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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15

On Wednesday of last week the
Jackman Public Library held its
dedication exercises. During the
afternoon from TO an informal
reception was held by the ladies of
the association. At 8 p. m. the pro-
gram of the evening began, which
club; prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Jones;
remarks pertaining to the history
and starting OF the library, by the
president ]. B. Sterling. who after
wards introduced the Rev. Mr.. Dun
mack, the State librarian, who de-
livered the address. The building is
very cozy one with a club room
and kitchen in the basement, and on
the main floor the social room with a
very home-like fireplace and the
book room. The finish Is very pref
ty, the whole plan is very uniquc.
The fund so far has all been from
private donations and the summer
people who come TO this section nave
been very generous. Some have
given literally of money and books
and their interest is greatly appre-
ciated by the association.
The Jackman schools closed on
Friday of last week for two weeks
vacation. At the close of the pro-
gram the scholars of the Primary
school presented their teacher Vesta
Williams with a very pretty Rebekah
pin and large box of chocolates.
The scholars of the Grammar school
gave their teacher. II. LeClair, an l..
O. o. F. pin and tie clasp.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15
EAST MADISON

Miss Marjorie Hayden is at home
from school this week on account of
an attack of the measles.
Wellington Gordon and his mother
are on visit to their old home in
New Brunswick for couple of
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Head of Scion
were in town Sunday visiting her
mother, Mrs. Hutchinson.
Mr.. Barron and his son are doing a
large amount of business saving
wood with their machine at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McCray of Mad
ison were visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs. J. l.. Wilson over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis who
have been at West Buxton for the
past two weeks where Mr.. Davis was
working. have returned home.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15
WOMAN NOW IN
PERFECT HEALTH
What Came From Reading
a Pinkham Adver-
tisement.

Paterson, N. J. 81 thank you for
the Lydia E. Pinkham remedies as they
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15

Tn every home Sloan's Lini-
ment has earned its place in
the medicine chest as relief
from pains and aches. .
Quickly penetrates wfthout rub
bling and soothes the soreness.
Cleaner and more effective than
mussy plasters or ointments, il does
not stain the skin.
For rheumatism, neuralgia, govt, lum-
baeo, sprains and strains use Sloan's Lini-
ment. At all druggists, 2Sc. Soc. $l.OO.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15
3SE{i&3

River regions where he will work in
the woods for Geo. Harlow for few
weeks
Mrs. Hiram Savage with her infant
daughter Angelina Viola, returned to
her home last week, from the home
of Mrs. +. H. Bates where they were
cared for during Mrs. SaYage's i'll
ness.
Miss Blanche Hartford returned to
her home in Mercer last week after
assisting Mrs. Hiram Savage for a
number of weeks.
a n. Whitehouse assisted George
Worthen last Saturday who had his
wood sawed.
The Oak Hill school closed last
Friday for a few weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. c. Taylor visited at
the home of his son Ira Taylor in
Mercer last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Fletcher were
called to Skowhegan last Sunday by
the serious illness Of y. NJ. Cleveland
who is near relatives of the family.
Mrs. f. II Bates was called last
Saturday to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Sawyer in Norridgewock.
Miss Gertrude Dacey will keep house
for Mrs. Bates during her absence.
Miss Mildred Crowell spent Sun
day with Mrs. |. c. Holt and family.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15
The News of Somerset'sF Busy Towns

village on Wednesday afternoon of
last week. Vi
The Harmony High School won't To
MARI a. on Friday evening to tako
lana A d speaking contest with Hart
mort "a ue,ny. We are proud to 70
Wisco' ena ~, tney came off yictorio,,a
inc - ineima and Lena Cooley o h.
chir .les IN winning FIRST n,aoa
onnLo Drown and Victor Reed nc
fas t' >. Henry Ingersol went 70 re,
idst on Saturday. " BEL
loo, ish 10 correct mistake made
ids' week. 1t was the Har niaue
dramatic Club instead of the HI s
iahu, which has played The Floa'ina
bo"l So successfully in This an5
otner towns. Last Saturday piah.
'hey played it at Athens with tbai.
,ht success. On Tuesday night of
r. week they play at Cambridge
~ d' speclal services held in tho N
a. 'hufch Sunday morning were vol
0@. ,.' over eighty being present
o'er seventy remained to the session
Vi SABBATH School. and plans wara
maze Tor the banquet which takae
pace on Friday night of this waeL
All members of the school II is
hoped. will attend A social will
follow the banquet to which evervona
is cordially invited.
io"n meeting was held on Monday
al which the following officers were
elected E. A. Pattee. town clerk.
W. +. Marble, LIST; E. c. Bailey, 2nd.
and ". S. Bemis, Bird selectmen. g
- Mclaughlin, school board; Enrol
reed town treasurer; Harry Cobb.
road commissioner.
MISS Martha Mitchell of Shirley
VISITED Miss Ethel Reed for the week
end. They returned to VI. C. l. on
Monday.
Miss Albra Foss is home from
Rowland where she is teaching.
Miss Mabel Bean of New Sharon is
visiting at DR.. Dyer's.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15
HARTLAND

The quarantine has been removed
from the homes of DR.. Mouton and
Bert Deering so that they are able
TO mingle with friends again.
The Sunshine Club met at the home
of the president Mrs. Hattie Baird
last Friday afternoon Plans were
made for public dinner at Mrs.
Lillian Fuller's ore week from the
coming Friday noon, March %. The
club will have its regular meeting in
the afternoon and it is hoped that all
members will be present.
There is to be st. Patrick's en-
tertainment at the Opera House on
Friday night. March 16.
Mrs. Kendall Snow who went Sat
urday morning to Skowhegan to visit
relatives and friends, returned home
Monday morning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-20

ton, though torn and smoked Ia
many a battle by sea and land, has
never been stained with dishonor
and will, | trust, forever fly as free
as the breeze Which unfolds it,"
Remember, this address was made
less than two years before the wal
commenced. Does this sound like a
rebel and a traitor? In reply to ar
invitation To attend the Webster
birthday festival held in Boston in
January, 1859, Davis wrote:
May the vows of love and alleg
lance" which you propose to renew
as a fitting tribute to the memory OF
the illustrious statesman whose
birth you commemorate, find an
echo in the heart of every patriot
in our land, and tend to the revival
of that fraternity which bore our
fathers through the Revolution to
the consummation of the independ
ence they transmitted to us, and the
establishment of the more perfect
Union which their wisdom devised
to bless their posterity foreveri
Though deprived of the pleasure
OF mingling my affectionate memo
ries and aspirations with yours,
send you my cordial greeting 10 the
friends of the Constitution, and ask
to be enrolled among those whose
mission is. by fraternity and good
faith to every constitutional obliga
ton, to insure that, from the Aroo.
stock to San Diego, from Key West
to Puget sound, the grand arch OF
our political temple shall stand un-
shaken"
Does this sentiment mingle har-
moniously with the clank of shackles
when he lay in Fortress Monroe un-
DER the charge of treason? l do not
wish to be understood today as ex-
pressing K greet at the outcome NJ
the great war. l am simply insist
ing that in making up the record OF
the heroes of our country, that hon.
or should be rendered to him To
whom honor is due. There is no
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-20

addresses and view his career from
til standpoint of the principles ex-
pressed and | assert that at TINS
time. when the passion of the con-
fict has long since cooled and VIC
can freely and without prejudice
view the record of history. that the
name of Jefferson Davis is entitled
to rank with the name Of any other
American hero. No unbiased stu
dent can read the facts OF his life
without pronouncing him great
man, a great leader and, above all,
a great American; and ii is matter
of sincerest regret that the facts OF
his career are so little known and
a matter of greater regret that the
people of the South have, TO some
extent, allowed other heroes to over
shadow the president of the Confed-
eracy and other names TO supplant
the name of Davis in their affec-
items.
| assert that the most distin-
gushing characteristic of Jefferson
Davis was his patriotism and his
loyalty to the American flag He
was never a seccessionist and never
favored war with the United States i.
When Abraham Lincoln was in Con-
ress opposing some of the bills be-
fore that body to furnish adequate
supplies to the soldiers of the Mexi-
can war. Jefferson Davis was on the
fields of battle, fighting for the sac
red honor of his country's flag. Hav-
ing been reared to believe that this
country was founded as a compact
between the States, having been
schooled at West Point, where la
was taught the same doctrine. when
his State finally seeded over his
protests, he felt it his duty as a. pa
triot, to follow his State; not that
he loved the Union less, but Missis-
sippi more.
DO you think that the people OF
either the North or the South today
would have had any respect for Jef,
ferson Davis if he had done other
wise?
In the sumter of 1858 Davis visit
ed New England and while in Port.
land, Me, was called upon for an
address. In that address he said
Y. I'm, at some future time, when
l am mingled with the dust, and ths
arm Of my infant son has been
nerved for deeds of manhood, the
storm of war should burst upon
your city, l feel that, relying upon
his inheriting the instincts of his
ancestors and mine, I may pledge
him in that perilous hour to stand
by your side in the defense of your
hearth-stones, and in maintainina
the honor of flag whose constella
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-20
Col. Edwin Spencer'S
Address on "Jeff. Davis
Continued from page ~

