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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
"OLD MAN RAsTLER"
TELLS LIFE STORY
Feels His Family Has Been
Misrepresented.

If you should ever be in a rattle
snake country it is always advisable
to remember that there are two ends
to rattlesnake. The rear end speaks
in ZONES all It's own. Very much like
the rafting Of peas in q large dry-pod
once heard and never forgotten.
The threefold rattle is always
sounded before the snake strikes, ex-
cept in the melting season when the
RATHER is about to discard his old
jacket
Then he is always dopey, miserable,
and almost blind. He lies coiled all
ready to strike on the slightest provo
cation. Therefore the rattle is not
heard. The musical rafting noise is
made by the threefold movement made
in coiling. Until the reptile is coiled
it cannot strike, and in striking 1t
can only spring its own length.
An English writer says:
There are five handsome rattle
snakes at the zoo each with n stump
of rings at the eloquent end, rings
like celluloid or b0ne-shavings; each
ring fastened to the next by tiny
button. When a rattler is prepared
to discuss business he sends sort of
electrical SILVER along his frame, and
the rattle starts at once. 1t is quite
loud.
peeped in through the spyhole at
the back of the rattlesnakes' den, and
started the music, While the biggest
told me interesting facts about his
family.
"Such lot of foolish things have
been written about my rattle" he
said. "Some say lure birds with it,
the birds thinking it is the hum and
buzz of insects. What nonsense!
Birds are not such fools.
"Then another says l terrify my.
prey with it. Wrong again.
Somebody else is of opinion that
it is love song; my way Of going
counting. Do l look like a lovelorn
snake at this moment7
"As a matter of fact, l am really
angry, and I'm doing this to brighten
you. Not that l really wish to bite.
I'm a bit frightened myself.
you know, of course, that l have
poison fangs in my mouth, and .re-
serve supply of sprouts waiting to be-
come fangs If one of the two in use
gets broken. They are just like hypo-
dermic syringes,, and when the fangs
strike the poison comes out. That,
of course, is well known. Now l will
tell you q secret.
"My supply of poison is limited
have to be careful Of it. That is why
do not wish to strike unless neces-
sary. 1t IS better for me TO brighten
enemies away.
$50 | would rather not bite If you
will 20 away. | feel like the fond fa-
Their who tells his son: My lad, it
will hurt me to thrash you as much
as 1t hurts y3-.' OF course, no son
ever believes It. Neither will you
about my bite"
I lowered a stick toward him. In
flash the rattlers head struck at it,
I think he was disappointed at the re-
suit.
Life Is so full Of deceptons
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
ei,o Your Typewriter a Fair Show
apv Roland r. Pattern

~ machine with 50 many work
10 narts and so many automatic
ussvoments. the typewriter is marvel
CORRECTION and endurance When
|ol P "so is reasonably constant. With
l :. donbt il delivers millions of i'm
|u ua during its natural lifetime.
pa this is a machine where pretty
an" wont do" If letter varies
.san, IFS exact position by as much
WI one-sixry-fonrth of an inch, it will
FIJI he looks of every page of manu-
'p psnt upon which it appears. If
va mr. three of them are out of
',snment to that extent. no busi-
snss house at all careful of its repu-
ZION would continue the use of the
..cbine of which they were part.
NV there are certain parts of the
,.npyriler which should be cleaned
Nd oiled once a day. The removal
! dist and debris is not alone for
n sake of appearances. 1t defends
hearings against cumming, thus
kngthenng the life OF the machine
III making its action more perfect.
n course a large percentage of the
,sSwriters in use do not get this
sHy attention and yet they patiently
sry on. doing a pretty fair job after
II Bye-and-bye key will stick,
4, ribbon movement fail to operate
NJ carriage get to tagging a bit. or
No shift key go on a strike. Any
n, of these things may happen in
no very midst of busy afternoon.
Jurisprudence is held up, quite to
~ annoyance of everybody concern
a but this is only the typewriter's
nv OF demanding attention which
,huM be given unasked. When any
am of these things happens the
msbine usually gets a good over
mlng and ordinarily not before.
Now we are ready to suggest to the
|,busand or more typewriter users of
Somerset County that undoubted eco
AMY lies in a different course. You
I, your stenographer ought to give
yml typewriter a. few minutes at
tauton every morning and it should
hn a thorough oyerhauling and
thanng twice a year. Not SO very
hing ago adjustments, overhauling,
IND cleaning were not possible here
A home. The machine had to be
boxed and shipped to Portland, Ban
pr or a more distant point. Our
kvn convenience led us to search out
oueone to do this work and we have
mnd man who is giving excellent
stsfaction. Now we are anxious
b get him business enough so that
h can be constantly at call here in
SkOwhegan. His name is Ray E. Ray
! Ond. He lives at 1T Water street.
Rou can reach him by calling 1861.
BE will call for your machine and
seturn it after the necessary work has
been done. You will find his prices
3ntrely reasonable and, if your ex-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

