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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
smooth. Plain Range for The
Kitchen.

The modern idea in til" work oil the
home as we'll as i'm business is econ
omy Of money, and for the up-to-date
omy ON money. and for the up-to-daie
home. kitchen furniture must be
wholly practical-free from useless
features. Take for example the kitch-
en- range.
Manufacturers for years We'd with
each other in covering their product
with roscttes and fligree i'm the fanci-
ed belief that a SNOWY range would
please the housewife best.
But what mistake? Ask aaE
housekeeper today and she Will say,
The kitchen is the chief Work-room
in our home; its fixtures should BE-
neat, plain and sanitary. The cook
ing range should be in keeping with
this idea-outsidc finish smooth and
plain. You know SMOOTH casting
is always easy to clean.
To the makers of the GlenWood
Range should be given chief credit for
the modern plain range. 1t is IN Their
modelling departments and pattern
shops that the graceful. pleasing lines
of the present-day plain range have
been carefully worked out.
But rcmember-it is one thing 10
make "A plain range and quite another
10 make II smooth. A plain casting
shows all imperfcctions. If the iron
is poor or the workman careless, the
finish will be coarse ahd rough, not
fine and smooth like a Glenwood. Fox
right here is where Glenwoods excel
they are smooth as well as plain.
In making Il smooth range, it is At
tention to detail that counts. AT the
Glenwood Foundry, the moulding SAM
is put through process after process
until il is as fine and mellow as flour
The iron must be Just right, too. "
one mine in the country can furnish
the strong, fine grained, lasting quaIlG
which the GlenWood formula demands
and so the best irons from several
mines are carefully proportional and
blended exactly right in tho great
melting furnaces al the Glenwooa
Foundry. And so on through each
Glenwood department, an army OF
skilled workmen is watching and car
ing for a thousand little details that
are essential in producing a durable,
plain range that is perfectly smooth.
Glenwood Ranges are made in hun
dreds Of different patterns and sizes
to suit all purses. II matters not
whether your kitchen is large or small
there's Plain Glenwood made to hit
it. They can be had for burning coal,
wood or gas with powerful Hot Water
Fronts for heating the kitchen boiler
or for country use with large copper
reservoir on the end opposite tire-b box.
They are fully guaranteed by the
makers to give the service and salts
faction that they were intended to
i've.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
SMALLPOX N LUMBER CAMPS.
Cases Reported in Three Camps in the
Maine Woods.

Al recent meeting OF the state
Board Of Health, it was reported that
small poy has appeared in two or
three lumber camps Thus far ther.
has only been one case in each
of the camps with the exception OF
ole in the northwestern part of the
State whore there are now H. cases.
Most OF the cases in these camps
have been exceedingly mild but the
last ease that appeared is in con
fluent form \ trained non-mediCal
man who acts as inspector, nurse and
disinfector, is in charge OF the camp
for the purpose OF seeing that patients
have proper care, aud Of keeping the
men there until they have fully re
covered and are properly disinfected.
The general policy of the board in
its work in connection with the lum-
Der camp is. as it has been in the past,
10 allow the men who have the dis
ease in mild form to continue their
work as soon as they are able to dc
So. under conditions which will SAFE
guard others who are not members
OF the crew from contracting the dis
ease.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
bt 30 J., 80. / I
In Ancient Order.

We are indebted to Henry Frost
one OF our venerable citizens for this
interesting souvenir of nearly loo
years ago. 1t reads as follows:
Standish, .Jany 18th, 1919.
Capt John York-Sir-You are
hereby ordered to appear at Josiah
Shaw's Inn in Gorham on Friday, the
goth instant at 10 O'Clock a. m. in
complete uniform with your commits
sion for the purpose of electing Z
Lieut. Col Command. and filling all
vacancies that may incur in I'd regt.
I'd brigade
By order of Mai John Warehouse.
Dan. Hasty, Jr Adjt
The letter is yellow with age bu'
he writing is very legible and is o
The old-fashioned script
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14

