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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
History Of the Umbrella.

With the seasons upside down, as they
are 1t present. people are beginning 10
realize the absolute necessity OF never
stirring out of doors without an unlbreiia.
Ii social history is to be trusted, the hrst
to carry an umbrella was ono
EanWay, who lived at the end OF ino
eighteenth century. At first he was re.
Earded as an eccentric individual. but ny
degrees many discovered much metnou
in his madness, and before he 'iled, II.
1885, the fashion he set was adopted ny
society in general. or course. HanWay
was not the originator OF the ulnpiena.
Among the Greeks and Romans soiIe
such article was very common, lhous.'
oddly enough. it was regarded as pi,rI
" feminine appanage ana one Wiz
men might never condescend TO adop',
E:ut all over the east the umbrella ilas
for generations been we'll known as a..
insignia of mower and royalty. Thus y"
the sculptured remains of Egyptians t.n,,
ples one sees representations OF Kl',sa
going in procession with umbrellas c.
l;ed over their heads. Even in indla WI
dav some IF the great mahara lans ~, s,'
call themselves lords OF the unlbrei.a,
and in an address presented by the ,i N'h n
Of Ru,mah to the Vicer0y Of lhnia =. a..
1855 the British represcntive IS ,, ue
scribed as the monarch who reigns On ~
the great umbrella wearing chiefs OF IN
east" One has only to walk tnro"t 81
the streets Of any Indian town toaa Sy,,on
see how important socia! disti t;,,a
the umbrella has become. For nau,
10 go without an umbrella In the strse s,,,
of Calcutta. for instance. IS prac.II'
a mark of degradation. -London 1iooe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
A DeIiohtful Surprise Party.

A very interesting and successful sur
prise party was given to Mrs. Charles
Tracy on her sd birthday, Nov. 4. 1907.
Mrs. Tracy was formerly a resident of
Livermore Falls, but has very recently
purchased new home in Hallowe!l. Her
relatives and friends Of Hallowell and
Augusta desired to give her heartfelt
welcome, and to make this real to her
they congregated at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Herbert Hutchinson, and all
went lovingly and cheerfully to surprise
her with some very pretty and useful
gifts, which were indeed a great surprise
to Mrs. Tracy, but were received with
gratitude and praise.
Following this came the lamentation
from the great. unselfsh heart: IF
had only known this''-thinking of what
she might have done for the comfort of
her guests. But in n short time the en-
tertainment began. the beautiful tunes
from the piano rang through the house.
followed by solos, duets and songs OF
praise, g recitation entitled 1.-The Build
ers," and a composition, THE Years Roll
Round
Refreshments followed. consisting OF
coffee, fruit, many dainty cakes. among
which was a large birthday cake. with
fancy candies. which her friends had
carefully and lovingly prepared.
The only thing to mar the evening was
the absence of the dearly beloved ones
far away.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
FUL4ER-HoLwAI COMPANY. pis.rsAel

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and should receive ssfhe HHpp6tts ~
vegetarians. And as taeSe Ire GOOD
many people in the Unit 6tafes who
believe in the humane mefhod Of .liy-
ing, politicians would "a Me IN talke
account of the fact that mere Is u III.
fluence with which theY must reck6 !.
We do not know how numerous the
vegetarians have h0~s come to N.
1t is possible that they are d stEong IN
the Irish or the GerNaAs WhOm shrewd
politicians must always seriously re-
gard, and it this be the case agbstiopsi
candidates win need hereafter to be-
very careful how they look upon meat
when it is red.ThE man who5 would
make fun ofstheFnovenent to select a.
vegetarian to. asfdsp10sible office doeS
not know, as tha46aega5fne reminds U.S.
of the effect "of asnppkl diet on the
mental and morals lire Of man. A
vegetarian Is ,s.lnog fkely TO see ele-
mental truths thar man whose
brain is stecped q tehriating poi
sons engendered H diet" For
pure reform n1415bn. there
fore. We should sslest 6h eater of
spinach, potatoes and peas.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
Severe Storm
Sweeps Coast.

Boston, Nov. IA heavy rain storm
which swept over New England We'd
nes'lay and Wednesday night caused
more or less damage along the coast.
The wind was from the northeast and
amounted TO gale, the velocity on
Care Cod reaching 20 miles an hour.
COasting vessels not in port had a
hard time. The three-masted schooner
Jonathan Sawyer Of Portsmouth. n.
H., bound for Saco, Me, with COAL
struck On Goat island, off Kennebunk-
port anG was wrecked. The crew OIL
seven men reached the island in their
boat after Il hard struggle in the
rough sea. The schooner was owned
by 3. Frank Nicely of Dover. n. n.
She was valued at $4,000 and was not
insured. The cargo consisted OF 3o'
tons of coal consigned to the Peppereil
Manufacturing Co. of Biddeford. IL
was valued at $1,000 and the loss IS
covered by insurance.
a large vessel supposed to be five
rnasted schooner vas blown danger
ousiy near the breakers on capt COD
at P VI. She was warned by the life
savers and did not touch bottom. Half
an hour later she was reported close
10 the har near the Highland station,
but again escaped. 1t is thought she
was able to weather the cape and en-
ter Massachusetts bay
During the gale the upper Fart Of
the government wireless telegraph sta
ton at Highland light was blown
down. The apparatus was damaged
and no messages can be handled until
repairs are made.
The schooner Annie r. Lewis bound
for Vinalhaven, Me, which put into
Portsmouth for shelter. was fOuled in
the harbor by the barge Draper from
Philadelphia and lost her fore:opmast.
flying jibbOn and other head gear
While entering Portsmouth harbor
tho schooner k-plon. South AmhOy, y.
T., for Passport, Me-, cDllided with the
schooner Lance Cobb. bound from Jcr-
sci City for Calais, Me. IN" Kolon
had her afte" house smashed and was
otherwise damaged. The cobb was not
injured. An unusually high wind ac-
cOnpanhd the gale and WharveS and
cellars at various SeapOrtS were flooded.
The blow particularly disarranged
the telegraph service between Boston
and Portland. In Newport trees and
wires We're blown Gown at several
POINTS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08

The Kennebec Light and Heat Co. is
installing new gas pipe at the corner
OF Winter and Water streets. There
has been leak in the gas pipe. where
il was laid under a telephone pole
and tho trouble of digging under the
pole to locate the leak will in the
future be obviated by running pipe
around the pole. A considerable ex-
cavation has been dug for this pur-
pose but the rains of the last two
days have nearly filled the hole SO
that it Will be necessary to pump out
the water before work can be resumed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
ONE TROUBLE
AFTER ANOTHER
Nervous Breakdown Followed Func.
tional Disturbance and Mrs. GIea-
sons Life Was Miserable Until
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills
Cured Her.

Neglect or improper treatment Of
wOman's ills almost inevitably leads to
a train of unfortunate results and fire.
uuently to q lifetime of misery. In
time almost every organ of the body be
comes affected, the nervous system is
broken down, the digestion is weaken
ed and symptoms of kidney trouble de-
Velop.
This was the experience of Mrs. J.
Gleason, a well-known resident Of Pen
field, Monroe County, N. Y. Il had
suffered for years with weakness
which many women have" she says.
land this in time led to nervous pros
tration. was often hysterical and
would sometimes faint away two or
three times a day.
"My stomach became SO weak that
there was hardly a thing I could eat
and keep dowr.There were heavy, lead
en- pains through my abdomen. l was
troubled with gas and INV stomach was
so tender that it seemed raw. For two
weeks l could not walk on account of
weak kidneys and a lame back.
my heart jumped and occasionally
sllipped q beat. During the dreadful
faintiny spells I would have to be TAX
en- out Oh UOOTS. WHEIl SuIIc "
would be weak and helpless for a long
time The least bit Of noise upset my
nerves and | was all the time imagin-
| ing all sorts of impossible things.
had severe headaches and was in bed
for two months.
II employed IA doctor off and on for
several weeks. but when ] failed to get
any better, l gave up taking his medi-
cine. Dr. Williams Pink Pills were
recommended by friend and they
helped me at once ! took the pills un-
ill entirely cured and recommend them
very highly
Those who are interested in the
treatment which cured Mrs. Gleason
may obtain further information by
writing for the booklets 'Plain Talks
to Women and NERVOUS Disorders
which we send free on request
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are tonic
for the blood and nerves and have
proved especially helpful to women
and growing girls. They We're used
extensively in private medical practice
and, proving efficient in wide range
of diseases and absolutely safe in all
cases, were placed upon general sale
with directions for use prepared by
the doctor himself. Their merit has
made them the most widely used fam
| ily medicine in the world today.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists or will be sent. postpaid
on receipt of price, 50 cents per box;
six boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co, Schenectady, N. y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
GAME SHIPMENTS.
Deer and Moose Arrive in Very Good
Numbers at Bangor.

