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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-10-14

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sqnash. Mr.. " A. Mitchell. LIST. q.
n. HILTON. md White sweet corn.
Victor Te8ze. LIST. Mrs. Ina Wescott.
md. Celery. Hilton Stock Farm, 1st
Chcc.e= slisp Eyie Weston, three
cheese, 1st.
Canned vegetables Mrs. John Tau.
1st: Mr.. George r. Gray, I'd; Hilton
stock Farm. Sd.
Jellies Mrs. Ralph Webster, 4
jars. 1st. Mrs Harry Gray, End;
Hilton stock Farm Sd
Pickles Mrs Arthur Hilton, 3 jars,
1st; Mrs. George +. Cray End; Mrs.
Vance N. Potter, Cd.
Preserves John Tarr, 1st,
Mrs. G. f. Gray, End, Hilton Stock
Farm, Bird.
Butter-Mrs. william Hilton, 1st;
Mrs. W. A Mitchell. 2nd, Mrs. o. M.
Hilton. I'd
Quilts and spreads-Mrs. f. W.
johnson. 1st. Mrs Alvin Hilton, cot
ton quilt. 1st; Mrs. Charles a. Ian
der. 2nd. Mrs Geo. Walker, 3rd
Hilton Stock Farm, worsted quit
LIST Mrs J. Pratt, worsted quit, md
Mrs Orlando Walker. velvet quit, lst.
Rugs Mrs Charles Lander, braid
ed rugs lst. Mrs Lucy Paine, md
and 3rd. Mrs Charles Lander
hooked rng. LIST: Mrs Alma Barron.
arl. NJ 4,i, Hilton 2rd. Mrs
1,barla. fa,dar croehefa3 rug 1st
W. IT.. md qloyes Cen
,ia,.',,..,. ,.,..,., bo.a Mr. FlorenceI
mn, 49,. o.nfleman's nit
tl,'e Nrr5 L,15,ra,,ro uitan . mr.. lst
NJ, Nil. CO., ar ebilds knit
,,,i,to,a - NJ. petffa Ncveng. ,
49, ,I,iid., Iii n,ittens md. Ruth
l,'i,,( a1.,,.f ...o .',,d ,offtene Ist
t,o.,ri,,,, A,,i,r.r Gladys Wilson.
80 a,,,lrs;,larn1 draes ono tafted
,3.,... ,,,a a,atroiLcrad rotapar Isl.
NJ. !, ~ Iahnsnr one embroideded
ro,,ner and. Mr. VIVA D Nichols
600 I.'ca arron let. Mrs Harry &.
C.r,v ona anron second Mrs A. +.
friItor ono mir crochefed socks. one
.s,..,rr tet. Nre FIorence Gilman.
I,ro let. Mrs Vina Nichols two tat
Tin collars. lace crocbefed. 1st; Mrs.
y ~ Johnson. nankins 1st
Needle and Fancy Work Display
of naedIeworlx Inv girl under Is. Cath
nrino Welcb 1st Geneva Graham,
md. Rnth Paine inflow ton. list.
Edith GRAY. one sweater. 1st; Elsie
smith 2nd Mrs. Elsie Smith. four
qunst towels. list. Mrs Sherman
Tinkham. End, Mrs. Arthur f. Hill I
ton three guest towels. Cd: Mrs. Lucy
Paine bath towel. 1st. Mrs. Della
SWEAT 9nd Mrs Carrie williams.
I'd. Miss Alta Tinkham. one colored
fahIn runner. 1st.. Mrs. Carrie Will
lioms ono tatting table runner, 2nd.,
Mrs Edna Hilton. one white en-
broidered runner. Sd: Mrs. w. S. Mil
liken one sofa pillow top. list. Mrs.
Ina Brown. one embroidered pillow
ION. end. Mrs f. Steward, two pill
lows. Sd. Mrs. Gladys Wilson, one
sheet set 1st.. Miss Annie Preble,
ond Mrs Harry Gray, Cd; Gladys
Wilson two inflow slips. 1st. Mary
Lonnieon ono nair inflow slips. End,
Mrs d e. Wardman. two pairs en-
broidored inflow Sins. Sd; Mrs. Della
sweat. one eyelet center piece, 1st
Mrs Ina Brown. one embroidered
noptor niece 2nd Mrs O. NJ. Hilton,
I'd. Mrs r Hilton. two pin cush-
ions let. Mrs p. Stewart, five pieces
work. first Mrs. Vesta
xvaecott ono inflow ton. 1st: Mrs.
Ina Woecott two crocheted collars.
tst. Nre F1orence Hilton. one doiley.
LET
Miecellanoons-Mrs Melinda Per-
Lina, ana rarriape robe. 1st.. GLADYS /
Wilson t'ip two carriage robes. End; Mrs.
,ta,,o M pottor four SAWYER DrintS,
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TOBEY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Charles Devoll has his new house
up and shingled and has the greater
part of it clapboarded.
Mrs. Lizzie Parsons and daughter
Eulata and Evie Burrill were callers
at LarOne, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Libby and
daughter Irene OF St Adams were
callers at George Harvie's in the Big
Glow Hill section, Saturday.
Asa Briggs was business caller
at Fairfield Friday.
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Somerset Agricultural Association
Awards

