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HAD TWO MORE PLATES.
And Felt They Saved the Honor of the
American Navy.

Every graduating class at Annapolis
leaves behind 1t the fame Of certain
heroes In the line Of physical proWeSs
or mental endeaYor. One Of these he
roes was George Dewey. Gne. manly.
athletic youth the pride Of tbe boxing
and feucing masters and tie terror of
all bulies
In Deweys class was youth Of an
excellent bent for applied mathematics
but SO tender oil physique that he often
suffered from the rough horseplay Of
his elders. Dewey took the boy under his
protection, and the two became fast
friends. They swung their hammUcks
la the same watch on their graduating
cruise and when the ship touched It
Liverpool obtained permission to run
up to London on days leave Ply
rigid economy the two had scraped to-
gether little more than T. apiece. and
they landed in the English capital ar
rayed in spick and span new uniforms
A round Of sightseeing had reduced
their combined capital to . soYereigus
and their return tickets when their
boyish appetites announced the hour OF
noon.
With the cautious economy Of his an
cestors the Scotsman suggested a chop
house. but nothing but the best would
suit Dewey. and he accordingly steer
ed his chum into the finest hotel he
could find.
Tie two seated themselves at one Of
the tables and scanned the menu with
magnificent air The first item that
caught their eyes was rawberries and
cream, and this. with its reminscence
of home they proceeded to order
Now. the time was winter. aud
Strawberries from the dollhouse are OK
pensive in London. so it was small
wonder that the other guests who had
learned the order looked inquiringly at
these specimens Of the jeunesse dorce
OF the American navy An oxford lad
who sat next them seemed particular
ly impressed and turned his large eyes
upon them with awe. The strawher-
ries were good. and all went we'll until
the obsequious waiter returned with a
bill for fl. The Scotsman nearly col
lapsed, but Dewey noticed the eyes OF
the ONonian upon him and. turning su-
perbly to the waiter. ordered Two more
plates
The middles left with empty peck
cts. but haughtily conscious that they
had saved the honor of the American
navy.
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From the dried backbone of sturgeon,
which has the appearance of maearoni'
an excellent Russian soup, called
vesiga, is made. 1t is excessively nn-
tritive and invigorating, almost as
much so, indeed, rs the famous beche
de mar mot mer), otherwise the ira
pang, or edible sea slug 1t is collected
in large quantities throughout the In
dian archipelago especially to the east
ward, for the China market. There
are many varieties, such as the large
scarlet trapping from Macassar, the Ku-
roke trapang from Borneo, the great
black trapping from Lenconia and many
more. Properly prepared, this is alb
soutely the most inspiring soup there
Is and is as superior 10 turtle as the lat
ter is To water grael, II costs about
$50 per pound.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-19
OPTICAL ILLUSIONS.
Striking Examples That May Be OBJ
served In Daily Life.

Doubtless every one has observed
while travelling by train HAT the trees
or houses In the distance appear 10 he
speeding along in the same direction
as the train. while the nearer objects
are fast receding. Many. tod,'have oh
served that the top of a level wall
built on steep incline appears to
slope upward in a contrary direction
to the hill Itself at nearly the same
angle TO the apparent level, and some
have curiously regarded the phostike
gliding and vanishing Of dark shad-
ows while passing a double row Of
fencing, but the following are not so
commonly remarked:
One might stand for several minutes
watching the revolutions OF the cups
of an anemometer-for measuring the
velocity of the wind-and still be puz-
zled as to the real way they are turn
ing round. Gaze up at them when
there is an uncertain breeze blowing
They revolye rapidly, and you are per
hapS perplexed as to their direction.
AS the Mlnu SuDSIueS you NOuld cAllfI
to find it easier to tell the direction by
the slower revolution; but, as matter
of fact, the difficulty is increased.
with the varying speed your first i'm
preston is that such and such is the
direction. A moment later you reverse
that idea and the longer you gaze the
more ii seems as If they are spinning
round erratically in every possible d.
rection. whereas, of course. they can
only turn one way.
Standing Immediately beneath high
wall of a bulding-the longer the wall
the better for practical demonstration
many would aver on looking upward
that it was not exactly perpendicular,
but inclined toward them in threat
cning manner. This Illusion is the eff
feet of perspective and would be seen
to better advantage if you stood be
tween two such walls which faced
each other at short distance. - New
York Telegram.
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The Lewiston Journal Comments.

