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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-11-22

AS girl grows older she becomes
wiser and quits wearing so many pins
in the vicinity of her waist line.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
MESSAGE SENT BY MOUNTAIN
Invaluable Lessons There for Those
Who Love Nature and Will
Calmly Listen.

It is not your highest mountain, al
ways, that ia the fittest palace OF
god; or that has most mountain
sweetness or mountain dignity. One
could mention some that have but q
thousand feet of stature. physically
speaking; and yet, It would be an In
suit to call them mere hills. There 10
no savage Impotence with them; their
breasts are dearer than a mothers.
Time was when thN lowered above
the clouds, and were proud Himalayas
for immensely; when they were all
soaring unapproachable crags; repel-
lent; concerned only with the heavens.
But men and mountains drew togeth-
Or. and subtle ties of sympathy were
formed. Ages upon ages passed over
the peaks, smoothed the jagged rocks,
rounded and Gained the brows, filled
the chasms, and mantled all with
ferns and grasses.
The mighty mother set heather to
bloom there, for symbol of the soar
Ing, purple dreams that are within;
she strewed them with the gold of
hCi gu Sc " bdy lhdl inc ilutuSlnOll-
al Wisdom, though the stems of 1t be
thorny and your fingers shall bleed be-
fore you pick them, has for bloom a
yellow and most sunbright gladness
Purple dreamings OF unsatsfed as
piration; golden delight of arcane, ev-
er Lying truth; green wizardry OF the
ferns and rushes-it Is these things
that ray out from the mountains
love and extol. Yes, there are mines
there; but they do not penetrate the
mountains, except in the merest ma
terial sense. 1t is the gorse and the
heather and the bracken, the foxglove
and the bluebell, the music and muir
muir of hidden waters, that proclaim
the inward being of the mountains. 1t
is the lone, august, and tender
thought, the peace that seeps into the
mind there; the compassion that fills
the world when night, blue flower,
unfolds her splendor eastward, and
the roses and daffodils of the sunset
wane In the west-by these one may
know the god In the mountain, and
not despair for the world Or when
the lark rises from the heather in
the morning, 1t ia word of the noun
tain message that he is concerned to
proclaim.-From the Theosophical
Path.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24

Some one, referring to a paragraph
about there being one thing each Of
us could do to perfection If we could
only find it, says Il wonder! For my
self don't believe it. | do not believe
that all have gifts. | think the world
is full of singularly stupid people" In
answer to this and In my support
can scarcely do better than quote our
old friend Emerson. do that which
is assigned thee and thou canst not
hope too much or dare too much.
There is, at tits moment, there is for
me, an utterance bare and grand as
that of the colossal chisel of Phidias,
or trowel of the Egyptians, or the
pen of Moses or Dante, but different
from all these. New York Press.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
Alma I.illian prnft.

Alma Lillian Pratt. wife OF the iate
Jesse Reed. died ON the morning of
OCT. "A. in Gardiner n the home Of
her daughter Mrs. W. J. Mckgnnon,
from an operation for appendicitis,
The Saturday previous. Mrs. Reed
was born il skowhessn. March -,
49,. Her age was - yrs. q mo. II
dys.
She Vas mastiea 10 1asse Reed on
Nol. y. l>74. and vent TO life on the
Red homestead. tWo miles from
SkoNhegan where she resided until
the death of Mr. Reed four wears age.
Beside the daughter above mentioned,
she leaves another daughter, Mrs
Harry Caldwell of Madison aud one
son. Nd. who resides on the home
farm. Also one sister, Mrs VIVA Hi
OF Skowheaau: Two brothers. Horace,
of Portland Charles Of Wateryi.le,
and one GRANDDAUGHTER. Jessie. She
was a member OF SkoWhcgan Grange,
and Heath Relief Corps of Gardiner
To know her was TO low h.. she
was a beautiful Christian woman. a
kind and loving mother and friend
always thinking of making others
happy instead OF herself
Tbe berea4cd family have HE deep
est sympathy of the community m
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
Slnns Of Ane.

