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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04

Forum. walked into the sewer con-
structed 800, years before Christ and
stood on the very spot where Mark
Antony made his famous speech over
the body of Caesar. In fact. they alb
sorbed art in quantities that they never
before knew existed.
A reduction of 10 per cent on the price
of railroad tickets in Italy made a pro-
longed journey about this sunny nation
possible. What had these men to worry
about? They were on leave of absence
with pay. they were in foreign coun-
try seeing new things and meeting with
countless new experiences, 1t cost them
less to see Italy per day than it did to
live in Washington, and their old posi-
ton was waiting for them. Florence. that
city around which all modern art is CEN
tered, the city where the Mona Lisa was
but recently found; Venice. famed by
Shakespeare, the home of the gondola;
Milan, noted for its famous Gothic
cathedral: Genoa, the birthplace of CO.
lumbus. and its great graveyard. and
Pisa, with its leaning tower. were the
favorite stamping grounds of the militia
men and b1uejackets alike
All of the men from Washington visit
ed Monte Carlo. and the Casino. where
the music furnished its hundreds of daily
visitors is the click-click of an ivory
roulette ball. and the 'clink Of changing
gold pieces.
why do they light the Casino with oil
lamps when theStown of Monte Carlo has
electricity" asked one man.. .
That's easy replied a guide. "A
few years ago. white the play was at its
highest and thousands of dollars were
piled in open stacks upon the tables. a
gang of robbers putt into execution
we'll planned plot to loot the bank. The.
electric wires were, cut and the Casino
was plunged in darkness. The money
was hurriedly thrown into a safe and
the plot failed. Since then oil lamps
have been used
In crossing the border from Italy into
France the customs inspectors We're very
severe in the examination of the baggage.
Each bluejacket must carry his own to-
bacco for cigarettes with him or else he
is not really a bluejacket One who
smokes readymade cigarettes-that is,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04
Superb John D.

A N efficiency engineer was talking
about presence of mind.
For presence of mind" he said, mo-
body can equal John n
when John D. lived in Cleveland his
next-door neighbor said to him one morn
ing:
"'Smith's COW got in my garden yes
terday and ate lot of grass and flowers
Yes said John D., 1t got in my gar
den, too / MIXED it to the value of the
damage done and then drove 1t out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04

"tailormades'-is considered a sport"
Therefore the militiamen who smoked
carried number of sacks of dust" but
neglected to destroy the seal. The sacks
of tobacco cost but cents at the ships
canteen. but. as the French duty was
100 per cent, they had to pay cents for
every sack of unopened tobacco. No
duty was charged on rare silks, laces,
coral and other valuables.
Some of the men from the District went
into Switzerland. stopped for few days
at Berne and admired the beautiful lakes.
pretty girls-made prettier by the ma
tive many -colored frock-but looked in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04

-. -,
Seven Men From
Focal Organization Ac-
fcepted Opportunity to
;,Join Cruise Ex-
perlences in French and
Italian Ports : Stood
Trip Well and Are En-
thuslastic Over Their
Travels-When a Ty-
.phoon Struck the Fleet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04
Good Reason.

CHAIRMAN WILLIAM F. McCOMBS
of the democratic national commit
tee listened once in Washington with a
faint smile to the loud praises of an ex-
posed political CRATER
And he always keeps his word" the
exposed grafter's advocate said. anx-
iously. HE always keeps his word, Mir.
McCombs'
Yes. l know. He has to-" Chairman
McCombs answered. Nobody will take
it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04

HERE was wild
excitement one
night i'll the quar-
tiers of the Dis
trict naval militia
The usually quiet.
well ordered drill
was suddenly end
ed and quarters
fued, With noisy
groups of uni
formed = militia
men whose one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04

abroad the furnished. green statue OF
liberty was viewed with glsdness by the
returning militiamen. for sixteen DAYS
at sea-that was the time II took to make
the voyage back to the states-is ample
time in which to make one wish for any
kind of dry land, and much more so II
the land happens TO he home and
friends"
The results and benefits of the cruise
to the District militia are many. Some
of its men have been actually trained on
board the biggest warships of the nation.
They have received training 10 qualify
them for militia officers and when the
time comes when they are needed to take
up their ditty bags and go aboard the
battleships to serve in time of trouble
they will know just what to do, where to
go and how best to do their duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04
MARTIN DEMpF AT THE FAMOUS WATERING PLACE NICE.

