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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-06
Freckles
Don't Hide Them With a Veil: Re-
move Them With the Othine Pre-
scriptiOn

This prescription for the removal OF
freckles was written by a prominent
physician and is usually SO success
full in removing freckles and giving
a clear, beautiful complexion that /,
is sold by G. X. Fogg and any drug
gist under guarantee to refund the
money If it fails.
Don't hide your freekles under a
veil; get an ounce of othine and re-
move them. Even the first few ap
plications should show a wonderful
Improvement. some of the lighter
freckles vanishing entirely.
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength othine; it is this that
is sold on the money-back guarantee
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-06

Gardner Wills; Community Work
Rev. r. II. Wilson, l1.30 Conference
Reports; 1900, dinner.
Friday afternoon: 200, song ser
vice, Rev J. NJ. Arters. 215. deyo-
tons, Rev E o. Perry, 30 business
and reports. 800 address Evangelism
in the Sunday School. ". 5. Woodin,
800 address, Teacher Training. Rev.
J. NJ Arters 800 address. Rev J J.
Hull
Friday evening. 30 song service,
Rev. j ". Arters. IS. deYotions.
Rev e. 0. Perry. go address The
Church's Responsibility for the Train
Ing Of the Young, v. / Woodin, go.
address. The World Nlde Open Door.
Rev j. VI Arters.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-06

A gasoline motor wood saving ma
chine was saving wood II the rear or
near the Pastime theatre n Madison
the other afternoon. which attracted
the attention OF passers-by. music
coming from the same direction, and
it was thought by some that the
motor had musical instrument at
tached that furnished the working
men music when saving wood
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-06
sporting News

The Nea Hill Tennis club would
like to arrange for games sith any
local or oul-of town players Ad
dress indcptHdr M Reporter 60
The Pilgrim baseball team Of Wa
tcrVille would hsr - arrange ball
games atth ans fast s#H' professional
team tn the Stats Would prefer q
team FROM skoM hesaa Z \ Butler
Manager. Care of seliH. Nalcrvilie
Maine
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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-06-04
Chicago Dry Campaign Opened

May 20 dry Sunday in the pulpits of Chicago.
Over ministers advocated the abolition of the IL
quor traffic within the city This was the formal
opening of the campaign which is being conducted by
the Dry Chicago Federation and which is expected to
eliminate in vote to GUST the saloon in 1916 From
the many excellent sermons, quote few striking
paragraphs
The Rev. NJ P. Boynton, Woodlawn Baptst-Can we
make Chicago dry? When there clear-cu before
people, the voice of Chicago rings clear The
problem organize the forces for good in the city, If
every of the ministers in Chicago obtains only
signatures the dry petition, there will be 100000
the list where only 10000 needed.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-06-04
Elect Good Judges
The Rev. c. F. Wishart. Second Pres

The Rev. c. F. Wishart, Second Presbyterian Church
We propose to outlaw the traffic in strong drink 1t
longer question of a mans right take poison but the
question OF his right to build great business by tempt
ing other to take poison. Practically all thoughtful
agreed that this abuse personal liberty has
become supreme danger our civilization.
Mrs Robert L. Mccall, civic and educational worker
have favored absolute Prohibition since attended
the council meetings at which the special bar permits for
dances came up That settled can't help looking at
the thing from the attitude every takes We
only our boys and girls debauched by drink.
The Rev. Frank A. Bonander, Swedish Lutheran Mes
sah Characterization of the of Intoxicating liquor as
beverage is exceedingly desirable whether viewed from
dtary influence and the people of all are coming
to come later The temperance wave cannot
be stayed.
The Rev. Elmer L. Williams Grace Methodist Epsco-
pal Church.-The relation between the saloon other
vices obvious that be mistaken There are in
the neghborhood of Church enough examples of to
furnish all the propaganda for ity-wide campaign
The Rev. c. T. Papadopoulos First Greek Evangelical
Chuch-What is the greatest enemy of the Greeks?
not the Bulgarians many of you may suppose 1t
the Turks either 1t is drink. The Greeks in Chicago have
great the saloons The saloons more
poverty among children and misery among our
people than would invading army.
The Rev. R. Keene Ryan, Garfield Boulevard Presby-
terrain Church-The whisky shops in Chicago doomed
institutions. The Churches of Chicago engaged in
deadly strife with the enemy humanity the grog
shops. The battle slogan is "the home against the
In this unparalleled battle the children the prize 1t is
costing Chicago SI57oooooo year and the happiness of
$4,000 children to tolerate the saloon.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-06-04

