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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-11

Mount Alto. where, besides grapes, he
grew the lovelicst roses. / used 10 70
there to see him when yOungSter and
was interested In his bungslow-the coz
lest cabin that ever man set foot in He.
lived Ike GoldsuIith's hermit: did his Cwn
cooking, washing. ironing, housekeeping.
etc. There was not man or woman
within three miles. What delighted me
most was the fragrance Of his tobacco.
which he smoked in true Garnan fashion
In "A long -stcmmed pipe with n china bowl
parallel TO the stem or the top which
let out the fun,es and kept the tobacco
The grand old doctor Che brought the
title from Germany had the only ham,
mnrless shotgun ever seen within 1909
miles Of Mount Alto up to the time OF
his arrival. and people used 10 ride or
drive long distances to see IL. II carried
both shot and hall. and no person was
9 Yer allowed to touch II. He used to say:
.'Ect is NV wife, my children. my only
friend. my support and protector" Il.
kept his larder well provided. Could he
shoot? Well. the hardest thing In tho
world to lit Is the head of n guinea when
the specified "nigger meat biri sits on
fence ewing ''potrack" Dir. Bercknan
with single bullet could cut n guinea s
head every shot. In tournament he
would have won every trophy.
pr Rerckman dried his spare rosa
leaves in the sun. and after pulverizing
them added an equal quantity of gran
1llated tobacco. This was the mixture he
visitors who desnised the odor of tobacco
were pleased with the fragrance that is
sued from lis pipe-the latter strong
enough to kill. A good deal. he said do
pended on the quality of the rose. He
bought his tobacco from neia hboring
farmer in the leaf, cured II himself. max
ink twist and afterward crur,blinc il
between his palms. 1t was not allowed
with moaSSas or other Condiments
have inst dried a few pounds Of Marran
cochet leaves frnost beautiful rose that
ev"r came from France) and mixed them
with some good tobacco There may be
smoker 1T the hutch.
The doctor WAS ell thrift. Tn his Old
age he decided to join tho church. and
after noEing some investigation called
on his lawyer What would YOU adj
vise?" he asked Il have haen 10 every
church in the city. The Fpiscopals want
$50 vear. tho presbvt nrians Sac the
Eartists s2+. tho Methodists 81? the In
therans nS. the Rowan Catholic Sc and
the Plv"nIth Prethrnr only e. What
shall do? no get the same amount 81
ro'irior for s. that rot for $50? IF so
WHY should ] waste s4s p year7" Tha
LAWYER advised him to follow his con-
science DIR. Berckman'S snn wns fine
fellow, sort Of advanced Luther Pur-
hank. I do not know if he is alive Hi
nurseries we're Gardens Of Eden with
Adam and Eve left out.-New York Press
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Ohio River Pearls.

w NJ. Bottorff and Henry Volt. mussel
flsnermen. who have been taking the BIZ
valves from the Ohio River six miles be-
low Now Albany. have been finding In tho
last Few days a number of pearls and so
much excitement has been created among
tne T1Ver men on account of their good
luck mat the Indications are that the
nlussel fishermen will receive large addi-
IONS 10 their numbers. Bottorn in New
albany exhibited handful Of pearls.
among which were several that were con-
spiclous for their size shane and purity.
one IN particular, a pure white pearl, the
SIG OF "A pea, attracted great attention.
ana all sorts OF valuations were put upon
II ny persons supposed to be experts. The
majority of the gems, however, were Of
small size, irregular in shape and would
sell for but little.
Last year about this time n pearl was
FOUND by fishermen at Hughess Bar. four
miles below New Albany. which was af-
terward sold, it is said, for $500, although
TINS statement was not fully authenti-
Gated. When tho mussel fishing excite
ment at Leavenworth, go miles down the
river from New Albany. was at its height
lev years ago. pearl. sold afterward
Tor SOC to Eastern jewellers. was picked
up N peculiar and remarkable manner.
AT that time great quantities of the BIZ
valves were taken from the river and the
meat FED to hogs, great numbers of the
ANIMALS being kept in pens convenient to
the hSheries. AS the finder Of the pearl
was feeding the hogs. while in the act
OF pouring bucket Of meat into the
which he quickly sratched frcm the
swine Upon examination it was found
to be pearl of the purest ouaIity-
Louisville Courier-Journal
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PATCHES.
Why Brown Ones Come on Faces.

