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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-12
PAID FINE AND COSTS.
Hon. w. n. Gannett's Touring Car
Held Up at Portland Friday.

Thomas ii. Matthews, chauffeur for
Hon. w. II. Gannett of this city, was
before Judge Hill of the municipal
court at Portland Saturday morning.
on charge 18th fast driving. and paid
the maximum fine of $40 and costs.
Matthews was placed under arrest
Friday afternoon by Marshal Water
! house and Deputy Marshal Peterson
who stopped the machine opposite the
First Parish church as it was speeding
up Congress street from the east enc.
In the car was Mr.. Gannett. his wife
and a lady friend. Mr. Gannett accom-
panied his driver to the station where
bail was given.
Mr.. Gannett said that he left Angus
ia at 10 o'clock Friday morning. arriv-
ing at New Meadows Inn at noon, stop
ping there for dinner. The auto arri-
we'd at the First Parish church at 2.10.
and according to this figuring. the car
| must have been running at a rate o!
| 20 miles an hour or more.
|
| The committee in charge of decorat-
| ing City hall for the coming fair OF
| King Co. No. 4. L. R., X. P. which
| commences Tuesday evening. COM
| mencei work Saturday and now have It
/ we'll under way. over 1000 yards Of
| bunting will be used in the work and
/! it is expected that the hall will pre-
sent very handsome appearance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-12
PROPOSALS FOR WOOD.

Sealed proposals for furnishing wood
for County buildings for the year 1907
will be received by the County Commits
siOners of the County of kennebec, at
their Office in the Court House at Angus
ia. until IL O'Clock NJ, Wednesday. Do
cember 3th. 1906. Only best quality. well
seasoned hard wood will he received to
be delivered as wanted. Rights reserved
to reject any or all bids.
JOSIAH w. RASSETT,
IRVING r. BRADLEY,
HERMON, Fl. ADAMS.
County Commissioners.
n5dotaw.odec5
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-12
Grand Bali
Opening New Grange Hall,
MANCHESTER,
Tues. Eve. Nov. 18th

Music by Ballard's Orchestra OF
three pieces. Oyster supper -oc:
Dancing .NC. Spectators &c. Gar u
Augusta after the dance.
n1nd2t
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29
tod or THosE 40 wRITE

Ernest Trceton. a writer OF serial
stories. has lately told of the young
woman amateur who CHANGED TO get
an unfinished story accepted by a
weekly paper for immediate publica-
ton Months passed and the thing
went on. A desperate editor wrote let
ter after letter lmplorlng her 10 wind
up The unhappy Girl wrote despair
ingly that she couldn't stop f.; the
elongating thing had wound round her
as the sea serpent wound about Lao
coon. Finally the editor himself
ended t..
Miss Betham Edwards in her Home
Life In France writes: "Ihe best
contemporary French writers often use
English words not as yet naturalized,
without italics or quotation marks.
Thus Chorbuliez wrote Of the hall in-
stead Of 1e vestibule' IN one Of his
novels; Brizeux makes a lady coniu-
gate the verb 'luncher' In one OF his
plays. Fllrt. croquet garden party
five O'Clock. and variety of similar
expressions are employed as If be-
longing 20 the French tongue. Eng
lish names and pet names have an
especial attraction for French ears"
There Is pitifuI story Of Philip
Bourke Marstou. the blind English
writer One day a particularly good
idea came 10 him and Doe sat down to
his typewriter WITH enthusiasm. lie
wrote rapidly for hours and had near
~ finished the story when a friend
came I'm. Read that" said Marst0n
proudly. land tell noe what You think
of It," The friend stared al the hap
Ply author and then az the blank sheets
of paper in his hand before he was
able 10 understand the little tragedy
The ribbon had been taken from the
typewriter and Maraions toll was for
nothing He never had the heart 90
write that story again.
Hall Game thinks that the novel Of
the future will become more and more
the religious novel and that it viii
only be accepted. whether boy the plow-
man or the philosopher, In the degree
in which It unites with the simplest
pictures Of human life the deepest
problems OF humanity. 81 think il
will be realized he says, that 'he
capacity Of The novel for any work
whatsoever. whether Of simple enter
tainment or of deep teaching is en-
tirely without limit, that there is no
vehicle so capable of reaching a wide
area. no medium so adaptable To- the
needs Of man I'm an his stages of in-
tellectud development; ia a word
that there is no pulpit with a sounding
board that viii send the human voice
so far"
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29
GERMAN WAR ON PHTHIsIs
Rules for the Guidance of the Vic
Tins Of tuberculosis Sent TO
State Department.

