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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-07-17
Didn't Stop Bullet

Sharon, Pa.-Neither the New Tes-
lament nor his mothers picture ward
ed off the German bullet that pierced
the heart of Private Alexander Patter-
son. Among the personal effects re-
ceived by the family are copy Of the
New Testament given by the Y. NJ. G.
A. overseas, photograph of his moth
er and fountain pen, all damaged
hy one bullet.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-07-17
Says Professor Aeee.

II am convinced that the av-
erage individual loses his chance
for the largest net income from
land by failure to fertiliZe lib
orally. When one lacks capital
it is perhaps a serious matter
to run up big bill for ferti-
lizers, but when labor and seeds
are to be risked it is poor bust
ness not to have enough plant
food TO make.a good crop. Poor
land does not get one anywhere
at least in the direction he
wants to travel. "-Alva Agee,
in National Stockman and
Farmer.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-07-17
FIRST PLANE WEDDING
Couple Married in Texas 1000 Feet
Above Spectators.

ApoVe spectators.
Soaring aloft in giant Handley-
Page bombing airplane, more than
1000 feet above the heads of 10000
spectators at Ellington field, Texas,
Lieut.. r. w. Meade of Cincinnati, O.,
vile, Ind, were married by Chaplain
]. E. Rees of Neven, o.. while the deaf
enng exhaust from the two big Liberty
motors roared forth the wedding
march. The ceremony, the first of its
kind ever recorded, was one of the
stunts arranged in program to slim
ulate recruiting for the air service.
Including the bride and bridegroom
the big airplane carried a wedding
party of twelve persons.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-07-17
WILL YOUR LAND
GROW GOOD CLOVER?

All over the country clover Is the
Foundation of good farming. Land
that will grow good clover will ordi-
nariiy grow good corn, good oats and
good wheat OF course the growing
Of clover in itself makes the other
crops produce more bOuntifully, but
clover will not grow on poor land.
The first requisite for clover Is
swee, soil. A sour soil can be made
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-07-17

Virginia. Ill.--John Severon Is show
ing his friends pot of gold which fell
ut his feet out of foundation near
Cnandlerville. Severon bought the old
RGnerl Morgan estate north of Chand'
leryille recently. He was sounding the
stone undcrpinning Of the house. built
before the. Civil war. recently. He dis
lodged an ancient kettle and 1t contain
ed 40 $40 gold pieces.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-07-17
Jokers Ndnap Bride
on Wedding Night

Bridgeport, Conn. - Charles
Brownell of this town was the
victim of an Impractical" joke,
In his opinion, when friends Of
the young man kidnapped his
bride following the ceremony,
took her to the home of one of
the young women conspiratOrs
and held her a prisoner until the
following morning.
Shortly after the wedding
cake had been cut an auto drew
up in front Of the door and the
appearance of the bride was the
signal for action by the kidnap-
ers. She was hurried into the
machine, which sped away at
full speed. Not until the next
morning was she returned to the
disgruntled husband, who ad-
mits he failed to see the joke.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-07-17
Tab for Artificial pou.

Wheeling, w. Va.-Squire A. A. Min
der has decided that the law in Wheel
ing does not discriminate between nat
ural and artificial dogs and james Sell
ers, music dealer, was ordered to
purchase tab and place 1t on the
neck of an artificial dog that he has
standing In the window.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-07-17
FERTILIZER MANUFACTURERS
HAVE STANDARDIZED
THEIR PRODUCT
The "Standards" for Wheat.

The willy and elusive fertilizer analy-
sis has been roped, tied and branded.
No more will it be free to bob up in
forty different combinations to worry
the perplexed farmer, If the plans of
the fertilizer manufacturers can be
carried out to full finish.
Instead of a thousand or more an
alyses, each differing from its nearest
relative but little, the manufacturers
with the aid of the soil and crop ex-
perts of the different states have
picked out score or so analyses
which will answer all needs, whether
the crop be wheat or onions, and
whether the soil be loan or clay.
This is most important step in adj
vance, and through the elimination of
so MANY needless grades, each requir-
ing it's separate mixing, separate bag
ging, and separate listing and book
keeping, considerable money and no
end of confusion will be saved all
along the line.
The analyses selected for wheat are:
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-07-17
Marion Coming On.

Living on Il farm, the children heal
their fathers talk of the different
crops. Orr little neighbor was over
to visit my 1-year-old daughter, who
has never had much hair. Returning
home, she. said to her mother: MA
ron is certainly getting fine err
of hair now."-Chicago Tribune.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-07-17

Where no manure Is used on wheat
land, where wheat Is planted late, or
where land Is not plowed for wheat,
select from the first group.
Where plenty Of manure Is used, or
where clover does well and Is grown
regularly and at short intervals In the
rotation, select from the second group.
On sandy soils, where clover fails,
or where no manure Is used, use the
higher potash analyses.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-07-17
Is IL a Real One2

Here is quite an easy way to tell
whether a'diarlond is genuine one or
not. Make small dot on piece OF
paper with lead pencil and look at
1t through the diamond. If it shows
,nly single dot it is genuine stone,
aut if ii shows more than one dot
you've been had"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-07-17
US. TROOPS USE
FOREIGN Guns
Yank Fighters Race Ahead OF
Own Supplies.
STORY OF MUNITIONS IS TOLD
Government Publishes Volume Giving
Official History Of "Ameriea's NUM-.
tions"-Enemy's Spring Offensive In
1918 Brought Cry for "Men, More
Men"-Year 1920 Set as Goal for
Which America Should Strive.


The war demonstrated that the ma
ton can "organize, train and transport
troops Of a superior sort at rate
which leaves far behind any program
for the manufacture of munitions" AS
sistant Secretary Crowell, director OF
munitions, declared in his Introductory
summary to the official history of
"America's Munitions"
A critic has an easy opportunity to
discover that certain things were not
done, Secretary Crowell frankly says,
and then enumerates the outstanding
failures;
American aiIplanes did not arrive
at the front in sufficient numbers;
American guns in certain essential cal.
ibers did not appear at all; American
gas shells We're not fired at the enemy;
American troops fought with French
and British machine guns to large
extent"
Goal Seemed Far of.
Reviewing the historical facts which
have been cited as explaining these
unaccomplished hopes Mr.. Crowen
pointed out again that 1920 had been
definitely set by the allied governments
as the goal for which America should
strive; that "the decision to prepare
heavily for 1919-1920 and to sacrifice
for 1917-1918 the munitions which
might have been produced at the cost
Of less adequate preparation for the
more distant future was based on
sound strategical reasoning on the part
Of the allies and ourselves"
The official program for American
cooperation, adopted by the supreme
war council, is stated to have COM
prised four lines of endeavor, which,
In degree of Importance, were:
To keep the allies from starvation by
shipping food.
To maintain the flow of material al.
ready In production for them.
To send as many men as could be
transported by available shipping.
To bend all energies to the future
great army which would deliver the
final blow.
TiSo S"''e'y NhoWCiS0s
When the enemy's spring offensive
brought the Cry for "men--more men,"
the report says, the response was so
thorough that in July, 1918, the num-
Der sent across was three times that
contemplated In the original staff esti-
mates.
Attention was called to the fact that
while the army war college had on file
detailed plans for defending American
harbors, coasts and borders, there was
no plan for "the equally important and
equally necessary mobilization of in
dustry." The years 1917 and 1918, the
volume says, will forever stand as the
monument to the American genius of
workshop and factory, which in this
period insured the victory"
The munitions report was prepared
by more than a score of officers and
civilian officials, each of whom super
vised the chapter dealing with his par
ticular department. 1t was prepared
In compliance with a request from Sec
rotary Baker, who declared that, "as
the whole people have been called
upon to make sacrifices for the war all
the people should be given an opportu-
nifty to know what has been done in
their behalf"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-07-17
Ultimate in Gloom,

HoOk-"Oldboy is the most melan-
choly fellow know" CrOok--"You're
right. He proposed to girl once by
asking her how she would like to be-
come his widOw."SLOndon Tit-Bits.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-07-17
TWO Centuries of Spouting.

The most active volcano In the
world is Mount Sangay. 1t Is 17,l@
feet high, situated in Ecuador, In the
eastern chain Of the Andes. 1t has
been in constant eruption since 1928
--Indianapolis News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-07-17
FERTILIZE LITERALLY

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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-10
COMPANY { BOYS Ar,
RIVED APRIL 8
viii BE Home On Short FurIoughs

Several Company + Boys arrived
here yesterday on the Ills a. m.
train from Boston, where they re-
Gently returned from France. They
will be home on few days furlough
and then return to Camp Devens. to
be mustered out the last of April.
Those who came yesterday we're
Sergt Cassimir \ Bison. Sergt.
Walter G. Lessard, Corp Chester II.
Chapman, Pvt, David Goullette
Sergt William Goullette. Mech. Roy
B. Pooler, Pvt James j. Gilbert, PVT.
Donat Sylvan, Corp Omar Vachon.
Sergt Eugene Lancto. Roscoe Mar
shall, Ser. Maurice Pratt, Pt. Harold
j. Perkins, Pvt Edward H. Seamans
and Corp. James A. Seamans
There were met at the station by
large and eager crowd of relatives
and friends 1t is believed that some
OF the boys came home on u surprise,
not sending word to anyone.
1t is planned to have Carnival
Celebration after all Of the soldiers
have returned home 1t IS requested
in the meantime that all who can will
be at the station when the boys ar
rive from day to day as it is probable
that there will be a few of them each
day for a week or SO.
Among the returning soldiers who
arrived on the Cos p. IN train last
night WAS PVT Elmarion Gerald
Captain John W IIealy returned to
Camp Deyens today.
There will be other parties of re-
turning boys next Saturday. Monday
and Thursday The passes granted
are for - hours.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-10
Funeral Services

Elaborate ceremonies took place at
Notre Dame de Lourdes church yes
terday morning, as last tribute 10
one OF its most prominent and beloy-
ed parishioners in the person OF Ed
mond Poulin. The Mass Was cele-
brated by Father Renaud, with Father
Sullivan of yassalboro acting as
deacon, and Father Farley of Madi-
son as sub-deacon Requiem Mass
in four parts by j T Whelan was
sung by the choir members.
Relatives and friends attending the
funeral from out of town were, Tele-
sphasse and Essdras Poulin. Paul
Tardif, brothers of the deceased;
Mrs H. Gouyin and Hylorion CASTOR
quay all of Somersworth, y. H.; Mrs.
Or. Andrews of Revere, Mass; Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Frieve of Lewiston;
Mrs Cedalie Jacques of Waterville
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-10
FRANK P. MOORE FOUND.
DEAD APRIL 4
Was Well known To Many SkoMhe.
gan People

The body of Frank p. Moore was
found in his bed in the upper apart
ment of his carriage repository on
Water street. last Friday afternoon,
by an intimate friend Fred Tuttle of
this place. II is said that Mr.. Moore
was last seen about six o'clock Thurs
day night. 1t is probable that death
was due to heart trouble He had
made his home in this building for a
number of years, following the oc-
cupation of a carriage painter in the
lower portions MIR Moore came to
Skowhegan from kingsbury, his
birthplace, Q853) about forty years
ago. He was the son of Mary Moore,
who afterwards became Mrs. Pennell.
After the death of her husband, She
lived with her daughter, Mrs. Cole of
Athens. and died there about thirty
years ago The only surviving rela-
tiyes are two nephews, Seldom H. Po-
land Of Athens and Bert Poland of
Harmony and one niece, Mrs Lottie
Brown OF Hartland
Mr Moore mad his home in the
Heselton House from the time it was
built until it was destroyed by fire. He
tlen purchased the old wool shop on
Water street of the late John Vosmus
and used ii for his carriage painting
business. This building was burn
Cd in l9'5 and ther he Immediately
rebuilt and occupied it until his death
II is recalled by older residents, that
while he stopped at the Heselton
House he was employed in the car
riage shop of Henry w. Varney for
about two years. Mr.. Moore did not
make wide circle of acquaintance
but to those by whom he was best
known he exhibited general compan-
ionable disposition.
The funeral services were held
from the undertaking rooms of Lord
q Caswell last Saturday afternoon
with Rev. c. II. Mckinney officiating
The remains were placed in the tomb
The pail bearers were l.. G. Trafton
Fred Tuttle, II. ~ Clark and Abel
Patten.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-10
SKOWHEGAN LIBRARY
TO Do IT'S PART
Books for Returned Soldiers

