davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1911-05-27

to give any of them good, hard rub I
win from it.
Evening star., 1911-05-27

TODAY'S GAME.
st. Martin VS.. Waverly. at North Capitol
and v streets. Game called at 6:46.
Evening star., 1911-05-27

The st. Stephen Club dropped It's first
game yesterday in the Marquette League.
The club first to lower the colors of the
churchmen was the Corcoran Cadets, the
Soldiers, although out hit and seemingly
outplayed. getting the long end OF the
score:
Evening star., 1911-05-27

TODAY'S GAME:
Takoma VS. Silver Spring at New FIamp-
shire avenue and Upshur street
northwest, at 5:3O pm.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26
THE NEWSPAPER.
Is Often Of Higher Standard Than
That OF Books, Says Bliss Perry.

Bliss Perry. professor of English
literature In Harvard university, for
merly editor of the Atlantic monthly.
entertains high opinion of the his
torical value and even OF the liter
airy merits of the average daily news
paper. He believes that the daily news
paper, 30 often condemned by super
fetal critics as poorly written and
worthless the day after publication
Is in reality a true reflection OF con
temporary life.
In a recent lecture on Libraries
and the Community" Prof Perry said
that the English of the daily newspa-
pers is often of higher standard
than that of books, and suggested
that 1t surpasses In quality the
speech Of everyday life He praised
the daily newspaper as an historical
source, and cautioned librarians TO
beware of disregardlng its value as
an essential element In the study Of
current events and life
Discussing the necessity OF identi-
flying real literature early in It's ca
reer, and the desirability of accepting
a piece of genuine literary work be
fore its author belongs TO a hygone
century, Professor Peryr dealt with
many relations of the library 10 the
public. thus reaching his estimate Of
the newspaper.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26
CARL D. SMITH At
WASHINGTON, PA.
Speaks Before Board of
Trade Recently
Address on 1Pr0ducer Gasn Gave
Clear Understanding of Fuel Prob
lem.

Carl D. Smith of Pittsburg, former
ly of Skowhegan and a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alonzo Smith, was the
guest of honor at a recent meeting of
The subject of his address was PRO
Queer Cas-" something with which
his work as fuel expert in the gov
eminent testing station at Pittsburg
has made him thoroughly familiar.
Mr.. Smith used stereopticon to IL
lustrate his talk, and gave to his au-
dience a clear understanding of the
modern phases of the fuel problem.
Despite the unfavorable weather
the meeting was well attended and in
the audience we're prominent manu-
facturers of Washington and vicin-
ity, college professors and profess
sional men. At the close of his for
NAL address Mr.. Smith threw him
self upon the mercy of his hearers
and became the receiving point for
number of pertinent queries along
fuel lines.
In opening his remarks Mr.. Smith
detailed briefly the various methods
of making gas, pointing out that pri-
marily the method of making pro-
Queer gas was to pass a limited air
supply through thick and burning
fuel bed. Mr. Smith told of the va
rious types of gas producers and
showed how hey were operated and
the various results gained with each.
He touched on the fact that the ma
tural gas supply Is rapidly disap-
pearing and declared that the only
solution of the fuel problem lay in
producer gas. He pointed out the
many uses of this fuel but also show
ed that in comparison with natural
gas the heat value of producer gas
was low. He said that the experience
of one big producer plant in England
showed that after confidence WAS es-
LCDtlSuSu dAuOn6 Aht
signing of contracts was an easy
matter. This plant is four years old
and has proven most successful.
The question of relative cost and
heating power of natural gas and
producer gas brought forth much
comment. One man who has had
much experience with producer gas
in the glass business stated that pro-
Queer gas could be manufactured at
cost equivalent to II cent natural
gas. Mr.. Smith rather leaned to the
opinion that the cost would run
above this but added that 1t would
depend largely on the coal supply
and the investment in the producer
plant
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c.. r. FOGG
Skowhegan Maine
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas, John S. Smart of the Plan
tation of Brighton In the County or
Somerset on the seventh day of May,
A. D., 1910, by his deed of Mortgage of
that date, recorded in the Somerset
Registry of Deeds Book 299. Page 252,
conveyed to the Subscriber a certain
lot or parcel of land situated In said
Brighton in said County and bounded
and described as follows, viz: Begin
ming at the Southeast corner of the
Henry Butler lot, so called. thence
South to Brook. thence following
down said Brook to the Chesley Lot.
so called, thence West to Bingham
Town Line. thence North on said Line
to said Butler Lot, thence East on
said Butler Lot to the point begun at,
containing Seventy acres more or less.
Also another parcel of land In said
Brighton bounded and described as
follows, to wit: Beginning at the
Northeast corner of said Henry But
Ter Lot. thence East to the Andrews
Chesley Lot, thence West to the. Coun-
gun at excepting Twenty acres on
the South end Of said Lot. Said par
eel hereby .nvsyed contains eighty
acres more or less, to secure the pay
ment of certain Notes therein describ-
ed; and as the conditions of said Mort
gage have been broken. I claim a
foreclosure of the same according to
the Statute in such case made and
provided, and give this Notice for that
purpose
Athens, January 7th, A. D. 1911.
CYRUS X. YORK
3w2 BY ]. r. Holman. His Atty
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Are You Deaf =?
Catarrh is Probably the Cause. Get
Rid of The Cause

