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up by Ii Hung Chang. and since then he
has been one of the leading men OF tha
new China.
The tail OF the Asiatic continent is tin
plated. 1t has the richest tin mines of
the world. upon tie peninsula and in the
Islands. which belong to the Dutch, be-
tween here and Java. The product Of the
British settlements is now selling Tor
thirty or forty million dollars per year.
and the greater part Of this is dug out
by Chinese. Much of the output Is con-
trolled by the Straits Trading Company.
which has immense smelters on an Island
close to Singapore the tin bullion being
shipped away TO New York and Europe.
We take about 20 per cent OF this tin
or something like thirty million dollars
worth every year. 1t Is scattered al
over the United States and IL coats our
dish pans tin cups and wash basins.
Some of the dear girls who read this
letter will see their fair faces shining
back at them when they next scour the
pie pans. and l urge them to remember
that the reflection is flashed from away
out here on the Strait OF Malacca.
The Tin is largely from alluviai deposits
The dirt is washed out by hydraulic pumps
and the ore also won in ruder ways by
the poorer Chinese. The Celestais hunt
for mines with crooked sticks as we seek
spots for we'll digging The hunter holds
when he reaches a tin deposit the stick
Is supposed to turn in his hand and point
downward Tin is usually found about
twenty-five feet below the surface. and
the earth containing il may be from
few inches to many feet in thickness. The
tin grains are mixed with all sorts OF
gravel, from pebbles TO powders and or
binary sand. They lie on bedrock OF
limestone. slate or clay and are taken out
and washed.
The mining is done by Chinese on
shares. When the mines are deep they
use ladders to go up and down, carrying
the ore out in baskets their backs.
They stack il up in heaps near the mines
and then wash il out in coftin-shaped
troughs through which water runs.
After 1t is cleaned II is smelted In
charcoal furnaces, the best ore yielding
about seventy per cent of pure tin. After
smelling the tin is run off into bricks OF
about the size of a five-cent loaf CT bread.
II then looks like silver and is ready for
shipment ton of these bricks Is now
worth 500 and il has been much higher.
FRANK q. CARPENTER
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GAnL.ARDHuNT, CHEF OFTHE
DTVIoICNOF NANU5cRRT5
IIBRAEYOF CorTdEE55