Among the things which will appear
on the official ballot next September,
in addition to the candidates TO be
voted for, will be the constitutional
amendment embodying the Initiative
and Referendum and this subject is 10
be debated at the meeting of the Broth
erhood of ST. Paul, at the M E.
church, on the evening of April both.
The following editorial on the lnitia-
tive and Referendum is clipped from
the Lewiston journal of March IL.
The popular initiative in Oregon
brings to the front important state
issues which it is high time were con-
sidered. Nineteen new issues resent
ed by politicians, are to be placed be-
fore Oregon voters, all important.
Under the old syste m land frauds and
violated official pledges have been
abundant. The old system now pro-
tests that too much radicalism is like
ly to be invoked under the popular
initiative and referendum. The
people are less fallible than such
bosses as have misconducted Ameri-
can politics from New York city up
and down.
One proposition to be submitted to
the popular initiative and referendum
i'll Oregon is the single tax, and pro
tests emanaIe not only from those
who pay inadequate tax under the
present system, but from others who
are afraid of the single tax. The agi-
tation will educate. The single tax is
not SO bad as double taxation nor so
serious as exempt taxation which we
now have to very dangerous extent
in many states. Had Names rail
road tax exemption been discussed in
The Open and submitted to popular
initiative, who fancies it would have
been enacted? Under the popular
initiative and referendum we may
make mistakes, but not SO many as
under the present system. The popu-
lar initiative and referendum (for
which, be it borne in mind, both party
platforms and unanimous Maine Leg
islature stand stimulate debate and
inject vitality into the politics of
lethargy which promote bad legisla
sion notification and the ability of
two or three gentlemen to dictate to
conventions as we'll as to caucuses.
Oregon has elections every two
years. The state election occurs next
June. The public will view with deep
interest the further operations of the
popular initiative and referendum.
The popular initiative and referen-
dunn have come because of the per-
version of representative government
by gentlemen i'll legislatures and con-
crosses who have bolted their party
platforms and stood out against the
public prayer. Had not petitions for
the Hepburn bill poured i'll by the
carload, that important law, held up
a year, would have been pigeon holed
in the Senate. a chief objection to
the popular initiative and referendum
is that so long as we have had it
touching only constitutional prob
lens, people have taken inadequate
interest. If they take adequate in
terest in Oregon and elsewhere the
popular initiative and referendum
will give us at least az sane and safe
and more representative legislation
and government than we have had
under the present system.
No human instruments are lncap-
able of Improvement, but popular
government cannot do so bad as the
Bad Boss.
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500 Reward 500.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
stages and that is Catarh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Cstsrrh being a cunstitu-
tionsl disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Cstarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the
patient strength by building up the Constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in ite
curative powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send
for list Of testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo o
Price Csc. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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THE Right of Way" In Boston.

Klaw & Erlanger will present Guy
Standing and Theodore Roberts in
Eugene w Presbrey's powerful dra-
matte version of Sir Gilbert Parker's
widely read romantic novel, "The
Right of Way" at the Hollis Street
Theatre in Boston for three weeks
beginning, Monday evening, March
3Oth. This play is one of the great
dramatic successes of the year and
will undoubtedly attract much atten-
tion in Boston, where Sir Gilbert
Parker's novels have been widely
read and admired because of their
great literary value and singularly
convincing development of the char
acters in these tales.
Mr.. Presbrey follows the novel
quite faithfully, yet has found it
necessary to make some departures
from the trend of the book story for
dramatic effect. The play is present
ed in five scenes, which show the den
of Charley Steele in Montreal, the
Cote Dorion on the st. Lawrence
River at night, 10 Postugais' hut on
the mountain and the Valley of Cool
ing Springs. The third and fourth
scenes are played in the same set.
Klaw & Erlanger have given the
play very beautiful setting and have
surrounded Messrs Standing and
Roberts with dramatic organization
of exceptional ability, which includes
Martin Sabine, Joseph Tuohy, Alice
Lonnon, E. Y. Backus, Edison R.
Miles, Van Dusen Phillips, j. H. How
land, Paula Gloy, Alexander Kearney,
Louis lie Bay, Adolph Jacques, Henry
Wenman, Migon Beranger and May
Buckley.
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Lucky To Save Life.

