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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

One reason why the black republic of
Hayti Is able to indulge 50 frequently
in the revolution business without out
side interference Is that no foreign ma
tons have extensive interests there to
be mussed up on such occasions. Also,
In spite of It's almost continuous state
Of turmoil. Hayu manages after a
fashion to keep up it's interest pay
ments to it's foreign creditors. Were
1t otherwise. this government would
have had to take charge of Haytian af-
fairs long ago as was done in the case
of Santo Domingo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05
His Time Was Up,

remarked to his wife. II put two shil-
lin piece in ia plate at kirk this morn
instead q ma usual penny
The headlc had noticed the mistake and
also the frightened face of his old friend
who had net the courage to reiake the
coin as tho old-fashioned Iadle-like spoor
was carefully passed over the head to the
next pew. and one penny after anotbre
was dropped into the howl
The old farmer sat in silence and said
nothing. The OLD beadle allowed him I'd
miss the plate for twentyfour consecu-
tive Sundays
On the twenty fifth Sunday the farmer
again ignored the collection plate but the
old beadle. steadied the laTle in front OF
hoarsely.
You times up moo, Sandy ,'-Cleveland
Leader.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05
Gave Her Away.

The westkound omnibus was crowded
and the occupants We're listening Win
interest to the hgh-toned conversation
of two stylish dressed ladies. one Of
whom was accompanied by a little boy,
Soon they knew that one of the speak
ers had recently moved into larger
house farther west.
do you know, dear she said, 1--WE
had such a trying time getting things,
into order on the last occasion we moved
that this time we just handed the house
over to --- & Co, and they did cv-
erything. My husband and / went tour
ing on The continent until things We're IN
At this point Sonny" with his nose
close to the window pane, yelled, Look
mummy, lock-
such an observant chiid"' smiled his
mother What is it, Percy?"
Look mummy and he pointed to a
dark-visaSed individual on the pave
ment; there's the man whc comes every
week for the furniture money."-Boston
Traveller
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05
Sharp Eyes.

Some persons Seem to have opened
more eyes than others. they see with
such force and distinctness; their vision
penetrateS the tanglc and obsculity where
tent bullet. How many eyes did Gilbert
Wnlte oper? How many did Henry
Thoreau? How many did Audubon? How
many does the hunter. matching his
of deer or a moose or fox, or wolf?
Not outward eyes, but inward. We open
another eye when we sec beyond the first
general features or outlines of things
whenever we grasp the special details
and characteristic markings that this
mask covers. Science confers new powers
to discriminate the birds, or the plants.
or the geological features of a country,
it is as if new and keener eyes We're
added.-John Burroughs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

Very great progress has been made
in recent years in the enactment and
enforcement of laws intended to insure
pure food, but it is evident that very
much still remains to be done. One
would naturally think that severe pun
ishment ought to be given the man who
would systematically follow the bust
ness of turning into profit such horri-
5lc mixtures as decayed eggs, formal
dehyde, coal tar dyes and the like, but
the ofcnse is not legally criminal, no
matter what it may be morally. The
rotten egg dealer can be fined to the
extreme limit OF $50 only and can con-
tjnue to poison the people who buy his
leadly wares through the medium of a
loaf of cake over the counter of 4 ba-
gradients because they are cheap.
OF course a fine in such cases is a
farce People who would poison the
public in such wholesale fashion ought
C be dealt with very much more Sc
yerely and no doubt the pure food laws,
which are a very good thing as far as
they Co. will be made much more radi-
al in such matters. Men who will per-
sistently cheat others in the matter of
food, upon which health and life de-
oend, merit imprisonment as much as
does the highway thug or the wretch
who burns n set of buildings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05
Low BRIDGE.

