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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
TEACHERS APPOINTED.
For Hartland, st. Adams and Palmyra
Schools.

The Superintendent of Schools,
Frank L. Rowell, for Hartland, st.
Adams and Palmyra, gave out this
week list of the teachers for the en-
suing year for the different schools in
these towns. The following is the
list:
Hartland-High school, Leon s. Gill
patrick, Danforth. principal; Isabel
H Carter, Yarmouth, assistant; gram
mar. Mary Anderson. Hartland; in
termediate, Frances Plumstead, Port
land; primary, Hariette H. Paige,
Livermore Falls; assistant, Freda
Bowman, Hartland. Rural schools
Fullers Corner, Eleanor fainter,
Winterport; Rand, Ethel Baird, st.
Adams; Costons. Pearl Marsh, East
Eddington Weber, Lena Cakes, Mil
ford.
Palmyra: Village, Nellie Leavitt
Palmyra; Egypt, Nina Homestead
Palmyra; Marsh, Bessie Leavitt, Pal
myra; Goodwin, Edna Bracket, Pal
myra; Adams, Carrie Weeks, Palmy-
ra; Carr, Lillian Robinson, Palmyra
South Union, Miss McCabe, Palmyra
Ell, Lodema McAllister, Burnham;
Madawaska. Annie Millett, Palmyra.
st. Adams: Primary, Alzada Pres
colt, st. Adams; Lang, Vesta Hilton
st. Adams; Chambers, Wellle Barnes
Bangor; Hopkins, Miss Croker, st
Adams; Tracy, Ada Leadbetter, st
Adams; Tannery, Sadie Hilton, st
Adams; Pond, Rose Knight, st. AL
bans; grammar, Elsie A. Beverage
Pulpit Harbor.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
A TRUTHFUL ASSERTION
The Worst Habit Boy can Fall Into
Is That of LOafing on Streets.

The worst habit that boys can fall
into is that of loafing around on the
streets at night. 1t Is then they cast
their lot in slippery places when at
any moment they are likely to fall
from grace. All good and noble les
sons taught them by their mothers are
there counteracted and nullifled They
learn nothing that Ia good-but every
thing bad. The boys that spend their
evenings in the sacred precincts Of
home, with good books for their COM
panions are the future hope of this
republic; they will fill our legislature
and congressional halls. and sit In
judgment upon men and measures
while the boys who run the streets will
fill our penitentiaries. almhouses and
lunatic asylums. Parents who are
responsible for these broken laws of
decsncy will have broken hearts and
bowed down heads In the awakening
years that will Inevitably follow.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
GRANGE AT LAKEWOOD.
Continued from First Page.

Continued from First Page.
do 1t. | hope that the members VIII
take hold In earnest and secure at
least 5000 of the signatures required
by the law.
va stand for and am glad to be
identified with anything that tends TO
the advancement of agriculture. Moth
ing is more closely associated with
rural prosperity than good roads. 10
per cent of the transportation begins
at the farmers front gate, Every
representative in the next Legislature
will be confronted with the problem
OF securing better roads. The pro-
position will be urgently put for
ward, that the State build system
of trunk lines to encourage the pro-
fitable tourist business. In recent
circular letter we are asking all can
didates for the Legislature for their
attitude towards several phases OF the
question. When you have carefully
considered this subject rest assured
that your legislative committee will
endeavor to carry out your wishes as
expressed by appropriate instructions
from the next session of the State
Grange"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
SUPERINTENDENT ROWELL.
Is a Strong Advocate for Better Rural
and High School System.

