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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-12
CheIsea's Annual Town Meeting.

Chelsea. Me. March 1-(SpeciaD.-A
good crowd turned out for the annual
town meeting. today, in spite Of The
storm. The following were elected:
Moderator. Geo. A. Yeaton; clerk. y. N
IIcmenway: Sclcctmen, otis w Little
field, Jas +. blanchard and Chas. g.
Dund"rn: treas. ana collector, J. II; frat-
On; school supervisor. w. w. Winter
constable. John T.. Mcader: auditor. Geo.
y Ycaton. The appropriations are about
500 in excess of last year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-12
Sidney's Town Meeting.

Sidney, Ne. March 1--(Speciah.-At
the annual town meeting. today. the fol
lowing officers were elected: Moderator.
Fred Blake; clerk. s l.. Waite: select
men. A. f. Clark g. III. IoVejUy. +. +.
Blake: supervisor Of schools, Howard
hammond; road commissioner, John ii.
Field
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-12

The driving rain storm of the morning
and later a blanket of fog made naviga-
lion in Boston harbor difficult Monday,
and in reason thereof no craft sailed.
MANY incoming steamers are late. proba-
Div due to heavy weather out TO sea
The (unaruer Cltonia was due Sunday
morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-12

ing. Mayor G. Newell Trefethen in his
auuress, stated that the net debt Of the
wy Is $4,000; the resources. So geo
ana the valuation, $2,6l5.l2O.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-12
South PortIand's Inauguration.

South Portland. Me, March 1l.-Ihe
of the mayor and alder
men Of this city, occurred, this even
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-12

The stlcctmcn were instructed to in
guirc into the ACCESSIBILITY Of the con.
strIctiuu MI Il public or private road Il,
rrr the petition. ana 10 report On thi-
at the next annual meeting While ii wa
expected that the meeting would ice heat
"a. il WAS Very amabl- ANA except for q
frw remarks ut the opening there VA.
nothing t. mar it In any way
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-12
THIS CAN TIE RELIED ON.

Am very grateful to You for what
your medicine has done fos me-"
THIS GAN TIE RELIED ON.
Dr. Piercc's Golden Medical Dis
covery cures diseases Of the stomach
and other organs Of digestion and nu-
triton. 1t increases the supply Of
pure rich blood which is the final form
Of nutrition. It gives strength for
weakness. heartiness for heaviness Of
heart. and puts the whole phys cal
man on the plane Of robust health.
From man only able To work half
the time. and then in pain, to man
who can work all the time in COM
fort, is q transition great enough 70
warrant the oft repeated statement.
Il feel like new man since using the
Discovery
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-12
FIf MiNGDALE.
Promised Excitement Does Not Mater, ali
and Meeting Passes off Quietly.

Gardiner, Me. March II-(SpcciaD.-
The annual town meeting of the town OF
Fa.miugdalr called our 4 large number
despite the storm. The meeting opened
NJ o'clock. and the warrant was read
The following officers WET, elected. ther,
being considerable rivalry for some i,
s,l,clman two ballots being ncct ssary
Moderator. Gilbert Eastman: Stlcttmtr
ASSESSORS ana uvrrsecrs ut the poor. 4
i Stiphrn Frank Lowell ana a. pav,n
mort: town clerk. II. W. Pillsbur>-: collec-
,or. with a salary ul $l,u. y. i. Lewis
school Commute" for three wears. W. i
Commissioner. 4. +. Cunningham: chieI
engineer. Frank Marshall.
By vote at the meeting the fullowlna
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-21
FROM WASHINGTON

Secretary Long made public the
decision of the Schley court of in
curry. Benham and Ramsey de-
clared the admiral guilty of most Of
the charges against him, while Adj
miral Dewey held that, although he
might be blamable in some respects,
he should be given all the credit for
destroying the Spanish fleet at San
tiago.
At the congressional memorial
services Secretary Hay has been Sc
lected to deliver the grafton on Nc
Kinley.
In Washington Mrs. Lola Ida Bo-
nine, charged with the murder of
James Seymour, Jr., in a hotel last
June, has been adjudged not guilty
and set at liberty.
It is said that Admiral Schley will
probably begin libel suit against
Appleton & Co., publishers of Maclay's
naval history.
Schley has placed his case in At
torney Isidor Rayner's hands and will
do as he advises.
Mr.. Payne, chairman of the house
ways and means committee in con-
gress, says that no definite plans
have been made thus far for consid-
ering the question of further reduc-
ing the war taxes.
The Grand Army of the Republic
veterans will hold the next annual
encampment at Washington, D. C.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-21

The official organ OF Chicago an
archists, Free Society, defes Presi-
dent Roosevelt and prepares to dis
tribute broadcast it's caustic criti-
cisms of the message to congress.
Throughout the western states in
tense cold caused much suffering and
over a score of persons were frozen
to death.
In head-end collision of Illinois
Central passenger and freight trains
between Irene and Perryville nine
persons were killed and many injured.
In a railroad wreck on the Great
Northern near Essex, Mont, seven
persons were reported killed.
Robbers blew open the safe of the
Fillmore Qll) bank and escaped.
The amount of money taken is I'M
known.
The death of D. w. N1inshall, re-
puted to be the wealthiest man in
western Indiana, occurred in Terre
Haute, aged "a years.
Julia Lee, widow of Knude Lee,
died at Carpenter, Ia, aged 105 years.
She was native Ct Norway.
Flames at Salem, W. Va, destroyed
65 business houses and Is residences.
About 200 cars were burned in a
fire which destroyed the barns of the
Chicago Union Traction company.
d. P. Thompson, governor of Idaho
territory in 1874 and later minister
to Turkey, died at Portland, Ore.
DR.. N. D. Jordan and Wright Fish
er were frozen to death near Rose
Io1a Ind
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-21
WEST AND SOUTH.

Fire destroyed the main building of
the Worcester CO., university, causing
a loss of $25O,O0O.
The Illinois corn crop this year
was 1873, 792, 200 bushels, the smallest
since 1890.
Gen. Arthur Macarthur has been or
dered to Denver to assume command
of the department of Colorado.
The doors of the Wanatah (Ind.)
bank were closed, with liabilities Of
$29, OO0 Depositors will be paid in
full.
At Toledo, o., seven men have been
arrested charged with robbing Ohio
post offices.
w. B. Leeds, of New York, has
been elected president of the Chi
cago, Rock Island &, Pacific railroad,
A train struck a wagon load of
young people near Kokomo, Ind,
and one was killed and three serious
ly injured.
James A. Harris died in Peoria,
ILL.,, aged 67 years, after sleep of
five weeks.
In Milwaukee Joseph Anderson
killed Lizzie Smith and himself.
Burglars robbed the bank of Stur-
gis, KY, of between So. 900 and $4,000.
d. C.. Gilman, of Baltimore, has
been reelected president OF the Ma
tional Civil Service Reform league.
In Salem, Ore, a distinct earth
quake shock was felt.
W. L. Farland, the founder of Butte,
Mont, died there of pneumonia, aged
81 years.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-21
DOlNGS OR A WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FIFTY-sEvENTH CONGRESS.

Senator Morgan's bill providing
for the acquisition from Nicaragua
and Costa Rica of the right of way
via the Nicaragua route for the 18TH
milan canal was favorably reported
TO the United States senate on the
18TH. 1t was agreed to take a vote
next Monday on the new Hay
Pauncefote treaty. The house reso-
luton to adjourn for the holidays
from December 10 to January was
passed. In the house no business of
Importance was transacted.
Senator Aldrich introduced a bill in
the United States senate on the 18th
to lessen the inconvenience of extern
sion of bank charters. In the house
a bill was introduced for the reorgani-
cation of a national naval reserve The
bill to temporarily provide revenue for
the Philippine islands was reported
by Mr.. Payne and after debate a vote
will be taken next Wednesday. The
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce unanimously recommended
the Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill.
Adjourned to the 18th.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-21

if yell give him jist bite of bread
an sup O milk, he'll be all right till
Ellen gifts over, an then she'll know
what to do, an yell niver dream, sir,
there's a little bye in yer house. An
I humbly hope, sir, ye'u pardon me,
an
eyes, yes, goodnight" said Mr..
Gennister, impatiently, cutting her
short and turning on his heel.
He went up to his room to remove
the stains of travel. And before he
came down again he had heard the
back door shut and wagon drive
away, and he knew he was alone in
his house-alone, with the exception
of a strange child!
Certainly Mr.. Gennister was much
annoyed, yet he was just enough to
see that Jane was really not to blame.
| She could no more have foreseen be-
! ing called away by her daughters
| sudden illness than that he would
telegraph her at the last moment be-
| fore starting, instead of on the day
before, as hitherto he had done.
He put on his comfortab BILE lounging
robe and went downstairs to find a
bountiful supper spread out on neat
table before the open fire. Short as
her time had been Jane had provided
amply for his comfort. She had not
neglected one thing which she knew
he liked, although she had found no
time to run to the village store for a
top for her grandchild's stocking!
By the way, where was the boy? 1t
might be as well to know in what
part of the house he was sleeping in
case anything should happen in the
night.
So when Mr.. Gennister had finished
his supper he arose, a feeling of an
noyance again coming over him, and
| because the back part of the house
was usually cold, he put on a cap be-
fore he took up the lamp and started
upon his quest.
| He had poked his head into three
empty bedrooms before he came to
James, in the middle of whose ample
| featherbed wee figure was curled
up, fast asleep. Al the beds foot a
limp little stocking hung empty and
forlorn.
While Nj. Gennister was looking at
it the little figure squirmed and sud-
denly sat up. Two little fists rubbed
open two sleepy eyes and then the
small boy crept rapidly on all tours
to the foot of the bed and felt the
stocking-empty!
There was surprised and pitiful
culver on the lip. Then the child
raised his head and caught sight of
Mr.. Gennister's short, stout figure,
clad in long lounging robe and cap,
and the boy no longer felt either grief
or doubt.
so Santa Claus, fill up my took
ing!" he cried, tossing up his arms.
''Willie been good boy!"
Instantly-for some unknown rea-
son-Mr. Gennister blew out the
lamp. The silence was broken by a
sleepy chuckle from the bed as the
child Struggled back among the warm
coverings. Then there was mixed
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-21

up murmur of Santa Claus-'tocking
good boy" followed by contented,
sleepy sigh, after which, with noise
less step, Mr.. Gennister withdrew.
Back again in his warm sitting
room he sat staring at the fire. He
he of all men on earth-had been mis-
taken for Santa Claus! He laughed
grimly-it was SO strange a Joke!
Queer that even a child could believe
such nonsense. What fools grown
people were to teach them such rub
bish-or to countenance it! How
many children would be disappointed
in the morning, how many heartaches
would be caused by that ridiculous
myth-that cruel deceit of Santa
Claus" Now, there was that little
chap upstairs
And Mr.. Gennister felt sorry, felt
positively uncomfortable as he
thought of the bitter grief which
would come to that child on his
awakening.
At last he got up and put on his coat
and overcoat. 1t was not a long walk
to the village and he felt, since he had
given Jane such short notice of his
coming, that he owed it to her to get
a few toys for the youngster = who
was really in no way to blame for
being there. But Mr.. Gennister did
wish that Jane had been less consci-
entious and had attended to providing
for the little chaps Christmas = even
if she had been obliged to leave those
fragrant mince pies unmade!
He strobe rapidly along and soon
reached the small block of gayly-light-
ed shops. But he had not expected to
find so great crowd of shoppers and
for a moment he was inclined to turn
about and go back empty-handed-as
he had come. Then he thought of the
child's delight when he-Joel Gennis-
ter-had been so absurdly mistaken
for Santa Claus, and he went in.
Mr.. Gennister submitted to the push
ing and hustling of the holidayhu-
mored crowd until he had succeeded in
buying a Noah's ark, box of ten-pins
and a flag. Then to add to his discom-
fort the sudden thought came to him
suppose the child had awakened and
was screaming himself into fits? or
suppose a spark from the blazing logs
should set fire to the house? There
upon he made his way out and hurried
home, feeling much relieved when he
had let himself in and found all as
quiet and as safe as when he had gone
out, an hour before.
And now he really had to do the
work of Santa Claus. Again he visit
ed James room, and having posse sse d
himself of the little limp stocking, he
returned to the freside to fill it, when
he discovered that even now he had
nothing suitable to put in! 1t was abb
surd! What sort of things did they
put into stockings, anyway!
So he thrust in the flag, with it's
stick extending far up in the air, and
he poked Noah and some other of the
ark's inhabitants into that seemingly
bottomless abyss, and then he took
back the still limp stocking toits hang
ing place, put the ark and box of ten
pins near it on the foot of the big bed,
after which Mr.. Gennister himself re-
tired.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-21
CURED BY ST. JACOBS OIL.
Unable to Stand For Months Because
of Sprained Ankles.
(From the Cardiff Times.


Among the thousands of voluntary en-
dorsements of the great value of st. ia
cobs Oil for sprains, stiffness and soreness,
is that of Mrs G. Thomas, Alexandra
Road, Cell, Ysbrod, near Pontyprldd,
South Wales, who says
''It is with great pleasure that | add my
willing testimony to the invaluable excel
lence of your celebrated st. Jacobs Oil, as
experienced in my own case. L spralned
both my ankles in walking down some steps
SO severely that | was unable to stand Tor
several months. The pain l suffered was
most severe, and nothing that used Helped
me until l applied st. Jacobs Oil, wnen
they Immediately became better daily, and
in a short time | was able to go about, and
soon after | was quite cured. | am now
determined to advise all persons suffering
from pains to use this wonderful remedy,
which did so much for me"
Mrs. Thomas does not enlighten us as to
what treatment she pursued during the
months she was unable to stand, and dur
ing which time she was suffering so much,
but we venture to suggest that had she
called in any well known medical man ne
would have at once have prescribed st. ia
cobs Oil, for it has conquered pain upwards
of fifty years, and doctors know there is
Jacobs Oil have been awarded twelve gold
tions as the premium pain-killing remedy of
the world. The committees who made the
awards were in each instance composed
largely of the most eminent medical men
obtainabe. Mrs. Thomas evidently did not
know the high opinion in which st. ia
cobs Oil is held by almost every progressive
medical man.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-21

When he awakened next morning
Mr.. Gennister heard vague sounds of
unmistakable delight, and presently
when he went over and looked in at
the door of James room he saw COM
zeal sight.
A very small boy in a flannel night
"Johnnies," surrounded by Noah, his
family and all his animals, was vain
ly trying to stand on his head-pre-
sumably for joy! But when he saw
Mr.. Gennister he regained an upright
position.
"Gamma?" he said, inquiringly.
'Your grandma's gone away, but it's
all right. I'll look out for you till FL
len comes. You know E!len?''
The boy stared hard. ''Who is oo?"
he said at last.
I'm Mr.. Gennister-this is my house.
Say, can you dress yourself? Well,
then, get dressed and I'll give you
some breakfast"
The boy jumped up and down. "Mit-
ter Dennitter, Mitter Dennitter, Santa
Claus bringed Willie all dese!''
eyes, see. Hurry, now; get your
clothes on and come downs tairs'
But the child was too wildly excited
to be able to dress himself that day
and Mr.. Gennister actually had to play
the nurse!
Afterward Mr.. Gennister played cook
and made the coffee. Then the two
breakfasted together with Noah and
his wife, for guests, standing between
them on the table.
But it was after breakfast that the
fun really began. Evidently Willie
had never seen tenpins before, so Mr..
Gennister set them up and showed
him how to play with them. And Will
lie enjoyed the companionship so
much that after that he would not
play alone with anything!
AS long as Mr.. Gennister sat on the
floor and rolled the balls, Willie would
fetch and carry and set up the pins
and chatter in perfect delight. But
when Mr.. Gennister drew his chair up
by the fire and tried to read, Willie in
sisted upon climbing on his knee and
putting his chubby face between the
readers eyes and the printed page.
Commands and persuasions were of no
avail, and at last Mr.. Gennister gave in
and went back to his place upon the
floor, and so it was that Ellen found
them.
She was amazed, of course, and
aghast that Mr.. Gennister should have
been so bothered by ''the bye" And
she Immediately carried the child away
to her own domajn--the kitchen. But
Willie had no mind TO give up his new
found playmate, and watching his OPP
portunity he slipped away from Ellen
and reappeared at ''Mtter Dennitter's"
side.
Mr.. Gennister put down his book
and looked with some amusement at
the persistent child. But Ellen had
missed him, and quickly arrived upon
the scene, whereupon Willie set up
howl and chung to Mr.. Gennister with
all his force.
There, there-ieave him with me,
Ellen. He'll be good in here, and you
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-21
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

In Manila the worst earthquake
shock since 1868 was felt and one
house was wrecked and many others
were damaged.
The Colombian liberals, supported
by Venezuela troops, captured the
city of Rio Hacha.
From Mexico official announcement
comes that the Pan-American con-
gress broke up without accomplish
ing results, the question of compul-
sorry arbitration causing the split.
1t is said that 10000 refugees will
return to johannesburg, South Afri-
ca, because of the opening of the gold
mines.
1t is said that secret service men
have discovered plans for general
uprising by the natives of the island
of Luzon, and Americans are taking
active steps to Illustrate it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-21
THE EAST.

At the leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges dur
ing the seven days ended on the 18th
aggregated So, 400, 1871, 1872, against
So, AIS, 161 COG the previous week. The
increase compared with the CORE
spending week of last year was 1872.
In the United States there were
273 business failures in the seven
days ended on the 18th, against 237
the week previous and 240 the cor
responding period of last year.
In convention at Scranton the
American Federation of Labor voted
to increase the per capita tax to es-
tablish a big defense fund for use in
case of strikes.
For its 1000 employees on lake
boats the United States Steel cor
poration has adopted a civil service
reform system.
Suit over the will of Cornelius
Van Shack Roosevelt is ended. He
left a 100000 estate, of which the
president, a nephew, will receive
s15O,OOO. ~
Albert G. Spalding has been elect
ed president of the National Pase-
ball league.
During the Maine season, just end
ed, seven hunters were killed.
A weekly review of trade reported
factories busy, wages high and big
holiday business.
In floods in Pennsylvania and New
1roc rnTnrtp6 To have
been lost and the property loss will
reach millions.
In a railway wreck John Marts, en-
gineer; Frederick Glass, fireman, and
George Farley, brakeman, all residing
at Sunbury, Pa, were killed.
At the age of II years John Swim
ton, a well-known labor leader and
writer on political economy, died in
New York
At the annual session in Scranton,
Pa, Samuel Gompers was reelected
president of the American Federation
of Labor.
Marconi accomplished the feat of
wireless electrical communication
across the Atlantic, signals transmit
ted from Poldhu, England, being re-
ceived at ST. Johns, N. F., distance
of 1,700 miles.
Near Atlantic City, n. j., the Brit
ish bark Sindia was driven on a bar,
but the crew OF 33 were rescued by
life-savers after a terrible experience.
The manufacturers of copper wire,
following the action of the trust,
have cut prices.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-21

In a suit over the viii of Alfred Hal
of the best-known gamblers in the
west, steel box containing his savings
was brought into court at Denver and
when the widow turned the key a
stream of gold coin, $1,000 bills, and
diamonds poured forth, the contents
of the little box being worth no less
than 100000. And somebody paid for
it all.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-21
Christmas with the Danes.

In many countries the Christmas
feast formerly lasted from two to
three weeks, and it was believed that
the angels partook of the earthly
food. Denmark, even at this time,
considers it obligatory to have break
fast, dinner and supper of distinctive
dishes on Christmas. Beefsteak and
reindeer outlets form part of the
menu for breakfast. The dinner con-
sists of grod Ga soup of oatmeal and
rice), roast goose stuffed with apples
and roast pork with beet roots and
gherkin pickles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-21

After 40 years of incessant toll
Thomas S. Townsend has placed in
the library of Columbia university in
New York 121 volumes, containing
nearly 100000 pages, of the newspa-
per and magazine accounts of the war
of the rebellion from beginning to
end. 1t is work to which Mr.
Townsend has practically dedicated
his life, and it's value to history is al
most priceless.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-21

ing that it is possible to manufac-
ture gold out ofsthe cheap metals
The Frenchmen are little behind
the times. American experimenters
have not only asserted that the thing
could be done, but have wasted con-
siderable good money in proving that
they were wrong. After centuries
of fruitless experiments at imitation
1T is more than probable that the
worlds gold supply viii continue to
be yielded grudgingly but certainly
by Mother Earth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-21

A certain congressman has instructed
his butler to say to all undesirable callers
that ne is in the bath and cannot be seen.
One day lately constituent with a griev-
ance to exploit called every day at the
presented himself he was invariably in
formed that the honorable NJ. c. was
bathing. His last visit he timed late in the
afternoon, but was again chagrined to
learn that Mr.. X was in the bath.
Whereupon the disappointed constituent
wrote upon MS card: :. lou may succeed, if
you persevere, in getting your body clean
one of these days; but if you should spend
the rest of your life in bathtub it would
not purify your conscience or your political
record. IN. Y. Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-12-21

1t is worth remarking that the So
called american peril" which Euro
pean statesmen and editors are talk
ing about, comes from tools and i'm
plements of trade, and not from
arms. AS it will only incite other
nations to greater energy and enter
prise in the arts of peace, it is not
very deadly peril.