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FOR FLETCHER'S
Q a 8 oRIA
IN THE CONSTITUTION
How 1t Got There.

The agitation over taking prohibition
out of the constitution recalls some
facts, of interest at this time, as to how
it got into the constitution. 1t was
away back and just after the consulship
of the elder Plaisted In 1882 Frederick
ROBBIE was elected Governor. TIE Re-
publican party that year pronounced in
favor of submitting to the people con-
stitutional amendment making the pro-
hibitory statute part of the organic
law. Governor Robe in his inaugural
endorsed this and expressed the opinion
that constitutional prohibition ''would
have the effect Of keeping the question,
to considerable extent, if not entirely,
out of politics. 1t cannot be said that
this expectation has been realized, but,
however, the Legislature of 1885 passed
the resolve by the necessary two-thirds
majority, and in September, 1888, the
people ratified the amendment by the
vote of 70, 1888 in favor to 1851 against,
or more than three to one. The total
vote on the question was rising "a 900,
or sc per cent of the total vote Of JAP, 900
for Governor.
Speaking Of the matter in his second
inaugural address to the Legislature,
Governor ROBBIE said that Prohibition is
no longer question for a political cam
paign; it is forever settled, and cannot
be changed until the people give their
consent" Yet it seems that even then
there was complaint about the lax en-
forcement or non-enforcement OF the
law. AS the Governor said, tits weak
ness seems to be in its non-enforcement
by those officers whose duty it is to exc
cute the laws of the State The State
constabulary law was then in force, the
purpose of which was ito remedy this
negligence on the part of the county and
municipal officers '-the negligence, that
is, of "a very few localities, where
cts general enforcement is disregard
ed" The law permitted the Governor
in such cases to appoint special enforce
ment officers, but he did not seem to
have a high opinion of it. While l
would not recommend the repeal of that
portion of the law" he said, 81 have
an opportunity has been given to test
it," He continued:
can appointment of this kind brings
with it an implied unpleasant censure
and reprimand, not only to the officers
| but to the citizens of the locality thus
temporarily placed under the guardian
| ship of the State. This is considered so
offensive that county and municipal Off
GERS, and citizens, are too apt to fall
back into inactivity, and leave the State
constable, single-handed, to execute the
law. Every endeavor should be made
to secure the enforcement of the prohibit
tory law by the regularly chosen officers.
Public sentiment has much to do with
this question; the enforcement or non
enforcement of prohibition depends on
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Literary News and Notes.

The fiction in the November Every
body's is varied and appealing: Jack
London, in s.The Madness of John Har-
ned, :" tells a stirring story of an Ameri-
can in south American capital, Juliet
Wilbor Tompkins, in 1.-The Little Cuss, "
tells love story with an absolutely new
idea in it: Edna Ferber, in '"The Homely
Heroine . achieves a like triumph in a
different wav. "a Recommendation to
Mercy" by Sarah Warder Mcdonnell,
is domestic study with new angle on
the divorce question: 1.-THE Ne'er-Do-
Well, " by Rex Beach, carries the reader
through another instalment of this pow
erful serial. and three Little Stories of
Real Life, by Will Irwin, Harvey Wick
ham and Helen Coale Crew, complete
the list of fiction. The months depart
ments include "The Players" ''Under
the Spreading Chestnut Tree" with
Everybody's Publishers, and Little
Advertising Stories. -
A number of interesting and some
what unusual articles characterize the
Strand Magazine for November. Prof.
John j. Ward contributes remarkable
paper on 1.-THE Strength of Insects" in
which he proves that in the majority of
cases insects possess strength from
thirty to fifty times as great in proper
ton as the horse or man. The earwig,
for instance, can pull over five hundred
times its own weight. The photographs
which accompany this article are no less
remark able than the statements them
selves. "The Romance of Press Pho
tography," both pictorially and texually,
is attractive and ''The Revival of Dan
cling accompanied by many portraits
OF famous dancers will appeal to very
wide circle. "Facial Expression in Ami
mails and ''The Birth of Some Great
Inventions are two other interesting
contributions. The Color Section con-
sists of "a Gallery of Fair Women, "
the illustrations consisting of portraits
of American and English beauties. Nine
stories by Max Pemberton, c. G. An
drews, E. Temple Thurston and other
well-known writers make up strong
fiction number.
The late Clarence B. Burleigh was
among other things writer of books
for boys that for good, wholesome wood
craft and outdoor air have rarely been
equalled. He has often been called the
modern Elijah Kellogg by his admiring
friends, for he tells woods stories with
the same fidelity to modern times that
Mr.. Kellogg did of the early days. Seven
of his books were published and widely
read before his death. but the eighth and
in many respects the best of them all
is a posthumous work. 1t was passing
through the press during Mr.. Burleigh's
last sickness and has since been issued.
This book is 1.-THE Young Guide" and it
is on sale by Loring, Short & Harmon.
who have one of their large windows
filled with copies of it; as we'll as with
the original drawings from which the
pictures were made. There are two
kinds of pictures in the book, beautiful
photographs of the country around Ka
tahdin and drawings made by H. c. Ed
wards, who has fully caught the spirit of
the woods and fields in his fine work.
This book alone is enough to rest the
memory of Mr.. Burleigh upon without
the seven fine ones that preceded it
Portland Argus.
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The Evening Fire.

