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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07
Funeral Of Late Charles e, Miller.

The funeral of the late Charles F..
Miller was held at the home on the
East ThomastOn road in TOgus at 10
O'Clock Thursday forenoon. the services
being conducted by Rev. G. g. Mosiler
OF this city in the presence of relatives
and friends. The interment was made
in Chelsea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

Miss Lucy Chase. who has been a
resident of this city for the past few
years. has purchased a house at Mel
rose Highlands. Mass. and will leave
fer that place this week. where she will
for the future make her home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

Jesse Johnson Of the newspaper room
force Of the Augusta p"stcilice. who
had been confined to his home on Win
throp street for the past ten days on
account of illness, resumed work at the
Office yesterday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

Manager Thomas Cuddy of the Au-
gusta Opera house announces in ad-
diti"n to the other attractions which he
has booked for his house, George Mum
70 III 1.-The Time of Your Life" The
pay was written by Charles Kline. au-
thor of "The Lion and the Mouse" and
also 1.-THE Music Master"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

Train No. II, which goes east from
Augusta at 2.20 P. NJ. was away off the
schedule yesterday afternoon. being
2 hours and 20 minutes late. The de-
lay was due to the train being held be-
cause of the big fire at East Lynn.
Mass, yesterday. Train No. 10 was also
late on account of the delay to the first
mentioned train. Trains 80 and % were
80 and 40 minutes late respectively.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

Clerk =. ]. Cronin of the Lewiston
board Of OverseerS of the poor. and
City Physician Baribeault of Lewiston,
were in the city yesterday forenoon.
having come to Augusta for the Pur-
pose Of bringing Mrs. Nellie NJ. Booth
of Lewiston for commitment to the In
sane hospital. Mr.. Cronin said that
yesterdays case made % patients that
he had brought to the Augusta hospital
since he entered upon his term Of office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

One lone veteran from the National
Home at Togus was before the NUM-
oipal court yesterday morning on a
charge Of i1toAicatinn hut was allowed
to go his way withou. the payment of
i..e usual fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07
WatervilIe Notes.

The little Mi-o-na tablets sold by
Geo. W. Dorr. the druggist, have be-
come deservedly popular. Mr.. Dorr
guarantees that Mi-o-na will make
thin people fat. regulate digestion. and
increase health. or else there will be no
charge for the remedy. and the pur-
chase price will be returned on de-
mand
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

A dance was given last evening at
Golden Cross hall by a club composed
of the students of the Shaw Business
College, being one of a course which
will be given during the winter sea
son. a good sized party was present,
the music was furnished by Ballard
orchestra and the occasion is reported
to have been a very enjoyable one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

Martin l.. Reynolds and sister, Mrs
). r. Taught. of Sidney have leased
the Mrs. Basha Tebbetts house at No.
= Oak street and have moved in for
the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

At the regular meeting and banquet
of the Maine Commandery. Loyal Le-
gion, which was held at Riverton
"Wednesday evening, among the many
members who We're present were ex-
Governor Seldom Connor and Hon.
Samuel w. Lane of this city. Col. John
T. Richards Of Togus and Gen. c. w
Tildcn of HaIloWelI.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

The Franklin County Agricultural So
ciety held its annual meeting Wednesday
at Pennington. The following officers
were chosen: President. Rollo S. Samp-
son: vice president Dana o. Coolidge:
secretary, Charles Smith: treasurer and
collector. George NJ. Currier; trustees. NJ.
+. Tufts. George IT, Brown. a. L.
Adams, /. Y. Hodgkins. S. c. Wheeler.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

Among the recent births which have
been accorded at the Office of the CITY
Click IS tat Of son who was born 30
Mr.. ana Mis-. Walter Ellis on Tuesday,
EON d
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

The following general order fixing
box rents according to a scale proper
tomato to population. etc. which was
issued by the postmaster general un-
der date Of Nov. IS. will not be liable
to please Augusta people to any great
extent. As applied to the Augusta Of
flee this scale will in effect double the
amount of rent charged. Lock boxes
which have heretofore been let at -
cents per quarter will under the new
law he fixed at 81 per quarter. AMI
drawer rents which have heretofore
been - cents per quarter have been in
creased to $1.50 per quarter. To quote
TIL" language of the order il may be
added that these rates have been
adopted and will be strictly adhered
to by the department in the establish
ment Of all box rents rates. from AMI
after Jan. l. 1907
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

Notice has been received at police
headquarters from Supt. William II
Pierce of the Boston police department
giving the portrait and description Of
one Theodore +. Johnson. alias Parker
Johnson. who is wanted in that city
for the murder of John Scanlon. Nov.
"a. Johnson is a negro 10 to u years Of
age. ) feet inches tall. and weighs 131
pounds: has mole on left side of nose
gold tooth on side of upper jaw near
front: occupation is waiter. When
last seen wore brown double breasted
coat. Is a native Of Abbcvillc. s. C.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07
LOCAL MATTERS

Mrs. w. b. LOngfellow has returned
nome after several weeks visit with
relatives in Massachusetts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

Inc grammar and primary grades of
the city schools had an afternoon off
yesterday because of the storm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

mhat Adam ate. not what he drank,
vas he from Eden's garden driven.
" what difference there row would
be,
he had taken Rocky Mountain Tea.
'owditch. Webster & Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

ODD FELLOWS HALL.

asy, UNI LODGE, NO. 70, REGULAR
zoo, inc Friday evenings at 7.30 O'Clock.
G. W. POOR, N. q.
e. F. WESTON. Sec
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07
LAW COURT DEC. II.
Will Adjourn Day As Tribute TO Late
Chief Justice Wiswell.

The Maine law court VIII meet at
the Kennebec county court house in
this city at 10 O'Clock Tuesday, Dec
II for the regular December term, but
will Immediately adjourn until IL
O'Clock Wednesday, Dec. Il out of re-
spect to the memory of the late Chief
Justice Andrew p. Wiswcll OF Els
worth. The following associate JUS
tees will be in attendance: Lucilius
A. Emery of Ellsworth, William Penn
Whitehouse of Augusta. Albert K. Saw
age of Auburn. Frederick A. Powers OF
Houlton. Henry c. Peabody of PORT
land and Albert NJ. Spear of Gardiner
The clerks of courts in the several
counties have been notified that their
cases have been continued one day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

The following made up the Augusta
party to attend the funeral services of
the late Chief Justice Wiswell at Ellis
worth yesterday afternoon: Col. n. S.
Purinton of West BOwdOin, private
secretary to GOV. w. 7. Cobb. Adjt.
Gen. Augustus P. Farnham Of Bangor,
house of Augusta and Associate JUS
tice Albert NJ Spear of Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

,epHTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO. 9,
lettings at s o'clock every second and
sourth Tuesday. Nomination of officers
md rehearsal of p. NJ. degree Tuesday.
NJ 49, p. W. wELLMAN, c. p.
@. w. MERRILL. Scribe.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-09-01
: GAMES AND PASTIMES.

The game Of polo was played CEN
turies ago in Persia and India. Even:
the natives of Bokhara play a similar;
game of ball on horseback
The game of shuff1e-board which
seems to be losing it's popularity, Isl
an old pastime. 1t was followed en-;
Enthusiastically by the nobility of the
court of James I.
Handball is among the oldest of our;
games. According to Homer, it orig;
mated about the time of the fall Of
Troy, and though it has passed
through many changes, it's principles
are much the same as when it was
played by the ancients.
Horse-racing originated in Eng
land in the reign of King Henry H.
Our forefathers were captivated by
this pastime, and large wagers we're
often won and lost in favorite horses.
Later, about the time of James l., the
betting fell away from horse-racing
and the contests were run for prizes
of various sorts.
| Bowling is one of our games that
originated in the Middle Ages. The
exact date of it's introduction is OBJ
scure; but it has been clearly traced
to the thirteenth century. The first
bowling-greens were made in Eng
land. In bad weather these could not
be used to advantage, and this led to
the construction of covered bowling
alleys.
Our game of golf, or goff, as it was
formerly called, was popular sport
in England and Scotland about the
beginning of the seventeenth century,
It was played by the nobility, and
was the favorite pastime of Prince
Henry, son of James 1. Golf sticks
were then called "bands,'' and golf
balls were made of leather and stuffed
: with feathers. The principle of the
game was practically the same then
as it is now.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-09-01

= America is the. land. Of unique sign,
painting and strange devices for ad-
yertising. Millions OF dollars have
been spent in: New York city for the.
expensive and elaborate signs, many:
OF them. artistic and exceedingly at
tractive.1 But the genius who pre-:
zempted a tree in one Of the uptown
districts before surveyors and builders
came along drew much attention to;
his signboards >,>.. s: II :$s,=z s.:s
: The. picture shows the tree, which.
is: said tozdate: back to the Revolution
and for more than a hundred years
swithstoods the Widest storms: that
swept the Atlantic coast. "a AfterIa cen.
tury. of usefulness in shading thou
sands who, passed that way the old
tree, although dead and bereft Sot foil.
age, it's limbs dried . and as hard a: /. as
bone. sstill serves the publ III Its
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-09-01


advertising signs, telling men where
TO buy real estate with noble tree
thrown in. s<=g- 81
Without doubt New York city has
teemed with more interesting features,
events and municipal revolutions than
any other town in the country. First
there was that historic sale of the ISL
and for .$25, a. few drinks OF rum and
a bit of tobacco to the Indians: Then
came the Dutch. reign :5of. law inter-
spersed with much bigotry and quaint
old usages; Then the Revolutionary
war, with England's proud .aristocrats
Of the; army in possession Of the town.
7."< Then came ! Fulton's] steamboat.
Then the laying of the Atlantic cable,
the building Of the Croton aqueduct,
<the building Of Central Park, and so
/: on to the end OF the chapter. But
nothing has been5so remarkable as the
growth of busine nessH Il New Yor b .s (. b
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-09-01
SOME CURRENT VERSE.
q" s,!7.- s!s+.9a
City: Children.


Pale flowers are you that scarce have
known the sun!: VA .~ ,EE..
Your little faces like sad blossoms seem
Shut, in some room, there helplessly to
of distant glens where through glad
rivers run, .:5>. :
And winds at evening whisper. payligh,
done. Al <,l .<
You miss the tranquil moons unfettered
beam, : - :.
= The wide, unshelterea earth, the star
light CLEAN, +: -s-
All the old beauty meant for every. one.
The clamor of the city streets you hear,
Not the rich silence; ;sof the April glade:
The sun-swept spaces which the good
God made ..E r."
You do not know; white mornings keen
and clear :.4E-,
Are not your portion through the golden
year, IL :
little flowers that blossom but to
Charles Hanson Towne, in Everybody 4
Magazine.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-09-01
GOTHAM GRIST.

In New York city there is one police,
man to each 459 persons.
New York's cemeteries, with their
3,155 acres of land, are sufficient for
the burial of the city's dead, at the
present death rate, for $50 years.
Since Peter Minuit, in 1926, bought
Manhattan island from the Indians
for $24 in merchandise, there has been
a daily average of 80 persons arriv-
ing in the territory now known as New
York city,.
If the sewers of New York city were
placed end to end in straight line
they would reach from here to Pixies
Peak, 1,710 miles, and the paved
streets of the city would make road
along one side of them all the way.
If the wind that blew over New
York city in one week recently should
continue it's way, at its average We.
locity, it would make the circuit of
the earth and be back there the last
week in August, for it moved at the
rate of nine miles an hour.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-09-01
CONCERNING, CLOCKS.

Never allow the clock to run down.
It responds to regular attention just
as surely as human being does and
keeps Its course truly when made to
follow its endless routine. ~ =
The hands of a clock should always
be turned forward. To set the hands
by reversing the right-hand motion is
to loosen delicate, screws that hold
them within reach of various cog
slips. II. :es..' ~ =. = =
Never allow, the clock to be moved
from the position where 1t is well bal
anced. "a deviation Of two or three
minutes a day from the correct time
may be the result Of an uneven
placing Of the clock, and once it is
properly adjusted It should not be
shifted for busting or for. artistic pur-5
poses. This IS especially true Of
clocks that have q pedulum. s..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-09-01
ODD EATING CUSTOMS.

BraZflians never eat when they
drink, nor drink when they eat; and
the Tartars continually persist in pull
Ing a guest by the ear until he drinks.
Maldive islanders retire to the dark
est part of the houses and hang cur
tains about them, so that none of
their fellowmen may see them at their
meal.
When they desire to show mark
of great esteem, the negroes Of 'Ardra
drink from the same cup at the same
k-time, and the King ofi:Loango used
to eat and drink in two separate
houses
The Philippine islander will not eat
meal alone. Whenever Filipino
finds himself without a companion
with whom to share his meal, he will
abstain from eating until he has
found one.
A strange custom prevails in Kam-
chtaka, where a man who wishes to
entertain a guest invites him into a
cabin, which is heated to an excessive
temperature, and then presses him
with food until he is in a state of tor
por. Instances of men dying at these
orgies have been known.
The Tahitians, though naturally
sociable race, dine separately. Even
the man and his wife do not eat to-
gehter. Each member of the family
has his own food-basket. They take
their places about five yards apart,
and then, turning their backs to each
other, dine amid a profound silence.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-09-01

them are my opera chorus singers.
allow them to go home every summer
to rehearse, so they take to the
woods and mountains and capture
English lords and hold them for a
prize.
Result: When they return to New
York to sing in my companies in win
ter they are letter perfect in all kinds
of italian life OF which the opera
librettos are largely made up. Hav-
ing been hard at work robbing and
shooting all summer they are able to
portray, say: Fra Diavolo' and kindred
operas with astonishing realism and
fire."
1t is not known whether the gentle.
men in the picture are of those brave
Italian families who used to sing for
Mapleson In Italian opera.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-09-01

It's very pretty picture, spirited
and graphic representation of lot
of patriots breaking their fast. They
are a company Of the Bersagliari, the
most famous corps of the italian
army. They are as jolly a lot of ad-
venturers as ever appeared on the
opera stage. Mapleson used to say
that he picked his chorus entirely
fresh every season from the best and
most spirited people of Italy-who
could sing. 1t was his pride that they
were the most 4lifelike' operatie play
actors in the world.
Said Mr.. Mapleson: you read in
the papers about the bandits of the
mountains holding up British noble
men every few days for half a million
ransom, when not in the army fighting
for their country. Well, the best Of
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-09-01
Horse Sense.

Gyer-That horse Of mine is both
deaf and blind, but he's terribly afraid
of automobiles. ~<,::, -" -.
Myer-Why. how's that?
Gyer-His sense Of smell is just az
good as it ever was. -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-09-01
~ = =
Her Way.

.v7o1I WNys - W:I!%. =
: whats the reason you never put
things in their places?". asked the
irate and methodical husband. >=% i: n
why, because, z replied his easy:
going wife, II want them where. /
can find them 7 + ;t. " ! .x{ II L s E:}s & r..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-09-01
Choice. Of Evils.

CnoIce OF EVI1os
smiley-'I hope you won't mind If
l bring friend home to dinner to-
night, dear?" -. a->x<. + .$;>:.: !
Mrs. smiley-"oh. no.: that is bet,
ter than being brought home by q
friend after dinner .<,,......> >,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-09-01
!. I: I.9 a, " Z. /: - :. J.
Good for Bites. !;

s3.S y Weeks- What IS, good Tor : mos
quito bite? 12z s . 5Z5SS |s.s :si M
slick---M Most any sort 3of human fiesh,
8 believe. is' ,consid dered@ good. 81:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-21
THE FIREMENS S ACT.
Governor Hayward Listens to Argu-
ments for and Against the BIZ.

Columbia, March Ex-Governor
Heyward's Office was crowded for
four hours today With fire insurance
agents and representatives of the fire
men Of the State. the occasion being
the hearing before the governor on the
question Of his vetoing the act provld-
ing for a two per cent. assessment
against the gross fire premiums Of the
State written in incorporated towns
whose, fire apparatus is worth $1,000 or
more for a benefit fund for the fire
men. The act has created a great stir
among the fire insurance agencies and
the fremen and the governors ONCE
has been flooded with letters, asking
him to veto the bill and others plead
ing with him not to do so.
Governor Hayward patiently listen
ed to many speeches today, but no
conclusion was reached, and he likely
will not decide what he will do for
several days yet.
Mr.. Augustine T. Smythe, OF
Charleston; Senator Hood, Of Ander-
son. and Messrs. A. G. Furman and
T. T. Hayne, of Greenville,, spoke
against the act and Senator Won Kol-
nitz, Of Charleston and President Nc
Neill, of the National Firemen's asso-
citation, spoke in favor of it. The in
surance people argued that the act
was unconstitutional in that it taxed
a class for the benefit Of a few and
argued that it would raise too much
anyway and would necessitate raising
the rates in the towns affected by it.
Mr.. Mcneil ridiculed the idea that
the act was unconstitutional, claiming
that practically the identical law as
this was now in operation in a number
of States. He read from the comp
troller generals report to show that
over one hundred million dollars
worth of property was being protected
by, the firemen in the interests Of the
fire insurance companies, who last
year collected premiums, amounting TO
s1,3s3,000 and had s660,177 left over
after paying all losses.
Among the others present at the
hearing were President Behrens, Of
the State association; Chief W. J..
May, of Columbia; j. H. Walker,
Bruce w. Ravenel and E. G. Seibels,
Of Columbia agencies; William Gold,
smith, Of Greenville; T. O. Flowers.
Chief r. S. Hood of Sumter and S. C.
May, of Rock Hill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-21
PARDON BOARD ORGANIZED.
The members Adopt a Rule THAT
They Will Not Discuss Cases OUTSIDE
of the Meetings.

Columbia, March 15.-The State
board OF pardons met yesterday ana
o,ca nize5 with Mr.. r. Mays Cleveland
&c president and Mr.. R. W. Shand
secretary. The other member is Mr..
Savage of Coileton The meeting
was spent in making preliminary
nrenarations. Gov. Hayward turned
over to the board about % applica-
tions which have been received since
the pardon board was first talked Of in
the LEGISLATURE. There were some
which he could not grant, even if re-
commended to him by the pardon
board, which was improbable, so Gov.
Hayward merely rejected them
The board decided the members will
not hear any arguments in favor of or
in opposition to applications for par
don except when they are gathered in
meeting.
All petitions will be sent to the gov
ernor, as is now done, and after they
have been entered on the records, the
papers will be referred to the solicitor
and to the trial judge, as is now done
The law fixes a regular time for the
board to meet, the first Wednesday in
each quarter, and in cases Of emer-
gency the governor may call the board
together or may act in his own discre-
ton. The action Of the board is not
binding upon the governor, but he
proposes to be guided by the good
Judgment Of the members of the board
as far as possible.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-21
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum, Itch
Ring Worm, Herpes, BARRIERS Itch.

.All of these diseases are attended
by intense itching, which is almost in
stantly relieved by applying Chamber
lain's Salve and by it's continued use a
permanent cure may be effected, 1t
has, in fact. cured many cases
had resisted all other treatment. Price
rs cents per box. For sale by all drug
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-21

/. .If you are troubled with piles and
can't find a cure, try Witch Hazel salve
but be sure you get that made by E. c..
DsWitt & Co., Of Chicago. 1t is the
original. If you have used Witch Ha-
Eel salve without being relieved it is
probable that you got hold of one of
the many worthless counterfeits that
are sold on the reputation Of the gen.
uine DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. All
druggists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-21
Pardon Refused Bishop.

Raleigh, N. c., March 13.-Gover-
nor Glenn today declined to grant
pardon to A L. Bishop. the Virginia
travelling man who was convicted or
manslaughter at Charlotte in 1903 and
sentenced to the peniteatiary for five
years. Bishop was calling on the
daughter Of Thomas Wilson, when
Wilson appeared and ordered him TO
leave the house. Instead OF leaving
there was a fight in which Wilson was
killed. The wife Of the prisoner pre-
sented the application for pardon.