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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT.
Their Relation TO a Mans Chances For
Iona Life

Their Relation 20 a Mans Chances For
Long Life.
The ideal insurance risk, from the
point OF view of height, is said to be
from five feet seven inches to FIVE feet
nine inches tall. According to the Ma
tional Fraternal congress. longevity
and build have a close relation; the
greater the variation in height from
the above figure the greater the risk.
Brockbank says that tall men are
not so long lived as their brothers
whose heads are nearer to the ground
Men who are both tall and stout are
not as good risks as stout men of me-
dunn or below medium height, says a
writer In American Medicine. They do
not bear acute illness 80 well. and ac-
cidents to them are likely to be more
severe.
Risks over the allotted limit of
weight are especially liable to Ola
betes. heart affections, apoplexy, govt,
diseases of the kidneys and arterio-
sclerosis; excessive eating and abuse OF
It Is stated that stout men under forty
are worse risks than those over forty
and under sixty, and that men who
were unduly fat while they were boys
are considered poor risks, especially II
the tendency is hereditary.
Stout men are better average risks
than their very thin brothers who are
liable to tuberculosis and disorders OF
the nervous system. But for even the
featherweight there is much consola-
ton. He bears acute illness better
than the heavyweight, and most OF
the people living beyond the allotted
threescore years and ten are of light
build. A slim. wiry. small framed man
is said to be a better risk that thin
but big boned one.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
Ancient Greeks Had Trades

In the days Of their greatest pros
perity the Greeks probably excelled all
other nations In the variety and excel
lence of their manufactures. Their
sons were often the great scientists of
their age, for Thales of Mnetus one
of the "seven wise men of antiquity"
was an oil merchant; Socrates was a
stone mason. who. like Hugh Miller
left the quarry and bench to become
the teacher Of mobiles: Aristotle COM
pounded drugs while trying to solve
his "problems." apparently proposed
by other tradesmen. artists. musicians,
architects and engineers; Plato and
Scion had cailings as well as studies
and political activities. 30, too. all
were soldiers, and few men In Athens
failed to take their places In the pha-
lanx or galley when Athens called on
her sons to battle.-Charles Winslow
Hall In National Magazine
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
THE BRAIN IN SLEEP.

Changes IN the Volume of Blood Cir
ouiation Whom We Dream.
Dreams are due to an increase of
sensation and circulation over that
which exists In profound sleep. Obser-
vations made upon patients with era
NAL defects show that when we are
dreaming the brain Is greater In vol
when we are awake. Thus this inter
mediate volume of blood would indi-
cate that dreams are an intermediate
stage between Inconsistencies and
wakefulness, and their incomplete and
irregular intelligence would indicate
the same thing. This increased circu-
lation is usually due to sensory stimu-
ladon affecting the vasomotor center
and causing a return of blood to the
bend, with resultant increased con-
seriousness.
Contrary to popular belief, dreams In
themselves do not contribute to light
or broken sleep in which they are
present. Such a condition Is due to
the ever present stimuli. which accord
ing to their strength or the degree of
irritability of the cells. maintain even
In sleep varying degree of conscious
ness of which the dreams are merely
q manifestation. Therefore the fatigu-
ing effect often also attributed to
dreams Is not due to them, but to the
lighter degree of sleep and less COM
plete cell restoration which they &C.
company and which are due TO some
Observation-Disclosures.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
Orc Deposits,

Men sometimes dream of enormous
wealth stored deep in the earth. below
the reach Of miners. but experts aver
that there is little or no ground to
believe that valuable metallic deposits
lie very deep in the earth's crust Such
deposits, 1t is said. are made by under
ground waters. and owing to the pres
sure on the rocks ut great depths the
waters are confined to a shell near the
surface. With few exceptions. ore de-
posits become too lean to repay work
ing below 5000 feet Nine mines in
ten. taking the world as a whole, are
than in the first, and poorer yet IN the
third thousand
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
RIDING THE BELLS.
epsctaouIar TESTS Of the Daring. Ring.
ere Of Seville.

