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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-12


chiefs of adjacent colonies and who
was at one time in alliance with the
powerful Egyptian King Amasis.
Owned by Many Nations.
Many Of the most magnificent edi-
fees Of ancient SGmos were built dur
ing Polycrates' time. When he died
the prestige Of the island began to
wane. 1t came successfully under the
dominion Of the Athenian Greeks, the
Romans. Byzantines. A%rabians, Vene-
tians. Genoese and Turks. In the
Greek war Of independence it took up
arms against its Turkish masters. Aft
err peace was declared it became an
autonomous p~rincipality, paying trib-
ute to Turkey. but being ruled by a
prince Of SamOs," who was q Greek
nominated by the sultan. In April of
1912. while the TripOlitan war was In
progress, two Italian warships entered
the harbor of Vathy and torpedoed the
Turkish "s%tatiOnaire," which had been
kept there at the disposal Of the prince.
During the Balkan war the garrison of
a few hundred Turks was compelled
by Cretan and Samian insurgents to
retire TO the mainland, and at the close
of the war the Samians declared them
selves in union with Greece.
The little town of Tigani stands near
the harbor Of the ancient city of Sa-
mos. where the immense moles o n
structed by Polycrates have been re-
built to some extent. The walls and
the celebrated underground aqueduct
are the chief remains of the ancient
capital. The former, which Chamber
over the ridge in rea Of the city,
look like a fragment of the wall of
China. Thirty of its towers still stand.
Considering the age in which 1t was
constructed, the aqueduct is a marvel
of engineering skill.
The Temple Of Hera, of which q soil
tary column alone remains standing
was one Of the most magnificent edi-
fees of ancient times.
Even had P%olycrates never ruled In
SamOs the island would have been IA
nous, for here was born the great
Samian sage. ~Pythagoras, he who
smiled, and who always wore a white
robe and a golden crown
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-12
CAT RODE OUT HURRICANE
Pet Of Crew Was Carried AIoft In
Liners Sail and Buffeted
by Storm.

Members of the crew of the Anchor
liner California, which met Its end at
the hands Of a German U-boat recently
told a thrilling yarn Of a storm the YES
sci passed through on a hOmeward
voyage from New York, says the Times
Of that city. She left this port on No
vember IL with 145 passengers for
Glasgow and ran into a gale three days
out which blew with hurricane force
and raised mountainous seas. The
sailors said they had noticed that It'd
dies, the ships cat, had seemed uneasy
for "a hours before the California
struck the heavy weather, and spent
his time in the weather fore rigging
meowing pl%aintively in the winds eye.
One very heavy wave foiled over the
bridge and put the steering gear out
of commission. Three sailors were
knocked down trying to get aft to man
the hand gear, and the ship had to be
steered for several hours with her twin
propellers until the steam steering
gear could be repaired by the engi-
neers. Another big sea carried away
a lifeboat on the port side and stove
in the side Of the Marconi house, and
the wireless apparatus was put out of
commission.
The sailors managed to hoist the
f~orestaysail, which steadied the liner
a little so that the passengers were
able to get out on deck. riddles had
been hoisted accidentally in the fore
staysail and could not get down again
on account Of the violence Of the hur-
ricane. The cat, according to Ben
Fidd, the bo'sun's mate, expressed such
dreadful things to the crew that they
could hear him above the shrieking of
the tempest.
1t was a fearsome sight, Fidd said,
to see the black cat Clinging to the
wire stay with his whiskers stiffened
by the breeze. and cursing the ele-
ments. riddles hung on until one Of
the boys went up the fore rigging and
slid down the stay to rescue him, which
he accomplished safely, and was re-
warded with several big scratches.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-12
"lntercepted letters"

In the letters of Lady Bessborough,
n clever EngllshwOman Of Napoleonic
times, a story is told of q famous docu-
ment called the Intercepted Letter."
d state paper captured by the French
from the English.
One phrase in this letter, obstinate
FOOLS" was rendered by the French
Translator "des Gentilhommes decides"
This translation was ridiculed by
william Pitt in conversation with the
duke of Devonshire. The latter wit
tily responded: 1T is not SOIL done
there is some affinity between obstin-
ate and decide, and most gentlemen
are foolsy"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-12
GuiIs az Mice.C atchers

A writer In California Fish and
Game says that gulls when visiting
the rivers and marshes Of the interior
valley Of California. do not appear to
be wholly scavengers or piscivorous.
A California gull taken on March II,
1912, along the San Quaquin river near
Mendoza, Fresno county, was present.
I'D to me. Upon dissection I was as
tcnished to ind its stomach filled with
common black crickets and three
whole Aeld mice.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-12
Wood for Lead Pencils.

