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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18
Both Houses Will Be Republican.

(ONIOTU De1lUCTdl.]
Both houses of the legislature VIII
be Republican, the senate having, ac-
cording to the latest information, Il
Republicans and 10 Democrats, and
the house 70 Republicans and Y DEM
ocrats. This will give majority on
Joint ballot, and ensure the election of
Edwin c. Burleigh as United States
senator to succeed Obadiah Gardner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18
Does Gardner Hope?

Senator Gardner was at the State
House the other day, watching the
tabulation of votes. Perhaps he hopes
Senatorship will yet jump out of the
let for him
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18
ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER. NO.

Il, Q. f. S. Stated meetings the first
Wednesday evening of each month at
10. All members soiourning In the city
are invited to attend. 5st
ELIZABETH T. MERRILL, w. NJ
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON, Sec.
alIg2S m -w-f If. - -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18
A Firm Control of the Legislature.
boston Journal.)

Republicans seem likely to hold a
firm control of the Legislature, which
would lead to the election of Edwin Z.
Rurleigh, who polled the famous plu-
rality for governor in 1888, as United
States senator over Obadiah Gardner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18

The thunder storm which visited
Maine, Sunday night, is reported to
have been particularly heavy at Bid
deford and Saco, and quite an amount
of damage was done in both places. In
Biddeford the electric lighting service
was crippled so that some of the
principal streets were in darkness for
several hours. and the telephone sys-
tenn suffered, also. The heaviest dam
age in the city. however, was felt on
the streets, there having been several
bad washouts. Saco also suffered
some from washouts, and by light
ming. A barn on the Ross road was
struck and one of eight cows in it was
knocked down by the shock, but not
fatally injured. The fluid also entered
dwelling in that city, but the dam
age done was confined to chande.
lier.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18

In Germany there is a total number
of 1900 women filling honorary posi-
tions in cities and on charity boards.
In 1855 municipalities seven thousand
women are in active service for the
care of the poor and of orphans. In
lis towns there are women serving on
school boards.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18

Ty Cobb. described as the greatest
living baseball play err is convinced
that Governor Wilson is going to be
the next president. while l am a
baseball PLAYER and ] can talk base
ball, / am not fooling myself into
thinking that | know anything about
the other game" said the great Ty. Il
have met all three of the candidates
and there is no finer than Mr.. Taft"
Wonder if Tvs base pi1fering abil-
tiles have bred this uncanny stradding
proficiency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

cUsHNoc CHAPTER, r. A. M.
No. 49, Special convoeation at Masonic
Temple, Thursday evening", Sept. -
Work in the Royal Arch degree. All So
journing companions are cordially invit-
ed to Z 'e~s'
wINFRED A. JACKSON, II. P.
-" THOS. II. BODICE, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18

and boys to go to town and do the ma
TONS work for it.
The reason girl believes in love at
first sight is she could believe in 1t gust
as easily at forty-second sight
The most successful teller of somebody
else's jokes always has large laugh of
his own to start the ehorus.-N T.
Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18

The new Wilton soldiers monument
which has been draped with an Ameri-
can flag since it was placed on its
pedestal few days ago, was unveiled,
Saturday afternoon, before large
gathering of citizens of Wilton and
nelghboring towns. The monument
was erected through the efforts of Z.
W. Woodman Post, G. a. r., and pat
riotic citizens gave literally, The Post
had charge of the ceremony of unyeil-
ing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18

Steam scow Umbajejus has had its
name changed to John L. Mccormick.
Not quite so romantic name, but
easier 20 pronounce.-Portland En-
press.
Have they the same meaning?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18

According to the Wytopitlock CORE
spondent of the Millinocket Journal.
that section of Aroostook county ought
to be, just at present, Mecca for the
man who is out of work. In the last
issue of the Journal he says; Men
are very scarce in town and the mills
are finding it hard to set enough men
tn keep them running, and with potato
digging soon to be upon us and no men
in view, it looks as if the farmers
would have a hard time to harvest
their crops"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18

Attorney General Pattangall de-
clares that he did not threaten, when
the result of last Mondays election
became known, to indict every rum
seller in Maine, as the Waterville
corr espondents said he did.-Lewiston
Journal.
Certainly not. There's yet until the
first of January.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18

Senator Gore says he can see only
a Wilson victory.-The World
And Maine people were given the
opportunity to sympathize with the
Senator in his blindness during the re-
cent campaign.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18
TRINITY coMMANpERY. NO. ?. K

I. Stated conclave at Masonic Temple.
Friday, Sept. 20, at 73o =. NJ All 40
MELVIN f.. SAWTELLE, Il. c.
THOS. II. BODICE, Recorder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18
JEPHTHA eNcAMPmENT, NO. .

Meetings at 5 O'clock every second and
w. l.. HAYDEN, e. p. y
c. e. STEWART, Scribe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18

Wednesday, September 1s, 1912.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18
ODD FELLOWS HALL.

ASYLUM LODGE NO. 20 REGULAR
meeting Friday evening at 3 o'clock.
o. r. FARNHAM. N. q.
L. f. WESTON, Sec. ad
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18

No notice whatever will be taken of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held RESPONSE
BILE for the preservation or return of
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
20 BURLEIGH e FYLNT. Publish
ers. Augusta. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-18

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. M.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday ut
I'll Alr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27

Mrs. Jerushy Perkins had q hel
which has been wanting to set and be-
ing as Jerushy didn't want her to set
she killed her and had her for dinner
last Sabbath
Bud Hinckley, who amt quite right
IN his head, set his mothers henhouse
on fire last week which burnt to tho
ground. Mrs. Hinckley asked Bud why
he done it and he said he done it becuz
he was cold. She told him she would
warm him up and she did.
Eggs is very plentiful in the market
at present. Hen Weathersby is paying
only eight cts. per doz for fresh laid
eggs and nothing at all for old eggs
which has been on hands for some time.
Cy Hoskin's absence at church was
noticed last Sunday. Inquiry proved
that at the last minute Cy couldn't get
one of his boots on, owing to the fact
that he had pared his corn too close
and the boot rubbed it so he remained
at home and was present at church only
in spirit.
Mrs. Alb Skinner while putting on
her bonnet IN hurry recently dug her
self terrible with hatpin so hard that
it made her head ache.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27
Nahum Kicked OFF

Nahum White of Snake Bend was a
Bingvil1e visitter last Tuesday. Nahum
rode in on his old white mare, Polly,
and hitched her in front of Hen
Weathersbys store while he went IN to
make a few purchases and VISIT
while. About p. m Nahum unhitched
Polly and led her along side the Tipping
block, in front of the store, and got
into the saddle and clucked to her, but
quickern scat Polly down with her
head and Up with her heels and Nahum
went over her head and right smash
into a big heap of old drygoods boxes
which Hen had piled up to one side
of the store.
Nahum exprest hisself as good cal
of surprised at the old mares ackshions
being as he said she newer done the
like before. But Nahum led her up to
the upping block agin and got into the
saddle a seckond time, but she kicked
him off agin. By this time the per
Torrance was getting very rnonotonuss
as YOU might say for Nahum, but was
highly Appreciated by large crowd
which had gathered around the store.
Before Nahum got on Sd time he
examined the saddle critickal, he ex-
anined the saddle and found nail
which some fend in human form had
6xt under the saddle flap, and when
ever Nahum went to git on it would
prod Polly, and then she would kick.
Nahum removed the nail & got on
and rode lords home, maddern wet
hen. 1t is our opinion that some of he
lazy loafers which frequents Hen
Weathersby's store playd that trick on
Nahum. Come agin, Nahum-we be al
lus glad to see YOU
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27

that he understands that a good
many of our old subscribers are
dropping off.
In reply to these charges we
would state that if we be going
down hill any faster than usual we
haven't noticed it. The reason we
haven't had many ads in the Bugle
of late is because news has been so
plenty. We don't know that we
ever noticed news as plenty as they
have been this spring.
That a good many of our old
subscribers have been dropping off
is also true, but they haven't been
dropping off any faster than usual.
How are you going to keep your
subscribers from droppin Off Sub
scribers will die, won't theyf AS
for us, we wouldn't mind Our old
subscribers dropping off so much if
they would only pay up their sub
scripshuns before they drop.
In closing, however. we desire to
emfasize one thing, which is that
we don't haft to fill up the Bugle
with a lot of patent medicine ads
which we don't get nothing for and
''tl1is space to let" ads which we
see in the Banner every week.
The Bug1e is a live, up-to-date
and is regarded as such
by it's subscribers and the general
o,,bl;c while the Hardscrabb1e Ban
ner amt regarded as scairsly fit to
use to spread on cupboard shelves.
We trust this will be the last time
we will haft to deal out summary
Justice to the editor of the Hard
scrabble Banner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27
EDDYTORIUL

Once more that p,1silaninnous and
pestiferous sheet, the Hardscrabble
Banner, has cast reprehensible as
pensions on Bingvil1e as town and
the Bingville Bugle as newspaper.
In its last weeks issue, which has
just reached our desk, the wart-
nosed porcupine who goes through
the motions of editing the Banner
wrote a article calling spcshial at
tenshion to Bingville as a undesir-
able place of residence. He says
that the taxes In Bingville is higher
than any other town in the county
and that the town is in debt and
that we haven't got any moral tone
to us and are proud and naughty
and think we're better than other
people, and have more dogs than
they have at the Co. seat.
We desire to take up these
charges and answer them re-
spectively, as follers:
1-Bingvi1le can't be beat as a
residence town. Any person who
has ever compared Hardscrabble
and Bingville would ruther be in
the Hardscrabble cemetery than
haft to live there.
2-Supposing that taxes is higher
in Bingville than in any other town
in the county. Nobody pays their
taxes here, So what's the difference
if they do be high?
3-We admit that the town Is in
! debt, but when you find a town in
debt that's a sign that it is paying
out money to improve itself. Hard
scrabble amt in debt becuz it's
petrifed and ossi6ed and was done
CROWN SO years ago.
As to us being proud and
naughty and thinkin we're better
than somebody else, perhaps we be
we wouldn't haft to be very much
to be better than the scum which
composes the population of Hard
scrabble as you might say.
5-Yes, we have more dogs than
we need here, that's fact, but we
don't like to have it tf1rowed up to
us, by hen! But there's one thing
we don't dove don't include the
dogs in the population of Bingville,
as we understand they done at
Hardscrabble when the last census
was took in order to increase their
lpopu1ashion.
The editor of the Banner fur
Their goes out of his way to say
that the Bingville Bugle is going
down hill, that he has noticed that
we haven't had many ads lately and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27

and Hank told us confdenchially that
for a while he diddent know whether
he would ever reach shore alive or
not and that he prayed for delivverence
from on high for all he was with.
Now, however, that he is alive and
well, he has forgot all his vows to lead
a nobuller & better life, and is jest as
wicked as ever and chews tobacker and
swears somethink awful when the occa-
shion demands.
Ratchet in the struggle. Bige Barker
askt Hank if he wassent goin' back
after his lines when he got better, but
Hank said that the goshblamed lines
and Ratchet could rot there for all of
him. The only thing Hank regrets is
that he diddent bring home emmy pick
erel, espeshially when he had his mouth
made up for mess of 'em, too.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27
Personals

Things has begin to smell like spring.
We are glad of it, being as we have
had enough of winter to last US for
quite a spell.
Start in the spring right by subscrib-
ing for the Bugle. Why borrow the
Bugle from your neighbor when you
can afford to pay for it yourself1
Last year Ham Wilson purchased
four gum collars at the Co. seat which
he has been wearing ever since and
they amt wore out as yet. They don't
haft to be washed in a tub, only wiped
off with a damp rag. Tother ev'g when
Ham went to put on one of these col
lars he switched it into the flame of
the candle and dashed if the thing didn't
fare up and explode in his hands as it
were, burning his thumb and skeering
him awful. Ham says he never knowed
they would do that and if they ex-
plode that way he caliilates they amt
safe to wear. Ham is probably right.
Mrs. Ezra johnson is down with
rheumatic. She returned from a visit
to her sister up at Sorrow Hollow last
week. She says she is glad she wasn't
took down up there.
Miss Emily Dewberry will sing solo
in the church quoir next Sunday morn
ing entitled Jerusalem" Everybody CO.
Mrs. Gid Smalley spent a hole day
last week darning holes in Gid's wool
socks. She says she never seen the
beat of Gid to wear holes in his socks.
Jim Hendricks, who is our oldest in
habitant, called at this office last week
and paid his subscripshion to the Bugle
to Apl l. 1865, which was long before
we took hold of it. However, we are
glad to get the s.. Jim tells us that
about 1oyears after he begin to subscribe
to the Bugle he was overlook by fnan-
shall deesaster and that he got a little
mite behind on his subscription. We
should calkilate he did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27
Country Correspondence
CALAMITY CORNERS


Gale Hooker was hooked by one of
his cows while milking same last wl.
He tore his pants and it scairt him
purity bad, but he was otherwise unin-
jured. Gale says he diddent know she
was hooker.
Ezekiel Snodgrass went to Hard
scrabble last wk and purchased 2 lbs.
of cheese and the rats got into the
cubbard that same night and ct it all
up. Ezekiel returned to Hardscrabble
next day & purchased a rat trap.
1t is roomered that Sam Snyder c.
Lottie Green is to be married some time
next June, but the same thing was
roomered about these two last spring
and the wedding diddent take place.
Sam & Lottie has been keepin' company
several yrs, but we won't believe
they're goin' to be married until we git
a invite.
Jake Haines is dosin' hisself with
sulfur & molasses, being as his blood is
outen order and he has boils on his
neck. Jake says he newer had moren
one boil on his neck at a time before
this time and one was enuf.
News are very skeerce in our midst
at the present writing.
PROBONO PUBLICO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27
Local MentShIOn

Miss Phronicia Watkins made a
shopping trip to the Co. seat last week
and purchased what she calls a burnt
wood outfit. The next day after she
got it she burnt her thumb, which she
now has done up in rag.
Hen Smiley and Ranse Hillyer traded
knifes down to Hen Weathersby's store
the other ev'g sight unseen. The knife
Ranse got only had one blade in it and
he couldn't open that one and the knife
Hen got didn't have no blades in it, so
it was the general opinion that neither
one of them got bit very bad.
Miss Sally Hoskins informs US that
she is Tow engaged on a pome entitled
Summer" Sally has just writ for US
a most bewtefull pome on Spring"
but says we'll get this summer pome
sometime before it gets SO turrible hot
that it won't be Appreciated, even
though she is very busy at present max
ing herself a new calico dress, so that
she hasn't got much time to devote to
pottery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27
HANK ALMOST
DROUND
Or Froze, He Hardly KnOWed Which
Terrible Narrer Excape and
Help Scarce---Has a Bad Cold
as 1t Is

Hank Dewberry, our eminent towns
man, had a narrer excape from death
by a watery grave last week, and as II
is he ketched terrible cold and as we
20 to press he can't speak above
whisper and has some fever on him.
Doc. Livermore says he amt out OF
danger vet and is likely to be took off
anyhow if newmonia sets in In this
case he might as well of dround and
saved the doctors bill.
Last Saturday Hank calkilated he
would go over to Gootchic Pond and
ketch mess of pickerels through the
ice. Hank says he has had craving
for pickere1s for some time past, but
being as we have had SIGH nasty wealth
er he preferred to set around the house
by the fire to going clean over to Goot-
chic Pond and setting around on the
ice waiting for pickerels to bite.
Last Saturday, however, it was
fair day and Hank he got his traps to-
eether and started for Cootchic, ar
irving there about 10 o'clock. Hank
took along Ratchet and he chopped six
holes through the ice away out in the
middle of the pond, most quarter OF
a mile from land and set his lines with
red flannel flags to them so as he could
see when he had a bite and lit his pipe
and waited for something to turn up.
Hank said he hadn't no more than got
his lines set until the pickerels begin
to bite to beat anything. He said 1t
Jest KEEP him bizzy running from one
line to tother to take the pickerels off,
and suddenly as he was running from
one hole to another he slipt on the ice
and fell like load of brick and blamed
if the ice which was kind of rotten
from the spring thsws didn't break
through with him and poor Hank went
clean in under. He said he was never
quite so surprised in his life an calki-
lates he swallered about a ct. of water
which was that cold that it most took
his breth away.
When Hank come to the top again he
grabbed holt of the edge of the ice and
started to elm out, but the rotten ice
broke and he fell back in again and
got wetter than ever if possible. Hank
made another attempt to get out and
another and another, but every time he
tried the ice would break and he would
fall back in. He got turrible tired and
disguised and ho1lered for help as loud
as he could holler, but nobody seemed
to hear him, so Hank tried to climb
out again and fell back as usual.
Finally he made up his mind that the
only way for him to ever get to shore
was to jest keep c1inbin' out and fallin'
back in again, and thus breaking the
ice until he got to dry land. 1t was
terrible monotonous and tiresome work
with the shore quarter of mile away
and Hank not over fond of harG work
anyhow.
To make a long story short, or in
other words to make a short story
outen serial, as we might say, Hank
he broke, and broke & broke away at
the ice until he finally managed to git
to the shore, but it was turrible hard
work, and when he got there he was
turrible exosted and also all in and
down & out. 1t was awful experients
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27
OxBrads! OxBrads!!

Winter is almost over agin thank goodness q
Won will soon be dom all sorts Of plovfn q
hnrrovvfn and teamin Of one Kind and
another with your oxes. How are you on
for OK bradsf This is important II Is worse
than impossible for emmy person owning to
drive them without using brad It is our
ing Oxes that the human OF Is the most stub
born crittur that lived. They need
scutchin mp some and then to toach
them their place and OK brad Is a good thing
10 scutch them up with mike all there
brads myself and / make EN- outen nrst-
class material with handle to one end and a
when you give him a prod. They are
made outen oak and hickory these brads and
shaved down with a peece Of a pane OF glass
until they white smooth & bevvtffeyTI
to behold. The price OF these OK brads Is 90
cts each and that's cheep Its almost a
shame. one would be wuth dollar to use II
Won got stuck IN the mudd with your OK team
some day and had nothin TO make en- 20 with.
Yours for brads
SIMON KINSEY
Bingvila.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-27
Ice Melting

AMI Wilkins, who cut his ice last
December and put it in the icehouse but
neglected to pack any sawdust around
it, being as he had other work to do
and has been neglecting to pack saw
dust about it ever since, announces that
more than half the ice he hauled and
put into the icehouse has melted on
him and that what's left amt hardly
worth packing. Ami is turrible put
out about it.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-03

tance In Us" and his evening theme
will be. THE Smyrna Letter"
Rev Joseph A. TenBroeck will con-
duct annual services at Christ church
Episcopal tomorrow.
THE Folly of Worry" is the subject
that Rev. j. S. Polkinghorne of the
Kearsarge NJ +. church. has chosen
for his subject tomorrow morning. In
the evening he will preach on Chris
tianity's Supreme Message"
The usual services will be conduct
ed tomorrow at the Calumet Congre-
gational church. Rev Luther r. Ions
will be I'm charge
Rev. G. NJ, Merrill, pastor of the
Tamarack NJ. T. church. will preach
tomorrow morning on The Finality ,ol
Christ" The text for his evening SER
mon is, "The Parable of the I.aoorers. :
Rev. George ID. Harger. pastor OF
the Calumet Baptist church has re-
turned from n visit TO Eagle River
and will have charge of both services
tomorrow.
Rev. I. Wilcox will have charge ol
the services at the Centennial NJ. f
church tomorrow. His morning sub.
ject will be. "He Took a Large Place
Rev. II. p. Mattson of Chicago. dis.
trict superintendent of the Norwegian
NJ. f. churches will preach both morn
ing and evening tomorrow at the Nor
wegian NJ. r. church.