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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07
If Ely, New, and Miss Louise H. Cass

Of Ely, New, and Miss Louise H. Cass
of Skowhegan and Portland was SOL
emnized yesterday in Bethany church
(Baptis), Rev. George Merriam. pas
tor of that parish, officiating. The af-
fair was very simple, the immediate
family witnessing the impressive SER
vice said at the altar Of the main au-
ditorium. Preceding the ceremony Mrs.
Ethel Whittier AmeS, church organ
list, rendered a number of organ selec-
tons, playing Lohengren as the couple
took their places before the clergyman.
During the ceremony "Oh Promise
Me" was played with additional selec-
tons after the troths were plighted.
The bride wore a travelling gown of
Burgundy cloth and a charming hat.
Immediately following the ceremony
the couple departed upon a journey
which will eventually take them to
their future home in Ely, Nevada. They
will. however, visit New York, Wash
ington, Joplin, Mo-. and San Francisco
Calf, before they settle in the new
home which Mr.. Fletcher has recently
purchased in Ely. There were no cards.
Mr.. Fletcher formerly resided in Show
hogan and his mother, Mrs. Ellen
Fletcher, still resides in the Baptist
Hill section of the community. Mrs.
Fletcher is the daughter of Capt. E. A.
Cass of this town, but for some time
has held a responsible clerical position
with Portland firm. She is men,
Der of the Psi Chi here. During the
last few weeks enjoyable social affairs
in compliment to the bride and groom
elect have been given. which in a
measure bespeak something of the es-
TEEN in which they are held by their
time acquaintances. Mr.. Fletcher
Is engaged in mining and also is con-
nected with an automobile business.
The couple received many exquisite
gifts. A party of former schoolmates
were at the train upon which they de-
parted at 11.55 yesterday to give them
rousing farewell and a shower of
hearts and confetti.
Miss Theda Salisbury ras returned to
her home in Hinckley, following a visit
with Miss Goldie Keene.
FIR. P. J. Boivin, rector of the Cath
Ole church in South Paris, was the
guest Tuesday of FIR. j. L. A. Renaud
at the rectory of st. Mary's. .
w. T. Clark is up river on hunting
trip. During his absence the manage
ment Of the Atlantic and Pacific Co.'S.
store is in charge Of Ernest fash.
The Athletic Council of the Skowhe-
gan High school have decided to give
dancing party during the one week
of Christmas vacation. This event will
occur shortly after Christmas day.
Mrs. Mary p Twombly of Hampton.
N. H., is at home, owing to the illness
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Robertson and
child. who have been visiting Mr.. Rob-
ertson's brothers. Earl E. and Clarence
A. Robertson. left Wednesday for Meri-
den. Conn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

Marsh and Robert Heron. the mem
bers Of the cast were obliged to work
at night in order to avoid the custom
ers visiting the store during the shop
ping hours.
!: Mae Marsh, as cash girl, is accused
of the theft Of a number Of yards OF
lace from the big store, and because OF
the fact that she is noted as little
liar" she is arrested and taken to Jail.
The department store scenes are
among the lively bits Of action in the
picture, and Carl Stockdale, as a thiev-
ing floor walker. does some excellent
work in his role as the smooth and
oily manager Of the girls and the sleek
and polite aid Of a well-gowned shop
lifter=AdY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Ran
dolph Methodist church will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Henry
Cheney, Windsor street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert H. Stevens and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arlo NJ. Adams left on
Wednesday for an outing at the Haz-
card camp, Enfield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

of her sister, Miss Blanche B. Pol
lard.
Lester Packard and Harold Larry
were in attendance at the Dairy show
in Augusta yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

Leon Lambert returned Wednesday
from hunting trip in Northern Maine,
bringing back deer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

Mrs r. A. Spear was the guest or
Richmond friends Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

Gilbert T. Brown of Bowdoinham was
calling on Gardiner friends Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

Mrs. Arthur Reynolds Of Winslow is
the guest of relatives in Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

Mrs. A. 3. Goliath returned Wednes-
day from Pennington, N. H.. where she
has been the guest Of relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07
Paramount Bill Today