The significance of the fact that all but one of the
torty-three Representatives who voted against the
Palmer child labor bill in congress also voted against
nationwide suffrage amendment, is being brought
to the attention of the public by the suffragists In
both cases the states rights argument was used
Union Signal
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-06-04
Hobson Is Coming
Excel and Alvin w. Roper VIII Be There

Captain Hobson s name is as firmly fixed in
American history that of Decatur Law
renee, not only because of his intrepid feat in
sinking the Merrimac, but for his equally
courageous fight for national Prohibition.
He is coming to Chicago for all of next
week, speaking in the following places;
Monday, June 7, 7:3o p. m, ENGLEWOOD
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH. Oath and Stewart
avenue
Tuesday, June 8, 1890 p m, OAK PARK
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Wednesday, June g, 1890 p. M. HYDE PARK
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 1448 East sgd street.
Thursday, June 10, 1890 p. m, WOODLAND
BAPTIST CHURCH, 62d street and University
avenue
Friday, June II, 7:3o p. M. AUSTIN METHO-
DIST CHURCH, 56o2 Race avenue.
Saturday, June IL, 1890 p. m, FIRST RE-
FORMED CHURCH OF ROSELAND, 1o7th
street and Michigan avenue.
Sunday, June IS, $3.50 p. M, MEDINAH TEN
PIE, ID East Ontario street, Cass. Give
blocks north of the river and block east of
State street)
Hobson's subject will be "Destroying
the Great Destroyer"-a new speech which
Superintendent Baker says is one of the
greatest National Prohibition speeches he has
ever heard
Excel will lead a great Mems Chorus
Alvin w. Roper will be the accompanst
One society is coming masse, 400
strong.
It will be a great and memorable after
noon. Write or phone to Illinois Ant-Saloon
League, 1900 Security Building, for free re-
served seats. All admissions free.
Gl:o d. Ol
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-06-04
Lawrence County Field Meet

There will be an ti-Saloon rally in the churches
OF Lawrence county on Sunday, June g. Some of the
abest speakers in the League will deliver the ad-
dresses at these meetings. and it expected that there
will be large turnout of the people,
Alcohol needs all the good reasons it can find
Chicago News.
Alderman Merriam has joined the other warke
powers in an attack on the rum Chicago
News
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-06-04

Elect Good Judges
S should cst TO of thu Supreme
Court
Cheyenne record., 1915-09-02
TILE DRAINAGE PLANS
Three Systems Easily Laid Out
by the Farmer.
sest Plan to Combine Water From All
z Drains Into a Single Main, Having
But One openlng-some Of
Benefits Derived.
(By PROF. c. P. NoRGoRD3

(By PROF. c. p. NORGORD.)
The arrangement Of drainage sys-
EN- has 4 great deal to do with the
sost Of construction as well as its ef-
aciency. There are three systems
which can easily be laid out by farm.
srs, and the drawings accompanying
this article show how they are to be
laid out.
One system Gig y is that in which
laterals enter main tile from the
sides at an angle. II the angle ap-
proaches closely to right angle each
lateral should be given a slight turn
entering it, in order to make the wa
ter entering the main run as nearly
parallel to the main as possible.
In a drainage system Gig. p where
the length Of line of tile exceeds
800 or 1000 feet, the size of the tile
at the lower end should be increased.
In many instances each line Of tile
is made to empty into an open ditch.
This saves the expense and work Of
laying the main tile. However, the
difficulty of keeping so many open
ings free from obstruction is usually
SO great that it pays better to COM
bine the water from all drains into q
single main, having but one opening.
In using this system the lines Of
tile should, Of course. run with the
slope Of the land, rather than across
1t.
The grouping system of drainage
Gig. 81 is used where the land Is ir-
Cheyenne record., 1915-09-02
PLAN FOR SOIL Improvement
Experiment Fields Help to Determine
Best Order Of Application Of the
Materials Needed.

