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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-26
whistisrss white Feather.

OAe OF Mr.. Whistler's many pc
culisriiies was lock Of white hair
cleaning from among the black
tresses on his forehead. At one
house to which he had been invited
to dinner the butler came into the
drawing room and whispered:
There's a gent downstairs says
e as come to dinner wot's forgot
Ii. necktie and stuck fewer in his
air"
For at this period Whistler never
wore a necktie when in evening
dress.
The white lock bewildered others.
On one occasion when in a box at
the opera the attendant leaned over
and said, beg your pardon, sir, but
there's white feather in your hair,
Just on top"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-26
ELECTRIC MOVING SIGNS.
Device BY Which the IlIusive Light Ef-
fects Are Produced.

A great many electric signs are Of
the moving type. In any big city
after dark one may see a great num-
Der Of Illuminated signs Of novel
and interesting design. Here a
long red and blue snake seems to
be Wiggling from the street to the
top Of a building. On the other
side a wheel is rapidly revolving,
below il a yellow smoke is issuing
in clouds from a huge brown cigar.
There is also a large theater sign
which suddenly flashes into view,
only TO disappear after an interval
long enough to read it.
1t is quite pnzzling to the ordi-
nary pedestrian to explain the Won
derful light effects. 1t is apparent
that the light is obtained from cleo
tricity, but this is about all that is
understood. In such signs as where
a snake seems 10 be wiggling along,
a cat chases a rat, words that spell
themselves letter BY letter and in
all other similar signs the effect is
produced BY a mechanical device
called d flasher which lights the
tiny electric sign lamps in the order
required TO produce the effect. This
flasher is driven by a tiny motor.
The flasher is made up of num-
Der Of fingers, and each finger drops
in its turn upon a metal plate that
is electrically connected with a GER
tain letter or series Of letters, or,
in the case Of the snake or rat
chasers, with certain bulbs. The
flasher is driven rapidly, and in this
way the snake can be speeded
around its course very swiftly.
Where the only effect desired is q
sign in which one letter is illumi-
mated at a time the flasher becomes
a much simpler device, but in all
cases the underlying principle is the
same.-New York Tribune.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-26
The POLE STAR.


Most people, il they know moth
ing else Of astronomy, at any rate
know the pole star, the one star
which seems 10 keep its place in the
heavens without movement Of any
kind. There are great many, how
ever, who do not know what Won
derful thing it is. In the first place,
II can be seen when looked at
through a good telescope to be two
stars and not one. There is one
fairly bright one, Of what is known
as the second magnitude, and anoth-
er Of the ninth magnitude close
to it.
But that il not all. The brighter
of the two is really three stars re-
volying round one another, or, rath-
err, round their common center of
gravity, like three children playing
Aring a ring O. roses" This sesret
is revealed to us by what is perhaps
the most astonishing Of all scientific
instruments, the spectroscope. Ii
not only tells us what the stars are
made Of, but whether they are NOV
ing toward us or away from u.s.
When you stand facing the star
you are always facing north. The
reason that It does not appear to
move as the Others do is because it
Is nearly in line with the axis Of the
earth. It's distance from us is enor-
nous. This can be judged faom the
fact that, although the earth in it's
journey round the sun is today
about 100, 900, 900 miles from where
il was six months ago, that makes
no appreciable difference TO its dis
lance from the pole star. II must
therefore be many times 100000
600 miles away.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-26

General Washington wore at his
Inauguration fun suit Of fine
cloth, the handiwork of his own
household. AT bah given in New
Jersey in honor Of Mrs. Washing
ton she wore Simple russell
gown and white handkerchief
about her neck. On one occasion
she gave the best proof Of her sue
cess in domestic manufactures by
the exhibition of two of her dresses,
which were composed Of cotton,
striped with silk and entirely home
made. The silk stripes in the fab
ric we're woven from the rawlings
Of brown silk stockings and old
crimson chair covers.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-26

Emotions of the women who re
main at home during a war were
expressed in an odd fashion in Mad
rid during the struggle with til,
United States in the Spanish-Amer'
lean war. The war had never beer
popular with the people, who saw
no reason why blood should be shed
for colonies from which only the
rich derived benefits. When news
Of the defeats Of the Spanish reach.
ed Madrid groups Of women used to
gather round the statue OF Colum.
bus in the Puerta de Sol and hurl
opprobrious epithets at him for his
folly in having discovered America.
And once they even tried to drag
Columbus from his pedestal.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-26

