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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-29
The RESIDENCE OF The LATE

wellington Eliminated steel. y bore, Inc
order, leather ease some tools. Cost over
500. Price SIS. Fred Atwood, Winterport,
Me S25dlW
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EIGHT FiRsT.CLAss COWS AND

two colts years old next spring. Must
be sold at once. Actress Albert w. De-
Kalt. Mt. Vernon. Maine. r. f. u. 70
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wagon, one Beach wagon, one sleigh, set
light harnesses, two single harnesses and
pole W. r. Jones, IS Bridge St, Augusta.
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FOR SALE
SINGLE HORSE, HIGH CART, NEW

except wheels hand made wheels. Price
$1,000. Heach wagon, two seats. brake:
pCicn 5000 Low covered pheaton, just
the thing for old people or invalid. Price
5000. ]. d. Lehman. Gardiner, Me.
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WANTED
NJ EACH COUNTY

| to post signs. advertise and distribute
| samples: salary SlS weekly. 81 per day for
| EXPENSES; honesty anu Sobrctr NOR" g.
S"ntial than experience. National Co. ~
| Chestnut St, Philadelphia. S2Sd2W
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CLASSICAL SCHOOL BUILDING,

md organs. Must be closrd out ut once.
c. S. Downing x Son. POS Water street,
Augusta. Septl3dtf
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a PARlOR COAL STOVE, AT A
bargain. Call at 10 Water street. s"sdtf
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AT ONCE, GOOD LOOKING COON

kittens, any color taken. will pay JDc.
each and take all you can bring in. Bring
or send in at once. G. l.. Wakefield. 107
Green St. Augusta, Me. jure20dtf
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
Pretty Tabl. Decoration.

1t was invented on the spur of the
moment for n home wedding: 1t proved
nm immense success: and was later re.
pented TO hang over the table for a
very stunning luncheon.
1t was nothing more or less than n
small canopy of flowers. which was as
exquisite as thing could we'll be: md
the way 1t was made wasn't one of
those delightfully."- impossible methods
that it takes n trained decorator and
a couple of assistants to work out.
A Japanese paper umbrella was the
base of it all, with the handle mys-
teriously seeming to go the wrong way
and coming out on top of the umbrella.
AS matter of fact, the umbrella had
simply been cleverly turned inside out.
This was for the wedding. to be hung
from n high ceiling for the luncheon;
the handle was cut on quite close to
the catch and the umbrella suspend
ed to the chandelier by the little knob
on top.
All over the inside of the umbrella
were caught fiowers-whit. roses. with
plenty of green leaves and vines. They
were held in place by deity tucked
stitches. set In over stems, where the
leaves would hide them.
And the umbrella was covered with
them on top. too, the handle being
wreathed with vines, until the whole
thing looked like great exquisite
flower.
For the luncheon only the inside
was cOvered-and that with delicate
pink flowers; and still another time one
was covered all in green. with row
of pink roses just Mt the edge.
1t is one of the prett'est bits Of
home decoration imaginable. yet the
lacking is easy enough for the veriest
amateur to do. and artificial flowers
might be used, If real ones were hard
to get Even cleverly made paper
flowers might be substituted.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
A Handy Hutton Ro..


The incest arrangement for holding
buttons that / have ever seen is made
In this way. Procure some of the
small pasteboard boxes used by drug.
gists, those which slide In and out of
frame like drawer Six of them
make box of convenient size. being
placed together in two rows OF three
boxes each, the rows running mp and
down. and the ends OF the boxes &c
placed that they are at the front and
back of the finished box. To fasten
the boxes together. use wide ribbon
which is tied entirely around them
from side to side, thus holding them
firmly in place, being finished at the
top with a large how. A button can
be sewed to the front of each box to
show the kind contained in 1t. and two
boxes should be reserved for hooks
and eyes and safety pins. The but
tons which are sewed on the box also
serve as handles by which to pull out
the drawers more easily. When boxes
Of uniform size and color are selected
a very neat appearing article will be
the result. In a large family where a
great many buttons are used. nine
boxes will make a button box of more
convenient size. though three rows of
three boxes each does not make one
of MS attractive form MS the other
Myra Bradshaw, in The Epitomist.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20

