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New-York tribune., 1907-11-17
The Stunts

I. To bite an inch of a red hot poker.
10 put one hand where the other hand
cannot touch It
;. To stand upon the fire for two minutes.
!. To write Your name in one letter
:. To ask a question that cannot he an
swered except 10y Nc~.'
0. To push Your head through a finger ring
:. To put yourself through the kevho)e
s TO kiss the girl You love best without her
o To place a lead pencil on the floor so that
no one can Jump over II.
To stand in the middle OF the room, and
draw line round You that YOU cannot get
out Of without taking Your coat OFF.
II To put a book in such a place that
everyone IN the room can see 1t except
yourself.
u. To kiss book inside and outside with
out opening it.
Il To put two chairs together back TO
back, take off Your shoes, and jump over
II To lay = sheet OF newspaper on the floor
and place two persons upon II IN such way
that they cannot touch each other with their
hands
x. To take somebody half way up stairs,
and then bring him down on a feather.
10. To stamp Your loot. with Your shoe on
as usual, without making a sound
l.. To tell in the records OF which Egyptian
dynasty Sometimes appears.
IS. To tell which letter of the Dutch alpha
bet represents an English lady IF rank
10. Spell mouse trap with three letters.
These cards sand Uncle Bob, you must
distribute, one to each PLAYER Those who can
do their stunts are allowed 10 do them Those
who cannot must return their cards 10 the
leader of the game Then the successful ones
each draw one of the returned cards, and il
possible do the stunt written on il. This
process Is continued until all the stunts are
done
" Then whoever has done the most Of
them should have prize or honor of some
sort. II Is well also L. let the PLAYERS draw
the cards the first round, that there may be
no unfairness or favoritl~m."
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17
A Magic Trick
I THINK that good game" said Fred
but ! like magic better. Do show us

/ THINK that q good game" said Fred
but ! ike magic better. Do show us a
magic trick, uncle
An right. Loan me a quarter. Fred"
Fred handed hi- uncle quarter. and the
latter placed II on the table Then. taking two
books, he placed the smaller book on the
quarter, quite conceal1ng It, and put the larger
book beside the other Now -a,d Uncle
Bob, rubbing his hands together. watch
closely children. As YOU know, the quarter Is
under the small book Look again To make
sure He lifted both books and the children
saw tor certainty that the coin was beneath
the smaller book
Now, don't peak, but just watch" said
Uncle Bob. Then he made mystic pas~e, with
ms hands above the books, but not touching
them.
Abracadabra' PRESTO Change" he said
III a low. drawing Voice
Now" he said, the coin has changed
places 1t is under the Large book
Oh cried Fred, how wonderful, Let
me see"
But as he was about to lift the books. his
uncle stopped him What" he said Yod
don't doubt my word, ! hope. But let me
show You the rest OF the trick. 1t IS tar more
amazing than that
Again Uncle Bob waved his hands mv~tjcallv
over the books. and repeated a queer i.bherlng
laTgon. Then he sand. Ah II IS done Ii /,
harder TO make II come back than to 60. The
hrSt time, YOU know, | made the quarter move
over under the larger book THIS time made
II move back, and II IS now beneath the smaller
book again 1t Is a difficult feat; but ! am
almost sure il IS there Ah YES there il Is"
and Uncle Bob lifted the small book and sure
enough there was the silver com.
But did II really move, SAID Lucy, much
perpleXed
Fred shouted with laughter oh. Lucy, -
he cred don I YOU know when YOU re hoaXed,
Thank You, uncle; that's Jolly little sell
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17
The Solution

THEN Uncle Bob gave the following solution
OF the stunts
Make bite in the air, an inch away
from a hot poker.
Place one hand on the other elbow
3 Write the word fre ON paper and
stand upon II
name inside II
: What does v-e-S ~pcl'
Q. Stack yorr finger through a ring. and
push against your head with your finger
tip.
Write the word yourself" on paper,
roll It up, and put it through "a keyho,c.
S. KS all the g,rl~ in the room.
o. Place il on the floor, close to the wall
10 Draw the line on your tightly huttaned
coat, all the way round yourself.
II Put tne book ON YOUR awn head.
IL ks the book inside the room and then
outside the rrom
i. Jump over YOUR shoes.
Il Lay the paper aeru-- a da.r-i. Then
close the lu.r and stand uuc per-ar INSIDE Tie
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17

