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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-07

From advertisement in another
column it will be noted that Lake =
wood Inn is offered for rent for season
OF 1905 on most favorable terms to
the right parties.
Miss Mae Nay, money order clerk
at the Skowhegan postoffice, and Miss
Leila Fairbrother, stenographer at
the office of the Skowhegan Electric
Light Co., were guests OF Waterville
friends on Saturday.
During a period of boiler inspec-
ton at the R. L. Mitchell factory, the
steam will be off, and the fire alarm
consequently out of commission,
from about six p. m. Saturday night
until a. m. next Monday morning
Should occasion arise, an alarm may
be given from the Fire Department
building on the Island, by ringing
the Methodist Church bell.
The baked bean and salad supper,
served by members of Golden Rod
Branch of the International Sunshine
Society in Grand Army Hall, last
Saturday, was literally patronized
and net profit of twenty three dol
lars realized, which will be devoted
to the general charity work of the
society. The members will soon be
devoting their attention to plans for
their annual fair which will occur
next October.
Rev. E. F. Merriam, d. D., of Bos-
ton, brother of the resident pastor,
preached at the morning service at
the Bethany Church on Sunday last.
Mr.. Merriam is widely known through
New England as the editor Of ''The
Watchman", a religious journal, pub
lished in Boston. At the evening
service at the Bethany, cond ucted by
the pastor, the Rev. George Merriam,
three persons were received into the
church by baptism.
At the Equal Suffrage meeting,
held under the auspices of the w. C.
T. u, on Apr. 2s, all present seemed
to favor the giving of the ballot to
women. The program consisted of
two songs by Miss Elsie Walton,
reading Of drama, "The New Woman y
by Mrs. Maud Jewett, reading from
the lectures OF Geo. William Curtis,
by Mrs. Lois Patten, and the reading
of "The Convert" by Mrs. Elizabeth
L. Merrill. The Convert was written
by Elizabeth Robins and is said to be
as powerful an appeal in favor OF
equal suffrage as was that of Uncle
Toms CABIN for the abolition OF
slavery.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-07

Can you afford to trust the adjust
unent of lenses to your eyes TO stran :
gers that are here today and away
tomorrow. II your lenses do not tit
you have lost the money you have
paid to that stranger. Why not pa
tronize your town Optician that
can do work that he will guarantee
and lives here to fulfill his guarantee.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-07

Lightbody's famous headache pow
ders, the guaranteed kind, at samp-
son & Avore's only.
Palmer & Company have some
good trades in second hand farm
gears of vario Gus sizes.
Have you noticed how many of the
so called "pure extracts" are marked
vanilla Compound" vanilla and
Tonka," "Lemon Compound" etc?
It's because the pure food law com
pels them to do so, and it is these ex-
tracts that you want to avoid, because
you are not getting what you pay for
Bucknam's extracts are all pure, NOT
a compound in the whole lot, and
the price is no more than that charg-
ed for init ations. This same rule
applies to Bucknam's Cream Tartar
and pure spices.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-07
Pasturage.

| have some excellent pasturage for
COWS in what Is known rs the Howard
pasture.
1w1g DR.. J. E. WADSW0RTH
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-07
DESIRABLE TENEMENT
FOR RENT.

A desirable tenement on East Front
ST., having modern conveniences and
a stable. For further inform alton ap
ply at Office of Somerset Traction Co.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-07

Starks, Me, Jan'y y, '0s.
Mr.. Walter +. Robbins,
Dear Sir:
like my glasses very much that
yeu fitted for me. They fit me the
best of any lenses that | ever had.
Yours respectfully,
MRS. MARK GRAY.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-05-07
Testimonials

Skowhegan, Me, Jan. %, 1905.
Walter F. Robbins,
Dear Sir:
have been wearing glasses Tor
about twenty years and during that
time have had the services of some
of the most noted specialists in New
England in fitting and adjusting
lenses. The glasses am now wear
ing fitted by you during last summer
have given me the best results of any
that have ever been furnished me.
Very truly yours,
ROLAND T. PATTEN.
, 1908-07-04
p r G {: Z D n G S
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR 6 T CRO1x

"WEDNESDAY Oath June 1908, l o'clock D. H..
She Colonial Council held IN Extraordinary
Meeting convened by the Chairman.
Tie following Members were absent: Bird
md 6!h CGownmembers (Olsen and Peter
sen) 1t Member for Christiansted (Nielsen)'
4th for CArjstianStod Country District (Svitzer)
Bud for Fredcliks ted Country District (Lun-
ney) there wero - Members present be-
sides the Chairman.
The Governor of til Danish West Ind es
was present.
Tho Chairman notified that since the last
Meeting he had received the following com
muuications, viz from Government l, dated
12thM May %. c., No. GIT, forwarding Draft of
Ordinance concerning the conditions on
which Emigration Agents may be allowed to
at in the Danish West Indies which Draft
ia on the Order of Day 2, 11t June, No. 637,
forwarding Additional Money Bill to the
Budget for 1908-09, sub TX Public IAstruc-
ton, {Or 6G66 Fir. 65 in aid of the ST. Croix
Fl CHER School 3, 9th June, No. 719, accord
ing to which His Majesty the King had by
Roya! Resolution of 9Th May sanctioned the
Additional Grant to the Budget for 1907
OS which was passed. on the 23rd March under
XVII, Uncertain Expenses, for refund of
import duty on u Lamp for the Episcopal
Church in Christiansted Fir. 29.4U, on build
ing and Other materials for the Church of
the Holy Gross Fir. 196.40 on an Organ for
the Roman Catholic Church in Christiansted
81 Fr.70; on Toys for the Children's Home
in Frederiksted Is Fr. IS on articles of
inventory for The Children's Home in Chris
tansted 966 40; 4,12th June, No.781, Onward
ing copies of 4 Ordinances, sanctioned by
His Majesty, which copies have been distri-
buted to Members; 8, from the Municipal
Committee forwarding proposal for applying
to Government concerning arrears of Taxes
and eventually the enforcement of same,
which proposal is on the Order Of Day.
The Chairman further notified the receipt
of o letter from End Member for Frederik-
sted Country District Quincy dated Goth
inst, in which he states that he intended
leaving the Island and being absent for a
term inside of 4 months also letter of
excuse from 9Th Crownmember (Petersen) aud
4th Member for Christiansted Country Dis
tfict (Svitzer) for their inability to attend
today the Chairman further stated that he
was aware that 2nd Crownmember (Oisen)
, 1908-07-04

was absent from the Island for q term,
perhaps forever but no notlhcatlon h@o
been made to the Council as to how
long it is customary in the Coun-
Gil to reckon in such cases the prescribed
time of 4 months from the time the an
nouncement is made in the Council OF the
departure he would therefore now leave II
to the Colonial Council to decide, II the seat
of 5th Crownmember shall now be declared
vacant, unless the Government were Wiling
to give the Council some. information as to
the term of absence of the End Crownmem-
Der, Judge Olsen.
The Governor said, he was able to inform
the Council that Policemaster Olsen has
sought and obtained leave OF absence for
4 months.
The Chairman stated that the question
as to the vacancy would therefore remain
open for that term.
The Minutes of the Meetings for %
March and 25 May were then real and
tacitly adopted.
1st Member for Frederiksted (CouIter)
begged in connection Herewith to say, hat
he had no objections to the correctness OF
the Reports Just read, but would Call atten-
ton to S "a and s 81 of the Rules OF Bust
ness, agreeable to which the Assistant
shall under the direction of the Chairman
frame a Draft Of a Report of the most es-
sential part of the Proceedings of the Council
and of their result, which Draft after being
revised by the Chairman aud the Secretary
shall be published in print and 5 ~ further
more prescribed that the Secretaries
perform the duties committed to them by
the Rules of Business. THIS rule has not
been observed in reference to the Report OF
the Proceedings of last Meetings it hal as
- 1.- l. - H. ,o,>ouk printo1 on1
published without his having had it for
revision as Secretary and as he had the
duty and the responsibility for that being
complied with, he would beg to call atten-
ton to the omission.
The Chairman said that as he hal not
filed the seat as Chairman long, and he
therefore had no knowledge of what is the
practice in the respect mentioned by the
honorable Member for Frederiksted Go lit
cry, he would ask the Councils Assistant,
who has such experience for many years, to
state what has been followed in that respect:
The ASSISTANT stated that the Draft Of
the Report of the Proceedings is and has
always been delivered by the Assistant to
the Councils Chairman, not to the Secre-
tary, except when SO directed on one
occasion a Chairman had expressly forbidden
him to sen anything of the kind direct
to the Secretary.
The Chairman would like that it be ex-
pressly stated if this occurred while he was
Chairman 2
The Assistant No, Certainly not
Th9 Chairman said he would in future
see to it that the Report ba sent t. the
Councils Secretary before being published.
The Council proceeded to Order OF Day,
viz:
/. Introduction of and LIST discussion on
Draft of Ordinance concerning the con-
ditions on which emigration agents may
be allowed to act in the Danish West
india Islands.
The Draft reads as follows
ORDINAN CE.
concerning the conditions on whlch
emigration agents may be ALLOWED to
DJ TTao4 ToI1oo
, 1908-07-04
LIST OF UNCLAIMED LETTERS IN
FREDERIKSTED'S POST-OFFICE.