In the work of the American Lib
rary Association for the soldiers in
the cantonments and overseas, they
found large demand for vocational
and technical books of the most prac-
teal kind Lists of the most use
full books on number of vocational
subjects were prepared by this As
sociaton, and widely distributed TO
the soldiers before their discharge,
with the advice to call for the books
named at their home libraries. These
lists were then sent out to the libra
ries throughout the country that they
might be ready to meet the men on
their return with the kind of privi-
leges they had learned to use in camp
Our Skowhegan Library wishes to
do its part in welcoming home our
boys, and has made a beginning by
purchasing all the books so far as
obtainable on six of these vocational
lists The books have been placed
on a table in the Delivery Room, and
enough copies of the lists are there
for any one who is interested in any
of them to take one. In all there are
twenty or more different lists, and the
books purchased are on the following
subjects Vacations Automobiles.
Electrical Work, Salesmanship, Gas
Engines, Machine Shop Work. 1t is
intended to continue these purchases
and if any one who is specially in
terested in one of the remaining sub
jects will mention it to the Librarian,
that subject will be given a prefer
ence
Other men and boys besides return
ed soldiers should find themselves in
terested and helped by this new de-
partmcnt of the Library, which is OF
course open to all. but our soldier
boys are especially invited to come to
the Library and see what it is trying
to do for them.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-10
How Can Thank YOui

Few of you, my good friends. will
ever be placed in just the situation
which | now find myself, | am
thankful and grateful for very many
things; thankful and grateful with
you that the war is over; thankful
and grateful that | was living and
at the right age and possessed of
suitable health to enable me to serve
IN the time of my country's need !:
thankful and grateful that Providence
permitted me to do this and TO pass
through it all and return to such a
welcome as was awaiting me last
Tuesday; thankful and grateful to
come home and to find those especial
ly near and dear to me alive and we'll
after all these strenuous times. And
thankful and grateful, from the bot
tom of my heart, for the kindness and
care with which they have been sur
rounded during my absence
All this l can scarcely convey to
you in words, but | must trust your
abundant sympathy to understand the
feelings which are mine.
CAPTAIN ]. w. HEALY.
Skowhegan, Ne, April 10, 1919.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-10
Growth OF Our Classified I'd Depart
mpnt

We are rather anxious that our
readers should note the growth OF our
classified advertising, printed on page
four We have had more Of these
little ads in this and the preceding
issue than ever before ard We may
say at the same time, more than Were
ever before printed in any Country
Weekly in New England
As its name implies fEyerybody's
Column, II was started first "a u sin
gle column affair and in the carly
days, third, half or three-four,hs
of column was considered epen-
did patronage At the present time
over three columns are occupied
The element which has led 10 this
very satisfactory result il useful
ness" which after all is the vital fac
tor in any business project Our pat
rons have come to understand that
they can effect sale or a purchase
secure help or find employment, get
back lost articles or search out thu
owner for anything found. with Won
derful readiness and certainty and az
cost which is trivial compared with
results
The general reader has come 70 un-
derstand that these ads are, from
week to week. by all means the most
interesting part OF the independent
Reporter Careful investigation and
the replies to thousands OF inquiries
we have sent out, have demonstrated
that page four on which appears our
classified ad department is the first
to be read in at least eight families
out of ten whore the Independent-Re-
porter goes.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-10
S(bLON

Mrs. Omar {. Ward has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Women's
committee for the Victory Loan. Mrs.
Ward will appoint her committee this
week
Misses Emma Mdhoney and Esther
Manson returned TO Pennington,
Monday.
Miss Bessie Ward. who has been
working for Mrs Carroll Heald is
now stopping with her brother and
family.
Rev. and Mrs. / { Thorn are at
tending the NJ E Conference in Fair
field this week
Linton Clark of Madison spent a
few days with his grandparents last
week
number of new books have been
added to the library lately
DR.. Harry NORM, brother OF Mrs.
Nellie Paul received his discharge
from service last week.
Miss Ella Robinson of North Anson
is the guest of her sister Mrs Fred
Murphy.
Miss Gertrude Brophy will resume
her teaching at South Windham next
week
There will be a masquerade ball IN
Caratunk hall. Thursday evening.
The Woman's Club met with Mrs
Ethel RoWell Tuesday evening. Sub
ject "Business Training for Women =.
Mrs. Lizzie stevens has rented her
house and is at work for John Mil
ler
The many friends of Walter Drew.
who has been in France for the past
year. vii be cad 10 learn that he
Is once more on American soil,
Leland Colley was the guest OF Co
nan Priest during his vacation. Both
boys returned to the l of NJ. Mon
day.
Harold Mahoney. son OF Thomas
Mahoney, who has been with the
Canadian Army in France the past
three years. came home last week. Mr..
Mahoney has been away from Solon
fourteen years.
John Pierce spent a day or two
last week with his family at The
Forks.
A surprise party was given l.. W.
Russell of South Solon on his birth.
day April 2. Three tables OF %
we're played. followed with ice cream
and cake furnished by Mrs. Russell
and friends. The party stayed until
late hour and returned to their
homes wishing Mr. Russell many
more as happy occasions. Mr. Rus
sell SAYS he believes he Is growing
Young instead of old
{. II Mclntire of South Portland
visited his mother Mrs. L. w. Russell
one day last week.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-10
Somerset Hospital Notes

Miss Hazel Burkhardt returned to
her home yesterday after being a pa
tient here for several day
William Holland returned to his
home last Monday He has been a
patient for several weeks, suffering
from an attack OF emp@ema.
Frank Towle has LETT the hospital
and gone To his home in Waterylle.
Edward Lessor of this town was
operated on yesterday
Mrs. Kate G. Holbrook underwent
a surgical operation last Thursday.
Mrs. Ruth Head, who was operat-
ed on a few weeks ago, is getting
along nicely.
Miss Ethel Thurston is one OF the
nursing force, being engaged as spe-
cial nurse
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-10
Mr.. Hight Joins the Reporter Force

Clarence B. Hight has resigned
his clerkship at the Skowhegan post
office, at the end of four years and a
half service He is doing this to ac-
cept a position with the Independent
Reporter as principal news writer
Mr.. Hight is admirably fitted by edu-
cation and temperament for newspap-
er work and has done writing for
various Maine and Massachusetts
dailies.
Beginning with next week the news
features of the dependent Reporter
will be largely in his care.
Mr. Hight was born in Boston, but
owing to the death of his father and
mother he came. when three years
of age, to live with his grandparents,
the late Mr.. and Mrs Josiah Hight of
Athens. When young man. he lived
three years in Dexter, and came to
Skowhegan from that town eleven
years ago.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-10
Conference of Town Officers

Upon invitation by the Board of Sc
leetmen all of the town officers repre-
senting various departments of town
government are to meet in conference
at the City Building, in the early fu-
ture. 1t is hoped by discussion OF
town affairs at outset of the fiscal
year, to introduce methods which will
lead to economy and efficiency.
Among the officers participating with
the Selectmen will be the School
Board, Board of Health, Fire and Po-
lice Commissioners, Highway Com
missioner, etc.
A strenuous effort is to he made
during the coming year to keep the
expenditures of each department.
within the amount appropriated by
the town.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-10

A very interesting meeting OF the
Clementine Weston Womans Chris
tian Temperance Union was held at
the home of Mrs. Della Bartlett. Tues
day afternoon. The program VAS in
charge of Mrs. Mabel p Judkins and
Mrs. Gene Weller, the subject being
After Prohibition-W What Selec-
tions from copies OF the Union Signal
showing some of the lines of business
to be carried on when our Nation goes
dry where breweries and saloons once
were, were read BY Mrs. Annie Ell
we'll, Mrs. Eva Greenwood, Mrs Gene
Weller and Mrs. Lizzie Marble a
magazine article entitled Alcohol or
Booze" was read by Miss Iva Jackins
and a poem entitled The Victory
Pen" was read by Mrs. Elizabeth Mel
son Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me and
White Ribbon song were sung by
the members with Mr. Greenwood ~
the piano.
Arrangements were completed for
the lecture to be given his tThurs-
day) evening at the Methodist church
by Rev. f S. Unord, the author Of
the we'll known song Throw Out
The Life Line"
1t was planned to make this occa-
sion "Gentlemen's Night of the W
C. T L. and in addition 10 special in
yitations TO families of the members,
cordial invitation is extended TO all
20 attend. Mr.. Unord is fine
speaker, and there will be good mu-
sic It is hoped that all who can will
,,,,1 tbp+,,salVaS pf Tho oOpO-tuuitN to
attend