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are largely TO be traced 70 the ab-
sence Of forests upon slopes in whiel
rivers rise
In the case Of our inland waters
We have another billion dollars an.
nnaily going 10 waste in the form %
uhutllized power. and an annual dam
age, IN addition, Of one hundred mi.
lion dollars from floods. And here
again forest conservation is essential
10 the solution Of the problem.
but let the reader turn TO the let
ter and read il III its entirety. and
then let him consider the question
~ hat are We going TO do about it's
We can take one Of two courses
First, We can do nothing; We can fol-
low IN the footsteps OF China ane
- ria and the several Mediterran IA
lands that have destroyed their birth
right and are now, through the cen
turies, paying the grim penalty. We
can continue 10 create conditions thai
will cause posterity 70 look back Up
on the present era ar the golden era
IN American history: and TO curse
the short sighted, brutal selfishness
Of sires who for the brief, temporary
qualification Of industrial ambition
destroy ed the land upon which, tot
all time. their children must live. ana
bequeathed % them an Inheritance o.
slavery and want. Or VT can grappls
with the conditions like men. We
can appeal 70 the splendid intelh-
gence and the great heart of thu
American people. We can bring
home 10 them the facts and the in
evitable consequence. We can make
clear 10 them the solution and lead
them to apply il while vet there Is
time. Which horn Of the dilemma
shall We choose?
suppose Ne discard the policy q
inertia and adopt that OF actiont
The task before Us. as stated, is great
We must remember that the averags
man is largely absorbed in the imme-
diate problem OF procuring his daily
bread. Days Of toll. followed by
nights OF recuperation. make up the
lives OF most. To rouse them is ne
small task. No one medium of com
munication reaches more than
fraction. A multitude of media mus
be utilized. Further, no single lessoa
will suffice. WHAT is required is thu
line upon hne and precept upon pre-
cept; the constant dropping thai
wears the slonee: The appeal 10 The
eye through book and picture, and 70
the ear through the human voice IN
til the mind has been WINGED and
the will enlisted.
But, when this has been done, there
! yet remain the tasks, first, Of indica-
ting the kind Of action required, OK
Distinguishing the real remedies from
, spurious and deceptive ones, and,
second, Of writing the necessary leg
islation upon the statutes and seeing
that, amidst The Rhirligig of politics.
changes, the legislation is enforced
and the interests of the people as
safe guarded.
Here IL a work which may weA
appeal TO the nobIest. and claim TIA
service of the greatest.
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sOLON

The Woman's Club met with Mrs.
Julia Vittum, Wednesday afternoon.
Frank Davis, one Of our old resi-
dents enjoyed his eighty fourth birth
day, Jan. %, none of the boys are any
livlier than uncle Frank.
Mrs. Callaghn underwent a very
critical surgical operation last Wed
nesday. The operation was perform
ed by DR.. 5. F. Green. Mrs. Gala
CHAN is under the care of a trained
nurse and is reported more comfort
able.
At special meeting Of keystone
Lodge, F. and A. NJ. Wednesday
evening, the first degree was confer
red on two candidates.
Miss Lulu Irvine went to Lewiston,
Saturday afternoon.
Dr. Cragn was in town, Friday
night.
Miss Nina Jndkins of Newport is
visiting her friend, Miss Ine2 Whip
pie.
Mrs. r. j. Young is sick with grip
No. Somerset Grange postponed
their ente rtainment ON account of sc
much sickness.
Charles Cooley had a new boiler
taken from the depot and moved tc
his mill in Bingham, Tuesday.
Mrs. p s. Longley and Mrs. Mariner
Irvine were very sick with colds
Sunday.
Mr.. Kilburn, agent for old English
Stock Food is in town.
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PlShON'S FERRY

W. V. Totman and Ora Strick land
went to Naterville or Wednesday
evening of last week, where they at
tended meeting of ST Omar Com
mandery of that city.
Ed Cain has been hauling ice of late
The blizzard OF Saturday afternoon
was, as yet, the worst of the season
but the snow, although left in heaps,
was welcome, not only as an aid to
business, but by farmers in general,
who fear that the long continued icy
condition of the fields may provs in
furious 10 the hay crop the coming
season.
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BROWNS coRNeR-CAnAAN

