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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09
Business Locals.

10 lbs. of sweet potatoes for 25c al
A. r. Jewett's.
Apprentices wanted at Miss C. E
Poulin's, so Water street.
Prompt service, and quality guar
anteed, on everything you buy al
Simpsons market.
Ladies should not fail of seeing the
exhibit Of fashionable opera slippers
in Bisson's window this week. They
were sent here for the occasion.
F. P. Moore continues the business
of sleigh and carriage painting, sec.
ond floor of his repository, Water
street.
w. H. Norton, the automobile man
sells new and second hand cars. Bar
gains to suit everybody's purse, from
500 up.
County tax due from Skowhegan
September 80, nearly $4,000; amount
in Treasury minus $4,000. Taxpayers
what do you say?
Book your orders with w. H. Nor
ton for ride in his Stanley steamer
VIII take you anywhere, one mile OF
hundred. Prices reasonable. Tele-
phone, SILL.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09

A. M. Glidden of Caribou, was in
town Friday and Saturday on bust
ness.
M. B. Heselton made a business
trip to Oakland AID Waterv.;le on
Tuesday.
Converse L. Webb left Tuesday for
Caribou, Me-, where he will be the
guest of his brother, Benjamin Webb,
for a short time.
Miss Lena Mathews, the popular
milliner, has gone to Boston and New
York for a week for the purpose of
buying fall and winter goods. Next
week she will have a sale; every
thing at low prices to make room for
an entirely new stock.
Contracts for the superstructure in
the construction of a highway bridge
across the east branch of the Penob-
scot river in the town of Midway,
Penobscot county, and for the con-
struction of a highway bridge across
the Aroostook river in the town of
| Masardis, Aroostook county, resolves
for which were passed at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature, have been
awarded to the American Bridge Co.,
while the masonary work on both the
bridges has been awarded to Reed,
Steward & Blunt of Skowhegan.
! Next Monday evening at half past
seven, a lecture will be given in
Bethany church by Miss Isabel Craw-
ford, the Heroine of Saddle Noun
tain" on Life among the Indians.
Miss Crawford spent many years as
missionary among the blanket In
dams. She is in great demand as a
missionary speaker, and never fails
to interest general audience, wear
ing while speaking an Indian cos
tune. She has never been heard in
New England, but is now making a
tour of Maine The other churches
and public generally are cordially in
vited. Admission free. Collection.
Madame Mariska-Aldrich, now at
Kilcare, whose phenomenal success
in grand opera and foreign drawing
rooms makes her one of the attrac-
tons in New York the coming sea-
son, has consented to sing in Show
hogan, Me-, and a concert is being
arranged for Friday, which will give
all a rare opportunity to hear a
singer of rank. Madame Mariska-
Aldrich, the former Manhattan opera
star, has just closed a two years con-
tract with the Metropolitan Opera
house, her season each year to begin
with January l, thus enabling her to
fulfill the desire which she has had
for engaging in concert work. Her
bookings for concert engagements
are already large.-Lewiston Jour
nal The above from the Lewiston Jour-
nal is inaccurate in the respect that
Madame Mariska-Aldrich is to sing
in Skowhegan. AS announced last
week, her management refuses to al
low her to sing and the promised
concert is given up on that ac-
count.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1909-09-09
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We will give four valuable pres
ents, valued from $500 to $3.50, to
the first four persons who solve our
Keen Kutter Jig saw puzzle in less
than 1 hours time. An exhibition in
our Water street window, September
IA. See window for prizes.
Steward Hardware Il Plumbing Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-18
The buying power 4
bined with an unrcl
make the 1909 w hit
that ever happened
questionable, unns
white goods values

As long a nine ago this aggressive mrecning preeuung store
The search for manufacturers who short Of casns and makers N
orocked or hard lots
10 do busincss--sanipe short lengths etc.
AH the central and eastern markets wherever the buyers or any q
big stores they singled and bought for spot cash ot after
merchandise for WHITE SALE savings ranging from rs So PSI
Fer instance last July times dull when markets were a.
and things generally dseouagg oud importer with S2so
plus stock magnificent mbroenes lie anxious anxious tu
into cash. each had their buyers there and or spot cas
almost confcd those cmbrodees They bought those beautiful goods
the dollar
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-18

weaussaas mornng you win agree with " that
eis d ihe bes Embroidery buy we ever made. IN
the at are beautiful Corset Cover Embroderies
uosh n2s hai We VIII sen al eeci great vide
plepnenes worth easily sloo- thai we viii sell az
isei Is. ana -oiash Flouncnss and Corset Covers
v0t.h soc and Gse mat We win sell Al 2sc-and
stacks ana stacks Of others that youil read about
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-18
Beautiful, JnmatchabIe
Flouncings the Yard 48c

aai.ltc patterns d cyrle work the very latest in
bIod or shadow dsslsns lno most delicate teperlii
effects etc.
rasfe are. ee b lese. .urdreds Of yards worth
esaiy Sl2s Ii tfla let Your choice during hcn
this Annual WHITE sale. per gafa.-.,...,. YVU
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-18

Linens unsheons and afternoon teas
the hotels aud restaurants and every
satisfied ha op
mas thpsew q realed counter THIS season
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-18

Al r. Gtunc
ight he early feel vel repad se poht Illc
noa more sale Priced per yard Nv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
BY MAUD WALKER.

