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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24

p0ApDrNC: uOrrSE-AlI furnished
new .iy months aro six sleeping rooms.
Everything in good shape. Great pa!
gain. r. w. Soule. Augusta. ssp,isuti
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24
Local Matters.
A Poor uaisrtsnass.

His boss went dead an his mule went
He lost SIX COWS In d poker game;
hurricane GANG. on a summers day
An carried the house whar he lived
Then a earthquake come when that win
An swhliowea the land that the house
An the tax collector. he come roun"S
An charged him up fer the hole In the
An the city marshal-he come In view
An said he wanted his street tax, too:
- liz .
Did he moan an sigh? Did he set an cry
An cuss the hurricane sweepin' by:
Did he gricve that his ole friends failed
to call
When the earthquake come an swal-
lowed all?
Never "a word Of blame he said.
With all them troubles on top his head. n
Not him. He climbed TO the top
whar standin' room wuz left him sti.l..
An barin'shis head, here's what he said:
4 reckon it's time TO git up an gu; -
But. Lord, ] hain't had the measefs yit!'
Frank l.. Stanton in the Atlanta Con-
stitution. E.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24
Fully warrs n.ed.

IL not cured after taking three
oe bottle Of TOGUS COUGH
nlH 11e bottle, and the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24

House and lot at 10 East Chestnut
street, opposite ST. Catharine's hall. In
qure or address George w Hamiln. Au-
gusta. Juy-e'a-i'ios
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24
TO LET.

A pleasant tenement of five rooms TO
rent. No. 10 Spring street. For further
ion inquire on the premises.
eant9iuff
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24

convenient rent OF five rooms Apply
to W. G. Boothby. at Kennebec Savings
Bank. 49, augo.dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24

A new two and a half story frame
house with ell on Bangor street. with
modern improvements, arranged Tor tive
families Also a two and half story
frame building, with ell, and double house
lot on School street. nicely arranged.
Both pieces of property close to school
house, within five minutes walk Of depot
and business street Both will be sold
cheap for cash or on easy terms II pur-
chaser so desires. Apply to Thomas J.
lynch noElUdtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24

Band dating stamps with initials or
full name and address for cancelling the
new revenue stamps as required BY law,
only as cents each. G.. w. Fletcher. 81
Chapel street Augusta, Me. dtf
A bargain: Having purchased large
lot of first-class babbet metal. can sell
in lots of 80 lbs. at II cts, 100 lbs. or
more at 10 cents per pound. f. I. Clark.
machinist, Augusta. may23,dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24
New York Money Market.

New York, Sept. %.
Money on call steady. 3M4 per cent?
last loan, per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 4Gi5 per cent.
for demand and at A.SlAM4S1ls for GU
days: posted rates. $4.S2@4.S2l3 and $3.50;
commercial bills. $4.S0l2.
Silver certificates, G1AM62.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24

H. F. Tilton of Newport. is In the
city for a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24

Are Won seeking a home III the choicest
and healthiest locality in Augusta? II so
/ have just the place on Western avenue
twenty minutes walk from state street;
a fine six-room cottage. large stable: two
acres fne garden land. abundance OF wa
ter. Price 1920; 5000 cash. balance or
time Inquire OF Jas. l.. Bailey. Western
Avenue, Augusta. Me. june2. d&wkytf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24

On the Produce Exchange:
BuTTER-Easy; creameries, 1000; dali
ries. 1l1aM17.
enthusiastically: 1MSla.
EGGS-Firm: fresh, IA.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24

The rooms in the Quimby block, recent
ly occupied by the Gospel Banner.
Macomber. Farr G. Written. janz9dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24

First-ciass office, second story Hill Il
Macomber block: also front Office, third
story same block. to rent at low price.
Office just repaired and plumbed.
jne1dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24

RYE--No. 2, 4Sil.
BARLEY-No. Z. fob. S33l2dt45.
FI,AXSEED-No. !, 30.
TIMOTHY-Prime. $3.50.
LARD-$47 76f4S2.
PORK-Mess, IS. 2Cds.25; ribs, $52oGl5.40:
shoulders. 4i<m4g: clear sides. $5.409f5.50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24

FOR SALE IN HALLOWElIr-Co tton
factory boarding house, corner second
and Academy streets, also one single ana
two double tenement houses. corner Sec
ond and Temple streets. Apply TO Z: 4.
Howe. Factory Office. septl9dim
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24

Dance at Grand Army hall, tonight
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24
MISCELLANEOus.
wANTE:I).