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Allen and son
Leslie Of West Pittsfield were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Schuyler Burrill Sun
doy.
Ned Nutting of Hartland was re
cent visitor at {. II. Lancaster's
Roland futile who has been work
ing for Benois Judkins has returned
home and is confined to the house
with the grip.
DIR. L. W. Shean was called Thurs
day morning TO attend Mrs. John
Richards who was quite i'll at the
camp OF F. S. Burrill, North Hartland
Arthur Burril who has employ
ment in the camps in the Dead River
regions has been spending a few days
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Burrill, he returned to his work
Tuesday.
Andrew Welsh and family moved
, into the Purinton rent Sunday.
Nellie Davis of Skowhegan is work
ing for e. H. Lancaster.
Mrs. Nora Hubbard has been CON
fined to the house for several days
with the grip.
Rev. o. NJ. Chase has had tele :
phone installed in his house
The many friends of G. II. Loomis
are sorry to learn of his illness at his
home in Harmony and are anxious to
learn of his speedy recovery.
Fred Barnes was in Waterville
Monday on business.
DR.. Lewis is attending William
] Tilton who recently received an in
jury by fall.
Everett Damon who has been from
home three weeks returned Monday
During his absence Mr.. Damon hae
met with good success in the towns OF
Newport, Corinna, Dexter, Foxcroft
Dover and Milo, selling spectacales.
Florence the little year old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Schuyler Burril
while at play Saturday pushed bear
up her nostril and il was not noticed
until the following day. DR.. Lewis
was called and soon relieved the little
sufferer.
! Charles Chamberlain who has beer
emitting wood for G. b. Oh ase went tc
Augusta Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lancaster
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tilton, Mrs
Everett Damon and son Sammie Wis.
tied at the home of F. W. Nevenf
Sunday.
Mrs. Richard Chase who has been
j i'll for few days is convalescing.
Aaron Soule who has been with his
family for few weeks returned to
Main Stream Tuesday where he has
employment with his team.
Preston Lewis and Andrew Lewis
are working for II. l.. Purinton.
The snow of Saturday put the roads
in good condition for business and
everyone is busy moving their wood
and lumber to market.
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On Friday evening, Gov. Charles
E. Hughes of New York prominently
named as candidate for the Presi
dency, made an open and frank dec
laration of his views of national is
sues and principles. In the first
place, he endorsed the administration
of President Roosevelt, while claim
ing that great care should be taken to
observe the constitutional limits be =
tween the nation and the States.
There must be the freest opportunity
he says, for the honest expression of
the popular will; the rights of pros
perity as well as the rights of the in
dividual, must be respected, while
the unlawful acquisition of property
should be prevented or punished.
He does not believe In the govern
mental ownership of railroads, but in
the regulation of inters state com
merce. The Sherman antitrust act
should be clarified and made more
explicit. He believes in a protective
tariff, in safeguarding labor, and clos
ed his address in these manly and un-
selfish words:
Fellow Republicans: | do not
come before you in any spirit of rival
ry or self seeking. There are many
Republicans who by virtue OF their
character and distinguished services
are worthy of the highest honor the
party can bestow, ask no favor and
/ make no claim. | desire that the
party shall act for its best interest"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06

In bis message sending TO Congress
Secretary Taft's report on the Philli-
pines, the President speaks OF "those
misguided persons who wished to
turn the islands loose and let them
suffer whatever fate might befall
them" Now what have the anti-im-
peraIlsts to say? Their scheme of
abandoning the islands don't seem to
become very popular. Some Of them
will live to see the day when they are
ash AIMED of their position.
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Card of Thanks.