Probably the largest Of the
whales, a. well as the most gigantic
Of al. living creatures, is the sulphur
bottom. Ii attains a length Of near.
IL or quite 100 feet and a weight Of
$50 tons. One individual measured
ninety-fivc feet in length, thirty
nine feet IN girth, with q jawbone
twenty-one feet long; baleen whale
bone), four feet long; weight OF
baleen, 500 pounds; weight Of en-
tire whale, l47 tons, and it yielded
ITO barrels Of oil. The sulphur
bottom seldom bolts, as the whalers
term the action Of leaping diagonal.
IL from the sea, OF breaches, as per
pendicular springs are called, but
when it does perform in this man
ner il presents q truly wonderful
sight.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-26

Algebra, that bane Of schoolboys
Is derived from two Arab words, "a
jebr.v ard il was in Bagdad that
Al-Khwarasmi, while librarian tc
the Calf Al-Mamun, the yoangei
son Of Haroun-al-Raschid and usur.
per Of his elder brother Admins
chrome, wrote the algebra upon
which we're founded most Of the
early works on the subject.
Al-Khwarasmi was also author OF
.he first Indian arithmetic. That
Ras Just LOO years ago.--London
Chronicle.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-26

II has long been known that such
plants as Venus fly trap actually
latch and squeeze to death flies and
other Insects alighting on their
leaves, but the discovery is compar-
atively recent that the plants digest
the softer parts Of their prey by
means Of peptic ferment secreted
BY the leaves.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-26

sDon't sheer at the Chinese liter
att and the ancient Chinese litera-
ture.,
The speaker was the Chinese con-
sui general in San Francisco. lie
continued:
"Our ancient Chinese literature is
wise. Take, for example, one of its
epigrams ON marriage. Could any
thing be wiser than this:
Marriage is like besieged city
those without all want to get in,
and those within all want to get
out"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-26

His father was busy and had eau
toned him not to ask any foolish
questions, so he said to the boz
when he came into the room:
Gas long as this isn't fool ques-
ton, what is itlv
And this is what the boy pro
pounded:
"When you've a sore throat, dad
and il hurts you to swallow, why do
you want to swallow all the time n
New York Times.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-07-26

"What's the matter over there in
the horn part?v asked DR.. Strauss
at rehearsal.
"I'm sorry, DR.. Strauss" replied
the horn player. "but l cannot play
this passage on the horn. 1t may be
all right on the piano. but
Don't worry yourself" answered
the composer conductor. 1T il
equally impossible on the piano"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-25
SoTYce OF FORECLOSURE

whereas, Victor J. Peterson of Har,
mony in the County of Somerset and
state of Maine, by his mortgage deed
dated the thirtieth day of April A. u
1913, and recorded in the Somerset
Registry of Deeds, Book 80, rage Zo1,
conveyed to me-. the undersigneo,
certain parcel OF real estate situate
erset and bounded as follows. VIZ
Beginning where the Range line
between ranges seven and eight inter-
sect the highway; thence westerly
along said Range line to the John
Dickinson Lot thence northerly along
said lot line; thence westerly along
said north line to the lot line between
along said lot line twenty-five rods
thence easterIy one hundred ten rods;
thence northerly twenty rods, thence
easterly to post: thence northerly
two rods. thence easterly in straight
line with the north line OF land Tor
rnerly owned by Sherburn Leighton,
crossing the highway to land OF Sher,
burn Leightoo; thence south on SAID
Beighton's line to land formerly own
ed by Charles Cromwell; thence ives
terIv on said Cromwell's line to a
birch tree; thence northerly to an elm
tree: thence westerly to the highway
thence northerly along said highway
till line intersects the north line cross
ing said highway; thence southerly on
the west line of said highway 10 the
point of beginning; and whereas the
condition of said mortgage has been
broken.
Now, therefore, by reason of the
breach of the condition thereof l claim
A foreclosure of said mortgage.
ARTHUR w. GIGGEY.
October 4. A. D. 1917. Swil
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-25
LACK OF WOODsMEN A HANDICAP
numbering Operations In Northern
Somerset Progressing Rather Slow

