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CIVIL ENGINEERS.
Notice of First Meeting Of Creditors.

Notice of First Meeting Of Creditors.
In the District Court of the United
States for the District of Maine.
In the matter of
ALICE NORM, In Bankruptcy
Bankrupt. J
TO the creditors of Alice NORM Of Wa
tervilIe, in the County of kennebec, and
District aforesaid, a bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the Goth
day of February, A. D. 1909. the said Alice
Norm was duly adjudicatcd bankrupt:
and that the first meeting of her creditors
will be held ut the Office of the Referee,
100 Water Street, in Augusta, Maine, and
District aforesaid. on the 18th day of
March. A. ID. 1909. at ten o'clock in the
forenoon. at which time the said creditors
may attend prove their claims, appoint
a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
FREMONT j. c. LITTLE.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Augusta, Me, March l. 1909. ml2dlt@
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AGENTS WANTED
Yards Notices Etc.

kans LA A. BARKER. MEDIUM,
khivatssI' Will receive calls for public
81 Tnsss work. Public message circle
3 Julia a evening. Readings daily.
a. barker. mch6d1Ws
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WELL LOCATED AT SO BRIDGE ST.

junction of Elm street, house containing
nine finished rooms with double house-lot
can easily be made into two tenements
We can give you a low figure on this
property to settle this estate at once. APP
ply to II. Il. Sawyer, 335 Water St. Au-
gusta, Ne, Tel. 1913. d1idtf
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HE PENNEY FARM ON coomRs

Mills road, $50 acres, in high state of Gull
tivation, large pasture, well watered,
good buildings, beautiful location near
electric cars, fine land for hay and pas
ture. Apply to Frank G. Penney. %
Pleasant street. feb8dtf
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,Ry WOOD. ALSO KINDLINGs

Svlvester's wood yard, East Side On hiii
back of East Side Shoe Store. orders
promptly delivered. Tel 1922. jan24dtf
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ORDFRS FOR HEMLOCK LUMBER,
house frames and boarding boards to be
delivered in Augusta and surrounding
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MAN AND WIFE TO WORK ON

farm, or will take single man woman.
Apply by mail only to Farmer" care of
Kcnnebec Journal, Augusta.
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SELECT PARTY, JUNE 26, "a DAYS,
10 countries. $40. Also shorter tour. EX-
A. A. C., $50 Congress, ST., Portland. Me:
References mchldi6t'
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nv PHYSICIAN IN GOOD STAND

ing, a suitable locality to practlce in N1S,,
cine somewhere in State of Maine. Will
consider offer made by any other physi-
clan wishing to dispose of his practice;
Address Box 33, r. u. Route NO. l. East
Lebanon. Maine lepl'o'l
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s-R E L ABLE EN- OR
Biz a gents wanted to sell our special
J money easily earned. Write to-
n r pbonas Specially Co., Box rs.
N"esilire. Conn. feb23d4ws
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A POSITION AS MlLLWRiGHT OF

a POST TON no WIGEVHF0F't 0!t
engineer, by frst-class mechanic. IL
censed state and u. S. engineer. First
class references. Joseph T.. Bennett, .
Waldron St. Marblehead. Mass. f20d3w%
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cooking, sweeping, cleaning or other
housework. Call between and II A. NJ
or address No. so Water street, Augusta
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The Journals Classified Advertisements
quickest
Wanted nisceI Ianeous.
AL BOAT WANTED-SPEEDY
SHORT HAND AND TYPEwRIT,Mc

secohd-hand 1918 TT. cat or sloop rugged.
State lowest cash price w L. W.J1iron
70 Pleasant ST, Augusta u,ch1oj1yv:
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
JUDGE Will Wait and Sec.

An earnest plea was made by Attor.
ney Charles Pettijohn to Judge Pritch-
ard of the criminal court for leniency
to a client who had entered a plea Of
guilty to larceny. The burden of the
attorneys argument was that his eli
emit was the father of twins and was
tempted to theft in order to feed the
mouths of the infants.
Your honor, l will say frankly"
said Mr.. Pettijohn in closing, that If l
were the father of twins and needed
food for my family. l would not hest
tate to go out and steal it."
"Mr. P%ettijohn, when you are the
father of twins I will consider your
proposition said Judge Pritchard.-
Indianapolis News.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
x c5D
m
~coPyAloHE 1907 - A0eeS-<EERMZ CO.
eo6sS-MERRHk CO.

body talks to you about Harvard fell
lows being Indifferent
Il shall tell him he can't get under
the American surface. A Harvard
boy will do anything on earth for his
friends"
They were mighty good to me. 1t
was Endy found out about Atkins, just
from my description of him. / found
out about Keatcham for myself. And
you are quite right-for a little while
| wanted to kill them both. Looked
like l just naturally had to kill them!
But there was my mother. There was
nobody to take are of her but Sis and
me, and a trial for murder is terribly
expensive. OF course, anybody can
get off who has got money and IA
spend it.; but it takes such an awful
heap of money. And we were all
ruined together, for what little was
left was all in the company, and that
promptly stopped paying dividends. I
couldn't risk 1t. l had to wait. / had
to go to work to support my mother,
to pay Sis and her back, don't you
see? We came here. | got a Job, a
well-paid one, too, through Enjoys IA
Their, reporting on the condition of the
mills-a kind of examiner. And the
job was for Keatcham."
why did you take 1t? I know,
though. You did it to familiarize him
with your appearance, so that he
would not be warned when your
chance came"
How did you know that?"
"a mar / knew in the Philippines
a Filipino-was wronged by a white
man, who took his wife and threw her
aside when he tired of her. The girl
killed herself. Her husband watched
his chance for a year, found it at last
thanks to that very fact that his
victim wasn't on guard against him
and sent his knife home. He'd been
that fellows servant. l picked the
dead man up. That Filipino looked as
you looked a minute ago"
What became of the Filipino?" in.
CURED his listener.
The colonel had not told the story
quite without intention. He argued
subconsciously, that if Mercer were a
good sort under all, he would have a
movement of sympathy for a
cruelty wronged man than he; If not,
he would drive ahead to his purpose,
whatever that might be. His keen
eyes looked a little more gentle as he
answered: HE poisoned himself. The
best way out, / reckon. l should hate
to have had him shot after I knew the
story. But there was really no option.
But I'm ~interrupting you. You did
your work well and won Keatcham's
confidence?"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
e% OGZHM 77zAAET
uazose zE nan gebe0Howo
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens at Harvard where Col.
Rupert Winter, u. 8. A., visiting. saw the
suicide of young Mercer. He met Cary
Mercer, brother of the dead student.
Three years later, in Chicago. in 1906,
Col. Winter overheard Cary Mercer ap-
parently planning to kidnap Archie, the
%colonel's ward, and to gain possession OF
Aunt Rebecca Winters millions. A MISS
Smith was mentioned. apparently as a
conspirator. Winter Unexpectedly met a
relative, Mrs. Millicent Melville. who
told him that his Aun Rebecca, Archie
and the latter's nurse, Miss Janet Smith.
were to leave for the west with the
colonel and Mrs. Melville. A great imam
cial magnate was aboard the train on
which Col. Winter met his Aunt Rebec-
ca, Miss Smith and Archie. He set his
orderly, Sergt. Haley, to watch over Cary
Mercer. Col. Winter learned that the
financial magnate is Edwin ;. keatcham;
was snubbed. Winter, aided by Archie,
cleverly frustrated a hold-up on Inc
train. He took a great liking to MISS
Smith, despite her alleged connection
with the kidnapping plot, which he had
not yet revealed to his relatives. The
party arrived in San Francisco. 1t was
thought that there were big persons pc
hind the hold-up gang. Archie mysteri-
ously disappeared. Fruitless search was
conducted for Archie. Blood In a near
by room at the hotel caused fears Tor the
search for Archie. The lads voice was
heard over the telephone, however. and
a minute later a woman's voice-that of
Miss Smith. Col. Winter and a detective
set out for the empty mansion, owned by
Arnold. a Harvard graduate. They We're
met with a terrible defamation, indicat-
ing an explosion within. The party
rushed into the house. A few minutes
later Mercer appeared. He assured Win
ter that Archie had been returned to Mrs,
Rebecca Winter. The colonel saw a
vision fitting from the supposedly haunt
ed house. 1t was Miss Janet Smith. Col.
Winter to himself admitted that he loved
Miss Smith. Mercer told Winter that
Archie had overheard plans for a coup
carry out. For that reason Archie had
been kidnapped.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
SHE KIN
A Frank Opinion.

Once a youth thought it his solemn
duty to learn something about Henry
James. So, to the great admiration
of his frivolous friends, he picked up
"The Wings of the Dove" and disap-
peared into its pages.
Two weeks later he was thinner, but
still at it, when one of the afore-men-
toned frivolous friends came into the
room, and, for the first time showed
interest.
Say" he observed, "is The Wings
of the Dove a collection of short
stories or one long story?"
The deliver into James glanced up
from the pages.
Zone darned long story" he replied,
throwing his whole soul into the
words.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Really Excellent Reason for Reportorial
Persistency.

Once a reporter went around to a
certain residence in New York to get
details about the master of the house,
who had just died, in order that an
obituary notice might appear in the
newspaper which he represented. Such
details, as a rule, are easy to get, as
few people have objections to giving
them out for publication. The report
err, therefore, was intensely surprised
when the widow of the deceased, with
scarcely a word, slammed the door in
his face.
She retired into the house. Pres
emily the doorbell rang furiously. She
refused to stir. Again the doorbell
rang, more furiously than before. Still
the lady of the house would not stir.
81 had told him that l don't want
to say anything about my husband
she thought to herself, land he has
no right to be SO persistent"
So she sat still, while the doorbell
rang again and again and again.
At last she could stand it no longer.
So, opening a window owe the front
door, she poked her head out and re-
marked, severely:
Young man, l do not desire to say
anything to you. Kindly do not dis
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
WARNING TO ALL CONCERNED
Simple and Comprehensive Sign Put
Up by Small Boy with a
Grievance.

The Langworths lived in a corner
house so easily accessible from the
street that they were constantly an
noyed by persons ringing to ask where
other possible inhabitants of that
block we're to be found. Finally, goad-
ed to desperation by these Interrupt
lions, the family boy attempted to put
q stop, to the nuisance.
Il guess" said he, c~omplacently.
there won't be any more folks ask
Ing if the Browns, the Biddles or the
Hansons live in this house. I've fixed
EN-"
What have you done?" q~ueried Mrs.
Langworth.
Hung out a sign"
And what did you print on 1t, lad
die?"
Just five words" replied Harold,
proudly: Nobody lives here but u.s."
Lippincott's.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Visitor Was Sherlock Holmes
Marvellous Powers of Deduction That
Astonished storekeeper.

Though it had happened a long time
before, the honest storekeeper still
spoke of the occurrence with awe.
1T was this way" he said. Il was
standing behind the counter in my
store, thinking of nothing in particu-
lar, when a hawk-eyed gentleman
walked in, followed by a quiet, unas-
Stunning chap.
The hawk-eyed gentleman, after
looking all about, turned to me.
do you-er-perhaps-sell cot.
fee?' he asked.
Ives, sir
"tAnd-sugar?'
eyes, sir
"eNice raisins, too, / take it,
eyes, sir; we have a very superior
line Of raisins.
HE paused a while. Then, turning
to me again:
"sCheese?'
eyes, sir-good cheese
"At that he beckoned to the quiet,
u~nassuming chap and whispered in
his ear:
What do you make of It?
mot a thing
sWatson-it's-a grocery store!'
MOI
"Tm sure Of it, Watson.
.sMarvelous!'
and signing to his companion to
follow, the haWk-eyed gentleman stole
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07

trolling interest and meant to squeeze
us all out-offered to lend me money
to buy-of course, OF a margin. And
l was plumb idiot enough to be tolled
into his trap! !, who had never spec
ulated with a dollar before, / didn't
borrow his money, but | took all l
could raise myself, and l bought enough
to be sure / could control the next
election. Then-the slump came, and
after the slump the long, slow crum-
bling. ! controlled the election all
right, of course, but before the next
one came l was ruined, and Keatcham
put his own men in. | went desperate
ly to New York. l didn't know how
to fight those fellows; it was a new
game. / didn't find Atkins. Maybe
because that wasn't his name when l
had known him. l was so sure that
the property was good-as If that mat
tered! AS if anything mattered with
these gamblers who play with loaded
dice and dope the horses they bet
against! Phil had all his property in
the mills; we all had. We mortgaged
the house; we had too, to protect our
stock. You know how the fight ended,
and what happened at Cambridge.
That isn't all. My wife" He stood
a little straighter, and the light went
out of shis eyes. II told you l don't
make friends easily, and I am not the
kind of man women take to; all the
same, the loveliest girl in the south
loved me ever since l jumped over the.
mill-dam to save her rag doll, once,
when she was visiting her aunt ear
us. I'd married, when we seemed pros
porous. Now, understand me, | don't
say it was my ruin and Phil's death
that killed her and the baby; she had
pneumonia, and it may be that seeing
that paper by accident didn't turn the
scale; but | do say that she had her last
hours embittered by it. That's enough
for me. When l got home with-with
Phil, she was dead"
gan to revise his impressions of
Mercer.
Wasn't it?" the other asked, with
a simplicity of appeal that affected the
listener more than anything he had
heard. He jumped out of his chair
and began pacing the room, talking
more rapidly. You're a man; o
know what l wanted to do"
kill somebody, l suppose. l should"
Gust that. l ran Atkins to cover
after a while through Endicott Tracy.
That boy is n of the noblest fellows
that ever lived; yes, sub. He was
going to help poor Phil, Pills room
mate had told him. All those boys
look a-here, Col. Winter, if ever any
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
q, Truth Versus PoIiteness,

