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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
SIDNEY.

j. L. Turner of Pressure Isle and Miss
Celia Turner of Caribou, who attended
TIE Music Festival at Bangor have
been visiting their aunt, Mrs. Norris
Swift for a week Edward Spalding
of Norfolk, Va. and Mrs. Albert Wat
son Of Skowhegan We're also guests of
Mrs. Swift. Mrs. Swift has been con-
fined to her bed for nearly three weeks.
A nurse and physician have been in at
tendance. Her friends will be pleased
to know she is able to sit up a part of
the day.
Much sickness is reported in town.
WEST.-Mr. and Mrs. Melville Hal
lowell Of Peabody, Mass. We're in town
last week. guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Man.
son CoWan and Of the family of G. H.
Lovejoy.
Mrs. Eliza Cummings and daughter,
Mrs. Garland, Of North Augusta We're
callers recently on Mrs. H. F. Corson,
Mrs. Vesta Chase and son, Clarence,
were calling at Alex. Mills last week.
Mrs. George Richardson of Augusta,
with her friend Mrs. c. B. Mansell of
Atlanta, Ga. are visiting in the home
of the formers son, Clarence Richard
son.
a consultation of physicians was
held saturday in the case of Mrs. Eliza
Ellis, and it was deemed necessary to
take her to Augusta to the City Hos
pital. Tuesday morning. Her many
friends hope for complete recovery.
Miss Abbe Keene has gone to Au-
gusta to care for Mrs. Ezra Bates who
is in very poor health,
Miss Alice Taylor is ut home for a
two weeks vacation.
Howard Trask of Revere. Mass is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Ed Swift, and
was calling on relatives and friends
here Tuesday. Mr. Trask has been on
an auto trip with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs Henry Trask, to MattaWaml<naG,
and they are now on their return trip
home. They will be accompanied by
Mrs Ida Chase IF Canaan.
AseI Ward, one OF the most highly
respected citizens, and life long res
idcnt of Sidney passed away at his
late home oct. IA, at the age of so years
Mr.. Ward was beloved by all who knew
him being of a kind and gentle dispo-
sition. For many years he had been In
feeble health, and a great sufferer from
rheumatism which was borne with re-
markable fortitude. Mr.. Ward was
married Jan. /. 1880 to Augusta Wood
ward who survives him, also one broth
en-, George Ward, of Mt. Vernon. The
funeral was held Friday at the Bap-
fist church. Rev. Joseph Cummings
officiating The interment was made in
the CoombS cemetery, Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
ENGLISH lanuuaue.


Wen begin with "a box, and the plural is
boxes.
But the plural of OK should be oxen, not
OXeS,
Then one fowl is goose, but two are
called geese
Yet The plural of moose should never pc
meeSe.
You may find il lone mouse or a whole
nest Of mice.
But the plural Of house is houses, not
hice.
If the plural of man is always called men.
Why shouldn't the plural OF pan be
called pen?
The COW in the plural may be cows or
kline,
But COW if repeated is never called
kline,
If speak of a foot and you show me
feet,
And I give YOU boot would pair be
called beet
If ore is Il tooth. and whole set are
Why shouldn't the plural of booth be
called bceth?
If the sn@uar's this and the plural is
these,
Should the plural of kiss ever be nick
named keeSe7
Then one would be that and three would
he those,
Yet hat in The plural would never be
hose.
And the plural IF cat is cats. not cose.
We speak of brother and also of breth-
rem,
But though we say mother. we never say
methren.
Then the masculine rronouns are he, his
and him,
But imagine the fcmnie she. shis and
So the English I think. YOU will all agree,
Is the QueereSt language YOU ever dld sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
AppIe Trees Are Long livers.

