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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11

While complaining that the textbooks
in the common schools lead away from
the farm, DR.. John Graham Brooks said:
Look with me into an average Massa-
chusetts schoolhouse. Its arithmetic, it's
geography. its penmanship. it's bookkeep-
ing and its reading book, which appeal to
the Imagination of the farmers child.
are still dominated by clerk and trading
of view As one listens to the teaching
it is as if the one object were to create
discomfort with country life-to make
every bright child hate his surroundings
The instruction seems to assume the fail
ure of the farm life. The inexhauStibe
charm and resource of the country have
no part in the teaching.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11

The following corporations have filed
certificates of their corporation at the
secretary of States office:
The Richmond Manufacturing Com
pany organized at LivermOre Falls for
the purpose of engaging in wood and
metal manufacture, with $4,000 capital
stock of which $4,000 is paid in. The
officers are: President, Edwin Riley OF
Livermore Falls; treasurer, John III.
Maxwell of Livermore Falls.
The American Linen Company, Or
ganized at Portland for the purpose of
engaging in linen manufacture, etc.
with 1880, coo capital stock of which
$1,000 is paid in. The officers are: Pres
ident, Willard NJ. Baldwin of Portland;
treasurer, James J. Herman of Portland.
The Metal Sectional Furniture Com
pany, organized at Portland, for the pur-
pose of general manufacturing. with
5000, 900 capital stock of which nothing is
paid in The officers are: President
Willard NJ. Baldwin of Portland; treas
urer. James J. Herman of Portland.
The Suffolk Tailoring Company or
ganiZed at Kittery for the purpose OF
engaging in tailoring business. with
$50 900 capital stock of which nothing is
raid in. The officers are: President
Francis j. Sutton of Kittery: treasurer
Percy l.. Andrews of kittery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11

Posters are out announcing another
entertainment of the Pastime Athletic
Club, which will be given at Meonian
hall. Friday. at s P. NJ. Nov. 20, and
will consist of wrestling, bag punching,
club swinging. boxing, etc. The pro-
ceeds will be devoted to fixing up the
hall as permanent quarters of the club,
which has lately been organized.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11
A Scientific Discovery.

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does for the
itself even when bnt slightly disordercd
or overloaded. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
supplies the natural juices Of digestion
and does the work of the stomach. relax
ing the nervous tension. while the in
famed muscles of that organ are allowed
to rest and heal. l<o6ol dyspepsia Cure
digests what you eat and enables the
stomach and digestive organs to trans
form all food into rich. red blood. Sold
by BoWditch, Webster Il Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11

Joseph Theberge. the senior substitute
at the Augusta post office, rendered MS
resignation, yesterday. much to the re-
greet of the postmaster. MI Iheperge
had already rendered efficient service
as a substitute, and was in direct line
for promotion, but concluded that ne
could not afford to accept clerkship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11
DR.. Creene's
NerVura

will restore you to health and youth
full strength.
Mr.. William Whitaker, of III
South Arsenal Avenue, indianapolis,
Ind, crawled around with a cane in
each hand, but DR.. Greene's Nervura
cured him. Mr.. Whitaker says:
"Iwas victim of nervousness, pains
in my back and sides, and extreme
nervousness. The pains from my back
would begin at my hips and extend to
my forehead. For six or seven weeks
l could not. walk without the aid of a
cane in each hand.
IL could not obtain any relief from
my doctor or any medicine. l was
told by a friend to try a bottle of
DR.. Greene's Nervura, and if / found
no relief from it he would give my
money back. I at once began taking
it, and have never regretted the day,
although 1 had taken three bottles
before l saw any change in my condi-
ton. Then l bought one more, and it
made such vast change in my con-
dition, l bought another, and so on,
until I had used seven bottles.
When began taking the Nervura
I weighed no pounds, and at the end
ing of the seventh bottle I weighed
I45 pounds and am improving every
day, and think as stout and healthy
as youth of IS years"
Druggists everywhere recommend
and sell DR.. Greene's Nervura. For
free medical advice write to
DR.. Greene, "a Temple Place, Boston,
Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11
Cured of Piles After 40 Years.

