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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-09

| The board of railroad commissioners
were over the line of the Somerset
( railway Thursday. for the purpose of
inspecting the extension from MoXie
pend north, which section of the road
was opened for business that day.
Special orders have been issued
from the Office Of the adjutant gem
eral, calling for an election of n cap
tain for Co. NJ o: the First Infantry at
Westbrook and to fill such vacancies
as are caused thereby. to be
held Feb II and also for an
election of n captain for Go. II of the
First Infantry ut Rockland. which will
be held Feb. -.
The following corporations have filed
their certificates Of organization at the
office of the secretary of State:
| West Penobscot Telephone and Tele-
/ graph Co, organized at Corinna, for
the purpose of constructing. operating
land maintaining telephone and tele-
graph lines between Corinna village
land other villages in that section Of
Ipeuobscot county. with $4,000 capital
stock, of which nothing is paid in
officers: President. c. L. Jones of
Corinna: treasurer. J. F.. Grey of Co.
rinna. Certificate approved, Feb. 8
1906.
York County Garage, organized at
Sanford, for the purpose of building
dealing in and repairing automobiles
and bicycles, and for other purposes
with $4,000 capital stock. of which
nothing is paid in. Officers: President
and treasurer, Chas. S. Holmes of San
ford. Certificate approved Feb. s,
1900.
+ AJcndota Coal Co. organized at Kit
terry for the purpose of mining and
dealing in coal ard coal lands. with
COCO 600 capital stock. of which. nothing
;s raid in. Officers: President. Frank
~ CIarkson of Kittery: treasurer. Ed
ear NJ. Frisbee Of kittery. Certificate
approved Feb. {, 1906.
Hensel Cut Rate Drug Co, organized
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A YOUNG TENANT.

