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New-York tribune., 1905-11-01
HERBERT and KEATS.
Neso Editions of Their Works ReU-
ereutlu Prepared.

Amid the innumera BILE reprints which we are
vouchsafed by the publishers, encounter now
and then the fruits of a genuine labor of love
The maker of such new edition is Mr..
George Herbert Palmer, who. after many years,
has brought out in three substantial volumes
The English Works of George Herbert, Newly
Arranged and Annotated and Considered in Re-
lation to His Life Houghton Mffin Coz.
In his preface he says:
The book is box of spikenard. poured in
appeasable love over one VINO has attended my
bert gave me the old poets name, 50 securing him
knew Gr W isrge psrt Of his versenot its meaning
but (what was important them Its large dc
hS 9 grew the WISDOM hidden in the Strange lines
gradually disclosed and in daily experience.
His words ala nnd ne out and paralles arnS
Is Herbert the "bounteous conlrade'' of many
modern readers of poetry? Mr.. Palmer himself
has doubts OF this. There few he says.
ito whom this book will worth while. 1t
will probably never be read entire by
any one Most readers, we fancy. VIII prefer
to go trusting to the anthoogies. or to the
little reprints OF his verse. for those bits OF
gnomio wisdom which stand SO high in the tale
of Herbert's virtues He put the matter sue
cinctly when he said:
a verse may. find him who, sermon flies,
And turn delight into sacrifice
and there will always be affectionate readers
for his devotional lines. He is not. however,
one of the great poets; such purely poetic felici
ties as he achieves. though glowing with g oer-
tain authentic fire. have not quite the magic
which puts writer among the perennial sources
Of intellectual delight. Herbert is rather for
those whose mood occasionally sends them to
exquisite piety in verse, ready to enjoy literary
beauty. but more eager for spiritual stimulus.
For these readers Mr.. Palmer has labored
with splendid zeal. He has left nothing undone
which could in any way win adherents for his
poet and help to put them in possession of all
that they could wish to know about his life
and works He begins with invalua BILE
chronology, invaluable because it embraces not
only the salient episodes in Herbert's career,
but the significant public events of his time.
Then comes a brief but adequate biographical
sketch. and this is followed by Illuminating es-
says on his type of religious poetry, his style
and technique. and the text and order of the
poems. The Country Parson' fills the rest of
the first volume. with other prose. The second
panied by many notes. Throughout the edition
excellent illustrations Of peculiar aptness are
freely scattered, the frontispiece to the first
volume being an interesting drawing of Her
bert never before published, which Mr.. Palmer
thinks is probably the original of all the known
portraits. The publishers have done ample
justice to this undertaking. The volumes,
though becomingly simple in Typography and all
other external detail, perfectly manufact-
ured. In preparing this definitive edition Mr..
Palmer has paid noble tribute TO the beloved
poet of Bemerton.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-01

NEW OFFER OF $4,000 BY HEARST
II was announced at the headquarters OF The
5fnn{cipaI Ownership League yesterday afternoon
mat william r Hearst had made an offer OF floosn
nc nc tbA Grer conviction of Illegal voting
Warren sheaf., 1905-09-14

can determine almost to an inch
where the drag began" And later
in the note he referred to a strip of
road which had experienced the
magic influence of the drag
If there is means of STUDYING
human nature more interesting than
that OF trying to teach community
a new method of road -making. I have
yet to find it. AS have said. for
four years I dragged strip of road
from my front gate to that of nv
neighbor. He had always been a
good neighbor, having the best in
terest of the community at heart, but
he was not easily enticed out OF
settled opinions or into new ways OF
doing things, and consequently, 1
refrained from saying anything to
him on the subject of road-makinp.
relying entirely upon the evidence
presented to his own senses to
awaken his interest in putting the
Warren sheaf., 1905-09-14

simply, that it dosen't.
Another popular bugaboo is the
calamity that will surely swallow up
the dragged road when the bottom
falls out in the spring" Again, the
answer is that the bottom does not
fall out of the road that has been
dragged with split-log, because the
dragged road, unlike the other kind,
does not put down a lot of mud into
cold storage with the coming of the
tirst deep freeze. The thing that
plays hob with roads is mud and
mud is earth and water mixed. I
never realized how it is that wagon
wheels can cut down so deep intoan
ordinary road until I had a certain
experience with a lightning-rod
man. | drew the contract myself
and, knowing that the rod should be
grounded in soil that would always
be in moist condition, I specified
that the rod must be sunk at least
Warren sheaf., 1905-09-14

