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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19

in rcd thus giving the national colors-
| red white and blnn-ond forming a beau
| tifiil nan. Hitherto This fac has never
| been used bv The President. except when
| he went on hoard of a naval vessel. A
sne~estiot, ms hca1 ma ie to the effect
that tha new scarlet nag Of the chief ex-
arufiyr sbnI,ld he dung TO the breeze
above tho White House. so long as Mr..
NntinIev IL there In every other coun-
trv III The world wbethor republic or
mnnarchy ire personal flag of the ruler
aies from his ofticiaI Mace Of business.
Tbe snrratarv Of fhe navy has his own
distinctive fa2. which is hoisted at the
main uha, NJ IL IN hoard Of 4 warshjD
Il Ii'' KS fnnr whfe War; on blue round
with u white anchor embroidered in the
middle one often reads of an admiral
hnistinq iii naa mi RI ordinary folks
tbis ronvevs 4 somewhat jndistinct
meaning. the Lowest so-calied flag
rank is that of commodore. a naval Of
fjrer or that ora H. being entitled to float
!, SneriaI nnnnant at his masthead. This
nennanf Il hiur win one white star in
In. middle Such a remnant is now dis
nlovn1 an Commodore DrweY's racship
fba oIvmni4 More accurately sneaking
II xvas - djenlayed lIntij thc commodore
racrj<ad nntira fro,n m president Of his
annointmcnt as acting rear-a lmiral.
Then me nenn1nt was hau1ed down. and
! rnr+angitIar hIne far with two white
sfars WI hoisfed.
IF ihfs 1sar shou1d he prnlonge1 the
GRADES Of vice admiral and ajnjral NAV
he revived in the American navy. The
i4.tar INK II Ihe l7jghast If coIirsn md
fhn dj.fjrrtjyc far If al officer Ma
holds II b,s four Whffo stars an blue
fold The fIag of a vicD-aduiral is like
wise bluo win three white stars If il
thn,,1d hannnn that ,,nr,. nan ono all
rnirai III N tha M nnrt II, tfeat At thn
same ttme. tn. ranking admiral would
nv a blne flag me ucXt in rank a rcd
fac. ana tho thiri In rank a white nag,
aa,h hnIriro nr customary fonr stars
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
THE SUPPLY OF FLAGS.
Millions OF Them in Demand and Very Few
Are on The Market

There is a flag famine. Ten million
been sold since the battleship Maine
was blown up, and such a scarcity of
bunting exists that even the war de-
partment is having trouble to procure
a sufficient supply, writes Rene bache'
in the Boston Transcript. Flags wear
out pretty rapidly. and the number re-
uured annually for various purposes
bv the government is astonishing. one
firm makes all the flags for public
buildings ali over the United states,
under contract with the treasury de-
partment, as we'll as for the revenue
cutter service. The navy manufac-
Brooklyn navy yard but the code sig
nails are purchased outside, Uncle sam
furnishing the bunting. These signals
consist of nineteen flags of different
shapes and colors. They form sort
of alphabet, and with them a Whole
language has been made up. 50 that
vessels can talk with one another at a
distance of miles as plainly as II they
spoke English. This is the lnterna
tional code, which sailors of all coun-
tries comprehend.
The business of making American
flags employs thousands of people
nearly ali of them women ana girls, II
! various parts of the United states
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19

pounds to each every month. Polly '-
ADDRESSING the Southern girl "vo,,r dow
cid Sran'p pa was a salt Distributors ana
nov pathetlc IL was to see the poor
ara the rich coming to his house for
,neir snare. some came afoot, some on
horseback. ana others in carriages.
AND how Kind and patient and lust he
was can see him now. Finally a
time came when he had no salt to dis
tribute and could get none. The people
were Wlld for it. and at last he cont,
stand their pleadings no longer. He
gathered many teams and drivers
went to some salt wells in Virginia an !
brought back pretty good supply fan.
the neighborhood. Salt earth was also
dug up in old plantation smokehousae
where We cured our meat, put into hon
pers. dripped and boiled down. Nam.
bushels of nice white salt were oh
tanned in this way.
Many used parched i've or marches,
okra seeds in lieu of coffee. and q mora
beautiful beverage than the latter Won
never saw. 1t was clear and ricb j.,
color. but l couldn't go it. We alwav.
managed to keep a little coffee ON
hand for fear of illness. Where ala !
get 1t: | exchanged corn for it with
neighbor who lived in a cottage At j..
famous old Carolina Watering Mac.
Glenn Springs. This lady boarded wiz,
some Northern people, bat she kent hen,
own horses and carriage and three Seq
wants ana found her own coffee. Her
husband was a blockade runner, and a
very lucky one at that"
"No GU said You couldn't buy anything
to wear, didn't you?" asked n vouns
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
girl who had expressed a doubt.

