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bers in good standing. Next meeting
of the society will be held Dec. 81 at
the home of Mrs. Roll.
Brainerd, NIinn.-The Ladies' Aux
iliary of the A. o. II. elected the fol-
lowing officers at meeting held Tues
day night, Dec. Is: President, Mrs.
J. M. Quinn; vice-president, Mrs.
Mary Cullen; recording secretary,
Mrs. Emma Canaan; financial secretary,
Miss Sadie Reilly; treasurer, Mrs. w.
II. Mantor; sergeant-at-arms, Mrs. s.
r. Adair; sentry, Mrs. Anna B. Con-
nors.
Faribault, Minn.-At meeting of
Division No. i, A. o. H., held on Mon
day evening, Dec. IA, a class of four
candidates was initiated. The degree
team wore the new uniforms and pre-
sented somewhat ancient appear
ance, and although it was the first time
they did degree work, they presented
the work in a very acceptable manner.
The division is growing quite rapidly.
Ellsworth, Minn.-The Foresters in
stalled officers Wednesday evening,
Dec. 16. The members Of the Luverne
court were present and transferred to
this court The consolidation of the
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two courts makes the Ellsworth court
one of the strongest in this part of the
state. A lunch was served at the close
of the work. The Luverne boys are
all good fellows and are among the
very best citizens of that town.
Belle Plaine, Minn.-To celebrate
the Christmas of 1904 in grand new
church, such is the hope of the Ger
man Catholic congregation of this
place. That their wishes may be real
lied, there is every probability. At
least commencement will be made
on the structure next spring, but
whether it will be rushed through to
completion the same season is mat
ter that has not been entirely decided
upon. However, it will be so far COM
pleted as to permit of services in it,
and as the worshippers gathered in the
old church Christmas day it was with
feelings both Of regret and gladness
that it would be the last time the
Christmas hymns would ever be sung
within its walls. The congregation
has long been working for a new house
of worship, and they view with pleas
ure the approachment Of the time
when their hopes will be realized.
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camp. When ] got back to the office
there was time with the old man."
The man who passed the story was the
night editor himself, so that relieved
the city desk. He was put in a straight
jacket forthwith. l was sent to COW
entry. My crime was too great to be
condoned, Notwithstanding l valiantly
asserted that | would hand in my resig-
nation to take effect the instant Brad
we'll was released an innocent man.
"And what good would your resigna-
ton do u.s." screamed the city editor.
stamping about the room like a wild
bull. eve are to be sued for $1OO, 900
damages! Your resignation! Your
resignation! The papers ruined,
ruined!"
tell you the excitement was high,
AS for the poor assistant city editor
who had sent me on the murder-well,
he was the next thing to being tarred
and feathered. He was the deepest
dyed villain of all, for if he had but
waited two hours the city editor him.
self would have been on the desk, and
he would have sent an experienced re-
porter-not mere beginner!
The other papers, taking up the
story where I had left off, published
columns and columns about it every
day for week, while my own with
drew it's accusation against Bradwell,
apologized to him from day to day, and
gave him $500 to withdraw his libel
suit.
The trial soon followed. Bradwell,
by jury Of his peers, was convicted
of murder in the second degree and
sentenced to states prison for life.
He is at Trenton now, serving his
term.
Of course I have used fictitious
names here. But the story is as true
as gospel, and will be recognized by
residents of the little village 81 miles
from New York as we'll as by dozen
old-time reporters and by some editors
who may be reading newspapers by
celestial light.
OF course 1 was duly forgiven. It
was good lesson, and that I got out
on top was possibly not altogether due
to my own shrewdness, but to that
bully good luck that sometimes sticks
up for fellow who does his best.-N.
Y. Times.
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To Please His Critics.

Half century ago Wagner was Sc
verely criticised in London for con-
Quoting concerts without score. He
was giving some Beethoven concerts,
and he knew the masters symphonies
by heart. After the first performance
one of the London papers scolded the
composer of "Tannhauser" for directing
the symphony without score in front
of him. At the next concert young
Wagner had book of music open be-
fore him on the desk. The following
day the same newspaper printed a
commendatory article, which praised
him for his better Interpretation of
Beethoven, the improvement due, of
course, to the use of the score. Wag-
ner announced for the benefit of his
critic that the score in front of him
on the previous evening was that of
Rossini's opera, "The Barber of Sc
ville"-turned upside down.-Youth's
Companion.
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GODS WORLD.

"A fHsSftc Stood upon q mountain side
And SAN the sun in gorgeous glory set:
nhe rustic SAN a canvas that was wide,
A picture that he never might forget!
Ede saw the dark. green valley spread
below,
Beheld the distant, crimson peaks
a-gieam
And dreamed the dreams inspired poets
And often Others gladly fingered there
To see the gorgeous picture Nature
spread;
They gazed in wonder, breathing Gods
pure air,
And turned, exalted, when the light
had fled,
They listened to the pine trees murmur-
ings,
They drank mp gladness from the leap
ing brook,
And thought the gracious lord had
planned these things
That all mankind might quaff and hear
and Look.
One day a rich man CHANGED to linger
there,
He ssazed across the valley dark and
green;
He heard the brook. he breathed the
sweet, pure air,
scene
Therefore he bought it all, that only he
Might faenceforth stand and gaze, ex-
allied, awed,
and fenced it in, that no one else might
And rise little nearer to his God
IS. f l&iser, in Chicago Record; Herald.
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Where They Were Appreciated.

The government has with great lib
erality distributed public documents
from Washington to the remotest parts
of the country. In his book on "The
Overland Stage to California" Mr..
Franklin Root tells how the overland
mails were sometimes relieved. Be-
fore the daily mail went into operation,
and when a stage went to Salt Lake
City only once a week, some of the
hoys on the line used to despise a
coach almost wholly loaded up with
public documents, but such mail matter
came quite handy at times. Occasion
ally the drivers, as they themselves
said, would. get stalled going through
a bad slough in rough weather, and
would be unable to move. In that
case they were Obliged to take out sack
after sack of the Pub. Docs.," open the
bags, and pile the massive books from
the government printing Office into the
slough, and by building solid foun-
dation with them, were enabled thus to
pull the coach out of the mire.
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KecDinr 1t I'm.

Bimberly-I understand that Windig,
the lawyer, is seriously i'll.
Gingerly-Yes; l met his physician
this morning and he said he was lying
at deaths door.
"Huh! That's just like a lawyer
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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A Definition.

Little Elmer--Papa, what is polite
ness?
Prof. Observation-Disclosures my son.
is the art of not letting other people
know what you really think of them
Town Topics. ..
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Would Seem So.

After the last big SALE" whispered
the girl at the soap counter, "the boss
fired six clerks"
"H'm!" unused the ribbon clerk.
That must have been fire sale" -Chi-
cagO News
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He-And what do you suppose your IA
Their would say if you told him was an
actor?
.She-He'd say: "Rats!" l guess
Yonkers Statesman.
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Living Up to His Name.

Bacon see man named G. Rafter
is running for Office in western city.
Egbert-And yet there are persons
who claim there is nothing in name!-
YOnkers Statesman
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Hi. Lack of Moral Cour,e..

Ever been held up, Ferguson?"
"Otten. Whenever my wife wants any
money she always tells me of it at a
time when there is somebody calling at
the house and | cant refuse. Chicago
Tribune.
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BorrO,ved Plum, a PC,

Hewitt-What a buffer Gruet is!
levitt know it; he borrowed lot
of my books the other day and then
had his picture taken in his library
N, Y. Times.
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You Bet They Don't.

1.-THE lighted candles in girls BIRTH
day cake" remarked the Observer of
Events and Things. do not always
throw light on the girls age. "-Yonkers
Statesman
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The Reason,

The REASON.
Stella--Why did she refuse Jack?
Bella-Because he couldn't support
her in the style she was unaccustomed
to.-Puclk. ys u
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why. sir, there is but one thing to
do. No matter how unpleasant may be
the duty, you are sworn to uphold the
law and to vindicate it. Arrest Brad
we'll Immediately and lock him up.
He is making great big bluff. He's
bigger man than you are and that's
why you are afraid of him"
They conversed in whispers as got
into my clothes.
"Ollcers.' said. solemnly, do your
duty. If Bradwell is innocent he will
have his revenge upon those who have
accused him, and you will be absolved.
If guilty-and he is guilty!-you will
have covered yourselves with glory as
men OF honor, the protectors of fam
lilies, guardians of the peace"
They went away shaking their heads.
but came back within half an hour to
tell me that Bradwell was safe in Jail.
pulled myself together, thanked my
stars that the shotgun was out of the
! way, and went down to eat hearty
breakfast. l noticed number of re-
porters lowering with each other over
the story in my paper. All were stran-
gers to me personally, SO l kept at a
distance. On looking over the various
New York papers learned the cause
of their woe; they had not more than
a few brief paragraphs about the MUIR
der, and all belittling the crime. had
scored the beat Of my lifes
had not been out in the street look
ing for my friend, ex-Sheriff Watts,
more than half an hour when tele-
gram was handed to me. 1t was from
my city editor and read:
Report at this Office Immediately;
Mr.. Atone will relieve you::''
lsg % course that meant trouble IN
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"a
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tana will get great and good man, as
he is very popular here" Father
Black is said to be close friend of
Archbishop Christie, and should he in
dorse him to Pope Plus X it is believed
his Recommendation will have much
weight.
Winona, Minn.-The second number
in the musical literary course at the
Seminary will be lecture by Hon.
w. ]. Onahan, of Chicago, Friday
cevning. Jan. s. Mr.. Onahan is
scholarly gentleman, fluent and in
tcresting speaker and his lecture will
be one of the first events of this excel
lent course.
Emmetsburg, Iowa.-Mr. James Nc
Gonagle. father Of Mrs. Awkward, of
Walnut township, passed away Friday,
Dec II. The funeral was held at
Graettinger the following, Sunday and
was largely attended. The services
were conducted ut the Catholic church
by the pastor, Father Kelly. The de-
ceased was n native Of Londonderry,
Ireland. The family consisted of eight
children. Four are still living. They
are Mrs. Aylward, Patrick McGonagle,
of Alta, ILL.,; Charles, of Peoria, that
state, and Mrs. l.. Trunnel, who is also
Il resident Of Illinois.
Ellsworth, NIinn.--At the annual
meeting of the Ladies' Aid society,
held Dec. II, the following officers
We're elected: President, Mrs. p. f.
Leyins; vicepresident Mrs. Henry
Roll; recording secretary, Mrs. G. A.
Bird; treasurer, Mrs. VIM. Bird. The
ssecretarl ~ o rteii twenty-elRht mem-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-03
AN ENORMOUS TOMATO CROP.
Product of the Canning Factories
Nearly Double the Normal Output.

The tomato crop this year was the larg.
est on record, according to the statistics
compiled by the American Grocer The
comparison is with respect to the
canned product, the trade in which has
reached enormous proportions, until now
with an estimated population of nearly
@,OOO.O00 the United States consumes an
nually nearly 100000 cases of two dozen
tins each. This menas 100000, 900 quarts
or about three quarts per capita. The
average pack for the last ten years was
5,6l, 293 cases, or about 1876, 000 900 quarts
Maryland is the greatest producer OF
all the States. In 1902 it's factories out
put aggregated almost exactly one-half
of the canned tomatoes produced in this
country. The enormous production in
1902 is explained by the general shortage
for the three years. 1S9O-19O1, which re-
suited in a general exhaustion of stocks
This in turn forced an early pack which
went into consumption as fast as it was
available until late in August or early in
September. Climate conditions were ir-
regular, and in some sections notably
New York, such as to cause almost a to
tai crop failure. Mild weather in the fai
harvest so prolonged the packing season
that, in spite of all drawbacks. the ONT
put was beyond annual requirements.
From Maryland reports come that the
stock cost from 81 to $40 ton. One fac
tory in Indiana packed only 14,0OO cases
half-crop. In the New York market
canned tomatoes range in price from 10
TO $l.zo case of twenty-four tins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-03
TactfuI Women.

