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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
FreCkIe-faCe
Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly Spots
How to Remove Easily

Here's chance. Miss Freckle-face
to try remedy for freckles with the
guarantee of reliable dealer that II
will not cost you a penny unless IL
removes the freckles; while IL II dees
give you a clear complexion the ex-
pense is trifing.
Simply get an ounce of othine-
double strength from G. X. Fogg and
few applications should show you
how easy 1t Is to rid yourself of the
homely freckles and get a beautiful
complexion. Rarely is more than one
ounce needed for the worst case.
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength othine as this is the
prescription sold under guarantee OF
money back II it fails to remove
freckles If
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24

Mrs Samuel L. Robbins. living on
Sherman street. Brewer was struck
by a % calibre bullet about dusk. re-
Gently. Mrs. Robbins was out in the
yard, picking up chips, when she felt
a sudden singing sensation in the
face. At first she thought chip
had been kicked up and hit her but
soon discovered a bleeding wound
She was attended by physician, who
found that a slug from a % rifle had
entered at the jaw, followed the bone
around and left the face on the oppo-
site side 1t is not believed that the
wound will prove at all serious. l1f-
forts to learn where the bullet came
from were unsuccessful.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
SOMERSET COUNTY
CHIEF WEALTH
Is In Agriculture. Description of one
of Many Of our Magnificent Farms
by our Mercer Correspondent

No doubt the best farm in Mercer
is the one owned and managed by d.
M. Bunker, one of the best of the
Sandy River Valley farms with nearly
rs acres of fine intervale, all in one
piece The whole farm consists OF
nearly 500 acres and we doubt if there
can be found another farm in this
section which has so little land that
can be called waste land and all of
this could be, put under the pillow with
very little cost
A fine two-story house of modern
construction with one of the best eel
lars to be found anywhere, built of
stone and cement; a large barn,
stable, shed, large store-house with
running water at the house and barn
from a system installed by the Stew
ard & Blunt Co. of Skowhegan and
capable of giving four gallons per
minute for the twenty-four hours of
the day, the year round. This water
Is pumped from two springs some so
rods from the house and up rise of
some 70 feet into a steel tank in the
cellar and under pressure enough to
deliver it to any part of the barn
Plenty of water is necessity and Mr..
Bunker considers this one of the best
investments he has ever made. This
farm cuts nearly $50 tons of the best
English hay and there are about so
acres in crops. A big silo enables
this prosperous farmer to keep n
large herd of Jersey COWS, containing
some of the best blood from Hood
farm and numbering some 25 head,
old and young. He also has plenty
of horses to do the work and some fine
young draft colts.
Mr.. Bunker will not have to draw
on the west for teams, and in that
respect he Is certainly on the right
track. This farm is stocked with
all the improved machinery, in fact,
Mr. Bunker has over $4,000 invested in
machinery for the farm. He has made
a success of raising Alfalfa, having
cut some nine tons from three acres
last year. There is also a large
orchard on this farm This is the
farm on which MIR. Bunkers father
and grandfather lived and died and
he has five sturdy sons which indi-
Gates that the name of Bunker will
continue long in the land. Mr. Bun
ker is a young man and has held
various public offices with honor to
himself and credit to the town.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
What Interest VIII do

A few days ago the Augusta Saw
ings Bank received the following let
ter, together with the deposit book:
81 am sending you herewith my
bank book No. Will you please
enter the dividends to date and oblige
| do not wish to change the book
as by reason of its age it has become
of interest as a keepsake. The first
deposit was made when boy, and the
first $500 | ever owned 1t is fifty
five years. Have you many Older
ones?
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
SAMMY, A Remarkable Cat

Among the numerous educated
felines in Skowhegan, Sam, the big
sagacious Coon cat, belonging to Hon.
S. w. Gould should not be over
looked
He is, although we'll advanced in
years, very playful and affectionate.
Several years ago, when the Hotel
Oxford and adjoining blocks were de-
stroyed by a terrible fire, Sammy
came very near being a victim. No
one knows just how he managed to
make good his escape, but all agree
that he must have been in the very
heart of that awful confagration, be-
ing at the time on the top floor of the
Oxford. However, he managed to es-
cape, thus proving beyond doubt the
truth of that old proverb that a cat
has nine lives.
He made his appearance next day
with his ears partially burned off and
somewhat scarce of hair on his back
He was tenderly cared for by Mr.
Gould and Mr.. Lawrence, and for
weeks he laid motionless on his soft
bed prepared for him by Mr.. Gould
Like his name sake and master, he
is always ION deck. even though he
may bear the marks and scars of
battle.
Sam" is always ready to keep his
masters store free from all bother
some rats and mice. He apparently
understands everything that is said to
him, he will open doors, do various
tricks, and has many friends.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
Plans for Elks Home

Plans have been submitted by Arch
itect Miller of Portland for the new
Elks home, which is to be erected on
the site where the John Nelson house
now stands Bids for the purchase
of the John Nelson house. which must
be removed, will be accepted by a
Blaisdell is the chairman, until July
%, when all bids will be opened. Spec
ifications for the new home will be
submitted within fortnight.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
Maine Tablet Received

The bronze tablet commemorative of
the battleship Maine, which was given
to the city of Augusta by the navy
department has arrived, and Is now in
the possession of Mayor Newbert, by
whom it was received. The tablet
will later be placed in City Hall, the
date of which event is yet TO be de-
cded The tablet, which is of metal
recovered from the battleship, is
bronze in color beautiful in design
and of fine workmanship. 1t is rect
angular in shape, 17h inches in
length by 12A inches in width. The
design on the tablet is in relief and
enclosed in a narrow border. Across
the upper portion in large letters. are
the words "In Mcmoriam," while
at the right side of the tablet is a
bust figure of Columbia, with right
arm outstretched over the sinking
hulk of the battleship, and head bow
ed as in mourning. Her left arm is
concealed by shield, on which are
emblazoned the United States emblem
and the words: patriotism" and
Devotion At the left of the bat
tleship is a branch of palm, and be-
meath it the inscription; ~. S. S.
Maine, destroyed in Havana Harbor,
February 18th, 1898" Across the
bottom of the tablet is the inscription:
This tablet is cast from metal recoy-
cred from the U. S. S. Maine"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
4 NOrridgewOck Farm

Fernside Dairy is the name applied
to the splendid farm of C. II. Fuller
which is located between this town
and Norridgewock on the upper road
There is on this farm a commodious
attractive house, a large barn in
which modern improvements along the
have been installed and a roomy dairy
house with up-to-date appliances. Mr..
Fuller keeps nineteen COWS and makes
butter which he supplies to customers
in Skowhegan weekly. He has nu-
merous horse kind and has one mule
colt, while his present plans are IL
breed more of this species of animals.
Just now Mr.. Fuller is engaged in
having. He has some splendid fields
and estimates his hay crop much oi
il as yielding about two tons to the
acre His way of fertilizing grass
land is a trife unique as he has i'll
troduced the blending Of manure AMI
ashes. using about four and one-hali
tons of manure and afterward covering
the same evenly with the ashes. Nj"
Fuller has considerable land in crops
and has seven acres of sweet corn
which stands on the average about :
feet high. He has another piece oil
corn which covers about four acres
and three acres of ensilage corn.
Prosperity seems to be leaving Its
stamp all over the Fernside farm, ant
Mr. Fuller certainly is thorough Ak
riculturist, whose well directed meth
DDS bring the best of results.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
AN INTERESTING STATEMENT
What Druggist Say About DIR. b. j
KendalFs Blackberry Balsam

We have sold a great many So
called collie, cholera, and diarrhoea
remedies But we know OF nothing
that Is as good as DIR. b. J. kendalIs
Blackberry Balsam. We have proved
that DIR. b. j. Kendall's Blackberry
Balsam will cure collie, cholera, and
diarrhoea over and over again. We
are ready to demonstrate it in your
case and we will tell you how. Get
bottle at G. r. Fogg's durg store,
and IL after using 1t, you do not find 1t
the best you ever used In your family
take the empty bottle back to his drug
store and get your money back he
will give 1t to you pleasantly.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24

Paul holland who was released from
the Auburn jail on June 80, where
he had been sentenced to Is days He
had been on the road asking for food
and had several times been driven
away but persisted in returning and
finally he was taken to Auburn jail
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
4 Tragic Ending

Services at the Congregational
church in Milinocket were abruptly
terminated the other evening, when
Henry Folsom of Burlington, Me-, a
visitor, fell to the floor, dead, in the
act of Offering prayer Doctors
pronounced his death due to heart
failure Mr.. Folsom was SO years
old
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
Silent Man Identified

Judge Currier e. Holman of Farm
ington has had rather queer case
before him. An unknown man was
acting strangely around the town,
holding a revolver in his hand and
walking around as though expecting
someone. He attempted no harm
but would not answer any questions
asked. Sheriff Small was notified
and the stranger made no attempt to
resist the officer and he was taken to
jail. He is about 40 years of age.
weighs about $50 pounds, has blue
eyes, a small mustache and dark hair
When arrested he had on four pair
of pants. Several physicians have
visited the jail and questioned him but
he only shrugs his shoulders. The
theory is that his mind is unbalanced
An edition of the Lewiston Journal
says that the man has been identi-
fled by Sheriff Stevens of Auburn as
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
Took IA Horse

Deputy Sheriff Edward ]. McKen-
ney of Dexter, who is state agent for
the prevention of cruelty to animals
took into his possession the other af-
ternoon, a horse belonging to Moody
Eldridge of that town and which, il
is alleged, is unfit for use Eldridge
was ordered to appear before Judge
Stone in the municipal court when
some disposition of the horse will
be made.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
Free Baptists Elect Officers

Carl e. Milliken of Island Falls, Me.
was elected first vice president of the
General Conference of the Free Bap-
lists of America at the meeting at
Ocean Park July 16. II. E. Nc
Donald of Harper's Ferry, Va, was
chosen second vice president; Lewis
d. Stillman of Saco, clerk; Prof. A.
w. Anthony of Lewiston, correspond
ing secretary treasurer, and J. f.
Boothby of Lewiston, auditor
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
Feared a COnnagratl0n

The guests of the Highland House
on the Old Orchard camp ground re-
ceived a fright the other evening
when fire was discovered in the
stable. The guests made prepare
tons for a hasty exit The fire
however, was confined 10 the stable
The loss is small and covered by in
surance.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24

Here and There in Maine
Drowned While Wading

While wading In Meddybemps,
Thursday afternoon, with a party of
friends, Grace Davis, Is years old, and
Ruth Weber suddenly stepped off a
ledge into deep water. Miss Davis,
the daughter of the superintendent Of
the st. Croix Electric Light Co. was
drowned. Her body was recovered.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24

The day OF harsh physics is gone.
People want mild, easy laNatiV
Doan's Regulets have satisfied thou
sands. 25c at all drug stores.
Eczema spreads rapidly; itching al
most drives you mad For quick re-
lief. Doan's Ointment Is well recon-
mended soc at all stores.
For Group or sore throat. use DIR
Thomas Eclectic Oil Two sizes, 26o
and soc At all drug stores.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
Sipllel

The deposit of $500 was made, July
10, 1858. and there have been no de-
posits or payments since that date
The balance of the account is now
$65.SS up to the first day of last Feb
ruary, showing a credit of interest to
the $500 of $GoSS, twelve times the
amount of the original deposit. This
simply shows what interest will do ia
an account when allowed to accumu-
late.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
Summer School of Christian Endeay.

Plans are now nearly completed for
the 18th annual session of the Maine
Christian Endeavor Summer School,
to be held in the buildings of the Hig
gins Classical Institute, Charleston
August 1922.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24
Obey that Impulse!