At the successful fair Of the Somer-
set Agricultural Association held last
week at Arson Park the following
avoids were made.
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-06
lEIVNCLE WIGGnX IE 81
lBEDTIllE STORY
UNCLE WIGGILY AND HUMMING BIRD.

"Burr-r-r-! l should say not now.
howled the BaZoopa. Il don't want
anything Ny mouth is too bitter!''
What did you give him, Uncle Wig
giy, instead of letting him take my
eggs?' asked the hummingbird when
the bad chap was gone.
Il gave him some Of Nurse Jane S
bitter quinne pills, which looked ex-
actly ike your eggs" answered the
bunny laughing. There were more
pills than Nurse Jane needs, and the
Bazoopa chewed them right down, oh
how funny he must have :elt! Ha! Ha'
We'll I'm glad he did" buzzed the
kummingbird. Thank you for saving
my eggs, so that I may hatch little
birds from them" said the tiny creature
Then she sang a dear little song for
Mr.. Longeaw, and Nurse Jane was soon
cured Of her malaria when she swal-
lowed the quinene pills without chew
ing them But the Bazoopa had a bit
ter mouth for a week.
And If the ice cream cone doesn't
try to go swimming in the soda water
fountain, and splash molasses all over
the cream puff, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and the eel.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-06
Party Redeemed.

The Democratic national convention
administered singing rebuke TO those
who have made subseryiency to Presl-
dent Wilson'S opinions and support Of
the league Of nations without reserva-
ZION test OF party loyalty.
The convention invites reservations
which will put the other slgnatory pow
ers on notice that the United States
will yield none Of its sovereign integ-
rlty.
The convention nominated for presi-
dent candidate who was not only OBJ
jectionable 10, but had the unconcealed
opposition OF every administration
henchman in the convention.
The Democrats Of the nation do not
rejoice IN the unhappy fate OF the ad-
ministration, It was disaEreeabls
task imposed upon the convention by
the idolaters Of MIR. Wilson who forced
the issue. when it became apparent
that the convention had to choose be.
tween making the party an organization
and an individual there WAS nothing
left for it to 90 but TO strike straight
from the shoulder. And 1t did.
when the worshpers of Mr.. Wilson
sought to make the vital plank in the
platform "a commandment that thou
shalt have no other gods before me-"
there was no alternative left for the
convention. II had to proclaim the par
ty superior to the person.
When the convention went outside
the Wilsonian ranks to select the nom
inee II repudiated the theory that an
otficeholder is the leader of the party,
and that his will Is law. II vanquished
the delusion that the nomination is a
mantle bestowed as a mark OF favor by
the wearer
II the convention accomplished moth
ing else II put the blatant demagogues
on notice that their hallyhoo is not the
inspired word OF the party speaking
through them as the chosen vessels OF
the Lord.
II restored the faith of the people in
Democracy and sounded clarion call
to every Democrat to put on the whole
armor and fight the good fight for the
principles which could not have been
abandoned without certain disaster.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-06
Only One Alternative.

The freight tieup Is not the only
problem in the railroad business, and
not even the greatest.
The problem that is keeping the In
terstate commerce commission awake
nights is not so much how TO improve
the railroad service that we already
have; that Is comparatively simple,
though It takes time and patience; the
real problem is how to keep the rail-
roads going on any basis at all.
The railroads are not only failing to
handle the business of the country,
they are not paying expenses. The
railroads are to be congratulated neither
from the standpoint of efficiency nor
from that of finance.
Yet il is not the fault OF the railroads
that their properties were handed back
by the government after period Of
unparalleled wear and tear in a condi-
ton hardly fit for operation. Neither
is IL their fault that their normal oper-
ating expenses have gone up hun
bred per cent like all other expenses
while their revenues have remained al
most at standstill,
The Esch- Cummings bill turned the
railroads over to their owners just as
they were with a promise o. small
doles in the way OF government loans
to help them out and blanket per-
mission to realize profit on their busI-
ness Of five and half to six per cent
The interstate commerce commission
was intrusted with the job of seeing
that their profits were not in excess OF
this amount and their rates not unrea-
sunable.
The commission now has to make up
its mind how much Of an increase in
it's public rates the railroad business Is
to be allowed to charge.
The roads are not owned, unfortu-
nately. by philanthropists who are anX-
ious to operate them at loss for the
benefit Of the shippers Their income,
on the contrary must balance their
outgo as in other lines Of business or
else the roads cease to run
The income Of the railroads comes
solely from the rates charged on freight
and passenger traffic
The objection made oftenest 10 gov.
eminent operation OF the roads dur
ing the war was that it was not an
efficient management, and the taXpay
ers had to foot the bills that remained
over after the revenues proper were
used up The objection that the inter
state commerce commission Is now stop.
ping its ears against Ai<c those who
! put off the evil day is the howl that is
going TO arise when large increase in
rates is announced Cor raising the reye-
nues to the balancing point
Either the deficit OF the railroads
must be raised ny public taxes under o
system OF federal operation, or else it
must be raised by substantial In
crease in railroad rates 1t ia impos.
sibls this side OF the millennium to on
5oy the privileges Of the railroads with.
out paying for them somewhere.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-06
A Good Ticket.

The Citizens league has selected a
very good legislative ticket. As the
only candidates qualifying under the
primary law they have Leen declared
the Democratic nominees.
The ticket is about as good as the
tickets that have been elected during
the past ten or twelve years to rep
resent shelby county in the Legislature
and several OF the candidates have
the advantage OF previous experience.
In all likelihood the candidates will
have no opposition and they can be
relied upon to look after the best in
torests Of the county. There may be
some talk OF opposition after frost
but II is too hot now to even contem
plate anything involving a contest.
BeJach, Chandler. Fuller and Larsen
have n record for previous faithful ser
vice and we have no doubt the other
candidates will do equally as well II
elected
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-06

and told her to meet me at a certain
place. which she agreed to do, but fah-
ed. This made me mad and ! told her
would not be home that night. Next
day when ! went home we started fus-
sing and told her some thing ! should
not and then she told roe she had lost
all love for me and we separated.
am sure her mother Is to blame.
still love her and am sure she loves me.
Please advise me what to do? J. B.
DO not blame your mother Flaw for
you own mistake. You acted too ha shdly
and as many men often do, flew off the
handle without giving your wife an OPP
portunity to explain. Until you learn
troll your temper you will never be
happy DO the only right thing-go TO
her and admit that you were wrong and
ask her forgiveness. She will be glad
TO accept your apology and | believe
you will live happy ever afterward.'
Let this be lesson and remember
in the future that your wife deserves
the same respect and consideration you
gave your sweetheart.
Dear Mrs. Thompson.-Justa word or
advice from you. am young mar
ried man with six CHILDREN; have been
married six years, butVthat is not the
trouble; the girls will not let me alone:
Every day am fllrted with and smiled
at until do not know what TO 90. !
me alone. ! have always been "la-
dies man" and It comes hard to turn
them down. Please tell me the best
way out. A MALE VAMP.
The only suggestion I can offer for
this dreadful annoyance is that you
take the Riddles with you every time
you go out and see that they all call
YOU daddy" However, you may be
such an Adonis that even this will not
Tease them, so be easy with the women.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-06
A Negro Park.

The park commission proposes &c
create park In North Memphis Tor
the benefit of the negroes in tho thick
~ settled and congested district. +,
is a good idea.
The place selected is a tract OF 10
acres near Wolf river, not on a street
car line, for the sole purpose Of pro-
viding a recrese1h ground for the pop
ulation of the surrounding community
The usual objection so often raised
when a site for a negro park has been
suggested can not be reasonably urged
against the proposed location.
The park commission proposes to pay
for the park out OF its budget and with.
cut additional expense to the taxpayers.
We would be for it II il were necessary
to make special appropriation Of $40.
900 to pay for IT,
Anyone who win take the time ant
the trouble to investigate conditions in
the settlement surrounding the great
Industrial plants viii he impressed with
the need Of park as proposed by IN,
park commission. A number Of new
industries are being erected and many
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-06
News of Memphis
20 Years Ago
News W r @' ~'~ a's' Twice Told Tales
JULY 6, 1895.

JULY 6, 1895.
F. ". Stemmler and wife left today
for Washington and Eastern summer
resorts.
DR.. W. r. Arlington and his bride re-
turned today from their bridal trip.
J. M. Goodbar today sent in his res
ignation as a member of the Shelby
County Centennial commission, to the
secretary, giving personal business rea-
sons for severing his connection with
the commission. His successor has not
yet ween named.
Veterans of Company A. U. c. v,
returned today from Richmond where
they attended the reunion. Members
Of the company and the women who
accompanied them, were lavishly enter
tanned while in the Virginia capital.
Gen. Geo. w. Gordon and Col. c. w.
Frazer remained in Richmond to at
tend to business matters, but Capt. j.
A. Loudan and Capt J. Harvey Mathes,
honorary members of the company, re-
turned with the veterans.
John Protho of the United States en-
gineers' office, at Memphis, was named
a notary public by the county court to-
day upon petition of the government
His appointment was made only after
vigorous fight between members of
the county court.
A party of Memphis bicyclists re-
turned today from Nashville where they
attended a meeting of bicycle enthus-
lasts on July A.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-06
A New Deal.

rhe Democratic national convention
refused To he hossed II fought and
was victorious In the contest for a new
deal in the national administration
We said a few days ago that the
convention could give the people a
promise Of new administration In
the Democratic party or 1t could de-
pend upon the people to make a change
in administration outside the party, 1t
is gratifying that the convention adopt
ed the wiser course.
The nomination OF Gov. Cox was re-
markable in view OF the conceded fact
that the administration forces were d.
ternined that none but an administra-
ton candidate should be nominated
and their repeated declaration that Cox
should never have II,
The little coterie, headed by Carter
Glass. Josephus Daniels, Albert bu'le-
son, cambridge Colby and u lot OF
understrappers who aspired to attract
attention from the administration by
their subservlencY. was decisN,ly
beaten. 1t is matter for congratula-
ton that they were.
Cox is n candidate that can go be
fore the people as an unfettered ana
uncontrolled Democrat owing allegiance
to no faction and representing only ne
militant spirit OF Democracy
The News Scimitar salutes the deIo'
gates who restored the party to the
people and eongratulates them on he
wisdom of their choice.
The attitude OF indifference assumed
bv McAdoo was practical politics, II
was the only logical thing he could
do. but the unbroken phalanx OF ad-
ministration heelers that stood for him
without the loss of one was proof suf-
ftcient that his silence was not mis-
understood.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-06
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)

paper 5SHulCdle')
Uncle Wiggily, would you mind 60
ing to the store for me?' asked Nurse
lane Fuzzy Wuzzy one day, as she saw
the bunny rabbit gentleman starting to
take a hop with his red, white and blue
striped twinkling nose.
oh, there / go again! Getting things
all muddled up, am | not? | meant
Uncle WiggiIy had his barber pole rheu-
matism crutch with him.
What may ! have the pleasure Of
doing for you?' he asked Nurse Jane.
II would like some quinine pills" an
swered the muskrat lady. Il have a
little malaria, and quinlne pills ara
good to cure it,"
I'm get you some" promised Uncle
Wiggily SO he hoped 10 the nine and
ten cent store and soon bought a box
of quinine pills, which were shaped
just like birds eggs, only much small
err. of course.
On his way back to the hollow stump
bungalow, Uncle Wiggily heard a queer
little song being sung by some one in
tree near the path. The bunny gen.
t!eman looked and saw some fluttering
wings and a curious little creature
perched on a branch.
"Oh. what funny bug said Mr..
Longears feeling in his pocket TO see
if the pills were safe
q an not bug, If yo uplease," said
the voice, as it stopped singing. Il am
hummingbird, and though | am very
small and my eggs are very. tiny, still
! am bird and hum and sing | an
called a hummI9gbird because | move
my wings so fast that they hum like
an airship'
"Oh. | am pleased to meet you"
spoke Uncle WggiN. and then the
hummngbird showed him her nest,
which was as small as a tiny dots tea
In the tiDU
why they're just the size AMI shape
of Nurse James quinine pills" said the
bunny, as he looked at the humming-
birds nest.
Yes, 80 they are" the bird sang
But out of my eggs. small and tiny
birds, when ] hatch them. What will
come out of Nurse James pills."
Nothing but Il white, bitter pow
der said the bunny. 1T would pucker
Nurse James mouth all up except that
the powder is inside the pills, and she
swallows them whole without chew
Ing.
Well Uncle Wiggily was Just saving
goodbye to the humming bird. and he
was putting the Qulnne pills back in
his pocket the bunny gentleman was.
when. all Of a sudden, alone came the
through the woods.
I'm hungry how'cd the Bazoopa
I'm hungry and want rabbit ear souse
and eggs for my lunch must have
hummingbTds' eggs. too. as all H.,
ether eggs are too large I'll take some
hummingbirds' eggs
with that the Bazoopd reached up.
Pnd ne was Just going to pun Gown the
dear cute little hummingbjrd' nest
and take out the tiny eggs when Incir
WirgiIy suddenly hold out his p"w.
Are these what you WtutH" h, aellrd
The Bazoopa looked at what Cnc''
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-06

JULY 6, 1910.
The will of the late Senator Thomas
B. Turley is filed. His estate is said
to be worth more than 100000, and he
leaves 1t to his widow and four chill
dren. q
William r. Harrison, assistant at
torney- general, received another fine
at the hands of Judge John T. Moss, in
First criminal court. when he called a
defendant a liar. Ralph Davis, who was
the defendants attorney, protested, and
Mr. Harrison parted with $40.
Two new fire engines have been re-
ceived by the local fire department
They arrived early this morning, and
were tested out by Chief John McFad-
den, Mayor Il. II. Crump. and Fire and
Police Commissioner J. NJ. Speed, who
say that they are the finest engines
the city has ever had. The largest
the "E. II. Crump." is three horse
engine and is the largest the city has
now. 1t throws 900 gallons of water a
minute.
All timers and pipe filters employed
by the Illinois Central railroad are on
a strike this morning, as a result of the
failure of the road to sign its regular
annual agreement with it's employees.
A new record for rainfall has been
established locally. in the past few
weeks, according to report compiled
by Col. L. c. Emery, local weather
man. 1t states that on 10 days in
June there was a great amount OF ram,
while there has been rain every day
so far in July.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-06

per store has increased from 1886 IS in
lSl5, to $9,5S5.l5 in 1919.
Q.-How many United States sena-
tors are bachelors ?--R. G.
AT the present time there are
eight unmarried senators. namely:
Brandegee Of Connecticut Hale Of
Maine, Mckellar Of Tennessee, Penrose
OF Pennsylvania Hoke Smith of Geor-
Gia Marcus Smith Of Arizona. Walsh
OF Massachusetts, and Phelan of Cali
fornia.
.Q'---Is French Guiana well settled
,, A.-Freneh Guiana Is the penal set
gradually from the unhealthful coast to
the mountain border on the south. Only
small part OF the country is known
Fevers particularly yellow fever deci-
mate the region and have proved so
fatal TO French convicts that their
white prisoners have long been sent
elsewhere The lie du Diable, off the
coast, became famous through the i'm
prisonment there Of Alfred Dreyfus,
Q.-Name in sequence the wives of
Henry WILT. K, O.
A,-Catharine Of Aragon, the first
wife, was divorced by Henry. who then
married Anne Boleyn She was be-
headed in May 1876. Jane Seymore
was the next wife of the king and she
died the next year at the birth OF her
son, later Edward VI. Anne of Cloves
marriage with Henry followed. but the
marriage was annulled. and Catharine
Howard succeeded her as Henrys wife
only to meet the fate of Anne Boleyn
on the block. Catharine PaTr, Henrys
last queen, had the luck TO outive the
king, OF Henrys numerous marriages
only three children survived him--Mary,
the daughter of Catharine OF Aragon:
Elizabeth, Anne Boleyn's daughter, and
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