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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-14

Carmel expects to have a canning
factory 1t will be built at once by
Dorman, HuXford & Co, of Boston. 1t
will be principally sweet corn can
ming plant. but string beans, pump
kins and squash will be put up. About
$4,000 will be invested in the buildings
and machinery, and following a meet
ing held in the Town Hall, Jan. Z,
about 100 acres We're signed During
the busy season employment will be
given to approximately 100 hands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-14

Freeport lays claim to the most alb
sent-minded man in the State. He re-
Gently went to the village to make
three purchases He entered the bak-
cry and bought loaf of bread. From
there he went to the meat market and
purchased three pounds of steak, left
the bread. His next stop was at the
dry goods store where he bought a
spool OF thread and left the steak,
When he returned home all that he
could show for his shopping expedi-
ton was a five cent spool of thread.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
pefxInn Old Aoe.

A vista of conjecture Is opened by the announcement from Paris that an experimentalist has been able to pro duce artiflcially in apes all the char acteristics of old age. By injecting a principle taken from a capsule which rests above the kidneys it was discov- cred that nerves grew feeble in sensi. t.veness. bones hardened and became brittle and the walls of the arteries thickened exactly as old age affects the human body. If old age is no more than certain alterations in cell growth, sapping of muscles and dead ening of nerves. caused. as the ex- pertinent upon the apes suggests. by the slow distribution of a chemical constituent of the body, then 1t may be that man might be retained in the state of eternal youth by the finding of an antidote to this creeping poison. Death would be pushed into the in. definite background. process of na. ture left for the trolley cars. the auto. mobiles and the fool killers to carry out. We may vet live to hear of race suicide set forth as a commendahle doctrine as tending 10 prevent inc overcrowding of the earth. There ,s no gues where these scientific peo. pie will stcp.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
Capped ProleetiIes.

It Is curious fact that armor pierc. Ing shells having soft metal caps on the point are more effective than those not so provided. The way in which the cap acts is not well understood. A needle may be driven into board with a hammer when 1t is thrust through a cork, whereas it would break of unsupported Some have thought that the soft cap supports the hard point of the projectile in the same way. A British naval architect who has been studying the mutual ac. tion of projectile and armor says that a shell frequently fails because a very small piece of the point is forced back into the mass and splits it. 4 large piece is then similarly forced back
 and so on. The main advantage of the soft cap, this writer thinks. is 10 ore
 vent such splitting. Caps are inef
 tective at low yelocities, but would
 probably be less SC if made larger.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
1 SWEPT BY HIGH WIND KILLED BY COYOltS
A TEN-YEAR-oLD BOY DRAGGED DOWN IN KINeMAN COUNTY,
 KANSAS.
FLIGHT MORE DANGEROUS THAN \ AsTAND
Willie Hotchklss, With a Companion, Was On His Way Home When Se' Upon by the Usually cowardly Brutes-The Second Boy Severe'y Bitten, But Injuries Not Dangerous.

Kingman, Kan, Apr. S.-Coyotes, usually considered the most cowardly of animals, attacked and killed boy neas Rago, a small town in the south ern part of Kingman county. Another boy who was attacked was severely bitten but managed to escape.
 The boys were Willie Hotchkiss and George Nichols, both 10 years old David Nichols and his wife had come to Kingman to spend the night and their boy was on his way with Willie Hotchkiss to spend the night at the home of the Hotchkess boy.
 The bays started together. They were in a pasture about a quarter of mile from the Nichols home when they saw the coyotes, five in number It was almost dusk, and the sight of the five beasts sneaking along in the bushes and high grass frightened the boys. They turned and ran. To this action probably is due the fact that they were attacked. The coyotes, usually towards, were emboldened by the flight of the boys and gave chase
 More fleet of foot than dog, the coyotes quickly overlook the fugitiyes. Willie Hotchkiss, who was in the rear, was overtaken first and was pulled to the ground. Some of the coyotes at tackled George Nichols, but he fought them off, and they returned to the hod hnnn already pulled down.
 George Nichols ran all the way to his home, from which his parents al ready had gone, and telephoned to the home of Arthur Hufford, who lives half a mile away.
 Mir. Hufford hurried to the scene and found the coyotes fighting and snarling over the partly devoured body of Willie Hotchkiss They took flight at once at the approach of Mir Hufford
 George Nichols was severely bitten, but 1t is not believed his injuries will prove dangerous.
 Coyotes have been extremely nu. merous in this section this winter, but this Is the first time they have been known to attack any person. Usually they run at the first sight of human being. The killing of Willie Hoteh kess undoubtedly will result in She for nation of a hunting party which will result in the wiping out of the coyotes in this county.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
MET KING 0F ITALY 0|L DUTY REMOVED
DEMOCRATS WITH HELP OF HOUSE INSURGENTS WIN 4
 SIGNAL VICTORY.
SpEAEtR CANNON APPEALED IN VAIN
Autocrat of the House Took the Floor And Spoke Against the Amendment, But Was Unable to Stem the Tide Against the Standard-othcr Com mittee Propositions Sustained.

Washington, Apr. 9.-This was bad day for the Republican J.~-lization of
 he house. By c.aItloa between some Republican ''insGTaents" and the Democrats, the ways and means com mittee was bowled over and the adyo- cates of free crude o.l and it's products won a signal victory when an amend ment by MT. Norris, of Nebraska, plac- ing the insignificant duty of one per centum ad valorem on those articles was adopted by substantial majority.
 A decision of the chairman that amendments could not be offered to the oil schedule other than the one covered by the special rule of last Monday and which provided for the re moval of the countervailing duty on crude petroleum and applying an ad valorem duty of % per cent, was over turned, and not even fervid appeal by the speaker in an endeayor to ral- ly the Republicans forces was suffi- cient to stem the tide avowedly against the Standard OH company. By practically unanimous vote the
 
 countervailing duty went out.
 A vigorous appear was made by MT. Campbell (Kan.), for protection for independent oil producers, who he said, needed protection while the Standard Oil company did not.
 A bitter attack against the Standard Oil company was made by MT. Cooper tWis.), in favoring the Norris amend. ment. Seeing the wave of sentiment in favor of the amendment Speaker Cannon took the floor and warned the members of the danger ahead. He made a plea for the American pro ducer of oil.
 The amendment, he declared, was designed to punish the wicked Stand ard Oil company. "Gentlemen,' he said, "Is it not well enough 10 see when you seek to punish somebody, that you claim is bad. that you do not, like Samson, pull down the pillars and have the temple fall upon you?" The adoption of the Norris amendment, he said, would let in practically free re- fined oil from Mexico, "and still the gentleman from Wisconsin and others flap their wings and crow and cruelty the people while they demagogue in denouncing the wicked Standard Oil.
 On all other propositions the com mittee was sustained The barley schedule ran the gauntlet without change. Tea and coffee were placed on the free list, and the duty on barytes increased from 75 cents a ton to a dollar and half a ton.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
Divine suit with Laced.Up Leo,

Blowing up is one of the accidents to which deep water divers are the most liable. When diver is crawling on the bottom with his head down. air may accumulate in the back of the suit, and, gaining access to the legs. cause him to turn turtle and shoot helplessly upward, with the risk of coming into contact with a ships or boats bottom To make such acci dents impossible, the diving committee of the English admiralty has recon. mended that all new diving suits be provided with an arrangement for lac ing up the legs and 'Aiehs
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
vlntaoe Nlcknames.

We have nicknames for the yintages which few persons except the wine drinkers know. Thus the vintage of the present year we call Zeppelin, in honor of the air navigator's achieve ment and because 1t is so high. Rec Drds show that these nicknames were bestowed on vintages as far back as 1929, when the bad-watered wine was called Baptist"
 The sour wine of 1860 was called GaribaIdI. and in memory of the Chi nese war the 1894 wine is still known as Weihaiwei The vintage of 1896 promised much and gave little, and was nicknamed Ii Hung Chang. and an. other nickname for the same years wine, Moses, was given because the wine was taken from the water princi. -Munchener Neurichten.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
Ghosts In Scottish Houses.

