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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-14

In the year 1900. according to the re-
cently-issued report of vital statistics
for that year. eight persons died whose
age had exceeded 100 years. Six of
these persons were women and two
were men. Their names, together
with a few facts relating to the life
history of each, are as follows:
Dec. 10. Polly Collins died at Mars
Hill lat the age of 105 years, months,
and days. She was born in New
Brunswick. Her father, James Dyer
and her mother whose maiden name
was Margaret Greer. were both ma
tives of New Brunswick.
May 10. Lucy Davis died at Auburn
at the age of 105 years. She was born
in Lisbon. Her father. u. Jordan, was
also born in Lisbon. The birthplace Oh
her mother. whose maiden name was
Turner. was not known.
March %, Charlotte Hargraves died
at North Shapleigh at the age OF lcV
wears. II months and days. She was
horn in Amesbury, Mass. Her father
name was Oliver Blaisdell. The malden
name of her mother was Ablgaii
Downs. Percentage was not given.
"Noy. %, George Kendall died AT
Fairfield at the age of 100 years
months and 90 days. He was born III
Fairfield. as was also his mother ADJ
gail Chase. His father, VIM. Kendall
was born in Woolwich.
"Oct. |. Abigail Church died at New
Portland. at the age of 100 years
months and days. She was porI' III
po,ond nc were also her parents, Johi
and Abigail Knights.
..,,,h : uildah Bisbee died at Wood
s,.,c,S at the age of 100 years and .
DAYS. She was born in BelIas.. ne'
foYher's name was Allen Hail. Inc
maiden name of her mother was MARTA
Lion. Both her parents were Dorm IN
New Brunswick.
aFeb. %. Mary O'Leary died at Ban
ror. at the age of 100 years. she was
horn in ireland. Her fathers name was
rimothy Cochran. Her mother
walden name was Mary Lymes- Her
PARENTS were both born in Ireland.
"Oct 6. Marshall King died at Wa
.orv;lIe. at the age of 100 years lie
,,,s horn in Canada. No facts are
rnown concerning his parents.
The following dispatch from WASH
;,,rton is going the rounds of the pa
pers:
..The cooperation and association
NTH the regular army which the state
/, militia organizations have so long ue-
s;raa IS now offered every state guard
=, tho evolutions to be held this au-
Continued on page 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-14
Funeral Of Late Mrs. Love B. Beck.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Love
=. Heck was held at the home on
The Western avenue road, at 10 O'Clock
saturday. Rev. L. T.. Newbert Oh
ficiated. Interment was IN Forest
Grove cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-14
Mrs Eliza A. Fowler.

Mrs Eliza A. Fowler, wife of the late
Miles Fowler. died very suddenly at z-''
O'Clock. yesterday afternoon, at her
home. 122 State street in this city. run
eral arrangements will be announced
later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-14
TO THE NATIONAL HOME
Eastern Branch. d. ". s.. At Togua
KENNEBEC CENTRAL R. R.

Summer arrangement in effect Monday,
June 10th. 1902.
Leave Randolph: lar National Home:
7.15. 800 & 1850 AN. 7.s5, 80 & lilo A. NJ.
L. 40, 2AO Il 4.30 L. NJ. 1.O0, 800 & 4.50 L. M.
Ev. National Home:l Ar. at Randolph:
1.45, $40 a. Ills A. M. sos. Q 40 x lbs A. M.
l.15, $40 & sos p. NJ. 1.35. $50 & SIS T.. nj.
Sunday trains will run as follows:
Leave Randolph at go n.3O, A. NJ; $50
and so p. NJ. Leave National Home at
1905 A. NJ, LOS. $50 and sos T.. NJ.
f. A. LAWTON. Supt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-14
Poisoning the System.

Through the bowels the body is cleansed
Of impurities. Constipation keeps these
poisons in the system. DeWitts Little
Early Risers prevent this by stimulating
the liver and promote easy; heaithy ac-
ton of the bowels. Percy W. Means.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-14

Clerks in the office of the secretary OF
State are now engaged in getting ready
the election blanks to send to the clerks
of the several cities, towns and planta-
tons in the State, for the purpose of
making returns of the votes cast in
their respective towns at the coming
election. There are five distinct
blanks used upon which the official re-
turns must be made; that is, there is
one in which to record the vote for
governor, one for congress, one for
State senators, one for county officers
and one for representatives to the
legislature. Besides there is another
blank known as the clerks return,
which the clerk must send separately
to the secretary of State as soon as the
polls are closed and the vote counted
and declared. From the latter returns
the semi-ofiicial result is ascertained.
Boxes have been prepared in which
TO send out the official ballots, as soon
as possible after the 10th of August.
These boxes vary in size. some holding
so ballots, and others 120 and 240 each,
according to the number of votes in
each town.
Several nomination papers have been
recently received. Hon. Fred Emery
Beane of Hallowell, secretary of the
Democratic State committee, was at
the department of State, yesterday,
for the purpose of examining the nomi-
nation book, and the delinquent candi-
dates of his party will be asked to for
ward their certificates at once, so that
none of them will lose the right to have
their names placed upon the official
ballot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-14
PROPOSALS WANTED.

The committee on highways and sew
~ sn OF the city of Augusta will receive bids
aor furnishing street signs UP to L
Seiock, July 10. 1892 Specifications may
We obtained of Charles S. Hichborn. chair
man, First National Bank. Augusta.
juy11dtd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-14

Colds are sometimes more troublesome
in summer than in winter. one Minute
~ Acts Immediately for coughs, colds,
Croup. Percy w. Means
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-14
aAILaoADs AND sTEAMsoAra
EASTERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
kannohao Diviaion

for Boston. Returning steaners leave
Union Wharf, Boston. daily, except SUM-
day, at Goo p. NJ. for landings on the riv-
er. connecting at Gardiner. with steamer
Della Collins" for Hallowell and Au-
guSta-
ALLEIS PARTRIDGE. Agent, Augusta
e A. COLE. Agent. HallowelL
a "a HANSCOM, c. p. st. A.
Man. SeS Atlantic Ave. Boston. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-14
STATE HOUSE.
Government Wants Land for
Lighthouse Near Portland.
Madrid Railroad Co. Files Location d
New Narrow Gauge Line.
Centenarians who Died in Maine With
in a Single Year.

Lieut.. Col. w. S. Stanton. U. s A.
engineer of the first lighthouse district
has written the secretary of State.
asking that Maine convey to the
United States parcel of land on Ram
Island ledge, near the entrance to
Portland harbor. on which the govern
ment has authorized the construction
of a lighthouse and fog = signal. The
land described includes that part of the
ledge where Ram Island tripod now
stands. The lot is 75Ox36O feet and
comprises 10000 square feet of surface
The Madrid Railroad Co. has filed
with the railroad commissioners its
plan of location for the narrow gauge
railroad which the company is to build
from the town of Madrid to Township
No. 8. a distance of about five miles
and half. This road will tap a belt
of timber country where at least So
100000 feet of lumber is now standing,
but which would be difficult to haul out
under existing circumstances
Governor Hill has been invited to at
tend the festivities at Camp Benson,
Newport, on August IS, accompanied
by the members of his staff. 1t is
doubtful if the Governor can find it
convenient to attend, as the encamp-
ment of the National Guard in this
city Will then be in progress, but he
will probably detail some of the staff
10 represent him at the event, as he
did last year.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-11-06

2 and Bay, and a piece of thin rubber
band, on one of which a hook made of
a pin is fastened, while on the other
one small piece of wax is stuck. The
rubber band is fastened by the hook
to the lining of the sleeve. After the
coin has been returned to the per-
former-having been marked and
given to the audience for inspection.
the wax is pressed to the coin softhat
it will disappear under the cuff as soon
as the rubber band is let go. Instead
of the coin, the piece of glass the size
of the coin is covered with the hand
kerchief and given to one of the au-
dience, together with the glass filed
with water. When the order to drop
the coin in the water is given, the piece
of glass (being transparency will not
be seen in the water, and the coin will
have disappeared.
Tofind the coin in somebody's pocket
is easy. The performer pulls it out OF
the cuff while everybody is looking at
the glass Of water; pulls it from the
wax with the index finger, and is now
ready to make it appear wherever he
wishes.-Chicago Tribune.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-11-06
A ROAD TO FAILURE.
Another Has Never Yet Worked
sl..s- Successfully,

II don't like Cousin Fanny" said a
little girl, with the outspoken frank.
ness of ''seven times one,'' and on be-
ing questioned, she thus explained her
prejudice. when she tells me fairy
stories, she always acts as if she were
thinking of something else.''
Those of us who do not have the
pleasure of Cousin Fanny's acquaint'
ance know her kind. There are some
people who never seem able to give
more than partial attention to those
with whom they are conversing. They
come back to the subject under discus
sion with start, as if they had just
been Weakened from comfortable
nap.
+ Doing one thing and thinking OF an.
other is sufficient explanation OF
the failure of so many. "Be all there"
when you are working. and so earn the
right to throw yourself into your rec
reation. No one gets less satisfaction
out of life than the person who never
can spare more than fraction Ct his
attention to the matter In hand
Wellspring.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-11-06
A IS BIlfk * n
{{1jz 1{!ffxjz
cHEERFULNEsS AT TABLE.
Make Every Meal nm Occasion for the
Interchange Of Entertaining
Conversation.

An old lady, who looked as though
she might have belonged to the 'sun-
shine society" all her life, was asked
by friend the secret of her never
failing cheerfulness. Her answer con-
tains suggestive lesson for parents.
II Think said the clever old lady,
ut is because we were taught in our
family to be cheerful at the table.
My father was lawyer with a large
criminal practice. His mind was
harassed with difficult problems all the
day long, yet he always came to the
table with smile and pleasant
greeting for everyone, and exerted
himself to make the table-hour de-
lightful All his powers to charm
were freely given to entertain his
family. Three times day we felt this
genial influence, and the effect was
marvellous. If child came to the ta-
BILE with cross looks, he or she was
quietly sent away to find a goodsboy
or girl, for only such were allowed
to come within that loving circle. We
were taught that all petty grievances
and jealousies must be forgotten when
meal time came, and the habit of be-
ing cheerful three times day, under
all circumstances, had it's effect on
even the most sullen temper. Crate
full as I am for all the training re-
ceived in my childhood home, look
back upon the table influence as among
the best of my life"
Table manners are, of course essen
tial, but the most important thing is
to make the meal an occasion for the
interchange of delightful and enter
tanning conversation. Let such gath.
erings, fathers and mothers, make the
most happy hour of the day, and the
influence on the children may be be-
You'd estimation.-N. Y. Weekly.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-11-06
THE ALB1No ROBIN.
Bird Was Entirely White, with Pink
Eyes, But Too Weak to Take
Care of Itself,

In the summer of 1900 some friends
Of mine came to me with Story of
a strange white bird that had been
seen several times among the trees
of a small grove in southern Ohio,
the state in which my home county
is, writes Henry Holcomb Bennett, in
St. Nicholas. Finally another friend
told me that he had seen a pair of
robins feeding it, and, between us,
we agreed that it must be white
robin-an albinO.
An al6ino among men is a pers on
whose skin and hair are unnat.ra1ly
white. Among birds and animals an
albino is one which is white, differ
ing from others of it's species. A bird
or animal the normal color of which
is white, or which changes to white
feathers or fur for winter, is not an
albino. The perfect albino has pink
eyes, and no color about it. The
white robin saw was perfect al
bino.
The rest of the brood, of which the
albino was one, had scattered and
were locking out for themselves; but
the parent birds were still feeding
their white fedgling. The other birds
in the grove took a great deal of in
terest in the strange inhabitant, es-
peciaily the purple grackles. AS the
white robin sat on bough the
gracl<les would perch near it, looking
at it with their heads turned, shrewd.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-11-06
WHEN WE FALL ASLEEP.
Some Senses Become DOrlna mt BefOre
Others, That of Seeing Being
the First.

When a man drops off to sleep his
body does not do so all at once. Some
senses become dormant before 9TH
ers, and always in the same order. Az
he becomes drowsy the eyes close ano
the sense of seeing is at rest.
1t is quickly followed by the sense
of taste. He next loses the sense OF
smell, and then, after short interval.
the tympanum becomes insensible to
sound-or, rather, the nerves which
run to the brain from it fail to con-
vey any sense of hearing.
The last sense to leave: is that of
touch, and in some representative peo-
pie it is hardly ever dormant. This
sense is also the first to return upon
awakening. Then hearing follows
suit; after that taste, and then the
eye becomes able to>fash impressions
back to the brain.
The same gradual loss of power is
observed in the muscles and sinews.
Slumber begins at the feet, and Slow
ly spreads up the limbs and trunk I'M
til it reaches the brain, when uncon-
seriousness is complete and the body
is at rest.-Chicago American. esq
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-11-06

ly to one side, or hopping from place
to pface, as though to get a better
view. All the time they kept up a
blackbird conversation about the OBJ
ject Of their curiosity, clucking and
chuckling away at a great rate.
The white robin did not hunt food
for itself, although it was fully old
enough to do so, but depended on it's
parents. When it flew, it did so awk-
wardly and blunderingly, and gen
orally seemed to prefer staying in
one place.
A day or two afterward two boys
brought. to my office the white robin,
dead. One of the local papers had
said that an albino robin might be
sold to museum, and accused the
boys Of having killed the bird on the
chance of selling it. This they stout
ly denied, saying that they found it
dead. took off the skin for the p.lr-
pose of mounting it, and found that
the boys had been telling the truth,
for there was no sign of an injury.
The poor robin was very thin, and
its stomach was almost empty, ex-
cept for the remains of one bug. l
wondered if it's parents had grown
tired Of feeding it. I found, also.
that the reason it flew SO poorly was
because its eyes were defective, and
that it must have been almost blind.
Had its parents fed it until the time
of the fall migration southwark, the
white robin could not have gone with
the rest, and must have starved. The
robin was entirely white, with pink
eyes, pinl>y-white beak and pinkish
legs.
Albinism, by the way, is caused by
the lack of pigment, or coloring mat
ter, in the quilts. Birds so afflicted
are, usually, not well developed, and
suffer from attacks OF individuals OF
their own species.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-11-06
SUBDU1NG AN ELEPHANT.
Keeper Gave Him q Violent Beating
and the Animal Never For.
got the Lesson.

There are probably not many peo-
pie who know why elephants are so
easily controlled by their keepers.
1t is true that an elephant never for.
gets or forgives an injury, and that is
the very basis from which all trainers
derive their power.
Some years ago there was a very IN.
ruly elephant belonging to certain
circus. The man who had been his
keeper was getting old and wanted to
give up his position, so another man
was found who was willing to take his
place. The transfer of keepers was
made in small town in Indiana. Early
one morning the elephant was led into
an open space outside the tent and
was then chainedevery securely. His
new keeper took position near by
where he could be seen constantly by
the elephants cruel little eyes. By
little teasing he succeeded in annoying
the animal until he struck viciously at
him with his trunk, which was exact
" what the new keeper wanted. At
that instant he and some circus men
who had been waiting out of sight
behind the elephant began to beat him
and prod his tough hide with elephant
hooks. He shrieHed with pain and
rage and tried to reach the new keep
er, who was the only man his chains
permitted him to see. But at each at
tack the elephant tried to make the
blows descended harder and harder,
and finally he ceased, convinced at last,
After he had stopped trying to fight
and had become quite conquered, his
new keeper advanced boldly, loosened
his chains, and triumphantly led him
back to the circus tent. He never for.
got the beating, and he never risked
getting another by being ugly to his
keeper.-N. Y. Herald.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-11-06
VIBRATING BEAUTY CHAIR.

forations which are covered by the
thin rubber. The seat and back of
the chair are filled with water when
the patient sits in the contrivance, and
then hammer, which strikes a rubber
disk, is set in, motion. This hammer
starts yibra tory waves in the water,
and these waves are communicated to
the body by means of the perforations
in the chair. Lillian Russell and Bern
hardt are using vibratory chairs, and
this means of acquiring strength with
out expanding energy is becoming
quite fad in New York. The vibra-
tory chairs cost from 5000 up, and con-
sequently will never become popular
among the majority of beauty seekers.
Chicago Inter Ocean. ~
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-11-06
DISAPPEARING COIN.
A Parlor Trick for Boys and Girls
Which II Never-Failing
Source of Fun.

The performer takes large cola.
marks it before the eyes of the aNdi-
ence, covers it with handkerchief,
and asks somebody to hold coin and
handkerchief over a glass filled with
water Fig. y. Stepping back q few
PAGES, he asks the person holding glass
and coin to let the coin drop into the
glass. Then he removes the handker-
chief and-the coin cannot be found
in the glass. The performer claims
that the coin must be in somebody's
pocket, ETC., and stepping up to some
one pulls it out of it's hiding place and
shows it to the audience.
TO perform this trick provide your
self with round piece of glass Gig.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-11-06
NEW BEAUTY GEAR.
Sitting in It Il Said to Restore Youth
Strengthen Muscles and Re.
place Tissues.

The latest thing to renew health
and prolong life is q vibrating chair,
BY means of this peculiar bit Of mech
7anism it is claimed that youth can be
restored, muscles strengthened and
wasted tissues replaced. The principle
upon which the vibrating chair is
worked is an old one. The chair has
a heavy rubber seat and back.e I'm.
derneath this is a coat of thin rub.
Der. The heavy rubber contains per.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-11-06
THE WEDDING.


What's all this stir in.among the toys?
The rustic and stir? The donkey creaksi
The paper rustles, the little ball rolls,
The round drum rumbles, the rabbit
sQuf axis.
THERE'S rot toy but means to see,
In all the closet, from wall to wall,
The wedding between the Jack-in- the-box
And the pcettiest china Coil of all.
She looked so timid, and he so proud,
And bo.h were as happy as they could be
And the moon shone in through the close:
Twas ..eally a beautiful sight to see.
But when 1t was over, and all the toys
HAD se<tled again upon the shelves,
Where Jack and the dolly could, not hear.
Sighed as he shook his faxen head:
" 'Tw ould have been all right for wooden
doll,
Butt she might have done much better,
he said.
Said Mrs. Noah: II really think
Twas a very stupid ard slow affair;
1 hopeswe shall fine, when We reach the ark
The an. mails all in order there"
But'Jack- in the-box and the little doll
Smiled at each other tenderly;
They cid not hear, and they did not care,
But both were as happy as they could be.
Pyle, in ST.. Nicholas.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-11-06

skirt is trimmed at the bottom. simulate
ing a flounce, with bands of the silk Dor.
dered with cream lace beading, in which
black velvet ribbon is run. These bands
are ornamented with motifs of cream lace.
The bolero and sleeves are also trimmed
with these bands and motifs and the
former has a shoulder collar Of guipure,
which extends way down over the sleeves,
forming long, odd epaulets. The sleeves
are finished with cuffs Of original design.
composed of shaped folds of black velvet
The bolero opens over a blouse Of white
silk, or lawn, with fancy cravat aud CIR.
die Of light blue silk, ce satiaa
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-11-06
Peculiar Gypsy Custom.

Tie gypsies employ very simple
method to check that member of their
band Of musicians sho has to make the
collection. They give him plate to
hold in his right hand, and live fly,
which he has to keep imprisoned in his
left as he goes collecting the moaey.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-11-06

EjHE first gown is of almond green
KH cloth. The skirt is trimmed with
- groups of narrow folds, or tucks, ar
ranged in festoons and with festooned
bands Of velvet bordered with little gauze
ruffies of the same shade.
The blouse is trimmed with the festooEed
folds and with little straps of the cloth
and velvet fastened with gold buttons.
These straps border the fronts which open
over a lace jabot. The sleeves are trimmed
to correspond and the puffs are of guipure
striped with bands of the cloth. The girdle
= of velvet.
N second gown Il Of black tafeta. The
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-11-06
BAG FOR CL0THESpINS.
It Does Away with Continual Stoop.
ing and Habit of Putting the
Pins in the Mouth, ~

Here is drawing with directions
for making my clothespin bag. Take
a piece of blue denim two-thirds of a
yard long and half a yard wide, and
cut like a. then take another piece
the same length and Fl inches wide
and cut like b; bind the pocket edge
with white braid or tape, sew both
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-11-06

pieces together and bind all around
with the tape, sew around the top a
waistband and finish with button and
bQttonhole. When hanging up clothes
one can button the bag around her
self, and it does away with continual
STOPPING for clothespins and the UNI
sanitary habit of putting them in the
mouth.-Mrs. Nellie Norton, in Good
Housekeeping.