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Gard of Thanks

We sincerely thank our friends and
neighbors for their many kind; acts
and expressions Of sympathy dufne
our recent bereavement Especially
do we wish TO thank the Odd Fellow 5
for their kindly assistance and III
Winter ST ueiehbors and Lincoln
School. class 1915. Tor rh, beautiful
flowers.
Mrs. /. Z Townsend
Mr. and Mrs Earl" Gra, ~
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Sick Animals

The treatment of diseases of Horses,
Cattle, Sheep. Dogs and Fowls. is given in
DR.. Humphreys Veterinary Manual, mailed
free. Humphreys Veterinary Remedies,
1ss Willis-1 ST.. New York.
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THE FARMER GOT LEFT

Last Friday was in a way an un-
lucky day for one man in the town.
He hired what he hoped would be a
good man for haying. but he was
either a bum or a tramp, and mayhap
both, for Monday morning when the
farmer was ready to grind his ma
chine scythe, the hired man was strid-
ing down the road al a rapid pace,
and here is hoping he hasn't stopped
vet
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SOUTH CANAAN

Miss Cassie Written of Morrison
Corner. Clinton, is visiting her father,
Louville Written.
Omar Gerald and bride of Portland
are visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs.
A. n. Gerald and other relatives in
Canaan and Clinton.
Wallace Ireland of East Skowhe-
gan was the guest of his sister Sun
day.
Raymond Higgins of Concord visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. J. A Swain Saturday
returning home Sunday. He made
the trip on his wheel.
Mrs. Eta Salisbury and Mrs. Mar
garet Goodrich were in Clinton Sat
urday. -.
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BASEBALL NEWS
Continued from First Page)

NOUHlIHUeu IIOM FlrSt PageJ
sons misplays figured in the scoring,
while all of Skowhegan's did.
Alberts, Pooler and auckland hit
OPPORTUNITY for the locals, while La
Fleur's drive to center for three
bases featured for Madison.
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tic Mass, Is at his grandfathers on
a visit through the month Of August.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-07-15

Bargains are advertised in Every
body's Column every week. Read them.
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bradford batting Tor bucklAhd III
eighth.
Two base hits-Houser :. Lowne'
McElwee Sacrinee ny iiFadf"fd
Sacrifice hit tanning stolen bases
Chapman 3. MeElwes > Lownsy !.
Murphy. poOlrF Bases 90 balls or
Howard J illis of auckland ia .
innlnKs. of Howard -. of lanuihF
lnnins none struck out BY iiu'k +,
iana bv Howard ~, BY pite bed
h.n Ncors soefe Passed ball.
soper Time 1 q Umpire kitE
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The Tl.fe Urencuwbe-er
WASHINGTON A MODEL FOR YOUTH

