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At J. WASSERMAN'S Big Special
 ......IN...... SCREEN DOORS, Window Screens, Garden Tools WALL I PAPER. J. WASSERMAN, ROckweIrs Block, Main St.
J. WASSERMAN,
ROckwell's Block, Main St.

A T a Court of Probate holden at Ash.
 A ford, within and for the District Of Ash- ford, on the 26th day of April, 1911. Present, OSCAR D. BAKER, Judge. Estate of Harriet c. Chapman, late of Ashford in said district deceased. Charles D Chism, executor.
 Ordered-That six months from the date here of be, and the same are limited and allowed for the creditors to bring in tn cir claims against said estate, and the said executor ia direct cd to give public notice to the creditors Of said estate to bring in their claims within said time allowed, by posting copy Of this order on the public stgn-post nearest the place where the deceaSed last dwett, within the same town, ana by publishing the same three weeks in some weekly newspaper having circulation in said probate district and return make to this court of the notice given.
 'S-S Attest, OSCAR D. BAKER, Judge.
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"Doans Ointment cured me of eczema that had annoyed me long time. The cure was permanent. Hon. s. W. Mat thews, Commissioner Labor Statistics, Augusta, Me.
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Needful Knowledge

Stafford Springs People Should Learn to Detect the Approach of Kidney Disease.
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Iy.e AIIen'. Foet-Esse.

the antiseptic powder toshake into the ah0ea. Makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Relieves painful, swollen, tender. sweating, aching feet ana takes the sting out of corns and bunions. Sold everywhere, 25c. Don't accept accept any substitute. Sample TRHH. Address. Allen g. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. F.
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Do not think that years leave us and and us the name.-Merodith.
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MICHAEL ROBERTS, Auctioneer.
 WI At your service. May be found at Roberts Pool Room, Stafford sp'gs, or Residence, West
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
Stories of Success
TOM L. JOHNSON

Misfortune 10
sometimes for
tune In disguise.
BY birth and
breeding Tom l..
Johnson was q
Southern ari5to-
crat. But the
civil war swept
away the fam
lily fortune and
young Tom was
thrown upon his
own resources
at the early age
OF IA. Seeking
a. -.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
FISHER IS A PROGRESSIVE
New Secretary Of interior staunch
Conservationist.

Chicago, March 8.-Walter Lowrie
Fisher, newly appointed secretary of
the interior, has been one Of Clifford
Pinchot's staunchest supporters in the
matter of the conservation of natural
resources. He was president of the
Conservation League Of America and
is now vice president of the National
Conservation association. which sue
ceeded the league, and of which Mr..
Pinchot is president.
Next July on independence day Mr..
Fisher will be forty-nine years OF age
He was born at Wheeling, w. Va, and
received his education at the Marietta
(O.) college and the Hanover und. }
college. He was admitted to the bar
twenty-three years ago and has since
been In practice at Chicago.
He has always taken deep and &C.
tive interest in conservation and has
been identified with the SO called re.
Sorm wing Of the Republican party.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08

which the grand division will be
divided These brigades will be placed
at strategic points throughout tho de-
partment of Texas, including not only
the Mexican border towns, to which
particular attention will be given, but
also Galveston and other seaports.
The orders so far issued contem-
plate the assignment to General Car
ter's command of fifteen regiments OF
infantry, five of cavalry and two or
three of field artillery. In addition
two full regiments of coast artillery
will be transformed into infantry.
which will be novel departure in
military practice. 1t is the intention
to have this entire force assembled in
Texas within five days.
AS a matter of fact. the great body
of troops has already begun to move
two cavalry regiments having started
from Forts Oglethorpe and McPher
son, Georgia, which is regarded as a
fine accomplishment from the point OF
preparedness.
Following the cabinet meeting al
the White House a statement was is
sued declaring that the movement OF
troops to Texas and to the border OF
Mexico in California Is solely for the
purpose of maneuvers and for train.
ing of officers and men.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
AVIATOR CAPTURES
Prize OF $4,000
Files. 2I7 Mites From Paris to
Top Of Mountain.

