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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

Some OF the women of the fashion
able upper Get In New York city have
not only discarded babies as a legiti-
mate accompaniment of womanhood.
but have lately cast aside live dogs
for dummies. whose legs are operated
by means Of a string attached to their
noses 1.-THE dummies0.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

One who has caught and helped eat
many salmon is authority for the
statement that fresh salmon should be
thoroughly cooked and eaten with
plenty of salt. owing to poison
(really an amoeba or low form OF ami
NAL life which seems to develop and
which Is active IL the fish is In raw
or an UNDERGONE condition. He tells
US that he has seen more than one
puppy turn up Its toes as a result of
eating such salmon.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05
State News

industry will make wonderful strides
in Maine within the next year or two,
and the hope is expressed that the
hundreds of acres suitable for sheep
raising. and of little use for anything
else, will soon be utilized in this in
dustry with profitable returns to the
investors.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

The dupes of any fake scheme are to
be pitied. but OF all such victims those
entitled to the most sympathy are
those who place implicit confidence In
this or that religious leader. only to
find in the end that he Is fraud and
gra fter-just a wolf In sleeps clothing
such company. a group of revised
spiritunlists. have recently been left
stranded In California whittier they
had been lured by leader who told
them of life of bliss and content on
the shores Of sacred stream. They
sold valuable property In Ohio. placing
II in the hands of their supposed lead
er, but today they are destitute and
faciug starvation.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

The best plaster. A piece Of
flannel dampened with Chamberlain $
Liniment and bound on over, the at
fected parts is superior to a plaster
and costs only one tenth as much.
For sale by G. r. Fogg.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

Some experiments which have been
made recently at the Geneva IN. "
station by those In charge of the poul-
try department seem to prove conclu-
siveIy that laying pullets do much bet
ter If the cockerels are kept entirely
separated from them. 1t was FOUND
in the case of two pens of pullets OF
the same breed and age and kept I'M
der exactly the same conditions. so far
az feed and quarters were concerned.
that the pen from which the males
were excluded produced 80 per cent
more eggs In a given period than
the one In which they were allowed to
run 1t was also found that the pen
kept by themselves began to lay at
from one to two months earlier than
the others. There should be n sug'
gestion in these findings not only for
the poultry fancier. but for every farm
er who keeps poultry In the usual fash
Ion.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

Biliousness is due to a disorded
condition of the stomach. Chamber
lains Tablets are essentially :
stomach medicine, intended especial
ly to act on that organ; to cleanse it..
strengthen it, tone and invigorate it,
to regulate the liver and to Danish
hiliousness positively and effectually.
For sale by G. r. Fogg.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

Don't trife with a cold is good
advice for prudent men and women.
1t may be vital in case of child.
There Is nothing better than Cham
beriain's Cough Remedy for coughs
and colds in children. 1t is safe and
sure. For sale by G r.. Fogg.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

While a hard freeze that catches the
moisture In the ear and kills the germ
of seed corn seldom occurs before Oct.
10. it is a pretty good idea in the
northern portion of the corn belt.
where the crop is often belated, to go
into the field and select the ears de-
sired for seed before the time men
toned. Many have already done this.
and others had their supply of seed
corn hung up to dry by Sept. 20. An
advantage In this plan aside from
making sure that the seed will be
thoroughly dried out before cold
weather is that by picking the ears
that are well matured type of seed
ears can be secured that will produce
early maturing corn.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

Lame back is one of the most COM
mon forms of muscular rheumatism.
A few applications of Chamberlain 8
Eminent will give relief. For sale
by q. r. Fogg.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

Sorghum which is to be used for
forage should be cut just before the
first killing frost and placed In piles
Of from 800 to 600 pounds, where it
may be allowed TO remain until it is
wanted.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

A good deal of fun has been poked
at Mrs. Russell Sage on one account
or another. but she is entitled to the
warm appreciation of every tiller of
the soil for her gift of $4,000 to the
national Audubon societies to aid In
the campaign which is being waged to
protect the robin during Its winter so
journ in the south.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

