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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

that famed fury ~ their obvious heedlessness
of her presence She felt that the crisis called for de-
cSive action. There only person alive to whose
Judgment Cynthia vanrenen would bow and Mrs:
Devar began seriously to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of
writing to Peter Vanrenen.
IF any lingering doubt remained in her mind as to
the soundness of this view, it dspeled after
they reached Symons Vat. She sitting in the in
closed veranda of coy hotel perched the right bank
of the Wye when Cynthia suddenly leaped up, teacup
in hand, and looked down at the river.
There the Quickest little yachts | have ever
skimming about that stretch of water! she
cried over her shoulder. 1.-The sight of them
makes taste all the dust have swallowed between
here and London. Don't you think it would be real
to remain here tonight and into Hereford to-
after early cup of tear"
CYNTHIA need have taken the trouble to avert her
Mrs Devar herself glad that her quick wtted and
perhaps quick tempered young friend had not sur
prsed the wry smile that twisted her own lips.
Just you please, Cynthia" said she amably.
Then the girl resolutely crushed the absurd emotion
that led her to shrink from her companions scrutiny
She taken aback by this unexpected compaisance
in quarter where she prepared for opposition that
she turned and laid grateful hand on the other womans
arm.
Nov that is perfectly of you she said softly
Il should just love to that river by moonlight and
and l fancied you bit weary of the road. 1t
wouldn't matter if the country not SO wonderful;
but when has to ones head round quickly
miss castle or prize landscape, hundred miles
of that sort of thing becomes strain"
"This to be quite restfu place" agreed Mrs.
Devar: Have -er-told Fitzroy Of the proposed
alteration in our arrangements!
Cynthia grew interested in the yachts again; NO.,
she said, 1--WE not mentioned it to him-yet"
maid servant entered, and Cynthia inquired if the
hotel could provide three rooms for her party.
The GIRL pretty Celt of the fair haired type, said she
there was accommodation.
Then" said Cynthia, with what she felt to be
thoroughly self possessed air, please ask my chauffeur
if he would like another cup of tea and tell him to
house the and have boxes sent in, as we shall
stay here till half past eight tomorrow morning.
MRS. DEvAR'S letter to Peter Vanrenen forthwith
W entered the category of things that must be done
the earliest opportunity. She wrote it before dinner
taking full hour in the privacy OF her room to compose
its few carefully considered sentences. She posted it
too and was confirmed in her estimate of its real i'm
portance when she musined Cynthia saunter out
and join Ftzroy who happened to be standing tiny
landing stage boathouse.
Yet strangely constituted is human nature of the
Devar variety she would have given half the money she
possessed if she could have recalled that letter hour
later. But his Majesty's mails memorable as Fate.
A twopence-ha penny stamp had linked Symons Vat
and Paris and not all Mrs. Devars world worn ingenu-
ity could sunder that link.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06

quarter-master and master-at-arms
On the gunboat Commodore Perry
which was the first to enter Rich
mond after General Lees surrender.
Mrs. Spofford, who was Miss Sarah
Gilman before her marriage, is only
two years younger than her husband,
having been born in 1923. Before her
marriage she taught school. She has
always believed in doing what she
could ito help things along" as she
said and has been a faithful loving
wife.
Since the death of their only son,
young man of 81, in the war, Mr..
and Mrs Spofford have lived alone,
for the last twenty years in Skowhe-
gan and for some years previous to
that in Bingham. They are spending
their last years serenely, with a quiet
celebration of some important event
once in a while, such as Mr.. Spofford' s
birthday, the goth of April, and the
Fourth of July when Mr.. Spofford
dings his beautiful American flag to
the breezes.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06
9Th ANNIVERSARY
OF WEDDING DAY
Mr.. and Mrs. Spofford
Celebrate Saturday
Have Perhaps Lived Together Longer
Than Any Other Maine Couple.

