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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-18
How to Make Curative Salves.

Bitter Sweet Salve-Scrape the bark
from about a gallon Of bitter sweet
roots, cover well with water and boil
down until "a pint remains. Strain and
add one pound each of lard, rosin and
beeswax. Melt together and to this
mixture add two pounds of mutton
tallow Boil all until thick, then pour
into tin boxes and keep in a cool place.
This salve is good for milk scald,
scald head or eruptions Of any kind
that should be healed.
For Chapped Lips-Take some mar
row out Of fresh beef bones, add a
piece of white wax the size Of a hick-
DRY nut, melt together, remove from
the fire and add piece Of gum cam
phor the size of the wax and an ounce
of glycerin. Stir until the camphor is
dissolved. Add few drops of oil of
roses.
A ~Salve for Burns-Stew together a
pound each of lard. rosin and bees
wax. When thick add two bottles of
juniper tar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-18

or nineteen years previous. His at
titude does not impress us as that OF
evasion so much as of careful keep
ing within the bounds of truth.
This testimony stands undisputed.
1t seems rather strange that the
plaintiff has not produced either the
broker Lewis, or the creditors Wolff
and Reessing Those parties knew
all these controverted facts and the
absence of an important witness is
often significant. The only testimony
in the case from Wolff and Reessing
is their letter to the insurance COM
pany dated January 2, 1891, surren-
dering the second policy and asking
for the return premium. In this let
ter they state that they have paid the
premium of 1925. So far then as the
evidence discloses, no premium was
paid by these defendants.
Without further Analysing the evil
dence. which is on the whole unSatiS-
factOrily meagre, the court is of
opinion that the defendants have not
been proven to be members of the
insurance company within the terms
of the statute and therefore they
cannot be held liable in this action.
Judgment for defendants.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-18
A CARD PARTY.
New Way of Entertaining.

For the hostess whose house is not
large enough for her to give a mas
ouerade ball there is the masquerade
card party, which many people con-
slider to be even more fun. The guests
may wear fancy costumes or they
may wear dominoes. but all should
be required to wear masks. When the
guests have all arrived they should
be given placards with numbers on
them. which they should wear around
their necl1s much after the fashion of
the PITY the Blind" signs. Part of
the evening should be spent in play
ing cards, and instead of writing
their names on the score cards the
guests should write their numbers. No
end of fun will be provided in trying
to guess who the different ones are, and
it increases the excitement if the guests
do not know who their partners are
even.
Just before supper the guests should
be given cards on which there are num-
bers to correspond with those that are
on the cards that are hung around
their necks. The guests mingle togeth-
err and talk ~ those whom they have
not met during the evening, and when
one person thinks he knows another he
should write down that PERSONS name
opposite the number which corresponds
with that on the owners placard.
! The guests then unmask. and the
cards s&fs c6llec led saftsr they have been
correA ea aTo Me spersona guessing the
greatest number Of people correctly a
prize should be given.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-18
Health and Beauty

y i
A heW remedy for. hydrophobia is
reported from Russia. 1t is the onion
shaped root of the water plantain,
which is gathered in August. dried
and grated, and the powder adminis-
tered to the patient with his food. 1t
is said that two or three doses Will
cure the dreaded malady.
When dry heat is needed for the
sick put your pieces of flannel between
"a newspaper, lay II on the stove, not
too hot to burn paper; keep turning 1t
over; you will be surprised to see how
hot you can have them. Take to the
bed in paper. Put under bedclothes
before removing.
Some people look on a doctors pre-
scription in the same light as cook
cry recipe and pass it on to their
friends for general use. They forget
that the same symptoms may come
from totally different causes and that
to take a medicine prescribed for a
friend is a very risky thing to do and
may do a great deal of harm.
Water so hot as to almost cause
pain will draw inflammation from the
eyelids. Small flannel cloths should
be wet with it, and to get the best
results it is better to lie down so that
the congresses will cling to the sur
face. Two seats should be in USE PUT
ting on one as soon as the first be-
comes cool. Five or ten minutes of
this will be most gratifying.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-18

