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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18
THURSDAY, APRIL IL, 1918
DR.. Smiths Message

We have been frequently favored
with contributions to this column from
DR.. George Otis Smith, and We con-
slider ourselves fortunate to be able to
print the following letter, which has
recently been mailed by him to 1000
members of the United States Geolog-
ical Survey Department. The mes
sage Is equally applicable to each one
OF US
To the Members of the Geological
Survey
Secretaryl Lane has referred to the
ambition in the humblest Scotch home
In times of peace to have one OF It's
lads at college. supported by the sac
rifices of the family at home.
terms OF America and now, our am
bition must be to support and to sup
mort we'll those we have sent 10
France
The Surveys 214 men in uniform
Is not only the measure OF what has
been contributed in manhood-it must
be the pledge of the Indebtedness as
sumed by those OF us who remain at
our desks to work harder than ever
before for our country, to give more
generously than ever before to every
cause that helps our soldiers and
sailors, and to invest to our limit In
Liberty Bonds.
In olden times the bondman was
the serf or slave, but these Liberty
Bonds are instruments to make men
free, not only Belgians and Armenians
Serbs and French, but also Americans
Ownership of Liberty Bond thus be-
comes the insignia of the Order OF
World Democracy. Expressed more
simply, buy bond is the invitation
to partnership in a great cause, In
which our dollars are needed to back
up our men. Even sacrifice in money
is a small thing compared with the
risk we are taking with our men.
GEORGE OTIS SMITH.
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Annual Inspection

The annual inspection of De Molay
Commandery occurred Tuesday even
ing, the inspection officer being Very
Eminent Sir j. Frederick Hall OF Wa
terville, deputy grand commander. A
banquet was served at $50 o'clock.
Among those present from out of
town and those who attended as
members of other Communicates were
Howard Welch and II. p. Holland of
Wateryille, Sir Knight Dyer of Bangor,
e. W. Moore OF Bingham, Harry Carr,
George Chandler. w. B. Longley and
Rev r. l.. Sheaff of Norridgewock;
+. w. Knowlton q member of st. Ber-
nard Commandery of PASSPORT; Stew
art Mallard of NJ Hampshire and ]. M.
Griffith OF ST George Commandery,
Nashua, N. II.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

Whereas Fred Chapman and Maris
N Chapman, both of Norridgewock In
the County of Somerset and State of
Maine. by their mortgage deed dated
the tenth day of June A. D. 1905, and
recorded in Somerset County Registry
of Deeds In Rock 271. page 1872. con
veyed to Mira c. Holbrook. then in full
life but now deceased. a certain lot or
parcel of land with the buildings
and bounded and described as follows
to wit: on the North by the Great
Lot line so called; on the East by land
of r. A. Davis; on the South by the
highway leading from Powers School
house to Larone; and on the West by
land formerly owned by John Thib-
belts. Meaning to convey the same
property which was conveyed to us by
Laura c. Hun by her deed of Warran-
ty of even date and to be recorded
herewith to which deed reference is
hereby made for more particular de
scription of the property hereby con
veyed; and Whereas the conditions Of
said mortgage has been broken Now
therefore. by reason of the breach Of
the conditions thereof. I, Emma II
Dunton of Skowhegan in the County of
Somerset and State of Maine. executor
duly and legally qualified of the last
will and testament of the said Mira G.
Holbrook. deceased, claim a foreclosure
of said mortgage and give this notice
for that purpose.
Dated at Skowhegan. April 8, A. D.
1918.
EMMA H DUNToN.
Executor of the Estate of
Mira c. Holbrook.
WILLIAM H. HAYNES.
witness swif
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HARTL LAND

The last Sunday services at the
Baptist church were we'll attended
Thursday evening of this week the
prayer meeting will be held at Mrs.
Elsie behring's home on the Athens
road The subject will be Difficult
ties Answered. have been seeking
Christ but cannot find Him. Next
Sunday the pastor, Rev. A w. Swift
will preach in the morning at 1870 on
THE Surrendered Life This being
the second in the series on THE New
Life in Christ Jesus Sunday School
follows at 1145. Miss May Moore
leads the C. f. service at $50 the sub
ject being How and What to Read"
These young peoples meetings are
proving very interesting and helpful
of late At 730 the pastor will lead
the social service having for his mes
sage What is the purpose of our life
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FAIRFIELD CENTER