Lack OF suitable woodsmen Is prov
ing rather a severe handicap to lum-
bering operations in Northern Som
erset The oldest lumbermen fail to
remember when good help was so
scarce as at present and there are
several reasons for this scarcity. Par
amount among them is the war. Lum-
bering units for service in France
took many men and the draft got
many who were physically fit enough
to chop wood. But despite the lack
of help operations have begun.
The Coburn heirs, corporation in
which many Skowhegan people are
interested have sold about 100000
OF stumpage. 100000 of this being
disposed of to the Hollingsworth &
Whitney Co. and the remaining mil
lions to Sidney Young OF Greenville.
All this lumber is In the Jackman sec
ton and the camps for the paper
company will be constructed near
Jackman.
There are about 800 men at work
In the woods near Jackman and &C
cording to authentic estimates lumber
cuttings In this region will include
about 100000 by the Jackman Lum-
Der Co., 100000 by the Kellogg Co.,
100000 by the Great Northern Pa
per Company, and 100000 by the
Spencer Lumber Company Holdings
worth & Whitney will cut between
100000 and 25,O0O,0OO feet.
Present indications point to rather
backward season in the numbering
Industry. caused primarily by the scar
city OF help,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-25
SMITHFIELD

Lindsey Stevens left town last week
with a six horse team for the logging
camps Mrs. Stevens accompanied
him where she will be employed as
cook
The Larkin Club was entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stevens Friday
evening, October 10.
Mrs. Victor Hartford and two chill
dren are visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Swift in Wayne.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stevens was
called to Strong last Friday by the
serious illness of their daughter Mrs.
Robert Corson.
Mrs. May Tracy Is moving into the
Clarence Harlow house In the village,
Mr. and Mrs Daniel Groves are Wis
iting their daughter In Hartland
George futile met with a painful
accident last week He was leading
COW behind his team when the fir
ing of gun near the road caused the
horse and cow both to jump. The
rope got around his thumb in such a
manner that 1t was entirely severed
off at the first joint.
Mrs Julie Charles Is In Belgrade
caring for Mrs. Tibbetts who Is Ill
Miss Jennie Crowell of Riverside
visited relatives In town last week
Mrs Felix Sirois is stopping with
her mother Mrs. May Tracy for a
short time while her hus band Is work
ing In the numbering camps up river.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-25

WHEREAS, Edgar f. Fairbrother Of
Skowhegan in the County of Somerset
and State of Maine, by his mortgage
deed dated the twenty-nfth day of
July, 1915, and recorded In the Som
erset Registry of Deeds. book 309,
page 457, conveyed to Skowhegan Saw
ings Bank the undersigned, certain
parcel of real estate situate In Show
hogan, in the County of Somerset and
bounded az follows: A certain piece
or parcel of land in said Skowhegan
on the north side of Cross Street. 30
called, namely, the street leading from
Court Street to North Street, bounded
and described as follows, towit, on the
north by land formerly of L. L. Nor
rlson and the Judkins lot, 10 called,
on the east by land formerly of James
Harmon, on the south by said Cross
Street, on tho west by land formerly
of oliver Walker being the same
premises formerly owned by Nancy W.
Haines, and also being the same con-
by Robert w. Haines by his deed dated
May 81, A. D. 1895. and recorded in
Somerset Registry OF Deeds, Book 230.
Page 1928: excepting and reserving,
however. the same heretofore conveyed
to w 8. Stinchfield by deed on record
and whereas the condition or said
mortgage has been broken:
NOW, THEREFORE,. by reason Of
the breach OF the condition, thereof
said Skowhegan Savings Bank claims
a foreclosure of said mortgage.
Skowhegan, Maine. october 9, 1917
SKOWHEGAN SAVINGS BANK
BY Carleton 7. Merrill
3w4I Its Treasurer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-25
GLEANINGS FROM EXEMPTION
BOARD
Many Who Claimed Exemption Are
Granted Same by Local Official

