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The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

advertisements are stuck. like a lot
of secondhand court plaster. all over
the face of Nature. ip.
l love to read the advertisements in
the newspapers and the magazines,
but also love to be permitted to stop
reading them when the dinner bell
rings, which is an impossibility If
you're travelling on the railroads in
our dear land of liberty-God bless'it
In these days, Bunch, you'll find that
the something which once was beau
tiful landscape is covered with, a
board fence whereon it says: --,.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03
ECZEMA FOR ss YEARS.
Suffered Torments from Blrth--In
Frlghtful condltior--oo No Help
Until cutleura Cured. him. .

B. = =
~ had. an itching. tormenting ecze-
ma. ever since I came into the, world.
and%I am now a, man '55' years old.
I tried all kinds of medicines l heard
of, outbound no relief. /. was truly
In q frightful condition. .it,At last 4
broke out ali over. With red, ana white
boils, which kept growing until they
we're as big as walnuts, causing great
pain and misery, but kept from
scratching as well as I could. was
so'run down that I could hardly do
my work used Cuticura Soap, iOint.
ment, Resolvent, and Pills for about
eight months, and I can truthfully say
am cured. Hale Bordwell; Upton,
Ia, Aug. II, 1907"
'T cheerfully endorse the above tes-
umonial. 1t is the truth. know Mr..
Bordwell and know the condition he
was in. Nelson Il. Burnett, Upton, ID"
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03
sDTook a Flying Trip to Niagara"

thought of getting itself in the school
books and becoming a national pet,
like prize fighter. =:
On the contrary, Bunch, 1t started
out to be just'a plain. ordinary river
rolling gently on It's rocky mattress,
but one dark night II suddenly fell out
of bed and created such a sensation
that 1t has kept. right on falling out
of bed ever since.
This is the only record in history
where a reputation has been made
by falling out of bed.
Peaches and l walked down to the
edge of the Fails, and for eight min
utes we stood there without speaking
word.
Peaches afterward acknowledged
that the Falls had wonderful in
Huence over her. because that was
the first, time ig>her life she ever went
eight minutes TithoYt, saying some
'n'Ns lTs Stand tAgss. BUNCH and ystes
those thousands and thousands OF gal.
Ions of water pushing each other over
the edge Of that precipice and then
falling with roar into the depths be
low makes all the poetry In ones sys
TEN come to the surface and beg to be
let out. Yours for better scenery,
JOHN.
Copyright. 1908. by G. W. Dillingham; Col
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03
FRIENDLY TIP
Restored Hope and Confidence.

L After several years of Indigestion
and its attendant evil influence on the
mind. It. is not very surprising that
one finally loses faith in things gen
orally.
AN. Y. woman writes an interesting
letter. She says;.
Three years ago / suffered from
an attack of peritonitis which left me
in most miserable condition. For
over two years ! suffered from nerv.
BUSINESS. weak heart, shortness Of
breath. could not sleep, etc.
my appetite was ravenous, but
felt starved all the time. l had plenty
OF food but II did not nourish me
because of intestinal Indigestion. Med.
ical treatment did not seem to help,
I got discouraged, stopped medicine
and did not care much whether lived
or died.
"One day friend asked me why ]
didn't try Grape-Nuts. stop drinking
coffee. and use Postum. had lost
faith In everything, but to please my
friends began to use both and soon
became very fond Of them.
ut wasn't long before I got some
strength, felt decided change in my
system, hope sprang up in my heart
and slowly but surely I got better. ]
could sleep very well, the constant
craving for food ceased and I have
better health now than before the at
tack Of peritonitis.
my husband and I are still using
Grape-Nuts and Postum" Is there's q
Reason" IN
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read. "The Road To
Wellyille." In pkgs.
Ever read the above istterf A new
one appears from tins 70 time. Thsy
are genuine, true, and fpIJ Of hn1san
$500 49, n Il " i (. RI RI x .tf
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03
Sunday Observance Rewarded,