than the one that came to my ears a
little earlier when I CHANGED to hear
the experience of Mr.. H. W. Mont
gomery, banker of Skidmore, a
town four miles north of my place.
With his wife he was one night
driving down to a little gatheringat
Maitland. The night was decidedly
dark and it was impossible for him
to see more than the general outline
of the road over which he was driv-
ing. Suddenly the lurching of the
buggy ceased and the banker start
led his wife with the abruptness of
his exclamation: whats happened
to this road? There has been some-
thing doing here! I'm coming back
in the daytime to see what has been
going on. He had struck the half
mile of dragged road, and, being a
highway commissioner and interest,"
ed in the public roads, he had at
once sensed the change.
Of these early recognitions none
gave me greater pleasure than to
receive a letter from Congressman
David A. De Almond saying: II
Warren sheaf., 1905-09-14

bad road to town when a few min
ute's work will give him good one
over which to ride" Later expert
ence showed me that this matter Of
oad-dragging is contagious and
catches best where the work itself
is left to spread the conviction of it's
own soundness. AS one neighbor
after an other fell into line, and the
stretch of dragged road continuedto
lengthen, the public comment
about itlincreased until the road
authorities from neighboring town
ships and counties began to invest
igate the matter, with the result
that local farmers institute asked
me speak to attheir sessions and give
personal demonstration of the
workings of the split-log drag.
There are few bugaboos that
have to be met wherever this new
gospel is introduced. One of these
is capillary attraction. This is de-
clared by scientific experts to be
the thing that will draw the water
up into the dragged road and make
it soft. The only answer to this is,
Warren sheaf., 1905-09-14

road between his house and the
next neighbor on the way toward
town in the same condition as the
road between his house and mine.
Finally, however, he made himself
a drag, and started to push forward
the good work. From others I
knew he had been doubter at the
outset, but within two weeks he was
q dragged road enthusiast and came
to me in state of considerable OK
citement not to say indignation, be-
cause the neighbor next beyond him
was not willing at once to take up
the work and begin the dragging of
the road on toward the village.
When my neighbor voiced his i'm
patience and intimated that some
thing ought to be done to push the
thing right straightthrough without
delay, simply shook my head and
asked the question:
DO you know how long have
been dragging the road up to your
gate?''
why, I guess it must be about
four years. said he.
YES" answered. 'and all that
time haven't said word to YOU
urging you to take up the work.
Now the same thing that convinced
you will convince the neighbor be-
yond you. Well just let him take
his time to come to the conclusion
that he can't afford to travel over a
Warren sheaf., 1905-09-14
THE SPLIT
LOG DRAG.
Continued from page l.

Gradually, however, this little
stretch Of dragged road began to
force itself upon the attention of the
community. From one source and
another I began to hear of the OBJ
servations which il provoked-and
some of them were quite as anus
ing as they were agreeable. One
day a physician Of neighboring
town told me this story:
II was driving down your way
the other night to see patient. AS
usual, when have anything on my
mind, d,my eyes we're on the dashboard
of the buggy, and I was deep in
study over an especially perplexing
case. You know how rough all the
roads have been, lately-to ride
over them is simply to be jolted
from one side of the buggy to the
other unless you let your horse go
at walk, which physician can
not alwaysI do. Well, I was ratt-
ling, threshing along over the clods
at trot, when suddenly I straight
ened up, aroused by the Impress
ion that something had gone wrong
with the running gear of the buggy.
But the trouble was with the road! I
had simply struck your little stretch
of dragged road, and the buggy
skinned over it as smoothly as a
sleigh runs over packed snow.
That incident was decidedly
agreeable to me, but not more so
Warren sheaf., 1905-09-14