We, the members of Company +
Military Band, extend our thanks to
all who so willingly voted for us in
the Robbins Jewelry Store Contest,
that ended SO satisfactorily, Saturday
evening, February /, by giving us the
first prize of fifty dollars in gold. The
following was the vote:
Company + Military Band l55, 945
Skowhegan Grange 1877, $40
Catholic Order of Foresters sG,095
Members of Company f Mill
tary Band
Skowhegal, Me, Feb. 3, 1908.
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Let the young men remember that
brains pay. When the New Haven
Railroad engaged John F. Stevens, a
native of West Gardiner, Kennebec
county, formerly in charge of digging
the Panama canal, at large salary
some of the directors thought it was
an unnecessary expense. Plans had
been adopted for the cut through
New Haven. Mr.. Stevens looked
them over and made change which
saved the road two million dollars.
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ceived s25.02 per animal and the av-
erage cost of condemnation and dis
infection was S12.31. A summary of
the report shows that the amount
paid for cattle, horses and expenses
during the year 1907, was S25, 1855.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06

More lumber was cut in the United
States last year than in any other
year in its history. The enormous
amount of 1850, 1876 board feet was
produced, and the mill value of this
was 1921 ,151, 1888. In addition, there
were produced II, 1858, 26s, 600 shingles,
valued at 1924, 155, $50, and 3, 1912, sO7, 900
lath, valued at s11, 4s0,57o. On the
whole, it is safe to say that the pres
ent annual lumber cut of the United
States approximates 40 billion feet,
and that the total mill value of the
lumber, lath and shingles each year
produced is not less than 500, 200, 600.
These figures give some idea of how
vast is the lumber industry and how
great is the demand for its product.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06

mot guilty. is the verdict of the
jury in Kennebec county on the
charge of manslaugh against Con-
ductor E. B. Dunbar and Engineer II.
E. Thayer of the Maine Central
railroad who were on trial for killing
Brakeman Frank E. Berlenger in a
collision of freight and work train
near Benton station Oct. 2. This was
the first trial of the kind III this part
of the country. Public sympathy
seemed to be with the men, whose
cause was championed by the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, the
Order of Railway Conductors and the
Order of Railway Trainmen, three OF
the strongest labor organizations i'll
the country.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06

AT a recent meeting held in Port
land, the Trustees of Colby College
decided to strengthen the course in
science SO that it will be possible for
the student TO enter the Junior class
in the Massachusetts school of Tech
nology after three years in the col
leqe.
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In Washington.

