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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14
Horse and Boy Have Mar
row Escape fromD Drowning
Former Fairfield Editor Going
Into Shoe Business.


A horse belonging to Edwin Grant
had narrow escape from drowning In
the river at Benton Falls Friday af-
ternoon. The horse driven by boy
was backed down the river bank to the
edge of the water, where boys were
filling q barrel to haul to the house,
when the horse backed the cart too
far into the river, and was pulled into
deep water. The boy in the cart was
unable to get ashore, but the timely
appearance of Albert Withee saved
both the boy and horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mcclellan OF
Caribou were in town Friday looking
for 2 farm. Several were seen, but Mr.
Mcclellan. had made no decision. al
though very much pleased with this
section OF the State. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

At this junction Mayor Redington
severely denounced the action of the
common council in not paying proper
attention to the public business and
asked the press representative to give
full publicity to his condemnation Of
those members who neglect the bust
ness they were elected to transact.
A petition was handed in by H. r.
Dunham asking for the construction
of a sidewalk on Maple street, frorl
College avenue to western part of the
kbarber shop. H. r. Durham says he
will. If the city pays one-half, he will
pay the abutter's share of one-half and
4further without any charge to thu
city he would lay 75-foot, feet wide
walk on College avenue in front of his
stores. No action was taken.
Adjournment. d -.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

connections do not in any way weaken
or place any extra strain thereon.
We recommend also that the said
railway company be granted the free
use of one half of the width of the
Travelled way on the present highway
bridge in a section of so feet in length
at any time for the purpose of deliv-
ering material and constructing the
new railway bridge. The above privi-
lege shall be subject to the supervi-
sion and direction of the mayor and
city engineer, and the said railway
shall assume all right and liability of
damage for injuries to the public or
employees, arising from accident or
prosecution because of said construc-
ton.
The said railway company should
have location on and along Bridge
street. on the south side thereof, and
on south Main street to the Waterville
& Fairfield Cos. track and a connec-
ton with the track and fixtures of the
Waterville & Fairfield Light & Power
COS. property, and the privilege of OPP
Grating cars over and along South
Main and Main streets on the Water
vile & Fairfield Railway Light &. Pow
er Cos tracks, provided arrangements
can be made with the Waterville Il
Fairfield Co. for the purpose.
We also recommend that the said
Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville Street
Railway relinquish the location which
it now has on Lockwood Front and
Temple streets.
Dated at Waterville, this 18th day of
August, A. D., 1909.
FRANK REDINGTON,
w. II. K. ABBOTT,
JOHN H. BURLEIGH,
FRANK b. HUBBARD,
f. w. HEATH,
Conop1ittaa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

!. Mrs. Peter Carney of Pittsburg, Pa,
arrived in this city yesterday and will
remain for a week or until such time
as her husband comes through with
his touring car, when she will join he's
husband
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

The Silver street bowling alley is
undergoing extensive repairs. force
Of men are repairing the woodwork OF
the alley direct. scraping and sand
papering the spots sunk by lofting the
heavy balls. When finished. they will
make the finest alleys in New England.
perfectly level and very fast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

Mrs. Harry r. Lowell is substitute
: ing in the Postal Telegraph Office in
the place of Mrs. G. J. Hemmenger,
who will leave this morning on a two
weeks vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

X. E. Williams of Boston, who has
been spending a portion of his vaca-
ton in this city, his former home, VIII
leave today for Boston to join his wife
sahd finish the remaining part Of their
vacation in Old Orchard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

F. s. Brown is having the floor of
his store shored up and the old timbers
replaced by new ones. The heavy ma
terial Of Mr.. Browns business made it
dangerous to delay repairs any longer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

Harry Johnson and sister are spend
ing few weeks with friends in this
city and vicinity each day going on
fishing trips to the different lakes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

Professor Howard G.. Simpson, who
has been summerfng at Owls Head for
the season. returned to this city yes
terday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

Bohemia has ceased to exist in the
Paris Latin Quarter. according to Al
fred capas, the playwright.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

officer Travineer, captured a very
troublesome youngster Thursday
morning, who has been keeping. the
police busy with his destructive pro-
,ensities, his very latest, was to de-
troy boat property belonging to Nj.
3owker. The city marshal, touched by
he boys tears and promise to avoid
rouble in the future, gave him one of
hose fatherly, kindly talks, pointing
tut to him the unfairness of destroying
property and the differences between
.eal fun and dangerous fun, and then
allowed the youngster to go home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

Mrs. George Garrison of Wash
bourne, ILL.,, is the guest of her sister.
Mrs c. c.. Berry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14

The Salvation Army from the Fair
ield barracks held services. on the
Common last evening, attracting a
arge crowd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-14
LOS /.
TO Let

COTTAGE AT PEMAQUID HARBoRj
after Aug a. Beautifully. located. Seven
!, rooms well furnished Broad Neranda:
ADDRESS Increase Robinson, Nudd
street, Waterville. alDdtf
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
Parrots.

There is an idea that the brilliantly
colored parrots do not talk. There Is
no reason why they should not, and
many possess the initiative instinct.
One of the most richly colored of all Is
the purple capped lory, from the Mo-
luccas. Its whole body is crimson and
rose, its wings are green, and it's crest
is purple 1t is thickset bird, like a
big bullinch, and can be highly edu-
Gated. 1t is tame and gentle, an excel
lent "linguist'' and mimic, never shrieks
and is very amiable. 1t is also ven
triloquist. 1t is worth noting that
some Of the tories, which are very
fond of flowers, have been poisoned by
being given laburnum blossoms. There
is belief that parrots should not be
allowed water to drink, but only sop
ped food. We believe that this Is a
mistake, which causes them great mis-
cry. They are not great water drink
ers, and some species can go without
1t for a considerable time. But in
their native state most Of those that
have been observed come regularly to
the water holes to drink.-London Ex-
press. X
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
Niderian Sucerstitions.

"The natives OF southern Nigeria,
Africa" says n traveller, "are extreme
ly superstitious Most Of the people
wear some kind Of charm around their
neck or waist in the belief that they
are thus protected from illness or
death from their enemies. When, how
ever, the talisman has lost it's sup
posed power and its wearer feels the
hand of death upon him he submits to
his fate-he is wanted by the fetch
To many places and things they at
tach superstitioUs veneratiOn. The
rock found at the source Of the river
limo is considered sacred and as such
is safely guarded. Every village has
it's sacred grove, surrounded by human
skulls, chatties and rotten eggshells on
sticks.
"They believe that a spirit haunts
the locality of murder or the sacred
grove at night, and no native would
pass near such a place during the
darkness. Any unusual phenomenon
is by them attributed to a supernatural
agency. Not only has a village its
good spirit, but also it's evil spirit, and
when any misfortune Of any kind over
takes a village process Of driving out
the latter is INDUCED in with the help
of much noise and every one beating
the walls of the huts with sticks"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
ExpIoitino the ANTIQUE,

A gang of swindlers arrested by the
Toulouse police had for stock in trade
a beautiful antique cabinet and a con-
siderable stock Of audacity. With
these they took, for a short lease, a
historic chateau near Toulouse. in
stalling a venerable old lady to play
the part Of owner. Then they found
collector Of antiques. persuaded him
to visit the chateau and sold him the
really valuable cabinet at good
round price. After the bargain was
concluded they invited the victim to
lunch, and while he was eating the
meal the real cabinet was replaced by
a perfect imitation, which the victim
carried off with him. The swindlers,
before their arrest, succeeded in selling
their cabinet thirty-three times, at
prices varying from $500 to $4,000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
Causes of Blindness.

The dangers to which the modern
eye is exposed fall into two great
classes-disease and overuse from
near work. Here another great
consoling fact faces us, and that is
that while overwork and consequent
eye strain are by far the common
est troubles that befall the modern
eye, discomfort and inefficiency are
as far as they go in ninety-nine
cases out of hundred. It is fact
that 99.9 per cent of all blind
ness is due to disease and not to
overwork. More significant yet,
seven-tenths of the diseases which
produce blindness are the acute in
fections, against which civilization
wages an unceasing and victorious
confict.-Woman's Home Compan-
ion
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
TE
Singing Lady.
By MARTHA C. SANFORD
Copyrighted, 1909, by Associated
Literary Press.

John Tyndal Seymour, Jr., had been
tucked into his little shining brass bed
at precisely Z o'clock.
Being tucked ill.," however, does not
necessarily shut out the wonder world
Of lights and laughter and singing.
John junior had discovered this all by
himself, for often, as tonight, after
calling to his nurse and getting no an
swer. he had crawled out with conf
dence from under his tight covers and
stood by the window watching the
groWnups in the houses across the air
shaft.
He had just climbed back for the
third time by actual count when the
singing began. John junior loved that
singing more than anything else il the
world
He lay very still and fat on his little
back, because he had found out that
if one ear was buried in the pillow he
could not catch all of the notes, espe-
cially the soft, low ones.
He had not been listening very long
when he heard the hall door open and
shut, and then he knew that his father
had gone out. Perhaps he was going
to find the beautiful singing.
John junior wished so hard that he
might go too. He sat up In bed, half
determined to follow. But, then, hear
ing the click of the elevator door, he
knew that it was too late. and so lay
back again with sigh.
Suddenly, right in the middle of a
note so high and sweet that it made
John junior hold his breath in an &C.
stasy of happiness, the voice stopped.
And for a long time it did not go on
again. What had happened? Perhaps
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18

tied! John Junior would never forget
1t. But at last the beautiful singing
lady just gathered him up in her arms
and, her cheeks all pink and her eyes
all shining, she sang the song he loved
best in the world.
And after that John junior never
knew exactly what happened, for he
went fast asleep.
mighty like a rose," murmured the
singing lady, looking tenderly down on
the little flushed face nestled against
her arm.
"Like a rose," repeated John juniors
father reverently. And the singing
lady, looking up, found the mans eyes
not upon the child, but upon her.
stake him. she urged, the quick
tears springing to her eyes. "And
DON'T don't make it any harder for me,
John"
Then for many nights John Junior
did not again hear the singing
lady's beautiful voice after his nurse
had tucked him in bed, although he
lay fat on his back and listened hard
| with both ears.
He questioned his father about it,
but got only foolish answers which he
| knew were not true. The idea Of the
singing lady going away to learn to
sing more beautifully! That was nom
| sense! Who could teach her anything?
And it was just as silly to tell him
| that when she came back she would
not sing for them any more, because
| lots and lots of people would expect
her to sing for them in a big parlor.
| John junior knew better than that too.
There were plenty of people to hear
| her in their house and in the houses
| across the air shaft.
At last John junior declined to be
| trif1ed with any longer.
"Why don't you write and ask her
| to come back?" he demanded.
II have, DEAR" his father admitted,
smiling a little YEARLY.
"And she won't Gomez"
John senior shook his head.
| Then why don't you go find her and
bring her backY' urged John junior.
''I'll go with you"
The more John juniors father
thought about this plan the more 1t
appealed to him. Finally one memora-
BILE day he put it into execution.
Once more John junior found him
| self In the wonderland Of grownups-
so many. many grownups-with mil
lions Of twinkling lights.
Suddenly out of the babel about
him he heard voice-the singing
| beautiful than ever, with her pink
cheeks and her shining eyes!
! 1t was very, very quiet while she
sang, but when she had finished every
body applauded John junior clapped
| too. Then out she came again, and this
| time she sang about "the sweetest lit
tie fellow"
And when, bowling and smiling, she
walked quite out Of sight she tossed
one of her roses straight over to where
John junior sat with his father.
We've found her! We've found
herr he cried. Come. daddy, let's
go get her"
But the singing lady came to find
them behind the velvet curtains, and
as she gathered John junior into her
arms and snuggled him up to her close,
just as she had that other happy time,
she heard John senior saying, Mighty
like a rose" and, looking up, she found
his eyes uron her as before, full Of
love and unspoiIen admiration.
| ,,l,1 Il no
but, with infinite sweetness, added,
land l will come back to him soon
and to you"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
FILIPINO sUPERSTITIONS.
Associated With Nearly Every Act of
Their Lives.

Associated with Nearly Every Act of
Their Lives.
In the Philippines, more perhaps
than in any other country, says a
correspondent of the Cebu Courier,
the inhabitants believe in numerous
superstitions. In many places the
belief is SO strong that with each
everyday act and occurrence there
! is associated some superstitious be-
lief.
To domesticate a cat, as soon as
it is acquired take it three times
around the stove, then pull out one
Of its whiskers and bury it (the
whisker, not the cat) in the ashes.
The cat will never return to it's for
mer home.
When wild cow is bought or OBJ
tanned the new owner must lead it
three times around the barn or 9TH
er place where he desires it to sleep.
He must then take from the ami
mails nose the loop by which it was
led and bury it in some spot where
| the cow has circled. This must be
done in the twilight. In the future
the animal, without any guidance,
will every evening promptly lie
down in this very place when re-
turning from the fields.
When the cornfields are visited
by the small worms which greatly
damage the crops the farmers have
a peculiar way of destroying them
without trouble. Without letting
any one know, the farmer goes to
the field, takes seven worms, strings
them on a broken eyed needle and
then buries them in the seventh hill
of the seventh row of corn. The
worms will die out in numbers, and
in a couple Of days the field will be.
free from them. This must be done
secretly in the twilight or the
charm will be broken.
Once | heard a mother say that
none of her children ever fell down
stairs in spite of the fact that their
steps were badly constructed and
dangerous. She accounted for this
very easily. She said that when
ever a child became year old she
cut a lock of his hair, wrapped it in
piece of paper and put it in one
of the cracks of the stairs. The
children might come near falling,
but never actually did SO, for they
would always find something to
catch hold Of.
It is almost a general custom in
the Philippines that after we'd
ding the newly married couple re-
main at home. 1t is believed that
should they 60 on a trip by sea a
storm would arise or by land some
mishap would overtake them.
When the mountain people lose
their way in the woods they have a
simple and sure way of finding the
right path. They take off their
coat, turn it inside out, and when
they put it on again in this manner
they have no difficulty i'll reaching
the place they desire to go to.
Even today these superstitions
are generally believed by the noun
tain people, and they consider as
foolish the person who ridicules
them, for they say they have been
proved true by experience
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
The Eternal Feminine.

A photographer was called upon not
long ago to make some pictures of an
old lady of seventy years or so, but of
surprising agility and quickness of per-
ception. The picture man was there
fore somewhat surprised to find that
no words of address could induce the
old lady to speak until after the opera
ton was completed. Then she put her
fingers into her mouth, whence she
withdrew several wads of paper.
"You wouldn't have me photograph
ed with my cheeks falling in, would
you?" she asked the photographer. 81
Just stuffed some paper in my mouth to
fill out. "-Harpers Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18

his father-no If his father had found
the singing, he would have just hid
behind curtain somewhere and listen
ed Of that John Junior was sure.
At length, quite as suddenly as it
had stopped, the singing began again.
With a bound John junior was at the
window. This was the song he loved
best Of all. He could hear the words
quite clearly as they came floating up
from the window far below:
Sweetest little fellow
Everybody knows.
Don't know what to call him,
But he's mighty like a rose.
And little John junior, who had
known no lullabies or mothers Groom
ings in his lone babyhood, felt that he
must follow and find where the beau
tiful voice came from.
After some cropping he found his
small wooden slippers, and after pull
ing them on very slowly and carefully
he climbed out Of the window and be-
gan the perilous descent of the fire
escape.
The wind blew right through his
nightgown, and the iron steps were
very cold, but he kept bravely on,
afraid only that the grownups in the
fats across the air shaft might sudden
~ peep out from the curtains and see
him.
The window at the foot Of the long
ladder stairs was open, just as John
Junior expected it would be, so he
climbed in softly. The voice was still
again, but he was sure he must be
very near it.
By the light that came into the room
through the transom he could see big
bed, with the covers all turned down
as If waiting for some one to creep In,
and so, as John junior felt quite shiv-
cry, he crept in himself.
He had nc sooner drawn himself up
into a snug little bunch than the sing
ing began again, and so near that it
made his heart thump hard. 1t came
right in over the transom.
When the last sound of it had died
away he heard mans voice-hiS IA
TIERS voice! So his father had fol-
lowed the singing. just as he thought.
In a flash John junior was out of
the big bed, had opened the door and
went pattering down the hall toward
the lights and laughter and singing.
Between the two big curtains he
paused and gazed into the wonderland
Of the grownups. John junior waited
until the song was over and then tip
toed in very softly.
please" he begged, won't you sing
about the little fellow once moreT'
And then weren't the grownups starr
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
The Call of Companionship.


You often hear lonesome child
gay. 81 want some one to play withv
Elderly people often become lonesome
and want some one 70 play with, but
are afraid to say so.-Atchison Globe.
A Good Joke.
A Baltimore physician boarded a
crowded car. 4 woman was standing,
and a big German was sprawling over
twice the seat area that was necessary
to him. Indignantly the physician said
to him:
"See here! Why don't you move q
little so that this tired woman may
have a seat?"
Say, dots a joke on you, all right!
Dots my vifev'-Harper's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
SUSPICIOUS.

The person who, on examining a
homemade henhouse, remarked that
ut looked as if some fellow had built
it HIMSELF has a kindred spirit In a
delightfully."- simple old lady, noted for
her naive comments. In street car
not long ago she noticed a man car
rying a shotgun and blanket roll.
s'Look at him." she whispered to her
companion. ''He looks as If he were
going to spend the night somewhere"
Youths Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
The Contrast.

The elderly bride regarded in the
mirror her wreath of orange bios
SONS. her gown of ivory satin and old
valenciennes and her long rope of per-
feet pearls.
''There's only one trouble about fine
clothes,'' she murmured. '"They make
ones face look so shabby."-New York
Press
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
His Proof.

Judge-You have not yet established
the prisoners insanity. Attorney-But.
your honor, we mean to introduce wit
nesses to show that the prisoner habit
ually argues politics with women
Puck
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
The Mississippi Way.

John Allen, was defending in the
house with unusual warmth and vigor
the manner of conducting elections in
his own state, Mississippi. He waxed
eloquent on the subject and was in the
midst of most forceful argument
when, noticing looks of incredulity and
amusement Oh tie faces OF some of his
colleagues, John staLImered, halted and
closed with
"Well--welI, it is true that we have
fair elections in Mississippi, but every
election morning just before the polls
open we fire Off ii few guns and can
uon, just to lei the negroes know that
1t is 70 '1a = fair election"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-02-18
;isusti.ious Bachelors.

Among the ;l!nstrious of the land
who passed throa@h life in single
blessedness may IL mentioned Sir
Isaac Newton. Thomas Hobbies, au-
thor of the 'Leviathan;" Adam
Smith, the father of political econo-
my; Charfort, the greatest Of
French takers; Gassendi, Calico,
Descartes, Locke, Spinoga, Kant,
Bishop Butler, the author of the
Analogy" Bayle, Leibnitz, Hume,
Gibbon, Macaulay, Buckle, Pitt,
Charles James Fox, Leonardo da
vinci, Raphael, Michael Angelo,
Sir Joshua Reynolds. the artist Tur-
ner, Handel, Beethoven, Rossini,
Mendelssohn and Meyerbeer.