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The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

The latest yarn from Africa tells how
Teddy killed an enrsged lion just IN time
20 save the lives OF 400 porters." says
the Atlanta Georgian. Let US be accu-
rate; It was 80 pOrters. not 80 With
that. exception, there Is positively moth
ing short and ugly about the yarn at all.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

The Philadelphia Public Ledger thinks
the old poem. "Woodman. Spare That
Tree" may yet become q national cam
paign cry. IN other words, there is good
timber for a political platform herein.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20
Vet All Roses

From the Iniianapolis News
But darn It, the same pleasant breezes
that make the danodH bloom viii open
the windows and turn the ueighbor's
phonograph loose
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

And even Il the duty on hosiery IS in
creased. do not rush TO the conclusion
that you can make up BY & little more
conscientious darning. o ye housewives
Of the land. The duties on needles ard
thread both are scheduled to go up.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

servia-s refusal to buy King Peter or
at 5000 per annum indicates. to our
way Of thinking. that servia is a mighty
foolish tightwad
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20
Crnic.s Art Of Love.

Frcm ths TstleT-
Tie great art Of love Is TO write little
and burn al. Half the scandals OF life
would be averted Il people only followed
this admirable counsel
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

An Alabama patriot seeks TO enJoIn the
sale Of so-called aear-beer. because # is
real beer. even though labeled uear-beAr.
which e e violation OF the pure food law.
This is most extraordinary legal
action, We think.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20
Ana de pcmoc-at. should HeIp.

From the Jscksorville Enes-UnioH-
II they live up 10 their platform
pledges. it is the duty Of Republican
congressuen TO lower the tariR duty on
| necessities
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

7 viii remain IN politics until I de, =
SAYS Uncle Joe Some folks may not
Ike ''Cncie Joe's" style OF beauty. but
nobody doubts he is game, all right.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20
Here and There.

The only difference IS that Europe has
stone ruins and we have wooden ones. -
What ruins have we in this country?"
Race track grand stands"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

The end OF the world Is near" says
a Houston. Tex. minister Right at hand.
IN fact. Everybody knows Houston is
the julping-oT place.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

A German inventor has produced a
phonograph that can be heard several
miles; We fear many Of US will live
TO curse the day that fellow was born.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

Somehow. we think It must be hard to
accumulate a CkautaUqua reputation
from participation in a tariff debate.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

People laugh when the question Is
asked. What is a Democrat?- But what
IS a Resubiican?" inquiries the Spring
field Republican. Well, with a Republi-
can House OF Representatives vetiux for
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

The policemen at Coney Island this
summer VIII all be married men. Beyond
them, however. We suppose It viii be as
much Of gamble as ever.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

''Wil g gentleman 'cuss' the vmpire2''
asks the SpartaRburE Herald. When the
umpire refuses 70 give the home team
the benefit of al The doubts-yes.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

Moreover. II the Mad Mullah gets too
forward with his talk. Bwana Tumbo
may step over and show him how 70
run the government.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

The trouble with Senator BaHey's IN
come tax proposition Is that It is such a
good thing Il Is destined TO die very
young
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

NO American man ever tried TO art
with me-" says ElinOr Glyn tip 10
Elnor: That Is not TIE line OF talk
calculated 10 get them busy.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20
Qutte so.

Some ot these Balkan kings are purity
reckless"
They ere that Steer the ship Of state
Ike q was a racing auto"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

We have not yet come 70 deal With
the consumer" says Senator Hale Gee
whiz,,
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

The colonel evidently thinks Count
Tolstd Is a good many things Alr. Jacob
Riis is not
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

Some nearby counter attraction surely
must have blufIed Ralsuli far into the
tau and uncut
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20
on~hf 70 Helm

I'VE must do something to improve
at our church
why not have the plate passed by our
prettiest girlsT'
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
GAME ANp COPY.

GAME AND OOFAs
He kills g monster every day
In open fight
I thought the Colonel went away
Mainly TO write.
It's well enough 70 maks a kin
From place &c place.
thought his object was 70 Ill
A lot OF space.
But now think understand
His little ruse.
Hes out for both the hunting and
The current gnus.
No Doubt.
Some Of the department stores are
putting IN theaters"
viii they allow shoppers 20 inspect
a couple OF acts. with a view Of buying
seats Il the play suits?"
3 Suggestion.
'one trouble about keeping saloon is
that you have to drink with everybody.
why don't you employ social seere-
tary?"
Hard TO Choose.
why can't she make q choice between
her suitors?"
Wei. one Of them is a press agent.
HIS language Is very attractive. But the
other IS q travelling salesman. and he
treats her as II she were big buyer.
Human Nature.
No msn respects free advice.
Wed rather go
To those We know
VIII charge a handsome price
Ought to Help.
I'VE must do something to improve
collections at our church"
why not have the plate passed by our
prettiest girls7"
Here and There.
The only difference IS that Europe has
stone ruins and we have wooden ones. -
What ruins have we in this country
Race track grand stands"
quite So.
Some ot these Balkan kings are purity
reckless.
They ere that. Steer the ship OF state
Ike q was racing auto.
CIVIC BEAUTIFICATION.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20
Human Nature.

No msn respects free advice.
Wed rather go
To those we know
VIII charge a handsome price.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20
No Doubt.

Some Of the department stores are
putting In theaters."
viii they allow shoppers 70 Inspect
a couple OF acts, with view OF buying
seats Il the play suits?''
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20

"One trouble about keeping 8 saloon IS
that you have to drink with everybody
why don't you employ a social seere-
tary?"
The Washington herald., 1909-05-20
THE NATIONS CITY.

THURSDAY. MAY %. 1909.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-02
NEST SIDNEY.

\ pleasant wedding reception was
given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
u. Wyman on the Pond road ThurSdaN
evening. Dee. 81. to celebrate the mar
rage of their daughter, Bessie Maria
20 hall CLAYTON Bowman OF sidney,
The bride was pretti'y goWned IN blue
sill, ,yith baby Irish trimmings and
carried white carnations. She wore In
her hair bridal roses cut from a plant
belonging 10 Mrs. George swift. y
pretty incident being that it sent out
its first blossoms en- the eve or ~"
reception. Among tn" many guests
,ycr, friends FROM Belgrade. Augusta
Hal!owcl, Oakland and Cambridge,
Mass. The gifts we're numerous ana
beautiful. A dainty lunch was served
in ,h. dinin., room from to 10 o'clock
Nearly 4 hundred friends extended
TIC ir congratulations to the bride and
groom.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-02
HISTORIC FLAG
Presented TO Gov. Guild
At Bay State Capital.
First National Flag FIoated in
Richmond After Its Fall.
Relic Now Hangs Beside Other His
toric Trophies.

Boston. Jan 1.-The tattered REM
rants Of tn" GuidOn of H. Troops Of
th" 4th Cavalry. Massachusetts Vol
ln.tccr Militia. which was the first ma
tional color TO he displayed in Rich-
mcnd after its surrender. was pre-
scented to Gov. Guild today by Col. Ar
Mold A. Rand in behalf of Major A. +.
Kay ana other officers Of the regiment
and after 4 few speeches was hung on
the walls Of the old Senate chamber
beside the muSllCt of the Concord fight,
nc HeSsian drum. the Baltimore drum
ana the Grant headquarters flag.
The guidon which has been in tho
possession OF Major Ray, who was in
and who wishing that it might be pre-
served in 4 safer place had it encased
~ frame and sent to the State house
The field of the flag is nearly gone
but a few stars remain surrounding
the red III" The stripes are badly
frayed but the letter III" can be seem
Col. Rand in presenting the flag to
the governor said that the guidOn was
carried into the city of Richmond by
Troop II when it was opened and that
Major A. VI. Stevens provost mar
shall and senior officer of the Attn Cav
AIRY. led the troops and received the
surrender of the city. The guidon was
first displayed from the windows of
the capitol but later hoisted on tho
pole on the roof where it displaced the
Confederate flag. Gov. Guild thanked
the officers for the gift
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-02