The bright, sweet days of porch life
are fast going. 1t has come time again
when the evening gathers to start up the
furnace or the CRATE. The change is not
what the heart longs for, and yet there
is a joy in watching the dancing flame
drive the GOODNESS out of the air and
cover the walls of the room with soft,
gray tint. And then, when the lamp is
lit and one takes up favorite book, and
reads and reads, while he stretches out
his legs toward the CHEEKY flame, he
quite forgets the dear old porch as he
mingles with another set of angels quite
as bright and fair. 1t is one of the happy
experiences of life, when the first cool
evening comes, and you pull down your
will among your best and sweetest
thoughts. 1t is great contrast with a
days 'rastle" out in the cold world. =
Columbus Journal
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Good News from the Youths Companion

We have had 10 make The Youths Com
pani0n larger 10 get in all the good things that
Companion readers ought TO have. The added
amount would make four hundred pages of
standard magazine size and print: but we have
kept the price just the same-sl.s IS for the
ifty-tWo weeks Of 1911. and all the issues for
the rest Of this year free from the time you
send in your subscription.
We would like to tell you what is in store for
Companion readers next year We cannot do
u here. though: there is not room. But send
US your address on a postal card, and we will
send you the beautiful Prospectus of The Com
psnon for 1911. announcing many new features.
together with sample copies of the paper.
We think you will agree. when you have
read them. that there is no other paper that
gives quite SO much Of such high quality as
The Companion.
The new subscriber receives gift of The
Companions Art Calendar for 1911. reproduc-
ing in twelve colors and gold a beautiful water
color garden scene.
The YOUTHS COMPANION,
144 Berkeley St., Boston. Mass.
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was remembered by several of his friends with
a post card shower on his I'D birthday, Oct.
18th. They all contained words of good cheer

