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out that it would have been difficult
for Mr.. Jackson TO play the part OF a
cabin, However. Jackson appeared as
Uncle Tom, and a startling feature
was added to the play. Jackson in.
dulged in sparing scene with Joe
Choynski.
Davies also backed melodrams
called Honest Hearts and Willing
Hands, with John L. Sullivan and
Paddy Ryan,
A notable Elk is John Calvin, who
served as mayor Of Cincinnati. BY the
election of 1907 Calvin was made vice
mayor of the city, and upon the death
of Colonel Leopold Markbreit, the
mayor. Calvin succeeded to the Office.
On the election following Calvin was
again made vice mayor. and took
Office last February
T Brigham Bishop, who wrote
Shoe Fly was an Elk. No negro
song was SO popular in its time as
this one
Other EIks OF the time were Nelse
Seymour, a circus man and minstrel,
who was a noted end man in Kunkel's
minstrels, with Harry I,ehr, James w.
Lingard, dramatic actor. who COM
mitted suicide by jumping from q boat
into the North river; Ebenezer Nfchol-
son, known as Little Mack; Ed
ward ]. Kennedy of Chevers & Ken
nedy's Ministries, and William Pastor.
another brother OF Tony Pastor. VII
liam. it is narrated, was a wonderful
clown, and could do fifty fapjacks on
an ordinary handkerchief There was
also j. w McAndrews, the Water
melon Man. and Joseph Chiyers the
first boy clog dancer in America, ac-
cording to Mr.. Ellis.
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tie OF It." Together they did also a
series of sketches that gained wide
popularity. These were known as the
.Mulligan" series, which developed in
to the famous "Mulligan Guards
Hart later had streak of i'll luck
that lasted until his death. A benefit
performance was given him and was
managed by Nat C. Goodwin, George
". Floyd, A. NJ. Palmer and W, j.
Florence Among those who appeared
on the program were Frank Mayo, ".
]. Seaman, Marshall P. Wilder and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Reed. One of the
acts consisted of scene from Julius
Caesar" in which played Goodwin,
William H. Crane, Stuart Robson,
Francis Wilson, ]. B. Mason, Steele
Mackaye, Selma Fetter and Robert
Hilliard. The benefit netted more
than $4,000
Dave Reed, father OF Dave Reed,
Jr., who performed at the benefit was
an Elk He was born in New York
City in 1880 and made his debut at
IioLupSoh musouAi' i'Aooo az, iiSoA
Grand street, at the startling salary
of 81 a week. After he had played
the first week he did so well that he
was given an advance in salary of Sc
cents a month Reed was end mar
with Bryants Ministries for several
years.
Gus Williams was one of the early
/ E1ks and is now a member OF the Bos
ton lodge. No TO- In Williams com
panies have appeared Maude Adams
! the four Cohans, Ross and Fenton ane
host of other players.
An Elk who appeared with Harrigar
& Harris 'Mulligan Guards" is Ed
mund Wesley Goss, who had prev
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iously played with Wagner's minstrels.
Goss is a member of the New York
lodge, No. l.
James Fox, another member of the
Harrigan & Hart band, and also a de
voted Elk, made famous the song
Push Those Clouds Away" Fox
teamed with Goss
One of the biggest hits made by
Goss and Fox was at the old Theatre
Comique, New York, The team sang
a song called Baby Mine" This title
also sounds rather familiar for the
reason that play is now counting pub
lie approval under that name.
Other Elks of the orders period of
assimilation were Andy Mckee, min
strel; Billy West, who played with
Tarrigan & Hart and also was mem
Der of the team of Queen and West.
Over in Brooklyn West still lives.
Queen and West sang the comic song
Corporal Jim and l." which was en-
Enthusiastically received. Queen and
West also sang "Shoo! Fly, Don t
Bother Me-
Matt Wheeler, who lives in Phil
adelphia was a member of the team OF
Wheeler and Rice. The Reynolds
brothers, Charles and George, well
known song and dance performers
were seen at many of the Elks meet
ings of the time.
These men all came before the birth
Of the grand lodge which took place
in 1871
Later Frank Girard was one of the
MINISTRIES to Join the Elks He played
with Dick Hooley Girard had mar
row escape from death when ne went
on the ocean on a bark that became
shipwrecked. Girard was cast ashore
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tive surface Tor dancing Will De sup
piled 10 the lodge room
In the front on the second floor are
two parlors, Il by 90 feet, one for
gentlemen and the other for ladies'.
Property and ante-rooms and toilets
are conveniently located In this story.
There will be double lighting sys-
TEN. gas and electricity, hot and cold
water and a good quality of plumbing
throughout the structure, and an inter-
ior telephone system with the central
station in the secretaryss office. The
furnishings will be OF the best quail
ty and the appointments and conven-
fences win adequately respond to the
demands and wants OF members and
those who may be their guests from
time to time. The clubhouse COM
pleted will be a comfortable and aele-
giant home for the Elks and credit
able improvement to the city.
interesting History Of the Fraternity
Of EIks.
How many members of the Keokuk