At the opening services of the
House the other morning, the Chap
lain startled the members by the
following prayer:
Good Lord, deliver us, we beseech
Thee, from the lingo, the demagogue,
the bigot and all other undesirable
citizens, and give US instead the pa
triOt, the statesman, the broadmind-
ed, generoushearted, manly man, that
Thy kingdom may come and Thy will
be done on earth as II is in heaven,
for Christ's sake" And all, with one
accord, began asking the old question,
'Is IL p" SIS il I?''
A bill was passed granting S12 a
month to all honorably discharged
soldiers.
Mr.. Burleigh has succeeded in get
ting an appropriation OF $4,000 for
the new public building at Bar Har
Dor, and work will be begun at once.
The Aldrich financial bill has been
reported to the Senate, with its vari
Gus amendments, one TO Ok the time
and amount of issue of currency.
The limit of circulating notes that
may be issued under the act has been
raised from S250, 900 900 to $500, 600, 900
DOlLlCdi utDdlG was bVpN III bhC
House. Monday, in which Burt
Chochian spoke Of Roosevelt as 1.-The
foreordained champion OF law and
order"
In Senate, Monday, Mr., Hale of
Maine reported the urgent deficiency
bill from the committee on appro-
priations. The increase recommend
ed by the Senate committee amounts
to S55s,05 The total deficiency APP
preparation carried by the bill as re
ported is s24, 0s3, 403.
The u. S. Court has promulgated an
opinion that labor unions could not
be permitted to interfere by boycott
with the free exchange OF commerce
between the states.
1t is understood by the leaders of
the Republican party that revision
of the tariff will be made in the short
term.
On Tuesday the House committee
on appropriations reported the pen
sion bill which abolishes the pension
agencies located at Augusta, Me-,
Boston, Burfalo, Chicago, Columbus,
Ohio, Concord, n. H., Des Moines,
Detroit, Indianapolis, Knoxville,
Tenn, Louisville. Milwaukee, New
York city, Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
San Francisco and Topeka, and con-
solidates them in one central distrib-
uting agency at Washington. This
is the second or third time this prop
osition has been made.
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Thaw, in his second trial, escapes
tine electric chair and the penitentary
but ts sent to the asylum for the in
sane, from which he will soon
emerge without doubt. All the
jury undertook to decide was that
be was insane when the act of muir
der W AS committed.
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There has been some discussion
in regard to granting pensions to ex-
Presidents. AS far as your Uncle
Grover Cleveland is concerned there
is nc necessity for worriment. Ac-
sording 20 the annual report of the
EQuit abls Life Assurance Society
just issued, Mr.. Cleveland received
the last year $4,000 as Trustee and
&4,666.1 as Referee. And probably
the duties of the two positions did
not interfere with single fishing
trip.
After the many threats that have
been made against him, it appears
now that Charles f. Littlefeld will
have a walk over i'll his denomination
for Congressman from the Second
District. The attacks of his enemies
have helped him in the eyes of decent
people. The question is just the
same as settled in the Third District,
also, where our popular and hard
working Representative Hon. f. c..
Burleigh, will have a denomination
without opposition
The other day, in the Supreme Ju
dicial Court at Dover, Judge Cornish
rendered an important decision. He
ordered that a quantity of impure
liquor seized from a Maine Central
freight car can be held under the re-
quirements OF the pure food law.
The pure liquor seized at the same
time was ordered to be returned to
the railroad company. An appeal
was taken and the case will go to the
law court on exceptions. The liquors
seized were valued at about $1,000.
The State Cattle Commissioners in
their annual report, just made, say
that S02 cattle, SO horses, and So
sheep were condemned and destroyed
by them during 1907. The average
cost of cattle and horses including
cost of condemnation, disinfection,
testing pure bloods and all other ex-
penses was s37 80; the owner re-
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06

South Carolina rejects prohibition,
the bill being killed in the House OF
Representatives
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Again the unreasoning anarchists
have shown their bloody work in the
assassination of King Carlos of Port
ugal, and his son Crown Prince Luiz
sparing the life of the wife and
mother, who was in their presence.
Three of the six assassins were shot
down. A boy king, Manual H., is on
the throne, and the monarchy will
continue and will actually be strength
ened by the cowardly work of the
murderers. Government by the peo-
pie is of course the ideal government
but this can never be brought about
under the blood red flag of the anar-
chist. This act in Portugal, which
AS caused every nation to blush in
shame, has excited for the little king
dom the sympathy of the whole
world.
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No better advice politically could
be given than this from the Republi e
can Journal of Belfast: "This is not
an "off- year" county officers, mem
bers of the legislature and Congress
men are TO be elected, and in Novem-
Der we are to vote for president TO
succeed Theodore Roosevelt, who has
so ably administered that high office.
The demagogue is already abroad ,
seeking under fimsy disguise of
partnership and by specious
promises that will never be fulfilled
to undermine the Republican strong
holds and the enemies of law and
order, who would inaugurate a reign
of rum and corruption, are getting
busy. 1t therefore behooves Repub-
licans to be on their guard; to turn a
deaf ear to those who by falsehood,
innuendo and deceit would turn them
from their allegiance to the party
which has brought unprecedented
prosperity to this country and made it
the foremost nation in the world"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06

President Roosevelt has sent to
Congress special message, longer
than an ordinary annual message,
recommending the enactment of
the employers liability law, with
notifications; the passage of an act
for the compensation of employees
injured in the government service !;
act to prevent the abuse of injunc-
tions in labor cases; enlarging the
powers of the interstate commerce
com mission; recommends that rail-
roads may be permitted to form traf
fic associations, and that the Sherman
act may be so amended as to allow
reasonable combinations. Emphati-
cally and in his sharp and caustic
style he defends the administration
from the charge that its policy
brought on the recent panic. Some
portions of the message seem to be
unduly violent.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06

