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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
The Haunted Road.

A hundred tints adorn the maple tree.
A hundred splendors glorify the oak;
But winds that wall and wander. wantonly
Rush in and rend the autumn's gorgeous cloak.
And strew the fragments on the haunted way
Where youth and love made summer holiday.
The road is haunted, when the frosts assail
And brown November strides across the fields.
And light and sunshine may no more avail
To fright the shadows with their shining
shields.
EmboIdened then by every wind that grieves
The misty ghosts come with the falling
I know not why long-vanished forms return
When red leaves fall and grass is brown and
sere:
I know not why the soul should doubly yearn
For old companionships as fades the year.
Or memory call the dead from their abode
To walk again the old long-haunted road.
The road is haunted. that is all I know,
And every little, yellow butterfly
That comes to give its dust a summer glow
Recalls some joy of happy days gone by,
Some rapture OF a radiant afternoon.
When love went d~allying with the heart OF
June.
Chrysanthemums still glow upon the hill,
And camphor flowers defy the blighting frost;
Though many omens warn OF coming i'll,
And brown nuts fall when forest arms are
toss't,
Yet. with the brave autumnal flowers, the
soul
Still holds aloft dead summers aureole.
And dreams again upon the haunted road
Such dreams as mortal tongue may not repeat
Such dreams as only arc by love bestowed
When hearts are young and summer days are
sweet,
And. near or far. the mellow mists arise
And all things masquerade in strange dis
guise.
The road is haunted: spirits come and go.
And some are glad and some are mourning
shades
Draped in the sable weeds OF mortal woe,
So sad their sadness all the air pervades:
These mourn, not now. some long-forgotten
crime,
But that death cam 10 them before their
time.
They had but tasted life and found 1t good,
Its sours and bitters they had never known
The keen-edsed anguish Of insratitude.
The loss of love, the grief that maketh moan.
Nor jealousy's foul breath. nor hatred's curse
Nor pride that taunts you with your empty
purse.
Untaught of these. they weep, and we with them
DcSduSc hSf HiOINai JOYS were all TOO brief.
Gould they have lived" We sigh, what ray.
what gem
o. heavenly light. what marvel. past belief,
OF truth divine, each might have won for
men
To link the rebel world to heaven again."
The road is haunted. 'wild'ring spirits glide,
Timing our footsteps, or pass on before;
Some with sweet laughter, others sorrow-eyed.
And some that Groom forgotten love songs DER.
The road is haunted and the world a dream
When autumn's embers In the ashes CLEAN.
New Castle. Ind. Ben 6. Parker
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01

carnations. one OF tho best blooms of its
kim on the American market. It's name
is we'll applied. since it is a white flower
with a large bloom and has a long. stout
stem. Mr.. Hartje originated the Moon
light" after years Of experiments. He Is
regarded as an unusual judge of carnations,
knowing all their points thoroughly.
The newest exhibitor at the show from
the city will be Weigand. who recently To-
Gated his greenhouses in East Tenth street.
coming here from Chicago. He Is a young
man., but other florists say he is well
grounded in flower growing knowledge. His
greenhouse stock is said to look well and
local florists expect a good showing OF his
products at the festival.
The Berteraann brothers, who not only
nave much TO do with the organization
of the festival, expect to carry off some
of the prizes that are offered. They are
going i'm for premiums in classes that re-
quire each exhibitor to show 100 chrysan-
themums. They will also seek awards for
carnations, Alpine ~violets, ferns and chrys-
anthemum plants. This is one Of the Oldest
floral firms in indianapolis, il not the old
est. 1t has four expert flower growers
whom they have employed for eighteen
years. ABOUT twenty years ago the Bet
termann's tackled a small sign on their
small greenhouse and made IL known that
they were ready for business. They faced
many di-scouragements. but when fortune
took a turn in their direction, it came with
a spirit that has not since Jagged. They
not only grow quantities of plants and
blooms, but are heavy buyers from other
| cities and Bettcrmann overs are now
going all over Indiana for weddings. par
ties and receptions.
1t was the Bertermanns who started the
flower show enterprise in indianapolis
fourteen years ago. They kept it going
when many ether mainstays became dis
couraged. They said that persistency
would make the flower show win here and
the response of Indianapolis business men
to the subscription list, which is this
year double what it ever was before,
| shows that as a public enterprise the home
merchants have faith in the festival OF
flowers. William Bertermann was in his
time the guiding hand of the Indianapolis
show. He made it famous among exhibit
ors over America, and when he died, about
n year ago, the enterprise lost what was
regarded as it's most energetic spirit. But
other Bertermanns are bending forth theii
efforts to make the festival a success. John
Bertermann, a brother Of William, is gen
eral manager. His son. Irwin Bertermann
is secretary of the festival association
and Edward Bertermann, another brother
Of John, will supervise the decoration OF
Tomlinson Hall for the show.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
BURIED GOLD.
When Drunk and Forgot Location
Now Digging for 1t.

