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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
Coming Events

Dec. 3-6--Maine Seed improvement ASS
ISOLATION and Maine Dairymens Associa-
ton, annual meeting. at Portland.
Dec. 17-l9-Maine State Grange, annual
co Bnrflarnd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20
ODD FELLOWS HALL.
ASYLUM LODGE NO. 20 REGULAR
meeting Friday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
Friday, Nov, ~ work in Third degree.
Refreshments.

o. e. FARNHAM, ". q.
e. F. WESTON, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-20

JEPHTHA ENCAMPMENT, NO. 3
Meetings at 7.S0 o'clock every second and
fourth Tuesday.
c. Z. STEWART. Scribe.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
Cleanliness and Arsenic.

In Syria and Carfnthia there Is
much arsenic eating among the peas
ants. The women take 1t to give
themselves good complexion and to
make their hair fine and glossy. The
men take 1t because they believe that
it gives them wind in climbing In the
chase after chamois. In Styria and
Carinthia 1t is known that an arsenic
eater can never be broken of the habit
and that II arsenic be compulsorily
kept from the eater death rapidly en-
sues. 1t is believed in the Tamar-
and this is perhaps true-that an ar
senic worker is fit for no other work
He must remain at this occupation
Health and breath fail him at other
empseyments Eventually 1t may be
that chronic arsenical poisoning en-
sues But this may be staved off, If
not wholly prevented, by scrupulous
cleanliness. by care taken not only to
wash in the changing house." but to
battle freely at home. AS one of the
foremen said TO the writer, Against
arsenic the best antidote is soap taken
externally" chambers Journal
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
Pluckina Sheep.

The pure bred sheep in Shetland are
not shorn. but plucked. The process
takes place generally in June. when
the fleece is ripe and the silky wool
can be pulled Off without pain. This is
called ''rooing" and is much less dam
aging to the young fiber than clipping
With shears The wool when thus han-
died retains its peculiar softness. SO
that any one of experience can tell
whether the material of a knitted ar
ticle has been plucked OF shorn. 1t
ripens first upon the neck and shout
ders. so that sheep half pulled resem-
bic In some sort poodle that is
clipped We must suppose that harsher
handling prevailed at one time. for we
read that In 1916 the Scottish priyy
council spoke of the custom as still
kept up in some remote and uncivil
places and James |. wrote to tell
them that 1t had been put down in Ire
land under penalty Of fine. Upon
this they passed an act on March IT..
1916. deploring the destruction of sheep
thus caused and imposing similar fines
on those who should persist in the
practice.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
. = = . = . . . . = q . 4
LIBRARY NOTES.


THE office of poetry in the mod
flee of deliverance. 1t delivers US
from the actual by the imagination,
and the older we get the less COM
pletely satisfactory does the actual
become for us, and the more we
need poetry to help us out of it. !"
p. G. Hamerton.
Austin, Alfred-Englssh Lyrics;
ed. by William Watson. Note
nobly filial love of country, and a
tenderly passionate love of the
country-these appear to me the
two dominant notes of this volume :
Ed.
Arnold, Matthew Poetical
Works. Note" Arnold's permanent
fame will rest rather on his poems
than on his prose writings"
Jackson, Mrs. H. H.-Poems.
Note-Carefully finished verses,
mostly in a single key, and that
grave and earnest
Markham, Edwin-The man with
the hoe, and other poems. Note--
Title poem, inspired by Millet's fa-
nous painting, plea for oppressed
humanity.
Meredith, George-Poems. Note:
His poems sprang from the JOY of
his genius in nature, it's alteration OF
all the robust and splendid energies
of life."
Morris, William-Story of Sigurd
the Volsung and the fall of the Nj
blungs. Note--"In his own judg-
ment it stood apart from the rest
of his poetry because the subject
was the story which he counted first
In the world, and because he was
convinced that he had treated this
story with fidelity and largeness o.
manner
SILL e. R.-Poetical Works. Note
He had high poetic gifts-sweet
flow of verse. originality In phrase
and images, passion with spirituah-
ty and fresh, bright beauty in hand
ling themes from classic mytholo-
gy"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27

Everybody knows In general way
how important IL is to give the teeth
a good cleaning and to rinse the mouth
out first thing in the morning. The
object. of course. is to remove ihe ac-
cumulation of bacteria which gathers
on the teeth. gums. tongue and palate
during the hours of sleep How many
germs do you suppose accumulate dur
ing the nights sleep? In answer to
this question E. @. Bousf1eid. writing
in the London Lancet, gives some in
teresting and rather startling figures.
which are worth quoting. He states
that he has found the mouth on wax
ing In the morning to obtain about
5000. 100000 bacteria capable of being
removed by a hvefold rinsing with
twenty i've cubic centimeters. of water
each time. After ordinary washing OF
the teeth with hard toothbrush
about one-fourth the number could
still be rinsed away. After using
tooth paste only 120.0o0.o00 were left
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
spain,s rrso and Easy Railways.


An idea OF the free and easy meth
DDS OF the railways III Spain is given
in this incident, related by Henry A
Franck in -Four Months Afoot In
Spain"
When reached the station next
morning the platform gate was locked
and the train | had hoped to take was
legally departed A railway hanger
on in rags and hemp sandals. however
climbed the iron picket fence and
shouted word to the engineer Then
reckoning 10 me 10 follow, be trottee
back into the building and raped an
thoritativelv on the closed window 81
the ticket Office
Senior" he said as the agent looked
sut upon us. be kind enough to sell
this caballero a ticket"
The train is gone" answered the
agent
Not so. senor.r replied the bundle
of rags hanghtily. Il am having II
beld that this cavalier may take it.
"Ah. very we'll" responded the Off
cial, and. having sold me the ticket
be handed to the hanger on the Key
to the platform gate. AS passed
through it the latter held out his hand
into which | dropped copper
"Muchisimas gracias. caballero.' he
said. bowling profoundly, and may
your grace forever travel with God.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
DECIDE YOURSELF.
The Opportunity Is Here, Backed by
Waxabachie Testimony.

Don't take our word for it.
Don't depend on a stranger b
statement
Read Waxahachie endorsement.
Read the statements of Waxaha-
chic citizens.
And decide for yourself.
Here Is one case of it:
Mrs. l.. G. Redmond, So Cotton
Mill ST., Waxahachie, Texas, says:
Il can certainly recommend Doan's
Kidney Pills I used two boxes of
this valuable remedy recently and it
effectively cured me of a heavy.
dull pain In the small Of my back
that had chung to me for several
months. Doans Kidney Pills also
regulated the passages of the kidney
secretions and toned up my system.
I advise anyone suffering from
kidney disease to get box of
Doan's Kidney Pills from one of the
Curiin's Two Drug Stores and give
them trial"
For sale by al dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's--
and take no other. (7)
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
ALAMO CONVENT WAS
LONG AND VERY NARROW.
according to Governor Colquitt 1t
Was Two Stories High and
Is Feet Wide.


San Antonio, Texas. Jan. 81
BY his visit to San Antonio this
week Governor Colquitt established
facts relative to the original appear
ance of the Alamo property which
he thinks will enable him to restore
the premises almost identically as
they We're at the time of the battle
lThe governor intends continuing
the restoration until the appropria-
ton made by the state is exhausted.
! 1t was discovered that running
parallel to the western wall of the
| ugo-Schmeltzer building there was
formerly another wall eighteen feet
to the east. This wall was 1877 feet
of the original convent, making
two-story structure 157 feet in
length by 1S feet in width. Exea-
yations have been made which show
the foundation of this old wall along
its entire length One of the gov
ernor's plans is to rebuild this wall
and restore the old structure.
Il am certain that this is the
foundation of the eastern wall Of
the old convent" said Governor Col
quit after he had had the ground
carefully measured to check his fig
ures. Its location and length cor
roborate the information I have,
gathered from various sources and
N intend n have
Immediately upon his arrival N.
the city Governor Colquitt proceed.
ed to the Alamo property and spent
almost the entire morning on tho
grounds In company with j. B.
Nitschke, state inspector of mason
| ry; George b. Tallaferro and Judge
| Claude " Birkhead and T. L. Con-
roy.
Now that he has established the
size and location of the old convent
that the remaining details will be
worked out SO that the premises can
be made to look almost exactly as
they did previous to Santa Annals
siege. He says there was originally
low wall running along the Hous-
ton street side of the property and
this he intends replacing. 1t is not
definitely known as yet whether or
not the high wall on the eastern half
of the property is modern and this
will not be touched until its age has
/ been ascertained The governor says
there was wall somewhere in the
4 vicinity but he has not yet discov-
cred its exact location. Excavations
Will be made on different parts OF
1.-THE premises In search OF old foun
: dations
4 Since his last visit when he cor
ferred with the Daughters of tt
: Republic, Governor Colquitt has di
Il igently perused old records and l.
!. spected old pictures to get a MOI
: comprehensive idea of the subjec
That he has been thorough in hi
Investigations was shown by the cas-
with which he located the old wal
this morning.
Nearly all OF the apertures in tn,
western wall of the Hugo-S chmelt
ger building are TO be closed, as the
governor thinks most of the doors
and windows were cut in recent
years. Another roof is to be placed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
Tothev otersof Ellis County

publishing Attorney
regard to the of Poll Taxes
AND @ y OF se @ @ Tern
rel Election provides that failure do will
be violation OF the law and operate forfeiture of my office
office under would
S Ps to DO s 30 ns but advised BY the ndse U
and that follow would respectfully that all
thereby You viii the following that
e anq ~ ba on yours no tax as es
as possible and not wait until the last day and render mpo
January s1s. present rulings,
ute prohibited poll receipt after midnight
Of January s1s notwithstanding the accumulation Of business
might render it impossible perform the clerical work before that
The Collector. doing
ample time advise everybody that they should not delay in
Of the which his oath Of office
sre him TO DO and his 50 do you'd ND "d e
each failure and cause an absolute forfeiture Of his office
G A PIPPIN, County Attorney
The Terrell Election construe requires
that should in the office of the
therefor. II he appoints
poll the his
the ,on the appointed
before the tax collector deliver the order
collector then
authorized the poll tax receipt the whom be-
longs The law does not permit the tax collector any OF his dep
that permissible for the banks to be- furnished With list of
vicinity
the bank the amount their including the poll tax
their poll them This
authority the
collector delivering the
authorized poll receipt
person o belongs mail him.
him the
the poll for the to appear in
deliver the order the As have before indicated
collector
stationed other than the office the
objection in the
to
paid the
before February
that to
poll This be
t. s o
lature, and viii
Inconvenience the
whom they appoint in the tax collector and
poll especially of the fact that he
will be required make special
trip each poll tax.
this question its different phases with the
this
Yours truly
c. e. MEAD,
Assistant Attorney General
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
Professional Beggar,s Fits.

An alleged professional beggar
giving the name of David Jones be-
gan having Fits" in New York City
and Just as the sympathetic specta-
tors started to shower him with
coins two policemen grabbed him.
He continued to have fits until
an ambulance surgeon put harts-
horn bottle under his nose. Then
he jumped up with whoop and ad-
mitted he was only Joking
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
BROUGHT EAST BY
ANCIENT SWINDLE
Oregon Business Man Would Fol-
low Call of Chivairy to Spain.

IA Of III
4 " 9p''
Wv Urn Jan - Romance
Au .n iench inner La bretagne
uopai leu spontaneously from the
ne Vi sray-haifea Charies M. Oh
roftiahd Aofe.l business man
VI 90 years, Just as Mr. Olsen had
( y Oil framed up to go TO spain to
/ .ne 'esoue Oh one OF those naav
pSautiiui sehorleas WIN 1athers IN
jan because OF polltcal offenses
/ witch ioiks over mere learn ABOUT
put rarely Iall TOT
Mr. Olsen fell so hard. however,
Tor the ancient swindle that he
came all the way from Oregon,
+ booked passage on LaBretagne and
was ready to sail for Spain by way
3of Havre, when his chiyalric Ideals
were shattered few minutes before
saiiihg time by his son and two
headquarters detectives.
/ sack nome Mr.. Olsen is said to
nave pied up bank account by
/ sucking TO the Fhard-headed BUSH
ness man Ideals. Along came, one
DAY via Portland, letter signed
victor Dupont" 1t was on the reg
tuiatlon onion skin paper used by
al these political prisoners. who,
/ because they had sassed the king Of
spain, say, were seized and cast
into a loathsome prison" with haro-
/ ~ time left to hide in an old trunk,
In thls case filled with 100000 pc
SOS, slip the secret of the location
/ of the cache to the prisoners beau
ftiful daughter and then settle in the
/ cell to write some kind hearted per
4 son In America that il the recipien,
of the letter win come to sna;n
taLa oara ~ 49, haar,.,e,,, aa-ts
ter ra,,vs. -.
/ ~ .lao,, n.r.t,, pN90s w
80 =, '
/ ue 'ou Aiio" ehe hoafy-heauea
s"iiioie. Charles M. olsen, II, son
OIL the Portland man, and student
/ at the University of Michigan also
knows of it. The folks back home
| recently wired the junior Olsen at
Ann Arbor to hurry to New York
and try to stop father before he had
sailed. Olsen, Sr., had spurned ad-
vice out of Portland and had arriv-
ed here three days ago.
Headquarters men started out to
| look for the old man as soon as
| Olsen, Jr., had put the case before
| Inspector Hughes The two detec-
tiyes finally found the father on
the pier at the foot of West -Four
teenth street.
| Young Olsen and the detective
4 pleaded with the father not to sail
and they told how whiskered ths
swinaie is- Inc father would not 81
lac,, a,,,,s, ep,1 - l,s syn -
! 40 oon nasoa n,b;o,, vio+or T,,,,or,
wrote bimsatf mai Mr. oIsa, co,I
have out or me trunlrful merely NJ
taking beautiful Spanish Made,
from Madrid to Portland and look
1 TO- l. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
%>~>A><>>>~>~<<<.
ODDITIES IN THE NEWS.
) ~~>>~>>>~>%>>>>,
Have Their Voices "Canned."

BY the use of the phonograph the
voices of living men and women
who have made history for Chicago
are to be canned" for posterity by
the Historical Society.
The first record to be taken will
be that of Mayor Carter Harrison,
and the second of Miss Jane Ad-
dams of Hull House.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
Bone from Wife's Leg.

Alfred Buttonhoff will soon leave
ST. Louis hospital walking on part
of his wife's leg.
His right leg was mangled in an
auto accident "A bone from his
wife's leg was removed and riveted
to his own with silver lacks, and
neither will be lame.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
Gan Not Spank His Wife.

Because it is a free country Chas.
Buloise. %, thought he had right
to spank his 16-year-old wife at
Hammond, Ind, and did.
The judge in explaining the mean
ing of freedom" sentenced Blu
loise to 100 days in Jail.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
lnterrupted Rspese.

so you don't care for chessT
Not much. It's annoying to be
Weakened every time you drop into n
uice nap merely to be told that it Is
your move" - Washington Star.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
Notice.

The electric light plant will close
down Sunday morning at 1880 and
will be closed the remainder OF tie
day, in order to make some repairs
on boilers. C. I. NALL, Supt. 255
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
Busy.

"Loahey tells me he hasn't been 50
busy for years"
Nonsense. That job he has is a
cinch. He never has to work hard
there"
That's just it He's been fired. and
he's chasing around after another job
ow,"-Exchange.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
Church spire Sticks in Roof.

A historic Congregational church
in Hartford, Conn, built 100 years
usual sight to the passersby today.
The spire, blown off by gale, is
Embedded point downward in the
roof.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27

everything for the piano. don't you
Salesman-Y Yes sir. We do. sir Quiet
Spoken Customer-Give me an AK
Puck
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27

chiropodist merely wants 10 get q
foothoid IN business. white the wig
maker ouiy wants 70 make buid ~
istence. Kansas CRY star
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
Calf Sells for $4,000 at Auction

w. Fl. Pitehener of Oeonomowoc,
Wis. is announced as the successful
bidder for calf born four weeks
ago to Dolly Dimple, the most valu-
able COW in the world, which is the
property of F. Lothrop Ames of
North Easton. Mass.
The calf sold for $4,000 after
spirited bidding by stockmen from
all parts of the country, 1t will be
shipped West when it is six months
old
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27

on the Alamo proper, but this Will
work has been finished.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27

Eighteen rolls toilet paper, holder
free. for S1.00. F. S. Cronk Co If
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
pics Of .Extreme Heat,

Despite the bitter cold. the city
records OF Niagara Falls show {
death caused from ex RENE heat.
To escape outdoor rigors D. J, Nc
Carthy went into the drying room
of the mill where he was employed
The extreme heat caused his col
lapse and death within ten minutes.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27

When you need a plumber call
Bunkley. with F. s. Cronk Co. Both
phones 81. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-01-27
Turkey Trot" and BUNNY Hug.

Rear Admiral George Melville, II
years old. at Philadelphia, was ask
ew If he ever knew anything worse
than the turkey trot" and bunny
hug
They are mild dances to some |
have known in the days of my
YOUTH replied the admiral
The Detroit times., 1912-12-19

~ Ralph Craig. Detroit's famous Unit
versity OF Michigan and Olympic
sprinting champion. was honored b,
Arthur Duffey by being given a plac,
on his All-American team.
Craig Is placed second in the shcr
dash and first In the furlong distance
Duney says OF Craig:
Ralph Craig, the former Wolverine
champion, should be placed second tC
Dow In the 100-yard dash on accoun
Of his victory in the Swedish Olympic
games.
AT the furlong dash Craig stands out
supreme over all other competitors
for he easily outclassed the field. He
Is as great sprinter as Bernie Wef-
ers, the former Georgetown champion.
and this Is saying a good deal. Many
critics. no doubt, will favor Craig for
the double event, but Craig Is great
er runner at .220 yards than he r. at
the century, -
Craig easily won the 2OO-metre trials
at the Stadiumy-June 8, and his equal
hing of the Olympic record az Sweden.
where he ran the 200 metres In 21 3-5
seconds was q great perfornince. Out
side OF Craig there was dearfh OF
furlong dashers, but Donald Lippfn-
colt. of Pennsylvania, who ran secou,l
TO Craig at Sweden, J. Ira Courtney.
OF the Olympic club, San francisco:
@. ID. Reidpath. the tntercollaeiate
champion and G. a.. Rice Of Powder
Point School must be remembered
The Detroit times., 1912-12-19

When Willie Richie was awarded
the decision over Ad Wolgast in theI:
THANKSGIVING day fight, California
had the distinction OF having had a
champion in every division of pugilism
heavyweight, middlewelght. welter-
weight. lightweight. featherweight,
and bantamweight.
Jim Corbett brought the first cham
pionship to California when he stop
ped Jonn l.. Sullivan for the heavy
weight title in 21 rounds In New
Orleans. on Sept. z, 1892. That memor.
able victory gave boxing tremsn
dous boom In California and from that
time virtually dates the development
OF many high-class boxers in a'i
divisions. Corbett lost the champion-
ship on March II, 1897. to Bob Fitz.
simmons. but twas quickly restored
to California, when Jim JeiYries beat
Bob Fitzsimmons on June S. 1899.
frankie Neil grabbed the next title
for the state by beating Harry Forbes
In two rounds in San Francisco, on
Aug 13, 1908. He lost II TO Jem Bowl
er, In London, about one year later
While Dixie Kid was never recogn.2-
ed as the legitimate welterweiglt
champion, the title nevertheless wen.
to him when hn defeated Joe Walcott
at Colma on April 30, 1904. Dixie
Kid was given the decision In the
twentieth round, although all pres 'nt
at the battle agreed that Walcott ha,.
been the victim OF a downright rob-
berry when Duck" Sullivan point sd
TO Dixie Kid as the winner Sullivan
was mobbed and barely got away with
his life.
Abe Attell was the rext title holder,
claiming the featherweight crown ear
ly In 1904 when Terry McGoyern and
Young Corbett had ont-grown that
class. Atteli successfully defended
the titlo fer eight years, losing Il 70
Johnny Kilbane
The middleweight title. was the next
"A NF
The Detroit times., 1912-12-19
EXPECT LIPTON'S
CHALLE NCE TODAY
Twinkle From His Eye Is All the
Answer to Question, "Will
You Challenger"

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.--After a, To-
000-mile tour of the United States.
Sir Thomas Upton was here today.
AS he stepped from the train he was
asked:
"Is 1t true that you have a chal-
lenge for the Americas cup, in your
pocket, Sir Thomas?"
With a twinkle in his eye, the own
er of the three Shamrocks replied:
"Well, you know, have been ready
to challenge for long time, but |
would rather not say anything about
II today. I may have something to
tell you about II In a few days, per-
haps tomorrow.
The last general meeting OF the
New York Yacht club for this year
was TO be held tonight, and It Is pos
sible that some action may be taken
IL a challenge has been received Iy
the meeting.
Sir Thomas has taken passage for
home on the Lusitania. on Christmas
eve.