| ravine. AS he ran, he said: Ira, we
are gone He nearly made the ol:ter
edge Of the slide when he was hurled
down and passed from my sight al
most instantly. At the same moment
great seams opened up above and be-
low me, and tons and tons of SHOW
broke away with roar l shall never
forget. AS 1t tore down the mountain
side with force irresistible, carrying
with 1t its two human occupants for
passengers, l expected each moment
to be my last. and even now wonder
THAT power enabled me to keep on top
of that heaving, tumbling mass of
snow.
Just before the slide stopped, some
distance to my left, I saw George in
his struggle for life extend his arms
above the snow. So l knew that he
still lived. AS the slide suddenly
stopped / climbed over great cakes OF
snow that had piled up near me and
made my way as quickly as possible
to where 1 last saw George. As he
stood there bare headed on that cold
day, half exhausted and suff0cated
with his struggle between life und
death. his first words were: Ira, we
are lucky to get out of this thing
alive. never expected to see yOu
again.
Thine will undoubtedly erase from
my memory good many of the adven-
lures have experienced in this Land
of snow and ice; but am under the
irnnraasiOn That r. will he aOme time
before I entirely forget the incident
that came so near being fatal on Oc
tober %, 1904
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
CAUGHT AN EAGLE ALIVE.

Edward Baker. eighty-three years
old, living FIVE miles northwest of An
geola, Ind, caught alive an, American
eagle after a spirited struggle. He
has the bird in his corn crib to show
his prowess.
While walking over his farm he no.
ticed a dark object on the ground. He
saw by the wind rufiiing the feathers
that it was large bird. The bird ap,
peared to be asleep, with its head
over Its back and under its wing.
When within q few feet of the bird,
which proved to be an eagle, Mr..
Baker laid down his gun and quickly
placed his arms around the bird.
The fight was on ut once. The eagle
and the patriarch were equally game
Around and around they struggled
the man never losing his hold upon
the bird, which he had determined to
capture alive. Finally with the right
arm still encircling the body, Mr.. Baker
grasped the neck Of the bird with his
left hand and subdued 1t.
The aged man bore his prize. beat
ing its talons against the air, to his
corn crib, where it Is now, alive and
well. 1t is a fine specimen and stands
about three feet high. with wings
measuring seven feet from tip to tip.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
TINE BY THE FoRELocK.

A widow one day In spring was seen,
by the clerk OF her parish crossing the,
churchyard with a watering pot and a
bundle.
"Ah. Mistress McTavish." said the,
clerk, whats yer business wi sic like
gear as that y are carryin'?"
"!Ah. weel. Mr.. McLachlan." replied
the widow. I'm just goin' to my guide
mans grave. I've got some hayseeds;
in my bundle, which I'm goin' to sow
upon 1t, and the water In the can is
just to 81 'em spring like"
THE seed Wilma want the watering.
rpjoineL the. clerk. They'll spring.
finely themselves
That may well be-" replied the
widow; but ye dinna ken that my
gudemnn, rs he lay a-deeing. Just got
me to promise that I'd never marry
again till the grass had grown above.
his grave. And rs I've had a good
offer made me but yestreen. we see. L
dlnna like to break my promise or be
kept lone widow. us ye see me-;
London TIt-Bits.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
A THRILLING SCENE.

