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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15
NATIONS ARE Invited TO CELEBRATE THE
CENTURY or PEACE
Manifesto Issued by international Conference
Celebration Arranged for December 1914

the degree in which modern science
has facilitated intercourse and accel-
Grated communication. We are.
therefore, encouraged to hope that
the development of letters, science
and the arts, of commerce, industry
and finance, of mutual knowledge,
trust and good feeling on the part OF
those who owe different allegiances
and who speak different tongues, may
profitably absort the energy of man
kind, as well as opportunity for the
display of noblest and finest traits OF
mind and of character.
Great Britain has been colOniz-
ing nation and the United States has
drawn TO its population various and
powerful elements from different
countries and from different flags.
Therefore. century of peace between
Great Britain and her dominions be-
yond the seas on the one hand and the
United States on the other hand.
touches directly both the interests
and the Imagination of every land TO
which Great Britain's sons have gone
as we'll as those of every nation from
which the present day population of
the United States has been drawn.
Such a celebration will not only
close century of exceptional signi-
ficance and importance, but it will
call attention to an example and an
ideal that we earnestly hope may
be followed and pursued in years to
come. What nations have done, ma
tons can do.
we respectfully request that his
majesty's secretary of state for for
eign affairs and the secretary of state
of the United States transmit this in
vitation through the proper channels
to the governments of the world, in
order that by both the participation
of governments and by the co-opefh-
ton of men of good will in every
land this celebration may be so car
ried out as to mark not merely the
close of one hundred years of peace
between the English speaking peo-
pies, but the opening of what we sin
cerely trust will be a fresh era of
peace and good will between all ma
tons of the world"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15
IN THE SKOWHEGAN
MARKETS

The local markets are plentiful
with spring produce. The market
quotations, it will be noticed, are
e,iqhtly changed. Potatoes are now
,.ingine so cents at the local dealers.
The quotations.:
Wool-Unwashed, zoe 10 &c per ID.
Hides and skins-I.ides, 10c to
- &c per h.; calf skins, 15c to zoe
nor III. lamb skins, soc to $1.00.
peans-Hand picked, yellow eyes,
$3.50 to $500; pea beans, $2.75 to
$500.
Beef-Ox beef, &C to 12c.
Poultry-Fowls, II to Ice per h.;
chicken, IA to 1Sc.
Round Hog-10c per lib.
Tallow-Rough, &c. per Id.
Eggs-1Sc per dozen, fresh.
Potatoes-50c per bushel.
Butter-26c per Id.
Cheese-16c. to 18c per Id.
Retail Market
Flour-Spring Wheat Patent. 5000;
winter wheat patent, $500.
Oats-47 1-2c.
Gluten-$1.65.
Corn-$14O per bag.
Meal-$1.30 per bag.
Middlings-$1.50 per bag.
Cottonseed meal-$1.75 per bag.
Spring bran-$1.35 per bag.
winter bran-$1.40 per bag.
Mixed feed-$1.45 per bag.
Salt Pork-13c by the bbl., 200 lbs.,
s22.
Cheese-20c to 24c per Id.
Butter-3Oc to 36c per pound.
Teas-25c. to Soc. per Id.
Coffee-20c to Csc per pound.
Iard-Domestic, Ice, compound 12c
Molasses-Pure Ponce. 40c to SOC.
Sugar-Granulated sugar, best
quality, 20 lbs. for $1.00; brown 20
lbs for s100.
Potatoes--70c per bushel.
Onions--5c per Id.
Poultry-Fowls, lac to zoe per ID;
chicken, Ice to 25c per ID.
Eggs-25c per dozen. fresh.
Stove wood-Delivered So per cord.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15
Welded Mt Bethany Parsonage