was remembered by several of his friends with
post card shower on his I'D birthday, Oct.
18th. They all contained words of good cheer
but the one that touched his heart was from
his cousin and boyhood companion, and
worded thus: Lieut.. V. N. Higgins, End
Maine Reg'mt, Company H. l hope the stars
and stripes will wave over many birthdays
for you, who so bravely defended it. Sincerely
your cousin, A. S. Higgins" Mr.. James
each lost cow last week.. H. M. Small
and son have harvested 1900 bushels of nice
potatoes from 6 acres of land E. Mrs Annabel
M. Underwood of Belfast was the guest for
few days last week of Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
c. Higgins, Mrs V. N. Higgins and Mrs. F.
L. Philbrick. -. Mrs. Olive Gates of Dixmont
has been passing several weeks with her
brother, Mr.. J. G. Cilley. Mr.. and Mrs Willis
Ward of Unity passed Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. R. C. Higgins. -. Miss Helen I. Philbrick
of the NJ. c. l., Pittsfield, passed Oct 22nd
and 23d with her parents, Mr. and Mrs F. L.
Philbrck. -. Miss Cora V. Andrews, who has
been with Miss Martha Small for few weeks
is now with her sister, Mrs. F. L. Higgins.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Higgins were guests Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Berry. Mrs
Frank :Oakes is passing two weeks with her
sister in Bangor. Mrs. Fred Patterson and
Mrs. Binn Hogan passed Thursday in Brooks
.. Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Crosby and Mrs. Allie
D. Gordon were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs
Nelson Gordon. Mr.. and Mrs. v. N. Higgins
passed Saturday night with Mr.. and Mrs. s. F.
Files =. Mr.. Lewis P Philbrick, who is in the
Maine woods on hunting trip, has telephoned
home that he has shot fine deer, the first one
of the party to secure one and we shouldn't
wonder that Lewis was little proud of the
fact. His Thorndike friends are anticipating
feast of venison in the near future. :. Drs
Kilgore of Brooks and Hurd of Thorndike
performed successful operation on the throat
of Master Claude Gates Saturday . Mr.. H.
M. Higgins came from Belfast Friday with a
wagon load of curtains, household goods,
farming tools, poultry, ETC., and will soon be
settled in his old home for the winter
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the general disposition of the people,
These words have-a familiar sound.
They might have been spoken with equal
pertine nee Of the Sturgis law in the
present year of grace. 1t all goes to
show that experience has been repeated
and that in respect to taking the ques-
ton out of politics expectation has been
disappointed. 1t has been in politics
more than ever. But that was the way
prohibition got into the constitution. The
vote was large and the majority over
whelming. Now will the people vote to
take it out? In the light Of that earlier
vote it does not look as if they would,
but the only way to quiet the agitation
is to resubmit. Anyway we are in for
two years of Democratic enforcement
or otherwise. Portland Press.
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CAPT. BoGARDUs AGAIN HITS THE BULLS


This world famous rifle shot who holds the
championship record of 100 pigeons in 100 con-
secutive shots is living at Lincoln, ILL., Recently
interviewed. he says: II suffered long time
with kidney and bladder trouble and used sew
eral well known kidney medicines, all of which
gave me no relief until | started taking Foley
Kidney Pills. Before l used Foley Kidney Pills
had severe backaches and pains in my kid
neys with suppression and cloudy voiding.
On arising in the morning l would get dull
headaches. Now l have taken three bottles
of Foley Kidney Pills and feel 100 per cent
better. | am never bothered with my kidneys
or bladder and again feel like my own self"
Sold by all druggists
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CLUBBING OFFERS. The following clubbing
offers apply only to subscriptions paid in adj
vance; and when payment is made it should be
stated what premium if any, is desired 1t is
also necessary to say that none of these pubi-
cations are mailed with The Journal or from
this office. We have to pay for these publica-
lions one year in advance, and they are then
sent from their respective offices to our sub
scribers. Our clubbing offers are as follows
for one years subscription paid in advance:
The Journal and Farm and Home. ........ 81. 90
The Journal and Tribune Farmer. Fps
The journal and McCalPs Magazine. ...... 2.10
The Journal and New Idea Magazine. 800. 2.1O
The publications included in our clubbing Of
fers may be sent to different addresses.
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Last Wednesday evening at about o'clock,
fire broke out in the ice house connected with
the fine stand of buildings owned by the widow
of the late j. R. Mears, and in the course of
two hours the whole stand was destroyed A
large crowd of fire fighters was soon on the
ground, and by great effort the surrounding
buildings were saved The stand had been
leased for year TO Mr.. George Clark and
family, who lived there and cared for his aged
mother, Mrs. E. E. Mears The furniture,
clothing and carpets were nearly all removed
The buildings were fully insured. Mr. Clark
has moved his family into the Ernest Town
send house, and Mrs. Mears goes to New
Has. Conn. this week with her daughter.
Mrs. Frank Markle. who with her brother.
earle Mears. Esq. arrived in town Friday
morning. Mr.. Mears returned to New Haven
last Saturday. Undoubtedly. without our arte-
sian well. windmill and reservoir. and the
ladder and pals owned by our Ladies' Aid,
Mr.. A b Hateh's store and residence. Everett
MASKS stand and the church must have been
destroyed. there was quite a breeze from
the south. Rev. Frank Mansfield " Camden,
who has been visiting friends in tOSn. gave an
excellent discourse AZ the church Sunday even
ing. October 10th. and Sunday afternoon and
evening. Oct. 1Srd. he gave two fine diseogrses
at the sehoOlhouse to large ana appreciative
audiences These diseoarses were from the
standpoint Of a liberal Unitarian and were well
received by the majority of our people. Mr.
Mansfield is pleasing and fluent speaker and
we hope to have him with US again soon.
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1T BEATS ALL"

