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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-24
The DcmocrnIic Record.

"What ~ furnished by til" record or
III" Democratic lmrty at larg" 10 show
that IL IL competent to maintain TIA"
prosperity VI" have. .,nd "X"cut" ia"
promises of reform it tenders. y"
proof whatever or that Is offered. All
III" evidence. W" have j. the other way.
tn" mnjority Of ~ hay" not yet for
GOTTEN the Second administration OF
Grover cleveland. which ended only Oh
tn" I'lI Of March. 1891. II" Democracy
then had iis opportunity To- show 10"
world what il could do with govern
In"il, for II possessed til" rN"rN'lV"
office, u majority Of the Senate, ana a
majority Of III" House. It's opportunity
in %"N"rriS" that control for III" public
I"u"llt WIs wasted. Discard and con.
fusion r"i2n"d throughout tn" entire
four years. ~lu"arm"ity to reach l,ra".
,icaI conclusions or to take" any effect
IL" action was demonstrated. NJ prom
I-'s W"I" kept. 80 reforms W"r" i"-
the sol" cul"~iv" fore" that inund III"
Democratic party together was I'll" de-.
sir" for uil"', AMI, one" IN Office, IN.
stead of pr"gr"s-. "" had al factions
putin" different Way. totally @incarahIc
"f agreeing upon :, common course Of
conduct.
AR" ia" people al iii" United States
ready to repeat that "AI"ri"Iir" Of
....,.tI
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-24

Ti" leader "f Ia" Republican party
during III" 'lvil War was Abraham
Lincoln Ia al III" varieties Of con.
ir"v"rsy which 1t has sine" had to
deal. II has never lost III" inspiration Of
his leadership Hon VIM II. Taft, ut
Kansas CITY, Mo.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-24
Mailing Him.

llr-Ii's jolly mic" to kiss one you
Ike.
Sh" $50 answer.
lie That IL, Of course, II she
DOESN'T mind.
Shc-tNO answ"r).
Iie-If she gets mad It's altogether
another thing.
Sh"-iNO answer.
Held lii" to steal a kiss now
She auSw"rj.
He n II would be quit" safe.
She Have you finished?
He on. yes,
Shr-Th"n hOw can you max" go
many fool remarks when ynn sec that
| am alon" and entirely at your
mercy?-YOung'S Magazine.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-24
Socialism in Japan.

Socialism has 10 footing In this
country as get. nor Is there any indi'
cation that it will gain Il footing In
the near future at all events Prior TO
the war with Russia "A small co'crie
Of men calling themselves socialists
argued ~yeh"mcnily against the open.
Ing Of hO3tiliticS and published =
newspaper organ 10 propagate their
creed But they Don dwindlcd into
inHigniacancc. and although Il period.
teal Of 80 called socialist vicws con.
tlnncs to be published it has no In
f%in"ncc, nor does II serve any purpose.
apparently. except 10 furnish material
for occasional comment ON the part OF
amused rcaders.-Japancse Weekly
Mall.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-24
SECRETARY ROOT
REVIEWS ISSUES
Republican Administration Vigorous
for Enforcement Of Law.
Taft tho Logical Successor to Con-
tinuo Roosevelt Policies
and Reforms.

liIm Root. Secretary Of STATE.
chairman Of III" i];"unbIi"lu convention
WlIirll nominated charles l.. Hughes
for Gov'rII"r Of N"W YORK. addressed
Ihn nMlinn iM NlLl rs LmLlnMn
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-24
EGOISM.

Mis,reSs-Hrihg"t, II always seem
10 me hat III" cranki"St mistr"s3cs
get ,h" best cOOkH.
COOk-Ah, ~ on wild ser blarncy!
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-24
The l~NntJrOnds.

'Ilm I;"lnihii"nu party believes IN
IL" regulation Of railroads. II h"li"yrs
iIAi their managers ought Ia be- liad".
ana can /" made, 10 obey III" law. II
law, moi ,lmsuuodir and sensational, bil
steady, ilruu, ana persistent, "x"rSsiy"
and Terminating rates can i"
stopped aud II ~ now, aud has been
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-24

Vet II Is idle to aN~lliu" thai this
world has set reached III" stare, 81 has
come within m"asnrall" disidno" Of TIA"
stage. when a proud nation, jealous uf
mi-siuu la ia" world, can i" content
4" rely for I"a"" upon IN" f"ri"arIn""
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-24

oi oiii"r roW"rs -" -,.ui, y" ~ Mr..
Hryan's idea. II would be equally foot
isl upon our part To rely upon each o'
them possessing ~ all times ana under
ali circumstances and provC"atiou~, an
nl,ruisiic regard for III" rights Of 9th
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-24
AVOID RISK IN BUYING PAINT.

You take n Food deal OF risk II you
buy white lead without having abso-
lutte asSurarc" aS to iis purity and
quality. You know white lead Is often
adultcratrd, often miSr"preScnt"d.
But there's no need at all to take
any chances. The Dutch Boy Paint
or" trade mark of the National Lead
Company. the largest makers OF gen.
nlne white lead, on "A package OF
White Lead, Is a positive guarantee
OF purity and quality. It's as depend
able as the Dollar Sign. n you'll
write the National Lead Company,
Woodbridge Bldg, New York city.
they will send you "a simple and re-.
tain outfit for testing white lead, and
. valuable book on paint, free.
She Lost Out.
"Id rather waltz than eat" cOnided
tn" summer girl.
"Th"n wen just have another dance
instead Of going to that fashionabl"
restaurant" responded ia" thirty
swain. "And,' he added mentally.
that's 81 saved. "-Kansas City Jour.
nal.
Starch. like everything else, Is be.
Ing constantly improved, the patent
Starchcs put on the market % years
& are very different and inferior to
those OF the present day. In the lat.
est discovery-D"fiance Starch-all In.
furious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition Of another ingredient, ia.
vented by rs, gives To the Starch a
strength aud smoothncss never ~.
preached by other brands.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-24

eth" lt"Iun' riii" party proposes that
rI"l NNi vil.. ont ia" ]prpi"'riy" tariff
and -ulriiiur" a tIrin for r"y"Iuu" only.
| -liIl, moi discuss that proposition, but
ii "ligli not 10 h" f"rgu't"n. The "l"v-
81 years Wli'h hay" passed sine" ia"
lbiugl'S tarIn WaS enacted iILv" brought
about many changes IN Tia" conditions
/" which ia" iIrin law IL applied Many
Of ll"-r changes have resulted from iIi"
'"I} prosperity which til" protection
dii"rIrl il ia" tariff has p%roduc"I. IN
to" MATURE" Of things. such changes must
urcNu Ind from time tu tim" "y"ry tar
~ ln,lt b. revised AMI mlIii"d to III"
u"W conditions. AZ III" period Of r"viS
i"il, ir"H"E"r. H. always on" Of ilI""r-
iniuiy and = consequent Injury to blI~i
n's". r"t,-i"Is ought not t" h" mad" to"
pil"u or upon SLIGHT grounds, IN"
Republican party has iint considered
that .nliI'irut grounds for thus disturb
ing business hay" existed heretofore.
i nov 'oIt-ihrrs that sufficient grounds
Il" . extra, aud II has pledged itself
immediately after III" Jth Of March
n"St To- d"yni" an extraordinary session
~ Congress to making such II revision
IN I"'0r'au" with III" trn" principles
ii projection,
"iIm last Tim" the Democratic party
vas In power III" result was the VII
son German tariff Of $50, The very
threat Of such n pr%o""ding nt that
Tim" stopped business, closed the mills,
threw l]lllipiH Of men out Of employ
m"ut nnh was accompanied Iy mi
v"rsaI business depression and disaster.
Ar" ~" ready 10 repeat that experience
n"w, ~ ~" pur"ly shall If "" IIt the
b"nn""rali" party IN low"ri
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-24

oi other powers -" -..,n, -" ~ Mr..
HryaiI's idea. II would be- equally foot
isli ut,ou our part To rely upon each %!
them possessing ~ all times ANA under
ali circumstance and provC"ntiuT~, al
ultruisiic regard for III" rights Of 9th
crg.
Nnst Nnintnin american prrs'Igr.
Th" United States ran hop" !ur u
permanent, career Of peace ~ only one
condition. and that ~ On condition Of
maintaining a first class navy d"si,ii"
III" obstructive ,I'tics of tn" Democrat.
IT, party.
IN" government has found IT n"""s.
sary to h" liberal IN appropriations for
rivers. %hHrl,or~ and bays, for irrigation.
for III" construction Of publ" buildings,
and for various other public enterprises
which r",luumd either TO III" benefit of
suin" specific locality or to III" u"npl"
4, barge. Every great power has found
IT n"""Ss1rN I" pruvid" pr"i"rii"n Tor
it, "umm"r"". itS foreign trade, ~
ports. aud it, ~I'uII" doing business ~
travelling in other countries. W" hay"
l"rum" - great power. This nation 10
Iay fines lp alongside Of III" IiN" great
IoN"rs Of ia" world W" have" aSsIln
al responsibilities by ia" recent colo
MAI expansion which was thrust upon
Ms. and from whirIi "" "alliut "N"ap"
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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-09-24

= r,. I,lU,,n nuli,L. I,IIn md
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-07

he remained unconscious Doctcxs
Thayer and Abbott, who were immedi-
ately summoned, both ascribed his
death to a shock, and not to the fall.
the latter being a consequence of the
former The members of the family
surviving him are his widow Mrs.
Brown, and his four children, Frank f.
Brown, Mrs. Alpheus W. Flood ana
William Writ Brown, of Waterville
and Mrs. Lewis A. Burleigh of Au-
gusta. Funeral services will be held
at his late residence in Watervlle at
II Center street, on Tuesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock
Mr.. Brown was the son of Luke and
Polly Gilman Brown, and was born
1r Clinton Maine. on July s, 1888. He
htted for college under Dr. ]. Fl. Ham
son at Waterville Academy. and en-
tered Waterville (now COLBY College
in 1854. from which institution he was
graduated in 1858 with Phi Beta Kap-
pa rank. His rank indeed. was the
highest attained by any student with
IN the 10 years preceding and the 10
years following his graduation. In
1859 he was admitted to the bar Dur
ing his college course, and previous to
his entrance upon the active practice
of his profession at Fairfield in 1864,
he taught school with marked success
in Waterville, Oakland, Skowhegan
and Searsport. He was married to
Miss Hepsie B. Wiggin of Freedom on
June 30. 1861. In 1881 he moved to
Watervile, where he has since resid-
cd. In 1879 he was elected a member
of the Governors Council For sew
eral years, in both Fairfield and Wat
erville, he served upon the Board of
Education. and the same spirit which
led him to take such deep and lively
interest in educational matters has
made him foremost in encouraging
and supporting every public movement
tending to his city's betterment. He
was active in securing for Water
Vile it's new Carnegie library. and
served as the president Of the Library
Association from it's formation until
1908. Mr.. Brown labored untiringly
for the perfection Of Waterville.x
splendid sewage system in 1889 and
1890. and the lapse of time has but
served to emphasize the wisdom of
the project. In religions preference
Mr.. Brown was Unitarian He was
a member of Asylum Lodge, F.. and A.
NJ, at Fairfield, and of the college
Greek letter fraternity Zeta Psi.
Mr.. Brown entered into politics with
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keen Zest. He was an astute and sir.
cessful politician, and a very effective
and convincing campaign speaker When
Watcrville became city in 1888, he was
elected a member of its first board Of al
dermen, of which he was chairman con-
tinuously for five years. In 1880 and ls,
he was delegate to the Democratic ma
tional convention. For seven years he
was member of the Democratic State
committee, and for four years it's chair.
man. He represented his city in the
Maine House of Representatives in 1895
He had also been the Democratic nomj
nee for Congress from the Sd Congress
sional district At the time Of his death
he was candidate on the Democratic
ticket for judge of probate.
Mr.. Brown was one of the leaders Of
the bar, both of his county and State. and
is perhaps best known to the general pub
lie through his high attachments in bis
profession. His native common sense
keen penetration and sane Judgment
gained him "A reputation as Il sound and
safe counsellor. As a jury lawyer he was
equally successful. His presentation Of
facts was candid and fair, his arguments
logical. vigorous and convincing. He had
a remarkable power of clear and exact
statement. He knew the precise weight
of English words. which were to him
ready servants to express the finest
shades of thought with clearness and pre-.
cision. This was doubtless largely due to
his fondness for the ancient classics
which he continued to read in the original
tongue with undated enjoyment to the
end of his life. His work in the court
room was characterized by the same
sturdy independence which he exhibited
in other relations of life He felt and
often expressed his feeling. for the digni.
ty OF the law, and the high mission of at.
torneys as it's sworn administrators
Many an attorney will gratefully remem.
Der with what consideration he treated
his younger and inexperienced adversaries
in the trial of cases
He was a most devoted husband and
father, a genial host, a loyal friend Tn
derneath an exterior that seemed at times
somewhat austere there beat n warm and
sympathetic human neart. that manifest
ed itself in kindly words and deeds. And
those who knew him best will deem il no
or fulsomc eulogy to say Of
him. as did Shakespeare of one Of his
His life was gentle and the elements
So miN'd in him, that Nature might stand
up
And say to all the world. This was
man.
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HON. S. S. BROWN.
Eminent Citizen Of Wa
tervi||e Dies Suddenly.
Untime|y Accident Cuts Short
a Brilliant Career.
Prominent In Public Affairs and
Esteemed BY All.

Waterville, Me, Sept Elm the
death of Hon. Simon S Brown of
Watervile, on Saturday evening, the
legal profession of this county suffers
it's fourth loss within the past year.
The silent messenger ha within that
period summoned Hon. Albert G. An
drews, Hon Lendall Titcomb and Hon.
Orville d. Baker, all residents of Au-
gusta. Although Mr.. Brown was IS
years of age, and the senior member
of the kennebec bar, yet so we'll pre-
served and active was he until the
very last, that his sudden death comes
as peculiar shock to his hosts of
friends and professional brethren. He
went home from his office, Saturday
noon, apparently in the best of health
and spirits, went down cellar for the
garden hose, and had just reached the
top OF the stairs when he stepped to
the back door. swayed heavily. and
fell PROSTATE from the steps of his
house. From that moment, until his
mandeath at 1890 in the evening,
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DFiElD,

The marriage of Annie Louise DOL
loft and Henry Hudson Haines. Aug
rs, has been announced by the parents
of the bride, Mr.. and Mrs Loren Dol.
loft of New Sharon.
Albion Bean of China was recently a
guest of Mrs. NJ. J. Sherburne.
Mrs. Georgiana Lawrence, who has
attended campmeeting at Old Orchard
and Iivermore returned to her sisters
Tuesday.
A goodly number of the residents OF
Readtield attended the Watervile fair
Mrs. Lizzie Dudley and daughter,
Mrs. Gilbert Flanders. were guests Of
Mrs. G. l.. Royal Wednesday; also the
little daughter, Doris Ethel Flanders.
Henry Cole has sold his farm.
Friends will regret the loss Of the
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Yeaton OF
Winthrop were visitors Friday at the
home of Mrs. Mary Sherburne.
Mrs. Melvin Fish of Mt. Vernon was
a caller on Mrs. NJ. n. Stevens Friday
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remedied, however) have sprung uI
through the complexities of a marvellous
and abnormally rapid development? Are
we to change because furnishing Dem
ocracy tells us that we are living In the
dying closing hours of the republics life;
that liberty and freedom are gone, that
justice is dead. truth crushed. honor lost
patriotism vanished?
NY countrymen, from my Utmost soul
I give the lie to such false, pernicious
teachings; from my heart of hearts I de-
nouuce the defamers of my county; with
all the energy Of my nature 1 protest
against the slandering of the states and
the calumniation of my country. and l
say to Mr.. Bryan, beware! beware! lest
the fires of discomfort you are uncon-
sciously kindling may all too soon develop
into conflagration that will reduce the
fair fabric of our republic to the ashes
of anarchy. and reproduce in our beloved
America the horrors and blOodshed OF the
French Revolution. Notwithstanding
their gloomy predictions l ask Mr.. Bryan
and the rest of his false prophets to be
of good cheer.
I'VE fearful saints, fresh courage take.
Those clouds We so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
In blessings on your head"
And now in closing. I need hardly re-
mind you that the Republican party pre-
sents as its choice for President the best
fitted and most experienced candidate in
its history; a man equally at home in
the pines of Maine. the pathway of the
Panama or the palms of Manila-Wm.
Howard Taft. Democracy opposes him
with VIM. Jennings Bryan. Pararhrasine
the speech of Cassius in Julius Caesar 1
ask you:
What is there in this Bryan? Why
should that name be voted more than
Taft? Write them together, Taft is as
fair name! Sound them, it doth be-
come the mouth as we'll! Weigh them, it
IS as heavy Conjure with them, Taft
will start Il spirit, a canal or a new gov.
eminent quick as Bryan! Now, in the
name of all the gods at once upon what
meat doth this man Bryan feed that he
is grown so great?"
l leave the answer to you and CRATE
fully thank you for your courteous at
tention.
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KILL EVERY ONE.
National Crusade Against Dandruh
Germs Now Being Wased BY
Prof. Giroux.

The Dandruff Germ is the greatest
American pest of today declares Prot
Giroux the great French Scientist ana
student of diseases of the hair.
In a recent interview in Paris Prot
Giroux said, III the germs of the dan
druff are not soon annihilated inc
United States will some day be known
as the hairless nation"
The Americans must wage re-
lentless war of determination at oncs
and l am going to help them"
My receipt for killing Dandrun
Germs. well-known throughout Francs
as Partisan Sage. is now being manu-
featured in the United States.
There is only one way to cure Dan
druff and that is to kill the Dandrun
Germs.
There is only one preparation tnS'
will kill the germ and that is Partisan
Sage.
Partisan Sage (the original prescrip'
ton of Prof Giroux) is now mann
featured in Buffalo, n. Y. by NV
Giroux Mfg. Co. and agencies nav
been established in every town p"
America.
You take no risk in buying oo..
of Partisan Sage Bowditch, WeD'..d
& Co., are the agents in this CITY on ~
they will guarantee Partisan Sase
cure Dandruff. stop falling haH'
move all diseases of the soap
money back. ,.,s
Partisan Sage Is the most mar'e' .hs
hair dressing and tonic; it MAKES n
hair beautiful, soft and luxurlou II
one week. 1t causes hair to s'oS
the hair root be not altogether
The price is only so cents a h"''"'
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s: : SUFFERERS

