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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

ANOTHER PIER POSSIBLE.
4 Correspondent Writes Regarding the kenne.
bee Bridge.

The highway iron bridge across the
Kennebec river at Augusta was erected
ten years ago, says the Boston Globe, and
has since remained an object of pride to
the citizens. Recently it was painted and
repairs made, and it developed that the
entire under flooring must soon be relaid
1t is of hard pine, and it was supposed
when laid that it would outlast decade
But an examination revealed that il Is
rotting in places 1t is said there was some
sap" lumber which would decay rapidly
II is also suggested that the planks were
laid too closely together, so that the wa
ter from the surface floor which trickled
down could not escape, and in conse-
quence of the dampness the timber de
cayed The hard pine stringers beneath
the floor are as sound as on the day they
were put in. There is talk of using oak
Tor the next subtioor, which, IL is thought,
would be more durable than hard pine.
1t was found that a small portion of the
concrete suhstructure of the easterly pier
had worn away by the action of ice ana
logs, and while there was no immediate
danger Of serious injury to the pier the
hole was filled with Portland cement. II
is proposed to dump lot of large rocks
AT point Just above the pier to act as
a breakwater.
y well defined lettering motion is notice
able on the bridge by pedestrians when
teams are passing at a trot. especially IN
the center span II is proposed some day
10 erect another pier on the site of thu
one which supported the Old wooden
bridge to uphold the long center span.
Or perhaps, the long span would be re.
moved and TWO short ones substitute J.
Either plan would do away with the tee
ter of the span. There are now two piers
ANA three spans composing the bridge.
Mayor Lane. who was mayor when the
bridge was buiit. SAYS there would have
been three piers ana four spans originally
mad it mot been THAT the act W the legis
ldJurr authorizing the city to erect pier
in the river, fixed the minimum distance
apart 1T which thry should be located i
100 feet. ANA with this condition it was
impossible To have more than two.
The question has been raised as to the
ability Of the bridge to sustain electric
ears in case the electric road should be
extended across the river. Bridge engi
neers think il would uphold cars all right
but there is some question as to the
strength of the floor. 1t is claimed that
the bridge will safely bear a weight Of Is
tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

a mistake. The real work is done by glands
organs so small they can be seen only under a
powerful microscope. They manufacture out OF
the blood ali the flesh. veins. bones and fluids
OF the body. They separate and -cinove all the
waste and wornout materials take section
Of the skin, magnify it 100 times as seen in the
above illustration. see the Little canal running
up to the surface; that is pore" At the
lower end is gland tiny organ that separates
dead aud worn out material from the blood and
eJectiny it III the form o. perspir..ion. There
are millions OF these in the SKIN and rnucou
membrane and millions of such tiny glands in
every organ and tissue of the body. They do
tie work. II iinpeGed III their work it means
disease. A cold stops up millions ottiese pores
What will open them and set the machinery
storer, If these tiny glands i'll the head and
til. oat are clogged up, causing Cata1rl1 Asthma
Bronchitis, Sore ThT Dat. Coughs. Brazilian Balm
quickly opens the pores, reduces the infiamrua-
ton, heals the head, throat and lungs and cures
like magic. A gentle curative Balsam, it heals
when all other remedies fail. In old Grippe
lame Back, Pleurisy, Rheumatism, everything
produced by colds. and in all Fevers Brazilian
Balm IS Natures most wonderful physician. u
there microbes it kills them ir, auy part 81
the system. 1t acts directly on all the tiuy
glands, removing inflammation and congestion
restoring them to healthy and vigorous action
bringing health and strength as nothing else
has ever been found TO do. ASK yo,:r druggist
tor 1t and take no other. II he will not supply
you mention this paper and send direct To n r
Jackson & Co. Indianadolrs, Ind Price 25c
5Oc and $toO With every 81 90 bottle CT Brazil
IAN Balm we give mouths treatment nee OF
OF Toxicola Tablets, the best tonic in Inc world
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