Consular Clerk Murphy of Frankfort
sends to thestate department the meas
ures for preventing the spread OF con-
sumption" recommended by the city au-
thorities. Every consumptive and every
uer,op who coughs should take care that
IL is received IN spittoons or similar
vessels containing water or. siill bet
ter. chloride of lime or salt water such
LIQUIDS prevent freezing and also the
drinking of the water by animals. These
cuspidors should be two inches high and
eight 20 ten inches IN diameter. They
should have smooth. slightly curved
edges and should be made OF smooth
glass. porcelain. china or euame!ed iron.
They should contain water 10 depth
of four-hfths of an inch. As TIE water
evaporates more should be added The
cuspidors should be cleansed daily with
boiling water. Consumptiyes should
give especial attention to cleanliness.
The sitting rooms and bedrooms OF con-
sumptives should have only such cur
tains. bed coverings and the like as can
be easily washed There should be no
carpets. The entire floors Of such rooms
should be washed daily, and even in
winter the rooms should be properly
aired daily for at least one hour. I'm
cooked milk may become a transmitter
Of consumption. The public is warned
against its use.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29
ONE GIRL WHO CAN THROW
Pair Cashier in Chicago Lunch Room
Acquires Skill by Tossing Cash
Checks Into Aperture.

In certain lunch room In the down
town section of Chicago the youns
woman cashier dlsproyes the Oft repeat
ed statement that a girl can't throw q
stone and hit the side OF a barn. THIS
Girl has acquired a wonderful precision
In throwing cash checks into a small
aperture in the top Of the cash desk.
There Is a row OF openings In the TOP
board of the desk. one opening for each
denomination of check that she han
dies. There is probably a quarter inch
Of wood separating each aperture When
a patron OF the room lays down his cash
and his check the girl takes the checA
I'm the palm OF her hand and deity fires
IL into the opening The denomination
Of the cards IS indicated by the color
and she fires a red card into the red DoA
every time From the open money
drawer ln rr0ntof her Co the row OF open
lncs the distance is over - inches. In
many instances She MAKES a throw ana
drops the coin into the proper apart
mcnt of Tie money drawer almost in Oh"
same motion. The cards are thrown
fiat. not eaeeways as one might suppose.
Letter clcras in the postoiiice attain a
wonderful proficiency In throwing let
ters. but they send them into boxes with
the edge cutting the air. The girl in the
luuchroom fairly slams the pasteDoards
into the proper holes. rarely If ever
missing her mark
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29
ON TIE Raj.

The American railroads have six
employees for every mile Of track, and
the British roads have 28.
The locomotives on the new fast ok
presses between Cologne and Berlin
are built after an American pattern.
Walking on the railway near Cam
bridge, England. an engine-driyer
heard a dog whine, and found that 10
was lying on the body Of its master, a
news agent named Hinion, who had
been killed by a train
The following notice was observed
posted IN the engine dispatcher's Office
at the roundhouse in a neighboring
town on one Of the railroad lines run
ming out Of Albany: "Trainmen on
passenger trains must not go through
the coaches with overalls on, without
first taking them off, Albany Jour
nal.
An electric trolley system has been
put into service IN Hongkong, China.
The principal object Of this road is TO
afford transportation facilities to the
European residents Of Hongkong lt
is said, however, that the native Chi
nese are now using the road a great
DEAL although they first viewed it
with suspicion believing it TO be a
contrlvance of the devil Until this
road was started the principal means
Of transportation in Hongkong was the
rlckshaw drawn by Chinese coolies.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.

The income Of Oxford university is
slightly under 10000 a year.
Swedish school children under tine
guidance of their teachers annually
plant about 100000 trees.
Prof Molisch, Of Prague. SAYS that
photographs can be taken by the light
emitted by raw potatoes and hard
boiled eggs.
Dr. William Royal Stokes and Dr
John S Fulton. of the Maryland
board Of health. insist that they have
discovered a curative serum for ty-
phoid fever, after a four-years' search.
Prof. Giuseppe Levi. of Milan. viii
soon visit Paris to demonstrate before
the Academy of Medicine his new cure
for tuberculosis by means of iodine in-
iections the composition Of which ls e.
secret He claims that 40 10 so iaier
uans will bring about a complete cur,
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29
IN DARKEST AFRICA.