This is quoted from letter of M. Stockwell-
Hannibal, Mo. 81 recently used Foley's Honey
and Tar for the first time. To say am pleased
does not half express my feelings. It beats all
the remedies l ever used. l contracted bad
cold and was threatened with pneumonia. The
first doses gave great relief and one bottle COM
pletely cured me-" Contains no opiates. Sold
by all druggists.
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A GENEROUS AND CHARITABLE WISH

81 wish all might know of the benefit | re-
ceived from your Foley's Kidney Remedy"
says l. N. Regan, Farmer, Mo. His kidneys
and bladder gave him so much pain, misery
and annoyance, he could not work, nor sleep.
He says Foleys Kidney Remedy completely
cured him. Sold by all druggists
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A healthy man is king in his own right; an
unhealthy man is an unhappy slave Burdock
Blood Bitters builds up sound health-keeps
you well.
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STATE OF MAIN
To the Honorable Board of e
missioners of the County O. N

The undersigned, municipal .H
town of Troy, in said COUNT as
specially represent that the tr..
of the town way in said town .
Mitchell corner past the house of
to Heads corner ar doubtful. un,
and can only be established 10y user
you after giving the notice regulr
proceed to hear the parties. eN.u
highway and define its limits AMI
accordance with provisions OF
Chapter % of the Revised Stat.
ed.
Dated this lith day Of Octob,r
a. J.. ESTES. Nun.
GEO A. WOODS.
q. &. COOK, Tow
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THORNDIKE.

Mr.. Charles 4. Smith has let his nice home to
Mr.. Bragdon for the winter. MIR. and Mrs.
Smith intend to pass the winter in Washington.
d. C =. Mrs. Walter Mclean has just gradu-
ated as trained nurse from the Bangor In
sane Hospital and she and her husband are
now :. Issing a two weeks vacation with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Higgins. Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Cole Of Auburn are visiting
relatives in town. -. Comrade v. N. Higgins
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21

here to whiten the ground. Frosts were conspicuously obsent, kept off by wind on the coldest nights, and ab- sence of storm was noteworthy. In- dications, promptly followed by slight showers, change Of wind, fall of tenn perature and renewed brightness. The eooring lof the month was peculiar. Little change was manifest till after the cold snap Of the 9th and 9th, when a duli, lifeless hue replaced the green. Under genial sun the leaves ripened as If by magic and detached trees and forests blossomed out into wonderful magnificence. A vivid flame color yellowish sred--was the favorile con- bination, the fashionable shade. The effect though extremely brilliant was short-lived and earlier than usual the trees were swept bare as in winter.
 ELLEN h. HARMED.
 Thompson, October, 1910.
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21
College Training For Wonsn.

Rev Marion Leroy Burton. the new president of Smith college. who has re- gently returned from years travel abroad. during which he studied Euro pean educational institutions at close range, is enthusiastic over the more universal demand for college training for women.
 'So one can say how much greater Abra ham Lincoln would have been had he had the advantages of a college ed ucation." said President Burton
 'I believe that in this modern age every boy and girl should be trained for college. It is a fallaey to assert that in many instances valuable time is lost in college. That is not and never can be true.
 "The women of foreign lands are realizing more and more the value of a college training and in common with college women everywhere are pro gressing in the desire for better phys ical training. realizing that with good health comes the power to work men, tally The women on this side have their college sports just as the boys and girls are trained for college from early youth. while abroad college course is more in the nature of an event."
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21
Literary Notes.

