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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-19
THE TWELVE CORNERS"
Ii is Between SkOwhegan and Madison
and Is Unlike any Other Place.

There is a place between Skowhe-
gan and Madison known as the
Twelve Corners" and it is unlike any
place probably in the United States
Roads meet at this place forming
twelve distinct corners. Six roads
meet at this junction. One of the
roads leads direct from Skowhegan
to Scion, this peculiar place being
about 10 miles from Skowhegan, this
road-running north and south There
is another road from this place. that
goes to Athens which is 61s miles
away; and another o e to North
Arson, miles away. Another road
starts from here in one direction
which goes to Madison and the other
direction to Athens. Then there is
another corner where the Skowhegan
road cuts across the Athens and Madi-
son road; and still another road cuts
across the Arson and North Arson
road There are twelve signs at this
place, and the corners make I'D a
triangle OF less than three acres. and
are between two hills, one at the
north and the other at the south.
This place Is pointed out to strangers
as one OF the curiosities of the State.
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HARTLAND.
Deferred from last week.

Mrs, Lucia Haskell Gee of Min
neapolis, Mimi, who has been spend
ing the summer in Maine, spent last
week with Hartland friends.
Mrs. Annie w. Fuller and Miss
Florence Woodbridge returned Thurs
day of last week to their home In
Somerville. Mass.
Miss Alice Crosbe of Dorchester
Mass, is guest of Miss Frances
Laneey.
Miss Frances Lancey, in honor oil
her guest, Miss Alice Crosbie OF Dor
chester, Mass, entertained a small
party for the week end at Camp DC
Lancey, Great Moose Lake. Ihe
guests present were Mrs. l.. II. Blan-
chard, Mr.. and Mrs. e. l.. Fuller, Miss
Alice Crosbie, John Lewis Fish.
Ernest Hart of Atkinson is visiting
with his mother, Mrs. E. Lee Fuller
Miss nnie Fuller, NJ. d., Went
Monday to Portland to attend the
Suffrage Convention.
Frank T. Ward of Portland was q
visitor in town Saturday.
r. Lewis Flanders, Mr.. and Mrs
2. C. Elliott. Miss Elsie Furbush and
Miss Edith Furbush, made an auto
trip to Someryille and return Sun
day.
Mrs. Annie Fish and Mrs. Jennie
Schuartz were in Bangor for the day
Monday
Gene Merrill spent Sunday in
Portland
Mrs. e. L. Fuller is visiting with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cabel
Palmer, in Bangor.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-19

to 1876 degrees. This is allowed to
stand until cool in order to retain all
the butter fat. The curd is then
drained again, run through the grind
er. sailed table spoonful to every
seven pounds, and finally put into the
hoops. These are put in the press to
remain till next day. From there
they go to the cheese room, to be
creased daily until sold. Extreme
cleanliness at all stages of the process
gives a product for which discriminat-
ing customers willingly pay good
bonus over ordinary retail prices.
Mr.. Tibbetts says that his principal
difficulty now Is to keep the output
somewhere near the demand He
has tried buying milk from the neigh
bors, but with such disastrous results
that he will never try it again. AS d
member of the local COW testing as
ISOLATION he weighs the milk from eacr
COW night and morning every day,
and thus slowly but surely is building
up herd Of high producers of his
own raising. His best COW last year
returned 1852 worth of milk more
than the cost of her feed, and one
heifer freshening at 30 months gave
9,445 pounds. All things considered
Brooklet Valley is one of the remark
able dairy farms of central Maine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-19
A LIBERAL OFFER.
We Guarantee TO Relieve Dyspepsia,
If We Fail the Medicine Costs
Nothing.

To unquestionably prove to the
people that indigestion and dyspepsif
can be permanently relieved anC
that Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets will
bring about this result, we will fur
nish the medicine absolutely free i
it fails to give satisfaction to any on,
using it.
The remarkable success of Rexal
Dyspepsia Tablets is due to the higf
degree of scientific skill used Ii
devising their formula as we'll as tC
/ the care exercised in their manufac.
ture, whereby the well-known prop.
critics of Observation-Disclosures an(
Pepsin have been combined with Car.
minatives and other agents.
Bismuth-Subnitrat and Pepsin arc
constantly employed and recognized
by the entire medical profession as
invaluable in the treatment of indi-
gestion and dyspepsia.
The Pepsin used in Rexall Dyspep.
sla Tablets is carefully prepared SC
as TO develop its greatest efficiency
fepsln supplies to the digestive ap-
paratus one of the most important
elements OF the digestive fluid. With
out II the digestion and assimilation
OF food are impossible.
Inc Carminatives poss IS properties
which aid in relieving the disturb
ahces ana pain caused by undigested
lood. ms combination of these in
eredlents makes remedy invaluable
lof the complete relief of indigestion
and dyspepsia.
we are so certain of this that we
urge you to try ReXall Dyspepsia
Tablets on our own personal guar
antee. Three sizes, 25 cents, so cents
and Sl.O0. Remember, you can obtain
Rexall Remedies only at our store
The Rexall Store.
f. w. BUCHANAN.
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Why 1t Succeeds
Because It's for One Thing Only, and
SkOWhegan People Appreciate
This.

