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The Portland daily press., 1900-12-01
Lucky Bird.

Don't you feel sorry for bird in q
gilded cage?" inquired the sentimental
ist
mo, l don't" answered the short hair
ed man. "A bird in a gilded cage is
about the only creature in the animal
kingdom that gets its rent. heat. light.
food and janitor service without its cost
ing cent Of money or a stroke Of work"
Washington Star
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-01
From the Diary of a wife.

/ am completely disheartened.
Tonight ! entered the parlor suddenly
and l found my husband lying on one
side of my lovely new sofa cushions.
How impossible it is for woman to
make home in the true sense when she
is married to such an insensate man!
Sometimes feel that / should be glad
to die.-Detroit Journal.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-01
INC netort Courteous,

"Oysters are in season now. aren't
they, Mr.. Bliff"
about now. think, Miss Flint. There
Is some doubt about it, you know. but
there is never any doubt about ice cream
soda. Will you indulge in a glassf"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-01
Ideal Happiness.

She-What was the happiest moment
OF your life?
He-Well, l think II was ono evening
last week when | entered the parlor Of
my boarding house and saw a strange
sign on the piano.
She-Indeed, And the sign?
He-Closed for Exchange.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-01
MR.. OVERS CANDIDACY
DORSED.
HS

Bangor, November S0.-The Penobscot
bar today endorsed the candidacy OF Hon.
4. W. Dyer of Portland for reappointment
as United States district attorney. The
petition is headed by Hon. A. W. Paine,
president of the association and ex-Chief
Justice John A. Peters.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-01

really reckless woman is the one who
braves Nature day after day, by neglect
of the health of the delicate womanly
organs "Crime and punishment bios
som on one stem" says Emerson. When
the cycle of self-neglect is complete it
includes the pains and sufferings which
are the inevitable penalties inflicted by
outraged Nature. The drain which to-
day is counted an inconvenien z, be-
comes in succeeding days horrible and
offensive stigma The passing depression
of an hour grows into a permanent mel
ancholy.
The timely use of DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription will save young women from
suffering as it will cure those who
through neglect have become martyrs
after marriage. No woman who suffers
with backache, pain in the side, bearing
down pains, facilitating drains, ulcera-
ton or Inflammation, should delay an
otheg day the use of "Favorite Prescrip-
tom Its use helps every woman and
heals ninety-eight per cent of all who
give it fair trial 1t contains no opium,
cocaine or other narcotic.
81 was tempted to try your medicines after
seeing the effect upon my mother, (" writes Mrs.
Flora Arm. of Dallas, Jackson Co.. Mo. "At
an early stage of married life I was greatly
bothered with painful periods, also a trouble
some drain which rendered me very weak
and unfit for work Of any kind became
so thin there nothing left OF me but skin
and bone My husband became alarmed and
got me bottle of Favorite Prescription After
he saw the wonderful effects of that one he got
me two more, and after used those up there
was no more pain, and began to gain In flesh
very rapidly. / believe weigh twice much
as ! did then. and can do all of my work.
think owe all praise to DR.. Pierce and his won
derfui curative medicines"
Doctor Pierce's Pellets are specially
adapted to the needs of delicate women.
The Portland daily press., 1900-12-01
NOTICE To CONTRACTORS,

Sealed proposals for the erection OF q Manual
Training School Building to be built on
streets will be received at the Mayors
Office until the eighth day of December. 1900, at
twelve o'clock. noon, when they viii pc publicly
opened and read Plans, specifications and
further information may be obtained at the
office of Frederick A. Thompson, architect Y;
NJ @. A. Building Bids should be marked
Proposals for Manual Training School Build
ing" and addressed to Frank w. Robinson,
Mayor Portland, Maine.
The right is reserved to reject any or all pro-
posals should Il be deemed for the interests OF
the city 30 10 do. noy2sdtd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-01