When Drunk and Forgot Location
Hundreds Now Digging for 1t.
Boston Journal.
Way out beneath the hills Of Charlton,
Webster and Southbridge, a gold hunt has
begun that, could the center treasure be
located in Boston. would rival in intensity
of interest the search for the Red Maltese
Cross envelope of the Boston News. For
years two aged men, both known in their
day for their handsome mein, their love of
life and adventure. and their jovial ways,
have dug here. there and everywhere for a
pot Of gold. of at least FIVE thousand dol
lars of the best money in the land. and. nm
able to find it, with one of them dead, the
other. mas at last given 10 the public the only
clue he has, that IL is near the
old Ninton farm in this town.
The money was earned In the wild West.
when men did not eat with their backs 10
an open door. 1t was brought East by
handsome. dashing -Abial Vinton and il was
guarded by him and his brother. Dwight
Vinton, who is now, at eighty, watching
the setting sun from a little farmhouse four
miles nearer Southbridge.
Brother buried it to save it," he said
TO a Journal man to-day. "and for twenty
FIVE or moro years we have sought IT. dig
ging for ii day after day. He died without
il. Now it won't be long before shall
follow him, but it's there and l want some
NbC - 49, ~" - - = w AhN HUI SOOd
TOW, but il may some one. Let the world
find il; / can't dig any more"
The tragedy of his brothers death was
in the old mans voice as he told the
story, but his face lighted UT when he
was informed that his disclosure OF the
secret this week had already sent scores
of treasure seekers TO the old farm.
Dwight Vinton told a Journal reporter
that his brother. on the afternoon he had
gone TO Webster, had buried what he did
want to spend or lose.
Some OF the older inhabitants OF Studley,
Webster and Southbridge remember the day
California" Ninton came back TO town in
1870 wearing close-ftting trousers, a wooden
shirt and sombrero. and a revolver and
knife at his belt. His brother Joined him
as he threw a bag of $500 in gold on the
bar and asked every one in the place TO
take a drink.
After that the brothers lived merrily for
a time until the day OF the visit to Web
ster, over twenty-five years ago, and since
that time their ways changed. and ii now
seems that the quest of the treasure alb
sorbed them and gradually separated them
| from their fellows.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-01
Hope.

There Is no light where hope Is gone:
But at the rising of Creations dawn
The Maker said: Let there be light"
And never since has there been night
So dark man could not find a ray
To guide n cheer him on his way.
William ]. Hampton. in the Reader.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-30
woods What followed is best told in his

woods What followed is best told in his
own words:
II had been in the treetop perhaps half
an hour when the Winconsn regiment
ward the woods. and had made couple
of shots, when the party of officers rode up
on the little knoll and halted.
Il was trying to make up my mind
(which one | should try for when my Lieu
tenant appeared under the tree and began
observing the party through the field
glasses. A moment later he glanced up
and said:
Pen do you see the tall, straight man
in the centre of that group? He is evil
IDENTIFY an officer of some high rank and
is directing operations which threaten our
line. Sight your gun at 700 yards and see
Iif Won can reach him
II did as he told me, but saw that the
bullet struck far short of the mark.
That was little short, Fen, said my
Lieutenant. and after another long and
careful glance through his field glasses he
said:
Sight her at 900 yards this time and
hold steady. for we must have him.
Carefully | sighted my long-barrelied
rifle at the range given, and, steadying it
on a limb took good aim and fired.
knew before the report died away, before
saw Gen. Reynolds fall, that the shot had
been q good one and would reach It's
mark
II saw the horse plunge forward saw
the rider sway and fall from his saddle
saying:
Ben. it did it's work You may come
down now, it's time for us to be moving
Not until long afterward did | learn
who it was my bullet had brought down,
and when | did learn, and when | heard
and read of what a great and good man
and splendid soldier | had brought to
death, | was genuinely sorry. | have been
sorry ever since and when the war was
over / took occasion to write. to his rela-
tives, informing them of the facts and eX-
pressing my sorrow and regret.
Il have letters from them, splendid let
ters in which they tell me not to worry
over it, that was the fortune of war and
that they could hold no luminosity of
fought as he believed and simply obeyed
are among my most treasured possessions
and no money could buy them.
ut was, of course. the fortune of war,
but | cannot help feeling even at this late
day that it was a cruel fortune which Sc
lected me. mere boy to bring to his
death this gallant General who had won
fame and escaped the enemies bullets on
so many fields.
Il have read his history since He was
a grand man on his record and from all |
have otherwise heard, and | only wish
could undo my work now.
The letters from the relatives of Gen
Reynolds spoken of were shown and the
/ above facts were given, some weeks ago,
to a cunning party which made the
Thorpe plantation near Satterwhte, n. G.,
their headquarters.
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A STARTLING Test,

To save a life. DR.. T. G. Merritt of
No. Mehoopany, Pa, made startling
test resulting in a wonderful cure.
He writes. "A patient was attacked
with violent hemorrhages, caused
by liberation of the stomach. I had
often found Electric Bitters excellent
for acute stomach and liver troubles sc
/ prescribed them. The patient gained
from the first. and has not had an at
tack in ii months" Electric Bitters
are positively guaranteed for Dyspep-
STA, Indigestion, Constipation and Kid
ney troubles. Try them. Only SOC. a.
Bowditch. Webster & Co.
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A very pleasing and interesting incl
dent occurred at the special conclave
of Trinity Commandery, No. Z, knights
Templar. last evening. 1t was the
presentation of an elegant past COM
manders jewel to Eminent Sir William
G.. Boothby. who has just retired from
the office of commander. The presenta-
ton speech was eloquently made by
Right Eminent Frederick w. Plaisted,
past grand commander of the grand
commandery of Maine, to which Mr..
Boothby gracefully responded Fhe
jewel is a magnificent piece of work.
manship. 1t is of solid gold. A fac
smile of the commandery's standard,
with the monogram "W. q. g." in the
centre. is attached to the pin which
fastens it to the coat, and hanging
therefrom as pendant is beautiful
passion cross. On the reverse side of
the jewel is the following inscription
Presented to Past Eminent Com
mander William G.. Boothby, by Trim
ity Commandery No. Z, X. T.. Augusta,
Maine. April 10, 1908" The date is the
time he retired from office. Work in
the Malta and Temple degrees vas
had and refreshments were served. A
most enjoyable evening was passed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-30

AS has been announced heretofore
the nine hour day system of work will
be inaugurated in the printing offices
of this city, Monday next. The en-
ployes of the kennebec Journal estab-
fishment will begin work at o'clock,
in the morning as usual, and work
until o'clock in the evening, with an
hour for dinner every day in the week
except Saturday. The latter day they
will cease working at IL noon. This
with allowances each day
for washing UP, will give a 54-hour
week. The other offices in the city
will begin work at A. M. and quit
at 5 P. NJ. The first of May the nine
hour day was established at the Wick
ery & Hill Co.'S Publishing House, at
Gannetts and at the establishment of
the Capital Drug Company. After
Monday the following offices, in addi-
ton to the above will go on the nine
hour schedule: Ladds, New Age
Weeks, and the Maine Farmer offices
This new system of labor in the pub
fishing and printing houses of Augusta
effects nearly 500 hands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-30
Memorial Day at the Postoffice.

