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Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-03-27

There IS more Catarrh Tn th,g section of the country than all oty.,. diseases put together. and for years it was sup posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment. pronounced II incurable. Catarrh is a local disease greatly influenced by constitutional con- ditions and therefore requires constitu- tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi- c1ne. manufactured by F. J. Cheney x Co.,, Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional remedy is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. One Hundred Dollars re- ward is offered for any case that Halls Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send fa. circulars and testimonials.
 F J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo Ohio
 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
 Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-03-27

ATTENTION Patrons of School District No. 40. Every body attend the meeting at the school house on Friday night, March 28. And learn something about the war and the Warsaw ings plan.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-03-27
Judsonia Advance Published every Wednesday at JUDSONIA, ARKANSAS
 Entered at the postoffice at Judsonia as second class matter. $1.00 per year in advance.
 k. C. MANN, Editor.
Cypress Shingles at Forbes.

Mrs. Van Reynolds left Sun day to return to her home at McGehee, after a weeks visit here with friends and relatives.
 We have a carload of shing- les in transit. FORBES BROS.
 There is no Federal legisla- tion regulating the playing of the national antehm, but some States have statutes forbidding
 playing it as q part of medley.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-03-27

Miss Whetstone, of Little Rock has been employed at the Fruit Growers Office for the berry season as stenographer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-12

lie endeavored to enlist at Augusta
with Company f of Skowhegan and to
go with them when they went to the
Mexican border, but his application
was rejected He next volunteered
for service In the Navy, and was
again rejected He then sought ser
vice in the Third Maine and was ac-
cepted.
Mr. Tracy was born in Smithfeld
"a years ago He has worked in var
ious places in Maine and also in Mas
sachusetts. He is a member of the
Knights of Pythias in Norridgewock.
When called to service, he was work
ing in Redington & Company's Furni-
ture Store in Waterville. He sailed
July 11th A brother, Merl. is now
training In Camp Devens His mo-
Their, and a sister, Mrs, Marion ST.
rens, live in Smithfeld A letter re-
Gently received from Valorus Tracy
by his mother stated that he was on a
transport and feeling fine
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There was also. for many years, a
line from Skowhegan. through Nor
ridgewock to Mercer and still an
other going to South Scion Among
the drivers of this latter route will
be recalled Ed p. King, who still
lives in Skowhegan.
Billy Blunt will be recalled as one
Of the old time stage drivers The
most of his driving was on the route
To Watervlle. through Norrdgewock
10 North Arson.
OF course, the above refers to a
practically departed era. There we're
then hotels in what would seem today.
ont-of-the-way places Some Of
these old hostelries are still standing.
among them the old Fogg place, about
six miles out. on Cornville West Ridge
Presume that | could recall other
stage drivers and other incidents
which ought % be mentioned. but
these are all that occur to me at the
present time The telling of this
story has revived my interest in these
matters. and I should be pleased to
have the Reporter publish the recol-
lections of others who know some
thing about the old stage coach days.
Fer myself, | am very sure | should
like to get back on the box again, with
the reins of a pair. or four or six
horses in my hand.
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MOOSE RIVER

A gravel truck owned by the county
passed through town Sunday en- route
10 Sandy Bay Il will there be used
by the road crew under the directions
Of James Murtha. to haul gravel on
the newly constructed roads in that
locality
The Fall term of school commenced
Tuesday with Miss Emerson, Mrs
Kinds and Miss Holden as teachers
Joseph Morency has finished his
work at Mr. Colby's and returned 10
his home in PelottyiIle.
Anyone wishing a quiet spot and
good meals come TO Fred Henderson's
an ideal place for rest
All roads will lead TO the SkoWhe=
gan Fair Grounds next week and a
number of people from town are
planning on spending their vacation
there. All who have been there be
fore know what it is, and those who
90 will want to go again.
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NORTH NEW PORTLAND

Mr. and Mrs Raymond Trip nave
returned from Head Pond
The High School began last Mon
day with nineteen pupils. The prin-
cipal Charles Clark is a graduate of
Hebron Academy and has been three
years at the University Of Maine. The
teacher of the Grammar school is Eta
May Walker a graduate of the North
New Portland high school and of the
Normal school at Castine The Prim-
airy school began last week with Miss
Ruth Larson. who taught here so sue
cessfnlly last year.
Roy Lishncss, Bernard Knowles.
Mildred Trip and IIalvah Williamson
will enter the Maine Central Institute
this fall Helen Williamson and Eftie
Romeo will return there for their last
year.
Charles Webb and daughter Norma
are gaining slowly from their opera
lions for appendicitis.
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Hotel Directory for the Fair

The officers of the Somerset Central
Agricultural Society plan to devote a
couple of pages in their premium
schedule now being compiled. to a
directory OF the Skowhegan hotels and
boarding houses, Last fall. 1t was
very difficult for those who did not
arrange for accommodations In ad-
vance to find board and rooms during
the Fair week. The following Is the
information thus far assembled on
this matter.
New Skowhegan House, American
Plan; futile Bros, Proprietors rs
Russell st. Rates $3.50, $500 per day.
Hotel Oxford, American Plan; S. W.
Gould, Proprietor Water st. Rates
$500 per day.
Maine Central Hotel. American
Plan; Fred A Towle, Proprietor. so
Court St Rates $2O0-$250 per day.
Lodging House, E H Morrill,, Pro-
prletor; ~ Court st. Rooms $500
per week, or soc per day.
The Lnwood, Main Street, George
Markham, Proprietor. Board and
Room $3.50 per day
Restaurants-The Gem Cafe, C. W.
Preble, Proprietor, l Court st.
Jones Restaurant, Water St. Oppo-
site Hotel Oxford.
We should be glad to have any in
accuracies corrected, and still more
pleased if anyone who plans to fur
nish rooms and board, during the Fair
week Sept. 15-2D, will advise us
with regard to the same. When it is
felt that the list is reasonably COM
plete, it will be published in the prem
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WEST MOSCOW

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Church Of
White River Junction, Vermont, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Gallant
Mrs Ray Nye and little daughter
of New Portland have been spending
a few days at her old home here.
Clifford Reynolds went to Scion
Monday, where he has a position rs
principal of the Grammar school
Mrs. John Strout of Leeds Junction
is visiting relatives here and in Bling
ham.
Mrs. James Massie and son James
Jr of Penacook. y H, returned home
Monday.
Mrs. Reuben Case of Embden was a
caller in town Sunday
sing and meeting combined will
be held at the home Of Jordan Hun
newell tomorrow tFrdayl evening
Thursday, September 5, there was
quite a reunion Of the SpauIding fam
lily held in this town at the home Of
Thales Spaulding. Sr
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StDL0N

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bryant re-
turned last week from their trip in
New Hampshire and Mrs. Bryant is a
teacher in Bingham Grammar schools,
which opened Monday. and Mr.. Bryant
ia driving The Central Maine Potato
Cos. new Ford Tractor, which they
purchased last week
Mrs. Mary Tuscan is quite sick.
Quite number from here will at
tend the Fair at Watervlle, Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Mrs L. A Bradbury, superintend-
ent OF schools was in town Tuesday
and Wednesday looking after the
schools.
The Ladies Home Circle will meet
with Mrs. NJ L. French, Thursday,
Sept. 10
Misses Nellie and Gertrude Brofee.
Miss Chispa Rowell and Mabel Cross
returned the last OF the week from
Christmas Cove. where they have been
for the summer months.
Harley Strout and family. who have
been living in Mrs Lille Merrill's
house on South Main street have
moved to Deadwater
Mr., Sidney went Monday to attend
school at Kent's Hill
Mrs Wnnefred Norton is teaching
drawing In the schools OF Arson
The Red Cross wish to extend
thanks for the gifts they recently re-
ceived to the Theta Beta girls for
$2O05; to Mrs Dudley Healy for a
quilt top and to Mrs Grace Padham
800
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Stage Drivers of 0ldcn Time Recalled


At our earnest request, Capt f. A
Cass Of this place consented to give
his reeollections about stage coach
days. with which, more than any other
man now living. he IS familiar. At
our suggestion, Mr.. Cass speaks brief
". at first OF mis- own life. and then
tells some interesting things about
stage lines and stage drivers as he
knew them:
Ny father. Ethan A. Cass, was in
trade 1t Cass Corner for some 40
wears His father. Noses Cass, lived
about a quarter of a mile south Of
that point. near the Gassius Kinsman
place. left CornYlle when about
fourteen years Of age and went to
Boston There secured employment
on the old paddle wheel steamboat
Admiral. running between Boston
and ST Johns Ny occupation was
oiler in the engine room. This l
followed for six or seven years and
then changed TO the steamer Nellie
Baker, plying between Boston and
Nahant. and stayed with her through
the Civil War After this steamboat
experience, and when about % years
OF age. went into the retail and
wholesale coal business at Liverpool
Wharf in Boston In this | was en-
gagged for five or six years and then
returned to Cornville settling on
farm that | bought from a man by
the name OF Luther Robinson on the
Chateaugay road. this being the direct
highway from Cas- Corner to North
Arson After five years experience
on the farm came to Skowhegan
and went into the livery business.
buying half of the livery stock of j.
O Haines & Co near Hotel Coburn,
the year before X ". Haines com
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NORTH ANSON

CLYDE Hooper, who has a position
at Lewiston, was at home over sun
day and was accompanied by his
friend, Miss Mitchell. Mr.. Hooper
has enlisted in the Navy and expects
to be called soon.
Willard Quint Is making extensive
improvements on his residence on
Center street. which includes new
chimney, concrete cellar, sewer and
city water.
Mrs Lula Ainsworth who has
been the efficient assistant in the
Central Office of the Farmers tele-
phone for long time, has gone to
Portsmouth, n. H. where her hus-
band is employed by the Government
and they will reside there and as
soon as a permanent home is found
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Barnard
will GO
Willard Moore of Taunton, Mass,
was here Monday on visit to his
native town 1t has been several
wears since he was here.
Ben Foster of New York City, North
Anson's Industrious artist, whose pic
lures have brought him world wide
lame, was IN TOWN. iot oe'Si"t va! >
and went from here Friday to his
farm home in Connecticut. On the
shore of the Carrabassett, he painted
two pictures. one at the Basin and
the other above the lodges. His
old home friends gladly welcome him
TO the little village.
Truman B. Carl. our enterprising
tax collector. planted one-fourth acre
to string beans and raised 3216 pounds
which were sold for three cents a
pound.
Mrs. Blanche Mitchell Bailey and
two children of Portsmouth, \. H, ar
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MADISON

Horace Savage. a resident of Madi-
son for &c years. is moving to Port
land, this week He will make his
home with his son Lee Savage at "a
Clark street Mr. Savage was born
in Flagstaff but came to this section
when a young man He followed the
occupation Of a barber. until his
health failed His youngest son,
Arthur Savage, IA years of age, goes
with him to Portland. Mrs. r. d.
Baker of Skowhegan. has been in
town the past week. assisting her
brother in making arrangements for
his change OF residence.
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Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Writes all classes desirable business
SAVES ABOUT rs PER CENT
Represented BY John C. Griffin. Skowhegan

riged here Tuesday night for a two
weeks visit with her mother
The stores will be closed on We'd
nesday evenings, hereafter, and open
only on Saturday evenings, until fur
Their notice.
The fall term OF Arson Academy
opened Monday with fifty-two pupils
There are % in the Freshmen class,
with the following from this town.
Wilbur Dunphy. Merton Spencer, Golf
French Louisa Ttbbetts, Carroll
Hooper. Alta Ellis. Muriel Fenlason,
Margaret Friend, Mabel Clark, Erva
Berry, Edith Brown. Esther Emery.
from Embden. Myrtle Berry, Pearl
Mulln, Gerald Spencer, Elsie Getch-
ell. Angie Berry. Marcia Hilton, Vir-
gil Hilton. Ereell Gordon; from Con
cord. Donald Berry. Gerald Packard.
Esma Hackett has joined the sopho-
more class Norma Berry and Hazel
Higgins of Concord have returned
There are prospects of more students
later
Mrs George Booth is visiting with
her sister Mrs Bert Williamson of
Oakland for a few days.
The Womans Association Of the
Congregational church will meet next
Wednesday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs f. W Bunker at o'clock
The Academy boys have elected
Andrews, 10 captain and will play
baseball at Embden Fair with Scion
High school.
The Academy girls have elected
Bernice Bailey, 10, captain Of their
basket ball team and have begun
practice with Miss Harrison for coach
Born North Arson, Aug %, to the
wife OF Curren Whitney. a daughter,
weighing eight pounds.
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ATHENS

Andrew Johnson of Westbrook has
been in this vicinity recently visiting
at his former home, the Philip Card
ner farm. in North Cornvfle Mr.
Johnson is native of Sweden He
came from New York City to this sec
ton twelve years ago. In April last
he sold his farm to Gust Linderoth,
g fellow c9untryman, who also came
to Maine otter residence in New
York. Mr. Johnson has been tenn
porarilv employed in the Warren
Paper Mills at Westbrooh He goes
to Aroostook county this week to
canvas for books and publications is
sued by the Seventh Day Adventists.
Fred Judd and family drove through
from New York in an Overland car,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-12
Printed Blanks Carried in Stock

We have a short list Of printed plac-
ards and blanks of which we print a
quantity when we are at work upon
them, and which we are able 70 offer
at very reasonable rates.
One Of them is a placard setting
forth the law regarding automobiles
placed with public garage for storage
or repair Garage proprietors ought
10 keep these placards posted. warn
ing owner against attempt to defraud
them Of repair or storage charges
The price for these is 10 cents each Of
six for 25 cents. If to be sent by
mail add 10 cents for postage and
packing
We also carry in stock the stand
ard scaling card, standard scaling
blanks, exemption blanks used in
shipping meat products, attachment
blanks Cseyeral different forms), trial
justice bills of cost. Grange applica-
tons for membership, statement of
sale Of explosives, etc.
These latter cards and blanks are
offered as follows DOStDaid
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-12

was concerned 1t seems that Ma
thaniel had been paying attention to
a young woman in the town Of Nor
ridgewock He suddenly decided tc
transfer his affections to Skowhegan
girl The Norridgewock lady took
the occasion to comment on tn mat
ter in a letter to her successful ar
rival somewhat as follows:
Should Marion win the young lawyer
at c.
Her prospects in life must be cheer
ing,
For what can his person and intel
lect be-
When even his name is X Deering
The conversion OF the name Of \
DeerinF Esquire into ~ Deering
(endearingl was very ingenious. and
il is a pity that the author of this gem
passed beyond our praise and COM
ment many years ago In explanation
il should be said that the young law
yer at c. lived in the territory which
is now Skowhegan, which was then
Canaan As the author needed the
letter to rhyme with be. We wonder
how she would have gotten OF OF il
had she been obliged to deal with
SkOwhegan instead Of old Canaan
1t may be of further interest to note
that the late Nathaniel Owen. a vet
eran of the Civil War, who lived for
many years on Pleasant street was
named after Nathaniel Deering. the
hero of the above verse.
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NORRIDl.EMOCk

l. g. Gill of Boston, accompanied
by Sidney Lloyd, the Manager Of the
Chalmers Motor Car Co, Of Boston
arrived In town early Saturday morn
ing to spend the weekend at tho
home Of Mr. and Mrs. NJ. VI. Tibbetts,
where Mrs Gill has been visiting
Mr. Gill was a we'll known business
man Of Madison before going to Bos-
ton, where he has been employed by
the Chalmers Motor Car Co, for the
past six years
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Smithfield Boy In England

Valorus E Tracy. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs May Tracy of Smithfeld is now
in the Ambulance Corps of the Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces in England
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ium schedule as above referred to
As this book goes to press about April
18th, it is necessary to make reports
at once
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CONCORD

Mrs Bessie Moulton has a lobster
cactus that is ffty-fve inches in di-
ametor thirty two inches across it
and tWcnty-one inches high.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-26

Wilaon-The new freedom
Kipling-COllected verso
Hervice-Spell Of the Yukon
Peet--Who's the author
L. R0W-Piecee for I'll occasions
Riddle-Modern reader and speaker
Fiction
Barclay-White ladies of Worcester
Churchlll-Dwelling place Of light
Connor-The Msjor
Manufacturers and kings
Laughlin-Everybody's lonesome.
Lynde-The real man
Porter-Miss Billy's decision
Richmond-Red Peppers patients
Rinehart-kong live the King
Juvenile Books
Alden-Bo0k OF moral pirates
Haldwin--Fifty famous rides and
Barbour-The half back
Burgess. Adventures Of JOHNNY
Burgess. Lovely City o'Ligg
Butler. Fersimmons
Eggleston. Stories Of great Ameri-
cans
Jacobs. Texas Blue Bonnet keeps
Johnson. Tennessee Shad
Lummis. Some strange corners of
our country
Montgomery. AIMS house OF
dreams
Perkins. Mexican twins
POulson. Child stories and rhymes
Remick. Gienlock girls at River
croft
Smith. Peggy Raymond's vacation
Stout. Book of Model Mechanics
Vimar. Curly-haired hen
Wade. Our little Philippine Cous-
ms
Virgins & Smith. Talking beasts
from u. 8. Government. )
Report OF Provost Marshal General
to American interest in popular gov
eminent abroad.
Battle line of democracy
Conquest and Kulture
Lessons in community and national
life
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-26

Mheat-corn bread y more nutritious
man bread baked With wheat 1our
alone. Thousands Of American fam
lilies today are using thia nixsd -four
bread, and In % doing are enabling
America 70 provide moro wheat nour
FOR the allies. Here's . tested recipe
for this bread: Take one and 4 half
cups Of milk, water or Z mixture Of
the two; one-half cake compressed
yeast, n and q half teaspoons salt,
one tablespoon sugar, M tablespoon
Of fat II desired, one cup cornmeal
and two cups wheat four.
Put one and q half cups Of water.
the cornmeal, salt, sugar and tat Of
used) into 4 double boiler and cook
twenty minutes. The water 10 sum-
cient only to soften the meal q little.
Allow the meal to cool to about the
temperature Of the room and add the
hour and yeast mixed with the rest
OF the water. Knead thoroughly,
make into loaf. place In pan Of stand
ard size, allow to rise until nearly
fills the pan and bake 45 or so min
utes. It is hardly practicable to .
a greater percentage Of cornmeal than
this even In emergencies, for bread so
made differs very little from baked
mush. Less cornmeal can be used
and In sucn a case the general meth
Cd given above may be followed.
It Is possible to make a yeast raised
corr bread without first cooking the
cornmeal. In this case not more than
one cupful Of meal should be used to
four cupfuls OF flour. In other re-
spects the bread il mixed and bakod
- In the above re0pA
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-26
An English woman Writes 10 Ameri.
en- othcf.

That the American boys make
friends in the foreign lands
where they are called while in
Uncle Sans service, and that q
kindly, home-like welcome is
given them by the English people
when they are stationed among
them is evidenced by the follow
ing letter sent by an English
woman to the mother of one of
the Iowa boys who was GONZALES.
cling in England, Mrs. Cass
Greene, of Avoca, Iowa, q rela-
tive of Mrs. w. T.. Miller of this
city. Following is the letter:
Mrs. Cass Greene received the fol-
lowing letter from an English woman
ia which she tells of the interest
shown to our boys sOver there"
The Croft, Hightown, North Liver
pool, Tuesday, January %, 1918.
My Dear Mira. Greene:--Maybe this
letter will be . surprise to you, but /
hope 1t will be . very pleasant one.
Our little village 10 having the glad
ness these days OF making "home'' as
we say for some of your convalescent
soldiers and your son, Sergt, Harry
NJ. Greene was nj of the first boys
TO come. He stayed with friends Of
ours close by, Mr.. and Mrs. Cornell
and although be arrived as . strang-
or he left % . very close friend. In
fact the same applies 10 al sick boys,
and We kind Of feel that their real
mothers would like to hear from the
"EnRlish mOthors'' that their boys
are we'll again and - bright and hap
py @ can be. OF course they are al
keen TO b home s1aip with you ell
but not until they have done their
part 10 this great strdggle-y0u may
We'll be proud Of your boy, he 10 just
splendid. my husband and / certain
~ enjoyed meeting him and becoming
more closely acquainted. The boys
Ill come Ii 70 our homo frequently
for / have the honour OF tsdistribu.
ting them--and we I'll are enjoying
thoroughly the compsnionship which
will draw our w countries 50 much
closer together.
Last evening We had book of pic
ture cards from your son who had
reached Southampton and VI certain
" appreciated his kindness Ia max
ing time TO send US a message.
lust want to assure you that when
over your son has leaye from France
he Is sure Of : very hearty home well
come In England and We hope this
will in . little way relieve your anx-
iety about him. You far away moth
ers, wives, sweethearts and sisters
have . big load to carry these days.
| know but maybe the thought that
the English folk will care for your
boys and the fact that your boys are
doing yons IN 50 much honour by
their manliness here will tend TO help
you somewhat.
II ever Dame Fortune gives 10 the
chance to come again to your side OF
The water we certainly hope TO call In
lows to meet the dear mother OF that
fine boy Sergeant Greene.
With our very best wishes for him
and his dear ones believe ne s~inceroly.
Edith Campbelle,
Your boys English mother 10 Mrs.
Cornell, s.. Georges Road, High
town, Liverpool.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-04-26

The sentencing Of two prom
inent politicians in Minnesota,
for disloyalty will have . good
effect on the smaller fry, who
have been initiating them il
their seditious utterances. The
fact that these fellows, with all
their political influence and per-
sonal following have been unable
to escape legal punishment will
have far more influence than tar
and feathers or painting build
ings, kissing the flag or any
other extra legal inducements to
loyalty.