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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-11-06
Chest Colds, Coughs and
Sore Throat Go Over Mgm
Begys Mustarne is Better than Lniments PIdsers Poet
tees or Hot Water Bottles. Docs the Work in
Hall the Time

that's Ny il goes right after paIQS
- aches soreness and swellipgs, no
matter whore located and ends ALI The
~ cry IA distress so quickly, thAs
aufferers are joytully astonished.
Jse Begy.e Mustarine, always in NE
yellow box, to ease the pain of rhAn~
nat.sm and govt.
last rub it on for lame muschs,
sore feet, stiff neck, cramps in tsBs
spfains and strains.
Get OF; the box promptly when ynIH
nave neuralgia, neuritis, funhaso,
buckache. headache, earache, tooth
ache. or aay ache anywhere.
BE sure its Begys Mustarfne- made
OF real yellow mustard and other
paia-destroying ingredients. DN1s-
gists announce return of money IL -
doesn't do as advertised. One mA
equals 50 blstering Mustard plasfercs
S. c. WELLS s CO., Leroy, N. Y.
MUy:sss::Tfi;+A1 KLINE.
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BETTER THAN ('AL0MEL
Thousands Have Discovered
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
are a H unless Substitute

DR.. Edwards Owe Tablots-tbe sub
stitute for oaiomtl--a.e mid but sure
laxative, ant tler If &C. on ihe liver is
almost instal ta neou5 These little olive
colored tablets are he result o DR.
Edwards dc te nina on rot to treat
liver and bowel aorplaint5y i'hcalonel
The pleasant little ta les do The
good that calo'nel d es. Tut have no
bad after elects. They don't injure the
teeth like strong liquids OF calomel:
They take hoi1 OF the trouble and
quickly correct il. Why cure toe liver
at the expense Of tie teeth? Colonel
sometimes pay havoc with the gums.
So do strorg liquids. II i, best not to
take calome' Let DR.. 'tdward3' Olive
Tablets tale is place.
Headache. "dultess" md that lazy
feeling COM from constitution and a
disordercd liver. Take Dr. Edwards
Olive Tablets when you feel 10y and
heavy" Thy clear clou1ed brain
and "perk up" The spirits. ocatid &c.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-11-06
ATHENS

Mrs. Horace Elliott met with a
nairful accident Tuesday. She was
at the Grange Hall and fell as she
was passing down the stairs. The
result was fracture of two bones in
her left hand DIR. w. S. Stinchfeld
of Skoyhegan was up Tuesday even
and reduced the fracture.
Persis Eaton for many years q resi-.
dent of this town and sister of Ellen
Eaton Jones, passed away II Augusta
and the remains were brought to Mt.
Rest cemetery for burial. Services
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Gard Ci Thark>

We wish to thank our ne'gt'ors
ard friends for their kindness during
our recent bereavement especial
those who sent the food and beaufi-
full flowers.
Mr.. Joseph HurneYell
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis c shinf
Mr.. Orlando IIunnewe
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbor Flaaf erH
Mrs. Alma Cooley
Miss LiVon'a TlunneV ell
Joseph Hum ewell
Bingham, Me. Nov, 5. 191 -
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were held at the grave where mrs.
Holman read her favorite poem and
offered prayer, followed by singing
the hymn I'VE Have an Anchor That
Keeps the Soul" Many relatives
and friends were present.
Bert Jones from Boston Is visiting
Wallace Jones and family.
William Tarbell from Portland who
have just received his discharge from
the Navy, is visiting his grandmother
Mrs. Make Tarbell.
Arthur Woodman has sold his farm
home on Dore Hill to Mr.. Dow from
New Brunswick.
c. F. Dore has sold his home in
the village to Merton Foss. He will
! live with his daughter Mrs Fay Cor
| son.
RECEPTION TO REV. AND MRS.
JOHNSON
The reception given Rev. B. II.
Johnson and family on his return to
the Methodist Church in this village
was an evening long to be remember
ed. Athens Grange offered their
beautiful hall in honor of the occa-
sion and at o'clock the doore were
thrown open free to veryone with the
reception staff In line. who were Mr..
and Mrs. b. II. Johnson assisted by
Mr. and Mrs. Almon Whittier, Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos Chapman, Mrs. Eleanor
Holman and DR.. L. N. Ellingwood
About IT'S people shook the hand and
greeted Mr. and Mrs Johnson in be-
| half of their return to the place with
| the desire to enter into Gods great
field of labor for the love of human
ity. With kindness of heart this
large number Of people brought q
generous donation to Mr.. and Mrs
Johnson consisting of vegetables oil
all kinds, canned food, beans and
many things that we cannot mention
After the reception all enjoyed very
fine program. Community singing
lead by Marion Drake Flanders with
Grace Fox at the piano; piano solo
"Valse" and "Frisson" Florence Sand
ers; select reading, Minnie V. Hight
piano solo, Silver Stars, Grace Fox
piano solo. The Mountain Stream
Eleanor Williams followed byremarks
from Mr.. Johnson and closing will
singing "Blest Be the Tie Astel
which Mrs. Ellingwood at the piano
the young ladies' and gentlemen, who
were walters formed in line with th'
supper committee, followed by Mr.
and Mrs. B. II. Johnson in a march Il
the banquet hall where a fine dinner
was served The committee were
not lax in doing their part in decorat
ing which were in green and orange
All too soon the hands of time sait
good night. Mr. and Mrs. johnson
with happy hearts, expressed the de
sire that they might always have TN
pleasure of meeting this dear people
in their home and the church.
SOMERSET ACADEMY NOTES
Miss Gladys Hamor, a former Do
nestle Science teacher of Somerse
Academy. was a welcome visitor a
, school Friday the oath. That after
noon the Senior Domestic Science
girls served tea in her honor. Other
present included the teachers. Mis-
Chase, Miss Tucker, Mrs. H. n. Fland
ers and D. C. Hight
! The Academy has recently receiv
ed travelling library from the Stat
of which good use is being made b
) the English classes.
The Freshman class recently me
and elected the following officer
: Eva Sidell. president; Ernest Poland
vice president; James Dysart, secre
tary; Clifford Taylor. treasurer.
Roy Knowles, student of tn
Sophomore class, returned last Mon
day, after a few days illness.
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NORTH ANSON

Mr.. and Mrs. William FaeheY have
sold their place to r. Y. H11ker.
This is the place across ne bridge
on Main street south OF NJ h1ker's
grounds and adjoininG III AID was
owned for quite nurlrt of Gears
by the late Sumner T. c, Nire.
8ushey's father. Tho la icy iat--
lily will move to Water' lie.
Perley Hooper, who las 1een oc-
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TO drag your corn out with knife,
there will be surprise waiting Tor
vol when you use "Gets-1t." Imagine
neeling your corn off gloriously, easily
and painlessly. just like peeling of a
banana skin. Well. that is what hap
pens when you use "Gets-It.' There
is nothing else that will give you this
same result Millions OF folks have
had the same blessed experience. Why
putter and suffer, limp. and spoil a
good time for yourself and your
friends, or your peace of mind while
irving to attend to business? Use
"Gets-It." the simple common sense
way.
"Gets-It," the only sure, guaranteed
money back corn-remover, costs but a
trihe at any drug store. MID by
f. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, Ill.
Sold in Skowhegan and recommended
as the worlds best corn remedy by
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-11-06

THE NEWS or SOMER-
SETS BUSY TOWNS
NOTTH S0InN

Asher Davis, Percy Jackson and AL
fred Jackson returned from a trip W
river last week with a deer.
Efforts are being made to estab-
lish a Post of the American Legion
in town.
The Central Maine Potato Co. fin-
ished digging potatoes last Monday.
Francis Dudley Is running their
Ford tractor blowing.
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CT ATE or MAINE
81 5reme Judicial Court

STATE Oh MAlNE
(SeaD
Somerset, SIS
ST. 9re me Judicial Court
No. eli
September Term, 1919.
Charles r Church ct ais VS. Will
liam w. CHURCH and Trustees
Ordered. That notice of suit be given
to the Def ,ndant by publishing an at
tested cop Of the Plaintilfs writ. or
an abstract of it. together with this
order thereon. three weeks successive
ly in the Ia1eI end ant-Feporter, a
newspaper point d at Skowhegan in
the county Of Somerset. the last pub
licatioti to be rot less than thirty days
before the next Term of TIA Court to
be bolacn al skoWhegan within and
for said County of son ers't. on the
fourth u cH* Of JdnGarv 4. j. 1920,
that h nay tn Ii and tieIe appear
in said court and answer 10 said suit
If he see III
Attest.
W. z. SEEKINF, Clerk.
\ true col OF Wri. AID erder Of
Court = oreOl-
At est:
awe w 7. sEEKIN5 Clerk.
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RETAIL MARKET

Apples, per peck; All varieties
No 1, soc; No. 2, 35 ~ Acc.
Butter-Dairy zoe; Creamery 75c,
Cheeee-38c to 44c per pound.
sugar Gran. sugar, best quality
per h., lie; lbs. for S100.,
Beans--20c to &c per quart.
MOlasses-Pure Ponce, soc to $500
Onions-6c per pound
bard-Domestic 40c; compound, &c
Chicken-46c to SOC per Id.
Salt Pork-35c by the Dbl. 200 lbs.
$500.
All Round Flour-In bags OF Is
barrel, $40 per bag. In barrels
$3.50.
Bread Flour--In bags of 1-8 barrel
$176 per bag and $1.S5. In barrels
$14.00.
Corn-s350 per 100 pound bag.
Cracked Corn-$35O per bag.
Middlings-$3.25 and 1915 per bag
Gluten $3.50 per bag.
Winter Bran. 50 Is per bag
Mixed Food $50 per bag.
Meal-$3 so per bag.
Cottonseed MeaI-$425 per bag.
Onts-95c per bushel
L,Dseed Oh Ieal-$4 % per bag.
Dry Stove v ooG--S1i sc per cord.
Hay. delivered, per ton Loose $40
baled $1,000.
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Do you want to buy 4 new tyl 2
writer on thc .rstalll ent plan. We
will sell you Il new o. 5 AOyt Cor
5000; S1F 09 dom AMI 81 C q
month. Rental tn.lis quoted on 1p-
plication. Observation-Disclosures co.
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HINCKLEY

Fessenden Lutz who served in the
late war and has been Ill as the re-
suit. returned to his home Tuesday at
ter being at the Sisters Hospital in
Waterville three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Green have
moved from the Tibbetts' rent into
the NJ. ID. Holt house, and the FAMILY
of G. r. Tibbetts are planning to move
from Craggin Brook Farm, which they
have recently sold, to the above men
toned rent as soon as some repairs
have been made.
Miss Lucy A. Dinsmore has been
the guest of friends in Chelsea and
other down river towns the past week.
A Red Cross meeting was held al
Ryerson hall, Monday afternoon and
committees chosen on the member
ship drive. Mrs Z. c. Joy was elect
ed chairman of the Home Service
Committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. l.. Bowden have re-
turned from a 10 days pleasure trip
at their Pleasant Pond camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elyin Richardson OF
Canaan were in town Saturday even
ing, Oct 25th, as guests at the Walk
err golden wedding reception. MT
and Mrs. H. l.. Ames of Skowhegan
we're also among the out OF town
guests present at that pleasant event.
Samuel l.. Gass Of Chattanooga
Tenn. who has recently been dis
charged from the L. S. Navy, arrived
in town Monday evening TO be a
guest in the family of c. l.. Bowden
for a week.
The Halloween social held at the
hall Saturday evening under the aus
pieces of the Christian EndeaYor So
ciety was much enjoyed, about seven
ty people being present. The little
people had an especially good time,
some of them impersonating witches
and taking an active part in the con
tests.
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Announce meuts for schools, church.
es, Libraries, fraternities, and other
public ilstitl il rs, published tree, II
copy is received Monday noon or
earlier.
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SkQWREGhN LOCAL MARKET

The following list down to the retail
market shows what the farmers uay
expect generally from the local deal
ers for farm produce
Apples. per bushel: All varieties
No. /, 1925; No. 2, $100.
Eggs-75c per dozen.
Butter-65c per pound.
Cheese--33c per pound.
Potatoes-$1.25 per bushel.
Bnans-Hand picked, yellow eyes,
$500: pea bears $500.
Chickon--35c to 40c per pound
Round Hog-16c per pound.
Eeef-Ox b, IL, 15c to zoe.
Tallow-Raw to 4c; rendered, &c
to SC. Wool Goo.
Beef Hides-22c to &c bulls; Tic
to 2Sc; calf skins up to IL lbs, Csc
to 65c; IL to II lbs, $500 to $500; Il
to "a lbs, 1925 to $3.50. Sheep potts
81 to SO each. Horse hides $500 10
$1,000. Corrected weekly by the
m.
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Fessenden Lutz who served in the
late war and has been Ill as the re-
suit, returned to his home Tuesday ar
ter being at the Sisters Hospital IN
Wateryille three weeks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
Climbing American Beauty Rose.
Reptiles Are Valuable in Destroying
Insects in the Garden

Gardeners, whether growers OF veg
etables or plants and flowers, may not
have u clear conception of the pussibl"
value of the work of some species of
harmless reptiles.
An interesting report comes through
Allen 5. Williams, director. Of the
Reptile Study Society of America of
New York City, of the apparent eff
cacy of garter snakes as destroyer of
sluGs and insects destructive TO flow
ers and plants. The information
comes from a member OF the society
e. j. steele OF East Forty-fourth and
Powell streets, Portland. ore, who
specializes in pansies. Mr.. Steele
writes:
ION account of The mild climate OF
this region our gardens are infested
with slugs, cutworms and myriads OF
small green worms like cabbage
worms. In the spring some years ago
we had "a remarkable visitation of
sluGs that not only damaged our plants
but ate the huls and blooms as well
We put down boards in the pathways
and then every morning turned the
boards over ana destroyed the smgs.
one morning 7 approached . long
wide board under which, from past
observation, ! expected 10 find at least
forty sluSs. Instead there was "A fat
garter snake, obviously stuffed TO re-
pletion, but not one slug. This is an
instance Of observations resulting in
evidence in plenty that satisfies us
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23

here that the gentle little garter snake
Is valuable ally of the horticulturist
and works for him while he sleeps.
Since opening our large gardens four
years ago | have issued strict orders
to employees not to harm the garter
snakes and ! am making for our So
Cicty II very conservative estimate
when | assert that these little reptiles
are worth at least $1,000 a year to
our gardens. We are not troubled by
rats or mice, but cannot assert that
they are destroyed by garter snakes.
which are almost the only snakes we
have here"
For rodent dostroyers possibly no
serpent approaches the common, So
called milk snake; to be specific, the
Lam ropeltiS dOHdtuS tridHOulus
probably four-ifths of its diet is rats,
mice and their congeners. The COM
mon box turtle is highly valuable as
destroyer Of slues. This is its favor
lite food. The only slower mover than
a turtle is a snail, anyway.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23

Seldom any one is ever sorry be-
cause they ordered seeds or plants too
early. Many have been sorry because
they ordered too late.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
SIRABLE CLIMBING ROSES FOR TRELLSES OR PERGOLA
Salad Plants Are Easily Grown in the Home Garden
and Home Grown Plants Make the Best Salad

used often TO edge garden walks d.
cause of their dainty lavender colorcd
spikes of flowers and the delicate lnta
tubular leaves which rise scarce,
more than six inches. These law.
are cut with shears, washed. cbonn,I
and mixed with salads, cream cbee.,
dressings, &C., to give q flavor soma
what resembling onions, but moro do
icate. The plant is a perennial which
being hardy, springs from its lit,.
bulb in early spring and continues 70
produce leaves for many weeks wbon
cutting is done. The bulbs normally
form in dense clusters resembling sod
which may be broken into pieces II,
propagation and planted in any ga.
den soil. An advantage this plant ba,
over other members of the onion fam
lily Is that the "sods" may be planted
in window boxes to supply leaves du-.
ing the winter.
The popular nasturtium as a foN,,
should be fully as favored rs a "a.
den vegetable. because its leaves il,
flowers and it's unripe seeds" can h,
used for salads and the seeds f,-
pickles. The best way to serve this
plant is with bread and butter and
salt. The flavor is distinct from tina,
of any other plant, even its near re',.
tives mustard and cress. For best 70.
suits nasturtium should be grown n
the very sunniest position availab,A
and in comparatively poor soil. In hi,
respeCt IL differs from most othor col, /
plants. When grown for the table the
climbing varieties should be chosen
because they produce far more foliage
and flowers than do the small kinds.
NJ G. Krvg
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23

The yucca, or Adams needle, as it Is
sometimes called, deserves wider
popularity than it now has for border
planting and for plots where a stable
display is possible. Even a small clus-
ter makes a handsome showing il
properly placed. But let the gardener
think twice before another hole is dug
in the lawn.
\ hardy evergreen, herbaceous
plant, the yucca is easily propagated
by division of the roots in spring or
fall. No special situation or soil seems
necessary to its growth. Being of
semi-tropical origin, the yucca thrives
In light, sandy soils, and does not suf-
fer during dry seasons.
After Towering the long, unsighty
stems should be cut off, which also
helps strengthen the plant for next
years crop of waXen white blossoms.
Roscoe BRUMBAUGH.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23

ally in the North, however, it is planted
in tho spring. Most people walt until
rather late to get best results from
this plant. In the latitude of New
York City and in the highlands OF CEN
trail Pennsylvania the seed should be
sown not later than the first OF May,
preferably two weeks earlier II pos
sible, because the temperature of early
summer Is likely to be too high and
the plants will quickly become woody
and run to seed. Usually spinach is
not used as a salad until after 1t has
been cooked and allowed to become
cold, when 1t is chopped up and mixed
with other materials.
New Zealand spinach is really not a
spinach at all, but is a vine whose
leaves and young shoots can be used
in the same way as spinach. The seed
will not terminate in cold soil or cold
weather. There is no use, therefore,
in sowing it in the regions mentioned
until after the middle of May. One
packet of seed will furnish enough
plants to supply family Of four with
at least one dish a week from the first
of July until frost comes in Septem-
Der or even later. Sometimes in dry
seasons the flavor of the plant is inn
paired toward the close of the season.
j must be remembered in sowing this
seed that the plant y a vine and will
readily cover a space three feet wide
or more, therefore the seeds should be
planted not closer than six inches
apart in the rows and the rows should
be four feet apart. This plant loves the
hot sun.
Chives, or. as they are often called
Gives or sives, are diminutive plants
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23

late in the season: in the vicinity OF
New York the leaves stay green until
quite some time after Thanksgiving in
seasons Of ordinary weather.
The plants are rapid growers, pro-
ducing strong canes, making It one Of
the best varieties for rose hedges.
In the autumn the flowers are fol-
lowed with clusters of bright red seed
pips, which remain on the plants until
well into the winter
Plants of the American Pillar grow
upright for several feet before bending
over, making it desirable for hedges
requiring no support. In June the en-
tire hedge will be covered from top to
bottom with exqulsitely fragrant bios
SONS. The beauty of 1t cannot be de-
scribed. 1t makes a hedge that will
ne respected by both man and beast
once they experience the prominent
thorns on the stout canes of the plants.
Plants set out the coming spring, IL
cut down TO foot high the following
spring. will make o wonderfully vigor-
Gus growth.
Plants grown as exhibition speci-
mems should have frequent doses of
lIit StdSOU.
Ordinary specimens only require the
cutting out of the last years canes as
soon as Towering is over.
The Climbing American Beauty Is
another excellent climbing rose. The
flowers, which are produced in great
abundance, are almost identical with
the we'll known American Beauty in
co.or. size and fragrance. measuring
three to four inches in diameter, borne
on long stems.
The Towering season begins late in
| May, continuing for a month or more
with occasional bloom during the sea-
son.
Miss Helyett is the first climbing
| rose to flower in the early summer
and one of the most easily grown.
When established it sends out long.
thick growths, quickly covering a
wide expanse OF wall or trellis. The
foliage is not large but being dense.
makes an ideal background for the
wonderful profusion of flowers which
continue for a month or more.
! The buds are short and round, of n
very deep pink. veined red. opening
to very full rose with reflexed
petals of a blush pink. The flowers
are about three inches in diameter
| This rose cannot be too highly recon-
mended.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23

. Two recent hulletuos of the New Jer-
soy Experiment Station, New Bruns-
wick, are OF interest to all gardeners.
Circular ~, Common Diseases of Or
namental Plants, includes many popu-
lar plants of the flower garden, such as
carnations, chrysanthemums, gladiolus,
hollyhock, lily Of the valley, peony,
phlox, rose. &C., describing the diseases
which they are subject to and the
remedies.
Circular rs is described by its title :
Common Diseases of Shade and Orna-
mental Trees.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
THE HANDSOME YUCCA.

There are many fine lawns that have
been spoiled by flower bed or a hit or
miss planting OF shrubs. How often
sWard itself would prove superior TO
the picture that is presented where no
thought has been given to back
grounds 90 to suitable grouping Ma
ture goes in for mass effects. and the
amateur gardener will do well to fol-
low her lead.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
HOME MIXING OF FERTILIZER

\ very important saving in the fer
tilizer bill can be made by buying the
ingredients and mixing at home. Feb
ruary Is usually the time OF slack worl;
on farms in the South. and this will
he an excellent time for farmers to
lay in their supply Of fertilizing ma
terials and do their home mixing, SC
that this work will he out of the way
al the time of planting.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23
Miss E1elyett, the Earliest Flowering
American Beauty and American
Pillar Best Roses of Kind

For pillars, arches, pergolas and any
purpose for which climbing rose Is
desired the American Pillar is excel
lent 1t is hardy and vigorous, the
single flowers, borne in clusters, are
beautiful, and during the season be-
ginning early in June tho plants are
covered with them.
The color of the flowers is deep pink
with white centre, and they stand out
conspicuously against the background
OF glossy, dark green leaves. The
leaves remain on the plants until very
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-23

Plant an extra bed of cosmos of
early and late Towering varieties for
cut flowers during summer and au-
tump. Include the new double flower
ing varieties. Few plants do so we'll
generally. They furnish an abundance
Of flowers on long stems, with delicate
foliage.