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Rouoht His Own Work.

To come across a bit OF ones own
work in print Is an experience not ordi-
narily exaspernting to an author, but a
Washington writer on scientific mat
ters was recently not very agreeabfy
surprised by such a development.
II appears that the writer was col
lecting material for a monograph on
electro magnetism when word came to
him OF valuable paper on the subject
not long before published in a Berlin
Journal devoted to science. Thinking
that the paper would be Of use to him
In the work In hand, he had II trans
lated. When the English version was
laid before nm. together with quite a
bill for the translator's labor, what was
the disgust Of the writer to and that
the article was nothing more or less
than a German reproduction OF an ar
ticle of his own published the year be-
fore In an English journal And he
had paid twice as much for the trans
lation as he had received for the orig
inal Washington Star.
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One of the curious things that men
OF science have discovered In their In
Vulnerable efforts to measure and map
the earth with the east possible error
Is the fact that there are places where
the direction Of plumb line Is not
vertical Irregularities OF density In
the crust OF the globe may produce this
phenomenon.
A remarkable instance has been
found in the island of Porto Rico
where the deviation from the vertical
Is so great that In mapping the island
the northern and southern coast lines.
as shown on the older maps, had each
to be moved inward half mile.-New
York Tribune.
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BIRTHS.

Madson--July -, to the wife OF Wallace
Weston, son, wallace Humphrey.
Anson-July ls, to the wife OF Patrick Nc
Sweeney. daughter.
Madison-July %, to the wife of V. c. VIII
liams, a daughter.
Madison-July 20, to the wife OF Lester W.
Brown, daughter.
Skowhegan-July "a, to the wife OF Elmer
Dore. a daughter.
Skowhegan-July II, to the wife OF A. f..
Conant, a daughter.
Skowhegan-J uly "a, to the wife of william
simpson, q son.
Skowhegan-July -, to the wife OF Nahum
Il. Bessie, daughter.
Fitchburg, Mass-July Is to the wife of
Charles Bacon, daughter.
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MARRIAGES.

Boothbay Harbor-July IA, Mr.. Harry l.
Smith of Palmyra and Miss Grace Carlisle of
Boothbay Harbor.
Detroit--July Is, by the Rev, q. W. Russell
Mr.. w. Ii. Mosher of Palmyra and N lss Cora
A. Mcfarland of Detroit,
Dover, n. H-June y, Mr. Verne F Frost
and Miss Edna Nj. Bradley, both OF Plttsti cid,
Me.
Caratunk-Iuly ~ Mr.. Perley Josiah
Beane and Hiss Helen Belle Baker.
Tilton, N. H-July -, Mr.. William Leavitt
of Sioux city, Iowa and Miss Calesta NJ.
Morrill, OF Tilton.
Ontario, Cal-,July :, Mr.. Frank Gore Reid
and Miss Agnes Hayden Taylor.
Haverhil Mass uly-, Mr.. Alonzo Philip
Allen and Miss Myrtle Mabel Goodwin.
Skowhegan--July 26, MIR. Amedee Couture
and Miss Aurore Leblanc, both OF Skowhegan
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Miss Gertrude Gilbert, aged 10
years, daughter of E. William Gilbert,
proprietor of West Outlet camps, at
Moosehead Lake, was struck and in
stantly killed by lightning during q
storm which passed over the camps
late Tuesday. The young woman
went into the shelter of a bungalow
when the storm came up and laid
down on a couch. The bolt struck
the woman without leaving a mark
aunt, Miss Alice Coombs, sat three
feet away at the time aid felt no eff
fects of the lightning.
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NORTH ANSON.