these heavy irons upon my ankles
Please examine and you Will see
that the skin has already been
abrased in large patches. Can you
in some way cushion these irons.
for / am very weak and my skin is
easily lacerated."
After being in prison for practic-
ally two years, in violation of every
constitutional right, Jefferson Davis
was released. He was, of course,
never tried for treason, although he
was always ready and anxious to
meet the charge, which charge was
finally dismissed. 1t is safe to say
that the reason he was not tried was
because no court of justice in the
world could be found who would
have called it perfidy to be faithful
to ones principles or call It treason
to offer ones life as a willing sacri-
flee upon the altar of his country.
No presentation of the life of JEFF
ferson Davis would be complete
without briefly reviewing MS beliefs
and sentiments respecting the issues
OF his time. In order to under
stand his attitude and his actions,
ii is but necessary to read his public
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-20
StOnewall Jackson, As
Viewed By Supt. Jones
Continued from page u

In the estimation of his teachers and
Classmates. He was not to be over
come because he knew not how 10
surrender and to give up in defeat
1t was not genius alone that placed
him on high pinnacle in a nations
eye but 1T was that indomiatable
will to succeed. He was a living
example of perseverance. Some one
has said that genius unexerted is
no more genius than bushel of
acorns in a forest of oaks . There
may be epics in mems brains. Just
as there are oaks in acorns, but the
tree and the book must come out
before we can measure them. Firm
ness Of purpose is one of the nee
essary sinews of character and one
of the best instruments of success
Jackson was resolute and unyielding
and the greatest opposition aroused
his energies both physical and mer-
tai and in this way the most formid-
able obstacles became as cobweb
barriers in the path to his goal.
Stonewall Jackson has often been
compared to Napoleon. / may be
wrong. but am sure that there is a
wide difference between the two
men. Napoleon was ambitious for
mere fields to conquer and for more
glory: Stonewall Jackson was
pleased when he felt that he had
done his duty. Napoleon rose to
heights of fame and his name gird,ed
the globe. Marengo, Auste.l itz,
and other battle fields were WOO He
mounted its summit round by round
until success turned his head and he
caught the Star of Destiny that was
lastly sinking on the shores of Tilsit
finally to set upon the bloody field
of Waterloo. Thus ended the life
of man of good and evil. Good in
the first part Of his years, while in
the latter part he was swayed b,
selfish motives and committed many
blunders. Banished to the Isle OF
st. Helena to spend his last hours in
solitude, looking out DER the ocean
wide, seeing and hearing nothing
but the ripping of the waves. This
is the price he paid for the homes
with the grape vines hanging over
til door, he had wrecked the wild.
ows and orphans he had made and
the pride that ruled his heart. He
failed in the faithful discharge OF
his daily duty to his fellow man
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-20

\ es, he failed to contribute to the
building up of a moral character
that knows no limit to its power,
no bounds to its heIoism.
StOnewall Jackson is not to be
compared with Alexander who was
perhaps the greatest military genius
of all history. But this does not
make man great. Egypt bowed be-
meath his yoke and Persia paid the
price for resisting while India sub
mitted to the cruelties of war. Sue
cess turned his head and in a drunk
en- rage he murdered Clitus. the
hand that fed him at Granicus. He
fell to dissipation with arrogance
and vanity reigning supreme. Char
iacter is the modest contribution
which any man can make for the
benefit of posterity. The richest be-
quest which any man can leave to
the youth of his native land is that
|of shining spotless example. !" This
is where Alexander failed. Stonewall
Jackson was not ambitious only that
he might do his duty. In his foot
steps, l would have you follow this
great and noble man: one who wav-
cred not from the path of right as
God had given him to see the right:
one whose blood was ever ready to
stain the waters of the Potomac; one
who could suffer the keen daggers
of criticism and "hear his words
twisted by knaves to make a trap
for FOOLS" one who was not afraid
to leave his blood-foot print from
the battle of Bull Run to the gloomy
shades of Charlottesville.
How shall we rank thee upon glory's
page,
Thou more than soldier, and less
than sage?
All thou hast been reflects less fame
on thee;
Far less than all thou hast forborne
to be.
Men of this caliber who have
been great to themselves, great TO
their country, and great to all man
kind, will not be dismissed to the
chambers of Oblivion and death, but
will live that life of unimpaired in
fluence, of unclouded fame, of I'M
mingled happiness, for which their
services and talents have so desig-
mated. To the cold and breathless;
to feel not and speak not; this is
not the end of existence to this man
who has breathed his spirit into the
institutions of his country; who has
stamped his character upon the pill
lars Of the age; who poured out his
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-20

section of this countrv
the American flag ,b,-
While we love that q
teach to our children
love for it. we have Ii.
to teach them at le.s
men as Devils and lee ~
were not rebels and :.
truly great Americas
the right to insist tina, y
children but the ehils,a
North should be taugb,
and to honor such men
We have the right to a.
when history's verde,
written, the names Of D,,,s
Will be honored and resn..
with the names Of ~
Grant.
AS for myself, l can 81
speak for the entire peOs.
South when l say it, that 1
tige CT sectionalism has Il
passed away; but | am M.
patriotic to our comm,
when l speak with reverb.
South's past, with pride -
ent and with complete cons
its future. l am none IN.
triotic when | repeat and
the words Of one of b..
statesp1en:
The South is a land
known sorrows; it is the ,
has broken the ashen ~
'moistened it with its tear,
Scared and riven by the
of war and beloved with i
of her dead; but a land a
a land of song, a land Of
and heroic memories. To
every drop of my blood, e.
of by being, every pulsatit
heart is consecrated forey,
born Of her womb; | was
at her breast, and when
hour shall come pray God
pillowed upon her bosom a,
to sleep within her tender
circling arms"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-20

life blood for a greater South.
These shall resist the empire of de-
cay,
When time is DER, and worlds have
passed away;
Cold in the dust the persisted heart
may lie,
But that which warmed it once can
never die.
In conclusion, let me say with
Carmack a word for my native
South. 'It is land that has known
sorrows and ills; land SCARED and
Eriven by the plowshares of war; a
lland that has broken the ashen
|crust and moistened it with her
tears and her blood; a land of
legend, land Of song, a land of hal
lowed and heroic memories To
that land every drop of my life
blood would ebb, every fiber of my
being, every pulsation Of my heart,
is consecrated and dedicated forever.
l was born Of her womb, I was nur-
tured by her breast, and when my
last hour shall come may 7, too,
"cross over the river and rest under
the shade of the trees"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-20

Yes. he failed to contribute to the
building up of a moral character
that knows no limit to its power,
no bounds to its heroism.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-28
HIGH SCHOOL TIGERFO0TBALL
TEAM IN FINE SHAPE FOR CAME

