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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-10
Welded 81 YEARS.
rome Couple Receive Congratulations
From Friends and Neighbors.

Many friends and relatives gathered
Saturday, November 5. at the home of
Mr. and Mrs James futile of Rome,
to give them surprise quilting party,
and congratulate them upon their
long married life together. Mr.. and
Mrs. futile have been msrried 81
years, Sunday, November 6. Both are
in fairly good health. although we'll
along in years. Mr.. futile having
passed his S5th birthday last June.
and Mrs futile being 10 last Jan
uary
They have lived on the same farm
ever since they were married. They
have living two daughters Mrs. Fred
Ladd of Mercer, and Mrs Emery S.
Adell of Skowhsgan, also Il grand
children and four great-grandchildr
A Friendship quilt was made for
them, and the quilting party was
planned by Mr.. Tuttle's grandniece,
Mrs Arthur Perkins.
A picnic supper was enjoyed Mr..
end Mrs. futile we're delighted, and
surprised at the material pleasure al
forded and the many good wishes ex-
tended to them by their friends
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-10
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED.

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There is only one way 10 cure deaf
ness. and that is by constitutional
remedies Deafness is caused by an In
hamed condition of the mucous lining
Of the Eustachian Tubes. When this
tube Is innamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing. and when
1t is entirely closed. Deafness is the
result and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored TO
It's normal condition. hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out of
ten are caused by Catarrh. which Is
nothing but an inhamed condition Of
the mucous surfaces
We VIII give one Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness tcaused by
catarrhD that cannot be cured by
Hairs Catarrh cure Send for circn-
lars. free.
+. ! CHENEY 4 CO. Toledo. o
Sold by Druggists. Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for constt-
patton.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-10
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

DISTRICT OF MAINE, So.
On this 9th day of Novem Der, A. ID. 1910, on
feading the foregoing petition, It is
ordered by the Court, That a hearing be had
upon the same on the 18th day OF Decembe
A. D.i9i0, before said Court at Portland, In
said District, at ten O'Clock In the forenoon,
and that notice thereof be published In the
Observation-Disclosures a newspaper printed
In said District and that all known creditors,
and other persons In interest may appear at
the said time and place, and show cause IL
any they have, why the prayer OF said Pc
titioner should not be granted
And 1t Is further ordered by the Court that
the Clerk shall send by mail to all known
creditors copies OF said petition and this
order, addressed to them at their places Of
residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable Clarence Hale,
Judge Of the said Court, and the seal tn ereof,
at Portland, In said District, on the 9Th day
of November A. ID. 1910.
H. s.. JAMES e. HEWEY, Clerk.
true copy OF petition and order thereon.
Attest: JAMES Il. HEWEY, Clerk.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-10
SOMERSET DIVORCES

The records of divorces granted b.
the courts in Somerset County, offei
some interesting comparisons with
the figures recently compiled and pub
lished by Prof Robert J. Sprague. foi
the State as a whole For the five
years 1902-l906 inclusive. he reported
1889 DEGREES granted, SOC of which
were for intoxication, equal to a trifie
over II per cent The record in
Somerset County for the past decade
is as follows:
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-10

The cheerful news comes from
Washington that the $l7.OoO.o 600 deficit
In the post office department last year.
has been cut nearly two-thrds dur
ing the twelve months following. At
that time the trouble was laid 10 the
magazines. but We had an idea that
those publications kept on doing bus
mess just the same.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-10
For IntoX- Pei
Total Gil 1lS Az.

While the average per cent of di-
yorces granted for intoxication in the
county, was above that for the state
through out the decade, comparison
of the years 1904 with 1908 shows the
trend From proportion more than
double that for the state as a whole
the figures have declined pntlI lhey
now stand better than The average.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-10

If a young man doesn't get wise
chen he is counting a girl with a
mall brother, II isn't the small broth
RS fault.
Love recognizes no law-not even 2
aother-in-law
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-10

Just out from village advantages.
cream sold at door; 20 acres in field;
ample wood and timber, variety fruit;
S-room house. hard wood floors: 40-ft
barn: the low price is only 1920 and
If taken at once aged owner Will in
clude cows. hay to winter. poultry,
pig and vegetables for family use. tor
all details and travelling inst ructions
for this and other rare bargains see
gains" copy free. + A. Strout. sta
tion 2l2. Kents Hill Maine
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-10
AGR|CULT URE BASIS Of ALL PHUbPERTTY
IS NAMES LEADING INDUSTRY
Great Changes In Methods And Crops Since
The District Became State

of the best commercial varities
Maine apples are now sold largely in
the eastern section of the Country.
and some years over half million
barrels of the crop have been shipped
to European markets.
Potatoes were easily raised In the
early days but they had little or no
commercial value. What were not
used for table purposes were mostly
fed to swine. Within a score of years
the raising of potatoes In the State
has been developed to remarkable
extent. from an average crop OF about
5000, 900 bushels, to an average for
the last five years of over $4,000. 600
bushels; and from a yield of about 100
bushels per acre to an average for the
last five years of 1876 bushels per acre,
and according to the estimates of the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture, based on the average price on
December LIST of each year the crop
of the State In recent years has had
an average annual farm value of
$40 100000
Corn is another crop that has
shown great changes, while formerly
the crop was wholly of the flint varie-
ty. grown for the ripened corn. at the
present time nearly one-half the corn
area of the State is devoted to sweet
corn for canning purposes, while no
inconsderable amount is cut green
for the silo.
In other grains. oats and buck
wheat show larger gains over forty to
fifty years ago, while wheat and bar
ley show large fall off in produc-
ton
In 1920, the figures returned by the
several towns to the Legislature
showed that the State was then pro-
ducing 1913 ,565 bushels OF grain, in
Guiding Indian corn, being an amount
equivalent to 81 bushels per inhabi-
tant; while the government estimates
for 1907 show that the amount then
produced was 5,788 900 bushels or 81
bushels per inhabitant. In the matter
of hay, the crop returned in 1920 aver
aged four-ffths of ton per inhabi-
tant, while the crop of 1907 amounted
to nearly three tons per inhabitant
We have no figures for the early pota-
to crops, but from 1899 to 1909 the
yield has increased from IA bushels to
40 bushels per inhabitant.
I'm market gardening, including
vegetables and small fruits there has
been very large increase in recent
years and the industry now amounts
in round numbers to 81 100000 annu-
allY
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-10
Lots
of People

can't ind Rent
Can't secure a good house girl,
Can't sell their farms,
Can't find employment,
Can't find lost articles
JUST BECAUSE
They do not advertise their wants In
the "Everybody's Column"
OF this paper.
The Cost 10 Small
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-10

Constipation causes headache. nau-
sea, dizziness, languor. heart palpita-
ton. Drastic physics grippe. sicken.
weaken the bowels and don't cure.
poan's Regulets act gently ard cure
constipation. 25 cents. Ask your drug
gist
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-15
A sacK.Io.1HE. sol. LES SON.

The back to- the-soil agitation is
more thar an agitation In isolated in
stances, at least.
Commissioner 7. II Howard, for
eign secretary OF the Salvation army.
who is in this country for few days
on q special mission. is a firm believer
in the good moral influence of agricul-
eural conditions and pursuits. He says
tae Salvation army is solving cs1e prob
lem Of sewing criminals by ser,ling
them on The land He explains the sys-
tenn as follows:
I'VE have interested large owners in
the suburbs of London in this move
rent and have obtained ulany tracts
Of perhaps ten acres each. which we
first lend TO the released criminal and
later arrange for payment on easy
.arms 50 far We have aided nine hun
bred men, and the work is a grand one.
for 1t seems that Il change the whole
to mother earth. These little farms
are for intensive farming. the raising
Of garden truck. which finds a ready
market, and SO great has the Interest
become that committee or board has
been formed composed of mem bers OF
various societies for the improvement
Of the condition of discharged prison
ers and the poor. The movement is
much more important than it looks, 70,
il will supply a deficit that exists II
England's productive agriculture
This is good, socially, morally and
econom ically. The lesson Of it. how
ever, is that If these criminals hat
gotten back TO the sell soon enough
they never would have been criminals
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-15
TIGHTENING TIE SHIP?

Persistent and generally credited re-
norrs are that Ballinger Is 70 go OF Dc
thrust out Of the cabinet not later than
Sept. Is: that Cannon is % be drop
ned by the administration and MS am
bitior TO be speaker Of the house dis
Outraged; thai a general shakeuo all
along the line is 70 be inaugu-ated and
the attitude OF the administration IN
dergo a marked change
The report fits with circumstances.
The news from Iowa and Kansas came
with jolt 70 Washington. There had
been assurances from Iowa that tasur-
sency was fash IN The pan, that OPP
position TO the Cannon-Aldrieh regime
was merely by word of mouth and that
Lacey, Hepburn and Late Young we're
directorate OF Iowa opinion and sen
timent It was accepted as true De-
cause Lafe. the major ard the colonel,
when pressed, confessed It. Mr.. Can
non turned himself on the west and
was Knocked off MS trunnions. Kan
sas reversed her congressional delega
ton Iowa temporarily bat not less
definitely settled her position. II was
a JOLT Il made many things clear
which had been covered with a lace
work of unfounded assertion. 10 doubt
+ it opened the presidents eyes. Why
not? 1t had all the clements necessary
TO eye opening.
President TAFT must see BY this time
that Ballinger is impossible and that
the Aldrichs and Cannons are insuper-
able obstacles 10 a second term. NJ
doubt he desires denomination. He
can't carry the load ne set out with
and win. What would De more natural
than an attempt to tighten ship by
dumping over a few 81 the crew Of
Jonahs which have made bad weather
from dock 10 rnidocean?
The suspicion asserts itself mat the
work of breaking cargo has been TOO
long delayed. It is a question whether
or not President Tafts second term
will float There has been so many
augers at work from the inside that
it is going to be q busy job stopping
holes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-15

rather than into cheap tallow, as fs the
case with the majority of the dairy.
bred steers. But 1t would DO the height
OF folly to say to the feeder OF beet
cattle that he should use upon his
farms dairy cows because. besides sup
plying calf that would be. worth one.
half as much a. the beef colt, he could
produce twice as much milk and but,
ter-fst as though no kept beef COW.
He would be very sadly surprised when
the time came to market his steers 8
he found that he had made no profit
from them, and this surprise would
probably be Just az great and Just az
keen disappointment a the disap.
pointment which the dafryman finds
after he has produced and put beef cat
tie into the dairy with the guarantee
that the calves which he produces viii
be worth more two years hence
when he goes to sell them. even
though his COWS do not produce half as
much milk and butter-fat.
Now, Oh the other hand. II We look
through the origin and the develop.
ment of the dairy breeds Of cattle, we
End that for hundreds OF years there
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-15

Perhaps there is no bette6 explana-
ton of why one breed of COWS is better
for milk production than the other.
than to look into the history Of them
as breeds In doing this We find how
they were produced and why. We
and, for instance. that the beef animal
has been bred In her native country by
breeders who were past masters In the
art of breeding For hundreds Of
years they have devoted their efforts
along the Mne Of producing An animal
which would convert the very greatest
possible amount Of food consumed. into
beef and fat to deposit over the back
and loin and rump. over the ribs and
down deep in the twist. They have
striven to breed such an animal be-
cause there has been q demand for
just such an animal. and this demand
has sprung from the consumer OF beef
uo through the retail clerk in the meat
market, through the tobber and on to
the packer, and from him through his
buyers to the commission men and on
down through the feeders Of steers to
the breeders OF beef cattle. In the
neat market the demand from the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-15
BAlLlNeER AN INCIDENT,

Ballinger ts to go, say the wise ones
at Washington. He doesn't want to
go, but Taft viii ask him for the room
If he doesn't move. The middle OF
next month is the day set for execu-
ton by the CORES pondents.
Il y be true that the president has
concluded to dump Balliuger 1t is easy
to see from the secretary's viewpoint
how he may feel abused and deserted.
Ballinger Is no worse today than he
was six months ago. No more has been
proved of him than was made evident
long ago. He Is no closer to the in
terests in August than he was In May
He hasn't done anything crookeder OF
late than he had done earlier The
president certified to Ballingers ca
posity and probity. Secretary Wilson
is telling the west of Balingers rock
ribbed integrity and simple honesty
Mr.. Ballinger himself, speaks Of ''the
president and I" IN an intimate and
confidential fashion. No doubt the sec
retary considers himself an integra
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-15

trade has been for cuts of beef that
are taken from over the back and the
loin and the other parts mentioned. be-
cause the beef found in these regions
is more suitable to the taste, richer
in it's flavor, more tender. better
grained and. In fact, more to be de-
sired than 1: the meat which is found
in the neck, brisket. plates and in
those portions considered the cheaper
part Of the animal. Because Of the de-
mand. the better parts Of the animal
have demanded q higher price and.
consequently, the animal which il
most greatly developed In these high
priced cuts Is the more valuable ami
NAL. and because of the fact that like
begets like or likeness thereof. 1t has
been necessary to breed animals the
likeness of which would be we'll devel-
oped in these qualities. This Is the de.
mand that has caused the breeder of
beef cattle to produce an animal that
would convert every possible portion
of it's feed into beef and fat and lay II
over the top of the back. the ribs. etc.
During this process OF breeding up, he
has paid very little attention to milk
production. probably due to the fact
that 1t is a most din cult thing to pro-
duce an animal which has the power
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-15
The Assassin.

Always so low the one. the other hlSh;
Always so true the one, the other lie
ALWAYS the noble at the dastard's blow
In one quick fash amid the throng
laid low
Horror confusion. then tottering
form,
And one dark figure skulking meath
the swarm.
Always the vile to level at'-he clean
The knife or bullet of his van pi-e
spleen;
Always the cringing TO sneak up be-
Times chosen servants OF impartial
ssckening the world with some dark
billet's thud
Where loved ruler falls amid his
blood.
out of our years Of forward flight and
only to breed this spawn of hate at
An t anarch creature. fed On gam0oge
Tuned 70 reach down into the peoples
But ysilowing. rather, with is shiny
In the poor craniuns Of the ignorant
few.
Bow. oh. my country, in one moments
shame,
Out Of whose flush may lift sacred
fame
Guiding thee onward 70 more subtle
care
In gifts Of freedom 70 the horde that
waits
The word of welcome al your golden
gates.
A. every door the bastard crew beware,
For every era-if we fail 10 learn
THEY'LL riddle down the laws they dare
TO spurn-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-15
part Of the administration. Why fire
Ballinger If Ballinger has been all that

part Of the administration Why fire
Ballinger If Ballinger has been all that
the administration and administration
mouthpieces say he is and has been?
Mr.. Balling ger has been the object of
serious charges and the center of a
very important controversy. His dis
nissal or retirement will mean little
toward their complete settlement. The
charge has been freely made that he
is unfit TO hold the interior portfolio;
that he has been involved in an attempt
to loot the public domain and the close
friend and helper of interests which
sought 20 pirate the public wealth
Circumstances and evidence have 10 a
large degree, supported those charges.
To put him aside now is not an an
swer nor a settlement.
# Ballinger is ali that the admin
istration and Secretary Wilson says he
Is. he ought 10 stay II he is one half
what his aceuser> say he ought 10 be
severely punished, Ii viii be good 10
be rid Of him but that VIII not decide
or settle tSs fight which has ragged
round him. Ballinger is an incident.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-15
INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

