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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Children and Their TOYS.

Rabbi ]. Leonard Levy of Pittsburg,
a delegate to the recent New York con-
ference and also a visitor at the Hague
conference, has returned from his visit
to Europe, where he made a strong
effort to induce German makers of toys
to cut out those of warlike suggestive
ness, such as soldiers, guns. drums, etc.
His mission. however, seems to have
been failure inasmuch as the people
in Germany who make their livingS by
the manufacture of such toys failed To
cnthusc over his altruistic program.
Mr.. Levy appears to be in the same
class with the clergyman who recently
declared that the Teddy bear. which
has largely taken the place of the doll
in the affections of the Juvenile world
would tend to rid little girls of the in
stinct of motherhood. Most people will
feel that il makes little difference what
particular toys amuse children so long
as they are clean and wholesome. The
part which they exert in the formation
of character cannot at best be very
important one. The martial spirit of
childhood usually develops in later
years into the energies of successful
business and professional life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Blessed Are the Peacemakers.

On Thursday Portsmouth will cele-
brate the second anniversary of the
signing of the treaty between Russia
and japan. She does not propose to
let her international distinction be for
gotten.-Roston Transcript
Incidentally. it may be remarked
once more that Portsmouth's inter-
national distinction in this connection
is stolen bodily from the historic old
Maine town of Kittcry where all the
negotiations between the ENJOYS of
Russia ana Japan were conducted and
where the treaty Of peace w1s signed.
However, the exact location il not the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

There's no miStalling the meaning
of these long boys. They are
tn" Wculd-be tackles. guards, half
backs and what not. once long locks
betrayed tie poet. but now they arc
IN" symbol of the gridron.-Boston
Jr,r nal.
That edi' ~ has been t"ading in
funny columns instead of watching
football games. Long hair was once
part of the regulation outfit for
Gridiron heroes but that was a num-
Der of years ago. For half dozen
ycaIs the football player has been no
m"re*renhnent for his long hair than
has the baseball player or lhu tennis
playcrt'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
TOOK DR.. TRUE'S ELIXIR /,
AND COT WELL
SOMERyILLE, Me.
DR.. TRUE, DEAR SIR

DR TRUE, DEAR Dir
''For more than three months one of nv
children had been troubled with spells OF
vomiting and symptoms of fever nearly
every week, together with canker-sores
about the nose and mouth. | obtained,
about two weeks ago, two bottles OF your
Elixir and before the first bottle was cx-
ilaustcd the sores were entirely healed,
and no appearance of his vomiting or
fever-5pcils has ever returned. / really
believe that the lives OF thousands Of
children suffering from worms or ca,iscr
might lie saved bv a timely and judicious
use of Your Elixir" Yours truly.
J. l.. HAMMETT.
This is Only ono Of hrnGrc,!s az suci tcsfi-
monias. This marvellous remedy las 0r-:i
made md sold hT IL. :. J.. IrUp * TO Tor
hfty-six years. ard IN a.! That time noihiug
hut words Of praise have been bestowed
upon IT, This il what Mr. Wing thinks oft.
AUBURN, Nj.
DR.. TRUr-, DEAR SIR
For tic past seven wears have con-
stanily kept supply of your Elixir in
my house. and it never failed to give
prompt relief. 1t has been a great bless
ing 70 my children, and unsolicited | give
yor this tribute Of gratitude, hoping tie
merits Of Your unrivalcd family medicine
may le widely known and appreciated"
Very respectfully youls,
CHAS. +. WING.
Even though worms may not he foUnd
present l'r Trre's tII1ir tones mp the stomach
ana liver Head what Dr. J. Haley, Of Bruins
"ick, thinks Of y:
''lt is 4 safe and cffcctual remedy For
worms It has no equ,!, and IS an excellent
rtn.eGy for c7rke. OF the mouth and throat"
ir. Trir'S Emit is sold hy druggists every.
Thcr,' ~ -. :d"-., Ht.G >i.fD per bottle. The
hooklvt. :" hi!d:rn amt :Pir li>,'aSes," will
10 sea: crea hv simply addressing Dr. J. +.
!rNe Co. Auiurn, hr. Nc have !. special
t-n ''''rt o. -''r'Nv-rrR'. ~"n,i ar fren hook.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

Says the Raleigh News and OBJ
strytr: George Washington is in the
pcnitcntiary. Thomas jefferson has
n..n hung, and Mai. Guthrie, of Dur
them are coIurcd" To offset this dark
picture the Washington Post remarks
that Jesse James Younger has been
hnnnrcd by the state Of Missouri for
hi, efforts for better municipal gov
eminent. After all. there is nothing
in a name but Il part Of the alphabet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
The tributrs which nrn hcinp mid

The tributes which are being paid on
c:cry hand to the memory of Richard
Mansfield emphasize tho fact that his
successor is not in sight He was not
q E""tl. in tragedy or a jefferson in
comedy. hut he was a, virilc fgu.c
with great versatility and tircless in
dn:try as his chief merits. He was
eccentric. as genius claims the priv
icSc Of being many Of his fellow act
orS would use harshcr words to desig-
Late his treatment of them-but he
chung Ia high ideals in an age when
n" stag" is Hooded with trash and
worse. He made a fortune as an actor
and manager and left a name which
Wiz II It L. forgotten.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

During the past year there were So
SIS people who went from the United
States into Canada, a decrease of l.
rs as compared with the preceding
year. The Springfield Republican re-
marks that good American scarcely
knows whether or not to be glad over
this decline Those of us who have
lex some apprehension over the Amer
icah noV";Een: aCtosS the border will
vi c"cis" b" gratified by the fact that
The .N"dus has apparently eliminated
out those who feel that a strong
american strain in tie population Of
'he future Can,Aa would tend
70 promote closer relations and
friendly sentiment between the
-" countries will SEQ nothing to be
f'ru'u'arlN joyful over. There are
'"'''iN Nv" ways Of looking Mt tine
question.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

Will"m Jennings Bryan says that
tn" supreme qualification of the candi
date is what he stands for. 1t is some
what difficult in these days for any
body to discover just what the Ne
braSka leader does stand for since he
threw over his paramount issue" of
government ownership of railroads and
isn't saying much about the initiative
and referendum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
The California Girl.
Los An.elessHerald.)

A New York woman was driving an
the other day when a snake
fell from a tree into the machine. The
fair chauffeur promptly tainted and d
collision with a. farmers wagon fol-
lowed. If that misguided serpent had
fallen in California girrs gasoline gig
its skin would now he alorning hcr
sombrero as n hat band
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

No more in Lies December
Weave rose or violet;
'IiS grief. dear to- remember,
'TiS SladneSS TO forget
Why weep DER withered flowers
That nloomcd III Maytime bowers;
Can they warm hearts like ours
When sprinStime suns are set,
Life like a Pickering Cmber.
May ShGw the red glow yet;
Rut wherefore, dear, remember.
When wisdom signs: "ForEet,'
Yet still. for all Fatc's scornin@-
For weeping VISIONS warning,
our eyes will make NV morning.
When suns in darkness set.
Atlanta Constitution
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Placing the Blame.

40 you believe" queried the young
widow, that matches are made i'll
heaven
Willie I am not prepared to deny ii. !"
replied tho old bachelor, II want to state
right here and now that if They are the
slipping clerk makes some awful blum
doris
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

The London tailor declares that green
wear will be in vogue next season. This
IL about the way the grasshoppers are
dressing the present season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

out Of appropriations which agSre-
legislature. which has Just adjourned
sin. die. devoted no less than $1,000, 900
to the cause of education. The state of
Georgia still continues to lead the
South in the great cause of popular
enIightcnmcnt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
A Nature Fake,

(Atchison (Kan) Globe)
young man walked up to Wilbur
Hawk this morning and presented him
with ST. He said that five years ago
Hawk had loaned him S., and that the
extra s. was interest. Hawk rcmcm-
hcrs the face Of his friend, and also
recalls the transaction, but ne cannot
recall his name. The young man
walked away before Hawk had a
chance to ask his name.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

Tie Hague peace court may find it
necessary to adjourn for a while to
Carlsbad to enable its delegates to take
treatment for the various ailments in
duc"d by the banqucts they have been
forced to eat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Love and Reason,

"E,u." cuoricd the cautious young man.
lis there any r"aSon why We should not
wed that you know Off"
"FpaSon. answered the fair maid, has
nothing to dc with the case"
Then he felt at ease. for he knew that
love alo,:e ruled her actions in the matter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
LIGHT AND AIRY.
FEELING His Loss.

IIigsins-'I see Tighs is wearing; a
mourning band on his hat. I wonder if
il is for his first wife,"
Wi-gns-"Of course not. He married
again last MONTH.
Higcins-'fes I know he did. and l
am under the impression that hH is Just
beginning to feel his bereavement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
A Compromise.

Wedderlv MY wife and I vert DOWN
town to select II now rug for our parlor
this r,ofninE. Size liked one pattern and
| liked another"
Sin:,leton-"What did you do about ii -
Wedlerly-'Oh, we compromised on the
one she liked"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

Chairman Tom Taggart Of the DEM
ocratic National Committee declares
that Bryan will be the next prcsiden-
tial candidate of his party. This is
well. 30 man has had more expert
ence than he in conducting a political
retreat AS Democratic candidate
Eryan certainly is not altogether a
failure
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

Zen Tillman will not be the only
Southern freak in the United States
Senate when Congress rcasSembles. for
Ex-Governor Jeff Davis of Arkansas
will then be found rafting about on the
floor of that august assembly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Both Sides of Il.

SHE Don't those lonely dinners at tn"
cui drive many a bachelor to matri-
mOrv.
He Yes. I believe 50 Ard the stren,l-
Gus dinners at home drive many Il mar
ricd man To the club
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

Louisville. Ky, is very anxious to Sc
cure the next Democratic convention.
If it could succeed in securing it,
Colone, Watterson's nomination would
be foregone conclusion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Not Their Mission.

Queer thing about women with mis-
sions." remarked the sage of SageyilIe.
,''What's queer about them?' queried
the very young man.
"fhry are seldom able to prepare a
meal fl to eat, explained the s. s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

The members of the medical profession
at Peoria, H. are getting pretty. Jealous
Of each other. Doctors in any CITY are
bad encueh.- but these in the western vii
pulled I'VE of their Observation-Disclosures
over the Goals for driving a piehald horse
They claimed that he did solely for adj
vertising purposes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Harmony.
(Pittsburg .Dispatch.)

Estimated by reports from all sec
tons Of the United States there are
tifty-suven varieties of democrats, and
not one that is wholly satisfactory TO
even a large faction of the party. Yet
there ;tr" some who confidently assert
that tho utmost harmony will prevail
in the next national convention. Per
hapS they mean fifty-sevcn kinds of
harmony.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
HOW TO TELL IF
YOU HAVE WORMS
The REMEDY THAT
QUICKLY ExPELS THEM

The common symptoms Of worms in child.
rem ana adults ares-Paleness OF the face with
occasiC nal flushing; indigestion accom- panied
by an unnatural appetite at times; foul
tongue and offensive breath; itching nose;
vomiting; grinding OF the teeth during sleep:
swelling oftheupper lip; hard swei!ed bowels;
gripping or collie pains also commissions and
many other hnaccoUntab!a nervous symp.
toms, which, IL not checked in time, lead on
to something more snrinua -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Hadn't Met That Kind.

"Accordinr to this paper" said Homer,
there are three varieties of dogs that
never bark
THAT may be true replied Vanmovc.
but J never had the luck to live mex:
door to one of en-"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Daily ksnnsbee Journal
ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will b 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
BURLE1GH & FLYNT, Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Matter of Choice.

Guest lin cheap restaurant,-"St steak
nothing but steak. Then there is no
choice"
Waiter-"Oh. YES there is. You can
choose between eating it ard not eating
it."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Not All Of Il.

'And were you out in all that rain?"
quciicd the Chicago girl.
'C"rt@in!y not replied her Boston
cousin. - wa only in the portion of the
rain that descended in my immediate
vicinity"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Thursday September q 1907.

1t is pleasing to know that thus far
there has been very little scrapping in
the Hague peace conference.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Change for the Worse.

When a man gets married he
Is apt to think at first
That his wife's the better half,
And later she's the worst.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

The wells are filled, the pastures re-
joicc and the downpour brought pleas
urc everywhere except at unhappy
Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05
Want to Buy
Real Estate :?

Hundreds OF the Journars
readers follow the real estate
columns on page Z every DAY
searching fJr good invest
ments. II you have anything
good. to offer 1t viii find :
ready sale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

Lisbon is one of the Maine towns
that passes the century mark in 1908
and it is already talking up fitting
celebration
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

The SaddcSt thing we have seen in
contemporary journalism is that ac-
count by the Biddcford papers of the
closing games in the Maine League
series. Biddeford's hopes had been 50
high.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

The highliners of the mackrrpl fleet
Il big schooncrs, have been living in
Portland harbor. Il sight that has not
been seen there for many months
This fleet came in late Monday after
noon 10 escape the storm and will
remain until the weather clears.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

Bath will feel like having another
grand celebration if the contracts for
those TWO gunboatS are landed, as now
seems probable. 1t means over a mil
lion dollars worth of business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

j. W. Penney of Mechanic Falls. a
gentleman who is deeply Interested
in historical matters pertaining to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

New rules are being enforced on the
Maine Central passenger trains and the
trainmen have been given orders to sec
that they are obcyed. Two Cf these
rules are that more than one seat may
not be occupied by turning over one
and this will hold good whether there
are plenty Of seats to be had or the car
is crowded. The other rule is that 10
one shall place his or her feet on the
cushions Of the seat in front.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-05

There are no official figures of the
number of people who passed through
Union Station. Portland, on Labor Day
but Superintendent Sprague estimated
the number to he between 1900 and
10000 and others who We're on the plat
form say that there were many more
than that.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12

tor. The moment her left hand grasped
the metal surrounding the upper part
OF the bulb an instantaneous circuit
Of electricity, estimated to be about
2400 volts or more than is used at Grim
inal executions passed through her
body.
This is supposed to have been caused
in the following manner: The electric
lighting system in the residential dis
tricts is subdivided into small circuits
by means Of so-called transformers,
safeguarded IN metal boxes upon the
company's poles at certain intervals.
These transformers, in the nature of
dynamos, are equipped with two coils
of wire. primary and a secondary
coil; the first heavy, insulated and
carrying a current of about 2400 volts;
the second subsidiary and conveying
a minor induced current of about 120
volts to its respective circuit
Occasionally the insulation on the
more heavily charged coil becomes
broken from some external or internal
cause, and in such a case there remains
the danger that the full force of the
heavier voltage will be thrown into the
minor circuit.
One of these transformers was
located at the corner of the street on
which the Greenwood mansion stood,
and at about the time when the catas-
trophe occurred in the house people in
the street noticed that fire was escap-
ing from the Transforming box.
1t is believed that at the psycholo-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12

cupied the extreme right hand side Of
the desk since the telephone wire came
in upon that side.
The distance from the light bulb to
the metal handle of the telephone in
this position would have been about
two feet
At the right of the desk in the op-
posite extreme corner against the wall
was an iron safe, and in front of this
safe, close against 1t and extending out
from the lateral wall in about the
plane of the front of the desk and to
within about two feet of 1t, was a
steam radiator of cast iron.
Miss Greenwood's body was found
with her head toward the wall against
which the back of the desk and the
safe were placed; her feet in front Of
the line of the radiator and the front
of the desk and between the two.
Felt for the Light
The room was dark, it being evening,
and the shades Of the two windows
were partly drawn.
The girl, it is believed, hurried into
the room and first grasped the tele-
phone on the desk in the dark. Then,
before ringing in the call with the
small crank at the right hand end of
the desk, she attempted to reach up
and turn the electric light on. Prob
ably in reaching up in the dark she
was obliged to let go the transmitter,
so that only the gold button on her
right cuff touched the metal part Of
the instrument. or possibly the radta-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12

gjcaI moment when the major and the
minor coils in this box had in some
wav made contact and as a result be-
eun TO burn oat the lighter current
wires Miss Greenwood placed her hand
upon the electric bulb in her nome ana
received the full voltage of the electric
lighting system of the city which was
being just then thrown into the small
circuit of which the light system in her
home was a part. A short time after
the death of the girl, a boy in the
cellar of the Greenwood house, in at
tempting to turn on the electric light
there. also received a shock, slight be-
cause of the fact that he only hap
nened to place the tip of one finger
upon the brass guard of the electric
bulb guard.
The reason why the lighter wired
circuit carrying the heavy voltage was
not melted out is said to be probably
due to the fact that circuit connections
continued for only an instant. Evil
IDENTIFY the weight of Miss Green
woods body tore her hand from the
light guard and the relaxing of her
limbs as the current was thus severed
nrobably knocked the telephone trans
nitter and receiver off the desk.
From the fact that after the occur
renee the telephones on the circuit in
the locality of the Greenwood mansion
were out of order it is believed that
the circuit through the girls body and
the ground was made by means of the
transmitter in the library of her home.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12

BOSTON, Mass, May 11.-Miss Anna
w. Greenwood, daughter of Charles b.
Greenwood, one of the wealthy citizens
of Marlboro, while entertaining girl
friend at her home, stepped into an ad-
Joining room to telephone and a few
moments later was found on the floor
beside the latter instrument electro
cuted.
A moment after Miss Greenwood had
stepped into the small library adjoining
the parlor where the desk telephone
was located Miss Johnson heard faint
cry followed by the sound of a falling
body. At the same moment all the
lights in the house began to grow dim
and in few seconds went out.
Miss Johnson, followed by Mr.. Green
wood, rushed through the library door
and, striking light, found Miss Green
wood lying dead on the floor at one
end of the roll-top desk upon which the
telephone had stood.
The only immediate indications as to
what had caused death were small
red streak directly underneath gold
cuff button on the right wrist of the
girl and a larger burn in the palm of
her left hand.
The telephone receiver was found
dangling off the hook and the trans
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
HELEN eoULD's ROMANCE

That love which the Bible calls
Charity is the word writ largest in
Helen Gould's life. No single thread of
romance seems to fire with color the
web of her days, woven in all the soft
pastel shades of sympathy and sacri-
| flee.
One summer night she sat with a
friend amid the purple bloom of her
W1Star1a- covered piazza at Lyndhurst.
the setting sun landscape bathed in
the soft afterglow of the half light that
helps the heart to expression. The
small white hand shaded her brow a lit
tie as she looked out among the trees
NO" she was saying, what you i'm
ag1ned was never so. I did not love
him when sent him away. Long ago
l made up my mind never to think of
any man like that" Almost it seemed
as if the slender fingers pressed against
her temple were trembling now, but it
might have been only the play of the
shadows. 'I am neither brilliant nor
pretty" she added, firmly, mo man
shall marry me for my money" A
duke and count and a bishops son
are among those whom rumor has had
1t would have wooed If she would have
listened, but there is no record that
they stirred the calm measure of her
heartbeat. Then there came a rich
manufacturer and philanthopist and
the world waited a-tiptoe. This"
they whispered, "is Helen Gould's ro-
nance"
But it was not The man, it is true,
mad said, "She is my ideal woman"
But hundreds of soldiers and sailors
and railroad men the country over have
cried, mine, tool" and America has
come to believe that Helen Gould has
given her heart as completely as her
fortune to the good that she can do
Broadway Magazine.