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The Washington times., 1918-06-10

) -knsw- that there was an excel
lent opening here for a progressive
physician.
The building In which wade had
his otfiee was very quiet this after
noon From the street came ene
noise Of passing vehicles and the
hooting Of automobile horns. Tiny
particles Of dust CLEANED In ths
sunlight slanting across to the moor
Of the small room This roOm con
taIned no furniture except the hes
pital table, q desk and two ehAtrA
On the wall above the desk hung .
framed diploma from an Eastern
university.
The doctor sighed A. his eyes
fell on this diploma He always
sighed nowadays when he looked
at Il. For beside II should hang the
diploma Of a famous French uniVer-
sity. He had been studying there
when he had received the cable
from his sister telling him Of hts
mothers dangerous illness.
He had hurried home to md his
mother dead. He also discovered
that the money which he had al
ways supposed would keep Eliza
beth and himself In comfort had
gone. through rash Investments
The Readjustment.
He felt ~ II he had changed
from . mere boy to . man during
the few weeks that followed. ~ he
tried to settle his mothers Affairs
and readJust his ideas Of life for
himself and his younger sister.
The result Of this readjustment
was that he was here in RiVerhIII
now. while Elizabeth was in an
Eastern college, living on the small
sum that he sent her every three
monthA He realized with a sink
Ing Of heart that Il was becoming
more and more difficult TO send this
quarterly check. What was he to
do?
A ny droned on the Windov-panG
and DR.. Wade dreamed on. These
were hts offlcs hours. Where we're
the hoped-for pAtisntsP
They we're Just where they were
every day. he reelected moodily. Ex-
cept for an occasional accident he
had Hlarmingly little practice
When would the long lane turnF
To Ne COn1nusd.
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half. he will AK you to give him
two-thirds Of the profits He is
surely an old skinhint. and 1 be-
lIevs he wants 10 force US into SELL
inE the farm. II his wife was not
such a dear good soul, would want
him to be bounced. And yet what
would We do without him? I only
wish that some up-to-date man.
with modern and scientific methods.
could be on the farm and give old
Amos some hints. But, OF courSe,
we could not pay for any such per-
son.
Il hope we won't have TO part
with the old place. II IL the only
remnant Of our young life that 10
left TO US. And mother loved the
farm. 80 much-and she says that
father did also
We'll. goodbye! Don't forget
that II there is any earthly thing
can do TO help you, l am right here
to do II. Cheer up Perhaps there
will be an epidemic in Riverhin
soon. and DR.. Wade will become
famous through his many cures
Your devoted sister.
"ELIZABETH."
The physician read the letter
twice. then thrust II into the nlinS
cabinet holding other letters from
the same source. When he had
bought this cabinet he had fondly
hoped that II would hold the records
OF the many patients who would
mock to him to be cured OF various
ailments. Where were those Antici-
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Tea BiScuih

Nix three eupfuls Of fisur with =
tsaspoOnful and q half Of baking
powder, q pinch Of salt. and half .
cupfuI Of sugar. Rub into these
three ounces Of lard or margarine,
and add = EpFinklInE Of caraWGy
seeds. UsS milk to make . soft
paste. Roll out 20 the thickness de-
sired, uHuHlly about . quarter Of an
iReh. Cut In rounds, and bake in .
fairly quick even for twenty
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RECIPES FOR
WARTIME
Broth for the Family.

One cupful of pearl barley boiled
in three quarts Of WAtSr. Remove
all fat from about two pounds OF
mutton-either neck or loin-Gnd
cut II into small pieces. Add to the
barley and boil gently for one hour
SkimminG occasionally. Crate
carrot. cut two small turinpS tnto
dice, and add them with . little
0uion. Boil for one hour longer,
BkimminE oecABionAlly and adding
Q little hot water. II necessary. to
keep up the required quantity.
When cooked. strain, BsaAOn with
pepper. Ealt, and . little chopped
parsley.
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Baked NaekGeI,

