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New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
BY WIRELESS.

Dear Little Men and Little Women My chum Is
always making something new with his electric
engine-lnaking bells ring all over the house or
lighting room just you go in 1t, to scare you
so I wasn't much surprised when he told me he
had a wireless fixed up in his room l was very
anxious to see it, he let me go up with him.
but he said he wasn't he could get an answer
He had small table by a window and all the bat
teries and machinery hidden in a box. All | could
see was a push button. He down at the table
and pressed the button several times. In a few
seconds an answering buzz came, but ne said he
couldn't tell just what the message was, as he
didn't yet understand the process As We were
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
HONOR LIST.

Louise NJ Arnold >, George Anderson; 3, Helen
A. Brault; (. Elmer Barnes; .. Margaret b"iahd'
6 I Warner Beap. ir. = Grace J., Bellows; 5,
Esther Brown: q Joseph Bankoff; 10, Frances D.
BENDER; H. Leslie Callahan: y. A Deller; l3. Dora
Dornbrow; H. Willie Doran; -, Howard A Dett-
,,,ars. le BeTnardine Engbarth; H. James Finney
IS Katharine GoOdridge; -, Margaret Hunter -
1,iaris T Hutchinson; q Marion Johnson p Al
,b,1r Tobusron. ., Gertrude krantz; p, Julla H.
I[limrke: = Irma Lsganke 2s Edward T. Look
- Ida LAYTON: 2S Mary A. Meyer; y. Beatrice
i'm NIorgan: 70 Wilmot Marshall; 81. Mary NJ
NcNeciy: 20 Madeline Nelson b, Ralph Neubrand !;
"A Jsnnie Parker s. Pearl Robertson; g. LORENZO
Schadt: 81 Evelyn Sharkey; g. Edith Stretch. -.
Ieander Scheller; 30. Constance Sau"r: ~ George
~ stretch. - Emma Sexton: g.. Frank schmidt; ;
- Beatrcc Schwartz: q. Margaret TriPer -
Toeo yoIkoubeim; A. charlotte Wilcke: 4s. Dorothy
= willard. a. Olivia Weir: y. Edith r. Wood
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
HosO TO Win q Prize

No. (Our LetteT Box-A prize Of 81 given for
every letter printed under this heading. The letter
may contain incidents in your life. anecdotes OF
pets novel school experiences. things In travel
made-up stories. These stories must be original
and must be written side Of the paper only.
Letters entitled TO the prize of 81 are often crowded
0ut for lack of space IN the week they received
but II SUCH IS the they always appear in the
page later.
BE sure to state your age
BE sure to give your choice of prizes.
BE sure to give your name and address.
Contest closes on October l. Age is considered IN
awarding prizes Address your letters and answers
To Little Men and Little Women New-Iork Trib-
,ne New York
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

Those just home from Newport. where fashions
creep in that are later developed I'm Iuu force in
the city have their hair drawn snugly up at the
back and kept in place by comb. and the Veil
is caught by "A bar pin instead OF with Il barrette.
which formerly did service for both hair and veil.
Not only does this point TO the death OF the wisgy
backhair that shop girls have had hand 10 kill
ing hut II shows that the wide and heavy barrettcs
which helped to hold il in place aud hung almost
like pendants tar out from the Rape of the neck
have had their day. These indications are con-
hrmed by the newest eoffure which has braids
or vide strands on hair. bound about the head
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
MOTHER TO A CHICKEN.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: One day
last summer my mother and went for drive in
the country and on our way home (Which was at
dusk) found a small chicken In the middle OF
the road As there were no farmhOUses in sight,
we decided to take it home. 1t was about 1870
o'clock when we arrived home, and after tea L
secured a small grocery box from our man and
lined il with hav and into this put the chicken,
which was about two weeks old. The next morn
ing much to my surprise found the chicken had
crept into another box. where cat and her kittens
were and seemed TO have found both a home ana
a mother there. The chicken stayed there under
the cats protection until she became so large We
were compelled take her from her foster mother.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

