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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-11
ASON

Mrs. Walter Johnson is critically
i'll With acute indigestion at her home
on upper Main ST.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Crosby have
been staying a few days at his broth
er's Clayton Crosby's on Preble Ave
Married at Oakland Saturday, May
6, Mr.. Everett McGovern and Miss
Marion McSolly. Both have been
employed in the wooden mill at Oak
land. Mrs. George McSolly and lit
tie daughter Goldie, went to Oakland
Saturday morning to attend the wed
ding and all returned to town on the
night train where Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Govern will spend a few days witt
her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Me
Solly on Prebe Ave. They have the
best wishes of their friends for a
long and happy life together.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-11
POWERS SCH0OLHOUSE

Alton Berry picked a strawberry
blossom May 4.
Ed Holway has new auto.
Elmer Bates is stopping with his
father Charles Bates for a while.
Murray Blackman leaves for Massa-
chusetts this week to visit relatives.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-11

II. a. Young is building new
house at Jackman Station for Pierre
Blais
p. II. Hilton spent Sunday al Abbot
visiting his mother.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-11
ISLAND AVENUE CONGREGATION.
AL CHURCH
Island Ayanue

Rev. C. H. Mckinney, minister
Residence, North Ave.
Sunday morning preaching service
at 1875 with communion. Sunday
School at II; Sunday evening service
at 7 o'clock.
There will be a Christian Endeavor
meeting at o'clock Sunday evening
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-11
Church Directory
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
BAPTIST Hill, Main Street

Harry Upton, acting preacher.
Preaching service 1915 Sunday
morning and in the evening
Sunday School at II; Y. P. s. C. E.
at o'clock.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-11
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner of Madison Avenue and Pleas
ant Street

Rev. George Merriam. minister
Parsonage, 80 Madison Ave.
Tel. 1888
Preaching service at 10.45; Sunday
School at 10; Christian Endeavor at 6
o'clock.
Mid-week prayer meeting Thursday
evening at 7.30.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-11
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Madison Ave. Opposite Hotel COburn
Sunday services at 10.45. Subject:
"Mortals and Immortals' Sunday
School at II.
Wednesday evening services at 7.30.
Reading room open Wednesday
from 2.30 to o'clock. The public
is cordially invited to attend services
and visit reading room.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-11
ADVENT CHURCH
Corner of Madison Avenue and Rus
sell Street

S. D. A. Church will meet Saturday
at 100 for Sabbath School and social
Services following. All are cordially
invited.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-05-11
CENTENARY METHODIST EPISCO-
PAL CHURCH
Island Avenue

Sunday morning service at 10.45,
with preaching by Rev. f. C. Rogers.
Sunday School at Il; Epworth League
at O'Clock.
Thursday evening service at 7.30.
Woman's Missionary Societies meet
with Mrs Covel, 800 Water ST, Fri
day afternoon at 2.30. All ladies' OF
Church and Society are invited.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

The Demands of the tourist and OF
Khose women who keep pace with the
mi6wfnsez srciaI affairs save the mill
liners workroonss from utter deser-
ssoa at this time. Soon they will be
Rlleas with workers preparing for
xpriug. when everyone wants new
Aezdwear but now they are quiet, and
designers have leisure to occupy their
aiEsE with MHtters of ornaments for
the eaifure and hats for formal dress.
. With tks- rich and beautiful fabrics
lwnT trimming stuffs at hand, it is no
task Sor the designers to create the
picturesque styles they love so well.
In silk ana metal laces. in malines and
mrs. ana wonderful flowers. they find
an inspiration.
Ysxo Of the latest models for dressy
wear are shown in the picture above.
0ae aE them is of black chantilly lace
mud sEaSS satin and is merely softly
Ssraued Grape or cap of satin and a
halo Of lace wired and lifted near the
Ernst fato becoming lines. A very
x.nSu nosegay of fine blossoms is
1cSs.d against the base of the crown.
NUT the bowers, are not Visible in the
rirspre. They are just the touch OF
.rneov and gayety tina: belongs on this
mods
ThSs Is enc Of the few millinery ere
atioas which may be adapted to the
ToxEs or the mature woman. A little
7ess wssfh o. brim for the matron, and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
FROM BAbYLONIAN WISE MEN
Came the Division of the Hour as It
Has Been Recognized Through
out the Centuries.

