davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03
When God Says wait"

When our God writes upon the wall
In letters broad and free,
He writes that all may understand,
And where all men may see.
Men build ana plot and plan and dream,
Devising structures great,
Yet tools must rust and men must bow
When God says 'Wait!
When men. their course set Canaan-ward,
Unthinking, onward press.
Then comes the stern commando: 'f1rSI,
wait!
Walk in the wilderness"
The kings Of old heard that decree;
Saw letters writ, are heard the words
They framed each throne.
Today-today it is the same,
Despite our modern creeds
The balance yet goes up or down
BY reason Of our deeds.
Great kings must pause in humbleness,
And men oil common clay
Must heed the writing of the hand
Along the way.
This is a lesson to the world
The world that soon fOrgets-
The world that blessings takes, and then
Remembers not its debts.
The followed hand tnat holds US all
Writes lessons, soon or late;
And mortal man must understand,
When God says watt!
Man builds his glory for himself,
Assuming oVermuch;
1t crumbles into nothingness-
1t crumbles with a touch
Man dreams of wealth, of rule, OF realm;
Yet, even as he turns,
Upon the wall, in words of fire,
His lesson burns.
When God says Waltz the revelers,
CARRIED for the feast and rout,
Stand wondering, as one by one
The cleaning lights go out
All down the centuries there ring
The sounding tones of Fate,
Man realizes what ne is
When God says Watt
w. d. NeSbit.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03
jWy8lN0y8 Gossip
Let John Adams Back It!

Before the Fourth arrives again
The boys of this great nation
Have one petition to the men
Who plan the celebration:
We want to hear-please make-a note,
And pay attention to it
The letter that John Adams wrote
About the way TO do 1t.
The day should be observed, 1T tells,
BY NOISY demons trationS;
BY games and sports, by guns. and bells.
BY grand iliuminatlons; -
From north to south, from shore to shore
That day of fadeless glory
From this time forward evefmore
Must ring with freedoms story!
And when that noble patriot speaks,
The folks will understand it;
They will not call us noisy freaks,
Nor mutter, "Nuisancei-' "Banditv'
And if soma cynic dareS to scott
At our uproariouS racket,
Wen set ten thousand crackers off,
And let John Adams back it!
John Mervin Hull.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Bread cast upon the waters comes
back TO you very stale.
If it is n sin for q woman to glory III
her beauty it is q beautiful sin.
The man in the moon is blusbing red
because he sees to many queer things.
Humor is like whisky in making 4
person who uses too much of it very
wabbly.
After man has been married too
long he doesn't worry so much because
life is too short.
1t takes a red-headed girl to make a
man think it isn't q wonans looks that
counts so much, but a Woman's ways
New York Press.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03
The Voice of the Glorious Fourth.

Am the Fourth OF July,
And I'm big enough
To be the other three-fourthS
But I'm modest, you know,
And don't claim all my share.
Amt that fair?
OF course it is;
It's my biz
To have a fair
And equal divvy everywhere
That's how | got my start.
Hooray for Me
And the American Eagle
And the Declaration of Independence
And the Star-Spangled Banner
And Uncle Sam
And G.. Wash,
B gosh.
I'm the birthday
OF the greatest Nation ON earth,
And since its birth
The world has seen better days,
And it does not raise
Such crops of kings
And their underlingS
AS it used to raise
| In the old-time days,
Which Is owing to Me.
See?
Before was,
| The freemen's cause
Was in u slump
And going lame,
| But. Friends and Fellow Citizens,
When l got in the game,
| 1t made Il jump;
For l.
| The Fourth of July,
| Had come TO stay,
| And well they knew
| The Red White and Blue
Would float forever as a sign
That tyrants were no more divine
Than were the People; they who stood
| As slaves to their own masterhood,
And to no other,
Man and Brother
Was my creed
a ~, Ia
| The Declaration which unfurled
The Flag of Freedom to the world
| Its lines We're red
With blood of patriots, shed
To make it stand
The firm foundation of the land
But what OF that?
| In blood.
Not mud,
Are written all the deeds
That lift mankind to loftier things,
And what is lasting in all creedS
Has borne the cross of sufferings
However that is done.
And now We're having fun
BellSl
Yellsi
BOysi
Noise,
E'izZl
Whiz, !
From lake to gulf
From sea to sea.
The pure white light of Liberty
Beams out beneath our Flag unfurled
That stretches half way round the worl
And [
Am the Fourth of July,
The birthday of a Nation that
Knows just exactly where it's at,
And stands out clearly, boldly SO
All others in the push may know.
Gee whiz,
What a glory of glories
The Glorious Fourth is,
William j. hampton in July Cosmopol
tan,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03
Personal Notes.

