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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
TOO MUCH WATER ON THE HAIR
A MISTAKE.

From Toilettes OF Today. Paris)
If your hair is becoming dry and
brittle, breaking of and losing color,
follow the lead of the many who have
taken up the new method OF dry
shampooing," said Claribel Montague
in her lecture on Beauty" at the
Theatre Monet, Thursday. 1T has
been proven that too frequent wetting
the hair is a mistake.
Even those who were devoted to
shampooing with eggs now use therox
and orris root, and they declare that
this dry shampoo makes the hair az
bright and fluffy as ever did eggs.
ITO make the dry shampoo mix
four ounces of powdered orris root
with four ounces of therox. Sprinkle
tablespoonful of the mixture on the
head and brush 1t we'll through the
hair. Do this once or twice a weei
II the hair is thin and scanty and you
will soon notice new growth oil
hair. Nothing makes the hair sc
beautifully fine and lustrous as this
dry shampoo
Therox Is for sale by Sampson q
Avore.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
A Weddind Hoax.

There have been many foolish hoaxes
since the days of Theodore Hook. but
few so cruel as one mentioned by
Bran Stoker in his book. Famous
Impostors" ~ young couple were
about to be married in Birmingham
when those officiating were startled by
the delivery of a telegram from Lon
don with the MESSAGE stop marriage
1T once. His wife and children have
arrived in London aud viii come on
to Birmingham. The bride tainted,
and the bridegroom was frantically
perturbed at thus summarily being
provided with wife and family. But
1t was useless-the unhappy man had
to make the best OF his way through
an exasperated crowd. full Of sympa-
thy for the wronged girl. Inquiry,
however showed her friends that the
whole thing was hoax-possibly
worked by some revengeful rival of
the man whose happiness had been so
unexpectedly deferred"
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about all | can teach you here. Now
my neighbor, Watkins, needs a man
and I think you'll find it worth while
TO go to him. But he pays FIVE dol
lars month less. VIII you 60 to
him?'
Robert stayed with his new en-
ployer nearly a year, learning an
other successful mans way of doing
things, and twice receiving a raise in
wages. Again his former emplover
came to him.
Robert" he said, 1 have been
talking with Watkins, and now I want
to talk with you. There is a man
near Chicago who has a place open,
and there is future in it,
Again the but" But you will
start in as barn man, end at only
twenty-five dollars month. Will
you go?'
1t took some grit to drop a sub
foreman job and become "tail-ender'
OF big dairy crew. Perhaps it took
more grit to lose ten dollars a month,
with no immediate prospect of re-
gaining 1t. But this young man had
much shrewd common sense, and for
second time he stepped down-to
rise higher
At that time he was twenty-one and
master of the details of his bust
ness. Promotion came fast-three
times within one year. Then the
foreman left to start in business for
himself, and Robert took his place.
and his wages-six hundred dollars
a year, and everything found.
Today, at twenty he has in
his control a great farm factory
capitalized at eighty thousand dol
lars, employing for part of the year
as many as twenty men. He looks
after all the details of the business,
and makes it pay five per cent net
He has little herd of stock of his
own. His salary is more now than
it was when he took the place, and
last year he made for himself. out
side of his living expenses, nearly
two thousand dollars
Such is the opportunity that waits
for a young man who has the ability
to make good" The steady increase
in the value of land is forcing men to
adopt better methods of tillage and
a profit-making crop rotation. The
young man who combines the know
ledge of how to do this with good bus
mess judgment is in demand all over
the country, and especially in the
middle West, where large farms and
large investment call for special ex-
ecutive ability.
Salaries ranging from one thousand
dollars to twenty-five hundred dollars
with house rent and grocery bill
thrown in, are not uncommon, and
the second figure represents an in
come equivalent to seventy five hun
dred dollars, or even better, In the
city. 1t is not how much you get in
the pay envelope, but how much of il
you can prevent leaking through your
fingers that counts in the long run.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
RICH PRIZES
Offered by Maine Corn aud Fruit
Show.

The Maine Corn and Fruit show TO
be held in Portland. November 8 10 Il,
will offer two thousand dollars in
premiums the greater portion Of
which will be in cash. Everybody who
will exhibit should keep their corn,
apples, and vegetables growing, as
there is quite lot Of interest mani
tested in the exposition, and il is ex-
pected there viii be many exhibitors
Several special premiums OF quite
large amounts will be offered BY
manufacturers. There is already one
prize of ga in cash on corn. By Coe-
Mortimer d Co.. grown on Z. Frank
Goes fertilizer. One 6-foot Buckeye
moving machine is offered BY the
Richardson Manufacturing Co. of
Worcester, Mass. price s47. on four
varieties of apples. Fifty dollars in
cash is offered by the Bradley Ferti-
lizer Co, for best ten ears of flint
corn grown on Bradley's fertilizer.
Bowker Insecticide Co. 43 Chatham
street. Boston. offer six 25-lb pack
ages of Pyrox on best bushel OF ap-
pies; Frost Insecticide Co, Arlington,
Mass, four 25-lb. kegs OF Bordolead;
Oliver Chilled Blow works, South
Bend, Ind, one No. L. Y. cultiva-
Tor, $36; Swift's Lowell Fertilizer Co.
10 North Market street. Boston. one
ton SWift's special corn and vegetable
manure, for best ten ears of eight
rowed flint corn raised on any brand
of SMift's
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13

by Pleasant Pond 1t was a fairly
good day until North Whitefield was
reached. There the rain fell and the
swim in Pleasant Pond was omitted.
The column moved on above Dyer
Long Pond to the beautiful grounds
of Dr.. and Mrs. T. W. Jackson. Here
camping space was glady given as
we'll as a generous supply of food.
A pleasant evening was spent at East
jefferson. A camp fire was built
watches set, and good sleep in the
open begun Some of the party had
had the JOY of a dip in Damariscotta
lake.
An early start was made on Satur-
day morning. The boys marched into
Warren village strong and in good
order. They arrived at the Congre-
gational parsonag e at 1920 a. m.
There it WIS learned that the young
girls. with their mothers help had
prepared a bountiful repast in the
chapel. This repast disappeared about
noon and the Scouts one By one
sought a reclining place and soon af-
ter fell asleep.
Thus ended the tramp 10 Augusta
and return. Some seventy miles
were covered and that over heavy.
wet roads. All had good time and
felt well repaid for the efforts made
The Scouts met with uniform kind
ness all along the way even when
taken for a band Of rowing Indians.
So many requests have come to
Scout Commissioner Nh Head. at
Wateryille regarding the different
hikes that the Boy Scouts have been
making. that he has decided to give
out to the press a report of one of the
trips which may indicate 10 other pa
trolls somewhat the need of the un-
dprt3kinp
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
Found the Word.

The late Thomas Lowry of Mime
apolis was a great wit and a great
story teller as well as a great f1nan
cher. He needed 100000 one time
for one OF his railroad enterprises, and
he went TO New York to get IT, On the
morning of his arrival a friend met
him at the hotel and asked, What art
you doing. Tom?"
II am going downtown to get $1,000.
COO"
"Can you do it7"
"My boy" said Lowry impressiyely,
"in the bright lexicon of youth there
is no such word as fail"
That night Lowry came back to his
hotel after a hard day. The same
friend met him. Ibid you get the mil
lionY he asked.
NO" replied Lowry. II didn't. l
opened that bright lexicon Of youth,
and the word was In it."-Philadelphia
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13


The Fourth Of July, the day of our
arrival at Albany. WAS the anniversary
OF the Declaration of Independence.
and on our arrival we were told that
great preparations were making for its
celebration.
Our landlord, as soon as he found
out who we were, Immediately came
to us to request that we would excuse
the confused state in which his house
WAS, as this was the anniversary day
of American independence" or, as
some indeed more properly call IT,
American repentance" We were all
Of us not little surprised at this ad-
dress, and from such person In
stances, however, are not wanting Of
people openly declaring that they have
never enjoyed so much quiet and hap
piness in their own homes since the
Revolution as they did when the states
were the colonies of Great Britain.
Among the planters Of Virginia | have
heard language of this sort more than
once.-From "Travels Through the
States of North America by Isaac
Weld, Jr., 1895.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13

Try Mentholatum, rub 1t over the
temples and forehead. Gives quick
relief, stops pain, refreshes and in
vigorates the nerve racked brain. AL
ways effective. Absolutely harmless.
Millions use 1t. At your druggist, Csc
and soc opal jars, or sample free by
addressing Mentholatum Co., Buffalo,
N 19-21-24
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Welded at Harmony. Ne.

