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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23

Eugene Knight of Palermo, is visit
ing his aunt, Mrs b. V. Lamson, of this
citV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23
SKOWHEGAN.

Miss Minnie Snow passed Saturday
with friends in Waterville
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23

A NJ. Harmon was in Bath on bust
ness, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23
NATIONAL HOME.

Frank Cusick and family of Caroline.
visited friends here, today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23
WATERVILLE.

Miss Clara Reed visited friends Il
Augusta. Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23

DIR. J. +. Hill has returned from 3
visit of two weeks to New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23

As usual the streets are being very
sprinkled this season, by
Scott Gilman
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23

Miss Ruby Gilman visited friends in
Augusta. yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23

Hon. Forrest Goodwin attended the
ball game at Waterville. Saturday
afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23

George w. Singer left on the 1910 \. NJ
train, Saturday. for Damariscotta. to take
up his new duties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23

MIR. and Mrs. Winfield S. viles Of
Lexington, We're in town. Saturday,
the guests of friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23

Thibadeau. the North Street baker,
is out with newly painted delivery
wagon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23

w. c. Johnson WAS at home from his
Boston Office for the Sabbath.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23

city, Friday and Saturday. accompany
ing the Kicker ball team of Houlton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Fake Laxative Bromo Quin;ne Tablets All drug
giSts refund the money il 1t fails to cure. 80.
The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23

S. Arata returned, Saturday, from ;
business visit to Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-23
HALLOWELL.

Republican caucus, tomorrow evening.
Detective True returned, Saturday, from
Il trip to Bar Harbor.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
THE ART OF GRINDING.
How to Put an Edge ON Moving ma
chine Knives and Other Bevel-
Edged Tools.

There is propriety in all things, and
the grinding Of moving machine
knives is not to be excepted. Most
farmers, however, hold the knives out
at arms length and grind them on the
top of the stone, similar to the way
that the scythe is ground, thus not
only making the process slow and Ia
borious one, but producing very poor
edge indeed when compared with that
which is obtainable by the method
shown herewith in the illustration.
In order to achieve the purpose at
issue one should have good stone
a stone so hung that it will run true.
It is preferable to have it mounted
upon common friction wheel bearings.
Why? Because these raise the center
of it just high enough from the frame
to admit of the inch-board rest on
each end and make it about right for
grinding the moving machine knife
when the back of the knife section is
held in position against thiSrest.
Thus constructed, hold theaxnife Sec
ton as described, but with the point
pitching a little toward the stone, and
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
VITALITY OF SEEDS.
Mt the Indiana Station
Prove That Freezing Does
Not Affect 1t.

In case seeds are well dried before
freezing weather sets in, common ex-
perience has shown that the vitality
is not destroyed by freezing weather.
This has been repeatedly shown in
corn from the crib of the experiment
station. Although exposed to all the
vicissitudes of our variable winters
we have frequently found that IS to
100 per cent. of the corn would germi-
nate. The corn grown at this sta
ton is medium variety which ma
lures and dries. out before severe
freezing weather begins. In case par
TALLY cured corn is subjected to severe
freezing the vitality of the germ is
injured and frequently destroyed. The
sad experience of many farmers at
tests the truth of this statement.
Careful, observant farmers have long
noted the ill effects Of freezing on par
TALLY cured corn, hence they gather
their seed corn early SO that it may
become well dried out before setting in
of very cold weather. 1t is well known
that dry seeds will bear exposure to
low temperatures without losing the
power to terminate. Whether such
low temperature Injuries the vitality
without entirely destroying it, IL q
question am not AZ yet prepared to
answer. The injury, if any, to dry
seeds from freezing is at least imper-
ceptible. There are those who be-
lieve that the exposing of even dry
seeds-especially seed corn-to
freezing temperature, will injure the
vitality Of the germ, but do not re-
call any experimental tests that dem
onstrate this to be true. For all prac-
teal purposes it is quite sufficient for
the farmer to know that if his seeds
are we'll cured before very cold wealth
er begins, he may expect them to re-
tain the power to terminate even
though exposed to severe freezing
weather. In many instances seeds
thus cured and exposed have been
found to terminate 100 per cent. and
with satisfactory degree of vitality.
w. C. Latta, in Prairie Farmer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
A Doubtful Reformation.

II feel like man who had escaped
from bondage" exclaimed the COM
muter, who had slid deftly past the
bundles he bad piled on the car seat,
without upsetting one of them. II feel
like {, man who had had an aching
tooth pulled or who had had an unex-
Pected legacy just as note came due"
whats the matter?" inquired the
neighbor.
'I've conquered my besetting weak
ness"
a II didn't know you had any"
Eyes. 1t was superstition. I'd wor-
ry about whether saw the new moon
over my left shoulder, and if saw a
horse shoe I'D drop everything l was
carrying in order to pick it up. I'd
get my feet wet and catch cold hunt
ing four-leat clovers, and turn pale if
I forgot myself so far as to trim my
finger nails On Friday"
"And you gave them all up?"
Eyes, SIR
swell, there's no doubt you are bet
ter off,"
Il should say so. Why, I've noticed
the difference already. I was abso-
lutely compelled to call halt. no.
ticed that every time paid attention
TO these superstitions had bad luck"
Washington Star.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
How Not to Kill a Pig,

A great many breeders upon having
hog or pig overheated and very warm
attempt to reduce the temperature by
dsshing a bucket of cold water over
it, says the Indiana Farmer. Very
often the result is dead pig in very
short time. The proper way to cool
off a pig just received in crate or
one that is overheated is to let it lie
still and commence pouring water
gradually on its nose and continuing
for: the space of two minutes on the
nose up to the top of the head. Then
when the head is thoroughly cooled
proceed backward gradually, not
pouring too rapidly at first, till you
have reached the tail. In this way
the hog will be cooled off without dan
ger of any bad effects from the over
heating,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

Il had to let my French lessons co.
why was that?" 'They were simply
running my, golf accent. Chicago
Record.
she-"Now, dear, we must begin to
cconomize." He-"All right. Begin
by making the bread lighter" -Yon-
kers Statesman.
DO you really think there can be
Jealousy without love?" "Did you
ever know a married woman who was
not jealous indianapolis Journal.
Jorkins-"What are you thinking SO
lard about? ?" Perkins, am trying
to decide which man derives the
most real enjoyment from, laziness or
conccit. Town Topics.
Wife-"John, is it true that you in
vited our cooks soldier lover to my
birthday dinner?" Husband-"Cer-
tainly. did not want him to get the
best morsels of every dish" File
gende Blaetter.
Mamma" said Dot, "do all the
rivers empty into the sea?" "Most of
them, my dear" "Then why doesn't
the sea run over; is it because there
are lots Of sponges in it?"-Philadel-
phia North American.
The Leading Question.-"Dat poet
Valkin Meeler has arranget all de de-
tails for hees funeral pyre." Funeral
pyre? Vot vos dot?" HE will hat him
self set on FIRE ven he ees det." "Vot
insurance does he carry ?'-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
He--"Carrie! 81 saw you flirting
with Tom swel& User last, evening :
She-"Well, it was all for your sake
He-"For my sake? How do you make
that out?" She-"You wanted me to
learn to love you, and was just prac-
ticing on Tom."-Boston Transcript.
BriGe-"I'm so afraid people will
find out that we're just married that
I've made Will promise to treat me in
public just as if he had no thought
for anyone but himself" Matron-"I
adopted that plan when was married
and my husband never got over it,
Tit-Bits.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
A GOOD PLANK DRAG.

three inches from the ground. The
crosspieces should be bolted on with
two bolts through each board.
Some old drag or harrow teeth are
put through the front board four
inches apart, the holes being bored
so the teeth will slant back, which
prevents clogging. An old moving
machine scat is fastened to the center
of the middle plank. The drag can be
drawn by q tongue fastened similar to
a wagon, or by short chain in such
manner that the draft is from the
center. This implement works as we'll
on any kind of ground when first
plowed, and will fit it in good shape
for the harrow or cultivator. It will
leave the surface more level and finer
than roller. I keep one in the field
while blowing, and with it 60 over
what is plowed each day. This levels
and fines the surface so that the mois-
ture is retained.-John Jackson, in
Farm and Home
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
TRAVELS OF COINS.
Some Old Pieces Could Tell Remark
able Stories Of Their Wan
definHs.

IF an old coin could only talk what
strange adventures it might TELL" re-
marked Canal street druggist, twirl-
ing silver piece he had just received
from customer. snow, this half d OIL
lar was coined in 1913, the year the
great gold craze began in California,
and I should say by its looks that it
has been in pretty constant circula-
ton ever since. Think what volume
of trade that represents. If it pur-
chased it's face value only once day,
which is certainly a modest estimate,
it has done well on to $4,000 worth
of business in the half century it has
been going the rounds. That's quite
record, isn't it? And dare say that
curious things have happened to it in
its journeyings. 1t has been borrowed
been boarded by misers and squan-
dered by prodigals, and who knows
how often it has been the last coin
in the pocket of suicide? 1t must
have lain on gaming tables and rat
tied in church boxes and held down the
eyelids of the dead. There is 40 tell
ing in what far countries it has trav-
eled, and what fantastic foreign things
it may have bought. Inever finger one
of these old coins without a certain
sense of awe and an inclination to
stop, no matter how busy I may be,
and do little day dreaming over its
history"
Cali that reminds me-" said gen
tleman who had listened to the drug
gist's homily, ''of a queer experiment,
I made years ago. was specializing
one day on the possible wanderings of
coins, and just to test the matter I
had a small steel punch made with my
Initials cut in the end. By bringing it
down sharply on coin I could leave
Well, for long time-over a year.
in fact--l stamped every scrap of hard
money I got hold of-nickels, pennies
and all. I suppose at the very lowest
estimate turned adrift 400 or 500 sep
arate pieces wearing my sign manual,
meanwhile keeping my eyes open for
the return OF any of the wanderers.
IL vas III 1901 VA 1908 TIA UGSdI WOTk
with the die, and in all these intcrven-
ing years have never yet received
q coin bearing my stamp. Looking for
the initials has become such habit
with me that do it instinctively al
most every time receive any change.
Several years ago I was cashier in
a good-sized retail house here, and
handled great many fractional coins.
Hundreds of them had been marked,
but none had my particular stamp.
This certainly shows how widely
money becomes scattered. A young
friend Of mine tried the same expert
ment, and after considerable lapse
of time found one OF his coins in some
change given him in store in New
York. He had ring put in the piece
and wears it on his watch chain."-
n. q. Times Democrat,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
Having fred this last gun over the

Having fired this last gun over the
grave of an unhappy metaphor, Grad
dock smiled benignly on the audience,
wiped his forehead with the back of
his hand, and, with final cluck of the
instrument in his throat, sat down
amid roars of general laughter.
Now it happened that about month
after this famous controversy, the
curate went to St. Colam tc spend q
quiet Sunday with his friends. His
winter work had tired him out and.
brave as he was, he was beginning to
doubt if he could live through another
winter.
It was day Of ethereal brightness,
with suave and sparkling air, and in
the afternoon he was tempted to walk
along the cliffs toward little desert
ed church that stood on the cliffs edge
about midway between St. Colam and
Barford.
1t was 20 years or more since it had
been used. Its graveyard hung for
lornly over the sea On a gentle slope,
and quiet sheep were feeding on the
grassy barrows of the dead. Reckitt
came softly over the crisp turf, and
was about to pass round the chancel
to the little graveyard, when he was
arrested by the sound of voice. 1t
was speaking in low monotone. Pres
emily it rose into clear, mournful
cadence, and his ear recognized the
sublime phrases of the burial service:
Thou knowest. Lord, the secrets Of our
hearts: shut not Thy merciful ears to our
prayer; but spare US, Lord most holy, o
God most mighty, o holy and merciful
suffer us not at our last hour for any pains
Of death to fall from Thee" .s
There was long pause, and sky
lark could be heard singing over the
sea. Then the voice began again:
'Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty
God Of His great mercy to take unto Him
self the soul of our dead sister here de-
parted"
"No, no. Oh, my God, can't say
that" the voice broke forth in sudden
agony. ooh, Elizabeth, why did you
leave me?"
The curate knew not what to do. At
first he had been ready to suppose that
an interment was going on, but that
thrilling cry: "Oh, Liza BETH" re-
vealed not the solemn priest, but the
human mourner.
He stepped softly out of the shadow
of the chancel, and looked over the
huddled stones. A man was kneeling
beside one of them which looked, more
cared for than the rest. 1t was Grad
dock. In the same instant the two
men recognized one another. The
curate was about to turn away, when
Craddock beckoned him.
"Look," said Craddock, grimly.
The stone had been freshly scraped
and lettered. 1t bore no memorial
verse-two names only and date:
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
GOSSIP FROM A "DIARY."
Some Humorous Bits Taken from the
Notebook of Titled
EnElishman.

Some one blaming little girl for her
extravaganza, said: "You should not
burn the candle at both ends" "Why,
is not that the way to make both ends
meet?" retorted the child.
Hon. Sir NJ. Grant Duff, who noted
down this repartee in his DIARY" men,
tons also the following good riddle:
'''When the day breaks, what becomes
IF the pieces?" 'They go into mourn
ing"
The following are among the items
Of pleasant gossip to be found in the
Diary"
An English peer coming out of the
house of lords, met Disraeli for the first
time since he became Lord Beacons-
field.
'How do you like this place ?" asked
the peer.
"Well," was the reply, II feel that 1
am dead, but in the Elysian fields!"
At a meeting in Exeter hall Bishop
Wilberforce spoke eloquently, and at
the close of his address the people be-
gan to go away. A gentleman, who &C.
cordlng to the programme was to
speak, said to the bishop:
II need not speak. I hardly think
they expect me-"
"To be sure they do" retorted the
prelate; don't you see they are all 60
ing?"
An English duke. while being shown
the collection of birds in museum,
asked the name of one of them.
THAT'S howl" said the attendant.
"a what?" exclaimed the duke.
"a howl" repeated the man, with
even more distinctness, whereupon a
bystander, seeing the cause of the
dukes mystiication, said: 'Your
Royal 'Ighness, e says hits how'll
Youths Companion.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
AGRICULTURAL FAIRS.
Too Many Of Them Have Degenerated
Into Meeting Place for
Sports and Fakirs.

Too many of the fairs are degenerate
ing. The evidences of this are plenti-
full and striking. True, here and there
local fair shows improvement, and
state fairs are generally progressive;
but the most of the local fairs are in
a decline. Members of our office staff
have visited many fairs this season,
and in a majority of instances have
found stock pens and agricultural
halls nearly empty and the attendance
of farmers and their families material
ly decreased. AS we aim at truthful
ness in our reports, the kindest thing
we could do in many cases was to say
nothing whatever in the paper about
fairs of this class.
The fact is that most of the fairs
have practically ceased to be agricul-
tural and cater wholly to the tastes
of the sporting community. In too
many instances flair" has become syn
onymous with the same word with
*" inserted in the middle, and the
farmer is compelled to stand around
with his interests under his arm and
watch the honors and profits of the
occasion being divided between the
jockey and the fellow with the game
of chance.
We have few fairs in mind which
have been striking exceptions in the
matter of success this season, but
these have every one been clean. The
fair which would be long-lived and
continuously successful must be de-
cent in tone and decidedly agricultural
in character. The handwriting is on
the wall for every other kind.-Na-
tional Stockman.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
A GOOD PLANK DRAG.
It's Very Effective Implement and
One That Any Farmer Can Make
in q Few Hours.

For some kinds of work this drag is
better than roller. Any farmer can
make one in few hours. The one I
use is made of three boards, seven feet
long and eight inches wide. Place the
plank eight inches apart, take two
pieces of two by four, long enough
to bolt across each end to hold
the plank in place. Fit Oh the two by
tours or crosspieces by first saving
into the upper and front edge of each
plank and split off triangular shaped
piece, so that when the crosspieces
are bolted on the front edge of the
bottom Of each plank will be about
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
"a SOLDIER.

Out Of the virile north
The hale young hero came.
Dreaming. as he went forth,
The star-bright dream Of fame.
He dinned no Wanting cries
To plague the spacious air.
But who looked in his eyes
Knew fear was stranger there.
he nursed no callous hate.
But 10 his open breast
A won4rous pity safe
For them that are oppressed.
To lift them from the mire
OF tyranny and shame.
This was his high desire.
His star-bright dream Of fame;
TO strike one sure blow home.
And then. IL need be. pass
3 Back to the mother-loam,
The sweet. enfolding grass.
The long. clear bugle shrilled
Across the fervit heat;
All, how his brave soul filled
And how his blithe heart beat!
Up. up the tangled slope.
Where stabbed the cactus thorn.
He pressed with comrade hope
That cloudless Cuban morn.
He struck the one sure blow,
He won the guarded steep.
Ere it was his to know
The quiet house of sleep.
{.
And those that gazed upon
His form, and named his name.
Saw on his face still shone
The star-bright dream Of fame.
Clinton Scollard, in Leslie's Weekly.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
Save Dust and Leaves.

If you do not rake up the leaves and
lay in supply of dry earth before win
ter you will make a mistake. Dry earth
is an absorbent and .disinfectant. as
well as permitting of easily cleaning
the poultry house. If large supply of
leaves are obtained in which the hens
can scratch in winter the result will
be less liability to disease and more
eggs. Leaves on the floor make ex-
cellent protection from the cold drafts
CT air that come from below, and thus
assist in keeping the poultry house
warm and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
FiIeside.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
Hoods pile cure all Liver Ills rs cents.

There is more Catarrh in this section of
the: country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For great many
years doctors pronounced it local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case it
fails to cure. Send for circulars and testi.
monials. Address F. j. Cheney & Co., To.
ledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Soils rich in humus hold the mois-
ture longer against evaporation, and a
humus soil, when dry, probably makes
the most effective soil mulch.
We do not always make repairs
when we should, do we? We make
nothing by not doing such work
promptly, do we?
Some one has said: '"The frying pan
is the curse of the American nation.
The poor, hurried housewife would
bake her biscuit or boil her coffee in il
ii she could"
Subsoils rich in iron are usually re-
tentive of moisture. For this reason
a red subsoil, if not too sandy, is
usually good foundation for the sur
face soil to rest on.
Isolation is not always immunity
from contagion, and, while our towns
show the greater number of infectious
diseases, country places frequently
show greater per cent. of fatality
from want of prompt attention or i'm
possibility of getting it.
It is sometimes noticeable that the
farmer who has grown old has lost
ambition, and he permits buildings
and fences to fall to the ground. It
is better from every standpoint to
avoid getting into condition like
that, even if it does require an effort.
If six inches deep of fine, dry soil is
moistened with 20 per cent. of water
and then thoroughly cultivated it vii!
be raised up two or three inches
higher, making a depth of eight to nine
inches. If heavy rains should follow
and fully saturate this soil it would
settle down to six inches of depth
again, but if light rains followed it
would not settle more than one inch.
Western Plowman.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1898-12-09
lama pI..t.r on III. F.rm.

Land plaster should be kept handy
where it may be sprinkled ut frequent
intervals ON stable floors and about
sinks from which foul odors may arise.
Besides being deodorizer it is good
fertilizer, so nothing is lost by using
it. while much is gained.