You never can reach a dignity by
leaping over duty
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Good will to man is the best kind OF
gratitude to God.
The Lord never forgets the man
who forgets himself
Jealousy ii vine which produces.a
crop OF sour grapes.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06

Although it may seem little dark
around the edges, the people OF Port
land will make no mistake by plan
ming most literally for the reconstruc-
ton of their city building. To erect
it without providing large hall for
conventions and other assemblages,
would be to make most woeful mis-
take.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-02-06

Drunkenness is so serious in the
Maine lumber camps as to cause
great interruption of business. The
men band together and send to Bos-
ton for cases OF liquor and there
seems to be no legal means of pre-
venting it. We presume the prohibi-
tory law will be blamed for this state
of things.
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uayds Of Thanks. Resolutions OF Respect
and LETS of presents accompanying accounts
of weddings, receptions, anniversaries etc
Inserted at cents per line; poetry WIN ooit-
nary notices, 10 cent? per line. No charge
less than 80 cents
with our mailing list OF nearly 5000 names,
KnpscrIber writing the REPORTER with re-
ard 10 their subscription must be sure TO
rive ex aotly the postofIice address to which
the pa per b going, including the mum Der OF
u r. ID. route, If delivered by rural carrier.
ms rs especially important when change
Of add ress is requested but should also he OH
served when making remitiances and at All
other times
Addresstan communications 10
The SonERsEr REPORTER. Skowhegan. Me.
- EMERSON. Travelling Representative
ANrKRkp As stcoNp GLASS VAL MAITER
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HAR MOkY

The snow last Saturday fell 10 the
depth of foot and was covered with a
thin crust.
Everett Cooley and wife OF Palmyra
were in town on Tuesday.
Tuesday was the coolest day this
winter.
Charles LOOMS, has sold his farm
and another parcel to the McIntire's.
His health is very poor.
A travelling show will hold forth
every evening next week at the hall.
George Willis of Pittsfeld WAS in
town on Monday.
Whooping cough is quite prevalent
in town at this time.
Will Bro. S. F. Emerson please
have the poem he read at the pomona
printed in the REPORTER? 1t was a
good one and ought to be published
The most difficult task in the world
is TO see thing and then tell Just
what you see. For this reason the
newspaper reporter has the toughest
of all jobs. Gov. Hughes.
Neatly and appreciatively put. The
Governor might have added that one
. of the chief embarrassments that the
reporter frequently has to contend
against is the difficulty of seeing
things as some other fellow wants
him TO see them.
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=. EMERSON, Travelling Representative
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A ddresstali communications to

% SonERsEr REPORTER. skowhegan. Me.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07

instrune entail selections. The purpose
of the law is the impress on the
minds of the children of our state the
best teachings and lessons of pa1riot-
ism aud loyalty No other character
in American history gives us so mach
noble inspiration. We. in turn,
1t as a duty to the rising generation,
to teach them the value of his
heritage left us by his great public
services as a war PRESIDENT and COM
mander of all the armies.
l would suggest that the public
schools and the Grand Army of the
Republic work in unison by appoint.
ing a committee on program at once
and would recommend that the
public schools be closes on that day
and citizens and .pupils attend the
public exercises to show their high
appreciation of our martyred presi-
dent.
Such a committee has been ap-
pointed in our city and a program
prepared. r. q. Isserbth.
Redfeld, s. D.. Jan. 81. 1908.
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started in on the scheme the town
yet had to be formed for the great
part, and perhaps he would be about
the only resident for miles. around,
but he conducted his newspapers just
the same. Now they are located in
good tl%onrishing towns and he is
reaping what reward there was in
the venture. For several years Sem
had a strenuous time. There were
some people out in that country who
rather resented his way looking Into
affairs of a more or less public nature,
and TO get rid of him these parties
attempted to burn out his newspaper
offices and even his residence. But
Sem stood up through the
attempts to get the best of him and
he has planted himself on pretty
firm ground, while his assailants
were taken care of bv the law.
Mr.. Sem feels that there Is quite
a future for that country out there
believes that many new settlers
will continue to move in and help
settle up the prairie section of the
state.