At the home OF Nj. and Mrs. T. /.
Willis Thursday afternoon their
daughter, Miss Mertie Lunette. was
married to Arthur H. McAllister of
Pittsf1eld by Rev E. X. Jordan of the
Pittsfield Free Baptist church. The
bride was attended by her sister. Miss
Iva B. Willis, and Clarence Meal
lister, brother of the groom, served
as best man.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13

Never allow a draft to blow over
young turkeys; cover their windows
with poultry netting. then muslin, IN
til very severe weather sets in
The egg cases should also be kept
clean and sweet.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
THOSE WHO TAKE FOLEY KIDNEY


For their kidney and bladder ailments,
and for annoying urinary irreEulari-
ties are always grateful both for the
ford. and for their tonic and strength
ening effect as well. Try Foley Kid
ney Pills. For sale by all druggists.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13

v OB0t6 " . SOm-
pound and Sanative
Wash have done me.
j live on q farm and
have worked very
hard. l am forty
i've years old, and
am the mother Of
thirteen children.
Many people think
1t strange that l am
not broken wn
with hard work and
the care of nv fam
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13

1t is said that short legged fowls
fatten a great deal more quickly than
long legged ones.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
KIDNEY DISEASES ARE DURABLE

kIDNEf UINENNEN ANE u NFbIat
under certain conditions, The right
medicine must he taken before the
disease has progressed too far. MIR.
Perry A Pitman, Dale Tex, says: II
was down in bed for four months with
kidney and bladder trouble and gall
stones one bottle Of Foley's Kidney
Remedy cured me well and sound"
Ask for II. For sale by all druggists.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
FoLEY'S HONEY AND TAR COM
POUND

Is effective for coughs and colds in
either children or grown persons. No
opiates. no harmful drugs. In the yell
low package. Rebsse substitutes For
sale by all druggists.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13
OWES
III -
U
HER
4
HEALTH
To Lydia e. Pinkham 8
Vegetable Compound

seottville. Mich.-"I want to tell
YOU how much good Lydia E. Pinkham's
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-13

While returning from the Dead
River region recently Z. Herbert
pinglsy. j. Clinton Netealf and Ollie
IarboX of Pennington had an uuus-
ual experience. They we're travelling
by automobile and Mr. Mer,alf was
driving Al a point between Eustis
md StTaton where tie l-g=l road
runs through p handsome growth of
pine trees they rounded a curve and
came upon an enormous black bear
VINO MS &mbhns down The road to-
ward taem. The auto was going abou-
tlirtF miles an hour aid WIS close
TO the 5luin before the animal was
aware OF IFS presence Not feeling
Just sure what the result would be Of
collision with a Wild animal so
heaFy ard bulky, Mr.. Metcalf slowed
the machine down suddenly. The
Der wheeled and ran at top sDeed
ahead OF the automobile for a short
distance then jumped out of the road
INTO the woods and disappeared.
James Donehue of Rockland. COM
missioner OF sea and shore fisheries.
SAYS he lis Two parties now in the
oyster business in Rhode Island and
Connecticut who are anxious to come
10 Maine TO plant and propagate oys-
tiers on a large scale. They want
1000 acres of grayelly or sandy bot
tom, free from eel grass, kelp or 9TH
er marine growths. with 6 to 20 feet
Of water at low water. While there
are numerous small patches of suit
able bottom. Commissioner Donahue
says ii is hard to find a large area in
desired location. Commissioner
! Donahue says that the department
will continue Investigations. as he is
anxious 10 have the oyster growers
come here
The trustees of Bates college voted
recently is follows To have a grad
uate Young Mems Christian Associa-
+ ton secretary, who will probably
teach one subject; to raise the sal
aries of the professors 800 per year.
/ The board of overseers for the com
ing year is as follows: Henry s.
Rowell, A. NJ, of Auburn. president
for two years; George B. Files. A.
NJ. OF Lewiston. secretary for ore
wear; member for five years. Hon
Charles +. Cook, A B. OF Port
land, George r. Files, A NJ. OF
Lewiston; Rev. Simon G Whitcomb.
A. b. OF Bangor; Rev Frederick F.
limerick, d D.. of Boston; Scott
Wilson A. b. of Portland.
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Mothers Ntqur overlook nfng symptom. your children
'le things indicate all plainly the imminent danger
disease If child is ists peevishhen it is high time for
tax Afew of that family rened
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-06-01
HIGHLANDS NEWS.
Items Of Interest From the Prosperous
Little Town Down the ClinCh
Richlands. Va Nav 80.