The division of an hour into sixty
minutes is of ancient Babylonic origin
and has survived the reforms applied
to notation in the course of the
worlds progress Along with the dec
imal system in ancient Babylon there
was the sexagesimal system based up
on the count by sixties and original
ing in the discovery that there is no
number which has so many divisors
as sixty. 1t can be divided without
remainder by 2,3 A, S, 6, 10, II, Is, 20
and 80.
Babylonians divided the suns path
into twenty-four parasangs, the lat,
ter representing about four and one
half miles. The astronomers of that
day compared the progress of the sur
during one hour to the progress made
by good walker during the same Pc
Rod of time, each accomplishing one
parasang.
The whole course of the sun was
twenty-four parasangs, or $50 degrees,
and each parasang or hour was SUD
divided into sixty minutes.
Hipparchus, the Greek philosopher,
who lived $50 3. c., introduced the
Babylonian hour into Europe, and,
carried along by traditional knowk
edge down through the middle ages. II
survived the French revolution, which
endeavored to reduce every measure
to decimal system Of reckoning, SO
that the measure of time continues
sexagesimal or Babylonian.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Glass Of Hot Water
Before Breakfast
a Splendid Habit
Open sIuices Of the system each
morning and wash away the
poisonous, stagnant matter.

Those of us who are accustomed to
feel dull and heavy when we arise;
splitting headache, stuffy from cold,
foul tongue, nasty breath, acid stom-
ach, lame back, can, instead, both
look and feel as fresh as daisy always
by washing the poisons and toxins
from the body with phosphated hot
water each morning.
We should drink, before breakfast,
glass of real hot water with tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in
it to flush from the stomach, liver.
kidneys and ten yards of bowels the
previous days indigestible waste, sour
bile and poisonous toxins; thus cleans
ing. sweetening and purifying the en-
tire alimentary canal before putting
more food into the stomach.
The action of limestone phosphate
and hot water on an empty stomach
is wonderfully invigorating. 1t cleans
out all the sour lamentations, gases,
waste and acidity and gives one a
splendid appetite for breakfast and 1t
is said to be but little while until
the roses begin to appear in the
cheeks. A quarter pound of lime
stone phosphate will cost very little at
your druggist or from the store, but
is sufficient to make anyone who is
bothered with biliousness, constipa-
ton, stomach trouble OF rheumatism
real enthusiast on the subject of in
ternal sanitation. Try it and you are
assured that you will look better and
feel better in every way shortly
Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
GENERAL CARE AND
FEEDING OF HORSES
Farmers Often Give Animals Too
Much Attention-Spring Is
Busiest Time of Year.
(By J. B. ANDREWS, Illinois Expert
ment Station.)

(By J. B. ANDREWS, Illinois Expert
ment Station)
Much attention should be given to
the general care and feeding of work
horses. However, these factors are
the least in need of remedying tnan
any of the others that enter into the
cost of horse labor. Farmers ofttimes
give their horses too much feed ana
care. which increases the expense ana
does not add to their comfort or ell
cheney.
The number of horses kept and the
amount of work per horse are the dl-
rect cause of the varying costs OF
horse labor and they in turn depend
directly upon the system of farming.
All farm labor is divided into two
principal kinds. They are the hxed'
which must be done at certain time,
and the nonfixed, which may be done
at odd times. For example, the final
preparation of the seed beds, planting
and cultivating are operations upon
the corn crop for which the time IS
fixed, while blowing, hauling manure
and fertilizer are nOnfixed as to time.
tHusking corn is semifixed, as it may
be done any time before the snow falls.
Cutting corn for fodder or for the slio
is fixed labor. The farmer should have
his work planned ahead so that ne
will not have any of his non or semi
fixed operations to do when he must
be doing something that is absolutely
necessary. Flowing is good example
Of nonfixed labor. Many discussions
have been held to settle the relative
value of spring and fall blowing from
the standpoint of fertility, but rev
have considered either as to the utlil-
cation of farm labor.
In the fall there are times wnen
there is not much fixed labor to be
done. Other conditions being favora-
BILE. this is the time to plow. Inc
spring is the busiest time OF the year
for horses and all work possible snouid
be done at other times. Every farmer
keeps a few extra horses for whole
year for few weeks of extra work IN
spring. All of these extra horses can
not be eliminated, but if the work was
so arranged the number could De re-
duced and great saving result.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
For Her
Sake
BY
A. P. DELANEY
Copyright, 1915. by w. G. Chapman.)