Friday and Saturday meetings OF
the local exemption board for Som
erset County were held in the ONCE
OF E. F.. Danforth In order that the
members might pass judgment on va
rious exemption claims. Claims OF
three men were disallowed Those
whose entries were not considered
sufficient to grant them exemption
we're George E. Sampson. Detroit;
Colby C. Achey, Jackman and Bernard
C. Weymouth OF st. Adams. These
names have been sent to the District
Board in Bangor for further consider
alton by that official body.
Horandos Michaud, whose claim for
exemption came from the Aroostook
County board. was granted the same
on grounds OF being an alien. Edwin
Glahu claimed exemption but this was
disallowed. Glahu registered In
Cleveland Ohio. Edward B. Weston
of Skowhegan was denied his claim
for a discharge and his case has
been placed before the district board.
During the sessions of Friday and
Saturday the claims of the following
we're considered and allowed Paul
Leblanc, Bingham, alien; Edwin W.
Higgins, wife and two children; VIII
liam A. Rogers, Flagstaff. wife and
two children; Howard S. Clark, Madi-
son, wife and child; Edward H. Good
rich, Athens, wife and two children;
John c. Croker, Skowhegan, wife and
two children; Roland E. Tidd, Moose
River, wife and one child; Arthur F.
Bearce Moose River, alien; Dennet
Gisson, dependent, father and moth
err; Polycarpe Richard, Lake Austin,
alien; McPodi Chomochick, Long
Pond, alien; Dennis Chamberlain,
Skowhegan, alien; Galen s. Snow,
Pittsfeld, wife and two children;
William A. Kenney. Madison, wife and
two children; George w Newell, No.
New Portland, wife and two children;
Ira H. Stafford, Harmony, wife and
two children; Mahlon F. Newell. No.
New Portland, wife and child; Lester
s. Bean, Moscow, wife and two chill
dren.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-25
To the Hon. Justice of the Supreme
Judicial Court next to be held at
skowhexan, In the County OF Somer-
set md Stnte of Maine,

To the Hon. Justice of the supreme
Judicial Court next to be held at
skOwheKan, In the County OF Somer-
set and state OF Maine.
Major +. Laney of Skowhegan In
the County of Somerset and State OF
the twenty ninth day of February 1908
at Skowhegan, In said County and state
he was lawfully married to Marie
Laney, then of said Skowhegan, that
the said libelant and libelee cohabited
in this State after their said marriage;
State when the cause of divorce &C.
crued as hereinafter set forth, and
had resided here In good faith one
year prior to the date hereof: that the
libelant has ever been faithful to his
marriage obligations, but that the said
same: that on the eighteenth day of
January, 1913. she utterly deserted the
libelant without reasonable cause and
has continued said desertion Tor three
consecutive years next prior to the
filing of this libel.
them during their said marriage, now
living.
Wherefore he prays that a divorce
from the bonds of matrimony between
himself and said libelee, may be de-
creed.
And the iibelant further alleges that
the present residence of said libelee
IL unknown to him and cannot be as
certained by reasonable diligence.
MAJOR +. LANEY, Libelant.
Somerset. S., August 18th. 1917 The
said libelant made oath that the above
allegation as TO the residence OF the
libelee Is true.
Before me,
(SEAL) HAROLD J. PHILLIPS,
Notary Public
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-25
WAR CREED OF THE KITCHENS
Families of Maine Called Upon to Gen.
serve All Food Possible

All the women's magazines have de-
scribed and pictured the National
Food Conservation Army uniform pat
ters for the making of which may be
procured for ten cents. This uniform
sometimes called the "Hooverall" Of
fers an attractive, practical and mex
pensive dress for the housekeeper,
when on "food-guard duty.
This week many workers are call
ing on thousands of families In Maine
asking volunteers to sign the pledge
cards sent out by Campaign Director
w. B. Moore and DR.. Leon s. Merrill,
promising loyal support to the gov
eminent in the war creed OF the
kitchens. 1t is hoped that at least
10000 families in Maine will respond
to this nationwide drive, for surely
every American woman wants to do
her share to help end the war.
ANGEL CAKE
Whites of four eggs beaten stlff with
good half teaspoonful of cream tar
tar and pinch OF salt. Beat until
the bowl can be inverted. Add ga
cup sugar. IL teaspoonful each of
vanilla and lemon extract. Beat I'M
til very light; add 1-2 cup -four sifted
four times; bake 20 to 80 minutes In
quick oven.
MRS. DORA T. NYE.
GOLD CAKE
12 scant cup butter; l scant tea
spoon salt; l cup sugar; cream we'll
together add the yolks of four eggs
well beaten; "a cup milk; / ga cup
hour In which has been sifted 1-2 tea
spoon soda and teaspoon cream tar
tar; l teaspoon vanilla.
MRS. DORA T. NYE.
MEAT SCALLOP
Put layer OF dried bread crumbs
In a buttered dish; ON this place q
thin layer of chopped, boiled meat of
any kind, or two kinds together; then
add little onion with salt and pep
per: fill the dish In this manner, re-
membering that little meat goes a
long way. If you have gravy or
stock from the boiled meat add
enough to moisten, IL not, little but
ter and water. Bake one-half hour.
A cup OF tomato gives a pleasing va
riety to this dish.
MRS j. B. F.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-25
.JACKMAN