The ringing Of q bell Ii not, as 9
rule. a performance particularly trying
TO the nerves, but there Is one set OF
bell fingers the members of which
must know no fear, for a moment OF
tremor would In all proba bllity be for
them the moment of death. They are
the bell ringers of the GiraIda, In So
vile.
When the city Is to make merry on
feast days the ringers climb to the
belfry, and then by the aid of a rope
and steps cut In the wall Of the tower
each mounts to the bell he Is to ring
and stands astride the shoulder of the
brazen monster. Then he presses the
bell with his feet, holding on the cross
piece on which the mass of meal In
swung.
Gradually the great bell sways to
the muscular movement OF the man
astride 1t until 1t acquires nomen-
tum that swings the hammer, FIRST
gently and then with increasing force
as the sweep of the bell widens until
the air is trembling from the giant
blows that strike the massive sides of
the monster.
The mere vibration Of the atmoe-
phere as the huge bells ring out would
be enough to make an Impractical
ringer turn dizzy and fall from his
perch. But this is not all, for many
bells are ringing In the belfry at the
same time in obedience to the move
ments of their riders. and the din Is
deafening.
Notwithstanding all this. the riders
bend and rise and fall with the action
Of the bells, now appearing to the OBJ
server from below to be In a horizon.
tai position as the bell reaches the
Limit of Its swing and again riding
gracefully to an upright position as
the monster sways backward with an
sther laundering note.
The lost extraordinary part of the
daring performance is the sight Of a
bell ringer calmly swaying the bell
while 1t hangs far out of the belfry
over the city, for the outward swing
sends the counterpoise with the ringer
into space beyond the arch.-Success
Magazine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
A Painful Mistake.

Bitter experience is a wonderful
teacher. No doubt the young lady OF
whom London Ideas tells had often
been told that she ought to wear
glasses. but had neglected or refused
to do so.
There was a most determined look
In her eye. however. as she marched
into the opticians shop.
II want pair of glasses immediate
ly." she said. good. strong ones. l
won't be without them for another
day."
Good, strong onesT
"Yes, please. l was out In the coun.
try yesterday. and | made a very
painful blunder. which l have no wish
to repeat"
Indeed. Mistook an entire stranger
for an old friend, perhapsT
mo. nothing of the sort. mistook
a bumblebee for blackberry"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
AN ALBATRoss IN FLIGHT.
The Camera Caught Motion the Ely,
Could Not Discern.

The Camera Caught Motion the Eye
Could Not Discern.
An interesting application Of photog
raphy to settle disputed point in
natural history was made by q natu
ralist on voyage from British Colum
bia to San Francisco
A large albatross had been follow
ing the steamer and keeping pace with
II for several hours, and the wonder
grew among the watchers on board
the ship as to how the bird was able
to fly 30 swiftly while apparently
keeping its wings extended without
tapping them. AS this Is a common
method OF flight with the albatross. the
explanation used to be offered that the
bird took advantage of slight winds
and air currents and was so able to
glide upon what might be called at
mospheric slopes
AS the albatross sailed alongside the
ship, about fifteen feet away, the nat
uralist snapped his camera at 1t and
obtained photograph that astonished
him and his fellow passengers.
The photograph revealed. what no
eye had caught the wings of the alba
tross, each some five feet long. raised
high above its back. in the act of max
ing a downward stroke. The explana-
ton naturally suggested was that
more or Less frequently the bird must
have made q stroke of this kind with
Its wings. although the eye could not
detect the motion. and that the camera
CHANGED to be snapped at Just the right
moment-Boston Globe.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
Life In Persian Gases.

DR.. Sven Hedin. describing his over
land Journey to India across the Per-
sian desert. gives a graphic account OF
the oases where his party occasionally
camped under palm trees. There the
singing birds which twitter during the
day are silent at night, but the song
Of the desert" is continued during the
hours of darkness by the melancholy
serenade of the jackals. These GASES
are infested by three objectionable and
dangerous inhabitants-a deadly snake,
black and white scorpions and poi
sonous tarantula spider. which, al
though 1t lives out In the desert. Is at
tracted to the GASES by the light OF
the camphres.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
FUNERAL TORTURE.
Ways Of the Wives When q Bororo In.
dian Dies.