Mrs. J. Allen Jones and Mrs. Selden
Howe returned Monday from Augusta,
where they attended the sessions OF
tie Maine Conference
Mrs Luther Allen has returned from
Danyille Junction, where she has
been visiting her mother Mrs. Samuel
Robinson.
Mrs. {. L. Tibbetts, who for three
weeks has been i'll in Wateryille. at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Ward
Richardson, is better but IS not yet
able to return to her home
Veazie Upper left Friday morning
for Bangor to visit his mother Mrs
Cordelia Upper, who has passed the
winter there with her daughter Mrs
Ed Blake.
Mrs. Bernard B. Tibbetts returned
to Portland, Tuesday, having spent
three weeks at the home of Mrs. Melin-
da Tibbetts.
II is with deep regret that We learn
that Rev G. o. Perry is not TO return
as our pastor the coming year, as be
IS to be stationed at Hallowell. The
new pastor Rev. William II. Varney
who comes to this charge from Lis
bon Falls. is highly commended Rev
Mr. Perry will occupy the pulpit next
Sunday.
The Red Cross will meet this week
with Mrs. F. p Head This branch
of the Fairfield Chapter feels justly
proud of its record Since its or
ganization last February. the work ac-
complished has been "a pairs of bed
socks, l3 dozen handkerchiefs, a dozen
wash cloths. &c pairs of socks, A pair
of wristlets, 2 sweaters, II surgical
shirts.
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DESERVES A GOLD
MEDAL FOR THIS
Cincinnati Authority Tells How to Dry
Up Amy Corn OF Caiius So IL
Lifts Right on

You corn pestered men and women
need suffer no longer Wear the
shoes that nearly killed you before
says this Cincinnati authority, because
a few drops of freezone applied direct
ly on tender. aching corn stops sore
ness at once and soon the corn loosens
so 1t can be lifted out root and all,
without a bit of pain
quarter of an ounce of freezone
costs very little at any drug store, but
Is sufficient TO take off every hard or
soft corn or callus. This should be
tried as II is inexpensive and is said
not to infiame or even irrtate the sur
rounding tissue or skin.
If your wife wears high heels she
will be glad to know of this
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18
RIVER ROAD

Mrs. Nathan Boyle has gone to Oak
land to visit her mother Mrs. Clyde
Soule. Before returning she will
spend a few days with her friend Mrs.
Fay Abbott in Fairfield
Mrs. John Clayton and son Chester
have returned from short visit with
friends in Boston.
Mrs. Edith Burton OF Bangor is Wis
iting her mother Mrs. Jackson.
Mrs. Frank GARNER was called to
Lewiston Saturday by the sickness
and death of relatives,
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been closed for the winter, and has
only recently been exchanged with
VIM. knowlton for his house in Nor
ridgewoek village. Mr.. knowltoh IS
to move on his new purchase at once.
After attending to the business mat
tiers connected with the real estate
deal. Mr.. Tibbetts and his family went
to visit with Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Colby
in Quinnebassett They are to return
to North Jay, but expect to make their
home in Norridgewock at the knowl-
ton place. next fall.
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SHOW HEGAN SAVINGS BANK
ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the corpor-
ators of the Skowhegan Savings Bank
will be held in the banking rooms of
said bank on
MONDAY. MAY 6. 1918
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon for the
purpose of electing n Board of Trustees
of said hank and transacting any other
business that may legally come be-
fore said meeting.
CARLETON p MERRILL.
Clerk of the Corporation.
Skowhegan. Maine, April Is. 1918 3w1S
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Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Tibbett5 and
their daughter Florence. L years of
age, arrived in town, Monday. The
family moved from their farm in the
Quinnebassett section of Norridgewock
to North Jay last October. where Mr.
Tibbetts has been employed as the
foreman of work crew in a granite
mine. The Norridgewock farm has
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on earth?" The Sunday evening
meeting will be at $50 and 100 from
now ON instead of and p. M ac-
eording to the winter schedule
W. d. Harding passed away Sunday
evening after a long illness.
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PROBATE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that on the
ninth day of April 1918, ]. +. Butts of
New Portland in the county of Som
erset and State of Maine. was duly
appointed by the Probate Court in and
for said county. administrator of the
estate of Martha ]. Jordan, late of said
New Portland, deceased. and on tho
same date said administrator duly
qualified as such
Attest.
PHILO STEWARD.
3w16 Register.
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The past issues of the Independ-
ent-Reporter contain the nearest to a
complete history of Somerset County
of any printed or written record. Let
us show you how to consult them for
any thing you wish to know.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18
NOTICE

