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The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
Patron Saint of Lawyers.

This story is told at the expense of Francis H. T. Maxwell, a well-known lawyer. The members of the Taunton, Mass, Bar association thought they ought to have a patron saint, but after much wrangling they could not hit up- on any particular saint.
 Finally a committee, of which MT. Maxwell was member, was appoint ed to make a selection They made a trip to New York, and there visited gallery where most of the saints were carved in marble. It was decided to leave the selection to MT. Maxwell, and after making the rounds he placed his hand on one in a group of two. This one will do," he said He had his hand on the devil, whom St. Mi chael was driving before him.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
WHERE THE MERCHANT FAILS.
An Iowa Farmer Tells Him He shou'o
 Advertise, and How.

An Iowa farmer contributes to the Des Moines Capitol the following very pertinent suggestion as to why lhe mail order houses succeed in getuhS the business of the rural communities away from local merchants:
 If the mail order houses got sl,oUV out of this county each month that De- longs to the home merchants the fault is with the merchants themselves. The mail order houses advertise and give us prices on everything they ot1er TOT sale They tell us what they nave and what they want for it. or course we get soaked once in awhile ana Il we do we can try some other house Most of the home merchants who ad' vertise at all don't quote prices. They neglect to tell us what we want tC know-the price. Of course we can go to the store and ask the price or this article, and that, but you know no" it is-one doesn't know so well exact ly what he wants to buy when he gets in a store as when he is at home And there is where the mail order houses make their hit They send us thelr advertising matter into homes and we read it when we haven't anything else to do and every member of the family who reads their stuff usually finds something that he or some other mem Der of the family wants and many or ders are made up and sent out just at such times.
 Right here is where the home mer. chant falls down. If he talked up hls business to us in our homes the same as the mail order houses do the people would be in to see him the next time they came to town and in many cases extra trips would be made to get the things at once that we didn't know we wanted until they were brought to our attention.
 The home merchant can save the expense of getting up catalogue. We people read the home papers more carefully than we do the catalogue. and if the merchant wants to talk business with us let him put his talk in the home papers, and put 1t Tn so that we know he means business. The home merchant likely, nine times out of ten. sells his goods as cheap as the mail order houses, and l believe on many things they are much cheaper, but how are we to know if he doesn't tell us about it.
 "A merhant must not think that even his best customers know his goods so we'll that they can tell what he has without being shown.
 '1t is none of my business how the home merchant runs his business, but I don't like to see these roasts in the papers all the time about us fellows who get a little stuff shipped in once in awhile and never anything said on the other side. There are always two sides of a question, and have given you mine If it is worth anything to you you can take it."
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
What. Indeed ?
D. M. CARR

A duchess requiring a lady's maid had an interview with one. to whom after having examined her appearance. she said: Of course. you will be able to dress my hair for me-" "Oh, yes" replied the girl; it never takes me more than half an hour to dress a ady's hair Half an hour, my child," exclaimed the duchess. in ac, cents of terror, and what on earth. then. should I be able to do with my. self all the remainder of the morn. ing?"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
VERY BAD FORM OF ECZEMA
eue.red Three Years-Physicians O'o No Good-PerfectIy We'' A''
 usina cuticura Remedies

r take great pleasure in informine vou that I was a sufferer Of eczema ln q very bad form for the past tntes ,s', wears. I consulted and treated "ien 2 number of physicians in Chicago put to m avail. I commenced using the Cuticura Remedies, consisting Of Cuti- cura Soap, Ointment and Pills, tnree months ago, and today am perfectiy well, the disease having left me en- lirely. I cannot recommend the Cu'i' cura Remedies too highly to anyone suffering with the disease that nave had. Mrs. Florence E. Atwood, lo Crillv Place, Chicago, III, october 4 1905. Witness: l.. s. Berger.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
Eobbin Boys Wages.

John B. Lennon, treasurer of the American Federation of Labor, deliv- cred recently an address on strikes.
 Turning to the amusing features of the strike question, MT. Lennon said:
 "I remember a strike of bObbin boys, a just strike, and one that sue ceeded. These boys conducted their fight well, even brilliantly. Thus the day they turned out they posted in the spinning room of their employers mill a great placard inscribed with the words:
 "'The wages of sin is death but the wages of the bobbin boys is worse." !"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
BAD DREAMS
Frequently Due to Coffee Drinkino.

One Of the common symptoms of coffee poisoning is the bad dreams that spoil what should be restful sleep. A man who found the reason says:
 'Formerly was a slave to coffee was like morphine fiend, could not sleep at night, would roll and tosa i, my bed and when I did get to slean was disturbed by dreams and bohgoh. hns, would wake up with beadacbes and feel bad all day, so neryous could not attend to business. Nv writ. Ing looked like bird tracks, I had eon- Delchlngs from the stomach inaigos ton, heartburn and palpitation of tha heart constipation, irregularity of tba kidneys, etc.
 indeed, began to feel had all tbb troubles that human flesh couId sufsnn but when friend advised mo to loa,' on coffee felt as if he had insn1taa Ne. could not bear the idea it had such a hold on me and refnsed a +a believe it the cause. 'o
 But It turned out that no advice uo , ever yer gwen at more needed time for nhal,y consented to try Postum and With the going of coffee and tho 1llu Ing or Postum all my trouhlos Lo
 gone ana health has returned aot ana sleep well now, nerves s+oad,os 1as uo"h ana write a fair hand eao ,o'. can see)' can attend to business ag.;u sIu and rejoice that I am free frou asaln monster coffee" 'olu Cne
 Ten days trial of Postum in nIaco ., % conee Will bring sound. restfnt 00 - o' IIesnlng @ sleep. There's 2 Raasoa ae, 7 Read The Road to WelIville :, -,oason' , classic" 1itIie nealth
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
FARMERS' EDUCATIONAL
 AND COOPERATIVE UNION - OF AMERICA -
EVERYBODY DRAG.
OF AMERICA

When the smiles of spring appear. Drag the roads; When the summer time is here, Drag the roads; When the corn is in the ear, In the winter cold and drear, Every season in the year,
 Drag the roads! When you've nothing else to do, Drag the roads; If but for an hour or two,
 Drag the roads. 1t will keep them good as new, With purpose firm and true, Fall in line! It's up to you: Drag the roads! Would you do the proper thing? Drag tie roads. Set the system on the wing: Drag the roads. Give the drag a lively swing; Toss the laurel wreath to King! Hats off! Everybody sing:
 Drag the roads,
 M. Albertus Coverdell.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

But improved machinery and tools of today will take the place of hired la bor, and if well taken care of, is the cheaper in the end And there is this to say for a machine: If you want to work it after six o'clock there is no kick coming, neither does it run around to dances and drowse through it's work next day. The average farm machine is more reliable than the av- craze farm hand, and in a majority of cases it does the work cheaper.-Agri- cultural Southwest.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
u,uAI THE WOMEN WORE
., o.,,r.. the Story Teller 0''n' VI Really Mean Just That

gentleman recently returned lasort lau oessn tSst 'Sits Gits has tale to 5oaa tell of Son Ut1 s,.tons that are really sensaIloLd sid dt And ,uov t%S t tbey were sensational a. ai,' no. Ts xag nag" out calling the other ,t eysnns ths ahd ahtrtWajst 1re man, who, the 1 retqrneu iu manderer 1 said, was to be lounu ,ort wantv5us vreaa quantities at the summer Fssor sxs9v rnen adST dovu hg uOid there had contracted sa or ooing oouy u without hats. This is the way Se told it to an interested compaaa .asra
 "you see everybody down 'n~ao ean going about just the same lne rue. T in never never wear coats; they go ao0d' aod the 1e just just their shirts and trousers anu 'n' women are just like them.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
A. Touch of Nature.

When I hear a child crying like that" said the sleepless woman as they sat and listened, q wish 1 could, too. Hear the sobs, the shrieks. There is probably nothing the matter with her. She has lost her doll or her toe hurts. That's all, but she'll feel a whole lot better when she lets up. If I could scream and cry like that for a while at night when I wake up l be- lieve I could go right back to sleep again"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
lmpudence of Hoi PoIIoi.

A noted English artist was standing at the edge of the road, waiting for his horse, and he was dressed in his usual peculiar style-mustard-colo riding suit, vivid waistcoat and bright red tie. A man, who had evidently been reveling, happened to lurch round the corner of the street. He stared at the famous artist for q min ute in silence, then he touched Ais cap and asked in tone of deep commiser- ation, Beg pardon, guv'nor, was you in mournin' for anybody"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
The trouble with the farmer all the

The trouble with the farmer all the time is lack of confidence in other farmers. While he is willing to trust everything to the slick politician. When is the day coming that the man who. for the sake of the ioaves and the fishes of political fortune, is not allowed to carry away the peoples votes by the ardor of his defense of the old soldier, or some other thing of the past. just then the light will begin to break, and the day of hope will have come to ths farmer.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

A man who has been a farmer for over sixty years, and who is decided success at the business, sums up his experience in these words. Farm product have a selling value at the place of their makin9-a va'Ie just as they come from the toil They have also an additional value to the farmer who converts them into a more con- densed form, by feeding them to live stock. That is their feeding value. We thus get to the manure value, and it surely is most important one. To increase the fertility of the soil, IS like loaning money at compound in terest-it doubles the value every eight or ten years. The farmer who sells loses the feeding and manurial values. If he parts with ton of hay for $9, say, and could make it pay him SIP by feeding it to cattle and sheep, he has lost $3 of the feeding value and $3 worth of manure. In other words, he has sold his hay for $6 per ton less than it was worth if used by him." The need of pasture, hay and livestock in good farming are thus seen.-Home and Farm.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

Just because it is hot right now do not conclude that there is nothing to do. The fall garden is good thing. Tn many localities, it is true that there are but few things that may be profitably planted in the fall, but those few should be planted,
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

There is some political fighting to be done, but it is not necessary for the Farmers Union to join arms with any political school to do the fighting ALet each political party fight it's own battles, while we spank those in all parties who fail to do as we think they hould.-Georgia Union News.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

How supremely important that the farmer who would hold his cotton off the market to force the price up should be out of debt, No matter whether he puts his cotton in a warehouse or keeps it at home, if he has to get ad- vances on it in order to pay his debts he is in no shape to control the mar ket, He may get money from the bank and worry the buyer for little while, but the banker will worry him later on. The only show is to make what you live on and live on what you make, as nearly as possible, until you can snap your fingers in the face of the cotton buyer.-Abilene Farmers Journal.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

Are you doing anything to get ready for the jolliest meetings of the local this winter you have ever had? You ought to be on the lookout for things that need to be done leading up to the making of the local the biggest thing in town"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
Reliable Sian of Death.

Frenchman has received a prize for discovering a reliable sign of death. The test consists of the sub cutaneous injection of solution of fouresceine, which. if the blood is still circulating. in the course of a few hours causes the skin to turn vel low
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
Wise Parson.

"Parson, somebody dared us to get married, and we never take dare Here we are"
 Well, my young friends. dare you to go home and endeavor to culti- sate some comraon sense"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

A good subject for discussion at the next meeting of your Union would be, ITO what class of animals does the man belong who raises cottor and sells it to buy meat and bread"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

SgThe local Union is in the hands of you and your neighbor, and it is the whole essence of the organization. It is the spring from which the State and National stream must flow. If the spring is all right, it is easy enough for the stream to be kept clean. How Is your neighborhood spring?
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

Farmers, don't waste anr time fgur-
 ing on what's to become of the non- producing classes who might lose |Eheir jobs as a result of your plans of
 co-operation. That's their look Out.-
 Abilene Farmers Journal.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
Peculiar Medical Remedy.

It was stated at an inquest on a peasant in a Seryian village that the man died from swallowing too many bullets, which he was accustomed to take, in common with all the peasants in tllat district whenever be felt III.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

Tell your neighbor how soon you are going to make split log drag for your part of the road, and see if you can't get him to make move in the right direction.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29
The Reason.

"In this settlement" said the Bill. vile farmer. we cai all the literary fellers we kin ketch 'leadin' authors, because as rule they're powerful handy at leadin' mules to water. At. ianta Constitution
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

Get your neighbors together this fall and talk about a consolidation of the neighborhood schools. Make them longer and get better teachers and have them taught in better houses. The way to do this is to have fewer of them. Almost the first step in this direction is to get better houses, and better roads. The prime matter all over this country is better roads, all the time and everywhere.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

The Farmers Union cannot, 1t will not endorse any man for office. Of course the individual members can and will take an active part in politics One may be for Jones, another for Brown, but when they come to the Union they will not try to get the un- ion to endorse either.-Union News,
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

Every time you put away your tools and wagon out of the weather, you put a nail into the vehicle and implement trusts cffin. Drive 'em in!
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

And still the warehouses are going up. Did you sit up and take notice of the 15 cent cotton that is now go- ing on the market?
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

The next meeting of your union is the time for you to get busy and start something or ask a question that will start something. Will you do it?
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

Now is a good time to look over the place and select the sort of trees you will plant in all the odd corners that you have been losing money on here tofore. The corners cost as much as any part of the farm and when you lose their product you are losing that much of your active investment. You cant afford it. Get busy and plant all the corners full of trees.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

There is no better way to meet the oppression of the implement combine than to take care of the tools you have.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

The time to talk to your backward neighbor about the Union is today.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

k Don't say etlean things about tho
 ther orgHn( ations, evea if they look like they We're in opposit;an to the Union. The Union tas nc charter on the right tS organize. Keep attending. to your owl business and you will not have time fp makestco much business by getting spixed sap with the othcr fellows business.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

While the weather is so hot and dry, don't forget the trees that you planted last spring. They will thank you for good drink, and will repay it thous- ands times over.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-29

Diversification is always live topic and is always a live issue,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-25
A LIT TIE OF
EVERYTHING
Never Again.

I wish the kettle would SirS again.
lust rs il used to do
I wish 1t would sing OF 4 lion Siain,
OF a pirate crew on the Spanish MATT t'
OF clipper ship on the sed"ay inf"'
With a cabin boy, and the boy Was
Just as it used to DO.
I wish the kettle would sing again.
Just as 1t used to do.
OF a little girl in Il bonnet req,
Saved by prince from nydra-heau
That .urked in the corn that lowered
And the little girl was She and the Prince
was l.
Just as it used to do.
l wish the kettle would sing again,
Just as it used to do
/ wish il would sing of wars alarms,
The booming OF cannon and CLASH Oh
arms. $500,
OF a hlue-clad boy where the strife ran
high,
With face to the steel and willing to die
Just as it used to do.
I wish the kettle would sing again,
Just as 1t used to do .
The lyrics il croOncd and the tales II
told.
But the hearth is chill ard the years are
old.
The fancies it whispered have all taken
wing,
And never again the kettle will sing
Just as it used TO do.
Buffalo News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-25
Personal Notes.

Mr.. Negatany, subject of the Mikado.
is credited with a scheme for buying from
the Canadian Pacific Railway 5000 acres
of land in Alberta suitable for wheat and
sugar beet culture and settling on the
tract a colony of Industrious japanese
farmers.
John S. Fay of Marlboro. Mass. the
Oldest postmaster in the United STATES in
point of service. has received news to the
effect that he had been confirmed in the
Senate for another four years term. Mr.
Fay has served as postmaster FOR forty
two years.
James p. Greer, n young farmer Of
Mac asdoches, Texas, has established wide
reputation as wizard in grading up ag-
ricutural products during the last two or
three years He is accomplishing for
grain and certain kinds of vegetables
what Luther Burbank has done for fruit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-25

It is said that the designs upon the
United States gold coins is likely to be
changed in the near future. The pres
ent law provides that the designs shall
not be changed oftener than once in %
years, and stipulates that on each coin
shall appear an emblem Of liberty, the
year of the coinage and the words 'E
pluribus Unum.' Beyond these speci-
ficaticns, the President has authority
to choose the design at his own discre-
ton. The present gold coins have been
in use about 50 years, and those whose
opinions are worth considering say that
the present designs lack something in
an artistic way. Most people, how
ever, care much less about the design
than about the denomination of the
coins in their possession.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-25
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
The Kind You Have Always Bought
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ENJOY EATING.
Good Digestion Can be Readily Gained
with Mi-o-na Stomach Tablets.

1t is torment to look upon a tempt
ing dinner and realize that to eat
freely means distress and suffering
Let us tell you how you can enjoy
eating, SO that the heartiest meals
Will set well and cause no pain, dis
tress or uncomfortable feeling of full
ness.
If you cannot eat and enjoy three
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without any feeling of discomfort, your
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strength which Mi-o-na stomach
tablets will give it. You cannot afford
to delay treatment, for the longer you
allow the digestive organs to be weak,
the harder it will be to get help.
The remarkable curative and
strengthening power of Mi-o-na is at
tested by the guarantee, which
Bowditch. Webster & Co, of Augusta
and Geo. w. Dorr of Waterville give
with every soc. box. 1--WE return the
money if Mi-o-na fails to cure"
II you find that eating well-cooked
and properly chewed food is followed
oy neaViness and load on the stomach,
by oioating. by gulping Of acids and
WIND, by distress, nervousness, head
acne, trouble to sleep, or by any other
symptoms of disordered or weak stom-
ach, you should begin the use of Mi
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PI the best known druggists in Au-
gusta and Waterville to cure all dis
orders of the stomach. or cost nothing
guarantee like this means a good
deal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-25
10, the New Indian.

An Iowa man tells OF an amusing in
cident in connection with an exposition
held in that state. wht reat one of the at
fractions was the Indian Department,
where the req men dwet in their teDees
and mimicked their own history in dances
and mnck-fights.
After one of these exhibitions by the
Indians. Il Boston girl undertook to talk
to IL young Indian brave. Heap much
fight" she said.
The red man smiled grimly, drew his
blanket closer about his stalwart form,
and replied:
Yes; this is indeed great Exposition.
We natter ourselves that our portion OF
the entertainment is by no means tho
least attractive here. May l presume Il
ask who it is that / have the honor to
address,
The Boston girl had been talking to 4
Carlisle Sraduate.-Harpers Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-25
The Spot on the Sun.

What?
A spot
On the sun? Alas
That this should come to pass,
Alas that this good sun of ours,
The source of heat and light,
Should nave shadow on its work
AS any mortal might!
Alas that We, who every day
Look up to it, should see
shadow which reflects, perhaps,
On its integrity
We cannot tell, we do not know
The sun is far from here;
And We may only guess by what
Is happening more near.
The suns hot stuff. no doubt of that,
And hot stuff, We have found,
Is getting spotted every time
That spots are handed round.
But say,
However gay
Or any other way
The sun may have been acting.
What we want to know Is.
How did it happen that this spot on its
Was discovered from Pittsburg
Instead of New York?
That's what
We want to know about the spot.
BY gosh.
Dc our astronomers slosh
Around tn. heavens and not see
A spot said to be
Three
And a half billion square miles big?
Oh, Hig!
Also rats.
Are New Workers. sun sharps or sun fats?
Why didn't New York get there first?
What
Out, Pittsburg spot!
New York World.