vain for the well known Swiss cheese,
which is full of holes, and the famous
sweet milk chocolate.
December l the ships sailed. Every
man reported back. promptly for duty.
All were bubbling over with enthusiasm
for the foreign lands that they had just
seen, and there was not one of the eight
who would not have remained abroad for
another month If the opportunity had
been offered. For three days the weather
was delightful. 1t was bright, sunny
afternoon when the ships passed Gibral-
tar on the homeward voyage. The ships
steamed very close to the rock, so that
the crews could get good view of this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04

~ " -
gentine Republic
w i t h o u t giving
some instances of
the high cost of liv-
ing in Buenos
Aires. or explain
ing that twice as
many crops of al
falfa can be raised
on the Argentine
prairie as in Ne
braska, or describ-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
BCENOS AIRES, December Is. 1913.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03
{. P. DOLE WAS BORN
IN BLOOMFIELD
Is Now An Eminent Jurist and Resides
at Seattle. Wash.

Not everyone that recalls the Ma
tion-wide Importance of the case
argued before the supreme Court of
the United States in regard to the ap-
plication of the constitution of this
Country to the government of the Re
public of Hawaii when in 1898 that
country surrendered its sovereignty to
America. knows hat one of the CEN
trai figures in the case, an eminent
jurist on whose arguments the settle
ment of the case to a great degree
depends, was a Maine born man, a
son of our Pine Tree State.
Such however was the case. The
iurist was E =. Dole now of Seattle.
All the Doles in the United States are
descended from Richard Dole who set
tied in Newburyport. Mass, in 1888. f.
Z. Dole was born in Bloomfield, now a
part of Skowhegan. Feb. 2S, 1850.
After receiving the usual instruction
in the district school. he took an cleo
tive course in college, and graduated
from the Boston University Law
School. Following his graduation he
located in Keene. y. II. where he
practiced law for Is years. In 1890
he removed to Seattle. and in 1895 to
Honolulu. Here he resided about 10
years and then after two years in
Washington. d. c.. returned TO his
present home in Seattle.
Among the published writings of
Mr.. Dole are Talks About Law, 1883;
The Standby, a novel. 1897; and Hiwa,
a Tale OF Ancient Hawaii. 1900.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03
ATHENS

The Thanksgiving entertainment
and ball given by the Grange Wednes-
day evening. Nov. rs, passed off very
successfully. The weather was per-
feet, the attendance was large, filling
the hall so completely that some who
came a little late did not enter to
take in the play Bar Haven" pro-
nounced by many to be n of the
best ever presented here. The COM
mittee on selection of play and assign
ment of part. Mrs. Ellen Jones, is to
be congratulated on her part of the
work. The following persons as
sisted in the presentation. L.. A. Stinch-
field, Wallace Jones, w. R. Tibbetts,
Edgar Fox, Harold York. Dwight
Emery, Eleanor Holman, Beatrice
Trueworthy, Winifred Trueworthy'
Ruth Hight and Rena Fox. The h.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03
Local News


Alton York is at home from Port
land for a two weeks visit.
The Sunshine Society will meet in
City Building, Thursday. Dee. 10th at
$50 p. m.
Mrs. Ruth II. Eaton was in Pittsfield
yesterday to inspect the Relief Corps
in that place.
The Past Noble Grands' Association
meets next Monday with Mrs. Mary
Bailey at 2 O'Clock p. m.
Mrs. S. f. Marble returned home
Saturday from Bradford, Mass, where
she has been visiting with her niece.
Mrs. Lila Hersey who has been in
town from Madison for a short time
left this morning for a visit in Lewis
ton.
f. p. Viles was up from Augusta
Tuesday. He al accompanied by
his son Forest Commissioner Blaine
S. Viles.
The Dairy Inspector and assistant
dairy inspector of the Department of
Agriculture have been in town during
the present week investigating the re-
tail milk supply. They did not re-
port conditions.
The entertainment which Was given
at the time of the Philathea fair was
repeated Tuesday evening at the First
Baptist Church. There was a good
sized number in attendance and the
program proved very interesting.
Among the out-of-town people here
to participate in the old New England
festival of Thursday we're Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Roullard, Mrs. George Nc
Coombs and Miss Madeline McCoombs
of Wateryille. They were guests of
MI. and Mrs. Paul Roullard.
Miss Annie Russell is expected here
mex week from Washington, d. c. to
pass the holidays as is her usual Gus
tom with the families of b. F. Eaton
and J. p. Oak. Miss Pauline Oak, a
student at Leland Powers School, Bos-
ton. will probably arrive home at the
same time.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1914
~Skowhegan a Landed Pro-
prietOr

