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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-07

The president of Harvard is a skcp-
tic I'm regard 10 Plymouth Rock. If
h" doesn't mind, tho Maynowcr de.
sccndants will bc landing on him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-07

Mr.. Wlckcrsham Is doing the
whistllng while the boys pass through
tho woods.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-07

None of the storm bulletins from
the blizzard-rldden South tell how
Jared the mint crop In Kentucky.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-07

The crops are dead. Long live the
Crops,-New York Mail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-07

Peace Is liberty in tranquility
Cicero.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-07

Ilomc-the nursery Of the infinite
--Chanuing.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21

tofore--perpetual candidates, in fact
wouldn't care much how many or
how long might be the term provided
for the brief space of time this coveted
honor might be vouchsafed to them
by a very doeile and humoring cleo
tcrate.
And still again, the one-term is TO
be preferred because of the expense
Of a campaign. Money-ones pocket
book-enters into gubernatorial
tight. Maine has great many sound
thinking men who. because OF finan-
cial reasons. cannot hope even TO as
hire to the governorship. one
term proposition could interest a
great many of these men in fair and
honest contest; twoterm arrange
ment is entirely out of the question.
II costs a small fortune to get TO be
governor of a State like Maine; to
run a second time is financially sui
cidal. OF cours. if a candidate were
blessed with friends of the Rookie
Teller type and Spring Water should
continue to flow at so much per, why.
well. that's entirely different. But,
let us be thankful, things are so
conspiring nowadays that the men
with the unfatted pocket-book is
coming to be preferred above those
who make their money by the sweat
of other mems brows. AS a real mat
ter of fact-the kind of fact that you
can't find in the Waterville Sentinel
we need more men in political Of
fee who get there by their ability
and not by means of the coin OF the
realm which represents the price of
stolen timberlands. We have had
some governors who, had they been
without the purchase price of COM
mitteemen and common fellows, could
no more be elected to that exalted
office than can a professional politi-
clan like Frederick Plaisted. What we
want at the head of our State are men
of real tested worth, of recognized
ability, men DfOau-mlnueu, lar Seein5'
Maine loving, honest. we are as a
people perfectly willing to forego all
the fuss and feathers, the trumpery
and perfumery that elaborates and
attracts, if we can have the right
men in the governors chair who will
give the office the administrative at
tention which any great business
corporation naturally demands.
There are other good reasons for a
change to a one-term plan, but these
are the chief ones that occur to us;
they are sufficient to warrant the be-
lief that one-term proposition is
something for which legislation
should in the next two years be
shaped.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
Tho Barebone Family.

The celebrated name of Praise God
Barebone was borne by member Of
the Cromwell parliament called togeth-
er after the dissolution of the long
parliament In 1858. The royalists CALL
ed the assembly "Barebones parlia-
ment." At the time when General
Monk was In London Barebone headed
the mob that presented a petition to
parliament against the recall Of
Charles II. OF the Barebone family
there were three brothers, each OF
whom had a sentence for name
Praise God Barebone, Christ-came-
into-the- e-world-to-save Barebone and
Christ-had-not-died thou -hadst-been-
damned Barebone.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
Caught tho Jury.

"Oratory is. indeed. lost art" said
Cleveland man the other day. II
used to go down to the courts just to
hear the lurld speeches. Nothing doing
In that line any more. The lawyers do
not talk about flowers. rainbows and
sunbeams any more.
There was lawyer in Cleveland
years ago-Bill Robinson was his name
whose addresses to jury always at
tracted crowd. will forever remem-
Der one Of his sentences. The man he
was fighting In the suit had a reputa-
ton as something of miser,
"'Who is this man. who is her thun-
dered Robinson. You know and
know that he bolls his potatoes In wild
ows' tears
This phrase caught the jury, and
Robinson won his case. but one doesn't
hear any such oratory' as that nova
DAYS"
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
FOR SALE OR TO RENT

FOR SALE OR TO RENT-By the
day or week A threeroom furnish
ed cottage at North Pond, Smithfeld.
ore mile from village. Write or tele-
phone. Levi W. Ham. Mercer Me 4t2a
TO LET-Furnished Rooms at
Patten Court. 2*2g
FOR SALE-Pair of work horses,
second hand, two-seated carriage new
Concord wagon sawed lumber, NJ.
at bargain j. NJ Dysart, 54 No. Ave,
Skowhegan.
TO LET-A down stairs tenement at
Fowler.
TO LET-Modern up-to-date furnish
ed rooms at reasonable rates at Wood
bine Villa, Lakewood 4w27'
FOR SALE-Five horse power twin
cylinder Indian motor cycle. Guaran-
teed to In first class condition; Loop frame
street, Skowhegan. tf2i
HORSES FOR sALE-Pair draft
horses. well matched. years cid.
weigh 1000 lbs. dark bay in color low
built, work single or double and war
ranted in every way. Inquire of Jacob
5. Goldberg, Heselton St., Skowhe-
gan. 4w27'
FOR sALE-The o; F, Hall home
stead in Norridgewock village. Write
c. II. Lane, Norridgewock. 4t-2'
TWO GOOD SECONDHAND COOK
STOVES-All right for cottages, for
sale at Fairgrieves Hayden Lake Ad-
dress Box 215 Skowhegan. AVIS
FOR SALE-1 new buggy wagon
the finest one In town; / set light driH-
ing harnesses; l pole for light driving.
2 secondhand oil stoves: small lot
of brown ash boards. Call at my house.
261 Madison avenue, Skowhegan, Ne
ID. Fl. Bart lett. tf2G
HAVE YOUR HORSES sHOD RIGHT
take them to L. B. Haskells shop op-
posite Reporter Office and 1t will be
done in a scientific manner as that Is
bis speciality. It'll
LOWEST PRICES on Groceries OK
every kind; come and see II this Is not
SO Robinson's Branch, VIII Malbon,
Manager ELM st.. Opp. Hotel CO.
burn. f-z
FOUND-That you can save about
one-third by shipping your packages
by Hoyt's Express to all points. VI
fice opp. Reporter Ohce. G.. a
STINCHFIELD, Manager. TIL
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
The Slayer's Dream

A rumor that has gained consider
able publicity from the democratic
press of Maine is to the effect that
Congressman Edwin c. Burleigh Is
likely to enter the senatorial race
against Judge Frederick A. Powers.
While we are not the mouthpieee of
any party or any public official or
prospective public official we are at
liberty to state that such contest
is not at all probable and that the
democratic press has no license to
assume the role of publicity agent or
soothsayer.
To be sure, the Augusta journal
las not fully committed itself on the
senatorial question. AS for that, did
anyone. living or dead. ever know the
Journal to commit anything, except
political perjury, now and then, es-
pecially far in advance of political
fights? Not a bit of it! The Journal
PROPOSES to be up with the band no
matter whom the individual may be
who leads with the political baton.
The Journal is sagacious altogether
too sagacious. There are still two
candidates in the field for the senator
ship-Powers and Cobb-and the Au-
gusta standpatter does not propose to
ieopardize congressional successes by
humping into unnecessary squabbles
for mere senatorial triumphs. 1t be-
lieves in keeping mum-very mum.
And this willy characteristic is so
much at variance with the democratic
press which brawls from Monday to
Saturday that the latter cannot for
the life of them understand how a
crafty silence can be interpreted any
differently than a snigdom game of
ousting somebody from a well-lodged
position of political defense.
Just think of the proposition: Con-
gressman Burleigh bucking up
against Judge Powers The demo-
cratic press doesn't give our Maine
congressman-the enterprising gen.
tleman who gets more public build
ings and other favors for Maine than
three score other gentlemen in the
National House do for all their states
combined-a degree of common sense
commensurate with the reputation he
has gained and sustained. Judge
Powers has been at work on his poll
tical future for several years; he has
builded well; Congressman Burleigh
knows it, and has tactily approved
the architects plans all the way
along. Is it likely, now that Judge
Powers has the office within his ask
ing, that the distinguished gentleman
from the third district will attempt
to dslodge him? Not at all. In the
first place. it could not be done. In
the second place, Congressman Bur-
leigh knows it.
However, the democratic press.
more anxious to sell papers than to
talk common sense, have had an Cp-
portunity to indulge their idle fancies
in some of those Plaistedian propo-
sitions proposed by the Watervil1e
coterie headed by Pattangall, the
slayer of democratic hopes. There
must be some humors to the cam
paign.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
Poison In YOUNG RattIssnakss.

Observations on live rattlesnakes
show that the poison glands become
functionally active as soon as the
snakes begin to shift for themselves,
which must be very soon after birth.
Experiments on the young ones six
days after birth proved the presence
of venom In small quantities. Expert
ments made three months after birth
showed that considerable venom Is
secreted, as pigeon innoculated at
this time died In two hours with the
usual symptoms of chronic poisoning.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
Senator Frye's Retirement

Nearly one year ago we had some
thing to say regarding the retire
ment of Senator William P. Frye
While paying our respects to him as
legislator of long experience and as
a man of sterling worth and integrity
we nevertheless felt in duty bound tc
suggest to his friends that they urge
upon him the wisdom of resigning his
seat in the United States Senate to
some younger and more virile man.
We urged this for two reasons, first
because of his age, and secondly, be-
cause of his i'll health.
Today we urge the same course
upon his friends. The two reasons
eiven above are all the more urgent
now. During the past year the dis
tinguished Senator has been in very
trail health, SO very frail in fact that
! it has been cause for alarm among
those who have closely followed his
splendid career of political useful
ness His increasing age and his ILL
ness have prevented him serving his
State and his country after his old
time fashion, and the day has GER
tainly come when his resignation
should be handed in.
In urging this course, we want one
thing clearly and forever understood :
namely, our admiration of Senator
Frye. From earliest boyhood when
Senator Frye was coming to town"
we entertained for him the respect
and admiration which has continued
through all the years that have in
tervened. We recall him now alike
with pride and joy when he used to
lIount the rostrum in the country
town and bang away at Old Demo-
Cracy. Our admiration knew nc
bounds when he answered his critics
by throwing at them whole volumes
of statistics that seemed to come
from an exhaustless storehouse
somewhere in the head of this great
nan. We came later to know him
personally and ever after loved him
loved him for his gentle ways and tha
sincerity OF his speech; loved him for
dis unostentaciousness and his home
ly virtues. We supposed then, as we
have supposed since, that the Senator,
being human like the rest of us, had
his faults; but somehow they have
never been much to the surface and
they have never been much comment
ed upon by those closely connected
with him. He has long been asso-
ciated In our minds with those great
figures of former days, those legisla-
tive giants who held the hollows of
their hands the destinies of great
political parties.
With the convening of the next
Maine legislature we have no doubt
whatever that Senator Frye, after so
long being honored by the citizens Of
Maine and after 80 long honoring
them, will see to it that his resigna-
ton is placed in the hands of the
Legislature that he may retire to pri-
vate life and 70 deserved rest from
arduous duties. At least, this course
will be pursued If those who are the
Senator's political friends can have
their opinions prevail.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
THURSDAY, JULY 81, 1910.
One Term for Maine Gov
ernOrS

If we were living in a State less
thickly populated and where good
and brave men were scarce We should
hesitate before advocating a one
term regime for the governors of
Maine; but living in healthfully
growing territory from which is
drawn away to other states the sur
plus product of our talent in men of
brain and Drawn, the advocacy of
such an interesting proposition be-
comes both sane and opportune.
BY all means, let Maine SO change
her constitution that after 1912 her
governors may be elected to serve but
one term and that of comparatively
short time. Two or three years is
long enough for a term. This bien-
NAL elective system for governors is
all to the bad and soon or later is
bound to be changed to the one-term
There are good reasons for the pro-
posed change and we are bold to set
ttem forth in brief fashion.
First, a one-term system will do
away in large degree with the ap-
pointing to office of men who have no
legitimate excuse for official fayors.
Take the case of the recent appoint
nlent of the Governors brother-in-
law, an appointment which has
aroused Indignation wherever the de-
merits of it have become known; to
keep the family traces tight for an
other pull of two years it was neces-
commit this trayesty upon the good
Judgment of the people of Maine.
Nova -days-and there's no disputing
the fact because 1t has been patent
to the people for, 10, these twice
score years-the first term of a gov
ernor Is devoted largely to political
fence-building for the subsequent
term. Almost before the ballots are
counted and he enters upon his poll
tical heritage he also enters upon
the unseemly task of renominating
H'IuStlI lOl OlilCt. II . dDbutus N1uIii
of this officials energy is dssipated
In order to win later political pre-
ferments, while many of his we'll
laid, because well-intentioned plans
for honest and efficient government
are blown to the four winds unless he
caters to those who hold within their
koopipu tho pnliticaI infuapca of tho
community. 1t isn't until he reaches
his second term that he is really gov
ernor. Bert M. Fernald will not be
governor of Maine until his re-elec-
tion in September. Then-Ah then!
he can pluck the whiskers from Big
Chief Ricker's beard and assert his
real magnanimous manhood. The do
ing away with the second term will
do much to straighten out political
tangles and will spruce up many
prospective governors administration
by giving him an independence not
now possible.
Again, the one-eterm system will give
more Maine LDen-WOTluy mel-SOule
of them worthier because bigger in
tellectually than many who have
tried to keep still and look wise in
the executive chair,-an opportunity
t. crown their desires with a guber
Material tiara. Why not? There are
no end of good men in the State-of
both parties, and men, too, who do
not happen to call Waterville their
home,-who would like nightly to
hold down the chair of State. And
one or two of them, candidates here
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

F'ree-Joseph p. Oak.
cor Sale--F l.. clough.
New Line-W. p. Ordway.
ASH Basis. +. " ard GO.
Deposit Nat. Bank.
The Best-Dr. A. B. Borden.
Bank Here-Skow. Sav. Bank.
Low Prices-Steward x Blunt.
Best Value-Sampson & Avore.
PIANO Contest-F. W. Bucknam.
Mark Down Sale-H. c. Judkins.
sebate Notices-Nathan Fowler.
Big Value-Walter f. Robbins Co.
David arum"=Lakewood Theatre.
Midsummer Specials-Ira a. Norton.
Disposition of Liquor Cases--W. t
Seekins
Practical Education-Bliss Business
College.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
The Value of Doors.

When a man Is cross there isn't any
thing In the world more saggravating
than a house with all the connecting
doors down or one that has doors
that close noiselessly. A man likes to
slam q door, He gets more good out
Of slamming door, In his opinion, than
any one could get out Of religion. II
is bis protest against everything in the
world that is wrong, and 1t means that
he isn't much older than the child
that beats its head on the floor
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Robert Morris. Pastor.
Rasidenna IA Main Street

Morning service at 10.45 with SER
Elor BY the pastor Subject: Break
ing Vhrough the Fences" Chorus choir
under leadership of Mrs Philo Stew
ard Sabbath school at 12. Philathea
Bible class for young ladies at IL
Young Peoples Society in union
with other societies at 6 o'clock at
Congregational church. Evening SER
vice at Z.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
Hard on Him.

"Hello, Ned, old boy! Writing homs
for money!
mo-"
"What are you making 30 much fuss
over? You've been fuming ever that
lsttsr for two hours"
TIN trying to write home without
asking foe money"
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH.
George Merriam, Pastor.
Residence. 80 Madison Avenue.
Tolonhnna 1Ro-2

Morning service at 1916 with SER
mon by the pastor. Subject: What
Shall / do with My Life?" Sunday
school at 12.
Young Peoples Society in union
with other societies at Congregational
church at g. Evening service at I.
The annual field day of the Woman's
Missionary Circle will be held Thurs
day, July 2S, at $40 on the lawn at
the home of Mrs. f. T. Goodrich. CO.
burn avenue. Mrs C. r. Bonsfield,
who returns to China in few weeks.
will be the speaker. She has been
heard in Skowhegan before with the
greatest interest. The ladies are ex-
pected to bring lunch and the men
are invited to come at $50. After the
picnic all will go to the church for
the Thursday evening meeting.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21

For those who live, as she did, with
their whole talents dedicated to Gods
service, death is only the gate of
life,--the path from joyous work in
this world to greater capacities and
opportunities for 1t In the other.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
YBODY,C
.- COLUMN ~

Advertisements in this column not
to exceed five lines inserted once for
20 cents. four times for so cents Each
additional line five cents. In comput-
ing lines reckon on an average of
words. Stamps taken.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
CENTENARY
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

f. l.. Hayward, Pastor
Residence Is Island Avenue.
Morning service at 1O.45 with SER
mon by the pastor. Theme: "Princi-
pies governing God in Creation" Sun
day school at IL.
At p. m. the Leaguers unite with
the other young people at Congrega-
tional church. p. m. short address
by the pastor followed by social SER
vice.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening at
7.30.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
Church Notes
ISLAND AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH.

Benjamin B. Merrill, Pastor.
Residence, 116 Main st.
Telephone. 1918.
This church will be closed for the
next four Sabbaths
Union Service of the Young Peoples
Societies at o'clock Sunday evening
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
SEVENTH DAY ADvENTIsTs.

Mission on corner Of Madison av-
enue and Russell street. Sabbath
School at p. m. Saturday Meeting
Sunday evening at 7.30 p. m. Prayer
and praise services Tuesday and Fri
day evening at 7.3O. The public is
cordially invited.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
CHRIsTIAN sCIENCE.

The Christian Science Society. Midi
son avenue. corner Russell street. Ser
vices Sunday morning at 10.45 and
Wednesday evenings at 7.30.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
BIRTHS.

New Portland-July IL. to the wife
Of George Scott, a daughter.
Skowhegan-July IS, to the wife of
Chas. Walker. a daughter.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
Hoods
)SarsapariIIa

Acts directly and peculiarly
on the blood; purifies, enriches
and revitalizes it, and in this
way builds up the whole sys-
tenn. Take It. Get it today.
In usual LIQUID form or In chocolate
coated tablets called oaTDatabo,
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21

The date given opposite your name
on the paper is a sufficient receipt for
noney paid on subscriptions. If the
date Is incorrect. notify the office at
once
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21

Cards of Thanks, Resolutions OF Re-
spect and lists of presents accompany
ing accounts of weddings, receptions.
anniversaries. etc. inserted at B cents
per line; poetry. with obituary notices, rs
cents. Notices of Meetings of Fra
ttrnal Organizations, Clubs, or Church
es inserted free of charge unless the
gatherings are held for the purpose of
iaising money-then they would come
under head of paid notices.
with our mailing list OF nearly
5000 names subscribers writing the
INDEPENDENT REPORTER with re-
CARDS to their subscription must be
sure to give exactly the postoftice ad-
dress to which the paper Is going. In
Guiding the number of r. f. d; route,
IL delivered by rural carrier This IS
especially important when. change
of address is requested but should
also be observed when making re-
mittances and at all other times. Ad-
dress all communications, and make
all remittances payable to The 1nde-
pendent Reporter Company, Skowhe-
gan, Maine.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
sI-nsCRIPTIoN TERMS

Advertising rates made known upon
application Short or longtime con-
tracts made
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-21
MARRIAGES.

Harmony-July Z, VIM. G.. Bailey
Bragg OF st. Adams. by Rev, T. Ern-
est Ham.
Newport, Vt.--July IA. James MUIR
tina and Miss Zemma Newton Of jack
man.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-06-22
Horses Are
Being Poisoned

GOLDFIEID (NcvD, june 22.-
\ number OF Goldtiell residents and
pr0spcctoro ON the desert are look
ing iur a certain individual who in
an attempt to capture wild horses
for the California horse market is
cndangering the lives of not only
all animals in the southern country
but ais" OF pro,pectors on the des-
ert. He placed a large tub or trough
Of water near a corral AMI into this
poured 4 narcotic. Wild horses
drank the water and became RACED,
so that he was enabled to catch them.
In this way he was successful for 4
few nights and caught quite a num-
Der. Next time he put in too much
Of the narcotic and killed a number
Of horses and some domestic stock
was killed. The inhabitants warned
him not to continue I ne practice.
He refused to obey them and went
to another place to carry out his
scheme for catching horses.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-06-22
ONE DAY is ADDED TO THE
DATES FOR THE CARNIVAL

Last evening the carnival commit
tee met with number of business
men at headquarters and the mat
ter of holding the carnival was taken
up. 1t was the unanimous opinion
Of all that the date OF the carniv al
be advanced to the I'd day of July
which will be the opening day. This
decision means that the carnival will
be run on the I'd, Sd, 4th and 5th
of July and it may be that the avia-
ton meet may be continued to the
9th OF the month,
The committee in charge OF the
carnival program met last evening
and outlined this feature which is
all important from an advertising
point OF view. The program is not
yet completed but when finished will
show the people OF this state that
Carson City is going to give their
guests one of the best times OF their
lives. The city is the finest located
i'll the state for holding 4 celebration
of the kind that is planned by the
committee and that it will be a sue