George Forthsyth mute, will lose
both his legs and is lucky TO escape
with his life, as a result of his terrible
experience last week. In the absence
of his father away from home for a
short time, the son wandered away
from the house and was found twenty
four hours later on the shore of Moose
pond in Harmony, unconscious and
nearly frozen to death
Both legs were frozen above the
knee. With his shoes and stockings
off he had been wandering i'll this de-
plorable condition for some "a hours.
His feet and legs were badly lacerated
and the bleeding panied him 80 much
he was almost beside himself.
Forthsyth lives with his father in
the west part of st. Adams near Crost
mountain. While his father was
away from the house while one day
last week he made his escape, this
being the second time he had wander
ed away from the house. When he
did not return in the evening his
father became alarmed. Going to
some of the neighbors he made in
quiries, but nothing definite could be
learned. AS it was late in the even
ing and the mute had not returned,
neighbors made up a searching party.
They travelled all night through the
ighborhood and at last got on track
of him by noting where he had
stopped at large maple tree and ev-
identity had been walking around it
for hours. Later they came upon the
unconscious man lying on the shore
of the pond.
In few hours he would have been
frozen to death. He was taken home
and medical aid was called.
1t will be necessary to amputate
both legs above the knee in order to
save his life.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-19
Sure Enouqh Hoos.

Nose. the darky cook of a party Of
surveyors in eastern Texas. was great
ly annoyed by the razorback hogs that
while he was at the spring particu-
larry rayenous band of these "piuy
woods rooters" raided the cook tent
and ate up everything that was edible
and some things that weren't. For sew
eral moments after his return from the
spring Nose could find no words to ex-
press his feelings. WAL" he finally
exclaimed, de good Lawd suhtainly
kuowed his business when he named
hawgs 'hawgsr Dey sho' is hawgs"'-
Everybody's Magazine
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WhY2

Is one always chilled to the marrow
Is an explorer always intrepid
Is a swoop always a fell swoop?
Is IA statesman always eminent
Is a newspaper man always well
known newspaper man.
Is bargain always extra special2
Is drapery always clinging?
Is sweetness always glowing?
Is rntfian always burlyF
Is one always within an inch OF
death? Why not two inchesT
And why. why why. IS conclusion
always foregone? CleveIand Press.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-19
THE GOND0LA.
Its Gliding and Guiding Through
Venice's Intricate Canals.

Its Gliding and Guiding Through
Venice's Intricate Canals.
The gondoa is so perfectly adapted
to its purpose that it is Ike sentient
thing in the gondoler's control. 1t
obeys the slightest impulse of the oar.
Through the narrow and intricate
lanes of Venice, with the sharp and
battling turns, it glides with unfailine
accuracy. The boahnen have about
ten different calls by which they an
nounce their approach, as they come
to Il corner, the turn they will take in
a crowd, their way to right and left
and all that And these calls, half
song, half cry, echo day and night, and
yet SO musical are they that they seem
silence of Venice.
Indeed the wonder of Venice is how
all thlngs-the city and the sea, the
boats and the people, the songs and the
sky-combine to make one perfect
whole cnressing and idle as one of
Petrarch's sonnets, which one | care
not Here even death is not merely
somber 1t is friendly and familiar rs
well. | saw them put old Paolo to
bed for the last time. He had been In
his prime stout gondolicr of the ira
ghetto of Santa Sofia, near the Rialto
but in old age was ragged hooker
of the gray In his quarter, however
he was a respected man. Indeed to
he old or to he Il child Is among the
gondoIiers a title to tenderness and re-
spect. And so when good man dies
in the poorer quarters the neighhors
combine and hire brass band 10 rel
citrate his virtues-Nance Thompson
in Outing Magazine.
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GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.

