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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22
No More Dandruff ,
Falling Hair,
Scalp Itch

Men and women-do you want a
splendid head Of iuNtlriant hair free
from scalp itch and dandruff?
DO you want hair 50 bewitchinRly
radiant that it compcls the admiration
OF all who see it?
Do YOU want scalp as immaculate
ly clean and bright as newly minted
coin?
If you do, get 80 cent bottle OF
PARTISAN Sage today. G. II. Foge
sells it; so do dealers everywhere
The girl with the Auburn hair on
every carton and bottle-Ask fol
PARTISAN Sage and see that you get
it, 34-35
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22
The Trials of II Traveller.

Il am a travelling salesman" writes
E. E. Young. f. berkshire, VT, and
was often troubled with constipation
and indigestion till l began to use
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, which
have found an excellent remedy" For
all stomach. liver or kidney troubles
there is nothing better. Only 20
cents at +. W. Bucknam, Sampson K
Avore, The Fuller Drug Co, G. r.
Fogg.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22
FREE BOOK

On the treatment Of Horses, Cattle,
Sheep, Dogs, Hogs, Poultry, Birds and
Trained Animals, mailed free.
For Every Living Thing on the Farm
Humphreys Veterinary Specifies.
A. A. For Fly Ems MHk Fever. LING Fever.
b. u. Tor sPHAINS. Lnmeness. RheunAtism
L. {. For SOM Throat EpiLootic. Dlstempsr.
u. u. For WORMS, Bots. Grubs.
4. +. For COIGHs. Colds. Influenza.
r. +. For collie. Belly che. DiArrhea.
G. G. Prevents MISCARRIAGE.
u. IL. For KIDNEY and BLADDER disorders
/. l. For SKIN DISEASES. Mango. Eruptious.
J. h. For BAD CONDITION. Indigestion.
GO cts. each bottle.
Veterinary Oil for Foofs &c. s1.00.
Stable Case, fall outfit 500.
At druggists or sent prepaid on receipt
Of price.
Humphreys Homeo Medicine Co.. Cor. William
and Ann Streets. New York.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22
Cii4I ID of Travel.

eve must go to Stratford."
whats the use? We can buy
Ftratford post cards in London"
My friaal, one travels for some
thing more than post cards. l want
to write lay name on Shakespeare's
tomb"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22
Here and There i'm Maine

catch fire. A curious fact connected
with the incident was that a cat and
family of kittens were within about
foot of where the lightning struck.
and were uninjured, being rs lively
as before, thus proving the old saying
that "a cat has nine lives"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22

dyspepsia is Americas curse Burdoek
Blood Bitters Conqucrs dyspepsia every Time
II drives out impurities, tones the stomach
restores perfect digestion, normal weight
and good health.
Doan's Regulets cure constipation without
gTtping,' nausea. nor any weak Cnlng elect
ASK your druggist for them. p cents per box
Fer any pain from top to toe, from any
cause, apply In Thomas Ecleetric on. PAil
can't stay where 1t Is used.
Itching. bleeding. protruding or blind piles
Yield to poan ointment. Chronic eases sooi
relieved, finally cured Druggists All sell II
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22
Indian Killed On Track.

Near Rochelle, H., an Indian went
10 sleep on railroad track and was
killed by the fast express. He paid
for his carelessness with his life.
often its that way when people ne
eject coughs and colds. Don't risk
your life when prompt use of DIR.
Kings New Discovery will cure them
and so prevent dangerous throat
or lung trouble. 1T completely cured
me, in Il short time, OF a terrible
couch that followed severe attack
of Grip writes J. r. Watts, Floyda-
da, Tex. and | rcgained Il pounds
in weight that | had lost" Quick,
safe, reliable and guaranteed soc
and $L00. Trial bottle free at f. w.
buchanan, Sampson & Ayore. The Full
Ter Drug Co, G. X. Fogg.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22
The Autonranh Nuisance.

Do you know how 10 apply properly
for autographs? Here Is formula
have just received on postal card
Dear Sir: AS l am getting a col
lection of the autographs OF all Ion
orable and worthy men. and think
yous such, hope you Will forfeit BY
next mail. Yours. etc."-Longfellow
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22
Are Ever At War.

There are two things everlastlasly
at war, joy and piles. But Bucklon's
Arnica Salve will Danish piles. 1t
soon subdues the itching, irritation,
inflammation or swelling. 1t gives
comfort, invites joy. Greatest healer
of burns, boils, ulcers, cuts, bruises,
eczema, scalds, pimples, skin erupt-
ions. Only 25 cents at +. w. Buck
nam, Sampson Il Avore, The Fuller
Drug Co., q. X. Fogg.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22

"Peggy's in terrible fix"
whats the trouble?"
"She's just counted up and founc
she's refused a dozen offers of mar
riage, and now though she's crazy tc
marry Dick she's afraid to accept bin
because he's the thirteenth"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22

An exchange says that the Essex
County New Jersey Mosquito EX-
termination Commission is preparing
TO start the cultivation of a plant
called Ocimum Viride, which is said
TO be abhorrent to mosquitoes. Ac-
oording to the committee men, the
merest sprig of the plant will Danish
all mosquitoes from a room or porch.
The plant is believed not to be harm
full to human beings, although scien-
lists have not yet fully studied its
qualities. If the plant will do what
is claimed for it, man should make
a mint of money selling it. at Maine
summer resorts during the vacation
season.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22

During a heavy thunder shower in
Canton, Monday afternoon, the light
ming is reported to have raised high
links. A large tree near the butter
factory was struck, and COW killed.
A barn belonging to Ellery Poland of
GIlbertville was struck, damaging it
some and killing a valuable horse.
Fortunately the building did not
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22

An attempt to save John H., the
young son of Walter II. Coombs OF
Belfast, cost the life recently OF
Ferdinand Clifford, aged A. The
child was fishing from a wharf when
Clifford, who was walking along the
shore saw the boy fall into the water
Snatching off his coat Clifford dove
from the wharf, but the struggles OF
the child pulled the man under when
he was within a few yards Of shore
Both bodies were recovered. Clifford
leaves two children.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22

The telegraph companies will pay
$6,49i34 tax this year and the telc-
phone companies, $S40S1.SS, accord
ing to the list filed State Treasurer
James F. Singleton, Tuesday for col
lection. AS usual the largest tax is
paid by the New England Tel. & Tel.
Co., $73OS3.61. The Western Union
will pay $4,9077S. The two corpora
tons really one, will pay total of
$77,991S9, or more than Sc per cent
of the total telephone and telegraph
tax. The Northern Telegraph com
pany will pay $61324 and the Postal
Telegraph company, $973.32.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22

Sheriff T. Herbert White of Ponob-
scot county has paid to Mrs. Susan
Hall of Brooks the 5000 reward which
he personally had offered to the per
son, or persons, who will deliver Shcr-
man Gray to the authorities" In ad-
dition to this. Sheriff White gave
Deputy Sheriff W. o. Estes of Brooks,
who actually made the arrest the
sum of $40. A like amount was Civ
en- to George A. Jones, proprietor of
the hotel ats Munroe, who telephoned
the sheriff's Office that Grey had been
there. 1t was upon this information
that the sheriff and his party started
from Bangor in an automobile the
night of Gray's capture, and it was
not until they reached Mr.. Jones no
tel that they learned Gray had actu-
ally been taken. The capture in
fact, was effected during the time
they were speeding over the roads to
ward Monroe The circumstances at
tending Gray's capture were such that
the payment of the reward which
Sheriff White had offered became
somewhat delicate matter. II was adj
msted. however, to the satisfaction OF
everyone concerned and after full
consultation.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22

On of the longest trip taken by a
small Maine schooner in many years,
the Willie l.. Swift of Bucksport, ar
rived in Portland harbor, Thursday.
bound for Porto Rico. She is in COM
mand of Capt. Brown, and is being
taken to the West Indies where she
has been purchased The Willie
Swift is not a new craft. She was
built in Proyincetown, Mass, in 1873,
and has lately been owned by Thorn
as Nick of Bucksport. She is 100
gross, 60 tons net, $40 feet long, 22.S
feet beam, and S.4 feet deep. Already
the schooner has been three weeks
ON the trip from Bucksport The run
has been made leisurely and many
times harbors have been sought be-
cause of adverse winds and bad
weather. If the present pace is kept
up, it may be the first of the year
before the craft is finally delivered
to her new owners.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22

Mrs. Harriet Austin has lately cele-
bratcd her 9Sth birthday according TO
the Damariscotta Herald. Large
quantities of flowers were sent by her
many friends, as we'll as innumerable
greetings.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22

A peculiar and sad incident result
ed in the death of Winnie Sparks. 10
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John IL.
Sparks of Caribou. The little fellow
in company with another little boy
were out together and conceived the
childish idea of trying to see who
could eat the most bunch berries. A
rapid contest ensued and little Vim
ME won out to his death. He was
taken violently i'll during the night
The physician called diagnosed the
case IS intestinal Indigestion. The
child was rushed to the hospital at
Pressure Isle where an operation was
performed, revealing a large bunch
of berries, pine needles and berry
leaves in the child's intestines. The
little fellow was too weak to rally
from the operation.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22

Lightning has struck the new house
recently built by Joseph A. Noyes on
High street South Paris, and occupied
but short time. Mrs. Noyes was
thrown from her chair in which SHE
was sitting. Mr. Noyes whiskers and
face were singed Chairs were overt
turned. The chimney was demoish-
ed. The flour barrel was part ally
burned. The coffee can was perfoi ated
and the joints in funnel We're sep@r rat
ed. Castings, window sills were spin
tered and torn. No glass was broken,
but considerable plastering was torn
off and josts were split. Fire ca lght
under the sink but by the good iuck
of having a tub of rain water, the filv
was put out, the tub being near the
door The fact was thoroughly dem
onstrated that quick as lightning
at times means destruction. The
house and furniture We're insured.
Large holes were torn in the roof
where the bolts came through.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22

The Maine State Normal Schools
open for the fall term as follows
Pennington. Tuesday, September III;
Golham, Wednesday, September Ii;
Casline, Tuesday, September Il; Pres
que Isle, Tuesday, September 10; Ma
chias Tuesday, September 10; Fort
Kert Tuesday, September 10.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22
"YOurCure Was al Miracle.

3" Mr.. i B has never tasted
drop since he came home. He WAS the worst
drunkard l have ever seen soaked all tho
time for the past u or y years. lie Is not
the same man now, thanks to your treat.
ment. From genuine letter among the
scores We have, proving absolutely that the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22

1t is the common lot of man not to
get an uncommon lot
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22

Ralph Hayes of Auburn was drown
ed in Tim pond, recently. No particu-
lars of the fatality have been received.
He was about 80 years old, and I'M
married. He had been employed for
two or three seasons in carrying the
mail from Eustis to King and Bart
lett camps. This season he was work
ins at Tim pond. He was a good
swimmer and quite athletic. The
body was recovered and will be sent
to Auburn, where he has a father,
mother and sister. He had many ac-
qnaintances in Pennington and was
very popular.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22

Nearly $4,000 worth of property in
the vicinity of Bangor went up in
smoke on the night of Aug. IA, as a
result of severe electrical storm. A
herd of 81 dairy COWS belonging to G.
W. Smith, lost their lives in fire
which destroyed the farm buildings of
B. Cole on the back road from lamp
den to Wintcrport. The loss is $4,000.
The house and buildings of Reuben
Diekey at East Orrington were burn
ed with a loss of $1,000. There was
a $500 loss on the barn of Wesley
Priest at North Bucksport.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-21

the jurisdiction of the legislatures in
all matters pertaining to police, taxes,
schools, and similar functions There
has been much denur on the part
Of States as to the responsibility as
suned by the Federal government in
matters pertaining to the control of in
terstste transportation Of commodities,
showing how important and acute this
question really is in practice.
Now comes a decision of the Su-
preme Court pointing out that the final
decision of the question whether Ore
gon shall be allowed to. continue its
practice of enscting laws through the
initiative and referendum rests between
Congress and the State What course
will now be pursued, if any, by Con-
gress remains to be seen. It is doubt
full, however, whether the National Leg
islature will undertake to decide as to
the character of the laws which State
may enact, especially when the Su-
prcme Court viii not assert that such
statutes are incompatible with the terms
of the Constitution.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-21
Did Not Attack South.

Reasoning people will admit that the
address of Albert J. Beyeridge, in Den
yer, on Lincoln Day. while denunciatory
of reprehensible practices in the slavery
of child labor, was not an attack on the
South, as some of our contemporaries
maintain. Mr.. Beveridge showed plainly
enough that child labor in the indus
tries of the South is a bad business.
1t is a theme which lends itself spe-
cially TO forid rhetoric and emotional
heart sobs.
In sketching to the Denver audience
his picture of the inhuman traffic of
dwarfed bodies, stunted minds, and
warped souls in Southern cotton mills
and other industrial institutions, the
speaker must have been moved by the
callousness of employers who do such
a thing, rather than the States or cities
which tolerate it. This was no attack
on the South by a demagogue, but a
wholly merited condemnation of prac-
tees which have been too common in
every section.
The question is not one of politics
or of locality. If it is true that chill
dren in any State are held in the con-
dition of industrial slavery in the tex
tile mills, that State should see to it
that the practice is stopped, efectually
and for all time, and not seek to hide
the issue behind savage assaults upon
the motives and eloquence of an orator
who tells the truth.
Child slavery in industrial mills,
North, South, East, or West, in Amer
ica, England, Germany, or Kamchatka,
is a thing to be condemned by
all the force of eloquenoe, moral man.
hood, and power of opinion that can
be brought to bear upon the communi-
ties which permit it. The South will
make no headway shouting 'Dema
gogue!" when public speakers condemn
this practice within its borders. 1t is
too late in the history of this country
to palliate, excuse, or do anything but
stamp out the evils of child labor when
ever and wherever they show their
head
The Washington herald., 1912-02-21
FREIGHT RATES
MAY Be HIGHER
Railroads Insist that Increase Is
Necessary to Raise Wages ar1
Meet Expenses.

ohiciaIs Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission would not be surprised II
movement wes inaugurated thiS
spring by the railroads in Eastern ter
ritory TO secure horizontal increase
in freight rates
The commission is paying close atten-
ton TO a series OF conferences now on
between representatives. of the Eastern
carriers and representatives Of the un
gineers, who demand an increase in
wages from 20 to 30 per cent According
TO the representatives Of the carriers. the
proposed increase in wages would
amount to Sl0.0Oo0o0 a year, and II is
stated that the carriers will decline 10
grant any increases at all, and viii base
their declination not on the ground that
engineers are not entitled to II. but
upon the ground that they are unable
to do so unless they are allowed to raise
their freight rates II is the contention
OF the carriers that the increases they
desire to make are a slight percentage
but in the aggregate will enable them to
advance wares and meet other increased
cost of operation.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-21
FIRST STEAMBOAT
ON THE POTOMAC
William Edgar Rogers Reads Ac-
count of the River Before
Historical Society.

That the first serviceable and successful
the Potomac River was the statement
made by william Edgar Rogers, who read
a paper on The historic Potomac River
at the 1zsth regular meeting of the
Columbia Historical Society, held at the
Washington Club last night. Justice Bar
nard presiding.
James Rumsey built the boat. which,
according TO old accounts. travelled from
four to five miles an hour against a swift
river current. Mr.. Rogers said that
Washington himself had been a passen-
ger on Rumsey's boat. Rumsey expert
enced great dIsapolntments in securing
the necessary financial aid to build his
ship, but finally succeeded. and died Of
apoplexy in England at a banquet given
in his honor when success and riches for
him were In sight
Capt. John Smith was the first white
man. according to Mr.. Rogers, who ever
sailed the Potomac. He ascended the
Potomac in q large boat in March. 1sos,
as far as Marshall Han. whence
he continued his trip in a smaller boat.
Smith left an account Of his travels on
the Potomac; his meeting with Indians,
who came down the river with their
canoes loaded with bear and deer.
The speaker also touched on the Indians
who had their domicile along the banks
OF the Potomac and Of Chief Logan, who
left a trail Of blood and FIRE in his wake.
Mr.. Rogers promised to present a paper
treating on the history Of the Lower Po-
tomac at some future meeting of the So
ciety At the discussion which followed,
Justice Barnard. Joseph Weller. Mr..
Keefer, and others participated.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-21
A Sign of the Times.

When the National Civic Federation
holds its meeting in Washington next
month the governors of twenty-seven
States will be in attendance They
come to discuss industrial peace and
progress, with especial reference to the
relation of the employer to the en-
ploye, not only in private corporations
but in public utility, government, State
and municipal service.
Ten years ago it would have been
impossible to interest the executives OF
50 many States in a question which
thus intimately concerns human rights.
1t is a sign of the tines-an evidence
of the awakening of the public mind to
matters which vitality affect the general
welfare.
And this great movement toward the
betterment of humanity can no more
be checked than it would be possible to
lam Niagara with wisps of straw.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-21
WOMEN TO END
MACHINE POLITICS
Vote Of Fair Sex Would Benefit
Country, Says Australian
Boys Leader.

Political machines cannot exist where
wohen are allowed to vote. This has
been found to be the case IN Australia.
and am sure that 1t will hold good in
other countries. Women are not blind
political followers. II they do not believe
that a certain political party is doing
the proper thing. they viii not hesitate
TO say 80 and cast their vote accordingly
when an election Is held. This is one
OF the reasons why I am in favor Of
woman suffrage"
This statement was made by Lieut. J.
J. Simons, who Is in charge OF the party
OF forty Australian boys now on a visit
TO this city, in an address delivered last
night before the Elizabeth C. Stanton
Equal Suffrage Club at the Chamber of
Commerce Lieut.. Simons told of the
establishment Of equal suffrage in Aus
tralia In 1901 and of the great beneft
that II has been TO the country.
The speaker said he believed equal suf-
fraEe should be established in the United
States. He said that conditions here arc
about the same as in Australia, and
believes that II women were allowed to
vote here. the country would be greatly
benefited.
II have lived in the homes Of more than
sixty American families during my stay
in this country said Lieut.. Simons. II
find that home life here Is about the
same as il Is in my country II equal
suffrage has been successful in Australia
II should be successful here"
At the conclusion or his address he an
swered number Of questions regarding
affairs in Australia, including child Ia
Dor, government ownership OF railroads,
telegraph and telephone lines. parcel
post. government Insurance. and old age
pensions
Yesterday morning the visitors from
Australia visited Mount Vernon, where
wreath was placed on Washington's
tomb, while the forty boys stood at at
tention. At As yesterday afternoon the
boys visited the White House. where
President Taft received them. II was
not the first time the boys had seen Mr..
Taft, as they were present when he
turned the first spadeful OF earth for
the Panama-Paciic Exposition in San
Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs William F. GUIDE viii en-
tertain the boys at a small and informal
reception this evening from TO 10 o'clock.
at their residence. 800 New Hampshire
avenue.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-21
The Oregon Case.

In its recent decision in the Oregon
case the United States Supreme Court
has performed a distinctly valuable
public service in marking once more
the limits Of jurisdiction in the adjust
ment of the nations political, execu-
tive, and judicial functions. The court
has pointed out so clearly as not TO be
misunderstood that Congress alone has
authority to deal with such purely po-
liticsl questions as the initiative and
the referendum in Oregon and other
States, and that the practices there in
vogue for determining certain forms of
legislation have to do with the relation
existing between the States and the
United States, a relation to be de-
termined by Congress.
The decision of the court, in fact, per-
forms double public service, in that it
denies 10 corporations the right to hide
behind the Constitution and the court
n escaping the effects of so simple a
thing as State tax law The effect
will be that corporations taxed by
States and municipalities hereafter will
be called upon to rest their appeals with
the State courts, without alleging the
unconstitutionality OF State laws and
thus seeking to escape the tax burden
by confusing State and national author
ity in the enactment and enforcement
of law. At least one large field of
operations for the corporation lawyer
has been efectuaIly fenced in by this
decision.
The other question, of the authority
of Congress to pass upon the right of
the State to enact and maintain such
laws as the initiative, the referendum,
female suffrage, &c, in Oregon and
other Commonwealths, puts new duty.
upon the nations Legislature. Outside
of the original thirteen States, every
one of the forty-eight Commonwealths
Of the Union is the creation of Con-
gress, by special enactment authorizing
the organization of the State and ac-
cepting its constitution and formative
laws. 1t has always been understood
that State once formed IN this man
ner and launched upon its career of
Statehood had rights which the ma
tionsl government could not invade
Naturally, their rights would include