with the requirements Of political infiu-
ence and are merely of temporary
character. ENJOYS. secretaries and clerks
returning to their former occupations at
the close of their brief term OF diplomatic
service, AS rule they are too patriotic
and possess a too high sense of honor to
indiscretion with regard to the secrets
that of the cipher code among others -
of which they have obtained knowledge
during their spell OF government service.
made in the selection of candidates for
official employment. and it merely re-
quires but one black sheep to destroy the
queen Victoria, the German Emperor.
the Austrian Kaiser. the Gar and Kins
Hum5ert, are credited with being the only
cipher code Of their respective depart
mepts of foreign affairs. President Nc
Kinney. too, has the state department
Bun the President of the French repub-
lie is accorded no such privilege. Neither
is King Leopold of Belgium, King Oscar
of Sweden; the Queen Regent n Of c span
with their ambassadors and ENJOYS
abroad they are obliged to do so through
their minister of foreign affairs.
King Humbert has only OF late years
enjoyed the privilege OF corresponding d.
rectly by wire with his diplomatic rep
resentatives at foreign courts. ana l can
remember tHe aiSiS HAN
took place in the Italian Parliament and
press when the minister of foreign
affairs admitted to the Chamber that he
had taken upon himself to place his SOW
ereign in possession of the foreign ONCE
cipher. 49,
1t seems that from the time that the
King of Sardinia had been forced by ms
subjects to transform his rule from an
absolute monarchy into constitutional
government. the sovereigns OF the House
of Savoy were. purposely Kept IN
ignorance of, the foreign office cipher, the
object being to prevent their meddling
with the foreign affairs of the nation. or
to give directions to the Italian ENJOYS
abroad without the knowledge and be-
hind the back of the foreign minister:
who is responsible for the conduct OF
Itaiy's international relations to Parlia-
ment and to the people. Napoleon III.
Il NAV be recalled. was constantly doing
this. creating endless confusion. the
French ENJOYS abroad frequently receiv-
ing from their monarch Geographic in
structions that were in fragrant contra
diction with the directions which reached
them at the same time from the minister
of foreign affairs at Paris.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-01
Aug15. dtf1stp

the machine it will decline TO do bust
ness. the bell does not ring, and the dial
does not record. \ black father having
a white child the machine will not be
ieve. and will not record it. as it
would not any statement regarding the
family of a hVe-year-old child
The scheme which enables the count
ing to be done mechanically is based on
the idea of having each person in the
nited States represented by card with
descriptive holes punched in it The hole
which signifies the person to be male
IS punched in a particular spot on the
card. and If all the cards representing
males were stacked up evenly. wire
could be passed from the top to the bot
tom of the pack through these holes
without encountering any obstruction
mole in another part of the card indicates
tne person to be an adult: and so on
through the entire description. For pur-
poses of counting and registering the data,
the cards are fed into the machines: GER
tam wires come down and feel OF the
cards, penetrating where there are holes,
ana so establishing electric connections
winch operate the registering machinery.
IL is like the typeSetting machine in that
IL IS all very simple when understood.
But before the counting can begin the
written reports which come in from the
enumerators all over the country have to
ne translated into the language of per
torated cards. That is what most Of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-01
Fashions Freshest Fancies.

Almost all Of the very newest things in
girls wear are old friends-with new
trappings. The hair is worn lower on the
head. and not so much la pompadour.
somewhere at the sides there is a decided
tendency toward a part. Many little
curling locks are diligently cultivated
and curls in the back falling to the neck
are once more to be worn.
The collars of gowns are to be lower, a
fashion which can readily be adopts Il
with audacious confidence by the young
The newest models of stocks to be worn
with shirt-Waists are especially pretty
and made mostly of silk and very sheer
muslin: The collar is made of silk soma-
times into crush affair finished with a
very narrow, clerically shaped mIs.in col
lar with nne draWn-work edge.
Many shirt-waists are being made with
collars or the same material-the mail
turnovers being of a contrasting color.
costumes in solid colors are The novel
ties OF the hour-everything to riatch-a
rather expensive fashion. but always a
desirable one and indicative often of the
weli-dressed woman. The plain tuIle and
net Vells-sans dots sans borders, but
Just suspicion of fairy's web. to keep
those sundry love locks in their rightful
piaces-are affected. second veil o.
beige blue or green-is
worn over the veil of tulle or net.
ne mats are composite product on
Dig small hats perhaps will describe
them.-Ladies' Home Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-01

insurance companies. Of which the
most wealthy Is said to be khean
Guam. OF Penang. which has capitai-
izatton of $l.200.000 Hong Kong mas
two big fire insurance companies. chi
On and Mon On, both capitalized TOT
81. 100000. Ten Chi Ho. Of Shanghai, Is
another large company, with capital
Of !, 600 900 taels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-01

employees of the census bureau are now
doing Each girl has an enumerator
blank before her, on which are the data ;
with her left hand she adjusts good
sized card to a place prepared for ~ "
the middle of the desk. and with her rlgnt
In a small fraction OF a minute she Will
have the card punched full Of holes, any
passes on to the next. one girl VIII pun.n
sometimes thousand cards in Jay.
These are placed in neat wooden poAT
ness for the tahulat ting machine.
At present the counting machines az
used merely to get the population tota,s'
although permitted to register rev o ,n.
census work is over. the cards will be run
through the machines great Il" ~.
times. as will be rendered necessary ~
the many combinations and groupings u
facts desired.-New YORK Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-01
TEMPERATE.
philadelphia North Americ

philadelphia North American)
Was the deceased a drinking man."
asked the attorney.
wen. sor. no." replied Pat. "he war
not. barrin' a pint er two ave beer at
the meanls an nip O. the ovid stuff
bechunc times for his stOmach's sake"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-01
THE ANCIENT GAME OF GOLF.
(St. JameS's Gazette.)

Mr.. Tom Morris, the well-known
Scotch golfer. attained his 10Th year
the other day, and as usual on his
birthday, played a round of the St.
Andrews links. The veteran golfer,
notwithstanding his advanced age. is
hale and hearty and almost daily en-
joys his round of the links
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-01
CENSUS OFFICE MACHINERY.
The Wonderful Appliances by Which
Counting and Tabulating is Done.

| The Wonderful Appliances by Which
Counting and Tabulating is Done.
To the casual observer, the United
States census office at Washington APP
| pears to consist of four acres of young
women a border, and few spots of
men, and roar like that of wooden
| mill in full blast. The census building
has been constructed like factory-low
and wide. with glass roof-and 1t covers
the greater part of a full square. Min
gled with the roar is the merry tingle of
bells. something like the signal OF count
less typewriters. only louder a person
entering the room realizes that these
sounds come from long banks of ma
chimes. On every hand there is gal
vanic activity that is most confusing.
Each girl seems intent on mechanical
evident. but which engrosses all her
senses and keeps her hands going in a
way to make one dizzy. They are a
youthful looking assemblage who would
seem at this time in the year more APP
proprately environed by hammock and
a yellow ba cked novel. but they are too
intent on their work to suggest love of
ease; they are all working for records,
upon which the new gradations for sal
AIRY depend.
The Washington end of the census work,
the counting and tabulating. Is done by
mechanical appliances 50 wonderful that
the only marvel left is that they should
need any one to operate them. With one
movement of the hand, simply the press
lS uoNn OF Il ieNtF. Il tiIiis IL
done in a sixteenth part of the time re-
quired to tell it. fourteen facts may be
selected from the official record OF the
country's population and added to
growing column of statistics with an ac
curacy which does not admit of error.
The one motion suffices to record the his
tory of the individual in question; on the
various dials which are in front of the
operator are records which show whether
he is a foreigner or a native. whether
white or black. married or single, male
Ill
through all the questions the enumerator
has asked. For each person the machine
answers with a ring of its bell. If there
is an impossibility in the data fed into
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-01
GENUINE INTELLECTUALLY.
Chicago Record.)

Chicago Record)
What is your idea of an inteiiec'uAi
Woman"
"One who can say goodbye ~
friend without holding the screen u'''
open twenty minutes.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-01

picturesque
the
The Delta independent., 1900-11-30
nesslusisas 81 Rssp>es.

Whereas. The silent messenger has
again entered our ranks and summoned
from among US our highly esteemed and
we'll beloved sister. Nellie McKinno.
and,
Resolved, That members Of Kathrine
Rebekah lodge No. 65. I. o. o. F.. do
hereby extend to tho husband and chill
dren Of our departed sister. our hsrtfelt
sympathy in this their great beresve
ment. assuring them that they do not
mourn alone. May they find consolation
in the thought OF reunion in glorious
resurrection. and therefore be it
Resolved. That our charter be draped
with the emblem OF sorrow for the period
OF thirty days, that these resolutions
form q part Of the record OF this lodge.
that . copy be presented TO the family
Of our late sister and that the same be
published in tho local papers and iu the
Colorado Odd Fellow.
Ora II. WATSON.
BEsLIE NJ. ALLIs. Committse.
Mrs. J. q. GALE,
The Delta independent., 1900-11-30
re Ciassvrsa DsseA.

One of tho most enthusiastic meet
ings yet held by the directors Of the
Cimarron Ditch Co. occsrrsd at Catlin's
once last Saturday. Reposts OF the
work done wore recsivsd. showing that
splendid progress had been made thss
far.
All work vas credited up on the Hrst
assessment, and Il was shown that there
was large cum Of money In the treas.
ury. coming from the cash payments on
the first assessment Of twenty per cent.
Mr.. J. II. HALEY was 90 we'll pleased
with the outlook that he offered to take
q contract next spring for either live or
ten thousand dollars worth Of work at
fifteen ccrt to yard. take tho work ss
II runs, except rock. A contract Of this
kind would practically guarantee the
building Of the ditch, and with the pay.
ment Of the next assessment In the
spring. there will be money enough 10
push the work With great dill gence. On
the whole the outlook for the enterprise
is very aatterins, iudssd.--Montrose
Press.
The Delta independent., 1900-11-30
Another s.ssvssss..

Always catering to the pleasure and
comfort Of its patrons. the Colorado
Midland railway hss added to its a..
ready superb service and squipusnt.
Pullman tourist slseping esss. whieh
will leave Denver ate:3o .. n. each We'd
nesday for Los Angeles. Cal, without
change. running via Colorado Springs.
Pixies Peak, Ute Paes, Buens Visits.
LeadvilIe. Hsgerman Pss. Glenwood
Springs. Grand Junction, Salt Lake and
Sacramento. anording Q daylight ride
through the incompatible scenery of
the Rockies.
The service 10 strictly first class, while
the eost Of . double lower berth 10
tourist sleeper from Denver To San
Francisco o. Los Angeles 10 only A.50,
Salt Lake 600, with correspondingly
Iow rates from intermediate points.
EastbouDd, the tourist sleeper will
leave Los Angeles esch Monday. run
ming through to Denver and Chicago
without change.
Consult agents OF Colorado Midland
Ry.. for low ticket rates, time tables,
descriptive pamphlets, etc. or address
W.T.. BAILEY,
Gen. Pass. Agt.. Denver. Colo.
The Delta independent., 1900-11-30
PLAYED Out.

Dull Headache. Pains in various part
OF the body. Sinking at the pit OF the
stomach. Loss OF appetite, Fevsrishnese
PimpIes or Sores are all positive evidenee
OF impure blood. No matter how il
became 20 it must be purified in order
to obtain good health. Acker's Blood
Elixir has never failed to cure Scrofu-
lous or Sypnilitic poisons or any other
blood diseases. 1t is certainly . won
derful remedy. and we sell every bottle
on q positive guarantee. II. X. Braisted,
druggist.
The Delta independent., 1900-11-30
Hosiee 81 PshIis Tsssse-s sase.

Default having been made by Ambrosr n.
kSvcfs. In the payment Of principal due. Novcm.
bef !. isee. aud also two year. in'er.rt thereon;
IN his certain note payable 70 the or'ier of Daniel
3. bald yin. and secured bv his deed n trust.
dated November I. las, recorded April 10. 1887,
In book %. page IN of the rrcorfs of the ofS,ce
of rscosdes Of lD~its county. Colorado. by reason
Of which default the legal holder OF sais note
has declared all of said indebtedne~ secured by
40 sssd e ~ ,rus, dns.nd payable. and having
Now therefore. four weeks public notice Is
her~bv given. that ], the undersigned. As public
trustee In said deed n trust. and under Its pow
esz and authority, and for the user and purpo>ea
therein stated. viii sell at public suction fpr the
highest and best price the same VII bring In
cash. on Monday, December ,, tsUD. st 10 O'Clock
=. - 81 the south front door Of the cuurt ho,ue.
In the town of Delta, i,clta e unity. Coofado all
III. Ei.owinx lsscrtbet proprrty conveyed BY
aid deed u trust. situated In sasd Dslis
county. viz
N.,rih half ot northwest quarter md west hall
Of nosth east quarter of srctau thirty four, In
TN nshtp hftern. south rang- " west Of the otl'
p. -. And al ditrhes and water rixhts used In
Its irrigation aud twenty Eve 81 ofthe capital
stock of the Nustl~s Ditch and Reservoir 20
Datesi at is~ita. colors 10. this 9Th day 81 DC.
tober. A. ID. 800.
n 2 CLacW, Pubiic Trustee.
trirst pub. Nov. LIST: last pub. Nov sshl
The Delta independent., 1900-11-30
0eAU 81 NOeW.