The poet Goldsmith tells in '"rhe Deserted vii
Lage' of parson who wise that the villagers
wondered how one small head could carry all he
knew There is a little boy in BroOkne Mass.
who is in much the same position. only
because his head is smaller than the parsons. and
the people who wondering at hsn are not is-
norant peasants but learned men.
This little boy. whose name Is Wi.-.am James
Sidis is only eleven years old. hut if were TO
go into his roon "The Success Magazine tells Us.
we would find the walls lined with books in four
languages Latin, Greek. German and English We
wouId find works on astronomy, physiology geOg-
raphy history science and mathematics up TO trigo
nonletry and integral calculus. All these things
the how not only reads. but enjoys The mathe-
,,,,ticaI hooks which most of would find very
drv reading he is particularly fond of. The profess
sors at Harvard University arc always giving him
difficult probIeYns to solve but they not difficult
N him. and when he was nine years old he solved
without any trouble a problem which had been
ps RI Of the exanina tiOn for the degree OF Phi D. at
a famous German university
Now perhaps. the little folk think that Master
william James Sidis must have worked very hard
IN iesr1 all these things. and that he couldn't ever
have bsd time 70 play. hut that IS not 50 at all He
e. a varzy healthy active boy, and just as fond oe
nlsv as other children His room is full of TOYS
and games and he Is as fond of alice IN wonder
land as of trigononetry. As for working hard az
his studies he really couIdnt GO ul@p oeesuS7
study is all play TO him
l. he then so much cleverer than other children? (?
Well perhaps he is just little bit cleverer. his
father DR. Boris Sids, would admit II We were
~ ask him We could hardly expect him TO say
ANYTHING else for of course all parents think their
cbi1dren iust a little bit brighter than other folks
CHILDREN Dr. Sidis insists that it isn't because
y1-,1,a ts 60 wonderfully clever that he knows so
much more than other children of his age. 1t is
te,orse ba has been so much better educated, and
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
READY ROBERT.

Ready Robert made some rockets.
Sent them high in air
To celebrate the glorious Fourth.
And made the people stare.
Ready Robert went a-hShnE
With the neighbOrs' boys
He made a boat with paddle wheels
That multiplied their joys.
Ready Robert took 70 painting
In the Quaker town,
His pictures filed his money bags
And won him great TenOwn.
Ready Robert crossed tho ocean
On a foreign shore.
He lived and worked with learned men
Then hied him home once more.
Ready Robert built some steamboats,.
Though they were but slow
They brought him wealth and ieathIeSs fs---a
Because he made them 60.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

o,r,es- No fNunlber Puzzlel.-Choice of set
NJ Scottish postcards sterling silver Tribune
bs6ss. q pearl bead necklace, pair Of pretty cum
a. collar pins sterling silver tie clasp, rolled
gold stick pin an interesting book. sterling silver
pencil holder for fat pencil a box OF water color
Dsirts or an imitation ivory paper knife Tor the
best three answers. ,.,:. -.
Contest No , 5Things TO Think About-Cholce OF
sr ir-erasrirr book a box OF water color pahls, d
rar 81 ua-t cuff or collar pins. sterling SILVER ne
clasp rolled gold stick pin. pearl peaa me- Ift
se- ~ Scottish postcards sterling silver lLio-
Ina badge q sterling silver pencil holder lot ha'
-e-r.i sT- he ueatest and best TWO solutions
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
Oar Letter Box

ones-to blaze with fury and then fall. About mid
night the wind veered toward the south All the
men obtainable hard at work extinSushinS
the burning brands which fell some of the house
tons Every house was hastily sprinked from base
ment TO roof, the owners being now quite terrified
When hope was almost gone the wind, as though
suddenly cOnsiderate for the picturesque town,
changed northward Now. all safe
All night the forest of frs baZed on Some OF the
spectators anxious to see the end and knowing the
town was safe, watched until dawn came. bringing
with II a promise of rain which would extinguish
the already diminishing flames. Your faithful
reader A. MARlE LANE (aSeu 10l-
Dalhousie n B. Canada.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

filter in three pieces that can be used on any
glass cup or bowl jointed dolls cut in fiat wood
the lines of the clever caricature animals Of
Caran d'AChe. new inventions for economical
night lights. and a new -four with which are
made some fascinating "biscottes" which render
it impossible to the conscientious consumer to
get either fat or dyspeptic hu the stalls not de-
voted to aviation and help to make up inter
esting little show. c. l. B.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

it's lightningIike qualities in getting rid of dirt
he has called it the New Rapid" Il am a
Parisian." he explains. land my cream was
made in Paris but to show YOU how practical
and satisfactory it is thought I would give it
American name. Is not the Niagara rapid?
So my cream is rapid-the New Rapid" He
seems very pleased with this idea. Tricks to
circumvent intending burglars favorings for all
kinds of food rather attractive little coffee
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

The good old-fashioned calash is the type of
evening hood tnat fashion approves for now and
later. II Is boned 10 stand away from the Golf
fUre. though made becomingly close and "frilly "
a the face. When OF quantity patterned taffeta
these bonueIs are very fetching. enhancing the
prettiness a really pretty girl tenfold and even
rendering picturesque the ugly one.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
RIDDLEAiEREE.

RIDDLEMEREE.
NJ first ,s in panther hut never in bear,
NJ seconds in peanut hut never N I'el'
NE tr3~S j. in ~ldder but never III heln,
Nv fourth IS in cypress but never IN eLIl4'
Nv nth Is in coffee but never IN cTeaLl,
Nv ssvth is in vision but never IN cream, go
Aly y mole came from Holland long lols 'ai osO
ana discovered q river that al oi you hilo"'
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26
DOUBLE ACRosTIC.

When tie words defined have been Igs:lN
guessed and placed one below another lie M, ms =
ard Nrals reading downward. VIII sDell me iaii's@
n the issO vessels that viii occupy ule Pia'I ''
honor !n the Hudson Fulton celebrations
J. Relating 10 Homer
. Yesrlv
A narrow street. 4, -,--,o
a covering of fine hair possessed by some
animals and used Tor making garments TOT human
beings
:. To disable
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

about to go out of the room | looked undeE I. tne
fabIa and saw another push button. and he dtdn
like II for a cent when found out that ne got
his answers by pressing his foot on that Ou''o"'
i0U'' I EDMOND GLENDINNING (aged IA.
No Georgia street, Railway, n. j.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

A cycle has rolleu around in the world of fashion
and has brought back brocadcs the fashionable
silk for evening wear. and some Of the houses arc
exploiting chfton= and other diaphanous stuns for
"panisrs." The panieTs merely hinted al
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

with a slightly hufted effect at the forehead ana
sides beyond the braids the shape OF the head az
tne oack showing plainly Large tortoise shell
hairpins square ar the closed ends or a uttI.
slanted. hold the braids strands at the Sides
Of the head and are not conspicuous For even
ing coronet effects in artificial flowers gold roses
etc, are worn on a little bandeau across the front
OF the head. 10 give height necessary to maxi,
this couture becoming without a hat
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

this will be published. remain. Your constant
reader, r. NJ. TAYLOR (aged 12).
Merrick Road. Freeport. y. Y.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.
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Things 10 Think About

6 4 state thar touches Lake Erie.
Something necessary 10 the baker
8 \ fruit consisting of a hard shell lncloslng
kernel.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

practically hipless is the aim of womanknd. and
paniers at variance with this ambition.
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26


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New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

For those who are fortunate enough to own
automobiles the fatigue and vexation OF shopping
have been changed into joy. The shopper can
pile her family into the car and come in from any
suburb with only her own convenience to consider
regarding time. After fitting out the children at
the various shops they may be sent home 10 tired
and mamma take a train when she wishes
But usually, with no WEAKNESS Of dragging from
car To ear, they are untiIed and on good behavior
SO vast deal is accomplished In less time than
dreamed OF formerly
New-York tribune., 1909-09-26

The girl that he's the most ENJOYABLE time in
these days when people must be amused can reaIyr
be best described as a specialist" for she must
be up IN some kind OF SIort TO have the invita-
ttOns that her fitting about denotes The tennis
girl is in demand all summer, trOII earliest spring
until November the golf girl comes second. and :.
girl who can do either game and play good briae,-
besides outclasseS both with and has what
might be termed an open season" all the year
round To know how TO sail a boat drive a no-
tor OF play billiards or pool Is useful. but these
are merely incidental accomplishments and eOunt
for little, but a girl who rides or drives wen il
in demand among the married women. Tor Sha
surely attracts the best men in every community,
10 the house where she stays Girls do not est
their Invitations solely ON tneir own merits. CUT
most frequently for he arnounI Of use their bc,t-
esses make OF them as social attractions
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-23
COOKS REPORTS DIS.
CREDITED

The University OF Copenhagen. the
firHi institution OF learning TO recog-
nlze Dr. Frederick A. Cook as the
discoserer of the North Pole. solemn
~ declared Tuesday that the explor-
er had failed to establish the claim
upon which his high honors had been
based
The committee appointed by the
university to examine Cooks records
recently presented its report to the
consistory OF the university which re-
viewed the deductions OF the experts
with the greatest care and discussed
the findings from every standpoint.
That both the committee and the con-
sistory were disappointed was soon
known
Tuesday morning the consistory
met and adopted a written report to
the effect that the alleged records
submitted for examination by DR..
Cook failed to prove his claim that
he had reached the North Pole.
The report of the committee OF
which Prof. Stronger was chairman,
as presented to the consistory states
that Cooks papers are without any
value; that his report to the univer-
sity Is practically the same as that
published in the New York Herald
upon his return from the Arctic ex-
pedition. The; copies of his notebooks
submitted, says the committee, con-
tain no original calculations of OBJ
servations but only results thereof.
Accordingly the committee concludes
that he affords no proof of having
reached the pole.
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-23
sOM'T CENTRAL HOLDS MEETING.
Novel Plans Made for Ensuing
Year.

The Somerset Central Agricultural
society held its annual meeting
last Saturday and the following Of
ficers were chosen for the ensuing
year: President. Clyde H. Smith;
vice presidents, Walter H. Hight and
Everett r. Goodrich; secretary, Shell
don H. Bradbury; treasurer, ROLAND
T. Patten; trustees, C. Davis Miller,
John w. Fogler, Chas H. Gardner
Ernest C. Butler, Herbert L. SWEET,
Morris Gledhill and Walter P. Ord
way.
The society Is to hold a race meet
ing as usual on July 4, 1910, and its
annual three day fair In September.
Plans are also on foot for a great
handicap race in the month of Au-
gust with purses of $500 each for
trotters and PAGERS This Is to oc-
cur In circuit of such events which
will probably embrace similar meet
ings at Pennington, Madison. Pitts
field, Hartland, Exeter and Monroe.
1t is proposed to hold them In weeks
succeeding each other, SO that the
field of horses can readily move from
one tract to another without ship
ping by rail- The handicap trotting
or pacing race Is novel in this sec
ton. 1t offers the horseman plenty
of assurance that he will get a part
of the money, In one race or more
as, II his horse is way behind the
winner in the first of the series, he
will be given better position in the
next event. The spectators get an
added interest because of the close
finishes which are assured through
the handicap method and also from
the fact that the old time scoring, so
often a tiresome feature, is entirely
eliminated, all heats being from a
standing start.
A conference of the officers of such
societies as have tracks convenient
ly located for forming circuit of
this kind will be held here in the
early future.
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-23

CONTINUED from First PaE. }

guests we're aeon At the tables TO en-
JOY a splendid dinner furnished by
that society.
At the appointed time the after
noon session opened with a report
from the secretary OF the Ladies'
Auxiliary. giving the standing and
work of that association The audi
snce sang America" Mrs W. II. En-
cry at the piano. Comrades Laforest
Groves of smithneid and Samuel A.
Walker of Embden were reported as
having passed away since the last
meeting Comrade c. F. Jones offer
ed reparks complimenting- the As
sociation for continuing Col. Gould
in office. Comrade Cephas Walker
gave a talk on practical subjects con-
nected with the welfare of the vet
erans Comrade F. H. Wing gave a
long service In the army. Comrade
8. F. Emerson related incidents of
1861 and 1904 connected with the
army. Comrade J. D. Emerson spoke
of Lees surrender. Comrade A. G.
Sawyer presents some comical anec-
dotes and Comrade J. w. Fogler
closed the program touching upon af-
fairs in the South at the close of the
war compared with the present time.
An invitation was received from
Madison to hold the March session
at that place which was accepted,
While the ladies came In large num-
bers, the veterans In attendance
were not up to former sessions. This
should not be the case on the part
of the comrades. Ii the association
is to live there must be an extra ef-
fort on the part of all to make it live
a goodly number of years.
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-23

tive committee The installation viii
tsks place January ! sith an all
day meeting The election completed
the retirihg lecturer presented an
interesting program. closing with a
vivid description of recent visit In
a model Grange home. referring 10 the
golden wedding of MIR. and Mira. James
Taylor celebrated at their home De
cember II.
W NJ. r 7 Collins was sent rs "A
delegate 10 State Grange at lewiston
December 20-23
COMING EVENTS.
Friday evening. December "A there
will be Christmas exercises In |. o.
o. +. hall A beautiful cantaia is be
ing prepared which will be the prin-
cipal part of the program.
Thursday evening. December 30,
will be held at the academy the sec
ond meeting of the Literary society
for the winter term. As these meet
ings are open to all IL Is to be hoped
that the parents and others will
manifest their interest by attending.
Friday afternoon. December 81
there will be given at Grange hall a
free entertainment by the children of
the public schools of the town We
shall expect to see large attendance.
Saturday, January |, there will be
an all-day meeting of Athens Grange
with the usual baked bean dinner. The
officers elected December and Is
will be installed at this meeting.
Friday evening. January 7, will be
|. o. o. F. anniversary.
Saturday afternoon January 8, will
be the adjourned town meeting to
listen to the report of the committee
on the proposed electric railroad from
Skowhegan to Athens. 1t is expect
ed that the engineer, John A. Jones,
who has the survey now nearly COM
pleted will be present.
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-23
DR.. A. B. BORDEN, o. D.,
100 Water St., Sko~hegsa, Me
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas, Addie B. Williams of Scion
in the county of Somerset and State
of Maine, by her mortgage deed dated
the twenty eighth day of y A. D..
1895, and recorded In the Somerset
Registry of Deeds, Vol. 229. Page 466,
conveyed to the late Wayland Leigh
ton of Athens In said county of Som
erset, a cert ain piece or parcel of land
situated in the south half of said
Solon and bounded as follows, to wit:
Being the east half of lot number
ffty-seven and bounded on the north
by land formerly owned by Cyrus
Stevens: east by land of Thadeus g.
Clark: south by the road and west by
land of David p. Raymond. Also an
other parcel Of land in said Solon
bounded and described as follows, to
wit: Being part o. lot number fifty
eight and bounded on the north by
land Of Ruel Rowell; on the east by
land Of Shepherd Hunnewell; on the
south by the road and on the west by
land of Thadeus c. Clark. said par
eel being one hundred and sixty rods
long, north and south. and thirteen
rods wide. And whereas the condi-
ticn of said mortgage has been broken.
now therefore. by reason of the breach
thereof, l. Darius r.. Bartlett. admins
traitor of the estate of Wayland Leigh
ton, claim a foreclosure of said mort
gage.
Dated at Skowhegah the twenty
third day of December. A. D.. 1909.
DARIUS H. BARTLETT,
Administrator of Estate of
Wayland Leighton.
513w
The independent-reporter., 1909-12-23
ENSIGN COBURN s. MARSTON.
In Charge of the Consulate at Co
rintO.

Skowhegan people will be more in
terested in the Nicaraguan trouble
from the fact that Ensign Coburn s.
Marston, U. S. Navy has been placed
in charge of the u. s. Consulate at
Corinto which Is the principal port
on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua,
and is moreover the very hot-bed of
the military operations. His orders
to this important billet we're pub
lished in the dispatches from the
front in the New York Herald on
Saturday. His duties will be to pro-
tect American interests in that part
of the country until the trouble is
over.
Ensign Marston was transferred
from the U. s. cruiser Albany to the
destroyer Whipple, but his orders
from Washington did not reach him
at Magdalena bay where his ship was
at target practice until after the
Albany received rush orders to sail
for Corinto. He has been ordered
to report for promotion to lieutenant
in February, and owing to lack of
officers in his grade he will receive
another promotion to the rank OF
lieutenant, senior grade, two months
afterwards.