"A few days ago n thrilling scene
was enacted on the roof of one Of the
tallest and most imposing church cdi-
fees in the city-it barely escaped be-
ing tragedy of the most terrible ma
ture. A hundred spectators were gaz-
ing spellbound ut steeplejack at work
on the dizzy apex of the roof. From
his eyrie the man looked like LII
liputian. He was leaning over n ledge
that hung over a sheer depth of two
hundred feet. Suddenly sharp gust
Of wind whipped the cloth cap from
his head and dropped it on the roof
below.
This steeple climber chose to hazard
his life in order to recover his cap.
He leaned over and started down the
slippery roof, overbalanced, tried to
throw himself backward, and In the
space of a single gasp, found himself
fiat on his back, sliding head foremost
down the incline. The horror Of the
moment was indescribable. In some
way the man stopped himself. As
he lay there, as he said afterward,
with his head lower than his feet, 1t
seemed to him that he was swinging
over the vast depth of the sky. His
brain grew confused, his eyes full of
blood, and as he stared upward the
gray clouds seemed to grow crimson
BY means of his pincers he finally
reached to the top in safety An hour
later he was again at work on the cor.
nice. Why? 1t was his means OF
liyelihood.-New York Times.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
DEATH OF OLD NON coMpRESD.

Joe Francis told it to me in this way,
when we We're at supper at RippoSe-
nus:
lone fall I was guiding Frank Hink-
ley: Louie Nicholas was guiding an
other sport. We were near the mouth
OF Alligash Frank said, Joe. do you
speak Frcnch:'
II don't know word of French, but
I said Yes
"'Well,' says Frank. I want you to
go down to the st. johns with me this
and eggs.
II told him to get Nicholas, as l
knew he spoke French; but he must
have me: so thought ! could work 1t.
/ asked Nicholas in Indian what milk,
butter and eggs were in French. and
kept saying over the words till l
thought knew them. Well, when we
came to the first house, Frank says,
Joe. let us stop here
when l tried to remember the words
1 found had forgotten them all. There
were lot Of children out doors, and
says, Frank, you don't want to stop
here. This Is a school house. Don't
you see the children:' I was in hopes
I might get time TO remember, but
Frank would 20 In. Well, when we
got In there We're over dozen children.
They had no ladder. bun there were
pins driven into the corner posts, and
the children were running upstairs just
like mice. Joe says, Frank, fire away
your French
II asked the woman in indihn. She
says. Non comprend.' Frank says.
What does she say?' l says. She
says there is an old pcddler named
Non Comprend who comes round every
week and buys all the milk, butter ana
eggs. He has just been round Frank
saws, Then we will try the next house.
Il asked the next woman in Indian.
She says. Non comprcnd, l says
There. Frank; didn't you hear. her
say Non Comprend? tell you, Frank,
1t is 10 use; that old Ron Comprend
has Just been and bought up all the
milk and butter and eggs there Is
Frank says, 4 don't believe you can
speak French l told him l could.
but no one could get any milk and
butter and eggs when they were all
bought up.
"Well, next day we were padding
down the ST. John, and where the
road comes close TO the river there
was funeral. ! saw hoy on the
bank, and l says, Boy. whose funeral
is this" 1t was French boy, and he
saws. Non comprend.' l says, There,
Frank. do you hear that: He says it Is
old Non Comprcnd's funeral Never
was so glad in my life that old Non
Comprend is dead. Now we can get
all the milk and butter and eggs We
want M. Hardy, in Forest anu
Stream.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
'z|RE4FFfg1|Saz2 !
SSN---hHE