Once upon time there lived an old
man whose name was Avery. He was
we'll to do and had several farms. On
one OF these farms, there was an old
shed. One day a man came to Mr..
Avery and asked him If he would rent
the shed to him: Mr.. Avery asked him
what he wanted 1t for. The man said
he Wanted it to live in. Mr. Avery
told him he. could have 1t, and pay
what he thought it was worth to him
The first month after the man moved
In he brought Mr.. Avery two dollars.
The second month little boy who
said he was the mans son, brought
Mr.. Avery three dollars. Mr.. Avery
never saw or heard anything of the
the rent regularly, sometimes 81 and
sometimes SO. One day Mr.. Avery
asked the boy what became of his
father. The boy told him his father
was dead. Mr.. Avery then asked him
how long his father had been dead.
The boy told him his father had been
dead for almost a year. Mr.. Avery
took the money the boy brought. He
asked the boy no more questions, but
resolved to go the next day and in
vestigate the place.
The next day he drove over. Tho
shed looked quite decent. He knocked
at the door, and little girl came to
the door and let him in. Mr.. Avery
asked where the girls mother was at.
The girl said she didn't have any
mother. Mr.. Avery asked where she
was at. The girl said she didn't know
where she was at She said after her
fathers death, her mother had gone
away and they had not seen her since.
Just then a little girl about three
years old came up where Mr.. Avery
was. Mr.. Avery talked to them a
while and learned that since their
fathers death they had been living
there by themselves. The boy was
supporting his sisters by backing
boots, and selling newspapers, and the
elder girl taking care Of the house
and caring for the baby Mr.. Avery
and his daughter called on them and
they kept an eye on them to see they
were getting along all right Mr..
Avery thought he had better not dis
turb them much as long as they were
getting along all right. The next time
the boy brought the rent. Mr.. Avery
talked with him q little and then told
and he would never be sorry He
told him to keep his sisters together
and never leave them. Then Mr..
Avery showed him ledger in which
he had entered up all of the
money he had paid him for the rent
and he told the boy 1t was, all his
with the interest. He then told the
boy to keep right on and he would be
his banker. And when the money
amounted to little he would see that
the boy got a house of his own. He
said that this boy was the right kind
of a tenant to have. Mr.. Avery said
any father ought to be glad to
have this boy for son.
Mabel Carroll, aged II.
Charlton, Iowa.
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pies that papa brought from the
store?" Eyes you may, and I will go
with you and take Mrs. Brown some
of the choicest flowers"
The next evening at the supper table
Mrs. Sherman told her husband that
she was very much afraid that IL
something wasn't done for the Brown
family, Mrs. Brown would have to
send some of her children away from
home, for she is not strong enough to
support them. Clara asked her papa
II they could live with them, but Mr..
Sherman said, ooh, no we couldn't do
that. Then Clara said, Mamma since
you have to work in the store so much
maybe you can get her to keep house
for you." Yes" said Mr.. Sherman,
you might go over and see if Mrs.
YOU"
The next day Mrs. Sherman went
down and asked Mrs. Brown if she
would come and keep house for her.
You may bring the children too, for
Clara enjoys to be with them SO we'll.
So the Brown family moved over with
Sherman's, and the Sherman family
found Mrs. Brown to be a woman Of
refinement and Of most excellent quail
tiles. One day Mrs. Sherman received
O letter from herr grandfather that he
was coming to spend Christmas with
them. Mrs. Sherman was very glad
he was coming. She wanted very
much to make the old man happy, for
he had been a man who had had some
sorrow. Long years ago his daugh
ter married, and she and her husband
went out In the western plains and her
father lost track of her and never
could find her. A few years after that
his wife died, and now the shermans
We're his only relatives. But he had
now come In possession Of a fortune
and was living In a palace.
At last the day came that Clara's
great grandpa was to come. The
shelves were filled with pies and
cakes, turkey, chicken and almost ey
erything imaginable. While Mrs.
Sherman and Clara were enjoying
kitchen, working very hard. At last
dinner was ready. The Shermans and
the visitor, of course, were seated at
the table, then came Mrs Brown from
the kitchen with a bowl of hot soup.
She set down the bowl of soup and the
old gentleman and Mrs. Brown looked
each other in the face. Tears
came rolling down his cheeks.
He dropped his napkin. Then
father, are you ill?" She rushed
to him and as soon as he was con-
scious he said, Surely my eyes do not
deceive me-" Then he said, rs this
my long lost daughter Nellie?"
Mrs. Brown ran to her father and
kissed him. 1t was a happy scene;
father and daughter had found each
other Several weeks We're pleasantly
spent by ALL then on returning home
the old gentleman took Mrs Brown
and her children, and so Mrs. Brown
took care of her father the remainder
of his days, and all were happy, and
when he died Mrs Brown was heir to
all his wealth.
:. Grace Couchman, aged IL.
Lovilia, Iowa. ~.
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THE KIND BOY.

There was once little boy who
lived in the country and owned a very
favorite dog. The little boys name
was Frank and the dogs name was
Red. One time Frank went to visit
his grandpa and left his dog at home
Red soon grew tireds Of staying at
home alone and went to neighbours.
When Frank came home and found his
dog gone he felt very sorry and started
out to find him, but did not find him
the first day and went home very sad.
The next day he tried again and in
CURED Of every one he met. He learn
ed that the dog had gone to the home
of a neighbor. Frank was very happy
and went to the door Of the house and
asked about him. On being told that
he was there Frank told them that
he was the owner and thanked them
for being so Kind to him. AS he was
about to leave he heard some one cry
ing and on asking, learned that their
little boy was a cripple and had grown
to love the little dog and was weeping
to think he would have to give him up
Frank asked If he might go in and
see the little boy. When Frank found
the little cripple felt so bad about
loosing his only playmate, he felt very
sorry/for him, and told him If he loved
the little dog so, he would not take
him from him. This made the little
boy very happy and he thanked him
again and again. Frank went home
with a merry heart and told his
mamma all about II. His mamma told
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THE WHEELBARRow RIDE.

Elsie was a happy girl when. she
awakened Tuesday morning to find
that there were only two more days
until the day on which she was in
vited to a party at the home
OF her little friend, Alice, a
little girl years old, living
mile from Elsie's home. And /
would only be telling the truth If I
said she did not eat her oatmeal for
breakfast on this same account. She
busted herself the best way she knew
how the next few days, till at last she
woke UP one morning to find that 1t
was indeed Thursday the day she
had long looked for. But to her dread
and dismay it was raining. Mamma
quieted her little daughter by telling
her that maybe papa would take her.
But after breakfast papa was called to
the city on important business, and
was to get there as quickly as possible.
Elsie's heart was in her mouth
when she heard this, for her papa
must go as quickly as possible and
that she was not to go to Alice's until
half-past ten. But mamma said she
would fix this alright. So about nine
o'clock mamma told Elsie to, go up
stairs and get her white frock, rib
bons and cap. So then when she got
downstairs, mamma washed her face
and hands again and again. Then
when she had had each curl wound
three times around mammals finger,
she was told to go In the closet and
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him he did just right and to always
be kind to those in trouble.
Ethel McMullin, aged 8.
Ottumwa, Ia, r. F. D. No. 8.
PAPA's BOOTS.

1t was winter and the snow was
very deep where little Katie lived.
Katie did not like the winter for she
wanted to run and play out Of doors.
One day she asked her mamma to let
her go out and play in the snow.
Why, Katie! you would freeze"
said her mamma.
Papa gees out in the snow and he
doesn't freeze" said Katie.
But papa is larger than my little
girl. Besides he dresses warmer. You
know what large rubber boots he
wears when he goes out in the snow"
Katie said no more, but the next
d~y she found the big boots in the
hall, where her papa had left them
large coat and fur cap were hanging
there too. Pretty soon Katies mamma
heard someone crying She thought
1t sounded like the voice Of her little
girl She began to search for her,
but she was not to be seen anywhere
IN the house. Then she, went to the
door. There stood Katie a few steps
from the house In the deep snow. She
had on the big boots and the coat and
cap. They were SO large and heavy
that she was stuck fast in the snow,
and could neither go on nor come
back.
II don't want to play in the snow
anymore" she sobbed, as her mamma
TOOK her In the house. She Is now
willing to wait until the sun shall
come out and melt the snow.
Hazel Morrison, aged H.
Eldon, Ia, r. F. d. No. 1. Box SO. !.
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VACATION.

After spending several months in
a hot, stuffy, grimy old school room
how pleasant the word vacation
sounds. The north wind does not
seem half SO cold when we know that
a long vacation Is near at hand. And
still when we know that at
the end Of four weeks we are to start
to school in q fine handsome new
building. What fun we have during
the holidays. How happy the small
boys round chubby face looks as he
goes trudging along with his sled.
With skating, sleighing, cotsing and
the many other anusements vacation
affords 1t is small wonder we enjoy
ourselves. And then after vacation Is
over won't the tasks at school seem
lighter? The books won't seem 80
dull and when you get little tired Of
study and work Just close your eyes
for moment and think OF your pleas
ant vacation and that thought will
chase the dull, tired feeling away.
Florence Patterson, aged IL.
Moravia, Iowa.
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LITTLE JEAN.

Once there was a little boy whose
name was Jean. His parents had
died when he was baby. His aunt
who had the care Of little Jean was
as stingy to him as she could be. He
lived in a tall old house in city
whose name is so hard to pronounce
that I will not try to speak 1t. She
sent him to school shivering In the
cold In thin coat.
But at last Christmas kcame. The
schoolmaster was to be at the church
will all his boys and while the organ
was playing, the boys begin whisper
ing in low voices to themselves, and
telling each other what good deeds
would be done at his home on the
morrow. But little Jean said nothing
for he knew that his selfish old aunt
would give him dry bread crusts to
eat and switch him, and send him up
in the loft to his cold straw bed. But
it was the other way The boys who
had rich parents only found long
switches in their shoes. And little
Jean had a whole chimney corner full
Of toys.
Ralph Johnston.
Ottumwa, Ia, r. F. D. No. S.
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KIDS