"hen woman can get rid pf brown
patches on her face by changing her
met II is worth while for other women
who care for their complexions to know
something of the method.
a lady in Michigan City SAYS that
coffee caused the brown patches on her
face by first giving her stomach trouble,
then putting her nerves out of order.
and the result was shown in her COM
pleXion.
She quit coffee and began using Pos
tum Food Coffee and in less than a
month the stomach trouble disappeared
and within two months her complexion
cleared up and is now fine and rosy.
She speaks of two men at Westfield
Ind. who have both been improved in
health by leaving off coffee and taking
in its place Postum Food Coffee, also 4
husband ard wife OF the same place.
who were in poor health and suffered
from stomach trouble. They quit coffee
and after using Postum a short time
The result was natural sleep, return of
appetite. and gain in strength as fast
as nature could rebuild
She gives the names of a number of
other persons who have been helped by
leaving off coffee and taking Postum
Food Coffee.
1t is safe proposition that If any
coffee user has stomach or nervous
trouble. or bad compile xion, he or she
can get rid of the trouble by discen-
tinuirg coffee and taking Postum Food
Coffee 1t is easy enough to prove the
truth of this by making trial. Read
"Thc Road to Wclivillc," in rkgs.
There's a Reason"
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Public PIayurounds-

In the United States there is an effort
being made to replan our cities so as to
make adequate provision. for play for
young and old. Our Fairgrounds are
now ahsurdly Inadequate. Until 1899 i
section of New York city containing 500, 600
lnha bitants had no open space whatever
for play. The movement toward better
ing this condition of things is so vigorous
and so general, thanks to the efforts of
such phllanthropists as Jacob Rils. and
the results Of what has already been ac-
Ing that great and continued improve
nlent may be confidently expected. The
city now sets aside, we are told in the
report Of the United States commissioner
purchase of Fairgrounds and 100000 n
year for small parks. Unfortunately it
VIII take slo1,Oo0.o00 to buy enough land
to provide the $4,000 children now in the
city with room enough in which to play.
Chicago has over 1G acres Of play
grounds. Philadelphia. ITO acres: Brook
lyn. 80, and Boston. the most intellectual
city in the country. has the largest area
of Fairgrounds. nearly 203 acres. In each
of the new Fairgrounds of New York.
which We're opened in seven of the small
kindergarten instructors lit charge. These
5rc Tor children under fifteen Chicago
has five or six snch Fairgrounds. and ten
more were TO be opened in 1903. The new
In New York. is proba bly, the best in the
world 1t cost the city s2.5O0.OoO. There
are from 2,o0o to 5000 children playing
there most of the time when the schools
arc not In session. and ut =. NJ from
6,oW to 7.0N are there practically cve,v
day. a philanthropst has offered to spend
A.WDN1 In laying out and euiipping a
playground. bathing pavilion and i
beach on Staten Island and providing a
steamboat to take a large number, prob
ably l. G9 poor children from New York to
the beach and lack every dav So 'nr~
ago as 1872 there were ten roof gardens
provided in New York city. at each OF
which the average daily attendance was
2.On There were besides twenty play
centers ard seven recreation piers. Swim
ming baths were also provided and fifty
swimming teachers In Glasgow We're tho
hrst municipal Fairgrounds. ana. be it
observed in passing. this was one of the
frSt cities IN the world to adopt munich
pal ownership Of public utilities.-Popular
Science Monthly.
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delphia and Rev. Mr.. keene Of North
Berwick Representatives Of the Old
School Baptist churches Of South Gardi-
ner. North Berwick, and Whitfield. We're
present and at the all day session of Sum-
day. $50 guests attendeds the dinner held
in the dining room connected with the
church.
The officers of the association are Rev
Mr.. Beal of Bowdoin Center, moderator
George Tedford of Topsham, is clerk. The
next meeting will be held at Whitefield,
Sept /, 1908.
Once in three years, Bowdoinham is the
place o. meeting and the first session of
the Old School Baptist Association in
this town, was held over 20 years ago.
Many guests from neiGhboring towns at
tended the recent meeting at Bowdoin-
ham and were entertained at tine homes
Of the members Of the Old School Baptist
church
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unless there IN rain. Mt Iunp u.l stt.aI
on tile west front ~ thc rapitnI Iunkjns
toward tire treasury ana the Washington
monument. mile away. Darkness waS
luSt coming DOM upon the city and a
dreary drizZlc Of rain was soaking cvrrv-
thlnS: the street We're not Vet d. up liv
the electric l1fuDs and ruc fog that v:tg
setthn-. down upon thr city WaS SWpeTinL
over Tie highest rrrfs AMI winding like
q s'inhcr pall about the great monument
GOV ~ the TIDAL basin Of the Potomac
So;ne Of the larger ofiiC.. buildings rla-a,I
ArGus--yed, through the gatheriE. mistS
and here and there ! great Varie..it,.I
electric sign Iii Up the SIX. PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. commonly known as the avenue
stretches straight awav from the capitol
I" the treasury. and dots Of light IN tbs
stores marked its course. Just at t'tat
moment q beautiful sight presented itself:
FAR away down the avenue there Was Il
Sputter Of light, then ii flash and two
I lines Of arc lamps swept in dazzle from,
dripping trees below the capitol sparl<ioI
in places whore the lights shone unon
them as if their leaves were hung with
jewels: anG ell mp and down the avenue
the water that haG gathered on tho as
phalt paving Shnnc ana twisted like scr
ncn;S IF silver Wherever a wet surface
caught I CLEAN Of light silver reflection
was thrown back. 1t is Il pleasing sight
thus to watch a city's "trcets flash into
electric brightness when the rain has
polished almost every surface. and the
tourist who has spent q dreary lav in
doors vii; be well repaid by ma king his
way to the capitol Just before the lights
are turned on.-Pathfnder.
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COAL MINING IN WALES,
What the Biggest lndusty In Little
Wales Has Been Doing This Year.

Vie Consul A; S. Phillips Of Cardiff
ity in the Welsh coal trade:
South Wales depends more on the coal
trade than on any other line Of business
and the present great demand for this
commodity gives a healthy tone to its
business In general: The coal shipped
from the Welsh ports, foreign and Goa St
wise. In the first six months Of the year
reached the great total of 14,S2S.530 tons.
being an increase of l.o05.1+7 tons in ex-
period of 1906, the previous best half-year
In the history of the trade in this dis
trlct. An increase of nearly ) per cent
shows the lively condition Of the market.
mont in the demand. With the exception
Of l.lanel.y, all other Welsh ports have
llaG heavy trade increases. Cardiff has
expansion; the remaining 10000 were
shipped by Newport, Port Talbot. Swan
sea and Meath. 1t is worthy to notice
Tat while the foreign trade is greatly on
siic:allv less. which is attributed to high
prices MANY consumers Of lower-class
steam and house coal. when prices are so
for portion of their requirements
France is the most important purcha ser
of Welsh coal. buying in the first six
m hnr NJ co or ,s year over 10000 tons
named Italy. Egypt. Argentina, Brazil,
Spain Uruguay. Algeria. Canary Islands
P1 m,,u Vest Africa and Germany.
cents per ton more than at the beginning
of January. III the early part Of Feb
r'Inry az ,nuci, as 1886 per ton was maid.
whlle *1.9s per ton is now being asked for
forward shipment. Small coal. are now
about !: cents above January prices In
Jun" all minors working in the bit,,mi
nous coal fields received an Increase in
fairly steady work seems to be we'll an
nrcCiated nv them wa "1'
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Harvey Mahar and family passed
Sunday with his uncle, A. l.. Groves,
at his farm.
Miss Gladys Daniels has gone to
Lexington, Mass, where she has a
position as bookkeeper.
a. l.. Groves is at his farm for a
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cromwell and sons
were at Mrs. Cromwell's old home
Sunday. returning to Westport at
night.
George II. Evans is at his farm
harvesting crops and preparing to
close the house for the winter
Mr.. Nealy of Bath passed Sunday
with Mr.. Daniels family at Hillside
park.
Mrs. Mary Groves and daughter
have returned to their home in SOM
erville, Mass.
Mrs. Blake and son Of Watervile
have been visiting Mrs. Warren
Lewis.
Roy Marston has returned to kents
Hill to attend school.
Miss Ethel Knight of Rockland has
been visiting relatives in town.
Rev. =. F. Marston Of the Pine
street Congregational ,church. Lewis
ton has with his family been visiting
relatives In town.
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A SENSIBLE JUDGE.
He Decides to Refuse All Applications
For Citizenship,

Ithaca, y. Y, Sept. 10.-Justice Mil
Ter. in opening the September term of
the supreme court here Monday, sur
prised the court attendants by refus-
ing all applications for citizenship.
1--WE have admitted too many ignor-
ant foreigners to citizenship already"
he said. 81 do not propose to admit
to the franchise any person who
docs not know enough about the con-
Stitution Of the country to cast an in
tclligcnt ballot. | will not grant citi-
zcnshiT papers t. any immigrant who
has not fixed intention of staying in
the country and an intelligent knowl-
edge and PATRIOTS interest in it's form
of government: An ignorant electorate
tends to- be corruptable electorate.
an unintelligent use of the ballot is
dangerous to the success Of demo-
cratic form Of government"
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LINCOLN.
SOUTH JEFFERSON.

