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Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-02
heard a sensible woman say the

! heard sensible woman say the
other day that IF these pesky men
would pick up after themselves a wom-
ans work would be lighter and her
heart happier every day" This had
q very penetrating effect upon me, and
if I had been hailed into court within
a half hour I believe should have
pleaded guilty to the charge. We men
DO not know what extra burdens we
impose through sheer carelessness up
on those who have cares and trials
enough Of their own. Perhaps she did
not mean to be personal but I've been
picking DIP things more lately to see if
I cannot redeem myself I've got so
that I hang UP my coat and hat with
great regularity. and do not leave my
brogans in the middle Of the floor any
more There's nothing like getting
self-conscious Of your own shiftlessness.
brother. for it prevents good women
from making. singing and convicting
remarks.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-02

II Wilbur Wright could get FROST
bitten in his airship IN less than two
hours, what might not have happened
TO Walter Wellman had he started
for the North pole in his airship.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-02
The MAN WHO lAlAS

We have wished one another Hap
by New Year and we are all booked for
1909. This is an agreeable habit of
ours--it is pleasant-perhaps it is
profitable. We pray to God ito give
us this day our daily bread" and year
by year we resolve that we will live
nearer to divine law. If it is necessary
for God to do for US day by day, Niiy
do we venture to live by his law a lit
tie better year by year? That wouldn't
pass for fair reciprocity. Man doesn't
DO things year by year-he must do
things day by day-and this renewal
of the pledge once in a twelve-mon
looks very much like a numbug to M.
What is. the use of talking about living
better next year than this? Why not
make each tomorrow a. little better
than today. The day-by-day effort
smacks OF earnestness. It has business
n it. Year by year is just a shiftlesS
pretense.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-02

How many persons there are in this
world of otrs who look down on theiy
relatives because their relatives are
not rich enough to look down on them.
1t makes all the difference in the word
about the size of the money bags and
nobody seems to care about the size If
hearts. But money doesn't affect every
body, for Old Hold says We're Old 81
Weatherback's young uns," whether we
look up to our brothers and sisters or
they look down upon US. Money can
buy a long pedigree, but it cannot
change a short one. Vanity leads dis
in an awful dance if we just get into
step with her. In books Of ancestry the
rich relative does not always shine
brighter than the poor and honest one.
Money there sometimes looks as cheap
as tinsel on a Christmas tree. Ma
terial wealth doesn't make the man.
1t is righteousness which BELTS king.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-02

A taking rule of business is that "a
man should always try to do more IN
his business than is expected Of him. -
said a travelling salesman. but did you
ever know of a man who tried to do
that at homer" I had to confess that
1 could not recall the name of a single
saint in my whole acquaintance VINO
really did try to do twice as much at
home as was expected of him. Most Of
the saints I have known have by COW
ering up their tracks. got credit. Tor
walking in the straight and narrow
path It is not by doubling their work
but by doubling their cover that many
men get good repute. I tell you, we
men are not like open-faced watches
we may seem to be running right
when we are not. 1t would be whole
some for us to try to make as good a
name at home as elsewhere
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-02

what do you work for? You 10 not
need to work." said a wayfarera to a
man of means, and ne thought he was
striking y. He did not know that
every man needs to work: that the
price Of physical vigor is labor. We
must walk and work to keep our mus
Giles hard-we must breathe deep to
keep our lungs in good order. and
chew faithfully our food to keen our
digestive organs in prime condition.
We may once have been a race of stall
warts. but we areanOt now, for walking
mas gone out of fashion. deep breathing
is the exception, not the rule, and the
quick lunch is too often a substitute
for the well-served and well masticated
meal: this is why we have physically
degenerated and become a race of dys-
peptics. So long as man takes one
SIXTH the exercise he ought and per-
mits one-sixth OF his lung power to
do full duty. he should expect to de-
generate. The idea that we do not need
to work is a fraud-work will do for US
what no amount Of money eyer can.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-02

THERE is no advertising medium In
Eastern Connecticut equal to The Bull
letin for business results.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-02