wolves delicate and intricate operation
which are difficult of description. 1t is Il
talent which can be acquired only by
practice and i'll which long experience is
the inevitable price of great skill The
tools employed are knives, camelS hair
brushes, Il paste jar, oblong metal
tank and a press very similar III the prin-
ciple of its operation to the ordinary let
ter press to be seen in the average bust
ness office. Much of the scratching and
cutting by means of which the worn por-
tlons of a manuscript are removed and
the signs of deterioration covered up is
done by women-some of the little-heafd-
of feminine employees OF Uncle Sam
whose dizziness of touch gives them SUI
periority over men for this tckiish sort
of erdSJre.
". w. Maloney of the Department of
State, the foremost manuscript surgeon
i'll the country, and who was the first
choice of the officials restorer of the
Washington will, declares that no private
firm would have undertaken the task for
less than 5000. and the price would have
been more likely, i'll his estimation, 10
have been several times that amount
Moreover. there are only one or two firms
in the country who have experts compe-
tent TO undertake such d task. The cost
to the government was, of course, much
less. and the Library of Congress will feel
itself well repaid by the ultimate enrich
ment of its collection of Photographic
facsimiles of the twenty-three pages of
the will-all in Washington's handwriting
and appending a signature that is among
the clearest and best of all existing auto
graphs of the first President.
The ink of the will has been set so
that there is little likelihood of further
fading. and each sheet of paper is SO
backed by or mounted upon "crepeline"
that it will stand any reasonable amount
of handling. However, it is not antici
pated that any promiScuous thumbing of
these precious sheets will be permitted
On the contrary, they to be bound IN
the form of a book. with handsome red
leyant cover, and the volume deposited in
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agents, but by reason of a glass cover
permitted the will to be constantly eX-
posed to the action of light From all of
which circumstances it may be surmised
that the will was pretty discouraging
wreck when the government expert came
to apply restoratives. Yet he did not pro-
nounce the case hopeless by any means,
and now. after what is equivalent to less
than three weeks of steady work. there
has been virtually completed what will
rank as one of the most notable achieve
ments of novel profession, and the will
is. far the casual observer could de-
tect. in just the same condition 1t was
when it left the hands of its distinguished
author 1t is only when a page Is held to
the light that one realiZes that technically
the document is but ghost of its former
self.
Many obstacles had to be overcome ere
this strange salvage work could even be
undertaken. The officials of the United
States Department of state and the
Library. of Congress-the two government
institutions that have to do with the pres
ervation of historic documents-have
known of the condition of the Washington
will for some time past and have oeen
most solicitous regarding It's future. al
though they, Of course, had no Jurisdic-
ton in the matter. the document having
place in the Virginia archives. Latterly
Lawrence Washington OF this city ana
other descendants of the great George
have interested themselves in the matter,
=
Va. sapctioned non-Officfal effort on the
part OF r. Walton Moore. an attorney
having his offices in this city. and Judge
J. NJ. Love. president Of the Bar Associa-
ton of Virginia. TO find some means for
the preservation OF the will This COM
mfttee of two devoted no end of time to
the work and purely from patriotic mo-
tives. They took 1t no because their
knowledge of local conditions at Fairfax
Court House enabled them to realize the
danger that threatened the will.
At the outset the officials of the De-
partment of State were approached, and
they cheerfully offered to do for the will
what they had already done for the Dec
laration of Independence and other ia
nous documents. provided the will was
brought from the Virginia suburb to the
State Department workrooms in WASH
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The Chinese are monopolizing the
Straits Settlements. AS soon as the Eng
lish established a stable government
they began to come in, and they now
move back and forth to and from the
Straits at the rate of several hundred
thousand a year. They are thrifty, and
the best of everything is rapidly going
into their hands. They own stock in
every corporation. and the British tell
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Copyright, 1910, by Frank q. Carpeuterb
specisi Correspondence OF The Star.
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All the while the document was on ex-
hibtion in the Office of the clerk of the
court at Fairfax. Va, in an ordinary
wooden box which not only offered scant
protection from all sorts of destructive
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The art of manuscript surgery. which
mas been SO strikingly examplitied in the
restoration of the Washington will, in
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12
FRED B. SMITHS WORDS STIR HEART
Of SKOWHEGAN'S BEST MEN
Doubtless Beginning Of Mighty Laymen's Move
ment in Our Good Old Town

Best | ever heard in my life!'
This expression was heard every
where on the streets and in the shops
about town Wednesday morning. and
every hearer knew that it referred to
the address of Fred B. Smith Tues
day evening in Grange hall Neatly
200 men sat down to the banquet at
half-past six o'clock, and that part of
the program was quickly attended to,
for all were eager to hear what the
big man with the heavy black eye
brows was going to say. Toastmast-
er Perkins in his usual witty and
pleasing manner announced Ernest c.
Butler as the first speaker Mr. But
ler proposed the toast, "Skowhegan at
it's best" He was followed by Sheriff
John A Mooers who brought out the
idea that the best results are obtained
by the law where there is a true re-
gard for the particular law. Leslie
Jacobs, following Sheriff Mooers, ex-
planned the meaning of the Laymen S
Movement in Skowhegan
The next speaker, A. A Heald of
Waterville, Field Secretary of the
Maine Laymen's Movement, declared
that the only great questions in the
world are moral questions. He advis-
ed the business men that it was for
their decided advantage to be well in
terested in the Laymen's Movement;
for, indeed, one of the objects of the
movement is to bring about a better
understanding between the employer
and the employed.
1t is a hopeless task to endeavor to
impress any one with the great force
of the speaker of the evening through
the medium of printers ink one must
have seen the man and heard him to
appreciate in any degree his wonder
full personality, inspiring sincerity
and contagious moral philosophy His
listeners sat before him waiting eag-
erly for each new idea, and except for
occasional laughter brought out
quickly by his pleasing humor the
hall was as quiet as If the banquet
ers had all been listening breathless-
ly for jury verdict.
Mr.. Smith, who in LIS official capa-
city is international secretary of Y
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12

NJ. c. A. religious work, talked for
nearly two hours on the work of the
Laymen's Movement. In opening his
address he said that it was largely
through the influence of his friend
Ernest Butler that he was present,
and also in mentioning George Otis
Smith as a friend he said that George
Otis was always shouting @Skowhe-
gan in his ears. and he was glad at
last to stand on the ground of the
town called by that name.
The burden of Mr.. Smiths message
seemed to be Work." work all the
time in good weather and bad. He
informed his hearers that fully ninety
per cent of the men who are today in
poor houses and poverty stricken
homes and those obliged to sleep in
New York's "ten-cent" houses are
men who started out with the idea
that they could live without work:
that it was altogether possible to
get something for nothing. Only
work makes men strong or interest
ing, and, whatever one may put his
hand to, nothing but work can bring
one success. The United States, he
said, is a country world-famous for
graft, and graft is a method of get
ting something without working for
it; one of the only methods and
known to be dishonest,
1t doesn't take much backbone, &C
cording to Mr. Smith, for a man to
work and work hard when things are
running quietly and smoothly; but he
who can stick to his knitting when
things come mighty hard and almost
insufferable hardships come upon him
is a true man, man to be heard
from, from somewhere at the top in
future years Other men who will be
heard from later on are those who
are not ashamed of their religion. A
man who is ashamed of that which
he truly believes hasn't got much
sand in his makeup. Our religion is
the only thing in the world that pre-
sents a program for the strongest and
greatest men to live by.
From the first to the last word
Mr. Smith had his fellow banqueters
with him, and it was easy to see that
they were all alike stirred deeply. IT
was not an address that was des-
tined to fall on soured soil, never to
bring forth fruit. 1t touched the
hearts of the representative men OF
old Skowhegan, and without doubt
was the beginning of mighty Lay
mems Movement in this fair up-riveI
town, the pride of the Kennebec val
ley.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12
: INSTRUCTED
BY SPECIAL TRAIN
Experts Will Accompany All Exhibits
to Demonstrate and Explain.

4 Modern Farming Special" train
to be run during the month Of June
by the Maine Central railroad under
The auspices OF the College Of Agri
culture Of the University of Maine
will be of particular interest TO the
farmers Of the State because of Ger
tain unique features TO be introduced.
These will consist of exhibits of
power and individual gpraying out
fits and tlling seeding and harvest
ing machinery arranged and operated
on two long fat cars. In addition.
there will be Two baggage ears filled
with general farming. ofeharding. for
estry and stoek-raising exhibits. Ae-
companying Will be a corps OF lectur-
ers and instructors from the college
and a number of eminent State agri-
cultural authorities.
While the schedule is not yet defin-
itely arranged it is planned TO have
the train run for three days in Wash
ington county. two days on the Som
erset Railway, two days on the
Mountain division and two days on
the Boston G. Maine Railroad in
Maine, while the remainder of the
time between June g. when the train
starts, and June %, when the tour is
to end will be devoted to stations on
both roads between Portland and
Wateryille and between Bangor and
Danforth.
The train will be made up of five
cars. one of which is TO be a coach
for the travelling party.
All of the exhibits will l. I'M
panied BY experts from the univer-
sitv who will be prepared to explain
the charts and photographs. demon
strate the operation of the machinery
and answer any questions that may
be asked.
This spring. when President Eel
lows broached the subject of train
to the officials of the Maine Central
railroad. he found that the road was
not only willing. but anxious, to CO.
operate with the university in
movement for the general good. Sew
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12
High School Parts.

Those In the senior class who were
awarded essay parts for the gradua-
ton exercises were as follows: How
ard Weston, Reverence, Modern
Need" Florence Withee, Maine as
Vacation Mecca" Abner Mitchell
"A Man of Civic WORTH" Elva Gun
life, Social Progress. Alternates:
Omar Badger, THE Value of Pur-
pose;" Carrie Ellis, Luther Bur
bank"
There were fourteen essays handed
to the judges. The judges were;
Carleton Merrill, Rev. Robert Morris
and Miss Lillian Smith. In submit
ting the chosen essays to Principal
Ralph w. Leighton the judges said:
Your school is to be congratulated
on the high quality of the selections
rendered all of which are worthy of
such commendation as to make it un-
certain if any two committees would
agree on the same list
The remaining class parts have been
previously announced.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12
KENNEBEC FEDERATION
OF W0MEN'S CLUBS
Mrs. Lois W. Patten Elected Presi-
dent.

The annual meeting of the Kenne-
bee union of clubs was held Friday
afternoon, May g. at the Universalst
church, Fairfield. A large number
of club members from Waterville
Oakland, Skowhegan and Hinckley
were present The members of the
Dial, Clionea and Past and Present
clubs of Fairfield, and the Kennebec-
side society of Hinckley were the
hostesses for the day.
At 230 p. m. the meeting was called
to order by Miss Lucia H. Connor of
Fairfield, the vice president of the
kennebec union for the past year. The
first part of the program consisted
of the report of the secretary; the
report of the committee on resolu-
tions, the committee being Miss Lu-
cia H. Connor and Mrs S. w. Phil
brick of Skowhegan; and the report
of the treasurer, Mrs. Mary II. Neal
After the reports of the officers, Mrs
Elise Fellows White of Skowhegan
played violin solo which was en-
cored. Mrs. White played a solo OF
her own composition.
The nominating committee reported
through their chairman. Mrs. B. F
Eaton of Skowhegan. the following
officers for the coming year: Presi-
dent Mrs. Lois w. Patten, Skowhe-
gan; vice president. Mrs. Caroline J
Watson, Hinckley; treasurer, Mrs
Mary S. Hall. Wateryille. Miss Fran
ces Pollard of Colby College sans
several songs written by Mrs. Elist
F. White of Skowhegan. She was
accompanied by Miss Mary J. David
son of Waterville and Mrs. White
herself played the violin obligato. 4
piano solo was given by Mrs. Chris
tine Hume The Good viii girls
quartet sang several songs. A grouI
of songs, composed by Miss Emil!
Peace Meader of Waterville Were
sung by Miss Miriam Dunham of Wa
| terpille, accompanied by Mrs. Chris
tine Hume The last number of tht
program was a paper on Arts ant
Crafts, by Mrs. &. d. b. Pepper O
| Wateryille. Mrs Pepper showed sey
eral samples of work described.
4 social hour followed the pro
gram. and at six O'Clock supper was
served in the dining rooms.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12

colony idea.-Two cases of scarlet
fever reported at Hebron.
TUESDAY. MAY 10.
Railroad bill passed by the House
by 200 to l26.-Rooseyelts welcomed
by Emperor William of Germany
Sandford's bark Kingdom stuck in
the mud.-Maine Knights of Column
bus meet at Biddeford.-Saner
Fourth" programs being taken up
by great many cities.-Maine textile
workers in session at Biddeford-
Enoeh Durgin of Alfred, age Is, Civ
en- ten years at Thomaston for oh
structing tracks of Boston q Maine.
WEDNESDAY. MAY IL.
Two we'll known aeronauts drop too
fast and are badly injured; men are
Forbes of Bridgeport and Yates of
New York k-Heinze case goes TO jury
will be special am
bassador at funeral of King Edward.
-Battleship Florida, largest ever
launched into American waters to
leave the ways today in Brooklyn
Roosevelt, guest of Kaiser, witnesses
stirring sham battle.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12

and conferred the degree. A very en-
joyable occasion and much benefit
received. November Il of the same
year we accepted an invitation of
Twilight lodge to do work. A delight
full time was enjoyed by more than
forty of one lodge, and we returned
home feeling that the Bond of our Fra
ternity is indeed strong. We have
not been overburdened with visits
from Grand Officers, one visit from
Sister Maud Emery and two from Sis
ter Sarah Cook, being the extent in
that direction.
We have enjoyed much of prosper
ity and harmony has prevailed to a
great degree. A few differences have
arisen, as might naturally be expect
ed yet on the whole we are united
We strive to live as near as may be
| according to the precepts of our or
der to do good in all our different
walks of life, and assist the brothers
even as they assist us. We have
steadily increased in numbers, very
few dropping out, untf1 our books
now show one hundred and ten mem
bers in good standing. We must no
forget to mention those of our num-
Der to whom the silent messenger
has come, and who have obeyed the
summons, Come up higher" Sisters
Lottie Jacobs, Nellie Tibbetts, Aman
da Starbird Towle, and Josie Morrill,
have all passed to the Great Be
yond" and while we mourn our loss
we know it is their eternal gain, ant
bow in submission to the will o
Him who doeth all things we'll An(
now, on this, our fifth anniversary
may we each and all resolve to live
faithful to the principles for which
we stand, and as the years go b,
grow stronger in our love for eacf
other and our fellow men and evel
keep In mind our motto, Friendship
Love and Truth
LAVINA B. RHOADES.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12
SOMERSET TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION
A Very Interesting Program Planned
For the Two Days.

The semi-annual meeting of the
Western Somerset County Teachers
Association will be held in North
Anson, Me-, May 13 and IA. 1910. The
program will be as follows:
Friday, May 13 at 1890: Singing;
prayer; general topic, Grammar
School Deficiencies in Preparing for
the High School; Arithmetic" Prin-
cipal J. A. Partridge; Grammar, y
Principal w. F. Holman; Habits of
Study" Principal ]. E. Parlin; ITO
What Extent should Pupils Age be
Considered" E. A Parker; general
discussions.
Friday, 1.30 p. m: Singing; bust
ness; general topic, How to Improve
the Grammar School," Teaching
How to Study" H. E. Record; Study
Periods" Miss Luce; Home Study, y
Mrs. Burgess; general discussion. In
termission. Teaching exercise: Arith-
metic, 7th Grade, J. W. Hamlin;
Arithmetic, Sth and 9th Grades, J. w.
Hamlin. Address, Principal w. G.
Mallett, Pennington Normal school.
Friday evening, 7.30: Singing; pray
er; singing; address Industrial Edu-
cation,) superintendent G. A. Stew
art, Rockland, Me-; address (Educa-
ton for Efficiency) State Supt Pay
CON Cr,itb Aupnata Me
Saturday, 8 a. m: Business; "Du-
ties of Teachers Prescribed by Law,
Supt. D. II. Perkins; Duties OF
Teachers not Prescribed by Law,
Supt. C. E. Ball; discussion opened
by Supt. G. c. Hight. Teaching exer-
else: Third Grade Arithmetic, Miss
Payne Fourth Grade Reading, Miss
Sawyer The Recitation Miss Lin
coin, Pennington Normal School
Question Box, Supt Payson Smith.
The officers of the association are
Ralph w. Leighton, president, and
Mrs. l.. E. Folsom, secretary and
treasurer. Free entertainment has
been provided for all teachers in at
tendance Friday night and for break
fast Saturday morning Those going
from Skowhegan will leave on the 8
O'Clock car in the morning which con
meets with the train at Madison for
North Anson. There will be car at
Madison waiting for the return train
from No Anson.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12
PAGE NAY.
A Pretty Home Wedding for Popular
SkOwhegan Girl.

At 7.30 o'clock last evening Bin
w. Page and Miss Mae Nay were
united in marriage at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
l.. Nay on Middle street. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. B: b
Merrill, pastor of the Congregational
church, and the single ring service
was used. The service was very sim
pie, but the rooms we're beautifully
decorated with eyergreens and ferns,
and with the merry company OF
friends assembled 1t was most
pleasing and impressive ceremony.
After the marriage service dainty re-
freshments were served by the Misses
Mae Bowman and Eva Eames. The
couple departed in an automobile
bound south.
Miss Nay is one of the most popu-
lar young ladies in town and Mr..
Page is the son of the late Hon. e. P.
Page and cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank. Accordingly there were
some plans to make a little fun for
the couple as they departed. An
automobile was employed, however,
which was familiar to all to take the
young couple two miles south where
MI. Pages own machine was waiting
for him, and as the mischief makers
were not watching for anything but
the Page machine the couple escaped
easily from the hands of their would
b. tormenters.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-12
NEW NORRIDGEWOCK PASTOR.
Rev. Wylle Smith, Formerly Of Port
land, Now In Baptist Church.

The Norridgewock Baptist church
has called Rev. Wylie Il. Smith. form
erly of Portland. as pastor. The
church and the citizens Of the town
are much pleased to get so able a man
as Mr. Smith He comes to Norridge-
wock with excellent recommendations
from the different churches he has
served as well as from prominent
people who have known him.
Mr. Smith was born in New Bruins
wick and graduated from the New
Brunswick Normal school He then
taught for two years when he decided
to 90 into the ministry; and, enter
lhg Acadia college in Nova Scotia in
1897 he was graduated in 1902, hay-
ing had to give up his course for d
time on account of sickness. His first
pastorate Tas in the Baptist church
at Florenceville, \. B.. where he re
mained two years. He was married
in 1904. The same year he became
pastor of the church at Mangeryille
where he had considerable success as
a pastor In 1905 he became pastor
o. the Baptist church at Pembroke
Me. His success here was marked
and many members were added to
the church. From there he went to
Portland and supplied many churches
in and about the city until he was
given call to go to the Norridge-
wock church.