Scotland is rich in ghost lore. There Is. perhaps, hardly castle or ruin which has not some special story cling. Ing to it, and the strange part of the matter is that many of the legends are
 ubstantiated by latter day expert ences. Dunrobin castle, tho Highland nome of the duke of Sutherland, boasts of haunted room. The specter there Is invisible and denotes it's presence fy an awe-inspiring laugh. The story goes that one of the dukes ancestors caused the chief of rival clan to be starved 10 death in his room, wis lting him periodically during his suf ferings and laughing at his tortures As punishment for this crime the un. scrupulous chieftain has to haunt the room
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
Trxxfb and
 Quality

appeal to the Well-Informed in every walk of life and are essential to permanent saccess and creditable standing. Accor. ngly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs nd Elixir of senna is the only remedy of fncwn value, but one of many reasons rhy it is the best of personal and family iaxatives is tho fact that it cleanses swcetens and relieves the internal orgars on which it acts without any facilitating after effects and without having to increase the quantity from time to time.
 It acts pleasantly and naturally and truly as laxative, and its component parts are known to and approved by physicians, as it is free from all objection able substances. To get it's beneficial effects always purchase the genuine manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co, only and for sale by all leading drug gsta
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
Object to Strong riedicines,

Many peopIa object to taking Ind strong medicines usually prescribed by physicians for rheumatism. There Is no need of internal treatment in muscular or chronic rheumatism. and more than nine out of every ten cases of the disease are of one or the other of these varieties. When there Is no fever and little eff any) swelling. you may know that it is only necessary to apply Chamberlain's Lin,ment freely to get quick relief. Try 1t. You are certain to be pleased witd the onick relief which il affords. Price, 25 cents: large size, 60 cents. For sale by Jackson Drug Co. and all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
Poisoned ty Food He eeqosd.

Pittsburg. Kan. Apr. 9.-C. Davis. about 50 years old, died about one o'clock this morning in the police sta ton, where he had been taken last night about six clock by the chief of police, who found him at the Kan 'as City Southern depot, supposedly trunk. Shortly after being placed in he corridor at the station Davis called to the chief that he was Fl and said that he had eaten piece of sread upon which jelly had been lpread by a woman whom he had asked for something to eat.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
The Court Physician eeto Judgment

Washington, Apr 9.-Former Queen Liliuokalani, of Hawaii, otherwise Mrs Lydia Dominis," must pay $1l,. 500 to her court physician" under a judgment rendered by Chief Justice Clabaugh of the supreme court of the District of Columbia yesterday. The judgment is in favor of pr. Charles H. English, of this city, who declared he had contract to act as medical ad- wiser to Mrs. Dominis for two years at a monthly salary of $500 and a bonus of 5000. At the end of two months, during which he received his salary. he claimed she made it impos- sible for him to fulfill his contract. The former qseen made no defense. The papers will be forwarded to Homo lulu.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
n'shrer Suicide.

Race suicide has resulted in one commercial coa+ra tion that not even President Roosevelt ever counted on. t has causcd dshpans to grow smaller.
 Where are the enormous aishpans of yesterday?" qua.ied Q woman shop per The kind that you conld pile all the dishes used by a family of 12 into at one timer"
 They don't make them any more. - said the clerk. because there are no families of i2. Smaller families mean fewer dishes to wash. and the size of the dishpans has shrunk accordingly |"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
A Fourth New York eridoe

New York. Apr. 9.--A giant steel girder with an American flag attached swung into place over the middle of the East river yesterday marking the connection of the great steel superstructure of the Manhattan bridge, the fourth of the spans linking Manhattan Island and Long Island. The engineers computations were found to be exact, the steel cords from the two sections of the bridge meeting to the inch. The Manhattan bridge, like the first Brooklyn bridge. and the Williamsburg bridge. is of the suspsn- sion tyne.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
A Baby Show in rlena

would have many contestants: but it's
 safe to say that the healthiest baby
 would win the prize. No baby can be healthy who suffers from worms and
 most babies do unless they are kept free from them with Whites Cream
 Vermifuge. Acts quickly. yet mildly --is its own purgatiye. Mothers. don't attempt to raise children with out Whites Cream Vermifuge. Price 25 cents. Sold by Gunnels Drug co.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
Olves Blr h to OulntnnIets.

