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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18
a New Game Wanted.

"Oh. fo~ a game that cannot be made
scientific, that will forever escape z
literary organ. and which will always
and forever be just good fun and moth
ing more," signs an exchange, and
there is abundant reason for the wall.
There is no doubt that Americans take
their pleasures too seriously, and the
tendency is becoming more and more
marked ThoroughnesS is Il splendid
quality in most walks of life, but It
lacks little of being an evil when it is
applied, IS We apply it. to sports an /
recreations. However simple in it's
principle a game may be. somebody is
culties wficn turn the pleasure of en-
gaging in it into q laborious and pain
full business. In the good old time :
v hist, for instance. was probably Il
genuine diversion now it is such q
scientific game that it is actually hard
work to play it and not be laughed at.
bicycling, tennis, baseball, golf, and
even ping pong have shared the sam
fate TO make them more scientific
We now have newspapers and maya
zines devoted to each. and the mental
strain of playing the game well is in
creased by the necessity of constant
reading to keep up with the times in it.
Perfection is so persistentlyt insisted
upon that most of our recreations are
by no means The recreations that they
| llicht be and should be. There IS M
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

The Bangor Savings Bank celebrated
it's 50th birthday, this week. 1t is one
of the largest and strongest inStitu-
tons in the State, with deposits now of
over S4,500,000, and in it's whole half
century of usefulness no depositor has
ever lost a dollar by it. Two of its or
iginal incOrporators are still living, AL
bert w. Paine and Arad Thompson.
It's president is Samuel F. Humphry
and it's treasurer John l.. Crosby.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18
DR.. Lyons
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
Used by people of refinement
tor over a quarter of a century.

Watson of that town, while blowing
recently, turned over large stone near
fence, and found beneath a jug con-
tanning $500 in gold. Then the CORES
pendent takes out all the romance by
adding that this is probably the
money which a woman residing in
town had hidden years ago. Her fam
lily knew that she had done so, and had
made unavaiIing search
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18
Diminished Vitality.

Some people talk very flippantly
about diminished vitality.
They don't stop to think that vitality
is the principle of life-that it is that
little understood something on which
every function of their bodies depends.
Diminished vitality is early indicated
by loss of appetite. strength and en-
durance. and Hoods Sarsaparilla is
the greatest vitalizer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

Speaking of the fall of the great bell
tower of Venice. what will be the con-
dition. n thousand years from now, Of
our Washington monument and the
Bunker Hill monument and the many
other towering shafts which 10Th CEN
turN man has proudly efected?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

Portland had it's first band concert of
Lewiston. last evening, while Augusta,
weather permitting, will have its first
one, tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

Portland is in a remarkably health
condition just now. There are but five
cases of diphtheria, against three last
fever, and three of typhoid. The
smallpox hospital and isolation ward
are all unoccupied. and while Massa-
chusetts cities are peppered with small
poX Portland has none. and none is ex-
pected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

The Portland Automobile club had
its first run, Wednesday. Fifteen ma
chimes participated and they went TO
Old Orchard and return. There were
no casualties and no machines were
abandoned by the wayside.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

Young Alfonso is reported to be cut
ting up high jinks, staying out all night
with the boys. calling out his troops
for review at most unseemly hours,
sassing his ma in public and other
wise showing that he is too young a
colt to he given such a large foddering
of oats. His course may hasten the
turning of Spain into Il republic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

Erving Winslow has been heard from
at last. He pipes up and asks Grove =
Cleveland why he didn't give i'm
perialism a dig IN the ribs in his speech
at the Tiden dinner in New York.
Erving in the efficacy of embalming
fluid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

deed need of an American national
game that cannot be made scientific,
and will forever be just good fun and
nothing more.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

The Congressional Record seems
unable to stop the publication habit,
and brings us. every day or two, the
latest news of what Congress did be-
fore ii adjourned, two weeks ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

While out walking recently, Pres
ident Roosevelt lost a valuable ring.
1t is not noticed. however, that the ring
in his public utterances is at all inn
nairaI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

Professor Hart of Hart says that the
Monroe doctrine is dead. There are
reasons to believe that the learned
gentleman has stumbled over the
wrong corpse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18
New York Cotton Market.

New York, July t.
Spot cotton closed quiet. Middling up
Cotton futures closed quiet and steady.
July, so; Aug, S44; Sept, SOY; Oct. 40
Nov. 7.S0; Dec, 40; JAN, 7.S0; Feb, 7.7S
March, 7S0
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

There is reason to believe that the
Republican party of Kentucky has
rested for the shooting of Goebel for
several weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

There is probably no truth in the
rumor that Grover Cleveland will join
NNaaIx
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

Mt. Pelee keeps at it, though it has
done all the damage it is capable of at
present. It's disposition seems to be
like that of some people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

Montana has just dedicated new
capitol but there is every reason to be-
lieve that ii will have the same old
kind of. politics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

II is doubtless true that it costs
more to live than it did, few years
ago, but it is worth more than the
difference.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

The ocean breezeS will complete
the splendid work of the British sur
geons and bring health and strength
back to the King.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

Bath VIII be particularly well repre-
scented in the next Legislature. Messrs.
Shaw and Sewall are able and popular
gentlemen and both have had legisla-
tive experience. Both were Democrats
once on a time, but they have thor
oughly reformed and are doing their
best to live down past errors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

You can buy all the rocks you need
in Maine. says the Brooklyn Eagle. And
the Biddeford Journal retorts that
while they can be bought not ever
Maine is giving her rocks away. She
is finding more and more use for then
in her business every year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

Even Bryan has not shown himself
to be n more adroit dodger than Mr..
Tracy of the Washington wilderness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

1t is pointed out that the premier
ship is but a secondary honor for Mr..
BaIfour. He is president of golf club.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

The object of the summer naval
manouvres seem to be to discover If
we can lick ourselves on the water.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

Outlaw Tracy's press agent manages
10 keep in close touch with him, even
if the deputies are unable to.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

BY way of Portland comes denial of
Maine are to be consolidated under one
management. Promoters of the COM
bine would have hard work to make
the thing go, with Portland out of
the reckoning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

For Representatives to the Legislature.
EDWIN c. DUDLEY of Augusta.
WILLIAM H. GANNETT of Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

With Kitchener in London and J.
Pierpont Morgan over on the continent,
John Bull breathes more easily.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

Speaking of royal invalids, how is
little Wilhelmina getting on, these
days?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18
NOTICE.

The taxes of the City of Augusta, tins
Village School District and the Williams
School District for the year 1902 have been
committed for collection. and are now Que
and payable at the Office Of the tax col
lector.
BY order of the City Council a discount,
of 2 per cent. will be allowed upon a.,
be paid on or before August /. 1902. ana
interest at the rate of 6 per cent per an.
mum from Oct. j, 1902, will be charged
upon all taxes of said year which shaii
remain unpaid Oct /. 1902
Collector.
july3toaugl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

Close time now on Maine salmon and
shad, and those on the market are from
st. John or are the imitation article.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

A correspondent to the Calais Times,
writes from Cooper that George H.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18
New York Money Market

New YORK, July II.
Money on call easier, casa per cent; last
loan at 2.
Prime mercantile paper 4lA@5
Sterling exchange firm at 4S7s for de-
mand and at ASSES for 60 days.
Posted rates, 4.s6dl2 and 4.SS1244.S9.
Commercial bills, 4.4AM4S54.
Bar silver 527s.
Mexican dollars, 417s.
Government bonds. weak.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

There is every indication of an unus-
ually successful encampment of the
Guard at Camp Hill, August 1922.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18
Wt8lNNy8 GOSSIP,
The Mistaken Toad.

small toad woke. one morn in Spring.
Brushed back his hair and tried to sing.
He felt the world was all his own.
And swelled and swelled in flesh and bone.
Though his conceit was purely vain.
The fault arose from his small brain,
Which only srasped part of the plan
BY which Is ruled Immortal Man.
1t CHANGED 4 band played loud that day;
\ coach and four dashed on its way;
A donkey brayed; q train rushed by;
A cannon doomed; a hound gave cry;
The thunder rolled: the lightning flashed;
The sun Withdrew from view, abashed.
The toad sprang up and gave "A shout:
"Oh, what time, cause I've come Out!
Smart Set.
The tide of travel is daily heavier
Maine-ward.
The gold Democrats will take to the
tall timber, next Friday.
Tuesdays storm evidently swept the
hot wave off the earth.
Winthrop has faith that the electric
line Will be continued to Lewiston, next
year.
The hotels at Belgrade Lakes are re-
ported to be filled to the limit.
Sheriff Pearson is much broken down
in health and is taking an enforced
vacation.
EXSpeaker Reed will probably be
one of Portland's many prominent
Ola Home week speakers.
About the least excited man down
in Hancock county at present is Will
liam Z. Treworgy.
There is every indication of an unus-
ually successful encampment of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

For County Commissioner.
HERNON II. ADAMS Of Belgrade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18
Chicago Market.

Chicago. July II.
Corn held the stage through todays
dealings. Conditions We're remarkably
bearish IN the cOarser grains. but support
by the bull crowd that looked very queer
considering the announcement that the bull
interest had abandoned the July option
gave the market good strength. Wheat
and oats mad crop figures against them
and made good advances for this rea-
son. At the close July corn was * low
er; September corn ~ up; Septembe-
wheat * higher AMI September oats :.
higher. Provisions closed 71aM191a lower.
The leading futures closed as follows:
WHEAT-July, 74A; Sept, PAS; Dec,
CORN-July, 65A; Sept, e11k; Dec. .644 );
May, "A.
OATs-July old, As; do new, 5l1z; Sept,
1855; Oct. 1S.2212.
LARD-Jaly, 100; Sept, 11.O2A; Oct,
1880
SHORT RIBS7July. 1870; Sept. 1O77k
Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR3sDull and easy. No. 3 spring
wheat. 69U7': No. red. 75la; No 2 corn
65dA; No. yellow. 65GtA; No. 2 oats. 500
"; No white. 5fiEM No. white, 53i2
M5i. No. 2 rye, 60M6i; fair to choice matt
ing. 10M73; No. | flaxseed. 1856; No l north
mess pork. 1S.4Z1Ad1S.471z; lard Ills. Short
| ribs sides. 10 65m1075; dry sailed shoulders
9}sIl9; short clear sides, u.37iyM11. 80;
clover SIS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

For Register Of Deeds.
GEORGE r. SMITH Of Winthrop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

About the least excited man down
in Hancock county at present is Will
liam 4. Treworgy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

RO notice whatever will be taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held resDon-
sible for the preservation or return Of
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
70 subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

EX-Speaker Reed will probably be
one of Portland's many prominent
Ola Home week speakers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

For County Treasurer.
JAMES E. BLANCHARD Of Chelsea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

Sheriff Pearson is much broken down
in health and is taking an enforced
vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

For Sheriff.
FRANK ]. HAM of Belgrade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

The hotels at Belgrade Lakes are re
ported to be filled to the limit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-18

For County Attorney.
THOMAS LEIGH Of Augusta.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-02

injured men was Fred W. Fuller of Clin-
ton, but formerly Of Des Moines. He was
on his way nome from a visit in Dea
Moines. He was quite severely injured.
Announcement has been received here OF
the change In the superintendent on the
Rock Island. Some time ago w. II. still
we'll, who has been superintendent of the
Iowa division, running across the state east
and west, resigned and his place was tenn
porarily filled by w. H. Given of this city.
BY the orders just made w. ]. Lawrence
becomes superintendent Of the lowe division
and Mr.. Given goes to Trenton. Mo-. to
become superintendent of the Kansas City
division. Given had been t~rainmaster Of
the Valley division here for some time,
but had been superintendent at Trenton
three years and Lawrence was formerly
superintendent here.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-02
WALSH WORKING F0R SILVER
Insists Upon Iowa Reaf-
Arming the Kansas City
Platform.
(From a stan correspondents

DIES MONIES, Sept, 1.-(special.)-
Charles A. Walsh Of ottumwa, secretary
Of the national democratic committee, was
first to arrive for the democratic state
convention on Wednesday. Mr.. Walsh has
been engaged for some time in urging
the delegates to stand firm for the Kansas
City platform, and he believes the con-
vention will ,reaf1rm that platform. At
the same time 1t is known that a large
number will be on hand who will insist
having the platform made without any
reference to the utterance of the party.
The democratic congressional convention is
to be held in Des Moines tomorrow, but
the question Of candidates for the con-
gressional nomination and for the state
ticket has not yet been considered. 1t is
believed the conventions will be but poorly
attended.
There is not a particle of foundation
for the statements which have been sent
out from Des Moines to the effect that
the presidency OF the Iowa State college
at Ames has been offered to Secretary
Wilson Of President Roosevelt's cabinet.
Individual members Of the board have
thought of Secretary Wilson in connection
with this matter. but the board has taken
no action and has not even considered
the presidency question. The objection to
Wilson as to some of the others who have
been mentioned as possible candidates. is
that they are too old. The members OF
the board declare they want a man for
president who is young and active and
has growing qualities. No meeting OF the
board was held last week and none Will be
held for at least two weeks and II is
uncertain whether the board at the next
meeting will take up the matter OF the
presidency. There has been no agreement
as yet to put of selection Of the president
until a certain time in the future, most
Of the members OF the board preferring
to lake up the matter at once.
The public schools in Des Moines and
many other cities Of Iowa open for the
fall term tomorrow. For the first time a
! compulsory school attendance law is In
force and It includes the selection OF truant
| ofhcors to see to 1t that the law is strictly
| enforced. In Des Moines the school board
has already taken steps for the appoint
ment and employment of truant officers,
The law REQUIRES that lists shall be taken
Of ali children OF school age and these
shall be kept on file with the school board
for comparison with the enrolment, the
vaccination orders are to be strictly en-
forced in Des Molnes and Iowa towns and
cities, and it is hoped thus to keep the
state free from an epidemic.
An accident happened on the Northwest
/ ern railroad at Stanwood last Sunday night
which resulted in one man being killed and
two seriously injured. One stock train
was allowed to follow another and When
the hrst train stopped the other crashed
into It and fourteen tockmen were IN
iured. Charles Boyle Of Rochelle Ill., was
killed, and william Flagman OF Alexandra
s. D., and William Browne OF Salem 5. u
were most seriously injured. Among the
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-02
Boy Accidentally KiIled.

NEVADA, Ia. Sept, 1-(Special.)-
George Eutler. a 15-year-old boy, who had
Just removed with his parents from oska-
loosa to Nevada. left home Sunday after
moor to 90 huting with a rife. At 1870
o'clock his llfeless body was run over by
the Chicago & Northwestern Portland ex-
press, going east, in Fairview addition TO
Nevada. The engineer states that he saw
the boy sitting or the bridge while yet
some distance away, but that he supposed
the boy would get of the track before the
train approached. The engine whistled,
but the boy did not move and 1t was then
too late to stop, the engineer stating that
there appeared to be no life in the body
when struck by the train. 1t was evident
the boy had accidentally shot himself while
sitting on the bridge and his body was left
in an upright position.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-02
SHERIFF is FATALLY SHOT
Man who Does Shooting Escape and
BlOOdhounds Are Sent
For.

SIOUX CITY. Ia, Sept. 1.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-sherif w. e. Strain of Whiting,
Monona county, was probably fatally shot
at whiting today by Fred earns, a thresh-
ing laborer. The trouble arose in the
afternoon, when earns struck a fellow la
borer over the head with a pitchfork. ].
Biehl, the foreman Of the gang. then at
tackled earns, administering a severe beat
ing. Later a warrant was sworn out for
the arrest Of earns, and when Sheriff
Strain attempted to serve it, earns shot
him in the abdomen with a shotgun. 1t
is thought he will die. earns escaped. A
request was made this evening upon Sheriff
Jackson for bloodhounds to track earns.
A posse under ]. T. Pritohard Of Onawa
has left that city to search for earns.
They have bloodhounds with them.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-02
THREE THOUSAND In LINE
Des Moinss Turns Out Greatest Crowd in
Its History on Labor Day,
WOMEN AND GIRLS RIDE IN CARRIAGES
sioux city and other Labor Centers
in the state Observe the
Occasion I'm Fitting
tanner
WOMEN AND GIRLS RIDE IN CARRIAGES
tFrom a star correspondent.)

EAplh n AaA SbAAteBch1NhNN
DIES MONIES. Sept. 1.-(special)-The
Labor day celebration in Des Moines was
more successful in every way this year than
ever before. The day was fine and a great
crowd turned out. The parade was longer
and contained more men, representing a
larger number of trade organizations than
on any previous year. More than 5000 per-
sons we're in line, the major portion Of
them walking and in uniform. but many in
carriages, and with a large number of girls
and women In carriages. There were four
bands In the parade. About fifty organiza-
lions were represented. The only feature
of the parade that was out Of the ordinary
was the references to the strike on the
telephone system of the Iowa company.
There was a banner carried bearing this in
scription: ITO be or not to be. It's up
to the Iowa. Organized labor has come to
stay" A large transparency on a wagon
had a map Of Iowa, showing the location Of
Des Moines and Council Bluffs, with lines
drawn to st. Paul and the location Of Red
Oak, the home Of Judge Mcpherson, with
the statement 9TH Iowa's long distance
injunction" This referred to the injunction
CT the strikers in Des Moines by Judge
sanborn, at st. Paul.
The parade was somewhat msrred by
an accident, an S-year-old boy, David
Levich, being struck by a horse and run
over, his leg being broken.
There was the usual line Of sports and
picnic for the day. The address before the
laboring men was at the state fair grounds
and was given by s.. ]. Kent Of Lincoln.
Mr.. Kent denounced government by in
junction and his remarks on the local con-
ditions were heartily cheered. He said the
granting Of injunctions by the judiciary
was judicial tyranny, nothing more nor less.
He argued that the members Of labor or
ganizatlons had the same right by pass the
store OF the man who was not their friend
as had the Odd Fellows or Masons or Wood
men to trade with their brothers. Refer
ring to the strike OF the telephone girls he
said that no threats, no intimidation had
been used and that the chivalrous fight OF
the men for the rights Of the girls was the
more necessary since they we're girls. He
emphasized the necessity for organization,
the higher civilization created and the
broadening and ennobling influence such
organizations have upon their members.