Did YOU ever rob an orchard when n boy
Did You ever soak Il comraGe in the eye:
Did You run away from school or break
any other rule?
Did you ever hug a damscl on the sly
Did you ever have breach of promise
suit?
Did you ever run a bill ard fail to pay
Ever ride upon pass, ever join singing
class?
Did You ever correspond with J. y. A. !
Did you ever have to take the Kelley
cure?
Did you ever go into syndicate?
Have you ever played the races. put the
case card through its PAGES?
If guilty. take tip ere it's too late
If you haven't led life most circum-
spect.
If beyond suspicious range YOU do not
stand,
An you ever run for office some muck
raker will pull Oft his
Fancy vest and write you up to beat the
band.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05
Dealing in Rotten Eggs.

At this time of year the NEST honest
serves his best customers few eggs of
ancient vintage. In spite Of his good
intentions they will occasionally get
mixed in, especially if he buys 'strict-
ly fresh eggs" of somebody from the
country who is a little careless about
such matters. This is to be expected,
and people have to make the most of
it during the months when the hens
take their annual vacation But down
in Philadelphia it appears that dealing
in stale eggs is an established business,
possibly so in other cities, but in Phil
adelphia it has been carried on to an
extent that has aroused the people and
brought about vigorous action by the
authorities.
Backed by the pure food laws, the
food commissioner of Philadelphia is
trying to put an end to what IS termed
the rotteE egg trade by which a large
its health endangered According to
the Philadelphia papers regular bust
ness has grown up there in rotten eggs
DeGlyed eggs are collected from any
where and everywhere. The poisonous
stuff is broken into cans, where it is
treated with fcrmaldehyde as a. preser-
vative--although what there isl to pre-
serve except rank poison is a mystery
and then mixed with beer, milk and
one thing or another. The product is a
mass largely purrid, but sal a BILE sit is
turned over to certain bakeIts who use
it in place CT the more expe tnsive fresh
eggs The baking process deodorizes
the foul mixture. but it 6b)es not de-
stroy the poisonous gerros. Anyone
purchasing cake or other material
turned out by a rotten-ey bakery is
not only receiving unwhbolesome food
but food that may produce ptomaine
poisoning
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05
A Successful Irish Indian.

Owning hundreds Of acres near Russell
and fertile lands in the valley Of the
Washita river lives Mrs: Kate O'Blien'
Oklahoma'S most successful woman farm
or Mrs. O'Rrien manages her farm as &C
lively as if she We're a man. Size raises
corn. cotton, fruit, berries and has, hog
ranch, a goose ranch and many horses
mules and cattle. There is not finer
fruit ranch in the state than Mrs
She has $50 acres in apples. 80 acres in
neaches. and is planting another peach
orchard of 50 acres A railroad running
through her farm gives her a shipping
station for her fruit. From one acre o.
strawberries Mrs. O'Brien received S"d.9'
Mrs. O'Brien is citizen Of the Chick
asaw Nation by blood, being one-eishth
Indian and seven. eigths lrlsh. Hirr
writes clevcrly and shows keen sense OF
h,mor in her "reminiscences of pioneer
days and in her telling Of Indian legends
and observation-disclosures City Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

After hunting around for the causes
Of his defeat Mr. Bryan in the Com
mOner mentions his lack of newspaper
support as ore Of the reasons for his
weakness at the polls. Yet, as a
matter Of fact, although he was beat
en- worse than when he ran before he
had a far larger amount of newspaper
support especially in the eastern part
OF the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05
Between Ourselves.

Debt IS the devil in disguise.
Society, this thing of cards. curds and
clstards of parachcsi, bridge whist. It'd
dledywinks. pink teas and cheese straws,
is born of vacuity, fathered by idleness.
Success lies in mutual service.
Until YOU come to realize that many
things you We're sure of were not so, and
many you secuted are true. you have not
begun to live.
Nothing is so fatal to success as pre-
tence.
We live ir an age when every black
smith shop is an emporiunl
Natures methods arc evolutionary, not
revolutionary .--Elbert Hubbard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

From beginning to end the year 1908
has been very bad one for Portland
in the way of fires Beginning with
the loss of the City hall in January
there now comes in December a $780,
GEO fire on the Grand Trunk wharves,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