girl who had expressed a doubt.
DO you Know said the tan. light
haired girl, II feel as If making these
emergency bags and doing such things
as we DO is mere chi!dfs play. But, all
the same. trust that the women of
inns country viii not have to do such
Things as you southern women did. ~
matter how fiercely war is waged,
Such conditions cou|d nax,ar avi.t
again. answered the old lady. placidly.
Have no fear. Then our peon,e were
divided; now we are welded together
by the Stars and Stripes forever.
Really. l don't care what nv unrecon-
structed Southern friends say when
they hear I've joined this relief ass,-
citation, for I'm downright proud to be
uoihS niue something for these dear
Yankee soldier boys" And the Girl;
exchanged amused glances.-New Yorl,
Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19

iihi'' when left the orderlies with the
hcrses OF their officers and the prison.
ers IN charge. Peeping from the hols-
tiers of Mosby's saddle the sergeant
I'd" par OF silvermounted revolvers.
Dis'i'oui'inS, he snatched q weapon
from the holster nearest him. and with
TWO "eil-dlrected shots he disabled
oo-h oi .he crderlies, and, jumping into
'he sadie on Mosbys horse he was
well out of pistol range before the
il'a chlef and his adjutant
ope''eu riie door. He rode into Hall
Town the next morning with his spoils."
Detroit Free Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
WOlSELEY AND THE TROOPERS.
The Great EngIiah Commander Way Of
Making Friends.

An incident happened some years ago
IN the care CT restaurant OF rather
good class in the city of Dublin. which
Is an apt illustration of how gentle
man can place himself on footing of
equality with an inferior in station
without sacrificing his dignity. At that
TIME, and probably the same narrow
minded spirit and ultra snobbishness
exists there still, it was the habit for
the prcprietors of the better class bar
rooms to refuse to serve drinks to pri :
waite soldiers. IT was immaterial how
we'll behaved they might be or how
they might rank as commissioned
officers, the rule was innexible
On the occasion referred to two finely
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
Connections Were Too Good.

The utter perservty of time tables
when a Traveller wants to make a quick
connection is commonly known to an
who use the railroads. but a perversity
of making too good connections is a
new experience.
a man from this city who had occa-
sion to transact some business in an in
land town in New Jersey relates the
following:
Il got up about O'Clock in the morn
ing, and after a light breakfast rode 33
miles in Il wagon over a rough road to
the county scat. arriving there rather
late in the afternoon
"A light lunch was all | allowed my
self until the business transaction was
completed. when | intended TO get a
hearty meal. At $50 l began to inquire
asked when the next train started for
New York, 1t went at o'clock
.! thought | could wait an hour or so
with the prospect of getting a gooi
meal in some restaurant ! knew in New
York. The train arrived in the metrop-
oils about o'clock. ana before going to
eat | inquired when the next train
started for Albany.
at was on the track at that moment
and, rejecting that Il lunch mt least could
be obtained at Poughkeersie. and realiz-
ing that my presence in Troy was neces-
sary early the following day, boarded
the train with my grip. When the CON
ductor came through | asked if would
have time to eat at PouahkeeDsie. No.
the train did not stop there: besides the
lunchroom was closed anyway at that
time of night.
There was not n thing to eat on the
train, so [ possessed my soul with pa
tience ana reflected on the good meal |
would get as soon as landed in Albany.
for | knew of a restaurant that WAS open
all night. | remember formulating The
order in my mind 80 miles before we
reached the capital,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-19
COURAGE UNDER FIRE.
some instances OF 1t. and One Man S
Theories as TO Its Source.