The church services are being held
at the Good Templar'S hall, while the
church building is being repaired in
side.
John II. Newell has sold his farm to
Walter S. Fossett of Freeport. who
will take possession in October
Mrs. Lillian Northrop and two chill
drcn returned Thursday to their home
at Brookline, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. F. Hilton celebrated
their 40th wedding anniversary last
Thursday evening, and although the
weather was threatening goodly
number was present and many valu-
able presents were received. A good
program was given, college ice and
cake was served and the company de-
parted at late hour. wishing them
many returns of the pleasant occasion.
Frank Manuel is driving a new
horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Clark visit
ed relatives at Freedom last week.
WiscAssET.
Otis Albee has returned from Old
orchard. where he has been employed
through the summer in a hotel.
Miss Florence knight has returned
TO her school in Portland.
Fred Daniels. who has been several
weeks in Attleboro. Mass, returned
saturday
All schools in town opened Monday
Sept. O.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.
Glance at What Is Happening in
Many Places.

Two -oung men and two girls, whose
ages range from % to 81 years, were
drowned in the Saginaw river at
Saginaw, Mich, Monday night when
gasoline tank exploded in Il power
launch in which they were taking an
evening ride. 1t is thought that the
tank caught fire from one of the boats
signal lights. The explosion blew the
engine from the boat and set the
launch on fire. Fighting desperately
to control the flames the party of nine
persons on board all had their hands
badly hlistercd. Four of the party
jumped overheard. Whether they
jumped overheard from fright is not
known. The bodies have not been re-
covered. The five who remained on
board succeeded in controlling the fire
and finally drifted ashore.
While working over a lighted gas
stove Monday at Cambridge, Mass
Miss Jennie l.. Richmond of 9S Thorn
dixie street was burned to death. Miss
Richmond was 20 years old and was
alone when her clothes caught ire.
The entire plant of Nichols Il stone.
chair manufacturers. the largest in
dustry in Gardner, Mass, was destroy
ii
loss of more than 100000. and throwing
80 hands ont Of employment. The fire
started in the drying room in which
was stored large amount Of hard
wood lumber.
James #. LenOX. Il leading investor
of Lynn, Mass, has made an assignment
to George r. Nuttcr, of the legal firm
Of Brandeis. Dunbar & Nuttcr of Bus-
ton. Mr.. LonoX is a stakeholder in
about 81 corporations and firms. and q
director Of one of the Lynn national
banks here. The assignment is due to
the tying up of funds by the several
corporations. 1t was said Monday that
large Lynn firm was directly connect
ed with the embarrassment, but up to
a late hour the firm in question had
not made an assignment. EXPERT ac-
countants are examining the books to
determine if any legal action will be
necessary. No statement of. Mr..
Lenox's liabilities has yet been prepar-
ed by his assignee.
Race trouble is threatened at Rurk-
vile. Va, as the result Of the arrest
of Allen Vaughan. a negro. charged
with the attempted murder of several
white citizens. The negro, it is al
legged stood behind a car and fired at
j. NJ. Mason and two other white men.
all OF whom were wounded. Mason SER
iously The victims were on their way
to church. The negro was arragned
Monday and held for the grand jury.
Two more deaths of boubonic plague
occurred Monday at San Francisco ard
thrc" additional cases were verified OF
u cases in San Francisco to date 10
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have died. These are exclusive of
fatalities In Berkeley. Attention is
called to the fact that thus far the
death percentage is low, less than one
half. The standard death rate for the
plague is about 80 per cent.
Justice Brewer of the United States
supreme court. to whom application
was made Sunday at Chicago for
writ of supersedeas that would have
delayed voting on the proposed con-
stitution for the proposed state Okla
homa, has reserved consideration Of
the application until the case can be
brought before the supreme court next
month. In the meantime the election
will proceed Sept. L. The suppressed
cas- was asked on the allegation that
the constitutional convention had no
legal right to divide Woods county
into three counties.
AS result of a split in the ranks Of
the International brotherhood Of Team
sters $50 transfers are holding con-
vcntion at Rochester. N. Y. The new
organization calls itself the United
Transfers of America. The result Of
the vote for a new general president
was announced Monday, John Sheridan
Oh CnlCdSO winning.
A fire in the sx-story brick building
at 49, to 144 Commercial street, Boston,
Monday night. resulted in damages to
the extent of $4,000 The blaze started
in the basement of the structure from
some unknown cause and shooting up
the elevator shaft. was eating its way
through the roof before it was discov-
cred. Owing to the quantities of IL
Eliminating and lubricating oils stored
there a second alarm was skipped and
third brought a large amount of APP
paratus to the scene. 4 party wall
aided the firemen in combining the
flames to the one block.
An effort is to be made by the mem.
bers Of the United Spanish American
War Veterans to have December l next
generally observed as a special flag
day in the Urited States. in honor Of
the sailing of the feet of American
warships for the Pacific coast in COM
mand OF Rear Admiral Evans. A
motion to this effect was adopted at
the opening of the fourth annual en-
campmtnt of the veterans at Cedar
Point at SanduSky General Charles
King, novelist, now is a candidate for
in-chief. The other candi-
dates arc: Col. Walter Scitt of Cali
fornia and Willis H. Alvin Of New
Hampshire.
Drinking wine and wood alcohol Sum
day killed George Shotwell and AL
fred Foster farm hands employed by
Thomas BlcsZak near Mount Holly. n.
j. Lnkens Foster. a brother of Alfred
is not expected to live. The wine was
given to the men by Bleszak AS it
was weak he put wood alcohol in it to
give ut strength. Shortly after the men
became violently i'll and the two died
in few hours. The coroner is investi-
eating.
The Great Council Of the United
States Improved Order Of Red Men
convened at Norfolk, Va, Monday in
their Goth annual session with upwards
of $50 delegates and several thousand
visitors. The council will be in session
four days. 1t has some important
work before it, including the question
of establishment of permanent head |
quarters for the Great Council, tenn
porary headquarters having up to this |
time been maintained in Chicago |
The home will be an office building to |
cost between $JoO,oOO and $4,000.
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kENNEBEC.
llTCHFIEuD PLAINS.

1t is expected that arrangements
will be made at the meeting of the
Cemetery Association next Thursday
to buld a receiving tomb.
Mrs. A. r. Bucklin and children
went to Rockland Tuesday, called by
the death of Mrs. Bucklins father.
Miss Angie V. Roberts went to
Newton. Mass, last week for a time.
Mrs. Addie Earle kenerson sang a
solo at the Plains church Sunday
which was highly appreciated by the
audience Miss Gertrude Allard will
sing next Sunday.
Mrs. George Sanford of Boston is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. H. Max
well.
a cottage prayer meeting will he
held at Deacon Roberts Wednesday
evening.
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COUNTY NEWS
ANDROSCOGGlN.
WALES.

Little Helene Maxwell. the 3-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Maxwell. died Sunday morning. after
a short Illness. The funeral will be
held at O'Clock Tuesday afternoon at
the house. Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell and
family have the sympathy Of all in
their bereavement.
Schools in town began Monday with
Mrs. Josie Thompson teacher in the
Maxwell school; Miss Ruby True Of
Monmouth in the Frost school; Miss
Bertha Becker in the Center school;
Miss Ruby Whitehouse Of Leeds in the
Mari school; Miss Jessie Durfee at
Wales Corner and Miss Florence Web
stcr at Leeds Junction.
Miss Fernie Smith of Ncedham.
Mass. is tho guest of friends in this
vicinity.
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In the recently published memoirs Of
Comtesse de Boigne, who lived hun
dred years ago. appears the follow
ing: II had a great speculative vencra-
ton for that youthful Louise dc
Condo. weeping for the crimes Of her
country at the foot Of altars | had
formed a romantic idea Of her. but it
was necessary to avoid seeing the
heroine. Common. vulgar and ignor-
ant, she, was middle-class in her
thoughts. in her sentiments. in her &C
tions. words and person. One was
tempted to pity God for being 50 con
stantly importuncd by her: she called
on Him for help in all the most futile
circumstances of her puerile existence.
l have seen her offer up a prayer to re-
cover a ball of wool which had fallen
under her chair"
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s: !: SUFFERERS

Tops6eld. Me-, Aug. AZ. 1906.
I'VE have sold the L. F. Atwood's
Bitters for the past three years, and
our customers claim they have been
greatly benefited by their use"
Yours truly, Mrs. L. P. P. Pineo.
4 F." Atwood's Bitters are the I'M
rivalled remedy for just the ailments
common to men and women of all ages.
all stations, all walks in life. Their
superior merit is in their prompt and
unfailing power to relieve. 35c. at
druggists.