The French government intends 10
make experiments I'm its Congo coll
ony in the cultivation Of a wild cof-
fee tree discovered by The explorer, NJ.
Chevalier.
Miss Jane Nathan, who is the first
South African-born girl licensed TO
practice as a dental surgeon. has re-
turned from her successful studies in
Europe to begin her profession at Han
over, Cape Colony She IS also be-
lieved TO be the first South African
girl 70 take any medical degree.
DR.. Robert Koch had a caravan.
consisting Of 40 men, when he visited
Morogoro IN German East Africa, last
month. The natives called him the
great medicine man" and were aston
ished at the size Of his expedition,
which had for its object the study OF
the plague and Of a kind Of fever
which is communicated by the papasi
or bedbugs. and which has made one
road almost impossible II is not
deadly. but makes invailds Of the vic
tims for weeks
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29
LlFE-sAVINo DOGS OF WAR.
Excellent Test Of Their Capabilities
Given Before English Army
at Wimbledon.

An interesting demonstration Of what
dogs trained in ambulance service can
do in war time I'm aid Of the wounded
has been made at Wimbledon, England.
Two highly trained dogs one Of them
three parts collie and one part Eskimo.
and the other also collie with the same
strain of retriever. took part in the ex-
hibiton. Round the dogs was strapped
n sort of harness bearing the Red Cross
badge and fitted with pockets on each
side containing triangular bandages and
round the neck hung a keg OF spirits
The members Of the ambulance corps
present proceeded to carry out a series
of displays in which the dogs found men
supposed to be wounded lying on the
heath. invisible TO the spectators, and,
having found them gave tongue The
ambulance then picked up the wounded
man and completed the first aid, which
By the dogs help he had been able to
give himself. Dogs trained for this pur-
pose are in use in Herreroland, west
Africa, with the German troops in the
field. and there are also many with the
Russian army in Manchurla.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29
LLAMAS FOR RANCH
Man Visits Zoo and Asks Many Cues
tons Concerning the South
American Animal.

A visitor to the geological garden a
few days ago made so many and so per-
unent inquiries about the llamas kept
there that the curiosity Of the keeper
in charge Of that particular part Of the
garden was aroused, says the Philadel-
phia Press. He finally asked why the
questions were being asked. The man
Who refused to give his name. said that,
IL he could get the animals at anything
like a reasonable figure, he thought OF
making the experiment Of stocking his
ranch in the west with them. From let
tiers written 10 South American friends.
be said, he had learned that he could
probably get q sufficient number for the
experiment at a cost OF not more than
S2a each. AS they are fairly good wool
growers. he said that there ought to be
more profit in them at this price than
the same number Of sheep In his opin-
ion the fleece of the llama is as good as
that of the camel for manufacturing
purposes.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29
Eight nars On III. Iia.k

and cured with two applications Of Dxic Nerve
and Bone Eminent 30 wl.l curcy0I.
Owens and Minor Drug Co..
Richmond. Virginia
Gentlemcn:-l have been using f0ur Nerve and
Bone Liniment ON my back and fnd it acts Hke O
charm. For eight days bad been on my bach
nd could not move and after two publications.
aamnow out and To- business
Very truly yours.
F. G.. OCHUEN. North Wow Va
Sold by White a. Co. and " ton Drug Co
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29
Obtained from Elephants Graves.

