davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-13
TWO lncurable Crazes.

One of the ways to get into swell
society is to butt in through the turf
or the tanbark--the race track or the
horse show. A certain well-known
man has already spent 100000 on
the tanhark. without penetrating the
outer cuticle Of the haut monde, and
when he has spent another 100000 he
viii still be butting There are two
cra2es which cannot be cured-the
craze for society and the craze for
poI;tical CtfjcA-New York Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-13
THE STOkER'S PERIL
LIFE IN THE DEPTHS OF AN At
LANTlC LINER.
Accidents Almost Unavoidable Con-
front the Workers at Every Turn
"Oelicscies" Sent Them From the
Cabin.

Life among the stokers on board an
| Atlantic liner is described by CON
lrlbutor who put in voyage as an
amateur coal trimmer AS coal trim
! mer. he says, | had to wheel my bar
! row through narrow tunnel, fill it
! with coal from the banker, wheel 1t
back again, empty it at the stokers'
. feet and keep on until the watch was
, over but this apparently simple oc-
, cupation was not without its perils.
The glass cylinders which show the
depth of water in the boilers may
burst twice day, but save for an oc-
casinnal scalding man is not often
injured by this. Far more serious are
the consequences of his opening the
doors of his furnace without first shut
4ng off his forced draft A careless
man-perhaps one who has boarded
the ship the worse for ,.quor-may. ON
starting his watch, forget to shut off
the three checks at the side of the fur
mace which regulate this detail On
opening the door binding draft will
fly into his face and probably scoreh
him frlghtfnly
There is no limit to the number Of
minor casualties. AS trimmed at my
barrow the ship would give sudden
iIfch, and my spade would fly out of
my hand. If | wheeled it through the
tunnel without knocking my head
against the side considered myself
fortunate. With the roll of the ship
tools would fly about in all directions.
rake which had been lying idle at
one side of the stokehoId. would come
violently sliding toward one If you
stood in the neighborhood of hatcn
anything might come suddenly down
on your head. Perhaps a shovel has
been mislaid somewhere above, SO
down it would come with & crash.
During a gale it was no unusual
tni9G for miniature Niagara to rush
down the Nentlato, and drench any
one who happened Ia be standing
near. A sea. too, will sometimes alight
on mass Of clinkers and save the
trimmer his task of extinguisbing
them, scalding him and his neighbors
the while by an upward rush of steam
ne STOCK dinner dish in the stOk ehOld
IS 'hoodle, d mixture of meat. pota-
toes and soup. For breakfast. hash;
Tor tea, meat-of a kind-and bread.
AT every night the chief steward
sends the men on the watch Just over
huge tin containing the leavings
from the saloon passengers dishes. 1t
is received from the steward bv
trlmmer-who no doubt gets his first
Whack at some dainty morsel Meat
fish, mayonnaise of lobster. green
vegetables, pastry. tarts fat from
joints are all jumbled together in
mixture of gravy and soup. AS to
who gets which is matter of ply
slcal contest. The "blackies. simply
rush for the pan, and sometimes
topple over the trimmer in charge be-
fore he has had a chance himself
Royal Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-13
PAINTING OF GREAT VALUE.
Cid CanVas, TIE Work Of Gainsbor
ouQh. br.nas Small Fortune.

The othef da& III London there was
G@i Up tor sale III an art room a por-
t'aint of d lat. in white muslin
dress With yellow trimming. by Gains
borough, OF canvas. 30 by IS inches,
an awful looking wreck, covered with
dirty vanish and having two large
h@Ies in=@ae canVaa as enprepossess-
If@ al object as ever came out of a
r@Salhf-bohe shop This picture. the
property Of an old lady at Worthing
had been bawked about for some
tl21e. the owner being anxious to
realize So on it. but no one apparent
" wanted it. and it was taken to the
art room, where its merits We're dis
covered. When put up for sale it
started at $1,000, which i'll a couple
Of seconds had reached $25 .o00 and in
less than minute it was knocked
down to purchaser for $4,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-13
Our Oldest Public BuiIdinQ

III We seek the oldest civic building
Y the United States We shall find
ourselves iii the quaint Old adobe pal
ase OF the governors in Santa Fe, n.
Y rms long, low structure in the
sfond Oldest city of the United
setes has been the seat of govern
nfht under the Spanish. Mexican and
Apeflean regimes for nearly 300
VHfS, 1t now contains the museum of
" New Mexican Historical society
oFWhlch l.. Bradford PRICE. native
NV Yorker and former governor of
NV Mexico, is president. Governor
fHhce considers this the most his
@Fe building in the United States.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-13
Her Conclusion.

Mamma" said little Marguerite,
when the family and the visitors from
the country had sat down to break
fast "is it true that people who snore
have bad consciences? | read in one
of nv books that they do Il don't
know. dear Perhaps they have. What
makes you ask such funny ques-
tion ?' 81 was Just thinking, If it's
trne Aunt Susan must at least have
killed somebody once.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-13
Kind but Firm.

n English bishop owned porta' le
aPtub which he failed on one "a
~ TO take with him on past raj
NFatlon. When he returned he found
nv the housemaid had used the be-
"So tub. Calling her into his study
e Fald kindly, Mary. ! do not SO
aush mind your using nay tub, but
7As | object to is, that you should do
el4h't my back what you would not
% Re'or" my face. Julia L. Patton in
iF1incott.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-10-13
Guarantee Bond and
lnNeS Stnent Co.
~dE'1tai took $4,000
'"oso''peo dho pad up
'eserVe Fund (Jany 1eo) -. -. s1a442
GENERAL OFFICES, ~ Pima 81,

LUIS company not
SAFE ana prohaoe
" "" e same sources OF
e''l"h has IL mas death losses
one ha of life
on are not considered nln
Y ou profit life MAN
quality between all classes 70 prospectus
AclSe reliable
and normti
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31
TO ALL cATARRH SUFFERERS
Hyonei Guaranteed to Cure by Bow
ditch G. Webster and Percy w.
Means or Money Refunded.

The popularity and increase in the
sales OF Hyorei are unique in the an
nails of medicine. Such astonishing
cures nave been made by this remark
able remedy that the proprietors have
authorized Bowditch & Webster and
Percy w. Means to sell every packag e
of Hyomei under an absolute guarantee
that it will cure catarrh. If it does not.
the purchaser can have his money re-
funded by Bowditch & Webster and
Percy w. Means.
Fyomei is no ordinary remedy IT is
the only method Of treatment that
sends by direct inhalation to the most
remote part of the air passages. n
balsamic air that destroys all catarrhal
germs in the breathing organs. enriches
and purifies the blood with additional
ozone, and makes permanent and COM
plete cures of catarrh.
The complete Hyomei outfit costs but
Si.00 and consists of an inhaler that can
be carried in the vest pocket, a nledi-
cine dropper and a bottle of Hyomei.
The inhaler lasts a lifetime, and if one
bottle does not cure. an extra
bottle of Hyomei can be obtained for
so cents. 1t is the most economical of
all remedies advertised for the cure of
catarrh. and is the only one that fol-
lows nature in her method of treating
diseases of the respiratory organs.
Breathe through the inhaler for q
few minutes four times a day and your
catarrh is cured. That's all.
If not cured Bowditch & Webster
and Percy W. Means will refund your
money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31
OUR PRISONS AND JAiLS.
The Report Of the State Inspectors for
the Past Year.

One of the reports presented to the
Governor and Council, yesterday, was
hat of Whitman Sawyer of Portland.
Vim. l.. Scribner of Springfield, an,
A. P. Gordon of Fryeburg. inspectors
If prisons and jails The report shows
that on Dec. 1, 1908, there were ISL
prisoners at the State prison. During
The year ending Nov. 80, 1908. 81 were
received: II discharged by expiration
of sentence; one died; four pardoned.
The maximum number of prisoners
was 1872; the minimum number, 155;
The average daily number for the year,
l6S.
Sanitary conditions have been great
~ improved by the completion of a
sewer to the Georges river and the
draining Of the old quarry pond.
The inspectors state that the light
ing plant authorized by the last Legis-
iature has been installed, but that a
high speed engine should be added at
a cost of 5000 to $1,000.
The roll of accounts shows that the
various departments have made gains
as follows: Carriage department.
$47G7.60; harness department, $3920.25;
broom department. $5S56.27; furniture
department, $164.57.
The 81 commitments of the year
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31
STATE PENSIONS.
There Were 2,595 Applications in 1908
and 1887 Granted.

