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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-11-06

Of reward, and commit crimes simply
because they are fascinated by 1t, held
in the grip of this fascination, and
cannot break away from its influence.
His second purpose was to expose
the system by which paroled or dis
charged conyicts are preyed upon by
certain types of detectives, who desire
their services as stool pigeons. and
hamper them In every way in their de-
sire to do right, and lead good lives
His third desire in writing play, was
to portray graphically one or more
instances where criminal has been
helped to better himself, and forsake
life of crime through the good Offices
Of others In this particular case,
Valentine is changed from his course
downward by the love of good wom-
an. and that love is sufficiently
compelling to bring about his com
plete regeneration. Mr. Armstrong
asserts that whatever may be the I'LL
innate "money-getting' power of his
play. he has accomplished what he set
out to do, and made his three points
reasonably clear to the average thea
ire goer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-11-06
COMPANY OF RARE MERIT
COMING TO SK0WHEGAN OP-
ERA HOUSE
ARMSTRONG'S PURPOSE Three
Things He Set to DO In Writing
"ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE

Most playrights have a definite pur-
pose in mind when they set about
writing a play. AT least, that is the
common supposition and the course
they should persue. After we have
seen some plays, we doubt whether or
not this fact is general. At any rate,
they should start out to accomplish
some purpose, and if they fail they
nave at least made the attempt. Some
write to entertain, others to teach a
lesson, and still others, to secure week
ly per cent of the plays income. Paul
Armstrong comes out and makes the
assertion that he wrote Alias Jimmy
Valentine, which comes with three
major ideas in mind. First, he tried
to show. that certain classes of crimi-
nails are mildly insane, that they ply
their vocation without hope or chance
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-11-06

Miss n. l.. Walker gives 90 per cent
discount on millinery the next ten
days.
10 per cent discount on table damask
Friday and Saturday at Judkins'.
Apple boxes, standard size, for sale
Blunt Hardware Co.
Smith Premier Typewriter for sale.
$500 ependent-Reporter
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-11-06

Read flour ad of Stanley, Harlow G
Hight.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-03-14
POULTRY RAISING
WORTH while?
Kentucky's Fowls In 1910 Val.
ued at 81, A61,S71.
SOME INTERESTING LETTERS
Organization of Children's Corn and
Poultry Clubs Is Doing a Whole Lot
For the nwealth-"Education
Must Be More Than Books"

Moorefeld. Ky. Jan. II, 1913
Mr.. James Speed, Louisville. Ky:
Dear Str-In answer to your letter re-
garding the poultry contest L will endeav-
or to tell you how l became a prize win
ner.
First, 1 gave my county superintendent
my name and told her I wanted to enter
the Poultry club. The next thing 1 had
to get two settings of eggs of fifteen each
from pure bred chickens.
Out of the thirty eggs Matched twenty
six chicks. l then put them in a place
to themselves. Out of the twenty-six L
raised fifteen chickens. They were Barred
Plymouth Rocks, Rnglet strain.
When 1t came time for the fair I select
ed two and took them to the fair. The
reason 1 have not answered your letter
before was because l could not get my
picture. Yours sincerely,
MARY ID. THOMPSON.
Ewing, Ky, Jan. 2, 1913.
Mr.. James Speed, Louisville Ky:
Dear Sir-YOur letter of recent date re-
ceived. AS it was directed to Carlisle,
was delayed in receiving it. You wish to
know something about our Poultry club
We are not yet thoroughly organized, but
IL you can meet with us in March, 1913.
you can learn more about it.
Last year We gave our names and ad
dresses to our county superintendent,
Miss Ida Gardnes. There were four girls
from each of the four divisions Of the
county. Last year We bought our own
eggs. Next year We hope to have them
furnished from some place in order to
bring new stock into the county.
We live on farm, so my chicks were
not much trouble. Mother raises PIym-
outh Rocks; L had Buff Orpingtons. l
kept the chicks free from lice; fed them
twice each day until fall, when l fed corn
and cane seed. They were with the hen,
had a large range and grew fast.
We had our exhibit in the courthouse the
18th of December with corn and tobacco.
Besides these, there were various kinds Of
school work.
1 cannot send you photo. as 1 have no
late picture, none since / was nine years
old. l forgot to say the girls were to be
twelve and over. a prize Of $50 was
awarded In each division.
/ shall inclOse a clipping from our coun-
ty paper. Hoping this will help you in pre-
pairing your newspaper work and thank
Ing you for the interest you have taken
respectfully, THELMA SAMPSON.
'Just a woman's job raising chick
ens'-hOw often have you heard that
remark! But the figures at the head OF
this article are from the government
reports for the year 1910 and are ap-
proximately correct and show that it
Is a big proposition. No wonder the
school people who have been pushin1
,orn and potato clubs should Use poUi
~ clubs to interest the girls In ligl
ID pleasant work that means dollar
Il EMS in their pockets.
~ corn clubs one of the slogans ha-
cen pure bred seed" and in the girls
poultry clubs 1t is pure bred fowls
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-03-14

MARY d. THOMPSON, AGED TWELVE YEARS.
Nothing can be done with poor stool
or poor seed. Everything is possible
with pedigreed stock and seed.
All of this has been written time and
time again in farm papers and the ru-
raj press, but when children begin to
work definitely in this direction some
thing is sure to happen. Grown peO-
pie are slow to take up new things OF
things that are fairly new, but children
simply absorb and use them.
If you have had successful boys
corn club in your county, why not try
to organize a small poultry club for the
girls? If you do, be certain to insist
upon the rearing of only fowls of pure
blood. 1t will mean that the girls will
have an absorbinb occupation that
adults can watch with great advantage.
EDUCATION MUST BE MORE
THAN BOOKS IF THE CHILD is
TO BE A REAL SUCCESS IN LIFE.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-03-14
Do We Think For Ourselves7


Queer how many things in our life
are inherited from the past and are
accepted without a thought. We are
afraid of storms, the dark and thou
sand and one other things because our
ancestors, who knew nothing of sci
ence, feared them.
We went to school and did our tasks
in the good old fashioned way be
cause that was the way our parents
got their education. In thousands of
schools scattered all over this enlight-
ened country We are inflicting the
same thing upon our children because
Of our habit of thought. Isn't it time
for US to begin to view the child as
something more than a receptacle for
the three RS? Isn't school something
bigger and better than we are trying
to make the average country school?
Doesn't real, pulsing life demand more.
infinitely more, than it did 100 years
ago? Doesn't life exist in the fields
where crops are growing? Doesn't a
problem exist except between the COW
ers of a book? Is the geography Of
Africa as vital or as full of meaning
as the brook that tumbles over rocks
and messy roots 100 yards from the
schoolhouse door? Does any one real
ly believe that the lock step studies
without break mean an education In
its best and broadest sense?
No problem is solved in this little
chat. Only few questions are asked
that most of US grownups don't think
about. Put yourself in your child's
place for a moment and see if your
school building, the studies and the
viewpoint are in step with all the ad-
vances that the world has made in the
other activities of our varied life.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-03-14
Our Personal Guarantee
TO al Skin Sufferers"
In Lancaster.

bottle will cost you nothing You alone
TO Judge.
Again and again we have seen how a
few drops of this simple wash applied
TO the skin, takes away the itch, in
stantly. And the cures all seem to be
permanent.
d. d. D Prescription made by the
D. D. D. Laboratories Of Chicago. is
composed Of thyn1of glycerine, oil OF
w!ntergreen ard other healing, soothing,
cooling ingredients. And If you ara
Just crazy with itch. you will feel
sOOthed and cooled, the itch absolutely
washed away the moment you applied
this ID. d. ID.
We have made fast friends Of more
than one family by recommending this
remedy to a skin sufferer here and
there and we want yOu to try il now
on our positive Ro,pay guarantee.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-03-14
RURAL TEACHERS
BODY OF TRAMPS
Or. ClaxtOn Says They Change
Districts Too Often.
RESULTS IN POOR TEACHING
Problem Must Be Solved il Real Strong
Work Is to Be Done In Country Dis
triots-Is Hurting children's Chances
Just a Question or Two.

Just a Question or Two.
In recent address at Louisville, Ky,
DIR. p. z. ClaXton, commissioner of ed
ucatiOn for the United States, stated
that the rural teachers constituted the
greatest body of tramps known. Over
80 per cent of them move to a new dis
trict each school year.
Don't take DR.. Claxton's word for it.
Think of all the rural districts you
know and see how close his assertion
comes to fitting your own and your
neighbours situation ON the teacher
question. The main reason for so
much poor teaching in the country dis
tricts is that the teacher does not stay
long enough in any one locality to
know either the children or their par
ents. If it is as difficult as it is for
you to manage your child after having
it with you every day during its whole
life, how can the average teacher do
even creditable work when she abso-
lutely does not know your children ?
She merely has got nodding acquaint-
ance with them; she can call them by
name.
This is every mans problem as well
as the teachers problem. 1t must be
solved if We are to have real strong
work done. What will you do with it:
1t is what is hurting your child's chance
for an education that is worth while.
GET BUSY.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-03-14