There are various ways of telling
when a man Is getting old. One of
the surest ways by which he may
know 1t himself is to find that young
women address him as sir" One
" Yes, sir" will age man by an in
determinate sentence of anywhere
form one to five years. Then there
Is the mIstache, which, IL allowed to
get out into the open, instead of being
closely shaved, will show the sere
and yellow, or rather gray. (This Is
not to be spelled grey" but gray
Then. again, there are the wrinkles
which add themselves one to another
in the forehead, but there Is one sure
way of telling of advancing years,
which beats all of the others, as it
never fails. When a man Is seated
between another man and a pretty
girl and another passenger enters the
car, If the man moves In order to
make room for the newcomer and
moves towards the man In the seat,
thus allowing the new arrival to come
between him and the pretty girl, in
stead OF moving closer to her himself,
he is really, truly getting old And
nobody will notice his advancing age
any more quickly than the pretty girl.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
ONE TOUCH OF NATURE
WHEN THE MINOR PoETEss"
CAME INTO HER OWN.
Though at First 1t Seemed Somewhat
Surprising That Writer Really
Was Only an Ordinary
Woman Like the Rest.

The door latch ratified and Ellnor
Grahame, writer by profession. some
times described as a minor poetess,"
but just now vision of flaming wrath.
burst into the room where her sister
was peacefully sewing. Dora. does 1t
stick out all over me?" she demanded
"What?" asked Dora, puzzled.
THE fact that I've published q slim
volume of sonnets, and that two or
three times a year my name appears
In the magazines l was out just now
In the garden, wedding the lettuce
bed and that silly Elsie Farley came
and leaned over the fence and asked
If I didn't love communing with the
flowers dressed in Mother Natures
own hue" and she looked down at
her grlmy green dress.
What did you say" inquired Dora,
placidly.
II asked her for that recipe her
mother promised me, and she said,
reproachfully, o, Miss Grahame, !
can't talk pickles with youl' and
stalked off In the city l walked un-
molested; only three people ever
asked me for my autograph. and
here"
Here they cant help being a little
proud of you because years ago you
were a tiny girl in the district
school," answered Dora. Il think
it's dear of them
We'll, then, why don't they treat me
like a human being? Why must /
always walk toward the sunset and
commune with Chaos? Mrs. Elkins
has invited me to the Ladies So
ciety.' I'm to speak few well-chosen
words concerning the Influence of
Poetry on the Higher Life think
I'll advise her to read Edward Lear
and cultivate humor. She said. OF
course you won't have any sewing to
bring, you're so literary I'm going
to dress friyolously and take my most
intricate embroidery"
That afternoon Miss Grahame sat in
an inconsricuous corner, stitching as
siduously and talking briskly to a de-
mure little woman at her left. Both
We're enjoying themselves, and the air
was charged with domesticity. Into
this paradise walked Mrs Elkins
Are you ready to inspire US, Miss
Grahame?" she asked. pointing to a
seat of honor at the end of the room.
Next, looking at Elinor's frivolous"
gown. What wonderful embroidery"
she exclaimed.
~ did it myself" answered Miss Ora.
hame, a little shortly May ! just
catch these last threads, please, before
l begin?"
The demure little woman was star.
ing at her. Are you the Miss Ora
hame?" she asked. ~ thought you
must be your sister You're-why,
you're just like the rest of US"
Elinor Grahame rose. Il am" she
said, land you're a dear, and the only
one who has understood" She took
the woman's hands warmly in hers.
then added, " You won't forget to send
me that gingerbread recipe, will
?"-Youth's Companion
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
ENORMOUS WASTE OF COAL
One Reason Why the Use of OIL a.
Fuel Would. Be Of High Eco
nonIc Importance.

The United States In by all means
the greatest coal producing country
in the world. In 1850 the production
of coal In the country amounted to
6.266.233 tons Thirty years later 1t
had risen to almost 100000 tons
In another twenty years this industry
had grown to over 240.000,o00 tons.
Ten years more passed and the pro-
duction OF coal in the United States
by the census of 1910 was over 400,-
100000 tons. For the year just past
1t is estimated at about 500,000.000
tons. But In the production of this
coal the industrial experts inform US
there is wasted 260,o00,000 tons. In
other words, the United States Is
using it's coal supply at the rate of
100000 tons a year, and this con-
sumption is increasing, as shown
above, at an enormous rate.
BY the western sea and throughout
the great southwest the production of
coal ia not of great direct interest.
In this portion of the country petrole-
UNI largely takes the place of coal,
and In the production of petroleum
California leads all other states in
America and indeed all the world.
This Is new industry compared with
coal. The statistics show that in 1898
the United States produced little more
than 100000 barrels of crude petros
leum, forty-two gallons to the barrel.
In 1910 the production of petroleum
in the United States surpassed 1872
100000 barrels. At the present time
In California the consumption of oil
runs to about 225,000 barrels a day.
There is no such waste In the use
of oil as that indicated above In coal.
Indeed, the waste in the oil industry
from beginning to end is a matter Of
comparative insignificance.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
PARALYZED AT TEAMS FATE
Fine Horses Killed by Train as LAT
Holds the Reins Too Scared
to Move.

Royersford, Pa.-Thomas Boorse
aged about sixteen years, had thrill
ing escape from death on the Reading
railway at the crossing just above
Mingo station. The lad was hauling
sand to the Mingo stock farm, and was
about crossing the railroad. when the
Williamsport express hove into sight
Selling the brake and calling to the
horses. he managed to stop them jus
as the locomotive struck and instantly
killed both high bred horses, tearinl
them from the wagon and leaving hin
too scared to move, still seated OF the
sand wagon
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
ROBBERS WORK IN CEMETERY
Two Holdup Men Jump From eehlne
Tombstones-Victim Goes
to Bed.

Fort Collins. Colo.-C E. Moore. E
barber, was held up IN the cemetery
here. The fright he received has Sent
Moore to bed and he is under physi
clans care.
While Fastening to his home west o.
the city he took a short cut through
the graveyard and was surprised wheI
two men jumped out from behind
tombstone, ordering him to throw VI
his hands
In addition to his barber trade
Moore maintains a small ranch, anc
had just sold several hogs. which net
ted him SAL This money, golo
watch and a pipe we're taken by the
highwaymen Moore was so oadl!
frightened that he was unable to giTt
a description Of the footpads.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24

ness in each side, could not stand tight
clothing, and was irregular. was COM
pletely run down. On advice l took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and am enjoying good health. 1t
is now more than two years and have
not had an ache or pain since. | do all
my own work, washing and everything,
and never have backache any more.
think your medicine is grand and praise
it to all my neighbors. If you think my
testimony will help others you may pub
lish it. Mrs. OLLIE WooDALL, Nor
toms Gap, Kentucky.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound will help you, write
to Lydia E.Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman.
and held in strict confidence.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
DEATH OF EX-ALDERMAN JOHN F.
FROST.
Had Been te'ite in Public and Frater.
nal IN = and in Manufacturing
Circles Ior Many Years.

In the alh recently ri John Fir
feld Frost aged r years. Manchester.
y Il, loses aIaols known ana hleGIy
esteemed citizen. IIe vas operated
upon IN one Of The local hospitals tae
operation not being regarded ss one
Of a serious nature. bat. doubtless 5c-
cause Of the patients age. he rallied
ONLY sufficiently 10 recognize Hose
members Of his immediate family mo
were present al thu cad Death oc-
CURED az O'Clock.
John Fairfield Frost cam 70 Nan
chester in the year Jas, and for ne
pas forty-three years had been over
seer ia one Of The NOS important Do
parfmenis Of The plant Of the Amos
keag Manufacturing company. He vas
born in the town OF Bloomfield. Ne.
Sept <. 1871 where h. attended the
village schools until tsz5 A. fhe age
Of Il he Obtained a position on a
steamboat Of the International Iine,
plying between Boston and & John
y =. He followed the sea uafI the
outbreak Of the civil var. when he en-
Used as a private in Company +. 3rd
Maine regiment Of volunteers. At the
close o. three years OF service he re-
ceised an honorable discharge. aud
AGAIN identified himself with the Inter
national Steamship company, remain
ing iu rho employ o. thai company up
TO lsGs Following a year Of Illness
he sought change Of seer and oc-
cupation. H. came 10 Name ster and
had since been in the employ OF the
Aroskeae Manufacturing company.
having char4e Of the vas. depart
ment in the Northern divis IN
1t is nov quarter OF century
since Mr.. Frost entered The al poll
tical field. heinz elected 70 public o.
ice Tor the first tine il 1SS5. when &c
became d member of tn Common
council. A. the conclusion Of his frs,
term he was reelected and served Tor
a period Of Two years as president OF
the council In 49, h. VS. elec.ei
as a Manchester representative TO tas
legislature froM ward :. In 1897 and
rs Mr. Frost represented Vard on
the board q aldermen. uude" Mayor
William G. .lrso nd ~: --=5selad
. Tor d second 'erll lie was .UriGg all
mis- time mos active member OF The
Republican club OF ward :. He was
commander OF the Manchester War
Veterans, the only organization of rs
kind in the country.
/ Mr.. Frost was affiliated with mum
Der OF the leading fraternal societies.
He was a member Of Lafayette lodge,
F. and A NJ Mechanics lodge and
Mount Washington encampment, I. o.
O. f, and was a past commander Of
Louis Bell post. &. a R. He was
regular attendant al the Fniyersaiist
church.
He is survived by his viii. a dau4a-
ter. Miss Ruth B. Frost. ii son. A,os.r
{ Frost; a srepson. Harry q. ord,
and a grandson. Robinson {. Frost
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24

