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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

ton of abilities in knowledge of the law
and in maintaining his cause in court.
He headed the prosecution of George
D. Collins and his vigor and resource
fulness were largely responsible for
the conviction of that willy crook
BOSS is DESPERATE.
Heneys attitude yesterday was that
be would resort to no other course
than the Grand Jury, and Ruef can
therefore not hope to get the cases into
any of his numerous servile courts in
the city. The boss has made specious
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

BOY PLAYED WITH MAFCHEs.-Salina.
Oet. zs.-Carlton Pierce. IA years old, PLAYING
rescued with difficulty By Ulysses McDouxall.
Mepeugau and the hey suffered serious 0uras
The barn was destroyed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28
FISHERMAN FOUND DEAD.

SAN RAFAEL Oct. 27.-EuKens
TtraFd. an employs of the Union Fish
Company, who was saved from drown
ing several days ago by the Grew OF
the Norwegian ship Gjoa. was found
dead at the Union nshyard on Belve-
dere Island this morning. Pneumonia
Is supposed to have been the cause OF
his death
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

Tom Dillon for correct styles in hats.
corner Van Ness avenue and McAllister.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22

of long bar with hook.like projections on each
end for grasping and firmly holding any object
put within it's reach. A long, light weight wood
en- pole is attached to the rod so that it may be
raised to good distance without having to step
on a ladder or chair for ordinary purposes.
Pictures are easily taken off the molding with
or without the hook and replaced thereon.
When adjusted under a curtain pole, the latter
is sipped into the catch-like holder and is
brought down from its high resting place with
the greatest ease. The ends are also used to
graduate the fulness of curtains on the pole. And
when enveloped in muslin, flannel or chamois it
becomes a practical cleaner for removing dust
from the walls.
These devices are sold in the shops and retail
for 60 cents and 81 and figure among the
sketches.
SANITARY BRUSHES FOR CLEANING
In this day of hardwood floors it requires con-
slant and well directed effort to keep them in
good condition, free from dust and the inevitable
scratches and dull marks left in the track of foot
steps.
To supply these practical demands, the shops
have provided some excellent brushes of various
sorts to clean and polish them. Heavily loaded
brushes are used to press the into the surface
of the wood, which is most effectuay done in
this manner
One of the incest brushes to rub over floors to
remove dust is of lambs wool, and may be washA
ed out as often as necessary therefore is free from
germs.
A particularly desirable brush is made of felt,
cut in pieces about three inches long and three
quarters of an inch wide. 1t is employed like
a dry broom, sweeps hardwood or painted floors
and cleans walls, ceilings and cornces With the
handle detached it is used to dust furniture. and
being soft does not leave scratches on polished
surfaces.
One of its mostdesirabe features is that it col,
lects dust instead of scattering it, and retains
the same until it is shaken out. The price for
this brush is 80 cents with the handle attached.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22

graces, without any of the failings of her sex,
Is it wise to idealize the loved one to this ex-
tent? is often asked by those onlookers who, re-
pute has it, see most of the game Is it not far
better to note the little weaknesses and short
comings, and to gradually work reform before
marriage, so that they may be spared the pangs
of disiusion which sure to follow after the
knot has been tied?
The reply to these pessimists and cynics, who
are always desirous that things should be rep
resented they are stripped of any false glory
lis that love, far from being blind, is in reality
frequently clearer-visoned than the rest of the
world. 1t may be that he wears fose-colored
speotacles but certain it is that behind the com
monplace exterior Love discerns the hidden pos
sibilities awaiting only his magic touch to spring
forth in all their strength and beauty.
How often do we hear the remark, "So-and-so
has completely changed; his wife has been the
making of him? Il not this due to the ideal
ization of the lover, and the endeavor to live up
to it by the loved one? People are inclined to
give us just so much as they see we expect from
them, and so it comes about that the woman who
idealizes her sweetheart, and endows him with
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22