: The eastern red cedar or juniper Is
becoming so scarce and valuable that
the pencil manufacturers are turning
to the California incense cedar for a
source Of their supply. This incense
cedar resembles the eastern red cedar
more closely than any other wood. 1t
ID somewhat lighter in color, however.
and a chemical process is being used
to stain the wood to resemble eastern
red cedar.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-12
How Trees Keep Air Pure.

The volume Of carbonic acid ex-
hailed by a human being In the course
Of ~ hours is about 100 gallons, but a
single yard Of leaf surface, counting
both the upper and under sides Of the
leaves, can. in favorable circum-
stances. decompose at least a gallon Of
carbonic acid a day. One hundred
square yards Of leaf surface. then,
would sufice to keep the air pure for
one man, but the leaves of a tree Of
moderate size present a surface Of
many hundred square yards.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-12
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

NutdIIldI Deafness Vdll1OI be VUIeU
bty local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There
10 only one way to cure catarrhal deafness.
and that 10 by a constitutional remedy.
named condition Of the mucous lining OF
the Eugtachian Tube. When this tube 10
Unnamed You have a rumbling sound or
closed, Deafness Is the result. Unless the
can be reduced and this tube
restored to Its normal condition, hearing
VIII be destroyed fore yer. Many cases Of
deafness are caused by catarrh, which II
an Unframed condition OF the mucous sur
races. HalfS CatarTh Cure acts thru the
tenn.
We will give Ono Hundred Dollars FOR.
any case OF Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
Tree All Druggists, Use.
y. J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo O
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-12
Wanted Joy Distributed.

Marion was given a beautiful ring
Christmas eve. She was overjoyed,
but changed it from one finger to the
other all evening. No one noticed IT
that evening, but she kept it up the
next morning. Ter mother, fearing
Marion would lose the ring, said
"why don't you put your ring on one
finger and keep it there, MarionT'
"Well, / don't like to be mean. When
I keep 1t on n finger I pity the 9th
ers."
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-12
Duties Of Amateur Nurse.

An Unreasonable part Of the cure
Of a sick person depends upon the pa
hent's utter trust and confidence in
the face that bends over the bed. Sick
eyes read their hope or doom in the
eyes that gaze down at them, and the
amateur nurse must learn to be cheer
fui, calm, firm when painful medicine
Is taken, and must be always a bring
er OF peace and hope to the sufferer.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-12
First Known Use Of Glass.

At Pompeii we find the first example
of the use Of glass, the window at the
south end of the trepldarium of the
Forum baths being filed with a frame
of bronze and glass. 1t vas not until
the first and second centuries, how.
ever, that the window came into COM
mon utility in all buildings.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-12
For Packing Glass.

When packing glass or china use
excelsior or straw that has been slight
" dampened. The water causes both
Of these materials to swell, and this
swelling automatically fills up the
crevices, thus w~edging the packing in
between breakable articles much tight
Or than Il can be done by hand.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-12
Must Learn Self Denial.

No man ever succeeds who does
not learn to do without. The very
basis Of religion. Of good conduct, or
good character, lies in the virtue Of
self-control. 1t Is the highest evil
dence Of self-mastery and the foun-
dalton Of all social and business sue
cess.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-12
Thrift Thought.