Instead OF enduring the daily tor
ment of weak back. backache, sore
Kidneys swollen joints and rheuma-
tism, obey that impulse to take Foley
Kidney pills. They cooperate with
nature which accounts for their sue
cess in all kidney and bladder disord-
ers. They are healing, strengthen ng
and tonic. Obey that impulse today
and give them a chance to help you.
FOR sale by Sampson q Avore,
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

WHEREAS. John {. Harseu II Madi-
son in the County Of Somerset and
state Of Maine. by his mort gage deed
dated December 1. 1874 and recorded
ia Somerset Registry Of Deeds Book
305, Page 262. conveyed to Gershom Il.
HarVell a certain tract Of land situated
in said Town Of Madison bounded and
described as follows. Viz. Beginning
at the southwest corner Of land Of
Martin q. Dean, thence Easterly On
said Deans South line to Land formerly
occupied by NJ. X. Webber, thence
South by the West line of said Weber
about nfty-iive rods To stake aud
stones; thence Westerly 10y land uf
said Weber to land OF John q Reed
thence Westerly on said Reeds North
line to the county road leading to
Madison Mills. thence north by said
road to he place of beginning. contain
ing ninety acres. more or less. which
said mortgage WAS duly assigned to
me. the undersigned. by assignment
dated May % 1872 aud recorded in said
Registry Book SOS Page S91 and
WHEREAS. the condition Of said
mortgage has been broken. NOW
THEREFORE, by reason Of the breach
~ the condition thereof claim fore
closure OF said mortgage.
Skowhegan Maine. July S 1918.
BERT Il HARNELL,
Ry Butler x Butler.
His attorneys duly authorized
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Rubber Stamps

We have taken the agency for one
Of the largest manufacturers OF Ruiz
Der Printing Stamp Goods In the
country, and will take orders for
Rubber Stamps. Sign Markers, Stem
ellis, Brands. Check Punches, Number
Ing Machines, Etc, at very reasonable
prices.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Office
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-07-24

Look in Everybody's Column. Some
body is sure to be advertising for
just the thing you want to sell.
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Supreme Judicial Court In Vacation
SkowheEau. July :. 1913
Tpuu the annexed Writ and Libel.
it is ordered by me. the undersigned.
Justice of said Court. that notice b.
given To the Lihelee by publishing an
attest ed copy Of the same. or an alb
stract thereof together with this order
thereon. three weeks successfully in
the Observation-Disclosures newspaper
printed in SkoWheEan in the County or
Somerset the last publication to be
thirty days at least before the next
term ~ said Court. To be holden az
SkowheEan within and for said county
ON The third Tuesday Of September
next that she may then and there ap-
pear in said Court and answer thereto.
il she see Mt
A. NJ SPEAR
Justice supreme Judicial Court
\ true copy Of writ and libel and
order IF court thereon SW2q
Attest. " T SEEKINS. Clerk
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-17
BEST FOOD FOR BROOD SoWS
Skinned MIX Mixed With Wheat
Bran or Ground oats Is Excellent
Ration for Shoats.

The best food for brood sows IS
skinned milk mixed with wheat bran
or ground oats Boiled roots mixed
with wheat bran and wheat middlings
is healthy and economical food.
The brood SOW should be kept in good
condition but not fat Corn Is not
suitable food; n few ears OF corn
may be fed after the slop Is eaten. If
the SOW Is thin. A small grass pas
ture should adjoin the pens; let them
have the use of this pasture every
suitable day: she needs exercise
Well.cured clover hay. cut fine and
mixed In the millfeed slop will reduce
[. grain ration. See that the pens
are clean and dry; give a warm
bed OF straw or leaves--leaves make
thS best bed for pigs. The hogs
should not be kept in dirty yards or
allowed to run in the yard with stock.
Never let the hogs burrow in the
fermentlng manure, as 1t Is certain
to give them lung disease and skin
disease. II the hogs cannot have q
grass pasture they should have raw
roots and freshly dug grass sods
every day. Give plenty OF fresh.
clean water and liberal supply OF
burnt wood. wood ashes and coal.
The best food for shoats Is equal
quantities Of ground oats and peas
boiled and mixed with wheat bran
Give tho shop luke warm In cold
weather. Have feed trough clean
No rancid slop should be fed. A
well-bred SOW that will rear n litter
OF pigs and is q good mother is worth
$50. Have a separate pen for each
SOW Make fender rail around the
pen to prevent the SOW from crushing
the young pigs. Sows will farrow II
weeks after being served.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-17
UNIQUE WEAPONS OF WAR
Wooden Cannon Have Been Used
With Success In Modern Times by
West Indian ReVolutlonists.

Any one familiar with the construc-
ton OF modern weapons OF warfare
and the high explosives used In them
would naturally suppose II cannon
made OF wood would be OF little or no
value as n weapon
Wooden cannons have been used
with considerable success, noverthe'
less. in recent revolutions in Cuba.
Haiti and In the Dominican republic
The wood used In the construction
OF these crude weapons is very
tough variety, having a twisted grain
that curls about the log in such way
that TO split the timber with the or.
binary means is almost impossible.
The best trees are selected, and a
piece Of the log five or six feet in
length and about one foot in diameter
is cut. After the bark has been re-
moved and the log made round, II Is
swung up on crude trusa and hole
is burned into It from one end. The
log is wound with strips of rawhidc
cut from the skin OF a steer. When
the cannon is covered with the strips
of hide, another layer Is wound on.
and this is continued until the weapon
has increased several inches in diam
eter
After the log is covered and the
bore is finished the weapon Is treated
to a hot draft, which tends to con
tract the hide binding and which be-
comes almost as strong MS wire.
These crude cannons have been
used with success in n number OF In
stances, and 1t is astonishing the mum
Der OF times they may be fired before
they burst or become otherwise dis
ablcd -Harpcr's Weekly
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-17

early in the spring. This ls vnlu-
able and perfectly feasible practice
where the driver knows his business
and protects the horse from sudden
changes and bad weather but II Is
safer to follow the half chipping plan
for most horse owners, until warm
weather has come to stay, and with
its advent most OF tho reason for clip
ping horses departs.
Pneumonia and kindred diseases are
more prevalent at this time OF year
than at any other, and this prevalence
Is due more to changing seasons and
work than to any other one cause. AS
far as possible, avoid getting your
horses too warm, and protect them
carefully while they are cooling and
drying of. While it is desirable to
get them dry as soon as possible after
stopping work. they must not run any
risk OF chilling while drying.
Where horses have box stalls or can
roll around on an ample supply Of dry
bedding they will dry out fairly soon.
II there are large number OF them
in the same room, means must be pro-
vided to drain the liquid manure from
the stall floors as fast as possible,
and the stable room must be thor
oughly ventilated, without drafts.
Horses which are clipped all over
do not suffer from the first warm
weather as much as unclipped or part
ly clipped horses. They perspire less,
and hence dry off faster. For this
very reason it Is necessary to blanket
them carefully during cool weather in
order to keep them from drying too
rapidly and contracting colds.
With the opening of the spring sea-
son many horses which have been do
ing but light work during the winter
will be required to start in doing
full days work, and this change will
be made very suddenly. As result
they will develop the various troubles
that afflict green horses. and II is well
to take all possible precautions
against such troubles. Start them in
as easily as possible, increasing the
work gradually.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-17
Midsummer Paintings.

A good many of the short season
garden products can still be planted,
Onion sets will mature nicely before
frost II planted now, and onion seed
can be planted and harvested as onion
sets ready for planting next year.
Radishes should be planted every two
or three weeks AZ late as September.
There is no reason why you can
not have q steady supply OF radlshes
for your table until this frost.
Good late crops Of lettuce and spin
ach may be had by planting now.
Although peas will not grow well in
the hot weather, very excellent lato
crop may be had by planting the seed
about four inches deep in drills two
feet apart at this time Of the year.
This will insure deep roots and hardy
plants.
The general rule for midsummer
planting is to keep the plants well
shaded during tho hot part Of the day
This means, OF course, protection from
the sun, as It is quite necessary for
the plants to get the morning and
evening sun. If you have no natural
shade in your garden, and do not
want to go to the trouble OF building
artificial shade for the midday sun
still good results can be had by plarN
ing your seed quite deeply. Plants
put in at this time Of year must be
kept thoroughly watered, and oil
course cultivation is an ever.prcsent
| necessity