fn1U.
Mr.. Joseph Alleyne Good Hope), Peter
A. Brown, Miss Isma Brown, uMiss E. Hug
gins, Miss Susaniar Williams.
Unpaid.
Mr.. Blackwood Hower Lowell Miss Mai
bell a. Frederick, Miss Louisa Gumbs
(River), Mr.. John Gibbons (La Grange),
Miss J. f. Jacobs (Fredensfeld), Mr.. Joshua
Meade Upper Love-, Miss Ethel Philip,
Mr.. Thos. Petersen Kings Hill Station),
Miss Mary Samuel (WIlliam).
Frederiksted's Fost Office, 30th June
1908.
W. BJERG.
, 1908-07-04
concerning the conditions on wh1ch
emigration agents may be allowed to
act IN the Danish Vest Indies.


No one CAN act as emigration agent with
out special permission to do 50. Any per-
son who for his own account or for the &C
count of others undertakes to engage laboul-
ers of the general labouring class for foreign
countries is considered an emigration agent.
OILY authorised agents and their attorneys
may make contracts with emigraats for I'm
skilled labour in foreign parts.
So.
The permission required according to S l
is given by Government aud shall only lie
impaired to persons who are of age and of
good reputation, who reside in the Danish
West India Islands and have had fixed
abode there for five years.
So.
A written contract is to be made with each
labourer who is engaged by an emigration
agent for labour in foreign paris, the con-
tract to be signed before the police-master
of the place, who shall see that the labourer
is acquainted with each single provision of
the contract.
, 1908-07-04

Til
Med7emaner of Foreningcn "De
danske Ahante1harS0er''.
Under min Fieyaerelse fra Den har Hr.
Apotheker JEAN PETERSEN velvilligst
lovet at varetage Foreningens Interesser
og vii modtage Ko%ntingenter, son hedes
indbetolte linden 1ste September.
0. CONRAU.
Prosperity, eden JUL 1908.
, 1908-07-04
UNCLAIMED LETTERS IN CHRIS
pIANSTED'S POST OFFICE.

Paid.
Hannah Brandon Orange Grove), John
James Returned from Cuba), Topsy Roberts,
Miss Elizabeth Watts.
Unpaid.
Miss Carrie Encock--(2O BY, G.. H. Grell
Esq. go By, Miss Vera Hansen-Q parcel,
30 b.
Christiansteds Postkontor, den 30te Juni
1903.
M. ANDERSEN.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-04-09

PLEASURES WITHIN REACH.
Changing the appearance Of your
home at small cost with
ATTRACTIVE WALL PAPERS,
SO thai your eyes and nerves are
rested, and that longing to "get away
Tor change" is entirely gone. A
room completely changed by lovely
wall paper is a pleasure within reach
and satisfies as hardly any other
pleasure cen da, at SO small price.
Come and please your eyes with this
new stock--and ask the prices for
hanging. AlA
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-04-09

Ve checA your baggage from res
asnee to depot Taylor Transssr Co.
eace Opera house, Phone 49,
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
ITEMS WORTHY
OF PERUSAL

Swedish doctors send no bills.
The horses of Iceland are shod with
sleeps horns.
Turkey holds the record for the
number of aged persons.
During last syear 29.2OS vessels
entered the port of London.
A Hungarian washing machine
makes use of electrified water.
The atmosphere is free of microbes
at an elevation of 1000 feet.
The Dominion of Canada contains
nearly 3,746, 900 square miles.
A hotel is being built at Berlin
which will be the largest in the
world,
There is said to be no record of the
existence of the camel inH ia wild state.
Great Britain has the longest coast
line of any of the countries of
Europe.
About GO per cent Of the gold pro
duct of the world is handled by Great
Britain.
The Australian government will
erect five wireless stations along it's
coast.
Sixteen ounces of gold would be
sufficient to gid wire that would
encircle the earth.
Prison records show that more fe-
male prisoners have previous records
against them than males.
An Indian stream, the River kist-
nah, GOO feet wide, has the longest
span of telegraph wire in the world.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
Governor Cummlns' Prediction