Winsto-Salem, N. c, March 3l. ~ Word was received here today of the presentation to a farmer named Turner by Mrs. Turner of five healthy babies. three boys and two girls. The quintus plets weighed from four to six pounds each. Physicians from all over the state and curiosity seekers are jour- neying to Rockingham to see the marvels. lt is the first case of it's kind on record in this part of the country.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
Mheat prlees up, stook Low.

London. Apr. 9.-The British wheat market which has been rising for some time past yesterday toched As Sd, the highest price in London for a quarter of century except momentarily at the time of the Letter corner. Brltis farmers stocks are now only 20 per cent of the average for this time of the year good prices having induced them in most cases to market their stock mainly to Germany and Italy soon after harvest. Accord ing to the best authorities here stocks throughout the country al a low ebb.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
Actual Facts.

For upwards of fifteen years Hunts Cure has been sold under a strict guarantee to cure any form of itching skin troubles known. No matter the name-less than one per cent of the purchasers have requested their money back. Why? It simply does the work. For sale by all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
Not a .r ussy" Mother.

q am glad you aren't fussy about football like some of thes fellows mothers." said the boy.
 And the mother, being wise wom- an. dta not say anything about the many times when, with her heart in her mdpth, she had watched the two start oH 10 q match. and wondered whether they would come home whole or not.
 T made up my mind. When. after much consideration, I gave permission for them to play. that would try never. by word or look. to spoil it." she said to me once
 And she hasn't. She has learned to rejoice in the successes of "our team" to sympathize in its losses and even to resist the temptation to speak in an T knew-how-it.would.be" tone when battered shins and other untoward ac- cidents result--TECme Chat
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
Best Stomach
 ReInedy Free

Ii is an old saying that if the stom- ach IS sound the whole body is safe, because so much depends upon the proper working of the stomach. Many persons md themselves with a dis order of the stomach which pro- drces dyspepsia or a peculiar state of bliousncss.
 If you suffer from both stomach trouble anu constipation you are on the way to a very serious disease. From just such con- ditions como appendicitis, rheumatism, skin diseases and similar disorders. be- cause the waste matter that should have been, dispelied from the system through the bowels has found its way into the blood and vitiated it. What Is needed at thus point is not simply violent cathartic tablet or salt. which usually does more harm than good, but gentle laxative tonic like Dr.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, which people have been using for these ailments for nearly a quarter of a cen- tury. 1t cured J. c. Lanham, of War renspurg, Mo- of stomach trouble of long standing, also William Voll. of 903 Ellis- son St. Louisville, Ky, who had the trouble for fifteen years
 However, If you have stomach trouble you want to know from personal experi- ence what Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin VIII do for you. If so, send your name 10 tho doctor and a free trial bottle will pc sent you. You are urged to send for the free bottle, as the results from ii win pc the best recommendation of Dr. Cald- wells syrup Pepsin. Then you will do as over two million people did last year--go to your druggist and buy a regular bottie at oV cents or $l, according to the size you prefer We could mention hundreda and hundreds of families who are never without H.. You can never tell when some member Of the family will need a laxa- tive, and then no time should be lost taking Dr. CaldweIls Syrup pepsIn
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
zeppeIIn rIew to Ho,,rs

Friedrichshafen, Apr. 9.--Count Zep- pelin's airship made a successful flight yesterday Of l2 hours duration. It went first to Wangen, in Wurtemburg, and returned to Freidrichshafen by a different route.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15

Foley's Honey and Tar is safe guard against serious results from spring colds, which inaame the lungs and develop into pneumonia. Avoid commercials by insisting upon having the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar. which contains no harmful drugs, For sale by all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15

4 Schooner For Wellman This Time.
 Christiansand, Norway. Apr. 9.--A 500 ton schooner for the North pole expedition under Walter Wellman, was launched here Wednesday. It will be taken to Spitzberger in May.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15

Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs quickly, strcne lhens the lungs and expels colds. Get the genuine in a yellow package. Sold by all drug gists.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15