YA ELLIE was II years old, her % YA brother Tommy was two years M II younger. Their home was in the @ E city, but when the hot days of July .- arrived their papa came in from his office one day and said to their mamma: I've made arrangements to take months vacation with you and the youngsters. Can you be ready to go to the country early next week?'
 Of course, the mamma and the children were too happy for anything, and the mamma said she could have everything in readiness to start to the country within a few days-by Saturday, if that would suit papa As that suited papa exactly the family decided to leave the city, with it's heat and dust and glare, on the fol- lowing Saturday, and began making their arrangements aerofdingly And Nellie and Tommy were so excited over the good time in store for them that they could talk of nothing else all day long, and even dreamed of it at night.
 At last Saturday arrived, though it seemed year in doing so to the chil- dren, and the family were up and stirring very early, and when the time came to in "ship-shape," as the papa declared. The house was tightly closed and the trunks already gone to the station. So all that the parents and youngsters had to do was to jump aboard street ear
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to their rooms to lie down and rest a bit before 'exploring" any more about the new grounds. They had nice nap in the cool room, lying on the mating covered floor with grass cushions under their heads.
 About o'clock both children awoke, and then they asked their mamma If they might go out on the lawn again. We want to explore some more,' said Tommy.
 Their mamma laughed at their "explor ing and gave her consent to their going out to play. But, my dears, do not wander too far from the house." she warned them. 'You might get lost in the woods you know Just north of this farmhouse is q great woods, reaching-so I was told by our landlady-for about two miles in each direction. If you got into that you might come to grief.
 Nellie and Tommy shuddered at thought of getting lost in the big woods and promised their mother that they would not go in that direction, but would play on the lawn or in the meadows that sur rounded the house. So out they went, full of the ideaS of making some new dis coveries They played they were explor' CTS in A new and unknown land. After hunting wild animals In the garden among the chicken GOODS and COW sheds' they decided to extend their travels Into the deep meadow which lay round about the foot of the long, gently sloping hill on which stood the old farmhouse, which had recently been turned into a summer boarding house for city people.
 Down in the meadow was a long wooden shed which had doubtless been used for horses or cattle in days gone by. But now 1t was an empty building, a place birds to build their nests. Against one side of the shed-which stood about eight feet to the eaves-was an old ladder. Tommy discovered that the shed was empty and said: "We'n play we have discovered some ancient ruins, perhaps a thousand years old"
 "Yes, let's play it's Pompeil," said Nellie. "Play that we have just dis covered an old castle full of gold and diamonds" But just as she said this dogs bark was heard In the distance and both children looked about In sud den fear. In the city dogs were never allowed to go on the street at this time of year unmuzzled, and never allowed to go about without being led by some pefson. So, when Nellie and Tommy saw a dog-and a great big fellow, too-com- ing through the meadow toward them, barking every few paces, they felt very much frightened indeed. "Oh, we must hide from himl He may be mad dog, !" cried Nellie. "Oh, there's no door shut ter here, and no sashes in the windows! !! The dog could come right into the build ing. What shall we do?'
 Let's get on the roofl' cried Tommy starting toward the ladder which leaned against the edge of the slanting roof Come, here's ladder.' Nellie quickly followed, and soon both frightened chill dren were out of danger. Hardly had they got settled when Tommy bethought
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25