A record string Of trout was caught
the other morning by Willis Hunt. Jr..
the 12:year-old son Of Willis Hunt.
The total. weight was four pounds 12h
ounces. The number was seven. ,
The story connected with the catch
IL that the boy saw the fish Sunday
and was desirous of trying his luck at
once, but his mother was ayerse to
Sunday fishing. At three O'Clock
Monday morning he went to the tan
merry dam on Walker brook and the
youngster proceeded to bait up with
white millers and bugs OF various
kinds until every speckled beauty had
been pulled out. A hand-over-hand
haul was necessary to secure the lar
gest fish.-Chester (Pa.) Correspon.
dence Springfield Union.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

An Italian captain recently navigated
his ship up the Tiber, from Ostia to
Rome, in order to attract attention to
the necessity Of dredging the river and
developing the old port at its mouth.
He touched ground several times. and
had to wait till the rain raised the wa
ter in the river before he could return
to the sea. The harbor at Ostia was
not very good even in the days Of the
Caesars, but modern engineering skill
might find a way to prevent it from
filling up with silt.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

A year or more ago 1t was decided,
as measure of economy in time, TO
omit stamping letters on the back with
the name of the receiving station and
the time of receipt. The brief trial
has not resulted satisfactorily, and at
the instance of business men OF New
York, and of Postmaster Morgan Of
that city, the department has decided
to return to the old practice. The
back stamp was useful check upon
the speed and accuracy Of postal em'
ployes.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03
Newspapers Of tho World.

There are 1880 newspapers pub
lished in the United States; about
1000 OF them are published daily and
120 are managed, edited and pub
Nshed. by negroes. In Asia there are
3 900 periodical publications. of which
fAe skfeater nart appear in British In
dia and Japan; the latter country pub
fishes $500 newspapers. Africa has
only 200 newspapers. of which 30 are
published in Egypt and the rest ap
pear In the various European colonies
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03
Honesty No Bar to Fortune.

1t is mistake to think that vast
fortunes cannot be built up by honest
methods. They can and often are.
There are thousands Of men among
whose riches there does not mingle
one particle of the sweat Of unre-
Quilted toll, on whose crimson plush
there is not one drop Of the hearts
blood of the needlewoman, whose lofty
halls are the marble of industry. not
the sinews and bone Of the toilins
masses.-Dr. Madison G. Peters.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03
sport,no Offer.

As he entered the restaurant the
cut of his clothes betrayed him as a
member Of the sporting fraternity.
Choosing a corner seat. he ordered
oyster stew, When ..ths dish was
brought to him, he looRed at It with
critical frown.' and them he began
excitedly to peel off his coat and
vest.
r whats the matter? What's the
matter?" said the landlord, hurryins
to the table.
The man looked at the stew, then
at the landlord, and said:
"Bet you dollar can swim from
one oyster to another.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

Cactus, instead of petroleum, is the
mosquito exterminator that is being
tested by the sanitary authorities of
Gaboon, French Africa. The thick.
pulpy leaves are cut up and macer-
ated in water and the sticky paste so
formed is spread over stagnant pools,
giving the isoating layer that destroys
the mosquito larvae by preventing
them from coming up to breathe.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

1t may seem very important mat
ter in England, where court and of.
'ficial etiquette is an overwhelming
Issue, but it does look silly in Amer
lean eyes to hear these grave specu-
lations as to whether long and bril-.
liant naval career is to be closed be-
cause an admiral at social function
doesn't want to shake hands with a
member of the cabinet.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

A. Paris man who remained in the
air with flying machine for 20 min
,utes gets prize of $4,000 awarded to
the aeroplane' that should float for a
qnapters of an hour or longer. But 1t
will take more of a fight than that
to convince skeptical world that
= aerial navigation has been proved
practicable.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

A st. Louis Judge fined man be-
cause he threw his wife's powder bag
out of the window. This was only
right, as husband who tries to pre-
vent. his wife endeavoring TO be as
beautiful as possible is brute. ..,.~
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

According to .the' correspondent Of
the London Times both the rival sui
tans Of Morocco depended for troops
upon each others deserters.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

Marine. insurance is the oldest kind
of modern insurance. It's principles
were first employed in the fourteenth
century by the merchants of Barcelona
in Spain. when that city was the capi.
tai of the kingdom of Catalonia.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03
SMOKE
: YELLOWFINGER'S
: ,;. CIGAROOTS
: And Die Lingering, But Dopey

Then l tried to figure the thing out,
and presently came to the conclusion
that the train must still be In the
heart Of civilization, and that after
we reached the real country the land
scape would assert its rights and be-
gin to happen.
In about 20 minutes i glanced care
lessly out the window, and I'll be dog
goned If didn't see another board
fence with this on IT.. ~,
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

- An improved apparatus has been
made by DIR. Fritz Lang of Munich by
which, the inside OF. the stomach can
be clearlyoophotographed. -.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

A giant elm tree at Wolcott was re-
Gently cut down. 1t was the last of
the. original forest. The stump was
Is feet in circumference and the rings
indicated that it"was fully 800 years
old =. Q y go
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

Commander Peary has three years
in which to find the north pole. He
will either find it or write most in
teresting book about it-or both.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

- I'has erfces stationary" Says a news
item in contemporary. But the
trouble is that the ice isn't-it melts
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03
ONE ExcEPrloN.

Easy EdmdhdiI1ts one NV de fraii.
ties Nv our poor human nature dat no
matter how much man gifts he wants
emore. =
Drather Sitdown (thoughtfully)-
oh, dunno,'bout dat. Not in a police
court he.don't. "
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03
When They Fall Down.

Some white folks, said Uncle
Eben. "kin tell you how to manage de
intire finances of de United States, an
at de same time cant keep a grocery
book straight to save their liyes!"
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

Frank B. Raynor, a life saver at one
Of the New York stations, can have
any, office in the gift of President
Roosevelt that he can fill, and without
bothering his head with civil service.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

Tailors are told that they should be
artists and not mechanics. Of course.
An artist lis supposed to charge more
for his time. and ideas than mechanic
would dare to charge =,
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

An English explorer is starting for
the south" pole while Peaty sails forth
Polar exploration has fine Anglo.
Saxon hue this season. -.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

Science has said that flies must go.
They will doubtless take counsel with
their friends the mosquitoes, who have
survived so many similar announce
ments. ..,.s.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

By his persistence In standing pat
President Castro makes. .Gasabianca
look like scared rabbit
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

until. suddenly, he futtered down into
his home. having decided to abandon
the delights Of liberty for the solid
comforts OF civilization.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

H. G. Hansbrough, United States
senator from rth.Dakota, was beat
en- in his, fight for denomination at the
+ pIimaries - ! 4
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

<.Some inventive genius, ought to put
rubber powder mill on the market
The walls could then blow out in
stead of blowing up.''> f' ''''
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03
SAWDUST FRITTERSv
The New Breakfast Food
Once Swallowed -
Never Forgotten

Iwinked my eyes once or twice and
took another look, and there. spread
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03
Venerable Clergyman; D cad.

: Rev. Angus Bethune. vicar OF Sea,
ham, England. who has died at the
age of 81, discharged his clerical du-
ties to the last He was 81 years a
clergyman in the diocese OF Durham
and 40 years an incumbent OF one
parish, and had served under seven
bishops OF Durham :
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03


Children, dear, in any case ::
Don't drive nails In Mothers ::
4: face; -,
II you do and she should ::
Z: scream ~. {:
:: Try Mike Smiths Complexion
Cream! {:
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03
GrecIan Women Advance a Step.

The chamber OF deputies Of Greece
has passed law by which, for the
first time in modern Greece, women
are admitted In the public service. In
accordance with this law, the director
Of posts and telegraphs is authorized
to employ SO women, to be used main
ly In the telephone service. They are
to be between 81 and 35 years old. and
are to receive 10 drachmas labout
s13.50) month. for six hours work a
day.
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

:, = :'.i .I..lt. =. IT -" a
I lodged back into. my chair, and
closed my lamps fct a mdnent Then
I.said itoanfyself", TN TRY the other
side of the car where, no doubt. I'll see
a mountain or country fair or some.
thing human in the distance, but. all
I saw was 81 feet of board fence,
which was yelling out these words:
. ~ & i<Rf;g., t-- y
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

For ten minutes ] sat there, Bunch,
with my eyes shut. and when finally
I took little peep out the window 1t
resulted in this:
The Jasper news., 1908-09-03

ON :. = : y
AMERICAN
SCENERY y.
BY GEO. V. HOBART, rHueH m'HueH.D

carefully over the map of New Jerse!
was a sign which said: :
Blonde Pills for Brainy People {:
= Try One BOX /:
sand You'll Never Try Another. +:
q. .e ~ ': { ~ &.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-15