You can tell when a woman is
growing stout by how she talks as
il she were afraid of wasting away.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

While full grown sheep will knock
down and eat more or less corn II
turned into a field of It. lambs will
touch very little indeed II given the
same range. They will crop the grass
and weeds on the headlands and Dor
ders as well as among the rows of
corn. This forage not only provides
a good share Of their ration. but there
is a decided advantage In having the
stuff consumed. the fields cleared and
thousands and thousands of weed
seeds tramped into the ground and
terminated by the fall rains
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

While the fly furnishes meat for the
spider. II is an interesting fact that the
latter In turn often becomes an easy
victim of the wasp.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

At Cleveland ON Aug. II Uhlan. the
great trotting gelding. driven by his
Ter. C. K. G. Billings, made half
mile In the record time of 56A seconds.
This breaks the record of one minute
fat, held by Major Delmar and made
on Cleveland track In 1906
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

Centuries of education and civiliza-
ton have failed to give human beings
a veneer of culture thick enough not
to be broken through by the primitive
animal instinct Of self preservation in
rush for safety at the cry Of "Fire"
In crowded auditorium. In such a
crisis man shows not one whit more
sense than does the beast.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

LII spite Of a summer season which
has been unusually dry. whole lot
of farmers who trusted to continued
dry weather have been having good
deal of grief through leaving their
grain In shock In the field. Not only
has much of this grain been discolored
and even sprouted by unexpected
rains. but its presence In the field has
prevented early fall blowing. which
has 30 much In its favor. One would
think that fellow who had got caught
in this way once would not be again.
but usually 1t Is the same bunch.
Shock thrashing is sort of habit and
hard to break.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

There are whole lot Of would be re-
ligious folks who somehow fail to trace
the vital connection between profession
and practice and to realize the fact that
II their religion does not make them
kind and thoughtful and considerate
In their own homes 1t Is not worth a
continental. let alone qualifying them
to be of spiritual assistance to their
neighbors or the heather.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

A woman can manage to look half
way presentable in almost anything
but whole stockings splattered with
mud.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

A feature of the training given the
young women who attend the state
university at Madison, Wis, along
with the languages. mathematics and
sciences. that is sensible and commend
able is O gymnasium course, In which
they are taught how to swim and
which corrects curvature of the spine
and other physical defects.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05
LIST OF SPECIFICS.

A. A. For PEyERs. MIA Peyer. Lung Fever.
II. b. For sPRAINs. Lamene... Rheumaii.m
&. &. For SORE Throat EpiLoohc. DistemDer.
D. d. Por WORMS, Bots. Grubs.
z. z. Por COUGHS. Cold.. Influenza.
y. +. For collie. BelIyache. Diarrhea.
G. G. Prevents MISCARRIAGE.
III. III. For KIDNEY and Bladder disorders.
l. 1. For SKIN DISEASES. MAnse. Fruotio,s
J. X. For BAD CONDITION. Indigestion.
At druggists or sent prepaid Oh eeeeipt
of price. 60 cts each.
HUMPHREYS HohEo. MEDICINE CO.. Corner
william and Ann Streets. New York.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

Bath is the proud possessor of a
Zoo according to the Times. 1t Is on
the site of former hen yard. where
hens formerly held undisputed posses
sion; but this was so favorably stu
ated, such delightful location viewed
from the standpoint of the home
seekers, that the consensus of opin-
ion drew them together in a motley,
but homogeneous group. First pig,
with longings for porcine uplift
wandered in, and endeayored by his
friendly and peaceful efforts to atone
to the hens for any trouble he might
cause them. Then a lamb joined the
colony, followed by some geese, and,
few days ago, a pretty little fawn
from Northern Maine joined them. 1t
comprises surprisingly happy fam
lily. The hens keep by themselves, not
from resentment toward the latter
corners. or from any sense of priority
or superiority. but rather to make the
others feel more at home, and wei
come; the geese quack by themselves,
and the pigs grunt alone, but con-
tentedly; while the fawn and the lamb
are chums and sincere friends.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

