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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-12
GOODYEAR
TIRES, TUBES, ACCESSORIES
GAS MOBILOILS
AUTHORIZED FORD sERVIC

AUTHORIZED FORD SERVICE
SOLON GARAGE, Kendall Cross, Prop.
Mrs. Al Hilton of Arson was in
town for the week end spending part
of the time with her brother George
Gilman who Is in very poor health
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chandler and
daughter of Madison were in town
Sunday.
There will be special meeting of
Keystone Chapter o. Z. S. on We'd
nesday evening of this weeb when the
degree will be conferred on three
candidates at the next regular meet
ing May 10, Past Matrons' night Will
be observed.
Palmer French has gone to Lewis
ton where he expects to be operated
on within day or two.
At Caratunk Theatre on May %
Mary P.ckford in "Pollyanna' will be
given under the charge of the Junior
class of Scion high school
Sheriff Tuscan went to Skowhegan
Tuesday taking Raymond Hagan in
charge to Skowhegan Jail.
Mrs. Hattie Merrill was in town
Friday night the guest of Mrs. Nell e
Baker.
Auction sale of Western horses at
Madison next Monday at 1890. 1w19
At the Caratunk Theatre Saturday
evening May Ia, VIM. Fox presents "a
10Th century production while the
Devil Laughs" and a Fox Clyde Cook
Comedy Don't Tickle"
There will not be a meeting of No
Somerset Grange on Saturday, May q
as the Grange Is invited to meet with
North Arson Grange in the evening of
that date and furnish the program.
Mrs. Moses French has been in Bos-
ton for several days visiting her
daughter who Is teaching at Winthrop
Mass, and other friends.
Mrs. Ella N. Jewett. magnetic heal
err Will be at Mrs. Sumner Rowell' s.
wednesday afternoon of next week, to
meet patients. 1w19
Mrs Kate Adams who has been very
i'll for some time has been moved to
the home of her niece Mrs VIM. Nc
Donough
There were Catholic serv ces held in
Grange Hall. Tuesday morning the
priest from Bingham In attendance
The Woman's Club held its last
meeting of tire season with Mrs Lena
Fallon, May A. The officers elected
for the next year are Mrs. Mabel Ma
COON, president Mrs. Mile Paul. v'ce
president; Mrs. Leola Starbird, secre-
tary; Mrs. Lottle Head, treasurer.
Program committee. Bessie Starbird.
Clara Murphy, Mrs. Leola Starbird,
Marion Bryant. Lena Fallon, Ruby
Cross; music, Martha Hodgdon,
Maud McIntire, Alberta Whipple; vii
lage Improvement, Emily Patterson,
Mildred Manson, Minnie Jones. Mae
Andrews; entertainment Mary
French, Ell zabeth Coolidge. Lettie Ma
honey, Eula Foss. Effle Drew.
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Card of Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks and gratitude to our friends
and relatives who SO kindly assisted
rs in our recent bereavement; to the
Pastor for his words Of comfort and
the singers; ALSO the Ladies' Aid for
the beaut .ful flowers.
Mrs Katie Cooley
Mr. and Mrs. A. n. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. James York
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cooley
Mr. and Mrs. Calsia Berry
Solon. Me- May 18th 1921.
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Gfeat Northern Paper Mill Employees
Dubilant

Madison, May members of the
labor unions at the Great Northern
paper mill are jubilant over the fact
that at the conference of union repre-
sentatiyes with company officials IN
Boston this week a contract was sign
ed by which the employees will receive
the same wages for the coming year.
On the return of Rodney Cody, John
Beaulier Frank Flanders and Dick
Cox. the represe ntatves of the Madi-
son unions at the conference, Thurs
day evening, they were met at the
train by the boys band and a parade
with 40 men in line was formed and
marched 10 the Arson side of the river
then back to Madison. up Main street
to Weston avenue. up Weston avenue
and across Bean and Garfield streets
back to the avenue, then back down
Main street to the Weston House.
where free banquet to all un on
members was served. After the ban
quet there was a dance in Union hall
to which the wives and friends of
numbers were invited.
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and Mrs. NJ. G. Kennedy at their home
in Cornville.
L. W. Gerrish and Roscoe Bigelow
spent the week end at Rowe Pond
fishing. They report a good time and
secured large number of fish. They
were accompanied by Mrs. b gelow
who visited with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Rollins.
S. S. Huff shipped a car load OF
mixed stock to Brighton market Mon
day.
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SOrIn EAST SkOWHEGAN