OOIdIH1N HUH VI7HIIlIa OIdNta.
II Is stated that a large percentage Of
the supply Of ivory Is obtained from
"elephaD cemeteries" spots met with
here and there I'm the jungle. where ele-
plants have resorted for centuries to die.
A scientist however. points out that
very few of these spots seem 10 have
been discovered by travellers. and scarce
ly any record Of them is to be found IL
books OF travel.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29
IaGrnne Congh

cured N 2. Dav.d's Couch ssrp of nu
Pine Tar. Hor,i ouni and wild Cherry. Bee n
earth Tor coughs colds. cramp. corsuwuN
Bronchitis ard ail throat and lung troubles Iar.
bottle 25 cents at White g. Co. and Winston .rm
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29

before &c siups you. Dr. Davda Cough Sym
will cure b. as numbers will testify ~ is the b,s
on earth. Large bottles p cents at White a. Go
and Winston Drug Co
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29
HAS STOOD THE TEST FOR IS YEARS

The old, original GROVES Taste
less Chill Tonic, You know what you
are taking. II is iron and qunine ir
a tasieless form. No cure. No pay. soc
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29

a man who is in perfect health, so
ne can do an honest days work when
necessary, has much for which he
should be thanSful Mr.. l.. G.. Rod
gers, Of Branchton, Pa, writes that he
was not only unable TO work, but he
couldn't stoop over TO tie his own
shoes. Six bottles Of Foley'- Kidney
Cure made "A new man OF him. lie
says. success 10 Foley's Kidney
Cure The Winston Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29

best on earth for rheumatism. strains. sprains
and all palms. Unequalled for both man and
beast Large bottle p cents. az White & Co. and
Winston Drug CO.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29

What's the good Of keeping from him
Any good things you may see
That will lift his load of labor
Like Rocky Mountain Tea. The
Winston Drug 90.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29
TMR TALCOTT. General Manager
Underwater a. WESTERN RAILROAD.

Time Table boz effect Monday. June is 1905
Between fmmyi'Ieand Richmond via Moseley
and southern D. b.
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see THAT YOUR ucsEIs READ OWES The
Norfolk and Western RaiIEsy

CHEAPEST. sEsr AND eUIcKEsr LINE.
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SUMMER INSTITUTE
FARMViLLE, VA.
June 18th and Ending July 2Sth.

An cNccllcn. faculty of instructors Reasona
DIE board. Reduced u. r. rates. Studies cover
ino requirements Tor fret grade certificates vii
receive special attention. For prospectus and
full particulars address
Rev. J. II. DAVIS.
Local Manager Famviiic. Va
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-29

Between Nmtrfuuck and Richmond
Wa Mo.olol and Southern Railgay)
DaiiF except Daiiy except
sunday Stations Sunday.
h.n. I've Arr Pm.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1906-01-19

maaoes OF the people that future ages
will probably regard him as the prac-
teal discoverer of this marvellous force.
1t was in 11lS that Franklin, having
laid by competence, sold his paper,
almanac and printing plant and re-
solved TO devote the rest of his life to
research and study. lie had already
become interested in the almost un-
known power of electricity und had in
vented his ''magic picture" animated
fish and other electrical contrivances
to amuse the curious. He had also as
sisted in inventing an electric motor,
perhaps the first ever made. He had
shown that the mysterious huid. rs it
was then called, could be drawn off
by sharp metal points and had pro-
pounded his startling theory that light
ming and electricity are one and that
therefore buildings might be protected
by sharp pointed rods, suggestion
that was laughed at in England but
was taken up by the celebrated Button
in France and resulted in the lightning
rod
1t was then that the kite experiment
came. This kite was constructed out
Of his silk handkerchief. attached tc
which was pointed wire. The re
suit probably had the most profound
effect on the popular mind Of any sci
entilic experiment ever made.
-Four characteristic circumstances are
connected with that kitehying episode
and. while they are not all scientific
they are so Illuminating as TO the char
acter of Franklin as to be worth tell
ing. In the first place, the experiment
was exceedingly dangerous, and Frank
lin knew it to be dangerous. lie had
already killed birds by the current, had
propoundcd the theory that electricity
would take life and had himself been
shocked into insensibility ana nearly
killed in former experiment. But,
though he knew the hazard, he faced Il
SO calmly as 10 suggest that he had
never thought of il.
The second circumstance was his
calm deliberaton about giving the re-
SuItS vi iiIo liNtStlSutiOu " illt WDIid.
He waited three months. Then very
short letter appeared in London mag
azine reciting not that he had made
the experiment. but merely that it had
been made in Philadelphia, and signed
by the modest initials "B. F.' That
was all-.no hint of boasting or flour
lsh of trumpets. 1t is real greatness
that can afford to be humble.
The last thing connected with that
world Illuminating experiment was that
Franklin was assisted in making it by
his son William, which is story in
itself. For William Franklin was n
natural son, born out of wedlock
He was the fruit OF the philosopher s
early indscretion. But like man
Benjamin Franklin acknowledged the
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1906-01-19
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

