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Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

The Competitors crew would COM
pete with Miss Cisneros. but they cali
not. They should have hired a yellow
journal reporter TO liberate them.
Possibly Spain would have been will
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

The great London fire has again
directed public attention to the utter
inadequacy of the fire brigade of that
city. 1t is still lin the dawn of the
century" as compared with the fire de-
partments of any of the larger Ameri-
can cities.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24
Fifty Years Ago.

This is the way \ was bounA<o look
When grandfather had his peter took.s
These were the shadows cast before
The coming Of conjurer Daguerre
And his art; like girl in pinafore
Some day to bloom to goddess fair.
Men certainly were not as black. We know
~ they pictured them, 80 years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

1t has been several weeks since any
one has heard from Explorer Andree.
Here is great opening for the West
ern fake writer's
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

Even Explorer Nansen and Cassie
Cisneros will have to join foot ball
team this fall, if they expect to secure
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24
Ayers Sarsaparilla

began to make new men, just
as the new pictures Of men
began to be made. Thousands
OF people fronted the camera
with skins made clean from
blotch and blemish. because
they had purified the blood
with Ayers Sarsaparilla. It
is as powerful now as then.
Its record proves it. Others
initate the remedy; they
can't initiate the record:
90 Years Of Cures.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

In England they consume 5000, 900 900
in liquors every year. 1t takes great
deal of money to keep the little island
tight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

It's refreshing to read that So of the
inmates of Bangor Jail are breaking an
average of Is tons of rock daily.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

The Damariscotta Herald resents the
town are disgraceful affairs. 1t means
one days cunning in the whole year
for many OF those who participate.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

Chicago Times-Heraldo

Sovereign says he will be elected Pres
ident of the United States in 1900 as the
candidate of the allied labor forces And
vet Mark Twain said the other day that
there were only fifty good jokes in all
history.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

A Pennington man is kicking him
self because he sent clear to Philadel-
phia to buy goods sold at a bargain
and paid postage, on them only to find
that the same articles Were sold at TIL:
same prices in the village of Farming
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
A Kneaey Man.
Chicago Times-Herald.>

NVfIItUEO 7 IIiiltS-IftTdttt.V
The Little Rock News. commenting on
an item about a New York girl kneading
bread with her gloves on. says: I'VE
need bread with our pants on; We need
bread with our boots on. and if our sub
scribers in arrears don't pay up pretty
soon We shall need bread without any
l..
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

T. just enough snow to cover the weak
spots in the ice where there was ice.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

The hungry poor who are favored
with bountiful Thanksgiving dinner
bring to it zest which many of the
we'll fed will be unable to do.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

Senator Elkins thinks section 90 not
too-too for Congress to consider.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

though 1t was considerably smoked on
the inside"
Last week the Messenger" repub-
lishcd an interesting article urging
French Canadians to naturalize. The
following Is translation of part CT the
article: Naturalization Is the best
road one can take to political and
social progress You who are aged and
who do not know very well the Eng
lsh language, you have no political
ambition, and elections find you more
or less indifferent, although in Canada
you were ardent Liberals or Conserva-
tives The memory of another
country haunts you always. In cross
ing the 45th degree of north latitude
you have left on the other side the
greater part of your enthusiasm, and
you are now tco old to begin again
your political education. But your
children will not think as you do. be-
cause they have been born or have
grown up under the starry flag. Ameri-
can affairs will interest them. especial
iy il you raise their taste in this direc-
tion--to their own good. be it said.
Reporter journal. That the success
of the caterpillar onslaught very
forcibly demonstrates the efficacy of
little money in matters of that kind.
A small amount Of cold cash Will go
farther than tons os argument in al
mast any enterprise Of whatever ma
ture.
The Richmond Bee recently had its
windows washed and expects to save
on oil enough to pay for the washing
besides the days seem longer than they
did.
What. what A TattIe street in
Winthrop.
An S0-year-old resident of Brock
thankful for.
Lewiston Journal Rev. Mr.. Hack of
Portland. cannot conceive why people
should want To spend time in playing
cards when there are so many useful
INinSS 10 ne seen anu CDuc III lHis
world" But a Lewiston whist player
replies: Il play whist because IL is
one of the useful things to he done-it
educates the memory and discipines
the attention and tongue. l learned 10
govern my temper very slowly, but
whist mas been a moral discipline to
me in this respect. The trouble with
whist and with amusements in general.
is that they are too often used to
slaughter time instead of to furnish
relaxation. play for relaxation about
an hour each evening after supper, and
l get relaXation-and discipline thrown
in. Mr.. Hack must not insist that the
things which he likes to do for the fun
of it, are the things that everybody
else should do. l pity the men and
women. whoever they may be. who
have the whist craze. the foot ball
craze. or any other excess of work or
play: but the ideal condition in my
judgment is to come not by an asceti.
or egotistic road. nor by carrying either
religious and secular avocations to ex
cess. There is fun that energiZes foI
duty-there is that which dissipates
The law of self-control is superior to
the law of self-obliteration."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

