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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28
A WAY THEY HAVE.
"nat This Augusta Citizen Says Only
oorroborates the Story Of Thou
sands.

Inc particulars related nv this re-
preventative citizen of Augusta are
similar to hundreds of others in this
city. When there are scores of people
all anxious to tell about the benefits
received from the use of Doan's Kid
ney Pills. the greatest skeptic in All
susta must be convinced. Read the
following:
r E. Worsley. living at 80 Cony
street. Augusta. Me, says: For ten
or twelve years a had been afflicted
with kidney complaint | had a dull
aching across the small of my back
"nlch made it almost impossible for
me to stoop. The kidney secretions
We're unnatural in appearance. painful
In pa cage and SO frequent in action
thai | Won d be obliged to arise MANY
times during the night My condition
was very bad when / went to Willis r.
Partridge's drug store and procured a
box of Don's Kidney Pills. They went
at once to the seat of my trouble and
gave me great relief. The contents OF
two boxes banished the pains in my
back and corrected the difficulty with
the kidney secretions. l recommend
this remedy very highly"
For sale by all Dealers. Price 50
cents Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo
New York, Sole Agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28
AN ISLE OF ODDITIES.
Some Curious Facts and Fads of Far
Away Newfoundland.

Withal that it is the worlds tenth laig-
est island. there is, perhaps. no one ilttlc
| body of land in the world that offers 50
many unique points Of interest t" the
ira scller as does Newfoundland" re-
turning traveller remarked recently.
writes Felix Koch in The Los Angeles
Times"
70 begin with the northeastly poimt
of the continent is here in the form Of
Cape Spear. where one is only a matter
of 500 miles from Ireland. The cape al
most forms the step between Old World
and New.
Then Newfoundland is unique in that it
was possessed of aneAtlnct race ~ mon
these. however, passing out only so late
at Isl. when the last Bocthic. q woman,
went the way of the flesh As in Austria
liza. the natives here have disappeared be
fore the white men. They We're IA branch
of the great Alonquin family.
Then. again. Newfoundland has its in
teroSt bee ause Of the work of one Capt ain
WhitboWne. mariner. who was sent out
by the British Admiralty to regulate the
matters among the fishing population
which had increased marvellouslY- Whit
bourne wrote u book entitled Westward
Eio for Avalon. now very rare. nut SerN-
ing to suggest the name for Kingsley S
later ard world famous volume.
Ne British colony was ever so arshly
treated as this one. In fact, it has only
been since 1873 that any one could erect
Il permanent house here without the spe-
cite consent of the Governors
one bunc h,rnt over forest ilnclc of
whit, rnasts ns il wrrc-covcrcd with nm
,cr~rovth ard t,,nblcI intn an conceive.
Mo n.secs-this MS tho result OF =, huge
fnrcst f,re swrcninr .,Imnst ,omnIc;e lv
.crrsY the island
Mail +, Nov folIudl1nd cnsts i cents NOT
| " wits mo trst h,lf aimee IL il dors tn
I.an,da Most Americans forget tho fact
ana Whom tL,ir letters arrive with 2 cont
dun Inc Government, doublo.: tic shortage
as ncnaI,v and the innocent REGIMENT
must nu,. & cents
In thr t,pron,ns of 81 Johns women
serve as h,Itcnjc,s ana over Inc saloon
h,r there is pnsted weekly a list Of All
nrrsons arrcstod for dr,nltnuncss M ,na
is allowed TO soil amy such ncrsnn :, IL, link
for = no..ind Of t;yn weeks ,,ndcr ncnaltv
nf lo,rv zinc
81 Inhn's nosecssoe ne ,nio,,c :. vi,
cr,,cie ,v any to,yn in tbr world ~ from
asccmds in = series of zjc-znrs. AT each
..rnrnc,,. or noint IN this scrnnntine tbcro
stands a church thesr ringing from
tho ,ro.t Ch,rct of I.npIand rathndraj
lawn f. ), sjmnlc Ncthodis, hnIIsc Of ,yor-
shin
o. 4, r, ~
IN ~ "''i'Iai np.i'l'S: ~ ''mh9 NJ H..
ul"Pi,.d US "l az 'l,''t, IuNl as 81 MUS
"'", - w NJ, '',' n,"7 ~. Ga1,;,
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28
A Humorist's System of Grammar.

Among the pieces which made up the
Phnenixiana of Captain Derby-Whose too
early death deprived America OF one of
her most original humorists-was one en-
titled "A New Sv stem of English Glam-
MAJ 1t seems never to have attracted
much attention: but though there are in
the volume containing it articles more
broadly amusing. there are none in which
Wit and wisdom are more fully blended
After tn" lapse of years the exact words
| and the particular Illustrations employed
csc lpe me III part: but the line Of reason
ing adopted will rot vary materially from
what is about to he given.
This defect of language the humoriSt-
or. as p'of"r +" call him here. the satir-
lSt-bropoScd to remedy by having all
descriptions and cpith"tS marked on Il
sufficient scale of conpariSon-not the
beggallN three to which are now linn
itci. hut t" Il number large enough to in
dicat" every variation of character in the
object under consideration and every pos
sihlc degree Of human conception in re-
gard I" its nature. The lowest conccva-
Bile amount of any human quality cOnSiS-
tent with its helm" at all would he Indicate
by one. It's ma Nmum would be represent
| ed hv one hundred. Here. then. would he
a wide rang" between the perfection OF
the idea expressed by the one number and
its bare existence merely implied by the
oil her as well as the feelings of the speak
| or about it, in which all shades of thought
and feeling would be fittinSly represented.
BY prcfiNing t. each "pithct Il figure be
tween one and ON" hundred the precise
truth in regard t" it, as it appears to him
uttrIinS it, would be conveyed to him
hearing it. For example. you are asked
about your health. Instead of replying
pretty well. tolerahly well. very we'll or
some other ambiguous EXPRESSION. YOU
would say. bearing in mind that one hun
drei indicates perfect health. I am Il, or
so. or *, or 90 well. or any other nun her.
as tho case may he, BY this means the
inquirer learns definitely what he wants
to know. He has rot been put off with
al.
plictbiity to different conditions Of bodily
health conveys nothing precise to the
mind The moment this method OF en-
preston comes into general use shall
speedily become exact, mathematical.
tr'Ith-tellng in the highest degree
How well the rule would work can he
best illustrated by the narrative of sim
pie Incident of news communicated by a
man to his friend in some such words as
these:
ION &c fine morning I was b slowly
walking down tn" :" clear avenue. when
charcnl to meet the - young and g.
charming Miss Smith about whom You
ask We at once exchanged the ~ usual
meteorological observations. 1T is a 7S
beautiful DAY I remarked. Indeed. it is
% glad to have met YOU. for ii is a % long
time since I have seen YOU | felt - fat
tered by words like these coming from a
- lovely girl. but proceeded to rake the
II usual inquiries about her health. Tor T
knew that il bad been 81 anxious She
told me in reply that it had been IS poor
but she was 100 Glad to say that it was
now s. good. '-HarTers Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28
AUGUSTUS 3. FARNHAM,
Adiutant General

Among the matters which will come
before the Governor and Council at the
next meeting is a hearing on the petit
sion for the pardon of one Avery II.
chandler of Webster. Andro&cogGln
county, who is serving sentence ot
eight months in Auburn Jail for assault
and battery, having been sentenced by
the judge of the Auburn munlcipai
court Aug. 10. 1903. on four Inherent
charges '.he petition is signed by Mar
ian r., Chandler. Irving l.. Merrill ana
James NJ. Stevens. George {. N"hh"r
Of Auburn is counsel for the pcti-
TONERS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28
Interesting Maine Notes

, sition as organist of the Second Con-
gregational church in South Brewer
He will continue his study of the
organ. but owing to preparation for
college is unable to give his time to
the duties Of church position. Miss
Mabelle G. Ames, another pupil OF
Miss Bramhali's is to play at South
Brewer during the remainder of
September
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28
The following special orders ha
heen issued from the office of the al
jutant general:

1utdII StItIdl
Augusta. Sept. 25 1903.
Special Orders No. IS.
l. Permission is hereby granted to
Captain Everett l.. Holt. commanding
Co. G. 1st Regiment of Infantry. y. &.
S NJ. to parade his command in uni
form and under arms. Sept. u. 1908. for
TIE purpose Of participating in btne-
fit to raise funds to relieve the suffer
ers from the fire in Saco.
IT, Captain Holt will critically in
Spect his command before leaving the
arnory and will hold his men well In
hand while in uniform. 1t is expected
that on all occasions the organizations
of the National Guard will do honor to
the state
BY order of the Commander-ln-
Chief:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28

In treating the many varieties each
particular family of tree is divided in
TO sections and the important distinc-
tionS named and described separately
of the mere common trees it is found
there ar" four species of pine. the
white, red pitch and jack or gray pine;
three of ash. black. white and red;
f""r Varieties of maple, sugar striped.
silver ana red; six of oaks, red. scar
let, " How. white, burr and swamp
white OAK: four of hirchcs, black. yell
low. gray and white: three of poplars.
aspen, large tooth aspen and halsam
poplar; three of hickorics. bittcrnut.
fagl ark and pignut: two of cedar.
W hite ami rcd; three of spruccs, black,
red and white.
OF the srruccs which are so largely
used in the pulp and paper industry
of the State the red spruce is the most
common and is found in all counties
W here tn" soil conditions are suitable
for its growth and is the most abund-
ant of the cOntierS. 1t grows on the
well drained upland soils and On the
taountain slopes. 1t is one of the most
valuable trees in the forests.
vi tIlt DiIto, Liz NliItC plilC 10 liit
most common and at one time was
very abundant throughout the State,
and it was for this reason that the APP
relation "Pine Tree State was given
to Maine. 1t grows rapidly both in
height and diameter, making an aver
age height growth of one foot each
year.
The pitch pine grows on sandy plains
and on the dry gravelly soil of tho up
lands is quite common in the south
western part of the State and on the
sand plains near Brunswick it is the
only species found on areas Of con-
siderable extent. The red or Norway
pine. though common. is found only
locally throughout the State. growing
on dry. rocky ridges, or light sandy
soil, usually in groves scattered
through forests of other species.
The NAPLES. birches and other hard
woods arc found throughout the state
but there are large tracts of them i'll
northern Maine. oxford and Franklin
counties and furnish material for many
hardwood and novelty mills.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-28

China is buying lumber from British
Columbia. 1t is largely needed for rail
way construction. American lumber is
shipped to shanghai On one day Of his
recent visit foIr full cargoeS Of Oregon
pine arrived there. says the Canadian
trade commissioner at Yokohama.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-10
POSTAL EMPLOYEES GLAD
Hammond Servants of I'm
Gle Sam Get a Raise in
Salary Today.

Several Of the men who serve
Uncle Sam in this city. are delighted
over the fact that they have been al
lowed an increase in salary. Hammond
was more fortunate in this respect
than any of the neighboring cities. Its
carriers and clerks are the only ones
in the region to receive fatter pay
envelope this month than for the pre-
ceding month
In this city two clerks were in
creased from $500 to $500. one from
$500 to 5000 and nine carriers were
raised to $1,000 a year.
The other changes in the state were
as follows:
Bedford-One clerk. 5000 to $1,000;
two carriers, 5000 to $1,000; one carrier.
$1,000 to $110O Bluffton-Two clerks,
$500 to $500. one, 5000 to $1,000. three
carriers 5000 to $1,000. Martinsville-
Three clerks. 5000 to $1,000; two car
riers 5000 to $1,000; one. 81 700 to ST.
100. New Albany-Two clerks, $500 to
$500; two, $1,000 to $11OO; nine car
riers 5000 to $1,000. Shelbvville. One
clerk, $500 to $500; one, $3.50 to 5000;
five carriers. 5000 to $1,000. Wabash.
Three clerks. $500 to 5000; one. $1,000
to s1.100; six carriers. 5000 to $1,000.
Washington-One clerk, $500 to $500;
three carriers.s9O0 to $1,000 Winches
ter-One clerk, $500 to 5000; three car
riers, 5000 to $1,000.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-10
THIS ARCHITECT IS BUSY
Hammond Man Sees More
Signs of Renewed and
Returning Prosperity.

J. T. Hutton, of Hamond, sees a re-
turn Of prosperity in the large amount
of work which he has been doing in
the past few months. Last night the
city of East Chicago accepted the
plans which he made for a police fire
station to be built in Indiana HarbOr
which will cost in the neighborhood of
$4,000 or $4,000.
Work Will begin on this building at
once, and Mr.. Hutton will have the su-
pervision of the work Of construction.
In addition to this Mr.. Hutton has
been selected to draw plans for a new
Odd Fellows hall at Hegewisch. This
Will cost in the neighbOrhood of $4,000
and will be a fine addition to the bust
ness blocks of the neighboring city.
The plans for the new s55,0OO
school building which is to be built in
Indiana Harbor, have been completed
and the work of construction on the
building will begin July 81 The new
school is to take the place of the one
which was purchased by the railroads
to make way for some additional
tracks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-10
S. GOLDSMITH OPENS
UP SHOE REPAIR SHOP.
IsLocated Plummer Avenue and
Ruhstadt's Salesman Expects to
Make Good.