fault to the world. He took the boy to
his home. raised him, educated him in
the best schools Of the time, tool; him
TO Europe and introduced him every
where as his son and had him appoint
ed colonial governor Of New Jersey.
The boy asterward turned Tory. but
that was no fault OF the father So,
while the lightning flashed for this
modern Prometheus, bringing the ce-
lestial fire down to mOrtals. there were
accompanying it little human lightning
flashes revealing the character Of his
own soul
Despite his modesty this achievement
at once made Benjamin Franklin one
Of the most illustrious men Of his age.
He was elected q member Of the Royal
society and other learned bodies Of Eu-
rope, was given doctors degrees by
Harvard, Yale and other universities,
which, by the way, lie regarded with
feeling OF half amused contempt, and
he was the lion Of the hour both at
home and abroad.
Such vogue had the lightning rod
that the king had rods placed upon his
palace. Then, when Franklin went
with the colonies at the approach Of
the Revolution, pseudo scientist
named Wilson convinced his majesty
that he should have rods topped with
balls. Ahent this there was Il piece Of
punning doggerel that had quite a
vogue at the time. One stanza Of it ran
like this:
Whi!o you. great George. for safety hunt
And sharp conductors change for blunt,
Tho empires out Of joint.
Franklin u wiser course pursues
And all your thunder fearless views
BY keeping to the point.
]. A. EDGHRTON.
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glory for it and does not always re-
ceiye even that but some one who does
moi know enough to invent Il mouse
trap usually lakes the money Genius
and graft never did 90 together. For
q long time Franklin, by his own ac-
count. ate only bread and milk for his
breakfast, and that out Of a tw0penny
earthcn porringer with q pew ter spoon.
He did this because he could afford
nothing better. Yet he let an English
firm of stovemakers get rich out of
one of his inventions. Or maybe he
couldn't help himself. AT any rate
they got the profits-and oblivion
while he ate bread and milk and IS
now one Of the inmortals.
1t was franklin who discovered that
northeast storms start In the southwest
which created quite stir in his day
He also contrived some improvements
for ships. He crossed the ocean sev-
eral times and probably noticed that
there was room for Improvement He
also discovered that waves may be quI-
eted by pouring oil upon them, an idea
thai only now is being put to practical
account. II Is not on record that he
also invented the phrase about pouring
oil on the troubled waters. but he made
so many other phrases that it would
not be surprising il he were found to
have been the author Of this. He is ac-
cuscd OF even more helnous things. For
example, he wrote poetry and was one
of the first humorists in America.
But Franklin's supreme contribution
10 science was in the field of electricity.
SO thoroughly did he identify himself
with the first development of electrical
knowledge and SO fully DID he succeed
In bringing that knowledge to the
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mankind. As a printer he was a
shrewd business man and made money
sufficient to lay aside comfortable
fortune for old age. IN science he gave
the world his best without money ana
without price.
From his earliest boyhood Franklin
had shown genius for invention. one
OF his first contrivances consisted Of
paddles on his hands and flaps on his
feet to aid him in swimming Later he
30 arranged n kite that it pulled him
through the water. This was not the
only kite with which he experimental,
but it was the first. The one he used
TO coax the lightning on to a string
came some thirty years later, This was
the famous kite that is destined TO fly
down the ages, carrying Franklin's
name with II. The early one only car
ried his body across pond.
Franklin made IN extensive study of
iireplaces and drafts, doubtless occa-
stoned by the fact than on one of the
coolest mornings of winter his fire fail
ed to draw Then he observed that
about three fourths of the fuel was
wasted, and this was 4 sorrow TO his
economical soul The upshot was that
he wrote an essay Oh drafts that IN an
authority even unto this day and in
vented stove which was used eXten-
sively i'll the colonies and even in Eu-
rope, which was still on deck in the
memory Of people now living and
which made a very snug amount of
money for the manufacturers. This
Franklin stove was patented in Eng
land. but not by the inventor. The
man who starts some new thing for
the benefit Of the race may get the