it. Burdock Blood bitters makes
pure blood,
A man boasts most OF his bad habits
only when they a the beSt he has.
A wheelmans tool bag isnt complete without
bottle of Dr.. Thomas Ececlric on Heals uts
bruises, stings, sprans, Monarch Of pain
Most meu who are willing TO do good
are not 10 position to do good
Every family sh Md have its h. usehold medt-
cine chest, and the first bottle in should be
DR.. Wood s Norway Pine syrup, natures remedy
for coughs and colds,
What this country needs is less enact
meat OF laws and more enforcement.
Itohiness Of the skin, horrible pl que Most
everybody afflicted in one way or AT other. Only
one safe, never failing cure--Doans Ointment
At any drug store, 81 cents.
A ny man who trusts to his cunning Tor
success is next door to a thief.
Foro over Sixty Year,
MRS WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over 6n-years by millions OF mot Vt rs
for their children while ieething, with perfect
success. 1t soothes the child ,softel the gums
sllays all pain; cures wind colo, and is the
best remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will relieve the
poor little sufferer immediately, Soil by
Druggists IN every part OF the world. Twenty.
five cents q bottle BE sure aud ask for mrs
VIII slows Soothing syrup" and take no other
kind.
Some men can argue poin, for half a
day without offering one good reason.
Don't get discouraged. No man is
really down and out until the undertaken
gets busy.
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Fairfield journal Has Fire.

just before midnight of Friday last 8
fire was discovered in The interior OF the
Fail field Journal Offi3e.
II seems that the el, ctric wires run
ming into the building OPP rating the mo
tor pi ooabv became crossed with other
wires making abort circun md burning
out the fuse In the Journa flee. The
fl ,sh made by the fuse burning out
caught the wood work nearby and snou
rhe VIII, lie room was on fire. The first
fash WAS noticed by several lnemen who
were cutting and Re;ti1g ou' Of the way
the fallen wires near the engine house.
The building which WAS huilt about q
year ago WIS damaged TO the extea' OF
nearly 50 900 AID was aut p rrlAllY c "
cred bv insurance. Tnr Journal ntfi e
equipment was owned by NJ. Alberi G.
Ladd and Is repOr ed practically ruined
The stock IT paper, etc, including sever
nj fl ished phs which were stored in II {
building were coral as' The entiI {
damage to the Ftrfi Id J urHal plant "a
estimated At nearlN $5 600 and WAS GOV
cred by a small amount of Insurance.
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A sCIENrIFIO MONDER.

The cures that stand to its credit make
Bncklins Arnica Salve a scientific wonder
1t cured f, X. milford. lecturer for the pat
rons of husbandry, Waynesboro, Pa, of a
distressing case of Piles. 1t heals the worst
Burns, Sores, Bois, Ulcers, Cuts, Wounds
Chilblains and Salt Rheum. Only age at
Geo. E. SIMPSONS and G. R. Fogg's drug
store, Skowhegan, Maine,
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S9YED DQY LIFE

That's what a prominent
druggist said Of SCOTS
Emulsion a S hort time
ago. As a rule we don't
use or refer to testimonials
in addressing the public,
but the above remark and
S milar expressions are
made so often in connec-
ton with SCOTS Emulsion
that they are worthy of
occasional note. From
infancy to old age SCOTS
Emulsion offers a reliable
means of remedying i'm
proper and weak develop
ment, restoring lost flesh
and vitality, and repairing
waste. The a c t i o II of
SCOTS Emulsion is no
more of a secret than the
composition of the Emul-
sion itself. What it does
it does through nourish-
ment-the kind of nourish-
ment that cannot be OBJ
tanned in ordinary food.
No system is too weak or
delicate to retain Scott
Emulsion and gather good
from it.
q We will send you
!: !: !: 1: !: !: !" !:
TAoA sample free.
81 IVA Be that this picture IN the
VN lynn form OF Label Is on the wrapper
sA VILE IA of every bottle of Emulsion you
Gf5MSNl I'm buy.
gWMyN SCOTT & BOVINE
I Tx Chemists
[k AH 400 Pearl ST., N. 7.
-<SSz3A soc. and 81; all druggists.
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AS the result of an accidental poison
ing in which the mother of the chi d
gave two tablespooDfnls of carbolic acid
solution for dose of castor oil. Rosie,
the two and a half years old daughter of
Mr. and Mira David Goldsmith of Ban.
gor, died last week.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-03-15

In the spring time you renovate your
house Why not your body2 Hollister's
Rocky Mountain Tea drives out impuri-
ties, cleanses and enriches the blood and
purifies the entire system. IS cents.
e.. r. Fogg.
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Are Patent
Medicines Frauds?

We are often asked the above
question, and Our answer has in
variably been that no medicine
that gives satisfactory results
could be fraudulent. We could
not afford to sell fraudulent medi-
cines. Our business depends on
pleased customers-in fact any
business does. Therefore, We
would take an enormous risk did
we not fulfil every promise made
our customers. We are very care
full of what we guarantee, and
when we do guarantee an article
we must know it pretty we'll
what it contains and how it is
made. We have in mind the Rex
all line of remedies, particularly
Rexall Mucu-Ione, Of which we
are selling large quantities at this
time of the year. Mueu-IOne IS
one article that we can recommend
over our counter and know that
ninety-eight per cent, Of its pur-
chasers are going to be benefited
and will return to our store
pleased customers. Mucu-Tone
is a positive cure for internal
scrofula or what is commonly
called Catarrh. 1t is without a
doubt the peer of all tonics for
any one who is suffering from a
rundown condition, can't work,
feels constantly tired or suffering
from the more plainly described
symptoms of Catarrh-such as
stopping of the nose, cold in the
head or bad cough
It must be remembered that Ca
tarrh is not confined to the nose
and throat 1t usually starts
there, but it leads more often to
serious trouble, particularly the
wasting of tissues, as in the case
of little Miss Dillon, of Albany.
Here is a letter from her father:
"My little girl had catarrh SO
badly that the disease had begun
to eat into the cartilage of the
nose. Snuffs and instruments
failed to do more than give tenn
porary relief. saw the adver-
tisements of Rexall Mucu-Tone,
but | could not believe that any,
thing taken in the stomach could
cure the sore membranes Of the
nose. However, | took advan-
tage of your free trial offer and
my girl began taking your remedy
according to directions. | want
to say right here that Mucu-Tonc
is certainly the greatest medical
discovery Of the times, and to
thank YOU for the liberal offer
that first induced me to give it
trial. Muco-Tone has cured my
daughters catarrh completely.
The discharge has stopped alto
gether, and her breath is as sweet
as can be. Again thanking you,
MATT. DILLON, Fl N. Swan ST.,
Albany, n. "
We are selling a large trial bot
tie Of Mucu-Tonc for fifty cents
on the famous Rexall guarantee
of your money back if YOU are not
satisfied. We promise that one
bottle will put flesh on your bones
and bring new vitality to your
system.
n A. TILE
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A bill Is better receipted. and an old
chajs Is better reseated, and that Is the
resemblance between them. although
neither Of 'em looks at all like the
other.
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with their Hon Barrett Potter
Maine Referendum League giving his
E
be
rreaders Direct Legislation
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.HURRAH FOR THE ISLAND |

Most every one ha, pol home from the
Sea Shore aud the Islands, bat F. Nj.
Kinds has decided TO stay on the Island
few weeks longer, and 10 the meantime
will sill you all kinds OF Goods al bar
gain price.
A large lot of new Goods received this
week. all kinds OF Kitchen Utensils to
tighten Wome IS labor also lot of new
OH Heaters of he latest patterns al So. SO
to 81 50.
House Blankets, Sweat Pads, Saddle
Pads Halters, Whips, etc.
Gloves, MatenS Overalls, Pants, Hand
kerchiefs and Notions of all kinds,
Don't forget that we have lot OF second
hand Coal and Wood Stoves, and Furni-
ture OF all kinds
A bargain for you in New Bed Springs
and Mattresses, also in new Shoes at
$I.75 to $I.75.
A lot OF secondhand Clothing at Lar-
gain. Lots of Heavy Overcoats.
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CLARK-POTTER LETTERS.
WY HE OPPOSED TIE REFERENDUM.

Potter of Brunswick Leading Member OF
the Last Maine Senate, Defines His Position.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-03-15
A REASON

The Unite d Drug
Com p any, manufac-
turers of the Rexall
Remedies, {. hose
para tions we are
agents in this city, make
200 remedies. one for
each i'll. Each one is
especially prepared to
cure one disease, and
that only. This is an
age Of specialists. You
don't contract with a
plumber to build your
whole house, do you?
Why should you contract
with on proprietary
medicine to cure all your
troubles?
Oftentimes you run
across a building con-
tractor who has a sepa-
rate plumbing depart
ment, his own plastering
department, and 50 on,
all Of which dovetail to-
gether and build the
house. This is just what
the United Drug Com
pany is doing for you
in the medicine line.
They have cut down
profits E; they manufac-
ture Rexall Remedies for
over 1000 retail drug
gists. These druggists
are the only intermediate
profit that stand between
The United Drug Com
pany and the patient.
Could the United Drug
Company, of which we
are a member, afford to
make one poor medicine
in this line? Does not
common sense tell you
that one poor medicine
would ruin the sale of
the other 100 prepare
tons If you bought a
Rexall preparation and it
didn't do for you what
we claim it will, would
you buy another one of
our articles? We believe
not. Therefore e a c h
preparation must be good
it is good. We who
are in the drug business
know the formulas of
these Rexall prepara-
tons. We believe in
them 50 implicitly that
we stand back Of them,
with Our guarantee to
refund you your money
if they do not benefit
you.
For Nervousness
Rexa1l Americanitis
Elixir, 7sc.
For Dyspepsia
Rexall Dy spe psia
Cure, CSC.
For Coughs
Rexall Cherry Juice,
large bottle, CSC.
And
100 other Rexall Rem
edies for LOO other all
ments.
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THE OF BAR HAReoR WHO INTRO
Duceo THE REFERENDUM RESOLVE