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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

A gentleman who has just returned
from the region of the upper hehhe-
bee says that the variation in the .ei-
ume Of water passing over she A"-
gusta dam during the past few Weeks
was not caused by the Golfer dam d.
Indian pond as stated. yesterday -
the belief Of Mr.. Elwell. This gentle
man thinks that the gates at inc Co,
outlet of Moosehead lake nave Gus
and opened at intervals all su. .,n,
There are 40 of these gates III VI. no =,
=. III. MONT and the other day y ol
,tem we're opened. When all tns
g,tcs are closed for any length OF time
,ne water accommodates in the lake
then when they are opened 1t comes
rushing down river with TREMENDOUS o'.s
speed and naturally in bunch. tnu.
causing a big rise when 1t all ar'''''
Mt the dam here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14
List Of Unclaimed Letters at Augusta
Post Office.

Women-Bean, Miss Ida: Bilondeau
Miss Desliney: Clarke, Miss Maud
Clark. Della: CoOkson. Mrs. Rosa
Driscoll, Helen A. Hall. Miss Laura
Mae; Hableton. Miss Cora A.: keene
Miss Goldie: Macphail, Miss Annie;
Penn, Lizzie: Pushard. Miss Marcia
Smith. Mrs. w. Ellery; Wescott. Nj
Pearl.
Men-Bassett. A: Carter. VIM. p
Coughlin. George: Ellis. r. D.; Gore
n. NJ: Higgins. Martin: Henderson. W
A., Dept. LII: Levique. Msr. Louis;
Mcdaniel, Herbert L.: Henry Mliwaro
& Sons; Patton, S. ~: The SaiVlt;'
Remedy Co.: Mr.. Smith. 26' Water
ST.; Peter Smith,: Smith. Heney'
Smith. Henry: Stuart. Z. L.. Esd
Trask. Harold: Written, Arthur; Y. NJ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

Associate Justice w. p. Whitehouse
has returned from Pennington, where
he has beer presiding over the SUI
preme judicial court for Franklin
county for nearly three weeks. On
Tuesday next he will open the Supreme
court for this county. but the juries
will not come in until the toiio"hhs
Tuesday. Cases will be first ass'sheu
ard then a recess VIII be taken uh'''
Tuesday. Oct. %. In che meantime
Justice Whitehouse will hear the now
age case of Lawrence, Newhall x Paea
against the owners of the dam at fn'
field. in which Hon. $. 5. brown
Waterville, Hon. o. d. Baker. Ao'
custa. and other counsel will appear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

After II o'clock, tonight. it will be
lawful for any person to shoot and kill
one bull moose uD to Dec. l. Cow and
calf moose cannot be killed at any
time under a heavy penalty. Last year
the records show that 413 moose We're
killed in .he State during open time.
According to reports which come from
the woods moose are more plenty than
eyer before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

Mr.. Thompson of Brunswick, will be
at Staples, Smith & MOody's Wednes-
day afternoon and evening and it will
be an excellent time for people who de-
sire the advice of an expert. in select
ing a mandolin. guitar or banjo, to call
at that time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

Arthur n Soule returned from his
hunting trip, yesterday. He brought Il
couple of good-lOOking cartridges with
him and handsome deer. which is at
the Locke & Hewett Co.'S store. He
had good time and was very fortu-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

When YOU want horse blanket see
the immense stock in Brooks Hard
ware Cos. and remember they are job
bers, buying to great advantage and
can pass the same advantage on to
their customers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

The intentions Of marriage of DR..
Ernest L. Hall Of this city and Miss
Florence S. Hayes of Oxford. Me-,
have been published at the Office Of the
city clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

The Ladies' Hospital Aid will meet
for work at the hospital at O'Clock
this afternoon. A large attendance is
asked for in order to finish some
much needed work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

The attempt to sell wood in the
Square at $500 per cord appears to have
been failure. The big coal strike will
have to continue quite Il while longer
before il REACHES that point
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

Highland Lodge. No. %, A. O.U. w.
and Morrill, COmmandery, No 326, U. o.
G. c.. will each hold regular semi
monthly meetings at their respective
halls, tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

The new crack, seam and wood filler,
Wileys "WOodcne" and the "Waxene''
that Ii. II. Randall is advertising for
floors. is worthy OF the consideration
Of all who own q house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