That Bryan has place in the
world of usefulness was pointed out
by Governor Albert h. Cummins, of
Iowa, while on his recent visit to
New York. Said he: "As to Bryan?
Our people like him, but they like
his as a Chautauqua lecturer, not as
president of tho United States.
That is one reason why Governor
Cummins predicts that Iowa will roll
up plurality for Taft at from 1000
to $4,000. This shows that the much
vaunted strength of Bryan in the
Middle West is but a myth. Cover
nor Cummins stated the case as tar
as Iowa Is concerned is this way
"There IS no weakening nor wavering
on the part of the republicans in the
campaign. They may differ on local
questions, but when it comes to de-
Gliding in whose hands the govern
ment shall be placed, they have no
hesitancy in uniting to save the
country from another four-year period
of dem ocratic disaster. "
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
Will Not Seal Divorce Papers.

When an interlocutory decree of
divorce was granted today by Justice
Aspinall in the Brooklyn supreme
court to a wealthy man, E. Bartol
Hall jr., an attempt was made to have
the papers sealed on the ground that
while the correspondent, Rev.
Benjamin Denham, former pastor OF
the First Church of the Disciples of
Christ of this city, had eloped with
Mrs Hall, he chad good reputation
otherwise"
Justice Aspinall refused to seal the
papers. 81 am in favor" said the
court, "of full publicity in all court
proceedings. 1t is an outrage that
millionaires can have their divorce
papers sealed from the public, while
people of small means cannot"
The lawyer asked secrecy for the
woman's sake and argued that sthis
was a case which the newspapers
would glnat over, as Rev. DR.. Den
ham is still preaching, being now in
Missouri.
81 hope" replied the justice,
"that this preacher gets all the dis
grace and publicity that's coming to
him. The newspapers don't Egioat
over a case OF this kind. 1t is a
public duty for the newspapers to
advertise the disgrace of lawbreakers
The fear of being written up in the
newspapers is more potent in the pre-
vention of crime than the fear of the
courts. l shall seal no papers while
| am sitting on the bench. "
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
SILAS McBEE FOR TAFT

Regardless of past.afiliations, stud.
ents of affairs, delivers sand thinkers,
are fast lining up for Judge Taft. A
recent example is that of Silas Nc
Bee, editor of the "Churcbman, of
New York. In an interview he says
81 am North Carolinan by birth
and lifelong democrat. shall vote
for Mr. Taft because he has 1t in his
heart to bring my people of the South
back into absolute union with the
national life and to their historic
place as controlling force in the
nation, and to do which would
immoItalize him as a statesman.
81 shall vote for him because he
more nearly represents my ideas of
government, of social order and
economic policy than any living
democrat. or any man before the
people today, save alone Theodore
Roosevelt, who is the only republican
president | have ever voted for. Mr.
Taft has administered every trust
committed to him Eby the nation
with an eye single to the nation IS
good and for the highest interests of
the people that compose the nation. ="
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
Whv Colds are DANGEROUS.

Because you have contracted ordin-
airy colds and recovered from them
without treatment of any kind, do
not for moment imagine that colds
are not dangerous. Everyone knows
that pneumonia and chronic catarrh
have their origin IN common cold.
Consumption is not caused by cold
but the cold prepares the system fer
the reception and development OF the
germs that would not otherwise have
found lodgment. 1t is the same with
all infectious diseases. Diphtberia,
scarlet fever, measles and whoopIng
cough are much more likely to be
contracted when the child has cold.
You will see from this that more real
danger turks in a cold than in any
other of the common ailments. The
easiest and quickest way to cure a
cold is to take Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. The many remarkable cures
effected by this preparation have
made it staple article of trade over
a large part of the world. For sale by
Jackson Drug Store, Spagnoli, Prop.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
Two Dollars per year

