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The independent-reporter., 1922-08-31
The Interesting News Of
Somerset's Busy Towns
EAST SkOWIIEeAN

Many good wishes are extended Mr..
ana Mrs Maurice Kicker tnee Miss
GLADYS Hallj Who were married on
Wednesday of last week at the home
Of relatives of The bride in Carthage,
Ncw York.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton RICHARDSON OF
Benton. accompanied by Mrs. Daniel
Bowman and daughter Of Fairfield
were calling on relatives and friends
at East Skowhegan Wednesday OF last
week
Those from his place to attend tile
reunion of the Eamcs-AmcS family al
East Vassalhoro on August % were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Elsyn y. Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank b. Poolcr and
little daughter, Mrs. Lydia Pooler ana
Mrs r. J E.. Mitchell.
Raymond Kicker and family are eX-
pected home Tuesday from several
DAYS trip thru Aroostook Co.
Isaac Ames of Fairfield accompani-
ed by his brothers, A l.. Ames ol
Dover FoXcrOft and Luther Ames oI
Brockton. Mass, made brief calls with
relatives here on Thursday Of last
week. They were accompanied by
their wives, and were in this section
TO attend the Eames-Ames family re-
mM2n. They are the SONS Of lieY.
Samuel w. Ames, deceased of Dover
Forcroft
Nf. and Mrs. Henry Boynton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Varncy recent
ly enjoyed an auto trip To Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Holden of Port
land recently paid a short visit TO
their aunt, Mrs. Alfred Hilton.
Miss Della Hilton goes to Old Town
this week where on September sho
will become a member of the teaching
force in the OdtoWn high school.
Bad weather for hayesting gram,
and potatoes are rusting. Where Is
the weather man.
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EAST ST. ALBANS

Mr. and Mrs. Iadd and children ol
Sebcc were callers at Charles Ellis
Sunday, August 7.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank SAWYER al
Walnut Hill and Clifford Sawyer ol
Portland were week end guests in the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs, Jesse Boston
Other recent guests at Mr.. Boston,
were Ruth Peabody of Stetsnn. {.
owen Green OF Vnal Haven; Mrs. FL
la Whitney and Madeline leighton oi
Machias Miss Flora McCabe OF New.
port and Mrs. Ralph McGabe of Cor.
lima.
Milton Buhar, son OF Menil Buha
was injured severely during the pass
week by being thrown from an asht
sower and run over by the machine
receiving a bad cut on the head ana
other injuries due to the horse he
coming frightened
Mr.. and Mrs. Potter and son Ros.
of Blanchard are the guests of NJ
and Mrs. T.. j Crockcr.
The Pythian Sisters will hold thet
9Th Annual Fafr at the Ilartland Ope
IA House Friday, September /, fol
lowed by a public supper served he
twecn r 50 to I p. M. price 35c. Al
entertainment will be presented Il
Z. 80 p. m. price 20c followed by
social dance in the evening. Dane
tickets, 55c, spectators tickets 2Se
All are cordially invited 10 attend
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BLACK WE'LL

Miss Helen Gates of Skowhegn has
been a recent guest ut the home oi
her grandparents, in this vicinity.
Master Walter WassOn, who has beer
spending the summer vacation at the
nome Of her grandmother, Mrs. G.
e. Brooks will return soon to heI
home in Waterville.
Al the annual reunion of the Moore
family Association held at the home
of Morris Moore, the following Off
GERS were elected: President, Mrs.
William EIawes. Skowhegan; vice pre-
sident, Mrs Alice NJ. Baker; secre.
tary and treasurer, Mrs. Adella Veasey
Moore. Madison. The place of meet
ing next year was left with a commit.
tee.
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NOTICE OF FoRECLOsIRE

