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The Lion shall crouch beneath their
might"
This could be accepted as referring
to the united forces of the colonists
(the Dove), and the French (the
Cock), at the final engagement before
Yorktown. This siege and battle re-
suited in the American victory, and
therefore the union of Americans and
French resulted in the Lion" being
compelled to Crouch beneath their
might
when the Cock shall guard the Eagles
nest,
The stars shall rise-a1l in the Vest
Here we find an allusion to the sub
sequent history Of the three nations
American, French and English. When
independence was recognized, the SYM
Dol of the United States appeared in
the form of bald eagle, 1.-THE bird of
freedom and imperial power"
The second test Of martial power be-
tween American and England came in
1872, and on both sea and land we
suffered severe losses, the capitol at
Washington being destroyed by the en-
envy and the city itself falling into pos
session of the British. But the shield
ing attitude of France toward the
eagles nest (the young republic rep
resented by the American eagle) made
il possible for the states to attain vic
tory from what the world had almost
pronounced defeat The New Eng
land states were never in sympathy
with the war, and, indeed, an interest
ing non-national page, bordering on
occasional attitude, falls into the his
tory of the puritanic section of our
country. The invasion of Canada was
a decided failure. Hull's surrender
has always been considered unsatisfac-
tory and totally unnecessary; he was
court-martialed and sentenced to be
shot; but his Revolutionary military
record saved his life and he was par
doned. The brave Captain Lawrence
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whom the bugbear of probable inva-
sion by Germany is ever matter of
anxiety.
The last four lines of the Seer's
rhymed intimation of coming disaster
deserves consideration together:
when Neptune's back with stripes Ii rcd
The sickly Lion shall hide his head.
When seven and six shall make but one
The Lions might shall be undone."
Possibly these four lines foretelI ter
rible battles on the sea, Neptune Dc
ing the NEUROLOGICAL god of the OCEAN,
and prophesy a naval war in which
the waters will be literally ablaze with
the red stripes shooting from the
cannons' mouths. Or reference may
be had to the planet Neptune, instead
of the sea god-that heavenly body
which of our planetary system is the
| furthest away from the sun, being
! 2,745,9 98,000 miles distant. Within
the last few years astronomers have
expressed the opinion that Neptune,
| like Saturn, has red or bright belts
about it, and if the telescopes can be
made more powerful these "red
stripes" will be in view. Is it then
that we may expect "The sickly lion
shall hide his head?"
Or it may be that the last two lines
refer to the United States, or else
indicate the death and numerical des-
| ignation of King Edward VII. In the
first instance seven and six make Ii,
the generally accepted symbol of the
United States represented in the
stripes of the flag. when seven and
six shall make but one" might stand
for the time when all the territories
now under our flag shall all be admit
ted to statehood. and all these new
| governments be represented on our
national standard.
Or the lines might have direct refer
ence to King Edwards death. The
seven and six may well indicate Eng
lands Seventh Edward" or spelling
out the two words we have: 8 l, E z,
/ VS., sea- 5, T 6, II z; and 1, D q.
w 8. A 4, r 5, D 6-showing clearly
the seven and six numerals forming
one king. Upon his death "The Eng
lish) Lions might shall be undona
| In connection with the hnal predlc
ton it is not too much to say thai
England has not for years been in such
an unsettled state politically or called
upon to face so many perplexing prob.
| lens.
Edward, seventh of the name, the
Peacemaker, sleeps with his fathers.
and George " mounts the throne OF
his ancestors, while from all parts OF
the great empire people gather to do
him homage What of the futureH
Has the might Of England passed
away with the life of her peacemaker'
or is one prophecy to prove false
where so many other predictions made
by the mystic student Of the stars IN
the long ago have been fulfilled to the
uttermost?
Copyright. 1911. by w. G. Chapmano
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Take Kindly to Education

