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The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12
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Interesting Papers By Various Menu
bers We're Given.

The regular meeting of the Clemen-
tine Weston w C. T. u, was held at
G.. A. R. hall Tuesday, May 10, Mrs.
E. N. Merrill, presiding. The meet
ing was opened with singing Bright
er days are coming followed by de-
votional exercises, conducted by the
Chaplain, Mrs. b. b. Merrill, after
which the secretary's report of the
previous meeting was read.
Mention was then made of the COM
ing county convention which will be
held at Pittsfeld May 81 and June l,
and it was announced that Mrs. Lam
bert. the lecturer, who Is to give the
principal address at the convention
will speak at Skowhegan, Thursday
evening, May 2G. Then followed a
vocal duet by Mrs. Philo Steward
and Mrs. Nettie Paddock. The next
number was a very interesting and
profitable paper on "The effect OF
Narcotics" by Mrs. Mabel Philbrick
She quoted the opinions Of some
noted educators and business men as
cigarette habit. cut out the cigar
cite habit or leave school, is the
official mandate that has been issued
by the faculty of Cornell University
Tobacco and scholarship are not
friends, they cannot go together
says DR.. Seaver of Yale. Edison
SAYS cigarettes and alcohol go to-
gether. and accomplish wonders in
reducing man to a vicious animal
Then followed a reading by Mrs. Rena
Taylor, What have seen of Cigar
ettes," by Judge Ben Lindsay; this
was followed by a vocal solo by Mrs.
Philo Steward, which was much en-
ioyed. Mrs. Hattie Fogler then read
very bright and interesting article
on Spring Weeds as Tonic"
The meeting was closed by singing
God bless our Native Land" The
next meeting will occur on May "a,
in charge of Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill.
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CARRABASSETT STOCK
FARM CHANGES HANDS
Several SkOwhegan Men Were Parties
to the Transaction.

The Carrabassett Stock Farms and
various properties connected with the
farms, including very valuable water
powers, were sold at auction, Thurs
day. May 5. The Carrabassett Stock
Farms, located in North Anson, are
famous for their excellence and the
water powers are adapted to use for
mills of fair size The highest bid
ders were John Clark Sam Philbrick
and Clyde Smith of Skowhegan ;
Charles Clark of Madison; and Hen
ry Merry and Fred Bunker of North
Anson.
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News from County Towns.

The Observation-Disclosures house
at Portland will be opened for its
tenth season on June 20, and its valu-
able and rare collections will be fur
ther improved A visit TO this house
is privilege that is much appreciat-
ed by Longfelows admirers the
world over. II is we'll that it is the
property of society that appreciates
ITS worth and it's value 10 those who
are to come after US Il is Portland's
choicest attraction.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12

Farmers along the line of the Lew
iston, Augusta and Waterville rail-
way are interested in the proposal to
buy their produce at the car. The
price will be based on the market and
no desire to make any profits in this
part of the business but rather to
promote prosperity among the farm
ers along the line of the road and with
their prosperity. get their return
through the regular channels of pas
senger travel.
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4. IL. Burse a Candidate.

wish to announce to the voters OF
Somerset County that l shall be can
didate before the next Republican
County Convention for nomination foI
the office of Member of the BOARD OF
County Commissioners and would
respectfully request the support OF
the party to that effect.
4. H. BURSE.
Pittsfeld May >. 1910
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12

While the late Clarence Burleigh of
the Kennebec Journal will be long re-
membered fer his genial and compan-
ionable ana sympathetic spirit he will
be remembered longer by the young
men OF Maine for the splendid stories
he has written for their enlighten-
ment and pleasure. The Smusglers
OF Chestnut" his first boys yarn, oc-
cupies a conspicuous place on the
shelves of many a Maine boys libra
rV
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DEATHS.