"Many-Use" Oil cleans sewing machines
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-18
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A fire in coffin factory at Phladel-
phia Thursday night caused the death
of one fireman and the probable death
of a girl. possibly fatal injuries TO an
other fireman and grave peril to 16
Young women who rushed from the
fifth floor to the street down a stair
way filled with smoke and flame. The
scene was the factory building of
Scbrack and Sherwood. manufacturers
of collins and undertakers' supplies at
1516-1S-20 Callowhill street. The loss
was $250,000. A policeman overcome by
smoke in rescning the girls was re.
moved to a hospital in q serious condl-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-18

Washington County. James B. Swing,
Trustee, VS.. Bion NJ. Pike, ct ais. Re-
script, Cornish, !.
This is an action at law brought by
the plaintiff as Trustee for the credi-
tors of the Union Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company OF Cincinnati. Ohio
against the defendants as co-partners
under the firm name of the New Eng
land Sardine Co. for the recovery of
certain assessments decreed by the Su.
preme Court of Ohio under date of
June II, 1901.
1t is not controverted that this Mu,
tual Insurance Company issued two
policies upon property owned by the
New England Sardine Co. in Eastport,
one for $4,000, dated July 1. 1889. and eX>
piring July /, 1890; and the other for
$2500 dated August 1, 1890 and remain
ing in force until December -, 1890
when the Company was disincorporated
and the plaintiff was appointed Trus-
tee to close up it's affairs. These poll
cies We're applied for by and issued to
James M. Lewis an insurance broker
in Nov York. and We're in the name OF
the New. England Sardine. Company
Gloss, ii any bayable' to Woiff and Rees.
sing Of New YORK az Interest ff,iay sap,
pear." Wolff had formerly been a part.
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State Of Ohio, City OF Toledo, Lucas

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of F. ]. Cheney
do, County and State aforesaid and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for each and every
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day Of December,
A. D. 1886.
(Seal) A. w. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous. surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials free. WI
4os4 F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton. 80 '."h 4'
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CHAPTER XII.

IS goin' into de Sunday school
room to take off dat ere wild
Ow's ffnishin' touches" said
~ Mandy as she came down
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-05-13

Here is a circus romance red
client of the fresh sawdust of
the ring, vibrant with the inces.
SAINT clamor of the band, piano.
ronlic in its ever moving display
of clowns, acrobats, horses and
captive wild animals. You will
read of Polly the daughter of
the circus, and of Bfngo, on
whose broad back she rode of
The leap of death" girl of
Muvper In1," the boss canvas
man, and Toby the clown, who
loved the circus orphan and
cared for her like father and
mother; of Deacon Strong, who
hated a circus, and of Rev. John
Douglas, who grew TO love q cir
Gus girl You will read of Cos
sip that threatened to divide a
pastor and his flock, of Ruth
and Naomi of a SHOW girls re-
nuncfation and of Polly's first
and last ride on Barbarian, the
circus horse.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-05-13
Talks ON ADVERTISING.
V.-Getting New Customers
And Holding Them
By Henry Herbert Huff


COPYRIGHT. 1902 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
"Mr Business Man, it costs just much for running
penses-ren light fuel, clerk hirewheher you sell ten
hundred dollars worth of goods per day. does it not You call
them fixed Now the only to lower fixed
sales Up certain point all business
brings you added profit 1t pays to lay hold all possibly
Advertising offers the best for increasing trade
New attracted by Observation-Disclosures
ally low prices An told of old lady who nine
miles get spool thread for but she purchased
dollars worth of goods before leaving the store The ad
has accomplished its mission when gets prospective patron
within That the difficult part 1t is then
the merchant make the most of the opportunity and win
him for permanent customer
The merchant who utilities publicity has the whole
world draw trade from He confined particular neigh
borhood barriers Wherever he send his ad
vertsing there he solicit business Some of the amb
country drawing business from the big towns
The advertisers opportunities unlimited Through the
paper he reach people he who perhaps
heard of his store"
"But how about holding them"
Tha depends quite much upon the merchant the adve
Using If customers receive satisfaction, they will continue to
But nothing HOLDS them like continued bargain offers
Have few specials Saturday Keep the farmers
ing what will next"
What at with good judgment could be imagined
than for merchant store fill the shelves
and counters with goods arrange attractive displays IN the
windows statesmen behind the counters and then
WAIT for business WAIT for people and buy WAIT
for them find what he has SELL WAIT for the public
learn of his existence2 And
to do th Advertising would have carried all such information
prospective buyers He spares have stock and fix
the yet negec the greatest essential of ALL Should
why he spends nothing for publicity he would probably
pleased patrons displays sufficient ad
vertsng Word of mouth publicity the best but it slow
Gossip has but favorable travels slowly And to the
newspaper announcement is often necessary to call at
tention to it."
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as possible.
Nothing was said about the pastors
plans for the future or about his con-
tinued connection with the church, and
the inquisitive sisterhood was on the
point of exploding from an overac-
emulation Of unanswered questions.
He delivered his sarmons conscien-
tiously, called upon his poor. listened
to the sorrows, real and fancied, Of his
pensioners and shut himself up with
his books or walked alone on the hill
behind the church.
He had been absent all day when
Mandy looked out OIL the circus lot
for the doZenth time ard saw that the
afternoon performance was closing. It
had driven her to desperation to learn
that Miss Polly was not in the parade
that morning and to know that the
pastor had made no effort to find out
about her For weeks both she and
Hasty had hoped that the return Of
the circus might bring Polly back to
them, but now it was nearly night
and there had been no word from her.
Why didn't she come running in to see
them, as Mandy had felt SO sure she
would? Why had the pastor stayed
away on the hills all day?
Unanswered questions were always
an abomination to Mandy. so finally
she drew q quarter from the knotted
gingham rag that held her small wad
Of savings and told Hasty to go long
to de show an find out bout Miss
Polly"
She was anxiously waiting for him
when Deacon Strong knocked at the
door for the second time that after
noon.
''Is Mr.. Douglas back yetw he asked.
mo, sab, he amt" said Mandy very
shortly She felt that Strong and Ell
version had been "a-tryin' to spy on de
parson all day." and she resented their
visits more than she usually did.
What time are you expectin' him"
Il don't nebber spec Massa Doug
las till I sees him"
Strong grunted uncivilly and went
down the steps. She saw from the
window that he met Elverson in front
Of the church.
she mumbled.
The band had stopped playing; the
last Of the audience had struggled
down the street. She opened the door
and stood on the porch; the house
seemed to suffocate her. What was
keeping Hasty?
He came at last, but Mandy could
tell from his gait that he brought IN
welcome knews.
"Afn't she dar?"
shes a-trabbelin' wild 'em. Mandy,
but she didn't done ride
''See heah, Hasty Jones, is dat ere
chile sick?''
Il don rightly know" said Hasty.
"a great big man, what wored clothes
like a gemmen, coined out wild whip
in his hand an says as how he's
'bliged to 'nounce anudder gal in Miss
Polly's place. An den he says as how
de udder gal was jes' as good, an den
everybody look disappointed like, an
den out comes de udder gal on a boss
an do tricks, an amt heard no moro
bout Miss Polly"
"Shes sick. OATS what I says" Man
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'Shes sick, ddts aUhat says"
mine He amt goin' ter work nun
to hurt hisself." For an instant she
had been tempted to let the pastor
know how Hasty had gone to the cir
Gus and seen nothing Of Polly, but her
motherly instinct won the day, and
she urged him to eat before disturbing
him with her own anXieties. 1t was
no use. He only toyed with his food;
he was clearly i'll ut ease and eager to
be alone. She gave up trying to tempt
his appetite and began to lead up In
a roundabout way to the things which
she wished to ask.
''Dar's quite some racket out dar in
de lot tonight" she said. Douglas did
not answer. After a moment she went
on, 'Hasty didn't work on no walk
today" Douglas looked at her quiz
zically, while Hasty, convinced that
for reasons Of her own she was going
to get him into trouble, was making
frantic motions. "He done gone ter de
circus" she blurted out. Douglas face
became suddenly grave. Mandy saw
that she had touched an open wound.
Il jes' couldn't STAN it, Massa John.
I had ter find out bout dat angel chile"
There was 4 pause. She felt that he
was waiting for her to go on.
'She didn't done ride today"
He looked up with the eyes Of
dumb, prosecuted animal. And de
gemmen in de show didn't tell nobody
why-jes' speaked bout de udder gal
takin' her place"
"Why didn't she rider" cried Doug
las, in an agony Of suspense.
Oats what l don know, sah."
Mandy began to cry. 1t was the first
time in his experience that Douglas
had ever known her to give way to
any such weakness.
Hasty came down from the window
and tried to put one arm about Man.
dy's shoulders.
"Leab me alone, yo' niger" she ex-
claimed, trying to cover her tears with
q show Of anger that she did not feel;
then she rushed from the room. fol-
lowed by Hasty.
The band was playing loudly. The
din Of the night performance was
increasing. Douglas nerves were
strained to the point of breaking. He
would not let himself go near the win
dow. He stood by the side Of the ia
BILE, his fists clinched, and tried to
beat back the impulse that was pulling
him toward the door. Again and again
he set his teeth.
1t was uncertainty that gnawed at
him so. Was she i'll? Could she need
him? Was she sorry for having left
htm2 Would she be glad If he went
for her and brought her back with,
him? He recalled the hysterical note
in her behavior the day that she went
away-how she had pleaded, only
few moments before Jim came, never
to be separated from him. Had she
really cared for Jim and for the old
life? Why had she never written?
Was she ashamed? Was she sorry for
what she had done? What could it
mean? He threw his hands above his
head with a gesture of despair. A mo-
ment later he passed out into the night.
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@R9 ! @S q! &!
AN q DnEADA
, mARGARET MAYO x