Did you ever stop to watch q
crowd around a street faker selling
some article of household use-a po-
tota peeler, for %instance2 How he
persuaded the men that their wives
could net peel potatoes without 1t,
found ready purchasers, who laid
down their quarters, marched home
and presented the article with pride
and a righteous feeling Of "helping
wife in her daily labor" only to find
her peeling potatoes the same old way
the next day?
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-12
Notice
Jacobs PantatOrium

Don't throw away your old cloth
ing, but have them cleaned, pres
sed, repaired and made to look
like new. Fine shoe shining done
ladies shoes a speciality. Open ev-
cry day and Sunday. Work guar
anteed. Send work by parcels post
to Matuska's shop. l want your
business.
Bonnie Jacobs,
> Manager.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-12
LOOKING to the Future.

what are you whipping Runt for?"
asked Mrs. Johnson. >"What has he
been doing?' Nothing, that ] know
Of" replied Mr.. Gap Johnson OF
Rumpus Ridge. "But I'm going TO
town this evening, and he's sure to cut
up some devilment before l get back.
80 I'm just licking him now to have
1t over with."-Judge.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-04-12
Sure Thinu.

Naggsby-"What would you think
II you got a letter containing the most
abject praise Of yourself and which
ended without asking any sort of ia
vor?" Waggsby-"I should think !
was asleep and dreaming."-Farm Life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-10

Bryce and others whose faces are
at this moment before my mental
| eyes but whose names at this hour
| cannot recall. were well known to
patrons of plays in Pitcou. | do not
remember when Price Weber became
one OF the Wilson and Clarke COM
pany. but / remember him as one Of
that company when playing in Truro,
y. s. The fateS were truly kind when
Price Weber and Edwina Gray be-
came man and wife. More than forty
years have since then passed in which
those ever popular public caterers
, have regularly visited our maritime
provinces and New England cities. A
few wears Rave hurried by since / saw
either Mr. or Mrs. Weber and we may
never look upon each other in this
life again, but we may meet and know
each other in that Home whose
threshold we have almost arrived at
Pardon me for adding that on reading
some OF the many mplimentary
press references to the cleanly staged
plays Of Price Webbers companies
the thought would come to me that the
respect in which Price held his wife
determined him to allow none in his
employ, either on or off the stage. to
express in words OF actions ANYTHING
offensive to the most pure minded of
persons. Also that the stage actress
who commands and retains unbroken
the respect Of the masses for well
nigh fifty years. as has Mrs Price
Weber or Edwina Gray. is worthy Of
much higher concentrations than nv
pen can give. Mrs. Weber was horn
in Maine, Price Weber in Brixham.
England. The Stars and Stripes and
the Union Jack, their respective coun-
| trys emhlemS are today united in a
glorious purpose. May that union con
tlnue harmoniously as has the union
OF the two personages thus referred to
by Yours cordially.
W. r. GELDERT.
Windsor, y s.. Sept II, 1917.
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created Statistical Division. The duty OF
of every man who goes into the new ma.
tional army from the time he enlists or Is
drafted, to his final discharge or death
so that in the years TO come there can be
no question as to any soldiers record and
service 10 the country in this gerat war
Mr., Sewall, who has had wide experience
in library work in Cleveland, O.. and
other places, was at first assigned to the
ordnance department, in charge of en-
listed mems personal Civision His work
was such that before long he was sent
over to the War Department building and
into the correspondence division. where,
for some time he was one of the men in
charge of the work of asserting CORE
spondence so that it went to the proper
bureaus and was correctly indexed. The
first intimation he had Of being advanced
to the statistical Division was when he
was requested to make application for a
commission therein. He did so and within
p hours, the commission had been issued
and he was a his new job. The statisti-
cal Division is now quartered in the old
Ford's theater, Tenth street where Lin
coin was shot. but within the week will
be moved to the old pension bureau build
ing being renovated for it's use-Liver-
more Falls Advertiser.
Members of the Passama nuoddv Tribe
Of Indians of Pleasant Point have re-
ceived letters from the eight Indian SOL
diers who are now in England with the
United States troops and stating that
they were all in good health and ENJOYING
the life of the soldier
Capt. Peter Courtney. Philippine Scouts
retired. and now in charge Of L. S. army
recruiting for the Maine district. was in
Bangor Wednesday. Sergt James f.
Powers, in charge Of the Bangor office
reported II men who left Wednesday for
Fort slocum, y T., who il they pass he
flnal required physical examination. vii
be accepted for service in the regular
army.
Il have an easy job" writes Clinton i
Leavitt. an army cook in France. "as All
! have to do is to get up about 70 30 an,,
bake biscuits for 175 men" Private Lea
witt Of Cambridge enlisted at the Bangor
recruiting office last April
The case of the II employees of the Ban
gor & Aroostook Railroad, exempted f. 7
industrial reasons, then ordered into scr.
vice by revoking the exemption order. VS.
reopened Thursday before the draft board
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few that knew kept silent, and the
question asked by many many times
that day was as to the meaning Of
those posters Pictou had large
market at that date and traders from
out of town to same were equally
clystified To relate the many sug-
gested meanings Of such posters
would take UP too much time, so
will only add that the day wore on,
night came and the mystery was I'M
solved. Next morning there was an
addition to the posters, the whole
reading as follows: "Snowbanks and
SIush delays Scribner Brothers
Troupe. They will arrive Q. *. and
Make Their First Appearance before
a Pitcou Audience on Monday, at 1.45
r. NJ" lis needless to add that such
served its purpose, and
that not even standing room was for
sale in Pictou's largest hall at P. NJ.
that Monday night and full houses
greeted the Scribner Brothers on sue
cessive nights there.
Nv first recollections Of Edwina
GRAY Is as member Of the Wilson and
Clarke company, in Masonic hall. Pic
ton. That Wilson and Clarke company
uidved more successive nights in Pic
ton than any other. in face they played
more successive weeks in Pictou than
4nv other company has successive
nights. George Wilson. Charlie Clarke,
Ed. Beattie. Bill Whitenest. Anna
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State House Ministries

Plans tor the forthcoming State
House Ministries are coming along very
satisfactorily to those in charge. A
meeting of the crowd was held Thurs
day afternoon after Office hours and
numerous things talked over and plans
discussed.
a piano will be moved into the hall
Of the House on next Monday and at
o'clock that afternoon the songsters
and songstresses will again meet to
try some of the songs, for the purpose
of selecting for the entertainment and
it is expected that the first rehearsal
of the chorus will be held Tuesday
evening at the same place. The ring
leaders are busily engaged in getting
together collection of local jokes and
hits. from which that part of the pro-
gram will be made up and it may be
stated right here and now that the
evenings program will be a scream.
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one OF the best pieces Of news 70,
AFoostook people is the report that the
state Highway Commission has entered
upon the impossible nine miles of u,jIder-
ness road from Mattawamkeae ia Mar.
wahoc. The long swamp is to he draipod
ana a macadam State highway is TO re-
pace the bog road which has been So
much dreaded by the autoists, and which
during wet periods has practically nut an
embargo on travel into and out of Aroos.
took by auto.
Deputy John y. Mozart was called to
Augusta last week for the purpose Of
conducting some quiet Investigations in
TO the liquor traffic there. which he
handled SO efficiently as to receive the
special thanks of the State agent who
Sentinel.
Fred Johnson, who had been serving a
sentence in Piscataquis county Jail for
forgery and was pardoned last week,
went to Portland Friday. He intends to
work in a mill here this winter He had
been a "trusty" and had the good opin-
ion of the people around the tal and
court house. = Piscataquis Observer,
Dover.
W. G. Means, a trustee of the juvenile
institutions of the State while in attend
ance al the last monthly meeting Of the
board held in Hallowen. saw the start
made in the building of the foundation
for the gymnasium at the Girls Indus
trial School. for which object an appro-
priation was made at the last session Of
the Legislature -Machias letter, Bangor
News.
Adjutant General George Mel. Pres
son passed the day Friday in Portland,
where at noon he addressed the stu
dents of the High school on military
matters. The general was much pleased
with the interest shown and attention
paid by the young people. who seemed
very much pleased with his talk.
Pension Clerk John Harper has re-
turned from n wodays' trip on in
spection of pension claims. visiting
Portland, South Portland. Westbrook
and Lisbon Falls while away.
At the business meeting of the Maine
Pathological Society held at Portland.
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at Bangor. The board again granted
empuon to 10 of the H. as indIspenSo
to the best operation of the road, u
four ordered to serve have been employ
a comparatively short time,
Mail for civilians connected with
L. s. Expeditionary Forces ahroai
mailable says the T.. s, postoffic'
the following instructions sent to
postmasters:
I'm view of reported refusal by sor
postmasters of parcels addressed
civilians connected with the Amerc
Expeditionary Forces. notice is heF
by given that the word soldiers
troops in previous instructions
announcements means any members
the American Expeditionary FoFc'
whether civilian or military 81
whether the parcel or letter is Sc
through the mails to destination
through the mails TO the port Of On
barkation, Hobekcn y. J., for uai
portation and delivery by the v
Department"
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SALMON SWEEP
AT RAYMOND

