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Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30
An Editor Nearly Robbed.

In an explosive column of
righteous indignation country
editor in another State denounces
a landlady whom he alleges
sought to rob him of bis board
money, hidden 10 pigeonhole of
his Office desk.
The editor is a bachelor, and
from time to time hides away a
trifle of his weekly stipend to
pay his hote bill. Some of his
barbed-wire sentiments relative
to the incident are:
Now, to steal at all is crime,
but to steal from an editor is the
height of human degeneracy. To
hold up banker or plumber oil
some other form of plrtocrat il
excusable under certain circum'
stances.
The person who will deliberate
ly attempt to separate an editor
from real money is a brute, with
soul no larger than could be in
cased in the appendix of an es
pecially diminutive mosquito.
A little lying and slanderins
we can stand, but even if the
smallest sum of money is stoler
| from MS, we are broke,
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30
Attacks School Principal.

A severe attack on school
principal, Chas. B. Allen, OF
Sylvania, Ca, is thus told by
him, "For more than three
years." he writes, 81 suffered in
iescribable torture from rheuma-
tism, liver aud stomach trouble
and diseased kidneys. All rem
lilies failed till | used Electric
Bitters, but four bottles of this
wonderful remedy cured me CON-
pletely p" Such results are COM
mon. Thousands bless them for
curing stomach trouble, female
complaints, kidney disorders,
hiliousness, and for new health
and vigor. Try them. Only SOC
at the City Drug Store
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30

The governor of Texas has
signed a bill providing for vote
on the constitutional amendment
for statewide prohibition. The
special election will take place
July %.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30
Has Millions of Friends.

How would you like to number
your friends by the millions as
Bucklen's Arnica Salve does?
Its astounding cures In the past
forty years made them. It's the
best salve in the world for sores,
ulcers, eczema, burns, boils,
scalds, cuts, corns, sore eyes,
sprains, swellings, bruises, cold
sores. Has no equal for piles.
25c at City Drug Store.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30
The CHURCHES.
c. P. CHURCH.
Sunday School at $50 a. m.

". i. Cf1O htHs
Sunday School at $50 a. m.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. Z. J. Batty, rector. Sun
day school at 1000 a m. Morning
prayer and sermon at ll:OO a IN.
Holy Communion at IL a NJ. the
first Sunday in every month. choir
practice every Wednesday night.
CHRISTIAN.
Sunday school every Sunday
morning. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday night. Preaching ev>
cry fourth Sunday.
NJ. Z. CHURCH, SOUTH.
Preaching every Sunday morning
and night, Rev. l.. b. Ellis, pas
tor. Sunday school every Sunday
morning, Prayer meeting every
Wednesday night.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Preaching every End Sunday at
IL a m and 1880 p m, Rev. L. B.
Jarman, pastor. Sunday school ev>
cry Sunday morning. Prayer meet.
ing every Thursday night.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
Services the fourth Sunday in
each month. Mass and sermon 10
a. m. Sermon and benediction 8 D.
m. Sunday school every SUNDAY
morning. Paulist Fathers, of Hun.
dred Oaks, Winchester, in charge.
M. r. CHURCH, Myers Hill,)
Preaching second Sunday morning
and night in each month. Sunday
school very Sunday morning.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30
COUNTY COURT.

The quarterly sessions are held
on the first Mondays of January,
April, July and October The quo
rum sessions are held on first Mon
days of February. March, May,
June, August, September, Novem-
Der and December. J. M Givens,
Chairman, John A. Cline, Clerk.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30

"Im 80 run down that can
give no more tick" sighed the
alarm clock.
i've seen brighter days."
sighed the saucepan in the SLOW
emily kitchen.
well, I'll be switched" an
grily exclaimed the small boy +;
and he was.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30
Sold His Head.

The headIess body of Johann
Rieser, Tyrolese peasant, was
buried in the cemetery of FILLER
tual recently. The reason for
the mutilation was that the man
had sold his head, which was of
abnormally large size, to patho-
logical institute during his life
time for the sum of 1910, and a
surgeon was sent to remove the
head before burial.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30

The members OF the United
States section of the joint bound
airy commission between theUnit-
ed States and Canada held its
first meeting, electing Former
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30

The Income Tax is one of the
reforms for which Mr.. Bryon has
faithfully fought since his first
advent into politics, aud he has
succeeded IN keeping the issue
alive and is now one the eye of
seeing his views incorporated in
to law. It is one of the reforms
urged by Mr.. Bryan that has been
assaulted by the ''interests" as a
Dangerous doctrine of a dema
gogue," but their scare crows nc
longer brighten the people, the
masses are thinking for them
selves more now than ever before
in the history of this country,
and as progression is made along
the line of political education
every effort to bring the govern
ment nearer the people grows
more popular than before, thus
the remarkable hold, Mr.. Bryan
has upon the toiling masses re-
gardless of political afiliation Is
accounted for.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30

President Dlaz of Mexico says
he will no. treat for peace for
the revolutionist. He Gays lie
has his own ideas about bringing
rebels" to terms.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30

Senator LaFoliette will lead
the fight on the war game going
on on the Mexican border He
will undertake to show that Wall
street inspired the mobilization
of troops.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30

The Mexican revoIntionists say
that before they enter into any
conference looking toward peace,
Diaz must resign as president
and permit an honest election
and free ballot to be held.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30
How's This2

We offer one hundred dollar
reward for any case of cattarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have
known F. j. Cheney for the last
Is years, and believe him per-
fectIy honorable IN all business
transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KNSAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale druggists, Toledo, O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price rs cents per bottle.
Sold by all druggists. Take
Hslls Family Pills for constipa-
tinn.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30

Gov. Woodrow Wilson of New
JERSEY has out a bank hook and
trotline for the democratic nomi-
nation for the presidency next
year.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30

John w. Gates has organized q
thirty million dollar bread trust
and will have branches in all
cities and will practically control
the price of bread.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30
MONTEAGLR
TRACY CITY.
Arrives
Leaves
COALMONT

No. pa. els pm No. 123 .. 200 pm
Nos. l20, 1875, III and l27 are daily ex-
cept Sunday. Nos. 1913 and ia are daily
trains4o and from Coaimont.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30
A Fierce Night Alarm

is the hOarse, startling cough of
a child, suddenly attacked by
Group. Often it aroused Lewis
Chamblin, of Manchester, o.
{ r. K. No. p for their four chill
dren were greatly subject to
Group. Sometimes ia severe at
tscks," he wrote, "we were
afraid they would die, but since
we proved what certain remedy
DR.. kings New Discovery is, we
have no fear. We rely on it foI
Group and for coughs, colds oil
any throat or lung trouble" Sc
do thousands of others. So may
you. Asthma, Hav Fever, La.
Grippe, Whoppiug Cough, Hem,
o~rhaghes fly before it 80 cents
and $1.00. Trial bottle free,
Sold by City Drug Store.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30

On the 10TH of March MIR. Bry-
an celebrated his 51st birthday.
We thought he must have been
born In March.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30
CIRCUIT COURT.

Meets Tuesday after first Monday
in March and July and Tuesday af'
ter fourth Monday in November.
Ewin L. Davis, Judge, w. w. Fair
banks, Attorney General, f. X.
Nussbaum, Clerk.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30

The supreme court of the Unit
ed States took a recess March 20
until April 3
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30

The toad is the gardeners
friend.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30
COUNTY OFFICERS.
MAGISTRATES.

LIST district: Rubin Smart, Al
lamont; w. S. Walker, Tarlton.
End district: j. Nj. Givens, AL
lamont; X. L. Dykes, Beersheba
Springs; NJ. B. Sweeton, Coalmont.
3rd district: A. A. Campbell
and John Gallagher, Pelham.
4th district: w. ID. Bennett,
Monteagle; j. M. Lusk. Tracy City.
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS.
L. V. Woodlee -. :. -......... Altamont.
Jas. Ii. Northcnt ...... .......... Altamont.
X. Smart. Altamont
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30
County Directory,
CHANCERY COURT.

Meets at Altamont Tuesday after
third Monday in May and Novem-
Der. T. NJ. Mcconnell, Chancel-
lor, John Scruggs, Clerk d Master.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-03-30

The Mexican war-scare contin.
nee to rage and the mobilization
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
The Federal Steam Roller

Jonathan Bourne, Jr., was the man
who first demonstrated the tremend-
Gus efficacy of a personal appeal to
the voters on any question involving
the principle of the square deal. Play
ing the political game on the level
gave him first a seat in the United
States senate, and subsequently the
presidency of the National Progress
sive Republican League. Recently he
has turned his attention to the in
iquity of apportioning the delegates
to the Republican National conyen-
ton among the states and congress
sional districts. without regard to the
party vote of the different commune
/ ties He says;
No fair minded man will defend it;
no self respecting voter will silently
submit to it. Equality is the first prin-
ciple of citizenship in America. One
mans vote should count for just as
much as any other mans vote. Yet
under the prevailing apportionment,
S8S Republicans in Florida have as
much voice ir~ the selection of Ma
tional candidates as 10000 Republi-
cans in Colorado. 1t takes 1000
Indiana Republicans to balance 448
Louisiana Republicans. Mississippi
Republicans to the number of 21S
have as much representation in the
National convention as 1000 Repub
licans in Michigan. 1t takes nearly
$1,000 Republicans in Ohio to equal in
nominating power 220 Republicans in
South Carolina. What do Republicans
in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Colo
RADIO think of that? Yet the system
was perpetuatei in the last Republi-
can National convention by the
federal steam roller over the protests
of delegations from many states.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
Farmers Look Out

! The story of the struggle within
farm organizations is one of the most
dramatic in the history of the devel-
opment of democracy in America. The
farmer is often looked upon as a
mossback; yet we have had nothing in
our history more liquid or mobile than
the rise of the farmers grange, or the
farmers alliance movement. 1t was
the farmers who first gave voice to
the fundamental democracy which Is
creating the progressive democracy
and the insurgent republiCanism of
today. To be able to dominate the
great agricultural alliances is a tre-
mendous political asset. For years
the governing body of the National
Grange has been deliberately stalled,
its influence minimized.
Its orga ization is in the hands Of
forces as reactionary as any political
ring. The extension of the Grange
has been controlled by certain power
full factors whose activity in national
politics is everywhere recognized. AS
big interests have controlled bar as
sociations, chambers of commerce,
and boards of trade, In order to con-
troll public sentiment and public use
fulness, so likewise they have secured
control of the National Grange, and
used it for their own purposes. The
isolation of the farmer compels him
to trust his leaders. Without pub
licity he cannot know conditions. The
struggle to correct these conditions Is
now on. The election OF officers will
take place ct the annual session of the
Grange at Columbus, o., November Is
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1911.
No Compromise

In counting the vote of September
18th as cast, the Governor ana couhch
have done the obviously proper thlng.
But why call special session OF the
legislature. Has His Excellency set
his heart upon legalized liquor traihc
for Maine? Can it be that ne icars
to let his pet project run the gauntlet
of another general election? mere
10 no difference in principle between
the scheme to give local option to
the cities, and the proposition we nave
Just turned down. Certainly the
friends of prohibition are under no
obligation to compromise. Rather let
lis recognize the fact that the hght
has Just fairly started, and make Il
most of every opportunity.
We wonder if the governor has con-
sidered all the inns and outs connect
ed with a special session next feDru-
ary? In the first place there is the
unnecessary eXpel Sc, so terrible 10
every orthodox son of Jefferson. Then
too the Democrats lack the necessary
two-thirds in House, with which to
pass the proposed amendment. Are
the Republicans going to help pull
any more chestnuts out of the fire?
Last but not least there are twelve
vacancies, three in the senate and nine
in the house. To fill these special
election will be necessary, and there
is where the direct primary law may
upset some carefully matured plans
The people are going to have chance
to know what they are voting for both
in the primaries and at the polls. A
we'll organized fight will make the
Governor and special session looF
libc Il thirty cents. II
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09

about 30 men working on the extern
sion OF an electric light line from
Skowhegan to the towns Of Scion and
Bingham to take care Of the plants
in those towns. The Bingham plant
was burned several weeks ago, and as
a result that town has been IN dark
ness since. as far as artificial light
ing goes
chief George H. Webb OF the Fire
Department, after conference with the
fire commissioners has purchased a
billiard table AZ the expense OF about
$50, TO be placed In one OF the As
sembly rooms on the fret 6oor Of the
fire department building. for the use
OF the fremen The chief believes IL
would not only furnish entertainment
for the men bat would result IN their
being present 81 the building during
the winter evenings enabling them 10
respond quickly in case Of an alarm
The Smile when -ever-you-ca class y
OF the Bethany Sunday school held a
Halloween supper In the basement of
the church Saturday. NOV. 1 The sup
per was In charge OF Agnes Mantor.
Helen Merriam and Xerna Abbey in
clnded in the menu being oyster-stew,
pumpkin pie. apples and such things
as make a good supper for Halloween.
Some Halloween games had been ar
ranged by the committee on enter
talnment and these were enjoyed by
all The success of the supper was
largely due to the help given the
young ladies by their faithful teacher,
Mrs. Everett Goodrich.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
The Coming Issue In Maine

Hardly a day passes that we do not
have occasion to either hear or read
some malediction upon the Anticipated
and iniqutous general property tax
law that has for so long cursed the
State of Maine. Even in quarters
where we should least expect 1t, we
see the indications of a growing con-
viction that the time for a change
has arrived. One of the latest recruits
to the standard of progress is DR..
George NJ. Twitchell of Auburn, who as
agricultural writer and institute
speaker, has had occasion to travel
the length and breadth of Maine, over
and over again. Writing in a recent
issue of the Portland Express, under
the caption "A Big Problem Demand
ing Consideration he says;
THE state and town instead of fos-
tering and encouraging betterments in
land or buildings, Furnishes the man
who aspires after better things. The
inevitable tendency is to kill ambition
and lower the standard of life. In
some towns men do not dare paint
their buildings, knowing that the as
SCISSORS would at once punish by rails
ing the valuation on their property
No class of property pays SO
heavy a per cent of taxes, in proper
ton to earnings, as the farmers.
simply for the reason that the bleat
of the calf and the grunt of the hog
reveals the presence of personal prop
erty. The whole policy calls
for revision that relief may come be-
fore it is too late. There can be no
enthusiasm for improvement under a
policy which Furnishes for every step
taken. If a man wants better stock he
hesitates, certain that his valuation
will be raised. If man wants an
orchard he hardly dares give it the
care necessary, fearing the action Of
the assessors and so it is all along the
line. Men in town and city sit in
their comfortable office chairs and
talk about the indifference of the
farmer, overlooking the fact that one
of the greatest obstacles in his path
is the sense of injustice in the present
system of taxation.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
Our Greatest Problem is
Education

The assembling of more than 2000
teachers at Augusta recently serves
as a reminder-if any were needed
that our school system is one of the
most potent factors of our civilization.
The dominant thought running
through many of the addresses, was
also an index of the wide spread feel
ing that our schools have not kept
pace with the progress of humanity;
that new conception of education
must take the place of the one that
has done duty so long. This thought
was well expressed by William Allen
White in a recent contribution to the
Craftsman. He says:
THE public schools as they stand
do not produce the citizenship needed
for the work ahead of the country.
The spirit of sham in them that
Knocks justice, is the theory thai
everyone is educated to be prince
or princess. The grades aim at the
high school; the high school aims at
the bachelors degree; the bachelors
degree is pointed at the masters de-
gree; and that at the doctors degree
and the doctors degree Is tipped
towards the clouds. That is hitching
ones wagon to the stars, but it is
neglecting the good roads movement
on earth-which is highly important"
This criticism has been made year
after year. The truth of it all has
long stood undisputed, yet the pro-
gross is painfully slow. The educa-
tional authorities appear to either
lack the necessary initiative, or the
courage to throw off the shackles of
the antiquated System" Here in
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09

Skowhegan the school system needs to
be planned with at least as much
reference to the industrial life of the
community. as to the entrance re-
ouirements of Harvard university
The boy who cannot attend high
school-and that means the big ma
jorlty-needs a helping hand as ne
enters industrial life, more than at
any other time in his earthly career.
Can anyone watch the youngsters
graduate first from the grammar
school and then from the spinning
mill without feeling that the com
munity is shamefully recreant?
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-09
Child Labor

DO YOU think we could hear much
of child labor If the adult workers of
the state received an adequate wage?'
asked Attorney general Pattangali
during his address at the Maine Con-
ference of Charities and Corrections
in Augusta last week. Analysis OF
the facts warrants only negative an
swer. The little ones who are being
robbed of their birthright by corporate
greed, do not come from the families
of the we'll to do, and parents do love
their children, even when they are
poor.
Mr.. Patangall advised a study of
the social mal-adjustment that COM
pels child labor, and spoke of indus
trial education as highly desirable.
Undoubtedly 1t is, but we cannot help
wishing that the speaker had drawn
from the depths of his intellect, and
really analysed the problem for the
benefit of his audience and the state
of Maine. Mr.. Pattangall can discuss
the factors that control wages, in
manner we'll worth anyb dy's time to
read or hear.
Mr.. Pattangall knows that wages
are now largely fixed by the competi-
ton of those who have labor to sell.
! He also knows that the growth OF
population now tends constantly to
stimulate that competition and force
the standard of living down. That
this is the primary force behind the
wide spread social unrest, he cannot
be unaware. If it were not for the
fact that he expects to see this unrest
capitalized for the benefit of the Demo
cratic party, he would very likely
have told his audience something like
this:
The American working man is de-
termined to have an adequate wage.
Thoughtful study of the problem is
convincing him that he can so cast
his ballot as to directly affect his pay
envelope The tremendous increase of
intelligent and independent voting
means that he will not be much
longer denied. The spirit and tradi-
tons among American toilers would
best harmonic with a political pro
gram to break up the speculative
holding of natural resources in way
to compel capital to bid for labor by
paying an adequate wage. That is
what they will probably try to get
first Failing in that we may expect
to see the doctrines of collective
ownership sweep over the country.
with results that no living man can
foretell.
But just at present Mr.. Pattangall
is more concerned with politics than
craftsmanship. He also knows what
generally happens to the man who
lives in advance of his time.