Frank L. GIBSON of Bingham has
long been a competent official OF
Somerset County, having served two
years as deputy under Ex-sherif
Goodrich and six years under Sheriff
Moocrs Mr. GIBSON has figured
prominently in his official capacity.
both in his own section and else
where during these years as a deputy.
He was born in OronO June "a, 1860
At the age OF four years. his parents
moved To Stetson and he lived there
on farm until 1893. On November
25, 1886 he married Miss Emma F.
Goliath, daughter Of Martin p Col
bath OF Exeter. who for many years
afterwards aud until his death was
proprietor of the famous Seboomook
House at the Northwest Carry, Moose
heal Lake. In 1899. Mr.. and Mrs.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

and Wellington Telephone COMPANY
Another new official and one up IL
the northern part OF he county is
Everett NJ Campbell OF lockwood
He was born in Princeton in 1850 and
is unmarried He has always been
engaged in sporting camps aud com
mercial boat business on seYera! OF
Names largest lakes. This has in
cluded both Moosehead and Grand
Lakes. He has been for several
wears in his present location. Ar.
Campbell has served as delegate rep
resenting the Republican party and
in different town Offices He Is
member Of Lewys Island Lodge. 40.
1872. F. and a NJ. OF Princeton and
OF the Independent Order OF Odd Eel
lows. He always attends the Baptist
Church but at present i not mem
Der
Elmer s. Adams OF Madison is he
ing re-appointed by SherifT-elect Healy
TO serve in his section after long
period of service He VAS born in
bingham. June Il, 1876. the youngest
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel N.
Adams. When a small boy he moved
with his parents To Cornyille and at
the age of seventeen moved 10 Nadl-
son where he has since resided. On
November 80. 1909 he MAS married
to Nettie NJ Burns and they have
three children. Mr. Adams was EN-
ployed several years BY the Great
Northern Paper Company and served
the town as road commissioner for
three years. Six years ago he MAS
appointed deputy sheriff by Sheriff
Nooers and has served under him
since that time. He has been an
other officer who has been very ae-
five in enforcing the prohihitory ami
ntbar laws in the county Mr.
Adams is a member of the l. o O. F.
Lodge of Madison
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

Gipson moved to Moosehead Lake.
where they were in the hotel bust
ness for twenty years. The last ten
years they were at Lily Bay and
while at the latter place, Mr.. Gipson
carried on a large farming toteing
and staging business in connection
with the hotel enterprise. In Au
gust 1913, he bought the Bingham Ho
tel and moved there in April 1914,
where he remained until April 1917,
when he sold out the business, and
since that time he has devoted his
whole time to the duties of deputy
sheriff He was also a member of
the Soth legislature. Mr.. Gipson is
a member of every branch of Odd
Fellowship and is especially prom
inent in Canton Somerset. Mr.. and
Mrs Gipson have two daughters. Mrs
Josephine c. Sawyer of Bingham and
Mrs. Beatrice e. Brown of Farming
ton Mr.. Gipson is a Republican.
Although the duties connected with
the Office of deputy are not entirely
new to Everett s. Reed of Harmony.
he is one OF the men newly appointed
by Sheriff-elect Healy Last year
for six months he was a deputy under
Sheriff Mooers. Mr. Reed, who is a
Republican was born in Harmony in
1864 lie was educated in the public
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
Not Her duIt

At banquet in Washington, Secre-
tary Mellon told the following story:
Marjorie said the secretary, lis
the only girl among several children,
all older than herself. Consequently,
when they all 60 to grandpa's ranch
to play, she wants to romp and ride
and keep up to the boys in all their
activities, but is often restrained by
her mother, saying: Remember. dear,
you're a girl
FINALLY, one day, Marjorie broke
out in rebellion and cried:
"Tf I'd picked myself out, I'd never
been what | am Los Angeles
Times.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
The Late Mrs. Jane Mckcnney

Mrs. Jane (Reedl McKenney died
December 18th at her home in East
Madison she had resided in that
town for twenty years. Prior To that
she lived in Skowhegan, Der husband
the late Lafayette 4ckenney having
been employed here She was ma
tive of Madison. her parents having
been John G. and Hannah G. French
Reed. She was seyenty-three years
old She is surveyed by a son, For
rest Mckinney of East Madison and
a granddaughter, Rena Holt, who had
been caring for her for sometime
Funeral services were held Saturday
at 10 a. m. from the home and inter
ment was NJ East Madison
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NEW OFFICERS OF THE LAW
Continued from Page y

years. Not only has Mr. Walker
served under Sheriff Mooers as a dep
uty, but under Ex-sheriff H. L. Good
rich, while his father, Elmore Walk
er of Arson is also a former deputy
sheriff. Mr.. Walker married Annie
Hilton of Arson. Mr.. Walker is well
known in his enforcement proceed
ures in the county and especially in
Skowhegan because of his lodge affi-
liations. He is a member OF the
Masonic Blue Lodge, the Chapter, De
Molay Commandery, No. 10, X. r.. the
Shrine, the Eastern Star and Knights
of Pythias.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

perience is like ours, his work will
be thoroughly satisfactory.
While Mr.. Raymond does not claim
to be mechanical engineer, so far
as adding machines are concerned,
his work on typewriters has given
him knowledge of those mechanisms
which are to be found in all such
Office devices. If you have an add
ing MACHINE or cash register that is
giving you trouble, let Mr.. Raymond
come to your assistance. He can
oftentimes straighten you out and il
cannot he will be sure to tell you
SO.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

Mr., Caswell is another incoming Off
cial to whom the duties will not be
entirely new as he served one term
as deputy under Ex-sheriff F. p PEN
nell and one term under Exsheriff
Goodrich His church preference is
the Methodist and his lodge affilia-
tions include the Masons. Odd Fellows
and Eneampment.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
Card o. Thanks

| wish to extend my sincere thanks
to the many friends who sent me
cards and flowers also the Order of
O. E. S. of Bingham for flowers which
received at Somerset Hospital,
Skowhegan.
Mrs. Percie f. Durgin
Brighton, Me-, Dec. 25, 1924.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

One of the new men on the force
will be Ira Durgin. grocer Of
North Arson. He was born ii West
Forks. June Z 1856. the Youngest
child of Jeremiah and Elsie McKen-
ney Durgin. He attended the grade
schools at West Forks graduating
from Burleigh high school in 1905,
and later attended Cray's business
College in Portland lie taught sew
eral terms of school under the late
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

l. o. O. r of which he is a Past
Noble Grand. He has also served
as a District Deputy, Mr.. Reed has,
in the past. served his town as road
commissioner and at the present time
is truant officer and local health Off
Ger. For seven years he was presi-
dent and manager of the Harmony
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

FRANK CASWELL, Norridgewock
Episcopal Church. Politically he is
a Republican.
r. f. Caswell, the future Norridge
wock deputy. was born at New Port
land, March 30. 1852 He was edu
Gated in the common schools and in
Arson Academy. In 1876, he was
married to Miss Lottie c. Gray of
Embden In former years Mr.. Cas-
well was engaged in farming, then
was travelling salesman for the Rich
ardson Manufacturing Company of
Worcester, Mass for twelve years.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

EVERETT N. CAMPBELL, lockwood
schools of that town. He has always
been a farmer and still lives on the
same farm upon which he was born.
In 1890 he was married to Miss Sa-
die NJ. Hatch of Harmony and they
have three children, Clifton NJ. who
is married and lives in Long Beach,
California. Geneva L., a student in
Harmony high school, and Theodore
T.. a student in the grammar school
While not affiliated with any church.
Mr.. Reed attends and gives his sup
port to the Baptist Church OF Har-
mony. He has for many years been
a member of Harmony Grange and
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

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Send for "Your Share" Booklet

Why don't you send in the coupon for copy
of the new booklet, "Your Share" 1t shows
you in pictures more about what this
Company is doing to build Maine.
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"Can you supply us
Nth 1900 horsepower"

This question was put to Central Maine Power Company
by company in Madison. 1t would have made most
power companies pause
But not Central Maine Power Company.
Instantly the answer went back.
"YES"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-22
KINDLY WATCH JANE"

If woman really wants to have fun
in this modern world said woman gets
into a niche where she can watch re-
port upon and, on occasion, manipulate
some of the currents of feminism
There's woman out in Topeka doing
that very thing. Wherefore there has
grown up a tradition In Kansas par
ticularly in Kansas politics, Kindly
watch Janew Now Jane is merely a
nickname for newspaper known Off
cially as the Kansas Woman's Journal.
1t is the initials of the paper plus the
necessities of the case that worded the
slogan quoted.
Who and what are behind Jane?
There's an advisory board that covers
all one side Of sheet of paper. There's
motto, Devoted to the interests of
women, children and home" that is
honestly lived up to. There was dur
ing the last political campaign, the Re-
publican state central committee. which
made the paper official organ of the
Republican women of Kansas. There
are the subscribers, both men and
women. And there is Lila Day Mon
roe, editor, who describes herself as
chiefly responsible except when the
printers of my most capable publishing
company complit some kind of crime.
mayhem possibly, on some pet article"
1t was July when Mrs. Monroe wrote.
''Ha' mercy have the rheumatics.
I've one wrist trussed up in a red fan
mel bandage. CDR. said hot applications.
and I'll leave 1t to you IL there's anv-
thing more torrid than a red flannel
bandage)
Il was born into family that was
crazy to have girl. AS the only cir,
In bunch Of boys, had many priv
fieges, but had to learn to be good
sport. My father died. | became
school teacher, read law, grew nm and
married lawyer politician. When T
first went away to school | boarded at
the same place with a newspaper man
and his wife, who were mighty nice to
the lonesome little stranger. The edi-
tor took the most inconvenient times
to become drunk. With his wife used
to get up in the middle Of the night 70
get out the Courier. To keen awake
learned to set type.
Il only advise girl to go to a big city
for bit of post graduate work. for
sojourn thas will make her appreci-
ate the wide spaces more when she
comes back. One of the greatest boons
for women Is the feeling that they have
sort Of proprietary interest in the
: ne town, such as have for Topeka
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-22
NATIONAL HONORS AND
LOCAL SALES
g by Laura Miller

Would you ever think of being huge
~ interested in corsets, other peoples
corsets at that? And if you had dis
covered that all the fascinating art
and science of craftsmanship could be
wrapped up in coutil and whalebone,
would you think you had any chance
OF carrying off a record, way out in
Idaho? Well, Sophie BoeIlert was and
dld. That is to say, she found her.
self saleswoman in a Boise store.
She set herself to work, and hard
work, with tireless ambition to go on
and on" She took one course of study
after another, for I'VE never have
enough learning"
That she won the national prize In
corset selling not long ago is just one
milestone on her way. She's buyer
and department manager in the Boise
Mode. That means that she has come
to know intimately the buying public
of Idaho, and the manufacturers Of
America and the world as they are
translated to the retail trade through
the clever, complicated, ever changing,
ever interesting New York market.
She's director of the store, which
means that she's managed to learn
how to work with other people day in
and day out, to get her own way when
It's based on good hard knowledge
without irritating the other person,
and to yield her opinion as gracefully
when other judgment is the better.
Her position means work with much
overtime, but Miss Boellert finds OPP
portunity for outside interests I've
always been interested in helping girls
up In their work." she says. MY own
experience is that the best founda-
tons for the average girl are laid in
smaller towns. People seem to have
more time. But in any place the study
of human nature is the most interest
ing one. This many-sided study is
great help in any work. One of the
most interesting studies today is sell
ing. We are all doing that. 1t has
many angles and the whole world
enters 1t at some angle"
Miss Boellert's own life seems to
bear out her statement about the wide
angle vision possible to the good sales
woman wherever she is. The war
brought more than one honor to this
Idaho woman who had been so con-
scientiously preparing herself. And
when, just after the war, the National
Federation of Business and Profession
al Women was started, the women OF
representative in the national councile
Each year they have reelected her.
This year she has mothered two new
clubs into being, and has two more on
the point of organization. 49," she
comments, I'm busy most Of the
time"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-22

and lack of food made his appetite
keen. When he reappeared in the
salon, he heard nothing from the cap
tain Of his absence from table. 1t is
not bushido for men to mention such
small things as illness, since pain must
be borne stoically. Wells ATTEMPTED
to eat, for he was hungry, but the
deliberately prepared lapo-lapo, swim
ming all out of element in a sea of
vinegary sauce which took hours to
prepare, the soggily-brown pork, heavy
with spice, nauseated him. Rising
with an apologize bow, he left the
table.
There is a son of a samurai," the
captain praised in a low voice. "He
is doubtless very Ill, but forces him.
self to act naturally"
Why, Wells asked himself, as he es-
caped to the deck again, why hadn't
he asked outright for eggs and coffee?
1t would not have jeopardized the part
he played, and he couldn't eat that
stuff. It would have chOked him.
A feeling of melancholy, akin to self
pity. surged over him as he watched
the endless swells advance and break,
to be replaced by others as formless
and indefinite as themselves. So, his
Orientalized mind whispered, 1t was
ordained. "Why strive" as the Sixth
Book has 1t, "when the wind beats the
water to it's will: so with the son of
man in his strivings." He shook the
mood off. Hang it, this Kayama stuff
was permeating him, at a time when
he would soon need all of his wits.
Kayama he was on the surface, but
success depended upon his thinking as
Bob Wells. Ordained? What If 1t
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-22

locked Door.
were? Should he deny that in bring
ing him Ellen the Son of the Sun had
brought him happiness? Hadn't the
Thunder God given him everything
needful to show the folks at home
what had really happened?
AS he thought of Williams smooth
assurance that call would be ex-
planned" to Sanderson he smiled
grimly.
had been good to him, impostor though
he was. He was glad now, very glad,
that kayama had been actually bur-
led In the Thunder Gate cemetery;
glad that he had insisted upon the
sailing Of toy boats, all afire, as is de-
creed by Shinto rite. In memory of
the departed and voyaging soul.
In no way had Wells injured the
standing of the house of the Thunder
Gate. There was no doubt but that
he had protected 1t. When the time
came the whole strange story would
go to the authorities and the great es-
tate would pass to the government.
The letter that should tell the story
would be accompanied by the money
he had used for the trip. And Kaya-
ma-San's disappearance would proba-
bly, become a tale told on the mats.
And Ellen He fairly ached to see
her in some of the clothes she had
bought In Yokohama. 1t was a shame
to subject her to criticism, but 1t was
not to be helped He felt sure that
she would understand, her years in the
East would interpret his desire for
revenge. Actually, until this moment,
he had never thought of it as revenge.
He had no anger against Alberta.
If she loved Williams, that was pun
ishment enough. Their path would be
rough and covered with many jagged
rocks.
With a wry grimace 1t came to him
that this was his marriage journey.
His honeymoon, with a bride who
feared him, and whom he doubly
loved in spite of-or because of-this
very fear. He wanted her to love him,
and with the same breath was proud
that she did not.
Not until the irregular black coast
line showed an outrunning flow of wa
ter, which marked the Gate, did he de-
liberately speak to Ellen again. He
had just returned from sending
wireless to Sanderson, announcing the
name of the boat upon which he was
coming. The very act had made him
nervous, and he was far from inward
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-22

Dodgeville-Jack Hillary is in hos
pital with badly jammed face and
Louis Gloveras is at his home at Lin
den, Wis, with several broken ribs.
Their car tipped over when they
turned out To pass another. Hillary
was unconscious 10 hours.