A barge full of the young people
went to Lakewood to the theatre
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Abbie w. Gray of Madison and
her son, John Gray from New York
city with his daughter Edith are
visiting friends and relatives here,
Tuesday. Miss Edith, who is a stu
dent at Northfield Seminary in Massa-
the guest of Miss Kate Robinson.
M. P. Dunbar of Danville Junction
arrived home in Embden Tuesday
afternoon, having been called here by
the Illness of his mother.
w. s. Wells has been spraying his
apple trees during the present week.
He has one of the most promising
young orchards in this section.
Benjamin Berry of Kennebec
Avenue started Saturday with crew
of men for Concord to cut his hay on
his farm there.
Patterson toll bridge, so called, is
being repaired.
The forest trees in this section are
being stripped of their leaves by
worms. The complaint Is quite gem
cfdl VI tnc IdN ages Wild with 10
making.
Mrs. Mary Spaulding Egan and her
daughter Dorothy of Salem, Mass.
arrived here Tuesday night for a
visit with Mrs. Egan's father and
brother.
Quite number of the farmers have
finished their haying and this week
will finish the work with a large per
cent of the farmers.
The semi annual free school of in
struction for teachers taught by Dist.
Supt. Chas. E. Ball will be held at
Bingham from Monday noon till Sat-
urday noon, Aug. 1918. 1t will be
open to all and the books and instruc-
tion will be free. The results of this
school in the past have been such as
to lead Mr.. Ball 20 make it a perma-
nent feature of his work.
F. II. Holley is slowly growing
better and his nurse, Miss Sawyer, re-
turned to lewiston, Tuesday
Mrs. H. B. Merry had the pleasure
of seeing recently pair of Blue Gros-
beaks, which according to BIRD
Neighbours" is very seldom seen in
the New England states.
E. L. Savage returned Tuesday
from trip to New York.
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Australian Cadets.

All children In Australia are drilled.
but the elder boys are attached to the
Australian military forces by means
Of the cadet corps. Almost every large
school has its band Of cadets. who
wear neat khaki uniforms and are
armed with light rifles, in the use Of
which they are frequently instructed.
Every year those boys have shooting
matches. and the scores prove that
among the youngsters there are many
who have already become skilled
marksmen.- Standard.
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Giyino Them Credit.

"You know" said the distinguished
oriental w DO manifests much curiosity
that the Chinese discovered the art of
printing from type thousands Of years
ago."
Yes" replied the man who was
being interviewed. And incidental
ly | don't doubt that they were the
original inventors OF the Interrogation
point"-W ashington Star.
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Mr.. Sinic-Do you see those three
people walking together down there
Mrs. Getup-Yes; who are they? Mr.
Slnic-One Is somnambulist. one is
a kleptomaniac and one is a plagiarist
Mrs. Getup--Law sakes! never
dreamed we were going to meet SO
many brainy people in bunch.-Kan-
sas City Newsbook
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Tha Euilar He Gat2.

"Bliggins rs very inconsistent
man"
"In what wayY
The later he stays out at night the
more he wants to sing Home Sweet
Home "-Exchange
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DEATHS.

Norridgewcck- uIy p William Tobey,
aged 70 years.
Anson--Juy -, James Weeks aged about
SO years.
Waterville-July y, Mrs. Cynthia White
Steward, aged " years, IL months.
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Judge-Remember. witness, you are
sworn to tell the truth, and nothing but
the truth. Wttness-Judge, | am try
ing my durndest to do 1t. but that pie
faced slob of a lawyer there won't let
me!-Chicago Tribune.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Mason have
got nicely settled in the Tappan
house on the north side OF the river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Bowden OF
Pittsfield have been visiting at Chas.
Farrand's.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Caswell are out
of town visiting in various parts
of the State.
Miss Margaret Waterhouse of Fan
Bernardino, Cal, is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Dolloff.
Mrs. Sarah Putnam Jones of Kansas
City, Mo. has been calling upon
friends in town.
There will be a dance in grange
hall on Friday evening, music by
Trueworthy's orchestra.
The Eaton Reunion will occur on
Wednesday, August 5. BY an error,
it was announced in a previous issue
that it was to be on Thursday, August
9Th.
Echo Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
conferred the third rank and installed
their officers Tuesday evening.
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eff were you." said the old bache-
lor to the benedict. "I'd either rule or
know why"
"Well," was the reply, "as l already
know why. l suppose that's half the
battler'-AtiantaC Constitution.
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EAST MADISON.

At the services at the Church, next
Sunday afternoon, the Lords Supper
will be administered and the right
hand OF fellowship extended.
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Accident to Smithfield Citizen.