Coffee Cake Without Eggs-One heap
ing cup Of sugar. one cup of strong cof-
fee, one-third cup of butter, three scant
cups of -four and two heaping tea
spoonfuls of baking powder sifted In
the flour.
Cream Pie With One Crust-Beat
together two eggs, one-half cup OF
sugar and one tablespoonful of butter
add two tablespoonfuls of -four. with
milk enough to make thin. and stir
in with the egg; add two cups OF sweet
milk and one teaspoonful of extract of
lemon.
Baked Indian Pudding-Heat four
cups Of milk TO the boiling point in a
double boiler. Sprinkle in one cup OF
corn meal and cook five minutes after
all is added. Add n level teaspoon of
snlt and level tablespoon of butter.
one cup Of molasses and one cup of cold
milk. Turn into well-buttered pud-
ding dish and bake in n moderate oven
three hours.
Cooked Salad Dressing-Beat one egg
in bowl, add three tablespoons of
cream, one-half level teaspoon of salt.
n saltspOon of pepper. one teaspoon of
melted butter. one teaspoon of made
mustard. one level teaspoon of sugar
and four tablespoons of vinegar. Beat
well. then set the bowl In dish of hot
water and stir the mixture constantly
until it thickens. Take the bowl from
the hot water at once and cool the
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
AN EASY CREDITOR.

In certain town of Connecticut n
deacon of the church. charged with
soliciting subscriptions for charity. re-
Gently experienced considerable diff
Guilty in getting the townsmen to con-
tribute.
To one of his neiShbors the deacon
said:
"Oh. come, Richard, do give sonnet
thing"
Sorry. deacon answered Richard
"but ] don't see how can
why not: Isn't the cause Il good
one?"
"Oh, yes. the cause is good cnougI;r
but owe too much money" F,
But. Richard. you owe God larger
debt than any one else" .
That's true, too" drawied Richard.
"but God amt pushin' ne."-Harper's 81
Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
CAUTION AND CARE.

John Morley. in an address at Pitts
burg, urged the American people to
Use caution and care in their busy
| lives-to do strenuous things, but to do
them with forethought.
THE Scot said Mr.. Morley, els
noted for his forcthought.
" A bald Scot, on n visit to London,
paused to look ut display of hair
tonic in chemists window. Tho
chemist, himself bald man, came
out and tapped the Scot upon the Shout
der.
1.-THE very thing for you, my man.
he said. Let me sell you n bottle of
this tonic. 1t Is the greatest medical
discovery of the age
lit is guild, chg said the Gale
DOMAIN.
Good? It's marvellous. I guaran-
in twenty four hours .
"'Aweel,' said the Scot. in his dry,
cautious wny. '.Aweel, ye can gle the
top o. yer head a rub wi 1t. and lie
look back the morn and see II ye're
tellin' the truth New York Tribune.
SHE HATED TO BE CORRECTED.
"Of all the people who provoke me-
snid woman on IL Westport car to
another yesterday, the person who is,
always trying to correct my grammar
makes me maddest. At Mrs. Blank 81
tea the other afternoon l clnnced to-
use the word amt and Immediately
a young woman there took occasion to.
inform me that the word is n bad one.
| was quite mortified, as several other
women heard her instructing me-"
oh. l wouldn't feel badly about
that" snid the other woman. by the
way" came from the first woman.
you used badly improperly then.
Badly is an adverb and can be used.
properly to modify the very feel only.
when you speak of feeling with the
fingers or something like that YoIr
should have said, L wouldn't feel.
bad.
Then she wondered why the people
nearby in the car smiled.-I,ansus City
Times.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
New Field For the Tailor.

And now n new field is open for the
energetic tailor. To behold cook,
kitchen drudge. seamstress. washer
woman or chambermaid in trousers is
a bit shocking at first sight. 1t there
fore rests with some wide-awake tailor
to invent appropriate costumes for
each of these linen minds that sbalf
he in keeping with the office flied,
and then, Mr.. Tailor, your fortune 10
made.
Just now these servants. or at least
the cix we have heard of. are running
about caring for their household dufics
in ordinary sack suits. and funny
little apron like those worn by the Free
Masons.-Anericar Tailor and Gutter.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
A MAKE-BEL1EyE EDEN.