The Red Cross society OF this vii
lage has completed and sent a box
containing the following articles to
headquarters; l dozen abdominal
bandages; dozen, y inch compress
SEES; dozen, inch congresses; 6
dozen 4 inch gauze sponges; dozen
3 inch muslin bandages; surgical
shirts; % cheesecloth handkerchief ;
dozen muslin handkerchiefs; 20
knitted muffiers, rs knitted sweaters;
81 pairs service socks; "a pairs
wristers 26 wash cloths. This box
was shipped on Tuesday of last week.
The ladies have all been working
very earnestly to complete this
amount of work.
Joseph Gallant went to Bingham
last week returning on Saturday with
pair of horses, which he purchased
from Taylor.
B. w. Page of Skowhegan was In
town one day last week.
The Rev. Mr.. Jones preached on
Sunday morning on Food Conserva-
ton" and was largely attended by the
entire village.
The Attean Club held a game sup
per and dance at Jackman Hall on
October 18th. The supper was great
ly enjoyed by all as some of the game
served was quite rarity. The af-
fair was great success.
Miss Della Mckinney returned
home last week from New Hampshire
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-25
ITEMS OF INTEREST
LARONE
From Our Correspondents

Roscoe Farley Is seriously poisoned
from one of the common red caterpil-
lars falling In one of his eyes and
some of the poison hairs lodging
therein. The physician removed the
hairs but the eye Is badly infiamed,
altho somewhat better at this writing.
Higgins and Goodwin from the
Ridge road so called, have been in
town finishing up some OF the remain
ing lots of grain and report the yield
of wheat as very light and oats not
up to normal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Whitman and
son Ivan and Miss Vivian of Palmyra
and Miss Iva Holway of Skowhegan
we're Sunday visitors in town.
Elder Osborne and wife, adyentists
of Fairfield were Sunday visitors at
F w. Farley's.
1t is reported that the Marcia farm
has been sold but as yet only as far
as talk goes.
Mrs. A. B. Gerry has returned from
a visit with friends in Foxcroft
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Campbell of
Norridgewock were Sunday visitors at
G. s. Campbell's.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-25
Good HerefOrds Sold

Roscoe Bigelow has recently sold
three Hereford heifers to Roscoe D..
Pearl of Charleston. These were the
animals which he bought OF Bert Hill
ton of Starks. Included in this ship
ment was another we'll bred heifer.
Wednesday of last week, he sold a
pair of very handy Durham steers to
Mr., Douglas, whose home is on Bap-
fist HILL These were the steers with
which Mr. Bigelow won the six foot
eight class in the pulling contest at
the Somerset Central Fair. Friday,
Edward Field OF Waterville was here
to see Mr.. Bigelow with reference to
Shorthorns.
Mr. Bigelow has recently added to
his herd at Willow Ridge Farm, q
nice pair Of year olds and some good
stock heifers. This makes a total OF
eighteen steers and oxen now pastur-
ed In his field.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-25
HARDSCRABBLE

Wilbur Flanders was in Skowhegan
Monday the 9Th for examination
Mrs Albert Gehrke who has been
on the sick list the past week Is much
Mrs. Daniel Flanders celebrated her
slxtieth birthday, Oct 6. Many friends
and relatives remembered the day
with beautiful cards and gifts.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Savage were In
Skowhegan Tuesday. Mr.. Savage was
called there for examination.
Allen Foss has sold his farm and
will soon move to Scion village.
Guy Cooley has moved to the farm
known as the Leander Cooley place.
Mrs. Arlie McClintick and son Lee
Roy visited Mrs. McClintick's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Henry McClintick In
Brighton the last OF the week.
Lawrence McClintick spent Satur-
day evening with his cousin Randolph
McClintlck.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-25
BUNKER HILL-ATHENS

Mont Sinclair and son Harold went
to Kingsbury Saturday.
Eff1e Corson and daughter Christie
Keaton and two children OF Brighton
visited In town one day last week.
Herbert Corson and wife of Brigh-
ton were in town Thursday.
Mrs. Matilda Thompson and daugh-
ter Leila Sinclair were in Brighton
Monday.
Ida Campbell went to Harmony one
day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Adams of Madi-
son were In town recently.
Victor Gowen of Wellington was in
town Friday