Richlsnds, Va, May 80.
w. L. Spratt is visiting homefolks at
this place.
Mrs. c. w. Baker left for her home
in Chicago last Thursday.
Mrs. w. B. Spratt is visiting her
brother, DR.. Richardson, at Devon.
There was preaching at Burkett's
Chapel Saturday night and Sunday.
A revival is being conducted at the
M. E: church by the pastor and Rev.
Perkins.
The home of F. F. Hurt was gladdened
LAST Wednesday by the arrival of a ten
pound boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Fisher have re-
turned from Bristol where they were
united in the holy bonds of matrimony.
Howard Saddler, of the Southern
Railway. who has been visiting at Mrs.
Henson's returned to his position today.
T. w. link, agent at Keystone, w.
Va, and who was a delegate to the
meeting of the telegraph operators at
Toronto. Canada. stopped off to see his
sister, Mrs. T. A. Draper, Friday.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-06-01
A Fitting Compliment 10 Miss COuIIing.

Several weeks ago a paper began
quietly to pass from hand to hand in
this community, bearing the following
message in type:
ITO our Dear Teacher and Friend
Miss Lou Coulling:
Remembering how much you
have done for US and how little we
have done for you, we take pleasure
IN asking you to permit us TO give
you a little trip for rest and recre-
alton.
''We do this. not with the thought
OF getting any credit on what we
owe you; that ls debt we are glad
to acknowledge but can never hone
to pay,-but we, in this act of love.
are only sending our little bunch of
flowers while you are here to appre-
ciate them"
Name after name was placed below
the message, and in a number of cases
the paper was asked for, in order that
some man or woman who studied with
Miss Coulling years ago, might have
the privilege of helping in this testi-
monlal of appreciation of her character.
ability and unselfish devotion to duty.
On Monday afternoon Miss Couiling
was presented with this paper-a sort
of roll call from the yesterdays and to-
day and with it a handsome sum and
the request that she spend the summer
at Chautsuqua, N. Y, where twenty
thousand people are accustomed to gath
er for work under men and women of
national reputation, and the many help
tul diversions to be had on that beauti-
full lake.
This spontaneous expression on the
part of our leading men and women. as
we'll as our girls and boys, is Just as it
should be, for in the education of our
citizens no one teacher has ever done a
fraction of what Miss Coulling has.
Her character, ability and faithful
discharge of duty are established beyond
question, and it would indeed be hard to
tind IN any community a teacher who
has the hold upon the people that this
good, brainy woman has in Southwest
Virginia.
Time and again in the last few weeks
it has been asked what other citizen has
done as much for Tazewell county. and
as yet no rival has been found for this
true and tried teacher.
She has through all these years stood
for high ideals, answering loyalty to
truth and honor and a steady fight for
better things. She is q vital part OF
our community life, and may she linger
with US long to continue in her glorious
work of helping our boys and girls into
such men and women as they should be.
With every citizen in this section we
join in wishing her a happy. satisfac-
tory summer at Chautauqua, and when
the school bell rings in September, may
she enter upon her duties with her old
time courage and cheer, carrying into
the routine of the days many delightful
memories, which would not have been
hers, but for the love and esteem of
these friends among whom she has
worked so long and so faithfully.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-06-01
Hurrah For The 4th, Of July.