Wednesdays game shipments into
Bangor amounted to Sc deer and sew
en- moose, not bad record for the
middle Of the week. There was also a
bear in the list of game brought down,
adding another to the large number of
bear for the season.
An "Injun devil' scare was run to
earth very quickly up in the town Of
Greenfield short time ago A couple
of men working in one Of Pages lum-
tering camps in that town were out
hunting and saw a big ugly-looking an
iinal run along log. Both hunters fired
ut the animal. which rolled over, got
UP and again disappeared behind a
dead tree. The men looked about to see
what had become Of the animal but
could find no trace Of it.
The men returned to camp with a
wildly exciting story of panther. They
scid the animal they shot had a tail
about four feet long and it's body was
as big as a deer's. The owner of the
camp went out with another man and
his dog ard went over the ground
where the men said they had shot the
supposed panther.
The dog was not a great while in
finding the body of the animal beneath
a fallen tree. The animal was not an
'1njun devif' but the next thing to it
an Immense lynx. The lynx is a first
cousin to the panther but very differ
ent animal. The lynx's tail is hardly
q tail al all, only tnft of fur where
tail should grow. while the panther
has a long supple tail like house cat
Mrs. Susie Emerson Of Bangor is one
Of the lucky huntswOmen of the season
Mrs. Emerson returned recently from a
hunting trip. bringing with her twa
fine deer as evidence of her skill with
the rifle.
DIR G. A. Phillips of Bar Harbor, one
Of Hancock cOunty's well-known physi-
clans. passed through the city Wedncs-
day with a fine moose.
fine big buck deer was seen
Wednesday morning right ont in the
open near the power house of the Boo
We'll Water Power Co, at Milford. Mr..
Deer won't paw any holes in the snow
this winter il he letters around that
vicinity long Bangor Commercial,
Nov =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
Seven Feet Of Nails.

Seielt!st mas eS'i'ha'eo 'ha' III d
iie'lhie OF ~ years man grows halls
when. II u were possible 10 preserve
'ieih u.icu'' "oulu reaen tne Pne-
h'menai lensth Oh 1eet mches' En-
acus Oh "ia' arguments 'iiS S.a'e-
ineh' IS paseo II IS naru u say 10.
niue observation VIII slio" tia' curing
the greater por'ioh VI i'idii hie he
GUS MS HANS On an average ciice
week. anu at each pairing removes
siA'eei''n VI al. liisii, y. s.Ae edui' o'ei'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
A Bad Washout,

Many washouts were found yesterday
morning the result of the terrific rain
storm Of Wednesday night. The most
noticeable was the washing away Of
about foot of sand at the yards OF
the Hallowell Granite Works and the
undermining Of the railroad tracks at
the station.
About three tons of earth was
washed into the yard of Johnson Bros.
between the baggage room and the
west wing of the factory. The night
clerk notified Station Agent Douglass
and the section crew was placed at
work to repair the damage to the road
bed. Considerable water flowed into the
basement of the factory. damaging
property valued at a thousand dollars
Employees assisted in removing goods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
CHRISTOPHER Prince of ThOmastOn is

Christopher Prince Of Thomaston is
treasurer
The annual meeting Of the Maine
branch of the Red Cross Society was
held at Portland Tuesday and the old
board of officers elected. Mrs John
Howard Hill, secretary. reported a
membership in Maine Of over 500.
Justice Whitehouse returned 10
Auburn Wednesday, to finish up the
business which he was unable to COM
nlete before adjourning the September
term of court three weeks ago. There
are several equity cases and motions
for new trials to be heard besides pre-
pairing the decree in the McGillicuddy
deed case
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
Ancient EnuIish Church.

1HiS NllldSe OF BrlXWOrtn, from
which 1 am dating holiday letter, in
terests sportsmen because the famous
Pytchley hounds are kenneled in it.
and they are well worth seeing when
out with their keepers for an airing on
the hills. and still more in the autumn
when in full cry for cub hunting. for
Northampton is one of the best of
the hunting shires, with winter sport
we'll organized and heartily supported
by the great land owners. The village
concerns antiquarians and students Of
architecture even more closely, for the
strange church on the hill rivals in
antiquity the one in Dover attached to
the Roman phros; and while it has
undergone successive alterations. it is
without doubt one of the oldest struc-
lures in the kingdom.
AT Brigstock there is another COM
posite church with a round projection
added to the tower at Brixworth, and
with suggestions of Roman methods in
the interior arch and it's crude decora-
ton and in the long and short work
and horizontal and vertical strips of
the walls.
Sometimes the story Of the ancient
church is told with dramatic realism
by the verser. AT Rothwell he begins
languidIy. uncoverlcg the brasscs AMI
pointing out the features of the jumDle
of styles. but when the entrance to the
crypt under the south aisle is APP
proched he is transformed into a weird
and grotesque grave digger Of Shake
spearian quality. Lighting a candle
for each follower, he leads the way into
a subterranean chamber where thou
sands of skulls and skeleton arms and
legs are stacked up shoulder high with
the precision and regularity Of cord
wood in timber yard or linens on a
diapers counters. No doubt "custom
hath made it Of him a property OF
easiness." for he gossips as cheerfuly
of the occupants of this bone crypt as
the grave diggers in Hamlet over
Adams profession or Yorick's antics
He picks up skull as carelesSly as a
cricket ball. and having proved tina,
there is no bullet hole and that there is
evidence of a smashing blow with a
club, losses it lightly away as the relic
Of an ancient Briton age before Danish
raiding or Naseby fight. BrandiSh-
ing an abnormally huge thigh bone. he
argues Soler.niy that there must have
been giants in those days. and after
playing idly with 4 string of vertebrae
and clinking shoulder blades and skulls
with his candlestick. he warns his
| auditors against cudgeling their brains
needlessly and supplies them with
plausible theory that the monks in en-
| larging the ancient shrine ran against
prehistoric burial ground and decent
ly reinterred the bones of between 30
900 and 10000 warriors in consecratet
| crypt. 1t is "crowner's quest law
| delivered in sepulchral tones without ;
| snatch of melody or stoop of liquor, bu
as a bit Of cold realism it is as start
ling as the grave diggers' saturnint
hur1or beside Ophelia's grave. and thu
visitors with their tallow dips follow
him out of the charnel house-one o
three in the kingdom-with feeling
that they will never have a strange
experience in Observation-Disclosures
(Eng) Correspondence N. Y. Tribune
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
NEWS NUGGETS.
Items of Interest Condensed for the
Journals Busy Readers.

BY the explosion Wednesday night
of a donkey engine boiler at the La
Sale Iron Works at Steubenville. O.,
tally injured and Il portion of the
open hearth plant directly opposite the
explosion was wrecked.
Fred Desdulners was given jury
trial Tuesday in the superior court at
Manchester, y. H.. charged with being
the ring leader in the rioting at lake
Massabeeir in August. when party
OF French made an attack upon q party
of Greeks. The respondent was con-
victed in notice court and was SEN
fenced to go days in Jail. He took an
appeal and was again convicted and
sentenced to six months in Jail and
pay costs of prosecution. The Jail
sentence was suspended.
A special from Ottawa says that the
counsel for Thomas Collins. sentenced
to be hanged Nov. Is for the murder
of Mary Ann McAuley at New Ire
land. N. b.. in August, 1906 presented
Wednesday petition for communication
of sentence. He supported it with the
argument that Collins was not of sound
mind. The cabinet met later and it is
stated that it was decided the law must
take its course and Collins will be
hanged.
The five whaling vessels. two of
which are owned in New Bedford, of
the Pacific coast fleet which were
thought to have been caught in the
Arctic ice foes and for the safety of
til
and should arrive at San Francisco
shortly. This word was received to-
day from Unalaska.
The boilers Of the German school
ship Buecher exploded Wednesday
morning while the vessel was near
Murwick. Fifteen men We're killed and
30 dangerously injured.
Edward Payson Weston the pcdes-
TRAN Of 90 years. who is walking from
Portland, Me. to Chicago. arrived in
Schenectady, n. Y, at 1o15 O'Clock
Thursday morning. He walked all day
"Wednesday in the pouring rain and
covered the distance from Troy to
Schenectady in exactly four hours.
William Hearst appeared before JUS
tice Wyatt in tho court of special SEES
sions TT New York Wednesday for a
hearing on the charge of criminal libel
brought against him by former Con-
gresham VIM. s Chandler Mr.
Chandler alleges the SANDER WAS con-
tanned in recent article appearing in
the New York Evening Journal con-
corning the ease of Raymond Hitch
cock. II. which Mr. Chambers name
wds mentioned. 1t was not proven
that the articles in question were of
hbelouS character and testimony was
g,vCn I" the effect that Mr.. Hearst
never wrote for the Evening journal,
his only interest in that paper being in
financial way. Justice Wyatt gave
the opposing counsel until next week In
file briefs and said he would render n
decision "Wednesday.
Federal revenue agents have recently
unearthed whiskey frauds in Virginia
through which the government has lost
SeVelar millions of dollars 1t is re.
vealcd that % per cent. Of the whiskey
now being distilled in that state Is
revenue free. owing to the trickery OF
certain distillerS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

There are two vacancies in the Life
Saving crew at Popham owing to the
transfer Of William Goliath to Graz
berry Island. and delay in the appoint,
ment of the Winter man" H. A.
Spinney and William Hodgkins are
supplying until the appointments are
made.
The late George Prince of Thomas
ton, well known as a local historian
beaueathed his vessel property to his
nephews and nieces. 10 in number
Ihey have now formed corporation
Known as the Prince Vessel Co. for IN a
care OF the property. Gen. ]. P. Cillev
Of Rockland is president and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
The Vegetable Eaters.

A very interesting presidential boom
has been started by the Vegetarian
Magazine of Chicago. 1t names as it's
candidate for 1908 Senator La Toilette
OF Wisconsin, on the ground that he
does not eat meat. The editor explains
that his publication was not estab-
lished with view to making this or
that man President of the United
States. But we do believe" he con-
tinues, that whatever party nomi-
mates u man like Senator La Toilette
for that office such a candidate would
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THE GOLD FLOOD.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

the banks to husband their resources
Is being met very generally according
to reports reaching New York bankers
by the issue of printed certified checks
or temporary Understanding notes
and in some case by scrip issued by
manufacturing and other non-banking
corporations. This resource was very
generally resorted to in the panic of
1893 and practically no trouble arose
from any such issues.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08

Frank s. Wingate is on his way to
the hunting grounds at Lobster Lake.
where Griffith Roberts recently cap
tured a 7O0-pound moose and good
sized buck. Mr.. Roberts says that he
saw a number of moose and Mr.. VIM
gate will endaavOr to bring out one OF
them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08
iMaintainSHea1th
of the Household

Hampden Corner, Ne, Aug. 8, 1900.
II have used L. F. Atwood's Bitters
great deal in my family and received
great benefit from them. Could not
get along without them in my home"
Yours truly, Mrs. Media Porter.
The best proof of the remarkable ef-
fcacy of IL. F." Atwood's Bitters is the
unsolicited testimony of thousands of
antilles. . For over half century they
AVE been an unfailing remedy tor
human ills. 35c. at druggists.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08

Milan, the center of Italy for the
moving picture machine trade, has al
ready about 40 such theaters. Every
available hall is being turned into a
moving picture show. while nearly ev-
cry second and third-rate theater and
"cafe chantant" finishes the evenings
entertainment with few cinemato-
graph pictures. During the dull sum-
mer months even the larger theaters
are used.
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position of deputy collector in the Gus
tom horse

The heavy northwest wind Of yester-
day morning blew down a large elm
tree on the premises of Mrs. Anna +.
Ellis, River avenue. One limb fell IN
Mrs. Ellis yard, but the greater part
of the tree broke off and landed upon
the house of Henry Merriman adjoin-
Ing. Fortunately no damage was done
although limbs of the tree struck dam
gerously near the front windows Of the
house
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-08

Street Commissioner Burns looked
carefully after the sewer system and
catch basins throughout the late
storm and proper conditions prevailed.
Several brooks in the northern part OF
the city flowed from their courses and
did some damage.
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River Rises Four Feet.

The kennebec river at Steamboat
wharf was four feet higher than usual
yesterday afternoon and it is feared
that it will rise considerably higher
before morning. The opening of the
gates at Moosehead lake as VOL as the
heavy rains is said to be responsible
for the rise. During the day the East
ern Steamship Co. has removed all its
freight from the wharf SO that it will
not be washed away.