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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-21
Where Revolt Is Chronic.

Ever since Bolivar, in 1910, set in
motion the revolution that, eighteen
years later, severed the sovereignty of
Spain from the continent of South
America, Venezuela has been in a state
of revolt until it has become chronic
and fncurable by any internal move
ment- Even after Bolivar had driven
out the Spanish forces and had created
the republic of Colombia, Ecuador and
Peru as states forming it, Venezuela
rose in revolt against him and Peru
broke on the connection. Bolivar had
visited the United States and studied
our form of government, but the Latin
showed in his proposal that the consti-
tuition of the republic of Colombia
should make its presidency life ten
ure, with power In the incumbent to
name his successor After his death
the republic fell apart, and it's com
ponent states set up individual sover-
eighty.
Since then there has been no gov.
eminent as we understand it
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-21

here as the nations hero. In this
community of by-gone age with it's
colonial doorways of the Georgian pc
riod, its Liverpool warehouses and
mansions set close to the pavement
are the records of young Washington's
enlistment in the French and Indian
war and indeed there is the old house
in which Gen. Braddock held council
of war with five colonial governors. At
Alexandra, too. washington voted for
the candidates for the house of bur-
gesses at a time when the air was
filed with the first mutterings of the
impending storm of revolt.
After Washington married and in
herited Mount Vernon rhe greatly
shocked the aristocratic society of Al
exandria by sending his market cart
to the city to dispose of the produce
of his estate, but he endeared himself
to the humber portion of the COM
munity by his work in securing the
erection of the first town pump In
his younger days he had been an en-
thusiastic member of the Alexandria
volunteer fire company and assisted
in extinguishing many a blaze In
1775 he purchased, at a cost of $40O,
. small fire engine. and sent 1t to his
fellow fremen In the little city on the
Potomac
Even the names of the streets In
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-21
From Private to sriaadier-eeneraI

From Private to Brigadier-Generai.
OF all the enlisted men who went
to the front from the state of Maine
there was but one who entered the
lists as a private and laid down his
gun when peace was declared full
f1edged brigadier-general. That man
was Frank S. Nickerson, whose vail
ant fighting through the many battles
of the war was but characteristic of
Pine Tree Slater, and who still lives
to tell of the ferecity with which the
Northern and Southern armies fought
at the Battle of Bull Run, Siege of
New Orleans, Battle of Baton Rouge
and other battles which hold equally
as prominent places in the history of
the United States.
In the battle of Baton Rouge, under
Gen. Butler, Gen. Nickerson, then a
colonel, fought valiantly. He was the
senior officer on the field, Gen. Will
liams having been killed. Owing to
the fierceness of the combat he was
unable to take his position at the
head, but was in the position he gen
orally occupied as colonel. Gen. But
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-21

scribed Ito the Memory of George
Washington" and the one to the right
ITO the Memory of Robert e. Lee" :"
In the middle of the room hangs an
elaborate chandelier which was pre-
sented to the church in 17S5 by Wash
ington; it was made for candles, they
being used for Illuminating until 1853.
Over on the left side of the church
is the pew which Washington bought
for E Sc los. 1t is high box, about
five by eight feet in dimensions, and
has straight-backed seats on three
sides All the pews were originally
this size, but owing to. an increasing
congregation 1t was found necessary
to divide each pew into two. Wash
ington's alone being left as it was On
the door of No. Is little plate In
scribed with facsimile of Washing
toms signature The pew is now used
by Lawrence Washington great
grand nephew of the general and one
of the present vestrymen- He was. by
the way, the first white male child
born in the mansion at Mount Vernon.
Across the aisle from Washington's
pew is No 46, which was owned and
used by Robert E. Lee Lee was
vestryman of the church at the time
the civil war broke out The pew also
bears q plate with facsimile of the
owners signature.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-21

worshiped- There among the trees it
stands, simple and unadorned in its
architecture, and, with it's old red
brick walls and stately steeple, it
looms up as monument to the past
The north side of the building is al
most entirely covered with ivy. To
the left of the church stretches the
churchyard, with its solemn tomb
stones, a century old, standing like
sentinels guarding the last earthly
resting places of the dead forefathers.
That Washington was faithful in
his attendance at the meetings of his
church is conclusively shown by the
diary kept by himself. some of the en-
tries in which are as follows:
1850. Feb. 3, Rev c. Green difed at
Mount Vernon
..1768. May 8, went to church from
Colonel Bassett's-
s176S, June 5, to church at Alexan-
dria, dined at Colonel CarlyIe's-
s-176S. July 10, vestry meeting
1768. Sept 8, vestry meeting at the
new church, dined at Carlyle's-
..1769. April. church from Ethan
and dfned with Colonel Daingerfe1d at
the pastors
.177s. May 3. to Alexandria with
Nellie Calvert
1774, June "A, to church at Alexan-
drIa-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-21
Stephen Douglas Great Speech.

'The boys of 1861 are going fast"
said the Major. Nearly every morn
ing there are names in the obituary
columns of the newspapers whose own
ers were associated with events or in
cidents to which l held a personal,
even if humble, relationship. There
died last week a man who was. like
myself, only one of a million soldiers,
but had reason to remember him, be-
cause in the first week of war he stood
beside me in front of the old Neil
house, in Columbus, Ohio, and heard
that wonderful speech of Stephen A.
Douglas, which was never reported.
and yet gave courage to thousands of
broken hearted and despairing men,
1T was about week after Fort
Sumter had been fired on. and Douglas
was on his way to Chicago and
Springfield to confer with his friends
and supporters in Illinois. All men in
political life had been stunned and
outraged by the events of the last
week. and they as well as the people
who looked up to them as leaders
turned hungrily to Douglas. hoping
that he might say the right word. and
yet fearing that he might say the
wrong one He came, half dressed. to
the window of his unlighted bedroom.
and, standing in the darkness. spoke
to the crowd below.
His deep voice rolled out from the
darkness and fell like a benediction
on the crowd standing with upturned
faces in the street. Never had voice
so thrilled me; never had mere words
seemed so solemn and impressive as
those spoken by Douglas that night.
He said at once that a great crisis
had come upon the country, and that
all party and other questions must be
pushed aside He said slowly, as if
weiShing every word. The Union must
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-21
The Soldiers Tear.

The Soldiers Tear.
Upon the hill he turned
To take last fond look
OF the valley and the village church,
And the cottage by the brook
He listened to the sounds
So familiar to his ear;
And the soldier leaned upon his sword
And wiped away tear.
Beside that cottage porch
A girl was knelt in prayer;
She held aloft a snowy scarf,
Which huttered in the air;
She breathed a prayer for him,
A prayer he could not hear;
But he paused to bluster as she kneit.
And wiped away tear
He turned and left the spot.
o, do not call him weak.
For dauntless was the soldiers heart
Though tears were on his cheek;
Go watch the foremost ranks
In dangers dark career
Be sure the hand most daring there
Has wiped away tear
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-21
At Chickamauqa.

Telling of a recent visit to the
battlefield of Chickamauga, a writer
in an eastern newspaper says:
1.-The Government boulevard marks
on the crown of the hill the battles
line for eight miles; to the west an
unprecedented view, to the east beau
tiful Southern homes, whose many.
columned porches and frank hospital
ity prove the endurance of the old
regime. Laughing children play where
the battle stormed; earthworks have
given place to green lawns and smil
ing terraces.
Monument after monument, tablet
after tablet marks the position of this
brave regiment, of that valiant troop
Chattanooga in the distance, so long
the plaything of contending armies
shows the smoke, not of cannOns
mouths, but of furnaces and factories.
Lookout Mountain frowns upon the
town. Orchard Knob, headquarters
during the fight of Generals Grant
Thomas and Gorden Granger, is liter
ally covered with artistic monuments
The winding river. the mountains
each with history, add to the vari
ETY. and beauty of the drive.
Leaving the site of the Ohio memo
rial one follows the boulevard pas!
Bragg's headquarters. There stands
the old cedar tree which sheltered the
Confederate general. while he wrote
and received dispatches, during the
memorable engagement. There stands
the triumphant tribute Illinois has
raised to her soldiers brave. There
stands the observation tower, where
a marvellous view is caught.
"All along the road are the names
of regiments and men-who fought the
Battle Without an Order In fancy
one recreates the struggling force. the
long, thin line of brave men in gray
the army of enthusiastic men in blue
who went past all resistance to the
summit, while Grant, at Orchard
Knob, watched through field glasses
the progress of the unexpected fray
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-21

Ter did not overlook his good work in
the battle, and mentioned him in his
general orders.
Shortly after this battle on Nov.
20, 1862, he was promoted to Briga-
dier-General. He continued in the
service and was active at the siege of
Port Hudson. He participated in
many of the engagements of the De
partment of the Gulf. He returned to
the North about May 13, 1866.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-21
Covered With Snow Blanket.

The men of some companies in the
old army" said a veteran, called
themselves destroying angels, and
when it came to building fires or pro
viding shelter they were In the early
spring of 1864 our brigade was twenty
or thirty miles east of Chattanooga
and with no expectation of severe
weather the men lay down under
blankets or the thin shelter tents, and
during the night were literally showed
under When reveille sounded the
next morning there were six inches
of snow on the ground The camp
looked like cemetery, with its clus
ters and lines of little hillocks, and
there was only one fire in the brigade
and that was at guard headquarters.
As the men were reused from
heavy sleep and threw out their arms
to lift overcoat, cape or blanket from
their faces the snow startled them to
sitting or standing posture. and the
scene was comical beyond any other
l ever saw in the army. Those who
had taken on their shoes could not
find them Many could not find their
hats All were chilled, but the boys
laughed and swore by turns Then
they started to build fires, and while
some cut down dead trees as big az
saw logs, others tore down an old
barn, and in half an hour dozens OF
big fires were going. coffee was boil
ing, breakfast was cooking, and with
bodies warm the men werc as frplic
some as children
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-21

French Legion of Honor.
The French Legion of Honor has
81, 100 chevaIiers. 5,990 officers. 1859
commanders, 218 grand officers, and
S. Grand Crofx.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-02-21
The Prevalence of Accidents.

Among any 10o, 900 people. Is 900 ex-
perience during the year an accidental
injury of some kind severe enough to
cause claim on an accident policy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-02
Chernowsky's Great Department Stores
Opening.

II. Chernowsky, may with pardonable
pride invite the public to the opening
OF his new department stores. The
transformation that has made three
large stores into one has left nothing
apparently to be desired. 1t is one of
the best lighted stores you ever saw
and yet the new modern windows are
of ample dimensions for the grand dis
play of goods and their protection from
dust and flies. The arrangement of the
Whole store is happy in it's effect upon
the one who visits this trade emporium.
Mr.. ChernoWskys large stock of dry
goods, cloaks, and clothing, boots and
shoes, each department complete in
itself. really demanded this important
Improvement and no doubt, the multi
tudes who visit this bargain, center will
be delighted with the beautiful sights
that await them in new goods and new
store. You may be sure the proprietor
has not neglected to put his best foot
forward on &his occasion and prepared
special bargains as a financial feature
long to be remembered by his multi
tude of customers who will be expected
to attend. The announcement made in
his large ad of this being the time for
the opening of "Chernowsky's great
department stores" must likely at
tract a crowd from among the Journals
thousands of readers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-02
BISHOP ANDREWS
Will Preside Over Annual Maine
Methodist Conference.
Which Will be Held at Brideton from
April 18th to 18th.

The Maine annual conference Of tha
Methcdist Episcopal church will be held
in the Bridston Methodist church Anril
II to 10. Bishop L. G. Andrews is TO he
the presiding elder of the conference this
year.
1t is reported that there will be an un-
usually large number of changes in pas
torates this spring. During conference
week there will be three trains each day
from Portland to Rridgton, leaving Port
lard at $50 A. M, 20 L. NJ, and $50 z. NJ
The program is as follows:
Tuesday, April A. 2 P. determination
of classes and meeting. of Itinerant Insti ,
tute; 40 p. M, reunion service led BY
Rev f. T. Adams.
vo Wednesday 6 april , 15 s. $50 a MDe
.Thayer; sacrament of the Lords Supper
conducted by Bishop Andrews, followed
by the formal opening of conference ses-
sion; T. NJ conference sermon by kew.
Quoted by Rev. d. r. Ford; 30 P. NJ,
church extension anniversary, Rev. j. H.
Crosby, presiding; address by Rev ii. E.
Foss, d. D., of Philadelphia
Thursday. April L. $50 A. M.-Devotional
half-hour led by Rev. B. c. Wentworth:
conference session, Bishop Andrews. pre-
Rev. W. F. Holmes, presiding; address by
Rev. w. F. Berry, d. D., president oil
Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Female
College, Kent'S Hill; preachers wives re-
ception at Bridgton House parlors; 730
Z. NJ, anniversary of Freedman's Aid and
Southern Educational Society, Rev j. r.
Clifford presiding; address 5r by DR.. Thr-
kield of Chattanooga, Tennessee, secretary
of Freedman's Aid and Southern Educa
tional Society.
Friday, April II, $50 A. M.-Devotional
half hQur led by Rev. e. A. Southland:
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society,
Mrs. Howard A. Clifford presiding; adj
dress by DR.. f. D. Gamewell of New York,
er presiding; address by Miss Josephine
Fisk and Miss Orianna f. Harding Of the
Deaconess Home, Boston; Miss Chisholm
e @i ME- Misso raG society," ReY Il Cf
ford. presiding; address by DR.. Gamewell
of New York
Saturday, April IS, $50 A; M,.aDevotion-
conference session; 2 p. NJ, anniversary of
Womans Home Missionary Society, Mrs
Israel Luce presiding; address by Mrs D.
Santee and Miss Helen Lotten of the Port
land Deaconess' Home; preachers aid an
niversary, Rev. Israel Luce presiding; re-
Wdmen of 5f the local home so se
ETY. and ministers wives at Cumberland
House parlors; ,730 P. NJ, lecture on the
settlement of the social problems, coal
Magruder, followed by Frank r; Rober-
son of New York. who will give his great
illustrated lecture on the Modern Pom
pei.'
Sunday, April 49,. A. M.--Conference
love feast Rev. John Collins. leader; ser,
mon by Bishop Andrews; go P NJ. ordi-
nation of deacons and elders. followed by
EpWorth League anniversary; address by
DIR. Joseph Berry of Chicago, general sec,
rotary of Epworth League and editor OF
Epworth Herald; p. NJ, great evangelis-
tic service conducted by DR.: Joseph Berry.
The closing exercises will probably IN
clude the reading of the appointments.
BY vote of the directors the Cony
lnn until
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-02

Big uncle stole softly down the stairs
of Sewall street residence, yesterday
morning, and rang the telephone call
so that little niece. whose duty it is
to answer telephone call in that house
hold. should jump out of bed to reply
to a cute April fool' trick, very orig
inal and all that. Little niece respond
cd. and was doing the part of the vic
tim all right, but just as she stepped
to the phone it rang again, a genuine
call this time. and big uncle skunk
back to bed without even once mutter-
ing April fool' to himself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-02

Lon. l.. NJ Staples of Washington
grand master workman of the Maine
\. O. L. W., was in the city, Wednes-
day, on official business. In the even
ing he went to Waterville to attend the
meeting of the local lodge of the De-
gree of Honor. at which a degree team
from the Degree of Honor at Gardiner
was present and eXemplified the work
Thursday evening, Mr.. Staples will visi!
Thomas Goodale Lodge at Sanford
and will be accompanied by Edwin
Stone of Biddeford, q member of the
committee on laws.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-02
PENNY SAVED is PENNY EARNED.
Malt Breakfast Food Goes Eight Times
as Far as "Ready to-Eat" Cereals.

Did you ever stop to think that the
bulky package of 'ready-to-eat'' cere-
ais, weighing about fourteen ounces,
really costs you eight times as much as
Malt Breakfast Food? While the
package price is the same, yet a pack
age of Malt Breakfast Food weighs
full two pounds, and when cooked ac-
cording to the directions it goes just
eight times as far as the 'ready-to-
eat"
1t is sensible to save the pennies on
your breakfast cereal, and it is also
pleasing, especially at this season of
the year, to begin the day with q
steaning hot dish of delicious Malt
Breakfast Food rather than a handful
of cold, tastefess chips.
Malt Breakfast Food is real food,
good to eat, delicious and satisfying.
There is no fad about it, not even the
name. 1t thoroughly nourishes every
part of the brain and body, supplying
in perfection all the elements necessary
for vitality and strength.
The best people are users of Malt
Breakfast Food. At the Waldorf-As-
toria, the Touraine, and the Audito-
rum, it is the most popular cereal on
the breakfast menu. Your grocer will
tell you that it is the most satisfactory
of all the breakfast foods he handles.
and that you fully get the value of your
money when you buy it.
With every package of Malt Break
fast Food is packed beautiful car
bon photograph, while larger photo
graphs, suitable for framing, dupli-
Gates of those sold at the art stores
for two or three dollars, are given in
return for coupons taken from the
packages.
Buy package of Malt Breakfast
Food, cook it according to directions
serve it hot and eat it-this is all you
have to do in order to get the benefit
of the most economical the most de-
licious and the most health giving of
cereals in the whole world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-02

George II. Williams has returned to
his home at Old Orchard after working
for four months as night clerk at Ho-
tel North. He will take a vacation, go
fishing and have a good time till the
summer visitor season begins at Old
Orchard, when he will take a similar
position at the Irving House there. He
has been connected with the Irving
House for four summers beginning in
1899. His place at Hotel North will be
taken by John Nolan who has been
one of the clerks of the house for long
time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-02

Current Events Club will meet, Fri
day. April Sd, at p. NJ, with Mrs. c.
c. Hunt, 45 South Chestnut street. AS
the roll-call will be made a prominent
feature of the afternoon program, it
is hoped each member will come pre-
pared with some item relating to ''Wo-
mems Work the World Over" The
first paper will be given by Mrs.
Charles A. Hayden, upon Social Set
Elements" The second by Mrs. James
E. RULER, subject, THE Consumers
League. Meeting of executive board
ct
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-02
Letter to E. w. Church,
iUJuStd, Maine.

Dear Sir: Porterhouse, SO much;
neck, so much; all the way between.
Just so with paint. Devoe Lead and
Zinc is the porterhouse. Nobody wants
the neck; the between, some say, is
good enough for them.
But Devoe costs less, not more than
between. Lead and oil is between; it
is the old-fashion paint. But zinc has
come in. Zinc toughens white lead.
Devoe Lead and Zinc is the paint.
Mr.. John N. Deitel, Fair Haven, N.
Y. writes:
Mr.. Charles Hollenbeck of this place
painted his house three years ago with
Devoe Lead and Zinc; his father painted
at the same time with lead and oil. Today
the sons house looks as well as the day it
was painted, while the fathers house has
all chalked off and needs painting very
badly. The father says he will paint with
Devoe next time.
Yours truly
F. w. DEVOE e CO.
Il New York.
P. S. J. H. Cogan & Co. sell our
paint.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-02
An Attractive Railroad Publication.

The banking firms of Messrs. Fisk &
Robinson of % State Street, Boston.
Mass, and Messrs. Joseph Walker &
Sons of 20 Broad ST, New York City,
have jointly published a very handsome
and instructive map, showing Gin col
ors) the various lines of New England
railroads, stocks of which have their
dividends guaranteed by the Boston
& Maine or New York, New Haven &
Hartford or the Boston & Albany r.
r. Companies. They will take pleas
ure in forwarding a copy of the same
upon request.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-02

There were six men before the board
of United States examining surgeons.
Wednesday. for examination as to
their physical condition in regard to
pension law requirements. That was
considerable of a decrease from the
usual number, for there has been an
average of fifteen examinations at each
weekly meeting for some months. The
board is composed of DR.. F. c. Thayer
of Waterville, DR.. w. Scott Hill of Au-
gusta, and DR.. c. w. Taggart of VIM
throp. Meetings are held in the Office
of DR.. George r. Campbell at the COR
ner of Water and Bridge streets, every
Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-02
Waiter L. Frost.

Walter L. Frost died at the home of
his uncle, Joseph LaTrabee, "a Grove
street, at about o'clock, Wednesday
afternoon, of typhoid fever and pneu-
monia. He was a bright lad. and
though but IS years of age had entered
the High school, ard was vice president
of his class-1906 Funeral services
will be held, Friday afternoon, at .
o'clock, and will be conducted by Rev.
H. E. Dunnack, of the Methodist Epis-
copal church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-02

Street Commissioner Loie G. Haskell
had a crew at work on Kennebec
bridge, yesterday, cleaning it off pre-
paratory to replanking. The work will
begin, tomorrow, and will be done by a
crew in charge of the street commits
sioner as directed by the city govern
ment committee on highways and
sewers. The new plank will be spruce,
which ought to be better than the hem
lock that was put on, last time, two
years ago. The new plank is impera
lively needed.