Rev. DR.. John Bancroft Devins and
John "A. Offord have purchased the
New York Observer.
DIR. Joseph P. Cobb, the newly elected
president OF the American Institute Of
Homeopathy, is one of Chicagos most
distinguished physicians.
G. w. Bradley. 81 years old, native
of Lynchburg. Va, is the oldest living
Confederate veteran. He walks with
two canes, one of which was once the
property of Daniel Boone. N
Father Sands has labored in two
counties of northern Iowa for thirty
four years. When he first begun his
work in Wright county there was not
4 meeting house in existence there.
Arthur W. A'BecIlett, long member
of the staff of Punch, is to start a
new comic weekly to be known as
John Bull Percy Spence and Harry
F'urniss are to be among the artists.
Captain I. NJ. Smith, the first man
who stretched wires across the State
of Wisconsin, is still living in Topeka,
Kas. He has also made weather OBJ
sefvations from a scientific standpoint
for the past fifty wears.
Colonel Gustav G. Pabst, of NIilwau-
kee, has started subscription to Sc
cure funds for the purchasing of bust
of the late Christian Wahl, former
Park Commissioner, to be placed on
pedestal at the entrance of Lake Park.
William Wright, Of Mt. Holly, n. j.,
has particularly fire collection of In
dian relics. A stone taken from the
grave of an Indian chief near Glouces-
ter City is shortly to be taken to the
University Of Pennsylvania to have it,
iDScriptinr transI,tad
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

4 fine address Of welcome. Then fo,-
lowed picnic dinner. North Anson
Somerset and Pennington Oranges
were well represented. Friday evening
June 10Th, the young people, with a
sprinklinG of the older ones enjoyed n
box social at the hall.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

Dun's report for tie last six months
OF 1902 shows that there were 95S fail
ures in New England against 1863 for
the corresponding period of 1901. The
liabilities were $9.525.292 in the first
ralf Of 1902 against $13,162,O63 for the
first half of 1901. This doesn't look
much like 4 reaction in the prosperity
of this section OF the country.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

Now the sweet girl graduate be-
many wonderful things not disclosed
in the philosophy of those who write
text books.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

It is pleasant to remember, in view
of certain recent kilograms from Eng
land, that there was no public gamb
ling on the life and death of President
Mckinley, last September.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03
Merely a Joke.

Gusher-You may not believe it, but
I've never had an unkind word from
my wife in all my life.
Henpeck-O! don't try to spring that
Old chestnut. on me.
Gusher-What old chestnut?
Henpeck-Yoa want me to say:
How did you manage that?' and then
you'll say: Il never got mSrried.'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03
s. Noozie-What is it?
Why Not?

Magistrate-Ten dollars and costs!
This is at least the tenth time I've had
to fine you this year, and
Inebriate-Well. say, Judge, oughtn' t
I git wholesale rates?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

Unless some enemy should smuggle
n coy of Alfred Austin's coronation
ode into the sick room there seems to
be nothing in the way of Il speedy and
complete recovery of the King.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

The coronation oath will be written
on vellum and viii, after the ceremony
be attached to the coronation robe and
be deposited with the latter in the
Court of Chancery.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

No wonder Senator Carmack was
testy and disgruntled at the closing
session of Congress. His encounter
with Admiral Dewey left him much in
the condition of Montejo's squadron at
noon on May 1. 1898.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

Those who have front gates will do
well to take them in, tonight, and it
will do no harm to nail down the door
steps.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03
Agricultural A Note.

''Whin afther p'raties take a spade,'
Remarked a Canny Mick,
But there's some melons in the shade,
Oi tink OI'll take me pick
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

The four new battleships authorized
the Tennessee and the Washington.
All good names and the craft will be
worthy Of them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

There is some satisfaction in the re-
nection that Baby Bailey of Texas, will
be five months older when the Senate
again assemblies.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

The experimental electric rail under
ground railroad in Paris has been so
successful that two important branches
will be added to it during the current
wear
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03
Swell Name.

