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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-09
State Highway II.
Augusta to Canadian Line.

Proceeding from Augusta via River
Road" through Vassalboro and Wins
low, entering Waterville over Ttconlc
Bridge; thence proceeding to Main
Street and College avenue TO talrneld
thence the River Road" through Shaw
nut and Hinckley to Skowhegan' pro
ceeding from Skowhegan via south
side of river to Norridgewock; thence
crossing the Kennebec river TO Madl-
son by the River Road" thence by
Main St. to the west side of the Ken
nebec In Arson aud to the village or
North Anson via the River ROAD
through Embden, crossing the river 70
Scion; thence via River Road to
Bingham; thence to The Forks of the
Kennebec. via the main travelled
route, continuing through West Forks.
Parlin Pond, Jackman and sandy Bay
plantation to the Canadian line.
The Commission excludes in the de-
signation of the above highways all
bridges over IL feet in length and re-
serves the right as required in Sec
ton 13 Chapter 1870. p. L. 1913, to de-
terminc what portion of the highways
above described lie within the compact
portions of any town In excess of $500
Inhabitants. through which sucn nigh
ways extend.
Mans showir~ the location of the
above described highways may he in
Spected by parties a. the hearing OF
prior n that time AT the Office Of the
state Highway Commission i0 Augusta
or ~ tho Office of the Chairman Of the
Commission, 1852 Spring St. Portland
Maine.
LYMAN f. NELSON. Chairman.
PULP J. DEFRING.
VIM NJ. AVER.
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
2w4O
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-09

In job printing, prompt ana reliable
service is as important as the quality
of the work. Our organization per-
mts the filling of rush orders with
absolute accuracy. When you have
time, don't rush US. If you are in a
hurry, let us know. We shall get the
goods to you when you want them.
Observation-Disclosures Company.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-09

Everybody's friend-Dr Thomas
Eclectic Oil. the great household rem
edy for foot hache, earache, sore throat,
cuts, bruises, scalds Sold at all drug
stores. 25c and soc.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-09
State Highway G
Augusta to Waterville.

Leaving Augusta via State Street and
Bond Brook; thence via North Augusta
Grange Hall to Belgrade station.
thence proceeding to Oakland on thu
west side of Messalonskee Lake; thence
Oakland to Waterville via Church
Street Main Street Swans Hill.
"Rangeway." so-called, and Oakland
Street to Western Avenue, Waterville.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-09
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION
Notice of Hearing on Designation of
State Highways

Notice is hereby given that the state
Highway Commission will meet at the
Chamber of Commerce, City Hall, Wa
terville, Maine, Friday, October 10 at
one o'clock p. NJ. for the purpose OF
hearing all parties interested in the
question of whether or not the follow
ing highways shall be designated as
State highways.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-09
kiNEO TO OAKLAND

f-Stop on signal or on notice to conductor
II. D. WALDRON, Gen. Passenger A ct,
GEORGE S. HOBBS, General Manager.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-10-09
SKOWHEGAN WON BY A
SCORE OF IS To 0
In Saturdays Football Game, Played
Against the Abbott School Team of
Pennington.

An intensely interesting game OF
football was played at Fairyiew Park
Saturday between the Skowhegan High
school team and the team from Alb
bolt school at Pennington. Skowhegan
was the winner by score of 10 to O..
The home team won the toss and
selected the north goal to defend hav-
ing a strong wind behind her. The
Skowhegans kicked off to Abbott, who
brought the ball back fifteen yards.
The visitors lost on downs and Capt.
Emery Immediately made a twenty
-yard-run around Abbott's left end.
BY consistent line bucking Skowhe-
gan carried the ball over, Taylor max
ing the touchdown. Capt. Emery fail
ed to kick the goal. The second per-
iod was featured by 45-yard-run by
Taylor around Abbott's right end. In
the fourth period with the ball on her
ne-yard-line Abbott's punt was block
ed by Philbrick, who had replaced
Taylor at fullback, Merrill recovering
the ball for a touchdown. Skowhe
gan made her third score in the last
five minutes of play, McQuillan max
ing the touchdown.
The home team was outweighed
five pounds to the man but were fast
er. The following is the lineup:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-19
MORE FREAK LEGISLATION.

