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Where Life is Long.

Senator Tillman and colleague were discussing the question of the salubrlousness of various sections of the country. Well" said MT. Tillman. "if the healthfulness of q region Is in dicated by the mere longevity of its inhabitants, then I think that Ashe- vile, North Carolina, must have the palm. As an illustration of how long lived the people are thereabouts. we Carollnians are fond of tell this story
 "A visitor from the North asked an old gentleman where he was born and how old he was. The old chap re- piled: I was born here in Asheyillc. and am seventy years old Oh! ex- claimed the Yankee, as you appear to be as hale and hearty as man of forty, I've no doubt you'll live to u ripe old age. How old was your father when he died?"
 "'Father dead' said the old man. looking surprised, Father isn't dead 1! He's upstairs putting grandfather to bed v"-Succes, Magazine.
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Performing Unpleasant Duties.

"The very next time you have some thing unpleasant to do, something to which you bring an unwilling mind" says a writer in Harper's Bazar, just repeat the following formula to your self, and say it over and over again until you believe it: This which am doing now is what in the c.rcum. stances, prefer to do at this moment above all other things. Of course, then, enjoy it!' This self-restraint faithfully applied during dishwashing bed-making, sweeping, dusting, house cleaning, stocking-darning and all the monotonous duties of home woman may be relied on to bring floods of sunshine everywhere. The work is done in less time, and with less fric ton, than ever before, an atmosphere of peace and serenity pervades the whole household, the soul of the work CT is enlarged. Ii is worth trying. Try 1t at once, dear readers"
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stray Cows Act.

A stray cow. picked up by the DO lice on the South Side. nearly put the officer out of business and created lots of fun for the urchins in the neigh borhood The COW was captured by the newly appointed subpoliceman, and, wishing to distinguish himself by an arrest, he determined to take the bovine to the station house. Pro- curing rope, he fastened it to her horns and started down Cottage Grove avenue. The thoroughfare was slip pery from a rainstorm, and in a ify the policeman was sliding down the asphalt on his stomach, with the COW on dead run. The officer was game and hung on to his captive for a square, when the boys headed the ani- nal off. He landed his prisoner and then begged off for the night to clean up.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Best Way to Flow.

Measure off head and on each end end of the field say as wide as the length of team and blow. Commence blowing at one side of the field onehalf land from the fence, blowing back and forth, turning to the right and sliding blow on head land. When first land is done measure off another land, skip 1t, go on and blow third land same as first, then blow second land turning to left. The object is blowing the third land before second is to avoid having so many center ridges and dead furrows, as you would if you took every land as it came. Keep on in this way until you get to the other side of the field, then blow head lands and you have the field nicely plowed without turning square corners, tramping horses heels, lifting blow or tramping plowed ground.
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soY RAN DOWN A FISH.
Feat of an Indian Lad in Capturing
 Biz Sturgeon.

The lake was rather on the window pane order, that beautiful, smooth surface bending and cracking with metallic ring as the young Siwash glided swiftly along. The very peb- bles of the bottom could be counted through the glassy ice as the rays of the morning sun gleamed through it and through the waters beneath it, says Field and Stream. Soon the long form of a basking sturgeon was seen. The great fish lay motionless, not far from shore. The Siwash skated over it. The sturgeon moved off slowly, the Indian keeping directly above. The fish gathered speed to escape the i'm minent threatening shadow. The pur- suer skated swiftly along, following every turn of the quarry. The stur- geon now became panic-stricken and the chase was on in earnest. Out to the deeps, back to the shallows, sped the fish wildly with every turn and curve and angle that the. ingenuity of terror could suggest. The Indian skated magnificently, and matched speed for speed, turn for turn, angle for angle, with the fish. Skater and swimmer were always in vertical line. For full hour the chase kept up, the sturgeon now noticeably wearying, the Indian fresh as at the start.
 Now the speed slackened, but the Indians gliding form was still always directly above the fish. The surgeons struggles became spasmodc. Now he stopped motionless. but for the quick beating gills; now he darted like light ming ten or a dozen yards. The In dian remorselessly dogged his victim. At last the fish turned upon his side, exhausted The Indian cautiously sprawled flat upon the thin ice and tapped it sharply; another dart by the fish. Again the Indian lay down and tapped the ice. The flesh was too ex- hausted to respond. Now the Indian broke small hole in the ice and plunged long harpoon through the gills of the sturgeon. The blood issued in red cloud, diffusing in the clear water; the violent struggles of the fish became weaker and weaker, till it floated dead beneath the ice. Then it was cut up and the skater dragged 1t away in triumph to the camp.
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MARRIED WRONG MAN.
Instances fin Which Women Have
 Welded Lovers Double.

A strange case of matrimonial fraud lately occurred at Vienna. A woman of the lower middle class mar ried man whom she took to be a Herr Weiss, her fiance, returning af- ter years absence in America to make her his wife. In less than month he robbed her of her savings and then suddenly disappeared. A month after she received letter from America regretting that the writer had been too i'll to return at the time agreed, but stating that he was about to sail and that immediately on his arrival would fulfill his promise by leading her to the altar. The letter was signed Herman Weiss,Y says London Tit-Bits.
 The poor woman was thrown into sad condition of perpleXity and appre- hension, and her worst fears were realized when, on her correspondents arrival, she recognized that she had been imposed upon by q callous i'm poster whose resemblance to the real simon pure was marveously striking. It subsequently transpired that the genuine Hermann Weiss had, while in America, foregathered with his dou- ble, who had ascertained sufficient of the formers history and prospects to enable him to carry out with success his base scheme of deception and heartless robbery.
 When Claude Bonnat, baker at Marseilles, was in hiding from the police, who held a warrant for his ar rest on serious charge, he managed to communicate with an acquaint- ance,, one Leriot, who in every respect was his exact double. and conjured him on the strength of their old friendship to promise that should any misfortune befall him, he would by impersonating him-an easy enough task by reason of the striking resem- blance existing between them-keep from the young woman to whom he was engaged the knowledge of her lovers shame. Leri0t gave his prom ise, which sat but lightly on his con science, as one to be kept or broken as whim might direct.
 However, when Bonnat a day or two later fell into the hands of jus tice, Leriot sought out the young wom- an, of whom he had no previous knowledge, with the result that his susceptible heart was so touched that he entered into the fulfillment of his promise with surprising zest. So well, indeed, did he enact the role of Bon nat that he in short while espoused the latter's fiancee. The couple led a life of complete happiness, which was in no wise dimmed when some years later, on the convict's release, the wife first discovered the fraud of which she had been the victim.
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At the Hotel.

Guest-Didn't telegraph for the best room in the house9
 Clerk-Yes, sir. v
 Guest-TWhy didn't you save 1t for me?
 Clerk-I've already given the best room in the house to fifty people to- night, and thought you wouldn't like to be crowded. Leader.
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FRESH WATER FROM OCEAN.
All Seaboard Cities May be Abund-
 antIy Supplied by Springs.

antIy Supplied by Springs.
 Suggestion of great possibilities of fresh water supply is given in pa per by Professor c. H. Hitchcock, of Dartmouth College. It is study of fresh water springs in the ocean and within a few miles of the shore. Enough is known of the existence of such springs to warrant the belief that there must be vast quantities of fresh water discharged in this way through undiscovered springs, and per haps close to big cities and to fertile soil where the water is needed for drinking or for irrigation. Some of these springs show artesian conditions and will rise thirty-two to forty-rwo feet by the pressure of the supply. There is a porous water-bearing strat- um beneath an impervious cover. Piercing this by boring gives access to water supply that will rise quite height without pumping.
 One of the most notable examples of this condition is at the island of Oahu. The plantations on this island have made valuable use of the water for irrigation purposes. On one plan tation 5000 acres are so Irrigated. Though the pumps work continuously the water never fails. Close to the coast line no pumps are needed, as the water rises twenty-two feet, At Hon. olulu such water will rise forty-twO feet. At Oahu they reach this water bearing stratum by boring 300 to 400 so powerfully as to prevent the ocean water from commingling with the fresh in cases where the artesian water finds its own outlet through a crevice in the impervious strata. Powerful streams are said to discharge millions of gal Ions of water through artificial open ings very near the seashOre. These are believed to continue some distance out to sea and then to well up mingled with the ocean pillows.
 Professor Joseph Le Conte in his Geology" mentions the existence of fresh water springs rising in the ocean near Hawaii. Around the Florida coast there is much of this water, and at many places it 'is bored for and util- ized. The wonderful Silver spring. which bursts a full-grown navigable river immediately from it's source. is given as an example of the under ground conditions that produce the un- derocean spring. It is the rain fall of a region far away, perhaps and the water filtered through miles of sand. Elise Reclus, the great geographer, speaks of such springs existing east of the Isle of Pines. All this suggests the pOssi- bility that in the future many big sea board cities may discover that they can obtain an abundant supply of pure drinking water almost at their doors by searching under the ocean for what is now going to waste and mixing with the brine. It certainly stands to req son that if so many outbrusts of fresh water in the sea are already known there must be others yet to be discov ered.-San Francisco Chronicle.
 Whore life is IouU
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Can't All See Alike.

Smith-There go Brown and his wife. He told me he fell in love with her at first sight.
 J0nes-Huh! He must have mar ried her before he got chance to take a second look.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21
REFERENDUM LEAGUE
Elects Officers at Meeting Held at City
Hall Last Evening.

A meeting of the local members OF
the Referendum League for the pur-
pose Of perfecting local organization
was held in the alderman's room at
CITY hall last evening with a good
sized attendance. Remarks were made
by number of those present and much
interest was manifested. A. NJ. Cod
dard. Esq, presided. The following Of
ficcrS were elected:
Presidcnt-E. +. Ncwbert.
Vice president-Dr j. r. Tuc!l.
Secretary. f.. Blanchard.
Financial secretary-G. A. Yeaton.
Treasurer-W. f. White.
Executive committee-W. ]. Sheehan,
NJ w. Dennis, p. Fl. Fitzgerald, q. y.
Blackington, G. A. Craig. +. +. Tracy.
A. :. Bangs.
A membership committee from each
ward was selected as follows: Ward
l. w. w. Morse: Ward ?, S. l.. Councc.
Ward 3. l. A. Foster; Ward 4. F.. w.
Hanks: Ward 5. Mr.. Jajoie: Ward 6.
G. Il. keene; Ward !. J. $. Spaulding;
Ward s, S. r. Worthley.
The next meeting will he held on
Thursday evening of next week. Bene-
dict Maher. Esq. has been asked to
address the meeting at that time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21
ONLY HOPE.
That Cold Weather Will
Prevent Ice Famine.
Supply at Haverhl|, Mass, Is
Very Nearly Exhausted.
One Company 10 Stop Selling Tomorrow
Another Shuts OF Retail Trade.

Uaverhill. Mass, Sept. 20.-tn!ess
cold weather sets in soon this city is
threatened with Il serious ice famine
and Il sharp advance in the price of
the product.
All efforts Of the three local ice
companies. whose stock has nearly
given out. to secure additional sup
plies have failed an all but one in
stance. that of the Independent Co.
This concern has secured enough ice
in Maine to last until October l. Only
400 tons were harvested by the Brad
ford Co. last winter and this supply is
now SO depleted that the retail has
been cut off and this week the firm is
supplying the Wholesale alone.
In view of its failure to obtain ad-
ditional stock. however. the company
has decided t" stop business next Sat
urday The Mcrrimack Co. has two
houses filled. but has been obliged to
discontinue the sale of l. tickets for
one dollar. a plan which during the
summer has allowed customers a
slight discount from the prevailing
prices of 30 cents per. 100 pounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
NORTH WINDSOR.

There was very pretty September
marriage on Tuesday the 4th at 10 \.
NJ. at the Baptist parsonage. North
Windsor. The contracting parties Wer"
Harry +. Malcolm and Miss Leula NJ.
Trask, both Of Windsor. They Were
attended by Mr.. and Mrs Everett
Trask who acted as best man and as
bridesmaid. The ceremony was per
formed hv Rev. J. Frank Jones. the
ring service being used.
Mr. ard Mrs. Malcolm will reside Ii
Augusta. They deservedly have the
hest wishes of q host of friends for
their future happiness and prosperity.
Bible study Sunday will he observed
at the Baptist church on Sept. the oot'l
instead of the o3rd as first announced
1t is very desirable that every member
Of the Sunday Scnool Home Depart
ment, Bible Readers Circle, and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21
BELGRADE Grange.

Belgrade Grange held its regular
meeting Saturday. Sept. 18th. There
was Il fair attendance. One member
was elected to membership and other
business WAS transacted. the lecturers
program consisted of n reading by
sister Nellie Pray; recitation sister
Angie Wadleigh; song and encore @. Il.
Fa,nham The subject for discussion
was What subjects for discussion shall
be chosen to interest the younger
members. a very large number took
part in the discussion and many help
full suggestions were received.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21

Colt. vi. c. Berry. Monmouth. lst;
\. S. Smith. Wayne. ID; John Damon.
Mt. Vernon. Sd
Judges. c. c. GoodaIc. a. NJ Turner and
]. f.. Wadleigh.
Family horse-H. NJ Springer. Augusta,
1st; Chase f. Focg Readfisld. I'd: II. T..
Briggs, No. Wayne.
Ladies' drivers-Fdith Colt. WAYNE. 1st:
DR.. ]. II. Black. Mt Vernon. ID; f. S.
Leeman. Sd
Judges. 6. c. Goodale A. NJ Turner an
]. F. Wadleigh.
French coach stations. yrs.-John FL
field. Manchester, 1st.
Coach stallion. 4 yrs.-Joshua Ashland,
1St.
Stations. ) yrs.-R. Stinchfield. Wayne.
LIST: NJ E. Sawtelle. Sidney. 2d: A. F..
Perkins. Oakland, Sd
Stallion, yrs.-Joserh Ashley. Bel
grade. LIST.
Sta Lions, 3 yrs.-A. c. Hayford Wayne,
1st; f. G. Palmer. Kent's Hill. I'd.
Stallion. . yrs.-Walter Underwood. 1st;
l.. c. Berry. No. Monmouth, ID.
Colts, yrs.-L. &. Wight, Readtield.
LIST.
RJtter-F. A. Walker. Mt Vernon, LIST;
Mrs. Fred Lock. Readficld. "a; Mrs. J.
TT. Swift, Sidney, Cd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21

f. l.. Herscy. the proprietor OF The
summer theater at Island park is max
ing some extensive improvements on
the structure which are destined to be
appreciated by the patrons OF that
playhouse another season. The chief
change is in the arrangement of the
seats, which are being raised so that
the incline from the rear Of the theatcr
down to the orchestra will be uniform.
The aisies between the rows of seats
will also be filled in with earth and
stone. 1t is expected too. that two or
the trees on the interior of the theater
will be taken down and removed. as
they now obstruct the view Of the
stage. 1t is also understood that there
is a probability Of some improvements
in the pavilion in the way OF removing
some of the uprights and laying
hardwood floor for dancing surface
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21

Christian Culture Glass shall be ores
ent
Mrs. Elhridse Caswell and Mrs. Han
nAh Merrill are visiting relatives in
Augusta.
Fransernil Taylor and her cousin.
Miss Whitehouse. Of Philadelphia Were.
calling on friends here one day last
week.
Ofrin True has returned to Augusta.
after 4 vacation of two weeks at home
Mrs. Burgess and Miss Moody Of
brunswick We're the guests Of Mr. and
Mrs. Danl. True of late.
VIM. Bean continues to make I'm
Drov"mentS on his house Mr. Moody
of Windsor Neck is doing the masonry
work.
Matte Morrill, Of Chelsea is visiting
her sister Mrs. EbeaT Hallowell.
The school here is taught by Miss
Lucy Eddington Of Waterville.
Gideon Halloweil is carrying the
mail on route +. F. u. 81 while Mr.
Reed is taking his vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Caswen and
children of New BEDFORD. Mass, who
have passed very enjoyable vacation
with her mother. Mrs. James r. Hal
lowell and family. have returned home
Mrs. Sarah Davis is passing sever
al weeks with Mrs Margaret Pierce
Prof, and Mrs. Cowan and baby,
Frederick. have returned to Bar Har-
Dor. They We're accompanied by their
niece Edna Pierce, who has entered the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21

A meeting CT the committee on
highways and sewers was held at the
Mayors office yesterday afternoon. af-
ter which Mayor Plaisted, Alderman
Moves, Street Commissioner Prescott.
Engineer Litchfield and the members
Of the committee went over the Thorn
aston road and Thorn's hill, the trip
being made in connection with the
work which is to be done on that road
onto the road and as much work rs
possible in the way Of improvement
will be done this fall. City Engineer
Getchell has nearly completed the
plans for the permanent improvements
on the Rangor road from Pettingilfs
corner to North Parish. and May
Plaisted expects to get the work I'M
der way this fall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21

A habit which some Of the young
lady cashiers along Water street seem
to have adopted and which is. by the
way, an extremely careless one, is that
Oh going to the bank to make a depos-
it, Of carrying the cash and bank
book openly in their hands. Oftentimes
they will have with the book quite a
handful of bills and it probably does
not occur to them that it would be the
easiest thing in the world for a thief
to pinch" bills, book and all and get
away with them before the young
woman would hardly know what had
happened. And the habit is especially
careless at the present time when on
account Of the fairs the country is full
Of ,ickpOckets and other crooks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21

Chief Engineer Buckley has Just |;
sued some new fire alarm cards :,
the use of the public. showing the |,
cation OF the boxes in the system Il
TO the nrst of the present month.
The cards are in a set of four and bear
hne half-tone cut of the men and an
paratus of Hose No. /. 2. and s. and
Hook and Ladder No. l. In addition
to the location of the different boxes
the system of blasts on the fire whistle
is given. The cards are very neat and
well adapted TO the office or the home.
They can be secured on application to
Chief Buckley.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21
BIGGEST OF ALL.
Observation-Disclosures 500.
PREMIUMS.
PRECEDING MARES AND COLTS.
(Thoroughbreds and Grades.)

\
Brood mare with foal-L. c. Berry, M.
Monmouth. 1st: c. II. King, Mt. Vernon.
I'd: Albert Gordon. Mt. Vernon. Sd.
Best sucking colt-C. II. King. Mt. Yer
non. lst: L. c. Berry. No Monmouth. I'd
Albert Gordon Mt Vernon. Sd
Judges. C. c. Goodald. A. NJ. Turner
and J. F. Wadleigh.
Brood mare with foal-Chas. Z. Fosg
Readfieid. LIST.
Sucking colt-Chas. f. Fogs. Readiield
1st
Judges. q. c. Goodale, a. NJ, Turner
and ]. T.. Wadleigh.
Colts, mare or gelding, 3 yrs.-Chestel
Sanborn. Readfield. 1st.
Colt, . yrs.-Cushman & Walker. HALO
WELL 1st and I'd. a. c. dudley, Belgrade
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21

The boats of the Cobbosseecontee m
Wy are now going out Of commission ana
soon all of them will be hauled from
the water and housed for the winter
Commodore Robinson has hauled ON
his yacht, the Gretchen, and Cant
Heath will probably house his launch
Saturday or the first Of the week
Harry Knowles. who had been at the
lake during the summer. has hauled out
his power boat and returned to EOS
ton for the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21

Wayne. lst ard 2d; Mrs. Daniel Luce.
Roadfield, Sd.
Domestic cheese. Grcen-Mrs. Daniel
Luce. Rcadficld. 1st: Herbert c. Norris.
WAYNE. "a and Cd.
Judges, f. A. Cottlc and T. NJ Shaw
Bowditch, Webster & Co. Were aw3rd-
cd n blue ribbon 70: their exhibit Of
trusses. supporters and elastic goods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21
5000 FARMS.

money makers. for sale in Maine, New
Hampshire. Vermont. Massachusetts.
Connecticut. New York New Jersey and
Tia. South: "Strout's List No. 49, de scribes
hundreds in detail; one to 1000 acres, $6VJ
to s20,0'O; many with stock, tools and
crops included; it is the most complete
book of real farm bargains ever issued.
1t has over 200 cuts of buildings and trav-
cling instructions to reach properties
Send today for free copy r. A. STROUT,
S35 Water St, Augusta, Me. sl,dlw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21

Chicago teachers have relief society
The members pay in s. a year. and in case
al illness draw SO Il week for four weeks.
Ills is safe proposition for the society.
al is a great insurance for the teachers:
. cent Il day for the school year. or
G. ITS Il week the year through. provides
s0 IN csc of an Illness that lasts for 4
month
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21
A Rare October Trip. 578 Miles by
Rail and Steamer $500

over the Boston & Albany r. r. to
Albany. the Hudson River Steamer TO
New York. Fan River Line to Boston.
Il. & a. to starting point. Thursday.
october II, to Sunday. October IA.
$500 buys whole trip. Stop-over in
New York to October % for $500
extra Send for descriptive leaflet.
A. S HANSON, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21

F. r. Wellman has crew Of men
at work on the old Sturgis house
which formerly occupied the site where
the new Free Baptist church is being
built on Grove street. but is now To-
Gated at the rear of the new structure
and the house VIII be fitted up and
made into a double tenement
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Whitehouse Of
this city and Mr.. and Mrs. T.. A. Nor
gan IF Readfield were passengers en-
the forenoon train Thursday. on their
way to Pemaquid, where they will en-
joy life for Il week by the seaside Mr..
Whitehouse took his shotgun along
With him. and expected To have some
sport with the birds along~+hsHNSe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-21

The annual fair for the Der
Augustine's church will b
City hall. Saturday, Monday
day evenings, Oct. 6, S and 9.