The independent-reporter., 1910-12-01

Besides standing for the High Cost
OF Living, the initials II. c. L. stand
for High Cock-o'- -Lorum.
Whlte cats, says a cat breeder. are
usually deaf. The worlds sleep would
be disturbed less if all cats were usu-
ally dumb.
Under the new rules there were IA
deaths from football this year. as
against % in 1903" Now let's have
the rules revised again.
The air breathed daily by a person
weighs "a pounds-about six times as
much as the food and drink consumed
in the same time.
In the will of Mrs. Florence Cole
man, just filed at Sacramento. Calf
Is bequest of $4,000 for the con-
struction of a fountain for birds and
beasts.
The birth rate in France shows a
notable increase, but the birth rate for
the last quarter in England. where
the Colonel also spoke. is the lowest
on record.
1t is estimated that to meet the de-
mand for the new King George post
age stamp 100000 stamps will have
to be printed every hour of the work
Ing day throughout next year.
II the West Orono man who has
contracted to furnish 1000 Maine fir
trees for Christmas has a lively imag-
ination perhaps he can mentally ma
terialize the joy he will give to 1000
Christmas gatherings.
New Haven Palladium: 1t cost Eu-
gene Foss $4,000 to be elected GOV
ernor of Massachusetts. This shows
somewhat of an improvement, since
1t Is only year ago that a Bostonian
spent over $l04,00 in campaign for
mayor and was defeated.
Skilful must the surgeon be who
performed the operation for appendi-
citis on the Mauretania while the
ship was making 26 knots in rolling
sea, especially as the vibration on the
big liner Is always such that passen-
gers find 1t difficult to write.
After year spent in travelling 1888
miles through the middle west. Daniel
II. Farringer of Wrightsville Penn.
a veteran. asserts that he fished in
every river he came to and, all told,
caught 1887 fish. The main object of
the trip, which was solely for pleas
ure. was to crafty a whim for fishing
in different states.
A drove of 433 turkeys was driven
45 miles over the mountain roads
from Fort Seybert. Pendleton county,
Va, to Harrisonburg. where they ar
rived the day before Thanksgiving
The trip was made in 215 days. Each
night at dusk the turkeys would stop
and roost at the first suitable place
and of efforts of their drivers could
make them bulge until daylight.
Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson.
talking on temperance over in New
York declares that there are 1000 900
drunkards in the United States today
and 100000 heavy drinkers, while at
least 20,000,000 more persons may be
classed as temperate drinkers. 1t is
comforting to see the Hon. Capt. Hob
son thinking of something besides the
awful Japanese.
Stanley Savage of Avon Me, caught
a black fox in trap last week, the
animal being caught in such a maiT
ner that 1t was practically uninjured
and Mr.. Savage was able to take it
home alive. The securing of the|pelt
of black fox is rare enough. but IL
Is very seldom that the animal is ia
ken alive. Mr.. Savage has sold the
fox to a fur dealer for a good price.
A Russian woman. living a few
miles north of Winnipeg, gave birth
to twins. The husband was greatly
offended at the dual arrival. and with
out the consent of his wife traded one
of them OFF with a neighbor for a
young pig. A police constable then
stepped into game and called the trade
on making the father of the twins
take back the pig and receive in re-
turn the baby. 1t is understood that
the family will be deported.