The clerks behind the counters do
not have very Merry Christmas or
Happy New Year. They behold the
human race in all its push and selfish
ness-with its parlOr manners put
away and its impertinence upon it's
face. In the surging ranks that line
up to the counters they see too much
of the hog and too little of the man.
They are right on the tackle line, which
is the bargain line. and realize what
holiday business is six days before and
the day after-the day after, when the
patron comes to exchange duplicates,
and the curious come around upon
pretense simply to find out what some
present cost-for you know cost marks
on Christmas goods are very unfash
ionable I should like to wish all those
clerks a Happy New Year, but I haven't
the face to do it, because the new year
is enough sight worse than the old year
to them. If there are department
stores on the golden shore, may they
be behind the counters where angels
come to trade.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-02

Have you noticed as you look heaven
ward on these winter nights that some
tiTes the stars seem twice as far away
as at others? 1 like to see them best
when they seem nearest and brightest,
although I know that they are really
the same night after night. An ilIu-
sion which pleases is not so bad a
thing. And we behold Shining there
the thousands of suns God has set IN
limitless space millions Of miles apart.
The distances in stardom are i'm
measured ble-the suns which are
larger than our own uncountable. 1t
has been truly said that the heavens
declare the majesty and the power of
God. And among these great lights of
the night the tiny, glowing discs in RE
'elescOpe reveal to the astronomer
distant worlds rolling in space-space
and suns and worlds inconprehensibls.
Who wonders that the poet looking up
ward exclaimed: Reckless, o soul ex-
ploring I with thee and thou with me.
are they not all the seas of God, o
farther, farther, farther sail"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-02

Falrdeld county holds he banner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-15
LODGES OF INSTRUCTION.
Times and Places Announced by Grand
Lecturer r. e. Sleeper.

Grand Lecturer Frank f. Sleeper of
the Grand Lodge of Maine, F. and A
M. has issued the following notice
under date of Sept. 49,
Brethren:-Lodges of Instruction
will be held this year as follows: AT
Dexter. Friday. October Sth, 1909, at
1000 o'clock A. NJ; at Portland, Deer
ing Lodge, Woodfords,) Thursday
October 14th, 1909, at 1000 o'clock A
NJ; at Bath, Tuesday, October 18TH
1909, at 1000 o'clock A. NJ; at Belfast
Wednesday, October 9th, 1909, at 1000
o'clock A. NJ. Instruction will be given
at forenoon and afternoon sessions,
and in the evening work will be per-
formed and the local lodges inspected
by their District Deputy Grand
Masters. 1t is expected of every
District Deputy Grand Master that he
shall attend at least one of these
Lodges of instruction. All Master
Masons in good standing are cordially
invited to attend these meetings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-15
PERISH IN DESERT.
Nevada's Death Valley Claims Two
More Victims.

Rhyolite, New, Sept. 1.-THE bodies
of Emery Dodge and Tom Flanz, min
ers who persisted of thirst while at
tempting to cross Death Valley, were
found Saturday four miles west of
Skiddoo, Cal. by members of the
searching party securing the desert
for brother of President Eldridge of
the National Sewing Machine Co, who
has been lost for three weeks
The men, whose bodies were found
left Rhyolite late in August and start
ed across Death Valley, where the Their
mometer reaches 1870 degrees in the
shade during the summer months They
carried two canteens of water each, but
this supply must have been exhausted
before they had gone half way Crazed
by thirst they wandered about until
they were overcome by the heat and
lay down to die.
Young Eldridge was attempting to
reach this place from his mining claims
| in tho Panaminil range. He left his
companions three weeks ago. Men from
| all the desert camps have searched the
desert. The burro which he took with
him when he started across the valley
was found a few days ago but there
was no other trace of the man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-15
ANOTHER VICTIM DEAD.
Reward Of $500 for Fiend Who Nal
treated and Killed Children.

Utica, n. Y, Sept. 14.-Aside from
the death of Fred InfuSnio, the second
victim of the unknown kidnapper and
murderer. which occurred at l O'Clock
this morning, there were no new devel-
opmcnts in the case during the night
The police report that they have now
no one under arrest or suspicion and
reward of $500 has been offered by
the city for information that shall lead
to the arrest of the murderer. Every
clew is being followed to the end.
1t is reported from the hospital that
Farnv Infusnio has somewhat recov-
cred from the shock of her long night
vigil TIE pain from her wound and the
operation which she underwent, and
II is believed that later in the day 1t
will be possible to secure from her a
better description OF the murderer than
has vet been had. But the authorities
place little hope upon that. for they are
not of the belief that a girl of six can
give such description as will aid them
greatly in tracking the criminal. The
physicians state that she has consid-
erablc fever and that it may be neces-
sary to postpone any questioning until
later in the week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-15
Farm Hand Pounds and
Robs Employers Wife.
Sends Husband on Goose.
Chase to Cover Up Crime.
Boards an Electric Car and Hasn't
Been Seen Since.