wish to announce that /, Mary A.
Leighton, have been appointed by
the Skowhegan Court as guardian OF
Sarah f. Hun, late of Hartland and
now residing in North Cornyille.
MARY A. LEIGHTON.
No. Cornville, Me- April TO- 1918.
Somerset County 3Wl6
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Notice

have been appointed Milk Inspec-
tor for Skowhegan for the ensuing
year.
Evils ELD0N H. BOYD.
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Buy Liberty Bonds.
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FAMILY WASHING AND IRONING
wanted; also plain sewing. Mrs Abbie
Adele LeaVitt st. 4wl2a
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18

TWELVE AND SEVEN FOOT ASH
hoops wanted. also nine and ten foot
birch drums, and ten and six and one
half foot strap hooks. Highest market
prices. Now is the best time to cut
both birch and ash poles before the
snow is gone D. w. Rowe, Skewhe-
gan. Farmers Telephone 17-3. tf9
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18

SEVERAL PLACES, CENTRALLY
located in Skowhegan. for sale. Any
one wishing to buy, call at my office
Cover Block. II. S. Thomas, Tele-
phone 157-14 Skowhegan. tfl2
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stock, Iowa Light Brahama. White
Orpington and Columbian Wyandotte
$500 per Is. Mrs. A. ]. Blair. Skow-
hepan 4w13s
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BJY A FARM NEAH THE HEST
market in the state your success de-
nends on the market. Large and
small farms with or without stock and
tools for sale. Write me what you
want II. T. Hanson, Waterville.
.
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watch the date as 1t appears In con-
nection with your address, on paper
Cor wrapper) each week IL shouIo
change within ten days after your re-
mittance IL received at this office.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18

GIRI. WANTED At ONCE. STEADY
work Apply at Hulares Bros Fruit
store 1Wl6
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ONE AND ONE-HALF STORY, NEW
house for sale; seven rooms, furnace.
electric lights. nicely located on car
line Low price for quick sale. H. S.
Thomas, y. Il. Phone 1914 Skowhe-
Gan tf9
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
Ornament.

Dava Sc tfmto vefejnosti ma We
domi. ze nase zavody budou zavfe
ne pc sedme iodine veGer mimo
stfedy a soboty. Vejce budou pro
hlidnuty kned pc obdrzenf, jak
name naffzeno cd komisafe cis-
itch p~otravin.
Chastka & Go.
John Janda
Vlasak & Straka
Vauk Bros.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11

