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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-27

comnared with some former years but
r-,ln has been done during the past year
in inc line Of railroad construction IN
Ntoiop The street railroad promoters
h.ld off during tho beginning of the year
c,, ybi,, there were several lines und =
.ortrunlat;cu. among them being the OK
,cre;ous NJ the Atlantic Shore line tracks,
ihrv rcfraincd from building on account
nf thc high price Of railroad materials.
%ow the prices are down TO a more rca-
x,nablc figure and Judging from tAc
statement Of certain promoters and rail-
RON, officials there Will be more or less
vori, done in the next ;wo years. The
longest stretch of steam rtlif"au iri'h
t,,,ilt was about 20 miles in length. There
s,,yc been 4 number of snort extensions
far sidings and similar work Of the roidS.
,hi.; h.iug made necessary on account q
Il, enormous freight traffic for the roads
rovc had ABOUT all that they coIld han
di,. in that line
Tho railroad commissioners will meet
h., frs, Wednesday in December which
,.iit 70 The first time that the new board
,,,.. o,,,,,, together This also will be the
ir.t string OF Parker Spotford who as
e,on as his nomination IS confirmed VIII
..u.coed Frederic Danforth. Mr.. S9of-
,,rd who lives in BucEsport, comes from
onc of the oldest Maine families lie
vas horn IN Eucksrort in lsi", the son OF
,,ros.r;. and Augusta parker Spot
tard He attended the East Maine Con
foranoo Seminary and graduated from
~ scientific department Of Dartmouth
..,,o.,o i, 1855. In the fall of that year
~, uent West and for seven years was
'.,.,,.,1,a ~ railroad engineering in Iowa
.., a,x,ouri. four years Of that time be-
ing employed in the location ana con-
,tr,ction OF the Burlington missouri
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
WHO AND WHAT Is Ht'MpTY
DI' MPTY@

~ NIFTY
In England "Humpty Dumpty"-ot
rather the production Of franks as IN
institution. here it is not 50 wei!
known, So Il word or two regarding
the why and wherefore. of IIlmpty
Iumpty will not be ont of order. iIumpty
Dumpty is The name given rollickire
village clown. who, by his innocent bat
Inischiev"us pranks WIS won't to make
life a sorry burden for the ataid ana
quiet villages. but tie laugh was not al
ways with the mischief maker for
through carclessness or oversight on his
part, the righteousness of the situation.
often found HImpty Dumpty as the
laughing stock himself As a pantomim
production, there has never been Il We
hiclc which offered more genuine whole
some fun than iiumpty Dumpty and no
exponent OF the name part. has been &c
corded 4 more appreciative reception than
Chas. RaVel. he has been for wears be
fore the pablo: and his difficult lire Of
work: calling as il does for the display
of talents. possessed but ny few: has
mex with an amount of favor seldom If
ever before accorded 4 rantominle ar
tist.
Mr.. Ravcl has been identified in ste
ccsscs with Tony Denver. Mafitt and
Bartholomew. 6. T.. Fox and Others.
TIE present season he heads 4 COM
pany bearing 9siita trademark. his own
name-whch means That Il Is an turean-
i2ation ot merit.
Pantommc however is not al The en-
tcrtainmcnt afforded by this talented
cor IN,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-27
KINDEEGAKTEN
I ! | I.
ZEN + i.Ie.
TAIN I.NT.

\ beautiful afternoon. all the little
ones we'll and on their best behavior
Il fine attendance of loving mothers
and devoted friends of the children
the careful direction Of the faithful
teacher. Miss Partridge. and her as
SiStant. Miss Clark. why should not the
entertainment have been a success?
The world will never grow old So
long as there are children and flowers
in it, 50 said an eminent writer. and
the sentiment has become an axiom.
Ey songs, recitatiOnS. games, etc.
did the little kindergartens for an hour
and a half make rare enjoyment for
the audience. Heads, hands. childish
voices. and daintily tripping feet.
Was there ever a happier combination?
Surely no Offering to the City Hospital
will eyer come with greater evident
JOY on the part of the Sivers than does
the gift of $50. the proceeds of the
pretty entertainment at the Unitarian
church parlors. on Saturday afternoon
last.
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What Shall We Have for Dessert 4?

This question arises in the family ev-
ery dov. Let US answer it today. Try
JeI,-o a delicious and healthful dessert.
Prepared in two minutes. No boiling. no
baking. simply add boiling water and
GO, 70 cool. Flavors: Lemon. Orange.
Raenberry and strawberry. Get a pack
AVE- Il your srocers today. u cts.
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HERBERT T. BOND. JR.

The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
II. T. Bond will be Sricved TO learn Of
the death Of their infant son. Herbert
T. Dr.. i'll Hudson. Mass. sunday
morning, Nov. -. Of acute gas,ritis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-27
David City. Ncb.. ApriI 4 ,eoo
tennessee Pure Food ca Denn.

Gentlemen:-I must say in regard i,
GRAIN-O that there is nothing better n.
healthier. We have used it for wears.
My brother was a great coffee tlrinker
He was taken sick and the doctor said
coffee was the cause OF it and fojd ne 70
use GRAiN-O. We got Il package but Gid
not like il at first. but now would NOT hn
without il. Ny brother has been wen ~
or since sc started TO use il. Yours truly
I.ILIIE SOCuOit'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-27

The following companies have filed
certificates Of Incorporation NJ the Of
F, flee of the secretary OF state
Malt Turning Machine Company orSan-
lied at Portland for the purpose of manu-
featuring and dealing in mailing ma
chimes and food products with Sl.Whut'
capital stock OF which $3'n is paid in. Thc
officers are: President, James W. Bart
lett OF Boston; treasurer, {. Gardner
Bartlett OF Boston. Certificate approved,
NOV. %.
Name Sportsman's Exhibit organized At
Watery'ille Tor the purpose OF conductin%
public exhibitions or animate and mani
mate cirios and objects, with $1,000
Canital stock of which S5hNo is paid in.
The officers are: President. Amos +.
Gerald of Fairfield: treasurer. y. i. Page
of Fairfield. Certificate approved, NOV.
-.
Skcnc American Company. has been or
ganiZ,., at Augusta, for the purpose OF
misunderstanding and dealing in motors and
motor vehicles with $-tI,ot0 capital stock
81 which SIS is paid in. The officers are:
President, RI. X. b. Warburton of Spring
ticld Mass: treasurer. +. W. Robinson
of Springfield. Mass. Certificate APP
proved. Nov. y.
Eottlcr's Machine Company has been
organized at Portland for the purpose Of
mal,inp and dealing in machines Of dit
fnrnnt kinds with S5on.o00 capital stock of
which 500 is paid in. The officers are:
president rank Stanley of Swampscott.
Mass treasurer. Lyman II. Stanley OF
Swnn,pscott. Mass. Certificate approve d.
Nov. ~.
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DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL TUESDAY NOVEMBER p 1900

Ore ease Outing Flannel. light
stripes ard checks,
&c per yard
Value Sc. per yard
One case Eiderdowns in stripes
and plaiJs suitable for dress
ing sacrlcs and children's
cloaks N.--
II 1-2c per yard
Value, l9c. per yard
One case White Twill Flannel.
extra heavy,
&c per yard
Value 12c Per yard
One case Fruit OF the Loom,
bleachcd. one yard wide
7c per yard
81 inch Full Eleached all linen
Damask.
Soc per yard
Nalne 75c per yar1
2o yards Loom Dice Crash.
bleached. Is in. wide. remnants,
Sc per yard
Value Sc Per yard
ETS-Onc case Single
blankets in colored and white
PIC each
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-27

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
10 refund the money on a 80 cent bottle of
Greenes Warranted Syrup OF Tar if il
fails to cure your cough or cold. we also
guarantee Il @5-ccnt bottle to prove sat
isfactory or money refunded.
I,owditch & Webster kinsman Pharmacy
*. Courtcmanche. {. X. Partridge.
Arthur Tetrault. Temple Pharmacy.
lain CauohIir tuvuxfa
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River Railroad. now a part OF the Chi
cago. burlington Quincy system.
Returning to Maine in 1872, he was en-.
ginecr of the Bucksport x Bangor Rail
road, 1851. Since then he has b,cn en-
gagged as engineer upon Surveys and CON
struction of various railroads in Maine.
Works Railway in lsS1-2: the Somerset
Railway in 1857; limerick Railroad
Rockland, 1859: Portland & Rumford
Falls Railroad in the summer of 1891 and
was one OF the contractors on the con-
struc;ion of the latter road III 1891 and
1892 In 1898 he was engaged in buildins.
the Mexico bridge over the Androscogsiu
river At Rumford Falls.
Parker Spoffort, is the leading citizen
of Bucksport, where he is held in the
highest esteem. He was sent to the
Legislature in 1888 and again in 1891.
He was member nj the executive coun-
Gil under Governor Burloi9h. He is iden-
titled with many institutions of his town
being IL. asurer of the East Maine Con-
ference ST minary and holding many 9th
CT offices. Deeply interested in ed,ra-
tional matters he has been for some time
Supervisor OF schools, and last Year built
and presented to the town Il fine brici,
school building. known as the Parker
Spofford school, q model Of its class
Mr.. Spofford is widely known in til
State from his connection with the An
cicnt Order Of United Wcrkmen and in
is>9-?9 was grand master workman of
the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. He
is also Il Sir Knight Of St. Johns Com
manoery of Bangor and is high priest OF
Hancock Il. a. Chapter OF EucEspor.
He has always been 4 Republican in
politics ana is valued ANA consistrnt
member Of the Congregational church.
He was married in 1870 to Mary T. S1of-
ford of Dixon. Illinois. and who preside;
over on" of the most beautiful homes in
Hucksport.
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is our phone number
Make a note Of it. 1t
may come handy. If You
want a doctor telephone
us and Wen send you one.
If you wish a prescription
prepared, tell US by telc-
phone and wen prepare it
ana send it to you. If You
wish for anything in
apothecary goods, let us
know by wire and we'll see
that you have it promptly.
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Farmers Institutes for Androscoggil
county have been announced as follows;
East Auburn Grange hall saturday.
Dee. l.-l0 A. ~, Feeding for Beef AMI
the Dairy, by Prof. G. NJ. GoWcll Of
Orono: lcn II. NJ. Feed. care and Devtl-
opment Of the Dairy Cow by Henry
Van Dresser Of thu Eureka Stock and
Poultry Farm" Cobleskill, y. y.
Grange hall, Leeds Center. Monday.
Dee. 3-la.3o y. NJ, Stock Folders and
Methods of Feeding" by Prof. Chas j.
Woods, Orono: l.:c L. NJ, Feed. care
Henry Van Dresser; 40 i. NJ. Progress
sivc Agriculture, ~ Sec. Il. W. Nc
Keen.
Excelsior Grange hall. Harris Hill. Pc
land Tuesday. Dec. t-1o."0 \. NJ. Stock
Folders and Methods Of Feeding. hy'
Prof. Chas. u. Woods: 10 7. NJ, Feed.
care and Development of the Dairy
Cow by Henry Van Dresser; 80 L. NJ
"Progressiy" Agriculture. by See. u. W.
MckcrD.
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Few things in the State have grown
rs well as the school Improvement lea quo
whose m. mberShip now numbers 5000.
The league is as strong in its work
as it is in membership. This is
shown by the improved appearance
of the school buildings in all parts
of the State. Places that once seemed
hardly worthy of the name Of school
building and grounds have been so trans
formed that they are among the prettics-
places in the villages or towns i'll which
they are located. The lcagse has been
in existence but Il few years and during
that time its influence has been so potent
that the dread of going to school is al
most entirely lost with scholars. who
take as much pride in the school and its
surroundings rs do the teachers. The
league was started hy Hon w. ". Stct-
son. State supervisor Of schools, ana has
more than met tn" expectations of its
originator.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-27

John CouGhlin. Augusta
4. Il. Hutchinson, HalloweIl
Robinson IL Co. Chas. Ward & Co.
c. IL. PeIne, Caroline.
movie, d& " xy6mOs
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Il want you % say" said Hon L. r.
Carleton. chairman Of the fish ana game
commission. yesterday. THAT | was no.
the member Of the board who got los, in
he woods. People think it was / who
tried To explain the getting lost by laying
that it was simply AN exploration tour. I
have been in the woods, this year. but /
haven't explored timbcrlindS ANA 50 was
not the one who lost his way
1t is learned that ii will be necessary
to suspend pub!iS,,ion Of volumes u ana
/: of the York deeds until the prices oil
publishers materials are lower. When
the appropriation was made the pric, :
were much lower than ut the present
time. This does not mean that the work
will ~ given NJ BY amy means bur that
they will not come out until later
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State Librarian l.. -. Carver has re-
turned from harrisburg. Pa. where he
attended the meeting of the National
Association Of State Librarians. Hi;
many friends were communicating him,
vest rrday, on his being elected to the Of
fee OF president Of the association. i
place which none are more qualified 10
ill than he. Mr.. Carver bears his honors
modostly and is as much pleased 1T the
honor given the State as he is that he
himself is honOrcd.
The National tribune., 1900-07-19

At Malobon, one of the hardest fights
Of the war. the "Chino" drivers were
pressed into service as stretcherbearers
and worked In the FIRE belt. But the fact
that they were encouraged by the pistols
of the hospital corps men tends to remove
the credit. During this same fight, while
supplies were being hurried to the Ore
sons on the firing line over road lying
by the river, still subjected to fire from
the opposite bank. l saw the drivers break
and run. crouching behind even bushes and
tufts of grass, to be got back only by the
strongest threats. One of the carts was
overturned, owing to the buffalo being
pinked by bullet, but the driver was
forced to remain and pile back the boxes
at the point Of gun held by a plucky
private.
l believe that all who have had similar
experience in the Philippines will agree in
summing up the Chinaman's characteris-
tics as a fighter as follows:
When under firm leadership he may be
one of the bravest, but is likely TO be
come panic-stricken on going into action.
He must be closely watched. that no tend
ency of this kind is developed, for if one
should break the rest would follow like
sheep. The Chinaman may make a splen-
did lighter at times, but on the whole
is unreliable. / believe that he would
weaken abjectly if cornered, unless urged
on by fanatlcism or superstition. If this
be true, the Boxer trouble will end when
the leaders are taken or killed, for / do
not believe that the Chinese possess any
thing like the pcrsistency of the Filipinos.
The National tribune., 1900-07-19
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Work of the Pension Office,

The report of certificates issued for the
week ending July shows
Army invalid: Original, IS; increase
and additional, 80; reissue, ); restoration
and renewal, 20 duplicate, 3; accrued, 63
total, ia.
Army invalid (act Of June 81, 1900
Original, 3O6; increase, 1S9; additional
81; reissue, II; restoration and renewal
Sc; duplicate, q; accrued. 80; total, 675.
Army invalid (war with SPAIN: Orig
inal, 1S; reissue, 2; total, 20.
Army widow, etc.. Original, 40; in
crease and additional, 1 total, AZ.
Army widow, etc. (act of June 27
1890: Original, las; supplemental, 1; ac
crued, /; total, 147.
Army widow (war with SPAIN: Orig
! inal, 26.
Navy invalid: Restoration and renewal
l; accrued, /; total, 2.
Navy invalid (act of June 27, 1890
Original, 8; increase and additional, Z; re-
issue, l; accrued, 2; total, 1S.
Navy, widow fact Of June q, 1890
Original, 3.
Navy widow (war with SPAIN: Orig
inal, l. ...,.-s
Army nurses: Original, I.
Indian wars-Survivors: Increase and
additional, l; accrued, 1; total, 2.
Indian wars-WidOws: Original, l.
Mexican war-Survivors: Increase and
additional, 4; accrued. 5; total, 8.
Mexican war-Widows: Original, 4.
Totals: Original, 51I; increase aud ad
ditional, 3O4; reissue, 20; restoration and
renewal. 81; supplemental, l; duplicate
y; accrued, 162. Grand total, 1,130.
The National tribune., 1900-07-19
Rear-Admiral schley Again.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your
editorial of the 9TH inst. you compare
Rear-Admiral Schley to Barbara Frietch-
lie in blood. Was there ever, only in myth,
a Barbara Frietchie? Do you compliment
Schley by comparison:- f. RAY, Bur-
ton, o.
1t seemed to us that the intent of our
editorial was quite plain. 1t was to re-
fute the silly attempt to connect Rear
Admiral Schley with the Southern "chiy-
airy" and connect his blood and breeding
with that sturdy, honest Pennsylvania
Dutch strain, to which our country owes
so much; There is very large proper
tlon OF the same German stock, which set
tied in Pennsylvania, that made homes a
little farther south in Maryland, where it
is shown by the abundance of German
names like Schley, Barbara Frietchie,
Funkstown, HGgerstown, etc, etc. These
people were sturdily loyal, and whether
the incident of Whittier's poem happened
precisely as he narrated it, it was general
ly true as indicating the spirit of those
people, and he did right in giving his
heroine thoroughly German name.-Ep-
ITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE
The National tribune., 1900-07-19

"When I am dead I wish my monument
to be builded only in the hearts and mem
ories of my brethren of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite. Albert Pike.
Not only have Gen. Pixies brethren of
the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
builded his monument in their hearts, but
they have gone further, and are erecting
a statue in his honor in a little park not
far removed from the home where he
spent his years when living in Washing
ton.
Gen. Pike Us a Mason is too well
known as NJ. p. Sovereign Grand Com
mander of the Supreme Council of the
Southern Masonic Jurisdiction, q. S. A,
TO need any comment from my pen. 1t
is as writer and poet that we wish to
write of him.
Albert Pike, the venerable head of the
great Fraternity of Free Masonry, was
born in Boston on the same day as Mr..
The National tribune., 1900-07-19
No War Ever Like II.