William F. Stinchfield of Smith
field, aged SO years, lies in critical
condition by reason OF an accident
which occurred at an early hour
Wednesday morning. Mr.. Stinchfield
was on a haymow throwing hay down
to the barn floor when he came too
near the edge and fell to the floor.
His injuries consist of two fractured
elbow, the point of one broken rib
penetrating the left lung. In falling
Mr.. Stinchfield struck upon the front
wheel of carriage which stood in
the barn floor.
Three years ago Mr.. Stinchfield fell
from the same haymow and received
a broken leg and 10 years ago Mr..
Stinchfield's father fell from the same
NOW and was instantly killed. MIR.
Stinchfield is a veteran of the Civil
War, having served throughout that
great struggle as a member of the Sd
Maine Infantry. His recovery is re-
garded as most doubtful.
cranp Rings.
Formerly 1t was customary for kings
of England on Good Friday to haiiow
certain rings. the wearing of which
prevented cramp or epilepsy. They
were made from the metal of decayed
cofins and consecrated with an elab-
crate ceremony. some details of which
are still preserved They were highly
recommended By the medical profess
sion" about 1857. for Andrew Boords
In his "Brevlary of Health" speaking
of cramp says. THE kynge's males
lite hath a great helpe In this matter
In hallowlng crampe ringes With
out money or petition Occasionally
cramp rings played a persuasive part
In diplomacy. Lord Berners. our am
bassador at the court of Charles ",
wrote In 1903 ito my lorde cardinal's
grace" for some "crampe ryngs." with
trust to "bestowe them well. by Gods
Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
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BINGHAM.

Roy Savage Is SpeudlIS ioh
weeks at Bar Harbor.
Mrs. Rose Lander is among friends
in Bangor and will be gone two
weeks. Annie Nelligan and Mary
O'Brien of Skowhegan have recently
been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Nelligan.
Mr.. Soper and family were in town,
Sunday, with their automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tinkham of Madison
were recently guests of their daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Ernest Andrews and Mrs.
Harold Sterling.
j. j. Lander and family are now at
home, having been at their Pleasant
pond cottage several weeks.
Lila Rowe, who been visiting her
aunt, Mrs. Lena Bean in Moscow re-
turned to Bingham on Monday.
Evine Miller has gone to East Madi-
son to work in the wooden mill.
Arthur Burke left town on the Mon
day morning train.
Mrs. T. F. Millett is visiting friends
In town.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Cahill enter
tanned party of friends at the open
evening last.
MIR. and Mrs. Chester Kennedy of
South Dakota have been visiting M RS.
Rose Lander and are now with her in
Bangor. Mr.. Kennedy is a cousin OF
Mrs. Lander and formerly lived on
Chamberlain Hill.
Jack McCollar and wife spent Sun
day at Scion with Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
Howes.
Belle Colby was clerk for W. B.
Goodrich during his absence OF few
days at Pleasant Pond the first of the
week.
The village schools will begin
August 31st.
Miss Reed, principal of the Bling
ham High school, has resigned her
position and Miss Edna A. Denham
of Bowdoinham, former principal,
has been secured for the coming
year.
Miss Olive G. Hartwell of Boston,
formerly teacher of drawing in the
public schools Of that city, later
superintendent of drawing in the
schools of Bangor, and now teacher
of the primary school at West Forks,
is passing her vacation at Mrs. 8. T.
Goodrich's. She Is sketching and has
class in drawing. We understand
she has consented to give an exhibit
ton of her pictures before she leaves
town.
wild duck is rearing her brood
near this village and is often seen
with them in the river near the
Bingham Concord bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Van Suan with
their daughter and friend all of New
York arrived at Bingham on Tuesday
and were met by Mr.. Martin, who
carried them to their Pleasant Pond
cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. r. H. Crombie of
Yankton, 8. Dakota are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. r. V. Ham in Moscow, Mrs.
Crombie is a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ham. Mrs. Albert Massie Of Concord,
New Hampshire is also the guest OF
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. r. V. Ham.
District Supt. Ball will hold his
semi annual free school of instruction
for teachers from one O'Clock Monday
p. m. Aug. 10th until Saturday noon,
Aug. 18th. 1t is held especially for
those employed in his district, who
are inexperienced or unused to the
method required to he taught in this
district, but it is open to all.
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Not by Ievity Of floating, but by stub
born force of swimming. shalt thou
make thy way.-Cariyfe.
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Conceit Is the soap bubble Of life,
very large. very smooth and ascendant
until pricked.
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Monarch House Paint"