S~lavnostnf pruvod pfi oslave 4
no cervence v Tabofe, bylo neco'
zde jeste nebylo. a co nejvfc blazi-
10, Re takovy pocet zdejsfho lidu
bral 1cast v prIvodu-kolem SEQ
osob. Zdalo Sc, Re dest noe pied
tim prdvod pokazf, ale pc vyjasn9
nj lid z venkova Sc pocal sjfzdeti,
a prnvod Sc pouze zpozdil o 2 no
diny nebot pocal pfesn9 We 3 hod.
Pofad prdvodu byl takto: Americ
ky prapor, kspela, domacf straz v
uniformach. Boy Scouts, skolnf
dftky, vsecky mfstnf spolky S pra-
pory a regaly, a ob6anstvo obeho
pohlavf. PrGvod obesel pc kazde
strane hlavnf ulice a pax SO uch5-
iii do Opera House kde zahajen
vlasteneck5 program nasledovne:
Hudba, hymna America lapel
peveckt sbor IA smisenych HAST;
Gteni proklamace neodvislosti, v
Cast; oslavenf americkeho praporu
v bashi "A Message. napsanou
j. A. Dvofakem, Boy Scouts; cte-
nj poselstvf pres. Wilsona a guy.
Norbecka, p. j. A. Wagner, okr.
pfedseda obranne rady; Keep
the Home-Fires Burning, lapel
sbor; ceska Fec, ndp. Msgr. Bou-
Ska, kterS pax pfetetl prohlaseni
cesko s%lovenskeho lidu pres. Will
sonovi; anglicka rec, p. Jos. ia
nousek 2 Yankton; americka hym-
ma "Star Spangled Banner, lapel
sbor a program ukoncen. Tele-
gram, Re hodlame oslaviti tento
den a tax DAFT ma jevo svou YER.
most zemi a zaroveh podekovati
statnfmu sekretafi, Lansingovi,
"a vetejne prohlasenf samostatnost
Geske zeme, poslan We stfedu, a 20
slavnosti opet poslan telegram
pres. Wilsonovi.
Pc programu Sc vybralo ma
Weekly $127.8 so a ma sbfrku bazar-
nf pies $3.50.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
The Quiet Life.

The Quiet Life.
Often we rebel Ut what looks to US
like the narrowness and emptiness Of
our lives. There is so little variety,
so little Of the unexpected and the
dashing. We forget the loneliness of
a gray life-the delicacy, the subtle
tints and shades that are only possible
when experiences come sparsely or fl
tered through long periods Of waiting.
Quiet lives are more exquisite than
crowded ones, just as quiet shadows
are more exquisite than crude sunlight.
Exchange.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11

V Gtery 16 t. m. pc ukonGeni
Chautauqua Sc Dude odbSvati v
Opera House taneGnf zabava.
Hudba Cd taborske kapely. Kaz-
df je Evan by Sc dostavil,
Frank Barta, st., a jeho syn E,
mil cd Dante byli zde navstevou
We ctvrtek.
Vtbor cd zdejsf vefejne skoly
ma pffstf rok najmul G. c.. Allarda
a jeho manzelku, 81. Esther Sha-
yer cd Springfield a 81. Mary Pes
kovu z Wagner, ably vyucovali
zde. Vsichni mali dobre kvaliika
ce, a jezto so Dude v~yueovati pou-
re do osme tffdy, totiz dive tfidy
pro kazdeho ucitele, kazdS TAX
dostane lepsf pozornost a y5sledek
Dude lepsf.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
D0MACl zPRAvy.

