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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

one might infer, from some Of the
arguments against the removal of DR..
Andrews, that a college president
should hold office not only through
good but through bad behavior; that
the trustees of the college or univer-
sity ii the president be found advocat-
ing treason or anarchy. should do, as
some of the Brown faculty say they
have done. rest their case where Milton
truth and falsehood have il out with
out interference, but by no means re-
move or even dare to rebuke the pres
ident. What are trustees for, anyway.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

Ten Eyck isn't so big a boy that he
didn't like being rocked in the Cradle
of Liberty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

Another dividend for the Standard
Oil trust and not one can say it's due
TO the Dingley law
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

When Kentucky takes to iynchins
on general principles she invites con-
tempt on general principles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

A Maine blacksmith claims to have
made a record in the horse shoeing
line. Recently he pulled off the Old
shoes all around in % minutes. Per
haps the horse would have appreciated,
it more if the smith had been less
speedy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

How it makes the free traders
squirm to see the price of cigarettes
going up!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

Evidently the japanese like to be in
terviewed by the reporter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

Perhaps Lucky" Baldwin goes to
Klondyke to escape his $2,500,0 900 Of
debts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

Health and vigor to a ripe old age,
success beyond that attained by the
the satisfaction of being the father OF
a distinguished family one son winning
a worldwide reputation, all this was
granted to the late Nelson Dingley, Sr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

The iceman keeps cool through this
run of Klondyke yellow fever.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

Men and women-how gratefully tney
write about Hoods Sarsaparilla- once
helpless and discouraged. having los.
all faith in medicines, now in gooa
health and liable to do my own work.
because Hoods Sarsaparilla has poWe.
to enrich and purify the blood ana HsAe
the weak strong-this is experience -
host of people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

The Chautauquans are now in an
nual session at Fryeburg and Ocear
Park.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

Hoods Pills are the best family catn-
artic and liver medicine. Gentle se''
BILE, sure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

market, tritle behind scheduled time
but sweet and juicy as ever.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

Names great Congressional leader
can now drop the "Jr." from his name
Nelson Dingley is a good name to pre-
serve.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

Poland Spring has many advantages
of location, but unfortunately for adj
vertising purposes is outside the regu-
lar beat of the sea serpent However
they don't mean To be left entirely. and
so have just captured a mud turtle
measuring four feet and eight inches
across the back.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

Does $500 measure the value of a
gay drummer's affection? The courts
may be called upon for an answer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

South Liberty now steps forward and
reels off a ghost story. 1t has the
sterotyped features-strange noises in
an unoccupied house, mysterious lights
white figure. and a ghostly arm ex-
tending from window. A rat trap
and bridled imagination would no
doubt solve the mystery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

Speaking of the thick mantle of fog
that has wrapped the Maine coast
most of the summer.-Southwest Haf-
Dor tells of a citizen, who was born
there and has always lived there, who
became hopelessly lost in the fog with
in so feet of his own house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

The scientist cannot explain all the
deep mystery of dreams. From Port
land comes weird story that whispers
Of the supernatural. Mrs. Whitcomb
wife Of the man supposed to be drown
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

Bath boasts Of many sons ana
daughters who have risen high in the
world. but its young lawyer now prac-
ticing law in New York city, whose
Office is at the top of History build
ing on Broadway, has beaten them all
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

1t is claimed that Oscar Sherwood of
Ellingwood's Corner is the only man in
the world who has lost four legs in tho
service of his country. The first was
wounded and amputated at Vera Cruz
during the Mexican war. The second
was taken off during the retreat from
Bull Run by piece of artillery pass
ing over it. The third was carried
away by cannon ball at Fair Oaks
The fourth mishap was before Peters
burg when Sherwood was sent to an
underground magazine for the purpose
Of learning it's ability to stand the
bombardment from Confederate shells
While he was standing at the entran 20
to the magazine the heavy, iron bound
door swung to, nipping Sherwood at
the knee and mangling his leg 50 it
had to be taken off Perhaps it may he
as well to mention that the second LEG
taken of was of cork and the two sun
sequent ones Of willow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05
Certainly. What address,
Thomas b. Reed, Augusta, Me"

Baths new night Waterman. Mr.
Thistle. will be a bad man TO tackle in
the dark.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

Maine wooden manufacturers are said
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

We don't hear of any mills shutting
down on account Of low water, this
summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

The report now comes that the Blue
hill copper mines will be operated again
soon. Mining business seems To be
picking up all around.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