Mrs NooZie-What are you going 20
name the baby, Mrs. Reeder?
Mrs. Reeder-Ot I found a lovely
name for her out of q novel | was
readin'.
Mrs. Noozie-What is it?
Mrs. Reeder-It's Eyetalian, l think.
Tn going to call her Femme de Cham
bre Reeder.'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03


In their comments upon the unfor-
tunatc exhibition which Bailey of
Texas. made of himself. the other day.
the papers of the country seem pretty
well agreed that ne was altogether in
the wrong and that his vicious attack
upon Il man much smaller than himself
who WAS seated in chair was a mix
ture of childishness and ineXCusable
brutality. In his public career young
Mr. Bailey has shown ability of no
mean order. but with it he has shown
such Il large degree of poor judgment
and such superlative vanity that he has
been more a laughing stock than any
thing else. Yet - has been seriously
suggested as the coming Democratic
leader in the Senate and a presidential
possibility. His ruffianly attack upon
a fellow senator puts him in the class
with Tillman of South Carolina, and it
is inevitable that they should be asso
ciated in the public mind. And these
two have been among the loudest
shouters fer flair play" liberty"
.gentle measures and in general the
reign of the Golden Rule in the Philip
6iaes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

Order your groceries, today, ard also
visit your barber, for you will have no
opportunity to do either, tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03
LIGHT AND AIRY.
Anxious,

Tess-Why on earth has Miss Ann
Teek subscribed to all those legal jour
nails?
posals were printed in them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03
Much Too Healthy.

Jenks-That rich old uncle of yours
is quite n well-read man, isn't he?
Spenders (disgustedly)-H he
certainly is a healthy old Indian"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

Norway has postponed it's celebra-
ton till 1903, but the others will all
come off, tomorrow, as scheduled.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03
Recuperative Effect.

Considered with reference to its
recuperative effect, there is not so much
good in the ordinary vacation as there
is in a single bottle of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. The latter costs 81; the for
mer-well, that depends; how much did
yours cost last year?
Hoods Sarsaparilla refreshes the
tired blood, sharpens the dulled appe-
tite, restores the lost courage.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

For Representatives to the Legislature
EDWIN C. DUDLEY of Augusta.
WILLIAM II. GANNETT of Augusta
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

No, it isn't fall yet, but it is an in
disputable fact that as the year enters
upon its second half the days are
shortening. =
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

May it be a long, long time before
additional revenue taxes are again i'm
posed by Uncle Sam to pay the cost of
q. war.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

II is worth noting that the Republi-
can state conventions being held in the
West are laying much emphasis on the
protective t5gilf. This great American
principal was never so strong or so
popular ,s today, and any party at
taclinc K is simply bent on suicide
Repubicanism in the West, as well as
In New England, is synonymous with
uncomprcmising protectionism.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

The cedar bird, brown, with tufted
head and red spots on the wings, is
devastating the cherry trees, this sum-
mer,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

1t will not be safe to plan on quite
the usual amount of sleep, tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

For Register Of Deeds.
GEORGE r. SMITH of Winthrop.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

Watchdogs are to be purchased and
trained to accompany the police on
their nightly rounds at Schaerbeck,
near Brussels.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

For County Treasurer.
JAMES E. BLANCHARD of Chelsea.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

No notice whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held respon-
sible for the preservation or return Of
rejected communications.
Address all comm unfcations relating
70 subscriptions and advertisements to
DURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

For County Commissioner.
HERMON II. ADAMS of Belgrade.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

Bar Harbor is again talking over the
pres ana cons of asking the Legisla-
ture, next winter, for a city charter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

For County Attorney.
THOMAS LEIGH of Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

l.. X. Marston of Boston, a former
resident of Machias, has 100000 con-
tract for masonry work on Fort Nc
kinley now building on Great DIan1ond
Island in Portland Harbor. This IS one
of the many contracts Mr.. Marston
now has on his hands. He was at
Portland Tuesday looking af'er his
business. Mr.. Marston was a member
of the First Maine Heavy Artillery. In
conversation with Il reporter Mr.. Mars
ton stated a fact which is worthy of
record, that the West kennetec cclool
District in Machias which at the be-
ginning of the war of the Rebellion had
~ families. had 49 enlistments. and SO
killed or wounded during the war. a
record probably not excelled by any To-
cality in the country.
Following the commencement avay
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

Three years ago the government con-
tracted for the construction in private
wards of Is torpedo boats. OF these IS
were to be torpedo boat 'destroyers'
and II ordinary torpedo boats. These
boats have been built and it now tran
spires that out of all the boats thus
authorized, which We're to have a speed
of from 2S to 80 knots an hour, accord
ing to the contract, not one mas been
found up to contract requirements, eX-
cept in the case of the three boats from
the Bath works. This result is not
flattering to national pride. But Maine
cap find consolation in the fact that the
Maine built boats are all right and that
Baths great shipbuilding conce-- has
again fully justified its enviable repu-
tation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

Mrs. George Wiley of Veazie, the
champion of the Bangor salmon pool,
landed her 18th FISH fer the present
season Monday morning; 1t was a 25-
pounGer. She also caught q 21-pounder
Saturday and another of the same
weight Sunday. The fishing at the
pool is nearly over for the season. 1t
has not been n very good year owing
to the high water and cold weather and
hardly the average number of fish have
been taken.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

For Representative to Congress
EDWIN C. BURLEIGH

Kennebec County Nominations.
For Senators.
RUTILLUS ALDEN of Winthrop.
c. c. LIBBY of PittstoH.
JOSEPH II. MANLEY Of Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

The Bath Times has still another one
on the Penobscot people. There is
such a big crowd coming to the Ken
nebec on the glorious Fourth that we
have got to have an additional steamer,
ard a boat is to be taken off the
Penobscot route where she won't be
needed
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

Capt. f. c. Turner of Hampden, dug
his first new potatoes, June "a, who has
beaten him? He planted his potatoes
May and they were in the ground just
seven weeks. The land on which they
were grown had been planted with
potatoes for 50 years past and as yet
shows no signs of exhaustion. In 1884
his father raised an early crop there
for which he received $12 per bushel in
the Bangor market.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

For Sheriff.
FRANK ]. HAM of Belgrade.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

ACCORDING to a MilltoWn correspond :
ert of the Calais Advertiser the encore
fever has actually got abroad in
church. Fer the first time in their
history, the choir of the Congre ga
tional church, after singing the eve
ming anthem On Sunday last, received
an encore. This speaks pretty well for
the choir. which, under the skilful
guidance of the chorister, Major Hugh,
has attained to such excellence in
music"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

Following the commencement exer-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-07-03

A DanvilIe Junction hen has achieved
fame. She has recently laid an egg
measuring nine inches in circumfer-
Within the outer shell two eggs We're
enclosed, both of them perfect.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-01
SAINT
ACCEPT ANCE.
Continued From First Page.

desire to heartily commend the measure to-
the voters of our state and earnestly urge the.
adoption thereof. ~  s}.4 ii
At the next election there is also to be
submitted to the people of our state for their
approval or rejection, certain act passed at
the Hast, general session of our Legislature and
commonly known as the gross earnings act.
The constitution of our state provides that,
ANY law providing for the -" amend
ment of any law or laws enacted
which provides that any railroad company
existing in this state or which may be
hereafter organized, SHALL in lieu of all other
taxes and assessments upon their real estate,
roads, rolling stock and other personal prop
erty y" - pay into the treasury OF this
state a certain percentage therein mentioned
OF the gross earnings Of such railroad COM
panies = y SHALL before the same shall
take effect and be in force, be submitted to a
vote of the people of the state and be adopted
and ratified by a majority Of the electors OF
the state voting at the election at which the
same. shall be- submitted to them. $500
Under existing laws the railroad COM
panies of this state pay into the state treas
ury, in lieu of direct taxes, 3 per cent of their
gross. earnings. After thorough discussion
and mature deliberation the legislature passed
the act above referred to, which provides that
the existing law shall be so amended that the
railroad companies of this state shall pay
into the state treasury in lieu Of direct taxa
tion 4 per cent Of their gross earnings In
stead of 3 per cent as now exacted. ..~
The reason for the enactment was the be-
lief that the railroad companies under the 3
per cent gross earnings law were not paying
their fair share toward the maintenance
Of the state; in other words that under the
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-01