Forty-three years ~ the town oil
paid 5000 for twenty-five
acres of land ON parkman Hill, pur-
posing to use II as a cemetery. We
have never made use of it as origin
ally proposed. or in any other man
ner. vet the Investment is II Of the
best the town ever made. There
has been an Increase in land values
and the growth of pine and other TIM
Der on this lot makes il worth rather
more than $1,000 at which it is listed
in the annual reports of the munich
pal officers. The timber on TINS
land is in plain sight from the rail-
road bridge or Coburn Park, and a
nearer view may be had from the
road over Parkman Hill Cooking to-
ward the left), or from he Malbon S
Mills road Cooking to the right. The
lot extends from the building area
of the Parkman farm in a northerly
direction toward the Malbon's Mills
road. The view from the westerly
side oyerlooks the Great Eddy up
through the Barn Doors to the Rail
road Bridge and the Island. 1t is
high ground and there are extended
views to the north and south, but he
one first mentioned is the most
charming.
OF the few who have visited this
spot, none claim to know a more fit
ting or beautiful location for burial
pos AS comparatively little
area remains III Il North and South
Cemeteries steps should be taken at
onee to make available the Parkman
Hill Burying Ground. S%upposine
the town should select five acres OF
the most slightly and convenient por-
ton for immediate use, enough timber
stumpage could be sold to survey
fence and otherwise put in order this
area, thus providing for the needs OF
the town for many years. 1t might
be possible from the five acres alone tC
sell timber enough to defray the cost
OF preparation, Could this be done
we should be especially fortunate
because the part not now wanted, il
left uncut, would enhance the beauties
of the used portion and would be-
come more valuable from year to
year. Not long since the meets and
bounds of the entire area were estab-
lished, the survey being made by E. E
Greenwood. The cost of mapping
out drives and burial lots on the five
acres above mentioned would not be
over $50. This much the town should
provide at its next annual meeting
AT the same time a committee could
be appointed to recommend the best
plan under which to prepare the five
acre area for early use.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03
LOCAL ITEMS

The Working League will meet
Monday afternoon in Congregational
parlors.
At the Congregational Church next
Sunday morning at 1915 the pastor
will commission the persons who are
to act as visitors between the hours
of > and 6 in the afternoon. There
will be the usual session of the Sun
day School and of the Christian En-
deavor. The vesper service will be
omitted because of the home visitation
at that hour. The visitors will re-
port at a special meeting at 7 o'clock.
The third musical evening on
Monday, Dec. 7, at 8 o'clock. TONNES
orchestra, Mrs. Flanders and Miss
Harris are the musicians.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03
Grange Meeting

There was an excellent attendance
at the meeting of Skowhegan Grange
last evening. Several applications
for membership were received and the
first and second degrees were conferr-
ed, w. b. Whittier officiating as Mas
ter. Mrs, Martha Emerson told How
to Prepare a Boiled Dinner, Mrs. En-
ma Folsom gave a reading Mothers
Cooking, S. +. Emerson spoke on the
danger of excessive sweets in food and
Mrs. Efie c. Furber r1td a very ex-
%cellent paper on "Mot1er Craft and
Home Making. The third and fourth
degrees will be conferred at the next
meeting, December 10th.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03
REPAIRS BEGUN UPON
DAMAGED PROPERTY
SkOwhegan Had Another Night Fire
Scare. Dunlap House on Cross st.
Partially Burned

