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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-09-05

Mrs j. n Hill. Homer Ga. has used
FoleY's Honey and Tar Compound for
years and says she always recommends
it to her friends 1T never fails to
cure our coughs and colds and prevents
Group. We have five children and al
ways give them Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound for a cold. and they are all
soon well We would not be without it
in our house. For sale by all druggists
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-09-05

Nothing makes woman feel more
important than to know something
that she has promised not to tell
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-09-05

AS noise producer a motorcycle
makes an automobile sound like far
off music.
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SOMERSET CENTRAL AGR|CULT LTURAL FAIR
CLOSED SATURDAY NIGHT
Good Horse Racing --Aeroplane Flight --Snappy
Ball Games---Numerous Other Attractions

which showed a backing of excellent
success on the days previous. The
races scheduled were the 220 trot,
with purse of $500; the 2.1S trot
and pace, purse $40O, and the three
minute class, purse 500. In the
first class, Arrow Bell, belonging to
| A. H. Bragg of Fairfield won first
money in three heats out of four. In
the 2.1S class, Merry Mack came OF
ahead in three straight heats, while
in the three-minute class, Israel D.
Leavitt of Skowhegan, with Ned P
won first money in the three last
heats, coming in fourth and third in
the first two heats.
The ball game was between the
Skowhegan team and the North An
son team in which the home team
was victorious by score of to o.
Moore was knocked out of the box
in the fifth inning with five singles
and a sacrifice netted Skowhegan four
! uiio. "a ' dilduSu Oll lllG OlUGI udHu,
was invincible, striking out five bat
ters with men on bases and allowing
but six scattered singles. The field
ing by Chapman was also a feature
of the game. Music was furnished
by the Skowhegan Military band dur
ing the progress of the fair.
The orderliness of the crowd each
day was very noticeable. Leonard
Lincoln of North Anson, reported the
/ loss of a wallet, containing the sum
of $50, and George Hebert reported
the absence of a smaller sum from
his pocket No other cases were
made known, and if there were pick
pockets on the grounds, they managed
to elude the officials very successfully.
Frank Prescott of New Portland was
found by Sheriff Mooers to have with
! him just at the time of entering upon
the fair grounds, quantity of half
pint bottles of liquor. There we're
with him also two intoxicated men,
but they were quickly disposed of as
was the source of the supply and no
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next iesue.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

thread. Brace the mast as shown, and
fasten a small pennant to the mast
head
The peg, j Gigs. 5 and s., is neces-
sary to prevent the boom from swing
ing over the port side Of the yacht.
BY this arrangement the yachts will
always sail counter clockwise, no mat.
ter which way the wind is blowing,
provided you mount the yachts with
their bows headed In this direction.
Pivot the base block, B, to the post
support with fve-eighths-inch bolt
about inches long. Bore q five
eighths-inch hole into the top of the
post to receive the end Of the bolt,
! and in mounting the base block place
several washers between it and the
post. Screw one-half-inch screW-eyes
into the ends of blocks, G (M). and
also into each of the arms at n and
o, as shown in Fig. 3, to slip clothes
lines through. tits not necessary to
cut clothes-line into pieces, for after
running it through one row OF screw
eyes, it may be run down to the next
row below, and so on through all the
eyes.
| Copyright, 1912, by A. Nelly Hall.l
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Thoroughly up-to-Date.

*1Halloa!" Jellinson cried, as he en-.
countered hiss5aeauaintanee Barwood in
the street. Thought you were getting
married today. Postponed?"
Altogether, answered Barwood,
firmly.
Not even engaged now, them pur-
sued Jellinson.
No. The lady I was to have mar
ried was too: modern-too up-to-date
for me-
"Up-to-date!" The excuse astonish-
ed Je1linson. How on earth
Wrote her last Monday saying I
vas coming TO see her on Wednesday.
You see, I'd never formally proposed,
and she seemed to want It. So I went
on Wednesday-just to satisfy her
whim, as / thought Got there and
found she had sold the rights Of pho.
tographing me at the moment Of pre-
posing to a cinematograph company.
.oThat settled it!"-Tit-Bits.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30
AGAIN THE DRUMMER's WlLEs
This Time Whole Carloads Of Men
Are Che Writings OF His Vera
cious'' slsfsa gination.