1t is very easy for a tramps to work
some Ladies with kind hearts and who
.tlty the tramp and the drinking man. =
remarked lady, yesterday. "A case
or TINS sort appeared the other night
where tramp went to a house and
representing that he was just up from
a three weeks illness. was hungry
ana wanted to go to Skowhegan, secur-
ed money Of d member of the great
army of White Ribboners. Later the
same man with an Augusta man was
seen in drunken condition on one Of
the back streets. They had evidently
used the money for drink. The lady
might have given the man food. but
she was really doing him a wrong as
well as wronging the community. it
would seem. to give him money
lhere are fewer tramps than ever. but
the Few left should be treated as though
there We're scores of them calling ey-
cry day IL may be we'll enough TO
give them food. because one hates to
.urh a hungry man away from her
, ho"r. nut as for giving money it is not
J right" ''''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18
RUSSELL & WESTON, ,o., x

breakfast and logged it over to the
point where the kittens had left the
premises and lay down with his nose
upon the hither end Of the ledge. In
the course of an hour or so the kittens
having completed their investigation
Of the neighboring premises, started
for home As the first ones whiskers
cleared the boards that bounded the
home piazza. Teddy's nose went for
ward about four inches and he said
"t-rr g-g-h." SO close that he
famed the first kittens whiskers with
his breath. The eats stopped as
though there had been a head-end
collision. Then they backed ~ with
Woe in their eyes and bristles on their
backs. Teddy peered around the cor
ner and surveyed the ledge TO make
sure that they had gone. and then re-
sumed his breakfast. He remained At
his repast all day. Nothing could in
duce him 10 leave it. Finally the kit
tens We're brought home by way Of The
front door
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18
A SILVER DOLLAR AND A lack.
Used in Putting Posters Upon the Ceiling by
the Professional

of course We used II put up small
bills wherever they'd catch the ry,." said
a bill poster who travelled with Il show
making one DAY stands. "lnd on. thing
We used t. dp that always pleased folk !
was to hang bill from a ceiling You
had TO have a wooden ceiling. Is STARE
with. ana then all you wanted, besides the
bills. was 4 tack ANA a silver dollar. n
took practice 70 do il. but when you'd got
the knack it was very simple Ana easy.
You attached two bills together. one IA
the foot Of the other 50 that it would
hang down when the first one WAS AZ
tached to the ceiling. Then You folded
the bills VI. with a tack thrust point up
ward through the top fold Of the upper
bill. with z silver dollar under H. 10
against its head. ana between ii ana the
other folds IF paper under it,
Then sometime when the room was fun
Of people-this might he a hotel office or
perhaps barroom-ypu tossed thu bills
up, and there was weight enough in the
dollar To drive the tack into the ceiling
TAR enough to hold. Then the weight OF
the paper itself ana NJ the dollar would
open the bills ont. ana the coin would
drop and you'd catch ii as il fen. ana th,.
chances are that not one man in i've
would see it fall. The bills would be seen.
fastened up there somehow. most Of thu
people wouldn't know how. and opening
out with the lower iii hanging - YOU
could read it,
This was not the greatest thing i'll bill
posting ever was. but. as | said before al.
ways pleased folks
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

one of the reasons why no more of
the farmers have been in the city since
the snow storm, as explained by one
Of their number. Tuesday, is because
there are 50 many who have taken ad-
vantage Of the slight snow to haul
their wood supply to the yards from
the woods where it is piled. The snow
is not deep enough to cover the wood
and vet there is enough to answer the
purpose for hauling through the fields.
Many cut their supply during the fall
days and the very first snow finds them
with il on its way to the yard. where
1t IS sawed and prepared for the mar
ket. or for the stove
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

Local Iumbermen are looking about
Tor nearby timberland where they can
obtain logs for manufacture during the
winter or early spring. The sharp de-
mand for lumber has made it possible
to operate for logs locally at a profit.
even at the high price which must be
paid for stumpage. What is wanted is
manufactured lumber to supply the
spring trade before the drives reach the
mills. Several New England dealers
who are short have been i'll the State
to place orders for spring delivery. b,t
have found many of the manufacturers
overrun with orders. The mills on the
kennebec. with an abundance of logs.
are still in operation. and their saws
viii not be stopped until the river
closes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

one of the latest fads among the
young ladies is the making of REFUSES
on fancy cards, each one representing
the title Of some book or song. The
name of the author or composer is
placed in one corner and from the illus
trations and drawings on the card one
guesses upon the book. Some very quaint
things have been made and each young
lady seems to have an entirely new set
of books represented. The pictures in
magazines and the advertisements are
the things that furnish the material
for the REFUSES
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

