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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-27
Bio Hearted Goldsmith.

Mills, fellow collegian of Gold smiths, called one morning to offef Oliver a breakfast, when he was ad- jured in answer to his knock and in a smothered voice to force open the door and enter. When Mills and others had at last forced the bolted door they found Goldsmith so entangled in the ticking of his bed that he could not extricate himself without help. He lexplained that as the night before had been piercing cold he had given poor perishing woman with five children all his bedclothes. What could he dol He had nothing else, not penny, to give her. Tt was cold night, too," he added, 'for couldn't at first sleep till I thought of ripping open the mattress to lie in the ticking. .'-"Oliver Gold smith," by R. Ashe King.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-27
A Surprise For swasser.

"Yes," said Swagger, ''this is tur. keze ring"
 Excuse me-" said Bangs; 'the cor. rect pronunciation of that word is turkwOise.'
 "No; turkeze, excuse me-"
 q say turkwoise."
 'Well, let's go to the jeweler and ask him."
 Right"
 "In order to settle a wager" said Swagger to the jeweler, would you mind telling Ee if the correct pronun ciation of the stone in this ring is tur. keze or -turkwoise?''
 The jeweler took the ring and ex amined 1t carefully. "The correct pro nunciatioh," he said, Ifs glass."-Lon don Tit-Bits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-27
Douglas JerroId In School.

Douglas Jerrold wrote "Black Eyed Susan'' when he was twenty-one and contributed to Punch the immensely popular "Caudle Lectures" not long afterward. But at nine years of age young Jerrold had been scarcely able to read, and it was not until he was apprenticed to a printer, after serving for some time as a midshipman at sea, that he showed either desire or capac- ity for intellectual improvement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-27
Self Deception.

Of all solitaire games the soonest learned is self deception. The dullest mind can grasp it. The wisest have ever enjoyed it. We all find solace in its blandishments. No sweeter substi- tute for courage, conscience and self denial is yet discovered.-Pandora' Box.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-27
A Spirit of Christmas

Is already quite perceptible and you will profit in many ways by mak- ing early purchases. The baby, the boy or girl in school, the young lady, parents and grandparents were all kept in mind when we made our holiday purchases, some time ago. So you will surely not be disappoint- ed in your search for just the right gift at the right price when you visit our store. Our show window is all aglOw with sparkling gems and rich pieces of iewelry wrought in the most. artistic and pleasing designs. Cut glass, silverware, umbrellas, also find a place there. Come and see the result of some real hard work of en- deavOring to secure the best of ev- erything for Santa Claus. A small deposit will hold your selection.
 M, l.. BUEcHLER
 The Reliable Jeweler
 lS FAIRFIELD AVE..Near Middle St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-27
EnqIish-F French Capital

N APPEAL FURNISHED for sound V American. Canadian and Mexican enterprises. Mining. lndustrial. Tim ber and Manufacturing. Steam and Electric Railroads financed. lrriga- ion projects promoted. Substantial Stock, Bond or Debenture issues bought. sold or underwritten. Collec. 4fions and Clearances made for Banks, Bankers and Trust Companies. Head Office London. Branch Paris Cor x respondenree invited
 DENT 6 BYRyE, .tl-f6-18. BI0Ombury Street. London. " 20 dfs England.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-27

J. F. Parker, 2o21 Mo- 10th St., Ft. Smith, Ark, says that he had taken many kinde of kidney medicine. but did not get better until he took Foley Kidney Pills No matter how long YOU have had kidney trouble. you will
 l find quick and permanent benefit by | the use of Foley Kidney Pills. Start
 taking them now. l.. F. Curtis.
 | Il 35
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-27
Notice