If you have catarrh and have con-
slant ringing noises in your ears look
into the matter at once
It's a pretty sure sign that catarrh
is spreading and is making its way
through the Eustachian tubes that
lead from the nose TO the ears.
When catarrh gets TO the ears par
tial deafness follows. II YOU have
ringing noises In your ears go to
Frank W. Bucknams today and get
a HYOMEI outnt and drive out ca
larrh.
To cure catarrh HYONEt should
De breathed through "A pocket inhaler
or few minutes four or five times
day. Just pour a few drops into the
lard rubber inhaler and breathe II.
Ii Kills the germs; soothes the irri-
tation; heals the Inflammation; stops
hawking, splitting and snufiing.
HYOMEI keeps the throat free
rom mucus and prevents crusts in
lose.
The complete HYOMEI outfit which
includes the little indestructible hard
-ubber inhaler "A bottle OF HTOMEl
nd simple instructions for use, costs
4 90. Separate bottles OF HYOMEl
ost so cents at druggists every
where. or at F. w Bucknam's on
money back plan. AS
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26

and eleven children-tcn at home-a
bright and encouraging spot among
the many.
| claim that while there is no law
against it, there should be no : -eh a
condition as Jingle person living all
alone out on farm. 1t is too isolat-
ed a life. besides there is bur little
to build up, to develop. to get into the
hum and hustle and general prosper
ity of life
You talk about developing water
powers and putting in factories and
enlarging business in our town which
is all right and should meet the en-
enlargement of us all but let me say
that there is something ahead of all
that If it is population we are after
we need to awaken to the fact that it
is boys and girls on the farms and in
the village families that are wanted
A sadly diminished population with
out them will be the result OF every
census enumeration.
The idea that we are going to get
ahead much with only two in a fam
lily is out of the question. A radical
change is the most essential thing just
now. Less society gossip, less doc
tors medicine, less lily ventilated
houses, less late suppers. less of ev-
erything that tears down health and
happiness and more pure air, more
rich blood, more laughing. rollicking
place the census will give us a popu-
lation that will not be disappointing
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26
NEW REVELATIONS
AS TO CENSUS
Why Population Is Not
Greater Here
Mr.. Emerson Finds Out OF 149 Famil-
les There is an Average of Less
Than Four Persons Per Family.

Samuel f. Emerson, who was one
of the census enumerators here last
spring has some excellent ideas on the
present condition of the population OF
this town. He gives the following
ideas:
There seems to be disappointment
manifested among the people of
Skowhegan because the recent census
enumeration did not give the number
of inhabitants that was expected As
one of the enumerators allow me to
say that was very much disappoint-
ed myself when first started in tc
do the work assigned Disappoint-
ed because | found the families visit
ed numbering SO few. ! took the
names of 149 families averaging only
2-3 per family In 1880 in Madison
| found an average of AZ per fam
lily. If we in Skowhegan could have
come to a level with that average
we should have passed the 5000 mark
which it was universally expected
we should reach.
| was assigned to the enumeration
of the farms but have no doubt me
conditions were the came in the vii
l&ge We could not put names on the
schedules that were not found, with,
out violating the trust placed in us as
enumerators. We were paid so niue
per inhabitant and even from a selfisl
motive alone we would be likely tc
take all there were for us. thought
it a little discouraging to find on sc
many farms only two to enumeratt
and in too many instances only ont
would be the sole inhabitant of {
farm. One cannot count up popula
ton very rapidly under such condi
tons.
On one farm | found the parents
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26
POUlTRYMEN
AFTER GOOD PRICES
Good Work Being Done by AssOcia-
ton and 1t Needs Cooperation OF
All.