Frank L. Rowell has this week
been elected Superintendent of
Schools for the towns OF Hartland,
Palmyra and st. Adams. This Is the
second highest educational position
in the county, the superintendency Of
schools for Skowhegan and Madison
only SURPRISING it. This Is an hon
or that Mr.. Rowell and his friends
appreciate. Previous to this for three
years he was Superintendent of the
Canaan schools.
Mr.. Rowell was born in Canaan,
December IT, 1877. He was gradual
ed from Canaan High school, Maine
Central Institute at Pittsfield and
continued his course of study at the
University of Maine. He has taught
school for several years in Canaan
and other places. and besides Super
intendent of the c ,naan schools, he
was at the head of the schools in
Clinton for two years when he was
appointed to his present position. He
has served on several educational
committees of the county and he or
ganized the present courses of study
in the Clinton and Canaan High
schools and has brought the schools
up to the present standard.
Mr.. Rowell has devoted much
study to rural school work. He be-
lieves that the rural schools should
have organized studies and efficient
teachers and he believes that these
schools should fit for practical life.
His idea also is that the High school
should give a more complete educa-
ton for the world than fitting go
much for colleges. Mr.. Rowell says
that there are only about sixty-six
in every thousand that go to college
and for this reason more stress
should be laid on the studies for
those who don't go TO college. Mr.
Rowell is a Mason, being member
of Carrabasset Lodge, Canaan. He is
a member of the Grange and through
this latter organization he believes
that educational conditions in the
rural district can be made much" bet
ter.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
sKOwHEGAN MARKET.
prices Paid Producers.

Prices Paid Producers
Wool-Unwashed, zoe to &c per 10
Hides and skins-Hides, SC to &c
R smb 1 sk faf s sea so 4o ss Zach 20 ' per
$3.50 to $3.50; pea beans, $3.50.
Beef-Ox beef. SC to &c.
Ptultry-Fowls. lac to 1Sc per h.;
chicken, Ice to zoe.
Round Hog-1oc.
Tailow-Rough. &c. per ib.
Butter-First quality stamped '5ec'
Potatoes-New potatoes, zoe pei
cheese-1se. to 1se per ib.
Flour-spring Wheat Patent 1925
winter wheat pat; $3.50 30. mea, and
CRACKED cSFea sorn. ,l pse per- 1af busheI' ~
DAT s-S0c per bushel.
Feed-Middling. sl.55 per cwt.
gluten. $40 per cwt.
spring rios sFsn-.i.to per cwt.
Mixed feed-31.50 per cwt.
Salt Pork-1bc by tina bbl.. zoe lbs
Cheese-2oc to 22e per lb.
RSss@so cents hts per dozen. fresh.
Cofree-a0c. to a6c per Id.
Lard-Domestic tic; pure 1bc; COM
pc MoIasses-Pur Ponce, 4oc. to 500.
Sugar-t3ranulated sugar, best quail
10Y 10Y , j. los ''' WV
Potat oes-New. 25c per. PIX.
Dry Fish-Cod. &c. to 10c. per ID;
p9 onion;s@ o; per lb.
Poultry--Fowls, zoe per lb.; chick
en- 22c per lb.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
PRIZE GARDENS.
Webster Rowe Has Three Gardens
That Attracts the Attention OF
Many.

Webster Rowe. without doubt, has
the prize gardener gardens we
might say, as he has three of them
of Skowhegan. He has shown that
with a little plot of land much can
be grown His old-fashioned cram
berry pole beans make fence for
the garden as 1t were. for the poles
are set on the edge and, now that
the beans have run to the top, he
has connected one pole with anoth-
er by Irvine and the stringers OF the
beans run across this twine, and not
only the vines around the poles are
covered with beans but these string
ers hang thick with them. His Gu
cumbers, lettuce. tomatoes and
squashes show care. He is now en-
joying, as we'll as his neighbors, the
vegetables from his gardens.
Perhaps the garden that attracts
everybody's attention the most is
that at Mr.. Rowe's home on the cor
ner of Summer and Pleasant streets.
This Is a combination flower and
vegetable garden. At the rear OF the
house, near the brook that passes
close to his home, are his pole beans
They are so arranged that they form
little grove which he calls his sum
mer house. Surrounding the house
is the old-fashioned flower garden
with nearly every flower that has
ever grown. Rose bushes run up the
side of the house and Mr.. Rowe tells
an incident of the rose running up
the window showing disposition to
get into the house. He cut hole IN
the screen and let the top of the rose
bush in and there the rose budded
and blossomed with apparent delight
to be inside, yet it was being fed from
the ground without. Running over
the door at Mr.. Rowe's home is a
vine that gives rustic beauty to the
whole place. Within his flower beds
can be found here and there black
berry bush, peas, tomatoes, straw
berries, grapeyines, gooseberry
bushes. These are trained and each
one of them yields the owner its diff
ferent fruit, which means consider
able to Mr. Rowes table.
He believes that care to his gar
dens makes them what they are. He
rises at three o'clock every morning
and goes to them, and he says that
when it comes breakfast time, he has
an appetite. Mr.. Rowe Is the only
locksmith in town, having been in
the business in Skowhegan for SO
years. He has all the relics of half
a century or more ago. He has an
umbrella that was used so years ago
and is now in good condition and is
similar to our umbrellas today ex-
cepting that 1t has rattan ribs.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
Where's the Ghost :?