Nothing can be good for everything
Doing one thing we'll brings success
Doan's Kidney Pills do one thing
only.
They help sick kidneys.
They relieve backache, kidney and
bladder trouble.
Here is skowhegan evidence to
prove it.
l.. P. Weston, u r. r. St, Show
hogan. Me-, says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills still have my highest endorse
ment AS time passes, my faith IN
this remedy increases. | take it oc-
casionally and it keeps my kidneys
normal" Statement given June 70,
1917
On June 90, 1905, Mr.. Weston said:
Il know from experience that Doan
Kidney Pills are an excellent remedy
for kidney trouble and backache
For some time | suffered from pains
through my loins and was caused
considerable annoyance by the KID
new secretions. | finally procured a
box of Doan's Kidney Pills at Samp-
son & Azores Drug Store and they
gave me prompt relief from backache
and difficulty with the kidney secre-
lions. | always advise a trial OF
Doan's Kidney Pills when | have the
opportunity.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
! States.
Remember the name-Dona's-and
take no other.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-19
Easy To Get Rid of
Dandruff

Dandruff means that down near the
roots of your hair there is a vast
army of little invisible germs or
microbes.
And this army never sleeps; 1t
wages a war of destruction night and
day. 1t destroys the nourlshment
that the hair must have In order to
grow vigorously and abundantly.
PARTISAN SAGE now sold all over
America will destroy these germs
and at the same time furnish the
hair roots with just the proper nour-
ishment to make hair grow lustrous
and luxuria t.
PARlSlAN SAGE is guaranteed by
U. H. Fogg to Danish dandriff. stop
railing hair and itching scalp or
money back. 1t is a delightful hair
dressing that wins instant favor with
reilned women. Sold for only 80
cents a large bottle by G. r. Fogg
and druggists everywhere. Girl with
Auburn hair on every carton and
bottle.
42-43
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BRIGHTON.
Deferred from last week.


Brighton Grange extends an invita-
ton to the people of Brighton to
join them in giving a supper in honor
of Past Master Or. II. S. Brown, at
Grange hall, Saturday evening, Oct.
IA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney are home from
Watervlle.
Mrs. l.. D. Matthews is in Oakland
for q short visit.
Parker Foss of Waterville is visit
ing at the hotel.
Mrs. Lydia Smith went to Abbot
Sunday where she has employment,
There were two deaths in town
Sunday-Mr. Palmer in the village
and Geo. Tobin on the Maytield road.
Mrs. Chas. Decker underwent an
operation for appendicitis, Tuesday,
in the hospital at Skowhegan. She
is getting along nicely.
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stop on signal or on notice to Conductor
CONNECTIONS.
At Somerset junction, with Canadian
Pacific Railway. At Kineo Station with
| Coburn Stea mboat Company for all points
on Moosehead Lake.
NORRIS MCDONALD, Vice President.
| II. ID. Waldron, Gen. Passenger Agt.,
Portland, Me.
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County News
neesoee essss %
deferred from last week.
MAYFIELD.
deferred from last week.

Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Chamoei aa,,,
of ottawa, Illinois, were the sues. s
of Mary Chamberlain FLANDERS ID, anu IN
family last week. Mr.: Chahl Lta aa
was born in Brighton, Maine ms pa
rents moving West when he was t~o
Years old. His trip here was 10 Eis.'
his birthplace and get the CHAMBER
Justin Bickford of Abbott was IN
town Sunday lit
George Tobin, who has been critic.
a1lv iii for months, passed away at
his home in Brighton, Sunday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-19

About $4,000 of gold is recovered
from the SCOT in the chimneys of the
United States minis every few years
The first refinery for cotton seed
oil products in Canada is that in
Toronto.
The per capita consumption OF
Goldfish is greater in England than
anywhere else.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-19

You are not experimenting on
yourself when you take Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy for a cold as
that preparation has won it's great
reputation and extensive sale by its
remarkable cures of colds, and can
always be depended upon. 1t is
equally valuable for adults and chill
dren and may be given to young chill
dren with implicit confidence as it
contains no harmful drug. Sold by
G. R. Fogg.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-19
ST. ALBANS.

