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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
WHAT ARE GIRLS READING.
From the Pictorial Review.

rs ~ NNE
What are your daughters reading?
Ask the public librarians who, il they
be thinking women, would gladly CEN
sor the books they must distribute to
young girls.
Recollect how you used to laugh
when you found your sisters CRYING
over the Elsie Books" "St. Elmo,S
The Wide Wide World" Dora Thorn"
2 East LynneW You wouldn't
unexpectedly some afternoon and and
Your ~17-year-old daughter reading,
wide-eyed. such books as The Yoke"
Three Weeks" and The House OF
Bondage. Doubtless you would snatch
the book from her hand and set a
match to It; but the scent circulattng
supply another copy. or her chum viii
lend her one.
During the past theatrical q a
splendid and artistic production Of
Little Women" has been touring the
country. woman friend Of mine
who laid the foundations Of her liter
airy taste In sLouisa Alcott's books hap-
Epened to stop In a small Pennsylvania
city during the run of Little Women
she dropped In to the Saturday NATL
nee and found the theater crowded
with women--women Of her own gem
Grafton, g-Tandmothers, mothers and
aunts, Laughing and crying with Meg.
Beth and Amy. The grandchildren,
and nieces of these women
were sitting dry-eyed and bored. Al
Arrival theater. q cheap dramatization
OF The Common Law was being
played The house was crowded with
young girls. The modern girl cannot
understand the exquisite spirit which
p~erlneates Little Women but they
respond to the sex thrill Of plays like
The Common Law
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
Continued next week.)
SHINING the Public.

From the Washington Times.
There was almost no ice crop south OF
Maine last ysar. s and /. 2 short one there.
pendent on artificial ice this season.
Last year it was sold commonly at "a.
in competition with natural ice. This
Unit in some cases necessitous buyers
are said to have been forced to pay SO
and $12.
Not because 1t costs! more to make ar
tificial ice thisNyear than last.
2 Not because there is any possible justi-
fication for robbtng the people.
Merely because people must have ice,
and, therefore; can be robbed.
That Is the process of skinning the pub
slic-maktng millions out OF imposition on
Its sufferings and necessities-that brings
business Int disrepute.: 1t is what makes
demand for government control of an
SOCIALISTS and communists and T.. ". W.
and sabotage and riots and anarchy.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
Synopsis.

e $50 Sy0o08o3. G
TN MINISTER OF POLICE" by
Henry Mountjoy. is a romano of Paris
during the Loui XIV reign, a period when
Europe was in q condition of foment and
pieces the shackles of religion: when
Rousseau at the Cafe de Regenance was
preaching the right to- think; and when a
thousand men, some In the gutter, some
near the throne, were preparing the great
explosion of the revolution.
Madame Linden, an Austrian lady,
French country, fingers on in Paris. en-
Joylng the gay life there. De Sartines, the
minister Of police, thinks h has some
1 pan motive than pleasure in delaying
spies to discover, II possible. whether she
IS da6blng in state plots.
character OF that period. Handsome. with
aIl the elegance OF q man OF the court.
there is still about him something that
the visionary, the enthusiast and the poet,
rare In that g of animal lust. chilling
wit and embroidered brutality. He is. In
seau and is trying to put this philosophy
Into practice through his connection with
9 secret society that Is plotting the down
enough to incriminate himself he falls In
love With the beautiful Austrian, who per-
euades him his method OF Fighting the
Wrongs. Of humanity Is tmpracticable.s and
ENDS ny promising to go to Vienna with
AS he a her house a fellow con.
spirator, his chief. joins him, says several
Of their members are arrested, and en-
trusts the secret articles of the association
to him. He then explains to De Lussac
that their only hope is to intimidate the
minister of police. This car b accom-
plshed only by obtaining an incriminat-
Ing contract signed by the minister OF po-
ice and In the possession and safe keep
Ing Of De Richelieu. De. Lussac,s cousin.
With this contract In their possession they
can dictate terms to the minister of po-
lice, obtain the release of the members
already imprisoned ar be safe them
selves.
De Lussac goes home. buries the papers
ne has just received, writes Madame Lin
den that he. is attempting one last mission
for the society, and also writes an asso-
ciate telling him where the papers may be
found in&case of his death. Then he en-
ters Richelieu's home and almost succeeds
In getting the document. but is surprised
and leaves 1t In a drawer which he has
unlocked Before he can make another
attempt he is arrested and taken to the
Bastile but not before he has told Madame
Linden how nearly he succeeded in get
desperate her lovers position. is, visits
Rlichelieu's home and succeeds where her
lover has failed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
Window, Kansas.
ment which caused.

