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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15
An English Victory in Egypt.

When England occupied Egypt it
gave a solemn pledge to the world that
the occupation was not to be per-
manent one and that it would soon
evacuate the country and leave it to
self government. 1t was much like the
promise that the United States gave
when ii occupied Cuba, but, unlike the
United States. England has not kept
this pledge. In partial justification Of
this violated pledge has been the ex-
cellence of it's administration of Egyp-
tan affairs, and particularly it's devel-
opment of the agricultural resources
of the country. The building of the
great dam. at Assouan. which was
formally opened, last week. is not only
one of the greatest engineering feats of
modern times but is one of the most
bcneficcnt public works ever under
taken by a government
1t is victory of peace which de-
serves to be more widely renowned
than many of the most famous victo-
rics won in war by Britain. The dam
and storage reservoir reclaims 200
square miles of desert and increases by
20 per cent. the area of habitable
Egypt For although Egypt is about
100000 square miles in area. it has
only about $4,000 square miles of fer
tile land. being n strip a few miles
long on either side of the great Nile.
So rich is this area that it has been
called in all ages the granary of the
world. This new dam and reservoir
not only opens large new area but
its main object is to prevent loss of the
crops and a consequent famine by stor-
cation canals. even when the Nile flood
fails TO bring down it's rich silt TO the
tillers of the soil. More than that. the
reservoir will make two crops a year
possible, one in winter and one in sum-
mer. and this system of double crops is
counted on to make Egypt in time one
of the richest countries of the world ir
proportion to its area and population.
The Assuan dam has been construct
ed within four years and at the very
reasonable figure Of Si25oO0 600. o,
about one-fourth what New York paid
for its system of water storage in III,
Cr"ton district. SO direct and timel,
will be its ministration to the soil tba
IL is expected to increase the animal
earning capacity of Egyptian farms
SlS'ooo'Ooo, or more than pay for i,sell
IN single year, While it will increase
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Charity eggs don't seem to hatch.
The people who are dead in earnest
never make love; they just love.
It's wise man that knows enough to
be master of his own house only when
he is out of it.
It's queer what wrong ideas you can
get about a womans figure in anything
but a bathing suit.
When you see man drinking cham
pagne down town it is a sign his family
drinks weak tea up town.
Some women have an idea that bank
checks are like visiting cards, and that
all you nave to do is to get more printed
and use them.
New York Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15
life at Brunswick and his relations to
his college as an alumnus.

They are telling of a little red school
house down in Montville, in Waldo
county, which made a record as the
cradle of famous men not equal!e? hy
many red sChoo;houses even in TINS
good old State. In the early AUS that
little building had gathered i'll it no
fewer than five young men who Later
sat in Congress. One of them was Ben
jamin White, superintendent OF SCHOOLS
Of MOntville, who was member q, the
2Sth Congress. Another was Kew. Efen-
ezer KnOwIton the teacher, who sat in
the 34th Congress. The other three were
nupils at that time. Seth l.. Milllken,
a member of the Maine delegation from
the 4Sth to the J4th Congress: John
r. Ayerill who went to Minnesota and
was in Congress from ST. Paul two
terms; and Richard S. Aver, who re-
manned in the South after the war and
was sent to Congress from Virginia.
Montville may well be proud of such a
record.
Bath Times: The many friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Conant of Hardlngs
who have been planning pilgrimages
for this winter to the Conant hosiery
will be sorry to hear" that Jake and
Emma are contemplating leaving this
part of the country and will go either
TO southern California or South Caro-
lima. For the past twenty-four years
one of the entertainments which Bath
people have had on their list for the
pleasure of visitors from out OF town
has been supper at Jakes. The menu
which has been served to thousands at
the old Adams house and at the pres
ent farm house on the New Meadows
was original with Mr. Conant and his
mother, Mrs Adams. Jake says it
started twenty-four years ago. They
first had Mr.. Chapman and his family
of New York boarding with them while
ne was building ships in this city un-
der the firm name of Chapman & Flint,
during the summer, and it gradually
worked around so that they COM
menced taking transients. They then
served rs principal dish, clans and
Holsters We're not thought much of.
They served the first steamed clans il,
the shell to a party of knight Tenn
plars. One Of the party had eaten
them in Rhode Island and showed how
they were served. The first baked lob
stcr WAS gotten up for a prominent
Bath man and a Bath boy introduced
the potato chips. If a register of the
guests who have dined at the Corant
table for the past twenty-four years
could be presented. what a stream of
pleasant memories would be revived.
Jake says that he has served so many
Holsters and clans that he wants to go
away somewhere where they are not
known. He says if he goes West he
Is going to work at his trade Of Joiner
and if he goes South he will start "a
Il uck farm. He says that he is receiv-
ing inquiries nearly every day from
PARTIES who want just one more of his
shore suppers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15
By Your Manners You Are Judged.

1t is vulgar to make remarks about
the food at dinner.
To talk about matters which only in
terest yourself.
To contradict your friends when
they are speaking.
To grumble about your home and
relations to outsiders.
To say clever things which may
hurt some ones feelings.
To dress shabbily in the morning be-
cause no one will see you.
To be rude to those who serve you,
either in shops ortat home.
To think first of your own pleasure
when you are giving a party.
To refuse ungraciOusly when some
one wishes to do you a favor.
To behave in an omnibus or train as
if no one else had right to be there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

The people of a city out in Nebraska
must have been surprised, the other
morning, when they awOke and found
themselves three miles from the MIS-
souri,, which the night before had peen
washing their doors. Still, there have
long. been told strange stonies of thai
tickle river. Several towns have been
moved by the changing course OF the
Missouri from one shore or the river
to the other, and it is on record that
on one occasion a ferryboat which had
crossed the river in a flood actually
found itself, when it got across. on the
same shore from which it had de-
parted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15
When TRAVELLING

Between Boston and New York ask
for tickets Via springfield Line" over
the Boston & Albany r. r.
Through express trains leave either
city A. NJ; 1900 Noon; 400 p. NJ;
11.O0 p. M. carrying ParlOr cars on Day
trains, Sleeping cars on Night trains.
Dining cars on p. M. trains.
Through train service Parlor,
Sleeping, and Dining cars to the West
via New York Central Lines. leaving
$50. 1915, 1915 A. NJ;
200, Ais, 800, 500 and 11.15 p. NJ
Oct31dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc.
BELGRADE.

A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Der 3.
Mrs. Jane lockwood of Boston, is
at her old home here for a little while.
The second annual fair Of Belgrade
Grange, No. 292, will be held, Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday even
ings, December %. "a and rs. On the
first evening the drama Uncle ST. will
be presented, and "Fisherman's Luck"
ON the second evening. On the third
evening there will be the awarding Of
prizes and grand ball.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

The newspaper discussion about the
transfer of Governor Taft from the
Philippines to the supreme bench is
somewhat premature as there is no va
cancy on the bench or any immediate
prospect of any. No doubt, Governor
Taft is a man of supreme bench cali
Der, but he is also a right good man
in the place he now fills.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15
!Ny8lNNUB Gossip
The Weather Singers.

Pretty hard the fortune of the singer
here below
Sing a song o. vioiets and yonder comes
the snow;
Sing a song o Billiards, and violets ii
grow, -
But-swing around the circle till the
morning.
Pretty hard his fortune as a weather pro-
phet free
To sing all sorts o weathers-from the
blizzard to the bee;
But song is like a river-it must ripple
on to sea;
So swing around the circle till the morn
ing!
And what if billiards. bother or the sum-
mei thunder's roll;
If we're steaming in the tropics-if were
freeZin' at the pole?
Just warble out the music-if the song is
in your soul,
And swing around the circle till the
morning.
Atlanta Constitution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

Wilton-Dec. ), to the wife OF Frank u.
Miller, son.
HANCOCK.
Surry-Nov. q, to the wife of Henry
Black. a son.
MountainvilIe Deer Isle)-Nov. "A, 10
the wife of Samuel S. Carman, daugn-
ter.
Northeast Harbor-Nov. IS, to the wife
Of Frank Stanley, a son.
Amherst-Nov. %. to the wife OF Ed
ward Giles. a daughter.
Brooklir-Nov. %, to the wife of Eras-
tus J. Candage, q son Everett ClaytonD.
Fenobscot-Dec. 6. to the wife of Irving
l.. Bowden, a daughter.
Atlantic-Dec. 3, to the wife of Emery
Barbour. daughter.
Bluehili-Dec. s. TO the wife of William
S. Horton. a daughter
Ellsworth-Dec. Z to the wife of Free!
E. Wiggin, daughter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

South Portland who believed. or did
believe, that extreme cold, like various
ills of the human body, is purely mag
mary. But when she found every one
OF her large and valuable collection Of
window plants frozen stiff, she said sht,
guessed that no religion at all was the
best assurance of a higher tempera-
ture.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15
An Alternative,

Now them said the professor in logic
give us an idea Of your knowledge of
the question in plain Words
''Why-er-Im afraid" stammered the
student: that | can't Just exactly
Perhaps then you may give us an idea
Of your ignorance of it in any old words"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

the revenues of the government nearly
$4,000, 900, or reimburse the govern
ment for it's expenditure within seven
wears. 1t is one of 1.-The fairy tales of
science made actual in an ancient and
backward land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15
She Helps Herself,

Subbubs-O! yes, Backlotz maintains
two establishments.
Gaussip-Well, well, How did you find
that out?
Subbubs-He told me himself. You see
his cook goes home every night, and what
he provides for his house helps her to
keep IN hers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15
A Personal Matter.

Il guess some member af the congre-
CATION has caught the minister taking a
drink"
''Gracious, You don't say sou
Yes, at any rate his sermon to-day
was on "Temperanco-the Use-versus In
temperdnce-the Abuse"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

Hancock-Dec. 6, to the wife OF Charles
j. Anderson, son.
OXFORD.
East Rumford-Dec. 3. to the wife OF
Charles Abbott, daughter.
Norway-Dec. 2. to the wife of Irving
Merrill, daughter.
PENOBSCOT
MilIinocket-Dec. l. to the wife of W.
ii. knowton, "A daughter; to the wife Of
Guy Scott a daughter.
WALDO.
Searspcrt-Dec. l. to the wife Of James
Stevens. a son Norman Leroy Stevens).
MISCELLANEOUS.
chichester, n. H.--Nov %, to the vito
of Rev. James Richmond, "a son.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15
Then He Went,

II used to like winter weather when
was a boy said Mr.. Staylait, but 1
tell you the older | grow the more l hate
to go out in the cold"
Yes" said she, depressing yawn.
land gracious, you're getting older every
minute, aren't your
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

Portland will make a second attempt
to elect 4 mayor. today. In at least
one ward it will be the fifth time the
voters have gone to the polls, this fall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

Open time ends, TODAY, and the sur
viving game can breathe more easily.
More deer and moose have been killed,
both legally and illegally, than in any
previous year. How long will the sup
Fly last
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

No notice whatever win be taken OF
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held respon'
sihje for the preservation ;: r-iurn
q rejected communicative
ESdress al communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT, PUBLISH
ers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

it is j week from today that the
Androscoggin voters will elect Judge
Wing to fill the senatorial vacancy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

Charles Dana Gibson, the celebrated
artist, has been on a hunting trip to
deer. and he could have found lot of
Gibson girls among our Maine young
ladies'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15
LIGHT AND AIRY.
Not TIE Only One.

20. she's 50 sweet. so angelic and fair,
sighed Lovctt Fursyte. But | know !
shall never succeed in winning her love"
Nonsense: exclaimed May Sharpe
Lots of other men have succeeded. Why
shouldn't your
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

Westbrook hears the cheerful ruElor
that the big Warren paper mills will
grant an increase of wages with the
Grening of the new year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

MIS-. NarSaret Mccoy. who was known
as the Mother of Methodism i'm he
west, has just died at Omaha. NeD.
Her mother. an earnest Methodist. was
driven rom France by the reign Of fer
ror in Robespierre's time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

Yes, the Monroe doctrine is on the
shelf, but John Bull and the Kaiser
should be careful not to jar the shelf.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15
Hardly.

OF trouserings and suitings
The tailorS boast, and yet
no cobbler tells of bootings
His customers may get.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

The lot of a sailor on New England
ccasting craft is not to be envied, these
days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

RoCkland tried to suppress its small
pox news with the result that the real
situation was much exaggerated and
no little damage done to the business
of the city. AS matter of fact, there
have been but two or three cases and
these are getting on nicely. The ho-
tel is now out from under quarantine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

Just a year ago came the great
freshet that swept out the ice and
lots of other things.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

The Bowdoin Orient proposes to
make its next issue a special Reed
number with articles from classmates
and college friends of the great states
man dealing with his undergraduate
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15

No trouble with the quantity o
quality of Maine ice, this winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-15
BORN.
FRANKLIN.

wilton-Dec. 5. to the wife of Frank G.
Miller "a son.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-01
N0NSUIT
GRANTED
BY COURT
Interesting Question Involved in
Shuskansky's Suit Against
tho Suburban Railroad Co.

Considerable interest was taken by mem
Considerable interest was taken by mem
at Judge Blodgetts court today in the
case OF Abraham shuskansky VS.. Rhode
Island Suburban Street Railway company.
The question was who is responsible for
the operation OF the cars of the defendant
company in this city.
Owing to neglect of those in charge of
car marked suburban" the plaintiff was
badly injured. The defendants attorneys
asked for a non-suit on the ground that
the wrong party had been sued, claim
ing that If anyone was responsible for the
accident IL was the Union Railroad COM
pany.
Counsel for the paintiff called Henry V.
A. Joslin 20 the witness stand. Mr. JOS
lin is secretary OF both the Union and
Suburban companies. OF course Mr.. JOS
lin gave little real information. He vol
unteered no statement on vital points
and kept well within the claim made by
his attorneys.
Mr.. Joslin was asked 20 produce the
contract or document by which the Union
railroad ran or operated cars OF the
Rhode Island Suburban Railway COM
pany In this city.
Counsel wanted this document, but the
court thought the question should he as
TO how the Suburban road operated Its
cars in this city.
Is there. asked counsel, any agreement
in writing by which the cars of the r.. l.
Suburban railway are run or operated
I'm this city. This question was ruled out
by the court.
Judge Blodgett ruled out number oi
questions asked by counsel for the plain
tiff. His honor said that the Suburban
was the party sued and the only question
was how the company operated It's cars
| I'm this city.
| Mr.. Joslin was not forced to answe
| the question as 20 whether the Unioi
| Railroad company paid the motormel
| and conductors wages while the car
were operated in this city.
1 Mr.. Joslin couldn't tell from the testi
4 mony he had heard whether the car tina
| the accident occurred on was Suburoa
car or not. If IL had the word Suburba
4 on IL he admitted IL was such a car.
| The Suburban operated it's cars In III
| town of Warwick. but not I'm Cranston
l Providence or East Greenwich. The sam
men operated and had charge OF the ca
! for the entire journey. Counsel for plain
| tiff wanted the agreement between tn
! Union railroad and the Suburban produc
| ed i'm court. Judge Blodgett said 1t wa
| immaterial
Finally his honor granted the motor
for a non-suit In doing 40 attention wa
called To the fact that the Union Rail
| road company has an exclusive stree
| railway franchise in this city. Ii is prob
| able that after the ruling OF his honor a
| suits for negligence on the part of thos
| i'm charge OF cars will be brought agains
the Union Railroad company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-01

Telluride Col March 1.-Fourteen dead,
as many injured and score or more
missing. are the result. so far as known,
of the series of snowslides, which occur
red in the vicinity OF the Liberty Bell
mine on smuggler mountain three and a
half miles north of Telluride. The roacs
between here and the Liberty Bell are al
most impossible and details OF the acct
dents are hard to obtain.
IL seems that no less than four distinct
slides occurred, each one claiming two or
more victims. Several bodies have been
recovered but quite number of the
known dead are still buried under the
tons OF snow rocks and timbers by whlch
tbnv we're carried down. The death list
of the first slide, 80 far as known ioi-
lows:
Gus Swanson. crusher feeder.
IL s. Summerland tram brakeman
Harry Golden. waiter in boarding house.
Gus Kraul, miner.
j. +. Clemer, steward.
Wade Grove miner.
II. Bishop, miner.
The victims OF the second slide were;
Harry A. Chase. assayer.
l.. ID. Stanley. carpenter
Those who met death In the thiru sliue'
Gus Won Fintel, carpenter
John II. Powell, surveyor.
Paul Dalphrese, miner
In the fourth slide the following were
killed:
George Rowher.
w. S. Gregory.
THE first slide carried away the board
ing and bunk houses, and the tram house
OF the mine. About 259 men are regularly
employed I'm the mines and mills OF the
Liberty Bell. but large number OF men
from the night shift were In Telluride ana
were prevented from returning TO the
mine by the terrible storm which was rag
ing. The day shift had just gone to work
leaving but comparatively few under
ground workmen at the bunk house
The slide came without warning. The
three large buildings were carried down
the steep mountain side, 4 distance OF
about 1000 feet and literally ground to
pieces. not a board being left Intact The
snow and debris piled In the bottom oil
the canon 25 feet deep.
Those who escaped the slide at once he
gan the work OF rescuing their less Tor
tunate companions. dozen or more
were taken out alive, some of them padiy
injured however.
THE most seriously hurt were;
Jacob Golden. dish washer; arm cut on
and serious internal injuries
James Gonlon, waiter; ribs broken ano
arm badly cut.
John Isaacson. miner: legs fractured.
Henry Raine. miner leg broken and Sc
rious internal injuries.
Word was sent to Telluride and mum
ber OF the citizens left for the scene OF
the disaster to aid In the rescue of the
victims.
shortly after noon. while the work OF
digging the bodies out was going on. the
second slide came down almost In tht
track OF the first. The mountain side u
very stecp and the descent OF the snow
mass was so swift that "a OF the rescutr'
were caught. two being killed. They
were Harry A. Chase and l.. d. Stanley
and their bodies have not been recovered
The others were more or less injured
hut none was fatally hurt Supt Chaso
OF the Liberty Bell mine. later ordered th'
work OF rescue suspended declaring ina
Il was useless 10 endanger life furthel
while slides were running. Several par
lies started al once for Telluride.
Two OF these parties were overtaken d,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-01
UNDERMINED BY WATER

Boston. March l--several buildings at
Jamaica Plain have been vacated and
are In danger OF collapsing because on
having been undermined by the overflow
OF stonybrook last nights downpour
OF rain.
For years. since the growth Of the city
restricted the brook to narrow channel.
there has been trouble In the spring. and
when the great downpour came last night
sewers became choked and the brook
overfowed. Cellars were flooded and n
wide territory was inundated.