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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-08-07

Arthur Duquette and family and
Mrs. St. Peter. and little son of
Derby visited at j. D. Griffin's last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gatchell are
and his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Twombly.
Mrs. A. j. Crawford returned to
her home in Westfeld Sunday accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. Ora
Dane. and four children.
Those attending the moving pic
lures here Saturday evening pro-
nounced them very good and the
operator very interesting speaker.
Mrs. Ed. Hutchinson and two
youngest children visited here one
day last week before going to their
new home In Richmond, Mass, where
Mr.. Hutchinson and oldest son have
been several weeks.
At the last meeting of the Mothers
Club, July 81, All especially prepared
program was enjoyed and ice cream
and waters served in honor of the
guest of the occasion, Mrs. j. H.
Dickson, a former member. The next
meeting will be held the first Wednes-
day in September.
The colt which Mrs. P. W. Clarke
was driving in the village Wednesday
Of last week became frightened at an
automobile and threw Mrs. Clarke and
daughter out, breaking the wagon.
which fortunately was the only harm
done. No blame was attached to the
automobile driver, who however set
tleu for the damage.
About rs of the relatives and
friends of Mrs. Betty Spencer gave
her surprise party at her home on
the evening OF July 81, it being her
ffty-ffth birthday. Ice cream, cake
and coffee were served. All had mos t
enjoyable time and went away wish
ing her many more happy returns of
the day. Mrs. Spencer was presented
with sum of money and many nice
post cards.
The Ladies' Aid society met at the
reading room Thursday afternoon.
After the meeting very pleasant
social hour was spent and cakes AND
tea served. Mrs. Bancroft was pre-
sented with silver sauce spoon and
silver salt and pepper shakes. Mrs.
Bancroft was very much pleased anC
thanked them in her own pleasant way
She will be much missed by the soci
ETY. in which she has been a tireles!
worker while here.
A Jones, OF the Lee Pnarm- cy, Chico
Cat, who has handled Foley & Co.'s medi
c1nes for many years, says: | consioe
that Foley's Honey and Tar Compound ha
no equal, and is the one cough medicine
can recon, mend as containing no narcotic
> or other harmful properties" The genu
J ine in yellow package. z. ID. Pierce.
, Wild Flowers.
(For the Boston Transcript
Thanks give for flowers of field, o
mind, of soul
That will rot thrive within the trim
parterre
Where houseplants bloom. Such bios
SONS have Control
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-08-07
Wild Flowers.

(For the Boston Transcript
Thanks give for flowers of field, of
mind, of soul
That will rot thrive within the trim
parterre
Where houseplants bloom. Such Bios
SONS have control
To draw us forth to breathe a purer
air.
Yet he who through untrodden mead
owS goes
Where odors breathe from wilding
shrub and vine,
Outlines his travel.wearied eyes will
close
To dream of close-fenced phlox and
columbine.
John Elliot Bowman
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-08-07
Political Advertising.
Political Advertising.
Political Advertising.

TN THE INTEREST OF THE LAD0RING MAN
State Inspection of Factories Woringmens Compen-
sation lava Board of Cancellation.
Republican. isRpubG 1t will continue remain
Republican,
$ and why will
n its farming s with
Republic nparty n
Republican PLATFORM
the ers o
monteve prosperity than have
hbig condition in life
of the the A
hssect inotto adopted
We
Repubic aforn:
Scarcely ssvt
tarysu roundnes ofemploym espet d tn and
enpoym ent nneeed ih p
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
Rehuke for "Ruhherers. y

Down in Fowler, Kan, a few nights
ago an evangelist who was conducting
meetings became very much sxasperat
ed by reason of folks coming In late
and because the congregation turned
around to look whenever there was a
new advent. On this special night a
man came in late and every one turned
and stared.
Then the evangelist told a story. IA
few years ago was out on the prairies
riding my bronc, and as | passed a
prairie dogs den | saw the funniest
looking thing with such big, starry eyes
that | got down to investigate. | be
gan walking around that hole and as |
walked that owls eyes kept fixed on
me, but his body remained stationary.
[ just kept on walking, the eyes kept
fixed and the body remained station
airy, until, would you believe it, after |
had walked around three or four
times, that owls head dropped off.
Some of these nights the prophet
moralized, you folks will be looking
under the seats for your heads, Kan
sas City Star.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
ESPERANTO AS WORLD Ian.
GUAGE.
With the Aid of Key 1t is Easily
Translated Into Many Tongues.