WI nat, IN your opinion, doctor. con-
stitutes true courage in a soldier" I
asked gray headed army s,,ranon
VINO refuses 10 let me use his name in
PRINT ana VINO has related to me
MANY 'hflilihS episodes and adventures
OF the great war with the South.
Irue courage said he in reply.
i believe is founded on presence of
mind. The officer on soldier who. in
the face of imminent peril, can hold up
The times., 1898-10-30

the ball once for off-side play, and imme-
diately bucked the Tigers for another
four yards. Wheeler, of Princeton, ran
through the whole Brown eleven and
made forty yards overcoming a long
punt by Bates. II was when a punt by
Wheeler was blocked and Brown got the
ball on Princeton's twenty-yard line that
the visitors goal was most in danger.
The Tigers, however, got the ball on
downs and soon had 1t on Browns twen-
ty-five-yard line. They finally secured
another touchdown. The long dispute
over whether a Princeton man had a free
catch when Hapgood tackled him result
ed in Princeton getting a place kick.
Palmer made six yards and line bucking
soon sent Black for a third touchdown.
Richardson made several brilliant runs.
Brown fumbled the ball, Poe grabbed 1t
and ran forty yards. while Brown groan-
ingly gazed after him. She did not lose
courage, however, and made some effect
I've onslaughts against the Jerseymens 8
heavy line. The game ended with the ball
in the middle of the field. For Princeton
Wheeler. Poe. Palmer and Black carried
off the honors. A cold drizzle and a Bit
ing wind prevailed. but there were $500
persons present. The; lineup:
The times., 1898-10-30
BROWN BEATEN.
The Providence Eleven Fails to
Scare, AUainsf priunadou

AHC NoSAuchcc EleVen Fu1kb TO
Score Against Princeton.
Providence, r. l., Oct. 29.-Browns con-
fident hope of scoring against Princeton,
whom she met for the first time today on
the gridiron, was not realized, while the
Tigers made four visits to the territory
behind the brown and white goal The
score was % to 0. The contest, particular
ly the first half, was the prettiest exhibi-
tion of football ever seen here. The game
was open, no one was seriously hurt, and
there were many spectacular plays.
Brown distinguished herself for defensive
play. During the second half, when
Brown got bit tired, Princeton repeated
ly charged her line successfully and won
out by sheer strength and the brilliant
work of her ends. The first half was a
punting exhibition almost entirely. At
this Bates had slightly the better of
Wheeler. Brown got through Princeton's S
center several times and she almost got
through for big tackles. It was not until
near the end of the half that Princeton
began her revolving plays, which resulted
IN the ball being sent between Browns
goal posts. Wheeler missed the goal at
a hard angle. Brown startedFthe second
half with rush. Washborn shot through
Tor seven yards gain. Brown regained
The times., 1898-10-30
RESULTS OF THE RACES.
At Lakeside,

Chicago, Oct. 9.-Lakeside opened today
for fifteen days meeting. The track
being OF sand, was dry and good. Imp
was defeated by Macy. The mare was
asked to concede Schorrs horse IS pounds
and 1t was too much. The racing was ex-
cellent and the crowd was fair. Summa-
ries:
First race-Seven furlongs. Locust
Blossom, to l, won: Czarowitz second,
Baritaria third. Time. 1880 1-2.
Second race-Five furIongs Frank Bell,
TO 20, won; FontaInebleu second Boney
Boy third. Time, l:02 l-2.
Third race-Seven furlongs. Braw Lad,
8 to l, won; Newsgatherer second, King
Bermuda third. Time. 1870.
Fourth race-Mile and hundred yards.
Macy, TO 8, won; Imp second, Storm
King third. Time LAG l-2.
Fifth race-F'ive and one-half furlongs.
Abuse, to 5. won; Virgie Dixon second,
Silverset third. Time, 1:0s Ii.
Sixth race-Mile and a furiong Clay
Pointer. to /, won; Double Dummy sec
ond. Mr.. Easton third. Time, J:5s
The times., 1898-10-30
Volunteer Omcer. Di.cbarrcd.

