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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-23
CORNVILLE

Leander Ireland of Athens is board
ing at o. II. Case for the winter.
Miss Hannah McDaniels Is staying
with her sister, Mrs. Mary Flanders
for while.
Miss Cora York is working for a
few weeks at Bert Bowman's.
Bert Bowman is wearing a broad
smile because they have little
stranger" in their home and 1t is
boy
Ralph York is at work in the woods
for Robert Rawstron, cutting logs.
Mrs. Laura Davis returned to her
home in Hartland one day last week
after a few weeks visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. A. r. Moody.
Lysander Robinson of North Arson
son is in town, cutting logs and haul
ing them to Walton's saw mill
B. A. Palmer of South Braintree,
Mass. Is visiting Fred Mcclure for a
few weeks.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-23
Could Shout For Joy.

Il want to thank you from the bot
tom of my heart" wrote c. B. RAIDER,
of Lewisburg, w. Va, for the wonder
full double benefit l got from Electric
Bitters in curing me OF both a severe
case of stomach trouble and of rheu-
matism, from which had been an al
most helpless sufferer for ten years.
1t suited my case as though made just
for me-" For dyspepsia, indigestion,
jaundice, and to rid the system Of kid
ney poisons that cause rheumatism,
Electric Bitters have no superior. Try
them. Every bottle is guaranteed to
satisfy Only so cents at F. w. Buck
nam, Sampson q Avore, The Fuller
Drug Co., q. r. Foog.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-23
X The News of Somerset's Busy Towns II

Wheeler have moved back in their
bungalow at South Porkupine.
Mr.. Burns has his saw mill about
ready. There is about II camps and
some 40 men and Y horses. He has
not told us yet the name OF the vii
lage.
A number of crows have been seen
In town the past week.
Arthur Savage has been laid up with
neuralgia the past week.
Rena Paine and Mrs. Harry Dysart
went to SkoWhegan. Monday
New lot of post cards just arrived
at G. W. Bates.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-23
Resourceful Editor.

1.-THE late General Booth" said a
Salvation Army ofiicia3 of New York,
often used to urge the 'down-and.
outer to cultivate the quality of re-
sourcefulness.
HE would illustrate this quality by
the story of q resourceful western
editor. who found one night that he
had neither advertisements nor copy
for his third page. The page accord.
ingly appeared blank, with q note In
small type at the top:
"'This space will be useful for. the
children to write upon. New York
Tribune.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-23
Germany Makes MaonesIa Floors.

They are making the floors of big
office buildings in Germany of mix
ture of magnesium chloride, pulver
ICED magnesia and sawdust, laid from
two to four inches thick. Consul Gen
eral Robert P. Skinner reports from
Hamburg that such floors are water
proof, almost fireproof, crack-free.
warm under foot. elastic, sound-proof
and cheaper than pine flooring. thing
or stone.
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observation-disclosures
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.

The Judiciary Committee will give
a hearing on Thursday, January 80,
at p. NJ, on an Act to authorize May
field Plantation to build its roads and
bridges and raise money for the same.
(Signed) JOHN r. DUNTON,
ava Secretary.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-23
Augusta, Maine,

Augusta, Maine,
January 10, 1913.
ORDERED, That the time for the
reception of bills and petitions for
private and special legislation be
limited to Wednesday, February g..
1913 and that all such bills, petitions
and resolves presented after that date
be referred to the next Legislature.
w. r. ROIX,
Clerk of the House Of Representa-
tives.
, w. <. LAWRY,
Secretary of the Senate. 2w3
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-23
NORTH CORNvILLE

Ernest Decker was up with new
Ford car, Monday and gave F. l..
Hight and family a good ride.
The yellow flyer that passed through
town last week was on runners, has
not been seen since, it was headed for
Guilford
Will futile and wife and Geo.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-23
LEGAL AFFAIRS

The Committee on Legal Affairs will
give public hearings as follows:
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1913, at
O'Clock P. M. No. 10. An Act to in
corporate the Jackman Water, Light
and Power Company. 2w3
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-23

Many man wants the earth merely
that he might squander 1t on some wo-
man.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-23