Mail, SIR reported the Office boy,
and placed a pile of miscellaneous
letters on the desk of young Gordon
Leith, manager of the importing
house of Waltham & Co.
Leith only nodded. He was in a
pleasant dream and did not want to
be disturbed. In four days he was to
marry Vera Merriam. He had every
thing to be thankful for. Her father
was wealthy and stood high socially.
Recently Waltham & Company had
raised his salary. Everything was har-
monious and lovely. Even gruff, digni-
fed prospective father-in-law was
seemingly pleased at the approaching
wedding. Was he not coming in that
afternoon to talk over the final ar
rangements for it with Leith?
Routine" observed Leith, at length
arousing from his happy reverie. "All
right-there will be only three days
more of it. Then for two weeks de-
lightful honeymoon"
In perfunctory way Leith took up
the paper knife and slit the envelopes
before him. Then he began taking
out their contents.
Order" he tailed them off-"com-
plant, request for new price list" and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
"CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biIiouSness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 10-cent box now.

Turn the rascals out-the headache,
biliousness, indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom'
ach.
Don't put in another day Of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison In the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
NEED FOR WINDOWS
FOR LIGHT AND AIR
Keeping Stables Tightly Closed
During Cold Weather to Save
Feed Breeds Disease.

The windows in the horse and COW
stables should be so arranged as to
give an abundance of light and air.
Most old-style barns are dark and
often damp, this is particularly true
of the bank barn, the front stalls
having plenty of light and air and
the back stalls dark and the air i'm
pure.
If the barn faces the south, the
windows should be of fair size. The
average stable window is too small.
Windows of the size ordinarily used
in dwelling houses are the most con-
venient size. The windows should be
at least four feet from the floor. The
windows should be hung on iron
pivots so they can be opened to adj
NIT just the amount of air needed.
BY having ventilators arranged to
take in pure air from the outside or
the stable and carry the foul air out
through the barn roofs the stock will
have an abundance of pure air at all
times and will have better health.
The old way of keeping the stables
tightly closed during the winter TO
save feed is sure to cause lung fever
in horses and consumption in cows.
No fermented manure should be al
lowed in the stables. Clean the
stables every morning and dust with
land plaster; the plaster will pre-
vent loss of ammonia and keep the
air pure. Barns built on level ground
should have the windows set oppo-
site each other at each end and large
windows on the south and north
sides. In summer the windows
should be screened to keep out nles.
The stables should be so arranged
that the air will blow above the
backs of the cattle and not directly
on the body. Horses should not race
the full sunshine. This is the proper
time to make needed repairs to the
stables and feeding sheds. Ordinary
six-light sash may be had for 81
cents each. A stable for ten neau u
cattle would need two sash.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