(By DIR. c. g. HOPKINS. Illinois Ex-
pertinent Station.)
In an experiment, where no farm
manure was used, the average yearly
return from the land itself was $3.75
per acre, while 81 was the return from
a ton of limestone and $2.65 from 500
pounds of phosphate.
In order to reduce the labor in
volved, the limestone and phosphate
are actually applied in larger amounts
at less frequent intervals; but thus
far the rates of application have been
one ton of limestone and 500 pounds
Of phosphate per acre for each year.
although, after the soil is sufficiently
enriched, one-half or one-third these
amounts will provide for maintenance.
The principles of permanent I'M
provement for most soil types are al
ready well established. They include
the use of ground limestone for cor
recting soil and for enrichment in CAL
cium; the utilization of atmospheric
nitrogen by proper use of legume
crops, the application Of phosphorus
to most soils and the liberation of pot
ash from the inexhaustible supply al
ready contained in all normal soils.
On some soils dolomitic limestone
should be used in order to provide
both magnesium and calcium; and on
certain abnormal soils, such as
swamp muck and residual sand, potas-
SUM must also be applied.
The location and character OF the
various soil types are established by
the surveys and analyses. and the soil
experiment fields help to determine
the best order of application of thu
materials needed. =. ip-+is---
Cheyenne record., 1915-09-02
PROHIBITION PROGRESS.

(By JAMES MIDDLETON. in Worlds
Work.)
About two years ago Mr.. William
Jennings Bryan gave a diplomatic din
ner in Washington, distinguished par
ticularly by the absence of wine. I'M
mediately the world burst into a roar
Of laughter; Europeans, especially,
hailed the proceeding as an amusing
Illustration of American provincialism.
A few months ago the king Of England
announced that he would himself ab-
stain from alcoholic drinks for the rest
of the war, and that wines would NO
longer be served In any of the royal
households. Nine American states
have adopted prohibition in the last
eight months. France has legally for
hidden the manufacture and sale of
absinthe, and the Russian empire Is
dryer" at the present moment than
Kansas or Maine ever were. Facts
like these testify to the progress that
the cause of antialcoholism has made
in less than a year. When the leader
Of the most sophisticated society in
Europe follows the example Of our
own somewhat homespun secretary Of
state, the cause of teetotalism has
ceased to be ridiculous.
Cheyenne record., 1915-09-02
NEED OF TRADE UNI0NISM
Labor Forced to II as Measure Of
Protection Against Aggression
Of Capital.

In the Individual contract between
. powerful employer and single
workman the laborer secures the
worst of the bargain. He is progress
sively debased because Of wages in
sufficient to buy nourishing food; be-
cause of hours Of labor too long to
permit Of sufficient rest, because Of
conditions Of work destructive Of
moral. mental and physical health;
and, finally, because Of danger from
accident and disease, which kill on
the workingman or prematurely age
him. The individual bargain or indi-
vidual contract between employers
and workmen means that the condi-
ton of the economically weakest man
in the industry In often that which
the average man must accept. There
fore, there can be no permanent pros
perity to the wageearners. no real
and lasting progress, no consecutive
improvements In conditions until the
principle y firmly and fully sstab-
Cheyenne record., 1915-09-02
THE SOCIALIST VIEW.

The special committee appointed by
the Socialists a year ago to study the
liquor problem says in its report, pre-
sented May 13 to the national commit
tee in Chicago that total abstinence
Is the only absolutely safe and wise
course to pursue" in view of the dis
astrous effects Of excessive drinking.
Many Of the authorities quoted in
the report in condemnation Of beer
are German. Among alcohol's recorded
opponents are 800 German and Aus
trian doctors. One statement Is that
beer is not the harmless beverage
many Of the German people think 1t
fs"
'"The Socialist party" declares the
report. cannot remain Indifferent or
inactive. but should take . definite po-
sition and active part In combating
the evils of alcoholism"
Cheyenne record., 1915-09-02
SAYS DAY HAD NO FOUNDER
Terence v. PowderIy Tells Of the Be.
ginning Of Labor's Period Of
Celebration.