-MiisnDtmcy Nieh.' S Dream.
CERTAIN chance phrases in the writings ot
other DAYS describe with uucauny exact
ness the inventions oi later tImc-
Lucian, some seventeen centuries ago, re
latcS how the inhabitants OF the moon drank
" air squeezed or compressed into q goblet, -
So that it formed sort Of dew-clearly sug
gc~tlug liquid air.
The same author, in Vera Ii-toria,' has
"a humorous passage descriptive OF an aerial
ship the sails OF which were inflated by a
whirlwind, thus impclling It through pace to
the moon.
In the Provisions" Of the Roman Strada,
published in IoI-. there Is what might pass
for crude description uf wireless tclcgrdphv
Two friends are represented CARRYING on q
correspondence by the alL Of a certain load
stone which had such virtue in II that If il
touched two nccdlvS, when one ot the needles
began to move, the other, although at never
So great distance, moved at the same time and
in the same manner.
In volume published in 1914 Robert
Huokc observed that, glasses improve the
sight, SO wav~ might be found to improve our
other senses. lis not impossible, md he,
TO hear WIN per iur.ung distance, and
perhaps the nature of the thing would not
make il impossible although that turluug
should be ten times multiplied This seems
like a speculative gropluE toward the tclc-
phone
swift caused Gul,vcr 10 relate, in rhe vuy-
age 10 L.puta. that The astronomers there
have likewise discovered tW. lesser tar- uI
satellites which rcvuivr about Mar a .turc
an bogus science. Nevertheless Professor
A..ra Hall discovered H.. rw. TINY te'.itc~
II Mars teW wears ago
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17

room and one outside.
but both on the paper
Is krlngh hlu leather
with us uGU down lu Il
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17
BY CAROLYN WELLS

game Tor tomorrow our
club meets here and | wan,
game to play with them " ''-Oe ne"
Well sa'f Uncle Bob, there / -..,.
game sonnet Ike fortc,ts - d new
would Just L." -ee' 7lTe
lie Proce explain the game. I'm the
hT~t place. j. You must have a h., ~
blank cards. many cards a- YOU have
guest You Then on each card vnY
must ,wrte thing that shall tell YOU
Oh, sort Of stunt" said Fred
AeS, suppose You modern Young r,ao,1a
would call them stunts. Indeed, that Is . God
name for tins game, The Game of stunts
Well are your cards ready"
" Yes sir "
Then Lucy and Fred both wrote at once NJ
their uncle's dictaton, and when thev had
finished these stunts were written 0,,. ~
each card
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17

70. Moleten q postage stamp and tick Il on
Your shoe
L. The word j. simply sometimes."
IS. Duche>-. Dutch :
10. Cat.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17
Curious Forecasts

IN put d girdIe round the earth
In forty minutes
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17
The GAME OF STUNTS

TODAY. uncle, said
l. Lucy. " want YOU
10 teach Us a regular
game Tor tomorrow our
club meets here and
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17

game -pnle1
would Iu~t
Tie proCc
ilr~t place
blank card
gucSt~ You
must write
New-York tribune., 1907-11-17

.lIIiSIfJlJIlCr y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

man. woman, child and team on the
village street to say nothing Of the
dogs, cats and pigeons. One day we
saw him coming up street With pound
of cheese in his mouth th;t he had
captured somewhere, but lie did not
take it to his master, or gel taken be-
fore the court for theft. He quietly
sat down by himself and ate the cheese
and was ready to eNploIe pastures
new. One Sunday Jack bought il
might be a good thing for him to at.
tend church. He went to he Jniver-
salist and he was sOmewhd late. 1t
was not his way to sit quietly down
and listen. but he proceededat once to
take such an active part that he was
gotten out Of the church IS soon as
possible
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

The Waterville Sentinel refers to
the Kennebec Journal as the "organ
of the ring" Such an expression is
certainly amusing coming as it does
from the headquarters and through the
official publication, of the most AFRO
CANT political ring which the State of
Maine has ever known-a ring which
is said to be endeavoring to put it's col
lar upon every Democratic member OF
the present Legislature by insisting
upon the adoption of the unit rule.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

The Sentinel has not published a
single word regarding the state prison
or Mr.. Norton which is not absolutely
true, and the Kennebec Journal can
point out no false charge against the
institution or the man which we have
made.
We challenge it to do so.-Watervillc
Sentinel.
The attacks of the Sentinel on
Warden Norton and the State Prison,
like its attacks OH various other Maine
institutions have not taken the form of
direct charges. but have consisted
chiefly of innuendoes and insinua-
tons. These it doubtless considers
harder to answer, and fully as effective
for the manufacture of political capital
which is the SentinePs principal and
almost exclusive occupation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14
The Popular Novelists.