Rockland Opinion: An exchange
says: IF the newspapers should.
without investigation. publish a tithe
of the unfounded runors set atioat il.
4 single week there would be IA social
revolution. Very true; or the founded
r,imors either. If anybody is ever in
clined to think that newspapers so out
of the way to hunt up scandal TO pub
Fish. let him listen to the gossip in
s,tores. on the streets. at clubs. in pri-
vate houses or at social gatherings
VIE rever men or women meet and let
their tongues lClse,-ard reflect what
kind of a newspaper il would be that
gathered up and printed all the scan
dal that is currently reported and dis
cussed in the community. We do not
mean simply idle conjectures, but
scandal generally circulated and be-
lieved. Some of 1T would make pretty
fnters sting reading. too. Newspaper
men may. in their lust for news, occa-
siona!ly print thirgs that had better
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

Cultivating the appetite?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24
THURSDAY, THE 25th DAY OF NOVEMBER,
A. D. 1897.

as a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer.
And I do earnestly request all the citizens
of our State to refrain on that day from
any unnecessary labor and with heart
felt gratitude render thanks to God for
His care and goodness to us as a people.
And especially 1 would enjoin those who
have abundance to give substantial evil
dence of their thankfulness by remem-
bering, on this day, the poor and unfor-
tunate.
Given at the Executive Chamber at Au-
gusta, this fifth day of November, in
the year of our Lord eighteen hun
dred and ninety-seven, and the Inde-
pendence of the United States OF
America the one hundred and twenty
second. LLEWELLYN POWERS,
BYRON BOYD, Secretary of State.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24
Look for boom in the Smetvllles
when the Ice gets strong enough.

Miibrdge has decided to ornament
her streets with shade trees another
season May she not forget.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

A Maine woman now in Seattle has
acquired a new trade for women. is
helping her husband and making A
coed penny beside S.le has become an
expert at lettering and finishing
monuments.
A young lady recently went into one
of Baths grocery stores and inquired
if they had any nice molasses cookies
On receiving a reply in the affirmative
she said She would take a dozen. The
grocer teak the cookies out and put
them in a paper bag. but what was his
surprise to hear her say: Il guess
won't take them now YOU have handle d
them" Fastidious people should turn
their backs at such critical time.
Then the cookies would seem as clean
as the molasses that goes into them.
Ii won't do to let the imagination dwell
on such things in this age when 50
much of what We eat must he handled
by others, some Of whom are not in
clined to conduct the performance ac-
of the germ theory.
We may provide work for the tramp
but not all will enter into the benefits
of it any more than all the horses lei
to water will drink. The Courier-Ga-
zette remarks: Conviuts are shreWd
fellows and will not hesitate at any
thing to relieve themselves CT work
One fellow. almost Immediately after
III 81 l..
the granite floor and broke an arm.
He wil4-ahaye several weeks vacation
nursing the injured member There
are tricks to all trades.
Rockport reports an epidemic of
weddings. This is certainly an indica-
ton that returning prosperity has
reached that town.
Walter r. Tebbetts and wife of Ber
wick agree that the boy who posed for
William Tell must have suffered dis
agreeable sensations AS they We're
riding to Rochester on a recent evening
they We're startled by a pistol shot
The bullet whizzed by the faces Of Mr.
dipu MIS-. Acooellae knocking pipe
which he was smoking from his mouth
Pennington Independent: Prof.
Purington said one good thing last
week when ne told the educators that
he was tired Of fitting competent
teachers. only to have them abused by
incompetent superintender,ts. 1t is
time more attention was paid to the
superintendent. though we believe
little fault can be found, with those Of
Franklin county, which is noted for its
high educational standing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

Missionary influence is to be eXerted
pointed out the Free Baptist church as
the Unitarian. And yet this man had
passed nearly all his life in town an1
didn't even know the outside of Il
church,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24
THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION
! By the Governor.

The time honored custom of recognizing
and giving thanks to Almighty God as
the year drawsto a close, for His mani
fold mercies, was instituted in Plymouth
Colony blythe Puritans in the early set
tlement ofsour country. The present year
has brought to the people of Maine a fair
degree of prosperity, and though the har-
vest has been less bountiful than usual,
we have moved onward in liberty and
peace. We have been signally preserved
from great calamities and pestilence and
have very much for which to be truly
thankful. In grateful recognition of our
Indebtedness to, and dependence upon the
Giver Of these blessings. and also con-
forming to the Proclama ton of the Pres
ident of the United States, I, Lewellyn
Powers, Governor of the State of Maine.
do hereby designate and set apart, with
the advice and consent of the Council.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

A report Of recent fire in Deering
states that 1.-The stable was ruined:
but by good work the horse was saved,
though 1t was considerably smoked on
the inside
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24
Another Blow.
From the Boston Heraid)

CFrom the Boston Heraid.)
Jimmie Whistler has got in his work
again. A postal card directed TO him at
the Royal Academy in London was
marked by the postal authorities: Not
known at the Royal Academy. When
Mr. Whistler at last received it he sent
it to the newspapers with this note: IN
these days of doubtful freQuentations it
is my good fortune to be able to send you
an unsolicited. official and final certificate
Of character" How like Jimmie.
Unnecessary.
(From the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat)
Missouri has the most fin de steele CEN
tenarian. He was married on his one
hundredth birthday to a lady twenty
three years his Junior. There was no
eiOpement as it was unnecessary to ask
the paternal consent.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

a Maine woman now in Seattle has
acquired new trade for women. is
helping her husband and making A
coed penny beside. Size has become an
expert at lettering and finishing
monuments.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-24

An s0-year-old resident of Brock
ways Mills has the mumps to be
thankful for
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21
CASES IN COURT.

Henry G.Coors has broug hi a foreclosur'
suit for $4,000 on a mechanics lien agains
W. l.. Crockett.
Adolph Teitlebaum has fetched another
suit against San Miguel county, claiming
$4,000 due him on certificates OF allowance
Where did he get themi
The Las Vegas Electric light company
has brought a suit against the county fol
81 400. 81, the commissioners entering an
appearance and waving process.
w. B. Morgan, an attorney at Trinidad,
Colo, has written to court authorities here
az to certain dispositions in Union county,
The advice, "better hold them' was sent
by return mail.
James M. Abercrombie, Of Anton Chico,
bss fled suit in the district court against
the estate Of Teresa Luna de Rael and
Jose Rael y Luna, surviving heir,to certain
real estate subject TO claims already al.
lowed by a probate court.
J. r. Aguilar, an ex-sheriff of Mora
county, writes down here to ascertain II
any allowance has been mads TO apprais-
ers 10 the T. Romero II Son assignment
case, one in which he would seem to be
personally and pecuniarily interested.
Ollin E. Smith, Of Clayton, district at
for the counties of Colfax and
has filed an appearance In the case
Of Frederick A. Holbrook. assignee Of A.
II. Andrews e. Co., against the Union
board OF commissioner s, d snit In
the furniture Id the new court
house at Clayton. |
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21
BORN THAT WAY.


Early, last evening, three lascivious
fellows named Pablo Lucero, Mercedes
| Montoya and Manuel Maldonsdo, called at
The house OF Mrs. Tsodorita dc Maestas
across che river, with masks on their
faces, and, on the pretext OF having q let.
ter for her. succeeded In inducing tbs
woman to pan the door, It Is said. There.
upon, they rudely seized her, dragged her
out into the yard and, it Is presumsd, 80.
complished their hellish purpose. In plain
view Of the woman's young daughter, not
witbstauding the piteous appeals Of the
mother that her child should not be com
pelied to witness such inhuman' acts.
The m is the widow OF Jose Ma
Maestas. who died In Guadalupe county,
last summer, and she has not borne D bad
reputation among her n~sighbors.
Pablo Lucsro is an X con vict, be. having
served Q term In the Territorial psniten-
tiary for q similar hsInous crime. Mer-
cedes Montoya Is not known to the report
sv. but Manuel Maldonado, was convicted
of completely In the murder Of Particle
Macs on the river bridge aud sent to the
pen, being granted q pardon BY the gov
ernor. on condition that he would turn
states evidence.
The offending parties have been arrested
and II was understood they would have .
hearing before Judge Wooster, this after
noon.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21
A AND TRAIN.

Mike Sullivan, q ~well-known railroad
contractor, died at Anthony, N. M.
The ~pile-driver which has been In use on
1.-The Sefden dam, has been taken back ia
San Marcial.
G. r. Hannums q brakey, came down
from Ration, last evening, to 60 to work
out Of Las Vegas.
The Harvey house lawn at RincoD Is be.
ginning to show up very nicely, under the
care OF John Slads.
Charles Maier, third grand master, will
be in Albuquerque early In May, to organ
ize . lodge Of locomotive fremen.
In the freight services Of the Rio Grands
division OF the Atchison, at present, TWEEN
Fty-two freight engines are employed.
Claude J. Silvcrs, former lunch counter
caterer for tbs Harvey eating house here.
left this morning for his homo in Kansas
City.
James Mann and q bakers dozen OF
men, eleven, were en- route for Williams,
Arizona, last evening, from the Thatch,r
reservoir, up the country.
Conductors and engineers whose watches
failed of approval by the general inspect
or, have been ordered to secure good tim
pieces, not later than May 1st.
Depot Master Colbert at Albuquerque
had to floor a contrary customer, on sun
day evening. The fellow was abusive aud
he got a thrashiDg for i~nsoience, besides a
stay In Jail.
J. II. knight, AtchIson operator at
Upham, accompanied by his wife and two
sons. visited Las Cruces. to have Photo
grapher Thomas make them some OF his
fine pictures, before his departure.
Engineer. WIN. Schultz will probably
for Curtis, Wisconsin, in the morn
Ing, he having received word OF the mys-j
disappearance of his brother,
Charley. a farmer near TINT place.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21

.L M .
boa nlhSitb sshdoyN In lup tAatohs
tiss Weeks bis boon oysg FROM Mora.
80. Todd has retpsnSd to caiskiil, NJ
NJ.
W, .. Held Is at homo from q trip up the
road.
}. Cuttings, a cIvIl engineer, q down
from Denver, Colo. a i.
John J. Pace takes passage for the Hope
well mining camp, this evening,
q. A. Eckerson and Otto LANCE faced
the wind from WAtrous, to-day.
Mrs. q. y. Kilmer was an east-bound
passenger ont of town, this morning.
J. M. Meade, the Atchison civil engineer,
oamein from the north, last evening.
William Naeglin IL over from Mora
county, transactiog business, to-day.
Ernest Bloom and Jim Clay have gone
to tho country ON another cattle buyin
trip.
@. W. Hardman, Oxford, Kansas, and
ZOO Doherty, Mora, stop at the New
optic.
J. W.. Fleming, Of Silver City. Territorial
Inspector Of mines, was In the city, last
evening.
Henry Neafus is In town from Liberty;
Johpny Whitmors pulled out for Galllnas
Springs.
Mrs. Nipp has left for her Kansas City
home, after q pleasant visit with the See.
lover family,
Judge j. r. Nozzle, Of Las Cruces, was
returning home from biz trip to Washing
ton City, last evening.
II. B. Winter, travelling man for the
Chamberlain medicine company, Des
Moines, Iowa, went east.
Loui Stsarn made a flying trip over from
Mora, yesterday, returning to that burg
through the wind, this morning.
J. Thompson Lindsey, the old time com
mercial tourist, who improves in popularity
with age, visits these parts again.
r. e. Gallagher, watrous &c. +. Rudulpb,
Hociada; Richard Dunn and J. q. Todd,
catskill, register at the Plaza hotel.
J.fA. Baker and mother purchased tick
cts for Prescott, At, last evening, the
sister and daughter remaining behind.
Jas. Nahm, Thos. McCortpey, W.
Grsaber, s. Olsen, La Junta; T. W. e,
Bearnd, City, book at the Central hotel.
Judge Gideon d. BantE was q passenger
for his Silver City home, last evening, ac-
companied by his mother, from st. Louis.
F. NJ. Adams, Kansas City; A. j..
Conrad Albuquerque; Jno j., Woods, e. s.
Waddles, st. Joseph, stop at the Depot
hotel.
j. G. D%uchauays. the contractor with a
difficult name to spell correctly, was a
through passenger for Albuquerque, last
evening.
Mrs. G. T. Horton, wife Of q former
Atchison railway superintendent In Kan.
sas, was en- routs for Mexico points, last
evening.
@. A. Rothgsb, 10 sst homs for Q few
days from Elisabethtown, In which prom,
ising place be- will en- bark In this hotel
business:
Rev. George selby, wife, Misses Hattie
Knickerbocker and Marie Dold, who have
been guests at the Head ranch, are expect.
ed home from Watrous on the evening
train.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21

A letter val written to Delegate Fer
guuson BY 9 prominent young democrat Of
Las Vegas, requesting that some packages
Of reed be sent here for . public institu.
sion, hut 4 reply came back promptly and
promptedly that ex.DsIesate Catron had
begged all tho seeds aud everything else In
.stxht that would tend 20 enhance his own
peraor at6r political interests.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21
The Competitive ExamInatI,n.

The competitive examination 81 appf-
cants for appointment as naval cadets was
completed At O'Clock, to-day, says the
Albuquerque Citiscn Of last evening. 90 far
as the mental examination 10 concerned.
The physical examination ia now in pro.
grsss. The order Of the standing of the
frst five isas follows: John W. Terry, Of
iSocorro: Clarence Link, Of Silver City /;
Bert Baker, Of Albuquerque; Trad Coch-
ran. Of Las Vegas, and y. w. Cr~uickshank.
OF San Marcial.
John w. Terry was prepared at the New
Mexico school Of mines, and stood first on
alters and1nings IN General From n
An optic Correspondents =,
4Vfewnofnt. r.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21

Born, to Mrs. Thomas Bowen. at Gallup,
o nine-and-a-half- pound son. The Cleaner
Of that place has not heard how Mr.. Bow
en- 10 getting aionR in Las Vegas. hut the
paper can say that Grandma Ra!llard ia
she happisst woman In Gallup.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21

A. the opera house tomorrow sscsa
Mss Krarer will sing . song
language. and during 4 ito be Pray,
evening, she will opreesaw Mexico.
eosiume, aud 81 the clol tters ~ wb,..
any onei 10 the audiebcf
70 ssh her any proper sne bottom Of
her HE and her nst'q mighty good
ablsst legal talent Ia 1sYQr In thls
taken advantage OK
KISS Krarsr IL a:wsys
pssIon end shsrgsosy8 \
~ EQsp,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21

The ball Of the Montesuma rifles, which
was postponed from Monday night, will
be held, to. night, at Rosenthai hall. Turn
out, you lovers Of the dance, and give the
boys q helping hand.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21

I An Ell Paso letter from o. former Las
vegan affords interestisg reading and
monopolises editorial space In Tnx OPrIc,
this evening; likewise, a Santa Fs letter,
also worth every lins OF space It occupies.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21
70 the Editor q the optIc.

Ell PAso. Texas, April i4th. 1897
Elections are the all absorbing topics
Of The day. here, there and elsewhere.
" Chicago. Cartsr HaEFIsop. IT,.
NV ssp y by ls'bss gapW " we
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21

n. K. M. Cullen is expected home from
his sad mission. The body Of his son was
buried al Aidmore, |. t., instead OF being
brought to Las Vegas, as was formerly
supposed.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21

The new law for the preparation Of jury
iisss will require the ccrsty clerk to work
full four weeks without hope OF reward,
either 10 this world or the one to come.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21

Col. Geo. W. Stoneroad has q notice to
p. c. Bali Of the forfeiture Of . min In the
Jicarilla mountains, In the last issue Of the
W hite Oaks Eagle, down the country.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21

Bicycle BrAsh 10 said to resemble, In ac-
items and costume, q veritable cowboy,
on Bis occasional trips int the country
after cattle.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21

The mandolin club meets, this evening,
with Miss Atkins. instead OF with Miss
Boucher, as formerly intended.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21

Thos. Ross, the wool broker. has Col
orsdo telephone No. n in his new Office.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21

TIE OpTlc has been remembered with q
photograph Of that lovely Salazar babe
that took the arst premium at the Now
York baby show.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21

A kidney remedy that can be depended
upon viii he found 10 PRIcKLY ASH BIT
TIERS. It heals and strengthens. Sold by
Murphey- Van Petten Drug Co.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-21

Do not fail to bear the little Esqulmauz
lady at the Duncan opsra house, to-mor-
row evening. va