opinion as to the legality Of this measure, and
/ have recently given him one to the effect
that in my Judgment dt violates the proyi-
sions OF the Sherman act of 1890. Whereupon
he directed that suitable action should be
brought to have the question finally judi
eially decided ts
congratulate the people Of our state, OF
the northwest and of the entire country, upon
the fact that we have In the presidential chair
a man who fearlessly is endeavoring to exc
cute the laws. He is as brave in peace as he
was heroic In war. and for his coura ageous
course VIC should pledge him our active and
earnest support Is EssS "a
II is our determination. if necessary, to
press this action until finally decided by the
court Of highest jurisdiction, the supreme
court of the United States.
In conclusion, the governor said that
whatever success had attended his ad-
ministration was due to the loyal and
efhcient support given him by all It's
members He congratulated the people of
the state on the fact that they were ably
represented at washington. and promised
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-01
PROPER FOOD
Better Than Ocean Breezes.

It makes a lot of difference in hot
Weather, the kind of food one eats
You can keep the body cool if you break
ia on Grape Nuts, for in its pre-digest-
ed form, 1t presents the least resistance
to the digestive organs and contains as
much nutriment as heavy dy-heating
food, such as meat potatoes, ETC., - ;
Grape -Nufs5is probably entitled to the
aim to be the most perfectly adapted
,od for human needs now extant. The
EAT eater and. vegetarian are, alike,
harmed with its crisp taste, the delicate
,avor Of the grape-sugar and the nour-
shnent to body and brain while the
nousewife is attracted by it's being thor
,ughly cooked at the factory and OBJ
ined from the grocery ready for instant
use with the addition of cream, making
1t a cool, delicious DISH requiring no hot
stove and cross cook on a hot morning.
When Grape-Nuts and Postum Food
rsoffee constitute the summer breakfast
th the addition of a little fruit, it is
necessary TO seek the ocean 2breezes
comfort, for external heat is unnoticed
en- internal GOODNESS from proper food
felt The. recipe book in each package
Grape Nuts gives dozens OF delicious
hes.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-01
FRED W. AMES'
TRIAL IS ON
Continued From First Page.

or personal friends in the police depart
meme. He was not asked Wheteher he
had an opinion, but was sworn as the
first juror. Mr. Allen did not look greatly
pleased. but took the oath without COM
ment.
Frank G. Turpquist, a tailor, was next.
He knew Ames, Boardman and Mr.. Smith.
Neither side challenged and Mr.. Turn
quist was sworn.
Thomas C. Hough was called next. Mr..
Hough is local manager for the Edison
Phonograph company. The defense chal-
lenged and the state admitted it.
The fourth man called was George H.
Rogers. The defense asked no questions.
To Mr. Boardman the juror said he lived
at 1918 Hennepin avenue, and was men,
Der of the C. A. Smith Lumber company
He knew both Mr.. Welch and Mr.. Huba-
chek. Detective De Laittre had once been
in his employ. He was accepted as the
third juror. Up to thes point not one
man called had been asked whether he
had an opinion in the case.
John Moe followed. He is a grocer and
lives at 211O Twent first avenue S.
Moe was finally accepted.
Edgar H. Morse, 2719 Johnson street
NE, a shipping clerk, was the next man
who proved acceptable to both sides.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-01

Mr.. W. E. Birch. Alton, Va, an extern
sive fruit grower of that place, writes the
following letter to The Peruna Medicine
company, of Columbus. Ohio. We print
the letter in part: r..
s. Alton, Va, June 4, 1900.
The Peruna Medicine Co, Columbus, O.:
Gentlemen 81 am glad to be able to
say I have found one remedy that Is
everything and more than is claimed
for It.
My wife was very much run down
and out OF sort in every way. she had a
pelvic disorder which left her very weak,
nervous and no appetite at all.
Zone day happened to be at my faith
er's store, S. "a. Birch, Coresyille, Alb
county. Va, and noticed your medicine
there for sale.
ct thought it might help my wife so |
brought a bottle of 1t home and within a
week she commenced to eat and now she
is hungry all the time and not half the
medicine has been taken. We both agree
that 1t beats any medicine to bring on an
appetite and to put the nerves in good