for it would never do to try to carry Wiggles to Piggles, for q cat sleeps so lightly, and she would wake up before she was put in position. So May picked up the fat, sleeping Piggles and care fully, quietly placed him on the same rug with Wiggles.
 Pretty soon Wiggles stretched, yawned, licked her funny little lips with the pinkest tongue you ever saw. Then her eyes fell on her rug companion. h. stantly up went her back. She spht, fuzzed her tail and glared with great angry eyes. But Piggles slept on and on, ever and ever so soundly not real izing that the enemy was at his very nose. You would have thought he would smell danger. for dogs nose is so sus- ceptible of danger; but he did not budge Then Wiggles deliberately walked up to him and slapped him on the shoulder with her paw. But 1t might have been the breeze from the window for all Piggles cared. He slept on, merely wrinkling his nose as if to say: "Get away, you fly; don't bother me!'
 Then little wiegles decided there was no use trying to fight alone and walked few feet away and lay down, and was soon fast asleep. And from that hour she and Piggles became friends, and now they are real little chums, romping and playing with a rubber ball for all the world like two happy children.
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cast him in the dungeon for 10 days on erusts and water Step forward, curb This last order was given to Pinko, who again waved his wand and stepped for ward in obedience of the princess order. Suddenly the prince became like stone; he couldn't open his mouth, and tried in vain to make q sign to the whipping man to seize Pinko, but his hands hung lifeless at his side. Just at this instant the fairy appeared and took from Pinko's hand the wand, saying, ''Prince of cruelty, you are turned into stone, but your capacity for realizing and suffering shall not be taken from you for five and twenty years.
 After that you will cease to know any thing for then you will be entirely dead. I am fairy who has come to the relief of this poor orphan child. and in doing SO have seen how you abuse your high position as prince and master. No longer will your cruel power be felt. This day your friends shall view you set up at the gate, with this inscription: "A statue of the Prince of Cruelty who was turned into stone on account of his wick edness. Those who would take him for
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an example in life. beware And while you will understand every word that peo- pie say while viewing you, you will not be able to utter one word. So must you suffer for the great wrongs you have done against those who have ever been obedient and kind to you."
 Then, turning to those present. the fairy bade them to carry the stone figure to the great front gate, where 1t was set up for all to view. And so many enemies did the wicked prince have that for days and days they came to view him in his downfall. and to declare that the gods had treated him only justly. And In the palace little Pinko was created master, and grew up among the good servants. who loved and honored him, for 1t was through him that they had been given happiness, for all were now happy and well-paid who worked in the castle. And when Pinko grew up to be a man he had the stone figure of the cruel prince re- moved from the gateway and placed In vault, where 1t should no longer re- mind men of the cruel days of him who had used them so badly, and had set up in its place the statue of beautiful fairy with her protecting wing over an orphan boy who crouched beside her.
 And thus did the good fairy bring jus tice to Pinko and all his fellow-suf. ferers.
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She spat Hard at Piggles.

