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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

In view of Senator Depew's well
known patriotism, he should have de-
ferred at least one of those three mar
rage ceremonies until he got back to
this side of the water.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
Boston Market.

Boston, Jan. ~
FLOLR-Spring patent, 430G4 ~. "
CORN-Steamer yellow, -45..
OATS-Two clip white. SIS. ~ ~
PORK-Ba cks. 20.509721. 25 2
BEEF-Steers. 90g1.. ~
VEALS-SMl0. ~
LAMB-919G10lA. x
LARD-Tierce. IL.
BUTTER-Northern creamery. si2JT
SHEESE-New northern twins. liMlIsi
EGGS-Eastern. 32I35 -
OTATOES-Hebrons. S26S5 y
SuGAR-Granulated, AZ. K
MINED FEET-25 5O626.50. -.
BRAN-Spring, "a; winter, IS.
COTTONSEED MEALS. J0H29. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

The San Francisco papers are full
Of General Funstons return. but they
all fail to publish the address of well
come given by Frederick Funston, Jr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

Every town in Kennebec should take
pride in being represented in the Nc
Kinley memorial fund for this county.
Subscriptions may be forwarded to
either of the county members of the
State auxiliary committee or sent d.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
New York Cotton Market.

New York. Jan. TO-.
lotion futures closed quiet. January.
Sn; May, SIS; June. SIT: July, SIT: Au..
gust, sos; September. IT'S; October, 7.6S.
cotton spot closed steady; MiddIlnS IN.
lands lands n; Middling Gulf, 81: sales, 20
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
As TO knowledge.

Tess-Archie Jones says I'm a regular
Venus, and the sweetest tempered beauty
he ever met.
Jess-Oh, then that can't be the Archie
Jones / met last evening
Tess-Why, what did he say?
Jessie said he knew you.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

Nashville was also a disappointment.
though in much less degree The bond
market was dull and rather Irregular
Total sales. par value, $2S15O00 United
States bonds were all unchanged on tn.
last call.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

No college baseball league seems to
n1aterialize for next spring, but eacn
team has a series of games with the
Others so it amounts to about the same
thing and saves a wrangle. n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
The Modern PLAY.

Your friend the theatrical manager
has gone abroad, l believe
Yes, he's off securing the Continent
for new attractions
"Ah, and the American public will ger
the off-scourings as usual
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
LIGHT AND AIRY.
Pure Accident.

Ascum-What's the matter with Jen-
kns?
hunting.
Ascum-You don't say?
Gobang-Yes, he was hunting for trou-
bic. and he accidentally run up against
me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
Sure Thinq.

Husband-Yes. dear, l think your new
gown will suit you very well.
Wife-Why do you think so?
Observation-Disclosures the price doeSn
suit me at all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

Thursday evenings prize fight IN
Lewiston was little the bloodiest and
most disgraceful yet, and that is quite
9 depth of infamy to reach.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

The Saco lodge is another body OF
Maine Masons which will celebrate the
centennial of it's organization. this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11


Every little while something comes up
To threaten Boston Common and then
there is rocking of the Cradle of
Liberty and a grand volume of protest
from the Hub and all it's spOkes. This
time the danger is to the beautiful old
trees which line it's walks. They have
been neglected, and need winter fan
nels and a tonic and careful nursing.
SO the voice of Boston is raised, and the
echoes of the smallpox scare and the
cheers of. the faithful for the distin-
guished visitor from Lincoln, Nebraska,
ara drowned in the volume Of the APP
pea. that somebody do something to
save the Common trees. And surely We
all join in the hope that they will be
saved. The Common and all on it be-
long to the whole OF New England. not
TO Boston alone, and it's historic. asso-
Citations and interests are one of our
priceless heritages from the days of the
fathers. Every foot of the Common is
holy ground and every, tree is shrine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

The Maine veterans are all coming to
Augusta. February Is and IA.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
America, the Final Test.
washington Starr.

1t is said that Santos Dumont will bring
his flying machine to this country. No
reputation is complete until its owner has
tmade tour of America.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
Why We Lead.
(San Francisco Chronicle).

ISdN FTdIcISCO CTTOnICIeJ.
The electric railroad to be built between
Brighton and London is to be equipped
with Pullman cars, and the AZ miles be-
tween the popular watering place and the
British metropolis are to be covered in B
minutes This may be counted as another
American triumph
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

The vote seems to be unanimous to
observe January 30 as Mckinley day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
70 get pure rich BL000, take
JoHAN HoFFS
EXTRACT
With your Meals
rect to the treasurer. w. H. Dow. a
Portland. Maine.

Portland. Maine.
The first spring poem has appeared.
To be sure it is a prose poem but il is
by Editor Eaton Of the Bangor News
and that fact guarantees it's poetic ex-
Celience. He calls 1t Tokens of Spring
and il runs thusly: AT last the sun.
having been travelling due south for six
months. has made his furtherest south
ing. and is coming north again at a
rate much faster than any train that
WAS ever rHnAupon earth. The days are
growing longer, slowly and surely, and
the morning Will soon come earlier and
( brighter. The cold weather is not over.
Indeed, the chances are that our cold
est weather is vet to come, but spring
is surely on the way. At sunrise the
clouds have pink and creamy tint,
which 10 one ever saw in November or
December. Our cold sunsets are no
longer Of jasper and onyx. There are
CLEANS Of opal and amethyst among
the chilly banks. and the afterglow
rises higher and higher toward the
zenith. Here and there among the dark
fir woods the blue jay is screaming,
making a great outcry about the ex-
pectation of brighter days. On the SUM-
ny sides of cliffs the horned owls are
building their nests, and are tuning
their harsh voices to notes of love.
Above all else, the hens are laying free
/ ly and the price Of eggs is dropping
every day. In few weeks more, Ash
Wednesday will be here, and then, after
forty days of vigils We shall see Easter
LIE; us keep the paths shoveled out and
wait patiently for the advent of
spring
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
New York Monsv Market,

New York. Jan. To-
Money on call firm at 4a5: last loan 5
Prime mercantile paper 5d5js per cent
. Sterling exchange steady al 4S11sI1,
for demand and at 4S4kGIL for 81 DAYS.
Posted rates 4.S5G4.SS.
Commercial bills 4.S32sG5s.
Bar silver 551s.
Mexican dollars 44A
Government bonds STEADY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

The Maine Grand Army Posts are do
ing nobly on the Mckinley memorial
fund.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
Alfred Austin Afraid OF His Job

Baltimore American).
Alfred Austin writes as if he feared tina.
the American poets would join in the raid
on British Markets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished Daily BY the FEDERAL sssck and cra,o
Co., O'fice, Wcker Block, Aususss, "a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

1t is painful to note that the supply
Of rabbits has not been equal 10 the de-
nand this winter. One reason Tor THIS
is that most of the persons who snare
rabbits have found more profitable
work Now is the time for the Belgian
hare to come forward and assert itself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

Vaneaboro and Ellsworth have, start
ed the wear with disastrous fires.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
Something Of an Increase.

The bonus item of the bread-winners OF
this country, figured in increased wages
in these prosperous days. would show an
American New Years gift of hundreds of
millions of dollars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Maine Has It's SANFORD .

louisville Times).
If it comes to the worst with Elijah
DOwie's industries he can make a gooC
living as a gOld-brick artist
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

The up to date Portland small boy is
already collecting material for the
great event of the winter, tar bucket
hight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

Plans for having the bars of York
and Cumberland counties unite in a
general field day are being discussed,
and there will be no moaning of the
bar" when they get together.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
Trouble Brewing.

washington Evening Times).
kipling has gone to South Africa and
Richard Harding Davis has sailed for
Chile, and now the inhabitants will really
have to make things hum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