By direction of the Secretary of War,
the following named officers, having ten
dered their designations, are honorably
discharged from the service of the United
States: Capt. William Cannon, assistant
surgeon, First Texas Volunteer Infantry,
to take effect October %. 1898; Capt. Harry
ID. Fowler, Fourteenth Pennsylvania Vol
unteer Infantry; First Lieut.. H. B. Cow
art, Third Alabama Volunteer Infantry
TO take effect November /, 1898, and Major
Henry d. Hamilton, Two Hundred and
First New York Volunteers
The times., 1898-10-30
Richmond College Dovned.

Lexington, Va. Oct. 2s-The cadet
eleven of the Virginia Military Institute
again sustained its reputation by winning
their third consecutive victory, this time
defeating Richmond College eleven of
Richmond. Va, by score OF 16 to O.
AT Hamilton, n. Y.-Colgate, C; St
Johns College, 0.
At STANDARDIZATION, II; Rutgers. o.
AT Amherst-Amherst, 10; Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology, G.
At Exeter-Harvard Freshmen, 10; Ex-
eter, 0.
At Hanover, n. H.-Wesleyan, %; Dart
mouth, S.
The times., 1898-10-30
The Young Censors.

The Young Censors have organized for
this season, and would like TO hear from
teams under fifteen years of age. The
lineup is as follows: McCarty, right
tackle; Hughes, fullback; Mcconnell,
left guard; Tenly, left halfback; Merritt,
left tackle; Warbash. right halfback
Waldecker, center; Crowley, left end;
Caney, right end; McMan. quarterback
Sweeny. right guard. Send challenges 10
Frank Hughes, 40 Third Street north
west.
The times., 1898-10-30
TEE WESTERNERS WIN.
Chicago a. c. Eleven Defeats the
Strong Newtowne Team.

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 29.-The Chicago
Athletic Club won its first game in the
East today by defeating the strong New
towne team in fiercely contested game
by the score of to 0. Chicago had con-
siderably heavier line than Newtowne
and used her tackles and guards with
telling effect. Most of Chicago's gains
were made through tackle, the entire
team getting into the play and sending
the man with the ball through for sub
stantial gains.
The times., 1898-10-30
THE YALE ELEVEN WINS.
west Point Cadet. Defeated by

Wcst Point Cadets Defeated by
| T. Score of 10 to q.
| West Point, Oct. 29.-Six thousand foot
ball enthusiasts saw Yale defeat West
Point here this afternoon by score Of
F., 10 to o. Yale was without the services of
De Saulles, the gleat quarter back, and
Dudley and Corwin. the star half backs.
Capt. chamberlin, who was supposed to
be crippled, too, decided to go in at the
last moment in order ;c keep his men on
their metal.
The eleven tina. represented the blue
was pretty formidable combination on
its merits. especially in view of the mark
ed Improvement showa by the cadets
over their game with Harvard three
weeks ago.
Yale's line-hitting and aggressiveness
when In possession of the ball was reve-
lation to the many graduates who helped
10 fringe the beautiful gridron, and Nc
Brides punting was also in the nature
of treat. But in tackiing and breaking
through the New Haven men were con-
siderably below the usual standard at
this time OF the year.
The ends in particular were slow in get
ting down the field on kicks. and also in
bringing down runners who tried to sail
around them. HubbelIs end was skrted
once by Waldron for fifty yards. the lat
ter having a clear field with the exception
of Mcbride, who threw him down in the
very nick of time. Allen and Chamber
lin were also somewhat remiss in break
ing up the cadets attack, although they
both did finely in providing holes and in
reference for their own backs
Iale'S attack was remarkably fast
Quarter Back Sullivan ratified off the sig
mails with few mistakes, and thereby
kept up such a constant pounding that
the cadets had to give way. But for a
couple of penalties for holding on offside
play Yale would probably have made a
larger score Half Backs Marvin, Gilmore,
and Wear were all fast on their feet, ran
low, and hit the line behind their interfer-
ence with good judgment
The interference by the way, was better
than what the crowd had been led to ex-
pect, some of the close formations rub
bing up the West Point tackles and guards
for big gains. The cadet backs played
great football. Kroner did better as quar-
ter back than ever before. There was
some fault found with the work of the
officials
Brown missed both goal trials from
touchdowns, probably because the tall
was heavy from the damp field. There
was big turnout of notable football
men among the spectators, including
Alexander Moffatt, Princeton's head
coach; Ayres, the Tigers half back, and
Sport Donnelly, Old Nassau's end rush
of 1890
Hawkins, of Santiago fame, was an en-
thusiastic onlooker. The lineup:
The times., 1898-10-30
WILLIAMS DOWNS TRINITY.
The Massachusetts Players Easily
OutcIass Their ODponents.

Williamstown, Mass. Oct. 29.-Williams
defeated Trinity today by the score of "a
10 Q in the two 25-minute halves this
afternoon. Trinity was outclassed and
had not Williams played kicking game
in the first half the score would have been
larger.
The times., 1898-10-30
The Westmfnster..

The Westminster football team, aver
age 1S' pounds, desires games with uni
formed teams under 1s5 pounds Address
E. H. Coolidge, manager P. o. Box No.
6, city.
The times., 1898-10-30
At Lafonia.

Cincinnati, Oct. 2s.-The weather was
fair and the attendance good at Latonia
today. The track was heavy. In the Sec
ond race Sis Vic, the favorite. at to 1,
who was leading, fell at the backstretch
and Pat Garrett, second choice at to
/, fell over her. Neither Jockey Britton
nor Sands nor horse was much hurt Two
favorites, two second choices, and two
long shots won. Summaries:
First race-One mile. Howitzer. Z to 5.
won; Mollie second, Jack Hayes third.
Time, 1:54.
Second race-Five furlongs Becky Ban.
10 to l, won: Chancery second, Piccola
third. Time, Los 3-4
Third race-One mile. What Next. to
!. won; Great Bend second, Fireside third.
Time, 1:50.
Fourth race-Handicap; five and one
half furlongs. Miss Josephine, to l,
Won; Volandies second. Florissant third.
Time, liza 3-4
Fifth race-Two miles. Kitty B.. to 5.
won; Barton second, Osric II third. Time.
3:49 IA.
Sixth race-One mile Eunomia, to 1.
won; Lyllis second, Pop Dixon third.
Time, Isl. e.,
The times., 1898-10-30
CORNELL DEFEATS oBERLIN.
The Buckeye Boys Give the Itha-
ems a Hard Tussle

Ithaca, n. Y, Oct 29.-Cornell went up
against a good thing in Oberlin this
afternoon, winning the game by the mar
row margin of six points. Cornell played
five substitutes, but nevertheless should
have run up larger score than G. The
second half was stubbornly contested.
Oberlin's half backs turned Cornelrs
right end repeatedly and broke Cornelrs
interference until it was well-nigh impos-
sible for Cornell to make any material
gains.
The times., 1898-10-30

the first half after ten minutes play. The
visitors kicked OF two in the second half.
and he academy scored two touch-downs
and two goals. The feature of the game
was Fowier's fifty-yard run for a touch
down.
The times., 1898-10-30

Everybody freely confesses that Heu-
rich's beers are the best brewed at the
National Capital. They have record of
being the most popular beer for over a
quarter of century. and at present no
other beer is in greater demand than
Maerzen Senate, Extra Pale and Lager.
Order "a case by 'phoning 634 Arlington
Bottling Co.
The times., 1898-10-30
Hnuseman Throw. LING.

Baltimore, Oct. 2s-Frank Hauseman
defeated Joe Lang today at the Sports
mans Club. in a wrestling match, VIM
ming the first two falls in thirty-two
minutes
The times., 1898-10-30

Score-Princeton. %; Brown, 0. Touch
downs-Reiter o. Black, and Poe Ref
eree-Langford, Trinity. UmpIre-Rock-
well, Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy. Linesmen Ewing. Providence;
Cook, Princeton. Time-Two Commute
The times., 1898-10-30
AfAqneduct.

New York, Oct 2s.lToday's outing at
Aqueduct was a disastrous one for back
ers of favoritesysa as the only successful
first choice was IWarrenton in the third
at to TO- Outside of this event, most in
terest centered iii the selling race at one
mile and forty Yards for three-year-olds
and upward. ChsrsRtus became an odds
on favorite, but Frohman rushed to the
front after furlongsand stuck there to
the end. The orner,s ten-year-old son
rode the winner, Tshouret got off badly
IN the sixth ra9f, and used herself up
before the turn and $as beaten by Fleet
ing Gold <ETi
First race-Fiv4 tlitfongs. Grievance. 10
,o, to i, won; Effersesesst, cry second; Lamity,
Second race-Mile and forty yards.
F'laXspinner, 5 to 1, won; Blarneystone,
second; Merlin, third. Time, 1:45 1-5.
Third race-Mile and sixteenth. War.
renton, 8 to 10, won; Brighton, second :;
Ben Eder, third. Time, 1:49 l-5.
Fourth race-F'ive furlongs. Lady Lind
sey, II to 10, won; Captain Sigsbee, sec
ond; Tyran, third. Time, 1O1 2-5
Fifth race-Mile and forty yards. Froh-
man, to l. won; Charentus, second I;
Blue Away, third. Time, LA 4-5
Sixth race-About seven furlongs. Fleet
ing Gold, II to l. won; Tabouret, second; :;
L. Alouette, third. Time, 1:26 As.
The times., 1898-10-30

Score-Harvard, Il; Carlisle, 5. Touch
downs-Reid and Dibblee. Goal from
ouchdown-Cochrane, l. Goal from field
Hudson. Time-Two 2o-minute halves.
Referee-Garfield. Umpire-Ward, of Le-
high. Linesmen-Holden and Debray
Timer-Fred Wood.
The times., 1898-10-30
UNEQUALHD FOOTBALL
Such Was the Contest Between
Quakers and Chicagoans.
PENNsY WINS THE GAME
Long, Brilliant Runs, Fast Plays,
and Dazzling Tricks the Features
The Officials Bewfldered by One
PIay-Thc Wcsterners Make
IL.

Philadelphia, Oct. 29.-The University of
Pennsylvania eleven upheld its reputation
this afternoon in one of the fastest and
finest games of football ever played on
Franklin Field
The Quakers defeated the champion
team of the Western college, the uniVer-
sity of Chicago. The score was % TO H.
1t was magnificent game to look upon,
full of long. brilliant runs by both teams,
fast play and dazzling tricks, such as
might be expected to be sprung by such
heavy coaches as George Woodruff and
Stagg, of Chicago. Chicago's slickest
trick was on the kickoff.
The fullback would run as If TO make
long hard kick, and instead dribbled it
only about fifteen yards, while he ran
ahead of it and a Chicago man behind
fell on the ball. II bewildered Pennsyl-
vania and the officials as well. but the
ball was finally decided TO belong to Chi
cago.
The trick was accomplished for the pur
pose of giving Hirschberger an opportu-
nifty 10 place-kick a goal. He tried away
back on the ffty-yard line. and the ball
missed the posts by just two feet. Penn
sylvania sprung the delayed fake pass
with the most remarkable success. 1t
simply took the Chicago team off its feet
and on each and every application of the
trick Pennsylvania made wonderful gains.
On one occasion Outland was given the
ball and Coombs acted as dummy runner
10 get through Chicago's left end and
tackle Two-thirds of Pennsylvania's team
went around with Coombs, and while Chi
cago was very intent upon stopping him
outland sped down the field seventy-three
yards for touchdown. Two Chicago men
got in his way. but he lodged magnifi-
Gently and placed the ball directly behind
the posts.
Chicago was as powerful in every de-
partment of the game as prophesied by
the Western critics, and that they did
not defeat Pennsylvania was simply be-
cause the Quakers awakened TO the stu
alton in the second half and played foot
ball that has never been equaled in Phila-
delphia. The lineup: