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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-12
Safety the Best Adv.

:M1nneapOIlS JOurnaI.J
The railroad which can give the best
assurance of a safe journey Is the one
that will get the business in the future.
Freedom from accidents is the hest thing
to advertise. and then see that the adj
yertising is made good
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-12
Daily ksnnsbee journal
ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will Be taken Of
unsigned communications.
The journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return of re-
jected communications.
Address oil communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-12

This is the official Old Home Week,
as designated by the Maine Legisla-
ture of 1908.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-12

The tide of the summer business 1:
reaching the high water mark at the
resorts along the shore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-12

1t has been a long time since the
Maine rivers We're so high in mid
summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-12

The experiment of Calais in having
its public library open on Sunday af.
ternoons is proving very popular ant
is worthy of imitation in other cities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-12

The Baker & Taylor Company al.
nounces for early publication Jnana
Yoga. Part H." being further lectures
by the late Swami Vivekananda, anu
"a Man of Sark," by John Oxennan.
author of "The Long Road liz
latter book is illustrated by w. l.
Benda
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-12

Miss May Sinclair, author Of "The
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-12

Henry Holt & Co. are to publish
series of Cornell Studies in History
and Political Science" the first volume
in which, to appear this month,
Money and Credit instruments, IN
Their Relation to General Prices oy
Prof. Z. w. Kemmerer Of Corneh
University. Evidently much OF tns
literary activity of the academic worid
just now is going into this field.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-12

Colonel Robert Williams, an Ameri-
can Indian lghter who saw much
service i'm campaigns against the
Comanches, is to publish his recollec-
TONS The book will be entitled
Memoirs of the Far West of Fifty
Years Ago"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-12

The prosperous proprietor of the Old
Town Enterprise, Chester w. Robbins,
is about to begin the erection of a
three story brick block to meet the
growing demands of his business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-12

A memorial to Whistler will be
erected at the end of the gardens near
Chelsea Old Church. 1t will consist
of symbolical figure by ROdin. The
estimated cost will be about $4,000, of
which about $1,000 has already been
subscribed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-12

Miss Julia Harris May of Auburn
who is at her summer home in Strong.
is so far recovered from her injury
house and has prospect of complete
recovery. Miss May is to have poem
at the dedication of the Jacob Abbott
tablet at Pennington next Wednesday.
though not sure of being able to at
tend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-12

Brown, Langham & Co. of London
have secured from Moffat, Yard & Co.
of New York the British rights to
George Sylvester Viereck's "Nineveh
and Other POEMS" and will publish
an English edition i'm the early au-
tumn. A German edition is already
on the market with the imprint OF
Gotta of Stuttgart. A prominent
Partisan house has begun negotiations
for translation into French.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13
WORLDS TALLEsT WOMAN.

A charming and kindly DISPOSE
ton is hidden beneath the somewhat
mpassive demeanor of Marie Fass-
nauer, the worlds tallest giantess.
Marie has lately arrived in London,
and IS now appearing at a variety
hall in the West End. Standing
eight feet high, she claims to be
the tallest woman in the world.
She has expressed a desire TO de-
vote a large portion of her salary TO
charity, and, being pa%ssionatelv
fond of children, she employs near
~ all her spare time in knitting
stockings, gloves and mittens for
the little boys and girls of her ma
tive village in Tyrol.
Hereditary tendencies perbans
account to some extent for the al.
normal growth of this Tyrolese
giantess. Her grandfather was a
giant, although her brothers and
sisters, on the other hand, are all
II normal proportions. Curiouslv
enough, Marie ceased to grow when
she was Is years of age; she is now
q, and is extremely intelligent.
The appetite Of Marie is quite as
'emarkable as her size. Her first
1ngllsh breakfast consisted of IA
eggs, three pints of tea, two
.unces Of butter and half a dozen
oils.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13
NEEDED A cHIsEL.

The struggling author bodily en-.
tered the editorial sanctum.
81 have come with nv latest
story" he announced.
THAT SOP" calculated the busy
editor. Let us hear how il rms !"
We'll, this is from the first
chapter; Casper had been stand
ing as motionless as a block Of
granite. Suddenly he dropped on
his knees before the beautiful girl
with the alabaster brow and boldly
proposed. 1t was then that she an.
swered with a stony stare and hand
ed him the marble heart. Then-'n
But the busy editor reached for
the clipping shears.
Young man." he Numbered,
you have made a mistake. Take
that story down to the nearest stone
yard. This is an editorial Office"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13
RED SHIRT AN ACCIDENT
Uniform Made Popular by carsbsldl
Vas Not the Result of Pre-
arranged Plan,

The most popular uniform of it:
day-perhaps of any day-in Eu-
rope was the Garibaldi shirt. whose
prosaic origin was little suspected
by It's adorers. In a note 10 Mr.
Treyelyan's Garibaldi's Defense of
the Roman Republic" this origin is
explained by Admiral Wilmington
ingram, who was in Montevideo in
1876, when and where the uniform
was first assumed; "Its adoption
was caused by the necessity of cloth
ing as economically as possible the
newly-raised Garibaldi legion. A
liberal offer having been made to
the government to sell at reduced
prices a stock of red wooden shirts
that had been intended for the Bue-
nos Ayres market-now closed
through the blockade-it was
thought to good a chance TO be
neglected, and the purchase was
effected. These goods had
been intended to be worn by those
employed in the Saladeros, or great
.'laughtering and sailing establish
nentS for cattle at Ensenada and
places in the Argentine PROV
noes, as they made good winter .
iothlng, while by their color they ,
disguised in a measure the bloody j.,
YORK the men had in hand. Lon ;
on 7. P,'s Weekly. :
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13
ELEPHANT FERRY.

One of the strange8t ferries in
the world is to be found in India. A
Hindoo CHANGED to save the life Of
a prince, and as a reward received
one OF the largest elephants in the
royal stables. But this honor caused
the recipient much anxiety, as the
animals appetite was too great for
the owner to satisfy. The Hindoo's
house stood near a turn in the river.
where many people crossed, and as
the stream was at times a raging
flood, boats and men were often car.
rled out Of their course. On one
occasion when the elephant was in
bathing In the river, it suddenly &C.
CURED to the owner to use the ami
NAL as a ferryboat. A harness was
made for the elephant with a LONG
rope as a trace, which was fastened
a heavy boat. The latter, with
loaded passengers, was successfully
towed over the river, and since that
the animal has been a source
profit to his owner.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13
DOES WORK OF BOOKKEEPER
intricate Machine of English Invention
Can Calculate Better Than .
Human Beina.

A new wages calculating machine
OF English make has recently been
brought out. The design is free
from small and intricate pieces of
mechanism which are generally a
prolific source of trouble. This in
strument is a time and labor saving
device employed in the case of
Plece-work, for quickly finding, with
out calculation, the total balance of
money that is due individually to
any number of men sharing profits
on the same contract, the divisions
being proportional to each mans
liked daily or weekly money rate.
When work is paid for on the pre-
MUM system the instrument can
also be used for finding the time
that is to be added TO
'he actual time occupied on the con-
.ract.
The instrument consists of two
arge wheels, with broad, flat faces,
mounted on the same spindle. The
is carried at each end in
earrings fixed to the wooden SUD-
stand. One of the two
heels is securely keyed to the {
and the other is free to re- !
olive. A spring of sufficient I
.rength to cause the two wheels to !, :
evolve together, presses the loose
heel against the ther.-Technical
'orld Magazine. ?
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13
ALL ON HIS NERVE.

Nervely-Hello, Jack! Got q
Glove in your pocketP
Markly-Yes. Here you are, old
man.
Nervely- Thanks! Now. have
you match?
Markly-I have. Help yourself.
Nervely - Thanksl Loan me
your cigar cutter for a second, will
you?
Markly-Certainly Bait where's
your cigar?
Nervely-Why, I was Just going
to ask you for one.
Markly-Humph! Well, here
you are. The match you borrowed
Is to light the cigar, I suppose, and
the cigar-cutter is to take the end
off? DO
Nervely-You've guessed it, old
chap.
Markly-But what did you Dor.
row the Glove for?
Nervely-0h, that's to eat after
| take that drink you are going to
buy me.-Judge.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13
JUST A 0RUMMER's YARN.

"Yes," said an old commercial
traveller, "I've been against all the
slow and sleepy towns in this coun-
try, In New England, the central
part of New York, Philadelphia
and the villages of the south. but
the worst | ever was in was a North
Carolina town of about 500. 7
was handling canned goods, but the
town had never heard of such A
.hlng' and there was nothing doing
Tor me, and after an hours work I
sat down in the hotel to pass away
the hours till train time.
While | was sitting there talk
ing to the proprietor there was a
terrible noise in the store next door.
de ran to see what had happened.
and people from various parts Of
tne town came running to the scene.
the marshal among them. He ar
rested a man on the charge of Gre
a disturbance. Actually. that
Town was so quiet that the noise we
was caused by his breaking a
bill"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13
FEMININE DIPLOMACY.

Most diplomatic girl I ever saw
hat Miss Eastlake."
"She's engaged to young Hor.
rocks, isn't she?"
eyes, and do you know how she
caught him? He's a frugal sort
of chap, you know. Well, he in.
vited her out to dinner one even
ing, and she refused to let him or
der anything more than a tongue
sandwich and a glass of lee water
for her. On the spur of the mo-
ment he asked her to 60 again
some time, and before he knew it
she had him."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13
LAW FOR THE AERoPLANE.

There is an ancient maxim Of
law which reads as follows: "He
who owns the land owns it up TO tbo
skies"
This venerable rule of property is
SAID to be as good to-day as it ever
was, and is therefore full of mepac-
ing significance to the aeroplane
builder, for the effect of this rule of
law is that the owner of land has
the exclusive right to the air over
and above the four corners of his
property, and any interference
Herewith, however slight and prac-
tically harmless, constitutes a tres.
pass for which the owner can always
recover nominal damages.
This right is not a mere technical
one. 1t has been frequently assert.
ed In law courts, and to it has al.
ways been accorded strict recooni.|
ton, the consequence of all which ia
that the aeroplane builder will ho
unable to pass over his neighbours
land without rendering himself
to be sued for damages.
Though such damages would most
be small, still the verdict
would be sufficient to carry the
costs with it.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13
v BY USE OF WATER
Man Given Up to Die Of Stomach
Troubles Cured Himself by
Natures Remedy.

/, Two years ago a wise stomach spe.
, cialist in Boston told William Good.
/ man of Jackson, N. H., that he had
a malady that could not be cured.
The malady had a long Latin
name Goodman failed to remember
more than five minutes, but it had
such an awful sound that he be-
lieyed the doctor was right.
you can't live more than a
couple of months" the physician
said, $50 you had better 90 home
and take things easy"
Goodman went home, made his
will and waited for death. While
he was waiting an aunt from Con-
cord, N. H., visited him and heard
all about the terrible stomach dis
ease. She wasn't convinced that her
nephew had to die.
Il know a man in Concord who
was a lot worse off than YOU are
and he cured himself by drinking
water" she said. Gle just slushed
it down by the gallon"
Goodman had always fought shy
of water, believing that it wasn't
good for the system, but he now be-
gan to take large quantities of the
mud. In a few days he was sur
prlsed to find hat he felt better.
At the end of a month the i'm
Provement was marked and at the
expiration of six weeks he was con-
'iderably stronger and had gained
.wo pounds. From this time on the
5aln was steady, until to-day the
Is IN perfect health and can eat
Welsh rabbit at midnight without
II d effects.
In the two years Goodman drank
our quarts Of water a day, being
areful not to drink 20 minutes be-
ore eating or within an hour there
tter. He has thus consumed 1920
uarts Of water. He has used Meth
tea, coffee nor spirits but has
runk a good deal of milk. He eats
Keats, potatoes, vegetables and
Feets. In fact he dimes on ordinary
BOD, save that he abstains from
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13
VALUABLE.

When they had broken into a
dozen houses, the burglars paused to
see how they stood.
lis there anything else worth tax
ing in this neighborhood ?" asked
the short man.
The tall man pointed to a stately
mansion not far off.
THAT" quoth he, sis the home Of
the general council of a number Of
trusts. If we could break in there,
and take some advice, it would come
handy, in case we should be caught.
Puck.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13
JUST H SHADE.

The crafty old farmer was get
ting up his summer advertisement
to lure the unwary boarder from the
city.
And now about the sky" he said
as he put on the finishing touches
should | say it is as blue as azure
or blue as ultramarine?o
The press agent for the Wander
ing minstrel troupe grinned. Gust
say it is as blue as the boarders
when they leave in the fall, old man.
and you'll hit it to a dot"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13
CIVIC PUZZLES FOR
Other Work Than That of the Home 4.
Now Laid Out for the Broad.
Minded.

There is nothing that women can
not do but the work must be plan
ned with a thoroughness that pre-
oludes failure, and done with a
modesty which is the inherent charm
OF the superior sex" says a writer
IN the Woman's Home Companion.
As l said, every community has
Its own problem. Most of these orig
mate outside of the home. Pure wa
ter, pure food, pure air, clean
streets, sanitary schools and tene-
ments, district nursing, education
Of the Ignorant in the care of ba-
bies, the question of paupers, the
public baths and travelling Libraries.
the treatment of our women prison.
ers IN prison and after, the lodging
house problem-these are only few
OF the civic puzzles crying for train
ed women to solve.
"A woman does probably her
greatest share of her duty as a cit
lien when she makes home a safe
and happy harbor of refuge from
a stormy world, when she brings up
her children into noble manhood
and womanhood and when she does {
not destroy her husband and fam
ny by bad cooking and bad temper {
but that same woman crowns her {
career as a citizen when she inter '
ests herself in and becomes a vital q
part of some problem of govern
nent. A woman successful in home
life IS desperately needed in civic
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13
HE HAD ENOUGH.

"Here's a note" said the postal
clerk, 'from a man complaining
that his mail isn't delivered regu.
larly."
"What's his name?" asked tho
chief.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
"Hph! with that name you'd
think be had all the letters NJ
needle
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13
DECISION RESERVED.

Charles, who was it gave YOU
that cigar? Is he a friend Of
Charles don't know yet.
haven't lit it.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13
PREEsRENcE.

Dor. o a cbance r. lo.nr
a trad
~ oaldn't l be
per by-er-cor-
re- Puck.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-07-13

ola Lady-Your face is very dirty.
my little man.
The Little Man-Is it, mum? Well
you see, amt been to church the last
two Sundays.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-09-19
Storage Notice.

The undersigned at their elevator al
Webster, South Dakota, will receive
grain for storage, for delivery TO order
of the owner as provided by law and
the rules Of the railroad and warehouse
commission of South Dakota, on the
following terms:
First. Storage for first fifteen days
two cents per bushel, which includes
all charges for receiving. handling,
insuring and delivering.
Second Storage after first fifteen
days, one-half cent per bushel for each
fifteen days or part thereof for the fist
three months.
Third. Storage after first three
months one-half cent per bushel for
each thirty deys or part thereof.
Fourth. II for any reason It shall
become necessary to remove this grain,
we reserve the right TO deliver il from
any other elevator or warehouse oper-
ated by us, subject TO the same rate of
freight to Duluth, St. Paul or Mime
apolis at the present tariff rate from
this station.
Fifth. This grain Is insured for the
benefit Of the owner.
Sixth. If grain is cleaned at owners
request one.half cent extra per bushel
Miller Elevator Co.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-09-19
OIL TRUSTS PROFITS
Prosecutor Kellogg Succeeds in
Revealing Them.
AMOUNTED TO IMMENSE SUM
In the Eight Years Ending in 1906 the
Octopus Earned Nearly Half a
Billion Dollars.

New York. Sept 1s,-Delving into
the financial workings OF the STANDARD
Oil company OF New Jersey, the hold
ing company of all the subsidiary or
CARNATIONS OF the so-called oil trust
Frank B. Kellogg, who is conducting
the federal suit for the dissolution Ct
the company. brought forth Tuesday
10 public view for the first time the
enormous profits made by the Stand
ard OIL company. In a period of
eight years from 1899 to 1906 inclu.
sive, the Standard Oil company in a
statement spread upon the record OF
Tuesdays hearing, was shown TO have
earned the total OF $500, 315,934, or at
the rate of more than sol 100000 q
year and distributed TO its sharehold
ers in the same period s30S, 1854, 403.
While the company was earning
these vast sums in the refining Of oil
the statements adduced at the hearing
Tuesday show that between 1899 and
4JVO Tic ASSETS vi NlAC COMPANY SIC"
by leaps and bounds from $200,791,-
523 to 1871 ,S64,531. The capital stock
is SOS, 3SS,3S6
Financiers and those seeking knowl-
edge of the exact profits of the Stand
ard Oil company have striven vainly
TO obtain the figures which Mr.. Kel-
logg succeeded Tuesday in placing up
on the record Of the court. The Stand
ard Oil company makes no statement
OF its business and ether than these
declarations of dividend, it makes no
public announcement by which its
business may be gagged
The hearing brought out much in
formation which Mr.. Kellogg OBJ
tanned from the Standard Oil company
Mr. Kellogg obtained a statement
showing that the Standard Oil com
pany of New Jersey controlled by
stock ownership over seventy compa.
MES engaged in the refining and the
transportation by pipe line of oil on
Sept. IA. 1907. The Standard Oil
company had always carefully guarded
the list of its subsidiary companies
and the amount of its shareholdings.
The list showed that the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey owns $4,000
of the total capital stock Of $1.000,000
Of the Standard Oil company of In.
diana. which was recently fined s29,.
100000 by Judge lands In the United
States circuit court in Chicago for re
batting.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-09-19
Only a Machine.

A splendid example of the mechan-
ical workings of the mind was offered
in the Office of one of the big telegraph
offices the other night, says the New
York Times. Two operators were side
by side. separated only by the glass
partition running the width of the
table. One had charge Of a line over
which news dispatches were received
from certain sections Of the south.
The others territory embraced part
OF the west. Business was dull, and
the two operators, leaning back In
their chairs, were discussing the news
Of the day when the sounder Of the
southern wire began to click. The op-
orator exchanged the few necessary
preliminaries. then began to typewrite
the message. The man on the western
wire listened idly at first; then his at
tention was riveted, as It was news
dispatch from his native town in the
south, and the first words concerned
an intimate FRIEND. Just then his own
wire got busy, and he was speedily Inn
mersed In message from Cleveland.
Both operators finished almost at the
same time. The man with the western
wire leaned over the partition and
said:
what was the story about that
Virginia town."
Hanged if i know" replied the man
who had received it. II wasn't listen
Ing"