Mr.. and Mrs. Amherst Spofford of
skowhegan will, on Saturday, cele-
brate the sixty-seventh anniversary of
their marriage. They have lived to-
getber longer, without doubt, than
snv other couple in the State Of Maine.
Their anniversary will be celebrat-
Cd in the usual quiet fashion. Many
relatives and friends are expected to
rome to congratulate them on their
long and happy life together and re-
main to hear the aged couple relate
stories of their youth. Mrs. Spofford
tells interesting stories how her faith
or a Justice of the Peace, married
her and about the throng Of friends
who were present, and in her stories
she goes back to her fathers life in
the long ago when school kept only
about six weeks a year and tells about
how he went to school for three years
after he was married. People nova
days would hardly think of doing
that.
Mr.. Spofford has had an active and
eventful life. Born on an island in
Boothbay Harbor in 1921, though a
farmers boy, it is not strange that
he took to the sea for a livelihood AT
an early age he went to sea, receiv-
ing his education on ship-board by
hard study and reading. He used to
90 to the Banks of Newfoundland on
fishing trips and made several trips
to the West Indies carrying lumber
and returning with cargoes of molas-
ses and spices. After his marriage
at the age of % he devoted himself to
longshore fishing.
At the outbreak of the war in 1861
Mr. Spofford was among the first to
enlist. He came of a race of war
riors, his father having served in the
war also, and his grandfather in the
Revolutionary war. Mr.. Spofford
served in the army year and hall
and then was transferred to the navy
where for year and half he was
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06
RALLY DAY At BETHANY.
An Interesting Program Carried out
in Evening by Children.

Sunday WAS observed as rally day
at the Bethany Baptist church Spe-
cial services had been arranged 3ith
that end in view These services we're
to mark the beginning Of strenuous
winters work in the church md San-
day school For the morning service
the pastor. Rev. George Merriam had
prepared special rally sermon US
ing the life OF Nehemiah. cup bearer
TO Artaxerxes. as an example The
watchword of his sermon was Let Is
Rise Up and Build" Special exercises
were also prepared for the session of
the Sunday school. But the chief in
terest of the day centered in the part
taken by the children at the : O'Clock
service in the evening Mrs. Ella Nit
chell and Mrs Arazina Miller had
charge of the program which vas as
follows:
Organ prelude: Invocation; address
of welcome. Annie Caswell and Val
lace Sayward; Marching to victory
song By school; responsive Scripture
reading; prayer; song Lord of
Heaven recitation. our Father in
Heaven. by Marian Thompson Doris
Rogers. Marian Merriam recitation.
Counting the Stars" by George
Hawes; song. We viii All Do Our
Best" by Primary department.; Our
Missionary Gifts" by six young la
dies; our Gifts by Letha Savage;
recitation. "A Refuge in Distress by
Gerald Holden; singing, Meath the
Banner of the King" by school: re-
port of attendance and offering by the
Secretary: recitation, The Acorn
Ruth Homested; Gods Protecting
Care" exercise by seven boys; sing
ing, Soldiers True" address by pas
tor. Rev. George Merriam; singing,
The Brooklet's Lullaby" exercise,
Little Workers, by Miss Ross class
recitation. Just Don't You Care by
Jessie McGregor. Ruth Nelson. Velma
Fogg: exercise, The Standard Bear
ers,' by six girls; song, Now the
Day is Fading by Helen Merriam
and Vira Lawton; Offering; singing;
benediction.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06
WORK FOR GOOD ROADS
WILL CONTINUE
Board of Trade Preparing to Push
the Latest Ideas.

The subject of better roads and
how to get them will be taken up at
the next meeting of the Board OF
Trade in a way that is sure to be in
teresting President Ordway and his
associates were greatly impressed
with the effectiveness of the formal
papers, followed by discussion under
a time limit as presented by the State
Board of Trade, and they propose to
make good use of the idea.
W. G. Hunton of Readfeld. who
has been studying the highway leg
islation of Maine and her sister
states, in behalf of the Grange, has
been invited to report something of
the progress to date. Hon. A. F.
Donigan of Bingham, chairman of the
committee on highways in the last
Legislature, has been asked to pre-
sent the subject from the standpoint
of an experienced legislator; and
George Foster of the Canaan Board
of Trade, will tell something of his
pioneer work in introducing the King
Road Drag in Somerset county.
The public Is cordially invited to
attend this meeting. especially the
ladies', and the Board will be very
glad of an attendance sufficiently
large to warrant the use of the big
hall. Remember the date, Friday the
21st, at 730 p. m.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06
The Wastes of Distribution.

o. D. Wells, who came to Skowhe-
gan a few years ago and built the
canning shop on Silver street, told a
story last Sunday that illustrates pref
ty we'll how money is needlessly vast
ed in handling of many kinds of food
stuffs. He said:
when | was running the cannery
at North Anson, | went to Madison
and canvassed the grocers there for
orders for future delivery. | made the
price what | would receive from the
jobbing house in Portland, less the
freight, but could not make a single
sale. | kept track of the situation af-
terwards, and | found that over one
hundred and fifty cases of my goods
came back from Portland to be sold
in Madison. The Madison merchants
had chosen to pay freight both ways
and the jobbers profit, rather than
deal direct"
This Is simply another illustration
of the way modern methods are need
lessly adding to the cost of living. II
does not seem likely that they can
continue forever unchanged. Unneces-
sary expense between producer and
consumer must be eliminated, and II
the business men cannot find a way
to do it, then somebody else will.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06
PORTLAND PACKING co.
CLOSE SHOP TODAY
Higher Price and Increased Acreage
for Next Year.

After a season of three weeks, the
local corn shop of the Portland Pack
ing Co. will close today. The total
pack will be about four hundred
thousand cans. made up of straight
corn and succotash about half and
half. The largest days run was forty
thousand cans, which taxed the ca
pacity OF the plant to the limit
Local Manager Chute has gladdened
the hearts of the sweet corn growers
with the announcement of the in
creased price for next year. Two and
one-half cents per pound is the price
offered, as compared with two and
one-quarter paid this year. Two hun
dred acres were signed for 1910, but
only about one hundred and sixty
nve actually planted. For next year
The company hopes to secure at least
three hundred acres, and the rate at
which the contracts are coming in
indicate that they will be successful.
Over one hundred acres are on the
books already.
". S. Rowe. who bought a run out
iarm in Norridgewock last year, is
waxing enthusiastic on the subject of
growing sweet corn. He planted one
acre using one thousand pounds of
nigh grade phosphate. and cut out
$40 worth of corn. He says that next
year he will plant twenty-five acres
at least Several large potato grow
ers are watching the market closely,
and If prices do not improve consider
aoiy before long, they will plant sweet
corn another year.
Among the large patrons of the
okowhegan shop are: Cyrus Newton,
frank Parker, Fred Horne, Charles
Gardner and L. G. Trafton.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06
NO. 40

stanton H. t~enly-sih people IN
lured President TO lose MS sun
mer home. Beverly cottas- 10 be
torn down and grounds msde ihlo
gardens Columbia trustees dismiss
Df Peeks worlds greatest Latin
scholar named as defendant IN breach
of promise ease.-t pwards ri 35.000
at Broekt9n fair, Graham White
makes successful fight and is given
oTat.on.=ke4QlHtioH breaks or ia
Portugali King Manuel reported 10
be a prisoner; Warships bombafdng
palace.-Augasta eutertaius Maine
~ ntisfs
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06
". {. T. L.
Regular Semi Monthly Meeting Was
Held September %.
benediction

The Clementne Weston Womans
Christian Temperance Union met in
G. A. r. hall September q. at 3 p. m.
Mrs. Paddock. acting as president.
called the meeting to order Jesus,
Savior. Pilot Ne was sung by the
ladies and the devotional exercises
were conducted by the chaplain. Mrs.
B B. Merrill Another hymn, Stand
Up for Prohibition, was sung, and
then the president announced that
the State convention met in Portland,
September ~. % and 30, and that del
egates ought 10 be chosen. The fol-
lowing delegates were elected: Mrs.
Pauline Littlefeld. Mrs. Belle CasWell.
Mrs. b. B. Merrill, Mrs. Mabel Phil.
brick and Mrs. Rose Burrill -,
1t was thought best 10 continue
sending the "Crusader" Monthly to
the teachers of our town and money
was voted from the treasury for that
purpose. The matter OF the special
meeting roll call and supper. Was
discussed and thought best to be post
poned few weeks.
SO much time was taken up in
discussing the various matters. that
it was decided to omit the program
and the meeting closed by singing
the doXology.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06
MARKET BREAKS I'm.
DER BEAR RAID
"Gold Brick" Buyers
Swamped
Skon hegan Stock Exchange Ha'
Stormy Session.

Skowhegan bids fair 10 rival Wall
street as financial center A curb
market has already been established
in the lobby Of the post Office. and for
the past week the quotations and
transactions in Cold Bricks have
attracted considerable attention. The
identity of the participating brokers
has not been fully established. but
enough has been learned to warrant
the assurance that they do not in
clude our heaviest taxpayers.
Midsummer dullness had prevailed
on the local bourse up to last Sunday.
Then following the appearance of the
warning for the special town meeting
great activity set in. Pools, syndi-
Gates, and the other media in high
finance were suggested BY the ap-
pearanoe of the following notice.
GOLD BRICKS WANTED,
Any person having Gold Bricks for
sale can find a ready market for them
in Skowhegan, Maine. $1,000 to
$4,000 is now offered. Old price
$4,000 Look for advertisement in
New York Herald.
For several days the market held
firm. Bids were kept good with no
offerings Then large holdings ap-
peared for sale, the bidders took TO
the tall timbers. while the bears ran
the show The astute leader OF this
raid on prices had taken brick hav-
ing real value. and by wrapping it in
gilded paper made it appear worth
less.
With the gold brick market fairly
on the toboggan." the financial sys-
naced by the addition of label to
the masqueradng brick. 1t read:
THE ATHENS RAILROAD.
Price only $4,000. Will you buy it?
The situation had become panicky.
| Confidence was all but gone when a
heartless raider completed the wreck
| by posting the sign:
WHERE WILL YOU GET THE
MONEY?
The high cost of living had taken
all the money weeks before. Most of
the people had forgotten even how
money looked. But the sun kept on
shining. the banks are still doing
business, and there is a general feel
! ing that the worst is over BY Sat
urday the community will again he
! loDkinP IN the future rather than the
past and the young men will 90 To
the town meeting TO vote for big
/ ger and better SkoWhegan.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06
New Features Introduced.

Several new and acceptable feat
ures have been introduced this sea
son by the Western Union Telegraph
Company designed TO meet the in
creasing demand for efficient wire
service.
The night letter of fifty words can
be filed at the telegraph counter or
by telephone at any time during the
day or evening, TO be delivered the
following morning at the price of ter
words if delivered the same day.
kilograms can be forwarded by
telephone to the nearest all night
telegraph office if local telegraph of
fee is closed by paying the teleahone
charge, and by a rule effective 0etob-
ei first, kilograms can now be sent
from automatic telephone pay sta
tions al any point
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06
WHERE WILL YOU GET THE
MONEY?
THE WEEKS HEADLINES
THURSDAY, SEPT. %

Pooseyelts man named, StimsOn
nominated for Governor at Saratoga
Convention; Colonels control of the
party now complete.-Liberal contri-
button for the good fight for ireland;
money To help along self-goyernment
campaign.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 80
Serious condition on Labrador
coast starvation staring natives in
the face on account of poor fishing
season -lngersoll trial put over until
January; physicians declare he would
collapse under the nervous strain OF
testfying- proud of Old
Guard scalp; returns home tired but
happy.-Great landslide in Culebra
cuts 100000 yards of earth and rocks
must be slowly dug out again in Pan
anna canal.
SATURDAY. OCT. !.
Enemies of Times sink to dyna
mite; Los Angeles building DESTROYED
with great loss of life.-Berlin polio"
president will not take action agains
officers attacking American CORES
pondents; says newspaper men Vio-
lated regulations during riots
Portland schooner, William b. Palm
er. wrecked on shoals; Captain Jens-
sen and crew row TO light-ship.
MONDAY, OCT 3.
Maine game; first deer of fall
brought into Bangor Saturday. most
hunters are waiting for moose season
to open; plenty OF game will be
found in woods for all comers--
Prices rose last week in face of short
money; October dividends and inter
est call for $4,000 0000-Twenty-
nine dead, eighteen missing; barge of
battleship New Hampshire capsized in
river at New York; the cause a mys-
terry; death list may be larger
Taft's speech bestows upon whole
party the title Progressive; his ad-
dress mainly defense of Payne tariff
law.-Four killed; autos record Sat
Erday at Vanderbilt's course; advisa-
bility OF cancelling meet is discussed
TUESDAY, OCT. 4.
Shoots wife, then kills himself;
Portland man cra2ed by liquor enacts
shocking tragedy Monday Death list
reduced TO twenty-siX men; three
sailors believed TO have been drowned
by swamping barge are alive Mrs
Annis opposes pardon for Hains
widow OF victim in famous case WorL-
iEe against commutation.-Wa 70.
Conyicts warmly discussed; prison
congress labors over means of sup
porting dependent famlies-Death Of
prominent sardine packer: Elias p
Lawrence of LubeC succumbs to ty-
phoid
WEDNESDAY. OCT. ;.
Heinze resumed testimony Tues
day; clashes between copper mag
nate and attorney for defence were
equent.-Associate Justice Moody
resigns; President Taft expresses
high regard for jurist in his accept
wreck; thirty are
dead, two cars collide head-on going
at high speed round curve near
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06
Coming Events.