Madison-May /, Harriet Adams
aged 81 years.
NO, New Portland-April 28 Orlando
Quint, aged "A years.
=, NO, New Portland-May 5, Freeman
Lsherness aged 72 years
oSto"hegan-May 9. Robie Albee
W: Gould, aged As years.
gackman-May 6, Miss Olive Craft.
Larone-May S, Mrs. Melinda Cain
aged about 10 years.
rSkowhegan-May 5, Mrs. Bridget
Nius,nnesy) ONeil, aged IS years.
aoS aoskSoWhegan-May s, Joseph Cary,
SSahaan-May S, Mrs. Dora Tuttle.
No Anson-May 6, John P. Spooner
aged "A years.
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PENOBSCOT INDIAN
PATRIOTS OF OLD
Loyal to Cause of Am
erican independence
Story of Tarratines Wards of the
State of Maine

The following paper was read at the
State Council meeting of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, at Skow-
hegan, March 3, 1910, by Mrs. Charles
H Wood of Bangor:
Twelve miles above Bangor on the
shores of the Penobscot is the little
city of Old Town, and among the is
lands of the river, opposite the city
is the one known as Indian Island
the retreat of the remnant of the once
powerful Penobscot tribe, formerly
called the Tarratines. The aborigines
of Maine were included in two great
divisions, the Abenaques and the
Etechinins, the former comprising
four tribes, settled upon the Saco
Androscoggin, Kennebec and St
George rivers.
The latter division embraced the
Openanqois, the Tarrantines, and the
Marichites, known later as the Pas
samaquoddy, Penobscot and st. John
tribes, taking their names from their
respective camping grounds. The
several tribes of the Abenaques are
now extinct, so that the Maine Indians
as we know them, are members of one
of the three latter tribes.
In 1915, there were living in our
State $4,000 Indians, the most friendly
relations existing between the various
tribes, but about this time, war was
declared amang them, which was fol-
lowed, as usual, by famine and pesti-
lence greatly reducing their numbers
further determination resulted from
war between the Maine tribes and
the Mohawks, in which the latter were
victorious driving before them the
Tarratines to the Penobscot river
Indications point to the settlement al
one time of these people at a spot
three miles above the mouth of the
Kenduskeag stream, on the eastern
river bank. About the year 1869 In.
dian Island became their permanent
home Though it is quite probable
that the tribe was visited by mission
aries, previous to this period, it was
not until 1887 that mission was es-
tablished among them by Able Thury
sent out by the Seminary of Quebec.
During his term of service in 1885
or 1889, a church was built, with q
home for the resident priest. This
Chapel was we'll constructed, finished
in the interior and we'll lighted
Boughs of evergreen carpeted the
floors. The exterior was finished with
clapboards and painted. Near this
house of worship was the little burial
spot, in the center of which rose q
large wooden cross, which held in its
followed trunk, covered with glass
figure of the Virgin Mary with the
infant Jesus. Rude crosses marked
the graves. In 1923 Col. Westbrooh
came to the settlement and finding il
abandoned, possibly for summer
fitting, destroyed 1t utterly by fire
By order of the General Court the
governor of Massachusetts, made wal
upon all the Eastern tribes, save only
the Penobscots, who, by reason oil
their known loyalty and faithfulness
in the past, were spared This was
in the summer of 1855. In the earliest
days the Tarratines claimed all lane
bordering upon the river Penobscot
from the head of the tide water to the
Continued on Page Nine)
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BIRTHS.

wife of Arthur L. Norton, a daughter.
Madison-May 4, to the wife of Chas.
r. Blackwell, a son.
Skowhegan-May 6, to the wife of
Walter Benson. a daughter.
;, Skowhegan-May s, to the wife Of
Herbert Trask a son.
Cambridge-May Z, to the wife of
Elbridge Z. Hatch. a daughter
Smithfield-May g. to the wife of
Leslie Bickford, a daughter.
No. Anson-May s, to the wife Of
Earl Fenlason, a son.
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FRIDAY, MAY 6.

England's king dies at 11.45 p. M
after brief illness. and the Prince OF
Wales succeeds him with title OF
George V.-Schooners Walter NJ
Young and Alcyone wrecked in Gulf
of St. Lawrence; both crews rescued
Five year old son of w, Vinine
Cooper of Calais found dead in bush
es a mile from home after being
missed for a week; thought to have
perished in storm.
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MARRIAGES..

Madison-April 23, Elmer NJ. Kaul-
PACK and Eliza E. Moody, both OF
Skowhegan-May IL, Bin w. Page
and Miss Mae Nay
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THE WEEKS HEADLINES
WEEK OF MAY j TO II.
THURSDAY. MAY 5.