Most things go when they get wound
~ but . bore Isn't one of them.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-23

q Not a home in this
city but has its quota Of
discarded furniture, rugs,
stoves perhaps, a wheel
barrow maybe.
q A few cents for a
want ad and some one
who needs the very
article that lies rothng
in your garnet will call
and pay you for it.
q You are better off
new owner is pleased
and the article itself is
contributing to the re-
duction Of the high cost
Of living.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-01-23

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State VS..
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State VS.
State VS.
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State VS.
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State VS..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
A City Playhouse

This isn't any kind of place to
play" grumbled Betty.
IL know it." assented Grace, land
we want to play house, ii always has
to be in the same spot-under this
old pine tree or else over in the cor
ner under the three apple trees
Aunt Jane looked up from her en-
broidery. $50 you think you haven
any place to play" she said slowly.
"a big green yard, pine tree, three
apple trees, and corner. OF course,
that includes the right to walk on the
grass and to cut switches from the
apple trees, too"
Betty and Grace looked puzzled
''Why, course" they nodded, wonder
ingly.
tinued Aunt Jane. You know there
are places where children are not al
lowed to walk on the grass or break
even so much as twig from the trees
If they did, they would be arrested
should a policeman happen to see
them"
"Oh." exclaimed Grace. II think
that's mean"
so do l." chimed in Betty.
/ mo" said Aunt Jane. ''its all right.
II has to be so, or there wouldn't be
any parks left in the big cities. But
those little children of the city find
places TO play in just the same and
have good times. Do you want me to
tell you about the three little chill
dren whom l saw one day having
perfectly fine time playing house in
New York city street,
Yes" cried Betty and Grace in
chorus.
We'll" began Aunt Jane. zone af-
ternoon was walking up Broadway in
New York, and ! saw these children.
There was narrow space OF bare dirt
between the sidewalk and the street
curb; oh, IL was very, very narrow,
indeed but there II was that two lit
tie girls and a boy had made play
house and were playing in it. The
rooms were marked out with broken
bits of Jagged stone picked from the
rubbish of a nearby building that was
being put up. One little girl sat on a
rock about the size of small picture
book, and she quite filled one of the
rooms The other little girl was In
the other room of the house. and she
entirely filed up that room when she
sat on her little block of stone.
Then came a narrow passaEeway
of stone where a little wee bit OF boy
was picking his wav along. The pas
cage was just as wide as one OF his
feet. SO he had to walk very carefully.
At the end of the passage was stu an
other room. and the little boy, when
he reached 1t. sat down in II and called
1t his. They all three seemed to be
having a beautiful time. and that Is
all those children had for place to
play in, or outdoor things to play
with. Would you like to exchange
your whole big green yard. with pine
tree and three apple trees and fence
corner, for a little bare strip of dirt
along the city street,
Wouldn't like it," said Grace ear
nestly.
mot n bit" added Betty.
And they grumhled no more about
their playground.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

