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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
Erank Fattee e.

Frank Pattee died il Norridgewock
Thursday at the age of ~ years. He
/ I'D Iecn sick for some time. He was
tie son of y NJ. Pattee of Mercer,
p. niaent farmer, and fer some tins
q solaetman IF the town. He married
Kiss Lillian Tracy OF Mercer and be-
sides the widow one child, Bsryl, sur
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
SIDN EY.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Durrell are re-
ceiving congratulations on twin girls
born Sunday, March 1. They are nam
ed Laura and Aura.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07

merce. A later discussion will be de
voted to the export trade.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07

John II. Lancaster has lately Sc
cured a NEST desirable acquisition to
his collection Of antiques. in the form
OF a pewter platter. This old-fashion-
ed household article was brought ever
in the Mayflower in 1920 by Martha
Parker. 1t had belonged to her great
great-erandmother, which indicates
that it was in existence five genera
tions back of 1920. The dish is circu-
lar and measures Is inches across. 1t
is considerably SCARED but has borne
the ravages of time exceedingly well.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07

Sc.netlipg new to stimulate more in
te.est in growing better and bigger
crana in this country has been started
lv Tie Wesserrunsett Fair Association
under tie direction OF Harvey D. Eaton
of Watervinc. The town OF Cornville
It ttC annual meeting this week, Fot-
ed to give $50 in money fer the best
three acres -of farm crops to be rals-
ed ~ farmers in this vicinity ana
Hamples Of these will be shown at the
fair next fall. The money is to be dl-
vided into three prizes.
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these things. but-don't take away all
the glasses, Heb beg your pardon
but the thirst is coming
lie filed the glass himself and then
he came up and stood in front OF me,
with the glass held up in the air.
''Io the best woman ] have met III
many days he said. not knocking but
serious. 4 was about to lie down and
let the little birds cover me with
leaves" Then he glanced at the empty
dish and smiled. TO buttered pop
Corn! Long may it wavs!' he said
ana emptieo the glass
Well. | found couple OF apples in
my pantry and brought them out. and
after he ate them he told me what
had happened to him. He had been >
little OF everything since he left col.
iege-he was about tweuty-hve-had
crossed the Atlantic in n catboat and
gone with somebody or other into
some part OF Atrica-they got lost
Snd had to eat each other or lizards
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-29
CHAPTER ".

Whoever has charge of the spring
house at Hope Springs takes the news
stand in the evening That's an old
rule
After | ate nay supper | relieved
Amanda King, who runs the news
stand in the daytime, when she isn't
laid of with the toothache Mr. Sam
was right. All the women had on
their puffs, and they were sitting in
half-circie on each side of the door
Mrs. Sam Was there. looking fright
ened and anxious. and standing near
the card-room door was Miss Patty
She was all in white with two red
spots on her cheeks, and I thought if
her prince could have seen her then
he would pretty nearly have eaten her
up
Mr.. Sam came TO the news stand.
and ne was so nervous he could hardly
light a cigarette
I've had message from one of the
detectives" he said. They've traced
him to Salem, Ohio. but they lost him
there. If We can only hold on this
evening. Isn't that the sleigh?"
Everybody had heard it. The women
sat up aud craGed forward TO look at
the door: Mrs. Sam was sitting for
ward ciutching the arms of her chair.
She was in white, having laid off her
black for that evening, with a red
rose pinned on her SO Mr.. Pierce would
know her. Miss Patty heard the
sleighbelgs also. and she turned and
came toward the door Her mouth
was set hard, and she WAC twisting her
ring as she always did when she was
nervous. And at the same moment
Mr. Sam and both saw 1t: she was
in white, too, and she had a red rose
tucked In her helti
Mr.. Sam lnutteTed something and
rushed al her, but he was too late.
, just as he got 30 her the door opened
aud in came Mr.. Pierce, with Mr..
/ Sans far coat turned up around his
ears and Mr.. Sans fur cap drawn
we'll down on his head. He stood for
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led part OF the past, Parallel cases
can be found today, and the custom is
growing. And the demand for the
loud noise in warming up has caused
the coming OF the Fourth of July
glove.
\ recruit was warming up the other
day. He became wild and looked
worried The catcher tried 10 steady
him AID failed
What's the NATTER" asked the
catcher.
They don't crack" replied the
pitcher
Wait tin I haul out the Fourth OF
July glove"
The catcher brought out another
glove. 1t has a thick leather cover
ing The minute the new glove came
/ into use the warming up exercise pro
duced a noise like artillery practice
( The pitcher got his control, smiled In
satisfaction, and showed much speed
| and plenty OF curves.
And why shouldn't this be? Our
popular magazines and newspapers
are filled these days with essays on
the PSYCHOLOGY OF baseball. II there
is psychology in baseball, surely this
comes under that head.
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HAVE TO HEAR THE REPORT
Baseball Pjechers Not Satisfied I'm
less They Can Note the Impact
Of the Ball

once upon = time there was a pitch
ar in a certain league who was re
Sarded as a star And the reason for
his success was this:
He always warmed up with a Ger
tain catcher. 1t was this catchers
duty to receive the ball in such a
manner that a loud report sounded
across the field every time the ball
struck the mitt. The pitcher, hear
ing these loud reports, would smile
and feel contented and confident. He
knew then that he had speed And
time the ball striking the glove did
not produce a noise like a crack OF
q Springfield rife the pitcher was
subjective
This may sound ike 3 fable. but II
10 far from such. There are two vat
aSaa catchers who well remember this
pitcher One OF thu old-timers used to
~assh aim in practice and recalls the
effect OF the loud reports
This incident Is not a dead and bur
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\XIHFpE THERE'S ANVIL
81 MAPY POBEpTS pLNEHApT
ono CIRCULAR STAIRCASE G1ce MAN
E9HB TFEBb A WbI H(T 8 Se1 nA E1Ap

he'd take Mr. Dicks place overnight
he agreed at once.
Just as they'd got it arranged that
Mr.. Pierce was TO put on Mr.. Sam s
oEercoat and walk down to the village
so that he could come up in d sleigh
as il he had driven over from York
ton-he vas only to walk across the
hall in front Of the Office. with his col,
lar up, just enough to show himself
and then go to his room with a chill
just as it was all arranged, Mr.. Sam
thought OF something.
The house people are waiting for
Dick, lie said to ne, "and about forty
women are crocheting in the lobby
so they'll be sure to see hinl. Won't
some OF them know ii isn't Dick?"
I thought pretty fast
He hasn't been around much late
ly," ! said. Nobody would know ex-
cept Mrs. Virgins. She'll never for
get him; the last time he was here he
put on her false front like beard
and wore ii down to dinner"
Then it's ali of, he groaned
Shes got as many eyes as a potato
And about as much sense" said /
"Fiddlesticks. She's not so good we
cant replace her, and what's the use
Of swallowing a camel ana then stick,
ing at housekeeper?"
You can't get her out of the house
in an hour" he objected, but in weak
voice
I cam I said firmly.
Il did Inside of an hour she went
to the clerk, Mr., Slocum, and handed
in her resignation. She was d touchy
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you Internal Young Scamp"

person, bat | did rot say all that vas
quoted I did not say the kitchen was
filthy; I only said it took away my ap-
petite 10 look in at the door But she
left. which is the poiut.D
Wen, I stood ia the doorway and
watched them disappear in the dark
ness, and | felt better than | had all
day It's great TO be able to DO some
thing, even II that something is wrong.
But as put on my shawl and turned
out the lights. suddenly remembered.
Miss Patty would be waiting in the
lobby for Mr. Dick and she would not
be cTocheFing,
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Lime Salts and Health.

The Berliner Klinische Wcchen-
schritt, in an article on the influence
of lime salts on the constitution and
health, speaks Of some physicians
who are coming more and more TO
believe that the use of calcium lime)
IN various forms is the keystone of
individual hygiene. Reinhardt. a
German physician. quoted. says:
''Neurasthenic, oyerWorked and physi-
cally depressed persons are SO rapid
" healed by the chloride OF calcium
solution that they cannot. show sufa-
cient gratitude. They feel az II new
" born, full OF zest OF life, stronger
and more enduring than ever and
twenty years younger" 1t is not i'm
probable that there is here an over
measure OF enthusiasm. Many OF
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You look sick, said, going oVe<
to the bed. Il never does to cross
them when they get 10 the water-bottle
stage. The pharmacy clerks gone to
g. dance over at Trimble's, but / guess
I can find you some whisky.
Il never touch the stuff and you
both know it, he snaried. He had
fresh pain just then and stopped,
clutching up the bottle. Resides" he
finished, when it was over, Il haven't
got any whisky"
Well. TO make long story short, we
got him to agree TO some whisky from
the pharmacy. with drop Of pepper
mint in it, il he could wash it down
with spring water so it wouldn't de
any harm.
/ put on some stockings of Mrs
Moody's and a petticoat and shawl
| and started for the spring house.
1t vas still showing, and part of the
time Mrs. MoGdy's stockings were up
| to their knees The wind was blowing
hard, and when l rounded the corner
of the house my lantern went out
stood there in the storm. with the
shawl tapping, thanking heaven | was
! a single woman, and ABOUT ready 10
go back and tell Mr.. Moody what
| thought OF him when | looked toward
the spring-house.
| At first / thought it was afire, then
| saw that the light was coming from
| the windows Somebody was inside,
with a big fire and all the lights go
! ing.
| | went over cautiously 20 one Of the
windows, Tading in deep snow to get
| there-and if you have ever done that
in pair of bedroom slippers you can
realize the state OF MY mind-and
| looked in.
! There were three chairs drawn up in
row in front Of the fire, with my
| bearskin hearth-rug on them TO make
IA couch and my shepherds plaid
| shawl folded at one end for a pillow.
| And stretched on that with her long
sealskin coat laid over her was Dor
othy Jennings. Miss Patty's younger
sister! She was alone, as far as |
could see, and she was leaning on her
elbow with her cheek in her hand,
staring at the IRE. Just then the door
into the pantry opened and out came
! Mr.. Dick himself
Were you calling, honey" he said,
coming over and looking down at her.
You were such long time!" says
she, glancing up under her lashes at
| him. II was Ionely!"
BLESS you" says Mr.. Dick, STOPPING
| over her. What did | ever do with
out you?"
! I could have told her a few things
he did but by that time it was COM
| ing over me pretty strong that here
was the real Dicky Carter and that
| had an extra one on my hands. The
minute | looked at this one | knew
| that nobody but blind man would
| mistake one for tho other, and Mr..
| Thoburn wasn't blind. l tell you |
stood out in that snow-bank and per
| spired,
Well, it was no place for me unless
| they knew | was around. / waded
around TO the door and walked In, and
| there was grand upsetting OF the
| sealskin coat and my shepherds plaid
| shawl Mr.. Dick jumped to his feet
and Mrs. Dick sat bolt upright and
| stared at me over the backs OF the
| chairs
"Minnie,7 cried Mr.. Dick. AS I'm
| a married man, it's Minnie herself
Dorothy, don't you remember Miunie?"
| She came toward me with her hand
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CHAPTER Ill.-Continued.


At half past FIVE I just about gave
mp. It was dark outside, and nothing
inside but freight Suddenly
seemed to feel somebody looking at
the back OF my neck and I turned
around There was a mar standing
outside one OF the windows. staring il.
My first thought. of course. vas
that it was Dir. Dick, but just az the
face vanished | saw that it wasn't. Il
was older by three or four years than
MF Dicks and a h:t fuller
Ira not nervous. I've had To hoId
my OWE against chronic grouchcs too
long to have nerves, so Went 70 the
door and looked out The man came
around the corner just then and
could see him plainly in the freight.
Hc was covered with snow, and rs
wore a sweater and no overcoat. but
he locked like a gentleman.
Il beg your pardon for spying he
said. but che fire looked so snug
I've been trying to get to the hotel
over there, but in the dark I've lost
the path"
That's not hotel" ! snapped, for
that touched me on the raw That's
Hope Springs SanatOTium. and this Is
one OF the springs. You'd better come
in and get warm"
lie shut the door behind him and
came over to the fire.
I'm pretty well frozen" he said
Don't be astonished if melt before
your eyes; I've been walking for
hours"
Now that | had a better chance to
see him I'd sized up that drawn look
around his mouth.
Missed your luncheon. I suppose,
] said. poking the fire log. He grinacd
rather sheepishiy
Well. | haven't had any. and I've
certainly missed it, ne said Fast
Lng's healthy. you know"
'Nothing's healthy that isn't nat
ural.' | declared. "If you'd care for
a dish Of buttered and sailed popcorn
there's some on the mantel It's pretty
salty the idea is to make folks thirsty
so they'll enjoy the mineral water"
Think or raising thirst only Ia
drown il with spring water!" he said
I}ur he got the popcorn and he ate
II all. II he hadn't had any luncheon
he hadn't had much breakfast The
queer part Has--ho was q gentleman
his clothes were the right sort. but
ne had on patent leather shoes in all
that snow and an automobile cap.
[ put away the glass Will. he ate
Pretty soon he looked Up and the
drawn lines were gone He wasn't
like MIR Dick, but he was the same
type. only taller and heavier built
And SO it isn't 3 MOTEL. he remarked
well, I'm sorry The caravansary in
the village is not to my liking. and
had thought of engaging Il suite NJ
here. My secretary usually attends 10
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FROM SHEER HABIT.

Miss Mufitt had recently joined the
"Band of Sisters for Befriending Burg
lars, and was being shown over a
prison for the first time
One prisoner. evidently a man OF
education. interested her more than
the others. He rose and bowed to her
when she entered his cell. apologizing
for the poorness of his apartments
Miss Muffltt could not help wonder
ing how this refined man came within
the clutches of the law In fact. as
she was leaving the cell. she said:
May | ask why you are in this dis
tressing place."
Madam, he replied. I am here for
robbery at a seaside hotel
How very interesting" said Miss
Muffitt. Were you -er-the proprie-
tor?"-Answers. ...-.
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out. I'm awfulIy glad to see goa
again" she said. "Of course / remem-
her-Rhy you are hardly dressed at
all You must be frozen,"
] went over to the IRE and emptied
my bedroom slippers OF SNOW Then
/ sat down and looked at them both
'tFrozen!" repeated I: TN in hot
sweat II you two children meant TO
come, why in creation didn't you come
in time?''
We did" replied Mr.. Dick, prompt
". We crawied under the wire fence
into the deer park at Ave minutes 10
twelve. The will said Be on the
ground, and was-9at on the ground,
ITO Re CONTINUED
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NATIONAL LOVE or BELLS
Traveller in England Long Ago Noted
the Fondness OF the People for
"Grsat Noises"

To one sixteenth century visitor at
least the English seemed to be ma
ton OF bell lovers. This was Paul
Hentener. a German, who wrote OF
his travels in this country during the
reign Of Queen Elizabeth The Eng
Hsh." he said, excel in dancing and
music. for they are active and live
ly, though of thicker make than
the French They are vastly fond
OF great noises that fill the air, such
as the firing OF cannon, drums and the
ringing OF bells; SO that in London
1t is common for q number OF them,
that have got glass in their heads,
to go into some belfry and ring the
bells for hours together for the sake
of exercise
And though bell foundries are so
few in this country. We can lay claim
to the oldest association OF bell ring
srs In Europe-the Ancient Society OF
College Youths" The society was
established Ia 1897, two Of the found
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a Sensible Patient.

The Doctor-From the looks Of you,
my good fellow, I'm afraid you have
appendicitis, Let me have your pulse.
The operation will cost you-let me
see-let me see
The Patient-Hold up minute,
Doc. Get the pulse first and tell me
the damages afterward I'm the fell
low to be operated upon in this par
ticular case, and l want the diagnosis
to be attended with as little excite
nent as possible
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"Foroet It.s

II any desire becomes Unsuitable
and the desire to succeed may be-
come so-thera may result the most
exhausting emotions. Frequent de-
spair and depression, irritability and
unreasonable anger may be frequent
with man who is unduly anxious to
attain what he calls success. He will
think too much about his mistakes IN.
less some one dares TO say to him, or
he can SAY to himself. Forget it,
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Ma de the Best Of IL

Yes" said smart young man, Il
used to be in the insurance business.
l once got q man TO take out a ten
thousand-dolIar policy only about
week before he happened to be
killed He was a mighty hard chap
to land, too. / had TO talk to him
for nearly six months before 1 got
him"
81 suppose" remarked his friend.
you regretted, after it was all over,
that your persuasive powers were so
good 90
"Well-er-uo nerer felt sorry
about it. The fact Is, made the best
of bad job by marrying the widow"
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RlisRfIlI I1unrance

A story in the Berliner Hlustrirts
Zeitung describes another instance
where ignorance is bliss
a man went to judge and asked
whether he could bring suit for slan-
der against man who had called him
a rhinoceros.
why, certainly" said the judge
when did he call you that
about three years ago
Three years ago, And You only
start suit today"
But, your honor, yesterday I saw
a rhinoceros for the first time"
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His Calling Gone.

Beck-See that tattered looking
chap over there?
Call-Uh huh,
We'll. he used TO be one 1T the
most prosperous cartoonists in the
land"
What happened to him? Lost his
talent"
NO, but his specially was making
grotesque drawings of women's fash
ions, and now the styles have sur
passed his pictures
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Cause and Effect.

1T is very curious to me-" said
Slithers, what q musical voice Mrs
Brighteyes has, and yet whenever she
speaks in French it is hard and rasp-
ing-aImost metallic
"Oh, that's only natural" said Bin
go. You see, Mrs. Brighteyes learned
French by monograph, and she has
mistaken the imperfectious OF the rec
ords for accent. Judge
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ForAbosiincs.

Dat boy" said Uncle Rasbury, is
SO lazy that he ain never g'ineter git
to heaven"
why. he doesn't seem to be doing
any harm"
NO. But he'll never climb no gold
en- stairs. He'll jes' sit around an
wait fob an elevator an finally start
de other way cause de COINS easier"
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lie and She.

With woman, it isn't what man
looks. It's what he says-and does. >"
a woman doesn't care what a man
looks like. They'd rather man
wouldn't be handsome, so he'll think
about them instead OF about himself.
The way to please a woman Is to heIp
her to think Of nothing but herself"
A serious young woman is never in
any circumstances SO interesting to a
man as light and gay pretty woman,
whatever men may pretend 1t is in
born in the male to regard the female
as the representative of the lighter
side of life. George Helm" by Da-
Yid Graham Phillips.
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BE a good boy" said auntie, the
militant.
And what them" demanded The
youngster.
"Auntie win take you downtown and
let you see her throw brick through
q window
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-29
Critical.

The natural refinement of the fem
mime character cannot be wholly sub
dued," said one London policeman.
Quite so, replied the other. What
has happened now?"
"A militant suffragette has turned T.
bomb into police headquarters. 1t was
perfectly good bomb, but she didn't
approve or the hand-painted decora-
lions"
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The ONLY WaV.

"That artist who went into the
Maine woods naked. and proved that
modern man was the equal OF print
tive man, by living there for two
months. must at least have saved
money"
IF he wanted to save money he
should have sent his family into the
woods
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ers .bei1s Lord Brereton and Sir Clire
Clifton, and derived its title from the
vanished city church of St. Martin
Vintry, on College Hill where the
youths used to practice. relates the
London Chronicle To tbs college
youths was dedicated Stedmans Tin
tinalogia, the earliest book on change
ringing, which was published in 1861
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a r ault.

These rooms, said the visitor,
loking around at the badly streaked
walls. would never suit my wife, who
is very proper"
What's the matter they wouIdn' t
suit a proper person." Indignantly de-
manded the janitor
because I notice they are rather off
color"
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Ant sn,erztitinUix

Mrs. Wabash-She is going to marry
her thirteenth husband.
Mrs. Dearborn-Why isn't she at all
superstitious?
Mrs. Wabash-No: she says the thir-
teenth can't be any worse than the
other Il.
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Irept DESCRIPTION.

q understand that Mrs. WaIlerby'z
last social affair was a bowling sue
cess.
your choice OF an adjective is rath-
er unfortunate. The affair was a mu-
sicale in which number OF yocalists
took part.
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Unsafe.

Il am just wondering whether It
would be safe to propose to that girl
| have been going WITH"
Il don't think it would
What makes you think she would
turn me down."
I don't. / think she would snap
you up"