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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-29

Publishers complain of the scarcity
Of good books for girls. and their read
ers say that no successor to Louisa
Alcott has yet come to view. Books
like Little Women are as rare as
"Trilbys. yet such books sell away up
into the thousands: and with the
large rewards offered. and so many
women writing fiction. it is indeed
dihicult to understand why first class
stories for girls are not forthcoming.
Arecent article in a newspaper made
NE statement that girls read boys
BOOKS" rather than the so-called girls
books" The reason for this may be
found in the fact that no namby- PANTY
sentiment is put into books for boys.
and it is mistaken idea to suppose
mat girls require that sort of reading.
such books as Young Lucretia.' by
MISS Wilkins. and the works of Kirk
Aunroe. w. L. Alden. Ellen Douglas
Deland. and others are in constant de-
mand because they are sensible, whole
some stories
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-29
RAILROADS 4 STEAMBOATS,.
GEH 1MzaIlHI6
In Effect June "a. 1901
Trains leave Augusta as follows:

I Trains leave Augusta as follows s
,,.a, III. OUGH TRAlEsszxs-Y
IAN molE a. MP.ST-6.io A. NJ. for Lewie-
For o Ra5nseIsS Kcs1land
~ lii III in, N and 1i$ uo.4o Sundays. for
VIII n,tlh mn, points onIy). express for Bruins
hahse Icy, Rockland. Portland and Bos-
ron, connecting for White Mountain
P POP land s. and nd, Rossae s DAILY for
brunswick. Bath, Lewiston. Portland.
Is Hs'ston Montreal and Chicago; 1905 P.
M, might Pullman. every night for Lew.
I iSton, Bath. Rockland Portland and Bos-
\ Ton; ~? A NJ; Portland ana Boston. y
GOiNG EAsT---1.32 \. NJ. might ex-
press; for skowhegan, Bangor. Moose
, q y. r. r.: Nanceboro, st. Stephen St
Andrews, St. John, via Canadian Pacific
ana Aroostooh and Washington counties;
| ~ \. NJ, Bangor and Bar Harbor; 90S
~ NJ, for Waterville. Belfast and Show
msan, lewiston and way stations, via
nMaterville and Winthrop; 122s noon. for
| Bahgor. Bar IIarbor ArooSfook county,
yanceboro, st. John and Halifax. Lewis
I'm and way stations. via Waterville ands
winthrop; '235 =. NJ. express for Bucks
thor 80 ?. NJ. for Waterville. Oakland
North Arson. Bingham. Skowhegan. Bel
fast, Dexter. Dover and Foxcroft, Greed.
keag: rs +. NJ. for Watervflle; 915 A. I
~. Sundays only, for Waterville, Bar
! HarbOr and Bangor.
~ A. NJ. runs every night Sundays in
cluded. but not TO Skowhegan on Monday
mornings nor on Sunday mornings to
Belfast. Dexter or beyond Bangor 10Y
cepting to Bar Harbor> and Wash. Co
r Y.
DAILY for main line points.
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS
SOUTH GARDINER TO AUus-.sTA. :.
suhdaA
PMP.M o PSS
So Gardiner, ". els D1.W 3.O0
Gardiner. 6a5 ~ 3I0 ~
HallowelI 63S I5 3a3
Augusta. ar. 645 H. 3a0 SsoY
AUGUSTA TO SOUTH GRDINER
- Sundays
AN PM. N. pm. f P
Augusta; ". 1.45 Deoo DO els 12i
Gardiner, 500 30 4stSH
So:Gardincr. ar. SIC 80 4HS
ID Daily, Sundays included ~
Through tickets to Calico
points South and West maze g
III. Walker, ticket agent, ~
only office in Augusta e n
pcnSe. "HicI
!. GEO. f. EVANS. Ends. 50
- Pres. & Gen Mag'r. brill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-29

Sir Walter Besants death makes it
interesting to recall that the Society of
Authors, with which his name will al
ways be associated. was started at a
meeting held by some fifteen men at
Mr.. Scoon's chambers. Garrick street.
London, in September, 1883. Its OBJ
jects were: % The maintenance, def
milton and defence of literary property:
t2) the consolida ton and amendment
Of the laws of domestic copyright; and
~ the promotion of International
copyright. Tennyson was the first
PRESIDENT and among the vice presi-
dents were Lord Lyton. Sir Theodore
Martin. Matthew Arnold Huxley. Tyn-
dali, Cardinal Manning. Wilkie Col
Inns. Charles Reade. Charlotte Yongc
George Augustus Sala and. rather odd
y. Sir Charles Warren
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-29

Inc sensational serial in England
no"adays has fallen to despicable
,sSeL SAYS the London Academy.
"esrly all popular journals run a
,enal. and many Of them would pay
n"hasomely. recklessly. for a good
vhe' Tho demand for serials is regu
lar and enormous: even the syndicates.
nh" are onnipotcnt, can not satisfy
"f"selves. We could name several
siNeFs who make a steady income of
NY pounds a week. and more. for
=, SERIALS. We know of lady who fell
NJ after writing five serials at once
- much was her work in request. and
- ."mptinc the offer of remuneration.
ho yet. though the serial is prov
me "f literary art. there is no good
seriallst. Nay. there is no sign of a
.edsohed effort to produce a good
serai- What. then. is the secret Of the
~" Commercially successful serialists?
:. IS secret Of pihling ingenuity-we
use that erithet because 1t is the cor
rect enc. Thesc Writer'S have posed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-29

y Daily, Sundays included
Through tickets to CalifC>
points South and West ma<H
III. Walker. ticket agent, ID
only office in Augusta g n
routes and checking bag which
pense. "HicI
|. GEO. r. EVANS. E1ds. sd
y. Pres. & Gen. Mag'r. hrju
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-29
EASTERN STEAM
Asdl-
,rnii'. y
.eakfst
SUMMER ARR

, Commencing JGm-a
Leave Bath daily q
spruce POINT a
Christmas Gov
quid.
! Returning II
Boothbay at
! Leave BA
landing y
Squirrel i'm
vile, WcstpC3 3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-29

The theory which teaches taat man
may best be divorced from addiction to
whiskey by means of a reasonable
taste for beer may. it appears, be ap-
piled to literary as we'll as alcoholic
indulgences. The director of the state
library, Mr. Dewey. has, in lis annual
report. made himself in a sense the
apologist for the policy which furnish
es the public much mental rink of a
mildly intoxicating character, in order
that by means of it the taste of GER
tain large class of readers nay either
be diverted from something that is
orse or else be cultivated INTO some
thing from nothing at all. To read.
presumably. is desirable; yet there are
thousands of people who have been
taught to read who prefer to spend
their time in the poor gossip or worse.
of places of popular resort, at cards, IN
rude sports or in total idlHess. For
such, Mr. Dewey assumes, Il is better
that they get into the habit d reading.
even if they read nothing. bitter than
dime novels or the worst of filshy liter
allure. When the reading appetite Is
well developed it will demsnd more
solid food.
This. it seems to us, would be an ex-
cellent theory to go upon inpublic IL
braries if it could always b. known
what sort of books any givel person
is really qualified to read, AMI II there
were also a chance for knowing what
particular course any persons reading
is taking. There is a chance Tor de-
basing of tastes as well as for the
elevation of them. If the mid is once
turned into the channel of s,nsatlonal
literature it may be hard tc turn IL
back. 1t is hardly the function OF the
public library to cater to deDased
appetite in fiction. even in the hope
that by feeding such an appetite with
that which becomes progressively pet
ter, hunger may be developed Tor
things that are good.
Flash literature. the yell~-covered
rubbish, is everywhere. 1. is not
necessary to buy it in order 10 read 1t.
There is a sort of free circulating IL
brary of wretched fiction. PARTICULARLY
intended for boys, which has ts
branches in every school gard ana
every farm barn. Daredevil DICK
and THE Red Handed Averger pass
from boy to boy, from yokel to yokei,
till they are worn to shreds. They are
as accessible to the remotestvillage as
they are to him of the Bovery. Inc
public library should take this into full
consideration, and, assuming that
every human being may read If he can
read. give the perverted taste cor
receive rather than a stimulnt.
Yet undoubtedly there must be an
intermediate stage between what IS
good and what is bad. and INV far the
public library may go in Offering what
belongs to their intermediate stage
may well be fair question fOr discus
sion. If benevolent people If cultiva-
ton could somehow manage to eXer-
else a supervision over the use of IL
braries by the least intelligent or least
conscientious class of readersit might
be well to provide a considerable list
OF this transitional matehal.-NeW
York Mail and Express.
1.-The AutOcratS." Charles <. Lush 8
~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-29

1.-The Autocrats.' Charles <. Lush's
new novels, deals with remarkable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-29

rv Warman. the author of the yarn.
.ornressing the Oppressor." recently
l.hiished by the j. r. Lippincott
r.mnauy. has been doing but little
,.no fiction of late. HIS short-stoiy
~ork has been popular, and keeps him
..,stantly busy in his workroom in
M.t comfortable house in London.
o.tario. which he calls home. MIR.
f.rman. who is a Western man by
s,,th and who has spent much of his
~ globe -trotting, some years ago
moved to the little Canadian town
.h;ch was. the girlhood home of his
~;fe He has written but little poetry
,,nce he made his early reputation in
NAT form of literature. His most con-
.n,cuous success has been his rail-
mad tales. He is at present engaged
n book of short stories, which, as
~ recently wrote to a correspondent,
,re .'odd tales and sketches that have
,lowu from the four corners of the
s,rth. extending from Cape Nome to
Ilrusalem.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-29

John Oliver Hobbies has just been
elected member of the council of the
Authors Society. She is the fifth wo-
man thus honored. her predecessors
being Charlotte NJ. Yonge, Mrs. Hump
hry Ward, Flora Shaw and Eleanor a.
0merod.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-29

The English Society of Authors has
awarded its first pension to d fellow
writer. Three hundred dollars year
is TO be given to Mrs. J. ii. Riddcll.
author of THE Senior Partner and
other excellent novels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-29

Some stories are wrought out by the
hardest of hard literary labor; others
arc discovered by mere chance. One of
tho latter class is Elder Boise" which
poubleday, Page & Co. publish this
week. It's author is Everett TOmlinson.
Tho well-known lecturer ami author
If historical narratives. About a year
sso Mr.. Tomlinson vcntured to tell
friend of his, a well-known editor,
how he would write a novel if he
should perchance make the attempt.
After listening to a recital of the pro-
ieeted plot, the editor exclaimed.
write it. man, write ii at once"
And so the tale was written. The hero
Of Mr.. Tomlinsons story, Elder Boise,
il not an old man, as might be sup
posed. He is a young preacher, fresh
from city seminary. and nc has some
unexpected experiences as the rcli-
sious head of little community in the
upper part of New York State.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-09
ESTABLISHED 1872.


New Orleans, Nov. S.-Secretary Hes
ters weekly New Orleans Cotton Elk
change statement issued to-day shows
that the amount brought into sight
during the past week has been 502,424
against 419,674 for the seven days end
ing Nov. 8, last year, and for the eight
days of November it has been 5S0.710
against 497, 1863. last year. They make
the total movement for the sixty-nine
days from Sept. / to date, S,422, 1888,
against S,5S0,921 last year.
The movement since S ept. l shows
receipts at all United States ports o.
412,163 against 2.469,70S last year; over
land across the Mississippi, Ohio and
Potomac rivers, to Northern mills and
Canada 223,T14, against 27S,26S last
year; interior stocks in excess of those
held at the close of the commercial
year 409, 500 against 473, 662 last year;
Southern mill takings $4,000 against
sos, 2SS last year. Af
Foreign exports for the week have
been 2l4331 against 254,656 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea-
son 1,70S,610 against LAS. 490 last year.
The total takings of American mills.
North and South and Canada thus far
for the season have been sol $40
against 75S,622 last year. Stocks at the
seaboard and the 30 leading Southern
interior centers have increased during
the week 163SS2 bales against an in
crease during the corresponding period
last season of 10,S05
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop,
and the number of bales brought into
sight thus far for the new crop, the
supply to date is 3,7S2,070 against $685.
455 for the same period last year.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-09
TO THE NORTH AND WEST.

Trains arrive Savannah as follows;
No. IS daily from New York. wash
ington and Cincinnati 4:50 a. m.
No. 80 daily from New York ana
Washington, sos y. m,
All trains arrive and depart from
the Plant System station.
THROUGH CAR SERVICE, ETC.
Trains 80 and "a daily NEW YORK.
AND FLORIDA EXPRESS. Vesti-
buled limited trains with Pullman
drawing room sleeping cars between
savannah and New York. Connect at
Washington with Colonial Express Tor
Boston. Pullman sleeping cars between
charlotte and Richmond and Charlotte
ana Norfolk Dining cars serve all
meals between Savannah and Wash
ington.
Trains IS and So daily, THE UNITED
STATES FAST MAIL, Vestibuled linz
lted trains, carrying Pullman drawing
room sleeping cars between savannah
and New York. Dining cars serve all
meals between Savannah and WASH
ington. Also Pullman drawing room
sleeping cars between Savannah ana
cincinnati. through Asheville, and "Ihe
Land of the Sky"
For information as to rates, sched-
ules, etc, apply to
f. S. CANNON Sd V. p. and G. M.
S; H. HARDWICK, G. p. A., Wash
| ington. d. c.
w. II. TAYLOE, A. G. p. A., Atlanta,
! r. c. BLATTNER, Depot Ticket
Agent, Plant System Station. Savan-
| nah, Ga.
e. G. THOMSON. C. P. & T. A. sa-
vannah. Ga, 141 Bull street. Phone
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-09
NEW ORLEANS COTTDN FUTURES.
New Orleans, Nov. S.-Cotton futures
H. & r. Beers Cotton Letter.

New Orleans, Nov. S.-The expecta-
ton of lighter interior receipts and a
smaller in sight this week than looked
for, caused an early Improvement in Liv-
erpool. Our market, however, opened
2@4 points lower, owing to the absence
of buyers, and on the subsequent east
ness in Liverpool declined S additional.
Notwithstanding the insight and wish
BILE supply figures were hearish, the
free covering by shorts and fresh buy
ing occasioned rally of y points from
the bottom, but realizing caused a
slight cession near the close. making
the net gain l point on the day. The
twenty nine leading interior towns dur
ing the week received PSI, 900 bales,
against 902. 900 last year, excluding
Houston, where all the decrease comes
in. the other towns are 10000 bales in
excess of last year. The amount
brought into sight during the week was
3O2 900 bales, against 100000 last year
and the total marketed to date has
been 3, 422 900 bales, against 1851, 900 last
wear. The visible supply of American
incre ased 25S. 900 during the past seven
DAYS. against an increase of only $4,000
last wear. a relative gain OF $4,000 and
aggregate to date which has been rum
ming under last year is now 10000 In
.axcess. The total stock ashore and
afIoat of American in Liverpool is 59l,-
600 bales. against $4,000 last year, or
q deficit of only 66 900. From the above
IL will be seen that the fear Of a
scarcity of supply in Liverpool has
been dispelled, and it also demonstrates
that the visible supply of American is
gaining over last year. having wiped
out the deficiency. and is now ll2,OOO
in excess. This feature proves con-
clusively that spinners are taking
! sparingly corroborating the reports OF
unsatisfactory textile trace conditions
/ in Europe. Therefore as the statlsllcdl
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-09
Murphy d Co.'S Cotton Letter.

New York, Nov. S.-Speculation in
the cotton market fell off to small pro-
portions this morning and the general
disposition was to pause for a while
and await further developments. Prices
advanced on a demand to the extent of
SQ6 points. Yesterdays forecast for
colder weather was not verified, the
lowest temperature being as a rule
around AZ in the Atlantic, Augusta
and Central Texas districts. Receipts
are still pretty full, but the feeling is
growing that they will gradually shrink
and continue to taper off until the eX-
tremely high crop views are once again
revised to reasonable figures. AIoder-
ate crop views will be adjusted until
last years movement is reached and
passed. Conservative houses regard
this as the safest course. The mar
ket turned weak on reports of New
Orleans receipts being retarded by a
strike on the Mississippi. Port receipts
to-day, $1,000 bales against $4,000 last
year. Mail reports reached here to-day
of the effect of the cold weather last
week in Texas, which showed that the
freezing point had been reached at a
number of points not previously heard
from, and that the top crop had been
effectually destroyed thereby, The Liv-
erpOol Weekly report to-day shows that
the supply of all kinds of cotton there
increased 10000 bales during the week,
while the American supply gained 65,-
900. The American stock afloat in
creased $1,000 bales Compared with
last years stocks, there are now 229,-
900 bales, against $4,000 last year, and
the American supply is only 10000
bales, against $4,000 last year. Spin
ners there have been buying so spar
ingly of late, that their taklngs must
soon be increased.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-09
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, Nov S.--The market for
cotton futures opened steady, with
prices 2@6 points higher on a squirt
of local and fair foreign buying started
by unexpected strength in Liverpool
and reports that trade conditions on
the continent and at Manchester were
improving rapidly. There was little
public buying, however and hedge
selling by yesterdays buyers of spot
cotton in the South soon filled up the
initial demand. From this out the
market was dull and easy, with prices
off to 1880 for January before midday.
Free receipts at the ports and interior
towns, generally favorable weather
conditions and a forecast for slightly
higher temperatures in the belt for
the next few days tended to discour-
age buying. On the decline prominent
room bears sold freely for a break
to below the bottom figures of yester-
day. But early in the afternoon con-
sentative operators quickly picked up
moderate lines of the late months on
the belief that the market was heavily
oversold and that the long interest
had been eliminated by the recent de-
cline. Near the close Wall street and
commission houses bid the market up
easily and forced the shorts to beat
a hasty retreat. Bears feared another
sharp bulge in Liverpool tomorrow
and were made additionally uneasy by
predictions for a much smaller move
ment next week. Trading was COM
paratively small, taking the session
as a whole, but reflected a healthier
tone to business. The close was very
steady. with prices net to 16 points
higher.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-09

BILE show of strength at an extreme
advance of 3A. Rumors continue cur
rent of the early adoption of a plan
for a proprietary company to hold the
stocks of the Vanderbilt railroads
Pennsylvania and it's subsidiary stocks
formed another center of strength, ex-
cept Baltimore and Ohio, which was
reactionary on realizing, and the
Wheeling and Lake Erie stocks moved
in sympathy with this group. The
Southwestern stocks were generally
strong to the accompaniment OF re-
ports of large earnings and pending in
creases In disbursements. An active
demand continued for Louisville and
Nashville for the Atchison stocks, not
ably the preferred, which touched 1929.
The buying of this stock and of
Louisville was based on the general
argument that they were selling low,
compared with other stocks paying the
same dividend. The settlement of the
Northwestern Railroad controversy
continued to receive much attention,
to-day's version pointing TO the grant
ing TO Union Pacific of proportional
control of the Burlington system by
concessions of direct holdings in that
company.
The possibility of releasing locked up
capital under this plan made II partic-
ularly attractive to the speculative inn
agination. The preliminary figures Of
cash movements for the past week in
dictate small net change in the banks
reserves. The banks have lost a small
amount on balance on the interior
movement by express. The reported
settlement of the Turkish diff
ficulty was very slightly reflected here,
except as It affected the feeling of
hopefulness over the relaxation OF the
future foreign demand for gold. The
market closed irregular at considerable
reactions from the BEST caused by
heavy realizing during the last hour.
There were sharp upward movements
in Central of Georgia bonds and in
Kansas and Texas seconds.
The bond market generally was act
i've and irregular Total sales. par
value, So, $40 900. United States bonds
were all unchanged on the last call.
The total sales of stocks to-day were
916, 800 shares, including Atchison, So
100; Atchison preferred. $4,000; Balti-
more and Ohio, 900; Chesapeake and
Ohio, $4,000; Chicago indianapolis and
Louisville. goo; Chicago Terminal.
6. 500; Denver preferred, 5000; Erie, 81
500; Erie first preferred. 6,100; Great
Northern preferred. 7.300 Illinois Cen
trail. II ,000; Louisville and Nashville,
SO, $50; Manhattan, $4,000; Metropolitan
street Railway, 1900 Missouri Pa
cihe. 1890: New York Central, co. 400;
Norfolk and Western, 23,l00; Ontario
and Western, 10. 400: Pennsylvania, 50,-
900. Reading, 500; Reading second
preferred, 800; st. Louis San Francis
co $500. St Louis Southwestern pre-
ferred. 5000 st. Paul, 1900; Southern
Pacific, 81. 800: Southern Railway, a.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-09
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Cotton Letter.

New York, Nov. S.---A sharp reaction
in Liverpool failed to attract many
buyers this morning. on the contrary
local buyers of yesterday were the SELL
ers. They had anticipated a reaction
on the expected lighter movement
which brought about the advance here
yesterday afternoon The general
temper here is more bullish than of late
on the belief that the market will not
decline further until The movement
bears out. the large crop esimate. al
though Liverpool lost the greater por-
ton of the improvement. There is lit
tie disposition TO expect any further
weakness, abroad. kilograms from New
Orleans state that the strike among
the steamboat men has seriously inter-
fered with the receipts at that point.
We expect there will be good demand
for cotton on the present basis, and the
market with this steady undertone at
tracts much investment buying. The
Manchester goods report for the last
month is the best for several months. p
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-09
REVIEW OF MARKETS
CONDITION OF GENERAL TRADE
DURING THE PAST WEEK.
COTTON FUTURES CLOSE HIGH
,npESSIoN PREVAILS THAT
PRESENT PRICES WILL ELICIT
DEMAND.

stir Demand for Spirits of Turpen-
tine at 35Ac Per GaIIon-Rosins
IN Good Request Throughout the
Ueek-LocaI and Also Telegraph
ic Markets as Reported by Wire.
The Morning News Office,
Friday, Nov. s.
The tendency of the cotton futures
.oarket at to-day's closing appeared
stronger, and this with the disposition
n hold on the part of the interior, and
also factors at the ports, gives the
situation a more favorable appearance
than it presented few days ago.
While the movement continues liberal,
and little frost has fallen to strength
On The market it seems understood that
SINNERS are in a way to enter the
market at present prices, believing
them to be about as low as present
conditions may be expected to put
them. A better demand for export
was reported in some of the accounts
to-day. which gave further encourage
ment to the friends of the market.
The demand for spirits of turpen-
tine was fairly good, that market clos
ing firm at 35Ac per gallon. Resins
ruled firm throughout the week, with
the demand fully up to expectations.
The wholesale markets continued
steady, with the demand for fall goods
fair. The following resume of the mar
kets will show their tone and quota
tons at the closing to-day: