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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28
Funeral of Mrs. Louise cormier

The funeral of Mrs. Louise Cor
mier was held at o'clock Thursday
morning from st. Augustine church,
Rev. FIR. A. J. Chabot officiating.
There were large number of friends
and relatives present at the services.
Interment was in ST. Augustine's
cemetary. The bearers were Maxine
Martin, Joseph Castonguay, Simon
Madore and Dennis Ouillette.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28

=. Mrs. Leon Douglas and little
laughter were in Winslow, Thurs
day. where they visited with friends
and relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28

Miss Natalie Brown has returned
from a prolonged visit with relatives
in Salem and Danvers. Mass.
Chester Gould, who last week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28

: The members of Clara Barton
Gent. Daughters of Veterans, will
txpld rummage sale wednesday.
kpr. >. at the Salvation Army room
n Winthrop street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28

Justices Sturgis Of Portland and
Dunn of Orono were visitors Thurs
day in this city. They attended a
conference with Chief Justice Cor
nish regarding matters now before
the law court
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28
Local NORGE

for everyone at Weber &
HevDtts todays Fresh halibut, had
dock. cod, bake, clans, oysters. Ken.
nebec smelts. mackerel and finnap
naodle. MIRA. 2Sd1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28

= Lawrence Violette of Van Buren,,
another member of the Van Buren,
basketball team, was q recent visitor
a the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28

- w. F. Parady, a leading business
man of Van Buren,. was calling on
BUSINESS friends Wednesday In the
eity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28
AUGUSTA LOCALS

= Mrs. w. A. Douglas Of Davenport
Street is confined to her home by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28

Nah Jong Sandals in blue, lizard,
grey, airedale an patent leather,
also complete line of alligator
pumps in different feathers, at the
Quality Shoe store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28

Ladies' & "a. n. whilst ana sa1e
Tuesday April LIST. r. M. g.. A. r.
nsii'c ~ Mar2sdst
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28

Capitols Grange will serve q baked
bean supper at g. A. r. hall. Satur-
gay Al. to o'clock-S5c.
Mar.3Sd2t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28


sky has just returned from the New
York market. See the new coats we
are Offering at SIS, all silk lined.
Nah Jong Sandals in blue, lizard,
grey, airedale an patent leather,
also a complete line of alligator
pumps in different feathers, at the
Quality Shoe store.
Special opportunity awaits the man
who is looking for real value in suits.
Pure worsteds. with two pairs of
trousers at $500. They are selling
well and will not last long, yet there
is still some sizes left at Beane G.
Cross store, 23S Water street.
c. F. Bilodeau Co., 262 Water street,
have an entirely new line of spring
coats, Of the newest patterns and
fabrics. See their south window.
much in vogue this spring. A cor
dial invitation to inspect our goods
without any obligation to buy is ex-
tended to all.
The Electrix Junior electric curling
iron at csc is Coughlin's Saturday
special: guaranteed for one year.
Cucumber Cream toilet soap. 2 cakes
for 25c-a real cake of soap.
-
RI E.rro,, % offars. Ono ,o+ of
hlsc1, bats fnr o5c. mems cans for
95c. better ones M to SIZE, Select
, vo1Ir Ia ster ties wow hie variety
! to select from for 95c each. Nah
Jong ties are a beauty for csc and
s1.45. A few heavy cotton work
/ pants for S1.95. Rain and TOP coats
for $17.95 up to s24.50 Light weight
! wool clicked hose. 81. 90 value for CSC:
all colors.
r,proo1, g. I;sbness offer. "a in
noronia en- oo,nt fast co1ors a5c vd
- in 1;ngbams CSC vd. PIC lone
cloth 11c vd 36 in, naiama cloth
! ,nb;te ond coIors eoc. hot water hot
! ties s9c each fancy aprons. 29e
nc each. 81 inch sanitary table
! covers. 90 each: special prices on
remnants. ladies' low neck, sleeve.
less vests. fine grade cotton and fibre
! silk. regular soc and soc quality, al
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28

Special opportunity awaits the man
who is looking for real value in suits.
Pure worsteds, with two pairs Of
trousers at $500. They are selling
well and will not last long, yet there
is still some sizes left at Beane G.
Cross store, 23S Water street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28

The Electrix Junior electric curling
iron at csc is Coughlins Saturday
special: guaranteed for one year.
Cucumber Cream toilet soap, 2 cakes
for 25c-a real cake Of soap.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28

Another lot boys suits with two
pairs of pants, all sizes. only $4.9S.
One lot caps, $3.50 and $500 quality,
only soc, One lot caps. $1.00 quality,
only 45c Fine quality full size hand
kerchiefs, &c each, at H. G. Barker
Co.'S store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-28

Take Tanlac Vegetable Pills
Adv.
Evening star., 1924-08-31

band. is a pretty good man. At
least / certainly haven't give him
much chance TO be anything else
since We been married. But just
Evening star., 1924-08-31

A LITTLE bungalow on a hill.
~ The thatched roof shines al
n most white in the sun. The
A red and violet bougainVillea
Chamber round the ham bN o
Evening star., 1924-08-31

own accord the very minute our back
was turned.
But there wasn't no miracles left
in the world, and when they was all
finally gone. it was me that had tho
personal encounter with the end OF
the prefect plates. And when these
was done and put away for the night
and Junior was ditto. and | had
cleaned UP Gen. Busters ashes
(cigar), and the vase Mrs. Bush had
broke. and all the petals that had
fell off the roses. and had moppod
up the ginger ale stains somebody
had ringed the whole top of my best
mahogany table with, we'll anyways,
when | had got all this and more
done | went in the parlor where
George was relaxing under the lamp
with newspaper.
He looked up when l come in.
Didn't we have a nice holiday
says he. so restful and quiet. And.
by the way, do YOU remember where
last week You was asking me the
meaning of Labor day? Well. there's
piece here in the paper that
says"
Hold on" / says. Don't YOU dare
read me anything about why it's cali
ed Labor day! ] know"
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1924-08-31
Lincoln as Doorkeeper.

COME years ago there died James
~ Elter, one of the oldest doorkeepers
in the War Department at Washington
Filter used to tell an interesting story
of Lincoln.
One day tall. lank gentleman came
to the entrance and asked if the Sec
rotary was in. Elter replied that he was
not-that it was too early for him The
caller then asked at what hour he would
be likely to find the Secretary and was
duly informed. With pleasant
THANK you" the inquirer walked away.
At the hour mentioned by the door
keeper the stranger again walked UP
the steps and asked Elter il he would
not go to the Secretarys room and say
that the caller wished to see him. The
doorkeeper said that he could not leave
his post.
"Oh, that's all right l am Mr.. Lin
coin and ! will keep door while you
want to see him here in the lower
hall"
With this the President unpinned FL
ter's badge. stuck il in his own coat
and took the watchman's chair. Elter
hastened to the Secretary's room and
soon the two were together near him,
but in quiet and earnest talk. Elter
never knew why Lincoln did not want
to go the Secretary's Office, but he was
certain that it was the only time a
President had acted as doorkeeper.
Evening star., 1924-08-31

the common name Banya Ruanda. in
clude three distinct races with much
the same religion and from the be-
ginning united under the same sccp-
ter: Batusi. Ba-hutu and Ba-twa
The aforementioned constitute the
ruling class. are of the same semi
hamitic origin, and are unusually tall
and we'll grown. Their features are
finely cut with straight nose and
high forehead. Their color is a light
copper yellow. They drape themselves
often in wide multi-Colored mantles
quite like togas, and give, with their
noble features and long spears, al
most an impression Of olden Greeks
A band around the forehead heightens
the resemblance.
The Ba-hutu are of the Bantu race
that is, pure-blooded negroes They
constitute the working part of the
population, and in numbers exceed
the two other tribes added together
Finally, the B1-twa are pseudo pyg
mics. They do no work. but the
others are afraid of them and their
arrows. and therefore treat the little
men with d certain respectful con-
descension.
The King of Ruanda is called
Mwami. With the exception of Ne
gus Negasth. in Abyssinia. he is prob
ably the most powerful of all the ma
tive African rulers Ever since the
end of the eighteenth century the
Abega BatuSi OF the Baniginya fam
lily have been hereditary kings.
To certain extent Mwami is per
sonification of the divinity Imana. and
has in the state religion. kubandwa,
valuable help in his administrative
office. For of all the Ruanda men he
alone speaks directly and without
intermediary to God. Next after the
ruler come the members OF the royal
family. Baniginyas, who in general
fill the office Of governor or other i'm
portant offices in the state.
Liangombe is at the same time ku-
bandwa'S high priest and a glorified
Mwami. His chief function is TO pro-
tect the people against evil spirits,
BaZimu. and to lead the priestly
hierarchy, Mwanda.
Later, in the primeval forest of
Moera, beyond Benz. we found pys
mics who lived in its shade. In con-
trast to their cousins the Ba-tWa,
whom we met in the mountains. these
so-called Wambutti are d pySmy peo-
pie of pure descent. The color of
their skin is lighter, the average
height, according to German meas
urements. about 40 meters. They
have probably not mixed with strange
races, so that We may assume that
they still have the same appearance
as they had at the beginning of time.
Evening star., 1924-08-31

ness into his blood, has lived it's life,
fought its fights, and enjoyed its
joys, is lost. For he longs to return
with a longing that nothing can ap-
pease and which grows with the dis
tance.
In the beginning was the wilderness
and man was in it. But during the
pushed aside. There was SO much
else to capture the mind; education,
culture, progress became everything
and origins nothing.
But it is still there. Fierce, intract-
able, mysterious, it is still there with
all it's teeming life, with its good and
evil 1t has its dreams that nobody
has interpreted. and its LANGUAGE
that nobody has spoken.
THE volcanic tract of country north
l. of Lake kivu, the heart of Africa,
has for long been comparatively un-
known. Thence were said to be great
takes and towering mountains reach
ing into the clouds, which vomited
forth fire up to the very sky. Giants
and pygmies, apemen and menapeS.
Gold. copper, and boiling springs.
But few had been true.
The lake itself was only discovered
as recently as 1894 by Count Won
Goetzen, and from that time the mists
began to dispense slowly from it's
mysterious neighborhood. The man
who beyond all comparison has done
the most valuable work in it's ex-
ploration is Duke Adolph Friedrich of
Mecklenburg.
But there still remains much to be
done, especially on interesting queS-
tions of zoology. For instance, the
German expedition never secured d
rilla, though it is fairly common in
certain parts of the country. The first
mountain gorilla reached Europe as
carry as 1903 and had been shot on the
slopes of Sabinio by Won Beringe,
from whom it received its name. But
Is, years were to elapSe before a
specimen reached Sweden.
AS far as the anthropoid apes are
concerned, it may be said that the ex-
pedition here described has achieved
complete success in the solution of
this problem. The Belgian State had
most kindly accorded us permission
to shoot Ia specimens 1.-TWO from each
vplcano), which number was secured.
The animals are otherwise under pro-
vootIon.
There are several ways of reaching
tho heart of Africa One may either
Sasss through ex-German East Africa,
now Tanganyika territory, by rail via
Tabora and reach Lake Tansanyika
at Ujiji. and from there Uvira at the
northern end of the lake. Thence
one follows the Rusissi Valley to
kivu and continues by canoe to the
volcanic district. Or one may, with
the help of the Congo rivers and rail-
ways, reach Albertville on the west
ern shore Of Tanganyika, unless one
prefers, as did Count f. Won Rosen.
to work up from the south via the
South African railway system.
Finally, there is the approach By
Evening star., 1924-08-31
MRS. BUSH WAS A TOTAL LOSS

and take a look to make sure they
wasn't both dead yet
Well. after % II trips I got all the
food on the table. and after SIS trips
more. accompanied with yells. I got
the folks all at the table. and then
could sit down for pretty near a
whole minute at a time before re-
membering that / had forgotten some
thing.
One thing I will say for Joe Bush
every time | got up for the pickles,
or the salt, or more ice water, he
would not alone say oh let me do it
for you. but he would half arise while
remarking it. ! bet he developed a
entire new set of muscles during the
meal, on account he would scarcely
swing the napkin back into place be-
fore l was up again
* X
Well ] guess those guests certain
ly enjoyed that meal, the first one
they had ate in a home in d long
time. In fact, Mrs. Joe Bush claim
ed the roast duck was delicious, il
was pretty near as good as that she
got at the Fritz Charlton Hotel where
my dear they charge $3.50 por-
ton but one must pay for good food
these days.
telling where his club hal the grand
est lunches for soc. only of course
they expected to loose money on it,
it was merely a convenience to the
members, but what was the use cat
ing at home when you could get bet
ter stuff outside without any of the
bother?
Well. Old Gen Bluster was very
busy with the pie when he added his
bright little bit to the conversation
he had ever ate was made by his
it, why he never got any real good
pie any more.
OF course George had to brag about
how we only ate in the best hotels as
a rule, but he did think a jolly little
picnic meal at home like this which
was no bother to get, dontcha know,
thought we ought to do it more often.
Well, I don't believe in disagree
ing with your husband until you get
him without witnesses, so l didn't
say nothing at the time. and pretty
soon they was through eating. They
didn't leave thing to fix up cold
either, except the greasy dishes.
I will admit few of the crowd
did pull the conventional remark to
the effect, oh, mayn't ! help you with
the dishes. and l says with equal in
sincerity. oh, indeed not, don't bother
outside and set on the porch, all of
us but me pretending them dishes
would rush for the water of their
Evening star., 1924-08-31
N' AA hN

This strange human race existed for
long time only as myth in the
mind of the civilized world. Ezekiel
mentions the GamadeS on the walls
OF Tyre. and certain imaginative men
of science have thought that they
were the first pygmies Homer.
Herodotus and Aristotle also speak
of a race of small stature who took
part in their battles.
The last two authors mention the
sources OF the Nile as the probable
home Of the race. Finally. Saint
Augustine wonders If it can be true
that pygmies not bigger than the
length of the forearm can be real
people. In olden times the pygmies
were often mistaken for apes. That
the old Egyptians knew more about
this people is not so strange. as it
is probable that they lived in more
northerly parts than they do now.
At Sakkarah statue has been found
of small man who is believed to
have been the cook. valet, dancer or
buffoon of Pharaoh.
But centuries were to pass before
the mists of legend surrounding these
LilIiputians were dispersed. 1t was
only in 1866 that the pgymies of
Herodotus were re-discovered by a
missionary. and thanks to the travels
Of Stanley. Du Chaillu and others
their existence was further confirm ed
Nowadays we know of several diff
ferent tribes of pgymies. Those that
We came into closest contact with are
called Ba-twa and they live chiefly
in the great forest each of kivu and
the Birunga volcanoes. They are a
shy race who live by hunting or,
when that fails, by stealing. For
merly it happened regularly that the
tribe lay in ambush and shot at ali
passing safaris with their poisoned
arrows, killed or frightened away the
escort and then took what they needed
OF its goods.
X
ITO pursue and punish these evil
doors was not to be thought of.
They disappear in the forests. where,
with their highly developed local
knowledge. they find a thousand hid
ing places which a white man could
Evening star., 1924-08-31

myself, having put in about the legal
number of hours by the time George
had merely put in an appearance. And
as soon's he had, he also wanted to
put in cup of coffee and a couple
of eggs and about half a pound of
bacon with just a uttle toast and
jam.
/ don't know why it is. but men
always seem to think they have got
to cat days when company is expect
ed, the same as on ordinary days,
while of course no woman would
dream of anything so inconsiderate
Well. | got him breakfast in the
kitchen, and threw in a little apple
sauce by reminding him where my
family had always kept servants. and
where my Uncle VIII even had a
Jap by the name of Itchy Palm, or
something
Also I rubbed it in about things
being different for a wife who was
getting a salary like Georges in the
old days when servants was easy to
get and hard to shake and jokes was
actually made about people being
afraid to fire their cooks And all
Geo. says was hence the develop
ment of the fireless cooker. And
what with him eating so long and
late, had just about time to change
out of my dressing sack before the
company come.
X X X
We'll you know how men are The
very minute George had said
hello old man to that young scamp.
Joe Bush, and how's the boy to old
Gen. Bluster, the three of them dis
appeared out of sight to look at the
place where George may some day
put in a trout stream if he ever buys
the place.
But not so Mrs. Joe Bush. That
woman come indoors, and, once she
had give the house the double ephis.
to see could she find something wrong
with it, she simply set. AS a Ply
mouth Rock or black Minorca, she
might of had a noted career, but as a
help to a busy hostess, who was run
ming her legs off to set the dinner ta-
Bile, Mrs. Bush was a total loss
She took a chair half ways be-
tween the diner and the kitchen, and
when she first helped herself to this
parking space she says something
conventional and polite, like please
hesitate to ask me to help. At least,
that was her real meaning. Any
ways. l says oh don't bother it is
really much easier for me to do it
alone I know just where everything
is, see.
And l did, while Junior and that
awful Bush child played SO sweet
and quiet together In the yard that
and quiet together in the ward that
kept interrupting myself to run out
Evening star., 1924-08-31

THE pygmicS lead a nomadic life
and the rest of The population
never knows from one day tu the
next where they are Quite unex-
pectedly these little fellows suddenly
pop up in places far remote from one
another, sell some skins. remain a
few days. and then disappear again
without any trace in the maze or the
primeval forest. whose secrets none
knows so well as they. Their life In
extremely primitive. and they have
never come into contact with tho
complicated problems Of civilization
Their huts are built in a mofncsat
from the first dry twigs they happea
TO find and are loosely covered with
big, broad-leaved plants. IT is doubt
full whether they arc capable Of keep
ing out even an average fall of rain
Household goods they lack almost Cn-
tirely. A few broken clay pots Is
all. These they get in exchange from
the Wambuha. who are well versed
in the art Of shaping and burning
clay vessels
The women sit at home. look after
the children and prepare the simple
food. The men mostly wander about
in the forests, pursue its shy game
and set traps for such animals as thev
have no hope of killing in any Other
manner. The bow and arrow is their
chief weapon. Only rarely do you
see them carrying "A spear. Their
arrows are sometimes provided with
broadheaded iron tips and sometimes
are made entirely of wood. In the
latter case they are without cXcep-
tion dipped in poisonous vegetable
matter.
The Wambutti live almost exclusive
ly by hunting and fishing and this -
Il f,Ff E.ir n
den appearance in different places,
for when a particular district has
been denuded Of its game. hunger
forces them To move to another dis
trict where there is a new supply.
eBsides meat. wild honey also con
stituteS an important part of their
diet.
1t is said that they bury their dead
in a sitting posture with the hands
crossed over the chest For six DAYS
they let the head stick up out OF the
soil in order to allow relatives tn
say last goodbye before il is finally
covered over on the seventh day.
Unfortunately, I myself had very
little opportunity of studying tn
customs Of this interesting primeval
people, but our camera was fully
engaged. despite the deep-grcen
shades OF the forest which often
interposed insurmountahle obstacles
in filming One had to wait for the
rare ClearIngs where the light was
better.
But before such an opportunity ar
rived il often happened that the pNg-
mics turned and disappeared among
the trees, where il was hopeless to
follow them. For within five minutes
you would be helpiessly lost and
would be grateful for a little less
shy native Of another tribe to show
you the way back to your starting
point.
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-08-31
Prince Describes STRANGE Pygmy Race In Interior {

Few human contrasts are more
pronounced or dramatic than that
of a StalWart Scandinavian prince
against a background of the alb
original dwarfs OF Africa. Such
contrast adds exceptional in
tcrest to an exploit which in itself
Is notable.
Prince William. second son of
King Gustaf V of Sweden, led the
recent Swedish geological ex-
pedition into Centra Africa in
search of specimens of rare noun
tain gorilla and other important
objects. In the course of its ad
vance through Uganda to the
Lake kivu country and the great
Birunga volcanoes. then north
ward to the Nile. the expedition
collected nearly IA thousand spcci
mems of scientific interest and met
with many gripping experiences.
Some of the most arresting of
these will he described in a series
of three articles. of which the fol-
lowing is the first.
Prince William who is also Duke
of Sodermanland, was born on
June II. 1884 He married on May
s. 1908, the Grand Duchess Maria
Pavlovna, daughter of the Grand
Duke Paul Alexandrovitch of Rus
Sia; divorced March -, 1911. Be
sides his achievements as biz
game hunter and explorer. Prince
William is also major Of the
1oth Infantry of Sodermanland,
and captain in the Swedish
Marine Corps.