Seven Portland girls who organized
a sewing(?) circle do not mean to have
the legitimate business of the organi-
cation interfered with by any such in
cumbrances as needle and thread So
they have hired a seamstress to do the
work while they proceed at their meet
ines to devote their entire attention to
gossip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-05

That base ball game between the
to have been hair-lifting contest.
The Auburn team won by close shave.
II to Is.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-13
rEE~woRLp.s O

Until 1920 the greater part Of the irol
manufactured in the American colonies
was produced In Massachusetts,; in
1850 Pennsylvania became the leading
iron producing state and maintained
the supremacy until 1850, after which
time the lead was taken by Michigan.
A striking illustration Of the value OF
labor, when bestowed upon o material
like iron. is given by the statement that
a bar of iron worth IS, when manufac-
tured into needles, is worth SIS; into
penknives, about $3.50; into buttons
$50, 500, and into watch springs, $685.
600.
The amount of iron ore mined by the
leading nations engaged in this indus
try has not varied greatly since 1852
In 1898 the amount produced by the
United States was 11,5S7,629 tons;
Great Britain, 1l,203,476; Germany,
1l,457,49l; Spain, S,4s7,34o, and France
~s,579.2s6.
The world contains at least four
mountains composed almost of solid
iron ore. One is the Iron mountain OF
Missouri, another in Mexico, another in
India and a fourth in that region OF
Africa explored by Stanley, and there
have been reports Of such q mountain
existing In Siberia.
Before the days of iron. horses were
frequently shod with straw, as they are
In many parts of China TO the present
day. In some parts of the country dis
tricts of the Celestial empire many per
sons make their living gathering the
c~ast-off straw horseshoes scattered
along the highways.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-13
A Spider Keeps Time to Music.

At a recent rehearsal of the Apollo
male quartette, OF Coldwater, Mich,
a large spider came slowly down his
silken thread to about the height of
the singers shoulders, where he hung
suspended for q few minutes, then be-
gan to move up and down in front of
the music rack. The second tenor, who
was leading the air, o noticed that
the movements of the spider CORE
sponded with the variations of his
voice. up and down the scale, aud in
perfect time. They then began n series
OF experiments, and found that the
spider would ascend or descend about
a foot for every octave, and though the
melody was carried ever so lightly, and
the bassos Numbered In their heaviest
tones, the insect could not be deceived,
but always followed the leading part
accurately and With the precision OF a
directors baton. All kinds OF songs,
from Down in the Cornfleld" to "rbe
BRIDGE were sung to test the ability
Of this wonderful little being, and each
time he came out of the conflict not a
beat behind. At last the four voices
struck an awful discord, and instantly
the spider scurried up his improvised
metronome and disappeared in the
chimney.-Chicago Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-13

All, how | laughed until ! cried
Ger Bllly's sentimental screed;
Tho well knew the loyal pride
That lay behind its lll-spe!led creed,
Had he not battled for mo we'll,
When once 4 spiteful boy had said
Tile missed and l the word did SPELL
Ny golden locks were fiery red2"
And had he northumberland boy
Saved up his pence TO buy a treat,
And then with quaint, transparent 10y,
Laid down the treasure al my feet?
TITS true I scorued hts snubby" nose.
HIS freckles and his warty hands;
His odd, old-fashioned, homemade clothes
His seryile m!en at my commands,
And with q girls strange Maynard whinl
Behind my checkered pinafoTe,
/ Joined IN making sport Of h!rl,
Because myself he did adore.
Poor Billy! years have come and gone
Since last | sazed into your eyes,
And saw, like some poir wounded fawn,
Your look OF anguish and surprise,
And l have roamed mid scenes afar,
Have quafred lite's cup unto the lees;
And on my heart Is many a scar
or wourd!ngs made By hates DEGREES.
And Oft ! wonder, after all,
II with that little blotted line
That lies beneath times somber pail,
! did not lose my Valentine"
Rosa Pearle, in Chicago Tribune,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-13
%'equanket said one would hardly know

Pequanket said one would hardly know
him-he lad "pined away" so.
After that little Rufus (honorably)
returned the five cents TO Christine, be-
cause he knew he should yield to the
temptation to make faces through the
knothole again.
Christine turned a little pale when she
heard this about Mr.. Pigeon, and she
put on her thinking cap. She couldn't
&c to school like the others, she couldn't
20 skating; in fact, there were so many
things she couldn't do that it would
have been very discouraging to n who
believes less firmly than Christine did
that things as well as people were going
To be better; but that gave her all the
more time to wear her thinking cap.
And Christmas thoughts were pretty
apt to blossom into deeds some way.
Christine had made the Christmas
wreaths Of evergreen and holly from
tteir wv Pippin Hill woods, and she
had sent two beauties to Miss Pigeon,
who had promptly returned them with
the message that she didn't want such
rubbish littering up her house. Now
when they heard that sad news from Mr..
Pigeon she was making valentines. She
had u very dainty knack with both pen
ell and brush, for a l4-year-old girl, and
her valentines were more beautiful
t,ian any that could be bought in the
shops, or so the Bloomsboro' young ieo.
pie all thought.
The fashion of sending valentines
might wane elsewhere, but it always
cried over them. And now she had
flourished in Bloomsboro, perhaps be-
cause Christine Bell kept it up. She
sent them to the very last people who
expected to have a valentine-to neg
lected old people and forlorn sick pco-
pie, 10 Biddy Mcguire, just from the
cid country, and kilt" with homcsick-
ness, and to Antony Burke, the old
miser, for whom no one had II civil
word and who, perhaps, didn't deserve
one. And for every valentine that was
disregarded or thrown impatiently
aside. a dozen made a little warmth and
comfort In a sud heart; for nobody has
yet begun to understand how great is
the day Of small things.
Christine was more mysterious than
usual this year about her valentines;
she colored when Peggy said she would
better send one to Miss.Pigeon, but they
never thought she would; they thought
she was only sensitive about her Christ
mas wreath. When sir. Pigeon went
away he gave Christine an old desk that
be Rad had ever since be was q boy. !.
had initials and hearts and anchors cut
into II and was whitfield at every cor
ner; you would have known II you'd
seen 1t anywhere that II Ind belonged
to . boy. But Christine would have It
In her own room; she thought i was
beautiful u had kIa boy letters and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-13
RICH MINES OF MEXICO.
High Average of Gold Ore Produced fof
tho Tgrros and Rosario.

mo lerTOs anu RobaTiO'
In official publications of various
governments attention has been called
recently to the mining districts of Mex
leo, which are described as richer in
gold, silver and other metals than the
Australian, North American and African
fields combined. Some American min
ing engineers have claimed that the
southwestern portion of the state OF
chihuahua contained enough precious
ore to enrich every citizen OF that prov
ince, provided the mines were worSed
with modern appliances and improved
American machinery.
Investors in this country have been
slow to place money in Mexican mines,
simply because some of the companies
organized to develop them were engi-
neered by persons who were either un-
known or professional promoters. The
progress of legitimate enterprise, how
ever, has been gratifying to investors of
moderate means who expected to re-
ceive profitable returns within a reason
able length of time. Perhaps no other
MeXico-American corporation has been
more successful than the Gold Mill Min
ing company Of Mexico, a corporation
under the laws of Iowa.
The properties are located in the
southwestern corner Of the state Of
Chihuahua, in the Sierra Madre noun
tains, west of the continental divide, be-
tween the Fucrte and Sinaloa rivers, on
the Pacific slope, and only 500 miles
from FL Paso, Tex, They include the
Tarros and Rosario gold mines. La Bufa
group, the San Jose group and the San
Juan group, embracing 10 silver and
gold claims of recognized value. Four
railroads are projected through this
country, n being now under construc-
ton. The stamp mills of the company
are located at Rosario, 10 miles from
B%aborigame, the post Office, and the
smelter is at San Jose de Cruces.
The Tarros and Rosario gold mines
consist of ten claims, which are being
increased as rapidly as can be examined
and surveyed, the company being pro-
tected by a zone giving it exclusive
rights in a territory - by Is miles.
Theveinis n great porphyritic dixie from
200 to 400 feet wide, cutting across the
side OF the mountain and exposed on
one side by the erosion of the river for n
long distance, and from 300 to 500 feet
in height. 1t is penetrated in all direc-
tions by a network of veinlets, rich in
free gold. Prof. G. L. Bailey says that
these mines can be compared in size
only TO such a vein as the Homestake,
except that the Mexican ore is several
times as rich as that of its Black Hills
rival, the average production being not
less than Sl2 per ton,-Chicago Times.
Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-13
HIS FIRST
Although a Secondhand one He "Rslh
BlIsstul Ignorance OF the Fact.

rs
Eight years of age-and what a glory
there was In Valentines! We had picked
one out, 1t was ugly green, Impossible
pinks, and other hues too horrible TO
Imagine. Cupid without clothes stood
in a snow bank. shooting darts at u pair
of lovers who billed at the same old
billboard and never seemed 10 mind
the frigidity Of the weather. 1t cost
seven cents, envelope and stamp three
cents more. In a grabbed hand 1t was
sent forth upon its delightful mission
and he was at the little rural post
Office window to see that it did not so
amiss. She smiled and blushed when
the dainty thing was handed to her.
She a miss Of seven, with soap curls,
and cheeks as red as rosy apples. Could
she guess? Not she; she didn't stop to
guess or think, but ran shrieking home
with the cheap affair Rugged to her
baby breast-a nissive worth moro
than gold or diamonds; her first valeu.
tine. And he who sent 1.-THE gszed
after the flying form with a strange
feeling in his heart, He wanted to tell
her all about 1t. He wanted to tell her
that he was the one who sent it; but he
was a little man, and he kept the secret
TO himself, and asked time and again
AZ the post office window If there was
anything for him. Tho others, mis-
schoolmates, boys and girls, they found
messages put up in fancy envelopes, all
nicely stamped and directed; but there
was none for him.
His head was not held upright, and
his eyes were not bright when he en-
tered his home. His mother saw that
something was wrong, and she ques-
toned him.
81 got no valentine. IL sent one,
but-but-I guess she forgot" And
he went 10 prepare for supper.
When he sat down to tea q pretty,
dainty valentine was upon his plate.
"She didn't forget me, mamma! See,
mammal" he cried, with joy.
And mamma joined in with him-but
rhe did not tell him that she had re-
celved that same valentine years before
be was born.-H. S. Keller, in Leslie's
Weekly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-02-13

diaries in Il, and she had laughed and
found in that old desk material for the
very ~uueerest valentine she had ever
mhde; aud although she liked to share
the fun of making her valentines with
the others, she was q little secretiye
about that.
What should the paper be but n leaf
from one Of the old diaries, one side all
written over In an uniformed, boyish
hand; and this IS what was written on
it, the ink faded by time;
81 cant bare to rits becos hlty has the
| Fever and I cant bare knot to rite hecos
II seues like telling somebody. she held
mi hand tite when she did knot now eNy-
boddv last mite and | did knot let them
| send me to bed the fellers say II she does
al / hav other sisters but they are knot
hity the fellers do NJ understand yer
enybodv sails she will ever hay a DO like
our augusta hity sails the Tom Tinker verse
and that meens me as Is rote on the lst
leef of this dry nj name Is Thomas Tink-
nam pigeon hity has gott a Temper but so
hoy a Good Meny People and she Is Good
way inside and she is hity and she n 1
viii alwys lie together but | cant bare to
rite eny more for want to now wha. the
dokter sails. they say a feller must be a
Man but wen 1t is hity cant bare
Here the words became illegible OH
the old yellow paper; there were blots
and smudges as of tears. Though valen-
tines are supposed to be dainty, Chris
tire didn't try to clean il a bitl And on
the unwritten side, instead OF painting
any of her pretty flowers or drawing
hearts or cupids, she only wrote "the
Tom Tinker verse" which Hitty hud
lovingly quoted TO her brother:
" Tom Tinker's my true love. and | am hi.
dear.
III gang along wi him his budget to
bear"
II certainly was a very queer yalen-
tire. Christine thought 1t would prob
ably be returned, even more scornfully
then the Christmas wreath-if Miss
Pigeon should guess who sent it-and
she would be likely to guess that il
came from the Belfry; for she knew that
her brother had given them many of
his belongings.
She sent it with fear and trembling,
and she told none of the others, for the
older ones seemed, in their hearts, to
share the feeling OF Tom and little Ru-
fus, that the only form Of approach TO
Miss Pigeon was bean-slinger in hand,
The valentine wasn't returned; but
nothing seemed to come of it. The Bells
Jane heard from Miss Pigeons Jane
that her mistress had neuralgia. One
day after March had come, and blue
bird had been seen to alight upon the
high-top swecting tree, as Christine
came along the garden path there come
q shrill, imperative voice through the
knothole in the fence.
III you have any more OF those
leaves, stuff them through the knot
hole; if you have the whole diary throw
it over the fence"
OF our Christine wasn't going to
do that with the diary that seemed so
precious; but she did send it around to
Miss Pigeons door by old Jeremy, the
gardener, for none of the boys would
go.
1t was about a week after that a man
made, under Miss Pigeons direction, a
new seat in the crotch of the apple tree
"A seat that was delightfully."- comfort
able for n back that wasn't straight. |
Miss Pigeon seemed to know Just how.