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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-30
SkOWHEGAN BOY.
Joseph n. Goodrich Receives Much
Applause in Play ut kirk'ille, Mo.

Il is with great deal OF satisfac-
ton that the friends here OF Joseph
X. Goodrich learns he is as popular
in Kirkville. Mo, where he now lives
as he was in Maine 1t will be re
membered that when in the tniYer-
sitv of Maine MIR Goodrich WIS read
er for the College Glee club and was
considered one OF the best in the
State. He was also considered one of
the best amateur actors To be found.
He is now showing the people where
he lives his ability and they appre-
ciate it The following clipping from
the Kirkvile Daily Press gives Mr..
Goodrich an excellent compliment:
The play, Facing the Music Civ
en- by the Iota Tau Sigma fraternity
of the American School of Osteopathy,
at the Harrington theatre. March l6,
under the direction OF A. +. Allen,
1913. was a decided success. The
large audience was kept in an up
roar of laughter by the frantic efforts
Of J. X. Goodrich who took the part
of one of the John Smith s. to get
Mrs Smith, wife Of the Rev John
Smith. who had gotten into his fiat
by mistake. away before the return
Of his wife from Dover Mr.. Goodrich
is real actor and did some very
clever work on the stage last night
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Progress for the Suffragettes

Maine suffragettes should feel en-
couraged. The cause dear to theil
hearts actually passed the House OF
Representatives last week and the
beautiful things that were said in ia
vor of votes for women were quite
impressive. The vote lacked the two
thirds necessary to submit a consti-
tutional amendment by quite a mar
gin, and there is small probability OF
ate, but it all indicates progress just
the same.
There is a most interesting story
in one of the popular magazines for
April, telling how the women have
helped to bring about political re-
form in Colorado. For a number OF
years they divided up as Republicans
and Democrats, and their influence
went for naught but at last they
learned better. They took pains to
get at the moral issue that lies back
of every political question, and then
sought to vote together as women, in
favor of the right.
OF course the millennium hasn't
dawned in Colorado by any means
but they are making fine progress.
The initiative, the referendum and the
recall have been adopted, and with
these tools to work with, the people
will surely overcome their corporate
oppressors, and win something like
real liberty.
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BIRTHS.

Northumberland 81, to the wife of
Frank Withee, a son.
Hartland-March %, to the wife of
Fred Cool, a daughter.
Wateryille-March %. to Mrs Susie
Benjamin Grant, daughter.
North Anson--March %. to the VIE
of e. r. Barnaby, a daughter Mira
Amelia.
Cambridge-March 30, to the wife of
Victor w. Odlin, a daughter
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LEGISLATURE.
House Prefers State to Federal In
come Tax.

: In spite of the fact that both party
platforms declared distinctly for the
ratification of the income tax amend
ment to the federal constitution. the
House turned the resolve down
Tuesday by a vote of S2-53. As a
substitute the bill for a State income
tax was passed, which provides for
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Mixing Church and Business

In a particularly sensible letter to
the Maine Farmer, w. K Sanderson
general freight agent of the Maine
Central railroad says: Encourage
tie more thorough mixing of church
and business (they both need it, See
the absolute folly and waste of using
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SEVENTH DAY ADvENTIsTs.

Mission on corner Of Madison sY-
enue and Russell street. Sabbath
school at p. m. Saturday. Meeting
Sunday evening at 7.30 p. m. Prayer
and praise services Tuesday and Fri
day evening at 730. The public is
cordially invited
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

The Christian Science Society Midi
son avenue, corner Russell street, Ser
vice Sunday morning at 10.45. Sub
ject: "Unreality." Service Wednesday
evening at 7.3O. The reading rooms
are open Wednesday afternoons from
go to 5.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Time robs us of many things, but
wounds our vanity first by introduce
ing wrinkles and the double chin.
When that much-advertised rainy
day does arrive, it is generally a
flood.
AS a general rule the man who is
anxious to sell his influence hasn't a
great deal.
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Morning service at 1915 with ser
mon by thc pastor IL o'clock sun
day school e o'clock Y. =. $. c. +.
O'Clock evening worship.
Carroll Goodwin Will sing a SOLO at
the morning service The chorus choir
Will sing
Prayer meeting Thursday evening
at 7.3O.
Chorus rehearsal Friday evening at
80.
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DEATHS.

North Anson-March "a, Selden Ben
jamin, aged 90 years.
telle, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. G.
E. Paine, aged II months and days.
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BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH.

George Merriam, Pastor.
Residence. so Madison Avenue.
Telephone. 1873.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-09-07
Troubles Of the Wealthy.

"How often do you suppose de rich
man has billed dinner? Not once a
gar. He dassent have. II haint
katosh in his circle. Did you eber see
a rich man sittin' ON de top rail O. a
fence eatin' raw turnip? Nebber In
yo'r life. He's got to sot down on a
stuffed chair at home an eat oranges.
Has rich man got hog pen in bis
back yard, whar he kin go out an
scratch de back of hog wild a stick
and chuckle wild pleasure! Kin a rich
man sot around dc grocery In de even
In in his shirt sleeves or dare drink
his 'lasses out o. jug? Do you eber
hear O. his gwine fshin' or skaun' or
off arter huckleberries? Not on your
life! Tremendous applause.
"All de rich man kin do am to be
rich an hev heaps o. trubble. He's
got to eat what he don't like, dress
as he don't want to and hang around
de Waldorf Astoria when he'd heap
rather be out on de common playin
ball wild de boys. His wife Is arter
him all de time fur mo- dimuns, his
boys am runnin' around an marryin
chorus gals. and his daughters am
cryin' to go to Europe an buy out
Switzerland. [Groans and sympathy ]
Rich Men Want to Be Poor.
IL has knowed as many as seben
rich men In my time. an | has had
private talks wild dem all. When dey
found dat was Junius Jupiter John
son of Jackson dey Just talked to me
in confidence. Ebery one of dose
seben men told me dat he'd glib his
old butes to be pore an happy man
ag'ln. Dey couldn't eben glib DER
money away an be pore like de rest
O. us. DER wives wouldn't let 'em do
it. Dey had to keep right on bein'
rich an havin' trubble day in an day
out. an 1t will not surprise you to
hear dat dey all died befo' DER time,
[Sensation.l
"My dear frens. don't sigh to be
rich. Don't plan an scheme fur
wealth. Don't envy de millyonHire.
Dar's hosses an carriages in bein'
rich. but what's de use O hosses an
carriages when you kin ride on a
street kyar? / hab summed II up an
figgered 1t out, an I'm tellin' you dat
de man who am libbin' in cottage
an wearin' one shirt all de week
through am happier dan de millyou-
aire.
II did not come heah to make any
distended remarks. but simply to SOW
a few seeds by de wayside. Remain
pore an happy. Remain pore an re-
spectacle. When you take from a
man de privilege Of slttin' on his
doahsteps In his shirt sleeves, wild an
old hen cacklin' on one side O. him an
pig gruntin' on de odder, de dawg
lyin' In de sun an de chil'en rollin' on
de grass, you hab tooken away hap
piness dat money can't replace.
Thankin' you fur your kind desidera-
shun, | will now make my bow an
say good night" [Terrlhc applause.l
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-09-07

ooooooooooooooooooooo
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-09-07
The Endless Narrative.

The EndIsss NarratIVo.
With an endurance all complete
The hard luck story haunts us still
It's Just as long IN summers heat
AS In the bygone winters chill.
--WasbinEton Star.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-09-07

rich man. He smokes ten cent cigars:
be rents a box &c de postofhee; be kin
20 down TO Coney island and shoot de
shutes any time he wants TO. II de
grocer comes round and says de bill is
s.. 30 II am paid GU de spot. an be am
told dat II be sends up any mo wilted
peas be will lose de rich mans trade.
DE rich man don't have to worry
about coal an taxes. lie don't have
to watch fur bargain sales TO git
suit OF clothes. He kin buy ten pairs
Of shoestrings at once, an be needn't
worry about de street car conductor
oeatin' him out Of a nickel. He owns
bosses. an he keeps servants, an he
am de big man when Fourth Of July
comes round. LApplause, during which
Samuel Shinn broke a pane or glass
with his elbow and was led out Of the
ball between Anthony Tyler and
Kurnel Cahsf.
You applaud now. my frens, but
wait a mint. You have sawn only
one side Of de picture From de mint
a man gifts rich de book agents are
arter him. Everybody who has ever
bowed to him wants to borry SO De
grocer beats him, de butcher sylndles
him. and de policeman on dat beat
stands in wild his cook an Is furnish
ed wild all de lemon pie he kin deyOur.
De rich man am game fur all. He
has got to go to church ebery Sunday,
no matter how good de fishin am, an
when he's dar he's got to sot up In
front whar eberybody kin see de wrin-
kles In de back Of his coat.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-09-07
RICH NOT HAPPY.
LimekiIn Club Hears Lecture on
Dangers Of Wealth.
DELIGHT FOUND IN POVERTY.
Junius Jupiter johnson Tells How He
Reached PhiIosophio Conclusion
While Serving Sentence In Prison
For Stealing a Cow to Get Rich.

BY M. QUAD.
Copyright. 1871. by Associated Literary
Press
80 10y frens." said the president
|" OF the Limekiln club when
NH the regular routine OF bust
ness had been disposed of.
"dar am a strange coon in de anty-
room who arrove in town dis maw-
min. He gibs his cognomen as Junius
Juniper johnson of Jackson. Miss.
Dat seems like good many Us for
one man to carry around wild him. and
I'm gwine TO guarantee Junius. He
may be all right, and he may strike
ebery one O. you fur half dollar when
de meetin' breaks up. He claims to
be lecturer. and he has asked per
mission to address you for a few min
its.
dat permission has been giben him.
and | wants de hall kept quiet while
he speaks. II ketch Shindig Watkins
frowin' taters around or IL Elder Pen
stock so fur furgits hissef as to stamp
on de floor wild dem big hoofs of his
shall take de necessary steps to make
der hearts ache fur a week to come.
Giveadam Jones will now purceed TO
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-09-07

HAPPINESS MONEY CAN'T BUY.
de antyroom and lug in de orator. he
had better be searched furst to see
dat he amt got bomb concealed in
his hind pocket"
When Mr.. Johnson was brought in
he walked straight to the platform,
made sideways bow and began:
"Dar may be some among you dis
evenin' who don't know what wealth
is, an | will darfo' explain dat wealth
is money-eash-dough When you've
got wealth you kin go into place and
order ice cream an frosted cake an
not fear de boot when it comes to set
tim de bill. tMurmurs of yum. yum!"l
Eberybody In dis world. wild few ex
ceptions. am strivin' fur wealth. Dey
am thinkin' of dollars when dey riz up
in de mawnin', an dey am thlnkin'
of dough when dey lay down at night.
Ebery day dat passes men an women
am sellin deir souls fur money, an
dey can't git 'nuff of it. Lsighs and
groans.l
Had Been Sent to Prison.
~ am of lie few exceptions. When
| was a buck of twenty an wanted
to take my gal out ridin' ebery Sun
day | longed fur wealth. I'd have
robbed bank or swindled my ole
fadder to git 1t. If | could have met
hog drover on de highway an bit
him on de head wild stone In
stockin' | should surely have been
guilty Of murder | got to hankerin'
so hard arter wealth dat | stole a
COW an got dose Of seven years In
state prison."
There was an outburst OF enthusiasm
when it was ascertained that the ora
tor had done time In the jug, and.
bowling his appreciation Of 1t, he con-
tinued:
"Yes, my frens, was sent to pris-
on and served my time. could have
concealed dat fact from you, but am
like Christopher Columbus-I cannot
tell lie. An, besides dat, 1t was
gwine to prison dat made a man of
me an helped me to see things In
their true light. | believe 1t would act
de same in your case. believe dat
de best thing dat could happen to dis
Limekiln club would be to have half
its members sent to state prison for
FIVE years"
Brother Gardner at once rose up to
demand an apology of'the orator, but
before he could say word the whole
hall broke into wild applause, and 1t
was fully ten minutes before the
speaker could continue:
Pleasures of the Rich Men.
II hadn't been In de jug over week
when begun to reflect. had been
poor an had taken comfort. Den |
had amassed wealth and encountered
muffin but trouble. As poor man
didn't want to marry; as rich young
man my gal had gone back on me an
de law had tooken me by de neck.
Ebery night lay IN my cell an
thought and figgered. an bimeby
got hold of de right end of de string.
When | come out of prison / turned
lecturer, an dats de reason am heah
tonight. | am heah to prove dat
wealth am a curse an poverty a bless
In. lCheers and sighs and groans
Il see bef0 me In imaginashun q
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-09-07
Flat and Stale.