How old can an apple tree grow? l hayve
a few of the trees planted by Sconondoan,
tie Oneida chief. with Dominic Kirkland.
the missionary. ir 1871 These trees. now
considerably over one hundlc cd years OF
age still bear an abundance of t:'uit. Inc
wood is in good condition. nGtWithStahd-
ing many years of neglect: the h: aNe, az,
age OF an orchard. as generally planted
ana care,i for. rarely exceeds fifty years.
/ am inolinded to think that the more
sturdy sorts can he made to exceed one
hundred and fifty years. In order 10 at
tain al,v such age there must be Selec-
ton of varieties, and they must hn sra! yea
high I'D on tough stock. Oar fathers APP
ME trees we're grated in the tops; but the
apples planted in these days are grated
in The roots. However, one must not cllnS
too Ions to an old tree. | love any inc
old tree. especially an apple tree, but
when beyond usefulness; It is Sin to let
if cumbcr the ground. Jesus laid down a
great horticultural law when he cursed
the barren fiG tree. q e.. cor9emned It to
being cut DOWN. There is no room 10, 1or
second-rate stuff in the orchard.--The
Outing Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
On the Farm.

Herd grass is best for that piece
of low. wet ground
Hit that rusty nail a whack or two
on the head and it will pull a great
| deal easier
The crop of boys and girls should be
well cultivated; send them to a good
school.
Be sure to open burrows through the
grain field to carry Off the water when
there is an excess of it.
Wire netting will keep the rats out
of the corn-crib and give you a chance
to put more money in the bank.
Clean the fertilizer attachment to
the grain drill thoroughly before put
ting away. Oil the parts with kcro-
sene.
Get at that leaky barn roof right
away If you don't there will be Il big
leak in your pocketbook pretty soon
for new roof.
Every farmer should have at office,
where his books, desk, writing mater
ials, seed catalogs and seed samples
will be right at hand. 1t pays,
Why don't farmers vote for farmers
FOR office? Why do they not see that
+ they are nominated and then elected
This is the time to see that farmers
have their share of offices.
When the carriage gets a bit rusty,
wash it up nice and clean, then rub
it over with soft cloth dipped in lin
seed-oil. Just a little will make it
shine like a glass bottle. Don't drive
the carriage out, after wiping, until
the Oil is we'll dried in.
Be sure to run the mower over the
stubble field this fall. There should be
no tangle mat of grass or weeds left
for field mice to harbor and breed I'M
der, safe from the crow and other
Otherwise the grass crop for next
year may be greatly damaged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
HOME REMEDY.
Prescription for RheuIna-
tism and Kidneys.
Gives Relief Promptly and is
Easily Mixed.
Get the ingredients from the Drug
Store and Mix This at Home.

The following prescription for. the
cure of rheumatism and kidney" ana
bladder troubles has no doubt been
filled millions Of times, viz: Fluid
Extract Dandclion, onc-half ounce:
Compound <argon, one ounce; Com
bcund Syrup Sarsapar!la, three
ounces. These simple, harmless ingre-
dents can be obtained at any good
prescription pharmacy at little cost
and are mixed by shaking well.;in a
bottle.
The dose for adults is a teaspoOnful
after each meal and at bedtime drink
ing a FIJI turnberful of water after
scription is a positive remedy for kid
neg trouble and lame back, weak bad
der and urinary difficulties, especially
of the elderly people, and one of the
best things to be used in rheumatic
affections. relieving the aches and
pains and reducing swellings
A well-known authority states that
this mixture acts directly upon the
eliminatiye tissues of the kidneys;
clcanses these spongelike organs and
gives them power to sift and strain the
poisonous waste matter and uric. acid
from the blood which is the cause Of
rheumatism.
" your back or sides ache anyf, YOU
suspect kidney trouble it would be wise
to try this for a few days. Z. "a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
A Corner For the Boys and Girls

night air with the melody of a popular
song. Another followed. and then the
front door opened. and Edna appeared,
with the other girls close behind her.
Good evening young gentlemen
she said "You surprised US in the
rather unromantic employment of
making peanut candy. If you are not
above partaking such commonplace re-
freshmen. We should be happy to have
you take some in return for your de-
lightful serenade."
And as the boys were not "above
such commonplace refreshment," but
on the contrary, very fond of it, they
helped themselves very literally.
AS they were about to take leave,
Frank Bennett, clearing his throat. said;
Young ladies. | have something to
say, and I wish / could say it better;
but this is my first speech. Its about
Percy. We didn't start out to sera-
made you tonight, but to scare you.
We had planned to call on you as four
tramps and frightened you as q pun
ishment for having treated Percy so
shabbiy."
"Oh.'exclaimcd Fanny, eve should
have been scared out of our senses
''Inat Is Wflat we wanted, went OH
the interrupted speech maker. but at
the gate Percy suddenly took Il firm
stand against the plan. and | call that
rather nice thing for boy to do. ]
am afraid that | should not have done
it in his place; 4 should Have mean
enough to haV" wanted you to get a
good fright. So you may thank Percy
for the scramble; and | move that we
express out admiration of his conduct
by q vote Those of you that agree
with me in what l have said Will
please say aye
Every one said "ayc." and there was
an extra vote that surprised the little
company 1t was Mr. Morley, who had
come IN unUbScrved at the beginning Of
Franks speech.
Mr.. Morley was = travelling sales
| man, and he often came home uncX-
pectedly. He was of a jovial DISPOSE
| ton and he entered at once into the
spirit of the young peoples fun. But
| before the boys went home he called
Percy aside to say this in private to
him:
I'm proud of you Percy. 1t is some
| times harder to overlook a little atfront
| that touches ones pride than to forgive
| a great injury. Tonight you have
| shown. by setting your own personal
| feelings aside. that you have in you
| the kind of material of which II good
| man is lnatlc.--Chicago News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
Goals of Fire,

IF | am not at home by s o'clock,
Edna, you need not look for M to-
night" said Mrs. Morley, as she stood
at the front door, fastening her glove.
You will not be afraid, will you, when
you have Fanny Bennett with you and
Barbara >"
No, not at all mamma And Fanny
and Barbara won't be afraid either
with mc"--I1dna added With a bright
laugh.
Mrs. Morley" put in Fanny de-
murely from the rear Of the ball, we
Will be very careful of ourselves. We
will lock up the house as soon as it
gets dark
well, lie sure YOU do girls said
Mrs. Morley. And if, after all, YOU
do feel afraid. go all of you over to
Uncle Thornton's and stay there, Good
by,'
Mrs Morley was going to the city.
ten miles distance from the village
":hcre she lived, to attend to some
family business; and she knew that
there was a possibility of her being
detained at her mothers house until
the neXt morning.
AS their servant was i'll at her own
home and Mr.. Morley absent on one of
his business trips, the mother had pro
vided for the contingency by having
Edna invite two OF her friends to stay
all night.
still, in spite Of this provision. Mrs
Morley had feeling of anxiety as she
walked along the road to the railroad
station, and when she met her nephew.
Tercy Thornton, she asked him if he
would not take charge of the house in
case she did not come back.
I'll 10 SC with pleasure, aunt" said
| Percy in his manly way.
Tell your cousin. Edna, that I sug-
gested it = said Mrs. Morley; and she
| hurried on with her mind somewhat
| relieved
Percy was l. years old: but going
home with his important charge on his
| shoulders he felt fully 20 The magni-
tllde of hi, responsibility was 50 fas-
| cinating t. hia that he could not re
fran From. talking about it to every
one he met. and first to some boys
with Whon. ne MAS intimate.
'Of course, there isn't any real dan
ger" he concluded loftily; but girls
are SC nervous Wnen they are by them
| selves
What will YOU do, Percy, if a bur
| glar comes?' asked Percy'S little
brother
| Percy had already thought out this
eXigency in all its details. He would
| capture the burglar and confne him
| III the cellar until a policeman could
| no brought to make the arrest He
almost wished that something like this
might happen. He was a good deal OF
a hero that afternoon among the boys,
| discussing the dangers that ne might
| be called upon to face before the next
morning.
| Near the railroad station in the vii
| lage there was a cluster of buildings
but farther away the houses had large
| grounds and were situated at greater
| distances from one another. The Nor
| ley house stood quite alone in a large
yard and the home of the Thorntons
was a quarter of a mile away.
| Punctlally at o'clock Percy made
| his appeara nee at his aunt's front door
! He heard laughter inside as he runs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
FARMING
Ny Farm.