Never in it's history has there been 50
much trouble over public improve
ment as exists today over the new
bridge which crosses the harbor and
unites the Seabury shore with York
Aarbor direct. The bridge has opened
up property valued today with only a
few houses on it, at 100000, and hav-
ing a promised valuation in five years
of at least a million dollars Instead
of being pleased, the town is divided to
such an extent that it was thrown
Democratic at the last town meeting
for the first time in 80 years. and there
are now pending in the supreme and
upper court of Maine four suits ars-
ing out of this bridge. This week the
bridge was turned over to the special
committee by The contractor and by it
turled over to the board of Selectmen,
who have refused to take it, and have
posted the bridge as a private way.
the travel on which is at the persons
own risk. But there is a draw in this
new structure, and the United States
government is liable to take 4 hand in
the matter, and at The same time the
town is threatened with another bill Of
damage in the shape Of detention mon
ey to the Portsmouth Navigation Com
pany, which several times 4 week sends
Il tug up the river after brick ba. ges
and if The town refuses to tend the
draw, s)mehnd, will be liable. The
contractor states that he will not, I'M
der any circumstances. tend the draw.
US mis- work is done, if not paid for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-15
Maine Gossip
Music.

Spring plays upon thousand Tyres.
And frcn the magic strings
Arise the whole of Earth'S desires.
But all, the melody expires
Whenever Summer sings
The wooGwinds and the blazing brass,
The drums and bells prolons
The Summers synlphony-alas'
That ell this glowing sound should pass
When Autumn starts his song.
For Autumn's voice is almost mute:
He only plays upon
A cello and a wailing flute,
And sobbings of a mourrful lutte
Are heard ere he is gone.
Then Winter enters with a glee,
And all the world is stirred
With mirth and choral revClry,
The While the bass is loud and free
Until the Spring is heard.
But whether wild or grave or gay
God renders them sublime
And thus in His mysterious way
The ever-chansing seasons play
The mighty fugue of Time.
May Appleton's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-15
GLEANINGs AND GOSSIP.

Inc sultan of Turkey now denies the re-
port that he has bought the Hope da-
ihohd or any other stone tor $4cUvuu.
The New Jersey branch of the Baptist
Womans foreign missionary society has
voted to Increase its gifts to mission work
Sl20Q0 a year.
golden eagle was recently shot i'm
Greeley. Col, which is thought to nave
been - years old 1t measured over six
feet from tip to tip.
seaside sanatorium has lust been
opened in Holland for children suffering
IRON tuberculosis. A woman phvsicia n
has been put at it's head
biltlsh India is now producing a good
Deal OF coal. The figures for 1907, which
have just been tabulated shay Thai
9:l%5.250 tons We're mined there during
that year
The teachers at Tivol, N. Y, have all
promised to resign if the old superintend-
ent OF schools is reappointed. They saw
work with him.
a great many of the new buildings in
inc larger Brazilian cities are built Of ce-
meht. t0r some reason or other no ce-
ileht' worth speaking of, is sent to Brazil
from this country
Over 2..5 people have been killed by the
traction lines in New York during the
PAST SIN months, and the authorities are
soon to see if they cannot discover a way
To bring down the death rate
1t is said that the queens of England.
Norway. Portugal and the cZarina all use
tNpeWllterS for their personal correspond-
ence But probably Carmen sylvia is the
liTost expert typewriter among the
crowned heads.
Tie football i of a school in Indian re-
Gently refused to play a championship
match for cup on the grounds that the,
cup was OF foreign manufacture. Nearly
all of the players were expelled nom the
school Ak a result.
David Howell has ,liad at ctro,1 =,
urinary at the age of i02. He worked on
farms in the Stroud district all his life
s neing q employed on one for between Co
ana 4" years. He attributed his longevity
to simple food. hard work and no Worry
london Standard.
One of the men who claim to know.
aboHt eating says that cheese should nev-
as separate course. Only cordi;,ls should
be served with coffee and both should he
taken slowly and leisurely.
The young marquis of Stafford will be
one or the richest peers in England. He
is only &c and his father owns over
100000 acres in England and Scotland
He is the son of the duke of Sutherland
The marquis OF Brea ialbane. The next
largest landowner to the duke, does not
own half as much ground.
Sir Kennel Rodd. who is likely to suc-
coed Sir r. Ii. Egcrton as British anbas-
s:tdor at Rome next autumn is Il; poet aa
well AS "a dlp!omatlst He has had
some unusua' experiences. has been pres
ent at warlike operations and been deco
rated with medals and clasps in conse-
qucnce
1t is said that the empress of japan
was passing through one Of the rooms in
the royal palace few months ago and
saw a machine which was new to her and
interested her greatly. She called for
someone to explain it to her and discov-
cred that it was a Typewriter. Later on
hnantr,A 9Th
more interested and decided to learn how
to use it. Now she is an exert and
writes good many of the emperors let
tiers for him.
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The Thrill Of Spring.
,a,,,ictoo Gu