lodge of Elks know the history Vi
their order? But few If any of the
men affiliated with Keokuk lodge
No. LOG can answer this question in
the affirmative There may be few
old timers now alive who could delve
/ into the elusive facts of the past and
/ recount some OF the history of the
organization, but there are few Elks
| who know the rue-not to sag com
plete history Of the fraternity. accord
| ing to the word of Charlie Edward
Ellis, compiler of an exhaustive book
on the subject called AN Authentic
History Of the Benevolent and Pro
tective Order OF Elks.''
From the diligent and pungent per
| of Mr. Ellis comes the statement that
there is really not one book that witt
even any pretext OF precision ant
authority, tells the whole truth about
the early Elks. Many of the Insult
ficient facts about the Elks contained
| in works that antedate that of Mr.
Ellis are recorded carelessly, and a
that there are only three or foul
books on the subject that are worthy
of attention Therefore Mr. Ellis al
i tempted the he-culean task OF gather
! ing data about the Elks from the time
they were only nucleus under tn,
name of 1.-THE Jolly Corks," an organi
cation of theatrical men, to the pres
ent day.
The men prominently concerned il
the early history Of the Elks wer,
chiefly minstrels--in fact, for man,
pages Mr.. Ellis work cannot be othe
than a story OF the early days o
4 minstrels In New York
The Jolly Corks' was the name o
the organization founded by Charlie
4 Vivian shortly before he arrived her
from England In 1867 The name wa
taken from an organization that q
the time existed in England
Y 1t is difficult properly to describ
the Jolly Corks, for they did not cor
stitute lodge, society, club or an
kind of organization. They merel
made up body of men who knew
certain cork trick" which, If unknow
TO one OF the company, cost him
round of drinks. The tie that boun
the members together we're rattle
slight.
Vivian. who was an excellent SINCE
made his American debut on Nov Il
} 1857 He came here an utter strange
in the land. but he soon made friend
and became popular
An early Characteristic of the Joll
Corks was their benevolence. Whe
: a members name was called at
: meeting, which was generally an acc
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What liz to be a handsome. com
liable and monumental home for
|okuk Lodge No. LOG, Benevolent
Effective Order of Elks, is now in
bcess of construction upon one bf
most desirable and central loca-
ms in the city, at Sixth and Blon-
bn streets. This permanent abiding
ice of the Elks, including furnish
b and equipment. will involve an
lenditurc that viii exceed $4,000.
house architecture appropriately
pminates In this structure, which
probably be finished In the spring
@12. The occasion of It's occu-
Ivy will be made q notable one. as
membership rolls of the order In
Mes several hundred of the soci-
", companionable and representa-
Y citizens Of Keoknk, Harry e.
&cliffe is the author of the plans
I specifications accepted The
Screte and stone foundation has
en completed, and the contract for
superstructure viii be let very
prtly.
Exterior and Material.
he new club house, which win
e frontage OF 55 feet on Blondeau
pet and extend along Sixth street
100 feet, will be three stories in
Eht, including the basement. one
of the latter being above the
bde Of the lot. Above the base
bit the building will be faced with
fington paving brick, while the
Fch OF the front, il by 80 feet in
tensions, with Its columns and the
mice win be wrought Of hewr
ne. The emblem OF the order with
sculptured letters, ''B. P. 0. E.
appear In stone at the center OF
structure at the top. In the
-bassment at the rear will be
eted the boiler and fuel rooms.
b the basement proper will be 10
ed a public cafe in an apartment
By 80 feet, the EIks private dining
m AZ by 40 feet. and a smaller
Pate dining room. % by 20, for the
Elusive use OF members OF the fra
Eity. Toilets for ladies and gen
men viii connect with the cafe
addition the basement will provide
rtments for the culinary depart
nt, storage room, etc. The base
nf generally will be finished II
ia sawed red oak, though the pr
h dining room and the ladies toll
will be finished in white enamel
First Floor Apartments.
The first floor viii be entered
lpugh an attractive vestihnie lead
to spacious rotunda, % feet il
neter. which opens into the la
s. and mems parlors. % by 30 fee
size. From this rotunda will ais,
entered the billiard room, 2s b.
feet. the Dutch ROOM" rs by 40
writing room, 10 by Is: and th'
retary's office. 61s BY Is feet. o.
y floor will be the storage room
by IL. the coat room and the men
let OF from the billiard room. Spa
lns stairwayg lead to the basemen
the second floor. In the vestibul
rotunda there will be marbl
enscoting and tile floors. Tilinl
also be employed in the toilets
y remainder OF this floor viii b
sihed In auarter-sawed oak.
Beautiful Lodge Room.
The principal apartment on tn
Eond floor will be the lodge room
BY SIS feet in dimensions, compile
in birch with mahogany finis
beamed ceiling. The walls wi
calcimined with bnrlap wainsco
A hard maple floor, superls
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Beautiful Lodge Room.

|lhe principal apartment on the
Eond floor will be the lodge room,
BY SIS feet in dimensions, compile
in birch with mahogany finish
{ beamed ceiling. The walls viii
calcimined with bnrlap wainscot-
4 A hard maple floor, a superla-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-10
Brown Tail Moths.

Complaints are being made to the
city government by property Owners
who have cleaned the brown tail moth
nests from their trees that many own
ers of adjoining property have failed
to do so.
The city has, at great expense, re-
moved the nests from trees in the
streets as required by law and property
owners justly feel that after paying
taxes for that expenditure, and the eX-
pense Of removing nests from their
own trees that it is an injustice for
adjoining property owners to neglect
theirs.
The law provides that when owners
of private property neglect their trees
that the city may employ men to do
il and add the expense to the taxes on
the property.
Attention is called to the fact that
the nests contain little caterpillars
that were Matched last fab, mot eggs
as many suppose). On the first warm
days they crawl out of the nests and il
will then be too late. In fact it is only
the backwardness of the season thai
makes it possible to remove them now
Immediate action is necessary ant
by direction of the mayor, attention
will be given to the enforcement OF the
law at once.
+. c. CARLL,
Chairman Committee on Highways
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-10
BELFAST
Old-F Fashioned Spelling Match at o. e.
S.-Sunday School Supper.

Belfast, Me, April 9.--(SpeciaD.-
Following the regular meeting of the
Primrose Chapter o. f.. S. last night
there was an entertaining spelling
match in which many we'll known peo-
pie took part. The master" war Ar
thur Richie, who was right in his ele-
ment for he was. during his college
days Il pedaSOg, and il is needless to
say he picked out the hardest, longest
and catchiest words in the dictionary.
Coroner Charles r. Coombs was cap
tain of one side and Frank r. Wood
cock, Well-knoWn business man. OF
the opposing side. When the match
was over, Mr.. Woodcock was declared
victor and was presented with pot of
hyacinth. The BOBBY, gaily decor
ated cabbage. was presented to Mr..
Coomhs. piano duet by Mrs. c.. +.
Read and Miss Louise Read and a
vocal solo by Mrs. Read were much
enjoyed Mrs. Essie p. Carl, Mrs
Isaac Hills, Mrs. w. L. West and Miss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-10
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
Miss Lillian G. Mowry and Or. Sumner
c. Pattee at Searsport.

Searsport, Me-, April 9.-(SpeciaD.-
The engagement of Miss Lillian G..
MoWry. only daughter of Mrs. Ella
Mowry of Searsport formerly of Rox-
bury, Mass. and DIR. Sumner c. Pattee
of Searsport, son of James Pattee OF
Belfast, was announced last night by
Miss Mowry at a meeting of the
Thimble Club held at her home on the
Belfast road. The fun-loying friends
of the young woman Surmised that
something was coming went to thu.
party supplied with confetti which was
literally sprinkled over Miss Mowry as
soon as the announcement was made.
This part of the announcement was at
least a surprise. A dainty luncheon
was served at 10 o'clock, the table
decorations being in keeping with the
Easter season, favors of cute little
chicks. rabbits, etc, while the color
scheme was pink and white. The menu
included chicken patties. rolls, cakes,
iced in pink and white. macaroons.
sailed nuts bon bons and coffee. Miss
Mowry came to SearspOrt a few years
ago and has made large number of
friends who wish her all happiness and
who are pleased to know that she will
make Searsport her permanent home.
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REASONED IT OUT
And Found Change in Food Put Him
Right.