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hes ... .u.. ,u. .su. .ra 'rl,~ for fre-
QUEEN, r.NsH T. Is C.-..-a'~ that 'h~
lr-r ,ru....r.. y = a:arrarhrrs u, rAr
Father ~ HIS roGa.sy tt~ been 'o
study h,m more ,...-~.N C-r.. the sim
pie viewpoint ~ riuau nature 7, Is a
very long stride ..vu. the Re. Ma. n
Locke. We-rus n. some OF the otter
bIugraphers y-t w~ .lnnut deny to the
former a certain lain upon our graft
,ude Il Is Ae who lnstiIled into TIE
souls of the earl. American youth that
s:mplr awe of 'n" exalted character Of
Washington wh..u ro doubt had a dep
influence upon our national ideals.
what does II really matter II the
story oc the cherry tree and the little
ha,chet and that other equally pleas
Ing one about the bed OF cabhaEes
which spelled the name OF the future
victor OF Monmouth were apocryphal7
They were not inconsistent with the
after LIE u the hero. and. after all
there Is none but negative evidence
to support the assertion that they are
false Mr. Weems was pastor OF a
church near Mount Vernon. and he v.s-
tied the first president and sat at his
table He must have known many
traditions Of the latters chl!dhood that
w"r,. not likely ever to reach the world
at large
ON this anniversary Of Washington's
birth It may not h~ out Of place to
print again the most famous Of Mr
Weems' anecdotes II his childhood
Here il IS:
.W-hen George was about six years
old he was made the wealthy master
If hatrhet. OF which, ike most boy.
he was immoIcrare'y fond and wa~
constantly Eu.n- about chnppIng every =
thing that came IN hss way. one dav
IN the garden where he often amus.I
himself hr.rrrC I.- rru'hrrs pea bush
,.- h. un.urhIy tried r . ~dEe II his
harrhrt on 'h,. hudl ut beautiful
y.ulng English sherry ire" which he
l.rkrd so t-rrnly that the tree never
rur the. better II 1t. To-" r.Nr morning
the old gentleman. GuI.ns out what
had bcfaIlcu his tree. which. by the by.
WIS a great favorste. came into the
hous. and with much warmth asked
for the mis- .hicvous author declaring
at the same time that he would not
have taken five EUineas for the tree.
Nobody could tell him anything about
it, Presently George and his haChet
made their appearance George said
his father DO you know who killed
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with in" appended papers mak.~ a
volum. Of sI, paa.~ &c, "I,.nl.u a.-"li
o,c42ylns ra.rry w.. The cor..-o.on
OK rh,. ATTORNEY s~n~r..' -
u am If Tho "I.alon ,ha, ,h~
Uu!tet States world rer I've ID good.
vaud and un-a.uuu~rea title"
The liav H~--n'. .n,''Er'n1. signed
Jan -- 1907 {. ..s,. ay 'he c,.rEram
II President K...~. 3. e z r"n. l.. 1898.
...slnC the uI.,.. ."'r,a lv :h~ new
Panama ''tna . .:1.an,. and ~" rart-
a,a'.uu - .,.- Il..-I'rrln ,n,.,,n"ou
l.. ra.. a..... ~.,'r- senate on the 18th
Z Mar.t .... 'r.uE us CLOSE" p. ,hr
u.ru.. p. ,.. ~. ., '.e American uH-
a-rrlh.t-
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'aat ,'ninu..... N.~ ac.'u.>~d is part "f
,..- r..~a, ..-..r, cAa, has been ST..
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that beautiful little cherry tree, y"..d~r
in the Earden% This was a tough
question. and george staggered under
II for a moment. but quickly recovered
himself. and. LOOKING at his father. the
sweet face Of youth frightened with
the inexpresslbIe charm Of all con-
querlng truth. he bravely cried out: 7
can't tell a lie. father. you know can't
tell a MaL cut II with my hatrhrt''
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weapon properly when It is near zero.
The climate Of the region where most
OF the battles have been fought in the
past few weeks IS hardly less severe
than that Il New England In Rus
sian Poland and Eas; Prussia n - far
colder. the thermometer falling far be-
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cold IS not merely killer. (, dls.,n.rs
tie rrhlluE man Soldiers sun'rnE
from .; cannot night well They are
dlsr.rlrrt and lose the 'hchung edge.
Fru-,n.t-s totally IncapacItate many.
T.,rr. n. nh fingers make II dlt'irult
for d man to handle rifle or other
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Z. VIII %" r.,.:-~'.lE 20 see hnw the
'r.u,.- cr.Iu .,...l stand ~" rn.a A.
,IsruIu,.d a- rn,y ar. to "a hot climate
., is e, n. .>f.. ,..3 that they ~. SUI
rrr greatly Iut II Is understood that
they .,-. eye. .."u..N equipped With this
Iru-;"., :n y5~w bringing w"",en uE.-
iur,.~ a,ayr r.s- and tents w.ch them
,u,. uf 'l" ',.~r ways to k"yp men
cuufortab.r lu .uId weather is g" E.ve
tl.-m p.pnE Hur meals For tins p"r-
pose. r." Germans have highly drv"l-
"ued n" p"s~.h0liIes O! "nreiess cook
ing Laru- boxes IoarrIrd on motor
wagons are Unvd with felt and ashes
'os and INTO these insulated rrr"p-
tarIes each morning ar" put food ma
tcrlaIs such aS ~Jvws. which have
hardly begun ru cook Heat being pre-
vented from escaping. the cooking goes
on without The help OF further fire and
the grub" - ready to serve in the
evening. perhaps lively" hours later
Thus on C1up3HE at night. the soldiers
are able 10 have a hot meal
cold has always h"ru one Of the
most dreaded curruIcs of armies. Dur
.ng our own rlvIl war there wa an
immense amount Of suffering from this
rluse History tells what terrible "N-
j,.rIrnc.s the American soldiers "f the
revolution went rhruuuh "u" winter at
Valley Forge Such protection as they
had from the. weather. w. afforded 10y
lrg huts he constr..rr."u Of whrn
was supervised 10y WusauGr"n him
s~f
The coumludInr Officers Of rcGi-
m.ni> wer, required {" d.v.d' ny thor
mon into ; .-r.rS II twelve. "arh such
party iu h.uH ur" hur ru h.a.-' 'aat
number uC -"H -~~ Each llt Ms
Is Boy a frr:. with sid" w.,.ls g.. feet
.lr-u The ~..,- ends and root were
Of logs the r.,.r~ u...I. rlEhr W.'h ~rat
s.ahs THE. s1,.. W"r" smearrd 70 .rh
clay Iu render r."m Weather pront and
I th.. same treatment Wa hr~t"w"d up"u
/ the, interior Of the fireplace IN the rear
of each but for the fircpruutiuu The
officers huts were placed in line be
h.ud those occupied 10y the lT""p~-
Washington gave a cash prize Of $I2
{" the party in each regiment that
finished its dwelling quickest and in the
. ul.,~t wUrknanIike manner
WALTON WILLIAMS
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Run To my Hr. E"s dearest boy
cried his father Ia Transports Run
my arms Glad am /. George. nat ye
kl.ed the tree. FOR you have paid n
FOR II a thousand times. Such an a.
Of herotsm in my son Is worth mol
than a thousand trees. though bio
somed with silver and their fruits
puresJ gold
WILLIAM SCOT1
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eIahorately set forth and discussed Of
late that II hardly requires further ex-
position here. The Columbian congress
rejected the treaty Aug. T. 1903. in
forming our state department on Sept.
that negotiations might h,. rrup-ned.
Tn" "rev"lut."n" that established Fan
sma's iEd"prud-n,- took I,la,.- Nov ;.
p 1903 Th. Panama -.snaI convention
Wa sIcurd 10y r-tary Hay and NJ
Eurau-NarIIIa Nuy. =. 1903 II was
Ir"n.nIUrrd Feb o Is"4 General
DAVIS. the FIRST r.yl govrrn"r 81 the
canal zone. came Z" th,. lsthruuS on
May T.. "n JAM. John r Wallace.
Va appointed chlrf "rs.r~-r H., re
~:-a.~a III JIn~ lro.. anI john n
Stevens r,n.h A.~ rla," nn .,pru Il
..n-. I.telr-uart ru'.u.i G,.r-~ wi
',., r:..d~ II rh, ~ng.n.,-- .",r- Tad
,u ..... Chairman .f rt,. .,.".tu.-...u and
.:..f engineer S.r." h~ 20. ri hold
0rh the u..i. ..r.,-..'... ,'c.r: Il 'iurEaI
r.a re. stnnar, .nrr~ ..-...' snt be
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The length .t the ',ua. from q,
wrr.r 'u de..g Mater .- ...'u' e" IT,.
From snor- rn -.rr.. ttn'.I 40 niles.
The maximum h.'r"m width II
charn-. IS o.. feet minimum rhroI
Cu.rhra CUT r- ."r feet
The area u ,iagIu lake IS l6+ SOU
miles
The channel -"r.arh me lake IS N5
- feet d-ep. rhr4el ''.- rur. - zee
The ru.~ ~ O.. .ar~r WIZ nr l0 :"
hours through ,a~ Jocks alone ah
hours
The canal zone ln m.'~- w.d~. has
area of about 4fN s....r. m.'-
A. the herrh' "f a.'.N '.s n.'ut
ouu Nrrnrr-u N.-. ... -'t ot b
- tr. v.,-,. Au-E.. ...-
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4 Few Facts ard Figures.

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The Washington times., 1915-12-21
DUTCH MARKET NO. Il
Il .."' '' -
-FOUR STORES IN ONE
New Establishment in North
Capitol Street Surpasses All
Others OF Its Kind.

Illustrative of the Old Dutch Market
Corporation's growth in Washington
since its organization six years ago. and
the demand for the kind OF establish.
nent and goods In which 1t specializes,
Old Dutch Market Nomber II was
opened at 739 North Capitol street to-
dag.
All the good ideas and suggestions
CLEANED from the corporations six
years experience in its other stores ap-
pear TO be embodied In Number II. As
n result. II Is considered by Manager
w. y. Padgett to- be a combined groc-
crv. meat market, delicatessen store,
and lunch room which will MI a long
felt need in the neighborhood. The store
Is located diagonally across the street
from the Government Printing House.
and is as spic span. and attractive on
the outside as within. A corps of twelve
clerks has been gathered by Manager
padgett. who opened two other Old
Dutch Markets for the corporation and
successfully launched them. and who
has been identified with six Of It's most
satisfactory establishments.
A large crowd attended the reception
given ut the store yesterday. when an
orchestra discoursed popular and
all over the flower and palm bedecked
establishment. The store Is tiled
throughout is equipped with the most
modern grocery fixtures. including the
latest types OF plate glass show cases
electrically lighted. automatic electric
scales. refrigera ting plant of enormous
capacity. covered receptacles for fruits
vegetables, and other produce. and the
foodstuffs are arranged and displayed
in such n manner az to tempt the
most jaded palate. Manager Padget,
says Cleanliness and service will bt
the motto OF this store" ano both ap.
peared to be in the foreground today
In addition to a complete stock OF
meats groceries. and staples. the store
has a community kitchen in which
| housewives may have their edible,
cooked after selecting the meats OF
other foodstuffs from the counters OF
cases. There also are twenty lunch
room chairs, and q corps of four men
| in white caps and suits like the clerks
| to attend to the lunch and delicatesser
( branch OF the Establishment.
The Washington times., 1915-12-21
JOINT TRACK MEET
FIXED FOR FEB. Z

BALTIMORE, Dec. 1.-The Joint
committee Of the Johns Hopkins Fifth
Regiment Athletic Associations held a
meeting yesterday and decided upon
February IL as the date for the indoor
games at the Fifth Regiment Armory.
1t will be the eleventh annual set OF
games to be conducted under the au-
spices of these athletic associations.
Three Washington colleges are expected
to compete.
The first big set of indoor games to
be held in the East this winter will
take place on February in Boston and
staged by the Boston Athletic Associa-
ton. The next meet will be held here
and this will he followed by the George
Washington games in Washington on
February 10. Then Georgetown will
hold its meet March 4.
The members of the Joint committee
on hand yesterday to discuss the hold
ing of the games at the armory were as
follows:
Fifth Regiment-George J. Turner.
president of the Amateur Athletic
Union: Lieut.. Col. Washington Bowie,
jr.: and Capt. Frank A. Hancock.
Johns Hopkins-Gcorge E. Dorsey,
graduate manager; w. II. Skinner,
manager of the track team, and Theo-
dore 8. Straus.
The Washington times., 1915-12-21

There seems to be the same senti-
ment growing in Harvard rowing as
that " hich shook Yale football Just
me nth or two ago The latest critic
of Jim wray. Francis Peabody. OF the
class OF 80, charges In the Harvard
Graduates Magazine that the varsity
eights should have won all the races
with Yale and rost OF those with Cor
nell in the last eleven years.
The article is the first official state
ment since wray was replaced as head
of the coaching system by Robert #.
Herrick and Bin IIaines, OF the Union
Boat Club.
In writing of the last Harvard de-
feat on the water, Mr.. Peabody says:
up to the season OF 1914 Wray sp-
parently took his victories modestly
and his defeats in a good Sportsman
Of that year, when Harvard was de-
feated by less than two lengths, and
again after the Yale race. he made an
undeserved attack In the presS on his
own crew, and especially on % that ex-
therefore complain il I indicate where
scme Of us think the responsibility. for
losing-though II be by a hajr--the Yale
race OF 1914 belongs
"Wray began the season with the
Sest Sesy ~asa,s ever ef year.
crew. six of the Henley crew and prac.
ticaliy all of the frst-class freshman n
crew of is14 were ready to his hand
''Nickalls. on the other hand. had
but three Of the Yale x, 9, ew OF la1t. and
from the Yale second varsity and
freshman crews Of 1914, both OF which
had been badly beaten by Harvard.
That the latter should have been
The Washington times., 1915-12-21
BOWlerS to
Give Dance and Ball