A London mother heard terrible.
shrieks from the nursery. and rushed
up to inquire. In the middle of the
floor sat Jackie and Ethel, voices up
lifted. On the table sat the senior;
Thomas. aged eight, with his mouth.
full. whats the matter, Children;
cried mamma.
"BOo-o-o! we were playing Garden Of
Eden,' sobbed Ethel.
Yes" said mamma, picking Ethel
up; Il told you the story yesterday,
But why are you crying over it:' ,
Ethel stopped her tears and pointed
frriously Mt the brother on the table
Gods cat the applet she shrieked.-
ArgOnnut.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
THE COURAGE OF THE BOAR.

Per contra, no sport in the world is
more thoroughly enjoyable than boar
hunting, or pig-sticking as it is done in
India: for this is the pluckiest brute
on earth. No beast has more courage
than he; in fact, an old wild boar
knows no fear, not even of tiger.
The wild boar never loses his head
or his heart; such courage have never
beheld In any four-footed creature. He
has all the cunning commonly accted-
tied to the devil, and in his rage Is n
demon that will charge anything of any
size. 1 have seen a small boar work
his way through pack of dogs; and
his smaller brother, the peccary, in
Brazil. send man up tree and ieep
him there The boar looks ungainly,
but the Indian species is fleet as horse
for about three-quarters OF mile. He
begins with flight, shifts to cunning,
and finally stands to the fight With
ma gnificent courage, facing any odds
AS, riding upon him, You are about to
plant your spear. he will dart-'jiiik,"
as they call it in India-to one side.
repeating the performance several
times. until he finds he cannot shake
You, when, turning suddenly with lars
cooked and eyes glittering. he will
charge furiously. If not squarely met
with well aimed and firmly held
spear, he will upset both horse and
rider. Hurting himself again and again
against the surrounding spears, he will
keep up his charge until killed. when
lie dies without groan.-Caspar Whit
ney, in Outing.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
GLAD SHE WENT.

II was at New England county
fair, and two women little beyond
middle-age were seated under shade
tree by the cntrancegate. when one
was heard to say to the other:
80 you've been out TO st. Louis TO
the big Exposition. How did you Ike
it,"
well. l enjoyed it frst-rate-better
than l expected to. You see, didn't
care nothing about goin' in the first
place. but Silas he was dead set on
goin' an was bound l should go win
him-said he wouldn't go unless did
so 1 went Just to git him of. for
could see that he wanted to go the
worst way An was real glad l went,
In the end. for when we found that 81
own cousin, Lucia Day, lived WITHIN
sixty miles of st. Louis we concluded
to 20 out an make them visit. an
we did have n real nice time. She give
me n new reseat for maxim marin ladc
ont o. green grapes an another one
for tomato pie. You wouldn't think
tomatoes would make pie fit to eat,
but you'd be s'prised to know Just how
good pie they will make. Then one
day while we was in the nrt-room ut
the fair woman come In with a
brown Herrietty cloth dress an
cape. an it give me an idee OF just
how to make over my brown Henrietty
cloth this fall. An woman fell in
with one day when 1 was resting in
the shade on bench told me how to
take all kinds Of grease-spots out OIL
any kind of goods. and woman IN
one place where cooking demonstra-
tions were being given told me how 10
make lovely batter-cakes out OF stale
bread an oatmeal flour. Live an
learn is my motto. so. after all. was
kind o. glad I went. but. for real ell
joyment. l don't think the st. Louis
show begins to come up to our county
fair. l.. Harbour, in Lippincotts
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
I'm AN Alaska sNowsL1pE.