Eyes said the drummer for a grc-
Gerry house. "I am on my way east to
reap the reward Of virtue. This may
seem improbable to you, but right
here in my pocket I have letter from
a Philadelphia law firm which says
that a gentleman dying a few days
ago left me $1,000 in his WILL
Relative, OF course?' was observed.
s.No, sir. Not even an acquaintance.
In fact, 4 never even saw the man
in my life / can't say that / ever
heard his name until / received this
letter.
He must have been a queer man to
have left 5000 to a perfect stranger?'
Il agree with you there said the
drummer, but suppose it all came
about through his wife. Five years ago
I rode in the same palace car with her
from Chicago to Pittsburg. Our seats
were just opposite. She was young
and handsome and alone. She intui-
lively knew T was a drummer-one Of
| the best in the country she ex-
pected that would buy the magazines
for her or make some other excuse
to start a conversation. Then would
come chin-chin and fattery, and ]
would propose an elopement.'
| And, Of course, it all happened?'
| 'sYou wrong me, sir. That's where
my $4,000 comes in. I never looked
her square in the face once during the
long journey. l ignored her as if she
did not exist She must have been
dreadfully puzzled over the matter,
and told herShusband. when she got
home. He probably employed a pri-
vate detective to ascertain my name
land address, and then added a codi-
Gil to his will. Gentlemen, let my
lease be shining example to you
and
And he rose up and went up the
aisle and sat down beside the only fe-
male on the car, who was a very love-
lily, lonely girl, and he began to tell
/ jokes and stories and make her laugh,
and the other five kicked each other
and said that he ought to be flung of
the train for the way he had euchered
them. Baltimore American.
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ing the arms as shown IN Fig. 2. Fas

ing the arms as shown in Fig. 2. Fas-
ten with only one bolt or screw, first,
then connect nails, E, on each opposite
pair of arms with the wire brace, F
Gig. 81. These wires should be cut
about one foot longer than the dis
lance between the nails and be twisted
back on themselves at one end, as
shown in Figs. and 4; then nail can
be slipped through one of the loops and
be used as lever to twist the wire to
take up the slack, in adjusting the arm
ends to the proper heights. The dis
tances between the arm ends should be
carefully measured, and the arms shift
ed from side to side until, these are
ali the same; then the lower ends
should be fastened securely with q
second bolt or screw.
The hulls Of the little yachts need
not be as perfectly made as would be
necessary for sailing in water, because
these yachts depend entirely upon
their sails; however, for the sake Of
appearance, it is we'll to make them
as shapely as possible. They can be
cut out quickly. Fig. shows a top
view OF the hull with the dimensions
marked upon it. Make the bottom fiat
enough to provide mailing surface
for fastening the yachts to the blocks,
c.. Gut the mast, G, and the boom, II,
about the length Of the hull, and the
gaf, j, about seven inches long, and
fasten wire loops to the ends Of both
the boom and the gaff, as shown In
Fig. z, to at over the mast. A brad
driven through the mast, just below the
proper heights for the boom and gaff,
wiz prevent the loops from sliding
Gown the mast. Use heavy muslin for
the sails, and fasten them to the mast,
boom and GAIT sticks with heavy linen
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30
A WINDMILL CLOTHES DRYER.

The model from which the clothes
dryer shown in Fig. was patterned
has been in use for a number of years,
and except when not a breath Of air is
stirring, its little fleet of yachts, whose
sails form the paddles of the wind
mill, sail around the circular course
continuously. The best feature of this
windmill is its combination with the
clothes dryer, which makes it a practi-
cal toy that will serve the laundress
excellently on wash day.
II there is a clothes post in the CEN
ter Of the yard, It's top may be used
for support, otherwise, you will have
to put up a post. A two-by-four will
serve the purpose for this. Set 1t
about 18 inches into the ground, and
then brace it at the base with dag
onal pieces.
Strips one inch thick and two
inches wide may be used for the arms
of the windmill dryer, but if you can
get pieces two inches thick they will,
Of course, be SO much stronger. Cut
the arms six feet long, and bevel their
ends as in Fig. 3 ca, cutting the low
er ends to ft the base board, B, and
the upper ends to fit the blocks, G.
The upper end OF the arms should be
about two feet higher than the lower
end, which will determine the angle
ofsfsse beveIs. Cut the base block, 3,
eight inches square, and bore q three
fours hs-inch hole through its center for
the king-bolt, D, and cut the blocks, G,
about two and one-half inches wide by
ten inches long. Nail blocks, G, to
the upper ends Of the arms, and drive
the nail, E. into each block near the in
ner end. Either bolt or screw the long
er ends of the arms to Block, B, plac,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30
Newspapers and Literature.

All this over emphasis Of the ID.
meaning surface is due to q confushs,
Of newspaper and literary standards
ends, aims. The word literary has conn
to suggest an absence 81 Ted,blosdlI
spinners and knitters In the sun: til
IS cent magazine crowd; this Il npf
sensical, Of course. III IT'D elelnanlaI
meaning literature IS AT least a stem
q jab as journalism, albeit tlsiilallss
ton and function Of The latteFIs laeFs
" to present thin s tha
the former to oIaIff
into lowering and potent NJ
strike the rock and raise spirit iiaa ~
is life.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30
OFFICER oUAcKENBUsH's STORY.

"The finding of Henry Lawrence"
said Detective Quackenbush, "all
knocked to pieces in East Thirty-fifth
street, creaAed a great sensation.
When / saw him at Bellevue hospital
the doctors said he did not have one
chance in a hundred Of recovering /
never saw, in all my experience as
policeman, a person who was so thor
oughly beaten up. Why, there was
not a square inch of his body, which
was not marked in some way, and his
face and head were about twice the
normal size.
s'The doctors said that his skull had
been fractured in the frontal region by
blow from some blunt weapon, pre-
su1nably a sIungshot or club; that it
would be necessary to trephine the
frontal bone and remove the broken
pieces and splinters which, to all ex-
ternal appearances, had penetrated
the brain. Lawrence, was, of course,
in such a condition that he could not
tell anything about the assault. Even
Lii he recovered the probability was
that he would not be able to give a
connected and reliable story of the
affair.
s'The neighborhood Of East Thirty.
eth street was at that time the
stamping ground Of the notorious
| Brick Yard Gang. which had among
! it's members about as many cut.
/ threats and thugs as could be found
in any part of the city. They had
been at work for a long time holding
up citizens in the street. Although
| many of them were sent away their
| places seemed to be steadily filled
and the gang did not lose its power
| Denny Brady, who afterWard led the
most successful gang Of masked bur
glars that was ever formed in this
city for pillage along the Hudson
river front between here and Al
bany, was the leader Of the gang. He
/ was about as tough a citizen as ever
went unhung.
"All the evidence in the case point
ed to robbery as the motive Of the
crime. Lawrence's watch and jeWelry
which were worth about $1,000, had
/ been taken md his pockets had beer
turned inside out. The whole appear
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Copyright By r, L. Nelson

Colonel Spencer, who appeared as
Bakers lawyer, made a motion for a
separate tria! for him. I saw the
Joker for certain then and I had a
Consultation with DAILY. It was evil
dent that it was useless to make a
defense, so Daily and l pleaded guilty
to the charge Of burglary, feeling GER
tain that Baker had squealed to the
police. The positive proof came when
we were sentenced. Baker also plead
ed guilty. DAILY and ] got twelve years
and six months, while Baker got off
with three years and six months.
II lost my temper In court, de-
nouuced Baker and put threat on
record that I would get even with him
when I got through with my work
for the state. He only smiled, and we
were all sent to Sing Sing. He left
when his time was up, and / obeyed
the rules to get my short time. The
only comfort I had during the weary
years that / polished castings in Sing
Sing was nursing my revenge. It
made the work easy, and the sun new
er shone so brightly as On the day
when I threw off the stripes and was
set free.
Il was talking with Harry Hill one
evening in his old place in East Hous.
ton street, and he mentioned that re.
Gently he had seen an old friend OF
mine, at a prize fight in Paterson.
asked him who it was and he told me
Abe Baker. That name sounded sweet
to my ear. I found out from Hill that
i Baker had changed his name to Henry
Lawrence, and was the owner of sew
eral horses and followed the trottine
circuit for living. This was all the
clue I wanted and I started to find
Lawrence.
"A few days later there was a trot
ting match at the old Fashion track
on Long Island, and went there
Lawrence was one Of the first men
met. ! would not have known him
| He wore heavy beard and was
known as Kentucky sport. did moi
| speak to him, but kept him In sight
and followed him to his home in East
Z 1ulTIy -1lltn SllESl. l. 10AAiu lAle@1 -
! was married. I kept my eye on hin
for several days to get line on his
habits. He did not 60 around much
but / knew several Of the friends thai
he visited. He did not go out nights
and after I had watched for aseel
e sent him a letter, signed by one q
his friends, and asked him to mee1
me at eight o'clock in the evening.
az watched his house and saw hin
come out after dark. / followed, an6
between Second and Third avenue
when the street was clear Of people
in Thirty-fifth street, hit him with
| blackjack. He fell on the sidewalk.
struck him until he quit struggling.
thought I had fixed him, sure, and tt
make things look easy, I ripped off hi:
watch, diamond ring and pin. Thi!
was to give the idea that the assault
was for the purpose of robbery. NJ
one appeared on the block and was
safe. He scarcely breathed, and t
make sure that he would never squea
on any one else, gave him a jab witt
4 knife in the left side. It was nasty
work, but I felt happier when walked
| away than had been in ten years.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30
Hard TO See Under Nafas

There is no scientific instr Il
the scope" character which enabIgs
one to see down to SO OF go ffeat aaiei
water. When the sun shines veitIas
" over water, box or bucket Mill
glass bottom is often used da
into the water. A cloth covering d
exclude light from the box b bbisls
is sometimes employed But aitthAaQliI
electric or some other light Iii slAs NJ
ter these devices are not Yel sslag
factory
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

Recent investigations bring to light
Rhe fact that It is only during the
aast hundred years that men have
been wearing trousers. From present
styles. women may be following then
example In another century.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

We have heard OF many mean men,
but the meanest was the Geneva me-
chanic who rescued a woman from
drowning, only to throw her back into
the stream when he found out he'd
saved his mother-in-iaw.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

A Winsted. Conn. man is Obliged
20 play cornet in order to keep the
deer out Of his orchard. Speaking Of
4ish stories. didn't Connecticut invent
She wooden nutmeg?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

"A hydroaeroplane has been sue.
eesBfuily employed to save drown
ing man. Drowning men will grasp
Hs aeroplanes.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

A man can live to be one hundred
and twenty-five years old, says an au.
ehority. Perhaps he can. but there
aren't very many Of them that do.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

The government Is about to investi.
gate the plague of rats. Swat the
fly, circumvert the willy rat, IL pos
eible. The cost of feeding him, and
his damage to property, are enormous,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

Any man who succeeded in forget
ting to have his hay fever can Just
as easily forget to have his custom.
ary attack Of grip or pneumonia.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

Burglars entered the office of a
New York dentist and made away
with eighteen sets of false teeth. That
ought to give the victims something
10 chew ON.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

Parisians and Americans now
agree that the latest styles in femi.
nine apparel are nice. but naughty.
Maybe that. what makes them nice.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

THE human stomach" says Dr.
Woods Hutchinson" is geared for a
continuous performance" The human
Docketbook however is not.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

Aviator Reid says that hydroplanes
are safer than aeroplanes. Probably
because one always lands In water
instead of on the hard ground.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

A New York paper has succeeded IN
grating q erabapple on to grape
vine. Wonder IL 1t has seeds Or
sore.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

There Is no foundation for the ri.
snor that landlords Of apartment
buildings intend henceforth to EN-.
ploy Eskimos as janitors.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

Aged horse was retired by It's own,
ar. But pfned away until allowed 70
90 back to work. And yet they speaB
n9 horse sense"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30
a Chance.

she-Mrs. scrappington and iii Nj
We're riding in their auto sesssfd,;
when it skidded and they fell oat 8
He1Nell, that was a. little ragi,t,
for them. Usually their faIIina q
takes place at home.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

New Orleans has 210-pound boy.
aged fourteen years, whom the factory
inspector decided was too young to
lsEcrk. Why not send him TO coIlegsf
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

A Pennsylvania man was stung to
Death by honey bees. Another rea-
son why the English stingless variety
should be imported.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

Women Of a Kansas city have or.
ganized a club to prevent their hus-
Bands from gambling. Must be 8
bridge club.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

A German savant has discovered
that German sausage is loaded with
microbes. Kind OF horse on the
consumer.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

Kissing on railroad trains has been
forbidden In Bavaria Are there no
tunnels In Bavaria?
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

"A Brooklyn mans wife has eighteen
socdng chairs. and probably ali
placed where they'll do the most
harm.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

During 1911, New York burned more
Than 100000 tons of hard COAX No
wonder it Is q hot old town.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

An eastern Judge has declared q
safety razor dangerous weapon De'
he tried to shave with one.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30
AWFUL REVENGE OF A THIEF. ii

!: !: !: !: !: !: !;
~ LIFT DEMPSEY was one or
MfRS1 the peculiar characters
M among thieves who have
S been a puzzle to the police
8Sk9A because Of their Kindness OF
SGg heart and willingness to
helm any one who was worse than
they were themselves Cliff made
more money out Of the business
than most thieves, but, as he had
no bad personal habits. the money
never was squandered. He distrib-
uted thousands of dollars in char
tty. Cliff was raised in the Old Ninth
ward of New York city and hundreds
OF families Of that ward still look upon
him more in the light of saint than
q thief because of the help ne gave
them in time Of need. But all was not
goodness in Cliffs heart, and any one
who ever harmed him except In a
manly hand-to-hand conflict had rea-
son to know that his hatred was devil
fsh
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

One Of the huge German dirigples
blew up, but, strange to say, none was
injured It happened In the hangar.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

Another ray of sunshine for sne
consumer: HOLSTERS ON the hool afs
no higher this year than last.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

counterfeiters are making $40 blils.
Rcr even perfectly good Sloo sDiu
continues to involve suspicious
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

Baltimore is predicting lobster
famine. Only in the edible variety
though.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

street gas lamps were first usea
IN 1907. And some OF them maven
been replaced.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-30

People who talk the baseball ian
guage will now give the Espefah'ls's
A chance.