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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-19
HOPE ABANDONED.

Fire Fighters Unable 60 Control tia
Flames I'm OLD Mexico.
I'll Paso, Tex, June Is.-Smoke from
the tremendous forest fire that Is rag
Ing IN the Ojo mountains OF north
Mexico now envelopes the town OF Naco-
Ariz. twenty miles away. Thursday II
was reported that one mining camp had
oeen destroyed. and last night and to-
day reports Of the destruction OF q
number OF others. as well as many
houses. come In. Fire fighters have
given up hope OF controlling the flames
ano are leaving them TO burn them-
selves out The property OF the South
ern Pacific railroads Sonora line 10
threatened.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-19

The coolest and neatest place In town TO lunch Is
at our No. store. II your wfe's away. come IN ana
get home cooking here
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-19
New Safety Razor

Every man who cares for his personal appearance
should start the day with clean shave. The busy
man nowadays shaves himself The safety razor has
In many cases. made this possible We have taken
the agency for the Durham Duplex Safety Razor the
newest high class safety 1t is on the
lines OF the old style but safety attach
ment Sell S. Sc, 81 and IS in various styles.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-19

Band concerts. saitair. today.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-19

A WANT AID IN THE HERALD
REPUBLICAN viii bring you letters
boarders. and perhaps solve the problem
Tor you.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-19
Startup's

Are delicious-yet not heavy
and rich. A tempting assort-
ment. Try a box the next time
You are candy hungry. Look
for the "north pole" box.
25c and SOC
AL Dealers.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
She Repudiated the Charge.

At the mems service In Yorkshire
parish the vicar tried to- convey the
lesson that the truest heroes and hero
Ines are those who do noble deeds in
the secret corner of the home, where
none can see or applaud.
Few of you seem to think" he con-
cluded, that your wives staying at
home uncomplainingly to mind the
children and prepare the meals are
heroines, and yet their touching devo-
ton to duty proves them to be So"
1t certainly hadn't struck one old
farmer In this way before, and as soon
rs he got home he promptly told his
wife that the vicar had called her q
heroine.
whatever does that mean7" asked
the good lady.
"Oh, 1t means a woman who stays In
Z house instead of goin' art to show
hersen." explained the farmer vaguely.
Then I'm not heroine, an Ill
thang T. vicar to mind what he's says
In" snapped the wife. II 60 to his
church as much as t. other women do,
an he must be blind II he can't see
me. Why, I'd FIVE different colors in
T. bonnet I wore last Sunday!'-Lon-
don Spectator.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
The First Balloons,

The chemical philosophers have dis
covered body (Which have forgot
ten, but will inquire) which dissolved
by an acid emits a vapor lighter than
the atmosphertcal air. This vapor Is
caught, among other means, by tying
a bladder compressed upon the bottle
in which the dissolution Is performed.
The vapor, rising. swells the bladder
and fills It, The bladder is then tied
and removed and another applied till
as much of this light air Is collected as
Is wanted. Then a large spherical
case is made, and very large 1t must
be, Of the ightest matter that can be
found, secured by some method like
that Of oiling silk against all passage
Of air. Into this are emptied all the
bladders Of light air, and II there Is
light air enough 1t mounts into the
clouds upon the same principle as a
bottle filed with water will sink In
water, but a bottle filled with ether
will float. 1t rises till 1t comes to air
of equal tenuity with Its own II wind
or water does not spoil 1t on the way.
Such, madam, is an air balloon.-From
DR.. Johnson's Letter, Sept. %, 1888, to
Mrs. Thrale.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
Proud of His Prospecta.

Louis Pierre was one of q number
of Canadian immigrants who settled
at Fitzgerald, Ga. As he spoke both
French and English he rapidly be-
came man of Importance and was
successfully elected to the Offices OF
city marshal, coroner and justice OF
the peace. A dispute arose between
the French and English settlers as to
the superiority Of the United States
over the Canadian provinces They
finally agreed to leave the decision to
Judge Pierre, who handed down this
decision:
"Yoost tage loog at me. Ferst dey
mage me constabul, den coroner. und
now joostis Of de pees. Soon | be &c
governair, den senator. den president.
would be re long time In Canadaire
fore dey mage me queen. Circle
Magazine.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
ain caruo. Little Ship.

An old official of the navy tells the
following story of a conversation he
heard between two old sailors:
"It was rat ship | was sailin' IN
that trip" said one of the shellbacks
zone of the dingdest rat ships | evei
knew. They was rats in it from bow
to stern, rats in the hold. In the galley
In the steerage, in the fo'castle, In
the old mans room-everywhere rats
nothin' but.
"Bimeby 1t got so bad we had to put
in an get them off. So we hooked W
TO a dock an fumigated. l was on
deck. an | saw them rats leavin'.
counted 'em. They was 100000 OF
EN-"
Fifteen million?' asked the other
"Ain't that a lot O. rats? Are you
sure?'
Sure. Yes, I'm sure. They was
100000 rats. and l counted 'em
More than that. every rat weighed half
a pound. They was big, fat, sassy
ones, I'm tellin'."
Fifteen million rats, and every one
weighed half a pound, and they ali
came off your ship. That's 100000
pounds Of rats, Say, Jim. what was
the tonnage of that ship?"
"Oh, about hundred and fifty tons. y
Judge
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
Not In Her Class.

While delivering an address at a
womans club an actress told the
story of young woman prominent In
New York society who desired to
achieve hlstrionic honors.
The manager to whom she confided
her desire pointed out the inadvisabil-
ity of the step she contemplated and
added that even were he disposed to
give her the chance she coveted he
would still be in doubt whether her
talents were such as to justify such
action on his part.
"What is particularly desired by us
at the present time." he said, "is the
service of people who know the me-
chanics Of the stage"
"Merciful heavens!" exclaimed the
young woman, throwing up her hands.
"You don't mean to tell me that 1t is
necessary should be on terms of in
timacy with those dreadful stage
ndsY-Lippncott's.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
The Amen of Nature.

Do you ever wonder why poets talk
30 much about fowers7 Did you ever
hear of a poet who did not talk about
them? Don't you think poem which,
for the sake Of being original, should
leave them out would be like those
verses where the letter or or some
other is omitted? No; they will bloom
over and over again in poems as In
the summer fields, to the end OF time,
always old and always new. Why
should we be more shy Of repeating
ourselves than the spring be tired Of
blossoms or the night Of stars? Look
at nature. She never wearies Of say
Ing over her floral paternoster. In the
crevices Of cyclopean walls. In the dust
where men lie. dust also; on the
mounds that bury hugo cities, the Birs
Nemroud and the Babel heap, still that
same sweet prayer and benediction.
The amen Of nature is always a fow-
er.-Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
Beethoven's moonlight Sonata

The story runs that Beethoven's
Moonlight Sonata"-always so called,
though he 80 rarely gave descriptive
name to any Of his works-was COM
posed on an occasion when he had
been playing to some stranger folk
by chance. Walking with a friend, he
overheard In humble house some
one playing with much feeling a bit
Of one Of bis sonatas. He paused to
listen. In a mament the music ceased,
and a gin spoke longingly Of her wish
to hear some really good concert The
voice was 30 appealing that the COM
poser stepped without hesitation to
the door and knocked. Admitted to
the wondering hot he said, II win
play for you" ind played wonder
fully till the lamp burned out Then
with the moonlight filing the room be
began to improvise-the mysterious
delicate breathings Of the beginning
Of that wonderful sonata. then the
tricksy elf-like aecoud part, and tn
t.ll
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
NORR|DCEWOCKI BOARD
Of TRADE BUSY
Fakes Interest In Construction of New
= Streets

The Norridgewoek Board of Trade
is getting up some momentum since
its organization on March 20. A meet
ing was hald on Apr. 81 at the store OF
F. E. Webster CO. when it was voted
to instruct the committee on streets
and roads together with the land
owners affected and H. K. Hale, road
commissioner, to 60 to the location of
the proposed new street and make an
investigation. The committee was to
meet at 1890 a. m. on Friday April
%, and make report to a special
meeting of the Board of Trade on
Monday evening, April 25, at 7.30 p. m
The committee reported at the meet
ing of April %, that the proposed
street was an entirely feasible pro-
ject; that the land damage would be
nothing. as Mr.. Welch would be great
ly benefited by the opening of new
house lots and would give the land for
the street. The committee also re-
ported that Edwin H. Burgess stands
ready to build new house on the pro-
posed street just as soon as the town
votes to accept the street.
Mr.. Herbert E. Hale, for many years
road commissioner reported In behalf
of the committee in substance that
there are two routes: the one practi-
cally straight, which would make the
cost of building the street in the
neighborhood of two hundred dollars,
by reason of filling two gulches and
putting in the necessary culverts;
the other route, crooked route, but,
cheaper to build road over, by about
one hundred dollars, as the two gull
ches would be avoided for the most
part. Mr.. Hale reported that the
committee was nearly unanimous in
the belief that the straight street,
while a little more expensive, would
be a better street to build in the long
run.
If the street is laid out straight, a
second street will have to be opened
leading from 1t westerly along the
back of the tier of lots on the south
side of Main street, to accommodate Mr..
Burgess new house and for H. n.
Carr, F. w. Spaulding, George Jewell
md others who might hereafter decide
to build on these lots.
1t has been suggested that the Mer-
Ger road might sometime be extended
dong this new street from the Main
street crossing, around back of the
lots on the south side of Main street,
joining the Mercer road little west
of the house of Frank Smith. This
route would avoid all rising ground
in approaching the village from the
Mercer road.
The meeting voted to request the
selectmen to lay out the street. A
petition for the purpose was signed by
all members present. The petition
will be circulated generally during
the next day or two.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28

The first fork? The fork, as a mat
ter of fact. did not appear as table
implement until the seventeenth CEN
tury, though as early as the thirteenth
century gold and silver ones were
made for special purposes. The ordt
nary diner was only provided with Z
trencher. a napkin and spoon. For
knife he used his own, which he car
ried about. and, worse. there was no
second trencher, no second spoon,
When the several courses came along
he exercised his ingenuity and mopped
his trencher with his bread. His
spoon-well, We ourselves lick postass
vtampsELondon Chronicle.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
lnertia of the Nerves.

The researches and experiments Of
French scientist have led him to the
conclusion that the cerebral nervous
system is incapable of perceiving more
than an average of ten separate i'm
pressions per second. After each ex-
citation of the nerves a period Of in
ertia follows, lasting about one-tenth
of second, and during this period a
new impression cannot be made. Ac-
cording to the Investigations of this
scientist a person cannot make more
than ten or at the most dozen sep
arate voluntary movements of any
kind in second, although the muscles.
independently Of the will, are capable
of making as many as thirty or forty.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
His Sarcastic Apology.

A well known New Yorker figured
In quaint encounter with pan
handler" not long ago. The fellow
had asked him for a dime, when the
following conversation took place:
You're a--positive nuisance! Tues
day you struck me for a dime. Thurs
day l gave you another, and now you
have the nerve to ask for third"
Excuse me. but are you the gent
that gave me a dime on this corner
the day before yesterdayY
Yes"
And now I've tackled you for the
third dime"
"Yes."
"Waal." said the hobo contritely, 81
sincerely beg~your pardon, old man.
That's too much gall even for me.
The only excuse | have to offer Is that
you have improved so much in your
personal appearance that l didn't rec
ognize you.''-Cleveland Leader.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28

Some time ago an eminent London
physician requested an equally emf
nent surgeon to accompany him to see
distinguished but slippery patient.
The patient was exceedingly polite to
both the medical gentlemen, shaking
hands with them and bowling them out
of the room In the most affable man
ner. Soon after this professional visit
the same physician called again on the
surgeon, requesting him to accompany
him to see another patient. On their
way thither the surgeon observed, 81
hope this patient will behave more
literally than the last did"
"Why?" said the NJ. d. "Did he not
give you fee?"
mot shilling" was the reply.
Indeed said the eminent physi-
clan. with a toss Of the head. why,
he borrowed 2 Euineas from me to
give to you!"-Tit-Bits.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
RROWN,S CORNER-CANAAN

Ora Chase has a meeting at the
City" schoolhouse next Sunday, May
1st at 1.30 p. m.
Harry Whittemore and son of Skow-
hegan were in the place Sunday.
Miss Muriel Seekins, who has been
visiting her mother Mrs. Clara Parlin
in the home of E. c. Purington, re-
turned to the home of her grandpa
rents in Cornville, Sunday.
Frank Hubbard and family passed
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Mary Tut
tie in Cornville.
Mrs. Lizzie Burrill is confined to her
home from the effects of bad cold.
Miss Laura Davis went Sunday to
Malbon's Mills, where she Is employ
ed in the home of Harry Whittemore
1t was with deep regret that we
learned of the death of Mrs. Daniel
Foster which occurred at her home
Sunday morning, April "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Davis and child
rem visited their daughter, Mrs. Gertie
Mason in North Hartland, Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Pierce who lives with her
sister, Mrs. Wesley Bailey went to
Hartland, Sunday where she will Visit
for a time in the home of her sister
Mrs. Sylvester Whitehouse.
MIR. and Mrs. Wilson Fitzgerald was
at d. NJ. Fosters, Sunday.
The many friends of Nr. George
Weymouth were panied to learn that
he has been stricken with paralysis
at his home in Skowhegan. Mr.
Weymouth was a former resident OF
this town and most loyal citizen.
Neil Foss has been helping Milford
Withee with his farm work.
John Maxwell and family of Hart
lend were at Everett Damon's, Sun
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lancaster en-
tertained visitors, Sunday.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
RINEU 4 VI

Mr. and Mrs Edgar :. Moore have
returned 10 Bingham from their bridal
trip and will make their home with
i Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Moore.
Oscar Tibbetts has moved his fami-
ly into the rent back OF the postotfice.
George Spaulding and son Clarence
of Caratunk were In Bingham the first
of the week.
The hour for both Sunday even
ing meetings of the Congregational
church is now 7.30 instead of as
formerly.
Mrs. William Whorff of Caratunk
has been the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John McCollor.
Mrs. James Carbino. who has been
at her fathers Benz. Stewards for
several weeks, has returned to her
home in Caratunk.
Mr.. Vining of Auburn is the guest
of his son. Willis Vining.
Mark Dinsmore has had new win
dows put in his house and is making
extensive improvements inside.
Mrs. Forrest Gates of Moscow has
been failing in health for several
weeks.
Anon Baker and Carleton Robbins
went to Moxie on Friday, April %, re-
turning the following day with "a fine
trout. The largest Pa pounds was
caught by Mr.. Robbins They we're
entertained at George Jones camps
in frst-class manner.
Levi Weston and daughter of Show
hegan were in town over Sunday.
Mrs. Albert Murray entertained her
sister, Mrs. Abbie Webster of Water
Vile and Mrs. Ora Savage of Cara
tunk, also her niece, Eva Webster OF
Waterville.
T. H. Spear of Madison was in town
Friday night in the interests of the
New England Telephone Co.
About fifty members of the |, 0. o.
F. and not quite as many Rebekah's s
attended anniversary services at the
Congregational church. Sunday fore
noon. The church had been taste
fully decorated for the occasion and
special music was given including a
ouartette of male voices, DR.. P. A.
Wood. Earl Andrews, Arlie Dinsmore
and Elmer Baker; also duet by Mrs.
Florence Lander and Mrs. Jessie
Hamilton
Millard Foss of Somersworth, N. H.
is the guest of his uncle, Perley Foss
in Moscow.
Mrs. Bassford was called to Pitts
field by the illness of her sister, last
Tuesday.
Mrs. Gallant and daughter, Laura,
were in Wateryille Tuesday of this
week.
Mrs. Dyer of Skowhegan was in
town with suits for sale last week.
Work preparatory to the building OF
a sidewalk on Preble street has been
pushed as much as possible the past
week Notwithstanding the rain.
Mrs NJ w. Burgess is teaching one
of the Concord schools. She was
home over Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. Brown recently return
ed from a brief fishing trip to Pleas
ant Pond Bert Hunnewell and others
also returned from Pleasant Pond
Monday having had very moderate sue
cess at fishing.
Mrs. Alice Jones of Stratton is as
sisting Mrs. Walter Taylor in the care
of their father, Mr.. Bemis.
Fred Severy who has bought out
Abel Moore in the meat business had
the Farmers telephone installed this
week.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
A Romantic Career.

The romantic career of very re-
markable man, John Gully, who Sec
onded Cribb In his battle with Moli-
neaux, is thus summed up in the
Dictionary of National Biography"
"Prizehghter, horse racer. legislator
and colliery proprietor" Gully fought
his first fight just before Trafalgar.
He fought his last and retired from
the prize ring In blaze Of triumph
seven years before Waterloo. Gully
rose to be rich man and member Of
parliament. He won the Derby three
times and was the owner Of large
and prosperous colliery, He died in
1868, the father of twenty-four chill
dren,
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
* The News of Somerset's Busy Towns Il

past year and half, has been closed
The new steel ceiling in NJ. J.
Haines' jewelry store. is now com
pleted and adds much TO the attrac-
tiveness of the store.
Mrs. Abbie Gray, who has been IN
attendance for the past week on the
Maine Methodist conference in Port
land, has returned home.
The Ladies' Circle of the Universe
list Society held their regular meet
ing Tuesday afternoon, April 20. at
the home of Mrs. Cephas Moore, Wes-
ton avenue.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28

Few persons understand the thera-
peutic value of salt. A little salt In
ones drinking water is good medi-
cine" Salt applications to the skin
are wonderfully soothing and whole
some There is nothing better as a
wash for the throat and the nasal pas
sages to prevent or to cure catarrhal
troubles than solution OF common
salt In plain water-the cheapest rem
edy one can find. Many persons give
their eyes a daily bath of cold salt
water with satisfactory results.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
A Diet of Wild Honev.