"RAINED down to the minute
under the supervision Of coach
Il Harry Behnamanu, and with the
experience Of one victory already IN
der their caps, the high school Tiger
football eleven viii face the fast team
from troop II. of the Seventh cavalry
Saturday afternoon at the High school
stadium in the second game Of the
season For the past week. the team
has been undergoing stiff practice in
new plays. line pIlnging. running
with the ball and breaking up inter
ference and is reported 10 be even
faster than when il gained a decisive
siCtory over the hospital team last
Saturday at the stadium. The game
viii start promptly at o'clock
Coach Behnsmann announced
Thursday night that the backfield
had been strengthened by the acqui-
sitiOn Of Dick kidmier, who registered
at the High school this week, and
Immediately became a candidate FOR
the team The addition Of Nidmicr
who is extremely fast. a good tackle,
and mas exceptional ability at punt
ing. drop and place kicking. is con-
sldereC valuable one 10 the team,
and coach Behnamann has shifted his
backfield in order 10 make room for
this player Capt. Casey is doing his
old work 9 bursting the line, while
BrOderick, Bevaus and Wren are de-
velopinE Zine form, and VIII uu-
doubtedly DE heard from in future
games
Many OF The second string men
viii start the game against the cav
airy champions. according TO coach
Behnamann. as he is DESTROYS Of saw
ing as many Of the stars as possible
for the AlamOgOrdo contest which
will take place next week. The Me-
silla Aggies are also reported as be-
ing very anxious 10 arrange a game
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-28
DOPING OUT THE WORLDS SERIES
by Figure It
Down Real Steady Ball Playing a Whole


sometimes only so far ahead OF the
runner as TO make II close and lose
a chance for a double.
Fletcher and Herzog work much
better together. more smoothly. pass
the ball 10 each other better. Collins
is better than HerZog in pivoting 70
make the relay throw, for HerZy ire
quenly shows he is out of position by
trace OF awkwarduess in his pivot
ing on some occasions this summer
he has lost plays through getting his
feet out Of position and being una
BILE to make the turn in time.
How Small Things Count.
These may sound like small points.
but they are points that count You
must remember that worlds series
games are as a rule, small score
games. The small things turn the
tide.
Let me explain about this doping
In figuring an infield for this series.
forget all about its value in the sea
SON We are doping il only for games
against a certain club, at a certain
period We are doping il on what We
know OF the condition Of the men,
and their liability 10 rise TO an OCcas-
ion or TO founder under the strain.
We must figure how certain styles Of
pitching suit. or hurt each player. and
above all we must figure team work.
DO not say. Collins is a better
player than Herzog,' or Weaver is
oelLer tnan Tim IueE may De- DuL
that is not what these figures mean.
We do not calculate the man alone.
nor his batting. fielding. throwing or
running OF course. all these elements
are taken into consideration. but
added to them we must figure the ef-
feet OF managers and style OF play
upon individual players II Rowland
orders a player TO bunt, TO steal. 10
do anything. he tries IT, II McGraw
orders a man TO take two strikes it
does not mean he is a bad hitter, but
IL lessons his chance of hitting. We
must figure manag erial strategy. as.
we know il. as affecting the men.
Some men. we know, can hit 500 for
one manager, and -220 for another
Some cannot play at all under Ger
tain orders
McGraw is the sternest OF all the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-28

i Of these teams has such combination
that is not a great one ike the
Evers-Ilnker, Collins-Barryi Long
Lowe combines, for instance. Both OF
these teams have won through attack
ing power. not through defensive
strength, although, OF course. the de-
fence has been good. The Fletcher
HerzoE team work around second base
chiefly because they understand team
play better, and because Of Hisberg' =
iueNperleuce. and failure 10 grasp the
Collins style of play
The secret Of all great combinations
around second base lies in the timing
Of PLAYS and making them 10 suit the
speed OF the runners on the bases. In
spite Of his greatness, Eddie Collins
never has timed runners well. and in
fact has a style Of taking a ball at
second for relay TO first that is prac-
tically mis- own
II f. fast, but not always In ac-
cord with the necessity of the
play. He can make the play him
self. but his manner OF making II
often throws his partner off
guard IL did not do 20 with Jack
Barry. who understood him and
played with him, IN fact, trained
him in n way.
should Trust Collins Ability.
Collins meets the BAN while at full
speed. and an inexperienced man isl
liable to fear a mishap and throw TO
the runner instead Of TO the bag. as
Collins plays deep and far away ant
comes with great speed Risberg
has, on a dozen occasions this season.
started to make the throw TO the base
has seen how far Collins was awaN.
and either pulled the throw TO meet
the runner. and thus lost the double
play. or has failed 10 make IL at all
If he had that supreme confidence in
COllins's ability 20 get the ball that
Barry had and had thrown to the
base, these mishaps never would have
happened The pair have not learned
to work smoothly together. as yet
Weaver. on the other hand. shoots at
the base and II Collins isn't there,
that is his lookout. Incidentally, Z
Collins usually gets there. although