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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-13

Mrs. Olive Ellis, who has been quite
SICK with crysipclas in her face, is gain
ing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-13

Charles Travis and George Myers OF
NoirldSewocll were on Ward hili Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-13
MADISON.

J%mes Wills is hauling wood for a. II.
Ward this week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-13

Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Ward were il
Skowhcgar Monday on business
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-13

y strange consignment of 1900
precious bricks which are being care
fully guarded BY the police was re-
ccircu in New York this week. They
We're not gold bricks, as the unWary
might suspect. but plain small white
bricks. of an old fashioned appearance
straight from Holland from Il kiln
which has been making them without
Change for $50 years. They are to be
used by the Sons of the Revolution in
their work of repairing in its original
style the old FrauncCS Tavern at
Broad and Pearl streets so that it may
present the same appearance as ii did
when Washington babe farewell to his
officers there. Since then TIE first
val has been torn out to make a show
window for Il store which aftcrWard
became Il saloon and in the work of
restoring it as a club house its
patriotic owners were confronted with
I've problem of securing smull white
bricks for facing it in the original
SE'c. y fruitlesS search revealed the
fact that these We're not to be obtained
III this country and the Sons We're al
most dcspairing when it was dis
covered that fifteen miles outside of
Rotterdam in Holland the identical
factory which made the original bricks
20G years ago was still doing business
at the old stand, and the bricks were
ordered accordingly.
N,W York now has a real alchcmist
il Ter midst, and if the assertions OF
one John Raffel be true Wall street can
sEcltly give up making money and
take to making gold Every one car
be as rich as he likes, apparently. for
the process of acquiring the yellow
metal is simple one, according to Mr.
Ea1tel. All that is necessary is tc
bury q chunk of copper with some
"GLradium' and eighteen weeks later
10 dig up the lump of pure gold
Silver can be transmitted too, but il
takes enc year and eighteen weeks
according to the professor, and there
1otc is not likely to become popular
OF course the secret of the whole thins
lies IT, the 'doradum," the makeup OF
which Mr.. Raffel keeps to himself. HI
has, however, written to the secretary
OF the treasury at Washington con
corning his discovery and is even nov
lcao* to open negotiations for its sal,
to Wall street interests. OF course i
Wal street does get hold Of the secret
| T." common people can expect it'll,
p"oft from it, and it is therefore to b,
horec that Mr.. Raffel will reconsider
and decide to allow the entire countr,
| TO participate in this easy method O
getting rich.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-13

That our American Forests abound in
plants which possess the most valuable
medicinal virtues is abUndantly attcstcd
by scores Of the most eminent medical
writers and teachers. Even the untu-
tored Indians had disc 1vCrcd the useful
ness of many native plants before the
advent Of the white race. This inforra-
ton, impaired freely to the whites. led
the latter to continue investigations until
to-day we have rich assortment Of most
valuable American medicinal roots.
- . -
Dr.. Pierce belieres that our American for
ests abound in most valuable medicinal roots
foA the cUfN>Qf most obstinate and fatal dis
eases. II wewoNd properly investigate them:
and i9 }e.shfrs2tNSp Of this conviction; he
poiENs<w with pride>iS the almost ,aaI7elnuS
cnreS edected- BY bis -Goldau- ledicalIl!s--
covery.n which has prQxel Itself 70 1h be he
most efficient Stomach Tonic. liver ilIIsoI--
stcI. heart tonic and REGULATOR. and blood
cleanser known to medical science. Dyspep-
STA, or Indigestion. torpid liver. functional
and even valvular and other affections OF
the heart yield to its curative action. The
reason tchv it cures these and many other
affections. IS clearly shown in little book
of extracts from the standard medical works
which Is mailed free to any address by DR.. K
v. Pierce. Of Buffalo. \. y. to all sending
request for the same.
- - y
Not less marvellous. in the unparalleled
cures 1t is constantly making OF woman's
many peculiaT affections weaknesses and
DISTRESSING Heterogeneous. IS Dr. p!erce's
Favorite\ Prcscription,>a IS amply attested
by thousands 9t,RDfoActted testimonials con-
tributed by\cSTfeful patre1-S who have been
cured BY il olcataEILalnelxic s.laiatM
peIiods, irregnl arities; prolalsgs and 4-hleE
disbursements c2lS1-I IhL wcakne:1s. 1 nlreI-
aIi0n q uterus and kindred ailecIlnns. OFTEN
after many other advertised medicines. ana
physicians had failed.
- ~ -
Roth the above mentioned medicines are
wholly made up from the %lyCcri' extracts OF
native. medicinal roots. The processes en-
plnycd in their manufacture were orelna.
with Or. Pierce. ana thCg arc carried On "
skilled chemists ard pharmacists win I9o
aid of apparatus and appliances spccna.E
designed and built for this purpose. botidl
medicines arc entirely free from alcohol ahi
all other harmful. bit-forrning druSNi
full list of their ingredients is printed on
each bottlc-wrapper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-13

Horace WitEcc is hauling Il lot of wood
t. SkowheSan this winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-13

The Thanksgiving Day just passed
sAoWs that the feast is still quite an
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-13
KRUSO
PASTRY g. BISCUIT
FLOUR

made from Winter Wheat By special
process, is especially adapted for making
pastry, biscuits, cake, waties, dumplings,
mullins, etc. No other -four can compare
with it for these purposes.
It 10 true that special care to make
raised bread with kRUSO must be ex.
crcised, but such bread will be found to
be delicious and more nutritious in the
end than when made from other brands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-13
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St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22
than Dr.. Hervey W. Kendall. who Il

than Dr.. Hervey w. Kendall. who n
last was mysteriously murdered.
In m0ro ways than one Dr. Kendall
was . remarkable man. His temper.
ament was such that he seemed 10 de.
light in things that horrifed other
men. He was Z student at the medi.
cal college. whsre he was known as =
man who was not q brilliant student,
but as one who could do things better
than most men when he made up his
mind to do SO. To look ct the man
was to see that he was out Of the
common. One who knew him well de-
scribed him cs follows:
IT Hervey had lived In the days Of
pirates he would have been q rival to
Capt. Kidd. In the first place. he
looked the part. Nine out of ten men
would turn TO get q look at him on
the street. Almost six feet tall, he
was sinewy and 1.-THE to q degree.
There was not an ounce of fat on his
body, and his muscles were magnii.
Gently developed. His neck Was mn
usually long, and surmounted by q
head that was remarkable. His fore
head was high and intelligent, his
eyes deep-set and sparkling black. A
mustache of metallic blackness ap-
peared blacker than it really was. by
reason of his waxy complexion, which
was almost corpse-like in its yellowish
whiteness. This mustache, which was
long and flowing, gave him an air of
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22
English Tailor Is Boastful.

G.. B. Winter, the tailoring expert.
has arrived in London, and has been
interviewed regarding America and
especially as to whether Englishmen
or Americans are the more stylishly
dressed. He says unhesitatingly that
the laurels remain with the old coun-
try. The really well-dressed man, =
he remarked, never goes to extremes.
He just suggests that subtle note Of
smartness which Is 80 attractive to
the eye. AT present" he says, 'the
Americans are affecting an abnormal.
ly loose coat and trousers which look
as II they were made ut home" When
he was asked what is the secret OF
the British superiority. Mr.. Winter
remarked: well. you remember the
answer. which the American got ut
Oxford when the said that IL very
nice lawn Of yours The English gem
tleman replied: Yes, It has taken
400 years to grow"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22

omcer testified that he did not belieye
there were a dozen grava in the
cemetery containing bodies. but these
ghouls even visited neighboring vii
lsges and thas 4ristocratic ssbufying
ground at Oakwon 30 bold did they
becom0. and 10 powerless Nere the
police to check them. that many citi-
zens buried relatives and friends In
distant cities.
Kendall was suspected, but he
adopted hundred ruses to throw the
sleuths of his track. Time and time
again he was almost captured IN the
act, but always made good his escape.
Cemeteries were guarded and patrols
placed about tombs, but still the med
ical school was supplied, and Kendall
remai1ed at large. szys.sz.ssss
His end was as tragic and mysteri-
Gus as his life had been. On May !,
1882, Thomas Powell. an attendant at
the county courthouse, looked from
ole Of the windows and saw through
tho morning mist the body Of i man
lying in an adjacent field. There was
q bullet hole between his eyes. but hs
was still conscious. He gave MS
name, but refused to divulge the name
of the man who had done the deed.
He died a few hours LATER with his
lips still sealed.
Near him lay piece of carpet, two
shovels and satchel containing q
cant-hook. rope, dark lantern, a
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22

agreed that it would be Impossible to
expend this amount Of money on the
steel inclosure. TIE said:
"Our prices range from 800 to per
haps $500, and should such thing be
made to order, bf heavier steel and
with special arrangements, 1t might be
brought up to over $1,000, but scarce
ly more. have heard nothing to the
effect that Mr.. Sagc's sarcophagus
was bought of our firm, but If it was II
Is scarcely probable that any such
price as this was paid for it,
"Have you in ordinary use especial
arrangements like electric bells or
other means of safeguarding against
burial alive?"
mo; although. OF course, such
things could be made, to supply a
whim. The steel casket is common
enough, especially in countries where
there Is a great deal of rain, or In
remote regions where the grave can.
not be watched" 'sezss
II as big sum as $4,000 was ac-
tually expended on the burial arrange
ments of Mr.. Sage, 1t must have been
In other directions than for the mere
inclosure. Local undertakers doubt 1t,
and maintain 1t is absurd.
Grave Robberies Common.
Although the danger from grave
robbing lever became so acute in
Massachusetts as elsewhere, up to
within 2B years the crime was of com.
mon occurrence here. But In New
York series of startling exposures
revealed the fact that there was .
we'll organized body Of men engaged
in the work of supplying medical
schools with the necessary cadavers
for dissection. Until 1883, when the
so.called anatomy bill was passed In
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22
Hlatt III Giur Eurru
MHurkrr Il Haratiutt
~ SAMUEL s. KOENIG.
! New York Politician.

nerves. week locality where diversion would
be practical probability without the usual attendant loss OF time and
money, it would be most commendabe move
The plan have in mind is outlined much as folws:
To have an institution that object only purpose Of
every vacation without idea Of profit ITSELF and to never
that which held against Just claims
To that BY the payment Of ana weekly o. monthly
person might up with institution that would him
further concern to leave his work and have week at
place the country with Of money equivalent to hs weekly
and With charge for his accommodations .
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22

Boston.-One need not have the
der to purchase ghoul-proof casket,
for the same thing, or at least one
equally burglar-proof, can be secured
here for from 800 to 5000. They are
not in great demand Shereabouts, for
the same dangers do not exist as for
merly, or exist at all, save for men of
such prominence as this late eccen-
tric millionaire said member of a
prominent firm in speaking of this
type of sarcophagus:
II cannot see how any such sum as
that mentioned in the newspapers
could possibly be paid for steel cas-
ket. They can be secured for q little
over 500, and even II made to order
could not be brought above cost Of
$1,000. They are Of simple construc-
tion, consisting only Of a. steel case
which locks from within with spring
locks. The ordinary. kind cannot be
opened without the. use OF q steel
chisel, and then the heads of the bolts
would have to be cut away.
"They are an absolute protection
for such as possess the fear of body
snatchers. but they are not used very
much here in the east. Now that the
medical schools are well supplied, un-
der the law, there is little incentive
for this type Of criminal to operate.
n the south and west, however, they
are in quite common use.''
q do you ever have request for a
casket which shall be provided with
safeguards against burial alive?" was
asked.
No More euriaIs Alive.
mo. Under our present methods
burial alive 10 an impossibility. To be
sure, there are some eccentric indi-
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22
clad.tone's Wonderful Memory.

William y. Gladstone mad q marvel.
GUS memory. Sir Algernon West tells
this story Of 1t: I'VE were discussing
in 1881 the conversion Of the malt tax
into q beer duty. had told him that
the estimated profit Of the malsters
was three per cent. on each quarter Of
malt. The following day he said: I
understand that the masters profit Il
four per cent No, SIR / said, three
per cent I certainly thought 1t was
four And then, turning to Mr.. Young,
"a famous internal revenue odicia, he
said: Can you recollect as far back as
1882? Was not the profit then sup.
posed to be four per cent? Tt was
then he replied. Ah,' Mr.. Gladstone
said, I see how four per cent. has got
into my mind. I recollect- studying
the question when became member
for Newark in 1882 and it was that
figure then A gap Of nearly 50
years."
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22
His First Turn Down.

THE boy mumbled something to the
old man in the Office, who said some
thing back without even looking up:
then my young friend who had asked
me for the card said to me, Don't want
inexperienced man. and started a..
dressing an envelope. That was the
first time th at a deal had come to me
like this. simply got huhy and
walked proudly out; but humility came
to me before the day was over. I'll bet
] went into 40 places. More than once
] felt sorry that had given my bosom
friend my old. job at clerking, and
wanted to go back to the little village
and hitch horses for the farmers wives
who came to town. Yet. had grit and
that vad in my pistol pocket, and I
wasn't going to give up.
The next morning / walked into 1
big Wholesale cigar house, and by this
time had learned to pick out whsre'
the boss stayed myself. A I went In the
door saw an old gentleman sitting In.
= little glass ONCE to the right. He
wore . long white beard and . pair Of
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22

weekly comfort pay 25 cents week toward weeks
the country which would his fare and
from the place. and keep him in comfort for the week.
there who cannot that much out Of the weekly
savings there who the SIS $40
sary couple days the grind the years
work family increased weekly payment would get
enough weekly that he might have only the
benefit easily taken welcondud visit recreation but
the amount Of the weeks wages we'll
Such plans worked By big employers
world they entire satisfaction Of every concerned
big plant Germany gives empoe who has been with it
year the mountains its expense with full pay
Out employees small bit each week, with
their permission them away for weeks to
country where they well ordinary
priced boarding house.
be made practical and e the greatest benefit TO the
wage haven't the least doubt md firmly believe that
viii be done sooner Or later ---s----
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22

ferocity which was really startling. He
wore in winter q long ulster that
cam4 almost to his heels.'
Skilled in Use Of Weapons.
A glimpse Of his living rooms In
Warren street, Syracuse, was reve-
lation Of the tastes of the man. The
walls were hung with foils and q reg.
ular armory Of weapons. An expert
fencer and a dead shot, he led an ex.
istence that drew him away from all
but q very few intimate freinds.
His skill with the revolver was
noteworthy. AS an illustration of
this, an acquaintance Of his said:
'I never knew q srrer marksman;
he was absolute. lightning. On one
occasion he and i were In the old
medical college one night, and had to
go downstairs into the cellar, where
the cadavers were kept in huge bar.
rels Of brine. went ahead, carrying
a candle, while Hervey followed me.
He had a cigarette in his right hand
and a package In his left. When half
way down the stairs, in the inky black
ness, heard a noise in one Of the coal
bins. Almost before / had time to
catch the CLEAN from a pair Of yel-
lowish eyes, and to realize 1t was q
prowling ;cat, heard the report OF q
revolver. / jumped, and when I re-
covered myself looked around. to see
this man kicking aside the dead body
of the cat. He was laughing at my
fright"
To a man Of this morbid nature and
one who. moreover, was absolutely
fearless and who courted adventure.
this grewsome work Of body snatch
ing had Its destinations. It was H.
legal, and the best brains Of the police
force OF the country were busy trying
to stop 1t, which added another in
centive to this man. It was . con-
test of mind and pluck, as he looked
upon it. And so, while still student,
he organized small gang Of men who
supplied cadavers to colleges even as
far west as Michigan.
Emptied Numerous oraves.
The poorhouse graveyard was their
favorite hunting ground, and at the
inquest over the body of Kendall an
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22
If there was some eco


If there was some eco
nomic scheme or plan by
which the thousands OF
the underpaid and over
worked men and women
Of our large cities could
be given q week away
from the surroundings
that become so monot-
onously impressed on the
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22

/ bit and stalk, screwdriver and Z
burglars Jimmy. Whether he was
shot in q quarrel with q pal or by d
membefs of the vigilance committee
| which had beer organized against the
ghouls, no one knows. With his death,
and the passage Of law giving the
schools legal means of securing Ca
davers. grave robbing ceased In Syra!
cuse. s
Family Of GhouIs.
At about this time the country was
startled by the weird story which fol.
lowed the arrest Of the McNamee fam
ily. Some three miles from the city
there had lived for five years the IA
ther, two sons and . daughter. But
little was known of them. although the
neighbors frequently speculated on
their means of earning q livelihood.
One night farmer named Goodrich
was returning to his home late from a
visit to a distant relative, when he
met In the dark road a team. The
road was narrow, SO that in passing
he was able to see the occupants of
the other vehicle. He recognized
them as the old man McNamee and
his daughter. He was somewhat sur
prised to notice that the girl was
dressed in mans clothes, but still
more surprised to see that q mufled
figure sat between them. He stopped
and asked a few commonplace ques-
tions, to which he received surly re-
plies. At this point McNamee's horse
started, and as he did 80 threw the
hat from the head Of the third figure.
Goodrich nearly fell from his wagon
as. he recognized the set features OF
young Wilbur Hill, who had been
buried a few days before.
Goodrich, pale from fright, hurried
home and. reused the neisAbors. They
opened the grave, which had but late
" been filed, and found it empty. A
search of the house of the McNamees
revealed spades, ropes and all the
other paraphernalia Of grave robbing.
Further Investigation. Of the grave
yard showed that many other bodies
were missing, and some OF these were
later discovered at Ann Arbor Medical
school. The McNamees were arrested
and imprisoned after speedy trial.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22

What 4 miserable crowd Of pessi-
mists we would be II we could see
ourselves as others see ~.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22
Eaos asarkea With Numer.ls. 4 .

& A hen at Frinton Sea, England,
recently made q record IN eggs BY
laying one distinctly marked with the
figure 5. She. has now been beoten
by another English hen. which has
laid an esq just . distinctly markee
nix.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22

viduals who make odd requests, but IN
my long experience have never come
across one. This steel casket is as
far as they ever vary ia their ex-
pressed wishes
A member of the local branch OF the
company, from whom it was reported
the $4,000 casket was bought, also
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22
Nvhsn saehelors Wers Taxed.

~ noH 0o0uel0tO W0rO 1xo0s w
There Ii nOthing revolutionary IN
snodern proposals. u tax hachelorl
Two centuries ago every celibate In
England was paying tribute to the
exchequer "for neglecting his duty TO
support another mans daughter"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22

A woman willingly promises to OBEY
man at the altar, but shes APT g
forget to deliver the goods.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES, sJs fast
to light and washing and color more goods
than others. 10c per package.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-09-22

that state, there was but this one way
In which bodies could be secured. The
prices paid for them were high, and
in consequence group OF men about
Syracuse Medical college and the Buff
falo Medical college did thriving
business as ''resurrectionists. OF
them all, no one was more famous