Ethel was going to take supper
with a little friend.
Now, DEAR" said her mother,
when you are leaving, you must bid
Marian's mamma good night, and tell
her you have had a very pleasant
time"
When the little girl returned, her
mother asked If she had done as she
told her.
mot 'zactly, mamma was the re.
ply. Marian took the biggest piece
of the apple and spilled lemonade on
MI new dress, so l couldn't say what
you told me, but l told her mother
good night, and l said l guessed Mari.
an had had a very pleasant time
Judge.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
OLD K
Get Saturated with Caffeine.

When a person has used coffee for a
number of years and gradually de-
clined in health, it is time the coffee
should be left of in order to see wheth-
er or not that has been the cause Of
the trouble.
A lady in Huntsville, Ala, says she
used coffee for about 40 years, and for
the past 20 years was troubled with
stomach trouble.
Il have been treated by many physi-
clans but all in vain. Everything failed
to perfect a cure. I was Frustrated for
some time, and came near dying. When
1 recovered sufficiently to partake of
food and drink / tried coffee again and
it soured my stomach.
II finally concluded coffee was the
cause of my troubles and stopped u.s.
ing it. I tried tea and milk in its
place, but neither agreed with me, then
/ commenced using Postum. l had it
properly made and it was very pleas
ing to the taste.
II have now used it four months, and
my health is so greatly improved that
I can eat almost anything / want and
can sleep we'll, whereas, before, / suf-
fered for years with insomnia.
II have found the cause of my trou-
bles and a way to get rid Of them.
You can depend upon 1t l appreciate
Postum"
There's a Reason" Read 1.-The Road
to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letterg A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true and full of human
interest.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
away, with catlike tread, looking war;
ly about him on all sides.
"Not until after he had gone did I
realize who my distinguished visitor


If commerce hath wrought wonders
till wonders never cease, not least
among them is that in virtue of which
we fatten bulls with wheat that fails
the nice distinction of.meum and tuum
whereby misfortunes are rendered
into assets-thy misfortunes into my
assets.
A thousand years ago you might get
it in the neck, and that would be
about all-you would perhaps be the
wiser, but no nan would be any the
richer. Now, however, the sun can-
not burn up a Hindu's rice, or the hail
pound a Russians corn into the
ground, without somebody's prosperity
being boosted. And that is because,
in spite of poets and other kickers.
commerce has steadily come on.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Fairgrounds in Boston.

Boston women established the first
playground in 1902. Last year there
were eight, and nearly $4,000 was ex-
pended, or about 81 for each child, a
very cheap price for the amount Of
good obtained. The Playground league
is the name of the society of the play
ground boys themselves, who wear
buttons and discipline all bad boys,
thus making the government easy
enough for those in charge. Not the
least important result of the play
grounds in that city is said to be that
involved in the self-government.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
The Gardens Ono Enjoys.

am rapidly arriving at the con.
clusion that the only gardens n en-.
joys are those belonging to our friends,
and that all r~hapsoies one reads
about gardening In general are writ
ten over a blazing fire "a tempestuous
nights by people Of exuberant imagi.
nation and no knowledge whatever on
the subject.-Ladies' Field
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07

zeal condition when 1 began with
Doan's Kidney Pills, and they certain
ly did wonders for me-. Though | am
81 years old, I am as well as the aver
age woman of so. I work well, eat
well and sleep we'll"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Couldn't Tear Himself. AWAY

turb me any more. Go away, young
man."
Il can't" roared the reporter, be-
side himself with evaporation.
You've shut my coat tails in the
door,"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
x.
The smolderina Ember,

If MERGERS avowal surprised the
colonel, there was nc trace OF such
emotion in his face or his manner Il
rather thought it might be- he said.
And our young friend who is pro-
noting ~fireless stoves with the solemn
energy he learned doing Dicky
~stunts?'
mr.. Endicott Tracy" Mercer had
the manner OF q ceremonious introduc-
ton. Tracy favored the customary
murmur of pleasure with his radiant
smile.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
Little Meat; Good Health.

Italians of the poorer class generally
enjoy good health. This is partly at
tributed to the fact hat the work
ing class of Italy eat less meat than
those of other European nations.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-05-07
NEW STRENGTH FOR OLD BACKS.
No Need to Suffer Every Day from
Backache.
Mrs. Joannah Straw, 526 North
Broadway. Canton, s. d., says: For

LnTee years sur
fered everything
with rheumatism in
my limbs and a dull,
ceaseless aching in
my back. was
w e k, g uid,
broken with head
h and dizzy
spells, and the kid
ney secretions were
thick with solids. 1
was really in a crit
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
New Land For Fruit.

Fruits of all kinds do well upon
cleared woodland, provided, of course.
that the location and mechanical con-
dition of the soil are suitable. But it
is not wise to plant trees on such land
until it has been thoroughly plowed
and is in a condition to be conveniently
cultivated. In planting an orchard
upon stumpy land stumps should not
be allowed to remain in proximity to
the newly set trees. The stumps will
not only interfere with cultivation, but
greatly endanger the trees by bruises
from horse or pillow.
Among small fruits the strawberry
thrives especially well on recently
cleared land. Upon such soil it makes
most satisfactory growth and fruit
age. and much less labor is required
to keep the weeds and grass down, as
the ground is not impregnated with
foul seed This immunity of new
ground, compared to old land, from
weed and grass infestation is most
important factor not only in straw
berry culture but in all gardening or
trucking operations.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16

A) TRAP NEST MADE OF ORANGE BOX.
till released. This trap nest gives good
satisfaction and can be made very
cheaply. "IdeaP' trap nests, shown in
figure marked B, have also been used
and found quite satisfactory. They
have the advantage of occupying
small space.
When one is anxious to build up a
certain strain of birds, either for egg
production. special, fancy or exhibition
stock. the trap nest. if looked after,
will show which hens lay and which
hens lay certain eggs, thus enabling
the breeder to know exactly what he
is doing. They require considerable
time in the way of keeping records
and releasing the hens after laying
Each hen has her own individuality.
Certain hens lay eggs that are nearly
always hatchable. Some hens lay
well. Their eggs are nearly always fer
tile, but will not hatch either under
hens or in incubators. The chicks will
develop to certain size, often fully
formed. but die in the shell. A few
hens lay eggs that are seldom fertile
In selecting birds one has several OBJ
jects. The saying is often heard that
1.-THE hen that lays is the hen that
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
Illustrating a Word.

Myra Kelly, whose stories of child
life on the east side of New York are
well known to magazine readers. tells
many amusing stories of her expert
ences in teaching the young idea Of
foreign extraction how to shoot in
English On one occasion she was at
tempting to demonstrate to class of
youthful pupils the exact meaning of
various words, using the plan of tax
ing a word, carefully explaining its
meaning and then asking one of the
class to construct a sentence contain
ing that word. Among other words
she selected was "disarrange," and
after having attempted to make it's
meaning absolutely clear she called
upon a little Italian boy for an oral
demonstration. After an interval Of
deep thought he gave utterance to this:
"My papa he get-a up early in de
morning for, a light-a de fire ina de
kitchen. De fire he go out. and my
papa say, 'Damn-a dis-a ranger"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-09-16
What Becomes of the Corn.

People often wonder. particularly
those who have Travelled for hundreds
of miles through the corn belt, what
becomes of corn which is grown every
year In the year 1905 when the to-
tai crop was 2,666,O00,000 bushels,
241 100000 bushels were consumed in
-four and grist mill products, 100000
bushels in the manufacture of starch.
100000 bushels for malt liquors. IL
100000 bushels in the production of
distilled liquors, 100000 bushels for
glucose, 19O,000.0O0 bushels for export
and 100000 bushels for seed. max
ing a total of 51S.000,000 bushels, or
1913 per cent of the entire crop. The
remaining S0.T per cent. or 2,11S,000,-
600 bushels, seems to have been used
almost entirely for feeding.