Following is Col. E. c. Milliken's re-
port of the business of the State PEN
sion Office for the year 1908.
There have been 1856 applications
filed and 1897 certificates issued. The
face of these certificates would call for
an expenditure of $S5,97O, but by rea-
son of deaths occurring and other
causes, the amount actually expended.
with other allowances made from the
appropriation. would exactly balance
the amount appropriated by the lesis-
lature, $4,000.
"Fifty-f four soldiers or sailors have
died during the year, IS of whom left
widows who have made application and
received an allowance of State pension
Sixteen widows have died, one of whom
left a crippled, dependent daughter
who has applied and been granted
State pension. Two daughters have
died; one mother died. one widow mar
ried, one invalid left the State and the
certificate was revoked, one invalid
certificate was revoked and certificate.
on account of services in the Aroos
took war, was issued; IS certificates
have been revoked where the persons
nave Detf SIiiltSu CIllleu SliteS pen
sions. with quite an amount of back
pay.
THE Act passed by the last Lesisla-
ture in aid of the soldiers Of the Aroos-
took war has added quite little to the
work of the office. Fifty eight appli
cations have been filed; Al certificates
have been issued; of the II applicants
to whom certificates were not issued
two of them We're already on the roll as
Civil War veterans. One of them lived
in the Province of New Brunswick, so
far as l have been able to learn from
any records, or old papers and docu-
ments, We're members of the Civil
Posse" under the direction of the Land
Agent who went to the Aroostook from
tier prior to the calling out of the mill
tia. q great deal of correspondence
has been necessary in answering in
quiries relative to the operation of this
law; great many letters have been re-
coeved from widows of these Aroostoolt
war soldiers, coming from all parts of
the country.
There are persons on the roll from
359 towns, cities and plantations in the
State.
Certificates have been.issued as fol-
'ows: 1850 at $500 per- month: 233 at
$500 per month; 7eo.gat $500 per
month; II at $500 per month; 1876 at
$500 per month: 81 at $500 per month.
1.-THE following table wilt show the
business of the Office for the past elev-
en- years:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31


a new lodge OF the AMERICAN Benefit
Society composed of French Canadians
was organized, Tuesday evening. Dec.
80. in this city. There We're about 80
applications at the first meeting. and
the prospects, are that the lodge will
soon be a large and influential one. The
Hon. w II. Carberry, supreme prcsi-
dent. attended the above meeting. and
installed the following officers: Past
president, Edmund Dayon: president.
DR.. G. Gandeau; vice president. Elz-
abath Michaud; chaplain. Dominic
Matthew: orator, Joe Pelletier; secre
tary, Joe T.. Cfoteau: treasurer, NTi,s.
Joe Pelletier: collector Joe +. Croteau;
marshal. G. II. LcClair: deputy mar
shall. Mrs. G. II. LeClair: sentry, Ma
polean Lajoie: trustees, DR.. G. GaU-
dcau. G. Fl. LeClair and Ed Dayon.
There was talso present, J. j. Mahcr,
chairman OF the board of directors and
members of the Supreme Lodge: DR..
A. Jolly, president Of Ieichelieu Lodge
of Waterville: and II. S. Strickland.
deputy supreme president. The new
lodge IS named st. Cecile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31

The annual report of the state COM
nissioners of pharmacy, Percy L. Lord
IF Calais. Joseph F. Young of Augusta
and Frederick II. Wilson of Brunswick.
unlimited Wednesday shows that dur
ing the past year 81 persons took the
examinations for registered phar;na-
lists and five for qualified assistants,
and of this number IS certificates were
granted as registered apothecaries ard
>wo as qualified assistants. The re-
mort says: "One of the changes made
in the new pharmacy law, which went
into effect March IS. provided that the
compensation of the commissioners
shall be five dollars per day for time
actually employed in the performance
# their official duties and that they
shall be paid all necessary expenses in
ur-red therein. In previous years we
have collected in annual registration
fees 81 from registered apothecaries
nd so cents from qualified assistants;
but having in mind that we only
wished to collect enough to make the
commission self-supporting. we have
this year collected so cents from regis
tered apothecaries and % cents from
qualified assistants
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31

II
comprise 30 different crimes. Break
ing, entering and larceny claimed IL
burglary, A. simple larceny, 10; muir
der in the first degree, 8; murder il
the second degree, l. manslaughter, 2,
assault in various forms, Z. Polygamy
is responsible for two.
Cumberland Sent down 81 prisoners;
Penobscot, II; teSndroscoggin, 6; Wal
do, 5: Aroostock,. Kennebec and Pts
cataquis, each; Hancock and York
3 each; Lincoln and Sagadahoc, 2 each,
Franklin and oxford, l each. Knox,
.IC...1.a1t AID Washington sent no rep
reseutatitcs.
OF the 81 convi,ts committed. Al
were Of Maine birth; six from Massa-
chusetls; eight from Canada; three
from New Hampshire; two each from:
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Ireland and
Italy, and one from New York.
Four of the years commitments We're
for life; one for Is years; three for 10
years; one for eight years; one for six
years; six for five years; three for fou
years; seven for three years; five for
two years and six months; fifteen for
two years; thirteen for one year and
six months; one for one year and three
months; seven for one year
Only six OF the G. We're unable to
read and write. Eighteen of them
We're married. Twenty eight of the
81 were between 20 aud so years of
age; IS We're between 80 and 40; &c
were between 40 ana so: seven We're
between 50 and 60. Only four We're
under 90 years OF age.
No convicts were committed to the
insane department during the year and
three insane convicts died, leaving %
in that department at the close of the
year.
The prison inspectors report that all
the counties save Sagadahoc have jails.
and that ali are in good condition save
the Lincoln county Jail at Wiscasset.
This building. they assert, is a dis
grace to the State. The whole num-
Der Of prisoners in the Maine jails,
Dec. /. 1908, was 459. against ASH a
year earlier. The whole number for
the year was f.0S, OF whom 4510 We're
males and 1876 females. There We're
1875 tramps and 1877 poor debtors. There
were 544 of foreign birth. Twelve
prisoners made their escape from the
county jails, but of this number seven
were retaken. One county Jail pris-
oner was pardoned. Two prisoners
died. Lincoln and Somerset are the
only counties in which the prisoners
do not wear a regulation sarb. In An
droscoggin, Cumberland, Penobscot.
Waldo and York the prisoners have to
work. OF these five, all but Waldo
have the labor of the convicts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31

There are at the present time G5
prisoners ut the Kennebec JAIL u larger
number than for some time, but still
small compared with the number that
has usually been confined there at this
season of the year. Quite a few o:
them are professional tramps who
seem to be growing more numerous in
Maine of late probably as the result Of
the vigorous crusade whic, is being
carried on against them in Boston,
where large number Of hoboes have
recently been railroaded to the frost y
confine of Deer Island for nine months
terms. The knights of the road have a
decided objection to having the chill
winds of Boston harbor blowing
through their whiskers at this season
of the year. and hence are giving Bear
Town q wide berth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31

Joseph Williamson was in Readfield,
Wednesday. to attend a meeting of the
stockholders of the Readfeld Telephone
Co. of which he is clerk. Among other
business transacted at the meeting was
the election of a board of directors. as
follows: Emery o. Bean and Maurice
w. Crosby of Readfield, Jos. W. Allen
of Mt. Vernon. NJ. J. Hartman of
Kent's Hill, Byron Boyd and Jos. Will
Hanson Of Augusta, and L. o. Tibbetts
of Readfield. Hiram l.. Pishon of Au-
gusta. was elected treasurer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31
DIED..
l[ENNEEE('

kE1N NEEEC !"
Augusta. Me-Dec. 80 Mary Jones. wild
oW OF the late Daniel a. Cony. t8ostor
pa pers please copy).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31
WaterNiIle News.

George w. Dorr, the reliable drug
gist is selling large quantities Of Hy-
omei. He guarantees this treatment
to cure catarrh without stomach dosing
and says he has so much faith in it that
he will pay for it himself if it does not
cure. He takes all the risk SO there is
no expense unless cure is affected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31
Salvation Army Notes.

Things have begun to look very
cheerful at the Salvation Army hall
on Water street. A revival has all
ready begun in their meetings and a
number Of souls have given themselves
to God since Capt. Farar has taken
charge of the work Meetings every
night at s P. NJ. except Tuesday.
Blessed watchnight service will be
held at the hail. Thursday evening.
to watch the old year out and the new
year in. The past year has proved
blessing to many souls. Everybody
is cordially invited to attend the meet
ings. Seats are free.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31

st. Marks Sunday school will have
it's Christmas tree at o'clock, this
evening, at Grand Army hall. Bishon
Codman-is expected to be present. All
members of the parish are cordially in
yited to attenud.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31

Geo. D. Weeks is il this city intro
ducing a comprehensive book the title
of which is Our Wonderful Progress
by the well-known and reliable author
cational, literary and encyclopedia
volume is really five comprehensive
books in one. 1t is valuable book for
the age and one that should be in every
library on account of its immense
value.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31

There arc now on the rolls 1858 invalids.
0as widows. 30 mothers. fathers, II sons,
Is daughters and is sisters, a total of $3.50
State pensioners.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31
Mrs. Daniel A. Cony.