For f0rty-flve years we have been conducting business at the same Ol0 location, corner of Main and John Streets, Bridgeport, Conn.,, and our Private Bank has been established there continuously. We have received and paid ont on demand without nos tice millions of dollars of money de- posted with us and we continue to receive money subject fO depositor's check at sight, on which we alloy, three per cent. per annum. credited to each account monthly. We solicit ' tho accounts of individuals, business men, firms and corporations, and all who want . bank account where they can deposit money, checks or drafts, and leave. it for one day,one week, one month or ono year, and draw Interest on 1t for any time it Is left with us: We give to the business our careful personal attention as the oldest firm of private bankers in this state. ....
 T. l. WATSON & co.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-27

of senator's, the income tax, inde-
pendence for the Philippines. publicity
for campaign contributions, states
rights, labor problems, and currency
reform.
The list seems to be loaded with
things that are not fundamental, but
the idea Is excellent. Fifteen years
ago Mckinley, an avowed candidate
for the Republican nomination, stead
lastly declined to state his position
on the silver issue, and even the posi-
ton of the party was not settled until
after the Democratic convention has
taken its stand. Mckinley got away
with both the nomination and election.
but it is very doubtful If he could
adopt the same tactics successfully
today. Voters have outgrown the idea
of letting the party leaders do all
their political thinking, and 1t Is we'll
that they have. We have a right to
know what we are voting for every
time we go TO the ballot box, and
some of us at least propose to make
the most OF 1t.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-27
Bryan Says Heckle EN-

While our admiration for William
Jennings Bryan never quite crystal
lized at the ballot box, we have al
ways recognized him as one Of the
great men of the times. Looking back
now to the campaign of 1896, 1t ap-
pears that nearly everything that he
advocated In that campaign has been
put upon the statute books, or Is soon
likely to be. The dilution OF the me-
tallic currency which he sought to
bring about by the free coinage Of
silver, was subsequently accomplish
ed through an unprecedented pro-
duction of gold Now he comes for
ward with the proposition that good
Democrats everywhere proceed to
T'heckle" candidates for the presiden-
tial nomination next year. We hope
there will be hearty response from
progressives everywhere.
The suggested catechism would put
the ambitious ones on record with
reference to revenue tariff, free raw
materials, incidental protection, strict
construction of the constitution, the
Standard Oil decision, direct election
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-27
THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1911.
Parcels Post Benefits Every
body

"people who ought to be my best
customers come here to get yeast
cakes. have them charged and then
turn right round and send twenty dol
lar orders to the catalogue houses in
Boston"
The above wall was emitted by
village merchant typical Of the sub
calibre class that opposes parcels
post. We have few of them In
Skowhegan, but fortunately they have
little weight with our Congressman
who assures us that the outlook for
this much needed reform at the next
regular session, is very bright. Now
while the small town merchants OF
America are grooming about the COM
petition from the catalogue houses,
and fighting parcels post, over in Eu-
rope where parcels post is general
they have no catalogue houses at all.
The local merchant gets practically
all of the business, and the follow
ing testimony recently given before
Congressional committee explains ex-
actly why:
"A friend of mine in Germany last
summer found some table linen that
she fancled. Send dozen of these
to my hotel she said. The clerk replied
we regret not to have these cloths
in that size, but IL you will give US
your hotel address, we will send them
by parcels post, and they will be de-
livered tomorrow morning. They
were so delivered. but they came
from another city: the Munich mer-
chant had ordered them sent direct to
the hotel. He got his commission
and made more out of the transaction
than II he had had the goods on his
shelves"
Parcels post is great thing not
only in theory but in actual fact. The
merchant or salesman who looks his
customer In the eye and then lets
business go to catalogue house, isn't
on to his job People prefer to trade
with those established In their COM
munity, but they are often driven else
where by the lack of assortment. Civ
en- the parcels post and the country
merchant can practically command
the stock of the emporium. Then
II he is fit to be in business at all he
will make more than ever before.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-27

tics: licenses must be had: there will
need to be liquor lobby In every
city nall and town house to handle
the licenses. Politics are dirty enough
without the addition of this sort of
third estate,
Not by my vote will bad condition
of things be made anywhere from 20
to 200 per cent worse.
Cd This Is a proposition to take
from 25 to 200 per cent more money
from every merchant, grocer, butcher,
mechanical trade, bank, insurance
company, or whatever plies a calling
beneficial to the community, and to
turn 1t into the tills of the saloon
men. 1t Is a direct vote to diminish
prosperity, to discourage thrift to aid
business which Is curse to
every legitimate interest to the COM
munity. | shall not SO vote. l will
not be pat, ag out of the
frying pan into the fire.
(6) | am a Christian man. / will
not vote to sanction and further that
which destroys property, blights
homes, ruins lives, makes drunkards,
fills iails, almshouses and asylums
and sends people out of this world I'M
prepared for the great issues of eter-
nifty. Woe be unto him that putteth
the bottle to his neighbors' lips
David N. Beach, D. D., President
Bangor Theological seminary. July
18, 1911.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-27
BODY OF infant IS
FOUND IN HOTEL
Wrapped in a Blanket
and Was in Attic
Coroner Gould's Verdict Was That
Child Had Met Death from Some
Unknown Cause But Other Than a
Natural One.

The dead body of an infant girl
was found in back room of the at
tic In Hartland hotel Monday night
and Coroner E. E. Gould and Medical
Examiner w. s. Stinchfield, assisted
by DR.. Moulton worked on the case
nearly all the time Tuesday. DR..
Stinchfieid came to the decision that
the child was alive when born and
the coroner's verdict was that 1t had
met its death by some unknown cause
other than a natural one.
Monday night during the first part
of the evening the chambermaid at
the hotel went into the room in the
attic and while getting some bedding
smelt an offensive odor. She went to
an old bed that was covered with old
clothes and bedding and pulled them
back when she discovered a blanket
wrapped around something. She went
down stairs and notified E. A. Bailey,
the proprietor of the hotel, and on in
Y6SIlSdIlOA
in the blanket. According to the
physician it was full grown infant.
The physician decided that the child
probably had been dead for about two
weeks and had undoubtedly met its
death by being smothered. There
we're no scars on the body.
According to Mr.. Bailey there had
been no one living at the hotel be-
sides his own family but he had had
several hired girls during the last
few weeks A few weeks ago there
was a woman working there that sus-
picion is directed against. She stay
ed there but short time. Sheriff
Mooers had Deputy F. S. Burrill OF
Hartland at work on the case at once.
There were found in the room in the
attic pieces of a woman clothes
which gives the officers a clue to
work upon.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-27
A Great Magazine

Could anything be more complex
than modern society? Hardly a week
passes but the news of the day raises
some question where politics and eco
Monies are inextricably mixed. Fun
damentally it will be economic, super
ficially political, with the daily press
regarding it with partisan bias. But
for the Outlook we should be "at
sea" a great deal of the time. Fortu-
nately for us and for the American
people there Is one periodical that
combines courage, wisdom and fire.
quency of publication to great ad-
vantage If the outlook is ever afraid
to print a frank discussion of live
question, the usual symptoms are en-
tirely lacking. Where the issue Is
debatable each side Is generally pre-
scented by a recognized expert along
that particular line. Then coming
as it does every week, the Outlook
has ample room to really cover the
field. We feel sure that this magazine
has had profound influence with the
thinking people of Maine in the past,
and everything indicates that the in
fluence is growing. People who read
the Outlook can usually count on be-
ing "in right" with the great forces
that are making, for the uplift of hui
mainly.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-27
The Reasons for My Vote.

On the retention or rejection OF
statewide prohibition, let me say:
(D-Every drunkard, criminal evil
minded person, that can vote, will
vote to reject it shall not vote
with them.
(2)-The combined liquor traffic de-
sires this more than it desires almost
anything shall not vote to give it
Its desire.
(3)-This Is part of a series, and
especially In New England-first New
Hampshire, the earliest; next Ver-
mont. the next earliest; now, the
hardest, and therefore the biggest
triumph, Maine. l shall not voc to
put on the capstone to this kind of
progressive" campaigning of the IL
quor traffic.
(Q-The argument is: conditions
are bad. This is a proposition to
make them worse:
(a) At the worst, say in Bangor,
things are not as bad as in license
towns, say in Massachusetts, of like
size. l know for most Of my pastoral
life was In that state. The people of
Maine as a whole are quite misin-
formed about the terrible conditions
In the license towns of Massachu-
sets.
(b) License withdraws public repro
baton; the rs or more places to be
licensed in Bangor, otherwise under
ban and hiding away, come out on the
best streets, get the best corners
(they can afford them), open elegant
places and thrust the traffic ON the
public extensively; and they do 1t
with the approval of the state by vote
given, instead Of, as now. under its
reprobation.
(c) Far more liquor will be sold.
(d) The thing will get into poll
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-27
PROHIBITION IS A SAFE.
GUARD To CHILDREN
One of the Vice Presidents Of Ma
tiOnal Congress of Mothers Writes a
Most Interesting Letter on Prohibit
ton.
,ditor of independent Reporter:

Editor of IndependentRep
| have been much interested in
reading the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
past two years, at the loyalty it
shows in uphelding clean politics for
Names progress. This past week the
stand it takes for continuing Maine
as Prohibition State.
Every woman in the land is or
should be interested in the result of
the September ballot, because this
issue will directly influence. the flu
ture lives of the children of the State,
as we'll as those of the United States.
Accordingly, l cannot suppress these
few words.
Do we, as adults, realize the keen
sensitiveness of childhood?
Why do we often see a little one
cringe, weep or hide when an angry
word or look has been given? The
same tone If used in later years is
easily forgotten.
Why is child more easily punish
ed when young?
Why is an impression received in
childhood never forgotten?
The answer to these questions is
simple. During childhood the sensi-
tive nature Is awakened and deyel-
oped.
A wise parent or guardian as care
fully protects the child from expos
ure to hideous sights and shocks to
his senses, as they guard it from all
contagious diseases.
Imagine the school children in
Maine continually passing the open
saloon with its obnoxious odors and
vile language; daily observing the
weakened and miserable humanity
Keeling from the door! Do you think
these sensitive little beings are not
going to be physically and morally in
jured by these sights? Each time a
child passes such scenes his sensitive
little soul is becoming hardened to sin
anu COll upllOi' IlC SlONo up "
manhood Indifferent to crime about
him. His sensitive nature is fast be-
coming warped. The parents, guar
dams and teachers are trying to give
him an honorable course In citizen
ship. How can they with such en-
vironmentsi
l firmly believe that If every voter
in Maine would stop to consider, when
he passes one of these innocent up
turned faces, whether or not his vote
is going to ruin the child's soul, to
harden its sensitive nature, to unfit
it from fulfilling the duties of an
honest citizen, I believe that voter
would keep the open saloon from the
State of Maine so that all the chill
dren might have purer, uplifting
environment as their Inheritance.
Very Sincerely,
IVANETTA WARREN SMITH,
West Somervilie. Mass.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-27
Lakewood Notes.

The play at Lakewood theatre this
week is William Gillette's domestic
drama in four acts Because She
Loved Him So The Ilay is replete
with good comedy and is pleasing
large audiences.
The play at Lakewood theatre for
next week will be the stirring mill
tary drama, Held by the Enemy"
Band concert at Lakewood next
Sunday will be by the Lakewood band
The attendance at the dances this
season has been very large and the
usual dance will be held after the
theatre Friday night.
The shore dinners at Lakewood Inn
continue to be a great success and
are served every Tuesday and Friday
at $50 p. m.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-27

FOR sALE-Two slide Trumb8Sa aei.
four comets, three altos, bass, bafi-
tone, drums, all in first class eonul,
ton, at bargain, prices. One tho Wanti
worth. Pittsfield Me. 4w-5O'
FOR sALE-Concord wagon. used iagd
part of one season. Inquire or .. W.
Berry or at rs East Front St. town
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE CHEAP
One second hand top buggy one
open, box buggy bicycle style r wi,n
Route $40 No J. No. Arson fsa; Me. lvso'
wANTED-A middle aged woman l,d to
care for elderly woman. Good nome .,nn
and good wages; permanent pos,,ittJb"
Answer at once. f. A. Piper sm56h-
field. Me. 1w-oV
wANTED-Plain sewing ~ DO IA, az
home. Mrs Belle Jones, As LeayI'
street. Skowhegan. -'U
FOR SALES horse power steam Bo sT.
In tirst-class condition, also pipes Auu a,.iiIe
lures for connecting. q. p. FOGG, Noi ~. ~
p. o. Address, Skowhegan, h r. ,,S1.
FOR sAl.E-Pool Table for sale at a, Dat
gain Inquire of c. A. HEWITT, East y Hui
son, p, q. Address Skowhegan X. r. y W.
COTTAGE TO LET at Madison Pon'
on East side. Inquire at this olnpe'
To LET-My cottage at Smithted Pona'
by day OF week. John f. Taylor SKo"hes"-
SHOULDER sHAwLs, Scotch KNIT KNIT
beautiful in appearance ana a. bor.
quality White or with coiored tt
ders. $500 each Mrs. lsaoeua os'
III Main street, Skowhegan. 4"-
YOUNG WOMAN WITH EXPbfnan,
ENCE wants position in office IA
operate Typewriter and underst ahTT'
bookkeeping. Salary Sc. Addr9ssSs.
this office. >"
7H.p. MOTORCYCLES, Indian. i a.
for sale. Imperial Auto Rep4l'
Madison avenue. Skowhegan ne, %.
FOR sALE-14 thousand second ono
quality spruce Boards, one tikna four
year old colt. unbroken. for saIe nj yuT
J. F. Holman.
moving machine, two seated top car car
rage. saw mill. small farm 40 Some some
boards An on easy terms a'Sy BY
second hand automobiles. D.
sart, 149 Madison avenue
SITUATION wANTED-Ry y2 cum
woman stenographer: A grauHa' ;"
business college, Address ID ,f9S
this office.
FARM FOR sALE-Small farm, n
land. nice easy land to work Tsood
and timber enough for the farm, sSHith
shop. A good chance for some .o ont
and must be sold at once on q, aco Pen.
of poor health. Inquire OF u. W. IA
son on the premises.
FOR Standardization hay;
hay. for milk cows. Inquire OF III
Smiley 4fN
FOR SALE-10-room house ..,sstsr.
10 acres land, situated on North Az 81.
enue Ia miles from post once; m.
90 sleigh, wagon. harnesses ana is'
ing Implements. A. J. Bernard
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-27
Reciprocity Opens a Wide
Door

Had President Taft shown frac-
ton of the independence during the
framing of the Payne-Aldrich tarin
that. he has in connection with his
Canadian Reciprocity bill the latter
would never have been considered at
| all. More or less political history
would doubtless have been recorded
differently too. But now the very
corner stone has been torn from un
der the entire American protective
tariff system. The farmers will not
for long consent to an arrangement
that forces them to sell in. free
trade market and buy in one that Is
protected.
1t seems a great pity that just as
the prospect of having a scientific re-
vision of the tariff was brightest, this
treaty should have been damned
through in a way that must ALLEVIATE
the support of the farmers from the
whole system of protection. The in
surgent senators in Washington will
now be likely to join hands with the
Democrats, and carry revision wher-
ever political expediency makes de-
sirable. Nobody can foretell the out
come beyond the fact that party soil
darity looks like thing of the past
There are great many good citizens
however who will not lament over
that.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-27
KENNEBEC DRIVE.
1t Has Reached Indian Pond Much
Later Than Usual.

The Kennebec River Drive has
reached Indian Pond Dam and the
crews that have been employed with
the drive on Moose river, Dead river
and around Moosehead lake, have fin
ished their work for the season. 1t
is expected that the main drive will
be considerable later than last year.
The drive passed through Skowhegan
last year on August 4. 1t was at The
Forks on July %. There will be
nearly eight million feet of logs left
over this year. On Moose river there
will be over three million feet, Dead
river five million feet and at the lake
100000 feet. 1t Is estimated that
about 500 men have been employed on
the drive during part Of the season.
At present there are 203 men.
Following is the number of feet of
logs cut on the Kennebec river this
last season: Moose river, 52,007 ,020;
Moosehead lake, 29,237 1881: Main riv-
err 1887 FOG; Dead river, 23,O4S,S95;
East Branch, 1o.s39.7s5; total 1884,
369,7S feet. These logs are In the
drive besides 100000 feet that was
left over last year and what is left
over this year.