ST. Adams Grange voted to accept
the cordial invitation to visit Pitts
field grange Saturday evening, Oct.
IA. 1t is to be hoped as many as pos
sible will avail themselves of the OPP
portunity. There will be teams fur
nished to take those that have no
other way to go.
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Maine Central R. R.
UvNI13 Arrangement Of Trains
Y03sf7.}1 to and from Skowhesan
:yNGIIEJ IN EFFECT
Monday, October 2, 1911

Departures-5.00 a. M, $40 a. M, 1901 n. m
and 2,30 p. m. for Boston, Portland and ali
train via Augusta only. At QUO a. m, sic n
IN, 80 p. III. for Bangor and stations Easf
OF Waterville. At 1901 p. III. for Burnham'
Pittsfield, Newport, Bangor, Aroostook
County, Washington County, st. John and
Halifax. Sundays at 8. % a. m. and 2.0O d m
for Boston and Portland via Augusta, and
for Bangor and way stations.
Arrivals-7.50 q. m. from Augusta and
Waterville. 1895 a. IN. from Portland Oak
land, Augusta, Bangor and Waterville, az
p. nj. and $40 p. m, from all points Sun.
days 1850 a. m. from Portland aud Bangor
4.2 D. IN. from Boston and Portland via An.
gusta and from Bangor.
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NORTH MADISON.

Mrs Emma Newell of Skowhegan
is in town visiting her sister, MISS
Helen Spaulding.
Mrs. May Norton, who has Deeh III
poor health for a long time, remains
about the same.
Joseph spaulding of West Athens
was in town last Saturday to VISIT
his daughter.
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MADISON CENTRE.
Deferred from last week

Herbert Spear and Walter Clark
who have been up river for the past
week returned home Saturday night
each one with a deer.
Mrs. Alice Denis and son OF vas
salboro have been guests OF hef
mother. Mrs. Marilla Rowe.
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Don't trihe with a cold is good
advice for prudent men and women
1t may be vital in case of a child.
There is nothing better than Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy for coughs
and colds in children. 1t is safe and
sure. For sale by G r.. Fogg.
Mower County transcript., 1911-09-06
Even Cannon Dreop.

Among the problems With which.
army and navy engineers have to deal
nowadays is that Of the. droo oping Of
the muzzles Of excessively long guns
under the stress of their oWnsWeight.
Experiments have shown that wire:
wound guns Of 4 Pinch caliber and 50.5
feet length droop at the muzzle about
q An 81 minutes Of arc, while built,up:
solid guns of the same size droops
about rs minutes. Differences of..
temperature in the body Of the gun
also cause bendings, which may eith:..
ser increase the droop at the muzzle.
or counteract it, according as it is the
upper or under part Of the gun that:
has the higher. temp In com.
sequence, projectiles on leaYingsa gun
have abbl mot ronti tinuing up:
to 800 yards and probably more 5s3s#
Mower County transcript., 1911-09-06
DELIGHTFUL AUTOMOBILE.
OUTING.

Monday, Labor Day, was the ap-
pointed time for the trip through the
county by the Austin Automobile
club. The threatening weather in the
morning prevented a large number
from starting but fifteen autos left
Austin at eight o'clock and \ the day
turned out fine. The first stop was at
Rose Creek then at Adams and Taopi
Le~ Roy was reached before noon and
all hour for lunch was enjoyed there
at Wildwood. Then across to Grand
Meadow, Dexter, Brownsville and
Lansing arriving home before six
o'clock At each place a stop was
made and a very cordial greeting was
received from the residents. The
officers of the Mower County Agri-
cultural society were with the bunch
and they distributed all kinds of adj
vertising literature for the fair. Autos
from Adams, LIE Roy. Waltham and
other towns joined in the trip on the:
way The, day turned out warm and
sunny and the visit in each village
was very enjoyable. The tour was
made on schedule time and this was
followed. After leaving Brownsdale
thunder clouds in the west caused ID
qt,ickening of speed and all got in be-
fore hard rain fell. An hour later
would have caught them. The people
all along the way were assiduous in
their attentions. The outing was an
all day one and was declared to be
one of the most enjoyable yet, taken
by the Austin Automobile club.
Mower County transcript., 1911-09-06
FLYING MACHINE WILL BE AT,
, ALBERT LEA LAST TWO
DAYS OF THE FREEBORN
COUNTY FAIR, SEPT. 0
21 AND e.. NJ
21 AND 22. y.

A noted bird-man in a Curtiss
aeroplane will make flights the last
two days of the Freeborn county fair
to be more exact, Thursday and Fri.
day, September Fl and 22. The await
or who will instruct and entertain the
people at the fair was at the great
aviation meet in Chica g1 a short time
ago and he will make three or more:
flights a day. If the conditions are
favorable the air-ravigator will make
tude record from Beaeehtey, who.
miles in the air in Chicago and re-
turned with a THERMOMETERS register:
ing 7 degrees below zero. The fair
management feelsSthat the people Of
this city and the surro ounding country
are entitled to the latest in entertain
1nent sssSG3
Mower County transcript., 1911-09-06
Women Then and Now.

s# Mrs. Lucy Chase Glover Of Ruther.s
ford M J.. has been looking Into the:
matt and finds that It was as hard
to make a living in colonial days as Ii:
IS now, and vet the mot hers OF those.
days brought UP big families and en-:
tertained better with al their other
cares than women with small fa1nilies
do today. She says that touching a
match to 8 gas log and lighting a
wood fire were entirely different kinds:
of work. and that under the present
slabor-saving house sekeeping there.
should he less wear and tear. on the
nerves. But the modern woman does
not keep her temper any better than;
the colonial dame. 8s.ssss
Mower County transcript., 1911-09-06
America stDo Aoye.''

Years ago there was q notable and
eccentric individual allied the Great
American Traveller But recent statis-
tics Weuld seem to show that pretty
nearly every body an this country Is
becoming a great American traveller.
Ten years ago the railroad experts
figured out that the total mum Of
passengers carried the United
States one mile was about I, 8 33sso-
sOO0, 900: NoWs 5 the number is put at
#29. 800. 900. .000, an increase Of more
than 100 per cent OF course thts sex
hibit includes those who gosonly shert
distances But even at that the show.
ing IS remarkabl lie. The average Amer.
lean keeps s'on the move to an ex.
tent not known among his contenr
poraries elsewhere. IS
$50
Mower County transcript., 1911-09-06
AUS
COR IF

The nrincinal Eoa t,1ra f1f 4 No 50 ,Iopl1nt
MarLat nav Is a .st;n *. .r.s stha u eas, u.s
ispiay coliected nnisar the s. cbsrea arc y.n ~ !
cnM!,tao 81 se caa.ge ~
The dieplay WAS not iaroe wa ar, ara sorry
to say. There were s. mn ,nnmhar1sWl,oo her wi :
told later IA the waak thaf -thav haS 4
fine specimena snOsaiblv ID 81 atnra and and
larra "A thnaa hrcn IL m a,xNa5nas osUl s aau
day, but they neglected to ret them col col.
Ilected Prof. W :. j Rhosilee of eIvia
Judged the exhibits. There were about
200 eara antered FOR nrizea and :, I thav + 49,, "a
not to be excelled anywhere IN Mime:
sofa These were taken to the state
fair as part of our county exhibit
there The contest will stir np intareat
90 that in the future much more pains
will be taken to make an exhibit III
quantity as We'll AZ 70 quality which
Wilt worthy OF Mower county. The
first thing the land seekers from lows
Mower County transcript., 1911-09-06
s5#Ess Varco IS Shipping tons Of
poultry this fail still he says he wants
GARLAND. !.

John 4 Bennett tt and wife went te
the state fair Monday Several Others
will go from here.
Special school meeting was held
Tuesday evening ST this week 10 de-
eide about bull lding new school
house. ssssss
si1o was put up foe BEN
nett south of tow thursday thesfTst
in the sneigh orhood Iis neiehbors
assisted. q:
sssl Irs and Mrs sseo. Bennett were
called last week esday to RaIl4s
dolph aceount Of death
sof bro other- in law hos. !aterA
worth. They return 1 1onday nightss
Mrs. Cecil Freeman Yisifed d at III
Bennett home during their sab absen6e.
zs Liight1y and fainiii spent
Sunday at the S. Case ONE ii Isonss|
don
The Presbyte dies wiz
meet dnesday Sof his sYeel with II
Mrs p. lates. ~ gssSsssf 81
Iver IIansen of Rushford formerly
station en- here al lin 81.
friends here the frs off 81 tlleswee
The railroad com Is puttii in
along their ght ofs in tlW.;s Us viicin|H.
raaeis Rogls ana i anil ,sE!'
Elle Baptist dies VII meet
with is pha ysleg
afternoon 81 i
I'D S / rsd g 1,yssl lifls rstnrnl
iIg el1g hen1e Y 8 ssIIles 4 yisit 4:
Mower County transcript., 1911-09-06

Diarrhoea is always more or les
prevalent during Septembe Be pre-
pared for it. Chamberla lain's Collie, Chol
era and QiarrhOea Remedy lis prompt
and effectual. It can always be de-
pended upon and is: pleasant to take.
For sale by all dealers.
Mower County transcript., 1911-09-06
Sturdy Zealand fiorses
s i Thais rse az Iceland 4horaaa is# 1nrA. 4.

Ing ii Denmark, especialy fn Jntland:
they are EXCEL lent m horse %. being
hardy and resist 6 fati The
iceland horse .is small stout buIlt
and strong. They are bred without
selectIon and live "a an almost N.,ildy
state. There are about 45. 900 81
these horses Il bland from. 3 900 Is
1000 ara exporteds yearly to- Dan.
Emark.and To- Engl land and scotland.
Mower County transcript., 1911-09-06
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Ea Methodfst Epiacopa church
Rev. Jas Frank s,tout, D inlstes
Sunday servlces q 1919 & 4 81 81
IS 8N0sp "a ssa| ssss
isJ sunday School, Roy Is uils
[ney, Sr1p "a
200 >. Epworth Leag
d Seats free. 8 \ are invited e 81 b
Baptist Church
Rev. Riley, pastor. sas||
Preaching services every Sunday
Imorning and evening, at 0:3O and SOU
sunday school e u o'clock Fred p: ]
l(iieason, SUPP.
B. at 800 "a
Isa Prayer meeting every Thursday eY--
Iening at s 100; O'Clock ss:ssi
All are Welco come
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-20
Clearing Sale Of Boys Winter Suits

opportunity purchase
Boy big price reduction We have marked down every
Boys the house have grouped entire stock
into four big lots for quick sale.
LOT THE regular $50 1000 Suits, e or
LOT 2-The regular $50 Suits, now ..... d Oo
LOT s-1he regular 500 Suits, sor now at.293
LOT 4-The regular $50 and 400 Suits, AZ
The new era., 1911-03-09
sss;;:M M HAKf IT.

pretty we'll to the windward of the bulk of the
decoys. with Just enough of them around 1t to
hide 1t from birds coming down on the head; and
in getting in we pick way carefully through
the decoys and step from the skin well over to-
ward the center, not to get any water In
the boxes. On, the deck of the box we have 12
Iron decoys that are cut off on the bottom, 80 as
to loom up higher than those the water. and
these we distribute around, heads to the wind.
to make the box lay level We each have rub
Der cloth and an old sweater to lie on, and
clothcovered rubber pillow for our heads. Ad-
justing these comfortably, load guns.
cock them and place them against the side on
our right hand, taking to keep at least two
inches OF the barrels over the end Of the box, SO
that in case Of accidental discharge there will
be hole blown in the box. Long experience
In battery shooting has taught me that the long
er the barrels of a gun are the safer 1t is and
l heartily recommend 80 inch barrels.
Being all ready to lie down. with only our eyes
above the level of the water. and await the COM
ing of our quarry. Two men with sharp eyes can
keep pretty thorough watch. except Just be-
hind them, and birds coming from that quarter
generally swing of to side the other of
the stool SO that they set their wings and
light among the decoys headed up to the wind.
You, the guest of honor, in the lefthand
box and just the Is rising 1 bunch
OF brant comirg in over the beach from the
ocean where they have been roostng. II they
are headed in our direction and l think they
will pass near enough to see our stool. lie
very close. and occasionally call them; but the
moment they the stool-and you always
tells this because they give sort Of dart up In
the air and. If they are coming in, settle down
again headed toward ut<l-I make further calls,
but say to you: "They coming In your
side. Lie perfectly still until say Now! and
then give 1t to them"
1t is one Of the most inspiring sights in the
world to bunch of these lordly birds head
ed for the stool, and great many people
deceived to the distance they of on ac-
count Of their great size-often losing a chance
by raising too quickly. l watch them with one
eye above the edge of the box they set their
wings and come gracefully to the stool, and when
they in good range, I say: Now! Let's
try en!" and sit up with guns in our
hands and fire. AS they your side and
headed up to windward, you will get the best
show because l must shoot at the tail OF the
bunch and will not have as good chance to
catch double you. You count on my
killing right and left however, and my second
bird starts to fall you have three down.
well done, my friend. We not going to
be skunked to-day. There ive ofthem any.
way"
We both reload guns. and take my cap
In my hand and swing 1t until see an answering
signal from the Macy. This means that they are