Not in Is years has Washington So
eiety contemplated the prospects OF
such a social upheayal as will follow
the advent Of Mr.. Wilson as Presi-
dent. and his family. at the White
House on March next Mrs vii
son is expected to uphold The social
dignity of the White House in IA man
ner worthy OF its best traditions.
1t is the arrival Of Mr. Wilson's
daughters, however, that Washington
is awaiting with the most interest.
Known as young women Of high intel
ligence, who have a wholesome ap-
probation OF society. their many
friends in Washington expect season
of activity at the Executive Mansion
such as it has not had for years
The advent Of the Wilson family,
however, is not the ONLY factor in an
approaching social revolution The
necessary disappearance from the Of
fetal circle OF many of those who have
weathered the storm Of four Repub-
lican administrations is viewed with
regret
James Wilson, the secretary Of Ag
riculture. has filled his present post
since his appointment by President
Mckinley l6 years ago. His going
will remove picturesque characte
and one which long will b. remcm-
bered. Miss Flora Wilson. his daugh-
/ ter, at first made her home in Wash
ington with her father, but OF late
years has been following her chosen
profession of opera and concert sing
ing with little time for social duties
The secretary of state. Philander {.
Knox. ranks next to Mr. Wilson in
point Of public service. Mr.. Knox has
expressed desire to retire from pub
lie Mrs Knox has sraciously up
held her position as head OF the Cab
met. Her entertainments have been
features of the social life there
Frank Hitchcock, the dashing bache.
lor member of the Cabinet, will BE-
mourned by the younger set 1t is
reported that his place of postmaster
general will be filed in the Wilson
cabinets by a married man, losephus
Daniels of North Carolina Mrs. Dan
iels. formerly Miss BagleY, is promi
nenuy connected in Washington.
ADD NEW REGIME IN WASHINGTON
Since coming to Washington during
the Roosevelt administration fresh
from social trinmphs abroad, the See
rotary of the Navy and Mrs Meyer
have been undisputed leaders III Off
cial society They enjoy the reputa-
ton of having entertained more fore
ign celebrities than any other Wash
ington hosts. Their entertainments
have been as much features OF the
season as the White House program.
Not only in Cabinet circles viii the
changes be affected. hut in Congress
sional as we'll. The House. already
SO strongly Democratic will feel il
less than the Senate
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
THE PEOPLES PRESS
4 Copy of This Ancient Newspaper
Which Was Published in SkOwhegan
Tells of the Old-Time Advertisers.

Mrs. Albert Dyer has handed Us al
ancient copy of the Peoples Press, q
newspaper originally published il
Skowhegan every Wednesday morn.
ing by H. P Pratt in Dyers building
upon the second floor, and near the
Skowhegan Falls Bridge. The issue
at hand bears the date of January 10
1S48.
1t is a two sheet paper with four
pages of reading matter and adyer-
Using. Among the news items men
toned is one speaking of three large
steamers which have been fitted fol
the slave trade, one of them having al
ready arrived on the west coast oil
africa, where she embarked with 90C
slaves. There is also much Congress-
ional news while the marriages re-
corded are those of Truman Fl. Saw
yer to Miss Elizabeth NJ Anderson in
Norridgewock by Rev. Mr.. Poets
Aaron B. Fox and Miss Esther Drew
III fAlHGilo ny III. d. % lODtgg dllu la
vid Horne, Jr., and Miss Martha Ann
Dow also of Athens
Among the advertisers are Isaac
Dyer of this town who on Friday lest
celebrated his 92nd birthday, Dos
worth & Potter, dry goods and cloth
ing dealers, James Dinsmore, Mutual
Insurance, who also advertises real
estate and pews in the Methodist
chapel. H. Plummer hats and caps, w
mold. muffs and shawls, G. S. c. Dow
& Co., dry goods, F. Drew, lamps, cook
ing stoves, etc. Professional cards arc
displayed by Doc. 4ibbey, dentist and
John Heard, NJ. D., John Bush, Jr., an
nounces the fact that he has fashion
able tailoring establishment, and the
Skowhegan Bank has the following di-
rectors according to their card: Di-
rectors, William Allen, Judah McClel-
mund Pearson, Stephen Weston. Sam
uel Parker, William Allen. president;
S. Philbrick. cashier. Discount days
Monday. Business hours from to II
o'clock. s. W. Weston has lumber for
sale, and a writing school has been
opened by |. c. Nesmith in the room
under Benjamins Tavern, formerly oc-
oupied by the postoffice. w S. Marsh
all of Kingfield has an attorneys card
The Maine Hotel on Madison Ave is
advertised by it's proprietor as being
kept, so far as ardent spirits is con-
cerned, on strictly temperance princi-
pies"
On the whole the paper is an inter-
esting sheet, in those days, however, 1t
dealt more with the news of Congress
and foreign subjects than with the
matters of smaller consequence local
ly.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
"CAN'T REALIZE THAT IT'S TRUE
That is What Wilson Said After Many
Hours Slumber.
Il cant realize that it's true"

