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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
NORTH MADISON.

Mrs. Sylvia Gallant and son, AL
pha spent the day last Saturday at
Madison.
Mrs. Emma French and daughter
of Scion, passed through town last
Friday.
Miss Mary Gallant is in Madison
for a few days visit with friends.
There has been very many heavy
electrical storms pass over this sec
ton of the town doing large
amount of damage. In the shower of
August 2, Ansel Salley had two nice
cows struck by lightning and killed,
which makes it very hard for them as
Mr.. Salley, being in very poor health,
is unable to do but little light
work which makes their burden still
harder but with the friendly effort
of Dayy Richardson and the assist
ance of their kind neighbors and
friends who with an open heart and
helping hand soon contributed enough
to replace oen of their cows, which
MIR. and Mrs. Salley extend their sin
cere thanks to their neghbors and
friends and to the Golden Gold branch
Of |. S. S. for their kindness is APP
preciated deeper than words can ex-
press.
Joe Dornberger and wife of Show
hogan, were in town last Sunday.
Eben Dean Is in very poor health
at this writing.
Howard Steward of Skowhegan,
was in town one day last week.
Howard Clark and Lew Dean were
up to Pleasant Pond mountain sew
eral days last week blueberrying
but came back with empty pals.
Jewett Savage of Skowhegan was
in town last Monday calling on Mrs.
Elizabeth Hunnewell, who has been
sick for a long time.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18

Several families from this place
attended the Berry reunion "n -,
was held Saturday. August 10,
Michael Berry's. All those . p tho
had a fine time and dee'aea 'na. ,n.
BERRY reunion was great 20"
rho reunion closed by choosins o
Gers for the ensuing year anu No'ea
IN have the reunion in one se"' "'
the same place. = ctowbe-
aon yisited relatives in this place
lost H" week returning TO her home sat
urday. ,,naon of Hol-
- Mass is assisting his father'
Hiram Knapp, for a few aass. >,ou.
Mss Mary Johnson Of East New "
Mss vas a guest Of Mrs. F. u.
King Tuesday. H., =, .
Ni Mss Elgiya Luce OF Madison Is a
guest of relatives in town. TN, 1T.
sd I. King was at home WIN ms
FAMILY saturday and sunday return
Inv 70 his work Monday. lie Was
,o9eo,noanied IS far as Madison by MS
niece. Martha Spear, VINO VIII 70 o.
guest of her aunt, MIS- NJ. D. l ''1'
Tor few days. ,,,....,aff is
Mrs. A. r. Wright of flagstan, 10
visiting her sister. Mrs. o'is H"i"'''
for a few days. r., Nun
DR.. Wing, NJ. l.. French, fieu S n4h
l.er. Henry Merry and seNeral Ia ia
ers from North Arson paSaeu
through this place Sunday with thelf
autos. v,,,;a,,,s opd
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Williams anu
son Dion. of Longmont. Col, are VS.
iting friends in town
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18

the stock in it was burned includ-
ing three COWS and a calf.
Eben II. Emery of the Z. S. Wealth
err Bureau, Providence, R. l., with his
wife and three children, came August
IL, for visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Asa Emery.
Lyman Buzzell, who was operated
on for appendicitis August 8, is re-
ported as doing we'll with prospects
OF a quick recovery Notwithstanding
a few hours delay would have re-
suited fayorably.
An interested audience, filling the
hall, greeted the speakers, Hon. T.
w. Plaisted and Hon. w. r. Pattan-
gall at the Democratic rally Tues
day afternoon, Aug. 16.
Lawn social Friday evening, August
10, at Fred Nights.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
HAVING Time OVER
WITH LARGE CROP
Last Years Hay Selling
at $40 to SIS per Ton
Large supply on Hand Which Was
Held for Higher Prices.