A very noticeable thing in this
campaign Is the absence of any dis
cussion of the question of resubmis-
sion. The democratic party Of Maine
has at last come to a full realizing
sense that all talk Of resubmission
has been harmful instead of benefi-
cial and has in consequence lost the
party more votes than it has won.
This year the party managers have
shifted their tactics and eliminated the
question of resubmission altogether.
They do of course hit upon the Stur-
gis business a little but only suffi-
GENTLY to show the enormous ex-
pense" which that piece Of tom
foolery has entailed
It's a cute game they are playing.
In the democratic platform Is a very
innocent little paragraph which has
to do with the resbumitting Of the
prohibitory amendment to the people.
1t is a silent plank; it Is evidently
not the paramount" issue In this
campaign. With the Democrats the
paramount issue now Is state ex-
travagance." But 1t Is blind. Mr..
Plaisted, the democratic candidate
for governor. knows as we'll as any
man,-else he Is more lacking in
brains than we are led to believe
that this state Is being run as eco
nomically as it is possible to run any
state of Its size; he knows that there
Is no grating; he knows that for the
most part the office-holders are pref
tv decent kind of fellows; he knows
all these things, but what of it? He
Is in a campaign to win and accord
iEg to precedent which he and Pat
tangall established this year he Is
not to be renominated two years
hence
If resubmission was a good cam
laign issue two years ago; If it was
good campaign four years ago
when Mr.. Davis harped about hon
esty" and the moral issues"-why
Is it not a good campaign issue to-
day?
If the Republican party failed to en-
force the prohibitory law two and
four years ago. are the Democrats
willing to admit, by sloughing off
tits issue of enforcement and resub-
mission, that they have done we'll
since?
1t is certainly very pretty game
which the Democratic party is play
ing with the people. 1t remains to be
seen however whether the electorate
of Maine are the "Rubes" for which
the Democratic party takes them, or
good citizens of good memories anC
good digestions.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18

Office seeker There was never the
slightest intent 10 limit the discus
sion of economic or social questions,
nor such action as would logically
follow. From the very beginning the
Grange has 0een a consistent advo-
cate of measures designed to pro-
mote the general welfare.
Heretofore the Grange has Of ne
cessity assumed the role of humble
suppliant before the Legislature but
under the initiative the Order is now
coming into Its own. Vested inter-
ests and predatory wealth see dis
tinctly that as the logical outcome
they will soon be shorn OF their i'll
gotten privileges under which they
are now exploiting the public gain.
Hence the cry of their newspaper
minions that the Grange is getting
into politics.
In taking up the direct primary
Mr. Stetson and the Executive Com
mittee have begun the second great
step towards real government of, for,
and by the people. No state has
ever repealed a direct primary law to
go back to the old system. and the
principle has the ardent support OF
the most trusted leaders in public life
a.
welt and Governor Hughes. The
measure itself was most carefully
drawn to avoid every defect that has
appeared In the laws of other states.
This law will break forever the
power of money in the executive
branch of,our government, just as the
referendum has broken the power of
money in the legislative. officials
will then be responsible to the peo-
pie, and back room bargains with
Bangor rumsellers will no longer
lead to the exercise of the veto pow
er.
In helping his fellow citizens to
use wisely the great powers con-
ferred by the initiative, Mr.. Stetson is
making for himself high place in
the history of the commonwealth.
Loyal support from every Patron will
work wonders in advancing the well
fare of our State, as we'll as the Or
der itself
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
MADISON.