A union Sunday school service was
held In a St Louis church a few
months ago, and the superintendent
had thought that in order to make
the service more impressive 1t would
be a good plan to have sixyearold
Johnnie go to the rostrum and repeat
the golden text of the morning. This
Johnnie consented to do. The golden
text was Il am the bread of life
When it came time for Johnnie's
part of the program he rose from
his seat with calm assurance and
walked boldly down the aisle to the
rostrum. Once upon the rostrum,
with the sea of faces confronting him,
Johnnie's calm assurance suddenly
left him. Things looked entirely
different from the platform. He hest
tated, standing first on one foot and
then on the other. Finally in shak
ing voice he shouted
II ana loaf-of bread"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
As 10 Rlnnranhles.

The announcement comes from Lon
don that biograph of Mr.. Lloyd
George In four volumes is to be pub
manifestation of curious modern
tendency to give to the world biog
raphes of people while they are still
alive. A biography used to be regard
ed &C the crown, posthumously award
ed as the crown, posthumously award
to great man gone past recall. and
record of his deeds for the benefit
of succeeding generations An old
man, at the close of long and inter
esting life, might beguile the leisured
autumn of his days by inditing his
memoirs and nothing is more fasci-
mating reading than such an autobi-
ograph we'll done But the modern
world is too impatient to wait; 1t is
too impatient even to wait till it Is
quite certain that man in the popu-
lar eye really deserves a biography at
all. We remember. a few years ago,
glancing at an authorized" life and
appreciation of Mr. G. K. Chesterton,
anu IL 5SeHleu ii loOllsH lhihS " pun
fish the biograph of a writer of thirty
five. 1t seems also a foolish thing to
publish the biography of a statesman
of forty-nine. We say this In no dis
paragement of Mr.. Lloyd George, al
though the four volumes that are to
be devoted to him at least suggest
comparison with the three volumes
in which Lord Morley managed to
compress what was most vital In the
long life of w f. Gladstone.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
French Wedding Customs.

There are many customs associ-
ated with the French wedding which
American brides might copy. One
concerns the duties of the maids OF
honor An American who attended a
fashionable wedding in the Madeleine,
in Paris, recently was impressed with
the following little ceremony:
The maids passed through the as
sembly of guests making a silent APP
peal for aims for the poor At a wed
ding where no money has been spared
and untold extravaganza exhibited no
one could begrudge the offering Of
silver expected to be dropped into the
dainty "aumoriere," or receptacle of
filmy lace, ribbon and flowers, which
when not in use, was hung on the
arms In lieu of a bouquet.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
MEN ARE DOORS AS FLlRTS
Noted European Singer Issues Terri
bic Indictment Against Amer can
Males of Every Station.

San ancisco.-American nen. no
matter what the classification. wheth
er millionafres or Pullman car conduc.
tors. face the terrible indictment from
the lips Of Nine. Del Garcia de Pael-
cere, a noted singer of Europe. Of
knowing nothing about filtration.
They are rude, not to say rough and
boisterous. according to madame
They lack the fnesse of the European
gentleman. 1t Is their idea to haul
around by the arm lady whom they
would charm when the lady's arm has
nothing whatever to do with her heart
They have not manners, they cannot
tell whether lady would firt or not
and the rich ones are the worst Of
all
These accusations-and more be
sides-Were voiced by the chic and
pretty Spanish singer on her arrival
in San Francisco the other day from
Madrid and Vienna
Your American gentlemen, they
know nothing about a lady" and she
froWned. They do not know the diff.
ference between the lady who will firt
ant the one who will not will not, .
and she smiled The American can.
not treat the lady like she is being
treated by the gentlemen Of Europe
They do not know how. On the train
they would come and sit down beside
me and we would talk. When they
wanted to be playful they would take
hold OF my hand or arm cannot
stand to be touched. They always
wanted to be holding to me, to help
me walk here or there. can walk
alone 1t was rude of them"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
lchtheYoI a Kind of Asphalt.