One of Augustus photographers
utilized Sunday in taking pictures n
whole families out In the open air on
the East side of the river.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

Miss Jennie Sumner and Miss Au.
drey Tibbetts have gone to Boston to
obtain fall and winter styles in Dress
making.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

-ieorSe w. Wadleigh, the grocer, cut
up fine deer. yesterday. and Juicy
venisOn steaks and roasts may be Sc
cured while they last.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

That Bsautif. Gloss.
comes from the varnish in Devoe's
varnish Floor Paint; costs cents more
a quart though. Sold by J. H. Cogan
4 %.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

The funeral of the late AleSande"
McCausland will be held at o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. at the residence.
No. i3 Bridge street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

The demand for lumbermen to 60 into
the woods is quite brisk all over the
State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

Jephtha Encampment. No. 8, /. o. o.
F.. will work the Golden Rule degree,
this evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-14

Or. David kennedy's Cherry eaisam
best for Colds, Coughs, Consumption.
Csc, soc, $500.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07
FRESH TUBERCULOSIS TEST.
French Physician who InocuIated
Himself shows Slight SYM
ptOms of Disease.

Dr. Garnault, who three weeks ago
inoculated himself with bovine tuber-
culosis in order to test Prof. Koch's
theory that the disease cannot be COM
municated from animals to man, has,
up to the present time, suffered no i'll
results, although portion of the arm
which was inoculated appears to be
developing symptoms Of the disease.
The doctor works as usual, his appe-
lite is good, his sleep sound, and his
healthy and robust appearance un-
changed. If at the expiration of two
months tuberculosis does not declare
itself he will repeat the experiment by
cutting into the flesh and laying the
poisonous substance under the skin.
The present application of this poi
sonous matter was to a spot on the arm
which was prepared by means of a
blister,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07
MISS GOULD'S BEANS.
Those to Whom They Were Sent DID
Not Cook Them But Kept Them
AZ Souvenirs.

Apropos of cooking here is the other
side of q story of one of the richest
women in America. Everyone knows
of the philanthropies of Miss Helen
Gould. Her philanthropy sometimes
takes personal and practical turn
and upon this occasion it took the
form of o talk upon cooking. 1t was
given to a number of poor women
upon the East side, says the New
York Times. Miss Gould spoke to
them of the different cuts of meat,
the advantage of taking ones meat
basket on ones arm and going to pur-
chase for ones self the suitable meats
and vegetables. This was all interest
ing, but the piece de resistance, SO to
speak, of the whole talk was in the
dissertation upon the cooking of kid
pey beans and the large proportion
of nutriment contained in them. Miss
Gould had brought with her guam
tity of beans done up in small par
GELS, a cupful perhaps in each parcel,
and one of these was given to each
woman present as material for expert
ments. And were the women pleased?
Yes, indeed, they were delighted, and
this is the part of the story which
comes from the other side-from the
people who know the women in their
homes.
Did the beans go into soup or make
a nourishing broth for the children
or find their way to the table as a
vegetable? Not bit of it! Every
woman considered these beans as pre-
cious as if they were SO much gold.
Had they not been presented to them
by Miss Gould, who was not only the
philanthropist, but one of the richest
women in America? Certainly. And
the beans were saved carefully as
souvenirs of her, though few of
them were planted in tenement-house
window gardens, where they are now
growing, an esthetic pleasure which
Miss Gould did not consider in pre-
senting them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07
Japan AFTER OUR HORSES.
stock Farms In the United
States.

S. Soto and Y. Kishimoto, two Jap
anese government officials, are in this
country buying American horses for
the Cove eminent studs.
The foreigners are studying the con
ditions on the breeding farms in the
United States and have visited the
Stanford farm at Palo Alto, and the
j. b. Haggin California stock farm.
They have also seen the best of the
Kentucky farms, and are Row on their
way to London and France, where
they will further carry on their inyes-
LEGATIONS.
1.-THE japanese government" said
Mr.. Soto, sis anxious to improve the
size Of the native horses, and we are
especially interested in American
trotters, which seem most adaptable
to our use. The government studs
have been in existence for five years,
and there are about 900 horses. The
use Of them is given free to farmers
who cannot affords to import their own
stock"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07
THE SWEATING SYSTEM.
Census Report of Government Gives
Figures of Manufacture Of
Clothing I'm Factories.

A bulletin was issued by the census
office giving statistics of the manu-
facture of clothing-men's, women's
and children's-in factories in the
United States. The report places the
Aumber of establishments in which
such clothing is made at 4S,497, with
a capital of 1884, ,634. The value of
products is returned at 1864, ,370.
There were 5O6,3O9 wage earners, who
were paid $1S6,995, sos; $S3,9.3,7S7 was
expended for miscellaneous expenses,
and $423,676,S20 for materials used.
The bulletin contains the following
regarding the sweating" system:
The sweating system is made posi-
bic through the unlimited oversupply
of cheap labor, created by the hordes
of illiterate persons who immigrate
to this country and who on their ar
rival are not fit for any work which
requires skill. Coming here without
means of subsistence, they naturally
drift into work which requires no
previous experience and no knowl-
edge of the language. Formerly it
required several years to learn the
trade, but under the present system
when one person performs only a
very minute detail of the work, the
clothing industry has become a haven
of refuge for those people, as they
are able to learn it in very short
time. Until the manufacturers per
ceive that their interests will be bet
ter served by having their work done
under their own supervision in fac.
tories of their own. the conditions
under which ready-made clothing is
now produced will probably be little
changed.
A trend toward better conditions
has appeared during the last few
years. Though the largest part OF
the readymade clothing is still made
by contractors, the system Of subcon
tracing has been in part abolished
and the contractors have been com
PEELED to furnish healthier work
rooms for their workers. Severa
large manufacturers have begun
making their clothing In their owr
factories.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07
RELIC HUNTERS SHUT OUT.
Contractors Making Alterations
Were Hindered by People Eager
to Secure Souvenirs.

At the request of the contractors
who are remodeling the white house
the grounds of the mansion have been
closed to the public by Col I. A. Bing-
ham, the officer in charge. This action
has caused much complaint, particu-
larly among visitors to Washingto on,
some of whom expressed themselves
as bitterly disappointed when they
were refused admittance. The order
was directed principally against the
relic hunters, who have worked indus
triously over the piles of debris taken
from the building.
A woman dressed in black was the
most noticeable as well as the most
active of these. She confined her efforts
entirely to heaps of plastering and was
assisted by negro boy, who filed sew
eral barrels with odds and ends and
took them away in a wagon. 1t devel-
oped that this woman was the agent
of another woman who has a national
reputation as AN agitator before con-
gress of measures intended to help
those of her sex who are obliged to
work for living. She intended to
have' al picture of the white house
printed on each bit Of plaster and to
dispose of them to souvenir buyers.
Most of the relic hunters have devoted
themselves to gathering handmade
nails used in the construction of the
original white house. That all the
woodwork was not destroyed when it
was set afire by the British on August
"a, 1914, has been shown by the charred
timbers, mostly joists and rafters, the
workmen have removed
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07
AMERICANS ARE THE BEST.
Az Writers of short Stories, They
Rank as a Class Above Those
Of Other Countries.

In Harper's Magazine, Mr. Alden,
in discussing the evolution of the short
story, maintains that in this field of
literature American writer's are SUI
preme:
"Uutil recently the shortest stories
by English writer's were of consider
able length" says Mr.. Alden, "show-
ing how firmly established among
them was the habit proper to the
novel. The best examples of the really
brief short story have been French
and American. The French writer
takes naturally to the vivid and
piquant sketch, and the American
readily adopts the characteristic ma
tional habit of telling little stories
a habit firmly established in our
speech before it appeared in our liter
ature. The simple conditions of
early American life gave the racy an
ecdotes and the narrative of adven-
ture their primitive prominence.
Our pioneer life not only cherished
the storytelling trait, but furnished
material for the stories, often SOM
Der, if not tragic, but more frequently
humorous. 1t is easy to see from
what matrix sprang the tales of the
elder Dana, of Hawthorne, and of
William Gilmore Sims-also the pro-
auctions of our long line of humor-
lists, down to Mark Twain, Stockton
and Bret Harte. Poe and irving stand
in a class not so sharply severed from
European traditions; and we can read
lily understand why Dickens and other
English writer's to such a degree adj
miringly fellowshiped the latter, and
why in France the former received
singular appreciation, being there the
only American writer Familiarity
known.
".The art Of short-Story writing, as
represented by such authors as Maui
PEASANT and Gautier and Merimee,
reached higher point of excellence
than that attained in the work OF
their American contemporaries, and
there have been very few of our writ
ers who in this field have approached
Turgenieff and Sienkiewicz. But for
English-speaking readers the field has
been most satisfactorily occupied and
almost monopolized by Americans.
In holiness of conception Though
avoiding moral risk, in sincerity of
feeling, and in humor they have sur
passed all others"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07
CASH FOR NEW CAMPANILE.
New York Banker, Descendant from
Doges, Sends 100000 To the
City OF Venice

Giovanni =. MorOsini, n descendant
of an ancient family which has given
Venice several doges and who is now
a wealthy banker Of New York City,
has sent 100000 to help rebuild the
campanile. The contribution has cre-
ated great emotion. When Mr.. Moro
SIM left Venice he was poor.
The architect Boni, to whom has
been given the work of reconstructing
the campanile, has been intrusted also
with the examination of and care for
all the other Venetian monuments.
The recovery Of the decorations of
the Sansoyino Loggetta is proceeding
satisfactorily. In addition to the
bronze gates, which were found in
tact, the whole front cornice, with
three marble bas-reliefs, was found
practically unchanged, and the bronze
Mercury was only slightly injured.
Among the bricks of which the cam
panils was built have been found Ro-
man bricks from Aquileia, the birth
place of the Venetians, evidently
brought as relics of their old home.
Portions Of the tower prove to have
been hollow and filed with rubbish.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07
New Use for Dried Peas,

A most interesting place is the in
terror of powder factory, where fine
and special brands of smokeless pow
der and powder used for sporting pur-
poses are made. The smokeless pow
der, which, like all other gunpowder,
is composed of three ingredients
charcoal, saltpetre and sulphur-re-
quires a certain kind of charcoal,
which the manufacturers discovered
at the cost of a great deal OF expert
menting with fine cedar, lockwood,
maple and ash charcoal. The special
charcoal used in the manufacture of
smokeless and other brands of fine
powder is made, surprising though it
may seem, of dried peas, which are
burned" to charcoal in kilns like
any other vegeta BILE material used for
the same purpose. These dried peas
make a very fine and light charcoal
that Is in great demand in the manu-
facture Of fine gunpowder.--Scientific
American.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07
GROW MORE CAUTIOUS.
Officers OF the Army and Navy ia
Guard More Carefully the Secrets
of Their Department.

Secretary Moody has denied the re-
quesy of an attache of foreign gov
eminent at Washington to inspect
the naval coaling station at French
mans bay, Maine. In the future the
privilege of visiting naval stations
will be somewhat curtailed, largely
the result of the action of the mil
itary attache of an embassy sup
posed to be friendly to this govern
ment who has gone home and will
not return. He was refused permits
sion to visit Notifications along the
coast of Florida. Thereupon he went
to Tampa, chartered tug and made
soundings in the waters Off the forti-
fications. No official cognizance was
taken of the matter. The officers
action, however, was regarded as ex-
ceeding the bounds of diplomatic
courtesy.
Since the Spanish-American war
foreign governments have assigned
military officers possessed of high
technical skill to the post Of attache
of legations and embassies at Wash
ington. AS rule the attaches have
been afforded considerable latitude
in the matter of visiting military and
naval posts and stations, Their priv
ileges here are much greater than
those enjoyed by United States mill
tary attaches in foreign lands.
Secretary Moody has come to the
conclusion that there has been toe
much latitude given them, and in
tends to officially make the inner
workings of the naval stations some
what more private than heretofore
But no matter what precautions may
be taken, nothing short of rigid per-
sonal inspection of all visitors, such
as prevails during war, can prevent
foreigners from gaining the informa'
ton they desire. Foreign experts
can easily disguise themselves as Ia
borers, mechanics or artisans, and
secure employment in naval stations
in course of construction or which
are undergoing alterations.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07
Shopping I'm Picking.

The Chinese are peculiar" for
many other things than those set
down by Bret Harte in his immortal
chronicle, and among them is the ex-
traordinary custom among the mer-
chants of Picking. A japanese CORE
spondent has been recently explain
ing to his buSinesslike countrymen
the great waste of time in shopping
in the Chinese capital. Frequently a
whole day is wasted in trying to find a
small article of daily use. This is
largely due to the fact that trading
is despised by the higher classes in
Picking, and the merchants are scat
tered over the city and over a space of
three miles outside the city wall.
In order to purchase quire of paper
the japanese had to go to Ling Chang,
three miles outside the city, and had
also to get out OF the city to buy beef.
Hours a day were spent in going from
shop to shop, often several miles
apart. In what seems to be the shop,
very few articles, and they Of the
lowest quality, are kept, the goods
being upstairs, and will be overlooked
unless the customer is aware Of that
popularity. The shopkeeper is quite
ready to detain customer in gossip
In the lower shop for several hours.
The shops are open from eight or
nine o'clock in the morning until five
or six in the afternoon, and at night
all are closed except restaurants and
drug stores. and America.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07
TO HAVE FINEST YACHT.
John Jacob Plans the Speediest and
Most Elegant FIoatin Palace
Yet Built.

A steam yacht that will equal any
and surpass all pleasure vessels in
point of speed, is projected by John
Jacob Astor. He has called for plans
and specifications with the intention
of having it ready for commission
next year. 1t is understood that the
vessel will cost in the neighborhood of
100000. Plans are being drawn at
Lewis Nixon's shipyard, the dimen-
sions of the projected craft being 240
feet on the water line, 2S0 feet over
all; beam, 80 feet, and draft 16 feet.
There will be two quadruple eXpan-
power of 5000, which are calculated to
drive the vessel at 22h knots an hour,
a greater speed than that of any ocean
going yacht afloat, or of any pleasure
craft, if such vessels as the Vamoose
and Arrow be excepted. Mr.. Astor's
vessel will have twin propellers, two
masts. and two tunnels, and for or
binary cruising purposes will have a
coal capacity OF 1925 tons.
In point of size the new yacht will
exceed that of anything owned on
this side of the Atlantic, with the ex.
ception of Oliver II. !ayne's Aphro.
dite, which is 302 feet over all: J.
Pierpont Morgan's Corsair, 304 feet
over all; James Gordon Benefits
Lysistrata, 3l4 feet over all; and sew.
eral others. All these, while exceeding
Mr.. Astor's vessel in point Of size are
not IN he connno rod in nnint ~ Cpand
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07

"See herel" angrily replied the ma
chine politician, Sin your report this
morning you say Councilman Grabb
admitted 1t was so that he was getting
out of politics. / never said that"
81 thought you did," replied the re-
porter.
mo, sir! | said dough not So -
Philadelphia Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07

Nell-Just one month ago to-day
Stella and I agreed to point out each
Others faults without reserve.
Bess-And are you still doing itF
"Oh, no. We haven't spoken to each
other for 30 days."-Chicago Daily
News.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07
His Opinion.

She-There's really no reason for
married folks to quarrel.
He--No, except that they generally
need few quarrek to find that out
Brooklyn Life.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07
)UTH BOUND TRAINS,
ANN ARBOR RAILROAD

Pass engerandCar Ferry teamship Line.
:. BETWEEN -.
Manitowoc, Wis.,. and Frankfort, Mich.
Where connection Is made with Ann ArbOr
R.R. trains for all points In Michigan.
the South and asst.
BETW. FRANKFORT AND MANITOWOC
Leave Manitowoc daily, except Monday $780, m
FROM KEWAUNEE TO MANITOWOC
Lv Kewaunee Tues, Thurs. and Satur m
Ar. Manitow oc Tues, Thurs and Satur. a IN
CONDENSED SCHEDULE ANN ARBoR RAILROAD
TRAINS
TRAIN No. 4. TRAIN No.
Leave Frankfort l0:l0am 7:O H.
Arrive Cadillac R:55 p m ~ p m
Ann Arbor S;35 pm ll:5O IN
Toledo 1000 pm loo p m
Arrive Traverse City viz Pere Marqutte Rail
road 1Z:D m S:lo p IN
Arrive Detroit via Grand Trunk Railway
9:0pm u m.
E. 8. LORD, AGENT,
Manitowoc Wis