TALK ABOUT HAIR RAtsERS
 Anyone who likes excitement will be more than ordinarily interested in the news that The Ridgway Company, the well-known publishers of Every body's Magazine, have issued new publication which will be entirely de- voted to .the most interesting and thrilling adventure stories to be found anywhere
 It's called Adventure, and the first number has just made its appearance. If the contents Of this issue can be considered fair sample of what Is to follow, II is safe to assume that the publishers have found what they arc looking for-and then some.
 Adventure is big well-made maga. zine. IL has l92 pages of better paper than Is usually found in purely fic- ton publication. Three serials and nine or ten exciting stories, with ap- propriate drawings, go 10 make up what most people consider very good h cents worth, indeed.
 "leilow Men and Gold, 'Can a Man Re Irues and 1.-The Crook and The Doctor can be specially recon. mended to those who like to have their thrills handed out 10 them in rapid succession.
 If the enc rgy and skill with which the publishers have handled Every. body $ Magazine counts for anything at ali, this new publication can be re- lied upon to go some. Folks who know the history of the inside work ings ef the magazine game, will talk with wonder in their eyes and voices oi the skyreeket progress Of Every body's Magazine from house organ published by John Wanamakef to its present position of the biggest selling b cent general magazine in the field.
 II Is said that Adventure starts with circulation tha. would do credit 10 an established publication of long stand tug. The Magazine itself Is unique, physically attractive and powerfully interesting. IL ought to create and iiil distinctly new place in magazine dom, and be the means of entertaining a good many hundreds of thousands of people monthly.
 Here's Good Luck to Adventure
 Do you know the beautiful story of the childhood of Florence Nightingale, "iittle lady of mercyhs Do you know of the surprising and beautiful results possible in photoxraphy with pinhole lensess Did you ever hear of sslen- mings, the travelling rats who leave ruin in their pathf Would you not en- joy making perfectly fascinating insle-nook In your hOmes Did you ever hear of tame deer that remem- hered its fawn home and human fricncisf Do you know what . big banking business is done just for boys | and 1irlss These are few q the many | good things In the Noysmbes St. Mich | olas.
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21
lIBRARY. REPORT
Committee Says Cut in Appropria-
 ton Will Cause Difficulty

uo0 vvtff Sdooc
 Owing to some misunderstanding the report of the library committee was omitted from the town report. We regret this very much and take this opportunity of placing same be- fore the town.
 When the books were handed over to your present executive committee Nov 1. 1909. we tried to find just what our duties were, and what by laws We were to act under. but found none. A committee was at once ap- pointed to draw up such document which was accepted and adopted at a special meeting called for that pur- pose.
 We have since had these printed in pamphlet form and given to every pa tron of the library and any others who might wish.
 With but one exception your exec utive committee has met the first Tuesday in each month al the library rooms and all matters of business have been gone over and such action taken as was deemed proper and best.
 We regret the fact that our appro- priation was cut down as We cannot see how. under present conditions. your library can be maintained and new books bought on Sl.o00 basis Last year we expended $1,336.92.
 The income from the Green fund for the year ensuing will be $40. This with the amount received from fines will be all the income we shall have. aside from the appropriation, a possi ble SLIGO.
 We do not see now where we can reduce our expenses more than Slo0. Consequently, we shall be obliged to curfail al the book end, which We re. gret.
 Respectfully submitted, NEWTON A. BALLARD, Treasurer
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21
The Devil of the Desert.

IL Is not generally known how devil rides a camel but Mr Hans Vicher ac- quired the Information and imparts if in his volume. Through the Sahara" :" One night camel suddenly ran amuck. Other eamels followed suit and gen. eral panic ensued. The frightened yells of my escort told me that ghool. Il wicked demon of the desert. had seized the camel. I was told how these evil spirits sometimes took fancy to mount d camel: the camel would then look te see who was digging fl in the ribs. and pereeiving no one. fenr would grip its heart, for then it knew that the devil WAS on its back"
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21
Malleable Class Of the Eoypti.n..

Straho and Josephus both affirm that the Egyptian glass workers were so we'll skilled in their art that they imi- tated the amethyst and other precious stones to perfection. Malleable glass was one of the secret arts of the ail- cients. the formula for making it being now reckoned as lost. Strabo men tions cup of glass which could be hammered into any desired shape the material of which it was composed be- ing as ductile as lead.
Putnam patriot., 1910-10-21

Be brief. for 1T is with words as with Snnbeams-the more they are con. densed the deeper they burn.-Southey
 Charitable.
 ny are yon SD sad. my poor man ?. asked the housewife. pausing a mo ment from her housecleaning.
 An. mum sighed the tired tramp can't help being sad when I think or dis cold. eoIo world. | asked ds woman down de street for a nlghf.. lodging. and she says l could sleen fin her Din of anthracite. You wouldnt oe 70 cruel. would you. munr
 No. indeed my poor man. If you VII snaks these two rugs I'll let you saeep ID my hiruminous bin. Thai ie con coal you know."-Chicago Newx