many good qualities which he does not possess,
eventually, by the very intensity of her love and
desire that he should possess them, creates them
in him.
notable instance was that of man who was
considered by all his friends to be particularly
bad-tempered. One day he fell in love, and be-
came engaged
To the secret amusement of his circle of ao-
quaintances his fiancee went about extolling his
good temper! Everyone prophesed her speedy
disusionment. But in few months, to their
surprise he completely lost his irritability, and
it became evident to all that he had actually
been metamorphosed into the good-tempered fel-
low his sweetheart had always declared him to
be, He had only shown his best side to her,
and she had SO idealized this view of him that,
in order to live up to her estimate, he had be-
come quite changed character
Men are more often than not little disnayed
at the gloriied version of themselves, which their
sweethearts are prone to indulge in, but instinc-
lively they endeavor to live up to the ideal pre-.
sented to them, and IN doing so frequently be-
come possessed of the very qualities in which
they were deficient.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22

gether, daily or nightly, whichever is the most
convenient.
The courtship of the average unmarried couple
Offers of course, large variety of diversion. In
addition to daily walks moonlit strols, they
have as a rule, more time and oportunity for
tennis cycling, boating, and other outdoor amuse-
ments than married folk
II is to be feared, however, that thousands of
young couples who derive enormous healthfu ad-
vantages from their courtships do not realize to
what an extent their physical well-being is de-
pendent upon their love-making.
An instance of this occurred about year ago
in certain village. A certain young couple were
separated by the girls departure for the town
She stayed in a situation there for few months
but was i'll the whole time.
Her sweetheart, left behind in his native place,
also suffered in health. 1t transpird that both
had kept themselves indoors great deal during
the period Of separation.
When the young woman returned and the
courtship was resumed, both quickly recovered
their usual health.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22

| A provincial man recently made the strange
avowal that, though too poor to marry, he had
indulged in no fewer than seven courtships, all
of which were undertaken for the sake of his
health.
He found that solitary walks were not SO
beneficial as walks taken in feminine society; and
he did not care for tramping with male friends
as he was troubled with shortness of breath, and
could not comfortably keep up the usual mascn
line pace.
There is no doubt whatever that, in countless
instances, courtship has a most salutary effect
upon the mental and physical health of young
men who adopt the role of lover.
After marriage many couples neglect to enter
tain and cheer each other up as in days of yore
This omission, together with the giving up Of
regular walks or other recreation in each Others
company, has injurious effect upon their
health.
The remedy is obvious, and those who are un.
well in body or peevsh and discontented in
mind cannot do better than adopt the genuine
courtship cure
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22

patient is married or single.
Many married persons whose health has de-
Perforated look back with longing to the sound
activity of body, and the brightness of spirits of
their courting days! But they do not see the
real reason of their deterioration in health.
They, attribute it, perhaps, to business cares or
domestic worries; frequently pay unnecessary
visits to the doctor, or acquire the drug habit
by sampling nearly every patent medicine upon
the market.
a much more satisfactory and inexpensive rem
edy would be daily dose of courtship carried
on under strictly hygenic conditions, but with
out the supervision of a medical man.
Married persons who take up the courtship
cure must not be content to make shift with a
spurious imitation. The courting must be done
in the open air. Long walks must be taken to-
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22