Whereas Athas fIulares Charles A.
i1ulares and George r. Hulares all of
5i>nWhegan in the County of Somerset
aud State of Maine. by their mortgage
decd dated June II, 1920 and recorded
ia Somerset County Registry of Deeds
IN Book go. Page 1S5, conveyed to me.
tbr undersigned, n certain piece or
parcel Of land with the buildings
thereon situated in said Skowhegan
aud bounded and described as follows,
VIZ Dn the North by Russell street +.
% the East by land of Maine Central
railroad Company; on the South by
Water street and on the West by land
If $ Hussakoff; and whereas the con-
litjUu Of said mortgage has been
Erpt.cut
NoW. therefore. by reason of the
breach Of the condition thereof l claim
a foreclosure of said mortgage.
SkoWheEan. Maine, August "a, 1922.
AAlIDEE r. BlSSON.
by Butler a. Butler,
his attorneys hereun-
to duly authorized,
1ttr-
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ATHENS ROAD

Mrs Nellie Brennin and her niece
Miss Emma Patterson, who have been
guests of Mrs. Brennins niece, Mrs
w. A. Wescott left Friday morning
on their return to their home in OF
tawa, Can.
Miss Helen Newton of Jackman was
in town Sunday calling on friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williams OF
Lewiston and Mr. and Mrs. f. e.
Latty of IIartiand were guests Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. X. G. Bigelow
Mrs. Laura Bernard and daughter
Ethel Of Lynn, Mass, who have been
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wescott
for few days, returned to their home
Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Magoon and
three children were calling on friends
IN Fairfield Sunday.
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IL IL MN\Y

Mrs. Il. II Reed is entertaining heI
sister Mrs. Tcnney Of iIalloWeIl.
Mr.. and Mrs John p Iinehan oi
10 Holland street. Lewiston is in town
on their wedding tour visiting Mrs
Linohans sister. Mrs. Ivan Lombard
and other relatives.
Mrs. Roy Burdick was week end
guest of Mrs. S A. Haynes.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. W IIerrick are
entertaining Mr.. Hall and wife oi
Someryille. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Peckham and
children Roy and Myrtle have return
ed to their home in Athol. Mass, AT
ter visit in Parkman, Canaan, Hart
land and Harmony. covering the z's
miles in eleven hours in Ford.
Miss Isabelle Trafton and lady
friend spent ahe week end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Tral=
ton.
Mrs. Y. o. Lombard and son Chas.
attended the Spanldng reunion in )
Anson and Miss Ida SpauIding re.
turned home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Mcpherson weni
10 FIartland for week end visit At
their old home.
Master Earl Russell is boarding viii
Mrs. Sadie Richards.
Mrs. Blanch Stafford is at hom'
from the Kennebec Valley lIoapifa
in SkoWhegan.
Mrs. Selden Poland from Athens
was in Harmony Saturday
Mr. and Ms. Elmer Smith and lam
lily of Dexter called on Mr.. Smiths
sister, Miss Ralph Dcmming Sunday.
Mrs. Edith Micue is visiting her
aunt, Mra. Frank Earney in st, Al
bans
c. r. Wakefield Of IIartland has
been installing a bath room for G. {
Mclaughlin.
Or. Rowland assisted by DR.. Skel-
ton removed. the adcnoids from Rev.
Turner's three children last Wcdnes-
day.
Miss Margary Mclaughlin has re-
turned from Athens where she visit
ed her aunt, Mrs. Vira Robertson.
Mr.. Pattee has got moved in his
new office and Mrs Pattee will oe-
cupv one half of it for store to han
de her line Of remnants and fancy
goods.
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and Miss Gala lIughey, her youngest
daughter, who lived with the mother.
She was tenderly cared for by her
daughters and daughters-in-law, dur
ing her illness. She has Is grand
children and 3 great grand children.
She was kind friend and will be
greatly missed by her family and
friends. She was laid at rest in the
Whipple cemetery after an impressive
ceremony by Rev. Woman of Green
vile and the beautiful floral offerings
spoke in silent token of love and res
pect for the departed who sleeps in
Jesus blessed sleep from whom none
ne'er wake to weep
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MERCER VILLAGE