MANY novelists are popular in these
times but some are more popular thah
others. According to The Bookman.
the six best-selling authors of 1906 were
Mrs. Edith Wharton. Booth Tarking-
ton. Meredith Nicholson, Owen Wister,
Upton Sinclair and Winston Churchill.
There is only one woman among the
six. yet Mrs Humphrey Ward. Ellen
Glasgow. Margaret Delani and
Baroness Won Hutton produced books
that figured in the monthly lists more
than twice. while the proportion OF
women represented in the entire num-
Der Of best sellers mentioned for the
wear was much greater than in any
other vear,-1s books being of feminine
authorship. as against II written by
men. 1t is a matter of national pride
that all of the six best sellers were
written by Americans while of the en-
tire 80 for the year. 23 were by Amer
lean authors and only seven by Brit
ish
In connection with its annual sum
ming UP of the season The Bookmar
calls attention to the leaders of sever
wears ago. when the annual tabulatioI
was begun. The names which loomet
largo then were those Of Mary John
ston, Faul Leicester Ford, Charlie
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

Major. Charles Frederic Goss. Winston
Churchill. Robert Grant, Mary Chol-
mondeley, James Lane Allen, Edward
Westcott and Irving Batcheller. All
but two of these writer's are still alive,
but, The Bookman adds. "candOr COM
pels us to say that. with the exception
of Mr.. Churchill, who is to be counted
on only every other year, and perhaps
Miss Cholmondeley, who is again be-
fore the public after long period Of
comparative inactivity, there is hardly
one who is regarded as real vital
factor in the popular fiction of today"
The fiction-reading world is tickle and
the favorites of yesterday are we'll
nigh forgotten. Either that, or they are
content with their one-day fame.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

The HollingSwOrth & Whitney Co.
is cutting about 45,OOOOOO feet of lu,.-
her in the vicinity of Moosehead laI:e
this season.
Tho Bethel Manufacturing Co. is saw
ing full time. and two hours evenings.
20 make room for the large amount Of
lumber hauled to their mill this winter.
Clarke & Robinson Of Dover have
started up their steam sawmills at
Bowerbank. They expect to saw
100000 feet Of iat.i stock this season,
besides large amount of spool wool.
The shank factory which has been
in operation in North Arson for about
25 years, has closed its business there.
One car load of machinery has been
taken to Bingham, where the factory
is to be run in the future The water
power there is to be used for some
other industry.
The Paris Mfg. Co., has large
crew of men in the woods cutting and
hauling timber to the mill. in North
Albany which they are saving into
planks and boards to ship to their mill
in Paris. B. NJ. Greedy Of West Paris
has taken the Job to haul the sawed
lumber from the mill to George Rolfe.s
and stack it up.
Messrs. Burt and Warren Of New
Hampshire. who recently purchased OF
William Lucus of Deering. the we'll
known Fred Emery farm. have moved
their portable engine to the game and
| are engaged in cutting the timber and
| hauling and stacking the boards. They
! employ about 20 hands This timbe,
, lot is the largest and most valuable
one in that vicinity. and the owners ara
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The "Oouho,e,"