1.-THE ancients thought the world was
fat."
"WelI. they had no automobiles, no
musical comedy. no bridge whist. 1t
must have been fiat In those days.
Kansas City Journal.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-09-07

"Are you making every andeavor to
raise your daughter correctly"
"T'm not doing much, but her mother
is trying to make man Of her.
Houston Post.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-09-07

Mrs. Knicker-The lobster she ate
cost her q hundred dollars in doctors
bills.
Mrs. Bocker-And she only ate II to
keep 1t from going to ste.--Harper's
Bazaar.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-09-07

But Not the Other Kind.
"Have you any faith In mediumsr
II have In the circulating medium"
Boston Transcript.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-09-07
Wants II ANYWAY,

The fact that money does not
make the man seldom worries
the man who is trying TO make
the money. Puck. o.,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-09-07

BY M. QUAD.
copyright. 1871. by Associated Literary
Press
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
FIGHTS FOR LIFE WITH DEER
Log Surveyor for Maine Lumber Con.
Germ Has An Exciting Encounter
With Big Buck.

Oldtown, Me.-Thomas Burns, for
merly of Somerville, Mass, employed
by lumber concern on soper Brook,
is at his home here recovering from
the effects OF an encounter with a
wounded buck deer.
Burns, who is a log surveyor, took
his rifle with him while at work, and
although deer were plenty, waited I'M
til he could shoot at. a buck with
good ;antlers. He finally got quick
shot at big one on the run and
wounded it.
After chase of two miles the buck
stopped in an alder swamp, where
Burns came upon him Burns had
fired his last cartridge. Creeping
through the tangled bushes he at
length came within striking distance,
and using his rifle as club he be-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

q second-story window and threw
something out. The girl says she
paid no attention to the opening of
the window or what was cast from It.
She felt her head getting warm, but
says she thought it was caused by
her walk. When persons along the
street began cycling her curiously she
says she was embarrassed, but did
not realize that anything was wrong
until some one near her told her
her hat was on fire.
In throwing the hat to the middle
of the street, after tearing it of her
head, the draft caused by the fight
of the headgear through the air
caused the srno1dering fire to break
into flames. The stump Of a lighted
cigar fell out of the feathers, giving
mute evidence Of the cause Of the
burnt hat.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
LOVERS AWKWARD EsCAPADE

The strange story Of soldiers ad-
venture was told the other day at a
Brentford (Eng.) court Late at night
constable found a man lying in the
front garden of a house III TWicken-
ham with his leg damned in the win.
dow. Examinations revealed that he
had entered the premises by forcing
the scullery window. and that while
he was endeavoring to escape by the
front window the sash broke and the
window descended on his foot and
held him fast. When arrested on d
charge Of attempted burglary the man
was found to be a corporal in the East
Surrey regiment. Police inquiries
having substantiated his story that he
intended paying his sweetheart sur
prise visit, but lnistook the house, he
was discharged, but advised that in fly
ture he should call on his sweetheart
earlier In the evening, and be quite
sure as to her place of residence.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
KNOCKS OUT A MILLIONAIRE
Murphy, pride Of Harlem," Uses Best
Punch to Win Wine Supper
From Wiliett Pierce.

T.
Tommy Murphy demonstrated the
other afternoon that he has a knock
eout punch, and as result one of the
most prominent men in Fishkill, N.
Y, acted as host at a wine supper in
New York.
Willett Pierce, who Is rated as a
millionaire in the town, and who
spends most Of his time exhibiting
his prize stock at county fairs, was
the recipient of the knockout, and
was also the host. Pierce, who is a
former football star, announced after
seeing Murphy train that he did not
believe ANY little fellow like that
could knock out a full-groWn man."
and offered to bet suppers with Fran
Carey, a business man. Told of the
bet, Murphy said: Leave it to me. Z
The pair squared off. Pierce lunged
at Tommy but the latter sidestepped
him. and avoided his rushes until
Pierce was completely tagged out. He
was allowed a tWo-minute rest, and
the bout proceeded. Murphy tented
a few times and then, getting Pierce's
guard high, sank terrific right
handler into the stomach. Pierce
promptly sat on the door.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
BALL PLAYERS NOT SLAVES
President Lynch of the National
League Takes Exception to
Statement in Magazine.

1T is ridiculous to say that baseball
players are slaves said President
Thomas J. Lynch Of the National
league, .'or that there is any condition
resembling slavery in baseball
This comment was made after
Lynch had finished reading a story in
a baseball magazine which insinuated
that the club owners We're bunch of
Simon Legrees.
Il do not suppose that the writer of
the article l have just read was ami
mated by spirit of malice in making
his deductions, but he wasn't familiar
with his facts Or with his subject.
Il am In a position to know wheth-
er baseball players are slaves, fer |
have had to inspect and promulgate
almost 800 contracts since have been
president of the National league. |
would like to place these facts before
the baseball public:
Ball players are, as rule, the
best paid men in any profession you
can name and their work is not a
hardship. The majority of players
love to play ball, and they get paid
for doing it. Look at the matter in
this light:
"The player who gets the smallest
salary in the big league receives as
much for one days work of two hours
as the average man gets for a weeks
toll of from 54 to ec hours. / do not
see where the slavery comes in.
THE writer of the article | am
criticizing paid a lot Of attention to
the matter of buying and selling play
ers. To develop man who can be
sold to a club higher up is the hope
of every minor league team in the
country. The player who is sold ad-
yances in his profession and the club
that developed him gets some return
for the time spent in bringing the
athlete to the attention of the per-
sons who are willing to pay him a
higher salary than he has been re-
ceiving.
IF slavery exists in baseball, 1t is
rather strange that so MANY bright
young men, possessed Of college edu-
cations, have entered the game in the
last ten years in preference to any
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

Iabored the wounded animal over the
head with the butt.
At the third blow the stock
smashed into a dozen pieces on the
bucks head. With snort the deer
charged, striking out with his antlers,
which ripped through Burns clothing.
The shock of the charge caused
Burns to drop his broken rifle and he
seized the animals horns with both
hands. Then began a struggle which
meant death for one of the COM
batants.
At length Burns managed to snatch
his hunting knife from it's sheath and,
watching his chance, he struck it into
the deer's ribs
Although he was almost exhausted
and his clothing badly cut, Burns sus-
tanned only a wound In his hand. The
buck was one OF the largest ever
killed in northern Maine
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25

The constructed by the natives Of the Solomon Islands
of
Georgia
of white feathers and down the front slight frame
ut at the end At the lower Of the the
He
vegetable
iniaid
natives
figure the
II