If paid strictly advance otherwise 81 80 will be charged
OUR CLUBBING RATES:
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16

tall 15O pounds is accepted, while
the rule adding per cent in weight
for each extra inch proves fairly
accurate. The standard weight IN
oreases with age in little men up to
45 in middle sized men up to 30;
and in the tall up to 55 or GO. Stand
ards for women are not yet worked
out, though it is known that at ~
women are 6 TO pounds lighter than
men, the difference diminishing with
age. Both overweight and under
weight--each being deviation OF ~
per cent from the standard-alfect
health and longevity. Mortality in
creases as the excess weight rises
above 20 per cent, and no overweight
dies from old age, or even lives to 81.
Underweight is less serious, as among
1918 male underweights Al passed 81
and 2 reached 200. In the young,
overweight may counteract predis
position to consumption. Over
weights, however. have far more than
average liability to disease of brain.
heart and stomach, effects of alcohol
ism, and diabetes; and pneumonia,
contrary to common belief, is twice
as fatal as among underweights. Con
sumption, especially in early life, is
the dreaded disease of under weights.
sThe electric surgical knife, now
being thoroughly tested by Prof. Bier
of Berlin, has for a handle a glass
rod six inches LONG inclosing con-
Quoting wire. and the blade Is probe
shaped and without cutting edge. A
half-lnch noiseless spark appears at
the end of the probe when high
frequency current is passing. This
spark cuts soft tissues much as a hot
knife sinks through butter, operating
more quickly than the ordinary
scalpel, while it is claimed that heal
ing must follow more rapidly than
usual. More profuse bleeding than
in ordinary operations is dis
advantage.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16

MISCELLANY
Reported weeklyifOr the Ledger.

Submarine Workshop. Nut Juice
Ink-A Promising Fuel. - breathing
Troubles Ihree Miles in Air.
Heating Nets. -Ihe Black Rose and
the Blue. Weight and Longevity
Electric Surgery.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16

nISTRIDUTING AGENTS FOR J. f. MAR.
IL tell Cognac, Moet & Chaudon White Sea
and Private Cuyee Champagne; Morgan Bros
Puerto de Santa Maria Sherries: Royal Wine
Company, Oporto, Port Wines; Dubois Freres,
Bordeaux, Clarets and Sauternes; CANADIAN
tied, Walkeryille, Ontario, Canada: John dc
kuyper Hoon, Cotterdam, Gin; Gilka Kueul.
mel from D. A, Gilka Berlin; Barthloomay
Brewery Company, Rochester, n. " Kpieker-
Stout and Bass Ale (bOttled by Read Bros.
Londonl Cantrell Cochrane, Belfast Gtugel
Ale; Naglee Brandy Reimoorted American
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16

Ledger and Daily Call, one year. s 8 90
Leo ger and Weekly Call one year 3 20
Ledger and Daily Chronicle, one
year NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 8 90
Lee ger end Weekly Chronicle,
one year NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90
Ledger and Daily Examiner 1year 8 90
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
National Government.
EXECUTIVE

President. ........ Theodore Roosevelt
Vice President. Charles w. Fairbanks
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
LEGISLATIVE
SENATORS FROM CALIFORNIA

SENATORS FROM CALIFORNIA
George G. Perkins and Frank 2. Flint
CoNGRESSMEN FROM CALIFORNIA
First district. ....... VIM. Englebright
Second district. Duncan e. McKinlay
Third distrscS =. e. Joseph K. Knowland
Fourth district. t............Ju Julius Kahn
Fifth district ....,.......E e. A. Hayes
Sixth district. james G. Needham
Seventh district. . James McLachlan
Eighth district. ......S. Z. smith
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16

For the Merchant and Business Man
For the Taxpayers and Citizens Genera
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16

The Paper for the Family
For the Farmer,
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16
State Government.

EXECUTIVE
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16

Ledger and Weekly Chicago In
ter"Cooan ...,.
Led ger and Cosmopolitan Maga-
zine one year.................
Ledger and McCall's Magazine,
year, including free PATTERN.
Ledger and PandeX of the Press
Ledger and Pictorial Review. -.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-16

EXECUTIVE
Governor james N. Gillett
Lieut-Governor Warren X. Porter
Secretary of State. -. Charles f. Curry
Controller. B. Nye
Treasurer VIM. r. Williams
Attorney General. Ulysses S. Webb
Surveyor-General. VIM. S. Kingsbury
Supt. State Printing w. W. Shannon
Clerk Supreme Court. F. l.. Caughey
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-02

of the house. 1t was corked up and
placed carefully away near other med
.iciueswhich had been prescribed for
the woman.
The room in Which Miss Stolen.
wercH was found is quite distance
from the kitchen and if the woman
took the ecid with suicidal intent she
must have passed through two rooms
before she reached the room in which
she died. There is large heating
stove IN the room and it was thought
possible that the woman fell against
this stove and that this fall resulted
in the fracture of the skull discovered
at the post mortem. There was no
blood on the stove nor nothing else
found to support this theory.
Coroner Andre stated that it was
probable that the inquest would be
held open for a couple of days for a
furthet investigation of the case.