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The daily sentinel., 1902-12-23
GIVEN sCANT ATTENTION.

Brussels, Dec. 2.-Countess Don
nersmark. who accompanied the coun-
tess of Beufort on the latter's visit to
the Lindenshof asylum to inform the
unhappy princess Louise of Coburg OF
the death of her mother. the queen
of the Belgians. says:
II can remember the princess as a
very attractive girl, not beautiful,
but very comely. with plump. rosy
cheeks. good figure and a wealth of
golden hair. Now l saw her old.
faded and heart broken. her hair
grown thin and grey. her face hag-
gard and her eyes hollow with a
frightened expression. her figure bent
She evidently is in state of great
physical exhaustion and takes no care
of her personal appearance. When
we saw her she wearing dirty. rag
ged. old. pink dressing gown and her
hair looked as if it had not been
dress ID for days"
1t is consider I'd disgraceful that
King Leopold should allow his
daughter to be detained in an ordi-
nary asylum and neglected in this
fashion. but he is implacable is his
hatred of her and of his second
daughter. Countess Lonvay.
The daily sentinel., 1902-12-23

Holly, spruce and mistletoe are be.
ing sold in large quantities in the
city this year. Their, will be more
interior Christmas decorations in the
homes of the city than ever before.
President Daniel Mcdonald of the
American Labor Union will speak at
the Court house. Tuesday night Dec.
23rd at 8 O'Clock. Mr.. Mcdonald is
the labor leader of the West and all
Union men, socialists and Others in
terested in public questions should
hear the address.
The daily sentinel., 1902-12-23
Talk
About


There is no buster place in the
city than the Railroad Meat
Market, with its great array
of fresh meats-and game. You
can get prompt attention to
your orders, in spite of the rush.
We treat you right.
The daily sentinel., 1902-12-23
BLOCKADE RAISED.

Cheyenne. Wyo., Dec. 21.-The
Union Pacific snow blockade between
Cheyenne and Sidney was raised at
II o'clock tonight and trains are now
moving. Six west bound passenger
trains, which have been snow bonnd
for so hours. will arrive here about
midnight. Eastbound trains today
were sent via the Julesburg branch.
The Cheyenne & Northern and Bur-
lington roads are still snow bound.
The daily sentinel., 1902-12-23
REMOVED!

! have removed my place of bus
iness to fhe office formerly occu,
pied by W. 5. Wallace and Grand
Valley Ditch company, No. 553
Main street. | shall be glad to
meet all my old friends and many
new ones in my new location.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-23
so HE GETS AROUND.

Ethel-Gracious Mabel why do you lace so aw-
fully whenever Cholly LOvsik comes around?
MabeI-Oh. the poor fellows arm is so short
Smart Set.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-23
NO CAUSE FOR THANKSGIVING.

Yes" Farmer Sternpop remarked from force
of habit, as he wrung the turkeys neck, this
viii hurt me more than il does you"
Subsequent calls for paregoric at a.
showed the aphorism, for once, had come true.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

tions OF this general character Is the
great international court established
at The Hague peace conference. III Is
not probable, however. that the Euro
pean countries interested in the CO.
ersion of the Venezuelan government
would consent to any such disposition
of their interests. There appears to be
no good reason to doubt put WHAT 'ie
ultimate outcome of the matter Will Sc
cure the payment by Venezuela OF the
lust debts due the foreign residents IN
that country. without any invasion OF
tho Monroe doctrine or any serious
misunderstanding. so far as tnls couh-
try is concerned, with either Germany
or Great Britain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27
The Villain in the Play.

My Pop took me to see a play
Gee! 1t was bully fun:
An was the actors good? Well, say,
They all was great.-''cept one, ,.-..
An he jist queered the whole durnet
show; '' '+
Twas trrrible the way
That Teller acted. Don't you know
The villain in the play.
He smoked lot O. cigarettes, 4
An acted cool an calm,
An used what Pop called epithets,
But heard him say damn
You can't fool me on swear words, for
He said it plain as day; ..... ,.t
An that showed what he was; yes, sir
The villain in the play
An ladies heard him say it too
They couldn't help but hear;
seen one shiver through an through,
Another said. "Oh DEAR"
An later on he stabbed a man. ~ lar. r
An upred an ruined away. .
I'd ruther be a pirate than
The villain in the play i-.-
But when the. curtain rose again
On what's the second act,
He cum back with the. other men, a.
He did, an that's a fact, g Nv. "
He had a lot o whiskers so
They didn't know him. Say.
l spotted him. always know
The villain in the play. l.,s
You can't fool me- No Stree, Bob! ri!'
knowed him. in a minute; #t
An purity soon he tried to rob -
A safe with papers in it;
An then the hero. with a gun,
Yelled: ''Ha. you're now at bay!''
lie. didn't seem to like it none.
The villain In the play. "a H'G y,
HHts .t. s3.stt 81. "a ~
All through the show that Teller jist
cot 3ittin' wuss an ,wuss,
An when the rest of. us all Missed, 81
At last they killed the cuss. 4s
Pop said twas actin. Don't tell me
Folks has to act that way.
I'd rather go 70 Jail than be ssa8 Y. p
The villain In the play. tn. sj t.. a
-san1 8: stinson. in january Lippincott.
Magazine. ssf.s fat ,..tts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27
Notes of NotabIes,

Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Il the novelist,
is critically i'll at her English home.
The wife of President Loubet, of
France, is leading the fight against tuber-
culosis it, her country. A'' 'it
Theodore G. Lennon, superintendent
of the Indian training school at Graiid
Junction, Colorado. is in Washington, ar
ranging for improvements in the institu-
ton
Prof Edmond O'Neill. of the Univers-
ity of California chemistry department
has discovered a new process for making
cyanide of potassium from nitrogen OF
the atmosphere.
Mrs. Mary Scott Harrison Mckee.
daughter of the late .eX-President Harri
son, has brought suit 10 force the sale
of valuable Indianapolis real estate II.
order that she may obtain her portion in
the property. .s+ Ttt- % ''t. y y
Miss Elizabeth ..Ney. the sculptor OF
Austin, Tex. is on her way home from
Germany, where she has just complete
two statues to be placed in the State Cap
itol. one of General Sam Houston and
the other of Stephen +. Austin. i,a
Bishop Leighton Coleman suggested
at the annual meeting of the Delaware
Historical Society, held in Wilmington
several days ago, that the histOriOgra-
pher of the society prepare a history Of
the part Delaware took in the Spanish
war, -'F 90 '
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27
Blackstcnes Are Leaders.

The manufacturers of Blackstone ci-
gars report a large increase in the sales
of sfhis popular brand over former
years.. particularly during the past few
months. This is easily accounted fm.
in the fine Havana tobaccoIused by
them. which is personally selected by
one of their directors. who is a resident
of Cuba. Such an arrangement insmes
highest quality for the future. Their
Londres lead. but they make them; in
both Perfecto and Panetellas. Whichl
ever style you prefer you lcafi rely ON
the Biacfstone as satisfactory in every
respect, ,a.s ss. sas,e s1..esss-s,ss I,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27
tues&sat tt

There is growing suspicion that Col.
best place in the country to look for
the next Democratic presidential cam
didate would be Louisville Kentucky.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

Last year was a record breaker in the
production of silver, the total output
amounting to 17s,o0o.Ooo fine ounces. 1t
is 10 wonder that even Mexico is seri-
ously considering the adoption of the
gold standard. China, Persia, and Siam
may be expected to follow in short
time and there is even hope for Mr..
Bryan. Ags-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27
Daily ksnnsbee Journal
TERMS: 900 PER YEAR. e-

No notice whatever will be taken OF
: unsigned COMMUNICATIONS. =.
The Journal cannot be held responsible
fer the preservation or return OF re-
tected communications. Y
Address all Recommendations relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURI.EIGH & FLYNT. Publishers.
Augusta, Maine. . a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27
Ehe PresQue Isle festival chorus L

breaking all records for Maine festival
cnOruses, this winter. Not only is the
management planning to give two local
concerts, but one of those concerts will
be for mems voices, alone! 1T is actu-
ally thought that there is a sufficient
number of mems voices within the or
ganization to get together male
chorus of forty voices, This sounds
too good to be true; but il is reported
on excellent authority. Animation will
be entirely suspended by the added in
formation that the men of the chorus
outnumbcr the women, 3% t
In an able article on "Our Industrial
Invasion of Canada" in the January
number of The Worlds Work, Robert
II. Montgomery writes Interestingly Of
the varied activities of a former BAN
gor young man. FrancissrE Clergue.
Crossing the gardenlike peninsula OF
Ontario" says Mr.. Montgomery. II pros
eeeded to the upper lake region. and
that portion of its north. shore known
as the Algoma or New Ontario Here
is demonstration of American dfiscoy-
cry and conquest even more recently
achieved than that in eastern Canada.
On the Canadian shore Of the $500"
by the original purchase of "a small
power canal, Mr.. Francis CIergue Of
Maine. representing a Philadelphia
syndicate, has developed In a few
years. and by natural, conservative
progress, the Consolidated Lake SUI
perior Company. a corporation fpclud-
ing warer-works, as well as tA6 big
inal canal. light md power. plants, pulp
mills, chemical and mechanical, rail-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

II is safe to say that ginger is at a
premium In the Office of James ]. Hill
the great railroad magnate since his
son, was discharged for inattention to
business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

&, Professor Goodwin Smith has had his
say on the Venezuelan situation; but
the cheerful Charles Eliot Norton is
still 70 be heard from.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
A Chance for Miles.

(Kansas City JOlrnaD.
The postofiice department is undecided
as to whose portrait shall adorn the new
30-ccnt stamp. Why not confer this hon
or on General Miles? '-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

If the new German tariff reduces
their export trade Is per cent. as the
beef barons claim. there ought be some
hope that prices to American con-
sumers will become little more rea-
sonabfe. s..'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27
.MaQhNy8 Gossip
With the Old World Still.

" s4lSQQNllg0 W0QG@4Q4g!g
r. With the Old World Still.
Any way the old world goes,
With herewith her still re r. "
If it halls or if it SHOWS ~ #t
Ii the Maytime makes the rose
From Lies morning to its close.
With the old world still!
Is it sorrow? Here's a song
With fer-with her still
With the right. and with the wrong
In the paths where dangers throng.
Singing all the way along. z;
With the old world still!
Gloom or glory it's the same:-
With HEREWITH her still!
In life's beauty, or it's shame
In it's praise and in its blame.
Love writes on each heart his name,
With the old world still!
The making of New Years resolu-
lions is now in order.
OllldIIu anu vicinity IIiu Tic WOl 81
storm of the season, Christmas, but
Central and Eastern Maine Jared bet
ter.
Cumberland county once more
breathes easily-Sheriff-e Pennell
has announced his deputies.
One of the encouraging signs o the
times is the large number Of debating
societies being organized.
Sanford hopes that the rumors afioat
about Carnegie library for that town,
have some foundation to stand upon.
Harmony has 81 pensioners who re-
ceive an average of $12 a month, maxi
ing an aggregate of about $4,000 annual-
ly.
Franklin County closes the year
without single prisoner in its Jail,
and the Pennington Chronicle queries
if any one has aught to say against the
morals of that county.
Springvale's supposed case of small
pOx turns out to be very mild one of
chickenpox, but the first story is still
growing.
A Rockiand hackman says that near
~ three women out of every five leave
their purses in his carriage and it de.
wolves upon him to return them. 1t is
fortunate for these women that Rock
land has Il very honest set of hackmen
The friends of Bowdonham woman
are still laughing over the presence of
mind she exhibited during the recent
fire there. While the fire was at its
height she was seen hurriedly walking
away from the scene of disaster care
fully carrying in her hand a plate. of
douShnuts, the one thing she had saved
from her burning home. s-.4r
A large number of Skowhegan fami-
lies have closed their homes for the
winter and taken rooms at some Of the
local hotels. Many of the householders
claim they cannot burn soft coal in
their furnaces and boilers and are I'M
able to obtain hard coal. Others say
that owing to the excessive cost of the
necessities of life they find it cheaper to
board than TO keep house. one
hosiery was obliged to turn away ap-
plicants as every available room was
engaged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

Zone thing failed Mr.. Clergue: coal is
not available at Sault Sainte Marie un-
less brought from Pennsylvania; but
in place Of coke for the blast furnaces,
charcoal is made by new process and
can be used economically; charcoal
cannot be afforded at rival plants ex-
cept for the manufacture of the finest
crucible steel. The thousands of acres
of forests comprising the company's
timber limits supply. an abundance of
hard wood for the charcoal, and the
utilization of the by products will nee
essitate new structures, extending the
already large territory covered by
the company's picturesque buildings
of red stone. Every dollar of the vast
expenditure for the construction and
equipment of these works and trans
port lines came from the pockets of the
syndicate. There is not a mortgage
nor bond of the concern in existence,
and the funds at Mr.. Clergue's COM
mand seem unlimited. He occupies
with his brother picturesque bachelor
quarters III the remodeled block house
which once guarded the Hudson Bay
Companys post. around the premises
of which, as guardians, two or three
large bears are generally tethered
His method is Napoleonic; his outlook
| is no less remarkable than his appe-
tite for detail. Educated as a lawyer
and trained as a banker, he is also a
mechanic and an engineer. When not
inventing an Improvement in a ma
chine, he MAY be dreaming before his
fire of few hundred miles more OF
| railway; both will be executed"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

Sanford hopes that the rumors afioat
about Carnegie library for that town.
have some foundation to stand upon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

One of the encouraging signs O. the
times is the large number Of debating
societies being organized.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

Harmony has 81 pensioners who re-
ceive an average of $12 a month, max
ing an aggregate of about $4,000 ANNALS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

Cumberland county once more
breathes easily-Sheriff-e Pennell
has announced his deputies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

Franklin County closes the year
without single prisoner in its Jail,
and the Pennington Chronicle queries
if any one has aught to say against the
morals of that county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27
DAILY KENNEBEC JoIRNAI. SATURDAY.. DE'ENBEK 1902

roads, telegraph and steamship lines,
iron mining, smelling and blooming.
and electro chemical works, with all
their subsidiary industries. Mr..
Clergue was as he says himself,
fortunate enough TO come to Sault
Sainte Marie in 1894, and sensible
enough to stay there" His original in
vestment was notes.-the acquisition
of 5000 horse power canal ana It's en-
Iargement to fourfold that capacity
The company was then prepared 10
lease power to manufacturers, put
there was apparently no one sufilclent-
ly far sighted to seize the opportunity.
The power company, tired of waiting,
erected a pulp-mill and went into man.
ufacturing on it's own account.
THE story. as Mr.. Clergue tells II, Oh
how the need of sulphur for the process
of chemical pulp making led to scien'
tific investigation by his experts, re-
sulting in performance of the "impos-
sible" feat of roasting sulphur from
the sudbury nickel, near ut hand, ana
how the resulting matte was discoV-
cred to be a superior quality OF ferro-
nickel. eagerly contracted for by the
late Herr krupp OF Essen, Is curious
enough. Press him little further and
learn the stranger sequel of how the
excess of nickel in the matte beyond
contract requirementsiled for "a. search
of iron ore to qualify it, and Of the &C.;
cidental discovery of the rich Michipic-5
oten mines. = an ignorant, prospeetor..
thinking he had found gold, brought
hisspecimens to Mr. Elerghe to be as
sayed. On learning that his treasure
was only iron, he was so disguised as
to sell the claim for $500. Later, when
it was discovered how rich the mines
are, Mr.. Clergue made life settlement
of SIS a month upon the lucky pros
pector. who thus found his gold mine
after all. The development Of Michl-
picoten required the construction OF
railroads and the purchase OF a fleet
of steamers. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

Springvale's supposed case of small.
pox turns out to be a very mild one Of
chickenpox, but the first story is still
growing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-27

A ROckiand hackman says that near
~ three women out of every five leave
their purses in his carriage and it de-
wolves upon him to return them. 1t is
fortunate for these women that Rock
land has Il very honest set of tackmep
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-21
Apcieut Licbtnina Rods