can feallZe tndt IL true.
Woodrow Wilson, President-elect
thus greeted forenoon visitors, We'd
nesday, Nov 6th, who swarmed to his
house to offer congratulations
Among them were many members of
the Princeton faculty.
I can't realize that it is true re-
peated the governor 1T hasn't quite
dawned upon me. | had been in an
impersonal atmosphere for the last
three months. reading about myself
reading that | was to be elected and
now can hardly believe that it's
true"
The governor rose at 10 O'Clock
earlier than expected. His breakfast
was interrupted by a constant stream
of congratulatory messages Mrs
Wilson and her daughters assisted the
governor in receiving callers
President Wilson" Two years
ago Princeton addressed Woodrow Will
son that way as the head of Prince
ton University. Today as crowds OF
students and towns folks saluted the
same man, it was President Wilson
again, but as the future executive OF
the United States
The president-elect slept peaceful
ly through the morning hours. He
left word not to be disturbed until
he had a long sleep. He planned to
get up at noon. Early in the day
however. Princeton began to cele-
brate the fact that its distinguished
resident had been elected to the Presi-
dency of the nation. Princeton Uni
yersity declared a holiday. Beside
ten years been president of Princeton
University, was the thought that a
Princeton graduate had triumphed in
a triangular contest with a Harvard
and a Yale alumnus. Not since the
year 1908, when James Madison was
elected, has there been Princeton
graduate in the White House.
Members of the faculty and resi-
dents of the town fiocked to congratu-
late the Wilson household. Mrs. viii
son and her three daughters, Miss
Margaret, Miss Jessie and Miss Ell
eanor, were busy receiving them.
Messages of congratulation came
from everywhere. kilograms from
President Taft and former President
Roosevelt were among those receive
Plans for the President-elect are not
definite for the immediate future. AT
ter the whirl of congratulatory actiy-
ity is over. he probably will 20 to a
health resort for rest In fact, he
will spend a good deal of time in
December, preparing himself for the
session of the New Jersey legislature,
which begins Jan. and then as Gov
ernor of New Jersey, which office he
will retain almost up to the time OF
his inauguration, he will make a fight
for the legislature which he was un-
able to obtain with a republican leg
islature.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14

Several of the prisoners in the
criminal insane ward at the Augusta
Insane hospital rebelled against their
attendants, recently, oyerpowered two
of them and also did considerable
damage to the furnishings of the
building. One of the attendants was
badly cut about the head, and it was
necessary to summon assistance from
the main hospital before the mutiEy
could be quelled. The leader in the
outbreak against the attendants was
Neal Dow Brooks, who was commit
ted to the State prison, in 1901, from
Cumberland county for 20 years for
criminal assault. His killing of a
fellow prisoner with an iron bar
while at Thomaston was the reason
for his transference to the criminal
insane ward of the Augusta Insane
hospital He has made his escape
lnce since being here but was recap
ured.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14

eyes, for we realized that as a thing
is last seen, so it will remain pictured
in memory.
E. II. PELTON.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14

r. G. Collins, Post Master at Barne-
gat N j., writes:--"I find Foley's Hon
ey & Tar Compound the best remedy
for a cough that l ever tried. | had
a la grippe cough. and each violent
NJ Of coughing completely exhaust ed
me. | bought bottle of Foley's Hon
ey & Tar Compound and before / had
taken one-half the coughing entirely
ceased. 1t can't be beat" For sale by
all druggists.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
CAUTION NOTICE

ny wife GcurRiauua Currler having
left my bed and board without JUS
cause | hereby forbid all persons har-
boring or trusting her ou my account
as | shall pay no bills of Ter contract
ing after this date
LEVI j CURRIER.
Skowhegau. Me. Oct 81. 1912 3w44'
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14

Without interruption the service oil
over 500 subscribers using approXi-
mately 5000 telephones in Portland
were instantly transferred half a mile
across the city on Saturday night
Between 10 O'Clock and midnight the
present central Office on Exchange St
was abandoned and a second late
a larger and more modern switch
board, one of the best in the United
States, was put into USE. II was the
elimination of nearly years work
in the new building erected by the
New England Tel, and Tel Co on For
est avenue. The improved service has
cost about $500, 0O0-an average of $50
for each subscriber in the city. OF
this amount nearly $4,000 has been
expended for the wonderful equipment
and $50, 900 for construction work in
the street. The balance is represent
ed by the cost of land, building and
furnishings.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14

Harsh physics react, weaken the
bowels. cause chronic constipation.
Doan's Regulets operate easily, tone
the stomach, cure constipation. Csc.
.Nsk your druggist for them.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
NEW REGIME IN CAPITAL MEANS
SOCIAL REVOLUTION

White House With Mr.. Wilson's Wife
and Three Daughters, Expected to
BE Active Centre OF Society. Many
New Figures TO BE Prominent In
Washington Life.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14

Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep DIR. Thomas
Eclectic oil for such emergencies. 1t
subdues the pain and heals the hurts.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14

Mrs. l.. NJ. Webb. 90 White 81. ban
bury Conn, says: We haYc been using
Foleys Kidney pills in our family thu
last few weeks and they certainly have
done everything claimed for Them
they have made two complete Cures
right in our home and we are very
pleased to recommend Foley.s Kidney
pills" For sale by all druggists.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14

a healthy man is a king in his own
right; an unhealthy man is an unhap-
Ply slave. Burdock Blood Bitters builds
M sound health-keeps you well.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
MONTHLY STATEMENT
OF State Auditor Stevens Presented,
Thursday, to GOV. PlaiSted.

State Auditor Lamont A. Stevens,
Thursday presented his monthly
statement of Names financial eondi-
ton to Governor Plaisted. Follow
ing is the cash statement:
Cash on hand Oct. /, 1872, $9ll.7lG7l
RECEIPTS.
Current revenue for
October, $516,f5SS2
Fees, Registration
of Automobiles, l,S9l.50
1911 Assets, 1862
To be returned to
towns and coun-
ties. 3I4lu2o
Fees, fines etc,
available for spe
ciic expenditure, 1S,30742
Refunds to Treas
:. urer, 300
Total receipts for month, 56S,2074G
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14

Suffered day and night the torment
4 itching piles. Nothing helped me
NTH | used Doan's Ointment. II cured
ne permanently John r. Car
tett Mayor Girard Ala
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14

$i,4S2 .92517
PAYMENTS.
Current expenses
for October, S153,4i3,92
Appropriations and
funds continuing
by law, 28,848.91
Bonded Debt, 100000
School and Mill
funds due towns 253.60
Total payments for month, 1899, 346.43
October 81, 1912.
Deposited in
Banks, l,048,78799
In office, 9i,590.75 !, 43,31S.74
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-11-14
nKnER. OF NOTLcE

NATHAN FOWLER
Register
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NATHAN FOWLER
Register
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-12-17
BOILING WATER.

Under Certain Conditions lts Just
Right For . Nice Bath.
Water IL a tiuid simply Maanlse tn
particles. which may be compared to
I'm aggregation Of infiniiesimaI pearls.
ire kept separated by hten, heat.
outside heat applied to a vessel con.
aiming water causes the latent and
.pplIed heat both to act on the air con
aimed I'm the water. Under such con
.itions pure water at sea seve, Will
oil at q temperature Of 2l2 degrees r..
4 the barometer pressure he thirty
inches
II, however. the vessel containing
this same water he carried to the top
u a high mountain or put under the
Exhausted receiver Of an afr pump It
will boil before II reaches the tempera.
ture Of PIP. because the atmosphere
has been taken away 30 ~ to allow
the mir contained In the water to e.
npe before It becomes suf1ciently
hcatcd to impart that quality to the
oosp PARTICLES of water surrounding u
AZ a height Of 1900 feet on the stdes
II the Himaiuya mountains water bDi's
It a temperature Of is0 degrees ana
,.utler the exhausted f-ceiver or the
,ir pump at only :? degreea
This proves that iDiIing water In not
always equally hot II also tells o.
why II Ia next to impossible to COOK
meat. vegetables. etc. In high attitudes
" the boiling process. London satur
lay review.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-12-17
A Forward Movement for Rural
Education In Maine.