middle of the road?
By hauling the drag slantwiso
with the end that il toward the
centre Of the road a little to the rear
OF the other end.
But suppose the road is too
narrow?
First drag the wheel tracks.
After three or four rains or wet
spells, plow shallow furrow just
outside the dragged part. Spread
this over the road with drag.
Only plow one furrow after the next
rain. At each plowing you widen
the roadbed two feet.
How many horses do you uss7
Two, generally; three if it is just
as handy; four when breaking colts
good solid team in the centre
and colt on each side; two men on
the drag one to drive, the other TO
control the colts.
How do you drain the road?
If the earth is pushed in the
middle of the road continually, the
road will drain itself.
Why not make the drag out of
plank?
You can, and do good work. But
the split log is best. The plank
drag,is not so stiff.
Why not make the drag of heavy
sawed timber?
Because drags so made have a
tendency to slip over the bumps.
Don't you grade up the road
first?
No. The grading is done with
the drag, gradually. BY so doing,
the road is solid all the time and is
built on solid foundation.
What does it cost to drag a mile of
road year? r. s
The cost is variously estimated at
from one to three dollars. -
How do you keep the drag from
lodging around sidewise?
By not loading it too heavily. II
a drag lodges around the earth you
are moving it is because it is over
loaded. .. .-.
Will the dragged road stand
heavy hauling? ...
Yes and no. A dragged road will
stand more heavy hauling than an
undragged road, but not so much as
macadamized or well-kept gravel
road. -...
Will a drag help sand road?
A sand road is very different
proposition from the black soil, clay
or gumbo. An entirely different
method must be adopted Three
things may be done to sand road
to make it better: First, keep il
wet; second, haul clay on it; third,
sprinkle it with crude oil, as they
do in California and in some parts
of Southern Kansas and Texas.
The drag will be beneficial in keep.
ing the sand road perfectly fat sc
that it will absorb moisture and
retain it a long time.
To this catechism would add the
following "Don'ts": Don't drive
too fast. Don't walk; get on the
drag and ride. Don't be particular
about material; almost any log will
do. Don't try to drag with only
one piece; use two. Following is q
diagram of the drag with an expla:
nation:
Warren sheaf., 1905-09-14

In this diagram a, a, are the two
halves of split log nine feet long,
ten to twelve inches thick, set on
edge, thirty inches apart, both fat
sides to the front; b, b, strong oak
or hedge bars, the end of which are
wedged in two-inch auger-holes
bored through the slabs; dotted line,
chains or strong wire. D, DI, are
rings to connect double-tree clevis.
Hitch at D and stand at G. on a
plank laid on the cross-bars, for
ordinary work; or hitch at DI and
stand at E for ditch-cleaning or to
make the drag throw more dirt to
the left. To move dirt to the right
reverse position of driver and
hitch. If working a clay or gumbo
road, put iron, old wagon-tire, or
something Of the sort, on lower edge
of drag at end Of six months; for
soft soil at the end Of twelve
months.
Warren sheaf., 1905-09-14

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-10

CITY Marshal Breen has received
from Chief Shaw of the Massachusetts
state police a circular Offering re-
ward of $500 for the capture of VIM.
Foster Waddell, who is wanted for
murder and arson. The description is
as follows: Age Al; weight about 200
lbs; height about #. 10h inches;
complexion. sandy. eyes. blue grey;
hair, light brown. a little thin on top.
parts on right side and combs up in
front; mustache. long and wavy. rath-
er sandy in color may now be smooth
shavem: has worn full beard in
younger days: rather a large face and
forehead; scar on upper lip. also one
eye tooth gone, caused by kick Of a
horse some years ago; has n scar about
one inch or more long on left hand be-
tween thumb and index finger caused
by an AK while splitting wood; has
square shoulders: walks erect with a
heavy swinging gate. nervous in his
movements; ruptured i'm left groin and
wears Il truss. He is q good talker. and
has falsely represented himself as a
Methodist clergyman. and has prea CHI
cd to small congregations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-10
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

1t was said, Saturday. at Biddeford.
that Miss Ann Dolby of Saco whose
funeral took place. Saturday, at No. l.
Dyer street. had left to each of her
neph"WS and niece $1,000. Her will
Will be presented at the next session of
the probate court and her estate is val
ned an 100000. 1t is said that this prop
erty will be divided equally between
Hiram Dolby. living at 40 West street
Hlddeford Geo. ii. Dolby at IA Elm
street. and Byron Dolby, T. Dyer street.
Saco, and a niece living in Portland.
The Importance of the capture Of Os-
car j.. Watson, aged about % a painter,
who for the past few years has made his
home at the camp-ground Old Orchard.
IS not realized until one visits the Town
hall and inspects the loot stolen by the
self-confessed young thief during the
past two years, says the BiddefOrd Rec
ord. He was arraigncd on five separate
charges of breaking and entering, and
larceny. TO each charge he entered a
plea Of guilty. and was ordered to fur
niSh SureteS of stS in each for his ap-
pearance before the grand jury at the
September term of court to DE held at
Alfred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-10
JULIUS CAESAR"
Parody Given by Young Ladies, Satur-
day Afternoon, Pronounced Success.