DIR. Z. B. kebler of the United states
bureau of chemistry. believes that the
prevalence of iyiantile paralysis and
much of 1'le infant E,ortality are
caused by the use OF scrthiny syrUps
containing morphine and otne, oois on-
Gus drugs. This is a statement - q
most serious character. and the matter
should be carefully investigated When
mother is wearied out with fretful
infant the temptation to quiet II with
drug which she is assured by the
label on the bottle is harmless Is al
most irresistible. II is also intimated
by Or. Kebler that nurses often give
drugs surreptitiously 10 the children in
their care in order to save the trouble
OF quieting them II Dr. Kebler Is right
in What he says. way to save life Is
presented to all local boards of health.
There should be an investigation to
ascertain just what drugs OF the char
acter indicated are sold In the various
communities. and the sale OF those thai
are dangerous should be prohibited
And then mothers should be warned
and instructed what to use ana
what to avoid.
That which is more fatal TO Infants
even than drugs is feeding them with
milk or other food which has been i'm
paired by the no, weather. 1t is likely
that many of the troubles for which
drugs are used arise from the use of
food which has not been carefully pre-
pared or has been soured or contami-
NJ r.ad
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-15

have been men with ability Just as
great az that used by the developers
Of beef cattle who have been working
snd;tussling with the laws OF breeding
for years. striving to produce an AMI
NAL that would convert every possible
bit Of its food into milk. and butter
fat They have cared little for the
beet that might be found Oh the ami
mali body. but what they have steven
to do was to develop an animal that
after consuming and digesting large
amount OF feed would assimilate 1t
into blood which would carry 1t. In
stead Of to the top OF tho back. and
ribs, around through q we'll placed and
large udder and there convert it into
milk and butterfat. Like tho breed
ers of beef cattle their results have
been wonderful and they have to a
large degree accomplished their end !:
but In SO doing they have developed
an animal radically different in form
and conformation from that which the
producer OF beet cattle has developed.
Instead Of being rectangular and
square In form and covered with beef
from one end to the other. they have
produced an animal that IL wedge
shaped, open jointed and angular in
form. Now. they have not produced
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-15
=
TIE FINGER or PROPHECY.

Rock Island Moline ard Davenport
almost continuous city under three
names points a finger OF prophecy TO-
ward. tho future OF population in this
STATE. Ten years ago these three cit
les had combined population OF 10000.
This year they viii count very nearly
100000 What lid it? Nothing in the
world but Factories. And that is the
Industry that must be transplanted 70
Iowa before the census taker will be-
come a popular lecturer in these parts.
Manufacturing once Vas confined 10
European cities. Then it landed on
our eastern coast. Then il invaded
PENNSYLVANIA and western New York,
Ohio and Indiana We're overrun by
factories later and during the last de-
cade manufacturing has followed close
~ upon the heels OF 5000 farm land in
Illinois Today The mighty food Of
whirling machines stands upon tha
eastern banks OF the Mississippi look
ing across. Tomorrow i, viii sweep
owe. Iowa In 1912 me census take.
viii have a new story 70 -ell and again
in 1920 II is coming hu, 50 many
of US can see only twenty minutes
ahead when We ought 10 be looking at
least twenty years i'll mat direction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-15

Of converting a given amount Of feed
into two things at the Same time. Tho
aim of the breeder OF beef cattle has
been to produce beef and no has done
SO at the expense Of the milk-giving
functions Of the animal In his charge.
Tho eseS Breeders Accomplishments.
The wonderful results that have
been accomplished by these breeders
OF beef cattle are not to be belittied, be-
cause they have produced a wonderful
work. They have produced an animal
that is capable Of making two pounds
Of valuable best where one pound or
less was to be found In the animals of
tie past. They have made wonderful
improvement In beef production and
today We and In the beef breeds, STEERS
that, although they are not cap1bie Of
making any more gain out Of q bushel
Of corn than Is Jersey or q Holstein
steer. still they have the ability OF con-
vertjng their food into high-priced beef