Inc Waterville Sentinel wants il dis
tinctly understood that il condemns
III" "doShole" at the state Prison. It
would probably also condemn those in
use ut the various county iails. lust
what 1t would substitute for them as q
means of prison discipline it does not
make clear. Presumably it would
advocate return to the cat-o-ninc
tails. for il is not to be supposed that
1t would go to the other extreme and
usher in an era of ice cream and cake
IN prison management. We are left in
doubt. Meanwhile there is nothing in
its columns to advise it's readers of the
fact that Warden Norton was not the
originator of the "doghole." and that
as matter Of fact it has been the
method of enforcing prison discipline
in the State prison and the jails of
Maine ever since the abandonment Of
the lash.
What is "doghole?"
"A uttTk CctI-HotniUS more OF less. 1T
is place where prisoners who will
fully and pcrsistently break the rules
are placed for punishment. An at
tempt has been made to make it APP
pear by inference that they are dark,
damp. Shiny places-and a menace to
health: but such is not the case.
There is "dog-hole" in the Kennebec
Jail in this city which is fair type of
them all. Sheriff Plaisted or his turn
key would. doubtless, be glad to show
it to any visitor who asked to see it.
We recall going through the Jail with
the members of the Westminster
Abbey choir. which gave a concert in
Augusta several years ago. Each one
in turn was locked into the "doghoie'
by the obliging turnkey, and thus en-
abled to know the worst of kennebe1
prison l;fc. Evidently it did not I'M
press them as particularly archaic OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

to saw million or more timber from IL
this winter.
II is understood that Shay & Rance
of Old Town intend to build small
mill for the manufacture Of paddles
and cantdOgs, and it is also under
stood that the work of construction
will begin as soon as a few minor de-
tails Of business are completed. The
mill will be furnished with electricity
to run the machines and will on the
whole be a model mill for the purposes
for which it is to be used. A large
quantity of maple has already been
purchased by the firm and is now
stored up. This lumber will be used
for the manufacture Of the paddles
and cantdogs.,
1t now looks as though Lisbon Falls
would see considerable building done
the comming summer. Worumbo
Manufacturing Company recently re-
ceived six car loads of hard pine lum-
Der, and six car loads are expected to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14
Monday, January "a, 1907.
Good Work in Santo Domingo.


The New York Tribune gives a
summary of what Americans have just
accomplished in Santo Domingo in the
way Of bringing order out Of chaos in
that restless island and the recital is one
to make US all prouder of our county and
to give us renewed faith in it's institu-
tiOns. Briefly summarized, the facts
had a debt, partly just and partly ex-
tortionate, of more than $4,000. 900.
1t secured the services of Americans to
manage it's custom houses and turned
over to them the receipt and admins
tration of its revenues. These men SO
honestly and economically managed
the business as to let the insular
government have as much as ever for
it's needs. and at the same time to &C
cumulate in the hands of an Ameri-
can depository some 100000 Of
sinking fund for the liquidation Of the
debt. Also, through scrutiny of ac-
counts. and because of the prospect Of
prompt settlement, the face of the debt
has been reduced from s4O,OO0.OOO to
$17,O0O.00O. The net result is that, in
stead of being in debt $40,OOO,0OO and
in a state of hopeless Decentralization,
with alien creditors menacing, Santo
Domingo has a net Indebtedness of
only s15,OOO,OOO is hopeful and ambi-
tious of completing the good work, and
is regarded with patience and conf
dence. This has been done in a short
time, without cost to either Santo Do
mingo or the United States. and with
out involving this country in any COM
p!ications or responsibilities. Says the
Tribune. "The American government.
las undoubtedly done greater works
than this. We do not know that it has
ever done one more entirely good. or
With a greater prcponderancc of benefit
over cost"
Now it is asked by the administra-
ton that the Senate. by ratifying q
short and simply treaty. shall facilitate
and assure the carrying Of that work
to completion. 1t is no matter of
sentiment. though much sentiment
might be inspired by the doing of 50
altruistic a work. 1t is simple
business proposition, which assures
To the Dominican republic much good
ana which entails upon the United
states no cost and no responsibility.
All that is needed is for our govern
mcnt to authorize the continued en-
ploymcnt of American officials to
receive the Dominican customs and to
arportion the receipts-to defraymcnt
OF the cost of collection. to the needs
OF the insular administration. to the
payment Of interest on an omnibus
loan which is to cover the debt, and to
the sinking fund for extinction of the
debt. IL this country does not COM
pete the work it has begun so well
Santo Domingo will ask some
European power to do it and that
would be a pity indeed. II would no
very unfortunate if the work were now
abandoned to other hands by the
failure of the Senate to ratifv the treatv
as urged by Secretary Root
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

arrive In the near future. ,o-
mill. The mill was to have h ne NJ
last summer but on accom-, zen bul
ness OF Agent Gutmann, II xas .ne
poned. John H. Coombs has "'s po
contracted for lumber sua,o, Urea
build two tenement houses ~.
other residences will be built nrohs i
one or two at Pine Grove par, ''oa'l
tractor f. f. White expects IN cc
the timber list completed soon ., hs'
new Foster block. Aor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14
Pure Blood is q Dsf.,..

1t means safety. A person
blood is in an impure and imnovsu.
ed condition is in the creates, an ''
of catching any infectious or epiSst
disease. DIR. Kennedy's Far.A
Remedy is the mildest, safes, !.
surest purifier of the blood. tim. ~
ing at the root of Kidney, Live, =.
Bladder diseases. 81 IN !.
druggists.
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Daily kennebsr Journal
ESTABLISHED 1875

No notice whatever will b taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot b held responsible
for the preservation or return Of re-
5ected communications.
Addrsss oil communication relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH 4 FLYNT, Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14
Maine Gossip
Company.

Curious bout my Uncle jim
Trouble kind O. chung to him.
Had most every kind there is.
From the humps to rheumatic:
But he says he don't complain
Bout the bother nor the pain;
Says that troubles got to be
Kind O. sort O. company.
Says that he kin allus find
Subjects to divert his mind;
Never feels the slightest doubt
AS to what he'll talk about;
Remedies must be applied
An that keeps him occupied.
Troubles amt so bad" says he;
"kind O. sort o company"
Washington Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

1t is a good winter thus far for
work in the woods. as there is snow
enough for business but not SO much
as to make it hard to get around.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

Weeks Mills which gets another
scOrching has had more than it's share
of fires in recent years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

The humorist of the Biddeford Rec
ord remarks that the proposed anti
saloon league in Maine will probabl,
be made largely of Democrats in thu
cities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

This week brings a cold wave, ac-
cording to the prophets.
Another week Of short sessions for
the lawmakers, but the Commuters
will soon begin to get busy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

1t is understood that work on the
construction Of the long talked Of
electric line from Lewiston to Mechan-
ic Falls will begin in few weeks 1t
is expected the road will be in opera
ton 10y July.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

Thomas w. Lawson's novel .!
financial storm and stress, Friday the
18TH, now running in Everybody s
Magazine. will be published in book
form at the end of next month by
Doubleday, Page & Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

Grace Mac Gowan Cooke is the
author Of the novel entitled Love
Among Thieves" in the January mum.
Der of Lippincott's Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

Oxford Democrat: There is no dog in
Norway village that has so much
business to attend to as Jack" Judge
Jones nearly grown Airdale puppy. He
feels he must impartially escort every
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

The fact has been commended upon
far and wide that Maine, which has
abolished capital punishment had but
two murder cases the past year. 1t is
to be feared that with a manslaughter
case in Portland and mysterious
murder case in ROckland, we are be-
ginning the year badly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

+. ]. Hooper of York has quite
curiosity in a four legged roos-
ter which he recently purchas-
ed Of Eliot parties. The bird
is as large as an ordinary rooster
and is perfectly formed. except for a
pair of legs which branch out just be-
hind the regular ones.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

complaining of the lack of Penobscot
river smelts, ard to offset the apparent
absence of this toothsome member Of
the fish family. many Of the dealers
have been obliged to depend on prov
ince fish to supply the trade. A down
river smelt fisherman was in Bangor
this week and he said that very few
fish We're running. and the men who
usually have made a pretty good
thing catching smelts are not doing
as we'll this year. The situation MAJ
improve before long for the season
is not over yet, but Bangor fishermen
would like to know what causes tbs
smelts to give the Penobscot river
1.-The go by
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BiddefOrd Journal: If a Maine con-
Germ gets that government contract for
three million tons of granite for the
Panama canal there will be another
excellent opportunity to prove the
truth of Uncle Joe HoIden's theory
that the change of climate in this part
of the world is due to the shipment Of
so much granite from Maine, thus
changing the center of gravity and al
lowing the earth to tip out of it's nor
NAL position.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-14

The first publication day of the New
year for Doubleday. Page & Company
VIII be January 22nd. when the follow
ing books will be brought out:
Bettina," by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd;
The Sovereign Remedy" by Flora
Annie Steele; my Life AS An Indian
by j. w. Schultz. and "Daffodils," by J.
w. Kirby.