l love the dear farm life: love to go
At early mora-sily. somewhere about
And speak a cheering word to the good
Who in the meadows plough, or reap, or
NOW;
I love 70 SOW the yellow corn with nv
Or plant the bir.l-see.l in the tcemiNg
lane.
Why. | could sit all day in harvest time
Beside haystacll, or a purlny brook.
with Jug and straw, a pipe, perhaps a
book
Some clever novel or smooth flowing
Aid ask no more. 50 very sweet to me
This simple and yet arduous life would
be.
And then drive home, such rest does glad
toll bring.
The corn all moved. the birds all har-
vested,
The wine and oil, as t were, all gath
So glad of heart I cannot choose but
sing.
And then to slumber sweet-mayhap to
dream
Or red ripe berries and of double cream,
No more for me. this stoutly I aver,
The .city's mad'ning rush. it's ceaseless
din,
Where straight tips never tell which
horse will win,
And falsehood smites as doth the cimAter.
No janitor to stir my peaceful soul to
wrath,
No landlord lurking in my daily path.
Give me instead the farm with bounty
rife,
It's bursting barns and bins, and-well
mayhe
An annual run in countries oversee:
Give me this modest, free untrammeled
life
Give me, say, calm natures cup to
quan,
Give me my noble acre and half.
-Lippncott's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
PIowing.

1t may be interesting to note some
marked differences in blowing
methods on the 30.000-acre wheat
farms of the Pacific Coast blowing is
done by engine power drawn by from
twenty to forty horses. and operated
by from four to eight men. Such a
blowing machine will turn up the soil,
harrow. seed and roll in one stimuli
taneOuS operation, one SWath as 1t
were. at the rate of from fifteen to
forty acres a day. according to the
power of the machine.
While such plows are used in the
Far West. down in the Black Belt OF
Tie .'ar East and in the mountains of
The Southern States may be found old
time p!oWing-a single moldboard
drawn b. single lonely OK. In the
Middle West and the Northwest for
the mcst part, will be found from
single to six-team plows with cor
responding number of ployshares. In
many sections where alfalfa is grown
to enrich the soil, as in the South, the
process of preparation is more profit
able than grain growing itself once
alfalfa makes good in the South, 1t
means three or four cuttings a year
of a ton or two tons each; and in
those sections of the South hay is
worth $4,000 to the ton. Deduct half
for poor patches of growth, cost o.
seed and cost of labor; and many an
alfalfa grower in the South is clear
ing $4,000 an acre while restoring ms
wornout soil.--Agnes c. Laut, in Inc
Outing Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
The Family Cow.

Tie milking should he done luickly put
gently. ,. ,,,a no
done at regular hours.
MILK should be carefully strained
thrnugh wire and cloth str:tiner*.
Never mix nights ana morning nlik
before cooling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
BoWDoIN.

Nathaniel Roberts of Lisbon Falls is
in town working for his brother. 1 G.
Roberts
AFR and Mrs. Albert Curtis were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Smith
Wednesday, evening.
Mrs. Norman Curtis and children were
the guests of her mother. Mrs. PurinSton
in the eastern part of the town Wednes-
dav.
Tuesday of Mrs. William Cotton of Lis
bon
Wednesday.
oscar douglass was IN this section of
the town Thursday morning on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23

IF YOU have more puilets than you VA
: q keen Yourself. and if your stock is so1 100,
si tack shinSs fS1 on know sft about It
H io' ON sell some of them TO better AZ
vantage ant that way than you can IN the
regular market.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23

There are said to be two women in New
York receiving salaries of $4,000 a year
They are. both designer of women's
dresses for concerns making specially of
handsome Teady-made garments.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-22
WIDOW GIVES HIM
$4,000 TO WE'D HER
Poor Army Tailor Marries a
Wealthy Woman.

ST. Louis, Nov. 21.--Joseph Bruno,
aged 46, a poor army tailor at Jeffer-
SON barracks has become the third
husband Of Mrs. Mary Meirhoff, aged
&c, widow of Hick Eckerle, wealthy
brewer. She possesses large fortune
in her own right. left by her first hus-
band. Her second husband, Meirhoff,
a painter. died several years ago.
Bruno was shy when Mrs. Meirhoff
FIRST smiled upon him as she drove
through Jefferson barracks reserva.
tion. The diamonds and fine clothes
with which Bruno has been dazzling
his friends are said to have been gifts
from the widow 1t was published
here that she finally counted out S7O,-
600 In stocks. bonds and cash to the
timid swain upon condition that he
marry and take her to Europe in the
spring.
Bruno and the aged widow went to
Bel1eville. H., in her new automobile
where they were quietly married.
They will reside in St. Louis until
spring. when it is said they win go to
Europe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-22
$4,OOO,OOO Ora TED EACH DAY
IN WORKSHOPS OF GOVERNMENT
Making Distributing
States. only Two Ways of Scattering Certificates

Washington, d. c., Nov 21.-Eyery
working day of the year there is
printed at Washington an average of
more than 100000 of new paper
money. Every day there is practic-
ally the same amount. The presses
in the minis at Philadelphia, New Or
leans and San Francisco daily stamp
into form about $500, 600 of shining
coin. We have then a total of almost
$4,000,000 new money created every
day at the money workshops of the
government.
But good money cannot be had even
by great governments merely for the
making. The sources Of this great
stream of fresh bills and bright coins
are carefully guarded They are gov
erned by fixed financial principles that
are above legislation, writes F. A. Van,
the treasury, in the Youths compan-
ion. and by laws which congress has
tried to frame as nearly as possible in
conformity with those higher financial
laws which must ultimately govern
the currency of all nations
An active printer, with the aid of a
young girl assistant, and working on
a simple handpress of type that has
hardly been varied since the govern
ment began to print money, or, indeed
since one or two centuries before, can
turn out 500 sheets of finished bills in
a day, each sheet containing four
bills. There are 600 printers at work
in the Government Bureau of Printing
and Engraving, some upon bonds,
stamps, or other forms of government
securities, but most of them printing
money.
Among all the interesting sights at
Washington there is perhaps none
more interesting than the intensely
active bureau of engraving and print
ing. There are 2,9SS employees there
whose experience in handling and
counting the sheets of bank note pa.
per and turning out the finished bills
has given them a dexterity that is fas.
cinating to see.
OF quite as deep interest as the
bureau itself would be study of those
principles that are back of this rush
ing mandatory principles, laws, and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-22

between one-fourth and one-third OF
the total amount of paper money out
standing and although they are print
volume depends soupJect to the pro-
visions of the national banking law.
upon the judgment of the officers of
the national banks of the country.
There are $3.50 national banks in
existence and their capital forms an
aggregate of sos, 32S, Cos. The law
provides that any national bank may
issue it's notes in the form of money
to an amount equal to its capital.
There could be, therefore, under the
provision of the law great many
more than the present $3.50. 900, 900 of
national bank notes if the officers of
the national banks found it sufficiently
profitable to issue their notes in this
form.
In order that this kind of money
shall be perfectly secure it has been
provided that each national bank wish
ing to issue notes must deposit with
the treasurer of the United States
government bonds equal to the notes
which the bank proposes to issue.
Whenever the bills are worn out
new ones must be issued in their place
new ones must be issued in their
place. Therefore when 4 new United
States note is printed it means only
that some other note of the same
kind has been worn out and has been
sent in to the treasury to be exchanged
for new note. The treasury has no
power to issue a single dollar of ad-
ditional United States notes. 1t can
only exchange new ones for old ones.
There remains one more kind of
money, and that a comparatively in
significant amount-the treasury notes
! of 1899. There are less than $4,000
600 of them now. although at one
time there were $155 100000. They
were issued by the government to pay
for silver bullion bought during the
time when the law was in force which
provided that the government should
purchase 100000 ounces of bullion
each month. Silver certificates have
taken the place of the treasury notes
retired as rapidly as the bullion was
coined.
With all the activity of the bureau
of engraving and printing it will be
seen from what has been said that
nearly all the work is for the purpose
of keeping clean and fresh our supply
of paper money.