in memory Of the Flint family. Tie large
Gothic double window III The front end Of
the church was donated by Charlie; T..
Smith III memory of Emily ". smith
Fhnrndike is situated .umc % mills
northwest of Belfast Originally called
the Lincoln plantation. it was incort,oi'-
ated on Feb Is. 1919. ana named for I.;,aei
Thorndihe. one of the then principal pl'p
plietors. Almost in the center OF tn.
town there stands what is called ia
Center church" For many GEARS tlt
Gospel has been faithfully preached there.
since the advent OF tn. railroad. hntvrN-
en-. sometime in the Sos and tbs eat;},-
liSnmcnt Of TholnGike station. religious
services have been conducted in the hrils
close by. In January. 1905. the Rev =.
-. Hanscom was called as pastor. ana
through his earnest efforts church was
founded with II members. Brief pastor
ateS have followed the founding, the min
listers being Rev MessIS. A. +. Grcg3 ana
q. +. Mann.
Two attempts were made at builG;na
but lack of support caused their ahan-
donment.
Our present pastor. Rev. J. BurtorG
Parry, succeeded Rev. G. l.. Mann in
October, 1907. Through his efforts in nv
spring of 1908 the desire for a church
building was revived Bro. T.. G. Smith
Commenced the subscription list with q
generous gift of $500. This, with the aid
of members and friends and the untiling
efforts of the pastor in his work, has
brought about the completion OF our
beautiful building.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-02
SAGADAHOC.
RICHMOND.

The following officers have been
elected for 1909 of Richmond Lodge,
No IS. |. q. Q. F.: Noble grand. J. w.
lit; secretary. c. E. Weber: Fin Sec.
f. J. Libby: Treas. w G. Buker
Miss Ruth Croker entertained
friends at whist Wednesday evening
The guests We're Mr.. and Mrs. Zelma
Dwinal. Mr. and Mrs. Roy c. Harlow,
Miss Harriette Crocker. Harry Hig-
gins, Drummond Rogers.
Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Sylvester return
ell Thursday from a business trip to
Boston
Norman Thurlow of Burnham has
heer visiting old friends in town dur
ing the past week.
Frank S. Hayden Of Boston returned
SATURDAY. having been IN Richmond
for a week putting in new switch
board at the Central telephone office.
DIR. Henry Hawkins of Boston is Wis.,
iting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
W. Smith.
Miss Helen Page and sister Sara are
pa ssing the Christmas with their moth
er. Mrs. II. +. Page.
Mr.. and Mrs f.. A. Belle went to Sa-
lem Tuesday. where they are ENJOY
ing weeks visit
A good attendance was present at
the Methodist church Thursday even
ing. the occasion being Watch Night
services. Refreshments were served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-02
4 GOOD YEAR.
Fortune Smiled On Lin
coin County In 1908.
Notable Progress In Prosperity
OF the Several Towns.
Business Has Been Good and Local
Projects Have Expanded.

WiscaSset Ne, Jan. t.-(Spt ciaD.-
il the several municipalities N the
county OF Lincoln there arc evidences
of much Improvement. The farmers
are Frightening up to improved meth
DDS in intense filling of the soil, there
by receiving very much larger returns
for labor and capital. In the northern
part Of the county an increased per
cont in potato culture is noticed ncarl-
ly all Of ;hC product being marketed
from the field last fall at good prices.
All Improvement in farm buildings and
farm machinery is Observed which pc
speaks a now dawn for advancement
In the southern part Of the county the
influx Of summer visitors is noted.
Many new cottages We're erected or
the shores of the ocean. adding much
to the prosperity of this section of the
state. In Waldo5oro Il water system,
has been built ard other Improvements
have been made. The Damariscotta
Steamboat Co. has added one steamer
to the feet and has given fine SER
vice to the travelling public which has
been greatly appreciated, This line has
done much in aiding in building up the
summer travel to the Islands on the
coast Of Roothbay and Bristol. At
Hoothbay Harbor considerable bllid
ing has been done and the people ;iaNc
received their portion Of rnsprritN.
This Staid old town Of WiScaSS"t Is
rising from. her Slumbers and putting
on a new coat of life The C"ngresa-
tionaI society mas about finished new
house for worship in the plac" of The
one destroyed last January hy fire
When finished the cost will !" about
$4,000
Several improvements have been
made about the Court house. one OF
which was the Introduction of water.
The imrrovemcnts on the Wiscasset.
Watcrville &, F'armrct"n Railway
have been continual ANA today the line
is giving the travelling public much
better service. 1t is the aim Of the
mnag cement to assist in the devalop-
rrent Of the resources along its line
and thus add to the prosperity of the
Sheepscot valley.
The New England Telephone Co. and
the Nash Telephone Co have made
several extensions in the county. fur
nishing the farmers and business nlsn
much needed facilities for dong bus
mess. Several new rural free delivery
routs have been put in during the past
year, thus bringing the farmer, the
artisan the manufacturer. the mer-
chant and the outside world into closer
touch Finally in summing up the out
look for 1909 thrift and cooperation
will he the watchwords for the year.
An increased acreage will be titled by
the farmers, improved stock will be
added to the, farms and more accom-
modations for vacatioEists viii be
made
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-02
Announcing Stations.

The scheme under consideration by
The Pennsylvania railroad for reforni
N the announcement of stations is
very promising. TO replace names by
numbers and to display the humber 81
the station next reached automatically
in q conspicuous place is a plan that
has much to recommend it. 1t may be
assumed that suitable provision would
know readily the number of each sta
ton, which would not be at all diff
cult
The present system is a relic Of early
ard simple times, when. stations were
few. trains SLOW. journeys short and
passengers were fairly familiar with
the places on the route. Then the or
der OF these places was practically
Known and the crying of them was
readily understood. Today all these
onditions are substantially reversed.
KS 70" the trainmen, they are victims
rather than offenders They are in the
state of the street buyer Of caSt-off
garments who explained to the criti-
al CDleridgc that he cried 90 clio -
because he had to do it 50 often. They
Weld to the common human weakness
or rhythmic and inarticuIate utter
nee of any words oft repeated as the
Inc Of least resistance. The result is,
however, general nuisance. and if
he railroad companies can abolish il
they ought to. OF course, even s.
simple q reform carried out as to hun
reds Of stations upon thousands OF
ars is no small matter for even til,
administrative efficiency Of the Penn
ylvaEia and it will take time Blu
t will pay, and the example viii be
ollowed generally.-New York Times
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-02
RED LETTER DAY.
Congregational Church at
ThOrndike Dedicated.
Fair Skies and Perfect Wealth
.er Smile On The Event.
Church Starts Out With Debt Com.
pIeteIy Wiped Out.

Thorndilc. Me, Jan. 1.-(SpcciaD. =
Thursday was red letter day at Thorn
dixie. Ii was a beautiful day ana at | r.
NJ the silver key which had been procur-
Cd for the occasion was presented to c. +
Swift who opened the church on behalf
of the people with fitting remarks. The
church was sono filed with the waiting
people, and the following program was
carried out:
organ Prelude
DoNology and Invocation
Rev Charles Harbutt. Portland
Freedom Male Quartette ' 49,
financial Statement. Mr. G.. +. Cox
Presentation Of Pulpit Furniture, on be-
half OF Masonic Lodge.
3. p. Hurd. NJ. D.
Offortory
Dedicatorv Sermon
President David n. eBaeh. D. D
Dedicatoly Act
Pastor and Congregation
The Act Of Dedication.
Pastor--'T he glory of God, our Father.
by whose favor we have built this
house:
70 the honor of Jeesus. the Christ the
Son Of the living God. our Lord and
Savior;
source of life and light;
Congrcgation--W dedicate this house
Pastor-For worship in PRAYER and song:
for the ministry of the world: for thc
celebration Of the Holy Sacraments:
Congreeation-We dedicate this house
Pastor For comfort to those who mourn.
for help in right living:
Congregation-We dedicate this house
Pastor For the sanctification Of the fam
ir: for the guidance of childhood;
for the salvation of men:
congregation-W dedicate this house
Pastor For the fostering Of patriotism
for the training Of conscience; for az.
Cressinn against evil.
ConSregation-We dedicate this house
Dedicatory Prayer
Response Male Quartette
Benediction
President David n. Beach, D D
Organ Postlude
After the opening exercises in the eve,
ming the pastor J. Burford Parry an
nounced that the building Of the churcl
had cost but $1,000 and that s155 was still
to be paid. Through the efforts of Presi
dent Beach the extra debt was wiped
out and good fund left in the treasury
The sermon Of the evening was delivered
by Prof Warren j M0ulton of Bangor
Theeoligical Seminary.
This evening a fine sermon was preach
ed by Rev G. W. Collier The program
for Sunday is as follows:
, P. NJ. Preacher. Rev. J. Burford Parrl
Z P.J NJ Preacher. Rev. Charles Harbutt
The nine windows in the church are al
memorial windows. Commencing at the
right hand entrance first is the Bumps
family. then follows the John Perley
family. then one in memory of William
II. Sayward then Samuel Tilton. On the
left hand entrance, first is in memory of
G. J. Hurd, next Nathan and Betsey
Ward then the Hartman --------, next
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-02
Tracing Course Of Jack
man Forest Fire.
Interesting and Novel Points
in a Somerset Suit.
Story Of a Fire Which Burned Over
Four townships.

Skowhegan, Me, Jan. 1.--(SpeciaD.-l
What appears to be a stiff proposition
IT law is booked for The March term
OF thu Supreme court fer Somerset
county. The stupenduous task of Sc
curing record evidence in the case is
responsible for the fact that the case
vas not brought for the present term
at Skowhegan. Journal readers will
remember that When the big forest fire
started on Attean township. several
miles above the village of Jackmar, in
the Moose river valley it was claimed
that the fire originated with a brush
!Irc set by the sectionmen of the Can
adam Pacific railway. Whether this
be true or false it is to be threshed out
in court. 1t is a fact however that the
fire which started on the Attean
spread 10 adjoining townships, four in
all and was finally eXtinguished after
seriously threatening the prosperous
village Of Jackman. Thousands of
acres of valuable timber lands were
destroyed by the fire and hundreds of
acres of lard Of no practical value
were burned over. The fire dug deep
into the forest soil and crept along UNI
der the surface for long distances be-
fore breaking out again. So at least it
is said. One important question will
ifc involved in the trying of the case
and that is whether the fire really did
travel under ground or whether the
area burned over was by several diff
lerent and distinct fires for which the
railway employees were not responsible
Ever since the eXtinguishment of the
lire civil engineers have been at work
and arc at work row. determining the
extent OF area covered by the fire and
the real loss which has occurred. At
present there are twelve men tramp
ing through the SHOWS of Range Z, I'M
covering the earth for signs of the
creeping route of the fire. The engi-
neerS have discovered some very queer
freaks Of the fire. The Journal report
ed during the progress of the fire. the
course taken. the fact that fire trav-
"ltd under ground for long distances
and that great pines and spruces I'M
touched on trunk or limb. had tumbled
ever 10y reason of the roots being burnt
away 1t was also reported at the time
that fire had been found by tn, fire
fighters al a dtpth of four feet The
engineers find where this occurred on
man. acres Of land. They also have
found that in sections where the soil
was principally of the top Of veseta-
ton an accumulation of perhaps nun
ofeds Of years the fire sank deeper
into the ground. the soil having been
Of the character Of beet. In several
places on township No holes nave
been he
which measure fifty feet across and
NOR than lon feet deep. Giant trees
with tops sill green but blighting up
Ger the lack of nourishment, lie root
less III great numbers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-02

Capt. Willard Thompson, vice-presi-
lent of the Baltimore. Chesapeake &c
Atlantic railway Company and the
Maryland, Delaware & Virginia Rail-
way Company has q freak in the way
# an oyster and a whskey bottle A
Medium sized oyster has grown into
he mouth of the bottle, which is part
filled with water and mud 1t was
rought here from the Patuxent river
~ Capt. James Gourley of the steamer
sVestmoreland, about three weeks ago.
he oyster seems to be alive and Can
ain Thomson believes it sucks the wa
er frcm the inside of the bottle.-Bal-
more Sun. 4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-02
KENNEBEc.
ALBION.

Rev. and Mrs. A. Nj. Cox recently
made a trip to Durham, Pittsfield and
Plymouth.
Eden. son of Charles Coffin, tell
Wednesday and broke him arm.
Mrs. Lydia tioodspeed has been pass
ing a few days at the parsonage.
Mrs. Parker Fuller and Mrs. Chas
Norton are not as well at this writ
inc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-02

Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Thomas j. Lyons returned Friday from
a visit to Lewiston and Lisbon Fails.
where he has been ON work connected
with the business OF his department.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-02
WALDO.
FREEDOM.

Miss Louise Wentworth of Freedom
and Fred Littlefield of Albion We're
married in Skowhegan Monday even
ing Dec. IS.
Rev. and Mrs. J. BWeford Parry
passcd Christmas with DR.. ana Mrs.
a. NJ. Small.
Miss carol Howard passed Dec, q
and IS in Freedom the guest OF her
sister. Miss Ethel Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farrar of Ripley nave
been visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Grace Linscott.
Miss Auvena Myrick is in town. the
guest of DIR. and Mrs. a. NJ. Small
A $1,000 pearl necklace, lost by
visitor at Northeast Harbor four years
,no during a mountain climb, was
found recently in an unusual manner
T'hr necklace. was taken from q cliHfe-
man in Eo:ton by the police. The man
said he found it four years ag" on II
wood path at Northeast Harbor. tie
did not know its value. The Boston
,olice Investigated his story, with inc
result that the owner of the necklace
was located.