A Tournament and Coronation Ball has
been suggested for the Fourth of July
celebration at Tazewell, but the obiec-
tion was raised that the present genera
tion of young Knights would not be so
active and energetic as their fathers;
that the days of even the semblance of
Chivalry are far behind us, buried
beneath the well night forgotten splen-
dor of the achievements of horse and
lance; and that no contestant would pre-
sent themselves for the coveted honors.
The management of the Fair Associa-
tion is willing to give the young men q
chance-not only this, but will leave it
entirely with them. If they want a
Tournament and Coronation Ball, then
they must present their names to the
Secretary by June 18th. On that date,
if a sufficient number of names have
been presented to make the contest
interesting, the Tournament will be
allowed to go; if not, it will be declared
off.
Young ladies of Burkes Garden, the
Cove, Clear Fork, Thompson's Valley,
Bluestone and other sections, call on
your Knights Valiant to respond to this
call, so their Queen may be crowned at
the Ball on the night of the Fourth:
Take pride in your localities and see
that your nelRhbors In the next valley
are trampled in the dust by your noble
warriors. If memory serves we'll, the
honors were carried away the last Tour
nament by the Cove. This was several
years ago. DO you mean to let the Cove
keep these honors forever?
The Tournament will be open to con-
testants from Tazewell and adjoining
counties. An entrance fee of 81 90
will be charged. The winner will be
given the honor of crowning his Queen
at the Ball. Besides this, a purse of
$25.00 is offered by the Association,
divided between the 1st, End, 3rd and
4th honors. as follows: $l2 so, $6.25.
$3.75 and $3.50.
That novelty race will be detailed
next week, as we haven't room this
week, watch the papers for in, because
it may be worth SIS 90 to you.
TAZEwELL FAIR ASSOCIATION.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-06-01
DOingS in the Circuit Court.

The case of the Commonwealth VS..
Ben Lester, charged with killing Bob
Lester and Luther Lowe in the Cove
recently, was called in the circuit court
on Thursday of last week. The case was
hotly contested by both sides and was
given to the jury on Saturday evening
late The jury after being out three
hours reported that it could not agree
and were discharged.
On Monday the case of the Common
wealth against W. H. Barnett, charged
with killing Thomas Harman at Boisse-
vain on April 18th, was begun. This
case was given to the jury on Tuesday.
and also resulted in hung jury.
The case against John Morgan, color
ed, charged with killing Grover Lam
bert near Cedar Bluff recently, was be-
gun on yesterday morning. This case
will be followed by that Of Alex Coles.
charged with killing Mary Stewart at
Richlands on the same day that Lam
bert was killed by Morgan, making four
murder cases to be tried at this term of
the court-an extraordinary record for
this county.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-06-01
The WOman's Club.

The last meeting of the Woman's
Club for the club year was held at the
home of the president, Mrs w. G. Har-
risson, on last Saturday. The subject
studied during the year past has been
Napoleon Bonaparte, and on this occa-
sion Rev. E. E. Wiley was invited to
address the club on this subject. He
took for his talk "The Religious Belief
of Napoleon, and treated it in mas
terly manner. Following this came the
social hour, which was greatly enjoyed
by those present. The club rule OF mo
Refreshments" was broken at this the
last meeting of the year, and an ele-
CANT collation. was served.
Besides the members of the club there
were present: Mesdames E. E. Wiley,
r. b. Gillespie, A. G. Russell, B. W.
Stras, Elizabeth Hunt, Mrs. George W.
Litz, of Hurley, Va, Mrs. Rose SPOTS,
of Pulaski, Mrs. G. L. Byron, of Roam
oke, Mrs. Chapman Anderson, of Rich
lands, and Misses Ethel Steger, Pearl
Vail. Blanche Brown, Msyola Gillespie
and Trula Kiser.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-06-01
Close Of Miss BuWen'S School

The closing exercises of the private
school of Miss Ella Bowen was held at
the tent theatre on last Saturday morn
ing. Around the walls of the tent were
hung the work of the pupils for the past
year, from the mats and rings of the
younger pupils to the diagrams of the
class in physiology, that would have
been credit to pupils of a more ad-
vanced age-a very creditable exhibit
tion of itself.
The exercises were opened with q
Bible reading and prayer by Rev. S. o.
Hall. Miss Bowen then made a brief
address, explaining the various exam
pies of the work of her pupils, and
stated that the program would consist
of the regular work of the school and
that no especial preparations had been
made for this the closing exercises. At
the close of her address, Miss Bowen
seated herself at the piano, struck a
chord, the pupils rose as one child, and
there begun q marvellous exhibition of
the training of children, of the restless,
irrepressible activity of childhood,
moulded by discipline, into the well
ordered actions that must govern their
future lives, and all executed with
vim and gusto that plainly showed the
work of the pupils during the past
school year had been a pleasure and not
a task. What beautiful gift it is to
understand the heart of a child and thus
to lead them in the paths of duty.
Rev. G. S. McCleary, who presented
the medals, spoke of the simplicity of
the children's actions and of the implied
harmonious relations between pupils
and teacher, as expressed by the exer-
cises.
The medals were won by Roland Hall
for grades and Charles Pepper Gillespie
for attendance.