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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-23
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Cattle Show and Fair at Skowhegan
Thurs, Fri. and Sat, Sept. 10, II, r.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-23
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL MARKETS

Wool-Unwashed, 23c per lb.
Hides and skins-Hides, lie to 12C
per lib; calf skins, zoe per lb; lamt
skins, 40c to Coo
Beans-Hand picked, yellow eyes
$3.50 to $500; pea beans, $2.75 to
$500. ..~
Beef-Ox beef, &c to 12c.
Poultry-Fowls, lac to Ice per Id.
chicken, Ice to zoe.
Round Hog-11c per Id.
Tallow-Rough, &c per h.
Eggs-22c per dozen, fresh.
Potatoes--70c per bushel.
Butter-28c to 30c per Id.
Cheese-16c to 18c per h.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-13
FOOTBALL SEASON WILL OPEN FRIDAY HENDRIX VS. ARKANSAS BATESVILLE COLLEGE HOPES
 TO REVERSE LAST
 YEARS SCORE.

The 1914 football season in Con- way will be formally opened on next Friday afternoon at Russell field, on the Hendrix campus, when the Ar kansas College team of Batesville comes here for game with the Hen- drix College Bulldogs" When the two teams met last year at Batesville, the Bulldogs walked away with 46 to 0 victory. The game was played on Monday after Hendrix had beaten the Jonesboro "Aggies" on Saturday, 32 to 0.
 However, the dope on this years Arkansas team is to the effect that it is much better than in former wears. Several new men have joined the squad, adding both weight and speed. The team opened it's season at Philadelphia, losing to the strong Henderson-Brown eleven 25 to 0, which is considered fine showing for a team that had been practicing but short time
 It is rumored about the Bulldogs" camp that the Batesvillians are con- ing with blood in their eyes, bent up- on turning tie tables on the local footballists. Arkansas this year is out for the state championship honors, and she has made an excellent start in that direction. If sinew and brawn and speed can be relied upon to ac- complish the big end of the score next Friday. Arkansas should make mighty showing, for she is reported to be one of the heaviest and speediest teams in the association
 While matters look rather gloomy for the Bulldogs" they are going about in a business-like manner of getting into readiness for the hard fight. They are somewhat bruised and some of them complain of stiff joints as result of the games of last Friday and Saturday, but Coach Headrick said this morning his men will be in fairly good form for the game. He is not overworking them this week, giving them only enough work to get them into playing condi- tion. There is not a Hendrix rooter on the campus who believes his pets will lose the game, yet none is over confident of victory. Yell leaders have been appointed and the students will begin tonight practicing the col lege yells and songs. The college band will be on the ground Friday and encouragement to the Bull dogs" Everything that can be done that will in any manner help Hendrix to win the contest. the Hendrix boys are gladly doing.
 The game will be called promptly at 3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon. An immense crowd of spectators is ex- pected to witness the game, which will be the first of the season in Con- way. The gridiron has been fenced in, so that spectators cannot crowd upon the field.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-13
MUNN'S SLAYER
 BEGINS SENTENCE
WHITLEY IS NOW IN PEN
ACCOMPANIED BY FRIEND, GIVES SELF UP FOR A
 LONG SENTENCE.

Little Rock, Oct. 13.-Jess Whit ley, quiet, genteel-looking young man of "A, came to the Arkansas pen- itentiary Monday, accompanied only by friend, Hon. F. E. Brown of the State Tax Commission, and delivered himself up to enter upon sentence of 21 years for the murder of his rival, Wesley Mum, whom he shot and killed on the streets of Des Arc last winter.
 The case was carried through all the courts, and decision returned in supreme court two weeks ago sustain ing the lower court. Young Whitley, it is said, had always been most exemplary youth, and had never be- fore been in trouble. He and Mum
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-13
'. M. C. A. RECEPTION
 LARGELY ATTENDED