$50 miners entombed in wrecked
mine at Palos, Ala.-D. L. & W. and
d. & H. employees get substantial in
crease in wage scales.-Farmers put
ting up good fight in milk war, about
Boston king Edwards illness
alarms doctors. Carriage. Costa Rica,
thrown down by earthquake in which
1900 lose their lives.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12
MONDAY. MAY 9.

George proclaimed king of England
Pres. Taft makes pointed speech in
which he denies that railroad bill
and other important ones are being
cut to pieces. Sandford comes home
with his followers, obliged to abandon
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12
SATURDAY. MAY Z.

Sabbath-like quiet pervades the
English Capital; all places of amnse-
ment closed while England mourns
death of King Edward. rs
many as ten thousand were made
homeless by Thursdays quake in
Costa Rica.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12
SUNDAY, MAY S.

Fifteen killed and scores injured
by terrific powder explosion at HULL
Que-Poltical quiet promised for
England for year or until new
kings policies become known
Roosevelt's program altered much as
a result of King Edwards death
King Edwards funeral will be on
Nav 20.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-17

amusement, for rollicking fun, in
young people, and if these longings
were more fully met in the home it
would not be so difficult to keep the
boy and girl under the parental roof.
A happy. joyous home is a power
full magnet to child and man. The
sacred memory of it has kept many
person from losing his self-respect
and from the commission of crime.
Fun is the cheapest and best medi-
cine in the world for your children
as well as for yourself. Give it to
them in good, large doses. 1t will
not only save you doctors bills, but
it will also help to make your chill
dren happier, and will improve their
| chances in life. The very fact that
the instinct to play-the love of fun
| is so imperious in the child shows
| great necessity in its nature which
| if suppressed will leave a famine in
its life. A sunny, joyous. happy child
hood is to the individual what a rich
soil and genial sun are to the young
plant. If the early conditions are not
favorable, the plant becomes starved.
This is true with the human plant.
A starved, suppressed, stunted child
hood makes a dwarfed man. A joyous,
happy, fun-loving environment devel
ops powers, resources and possibilities
which would remain dormant in a
cold, depressing environment.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-17
Women OF the Future.

There is not a country in the land
but bristles with Jane Austen women.
says a writer. With a good many eX-
ceptions, one would not be sorry to
see them go. They are kindly, but
small-deadly small.
The woman of the future is not of
this type. She is far too busy to be
womanish, but she will never grow out
of being feminine. She is shedding
her smallness. Like the genie in the
Arabian Nights, now the cork has
been removed, she is darkening the
whole sky like pillar of smoke; but
presently the smoke will settle into "a
figure of gigantic size" She will be
the Meredith woman. softened by real
ity, as Galatea softened into life.
She will not glide about with up
lifted finger like Agnes, nor drive tired
men to distraction with her prattle,
like Dora nor weep eternally when
George is unkind. like Amelia. No,
when she feels hysterical she will go
and sit on a Himalaya till she is cool
er, and when her husband annoys her
out of her usual placidity, sticking a
few pigs in Texas or India will soon
put her straight. And with it all she
will wear her friils as we'll Is ever.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-17
NeedIework Notes,

A running or darning stitch II the
best for padding small spaces In
French or satin stitch embroideries.
A lovely centerpiece of fine linen
was beautifully decorated with
Mountemellick embroidery in the most
exquisite design.
Chinese, Indian and Bulgarian en-
broideries are favorites for all kinds
of bags, card cases and veil and hand.
kerchief cases.
1t is better to use light-blue transfer
paper for tracing embroidery designs
that the dark colors, as these are apt
to rub off and soil the article
A linen or denim shoe bag, with
one Japanese motif of simple though
striking design on each pocket, is .
useful and attractive gift for man.
Practical and attractive lamp mats
are made of linen in gray or the nat
ural color embroidered in shades that
harmonic with the furnishings of the
room
To pad a wide edge for a button
holed scallop, go over the outline with
row of catstitch or with the loose
chain stitch. This saves many stitches
of padding and serves the same pur-
pose
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-17

