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The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
FLINT CORN WINS OVER
DENT
$500 Prize ut Corn Show Goes to Old
New England Standby.

Which Ia the best crop to raise
hint or dent corn? To bring out the
answer to this question the Bowker
Fertilizer Co., instituted an unique
competition last spring. They offered
grand prize of $500 to be awarded
in connection with the New England
Corn Show. This was to be for the
crop of shelled corn (any variety
showing the largest yield on a water
free basis, in food nutrients, obtained
from one acre, and grown exclusive
ly on fertilizer. 1t was won by Perley
e. Davis of CRANKY Mass.
His yield at harvest time was 127
bushels shelled corn, which. reduced to
IL per cent moisture, the average in
crib-dry shelled corn was found to
equ. 103.23 bushels of shelled corn
new world record on a scientific
basis. The next highest yield of crib
dry shelled corn was 1918 bushels
| The actual food content of protein
fat and carbohydrates, with other in
teresting data, will be announced
later
Mr.. Davis is a practical CONNER
eial farmer and graduate of the
Massachusetts Agricultural college
class of '94. He applied 1900 pounds
of fertilizer per acre. The seed was
eight rowed yellow flint, planted in
drills three feet apart. one kernel
every eight to ten inches. The suck
ers and weeds were all removed and
missing plants filled in by transplant
ing. 1t was perfect stand.
w. H. Bowker, who suggested this
method of awarding prizes for corn
states that this is the first time that
contest of this kind has been con-
Quoted on a stricly scientific basis
careful chemical analyses being re-
quired to decide not only the actual
amount of crib-dry shelled corn grown
on measured acre, but the food con-
stituents as we'll.
The fact that the old-fashioned New
England yellow flint corn wins over
dent corn, will be of great interest
to farmers, some of whom believe
that western dent varieties are the
coming corn to grow in New England
for largest yields of grain as we'll as
stoyer.
In this contest. however, it will be
observed that the dent corn which
takes the first prize in that class,
yielded at harvest time, 1873 bushels,
while the flint which takes the Grand
Prize showed only 1877 bushels at
that time, but when both were analyz-
ed for water and reduced to a IL per
cent standard, the yellow flint gave
yield of 1928 bushels of crib
dry. and the dent only 8646 bushels
of crib-dry corn; in other words, the
shrinkage from harvest weight for cob
and water was 81 per cent for the
dent, and only 43 per cent for the yell
low flint.
The contest has been watched with
great interest by both farmers and
scientific workers at the several Ex-
pertinent Stations.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
MEETING OF SOMERSET POMONA
Fairly Good Attendance With Lively
and Interesting Exercises.

The regular November session of
the Pomona convened with Bingham
Grange, Tuesday, November 8. Dele
cations were present from Anson
Solon, East Madison, Athens, Skowhe-
gan and Kennebec Valley Oranges,
who were warmly welcomed by the
members of Bingham Grange. The
Master, Oyerseer, Steward, Chaplain
Secretary and Pomona were the Off
GERS present Vacancies were supplied
with A. H. Clark as Lecturer; Gran;
Witham, Assistant Steward; +. II
Hilton, Gatekeeper; Mrs. S. f. En-
erson, Ceres; Mrs Fred Magoon.
Flora and Mrs. Annie Woods Lady
Assistant Steward; Committee on Ap-
plications. George Gordon. A. II.
Clark, Anon Baker.
In behalf of Bingham Grange. A.
S. Burke gave a fraternal welcome
to the visiting members and ". {
| Hobart, Master of the Pomona, re
sponded. The topics presented for dis
cussion were: Which is preferable
for the farmer of today, to buy or
raise his cows" and Is the present
method of road making satisfactory?
The speakers on these topics were A.
B. Clark, II. c. Ellis. Fred Magoon.
w. c. Hobart. Clarence Andrews. Geo
Gordon. Anon Baker, A S Burke.
Samuel f. Emerson, f. p. Collins
F. E. Davis, George Badger. Regard
ing the first topic the speakers claim
! that farmers make a grave mistake
who depend on the selection of COWS
by the way of purchase AS a general
thing the more valuable dairy COWS
3re not in the market for sale. Farm
ing is not simply an occupation but
a business. and good business de-
mands the continual practice of the
best methods that lead to success
The farmer who raised his heifer
calves and after a fair test keeps the
best for the dairy is making his way
safe and sure. Raise them by all
means was the unanimous verdict The
road question called out different
ideas or opinions but the majority be-
lieye that there is a marked improve
ment going on year after year in our
public road system. Favorable COM
ments were made for the split drag
and machine methods adopted in
building and repairing roads One or
two of the speakers assert that a few
years hence the government will make
appropriations for public roads the
same as it now appropriates money
for preparing rivers and harbors for
carving and IL 10 /
,, ly as essential that it should.
Songs were rendered by Eula NJ.
Bean and class of Is was instructed
in the fifth degree and admitted into
the Pomona.
Next meeting with kennebec Valley
Grange, Madison; Tuesday Dec. 13
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
The Grand Trunks London Offices,