Tops6eld. Me-, Aug. ~, 1906.
1--WE have sold the L. F. Atwoods
Bitters for the past three years, and
our customers claim they have been
greatly benefited by their use"
Yours truly, Mrs. L. P. P. Pineo.
az. F." Atwood's Bitters are the I'M
rivalled remedy for just the. ailments
common to men and women of all ages.
all stations, all walks in life. Their
superior merit is in their prompt and
unfailing power to relieves S5c. at
druggists !"
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoRs.

Continued from Page Eighty
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GUARANTEED NEURALGIA CURE.
Neuralgic Anodyne Costs Nothing II 1t
Falls to Cure.

Here is a plain, simple statement that
should inspire immediate confidence in
any one suffering with Neuralgia. II
Neuralgia Anodyne fails to give quick
relief and complete cure in even the
worst forms of neuralgia trouble. the
money will be refunded.
prietors. The Twitchell- Champlin Co.,
Portland, Me-, who instruct dealers eW-
erywhere to sell the Anodyne In this
Nothing else equals Neuralgia Ano-
dyne. because it gets right at the nerve
centers with a small internal dose. and
at the same time, by external applica-
ton to the affected part, goes through
the pores of the skin to the aching It's
sues. giving relief in from five to ten
minutes
neuralgia, headache, toothache, or any
other ache, or pain, when you can buy
a large -sized bottle of Neuralgia Ano-
dyne for CSC with the agreement that it
costs nothing unless it cures.
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WEST BOWDoIN.

Rev Irwin Dennet of New York gave
very interesting discourse at the
North church Sunday.
Kew. G. B. Bolster of Richmond will
speak at the North church Sunday af-
ternoon. Sept. 10.
MIS-. Joel Allen is visiting relatives
In Lisbon.
school in town commenced Monday
WEST GARDINER.
The Conant family will give a free
musical entertainment at Grange hall
next Monday evening This company
gave an entertainment here last year
winch was very satisfactory to all who
9ttended. Mr.. Conant expects to or
ganize singing school here.
Miss Edith Mitchell who has heon
visiting her aunt, Mrs Alpheus Spear.
mas returned to her home in Airing
ton. Mass.
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: The speaker then described In vivid
words an old-fashioncd barn moving he
had attended, and the commands issued
by the master mover to the drivers CT
the 40 pairs of oxen engage in the
work.
'sChristian EndeavOrers, attention!
Strengthen out! Altogether, pull! AL
together for Christ, and the Kingdom
will move every time"
At meeting of the executive board
at the close Of the meeting Saturday
evening, Mrs. w. H. Caswell of Show
hogan resigned as treasurer. Rev.
Brown Z. Smith was chosen treasurer.
Miss Margaret Koch of Eden was
chosen to the important position Of field
secretary. Miss Koch will leave shortly
for Chicago, where she will take a post
graduate course at school Of express
sion and return to assume her duties
April 1, 1909.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-27

was moored, ships anchored to mark the
Shots and each ship in turn ran along the
base of the triangle opposite the target
and fired as rapidly as she could for
period of about six minutes. I command
ed the Indiana, our first battleship, at
the time, and the fire of her battery was
watched with intense interest Our ID
inch guns were fired, each of them, once
in three minutes, and we occasionally put
a shell through the target. The six-inch
guns fired about three shots per minute
and the FOUNDERS six to eight shots.
At our last practice, in 1908, the 1S-inch
guns averaged nearly two hits on the
target per minuteE-not, you will OBSERVE
two shots only, but two hits; the six
inch guns were as high as IL hits per
minute though the average is much be-
low that. The record for six-pounders
ran up as high as 20 hits per minute. L
state all this to show how we have adj
yanced in accuracy and rapidly OF fire
since Admiral Bunce started us in the
right direction
The result of this first practice was
surprising. Some enterprising newspaper
man found out the cost of the ammunf-
ton we had expended, and his paper,
Joined by number of others, gave US
a fine line of abuse for wasting the