lecnOStech. y dalSl infOrmacl
Haste Sc u Tabor State Bank Adv
Chcete-li pojisteni ma zivot pre-
ptejte Sc u V. j. Wagnera z Les
terville. ktery pojistuje u Securi-
ty Mutual Life ms. Co., jenz dava
lepsf v5hody nezli muohe jine.
Adv.
Pffstf nedeli, pondeli a 1tert bu
dem zde mfti v Opera sfni Chau-
tauqua, vzdy o~dpoledne a veGer.
Program Dude hudebnf, zpevnf,
pfednasky, atd. Lfstek ma vsech-
ny til dni jest pouze $3.50 osoba.
Kazdt je Evan ably Sc dostavil.
V dter5 veGer ma to Dude nasledo-
vati tanetnf zabava phi hudbe ia
borske kapely.
Krotka kobyla a hffbe ma pro-
del v. Lakeport Store.
Kupuji. drabez a vejce a platfm
vzdy nejlepsf trzni cenu. j. F.
Mikolasek. Adv.
Kdykoliv potfebujete otruby,
midlink, anebo oil meal, Haste Sc
We farmerskem elevatoru. Adv.
81. Sophie JanGik z Douglas,
Wyoming, byla zde navstevou u
sve sestry, pr, Emilia Blachnfka,
minulf tfden.
Pi. Jakuba Skvafila a jeff dcera
Helenase zde stavely u Jos. L.. Pc
tffka, ma sve ceste z Camp Funs-
ton. Pr. Skvafilova nam sdelila,
ze v Campu jest vzornt pofadek,
a ze pry o hochy jest tam vsemoz
ne postarano. Cervent kfiz, Y.
M. G. A. a X. G. organizace mno.
no pro vojaky konajf, take kdyby
nekteff Tide, jenz herald neco della
il anebo pfispivajf ma tyto organi,
SAGE, videli co Sc della, Re by Sc pc
lepsili.
j.. M. Petffk vykoupil klempff.
skou dflnu pc zivem neboztfku Fir
Baumannovi, ktera pfisla ma bu-
ben a hodla konati RUNE spravky.
Kdo by nejakou spravku potfebo.
val, necht Sc ma Josefa obratf a on
mu p~oslouzf.
Minulou stfedu sjelo sedm kar
nakladniho valku u Trip, a trate
byly ma nekolik set yardu potrha-
ny. Kary holy n~alozeny uhlim a
lumbrem a vse bylo roztrouseno
pc trait. Zdeisf dozorce trait,
John King, a jeho delnfci, Frank
Hessman a jeho syn Eman, Harry
Jean a Tones Halla cel5 tfden
tam pomahali vse uvesti do pofad
ku. Nikdo nepfisel pfi vraku k
1razu.
Vaclav Benes pronajmul farmu
Cd Ed. Zolnowskfho a odstehoval
Sc tam S rodinou.
Pr. FIR. Skalaka byla navst9vou
u sve dcery, pr. M. S. Rady u
Scotland ma zaeatku ttdne,
Davam tfmto ma vedomi kazde-
mujenz mi dluhdje by zapravil vse
do Is cervence jsem povolan k vol
sku a odjedu ku konci mesfce S os-
tatnfmi j.. G Szymanski, "a Ia,
Dor Auto Co. Adv.
Sleeny Hatwanovy. Caroline.
Lillian a Hermena Sc vratily v
pondelf z navstevy We Lake Oko-
boji a Spirit Lake, Iowa, u V. j.
VodrAzky.
Stepan Cahoj. jeho rodina a je.
no matka a bratr Tomas. cd Fair
fax byli zde navstevou v ned4li u
Jana Cahoje a jin5ch pfatel.
Nasledujfcf 81 objednali Gray
traktory cd mfstnfch jednateln Ca
pa a Duffka: Chas. Hladkt, Ant.
Cap, Jas. KoNlfk, Jos. Fuks, Pc.
tr Hejna, f. j. KOrtan, Emil Pa
pix a Alois 'Novotny.
Frank Carda vyhral Ford karu
ktera byla dana do vyhry phi baza
ru ale tab Sc odbSval 4ho cerven-
ce, Mel Gfslo 100. Pr. J. F. Ho-
racka vyhrala peknou ~pokr5vku
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-30

Fifty or sixty years ago some one
conceived the idea that a stove with a
jacket around it, placed In the base
ment, with an opening above it, could
be made to heat a house. He thought
so well Of the idea that he made a
model, drew plans and specifications
and secured a patent.
The heater was built. Because Of
the jacket an inflow of air was need
ed. This was provided by an air duct
leading into the space between the
jacket and the stove from out Of doors.
Heat poured through the opening
above, but for some reason the house
wouldn't get warm. After experiment.
ing a while, the inventor gave it up
and allowed his patent to lapse.
That man probably never knew how
near he came to helping solve a mod
ern heating problem. Either he did
not know or overlooked the fact that
in heating a house, or a store, or any
type of building, the air heated by the
fire must displace the cold air in that
house, or store building. He had
neglected to provide an outlet for the
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nocuous nature OF my visit, so I re,
Trained. / was about to partake OF
| some of the food I found on the Ia
Bile there when / heard the key being
carefully withdrawn from the lock on
the other side. Quick as 4 lash I
asked myself the question, Why do
people withdraw the keys from locked
doorsY The answer struck me In
stantly. so that they may look
through the keyhsles, Of course i
recollected nay costume. With one
bound l jumpsdSt t. the door and put
my thumb ovc the keyhole, where 1t
has been ever since"
Surely you have heard the telephone
bell ringing"
Eyes, 1t has been making an infer
nal racket ever since / arrived, but
how could ] leave my post to answer
itf" He h~elplessly waved his free
hand In the direction Of the keyhole.
"ouchi Stopl" he yelled, jerking his
thumb away and dancing up and down
frantically.
what has happenedY
"She jabbed a pin into my thumb.
I'm bleeding to death. Put your
thumb over the keyhole a minute while
I swear"
| was about TO do that, foolish as IL
was, when there was the sound of a
rife shot somewhere outside, and al
most simultaneously the lamp which
/ held fell apart In my haEc and crash
ed to the floor.
"Ha, ha, hal' laughed Bill Johnson
In the darkness. II see the yoke now"
what happenedT Clair asked.
Some one shot out the light"
what fort"
"I can't imagine"
Any further conversation was cut
short by a scattering fusillade Of shots,
some of which came through the win
dow, as we could tell by the tinkle OF
glass.
This Is a regular attack" Clair may
have been an egotistical ass, but I
must give him credit for not showing
fear under fire. "What Shall we DOR
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FJ( DADCYS g[NING|
.,l fairy TALE
AlAG hArN @AHANB QNhGR
SPRING IN BARNARD.

