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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23

Fred ID. McAlary has returned from
Portland, where he went as lay delegate
from st. Marks to attend the annual
convention of the diocese of Maine OF
the Protestant Episcopal church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23

The American Clothing Co. must be
giving great bargains to sustain
such demand and satisfy the shop
pers who rush in. Look things over
and take little money in your
pockpt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23

Owing to the fact that the annual
interscholastic track meet will be
held, Saturday afternoon, at Orono
the coburn baseball team will not
play any game either at home or
away. Seventeen of the athletes of
the school will represent Coburn at
the meet and participants are entered
in all events.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23

Rev w. G. Mann, who is supplying
the pulpit of the Congregational
|church. Thursday afternoon, address
ed the Y. w. G. A. and the Y. NJ. c. A.
lat Coburn. He spoke on ITO Live as
Christ"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23

for the former, while the masons are now
working on the second story of the NOR
rison building Both will be ready for
occupancy by August.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23

The Foresters Of America will hold
a Whist party and dance, Friday eve
ming, in their hall on Temple street.
Music will be furnished by Harlow S
Orchestra
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23

Under the auspices of the Ladies' AUX
iliary to the Railway Conductors, food
sale will be held from to 5 Z. NJ, Fri
day, at Meservey's grocery store, Main
and Temple streets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23
Final Plans for
Memorial Sunday

Final plans for the observance of
Memorial Sunday were announced,
Thursday. by Homer Proctor, who
will be marshal of the day for both
Sunday and Memorial day. At $50
Sunday morning. all members of w.
s. Heath Post. No. IA, G.. A. r., to-
gether with the Sons of Veterans, the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23

Miss Alice Donovan, chief telephone
Operator at the Elmwood is enjoy
| ing a short vacation in Boston and
| vicinity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23
Rfsr lup NrAlTH 70 MOTHER Avn cHllp.

Mas. WrNsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF
TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t
SOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS,
ALLAYS all PAIN /; CURES WIND COLO, and
is the best remedy for DIARRHQsA. 1t is abb
soluteiy harmless. Be sure and ask for Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup and take no other
kind. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23

+. C. Wallace and j. Story of Boston
and j. L. Atkins of Fairfield and station
Agent j. l.. Murray of WaterFiile VIII
leave. Friday morning, for 4-days fish
ing trip to Spencer bay. Moosehead.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23

Miss Leora Tardff has gone to Bling
ham, where she has accepted a position
as stenegrapher and bookkeeper in the
office of J. j. Landers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23

John r. Flynt of Monsoon, former
deputy sheriff of Piscataquis county,
was business visitor, Thursday, in
the Elm city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23

Emery Brown Co. are giving some
values it is necessary to read their
adj to appreciate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23

Walter Neal and 7. 3. Stevenson
were among the Augusta business
men, who were. Thursday, in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23

an aggregation that will make folks SIT
up and take notice in baseball as we'll
as in other activities
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23

Work is rapidly going forward on the
Haines and Morrison buildings on Silver
street The Ssundation is almost zone
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-23

Every price and style of Vests,
Pants and Union Suits. The
prices run from Toe TO soc for
Vests and CSC to 5 each fer
Union Suits.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
Romance Of a Gainsborouah.


A great dealer, now dead, once told
me that sauntering into an auction
room be observed the portrait Of boy
in hat ascribed to Gainsborough.
He had that power Of eye which can
pierce through superposed paint, and,
looking. deep down int that picture, he
felt certain that the hat was an addi-
ton and the boy a girl. He bought
the portrait for a song. to find that
his dream had come true. It was q
true Gainsborough, and the likeness 1
beautiful girl. What had probably
happened brings q drama before US.
Some old Squire Western had dtsin-
hertted an clipping Qaughter, had pull,
ed the Gainsborough down and sent
it to a country dauber for transforms
ton. dash his wig and buttons"
(only the oath was worse) If be You'd
ever look on the undutiful, ungrate-
full baggage again. The picture had
cost good money and must be kept,
though bad she had proved. 1t should
be a boy:--Walter Sichel in T. P.'s
Weekly Of London. :sssS~s
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
The Nelson Golden csnotaph.


One Of the most valuable relics Of
Nelson in existence Is a small golden
cenotaph constructed to the order Of
Alexander Dawson, the army contract
or. who made Nelson's acquaintance at
Quebec in 17s2 and thenceforward I'M
i'll his death remained on the closest
terms Of intimacy with him. This
cenotaph was cast in the form of
pyramid out Of the eighty-four guineas
found after Nelson's death in his escri-
toire on board the Victory. When
Dawson came to grief it was sold by
auction, together with some other Mel
son relics, of which the most interest
ing was miniature of Lady Hamilton.
with a lock of her hair at the back,
taken from his neck after he received
his death wound. In April. 1875, the
cenotaph was announced for sale by a
Pail Mall dealer. but where it Is now
appears difficult to discover.-London
Graphic.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
Tho poa Wa. ooino Fast,

A Maine man tells story Of friend
Of his in the west who was induced by
stranger to buy what was claimed by
the latter to be the best wolf dog In
the country. A few days later the man
took his new purchase and started out
early In the morning to try him out.
The dog soon picked up the scent and
started OF. the man following on horse
back. The dog was soon out Of sight,
but the man could hear him bark &C.
casionally and followed on About
noon he met another man coming from
the opposite direction and inquired II
he had seen wolf and a dog any.
where, to which the man replied that
he had.
"And how were they going?" queried
the man. "Was the dog nearly on to
him2" SgazasRa' sar:,---,
"Well," answered the other. III re-
member correctly the dog was just
tife ahead. Magazine.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
Choir Boys Of Grace Church.

Choir Boys Of Grace Church.
From 100 to 300 boys with voices are
always waiting to be admitted to the
choir Of Grace church, New York.
They are enrolled thirty OF more at
time and come from all over tie coun-
try. Practically every one lives at
the school for nine months of the year,
says th1eChurchman. The boys fam
fly find Ills books and clothing, Grace
church does the rest-boards him,
teaches him and employs him in its
choir until he has outgrown the serv-
ice. The choir boy Is unpaid, and all
money earned by him from musical en-
gagements Is kept by the choirmaster
until he earns his honorable discharge.
Parents must sign an agreement that
their boys shall not be withdrawn
from the school The only musical re-
Quirements are a correct ear and the
promise of good and powerful voice.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
When tn. nuol. va. . Gems,

When John e. Wilkie. formerly chief
Of the secret service, was young be
served with distinction among the ber-
der fighters Of the west in their raids
ON bands Of insurgent Indians and cat
tie rastlera
On one occasion, according to Mr..
Wilkie, the posse on which he wae
serving ran out Of available horses,
and car horses had to be forced into
commission. These animals were I'm.
accustomed to any command other
than that Of the car bell and refused
to obey the customary bugle calls
Accordingly the posse found it neces.
sary to. procure large gong. which
was struck once for the troop to stop
and twice for it to advance. In this
manner they kept fairly good order. ;
One Of the company, a bit Of a
wag. composed parody on Barbara
Frietchie." portion Of which ran:
who touches hair Of yon grs4 head
Dies like dog! Dingding!' he Said
Youths Companion.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
eoina Upstairs Backward.

Walking upstairs backward is urged
by a London physician as useful
practice in cases Of heart weakness
and as helping in a more equal distrf
button of muscular wear and tear.
Firstly and most important" he
says, walking upstairs backward
would prevent any tendency to hurry.
No matter how inveterate stair rush
man might be, he would have to
moderate his pace If going backward.
This enforced deliberation would. Of
course, be Of great value in heart dis
ease. The second effect would be to
relieve the strain from the ordinary
walking and climbing muscles Chose
on the front Of the thigh and to press
into service those on the back Of the
leg, which ordinarily do no work in
climbing stairs. The total result,
therefore, might be saving in muscu-
lar wear and tear through more eco
nomical distribution of effort. This, OF
course, would also be of value in cases
Of heart weakness. "-London Mail.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
Just Being Human.

Whatever else may be ashamed 81,
let me not be ashamed Of being hu-
man. l may well blush for my little
store Of knowledge for it might have
been greater, and for my imperfect
wisdom, which might have been sound
er; for my sins, that might have been
fewer. and for my righteousness,
which Is paltry enough. For excuses,
lacks and want Of balance may BE-
justly blamed, but for any genuine hui
man feeling I have no right to hang
my head. So dare say frankly that
I love to eat and to drink, love wo-
man and the child, love my slippered
ease and chat with good company,
I love adventure and the shining sail,
I love rousing book, a clever play
and fa1r fight And whatever pride
or Joy IS built upon the contempt Of
others, hate The best part OF the
heritage the twentieth century brings
me is the privilege Of being wholly
human and not ashamed Of it-Dr
Frank Crane in Yoman's World,
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
Tho Russian Frontier.

! ITO tNOS8I00 VronSt0ts
One feature in which the Russian
frontier differs from others is the COM
plete ignorance Of those living near the
border Of what lies beyond.
A correspondent Of the Autocar says
that be called at the Automobile club
In Bresau, hoping to gain some infor-
nation. 1.-The members received me
most kindly and did all they could to
help. but explained that they never
crossed the frontier and had no first
hand knowledge. The German customs
officer, living for ten years within
yards Of Russia. spoke no word Of Rus
sian, and the Russians beyond the
chain spoke no German.
There Is neutral strip some three
Or four yards wide between Russia
and Germany. along which many Rus
dan sentries are posted, and mounted
Cossacks pass at short intervals, nd.
ing the boundary."-New York Sun.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
His Masters Politics,

During general election in England
canvasser called at the house Of the
late Professor Froude, the historian.
MI. Froude was out, so the canvasser
had to content himself with interro-
eating the butler as to how Nh. Eroude
would vote. The butleNan old serv-
ant, who understood his master we'll
replied: when the Liberals Is In Mr..
Froude is sometimes Conservative.
When the Conservatives is in Mr..
Froude is always Liberal"
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
Conflict Of tho stars.

Every young star, such as our sun,
attracts and gathers to itself quantities
Of impalpable cosmic dust which It en-.
counters on its Journey through space.
Therefore every youthful heavenly
body is increasing in size But On the
other hand every old and wornout star
reverses the process and instead of
gathering tn new supplies discharges
it's accumulations. In the end the old
star Is utterly disintegrated and dis
solved back into primeval dust which
reassembles somewhere on the out
skirts Of space where new star Is or.
gained This process Of tearing down
old worlds and rebuilding new ones
goes on perpetualfy. Some Of the forces
which nature employs for this work
are hight. electric currents and gravita-
ton.-Kansas City Star.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
The Mighty Nickel

~ known ought to begin saving
money against rainy day." said a
eaaried man with a wife and two
children, "but its mighty hard. The
best can seem to do is to squeeze
out nickel here and there, and that
hardly seems worth while.''
How many more are there like that :
And what do they expect the years
will bring them' What of old age,
and what of the nisfortunes that may
come before age chills their blood,
slows their hands and makes their
steps laggarda
Their trouble is that they under.
estimate the value of the nickles, and
the importance of making beginning
A nickle is little thing, sure
enough. But twenty of them make a
dollar. The eommonest mistake, and
the worst is to forget that despised
niskles and dimes are what makes dol
lars.
The street railway business is q
pretty good example of what the des
pissed nickles can do. The Duluth line
for instance reported to the city the
first Of the year that it had built W
system costing more than four mil
lion dollars, that it had bonds amount
ing to s3,30O,0oO and stock amounting
to s1,s0O,0oO and that last year its re
eeipts were $S0s,659.93.
And all of it out of nickles-a nicklt
at time!
Nickles make it possible to employ
hundreds Of men, to build up a bust
ness enterprise at cost of four million
dollars, and to pay interest and divi
dends on capitalization of more thai
FIVE million dollars. Just nickles!
The nickles saved out Of your wage
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
I GIGANTIC WATER WHEELS ;.
crsaktno, Dreaming Monsters Tt,ae En.
liven . City IN Syria.

cesak1no, Dreaming Monsters Thae En.
Iivsn City n Syria
Hama, In Syria, says a writer in the
vide Werh' Magazine. is famed for
its huge water wheels. locally known
a. naura. There are four Of them.
and they are driven by the river Or.
oosee. which 6ows through the town.
Each Of the wheels bears a. distin.
gu&shd name and the visitor to the
city Is made aware Of their presence
long before he sees them BY the creak-
ting and groantng noise which greets
hs ear. At first it suggests pipe o..
gan and later brass band psactictne.
The wheels are built Of dark ma
hoGany, which gives them : at a. dis.
taQce disappearance Of iron. The lar
gak Of them boasts Of a diameter Of
seEenty-f1ve feet and is declared to be
tie biggest water wheel IN existence
The naura are erected on what il
known as the undersbot principle
that is to say, they are driven BY the
water striking them at their base
They aerve not only to supply the town
with water. but also irrigate the ad-
taceDt gardens
The wheels never stop. summer or
winter, and day and night their creak.
ing and groaning are heard In the
summer months small boys may al
ways be seen bathing in the river in
the Deighborhood of the wheels. and
for small coin they will get in be-
tween the spokes Of the wheels and al.
low themselves to be carried around
many times or hang on the outside Of
the wheel and drop back into the wa.
ter when halfway up.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
Loubet SURPRISED C6nstans.

In spite Of his imperturbability n
Constans admitted that one man had
succeeded tn astonishing him. Emile
Loubet, afterward president of the re-
public, did this
when left the ministry of the in
terror said NJ COnstans in telling
the story, Il handed over to my sue.
cessof the hey Of the safe containing
the secret service money. 1t was then
the beginning Of March, and had q
Moe little som, more than million, II
bundles of 10000 francs NJ. Loubet
did thing which should not have be
ueved possible"
Here NJ. Constans stopped and asked
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15

won't do that. But twenty of them
will make q dollar, and with Q dollar
You can start savings bank account.
With savings bank account start
ed. you will get interested in watching
it grow. When you are tempted to
make wasteful use Of nickle, dime,
q quarter or dollar, that growing
little balance will clamor for atten.
ton, and you will realize that if you
"blow'' the coin it will be gone for
eyer, but if you drop it in the savings
bank it will stay there and work for
you till you are ready to use it wisely.
1t won't be long before you realize
how important it was to make start,
and that nobody ever got anywhere
without starting.
Before long there should be handy
little balance. When chance comes
to buy building lot by paying some
thing down and binding yourself to
pay the rest on time, you will be pre-
pared to grasp the opportunity. The
lot bought and paid for, the home will
follow.
You can't do it, Fiddlesticks! You
can't unless you try, and you can If
you will. Suppose your salary were
cut about the amount you ought to be
saving. Would Won starye to death
Hardly. Cut your own salary, live on
the balance, and stick the amount of
the cut into the savings bank each
week rmonth.
If you once make start you'll see
the point right enough.
Don't despise the little things that
make big things-like your nicke!s
that enable the street railway company
to pay dividends on FIVE millions.-Du-
luth Herald.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
The Word ~Poustry."

Poultry. according to the definition
given in one standard encyclopedia, in.
cludes "the whole Of the domesticated
birds reclaimed by man Tor the sake Of
their nesh and their eggs" The word
comes from the Latin ~pullus," which
could mean a young hose or donkey
as well as chick (the English "foal"
Is akin to thtsh thrsugh the French
spoule." fowl But It b curious that
poultry" has no French version, the
nearest equivalent being volatile" or
"oiseaux de basse couE," birds Of the
low yard German In tn descriptive
way knows poultry as 'redervich,"
feather cattle.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
BUILDING A RAILROAD.

What Il Means When the Contractors
Begin Operations.
With the right Of way established,
a great army Of men enter into the
field The company does not build its
own road It is turned over to contrac.
tors and Is usually let in sections OF
from 200 to 800 miles.
The contractor must live up to Ger
tain specifications, just as though be
were building a house. and he fur
nishes everything-men. teams, ma
chinery, food and material Few peo-
pie realize what this means A con-
tractor must be very near to king.
Fer instance. there Is the Hazelton
section in the mountains. It is less
than 200 miles in length. Before a
single shovel or pick was engaged in
the building Of this section the con-
tractors had to equip themselves with
a feet Of steamboats, at cost Of $780,.
COO They bad to build scores Of
camps at from $1,000 to $4,000 camp.
Each Of these centers had to be stock
I'd with provisions, supplies and mate
lials almost before a builder was
brought In. Before these contractors
moved shovelful Of earth or fred 1
single blast they had spent over &c.
OO,VOO So ->-->-s.>-s'>>ss -
Each contractors camp Is like q
small Icity. with its stores, hospital,
scores Of sleeping shacks, kitchens.
dining rooms, warehouses and barns
James Oliver Curwood in Leslie's.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
His Own Medicine.

A medical practitioner on board an
American liner administered rather
freely sea water among the patients
who wete i'll. No matter what their
ailments were. q dose Of the briny
fluid was quickly bade4 e them, aud
they were told to drink It up. One
morning the physician fell overheard,
which caused quite CONSERVATION
amOng the passengers. The captain
came On tie scene and inquired the
cause. '-Oh. it's nothing. sir" answer.
ed one Of the sailors. "only the doctor
has fallen into his own medicine
chest
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15

The Best Testimony.

= would rather hear the experience
Of a lifelong sufferer on the problem
of pain or OF q faithful lover on the
mystery of lo~esor of poet on the in
huence OF natural beauty or Of an un-
selfish and humble soul on the Ques-
ton Of faith in the unseen than the
evidence of the most subtle theologian
or metaphysician in the worid.-Ar-
thur c. Benson in "At Large"
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
A Queer Bargain.


Some young men from Boston ap-
pied to an old fisherman up in the
country to see If he could get some
bait. He thought he could and started
Of. Three hours afterward he appear
ed with ten quart pail full Of angle
worms. The boys were alarmed lest
there should not be money enough In
the party for such wealth Of bait,
but they put on bold front and some
one asked, "How much do we owe
your well, l don't rightly know"
answered the old man; ''the ground is
kinder solid and the worms b far
down, and it's been hard on my back
to dig 'em, but I've half mind to go
lfshin' myself tomorrow, an If you'll
give me half the bait Veil call 1t
square,
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
1e='.s31~"~
Cautious Hiram.

Two farmers met in a certain town
q day Of two after cyclone had visit
ed that Observation-Disclosures.
'She shook things up pretty bad out
at my place." said one, stroking his
whtkers meditaively. by the way,
H." be added. that new barn o. yourn
get hurt any?"
"Waal." drawled the oth@, ~ dunno.
l hain't found It yet."-Youth's Com
panion.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15

.s'''1. Important.
Doubleday seems to think himself q
very important person"
"Why, be can't even stand on a street
corner and wait for trolley car With
out putting on as many airs as II be
were laXlpg Observation-Disclosures
ham Age-Herald.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
A Cynical Selection.

At hook dinner" at which the
guests were asked to wear clothes sug-
gestive Of the title Of popular book.
certain f6bleman appeared carrying
a pettcoat over his arm The title
be was suggesting was "Life's Handi-
capr-London Opinion.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15
STARTLING News.

New Yorker lat box Office window
Have you two orchestra seats In the
fourth row, center. Tor tonight? Tick
ct Seller-Yes. sir. New Yorker (after
recovering from the shockf guess
don't want them. The show can't be
any goed!-Lippincott's.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15

A Vanished Shrine.
What Of your trip abroad?'
MY wife was deeply disappointed
In one thing. She visited Shakespeafeb
home all right"
Well?" .'''-
"But she also wanted to pay a visit
to the tub Of Diogenes. City
Journal.
Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1913-08-15

We learn wisdom from failure moro
than from success We often discover
what viii do BY finding out what viii
not do.-Samuel EmileA-