| appear in his stead. You demand q
thousand dollars from him."
Honestly owed, yes"
You made provision" vent on
Leith steadily. that he can have his
revenge Does that hold"
The gamester studied his visitor
keenly Then he replied:
"Righto."
Il know but one game of cards, "
proceeded Leith.
| And what is thatg'
| whist. / will stake one thousand
dollars cash against those |. 0. US.
game ten points.
The gambler smiled. To his point
of view this clear-eyed. respectable
appearing Leith seemed easy prey. He
was, too, nettled at the manifest con-
| tempt evinced by Leith and longed to
give him trimming.
| And if you lose?" questioned Dave
nal coolly. sA
Then l give you check for anothsr
| thousand dollars and redeem the /.
o. us"
"Done!" and the fellow produced a
pack Of cards and began shutting
| them.
A strange expression cane into the
eyes of Gordon Leith. He Grew his
| coat closer to conceal a dangling or
| nament attached to his watch chain,
as if that might betray vital secret
| 1t was a prize given to the champion
of leading whist club in his college
| two years, but in the old days!-a
| memory of his c0nquests gave him
| nerve and confidence.
Only the click-swish of the bits of
pasteboard, the quick breathing of the
| gamester as, two points scored for
himself and nine for his opponent. he
threw down his hand, confessing de-
feat, and passed over the l. o. US.
Silently Leith walked from Number
q. From beyond the drapery of Num-
| Der % stepped-Mr. Merriam!
"Deceiver! Gamester! Hypocrite!
he voiced, his eyes flaming, his scorn
whitening. Il have traced you to your
haunts! You are unmasked-and
Vera shall know!"
Gordon Leith paled. Startled, he I'm,
consciously dropped the bundle of l.
| 0. us from his hand. With bowed
head he passed from the place. Mr.
Merriam picked up the papers. One
| glance and he staggered back, over
come. The facts were revealed-he
read the name OF his son and knew
| the truth.
| Whats the row, governor?" chirped
the gamester, appearing on tho scene
| Il have wronged a true and noble
man." uttered Mr. Merriam. Tell me
/! all of this affair and / will reward
you"
The gamester glibly, coarsely stated
the facts as he understood them. Mr.
! Merriam guessed the vast sacrifice
that Leith had made, even in the face
of being disgraced accepting mutely
the onus of degradation not his por
| ton. ffA
Vera Merriam-within four days
Mrs. Gordon Leith-never knew Of the
episode. Harry Merriam knew of it,
for his father charged him with his
misdemeanors when he returned ia
| the city.
| But Harry Merriam was changed
man, and realization of the brave
loyalty of true friend strengthened
his determination to forever evade the
pitfalls that had nearly engulfed him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

The care of the jack is not different
from the care of the stallion except
in the matter of exercise.
The jack cannot be driven or worked
with satisfaction as it is stubborn
animal and not easily handled.
The jack should have a large lot
connected with his stall in which to
run when he pleases; he will not need
much exercise and will not take much.
The jack is vicious beast and a
great fighter. Jacks have been known
to kill stations much larger than
themselves. The jack should never
be allowed a chance to get at another
animal, and the caretaker should ex-
ercise great care IL handling him.
An ordinary stallion bit-curb, the
strap running under the chin, will not
control a jack. He will require a
heavy bit and chain. We have seen
lacks handled with a stick attached
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Last Manly Right Usurped.

The steady progress of equal suf-
frage continues to deprive men of po-
sitions once thought to be SO peculiar
~ their own that the opposite sex
could never assail their right to them.
The case of Mr.. Smithers would indi-
cate that about the last position once
thought to belong to the male sex al
most by right of eminent domain has
been wrested from him. 1t was the
dead of night in the bedroom of Mr..
and Mrs. Smithers when she was
awakened from her peaceful slumber
by Mr.. Smithers. who was shaking her
by the shoulder and saying:
"Oh, Marial Get up, quick. There
is a woman under the bed! kansas
City Star
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
AVERAGE NUMBER OF
PIGS FROM LITTERS
Result of Experiments Carried On
at North Platte Station With
Old and Young S0WS.

The average number of pigs per III
ter raised from old sows during pc
Rod of four years was 6.55, at cost
of s2.11 per pig weighing so pounds,
according to experiments carried on at
the North Platte experiment station.
The average number of pigs raised
by young sows during a like PERIOD
at North Platte was 81 at a cost OF
s1.6S per pig weighing 80 pounds.
The fall pig was grown 10 the
weight of so pounds as cheaply as the
spring pig.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
Copper Dish Cloth.

