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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-25

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ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON. Secretary,
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-25
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-25

U.O.G. c. MORRILL, oMMANDERY
No s26, u o. G. c. Res7'iar meeting on
Tuesday evenings at 790 oc'sch at Cold
JOHN A. GARDNER. N. c.
H. A. HEATH. X. r.
w. e. CLOUGH, F. *. X.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
POOR "BlNzURU."

FaVorite God Of the Japanese Fell
from Grace for Admitting Woman.
Among the many Buddhist-Shinto
saints, whose quaint efigies set up in
every conceivable nook and corner
Japan make 1t a country of graveI
images" one OF the most impressive
and interesting Is the pathetic person
called BinzuTu.
He was once upon a time a member
Of that strange company of Buddhist
disciples known as the Sixteen Rak-
kan" But one day he fell from grace
by remarking upon the attractions Of
a woman, and he was expelled from
the society of chaste brethren.
The great Buddha gave him, in re-
turn for all that his worldliness had
cost him, power to heal human ills
and to grant the prayers of childless
women who longed for motherhood.
But he was put outside the tenn
pies. He must henceforth sit without,
in the midst Of the passing throng,
and submit himself to personal con-
tact with all that was unclean and
healthless.
The simple-hearted people love him,
l think, above all saints. His wooden
images in the temple porches are the
strangest objects in all Japan.
They give him soft cushions to sit.
upon, and he is always clothed in
quaint little cotton stuff collars and
mufilers in all sorts of soiIed looking
colors, and on his head his devotees
usually keep curious little cotton
cap.-Leslie's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
ACCOMMODATING LITTLE CRAB.
Kindly Turns Over His Claws to Fish
ermen and Grows Another Pair.

Kindly Turns Over His Claws to Fish
ermen and Grows Another Pair.
Visitors in Seville see women car
rying baskets full of crabs claws.
The claws are cooked and people nib
Bile at them, more for fun than for
sustenance, just as the Russians nib-
BILE sunflower seeds. But what Is this
crustacean? What becomes of the
rest Of him-especially, If craw-
fish, of his tail?
AS a matter of fact the crawfish
has no part in the business. The car
rasquenas-as the claws are called
are taken from salt water crab, the
Gelasimus tangeri, which lives along
the shores of Morocco, Spain and
Portugal. Each little crab, with his
one little wife, has a little cave for
home; and adopting the Arab esti-
mate Of the other sex, he usually
keeps his wife shut up inside the
cave, meanwhile staying about the
threshold himself and making brave
show with his claws.
When the tide runs out the crab
fishes prowl along the beach looking
for crab holes. Either the crab is
stalking up and down seeking what
he may deVour, and thus showing
whether he has fine claws, or he is
still at home, and the size of his door,
way indicates the size of the house
holder. In one case the fisherman
cuts off his retreat by blocking his
front door with mud. In the other
case he digs him out. Anyway he de-
prives him of his pincers and sets
him at liberty-to grow some more.
Right here appears the happiest
feature of the whole affair; for the
pincers are not torn away from the
crab at all. Instead he presents them
to the fisherman-perhaps even with
his compliments. 1t is a fact, easily
demonstrable, that the crab can de-
tach his claw by muscular effort,
thus making no hemorrhage, but
leaving the stump in such condition
that new claw is soon grown. The
fisherman simply take Mr. Grab by
| the hand, whereupon he lets go,
leaves the claw with them, and runs
off home without 1t. And as the claw
is no longer of any use to him or to
anybody else in the water, and as it
is salable and edible, the fisherman
naturally takes it home and sell it.
lie Temps.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
Money Profit in Rose Growing

Rose growing for purposes Of per-
fumery would seem to be profitable
pursuit in those lands of which the
climate is suitable FOR this species or
intensified farming 1t is calculated
than on the third year after being
planted bush should produce about
200 flowers per square foot. AS there
about 5000 square feet in hectare, or
about two and a half acres, this is
equal, if a flower is estimated to weigh
four grams, to about 6400 Kilograms of
flowers per acre. On the basis of eight
decimeters of pure essence per kilo-
gram of petals, this would give 512O
Kilograms of essence per hectare,
which, at the very moderate rate of
940 per kilogram would yield 9204
les. Sd per Naturalization Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
CRIED EASILY.
Nervous Woman Stopped Coffee and
Quit Other Things.

No better practical proof that cof-
fee is drug can be required than to
note how the nerves become unstrung
in women who habitually drink it.
The stomach, too, rebels at being
continually drugged with coffee and
tea-they both contain the drug
caffeine. Ask your doctor.
An la. woman tells the old story
thus:
81 had used coffee for six years and
was troubled with headaches, ner-
vousness and dizziness. In the morn
ing upon rising I used to belch up a
sour fluid regularly.
"Often l got so nervous and mis-
cradle | would cry without the least
reason, and l noticed my eyesight was
getting poor.
After using Postum a while / OBJ
served the headaches left me and
soon the belching OF sour fluid
stopped water brash from dyspep-
sia). l feel decidedly different now,
and l am convinced that it is because
l stopped coffee and began to use
Postum. can see better now, my
eyes are stronger.
"A friend of mine did not like Pos
tum, but when told her to make 1t
like It said on the package. she liked
It all right" Name given by Postum
Co, Battle Creek, Mich. Always boil
Postum we'll and 1t will surprise you
Read the little book, "The Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs. There's a rea-
son."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
New Method of PURIFYING MIX.

Professor Behring has discovered a
new method of steI1lizing milk, with
out boiling it or destroying any of its
essential principles. The method is
based on the powerful qualities of Ger
man perhydrol, simply oxygenated.
One gramme per litre of this substance
is sufficient to destroy all noxious
germs. The milk thus sterilized can
be kept long time and is not injured
by travelling, but 1t cannot be drunk
until it has been gently warmed and
drop Of catalytic substance added,
extracted from the milk itself, DR..
Behring sent two bottles of this steril-
lied milk to the central laboratory of
the Ministry Of Agriculture in Berlin,
where it was found that the milk was
perfectly pure.
DR.. Behring proved that light had a
very harmful effect on the milk,
whether sterilized hot or cold, and he
recommends that it should be help in
a dark place or in red or green bot
tles.-The Matin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
Canada To Eat Up Trlnldad,s SUGAR.

SdHdud 20 Eat up flnldau'S sugar.
Canada, according to the report of
her commercial agent in Trinidad, is
this year to absorb that islands en-
tire sugar crop. Sugar is one of Trim.
dads four principal articles Of export,
the others being coffee, cocao and ban
anas, and, when it is remembered that
the island is next in size to Jamaica
among the British West India Islands
the extent of Canada's enterprise may
be better measured.
The island has a multiplicity OF
forms of tropical vegetation of both
field and forest and great variety Of
native animals, including the ant-eat.
err, the sloth, the hog-like peccary, the
monkey, and the armor-encased arma-
dillo. It's forests, too, are made re.
splendent by the bright plumage OF
tropical birds.
In its capital, Port of Spain, Trini-
dad has one of the finest towns in the
West Indies and a most valuable as.
set in the famous native pitch or as
phalt beds of La Brea near the west
coast which in 1908 alone yielded 1872.
221 tons.
The island was discovered by Colum-
bus in 1893 and belonged to Spain I'M
til 1897, when it was taken by the
British, who, however, had to wait
until the signing of the treaty of
Amiens to have their claim
confirmed. The population is largely
of mixed European and African blood.
Canadian Graphic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
VAeARIEs OF AvoIRDuPoIs.
British Auctioneers' Institute Digs
Out a Few Commercial Puzzles.

British Auetioneers' Institute Digs
Out a Few Commercial Puzzles.
The advocates of the metric system
want no better justification than
:ables just prepared for the year book
Of the British Auctionerrs' Institute.
It Is learned from this that the price
Of wheat is made and the cereal is
'old in twenty different ways in Eng
and, Scotland and Wales.
1t Is measured variously by the
quarter, comb, load, boil, bushel, bar
rel, hundred weight, central, windle
and hobbet. Further confusion is
caused by varying weights of a
bushel in different parts Of the coun-
try.
A boil is three bushels In some
places and four and six in others.
There are similar absurd variations
in other weights and measures. For
instance, a stone Of meat is eight
pounds, a stone of iron fourteen
pounds, a stone of cheese sixteen
pounds and stone of hemp thirty-two
pounds.
There are seven different areas of
the standard acre in Great Britain.
The vagar!es of liquid measures are
equally NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CORE
spondence of the New York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
Political Honors In Montana.

The clean-shaven, freshly groomed
men who form in groups about the
corridors, are the members Of the Mon
tana legislature; some from the COW
counties and some from the mining
camps The big, sun-tanned, muscular
men whom you see ride the plains
with their cowboys in the spring and
fall round-ups, and spend their win
ters down the street at the Montana
Club, in friendly games Of chance
where the stakes are heavy. These
men were all here in the days when no
questions were asked about anybody's
past. They all left histories behind
them-some clear and others dubious.
They are all on AN equal footing here,
and great men-by the standards
of copper and gold, cattle and sheep.
You man jostle elbows with them, sit
at their tables, drink their wine-but
unless you can write your check for
six figures, their nightly poker games
are no place for you, and you can not
aspire to political honors, without
their passports, properly vised by their
authorized lieutenants. -McClure's.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
Correct.

"Who can tell me who our first
President was?" asked the teacher.
George Washington, instantly
answered bright boy.
George Washington was our first
president" replied the teacher, land
this Is what you should have said
Never reply to such questions in
monosyllables. Now, who can tell me
what l have on my feet?"
Shoes" spoke up one boy.
you have not answered correctly
Who can answer that question in a
correct manner"
Stockings" suggested another boy
'"No, no, no! That is not the way"
At this a boy in back seat began
to wave his hand eagerly. well,
what have on my feet, Johnnie?"
"Corns," replied Johnnie triumph
an6y.-Peoples Home Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
A Hard Smoker.

Many new mechanical devices have
been installed by the Department of
Agriculture during recent years, one
of the most unique of which is ma
chine that smokes cigars. 1t has
four mouthpieces, in each of which a
cigar is inserted. For ten seconds
the smoke is drawn in and then
pulled out, the process being repeat
ed every half minute. While the in
haling is going on the way in which
the filler and the wrapper burn is
carefully noted, the ash is examined
and the odor of the burning tobacco
observed. The plant from which
each of the cigars is made is known
and the one that makes the best
showing in the competition is select
ed for planting. The test is proving
an aid to the American tobacco in
dustry by teaching the farmers what
kind of tobacco to plant in order to
receive the highest financial returns.
Philadelphia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
Raising Logs From a Mill Pond.

Figuring lumber at an average rate
of $25 per thousand, the Edward
Hines Lumber Company will clean
up about SIS, 900 on the logs that are
being taken from the bottom of their
mill pond In Washburn, as the latest
estimate of the amount of logs on
the bottom of the lake is about g.
100000 feet.
Since the fire of the company in
which their large mill was destroyed
the company has had crew of men
employed in taking up the dead
heads During the twenty years
that the mill has been in operation
many logs have gone to the bottom,
where they have remained until now.
Logs were too plentiful in the early
days to bother with those that went
to the bottom.-Chippewa Falls cor
respondenCe Milwaukee Sentinel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
DUST FROM THE CLOUDS.
Minute Particles Due to Dlslntesra
ton Of Meteors.

ton Of Meteors.
Dust is with us always, no matter
where we go, Not gold dust, which
must be laboriously sought for, and
frequently proves so elusive; but just
common, ordinary dust. Nor does II
all come from the earth, stirred up
by vehicles and by tramping ground,
and then carried everywhere by the
winds and storms, but the air is con-
tinually filled with It as far up on the
mountain heights as man ease-laden
germs, from which healthy persons
are usually immune, but which affect
the delicate and alling.
To attempt to shut out all the dust
from our dwellings would also shut
out all the health-giving fresh air,
and ventilation, conducted on proper
sanitary lines, is absolutely necessary.
This can be done and still in great
measure guard against most of the
dust nuisance, and then, by always
breathing through the nose instead of
the mouth, and taking proper and con-
slant exercise in the open air, the
dust trouble, as far as health is con-
cerned, will be reduced to the mini
mum. High authorities in all our
cities should give as much attention
to abating the dust nuisance as they
are now giving to the removal of gar
bage and Objectionable matter.
1t may surprise many to know that
even on the highest mountains dust
is constantly falling, and has been
found on the highest peaks of the
Alps by melting the SHOWS there and
evaporating them, the residue show
ing a considerable proportion of mat
ter, most of which were minute par.
ticles of iron. These particles did not
come from the levels and plains, and
were carried up there by the winds,
but are undoubtedly due to the burn,
ing up of meteors, which wander
around in countless numbers in space.
When they strike the atmosphere of
our earth they are usually reduced t,
powder before they reach the surface
of our globe, though occasionally an
unusually large one comes through
the enveloping protection of our at
mosphere without being entirely con.
sumed, and then either buries Itself
into the earth or is swallowed up by
the sea, as was done in the latter
case a few days ago, with such a
splendid spectacular effect.-Philadel.
phia Record. ~'. ...-..
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
NO RELIEF FOR is YEARS.
All Sorts of Remedies Failed to Cure
Eczema-SufHerer Tried Cuticura
and Is Entirely Cured.

"I have had eczema for over fifteen
years, and have tried all sorts of remedies
to relieve me, but without avail. stated
my case to one of my friends and he
recommended the Cuticura Remedies.
bought them with the thought that they
would be unsuccessful, as with the others,
But after using them for a few weeks
noticed to my surprise that the irritation
and peeling of the skin gradually de-
creased, and finally, after using five cakes
Of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuti-
Cura Ointment it disappeared entirely.
feel now like new man, and | would
gladly recommend these remedies to all
who are afflicted with skin diseases David
Blum, Box A, Bedford Station, N. Y,
Nov, 6, 1906"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
A Show of Toys.

Paris is now enjoying it's sixth an
nual exhibition of toys. The show is
competitive There are prizes for the
most ingenious exhibitors. Automatic
and automobile marvels are the feat
ures of this years show. 1t is not the
pleasantest fact that make-believe in
struments of war lead all the exhibits
for boys. On permanent exhibition at
the Musee de Cluny and elsewhere in
the French capital are the playthings
Of kings and aristoCTats of old. In
Amsterdam are shown great dolls
dressed in Dutch costumes of different
provinces. In various museums are
displayed puppets of wood and clay,
animal models, popguns and other toys
taken from ancient Egyptian, Greek
and Roman tombs. And everywhere
the relics of childhood as past ages
have known it are regarded by visitors
with tender interest.-New York World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
Great Possibilities.

The Professor of Natural History
was dwelling (figuratively speaking,
that isl upon the anatomical struc-
ture of the COW.
you are probably aware" he re-
marked, that the COW has five stom-
achs, by means of which"
But here he was interrupted by
a young lady who had evidently not
heard this piece of information be-
fore.
"Gracious! she exclaimed in awe
struck tones to her neighbor. Just
suppose the poor thing got seasick!"
New York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
Diet Of a Child of Four.

An inquest was held at Hammer
smith yesterday on child of 4 years
who had died of ptomaine poisoning
after eating some hockey pokey, a sort
Of Italian ice cream concoction, in the
morning, wrinkles and shrimps for tea,
besides being suspected of having
sucked a vegetable tablet left as a
sample at the house. The wonder
would have been If the child had not
d.-Westminster Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
ON HIGHEST BLUFF ACROSS
FROM FORT IN 4 PILES
EACH $4,000.
PIERRE MBRCIERRE.

'sss' 80 '''' . = - . . = . . . :
This scrap of paper is still in ex-
istence to-day and is positively the
only clue to the buried $4,000 of
United States money which should
have gone to the troops whom Col.
Taylor took up the Mississippi from
st. Louis year or two before.
The supposition all along has been
that one OF the gold hiders, finding
that his last moment was near, hast
lily scrawled the best directions he
could, in the haste and danger upon
the paper and threw it from him in
the hope some of his fellows would
find 1t. Col. Taylor had parties dig
ging for the money for many days,
but never a trace was found.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO. .

BRANK J, CHENEY makes oath that he Is
senior partner Of the firm OF +. J CHENEY h
Co., 29iAg business In the City OF Toledo,
County and State Aforesaid, and that said
Arm Will pay the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARs for each and every case OF cATARRH
that cannot be cured by the use OF HALLS
CAEABAH CURR. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
,~--A-.>, presence, this 9Th day OF Deem
sRAL. Der, AID, 1886. A.W. GLEASON
'~-VI Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Oureis taken internally and
SatS directly on the blood and mucous sur
fsees Of the system. Send for testimonials,
nee. FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 76c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05

There Is no more considerate house
mistress than Queen Alexandra, and
in many little ways she arranges for
the pleasure of her servants. 1t is
her custom to invite the maids to form
in line to see her when she is dressed
for great occasions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
Pastlme Of the PowefuI.

Sometimes big fish will cruise along
the edges on the shadows. They may
be too lazy to catch the minnows, but
are satisfied when they have frighten-
ed them nearly out of their wits. The
last time saw a trout doing this 1t
followed the minnows into water only
two or three inches deep, yet made no
real effort to catch one. know from
previous observations that it could
have taken them if it was hungry and
in earnest.-FOrest and Stream.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05

and dizzy spells also but my worst
suffering was from renal collie, After
l began using Doan's Kidney Pills
passed a gravel stone as big as a
bean. Since then have never had
an attack of gravel, and have picked
up to my former health and weight.
l am well man, and give Doans
Kidney Pills credit for it."
Sold by all dealers so cents
box. Foster-Millburn Co., Buffalo,
f.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
Must Have His Joke.

Rapin, the painter (accosting a man
in the street, and taking off his hat
most politely: | beg your pardon, are
you not Monsieur Robinet?
Stranger: No, sir, that is not my
name.
81 should have been astonished il
It had been. know Monsieur Rob-
met well and he doesn't look at all
like you."-Bon Vivant.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05

long time with my
back, and felt
.draggy and list
less and tired all
the time. / lost
from my usual
weight, 225, to
10. Urinary pas
sages were too
frequent and l
have had to get
up often at night.
| had headaches
Il suffered a long,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05

Hardly province of China has es
capped the recent mania for railways,
and if all the lines projected are car
ried out, some of the remotest parts
of the empire will be rendered easy
Of access.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
Solicitude.

do you think the country is safe?"
Certainly" answered Mr.. Dustin
Stax. I'VE big investors are drawing
dividends that make it incumbent on
us to insure the country as thoroughly
as possible. Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05

The use of concrete already has
thrown thousands of stone masons and
cutters out of work throughout the
country. In some large cities whole
buildings have been constructed Of the
material.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05

A facetious skipper, who ap.
preached the Solomon Islands recent
ly, flying a black flag with a skull
and crossbones on it, was sentenced
to three months Imprisonment and a
$50 fine by the British commissioner,
whom he had frightened nearly to
death.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05

For thirty cents, in the House of
Commons restaurant, a member Of
Parliament gets a chop, potatoes,
bread and bottle of ale, all of the
best quality.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05

1t is now the custom in New York
City, with few exceptions. for girls
to attend the public schools without
wearing hats. On pleasant days there
is only one hat to about twenty girls,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05

People usually live longer on ISL
Rnds and small peninsulas than on
continents, a scientist asserts. Bar
BADGES, Greece, Madeira and the Shet-
lands are all favorable to long life.