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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-07

Cape Town. Feb G-Th" Bond loa.!cr4
are willing ANA strongly urge III" Beers
to surrender prnyid"d the British offer
those I'm the tcld the following terms
namely. that after giving up arms all
snail W. allowed a. return to their farms
ana thc rebels shall rot ~ punished
Prominent burEh'rS say that Louis 30
tina in the TrdnSNaal ami christian De
Wet iH the Free State shnud ~ made
members NJ tine governors council i'll O.-
dor to watch the interest: OF IN.
hlIre hnIs-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-07
How to tell the Cenu;nc

The signature of +. w. Grove appears
Bromo- Quinine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-07
Seth CONGRESS-.
Continued from page ~

cmptinG from the tax levied upon life
insurance companies amy post tnor-
TEN assessment association organized
and conducted solely for the members
thereof"
Hoar. Mass. urged that the taxation
of life insurance companies practically
was indcfenSible and in some senses
vicious.
Aldrich declared in reply that the
four or five great life insurance com
pancs in New York had assets greater
than half the aggregate banking capital
of the United States.
The Allison amendment WAS agreed
to.
Responding to 4 request from Cock
rcll AldriCh made an explanation of
the effect Of the bill. He said that ac-
cordng to the calculations of the com
mittce the reductions of the revenues
made by the bill would amount to SEQ
500 coo. This calculation did not. how
ever. take into account the effect of the
amendment for taxing bucket shops
which the Senate had. today. incorpo-
rated in the bill. He had been inform
ed that there are 25.00o of these buck
1t shops in the United States. If each
one Of them should pay $500, the gov
eminent would derive S!ooo0,ooo from
that source.
An amendment was agreed 70 pro-
NIdin% that the tax on new banks shall
he computed from the time the inSti-
tutions begin business.
Chiffon. offered an amendment re
ducing the tax on bank checks from
two cents to one cent ana after some
dlStuSSioh IL was dereated IN To a.
N'' "hlaS OF MarNlahu' "Hefeu an
"hiehdlilcht PfoNidlhS ihdl the INTERNAL
feNehu" commission should pace IN"
stamps IfoNl"eH lo' III 'le p'ii 81! SAL"
~ thc post Offices q the country. Il
was accepted by the committee ana
agreed to.
Homes Ark movcd to alipinat. from
the biz the proposed exemption from
tax Of telegraph ana telephone mes
sages. He gave notice that if the mo-
ton We're agreed t" ne would offer an
2mendment I" tax both telegraph ana
telephone companies upon their gross
the tax. The motion was rejected Il to
So.
Morgan of Alabama. offered as an
amendment to the measure his propo-
siton for an income tax beginning on
the IFsl OF next July ana running Tor
~ years Inc amendment placed Z taN
Oh l"" per cent. upon All incomes ahoNe
Aoo0 year. The amendment was in
the form of substitute for the pend
ing bill ana for the war revenue law
now in operation. Morgan maintained
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-07

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money il ii fails
70 cure. F.. W. Groves signature is on
each box. &c. Iii
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04

miles and came to anchor in a bay re-
sorted to by the dyewoods craft, and all
that night every man of the crew was
kept hard at work While the carpenter
cut gun ports in the bulwarks for four
guns on side the men went ashore and
brought off eight logs to represent can
non. These were stripped of their bark
painted black and rudeiy mounted and,
though the sailors were bunglers at the
business, they gave the Jane Bebee man
of-war look to make you thrill. Viewed
from distance of half mile the Quaker
guns looked ready to spout flame and
smoke and round shot as big as beer kegs,
and Aunt Jane rubbed her hands and
smiled and said:
III We don't bring that Don Castro
down on his quaking knees, then I'll never
buy another blue calico dress in the town
of Boston. Now for the rest of it,
One of the crew had u drum and an
other fife and third concertina, and
they were tolled off for the band. From
the sop chest and 70 castle they got out
enough garments to rig up a dozen dunn
mics and make them fast to the bulwarks
here and there, and they set sail fo- their
return to the port Straight up tho har-
Dor sailed the Jane Bebee an hour after
sunrise. but she was barely broa'lside 10
the town and her anchor down before n
boat pulled off from the mole with flag
of truce. In that boat sat Captain Bcb.e
who had been set at liberty with many
apologies, and If there had been so other
Americans in jail with him all would
have been liberated
Jane" said Captain Bebee as the brig
cleared the harbor and the wooden guns
were tumbled overheard, you are a
mighty smart woman, but ] caa- JUS
understand it. How in the name of Go
shen did you get the idea? ! talked and
threatened and clustered and bluffed,
but
But a woman never bluffs" she inter-
rupted as she signed to the band to knock
off yankee Doodle" and for a hand to
haul down the Tapping flags of war. NO.
Jabez Bebee, when woman starts out to
do anything, she does it, even If she has
to walk over all the onion beds in the
garden. And now l guess you'd better
wash your face and comb your hair and
get ready for dinner"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04