No one will deny the importance OF q
good system Uf country schools 10 any
state or community that has large agri-
cultural interests. The prosperity OF
this fuudamen industry depends very
considerably on the quality of education
that is available for the farmers chill
dren.
The movement of the population to
the city, has not only for some time CEN
tered educational interest on urban prob
lems, but has also led 10 the centraliza.
ton of wealth 90 as to make very much
larger funds available to city schools
than to rural schools. The result has
been that much Of the best of our edu-
cational skill has been attracted from the
country town to the city. to the couse.
quent detriment Of country children.
Notwithstanding the shift Of popula-
tion to village and city the country
school even DOW, in Maine, has charge
of the education of more children than
are to be found In either city or village
schools. II We include the schools OF
many of our very small villages such a.
have chiefly rural interests NO find there
are absolutely more children In rural
bCuOOib tuau III ouy Oshut Aaous
State Superintendent Payson Smith 10
inviting tho attention of all who are In
,erested In education to . consideration
OF the ways In which rural education In
Maine can be made moro effective. Not
withdrawing considerable progress has
been made, he believes that there arc W.
rious fundamental points that should re-
ceive the attention OF school officials and
of the public. These are the teaching
force, the building, the school grounds,
the equipment, the course Of study, gu.
pervision, and community interest. All
superintendeuts will be urged TO place
before the citizens Of their own towns .
distinct statement Of the needs OF their
own schools and . plan for meeting
them. Oranges and other organizations
interested In rural life will be invited to
give emphasis to discussion OF these
plans. TIE schools themselves, 1t 10
suggested, should be opened to meetings
of the citizens called for tho purpose OF
arousing an iuterest 10 country school
betterment. It 10 hoped that - . result
of this discussion there may be such
favorable action Of many towns - will
result In distinct uplift to their ooun'
| try schools.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-12-17
0VERREACHED HIMSELF.
Napoleon and tho Causes That Led Up
to Waterloo.

Napoleon and tho Causes That Led W
to Waterloo.
In one way Napoleon possessed de-
feet similar to that Of Frederick the
Great. He provided no adequate stan
to relieve himself of details-
II Is likely that his intense desire to
stand alone. In order to receive all the
credit for what was done was the BE-
cret of his action.
Although undoubtedly the greatest
military genius that ever lived. he
overreached himself. This IL shown
IN a single enterprise like the Russian
,-ampaign, but It Is shown In the life
as whole. He could probably have
accomplished the anomaly. with the
mercurial French. Of founding per
Sonal dynasty upon the French revolu
,iun which beheaded royalty and an
nounced the rights of man. but when
ne attempted to renake the map OF
Europe he reckoned beyond his power
He realized that the ARMIES of the re-
public had been animated by a passion
for liberty. equality AMI fraternity. but
he could not understand TINT his az
gresSions upon other countries depriv
ed his armies Of this moral force and
Implanted It IN his enemies and that
no skill In strategy AMI tactics could
long withstand It he would not per
NIT a group Of great administrators
md military leaders to share his hon
nrs and form around him cabinet
which might have protected him
against himself. And so he plunged
forward. unadvlsed and talking OF his
star and destiny to his Waterloo
Edward d. Jones In Engineering Mag
azlne
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-12-17
Our Daily Maxim

To maintain reputation for reliability merchandise snt
in our every action toward the public
To build or create business that has for its basic principles
hiph standard of excellence in its every detail
To keep fully abreast Of the times in which live in respect
to the best known store service.
It's in accordance with these maxms and principles that We
act and continually strive give South Paris shopping place Of
which all people who thoroughly know may rightly feel proud
The exhibits that have been planned for December and the
Holidays will bear orceul and convincing testimony to the pro-
prety and sincerity Of this statement Of principles
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-12-17
Rs.,x.ance to the Sun.

Animals whose capacity for thermh'
regulation IL limited. such as rabbits
aud monkeys. rapidly succumb TO ex'
posure to the tropical sun In IN,
same circumstances the skin or man
rises some 3 or 4 degrees =. above the
normal. Theoretically the black skii'
uf negro races should absorb more heat
than that of the white people. How
ever. colored races are better able than
the white to regulate their temperature
under the influence Of the tropical sun
perhaps because Precipitation Is more
abundant The ape. although a native
Of the tropics. Is less capable OF resist
Ing the sun than other animals ano
even the white man This Is no doub'
attributable to the fact that its natura
home Is In the forests. For certain
monkeys two hours Of exposure to the
tropical sun Il fatal.