Clermont, Ferrand, France, March s.
Aviator Renaux, with a passenger,
won the special Michellin prize OF
$4,000 hung up last year for the first
airman who, with companion, flies
In six hours from Paris to the top of
Puy-de-Dome, after circling the steeple
Of the Cathedral at Clermont- Ferrand
Henry Weymann, the American,
made the first attempt on Sept. last
but was lost in fog when the trophy
seemed almost within his grasp.
The distance covered was PIT miles
and the rules required that a landing
be made on the summit of Puy-de
Dome, a mountain rising 4,S00 feet
near here.
The airman made the trip in hours
and minutes. By the rules he was
allowed six hours for the flight. He
made stopover of seventeen minutes
ut Nevers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
SMELLING TROOPS INCLUDED
Practically the Entire Garrison Or
dered South.

st. Paul, March 8.-Orders to the
Fort Smelling troops directed that
three battalions Of the Twenty-eighth
United States infantry, including 72S
man and thirty-one officers, be sent to
Fort Sam Houston, Tex. The Second
squadron of the Fourth cavalry, in
cluding four troops, is ordered to Ell
Paso. 1t includes 225 men and eight
officers.
Battery b of the artillery will re.
main at Fort Smelling.
Oficers at the army building and at
the post express the belief that the
movement to the South does not mean
an impending war. They say large
part of the army will be modified
there simply to show that the forces
are In condition to be moved to cen
trail point at any time, in contradic
tion of the charge that the military
forces are unprepared for war.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
REVOLT In TURKEY FEARED
Government strengthening Its Mill.
tary Forces.

Constantinople, March S.-The gov.
ernment Is Strengthening its military
forces to check the threatened open
revolt of the reactionaries. Charges
that the Young Turks regime is re.
sorting to violence TO hide its political
corruption have had the effect of ALI
enating large majority of the public.
Whether the government can hold
the opposition in check depends on
the questionable loyalty of the troops.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
HAD BEEN GIVEN UP FOR LOST
Steamer Reaches San Diego Afte.
Terrible Experience.

San Diego, Cal, March S.-Two hun.
dred and seven days out from Phila
delphia. the American ship Aryap
which had been given up for lost, ar.
rived here. Members of the crew tell
a story of unusual suffering.
Hardly had the ship left Philadel.
phia when fire broke out In the cargo
For more than two weeks the crew
fought the flames, which at one time
appeared to be beyond control.
Orders were given to abandon ship
but the smoke appearing to be less
heavy the attack on the fire was re
sumed and 1t was put out the next
day. From then on the ship was al
most constantly met by heavy storms
and head winds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
Danes to sing at White House.

Washington. March S.-President
Taft will have a chorus of Danish
singers sing for him at the White
House on May 10. The chorus will be
composed OF fifty students of the Roy.
al university Of Copenhagen, on a
sightseeing tour to the United States.
The president extended an invitation
to the students to visit Washington
through Count Carl Moltke. the Danish
niAiater here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
MERELY A TEST
i / OF EFFICIENCY
Reason for Rush of Federal
Troops to Texas.
Big FORCE UNDER ORDERS

Fully one-fourth Of the Fighting
Strength Of the United States Army
Expected to Be Modified on South
ern Soil Within Five Days-FIeet
Of War Vessels Also Instructed tc
Take Station Off the Coast of Texas.
Washington, March SIN answer to
charges that the United States army
is not prepared for actual warfare.
end that it Is lacking in every essen.
tial that goes to make up a defensive
force, the general staff, by direction
of the president, has ordered mag
nificent test of the whole machinery
controlling the mobile army on scale
greater than ever before attempted in
time of peace in this country.
Reproducing as nearly as possible
war conditions involving hostilities in
advance of a formal declaration of war
the president gave the word and with
In few moments messages were fly
ing all over the country by wire, or
dering the assemblage of 10000
troops in the department of Texas
This practically is one-fourth of the
entire army, including troops in the
Philippines and other insular posses
sions.
The navy is to play it's part and a
formidable fleet of armored cruisers,
supplemented by auxiliaries necessary
for the successful maintenance of a
hostile naval force on the coast o; an
enemy, will take its place off the Tex
as shore line
These cruisers comprise the present
Fifth division of the Atlantic feet
now at New York, and which are ready
for sea. The division comprises the
flagship Tennessee, Montana, North
Carolina and Washington, all power
ful armored cruisers of 14,5OO tons
displacement, under command of Rear
Admiral Sydney A. Staunton
Gan Antonio Headquarters.
The military force will establish its
headquarters at San Antonio under
command of Major General William
H. Garter, assistant cnief of stair, as
sisted by several brigadier generals.
who viii command the brigades into
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
TWO M0REN Die IN FIRE
North Carolina Tourist Resort Is
DESTROYED.

Lake View, n. G.. March S-Two
women lost their lives i'll a fire which
destroyed tie new och Crystal hotel,
o tourist resort Just opened this sea
son. The dead are: Miss Anna M.
Barnes, New York, AID Mrs. G. G..
Pettis, New Haven, Conn.
Howard Whitmore, clerk of the ho-
tel, and MIS-. w. e. Youland. wife of
the manager. received serious injuries
and burns.
The fire was discovered about s
o'clock In the morning and the flames
so quickly spread through the large
frame building that all efforts to
check them were futile.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
DEITz TRIAL SET FOR MAY z
Further Continuance ls Granted by
Judue Reid.

Hayward, Wis, March S.--The
Deitz case Is adjourned to May 2, at
q. m At that time, Deitz intimates,
the defendants will ask for separate
trials. Deitz stated to Judge Reid in
court that he has no attorney engaged
and does not care for one, but his
tone was not emphatic. Leslie also
stated that he has no attorney.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
STORMS BOTHER SERVICE
Telegraph Companies Have Trouble In
Northwest and Southwest.

Chicago, March 8.--Serious delay in
telegraphic communications in the
Northwest and Southwest was an
nounced by the telegraph companies.
Destructive rain and sleet storms
are reported in Colorado, New Mexico,
California, Washington, Oregon. Ari-
xona, Idaho and Texas. In the North
west the wind is said to have attained
maximum velocity OF seventy miles
an hour.
An electrical storm is reported
along the Illinois Central, telegraph
poles being down In some sections.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
GIRLS CONFESS TO PERJURY
Employees Of oIeomarsarine Concern
Admit Lying on Stand.

Chicago, March 8.-Four young
women and one young man confessed
to Judge lands in the United States
district court that they had given per.
jured testimony In behalf of their EN-
ployers, Peter X. and K K Brimie,
who were recently found guilty of
oleomargarine "moonshining'
Minnie Liss, one of the women. be-
came hysterical in court, and then
lapsed into Inconsistencies, in which
condition she remained for two hours
while physicians worked over her
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
Canadian Banker Found Shot.

Hamiota, Man., March ga. w.
Rutherford. manager of the Banl. OF
Hamilton, was tcsna IN hts room shn.
through the brain. Mystery surrounds
4ho AFFAIR. He came here from On
easle . year ago
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
GAS EXPLOSION Is FATAL
One Man Killed and Another Serious
" injured.

y THJuFtu.
Racine, Wis, March S.-Frank NJ
McNear, aged thirty-five, department
superintendent, is dead and John
Foley, aged fifty, night watchman, is
in a critical condition following an ex
plosion i'm the assembling room of the
Mitchell Motor Car companys plant
here.
Live gas" ignited from Foiey's
lantern, is believed to have caused the
explosion, which partially wrecked
the building.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
BALLINCER IS
out OF CABINET
President Accepts Resigna-
tion With Regret.
CHICAGO MAN GETS PLACE

Walter L. Fisher, Vice President OF
the National Conservation Associa.
tion and Friend of Pinchot, Named
to Fill the vacaney-Accusers of Re.
tirng Secretary RoundIy Scored by
Chief Executive.
Washington, March S.-Richard A.
Ballinger's resignation as secretary of
the interior, dated Jan. 19 last, has
been accepted by President Taft and
Walter L. FISHER of Chicago appoint,
ed as his successor, his commission
being signed Immediately by the pres
ident. Mr.. Fisher will take office
within a few days.
Secretary Ballinger rendered his
resignation in a letter on Jan. 10, bas-
ing it entirely upon the condition of
his health. The president replied at
once, expressing his confidence in Sec.
retary Ballinger, his reluctance to ac-
cept his resignation and requested the
secretary to remain in office until the
close of the session of congress. I'm
mediately upon the adjournment OF
congress Secretary Ballinger renewed
his request that he be relieved at a
date suitlng the presidents conven-
fence, but Immediately If possible.
President Taft, in letter, formally
accepted the resignation.
The correspondence between the
president and the secretary is not vol
luminous, but sets forth beyond ques-
ton the confidence which Mr.. Taft has
reposed in Mr.. Ballinger throughout
the long siege and the indignation
with which he has viewed the attacks
upon the secretary's personal and Off
cial integrity.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-03-08
High Praise for BaiIinger.

81 have had the fullest opportunity
the president says in his letter ac-
cepting the resignation, Ito know you,
to know your standards of service to
the government and the public, to
know your motives, to know how you
have administered your Office and to
know the motives of those who have
assailed you.
81 do not hesitate to say that you
have been the object of one OF the
most INSCRIPTIONS conspiracies for
the defamation of character that his.
tory can show"
And in the conclusion of his letter
the president declared that every
fiber of my nature rebels against such
hypocrisy (referring to the attacks
upon Ballinger's character) and
nerves me to fight such combination
and such methods to the bitter end
lest success in this instance may form
q demoralizing precedent.
"But personal consideration for you
and yours makes me feel that | have
no right to ask you for a further
sacrifice"
The president goes on to declare II
evident that he has been himself the
ultimate object of the attack and says
that to insist upon Mr.. Ballinger's re-
naming In office with the prospects
of further efforts against you, is sci
fishly to impose on you more of bur.
den than l ought to impose"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-14
Committee to Wage Ag-
gresive Liquor Campaign,
'Supt. Werner OF The Wooden
Mil Resigns The Position.
Madison Schools will Open Sept,
ti..Personals--0ther Items,

Fifteen representative business man and
office Friday evening to make plans for
an aggressive campaign in this place foI
the retention of the prohbitory law. AT
ter brief discussion a committee was
elected as follows to make a canvass OF
the town: C. o. Small, Charles Black
well. b. K. Edwards, K. C. Gray, e. c.
Weston, z. w Adams, NJ. NJ. Spear,
Frank Dinsmore, T. D. Salley, John f.
Chadbourne. Henry Merrill, g. D. Per-
kins, A H. Ward and f. l.. Powers.
Frederick c Werner who has been SUI
perintendent of the Indian Spring wooden
mill for the past two years, has resigned
and expects to leave town in few days.
Mrs l. B. Dyer and Mrs J. F. Withee.
who have been spending week with
relatives at Lake Maranacook, returned
home Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs Everett Smell, who have
been the guests of relatives in Madison
for the past two weeks, returned Satur-
day to Hyde Park, Mass.
j. NJ. Felker went Saturday to his camp
at Alder stream for a short outing
Miss Maude Littlefield left town Satur-
day to visit relatives in Saco and Boston,
The Madison village schools will open
on Sept. Ii, and the rural schools on
Aug. %.
]. S. Maxcey of Gardiner was in town
Friday and Saturday on business con-
neeted with the local water works.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-14

school, but recently BECAME profess-
or in McGill university, Toronto. He
is graduate OF the University bf Tex
as and the Johns Hopkins Medical
school
John A. Knoxsholds an official post in
Harvard as Sheldon Fellow This fell
lowship is for the investigation OF
American ballads, and Mr. Lomax re-
Gently published his first volume of
cowboy ballads, the first visible fruits
of his work as ballad collector. This
year he was Feappointed to the fell
lowship and is continuing his ballad
collecting activities under Harvard
auspices
In other Eastern universities there
are Texans in the faculties Lamar
Crosby, who graduated at the Univer-
sity of Texas and took another degree
at Harvard, is assistant professor of
Greek in the University Of Pennsyl-
varia. Roy Smith of Austin is pro-
fessor Of history IN Bryn Mawr. Flor
ence, Lewis, who used to he a fellow
in the University 81. Texas, is now
professor of mathematics in the Bait
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-14
BELFAST,
Harding & RackcIitf Buys
Two Hardware Firms.
A. C. Burgess Retlres from One
OF Longest Business Careers.
The Death OF cassius Dickey.-klso
Nancy A. Curtis Of Swanvllle.