Warren Viles Of Pennington is DO
ing plumbing work on the corn Snop
and boards at Harvie Farrand's.
Mrs Harry Corson, with her two
aunte Mrs. Cora Dempsey and Mrs.
Josephine Frederic, went FRIDAY To
Lakewood for few days outing
Sidney p. Leeman and family visit
ed his brother. John Leeman OF Slafks
Sunday.
Valentine Mckechnie Is employed Ill
Augusta on the sewers
A number of children in town are
sick with the whooping cough.
Edward Simoneau, superintendent
Of schools, was in town Tuesday ann
Wednesday on business.
A. e. Mcmahon and family went
to Augusta on a pleasure ride Friday.
Charles Ingersoll and family are
keeping house in Thomas Smith s
rent. Mr.. Ingersoll is the boss Of
canning corn in our new factory
Mercer is to be proud OF the largest
corn factory in the state. The lae-
tory was built by Twitchell Il Champ
lin Co, Of Portland this summer.
There is an acreage for 200 acres OF
corn. and the factory will employ
about do opening Thursday.
Leon Farrand and family Of Starks
who have been doing light housekeep-
ing in his brothers. house, moved their
household goods to their home the
last of the week
Walter Gadd who is employed on
the state road in Canton spent the
week end in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Dora of Oak
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ian~. violin solo. Miss Violet
Allan: a vocal solo, Miss Grace Fox,
shuwhegan; a selection by a quartet
r. composed oi Eleanor Holman, Vira
Robinson, Cora Goodwin and Agnes
Johnson: also a reading by Josie
krnsmon Community singing was
also enjoyed hy all. This meeting
Nas presided over by the newly elect
ed president, G. +. Williams and the
last years records Wero read by Mrs.
Winniired JOls. tic secretary and
treasurer Tor next year. Commit
tees we're appointed by Mr.. Williams
for the appropriation Of certain funds
fer obtaining reference books and for
the awarding of prizes TO the diff
fercnt classes in school. The inter
est thus expressed for the interest
Of the young students aud the old
Academy WIS most gratifying. In
the evening the ball was again filled
to witness the two act comedy, My
Cousin Tmmy' prepared by the
younger members of the alumni
These were: Eleanor Williams, Flor
ence Sanders, Madeline Emery. Viola
Willis, Werner Wormlight, Vera Deer
iue, Helen johnson, Laura Judd, Ho-
ward Chapman and Pauline Emery
This proved very entertaining as was
also the butterfly dance by Miss Flea
nor Williams. Miss Violet Allan sang.
responding to IN encore number. Mu-
sic was furnished durVg the waits
b. NarncF's orchestra, which also
furnished music for the Two hour
dance which, followed. Thus clos
ed the seventh reunion of the Aca-
DENY. Much credit belongs to the
efforts Of Mrs. Minnie zones who was
chairman of the entertainment com
mitlee and to the young people who
made Che day and evening one to be
remembered for a whole year.
COLES CORNER
Miss Rose Cribben of New York is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Dennis Gribhen.
James Gahill was in Bangor last
week on business.
Miss Myrtle Nickerson and two bro
Tiers Of Bangor spent the week end
II Arthur Trims.
jasper ieayitt has purchased Ford
rnnahodt.
Mrs. Frank Long, Mrs. Earle Ward
and Mrs. Arthur Trim spent Friday
and Saturday at the Trim cottage at
Moose Pond.
Bert Gilman and family We're in st.
Adams Sunday.
School opened Monday at the Frank
lin school with Miss Ruth Jones as
teacher.
Clvde Scrihncr and family and Mrs.
IRA Poland spent Sunday at Lakewood.
BUNKER HILL
Mrs Ina Woodbury. of kingsbury
a visiting relatives in toWnA
George Brasicr OF Brighton was in
town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manly Campbell
were in Wellington one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ora Brasier of Hart
land Were in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver French at
tended the Brasier reunion at Ben
Brasier's at Brighton, Sunday.
MIR. and AIRS. Roy Sinclair and ba-
by Vernal visited relatives in Har-
mony one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Poland of ITar-
mony were in town Saturday.
George Brasicr, Mrs. Sadie Brasier
and granddaughter, Mona visited at
The home Of David Thompson, Satur-
day.
Dr. Brown Of Brighton passed thru
town one day Last week.
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NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS
In the District Court OF the Unitea
Sthtes for the District of Maine,
Northern Division

I'm the matter of Grover G. Moore
bHukupt In Bankruptcy.
Io The Creditors of Grover c
Moore of Moose River in the County
OF Somerset and District aforesaid. a
bankrupt
You are hereby notified that on the
l?lh day of August, 1922. the said Gro
Yer e. Moore was duly adjudicated
his creditors viii be held in the Grand
Jury room of the county Courthouse, In
SkoN heeu in said District. on the 18th
uaE "t September. 1922. at IL o'clock
noon at which time and place the
Salu creditors may attend prove their
claims appoint "A Trustee. examine the
bahHfapt, ana transact such other busi-
neNH as may properly come before said
bangor Maine, August 25, 1922
JOHN r. MASON,
1w35 ~ "P'N''
The independent-reporter., 1922-08-31
Real Estate Transfer Correction

I'm a recent real estate transfer
mention of property in Smithlicld, the
item should have stated that the prop.
ertv was transferred from J. ID. Amef
10 Helen NJ. Moor and Ruth {. Monl
of Brookline, Mass, rather than it
Helen NJ Moor.
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land sport 5uuaas With her parents,
Nr. an 5ts. Charlie, farfand.
Ne ##lfr.ute Sal ou Who has been
visiting relatives in Skoehegan the
past fe& weeks. returned home Sat
uYday.
Quite a number from this town at
tended The East Li4ernore eampmeet-
inp. SnnnaN.
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Grandfather, taenTT taesn'Tg Al
have used Or. 81 h.ncesss
BALSAM with great bow
wonderful remedy "A a. BY 8
plant" RecommehusS
Drug Store.
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THE SPANGLER DISASTER

uETWEEN the lines Of current news
IL from the Reilly mine at SpanglCr, Cam
crih County. ar" evidences of one of the
grntcst cGtastrophcs in the history of Penn-
syEania coal mining. And the most signh-
can't and moving thing about this particular
disaster is that 10 ordinary foresight and
none Of the routine precautions dictated by
efficient mine avs could have been depended
on to prevent it. Such things Will happen
despite anything that men can do.
Those who work in n coal mine Of any
considerable depth are almost always aware
of the distant menace of great bodies or
explosive gas that may be shifted suddenly
in their direction by the unexpected fall OF
large quantities of earth or coal in unItN"
or abandoned areas. Constant artificial
ventilation is necessary 10 the safety @!
life in coal mines The explosion at
Sranglcr destroyed part nj the v"nilla'ln.
system. 1t Is possible, therefore. that those
among the dead who were not instantly
killed were asphyXiatcI.
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WILLIAM THE PUPPET

x1iR BASIL THOMSON, Of Scotland
- Yard, is authority for the story that
William II Of Germany was bullied into
.ss,,ing the order for the advance OF the
imnerial troops into Belgium in 1914. The
tab, cxpoundcl IN detail, is quite credible.
Won Moltke, it appears, was perfect
3usker. If not an ideal military commander.
T,t Kaiser's refusal to sanction the viola
tion of Belgium neutrality was met by
visit to the imperial apartments In the lean
hours of the morning. IF Your Majesty
refuses to sign" thundored the generalis-
si,no, "the general staff must take the
responsibilty." re This ultimatum was. OF
codrse. equivalent to threat Of military
H'bus Mt the very outset OF the war
william Of Hohenzolcrn became figure
head a spectacular but deIusive nat'oua'
syhbol. The subsequent history Of this
..wor lord" amply confirms the spirit Of
sif Basirs narrative.
like the majority of monarchs who have
loit their crowns, the last German Emperor
4 was hopelessly weak, vain: in effect,
,nurious. Bonaparte had at least the tragic
riory of falling by his own bold excesses.
The present rather ridiculous bridegroom at
Morn is denied even that consolation.
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LINCOLN BELONGS TO ALL

THE commander of the United toni"d-
i crate Veterans of Missouri undoubtedly
expressed the true opinion of Tn" South re-
RaSling Lincoln when he said at their
meeting in Kansas City that I'VE want III"
world to know that the majority "t ~"
Confederate veterans believe that Lincoln
was one of the greatest and nohcSt Am'rI-
cans that ever lived. We think that 'hr
re,pnt criticism Of Lincoln is untoundrd
and foolish"
These remarks were made in response ="
the charge that Lincoln was responsible tor
starting the Civil War. There are stil! Il
few men and women in the South WHO are
unable TO perceive the bigness OF one OF IN"
areatest Americans born on this '"ntin'n,
sinre 1892. but they are in the SINAI.
minority. Ever since his tragic taking OK
Lincoln has been growing in popular apprr-
ciation. not only at home but abroad. lie
1s recognized as the prophet OF democracy
and freedom IN whatever part OF N" "or'"
mon dream Of such things. Ihe petty "t'
tacks on him here do not mean anything
soye that the attackers are unable 10 r't"G
nize greatness when they see it. lrt II -
Wen that the attempts to beIitt!" h!'n sAou'u
be resented
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Answers to Yesterdays Ouis

I. Georgia Is tho Cracker State"
Ed%epG n1,a S9Yss Hss,w WsStc0tt wrote the story
3. cringes in nautical parlnncs are eyes Of
rope containing thimb!es for other
Ths rchton Adn,rabs Cr!chton wa. J.mss
versatility and universal accomplish.
mehH. AccordinE to popular account
mean 'SS:ssoss SesoIss Il: H.: tw.n,,tS dr': e
perfected himself in every Enishtiy
accomplishment. He was handSolss In
man. He was associated with Hi6us
Manntus, the celebrated Vsnetlsn
pSHelisher put and .!n,x disd in Italy at about
.. Tho Emancipation Proclamation vas II.
sued on January I, 1859.
8. The Invention Of the harmonica was ac.
instrument consisted OF n ser,.. OF
glasses, each one In the shape Of Gun
or half globe, being put into a revolv-
mS,utsSe% ing mostp" r,m on Its center while ths
= The word crlnoline comes through .bs
rs"sh; ans S!inum ine" nas ths Latin "crnls" hsr'
s.ssss%en Hs aiaea s .r'sssiSsi 'ssis II I';I'sS ItsS
cnton cnd TOOK M nH%nI prominent part in the unih;
cate Of the Triple Alliance 'an and AuyS wa.
REGARDED reg, as tho greatest statesnnaN
Kingdom IN the latter part Of The n;re.
teenth century. Ho died in 1901.
D. Oebacle Is French word, imported into
brnsK.nn bnmhsni H. originally meant the leo
reGions Tigurativeiy the word s 'I hss
or.s, vom,s 70 mean rout. stampede. re.
10. Three famous cities that Sayo hssn noii,i.
Damascus SssisS "a ''s oS.s~o. wos'e "e
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A STRONGHOLD FALLS

TT USED to seem TO great many people
that when there was q lady President
- the United States with feminine ma
;o-,tv IN the Senate and when women cap
,,;ns ~ industry were running the world
~. uncomfortable stronghold, one place Of
r.,uae would still remain for the man eager
80 Leen alive the deusion Of splendid and
s,,n.rior isolation. That WAS the smoking
car.
The smoking chr never seemed attractive
"a women. There was something so mas
ou,,n. IN its atmosphere that it seemed
IN rcpel the gentler and more sensitive
rotrons Of railroads. Women used TO sny
,bot il smelled worse than the locomotive.
Ir its hard leather interior the masculine
coo could expand freely and stretch itself.
Things better left unsaid could be said with.
out hesitation. Smoking car stories could
no told. Here was one part Of the civilized
world in which man still held absolute sway
and feared nothing. 1t wasn't much. But
it was all that remained OF q former world.
.'There Is no law or rule to keep women
or, Of smoking cars" said a minor official
Of the Reading Railway Company yesterday,
"and II women wish to smoke In the
smokers no ono will interfere with them -
We implied that tho railroad corporation has
ncjther the legal authority nor the dispos
lion to question the right Of patron tc
smoke
Another masculine stronghold, almost the
last has gone down without even crash
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completely altered this condition. An imme.
train service on the Bustleton spur with
suitable facilities.
Progress grows by what II feeds on.
Without the Frankford line and its trans.
for tributaries Bustlcton would very pos
sibly have remained in isolation.
Moreover. the change In its status Is by
no means parochial The employment of
motorcnrs on railways il in its infancy. II
success attends the Pennsylvania Railroad $
present efforts. local traffic on n number of
lines may assume new aspects.
1t is worth recalling also that the Reading
has lately been inluiring into the same sub
icct with gasoline driven coaches suggested
for use on the Germantown division.
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GOOD BEGETS GOOD

vvSIIE benign contagion Of progress Is dis.
coyerable IN the experimenting o' the
pcnnsylvania Railroad with gasoline driven
pshsenger cars for rail service One OF
49, motor coaches. OF which three have
SsSr purchased and are to be delivered
~Shin the next two months, will be used
~ the Bustleton branch, connecting with
80 New York division tracks at Holmes
~ Junction.
IA n requires no special perspicacity 10 note
sxnSf an attempt Is being made to meet the
4 - Enpetition Of the Bustleton surface line
a Swi1 opened. For generations a tranquil
(. u Htrs mural" town, furnishing more or
~ steady supply Of comic timber to alleged
Synorists, has been absurdly inaccessible,
\ sl fnr as regular transportation Is con
NS2rM. II has been much easier, on the
1900. 10 visit New York or Atlantic City
4 01n 0ustlston.
Z ~ Trankiptd elevated and the new sig.
W nellag T1ssds.' hsvs n q As1aol
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cannot be relied upon at any time during
the day to exercise the necessary muscle
skill to prevent entirely unnecessary acci.
dents. Any accident is serious. not nee.
itself, but because each breaking Of the akin
has always the possibility of infection, result.
ing in blood poisoning. 1t IL no uncommon
thing to read that a slight accident has re-
suited in loss of life due to this cause.
No Necessity for These Accidents
"But the sad part Of it all Is that these
accidents are so unnecessary. | believe
that In nincty.n:ne cases out of every hun.
dred it is due to n lack Of skill and iudg.
ment which it is in the power of the hum
blest citizen 10 acquire. We should be
proud of the precision with which We make
every movement of the body. Grace that
Is sloppy relaxation is not grace at all {;
ren! grace is the deft, accurate. poised con-
trol OF each and every muscle action.
Sometimes poor vision IL responsible
'or awkwartness and no accuracy Is to be
expected from n person when objects are
blurred or dance before his eyes. The
ilrst essential TO avoid accidents Is to see
that the "yesight is good and that the
muscles ar" trained to do instantly what
not see well is very apt to miscalculate. as
Is also one who does not co ordinate well
the various motions he makes. or the one
definitely lacking muscle power.
THE weak Or unsteady person may be
n sick person, but It is often merely lack of
physical training; and this, 1t will be found.
Will do much toward the attainment Of
good muscle control. both as regards
strength. steadiness and poise.
Women's Dress and Accidents
I'm the case Of women. their manner
or dress has much to do with the likeli-
hood Of accidents. For one thing. high
heels arc responsible for many accidents,
rs they are APT to catch on small objects
and trip their wcarers. Weak ankles are
usually to be found where high heels are
worn. and such ankles will turn over and
cause spralns, IL nothing more serious.
Sooner or later, the wearer of high
| of accident which lurk in shoes OF this
character. The girl in high heels Is bal.
anced about as reliably and is about az
sure on her feet rs a joInted French doll.
Skirts have been rather less hamperins
for the past few years, which is a good
thing. From the standpoint OF accident
! prevention. the shorter the skirt Is the
better. although n foot from the ground
ought to be safe enough for even the most
cautious girl 1t will be readily seon that
n woman who slips or trips has no possible
chance to regain her footing without a fall
II she is clad in a long and even moder.
ately tight skirt.
~ hope that women will not let them
selves be scoldcd or led by the dictates OF
foreign fashions into giving up this freedom
OF attire too completely. II we must have
extremes, one way or the other, the too
short skirt Is better than tho too long one
at least from the health point OF view.'