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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-04-17

The early bird doesn't catch the
hookworm.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18
SAFE AND SANE FOURTH.

Even though it be the customary warning concerning the observance of the Fourth of July by the use of explosives in violation of the law, the wisdom of the course has been dem onstrated in the past, and Mayor Mur- phys notice that a safe and sane Fourth will be enforced in this city should result in it's observance. The fact that this modification of the eel ebration of Independence day has re- suited in such saving of life and pre- vention of accidents, is in itself sufh- cient to point out its value There need be, none the less, patriotism in a safe and sane Fourth. There are plen- ty of ways in which the celebration of the important anniversary can be car ried out, without the display of recl1- lesssess with cannon, dynamite crack CTS and blank cartridges. There can not help being accidents when the use ef such things is permitted, as many years have demonstrated.
 Not until the movement for relief from these and the attendant results was started was there decrease in the fatalities and serious injuries of the Fourth. It was the steady increase which gave force to the sentiment for a change and the reduction in deaths and accidents shows the wisdom of the idea 4 return to such methods as have been tabooed could never be sanctioned, and it is an important part which a municipality has to play in restricting the celebration to proper bounds. It is necessary to protect the reckless from themselves.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18
FILLING CONSULAR OFFICES.

When President Wilson named Will jam B. Gonzales of South Carolina for minister to Cuba without previous ex- perience in the consular service there was naturally much concern because of this departure from the precedents of the two previous administrations, which recognized merit in the service by promotion. There is, therefore, much reassurance in the official announce ment which the department of state is sues by which it is declared that the examination and promotion system will not be abandoned and that outside the service appointments will be made only when they cannot be from within.
 Until this declaration of position was made, there was as the New York Times says, some justification for the belief that the old system of consular appointments to reward political serv- ice was to be put in force again. In the diplomatic service, men who have risen from the lower grade to import ant positions have been superseded by new men who have had no training whatever in diplomacy, and there was good reason for fearing that the many young men who have passed examina- tions and received appointments to small posts in the consular service would be similarly discouraged and the system broken down.
 Experience in the service. combined with meritorious work is deserving of recognition in preference to filling such important offices with political favorites. as a recompense for politi- cal work. The rule established by the last two administrations is an excellent one to follow.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18
RETTEREp BY EDUCATION.

Constantly changing are the problems and opportunities in life. The gradu- ates of today face far different future than did their predecessors of a half or a quarter of a century ago. The opportunities which lie before the young people are steadily broadening, the educational advantages are con tinualIy being bettered and the effort to give them to a, larger number is showing it's good results in all direc- tions. Education proves it's value many times to those who have prohted from 1t or watched others dc so. and while there is a chance at the top for all, it is the one who is better prepared through education who is in demand. It is not alone those who go into the professions who can profit from a coll lege education. The college graduate | is needed in business as well as in the professions. Such an education does not bar him. however, from plenty of positions of remuneration and pros poets but simply increases his qualifi- cations. The college diploma Is not necessarily a key to the road of suc- cess, but serves to overcome many of the obstacles which would otherwise intervene
 The training which is gained In se-
 curing an education cannot help but
 prove a valuable asset in the life of
 every young person if 1t is put to
 proper use, and today there are con-
 stantly increasing opportunities for
 putting it to such use in all lines of
 effort. It is the taking advantage of
 the educational opportunities which
 eouips for the acceptance of the oppor-
 tunities of life.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18
TUBERCULOSIS COMMISSIONERS.

Now that Governor Baldwin has made known his appointees for the vacancy on the state tuberculosis com mission. and as 8 successor to James Gunshanan. whose term expires this year, 1t is with regret, though not sur prise, that MT. Gunshanan Is not named to continue his good work. This will be a general feeling through out the state wherever the influences of Commissioner Gunshanan have been exerted in behalf of the states work for helping those who are afflicted with tuberculosis. MT. Gunshanan has de- veioped an interest and enthusiasm in this direction which has brought to 8 greater realization the importance of the aid which the state is engaged in, and this was shown by the wide spread desire for his retention.
 In the appointment of Dr. David R. Lyman. superitendent of the Gay lord farm, as successor to the late Dr. Knight. an excellent choice has been made. and though Jonathan God frey of Bridgeport, as the lay member of the board, will prove his worth as B commissioner, yet the dropping of Comn1fss1oner 9unshanan means the casting aside of the training and knowledge he has gained upon the board, and the sacrifice of his eff1cien- cy for new material and inexperience. The governor had indicated for some time that there would be two new men upon the commission. However, the good service which MT. Gunshanan had rendered thereto and to the state en- titled him to recognition and reap pofntnaent
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18
THE EXPERT

T don't think it is fair" cried Net tie Bourn. ITO think that one horrid old plate should make all this trouble It was mean of Uncle John to make will like that"
 He didn't make will like that, contended Harry Warren. How was he to know that one of the pla US should be broken between his death and the reading of the will?" He was fair enough. He left one to your mother and one to my father. Sure ly that was fair division of the two His intention was all right"
 Well, then" said Nettie stamping 8 very pretty little foot, Its shame full that our parents should be so horribly stubborn as to fight over ono miserable old plate"
 You can't blame them, exactly, defended Harry, charitably. "You'ya had you're fads and you know how II Is, Your mothers collection is SC close to my fathers that the pos session of a single plate would deter mine the supremacy. Naturally eacu one wants it, and they are going to fight for it."
 And in the meantime we cant even announce our engagement walled Nettie. ito say nothing of get ting married
 We don't want to get married un til spring., reminded Harry optlm1s tically Something will turn up be- fore then-if l have to turn it up myself"
 He smiled down into the worried little face. but found no answering smile.
 Ever since Jason Pomfret's will hal been read, and it was found that the two famous Washington plates we're left to his brother. Silas Warren, and
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18
RARY-sAvlMG WORK.

Extensive is the task which lies in front of the new federal children's bu- reau with it's duties of bettering child life, not only in behalf of better babies but in the prevention of infant nor talfty. It has before it a problem as great and as important as the other departments of the government and is making excellent use of it's limited ap- propriatfon for the conduct of the work Particularly in the summer sea- son is there need Of baby saving cam pa1gns, since it is then that the infant mortality always reaches it's highest point, and the combined efforts of par ents, health departments and the chill dren's bureau could not be directed to a better purpose. Babies die of dis eases which to a large extent are pre- ventable, and thus when welfare work is directed towards saving their lives the response is immediate and decided. That 1t pays Is indicated by the fact that g reduction from thirty to forty per cent. in the deaths of children un- der two years of age has followed its operation.
 The necessity of pure milk and wig lance in inspection, the destruction of the house flies and the maintenance of sanitary conditions are some of the elaripg needs while there is particu- larly valuable aid contributed to moth- CTS through instructions which are giv- en by health departments as to the care of babies. Lack of knowledge in such care accounts for many deaths, and therein the visiting nurse system plays an important part, while fresh air and ventilation are always desira- ble. Baby saving campaigns are well conceived and are bound to have an important influence upon coming gen. erahong.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18
willing to abandon all claim to he

Wiling 10 aDandon all claim 10 ne legacy. It's not at all genuine" She looked doubtful1y first at the plate, then at the lawyer The latter was above suspicion. even if the plato was not With a sigh she turned 1t over to Siias, who in turn laid it on the desk.
 T don't want ever to see it again. he declared. ITO think that a cheap ship all these months! That's worse than the loss of the plate. We used to be pretty good friends Martha"
 We can be good friends still. Si- las, she reminded.
 Let's go out and have luncheon and talk 1t over" suggested SilAg, and they talked 1t over with such to the jewellers and when they came out a solitaire on the widows finger announced that she expected shor6- ly to change her state of loneliness.
 Kettle and Harry. watching across the street. smiled at each other.
 That will simplify matters a great deal!" declared Harry in tones ington plate for wedding present"
 But that's not worth anything, '' objected Nettie.'
 aThe real one ts." explained Harry. "In a good cause the end justif1es the means I got Benson's clerk to ex- change the plates. It cost $5 for d copy that had the same pattern It double wedding and quadruple hap piness."
 I'm happier than that" confessed Kettle shyly. "even if l am going to marry a man who steals Washington plates. Buffalo Courier.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