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about the Pinkham remedies and / took
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
New Name for Runoa,o~x.

A carpenter contractor had been Ar.
uring on a small house for a prosper
u European-American workman In
an outlying district. Come UP to my
Office" he said to the prospective pa
iron, "and we will look over some
plans in a book ] have" The young
man came to the Office and spent
some time looking over the plans with
the contractor, who finally inquired:
Have you thought anything about the
kind of a place you wish to build?
What do you think of a nice cottage?"
Il do know" replied the young man,
but I think maybe we lika. have nice
acknowledgements Telegram.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
CHAPTER W-(conttnued.o

that document is in the hands of 3 friend
Of mine; I have arranged to inform him
every day ut a certain hour that I am
alive anGSsfree. Should he not hear
from me, say, tomorrow, he is In
structed 10 place that document in the
hands Of Monsieur d. Maupeou, the
vice-chancellor. 1 leave you to guess
the result"
1t was at this that De sar-
tines perceived quite clearly that he
was lost, unless he could propitiate or
circumvent this subtle intelltnence
against whom he had pitted himself.
was in the keeping of Monsieur de
Richelieu."
Indeed? Well, it is in his keeping
no longer. oh, believe me, monsieur,
break you like a china figure. at any
what you ara thinking? You are think
ing: When this woman leaves here j
shall have her followed by nv agents
and I shall find out with whom she has
placed the weapon; I shall arrest him
and search his house. Well, monsieur,
IL, when / leave here, I find out that
I I'M being followed, I shall take a very
drastic course. I shall leave Paris for
three. days and let things take their
way"
"Mondieu!" said De sartines. upon
whose face the sweat was standing.
s'all this: is beside the point
Which point, m~onsieur??"
why, ma fol! that you are consider
at all. An, madame, too late IIhaye
perceived your genius. Even now an
alliance"
AN alliance with you! Come. mon
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
OF Course, the Composition,

"
An E%nglishman who had been for
a tour round the world was much an
noyed with a report Of his return
which appeared in a local paper. This
report ended:
His numerous friends are surprised
that he is u~nhanged!"
He did not know that the offender
was the compositor, who, in setting
up the report had omitted a letter
&c" thus substituting the word 'un
hanged" for unchanged" which the
reporter had written.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
WOMAN TOOK
FRIENDS ADVICE
And Found Health in Lydia
=. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
I'll had a displace-
bladder trouble and

bladder trouble and
I was so miserable
! didn't know what
to do. / suffered
from bearing down
pains, my eyes hurt
me, / was nervous,
dizzy ara irregular
and had female
weakness. / spent
money on doctors
but got worse all
the time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
He Guessed He Knew. :.

a TIC SuCSSCO ne NnSW, ..H.
One of the keepers at the bird-house
In Bronx park has a nature story te
tell. There came to the park a public
school teacher and a class of children.
They stood by the great open-air cage
One of the birds was a goose.
Now, Children the teacher asked,
what is the male of the goose called?"
After a full half-minute, a boy O..
Scotch ancestry ventured to answer:
II think know, teacher; he's a
mongoose.".NeW York Evening Post
High Note, Probably.
Don't you think the tenor sings
with a great deal of feeling?"
Yes. He seems to be feeling for
something he can't reach"
Some spinsters advance step by step
until they become stepmothers.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14

Some spinsters advance step by step
until they become stepmothers.
The Press., 1913-01-01
ASHFORD. WoStfOrd

James Baker recently visited rela- tives in Massachusetts,
 Joe Metsaker has gone to Bridge port to seek employment.
 George Agard of Brimfield, Mass. visited relatives here Sunday.
 The family who bought the Nathan Matthews place moved here last week.
 Miss Annie Komats is at home over the holidays from Bridgeport, where she works.
 Mrs. Ethere Harrington is quite i'll at the home of Herbert Squier, where she was making a visit.
 Edwin Chism was at Fred Chism s ever Christmas MT. and Mrs. Fred Jhism also entertained Mir. and Mrs. Henry Eastman and family.
 John Fooler had the misfortune to imbibe too freely on Christmas day, and spent night in the Stafford lpolice station. The next morning J. M. Burrill paid his fine and costs of about $10. .... ......z... Charles Spooner had the. m isfortsne to lose his horse last week. It Ain some way got out of the barn in JEhe night and went on to Dond near by, breaking through the ics and getting so badly chilled that it dieds
 Mr. and Mrs. August Mattern of Chaplin spent few days with Mrs. Mattern's parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles Spooner, the first of the week. They were married in Chap lin Christmas day and will make their home there, as both are employed by Mrs. Wm. Ross. Mrs. Mattern, who has always lived here, is we'll liked by everyone, who wish the young couple much happiness and a bright life.
 There was no Christmas tree at the church this year, and as usual MT. and Mrs. Edward Wilbur entertained several of their friends and relatives. Those present were MT. and Mrs. J. V. Lyon, 40. Squier and sister, Mrs Carrie Simonds, MT. and Mrs. z. B. Bicknen, MT. Goodwin and Miss Genevieve Bicknell, John Martin and Miss Laura Bicknell, Mrs. Belle Stratton, H. o. Barlow, A. H. Bar low, W. D. Chism and Morris Bick- nell. They were treated to bounti- full dinner, and supper and Christ mas tree in the evening. Everyone reported a fine time.
 John Arlnitage, 90 years of age and the oldest man in town, died at the home of his son, William, Christi mas day, after short illness incident to old age. He had lived alone for many years on his farm in the north west part of the town. His funeral was held Friday at the home of his son. Rev. MT. Yukl of Wilmington ohiciated and spoke very touohingly of the Christian love of the departed. He was buried beside his wife ill the Westford Hill cemetery. John Armi- tage was born in England Dec. II, |, 1922. He came to this country in 1860. Soon after he married Miss Martha Taylor. After working at his trade as tanner at Worcester, Mass. for short time he bought the farm | where he has since lived. ...
The Press., 1913-01-01
FOR AGED PEOPLE.

Old Folks Should Be Careful In Their
 Selection of Resulative Medicine.
 We have a safe. dependable and al- together ideal remedy that is particu- larly adapted to the requirements of aged people and persons of weak con- stitutions who suffer from constipa- ton or other bowel disorders We are so certain that 1t will relieve these complaints and give absolute satisfac. tion in every particular that we offer it with our personal guarantee that if shall cost the user nothing if if fails to substantiate our claims. This rem edy is called Rexall Orderlies.
 Rexall Orderlies have a soothing. healing. strengthening. tonic and regu- lative action upon the bowels They remove all irritation. dryness. soreness and weakness. They restore the bow els and associate organs to more wig orous and healthy activity. They are eaten like candy. may be taken at any time without inconvenience. do not cause any griping. nausea, diarrhoea. excessive looseness, datulence or other disagreeabie effect. Price 25c and 10c. Sold only at our store The RexaliStor A. Jaeobsen.
The Press., 1913-01-01

These lamps are given in exchange for the old carbon lamps WITHOUT ANY CHARGE.
The Press., 1913-01-01
The Woman Makes the Home

She makes it best who, looking after the culinary department, turns her back reso1ute- U upon unhealthful, or even suspicious, food accessories. She is economical; she knows that true economy does not consist in the use of inferior meat, hour or baking powder. She is an earnest advocate of home made, home baked food, and has proved the truth of the statements of the experts that the best cook ing in the world today is done with Royal Baking Powdeg.
The Press., 1913-01-01
HOME NEWS.
Local Notices.

Matter under this head 10 cents line.)
 The reason we sell our Coats so cheap now is that we do not want to keep them over to next season. John Anthony, M. The winning numbers on John An thony's offerings are 3l6, 246, 894 and Q07
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-25

vcstigate the whole system of public
charities and correctional institutions
in the State. examine into the condi-
tiOn and management of all prisons,
jails, reform schools. children's homes,
hospitals. sanitariums, aims houses.
orphanages, hospitals for the insane
and fec BILE minded and all institutions
which derive their support wholly
or in part from the State, county OF
municipalities. Sue institutions
must furnish such information to the
board as may be required and the
board may prescribe such forms as
it may deem best 10 secure uniformity
/ and accuracy in he statements of the
officials who are called upon to make
any such institution it thinks best
when authorized by the Governor and
council may have the power TO sum
mons witnesses and demand the pro
ductOn of papers. books and docu-
ments The result of such inycstiga-
| lions must be submitted to the Legs
lature through the Governor and coun-
ell. Every institution e the kind emu
merated in the law must be visited
/ by a member of the board or its sec
rotary at least once year. The board
may recommend To the trustees such
changes in management of said insti-
tutions as they deem wise and on the
demand of the Governor and coun-
ell the board must make such recon-
mendations to the Governor and coun-
ell or give such information concern
ing institutions as may be required.
The board is required to see that any
placed in a home shall be placed in
the home of a person of the same re.
! ligious faith or n an institution of
the same faith as the parents Of the
child may belong to. The board shall
give its organization Of al9 charitable
or similar institution An plans for
] HcW DullulHSS lbi JdliSt Filo'"Af H'S
pitfalls. etc, coming under the board =
jurisdiction must be Submitted to the
board for approval or for suggestions
and criticisms before they are accept
ed Overseers of the poor will be re
quired to keep a record of their dis
bursements and such other data as
may be required by the board and
furnish il with such information as 1t
may prescribe along these lines An
nual report nut be made by the
board to the Legislature making such
suggestions and recommendations as
may be deemed advisable
The members constituting this
board are all we'll known through
out the State Robert r. Whitehouse
of Portland is the United States dis
trict attorney and has had much eX~
perience in charitable and correction
al work. John f. Leggett of Angus
ia is the son of Mrs. John +. Hill
of Augusta. widow of the late Govern
or John f. Hill, and is a prominent
young business man aud director in
many business enterprises. He has
ilong been interested in charitable
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-25

They are the product of years of expel
menting. Made from absolutely the be
material, with hardened cutting edges, CA
fully ground and polished. Heavily nicE
plated and brightly finished.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-25

time that two great nations lived in
peace and harmony for a period of
one hundred years (and let us hope
will for all time) without gun upon
rampant or a gunboat upon river
or lake along 350o miles of frontier
in the most friendly and ncighborly
feeling of unity and mutual respect
and regard and with no rivalry eX-
cept in the enterprises of commerce
and all the bentieent arts of peace.
These preliminary movements and
expressions indicate considerable VI
tally in the peace movement which.
in one way or another, is making itself
felt throughout the world. The grow
ing feeling in favor of international
arbitration is another expression Of
the same sentiment and while it may
yet be far from complete realization
it deserves ali possible encourage
mcnt II is too soan to predict just
what shape or how great dimensions
the proposed centennial celebration
between the United States and Great
Britain may take. but the interest al.
ready shown it is creditable to both
nations Indianapolis News
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-25
STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES
Held It's Meeting For Organization
In Portland.

The State Board of Charities and
Corrections created by the last
Legislature held its lAceting for Or
ganization in Portland. Robert T,
Whitehouse of Portland was elected
president and John f. Leggett of Au-
gusta was selected as secretary pro
secretary was deferred until the next
meeting of the board.
The law requires that the secre-
tary of this board shall be a resi-
dent of Maine and shall be qualified
by special knowledge and experience
in charitable, correctional and insti-
'utional work. The applicant must
rave been a resident of Maine for at
east five years. The salary of the
permanent secretary, as fixed by the
BOARD will be $500 a year. All appli-
atons for appointment must be made
10 the board at Augusta.
No more important act was passed
~ the last Legislature than WAS that
which created this State board Of
charities and corrections. The board
consists of five members who were
recently appointed by Governor
Hanes to serve one, two, three, four
md five years respectively and who,
in the order of which their terms
will expire are as follows: Robert I.
Whitehouse, Portland, John E. Leg
gett, Augusta; John Wilson of Au
gusta; Rev. Thomas j. Michigan OF
Augusta, and Mrs. Grace A. Wing of
Lewiston.
The powers given this board by
law are broad and are advisory in
eharacter. All regulations govern
'ng the administration of State in
stitutons must be approved by the
board and no official connected with
such institutions has the right to
change them in the slightest degree
after they have been approved. The
board is authorized to inspect and in
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-25
STOMACH
UPSET
Mi.o.na Will Prevent Further Trouble
1t Quickly and Surely Ends
Indigestion and stomach
Distress.

Distress after eating. belehing Of
gas and undigested food that lump Of
lead feeling in the stomach. headache
biliousncss and lack of energy. are
warning signals of out-of-order sto-
mach Now at once-is the time TO
stop this distress
Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets is the
remedy They are absolutely harm
less Get fifty cent box today Their
rs surely and quickly stops stomach
distress and improves and strengthens
The digestive system SO that what you
al is converted into nutrition and
the entire system is properly nourish-
ed
Money back if not benefited by
C. 4. Fogg. 2w}q
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HUNDRED YEARS OF PEACE

The year 1913 has been made mem
orable by the impressive dedication of
the palace of peace at The Hague, and
1914 will be marked 10y the celebration
of hundred years of unbroken peace
between the United States and Great
Britain. The actual beginning of the
hundred years of peace was the con-
clusion of the treaty of Client, De
cember "a, 1914, but he commission
which concluded the treaty met in Au-
gust 1914, and the celebration of the
centennial may begin in that month
of 1914 The United States. Great
Britain and Canada, VII unite in cele-
brating it and while the details have
not been arranged the program is suf-
ficiently foreshadowed to assure an
occasion of historic interest
The movement for the celebration
started in the United States in 1903
and met with SO much approval that
committees of prominent men were
appointed in this country and Great
Britain to formulate plans for il. the
committees being entirely nonpartisan
and including representative states
men of all parties and citizens of both
countries In April last sub-com-
mittee of the British commission
headed BY Lord Weardale visited the
United States and waf entertained i'll
New York, received by the President
in Washington and. IN conferences
with the American committee, dis
oussed some features of the proposed
celebrations On the day before this
committee sailed for the United States
King George V gave it a special re
ception. wished it a successful mis-
sion and said that he was keenly in
terested in the proposed celebration
which he hoped would draw the Eng
disappearing nations still closer to
gether.
Canada has joined in the movement
and committee of rept esentatiye men
has been appointed there. as resolu-
ton expressed it. "To join with tn
kindred association in Great Britain
for the purpose of cooperating with
the national committee of the United
States in commemorative the cen
tenary of the signing of the treaty Of
peace between Great Britain and the
United States in 1914 AT the public
meeting in Canada at which this
resolution was adopted and the COM
mittee appointed, one speaker, a mem
/ Der of the Canadian parliament, eX-
pressed the hope that This celebra-
/ ton may take the visible form of a
memorial which will proclaim for all
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-25
THE FRESH AIR CURE
Is Sound and Logical.

Both by day and by night 1t is nee
essary to have enough oxygen from
fresh air to keep the blood pure and in
best condition to repair waste and sc
maintain life. If confined by day, sleep
in open air at night, well protected
of course by suitable clothing.
If the liver or bowels become slug
gish take proper dose of 81. f." At
woods Medicine occasionally to pre-
vent congestion. 1t is safe old fami-
ly remedy.
II have used a. F." Atwood's Medi-
cine with most excellent results and
do most heartily recommend them.
feel sure that the 81. F. Atwood
Medicine is very beneficial in cases OF
Dyspepsia, Headache, and vomiting.
Mrs. Minnie II. Packard,
Monmouth, Me
35 cents at all dealers
81. F." MEDICINE CO, Portland, Me