The study of Esperanto whose ad-
yocates represent it as world Ian
guage, is increasing. Its inventor,
Dr. L. L. Zamenhof, has lived to sec
several worlds congresses held in the
interest of the tongue. The first was
held at Boulognesur-Mer in 1905,
when GOO Esperantists were present.
The four following congresses were
held at Geneva, 1906; Cambridge,
lEngland), 1907; Dresden, 1908; Bar
celona 1909. At each of these about
400 delegates were present, repre-
senting 20 different nationalities.
The sixth congress Q910) was held
at Washington, where 357 delegates
met of which number SO were from
abroad, and represented II different
nationalities, while pa were dele
gates representing So American
states.
The 1911 congress was held in Ant
yerp in August; the United States,
Nicaragua, Belgium, Brazil, Chill,
China, Guatemala, Hungary, Norway,
Persia, Rumania, Russia and Spain
being represented. The U. S. govern
ment was represented by Edwin c.
Reed secretary of the Esperanto as
ISOLATION of North America; DR.. H. W.
Yemans, United States army, and f.
c. McKeivy. The states of Massa
chusetts, Pennsylvania, Vermont and
North Carolina also sent official del
egates
Altogether there were 1900 dele
gates of which 375 were accredited,
representing 26,2S0 Esperantists all
over the world. At the congress at
tention was called to the method now
adopted by Esperantists for CORES
guage they cannot write. Esperanto
keys, costing one cent each and
weighing one-half ounce are publish
ed in the different languages, SO that
if, for instance, an American Esperan-
fist desires to communicate by letter
with a Russian who does not under
stand English, he buys Russian Es
peranto key, which he incloses in his
letter written in Esperanto.
With the aid of this key the Rus
sian is enabled to translate the letter
without difficulty. Keys are now
ready in English, Welsh, German,
French, Italian, Swedish, Spanish,
Danish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Fin
nish Polish, Rumanian, Dutch and
catalan,-Indianapo News.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11

The property of the A. w, Shaw
Corporation. Freeport which went in.
to the hands of receivers when A. W
Shaw, president of the corporation
disappeared, was sold at public aue.
ton, June 26, subject to the confirma.
ton of the supreme court of Maine
The shoe factory and Office, engine
room, and all equipment, except stocl
in trade, were sold to c. w. Porter
of Lynn, Mass, for $500. There
was only one other bidder. The box
factory and lot of land were sold tc
Standwood & Wood of Freeport, fol
$1,000. 1t is understood the new
owner of the factory will continue tc
manufacture the same grade of shoes
as at Lynn.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
The Lewiston Journal saws:

The Lewiston journal says:
| William A. Pdgin of the Journal
is probably the oldest newspaper
man in Maine if not in all New Eng
land More than sixty years ago be
was one of the editors of the Oxford
Democrat at Paris Hill, and in 1874
that was the only paper in Maine
that hoisted the name of Arson 7.
Morrill, at the head of it's columns
for governor A mass convention
was called at the old City Hall in
Portland and several hundred peo-
Pile attended The movement spread
and Morrill, was nominated. Mr.. Pid-
gin was one of his foremost support
ers and the oxford Democrat rang
true through the campaign. Judges
Richard Drew of Auburn, was the
only man from this section who at
tended the Portland convention. Mr.,
Pidgin has many mementoes and SOU
venirs of that old struggle in his pos
session. He also has large collect
ion of old papers and some of these
cannot be duplicated. For example,
he has a copy of the old Jeffersonian
that was started at Paris Hill by
Horatio King and Hannibal Hamlin
in 1897. King afterwards became
postmaster general of the United
States. Still older is a copy of the
Eastern Argus bearing date April %,
1928. The Boston Commercial Ga
zette of August 16. 1924, is here, and
also copy of the Kennebec Gazette
bearing date of Nov. 81 1907. This
was an Augusta paper published by
Peter Edes. Mr. Pidgin has many
old papers and documents in his pos
session and his description of the old
times and methods are extremely in
teresting.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
RINGS QUEER ANTICS
EXPERIMENT THAT RAISED IN
TEREsTlNe QUESTION.
Nobody, as Yet, Has Been Able to 40
count for the Strange Convoiu-
tlons of the Wedding Ring
Try for Yourself.

This Is mystery OF the wedding
ring Can you solve 1t? Nobody, as
yet, has been able to account for It's
strange convolutions, but maybe you
will be more clever.
What makes the wedding ring
swing?
Why does It swing one way for a
man, and quite another way for a
woman?
Is 1t the difference in what wise II So
call AURA" And a weIl-known Lon.
don doctor has recently demonstrated
that the aura OF the male and female
differ widely
Wedding rings often make the people
who wear them, and even other per
sons. behave In the most unaccounta-
BILE manner. but few OF us have ever
seen a wedding ring itself indulge in
mysterious performances.
And this Is not a trick. Remember
that.
1t is a scientific experiment illustrat-
ing the laws Of physics, physiology or
psychology.
This Is the way to go about 1t:
Take a silver fork and place 1t be
fore you on a polished wooden table.
The fork should be at right angles
from your body, with the handle near
est you.
Seat yourself at the table Tie a
piece of light string about fifteen
inches in length TO a plain gold wed
ding ring. After the wedding ring
has been tied to the extreme end of
the string wrap the other end of the
string three times around the first
Joint of the first finger on the right
hand.
Hold the string in place around the
t1rst finger with the ball OF the thumb
of the same hand. Place your right
elbow on the table beside the fork,
with the forearm in a vertical position,
and permit your hand to drop at a
right angle from the wrist. This al
lows the string with the wedding ring
attached to hang directly over the
fork.
The ring must be suspended about
one-quarter of an inch above the fork,
and as nearly as possible at its cen
ter.
Place your left hand fat and palm
downward upon the table beside the
fork. Do your best to keep your hand
steady and thus prevent the string,
with the attached wedding ring, from
swinging. In spite of your efforts, you
will find that the wedding ring moves
If man is holding the string the
wedding ring will commence slowly to
sway back and forth along the fork
II a woman holds the string. the ring
sways across the fork. With some
people the movement is slight, while
with others 1t Is marked, but at all
times it Is unmistakable.
Now here's the most curious part. II
a woman Is holding the string when
the movement across the fork has
once been firmly established. let a
man place his right hand firmly upon
her left hand which rests upon the ia
BILE. The ring will be seen slowly to
stop its cross movement and after
few moments the motion will be re
versed The ring will swing the length
of the fork.
A similar change of movement will
occur in the event of man holding
the string while woman places her
right hand over his left hand.
Can you account for this mysterious
hahavior of tho wedding rinp7-Chi
cago Tribune.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
NOH THIS AWFUL ITCHING
,vuAr ECZEMA SUFFERERS say
THEY CAN NOW GET RELIEF.
TRY This Remedy at Our Risk.

Try This Remedy at Our Risk.
# is bad enough to have the disfig.
,,rine eruption of eczema and similar
stin troubles, but the terrible itching
md burning make it ten times worse
Al last we have remedy for skin
diseases that we can recommend. We
Syeu give back your money IL this
now remedy of ours, Saxon Salve.
does not satisfy you perfectly.
Saxon Salve Is doubly valuable to
oil who have eczema or any skin dis
case because 1t both allays the itch
ing and burning in a few moments.
and exerts a powerful curative effect
at the same time.
II combines soothing and healing
properties in a form that Is absorbed
Nv the skin, making its curative ef-
fect thorough and not merely on the
surface II you have any skin trouble
Won should use Saxon Salve. 1t is
equally good for children and adults.
F. w. Buchanan, Druggist.
Skowhegan, Maine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
CHANCES in EoyptIan Life.

Egyptians who have been educated
in this country or who have been here
on business trips or simply as a par
Of their education. are working zeal
ously in their native land to have
their wives adopt many American
ideas and customs. In the last TWEEN
ty-fve years American influence has
been felt greatly In Egypt. Many
fathers in Egypt are educating thei.
daughters to read and write English
and have encouraged them to play II
many games just as English ano
American girls do Through that edu
cation the social life Of Egypt is go
ing through a transition.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
George merriam, Pastor
Residence, So Madison Avenue
Telephone l53-3

Morning worship a. 1o45. Subject
The Bethany Home OF Christs Day
and the Bethany OF to-day Sunday
School at =. At : O'Clock, the {. +
Society will unite with the other So
cieties at the Congregational church
Evening worship at :. The Lord {
Supper will be observed at the close
OF the morning worship. and the hand
of fellowship will be given to new
members.
Monthly Conference this Thursday
evening at 7.3G.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
Extensive Use of Telegraph.

It is about GO years since the intro
duction of the electric telegraph as
The system was known in this country
up to its acquisition by the post office
The lines now in existence are sui
icient to go round the world us
times. Put in other words. they
would reach the moon sixteen times
The total number of Offices is given at
10000, with 100000 apparatus. which
send out annually 300,000,000 dis
patches. The English, We read, make
the greatest use of the Telegraph, it
being estimated that for every hun
dred persons there are sent out 1914
messages. France follows, with 1852
messages; next comes Denmark. with
11S: Belgium. with 104, and Germany
with 81. The record telegram eX
tended over 10000 words Others Of
10000 are mentioned
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11

Seth NJ. Carter of Lewiston is to De
general counsel for the Maine Cen
trail railroad, succeeding former Gov.
Henry B. Cleayes, who held the posi-
ton for a long term of years Mr..
Carter has performed the duties of
the office for the past six weeks on
account of the severe sickness of
GOV. Cleaves He has an office in the
general office building in Portland
but is to continue his residence in
Lewiston, going to Portland daily or
as the business of his department re-
quires. Gov Cleaves was also clerk
of the corporation, but no action VII
be taken for the present toward fill
ing that office.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
ACCIDENT AT MADISON.
Only One Was Reported Due Fourth
of July Sports.

But one accident was reported in
Madison the Fourth of July, that be-
ing caused by the explosion of a shot
gun in the hands of J. Brooks in the
festivities of the night before. Brooks
had one finger blown off and a piece
Of the gun hit the son of Burton Gray
glancing blow across the nose. AL
though Brooks was in the center of
a crowd of men and boys and a piece
Of the gun was blown a long distance,
no one else was injured, but there
was several narrow escapes.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11

The bulletin of manufactures just
issued from the census bureau shows
Portland as the leading manufacture
ing city in Maine. Lewiston is sec
ond. having been unable since 1901
to regain the supremacy wrested
from it at that time. The relative
Importance of manufacturing in the
seven largest cities is as follows
Portland, S11,950,367 with 1902 wage
earners; Lewiston, $10.475,374 with
6,7SS wage earners; Biddeford, So
011,606 with 5,076 wage earners;
Auburn, $S,S42, 629 with 1852 wage
earners; Augusta, $4,662,174 with .
O06 wage earners; Bangor, S3,345,7t7
with 1927 wage earners; Wateryille.
S3,17S,9S0 with 1872 wage earners.
Every city for which comparative fig
ures are given, except Bangor, shows
an increase in value of products from
1904 to 1909, and all show increases
from 1899 to 1904. In general, the
percentages of increase were great
er from 1904 to 1909 During this
later period the greatest relative
gain, per cent, was made by Au-
burn, this being due chiefly to the in
creased activity in the boot and shoe
industry,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11

Appointments are increasing to
ward forwarding the work of Oppor-
tunity Farm, a home for orphan boys
at New Gloucester. Here orphan
boys from all over the State viii be
given home, and will not only have
the advantages of a healthful out-ot-
door life, but Will also be given an
opportunity to acquire an education
and useful trade The farm IS IN
der the management of Alr and Mrs.
Forest Pease of Lewiston and has 80
acres of land. An association has
been Incorporated to carry on the
work there, and it is the plan to buy
the farm. which can be purchased al
a reasonable figure. much OF thu mo-
ney needed already being in sight. A
meeting was recently held in Port
land at which plans We're mad for
carrying ON the work The cost III
maintaining a boy at the farm for d
year is comparatively small and
with the interest which the project
is arousing all over the State con-
siderable excellent work can be done
and much good accomplished.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
CENTENARY METHODIST EPISCO
PAL CHURCH
Rev. II. &. McGlauilin, Pastor

Morning worship at lh.iJ with ser
mon by the pastor. Sunday School a.
Thursday evening prayer meeting
al 90.
j. Union meeting al Congo at 6. and
evening service at :.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

The Christian Science Society, Mad
ison avenue. corner Russell street
Service Sunday morning at 1915 Sub
jet: Sacrament" The reading rooms
are open Wednesday from 80 10 .
O'Clock
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. J. G. Osborne, Pastor

Morning worship al 1915 with ser
mon by the pastor Sunday School
at y. Philathea Bible Class for
young ladies at l. \. =. ). {. +
at o'clock
Evening service a. :.
Thursday evening prayer meeting at
80.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
SkONHFGAN MARKET.

Wool-UnWashed &c to 25c per 10
Hides and skius-tlides, y u Ia
loc. per III; calf skins. lac to iHe per
ID: lamb skins, - to a..
Beans-Hand picked yellow eyes
$50 to 500; pea beans. S-.eQ t1
ST.
Beet-Ox beet. &c to &c.
Poultry Fowls, l. t. lac pr H.;
chicken, IA to Ice.
Round Hoe-ac per ID.
Tallow-Bou-h, &c. per H.
Eggs-22e per dozen fresh
Potatoes per bushel
Butter &c per 10
Cheese-lGc. 10 lSc per Id.
Retail Market.
Flour-Spring Wheat Patent. $50;
winter wheat patent, 500.
Oats-70c
Meal-$1.7s per bag.
Corn-$l9o per bag.
Middlings-$1.S0 per bag
Spring bran-$lG Go per bag.
Winter bran-$l.70 per bag
Cotton Seed-$l.S0 per baz
Mixed feed-S1.1o cWt.
Salt Pork-l3c by the Dbl 200 lbs
$50.
Cheese % - per H.
Butter-2Se - zee per pound
Teas-25c u 6'c. per 10.
Conee-2oc to sc per pound.
Lard-Domestic ic. compound 1oc
Molasses-Pure Ponce. Acc to 5oc
Sugar-Granulated sugar, best
quality, l. lbs for 500; brown II
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11

Summer colds are hard to get rid of.
and frequently lead to asthma. bron-
chitis and hay fever. Do not let your
cold get a hold on you, but use Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound for quick
relief W. II. Allen, Chelsea, Wis,
says: I'VE prefer Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound to other cough medi-
cines because 1t quickly cures coughs
and colds. 1t will ward off a cold If
taken in time" Contains no opiates.
For sale by all druggists.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11

1t. It's a sim pie
matter Just get a
bottle OF II A Y :
HAIR HEALTH
Today. Use 1t regu-
larly and you'll not
be troubled with
gray hair or dis
tressing Dandruii
tn ats so annoy in <
and irritating
II A Y ) II \ | X
HEALTH is just as
good Tor men as we J..
All druggists soil It
for SOC. or Sl.o0 and
will give you your
money back If it's
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11

The government mint at Denver is
operated entirely by electric power
motors totaling 300 horse power be-
ing used
The fellow who knows the most
about bees is the one who is the least
apt o be stung
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
Cor Madison Ave. 4 Russell IT.

Services held every Saturday and
Sunday. Sabbath school at 1.3o clock
Saturday followed by preaching or
prayer and social meeting. Preaching
at 80 o'clock Sunday evening. All.
are welcome.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11

A young man of IA, who is a sum-
mer guest in Winthrop, was indulging
in target practice, recently, near the
McIllroy farm, where he is stopping.
He missed the target and his shot
hit the bakery cart, which Irving
Simpson was driving. went through
the cart and lodged in Mr.. Simpson S
arm, infiicting a slight flesh wound.
The injury is not at all serious, but
the boys pastime was, to say the least,
dangerous.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11

Westbrook seminary will receive
$4,000 from the estate of Elinor S.
VIM of Clinton, which was filed for
probate in Augusta, recently. The
Wateryille Woman's association is 10
receive $1,000 and the East Clinton
Seminary association a like sum.
The remainder of the $4,000 estate
is divided among the neices and nep-
hews.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11


Bangor boasts a veteran of two
wars whose most vivid memory il
the charge of the Light Brigade at
Balaklava. Mr.. Boultbee was born
in Derby, England, on Dec. II, 1925,
and at an early age came to this
country, first settling in New York,
at which he worked until 1854, when
the Crimean war broke out. Volun-
teer regiments were being formed in
England, and Boultbee, with his two
brothers, George and Charles, caught
the war fever and, returning to their
old home joined the Derbyshire Regi-
ment, which, after a period of drill
ing, was sent to the Crimea. Within
few days of arrival, the regiment
took part in the battle of Alma, and
one of Mr.. Boultbee's most priced
possessions is picture of a Scottish
regiment, the 42nd, in charge on
the Russian position. When the
Crimean war was over, Boultbee
came back to the United States and
again worked at his trade in New
York and Boston. He was in Boston
when the Civil War began, and at
once enlisted in the First Massachu-
sets Regiment, serving until sick
ness took him out of the ranks. Then
he came to Bangor, and for 40 years
worked for one firm.