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The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
Lives of a FreenOrt Skunk.

A Freeport skunk, which apparent
ly has more lives than the proyerbial
cat, created great deal of excite
ment a few evenings ago. According
to the story. which is related in the
Portland Press, the skunk was first
struck down by a policemans club
and left on the ground for dead. The
body was turned over 10 minutes later
to LinWood Holbrook. a collector of
skunk hides. The animal began TO
again show signs of life and the col
lector with large stone proceeded
to once more take the life of the
creature. When he was satisfied that
the animal was truly dead he put ii
in a -four bag and hid it under a cul-
vert until he could get a chance to
carry it home. Philip Craig while at
work about the culVert, saw the skunk
coming out of the culyert. acting in a
daZed manner and after striking the
creature on the head to pat it out of
its misery he took II gently by the
tail and deposited it upon a pile OF
sawdust. A short time afterward a
peculiar odor was discovered coming
from the sawdust pile. but his skunk
ship was not in sight. 1t was neces-
sary to shovel over the pile of saw
dust before he could be found as he
had apparently come to life for the
third time. liobrook claimed the
skunk and he was finally killed and
his pelt removed
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
Maine Won Prize ut Corn Show.

A. T. Hathaway of Monmouth, won
first prize ($100) for Flint corn all
crib dry II per cent, at the New Eng
land corn exposition at Worcester,
Mass. last week. The tests and
awards were made by number. There
were SO farmers who entered the con-
test. and 27 stayed in to the finish.
Each acre was accurately measured
by outside parties for each crop was
harvested and weighed in the presence
of three witnesses, one being a rep
resentative of the company Offering
the prizes. The awards are based
upon the yield of crib-dry shelled corn
obtained from each acre, defining
"crib-dry" to be corn containing u
per cent moisture, which is consider
ed the average, that is, corn which is
suitable to mill or to market. Each
contestant furnished a 80 pound sam
pie of ears, weighed at time crop was
harvested, and these samples were
r-dred, weighed "again, shelled and
the percentage of corn to cob de-
termined Then the shelled samples
were sent to the Massachusetts Agri-
cultural College Experiment Station
where they were tested for moisture
and from the chemists results the
amount of shelled corn containing II
per cent moisture (crib-dry) was fig
ured
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
MERCER.

Sandy River Grange, No. 50 met
Saturday evening, November l.. with
IN attendance of 80 members. The
third and fourth degrees We're CON
ferred on a class of four. Brother
Whittier of Skowhegan worked the
degrees in a very impressive manner
and showed he was well adapted to
the position he occupies in the Grange.
1t was gentlemen's night and the
members were in eager expectation to
know what kind of an entertainment
they would have. They had been hold
ing mysterious meetings and curious
noises had been heard evenings in the
hall where they met to make plans
and practice their singing. The lead
ing feature in their program WAS a
mock trial where one of our worthy
brothers was accused of stealing a
hog, and after some very pleasing tes-
timony from the different witnesses
and very able pleas by tie lawyers
he WAS found not guilty and acquitted
by the Judge, which was very pleas
ing to the brother to be found not
guilty of so serious charge but he
has his lawyer to thank for it for he
made a great plea in his behalf We
hope that this will put an end to his
stealing and that he will reform.
Worthy Master read a piece Broth
er Conway came forth with his ac-
cordeon and gave us some fine music;
Brothers Hatch and Wood sang
beautiful solo entitled, Looking This
Way" Brother Dumery favored us
with a fine song; Brother Dnnton gave
some nice selections on the phono-
graph. AT the close of the meeting a
fine oyster stew was served in the
dining hall and much enjoyed by all
The violin music by Brother Mert
Wade was very fine and listened to
with much pleasure. We passed
very pleasant evening which will long
be remembered by all.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
Grange Column
sseSseeesessssseesseoeess
EAST MADISON.

East Madison Grange held an inter
esting meeting Saturday afternoon,
November II. with 10 members pres
ent. A question box in charge of the
Lecturer Sidney Baker, brought out
many interesting points. There were
readings by Clara Jewett and Bert
Paul and music by the choir The
program committee for the year 1911
was appointed with Lila Haryille as
chairman.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
Hen u Years Old

Daniel " Tarbox $ old black hen
is dead Of pneumonia at the age Of
twenty-one years; that is, L the Bid
dcfard chronicleIs are 10 be believed.
In more ways than length Of life she
"es = remarkable biddy. She was a
prodigious layer of eggs, but did not
care for chickens. She was great
scrapper and could whip more than
her weight la feathers every time
Like her master. she was a Demo-
crat. and she croWed long and
Justify on the news OF the Maine cleo
ton. Possibly her death was from JOY
at hearing of the November landslide
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17

Peter piper picked a peek of picked
oepPers but Editor Piper Of the Va
terYillc Sentinel is q candidate tor tae
position OF secretary o. the Senate IL
is one 0. the most prominent members
ol he ofe. nlZation which had in
charge the pushing of the work which
resulted In The adoption Of the refer
endum in Maine From what can be
les fHed Ir. Piper cauEass is looked
Gpon faYofably b. manY ii ne had
" DemacIats.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
Philip ON the Job.

Philip Seekins of Norridgewock Me.
who is IL years old, has done all the
work on his parents farm this season.
He has cut about 25 tons of hay and
put it in the barns. He sowed eight
acres of oats, seven acres of potatoes
and two of wheat, besides doing the
chores and numerous odd jobs
Newspaper item.
Philip doesn't do bad for a boy of II
years.
OF course there are doubtless a
great many duties performed by Philip
which are not thought to be important
enough to mention in the above list.
Doubtless he rises at 3 a. IN. and goes
out to the barn to feed 19 head of
cattle, Z cows. 50 sheep, IL hogs and
the chickens.
Then before breakfast is ready.
Philip doubtless milks the seven cows.
in order to sit down to the table by
half past four or early candle light
Snatching a few mouthfuls, this boy
wonder then dashes forth from the
house to his daily toll, working Is
hours, the last six hours by the light
of lantern, after which he does the
chores again before bedtime. so that
he may snatch "A few minutes sleep.
in ordes to rise at 3 a. IN.
But the question which will natural
ly puzzle the reader is-how does
Philip manage to put in his, spare
time?
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
Horse Did Acrohntic Tricks.

Mr.. and Mrs o. l.. Peabody of
Greenwood were driving to Paris, the
other day, when the horse stepped on
a rolling stone while going down hill
and turned a complete somersauh his
head directly under the forward
end of the wagon. He was
uninjured. Mrs. Peabody was
thrown from the wagon and di-
rectly up the horse. She never
got a scratch, and Mr.. Peabody es-
capped unhurt, but neither Mr. nor
Mrs. Peabody thinks they could do it
again and come out alive.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
Y. NJ. C. A. Home at Augusta.

A we'll attended meeting of the cit
izens of Augusta was held Monday
evening In the city council rooms in
City hall for the purpose of discussing
the first move to be made In the intro
duction of Y Nj. c. A. home in this
city
The question of the feasibility of
having such an institution in this city
has been agitated in the minds of the
citizens for a long time and Monday
nights meeting was the first real step
in that direction that has been consid-
cred or appreciated. 1t is well
known fact that Augusta is the only
capital city in the country that is de-
void of we'll established Young
Mems Christian Association organiza-
ton, and the need of such an institu-
ton has been readily recognized by
the most prominent men within our
city.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
Here and There in Maine
4 i,nnting LAW Enforc. d.

Alton W Decrow of Kockland. who
while hunting last Friday. mlstook
Daniel rossman u Foxcroft for d
deer End killed him WIS arraigned ia
the municipal court November u,
inder Tire SPECIAL statute which was
arrest for taking human l4e while
hunting Md game DecrOW entered .
Dlea Of not guilty aud was released
under 5000 bonds.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17

w. A. Bailey of Brunswick a few
days ago shot a beautiful snowy owl
near the school house on the River
road. The bird had caught one of
Mrs. Bailey's chickens and was
making off with it. Mrs. Bailey sue
ceeded in frightening the owl and
rescuing her chicken and Mr.. Bailey
meanwhile started Oh the warpath
with a gun. He shot the owl and
followed it fully half mile before it
dropped. Snowy owls are not fire.
quently seen in this vicinity and on
account of their beauty are priced for
mounting.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
In Old Hitch Weight,

Dr. h. NJ. Fuller Of Bath has a hitch
ng weight which he has used daily
or the past - years He says 1t is
lnlte wonder from its musical
one, which he thinks is accounted
Tor by its wear. II is made of cast
iron and gives Il tone more like =
piece of fine steel He values il very
highly.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
4 Young Chauffeur.

Sanford, Me. probably has the
youngest chauffeur in the State, Ar
thur Z. Whitcomb, who is only 10
years old, has become very proficient
In running the machine owned by his
grandfather, Moses S. Moulton. The
young man can manage the machine
nearly as we'll as his grandfather. He
takes long rides nearly every day and
has never as yet met with any acct
dents
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
Monmouth AppIe RaIsIng Town.

Monmouth. the great apple raising
town OF Central Maine. will shin -. :
90 barrels OF apples tins year and
II isn't very good apple year either
Miss Garibel &. Smith holds the rec
ord for woman apple raisers. having
shipped 300 barrels Orcharding might
1rove lucrative business for other
Fomen. as Miss Smith is said to make
1t very profitable.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
Send Potatoes by Water.

Washington county potato raisers
are trying the experiment of shipping
potatoes by water. The schooner Alas
ka of Machas is now taking on a
cargo at Lubec for New York There
seems to be no reason why it cant be
done now. as in the old days. Thirty
years ago thousands Of bushels used
to be shipped each fall by water from
Bangor, while from Belfast they used
to send them out by schooner all
through the winter.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
/ Large Amount of Corn.

One line Of steamers alone shipped
rom Portland In the month OF Ocob-
r 144.665 cases of corn. against to
III cases shipped during October
909. This IS one Of the straws that
gives an idea Of the bumper corn pack
III Maine the present year.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
DR.. HUMPHREYS SPECIFICS.
Do.etsOas With sAeh 'laIis ll's Language
English, German, Spanish, Portuguese and French.

No. FOR Price
/. Feyera Congestions, Inhammatious ....2J
2. Worms. " orm Fever. or Worm Disease :
3. Collie. Crying and Wakefuluess Of Infants -
4. Diarrhen. Of Children and Adults $500. : ,
o. DYsenterY. Gripings, Bilious Cole. =...- -
z. Coughs. Coids. Bronchitis ...4.. .-.=.=.....25
=. Toothache, Raceache, Neuralgia ........-. -
o. Headache. Sick Headache. Vertigo .#... 25
10. Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak stomach -
.. Group. Hoarse Cough Laryngitis ..z.z..... -
A. Salt hheum. Eruptions, ErysiIelas -
4 o. Rheumat atism. or Rheumatic Pains. -
10. Fever and Ague. Malaria ....@z z.s-.. -
fsPfies Blind or Bleeding, External. Internal 23
10. OphthalmiA. Weak or Infamed Eyes z..-.. -
1 10. Catarrh. Influenza, Cold in Head .-#zz.... 25
no. Whooping Cough spasmodIe Cough II
Al. Asthma Oppressed, Dinicult Breathing -....25
n. Kidney Disease. Gravel, Calcul ..=....-.. -
IS. Nervous Debility. Vital Weakness .#.- 90
40. Sore Mouth Pever Sores or Canker. ;
80. Urinary incontinenee, Wettlng Bed z#-....25
3A. sore Throat, Quinsy and Diphtheria ...--..2j
3j. Chronic COngestions. Headaches -=#=......25
IT. Crippe, Hay Fever and Summer Colds rs
A small bottle Of Peasant Pellets. IT. the vest
pocket. Sold by druggists or sent receipt OF price.
Medical Book sei.t free.
HUMPHREYS HoMEo. MEDICINE CO., Corner
William and Ann Streets New York
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
Or. EDWARDS
DandeliOrl
Best Known Remedy

FOE
rheumatism and Malaria. Stimulate
he kidneys SO as to eliminate the urlf
lcid that causes Rheumatism and X 4
aey disease, regulates TorpiG Liver.
tcts gently and without gripping % tlrs
Jowels; disinfects the entire Alim,af
Try Canal and produces a ejran
smooth Skin and clear ComrleXlaa. =
eliminating all poisons from the sys-
EN-
Unequalled for Dyspepsia I'D ~
stomach trouble; is purely v,get,s..
I'd is so guaranteed under ,ae .u#a
%nd and Drugs Act 25e ~ as -
frank W. Bucknam. SkowhegGn, NJ.
send postalifor free samr'c IA >.neAeb
Chemical Co., 45-56 Franklin ST. &eu loia
city, Manufacturers
a PERFECT BLOOD PURIFIER"
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17

Il do not believe there is any other
medicine SO good for whooping cough
IS Chamberlain Cough Remedy, p"
writes Mrs Francis Tuprin. Junction
City, Ore. This remedy is also un-
surpassed for colds and Group. For
sale by q. K. Fogg.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
Orchards Pay.

DO orchards pay? Here's one an
swer: Leroy Pulsifer of West Sumner
no has an orchard of several acres
Is sold between 100 and $500 aef
fom II this fall
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17

Il am pleased to recommend Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy as the best
thing | know of and safest remedy
for coughs colds and bronchial trou-
ble." writes Mrs l.. B. Arnold of Den
yer, Colo. I'VE have used it repeated
ly and 1t has never failed to give re-
lief" For sale by G. r. Fogg.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17

Don't let the baby suffer from ec2e-
ma. sores or any itching Of the skin
Doans Ointment gives instant relief
cures quickly. Perfectly safe for chill
dren. All druggists sell it
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17

For pains in the side or chest damp
en- a piece of flannel with Chamber
lains Liniment and bind 1t on over
the seat of pain. There is nothing
better For sale by G. R Fogg.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17

Did you ever notice how anxious the
average man is to attend church when
the minister is away on his vacation.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
Lots
of People

Can't find a Rent
Can't secure good house girl,
Can't sell their farms,
Can't find employment,
Can't find lost articles
JUST BECAUSE
They do not advertise their wants In
the "Everybody's Column"
of this paper.
The Cost 10 Small
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09

s1s Greenwich street. was entered and
clothing and jeweiry valued at $114
stolen Mrs. F. w. Mason's room at 973
Howard street was entered and cloth
ing valued at $s2 stolen. A mink fur
necklet valued at $50 was stolen from
the room Of Mrs Annie Cody, 1854 Hyde
street.
Max Bochow, 303 Potrero avenue. was
held up by two young men at Six
teenth and Hampshire streets late Fri
day night and while one held a re-
volver at his head the other went
through his pockets. taking 81.
Charles T. Deering. SOS Eddy street,
obtained a warrant from Police Judge
Weller Yesterday for the arrest of Por
ter White Munson on a charge of bur
glary for breaking into his room in the
ST. Ives hotel on October T.
Arthur Payne was held for trial be-
fore the superior court by Police Judge
Conlan yesterday on a charge of bur-
glary for breaking into the home of
Mrs. Maude Pettis. 1244 Fifth avenue,
Sunset district. on December %.
Neil Donovan. 13l Chattanooga street
was relieved Of a purse and $3.50 on
Valencia street ear yesterday after
noon.
Harry Davis was arrested Yesterday
afternoon on a charge of burglary for
brea king into the residence of s. Lev
inson. 27o0 Pierce street. and stealing
two velvet portieres valued at $50
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
PISTOL DUEL IS
FOUGHT IN DARK
Man Opens Fire on Burglars,
Who Reply With Bullets
While Escaping


jain Blair. a lodger in the home of
J. J. Byrnes. 402 Fair Oaks street, had
a pistol duel with two burglars Friday
night and it is supposed that one of
the burglars was wounded, as he
dropped a black overcoat which had a
bullet hole in the right sleeve.
Blair was asleep in his room when
he was wakened by the opening of his
door. The burglar seeing the room was
occupied quickly closed the door and he
and Lis companion ran into a rear room
and climbed through "A window. Blair
Jumped out Of bed and seizing a re-
roIver opened fire on the thugs. The
burgIafS returned the FIRE as they ran
up Twenty street to Dolores and
disappeared IN Clipper street In the
overcoat dropped by one Of the bur-
elars were six skeleton keys and a
locket and ring belonging TO Byrnes.
ID was found that the burglars had
stolen jewelry valued at $3.50.
Mrs Mary Dorm. 1921 Turk street,
was ava kened early Yesterday morning
by the noise made by burglar in her
bedroom. She screa med and The bur
g ar fed
Cuento Scribante. 690 Filbert street.
SAW a burglar in his bedroom early
yesterday morning. The burglar ran
eway without taking anything.
The residence Of Mrs. Conrad Stein.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
SUSPICIOUS BLAZE is
BEING INVESTIGATED

Fire was discovered about o'clock
yesterday morning in the clothing
store of Abraham Lutz, 1876 Market
street. and q still alarm was sent to
fire engine company A. The flames
were eXtinguished after 5000 damage
had been done 1t was found that the
fire had been started by an electric
iron which was on top of a wooden
counter with the current fully turned
on. On top of the iron was a quantity
of clothing. Fire Marshal Towe made
an investigation and asked the assist
ance of the police. The stock was
insured for $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
SURVEY IS CAUSE
OF MUCH INQUIRY
Engineers Running Line Be.
tween Arbuckle and Wood
land Cause Speculation
ISeeeiol Dispofeh 10 The Call

ISpecldI DiSpdich 10 he Call
ARBUCKLE, Jan. S.-Engineers who
have made a survey between this city
and Hamilton and are now running
lines south toward Woodland, have
caused much speculation here.
Some believe they represent inter-
ests which propose to construct an
electric line between Woodland and
Hamilton.
The Northern Electric and the Vail
lejo and the Northern have been re-
ported as contemplating the construc-
tion of lines down this side of the
Ealley
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09

DEMURRER OF SWINDLE
SYNDICATE OVERRULED

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Jan. s.-Federal
Judge Mcpherson here today overruled
the demurrer to the Indictment of j.
w. Mabray and his alleged associates
charged with wholesale swindlfng by
means of fake races and wrestling
matches.
The case was set for trial March TO-
Judge Mcpherson announced that 23
of the 80 defendants were now In Gus
tody and probably all will be tried
together.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-05
str DENT mrs PROFESSOR.
Pats of syracuse sore Berause tie HAD To
wait for Diploma.

SYRACUSE. Aug. Herbert W. Fans
of FIy-burg. Pa. commodore. that il,
manager. Of the Syracuse University
crows this year. after rrc-iving his di-
plolna as . graduate in the civil engineer
ing course Of the Lyman & smith College
81 Applied Science to-day. used the docn-
ment 10 hight a cigar ia the ONCE VI Dean
sheppard Of that college.
i will show you what think 81 your
institution aud the diploma, said Faus
~ he touched a match 90 IL.
Don't try that or there will lie trouble.
said the dean 10y wav Of warning. aud
Fans replied ~ that iS what You mean
TAX" un your glass-S.' There was a
rough aud tumble fight during which
psaan sheppard called on two 81 his a.
sisrants for help. Int u was not forth
coming
Then Faus went 20 the home 81 Prof.
Paul &. Nugent and treated him likewise.
Faus was incrnssd because he had been
kept in Syracuse waiting a long time for
the diploma after he had made mp work
he failed in.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-05
STEiH IELLS STOP 4 SHIP.
the Tenn,sOa CHASED Down the Bsy %,
Most NscHerous Tug.

The I.amport A Holt liner Tannyson
which sailed for Brazilian ports yesterday
afternoon. Was pursued 20 the Hook by
the Mutual company tug Thomas p
Timmins Capt Pills. which had her - his
tle screaming for more than an hour
There was man from Philadelphia
aboard the Iimmins AN Sious to put aboard
the Tsnnyson 10, of negotiable hills ~
lading for consignees Of cargo bound for
Brazil
The Philadelphia man went Ia Paul p
Gerhard A Co. shipping agents. and one
~ the firm went with him down To the
TimminS. lying at the Battery pier The
man with the envelopes aaId he would give
any amount ~ money To catch the Tenny-
son. which Vas then gong down the bay
Capt Fills accepted So and guaranteed
To get the ship Meanwh lille the Mutual
company and the officers 81 Gerhard 4
Go. called up Quarantine and asked that
the Tennyson h- Intercepted She did
not understand or So. the signals M Quar-.
antine and went on.
tn" Timrnins was then on her way and
doing her best, about twelve knots. rolling
up fine how wave Half a mile astern
al the Sarrows the Timmins tootsd wildly
Al the Hook the Tennyson skipper de-
cided that the Timmins was after him and
he slowed down. Finally he was sure
the IImmins was after him and stopped.
The Timmins let her superfiuou. whistle
steam help turn her propeller thercafter.
She was alongside 20 the Tennyson after
a race Of more than two hours and the
man from Philadelphia got his documents
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-05
HO0u HtIENS ron GOVERNOR.
Monroe CsUnt, Demsrrats see Wan,
Reasons wh, Hr should Ne Nominated.


RoCHEsTER. Aug = Al a meeting ~ the
Monroe county Democratic general com
mite" following a dinner given by state
Committeeman Thomas W Finucane and
Jacob Gerlng aud County Chairman John
=. Daley - the commits e AT ewhitcomb
Ho'Is. tonight the candidacy - Con
gresham james \. Hav-ns for III. Demo.
cratic nomination for Governor was in
dors.-l
4 resolution was adopted stating that
Mr.. Ravens is a recognized leader at the
bar Of western New York. a man u wid.,
experience and of the highest character:
a lifelong Democrat and an aggressive
champion ~ the principles 81 his party
and free from any fractional difficulties
within his party and a man who would
command the support of united Demo
crazy and draw 10 his support thousands
" independent voters
IL ~ further set forth that after an
aggressive campaign last spring that
fastened ON Monroe county the attention
81 the entire country he was triumt,hAntly
elected to Congress from this district.
overcoming a INA iorify 81 1000 in Isns
and overthrowing enc Of the ma. formida
BILE Republican organizations within the
State
Milton y. Gibl'- :UrmeT hartman 81 III.
Democratic general commi tee ~ Monroe
presented the resolution, declaring that
Mr. Havens il the most av' liable candidate
for the nomination IN tb> State. He made
a point u has lack Of ,yonnection with any
factions 81 the DEM cratic party aud said
he stood on the crest 81 wave ~ popu-
larity because o. his election to Congress
IN April