The annual sweep of the salmon
pools at the Maine fish hatchery at
RAYMOND was begun on Wednesday, IN
the presence of Chairman Harry b.
Austin. State Superintendent Of Hatch
cries Arthur Briggs Of Winthrop,' War
den Matthew Morrill, and a moving
picture man with his machine as well
as the usual crowd Of spectators The
sweeping will be continued twice
week until about Nov. "a. Supt Libby
and men during the sweepings Will De
rather busy stripping the fish OF their
eggs and causing them to be fertlilzeo.
. The number Of fish secured during
Wednesdays sweeping was about the
same as last year, though the size OF
The largest fish were but about IL
pounds. against a l5-pounder last year.
If was stated by Supt. Briggs that
about so per cent Of the salmon were
from hatchery growth at Raymond. lie
vas able to tell by the absence OF the
iIorsal fin on many of the fish, caused
by their losing it when very young
bv summing in the cement feeding
pools and it never grows again.
Chairman Austin was much interest
ed in the motion pictures taken of all
the various phases of the sweeping for
salmon and stripping them of the
spawn and fertilizing that Arrange
nents will be made for the use of the
pictures in an educational way in
schools and other places. as well as the
entertainment uses.
Chairman Austin was enabled to
make trip to the government hatch
FRY at East Orland. following the visit
10 RAYMOND and then proceeded from
the latter place to Green Lake for an
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The Governor Entertains

The following from the various de-
partments at the State House were
guests Friday evening of Governor and
Mrs. Carl Milliken at their home at No
81 Western avenue:
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Giddings
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Sterling. Mr.
and Mrs. Neil L. Eiolette Miss Carrie
S. Martin. Miss Bertha L. Thayer, Miss
Nellie S. Lord Miss Jennie NJ. Lyons
II. A. Shorey, Jr.. Walter B. Erase,
and s. \. Annis
The guests sat down at $50 o'clock
and the remainder of the evening aft
or dinner was very pleasantly passed
w"h games and music The first OF
the Governors series of entertainments
of the State House folks" at his home
was unanimously pronounced a de-
lightful affair
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New Corporations

The following new corporations have
had their articles of Incorporation APP
proved BY the Office of the attorney
general Of the State:
The Savage Co. organized Nov. s at
Portland. Capital stock, 500 900: all
common: nothing paid in; par value
800; shares subscribed. 3. President
y. NJ. Glidden, Portland; treasurer s
H. Carter. Portland; clerk. Carroll s
chaplin, Portland; directors. the
above. Purposes. TO carry on any law
full business anywhere" Annroyed
Nov. s. eN
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Friday was about as quiet a day as
could be found about such busy in
stitution as the Capitol of Maine. EV-
cry department were apparently de-
luged with work. but about all OF IL
seemed to be N just that shape OF
stage Of progress when there was
nothing to give out" But that is only
one Of the ups and downs of the news
paper workers life and we know you
will forgive US.
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Nov. 6, and s, Hon. John A. Roberts,
commissioner of Agriculture, Augusta.
was elected vice president of the New
England Fruit Show.
1t is reported that the New England
Fruit Show may be invited to hold the
next exhibition, fall of 1918, al Port
land in conjunction with the Maine
Pathological Society and perhaps have
the Grange Seed Improvement Bureau,
as we'll as other lines, unite to make
an exhibition that would be a boost
to the State of Maine.
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the rectuIH. sITo4 -
III, tongue starting during sleep slow
fever. Grown folks are subject to worms
The one best remedy is DR.. True's
p,ljxtr. the Family Laxative and Worm
Fxpeller Good for adults also. Mrs.
curtis. of Houston. Texas. believes this
ana writes that she win be glad to tell
her friends Of the benefits she has re-
ceives Get a bottle today at your deal
ers 40c. enc and sLOo. p frr :.
write Tor further in NNl4.S.ers {.
formal ton. CA"s-r". dc -