dian Dies.
On the death of a Bororo Indian the
wife tears out handfuls of her hair
and throws 1t on his corpse. says a
writer in the July Wide World Maya
zine. At intervals during the f,rst day
after his death she shakes him. as
though wishing to bring him back to
life. and kisses his cold brow. Her
efforts beng In vain, she retires and
the Barre approaches. He proclaims
that the man has died for the sins he
committed during bis life. Then the
relatives paint his body with 'urucu,"
an ointment made out of the root
of a wild tropical plant Gorgeous
feathers Of the most varied hues
are then strewn over him. and the
corpse Is wrapped up In a mating Of
straw. The moment before the burial
the wives approach one after the other
and cover his feet with the blood drop
ping from the wounds and gashes they
have inflicted on their backs and arms
This ceremony Is followed by an
other. Three Indians appear dressed
In the clothes-if the few rags they
wear can be called thus-of the dead
man and begin singing and dancing.
In the meantime the corpse IL carried
to the "Bahyto," huge mound In the
center of the colony. and should the
dancing and singing Indians become
tired before 1t Is reached three others
take their places. The body lies on the
mound three days. Then the Baire
goes to the mound and. seating him.
self at the foot of the dead man. La
supposed to receive his soul in keeping
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31

When the presidential struggle be
tween Clay and Jackson was at Its
height It Is related that a band of
emiRrants from Kentucky and the then
other western states commenced to
settle on the north side of the Missouri
river and called their county Clay and
the county seat Liberty.
At the same time another lot OF emf
grants from Virginia and other south
ern states pitched their tents on the
south side of the Big Muddy and called
their county Jackson and the capital
Independence. And 30 1t remains to
this day. Clay stood for liberty and
Jackson for Independence.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
THE DEATH DICE.
History oS an Odd Gift of the Emperor
of Germany.

History " an Odd Gift Of the Emperor
Of Germany.
There Ia shown In the Hohenzollern
museum a gift Of the emperor of Ger
many, the death dice.' with which
one of his ancestors decided q difficult
case In the seventeenth century. Their
history Is an interesting one.
A young girl had been murdered.
Suspicion fell upon two soldiers, Ralph
and Alfred. who were suitors for her
hand Both the accused men denied
their guilt. and even torture failed to
extract a confession from either Of
them. Then Elector Frederick William
decided to cut the knot by means Of
the dice box. The two soldiers should
throw for their lives and the loser
should be executed as the murderer
The event was celebrated with great
pomp and solemnity.
Ralph had the first chance and
threw sizes, the highest possible mum
Der. The dice box was then given 70
Alfred He fell on his knees and
prayed aloud: almighty God. thou
knowest | am innocent. Protect me,
beseech theei-
Then he arose to his feet and threw
the dice with such force that one Of
them broke. The whole one showed
six, the broken one also gave six on
the larger portion. and the fragment
split or showed one. This was a
total of thirteen. one beyond Ralph's
throw. The audience held its breath
In amazement.
God has spoken" cried the prince.
Ralph. appalled, by what he regarded
as a sign from heaven, confessed his
guilt and was sentenced to death.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
Stomach Feels Fine
Two Miona Tablets Drive
Away Distress from
Stomach

Get a so cent box of MONA tab
let's at G. Il. Fogg's today and learn
for yourself how easy it is to put your
out of order stomach in perfect con-
dition.
MONA stomach tablets give in
slant relief-and do more.
They build up the stomach SO
quickly that in a few days belchinG
sourness, heartburn, heaviness, bill
iousness, headache and dizziness will
disappear.
MlONA stomach tablets are guar
anteed by G. r. Fogg to cure indiges-
ton and all stomach ills, or money
back.
'MI-O-NA stomach tablets did me
more than $25. 90 worth of good
They are the best In the world. =
Dennis Stephen. Coudersport, Pa.
1886
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31

Bangor people are beginning to
sneer: Put a rock on it, it may go
up" as they did at Hanks fair. The
Bangor News of a recent issue, sets
forth the topic of discomfort, as fol-
lows: THE flying machine didn't fly
Wednesday, and it was a fine day for
flying, too. The day before, the ex-
cuse for not flying was that the wind
was too strong. Yesterday, every
thing was all right except that the
centrifugal, three-way, reciprocating
valve which controls the thing which
let's the gas into the helio-duflicker,
under the other thing made of brass,
which sticks out by the whippletree
or something like that, with wire on
1t on the starboard side, amidships
mick and then of course the jib down.
haul came afoul the jack-saddle and
that threw the knuckle joint out at
second base-and she busted This
explanation may not be perfectly
clear to those who do not know much
about fiyng-machines, but it was
something like that. And of course
there could be no flying. When all
of these slight deficiencies are repair
ed perhaps she'll fiy-if something
else doesn't happen"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
Yha Cautious allor.

"Now. look here, snipperton," plead
ed Hackley. why can't you be patient
with his old bill OF yoursf I'm COINS
to be married shortly to girl who's
worth her weight In gold"
That's all right, Mr.. Hackley," re
turned Snipperton. but is she COINS
to be worth my wait In gold7 How
much does she weigh ?'-Judge.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
Needle Books Given Away.

A most useful little present, IN
dispensable to every honsekeeper,
needle book, containing forty Of the
best needles made, will be sent free 70
any address. With your requeet for
this needle book, enclose yellow wrap
per from bottle Of IL. r Atwood 5
medicine, stating your experience or
opinion of the remedy. Write today
to the L. F. Medicine Co, Portland.
Maine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
Or. EDWARDS.
Best Known Remedy

FOR
Rheumatism and Malaria. Stimulate
the kidneys 50 as to eliminate the uric
acid that causes RheumatI sm and KID
ney Disease. regulates a TorpiG Liver:
tets gently and without gripiae on tie
bo@e.s, diSlnfects the entire Alimeat.
Try canal and produces clean.
'mooih Skin and clear Complexion. by
Eliminating all poisons from tile sys.
en-.
Unequalled for Dyspepsia and all
stomach trouble; is purely vegetable
ld Is so guaranteed under the Pure
Sod and Drugs Act &c a box AZ
Frank ". Buchanan, skoe hogan. Ne.
send postal FOR free samt5- 10 ~cnehek
chemical Co., t5-58 Franklin i. Sew 5fK
.lty, Manufacturers
a PERFECT BLOOD JRIFIER'
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31

Mr.. w. 8. Gunsalus, a farmer living
near Fleming. Pa, says he has used
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy in his family for
fourteen years, and that he has found
1t to be an excellent remedy, and
takes pleasure in recommending 1t.
For sale by all dealers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
A Stationary Growier.

"Weli, how are you making 1t nowT~
"Still In the low grounds"
"Why don't you climb higherT
High climbin' makes my head
swim"
"Well. then. get a move on you"
"Oh. moi l never move until the reng
Is duep'-Atlanta Constitution.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31

More people, men and women, are
suffering from kidney and bladder
trouble than ever before. and each
lief and permanent beneft to Foley's
Kidney Remedy. which has proven IT.
self to be one OF the most effective
remedies for kidney and bladder all
.nents. that medical science has de-
vised For sale by all druggists.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
Her Self Sacrifice.

.She's awfully self sacrificing"
"How do you make that outT
"Wen. she stayed at home from
church Sunday to sit up with a sick
woman"
Huh! She isn't a regular church,
goer. don't see anything self sacrf
ficing in that"
"You don't7 But, my dear, she had
a new gown and new hat that hao
Just arrived Saturday night"-CieVe
land Plain Dealer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31

One of the most common ailments
that hard working people are afflicted
with Is lame back. Apply Chamber
lain's Liniment twice day and mas
sage the parts thoroughly at each
application, and you will get quick
relief. For sale by all dealers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
In the Good Old DAYS.

OF course the old fashioned belle
may have walked barefoot halfway
TO church TO keep from spelling Der
Sunday shoes. but she didn't put her
coIfTure In the bureau drawer when
sne went to bed--Galveston News
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
strenuous.