The Wesserrunsett Poultry Produc-
ers' association was organized for
its members higher prices than the
Athens merchants are willing or able
to pay. Do the poultrymen here want
from to cents a dozen for their
eggs more than they can be sold for
locally? If you do. come along with
us and we will help you get it.
The association has but 20 men,
beers with only a few of them pro-
ducng eggs this winter, but from De-
cember to January 5 we shipped
nine cases and got returns of $500
more than local buyers would have
paid That Is quite an item, and If
you would like to share in good
thing. you can do so by paying the
membership fee of so cents. That
money goes to buy egg cases and for
necessary expenses.
+. Y. Barker is the agent for the
Association, and he takes the eggs,
stamps them with your number, ships
them. and pays you when the check
is returned. all for only one and one
half cents per dozen. To be sure the
eggs have got to be strictly fresh, but
everyone should expect and be will
ing to send them along while they
are at their best So far as cash is
concerned, the Association is no
great help to the large producer who
can ship by themselves, but it is a
big help to the small producer.
We are in hopes the local dealers
will take no offence at our Associa-
ton. for we mean no hurt to them.
We see no reason why they cannot
join the Association and receive a
benefit through it. Butter especially
Is hard problem for the storekeep-
ers of Athens village, and we ought
to have a creamery We want to see
old Athens boom with a new grist
mill, new saw mill, an electric
road, a creamery, potato houses, SC
that we won't know the place in rs
years
/ All thees new things mean better
days for Athens. We feel sure that
Cornville will give us lift on the
electric road at the meeting in March
and it looks as if Madison will come
along with $4,000 too. Everything is
looking up, and we are all going tc
beenit by it. The Somerset Poultry
Producers Association shipped six
cases of eggs January Is, and propose
TO keep on doing business every week
| So do we.
CHARLES S. CLEVELAND,
! President Wesserrunsett Poultry
Producers Association, Athens, Me
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Sheep Breeders Annual.

The Somerset & Franklin Sheep
Breeders association will hold its
annual meeting in Grange hall. Madi-
son, on Wednesday, March /. 1911, at
~ a. M, to transact the following
business:
Ito hear the reports of the Off
GERS.
2-To see if the members will vote
to change the name of the Somerset
& Franklin Sheep Breeders Associa-
ton to the Maine Sheep Breeders
Association,
3-To see if the members will vote
to make necessary or desirable
changes in the bylaws
40 elect officers for the ensuing
year
$40 transact any other business
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26

James Palmer has in his possession
an old Farmers Almanac that dates
back to 1900. One interesting thing
in it is paragraph relating to letter
postage. The rate was cents for a
letter going 40 miles; ten cents for
more than 40 miles and not exceed
ing 80 miles. On rules of health the
Almanac has this: Two meals a day
is said to be sufficient for all persons
after 30 years Of age Keep constant
~ to plain diet" 1t says further:
Earn a shilling "a cents) before
you spend a penny" 1t has the fol-
lowing anecdote: An Irishman was
lately brought before a justice. charg
ed with marrying six wives. The
magistrate asked him how he could
be so hardened a villain. Please,
your worship, says Paddy, I was
trying TO get a good one"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26
Farmers Week.

Farmers week at the University OF
Maine will occur March clio. The
program is not yet sufficiently com
plete for publication, but among the
speakers already engaged are John p.
Buckley, State commissioner OF agri-
culture, who will address the opening
culture; Bradford Knapp, who speaks
Tuesday evening, and Dean. l.. IL.
Bailey OF Cornell, who speaks on
Country Life Problems. President
Alley of the university will also ad-
dress the opening meeting.
1t is planned to make the exercises
better and more useful than ever be-
fore, and a large attendance is con-
fidently predicted.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26
OLD CANNON used
IN CELEBRATIONS
Lately Recalled to Mind
of Citizens
Yeneratea for Its Public Services II
Shaald Re Preserved

The ssleetmeu are contemplating
what the shall do alth N Old can
non which Al one time h sko~he
cans history was used at 81 public
celebrations The taNn had almost
forgotten the existence Of he Old
cannon unfl the other daf James
brown brought In bill for storage
II fhe rate of s. 90 Her month ask
ny storage for one gear
IN past days this eaua3a Inquired
IN an The celebrations and sas also
loaned r. surrounding towns TO en-
nVen their celebration 1t vas IN
charge Of Company 2 at the time
when Asa Emery wa captain though
the town furnished the powder
One time Captain Emery and his
company we're 10 Waferyllle helping
celebrate. but when II came the next
day they had hard work 10 get home
to help skoWhegan celebrate. Find
INK that the regular train could not
take the cannon. Captain Emery in
daeed Superintendent George Alden
Of the Eastern division 10 bring them
up on special
1t is probable that the cannon will
be placed on the park OF near some
public building 1t being too much
Yenerated for its past services to be
disposed of
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26
Dandruff Cured in Two
Weeks or Money Back

The above Ia the guarantee G. R.
Fogg, the druggist, is offering for
Partisan Sage, the greatest of all
hair restorers.
II you have dandruff take advant-
age of this offer and kill the little
dandruff germs that will surely steal
your hair II allowed to continue to
persistently burrow into the hair
roots.
Partisan Sage Is also guaranteed to
stop falling hair and itching of the
scalp.
Don't accept any substitute from
any druggist. Partisan Sage Is the
original prescription of one of the
worlds greatest scientists, and is
manufactured only In this country by
Giroux Mfg Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Partisan Sage Is an celebrating
and pleasant hair dressing; 1t Ia not
sticky or greasy and 1t makes the
hair soft. beautiful and luxuriant.
AS
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26
Notice Of First Meeting Of Creditors.

In the District Court OF the United States for
the District OF Maine In bankruptcy.
L G. e s:s %s;, S.' s'
To the creditors OF LAforeet b. Davis OF
Madison In the County OF Somerset and
District Aforesaid, q bankrupt
Notice ID hereby given that on the 2ist day
OF January A. ID. 1911, said Laforost u.
Davis was duly adJudicAted bankrupt,
and that the first meeting Of his creditors viii
be held ut Daniel Lswta' once, In Skowhegan,
Maine, on the nth day OF February A. d. 1911.
at ten O'clock In the forenoon. ~ which time
the said creditors may Attend, prove their
claims appoint trustee, examine the bank
rupt and transact such other business ~
may properly come befors said meeting.
January "a, A ID. 1911.
DANIEL LEWIS,
Nsfsres In Bankruptcy
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In the District Court OF the United States
for the District of MaIna In Bank ruptcy.

In the District Court OF the United States
for the District of Maine, in Bankruptcy.
Margaret Brown In Bankruptcy.
bankrupt
To the creditors of Margaret Brown OF
bingham In the County OF Somerset and
District aforesaid, . bankrupt.
Notice Is hereby given that on the 2ist
day Of January, A. d. 1911, said Margaret
Brown was duly adjudicated bank
tors Will be held at Daniel Lewis office, In
Skowhegan, Maine, on tho 18th day OF Feb
ruary, A. d. 1911, at ten o'clock In the fore
attend prove their claims, appoint a trustee,
examine the bankrupt, and transact such
other business as may properly come before
said meeting.
ltJanuary q, A. ID. 1911.
DANIEL LEWIS,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
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HAVE PLENTY OF AIR.
Maine Man Proves That Hens VIII
Lay When They Are Kept In the
Open.

Albert Rocks. formerly of West
brook, who came to Biddeford more
than year ago and bought a small
farm on the Saco road, near the iron
bridge, to engage In the poultry bust
ness, has discovered tho secret of
making hens lay.
AS soon as his method becomes
known 1t is believed there will be a
decided drop in the price of eggs.
Mr.. Rocks calls 1t the oxygen OF
open air" treatment. He knew that
human beings thrive best where they
have plenty of fresh air and he rea-
soned that hens ought to be bene-
fitted in a similar way.
When he built hen house he left
the southwest side open. When asked
by his neighbors If he was going to
have a plate glass front he answer
ed that he was not going to have
any front.
They declared that his hens would
freeze, but he finished the coop and
stocked 1t with chickens.
Since the chickens left the mother
hen they have been taking the open
air treatment every night. All
through the recent cold snap the hens
were housed In the three-sided coop.
The hens look we'll. feel we'll and
the $50 Rhode Island reds are laying
from rs to 100 eggs a day. There is
not frozen comb in the flock, and
the birds seem to enjoy the bracing
air
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26

A Boston paper few days ago had
the following account in regard to
the old cannon. The facts have been
stated above but the following may
be interesting:
The see-lectmen of this taown are
heyin an awful time abaout the old
canonn thet was brung hum rite af-
ter the Civil war. The old thing
hain't been used sence abaout ten
year ago, when it wuz fired off one
Fourth IVY July, and broke pretty neer
all the winders in taown After tibet
awspishus okashun it WIS hawled
over ter Jim Browns barn and it's
bin a rustin' thar ever sence
T'other day, Jim, most preezuma-
bly, findin he wuz in the midst NV
hard winter, brung in a bill fer stor-
age for 81 per week, this bein' $500
fer ten years This bill hit ther
board of see-lectmen like ton NV
hay slidin often a NOW. Why Their
burned rusty old peace of iron amt
wuth more'n $40 fer old junk.
Their board called a executive SEES
sion daown back NV Jim Braown's barn
ter onct. Sum wuz fer tellin' Jim to
take teh old cannon and blow hisself
ter the internal reguns with it, but
others sed it wuz a historick relick
and tibet the citizens of the taown
shud ev more pateriotism. But them
ism, didn't make SO much hooray
when Their cheerman asked if they
WIZ willin' ter dig inter their own
pockets ter help settul Their bill. One
member wv the board who is a awful
hard heded bizness cuss, sed in his
humbul opinyun, tibet the old cannin
taown ez a nest NV hornets in a feath-
er bed would be to a saound sleeper.
Fer abaout thirty-five year after
Their Civil war, the old gun ulster be
fired off evry Fourth NV July, but its
usefulness KUN to a student end one
Fourth when it blew up.
Sence tibet day Jim Browns hens
hez been nestin in it.
When the executive meetin' was
gettin' red hot a drummer struck
taown with se-gars, and the boys ad-
journed until next week They cal
late tibet they may hev to hold a
taown meetin' ter settul Their kase
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26
FOR DIRECT PRIMARIES.
Portland Starts Petitions to Force
Action by Present Legislature.

For the first time since the fnitia-
tive and referendum law was passed
by the Legislature of 1907, steps are
being taken to compel action by the
present Legislature of a direct pri-
maries law which has already been
proposed In that body. The law pro-
vides that upon petition of 10000 vot-
ers the Legislature must pass the pro-
posed bill or submit it to all the voters
of the State Paid canvassers began
work last Monday to secure the re-
quired number of signatures to the
petition for the law, which must be
filed 20 days before the Legislature
adjourns.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26
SAVED
FROM AN
OPERATION
By Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Peoria, Ill.--"I wish to let every one
know what Lydia E. Pinkham RENE

Q166 nave QOne Tor
me. For two years
/ suffered. The doc
tors said l had tu-
mors, and the only
remedy was the sur
geon's knife. Ny
mother bought me
Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vege table Com
pound, and today l
am q healthy wo-
man. For months
I suffered from in
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26

THE CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY has
the Capital Stock of the Skowhegan Electric which
Skowhegan Noridgewock
THE CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY operates
Winslow, Benton Clinton
Halowel and
line connecting these places planned
this line TO Skowheean before 0 the
The believe this advantage
to the and to the people
THE CENTRAL POWER COMPANY has a large
market
1t will supply any purpose and any
quantity.
Through the drought
full About hundred with
andtwo hanon
daily
anyone n Skowhegan Norrdgewock wishes to establish
industry enlarge onethe company would like
More industries prosperity community
and %
-
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that may legally come before said
meeting.
EDGAR E. CLIFFORD, Canaan.
President
ERNEST HILTON, Arson,
Secretary
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26

A German scientist says II is pos
sible for man to live 500 years. Let's
see now: Can he hold out any hope
Of fall In prices during that period?
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-01-26

fammati0n, and your SanatiVe Wash re-
lieved me. Your Liver Pills have no
equal ~ . cathArtic. Any ono wishing
proof Of what your medicines have
doae'for me can get it from any drug
gist or BY writing to me. You can use
my testimonial I'm any way you wish,
and Twill be glad to answer letters. -
Mrs. CHRIsTLNA REED, 10G. Mound st.,
Peoria I'll.
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American manufacturers are max
ing 800 monographs month in
Japan. There may be something in
this war scare, after all