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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-06
The serious Illness of John Walker
is reported.

The serious Illness of John Walker
is reported.
The Skowhegan Water Co is still
pumping part of its supply from tb&
river.
Mrs. George Paddock was at GA
Grove Seminary yesterday to ate n
a meeting Of the Board Of Directc&
Of which she Is a member. Il
Mr. and Mrs E. b. Chase and MTG
chase.s brother. Frank Cleveland fro
Alaska. arc away for an outing in ~
vicinity Of Moosehcad Lake. n
Miss Helen Bradford Of Dorchest4s
Mass, accompanied by her mother ~
rived here last night leaving for a
sojourn at Fairgrieye Bay, Lake Wes-
serunsett.
Mrs. l. c. Trufant and litue daugh-
ter arrived home last night from Bath
accompanied by her mother Mrs. +.
\. Weeks and her sister Miss Frances
Weeks of Bath.
Mrs Charles Dorc ard Mrs A. J
Blair left Monday for Boston 10 visit
with the family Of Dana Z. Spauldine
in that city They were Joined al
Watervine by Mrs. Peter Guerney.
Workmen while digging the other
day on North Avenue TO set a tele-
phone pole found cedar log, with a
hole bored through the same. which
was doubtless at one time a portion
of the citys water system. II was
about three feet beneath ground.
Mrs. ". II. Leayitt accompanied by
her two children and mother. Mrs
Morrill, arrived Tuesday night from
St Paul, Mimi, and are guests at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. A. 7. Smith. Mr.
Leavitt is coming later to accompany
them home and visit with his mother
Mr.. and Mrs. f. ". Briggs depart
ed yesterday on an extended automo-
bile trip. They were accompanied by
their guest. Mrs Ralph Leayitt Of Pur-
cell, Okla, Howard Gilmore of Brook
line, Mass, Mr. Briggs's business as
sociate in the poultry business and
Dr. and Mrs. ". H. Diller of Philadel-
phia They were to journey VI
through Maine, stopping at Jackman
and then continue TO Quebec, Mon
treal. Ottawa, Thousand Islands, n Y.
and Syracuse, n. Y, with stops, dur
ing the last stages Of their journey
in Massachusetts, Vermont and New
Hampshire. Walter S. Wyman o
Augusta and party are also travelling
over the same route.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-06
at the theater m of the delightful Dram
"The Woman Of It"

Dance at the Theatre on Tuesday
Night after the Fireworks and also the
Regular Friday Night Dance.
Chicken Dinner will be served at
Lakewood Inn on Tuesday at 600 p.
nj.
Half Hour Car Service with Return
Cars after the Fireworks and also
after the Dance.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-06

Dr.. GAIA has removed from Water
street to the Brainerd place, No 80,
North Avenue
A stenographer is wanted at the Of
fee of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for
the two weeks commencing Monday,
August 18th.
The Skowhegan Farmers Union will
unload a car of mixed grain tomorrow
friday and Saturday. Storehouse
will be open all day, Saturday of each
week,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-06
CAUTION

whereas my wife Elveretta Bray
has left my bed and board without
Just cause. This is To warn all per
sons against harboring ar trusting her
on my account for ! shall pay no bills
of her contracting after this dat
Pleasant Ridge. August 4. 1914
3w32' JOHN W. BRAY
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-06

In case Of rain on Tuesday Night
the Fireworks will he postponed until
the following Tuesday, but the Thea
ire and Dance will be held.
Steamer Margaret Il. will make con-
nection from East Madison for Thea
tire with return boat after Fireworks
and Dance.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-06
Cal TIoN

Whereas my wife Eva Burton. has
left my bed and board without just
cause This is to warn all persons
against harborng or trusting her on
my account as | shall pay no bills Of
her contraction after this date.
.Iackmau. Maine. August 3. 1914
1W32' GEORGE q. BURTON.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-06
Second Grand Display
Fireworks 3!
Lakewood, tuesday, Aug. | |
After the Theater by the Pain Firework
Display Company of New York

Two thousand people and hundred automobiles
Fireworks last Tuesday, and all went home pleased
with the splendid display
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-08-06

the
Balloons
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Additional Locals on Pages Six and
Ten
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-04-14

opposition to him at the last primary
and so he had it. We believe it was
the road question that did it.
At the last county road convention
something more than hot air was
brought to the surface and a move
ment was inaugurated to have repre-
sentatives from all the townships meet
this summer after feeling the public
pulse in the respective communities
and decide on the best ways and means
of solving the local problem. Perhaps
no definite proposition will be put
forth until a meeting of these repre-
sentatives, and probably not then, but
it is hoped there will be something
definite. We ought by all means to
bring an issue or state the proposition
and turn it down or begin in earnest
to get the necessary legislation, if
any is needed to build roads and build
coed ones.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-04-14
qulre indifferently, Hugh? No, what
Ibid she saw"

quire indifferently, Hugh? No, what
did she say?"
"She told you she would take your
ears right off if you didn't stop it.
Yesterday she said, You let those
buds alone or | will pull your hair
out by the roots"
Jack went off into a burst of
laughter, then chuckled, Don't scare
me none! She's said that millions of
times but she's never done it yet, has
she? She didn't mean it and never
does" And Jack fearlessly continued
his depredations.
Donald, still doubtful, was again
treasured by his brother, whereupon
he plucked the remaining buds with
great gusto
This set me thinking. Here was a
mother unknowingly losing control
over her boys simply by making ri
diculous threats which she could
never execute. Jack was so well ac-
quainted with them that he was now
passing on his wisdom to Donald.
How many of you mothers are US
ing this method either as regular
means or as last resort to exact ODE
dience? 1t indicates a deplorable
state of affairs in any instance and
breeds disrespect and disobedience as
no other agency can. Suppose every
threat is carried out, the child then
obeys through fear, not from any
good motive. More often threats are
.unthinkingly made only to be forgot
ten. Your child is so apt to take you
at your word that he also takes ad-
vantage of your forgetfulness or your
inability to execute your threat.
This habit grows strong with many
mothers, but it is an open avowal of
weakness and inefliciency. Do not say
as | heard one young mother, "The
only way | can make George behave
all day is to threaten a whipping from
his daddy at night"
An occasional threat Immediately
put into action avails more than
countless other means. but this is
the point: Anything but constant
dining into child's ears of what
you will do for if not. 1t matters
little.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-04-14
WHY THREATEN ?


Last summer two little neighbor
boys were playing in their garden and
this was part of their converse
ton:
Said six years old to eight. Jack
you'd better not snap off any more
of those peony buds! You know what
mother said" this last meaningly.
Jack STOPPED long enough to in
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-04-14
NEVADA COUNTY ROADS

u.. has of course, been great
l"' - talk how to solve the local
deal Oroblem and great deal has al
I''a u, heen done in sincere effort TO
Is this, Just now, however, the tax tax
%, ' assumed a more serious turn and
, ,sspIs are BEGINNING to draw .s. lines
r psS distinctions. Heretofore the road
an anu has has really not been an issue
s'as orlv been a subject on which
D noonle agreed That is, most
n aD,rv one agreed that roads are good
w.. w., 70 have in the country when
'nnS has anywhere to go with We
s aaJ If any kind, loaded or unloaded.
When V1l,s it gets down to the serious ques-
..r If making them, most people are
'.;ll agreed to let the other fellow do
=. share first and accept the results
# they are good
Nav there is a little talk about
,,ndinC the county or a portion of 1T
f0r the purpose, No definite propo-
,itiou or proposed bill has been
framed. but it is suggested here and
there that we should have enough
money to spend now to take up the
rresent tax or more for a period of
twenty years, proper provision being
made for interest and a sinking fund.
his suggested that under the present
system, we will work all year and re-
uair the roads and make them pass
able and the annual rains will wash
them away and for lack of continuity
n the work, the traffic will so ruin
the Improvements that in years time
scarcely any difference will be noticed
from the condition Of the roads year
previous. 1t is further suggested that
il bonds were issued and we had the
benefit of the money we could make
permanent roads which would require
small expense for repairs and we
would have the benefit OF the roads
now which most people concede is an
economic value of no small moment,
and thus not wal, twenty years or
more for roads and possibly then not
have any better than we have now.
Another point of Importance is called
to mind namely; That a very large
per cent of the money used for build
ing roads in this country, should bonds
be issued and contracts be let, would
be expended among the people of the
county and the money would be earned
and spent herc Ha log another item
Of considerable economic saiue.
On the other hand there is the usual
cry Of increased taxes and the taxing
o. the majority for the benefit of the
lew and the cost of construction being
out Of proportion to the benefits to be
derived etc. The one solid fact re-
mans that roads viii not build them
SReS and unless We build them, they
will not be built and we will continue
70 pull through the mud and over
rough places as usal. If we build
men, We must have the money and
1'Sle is no way TO get the money ex-
'Sp' TO tax the people. Our present
uA would in time go long way to-
ward solving the problem of it could
e used In a way that the work will
not be destroyed almost as fast as il is
done. '''' 80 - 20
rs we suggested. the issue is COM
"s' county Judge Thomas who while
a'' coming out openly for an improve
4s'' district has discussed the mat
q. rather freely and frankly with all
people and for fear that he might
A. y, an Improvement district, it was
thought good time N go, ont en-
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-04-14

Haw Greek Correspondence VALID
ron Advance Reporter: The farmers
are now getting busy. Some are
standing at the end of the corn rows
waiting for spring to open up so they
can begin putting corn in the ground;
some are digging fish bait, while
others are doing what father did
nothing.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-04-14
Reliable Foley's Honey and Tar
Cnrunnunh

Just lie sure that you buy Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound it is a
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Group. whooping coughs, bronchial and
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prompt and definite results for hoarse-
ness tickling throat and stuffy wheezy
breathing
For Sale by Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-04-14

Rogers Cooperative Press: Four
farmers and fruit growers near Ben
topville and Rogers have recently
bought oil tractors and equipment for
farm and orchard work. The great
Northwest has nothing on this sec
ton.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-04-14
FACT AND FUN OVER ARKANSAS

Stuttgart Arkansawyer: While it
may be right for men to wear socks
to match their neckties, it is hoped
they don't feel it necessary to put
ruliies on their undershirts.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-04-14

Rogers Democrat: We've had sil
months of good road theory; nov
let's have a few months of good roaC
work.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-04-14

h,' Snen run down with kidney trouble,
S ''.,acne' rheumatism or bladder
H. 1 v's turn quickly for help to Fo-
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,0od md into your system without having
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done mo e" Us, + OBEY Kidney Pills have
Of med;oi more good than $4,000 worth
suits, ''''e' They give you good re-
'a'e BY Hesterly Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-04-14

Just Received-Nicc lot CT country
hams and bacon.-Ha.iom {. Son.
phone 2i0. Quick Delivery. Advt.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-04-14
rhp Prescott Daily News
PUBLISHED ST
:. news Printing Go.

second class mail matter
Entered 1t ath, 1905, at the po st3 C.
sogenOett, Al Ark, under the act OF
.. 4 frTss March B. 1859
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-04-14

Ogamaw Correspondence Camden
Herald: Mike Meredith and Billy
Randle were driving their cows home
one day last week when all at once
they saw an airship sailing over their
heads. Mike said the rich ride on the
highways while us poor fellows go
on the byways. To which Billy added:
"The rich ride in the zephyrs while
we have to drive in the heifers."
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-04-14

Greenwood Register: The city cow
still has full sway over all the wagons
that are hitched around the square.
1t looks like "A shame to treat our
farmer friends in this manner when
they come to trade with us. Only the
other day we observed one old brindle
COW rip open sack of feed that some
farmer had stored in his wagon, and
what she did not eat was wasted, and
all that was for the farmer to do was
to say mean things about the COW, In
all seriousness, let's keep the live
stock at home; or, if not at home, off
the square at all hazards, as it does
not speak we'll for town the size Of
Greenwood to have live stock running
at large and annoying visitors.
The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1914-04-14

ho a'' !, Rent-Goai corner business
NE 'ocation.--Douglas Brooks.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-11

a little. Gle is penitent. Do you UNI
derstand now, Mr.. Drake? He wants
me to go back to him. And am go-t
ing-after he has served his SEN,
tence"
Here was wretched dilemma. The
man, broken by disease, outcast by
his own actions, had drifted into the
hospital, to come face to face with
the woman whom he had ruined, and
the one person on earth who could
help him. She had no love for him,
but she could not leave this wreck of
a man to perish.
Invent to the bedside alone john
son was staring up at me with hollow,
eyes.
'She has told your" he asked.
Yes answered, and it was all l
could do to refrain from insulting the
creature as he lay there; only his
very abjectness was a sort of protec-,
ton, suppose.
Doctor" he said, 1--we been a;
pretty bad sort Of customer in my
time, but it's all over now. The police
have been notified, and they are COM.
ing for me, guess" .,
81 wish to heaven you had stayed
away, or gone to some other hos
pital," answered.
l watched Nurse Miriam pretty
closely that evening, but she went
about her work quite quietly. She
had herself under complete control,
hIIt If was a nueStiOn how long If
would last. It did seem wretched
situation, but there were her princi-
pies, and there was the sick man,
helpless, penitent | am sure his con-
version was sincere.
Knowing her, l knew she could not
have done otherwise.
Sure enough, next morning about
six o'clock, a police officer came into
the ward and posted himself beside
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-11


'What?" l asked.
THAT fellow Johnson in Bed IA is
Elizabeth Mitram's husbandp
'Nonsense!" l answered angrily,
because the shock was almost as bad
for me as it had been for him. You
see, everyone had looked with SYM
pathy upon the senior surgeon and
the pretty nurse in their unhappy love
affair
GO and see her, Jack" he said,
pressing my hand. .-:
There is not much privacy in hos
pital, but Bed IA occupied little al
cove at the end of the room, and one
could speak there. without being
heard by the Others. Nurse Miriam
was standing beside Johnson, and the
fellow was looking up at her with the
face of a man under sentence of
death.
She beckoned me to follow her into
the night nurses room, and there she
wheeled on me like tigress. She
drew a paper from her apron pocket
will you please, read that" she
said to me.
1t was brief and to the point 1t Of
fered a reward of thousand dollars
for the arrest of certain Lamson,
who was wanted on the charge of
theft. He had been the valet of old
Montague, the millionaire. and had
made off with all the cash he could
lay his hands on and, what had en-
ragged the old man most, some minia-
lures of a dead child of his. Hence
the offer of the reward. The photo
graph accompanying the article was
that of Johnson.
what are you going to do?" l
asked.
81 have told him to give himself |
up" she replied.
well" answered, ''of course we |
are not informers, but"
Oavnr saw a woman 90 oil tO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-02
AID TURKS
TO PREPARE FOR WAR
Britain Expecting Turkey to Join Foes, Arranges with
United States to Look After British In
terests in Constantinople.
by Cable to The Tritune.I

Athens Sept opinion considerably disqueted
by apparently cmanang from hostile the Triple En-
that Great Britain and France deoIs of Turkey
all costs have been urging Greece to make large concessions in the mat
Of islands while Russia stated have bought Bugara neutrality
Of the Treaty expense
OF Greece and Serva.
The the active command Of the Greek fleet by Admiral
o the British feet has welcome correction OF the
public mind the good understanding existing between
the the Greek
sympathetic toward the Triple Entente than before.
Rome Sept telegram received from Berlin the
mobilization of the Turkish
stated the Turkish will form OF the first line
posed of only 100000 all Mahometans.
Sevnty-two German officers forming the German military
mission Constannop have been incorporated the Turkish
and will participate in the
The presence officers the army interpreted
that Turkey will fight on the side OF Germany
Washington Sept The Embassy by
cable from London that German officers had gone Conannope
key expected Plans already under ask the American
Costannop take charge of British interests there
the OF declaration OF the allies by the Porte which
momentariy expected
The Turkish Ambassador Bey expressed doubt to-day
Turkey about fight the side OF Germany He said the
Turkish modified three weeks
threatened host between Turkey and the Balkan States
was made by the Turkish Ambassador.
concerning reformation of Balkan alliance against
Turkey absolutely false" said the ambassador.
What appears be conclusive that that the Turkish Bull
which had been formed just before the consider
uherng the has held several
meetings of the European hoes and at these meet
Turkish and Bulgarian members delivered addresses
commenting the community OF interest OF the two countries
significant thai the semiofhca Bulgarian
Poca that the object of the
the sympathy all the educated circles in Bulgaria This would
that which account OF her accident OF language joined
70 the Slav nations community interest with the Sav
people procms herself sister nation OF the Turkish people which
in reality she is
as we'll as Greece Great Britain France Russia Serv
Montenegro and Rumania, diplomats here believe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-02
TELLS EXPERIENCE.
AS WAR PRISONER
Richard Harding Davis Gives His Opinion of the Ger
man Campaign in Belgium, as Witnessed ana
Heard of While He Was Captive
By RICHARD HARDING DAVIS.
1Special CORRESPONDENT Of The New York Tribune

London Sept IL have the text OF the let'er
President Wilson them to preserve TOWARD ~
w ,h roor,,, aitrdr of neutra But the feel
very deeply therefore, that did earnestly try to convince amer
that they should neutras would be sinking respohs
Were the conflict Belgium fight equal terms oet"ee"
and man. without question the duty OF Americans "0uo
20 tho side lines and preserve open But is not tan hsh
Germany fighting fouy She deyng not only the rules Oh wal
all fules OF humanity
If public opinion help preventing turther outase
forces and in fastening unspeakabe conflict to close Snou "
cted against those who If convinced that one oppo
bt;ro honestly and adversary striking below the oe
n and hitting then for neutral attitude OF h'u
: and the attitude Of a coward
When a mad dog amuck a village II Is une au'S u go
- t or, and DESTROY it. not himself indoors and pre-
the those who face him neutral "o
war against Germans we know Germans !"
i' . s,nee and most industrious responsible tel
, corntrvnen 1t war, Winston Churchh IN hS "'''
sunday explained against the military arocracy Oh OetS |
who, to preserve tner 0aSS
s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-02
Official Statement in Paris Also Says That
Germans Have Been Checked at .
Rethel-Rlght Unchanged.
ALLIED ARMIES SEEK GOOD POSITION
Foe Said To Be Greatly Weakened by Incessant Fight
ing During Nine Days-An French Reserv-
lists To Be Called to Colors

Paris Sept I'll As p m).-The following official state
ment was issued by the War Office tonight:
ION our left wing a result of the turning movement OF the
German army and order accept battle under mfavorable
conditions our troops retired toward the south and southwest IN
the region of Ree forces have arrested the nsonen-
tsy In the centre and right the situation remains
changed"
The British army, fresh and rested the experts about to
engage the extreme German right and to support the French who
have been retiring slowly for several days.
Oca auneuneaent made this aftssnoos to the secf
that the Minister War ha decided ca out immediately ell
the resevs in the country who have been peviOuy
moned to the colors
London, Sept 1.-THE Evening News publishes dispatch
from Paris saying that French courier attached to the General
Staff arrived in the French capital to-day from the north and made
the following statement:
'The German advance has been checked by their terrible
losses during the few days They asked for afistce
to bury their dead"
'The Anslo-French army had to give ground but
nowhere they been broken through the statement gwen
out at the French Embassy in London to-day.
Washington, Sept 1.-The French Ambassador, Jusse-
rand to-day received this official dispatch from PARIS
n the Vosges and Lorraine troops began an advance
again yesterday At Sassy the Meus regiment of German
infantry was nearly annihated On left wing German prog
ress was made The offensive advance progressing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-02
CZAR'S ARMY DESTROYS
AUSTRIAN RIGHT WING
Russians Cut the Enemy to Pieces in Galca' iakins
10000 Prisoners and Driving Back the
German Reinforcements

rordon dispatch to lie IemI's says lhe
the Gaician slde was pnan 'ne
rb wing of the having been ueciSes u w N
hands of the Vlctors
IN tho ystula front where the Russians encoun'e ~ . 20
ming the result somewhat uncertain out tue d renuso
WINS vigorous offensive anu iepuo
,r They captured large number OF pieces OF nrlef9
" Th Russians the dispatch adds executed many oa o.
Inc bcb had deciding the issue OF the
twbee the Germans endeaorng to erect Juhc'on WI" ~
n meet the attack with counter onenS Ou
were repulsed with losses
publishes dispatch from Rome
Lhuo"' Rumana declare tha
defeat In Gaicis colossal Trains are Transporting M
30 thousands Of wounded and numerous Austrian regiments nave
% pan,an General staff considers that the battle on ne Au
- tnter will be 1t believes that defeat OF tn Aus
,d nv general insurrectiOn and that therefore Whatever
the Austrians will not fall back They are no" max
~ enort and recalling the troops engaged against
Franc and Servia