Crop statisticians estimate that for
the country as a whole the extreme
July drought reduced the yield Of all
cereals by from 7O0,OO0,0OO to o0.00o,-
coo bushels.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

That housewife made a long step in
the direction OF a sensible conserva-
ton of her energies who decided 1t
was easier to prepare her vegetables
and wash her dishes sitting on q stool
of convenient height than when stand
ing up. A host of other housewives
might follow her example with profit.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

If you wish to be really in fashion
during the hunting days, 1t will be
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05
FREE BOOK
For Every Living Thing on the Farm
Humphreys Veterinary Specifies.

500 Page Book free, on the Treatment and
Care of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Dogs.
Hogs and Poultry also Stable Chart to
hang up, mailed free.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

Feeding tests which have been
made by a number of experiment sta
lions indicate that the ration of en-
sllage for dairy COW should be about
thirty pounds. for beef cattle fifteen
pounds. for wintering calves twenty.
dry cows forty pounds and sheep from
two to five pounds. With these fig
ures should also be kept In mind the
fact that silo of common dimen-
sion-16 by 80 feet-holds 100 tons of
silage when settled.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05
DR.. Ed WARDS
DandeIiOf1
Best Known Remedy

FOX
rheumatism and Malaria. Stimulate
he Nldheys so as to eliminate the nrIC
ELI that causes Rheumatism and K!!.
y Hla"ase, regulates TcrpiG Liver;
rs gently and without gripping on the
"'iS. dislnfeets the entire Aliment-
~ anal and produces cIean
1oolh Skin and clear Complexion by
sliitin. ting ali poisons from the sys.
IN
Gnequalled for Dyspepsia an all
.emach trouble; is purely vege=aafa.
- II SO guaranteed under the Pre-
eed and Drugs Act 25e a aoY II
Frank W. Buchanan. SkoN Ia gaIt. NJ.
Send postal for free saiur's 10 ~eHs
Chemical Co, i5-55 Frankaa II. \-a #tt
city, Manufacturers
A PERFECT BLOOD RIFIEE'
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

Big Bunch old Papers at this Office. SC.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

A pasture and woodland of 100 odd
acres that the writer visited the other
day have been used this season az
range for sheep. 1t was interesting
to notice how neatly the entire area
had been trimmed. as II by many
la wn mowers. The only weeds that
were left were the mullen. nettie and
smartweed out of dozens OF different
varieties that are native TO the locali-
ty. Never has the argument In favor
of keeping sheep on the average farm
been more nearly demonstrated than
in the case of the farm referred TO.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

After four years OF experimenting
at the national plant introduction gar
dens at Chico, Cal. Fl. L. Blanchard.
the western cereal expert Of the de-
partment of agriculture, has succeed
ed In separating a pure white seed
from a variety of wheat known as
chule. introduced into the United
States from Turkestan. In tests re-
Gently concluded the new variety
yielded from fifteen to twenty bushels
per acre more than the white Aus
tralian variety. which Is the accepted
standard of western wheat farmers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

With the choice and beautiful colOrs
which have been recently developed
In the phlox It has become one Of the
most valuable OF permanent bedding
plants. Besides the deep red. pink and
white. there are those of a rich cream
color with a pink eye and those of
bright rose color with red eye. These
plants are rather slow growers. spread
Ing by root stalks. but are perennials
and very hardy. the roots living
through the wint,g In the open ground
without difficulty.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

necessary for you to use a motor for
travel through the woods and for facil-
ity in caring for the big game you are
expected to shoot. 1t is understood
that there are good roads in every
forest. Then If, in hunting game, you
have proverbial fishermens luck when
first using a store outfit for catching
the finny creatures, and it is neces-
sary for you to remain over night and
try again rather than return to CIV
ilization empty handed, the automo-
biles of today have camping outfits
said to render one fully as comfort
able as the best equipped hotels of
the forest. A collapsible non-explo-
sive) camp-stoye is part of the camp
ing outfit but an ordinary camp fire
is sometimes substituted, and spirit
lamp serves for making tea and COT
fee. 1t is claimed that hunting of the
past is not to be compared with the
opportunities for pleasure Of the hunt
by motor car. Chacun son govt.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