A bell boy at once at City Hotel.
Sant31 DIFF
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

eny moveA.eft looking to a wider
sphere Of operations by the United
States, and think the government un-
der which we are ruled does not admit
Of anything approaching a colonial
system. 1 am. however, one Of those
who have faith both in the capacity Of
the American people and Of their gov
eminent to control, regulate, and gov
ern any colonies in any psrt Of the
world which they may find it neces-
sary to their interests to establish. A
free constitutional government where
the press Is untrammeled, education is
free, religious tests are forbidden, and
intelligence Is widespread Is the best
government to insure safe, just, and
prosperous colonial establishments.
Such a government is the United States,
and such is that Of Great Britain.
Dewey, by his brilliant victory, has,
almost in the twinkl!ng of an eye,
opened to US the opportunity for a
foothold in the East. The discussion
as to whether we should avail our
selves Of it should rest, not upon
whether the Americans and their gov
eminent would be able to manage and
govern the Philippine islands success
fully, but whether any government es-
tablished by any other people could do
so, for the Americans and their gov-
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
An Unexpected Reply.

The duke of Wellington. writes Sir
William Fraser, detested being helped;
not from 1ngratitude, but from two dis
tinct feelings-one, that he did not
like to be thought, what he certainly
was not, decrepit; the other that he
knew very we'll that the majority of
persons who helped him did SO in Or
der to be able to say that they had done
so. This to him was revolving. Stand
ing opposite the Apsley house. in the
evening, in Piccadilly, when the street,
was even more crowding than it Isl
now, the duke was hesitating On the
curbstone. A gentleman, nearly as
old as himself, made some demonstra-
ton of assisting him to cross the road.
e~ndeavoring to check the tide of cabs
and other vehicles that was setting
strongly. When the duke reached the
gate of Apsley house he touched his
hat and said, 81 thank you, sir" The
elderly stranger Immediately coy
ed. Holding his hat at his knee. he
addressed the duke as follows: "My
lord, 1 have passed a long and not u
%eventful life. but never did 1 hope to
reach the day when 1 might be of the
slightest assistance to the greatest man
that ever lived" The duke looked at
him calmly, and, in a voice not the
least choked by emotion, replied:
Don't be a fool" and walked into
Apsley house.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
If o would make a self made maj
angry ignore him.
Tn the Front Rank.

The Michigan Central, "The Niagara
Falls Route" has made an advance In
the right direction in anticipating the
wants Of the travelling public, by
changing the time of their North
Shore Limited" which will now leave
Chicago at 4 p. m, arriving at the
Grand Central Station. New York, at D
o'clock the next afternoon, in advance
of all other limited trains. The equip
ment and. service is in keeping with
their well-known reputation. It will
also have a through sleeping car to
Boston, arriving there the next even
ing. 1t connects with all through
trains from the west.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

Cooperative Living Association was
organized for the economic and social
benefit Of its membership. In order to
insure a reliable, orthodox reputation,
the association has enrolled among its
members bankers, merchants, drug
glsts and a representative preceptor
and dominic. The practical ADVANTAGES
OF the l may be noted as follows:
First, the saving of from fifteen to
twenty-five hours of Kitchen worry"
per week. Second, the providing of
well-cooked and well-served meals,
ranging in cost from 7k cents to O.
cents per meal. 1t may be we'll to note.
that low rents (SS per month for an,
eight-room house, and the compare
lively low wages PAID to the cook (s25
per month, with use of house and with.
board for herself and family of three
%chlldren) may not be duplicated in
larger towns. A purchasing commit
tee of three members buys the provis-
ions. groceries at wholesale rates,
meats by the quarter and side, and all
provisions in correspondingly large
quantities. Another member acts as
treasurer, and all bills are paid prompt
ly on Monday morning for the week
ending the Saturday previous.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
COOPERATIVE LIVING CLUB.
Nine Families Form One That Furnishes

Nine Families Form One Tha Furnishes
Meals For Nine Cents Each.
Nine of the most staid and respect
able families in Burton, Kan, have
thrown away their stovelids and pack
ed their dishes on the back kitchen
stoves. They have shocked the ordi-
nary ideals Of economic proprtety, says
the St Louis Globe-Democrat, and
have formed a cooperative living as
ISOLATION, wherein the food question is
settled upon a cooperative basis.
Burton is a small village without any
immediate prospect Of growing larger.
The size CT the town does not warrant
the location Of a bakery, and all the
wheatstuff must be bought from the
neighboring cities. AS a consequence
of the limited population there is a
very small supply Of hired help, even
smaller than the limited demand. The
heavy burdens of the household fall
upon the housewife alone, and very
little social intercourse can be enjoy
ed. In such a condition of affairs the
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
NO TASK FOR A MERE MAN.
Engaging a Servant and Hiring q MAJ
Two Different Experiences.

Engaging a Servant and Hiring q Man
Two Different Experiences.
Any man who has ever done bust
ness at ar intelligence office will feel
a thrill Of sympathy for me, as a re-
cent victim of that institution, says
Boston Traveller. My wife was mildly
~lamenting yesterday that fate had
driven away the maid servant and that
she would have to get another. I rash
ly said that / would do it for her.
There is an intelligence Office near
my Office" / said. "Ill run in there at
noon and send a girl out early in the
afternoon" I went into the aforesaid
intelligence Office as 1 returned from
lunch and was at once absorbed by a
roomful Of females, every one Of whom
gazed at me suspiciously. 1 am a
bashful man, but I nerved myself and
began talking with a young woman
who sat near the door. 1--WE have
four in our family, myself, wife and
two children, hot and cold water"
Pardon me-" she interrupted, 81 am
looking for a servant myself" 1 apollo
gized and she snickered. 1 then tackled
an applicant for a job. 1 did not
shed light" for she asked questions.
[ replied as follows: "Yes-four in the
family-set tubs-hot and cold water
in every room-three miles out Of
town-my wife takes care of the chill
dren-who does the chamber work? l
Confound it. Get out" She didn't
get out, but 1 did. My wife went in
the next day and hired a girl.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
r HERoINEs.
Splendid Conduct of English Women
Praised by Humane Society.

splendid GDnOucL OA GhbAc
Praised by Humane Society.
A recent report of the Royal HUI
name society is nor than usually In
teresting. II evidence Is wanted OF the
strength and courage and hardihood
of English young women, here 1t Is
with a vengeance, old folks would add,
says the Philadelphia Times The sill
yer medal Is granted to Miss Fullerton
of Dudhope Terrace, Dundee; or sucn
a heroine every detail Is worth note.
Miss Fullerton vas strolling on the
Forfarshire coast, apparently, when
she observed a manufacturer In great
distress out at sea. We are not told
whether she threw off any of her
with cramp and was drowning, it Is
to be supposed that she did not The
distance was 300 yards and the sea
heavy" but Miss Fullerton swan out
and "exhorting the manufacturer to
reserve his presence Of mind'-alsO
""holding him up"-she conveyed him
safely until a boat picked them up mid
way. This is somthing like a rec
ord" Our fathers would not have be-
lieved it possible for a girl to swim
a quarter of a mile IN her clothes
through a heavy sea. but this brave
young athlete actually supported a
mountaineering ran to weight as
a rule-in the agony Of cramp. Miss
Joan Harris of Belfast also plunged
into the sea without undressing and
rescued a grown girl; further circum-
stances are not given, but swimmers
know that it was a feat, anyhow. Miss
Louisa Bright of Reading, too, did not
waste time in preparations when she
saw a schoolboy drowning in the Ken
net. 1t is not many years since swim
ming was regarded as a dubious sort
Of accomplishment for women.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
AN INCH FROM DEATH.