Once upon a time in the lonely
streets OF London there was thtnly
clad maiden Of about fifteen years
wandering about the streets trying to
find some place for shelter. She was
poor girl and had no one to love
her. and she was alone in the world.
Her father died a drunkard and her
mother died only a month since of
disease that no one knew what II
was. This girl. who was motherless
and fatheriess, was rowing around try
ing to find somewhere to lay her head.
One day as she was passing through
Giihert's park. a hack stopped at her
side, and a handsome man about the
age of seventeen opened the hack
door and touched her on the arm and
asked her 10 come and get in the
hack and he would take her home.
She said with tears in her eyes: Il
have no home and nowhere TO lay
my head"
He answered: Yes. you have got
home. Would you not like TO go home
with mee My mother is getting old
and needs a companion 10 stay with
her, and you may go home with me
If you Ike
She was shocked for moment. and
then she said: ''Oh. can il be true that
You can take such a poor girl as me
to be your mothers companion. ]
thank you with all of my heart, and
! viii do all I can 10 please your
mother"
They got In the hack and his
mother was in there waiting for him.
AS the horses went on she felt as II
II was all dream. but she found out
that 1t was not. The gentleman's name
was Mr.. Rollan Page He asked her
what her name was. She said: MY
name 10 Alberta Winslow." What
Ia pretty name" said his mother. They
rode on until they came to a beau
tiful mansion, and Arherta wondered
IL this could be the place where her
home was going to he. She soon found
out that It was. for the hack stopped
in front OF the door. and Mr. Page
got out and helped her and his mother
out. and said: This IA to be your
home" She thanked him and said
she thought she would be very happy
there. They went into the house and
Mrs. Page told her to come In and
she would show her her room. She
carried her upstairs into a beautiful
room furnished with everything that
could make a room comfortable.
This Is your room. and you can
change your dress and get ready for
dinner when I go down" Mrs. Page
gave her a beautiful evening dress
and she changed her clothes Just as
the dinner bell rang. She went down
and they all greeted her heartily, and
when they sat down Rollan came and
sat by Alberta, and asked her how
she liked her new home.
II am Just as happy as I can be,
and I thank you all for what you have
done for me-"
Two weeks have passed and Alberta
In getting on fine at her new home.
She reads to Mrs Page every day, as
she Ia quite old and cannot see well
enough to read
| One morning while Alberta is in the
flower garden she hears horse COM
ing towards her and she turns around.
and, to her surprise. II Is Mr.. Page
on beautiful horse. and he comes up
to her and wants to know II she can
ride 3 3iy 9@5S,,
Eyes. 4 love to ride" was the an
swer. He got down and helped her
on the horse and she rode away down
the lane. He watched her and thinks
that she Is the prettiest girl that he
ever saw. and he said: II love her
with all OF my heart" When she re-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

don't know whether the Egyptians
nrst thought OF linen-making or
whether they learned it OF some older
race than themselves. ! have never
been able to find out. but know they
made 1t so long ago that In many or
the most ancient tombs are pictures of
people pulling. spinning and weaving
fax.
When the bright little flowers Of the
fax plant have fallen Off, and their
seed vessels begun to change from
green TO III pate brown color, and w ben
the stalks have begun to turn yellow,
the plants are pulled up. roots and all
The pulling In done on dry days. when
the sun shines warm and bright. The
stalks are made into sheayes as fast
as they are f,tlled- up With the stalks
lying parallel They are left in the
field to dry In the sun.
Then the men come again ana
spread a large cloth in the middle OF
the field, and in the center of the cloth
place a machine, which looks like a
great iron comb held up by wooden
frame. Two Of the men sit beside this
comb and draw out stalks between the
great iron teeth. So carefully do they
do this that even the delicate fibres at
the upper part Of the stems are not
broken. This liz to separate the seeds
from the stalks. The seeds are sent
away to market and all the stalks are
tied up In bundles and placed in soft
water. There they have to stay till
the fibrcs begin to separate from The
woody cores of the stalks. In this
condition they are stacked up to dry.
Then they are carried away to the
/6cutching mill.
IN The first thing that Is necessary Is
to get the fbres free from the woody
cores OF the stalks and make them At
for market. They are pushed between
groyed rollers till the cores are broken
Into fragments. Then they are hung
up In the scutching mill. which 10 fltted
an with revolving nat blades Of metAL
Thsse blades ny round and round and
etflke ~ every turn against them. tiil
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

were Just fixing to find out about hsA.
when You came after her.
Rollan thanked them and went
home and told all about how ArbertA
got there Then they all thought that
RDshcl was the one who did the deed.
Rollan sent for Rachel. who wa1s
upstairs when he came. and she came
down trembling. because she thought
they had found her out When she
came in where Roilan was he asked
her all about Ii, and she denied II at
first, but after a while she came out
and told them that she did it and
wanted them TO forgive her. We will
forgive you. but you can't stay in this
house any longer. So she got her
things and left. crying because She
had been so rude to Alberta. She
went home and her parents found her
out and they turned her out to And
her own way in the world. She wa
married. but did not live happy.
Coming back to Mr.. Page and hi0
home, one year has passed and Ar
berta is sitting In the drawing room
when Rollan comes in and sits by her.
He takes her hand in his and says:
'Arberta, will you be my wife and
love and comfort me when l am sad ~
She is speeches. for a moment, for
IL is all go sudden. Then she says:
Yes, Rollan. / viii be your wife be-s
cause you have been so good to me,
and now ! will try to he good and
kind to YOU" Then they part with q
kiss.
zone month latar.)
Rollan and Alberta are married ana
live at Rollan's home with Mrs Page,
Sr. They are all very happy and Arr
berta says that ii all seems like &
dream to her. for It was only nvo
years since when she was wandering
about the streets trying to find SONG
place to lay her head.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
Missing Letters.
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went on until he came to the shore,
and then he got out and went to
the house, and 1t was an asylum, and
tbs girl was Arberta. She threw a.
note down to him. and 1t read as fol-
lows
IF you love re you will get me
out of this place. l know not how /
came here. Yours,
"ARBERTA."
"Oh, II is my darling, and ] will do
all / can TO get her out OF this place
IL II cost me all ] have" said he
when he read the note. He went into
the asylum and told the people about
1t. and they let him take her out.
When they met Rollan threw his arms
around her and she wept. He began
TO ask her why she was there. and
she told him the last time she re-
membered being at his house was the
night when Rachel brought her sup
per TO her, and the next time she
awoke she found herself In that place.
They went home and they were all
glad to see her and find out all about
her departure but Rachel. although
she tried not 10 let any OF them know
that she was not glad to see her.
Rolian suspected her and tried to find
ont all he could about the case. He
went back 10 the asylum and inquired
ABOUT II. anu ing men Apiu MN thbs
a girl brought her there one night
about s o'clock in a hack, and this
girl that she brought was asleep and
she told us that she was crazy. We
took her and laid her on the bed and
got one of the doctors to examine
her. and they said that someone had
given her poison. Then we went to
get this girl that brought her there
and we could not find her. She had
gone. After a while she awoke and
wanted to know what she was doing
there but we would not tell her. We
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
1T away and puts an empty one in its

1t away and puts an empty one in its
place.
They next go to drawing frame,
where they are drawn out OF the cans
doubled and drawn into one length.
Next we went to a rowing frame, where
they are twisted a little and wound
upon bobbins. They are ready for spin
ming at last.
The fibers do not cling together, 20
they have to be moistened with warm
water. The warm water ID placed in
a trough. which IL stretched along the
whole length Of the spinning frame.
II In much fun to sc. the spindle turn
ing rapidly about In the water and
throwing fine. dewy spray all over
the fibers. and the attendants. who
have to wear great waterproof aprons
or their clothing will be wet through
In 4 short time.
The spinning machine drew them
out finer, twisted them again and
wound them In the form Of yarn upon
reels. They are then boiled. washed
and rinsed for . long time.
Some Of them are hleached for white
goods. willis some Of the others were
ldYo6 Tar cepoSo1 9oq6A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
FLAX

the broken bits OF the cores have drop
ped away from the fibres-
But this Is over at last and made
into bundles for market. When they
arrive at the linen mills they go first
to man who separates the bundles
into small parcels and combs them
with a comb or hackle. with iron
teeth. This pulls them out straight.
Sone OF the fibers come safely through
without being broken. These long
ones are GATED st'longs," the pieces
broken Off and ciinging to roots around
the pins Of the hackle are called
shorts"
From this combing they are sent
to a hacking machine. which splits
the fibers into finer ones From this
machine they are drawn "a another
still finer to be clcansed, After pass
ing through all this they are consid-
cred dress and are passed away to an
asserting table, where they are placed
with other fibres OF exactly tho same
quality.
The spreading frame to which they
are next taken Is something like a
carding engine. A girl places them
upon revolving sheets OF this machine.
taking pains to lay them exactly paral-
lei. She In careful. too. not to put too
many In at one time, lest when they
pass out to a ribbon-like strip at the
other end the strip, or silver. as she
calls 1t. should not be too thick.
Next they are whirled over brass
guide plates and into pressing rollers
till those that were placed first In the
machine begin to be drawn out into a
strip or silver"
They have an odd way of measuring
them. The silver Ia passed into long
cyIinder-shaped cans. called silver
cans Upon the end Of the rollers
which carry them into tho can 10 Z
wheel which. when X has turned
around once. rings q little bell. In this
way the attendant knows just how
much has been put In the can. When
Just enough has been put n ~ carriee
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
by GRACE WALKER.

turned he said: Would you not like to
have a horse?" Very much" was
the answer. You shall have one"
She thanked him and they parted.
He got on the horse and rode away
and she returned to her room and
changed her dress and Joined Mrs.
Page and the rest Of the crowd.
When Rollan returned he sent for
Arberta TO come out on the lawn,
and when she got out there he pre-
scented a beautiful horse to her.
II don't know how to thank you.
Mr.. Page. for your goodness.
You can't rhank me any better
than by giving me kiss" She blush
ed and said: "Oh. can never do that.
! can only thank you for your kind
ness and try to show my apprecia-
ton.
One afternoon Rollan met Alberta
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
TALKS TO TINY TOTS
By Cassie Moncure Lyme
CANOVA

There was once a jolly old stone
cutter who had a little grandson
named Canova. who lived with him.
and by watching his grandfather work
learned 10 sculpture That means to
cut things out of stone. The old stone
cutter was poor and little Canova had
to help earn the daily bread There
were some rich people living nearby,
who had fine ban auet or party. The
cook asked the old stone-cutter to
make something pretty TO put on the
table, but he could not think of any,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

thing to make. SO little Canova w1aI
asked If he could not make somAthtnGS
to ornament the table. He made Z loH8
out of butter, and 1t was 10 exnctl1sI
like a lion the rieir people ~ y1{ 81
house the party was given thoughf RI
was wonderful and asked who M RI
it. When they found II was littlA CN&Sa
ova. the poor stone-cutter's GrAnG19
they were indeed surprised. The Il
Canova taught by fine teachors m
he became a great and famous - Z
tor 3S5Ss8fS{f
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
MY Dear Nieces and Nephews:

TO
then a. on
join not be about
a
closes the
Friday $ girls
know
Of o m a OF a
when contest but
a
a a
July 3D. and Friday the Fourth thought would be good idea
something while
working huor Don't forget let me have the names Of all
Thursday Sunday morning
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
Petersburg, Va.

Dear Aunt Nancyf--I am a little boy
nine years old, and as ! cannot write
good with ink Emma will write for
me. I am one of Emma's new mem
hers, and / wish you would send me
badge. i like TO go fishing. and
Edward and / go fishing nearly every
day. Papa is raising lot of peanuts
and corn this year. AS / cannot think
of anything else TO tell you, / will
close.
Your little nephew.
JOHN WALTER SLATER.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
LOUIS DAHL
Beheadments.

Beheadments.
/. Behead "old' and leave "a story"
@ Behead "a grain and leave
something that we need in winter"
g. Behead something used for
food" and leave something needed for
its growth"
4. Rehead mot here" and leave mot
there
3 Rehead ito Brighten" and leave
what a child must have
eBehead "a fruit and leave every
one"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
JOHN WALTER SLATER.
Petersburg, Va.

Petersburg, Va.
Dear Aunt Nancy,~-Will drop you
few lines to let you know / haven't
forsaken your page entirely. How
ards and my birthday come on the
Same day--the 18th Of June. ! am in
the fourth grade at school. AS ! can
rot think of anything else to write,
will close. / am.
Sincerely your newphew,
THOMAS EDWARD SLATER.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29
Petersburg, Wa.

Petersburg, Va
Dear Aunt Nancy.--As / have not
written 70 the circle In such long
time. | will drop you a few lines Last
Thursday was my birthday. and / was
thirteen years old. | have Joined the
corn club this year again. and I am
working hard for a prize. Emma. Ed
ward. John and / went to lawn
party Thursday night. and had an
awfully nice time. ] will close now,
as ! am tired Of writing.
Your nephew,
WILLIAM HOWARD SLATER.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-29

NOufN ItItTINUIFU, a.
Dear Aunt Nancy VI reckon you
think / am never going to write to
the r. v. !. c. again, but you know
/ have not forgotten the page. ! read
IL every Sunday. but i have been
working ever since school closed and
haven't had time 10 send anything.
i am sending you some OF my draw
irg~ You said you did not know what
had become Of your artists. Well. I
guess they will come back soon. Hope
50 anyway I don't guess I will try
for the prize. as Grace, my sister. is
getting all Of the girls and boys from
around here. / am sending you a
puzzle. too. Hoping the Old Goose
will he asleep when these arrive, I
will close.
From an old niece,
FLORENCE WALKER.