The Kenduskeag church, which is a
union church composed of Baptists
and Congregationalists, although reck-
oned in the list of the Baptist churches
of the State. is now without a pastor,
Rev. George NJ. Graham having re-
signed after a years service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

Davy CrOckett's coon wasn't in it
with the accommodating counterfeiters
who recently surrendered themselves
to the officers by telephone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

Pu vi. the baby Emperor of China,
sort Of suggests a college society or a
puppy hit by trolley car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

Fort Fairfield Review: 1t is a good
omen for Maine that there is less talk
than for years past about abandoned
farms. People have found out that
abandoned Maine farms are good for
something. Quite a number of the
best ones have been taken by Aroos-
took people and made to produce fair
ly good crops of potatoes. Aroostook
methods and results lrave been en-
plo.5ed upon some others but not ne
cessarily by Aroostook men and have
been rewarded by a good measure of
success
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05
Saturday, December 5, 1908.

1t is none too early to begin your
Christmas shopping.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

Life is locking more hopeful for the
coal dealer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05
and in the months between there have
been some very destructive blaZeS IN
the business section.

The report from Moosehead lake
states that the water in the lake is
ten feet lower than during the dryest
portion of last year. 1t would be q
tough proposition for manufacturing
plants on the Kennebec river If Moose
head lake should close with ice with
the water at it's present pitch. They
cay the grounding is still out of doors
and the black bear is yet waking fat;
the househy is still on deck and it Is
about time for some observant per-
son to discover ripe strawberries. The
old fellow with a personal almanac
says we are to have enough snow n
little later and that a winter freshet
is on the bill for about the middle OF
January. Wells and springs In this
vicinity which have never before failed
have failed now, all of which recalls
the story of the farmer who many
years ago said he remembered a
drouth which was SO severe he was OBJ
liged to drive his cows three miles and
ford three streams in order to secure
water for his stock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

Look at that dog" said one of a
party of Lewiston men at Lake Au-
burn the other day, as the dog began
to nose around excitedly among some
roots and stones near the shore. Sud
denly something splashed in the water
and then another splash. ITS q
mudturtle," said one of the others.
"No, It's a muskrat." And it was q
muskrat and then it was another
muskrat and then another and then
more until eight of them had come
from the nest that the dog had I'M
earthed, and began swimming to the
deep waters. All around the nest We're
piles CT fresh-water CLAIMS that the
muskrats had eaten. One of the old
residents at the lake says that there
are also two mink in it's waters this
season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

A Swiss professor says that the ayera &c
American child is too dressed up to NAV
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

A. J. Curtis and wife of Monroe have
a cook stove that has been in constant
use for 43 years. The only repairs it
has had in all that time is one back,
and that Mr.. Curtis made himself out
of wrought iron. Mrs. Curtis says it
Is all right now and bakes as well as
it ever did. MIR. Curtis says there has
has been over a thousand dollars
worth of wood burned in it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

Fewer moose and bears but more
deer than last year have. been secured
in the northern Maine woods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

In settling the squabble over his
deputy appointments the new Demo-
cratic sheriff of York county is giving
a realistic imitation of a man
tackling combination of buzz saw and
hornets nest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

A Southwest HarbOr woman COM
plains that she has hen which per-
sists In laying eggs in the parlor.
Well. the best parloG is none too good
for q hen that will hay eggs when they
are from 40 to so cents a dozen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

Less than three weeks to Christmas
and the shopping can no longer be
postponed with safety
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05
Dailv kennebec Journal
ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will be taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held responsi-
bic for the preservation or return Of
rejected communications
Address all communications relating
to subscription. and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYET. Pub
fishers, Augusta. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05

Don't neglect to put an occasional
Ped Cross Christmas stamp on those
letters you send.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-05
Maine Gossip
Ii All Rests With You.