A man does not count as wasted the
time he spends in thinking over his
business, but he seems 10th to give the
same sort of careful attention to him
self and to his health. And yet his
business would be worth little without
good health to care for it. business
man tells how he did himself good by
carefully thinking over his physical
condition. investigating to find out
what was needed. and then changing to
the right food.
For some years had been bothered
a great deal after meals. My food
seemed to lay like lead in my stomach,
producing heaviness and dullness and
sometimes positive pain. OF course
this rendered me more or less unfit for
business. and | made up my mind that
something would have to be done.
Reflection led me to the conclusion
that over-eating, filling the stomach
with indigestibe food, was responsible
for many of the ills that human flesh
endures and that | was Furnishing my
self in that way-that was what was
making me so dull, heavy and uncom-
Portable, and unfit for business after
meals. | concluded to try Grape Nuts
food to see what it could do for me.
Il have been using it for some
months now, and am glad to say that
| do not suffer any longer after meals:
my food seems to assimilate easily and
perfectly. and to do the work for which
| it was intended.
Il have regained my normal weight.
and find that business is pleasure
once moroccan take more interest in
it, and my mind is clearer and more
alert"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
Read THE Road to Wellville,' in
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Evef read the above letter? A new
ono appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
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Mouth and Throat
Filled With Germs
Microbes of all Kinds are Taken in
With the Air You Breathe and
Congregate in the Nooks and Grew.
ices of the Mucous Membrane.

DID you ever stop to think" said a
scientific man the other day that mil
lions of people now use an antispetic
mouth wash daily? It's a praiseworthv
habit and If had my way it would be
made compulsory. There is no question
Out 1t prevents great deal of diseas Sc I"
But how about the microbes that go
further than the mouth; the ones that
are breathed into the tubes and air cells
of the lungs?" asked the friend of the
scientific man "why cannot we destroy
them daily and prevent chest and lung
disease?"
Perhaps you don't know" replied
the scientific man that thousands of
people are doing that same thing every
day. They are breathing deep into the
lungs preparation made Of Australian
eucalyptus and Historian antiseptics
which is known the world over as HYO-
MEL"
"By breathing HYOMEI even once a
day. Just the same sort of habit as
washing the mouth with Listerine, any
person can destroy microbes even if they
are located in the most remote air cells
of the lungs"
do you mean to say" said the friend
"that people are breathing HYOMEI to
kill microbes in the lungs and prevent
disease?"
Thousands of them" said the scienti-
fic man and I am one Of Them"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-10
Angel of the Lord Encampeth Round
About Them That Fear him"

Angels are beings of "A grade little
higher than man-beings With spirit
bodies instead of flesh bodies. Thou
madest man a little lover than the
angels" The scriptures declare that
the angels are sent forth t. minister
to or serve all those who are heirs of
salvation. They encamp around about
Gods servants in the sense that Di-
vino agency ana prayer are every
where and ready at any instant to
be exercised as much as reed be for
the accomplishment of Gods Will.
The same God WHO Willcd that Elijah
should flee before Jezehel arranged
that Elisha should be specially pro-
tected. But we are to remember that
only those who are in covenant rela =
tiOnship with God are under this
special Watch-care and protection.
We are to remember also that there
are fallen angels. called wicked
spirits and that these are on the
alert to entrap and ensnare humanity
through spirit mediums, clairvoyants.
spirit rappings. tippings. ouija boards.
etc. Gods people are warned against
these. and they in turn shouiG warn
the world of the great danger result
ing from any association with these
fallen angels. who misrepresent them
selves to be our dead friends.
Many are being misled by these evil
spirits. They have introduced various
false doctrines and continually seek To
entrap the human will and. if posi-
bile. to gain control over it-through
obsession Curiosity is one Of the
main bats to the hook of spiritism.
Spritists. including mediums, are
being deceived. They think that they
converse With the dead. They will
indeed acknowledge that there are
wicked spirits living spirits" as
the Bible SAYS; but they do not ac-
knowledge that they are all wicked.
The fact is that they only partially
realized the depth of Satan's power
and deceit in this direction. The BIZ
BILE indicates that shortly, in the end
ing of this Age, there will be great
time of trouble. which, to consider
able degree. will be brought about by
theseaevil spirits. 1t is the duty of
those who know to warn those who
understand not the situation.
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SAWYER CHESLEY.
Richmond's Oldest Citizen Died Sat.
urday, Aged 96 Years.

Richmond, Me, April 9.-(SpeciaD.-
Sawyer Chesley, Riehmond's Oldest
citizen, passed away at 6 O'Clock Sat
urday morning, after an illness of only
a few days, although he had been i'll
feeble health for the past year Mr..
Chesley was born Feb. ., 1915 in Rome,
Kennebec county. He was the son of
Sawyer and Judith (Brown) Chesley
and the third in direct descent who
bore the name OF Sawyer.
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He shall give his angels charge over
thee to keep thee in all thy ways.
Psalm 9l.ll.
When war was declared by SYRIA
against Israel the invaders sought to
gain an entrance into lsraefs army in
the mountain passes. but God through
the Prophet Elisha forewarned the
Israelites When this had happened
several times the Syrian king con-
cluded that there We're traitors
amongst his counsellors, NIT was an
swered. No, the Prophet Elisha sure
ly warns Isracrs king of anything
that you plan secretly.
Learning that the Prophet was liV-
ing at Dothan, near the syrian Dor
der, the king sent a detachment of
soldiers to capture him. They came
by night E,lishas servant, arising
early, saw that the little city was
surrounded. He ran to his master in
fear. but the latter, unperturbed, an
sWered. Fear not; for they that be
with us are more than they that be
with them. These words sounded
strangely untrue to the servant, until
the Prophet prayed for him dn open
ing of eyes. which revealed vision
of angels. chariots and horses, with
the appearance of fire.
The lessons to us is that whoever
are Gods servants. and wherever they
may be, Divine power, like mighty
army surrounds them. Modern inVen-
tons and discoveries are more and
more revealing to us secrets of nature
and limiting at far more beyond.
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CH|LDREN'S HOSPITAL
SUBSCRIPTION LIST
The Kennebec Journal Ready to
Receive Subscriptions and Will
Publish Amounts From Day
to Day

Beginning Monday April TO- the Kennebec Journal will pub
ls from day day the subscribed toward the fund
aid of the crippled and dcfomed The Journal will receive
subscriptions any from up, and will acknowl
edge the these columns. the sivcr does
to be made known the will be inserted opposite Cash
and record made for private in the Journal office The
following Subscription List heading for blank being widely
circulated Journal friends invited join with others
of these papers send direct the Journal Office by
check, money order registered letter
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The first part of Mr.. Chesley's life
was spent on farm. Upon leaving
the farm he went to Bath. where he
learned the carpenters trade, after
which he worked in the shipyard. His
first work was upon the vessel Robert
Patten. On March II, 1884. he married
Elizabeth Weston of New Meadows and
Immediately moved to Litchfield, where
he had previously bought a farm. In
the winter OF 1S46-47 he moved to
Richmond to work in the shipyard for
Harrison Springer, who was then at
work upon the bark Vesta. He worked
in the shipyard for Patten & Sturte-
want. later for James Hagar, who built
the vessels Thcrese and Pride of
America When business began to de-
cline in Richmond Mr.. Chesley went to
Massachusetts where he worked for
seven years in quincy and Weymouth.
He returned u Richmond in the early
7O's and worked at his trade of car
penter till within few years.
The funeral will be held at P. NJ.
Tuesday. Rev. F. A. Evans of the Free
Baptist church will officiate.
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GUARANTEED PILE CURE.
Backed by Your Leading Druggist.

II you have any kind of piles, get II
box of DR. Leonhardts Hem-Roid at
Bowditch. Webster & Co.'S and druggists
everywhere on the money-back plan.
Hem Roid is made from DR.. Leon
hardt's own prescrption-a tablet reme-
dy, taken internally and cures thorough
~ by removing the internal cause of
piles. something that suppositories. ONT
ments or cutting operations will not do
81 for large bottle which lasts "a days
Dr. Leonhardt Co., Station B. Buffalo. N
Y Write for booklet
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FL. Willis of West Paris has sawed
this winter, at his steam mills in
Greenwood, 100000 feet of lumber for
the Paris Manufacturing Co., and 1oo,-
600 feet for oscar Peabody. Although
20 years of age he has sawed the en-
tire amount alone. Mr.. Willis states
that he has stood behind the lines of a
board saw for 46 winters without an
accident to himself or machinery,