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Ellsworth American., 1912-07-31
STATE OF MAINE.

HANCOCK ss.-At a probate court held al
Ellsworth, in and for said county of Hancock,
on the second day of July, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred ana
twelve.
A CERTAIN instrument purportng to be
IA copy OF the last will and testament of
MARY D. WILSON, late of CLAREMoNT,
in the state of New HAMPSHIRE deceased, and
of the probate thereof in said state of New
Hampshire, duly authenticated, having been
presented TO the jugde Of probate for our said
county of Hancock for the purpose of being
allowed, filed and recorded in the probate
court OF our said county of Hancock.
Ordered, That notice thereof be given to
all persons interested therein, by publishing
a copy of this order three weeks success
sively in the Ellsworth American, a newspa-
per printed at Ellsworth. in said county
gust d. 1912, that they may appear at a
probate court, then to be held at Ellsworth
In and for said county of Hancock, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, and show cause, if
any they have, against the same.
JEROME H. KNOWLES. Judge of Probate.
true copy of the ORIGINAL order.
Attest:-T. F. MAHoNEY, Register.
THE subscriber hereby gives notice thai
l. he has been duly appointed administra-
tor of the estate of
HENRY WHITING, late of ELLSWORTH,
in the county of Hancock, deceased and
given bonds as the law directs. All persons
having demands against the estate of said
deceased are desired to present the same for
settlement, and all indebted thereto are re-
quested to make payment immediately.
JOHN A. PETERS.
Ellsworth July 10, 1912.
THE subscriber hereby gives notice char
Il he has been duly appointed admins
traitor Of the estate Of
HARRIET BENNETT, late Of HANCOCK
in the county of Hancock deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having
demands against the estate of said deceased
are desired 70 present the same for settlement
and all indebted thereto are requested to
make payment Immediately.
MILTON BEcKwrrH.
Ellsworth, July 10. 1912.
Ellsworth American., 1912-07-31
Apbrrtssfnfnis.
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Dandruf

Ayers Hair Vigor keeps the
scalp clean and healthy,
destroys all dandruff, and
greatly promotes the growth
of the hair. You will GER
tainly be pleased with it as
a dressing for your hair. It
keeps the hair soft and
smooth and promptly checks
any falling of the hair. 1t
does not color the hair, and
cannot injure the hair or
scalp. Consult your doctor
about these hair problems.
Ask him what he thinks of
Ayers Hair Vigor.
Made by the J. @. AVER co.. Lowell. Mass.
Ellsworth American., 1912-07-31
STATE 0F MAINE

Ellsworth, in and for said county of Hancock,
on the second day of July. in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
twelve.
A CERTAIN instrument purporting to be
"A copy of the last will and testament of
FRANK t. HOWARD. late OF NEW
Ellsworth American., 1912-07-31
Are Increased
By Use of

beecham's Pills in time, and be-
lore minor troubles become deep
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iamily remedy will clear your sys-
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ihen your food will properly
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lou will be healthy enough to
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Ellsworth American., 1912-07-31


rTNHE subscriber hereby gives notice that
l. he has been duly appointed admins
traitor G. T. A. of the estate of
ARCHIBALD HENDERSON, late of BLUE
HILL,
in the county Of Hancock. deceased, and
given bonds as the law directs. All per-
sons having demands against the estate
OF said deceased are desired to present
the same for settlement, and all indebted
thereto are requested to make payment inn
mediately, LINCOLN Fl. SIBLEy.
South Bluehill, July 16, 1912.
ENHE subscriber hereby gives notice that
l. he has been duly appointed admin
istrator OF the estate OF
EPHRAIM o. SMITH. late OF BUCKSPORT.
in the county OF Hancock, deceased, and
given bonds as the law directs. All persons
having demands against the estate of said de-
ceased are desired to present the same for
settlement, and all indebted thereto are re-
quested to make payment immediately
ELLIOT M. NYE.
Bucksport, July IL, 1912.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-14
Mlohty River Amazon.

- 1t has been stated in official consu.
lar reports that the aggregate nayi,
gable waters of tho Amazon and tribu.
taries for all sort Of craft are estimat-
ed to exceed 5000 miles. The aver
age depth is from 40 to $50 feet and
the average width from to 40 miles.
At the mouth near Para the river is
1873 miles wide including the Island OF
Marajo and the northern and south
ern outlets. The immense volume OF
water discharged marks path OF
yellow water in the blue of the Attain
tic easily distinguishable for 15O
miles at sea. creating fresh water
sea while out of sight of land. This
yellow or old gold colored water unit
Ing with the equatorial current trends
to the north at the rate of six miles
an hour and entering the Caribbean
sea forms what Is recognized as the
Gulf stream.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-14
SUGAR A HEART STIMULANT
Experiments of An English Physician
Show Cures Of Cases of Muscle
Diatlon.

Sugar has had its champions as well
as its opponents. It's advocates have
declared that, aside from it's nourish
ing value, 1t carries with it quick
stimulation that is without pereeptible
reaction.
On the other side says the Bakers
Weekly, we have had radical utter
ances connecting sugar with some OF
the most incurable Of organic diseases
But an English physician recently con
tended that cane sugar is almost q
specific In the treatment of certain
diseases of the heart Emphasis IL
laid upon cane sugar"
DR.. F. S. Locke of Kings college
London, has kept the heart of a mann
NAL beating for eighty to ninety hours
after death of the animal simply by
keeping the heart muscles sprinkled
with powdered cane sugar These
later experiments with cane sugar, es
pecially with reference to dilation OF
the heart muscles, show that In nu
merous cases cures have been effected
that are of three or four years stand
ing.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-14
SINKING Obsolete Nomadavs.

enc reads in the war news that the
Italians found that guns IN the TripoD
forts "spiAed.' II that is L. cant lit.
orally they must have been guns OF
mainly antiquarian interest.
The expression, @spiking guns Is
a survival from the day When all thai
was necessary to put a gun out of
action provided. of course. that you
had access to iD was a large nail OF
spike and a hammer You simply
drove the nail into the touch-hole A.
the breech. If the nail was long
enough to turn round at the end. CT
the bottom Of tie bore. so much the
better.
1t is just as simple, perhaps sim
pier, to put modern gun out OF &C
ton. All you want is a hammer. The
breech block oil the modern gun is
held closed by screw threads. after
the breech block Is shut on the shell
a turn of two or Jh-es inches engages
the threads by ehne a burr OF
these threads ~ at them en-
gaging. Any au11I . tre the gun
without the brcech lt being perfect
~ closed would, O. eelgse. be OF ma
terial assistance TO he enemy
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-14
TO TELL FUNNY STORY
PROPER METHOD Is REVEALED
BY THEoPHlLUe SNIFF.
Take Joke by the Hand and Lead 1t
About Until Thoroughly AcquaInt.
ed, Then Assume Air of IN
dertaker and Spring 1t.

Ever since Cain slew Abel for call.
Ing one Of his pet jokes Chestnut"
the world has been taking lessons in
the art of being funny The desire
to be funny turks in every human
breast. There have been men who
have lived 1t down, and these have in
Yariably become great statesmen.
The Morning Telegraph has called
upon Theophilus SNIFF. the great ex-
pert and scientist, who is said to
have been the first man who ever
made q theater box Office man smile,
but he kept his secret we'll and be-
came famous. Prof. Smin said:
"Humor is anything that is funny.
1t is in everything and in everybody.
Extracted humor Is followed by laugh,
ter, for it is by striking the responsive
humor chord In the human breast
that we get our only true effects.
Therefore, no matter how good the
joke, unless it be told In manner to
strike that cord, 1t falls of it's own
dead weight and furnishes US with one
of the saddest sights in life.
Select from any well known joke
book story. 1t should not be too
new, as it Is likely not to go so we'll
as an old reliable joke that has been
through several campaigns. Then cut
from it all unnecessary adjectiyes, de-
scriptions and apologies.
Never apologize for a joke.
Take your joke by the hand, and
after having led 1t about until you
know all of its family history, assume
the air of a funeral director telling
the relatives from which side of the
casket they are to view the late la
mented, and then give utterance to
your jape.
"The best way is to get the point Of
the story well In mind and then put it
away entirely until you need 1t. Moth
ing so intereferes with the success of
a joke as to have the point hanging
around in plain sight before the story
Is we'll started.
Remember above all things that the
face should be solemn, and the voice
low and well modulated, with just a
suspicion of sadness in 1t.
Learn to pause at the right place,
and if you are in doubt at all, the best
place to pause Is just before you start.
This has been known to save a
man many friends that he otherwise
might have lost. New York Morning
Telegraph.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-14
RABIES IS NOT DELUSI0N
Three Hundred Die Each Year From
Dread Disease-Experts Answer
the Doubters.

Is there such disease as rabies7
This question. prompted by doubts as
to its existence expressed by dog
breeders in the New York Times re-
Gently, finds an emphatic affirmative
answer In Circular 129 of the Bureau
OF Animal Industry Of the United
States Department OF Agriculture 1t
consists OF report by George II
Hart, Y. NJ D.. assistant in pathology
and bacteriology of the pathological
division of the bureau. entitled
Rabies and Its Increasing Prevail
ence," and declares that from one
hundred to three hundred persons die
OF 1t each year In this country
The division of pathology began In
yestigatlng rabies in 1895, following
the death of woman in the District
of Columbia, and since that time It
has investigated nearly $50 cases IN
dogs, twenty-five in COWS, six In cats
and a dozen or more among sheep
hogs, horses, wolves, foxes, dingoes
and several In human beings At least
10 per cent of the cases have been
in the city of Washington, the others
having been forwarded to the division
from such widely separated states as
the Carolinas, Maine, Wisconsin, New
Jersey and Virginia and Indian Terri
tory. THE disease" says Doctor Hart
Is constantly spreading, and there Is
abundant evidence to warrant the
statement that not a single state Is
free from It."
Discussing the doubt as to the exs.
tence of the disease in human beings
Doctor Hart writes:
Many educated men, including
some physicians. claim that all cases
of hydrophobia In the human family
are the result of wrought up nervous
excitement, due to fear on the part OF
the patient. While at times these
symptoms, termed lyssophobia, do DC.
cur in neurotic individuals who have
been bitten by healthy dogs, they are
always hysterical in nature, cause no
organic LESSONS, and universally ter
inmate in recovery. Thus, lyssopho-
bia is entirely distinct from the real
disease, which is universally fatal
when not treated, to the human be-
ing"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-14
Repels Attack of Death.

Five years ago two doctors told me
had only two years to live This
startling statement was made by Still
man Green, Malachite, Col. They
told me would die with consumption
1t was up to me then to try the best
lung medicine and | began to use DR.
Kings New Discovery: 1t was we'll
did, for today | am working and be
ieye owe my life to this great throat
and lung cure that has cheated the
grave of another victim" It's folly to
suffer with coughs, colds or other
throat and lung troubles now. Take
the cure that's safest, Price 80 cents
and $l00. Trial bottle free at f. w
Buchanan. Sampson & Ayore, The Full
Ter Drug Store, g. h. Fogg,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-14
ONE TRICK OF THE TRADE
Old Meat Dealers Method of Getting
Reputation for Giving Very
Good Weight.

The very latest trick OF the trade
was taught to the young butcher by
the marketman who gave him his frsi
employment. The old dealer pointed
to trays Il beef, lamb and pork trim
mings beneath the counter
When customers ask to have all
the waste that has been cut from thei1
own meat wrapped up with their or.
der be sure to put in a few of these
trimmings BESIDES" he said Most al
ways they want the scraps sent home
so they can weigh the whole business
and find out whether they are getting
full weight or not Enough extra
pieces to tip the scales half an ounce
beyond the supposed weight won't
hurt anybody and will give us a good
name"
Shortly after that the new clerk
heard one frugal housewife say to an
other: "Oh, why don't you trade al
Blanks? He gives such good measure
often almost an ounce more than you
pay for"
The clerk smiled.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-14
Potato Crop Selling Fast.

A careful survey of the potato situa-
ton in Aroostook at this time shows
that more than three-quarters of the
crop of 1911 has been shipped, which
is considerably more than the amount
which has usually gone forward at
this season of the year.
The crop of last year amounted to
about 100000 bushels, which was
substantially the same as in 1919, SO
that there is now left in Aroostook
about 100000 bushels Out of this
the county has to retain a sufficient
amount to plant this spring.
4 great deal has been said during
the past few weeks concerning the
great money which the Aroostook
farmers have made out of the potato
this year They have made money. but
last year they scarcely broke even,
most of them lost money, SO that on
the two years they will show but a
fair profit, while if the three years of
1909, 1910 and 1911 are combined the
net profit will be decidedly small.
At this season in 1911 Aroostook po-
tatoes were bringing right around 50
cents barrel, which is losing game
for the grower. There was an over
production and prices went to smash
early in the season. The only Aroo
stock men who made cent that sea-
son. were those who sold at the very
commencement of the harvesting sea-
son or were able to hold on until late
April or early May when prices ad-
yanced to where small margin of
gain was possible. The number
who could do this was small.
The range in prices which the Aroo-
stock growers have received for their
crop TO the present time has been
from $3.50 to 1915 per barrel, an av-
erage of 81. At these figures the pro-
ducers have made some money. 1t is
predicted that the price will go high
er, before the last of the crop has been
shipped. but the portion which will be
affected by the rise will be small
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-14
Glorious News,

comes from DR.. J. T. Curtiss, Dwight,
Kan. He writes: Il not only have
cured bad cases of eczema in my pa
tents with Electric Bitters, but also
cured myself by them of the same dis
ease. | feel sure they will benefit any
case of eczema" This shows what
thousands have proved, that Electric
Bitters is a most effective blood puri-
fer. It's an excellent remedy for ecze-
ma, letter, salt rheum, ulcers, boils,
and running sores. 1t stimulates liver,
kidneys and bowels, eXpels pOisons,
helps digestion, builds up the strength.
Price 80 cts. Satisfaction guaranteed
by F. w. buchanan, Sampson & Avore
The Fuller Drug Store, G. r. Fogg.
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EVERYBODY in Your House

is likely to have an of day occasionally.
It may follow from eating too bounti-
fully, it may come from overwork, or
perhaps from exposure when fatigued.
A dull, heavy, tired feeling in the morn
ing, a headache or a cold in the early
stages; these symptoms unfit a person
for doing his best, and may lead to i'll
ness If neglected.
There is a remedy, safe, sure and re-
liable which should be in every house
he 4 for Just such emergencies, the true
and original L. T. Atwood S Medicine.
1t may be safely used by persons OF
any age, from children to those well ad-
vGreed n years.
I dnd the L. T. Atwood Medicine
sure cure fer sick headache:-We
lave used Il II Cur family for fo.ty
years and would not get along without
tt Mss a. Z, Leonard, Tacoma,
y. II.
Get a bottle today and use = ven
neoded,-tEtrtg-h cents, CT wTi.e Is
to se:d you 4 fee sample. The l.. T.
Medicine Co. Portland, Me.
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Authors and Their Books
The clerk smiled.


At the dinner given by the Harper
people to Arnold Bennett just before
he sailed for England, a dinner which
was attended by many of the literary
lights that live in or near New York
a discussion came up as to whether
In this day of the rapid output of lit
erature a man could live by his books
Mr.. Bennett said he was sure thai
many authors could and he instanced
the case Of a young author he knew
in London who was so hard up that
he could not get enough cash to pay
for his dinner.
An Idea struck him. He visited his
publishers and there asked for six
copies of his latest novel, which was
priced at five shillings, ordering that
the books be charged to his account
This was done. With the volumes
under his arm he visited a second.
hand book dealer in the neighbor.
hood, and, as the books were perfect
ly new, he managed to sell the six
of them for ten shillings, with which
sum he had a rafting good dinner
and an evening at the theater.
"Oh, yes" said Mr.. Bennett, even
the humblest author can live by his
books-if he has published any
books"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-14

Probably one the Aeartiest laughs
which the duke of Connauglt, now
governor general of Canada. eyer en-.
Joys. says the Tattler was that oe,
casioned by the remark of an Irish
peasant who one day while the duke
was driving in Dublin with the Ouch
ess ran alongside the carriage and
Kept up with it in an astonishing fash
lon. SO persistent VAS the man in
his endeayors to keep pace with the
carriage that at length the duchess
had the vehicle stopped and asked the
man what he wanted. He said that
he was anxious to get a good look at
their royal highnesses. The Ouch
ess was much fiattered and asked him
how he managed to keep up with
them. "Oh, he said "shure. haven't
| been chasing pigs all me loife?'
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-14
MoLDlEG OF A CHARACTER
Matter Of the Greatest Moment to
Which Too Little Thought 10
Directed.

