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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16

At meeting of the veterans of tn
18th Maine Regiment Association re
Gently, it was voted to hold a reunio
c. w. Roberts. Capt. c. w. Richard
son and Maj. w. ii. Green were electe'
a committee to make all arrangement
regarding place and other particular
for the reunion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16

y game of baseball has been definite
" arranged for Saturday afternoon be-
tween the Journals and the Cushno'
Paper Co.'S team. The battery fol
the Journal will be French and Bolgel
and that of the Cushnocs will be Par
quette and Bush. The game will b.
called at BIS and Jack Mcdonald VIII
give the decisions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16

Several sturgeon have been sea,
jumping in the river, recently. Year
ago these fish frequented these wafer,
quite freely but OF late they have beer
scarce.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16

X. Il. Capen Rebekah Lodge win hold
q special meeting, this evening, for tn,
purpose of comforting the degree upor
two candidates. Refreshments will b,
served and large attendance is de-
sired.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16
Mother Always Keeps It Handy.

MY mother suffered from pains anu Il
health due to Indigestion says !. -, ,r
Sralding. Verona. Mo. II got ner ~ NJ.
Kodol She now eats anything she W.
remarking that she fears no bad enrcs
as she has her bottle of Kodol hah'''
Percy w. Means.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16
Special Advertisements
SMALL ADVERTISEMENT nor

SMALL ADVERTISEMENT not ex-
eeeding twenty-five words coming under
the head of WANTED, FOR SALE, To
for Is cents and 5 cents foI each suhse-
Guent insertion. ADVANCE PAYMENT
In sending by mail. remittance Of postage
stamps should be made with order, as
the charges are too small to open &C
counts for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16

The police department has louhu 4
man at last who was anxious 10 20 ~
Jail. He was in court few days ~
Ordinarily when the officers pun q h'a.
in and he is certain that nc VIII 20 d
jail before he will pay fine II - iou,'
that like the proverbial wise man u
changes his mind. But the leiiow I"
hand didn't care to change ns
He had been drunk. lie adi'i,. -
it. But il was a sort OF ~
Coddle case. His wife, he saiu. ne 10.
driven him to it with too much iau~
finding and he was anxious 10 get
with her. He wanted to go 10 Jai' ~,
two reasons. He could spite MS W.
and lie would also have chahce
sober off. The court Thought ~"
necessary that the latter opera' -.
should take place and armed WIN ~
mittimus in his own case, ana withoa
an officer as an escort the pr'so"
started for the Jail through the poi'~ i
of which he desired to e=ter. ne
now there
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16

The Portland board Of aldermen held 2
lengthy hearing, Monday night, on a pc
titi6n for Il guardianship for Moses i.
Clement, 20 ycarS Of age, who has proper
ty valued III $Ioo.Go0. Tho petitioners are
his cousins He personally appeared il
opposition 70 it, claiming that he is car
able Of managing lis own affairs; m
hearing was adjourned without definite
action being taken.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16

Inc county commissioners are hoI5
ing their regular biweekly session ],
thc Court House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16

1T has been Il long time since there
was as q cat a demand for farms as
there is at The present moment" said
Register of Deeds George r. smith
yesterday. There is not the abund-
ancc of good farms available to pur-
chasers as seems to be the general IN
preston. Only a few days ago man
came here from Massachusetts liz
was a native of Maine and had Decohe
dissatisfied with city life. He wlshel
to get back into the old State but wheh
ne started out to find the "abandonea
farm which nc. was looking after It was
not as easy to discover as he thousi'
it would he. This is the experience !"
great many al over the state VII
are looking for a similar opportunl'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16

Ihere was nothing of a criminal ma
ture to call for the attention of n.
police court, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16

"A. "A. Cutler Of Boston, Mass. was ,
recent visitor to register at the Lithpon
library.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16
LOCAL MATTERS.
i&g-alkn
journal Telephone Call, INA
Often Noticed,

The openwork stocking
an, what cOuiu be nvater?
lis especially admired
Ky the hungry muskecter.
Washington ST,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16
Daily kennsbss journal

Cards OF thanks. obituary notice. -
buttons OF respect, ETC., will be cbs,...
at the rate Of ten cents per lima n.y.
charges less than seventy-ave cent. ~
All advertising announcement.
entertainments, whose object IA ~
raising of money. will be charged :. ~
rate o: fifteen cents line.
Advertising notices, news form
be excluded from our local columns :,
cspt such as refer to advertisers o.
plying space in our advertising columr-
and VIII be run under a separate 49,
on one OF the local pages.
Subscribers who fail to receive ~.
JOURNAL promptly will confer ! ,,v..
by notifying the Office immediatAIv
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16
LOST.
$50 REWARD

$50 REWARD!
Taken from the baggage room ut Bruins
wick. Me, July I, 1852, a sole-lcather dress
suit case lettered ID. +. r.; also an UNI
brella light oVorcoat, and Indian club
propOrtiOnate amount for part No qucs-
lions asked. only things wanted. Com
municatc with ID. +. r., SCI 20 Ave, Troy,
ny july12Gtf
A LARGE AMOUNTED CAMEO
pin, between State street and Hammond's
Grove. Finder please leave at Journal
Office. july15dtf
BOYS COAT, BLACK WITH
small green stripe, somewhere on Water
Street Finder please lcave at Russell &
WcSton's. julyl5djts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16
FARMS FOR SALE. EASY TERMS.

HOUSE LOTS FOR SALE ON
Chestnut and Lincoln streets. Apply to
Miss Nellie NJ Stevens, AZ Western ave.
july}. diff
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16
MISCELLANEOUS,

MRS. EVANS, CLAIRVOYANT WILL
answer six questions on love, health or
business for y cents, silver, Gardiner
city. Il. +. y. No one. julv1S,I,vs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16
OR TO LET, HOUSE, CORNER or

mace heat. cistern and well water in
kitchen. Used as a boarding house the
past few years. Rooms always let readi-
ly. Apply to DR.. Deliver, Masonic Build
ing. juneldtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16
MRS. CRAM, cLAIRvoYANT, CAN
We ARE ABOUT TO PUT ON 200

the season. Boats t. let. stabling. fish
chowdcrs. Sc. North End ToGus Lake.
Five Miles East Pcttingill Corner Camps
to let w. L. Barrows, Prop.
iulV11I1In&
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16

supper and breakfast 20c., board by week
". Meals served Al all hours Capitni
Dining ROOM, 1G6 Water St. Augusta
iulvSd2Wt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16

A CAPABLE COOK TO GO TO
Squirrel Island. Apply at Spruce St,
Augusta. iunp1glIf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16
HOUSE OF II ROOMS, WITH
THE REAL. ESTATE OF THE Late

Col. Elias MilIillcn on Western avenue,
consisting OF a. threC-StOry house with oil
and stable and all nodcrn convenicnccs,
situate on a large lot on one of the mos
desirable streets in the city can be pUc-
chased on easy terms. Apply to Thomas
Maine. juySdtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-16
HAVING LEASED THE LIPpINCoTT

ATLANTIC HOUSE AT OCEAN
Point will be open July 1st For terms
address c. L. Hoxie, Ocean Point, Maine
july3dtf
Smyrna times., 1902-09-24

encouraged 1t. In fact, both advised
him to visit the barn next evening and
see If the voice wouldn't enter into con-
versation. Neither widow knew that
the other had been informed, and the
advice was strictly private and conf
Dental. Silas had a creepy feeling as
he promised. but he also had a curiosi-
ty to learn what the voice might say.
If there was pot of gold or a deposit
Of coal or oil on his farm, a ghost ought
to know about it and could perhaps be
induced to give it away.
At o'clock at night, armed with a
club, lantern and clear conscience,
Silas Pardon sauntered out to the barn
in a way that appeared careless, and,
getting down hammer and nails, he
began work. 1t wasn't five minutes
before he heard his name called, and
his knees went weak and his heart
gave a jump. Then, as he listened
with all his ears. the muffied voice Of
q woman continued:
"Silas Pardon. pause and think be-
fore it is too later
He was pausing and thinking, with a
cold streak along his backbone, when
q second muffied voice exclaimed:
"Yes, Silas Pardon, take no rash
step or you will regret it all your
daysg'
Silas didn't pretend to b. up on
ghosts; but. according to all he had
heard and read, they didn't go about
IN pairs. One ghost was always con
sidered perfectly competent to do the
trick. Here were two voices and tive
ghosts, however, and he realized tina
he must fig, t fop his life.
"Silas," continued the 6rst voice, "i
you are thinking Of marrying the Wild
ow Jones, bewarew
That "Bewareg' hit the cowerin
, man like a club, and as he squeeze
1 back against the tanning mill the sec
ond voice added:
Look out for the Widow BeemaI
5ilasl She is trying to snare you.
have risen from my grave to tell 20
], thisw
= by thunder" said Silas to himse
as he turned cold all over, "Pd give
!. flock OF sheep to be out of thisl I'm
y dead man, that's what / amr'
= 'sThe WIDOW Jones loves you not.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-24
A wonderful Feat.

Recently a party from the embassies
at Constantinople went to inspect the
international lifeboat service on the
Black sea coast. At one of the life
saving stations they thought they
would like to test the conditions of
lifeboat work; so, clothing themselves
in bathing costumes and cork jackets,
they each took an oar in lifeboat, to
the huge delight of the Turkish boat
men, says the London Telegraph. One
of the secretaries of the British en-
bassy is never seen without an eye
glass and is said even to sleep with it.
On this occasion he was faithful to his
glass and solemnly embarked in cork
jacket and eyeglass. All the proper
exercises were gone through, and final
ly the boat was capsized and righted
again by It's own crew. AS they crept
out from under the capsiZed boat a
howl of surprise went from the Turks,
for the secretary's head appeared with
the eyeglass firmly fixed in its proper
position, its owner taking it as a mat
ter of course that it should be there.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-24
sncietr. nnd companionship.

The privilege of having some one
with whom we may exchange a few
rational words every day, as Emerson
phrases it, is the choicest gift in life.
We are rich in society and yet poor in
companiOnship. In the overflow OF
chatter we are starved for conversa-
ton. Social life is so largely an affair
Of representation, it inclines so largely
TO the spectacular and to what its
chroniclers designate as social func-
tions," that the element Of conversa-
tionaI intercourse is almost eliminated.
Yet, primarily, is not that the supreme
object of all friendly meeting? When
we reduce to first principles this COM
plex thing called living, do we not go
to our friend solely to talk with him?
Do we not invite him solely that we
may exchange ideas and compare
views on subjects Of mutual interest!
Still, as things go, people meet all
through a season in the midst of groups
and throngs-at dinners, receptions, en-
tertainments Of all kinds-without ex-
changing one word in the way Of true
ntercourse.-Exchange
Smyrna times., 1902-09-24
Donald Complied.

A gentleman having an estate In
the highlands, as he was going abroad
for some time, advertised the shoot
ings to let and told his gamekeeper,
Donald, who was to show the ground,
to give 1t a good character to any one
who called to see 1t.
An Engllshman came down, and, in
quiring of Donald as to how 1t was
stocked with game, first asked If it
had any deer.
Donald's reply was, thousands Of
them"
ANY grorlseY
thousands Of them too"
"Any partridgesY
"Thoosands of them too"
ANY woodcockW
thousands of them too"
The Englishman. thinking Donald
was drawing the long bow. asked II
there were any gorillas. Donald drew
himself up.
well, they are no so plentiful. They
Jist come occasionally. moo and again
like yourself. London Standard.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-24
By EDWARD F. KING
Copyright, 1901, bv A. S. Richardson

For two or three years there had
been talk in Roslyn that the Widow
Jones had "set her cap" for Silas Par
lion, who was an old bachelor and well
10 do. There was no particular reason
why he had never married. He had
simply been waiting round" as he
expressed it, and he thought it more
than likely that he would some day
ask the Widow Jones to be his. There
was no great rush about it, however,
not on his part. The widow had
clear and undisputed field, and all was
lovely when a dark cloud suddenly
spread over the hOrizOn-that is to
say, the Widow Beeman moved on to
a farm adjoining that of Mr.. Pardon.
She came from the west, and things
soon began to hum. She had to con-
suit Silas on several matters, and not
a month had passed before there was
talk that the Widow Jones had rival.
The latter not only heard the talk, but
she recognized the fact. One woman
can read another like a book about
most things, and in case of love one
widow can calculate almost exactly on
what another widow will do.
For the next three months Silas Par
don had a pretty good thing of it..
Hardly an evening passed without his
being invited over to dinner by one
widow or the other, and at brief inter-
vals he received hatbands, neckties
and other practical evidences of the
| esteem in which he was held. The
race was about an even ttsing. The
two women were of about the same
age, had about the same amount of
property, and when Silas sat down to
think It over he couldn't say which he
liked the best 1t looked as If he would
be a sure winner, no matter which
widow he finally decided to marry
While in this happy frame of mind he
went to the barn one evening to sack
up some wheat for market, and in the
midst Of his work he heard a voice
calling his name. 1t was a wOman's
voice, and, knowing that no woman
could be there, Silas put it down as &
ghost and got badly ratified. In fact
he got so scared that he ran out of the
barn and left the work to be finished
next day. His little adventure wal
duly related to both widows, and, sin
gularly enough, both looked thought
full and were evidently struck by al
idea. They did not poohpooh the idei
of ghosts. as he expected, but rathe
Smyrna times., 1902-09-24
Explaining His Presence.

A young lady who had been pouring
tea at a function in a suburban town,
having toward the end of the affair
become somewhat fatigued, sat down
in a quiet corner of the room. where
she witnessed the following incident:
A young man came in and made his
way to the hostess, greeting her and
apologizing for his lateness.
"Awfully glad to see you, Mr..
Blank" said the hostess. $50 good Of
you to come and all the way from
New York too. But where is your
brother?'
81 am commissioned to tender his
regrets. You see, we are so busy just
now that it was impossible for both of
us to get away. and so we tossed up to
see which of us should come"
"How nice! Such an original idea
And you Won"
"No." said the young man absentlyi
''I lost."-New York Times.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-24

you marry her, you will be wretched
to the end of your daysp'
Beware of snares-beware-beware!
The Widow Beeman wants you for
your farm alone"
Silas might have heard more, as he
felt helpless to move and seemed to be
under a spell, but all of sudden some
thing fell. The noise broke his chains,
and he made two jumps and was out
DOORS Without exactly knowing what
he did he turned and fastened the door
after him and then set out on run
for the house of the town constable.
If there were ghosts about, 1t was the
business of the constable to see that
they were duly arrested and punished
according to the laws provided for
cases of trespass. He had scarcely left
the barn when one ghost cried out
through the darkness:
"You miserable thing, you! But l
might have known you'd do it!'
"And of course you had your little
plan," sneered the other.
ooh. l could scratch your eyes Out?'
"And I'd like to pull your hair out by
the rOOts!"
Then the ghosts began moving about
and trying the doors and calling each
other names, but they were prisoners
and could only weep and scold about it.
1t was an hour before Silas returned
with the constable. The officer had a
shotgun, and as he stood ready to en-
ter the barn he called out:
"Now, then. you ghosts, listen to me
If you make any resistance, I'll blow
your blamed heads OFF,
There was no resistance. AS the
door was flung open two ghosts, eacf
much the worse for wear and tear
stepped out and quietly walked away
in different directions in the darkness
Silas had his club raised, and the Off
Ger had his gun leveled, but they die
not shoot or strike Both stood will
open mouths and bulging eyes for
minute, aud then Silas lowered hi
club and exclaimed:
SWaal, Henry, I'll be hanged!'
And the constable lowered his gul
and felt of his head to see if it was Ol
his shoulders and replied:
''Waal, Silas. SOIL I!'
Nothing more was said for five min
utes; then as they walked up to tn
house to get a drink of cider befor
parting the officer sententiously oil
served:
"Silas, wimin are Gurus critters"
CfIoc srof a r,ffcbor. opd o1 ccac droN
the cider and poured it out; then, lOol
ing up at the kitchen ceiling, replied:
Yes, Henry, they be-"
Smyrna times., 1902-09-24
Swift WA. n Ounce at school. .

Not only philosophers and divines,
but some Of the most trenchant satir-
lists and brilliant humorists were dull
enough as boys. 1t has been said of
Swift in his best days that "he dis
played either the blasting lightning Of
satire or the lambent and meteorlike
caricatures of frolicsome humor." And
yet this vigorous disputant was cOnsid-
cred a fit subject for a FOOLS cap at
school. Afterward at the Dublin uni
versfty ''he was by scholars esteemed
a blockhead," who was denied his de-
gree on his first application and OBJ
tanned it with great difficulty on the
second.-London Standard.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-24
NIAGARA FALLS.
Low RATE EXCURSIONS VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.