that instant and complained OF jerky
sensation in one of his big toes At ,
O'Clock he had cold streaks. but at 4 it
was hot streaks, at his knees were
numb. and at he felt a fluttering of the
heart. During the day he sat up and lay
down, groaned and whistled. predicted
that he would live for 20 years and that
he would die before night. y neighbor
who had heard of his illness called TO ten
der his sNmpathies. and Mr.. Bewser took
Advantage of the occasion to remark;
This Is a serious case and of course
am suffering as if on the rack. but you
man to make complaints, and even with
death staring me 81 The face | am trying
to preserve a cheerful demeanor."
Mr.. Bowser wanted beer ginger ale and
lemonade He wanted Strawberries and
jelies and ice cream lie insisted that
Mrs. Bowser telephone his condition to
the doctor every hour and yet he declared
that the family physician didn't know
enough to doctor a dizzy headed cat lie
set out with tears in his eyes To tell Mrs.
Bowser what to do as n widow, but AZ the
end of ten minutes charged her with
desire to see him planted" SO that she
could marry again. or the Is special
dishes prepared for him he slipped at one
or two, and when night came he drew up
his knees with a sigh, and groaned out:
Il should have gone to the hospital in
the first place. might have known that
/ couldn't get any attention In my own
house
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04

In, He had his thunder duly prepared
and his lightning handy by, but he struck
snag almost at once. Don Castro was
man who would not have hesitated to
bluff the combined powers of the world
if there had been $500 In sight for him. The
willy old rascal also thoroughly understood
statecraft and the number of years that
would slip by while an offended govern
ment was making an official investigation
into any of his acts. official or private. He
would be out of it long before the state
department at Washington got a move on,
and he wasn't worrying as TO what might
happen to his Successor.
PAY me a thousand dollars and you
can discharge cargo was his answer to
Captain Bebee.
Then the captain of the Jane Bebee
turned the American eagle loose and en-
couraged the bird to make things redhot.
but when he had finished and was wiping
the perspiration from his brow the dicta-
tor threw one leg over the arm of his
chair and replied:
Yes, I've heard of some country or
other called the United States. but it's a
one-horse affair and no go here. I'd agree
for small sum of money to wipe your
country off the face of the map and not
be over two weeks doing 1t. either
Just opposite the briggs anchorage was
an old dirt fort mounting four guns and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04
A WOMAN'S GAME.
BY NJ. Quad.

Copyright, 1901, by c. b. Lewis.)
When Captain Jabez Bebee, of Marble
head, launched his new brig, he named her
the Jane Bebee, after his wife, who had
sailed with him for many a voyage and
was almost as good a sailor as he was The
first voyage of the brig was to certain
South American country ruled by dicta-
tor, who carried things with high hand
for five or six years and got away with a
lump of money just in time to avoid a
revolution that his corrupt practices had
evoked. The craft arrived after a fine
run and was waiting to haul in to the
wharf when an official came aboard and
demanded bonus of 81, 600 for permission
to land cargo. This was in addition to
port charges and customs and was direct
ly from Don Castro. 1t was blackmail
pure and simple. and Aunt Jane, as the
captains wife was generally called. looked
at in in. a proper light and said to her
husband:
"Jabez Bebee, We won't pay it, and you
tell him SO straight from the shoulder.
No, not blessed penny. They are just
trying to bluff us, and we won't submit
You just run UP the American flag, set
the hands to whstling Yankee Doodle
and let this here don know that theAmer-
lean eagle is resting on the cap of the
manmast."
The captain braced up and became de-
fiant. and Don Castros messenger was
sent away with flea in his ear. 1t was
the general opinion that the dictator would
wilt, but the brig was held at anchor in
the harbor for IS hours on one pretense
or another and was forbidden to either
haul into wharf or set sail for another
port. Then Jabez Bebee went ashore pre-
pared to assert and maintain that the
government represented by the eagle
would stand no trifling with one of its
representative citizens, especially one
hailing from Marblehead and in command
of a new brig which had logged off seven
knots an hour with her yards checked
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04
Day the Third.

Mr.. Bowser began this day at l o'clock
in the morning. He awoke Mrs. Bowser
to inform her that he had feeling in
the small of his back if cold flatiron
was resting there. An hour lated he
aroused her again to ask her II an itching
heel was a good sign. He and his heel got
along somehow until o'clock, and then
he demanded that she so down and club n
fish peddler who was shouting his stock.
During that day he threatened the life of
the cat y different times, he called the
doctor a quack q times, and he made
use of over 80 cuss words. Mrs. Bowser
cooked beef, mutton and chicken in every
way known TO woman, but he found fault
with each dish as it was presented. His
feet were too high or his head too low,
and the bed either had a hollow or a
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04

hat your shop for one year only l
yhas a rich mans. 1t must be dot you
vhas blind.
But il some shoes don't come to be
fixed, how can | do?" | says.
Make EN- come, Hans-make 'em
come In dis town was too hooRered
tousand shoes to be fixed, but If you
don't make 'em come to you 1t vhas
no good. Shust look at me. Fife years
ago [ starts in peesness nit two patch
es und a button und to-day l vhas
wearing diamonds. Do you pellet l sit
down und wait for coats ind pants to
come to me?"
"Vheil, how shall | do?"
"Get oop some excitement, make der
heafens, mans, people yhas dying for
new ideas, but you sit down here like
some knots on logs und don't make a
dollar day"
III only some war would GOMEZ"
says:
War, War! Dot vhas der very
thing" he yells. Hans, you vhas safed
from der poorhouse. Yes, you shall
talk war und get oop such excitement
as neffer vhas. Do you know aboudt
Mexico?"
Maybe I do"
'Vhell, it vhas no deeference. You
shall talk aboudt war NIT Mexico, und
der peoples Will come in droves. ~Ha,
ha. 1t vhas all o. X. In one week
you hat three shoemakers on cement
patches Make all ready for to-mor-
row"
In der morning he hangs me oop a
sign dot says: "INar. War; War. We
shall hat some wars NIT Mexico und
take her in. Recruits wanted here.
Apply so queek ash never vhas. Room
for two more,"
Dot sign makes me proud, und dot
little tailor laughs und pats me on der
back und says he Will introduce me al
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04

garrlsoned by dozen soldiers. The guns
were old and honey combed and had one
been charged with pound of powder 1t
would have blown itself out Of the fort;
but this fact was unknown to us as
strangers. Captain Bebee came aboard
with a long face. and in reply to his
wife's query he explained what had taken
place ashore. The matter was talked over
for an hour and it was finally decided that
the captain should go ashore again and
try to buy Don Castro off for a smaller
sum. If he pleaded poverty and INDUCED
in no further bluffs it was hoped that
the dictators heart might be softened
into accepting about $500. 1t was then 4
o'clock in the afternoon when he pulled
ashore again, and two hours later word
was sent to us by Don Castro that Cap
tain Bebee was in jail on the very serious
charge of trying to bride the very highest
official in the country. In other words
as We took 1t, he had got mad at being
offered half his price and was forcing the
main question. When Aunt Jane had got
:be new situation straight in her mind.
she promenaded up and down with her
lips puckered up. The crew knew tina.
a row was coming and stood by for spiin-
tiers. At the end of about 'en r:inutes
she walked up to the mate with her face
as hard as stone and said:
Look here, Samuel Davis Snithcrs, are
ycu a man or scarecrow""'
'Ill stand by you in any plan you've
GOT replied the mate.
"And about the rest of 'em?"
They'll foller me to a man."
The crew was called aft and Aunt Jane
detailed her plan. AS a result they lifted
the anchor and sailed out of the harbor
about an hour before shutdown. There
was a great to do in and about the old
fort, and every minute they expected to
be fred on, but to their great relief they
got away without a shot being pitched
aboard. The brig ran down the coast II
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04

I'll Whistle and Sing All the Time.
helped into bed he felt so much better
that he went to sleep. When he awoke
In the morning, however, it was diff
ferent thing. His legs were almost as
stiff as crowbars. and the doctor ar
rived to warn him that he was good for
three days in bed He was asked TO
exercise patience and keep a cheerful
spirit. and he replied:
Not one complaint shall be heard
from me. doctor, and I'll whistle and
sing all the time
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04

with tears in my eyes that I said h
him:
mo matter what the price Of bu,t,,
is, no household kin escape the SORE,
of life
"'Tis true" said he with sigh ts,,
made him hump his back, but thsr
that sorrer may be consoled. Kin n
take it that you are travelin about !,
bid the sorrerful lift their heads A.
find eonsolashun in the future%
you kin. That's me to a pin. An.
while I am travelin and consolin | a,
also takin tintypes at ten cents a tai,
and now and then winnin race with
my boss and fight with my dog. n
likewise carry an orphan grasshopp4,
in a quart bottle to pint moral with
The moral is that luxury begets ls,.
ness and that laziness is the right arm
of satan. Mebbe this is also your
line?"
"She u.s. says the stranger. q hapt
got no boss oh dog or grasshopper, but
I yank music out of this accordion and
squeak words of kindness to the lis.
tressed. In my humble way an
tryin to make the world brighter and
gooder.'
We shook hands. 1t was a long. lin.
germ shake, and the tears overfowed
and we wiped our noses, and said:
"He who forgets his Teller man Tor.
gets hisself."
And he said:
"He who upbuildeth is greater than
king"
Then he assuaged his thirst and biz
hunger, and we talked softly for awhile
of the placidity of the evening and the
wickedness of mankind. Somehow or
other we fell to playin game called
poker, and, though the old kuss Didn't
know that straight beat two pairs,
let him win So from me to encourage
him to keep on dom good. He would
have passed on into the night and
played 1.-THE Girl Left Behind Me" as
he went, but / insisted that he SHARE
my humble couch. He melted my
heart with another tune, and we turned
in, and as was weary of body and N!
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04
MR.. BOWSER'S THREE DAYS.
He is Laid Up in the House with
rheumatism,

Copyright, 1901. by G. B. Lewls)
Mr.. Bowser had been complaining
for fortnight of twinges in his legs,
but had scorned Mrs Bowsers advice
to use liniment He got his feet W t
as lie came home the other night in a
thunder shower. and at bedtime he
suddenly discovered that he had a very
decided limp in his LETT leg. While he
was wondering if he had been sitting
down on a broken bottle all the even
ing a limp struck the other leg, and
hanging to the back of his chair, he
exclaimed:
by john Mrs Bowser but what In
thunder has got into my legs? | don't
believe can walk three steps"
Its rheumatism, probably" she re-
piled. "and you ought to attend to it
very sharply. Your legs muct be wer
rubbed with liniment"
.You-you don't mean that I've aetu-
ally got rheumatism" he whispered as
he grew white around the mouth.
I'm sure of it, | think you've had it
hanging about you for some weeks
And rheumatism ties man up in
Knots and often goes to his heart and
kills him like a bullet?"
yes"
Mr.. Bowser grew paler, and his chin
quivered, but as Mrs. Bowser began to
express her hopes that this was only
mild attack and would yield readily to
treatment he took a sudden resolve and
almost sternly said:
''Well. we won't worry Whatever it
is. will bear it like man. | may be
a cripple in the house for months or
years but you won't hear one word of
complaint from me"
He managed to get up stairs after a
good deal of trouble, and after his legs
had been rubbed and he had been |
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04
PILGRIM JOE.
He Meets Up With a Man of Guile
And Comes Out on Top.


Copyright. 1901. by C. B. Lewis)
had camped for the night by the
roadside between the towns OF Happy
Day and Calamity Hill, and as the sun
went to his purple bed without kickin
up any row about it and the shadders
of twilight gathered and the crickets
sung l looked round me and said to
myself:
''He who dwelleth in peace hath
riches"
And also:
you can't make anythingNelse of e
hog, but you can turn his bristles into
a hairbrush."
And likewise:
"He who determines to make the best
Of life will sooner have all he would
possess"
It was thus with me, and the speerits
OF my boss, my fightin dog and my bot
tiled grasshopper was calm and placid
when the strains Of sweet music fell
upon my ear. Liftin up my head and
gain in the direction of Calamity Hill,
saw approachin me an old critter
with smile on his face and limp in
his leg, and as he came he played up
on an accordion. The tune he played
was Baby Gone Away" and as he
finally halted before me my heart
strings was touched.
"Devenin, Teller pilgrim. Sit thee
down and rest fur awhile" l said in
greetin.
And he sat down and put out his
tongue and rolled up his eyes and play
ed the tune to its sad endin, and 1t was
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04

hump In 1t. Not for three minutes at
time was he quiet or satisfied, but at D
o'clock In the afternoon Mrs. Bowser had
to go down to the kitchen TO show the
new cook about her work Half an hour
later as she started up stairs she al
most screamed out as she glanced into the
sitting room. There stood Mr. Bowser
fully dressed and bowling and smiling as
the cat rubbed his legs and purred
"You-you here" she gasped in astonish-
ment.
II am here. Mrs. Bowser," he blandIy
answered.
but your rheumatism"
Rheumatism Yes, | was at death ;
door with rheuma tism. but | brought my
will power to bear on the physical and
this IL the result. You would have I'm
there and died
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04
"But ! don't understand."

Simply because you don't know your
husband l could have filled the house
with complaints, but ! uttered not one
word | could have folded my arms and
died. but | willed it otherwise Let this
be a great moral lesson to you, Mrs. Bow
ser and behold -
And he went Waiting around the room
with his knees as timber as springs and
the cat following after, while Mrs. Bow
ser raised her hands in astonishmem and
said to herself:
eWas there ever another man in all this
world like Mr.. Bowser?'
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04
Day the Frat.

That was the way day the first started
in. The doctor had been gone exactly four
minutes when Mr.. Bowser suddenly ex-
claimed:
by gum. but you are taking it cool for
a woman with a dying husband"
But what can I do9' asked Mrs. Bow
ger.
''You can turn my pillow over, rub my
feet. give me that camphor get me the
morning paper. bring me a cigar. \ low
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-04

some banks. In ten minutes man
comes in und says
"Cobbler, how vhas it aboudt war;"
She vhas coming" | says.
But don't see 1t der papers"
MAYBE not, but shall bring on some
war shust der same
"Oh. you Will. Maybe you believe
you vhas bigger ash der United States?''
MAYBE do"
where vhas dot Mexieo?" he asks
after little While.
dot vhas my peesness. says.
"Oh. hoo. Say, now, Dootchmans
your head vhas loose. und you better
go und wedge him tight. II have ten
I shoes to mend, | don't bring her to a
fool"
like to know about Mexico. but be-
fore | can go by der butcher another
man comes In. He vhas buns. He
stands in der door und wafes his hat
und hurrahs, und den he comes In und
says.
Good for you. eobbler! like to
fight Mexico for more as twenty years,
but don't get some chances. Now der
time vhas come, und you Will see me
wade in blood up to my neck. Hoop,
Hurrah. Put down my name ASH quick
ash you can
sfDot vhop oil iob coyc
"Of course she vhas all right, ind
show you how brafe mans can fight
und die. Yes, vhas nit you, cobher
und now III go out und drink NIT
YOU"
mot to-day"
What! What. fight for you und
die for you, und you don't buy me any
beer. Sooch things cannot vhas.."
Not to-day
Ca, | see. Very vel, cobbler.
Now you look me In my eye While | say
dot you vhas some yellow dogs, und II
you speak to me some more | shall
make your heart ache. Bah. psf!
Humph!"
| belief dot sign vhas no good, md in
two minutes l hat her down II some
odder mans don't come in, He vhas a
big mans, und he don't smile ash he
points to dot sign und says:
who says we shall hat some more
war;"
4 do" I says.
oh, Haf you got something's against
Mexico?"
II haf He kills my brudder Carl"
"Gun so you get up war on your own
account? Cobbler. you vhas a brafe
man."
Yes, sir: l vhas."
cor one big fool. You don't hat brains
enough to stand in your back door and
shoot n cat. You better take down dot
sign ind put oop one to read, Come in
ind see der lunatic.' Good morning, sir
He goes oudt. ind ! takes dot sign
down, but in three minutes dot fat police
mans come running oop und says:
Hello, cobbler; but Why don't you send
to me ind tell me dot news? If we hat
some war nit Mexico. maybe, I hat to
go along und die for my country
eve shall haf no war" ! says.
Hoy you know aboudt dot?'
Because 1 stop her. | make oop my
mind dot l don't like some troubles. Der
sign vhas down, der war vhas oafer und
some gose hangs high
He likes to know more aboudt it, und
when l tells him how it vhas he gets red
in der face und says:
''Ho, ho So you vhas fooling der public
und raising oop exctements. / like you
to know dot vhas against der law. l vhas
in some saloons after my beer When I
hears aboudt your sign, und I show you
some little tricks"
IND he grabs me und slams me till I
can't tell you no more, und when he goes
oudt he slams my door und breaks der
glass l told der little tiior how her vhas
und all he says vhas.
by golly, but | don't see how she
come oudt like dot"