added more slowly, Il suppose every
things different now that Toby is
gone"
He'd "a liked to seen you afore he
cashed in," Jim answered, "but maybe
It was just as well he didn't. You'd
hardly "a knowed him toward the last.
he got so thin an peeked like. He
wasn't the same after we lost you
nobody was. not even Bingo."
Have you still got Bingo" she ask
ed, through her tears.
Yep, we got him." drawled Jim,
"but he amt much good no more.
None Of the other riders can get used
to his gait like you was. There amt
nobody with the show what can touch
you ridin'; there never win be. Say,
mebbe you think Barker won't let out
a yell when he sees you comm back"
Jim was jubilant now, and he let out
a little yell of his own at the mere
thought Of her return. He was too
excited to notice the look on Polly's
face TOBY had notion before he
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firm, clear voice 81 am going to run
away"
Douglas stepped before her and stud
led her keenly.
run away" he exclaimed incredu.
lousy.
"Yes-to the circus with Jim"
.You couldn't do such q thing" he
answered c@citedly. why. only a mo-
ment ago you told ne you would never
leave me-"
ooh, but that was moment ago."
she cried in Il strained high voice.
THAT was before Jim came. You see,
I didn't know how l felt until l saw
Jim and heard all about my old
friends-how Barker is keeping my
place for me and how they all want
to see me. And I want to see them
and to hear the music and the laugh
ter and the clown songs Oh. the
clown songs" She waltzed about,
humming the snatch of melody that
Mandy had heard the morning that
Polly first woke in the parsonage:
Ting ling
That's how the bells ring.
Ting ling, pretty young thing.
She paused, her hands clasped be-
hind her head, and gaZed at them with
a brave little smile ooh. it's going to
be flne-fine"
you don't know what you're doing"
said Douglas. He seized her roughly
by the arm. Pain was making him
brutal. II won't let you go! Do you
hear me? I won't-not until you've
thought it over"
81 have thought it over" Polly an
swered, meeting his eyes and trying to
speak lightly. Her lips trembled. She
could not bear fer him to think her SO
ungrateful. She remembered his great
kindness, the many thoughtful acts
that had made the past year so pre-
cious to her.
you've been awfully good to me,
Mr.. John" She tried to choke back a
sob. "I'll never forget it-never! I'll
always feel the same toward you. But
you mustn't ask me to stay. l want to
get back to them that knew me first
to my own. Circus "olks aren't cut out
for parsons homes. and l was born in
the circus. l love i'll love it!' She
felt her strength going and cried out
wildly: Il want Bingo! l want to go
round and round the ring! l want the
lights and the music and the hoops! 1
want the shrieks Of the animals and
the rumble Of the wheels in the plains
at night! l want to ride in the big pa
rade! l want to live and die-just die
as circus folks die! l want to go
back! l want to go backw
She put out one trembling hand to
Jim and rushed quickly through the
gate, laughing and sobbing Historically
and calling to him to follow.
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shook her head sadly as she bore the
untasted food back to the kitchen.