In report on asphalt by the United
States geological survey the following
interesting remarks about ichthyol are
found.
"A peculiar form of ashphaltic ma
terial found in Austria finds applica-
ton, after appropriate chemical treat
ment, as a medicament under the
name ichthyol land used for eryslpe
las, eczema. etc. 1t is not prepared
in the United States. The raw ma
terial from which it is derived is a
fossiliferous deposit which is found
near Scefeld, In the Austrian Tyrol
The material mined at this place is
carefully selected as to grade and is
subjected to dry distillation. The dis
tillate thus obtained is Their sulphonat-
ed and subsequently neutralized with
ammonia. The finished product re
suting from this process is the com
mercial article known as ichthyol The
exact chemical composition of ich-
thyol has not been determined
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
Overdolnu Il.

Woodrow Wilson, at luncheon at
Spring Lake, said of boy athlete;
II am afraid he sets athletics too
far above English, mathematics
and history. His aunt said to him
the other day:
I'm delighted to hear of your sue
cess on the school baseball team,
Harold; but you must remember that
there are other things In life besides
baseball
Yes aunt, | know said the boy,
but, hang it all, I'm afraid I'm too
light for football or rowing"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
Have You a Dream PllIoM1

The dream" pillow may measure
10 by 10 inches and may be stuffed
with eiderdown or hair as 1t is liked,
hard or soft. Carry 1t when you
travel. Take two plain linen covers
with hemstitched hens. A third GOV
er of heavy satin, with a monogram
embroidered in blue, is useful for a
steamer chair.
Easy to pack is an automatic air
cushion that, when inflated, is 8 by
IS inches. 1t is of cloth, with a
silken finish and fits into fiat leath-
er case, measuring by II inches Ex-
ira linen covers can be made to At
this pillow If it is to be used at night.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
Diahpan Shrinkaoe.

Race suicide has resulted in one
commercial contraction that not even
Mr. Roosevelt ever counted on. II
has caused dishpans to grow smaller.
Where are the enormous dishpans
of yesteryear?" queried a woman
shopper. THE kind that you could
pile all the dishes used by family
of twelve into at one timer"
They don't make them any more, ="
said the clerk, because there are nc
families of twelve. Smaller families
mean fewer dishes to wash, and the
size of the dishpans has shrunk &C
cordingly."
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
Bad Books and Bad Children.

1T is time that parents realize the
immense importance of the reading
habit upon the mines of their children.
1t is durinL childhood that lasting i'm
pressions are made. Childhood is the
period of Elasticity the period of ad-
justment. Go with mean people, and
you think life mean said Emerson.
Read impure books. and books which
give false views of life, and character
is blackened. Many boy has taken
his first steps toward criminal career
from a bad book; many a girl has be-
gun the downward way to ruin through
the influence Of corrupt literature. -
Suburban Life Magazine
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
The Male Boy.

Governor Marshall of Indiana said
the other day that he who demands
special privileges of the government IL
a beggar.
Millionaire or not" said the govern
or to a reporter. afterward, 1.-The man
who holds out his hand for help begs.
The fact is self-evident. 1t needs no
proof. Even to state It seems su-
pertluous-seems like the shout Of
young Benedick, who entered his club
roaring:
Murray! A young sonl It's boy!"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-10-24
JAIL RESTORES HIS MEMORY
Sight of Prison Brings Back Mind OF 1
Convict-RecognIzes His
JaileT.

Everett, Wash Robert Carlson. {
logger, who had forgotten his name
and past life. and who had beer
brought here under guard from Airing
ton TO be examined for insanity, re
gained his memory at sight OF prison
walls He was booked as John Doe
Christensen When the jailer tried tt
question him. he suddenly blurted out
Il know you. have been here be
fore. | was in the upstairs corridor
four years ago"
Search of the records proved his
statements