The third meeting OF tho Aeras liter
sry society OF the high school met We'd
nesday morning and rendered q well
| prepared program. The subject was
Thanksgiving" and the members
showed good thought and taste iu their
selection Of subjects. After the singing
Of An erica. each member responded to
the roll call by quotation. Miss Nut
ter gave an address. in which OF iginslity
and appropriateness Of quotation were
combined with a pleasing manner Of
expression. Miss Jay had made Wash
ington's first Thanksgiving proclama-
ton the subject OF her paper, which
appealed to our patriotism and graft
tude. The high school orchestra hav-
ing as yet limited supply d music at
hand, found substitute in Mr.. Rogers.
who played violin solo. Miss Cr. bi !
accompanying on the piano. Ella Evans
read an interesting selection, Thanks
giving" Oliver Cooks paper. partly
original, partly selected. referred main
ly TO the increasing greatness OF our ma
tion and the numerous causes for
naiiouai gratitude. Ida Edwards Was
we'll prepared with q recitation, which.
by little stretch OF the Imagination.
could be called Thanksgiving exercise
1t was The Dutchmap's Gratitude for
Successful Courtin'." Ruth Frothing
ham. in = ehort but we'll prepared paper,
gave the reasons "Why We ought to be
thankful" and left our minds in proper
attitude for what was in store for us on
Thursday.
Following is list OF pupils neither
absent nor tardy since September 10:
FIRST PRIMARY.
Viola Burson, Inez Fountain, William
Girardet. Charles Gale, Garner Groves.
and Rolly States.
LEcoND PRIMARY.
Anna Burton. Harold Clark, Joseph
Fowles. Ray Hunt. Leota Martin. Ray
States, lila Vorhsuer. Florence McCollsr
and Albert Cook.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Tiflie Fnensr. Olive 0hesu, Elsie Gar
rson. Pearl Haley. Grace Holcrsft. Ada
KuhnIsy. Nora Kellogg. Ida Msupin.
Bsssis Morsy, Connie Mccoy. Msbls
Wondsrs. Nay OVERLY. Mabel Burt.
Manic Taft. Archie ChFyslse. John
johnson. Will StePhses. Harry Liogrss.
The attendance oe the other schools
will - eivsa next wssk.
The Delta independent., 1900-11-30

sunstroke in the arid region is prac.
ticslIy unknown. The rainless air that
sweeps over It b necessarily dry and
neither breeds disease nor carries die
ease germs. Further than this, the
lack Of moisture combined with the con
hsuration fovbids the presence Of tor.
nsdoes and IL is claimed that the wealth
er buresu has absolutely no record Of |.
cyclone or tornado west q the ninety
seventh nerediau.
The Delta independent., 1900-11-30

Ose a tbs most remarkable names u
tbs PrSsent day 10 thst borne BY the
Hascse u tho Duke Of Wurtenburg,
She b 90 of the nine children a the
Ists Dsbs ChssIss a Tuscany. and II
her brother. and ssstevs are - rich In
nomenclature as she is her parents
must have exhausted the list. The
iaiy's fell tile is as follows: Arch
duchess Maria Immaculata Theresa
LsopoIdina AntoiBetts Henrietta Fran
ees CaroIins AIoise JarsaEiz ChTis;ias
Ra.icusns Ecs,iis
The Delta independent., 1900-11-30

The Cape Nome mining camp was die.
covered ~ . rStDdsss driver named
Lindorberg in connection With . sailor
deserter os0sd LBdbiom and Mich
igan minor named Bsinte nsen. The two
latter sse Aserican citisene. sir other
Lspiandsss employed By the govern
oent With the reindeer herds and a
fasgs ssmber Of Ssedss also staked of
eiaios st Oaps Nome. Three OF the
IApa sosd their cIsims 10 Cbares LsDe
for Sf50,oOO.
The Delta independent., 1900-11-30

In speaking of the Gunuisou tunnel.
the Noatross Prcss says: Nov that
this snterpsiss 10 being taken hold Of in
earnest It ought to be steadily and con
stsntly pushed. Those who have On
dertaken 10 understand that they have
undertakes herculesn task and il will
require constant push snd wonderful
nerve to keep it going. Let everybody
encourage the work."
The Delta independent., 1900-11-30

There I. M pIesure In lif~ " you drssd soins
c-ust 81 indigestion. Heary William of Bnon-
Vile. Ind. ssys he suffered that way for year.
I'LL he cs.mmenced the use Of ko<iol Dystep>ia
Cure. and adds. Nov ] can eat anything like
and all ] want and sleep spuDdiy every night" :"
kn1rs DySpes~ia Cure wiii digest what YOU eat.
C1arkr's drug sspvr.
The Delta independent., 1900-11-30

Tho staten ent 10 made 10 the current
issue Of Automobile Topics that one
manufacturer Of automobiles 10 now
turning ost l20 completed mschines
every week. Tho largest man ufactory
in Francs turns out only 100 vehicles q
yesr. This i interesting in view Of the
fact that France claims to lead the
United Statee 10 this industry.