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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-04
KENNEBEc couNTY.-In Probate

KENNEBEC COuNTY.-In Probate
Court at Augusta. In vacation. Decem-
Der 2, 1902
CHARLES +. TIBBETTS, or Augusta.
in said County, as Administrator OF the
estate OF ELIZA J. TIBBETTS, late OF
said Augusta. deceased:
ORDERED. That notice thereof be
given three weeks successfully prior to
the fourth Monday OF December inst,
in the kcnnebec Journal, a newspaper
terested may attend at Court Of Pro-
bate then to be holden at Augusta. and
show cause. II any, why the prayer OF
said petition should not be granted.
q. r.. STEVENS Judge
ATTEST: W. A. NEWcOMB. Register.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-04
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KENNEBEC. ss.-In Probate Court. at
Augusta. In vacation Dec. 2. A. ID. 1902.
fit Of CECIL HOWARD and GLADYS
HOWARD. having presented his first ac-
count for allowance:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be
given three weeks successfully prior 10
the fourth Monday OF December inst,
in the Kennebec Journal. Newspaper
printed In Augusta, that all persons in
terested may attend at a Pr6bhte Court
then to be holden ut Augusta. and show
cause, II any, why the same should not
be allowed.
ATTEST: w. A. NEWCOMB., Register.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-04
SPECIAL SESSION.
Union Veterans Union to Meet in
Gardiner, Dec. 80, 1902.
Important Meeting Of This Soldiers
Society Soon to 30 Held.

Md. 'Seii IdtFlck hayes OF CnelSe9,
division commander of the Division Of
Maine. Union Veterans Union, has is
sued the following general order: q
At the annual encampment Of the
Division Of Maine, Union Veterans
Union. held in Augusta, Nov. 4, 1902,
the following recommendation Of the
committee on good of the order was
adopted.
That the commander Of this depart
ment be empowered to appoint a COM
mittee of three comrades with himself
as a member ex-oif1cio; said committee
to have full authority to take such
measures as may be necessary to unite
this department with the Department
of Massachusetts under the cOnstitu-
ton of 1898, and thus restore it to the
position 1t is entitled to as an organic
alton of battlefield soldiers
The commander. in accordance with
the above recommendation. appointed
Past Commando Lewis Selbing, w. s.
Norcross and Henry l. Lord as such
committee.
The following from the committee on
resolutions was also adopted:
Resolved, That no action be taken
at present in the proceedings of the last
National Encampment until the same
are officially promulgated and their
character and meaning definitely ascer-
tanned; and it is recommended that a
special encampment be called by the
major general commanding, if in his
wisdom he may deem it necessary"
The above mentioned committee hav-
ing made a report recommending that
such special session be called. there
fore direct such special encampment OF
the Division Of Maine, Union Veterans
Union, to be held at Grand Army hall
in Gardiner, on Tuesday. Dec. 30, 1902,
at o'clock p. NJ, to take such action
as they deem proper in regard to the
above mentioned recommendation of
the committee on good of the order.
The delegates who were entitled to
seats in the last annual encampment
are entitled to seats i'm this special en-
campment. In case it is impossible for
the old delegates to attend, new dele
gates may be elected. 1t is important
that all regiments send full delegations
that all may share the responsibility of
whatever action may be taken.
The colonel of the 9Th Regiment at
Gardiner will detail an officer of the
day, an officer of the guard, and four
comrades for guard duty. They will
report to the assistant adjutant genera!
at Grand Army hall at 1856 P. NJ. on
the day of the encampment.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21
HURRY UPE

Everywhere one hears that expression
shurry up" It is genuine A1nericanism
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21
Foods and Appetite.