To nothing II life, perhaps, is there
directed 30 little thought as to the
shaping Of a care THE molding of a
character. Thousands of men and
women around us live their Indifferent
lives, and pass away without doing
anything really worth while failing to
get out Of life its best and most beau.
Iiful We need not achieve wonder.
full things or become great personages
high in the esteem of the world it
matters not whether we are king OF
peasant, the stamp of merit Is placed
on those who give their whole-hearted
attention to whatever they undertake
Whether 1t be the making on an intri
cate marvel of workmanship or the ex
ecution Of everyday duties. Whatever
is assigned to us should call forth the
best that is In us.
Let us not be afraid to examine oul
faults. 1t requires courage, certainly
to weigh our own defects and look
them bravely In the face; But it lie
only by so doing that we may over
come them and cast them aside. Shall
we be content to drift along without
striving to rise above the level OF
those who do not care? Our charac
ter lies in our own hands There is no
one else In the world who can
make or mar It, We may be infiu
enced, of course by good or evil as
sociates, but with ourselves lies the
uniform molding of our career. We
are the sculptors, our life is the clay
We can make 1t an indistinguishable
mass Of material or the masterpiece Of
Michelangelo. Which shall we
choose?
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-14

There are a lot of stories told OF
that famous. amateur whip, Alfred
Vanderbilt, who has once again taken
TO himself a wife. On one occasion
he had an amusing experience while
driving his coach between London
and Brighton. At one stopping place
an American approached him and hand.
ed him a substantial tip" - touched
my hat in customary style" said Mr.
Vanderbilt afterwards, took the
money and put 1t in my pocket, and J
think had the better of him. | don I
know whether this particular Amer
lean intended It as snub because
was a coachman or because he didn't
know me; let US give him the benefit
of the doubt-either way it's good
enough" Mr.. Vanderbilt, by the way
inherited G20.Oo0.0 00 from his father
the lato Cornelius Vanderbilt He
owns over 100 prize horses and con
siders coaching the finest sport In
the world London Pattler.
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Helping With Homo Lessons.

Parental interest in the educational
progress of a child could not go much
farther than in the case OF Mr.. Jones,
whose method of solving mathematical
problems would have been appreciated
at Dotheboys Hall. The Miami News
tells the tale.
This was the note which was hand
ed to one of the grade teachers the
other day:
Dear Mum-Please Excuse Johnny
today He Will not be at school He
is acting as timekeeper for his father
Last night you gave him this ixtmple
If a field is miles square how long
will 1t take a man walking 3 miles an
hour to walk 212 times around 1t!
Johnny amt no man, so we had tc
send his daddy. They left early this
morning, and my husband said they
ought to be back late tonight though
it would be hard going. Dear Mum
please make the mkt problem about
ladies', as my husband can't AFFORD tc
lose the days work. ! don't have nc
time TO loaf, but l can spare day of
occasionally better than my husband
can. Respy yrs. Mrs. Jones y ouths
Companion.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-14

On the banks of the Willamette
river, a short distance above Portland,
Ore. stands one OF the most remark
able rocks in the world. 1t is known
as the Balancing rock. Rising from
a broad base is small column, rough
ly round in shape. Just above this is
huge mass of rock, bearing tree on
the summit, the total height of rock
and column being about 100 feet. AL
though a great deal larger and heav.
Ter than the pillar on which 1t stands,
the big rock is very accurately bal.
anced. For how many centuries this
odd freak has stood not even the
wisest scientists are able to determine,
but it has evidently been there for a
very long period. The entire rock is
of volcanic nature, and the most
singular thing about it is the fact that
the knob and pillar are entirely dis
jointed from one another. Wind and
weather, no doubt, are slowly wear
ing the Balancing rock away, but the
process is so imperceptible that, fail
ing some unforeseen catastrophe, the
monument will probably endure for
many centuries.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-14
Hiding Treasures Her Mania.

The extraordinary story of a veal.
thy lady Maybe" was told in Dublin
Chancery courts the other day, when
it was mentioned that the residue of
the great fortune of Miss Magyar avail
able for charities would be about
100000. The Master of the Rolls, in
making orders In the case, said that
some day Thackeray or a Dickens
would write a novel around the extra
ordinary life of the testatrix The
old lady had a mania for accumulat-
ing treasure and placing 1t in the
most unexpected places. Searches
had been made and treasures found
In flower pots and vases and waste
paper baskets. underneath stairs car
pets and other places.