1T has been stated at various times
that Labor day had this or that man
for its father" said Mr.. Terence v.
Powderly, when asked concerning this
occasion Of momentous birth. But
the day had no father, or, rather" he
corrected with, a smile, at had many
fathers, and I think should know,
having been present at the BIRTH"
Labor day, as we know it today.
was growth, born from the percep-
tion of many men at the same time Of
the need of such day. OF such
movements, 1t is always hard to fix
an exact moment when they spring
into being-when from a vague idea
they become the practical thing. But
of Labor day 1t can be said with GER
tainty that 1t was born in New York
city September s. 1882.
"At that time the Knights of Labor,
of which was grand master work.
man, were holding their annual con-
vention in that city. The labor unions
of New York determined to give
demonstration in our honor, and so,
on the afternoon of the day men,
toned, they paraded to the number
of several thousand.
80 eagerly had the idea been
grasped by the labor folk Of New York
that the whole day was practically
given over to labor-just as the
Fourth of July is given over to the
consideration of our national inde-
pendence.
I'VE were deep in deliberations on
that day. well remember, for the
cause of labor, before that time an in
FAINT. II swaddling clothes, was begin
ging to walk erect, and its inarticu-
late cry of the past was forming it.
self into sentences for the world to
listen. Therefore, when, we were in.
formed that the. laboring people Of
New York had made the day a vir-
tual holiday and would parade in our
honor we adjourned to review the pro-
cession from the stand erected in
Union square.
Upon that platform were. among
| others, Hugh F. Pentecost, Robert
Price, a coal miner Of Pennsylvania
and member of the general executive
board Of the Knights Of Labor. and
General Worthy Foreman Richard
! Griffith, a veteran In the cause"
Cheyenne record., 1915-09-02
We see ali these things today. ".

We see all these things today. We
look about US In our own country and
behold the fruitful harvests. It is q
land of plenty. On every side we be-
hold the wonderful results of labor.
our wonderful cities, our churches and
schools, our cattle on a thousand hills
all these testify of labor's worth,
they constitute labor's benediction.
And across the water in the land of
our ancestors see what war is doing.
Think of those tens of thousands of
gallant men who have fallen in France.
Belgium, Germany, Austria and Rus
sia! Think Of the hundreds of thou
sands Of humble homes waiting anx-
iously for >footsteps that will never,
never return; think of the thousands
of blackened spots from which ascends
the smoke of ruined habitations.
Think of the danger OF women and
children, think of the cities destroyed,
and of the rivers sending q crimson
tide to the sea!
Surely the comparison will give to
each Of 4s q keener appreciation of
the great boon human labor Is. Sure
ly, we must have a truer realization
of its dignity. Let those frivolous
ones who are prone to look upon
honest labor as uncouth and beneath
ones respect give a thought to labor
today and contemplate what truly
great blessing it is. and how much
nobler it is than the emptiness and
worthlessness of Incidence. Labor is
king at whose shrine all men may
pay tribute-all others, kings, kaisers,
czars and emperors are as nothing
compared with the true monarch OF
Christian civilization whose throne
has been sanctified and blessed by the
great God himself. .
Cheyenne record., 1915-09-02

nails. All the cracks are then thor
oughly filled with thick whitehead
paint and the inside at least painted
with two or three coats of paint to
render the wood waterproof. The d.
mensions will depend somewhat upon
the size Of the wheels to be soaked.
Large-tired wagon wheels will need
wider box than will buggy wheels.
In operating the wagon is lacked up
until the wheel will slip over the edge
Of the box; then 1t Is lowered until
the rim almost touches the bottom.
The oil or the. water is then poured
in till It covers the tire, and the wheel
is slowly revolved 80 as to get every
part wet. In order to reach the hub
rags may be wound around It and kept
soaked with oil or water.
Cheyenne record., 1915-09-02
1aliipellll1il!B q g
e laeaB0
Conducted by the National woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)
EFFECTS OF BEER DRINKING.

EFFECTS OF BEER DRINKING.
The political strength Of liquor is
furnished by the wine and beer drink
ers. Whisky interests may be better
organized than the brewers and inter-
fere more actively in politics, but
the votes which make possible the
sale of intoxicants are not furnished
by whisky drinkers, who do not al
ways vote as they drink. The beer
drinker generally will vote to protect
his habit. because he is far from con-
vinced Of its malignancy-From Edi-
torial in Chicago Tribune
And that is why the W. c. T. U. and
other temperance organizations are
bringing to the masses the truth about
beer and its malignant effects upon
the human organism. Concerning
those effects the Life Extension insti-
tute says in published statement:
"One-half Of one quart of beer is
sufficient to distinctly impair memory,
lower Intellectual power and retard
simple mental processes, such as the
addition Of simple figures. This mar
cotic or deadening influence is first
eAeTteu on INC HlSner reasoning pow
ers that control conduct, so that the
lower activities of the mind and nerv-
GUS system are for time released.
The everyday, well-poised, self-con-
tro1led man goes to sleep, as It were.
and the primitive man temporarily
wakes up. Eventually, the nervous
system is narcotized, and the drinker
becomes sleepy. Muscular eff ictency
is at first increased a little, and then
lowered, the total effect being loss
of working power"
Cheyenne record., 1915-09-02

water, thus increasing the supply
available to plant-roots.
It makes possible the storage OF
large quantities Of moisture against
drought
It makes a better condition for
mulches, and prevents waste of moist.
ure by surface evaporation.
1t prevents washing. and holds fer
tility in the soil and increases Its ca
pacity for water.
1t improves the texture Of the soil
and sets free much plant-food that
would otherwise not be available.
Cheyenne record., 1915-09-02
Celebrating labor Day.

That Labor day has gradually been
given over almost wholly to sport and
recreation is q cheering evolution.
Crowded stands at the baseball parks.
packed excursion trains and steamers.
full bathing beaches, teeming parks,
and standing-room signs in the thea
ters on Labor day. bespeak q prosper.
ous and contented country. Were men
out Of work. factory chimneys desti-
tute of smoke, spindles idle. and mines
closed down we would see more mass
meetings ON Labor day. Something
approaching the first OF May celebra-
tions in European countries might be
feared. But who in this land looks for
ward to Labor day with feelings Of
concernf When has . political crisis
hinged on the demonstrates Of La
Dor dayf
Cheyenne record., 1915-09-02
HOMAGE TO LABOR
Its Victories Are Real and Con-
stitute a Benediction.
Mans Progress to the Higher Things
Of Life Part Of the Workers
Duty-should Be Truer
Realization Of Dignity.

There was never a time when 1t was
more propitious to pay homage to La
Dor and its mighty achievements. We
behold by far the great majority Of
the Caucasian race at war-utilizing
the energy and intelligence of more
than 300,000,O00 people in the work
OF destruction, the result Of which
will contribute not one atom Of good
to the human race or the cause OF
Christian civilization.
Labor's victories are real. They
constitute a benediction. They make
for happiness, for the moral and spir-
itual elevation of mankind. Wars vic
tories make for woe, for poverty, for
oppression, for homelessness, for the
destruction Of the innocent, for the
revel Of british passions.
Labor makes for love, it marks the
progress of mans journey to the high
er things of life. Labor is a builder
of homes; war reduces them to ashes.
Labor plants the vine that Chambers
over the cottage door, in which the
waiting wife and children stand to
greet the toiler's return from the
tasks of the day; war kills the toiler.
burdens the wife with grief and starves
the children.
Labor is honesty and fidelity; war
is pillage and treachery. Labor is
virtue; was is ravisher Of the de-
fenceless. Labor is truth; war is de-
ceit. Labor Is life and faith and hope;
war is murder, frenzy and despair. La
Dor makes the fields glad with golden
grain, and the birds to sing in the Joy
that animates all nature; war leaves
the earth desolate while vultures sit
in solemn silence contemplating the
SCARED and broken landscape.
Labor Is altogether good and 1t
blazes mans pathway to heaven; war
is evil and marks the road to ruin
bnd death.
Cheyenne record., 1915-09-02
A CORRECTION.

t1nually publishing erroneous state
ments with regard to the number of
dry states. A leading weekly periodical
publishes a prohibition map showing
II. Iowa is omitted. A writer in one
Of the June magazines gives the num-
Der as 16, Iowa and Idaho both being
counted among the vets. Up to Sep
tember 21, 1914, there were nine pro-
hibition states. Since that time nine
more have been added. The 18 pro-
hibition states, in the order of their
going dry, are:
Cheyenne record., 1915-09-02

Very often tough clay soils may De
made friable by drainage, and to re-
spond with increased crops.
Produces early soils and large root
systems, because a water-soaked soil
is very slow to become warm in the
spring, while we'll drained soil warns
quickly. This insures vigorous root
system, consequently better crops.
Develop the root system by lower
ing the water table. because roots can
not grow below the water table.
Cheyenne record., 1915-09-02

Figure 2.

regular in contour and has depres-
sions needing drainage with higher
land between not requiring drainage
Much land Is so situated that great
benefit would come to 1t, with a very
small expenditure, with this system.
Some of the important benefits of
drainage may be briefly summarized
as follows: 1t removes surplus water
and makes room for more capillary
Cheyenne record., 1915-09-02

lished that in Industrial life. especial.
ly in enterprises on a large scale. the
settlement of wages, hours Of labor,
and all essential conditions of work.
shall be made between employers and
workingmen collectively, and not be-
tween employers and workingmen in.
dividually.-John Mitchell. in Atlantic.