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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23
Don't Wait
Take Advantage Of SkOwhegan Clti'
zen's Experience Before It's Too
Late

When the back begins to ache.
Don't wait until backache becomes
chronic;
Till serious kidney troubles develop;
TIL urinary troubles destroy nights
rest.
Profit by a Skowhegan citizens ex-
perience.
John b. Nutting, % Mt. Pleasant St,
Skowhegan, Me, says Doan's KID
ney Pills are the best kidney remedy
| ever used. For three or four years
was afflicted with kidney complaint
the chief symptom being too frequent
passages of the kidney secretons.
used a number of remedies. but has
not helped to any extent until ! began
taking Doan's Kidney pills, procured
at Sampson & Azores Drug Store
They went directly to the seat OF my
complaint, strengthening my kidneys
and restoring me to good health
The above statement was given Jan
uary 3d. 1905 and on June %, 1911
Mr.. Nuttng said: still think highly
of Doan's Kidney pills. take few
doses of this remedy occasionally as a
tonic and am always benefited.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Mllburn Co, Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23
Further Fish AllOtments.

The commissioners of inland fisher
les and game have made the following
additional allotments of fish in Som
erset County.
Trout, Moosehead Hatchery.
Little Moxie pond, Somerset county,
5000.
Trout, Moxie Hatchery.
Rowe pond, 1900; Pleasant pond, TO-
600; High pond, $500; Helen pond, O.
500. Mud lake. 5000; Bog brook. Fran
kiln and Somerset counties. 5000;
Crocker pond, 5000; Moose river. 5000;
Mac pond. Dennistown, $500; Echo
pond, 5000 Hayden lake. Madison, Z,
500; Knights pond, 1900; Head pond,
near Jackman. 5000; Moose pond, near
Jackman, 5000.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23
Died Suddenly
"Acute Indigestion the Cause" How
often do we Read this Heading
In Our Daily Paper

Dear reader, If your food does not
digest properly, but stays in your
stomach. causing much misery. short
ness OF breath and fermentation. you
are the one that should constantly
have with you box of MI-O-NA stom-
ach tablets
Two little MI-O-NA tablets taken at
the iirstsign of distress would have
kept many death notice out of the
papers.
If you have stomach trouble of any
kind, start to get rid of 1t today. One
so cent box of MI-O-NA stomach tab
let's will make you feel like IA new
man. Two weeks treatment will
make any abused, out of order stom-
ach strong and vigorous.
Guarapteed. mind you, for indiges-
ton. dizziness. biliousness, bad dreams
They clear the skin and brighten the
eyes. A box for only so cents at G. r.
Fogg's and druggists everywhere.
2t-23
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23

Memorial hall, Oakland was opened
to the public. May IA, with the Boston
Lyrics as the attraction. 1t was with
feeling of pride that the audience
heard MIR. Jordan of the Boston Lyrics
say that they had given concerts In
every state of the union and that 1t
was the prettiest hall in which they
had ever appeared. New freseoeing,
decorating and lighting, with new cur
talns throughout on the stage, the
wings entirely enclosed. with doors
from the floor on either end. new
opera chairs in all parts of the hall.
arranged so that they can be removed
from the main body of the hail. were
the things which greeted the eye-a
beautiful blending of color harmony
and comfort A new entrance to the
gallery from the outer hall. a check
room below ii, and on the first floor
the kitchen has been entirely remodel
led, toilets added. the post room dec
steam heating plant placed
in the cellar. so that the entire hall
Is now heated by steam--these are
some of the improvements that have
been made to Memorial hall through
the generously OF Miss Janette BenIa
min and other who gave $4,000 and
the appropriation OF the town of ST.
SOC The committee in charge was
OF W NJ. Aver. E. NJ. Foster
and G. W Goulding The hall has
now been turned over to the town.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23
Outlook Promising,

On Sixth avenue, New York, two
young women walked behind her, con
versing audibly above the roar OF thu
elevated.
And how are you liking your hus
band?" asked one.
"Oh, he's steady" returned the 9th
er; che don't drink, he stays home
nights, and | kind o. think I'm going
to like him"
How fortunate! thought the woman
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23

use In making future recommendation
or orders for the protection of ma
chine workers. He believes that the
manufacturers themselves have in
many instances done the best possible
work along this line and the contem-
plated step Is for the spreading of this
information.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23
What Texans Admire

is hearty, vigorous life. according to
Hugh Tallman, OF San Antonio I'VE
fnd," he writes, that DR.. Kings
New Life Pills surely put new life
and energy into a person. Wife and
believe they are the best made"
Excellent for stomach, liver or kid
ney troubles. 25c at F. W. Bucknam,
Sampson & Avore, The Fuller Drug
Co. G. r. Fogg.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23
ona Of Nature,s NobIemen.

Money don't seem to have spoiled
Mr.. Winkerson a bit"
81 know II. He's Just the same as
ever. Last night him and his wife
come over to play bridge with my hus
band and |, and he never done a thing
to show that he didn't think folks that
hadn't money WAS just as good as any
body. as long as they was refined. -
Judge.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23

Now is the time to get rid of your
rheumatism You will find Chamber
lain's Liniment wonderfully effective.
One application will convince <Sou OF
its merits. Try it. For sale by G.
r. FogS.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23

A woman never has 80 many aprons
that she doesn't need at least one
more.
Where ignorance is bliss 1t is folly
for woman to open her husbands
letters.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23

For soreness of the muscles wheth-
er induced by violent exercise or in
Jury, Chamberlain's Liniment is sxcel-
lent This liniment is also highly
esteemed for the relief it. affords in
cases OF rheumatism. Sold by G. r.
Fogg.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23

Poultry to be profitable must be
we'll housed, we'll fed and well treated.
1t is always painful to see some
body else fooling the public.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23
Trouble

It was evident that the young man
was worried. Indeed. 1t was so evil
dent that Loretta could not well lg-
more the fact So after q few com
monplaces she asked him what was
the matter.
1T isn't often that my friends are
so evidently thinking of something
else when | try my best to be enter
tanning" she said. You have some
thing on your mind and 1t might be a
good idea to tell me about It,"
II don't see how you guessed H."
returned the young man. But tho
truth Is that I am Just about as wor.
ried as anybody can be. | don't see
how the thing can come out right
1T may not be as bad as It seems,
Loretta told him. comfortingly Girls
overlook a good deal Besides, a girl
who takes the trouble to get angry
at you is not often perfectly lndiffer
emit
You're right agaln-lt is a girl"
tho young man said. sheeplshly If
you had told me few weeks ago that
Id ever be SO silly as to worry over
such thing I'd have said you were
away OF the track"
One never can tell declared 10
retta sagely. go on"
You see" the young man began.
we live In neighborhood that Is half
city and half country and not quite Sc
lect enough TO be fashionable Its
just as nice as 1t can be and We GER
talnly enjoy our garden and our porch
to beat the band. My mother almost
lives out OF doors. Well, there was a
house built next door with fine
chicken yard and by and by the PEG
Pile moved in"
It's a way people have OF doing"
murmured Loretta.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23
Maine Central R. R,
T7Nii3 Arrangement of Train.
ll33sf1:a1 o and from skOwhes.0
RAILROAD I'M EFFECT
Monday, May 13, 1912

Departures-500 n M, $40 a. m. pm
and 2,3O p. IN. for Boston, Portla nd an - M;
points west OF Waterville. The RI ~ all
train via Augusta only. At geo a. m 30 +, H.
m, go p. IN. for Bangor and stations - Ia,
of Waterville. At 1901 p. IN. for Burnbaans'
Pittsfield, Newport Bangor, Aroas,alu,
County, Washington County, St. Jobn o ok
Halifax. Sundays at $50 a. M. and > M n a l
for Boston and Portland Via Augusta =, m m
for Bangor and way stations. ahd
Arriyais-745 a. m. from Augusr, a.,
Waterville. 1925 a. IN. from Portland f a4a
land, Augusta, Bangor and Wateryille 9a AK.
p. m. and SO p. M, from all points 80
days 1850 a. IN. from Portland aud Fan aun'
4l5 p. IN. from Boston and Portland Via s S,'
gusta and from Bangor. " au'
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23

stop on signal or on notice TO Conductor
CONNECTIONS.
At Somerset junction, with Canadian
Pacific Railway. At kineo Station with
Coburn Stea mboat Company for all points
on Moosehead Lake.
II. D. WaldIon, Gen. Passenger Agt.,
MORRIS MCDONALD,
Vice President and General Manager
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23

Every young widow and every spin
ster imagnes that 1t Is up to bache-
lor to explain
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23

A true mark of a good heart is its
capacity for loving.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23
Rubber Stamps
Stencils, ETC.

We have taken the agency for one
of the largest manufacturers of Rub
Der Printing Stamp Goods in the
country, and will take orders for Rub
Der Stamps. Sign Markers, Stencils
BRANDS, Check Punches. Numbering
Machine, ETC., at very reasonable
prices.
lndependent-Reporte Office
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23
CAUSES OF APOPLExY
PRIMARILY RECOGNIZED As &C
COMPARTMENT or Old AGE

Undue Worry. Ever I0 hose o. Com
parativeiy Youthful years. vii
alao Induce Dreaded Malay
Victims Sometimes Re
cover.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-23
Piles! Piles! Piles

Williams Indian Pile Ointment Will cure
Blind. Bleeding and Itching Piles. y ao-
serbs the tumors, allays itching at once
acts as poutice, gives instant relief
williams Indian Pile Ointment is pre-
pared for Piles and itching of the private
parts. Druggists. mail SOC and 500.
WILLIAMS MFG. CO., Prsps.. Cleveland. Ohio
Sold by F. W. Buchanan and a r. Fogg
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-15
NEWEST IDEAS IN NEcKWEAR
White Net In Combination With other
Materials Is Touch Sent Over
Here from Paris.

White net is most favored of the
materials in display of newly inn
ported neckwear from Paris. Plain,
plated or embroidered, it looks dainty
and fresh and it is combined with any
and all of the other materials. A
favored device is an edging of perfect
ly plain lawn around collar, fichu
or jabot of the net, while more pre-
tentious articles edge the plain net
with figured net or lace Of fine and
neat pattern.
One real novelty is combination
collar and jabot. The collar is the
regulation soft turned down affair of
embroidered linen handkerchief linen,
and from each side of it hangs half a
jabot-not a side frill but real jabot
shape. The two halves differ in fab
ric and design, one being Of the hand
kerchief linen with solid embroidery
and the other consisting largely of
lace insertions. These just meet down
the center of the front Of the bodice.
A large fichu of white net has its
fronts delicately embroidered in a
sprawling flower design and has mar
row edging of figured net.
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Caesar Better first in the village
than second in Rome

When completed, rinse in second
suds to clean still better Their dip
in alcohol and give a further brush
ing. Then dry carefully on a soft
cloth and drop into the sawdust and
rub about until they show a bright
luster. With the jewelers. brush re-
move every particle of sawdust and
give the articles the degree of pol
ish they ought to have, using the soft
brush and the plain chamois for this
purpose. The rouge chamois is the
highest polisher, but it can be used
only before an article has been
washed, because it leaves rouge pow
der on the jewelry.
All precious stones, except the
pearl, will be beautiful after such a
cleaning, nor will it dim the bril-
liancy of semi-precious stones, or
even of common glass limitations. It
will enhance their brilliance.
Silver jewelry that looks black will
come out of this process with a fine
white luster and gold will be returned
to its original richness. Sterling sill
yer jewelry can also be cleaned with
remarkable ease by. boiling in sal soda
water.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-15
TAKING CARE OF JEWELRY
Should Always Be Cleaned at Regular
IntervaIs-Best Methods of
Proceeding.

Provide yourself with an old tooth
brush and soft brush such as jewel
ers use, q bottle of grain alcohol and
box of jewelers. sawdust. You will
also need a soft cloth, piece OF
plain channels thoroughly impregnat-
ed with rouge powder A few addi-
tional small bits CT chamois are also
necessary for polishing. Then pro-
vide two dishes of lukewarm suds.
made with fine white soap, and your
outfit is complete.
First work on your plain, bright
gold jewelry, or other material, which
requires a high polish Rub gently
but thoroughly with the rouge cham
ois until you bring 1t up to brilliant
polish. Next select the gold articles,
which look most difficult to you, put
them in the suds and scour thorough
ly with the toothbrush. Practically
ell the dirt should come off in this
roces
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-15
(By ]. "A. WARREN, Formerly Assistant
Agriculturist United States Depart