The h9yng season was practically
over in Maine last week and the crop
this year not only all through New
England. but in New York and Can
ada as we'll. has been an unusually
heavy one. Although it will be some
little tine before the market adjusts
itself, ;here isl much prospect that
hay pl i es will be anywhere near as
high 9s was the case last season.
Plenty of this years hay was being
offered in Skowhegan the first of this
week at from so to S12. Perhaps it
will go higher later on, but the deal
ers seem to doubt it.
Last year was an unusual one so
far as hay was concerned. The crop
was neither plentiful nor of an es
pecially good quality. Baled hay,
which was cut last year, has sold in
Boston within few days at so.
There is still a good demand for it
there. Most of the dealers have a
supply of last summers hay for which
they paid good price. They are
now quietly unloading it. They
don't expect to make much money
and the majority of them would be
content to dispose of their holdings
at cost
There is still a large supply OF
last seasons pressed hay in the
hands of the farmers. Many of them
were not content with the $40 and
$22 which have been offered, and
held on for still greater price. II
seems likely that many of them will
now be unable to sell at that price
There is such a plentiful supply that
the dealers say prices are sliding
downward They will sink still
lower in the course of week or two
as more and more of this seasons
crop comes into the market. There
are some farmers in the vicinity o.
Skowhegan who have as much as 81
tons of last years crop still in theil
barns. There are any number who
have 25 tons and less.
There is a demand for loose hay
which was cut last year. 1t Is
bringing from $40 to $12. 1t is act
ually worth just what it will bring
and even this price will not last
much longer when the new hay be-
gins to appear in little larger
quantities. The principal factor
which it is expected will send the
price downward this season Is the
unusually large crop all over this
section of the country. Coupled with
this is the fact that when prices were
so high last season many of the
farmers got rid of their stock.
Many of the people hereabouts be-
lieve that law requiring hay and
vegetables to be sorted and sold &C
cording to grade would be an excel
lent thing. Some of the farmers are
now in the habit of mixing the finest
quality of timothy and swale hay to-
sether. The result is unsatisfactory
both from the standpoint of the con-
sumner and the dealer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
CANRRID(.E

Miss Elsie Hamilton has completed
her duties as central operator anu
her position is being filled by MI.
and Mrs. Oscar Barton.
The Somerset Dairy Testing Asso-
clarion will meet with John King.
Sentember and the subject for dis
cnssion will be potato culture ana
home mixing of fertilizers. Every one
is invited to attend and orihs 'hei'
dinners. - sar,z
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Cole and lam lam
ily from Massachusetts are Nlsltlle
at the home OF his father. John Ooie.
f. p. Ring WIS in Dexter one oas
recently. 81. 80 par,,-
ham we're in town Friday, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Ring.
A marty consisting of Mr. and MIS-.
Almon Folsom, Ciy Watson and Ralph
French were camping last week at
Great Moose lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Ham were III
Wellington Saturday TO attend the
Adams reunion.
Mr. and Mrs. d. b. Whitney and
family were in Philips last week,
/ d Ring WAS in Wellington last
week surveying.
Mrs. Frank Parkham OF South San
geryille is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Walter Wilder.
John Mitchell has returned home
from Harmony Castel, where he has
been employed.
Jim Leighton and family were IN
town recently from Garland.
A party from one of the adjoining
towns had chance to settle with
the Deputy Game Warden, John Ring,
recently for fishing in closed waters.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18

Fairfield and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Maxfield arrived Monday night from
a trip to Portland and Peaks is
land.
Mrs. Bertha Chapman was caller
in town Tuesday en- route for her
home in Hartland.
Messrs. Honors and Preble with
their families, who have been pass
ing their vacation in town left Sun
day for their home in Massachusetts.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18

Where ignorance Is not bliss it's
folly to be unwise.
An eligible young man Is any one
who wants to get married.
Bottle "reminiscences seldom knows
when to put the cork back.
Often there is mothed in the mad
ness that hits before 1t talks.
About all we can say for the coun-
try town band mans playing IL that
he usually does 1t better than he
wears his uniform.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18
RINKER HILL-ATHENS.

Harry Jones of Brighton, was in
town one day last week, on his way
to Mainstream.
Mrs. Efiie Corson of Brighton was
in town Wednesday VISITING her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Thompson.
Mrs. Dora Boston. went TO Blng-
ham Saturday to carry her daughter,
Opal, who has gone to The Forks to
teach school,
Mrs. f. r. Bunker is visiting rela-
tives in Auburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Small and
baby, Lyle, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Corson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Thompson and
daughter, Violet, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
4. A. Brasier Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Selden York of Scion
were in town Sunday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18

There is more Cartarrh in this sec
tion of the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be in
durable. For great many years doc
tors pronounce it local disease end
prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly railing to cure with local
treatment pronounced 1t incurable.
Science has proven catarIh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio, Is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t
drops to a teaspqnful. 1t acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. They offer one hun
dred dollars for any case 1t falls to
cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials. Address
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-18