We were sitting on the veranda OF
our bungalow one evening in far-off
Burmah, R. A. and I, enjoying our aft
er-dinner cheroot. The waters of the
bay Tapped lazily at the sands at our
feet, for u house was "builded on the
sands" of the shore. All the world
seemed at peace, only the PUNK!
PUNK! of the monotonous night bird
in the jungle, and the occasional weird
note of the jackal, signaling in the
distance to his comrades, were heard.
The moon had come up from behind a
rocky island just over in the bay, and
spread a flood of golden-yellow light
over the silver-topped breakers, roll
ing in over a neighboring coral reef.
1t was so calm and beautiful that it
seemed that all that was wicked and
bad had gone out of the world. and vet
death lurked just at my friends ell
bow, as he pulled unconsciously at his
cheroot.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

Among the many expenses borne by
railroad companies the ice bill figures
quite prominently. For instance, on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad it is
expected /. will take oyer $4,000 tons
of ice this year to meet the require
ments Of the service. The greater
portion is used in connection with
shipment of p~erishable goods; the ball
ance in the passenger train service. A
great deal Of this ice Is put up by the
company in its own ice houses. but as
the past winter has been so warm a
very large proportion will have to be
purchased.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
Covered His Tracks.

A Florida exchange has the unique
local notice: While Major Scott, the
fisherman, was wading out into the
river he happened to the accident of
losing his left leg, from the same being
bit off by an alligator which was evil
IDENTIFY laying in ambush for him. A
crowd Is pursuing the gator, but he
seems to have covered his tracks we'll"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
a Scholarly Work.

W. ]. Milne, LID, president New
York State Normal College: 1T is es-
sentially a scholarly work. .
The keenest scholars in philosophy,
science, literature, art, will find in it
the most lucid, accurate, and compre-
hensive definitions to be found any
where"
See display advertisement of how to
obtain the Standard Dictionary by
making a small payment down, the re-
mainder in installments.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
Benefits of the War.

Benefits OF the War.
"It Is not likely that wars will cease
to break out from time to time. The
interval of peace which this country
has enjoyed since the close of the civil
war is the longest which has happened
and our situation now shows the neces-
sity Of being prepared for wal. At any
moment. 1 regard the present Var IS
fraught with many blessings. 1t uni
f1es the country by giving the South
the opportunity to prove her loyalty to
the f1ag-an opportunity which she
eagerly embraces. It will create a sen
timent In favor of a strong navy, which
is Indispensable in these days to the
security of a great maritime and COM
mercial power like the United States;
for it is sea power which commands
the wholesome respect of nations to-
day. 1t will prove that the island of
Cuba, directly or indirectly, is as es-
sential to the peace and safety of the
United States as the control of a large
island at the mouth of the Thames
would be to England, or n at the
mouth of the Seine would be to France.
Look back over the diplomatic history
of this country for seventy-fve years
and you will find that one of its most
interesting chapters relates to Cuba.
You will find that during all of that
period Cuba has been a constant source
Of anxiety to us lest it might, through
European intrigues or upheavals, pass
into other hands than those of Spain.
More than once the United States has
been brought face to face in hostile at
titude, first with one power and then
with another, because they coveted its
ownership. In the hands of a strong
power it would be an uncomfortable men
ace to us. War with Spain sooner or
later was inevitable. In no other way
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
CaDine-K q,

A Chicago woman, who possesses a
pet poodle which she prizes highly,
brought it to a matinee at one of the
theaters last week. AS the house
wasn't crowded she asked for a ticket
for the animal so he could have the
pleasure of a seat all by himself. The
box Office man wasn't phased. He
gave her K 10 and the dog K 3.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

Masculine ideas are n thing; but
let feminine never be feminine, or our
civilization perisEes.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