Cockspur Street, facing Trafalgar
Square, London Eng, has of late
years become the home of several
great railway and steamship COM
panies. One of the most conspicuous
palatial buildings in this locality has
been erected by the Grand Trunk
Railway System for their accommo-
dation.
The Crank Trunk, when its pro-
posed extensions are completed, will
be the most important transit system
in the world, and 1t is fitting that they
should have quarters In the metropo-
lis of the world that will be in har-
mony with their wonderful growth
Sir Aston Webb, r. A, is the archi-
tect of the building. The frontage of
the new offices presents very dig
nified elevation, in character very
much like the palatial structures
erected by the various Italian Re-
publics in the palmiest days of their
commercial prosperity. The five coats
of arms of the various provinces
traversed by the Grand Trunk System
in Canada are introduced beneath the
subsidiary cornice of the fifth floor,
and harmony seems to dominate this
noble frontage. The great central
doorway is pierced by two lights and
adorned by piece of sculpture,
chisselled by Mr.. Albert Drury, A r.
A.. the well known sculptor, and
which is emblematical of travel by
land and sea.
The new quarters are not merely
hnildino h1t a D1Qotinp D11pQ
for Canadians and Americans and
their European, Australian and South
African friends. Canadian CONNER
cial embassy" or industrial informa-
ton bureau. to supply the public with
accurate and complete information
concerning the Dominion of Canada
and every one is invited to make use
of the facilities thus offered.
The main office on the ground floor
is very handsome room panelled in
teak with inlays of holly and ebony
and frieze runs all around painted
by Mr. Frank Brangwyn, R. A, rep
resenting the genesis of Canadian life
from the wild life of the Indian to
the building of the railway, and infiu-
ence of the white man on the country
Reception rooms are also provided
for the use of visitors to transact
business. On the second floor is an
other large reception room for visit
ors and friends to meet in. This
room Is supplied with Canadian news
papers and journals and reference
library, and Transatlantic passen-
gers visiting London. Eng, are cor
daily invited to visit these handsome
new offices. their exact location being
1919 Cockspur ST., London, S. w.
They are very easily found as the
building is in the midst of the busiest
centre of London; in fact II is at the
very hub of the worlds metropolis
and within five minutes walk of the
leading hotels, and near the intake to
the tube at Trafalgar Street sta
tion. 46
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
Comforting Words
Many SkoWhegan Household Will
Find Them SO.

finO lnem 80.
To have the pains and aches of a
bad back removed; to be entirely
free from annoying, dangerous uri-
nary disorders is enough to make any
kidney sufferer grateful. To tell how
this great change can be brought
about will prove comforting words to
hundreds of Skowhegan readers.
B. F. Bigelow, farmer, two miles
south of Skowhegan. Me. says: About
six or seven years ago | began to use
Doan's Kidney Pills, obtaining them
at Sampson & Azores Drug Store
and the results were SO satisfactory
that | have had no desire to take any
other kidney remedy since | had
intense pains across my back and
when the attacks were at their
heighth, | could hardly stoop. In the
morning on arising | was so lame that
could scarcely move. AS if back
ache were not enough to annoy me
there was a distressing weakness of
the kidneys in evidence. Doan's Kid
ney Pills promptly and effectively
relieved me and corrected all diff
culties arising from my kidneys.
still use this remedy off and on and
never fail to receive benefit.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan Sand
take no other.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transfers
were recorded in the Somerset
Registry of Deeds book the past
week:
ittsfield-Minnie E. Rice to Helen
F. Newcomb; VIM. MCGilvery to 5. r.
Hanes; Georgia A Parks TO S. r.
Haines; /. w. Lincoln to Laforest
Trask
st. Albans-J. W. Dillingham; to J.
D. Parker; H. E. Cyphers to II. L.
Parker; II. L. Parker to George A.
Merrill.
Brighton-Thurza J. Jones to Sadie
J. Brazier; Thurza J. Jones to ]. W
Brazier; Samuel Rogers, ct al to Sadie
J. Brazier; Sadie j. Brazier to Almy
Lumber Co
Palmyra. W. Lincoln to J. y.
Tarbell
Harmony-L. S. Brown to James E.
Erwin; Hadassah Stevens to Herbert
Lewis.
NorrdgewoCk-Dan T. Mason to
c. X Miller; Harry n. Carr to Frank
+. Jewell.
Falrfeld-Abel W. Spaulding to Ada
Berry: Abel w Spaulding to Elwin
Berry; w. X. Atwood to w G. Orcutt;
F. j. Savage ct al to Fred Scott.
Skowhegan-C. H. Smith ct al to
Howard Durrell; w. p. Ordway to
Valentine Mathes and al,
Smithfield-E. S. Savage to Fred
Thompson.
Anson-Ellen S. Messers to Jennie
F. Greenleaf; Eugene NJ Young to
Ina NJ. WescOtt; benjamin F. Walker
to Cora Barbeau Fred w. Bunker to
G. w. Savage.
Canaan-Viola Brock to F. D. Ed
serly; Evelyn Edgerly to Will Nelson
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17
WORMS