The later returns indicate that the re-
rorters We're unduly generous in stating
Democratic banquet. Instead of being
almost 400 it is now said there were
less than $50, including guests, ladies
and all. Moreover there is a CONTRA
diction of authority over the letter from
Bryan. Some say it was read, others
that it was not. But all agree that the
dull thud heard during the evening was
the falling of Mayor Wilson's face
when Hon. Cyrus w. Davis of Water
Vile was referred to as the next Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

Again the Maine coon cat" has re-
ceiyed a black eye in public print. A
vile New York paper has said that
there is no such an animal as a coon
cat, thatsthe combination is impossible,
outside the limits Of physiology and
probability. The right name for the
big cat with the fluffy tail, the long
hair and tine microscopic ears is An
CORA. This breed and an allied race.
known as the Persian cats, is the foun-
tain head for all that is beautiful and
desirable in feline nature. The Maine
coon cat is nothing more than a cross
between the Angora and the native tab
by. What's the odds? Maine breeders
are still selling all the coon cats they
can grow for $25 pair, and New York
people are paying the money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11
IMMENSE CASH SALE Of
Canned Goods and General Groceries
at Is per cent Reduction in Price,
AT MY STORE,
285=287 Water St.


/
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

Bath Times: Baths death rate last
year was only fifteen per 1000, while the
birth rate was twenty-five, a net ma
tural increase in population for the
year of ten per thousand. Bath is do
irg very well, thank you.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

II is not often q. craft goes into the
water from the stocks head first, though
that is the way a land lubber always
thinks of a launching. However, big
barge now being built at the Bath Iron
works will be launched that way and
Bath contemplates the unusual event
as the nautical novelty of the year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-11

BidGeford is quite pleased at the re-
port that a girls seminary, of high
grade and on large scale, is to be es-
tablished there by the Good Shepherd
order of nuns. We hope there is more
in it than in the French college which
Augusta was to have.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
TardY Reckoning.

Strawberries, nice ripe ste-raw-
berries" shouted the street vender as
his horse logged slowly through Bag
ley avenue. How much are they?"
asked the pretty young housewife who
had hailed the peddler by waving a
towel Ten cent a quart, nam. All
Michigan strawberries, and the dew's on
'em yet, man, But | want bushel.
I'm going to have sort of strawberry
festival just among my relations, and
l wouldn't run out of them for the
world How much for a bushel?"
Three and half, nam" Too much.
You'll have to do better than that or I'll
try some one else"
'Ill throw off a quarter" he said,
and she nodded so that her voice might
not betray her exultation. The he
carried in thirty-two of the little meas
ures that have the waistband about two
inches from the bottom, received his
money. and did not linger. Three min
utes later the little woman rushed in
the street, her eyebrows knitted, and
her dimpled hands clinched, one over a
lead pencil and the other over a crum-
pied piece OF paper. But the peddler
had Detroit Free Press.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
CHAPTER TX

/ should have the greatest difficulty
to tell you what followed next after
this tragic circumstance. 1t is all to
me, as l look back upon it, mixed,
strenuous and Intellectual, like the
struggles of a sleeper in a night
mare. Clara, / remember, uttered a
broken sigh and would have fallen for
ward to earth had not Northmour and
| supported her insensible body. i do
not think we were attacked; do not
remember even to have seen an assail-
ant; and l believe we deserted Mr..
Huddlestone without a glance. | only
remember running like man in a
panic, now carrying Clara altogether
in my own arms. now sharing her
weight with Northmour, now scuffiing
confusedly for the possession of that
dear burden.
Why we should have made for my
camp in the Hemlock Den, or how we
reached 1t, are points lost forever to
my recollection. The first moment at
which | became definitely sure, Clara
had been suffered to fall against the
outside of my little tent, Northmour
and were tumbling together on the
ground, and he, with continued fe-
rocity, was striking for my head with
the butt of his revolver He had al
ready twice wounded me on the scalp.
and it is TO the consequent loss of
blood that / am tempted TO attribute
the sudden clearness of my mind.
caught him by the wrist.
"Northmour," l remember saving.
you can kill me afterwards. Let us
| first attend 10 Clara"
He was at that moment uppermost
| Scarcely had the words passed my
! lips, when he had leaped TO MS feet
and ran toward the tent, and the next
moment he was straining Clara to mis-
heart and covering her unconscious
hands and face with his caresses.
"Shamer' / cried. shame to You.
! Northmour!"
And, giddy though / still was,
/ struck him repeatedly upon the head
and shoulders.
He relinquished his grasp, and faced
| me in the broken moonlight.
II had you under and let you co."
said he; "and now you strike me!
| Coward
You are the coward" /. retorted.
! did she wish your kisses while she
was still sensible OF what she wanted?
| Not she! And now she may be dying;
and you waste this precious time. and
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
FROM SASKATCHEWAN, WESTERN
CANApA

In letter written from Prince Al.
bert. Saskatchewan, one CT the dis.
tricts of western Canada. by Henry
I.aughlin to DIR. c. T. Field Of Chase
Michigan, and which appeared in the
Reed City (Michigan) Clarion, an
peared the following:
IF any one should ask you how
like IL up here, tell them / am perfect.
ly well satisfied; for me 1t is just the
place. | have as good piece Of Land
as ever laid outdoors. Wouldn't ex
change 1t for the whole of Lake Coun.
ty or at least the township OF Chase
"Of course. | have not been here
very long but as much o. the country
as | have seen it cannot be beat any.
where We had as good crops here
last fall as / ever saw. and everything
gets ripe in good shape, We had as
good ripe potatoes as ever ate in my
life. There is no better place for
stock on the continent than here.
Horses and cattle will do as good run.
ming out all winter hero as they do
where they are fed all winter there.
Have built me a residence and now all
| want is a wife to keep house for me.
have some breaking already done on
my place, but next summer intend to
have more done and then will be
ready for business.
I'VE have had very fine winter so
far 1t has not been much below
zero, if any, excepting about week in
the middle OF November 1t has been
quite cold the past day or two. We
are in log shcnties, and they are just
muddied up on the outside, and moth.
ing has frozen on the inside as yet.
There is no wind or rain, just nice
steady weather all the time"
Apply TO any agent of the Canadian
government
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
"A Brave Coward.
BY Robert Louis Stevenson.

AS we went downstairs the heat was
excessive. and the roaring of the fire
filed our ears, and we nad scarce
reached the passage before the stairs
window fell in, branch of flame shot
brandishing through the aperture, and
the interior of the pavilion became lit
up with that dreadful and fluctuating
glare. At the same moment we heard
the fall of something heavy and in
elastic in the upper floor.
Northmour and | cooked our re-
volyers. Mr.. Huddlestone, who had
already refused a frearm, put us be-
hind him with a manner of command.
Let Clara open the door," said he.
80, If they fire a volley, she viii be
protected. And in the meantime
stand behind me. | am the scapegoac;
my sins have found me out"
| heard him, as / stood GREATNESS
by his shoulder. with my pistol ready,
pattering off prayers in a tremuious,
rapid whisper; and confess, Aorrid as
the thought may seem. desrIsed him
for thinking OF applications in a mo.
ment so critical and thrilling. In the
meantime Clara, who was dead white
but still possessed of her faculties, lad
displaced the barrlcade from the trent
door Another moment, and she had
pulled it open. Freight and mooa-
light illuminated the links with con-
fused and changeful luster, and far
away against the sky we could see a
long trail of glowing smoke.
Mr.. Huddlestone, filled for the mo-
ment with strength greater than his
own, struck Northmour and myself a
back-hander in the chest, and while we
were thus for the moment incapacitat-
ed from action. lifting his arms above
his head like one about to dive, he ran
straight forward out of the pavilion.
Here am IT, he cried-"Huddle-
stone! Kill me, and spare the others. .
His sudden appearance daunted,
suppose, our hidden enemies; for
Northmour and had time to recover.
to seize Clara between us one by each
arm, and to rush forth to his assist
ance, ere anything further had taken
place. But scarce had We passed the
threshold when there came near a doz-
en- reports and flashes from every di-
rection among the hollows of the links.
Mr.. Huddlestone staggered. uttered a
weird and freezing cry, threw up his
arms over his head and fell backward
on the turf.
'Traditore! Traditorel" cried the
invisible avengers.
And just then part CT the roof Of
the pavilion fell in. so rapid was the
progress of the fire. A loud, vague
and horrible noise accompanied the
collapse. and vast volume of flame
went soaring up to heaven. Huddle-
stone, although God knows what were
his ohsequies, had fine pyre at the
moment of his death.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
4 widow Only One week.

The following message was received
in this city:
"Married-On Saturday. Dec. 2s. at
the residence Of the archbishop, in New
York, Baron Zdzislaw Bestecki, OF
Austria, and Mrs. Mary Ross Hummen.
daughter of the late Andrew Ross"
Mrs. Mary Ross Hummell formerly
resided in this city, but for several
months has been living in Manhattan.
She was born and raised near New
Cumberland, and is a member of one OF
the prominent families of this part OF
the state. Her former husband, Valen-
tine Hummell, died a week from yes
terday and three days after his burial
she remarked. Mr. Hummell separat-
ed from his wife some time ago, and
divorce proceedings were pending in
court when he died.--Harrisburg Spe-
cial to Philadelphia Record.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
I. Diabetes Cur,bIe.

Halo, Ind, Jan. 27th.--In answer, Mrs.
L. c. Bowers of this place has this to
say:
II had Kidney Trouble which, neg
lected, finally ran into diabetes; my
teeth all got loose and part of them
came out; / passed from one and half
to two gallons of water in twenty-four
hours. and such burning sensation at
tended it that could hardly bear It. /
lost forty pounds in flesh and was very
much discouraged.
Two doctors treated me. and took
every Kidney Medicine I could hear of.
but got no relief whatever from any
thing till began to use Dodd's Kidney
Pills.
Seven boxes of this remedy drove
away every symptom have men
toned"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30

There Is more Catarrh in this section OF the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed 20 DC
tncurable. For great many years doctors pro.
nounced IL a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly falling TO cure
with local reatment pronounced IL incuraole
Science has proven catarrh TO be a constltu-
uonal disease, and therefore requires constl-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure man
ufactired by +. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo ONO,
is the only constitutional cure on the market
IT Is taken internally in doses from 10 drops 10
q teaSpoonfuL 1t acts directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure
Send for circulars and testimonials. Address
+. j. CHENEY e. co, Toledo, Ohio
Sold by Druggists 11c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
His Dennition.

Paw" asked Elmer Grayneck, who
had an irquiring mind. what is a
cycloramo?" IT'S mighty good thing
to keep away from, that's what it isl
replied that astute agriculturist. his
father. Don't you remember that
contraption that you seen a sharper
workin' at the county fair, where you
put your money on different colored
spots, an the swindler whirled a
pinter around, an the more you'd put
down the less you took up? Wa'al,
that was cyclorama. New York
Journal.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-01-30
Lasted UntII Nine.

At the recent meeting of the Pennsyl-
vania society. one OF the guests, who
was seated next TO Augustus Thomas,
the playwright, and the PRECEDENT of the
Missouri society, asked Mr.. Thomas
why the menu cards designated the
dinner as the annual festival"
That's easy" said Mr.. Thomas.
'"The menu cards were gotten up by a
Philadelphia man, and every Philadel-
phia man who goes to an entertainment
which lasts beyond o'clock at night.
regards it as 4 festival. New York
Times.