Rev. ]. p Roberts Of Arson occu-
pied the pulpit of the M. E. church,
Sunday morning.
Edward Heald left town Saturday
to spend a few days vacation with
friends at Portland, Merrimac and
Newton, Mass.
C. A. WILDER and family are spend
ing their vacation at Southport.
The carpenters have completed the
finishing up of the manual training
room at the high school building. The
room is painted in light colors, has
painted cement floor and we'll light
ed both by windows and electric
lights. 1t is to be furnished with
fifteen benches and complete sets OF
tools.
Mrs. j. E. Fernald, who has been
the guest of her daughter, Mrs
George Kent for the past few weeks
returned Saturday to her home in
Exeter.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
L. SOMERSET AGRICULT'L FAIR.
Good Races Expected-Handlcap Race
With Purse of $500 Attracts Atten-
ton.

Much activity Is going on for the
East Somerset Agricultural fair to be
held at Hartland, September %, %,
"a. The officers and committees for
the association were made public
this week. They are: A. w. Miller,
president; first vice president, E. X.
Fuller; second vice president,
Charles Mason; secretary, K. A.
Weber; collector and treasurer, K.
C. Hambleton; first trustee, E. P.
Dyer; second trustee. F. S. Burrill;
third trustee, c. J. Witham; fourth
trustee, Harry Coston; fifth trustee
H. l.. Williams, Department superin-
tendents: A. w. Miller of Gates and
Grounds; H. L. Williams of Horses
F. S. Burrill of Hall; E. P. Dyer OF
Grandstand; Harry Coston of Cattle,
Sheep, Swine and Poultry.
The first days races will include
a 2.27 pace, 2.24 trot, purse 800; 2.19
pace and 2.16 trot, purse $3.50. The
second day there will be baseball
games, pulling matches and exhibit
ton of drivers and matched pairs.
The races will include 2.40 pace
with 2.37 trot, purse 500; Maine
Derby Handicap, purse $500; and a
2.24 pace with 2.21 trot, purse 500.
The last days races will include 2.29
pace, 225 trot. purse 800; 2.33 pace,
and 230 trot; purse 500; and free
for all, purse 5000.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Envy fires more men to emulation
than admiration does.
A girl Is so romantic she can see
sentiment In the way man stuffs his
pipe in her presence.
Children don't learn to lie from
their elders; it's natural to them.
They learn from them to perfect
themselves In 1t.
A man who likes to get up In the
morning can be nastier about 1t to
one who doesn't than about almost
anything else In the world.
The frst thing a woman does when
she gets lead nickel 10 to climb into
q pay-as-you-enter car 20 - TO- drop
1t In the box 1t Oh. even II she has
to spend another Ave cents, getting
back where she started from.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
THURSDAY, AUG. Is, 1910.
Remember the Referendum

Talk about the re-apportionment by
the next Legislature is only put out
to confuse the issues of the cam
paign. Pay no attention to 1t. When
Maine adopted the referendum she
took from the Legislature forever,
the power to abuse its authority Any
act that fails to receive reasonable
degree of popular approval will be
repudiated In short order. The refer
,endum has done a lot of good already
and its influence in the right direction
has only begun. Just remember this
and cast your vote In September on
the live issues of the campaign. There
are plenty of these and to spare.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
SOUTHEAST CORNyILLE.

Mrs. Mary futile visited her moth
er, Mrs. Pearlina Kimball, several
days last week.
Maud Gould is visiting Carrie Clark
for week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben HUFF of Cam
bridge. are visiting her mother, Mrs
Ida Whitney.
John F. Mitchell Is building a new
stable.
Mrs. John Loomis Is visiting Mrs.
John Perry.
Mrs. Thomas Booker visited at
Mrs. Mott Beans last week.
Mrs. Rosa Rowe was at Thomas
Booker's Sunday.
Mrs. Sadie Reynolds and Geneva
Foss were at Hartland one day last
week.
Mrs. Addie Foss visited her sister,
Gertrude Mitchell. Saturday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Farms-E. A. Strout.
Notice-Daniel Lewis.
For Sale-J. c. yiles.
Wanted-D w Rowe.
Sale--Mark Savage & Co
Notices-James +. Hewey.
over Many-First Nat. Bank.
Take Care-Skow. Saw. Bank.
Talk EyerywhereFarme Tel
Lowest Prlces-Ira A. Norton
Shoe Repairing-F. y. Poulin.
Half-Priee Sale-W. p Ordway.
Executors Notice-B. Z Hussey.
Probate Notices-Nathan Fowler.
Money Saved. N & |. j. Smith.
Regal Shoe Sale-c. F, Ward Co
Pure Linen-Linen Specialties Co.
Biggest Ever-Maine Central Fair
Cut Glass-Walter F. Robbins Co.
Truest Test--Jewetts Cash Market.
Bargains Continually-Dyer Dry Goods
Co.
Largest aculty-Bliss Business Col
lege.
Great Furniture Observation-Disclosures
Furniture Co
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
A Sterling Leader