Two men worked q cigar dealer, the
other day. in very amusing manner
They entered his store discussing some
thlng and then one Of them said we
have made bet which my friend pro-
poses we leave To YOU. We have thu
cigars on the matter and we will take
them. When YOU settle the bet the one
VINO loses will pay. Is ii a go?" the
cigar dealer said certainly" passed out
the cigars and asked what the discus
SION was over. 1T is like this" ex-
plalned the man. My friend bets thai
should the insane hospital heating
plant chimney fail. ii would fan toward
the east and ! say il would fall to the
west The dealer was inclined to get
mad at first but he decided the cigars
We're on him, for he couldn't decid4
without the shadow Of doubt hanging
over the matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

1t is said the officials of the inter-
nal revenue department are think
ing Of having every person per
forate the revenue stamps used on
checks. as it has been found the gov
eminent has been cheated out of con-
siderable by the refusing of stamps.
Probably it isn't the Augusta mer-
chants who have been guilty Of such
an offence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18
The Composer Who Was Late.

His name is solomon Bloom aul i,
comes from Chicago. a place where. de-.
t lperatioh Is not counted among the viz
tues. IT would he wrong TO accuse Mr.
:l2om OF deiiberiaion. for he shows true
Lhlcago hustle Srhe trouble was that
huStiing as fast he could wa not
hustlinS fast enough. Admiral Ceore
Dewey got ahead Of him
When Mr.. Bloom heard of Admiral
i, 5 approaching marriage he was in
because he had an idea Why shouII IL
n9t write a Dewey nuptial march. ana.
why should i not be played 1T the wei
ulng: Mr.: Bloom at once composed =
Dewey Wedding March" ana then he
collected an orchestra. There was i III
ahist, harpist. and all the other per.
tprtners necessary. Mr.. Bloom knew
l, mere was no time 70 be lost, if he ana hi,
orchestra We're to be present at the cerp
mohN.. -.ehearsals could be conducted III
- ashihSton. as well as in Chicago. ana
lhe march and the orchestra being ali
ready tba , ne whole aggregation started for
Before Mr.. Bloom left Chicago H., 50.
rultu . personal letter from Mayor Har-
i flson to ADMIRAL Dewey. and other let
.tTS ~ ln1uentldl persons in Washington
M. bloOm ana the orchestra arrived in
Washington Thursday night The com
poser was TOO intent on reaching his jour
X iSb f INC TO I" bo5hers with newspapers
"ut. accompanied by his pianist. with hill
i i,,, 10 me hrSt person 10 whom he
introduced himself he explained his
scheme in detail. The washington POST
tells of the conversations
It won't cost the admiral a cent. Mr..
Bloom assured his new found friend
All want is permission TO play with
my orchestra. at his wedding The
Washington man listened. and when Mr.
Bloom had finished broke the news to
MN. You are too late" said the Wash
lnston man. Dewey was married this
morning"
Mr., Bloom thought at first that the
statement was a joke. But the newsna
pers convinced him He and the pjanist
left in sorrow. and their further move
ments are not recorded
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

Il have not missed more than one
Wednesday evening prayer-meeting
out of a year in the past 40 years,
said a deacon of a church. a merchant
on Water street. to the Journal report
er, the other afternoon. This seems to
be very good record for a man in ac-
tive business life
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18
AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK.
ORGANIZED 1SiS
Banking Rooms 235 Water
Street.

TRUSTEES. H. Manley, L. C. Cor
nish, Lendall Titcomb, B. f. PARROT.
Treby Johnson.
Of February. May August and November
interest paid or credited on account on
inst Wednesday of February and Au-
Deposits are exempt by law from all
tial SettS'is cofiiioen'
Especial privileges afforded 70 Ex.o,,
800 ,r1Nuniiinistrators, Guardians Trus.
'7' "- neg women and minors.
EDWIN c. DUDLEY. TreAa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

IN that section of Pennsylvania
where | recently spoke remarked
superintendent Of Schools ". W
Stetson. the people are nearly
all Of Dutch origin and one nev-
er hears them speak of Germans. 1t
is always as Dutch. In fact about all
in that section of the country descend
ed from people of Holland, so they have
a right to call themselves Dutch. Nat
urally they have a sort Of a sympathy
with the Beers in the present war"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