Mr.. Norman K. Coulter, a prominent
architect, in the Delbert Building, Sar
Francisco. says; al fully endorse all that
has been said of Electric Bitters as tonic
medicine. 1t is good for everybody. 1t
corrects stomach, liver and kidney disorders
in a prompt and efficient manner and builds
up the system" Electric Bitters is the best
spring medicine ever sold over a druggists
counter; as blood purifier it is unequaled
soc at 6. X. Fogg's drug store.
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Slow Mnurr-

Blobbs See that messenger boy read
ing the dime uoNef He hasn't moved
for an hour Slonh~ What an ideal
chess PLAYER he would mnke.-Philadel-
phia Record
The Washington County railway
station at Midtown, one of the oldest
in Maine, was burned last week to-
gether with small amount of freight.
The books and papers OF the railroad
and express companies were saved
by the crew of passing street car.
The Station was an important one on
the old St CroiX and Penobscot
Railroad, now branch of the Wash
ington county railway.
+. d. Pettengill & Sons Company
canning and pickle factory was dam
aged by fire Sunday with a loss of
S25, 900 Faulty electric wiring is
supposed TO have caused the blaze
Two alarms were rung in, as the fire
for time threatened the district.
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EVER WATCHFUL
A Little Care viii Save Many Skow
hogan Readers Future Trouble.

N"lSn 'at N'dhe} st1Tcions.
See that they Else .he amber h4c
af health
.rh.. 4=..t.,,....
'' = ~
in'TtQuent
Contain no 'hr=ee#a.>. Ike >el-
ment
n..as. I..l...... a.s........,
i''''i ~ .''''' l...a N.. .2 .'
tor You.
IhrN watch ,hc KIDNEYS i#l =5.r.
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Amenities of the Fair Sex

Mrs Al thought Mrs { was a
friend of yours Mrs. b And SO she
is Mrs A.-Wel. she isn't She's Il
hypocrite. Mrs. Blow do you know
that? Mrs. because she tried to
get me to say something mean about
you. Mrs b She did? How Mrs
A.-Why. she asked me to tel her what
really thought II you.-Chicago News
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-19

ate Justice Albert NJ. Spear at the
court house. Augusta, Wednesday,
ON the bill inequity brought by Man
ley Morrison and Frank l. Besse, both
of Clinton, versus the Sehastieoek
Water Power Company. asking for a
temporary Injunction 10 prevent the
defendant from raising his dam. \
large number were present from the
up river town, rs well IS George T.
West of Portland, president of The
Maine Water Company.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-19

Hes talking now of becoming an
actor
Why he hasn't any qualifications
has he
oh. yes; a friend Of his died recent
ly and left him a fur lined oyercoat
and high bat - Philadelphia Press.
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Mutually Helpful.

Husband Smkcson'~ wife is away,
and I'm going over there this evening
to cheer him mp. Wfe-Why don't
you bring him here? Husbard-Well-
erin not feeling very well and need
little cheering up myself
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AN ANCIENT HIGHWAY.
England's Great North Road ls Two
Thousand Years Old.


Before we reached Hatfield. a few
miles out Of London. we had already
been impressed with the magnifcence
OF this Great North road. which is
said to have been built by a Mr.. Gaze
sar. whose headquarters were in Rome
Mt the time. 1t is the direct route
from London to Edinburgh aud has
been Travelled for so many centuries
that the earliest histories of England
contain accounts of the movement of
troops upon it, 1t is a great thorough
fare for vehicles of all sorts. motor.
lists and cyclists. and in these modern
days there are well worn footpaths
along either side for pedestrians We
passed scores of motors. and was
told while in England that the pOpu-
laritY of motoring had noticeably di
minished the number of first class
travellers by rail We found the road
for its entire length of 400 miles in
perfect condition. In many portions
the macadam is said to be nine feet
thick Long sections Of the road are
oiled. and on no part of 1t was there
any appreciable amount of dust There
are few sharp curves and the grades
are so slight that it has become a
great thoroughfare for speeders, with
the result that there are many police
traps for which one has to watch. We
found that we could stop in almost any
little village and get information as to
just where the traps were located-as.
for instance. they told us at Biges-
wade, which is a better looking place
than Its name, TO look out for traps
just the other side OF Buckden and
again in approaching Weston.-Frank
Presbrey in Outing Magazine.
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Courts.