We have been in business in this town
for some time, and we are looking to
Nuiid NJ trade by always advising our
patrons right.
So when we tell ycu that we have
found the eczema remedy and that we
stand back OF it with the manufacturer S
iron clad guarantee. backed by ourselves
you can depend upon It that we give our
ADVICE not in order to sell q few bottles
oT medicine to skin sufferers, nut be-
cause We know how it will help our
business if we help our patrons.
We keep in stock and sell, all the well
known skin remedies. But We will say
this: If you are suffering from any
kind of skin trouble. eczema, psoriasis,
rash or letter, we want you 10 try a full
size bottle of II. ID. u. Prescription
And, if it does not do the work, this
Z Z McRo
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-03-14

r. Z. McRoberts & Son.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-03-14
Are You Consipated?

If so, get box of DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, take them regularly and
your trouble will quickly disappear.
They will stimulate the liver, improve
your digestion and get rid of all the
poisons from your system. They will
surely get YOU well again Csc at K.
E. McRoberts & Son. I'm
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-03-14
Health of the Child In School.

Do you eat breakfast every day? Do
you drink coffee or tea? Do you have
your bedroom window open or shut at
night? Do you own a toothbrush?
These and other pertinent questions
are to be answered by the children in
the public schools Of Minnesota. They
form part of health grading out
line" prepared by DR.. Ernest B. Hoag,
special director of school hygiene for
the state, whereby teachers and school
nurses may learn in the most direct
manner possible the physical condition
Of the children intrusted to their care
Rational conservation of the mental
and physical health of our school chill
dren" is the ultimate ideal of this and
other current health projects reported
to the United States bureau of educa-
ton.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-03-14
Best For Skin Diseases,

Nearly every skin disease yields
quickly and permanently to Bucklen's
Arnica Salve, and nothing is better
for burns or bruises. Soothes and
heals. John Deye, of Gladwin, Mich.
says, after suffering twelve years with
skin ailments and spending s4O0 in doc
tors bills, Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured him. 1t will help you. Only Csc
Recommended by R. E. McRoberts &
Son. I'm
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-03-14
Tired Fields.

No farmer would think Of working
his horse continuously. He gives him
Sunday off and at times says: Il think
I'd better let OF Bill run out to grass
for a right smart spell. He don't look
lust right the last few days"
Does this same farmer watch his
fields as carefully as he does his horse?
Does he know the looks of tired field
as well? Does ne turn his tired fields
nut Ito rest for a spell?'
If a horse is thin he is rested and
fed carefully. If field Is thin and
tired it, too, must be rested and fed
with clover, cowpeas or barnyard
manure.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-03-14
Just a Question or Two.

is YOUR SCHOOLGIRLS AS UP
TO DATE AS YOUR NEW DAIRY
BARN?
is THE INTERIOR OF YOUR
SCHOOL AS MODERN AS THAT
NEW SILO?
Is YOUR TEACHER AS COMPE-
TENT AS THAT TRAINER FOR
YOUR COLTS!
is THE SCHOOL AS WELL PAINT
ED AS YOUR CHURCH?
is THE WATER AT THE SCHOOL
AS CONVENIENT AND AS GOOD
AS IT Is FOR THOSE YOUNG
STEERS?
is THE SCHOOLYARD AS BIG AS
THE PASTURE WHERE YOU EN-
ERCISE YOUR COLTS?
is THE STOVE IN THE SCHOOL
AS MODERN AS YOUR WIFES
GASOLINE RANGE?
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-03-14

Aim high in your farm work Shoot
at the moon if you wish. Of course
you will not hit the moon. but the
chances are that you will scatter lOi
of bird shot somewhere along the sky
line.-COlonel Henry ExalI, Texas In
dustrial Congress.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-21

SMITH IN SNYDER
MEETS MANY FRIENDS WHO
GIVE HIM ASSURANCE
OF SUPPORT.

Congressman W. II. Smith whose
home is at Colorado, visited his Scur-
ry county constituents on Wednesday
of this week. the first time in nearly
two years
He has many friends in this county
and we are always glad to meet him.
He was kept so busy greeting his
friends that he had but little time
to discuss politics. He could only say
that he thinks the administration
currency bill win go through Con
gress with a safe majority.
He Is pleased with the new tarin
bill and hopes the trouble with Mex
leo will blow over without war,
Judge Smith is good democrat
and a hard working member Of the
House.
A half dozen of his old friends din
ed with him at the Manhattan afer
which delegation from Colorado
came in to escort him TO his home
town.
Those who dined with him were:
DR.. A. c. Leslie, Joe Monroe, j. n
Noble. A. C. Wilmcth. NJ. e. Rosser
and Il. B Barnes.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-21
MEXICAN S|TUA-
! : TON SERIOUS
HCERTA APPEARS DETERMINED
TO CARRY OUT HIS ORR
GINAL PLAN.
Tuesday Special

Tuesday Special.
Tie Mexican Congress was TO have
convened last SATURDAY but while
enough OF the lower branch obeyed
Huorta's orders to form quorum,
the Catholic members Of the Senate
remained away and that body failed
to get q quorum together.
Regardless of rumors and notwith-
standing the inslstenee Of his friends
Huerta appeared more determined to
night than at any time during the
last week TO remain in the presidency
aud carry ont his plans OF Installing
q substitute congress.
auerta reiterated today that he
continued to be head of the Mexican
government and the fact that he took
no steps toward preventing the inau-
gurntion of the new congress demand
ed by the United States, was con
strued at the embassy and legations
as Indicative OF what may happen
Representatives of foreign govern
ments here believe drastic action by
the United States IS necessary.
1t was suggested to him that for
eleners. particularly Americans
would be In imminent danger. lie
agreed. saying. "In that case ] shall
do an / can TO protect them True the
rabble of the city might rise, but ]
would not hesitate TO apply the sever
est methods iu my power to restore
order and punish the guilty Az amy
rate. ] am resolved TO continue in my
attempt 90 carry out my program of
padficatou.
no Mr. Lind at Vera Cruz was at
ributod Tine statement that the Amer
lean embassy would ho Withdrawn
Monday and the possibility OF ma
rlncs being landed at Vera Cruz
rharra osbmehncssy showed de-
preston today and au a.r 20 pess'-
mIsm prevailed over the embassy Al
soeahor Things look hlactor here to-
d.r ,Har at any time since tho u.eo.
Citations ended
en Warm. has naaou w.H
dar. Hu.a auI other e..H..
....r... ... ..u..I.T Order. u.r.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-21
SERIOUS AUTOMO-
BILE ACCIDENT
SNYDER MEN ON JOY RIDE COME
TO GRIEF-ONE FATALITY
TWO OTHERS INJURED

On last Tuesday night a party of
six young men left Snyder in an au-
tomobile for sweetwater.
The party consisted Of Albert Tink-
er, Glenn Smith, Charlie Rainwater,
Jen Hardin, r. r. Baker and Clin
Smith
At a point mile or two this side
of swcetwater they were speeding
along the pike road and came to a
turn In the road The car dashed in
to a fence and was completely wreck
ed and every man In the party ex-
cept Clln Smith was more or less in
iured
Charlie Rainwater IS said TO be
fatally hurt. His brother-in-law, jim
Ketner learned of the accident dur
ing Tuesday night and left here at
3 o'clock Wednesday morning. He
phoned back that Charlie could not
live. Glenn Smith who was hurt In
one hip came home wednesday and
said the same thing.
Jen Hardin had a leg broken, r.
Il. Baker sustained a broken arm and
Albert Tinker was considerably
bruised up
The injured men were taken to
Sweptwater for treatment
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-21
N. {. CONFERENCE
MET At VERNON
NOTES or CHURCH PROGRESS
ASSIGNMENT OF PREACH
FRS IN THIS DISTRICT

The Northwest Texas Conference
adjourned at Vernon Sunday night.
II was a busy session.
A rAaomtion TO be sent to the Cen
eral Conference fayoring change Of
name from Methodist Episcopal
Church, South to The Episcopal Me-
thodiat Church was offered and yot-
cd down.
A memorial to general conference
signed by sixteen laymen asking that
preach,rs hereafter admitted on trial
should be required to agree to alb
stain from the use of tobacco, was A.
dopted.
sNghe report on Sabbath Observance
condemnng buying milk and meat on
sunday and attending fairs on Sun
day was adopted.
Statistics show 36,497 church mem
bern this year, a gain Of about 500
members. The Conference has 2,5O4
Sunday school officers and teachers
and 2s,S72 Sunday School scholars
The sum. raised for old preachers
and for widows and orphans of
preachers is s4,7S9 The churches
are valued at $3.50 and the par
sonages Of the conference are valued
at s202, coo. There has been paid Tor
the support Of the ministry within
the conference this year Sl25,OOO.
The list Of pastoral assignments
were read Sunday night and news
was RECEIVED here early Monday that
Rev. ] w. Hunt had been returned
10 snyder for his fourth year II Is
learned that he came near being sent
to- Abilene, but he insisted that he
ought 10 come back to Snyder and
finish his work Of building the new
. church.
4 The assignment of pastors in the
sweetwater district is rs follows
Presiding Elder u NJ. sherman
blackwell H. Gottis,
Colorado a Clements
J Camp sprlngs j p. Yeates'
Fluvanna s. II Young,
Hermleieh and Dunno. G.
wright
Ira-J r. Plant
Toraine-C. T. Jameson,
Roby ana Royston J. ID Crockett
Roscoe I'M. w. Clark,
SNYDER. w. Hunt
sueetwater station simeon sha"
sweetwater Mission -J G. Moore
westbrook Circuit q. f. carmaek
District Commissioner OF Education
J w Hunt
q II. Gatfis goes from Flu'a"h'
70 BLACKWELL
C. E Jameson from Hermieien %
Lorraine
A jackson who has been WORK
ing with Brother Capcrton on OBJ.
/ punn-lra work goes 90 oponnell
Brother Caperton takes superan
nuated relation.
Rev simeon shaw goes rom A0'
lene TO sweotwatcr.
Rev W. p Carvn remains a' ii's
kell
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-21

Judre W e. Payne returned Thurs
Iar lrou Austin where he went 90
suhuit The Haboas Corpus case
tte blind man. He says when De- got
to Austin Do found ali the members
of thr court out working the roads
and they refused 90 hear any court
matters until their patriotic service
was over.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-21
WHO WORKED THE ROADs2

The nfth and sixth of November,
1919 is now passed aad 1t is not the
intention Of tha writer TO say "lcts
work the roads" but rather TO ask,
",yho worked the road?'
There "a net fair minded man I'm
the state Of Texas but what would
pronounce the roads of scurry county
I'm bad shape The recent rain is one
cause but the great trouble is that
mo- one seems TO care to work them.
Now let us see. VIII OILS Interested We
claim that every man woman and
child who travels amy road i8 inter
eted. Now tds looks reasonable The
farmer can't farm One year without
us,nc .ho roads lfhe raises anything
Ice must market il and 90 hn soils
mis- produce at home which is very
unusuai-hc don't get tho price hc
would if he had delivered DO .o the
railroad or the consumer
t.... ,..rf. rood roads
.t. .,.,t, don't OIL
small country village Tho doctor
a.ts chat vo have eoed rooda tha.
.........,.r tri,s which is sat-
isacuon both to hm aud tho patron.
III. .... ,,.iy rsren.y tbat o. Dromuen,
s,...r IN cnr .srnI. was called few
nina. I'm fse country and ths roads
wore bad chat ho was compelled
to Iestc his car bosead in Che road
ANA phone for some ono to come and
meet him.
vs conil co through thc whole
.r.. and aiye GOOD reasons for every
.,. tYt.t a. not necessary 20 use
rp space telling something that every
~.,I r.,.oner alro,dy knows Go be
s.,t
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-,..,.i, ~e p,ssed "a
.... ..1.5 ,rt., ,. gr, with
s....,.. .,t,,,e,l Tbie wn-
49,. ,f ,ottgr where n
-,.,. MI, ,,ly r,ssablo
.,, ,.... t,.r.d f-om tom ta
s.,.-
...,.
some ol .'"'. -t., b.
pave 'u's "'.' . r.,
rains il-' ''
pra9'hs 'o' ''''
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-11-21
Commissioners Court.

scurry county Texas, November
term, A. u. 1913.
We the Undersigned Commission
ers Of scurry County, Texas and G.
r. Buchanan. County Judge Of said
Scurry county, constituting the Com
Court of said county, and
each one OF us, and do hereby certify
upon our oaths that on this the 18th
day OF November, a. d. 1913, at a
regular term Of our said court, we
have compared and examined the
quarterly report of c. X. Lockhart,
Treasurer of Scurry County. Texas,
for the quarter beginning on the lst
day of August, a. ID. 1913 and ending
on the 31st day of October, A. d.
1913 and upon finding same correct
have caused an order to be entered
upon the minutes of the Commission
ers' Court of scurry county, stating
the approval of said Treasurers' Re
mort by said court. which said order
recites separately the amount receiv-
ed and paid out of each fund by said
County Treasurer since his last re-
port lo this court and during the
time covered by This report and the
balance remaining in each fund on
the said 3lsl day of October, A. ID.
1913 and have ordered the proper