Low RATE EXCURSIONS VIA PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will run its remaining popular ten-day
excursions to Niagara Falls from Bal
timore, Philadelphia and Washington
on September and 18, and October 2
and IS.
The excursions from Philadelphia
will be run by two routes. Those on
September and 1S, and October 16,
going via Harrisburg and the pictur-
esque valley of the Susquehanna,
special train leaving Philadelphia at
8. 10 a. M, excursion of October 2 run
ming via Trenton, Manunka Chunk,
and the Delaware Valley, leaving Phil
adelphia on special train at 8 a. m
Excursion tickets, good for return
passage on any regular train, exclusive
of limited express trains, within ten
days, will be sold at $1,000 from
Philadelphia and all other points on
the Delaware Division; $11.25 from
Atlantic City; $500 from Lancaster;
and at proportionate rates from other
points, including Trenton, Borden
town, Mt. Holly, Cape May, Salem,
Wilmington, West Chester, Reading,
and principal intermediate stations.
A stop-over will be made at Buffalo
within the limit of ticket returning
The special trains of Pullman par
lor cars and day coaches will be ru1
with each excursion running through
to Niagara Falls. An extra charg,
will be made for parlor-car seats.
An experienced tourist agent anC
chaperon will accompany each excur
sion.
Side-trip tickets to Toronto and re
turn will be sold from Niagara Fall
at rate of S1.OO, affording an oppor
tunity to visit the Toronto Fair to b
held September 1 to 13.
For descriptive pamphlet, time O
connecting trains, and further infol
nation apply to nearest ticket agent
or address Geo. w. Boyd, Assistan
General Passenger Agent, Broa
Street Station, Philadelphia.
Smyrna times., 1902-09-24
QUICK WORK WITH SHARK
OFF HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
THREE INHABITANTS HAVE AN EVENTFUL
EXPERIENCE NEAR HONOLULU.
Were on Banana Barge When they Discover
ed the Monster and After FrightfuI Ex'
perience, They Killed II.

'"The Kanakas of the Hawaiian Is
lands have about as much fear of the
huge sharks that infest the Hawaiian
waters as we have of one-mOnth-old
fox terrier pups" said a naval officer
who recently returned from the Asiatic
station by way of the islands. zone
morning couple of months ago, when
our ship was lying in Honolulu harbor,
a big banana barge, propelled by three
muscular, fine looking, nearly nude
Kanakas, pulled alongside of us to
peddle the fruit among the men for
ward. Just as they got the barge close
to the ship the three Kanakas began to
jabber eXcitedly in their queer, musical
language and to feel of the edges Of
the knives suspended by lanyards
around their necks.
"The eyes of those Kanakas were
keener than ours, and they had seen a
big shark asleep directly beneath the
lighter, the water being so clear down
that way that objects can be seen
through it to a great depth. 1t didn't
take those three giant muscled Kama
kas more than ten seconds to shuttle
out of their few clothes. Then they
removed the strings from their long
knives, grasped the knives in their
right hands, stepped gently over the
side of the lighter, hung to the gun
wales of the lighter with their left
hands for a moment or so, and then
altogether, they gave that queer diving
wriggle to their legs in which they are
so expert and disappeared from the
surface. We couldn't see them going
down on account of the cOmmotior
and consequent bubbles they made IL
the water.
"Within about ten seconds after they
disappeared the bubbles that came t.
the surface began to take on the hu'
of blood.
"That about settles one Kanaka, i
not the whole three of them said W.
on the gangway. The next thing W.
saw was a gigantic shark thrashini
the water crazily on the port side o
the lighter and incarnadining the Sc;
within a radius of fifty feet with it
blood. Fhen the three Kanakas cam
ND, all in a bunch, like a trio of jacks
in-the-box, with contented smiles ol
their faces. The shark thrashed aroun'
for five or ten minutes, and at the en'
Of that time he was as dead as an,
salted mackerel in barrel, the entir
length of him. The three Kanakas ha
tackled him altogether as he slept, ha
driven their knives into his vulnerabl
parts, and before he had a chance I
pull himself together he was as goo
as dead. 1t was as workmanlike jo
Of going after big sea game as ever
saw."-PhIladelphia Times.