"Was the play excitngT
"Oh, very! The management had
engaged two leading ladies', and there
was a constant struggle for the, center
Of the stage"-Louisville CourieT-Jour-
nal
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31

Waldo county has a favorite son
for u. 8. Senator In DR.. G.. C. Kill
gore of Belfast. a pysician of over 25
years experience and member of the
Governors council.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
Another Discovery.

Shakespeare was one OF the aolest
Of brokers'"
How do you make that outT'
by the number of stock quotations
ne furnished."-New. York Times.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31

A contract for $43 .68s.40 has been
made for the erection OF the remand
or of the Convent school of the Do
minican sisters at Lewiston. The entire
structure, when complete, will be
large and finely equipped.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
Real ingratitude.

"Republics are ungrateful." said the
ready made philosopher.
"perhaps," replied MI. Chuggins,
"but II you want a taste of real In
gratitude take a party Of friends out
for an automobile ride and listen to
their sarcasdcremarks If you happen
10 break down@.-Washington Star.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31

A Maine captain who has just re-
turned to Portland from the Bay of
Fundy reports new industry there
fishing for sturgeon. These fish have
grown so plentiful In that section that
A regular business has been started,
and they are shipped to Boston. where
the fishermen receive eight cents Der
mound for them.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
A. the Literary Club.

maria. what was done at the meet
ing Of your literary club last nightr
1--WE fined Mrs. Chillicon-Kearney $a
for accusing Mrs Highmus OF cheat
ing at bridges-Chicago Tribune.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
Over Half-Century.

Humphreys' Specifies have
been used by the people with
satisfaction for moro than 30
years. Medical Book sent free.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
wal,,ns FOR the Chance

Marks-My old aunt had not been
dead twenty-four hours when her par
rot died too. Parks-The poor bird
died of grief, l suppose. Marks-NO;
poison.-Boston Transcript
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
State News

Warren C. Goodwin, who died at
saco, last week. aged SO years. was
one of the 49ers who went to the Pa
cAc slope In search OF gold.
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I call that man idle who might b
better employed--Socratee-

There are many old orchards
which have apparently passed theiI
usefulness because of neglect.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31

Hay Fever. Asthma and Summer Colds
Must be relieved quickly and Foley 8
Honey and Tar Compound will do 1t,
10. NJ. Stewart, 1884 Wolfram St. Chi
cago. writes: II have been greatly
months with Hay Fever and find that
troubled during the hot summer
by using Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound / get great relief" Many 9th
ers who suffer similarly will be glad
to benefit by Mr.. Stewards experience.
For sale by all druggists.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31
A. ENpians4lnn

An Explanation.
$50 you have been married. Did
your husband die. or whatf"
1.-The latter."-Chicago Record-Her-
aid
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31

DR.. F. A. Burnham has grown
some lucious peaches In his garden
at Biddeford, this summer. one tree
Welding four bushels OF this fruit.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31

Britain, but when one OF these mer
OF Uncle Sans gets after man who
has violated the United States law
he Is just as sure to come to grief as
are those who disobey King George
II Maine violators of the prohibitory
law were pursued as relentlessly as
are those who refuse to pay tribute
to the United States for the sake OF
carrying on a dsreputable business
there would be no difficulty in en-
forcing the laws which are on our
statutes and in the constitution.
The famous Niben club, on the
shores of Pushaw lake, which has
long been popular outing resort
with Bangor people, has been sold g.
The purchaser, a New York man
whose name is not given out, will
make necessary repairs and altera-
tions and use the place as a private
summer residence. The Niben club
was formerly an exclusive organiZa-
ton Of Bangor people. The club built
a large. well-designed club house,
located on the lower end of Pushaw
lake, one of the most attractive spots
on the lake. For the past few years
1t has been run as a semi-public in
stitution, and has been the scene of
many pleasant functions. Several
formal banquets are held there each
year, and the Penobscot bar associa-
ton dinners are very often held at
the club house. Informal dinners
and other social gatherings have
made the resort a very pleasant one.
There is large clubhouse, stable
icehouse and boathouse. The land
comprises 20 acres.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-31

Doan's Regulets cure constipation
without gripping. nausea, nor any
Weakening effect. Ask your druggist
for them as cents per box.