the good of the province is the spread
of the educational movement. In the
Tail and Yungchang procedures many
new schools have been opened, where
teaching is being conducted on new
principles. Forme rly any dirty little
cubicle served as a schoolroom, and a
crowd of unkempt youngsters, pre-
sided over By an ill-paid, bespectacled
pedagogue, produced appalling dis
cord by reciting, at the top of their
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on the Chesapeake gave as his dying
words the order, Don't give up the
Ship" but fate compelled his crew to
strike their colors. The Essex, the
first American frigate to sail around
Cape Horn into the Pacific, found a
British vessel waiting for her, and in
the battle which ensued the enemy
came off victorious. In the midst of
these disasters the New Englanders
were disregarding by majority OF
votes what the national government at
Washington decreed. They quietly and
secretly published most unsatisfac-
tory report that was supposed by
many to have had it's origin in an at
tempt to break up the fedora power.
The south and middle west were 10y
al to the federal edicts. Jackson's mar
velous victory at New Orleans, while
possibly one Of the most pronounced
military successes in the history of
civilized warfare, was achieved after
peace had been declared, and hence
cannot be said to have had any bear
| ing on the ending of hostilities. The
terms Of peace were largely brought
about through French influence, as be-
cause of the military conditions ex-
listing between England and France,
the British found it impolitic to fol
low up the American campaign, al
| though the war was in their favor.
Here, then, is an apt illustration Of
how the French (the Cock) protected
the Eagles nest (America). SO much
for the first line; the next is espe-
cially prophetic:
| 1.-THE stars shall rise all in the West"
Immediately after the war of 1872
the stars began to gather in our flag,
and they all came from the west, for
it should be remembered that in those
days any country lying on the sun
down side of the Allegheny mountains
was considered west. Hence the open
| ing up of the great western terri
tory with the immediate admission of
the new states brought forth the
rise Of the stars all in the west" I'M
til this day, when the flag has since
1912 seen 80 stars rise in the west.
when ships above the clouds shall SAIL
The Lions strength shall surely TAI"
1t requires no great stretch of i'm
agination to apply the above lines to
the present era when aviators are the
heroes of the hour, and long continued
flights in airships have ceased to be
a. novelty. And one might take the
failing of the lions strength" to re-
fer to the lessening of the British
navy's far famed power when confront
ed with the possibility of attack by
enemies floating in the air. When a
certain Frenchman not long ago cross
ed the channel in an airship and land
ed safely on British soil, great was the
alarm manifested throughout the
realm of King George. The event al
most caused panic among those to
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long, dark blue gowns, and with their
hair in neatly plated queues. None
but girls with natural feet are admit
ted to these schools, sensible rule
which the officials are determined to
maintain. For the foot-binding Gus
tom is dying hard in Yunnan. There
are two simple reasons for this. In
the first place. more of the women Of
the hill tribes, who are regarded as
savages by the Chinese, bind their
feet Again, all families with any
pretentions to social rank own one
or two slave girls. who strict custom.
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voices and each in a different key,
passages from the classics. Now one
enters spacious, well lighted room,
with orderly rows of desks, where sit
the boys porting more or less silently
ever their tasks. Only five years
ago a Yunnanese girl who could read
was rarity, one who could both read
and write a phenomenon. Now in
every town one or more buildings bear
outside the legend IN Chinese: 'Ele-
mentary School for Girls and any
morning one nay meet bevies OF lit
tie maideas bound thit,-tr, clad in
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The Kaiser Likes the Bible.

The kaiser is great reader, and
while he tries to keep himself abreast
of current events, his favorite book is
the Bible, says the London Chronicle
A well thumbed and marked copy is
always by his bedside. When Mr..
Roosevelt visited Berlin last year, the
kaiser made him a present of a num-
Der of books. About half of them re-
ferred to theology and the others to
military subjects. These two classes
indicate the kaiser's own preferences.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
The Old Gao.

Miss Lillian B. Rowe, at an adver-
tisement writer's dinner in Denver,
said of the harem skirt:
"'It will soon be so widely worn that
the old gag, perpetrated in the '40s on
men, may profitably be revived for
women victims.
Some sharper, you know, will re-
vive the gag by advertising in the
Ladies' Own
"'Send ST. and learn how to keep
your harem skirt from becoming
fringed at the bottom
thousands of dollars will pour in,
and to each victim the sharper will
reply:
"'Wear knickers.'"
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Free to Our Readers.