! IN AN ALBANIA SNoWoLAD6.
: Ira F. Wood, writing from Dawson.
Yukon Territory, in letter which is
published in the Elixabethtown IN. "
Post, relates:
ave had a little experience in n
snow slide October %. 1t might in
terest you. 1t did me for few min
utes. We killed eight caribou in one
day. As one wounded one had strayed
some distance from the rest, and We
were anxious to get the game out OF
the hills as soon as possible on &C.
count of going to the lower country,
we decided to haul this one to the
foot of the mountain ourselves, to en-
able the dog driver to get it more read
Ny.
"The mountains were very steep
where we were. some rising almost
perpendicular. The ravfnes were filled
with drifted snow, some to depth
that afterwnrd proved surprising. 1t
being SO early in the season we Thought
there was little danger of n snow slide.
80 we pulled the caribou to the mount
ain crest and slid 1t down the mountain
side through a ravine. We watched
the caribou until 1t reached the bot
tom. Then, thinking of no danger
we started on a trip that came near
being our last. George was the f1rst
to start. Sitting on his nowshoes he
followed the trail Of the caribou ana
reached the bottom in safety. waited
until George was nearly down, 80 as
not to run into him. Then, placing
my snowshoes under me, 1 followed
the course of my companion. I had
only got nicely started, when saw
George running from one side Of the
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
A COMMON CASE.

Brodway-"Too bad about old Gott-
rocks"
Manhattan-"why, what's the mat
ter with him?''
He started In to make enough money
to retire on. and made 30 much that
he's got to work overtime to take care
of it."-Life.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
TRIED HARD.

She-"After six weeks of married
life, Arthur. have reached the sad
certainty that you do not love me-"
Arthur-"Ay dear"
She-"It's no use protesting; you
should have married some credulous,
stupid girl.'
Arthur-"Well. darling. did my very
best."-Brooklyn Life.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
8 HOUSEHOLD .
8 , = , . MATHIS /:
For RsttIipr wipd,v..

Get your carpenter to let you have
some small wedge shaped pieces OF
wood. One of these firply fixed on
each side between the window aud the
frame will prevent any rafting.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
CHOOSE THE LESSER EVIL.

misunderstanding gum again?
What 80 you do that for? Surely,
you cannot really enjoy it,"
Wiggins-"I don't chew gym because
like 1t. but because 1t is good for
dyspepsia"
Higgins-"But wouldn't it be plens-
anter to have the dyspepsia :'-BostoD
Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20

TECHNICAL DEFENSE OFFERED.
"What reason does he give for not
paying his wife alimony:"
lie says that marriage is Il lottery,
and hence alimony is gambling debt"
Golfers.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20

A cautious grand juror. at the Old
Bailey, London, brought his own Bible
with him, to be sworn upon, and 80
took no risk Of microbes.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
sTo1c1sM WORTHY THE NAME

Younger Sister-"What is stoicism?"
Elder Sister-"Stoicism is the ability
to congratulate the fiance of the man
you wanted to marry without showing
any disappointment Com.
mercial- Tribune.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20

isn't the doctors wife beautiful?
She has neck like that of a swan"
quite SO. And the doctor has q
bill like that of a pelican."-Judge.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
LOST AND FOUND.

Lady-"Oh that big dog isn't the one
advertised for. My dog was u little
fox terrier"
Boy-"Yesm. Your dogs inside o
dis one.-Puck.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
A JAB AT HIM.

"Oh. N.Y. complained Mrs. Digs.
81 never had such an unsatisfactory
days shopping
Huh" snorted her husband, II sup
pose you were trying to get something
for nothing"
Yes. dear, was hunting for birth
day gift for you. "-Philadelphia Press
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
AFTER THE HONEYMOON.

Aunt Jane-"1s your husband all you
thought he was?"
Emma-"Well. yes. l think he is. but
am sorry to say that he Is far from
being what he thinks himself to be-
Boston Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
DIPLOMATIC.

Clara-"Have you bought your
spring hat YETI
Belle-"No. I always wait a few
weeks after buying my coat. to give
George chance to get over the shock"
Detroit Free Press.
The Meeker herald., 1905-05-20
IMPORTANT BUSINESS.

Mr.. wise-"What did you do at your
Audubon Club to.day?"
Mrs. Wise-"We passed resolution
cOndemning cuckoo clocks. San Fran
cisco Call.