The California senate has passed a
bill providing for physical examina-
ton before marriage Here is another
attempt to regulate human action by
a law which is uncalled for and which
il passed probably will be found nom
enforceable.
There Is nothing to prevent a woman
contemplating marriage, from requir-
ing the object of her choice to pro-
duce a certificate of sound physical
condition II she be not sufficiently
interested in her own future welfare
and that of her children to do this,
she can easily evade such a statute by
journeying into another state for the
ceremony.
Education along the line of the pro-
posed California statute will do more
for future generations than all the
legislation that could be thought Of
Besides the bill only applies to men.
The exemption of women, says the
Detroit Free Press, indicates, of
course, that the measure was passed
for the benefit of the fair sex. Now
in California women have the ballot
and are presumed in all matters to be
the equal of men. Equality while 1t
removes disability also does away with
privilege, otherwise there is no true
equality. Yet the California 1egisla-
ture is considering. and one branch OF
it already has passed, measure whlch
tnsures women a special protection ana
q. special immunity not enjoyed by
men.
The bill is nothing less than dec
Iaration of the relative helplessness OF
women in one particular direction and
of the necessity for a special law for
their protection.
AS long as measures of this sort are
PASSED in states where women have
the ballot there can be no pretense OF
equality between the sexes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-19
says UNCLE CAV

The most corpulent and jovial men,
Der of the office force came in with
frown on his face and red words
upon his lips.
Tell it to US. old scout" invited the
Office comforter
i've just come into unpleasant con-
tact with a couple of human green
bugs replied the fat one.
kindly explain was the next in
vitation.
You are perfectly familiar with
these little green pests that flock about
the electric lights on busy nights, Ell :?
They come to town by the millions,
come unlimited and say for a long
time. They work their way in through
the screens. crawl down your neck and
bite you. Perhaps they mean all right.
They seem, at least, to mean to be
friendly, but L don't care for 'em.
I'm not inclined to be harsh, so 1 won't
give you the scientific name, which
has a most unkind ring. To me they're
just green bugs. And there are a lot
of humans who are in their class
cheerful, Anticipated fellows without
work enough to keep 'em busy, so they
spend their time raising goosefesh up
on the bodies of their betters.''
"'Nough,'' said the office comforter
Forget it,
Don't be green bug"
Keep your nose out of the affairs of
people who don't want you around
If you can't keep busy in a good cause,
don't bother the folks who are Take
yourself off to the company of your
idle kind and die of ennui or become
so disguised with yourself that you'll
have to go to work to keep out of the
river.
Remember that no busy man loves
whipped cream conversation and that
he won't stand for it in his working
hours. Remember that he rather fight
with too intimate insects who crawl
through screens than have his working
inspiration spoiled by some one who
comes into patter about nothing in
particular. You may not be able to
understand why he puts you in the in
sect class, but you can find out by
finding some real work to do and per-
uniting your former associates to have
the run of the shop. Then you'll know
where the green bugs bite comes in.
The office loafer and the innocent
addlepate that buttonholes one at the
class. Both put murder into the heart
of the otherwise kindly man who has
his mind on his job. Whe weather, the
baseball score, prize fight returns, fish
stories and the like are all right as
subjects for conversation in hours of
recreation, but they don't mix with the
thoughts of the man who is chasing an
order. commission or a dividend.
Have a heart Archibald. Keep the
chatter to yourself and stay away from
the sons of Martha. Don't be a "green
bug. "-(Copyright 1918 by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndfeate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-19
NEW WATERWAYS.

The country has been so greatly in
terested in the building of the Pana-
ma canal that apparently it has lost
sight of what has been going on along
the gulf coast.
On June IL the great intercoastal canal
was opened up for traffic between Gal
weston and Corpus Christi, Texas,
which will give an inland waterway
200 miles long and nine feet deep,
through which the products of the soil
may be carried. A long line of light
draft vessels celebrated the occas sion
by starting on the trip, and these YES
sells are being received at the various
points along the route with glad &C.
claim
In little more than two years, and at
a cost to the federal government OF a
little more than half a million dollars,
this main line waterway. together with
numerous extended laterals, has been
dredged and opened for use for the
transportation of an infinite variety of
agricultural. orchard and garden pro-
ducts. This is only the beginning
Another canal beginning at the Mis-
sissippi river and ending at Galveston.
where it will connect with the one just
opened, is almost completed, and when
this is done commerce will have safe
Itntercoastal waterway from New
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-19
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.

Wall street is feeling better. The
gloom which has overshadowed it for
weeks has been lifted. The f1nan-
ciers, the stock brokers and the spec
ulators breathe easier. How all this
has come about is set forth by Henry
Clews in his Weekly Financial Re-
view, which says:
'It has been an eventful week upon
the Stock Exchange. First came the
Minnesota rate decision from the SUI
preme court, which was momentarliy
a. disappointment to railroad interests,
although not without its favorable
features. This decision has happily
settled the question of state rights as
to the power of rate making. AT pres
ent a state has the power to make
and regulate rates within its borders
provided no rates are now in exist
ence within such territory made by
the interstate commerce commission,
whose jurisdiction is supreme.
THE railroads and all large cor
porate interests will welcome ma
tionaI instead of individual state reg
ulation of their properties, and the
exercise of the central authority OF
congress will conduce in the long run
to the stability and prosperity of
business, so there is after all bright
lining to the clouds that now obscure
the vision of the American people.
The next important event was the
announcement of Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo that he was willing
to authorize additional bank note cir
culation to the amount of $500, 900, 900
the emergencies demanded. Nothing
will do more to render the issue of
this currency unnecessary than the
fact that it is Immediately available"
On the outlook for the future, he
says:
There is every reason to believe
that as soon as the tariff is settled a
decided business recovery will follow.
In the steel trade there is already
disposition to place orders with more
freedom. Orders for cotton goods and
woolens are increasing. Our foreign
trade continues to improve, the in
crease in exports of manufactures be-
ing particularly gratifying. The crop
outlook is good, in spite of minor set
backs owing to low temperatures.
The season is somewhat late, but corn
always makes rapid progress during
July and August, and other crops af-
ford a promise about as good as a
year ago. The home banking situa-
ton is slowly but surely improving
as result of persistent contraction.
Forthcoming benk' statements in reply
to the last call from Washington
should show more or less strengthen
ing of reserves in all parts of the
country"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-19

ten days she had called him up and
on each occasion Beth had told her
self it was to hear about Costello;
her heart would have told her that the
day were lost without the sound of
O'Brians voice.
The lawyers eyes were grave when
he greeted her Beth looked I'D at
him and questioned him quickly.
Il will have to hurt you a little" he
said, or are you already aware that
Antonio Costello's wife divorced him
less than two years ago." He watched
Beth shrink as from a blow, and re-
allied that the Italian had not con-
fded in the girl he loved. II am sorry
he added.
Beth Strengthened her shoulders and
was silent for some time. When she
spoke her voice trembled.
1T doesn't in the least matter now
she told O'Brian. II broke nv en-
gagement to Tonic nearly ten days ago"
Her eyelids swept suddenly down, but
not before she had seen the swift light
in O'Brian's face and the quickly
checked movement of his hand toward
her. 1T seems" she added shyly, that
/ did not really love him. She looked
sQuarely up at O'Brian, and one of the
great moments of the world was theirs
Hidden laughter, the scent of flowers
and the harmony of love were about
them.
All O'Brian said was: Perhaps it
is best, and I feel sure you will not
break your next engagement for that
or any other reason
Beth smiled.-(Copyright 1913, by the
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-19
QUAKER MEDITATIONs.
IFrom the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia RecOrd.l
It's a poor rule that won't work both
ways in our favor
Mighty few fellows can fall in love with
out fractuEing something.
1t takes a mighty fast young man to
keep up with his running expenses
Familiarity breeds contempt Charity,
beginning at home, is seldom appreciated
Any man can take things as they come.
But it's quite another matter to give them
up as they go.
The Cynical Bachelor rises to remark
that if there were more husbands, there
would be fewer suffragettes.
CynicuS-"That is the most curious thing
in the world" Sillicus-'What is?' Cyni-
cus-"A woman who isn't"
Blobbs-'I wonder why the average
woman is afraid to tell her age" Slobbs-
--She isn't. What she is afraid of is that
somebody else will
Beauty is only skin Deep quoted the
Wise Guy. rs that any reason why the
average woman should be so shallow"
demanded the Simple Mug.
Muggins-"Bjones is certainly a good
story teller Buggins-"Yes. he is con-
sidered SO at the club, but he can't make
his wife believe him when he gets home"
Wigg-'What has become of the dismal
moralist who used to run down the thea
ter? Wagg-"He probably disappeared
with the bill poster who used to stick up
for It"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-19
by THE WAY
BY HARVEY PARSONS.

Edison says there will be no poverty
1OO years hence, but unless the patent
medicine testimonials are true. the
financial status of the masses will be
OF little interest to us at that time.
New York justices object to the arch
itectural plans for a round court room.
They want the institution to have at
least semblance of being square, and
beside that, holding court in round
house, they would have to install
turntable for reversing decisions.
And we are inclined to doubt the
statement of the local manager that
there will be less natural gas next win
ter. AS one who tried to heat and
light with it last winter, we consider
it impossible.
When a story is so rancid it cannot
be read esOId in polite society, it is
referred to as social problem story,
the problem being to read or discuss
it without bluShing, perhaps.
Meta Sinclair is going from bad to
worse; first, an essential monogomist,
second, a hobo who wrote verses, and
latest, an artist.
President Wilson cannot attend Bale
Waggener's picnic, but it is not be-
cause he had a prior picnic engage
ment. Trying to put over that tariff
is no picnic.
Bulletins from the front report that,
although they haven't captured Am
rine's, goat, they are hot on the trail
and gaining at every jump.
After careful investigation, our
industrial editor reports that the prin-
cipal Industries of Paris are trimming
hats and american tourists.
after many unsuccessful attempts.
says Hondo Murphy, 81 have quit try
ing to repeat funny stories at home.
1 used to attempt the entertainment of
guests by repeating some gems from
Tom McNeal or other star performers.
1 would get about as far as and then
the other fellow says when friend
wife would wake up and ask each
guest in turn to have a little more OF
the salad. That would remind her of
something che had almost forgotten to
ask someone. In about five minutes
she would apologize for the Interrupt
ton, and I would tear off another
fragment of the narrative. Closely fol-
lowing the fourth interruption, when 1
had forgotten the climax, and couldn't
for the life of me remember whether
the jackrabbit said it to the bulldog
or the bulldog to the rabbit I would
excuse myself for a moment to go out
and kick the cat over the back fence"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-19
GLOBE SIGHTS
BY THE ATCHISoN GLOBE.

If you are dead sure OF what you are
going to say a few words will suffice.
A whole lot of bills introduced should
have remained perfect strangers.
Nothing looks much worse than the
decorations after the celebration is over.
An Atchison man orders so much beer
it is believed he waters his horse with it.
Another necessary evil the people are
becoming reconciled to is the motorcycle.
There will be >spooning long as about
half the grown people are men and half
women.
Denying 1t won't be accepted as suf-
ficient evidence when your wife puts you
on trial.
important that what you do when you get
there
AS rule, when Friend Husband has to
beat a carpet he is mad enough to do a
fairly thorough job
During this cool weather transparent
skirts have been very scarce. We have al
ways detested rigorous weather.
AS rule the boorish person who boasts
that he says what he thinks, doesn't do
particular credit to his thoughts.
Perhaps it was due to the fact that the
Noble Red Man expected the women to do
the work that he didn't get more done.
For general purposes time measure is all
right, although a three-year-old motor car
is a lot older than three-year-old colt.
A girl might also bear in mind that her
ardent admirer will have to do more than
that to earn a living and other luxuries
Another reason the farmer is independ-
ent is that he doesn't need to take vaca-
ton to get plenty of exercise In the open
air
when the White Slave law was drawn
without providing relief for clerks in the
drug stores.
Jude johnson has seconded more mo-
tions than any man in the world, and for
some unknown reason is sticking out his
chest about it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-19
GIVING.


Across the seas we need not go,
Whate'er our ethics or our creed
That we may worthily bestow
Our gifts on those who are in need.
Want ike lion ever roars,
Wherever struggling mortals live;
And there are those cen at our doors
Who need the little We can give.
Nor are their needs confined alone
To things we handle and can see;
Barren are these cen as a stone,
Not joined with love and sympathy.
Who to his fellow-being gives
From out the treasure of his store,
The longer that on earth he lives,
His hand will learn to give the more.
So we who give should not withhold
From those who are in distant parts,
For this will serve our wills to mold
The more to give to nearby hearts.
This earth is not so large a place;
Its parts are warmed by the same sun
All men are members of the race,
And all mankind are only one.
Thomas F. Porter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-19
KANSAS COlHAENT
THE HIGHER EDUCATION.


The Times is inclined to side with
Professor Carothers in his desire to
shut out from the colleges those who
have to earn their living and who go
there without any definite aim But
we would go farther than does Pro-
fessor Carothers. We would begin at
the high school and change the course
of education there.
The Kansas system of education
was planned to create a royal ROAD
from the kindergarten to the degree
of master of arts. There is great
deal included in it that is almost use
less unless the pupil does go to col
lege. OF all the fifty-four graduates
of the Leavenworth high school who
received their diplomas last Wednes-
day night but seven expect to enter
higher school and none of them has a
special object in view except to get
more education. Therefore, according
to Professor Carothers' idea, none Of
them should be admitted to the higher
institution unless their parents have
money enough to keep them after they
come out. But, as we have said, much
of the education of the high school 10
to prepare them for the higher school
and is lost unless they go there. Let
us suppose that this seven who are go
ing higher are right in doing so. still,
isn't it a great mistake to take fifty
four boys and girls through all this
that one-eighth of them may be pre-
pared for college? 1t looks very much
as though forty-seven of the fifty-four
had wasted a good deal of time in the
past four years.
The state board of education could
occupy a share of its time to good adj
vantage in devising system OF edu-
cation for Kansas that would give the
greatest good to the greatest number.
-Leavenworth Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-19

If 1T takes as long to conquer the
Moros as it did to subdue the Indians
Uncle Sam still has big job ahead.
The work at present is in the hands
of Gen. Pershing. The last time they
were conquered was in 1906, when
Gen. Wood exterminated 600 of them
Gen. .Pershing himself effected an
earlier conquest in 1902-1e03. Our
first contact with them was soon after
the occupation of the northern islands,
when Gen. Bates reached an agree
ment with them which recognized
slavery. That had to be disavowed at
Washington.