Oct 6-7-S-Maine Music Festival
Bangor.
Oct. 1l-Somerset Pomona Grange
Norridgewock.
Oct. 10-l1-12-Maine Music Festival
Portland.
Oct. 11-121Kennebec Valley Grange
Fair, Madison.
Oct. 12--Kennebec Pomona Grange
Manchester.
Oct. 12-13-Semi-ann Session
Grand Lodge. |. o. G. T.. Bddeford.
Oct. 14-17-State Sunday School
Convention, Portland
Oct. 19-Maine Woman Suffrage AS
sociation Convention, Portland.
Oct. 27-28-Maine Teachers Asso-
citation, Bangor.
Oct. 26-2S-Fourth Annual Meeting
OF Maine State Conference of Chari-
ties and Correction, Portland.
Nov. S-10-Annual Exhibition OF
Maine Pathological Society, Auburn.
Nov. 15-16--Maine State Breeders
Association, Wateryille.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06

H. c. Williams of Solon brought to
the independence Reporter Office Mon
day a ripe wild strawberry that his
mother, Mrs. Z. F Williams, had pick
ed that morning. The night previous
there had been a heavy frost making
ice nearly one-quarter OF an inch
thick. but judging by its appearance
the strawberry had not been touched
by it. This is rather unusual time
for strawberries to ripen, and if a
man could learn how to control the
process. the knowledge should be
worth & small fortune.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06

The evening schools began Mon
day. They are held two evenings in
a week, Monday and Wednesday. Ger
ry Plummer and Merton Pierce are
the teachers of the boys school and
Mildred Weston and jeanette Emery
of the girls school.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06
CARD OF THANKS.

:, We wish to express our sincere
thanks for the many kindnesses re
eeived during the recent sickness ant
oeath of our beloved mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Porter.
Norridgewock, Oct. 4.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06

Isn't it shocking when you hear a
nice man complain of anything?
The man who considers himself one
in a thousand naturally regards the
other 999 as mere ciphers.
The independent-reporter., 1910-10-06

A man doesn't mind being abused
because of his wealth.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-03-16
RICO
INDUSTRIAL,
Rendinaientos dados
por la central "Pla-
zuela. "
Los trabajjos de molienda
cont1nuan con gran acti
vidad y el trasporte esta
garantizado por una red
de lineas ferreas.
Sc esta terminando Ell ramal
que cOmunicara con Florida,

De nuestro reporter en- viaje.)
La Central Plazuela" lleva va he
chos alrededor de $4,000 sacos de
azucar. Sc calcula el cosecho, que ter
mlnara en- julio, en- $4,000 sacos,
337 900 quintales. 81 million 347 do
ilars mas 9 menos. Los trabajos de
molienda contindan perfectamente.
Para ell corriente ano hay un presu-
puesto de cerca de 100000 dollars
para nuevas maquinarias. Sc hacen
al dfa de $50 a 1000 sacos de azucar
$500 quintales. La Central tiene Ger
ca de 5000 cuerdas de cana y los CO.
lonos unas 1000. Hay aqua en- abun-
dancia y ell sistema de trasporte esta
garantizado por una red de lineas
ferreas.
La contribution de esta importan-
te factorfa sera una magnifica, sino
la principal fuente de ingreso de la
futura municipalidad.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1910-03-16
Sc dan or acasadas las negocacones aaras Canada
De nuestro servicio cablegrafco.

New York, Febrero 16.-Un des.
pacho de San Petersburgo informa
que ell gobierno moscovita ha firma-
Go un pacto con ell gobierno de To
klo, con el fin de oponerse a los pla
mes de expansion de Estados Uni
dos en- el Extreme Oriente, v a la
Influenza del gobierno de Washing.
sobre China. Esta actitud del gabi-
nete russo ha sido visto con mar
cadas muestras de d;sgusto en- la Ca
sa Blanca, cuya esfera de Influenza
Sc vera limitada por los poderes ALA
dos.
New York, Mario 16.-El secreta-
rio Gle Marina ha dado las disposicio-
nes necesarlas para emprender los
trabajos de construction de varios
tanques de petroleo en- San Juan pa
ra ell servicio de los vapores de que
rra Gle la armada. Este liquido
sera utilizado como combustible en-
sustltuclon de la hula, cuyas prue-
bas han dado satisfactorios resulta-
dos. Todavfa no Sc ha designado ell
sitio donde deberan ser emplazados.
aunque Sc cree que ocuparan ell ara
donde esta instalada la estacion ma
val suplementaria.
New York, Mario 16.-El estado
de la huelga de Filadelfia toma ca
racteres de I'm gran acontecimiento
social. Todas las uniones de Pensil-
vania han dado 6rdenes para que Sc
preparen para una huelga general
en- todo el estado como demostra-
ci6n de simpatia y solidaridad q los
huelguistas de Filadelfia. Sc calcula
en- mas de $50 mil hombres los que
suspenderan ell trabajo. Los empire
sarios de tranvias de Filadelfia Sc
han negado a toda transaction que
tiends a concesiones con los huel-
guistas. La actitud del gobieno, ne
gandose q intervenir es comentada
de diversos modos por la prensa, :,