Sidney Goldsmith. who for years has
been the manager Of the Ruhstadt
shoe department. is planning to estab-
lish a first class shoe repairing shop
in Hammond The place Will he situa-
ted on Plummer avenue near Holman
street, and is to be equipped with
plenty of modern machinery.
Mr. Goldsmith will finance the deal
and will hire labor TO carry on the
work that he expects to come to him.
He himself will retain his position at
Ruhstadt's.
Mr. Goldsmith has figured it out that
weekly hundreds of dollars worth Of
shoes need repairing in Hammond
Whiting and East Chicago and that
much of this goes to Chicago.
The machinery that will be installed
is such that a half sole can be put on
in a record time of seven minutes.
The young promoter has already been
assured Of the patronage Of the big
stores who are now sending their shoes
which are to be repaired, to Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-10
OFFICERS WILL Be
ELECTED TONIGHT
Young Mems Republican
Club Plans Completed
For a Big Time.
UNUSUAL INTEREST IS TAKEN
Leaders Plan To Have a Marching
Club In Connection With
the Campaign.

The plans for the Organization of n
Young Mems Republican Club in Hmm
DlOnd are now complete and this even
ing 1t Is expected that there will be a
large number of "brnnd new and "nOt
so new' citizens who will be In intend
ance at the meeting in City Judge w.
W. McMahOn's office on the main floor
of the court house.
Some stunts have been planned which
are original to say the least Some red
hot campaign oratory will be turned
out by local politicians and the singing
OF songs by an improvtsed quartette
and more especially BY every person in
the audience who can warble will be a
feature.
There will the election OF officers
and the appointment Of committees and
other business of Importance to be
transacted The meeting has been
widely advertised and it expected that
a large number of young republicans
Will be present
Already the plans for the coming
campaign are being made and if those
who are now interested in the new
club carry out their plans the political
! battle which is to follow during the
next two or three months will be one
of the most unique in the history of
campaigns in this city.
VIII Have Marching Club.
The meeting tonight is being talked
of generally among young men in wide
~ separated portions Of the city and
the amount Of enthusiasm which has al
ready been evidenced assures the sue
cess Of the meeting
Some rich and racy parodies of popu-
lar songs will be prepared in the near
future and there Will be other means of
/ letting off steam when the enthusiasm
of the members reaches the danger
point.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-10
Superior Court Room is the
Scene of Spi- tied Gather
ing of Association.
WON'T USE THE PROGRAMMES S
Business Men Will Henceforth Cut
Out All Advertising Except in
Newspapers.

Twenty-Five of the sixty-fve MEM
hers of the Business Hens association
of Hammond assembled in the Superior
court room ard had one of the best
meetings that has been held since the
association reelected its old officers
and turned over IL new leaf.
communication was received from
the Commercial club of Richmond in
which the Business Mems association
was asked to become n member Of the
state Federation of Commercial clubs.
Secretary E. +. Johnston was author
i.ed to make reply and report at the
vt meeting.
The information was given out that
the association was in communication
with the officers of a concern which Is
considering the matter Of locating
here.
The advertising committee reported
that it had secured the design for an
association seal. They advised that
half a dozen cuts of the seal be ordered
made for the use of the business men
VIII Use Them Everywhere.
The proposition was to use the sealS
on their letterheads when they have
I them printed ana u Wd9 oA0o SN9
pested that some of the seals be PRINTED
on stickers for the purpose OF pastlne
or envelops and letters
1t was also suggested that they be
pasted on all freight that leaves the
CITY and on the trunks and valises OF
people who travel away from here.
minimum quantity of the sttckers tc
be purchased at a minimum price was
the final order of the association.
The matter of having a map made
Of Hammond was suggested and thf
dues for the first quarter were ordered
paid between September first and ff
teenth.
The real identity of the Hammond
business Mems association cropped ou
when a resolution was passed whicl
bound the members in an agreemen
not to patronize programe advertising
or prize schemes of any kind. They
claim that church CRAFTS and the peti
larceny Of other organizations is cost
ing them hundreds of dollars ever,
year.
The question Of cleaning up the
vacent property in the city was takel
ICp and F. F. Johnston was authorized
to see Mayor Becker and find out i
the ordinance providing for the clean
ing up of vacent lots could not b
enforced.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-10
CHILD DIES THIS MORNING
SUFFERING. FROM CONVULSIONS
Three Year-Old Nora Boyle, Said to
Have Died of Ptomaine Ice
Cream Poisoning.

Nora Boyle, the 3-year-Oid daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. VI. Boyle, who reside
Mt 146 DOty street, died last night after
having been in cOnvuISiOns all day.
At one time or another three physi-
cInns were called I'm on the cnse. but
did not take charge of the patient for
the reason that they did not care to
Interfere with the work of he other
doctor.
One of the doctors diagnosed the case
as ptOmaine ice cream poisoning, while
another said 1T was acute inflammation
of the bowls. The parents do not know
yet whit caused the chiId's death.
The little girl suffered terribly and
died mt 2. a. IN. this morning. The par
entS of the little one have the sympathy
of the entire neighbOrhOOd and there
is much speculation over the true cause
of the child's death and the attitude OF
some of the doctors who attended.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-10
OLD LADY DIES YESTERDAY.

Mrs. Walburga Booker of 442 Plum
mer avenue died at her home yester-
day. She was IS years. ; months and
days old. The funeral will be held at
St. Josephs church and the services
will be in charge of Rev. Father H. NJ.
Plaster. The interment will be in
Greenwood cemetery Monday. July 13.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-10
RECEIVING NEW ESTIMATES.

The Lake County board of county
commissioners is now receiving esti-
mates on the cost of construction of the
county Jail and barn. AS soon as the
estimates are all in the contract will
be let and the work of construction is
expected to begin shortly afterwards
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-10
PETER FALLS BY WAYSIDE.

Peter Bennett was arrested last night
for drunkenness at the corner of State
and Holman streets He was very
drunk and was fined 81 and costs this
morning in Judge McMahon's court.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-10
WILL TAKE UP
EDITORIAL WORK
Gary Pastor Was Candidate for First
Presbyterian Church Pulpit in
Hammond Several Months Ago,
But inquiries Were Not Salts
factory.

1t develops that Rev. Frederick A.
Hamilton, pastor of the First Presby-
terian church of Gary, who was un-
frocked by the Grand Rapids Presby-
terry, was n candidate for the pastOrate
of the First Presbyterian church of
Hammond some months ago when that
pulpit was vacant.
While an applicant, one of the elder.
of the Hammond church wrote to Dr.
Ruben Hnines Hartley, one of the
charges against Rev. Hamilton as to
his character, for a recomme n ga tIOn
and the reply had much to do with his
not landing the place. 1t is said that
he had practically secured the place
until they received the reply Rev.
Hamilton has many friends in Ham
mond among the leading citizens who
hove known him for n number of
years
Issues Statement
Rev. Hamilton. who is about to
leave Gary for Grand Rapids, Mich.
where he will take up educatf
work on the Press of that city. has
given the following statement to THE
TINES:
The news of the termination of
the special meeting or the Grand
Rapids Presbytery (for judicial
process) and. the fines and judg-
ment having found way into pub
lie print. and in the course Of or
binary journalistic channel. found
the ears of the Gary people, there
was but one course left me: name
" to come to Gary and tended to
| the mtn Of the Gary church, my
formal resignation of the parish
work which had been put in my
! keeping
The people Of the First Presby-
/ terian church have ever. treated
me with the kindliest of considera-
tion. They have not barred me
! from the pulpit because. under the
existing circumstances. have
never desired to come in 1t was
not within my intent 10 have even
the smell of smoke cling about
the garments of the First Church.
And I came back also TO look
inside the cannon's mouth But
there was no cannon there In
stead. the people of Gary, inside
and outside the First Church. hal
only words OF encoura cement and
| helpfulness
And So l am going out into the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-10
LOSES HIS BICYCLE.

Henry Noonan. living at 415 Indiana
avenue. reported to the police last
night that some one had stolen his
bicycle from his h0zxA
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-10
PROGRAM of CONVENTION.

TODAY, p. m. e p. m. Chicago
time)-CaIling of the roll for
nominations for vice presi-
dent; nominating and second
ing speeches; roll call of
states and territories for
votes on vice presidents an
nouncement of results an
nOuncement of membership of
committees to inform presi-
dent and vice PRESIDENT mo-
tIOn to make permanent chair
man of the convention chair
man of the committee of nOti-
ficatiOn to the president and
temporary chairman of the
convention chairman of the
notification committee to the
vice president; adjournment
sin die.