shook her head sadly as she bore the
untasted food back to the kitchen.
She sometimes found a portfolio of
drawings lying open upon his study ia
bic. She remembered the zeal with
which he had planned to remodel the
church and parsonage when he first
came to them, how his enthusiasm had
gradually died for lack of encourage
ment and how he had at last put his
books in q cupboard where they grew
dusty from long neglect. She mar
veled 1T their temperance now, but
something in his set. faraway look
made her afraid to inquire. Thus she
went on from d~y TO day, growing
more impatient with Hasty and more
silent with the pastor.
Mandy needed humor and compan-
ionship to oil the wheels of her hum
drum life. There was no more laugh
ter in the house, and she began to
droop.
Polly had been away from the parson-
age month when the complacency Of
the village was again upset by the ar
rival of the Great American Circus"
There were many callers at the par
sonaSe that day. for speculation was
! now at fever heat about the pastor.
"W1ll he try to see her. Has he for
gotten her.? and What did he ever
ind in herr" were Il few Of the many
questions that the women were asking
each other. Now that the cause Of
their envy was removed they would
gladly have reinstated the pastor "a
their idol. for. like all truly feminine
souls, they could not bear to see man
unhappy without wishing to comfort
him. nor happy unless they were the
direct cause Of his state. How dare
any man be happy without me?' has
been the cry Of each woman since Eve
was created to mate with Adam.
Douglas had held himself more and
more aloof from the day Of Polly's dis
appearance. He expressed no opinion
about the deacons or their recent dis
approval of him. He avoided meeting
them oftener than duty required, snd
Strong felt so uncomfortable and
tongue tied in his presence that be. too.
was glad to make their talks a few
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dy declared excitedly, IAN somebody
- \

dy declared excitedly. IAN somebody's
got to do somethin'"
II done all 1 knowed," drawled Has
ty, fearing that Mandy was regretting
her twenty-five cent investment.
go long out an fix up dat ERE
kitchen fire." was Mandy's impatient
reply. Il got to keep dem vittels
warm for Massa john
She wished to be alone, SO that she
could think of some way to get hold
of Polly. Dat baby faced mornin'
glory done got Mandy all wobbly bout
de heart" she declared to herself as
she crossed to the window for a sight
Of the pastor.
1t was nearly dark when she saw
him coming slowly down the path
from the hill. She lighted the study
lamp. earranged the cushions ana
tried to make the room look CHEEKY
for his entrance.
rs 'fraid yo's mighty tired she
said
''Oh, no." answered Douglas absently.
"Mebbe yo'd like Mandy to be sarvin'
your supper in here tonight. It's more
cheerfuler.''
He crossed to the window and looked
out upon the circus lot The fare Of
the torches and the red fire came up
to meet his pale, tense face. How
like the picture of thirteen months
ago. he thought, and old Toby's words
came back to him-"The show has got
10 go on"
He longed to have done with dreams
and speculation. to feel something tan
gible, warm and real within his grasp
Il can't go on like this" he cried. y
Can't He turned from the window
and walked hurriedly up and down the
room. Indoors or out, he found no
rest. He threw himself in the arm
chair near the table and sat buried in
thought
Mandy came softly into the room.
She was followed by Hasty. who car
ried tray laden with things that
ought to have tempted any man. She
motioned for Hasty to put the tray
on the table and then began arranging
the dishes. Hasty stole to the window
and peeped ont at the tempting nare