Committees TO have charge OF the
dance and ball to be given at the Old
Masonic Temple on the evening of De-
|cember q were named today. Presi-
|dent Harry O'Neil. who has been par
|ticularly interested in promoting the af-
fair reported that encouraging sale of
tickets has been noted and that indica-
tlons point to one of the most success
ful social evenings ever held in connec-
ton with a bowling organization. The
affair is being arranged by the South
east bowlers and the door receipts will
pay their entry in the A. c. B. A. tour
nament.
Andrew Goddard is chairman Of the
moor committee and his aides will be
Pop" Haley. Harry O'Neil, F. w.
Ohime. and Pete Maloney. Others who
are helping are Burns Demar, Eugene
Lynch. Willie Sanderson, j. Barnard
Carroll. Joseph Goldberg. II. |. Will
liams. Angeles Bacas, F. Wilson. Will
liam Barnes, William Townes, Charles
Keys, Edgar Haynie. Martin Frydel,
Abraham Cornell. and NJ. Breen. Great
satisfaction was expressed with the an
nounccnent that Mr.. ]. Carroll will be
- ths door
The Washington times., 1915-12-21
Harvard Graduate Is
Bitter Against Wray
Francis Peabody Tells Why His Usefulness as Row
ing Coach Ended-Makes Statement in
College M agazine.

able TO win--somewhAt easily--seen :
to me not only one OF the greatest
coaching triumphs OF recent years,
but also OF itself to GO far to prove
the superiority of the English stand
ard stroke over the Wray stroke.
surely no one who saw this years
race can doubt that the eig ht fne' men
who sat In the Harvard crew, II
coached by Nickalls. would have
easily beaten the lighter Yale crew,
IL coached by Wray. .,,
Some Of us who have followed uni
versity rowing for the last eleven
years firmly believe that Wray h.
had unusually good material eVei
since he has been coaching--Filley
Newhall. Richardson, the Cutters, the
Baoons, the Withfngtons, Waid, Chan
Ter, Talcott and other stars too nu-
merous to mention, and we equally
firmly believe that during these years
Wray should have won all the Yale
and a majority OF the Cornell races
and should certainly have beaten Coz
lumbia and Princeton. Is 1t not liter
ally true that not one or Wray'1
crews has ever beaten n crew phys
ically it's equalH
I'm view CT the Yale races of 1914
and 1915, is 1t not quite certain that
his possibility Of usefulness at CAM
bridge was absolutely at an end? The
plan to intrust the full responsibility
for and control of Harvard coachir :
to Mr. Herrick has everything to rec
ommend Il. No one has followed uni
versity rowing 80 closely as he, no one
has done SO much for the Harvard
crews. and I may add that Harvart is
most fortunate in securing his bra ms
his experience. and his public spirit
Haines, too. has seen plenty of good
rowing. and has excellent judEmen,
and the right spirit. for he is not only
willing to teach but anxious to learn
The Washington times., 1915-12-21
.FORESEE ALL TRAINS
RUN BY ELECTRICITY
Experts Of Bureau of Mines
Base Prophecy on Fuel and
Gas.Producer Investigations

The day is coming when the rail
roads of TIE United States will be
operated by electricity instead OF
steam. The current will be furnished
from gigantic gas-proddcing power
plants. located at the mines.
This is the prophecy of experts OF
tho Bureau Of Mines. following fuel
and producer Investigations. made to-
day IN The annual report OF the
bureau. 1t is believed by these eHs
pnrts that the low grades of coal that
cannot be transported. can p" cheaply
and efficiently used.
The report is rnplete with results OF
Investigations and discoveries in utt-
IizatiCn of mineral products. II tells
OF millions saved in the resources OF
the country and the development OF
mineral Industries by suggestion OF
new and better methods of manufac-
ture: by stopping waste. and bv using
material thought to he Of no value.
The Washington times., 1915-12-21
Realty Transfers

Twelfth street. northeast between I and X
streets-Charles NJ. Corson to John F. and
Selma c. Broadfoot. lot 5S. square $50, $40
(stamp $3.50.
T0s H street northeast-John r. Broadfoot ct
ux. TO Charles NJ Corson, lot g. square sSs,
$40 Cstamps 81.
Brookland-WiIliam ]. d. Thomas ct ux to
John r. Haisip, lots l and >. block Is $40
(stamps $2.50D.
SCheutzen Park-John r. Haislip ct ux. TO
William J l.. Thomas. lot ?, block L. $40
tstamps So.
Dobbins' Addition--Thomas A. Jameson TO
Margaret II. McCaleb, lot 73, square S50l
SO (stamps so cents). Same to Herman
c. and Bertha w. Poppe, lot IL. square
35Ol so Cstamps 90 CentsJ
Kalorama Heghts-Page 5. Page to Douglas
V. Cornwell part lot lS block 10, $40
(stamps $50