pecially designed for cleaning window sills and
effectively removing dust from the corners.
NEW MOP WRINGER SAVES HANDS.
Floor mops are unhandy, awkward things to
manage at any time and to wiring them dry of
water requires more strength than many women
possess; besides, this work strains the hands and
enlarges the joints. When there is much clean
ing to be done, the mop wringer is doubly de-
sirable.
1t is attached to the side of bucket and with
turn of the handle the mop is squeezed in
very strenuous fashion. The amount of water
retained may be governed by the pressure put
upon it. The hands are thus saved from dirty
water of varying temperatures, which coarsens
the skin; besides soap and soap powders are in
cned to njure many skins, SO, with the aid of
wringer, another unpleasant detail is cleared
WINDOW GLASS AND CRYSTAL.
For the elaborate sum of ten cents you may
purchase a little glove of felt that puts splen
did polish on all sorts of glass and crystal and,
when one layer has become soiled, it is pulled
off and another is there to take its place.
There is also a glove on the market fashioned
of some fine cotton worsted and filed with
powdered polish, that gradually Sits between
the meshes onto the article that the latter is
cleaned as well as polished with this new glove.
This glove also sheds its coat in the same manner
as the previous one.
For cleaning and polishing table crystal little
brush is being sold that is composed of small
shreds of chamois very compactly put together.
One brush is employed to clean and dry one
to polish. Larger are also available for
cleaning mirrors and window glass. little
strap on the back, through which the hand is
slipped. allows perfect freedom and much eel
bow grease as the worker desires to put upon
it.
DON'T FORGET YOUR RUBBER GLOVES
Whether you have liy-white hand or
disfgured from hard and continued toll remem-
Der there is no reason why you should become
careless and Indifferent to their condition and
appearance. Some day your fortune may turn
and then you would give kingdom to possess
a comely hand. Now is your time to protect
them.
Rubber gloves, both short and those coming
well to the elbow, are available in the shops, or
where rubber specalties are sold. Wear gloves
constantly when exposing them to dirt of any
kind Plunging the hands into soapy water, ne
glecting to dry them and then coming in contact
with dust and dirt enables the particles to settle
on the moist skin, which gradually become ground
into the pores. This neglect makes the hands
really difficult to eradicate, requiring creams,
pumce stone and dear knows what to coax the
dirt out
The nails become broken and dirt settles
around the cracks unless gloves are worn. II
you do not have to engage in the laborious task
of cleaning yourself, be charitable enough to
supply gloves for your maids in winter.
MARJORIE.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22
''Sing a song of cleaning house,
Pocket full of nails,
-Four and twenty dustpans,
Scrubbing brooms and pals"

1VAYlITH spring cleaning and moving at hand
Il Y" housekeepers gladly welcome the ad-
- vent of devices which relieve the at
kGsSegg tendant inconvenience and tedious la
Dor sure to follow in the wake of the
households upheaval.
OF course, upto-date housekeepers have made
the acquaintance of various household appliances
that save both body and brain from fatigue and
unnecessary effort, but there are just as many
in smaller towns who are not afforded the same
opportunity, and therefore gladly welcome any
advice on the matter especially at this time.
A housekeeper does herself gross injustice by
not keeping abreast with the times and adopting
the most approved methods for tightening the
burdens of housekeeping In this way she not
only saves her patience and strength, but the
work progresses more rapidly and with far bet
ter results.
Women who leave the annual renovation en-
tirely in charge of servants know very little of
the tiresome labor entaed, but should give the
overseer carte blanche to buy the latest labor
saving devices.
There is a certain large hearted woman in town
who has in her employ some twenty people for
her town house. country home and seashore
chalet. She is the kind of old-fashioned house
keeper who demands that each of her estab-
lshments be in spick-andspan condition, with
! the brasses and mahogany polished to the last
degree of perfection, whether she happens to be
sojourning there not
Realizing her strict demands, she is equally
sensible and cognizant of the fact that this en-
tails much and well directed labor, therefore she
has opportunely instructed the buyers of several
housefurnishing departments to send her samples
of every laborsaving contrivance that appears on
the market. Consequently every one of her es-
Establishments is perfectly fitted out with the
best money can buy.
Do you wonder why she never loses her SER
wants except by marriage or DEATH and that she
has the grandchildren of her mothers servitors
in her employ to-day?
PICTURE AND CURTAIN ADJUSTER.
One of the most practical ideas advanced for
tedious work, that frequently results in broken
bones, bruises and sprains, is picture and cur
tain pole adjuster.
How many times have women gotten on step
ladders to hang pictures or arrange the folds of
curtains, when they have lost their balance in
an unguarded moment and were temporarily or
fatally injured in their hasty descent
This very simple device prevents any such dis
aster and permits the work to be accomplished
in a direct and practical fashion without leopard
izing the life or comfort of the worker.
1t is constructed of malleable iron, in the form
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22

Another brush with rubber edge is made of
chamois and collects the dust besides polishing
the surface.
The majority of brushes have rubber fxings
on the end SO that they will not scratch or nick
any furniture with which they happen to come
in contact
Weighted or loaded brushes range in price from
81 upwards according to size and quality. They
do away with the laborious task of rubbing in
the wax polishing that was done on the hands
and knees in the od-fashioned way.
The radiator brush solves the problem of get
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22

lieve, the fatal power OF rendering his
victims blind, that they have no longer any
sense of proportion, and ofttimes make them
selves ridiculous in the eyes of clearersighted
mortas.
Edwin--to most people very commonplace
young fellow, neither better nor worse than the
rest Of mankindis to the woman who loves
him very king among men, His nondescript
features are to her the highest type of manly
beauty; his trite qualities Of heart and mind are
to her synonymous with innate nobility of char
acter and sterling worth; while his very faults
are CLOSED over to appear more attractive than
other mems virtues
Angelina, with whom Edwin is in love, under
goes corresponding transformation. Indeed,
few Of her friends and acquaintance would rec
ognize her in the guse in which she presents
herself in his eyes She is to him the very pearl
Of womankind endowed with all the gifts and
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22

Hing persons in search of health who
have not tried the eourtship cure
should lose no time in taking a com
plete course Of this simple but effec-
tive tonic. 1t matters not whether the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22
Talk on Epeaeed Couples

he little winged god Cupid, armed with
his deadly bow and arrow, and aiming
here, there, and everywhere his de
structive darts, has, we are fain to be-
lieve the fatal nn1ver of rendarinor hia
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22
WINDOW CLEANER AND PoLIsHER.

Another practical contrivance that obviates
women climbing on step-ladderss and straining
their backs, is a wooden bar with two pieces of
hard rubber attached to the edge. A long pole
is adjusted to the centre that most any reason
able height may be reached.
The edge of the scraper is rubbed along the
glass and the dust thus disappears like magic.
After the window has been thoroughly cleaned
it also acts in the capacity of polisher. Or the
windows may first be cleaned with hose or
window brush and then the window scraper run
over the surface.
A lambs wool glove is excellent for polishing
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22

may be supposed, is very thin, scarcely more
than three-quarters of an inch wide in keeping
with its required slender outline. The handle
is so shaped that it may be dexterously employed
without difficulty. The price of this dirt dis
penser is 45 cents, and several sizes are OBJ
tainabe.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-22

[TH spring cleaning and moving at hand,
housekeepers gladly welcome the ad-
vent of devices which relieve the at
tendant inconvenience and tedious la
hor sure to follnw in the wake of the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-31
METHODlSM DECLINING?
Such Is Declaration of Rev. DR.. MeIden
Of Providence, r. !.

Providence, r. l., Jan. 3O.-Unusual
comment is occasioned in this city by
the remarks Monday night of Rev. DR..
c. NJ. Melden, pastor of the MathewsOn
Street church in a discussion of the
Methodist church and it's failure to ad-
vance.
DR.. Melden said that Methodism, es-
pecial!y in New England. was fighting
a losing battle and the New England
states had lost approximately 500 menu
bers during the past year and that this
WAS but part of the steady decrease
that had been going on for many years.
lie said that the church had to feel
ashamed at the showing that had been
made.
The speaker stated that at the pres
ent time only about onc-third of the
world is Christian and of this one-third
Il great part are so indifferently Chris
tan as to be not very much better than
some of the heathens. Only added eff
fort and constant and consistent labor
by the Christians of the world would
overcome the present difficulties, said
the speaker.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-31
ROASTED POTATOES.
Eastman Heater Car and Cargo Prac-
ticaIIy Destroyed by Fire.

At o'clock Tuesday morning still
alarm for fire at tho NJ. c. r. r.
freight yards was received at the Hose
No. | house. The crew of the hose
team responded and found that the fire
originated in and was confined to an
Eastman heater car which was loaded
with potatoes. The fire was very diff
cult owing to the well-niCh impossi
bility of getting access to the flames.
The car, at the time when the firemen
had arrived, had been pushed to the
College avenue crossing for their con-
vcnicncc but the fire was not declared
out until about two hours of hard
work.
After the firemcn had again made
themselves comfortable i'll their quar-
ters another alarm was given in the
same manner as before and by the
same parties. After the hose had
again been applied the car and it's con-
tents were almost a complete wreck
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-31

The Tuesday Club met yesterday af-
ternoon with Mrs. c. Z. A. Winslow
The meeting was in charge of the dra-
matte committee of which Mrs. L. NJ
Andrews is chairman. One particular
ly pleasing feature of the afternoons
program was the play in one act
"Penelopes Affinity" with the follow
ing cast Mrs General Clubhouse
Helen Smiley; George. brother of Mrs
Clubhouse, Myra Wells; Swanee River
Cunarder. George in disguise; Pene-
pole Newgirl, Edith Andrews; Maggie
Ryan. Nora Mcguire, maids, Lena
Marshall. Vina Allen; Mrs. Gadabout
chairman of the club for Metaphysical
and Psychial Research, Alice Wing;
members of club. Jeanette Benjamin,
Mary Foster. Eta Pullen, Eva Taylor
Beside the play a duet was rendered
by Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. Allen and
selections on the gra aphaphone given
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-31
WATERVILLE.
MANY APPLICATIONS
Received by Capt. Pepper for Admis.
sion to His Company.

Captain elect Harold l.. Pepper has re-
ccivcd the names of Il large number of
promising candidates from young men of
the community as well as several living
in neighboring towns. This is a welcome
to the company commander as he has
been in somewhat of an embarrassing
position since his election owing to the
fact that although he was virtually COM
mandcr from the time of his election, the
failure of Capt. Besse to render an ac-
count of the property for which he had
been responsible prevented the latter's
resignation from taking effect. The re-
cent orders issued from the adjutant gen
erals Office to the effect that Capt. elect
Pepper should take immediate command
of the company and make an Inventory
of the property, receipting for the same
to eX-Capt. Bessc, has eliminated this
difficulty and the acting commander has
now the privilege for which he has been
waiting to take steps toward the building
up Of the company's ranks which have
been diminishing for the past few months
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-31

A letter from Rev. Lewis p. Clin-
ton OF the Free Baptist mission in Ii
IBERIA. dated Dec. 6. was recently re-
ccivcd here. announcing the safe ar
rival there of the missionary barrel
shipped from this place, September 81
by the Christian Endeavor society OF
the Free Baptist church, assisted by
others. The letter also STUFFED that
the contents of the barrel, of the value
of about $40, were a source of great
pleasure to the children of the mission
school which is supported by the Free
Baptist Young Peoples society of
Maine. Mr.. Clinton who was born in
Sankow, West Africa, and belongs to
the Bassa tribe. is a graduate of Bates
college and the Cobb Divinity school,
During the course at these schools he
was in great demand as lecturer and
after completing his education he was
sent back to his native country as a
missionary by the Free Baptist Young
Peoples society. A new mission house
has Just been completed for the bene-
fit of his pupils who now number As.
and Mr.. Clinton is devotinE his life to
spreading the elements of Christianity
among these people.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-31
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN.
FREEMAN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lovcj"y Oh
Strong were callers in town Sunday.
Mrs. A. G.. Eustis and two children
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. c. H.
Eustis recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fossett and little
daughter Helen of Wilton visited his
sisters, Mrs. S. NJ. Niles Thursday Of
last week.
Melvin Farmer of New Portland is
hauling pulp for Leon Butts and Is
boarding at j. M. Burbank's.
Mrs. NJ n. Burbank was happily
surprised one day last week by visit
from her brother from Massachusetts,
whom she had not seen for more than
25 years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-31
Deeds, Not Words
Augusta People Have Absolute Proof
Of Deo.is at Home.

It's not words. but deeds that prove
true merit.
The deeds of Doan's Kidney Pills,
For Augusta kidney sufferers,
Have made their local reputation.
Proof lies in the testimony of Au-
Susta people who have been cured to
stay cured.
l. ID. Fifeld, manufacturer of F'itield's S
Automatic Drilling Attachment, etc,
on Water street, and living at IA Mel
Vile street, Augusta, Me-. says: 81
nave every confidence in Doan's Kid
ney Pills for 1 know they are a good
reliable remedy for the kidneys. I
used themseveraI years ago with very
satisfactory results. | would not care
to go into any further details in a.
public statement, buG l can say that I
Know the great merit of Doan's Kid
ney Pills from my own personal ex-
perience and it is with confidence that
can advise sufferers from kidney
trouble to procure them at Willis r.
Partridge's drug store and give them
trial.
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo. New
York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.