PdF6n1OUNS 0ITT VOOdy
Blanche Sweet in The Unprotected
is the Paramount star at the johnson
Opera house today with. the Hearst
Selig Tribune and comedy. It's
specially arranged bill seen for the last
times today. Dustin Farnum in "a Son
of Erin" is the Friday and Saturday
program. Irish melodies sprinkled in
tO Sllit the play-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

A. L. James went to Ihomastoh'
where he Is to set up some machinery
for tho Atlantic Coast Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

Thomas Melcher Of Brunswick was
calling on friends in this city Wednes-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07
/ GARDINER LOCAL ITEMS


Mrs May Harrington left Wednes-
day for Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

Mr. and Mrs. John p. Henderson.
washington avenue, left Wednesday for
a few days visit with friends in Bos-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

'Kuppenheimer" has a wealth OF
meaning to the well-dressed man. 1t
means a high standard of excellence.
both in design, cut and quality. A
big dollars worth for every dollar In
vested. Call at Tasker's and investi-
gate.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

George B. Stevens Of Mortified
Falls, VT, is at the home Of his cousin,
Mrs. Louis Campbell, Brunswick ave-
nue., called by the illness Of his father,
Charles NJ Stevens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

Harold Clary, who has been confined
to his home by illness, is reported as
improving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

O. p. Jamison left Wednesday TOT
Bath, where he Is to be employed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07

FIetcher.Cass
The marriage of Emery L. Fletcher
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15
Blu De Wit B. Lucas.

~ VERY one Is more or less Of an
enigma to those round about US.
- depending upon how well we can
conceal our true inner selves through
the adoption OF poker faces and our
skill in diplomacy and finesse. We
live, move and have our being in an
atmosphere OF mystery, evasion. con-
cealed ideas and impuises-or the re-
verse-that ordinarily makes each in
dlvidual more or less Of a personal
cipher 10 others who are forever en-
deavoring 10 find the key.
Business houses utilize code" books
for transmitting important information
from one branch to another. or from
one employe to another and these
"code" books are also useful I'm saving
traffic tolls. and in keeping secret mat
tiers which. II made public, would work
havoc I'm many ways
Nations at peace and at war all make
use OF important ciphers for the trans
initial OF diplomatic information,
instructions or news, and much inge-
nuity has been exercised 10 evolve
ciphers that cannot be read by any eX-
cept those for whom they are intended.
But the greatest and most ingenious
cipher ever evolved since the world
began Is an ordinary man or woman
preferably the latter. "She." is a rid
die as surely today as she was during
the Miocene Age or at the Feast of
Belshazzsr. she is the cleverest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

thing on earth a. eoncealing emotions,
at diycrting thouEGt, at attracting at
tention, at arousing sympathy, at feel
ing vindictiveness- in drawing forth
all that is best, noblest and divinest
in the world around her"
While we may never be permitted to
wholly understand the entire complex,
though perfectly synchronized emo
tional, spiritual and temperamental i'm
pulses which make Woman" such a
wonderful creature, and such an inter-
esting study still, We can, through a
critical and scientific analysis Of her"
handwriting obtain a much more in
teresting glimpse behind the por-
there's OF her personality. and compre-
bend more clearly many of the de-
lghtfully elusive feminine idiosyncra-
cies that have. in turn, interested. puz-
lied, aggravated ard preyed upon the
minds of mere man" ever since Eve
discovered that there were eight seeds
in her apple in the Garden Of Eden.
All this would. Of course he quite
impossible II mans peculiarly con-
structive brain had not discovered and
established the 'cOde" through the ap-
plication Of the principles Of Graph
oloEy-the art land science) Of read
ing character from handwriting Low
~ Woman is not altogether able to
sidestep our understanding. though she
may still cling 10 many Of the burls
and intricate little traceries in the
beautiful grain Of her personality.
which the filler OF circumstances and
the oil Of modern conditions only serve
to render more attractive under the
high polish Of knowledge.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

been gathering information in connec-
ton with the opening up of the PENN
sula by the new railroad.
II you will take your map Of Alaska
YOU viii see where the place lies. The
Kenai peninsula lis in the heart Of the
south central coast a great body Of
land that hangs down. as it We're from
the coast range into the Pacific ocean.
II is bounded on the east by Prince
William sound ana on the west by
Cook inlet. from which, at the north
Turnagain Arm extends far into the
land. IL is only about ten miles or so
from the end Of TurnaEain Arm across
the country to one Of the inlets Of
Prince William sound. and the end OF
that arm is almost directly north OF
Resurrection bay, on which Seward is
situated.
Is 100 Miles Long.
The Alaska Northern railroad. which
the government has bought. connects
these two points. The total length OF
the peninsula from the northeast TO
southwest is about $50 miles, and it's
width i'm places is from so to IS miles.
IL is n miles along the line OF the
railroad from Seward to TurnaEain
Arm. The peninsula has altogether al
area Of $500 miles. being Of just about
the size Of Vermont.
This region ON the east IS one OF high
mountains and broad valleys, on the west
is great lowlaud plain that slopes down
20 Cook inlet. At Seward you are in tho
heart Of the Kenai mountains This range
is about as high as the Ailegheuios with
some peaks that pierce the clouds above the
altitude OF Mount Washington. Many OF
them arc snow-capped and some have mag
nlhcent glaciers There are a half dozen
glaciers Of tho harbor Of Seward. and one
sees many others on HIS way north by rail-
road.
The peninsula is wen watered. The rivers
rise in tho mountains. and most Of them
flow 20 tho west into Cook inlet The Renal
ana the kasilOf two Of the largest. pass
through lakes OF considerable size and flow
thence in an easy course down to the sea.
lowland. This is plateau from 80 TO 200
Ieet high which runs from Cook inlet east
ward 20 the mountains.
From Seward Lake to Kenai Lake.
! wish 7 could take you over the rallioau
from Seward north to Kenai lake It Is one
or the wonder rides Of the world You 90
up the valley which ends in Resurrection
tains- The mountains begin right al the
sea II Is though Switzerland came
down 70 the ocean. and you could roe
under It's glaciers and SHOWS through val
leys and hillsides Of the greenest or green.
here are rushing streams and Winning
lakes
There arc great canyons and forest clad
ciits. There are open parks made uy ma
ture and in them ferns and WHO flowers
ana grass as high as your waist Ihe trees
On the hillsides are largely spruce ana me
ozomc air Of Alaska carries the sweet Hiheil
OF the pines into your lungs.
Rear Lake Near Seward.
The first body OF water on the way is
scar lake. This Is about mile ana a man
long and a mile wide. It rs filled win
Ilsh, and &c is said the government intengs
70 establish there fish hatchery and expert
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

neither are they overly friendly. Where
the writing has a pressed together
appearance, the various letters hav-
ing been placed directly next one an
other without any connecting strokes.
you will find unsociability, very pro
nOunced. Such writer's are hard to eyer
next to. They are sometimes verv
narrow minded, and, IL other signs con-
firm, are near miserlE or avarfcious.
You have to weigh very carefully the
strength Of these signs and their value
when considered with the other con-
flrma tory or qualifying signs shown
in the script Some examples Of these
natures have been also included in
this Special Plate which will assist
the reader to a more thorough recog-
milton Of the signs.
Large initial and final hooks on
words, as previously mentioned in
these articles, indicate a love Of the
material, II large and accompanied By
shaded writing. they bespesk rather A
gluttonous nature. one much given to
eating and drinking. II very small,
like a miniature fish-hook. they tell OF
tenacity, the ability to keen at one
thing until IT has been accomplished
If there is much resistance in the ma
ture, and energy, together with signs
OF obstinacy, as in the first line Of the
other Special Plate, you have a nature
that finds il almost impossible to get
along without having own way.
In this plate. too, are presented a
number Of the "tapering" words which
disclose the amount Of diplomacy.
finesse. cunning, hypocrisy, etc, in the
writer who affects them. Hypocrisy.
cunning. etc, must also be judged in
connection with the other graphic signs
disclosed Look to the small as and o's
for confederation, also to the serpen-
tine style Of writing. and particularly
to the stencil or Uniformed letters
shown in the last line. II you find
tapering words, with the ends drawn
cut into an indistinguishabl wavy
wiggle whose meaning you have to
guess at, closed as and o's and a little
hard knot tied in their tops, or as, O's.
etc, open at the bottom. together with
many words that look as though they
were made from a stencil plate-then
flee from such writer's as you would
from the plague Man or woman. they
will bear watching closely, as they are
deceitful, dishonest, untruthful and I'M
faithful
In the next and last article Of this
series we shall take Up insanity, show
some interesting ways Of dotting the
f." give examples illustrating one OF
three principal signs OF egotisn. and
contrast the writing OF very frank,
open and truthful persons with the
writing Of self-contained and discreet
Copyright. 1915 by De Witt 2. LucaaD
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

horses Il stepped on. The porcuplne shoots
its ouills into the flesh at such times, and
II not pulled out at once the horse soon
becomes unfit for travel. The 'porky' viii
upon It in walking. and II the quilts are not
pulled out they are liable 10 work their
way through the flesh. travelling about like
a needle that finds its way unbeknown into
Good Moose Pastures.
The Kanai peninsula has some OF the best
moose pastures Of Alaska. It has hundreds
OF moose and the moose are increasing IN
number notwithstanding the hunters VINO
come here 20 shoot big game and carry
home the antIers as trophies. Il is no trou-
BILE to get deer or moose horns In TINS part
OF the world I have seen moose antlerr
that measure Sc inches between the ups
Of the horns and have had myself photo
nimrod I am. 1 will not say who killed
the moose.
Food From the WiIds.
The most OF the food used here comes
ing and this makes the cost OF living COM
parativeIy cheap. On my way north over
the railway I rode with miner who told
me that ne and his partner had fed Wen
for two weeks on S1SO worth OF flour and
bacon. in addition to the fish and game
they had caught. During that time they
covered about - square miles looking for
gold, and nowhere were they unable to get
ptarmigan and fresh mountain trout
met them later on the trail. They had
packs on their backs. and were moving
along at the rate Of four miles per hour As
I passed them they offered me a grouse for
my supper saying they had already killed
a. and had taken a big trout from Trail
for a week and II was all caught within
three hours after leaving the railway.
4 Series of Much Humor
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

I companied by violence in the down, to
right pointed strokes. Note the end
Of the first word and also the q" in
the word personal" This tells Of a
nasty temper that is violent in its ex-
preston. This writer does not like to
be contradicted. Observe the thick
heavy thOrns at ends OF other words.
and the long wavy bar to the It -
Anger. violence, sarcasm and an IN
/ feeling, incOnsiderate nature is here
presented in very clear and unmis-
taxable manner.
Fig. 3. shows a temper fully as
had, in the awful clubs affected. but
this writer will be ashamed Of her IN
gOvernable temper owing to the amount
Of affection and constituencies we find
in her script There are some out
groupings Of violence in this writer. too,
as you can readily see by the flung
lance effect in some OF her word end
ings. Notice. too, the very hasty script,
an evident lack OF self control One
who acts first on the spur of the i'm
pulse. and thinks afterward Observe
the great amount Of impulse. intuition
and sympathy in this interesting script
This is the kind Of anger that flashes
out with intense severity. and gradu-
ally grows fainter and fainter until
IL is lost in the distance. and the sun
comes out again. II sometimes dis
appears as quickly as II occurs.
Fig. is a fine example of the kind
Of temper that starts over trivial
things and grows in force and vio-
lence See how fine and thin the COM
mencement OF the t-cross is, and how
thick and heavy 10 Is at the end OBJ
serve the same characteristic terminal
strokes to each word Stubbornness
and obstuscy are shown in such writ
ing. a headstrong nature that is very
determined
Plate Is IS interesting and instruc-
tive because it tells the close observer
the degree OF talkativeness in your
new acquaintance. Fig. A shows the
writing Of a garrulous old maid. She
is single. not so much on account OF
her gossipy tendencies as on account
OF a lack OF sympathy and affection.
She is careless indolent, a gossip, and
can say mean things about people she
doesn't like. Note the flung lance"
ending to many Of her words.
Fig. p is the writing OF a very esti-
mable little woman who can draw more
conversation out OF one square second
Of time than two parrots and one pho
nograph could crowd into a solid cubic
year. This is due to a nervous condi-
ton. however. which makes this writer
TO be pitied and sympathized with
rather than censured. Fig. C also
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

The science OF Graphology is based
upon minute observation. fatiguing re-
search and proved principles and not
on mere speculation or intHtive guess
work. Some graphologists will apply
its laws with greater accuracy and de-
duce more correct conclusions than
others. owing TO conditions, natural
ability and experience. in just the same
way that some lawyers, surgeons and
medical practitioners are more expert
and able than others II the rules
which govern graphOlogical analysis
are carefully observed and intelligent
~ applied, failure should be out OF the
question.
With the exception OF figure A. on
plate IL, printed elsewhere in this ar
ticle. the script shown on this and the
plate following. are all from the minds
and hearts OF women. Figure A (plate
- shows much temper and anger, ac-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15
The Manicure Lady
The Old Man Quits Smoking and
Wilfred Writes n Poem to
Lady Nicotine.
BY WILLIAM r. KIRK.

-" HE old gent has quit smoking"
said the Manicure Lady. Il
never knew there was a cross
streak in my father till he gave up his
pipe. and now he is a regular old crank.
Honest to goodness, George, he amt
smiled for week, not even when VIII
fred said he was going to work"
He ought to start in again." said
the Head Barber. I quit once for two
weeks and my wife made me start
again. 1 was a terrible Crouch"
Il guess father is fixing to start
again" said the Manicure Lady. Il
seen him looking at a tobacco ad this
morning. It was a picture of a can OF
tobacco with pipes around it, and he
had a look on his face like a young
gent looking at his sweetheart. Poor
old dad,
He is getting along i'm years. and I
think it is foolish for old people to deny
themselves things. Goodness knows
they amt going to be here long to en-
joy their pipes. etc, and I don't see no
sense in quitting. If 1 was a gent 1
would smoke all the time"
q wish you was a gent" said the
Head Barber. because if you was
smoking all the time you couldn't be
talking all the time. which is n lot
worse habit than smoking"
Does my talking annoy yOu?" asked
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

the Manicure Lady frigidly. IF it
does. George. 7 will talk to one of the
pOrters They're more cOnsiderate OF
my feelings than YOU, and just as good
an audience. only brighter"
Don't say that" warned the Head
Barber. Il was reading somewhere the
other day that people shouldn't say
mean things to their friends because
harsh words can never be recalled II
anything should happen to me YOU
would feel kind of mean to think YOU
had wounded me. kiddo. I like you a
lot and want to always be your friend
only I amt going to stand for no un-
kind words
Il didn't mean nothing by them,
George. any more than you mean it
when you ask a customer if the razor
hurts. You know it don't hurt and you
wouldn't care much if it did. But talk
ing about smoking, Brother Wilfred is
about the most sincere smoker that I
have ever saw When he isn't smoking
ne is talking about smoking or writing
poems about his Lady Nicotine
Il wish I could write poetry" said
the Head Barber. Il set kind Of tired
shaving folks"
Don't YOU care. George" said the
Manicure Lady. AN noble minds has
said things about the dignity OF labar.
so I guess us toilers might as well
keep on being dignified"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

shows much talkativeness, coupled with
a great deal Of sarcasm and a highly
developed imagination.
The two special plates also present.
ed herewith are so elf-explanatory
that little is required in the way Of
explanation. The capital I'd" is use
full in determining the degree OF ele-
gance. culture, frankness and criticism
in a writer. DIS that are open at the
top show frankness and Openness OF
mind. II closed. they speak of discre-
ton. When closed and hooked, they
tell OF criticism, originality. enthu-
siasm. etc. The first line shows vari-
Gus specimens Of good and original
forms Of the letter The first two ex-
amples in the second line speak vui-
garity, a fondness for display. etc. One
would never recognize the first one
as a ID" without the following letters.
Much Of what has been said with re-
gard to the capital "D' also applies to
the capital 90" two specimens Of self