+. c. Dunlap, owner of the house on
Cross St, occupied by +. c. Burrlll
has begun to repair the structure
which was partially burned shortly
after midnight on Thanksgiving MORN
ing.
The flames which appeared to have
had their origin In a wood shed con-
nected with the ell of the house were
first discovered by Mrs. Burrill. Her
husband was also quickly awakened
and rushed for the alarm box partially
dressed. Mrs. Burrill herself APP
peared to be bewildered by the smoke
and was later FASTENED from her room
by the firemen. only partially clothed.
A quantity of paints stored in a cham
Der over the wood shed ignited and
it appeared for a while that a serious
conlagration might be in order. BY
the work of the hremen. however, the
main part of the house was saved,
but was badly damaged by smoke and
"dlei. Inc Ell was III dC'iodiiy uS
stroyed. The estimated loss upon
the house is 100000, covered by in
surance. The furnishin gs were also
badly damaged but these were like
wise insured.
The %clapboards on the north end of
the blacksmith shop at the rear OF
the house owned by +. z. Moore and
occupied by j. w. Delano were burned
off and the windows damaged.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03
MADISON

j. II. Delaware went to Gardiner to
attend a family reunion at the home
of his parents on Thanksgiving day.
Ezra Fletcher is spending some
weeks in New York with his son DR..
Cecil Fletcher.
John Pooler and f. +. Maxim spent
Thanksgiving in Madison. returning
to their work in Jackman Monday
morning.
Rev. +. H. Means and son Winthrop
returned Saturday from Winchester,
where they were the guests of friends,
Thanksgiving. Mr.. Means went on to
Bingham where he supplied the pulpit
in the Congregational church in eX-
change with Rev. T. B. HIATT. who
preached here both morning and even
ing.
Rev. T. B. HIATT of Bingham, who
occupied the pulpit of the Congrega-
tional Church, Sunday, was entertain
ed at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Pratt.
Miss Una Gilbert spent Thanksgiv-
ing in New Portland with her cousin,
Miss Helen Luce, who accompanied
Miss Gilbert home, Sunday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03
PURE RICH BLOOD
PREVENTS DISEASE

Bad blood, that is, blood that is
impure or impoverished, thin and
pale,-is responsible for more all
ments than anything else.
1t affects every organ and function.
In some cases it causes catarrh; in
others, dyspepsia; in others, rheuma-
tism; and in still others, weak, tired,
languid feelings and worse troubles.
1t is responsible for rundown
conditions, and is the most common
cause of disease.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the greatest
purifier and enricher Of the blood the
world has ever known. 1t has been
wonderfully successful in removing
scrofula and other humors, increasing
the red-blood %corpuscles, and building
up the whole system. Get it today,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03

X. p. orchestra of Skowhegan furn-
ished excellent music for the enter
tainment and dance.
Grange met in regular session Nov.
%. The lecturer Mrs. Bernice Hight
presented a brief literary program and
the committee reported the financial
outcome of the Thanksgiving enter
tainment and ball to be $4,000. 1t
was very pleasing to know that more
than enough had been raised to pur-
chased the needed stove. J. f. Chap
man and II. s. Elliott were appointed
a committee to ascertain the cost and
report at the next meeting when a
sister will doubtless be added to the
committee to help make the selection.
Already one firm has made a generous
offer which will no doubt be accepted
unless a better one is received.
Worthy Master w. r. Tibbetts will
be the delegate to the State Grange at
Lewiston. II. N. Longfellow was re-
ported as very ill. Election of OFF,
GERS will be in order at the next meet
ing, Dec. II.
Mr.. Young is recovering quite rapid
ly from his accident reported last
week. Your correspondent was mis-
informed about his removal to the
hotel. He has been cared for at his
home in the NJ. G. Greene rent.
II. y. Longfellow was reported
Tuesday as very i'll. Alden Buchanan
is another on the sick list also j. f.
Corson.
Mrs. ". A. Dore is reported conVal-
escent.
Beginning January End the Skowhe-
gan banks will be open for business
from Q A. NJ to 8 p. VI. Saturdays
from 9 to 1890.
John Curtis is reported as getting
along as well as could be expected
with a broken leg. He has been in
his new house since Nov. Is.
G. II. Allen and son are getting
settled in their new home the Burn
ham Fox place.
Edgar Fox is building an addition
to his mill.
Donald Hight returned the first OF
this week to Brunswick after passing
the Thanksgiving recess at his home
here.
Mrs. G. F. Aver left Nov. n for her
annual visit with friends in Gorham
j. T Hight left last Friday on 4
hunting trip.
Dwight Emery returned some time
ago from Wellington where he secur-
ed a deer. He is still looking foi
another.
Ed. Taylor with the help of some
neighbors. secured a deer last Thurs
day.
B. A. Hight and wife and c.
Braley and wife have returned from
Abbott. where they passed severa
weeks hunting and trapping.
f. c. Trafton who sold his farm
short time ago has moved to Harmony
Lloyd Chase of Scion has bought The
Abbie Farmer place.
Friends of Lephe Henderson Beck
with will be pleased to learn that sht
is moving from Pressure Isle to the
Alonzo Smith farm in Cornville.
Judge Holman and wife are on
visit to Portland and ether places.
f. II. Cleveland and wife of Everett
passed Thanksgiving at the Cleveland
home here and will remain for a few
days.
Mrs. Maria Hayden is in Maiden
Mass. called there by the illness Of
Mr.. Hayden's sister Mrs. Alice Day.
Former acquaintance will bt
grieved to learn of the death of Mrs
Imogene Blackwell Doughty, which oc.
Cured last week at Augusta. The
deceased was the widow of George
Doughty and had resided in the CAPT,
tai City for a number of years. Mrs
Doughty is survived by several grown
up children and her death which wa:
sudden was due to pneumonia.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03
THE THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION OF
THE NEW YORK WORLD .
Practically a Daily at the Price of a
Weekly. No other Newspaper In the
World Gives so much at so low q
Price