Perhaps if there is one thing which
oils the delicate springs of society
more than another it is the exercise OF
tact. 1t is gift, not an acquired habit
for the tactless woman cannot see that
she lacks that innate courtesy which
would make it impossible for her tc
say things best left unsaid." Kindli-
mes of heart. some people call it, but
tina is by no means an accurate defini-
ton of this grace. Rather is it the
power of putting yourself in another
persons place and feeling instantane-
ously what would be the effect of such
and such remark on them. says
Home Notes. Certainly tactful women
are the pleasantest of companions. for
their intention enables them to see
when it is best to keep silence and also
when q word in season may put mat
ters straight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-03
Class Rings Soon Discarded,

How long do girls wear their class
pins and class rings? One who has
made observations in New York public
places during considerable period
finds that he has no record this year
of any woman having been seen with a
pin or ring that bears a date further
back than '97. For two years after
graduation from high school or normal
school, or young ladies' seminary"
the class badge may be worn frequent
ly, but seldom after that, if the numer-
ais of the graduation year are quite
visible. You see," explained one
young woman, they are not comfort
ing reminders that the bird of time is
futtering along, and one gets to think
of them as something that ought to be
hidden or suppressed, like the birth
day books in which one foolishly wrote
when rather young.-New York Eve
ming Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-03
RUSH OF GIRLS TO NEW YORK.
Come From All Over the Country ir
Quest of Work.

New York is the home of the bachelor
girl In no other city in the world does
a girl dare to live alone and unchape~
roned, inviting the criticism of friends
and foes.
The large studio buildings are peopled
with these lone girl tenants, living singly
and in groups of two and three on tile
cooperative housekeeping plan, which
means something weird and terrible in
these A0amless Edens. Besides these set
Elements of girl bachelors hardly an
apartment house in the metropolis is
without at least one of these women
wage-earners whose home is perhaps the
only joy of her lonely existence.
The army of girls that come to New
York each year, seeking employment
which they could frequently find at home
has never been enumerated. 1t would
be a hopeless task to attempt to estimate
the thousands that during year besiege
studios, for as rule, they select those
professions that will best allow the put
ting forth of that which they feel to be
within them.
The spring sees a goodly number of
these girls emigrate, but the autumn wit
nesses the strongest charge of the
eternal girl on the ramparts of fame and
fortune, as they picture them. With
neat gowns ana pretty hats, often made
by their own hands, these girls throng
into the avenue of professional life,
eager-eyed. earnest and enthusiastic III
the pursuit of the ideal that possesses
Them
They are vastly interesting and pic
turesque, representing, as they do, an en-
tirely new phase of femininity-the girl
strenuous, eager and anxious to compete
with her brothers in the stride for place
and peif.
Twenty years ago school teaching and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-03
The Mites Strike.