costs about the same as ordinary
Paints; it goes farther and wears
longer.
Better find out about it before you
go.
The Blunt Hardware Co.,
Skowhegan, Me-,
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HESTER:
Gold Medal Flour makes the highest
spouge cake ever saw. RACHEL.
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Big bundle of old papers Ave cents
at the REPORTER office.
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Hire a mileage book of R. T. Patten
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CAUTION NOTICE.

Having been forced to leave my home by
neglect and cruel and abusive treatment,
shall pay no bills contracted by my wife. M 40
II. Nutting, on and after this date.
WEBSTER NUTTiNG.
Skowhegan, Me-, July 30, 1908 3w3l
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-01-17
Famous Ones Who
Went Over the Divide.

The following well known persons
passed away: Shah Of Persia (Muzaf.
far cd DIM. NJ Casimir-Perier. former
president of France; Senator Pugh Of
Alabama; John Alexander Dowie. II.
Onlst leader; NJ. BerthelOt, chemist: +.
B. Aldrich, poet; NJ. PObedOnOstzef,
Russian statesman: Galusha 4. Grow,
DR.. John Watson Qan Maclaren).
writer; Mrs. Mckinley. wife Of the late
president; Thomas III. Ruger, soldier:
John Il. Morgan. senator; julia Magru-
der. novelist: Francis Murphy. temper
ance refOrmcr: Senator T. w. Pettus;
Richard Mansfield. actor: +. II. Grieg,
composer; Admiral ]. G. Walker: W.
o. Atwater. food expert: Z. II. Crosby,
refOrmer: Josiah Flynt. sOciOlOgist;
Senator r. A. Alger Of Michigan: Rev.
II. NJ. Field; III. o. Pentecost, reform
er: A. C. Gunter. novelist: Dr. w. H.
Drummond. poet: f. II. COnger. dip
Iomat: Angelo Heilprin. scientist; Au-
Eustus Saint Gaudens. sculptor; JOa-
chin. violinist; Moncurc ID. Conway.
author: Oscar. king Of Sweden.
Statistics lacking. it Is safe to guess
that railroad slaughter exceeded that
Of any previous year. Weak rails was
one excuse advanced. Earthquakes
look 400 lives and destroyed $2O.OOO,-
600 Of property at Kingston, Jamaica,
JAN. II. killed GOO at Mount Colina,
Mexico. APRIL 13. 1900 at Karatagh.
Turkestan. OCT. 21 and 900 In Gala.
brla. Italy. OCT. %. The jamestown
exposition was q financial failure.
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ton. SWEDEN.-CniversaI Suffrage
and proportional representation were
put into effect In Sweden. whose ven
erable King Oscar died DEC. 3 and
was succeeded by Gustav V. STAIN
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria pre-
sented the Spanish people with an heir
to the throne. PORTUGAL.-Oppo
tion TO the virtual Dictatorship of Pre-
mler ElancO under King Carlos almost
reached the point OF open rebellion in
November. pERSIA-On JAM Nu-
zaffar ed Din died and was succeeded
by his eldest son. Mohammed Ali Mir
"a. The long standing rivalry between
Great Britain and Russia over their
spheres of influence In Persia was set
tied by an agreement giving the south
ern section to the British and the
northern half to the Russians.
JAPAN.-The Japanese finished their
benevolent absorption" OF Korea by
forcing the resignation Of the Korean
emperor In favor of Crown Prince
Euiwha Yee JULY II. who became the
mere puppet Of the japanese regime.
The anti-American feeling in Japan
rose to great proportions last spring
over the anti-Japanese riots In San
Francisco and the segregation OF ori-
entail pupils In the public schools Of
that city.
PHILIPPINES.-T first elections
under the American regime resulted In
a victory for the Nationalist. or inde-
pendence. party. and the first assem-
bly, was opened ut Manila OCT. 16 by
Secretary Taft, who said that no PROM
ises could lie made about the date of
granting full independence.
CENTRAL Nicaragua,
with the eid Of HOnduran revolution
lists, began war upon Honduras In
February. which eliminated MARCH
p In the capture of the uonduran cap
ital and the flight Of President Bonilla
The war ended APRIL 13 with the
surrender Of Amapalu. Bonllla having
sought the protection Of an American
warship. Later all Of the Central
American states were prevailed upon
by American and Mexican diplomats
to send representatives to Il peace con-
ference which began at Washington IN
November.
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A Bold Step.