one see nae. My ears itched so that I scratched until they bled. Soon they became inflamed and swelled terribly. My face was that way for over year and I tried several remedies but they were not satisfactory. Finally I tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment and after using one box of Cuticura Ointment and one cake of Cuticura Soap l was completely cured and can say now that have as good skin as anyone" tSigned) Mrs Nellie A1aresca, Mar. 6, 1912.
 The regular use of Cuticura Soap for toilet and bath not only tends to preserve, purify and beautify the skin. scalp. hair and hands, but assists in preventing inflammation. irri- tation and clogging of the pores, the common cause of pimples blackheads redness rough ness, and other unwholesome conditions. Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment are sold throughout the world. Liberal sample of each mailed free, with 32-p Skin Book Ad- dress postcard "Cuticura, Dept.T, Boston;
 ARTender-faced men should use CuticurA Soap Shaving Stick, 25c. Sample free. :.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

There was no reason to expect any serious international trouble because Japan seized an American yacht for violation of laws through a misunder- standing. It was nothing but what might happen to Japanese yacht in our waters, and has besn adjusted in accordance with common sense.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

The colonization idea which is pro- posed for one county in Maine opens up great possibilities for a state which is so rich in agricultural opportuni- ties. It is time some inducement was made to populate the entire state.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

Rev. Dr. Drury by his declination of the office as assistant to Bishop Brews- ter leaves the situation as it was be- fore the Episcopal convention and by the time another is held entirely differ ent ideas may prevail
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

When an Ipswich m,ll girl testifes that her pay Is never over $2 a week, and the mill pay roll shows she re- ceived from $6.9s to $s42 week, there is a discrepancy which does not show honest intent. Such testimony shows what corporations are struggling against and what the I. W, W, is en- couraging.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

Thus early the Stamford wreck has resulted in unfit engines being reported promptly and getting immediate atten- ton as they should. Delay at the ex- pense of safety can never be counte- nanced.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

it first started it would
 break out all in little red spots and then it would itch and burn and become all little scales. After I would
 scratch it my face would look so red and scaly that I would be ashamed fa hava anu.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

The resignation of the Chicago judge because it is impossible to avoid poli- tics, means a distinct loss to the city. He is the kind of a man the bench needs
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

Evidently the weather bureau ap- pointees are becoming settled in the new berths. This is certainly fine weather for the opening of the bath ing season.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

A New York man plans to publish a paper for hoboes. He certainly plans on a discriminating and independent patronage.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

Everything points to the enact ment of the industrial war in West Virginia for the benefit of the commit tee of investigation.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

Poetry has been known to secure a pardon from prison. There's a. chance now to see what effect Julian flaw thorne's latest will have.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

In view of Harvard's past success it is encouraging that the outlook on the Thames this week is blue.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Happy thought for today: The chief trouble with an "end-seat hog" is that everyone wants his place.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

Italy's conquest in Tripoli is prov ing a costly proposition after all, since the Arabs are proving better fighters than the vanquished Turks
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

The fact that Emperor William has celebrated his quarter centennial as ruler of the empire ought to make him ambitious for golden jubilee.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

The sizzling hot weather has been a long time getting here, but it Is booked for long engagement.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

Mexico is having a little cabinet trouble, but then that is contag gious, and Hungary and Spain broke out first.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

The possibility of an annual interna- tfonal polo contest lends new interest to the sport. On with the game!
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

After having faced the atrocities of Turkey, it is surprising that Bulgaria should be shocked by an earthquake.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

Now that Colonel Roosevelt is goinf to Argentina, there are lots of peoplt who will be satisfied to stay home.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18
ECZEMA WOULD
 ITCH AND BURN
On Face and In Ears. All Little Scales. Scratched Until Ears BIed. SwelIed Terribly. One Cake of Cuticura Soap and One Box of Cuticura Ointment Cured.

25 E. Main St., Patchogue, N. Y.-"For several years I was bothered with eczema on my face and finally in my ears. When
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

WHEN you want tC put your busI- ness before the public. there is no me- dium better than through ths advertts- Ing columns of The Bulletin.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

WHEN you want To put your bus. ness before the public. there is no me- dium better thar through the advertis- ing columns of The Bulletin.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-18

Norwich, "Wednesday, June 1s. 1918.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-04

HHICAGO.-Mathew Blau, seven
~ years old, is baseball fan. Mat
hew lives with his mother at 1850 Mo-
hawk street and there is nothing he
would not do to help along the nation
al game. That is why Northwestern
IL" express came to a stop the other
afternoon with much sudden grinding
of brakes.
my goodness gracious, I'm nearly
ready to faint!" exclaimed Mrs. Roy
Gaines of 1910 Berteau avenue, after
ward. Something had gone wrong, l
know, and. leaning out of the window,
there | saw a little barelegged boy
running and hopping back and forth
across the tracks. thought he would
be killed on the third rail before my
very eyes. 1t was awful"
A Wilson avenue express, south
bound, had Just rounded into the
stretch between Larrabee and Hal
sted street stations when <. H. Pot
ter, superintendent of motive power,
who was standing beside the motor
man, jammed on the brake. Keep
that baby OF the third rail till can
ct to him!" he exclaimed, throwing
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-04
She Dreams Of Burglar and Finds Him in Room

4 TLANTIc CITY, N. J.-Dreatning
"a that a burglar had entered the
home OF Mrs. Rachel Somers, her en-
ployer, Miss Anna Rosselle. a trained
nurse. awoke in the early morning.
Standing over her was a masked man.
who pointed a pistol at her.
ITS four minutes of three" he whis-
pered. Don't you stir or make a
sound until six minutes after II you
do, you're dead one. It'll take me
ten minutes to clean up here"
call right, but promise me you won't
60 near the girls" replied the nurse.
That goes" was the answer.
He vanished, and she watched the
minute hand of clock tick away min
utes that seemed hours. When the
hand pointed to six minutes after the
hour she slipped out of the room into
the next one. where Margaret Little
ton and Edith Crouch, nieces of Mrs.
Somers. were asleep.
Placing her hands over their mouths
she awakened them, whispering:
There's burglar In the housed" Tell
ing them to remain where they were
she tiptoed to the front of the house,
lifted window and shouted for help.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-04
Bride Aboard, His Way to Her on Ship Barred

NEW YORK is horders,"
~ said the sailor on guard at the
gangplank Of the steamship Carmauia
the other forenoon when the whistle
was blowing its final warning and the
ship was ready to turn on steam, "and,
you don't go aboard without your tick
ct, young feller."
The young man to whom the sailor
addressed himself was tall, athletic
and very much excited. He had left
his bride OF day aboard and had gone
on the pier at the last minute to see a
belated friend Ntw he was being
held back when he tried again to board
the vessel.
Where's your ticket?" growled the
sailorman.
MY sweetheart has it-that is, |
mean to say my wife has IT," replied
the excited bridegroom. Sailors and
longshoremen were unlashing the
gangplank.
For moment the guard turned
away his head. but that was enough,
for, with twist. the strong young
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-04

eight or more feet in height with such
an outfit. Grape vines can be sprayed
very well with a bucket pump, pro-
vtded there are not many of them. II
there are many vines to spray KNAPP
sack sprayer may be best. This is a
very convenient outfit for spraying
tobacco, potatoes and other low
growing plants, which from the man.
ner of their cultivation, 1t is not prac-
ticable to 90 among with team and
wagon.
For extensive spraying, 1t Is well
to secure strong pump attached to
barrel or tank that can be hauled
about In q cart or wagon. Hand
pumps % attached are used for small
orchards and other plants grown in
. moderate way, but power pumps are
necessary for extensive spraying and
for that required by tall trees.
A man engaged In fruit growing or
potato growing, as a business, ought
to have q power sprayer of some sort,
either operated by the wheel Of the
vehicle carrying the outfit, as in the
compressed-air sprayers, or by gas
oline motor.
A general purpose spray pump
should be made Of brass SO that 1t
will not be corroded by the copper
sulphate used In bordeaux mixture.
MOBILES, too, should be made of brass,
and ought to be constructed 30 that
they can be quickly cleaned of solid
particles that may lodge in the outlet.
The pump will last longer and give
better service II washed out with clear
water whenever done using them.
Hose should be of the best. For
trees it is well to have sufficient
length 80 that the nozzle can be ele-
waited on the end Of pole among the
branches. The precise length will de-
pend upon the size of the trees. For
orchard work length of 10 to Is
feet will serve when the pump is
operated from a wagon bed. For
shade trees of large size 1t may be
necessary to have 80 feet or more.
The hose ought always to be detached,
drained and hung up in cool place
after using. A cellar is as good
place as any that Is commonly avail
able.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-04
MELISSA WILL YET HAVE Mr..
cRAMMER MooNsTRUcK.

Just by way Of experiment, lured
Mr.. Crammer out on the porch with
me last night" Mrs. Merriwid inform
ed her maternal maiden aunt Jane.
There was q full moon and you could
see the lady In it just as plain"
Indeed" said Asnt Jane, encourag.
lngly.
That is, could see her." amended
Mrs. Merriwid Mr.. Crammer
couldn't see anything but craters Of
extinct volcanoes and annular groups.
He regards the theory of the Man as
puerile, physical conditions precluding
any idea Of the existence Of animal
life, though Of course he knew that
but TESTED. Isn't he the sweetest,
cleverst thing7"
He has high reputation as an
educator" said Aunt Jane. ITS a
pity, Melissa, that you couldn't"
TITS a perfect shame that / can't,
dearte." agreed Mrs. Merriwid. He
certainly deserves high reputation.
had foolish idea that | could edu-
cate him a little, up to last night
That's the reason borrowed that
little lace scarf of yours to put over
my head. l may be presumptuous,
but do think that that scarf folded
to Marie Stuart peak on the top of
my luxuriant tresses is tremendously
effective in the moonlight, especially
when I tilt my exquisitely nodded
chin and roll my lustrous orbs up to
the celestial spheres. But it never
touched him.
when we speak of the moon as
being FULL" we are not, scientifically
speaking, exact he remarked. It's
growth from quarter to quarter is
merely apparent In reality, there Is
neither diminution nor appreciation of
Its bulk. but when 1t is In line of
syzygies, as we say, it is said to be
full
Isn't that too wonderful for any
thing!' I exclaimed. How very glad
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-09-04

aimlessly drifting without rudder OF
port, throwing away time, without
serious purpose or method in anything
they do. They simply drift with the
tide. II you ask one of them what
he Is going to do, what his ambition
is, ne will tell you he does not exactly
now yet what he will do. He is sim
ply waiting for a chance to take up
something
How can a man who lives without
program ever expect to arrive any
where but in chaos, confusion? A
clear cut purpose has a powerful In
fluence upon the life, 1t unifies our
efforts and gives direction to our work,
SO that every blow counts
l have never known anyone who
followed an indolent inclination ever
to amount to much. It is the man who
struggles against the things that are
| fighting with his ambition who gets
to the front.
No one ever amounts to much who
does not take himself in hand and
force himself to do the thing that is
best for him in the end, not the pleas
ATTEST or the easiest.-From Self In
vestment," by Orlson SWEET Marden.