The walking delegate never tired of
talking of the strike, says the Argus.
He held that it was justifiable if ever a
strike was. and he was prepared to de-
monstrate that it was perfectly proper
to strike to secure a desired result. He
told his wife so and she seemed to
agree with him. She said it seemed the
easiest way
And that night when he came home
he found that the table was not set
Il want new dress" she said, when
he asked what the trouble was.
Il know. You've been bothering me
for that dress for month";" he said,
hut how about supper?"
There isn't any, she replied. This
is a strike"
"A striker
Yes, a general tie-up. I've been try
ing to secure a peaceable settlement of
this trouble for some time; now I've
struck"
Mary do YOU dare
''Oh. don't talk to me that way! If I
can't get YOU to arbitrate, why, I've got
to strike. i don't care if it does block
the wheels of trade"
But, Mary, you don't understand"
"Oh, yes, ] do. I've made my de-
mands. and they've been refused. I've
asked for arbitration with view to a
compromise. and that has also been re-
fused. A strike is all there is left, and
I've struck
'Bnt YOUR demands are unreason-
able"
II don't think they are"
You're no Judge
You're the judge of your own de-
mands when you strike, and I'm as
good judge as you are when I want
something. It's no use talking. The
strike is on
She folded her arms in determined
way, and he subsidized. 1t was perhaps
hale an hour later when he looked up
and said.
Mary, is the strike still on?"
1T is still on she replied.
Aren't you hungry"
mo, 1 saw i had something in the
treasury before the strike was ordered
Meaning the pantry?' he remarked.
Meaning the pantry" she returned.
II believe I'll get a bite he said.
IT'S locked she replied. THE re-
serve is to be used simply to keep the
strike going. You can't touch the
strikers resources"
BE careful, Mary" he said warning
ly. IF I shut off the cash" She
| nodded toward the locked pantry.
II can stick it out week." she re-
turned.
Five or ten minutes later he proposed
that they compromise on the basis of
| ten dollars.
Twenty" she replied firmly.
But / can't afford it, he protested.
That's your business" she answered
Il offered to arbitrate once
1t was ten o'clock that night when he
finally gave in; and somehow he felt he
had experienced new phase of the
strike business. 1t looked different
from the other side of the fence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-03
A DAREDEVIL WORKMAN.
His Remarkable Feat on the Big Bridge
Across the Niagara.

II remember" said bridge contrac-
tor some time ago while on the subject
of workmen's dare -deviltries, when
working at the big bridge across the
Niagara, when the two cantilever arms
had approached within fifty feet of
each other. a keen rivalry as to who
should be the first to cross sprang up
among the men. A long plank con-
nected the two arms, leaving about two
and a half feet of support at each end.
Strict orders were issued that no one
should attempt to cross the plank upon
penalty of instant dismissal. At the
noon hour l suddenly heard great
shout from the men, who were all
starting up.
Raising my eyes l saw a man STEP
on the end of that plank, stop a min
ute, and look down into the whirlpool
below l knew he was going to cross
and l shouted to him, but he was too
high up to hear. Deliberately he
walked out until he reached the middle
of the plank. 1t sagged far down with
his weight until l could see light be-
tween the two shore supporting ends
and the cantilevers on which they rest
ed. He saw the end in front of him
do this, hesitated and looked to see
how the other end was.
l thought he was going to turn. He
stopped, grasped both edges of the
plank with his hands, and throwing his
feet up, stood on his head, kicking his
legs in the air, cracking his heels to-
gether, and yelling to the terrified on
lockers. This he did for about a min
ute-it seemed to me like forty. Then
he let his feet drop down, stood up
waved his hat, and trotted along the
plank to the other side, slid down one
of the braces hand over hand, and re-
gained the ground. We discharged
him. of course, but what did he care
He got all the glory, his fellows envied
him, and he could command work any
where. "-Cassier's Magazine.
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dressmaking offered the only two oppor-
tunities to girls DESTROYS of making a
living. Today these two vocatfons are
girls view of desirabiity. Even mani
curing stands ahead of dressmaking in
the favor of girls anxious to do things.
Typewriting and stenography have dis
placed school teaching as a choice with
girls, for it takes less time to fit them
for the work while returns are quicker
and yield better results. The pretty
typewriter, at first taken as a joke, in
reality opened the door of the strenuous
life for women
But the tremendous rush of girls for
the metropolis in search of work has
the coming of girls themselves bushels
of letters arrive each day to editors and
writer's, asking for opportunities and
chances in various fields. Girls entirely
unequipped for the struggle of work
push on vainly in the citadel, and one
| out of &c survives.