In an admirable Memorial address at
Canton, o., Hon. II. w. Tayier, Repre-
sentative from President McKiniey's old
district, said:
That war, so far removed in the past
while it had all the pathos and all the
interests of an ever present occurrence
was yet shroudcd in the dim mists of n
far remote past. But lattery our atten.
ton has been directed to its more prac
teal and concrete features, and we have
been called upon to compare it in some
Of its features with wars of more recent
dates and wars of earlier days; and
things that we well knew, yet did not con
sciouslg frame into thought, are springinp
to our intelligence and call for expression
We discover that that war, not in the
mere language of eXtrayagaEt rhetoric
not as mere abstract expression, but as
a statement of the fullest truth, was in al,
Of its essential details the greatest war OF
al! modern tunes, and perhaps the great
est war in all history. Nothing except the
mist and shadows that surround the early
dawn OF history, the accounts of the in
vaSIon of Persia by Alexander, and other
great affairs in the way of war. permir
us to doubt that the war OF 1S61-1S6J. in
respect to its character, to its motive in
respect to the number of soldiers engaged
and in respect TO the number of casualties
occurring far surpasses any other of
which we have knowledge. On the North
ern side more than 100000 sons Of
America were mustered in. Nothing like.
it has occurred since history-accurate re-
history-was written. More than that. In
that war on the Union side 125, 900 SOL
diers were killed on the field of battle or
died Immediately thereafter from wounds
received ON the field of battle. Tennyson
has immortalized the Charge Of the Light
Brigade OF Baiaclava, and we have been
accustomed to associate that with the
greatest and yet most outrageous sacrificc
of life ever known in modern warfare. In
the war of the rebellion 80 different repi-
ments, each of them, lost more men in
single engagement than the Light Brigade
lost at Balaclava. No Tennyson has i'm
mortali2ed them, yet history records the
truth, and the poet will be found when
the time has come, when the cold and i'm
partial fact shall be written and the deeds
OF these brave regiments recorded in words
that shall run through centuries" !"
The National tribune., 1900-07-19

| It is growing darker, colder,
Every year,
As the heart and soul grow older.
Every year;
L care not now for dancing
Or for eyes with passion glancinS;
Love is less and less enhancing
Every year.
The days have less of gladness
Every year,
The nights more weight of sadness,
Every year;
Fair Springs no longer charm us,
The winds and weather harm us,
The threats of death alarm US
Every year.
There come new cares and sorrows
Every year;
Dark days and darker mOrrows,
Every year;
The ghosts of dead love haunt us,
The ghosts of changed friends taunt US,
And diSappointmentS daunt us,
Every year.
OF the loves and sorrows blended
Every. year.
OF the charms of friendships ended
Every year;
OF the ties that still might bind me
Until time to death resigned me,
My infrnlities remind me,
Every year.
All, how sad to look before us
Every year,
While the cloud grows darker DER Us
Every year;
When we see the blossoms faded
That to bloom we might have aided
And immortal garlaDds braided
Every year.
To the past go more dead faces
Every year,
As the loved leave vacant places
Every year;
Everywhere the Sad-eyed meet us,
In the evenings dusk they greet US,
And to come to them entreat US,
Every year.
You are growing old they tell us,
Every year;
You are more alone they tell us,
Every year.
You can win no new affection,
You have only recollection.
Deeper sorrow and detection,
Every year
The shores of life are shifting
Every year,
And we are SeawaTd drifting
Every year:
Old places changing fret US,
The living more forget US,
There are fewer to regret US
Every year.
But the truer life draws nearer
Every year,
And its morning star climbs higher
Every year;
Earth's hold on us grows slighter,
And the heavy burden lighter,
And the Dawn Immortal brighter,
Every year.
Gen. Pike was the author of more thai
20 volumes of prose and poetry that CAV
him fame. Among his prose writings ar
the Rituals of the Masonic Degrees,
from the fourth to the 33d, inclusive
which were rewritten almost entirely b.
him.
He was an eminent scholar in Greek
Latin, Hebrew, French, Spanish and Ital
ian. His knowledge of English litera
ture was phenomenal. On the shelve
of the library of the Supreme Council a
Washington are % handsomely-b -boun,
royal octave volumes of 100 or 500 pages
each of manuscript in the clear hand
writing of Gen. Pike, without a blot o
erasure in all of these 10000 pages
These volumes are the translation Of tn
Vedas and Gend-Avesta from the Sans
crit, and are marvel of patient researcl
and labor. His Masonic writings will b
the textbooks for many writer in tn
years to come.
Much of his prose writing was, II
truth, poetry. He said: Each of us be
longs to some little colony of hearts tha
hath a life of its own. its private and in
ner life. apart from that of the mass o
humanity, which eddies around it in end
less agitations, having with it no sympa