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days to fight fires in different places
in the numbering districts up river
Miss Cinda Savage left Tuesday for
her cottage at Pleasant Pond wheer
she will spend her vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Clark of Neu
Portland spent Sunday in town.
Miss Agnes Crawford of Winchester
Mass, came Saturday to spend a con,
pie of weeks with her sister, Mrs
Chas. Blackwell.
Horace Spear of Dead Water. WIN
has been home at Lakewood for
few days, returned Tuesday.
Mrs. Ella Hapgood, who has been
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Waldo
Houghton for the past week, returned
to her home in Portland Monday.
Jim Briggs of the Arson side began
work Monday with a crew of men on
David Viles' barn, one of which was
almost entirely demolished and the
other unroofed during the severe
wind of last Thursday.
The fire alarm was rung in Mon
day night about 8 As for slight blaze
caused from an oil stove, in Caldens
restaurant No DANCE was done.
Miss Maud Powers returned home
Friday from East Denmark, where
she has been visiting friends for the
past two weeks. She has been teach
ing this summer in Ridlonville and
visited at Weld Pond also before com.
ing home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Phillips went
to Rumford and the Rangeley lakes
regions Tuesday where they will
spend a vacation of several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Millard F. Moore of
Taunton, Mass, who have been in
this vicinity several weeks visiting
relatives, went to Norridgewock
Tuesday for a few days stay.
Laurence Pooler, an old and re-
spected citizen of Madison, died at
his home on Weston avenue, Monday
morning, of combined heart trouble
and dropsy. Mr.. Pooler had been in
poor health for three years and for
the past eight months has been tn
able to do any work He was born
in Canada and was the last one left
of a family of thirteen children. He
leaves a widow, his only son, Henry
having passed away a few years aga
, The funeral was held at the house
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock
Rev. C. A. Brooks, pastor of the N
E. church, officiating. There were
many beautiful flowers and the inter.
ment was in the Forest Hill GENE.
terry. Mr.. Pooler was II years, I
months and 81 days old
Willie McCarty, the ten-year-olt
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James McCary
who live near the Sash and Blint
factory, was drowned Tuesday fore
noon, nearly opposite the saw mill
while in bathing in the Kennebet
, river in company with his brother
two years older and several othe
small boys. He was unable to swim
and finding he was getting beyonc
his depth called for help. One of tn,
boys who could swim went to tn,
rescue but being small himself wal
unable to drag the McCarty boy GU
and barely escaped with his own life
! The body was recovered in about al
hour.
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sunerhuous Verbiaas.

1t was Sunday evening and likewise
his first call. She was entertaining
him at the piano. and he was not fond
of music. OF course she couldn't be
expected to know that. poor girl! She
was not particularly accomplished, but
she didn't know what else to do. and
he hadn't suggested anything. So she
played on and on. occasionally skip
ping a few bars that she didn't re
member and trusting to luck. Finally
from sheer WEAKNESS and to make
conversation she turned to him and
said:
Papa thinks 1t is wicked for me to
play the piano on Sunday"
Papa is certainly right" he replied
YEARLY. But why does he-er-speci
fy Sunday?"
II Is perhaps needless to record that
he was never again invited to that lit
tie fat Philadelphia Ledger.
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Absintn.

DR.. n. Hercod of Lausanne In a spe-
cial contribution to the Alliance Tenn
perance Almanac points out that the
absinth liquor. which Is now prohib
tied In three European countries Bel.
GUM. Holland and Switzerland owes
its peculiar nervousness to the fact
that 1t ia prepared with several es-
sences. among them worm wood, which
have marked toxic properties. Added
to the action of the alcohol Ia strong
absinth contains 65 per cent these
essences have a most deleterious eff
feet on the organisms. especially on
the nervous system. Even small doses
provoke a great irritability. which
may easily lead heavy drinkers to
crime. Epilepsy Is more quickly de-
veloped among absinth drinkers than
among the drinkers of the commoner
kinds Of alcoholic liquors. - Dundee
Advertiser.
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PLAYED A SHELL GAME.
A parliamentary Joke by New South
Wales Scion.

Wales Scion.
Australia once had a great public
Ioke, which was played openly In the
New South Wales state parliament by
n member who afterward became at
torney general.
A bill had been introduced to pro-
tect native flowers from ruthless de-
struction. The honorable member up
rose and sympathized. He informed
the introducer Of the bill-a somewhat
pompous gentleman-that he heartily
approved. But why these invidtous
distinctions? The bill protected-and
he quoted all the botanical names In
the bill.
But why were other flowers equally
deserving neglected. Why were-and
here he reeled OF long list OF the
Latin names for cookies, mussels, oys
tiers, etc.-why were these sweet flow
to be blighted In their bloom by
g plucked by any prowling excur
1t who wanted something In his
buttonholef
The introducer of the bill promptly
offered to extend the list to include
these. So half the shellfsh on the
coast, including the periwinkle, were
added to the flowers worthy of protec-
ton.
The officials of the house discovered
the hoax next day and set 1t right.
But the joke was too good to be kept
quiet. and all Australia chuckled at
The expense Of the pompous legislator.
London Answers
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DON'T MIND BIG NOISES.
But Slight, RustIing Sounds Make 0i
RATES. Tremble With Fear.

But Slight, Rustling Sounds Make 0i-
RATES. Trembls With Fear.
Among the curious characteristics OF
the giraffe Is its strange indifference
to loud noises as contrasted with Its
peculiar "scariness" with reference to
slight sounds Noisy sounds, like that
of man walking near In hobnailed
boots, the giraffe does not appear to
notice, but should 1t be approached by
a woman whose skirts give out but
the slighS,st rustic the sound thereof
causes the giraffe to start up with
pricked ears and eyes distended In
fear.
officials of q geological institution,
situated near canal. tell of curious
instance of this popularity Of CRATES.
After a terrible explosion of gunpow-
der on a barge on the canal the keep
ers were astonished to observe that
the giraffes took little notice of the
tremendous blast. They jumped to
their feet. but almost Mt once lay
down again when they found that
nothing extraordinary had happened
In their Enclosure. But were keeper
at night to creep along outside that
Enclosure In his stocking feet the queer
beasts would exhibit such terror that
one would imagine them about to dash
themselves In terror against the fences
CRATES fear the lurking foe. and
big bang scares them hardly at all. To
them the faint. rustling sound Is to-
ken of the greatest danger. In that
respect they are like deer.-New York
Press.
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NEW PORTLAND

The past few days the thermometer
has registered the highest for this
season, it being from SO degrees to
104 degrees in the shade.
Mrs. Sarah Thompson, widow OF
the late Abel Thompson, died at her
home July 3. Mrs. Thompson has
been in poor health for several
months, then she was taken with
pneumonia and it terminated with a
paralytic shock after which she lived
but a few days. She leaves to mourn
her loss one daughter, Mrs. ldah
(Thompson) Churchill of New Port
land and one son, Charles of Cali
forna. Funeral services took place
at her late home. Interment was in
East New Portland cemetery.
The friends and relatives of Mrs.
Minnie Dyer, wife of Fred Dyer,
were saddened to learn of her death
which occurred on the afternoon of
July A. Mrs. Dyer has suffered a
great deal in the past few months
from the effects of a cancer. She
made every effort she could to do
her best. being up and around the
house every day she could. She was
a member of Emerald Rebekah lodge,
North Arson. Mrs. Dyer leaves a
husband end one son, and several
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home from Freeman where she hes
lust closed a ten weeks term oil
school.
Mrs. T. H. Johnson went down to
her farm in Embden and will remain
through haying.
A severe thunder shower passed
over this place July 6. No serious
damage was done that we know OF
with the exception of trees being
blown down. After hearing OF the
damage done In other places all feel
that they have much to be thankful
for.
Mrs. Frank Hodgeman of kingheld
and brother Ed Hutchins of Califronla,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Adams last Sunday.
Twenty-Five of the friends of Mr..
and Mrs. F. G.. Emery called on
them In the evening of July /, and
gave them a little surprise After an
hour of social chat they took their de-
parture, leaving with them very
pretty chair in the high regard and
esteem in which Mr.. and Mrs. EN-
cry are held by their wide circle OF
} friends and neighbors.
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EAST NEW PORTLAND.

Mrs. Sarah Thompson passed away
on the evening of July 3, at the age
of 6S years. She suffered shock
two weeks previous to her death from
which she never recovered conscious
ness. She leaves to mourn her loss
one daughter Mrs. Adams Churchill
who was with her during her last sick
ness and one son, Charles, in Califor-
MIA. Services were conducted by
Rev. L. r. Shafer of Kingfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Conforth of Au-
burn were callers at Hiram Emery g
last week.
Miss Hattie Emery of North Arson
visited relatives in town last Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Crosby Mayo and two children
of Massachusetts, are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. A. Davis for time.
Miss Nellie Parsons of California
Is visiting at William Parsons.
Miss Madeline Emery has returned
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NORTH ANSON.

The cyclone which struck this vii
lage last Thursday was far more de-
structiye than that of twenty years
ago. but was of less duration. The
damage is estimated at more than
$4,000. The flagpole in the village
square, given to the town by the late
c. NJ. Foster fifteen years ago, was
blown down and broken in pieces.
Many buildings were demolished and
others unroofed. and shade trees,
some of them being magnificent old
elms were blown down or broken off
or stripped of their limbs. The New
Castle Companys plant was laid fiat
the crews beng at work at the time
but fortunately no one was serious
! ly injured. The loss to the corn pack
ing company Is $1,000, the roof of one
part being blown in. All wires were
broken down by the hurricane, and
the streets were impossible, being
! filled with the debris of the storm S
| fury.
A very interesting meeting of the
Boy Scouts of America was held in
the Methodist church last Sunday ev-
ening. eleven Scouts being present
and taking part in the meeting
There were several prostrations by
the heat Monday in this village. Les
ter Williams, station agent, was over
come so that he had to be taken home
but had recovered so that he resumed
his duties on Tuesday morning. A
man who was working on the roof
of Mr.. Pastorius' barn was severely
Frustrated and other cases were re-
norted The mills shut down Mon
day forenoon on account of the neat.
Fred Parsons lost a valuable Work
horse from sunstroke. Many farm
ers we're obliged to leave the hay
field, and the oldest inhabitant is sure
that such intense heat never was
known in this section before.
Miss Flora Berry went to Peaks Is
land Monday afternoon to remain sew
eral weeks.
MIR. and Mrs d. F. Palmer and
two sons of Massachusetts are spend
ing a few weeks at the cottage OF
Mrs. II. E. Ware at Embden lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Cults and
child of New York are visiting rela-
tives here.
Mrs. w. C. Emery and Mrs. Theo-
dore Steward went to New Portland
Thurdsay to attend the funeral OF
Mrs. Fred Dyer.
The day spent with Mr.. and Mrs.
W. C. Robinson at their new farm
"Hill Crest" at New Portland, on
July 4, was a most enjoyable one
twenty-five gathering to enjoy the
hospitality of the genial host and hos
| tess
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SHE WANTED LIGHT.
And 50 She Had the Windows Flxee
Exactly TO Her Taste.

And so She Had the Windows Fixed
Exactly TO Her Taste.
The architectural feature OF the
new house that caused a decided do
nestle rupture WINS the windows. The
man was In favor of medium sized
windows. with small panes TO match
the rest of the house, but bis wife In
sisted upon enormous sheets of plate
glass.
You are away all day and do not
know whether | can see my hand be-
fore me at noontime or not" she said
"but | am In the house most OF the
time and must have plenty of light
and sunshine"
So they bad big windows. Before
the carpenter left she ordered inside
shutters put up. The family's first
night In their new home was cele-
brated by adjusting two sets Of win
dow shades, one white. the other dark
green. which served as q background
for two pairs Of curtains, one Of silk
/ the other of lace. On the third day
the man helped his wife to hang add
tionai sash curtains, aud on the fourth
day be found a man tinkering with the
outside of the window ledge.
He is just getting ready to put uI
the awnings" she explained.
Her husband looked at the shutters
the two shades, the two curtains and
the sash curtains and the arrange
ments for the awnings at each win
dow, and then he laughed, but she
could not understand why.-New York
Times.
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the children and young people at
three o'clock In the afternoon. All OF
the children are invited to attend this
meeting.
]. H. Wood, the Optometrist, has
rooms over A. F. Donigan's store
fully equipped and ready to fit your
eyes. Examinations given by scienti-
fic method. Consultations free.
Go and see Bigelow for McCor-
mick, Deering and Osborn Repairs
Also for New York Champion Rake
repairs. He is now located at old
Electric Light Station and also car
ries small line of carefully select
ed groceries, ETC., and all supplies fol-
spraying. Farmers having wool to
be carded will leave it with him to
be forwarded to Houlton Wooden Co
DR.. Arthur H. Clark will be al
the residence of A. S. Burke Monday
July II, for three days, for the prac'
tice of dentistry.
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HINCKLEY.

o. A. Bowman was in Skowhegan
Wednesday.
Miss Anna M. Boynton Is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Fay Mitchell, at
North Cambridge, Mass.
Chester Gaylord is staying at J. w.
Walkers while Mr.. Walker is up riy-
err.
Miss Eva Goodrich, who has work
ed at the home of r. NJ. Dunbar the
past year, has returned to her home
in Scion.
Mrs. Geo. NJ Gaylord recently re-
turned from visit to her husband at
Monsoon.
Mrs. J. w. Crawford spent July
4 in Pittsfield, from there going to
Portland for a weeks visit with Mrs
Kate Burrill Sprague.
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Many Things Different In Holland.

Many Things Different In Holland.
Holland Is to me one of the most In
teresting countries In Europe, writes
George r. Sims. Apart from the ex-
element of having to do a bit of
Blondin, with the edge of canal for
your tight rope. at intervals Of few
minutes all day long. the Dutch them
selves furnish you never ending study.
] love to see the little Dutch boy Of
six smoking his clay pipe or his cigar
as he clings to his mammals skirt.
There Is something at once novel and
startling in finding Dutch cheese and
a penny bun placed In front OF every
guest at the breakfast table. In a
Land where a public company Is
Maatschappij and nearly every house
of tauration announces that the
thirsty traveller can there obtain TAP
peril. Slitterij and Slemp." there is al
ways something to amuse you.
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~ The News of Somerset's Busy Towns II

ether near relatives to mourn her
loss Funeral service took place al
her late home, July 6, Rev. LILY
schafer officiating. Interment was In
New Portland cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Bates OF Madl-
son we're guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Z
Atwood Monday and Tuesday.
DR.. H. S. Spear has a new auto.
oman Lander, who had been very
sick with pneumonia, is very little
better.
There was fire broke out neal
the Lander mill, New Vineyard, Tues
day forenoon, the wind being strong
the fire spread very rapidly, but a.
o'clock there were 25 men on tht
scene and thought they had the fire
under control.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Witham o
Caratunk were guests of Mr.. ant
Mrs. E. E. Atwood Wednesday.
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BINGHAM.

We failed to receive items this
week from our Bingham correspon
dent and therefore obliged to omit
Our large amount of news from this
place.
If you are particular about your
clothes, ask for Hart Schaffner &
Marx at Mark Savage & Co.
Miss Edna Rowan of Kansas, will
speak on behalf of the Young Cam
paigners for Prohibition Sunday even
ing in the Congregational church.
This is Union meeting and all young
and old are invited She will meet
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A Quaint Inscription.

An old churchyard near London is
famous for the inscriptions on Its
tombstones There Is one on the me-
mortal of Susannah Barford. died 1852
aged ten years and thirteen weeks.
The concluding lines beneath the skull
and crossbones on her monument are:
Her stage was short. her thread was
quickly spunn.
Drawne out and cult, got heaven. her
worke was done.
This world to her was but TRACED play.
Shee came and saw't. dslik't and passed
away.
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"Have any luck on your fishing
trip2'
Eyes. Counting those that got away
and those we threw back. we almost
got even."-Detroit Free Press.
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Whsn Dining Out.

'popV"
"Yes. my son"
"What is mn ultimate consumer
"Why. he's the one who usually has
to pay the check for the dinners, my
hoy. "-Yonkers Statesman.
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~ wish Fritz would write his figures
palmer. can't possibly tell from his
letter whether II is 1000 or 10000
kisses that he sends me."-Fliegende
Ratter.
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Father of Astronomy.

Hipparcus, the father of astronomy
established the fact of the procession
OF the eQuinoxes-that is, that the sun
crosses the equator about one mill
ute farther westward each year
$50 years before Christ was born, and
1t Is consequently believed that he
knew the earth was spherical In form.
He catalogued 1000 stars and invented
an instrument for calculating latitude
and longitude.
Basement Was Vacant
ibid you say you were a month In
your last placer"
Eyes, madam-a week with the fam
lily on the top floor, q week with a lady
on the third floor, week on the Sec
ond and a week on the ground floor"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-06
ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
F. III. Leonard's Noted Ros-
ton Man to Speak at
Masonic Temple.


A lecture on Christian Science will
be delivered by Frank H. Leonard. C.
s. B., at the Masonic temple, in Ham
mond. next Monday evening. Neither
admission fee nor tickets will be re-
quested. and everybody wishing to hear
the doctrines of the Christian Scien-
lists expounded will be welcome
Mr.. Leonard, who will deliver the
lecture, is a member of the Christian
Science board of lectureship of the
First Church of Christ Scientist of Bos-
ton, Mass. The session will open at s
o'clock.
A number of Christian Science lee
lures have been given in Hammond in
the past and all have been well at
tended. The lectures. which have been
given, were free of any sectarian spirit
and were delivered by well educated
speakers who require an intelligent au-
dience and the address to be given next
Monday evening will be on a par with
those given on former occasions.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-06
COMING
ATTRACTIONS
ARE BILLED

Eugene V. Debs, a national figure in
the social movement, will be heard in
Hammond at the Orpheum theater next
Saturday night. and 1t is expected that
big house will turn out to hear what
the former railroad man of Terre Haute
has to say on the questions pertaining
to the Improvement of economical con-
ditions
Mr. Debs will speak in Hammond un-
der the auspices of the socialist par
ty local of Hammond, a committee on
arrangements. of which n. G. Marlatt
is the chairman, having made all neces-
sary preparations for his appearance
here
Tt is expected that East Chicago and
Gary. where the party has quite a
following. will send large delegations
to Hammond for the occasion. Others,
too, who are not of the same political
faith as Mr.. Debs and his followers
will undoubtedly take advantage of
the opportunity to hear a man as prom
fnent Mr.. Debs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-06
No Bids Received.

After considerable dissension among
Ash street property owners about the
question of building a pavement, in
which the pro-pavement faction on one
block finally triumphed before the
board of public works, the winners, ac-
cording to the latest turn of the cards
are the losers after all because no con-
tractor could be found who cared to
put in bid for the block and engage
the opposition of the taxpayers for the
small profit that would accrue. The
board of public works having failed to
receive any bids for the meeting this
morning, all action was rescinded.
A hearing was had on the Benedict
avenue pavement, and a resolution pro-
viding for the Improvement was had
and bids asked for. There having been
no bids for the Manila avenue three
quarter-inch water pipe, action on this
Improvement was rescinded. Hearing
was had on the primary assessment roll
for the Terrence avenue three-ouarter-
inch water pipe.
The contracts and bonds of the Ahl-
born Construction company for the
block e. Franklin addition pavement.
the Indiana boulevard pavement, and
the Plummer avenue curb were ac-
cepted.
All previous action for a pavement
in Manila avenue was rescinded and a
new petition for pavement was adopt
ed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-06

An elaborate surprise reception with
a religious service was rendered the
Rev. Theodore Claus yesterday by his
congregation ST. Paurs German Luth-
eran church, the Lake county confer
ence and out of-town friends on the
occasion of his twenty fifth anniver-
sary of his ordination to the minis
try.
The celebrant who incidentally also
observed his 46th birthday yesterday
admitted that the whole affair was a
complete surprise to him. The details
for the evening had been carefully
planned and were carried out without
hitch.
Minister Completely Surprised.
In order that the various committees
having the arrangements in hand might
work without taking the Rev. Claus
into the secret prematurely. he and
his family were entertained yesterday
afternoon at the home of Peter W.
Meyn in Glendale. ostensibly to ceIe-
brate his birthday An auto ride in
Mr.. Meyn's automobile was arranged
for the evening in accordance with the
program they drew up at the church to
inquire why there should be lights In
the building on a night when no serv-
ices were scheduled. 1t was about
1880. The Rev. Claus started TO walk
into the church and was met at the
church by Messrs- A F. w. Feeder
and August Genrich. two OF the elders.
who received the minister with con-
CALCULATIONS and short explanation.
Presented with a Gold Watch
At the church the program was d.
vided into two parts. Prof. LinSen-
man played march on the organ as
the minister walked down the aisle to
take his place at the altar. and short
services were then held. during which
the Rev. William Brauer of the north
side Lutheran church ofsciated.