(By J. "A. WARREN, Formerly Assistant
Agriculturist, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
On the average, the hog house is
the poorest building on the farm and
the least adapted to the purpose for
which it was intended. Good barns
may be seen on large proportion Of
the farms, but are generally hard to
find. 1t is economy to put up first the
buildings that will help most to make
money. A large portion of the farm
ers recognize this and build good
barn before putting up good house.
saying the barn will help build the
house but the house will never help
building the barn." This principle
seems to be lost sight of when it
comes to the hog house, yet no other
building on the farm pays for itself so
quickly. Unpublished data collected
by the writer show that good hog men
average about seven pigs raised to the
litter and many surpass this record.
The same data indicate that the gen.
eral average raised on the farm does
not exceed four pigs to the litter This
wide difference is very largely due to
the housing.
Many houses which cost enough to
be good are thoroughly unfit for the
purpose because the sun cannot shine
into the pens. Nearly every large hog
house is deficient in either sunshine or
ventilation, or in both.
The illustration shows house built
by one of the most prominent Duroc
breeders after careful study. 1t is
most serviceable structure and one of
the best the writer has ever seen. It
is one of the few hog houses that
have proved SO satisfactory that the
owners are willing to duplicate them.
This house has been copied by num-
Der of farmers In the vicinity, some of
whom, however have made the mis-
take of building longer house and
not making provision for outside pens
for the extra inside pens.
The walls are sheathed, papered,
ard sided The roof Is shingled. The
outside floors on the east, west, and
south are feet wide. This house is
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-15
WITH THE SLEEVELESS WAIST
Contrasting Fabrics Frequently En-
pIoyed-One of the Newest Ideas
Is the CIose-Fitting.

A good many sleeveless waists Of
more or less Jacket appearance are be-
ing used with sleeves which contrast
in fabric. Lace sleeves with satin
and wool gowns are more usual than
anything else, and If the lace sleeves
are long they are close-ftting and ex-
tend well on to the back of the hand.
II they are short, they often have a
slight flare, which has occasionally
been helped out by fine wire. Dou-
BILE and triple sleeves, in which all the
fabrics introduced into the costume
have part, are numerous.
One of the newest sleeves is long
and very close-fitting, with a slash
from the shoulder to deep cuff depth,
where row of buttons makes a Tin
ish to the band. The slash is filled in
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-15
CRY OF "BACK
TO THE LAND"
Experts Studying Out Problem OF
Why So Many City Bred
Men Make Failure
4. at Farming.
eBy PROF. j. W. sP1LLMAN.)


A special study of the equipment,
management and income Of large
number Of small fruit and truck
farms, many of them run by people
who have recently come from the
city, is being made by the office OF
farm management of the United States
department Of agriculture.
This study has given us somewhat
new point of view. In general these
small farmers are not successful
This fact has led us to study the ques-
ton more closely, and as a result
scheme for the management of 40
acre farm is outlined which seems to
be practicable.
The diagram shows a convenient
scheme for subdividing forty acres to
fit it for the cropping system outlined.
1t will be observed that the forty acres
are divided into eight five-acre tracts.
One of these is set aside for what
may be called the homestead" These
five acres are at the center on one
side, and it is supposed that public
road passes this side of the tract.
Of these five acres, half an acre is
utilized for the house and yard and
the barn and barn lot. This space Is
ample for what we have in view. One
half acre is devoted to garden, one
and a half acres to orchard and the
remaining two acres to paddock,
into which to turn the stock for ex-
ercise.
By judicious management these two
acres can also be made to furnish
some pasture and some soiling- crops.
The other seven five-acre tracts are
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-15
NEED FOR MORE
SHEEP ON FARM
Animals Must Have Abundant
Shelter From Rain and
SnOvv-ReQuire but
Little Grain.

We would invite no one to turn
iside from successful cattle raising or
dairying to venture upon what may be
to him an untried experiment in sheep
raising. But on many dairy farm,
and especially on farms with INSULT
Gent live stock, there may be room
for a small bunch of sheep; and the
study and care of these may develop
such results as point the way to the
keeping of larger numbers.
They must have abundant shelter
from rain and snow, but it need not
be in warm barn, says the Farm and
Dairy Wet, whether from above or
under foot. is to be scrupulously guard
ed against by the sheep-owner. Elk
posture in a cold rain is bad for a
horse or steer; It is douhly bad for
sheen,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-15

to be devoted to seven year rotation.
When this rotation is in full swing,
the crops on the farm for given year
are as follows: Field A, potatoes; field
B, three acres of cabbage and two
acres of onions; field G, corn; field D.,
cow-peas, field E, corn; field F. clover;
field G., clover.
The next year each of these crops
would move to another field as fol-
lows: The potatoes would go to field
G, which was in clover the year be-
fore. The cabbage and onions next
year would go to field A. The corn
on field c would go the next year to
field B. Cow-peas in field D would go
the next year to field G. The corn in
field e would go to D, while e would
be sown in clover and F in clover.
The next year each crop would
move to another field in the same
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-15

| 20 by sc feet and contains ten pens.
1t was built north of Omaha in 1905
ard cost, complete, including labor,
S275, or $3.50 pen. This includes
| the outside floor and pens.
The gates across the alley all lift
off their hinges SO they can be remov-
ed or replaced I'm moment. This ar
rangement makes it very convenient
in sorting hogs to change them from
one pen to another or to make extra
pens when crowded. When swung
across the alley the free ends OF the
gates fasten with common housedoor
bolts. By putting these on 80 the
knobs turn up instead of down, the
owner finds that hogs can not open
them. If the knobs turned down the
hogs could open them readily. The
fronts of the pens next the alley are
all loose panels which lift out. In this
way the whole house can be made into
one large room in few minutes, moth
ing but the pen partitions being left
in place.
The inside pens are z by feet, ex-
cept the middle one on each side,
which is 8 by 8 feet. (The pens are
irregular in width because the lumber
cut this way to better advantage.)
The hog doors are 221a by 81 inches in
the clear. The large doors are 8 by 6
feet, divided in the middle. The upper
windows each contain four IL by IA
inch lights and are set solid and close
together. The lower windows each
contain four 10 by II inch lights.
The most striking feature of this
house is the ingenious way in which
outside pens have been provided with
out having them on the north side.
The ventilators are 6 by inches
inside The lower ends are 2 feet
above the floor and the upper ends
just above the comb OF the roof. The
south rafters are extended to meet the
north rafters SO that no studding are
needed under the south edge Of the
north roof Whether this gives any
advantage Is doubtful. The sunshine
will strike the floor in all pens several
hours day after March /.
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manner, SO that each year potatoes
are sOwn after seccnd-year clover.
cabbage and onions are planted after
potatoes, etc.

The sheep shed should be ON high,
we1l-drained site-indeed, sheep should
be allowed to rum over no low, wet
land, no matter how attractive the
heritage thereon may be.
Except that the ram should have a
little grain now and then, to maintain
his virility; and the ewes little at
lambing-time, the flock viii require
only pasturage for the greater part of
the year, with clover hay or like rough
age for winter feeding.
The farmer with only himself and a
child or two to carry the burden of
caring for animals, will often find the
keeping of sheep more advantageous
than the keeping of cattle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-15
IMPORTANT PRE-INcA FINDS

DR.. Hiram Bingham, assistant pro-
lessor Of Latin-American history in
Yale university, who set out in June
TO find lost cities of the pre-Inca PEI
riod in Peru, has returned quite sat
isfied with the results of his expedi-
ton. With him were Prof. Isaiah
Bowman, geologist; Kai Hendricksen,
topographer, and HI. l.. Tucker, ar
neutrality-suspicious..
The expedition found one of the. lost
cities covered with a cornfield on a
plateau about 1000 feet above the
valley of the River Urumbamba. The
explorers were attracted to the pla-
teau by Indians who told them Of
marble relics there. A goat path led
from the valley to the plateau, which
was almost surrounded by precipitous
rocks. Professor Bingham says:
1--WE found ruins of buildings al
most palatial constructed of white
granite, or, as the Spanish despoilers
called it, marble, some still more
than ten feet above ground. We were