Supreme Judicia:-The third Tuesday in March
and September and fourth Tuesday in December.
Civil and Criminal.
Probate:-The second Tuesday Of cath month
County Commissioners;-1he FIRST Tuesday in
March and August and the second Tuesday in Decem-
Der.
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COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Clerk of Court.
WILLIAM 1. SBEKiHs, ......'.'......... Skowhsgan
County Attorney;
THOMAS J. YoUNG, .......,..... .Solon
Judge of Probate:
AUGUSTINE SIMMONS, ................. North Anson
Register Of probate:i
NATHAN FOWLER. .skowhegan
Register OF Deeds:
LLEwRlIYN CoopwIN,.z... skowhegan
Treasurer:
Sheriff and Jailer:
CLYDE H. SMITH, .........'....''. .....skowheean
DEPUTIES: J. D. Ring, Cambridge George
Rhoades, Harmony; Ernest A. Cook, Athens J: A.
Goodrich Skowhegan; W. W. Nye, Fairfield; Willis
c: Emery North Anson; E. I. Perkins, Madison;
Abel w. Rowell, Solon: c. S. Adams, lackman
W. A. Bigelow, St. Adams; A. F.. Buker, Hartland
E. E. Frederick, Starks; W. E. Viles, Flagstaff :
Fred H Kimball, Mercer f. E. Atwood, New Port
land; F J. Dnrgin, The Forks E, A. Piper Smith
field; ]. p. Foster, Pittsfeld: Sullivan Newton, lack
man; Fred Horne Canaan; l. {. Pierce, Bingham
Chas. ]. Savage, Norrdgewock
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-03-19

Game Warden Cummings OF ARGOS
took county reports 10 Chairman
Carleton of the Commission of Inland
Fisheries and Game the finding of
parts of six moose which had been
killed in the vicinity of Stockholm
which, says Mr. Carleton, illustrates
the beauties OF permitting firearms to
be taken into the woods i'll the win
ter. Who are the guilty parties has
not been ascertained and their de-
lection will be something of a diff
Guilty. Roadways lead through the
woods in various directions in that
section of the State, and it viii be
blind work hunting up a clue, 1t will
be hoped however by all who are in
terested in the preservation Of Maine
game that the poachers will be caught
and punished.
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Are not some of those who are look
ng so hard for new site for the City
Building also looking for a sight to
make money out of 1t.
Doan's Begulets cure constipation without
gripping, nausea, nor any Wtakening effects
Ask your druggist Tor them p cents per
box.
York Transcript: Judge Savage is
not only calling liquor dealers down
but is sending some of them up.
For any pain, from top Ia toe, from any
cause apply Or. Thomas telcrirlc oil PAIN
can't stay where II Is used
The fearful are always taithlesS.
The selfish cannot know satisfac-
ton.
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Mioht and Name.

Tom Hood the punster, once descrlb-
ed the meeting of II man and lion.
and in doing SO he said. THE man ran
off with all his might and the lion with
Rll his name"
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Portland Press: Russia is said to
have had the coolest winter in POO
years. That Is where all the. cold
went then.
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Manner is much \ man always
looks better when be carries himself
well than when "A couple Of friends are
trying to carry him
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Church Notes.

must arrit. al our otfiee not later than
Tu"si3t, morning
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Gordon Dobson of Pittsheld was in
Dexter, Monday, in the interest of
the Sebasticook Power Co. The OBJ
ject of his visit is TO make some
arrangement either with the electric
light company, or any other company
that might be organized, to furnish
power for the lighting of the town
and other purposes. 1t is understood
that the Sebasticook Power Co., has
ample surplus power to light this
town and also to furnish extra power
for manufacturing purposes. The
town of Dexter has been calling for
all night service for long time but
up to the present it has been i'm
possible for the present electric
light company to give it. The prob
able cost, as estimated by Mr.. Dobson,
to string the wire from Pttsfield to
Dexter would be from $4,000 to
$4,000.
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County Commissioners:
L. c. WILLIAMS, Athens.
GEoRGK T. TIRBETTs, Fairfield.
Henry CRowgIL, Pittsheld