both behaved very badly, indeed. Pig gles was not the aggressor, however for he was so fat that he was half asleep, and didn't seem to care whether his place in the house pet was to be shared by a pesky white kitten or not. All he wanted-or appeared to want-was cool place to lie down, place where the flies would not bother him. But it was differ- ent with Wiggles. She was cat to begin with, and a cat never will act friendly towards a dog at first. Really, they sometimes refuse to be friendly to a dog at any time, splitting and lowing up their backs and fuzzing up their tails something dreadful to see. And just so it was with Wiggles. She spat hard at Piggles, at the same time lowing up her back and fuzzing up her tail till she looked all deformed, and might have been any other sort of animal than what she really was.
 "Oh, aren't you ashamed, Wiggles, to behave so unsociably toward dear, fat, little Pggles? See how darling he is" Just as May said this Piggles fell over on rug and went right off to sleep. Oh, his tummy was so full of milk and cake! And he just could not keep awake, even though a mere white kitten did make faces at him.
 Then May got saucer of sweet milk and placed it before Wigges. Mercy, me, how she did lap it up! It must have been long time since she had eaten, for she seemed half starved. And while she was thus engaged, her tall and back be- came normal in appearance again, and her ugly temper seemed to have been swallowed with the milk. Anyway, she became more sociable in disposition, and when May rubbed her back, she purred the funniest little pur-Just like babys first laugh-and then fell asleep.
 Then an idea came into Mays head. She would put the sleeping Wiggles close beside the sleeping Piggles. or vice versa,
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Pinko started out on his daily errand. And with this threat ill his ears the un- happy child sat patiently waiting for the fish to bite Sometimes he had waited and waited in vain on very cold days, for then the fish seemed to avoid the surface of the water and kept to the deep bottom of the lake for warmth. And to- day it seemed that the odds were against the little fisherman, for he had sat on the bank for two whole hours and not a bite from q fish had he had.
 ''Oh, I do wish I might catch the three fish," he murmured softly to himself. "Otherwise, I shall receive the hogging the prince has promised me. And the servant who yields the lash cuts so deep lv Oh. 1t pains me sol" And tears glistened in Pinko's eyes at remembrance of the lashes he had caught on his little bare back when the fish did not bite.
 "Pinko!" It was a soft voice which smoke to the child. 'Pinko!
 Pinko looked around, but saw no per son near him. What could 1t meanf voice speaking his name, but no person for if to proceed from. But just as Pinko was about to decide he had been fancying the sound, he heard his name snoken again. "Pinko, l am fairy who sneaks to you. And l am in the bushes at your side. l heard your little solilo- any just now, and your sad plight touched my heart. l shall make IL pos sible for you to~ catch fish. Dut when tbe prince gets them he shall not want ony more Come, throw in your line.'
 But, but" faltered Pinko, If you cause the fish to kill the prince when he partakes of them both the cook and I shall loose our lives. Not that SO much mind about myself, but the cook is a good man and has family, and life is dear to him on account of his loved ones"
 "The prince shall not die of the fish, my child" promised the fairy. "Go on. trust me- I shall bring no harm to you or the good cook You both shall get
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justice, though, or l am not fairy with magic wand. Come. toss In the hook"
 Pinko, having great faith Tn fairies, did as he was told, and within three sec onds drew out beautiful fish. And then again he threw In his hook and drew out another fish, and q third time he had the same success till his de- sired number of fish lay in the basket beside him.
 .'Now, child, take up thy basket and repair to the prince's kitchen. Give the fish over to the prince to look at before delivering them to the kitchen
 Pinko was on the point of asking some questions when the fairy said: Be not afraid, pretty little orphan. Never again will cruel blows fall upon your back. Take this wand, and every time the prince speaks to you, just wave 1t, and the magic will perform that which have wished 1t to do. Go, child. shall be your guard"
 Pinko returned to the castle and at once carried the three fish to the princes private chamber to give him look at them. The prince, examining each fish in turn, pronounced them very fine, and added: If in future you should ever come from fishing with poorer fish than these you shall suffer 20 lashes on your bare back" Then he dismissed Pinko, telling him to take the fish to the kitchen to the cook.
 At exactly 6 o'clock the gong in the great hall was sounded, announcingE the princess dinner in the banquet-room. The prince repaired thither, attended by many servants, but no guests, for on this even ing he preferred to be alone. He was in an ugly temper and had decided to have the servants openly fiogged in his pres ence while he feasted. He meant to show them his power occasionally to make them know their places.
 Hardly had he sat at tahle when he called for his whipping-man. In he came, with q lash over his shoulder. Then the prince sent for those servants whose duty
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were to spend a month-a fine old ram bling farmhouse, which occupied hill at the very border of the town-their delight knew no bounds They hardly took time to be shown their rooms be- fore they ran out on the broad lawn to romp and roll like young colts. The grass was soft, green and deliciously cool And all about the grounds were tall shade trees. And pretty soon Nellie and Tommy found the garden in the rear of the house, where an old colored gardener explained the method of raising garden truck" to them And then they visited the orchard and saw annle trees full of rich, red and
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and ride to the station. each carrying some sort of travelling luggage.
 When arrived at Green Meadow the children thought they had never seen so beautiful place in all their life. The little town was nestled among trees and flowers and soft. Yelvety grass were in the house yards, making each place rival of it's neighbor. Children played on the shady lawns and women sat sewing and chatting on the great, broad vine covered .porches. Altogether, Nellie and Tommy declared Green Meadow dhe name of the village) the most delightful little spot imaginable. And when they reached the big boarding house where they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-25
BY HELENA DAVIS.

~ HE incidents of the story I am A about to relate happened many, E many years ago during time when
 V fairies existed in certain parts of
 the world. (And what a pity fair les do not exist today to lend help to the poor)i
 The scenes of this story were laid In very cold country, where the winters were long and bitter and where the poor were very poor and the rich were very rich. And in that country many young children of very poor people were bound out to the rich people fof-a term or years which Is to say, the children were obliged to work for and to serve those to whom they were 'bound' without re- ceiying any remuneration for their serv- ices except in the form of scanty, coarse food, uncomfortable shelter and rags for clothing.
 There was an orphan boy, aged 12, In the land 1 write of, who was thus bound to a rich prince for long term of years, and he was treated most cruelty by h1s master. It was this little orphans duty to fish all day long in a great lake where the finest of fish were kept to please the palate of the rich prince, and when the weather was cold and rainy the poor or phan suffered most sadly from the ex- posture to which he was subjected. This little lads name was Pinko. He had q thin, white face, too full of sadness for a child, and too full of the signs of hunger and hardship for one so young. His clothing consisted of an old pair of pantaloons which had been cast aside by the princess page, and an old, ragged coat-so threadbare that 1t admitted both cold and rain-which had been cast off by the gardeners son, lad smaller than Pinko And on his head Pinko wore an old kerchief bound about in the shape of a turban, but it, too, was threadbare and was of little service to the child.
 One day during a cold rain, which bit to the very marrow of ones bones, Pinko sat shivering on the bank of the lake, line cast in to catch some fish for the princes supper. Bring three fish to me for my supper this evening or take dozen lashes on your bare back" had been the wicked princes command when