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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-05
Misleading Names.

Practically all the wooden clocks
called Dutch are made in the village
Of Freyburg, in the Black Forest. This
misncmer is due to simple mispronun'
ciation-"Deutsch" meaning, of course,
German. Nothing is more natural
than to assume that India ink comes
from India. but it does not, and never
did, any more than does India rub
Der. India ink is Chinese product
and India rubber comes from South
America Cancels hair brushes are
not made from the hair Of camels
but from the hair of the tails Of Rus
sian and Siberian squirrels. Camel's
hair is. however. employed in the man
ufacture of certain fabrics to be made
into shawls, etc., and is sometimes
mixed with silk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-05
PIGEONS ON A JAMB0REE
Drink Liquor Spilled in the Street ano
Gave Real Exhibition of
Drunkenness.

A heavy truck loaded high with
kegs of liquor was jolting across a
line of downtown car tracks when one
OF the kegs toppled and fell from the
top of the pile into the street 1t
was thoroughly smashed, SO the truck,
man whipped UP his team and went
his way without stopping. The rum
flowed out over the street-one little
dent in the paving collecting visible
puddle of it.
In few minutes pigeon came fut-
tering down 10 drink at the pool thus
fortunately provided for thirsty birds.
The initial taste was surprise, but
a second and a third soon followed,
and soon the pigeon tottered fiutter'
ing away, too overcome to fly. Other
birds, seeing him there and anxious
to wet their parching threats On SO
sultry day, followed their brother in
his path of wicked intemperance.
Five minutes later a passerby was
astonished 10 see dozen pigeons in
the gutter of the otherwise deserted
street, some dancing drunkenly, others
already sound asleep. \ few feet
away hound Of disreputable appear.
ance was creeping up, slowly and q
trife unsteadily, on his unsuspectins
and bihulous quarry. AS he was al.
most among the birds his feet went
suddenly in several directions and
lie lay in the gutter among the pig.
cons, growing sleepily to himself, for
he, too, was drunk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-05
NURSES SHOULD NOT SHORE
One of Them Tells How the Habit
Keeps Them From Holding
Good Places.

"In all those months I was in the
hospital somebody ought to have
warned me, think" said the trained
nurse. "Of course had it from the
folks at home that snored little,
but I never took it seriously until
went on my first case. ! found then
that it is a serious matter for nurse
to snore.
Il took the case from a nurse whose
own health had broken down. me
patient was nervous and excited over
the contemplated change, and that
made my ordeal more severe; brand
new case of my own would have been
much easier. Still, we got along fairly
we'll together the first half OF the
night. He was kindly man, and soon
after midnight he insisted that |
should try to get some sleep. ! didn't
think I'd catch wink, but by and by
I dozed off. 1t was fatal sleep Tor
me- The next morning the patients
sister told me about the snoring.
flames could not rest at ALL she
said. 4 heard you in the next ROOM
Before night l was looking for an
other job. OF course | did not have
to give up nursing entirely, but the
hard cases, where l am required to
keep awake every second are open to
me. All those soft snaps that give
you a chance to sleep half the night
are beyond the reach of the snoring
nurse"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-05
Starye to Gain Wcicht.

The sat one who has been cut out OF
meals galore will now rejoice The
last cure for thinness Is to omit every
other dinner. a man under such ::eat-'
ment by advice Of all upto'date
physician has gained at the rate Oh
two pounds a week. With Partisan
specialists advising five meals Day
for obesity it sounds as If the doctors
liked change as much as the mode
makers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-05
Navajo Blankets.

Much unauthorized nonsense has
been written concerning the symbol
ism Of Navajo Indian blankets, and the
poetry, legend, tradition and history
woven BY, the squaw into its fabric. 1t
is true that some designs have sym
bolic meaning, but Hopi, Zuni and
Apache symbols are used quite as
freely as those peculiar to the NaVa'
jos. The Navajo squaw is one OF the
least imaginative and least poctical
of human beings, and it is quite safe
to say that even when symbolic de-
signs are employed in basket weav
ing it is without the remotest refer
ence to their true significance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-05
HARD JOB OF UMPIRE
kFhiter Must Give His Decisions
Without Hesitation.
Combination of Attributes Required OF
Official Difficult to Find in ANY
q IndividuaI-Oualifica
Enumerated.

In one Of the chapters of his DOOR,
"America's National Game" \. G..
Spalding makes plea for the umpire,
and as his connection with the game,
not only as player, but as a club
owner and league director, enabled
him TO get a better focus than the
player or spectator, who can generally
only see their own side of the case,
bis judgment must be taken as expert
opinion. Mr.. spalding says:
ITO secure the presence Of intelli-
gent, honest, unprecedented, quick
witted, courageous umpires at all con-
tests in scheduled games has been
one Of the most .veyatious problems
confronting those in control oil our
national sport. The combination of
attributes required is very difficult to
find in any individual. 1t is not easy
to put ones hand upon a man who
possesses any two of these several
qualifications: and yet the efficient
umpire must have them all.
"The umpire must be intelligent.
And by intelligence do not mean that
he must have education or culture.
The best umpire in the National
league would not shine in a gathering
of college professors. But he could
outclass the entire faculty of any uni
versity in America when it comes to
quickly decide the fine points of
game Of baseball, and that because
he has the peculiar quality of intelli-
gence required for his duties.
THE umpire must be honest. a
crooked umpire at ball game is as
offensive as a scourdrelly jurist on
the bench. His power to besct dis
gust for the sport is even greater than
that of the Judge to bring the law into
reproach. The umpire does not deal
with unfamiliar, abstruse legal tech
nicalities, whose yelled meaning needs
TO be explained by the citations of 9TH
err Judges in other cases in other
courts. He must hand down his de-
cision instanter before an audience
composed Of hundreds who know base
ball law as we'll as he-or who think
they do.
"He must be absolutely without
prejudice. Did You ever think what
that means? Consult your own feel
ings at the next contest YOU witness.
Note how perfectly free you are from
bias against the visitors.
'The umpire must he quick-witted.
He may not, like the wise old owl OF
the bench, look over his gold-rimmed
eyeglasses, inform the assembled mul-
titude that he will take the matter
under advisemcnt,' and then adjourn
court for week or two to satisfy him.
self how he ought to decide. He
must be Johnny on the spot with
decision hot Off the gridd!e, and he
must stick to it, right or wrong-or be
lost.
1.-THE umpire must be courageous.
With perfect composure and dignity
no must render Judgment, though he
knows that in 50 doing he is likely to
precipitate a riot, with himself as the
object of a cowardly mobs unreason'
ing frenzy"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-05
: Asbestos Shinqles.

Asbestos shingles are now being
manufactured in this country with sue.
cess, and the trade has grown enor-
mously. The new products are OF the
lightest weight. and fireproof up to a
tennerature of 1000 and more de
gress. They are proof against acids
and weather, and last as long as a
concrete building will.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-05
Hoodoced Her Hair.

Another black mark has been
chalked down against number thir.
teen.
II did up my hair the other night in
curl papers torn from an old calen.
dar," said the pretty girl. land in the
morning when took it down ! had a
row of beautiful curls ali around my
head except right over the left tenn
pie. That lock was as straight as. a
lead pencil, and l had dampened it
with lemon juice just like all the 9TH
ers, but when 1 unrolled the paper |
found out why it wouldn't curl. The
page I had twisted it over was the
thirteenth of the month.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-05

Horse Racing Continues Popular.
Five hundred trotting meetings
were held in September in the United
States and Canada.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-05
/ ika Horicjdal Mania.

"a man who has once murdered the
queens English always feels as II ne q
got the body under the sofa. It's IKE
homicidal mania; the poor #resch
NAV be cured, but he lives in terror Oh
an attack returning. He knows IL
doesn't matter what he Is Or "haR no
does: he may live like SAINT OF
write like an arch-angel; but one a''ch
omitted from his conversation VII
wreck him at the last.'-NIay Sinclair
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-05
SALE OF THE NEWARK CLUB
Manager Joe McGinnity Blocks Nego
tiatons for Transfer of Eastern
League Team.

Negotiations for the sale Of the
Newark club of the Eastern league
have fallen through. Joe McGinnty,
manager OF the club and part owner,
was not agreeable to the terms CT tie
sale. 1t had been reported McGiEnity
had been trying 10 interest McGraw Of
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-05

Biliousncss is due to dlsordered
condition of the stomach. Chamber
I,in,s Tablets are essentially a stomach
medicine, intended especially to act en-
that organ; TO cleanse it, strengthen IT,
tone asd invigorate it. to regulate the
liver and TO Danish biliousnass posi-
lively and effcctu:.lly. For sale by
". F. Creighton and Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-05
No Fire There.

Mrs. Snicker-I suppose he prom.
ised 20 go through fire ard water for
you?"
Mrs. Ticker-Yes, and now be won'f
even water the piants.-Harper's
Bazaar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-05
5OO-MiIe Race Next May.

The second annual J00-mile interna.
tiona1 sweepstake race. in which near
~ all the greatest racing celebrities
on both sides OF the Atlantic are ex-
pected to participate for prizes ag-
gregating $4,000, will be run at the
indianapolis motor speedway on May
80, 1912, according 10 the announce
ment of the speedway management.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
A SKOWHEGAN BOY
IS H0NORED
Lieut.. ]. N. Merrill Jr.
To Go 70 Persia
He Is One OF Two Americans Selected
From L. s. for Shuster Financial
COmmissi0n-He is Son of DR. and
Mrs. j. \. Merrill of This Place.

Lieutenant J n. Merrill Jr., Wed
nesday, cabled his acceptance TO Per
STA of position offered him by Cen
eral w. Morgan Shuster with the
Shuster Financial Commission at Te-
heran, Persia He will leave within
week for Teheran. Mr.. Mer-
rill is one of two Americans for this
Commission out of three, one to be
appointed from Europe.
Lieut.. Merrill is the son of DR..
and Mrs. ]. n. Merrill of this town.
He was educated at the University of
Maine, at West Point and at the
United States Military academy, re-
signing from West Point to enter the
army where he served two years, all
but three months of whicn was in the
Philippines. From the army he went
TO the Manila custom house and was
under now Treasurer-General Morgan
Shuster of the Persian Finance Com
mission He served in the Manila
customs from 1904 TO March 1906
when he entered the Philippine Con-
stabulary as third lieutenant. He was
promoted to second lieutenant in
April 1907 for gallantry in action. in
which he was severely wounded
against hostile Moros O fthe Lanao
region and was mentioned in orders
from the Constabulary headquarters.
For the last two years and four
months he has been in charge of the
provincial prison of Moro province of
the Philippines and on detached ser
vice from the Constabulary for this
purpose. He made a record with the
Moro province for executive and ad-
work, winning warm
commendation of General Tasker
Bliss and General John J Pershing
of the United States army who were
governors of the Moro province while
Lieutenant Merrill was in charge of
the prison. He resigned from the in
sular service few months ago be-
cause of the i'll health of his wife and
had accepted position in the New
York custom house when summoned
to Teheran. Lieutenant Merrill will
be associated with Frank Cairns who
went from this place to Persia a few
weeks ago.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
FIRE LAST SUNDAY At
SM|THF|ELD
The Home of II. Z. Groves Burned in
the Early Morning Nr. Groves
Quite Seriously Burned. Insurance
on Buildings Small.

In the fire at Smithfield Sunday
morning which burned the buildings
including dwelling house and stable
owned and occupied by H. E. Groves.
Mr. Groves was severely burned.
One of his toes was broken by a
stove falling on it. During the fire
he rushed upstairs to get some cloth
ing and when he was part way down
the stairs fell His face was blister
ed. his arms We're badly burned. He
Was cut considerably about the feet
by stepping on glass. When the fire
broke out the family was asleep and
the first knowledge of it was when
they were awakened about = o'clock
by a roaring sound. Mr.. Groves
rushed into the ell chamber and
found the house afire around the
chimney. In his night clothes he
rushed to the stream to get two pals
of water and when he got back the
fire had gotten into the stable and ten
tons of hay were burning. In the
meantime Mr.. Groves -year-old
son, Linwood. was showing consid-
erahle bravery. He had rushed into
the stable and taken the halter. put
il onto the horse which was in a box
stall and led it safely out He then
hurried into the house and COM
menced to lug ont what furniture he
could. among other things his fathers
typewriter. The buildings were en-
tirely destroyed with two hogs, the
seasons hay. the greater part of the
furniture, about 500 worth of ma
chinery, nearly all the dishes owned
by Mrs. Groves. most of the family's
clothing and Il cords of wood. II
was supposed that the chimney must
have burned out during the day un-
beknown to the family.
The village was saved from a
heavier fire by the fact that Mr.
Groves had recently put a tin roof
onto his house. This kept the flames
and sparks from flying and many
buildings were saved. Mr. Groves
owned the best set of buildings ii
SLlithfield village, it being the Forres
Groves homestead. In the famil,
was Mrs. Forrest Groves, Mr.. anC
Mrs Groves and their two children
Mr.. Groves is a manufacturer in tn,
village. Their many friends from tn,
various parts of the town FASTENED Il
their aid. The buildings were in
sured for $1,000. The estimated loss
was $4,000
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
INSURANCE MAN TO TRY LUM-
BERING,
Trees Felled by Last Weeks Tornado
AFFORD Basis for Extensive Opera
tiOns.

When the independents Reporter
went to press last Thursday, John c.
Griffin hadn't the slightest notion OF
taking on numbering as side line
in connection with his other business
activities. but when night fell he had
fully made up his mind Strange to
relate the decision was not reached
because this clever insurance man
expected to make money thereby. but
principally to save what would other
wise be lost. The fact of the matter
was that the storm center of the tor
nado which swept over Somerset
county last week, passed very close
to Mr.. Griffin's cottage at Hayden
lake. Ia crossing the open stretch
of water the tempest got into high
gear, and when it struck the big
shade trees on the shore, three OF
them toppled over on to the cottage
like nine pins. At the same time q
fine row boat was carried ashore and
smashed, after which the wind swept
up through the grove. This patch oi
timber has been a joy and delight tc
Mr.. Griffin and his friends for years
and contained many magnificent trees
some nearly a century old. Hundreds
of these were uprooted in twinkling
so that today one would hardly rec
ognize the place at all. The beautiful
winding drive was so blockaded that
Mr.. Griffin has been obliged to come
and 90 across a neighboring farm
ever since. During having the ordinary
labor supply is so fully absorbed that
men Mr.. Griffin has tried to hire to
clear up the wreckage just looked in
suited. but within a few weeks
Shamrock Dell" will sound like .
lumber camp.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
MOOSE LIKES COM. FAIRGRIEvES.
She Has Been Hanging Around His
Cottage This Week and Posed for
Her Picture.

The big COW moose that has come
to Hayden lake has taken a liking to
G. B. Fairgrieves. This week she
has been hanging around the Com
modore's cottage and makes herself at
home by walking across Mr.. Fair
grieves' garden and field. One morn
ing the commodore looked out and
saw the animal near his place. He
got six good shots at her (not with
the rifle but with the camera.) She
didn't appear to mind posing for her
picture and after Mr.. Fairgrieves got
through she went down to Lewis cot
tage The commodore says that the
only thing that he regrets about it is
that he hasn't a universal focus cam
era. In 1895 there was a COW and
bull moose in this same field who on
going into the woods got tangled in
barbed wire fence. They were helped
out but didn't even thank their bene-
factors.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
HORSES SUFFER IN HOT
WEATHER
Maine Society For Protection of AMI
mails Gives Hints for Animals Care.

If a horse could talk he would have
many things to say when summer
comes.
He would tell his driver that he
feels the heat on very warm day
quite as much as if he could read a
thermometer.
He would say-"Give me little wa
ter many times a day when the heat
is intense, but not much at time if
l am warm; if you want me to keep
well don't water for two hours after
l have eaten"
He would say-"When the sun is hot
and | am working let me breathe once
in a while in the shade of some house
or tree; if you have to leave me in the
street leave me in the shade if posi-
BILE Anything upon my head, between
my ears to keep off the sun is bad for
me as the air cannot circulate freely
underneath it,
He would talk of slippery streets
and the sensations of falling on cruel
city cobble stones-the pressure of
the load pushing him to the fall, the
bruised knees and wrenched joints,
and the feel of the drivers lash.
He would tell of the luxury of fly
net when at work and of fly blanket
when standing still in fly season, and
of the boon to him OF the screens in
the stable to keep out the insects that
bite and sting.
He would plead for as cool and COM
Portable a stable as possible in which
to rest at night after a days work un-
der the hot sun.
He would suggest that living
through warm night in stall neith-
er properly cleaned nor bedded is suf-
fering for him and poor economy for
the owner.
He would say that turning the hose
on him is altogether too risky a thing
to do unless you are looking for a sick
horse. Spraying the legs and feet
when he is not too warm on a hot
day, he would find agreeable.
He would say-"Please sponge out
my eyes and nose and dock when !
come in tired and dusty at night, and
also sponge me with clean cool water
under the collar and saddle of the
harness"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
BelOnie GrOndin.

Belonie Grondin died June 80. He
was born in St Joseph. Canada, 1928.
and married at the age of 27 to
Modest Lessor of st. Joseph, Cana
da. He came to Skowhegan in 1863
where he has since lived. Fourteen
children were born to them Of whom
six are living, Sarah, Joseph, George
and Eddie of Skowhegan; Mrs. J.
A. Genereux of Southbridge and Mrs.
A. o. Roberts of Springfield, Mass.
The better part of his life was spent
in the oil cloth factory. Later part
of his life was spent in taking care
of a large garden and caring for the
home. He leaves many relatives and
friends to mourn his loss. Funeral
services occurred at ; st. Mary S
church July 8, FIR. Desjardins Off
ciating.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
SEBOOMOOK HOUSE THREATENED
Steamer Waits to Rescue Guests and
Fighters-Day's Reports.

The Seboomook house and the
barns of the Great Northern Paper
Co, were seriously threatened We'd
nesday by the forest fires which has
been burning to the west and north
west of Moosehead lake for several
days and which Wednesday night
came right down to the shores of the
lake. The Coburn steamer stood by
all day, ready to take Off those at
the hotel and $50 fire fighters. Late
last night it was thought the build
ings had been saved.
Another branch of the same fire is
raging along the west branch of the
Penobscot river. 1t is reported that
this blaze has burned out the Seboo-
nook dam.
The Lobster mountain fire Is still
burning fiercely. Forty more men
went there Wednesday to fight the
flames and the fire warden wired to
Bangor for still more. Fifty addi-
tional fire fighters went out to fight
the Frenchtown fire Wednesday. The
flames of a new fire are rushing
through the forest near the foot of
Squaw mountain.
The biggest fire in the vicinity is on
Enchanted Township. Eighteen thous-
and acres are burning and the smoke
and heat is causing much suffering
in the town of Jackmen. the blaze
having burned to within six miles OF
the village.
A new fire broke out Wednesday
near Somerset junction, two miles
from Moosehead on the Canadian Pa
cific railroad and has already burned
I two miles toward Kennebec dam. The
railroad has sent a corps of men, but
they are making little impression on
the flames.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
Lakewood Notes.

There will be an excursion to Lake
wood on the NJ. c.. r. R. next Sun
day and a band concert by the Wa
teryille Military band, and If the
weather is fair the largest attend
ance of the season is anticipated.
The play at Lakewood this week is
the intensely interesting labor play,
Lost Paradise" and it is pleasing
large audiences each evening.
The play for Lakewood next week
is Clyde Fitch's comedy drama in
four acts, The Truth and it is sure
to prove one of the most successful
plays of the season.
already proved to be a popular fea-
lure at the Inn and on each Tuesday
and Friday evening many more have
ayailed themselves of the opportunity
10 get first class shore dinner than
was anticipated. Price of the shore
dinner is soc. Another innovation at
ahe"ood Inn this season Is tnat uln-
her will be served at night at 6 p M,
and 1t is already proved to be pop
aiar change for those who wish to
gel dinner at Lakewood and attend
'ne theatre On Sundays, however,
uhner will be served as usual from
10 3 p. m. Manager Pollard is
very much pleased with the Lake
wood business this year and arrange
ments can be made with him by tele-
pnone for banquets or for broiled live
busters. The telephone connection
At the hotel is 1915.
Dance at Lakewood Friday night
ai'er the theatre, with music by
iowne's orchestra.