wonder why some Pas have none,
And others have SO many.
1t seems the poor Pas have the most,
And the rich ones haven't any.
The richest man know in town
Has just one small boy only;
But Pa says, Cad! he pities him
In that big house SO lonely.
1t seems to me 'twould be 50 nice
If Kids all came out even;
And when asked Pa why they don't,
He said, BE quiet, Stephen!"
Then families all'd have bills like Pa,
For us five kids together,
He says, would bust cattleman,
We wear out SO much leather.
But when the circus comes to town
Pas glad he has 30 many,
For he has more fun takin' us
<, Than If he hadn't any.
Ny Pa says some day that he'll be
Too old to go on Workin,'
And then he hopes that none Of US
Our duty will be shirkin'.
You bet we won't! We all love Pa.
But wouldn't 1t be funny
To have your father hangin' round
And askin' you for money?
I've most quarter in my bank
To buy q bullet moulder.
But now thing I'll save 1t up
For Pa when he gets older
May Kelly in Lippincott's.
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THE. DISCONTINUED FIR TREE.


Once there was fir tree which was
always discontinued. 1t grew in the
forest. Around 1t were tall trees so
that it could not get any sunshine at
all, and when 1t rained 1t only got
what dropped off the other trees.
One day in the winter it began to
snow and the little tree looked SO
pretty with the snow on it. One day
not very long after it had showed
three men came along and one of
them said, 1T is Of no use to 60 any
farther for we will find no prettier fir
tree than this" Then they took it
up carefully by the roots and put it in
a wagon al started away with it.
After while ley stopped and brought
it in the kings palace and put 1t in
q great pot and all day people came
in and put diamonds, rings, etc, on 1t
The little fir tree was happy after
that. Edith Miller, aged 10.
Abba, Ia, r. F. D. No. 1.
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get her Sunday jacket and her rain
coat, and mammals big fascinator.
Elsie was no time In doing tlis err
rand, and was soon back with them
all.
Then mamma had her first put on
her rubbers, then her jacket and cap.
Then mamma took the black fascin-
ator and put it all over her cap and
around her head to keep the rain from
soiling her cap; then she put on her
rain coat. Then she was told to go
across the road to her little friend
Emma's and go with her. The next
minute mamma looked out on the
lawn and saw Elsie tripping along
until she came to the gate. then she
heard chiok-chick. and she was
through.
When Elsie got to Emma's door
her mamma answered the call, and
the only thing Elsie remembered at
that instant was, why child you look
like grandmother"
Then Emma came. to the door and
invited Elsie In. Emma was also
Elsie could go with her as we'll as not
She said that the hired man had gone
to catch the horse and that he would
take them over. But before she had
hardly got the words out OF her
mouth the hired man came in and
said that he had nearly run himself
down, but he could not catch the
horse. cannot express the children's
thoughts when they heard this. But
and amid his breathless suffering he
was out Of the house In q, twinkling
And calling Enma:s mamma to the
door he talked to her quite awhile,
and then her mamma came back In
the house, telling the girls that they
could get away at last.
So the girls looked out OF doors and
said it had stopped raining. Then be-
fore they had time to think they saw
the hired man coming toward the
house with the large wheelbarrow, an
Mr.. May. When he got to the door.
Mrs. May came out with two big horse
blankets and put them In the Wheel
barrow and then slipping on Emma's
wraps she bade them get In and then
with another blanket she wrapped
them all up in it.
BY that time 1t had begun to rain
big umbrella and fastened 1t in the
wheelbarrow SO that they would moi
get wet. And then the hired mar
wheeled them over to Alice's, and
such ride they never had before
How they laughed when they went
over the bridge, and what fun 1t was
to go down hill But when a gust OF
wind came they had to hold on tight
to the umbrella for It wanted to &C
awav. When they got there they had
a merry time and were indeed ready
to start home when the time came
And for weeks after the special thing
to talk about was the wheebarrow
ride. Cecilia Clark, aged IL.
Russell, Ia. r. f. D. No. /. Box 6.
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A LITTLE PRAISE.

The editor Of the Courier Junior is
delighted with the nice stories and let
ters sent in by the Juniors. The i'm
provement made by the contributors
to this page during the past few
months is most pleasing. Next week
we will announce the four prize win
.ners in the contests Of Jan. and Jan.
IL. The Junior editor made a big mis-
take last week when she said that the
prize winner would be announced
January 49," We have prize win
ner today, but the lucky ones in the
big four" contest will be announced
January 26. The boys have sent in
some excellent letters and stories.
The editor would like to know what
the Juniors think of BILLY Boy"
Next week we will have another big
contest to announce.
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JUNIOR STORIES.
STORY OF THE LOST DAUGHTER.

In the city Of Chicago there lived a
rich merchant by the name of Mr..
Sherman. There was only one child
in the family, 8 years of age, named
Clara. One day a large family moved
in a little old house on the back street.
There was only a fence between them
and Sherman's. There were five chill
dren in the family, the oldest a little
girl just the age of Clara. the young
est a baby girl thirteen months old.
The other three were boys.
Clara took great deal of interest in
the little stranger. She would sit out
on the veranda and play with her
dollies and watch her rock her little
baby sister to sleep and help her
she was very nice, and wished to
make her one of her playmates. One
afternoon Clara walked down the gar
den walk to the fence and spoke to
her. The little neighbor walked to the
fence and there they stood and smiled,
one on one side and the other on the
other, Then Clara asked, What is
your name?'
She said, "My name is Mary Brown.
hut mamma and the children call me
Polly. Please call me Polly, cause I
like that best"
asked Clara. "oh," said Polly. "rny
papa is dead" That's too bad"
said Clara. "How long has he been
dead? "Ie has been dead about a
year / think"
what does you mamma do for
money!" asked Clara. ooh she washes
clothes for people," answered Polly.
AS they were standing there talking
they heard some one calling, Clara,
Clara, your supper is ready" That
night Clara told her mamma and papa
about their new neighbors. Mr.. sher-
man said he felt very sorry for the
poor folks, but I don't see how / can
help them. Why couldn't you give
them some money" asked Clara. ooh,
no, we couldn't do that" said Mr..
Sherman.
'You might go over there tomorrow
and take your dollies and play with
the little GIRL" said Mrs. Sherman.
sAnd may take them some nice APP
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SUGAR.

Sugar is obtained from many plants. I
The sweet taste of all kinds of fruits is
owing to the sugar in their juices. {
Grapes contain grape-sugar, which K
may be seen in small white grains I'M
rafsins or dried grapes. And the sap;
of the maple and other forest trees
contain large amount of sugar. In
France 1t Is made from beets' roots I'M
large quantities. Sugar cane contains
30 much sweet Juice, that 1t is cult I
waited in preference to all other plants
for the making Of sugar. 1t is q tall
grass plant that grows In all hot coun-
tries. When ripe the stems are cut
down and passed through heavy
rollers. The juice is thus squeezed
out, and is boiled as soon as possible.
After being boiled to a syrup it Is then
placed in large fiat pans to cool. Whila
cooling curious change takes place
A part Of the syrup forms itself into
small crystals. The part that Will not
crystalline Is drained off, and that is
called molasses. The crystallized
part is called raw or moist sugar. In
this state 1t Is put into hogsheads and
shipped to other parts Of the country
The impurities which cause its dark
color and rank taste Is removed by a
process called refining, Sugar goes
through many processes before It is
ready for use.
Elsie Terrill. aged IL.
Russell, Ia, r. F. d. No. Q.
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TREES.

There are several different kinds of
trees. Some trees grow faster than
others. The Maple tree grows fast
and also the black locust, white elm
and catalpa
Some Of the nut trees are black and
white walnut, hickory, chestnut,
beech, pecan and chestnut oak or black
acorn. Some Of the fruit trees are
peach, pear apple and plum. / copld
write more about trees, but as You
wished for short story, I will close.
Your true friend,
Annie Vincent, aged ID.