Saturday, May 3Oth, Memorial day
being a national holiday will be OBJ
served with the usual holiday arrange
ments at this office.
The registry division will be. open
from $50 A. M. to 1000 A. M.
The money order division and news
paper mailing office will be closed for
the entire day.
The stamp window will be open from
100 A M. to 1000 A. M.
The carriers will make the morning
delivery and 500 p. M. collection of all
the boxes only: the carriers window
will be open from 3.15 to 400 p. NJ.
The general delivery window will be
open at all hours, as usual, and stamps
in limited quantities can be purcha sed
there at such hours as the stamp win
dow is closed. Letters for registration
will also be received at but not de-
livered from this window when the reg
fstry division is closed.
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1t is now reported that Miss Anna
Held, the French actress, who is rus
ticating at Belgrade lakes, did not pur-
chase a farm in that vicinity. Last
year when in Belgrade, Miss Held
took an option on a certain farm, pay
ing down as a guaranty of good fanth
the sum of $50. The price of the farm
was to be $4,000. She said she would
pay for it on her return from Europe
in the fall When fall came there was
an offer from Miss Held to pay down
$500 and give mortgage deed for the
other $500, but the owner stood out
for $4,000 in cash. Subsequently the
transfer was never made.
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An Italian boy with an accordion and
natures equipment of most beautiful
whistle was entertaining crowds on
the street, yesterday. He could whistle
so that one was willing to believe that
a bird did it till he saw the swarthy
performer swaying to and fro to the
time of his own music. We have had
a wandering negro minstrel, Kingdom
the trick bicyclist, hand organ with
out a monkey. a street piano, a hand
organ with monkey, and some mon
key performance of COny High school
boys at the preliminary Delta Pi initia-
ton, but the latest word is that the
Barnum & Bailey circus has Cancelled
it's dates in Maine. and Mayor Robert
son must make another try to fulfill
his promise to the boys. These little
affairs that have come are only a
means of whetting the appetite for the
circus.
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The schooner Samuel Cashier of

The schooner Samuel Cashier of
Calais. went down to South Gardiner,
yesterday afternoon, to await COM
mission for her next cargo. Capt. G..
f. Clark informs the Journal that
coasting freighting is poor business, this
season, on account of the strike in the
building trade in New York City. He
was expecting to return to New York
with a load of lumber after discharging
the Cashiers cargo of coal, but with no
building going on at the metropolis,
and more lumber there can be COM
fortably stored, nobody will have any
lumber shipped to any yards in that
city. There is not much other freight
shipped from the Maine coast by
schooners except ice, and Captain Clark
says that it is but little more expen-
sive to lie idle than to take cargo of
ice. Coal freighting is good business
one way, but it won't pay for taking
the vessel in both directions.
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r. w. Soule claims the best flock of
hens in the country around. He has
them in a new hen house near his cot
tage near Lake Cobbosseecontee.
There are only ten of them and one
is setting: but the other nine
are record breakers as egg producers.
Nine eggs day is the usual thing.
though the number occasionally drops
to eight, and also there is at least one
hen which initiates the famous speckled
one owned by "old Mrs. Grimes" which
used to lay two eggs day, and some
days she laid three
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-30

Edward A Mason. the general secre-
tary of the Maine Sunday-school AS
socia ton and Mrs. AlonZo Petit of
Rhode Island the well known Sunday
school worker, will be in this city to-
day and tomorrow. This evening at
7.3O and Sunday at P. M. there will
be conferences for pastors, officers and
teachers at the First Baptist church,
and there will be public mass meet
ing at the same place Sunday even
ing at 7.30 with addresses by Mr.. Ma
son and Mrs. Petit.
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LAUGHTER MICROBE FOUND
Sec The Boston Sunday Globe for
Letters of a Custom Made Son to a
Ready Made Father

The only genuine and inimitabIe ones
will begin in the Boston Sunday Globe
next Sunday.
Written by one of the greatest writ
erS in the universe under the name Of
A. p. Sudenham.
Copyrighted in as states, and other
papers are warned not to steal them,
but to tell their readers to get the Bos.
ton Sunday Globe and see the real
thing.
Illustrated by the only living sue
ccssors of Dorc, Hosarth and Cruik-
shank.
Every man, woman or child who has
. spark of fun in him should read these
letters in the Boston Sunday Globe.
may30,d1t
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CUT THIS OUT TODAY!