Split. clean, remove the head and
tail from q msdium-sIEed mAcEsrsL
Put in q pan, sprinkle with salt and
pepper, and dot with one table
spoonful Of butter; pour out half
q cupfui Of milk and bake In = hot
oven for twenty-five minutes, baGt-
Ing. Remove TO q hot plAttsr, gar
nish with creamsd, boiled onions
and parsley. Serve very hot Very
small white onions should be HIOd- =,
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AgIhsE - sFhs AnhielSus Wo8aa 4
D1aao@S
GIRL Who Il rsSVonHibls for
"a remarkably wen developed
annE Eystsn m = large
aSvHtSFa sfaes. IL TIE most un-
SyStsmstis person IN her own af-
Gaisa She has invented SomS In
gsnlOus checking systems fer Ox-
pss6ituFss in oaS ~ the Depart
meats Of the basinssA But she
hasn't the rtnOtsst notion Of What
her own expenses. PER item. ArO-
An Shs knows l. that IL Costs
: her witAia fsw cellars u her
salAsy to livo-hoV shs spends the
monsy or hOv HAS eSuid spend Il
mere wisely hSO aVpGrShtiy never
0AgAgod her atsatioa.
Ths business WOmAa feels the Ia
eroaISd eost Of living ~ heavily -
any business or any housSkSspOF
dOoa Ths only way business trimS
Its sails for the wind IL ~ sEamin-
ing the records 81 expenditures.
anaIyHinE then carefully and plan
ninE its future operations aeeOrd-
Ingiy. ne eanny business Womah
VIE wants to keep her bark in
amooth waters needs businops
oquIpmSnt fer her porBoaal GRaiFs
a. much a. any business
A card record u expenses II .
vonasrful help In planning how 10
obtain all the nOsSosstiss and lux
uriss that must fall within the in
eoms and ySt' leave . safe margin
for the rainy day We d net
realize hOw the tiny expenditures
Which tempt n IN the eity's lovely
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Household Suggestions

After taking OF q pair Of gloves.
kid or otherwise. BtrAIEhtsn out
each finger and smooth out the
gloves before putting away. To
roll than into 4 bail soon renders
them useless
TumblerB that have contained
milk should be rinssd In cold water
before being washed IN hot. Put
ting the milky glass into hot water
has the eject OF eloudinE the glass
permanently.
Tea nay Be made to give . much
The Washington times., 1918-06-10
By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
CHAPTER !.
oSpyTtSbt, 1918, Star COmpany.

CopyTA9ht, 1918, Star Company.
NR. DOUGLAS WADE, aged
tWenty-eight, most recent ar
- rival among the few physi-
clans Of the small town Of River.
bill, Wyo., sat in his office reading
q letter one Spring afternoon. He
read slowly and thoughttully. The
epistle was from his sister, Eliza
beth, the only creature in the
world belonging to him.
Thank you 80 much for the
check, dear DauglAs," the girl
wrote. q needed It, for We will
have to provide. our own costumes
for the performance Of Twelfth
Night which we girls are to give
dWing our commencement week.
And costumes mean something to
= poor girl like me.
II an to take the part Of Viola
The professor who 10 coaching u
says complimentary things about
my RetInE--Insists that have
genuine histrIonio ability etc.
wish that you had such a flourish
ing practice that you could afford to
run east and see our play. But II
you had. you could not afford the
time to come So there you'd have
60 stick, just as your lack OF money
makes you stick now. Luck does not
consider our financial nesds-does
q, dSarH But I am in the best OF
luck in having the dandisst brother
in the world
The Washington times., 1918-06-10
Fried Bread Cakes.

BOGk In milk until perfectly son
any pieces Of bread left after meals.
mash hnS and add two eggs, .
pinch Of soda, salt to taste. and
SnouEh -four to make them fry
nicely. Drop IN one or two spoon
fHlI OF hSt butter or lAAd before
frying.
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He Means to Protect You

nEAR MISE FAIRFAx:
- I am SixtOAn and 80 to ouSi-'
ness every Gay. I 60 out with a
YounE man Ia the army ones
month, and my father objects 20
my bringing any boys or girls
home. he says l Am too young
to invite any young man Or gLt
10 the house. Don't you think IL
is more respectable for the young
man to come to the young lAdyG
house than the young lady 70
meet him on the street?
WEARY.
FATHER Is making life = little
difficult for you. but he rseoE-
niIss your youth and longs to pro
tset you. He wants to keep yeu a
little girl. which iS = WHy tHthsrS
havN He wants to make yOu take
Ais sFdsrA. and - he thrsatsnS yOu
The Washington times., 1918-06-10

better brew II the dry leaf Be weIl
crushed in the hand before being
put into the pot: thus the allowance
OF tea per cup may be reduced
To Whiten the kitchen table,
scrub with powdered Bath brick,
then wash on with tepid water. OF
course, always scrub the way Of
the grain.
A little ground ginger added to
Stswed hGS viii give piquAnoy 70
the hGVoR.
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Dried Apples.

Soak the apples overnight IN eSId
water, then put on TO cook in the
sane water with . little sugar. q
strip % lemon peel some cloves and.
IL desired, = pinch of ground ginger.
They should Be sOokSd VOEy slowly
tn tUadoA
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A Reminiscence.

When the lettar was put away
Douglas Wade leaned back in his
desk-chaIr and gs1ed out over the
waters Of the North Platte River.
sparkling in the sun.
The river flowed at the foot Of the
SlopinE streets of the Western Get
tlement, a thriving community that
a few years ago had been . cattle
town.
Tho rapid growth OF the place had
tempted Douglas Wade to come
West, assured by friends who
The Washington times., 1918-06-10
This Day in Our History.

THIS the anniversary Of the battle Of Bethel IN 1851
when The Union troops advanced against the Confed-
crates the north side Of the James River The Federal
troops fired each other by mistake and the enemy thus
warned escaped. Later the Northern troops were re-
pulsed in attack Big Bethel
The Washington times., 1918-06-10
The Wolves of New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Harold, After His Conference With
Grimstead, Returns to His Wife
Crushed and Broken in Spirit

horror Of his distorted features.
He laughed very mockery Of
mirth.
He has done nothing" he said,
roarsely, nothing but his duty.
He has only told me the truth"
The Washington times., 1918-06-10
Look at the Noon After the Eclipse.

EVERYBODY knows that eclipse of the sun is caused
bv the moon but it gives certain realism TO that
kn0SI.d0e 70 see the moving away from the sun
lust after having caused total eclipse This evening the
new should be far enough out OF the solar glare 10
anpeaT as a silver sickle low In the west
The Washington times., 1918-06-10
By Eleanor Gilbert,

AuthoE e -Tbs Anhitisus Woaaa =
m9
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-10-31
TIAR MONY

Mrs. Augusta j Meserye who spent
the summer with friends in town, re
turned to Portland last Friday.
A young lady weighing eight pounds
arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Earl r. Taylor, October %, and de
cided to board there indefinitely
Harold Mason of Athens who recent
ly sold his farm on Dore Hill to
PENNSYLVANIA parties is moving his
family into the rent of Mrs. J. T,
Smith.
The epidemic seems To be on the
wane here for which we all feel very
thankful There were but few
new cases OF influenza reported last
week
Virgil |. Campbell was ordered TO
Fort Williams last Thursday for mill
tary training.
Boston papers report the marriage
of Carl r. Rhoades of Camp Devens
to Miss Jackson OF Dorchester, Mass,
last week. Carl was the superin-
tendent of schools in this union pre-
vious to his call for military service.
He is very popular young man and
liked by everyone We all join in
congratulations for him and wish him
and his bride an untroubled journey
down the stream of life.
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TWELVE CORNERS

Miss Isabel Gallant who attends
Madison high school, is spending
few days at the home Of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Gallant.
a little stranger boy. arrived a
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs Maryland
Parsons. Oct % and was given the
name of Everett Best
Many in this vicinity regret 70 learn
that Or. J. Q. Piper is soon to leave
Scion to serve in the Army Medical
Corps, although they wish him the
best Of luck in his new work.
Fred French Of SkoWhegan vas in
town recently calling on d II Rob
bins It will be remembered that Mr..
French in years past. bought cattle
veal and sheep with the late Ruel
Robbins.
Edward Bicknell Of Portland, who
has been in town the past two weeks,
helping his father harvest his crops.
returned to his home Saturday of
last week
Many will be pleased to learn thai
letter received from Leon Shean
Somewhere in France written Sept.
II. states that he is well and came
from the front lines without scratch
Miss Merie Richardson who is
working at Floyd Hunnewellis at
Pleasant Ridge spent the day with
her parents Mr. and Mrs Harry Rich
ardson. Tuesday of last week
Alva H. Richards, oldest child Of
Mr and Mrs Coles Richards of Madi-
son died OF influenza and other com
plications last Thursday, having
reached the age of 10 years and few
months Nearly the whole family
have suffered an attack of the same
epidemic.
Walter Hobbs has moved his family
from Norridgewock to his farm near
Twelve Corners. formerly occupied by
Mr. and Mrs Robert Greene.
Miss Celia Richardson found a
freak Of nature on October 18th, Il
branch with ripe and green raspber-
ries on it.
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The friends in this place of Mr..
and Mrs. W Hinton, Cornville, ex-
tend sympathy to them in the death
Of their daughter Rena.
Mrs Harry Wheeler and son Harold
passed the week end with her pa
rents Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Cooley in
Athens
Mr. and Mrs SCHUYLER Burrill, John
Groves and wife passed Sunday in
Norrdgewock
Mr.. and Mrs. Almer Goodrich of
Hartland visited in the home Of q.
w Weeks, Sunday
The Famous Johnson Pants at
Pouln d Laney's, Skowhegan.
Mrs. Wilder Fernald of Lowell.
Mass. is visiting for two weeks with
her mother Mrs Eva SeWell and
other relatives.
Mr. Bean with his crew is making
shovel handle blocks at John Groves
Irold Jones. who has been in the
place for two weeks on business and
visiting his friends. returned to his
home in Roxbury, Mass, Sunday
Fred Getchell was in this place
Monday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. George Locke and
little Evelyn who have been in Map
Teton for several weeks, returned
home Friday. While away Mrs. Locke
and child visited relatives in Canada
George Hubbard has purchased a
horse OF Irold Jones and Mr.. Jones
sold his other horse to Val Reynolds
of Cornville.
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HARTL LAND

Schools are expected to open Nov
4th.
Dana Deering passed away at his
home on Pleasant street, Sunday
morning He leaves a wife besides
his father and mother and several
brothers and one sister He died of
pneumonia His wife and mother
and younger brother Carleton have
all been afflicted with the Spanish
influenza
Eleven new cases of influenza and
two new cases of pneumonia were
reported for last Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Webb is improving in
health.
Thomas Thomas. Mr.. Stewart, Mr.
Weber and Mr. Williams are off on
hunting trip.
The churches will open next Sun
day after three weeks shut down
on account of the influenza. There
will he a covenant meeting held at
the Baptist church Saturday at p.
IN The Sunday services at the Bap-
fist church will be as usual. Preach
ing at 1890 a. m. and p. m. The
Sunday School at As and the Chris
tan Endeavor will convene at 6 p. M
and the Junior c. E. at p. m.
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PLEASANT RIDGE

Fred e. Beane and Harley Robin
son each shot a nice deer last week
The Ridge schools opens Tuesday
with Miss Velma Shetland of Auburn
as teacher
Miss Velma Rollins returned to
Bingham High school this week, after
spending the past few weeks at home
Mrs Minnie Hinckley received an
official notice Thursday from Ala
bama, stating that her husband was
dangerously i'll with bronchial pneu-
monia at Fort Mcclellan where he has
been in training for several months
Wallace Emery of North Arson
was business visitor in this place
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Quimby of
Starks were guests several days re-
Gently in the home of their daughter
Mrs Carrie Berry
John Bray recently received an of
fetal statement that his son Cecil
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-10-31
SPANISH
INFLUENZA
RACES IN U.S..
Thousands of Cases Reported
With Many Deaths.
THOSE WHO ARE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO IT
"FRJIT.A-TiVES"-The Wonderful
Frt = Medicine-GreAtly Helps
; Resist This Discase.

Tie epidemic of Spanish influenza
Which PLAYED such havoc in Europe,
has reached this continent. Thou
sands of eases Of The strange malady
have appeared and many deaths are
already reported; Surgeon-Gcneral
Blue Of the United States Public
Health Service having stated that
"Spanish influenza will probably
spread all over the country in
six weeks.
Practically every ship which
touches our shores from abroad,
lrngs those infected With tho
disease.
Surgcon-General Blue urges that
",he Individual take all the precau-
tons he can against contracting
the disease by care and personal
hyeene". Plenty of exercise should
BE taken; the dietshould be regulated,
etc.
Spanish Influenza affects most
severely elderly persons and others
whose powers of resistance are
weakened by illness, work or worry,
especially those who are rundown"
or mot feeling up to the mark"
The really great danger from the
disease is not 50 much in the disease
Itself, as that it often develops into
pneumonia.
What everyone needs now is q
rcneral tonic Ike "Fruit-a-tives"
/ his wonderful fruit medicine is not
a germ-killer. 1t is q body-buildcr;
u strength.maker; b!ood-puriiier;
power in protecting against tho
1ayages of disease.
Fruit a tiyes" regulates tho
Kidneys and bowels, causing these
organs to eliminate waste regularly
RID naturally as nature intended.
"Fruit-a-tiycs" keeps the skin active,
end purifes and enrichcs the blood.
" Fruit a tiyes" tones up and
Strengthens the organs of digestion,
insuring food being properly digested
and asSmilated.
Everyone can take ordinary pre-
cautions, avoid crowded places, and
use "Fruit u tives" regularly to
insure sound digestion, to keep tho
bowels and kidneys regular and the
whole system in the best possible
condition. Then we ere safe from
disease.
"Fruit-a tives" is sold by dealers
everywhere at Doc a box, 6 for $3.50,
trial size 25c or sent postpaid ON
receipt of price by FRUIT-A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
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SOUTHWEST CANAAN

Wednesday, October 23rd was the
65th anniversary OF the marriage OF
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Williams OF Ca
naan. Mr.. and Mrs Williams are
reckoned among the smart old peo-
pie OF the town. doing all their own
work and keeping their home a most
inviting place, both inside and out
Mrs. williams is most interesting
woman to meet and talk with as she
is great reader, and keeps in touch
with all the news of the day and has
been for many years and Is at the
present time a correspondent of sew
eral papers Their many friends
hope they may enjoy many more of
these anniversaries.
Mrs Ann Booker picked ripe rasp-
berries near her place Friday. These
were not cultivated or everbearing
but Of the wild variety which is more
remarkable.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bean and Will
liam Pottle are very sick with influ
enza at the present time. Asa Shores
and Doris Foster have been very i'll
with it but are recovering slowly now
and Ralph Robb and several others
have had it but are we'll now
Little Doris Foster, whose birth
day was Saturday, received a shower
OF postcards (more than Coz from her
friends; also two birthday cakes,
money and other gifts.
Mrs, Irving Davis. whose birthday
WAS Sunday found under her plate $50
in War Savings Stamps
The Misses Nerna and Edna Davis
returned to their school in Waterville
Monday.
There are several cases of measles
in town at the present time.
Mrs Lucinda Farnham has moved
to the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Tibbetts for the winter
The following pupils have not been
absent or tardy for first eight weeks
of fall term, William Leighton, Marie
Leighton.
The pupils of Mckinley school are
doing their bit. They have gath
cred 1898 fruit pits so far and still
gathering more
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EAST NEW PORTLAND

Miss Ida Gowell left for Belgrade
Monday for a few days visit
Mrs Alice Houghton went to Camp
Devens. Friday, called there by the
serious illness OF her nephew Will
Nye, who has spinal meningitis She
was accompanied by Mrs O. B. Hol-
brook
Miss Ina Welch is boarding at
Harold Atwood's and attending school.
Mr.. and Mrs. j A Swain are spend
ing the week at their home in Canaan
Mrs Thales Spaulding and son Nal
were callers in town Sunday.
The school on New Portland Hill
has not begun owing to the i'll health
of the teacher, Miss Emery.
Rev. T b Madsen preached his
farewell sermon last Sunday He
left for Minnesota. Monday. During
the last four years he has made many
trusty friends here who greatly re
gret his going away Rev Miss Ellis
of Kingfeld will preach at the church
next Sunday at the usual hour.
F f. Houghton, who has been Wis
iting here the past week, returned TO
North Arson Sunday.
Mrs. Christie Stevens Mahoney, who
has been at the home of her grand
mother for the past two months, has
a baby girl born Saturday, October
~ weight "a lbs, name Dorothy
Lizzie
Frank Fllngwood is guest at
Hiram Emery's
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ATHENS

Somerset Academy opened Monday
with a good attendance.
All public meetings will continue
as usual.
Supt George Hight from Island
Falls is in town bringing with him
several of his teachers. Mr.. Hight
has sold his farm home just above
the village to Mr. Skidmore from
Bingham. This home has been in
the Hight name for a good many
years
f. H. Emery of the Weather Ser
vice Bureau from Cleveland, Ohio, is
spending a few days with his father,
A C. Emery. who intends to return
with his son for the winter.
NJ H. Elliott and wife are spending
a few days with relatives in town.
Mrs. Ernest Linkletter passed away
with Spanish Influenza Tuesday, at
her home on Lords Hill and had been
i'll about two weeks. Mrs. Linkletter
and family came to this town about
thirteen years ago from Nova Scotia
where four brothers survive her. She
leaves to mourn her loss here a de-
vetoed husband, who cared for her
so pa.ivn''y u'i l,e dnnuh,nn NJ,
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