Lowell, in THE Vision of Sir Laun-
fal,' when he described a June day
wrote Il bit of spring poetry that seems
in a fair way to live forever At least,
it has been quoted and mis-uuoted till
you wouldn't think there was a breath
of life in it-and behold how it comes
out as bright and clear as if it were
written in letters Of gold on the
shadoWy side Of each waiting hill:
Every clod feels stir of might
An instinct Wlfhin it that reaches
anC towers
And, SlGping blindly above it Cor light
Climbs to soul in grass and flowers .
Isn't that perfect description of the
stir and thrill of life you can feel one of
these May days as you stand in some
still hillside nook? The life in the old
earth under you is just trembling with
young eagerness to get out 1t labors
VlSlbly for some expression, the
quicker the better. Those little green
blades Of grass are the readiest means
ana they come croWding out 50 fast
mat 1T IS rather like the chatter of
school children just let out for recess.
Then the dumb soul down there longs
for some Sweeter words to say-and
look! cloud of delicate hepaticas.
those pale lovely flowers, white and
family purple. all a-quiver with the
eager life that sent them up from the
dark ground
Perhaps poet could put their mes
sage into human speech; the poets and
the flowers have always seemed to
have a private understanding. Some
day new Lowell may tell us what the
hepaticas are talking about out there
on the hillside.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-15
Eating Less Meat.

Some of the necessities of life have
had a downward tendency in price o.
late from the highwater mark which
| they reached year or two age. This
and the Unsuitable meat trust keeps
pushing up the. price of meat little by
little instead of bringing it down where
common people can get an occasional
look at it. Naturally enough this in
creased price of all kinds of meat has
resulted in reduced demand. A Chi
cago paper tells us that the reduction
is at least so per cent over the per cap
tia consumption of a few years ago
Chicago ought to know because it is one
of The great meat centers of the world
and the headquarters of the meat trust
itself
While with most people meat is
looked upon as one of the necessities Of
life and something that must be had in
greater or less quantities whenever
there is money in the household to pay
for 1t, it is nevertheless true that the
race as a whole has been in the habit
of eating too much meat. No doubt
the high prices will be a blessing in
disguise if they teach people a more
varied and less expensive dietary. This
does not mean that all people should go
to the extreme of vegetarianism or take
up with every new food fad, but rather
that they should eat less meat. Physi-
clans and scientists have long been
holding this view but the effect has not
been very noticeable upon the world at
large. Most people, especially those in
the city, who can afford meat, have it
upon their tables three times a day
They would doubtless be better off if
they had it but once a day
What a good thing it would be for
our American people, both as to their
health and for their pocket books if
they should seize this time of expensive
meat to learn to eat cheaper and more
wholesome foods. There is rice, for in
stance. And it is curious thing that
while this country produces much rice
we use very little of it. Yet it is one
of the most nutritious of foods, is very
cheap. can be served in many ways,
and is the main article of food for a
large part of the races in Eastern lands.
but in this country meat has become
almost everything else becomes sub
sidiary and in the meantime the meat
trust proceeds to push up the price a
little higher.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-15

tons We're raised at the laying of the
corner stone of the Pan American
there was one little incident which
some spectators felt was a bad omen
for the future of Cuba! Something
went wrong with the halyards and the
Cuban flag. instead of fiuttering forth
with the others, insisted on hanging
limp, and could be neither lowered nor
condition of the Cuban republic, and
II is an unsettled problem whether the
tangle in the halyards will ever be
Strengthened out.