If there is anything about your ailment that you don't understand, or If you want any medical advice, write to the doctor, and he will answer you fully. There Is no charge for this service. The address is Dr. w. E. Caldwell, 50a Caldwell bldg, Monticello. III.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-15
WIRES EAST OF CHICAGO Po' OUT OF BUSINESS BY
 THE STORM.
4 VELOCITY OF 10 NILES AT TOLEDO O.
Eight Lives Reported Lost in Michigan Detroit Reports Damage Amount
 ing to $5o,ooo While Toiedo Ios' $25, ,ooo-Damase in Small Towns Freakish Prank of storm in Cnica9o'

Chicago, Apr. 9.-Wires east of Chr cago as far as Pittsburg went uo"n rapidly in yesterdays gaie' ac' cording 10 the telegraph companies Wheeling, w. Va, reported.every wire down east of that point oI the numerous leased wires running east oi Ch. ago but one was working yesteif Gay afternoon and conditions were said to be growing worse.
 In this city several persons recelVeu minor injuries from topping fences and loosened signboards. scores oi plate glass windows were broken. By far the most freakish whim or the storm was to give a perilous ride to Samuel Holland, an elevated railroad conductor.
 Holland was seated on the runway of box car on the Metropolitan Eie- vated when the roof was lifted up Dy the gale. It maintained a horizonai position and Holland went wnirilhs away like a fly on a piece oi caru- board. He lit over a hundred leel from the starting place none the worse for his experience The roof settled to the ground with comparative steadiness considering it's weight.
 Toledo, O., Apr 9.-Northwestern Ohio yesterday experienced one Of the most severe wind storms in US history. In Toledo losses are estl- mated at s25.0OO
 The wind attained a velocity Of 10 miles an hour, two miles per hour less than the record here.
 A boy was blown out of the skiff into Maumee river and was rescued with difficulty. Another boy was knocked down by the wind and rolled in front of a speeding automobile. He was painfully cut and bruised. Fifteen roledoans were injured and two of them Miss Minnie Schroder, 20, and James Caudern, eight, are in seri- ous condition. Miss Schroder was struck by a heavy plank which was blown off building and the Gauder boy was blown 20 yards along the side walk and internally injured
 Detroit, Apr. 9.--At least eight per sons lost their lives in the storm that visited Detroit and Michigan yesterday. Three men attempted to cross the Detroit river in row boat and were drowned
 At Jennings three young men were killed by being caught under a wall that was blown down by the wind. The damage to roofs, chimneys. plate glass, etc, will probably reach $5O,- 900 In Detroit and Michigan. The wind velocity reached over 65 miles an
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-25
TELEGRAPH NEWS IN BRIEF

most generally accepted theory is that
there are huge caverns under the beds
which occasionally give way, letting
down thousands of tons of earth and
causing the rumblings.
Defends Increase - In support
of the contention of leading railroad
officials that the present rates paid by
the government to the railroads for
the transportation of mail are far too
low, julius Kruttschnitt, vice president
of the Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific systems, has prepared pamphlet
containing an exhaustive argument for
an increase. The subject is one that
has been several times urged before
congress by representatives Of the rail-
roads.
To Aid Prisoners - Assisting
in the defense of Eugene Gardner, who
will be placed on trial in San Francisco
March 81, charged with the murder of
an italian, while at sea. will be party
of Kentuckians who left Lexington for
San Francisco last night. Among the
party are Judge Edward O'Rear of the
Kentucky court of appeals, and an un-
Gle of Gardner; Judge A. W. Young,
Col. John M. Whallon of Louisville,
and Democratic state Chairman Henry
r. Pewitt.
Home Dynamited-An attempt
to destroy the home of James Maca-
luse, a steamship labor agent in Chi
cago, was made early yesterday when
a dynamite bomb was exploded in the
hallway of the building. Macaluse and
members of his family were thrown
out of their beds, but escaped injury.
No trace of the dynamiter can be
found. Macaluse declared he had had
no trouble with anybody and had re-
ceived no threatening letter. He did
not understand why anyone should
want to injure him.