Mr.. c. Haney, of Geneva, O., had the
piles for 40 years. Doctors and dollars
could do him no lasting good DeWitts
Witch Hazel Salvc cured MIN permanent
ly. Invaluable for cuts, burns, bruises,
sI.ralns, decorations, eczema, letter, SAT-
rhGum, and all other skin diseases. Look
for the name Dewitt On the package all
others are cheap. worthless countcrfeits.
Sold by BoWditch, Webster 4. Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11
A CARD.

We the undersigned do hereby agree
to refund the money on a 20 cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted syrup of Tar if it
fails TO cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee a 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded.
Bowditch & Webster kinsman Pharmacy
r X. Courtemanche, c. X. Partridge,
Arthur Tetrault, Temple Pharmacy
John Coughln, Augusta.
]. c. Houlehan, Z. II. Bcane.
Jackson Bros, Chas. Ward & Co
Gardiner noy1leod6mos
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11

1t is said. the "Charlo' cedar shingles
have pleased the Maine trade so far as
they have been used. Being sawed
from old growth trees makes them
sought for on points of real merit. ii.
Noel Sleeves. Hallowell. is their agent.
Read his single lad" in another
column
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received
at office of Treasurer. Eastern Branch.
n H. d. V. S. Togus. Maine. until IL
O'Clock A NJ. November u 1903 and then
opened for furnishing labor and material
for constructing a pier or breakwater on
wharf at Randolph. Me. and a wire fence
at Deer Park at Eastern Branch. n. H.,
d. Y. S. Togus. Maine, in accordance
with instructions and specifications.
comics of which. with blank proposals and
other information. may be had upon APP.
plication to Maj. a. l.. SMITH, Treasurer
novi-11
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11

"The work of cracking an old steel
safe has become very simple" said an
inspector of the Postoffice department
to a Washington Star reporter. You
see" he continued, "all the burglar has
to do is to pour nitro glycerine in the
cracks of the safe, then throw some
combustible material over it, set it
afire and get out of the way. In Il
short time the explosion occurs and the
door drops out as readily as if it were
made of pasteboard.
"This method of going into safe is
known to all cracksmen, and it seldom
occurs that we hear of a case of bur-
glarizing a postoffice in the small towns
;!irt has nct boon accomplished in that
manner. The old method of boring in
to a safe in order to insert the eXplos-
i've is no longer heard of. | do not
know how this practice can be stopped
unless greater care is taken in watch
ing the postoffices with modern safes
are provided. 1t is impracticable to
equip all the postoffices with modern
safes, so that l think the simple meth
DDS of the burglars will be used for a
long time to come"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11

A telegram was received by the COM
missioners of fish and game, yesterday
from a registered guide telling of the
killing of a calf moose on the East
branch of Birch stream, South La
grange, PenobscOt county. Orders
were at once sent to a warden to in
vestigate the case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11
STATE HOUSE
Medical Examiners at the
State House, Today.
A New Species Of Deer Reported
from Sebois.
Travelling Libraries-Four New Cor.
porations Formed.