The annual reception given by the Young Mems Christian Association of Hendrix College last night was at tended by one of the largest crowds ever seen at a similar event in this city. Practically every student of Hendrix was present. The young ladies of Central College attended en masse, and a number of Conway young ladies was present. After each guest was served with a punch con- coction by Misses Mary Simmons, Olive Withrow and Edith Sherman. the following program was presented: :: Music, Hendrix College quartet; ]; music, Hendrix band; stump speech, y Frank McAnear A very pleasant evening was spent.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-13
bARVES WIN FOURTH BY
 }-I SCORE

The Boston Nationals today won the fourth game of the worlds series from the Philadelphia Americans, 8 to l. Rudolpr pitched for the Braves and allowed the Athletics but six hits. Boston annexed seven hits off Shaw key and Pennock. Boston now is the championship baseball team of the world.
 The score RH E Philadelphia O 0 % O-1 6 0 Boston. O % 1 % x-3 ' o
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-13
ARKANSAS CHICKENS
 WINNERS AT MEMPHIS

Little Rock, Oct. ,13.-Poultrymea of Arkansas are elated over the show ing made by them at the Tri-State fair at Memphis, the awards showing that Arkansas took 65 per cent of the premium money at the fair, and a greater per cent of the prizes.
 The Arkansas Poultry Association is now preparing to give it's annual exhibition, which will this year be held in Little Rock in December.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-13

were rivals for the hand of Miss Bes- sic Baty. In letter, introduced in court, written by Whitley December 31 last, short time before the kill ing, he said to Miss Baty:
 "Now, Bess, of course if I were turned down by anyone except MT. Mum l would feel bad, but as Mir. Mum is bright, intelligent, good man, and has many friends in this town, l feel that it won't cast a dark reflection upon my character. I guess I will live over it."
 Whitley is an orphan, and he has several younger brothers and sisters. He had little mercantile business before the tragedy that has thrown a shadow upon his life.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-13

MT. and Mrs Ira Gibbon and baby returned this morning from Morril- ton, where they were guests of reIa- tives for several days.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-13

Whitley's victim was native Faulkner county boy and was a nephew of Dr. J. B. Mum of Vilonia and J. c. Mum of Conway.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-31
THE BIGGEST BATTLEsAlP

The keel of the biggest battleshil
in the world was laid at the New York
navy yard on Tuesday. That IS, the
vessel promises now to be bigger than
any other warship afloat when she is
launched, ten or dozen months
hence. What the developments OF
those ten or twelve months may bring
forth in even bigger vessels OF war
remains, of course. to be seen.
Building largest battleships is much
like erecting highest city structures.
BY the time it is completed. or before,
the foundations of still higher one
are being laid. The sea le.iathan OF a
decade or two is looked upon as
small, inefficient encumbrance In any
naval line today.
Naval building is, of course. neces-
sary, but it is questionable whether
it is worth while to try continually 10
construct the biggest battleship. Ma
tons are not scared by such a boast.
In general, the latest battleship is
always biggest. 1t would seem that
before long some size would be
agreed on as the most efficient for
purposes of possible fighting; almost
any reasonable size would do on
parade-which Is the chief utility OF
battleships, anyway.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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Little Talks On Bdby0l0gp
BY ANNA sTEESE RICHARDSON

out a pillow, to go to sleep without
further attention. Do not form the
habit of singing baby to sleep or
holding his tiny hand till he drops off.
There will come evenings when you
are too tired to sing, or there will be
other work for your busy hands to do
and Baby. not understanding, will
raise his voice In protest.
From birth the baby should sleep
alone, in dark room we'll ventilated.
Baby knows no fear and needs no
light Neither does he need the
warmth OF An adult body There have
been sad tragedies of babies smother.
ed by tired mothers, too heavy with
sleep to know they had rolled over on
the tiny, helpless form There have
been other cases where babies permit
chronic disease, have contracted the
ailment and died.
Ventilation is important. Occasion
ally we read of unusual cases where
parents boast that they have raised
eight, nine or ten healthy children In
unventilated bedrooms. These children
have been constitutionally strong
enough to survive such doses Of vitiat-
ed air. The modern mother does not
take the chance. She supplies fresh
air to her baby from birth. The little
crib should not stand in draught, but
the window should be dropped from
the top and raised from the bottom to
create current OF fresh pure air. The
crib, with It's little sleeper, may be
protected by screens
Above all things, do not start your
baby's sleeping habits with the warn
ing-"Hush! Have the room In
which he sleeps as free from noise as
your household habits will permit, and
do not permit other members Of the
family to disturb him unnecessarily,
but when he is asleep on the second
floor, do not demand that everybody
tiptoe ad speak in whispers on the
ground floor Remember a healthy
baby is not nervous invalid whose
nerves" must be saved In every pos
sible way Take 1t for granted that he
was sent into the world with sound
nerves and normal appetite for sleep
as well as food.
The baby's habits Of sleep are regu-
lated largely by his physical comfort.
and this in turn is dependent upon the
way in which he is clothed. SO the
next talk on Babyology will deal exclu-
siyely with clothes for the baby
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-31
Little Benny's Note Book
Bv LEE pAPE

| kids name Is, Oshkosh?
No, Winfield. sed WITCH It is.
Reddy Merry and me and Sid Hunt
and Pubs Simklns was standing avn
the kornlr yestidday AFTERNOON and
man with a brown derby and red
neck tye calm up, saying, WITCH OF you
boys wunts to make dime.
Me, wa awl sed togethir
Well ony need wun and hang II I
mo witch wun of you spoke ferst, sed
the man.
| spoke ferst, mistir, I sed
| sed IT. ferst. sed Sid Hunt.
Go avn. I sed 1t lawng befoar you
did, sed Pubs Simkins.
| sed it befoar eny of you, sed Red.
dy Merry, watts the mattir with you,
dident l see the man kumlng down
the street minits ago. Ill punish
enybody's Ease that SEES I dident say
1t ferst.
This red heded yewth seams to have
the most forcibil argewmlnts. sed the
man, and besides, It may pervent
blood shed II choose him.
Wat do you wunt me to do, sed
Reddy Merry.
Its very simpil, sed the man. II I
was boy Id kunsider 1t mitey easy
way to make dime. And he pulled
out a hole pack Of envelopes frum un.
dir his cote, seying, Heer they are.
200 of them, awl you half to do Is
ring eetch doarbell and ask to see
the lady OF the house and wen she
kums to the doar you hand her wun
Of these envelopes, saying at the saim
time, Madum, l represent the Fairy
Godmothir Soap Kompany. allow mo
to present you with this envelope. 1t
kontanes full diskripshin OF Fairy
Godmothir soap and koopon en-
titling you to a cake abserlootly free
II presented to yure grocer with ten
sents, Fairy Godmothir soap II used
by meny Of the krowned heds Of Yew.
rup. thank you for yure kertissy.
madam, good day. now, heeD the en-
velopes. thares ony 200 Of them.
G, forgot, sed Kerry Merry, l haff
to go a Grind, let wun Of the uthir
fellos do It,
/ cant do 1t. our suppir ID pritty
neer reddy, l sed.
I haff to be hoam by haff past 5.
sed Sid Hunt.
l haff to go Grind, to, sed Pubs
Smkins.
Yure a buntsh of spoarts, ] don't
think, sed the man, avn rite, I'll do
| It myself and save dime.
And he put the envelopes back UNI
dir his cote and went away agen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-31

With secrecy and speed unusual in
public work, English army engineers
in India are rushing to completion the
forts and roads of Khyber Pass. to
make it a Gibraltar against invasion
of India from the north. AS domestic
unrest grows in India, the fear of the
Russian bear and the unruly states
between Russia and Indian empire in
creases, and England is clearly de-
termined not to be attacked in the
rear in the event of a native rebel
lion. Two. years ago the road across
the famous pass was hardly more than
trail for pack animals, but today
Khyber is traversed by two roads suit.
able for the fastest and heaviest mill
tary traction. The defensive works
have been constructed with such
secrecy that none Of the details are
known to the public. 1t is believed
that the. natural battlements formed
by the cliffs above the roads are honey
combed with hidden embrasures be-
hind which great mountain guns lie
hidden. Competent engineers believe
that unless the defending force is cut
Off from the south. the pass can be
defended by small garrison even
against host such as the ancient in
vaders of India brought down from
the north.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-31
Ex1ERMlNATE THE RAT

Tests conducted under the direction
of the United States government
show that if the effort to exterminate
the rat is confined to the use of rat
traps and poison. the rodent will
thrive and wax fat instead of being
driven off the earth. Cutting down
the number of rats by these simple
means merely means a larger supply
Of food for the remaining rats and a
greater rate Of reproduction of the
species. The federal experts assert
that the only way to get at the pest
is to separate him from his food
source; in other words. starve him to
death. The only way to- do this Is to
make buildings in which food can be
obtained, impervious to his attack.
Concrete cellar floors and walls, no
cracks, and screened openings are
credited with being fairly good safe
guards against the rat. But the tests
have shown that they can climb trees
and Jump to the house, that they are
excellent performers on wires, which
enables them to get into a house
otherwise we'll guarded, and that a
grown rat is capable Of jumping two
feet straight up into the air in an
effort to reach means OF lngress
into forbidden precincts.
AS the great damage that rats do
every year is coming to be more ap-
preciated, the need for making an
earnest and efficient fight against
them is becoming more widely recog-
nized. One state, Indiana, has set
aside day on which everyone within
it's confines will be asked to de some.
thing toward killing off the menacins
rodents s..-- II. p. .'.
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KEOSAUQUA.

J. d. Gulick has purchased n farm
one mile from Bentonsport to which
place they expect to move next week.
Mre. Earl Pearson returned from st.
Joseph, Mo-, where she had been called
by the serious illness Of sister.
Mrs. Libbie Davis of Douds-Leando
came Friday evening for visit with
her sister. Mrs. r. w. Harvey.
r. f. Campbell and Sherman De
Hart left Saturday evening for Mon
tana on business trip.
L. e. Whitney Of Fairfield was visit
ing friends and relatives in town Tues
day
Mrs. Geo. Seigle of Bonaparte visited
her mother Mrs. w. T. Holbert the
first of the week.
The little sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Jamison and Mr.. and Mrs Will Cook
sy are slightly improved, but still in
critical condition.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-31
OLlVET.

The remains of Marion Hatfield who
died at his home in Cricket on Sunday
March % was laid to rest in the Olivet
cemetery on Tuesday March "a. Fun
eral service was conducted by Rev. A.
McPherin Of Oskaloosa at p. m. The
deceased was raised in this locality
He leaves to mourn his loss an aged
mother. wife and three children.
Mrs. Fl. Degess of Harvey spent last
leaving for South Dakota, where she
will join her husband. who has rented
a 500 acre farm there. IIr. Degess
formerly conducted a store at Harvey
which was burned in the recent fire at
that place.
large number Of friends and rela-
tives from Oskaloosa attended the
Hatfield funeral on Tuesday. ~
Mrs. J. Wingffeld Of Oskaloosa spent
several days in town this week calling
on old friends. Mr.. and Mrs r. Will
liams were favored with call on
Tuesday
r. Williams spent Saturday in Os-
kalOOsa on business.
Edward Gelderbloom a u. S. survey.
or who has been working in Florida all
the winter visited with his sister Mrs
J. Top on Tuesday. He will 20 to
Washington, D. c.. for instructions be-
fore returning to his work in Florida
r. Garden was a business caller In
Harvey on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith and family
of Spring Creek spent Sunday in town
at the parental J. H. Perfect home.
J. L. Thompson spent Wednesday in
Harvey with his son A. D. Thompson
and wife. h.
Laurence Robinson spent Thursday
IN Oskaloosa. He will go on the road
this summer.
Jessie Billings is working in a gar
age at Oskaloosa this week.
The Rock Island is storing coal here
this week preparatory to the suspen.
sion in April. They have the track
leading to the, mine full Of loaded
cars. ....
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like period ending with January, 1913.
Most of this decrease occurred in the
last month of the period under re-
view; October showing decrease OF
$4,000: November, decrease OF
$29S, 900; December, an Increase OF
$166,000; and January, a decrease OF
$526,000 in comparison with the re-
spective months of the preceding year
Decreased imports. according to
complications of the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce, department
OF commerce, are shown to have &C.
Cured during January in nearly all
classes of iron and steel except cut
lery, tin plates, and bar iron. Ma
chinery and parts thereof fell from
$743,OOO in January, 1918. to $4,000 IN
January of the current year: while in
the same period imports of pig iron, in
cluding ferrosilicon. decreased from
$4,000 to S153,OOO ingots, blooms,
billets. etc, from 1921 900 to $264,O0O;
antifriction balls and bearings, from
$194,OOO to $12O,000; enameled or
glazed table and cooking utensils,
from $50 900 to SCI 900: needless from
$54.OO to $1,000: building forms and
all other structural shapes, from SAL
900 to s31 900; sheets and plates, from
$4,000 to $4,000; scrap. from SAG 900
to $4,000: and miscellaneous iron and
steel. reported as "all other from
SAIL 900 to $36O.OOO, Tin plates alone
show marked increase. from $31 900
in January, 1918, to $4,000 in JAN
uary of the present year. This figure,
however, is about 100000 below the
January imports of 1908 and $3.50.
Other articles with increased imports
during January include cutlery, which
advanced from s144.O0O in January,
1918, to $2O2.OOo in January. 1914; bar
iron, from $4,000 to $4,000; wire,
from sos, 200 to 100000: and shotgun
barrels, from $4,000 to $4,000.
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SLEEP.
(Continued.)

or course, a dimpled, rosy baby Is
great temptation to the mother, especl'
ally while she is lying restfully in bed,
with a nurse in attendance. 1t is SO
delightful to snuggle the baby against
her. to cuddle his tiny fists, to smooth
his soft cheek, his silky hair. But just
the same, every time Baby's sleep IS
interrupted by these maternal pettings,
mother Is laying foundations for future
trouble. When she is up and ABOUT,
with no nurse to relieve her, ana
household duties to perform, she Will
wish that she had trained baby to sleep
to the limit of his desires and 1ncllna-
tons.
At the third month. the baby begins
to take notice of what goes on around
him and will lie awake little longer
between maps. If undisturbed, how
ever, he will soon drop off asleep OF his
own sweet will.
AT six months he sleeps from SIX
o'clock to six. straight through the
night, with just one feeding at 8 p. m.
This 8 D. m. feeding should be given
quietly and the baby Immediately re-
turned to his bed or crib. He should
also be having two maps day, from .
to II in the morning, from / to IN
the afternoon. If he sleeps too late
in the afternoon, he will be wakeful
at 6, the hour set for going to sleep
for the night.
After his first birthday, Baby has
only one daily nap, in early afternoon
but the twelve hour sleep at night Is
essential to his health until he has
passed his sixth birthday. 1t Is non
sense to say that young child does
not want to sleep. Nature cries out
for sleep. Parents interfere with ma
ture by starting the baby of wrong
and teaching it not to want sleep.
The best argument is that the BABY
who is kept up to romp with Papa IN
the evening, at the age of two, three
or four years, is late sleeper IN the
morning, irritable and heavy
The baby should not be rocked 10
sleep, nor should he be tucked into
q carriage and then trundled to sleep.
In clear weather, he may be snuggled
up in his carriage and set out of doors
in a corner screened from draught or
direct rays of the sun for both his
morning and afternoon maps. At =
o'clock he should be undressed, made
perfectly comfortable, fed and then
laid down on firm hair mattress with