A well known Des Moines woman
after suffering miserably for two
days from bowel complaint, was
cured by one dose of Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera. and Diarrhoea Rem
edy. For sale by G. r. Fogg.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02

over, of South Cardinals population
nearly three-hfthS are negroes, while
North Cardinals negro population is in
the proportion of slightly less than one
third To be sure, North Carolina has
much larger areas of mountain and
coast land which have not yet been
made productive, but, after all allow
ances, South Cardinals record remains
the better
1t behOoves North Carolina farmers
to catch the pace which South Carolina
is setting"
The point of chief significance and
interest in these figures is that South
Carolina has a population three-fifths
negro, North Carolina a negro popula-
ton of less than One-third and Virginia
still smaller proportion; yet South
Carolina leads her whittier sisters.
Many years ago two yellOwed and
an8miC farmers summed themselves
upon a worm fence III Georgia and after
lew hours communion with corncob
pipes agreed that the damned 'niggers'
wouldn't work anyhow" Then they
retreated to the house, drank mountain
whiskey with fluenCy, and left their
wives and children to do the chores.
The slogan passed 10 Mississippi and
became thing to charm with. Now
we are told that South Carolina, with
its great percentage of negro pOpula-
ton is banner producer" of crops =
New York Sun.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02
WOMENS' CLUB.

The National Association of Colored
WOmens' Clubs will hold its annual
session in Louisville, KY, July nth
TO 10th. inclusive Every effort IS
being put forth to make the coming
meeting the most successful in the
history OF the association Reduced
rates have been secured on the certif-
icate plan. Persons intending to be
present should purchase straight
tickets to Louisville, securing a GER
tihcate receipt which, when properly
signed by the secretary Of the associ-
alton, will entitle the holder to one
half regular fare plus fifty cents for
the return trip.
Stopping places have been secured
where ample accommodations may be
had at a uniform rate Of SIOO per
day, including board. Persons desir-
ing such accommodations should apply
to Mrs. NJ. Z. Steward. 825 Eighth
Street, Louisville. KY
First executive board meeting, Mon
day, July nth, 10 o'clock, A NJ. at
c. NJ. Z. Church.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02
SECRETARY NORTON.

The Presidents private secre-
tary, Mr.. Norton, is not only a
polished gentleman, but man
who will win for the President
a host of friends. What the Pres
ident needs now are friends, and
strong ones at that. Secretary
Norton endeavors to cater to the
people. He Is not one of those
bOmbastic aristOcrats who imag-
ines that he owns the world as
well as the people. The President
could not have made a better Sc
lection.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02
TEACHERS, CONTEST

The teachers contest will close
this evening at Z o'clock. All
votes must be in the hands of Miss
G. B. Maxfeld by Z o'clock this
evening. She will be at the office
of the Bee until Z O'Clock to re-
ceive all votes, and at that hour
sharp the polls will close. Voters
are warned that no votes will be
received for any one after the
hour named above. Thus far Miss
Mary E. Wilson runs ahead. with
Miss BeatriZ L. Chase a close sec
ond, Miss EIfrida Kennedy third.
and Mr.. Robert Mattingly fourth.
Up to the hour this paper went
to press, hundreds of votes have
come IN for the respective con-
testants. The winner will be an
nOmced next Saturday.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02
MIR. RIERER

What offence has Mr.. Bieber
committed that the Senate refuses
to confirm him for the Collector
of the Port of Georgetown? Mr..
Bieber has had a hard time. He
is an active Republican and rem
dered great assistance to the Re
publican party in the last cam
paign. The alleged charges
against him were investigated and
found to be untrue. Now. will
men carry their personal griev-
ances beyond reason and endur-
ance? Mr.. Bieber is competent
and the Bee hopes that the Presi-
dent will appoint him.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02
Government Tobs.

Persons who do not reside in Wash
ingtOn can form no adequate idea of the
pressure brought to bear on Senators
and Representatives for positions in
the Government service Men and
women, young and old, troop to the
Capitol every day with this refrain:
Il want a job and | know you can
get it for me if you only try"
As a matter Of fact, it is an extremely
difficult thing to secure positions in the
service, now that civil service is the
rule in all the executive departments.
This, however, is an advantage rather
than a disadvantage to the office seekers.
Especially is this true of the men who
make the applications, for when a man
goes Into the Government he praCti-
caly condemns himself to amount to
nothing for the rest of his life There
IS scarcely an opportunity for any but
the slOwest promotion, and a Govern
ment clerk who gets more than 81 500 a
year is playing in fine luck
To one iyOung man who was anxious
to get such a job western representa-
tive once said:
"Young\ man, you will have more
chance for a future if you go back home
and maui raIls. You might as we'll cast
yourself into the sea with a milestone
about your neck as to go into a Govern
ment department and expect to accom-
plish anything"
Nevertheless, it is hard to persuade
the office hunters of this. They expect
to have easy hours and a comparatively
easy wage. They get this, but added to
it is drudgery for life, a treadmill exist
ence unlighted by the hope of achieve
ment or fame. When they marry and
rear families their former easy wage"
cannot keep them out Of debt. and this
once accumulated in Washington, re-
mains.-From Popular Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02

among the cOlOred people broad
gauge men of sensible caliber, free
from self-esteem and cOnceit and
fully competent to direct the col
Ored school on a safe and sane
plan, even if they don't have col
lege stamped upon the brOadest
part of their anatomy. And what
reason can be given for not Sc
curing such a man?
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02
Class Day Exercises.

The graduating exercises of the
eighth grade classes took place on the
22nd day of June at The following
places: Those of the Tenth Division,
Mr.. J. c. Nalle, Supervising Principal,
were held at Summer School The exer-
cises of the Eleventh Division, Miss
NJ. P Shadd, Supervising Principal,
were held at the New Mott School
The Twelfth Division, DR.. ". S. Mont
gomery, Supervising Principal, held
their exercises at the NJ Street High
School, and the Thirteenth Division,
Mr ]. w Walker, Supervisor, were
held at the NJ Street High School.
Never before was greater activity OBJ
served in the grades; the principals
rallied around their supervisors, who
We'd with one another for the success Of
this new feature in these schools. All
of them should be congratulated
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02
OUR SCHOOLS AGAIN.

1t makes but little difference
how hard some of the members of
the Board of Education work to
bring the colored schools up to the
standard of the white schools. a
change must be made in several
of the heads of the colored
schools. There is too much favor
itism and discrimination, which
the present investigation will
bring out. Who is to blame. is
the question The Board of Educa-
ton Is now investigating.
Certainly the principal of the
schools would not have made such
a marking if they had not been
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02

ordered to do so. Who ordered
them is the question the Board
should investigate, and if Mr..
Stuart finds on investigation that
any one higher in authority in
the schools Is guilty of fraud or
wrong-doing, he should be dis
missed at once.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02
Rev. Scott Dead.

Boston, Mass, June q
Rev. w. H. Scott, formerly Of your
city, died here to-day He was d fear
less race advocate and a man of many
noble parts. His daughter was tele-
graphed for. She is in Washington.
Miss Scott, daughter OF Rev w II.
Scott, who has been living with the
Misses Dickinson since a babv. left for
Boston, Mass, Tuesday morning She
was accompanied to the Union Station
BY Mr.. Geo. Johnson and his little
daughter. Miss Scott is bearing up well
over the death of her father. She IS an
amiable young lady,
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02

Mrs. Lucinda Robinson, Royal
Grand Matron; Mrs. Josephine Lam
caster, Royal Grand Vice-Matron;
Miss Bessie Smith, Royal Grand Sec
retary; Miss Rosetta King, Royal
Grand Treasurer; A. Payne, Royal
Grand Patron.
Mrs. S. Hopkins, Supreme Grand
Matron of tn Southern and Western
Jurisdictions, was present and had the
honor OF installing the newly elected
officers.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02
KNOCKERS AND KICKERS.

What has become of the knock
ers and kickers! The Bee means
those who wanted to control the
anniversary of the freedom of the
negroes. Where is Prof. (?) r.
r. Wright and his cohorts? Why
don't they come forward and de-
nOunce Congress for defeating the
five thousand dollars appropria-
ton for the use of the committee
The Bee knew the moment there
was the least dissatisfaction there
would be defeat somewhere. DIR.
Washington was the first person
to suggest the proposition of the
idea of a celebration and the first
man to be rebuked by a lot of dis
gruntlers.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02
DR.. SHEPARD.