Present 1t to any druggist and you will
get 25c. box of Birds German Tar Salve
Burns, Sores, Eczema, Piles. all skin
eruptions and gives quick relief to pain
full corn, bunion or calous. All druggists
can get it for you from their wholesa lie
house; if any refuse send us l0c. and we
will send 1t by return mail Bird Medicine
Co. Albany, N. Y. may23d6mos
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The annual meeting of the Maine
Chapter. Colonial Danes of America,
was held at the residence of Mrs. John
f. Hill, yesterday There was a large
attendance from various parts of the
State. Mrs. Hill entertained the ladies
at lunch. The old board of officers was
4cl
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Sherman 1. Graves, formerly of this
city. but now principal of the Strong
district. New Haven, Conn.,, will deliver
the commencement address at the
Topsfield. Mass, High school, early in
Tunp
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Paint Your Buggy for 75e.

to $1.00 with Devoe's Gloss Carriage
Paint. 1t weighs to s ozs. more to the
pint than others, wear longer, and gives
a gloss equal to new work. Sold by j.
H. Cogan & Co.
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Daily kennebsc Journal
LOCAL MATTERS.

Lewiston High school baseball nine
Is scheduled to play Cony High on the
trotting park grounds at three clock,
this afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-30

Rev. Edward A. Mason, the executive
head of all Sunday school work in
Maine, will preach in Green Street
church Sunday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-30
NOT ICE.

In accordance with the terms of con-
tract signed and witnessed, between the
merchants and The Retail Clerks Interna-
tional Protective Association of Augusta
all stores displaying the Union card will
close at II o'clock noon on Memorial Day,
Saturday, May 80. 1903
AUGUSTA r. c. l. p. A.
May27d4t II
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CQturrh
Invites CONSUMPTION

IHVst0S NONSU01pttO0
II weakens the delioats lung tissues,
deranges The digestive organs, and
breaks down the general health.
1t often causes headache and dizsi.
ness, impairs the taste, smell and
hearing, and affects the voice.
Being . constitutional disease Il 70.
quires . constitutional remedy.
Hoods JdrsapdriiLd
Radically and permanently cures CO.
tarrh Of tho nose, throat, stomach,
bowels, and more delicate organs.
Read tho testimonials.
No substitute for Hoods acts like
Hoods. Be sure to get Hoods.
II was troubled with catarrh 20 years.
Seeing statements Of cures BY Hoods sar.
saparills resolved to try II. Four bottles
entirely cured me-" WILLIAM GxEIAAN,
1880 9Th st., Milwaukee. Wis.
Hoods sarsaparlIIa promises g
cure and keeps tho promise.
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]. C. Parker has succeeded in getting
a very fine motion picture of the 3.45
express train under full speed. The
first bioscope picture ever made in
Augusta. The film is so feet in length
and contains about 1000 separate pho
tographs every one of which is per-
feet. The picture will be ready in a
few days for the projecting kenetescope.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-30

Edmond Cormier, who accidentally
shot himself in his left foot, few days
ago, is reported as getting along well.
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MARRIED..
kENNEBEC.

RandoIph--At the Methodist parsonage.
May II, by Rev. G. w Lowell, Eugene w.
futile and Mrs. Clara B. Nan Tassle, both
of Randolph.
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well. this interview with MI
Thorpe isn't quite as interesting as it
was" remarked the reporter, but on
second thought it seemed better to let
him tell his story and here it is as pub
lished in the Pittsburg Leader:
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out in and we had to ride right in and
through the woods where the enemy
had been that day and where very
likely they then were. 1 know we
expected a sheet of flame to flash in our
faces any instant, and though we got
out of it all right you can understand
that couldn't relieve our apprehension