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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-17
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PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE,
IN effect October s. 1893.

IN erect October 6 1906
". PULLMAN CAR SERVICE.
Pullman sleeping car between Boston
and Caribou on trains leaving Boston at
s ;oy; z y ~ P Bangor. ass A. NJ. and Carl
I. Parlor car on train leaving Northern
Maine Jet. at 2.57 P. NJ. and Caribou at
TRAINS LEAVE BANGOR.
S55 A.. NJ. for Milinoeket, HouIton,
euren and intermediate stations.
100 A.. NJ. for l<atahdin iron Works,
Millinccket. Patten. Ashland. Fort Kent.
Houlton, Pressure Isle. Caribou, Van Bu-
rem: Limestone, Fort Fairfield, Greenville
1850 A. NJ kineo, LOO p. NJ. and inter-
80 P. NJ. for Mill1nocket. Patten,
Fairfield and intermediate stations.
40 r. NJ. for Dover, Greenville and In
crmediate stations.
TRAINS ARRIVE BANGOR
BIS A: NJ from Greenville and interms-
20 P. NJ. from Fort Fairfield, Van
euren. Caribou, Presque Isle, Houiton,
Ashland, Patten. MiliinocSet Katahdin
7,@ ?. n from Caribou. Pressure Isle,
vile.
IiiE p. NJ. from Van Buren,. Carbon.
Eort Fairfield. Presque Isle, Houlton.
Miiinucket.
Trains leave Northern Maine Jet. for
stockton and Searsport, at 0I5 Al NJ:
md 1a5 P. NJ. Returning leave SearspoR
at $50 A. NJ. and $50 +. NJ, arriving at
Northern Maine Jet. at 7.oo A. H., and 4.3e
W: NJ: BROWN. GEO. NJ. HoucHToN
GenI Superintendent. p. T. N.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-17
Origin Of Stenography.

The Romans invented short or
abridge! writing, which enabled their
secretaries to collect the speeches of
orators, however rapidly delivered. The
characters used by such writer's were
called notes. They did not consist in
letters If the alphabet. but certain
marks, one % which often expressed a
whole word. and frequently a phrase
The same description of writing is
known today as stenOgraphy.
From notes came the word notary
which was given to all who professed
the art of quick writing. The system
of underwriting was not brought sud-
denly to perfectiOn; it only came into
favor when the professors most accur-
ately reported an excellent speech
which Cato pronounced in the senate.
Orators, philosophers, dignitaries and
nearly all rich pa tricians took for SER
rctaries underwriters. to whom they al
lowed handsome salaries 1t was
usual to take from their slaves all who
had intellect to acquire a knowledge OF
this art
The art of printing being unknown.
books were sometimes written on
parchment, but more generally on a
paper made from the leaves of a plant
called papyrus. which grew and was
prepared in Egypt. The instrument
used for writing was a reed, sharpened
and split at the point, like our pens,
called calamus. Ink was obtained
from the cutie fish. The Romans
commonly wrote only on one side Of
the paper and joined one sheet to the
end of another. till they finished what
they had to write, and then rolled it On
cylinder or staff called volumen
Memoranda. or unimportant matter
not intended to be preserved. was
usually written on tablets spread with
wax.
Julius Caesar introduced the custom
of folding letters in n fiat. square form,
which were then divided in small pages
il. the manner of a modern book When
forwarded they were perfumed and
tied r.'und with silken thread. the
ends Of Which were sealed with wax.
Letters were not addressed. but this
formula was used-JuliuS Caesar to his
friend Aat"ny. health. A. the end
Farewell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-17
DEFECTIVE RAIL
Causes DeraiIment Of Two Trains Nea,
Near Newmarket, N. n.

Newmarket, n. H., Jan. 16-A defective
rail is said to have been responsible fo..
the partial derailment of two trains on
the western division Of tho Boston x
Maine Railroad, short distance east OF
hare today No one was injured fort
unatcly, although the engine of one of
the trains left the track and plunged in
to the LamprCy river. Four cars of the
express for Boston, due here at $40
jumped the rail about one-third of a mile
east of this station, but the train slowed
down and came to Z standstill without
any injury to passengers beyond a Sc.
we're humping.
sncrt time later an accommodation
train which left North Berwick, Me, at
GIG was partly deraileG three-uuarters of
4 mile cast of Newmarket station, the
engine and baggage ear leaving the track.
The engineer of the accommodation train
was thrown out of his cab upon the ice
when thc engine plunged into the river.
but he as we'll as the fireman escaped I'M
injured.
The baTgag" car of the accommodation
train narrowly escaped following the To-
| conceive into the river, but stopped on
the edge of the embankmcnt.
Although the cause Of the accident has
not been fully determined and it is CON
sldered remarkable that two trains should
have been dcrailod nearly at the same
time and within a short distance. 1t is
believed split rail, dte probably to the
ext1 eme cold was Responsible The ex-
press train was No. 10 from Portland. at
| I A. NJ. for Boston, AS usual. tho, train
was heavily loaded With passengers,
many, Of therl BUSINESS men bound for
Boston. The accommodation train was
No. H. due in Newmarket a short time
after tho passage Of the express, which
does not usually stop here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-17
COLLISION, IN STATION,
Local Passenger Train Crashes into
Rear End Of Express.

Newfields. n. H.. Jan fla local pas
senger train on the Boston * Maine
western division coilided with the rear
end of an express which was standing
at this station waiting for orders this
morning and crashed into the smoking
car, dcmolishing the car for half its
length. No one was injured as the pas
sen2ers in the smoper had time to escape
TO the forward end OF the car when they
saw the local, which was moving slowly,
approaching.
The express had been stopped hero be-
cause of the accident at Newmarket, east
of this station
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-17
Augusta, Winthrop
& Gardiner Railway

Time table in effect December 10. 1900.
Cars leave Augusta Post Office az fol.
lows:
For Winthrop: SIS. s.s. sss' aM. n.@.
For Tesus: $50; So 80. .. io.S. l.
30. !. 40, 6. Z, 8. 9. .10.20t
af hdaa fqSm ana s g 70 H H.sEy
yell only 10. so and II =. NJ.
Gardiner for Augusta SIS A: NJ, then
Hsiewsi; l and ndu car Fl ho use only. S ZOE
Hallowell for Angusta: SOS A. n. then
1a5X ssi hour for Gar an has So NJ then
every half hour till 1D.7e P. II.
Winthrop for Augusta: e TO. $50.
Tcgus for Augusta: u. 8. go. II. E.0.
Z $50, 5. $50. 80 $50. $50. II.
DAILY except Sunday
saturday only.
FOR it.
Sundays cars start two hours later.
Local Car: Leaves north end Of State
e. for Hospital SIS. 9.15. 9.55, 1885 lille,
2l5. 12.55. Les. 2.l5. 2.55. 1855, AS. Sis, 6,
!. :. e.55. Leaves Post Office ten minutes
Leaves Hospital for North end of State
Sc So; 9si; 70 IS JOSE I1SS I2ss Lis. Is.
leaves Post Office ten minutes later.
TRAIN CONNECTIONS.
The A. NJ. car from Togus connects 1t
Augusta with train west.
The SIS A. NJ. car from Gardiner, s.3S
from Hallowell and SIS from Augusta.
makes close connections at Winthrop
With train for Lewiston and Pennington.
Also connects with the 10 IS train east
The LIS p. NJ. car from Augusta con.
meets at Winthrop with the 2.59 train east
and the $40 express and the 227 local
west.
TIE P. NJ car from Augusta connects
At Winthrop with the train east at 705
The trains arriving at Winthrop at 1913
lions with cars for Augusta.
Tie regular forenoon train leaving Oak.
lara at $50. Belgrade at 946 and Read
aeld 9.39 make close connection with car
for Augusta. If train is late car waits
Tor It.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-17
RAILROADS AND sTeAMsoATs
Bl[|[!A4RE112jlAf
In Effect Dec, 9, 1905,

Trains leave Augusta az follows:
GOING WEST-225 A. NJ, except Nom
day.. Portland and Boston; go A. NJ.
lewiston, Pennington, Rangeley, Rock
land. Portland. Boston. Montreal ana
Quebec: 1000 a. NJ, Brunswick. Lewiston,
Pennington, Hockiand, Portland, Boston;
BIO =. NJ, local; 4.10 p. NJ. (expressj
Brunswick, Rockland. Portland. Boston;
$50 p. NJ. Portland; 10.45 p. NJ. Lewiston,
Bath, Portland. Boston. Sundays. 1923 A.
NJ. 3.aG, 10.3 y. NJ, Portland. Boston.
GOING EAST-12.59 A. NJ. Skowhegan,
Bangor, Bar Harbor, st. John, Halifax.
Aroostook. Sunday morning does not
connect for skOwhegan. or beyond Ban
gor; 2.5S A. NJ. (express) Bangor. Calais
and Bar Harbor; 6.37 A. NJ. local to Bel
fast, Foxcroft and Bangor; 90 4. M,
local 20 Belfast and Bangor: 1875 noon,
Watervi!le. FoXcroft. Bangor b. & a. r.
r., Calais, st. John and Halifax; 20
P. NJ, texpress) Waterville. Bangor.
Bar Harbor; 3.2J p. NJ, Waterville, Bing-
nam. skowhegan. Belfast. Foxcroft,
Bangor and Malta wamkeag: 1.23 p. NJ,
Watervilie and Skowhegan; 900 A. NJ.
Sundays only, Bangor.
Leave Augusta for Hallowell, Gardiner
and So: Gardiner at 40 A. b.. 2.ec. 6.1AI
SIS and 700 p. NJ.
GEO. F. EVANS, V. P. & Cen. Mgr.
r. Z. BOOTHBY, G. T. 4 r.. A..
Portland. Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-17

In the Texas Senate Wednesday q
resolution was adopted calling on the
attorney general for all papers in his
possession in connection with the
charges against Senator Bailcy's al
legged connection with the Waters
Pierce Oil Co
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-17
If YOU LOSE
ANY MONEY

or your pug dog or your
Sunday umbrella, you
should say something about
It in the Journals want col
umNe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-27
Henry DeMoss Of Knoxville
Pays Dearly For Breach of
Etiquette
TAKES ACID BY MISTAKE
Invited Friend to Take Drink With
Him, and in the Dark Pulled tho
Wrong Bottle From His Pocket
Died About Ten Minutes After
Story at First Doubted.
,cial to Times-Republiean.

Special to Times Republican.
Knoxville, July 27.-Henry DeMoss
of this city, aged So, paid for his life
dearly last night by a breach of ETH
quite, in taking drink first. He
invited Viola Amas, another Knoxville
man, into Il side room of store to
have a drink. ana instead OF offering
the bottle to his guest he took a drink
himself AS a result he died in hor
rible agony ten minutes later in a
doctors office He had pulled the
wrong bottle from his pocket in the
dark, and took copious swig of car
bolic acid.
According to Amos account the car
bolic acid bottle had been dropped
when the liquid scorched the mouth
and throat Of the dead man. Search.
however, failed to find it and this has
set the community to wondering.
A coroner's jury was promptly i'm
panelled under the direction Of the
county attorney but their verdict was
a perfunctory one. Amos later grew
uncommunlcative when pressed for de-
tails about the affair. 1t is regarded
as curious that De Moss should have
taken the first drink when the other
man was his guest, but this might
very well Ihave happened as narrated.
The bottle of whisky was found in the
dead mans hip pocket as recounted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-27
Machine Calculates Wages.

(F'rom the Technical World Magazine)
new wage calculating machine of
English make has recently been
brought out. The design is free from
small and intricate pieces of mechan-
ism, which are generally a prolific
source of trouble. This instrument is
a time and labor saving device en-
ployed in the case Of piece work for
quickly finding without calculation the
proportion of the total balance money
that is due individually to any number
of men sharing profits on the same
contract, the divisions being proper
tional to each mans fixed daily or
weekly money rate. When work is
paid for on the premium system the in
strument can also be used for finding
the time allowance that is to be added
to the actual time occupied on the
contract.
The instrument consists Of two large
wheels, with broad, flat faces, mounted
on the same spindle. The spindle is
carried at each end in bearings fixed
to the wooden supporting stand. One
of the two wheels is securely keyed to
the spindle, and the other is free to
revolve. A spring of sufficient strength
to cause the two wheels to revolve to-
gether presses the loose wheel against
the other.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-27
"PAsTEs" THE PAPER HANGER
Mrs. Eronia McNair, Prominent Ma.
son City Resident, Fined IS.
Specia1 RI Republican

Mason City. July 27--For the de-
lightful diversion of pasting her wall
paper hanger Charles H. Thomas. with
his own paste, Mrs. .Eronia iMcNair, IA
Midland block, was fined IS and costs
in Justice Kimball's court after YER
dict Of guilty had been pronounced byl
jury of six men. The attorney for
Mrs McNair notified the court he
would appeal from the decision to the
district court, and the appeal bond was
filed
Two rolls of paper secured at the
Thamas paper store by some member
of the McNair family, and for which
Mr.. Thomas said he never received
pay. was the cause of the dispute over
which the trouble arose. Mrs. McNair
testified she acted in self-defense thar
the plaintiff was threatening her "sick
husband" and that prior to the cul-
mination of the pasting scene the
plaintiff had called her little daughter
liar when she insisted she had re-
turned the paper to the store and told
to whom the rolls We're delivered
Plaintiff says after a warm dispute
he told the defendant she might keep
the paper and he would call the ac-
count square. With that he began
picking up his tools to go when Mrs
McNair darted thru the door, and seiz-
ing the paste brush proceeded to paste
the. plaintiff. No resistance was Of
fered
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-27
MuscA4rNE sAwMlLL CLOSED.
Work Had to Stop Because Of Inability
to Get Logs.

Special to Times Republican.
Davenport, July PA surprise came
& Yesterday when the South Museatine
Lunlbar Company saw mill was COM
PEELED to close down, perhaps per
manerltly, The inability to keep a
supply Of logs on hand, on account OF
the poor and efficient manner in which
they were handled by the railroads has
been the chief trouble.
S., AS d result of the shutdown many
men will be thrown out of employ
ment The company, : however, real
izes this is severe on the employees, but
It could rot be helped and any of the
semployas who can not secure work at
Mnscs.tine can get employment in the
l woods of wisconsin, where the John
IA. Kaiser company is now logging.
The wages paid for the work is $40 per
month and board and to- is thought
that many will take advantage of the
offering. !,
sssSsf II the present shutdown is perna-
i nent 1t is the intention of the COM
pany I'd convert the mill into a veneer
plant and it's thought that it will be
ready for operation by next spring.
Such a change would doubtlessly be a
benefit to the city as the proposed
plant would offer employment during
the entire year and would also employ
many more men than at present.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-27
Sea Water as Medicine.

"swallow that sea water!" cried the
physician. Swallow it,"
The young lady obediently gulped
1t down, but Its bitter taste threw her
pretty face, into hideous contortions.
He was teaching her to float, and as
she lay on her back she looked up at
him and said:
why did you tell me to swallow
that water?"
Because it's good for YOU" was the
reply. "Sea water is one of the best
medicines in the world 1t is good for
dyspepsia, it is good for indigestion,
and it is especially good for insomnia.
when you see queer old ladies car
rying home from the beach pals and
bottles of sea water laugh at them no
more than you would laugh at the
gatherers of belladonna, of quinine, or
of any other helpful medicine"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-27
Glidden News.

Special to Times-Republican.
Gilidden, July DIV. F. Waldron
went to Carroll hospital this week for
an operation, and is doing fine
Jesse Lister is visiting his parents
this week.
G.. w. iMcNought is repairing the
front of his store building, preparatory
to opening the same with full stock
of general merchandise about August
LIST
The oat harvest is progressing finely
with we'll filled heads.
The Roberts & Epperly Drug Com
pany have bought the j. N. Dicley
store building and are putting in ce-
ment sidewalks preparatory to occu-
plying same about September 1.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-27
DID YOU VOTE IN 1862
Effort Being Made to Locate Men
Who Voted for Fremont.

Speclai TO Times Republican.
Mt. Pleasant July 27.-There has
been formed a Fremont Voters Asso-
citation in the First congressional dis
trict, and they are to have a Gelebra-
ton of the birthday of the republican
party in Iowa during Home Coming
week in Burlington, in September, of
this year, and they are very DESTROYS
of securing the names and address of
all who voted for John c. Fremont, in
1856, the first republican candidate for
the presidency, and trust they will
promptly furnish them.
w. P. Howe says: II was made a
member of the congressional execu-
tive committee, and was instructed to
do all l could to secure said names,
hence this notice.. Now. I trust the
Fremont voters in 1856 in Iowa will at
once send me their names and address
by postal card. that l may forward
them to the executive committee. Each
Fremont voter will receive a handsome
badge and a supply of printed mat
ter
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-27
AMEs cHAUTAuoUA
Good Program Arranged for Ausust
4-24-Judge Lindsey TO Speak.

Good Program Arranged for August
14-24 Judge Lindsey TO Speak.
Special to Times Republican
Ames, July ~. To-day the hand
books are being issued for the fourth
annual cfautauqua to be held at
i,4Ames.p The date this year is August
1924, inclusive, and the men that APP
spear on the program are the best to be
found anywhere. The stellar attrac-.
ton for the opening day is Judge Ben
EB. Lindsey, who has been received so
warmly AT a large number of chau-
tauquas over this section of the coun-
try already this season. He draws a
crowd everywhere he goes and mo-
where. has there been anything but
words Of praise for his lectures. He
appears at ,Ames in the afternoon on
August "a.
DR.. James s. Montgomery is another
man who has been taking exceptionally
well in. the chautauqua field this sea-
son, and his appearance at Ames will
be watched with a great deal of in
terest.
No minister receives greater recog-
milton in chautauqua work than does
Rev. Frank Bristol, of Washington, D.
&c. 1t is thought by the management
fthate the completion of the interurban
railroad at this time will be a special
/ impetus to the chautauqua, and the
!! attendance, 1t is believed, will be much
/ larger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-27
BOY DEFIEs DEATH.
Robert Wise of Waterloo Will Jump
Sixty five Feet Into the River.
Snacial To Times. Ren1lhlican.


Robert Wise Of Waterloo Will Jump
Sixty five Feet Into the River.
Special to Times Republican.
Waterloo. July 27-'Great interest
is being taken in the feat to be per-
formed by a 16-year-old boy OF this
city tonight. Robert Wise claims he
will leap from the top Of the four story
brick mill on the west side Of the
river to the tiume beneath. He has
volunteered to perform the sensational
act for $50 and those who have seen
him dive from the top of nearby two
story building believe helwill do as he
has promised.
The distance from the top of the
mill is something over IS feet, and the
long leap thru space means a great
attempt for boy so young. The mill
is practically FIVE stories in heighth,
there being four floors and a very
high foundation.
For several days past Bob" has
been practicing fancy dives from the
top of the Nauman company's paint
shop into seven feet of water. BY ac-
tual measurement the distance is 50
feet, and hundreds of people stand on
the bridge to watch him made his
flight thru space. Young Wise already
has the record aiming the boys for
high diving.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-27
Family of Thirteen Found Near
Dubuque Leaving the Prim-
tive Life
scovERED BY GAME WARDEN
Father and Mother and Eleven Children
Lead a Peculiar Existence-Nons Of
Them Can Read or Write-oIdest
Child Did Not Even Know Its Name
Other Iowa News.
;necial to rimes-Repuhlican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, July Eth a rude cabin
built OF logs, its crevices stopped with
mud. Its outside covered with dozens
Of drying skins OF pole cats. wolves,
'coons and 'possums, Deputy Game
Warden Barmeer has found in Pilot
Mound township. Dubuque county,
family consisting OF father, mother
and eleven children living in state
of almost primitive savagery. The dis
covery came about thru investigating
reports that game birds and animals OF
all kinds were being ruthlessly slaugh-
tered at all seasons of the year.
Habitation Is Rude.
Fred S.ckles, a youth apparently
about 10 years OF age or thereabout,
was found to be the chief offender. The
SSickles domicile consisted of cabin
16x16 feet on the ground, a story and
half high, divided only into upper
and lower rooms. 1t was as rude
.habitatiOn as ever was constructed III
the days of Daniel Boone.
The entire prospect was primeval. A
fireplace played chief part In the do
nestle arrangement, there being no
stove. A primitive Dutch oven served
for the baking. The inhabitants slept
indiscriminate on the floor OF the
place. Homespun coverings furnished
protection against the cold. No mem
Der of the family wore shoes, and none
could read or write or knew anything
of a calen, II. One OF themsaid Ne
knew it was fall when the snow fell.
He knew nothing of the days of the
week.
Father Had Hoard Of Dubuque.
The oldest boy did not know his own
age, nor could his father or mother
give any information He was dead
shot with primitive muzzle loading
rifle. and he slaughtered indiscrim-
inately whatever came across his path.
without regard to season. He had
heard that there was such a place as
Dubuque because once a year his
father went there with skins to sell.
This was the extent of the family's
intercourse with the outside world.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-27
Modern National Reserve Meets.
,pecial to s-Repuhlican.

Webster City, July 27.-The semi
annual meeting of the executive board
and the board of directors of the Mod
ern National Reserve was held at the
offices in this city yesterday. Those
from out of town who were present at
the meeting were: H. F. Arnold, SUI
preme attorney, Manchester; DR.. H. A.
Dittmer supreme medical examiner,
Manchester; c. D. Arnold, supreme di-
rector, Cedar Rapids. Mr. Arnold is
president of the Cedar Rapids Lumber
Company The meeting was held
Jointly with the supreme president, v.
A. Young, and supreme secretary, Earl
Lee, and the local members of the
board of directors, S. L. Kern, 1. G.
scotield and G. w. VonBerg.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-27
SCND[D NEXP|0S|ON
/ Great Western Engine Blows
Up Fatally mjuring Peter
Leo, Fireman
WAS HURLED FROM THE CAB
Leo. Body Terribly Burned and He
win Probably Die-Taken TO Des
Moinss HospitaI-Locomotive Ex-
& pioe.d While Climbing Grade Near
eerjin-Ensine Total Wreck.
s.aei,1 III 14mes-Renublican.

Special to Times KepuDilca'''
Berlin, July 27.---A terrible accidehe
: occurred one mile west of this
ahon. o'clock last night,
\ pave :. c,.a.t
when an engine on 'he 1nie'so
Western blew up and fatally scaldeu
Peter Leo Of Des Moines, the fireman.
h,,,.,ad on+ Of the cab
Icy . WY vas 49, "A
Tor a distance sta, OF several avs
was not found for some time. Search
3ers finally discovered the, injured mai
i his AGONY Wing in the
s. .. = 80
! Weeas aio'ls .ne iisi