Patrons of Husbandry will do we'll
to resist the efforts of the stand
pat" and reactionary press to poison
their minds against the splendid lead
ership of State Master Stetson. The
Grange has great mission In both
State and nation. Nothing can be
accomplished without leadership in
high places, and loyal support in the
ranks.
In prescribing politics the found
ers of the order contemplated that
circle of activities surrounding the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
Wool

Considerable interest in schedule
X (regarding wools) of the Payne
Aldrich tariff law has been aroused
by a series of magazine articles grow
ing out of the controversy between
the manufacturers of worsted and
carded wool fabrics. Just where the
facts lie 1t is somewhat difficult to
decide.
Somerset county has long been the
banner sheep district of Maine, so it
seemed reasonable to expect that the
leading sheep raisers of that locality
might throw some light on the situa-
tion With this thought in mind we
made little pilgrimage recently, and
visited the owner of one of the best
fiocks in New England. The inter-
view In part ran something like this:
How does the new tariff affect
your wool?"
II don't know"
What is your wool used for?"
81 don't know"
Where do YOU sell your wool?'
ITO local buyer"
what does he do with it?"
"Ships 1t to Boston"
''Then what becomes of it?"
ut Is graded and Sold
How does it grader"
81 don't know"
This man is one of the brainiest
farmers in Maine. He assured US
that he had read everything relating
to wool that he could get hold of, but
after all he was absolutely in the
dark. He is a firm believer In protec-
ton, and had always voted for It,.
Whether or not he Is getting 1t he
can only guess. One set of men said
that he was not, the other that he
was. Both had "axes to grind" 1t all
struck us as a mighty strong argu-
ment in favor of a tariff commission
that would give the average man
FACTS.
Just remember that the Democrats
have opposed commission first, last,
and all the time.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18

Here is an opportunity to get a
good farm all equipped at a very low
figure; "a acres in fertile fields. SO in
pasture and 80 in woodland: cuts 20
tons hay besides having lot of ground
under cultivation; spring watered pas
ture for IL cows; estimated to be 500
eds. wood and 10000 1T. hemlock tim
Der; 200 apple. pear, plum and cherry
trees also nice sugar orchard; paint
ed cottage house of rooms. water at
sink. telephone; 2 barns. 3sx4o and
32x34; tool shed. Ice house and black
smith shop; convenient to large r. r.
village; to settle affairs at once viii
throw In pr. horses Z and II yrs. old
2400 lbs, cow moving machine. horse
rake, pillow, disc harrow, spring tooth
harrow. cultivator. 2-horse wagon. hay
rack, riding wagon. beach wagon. q
horse sled, sleigh. double harnesses,
20, eds. wood and numerous other
things together with part of growing
crops; $4,000 takes ALI cordwood is
worth 81 per cd at r. r.; 1t is an easy
haul; you can make enough next win
ter out of the wood and lumber to go
long way toward paying for this
property. w. H. lockwood, 142 Main
St.. Waterville Me.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
Years Of Suffering
catArrh and Blood Disease -
Doctors Failed to Cure.

Miss Mabel F. Dawkins, 1914 Lafay-
cite e.. Fort WAYNE, Ind, writes:
catarrh and blood disease. tried sew
eral doctors and q dozen different REM
edies. but none OF them did me any
good. A friend told me Of Hoods Sar-
0apartlla. ! took two bottles Of this
medicine and was as well and strong
~ ever. feel like different person
and recommend HOODS to any one suf-
Get It today In usual liquid form o.
ch0colatsd tablets called oaroatAbos
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18

Shorter hours of labor aren't of
much benefit II they mean longer
hours of mischief.
Look In front for the things that
are in store for you; they never come
from behind.
It's nice to be mans first love,
but the average girl would rather be
his last.
The best start for race riot Is ig-
norance.