This is season of the year when
the housewife has to suffer as many
Inconvenience on account of mud as
in the spring. Every person who en-
ters the house will bring in a load OF
mud upon his feet. if the good wife is
not ready with tongue or broom To pre-
vent. The electric car conductors
have to sweep out their ears at every
trip. the floors become 50 dirty With
the sticky mud.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

1t is said that the past season was
not a good one on the river steamers.
For some reason they did not make as
much money as formerly and ONE little
boat is said to have pulled through the
season about $500 behind the game.
Yet it seemed to the people during the
season that they We're doing good
buSineSS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

Skates of all styles and descriptions
are to be seen on display in the VIM
dows of the hardware stores. This IS
the season when the sight of the new
skates is the dearest to the skater and
consequently it is the time to allure
them on to buying.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18
Little Thinxs.

T he h IL III a n
body, the house
we live IN " is the
III st wonderful
machine in exist
ence- 1t takes the
raw material. food.
trausmutcs it into
blood. carrying It
to every section,
even to the tips CT
the nails and hair
and reple nj $ Ii e $
the whole body
with new life aud
vigor. Every mo-
inent this process
is going on we are
a ecu S to III { d to
think that these
operations are car.
ried on by til e
great organs, the
stomach, gs,
heart. liver. kid
news. etc ThiS Is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18
Local Matters.

Snow apples are at the present time
the most numerous, and without doubt
the most delicious.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

1t seems odd to an Augusta citizen
where everything goes on standard or
railroad time, to go to neighbOring
places where local time is used In Car
diner they have two clocks that are al
ways % minutes apart. One is stand
ard and the other is local Up in the
town of Shawmut everything is run or
local time even though the railroad runs
through the town. All the factories be
gin and leave off work on local time
and no one ever thinks Of using th=
standard time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

The blacksmiths are busy now that
the snow and the frozen mud are mix
ed. requiring a sharp shoe on the
horses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

Ihere was baptism at Montague
sunday afternoon. The Advent minis
ter baptized one ana the BAPTIST min
lister. Elder Morse four.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

The price of toys is very favorable,
this year" remarked a dealer.
the other afternoon. Il believe there
is more value in the things than ever
before. The price of iron and steel
toys is not changed from last year and
the workmanship in them is far SUI
perior to anything ever before brought
into my store. They say, though, that
the price on the iron goods will go UP
in few months. but for this Christ
mas there will be no change.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18

special revival services are being
held in St. Paul's Union chapel. West
Waldoboro
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-30
suAwSFE HiD cN,r

Hui shipped it Rack to south NJ Nie-tef
in Refrigerator car
The Ingenuity OF DR. Hamilton, Of
shawnee saved that town from having
10 care for one of south McAlester's
eases OF smallpox. A railroad man
came into shawnee suffering with
smallpox He was Immediately hustled
into q box car by Or Hamilton, the
city physician, anu then the doctor
notified the officials OF the road shat
there was q case OF 8mal lpoX in q box
car on the siding and that 10 must be
removed The officials iumediately
telegraphed their employees not %
move the car A. soon a. the doctor
found this out be put the patient into
another car and placed a guard rer
him. The officials also refused 30 move
this car The doctor then put bis
patient into another car Zach time
/ the officials we're notified by the agen
and the order was not % ;nove any
box cars. when the doctor learned
this he quietly took the patient and
put him into refrigerator car by
opening the door on top Of the car
lie gave him bottle OF water aud
some crackers aud locked him In. To
deceive the agent aud the trainmen he
kept the guard Ia front OF the box cas.
An engine came Ia and took out the
refrigerator car. le ing all toe other
cars. Wher .he ~. reached south
McA lester the doc red the officials
that the smailpOx r. ent was ir re
irigerator car Ard they must not lel
him suffer. The company removed
the man 20 the Krebs pest house.. %
Z. Times Journal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-30