Among the cleaning agents there
are two recent additions to the list
that are well worth while; one is the
copper wire dish cloth which comes
in three sizes for the cleaning of pots
and pans and is much more effective
than the chain cloths, as it does not
chip or CRACK the enamel The other
is steel wool; this comes in a ROLL
and a little bit pulled off, which has
the feeling of bunch of horsehair
and looks not unlike it, will clean
enamelware perfectly simply by rub
bing it over the surface. 1t may also
be used for brasses and glassware.
Use with it a nonalkali soap. if any,
and always rinse the article and pol
ish with a dry cloth after it is
cleaned.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

Wael eilfnchilla in dark colors is
an old favorite for winter coats, and
is waEa by men, women and children.
1T remained for the smart sport coat
SO bring gut the unequaled fitness OF
white ehinchilla for garments in
which style is of as much Importance
as warmth, and both are essential to
zneGess-
White chinchiIla appears with ever
Increasing frequency in midwlnter
coats for little girls, and smart sport
coats for women. The latter are cut
In EinIpie lines and long, like the coat
pictured, or shaped like sweater coats.
Many novel touches in little details
Df tlisalfng make them interesting,
ana aley are carefully and beautifully
finished. f.-
These points are demonstrated by
the coat illustrated here very clearly.
1t has a big convertible collar which
may nc buttoned up about the ears,
and the reyers are faced with MORE
plush In black. Very accurate parallel
EcwS Gf machine stitching ornament
9lze cSSa at the bottom and adorn the
collar, cuffs and pocket flaps. The
Su&suns are white composition barred
wiea black, except the two that fasten
Rhe metal belt across the front, which
rs finished with tabs of black at each
glide. These buttons are black with
white riyas.
The skeeyes and body portion of the
coat are lined with soft black satin,
and the shaping of the sleeves and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

to one ring of the bit, like bull stick.
Some people say a jacks bite is
deadly poisonous. There may be moth
ing in that, but once jack gets hold
of a man his life is in great danger.
1t must not be understood that a
jack is, as rule, more dangerous
than stallion, except that he has
more bulldog in him, is less intelli-
gent, and is utterly without affection
The jack requires about the same
ration as the stallion. He should have
corn and oats and plenty of clean tim
othy hay with a bran mash once or
twice a week to keep him in good
condition. He should be fed lightly
| during the closed season.
The jack is the most fastidious ami.
NAL about his drinking water, and
will not drink unclean water, nor will
he drink from trough or vessel that
has been used by other animals.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
FOR BABY RASHES
cuticura Soap is Best Because 30
Soothing and Cooling. Trial Free.

II baby is troubled with rashes, &C.
Eemas, itchings. chafipgs or hot, irri-
tated skin follow Cuticura Soap bath
with light application Of Cuticura ONT
ment to the affected part. Nothing so
soothing, cooling and refreshing when
he is fretful and sleepless.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
ONLY KIND OF cow
THAT IS PROFITABLE
Animal Must Produce 200 Pounds
of Butterfat Annually if She
Is to Pay Her Way.
nv FRANCIS w. PECK.)

From several years records OF NILE
production and cost of maintenance
il has been found that a COW must
produce at least 200 pounds OF nutteri
fat or about $500 pounds of milk an
nually if she is to pay her way. inns inns
means 10 pounds Of milk daily for oOO
days.
The annual cost of maintaining a
COW is close to s65, if man values MS
labor at Is cents an hour. II man
wants more than a market price ioi
feed and this bare wage, he must pun
his time on cows giving more than
9oo mounds of fat. The larger the IN
crease over this amount tne larger ni'
pay will be.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03
On Your Livine-Room Table.

The genial glow of reading lamps
makes the living-room table these
cool nights the most cheerful and rest
full place in the house. On this occa-
sion the runner for the table should
have large amount of consideration.
While cushions are important, they
are in the shadow and any shabbiness
or defects in them will be softened.
Devote then your best energies to hav-
ing supply of table runners that will
do you and your home credit.
Cross stitch always has about it,
when in the proper colors, a sugges-
ton of warmth and comfort that ac-
companies no other kind of embroid-
cry. Perhaps it is because it brings
to mind grandmother's day with it's
open fireplace and its bright oil
lamps that sent out glow OF warmth
to those who crowded about them with
their books and papers on a winter
evening.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-02-03

perhaps hint of sedate coloring in
the flowers, adapt it to her style.
The second hat is decidedly bell
shape, with top crown of uncut velvet
in any color that may be chosen, the
sides of gold or silver lace and brim
edge of narrow fur banding. 1t is fin
ished with fiat camelia, posed at the
front, and is a rich-looking and com
Portable hat, but the shape is becoming
only to certain types of faces.