The State Board of Examiners in
Medicine and Surgery will be in session
in the Judiciary room, today, for the
examination of candidates. This is the
annual session at the State House.
There are three sessions held, each
year, the other two being at Portland.
Clerk Wiggin of the school depart
ment has glass paper weight on his
desk which is rather interesting to the
history students. 1t contains picture
of the Fort Kent blockhouse, erected in
1898, and intended for use in the fam
Gus Aroostook war This block-house
is after the same pattern with the other
old block houses in various parts of the
State, such as Fort Halifax in WinslOW,
erected in 1854, and Fort Fairfield at
Fort Fairfield, and is one of the histori-
cal relics which should be carefully
preserved until the nation is old enough
to appreciate the value Of it's heirlooms.
A smart Aleck up in SebOis Me-, has
been trying to fool the fish and game
department, but he reckoned without
his host and is now wondering why he
sent down a postal card, the other day,
which bore the photograph of a strange
animal purporting to have appeared at
Sebois and to belong to the deer family.
The postal card bore no signature but
the card appeared to be so straight that
it might have fooled some people. 1t did
MT fool Mr.. Carleton and Hiss Hodg-
don, however for it struck them that
the animal pictured bore strong re-
semblance to that particular branch OF
the deer family known as the yearling
calf. The head was adorned with a
most remarkable pair of horns, but they
had kind of lop-sided appearance
which limited pretty plainly that they
were tied on. The picture wasn't very
clear, but the point was, and Miss
Hodgdon proceeded to identify the
handwriting from the letter received by
the department. Then she sent the
namelesS gentleman a note, thanking
him for notifying the commission about
the strange animal and intimating that
he might succeed better, if he were to
tie the horns to the calf over again and
take another. picture.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11
MARRIED..
EENNEBEC.

Weeks Mills-Nov. T. by II. p. Reed.
ESQ, Freeman Cooper MoSher and Sadie
May Miller, both of China.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11
FOOTBALL
Maire's Great Game. Bowdoin VS.. Bates

SATURDAY. NOV H. ON GARCEION
FIELD. LEWISTON.
Game called at o'clock. Admission soc.
Grand stand 25c.: Bleachers 25c. All seats
reserved. Tickets for sale at Babcock &
6harps, Il Lisbon ST., Lewiston. nov1od5t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11

Washington is much interested in the
fact that Mr.. Cannon will commence
housekeeping at the capital for the first
time in his life. Heretofore "Uncle
Joe" has not been regarded as a society
man, although he has never evaded the
duties of his position as the leading re-
publican member of Congress. Society
is secretly expecting great things of
the new speaker. 1t is already specu-
lating about the character and number
of receptions and entertainments which
will be given in the Vermont avenue
house. Miss Cannon is one of the
most popular young women in Wash
ington and it is conceded that what
ever her plans may be she will betray
ability of high order.
The prospect of having a speaker
who will enter the social whirl with
some outward evidence of enthusiasm
is especially pleasing to society be-
cause the late Speaker Reed and for
mer Speaker Henderson We're disposed
to ignore that feature of their obliga-
lions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11

Travelling libraries have been sent on
to Lisbon Falls and Litchfield Academ
at Litchfield Corner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11

Isle, is assisting in the work of tn
school department at the State House
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11

No matter how bad your condition
or how long continued DIR. Greene's
Nervura will surely help and probably
cure you as it has cured thousands.
Don't hobble about with canes and
clutches, don't suffer with pains,
aches and nervous disorders when
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11

The smallest salaried man in the en-
ploy of the United States government,
has resigned his Office and gone to the
Sailors Snug HarbOr on Staten Island,
where he hopes to spend the remainder
of his days in comfort. He boosted of
getting only 81 a year as his pay.
He is Charles II. Gibbs, and he was
keeper of Bug Light for many years.
He lived there all alone, with only hens
and maltese cats as his companions.
Thirty years ago Bug Light was an
important beacon on the island. 1t is
on a hill about mile south Of the town,
and in the days when Nantucket was a
center of the whaling industry, it
proved of great aid to the sailormen in
making the channel at night.
When the jettics We're built and the
channel changed considerably Oh &C
count of shifting sands, the light was
discontinued and Gibbs was appointed
to look after the property, which con-
sisted of cottage in addition to the
lighthouse. His pay was 81 a year, but
he made living easily by keeping hens
and breeding cats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11

If General A. w. Greedy, chief signal
officer of the army. has one fad it is
Alaska. Of course he has shown great
interest in everything pertaining to the
signal corps, and no man was more
active and vigilant in looking after his
branch of the service during the Cuban,
Philippine and China campaigns than
General Greeley, but since business has
been somewhat slack in other places, he
has been interesting himself in supply
ing the people of Alaska with tele
graphic communication with the out
side world. Under his supervision the
big district has been wired so that there
is communication to nearly every i'm
portant point. ST. Michael, at the mouth
of the Yukon, near the Nome settlement;
Egbert, near the point where the Yukon
crosses the eastern boundary line; VAL
dez, in the center of the southern coast,
are all connected by land lines. In con-
nection with the Canadian system of
teleeraphs there is connection with
these points from Washington. But
General Greeley is not satisfied. By
cable from Puget Sound it is proposed
70 connect the United States with Dyea,
Skagwav, Juneau, and Sitka. This con-
nection will be completed in December.
And that is not all. General Greeley
wants a cable from Sitka to Valdez,
which will give the United States tele-
graphic communication direct with
every part of Alaska, and not be de-
napdent upon Canada in any way what
ever.
~, t1,n fa of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Repairs to the Capitol Since
Congress Adjourned.
The Governments Smallest SaIaried
Man Has Resigned.
Dirty Money is Never in Circulation in
Washington.

Washington, Nov. 1O.-The United
States capitol is just about twenty one
tons heavier today than it was when
Congress adjourned last spring. Paint
weighing that much has been put on
the building since adjournment. The
job will be completed this week When
the representatives and senators who
have looked upon the dingy old walls of
the committee rooms and corridors for
so many years enter the building they.
will hardly know the place. Not only
has the inside of the building been
benefited by the work of the brush
wielders, but the huge dome and the
Goddess of Liberty have also received
a new dress. The Goddess was not
painted, but was given several coats
of varnish to prevent her flowing robes
from corroding and turning green.
The chief color used on the interior
was light yellow, the same hue that all
of the corridors, Railways and commit
tee rooms were painted many years
ago. The paint used on the dome was
all white, as was that in touching up
the stills. frames and sashes of the VIM
dows and doors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11

When Keeper Gibbs resigned, the
government decided to sell the property
and it was sold to the highest bidder,
last week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-11

Visitors to Washington note the fact
New-York tribune., 1903-03-01
A SAD BLOW TO TEN MEN.

The Rev. Sam Jones on one occasion delivered
his sermon called wives and Husbands before an
immense gathering in Birmingham Ala. He dWelt
particularly on the beauty and utility Of mutual
forbearance between husbands and wives and then,
as though desIrous Of showing the rarity OF that
quality. said
IF there is a woman in this vast gathering who
has never said an unkind word to her husband she
will please stand up:
A woman arose, as though she had been chal-
Ienged and Jones, beckoning her with both arms.
Come here. sister! Come right up here to the
platform"
The woman did as bidden. and when she reached
the preachers side was presented to the thFong
as the 'most beautiful woman in Birmingham
Jones continuing his address, asked any man VINO
had never spoken unkind word to his wife to
make himself known. Promptly arose ten big,
stTanuing self-conscious chaps, who started for
the platform without further bidding and with an
the preacher who, they neared him, sad:
That's right, my men! Come right up! WanS
evervhodv here to gaze ten of the rost helpless
liars in the United States."-(Baltimore Herald
New-York tribune., 1903-03-01
SQUIRREL VIBRATIONS.

The ren,srkab BILE mgratIons performed at times
bv this species constitute most interesting feat
ure In their history. They cOngregate In the au-
tumn in immense numbers. and move on In the
same general direction. not turning aside Tor the
largest streams though usually averse to wafer
DR. John A. Kennicott relates that during one OF
these migrations ihnumeFable squirrels SWAN
across the Niagara near Buffalo. landing 30 eA-
hausted as 10 be easily taken by hand or KnocNeu
down with sticks Mr.. Kennicott has the iolo"-
ing notes in regard TO these migrations:
..,Thc reason for these migrations Is not salts
factorly explained. That thev are caused by want
of food Is hardly probable. as the squirrels are
found to be fat at the time. and as ofsen leaVe
localities aboundIng with food as otherwise. AueE
ons Of these grand mIgrations, very few OK the
New-York tribune., 1903-03-01
A REMARKAsLE BOY GIANT.

The latest claimants for human slant honors ts
Lewis Lewark. n seven seen-ye5ir-Old boy LIVING IN
CrrrItuck County. y. {. Six feet inches tall.
weighing 649 pounds and strong in proportion. this
boy giants fame is spreading throughout his nauVe
State whpTe he is being exhibited by his brother.
I.ewark.s parents rather below the ordinary
stature-his father weighing only $50 pounds and
his mother less than 20 When he came into the
world Lewis weighed eighteen pounds. Vt the age
of five wears this had increased until he weighed
go pounds.
Whom no was twelve years old hr weighed 4So
pouuds and il was necessary fOr his parents TO
take him To- Norfolk md scales large enough
to weigh him. AT that time MS photograph "dS
in appearance Lewis looks like any other healthy
bOy except that he il extremely arg rt29tS ol
strength that would StaggeT hllt dozen "Eul,iIy
men are performed by Lewis with ease. ~ a
Young boy Lewis received very little SchtoinS no
teacher in 'urTituCk County being aoIe I" tOhtrOi
When he was twelve years old his father made
an i ~ - Then he rrasped his father
by the trousers and lifted him high IN the air
A quick throw. and Lewis ST; landed tniry @ IeeS
corrected by anything stronger than moral Suasion
As young IPwark grew up he entered heartily
he excelIpd. STineS that three men had difficulty
in handling. Lewis took with one hand
At the surfmen's exhibition held recently at
Elizabeth CITY Lewis astOnished all by hauling
uD a surfboat from the water-a task that usually
strong men Again. he hauled the breeches buoy
ashore without trouble-a task that requires the
services Of three men.
Despite his enormous bulk 3.Hwls ts as supple
as an Indian and quick eat. He * ex-
cenent shot. u handy Sailer of small boats, and a
He eats in ~. portion tn his size. Half dozen
canyasback ducks nothing to him. and
dozen smaller ducks make only a fair meal
different from all other meDs LsEls G2 perfectly
healthy.-CGoOd Literature. -
New-York tribune., 1903-03-01
A CURIOUS RELIGIOUS COLONY.

OF all queer cities ever built, the queerest was
undoubtedly that erected near the headwaters Of
the Rio Pecos, in New-Mexico. by Julian Ericsson
and his followers in the middle of the last century
Ericsson was an American of Norwegian descent.
and inherited some money. together with taste Tor
occult mysticism, from his father, Swedenborgian
carpenter and contractor.
He early came under the influence of Joseph
Smith the founder of Mormonism. but quarreled
with his leader, and started to found an entirely
new sect of his own. the cardinal principle OF
which was the transmigration of the souls Of the
faithful while yet EARTH That is to say, he
promised that his disciples should early date,
be Changed into doves, eagles, lions. or. in fact,
into whatever beast or bird they chose.
1t seems scarcely credible that such an aosuru
not to say nauseous. doctrine should nave sue
ceeded even for a time in attracting converts;
but there would seem 10 be no limit 10 human
credulitv and gullibility in such alters some
him. and, following the example of the Mormons; IS
marched westward from the settled States into
the great Western wtlds. 49,,
They finally brought up in what Is now San
Miguel County, and built town Of frame houses.
at the back OF each of which was a cage or deIl
suitable the needs of the particular animal OF
bird they expected shortly to become. .
nothing. and In the end he and a number or nus
disappointed disciples were killed in battle Win
Apaches. The. others scattered to various parts
the majority going to California to dig for goia.
and the stronger OF the cages, those erected loF
the wouId-be uger-men and n-Women, were ar ar
terward utilized for brief period as places 3 o..
Confinement for refractory .convicts-(sioux Fails
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