Portland police have been having a
great deal OF trouble from boys rang
ing from 10 to Is years of age Shoot
ing craps" Arrests and imposing
fines (Which have usually been sus-
pended on promise of good behaviour)
appear to have no deterrent effect upon
the culprits, who seem utterly incap-
able of resisting the fascination of the
game. The officials are now contem-
Payment of fines as a last resort in
the reformation of the juvenile Offend
ers. Here Is call for enforced
moral suasion' or Juvenile super
vision" by strong-armed playground
overseers with prevention rather
than cure" principles.
The people on the outer Cape Shore
report Sunday cunning in that vicin-
ity, in defiance of the laws of Maine
which say: Sunday is close time
on which 1t is not lawful to hunt,
kill or destroy game birds of any
kind, under the penalties already i'm
posed for the violation of the Sunday
laws by the statutes of the State are
not hereby repealed or diminished"
The people who live around Great
Pond. and also those who use the
camps were present, but not shot
was fired by any Of these regulars.
The birds in that vicinity are scarce,
and, under these circumstances, the
residents and campers who observe
the law think it rather hard that Sun
day lawbreakers should be permitted
to kill or brighten away the birds that
they wish to secure under legal open
seasons, to say nothing of Sabbath
dissertation.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05

The Portland Press states that, at
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-24
Man |SA MEGAPH0NE
Railroad Caruso With a Cyclone
in Either Lung.
Clyde Hayes, Who Calls the Trains In
Chieago's Big Northwestern Sta.
tion, Has q Voice Like q
Fo0horn.

ChicagO.-Clyde 3. Hayes Is the rail-
road Caruso. Every day from 3:30 q,
N. to IL he proclaims the departure OF
more trains than any other station
caller. His concert platform is Of all
steel construction and 1t Is located
way up near the splendid ceiling Of
the new Northwestern railroad sta.
ton.
Thirty thousand people each day
the suburban schedule on the Milwau.
kee and Galena divisions, plus enough
overland trains to keep Chicago and
the Pacific coast bound in close fel-
lowship. Presidents OF the United
States, boy orators, world famous
evangelists. divinities of grand opera.
baseball umpires-none of these ever
aad the constant opportunities Of Train
Announcer Hayes to enlighten and
'electrify a listening multitude.
Passing swiftly over the poor boy
and burning ambition section Of his
life, we find Hayes In full charge OF
night accommodation train in Nebras-
ka. Yes. until recently he was a rail.
road conductor. and was treading the
threadbare aisle of Nebraska &C.
commodation. occasionally unlocking
a brightly nickled lantern from his
left elbow and dropping OF into the
night to wigwag the engineer.
One day the division superintendent
Of the Northwestern line at Omaha
summoned young Conductor Hayes in.
to his grim presence.
Are you aware. Mr.. Hayes. that
you have been turned in number of
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-24
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EfHHs 1%ZzW RTNCH
NHiH4z>tT hIaZIR. C.CTs3P00l
I'M ZHtET n<RDCK
W. WHjHHHZZR