Mr.. aud Mrs. A. e. Howe and Mr..
and Mrs. Chester Emery of Fairfield
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Richardson.
e. b. Richardson was in flinckley
on bus ness Sunday and Mrs. Richard
son in Clinton.
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Clyde II. Smith 10 Speak In Harmony
and IIartland

Clyde II. Smith, a native of iIar-
mony VII have the pleasure of speak
ing to his former friends and neigh
bors in that town Memorial Day af-
ternoon, he having accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the address. In the
evening he W Il be the speaker at
Memorial Day exercises in the town
Of Hartl6nd Mr.. Smith had several
other invitations for Memorial Day in
and outside OF the county.
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PVGII CORNER

c. T. Bragg of Rockland was in
this section Thursday of last week
selling light sailed cod which he cures
himself
Mr.. Sturtevant of Winthrop and
Morris Moore of Madison were in this
cinity Wednesday of last week sole
iting orders for lightning rods.
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ATHENS

Raymond Bush has returned home
from the Boys school ut South Port
land. where he ras been for the past
31s years. His friends are all glad
to see him and gratifed to learn of
as good record at that institution.
Amos Rines has rented the Herbert
Wood place in this village Some
needed repairs have been made on
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ATHENS ROAD

Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Moore and their
two children of Jackman are the
guests of Mrs. Moore's parents Mr.
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Note moving picture program for
Skowhsgan Opera House published on
Page of this issue.
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tried and convicted, the incidents OF
which are still fresh in the minds oil
most readers.
SOMERSET SPECTATOR
The first number of the Somerset
Spectator-the first paper pnu,ished in
North k..son-was issued July %,
1852. The material used in furnish ng
the office was the old material of the
two papers last named 1t was pub
lished every Friday at $3.50 a year
The Spectator was published by Rod
ney Collins, Esq, although his name
does not appear in the imprint. 1t
was a seven column paper. size OF
printed page 21x15 inches 1t was dis
continued with No. 80 Volume 4.
FARMER AND MECHANIC
In the winter of 1923 a small,
eight page monthly paper. was pub
lished at Skowhegan by |. c. Down ng
& Company called the Farmer and
Mechanic 1t was issued two or three
months and discontinued.
UNION ADVOCATE
The first number of the Union Ad-
vocate was issued July %, 1856 at
North Arson, by Albert Moore. It's
circulation at the commencement was
about 400 copies. Mr.. Moore con-
tinued sole manager and publ sher of
the paper for IA years, when his son.
Ben Moore, was admitted as a part
! ner,, and the paper in 1872 was pub
lished by A. Moore & Son at $3.50 a
year It's regular list was about 900
copies, although at times-probably
during the political campa gns,-it
reached eleven hundred copies.
SOMERSET TELEGRAPH
The publication of the Somerset
Telegraph was commenced in April
1857. 1t was published every Friday
by ]. l.. Patten, Arcade Build ng. Madi-
son street Skowhegan, under under
the editorial supervision Of NJ. r. Hop
kins; H. H. Nickerson. printer. 1t
was devoted to literature. agriculture.
general news. NJ. r. Hopkins. the
ed tor, was a brother-in-law of Mr..
Patten.
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FAIRFIELD CHRONICLE

The publication of the Fa rfield
Weekly Chronicle was COMMENCED May
l, 1872, at the village of Kendalls
Mills in Fairfield. The paper was
known as patent outside"-the first
and fourth pages being printed in
New York or Boston. the second and
third devoted to local matters, gen
eral news and home advertising be-
ing printed at the office of publica-
ton with George Colby, Editor
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SOMERSET TELEGRAPH
SoMERSET. FARMER