A marriage in which Rev. George
Merriam was the officiating clergy
man and Clifton f. Amazeen and Miss
Mildred l.. Rowell were the parti-
cipants was solemnized Saturday af-
ternoon at the Bethany Baptist par
sonage The single ring ceremony
was used. Both the bride and
groom are residents of Cornville, the
former being the daughter Of Town
Clerk and Mrs. F. A. Rowell and the
latter the son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Amazeen. Their future home will
be upon a farm on the East Ridge
road in Cornville
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The nations of the world are urged
to join the United States, Great
Britain, Canada, Newfoundland and
Australia and the municipality of
Client in making the celebration of
100 years of peace among English
speaking peoples signalze a new era
of international good will The in
vitations have been issued by the in
ternational conferees now in this
country arranging this celebration for
December, 1914. The American sec
rotary of state ana the British secre-
tary of state for foreign affairs are
asked to transmit the invitation 10
other governments. Following is
the manifesto adopted by the con-
ferees:
Representatives of Great Britain,
of Newfoundland, of the United States,
of the Dominion of Canada, of the
Commonwealth of Australia, and of
the municipality of Client, having
been in conference, concerning an ap-
Vi iub
of the signing of the Treaty of Client,
which marked the end of the last in
ternational war between the British
and American peoples, unite in offer
ing to the governments and the pee
pies of the civilized world an earnest
invitation to take part in making this
celebration in every way worthy of
the one hundred years of peace that
it commentaries.
I'VE invite such cooperation to the
end that 1t may be made clear and
unmistakable to public opinion every
where that the time has come when
international rivalries and differen-
ces, though numerous and severe,
may be settled without the carnage
and horrors of war. Although it be
unreasonable to disregard the posi-
bility of conflict arising in the future,
out of mutual or partial misunder-
standing, yet We gratefully recognize
that the chances of misunderstand-
ing have been largely eliminated by
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15
MAINSTREAM

Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Smith who have
been spending the wirter here, left
Saturday morning for Springfield,
Mass.
Mrs. Isaac Conroy and daughter,
Hildred returned from Newport Fri
day night, where they were called
about two weeks ago by the illness of
her daughter, Mrs. 1nery Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs Ora Stafford and
Master Glendon visited relatives in
Cambridge, Sunday.
Read what R. E. Gould has to say
about Moving Machines in his adver-
tisement on page 8 of this issue.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15
MERCER

Miss Eula Watson has returned
home after a brief visit with her
brother in Portland
Mrs. Mamie Snow milliner in
Madison has been in New Sharon and
Mercer for nearly week doing work
1t is greatly appreciated by the towns
people as there is not a milliner in
either town. People hope she was
successful enough SO she will feel
that she can come again.
Mrs. Lizzie Watson, chaplain of
Somerset Pomona Grange, was unable
to attend the regular meeting Tues
day. She has been troubled some
what with her syes for a time and
was in Skowhegan on the day pre-
viously mentioned having her eyes
treated
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15
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Women Are Constantly Being Restored to
Health by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Vegetable Compound.

Worth mountains Of gold says one woman Another
says, u would not give Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable
Compound for all the other medicines for women in the
world Still another writes II should like to nave the
merits of Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound thrown
on the sky witha searchght that all suffering could
read and be convinced that there is remedy for their ills
We could fill newspaper times the size of such QUO
tos taken from the letters have received from
whose health has been restored and suffering lydia
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound = ' -
Why has Lydia khams Vegetable Compound ACCOMPLISHED
such universal Why hrived and kent on
dong Its glorious work among the sick for more
than 80 years? ~
Simply and surely because of its sterling The reason M
oer medicine has approached its plainly sim
ply because there other medicine good womens ills
here are two letters that the writer's
OF thousands but both tell comforting every wo
man who will read them-and be guided by them
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15
TALKS WITH OUR C0RRESP0N-
DENTS
Somebody VIII Get Prizes Aggregat-
ing Six Dollars in Value

In our last issue, we published an
aggregate of 200 inches of news, sent
us by 20 correspondents. In the
corresponding issue of last year, was
printed IFS inches, sent us by % cor
respondents. This is a gain of II per
cent in the aggregate of this kind of
news, and of about 30 per cent in the
number of localities from which 1t
was received. This is gratifying
increase but we are sure we can do
much better We would like a
correspondent from West Athens,
Kingsbury, The Forks, West
Forks, Parlin Pond, Lexington,
Moscow. Pleasant Ridge, Con
cord, West Cornyille, EAST Madison.
Lower Mills, Malbon's Mills Flag
staff, Shawmut. West Pittsfield, West
Ripley, Dead River, Highland, Rock
wood and South Skowhegan. Appli-
cations from these localities, or from
any other Somerset county points,
where we are now unrepresented, are
solicited.
The one point in which we fail, as
a paper, relates to the things which
happen Wednesdays and on Thursday
mornings. From the fact that 1t
would be practically impossible to get
all the matter into type, during the
two days preceding date of issue, it
is necessary for quite portion Of
the correspondence TO arrive on Mon
day and Tuesday AS a result, in
cidents of Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday forenoon, do not
get into the issue of the week in
which they occur, and of course, lose
much of their value, by delay until
the following week.
Let's get over this. Send your
regular letter on time. If anything
occurs after it has been mailed, or
something comes to your notice that
was not included in the letter, make
a special letter of it, mailing it, of
course, so that it will arrive not later
than Thursday morning. If too late
for this, and the item is of sufficient
interest to warrant it, call us by tele-
phone at our expense. See our cir
cular No. 2, recently sent you, for full
instructions.
To encourage this kind of service,
we offer the following prizes:
1st Three dollars in cash.
End Two dollars in cash.
Sd. One dollar in cash.
4th. A years subscription Ito
new subscriber) to the Independent
Reporter.
In making these awards, chief con
siderations will be given to the fol-
lowing:
The promptness with which the
news is transmitted.
Its interest to our readers.
us eACluSifeuSoS, lhdl TO- HutllIel
or not, through the alertness and eff
fort of the correspondent. We are able
to publish something in advance of
other papers.
General excellence of the service
performed
Whether or not the same news
reaches us from more than one
source.
These prizes are offered for the
best item of news that reaches us not
earlier than Wednesday morning and
not later than Thursday, May 90, at
1885 a. M, for our issue of that
date. The competition is open to no.
one outside Of our regular CORES
pondents.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15
SOUTH MADISON

d. F. Wescott was in Skowhegan
on business Monday forenoon.
]. w. Blackwell has recently pur-
chased a gray mare of Hinckley
parties.
business Saturday afternoon.
Leroy Gilbert finished work for l..
H. Foster Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Furbush and
child of Massachusetts are visiting at
d. F. Wescott's.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Morse were in
Norridgewock one day last week.
Mrs. Villa Perkins visited her
daughter, Mrs. A. H. Ward last Sun
day
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15

Charles Mcclellan returned from
Deadwater Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smith are visit
ing Mrs. Smiths mother, Mrs. Isaac
Conroy this week.
Mrs. H. V. Chadbourne who has
been sick the past week is reported
to be gaining
Lea Watson of Cambridge is work
ing for Cony Chadbourne.
Ruby Willis who is attending school
at Pittsfeld spent Sunday at her home
here
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15
SMITHFIELD

Mrs. E. A. Sherburn and her broth
err, Henry Young, who have been
passing the winter in Skowhegan will
return here in the early future to
occupy their home for the summer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15
Hal Ensign, 2-l5aa
Trial 2.O7 Quarter 20 seconds
PAGER

Han Ensign is sired by Brown Hal,
Hal billiard. 2.04&. Star Hal 2.04%, Hal
Chatfin. 2.05A u, Electric Pointer, zoe
IA IA Braden, 2o7A, New Richmond
and rs others in 2So. Sired dams OF
Rudy Kip 2.O4A. Hallena Duplex 2.OSh.
Carnot, 20s&, Cadet, 2.09A. and %
others In $50
The dam of Hal Ensign is Perdita by
Duplex. 217A, sire Of Reflector, 2;o7 y.
In 2.30 by Bay Tom. Jr., $50
Hal Ensign is one of the best sons of
Brown Hal in lines that have produced
game race winners, He Is handsome
dark bay horse, standing is hands, 3
In. high weighs 1900 lbs. with plenty
Of substance, a well-shaped head and
neck. barrel stout and well ribbed
back, strong on the coupling, powerful
mind quarters, the proper type for
speed, which he has In plenty, having
worked mile in 2.07, quarter In 20
seconds, and got his mark in a winning
- Hal Ensign Is the sire Of Dolly
Dimples 212A, at years old, Gold
nnder, 2.14h at four years old, reduced
10 I'll at five years. and out Of the
only only four living foals old enough to
Il am giving the public this oppor-
unity to breed to the best, fastest. big
morse and proven sire OF speed In the
world today. Will make the season of
1913 at fee of $500. $500 at time Of
foal.
Fruitwel Farm, Skowhegan
THos. E. DEAN, Prop. 5w1s
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15

had a severe attack of kidney and blad-
der trouble. Being a working man,
not wanting to lose time. he cured
himself complet ely by using Foley Kid
ney Pills. A year later he says: ut
is pleasure to report that the cure
was permanent" His name Is ]. A.
Farmer. For sale by all druggists.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15

want and Mrs. Woodbridge. Inter
ment was made at the old cemetery
Aaron Barnes, John s. Page, Fairfield
Nevins and E. II. Whitcomb acted as
bearers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15

II We were given credit for trying TO
be good some of us would still have
to pay cash.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15
FROM MRS. ID. H.BROWN.

lola. During the Change
of Life was sick for two years. Be
fore l took your medicine | could
not bear the weight of my clothes
and was bloated very badly. | doc
tored with three doctors but they
did me no good. They said nature
must have its way. My sister ad-
vised me to take Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and purchased
bottle. Before it was gone the
bloating left me and / was not SO
sore. / continued taking it until l
had taken II bottles. Now am
stronger than | have been for years
and can do all my WORK, even the
washing. Your medicine is worth
its weight in gold. | cannot praise
it enough. If more women would
take your medicine there would be
more healthy women. You may use
this letter for the good of others.n-
Mrs. D. II. BROWN, 500 North Walnut
Street, lola, Kan.
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R. E. Gould, NJ. D. MACHINERY Doetor)
Harmony Maine

n B.-Eamony will close Monday Tuesday and Thurs
day Evenings beginning May 10th.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15

Big bunch old papers, &c at this office
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-05-15
MRS. WILLIAMS SAYS:

Elkhart Ind. =" suffered for u
years from organic infapmation, fe-
male weakness, pain and irregulari-
ties. The pains in my sides were
increased by walking or standing on
my feet and had such awful bearing
down feelings, was depressed in
spirits and became thin and pale
with dull, heavy eyes. / had six
doctors from whom ! received ONLY
temporary relief. l decided to give
LYDIA L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound fair trial and also the SAM
tive Wash. l have now used the
remedies for four months and cannot
express my thanks for what they
have done for me.-Mrs. SADIE VIZ
T To
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-28
WOMAN'S CLUB
DEPARTMENT
Edited b, the Press
Committee Of the
Woman's Club

The Woman's Club met at the
usual time on Thursay the Gath inst.
A most earnest, harmonious body o.
wcmen (about thirty being PRESENT.
met to work together for our beau
tiiul city, Tor the good Of the club,
for the upbuilding Of finer things
Of life, and the general altruistic
spirit Of kindness and help to all
The club was called to order by TIC
president. Mrs. =. G. Angel, and, il
being a business meeting. after the
usual preliminaries reports from the
different departments were read,
amendments upon some of the by
laws passed upon, and much other
important business transacted. 1t
being considered advisable and
In accordance with the Federated
Clubs of the State, the president APP
pointed q committee Of threc-Mrs.
Fletcher (chairman). Mrs. knight
and Mrs. Edwards-to prepare the
Year Book of the club SO as to have
it ready for the members ut the close
oil the year in May. The outlook
Of the club was never brighte, and
the desire for work and the feeling Of
Gcodfell0wship, seems to have been
revived in all. There were eight new
members unanimously voted IN
Mines. Giant Clayton, Tay Wee.'s,
Walter Dctwilcr, o. S. Van Iluss,
Alice Mcleod, Albert Garwood,
Misses Leila Galloway and Fannie
C!onts. The club adjourned to meet
again on Thursday. May s.
PRESS REPORTER
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-28

The most outrageous SANDERS OF
Florida seem to be coming from Can
ada, Our Lady of the Shows" prob
ably because so much good American
Enumeration which has been passing
over into Canada for some years is
now being diverted to this State
where it is not nine months winter
ard three months late in the fall
Some of the lies printed about us in
the Canadian papers are So clearl,
malicious and preposterous that theE
answer themselves; but others quite
as false, but more artistic, call for
answers, and Secretary Powell, of
the Tampa Board of Trade is devot-
ing himself to that work with his
characteristic dynamic force, en-
ergy and efficiency. If the Canadian
papers will print his letters they
will not only prove an antidote for
the poison of these ISLANDERS, but they
will start a stream Of Canadian i'm
migration into Florida. Powell!
knows the subject Intimately and
can talk it and write it, as well -
the best.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-28
TOO MANY HUSBANDS.

The senior play which comes OF
Tuesday. April %, is full of laugh
ing situations which the students
carry out amazingly we'll.
The idea is one OF ten used BY
p;aywriters: Arthur Maitland (who
is Carl Kern tells his uncle, Colonel
Ttaddeus Crane, that the house ana
wife of his friend, Harry Brown,
with whom he boards, are his. The
delighted colonel unexpectedly visits
him demanding also u baby which,
too, belongs to Harry. The unexpect-
ed complications that ensue are full
OF fun and Harry's mother-in-law
adds to the laughter by demanding
the christening and naming of the
baby.
A German, who is really a detcc-
tiyc-Rudolph Bauer Uvan Jackson)
hunts all through the play for 4
"tattoed cross" on any and all Of
them, finding 1t at last on the vii
lain Chauncey Chilson, who is Roy
Baldwin.
Arthur is in love with Dorothy
(who is Aileen McRac) and Is ham,
pered in his love making by having
fictitious wife.
The maid, Hazel Ormsby. has a
bad time explaining to Arthur's un-
Gle (William Emerson). The mini.
ster. Gordon Hart. is on the horns
If a dilemma when he comes to the
christening for "Thaddeus'' and the
r.other-in-law determined the baby
shall be named after him or her. In
the middle of difficulties the express
man. Monroe Sutton, brings the baby
carriage to Arthur. who has no baby.
Nelly Brown. the borrowed wife, Is
Louie Layton. who carries out a diff
ficult part well. !.
PRESS REPORTER.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-28

Here's a look at thc new tariff we
;,c coin~ to live under from another
angle, which ought 10 make the or
auee growers take a more cheerful
view. Says the Times-Uni0n:
by the reduction Of the duty on
clothing as proposed in the Under
wood tariff the biggest orange grow.
err in the State will save more in the
purchase of one pair of trousers than
he will lose on his whole crop b.
the reduction of the duty on or
anges."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-28

We find this floating around as Z
bit of left over 'humor from the late
election and it is too good to be lost:
"A Greenville, Ill.,, Republican
went home the night Of the election
ard woke up lis wife and told her
to pack up and get ready to leave
that Illinois had gone Democratic
ard he wouldn't live in such State.
And storminS around for a time he
went out TO set some more election
news, and later returned home and
tod his wife that she needn't mini
hoat packing up. that there was No
place to so to.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-28
Q
Newest I acy Man.

Dellboys frequently have stranEs
and unusual duties to perform foi
nampered guests. but the recent expe
.!ence Of a 'hop" at one Of New York !
leading hotels seems unique. He was
called to a room occupied by two mer
at hight. Said one: Buster. will yot
raise the shades, turn off the electric
lights, lock the door from the OUTSIDE
end toss the key over the transcm:
It was necessary to repeat the orde'
several times before the boy could b,
convinced his hearing had not sSdac.'
s5 gone dcfective.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-28
IT WILL EE TIL SAME
NEXT YEAR

No growing community IS with
cut its cJtcric OF cfoakcrs who pre-
Get hard times ahead and that
things are being ovcrdonc and that
there is nothing to justify the inn
rso,cments in progress and prcspec
Such people do nothing themselves
to forward the interests OF the town,
and realizing their own uselessness,
Trey are jealous of those of superior
energy, faith and force who are help
Fri, along that cause Of progress. We
have some OF these people In Lake.
land as in other towns. They are
ills to be endured because they can't
be cured, but there are antidotes for
their croaking, and the following
from the st. Petersburg independent
is rs applicable to Lakeland as to
that city:
every year there has been a
Great deal of building and the croak-
CTS have sat around and predicted
that the end WAS in sight and things
were Loing oyerdone; too many
houses to he occupied. Yet each win
tCi has sGcn all the houses filled and
tie 4, n.nd fJr more rooms insistent
1t VIII be the same next ycar. st
Petersburg is srowineso fast thai
twice Tic amount Of building coul'
NGt Keep up with the development
end growth. Next year the number
Of tourists will Lc Much larger THAI
VISUAL. The endless chain is sti
WORKING and hundreds OF person.
who Wgat to California last wintc
viii coMe to Florida next winter. Al
/. l.; ls.rJiy likely that two mil;
winters VIII come together, 1t Il
probable that next winter, in tn,
Eer,h, will be severe and when i
gets real cold t'erc will be genera
exodus to Florida"