Take Pittsburg. where. as we
have seen. the typhoid rate was
1877 per 100000 population. Pitts.
burg is city with a population
In excess Of 100000. Hence its
annual death roll from typhoid
must have amounted to 3k times
127. or something like 444. At
$4,000 a life, this death roll will
cost Pittsburgh $2.664.000 a year,
or $26.640,000 every decade. And
the loss to the entire country. fig.
uring the typhoid deaths at 10000.
reaches the astounding total Of
$120.0O0.00O a year. or $1,000. .OOO.-
900 every decade.
This estimate. however. is with.
out question too conservative.
Mr.. Allen Hazen. an eminent
American engineer. says in his
book, "Clean Water and How to
Get It." that the reduction in the
number Of deaths In Ave cities.
brought about through water puri.
fication. amounted to 440. I'm
proved general sanitary condi-
tions, he says, were responsible
for 1877 Of the 440 decrease. The
typhoid reduction amounted to
only II. The reduction In the
number Of deaths from other
causes amounted to 232-three
times the typhoid reduction. II
this ratio of deaths due to water
holds good generally. then our ~.
phoid deaths are only a small part
~ Tho doatho duo IN hod uator
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-24
Caller Hayes.

Caller HAyeo.
times lately?" said the supertnte adent
to the conductor after the latter had
nervously placed his cap on the edge
Of the glass topped table.
Hayes trembled and his heart sank.
To be turned in," In railroad patois.
means to be the object Of comDlaints
by passengers.
what have I done. sir!" he nur-
INJURED anxiously.
"You have disturbed the sleep Of .
large number Of passengers on this
line" said the superintendent. Let
ters have come to me from travelling
men who ride on your train. and they
say that when you announce station
at night your voice not only wakes
them, but scares them and knocks
them out of q proper frame Of mind
to do business the next day. Here.
after, Mr.. Hayes. when calling out sta.
tions wish you would not try to dis.
place the window panes or experiment
with sound vibrations on the bell rope.
But 1t seems that Mr.. Hayes u .
walking library for volumes and vol.
umes Of stentorian noise. It couldn't
be suppressed. and as he had no time
to attend ball game and let out
steam on the bleachers. he had to 70.
sumo his old habit of standing at ono
end of a yellow car and closing the
door at the opposite end by sheer force
OF his low register. Also he would
cough when impelled by the platform
draft. and the stovepipe would col.
lapse with jangling noise. For
time the gentle patter of cinders
would be stilled and the volatile dents
in the water cooler would take up the
echoes. At least. that was the descrip-
ton given by the sleep-eager passen-
gers who signed petition which was
sent to the big chief at Omaha ere
another month had passed.
The railroad officials we're deeply
puzzled by the case OF Conductor
Hayes. who had proved himself reIia-
BILE and efficient In every other way.
Some one suggested putting him ON q
day run, where people sleep at their
own risk. or at the mercy of the train
butcher.
In the meantime the hilarious story
Of Conductor Hayes and the sleepy
drummers found It's way to Chicago
and Conductor Hayes was ordered to
report here. He came wondering and
promptly he was set to work learn.
ing the list Of train departures. Then
when the new station was opened.
like an admiral on the porch Of bat
tleship. he stood in his high balcony
and began his interminable recita.
tions In earnest. For Q day or 90 be
wrestled with echoes and acoustic
snsres, but now he has mastered the
problem Of resonance in the great sta
tjon.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-24
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NH7E@ LE.55EN5 eSICHW<5o ~>l

Is a string of gOOd-sized
towns-Plymouth. Wilkes.
Barre. Wyoming. Blooms.
burg. Nantlcoke. and others,
all Of which empty sewage
into the river. and q number
Of which take their drinking
water direct from the river.
Wilkes-Barre does. and It's
pumping station is on an
island In the river. When
the stream overfows. as It
does every spring. the pump.
we'll Is flooded with the foul.
est Of water-the rolled river
flow containing suspended
sewage and the reeking, sui.
phurous waste of coal mines.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-24

sons died; In Lowell
1872 out Of $50; in
Lawrence "a out Of
141. or ga cases
In New Haven 73
resulted fatally.
Butler had 66
deaths and 1870
cases. In Scranton
there were III
deaths and 1.1l5
cases; In Cleveland
472 deaths and