To overcome the wcll-gr0unded and
reasonable objections of the more intel
Dgent To the use OF secret, medicinal com.
pounds, DR.. X. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N.
l., some time ago, decided to make Il bold
departure from the usual course pursued
oy The makers Of put-up medicines for do
meStic use, and SO has published broad.
cast and openly TO the whole world, q full
ana comph:e list Of all the ingredients
entering inea-thc composition OF his widely
celebrated tpdicNcs. tn; he has taken
ms numerp1S PATRONS and patients into
his full E0ntjkence. Thus too he has re-
vedhisAmedicines from among secret
nostrfpso OF doubtful merits. and made
snemtdtcnedteS " KnOu1. Composition,
By this bold sten u. Pierce has shown
that bus formulas ara I'd Sucl cxceIIcnco
tna1 lG Is not -alElIl 70 Snbject them 10
lgG!ollcAt ScrIlIlpY:
q! Not Is only dot: ,he Wrapper Of ever bo:.le
famous medicine for weak stomach, MD
Iver OF biiuusnesS and all catarrh al diseases
rherextr ,htl, located. have printed upon 1t. IN
pam En0itsh. full and complete list Of ali
tne ingredients composing 1t. but small
book has been complied from numerous
standard medical works. Of ell the different
Gus extracts from the writings OF leading
practitioners OF medicine. endorsing in fhe
strongest possible terms. each and every ingre-
Cient contained In DIR. Pierce's medicines
one OF these little books will be mailed free
70 any one sending address on postal card or
BY letter. to DIR. X. v. Pierce. buffalo. n v.
and requesting the same. From this little
book 1t will be learned that Dr. Pierce's med
lclneS contain no alcohol. narcotics mineral
agents or other poisonous or injurious agents
and that they are made from n nxtiye medici-
nal roots OF great value; also that some OF
the most valuable ingredients cont aimed in
Dr. Plerce's Favoritc Prescription for weak.
nervous over-worked. "run-down." nervous
and debilit ated women. were employed long
years ago. BY the Indians for similar Ailments
affecting their sInaws.. In fact. ono Of tho
most valuable medicinal plants entering into
the composition of Dr. Picrce's Favorite Pre-
scription was known to the Indians as
"SQuaw- Weed" Our knowledge of the uses
q not few of our most valuable native. me-
OclnaI pants was gained from the Indians
AS made up by improved and exact pro
cesses: the "Favorite Prescription I" is most
encient remedy for regulating all the wOm-
anly functions. correcting displacements, as
I.olapsuS. anteveIsion and retorversiOn,
Overcoming painful periods. toning uD tho
peTyes and bringing about q perfect state OS
neoith. Sold Oy all dealers In UsdicineS
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After having started the yeaE with
all additional gift OF S3.OOO,OO0 to the
University of Chicago. John u. Rockc-
feller. through the general education
board. broke all records Of educational
endowmcnts by giving So 2.0O0.0OO to
be used chiefly for the benefit Of the
smaller colleges and first Of all for the
women's colleges. The result of an
other great educational foundation
was seen In the dedication of the Car
negie Technical schools Mt Pittsburg
APRIL l.. upon which Messrs. Carns-
gle and Rockefeller patted each other
on the back.
The campaign Of the New YORK
women for equal pay for equal
work" was checked by Governor
Hughes veto of the bill. which had
been passed over Mayor McClellun's
head. Chicago decided to admit adults
to the high schools. New York ruled
sectarian exercises from the schools.
Columbia Joined the movement for
spelling reform. Swarthmore rejected
the $3,OOO,0OO Jeanes bequest rather
than accept the condition of abolishing
Intercollegiate sports.