"It's getting warm" said Mrs. Duck,
II think we'd all better have an early
summer bath"
Speak for yourself, Mrs. Duck"
said Mrs. White Hen.
"Yes, speak for Yourself" said Miss
Ham.
Mrs. Duck waddled about the barn
yard looking at all the other animals.
you're a queer lot" she said, mot
to like the water"
"We like muddy water, Mrs. Duck"
said Sammy Sausage.
"The child spoke the TRUTH" said
Grandfather Porky Pig. "We like
muddy water. But wen better than
that, We like regular mud"
MUD won't make you Clean" said
Mrs. Duck. "And you can't swim in
mud"
"Who spoke about being clean"
squealed Brother Bacon.
sand who cares whether he swims
or notT" asked Pinky Pig. ...
"Well, usually one likes to be clean
after a bath or nice SWIM" said Mrs
Duck.
Maybe one does" said Sammy
Sausage, "but one is yourself, Dr. you
are one-we're a number and we don't
like to be Clean"
"Of course not" said Miss Ham.
Have you never heard the famous
saying about being as dirty as a pig?
Well think of that, and then see what
you have to say"
II should think you would like to
act in such a way that they could no
longer say such Il thing about pigs"
said Mrs. Duck.
ooh, perhaps you would" said
Porky Pig.
Don't you care to swim?" asked
Mrs. Duck.
"We can wallow, wallow in the mud
AS fine a thing as swimming any
day. said Miss Ham.
"Well," said Mrs. Duck, "of course
I am superior and clean. And l have
some interesting relations. My cousin,
Mrs. Paradise Sheldrake is a very fine
creature. She is halfway between a
duck and q goose"
where are the duck and the
goose?" asked Brother Bacon.
"Why does she not go to n or the
other?" Inquired Pinky Pig.
"Did I ever hear of such stupidity
in my life," said Mrs. Duck, quacking
as hard as she could. 81 didn's mean
she was half way between a certain
duck and goose in distance, I meant
she herself was half like d duck and
half like a goose"
"They say it's nothing fine at all to
be a goose" said Pinky Pig.
"Ah, but she's only half a goose"
said Mrs. Duck.
'Then," said Pinky, squealing pleas
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cold air and, In consequence, his inven-
ton was a failure.
Recognition of this fact made possible
the furnace which came after. A "cold
air register" placed in a central posi-
ton In the building, sucked out the
cold cir as The heated air was dis
charged into the rooms. But here, too,
the inventor and the manufacturers
who produced these furnaces over
looked something. They got the re-
suits, but disregarded what present.
day standards demanded-efficiency.
Heat Wasted on Basement.
In the basement a maze of pipes was
strung, each pipe leading 10 a room
above. These mines. as the heated ctr
pissed through them, threw of much
of the heat. In fact, the basement,
where no one habitually sits or stays
any longer than Is necessary got the
first crack at the heat. Coatings of
various kinds and of more or less val
ne were applied to the pipes to keep
the heat in. Still much of the heat
was wasted on the deserted basement.
Then, only a few years ago, four or
five at the most, along came q man