Mrs. Daniel A. Cony Of. this city,
passed away at an early hour. Wednes-
day morning. The funeral services vii!
be held ut her late home, "a Myrtle
street, at II A. NJ. Friday. Burial pri-
Vate .& u.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-23
TELEGRAPHiC BREVTiES.

The first session Of the United
States court of appeals. to be held
at Montgomery. Ma. was character
lied with the formalities befitting such
an occasion.
Discussing the results OF the TIL
man and Haywood trials a North Car
oina Presbyterian minister declares
the courts a farce and advises a 70
turn to the duel.
An italian prince, a cousin Of the kim
OF Italy. now commanding the cruiEei
Lguria, is at New Orleans. La.
Giles and Rogers negroes. have
cases before the United States ~
prene court charging that, because
of their color. they are discrtmiuao
ea against in Alabama. !
The civil service commission has
requested the reinstatement OF fv<
men in the Philadelphia mint. who. II
is alleged, were Giscnarged for poliu,
cal reasons.
Ia a sermon at Newport, r. l., Dr..
Porter. who breaches to fashionabls
| set, asserted that society is infested by
numerous demons,
Governmept agents asserts that the
| CouU.sy Is being flooded with foreign
haborers in violation OF the contrac,
| labor law.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-10-23

brutal consent that Mary might sec
brandon. and. with n Frcnchmon,s ha
iiet IN woman's depravity. was excood-
.n.' S' 'nAiouS TO keep them apart. To
| 'I'S "hu 10 requested that n memhor
" III" own rctlnue be placed near Bran
""',' 10 thls Henry readily consented.
"iu 'ierc was an end to even the LET.
vel "ri'ihS. Opportunities increase in
N'i"e doubly fast as they drift behind
U.s. ana now that the princess could NOT
sec brahdon or even write to him sho
,'Stcitcd with her whole soul TINT sbe
h'u not gone to the Tower whom sbo
'''' permission, regardless of what INV
one would say or think.
h"'! was impcrious and impotient
u! nature, but upon rare and urpept
occasions could employ tho very smooth.
est sort of fincSsc.
iciir! brutal sclfiShness in FORCING
upon nor the French marriage toooth
cI win his cruel condemnation ~
hrahdon and his vile insinuot,on,
against herself had driven nearly A.,
cry spark Of affection for her bro+h.-
from her heart. Put sbo fol. .,,..
- iciSh an affection she did not
''' ""d ''it what she so wanted would
~ c!'';'p at the price. Cheap? It womb
Nv cIoap ut The cost of her immortaI
H""i. 'hcan: What she wanted wos
i'i' condensed sweets-the mon .b.
''u-ahu What she wanted TO escano
WIS III" distilled bitterness-marrioee
Win Il man she loathcd None hut
pure woman can know the torture ~
'''l'. saw this whole disastrous com
laiEh from start to finish. Mary he,on
"'H VIII" flank movement conducto,
""'''i MASKED batteries and skillr,,,,,.
no AnEtnlnStO please him and advance
his interests. She said it would be
torture TO live with that old creature,
King Louis, but she would do 1t will
ingly to help her handsome brother, no
matter how much she might suffer-
The king laughed and said: "POor
old Louis! What about him? What
about his suffering? lie thinks he is
maxim" such Il fine bargain, but the
Lord pity him when he has my little
sister in his side for thorn He had
better employ some energetic soul to
prick him with needles and bodkins
for think there Is more power for
disturbance In this little body than in
any oth"r equal amount Of space In all
the universe. You will furnish him
all the trouble he wants, won't you.
sister,
II shall try" said the princess de-
murcly, perfectly willing to obey IL
everything,
"ncvil Il doubt Of that, and you will
succeed, too, or my crowns Il stew.
pam And he laughed at the huge Joke
he was about to- perpetratc OH his poor
old royal hE>ther.
e would seem that the tremendous
dose Of tlattcry administered by Mary
would have bCcn SO plainly saf inter.
cStcd a. TO alarm the dullest percep.
ton, but Hcnry's vanity was SO dense
aud his appetite for fiattcry SO great
that he accepted it all without sus-
pivfon, and it made him quite affable
ard gracious.
70 be continued