Wild honey as change is an agree
able sweetmeat. but after few days
constantly partaking of 1t the Euro
pean palate rejects 1t as nauseous and
almost disgusting. Our experience ex-
tended over fortnight. during which
period eur food consisted solely Of II
and maize. 1t has escaped the Biblical
commentators that one Of the princi-
pal hardships that John the Baptist
must have undergone was his diet of
wild honey.--Geographic Magazine.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
ATHENS

Don't fail to see the Moving Pic
lures and hear the latest and mos
popular song at Grange Hall, Friday
April 29th. Dance after the show
Good music by a Skowhegan orches
ira.
Sunday, April "a, brought out ;
large attendance at the mornint
service of Odd Fellows, Rebekahs ant
others to listen to pleasing and ap
propriate sermon by Rev. j. Loud
foot from | Samuel 20; II.
The Baptist Auxiliary will hold it:
next regular meeting with Mrs. B. H
Johnson, Wednesday, May a. A goot
attendance is desired that large
amount of work may be done fol
which Mrs. Johnson offers to pay int
the treasury whatever is earned
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
SOLON.

George Pierce is up river on the
Moxie drive.
Mr.. Meek of New Brunswick, is the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. George
Dodge.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekah
Lodges attend church Sunday after
noon. Rev. T. B. HIATT Of Bingham,
gave the address. His subject was
taken from II. Cor.
Rev. Elisha Knox, the new pastor
for the Nj. E. church, came Satur-
day. His family will come sometime
during this week.
Mrs. Charles Moore is doing a
brisk business in ice cream for April
weather. Her parlors are always
clean and airy and creams delicious.
Mrs. Lydia Rowell and Mrs. Nellie
Smith were in Skowhegan Thursday.
Howard Steward of Skowhegan was
in town Thursday and Friday on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Paul were
made happy Saturday night by the
arrival of an eleven pound baby
girl.
Roy Rowell came home from Mt.
Hermon Monday where he has been
attending school.
There will be a special meeting of
keystone Lodge, F. and A. M. We'd
nesday evening for degree work.
George Later passed away at his
home on School street Wednesday ev-
ening after long and painful illness.
The funeral was held Friday morn
ing at the home, attended by Rev.
T. B. HIATT of Bingham. The inter-
ment was at Bingham.
Little Harriet Patterson is quite i'll
with the measles.
Arlie McClintick has purchased the
w. W. Russell place and Is moving
his family this week.
Mrs. o. w. Hilton went down to
Mrs. J. G. Spaulding's Tuesday to help
care for Mrs. Spaulding's mother,
Mrs. Williams, who is i'll.
Thomas Cross went to Waterville
on business Tuesday
Mrs. Livonia Hughes came home
Monday after spending a few days
with her son, Fred, In Madison.
Miss Sadie Irvine was in Madison
Monday.
The next regular session of No.
Somerset Grange will be held on May
Z, and the program for that day will
consist of music, readings and gen.
eral discussion of THE Farm Gar
den," what should 1t contain, and
how may 1t cheaper the cost of liv-
ing? We hope all will come prepared
to take part in this meeting.
Fred Magoon is delivering nursery
stock for Mr.. Hussey of Oakland.
Mrs. Mercy Randlett is visiting
friends in town.
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
Ancient Oath Taking.

A method Of taking the oath far
more hygienic than kissing the book
was that observed at the Forest OF
Dean Mine court for about 800 years,
beginning in the thirteenth century
1t was not for any hygienic reasons,
but to prevent soiling the book that
the miners before giving evidence
touched the four gospels with a stich
Of holly. The witnesses wore theiI
hats to show that they were free min
ers.-London Chronicle. 80
The independent-reporter., 1910-04-28
MADISON.

The Athletic association held an
oyster supper Friday night in the
dining room of the Congregational
church. Quite number were in at
tendance and goodly sum was net
ted for the treasury.
Mrs. e. r. Walker and Mrs. Mary
Gilbert have returned from Augusta
where they have been in attendance
on the state meeting of the United
Order of the Golden Cross.
A May ball will be given in Union
hall Monday evening, May 2, under
the auspices of the Modern Woodmen
of America degree team. Music will
be furnished by Green's orchestra and
q good time IL assured all those who