The well kept lawn at the residence
of Hon. Lendall TitcOmb, on Stone
street. was the scene. Saturday after
noon. of an unique as we'll as most
excellent entertainment. when n num-
Der of the young ladies of the city pre-
scented parody on Shakcspeare's
Julius Caesar" The novelty of the en-
tertainment was sufficient to call forth
the good sized audience which created
the presentation. and the way in which
the play was delivered was a source Of
pleasure to Ill who saw it. The parts
were all taken by young ladies'. The role
of Caesar was taken by Miss Daisy
Brooks. Mark Anthony by Miss Alice
Johnson, Brutus by Miss Muriel
Haynes. Octavius by Miss Susan john
son. Cato by Miss Polly Edwards. Lepi-
dus by Miss Clara Goodwin. Pindarus
by Miss Florence Lyman. Portia by
Miss Blanche Webster and Calpurnia
by Miss Florence Edwards. Miss Alice
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-10
PERSONAL MENTION

| a. #. Clark of Sidney. was calling on
friends in Augusta, Saturday after
noon.
| Alderman George Keene passed the
| Sabbath with his family at the Isle of
| Springs.
| Mrs. Ephraim Clark of Weeks Mills.
was calling on friends IN town, Satur-
| day afternoon.
Mrs. Carrie WhitehouSe will pass her
vacation with MIR. and Mrs. Fred Nor
gan in Farmngdale.
w. II. Fisher and family sailed from
| Boston. Saturday afternoon, for a two
months trip to Europe.
Ad 1lph Dos:ic of ST. Joseph, Beauca,
r. c., is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ru-
| dolph Dostie. Washington street.
Mrs. f. c. Hendee and son, Walter
| leave. this morning, to pass a week, az
| the Hendce cottage. at Squirrel Island.
Rurleigh Martin and Cory Weston
will pass the week as guests of Walter
Whitman Hendce. at Squirrel Island
Miss Marion Taylor of Nnrridgewock.
is visiting for a short ti.ns with her
friend. Miss Emma Jones, On Bangor
street.
Mrs. Ernest Wade and daughter
Constance. of New York City. are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Wade, for
a short time.
Mrs. l.. +. StinsOn and daughter Miss
Ruth, of WOOlwicl. are the guests of
Mrs. StinSOn'S sister. Mrs. a. F. Nc
Curdy, on Court street
Mrs. II. NJ. Breen with her children,
who have been at their home in this
city for several days past, returned to
their cottage at Ocean Point, Satur-
day morning, ON the Gardiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dodge of Bos-
ton. who. have been visiting relatives
in this city, returned home, Sunday, in
their automobile. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Newman accompanying them.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Durham left. Sat
urday afternoon, for East Vassalboro,
where they are making Preparations
for opening their cottlSe on the West
side of China Lake. for the summer
season.
Miss Frances V. CULVER, who went
as 4 delegate TO the convention of the
lahoma. returned to Augusta, Friday
night. The route taken by the party in
cluGed trip through several OF the
Western states and covered a distance
of about 1000 miles. Miss CULVER has
been absent from home for about five
weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-10
Brewers Torpedo Factory.

In n small lead covered, Story-and-a-
half framed building at North Brewer
they've just concluded their seasons
work. This little building is Il torpedo
factory. the third of its kind in the
United States and the only one i'll Maine.
1t is owned and operated by l.. W. Morse,
and has been doing a good business for
the past thirteen years. While some of
the product is sold direct to the local
dealers in Bangor, the bulk of thc torpe-
Goes made there are shipped 10 Boston
and New York Wholesalers who send
them all over the country. many com
ing back to Maine. Without doubt says
a gentleman who knows, the great bulk
of the torpedoeS used in Lewiston, Port
Land, Bangor and the other cities and
towns of Maine last Tuesday were made
in the North Brewer factory
Al this factory torpedoeS of all sizes
from the little fellows scarcely larger
than a yellow-eyed bean to the giants
rs big as an onion. are made there. With
the exception Of the boxing and mark
ing Of the shipping crates all the work
is done by girls. as it is light and wen
suited to them.
The operation of making a torpedo Of
the Fourth of July style is interesting
and remarkably simple-after YOU know
how. In front of one girl is a board
punched full of round holes. Different
boards have different sized holes, accord
ing to the size of the torpedo to be made.
Over each one of these holes she LAYS
small square of tissue paper and
punches it down. When all the holes
have been filled with the papers. she
drops a bit of illuminate of silver into
the bottom Of the paper The board
is then passed along 10 another girl. who
fills each of the little bags. which have
been formed by pushing the paper into
the holes. with sharp white sand. twists
the ends of the paper together. and the
board goes to the drying room When
the torpedo has dried sufficiently it is
removed and put up in the packages in
which Young America buys them at the
stores.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-10
HOW GERMS ENTER THE SYSTEM.
Have No Bad Effect Upon People with
Good Digestion.