Belfast, Me, Aug. 13.-(SpeciaD. -
Edgar L. Harding and Colby Rack
cliff, two young Belfast men, have
bought the hardware stock of Albert
C. Burgess and leased the store. The
young men have also bought the hard
ware business of Capt. John W. Jones.
few doors above the Burgess store
on Main street For the present the
Burgess store will be closed. The new
firm of Harding & Rackcliff took pos
session Saturday morning of the Jones
store, which will be conducted along
the same lines as heretofore. Mr..
Harding has been in the employ of
Capt. Jones for 10 years and for much
of the time has done the buying and
had the management of the business.
In retiring from business Albert c..
| Burgess closes one of the longest bust
ness careers in the city. In company
With Capt. Fredk. Barker the business
of A. j. Morrison & Co. was bought
before the war, sometime in the late
Sos. Capt. Barker went to war and
on his return sold out his interests.
They were then located in the store
now occupied by Charles f. Thomp-
son & Co. Some time later Mr.. Bur
bess moved into the building he now
occupies. The stock of VIM X. Nor
rison, now of Minneapolis, who did
business in the Colosseum building,
was later bought out by Mr.. Burgess,
who has continued to do business up
to the present time.
Capt. John w. Jones' after following
the sea for years. boght out the bust
ness of Fred Carl about is years ago.
He has been very successful Capt.
Jones has nothing in view at the pres
ent time, but will take a much needed
rest.
Cassius Dickey died Saturday morn
ing at his home on Main street. after
a lingering Illness with tuberculosis.
He was As years and , months old,
Mr.. Dickey was born in Prospect, son
Of Almerin and Adelaide (Studley)
Dickey, now of this city. A widow and
one son, Herbert Diekey, survive.
Nancy A. Curtis died Friday in
Swanville, at the age of SIS years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-14
The Fair Sept. y and q
Will Be a Good One.
Selden BuzzeH, kingsbuIy, Con-
victed Of Selling Liquor.
Real Estate Transfers for Somerset
Personal Mention.

The prospects are that Skowhegan
will have one of the best fairs Sept. q,
% and % that it has had in years.
Committees were chosen at a meeting
of the Agricultural Society Friday
night and many plans for the fair
made. The society is planning to make
the horse trot q good feature and
sandwiched in will be baseball games,
automobile races and other sports. In
the absence of the president. Clyde H.
Smith, Ernest G. Butler was chosen
chairman. The treasurer's report show
ed that the society made a fair profit
last year on the fair. Following is a
list OF the committees chosen for the
fair: Automobile -ace, Clyde II. Smith
baseball. w. H. Halves, Herbert L.
SWEET; general sports and music. Wal
ter Hight and w. H. Halves; advertis-
ing, Morris Gledhill Herbert l..
SWEET. Carl Holt. c. NJ. Gallup, Charles
Day, +. T. Goodrich. Bert Coombs.
r. F. Parker and Peter Merry. pre-
miu,as. e. Davis Miller. Major J. w.
Fogier. tickets. Carl Holt, Herbert
Wentworth, Walter Hight. A. P. Mer-
rill, w II. Wildes, w. H Halves; hall,
J. w. Fosler and John e. Taylor;
grounds. E. #. Goodrich: poultry.
Harry lies and Charles c. Cleveland;
sheep, Bert Hilton and George Weeks;
horses, w H. wildes; cattle, William
Bradbury, c. J. Dean and c. NJ. Gal
lup; draft horses and cattle. ]. D.
Packard and Charles Gardiner. The
next meeting of the society for the
purpose of making further prepara-
II. Gel. r. ln1I1
Wednesday evening in the municipal
hiiiIGin