the squad drawn out by Pierre's hys-
tericsi summons had little time and
less opportunity for speculation as
they versed this distance. The taci1
sentiment prevailing was that either
Desterlo was drunk or that Doherty
was sprung a bit in the head"
What's the matter. Pat?" asked
Monahan, grabbing the palsied Doher-
ey by the shoulder. while a dozen more
officers piled into the little hall and
overlooked into the front room.
Riot call for a suicide." sneered
Finn, vino had always hated Doherty,
and who, the first to cross the thresh-
old had been the first among them tc
discover the body. Say. but she's a
locker, anyhow, and What's that!
What's that?' shrieked Finn.
The Thing, which had been covering
behind chair, had arisen and stepped
out before the policemen. Doherty's
fright was fleeing. so he led the squad
and they advanced. The duel between
the one and the dozen now began
They dubbed at it. they shot at It
they grasped at 1T. but blows. shots
and clutches all missed fire and effect
They herded 1t into their midst and
round and round the room the strange
struggle went on. The table was
overturned and the bowl of violets
struck against the shade of the fallins
drop light with an eerie crash. Sud
denly the pursued turned pursuer
Plunging straight for Doherty II
wound its hairy arms around his neck
and dug its long claws through thu
padding OF his coat shoulder into his
flesh.
Monahan pulled a blanket from TIL,
bed, Finnerty sheet They tied the
sheet round the long hind legs OF the
Thing. they threw the blanket over It's
head, and they held II firmly there, till
in the fright and fight to free itself the
monster loosened its grip on the faint
ing Doherty.
The squad Of officers. exhausted ir.
body and staggering in mind, could
roll no more coverings over the
scratching, writhing shape battling ia
rid itself of the swathings that rem
dered it helpless. The odds were that
this horrible caricature OF man and
ape would overpower them.
IF only Finley will send the dog
catcher" groaned Monahan, then we'd
have some place to put the beast"
The end man of them all went out
OF the room and dragged the prim
little mattress off Miss Gentry's bed
Just az he came up to the conf sed
heap In the center Of the death cham
Der. the Thing with the surge of a
bursting dam, rose up and scattered
it's captors like straws. Doherty, re-
vived now, but mad with pain, shot
out his great ox-arm and hit the mon
ster squarely between the eyes. Reel
| ing. swaying. stunned for the time II
fell over on the bed directly across the
| frail white dead.
Ito be continued.)
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-17

Beef tea is one of the best stimu-
lants and the poorest of foods.
Acids taken before meals and aka
lis taken after meals lessen acidity.
You should not take tea or coffee
with any meal containing fresh meat.
Malt preparations are the best rem
edies for dyspepsia caused by foods
containing starch.
In combing the hair use comb
with blunt. widely separated teeth.
Never use one with sharp teeth.
Much vinegar causes gastric ca
tarrh, whereof comes indigestion,
which in turn gives rise to redness
of nose.
Lettuce and onions promote sleep.
Resting with the head to the north is
essential for the repost of some peo-
pie.
The most useful of all drugs for
ricketts, is iron, not lime. Lime is use
full, but iron compels the system to
assimilate it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-17
TALL AFRICAN GRASS.
Beautiful Scenes mt Night on tho
VeIdt When Fire Spreads.

BeautffuI scenes mt Night on tho
veIdt When Fire Spreads.
Unlike a good deal of South Africa,
Rhodesia is largely wooded. In some
places the forests are of value, but a
large proportion is not valued for it's
timber. The grass in this part Of
Africa grows to a phenomenal height.
In the valleys, and especially In the
valleys Of the Sabi and Zambezi rivers
1t reaches its greatest height. To say
that the grass Is often twelve feet
high is no exaggeration. Naturally it
is very easy to lose ones way in this
grass IL one Is unfortunate enough to
stray from the beaten track. H. is the
custom there to burn this grass off
each year when 1t gets dry. This is
usually In August and September or
even In October. Fires burn for miles,
and as the country Is largely a wilder
ness little damage is done by this
method OF destroying the grass. 1t is
beautiful sight at night in the fire
season to see the hills for miles
around enctrcled with flames.
After the grass has been burned the
rainy season usually begins, and - is
then that the country Is at its pretti,
est The grass is then green. anI the
foliage on the trees is beautiful. The
old leaves drop off gradually, and the
new ones take their place before the
trees are bare The new leaves are OF
all shades of the rainbow. and 1t is
much like the fall scenery in this
country when the dead leaves are fall.
| ing from the trees. Waterfalls are nu-
merous in the mountains, and there
are many Of great height, si.hough the
rivers are usually small in volume
Springfield Republican.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-17
CHAPTER XVII.