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
Write ali about Your Eye Trouble and
they will advise as to the Proper Applica-
ton of the Murine Eye Remedies in Your
that Murine Relieves Sore Eyes, Strength
ems Weak Eyes. Doesn't Smart, Soothes
Eye Pain, and sells for soc. Try It in
Your Eyes and in Baby's Eyes for Scaly
Eyelids and GranulatiOn.
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based on convenience, demands should
go barefooted. If, therefore, the Yum
nanese mother continues to prac-
tice foot-binding, it is chiefly with
the idea of distinguishing her daugh-
tiers from the landmarks. Picking
Correspondence London Times.
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When Bilkins was away from home
on long business trip, he got letter
from his wife that still puzzles him.
1t ended thus:
"Baby is well and lots brighter than
she used to be. Hoping you are the
same, / remain, your loving wife,
Everybody's.
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possesses an heraldic sketch designed
by FRANKLIN while in Europe, actu-
ally indicating Englands cruel
though motherly treatment Of her
children, the thirteen colonies, indicat-
ing the French concern in the well
fare Of these struggling dependencies
"a remarkable similarity to the lines
under consideration. In these her
aldic pictures Franklin represents the
colonies as of the calm and peaceful
animal kingdom, the crane and also
the dove. In fact committee dele
gated to devise a signature for the
United States, reported in 1882 that
the goddess of America (Columbia)
have upon her dexter hand perched a
dove argent (white)." While the elab-
crate design was not accepted by the
continental congress it indicates that
in these days the colonies were often
symbolized by dove, in fact, that
peace-loving and mfnding your own
business was finally accepted in the
symbolism Of the "olive branch" in
! the right talon of the adopted eagle
the American shield which according
to law is an argent (white or silvery)
peace emblem, upon it blazoned six
red stripes.
when men like moles work underground
The Lion a Virgin true shall wound"
During the last years of the Revolu-
ton the continentals frequently at
tempted to make approaches to the
camp and redoubts of the British by
underground passages This tunnel
method was evidently French sug-
gestion, as it was part of early
French military tactics. The digging
in the earth Is also we'll illustrated in
the winter headquarters at Valley
Forge, where the telling of trees to
establish their log cabins was slow
work; and when the cold winter set in
many were the holes in the ground
that served as lodgings for the freez-
ing troops. The line, THE Lion
Virgin true shall wound" might be
taken as a reference to the terrible
massacres, expeditions Of plumber and
destruction in Virginia, named the Vir-
gin colony in honor of Queen Eliza
beth. This country of the virgin was
indeed wounded, for no other section
of the country suffered such bloody
military attacks. 1t was estimated by
Jefferson that the raids of Benedict
Arnold through Virginia cost the
enormous sum of S15,000,000 In prop
erty besides the thousands of lives
sacrificed under conditions of the
most frightful tortare.
when the Dove ard the Cock the Lion
shall fight
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PAPER MachIne-BeItlna.

Paper Manufacturing, protected on
the edges by leather. Is being tried
out IN England with measure Of suo-
cess. One advantage claimed 27z y
Is that II does not stretch
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Chinese Are Making Rapid Strides
Along Lines of Western Civ
iIization.

A friend of mine, who has just re.
turned to Peking from Yunnan, sends
me the following interesting note on
the conditions prevailing in that part
of YUnnan which adjoins British ter
ritory:
1.-THE change that will tell most for
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Speak kindly to all. 1t lies in Gods
hands whether or no that spoken
word shall be the last you utter to
the one you are addressing.
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Method.

Mrs. Knicker-Will your furniture
go in the new fiat?
Mrs. Bocker--It will after it's
smashed.
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usE ALIENS FoOT-EAsE

the Antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes
for tired aching feet 1t takes the sting out of
and bunions and makes walking delight. Sold
everywhere, Csc. Refuse substitutes. For FREE
trial package address A. s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, NY.
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The Herb laxative, Garfield Tea, over
comes constipation, giving freedom from
sick-headache and bilious attacks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22

In this world one must be little
too kind to be kind enough.-Mari-
vaux.
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The Execution.