The name of Somerset Telegraph
was changed to Somerset Farmer,
April 10, 1861. Slight changes in the
mechanical appearance of the paper
took place at the same time. The
discontinuance of the paper occurred
sometime in 1865.
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News of Somerset's Busy Towns

the house and the family moved into
it last Saturday.
Oliver Case had the misfortune TO
fall from a load of hay few weeks
ago. causing him To snfler eAeeeo hs
pain and lameness in addition To MS
usual rheumatics. His fflends anu
neighbors were glad to see MN ae
the village Monday and 20 learn thal
he has secured help for his spflhs
farming.
Athens Encampment will work Inc
patriarchal Degree on two eahaiaales
at their regular meeting next TUESDAY
evening.
Miss Annie Tobey is STAYING with
Mrs. Winnie Locke for the present.
The James Corson farm situated on
the road between Athens and 5fish-
ton has recently been sold 10 Harry
Greenlaw. Mr. and Mrs. Corsoh nave
moved to Mad son.
Miss Martha Tucker, last year IN
structor in Domestic Science al ;. A.
visited in town last week as the guest
of Miss Hilda Dore. At the presehl
time Miss Tucker IS filling the vacancy
in the city schools of Augusta as SUI
pervisor of household economies. Her
friends are pleased to learn OF her
election to the position next year.
Mrs. Wilbur Taylor went 10 Easlon
(Aroostook) early last week because
of the urgent need of her sister Vera
entering the hospital and the illness OF
both her children with measles.
Mrs. Ella II. Russell returned homf
last week after an absence OF nearly
six months.
Mrs. Thankful Corson also returned
to her home last week after spending
the winter at the home of her dangh
ter Mrs Morris Kemp
The ball game last Friday Afternoon
at Scion between the Scion higl
school team and Somerset Academy
resulted in favor of Somerset Academy
in a score of 8-3 This is Somerset
third game in North Somersets League
consisting of Bingham high school
Scion high school and Somerset Aea
deny Standing of League
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Bill joins the MoreIands.
(To BE coNTINUED.)
DATES FROM PRIMITIVE MAN
That the Giving of Knives "Breaks
Friendship" Is a Superstition of
Ancient Daye.

The popular superstition that 1t
''breaks friendship" to give or accept
knife without something of value
preferably money-passing in return,
is a survival from the primitive man,
declares London answers.
The savage, having progressed from
club to a knife or spear as a weapon,
soon learned the danger of relin-
gushing it merely for friendships
sake. His friend, having disarmed
him, was apt to be his friend no
longer.
So, for giving up his knife, even to
his friend, he demanded reconpense.
And he saw that when friend pre-
scented him with weapon, that friend
presently came to regard him-be-
cause of regret for the act or because
of envy at the added superiority the
gift bestowed-with suspicion, grow
ing into emnity.
Whereas if he gave consideration
for the knife it was matter OF fair
trade and friendship was likely to en-
dure
All this became so deeply ingrained
in the mind of the primitive man that
the idea survives today as popular
superstition.
Popular superstitions belong to folk-
lore, and where they have not rt-
ligious derivation are mostly surVlvals
from ancient civilizations or are IN
herited from our savage ancestors.
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voice not unkind: she amt anyways
nigh dead"
He and Sam Heck took up Dale's
dripping figure and bore it away. Babe
Littleford ran to higher ground, hid
herself behind clump of sassafras
and watched them
Granny Heck follow ed with Dale's
coat and hat. She Chartered all the
way across the meadow
Nov what did l tell We, John and
Sam? What did l tell ye? La, lal
Wasn't it master fight, like | said
now wasn't it?''
Sometimes We make me little
tired, granny-woman," Moreland re-
monstrated gently. "The' amt nothin'
in forchune-tellin'. You've jest been
here TO- so long at you know how to
jedge the future by the past. And
you're torable good guesser. TOO, l
reckon
Granny Heck fared up quickly:
"Ain't nothin' in forchune-tellin'l
Now don't go and fool geself, John
Moreland. You listen 10 me abour a
half minute, John. / seed more in the
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Merry Useful Tree.

What is claimed to be the most mar
velous of trees grows in Brazil. 1t is
the carnahnba palm, and can be emf
ployed for many useful purposes. It's
roots produce the same medicinal effect
as sarsaparilla. its stems afford
strong, light fbres, which acquire a
beautiful luster, and serve also for
joists, rafters and other building mate
rails, as we'll as for stakes for fences.
From parts of the tree wines and vine
gar are made. 1t yields also a saccha-
rine substance, as well as starch
resembling sage. It's fruit is used in
feeding cattle. The pulp has an agree
able taste, and the nut, which is oleagi-
nous and emulsive, is sometimes used
as substitute for coffee. Of the
wood of the stem musical instruments,
water tubes and pu FPS are made. The
pith is an excellent substitute for cork.
From the stem white liquid similar
to the milk of the coconut is obtained
and a flour resembling maizena,.
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CHAPTER Ill
Goliath of the Hills

Dale awoke little after daybreak
arose and dressed himself, and went
out by way of the door beside the
huge stone-and-clay chimney.
The mountain air was bracing. Dale
threw out his chest and started eager
ly for a walk.
The road led past the cabin of
Grandpap Moreland. When Dale was
directly in front of the log house, he
saw the aged mountaineer standing on
a rickety sawhorse beside the stone
step at the narrow porch; Grandpap
Moreland was helping a gray ca down
from the roof.
"Mornin'! / was jest a-takin' that
thar cussfred old pest down often the
roof. I've took him down every morn
in as regular as / make fires, TO- three
year or more. Eff it wasn't bad luck
to kill cat, L shoot him, mebbe."
After breakfasting with John More
land, Bill Dale borrowed f1shing-tackle
from his host, and set out alone for
the little river.
There were many shoals and rapids,
and he went almost half a mile before
he found a place to his liking. It was
beautiful spot. Above, the water
poured between two great boulders
with gentle roar; below, it Swallowed
out over round stones. Overhead
lowered tall white sycamores.
Not until he had put a minnow on
oYA CT ~
that he was not alone at the pool. On
the other side, less than sixty feet
away, Babe Littleford sat on a stone
the size of a small barrel; she held
cane fishing-rod in her hands, and
her bare feet were in the water to her
ankles. She was looking squarely to-
ward Dale, and there was something
akin to reproachful anger in her long
brown eyes.
"Good morningv" called Dale, lifting
his hat.
There was no reply. There was not
even a change of countenance. Again
Dale called his friendly greeting, and
again there was no reply. 1t piqued
Dale.
A few yards down the stream the
white body of a sycamore lay from
one bank to the other; it had been
blown there by a recent storm. Dale
wound his line, went down and crossed
by means of the PROSTATE tree.
She didn't even look around when
he walked up to her and spoke again.
1t struck him as being decidedly odd.
81 say" he told her, you're as
chatty as a set Of stencils. You
mustn't talk so much, y'know."
Her eyes smiled at the river, but
Dale couldn't see her eyes.
'Do you like violets, Miss Little
ford? he asked next.
In the black, mica-starred soil at
his feet grew carpet Of the finest
violets he had ever seen. Babe let the
tip of hes cane rod fall into the water
enM Looked around.
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found himself alone with the stalwart
chief of the Morelands.
He stepped forward and p,t his
hand on the mountaineer's shoulder.
''How a man can go down on his
knees and pray for his enemies"
smiled Dale, sis entirely beyond me.
Do you really mean it,"
Il try hard to-" Moreland said quick
ly. I'm a-doin' that" he went on, Il
go Ben Littleford one better. Ben
Littleford's the bell sheep O. the peo-
pie who lives acrost the river from
us, people we've hated fo' years and
years. Ben, he holds family prayers,
too, every night. He'd ak the blessin'
o. the Lord on the stranger onder his
roof, but not on his inimies, the More
lands. Yes, try hard to mean it, Bill
Dale"
"And that other enemy" murmured
Dale-and he wondered why that
should bother him so much, why he
should feel that vague responsibility
about 1.-THE man who killed your
brother, David"
81 don't never pray fo' him." inter-
rupted the mountaineer, going little
pale. 81 hain't that nigh juffect. A
man don't git so good at he axes the
Almighty to bless the devil-or the
RATHER in the laurels, or the copper
head at waits onder bush TO the
passin' o. some bare-legged child"
Dale WINGED, but Moreland didn't
notice it. Dale let his hand fall from
the others shoulder. Moreland began
to speak again:
II didn't tell We afore, Bill Dale. My
brother David, he was the hope O. his
people. He was better'n the rest of
US. The one big aim o. his life was
to educate US all, the benighted. Yes,
we're benighted, and we know it. He
meant to do it with the coal he'd
found. AS I've done told We, we amt
never had the heart to sell tie coal.
hope yell have a fine rest, Bill
Dale. amt a-goin' to call We Mister
no more, Bill Dale!''
"Don't!" smilingly said the younger
man. "Bill Dale is right, y'know.
Goodnight, John Moreland!"
Dale removed his shoes and outer
clothing, blew out the light, and went
to bed in the best rooms hapd-carTed
black walnut fourposter.
For long time he lay there awake,
and stared through a little window to-
ward bright star that burned like a
beacon fire about the pine-fringed
crest Of David Moreland's mountain.
He believed he understood now why
his father had turned a greenish gray
when this coal property was mentioned
to him. He believed he understood
why his father had fatty refused to
investigate this vein. But he was
wholly at loss to account for the
use Of his own given name instead Of
Dale.
Looking toward the mountain again,
he spoke as though he were talking
to David Moreland himself:
'I'll see it through for you, old man.
This shall be my country"
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BLACK ADAM.

Synopsis.-Young Carlyle Wilbur
ION Dale, or Bill Dale" as he
elects to be known, son of wealthy
coal operator, John K. Dale, ar
rlves at the Hallway Switch, in
eastern Tennessee, abandoning a
life of idle ease-and incidentally a
bride, Patricia Clavering, at the al
PREDETERMINED to make his own
way in life. He meets Babe Lit
tleford, typical mountaineer girl
by" Heck, a character of the
hills, takes him to John More
lands home. Moreland is chief of
his "clan," which has an old feud
with the Littlefords. He tells Dale
Of the killing of his brother, David
Moreland, years ago, owner of rich
coal deposits, by a man named
Carlyle MoreIand's description Of
Carlyle" causes Dale to believe
the man was his father.
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GOOD FIRE ExTINGUIsHER.

Take 20 pounds of common salt and
10 bounds of sal ammoniac Chloride
of ammonia). Dissolve these IN
seven gallons of water. Put in thin
glass bottles holding quart each'
Cork tightly and seal to prevent evap-
Grafton. When a fire breaks out,
throw one of these bottles so that It
will break in or near the flames, or II
this is not possible, break off the neck
of the bottle and scatter the contents
On the fire..
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AVON IN THE DARK.

Owing to the inadequate rates pre-
scribed by the authorities, the electric
company of Stratford-on-Avon has
been allowed to run down so far as
the equipment is concerned and it is
feared that the plant will go to pieces
at any moment and leave the town Of
Shakespeare in darkness. As the town
is a literary mecca, with tourists in
great numbers there all the time, such
an incident might prove to be very in
convenient.
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lacks Outfit.

There was to be a children's mas.
ouerade party and Tommy and the
neighbours little girl were to go as
Jack and Jill. Tommys mother had
remarked that his costume for the
mart Of Jack should not cost more
than IS. when his little sister piped mp,
give dollars? / should think that's
90 much. All he needs is a hill and
a pail of water
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cup an told Mr. Bill. l seed blood
and death. l seed a big fight atwixt
the Morelands and the Littlefords!"
'That's easy to guess at" John
Moreland replied. "you know, O.
course, at Black Adam will do all he
can to bring trouble to us on account
o. Bill Dale a-stayin' with US. And
you know it amt never impossible to
hatch up war atween us and the Lit
tlefords Jest run on ahead, Granny
Heck, and tell my wife to hunt up
some kind O. good liniment TO- Bill's
bruises. Tell her she needn't to waste
time a-lookin' Up any bandages. This
man here is like me: he wouldn't wear
bandages, cause they look bad"
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and 1 dare We to take me up, We lace
trimmed pink mollycoddle! ]"
Halfway would be the middle Of the
river, and no place for fight, surely.
But Dale was nettled. His temper,
the temper that he had never been
able to keep wholly under control, was
rising fast. He threw off his coat and
hat and rolled the sleeves of his soft
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-05

The fuH-dress liveries of the foot
man at Buckingham palace cost more
than 5000 each.