The Bee will contain in a future is
sue the work of the great National
Religious Training School of Durham,
n. c. A full history of this school,
with illustrations, will appear. DR..
Shepard, its president, deserves great
credit for the work that he has ac-
complished This school will be one
of the greatest institutions in the
South. In fact no other institution of
its kind IS now in existence.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02
The "Nigger" Who won't Work"

Our Tar Heel contemporary the
Charlotte Observer says:
1T is rather surprising to learn from
official estimates that in 1910 South
Cardinals crops of cotton, corn, wheat,
oats, barley, rye, buckwheat, faxseed,
rice, potatoes, hay and tobacco aggre-
gated more than North Cardinals. al
though North Carolina led Virginia b.
not far from so per cent and Tennessee
by a fair margin. In 1900 the two
States stood: North Carolina, S53.2I4,-
90; South Carolina, S5I, ,3z4oo. In 1000
the standing was: South Carolina. SIoo,-
oI3oo; North Carolina, sos,
South Carolina has an area consider
ably less than three-ffths as large as
North Cardinals and a population little
more than two-thirds as large. More
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02
IN HIS PRIME

Commissioner Cuno Rudolph
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of his birth. Mr.. Rudolph is just
in the prime Of life. young. hand
some and noble. He is a gentle
man of fine parts, and the people
wish for him fifty more success
full years. There is no red tape
strung across the door of Com
missioner Rudolph. His private
secretary. Mr.. Hibbs, Is a gentle
man. and always greets the visi-
tors of the distinguished Com
missioner in a manner that makes
them feel that Mr.. Rudolph rep
resents them in the affairs of our
local government. He is no au-
tocrat or bombast. He has a dig
nified and a reserved air that will
make yOu feel that YOU are an
American citizen. He doesn't
have to puff like a steam engine
going up a hill to cause the pOpu-
lace to look with fear. The Bee
cOngratulates you, Mr.. Rudolph.
and may you live 10 a ripe old
age.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02
Election of officers.

The Keystone Grand Chapter, Or
der of the Eastern Star, Southern and
Western Juridictions, met at its usual
place of meeting, o Street armory,
and elected the following named Off
GERS for the ensuing year:
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02
REMEMBER

The contest open for male female and that will close
o het1p emit
thick
School Teachers
THE WASHINGTON BEE lloe Eve Street Northwest
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02

Class day exercises were held in
several of the eighth grade class rooms
this year by the pupils of those schools.
Those at the Alfred Jones School and
the New Mott were very successful and
we'll attended
Class day exercises at Alfred Jones
School
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02

lam Dean, Robert Sewall, Gustave Oyer,
Ruby Wood.
instrumental Solo ......." Film
.......... Miriam Williams
Class Journal. ............ Helen Young
Class Prophecy. Miriam Williams
Chorus. Alma Mater" . Class
GIttatory ............... HIlda Russell
Valedlctory. ........... Gertrude Henry
Class Song, Edith Stevenson
Class Wlll............ Louise Marshall
Class Officers: Louise Marshall.
president; Juanita Shaw, first vice
president; Miriam Williams, second
vice president; Hilda Russell, secre-
tary; Clyde Scott, treasurer.
Class colors, White, Green and
Gold; class flower, Carnation.
Class roll, motto "Angeo,': Blanche
Coleman, Cordelia Harris, Gertrude
Henry, Emily High, Agnes Johnson,
Consuelo Johnston, Mary Logan,
Marie Love, Gertrude Lucas, Louise
Marshall, Marie Moten, lola Norman,
Ruth Norman, Marie Plummer, Jen-
ME Primm, Hilda Russell, Edith Ste
venson, Juanita Shaw, Clyde Scott,
Ruth Tapp, Miriam Williams, Theresa
Woodley, Ruby Wood, Ethel Will
Jams, Helen Young, William Bell,
William Dean, William Henry, George
Hanson, Gustave Oyer, Pleasant
Rucker, Robert Sewdf
Class song: To be sung to the tune
of the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Today marks the end of our first eight
years of school,
We are going forth to conquer and to
do the golden rufe;
We are gTieved to leave our teacher,
we dislike to leave our school,
But we must be marching on.
Chorus
Glory, glory hallelujah! Etc
This has been a year of pleasure, one
of great endeavOr too,
We studied our books, thoroughly, We
know them through and
through,
We mean to always conquer, TO al
ways dare and do,
As we are marching on.
This parting is not pleasant, yet our
hearts are light and gay.
When we realize our teacher has pre-
pared for us the way,
Well always sing her praises, naught
will e'er our song allay
As we are marching on.
Miss Mary Dickerson, of Eleventh
street, left the city on Monday TO at
tend the summer school at Michigan.
The Washington bee., 1910-07-02
Mr.. EVENS.

DR.. Bruce Even's Apology.
Dr. W. Bruce in an address before
the parents and citizens at Israel
Methodist Church, Monday night, said
among other things the following: