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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-11

January anniversary for phich prepar-
atoms have already begun and rehear-
sails for the play are being held Fred
McCollor and Mellen Bosworth have
just completed the work of frescoeine
the walls and ceiling.
Claude Barker the cornetist lefi
Monday morning for Chicago where
he has position.
Eben Emery who has visited briefly
here with his parents Mr.. and Mrs
A c. Emery. also left Monday morn
ing for his home in Providence. K. |
His son will remain and continue his
studies in the High School here
VIM. Roth was passenger on the
stage Monday morning on his way tt
his home in East Boston.
Thirza Drake left Dec. ) for Show.
hogan, where she has employment IL
the family of f. T. Goodrich.
Mrs H. B Russell has returned tt
her home here after several weeks
with friends in Bingham. Arson ant
Skowhegan Mrs Clara Doe of Bling
ham is with her.
Mrs. s. NJ. Pratt who moved from
here to Turner two years ago, writes
to a friend that her health has been
very poor for year past, but that SHE
often thinks of Athens friends.
Friends here have recently learned
of the illness of Laurence FOX at the
home of his wife in Damariscotta.
A mark down sale is on at l.. I
williams. II opened Dec. and will
continue till after the holidays
The ladies' of the Athens NJ. e. B.
Society will serve ice cream in the
Grange dining hall. Saturday evening,
Dec. 18th, after the entertainment and
Christmas sale by the ladies of the
North Cornville NJ E. b. Society.
Werner Wormlight has gone to
Bingham to teach school.
The Athens rural schools are to
close Friday, Dec. Il. several of them
holding a social in the evening.
Vera Deering who was quite i'll for
a few days VAS back to school last
Heth.
she Baptist Auxiliary met December
10. with Mrs S. A. Foss with fifteen
in attendance. At the business ses-
sion it was planned to observe Fam
in Grage Hall A cold meat and
sd ldU supper VIII Uc StiNtQ anu q
brief program will be carried out. 1t
is hoped that all the members will
be there with their families to meet
Mr.. johnson and family for social
hour before they leave for their new
home in Wayne. Mr.. Johnson has al
ready sold his cows and milk route
and will dispose of other stock and
goods before leaving. He may not
have time to visit all his parishioners
but the family recently accepted an
invitation to dine with Mr.. and Mrs
John Curtis.
Herbert Wentworth while choppine
at the Burns camp Wednesday OF last
week had the misfortune to cut off a
toe.
All members of the Wesserrunsett
Lodge |. O. o. f. are requested to
attend the meeting Saturday evening
There will be an initiation Atten-
ton is called to the annual celebration
of Wesserrunsett Lodge and Winona
Rebekah Lodge, January 7th, 1914.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-11
CORNYILLE

In Oakland, Calf. on Dec. ?, 1913,
Mrs. Eudora Clementine Smith, a ma
tive of Cornville Maine, passed away
at her home. She spent her girlhood
days in Cornville, Maine, where she
had many friends. Most of her mar
ried life has been spent in California,
and Lynn. Mass, where she had en-
deared herself to host of friends
who will greatly regret her passing
away. She is survived by husband
Charles A. Smith, a daughter S. Bertha
and sons Albert Merton and Frank
Guy Smith. She was a sister of Mrs
Laura A. Hight of Oakland, Cal, Mrs
Gene Robinson of Cornville, Me-; Au-
gustus G. Smith of Hornbrook, Siski-
you county, Calf. and Charles A
Smith of Minong, Wis.
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County News
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NEW PORTLAND

Mrs Banch Hoyt went to King
field the last OF the week to visit her
father John Woodland. who is in feeble
health Mr. Woodland is staying with
his son Arthur Woodland.
Miss Edith West of this place and
Frank Cole Of Ohio were married Sun
day. Nov 30 by A ) Parson.
Miss Mildred Luce has gone TO Far
mington TO work.
RAY Luce and Archie Handy at
tended the dance Friday evening at
New Vineyard.
Schools began Monday with the
same teachers for the High and Gram
mar Schools and Miss Marion Star
bird Of Scion takes Miss Corson .
place in the primary school.
f. n. Carsley is in poor health. ne
is not able to be out at this writing
Earl Atwood got deer the hr5t
of the week.
The roads are in a very smoot1
condition after the storm.
Ray Cottlc intends to move his fam
lily TO Pennington as. soon as he can
get a rent. Mr. Cottle is employed
in the garage of Arthur Norton
The many friends of Everett Bur
bank of Madison will be glad to know
he Is able to sit up. Mr. Burbank mas
been sick at the home of his father
for three weeks.
Mrs. Harvey Conant who has been
visiting her daughter Mrs. II. S. Spear
returned to her home in Strong, MON
day.
w. S. Morrow made business trip
TO Boston the last of the week Tor
the interests of the New Portland Mig.
Company.
Married at New Portland, Nov. 80. by
Albert S. Parsons Esq, Frank n. Cole
and Miss Florence Edith West both
of New Portland.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-11
The Reporter as a Christmas Gift

We have had an extraordinary num-
ser of instances this year where the
Reporter has been ordered sent to
friends or relatives as Christmas
sift. Nearly one hundred residents
If Skowhegan and other Somerset
County towns have thus arranged for
present, the value of which will ex-
end throughout the year of 1914. Moth
ing could be more acceptable to any
one now or formerly interested in THIS
section of Maine than a gift of this
kind. orders sent now Will include
the remaining issues of December
and all of the issues for 1914.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-11
EAST MADISON

The next meeting of East Madison
Grange Is election of officers. good
attendance is desired.
A son was born to Mr., and Mrs.
Walter Rowell on Dec. 9Th.
Edward A. Bicknell is visiting his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Bicknell.
Mrs. l.. NJ Boardman was calling on
Mrs. Emma Lincoln one doy last
week.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-11

Dinner was served by the hostess ana
a pleasant social time followed.
The Kennebecside Club meeting oil
Dec. 49, has been cancelled on ac-
count of its being so near CHRIST
mas. The next meeting will be held
January g. 1914.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-11
HINCkLEY

Eleazer Parker Chapter, D. A. r.
held its twelfth regular meeting at
the home of the Regent. Mrs. Arthur
Richardson in rClinton yesterday. The
meeting was called to order and after
opening exercises a paper "The First
President of the United States was
given by Miss Sarah f. Richardson.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-11
NORTH CORNVILLE

Elba Curtis of Bingham and his
aunt Alfredo Maynard of Scion, are
visiting G. w. Bates and family. ,
Mrs. Hodges, who has been visiting
her son Frank Hodges during the
summer, returned to Massachusetts
yesterday morning
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-11

The best safeguard against Group Is
a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound in the house T. II. CHM Md
dleton, Ga. writes: MY children are
very susceptible to Group, easily catcf
cold | give them Foley's Honey and
they get prompt relief and are soof
Tar Compound and in every instance
cured We keep 1t at home and pre-
vent Group"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-11

school this week but is somewhat bet
ter and hopes to be able to return
next week.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-11
Show hogan Grange

There was a very excellent atten-
dance of the Patrons of Husbandry at
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-06
stage "Fire Dogs"

Here Is an instance which, for simon
pure stupidity, has rarely been equal
ed, writes Mary Shaw in the London
Strand. A stage manager sent a list
Of properties to a small place ahead.
naming, among other things. dogs for
the fi%replace."> When the company ar
rived. late in the afternoon. they found
six or eight ours dashed up in the the
alter, barking and yelE>ng and Juggling
at their chains. The stage manager,
not knowing what these canines We're
there for, took no notice Of them, but
began going over his props" With
the property man ut his elbow he ran
down the list, asking what he could
get and what he could not get. Pres
entity he came to the item and asked,
what about the dogs"
"Well," answered the man, pointing
to the yelpers, these were all l could
get"
The stage manager for the first time
realized what the ours for. but
he didn't want to give the local prop
erty man away before the others. so
he very seriously and critically In
spected the dogs and then said, shak-
ing his head almost sadly:
Pm afraid they aren't just the
right kind. You had better send them
back" 5""s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-06
East Indian Acrobats.

The wandering acrObats Of India.
says a writer in the Wide World, are
recruited from u low caste of people
called 'Dombaranos," who live by this
profession alone. The children are
trained from their earliest childhood
and do not receive any education in
schools. They travel from village to
town and give their performances,
which are really wonderful, in the open
air before crowds OF %onlookers. Their
tricks are quaint and sometimes aston
ishingly clever. Supported by one an
other. these men will balance them
selves in a crazy kind Of pyramid rising
fifteen or twenty feet from the ground,
and one Of their number will then
climb this living pyramid with a heavy
weight in his teeth. Babies not yet
able to walk are often seen being made
use Of in the most dangerous n
during these performances. l'ajahs
and rich Indians are very fond of the
acrobatic displays and engage the best
Of the men to perform before their
guests at entertainments. :
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-06
,s the Universe Double Z,

In 1904 Professor j. C. Kapteyn. Of
GrOningen announced his belief that
the visible universe is not single, but
double-tbat what we behold is not a
system of stars, but two systems.
Since this announcement A. S. Ed
,dington of Greenwich, A. w. EicEerton
and II. G. Plummer, of Oxford and u.
j. j. See of the Lick observator have
given their concurrence to it. Mr.. Ed
dington, for example, has analysed the
motion Of six different groups of stars,
and lie has shown the existence in
every case Of two sets Of curves in
dicating two paths along which rival
star systems are streaming. One
stream travels at the rate Of seventeen
miles q second and the other at the
rate Of five miles.
The movement Of our sun is thirteen
miles a second toward the region in the
heavens now marked by theSes treat star
Arcturus, though he is Fastening to
meet us. The two pointers Of the Great
Bear are going along with the earth,
other stars Of the Great Bear away
from the earth. Sirius is in II stream:
so are the brightest stars Of the North
ern Crown-one in the Lion, one in
Eridanus and n in Auriga.-William
Bayard Hale id Worlds Work.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-06
PIERCE HITS AND MRS.

Ed Pierce, Of Grafton, who has
printed the Record at that place since
the recollection of tho oldest inhabi-
tant, until he sold it to Grant Hager,
and who has amused the people Of the
middle northwest most of the time
With, his hunor under the heading,
lifts and Mrs has finally began the
prI .blication orthat fiowro wit in mag
a4line form at ISL per year. On the
lt.tle page is picture of Poison Car
rOts, one of his favorite characters,
while the Loving c~ountenance of Po:.
son Carrots mother.in-law adorns the
back page. Mr.. Pierce says "the
magazine didn't come into the world
with any particular whoop or hollai,
neither does it expect to SILVER with
the cold like a pointer dog looking
through the window OF a meat store
on January 10, which date we have
been using for a birthday ever since
we can remember" Further, Mr..
Pierce says, cit will be published
monthly like a grocery bill, and he
expects to get subscribers at Penn
ington, Mimi, which is surrounded by
as good a wire fence as we ever tore
our Sunday pants on"
Mr.. Pierce is one of the most YER
satile men the state has ever pro-
duced and is brimful of wit and hui
NOR. His writings will undoubtedly
find a ready sale, and Mr.. Pierce's
friends who number legion will be
pleased to learn of his success.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-06
How Old IL the .Earth7

Sir George Darwin's statement at
Cambridge that the late Lord Keivin's
estimate of the earth's age has been
seriously vitiated by the discovery Of
radium since the calculation was made
will meet with the entire approval OF
biologists. For many years physicists
and biologists have been disputing on
this matter. and the latter have utterly
failed to make the facts of geology fit
in with what they termed Lord Kel-
wins miserable allowance" Of time.
Now, however, that it is established
that the earth has a large store of heat
producing radium and other radio
active substances. mathematics Is able
greatly to extend the miserable al
lowance' a trihe Of 2O,OOO.O0O years,
and the 500. 600 900 years necessary to
account for the biologists phenomena
is no longer considered too big a draft
on the bank OF time. The Hon. Mr..
Strut has assigned Il minimum age of
711,O00.000 years for some archaean
rocks from Canada he has examined
Dundee Advertiser.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-06
OUR GUESTS-THE BANKERS

Today the capital city is host to
the Missouri Slope Group Bankers as
%sociation, the members of which or
ganization are meeting here for the
purpose of discussing the problems
which they have to deal with in il
nancing this new country which is in
the first stages of real development.
Probably the most important factor
in the development of a new country,
and at the same time the most thor
oughly cussed and misunderstood
class of people, are the bankers.
Without them the country could no:
develop, for in truth the business OF
the entire country is carried on on
paper, and it is the banker who fur
nishes the "wherewith" to make the
mare so.
Money is necessary to develop the
country; the farmer needs it; the
business man and the individual in
every walk has to have it, but none
can get it except the banker. Nobody
goes to the banker to borrow money
unless he needs it, must have 1t, and
can't get it anywhere else. The bank
is the natural place for n to look
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-06
Got Her 4 Scat.

A young woman entered a subway
train at Seventy-second street and, see
ing that she would have to stand,
meekly grasped a strap near one on
which a stout, we'll built IA was hang
ing. Hardly had the train pulled out
from the station when she heard a
voice saying, "There's a seat, madam"
and turning around she beheld her big
neighbor pointing to a little space be-
tween two men. She stepped forward,
but as neither Of them seemed inclined
to make room for her she smillngly de-
clined to sit where she was so evident
ly not wanted. Whereupon the big
mar decided to occupy the space him
self! He sat down and after a few
seconds began to work himself back
ward and forward, to right and to left,
until presently his neighbors, yielding
to his bulk, moved up, and 10! he was
in possession Of a comfortable seat.
Then he arose, politely doffed his hat,
bowed to the woman and said! "NOw,
madam, l think you will find room!
Won't you sit down ?'-New York Trib-
une.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-06
Communication

Word comes from Washington that
the situation as to the Nenyon-Webb
interstate commerce bill is tense. Feb.
5 is the day for the report on the bill
by the house judiciary committee. The
liquor interests are doing all they can
to block the bill. The senate will vote
on the bill Feb. 10. Let individuals
and groups of men send night tele-
grams to Senators A. J. Gronna and
P. J. Macomber urging passage OF
the bill.
A national call to prayer for the
interstate liquor bill has been sent out
as follows:
"We urge the observance of Feb. 10
by all who believe in prayer.
Having faith in God and in His
power to overcome the powers of evil
arrayed against the righteous legisla-
ton, the Christian and temperance
forces of the country are urged to call
upon God in earnest prayer for the
speedy passage of this bill. Where
ministers and temperance leaders can
arrange for meetings for prayer on
the afternoon of Feb. 10 at / o'clock
this course is urged, but let every man
and womans who believes, in prayer
make supplication to God that he may
direct the forces of righteousness so
that this bill will pass the senate on
that date. But before that date-noW,
when you see his word, use the wires
to Washington and urge your senators
to use the necessary floor tactics to
win success. Wire then pray"
Remember the convention date
of the Enforcement League is Feb. Is
and 10 and the place Bismarck. Out.
side speakers of note are being Sc.
cured. Let every church send a dele
gate This is very important as bills
are pending which will, if passed,
greatly help law enforcement.
f. L. WATKINS,
Superintendent.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-06

b. d. Ash, the portly sergeant-at.
arms of the house, and who has been
holding down a job in the hospital for
several days at a good price, has been
liberated and Is so thin he looks like
a ghost, claiming to be down to a tri-
he over 300. pounds. Bert-as he IS
commonly called, and some call him
Ben-says he thought he was going
to die, much as he hated to while this
session was on, and then he couldn't
remember any of his friends of to-
day who had ever died with the grip,
so he took new heart. and got out OF
1t. But Bert has fought many a bat
tie and knows how. For over 20
years he was a member of the Nation
al Guard in this state-eyen back into
territorial days when many of the
scenes of conflict were laid in what
is now South Dakota. At first he was
ranmer in Battery A, then drum ma
jor Of the First Regiment band, and
later with the hospital corps. In the
first place he was a heavyweight; in
the second, quite a leader, and in the
third he did valuable service Saving
lives" and caring for the dead ones,'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-06
SUM mons

State of North Dakota, County of Bur-
leigh, In District Court, Sixth Judicial
District. s
Fay Smith, Plaintiff, VS.. Evert l.. Smith,
Defendant. e
The State Of North Dakota to the Above
Named Defendant: !a.
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint in this action and to serve
a copy Of your answer upon the. sub
scriber within thirty days after the SER
vice of this m upon you; eXclu-
sive of the day of service; and in case
Of your failure to appear or answer, judg-
ment will be taken against you by default
for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated at Bismarck, North Dakota, this
goth day Of November, A. D. 1912.
Fl. r.. BERNDT,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
and postofice address: Suite Is
and 16, First National Bank Building,
Bismarck, North Dakota.
Notice to the Above Named Defendant:
Please take notice that the complaint
in said foregoing entitled action was filed
in the office Of the Clerk Of the District
Court for Burleigh County, North Dako-
Ia, n is now on file in said office N
the County Courthouse at Bismarck,
North Dakota, having been so filed there
this 22nd day of January, A. D. 1913.
H. r. BERNDT,
Attorney for Plaintiff
Office and p%ostoffice address: Suite II
and 16, First National Bank Building
Bismarck, North Dakota.
e.: %, 30. 2: 6. 13, 20, 2O
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-06

for 1t. This being the cas- he should
have his pay for having It on hand
and lending It. II is hard for the
banker to get, and it Is not only nee
esSary for him 10 have n good credit.
but it Is also necessary for him to pay
il back to the man from whom he gets
it, together with his interest. Some
complain at the high rates of inter.
est. but when n realizes what the
effort means to get money t distriD.
ute to people In n new and uncertain
country, there can be no objection to
The seemingly high rates.
Some also feel that the bankers
are harsh, but If all classes Of bust.
ness men conducted business on the
same common ense principles IS the
bankers do, and guarded their credit
and accounts as carefully as this class
of business men does, there would be
fewer failures, and better conditions
all round.
The slope owes much 10 its .DanX.
crs-and that is no joke 1t owes ap'
probation as we'll as dollars. Con.
slider the raw state of the Missouri
slope before civilized maj began it's
development. Think of the lumber,
hardware, machinery, horses, clothing,
food, and every necessity which re.
quire money ip order to get a start.
What would be the state of progress
were it not for the man with the mon
ey to help this gigantic enterprise
along? The bankers are liberal with
their money in assisting all enterpris-
Is which have for their object the de-
velopment Of the slope. True, they
make money, but it is conserved anc
well placed. and without these men
who are guests today the slope
would be but little better than it was
when the white mar wres;ed it from
the red man.
= Let US. welcome our guests, make
them feel at home within our gates,
extend them the hand Of welcome and
assure them that We appreciate the
interest in and the assistance they
give the entire country-even though
they do make us pay for it.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-06
How Names Are Changed.

There was u curious transformation
Of names among the refugees who
locked to England after the revolu-
ton of the edict of Nantes. Many of
the HuguenOts translated their names
into English. sometimes with a slight
alteration of the sense. Roileau be-
came Drinkwater; De!amere, Bythesea;
Jolifemme. Frettyman; L.oiseau, Bird;
Lefevre. Smith: Dubois. Wood. and
Savage. Savage or Wild. &
Some names became so corrupted as
to be unrecosnizable. Chapuis became
Shoppee; Beaufoy, Rofin. and Condo.
Cundy. Similar havoc, though on a
less extensive scale. has been played
with English Names in France. Ma
zarin.s successor. Colbert. descended
from an Englishman named Cuthbert,
and the real name Of the famous art
list who decorated Versailles was not
lie Hruu. but Brown. And we may
counter that with the Tolfers, who are
the Taillcfers Of France.