The ancients did not have lightning
rods constructed as ours are, but they
had lightning conductors, which shows
that they knew how to protect them
selves from the danger that lies in
thunderstorm. Even so long ago as
the tenth century lightning was divert
ed from fields by planting in them
long sticks or poles, on top of which
were lance heads. 1t Is said that the
Celtic soldiers used to try to make
themselves safe from the stroke dur
ing storm by lying on the ground
with their naked swords planted point
upward beside them
There was long ago on the shore of
the Adriatic sea a stronghold known
as DUNE castle. on the highest tower
of which there was an iron rod that
was used as a means of telling when q
storm was approaching in summer A
soldier was always stationed near the
rod when the sea had a threatening
look, and it was his duty to frequently
put the iron point of his javelin close
to the rod, watching for the spark that
would tell him 1t was time to warn the
fishermen by ringing a big bell
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-21


Under the caption THE Art of Put
ting Things" an English author has
given some very amusing examples of
saying things In queer way. One of
the most unfortunate recorded attempts
to escape from a conversational diff
Guilty was made by an east end curate
who cultivated the friendship of me-
chanics.
One day carpenter came to him
and said. Il have brought my boys
likeness. as you said you'd like to have
it."
How good of you to remember itw
said the curate. What a capital like
ness! How is hep
why, sir, don't you remember said
the carpenter. He's dead
"Oh, yes, of course | know that" re-
piled the curate. 81 mean how's the
man that took the photograph
story is told of young laborer
who on his way to his days work
called at the registrars office to regis
ter his fathers death. When the Off
cial asked the date of the event, the
son replied:
He amt dead yet, but he'll be dead
before night, SO l thought it would
save me another journey If you would
put it down now"
''Oh, but that won't do at all" said
the registrar. Perhaps your father
will live till tomorrow"
We'll, don't know. sir. The doc
tor says as he won't. and he knows
what he has given himP
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-21
The woman with a Rahv

"Chivalry will not die so long as
there remains the woman with the
baby" remarked the philosopher.
This nonsense about the pretty girl
always getting seat in a car is mere
twaddle. Just look through any car
you are in and you will see the pretty
girl with the modish gown standing,
and the dressmaker's errand girl with
the long box will be seated.
1.-THE prettiest girl in New York
doesn't stand the ghost of chance ii
she enters car by the side Of a wo-
man with baby. Makes no difference
what sort of woman she is either.
That baby is her passport.to seat.
I'm a Madison avenue car the other
day two young women who looked as
If they would have been more at home
In hanson entered the car, and not
a seat was offered. AT the next cross
ing miserable looking woman hob
bled in. She was fat and ugly anG
dirty, but she carried baby-a rel
faced, squint eyed baby too. Immed
ately gentleman arose from his seat
Not only that, but he grasped her el
bow and steadied her when the car
started off
"I'll bet those two stunning girls up
in front didn't see the beauty of the
thing. They will probably add their
little grumble to the general uproar
about the selfishness of man." New
York Herald
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-10-21
COLLISION WITH A COMET,
What Such a Catastrophe WOuIl
Mean For the Earth.

What Such a Catastrophe WOuII
Mean For the Earth.
Although it is exceedingly iInproba-
BILE that the earth may be destroyed by
collision with a comet or some huge
meteor, still The fact that such a con-
tingency is possible is sufficient ground
for discussion on the subject and for
imagining what the result might be,
says the Woman's Home Companion.
The earth is moving around the sun
at velocity of eighteen miles a sec
ond, while the sun. with all its attend
ant planets, is being hurried on toward
the great fiery constellation Of Hercu-
les at far greater velocity. The very
fact that small meteors exist proves
the possibility of the existence In space
Df meteors of inconceivable magnitude
Even great black dead worlds may lie
In our path. like breakers In the path of
a ship. Fifty miles second is not an
Unusual velocity for heavenly bodies,
and some are known to move at a
speed even In excess of hundred
miles n second. five hundred times the
speed of rifle ball. Small moteorltes,
which reach the earth at velocity of
from twenty to thirty miles second.
are instantly consumed by the friction
generated with the atmosphere. Large
meteors, however. occasionally reach
the earth, escaping destruction from
their size, but are found to have their
surfaces fused from heat generated by
the passage through the atmosphere.
Although 1t is not probable, still 1t is
possible, that the earth may some time
encounter such a shower of small me-
teors, perhaps in the form of comet.
that the heat of combustion from fric-
ton with our atmosphere and the poi
sonous gases thereby generated might
destroy all terrestrial life