In some, good advice given in print by
a physician the theory held by faddists
in special foods. warranted to perform
marvels Of health and restoration, is
exploded. Don't" says this writer,
Imagine that you can grow strong on
foods that you dislike. Better fried
ham and chocolate cake with a good
appetite than a health cereal with milk
and disgust"
One would hesitate, perhaps. to fol-
low strictly the fried ham and choco-
late cake dictum to the letter, but it ia
undoubtedly true that at the moment
many persons almost starve themselves
because they have no appetite for the
various so called health foods. which
alone they fancy they can eat. Above
and beyond the choice of food is mod
Grafton in partaking Of it and relish for
what is eaten.-New York Post.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21

I take great pleasure in giving the
very highest testimonial to DIR.
Bakers Blood and Liver Cure. I
used it in 1895 Infammatory Rheu-
matism. I was severely afflicted
with the disease and tried my family
physician, in addition to various
remedies, without effect. Iprocured
some of the above medicine, and be-
fore using bottle of it I could walk
without my crutchea, and by the
time I had used bottle and a half,
I felt entirely we'll, and have not
suffered any since. I cheerfully re.
com mend it, and believe it will do
all it's projectors claim for it.
Respectfully,
E. O. Mastin,
Deputy Collector of Wilkes
County, N. c.. Feb %, 1898.
For sale at the Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21
WHY NOSES POINT EAST.
A Theory Which Ia Plausible. but
Rather Ridiculous.

Very few peoples noses are set prop
perly upon their faces. Any observant
person who will 80 along the street and
take notice Of the nasal organs OF the
passerby may easily convince himself
on the subject. Not one individual in
q hundred, whether man or woman, is
above criticism as to the arrangement
of his or her nose.
One might think that nature is a lit
tie careless about this matter. When
the nose. turns off at an angle instead
of assuming it's just and proper atti-
tude, it tends, at all events in extreme
cases, to give disordered effect to the
features as a whole. but if nature real
ly does not care which way a nose
points there ought to be as many noses
turned one way as are turned the 9TH
er.
But is this the case? Not bit Of it.
AS you walk down the street look at
the people as they go by, and you will
discover that the noses Of ninety-nine
out Of every hundred turn to the right.
When once you have begun to notice
this fact, it will constantly attract
your attention. In truth, the objec-
ton to starting in upon study Of this
kind is that you cannot get away from
it afterward. 1t haunts you steadily
and persistently. Whenever you meet
q friend you look at his nose to make
sure whether it turns to the right or
not.
Now, the phenomenon being as de-
scribed, what is the reason behind it?
Why should nearly everybody's nose
turn to the right rather than to the
left? There seems to be only one way
to account for it, and that is that al
most everybody is right handed and
uses his handkerchief correspondingly;
so from infancy to old age the nose in
the process of being blown and wiped
is persistently tweaked to the right:
hence as the infant passes through
childhood and later youth-whep the
nasal organ is flexible and in process
Of formation. SO to speak-it is obliged
gradually but surely to assume an in
ciination eastward.
If this theory be correct, the noses Of
left handed persons ought to tnrn Gus
tomarily to tho left. Such. in fact, ap-
pears to be the case, but data on this
interesting branch Of the question are
not sufficiently complete to afford a
final conclusion. - Saturday Evening
Post.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21

sheer lovennesS. spreading IN SOFT OH
dulations over the land, the California
poppy bloomed above the richest views
and arteries Of gold the world has ever
known. all unsuspected. a Circe. with
powers to please, dazzle and charm by
its enchantments. while it allures, lnls
and mystifes. this flower Of sleep SEEM
ed to draw by some occult process from
the earth the elixir. Of gold. unfolding
its blooms of gold as beacons proclaim
ing, I'VE are blooming above rich mines
of gold"
There is ever a mystery about the
poppy. 1t is n weird flower. It is al
most sentient. with q life unknown to
human kind. "While glory guards With
solemn tread the bivouac Of the dead
stealthily sea Of gore creeps over the
old battlefelds. Blood red. the poppies
in waves and pillows hold high carni-
val above the soil that covers the slain.
Lord Macaulay says OF the battlefield
of Neerwinden: The summer after the
battle the soil, fertilized by 10000 dead.
broke forth into millions Of blood red
poppies. The traveller from st. Troud
to Tiremont who saw that vast field
of rich scarlet stretching from Larden
to Neerwinden could hardly help far
ewing that the igurative description OF
the Hebrew prophet was literally ac-
complished: that 1.-The earth was dis
closing her blood and refusing to cover
her slain." Bayard Taylor in The
Lands of the Saracen" says be contem-
plated with feelings be could not de-
scribe "the old battlefelds Of Syria,
densely covered with blood red pop
pies, blooming in barbaric splendor,
gloating on the gore Of soldiers slain.
However interesting the poppy may
be to men of science and 20 lovers OF
the beautiful, 1t is yet more so to the
people Of California. This beautiful.
weird, gold colored flower Of gossamer
texture belongs to California alone.
Nowhere else in the world has 1t ever
made its habitat. There it is naturally
so profusc that it is related as fact
that, coming on turn full face upon
a blooming field of yellow poppies. daz'
zling in the sunshine. horses have been
put to fight as from flames Of fire.
Home and Flowers.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21
Holds Up A Congressman.

SAT the end of the campaign"
writes Champ Clark, Missouri's bril-
liant congressman, ''from overwork,
nervous tension, loss of sleep and
constant speaking I had about utterly
collapsed. It seemed that all the
organs in my body were out of order,
but three bottles of Electric Bitters
made me all right. It's the best all.
around medicine ever sold over a
druggists counter Over worked,
run. down men and weak, sickly
women gain splendid health and
vitality from Electric Bitters. Try
them. Only SOC. Guaranteed by
J. E.. Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21
The East and the West.

A man from the west who. was re-
Gently visiting Maine fell into CONVEX
sation with a quiet old farmer on a
train. He was full of the greatness of
the west and talked about the big
sarms and big crops of his particular
section and wound up by saying. Il
suppose you do manage to pick NJ q
living on these little Maine farms.
The old Maine farmer smiled sadly
and replied: "Yes, and few years ago
some of US invested money in your Sec
ton. and it is there yet. 1t was a per.
manent investment, guess"
The western man changed the con-
yersation.-NeW York Tribune.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21
A Poison without an Antidote.

Some persons are advocating Substi'
tute for death by electricity and hang
ing. They have advocated poisoning.
Well. nothing could be more effective
or painless thar execution by means of
q capsule filled with hydrocyanic acid.
1t might be served without the knowl-
edge Of the convict, and death would
be so sudden and so certain that there
could be no resurrection. A single drop
placed on the tongue Of q big dog
causes instant DEATH a half teaspoon.
full taken by a man will cause him to
drop as if struck by lightning. There
is no antidote.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21

IN EFFECT DECEMBER lst, 1901.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21
THE GOLDEN POPPY.

Dazzling, Blazing blossoms That
Greeted the California Pioneers.
Far out at sea cleaning sheets Of
dazzling gold arrested the gaze Of the
early explorers of California. Blazing
along the Pacific coast, embroiderinS
the green foothills of the snow capped
Sierra Madres, transforming acres and
acres of treeless plains into royal cloth
of gold, millions Of flowers OF silky tex
ture and color of gold fascinated the
Spanish discoverers. An eminent bot
anist, EschscholtZ, at once classified
the plant, and his followers conferred
his name upon this the only native
American papaver.
Draamlike in beauty, fascinating from
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21
Wont Follow Advice After
Paying for It.

In recent article prominent
physician says, 1T is next to impossi-
bic for the physician to get his
patients to carry out any prescribed
course of hygiene or diet to the
smallest extent; he has but one re-
sort left, namely, the drug treatment"
When medicines are used for chronic
constipation, the most mild and
gentle cbtainable, such as Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets,
should be employed. Their use is
not followed by constipation IS they
leave the bowels in a natural and
healthy condition. For sale by J. D..
Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21

and assimilative processes can't be hHr7zea.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
cures diseases of the stomach and the asso-
ciated organs of digestion and nutrition.
II source of all physical strength is food,
properly digested and perfectly assimilated'
BY enabling the perfect digestion ana asslmr
ilation of food uGolden Medical Discovery
increases. and enriches the blood supply
and sends new strength to every organ Of
the body.
vI was at one time as I thought almost at
deaths door, writes Mr.. J. S. Bell. of Leando,
Van Buren, Co., Iowa I was confined mine to my my
taken quantities of medicines but they only
seemed to feed the disease but must say that that
TODAY am stouter than have been for twenty
years am now forty-th-ee years old"
FREE. DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser sent
free to you on receipt of stamps to pay
expense of mailing only. Send thirty one
one-cent stamps for cloth bound book or
twenty-one stamps for paper covers to Dr.
". Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21

Z x pI Z , { Va tiS
rrush " in which we
live. Nothing is swift
enough for us. We
race against ste a m
and lightning and find
the III slow. We
grudge the time given
to eating, and rush
throug b meals as
though life depended
upon our haste.
Life does depend on
our haste, but not III
that sense. Look at
the obituary columns
OF the papers and
see how many proml-
nent men are carried
away by rs o N a c b
trouble, =" Hacute i1di-
gestion " and other re-
lated diseases. Their
lives have in general
been sacrificed to the
haste and rush Of
business which over
looked the fact that
food can only nourish
the bodywhen digest
ed and assir1ilated
and that the digestive
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-21

Men who are continually blowing
about themselves spoil lot of wind.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-17
James Walker is Drowned

Hudson, April II. James
Walker, register of deeds for st.
Croix county, was found in the
mill race, four miles from this
city, last evening. Mr.. Walker
had been out driving alone in the
afternoon and towards evening
his horse came to the fish hatch
cry without driver. The people
at the hatchery notified his sons
and they went out looking for him,
following the buggy tracks.
They found where he had driven
through the river and Finally
found him in deep water. Mr..
Walker was a great sufferer from
sciatic rheumatism, being help
less from his waist to his feet.
He suffered a great deal the past
spring but always appeared
cheerful. He was serving his
fourth term as register Of deeds,
being nominated by Republicans
and the Democrats making no
nomination against him. Last
year the Republicans made an
other nomination and the Demo
Gratis nominated Mr.. Walker, who
defeated his opponent He was
born in Canada fifty eight years
ago, came to st. Croix county in
1871, and was one Of the early
conductors on the Omaha system.
He leaves a wife, two daughters
and two sons. The sons have al
ways been of great assistance in
his work and one Of them NAV
serve out the balance of the
father S term.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-17
Soldiers Dyihg Fast

Appleton. April II. In check
ing up and revising the list Of the
benefciaries of the INDECENT
soldiers and relief fluid, which
work was recently done by a
special committee, it was discov-
cred that the old soldiers in Outa-
gamie county are increasing the
neurological listmuch more rapid
ly than their widows. Statistics
of the past few years show that
the deaths among the benefi-
Charles Of the relieffund are about
five men to two women. At this
rate it will be but a few years be-
fore the entire list of benefciaries
will be composed of widows of
the veterans.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-17
Begged TO be killed

Racine, April H. Mrs. Emily
Sproat, aged.7o years, and a pio--
neer resident Of this city, died
eight hours after the accident
yesterday inwhich shewasalmost
cremated. While she lived she
begged that someone would end
her life and relieve her extreme
sufferings. Size was conscious
at all times and informed rela-
tives and physicians that she had
feared for many years that she
would meet death by fire. The
shock to the daughter when she
was taken home and saw the
mother was such that physicians
fear for her.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-17
Her Shocking Fate

Racine, April r. Mrs. George
Sproat, wiloWof one Of the prom
inent pioneer residents of this
city, was fatally burned, her
clothing catching fire from bon
fire, while assisting in cleaning
up the lawn. Before assistance
could reach her the flesh of al
most the entire body was so bad
~ burned that portions Of it fell
off. She was removed to a hos
pital where physicians say there
is no hope for her recovery.
Mrs. Sproat stated while being
taken to st. Luke's Hospital that
early this morning she had had a
premonition that she would be
burned to death.
Mrs. Emily M. Sproat is 70
years old. She has two children.
Warren Sproat Of Burlington,
Wis, and Miss Emily Sproat Of
this city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-17
Wardens Use Guns

Neenah, April 16.-Game War
dens Val Raeth, Of Milwaukee,
julius Wait, of Appleton. and K.
Knudson, of Winneconne, who
have been at work on the Fox
river between Appleton and
Neenah, and Lake Butte DIES
Morris, and who have worried
greatly the violators OF the fish
and game laws in this part of the
country, had a personal encount-
er with several men who attacked
them with spears. The wardens
drew reyolvers, but the men got
away in the darkness. Several
shots were fired after the law
breakers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-17
Telephone Line a Go

Oshkosh, April 1O.-Jay A.
Hinman of this city, who is in
,terested in the effort being made
to get a franchise from the city
for the Oshkosh Telephone com
pany to construct an independent
telephone system here with un-
derground construction, says
that the enterprise will be a sure
go if the city will grant the fran
chise asked for. He says the
company has a very strong fnan-
cial backing and means business.
A circuit embracing Naenah,
Menasha, Kaukauna and Apple
ton is contemplated.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-17
smokestacks Blown Down

Cumberland, Wis, April TO-
The Beaver Dam Lumber, Com
pany's large sawmill started up
for the second time last Tuesday.
The mill started for the season S
run over a week ago, but was
obliged to shut down on. account
of all the smokestacks being
blown down by terrific wind
storm. The mill has enough logs
on hand to keep it saving through
the entire season.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-17
p1af1 a Collision

Madison, April 10. The board
of managers of the State Board
of Agriculture will meet in the
administration building on the
fair grounds at Milwaukee, at 2
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
Repairs will be arranged to be
made on the buildings, and the
interiors will be frightened up.
They expect to spend about 81 900
on the work.
Judges for the stock will also
be selected. The names Of Prof.
M. A. Scovell, director of the
Kentucky experiment station,
and M. B. Wood of Minnesota,
are mentioned for dairy judges.
Gibson of Canada, the noted beef
judge, will probably be appointed
as Judge of dressed beef. S..
Butterfeld, of London, Ont, who
was poultry judge last year, will
probably fill the same position
this year. w. w. Lockjoy of Ros-
COW, ILL.,, may de chosen judge of
swine.
The board is looking for special
amusement features and at the
meeting tomorrow will consider
the proposition toput in a head
on collision between two railroad
engines. This feature drew the
largest crowd on the day it APP
peared Of any day at the Iowa
state fair, Des MONIES, la. They
are also considering a man to per
form daring feats on an autsmo-
bile, riding up and down steep
enclines, etc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-17

Mrs. BUGGY fred the first shot.
| started in, but seeing her ap-
preaching with a smoking re-
volver, I returned to the kitchen.
where Mr.. Bucey's mother was
with the 18-months-old baby.
With the second shot the old lady
started into the room, when Mrs.
BUGGY ran up to her husband
and fired two shots through his
head His mother cried out:
oh, she has killed my boy She
then killed herself. Mr.. Bucey
came home from the bank about
$50 o'clock and everything
seemed pleasant. There was
nothing which I can imagine to
cause the tragedy"
The murdered man was we'll
known in this city, having been
reared to manhood here. After
graduating from the city schools
he learned stenography and for
several years served as secretary
to Dean w. A. Henry of the col
lege of agriculture of the univer-
sity. He went TO the state of
Washington eleven years ago to
accept a clerical position with an
uncle engaged in building and
general construction business.
Shortly after he became assistant
cashier in the Bank Of Everett, a
position he held at his death. He
married there ten years ago.
The. couple had two children, the
boy who was killed and a girl
who is younger. He was 33years
old.
For some months Mrs. BUGGY
has been i'll with rheumatism,
and since last fail her mother-in7
law, Mrs. J. G. BUGGY, Of this city,
has been living with her. The
unfortunate man induced his
father to close up his affairs here
land make his future home in
Everett. The old man was pack
ing up his household effects
preparatory to going there when
! he received news of the tragedy.
The murdered man is the
seventh child of the family to
meet tragic death.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-17
BagerS Lose

Iowa City, Ia, April II. The
University ofIoWa won the fou rth
annual debate with the Univer-
sity Of Wisconsin, held here last
night, on the question of "The
desirability of amending the ma
tional banking laws SO as to per.
NIT notional banks to establish
branches Iowa University
speakers had the affirmative.
The Wisconsin debaters were
Johr, Graars and Gillette; Iowa,
Kemmerer, Spangler and p.
Braun.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-17
Killed BY Wife

Madison April 15.-Word has
been received that while temper
arily insane, Mrs. Shepard Blu
cey, had killed her husband,
their 8 year-old son, Jean. and
herself at their home at Everett,
Washington.
The victim is the son of ]. G..
BUGGY. aged 20, an old resident
Of Madison, who is brokenheart-
ed over the affair.
A servant tells OF the tragedy
as follows:
81 was in the kitchen when