Mount Holly. N. j., Sept 14,-At-
tackled in the yard of her farm home
near Marion, and beaten into insensi-
biiity, carried to the house gagged.
bound hand foot and then placed be-
tween two beds. where she would be
helpless, Mrs. William H. Mortland, 80
years old, was thus brutally treated
Yesterday as part of the plan of
Samuel Layfield, an employee of the
farm, to rob the house during the alb
sence of the woman's husband on a trip
to MoreStown, near here. The fellow
found gold watch and chain and $50
in money and with these he left in the
direction of Morestown.
On the road he met Mr.. MOrtland
returning home and to keep him away
from the house he told him that a man
had called at the house to buy the
team of mules that the farmer had to
sell but had tired of waiting and had
gone TO MOreStown to meet Mortland.
The farmer turned about and took
Layfield into MoOreStown with him so
the prospective purchaser would not
he missed. The two waited for nearly
two hours without success and then
MOrtland decided to return home. The
assailant boarded a trolley car and
has not been seen since. During all this
time Mrs. Mortland lay helpless be-
tween two beds and almost unable to
breath. She suffers from nervous shock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-15
ENTERTAINED AT NEWPORT.
Prince and Princess kuniyoshi Visit
the Points Of Interest.

Newport, r.. l., Sept. 14.-Prince and
Princess Kuniyoshi of Japan. who
since their arrival from Boston last
night, have heen the guests of Col
Robert NJ. Thompson on board his
holseboat. the Everglades. We're taken
On an automobile trip about the city
today Later the party visited Fort
Adams. where they witnessed dress
parade of the Coast Artillery troops.
The prince and princess were received
at the fort by Col Walter Howe. Tho
party then boarded the Everglades and
after luncheon on board were taken to
The naval training station at Coasters
Harbor island.
The program after lunch included a
reception by The officers connected
with the station. and drill by the
naval brigade. Tonight General and
Mrs. J. Fred I'ierson gave dinner in
their honor. The prince and princess
sail tomorrow foc Sag Harbor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-15
NARROW ESCAPES.
Six laborers Barely Miss Drowning at
Cambridge.

Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 14.-Six
Italian laborers employed in the con-
struction of the new Cambridge sub
way narrowly escaped drowning today
when 10-inch water main burst above
their heads and flooded the trench in
which they were working. The acct
dent happened on Brattle street, where
the Harvard Square station is to be To-
Gated. The laborers were at work in a
20-foot well, when the water main
above their heads weakened. probably
by the excavation, burst and filled the
PIT with water. Ropes We're thrown to
the laborers and all were drawn to
safety, unframed, but badly frightened.
The water flooded the streets in the vi
cinity for nearly an eighth of mile,
hut did not enter any stores or cellars,
being kept back by the high curbings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-15
Saves an Elderly Mexico
Couple from Death.
ATouses Them in Time TO Fly
From Burning Home.
Three Other Families In Nearby
Block Also Escape.

Mexico, Me-, Sept. IA little black
spaniel aroused an elderly couple from
their slumbers early today in time for
them to escape from their burning
home and then persisted in the flames
Three other families who lived in a
tenement block nearby were also made
homeless by the fire.
The barking of the dog awakened
Mr.. and Mrs. Greenleaf Marshall, who
had barely time to escape in their nigh:
clothing. They thought that the dog
ran out of the house with them but his
little charred body was found after tbs
Marshall home had been leveled with
the ground.
Before the hand engine company
could arrive on the scene the flames
had swept to the tenement house. The
three families living there had beer
awakened by the shouting outside and
escaped. They were able to get 3
small part of their belongings out.
At this point the fire company mads
1 determined stand and the progress OF
the flames was cut off from the rest Of
the village.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-15
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The liberal newspapers of Madrid
AVE published a protest against the
continuance of the government censor
hip and they threaten to strike unless
his restriction is removed. The min
ster of the interior defended the CEN
;orship on the ground of public well
are. The editors have decided to APP
veal to King Alfonso.
Large gains in membership and
inances of the Wood, Wire and Metal
.athers Union We're shown Tuesday
~ the reports of the officers at the
second session of it's international con-
'ention in Boston. The delegates held
wo business sessions. President Will
lam ]. McSorlie, of Cleveland recon-
nended in his report that biennial
meetings. be held instead of the annual
conventions which are now the rule.
With a 22-calibre bullet imbedded in
he center of his brain. fired there with
suicidal intent more than two weeks
tgo. Frank Blaine left the Casualty
hospital in Washington Monday dis
harged as cured. He said he suffered
10 discomfort other than pains in the
read and neck and he talked nationally
It all times. The surgeons at the hos
oital said they detected no i'll effects
rom the bullet in Blaine's brain and it
S their belief that he will not suffer
rom it in future years. An X-ray
photograph of the young mans head
showed the bullet imbedded in the
enter of the brain.
Captain Thomas Phelan of Kansas
fty, soldier Of fortune, died Monday
Bremerton, Wash, aged 76 years
While visiting in his native country
Ireland. many years ago, Phelan learn
I'd of a plot to blow up the British
ship Queen and warned officers of tbs
navy in time to prevent the execution
IF the plan. Following the exposure
If this plot, Phelan was requested to
all at the office of O'Donovan Rosa
,ditor of the Irishman of New York
While in the office Phelan was stabbed
IS times and his arm was broken, bu
he recovered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-15
HEARINGS BEGUN
On Development of Boston's Transport
tation Facilities.

Boston, Sept. 1.-THE hearings on
the development of the Boston water
front and the Improvement of the
transportation facilities of the city, as
outlined in the report of the metro
poitan park commission, were opened
today at the State house. In its report
submitted to the last Legislature the
commission recommended a number of
improvements which would give Bos-
ton greater prestige as a commercial
center, and the report was referred by
the Legislature to the railroad transit
and harbor and land commissions for
further consideration.
These four boards met early in Au-
gust and organized as one body, but as
1t was found that many who would
want to be heard were not in the city
at that time, the meetings We're post
poned until now. The board will en-
deavor to arrange the suggestions of
the report in the order of their import
ance to be submitted to the I.egisla
turc again for it's approval.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-15
HANCOCK

HANCOCK
Penobscot-Sspt., s. Isaac L.. Saunders,
aged "a years. months, IS days: Sept. 8.
Sept. 6. Haskell Leach, aged 67 years, 10
months.
Bluehill-Aug. 30. Miss Josie f. Wes-
cott,. aged Is years, II months. IA days;
| Sept. 3. Merle l.. Treworgy, aged months
Is days.
West Tremont-Aug. 90 Capt Winfield
| S. Sprague, aged SO years.
Bar Harbor-Sept. 4, IneZ Frances
Joyce. aged Is years, months, 26 days.
| Bucksport-Aug. %, George p. Colby
KENNEBEC.
| National Home-Sept. 5. Samuel Smith
aged 60 years; Sept. 5, Clarence w. Wood
aged 66 years; Sept g. Frank w. Thomp-
son, aged AZ years; Sept. 6, Alden Keen
aged rs years Sept. 8, James McLaugh-
| lin. aged &c years.
East winthrop-sept 3, Mrs Martha
| Keyes, aged II years.
| 'Winslow-Sept. 3, William Cole.
So. Vassalboro-Sept. /, Mrs. Harriet n
Whitehouse.
| Waterville-Sept s. Mrs Levina Taylor
| Augusta-Sept 5, Mrs: Hannah Ballard
Sept. g. William H. Moody. aged IS years
| 8. Gardiner-Sept. 6, Mrs. Fannie B
Spencer
| Rockland-Sept. /, Sarah f. Pinkham
aged 70 years; Aug. 81, Randall Allison
IAchorn, aged months, IS days; Sept. 6
Arletta Smith. aged 6S years. 6 months, Il
days.
Warren-sept. l. Priscilla Waterman
Clark, aged 70 years, / month. IS days.
Camden-Aug. 81, Mrs. Letitia Curtis
aged so years.
| Union-Aug. 81, James Fossett, aged 6
Iyears, months.
PENOBsCoT
Bangor-Sept. ?, Nathan +. Swan, aged
81 years: Sept. 3, Frances A. Thompson OF
Sept. 3. Thornton Lyford, aged 81 years;
Sept. 6. Thomas Laurie of Clifton aged 81
years: Sept. !, Elizabeth Mcclure Weller,
aged sa, q years &C.. months e days
aged 66 years. II months. II days.
Old Town-Sept. /. Mrs. j. NJ Wing
Carmel-sept g. William ]. McHale OF
| Boston.
WALDO.
20 Befast.sept. 2. James E. WEIGH. aged
IS years. months, 10 days; Sept. 5, Mar
garet Common, aged days Sept 6
Sept. s. Miss Eliza A. Pitcher, aged 81
searsport-sept. l. Miss Adelaide, j.
Crockett aged s. years MONTHS days
aged 8 months; Sept. e Mrs. William B.
Holway, aged about So years.
Jonesboro-Aug. 81, Matte Lowe, aged
3 years, months.
Perry-Sept. g. Annie J. Humphreys
aged 40 years; Il months; y days.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
Wellesley, Mass.-Sept. 5, Lenora F.
Pierce, aged g. years, 9 months, days.
Boston-Sept. 7. Myron w. Flye OF
Rockland. aged 63 years.
East Boston-Sept. 8, Mrs. Marietta
Eaton, aged So years.
East Braintree, Mass.-Aug. 81. Mrs.
Frances Caroline Jones' aged rs years. G
months.
| New York-Sept. l, Brace Harvey Hg-
gins, formerly of Ellsworth. aged 4s
lyearS.
Mount Pleasant, N. B.-Aug. 30. William
Brown, aged about SIS years
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-15
TAFT AND WATERWAYS.
President to Be Central Figure at
Congress in Washington.

Washington, Sept. 14.-The elimination
of the campaign for improved waterways
will be reached in this city when the ma
tional rivers and harbors congress meets
in December next. President Taft. who
will be the central figure at this conven-
tion has made more extensive plans for
personal inspection of the rivers and
canals of the United States than any
other chief executive in the history of the
country. During the fall he not only will
make water trip from st. Louis to New
ORE ans to be present at the lakes-to-the-
gulf waterway convention, but will de-
liver an address before the Atlantic
deeper waterways convention at Norfolk.
Va. These two conventions represent
n;ent and naturally precede the national
rivers and harbors convention, which for
a number of years has been, meeting in
the Capital City of the nation.
President Taft will have as his aSSo-
ciates on most extensive program two
members of the enthusiastically Dick
irson, of the War Department, and Sec
rotary Nasel, of the Department of Com
son of the portfolios which they hold. ara
intimately associated with the waterways
of the country. In addition to these dis
tingushed citizens addresses will be
made by the German ambassador, Count
J. II. Won Bernstorff; Gov. Judson S. Har-
moi of Ohio, Gov. Hadley of Missouri
and editors of leading newspapers repre-
senting the several sections of the coun-
try
1t is also expected that. in view of the
prominence of this national convention
whose one object is to improve the water
ways of the United States, the Cana
| dian government will be represented
either by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier
or Earle Grey, the governor general, eff
forts with that end in view being already
under way.
The object of the national rivers and
harbors congress is to educate the peo-
| pie to the importance of the fact that the
national government. having assumed the
control and improvement of the rivers
and harbors of the country, is unequivo-
caly bound to discharge these obliga-
tons promptly and by sound business
methods, that the great natural water
ways may be made to do their share In
| the work of transportation.
| Interest in the forthcoming convention
| is on the increase. and it is confidently
believed that there will be 5000 delegates
! in attendance. Secretary Ellison, of the
| congress. having assurances from gov
errors of states mayors of cities, and
| officials of commercial bodies that the
movement for a broad and comprehensive
policy of waterway development is spread
| ing throughout the country, due in large
part to the campaign inaugurated by the
congress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-15
Do You Suffer from
Splitting Headaches?

If headache sufferers would do little
hard thinking, they would surely learn that
headaches of all kinds are simply results
- warning signals - of far more serious
trouble. Usually headache means that
the blood and nerves are poisoned by an
inactive and sluggish liver. Don't become
one of the habitual headache sufferers who
explain their condition by saying: "Oh, l
am subject to headaches. always get
headache if l get excited or it is too noisy"
There is no need of it either. Stop taking
dangerous headache powders, and put your
liver in good shape, SO that it will carry of
foul secretions and remove properly the
bile elements from the blood by taking
Smiths Pineapple and Butternut Pills.
These little pills are Natures true laxa-
tive, and positive cure for torpid liver.
They assist digestion, unload the bile
ducts, and cure headache by first removing
the cause. Physicians use and recommend
They form no habit. You should always
keep them on hand. These little Vegc
table Pills will ward off MANY ills, ee