Like thief in the night, unheralded
and unsought, the disease germ steals
into the system under cover Of the air
We breathe. or our food and drink
If this germ finds a weak stomach
and digestive system, he at once sets
up housekeeping. with the result that
his landlord has a serious Illness
If You suffer with headaches. indi-
eestion, hatulency, specks before the
eyes, vertigo, heartburn. dizziness, or
have a variable appetite. and a general
feeling of dependency and weakness.
YOU should at once strengthen the
stomach and digestive system by the
use of Mi-o-na. There is no liquid. no
alcohol. no spoonful doses with this
remedy. Just one small tablet out of
n fifty cent box, before each meal. AMI
your stomach will soon become so
strong and healthy that you can eat
ANYTHING Won want without fear of dis
tress. and will be germ proof.
Ask Bowditch & Webster and Percy
w. Means to show you the guarantee
under which they sell Mi-o-ha. 1t
costs nothing unless it cures.
yrIlC1l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-10
INDIGESTION Cured.

There is no case of Indigestion, Dyspep-
STA or Stomach Trouble that will not yield
to the digestive and strengthening infiu-
encc of kodol Dyspepsia Cure This
remedy takes the strain off the stomach
by diEesting what you eat and allowing
it to rest until it grows strong again
kodol Dyspepsia Cure affords quick and
permanent relief from Indigestion and all
stomach troubles, builds up the system,
and so .'urifies that disease cannot attack
and gain a fOothOld as wher in Il weak
ened condition. The constantly increas-
ing use of KOdol Dyspepsia Cure by
physicians of hospital and general prac-
tice of itself tells how this most wonder
fnl modern discovery has proven to be
the greatest digestant for the alienation
of q suffering humanity. Its many cures
of both children and adults grows larger
day by day. Sold by BowditCh. Webster
& Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-10
ASSUMES GUARDIANSHIP.
chas. Dunlap Takes Grandson to Port
land Following Courts Decree.

Lisbon Falls, Me, July s-Charles F.
Dunlap of Portland. whose appointment
as guardian Of his grandson, Erlon NJ
Dunlap, aged Il, was affirmed by the
law term of the supreme court Of Maine
at Portland Friday. came here, Satur-
day afternoon. and after exhibiting his
letter Of guardianship took his grandson
to his home in Portland.
The boy was removed by the court
from the custody of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Archer Dunlap. who are
members of the Shiloh colony of the
Holy Ghost and Us Society
Mr.. Dunlap showed the letter of guard
iansnlp giving him the authority to take
the boy away. 1t reads as follows:
STATE or MAINE.
AndrOScoggin, SIS. Probate Court
To Chas. F. Dunlap of Portland in
County of Cumberland and State of
Maine. Greeting:
You are appointed guardian of Erlon
NJ. Dunlap, minor child of Chas A. Dun
lap and Sarah NJ. Dunlap. both Of Dur
harI, in county of Androscoggin. aforc-
said you are to have the care of the
person of said minor, and have the care
of the education of said minor" with fun
power and authority ITO take possession
of all the real and personal estate of said
ward. and you are required.
First-tO faithfully discharge said trust,
Second-tO render Il true and perfect
inventory of the estate. property and ef-
fects of your ward within twelve months
from the date hereof;
Third-to render just and true ac-
count of your guardianship and settle the
same in said court. at least once in three
years, and Oftener if required by the
judge of probate.
Fourth-And at the expiration of your
trust to deliver all moneys and property.
which. on a final and just settlement of
your accounts appear to remain in your
hands, to the person or persons lawfully
entitled thereto.
Witness. Vim. H. Newell. Judge Of said
court, at Auburn. this seventeenth day
of January. in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and five
FRED o. WATSON, Register.