Post-There are as good fish in the
sea as ever were caught.
Parker-Hm! 1 guess you haven't
heard Thompson's latest fish story
Harper's Bazaar.
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| Chew and smoke untaxed tobacco cheap and
undoped. Meriwether Edwards Clarksvi lie Tenn
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Mrs. wins1ow's Soothing syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma a.
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, Csc a bottle.
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Do not expect a friend to ask of
you; anticipate his need.-Socrates.
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To apprehend contempt is to have
deserved it already-Pierre Lott.
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Garfield Tea will set the liver right,
purify the blood and clear the complexion.
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A self-made man? Yes, and wor-
ships his creator.-Henry Clapp.
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God pays, but not every Saturday,
Alphonse Karr.
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| COMMISSION, OF
which Benja-
min Franklin
was one, to
it t b e
French at Que
bee, and adj
NIT of French
courtship in
the aid of the
| American Rev
olution; and
| how the con-
| tinentals in
| IT Z 6 di 8 :
patched him
| to France, to
further admit
of the courtly
attentions to
bring about a
wedding of in
terests; how
he procured
f r o m t h g
French king
2 6 0 o, 0 0 0
francs, t h e
very money
which m a d e
further rebel
lion possible
And at this
point England
realized, and
for the first
time, that the
uprising in the
colonies was
indeed a very
serious mat
ter, a n d it
! provoked the
Britishers to
learn of our
affection for
France to a
point where
The mother
the child did
cease to love. +"
The writer
nnQCnccnC nv l.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-11-23
SOUTH MADISON.

Ed. Snow was in this vicinity buy
ing apples the first of last week
E. F. Sprague who has bought the
lumber on the A VI. Sweat farm has
got his camp built and is ready to
commence operations.
o. F. Luce has sold his farm to a
Mr.. Reynold of New Hampshire.
There was a social dance at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Sweat
Saturday evening. Refreshments Of
sandwiches, assorted cakes and coffee
were served A jolly crowd and a
good time.
Mr.. and Mrs Everett Campbell OF
Norridgewock were at !. s. Black
wells Sunday.
A. H. Ward made a business trip to
Madison Saturday
The people OF this vicinity were sad
dened by the death of Mrs. Sarah
Clark. al the home of her son, Elmer
late Friday night
James Wasson who has been sick
with typhoid fever is improying
rapidly.
Mrs. Olive Ellis is stopping with
her daughter. Mrs. II. E. Hamilton for
a few weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Luce were at
o. F. Luce's Sunday.
Miss Gladys Blackwell spent Satur-
Elsie Walker of Norridgewock.
Charles FIoughton made business
trip to East Madison Monday.
j. w Wills made a business trip to
Skowhegan the first of the week.
James Dow of Norridgewock is
working for E. F. Sprague
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Grange News
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


st. Adams Grange held regular
session Saturday evening, Nov. 10.
At the close of the grange Rose
Knight, captain of squad No. pre-
sented an excellent entertainment as
follows:
Piano solo, Mabel Bigelow; reading,
P. w. Libby; tableaux; reading, Carrie
Knight; piano solo, Mabel Bigelow;
dialogue; music, violin and tambou-
rine; reading, Celia Knight; Illus
trated song; dialogue; reading, Rose
Knight; tableaux; music, violin ana
bones; negro recitation, P. w. Libby
dialogue; reading, Rose Knight; read
ing, Etta Weymouth in costume.
Every part was we'll taken and re-
iects much credit upon the actors.
At the close a fine oyster stew was
served followed by a social Inc
grange was given an invitation from
the pastor to attend the special
Thanksgiving service Sunday, Nov.
&c. Eighty members and lG visitors
&c present.
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w Pratt acted as her substitute In
the school room.
Mrs. Francis Moore and Mrs.
Charles Lancaster visited recently in
Wateryile.
A wedding of interest to Madison
people occurred Nov. 10 when Mrs.
Nettie Prince of Madison and Angus
tus Morrill, OF New Sharon were united
in marriage at the home of the bride
on upper Main street. The single
ring service was used and the Wit
nesses were a few friends. After the
ceremony refreshments were served.
MIR. and Mrs. Morrill, will reside in
Madison.
A pleasant event in church circles
occurred recently when the Good
Samaritan class of the M. L. Sunday
school held social at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. c. A. Brooks. The event
was made enjoyable by playing games
and a general good time Refresh
ments were served.
The Arson Literary club met Thurs
day with Mrs. Howard Fillebrown.
Included on the program we're the
following numbers. Music, club, read
ing, Mrs. Sadie Townsend; paper, Mrs.
Nancy Morrill,; short articles on
Woman's Suffrage by club members;
question box; current event paper OIL
The Life of Ella Wheeler Wilcox"
The building commi Tee which coll
sisted of Asa NJ. Gilman, James N.
Norton and Charles Sampson have de-
Arson side, on Thursday evening, Nov
%. Many of the residents OF the town
know but little about this new hall,
which will be outlined by the chair
man of the committee, Asa NJ. Gilman,
at the opening of the entertainment.
It will be surprise to many when
they see the interior of this pretty
hall The entertainment will consist
of short speeches by prominent citi-
zens. recitatons, dialogues and music
The music will be in charge of G. y.
ingalls,. 1t is hoped that large num-
Der will be in attendance
David Ward has gone to Boston and
New York for a visit with relatives
Mrs. Mary Cooper who has been
residing in West Arson is removing to
bor ho,,o iuct off NpSt Main street
Arson side.
Charles Sampson and Edward Sabn
have gone to Bingham where they
have carpentering positions.
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KENNEREC WHEY

November 18th Was Ladies night al
Kennebec Valley Grange, Madison
There were loo members present Tho
following filled the officers chairs
NJ, Annie Davis O, Fayette Reed
S, Susan Head; Asst S, Mae Hilton;
Chap, Angie Walker; Treas. Jennie
Blackwell; sec, odel Gray; G. X
Eyie Martin; c. Sadie Gray; p Ethe
Athearn; F., Sadie Merry; L. A 5
Jennie Floughton.
An excellent musical and literary
program was given. A baked bear
supper was served to an appreciativt
crowd. On Dec. >, is to be held the
election of officers.
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PROBATE COURT.
During the November Term OF Court
Business as Follows WAS Trans
acted.

wills presented for probate: In the
estate o.: Michael Redman, late o.
Long Pond; William p Winslow late
of st. Adams.
Wills probatod in estate of: Mar
iorie Stevens, late of SmithGeld; Fla
villa Purington, late Of Canaan; Ed
win T. Allen, late of Skowhegan;
Caroline W. Prescott, late OF Hart
land; Betsey Chadbourne late of Har
mony; Lester W. Shean, late of
Canaan; Susan NJ. Beale, late of An
son; Helen Neil Howard, late of Show
hegan NJ Emma Mckinney, late of
Arson; Georgia Burrill, late of Ca
naan.
Administrations asked for in estate
of: Fred o. Turner, late of Harmony;
William Holway. late of Fairfield.
Administrations granted in estate of:
James Bushey late of Canaan: Irene
Lord, late Of Skowhegan; William F.
Cool, late of Pittsield; Mary F. Her
ring, late of Cornville.
Petition to sell real estate presented
in estate of: Thomas NJ. Webb, late of
New Portland; James Smith, late of
Bingham; George w Watson. late of
Harmony
Petition to sell real estate granted
in estate of Henry F. Maynard late Of
Scion.
Accounts presented in estate of:
Philip Gouyin, late of Skowhegan;
Warren Foss late of Skowhegan;
Cyrus Paine, late of Palmyra; An
thony Comber, late Of The Forks;
Emma H. Folsom, late of Pittsfield;
Calvin Blake, late of Hartland; George
J. Reynard, late of st. Adams; Hazel
NJ. Rhodes, late of Pttsfield; Sarah
Harding, late of Pittsfeid.
Accounts allowed In estate of:
Henry Wright, late of Skowhegan;
Joshua Chick, late of New Portland;
Bertha NJ. Libby, late OF Plttsfeld;
guardians account of Lorenzo d. Kim
ball of Harmony.
Petition for allowance in estate of
John II. Rowell. hate of Scion; Omar
Fl. Landers. late of New Portland.
Petition for distribution granted in
estate Of Henry Wright, late of Show
hogan; petition presented for distri-
button in estate of Henry ]. Reynard,
late of St Adams.
Petition to have inheritance tax de-
termined in estate of Sarah Harding.
late of Pittsfield.