It is up to you to succeed or to fail,
To sit down and grumble or take to the
trail
Supine
Far below where the rays of the morn
ing sun shine
at all
That takes a man up where the morn's
voices call
It's Just work and more work, and still
work all the time
Will you sit still. or start out and climb?
Huston Post.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-09
GoIdfield Items.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Goldfield, July 9--Mrs. @. d. Field
went to Hardwick, MINI, Thursday, to-
spend q few weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. Dryden Stoakes.
Paul MacEachran came up from Wa
terloo this week, to assist the Mac
Eachran Lumber company with some
extra work, improving their buildings,
Mrs. John Hawkins and daughter,
Maude, left this week for Luvernei
Mimi, where they expect to spend q
month with friends.
James Cloves Is at the hospital at
Rochester. Mimi, this week undergo
ing an operation for appendicitis.
Mrs. G. H. Hawkins and childrerl
from Minnesota, are visiting at the
home OF her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f.
II. Gould.
Miss Edna Provan went to Rowan
Montana, where she will remain sew
eral weeks with her sister. Mrs. Rob-
ert Keith. p
Mrs. e. O. Sheen ls visiting her
mother and other relatives at Minneso-
Ia Lake, this week.
Mrs. +. II. Martin was hostess to
the w. C. Il. U. Wednesday, afternoon,
at her pleasant farm home.
John c. Henry. who has been visit
ing his brother, Chester Henry, at this
place, returned to his home at Troy, N,
Y. Monday.
Mrs. G. o. Ross has been entertain-
ing two sisters, Mrs. Elliott and Miss
Duo, of Grundy Center. during the
past week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-09
BEES DlsPossEss FAMILY
Take Possession Of the Charles Lerch,
Residence, in Ottumwa.

Special to Times Republican.
Ottumwa. July "A swarm OF busy
bees Tuesday evening took possession
of the residence of Charles Lerche.
3341a Mabel street and drove the
household from their happy home at
the point of thousands Of stingers.
Were not big. but we do sting"
buzzed the honey makers, and thus
they caused the family to vacate the
premises. After retreating to a safe
distance, the family, which in the
meantime was increased in force by
the timely appearance of Mr.. Lerche.
of the beef department of the local
packing plant, who, with number Of
fellow employees. had just arrived from
their daily pursuits, began siege on
the bees, which tenaciously stuck to
their fortress and could not be routed
from their stronghold until their op-
ponents with brooms, dish pans, clubs
and an unearthly amount Of noise, rid
the house Of its unwelcome visitors.
Order was restored after battle last
ing for half an hour and the erstwhile
peaceful neighborhood settled down to
the regular routine of life.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-09
BUSINESS BLOCK CONDEMNED.
One Of vinton's Principal Buildings
Adiudqed Unsafe-othsr News.

Special to Times-Republtcan.
Vinton, July 9.-One of the principal
business buildings in Vinton has just
been condemned by the city council as
unsafe. The structure is a large two
story brick basement building opposite
the postoffice The front has bulged
out considerably, the water table !s
giving away. and it looks as tho
the building might collapse at any time.
The walks on both sides have been
blocked up, so that If it falls, no one
will be injured.
The reason for the unsafe condition is
that the foundation is gradually set
Ting. Vinton has had one experience
with falling buildings, in which there
was one person killed and several in
jured, and the accident will not be for
gotten soon.
Word comes to vinton from Oak
land, Cal, that Ernest Osgood, an old
time resident Of this city, has commit
ted suicide by shooting himself thru
the temple, in that city. Mr.. Osgood
lived here for many years. and is we'll
known thruout Benton county, He was
here visiting friends and relatives just
year ago. The reason for his rash
act is not known, as the dispatch was
meager.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-09
Garrison News.
to Times Republican.

SpeClAl 10 'liIleS-ItepuUH-dH.
Garrison, July 9.--Mr. Vaughn, OF
Iowa City, who recently fell into the
electric wires at that place. and was
badly burned, spent portion Of ibis
enforced vacation, together with his
wife. with Garrison relatives and
friends,
On Monday, Leo Fintel and his cous7
im Johnnie, were shooting firecrackers,
and during their sport, Leo in looking
at an exploded rocket. placed his eye
against a. lighted stick Of punk neld
by Johnnie, causing Intense pain. Mr.
Fintel took him to Iowa City, where
DIR. Dean made an examination and
found only a slight scratch on the
cornea and stated that there was no
immediate danger. Mr.. Fintel and Leo
returned Tuesday morning.
Within the past week, baby girls
have arrived at the homes OF Charley
Wise and Arthur Donald
Clayte HARDWOOD has purchased fhe
John Troxel residence.
Two of the five graduates OF this
year in our high school passed their
examination at the county normal this
spring. with a standing for second
grade certificates and the other three
of the five failed only in three or -FOUR
branches, and will take another exam :
ination this month, to make up the
deficiency. How many high school
graduates can pass the county exam
nation under the present law, Is
question.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-09
Jewelry Of Considerable Value
Is Taken From the Downs
House, There
UNKNOWN MAN is SUSPECTED
He Was an Inmate Of tho Hotel the
Night Of the Robbery, But Could
Not Be Found Next Day, and the Po
lice Are Now Searching for Him.
snec,al to r,mes-Repupl,can.

Special to Times-Repuplicah.
+, Vinton, July 9.--The Downs hotel
in this city, was thoroughly plundered
by robbers yesterday morning. and all
Of the jewelry belonging to the hotel
people and guests in the house, that
was left in their rooms was taken, In
GLIDING several gold watches, diamonds,
opal and ruby rings The valuables taxi
en- will run high in value. The robbery
was not discovered until late in the
morning, and 1t is not known who the
one Is who committed the crime. but
suspicion points strongly to an UNI
known man who stayed the night pre-
vious at the hotel. and who could not
be found yesterday. The officers have
complete description of the party. and
are working hard to locate their man
Officer Seeley has charge OF the case
in the absence OF Sheriff Blair at the
sheriff's convention at st. Paul.
The known valuables taken are de-
scribed as follows: One Waltham gold
watch, movement No. ssss49S; one la
dies gold watch, bearing the name OF
Miss Anna Downs in the back OF the
case; one Elgin watch, 6 size, move
ment No. 6299634; ono ruby ring, one
opal ring surrounded by diamonds;
one gents ruby ring. one Tiffany we'd
ding ring, and one valuable chatelaine
pin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-09
Conway, Iowa, March 80, 1905

Conway, Iowa, March 80, 1908.
DIR. Fl. II. DePew. Des Moines, Iowa.
q Dear Doctor: take pleasure in writ
Ing you in regard to my rupture. feei
better than I have for two years. am
tickled to death about it. Would not
take $1,000 and be back where l was
before you treated me. You may refer
anyone to me you wish. as think your
treatment is the greatest thing on
earth. Yours truly,
r. Il. d. 2. w. L. JONES.
Council Bluffs, Iowa. March 20, 1913.
DR.. III. H DePew, Dies Moines, Iowa.
Dear Doctor: I want to thank you
for the good you have done me to cure
me Of my rupture, for have not seen
anything of 1t since coming to you.
/ am we'll now, and will soon return
to my work that / had hopelessly given
up before had heard of your wonder
full treatment. I must tell you that out
of the truss made a collar for my
dog. Wishing you much success, re-
main very gratefully yours.
MIR. ANGEL Alta.
2121 Third Avenue.
I also refer you to
Messrs. w. c.. and C.. f. Sheets.
Hainiin, Iowa.
Mr.. w. L. Harris. 111s 10th ST.. Des
Moines, Iowa.
Mr.. c. L. Groffunder, Druggist, Ne
maha, Iowa
MIR. Henry Wheeler, Lake City, Iowa,
as a few Of the patients have treated
and cured.
In writing any OF the above parties
he sure and enclose postage to insure
reply.
Remember do not ask you to be-
lieve this until you see for yourself.
Come and see me now, no matter
what shape you are in. If you cannot
come yourself just cut out the slip be-
low and send 1t to me with your name
and address, for my free book.
DR.. H. n. DE PEW,
Suite sci, Utica Bldg, Des Moines, Ia.
Office hours, to 5. Sundays, to II,