She awnkc with "A start she dreamed that
when the hand on thc dial of the clock
should point - the third hour ri morning
she would die Oncn shc had suffered
aaouics aud wished for death bat uov-it
was so sudden. 40 ucar. so very near To
that moment life became fucNpfrfsibly
dear How long had she to iiyc With
cry shc sprang from her bed and ran to thc
clock Il lacked ten minutes Of three
Only a few minutes more lf ltif WITH
frenricd haste she graspcd che hand ol the
clock aud pa ficd "a back. back back ifom
the ateml number Then she stopped
and almost swooucd but 90 the tick Of
the clock should not make a coward ot her.
She would dic at the atcd hour fate had
dccfccd o. but a few moments still &c.
mained In that time she would take
leave 0f those dear to her Rushing to
her writing desk she seized her pen and
attempted 20 write "A note ot farewell 10
was useless Words failed her The bltuk
sheet swan before her Dcspairingly she
turned hef eyes from u to a newspaper that
lay near AZ hand I'm an Instant her gaze
rvetcd on the letters which were therein
printed from Mrs Anna Iuggle. Of Cherokee
City Ark Mrs Emma snyder. Of Amcs,
Iowa and Mfs White of stony Greek, n Y.
The reading Of these letters brought rev
hope new desires 90 live She would
make one more effort She also would
turn back the hand of fate and become a
healthy. happy woman That very hour
ahc began thc struggle That very morn
ing She began o. use Df Pierce Pavoritc
prcecriptiou. and 90 day there is no happier
woman no happier wife and mother-iu
all Springfield This one woman q a type
of tdousands who suffer and submit in
silence to the appalling fate which they
too consider inevitable Ror them tll there
A. hopc For them all there is help
Let them rcsolutely turn back the hand
OF fate. that. according t1 their over
wrought imagination. is stretched out
against them Many "A woman Q.day ~
suffering constant pain. and fegs thc hand
ol death ON thc dial ol time Who could De
saved o. o useful happy liic ~ BY some
means her attention could De drawn to
the wonderful cures of woman ailments
wrought by Dr Pierce favuriir ffcacfp.
don The difference between Dr P.crce'a
treatment aud an Others is thc difference
between
FXpERfNrNr ASp EXrEarScE
A woman naturally shunk- from the
experimental treatment which involves
qucsii0uiugs and examinations that are
rcpugnant 10 her dclicacy and offensive 81
80 modest, and Witch 40 best result iu
r.t..al misery and physical patchwork
\ Aud so she silently cudurcs her SUFFERING
rather than submit to cKamiuntious AUD
local treatment
Wonders are worked by Dr Pierce
] Favbritc Prescription Nature A. Away
4 struqging to build up the wasted and Wofr
! system sBu, she cannot make bricks with
I out straw The Favorite Prescription
supplies the material that nature can us'
20 feptir the waste Of ths system and ~
new iac vitality OF the dcbilitated organs
When this IS accomplished health come
along natural channels and CONES % stay.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-30
- YnnK AfAnErra

Rev York Oct. 2s Flour receipt. sIG
export 500 Quiet and barely rtoady.
winter patents pc0atN winter straight
o. Dat % Minnesota patents t7Wasie,.
winter extras o. SGf1 % Minnesota bak-
ers toloqt1N. winter low grades i22-0
tao
wheat receipts 1870 Spot easy. so
red rh % b. anoat No o. northern
Duluth lya T. o. b. unoat 90 arrive. 80
@ rel iJf. elevator. options opnede easier
with cables. but late rallied on the
steadiness Of en-. Flraily however,
tho market eased on again under lipuida-
ton ana closed easy at n net decilne.
Nay 7s T.i6Q7S it-i6. closed 1sh December
"a ir-isIr 3-ts. closed D
Co-n receipts UgW exports 52@} SPOT
steady SO g. uH T. o b. anoat WA,
aievator Options opened steady and was
vreu sustained an .he forenoon on un-
favorable crop nows and light offerings
Cloaed steady and partially hc .owr
May closed HH December closed t''s.
Oats receipt, G 500. exports 1880 spot
Quiet $50 O. mixed Hhc no 3 mixed
.sc 40 O. white misc no Nn,r lit',
Track white 0k4Ec track MIXED we.''
.ru 80 l3Oc. options inactive and barely
utoaly
Hd. arm. Galveston 2on1 pounds ii'4.
Tcpa. drl aHm pounds o. California q
4E n1unds iail