Doctors laugh at worms" Mothers
pooh pooh worms. Fathers sniff at
worms. but children go on suffering
with worms just the same.
Surprising how Kickapoo Worm
Killer will knock pig -headedness"
out of some parents and make them
ashamed of letting their children
suffer needlessly. Try X. w. X. and
you will be ieve in worms and quit
knocking, Price. Csc. sold by drug
gists everywhere and by
G. r. FOGG,
Sk0whegan, Maine.
The independent-reporter., 1910-11-17

1t isn't the depth Of love that
counts so much as the length
Ever notice that the word "happi-
ness sounds as doleful as the word
funeral"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-27

There was no mending it. Even ti1p kings surgeon couldn't separate the golden heart of the egg from the creamy heart of the nog. He tore his hair for minute, then fell upon his knees.
 "Have no fear, beloved princess. he said; "all shall be well.'
 Then he cast away the pearly shell of the egg and carried the silver buck ct to the castle, where he beat the e., and the nog together into a golden foam. He then sifted a few grains of sugar into it and added a delicate DOT tion of rum-of which the crusty old king was altogether too fond-hecky:s' the top with grated nutmeg. carried the potion to the king and presented it to him upon silver salver.
 Your majesty" he said. II have grieved to notice that your strengtf,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-27

THEN HE DRANK IT first. then dranl
 GREED1LY. it greedily. II. was so pleased with the taste that h coulG hardly wait for the next mors. ing to come. when he could d..::'..:. V it again. And he felt so much strong CT that he at once summoned hi prime minister and commanded t!,, the betrotha of the princess to ,'. royal surgeon should be proclaimed
 So a little later on the happy yo;:.z people were married. After the f.: queen had taken back the snowy il. and the mountain goat, so that til. crusty old king had to die, the tv. young people reigned.
 And every Easter morning the who! court drank of potion that was mi. ed by the royal hands. And what q, you think the pretty queen called th:: delectable potion?
 Why. eggnog, to be sure!-Izors Chandler.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-27
kespjno Tine h Holland.

Railroad time. as we generally un, degstand the phrase in the Unltnf Statss, is little ahead of the 'rown time, but in The Ha=ue. the quaint old capital 0f Holland. all private and u', official vlocks and watches are ken twenty minutes fast" said trave'er "When it Is noon in the railway sra ton, postoffice and other govcrnmei,: buildings of The Hague the timepiee.. In the shops md the watches of tie sturdy burghvrs show F 20 p. III. Jus: what reason there is for this don, know, although I asked enlightenaent in many quarters. It seems q custom that has been handed down for scner- ations. and the Dutch are too conserr ative to change the was Of their pro genitors without some mighty induce ment"-Baltimore American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-27


 to hear the rehearsal of the Easter music
 It all came back to Huerfano Jack as he lay under the pines this morn ing. tie scene of the night before-the sweet. dainty lady in her white gown. the sound of the piano. the soft lamp light and tine happy voices of the chil- dren ringing out in the hymn:
 I've found friend in Jesus.
 lie everything to me; He's the falrest of ten thousand to my soul
 The Lily of the Valley.
 ip him alone l see All need to cleanse and make me fully
 whole.
 The words were set to swinging music. and all the boys had whistled the tune as they came down the trail from the superintendent's cottage to the saloon.
 They rang now in Hrerfano Jacks head Cattle thief. desperado. mur- derer as he was, he was trying to hun them:
 He's the Lily of the Valley,
 The bright and morning star. He's the fairest Of ten thousand to my soul. The Lily of the valley-she had tho room full of the flowers the night be- fore: she wore them on her breast; she gave spray. to each one of the boys as they came away. Huerfano Jack turned suddenly aud pressed his fierce.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-27

morning that was
 likea great white pearl, and the milk of the mountain goat only filled tiny silker bucket. It was rich and creamy.
 e queen of the fairies called it nog. The told the king that as long as he would eat the egg and drink the nog every morning he would continue to live, but that if he missed only one lit tie day he would die.
 !. So you can imagine that the king would permit no one but the princess to milk the snowy nog from the goat or: bring the egg and broil it for him.
 Every morning when the princess went out to the royal stable she found the surgeon waiting for her. and they used to tell over few loving words.
 This all happened in an enchanted time when eggs had long, slender arms and legs outside of their shells and when the quaint little silver bucket be- came alive as soon as ever the creamy nog entered 1t. So 1t was quite to be expected that while the surgeon made love to the princess sly Mir. Egg should pake eyes at Miss Nog in the ba ean f Easter morning came. Thet... 1th was very beautiful There were birds and blossoms all about. and soft bre&zes from the south brought spicy odors. The princess and surgeon for got to count the shining moments and stood hand in hand for much longer time than usual.
 When at last they parted the little princess cried out in great fear. The egg, in an effort to kiss the sna4s7 forehead of the nog. had tumbled F N the silver bucket and broken his sill. crown. -......-----.--.-. <.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-27

every man. woman. child and dog in the camp adored. had taken matters into her own pret t t y hands.
 She had imported a gospel sharp from Denver and had formed the children of the camp into a chorus and taught them the songs for the day. She had. moreover. the night before invited the b 0 y S, including many of the tough est and most prom in"nt citizens of Birthstone Gulch,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-27

In love with each other. The sur
 gkon was often t3mpted to put a few dark drops into the old kings m e dicin that would put him so fast asleep that
 he'd forget to waken. But you'll be glad to know that the young surgeon wasn't so wicked as to yield.
 Just about this time the queen of the fairies gave a snowy hen and a beautiful noun tain goat to the crusty old king. The snowy hen laid an egg every
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-27

vain to stanch the blood from the great hole in his breast with her dainty handkerchief "Oh, poor man-poor man" she sob- bed. "Oh. why did you kill him?" she asked as Bill Wilcox came up. his revolver yet smoking and his bulldog face white and stern.
 But before the sheriff could answer Huerfano Jack spoke in a singularly clear and farreaching voice: "Because l am thief and murderer But. mis- erable dog that I am. you. lady. have given me the only happiness l have ever known"
 His glazing eyes sought the lovely face filled with divine pity bending over him. Perhaps she read the peti- tion in these dying e! es
 She unfastened the lilies in her gown and gently laid them over his bleeding breast.
 The voices of the children ran. out from their final Easter rehearsal in the saloon:
 He's the Lily of the Valley.
 The bright and morning star Huerfano Jack smiled. ."rhe lily of-the-valley." he murInured. His hands suddenly closed tensely over the flowers OH his heart.
 He's the Lily of the Valley
 In him alone l see All l need to cleanse and make me fully
 whole.
 came the sweet. childish voices from the saloon.
 The clergyman from Denver lifted his hat
 "Let us pray" he said solemnIy-"let us pray for our departed brother"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-27
JACKS EASTER.
R IKE the domes and pinnacles of H city celestial glittered the icy range of the Sangre de Cristo.
 The valley was sprinkled with

iris and columbine. sr
 The breath of spring softly stirred the pines i'll the canyon. Birthstone Gulch awoke to Easter morning hwoke with bloodshot eyes and shaky hands.
 There had been hot time the night before at Sandy Pete's saloon. But this morning Sandy Pete. with his cohorts. was busily employed in slick ing up. for there were to be Easter services held in the place for the first time ill the history of Birthstone Gulch.
 This Was the way of it:
 The young wife of the superintend ent of the Lone Star mine, whom
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-27

scared lace against withered clus- ter of the tiny white bells pinned on his rough corduroy jacket.
 A rustic in the pines; pallid. ter rified face peering down at him. "For Gods sake. Jack, hump yourself!' whispered Monte Jim. Bill Wilcox. the sheriff from Pueblo. and two os his deputies are after you for that business in Trinidad. Get across the gulch if you can and lose yourself on the other side of the range. Run like mad!'
  It was just at the moment that the superintendent and his wife walked
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-27

has been fallln. !. of late. As on+ who is responsibi, to the court for your health 1 havt earnestly Sough. for a life giving draft. It is no: w ell=t h q t you should longer eat the egg of the snowy hen and drink the nog of the mountain go:' each by itself. bi' toget her. Tlsa' will your na.ie> zty gain dC Il b ]
 strength"
 The old k in tasted the dra r very daintily a'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-27

WAY back in the time when knee A. brooches and bag wigs, point A ed waists and petticoats of
 quilted satin were in fashion there lived crusty old king who had not chick nor child in the world except one sweet little princess grand daughter, whom he was determined to marry to the toothless old king of the next kingdom upon her sixteenth birthday.
 Now, the little princess and the kings handsome young surgeon were
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-03-27

towardZthe open door of the saloon. with their clerical guest from Denver. that Bill Wilcox fired at the skulk- ing figure in the pines close by.
 HuerfanO ] a c k ran forward a few steps, threw up his h a n ds. turn e d around and fell at the feet of the lady.
 She Sc req m ed once and then sank on her knees be- side him. taking his head on her arm and trying in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-05


r. L. Stevenson writing 10 1898 to
George Meredith, IN an epistle quoted
IN bis Letters says, with heart
touching pathos.
For fourteen years have not had
days real health. ! have Weakened
sick and gone 70 bed weary, and
have done my work unflinehingly.
have written IN bed and written out Of
It. written 10 hemorrhages. written IN
sickness, written torn by coughing,
written when my head swan for
weakness, and for SO long. it seems to
me have won my wager and recover
ed my glove / am better now-haye
been, rightly speaking, since FIRST
came 10 the Paeitic-and still few are
the days when nm not ID some phys
zeal distress And the battle goes on
81 or well Is a tride SO that II goes. !
was made for a contest. and the pow
ers have 30 willed that my battlefield
should be this dlngy, inglorious one OF
the bed and the physic bottle At
least have not failed. but | would
have preferred a place OF trumpetings
and tie open air over my head
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-05

comrades. Representatives Of all work
ers. 10 jail and death, il need be, be-
cause they raised their voices against
its mnrderous practices, and thus throt-
tie free speech ana bind The people with
invisible chains more powerful and dc.
structive than any form Of ancient feu-
dalism
The end sought by the ancient kings
ana corporate greed Of today j. the
same, but The violence Of soldiers en-
poyed ID Che old days " superseded by
The violence Of the courts and law ~
raped 70 cruelty that which has been
the glory and foundation Of the Amer
lean republic
The senate should he elected BY pop.
uar vote, o. better still abolished, and
the constitution SO amended az to per
nit correction Of cur government ills
and The power Of the judiciary to null
lify legislative acts be forever pros ihited.
The unequal distribution 81 wealth
was the chief cause Of the downfall Of
the Roman republic Can you not See
the danger TO our own privileged ruled
America Toledo Labor Leader.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-05

tainment, places Of meeting, etc. You
doubtless know that the other places
are very anxious to have us come and
are willing to do most anything for is
that we may ask AN the association
feels that It should have Il ii place or
places for It's meetings free oi any exs
pense to the association. This we had
u burlington last October and we
should expect it wherever we meet next
year. / should be pleased to hear from
You Ia regard 10 this matter want
70 know just what we may expect
from the city Of Rutland along this line
so that ! may report to the other mem-
bera Of this committee The matter of
producing suitable accomdations for
our association has become rather 80.
rious one.
Very truly yours.
E. M. Roscoe
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-05

In addition 70 being the leader Of a
baseball team as wen as the owner Of
q tne Kansas farm Fred Clarke, man
ager Of the Pittsburg Nationals. Is tbs
inventor OF waterproof covering for
baseball diamonds. the device used IN
PIttsburg the past season having been
originated by him. Since the end OF
the playing season Clarke has worked
on bis idea. developing the same until
now he has perfected the diamond pro-
tector 10 such an extent as TO warrant
bis placing it on sale In the open mar
ket