1t was lovely morning in the Ia ct
week in April; the trees were all OBJ.
ing themselves In haste with that fresh
and tender greenery that heralds the
approach of early summer; the lilacs
and laburnums were bursting into flow
err; the apple blossoms in the orchards
scented the air with their delicate per-
fumc; the garden borders were CAV
with tulips and hyacinths, and the
birds were singing thanksgivfngs In
every bush and from every tree top.
The old cottage at Chatswell was
awake and alive betimes this lovely
morning. Billy had been sweeping and
wedding. and rolling the gravel paths
with assiduous diligence for a week
past. Clean white curtains had been
put I'D in the diamond -paned windows
all over the house. And one little bed
room in particular had been newly
scrubbed and cleaned and furnished I'D
with special and loving care.
In the garden. as in the house, the
six little pale-faced London children
were working hard; some were helping
the cook; some were gathering rhubarb
and parsley I'm the kitchen garden, or
picking large punches of pansies and
of wallfiower to decorate the house, and
that one little upper bedroom in par
ticular. There was general air. o
happy hustle and excitement over the
whole establishment. For Miss Gar
land. their beloved benefactress, was
expected to-day to come and stay with
them.
Miss Gibbs, the matron. alone was
\ g. u !,
given her tc understand that her visit
might very likely be prolonged indefin-
itely, in which case she imagined that
Miss Garland would take up the du-
ties of matron herself in the little
home, and that her own services might
be no longer required. This thought
made Miss Gibbs very sad, for she was
fond of the place and the children and
she had no wish to leave ii. Her heart
beat anxiously when Irene alighted al
the gate from the fly which had
brought her from the station.
Irene had never looked more lovely.
Not all the gay, fashionably made
gowns that she used to wear when she
was reckoned the smartest as well as
the prettiest girl in London society, set
off her beauty one-half so well as did
this simple dress of Quaker grey. guilt
less of fringes and trimmings. and all
of those wonderful combinations Of Gu,
and of drapery IN which town dress
makers are won't to display their skill.
Irene had surely gained some deeper
experience, some wider sympathies
some graver perceptions of life. There
was a tender and serious womanliness
about her now, that had been lacking
In her of old. The very way she me-
poor Miss Gibbs tremulous questions
showed how mindful she was of the
feelings of others.
Turn you out. Miss Gibbs? Wha'
Il ideal" she exclaimed. in gentle sur
Prise. "Oh, indeed, should not treai
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-17
WILD GEESE.

They Never Feed without Throwing
Out Scouts or Sentries.
Some Of the common sayings con-
corning birds are stupidity wrong
You stupid goose!" is an expression
constantly heard, yet the goose, wheth-
er wild or tame, Is most sagacious
Wild geese, for instance, never feed
without throwing out scouts or SEN
tries. ]. G. Millais describes how he
saw flock of geese feeding with sem
tries, out, and how after a time one
of the sentries went up to a bird that
was feeding and gave ita gentle peck
on the back. The latter thereupon eft
its grazing and went off to take up
guard, while the sentry took its turn
to feed.
Gentle as a dove is such a COM
mon proverb that the dove has become
the emblem of peace. Quite mis-
take, for all the dove and pigeon tribe
are great fighters. and in the breeding
season the cock birds indulge in bat.
ties royal
The foolish prejudice against all
birds of prey includes that pretty little
hawk, the kestrel Now, IL the kestrel
were known as the mouse falcon 1t Is
possible that keepers would not in.
variably shoot 1t on sight. The kestrel
lives mainly on mice and wireworms
1t is quite innocent Of killing par.
tridges.
In a game preserving district In
southern Scotland kestrels were prac
tically exterminated a few years ago
| What was the result? Over a tract oil
country OF 1000 square miles field
mice increased in such myriads that
the grazing was absolutely ruined One
sheep farmer lost $4,000 in one year.