The year 1914 has been the most ex-
traordinary in the history of modern
times. 1t has witnessed the outbreak
of the great European war, a struggle
so titanic that it makes all others
look small.
You live In momentous times, and
you should not miss any of the tre-
mendous events that are occurring. No
other newspaper will inform you with
the promptness and cheapness of the
Thrice-a-Week edition of the New
York World. Moreover. a years sub
scription to 1t will take you far into
our next Presidential campaign.
THE THRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is only $1.00
per year, and this pays for 1856 papers.
We offer this ~unequalled newspaper
and the Observation-Disclosures togeth-
er for one year for $1.65.
The regular subscription price OF
the two papers is $500.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03
CANAAN

Members of Sunrise Chapter o. f.. S.
will hold a parcel post sale at Town
Hall, Friday evening. Dec. 4. An en-
tertainment of readings. Rotations,
dialogues, tableauX, vocal and instru-
mental music will be presented. Re-
freshments will be on sale. No ad-
mission. All cordially invited.
Margaret Young of Skowhegan at
tended the Thanksgiving Ball at Hotel
hall, Wednesday evening returning
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Foster of Augusta
were at home over Thanksgiving.
Edgar Ames and daughters Mile
and Amanda were guests of his son
Moses at Hartland Thursday.
Ralph Burrill, daughter Alice. and
Marion Cole of Bangor passed Thurs
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Burrill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haskell and son Roy
of Skowhegan dined with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Locke Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. H. Harris enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kicker,
Mrs. Isadore Getchell. Mrs. Olive Wey-
mouth at dinner Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Cora Furber and daughter
Christie were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. d, Harris Thursday.
Mrs. Mile Foster returned Friday
from Clinton where she has been ar
ing for Mrs. White.
Mr.. Baker of Bingham was the guest
of his daughter Mrs. Ola Maxfield
Thursday, returning Friday.
Schools throughout the town COM
mence Monday after a vacation of one
week. There will be several changes.
Miss Lucy Burrill and Flora Gleason
having resigned. We are sorry TO
lose these teachers from our schools
as they have had Normal instruction
and are up-to-date teachers.
Drs. S%tinchfield and Bibber operat-
ed upon Harvey Harris Friday for
adenoids.
Minnie Williams and Berle Foster
came home from Augusta Wednesday
returning Monday.
Anna and Gladys Gleason passed
Saturday at S~kowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Foster enter
tanned friends at their home Thursday
evening.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03

1t is estimated between 100000 and
500, 900 barrels of apples are used in
Boston and suburbs each year. Bald
wins are the leading variety, with
mixed varieties, Russets and Craven
stems coming next. Nearly all OF
these are in barrels, as the Bostonian
is not partial to box packing. Wes-
tern grown apples are said to be fall
ing off in excellence Of pack. not hav-
ing the care exercised by the growers
when they were working for a New
England market
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-03
Kindness Appreciated

We wish to extend our thanks and
appreciation to all our kind friends
and n%eighbors. who assisted us on
our building. Also to the Sunshine
Society for their kindness of inviting
the neighbors and furnishing them
with a dinner. We wish them all
to understand how much assistance
this has been to us and thai we sin
cerely appreciate and thank them for
it.
Gardiner l.. Bean and family.
Bingham, Nov. 25th, 1914.