FITS PermaneneyCured. No 1t. or nervousness Afta
krst days use Of DIR. Kline's Great Nerve RestoreE
Send for FREE $500 trial bottle and treatise
DR- r. h.. KLINE. Ltd. 93l Arch ST.. Philadelphia, Pa
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

would she have ever relinquisned her
sovereignty V Cuba. Fortunately IL
has come in such shape as to make It
a holy war"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

1t has been established that we do
not wax diviner by dragging Gown
the gods to our level.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
Oniy Remedy,

Penelope got my stockings on
wrong side out. Marie-Then you'll be
| Obliged to have your maid turn the hose
| on you.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

Mrs. WinslOw's soothing Syrup
For children teethiDg.~ sofrens the gums. reduces infar-
nation, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25 centsa bottle.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

If Adam had been wide awake he
wouldn't have lost that rib.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

We had been discussing in a leisure
~ manner something that had hap
pened at home. To prove some point
my friend arose, and stretched himself
lazily, sauntered into his bedroom to
get a paper bearing On the matter we
had been discussing. Usually lights
were placed in all the bedrooms, but
this evening, for some unaccountable
reason-probably the moonlight-the
servant had not performed his duties.
l could hear my friend fumbling about
on his dressing-table, and then sud-
denly gave a quick cry of horror and
rushed out to the light.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

If silence Is golden all deaf and
dumb persons ought to be million
aires.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

eminent are competent to administer
any colony that any other people or
government could.
ITO adhere to old traditions which
no longer have a raison d'etre is Bour-
bonism pure and simple. That is what
is the matter with Spain today.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
TO Cure UonstlpatIon Forever.

Take CaScaretS Candy Cathartic. 1Oc or 90
Z c. c. c. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

The average length of human life
in the sixteenth century was only IS
to 20 years.
1t is estimated that more than four
ifths OF the people of London never
enter a place of worship.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

81 have been struck by a snake" he
gasped, and his face was deadly pale.
Where is it? Quick, Show me-"
I exclaimed, as l whipped out a knife.
He held out his right arm. There
was no mark On the hand, which I ex-
amined critically, but on the cuff of
the shirt were two tiny s~cratch-like
punctures, and two little globules of
poison sinking into the starched linen,
and leaving a sickly, greenish yellow
mark.
you've had a close call, old man"
I exclaimed, with a great sigh of relief.
land 1 think you need a peg to brace
up your nerves, but first let US settle
he snake"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17

We found him coiled up on a small
mirror which lay on the table, and an
ugly looking customer he was, too,
ready to strike again.
He was a very poisonous snake,
known as the Deboae Russelli, but
after my friend had finished with him,
it would have been difficult for any
naturalist to have placed him in his
proper genus.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-06-17
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP m

SAN FRANCISCAN. Cal
LOUISVILLE, Ky. SEw v,
The herald., 1898-11-26
Mrs, Lauterbach Sues to Estab>
Gsh Her Identity
HER STEPMOTHfR DENIES Her BIRTH
Property Interests B: Settled by Judge Shaw-Story Of
Frederick Voss, Proprietor Of Lacede Hotel,
Who Married His Cook

approved. Mr.. Voss regarded him as a
worthless fellow, more intent upon securing
the property which she would inherit than
of marrying Lizzie, ard when the mother OF
Clancy began to mistreat the girl Voss was
furious, and through his aid divorce was
secured.
Old man Voss was long in the hotel bust
ness here, having owned and operated the
Laclede house on North Main street, after
wards known as the st. Charles hotel at
one time. There Lizzie met and married j.
d. Ball, who drove the bus for the hotel
and acted as night clerk for awhile. The
family was well known here twenty years
ago, and old residents were on the stand
yesterday to tell of the family relations
originally existing, the death of the first
Mrs. Noss and the subsequent marriage Of
Mr.. Voss and his hired girl, the Dutch wo-
man who now occupies the positions of execu.
tor of the estate and defendant in the suit
of Mrs Lauterbach.
Mrs Emma Weiss, who has been on terms
of intimacy with the family since childhood,
testified yesterday in behalf OF the contest
ant She said the first time she ever saw
Mrs. Lauterbach, the former wife of Mr,