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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-10
COL. EShRiDGE DEAD

Richard s EskridRe yesterday re-
eeived cable message confirming
the report ~ th. death Of his father.
-
Richard / E.skridRe. colonel ~ the
Twenty seventh United States in
fantry. retired AZ the military hos
nlinl "a Manila. on AGE ~. Death
Nnn the result 81 wound received
by Col. Eakridgc az Santiago In the
Spanish American var Eui. LEX
ridge was g veteran Of three wars.
and waa In command 81 = number
% important posts He leaves a
wife and several grown children.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-10

one ~ the Krandest t-year nida 81
the American turf fpsiay o. Aiau-a.
Dale owned hy r. e MrpoWell =
Lexington Aliisn-a. Dale first attract
ri attention 40 r. 1-Fsarsaid ul winning
she ufi4iton iuns stakes. doing
idt 90 far tha ga fufianss ne Il by
Aaima Sadie McNairf she ry Euauir
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-10
SIWASHES
LOST TWO
OAKLAND TOOK A DOUBLE
HEADER YESTERDAY

OAKLAND. sept 10 .-ou account
Of bad plays ~ Liuhaaf ami Hyrrs.
yesterday. seattle dropped a double
heaSs4 60 Oakland Both games were
very close and were not decided uu-
tn the last inning
Flrst game
4. n T.
Oakland ...aaa0 3
Seattle ...st QO20e u0-g z 2
BATTERIES Cooper and Gortou
Barber and ByerH.
Second FAme
n. ~. Il
Oakland ...le02 10 o.
Seattle ..4saofea ia Q
Batteries Graham aud Gorton.
Garrick and FfVpfH
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-09-10
mossEp rHE TURKS

BELGRADE sept i9.-There was
\ big demonstration against the
Turkish embassy here. last night
The police were called out 70 sup
press rfofinR One citizen was XIII
"a, and many injured.
RESTORED CONFIDENCE
WARRINGTON. y. e.. Sept To-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10
MAINE INDUSTRIES.

The owners of the four brick yards at
Leeds Junction are preparing to do an
extensive business the coming summer.
The Weir owned by d. ID. Sawyer and
Carver Eros, of Jonesport at Spruce
Island. has taken 10i hhds. of fish dur
ing the pest week. which sold Tor S. per
hogShead.
The jaeger brothers of Sanford have
leased the Butler factory recently occu-
pied by the Springvale Wooden Co and
Will soon commence the manufacture
of WOODEN yarn.
Bath steyedores have thus far ex-
'perienced the dullest winter for years.
Tha tonnage discharged in Bath during
the past few months would not keep
them all employed a week.
The G. f. and !. J. Mansfield Pkg. Co.
Passport, has a crew of girls at work
labelling sardine cans. This firm has
some 5000 or COCO cases stored in cellars
which are being labelled as fast as con-
venient.
A Kingfield correspondent writes:
The New Year finds practically the en-
tire nopulation of kingield numbering.
Some are getting out their own supply
Of fuel. others are getting out fuel te
be shipped away while yet others arr
utilizing the last heavy show to get out
their lumber for the manufacturing
| trade and of this number there ar,
| many and the total cut for Kingfielc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10

and vicinity will be very large the
coming year. Among the extensive
operators are the jenkins & Bogart Co,
who will cut upwards one thousand
cords of birch for their own use at the
local novelty mill. The operations of
this company cover a large territory in
GLIDING several towns The House
Spool & Bobbin Co. are to cut about
! fifteen hundred cords for their own use
at their local mill the coming season
besides q large amount Of hard wood
bobhjn stock which will be cut for them
! by Moses Scribner and Carleton Lewis
/ Carleton Lewis has a large crew in the
woods in Kingfield and is landing his
| lumber on the line of the Franklin &
Meguntic railroad about four miles
north Of this village. His total cut the
! present season will amount to about
100000 feet Marshall Thompson of
| Kincfield holds . contract to cut and
haul vast amount of birch and poplar
most of which is cut into pulp lengths
lIt is estimated his entire cut would be
near 4;iD0 cords At Bigelow the season
IS at its height and cut of 10, 600, 900 is
looked for from there. Mr. Parker
Sarborn. the well known Bangor luln-
herman, has the contract with the
Iowners. Prouty & Miller. Mr.. Sanborn
has about Ten camps with fully four
ii-ns,r-ed ineil il The woods Thomas
Hillet is again in the woods at Bigelow
hauling pulp stock for S. D. Warren
Mr.. Miilet's haul will be about 5000
cords.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

Henry * Cobb of Brunswick, is
building II large flat car at the Bath
car barn for the l.. r. & b. Street
Railway. 1t will be twice the length
of the ordinary electric Hat ear.
The conductors and motormen OF
Division No. A. Lewiston, Bath and
Brunswick II. r., are to hold their sec
ond annual concert and ball in the
Alameda. Tuesday evening. Jan. p.
Conductor Charles f. Dalyrimple, who
has had the run on train 81 from New
port to Foxcrof9 has been changed
from this run toI the Waterville-Port-
land run Conductor Dalyrimple has
been on the Newport fcXcroft train Ii
wears
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10

A. NJ. Mathews Cherryfield who has Il
contract to furnish NeWhaH, Lawrence
& Faye, Shawmut. with 100000 feet OF
pine and spruce logs made his first
shipment by the Washington County
railroad from Stover's siding Tuesday.
in connection with his numbering oper-
atiens in township No. I. ne has twelve
men cutting cord wood for Boston and
Bangor parties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10

Scammon's mill West Franklin start
ed again last wehk after being idle for
several months lw!ile undergoing re-
pairs. and Superintendent Butler has n
good crew employed saving slaves. So
far this winter i'll has been a bad sea-
son for the lumbermen here, as they
have not had Il chance to do any cut
ting in the swansps. which usually
freeze in November. but are now as
open as they shotld be in May. 1t is
hoped, however. that winter will begin
to brace up during this month and give
The operator a chance to stock their
mills for the canning season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10
The Printers
81 sy v WIN s Il Dsa's" Polo League

HE CLOCK
struck one.
The foreman
of the job de-
partnent in IL
large printing
house looked
about, sur
prised at see
ing none of
the hands
present to be-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10
MAINE FiRATERNITIEs.

a lodge of Maccabees viii be organ
lied soon in RoPinston.
The past yearN has been prosperous
one for Penobscpt lodge. New England
Order of Protection, "a new members
having been initiated,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10

The Pepperell Mills At Biddeford
have found the Northrop loom so salts
factory that more of these looms Will
he installed at once4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-10

Rrewster's shirt Factory Camden is in
n busy place now Every machine is
busy and there ard great piles of cloth
really 10 be made{ up into shirts, MI.
Brewster has a years contract with d
big concern in Boston and, is turning
nilf \ handred dozen shirts per day.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-02-19

Catalogs, booklets, ETC., should be sent
ont in envelopes. 1t costs little more,
but they arrive in better and more attrac-
tive shape than when rolled up in 4 wrap
per. The envelope should fit the booklet
properly. 1t should be sufficiently heavy
to protect the booklet from damage dur
ing transit through the mails.
COMPOSING BOOKLETS AND CIRCULARS.
In getting up circulars or booklets gath
err together all the facts concerning the
goods to be advertised. If one intends to
handle only few different articles, it is
sometimes very good policy to push one
Of them strongly above the rest, and to
give all details, arguments, etc, in favor
of this article. After jotting down all
the facts, properties, qualities and con-
vincing arguments, arrange and shape
them up into an interesting story. If you
are catering TO the general public, use as
plain language as possible.
PREMIUMS
In order to make q mail-order PROPOSE
ton bring back quick returns from circu-
larizing or newspaper advertising, some
sort of special free offer, or the giving
away of some valuable premium, must
generally be resorted to. Besides bring
ing back quick returns, premiums stimu-
late business and make trade friends of
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-02-19
MAIL=0RDER BUSINESS.
How to Start and Conduct One.

The day of the fake advertiser is draw
ing to a close. The gold-brick man is
being eliminated from society. The bald
headed barber finds it uphill work procur
ing dupes for his hair tonic that grows
hair on bald heads. The public is awak-
ening TO the fact that all that glitters is
not gold,'' and that quarter they see and
half they hear" is not truth, and if one
wishes to build up a solid, stable business,
he must give value received, or almost its
equivalent in return. OF course. this is
not saying that the successful advertisers
donot exaggeratethem erits and qualities of
their goods. 1t is known fact that all ad
vsrtisers do this. but the most successful
ones are those who generally give fullest
value for the money received. If their
goods are not exactly as advertised. they
are, nevertheless, goods of good quality
and merit, and give general satisfaction
to the purchasers. Accordingly, in the
nail-order business the necessary requi-
site for a successful venture is to have
one or more articles of merit that people
need, and that can be sent by mail or ex-
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those who appreciate gifts when made in
connection with their purchases, and es-
.tablish good will between the buyer and
seller. In many cases where premiums
Der of articles, the agent will frequently
send the money for the goods before SELL
ing them, Just in order to get the pre-
MUM. Worthless premiums should not
be given away, for agents will not recorder
when they find the premiums valueless;
but If the premiums be of value, one can
generally count Oh a number Of recorders.
Hence, it pays to give good ones. 1t builds
up q stable business and inspires conf
dence in the firm.
AID WRITING.
Ads should be written in clear, easily
understood language, with some strong,
striking and forceful thought in them that
will be remembered. The principal mer-
its, qualities, properties, etc, of the arti-
Gle should be described. leaving out all un-
essential details. Read all you can about
the article or articles you are advertising,
and Gull all you deem of value. A careful
perusal Of your correspondence will often
prove of great help In constructing an ad.
You can often learn from the inquiries
what people want to know concerning
Jour goods. Often many good ideas.
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ally ask. Articles which cannot usually
mail-order goods for rural districts. Some
novelty in merchandise, some well-known
article of commerce or some secret form
ula compound which is needed by any
class of society, can be procured from
manufacturers at low figures.
The National Advertiser will. from
time to time. publish the names and ad-
dresses of firms who make speciality of
supplying articles for mail-order trade.
Goods put up In Incorporating packages.
with tasty labels, etc, sell better than
those put up in a shoddy fashion. A little
extra care and expense in the matter is
well repaid.
MAKING PRICE.
The low price of commodity, espe-
sally when it is a staple article whose
price is generally known, makes it attrac
I've. But it is not always advisable to
make the price too low. An article which
sounds too cheap will not sell as well, in
many instances, as the same article at
higher figure. Many people have no con-
ldsnce In low-priced goods, as they
5uAss its quality by its price, and hence
hesitate sbout buying. In making price
Il is well to remember to leave sufficient
margin for profits, advertising and other
expenses.
NAMING COMMODITY.
The name given a commodity is, in
many cases, an essential feature to its
success. 1t should be easily pronounced,
easily remembered, and it might be well
fer it to have some meaning in itself that
explains to a certain extent the quality.
property, virtue, etc, of the article adver-
tised. When such name is adopted, II
becomes a sort of an advertisement in IT.
self. In naming a commodity, it is not
necessary to restrict ones self to the use of
enc or two words. Some successfully ad-
vsrtised articles contain as many as four
Or I've words in its name.
LITERATURE.
It does not usually pay to employ
cheap literature. The employment Of good
printers, photographers or engrsvers In
most instances brings back larger per-
esntage of returns for the outlay.
Attractive and artistic circulars, let
lsr-hsads. bul-heads. etc, create . bst-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-02-19
WINNERS.

Comrade A. 81. Miller, Crestline, o.
winner, reports as fellows: "BOrn in Ohio
1S4S. Raised on farm. Did not get of
to the war until Spring of 1865. when
was II years old; served in Co. FL, 39tl
Ohio; reached Raleigh, N. c., three days
before JOhnstOn's surrender: marched with
the boys to Washington and the Grand Re
view. Did not see any fighting, but / was
there to do my full duty as n soldier, il
any more fighting was required"
Comrade o. N. McCurdy, Wannamaker
Ind, winner, reports as follows: Born in
Indiana, 1910. Enlisted September, 1864
in Co. A, 3Oth Ind: went to Nashville
thence to Pulaski: received arms at Co.
lumbia; in the battles Of Franklin and
Nashville: went into Winter quarters at
Huntsville; in the Spring went to Bulls
Gap. and thence back 70 Nashville; dis
charged June, 1865. Was a winner once
before and hope to be again."
Comrade WI. A. Lnboeke., Police
Judge of Manhattan, Kan, winner, re-
ports as follows: Bern in 1884. A
Wolverine and reared, as Gen. Cass said,
a Michigander.' Educated practically in
the hard-knock school. A Buckeye and
Hoosier school teacher from 1852 to 1860.
In 1856 married Hoesier girl. Trnmped
the plains of Kansas In 1SC0, shouting for
John Brown and Jim Lane: killed, lived
and fatted on buffalo. deer and elk; skin
ned wolves and did many other things in
cident to frontier Efe. In 1862 kissed my
"Hoosier girl" and baby gosd-by, and en-
listed for three years or during the war,
in Co. X, 18th Kan. Col Jim Lanes regi-
ment. Ordered innsdiately to the front.
Was in SO many 1enga gements of one kind
and another that cannot recount them,
but was in every battle and skirmish in
which our part off the Army of the
Frontier was engaged, between August,
1862. and Fabruary. 1865: crippled in left
leg at Cane Hill Nov. %. 1862 tstill limp
ing), yet was in the fthickest of the fracas
at Prairie Grove, Dec. Z, 1862; fought and
hunted day and night, busbwhackers dur
ing 1868; had many close calls; met the
rebel Gen. Price at Lexington, Oct. 10,
iopt, OuE IOtCco ESlEGdlcu, COuteuuluR LOT
every foot of ground for about 40 miles
toward Kansas City. In one of these en-
gagements. Oct. Fl. at the Little Blue,
was left by retreating comrades on the
battlefield. supposed to be dead from gun
shot wound in head. But l wouldn't stay
dead, SO appeared in our own line of bat
tie next day. In February, 1865, with
battalion, was sent West to fight Indians
and guard Government road and telegraph
on Platt River, In the Black Hills, South
Pass and on Powder River; was in the
Plat Bridge massacre July 20, 1865. when
more than half our number was killed and
many more wounded; buried one comrade
with SO arrows sticking in him; Aug. 1,
1865, started for Fort LeavenwOrth, when
We were mustered out, Sept. 10, after 81
months continuous service in the field"
Comrade Limbocker is Chaplain of the
Department of Kansas, G. A. r
Comrade A. A. Tewksbury, Vaudeville.
Mich, reports as follows: Born in Ohio.
1896. Moved to Indiana and later to
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-02-19

The belief is growing very strong with
Us that great many of our 100000 sub
scribers will become good advertisers.
Mail, express and freight facilities are
now so perfect that it makes very little
difference where a dealer is located. If
he advertises in the right way be can
bring mail custom to his door.
We will soon prepare some careful,
original articles on the subject Mean
time we clip from The National Adver-
tiser, an excellent class weekly published
In New York, the following article on the
subject Of
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goods, postage. mail matter. clerk hire
and other appropriated expenses.
SEALED vs. Ih99rA,rp ENVELOPES

goods, poStAge. mail matter, clerk hlre
and other appropriated expenses.
SEALED VS.. ussEALEp ENVELOPES.
The most conservative mail-order men
usually employ tAee two-cent sealed letter.
1t generally brings back larger percent
age of returns forlthe cost than the I'M
sealed, for the reason that many unsealed
circular letters aneyeonsigned to the waste
basket before they, are opened. and he
cause many people have but little conf
dence in firms TINT send out unsealed let
tiers. However. i'm some cases. where a
poorer class are being circularized, it pays
to use one-cent stamps.
FILLING ORDERS AND ANSWERING CoRRE-
sPONDENCE.
A man to succeed ought to give care
full attention and have close knowledge of
every detail of his business. Orders should
be filed same day they are received.
Strict attention to this matter and to an
swering inquiries with promptness and
dispatch are requisites to successful ca
reer. To bold trade and build up stable
business all questions should be answered
as explicitly and fully as possible. Com
paints should be treated courteeusly. "A
soft answer turneth away wrath" Never
make an enemy as lsng as you do not
have to sacrifice your honor by SO doing.
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half-tones and ideal drawings are impor-
tant factors for the mail-order trade. In
some cases the blending of gorgeous col
ors for catalog or circular work well re-
pay one for time and money spent in get
ting out these exquisite pieces of work
manship of advertising art. Of course,
one ought not employ this high lass work
until successful trial has been made of
cheaper work. If the cheaper literature
proves valuable, then the higher class can
be employed.
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News From Winners
Advertise and Make Guesses in the New Contest

ter impression and more confidence in
your goods with the buying public. Hand
somely illustrated circulars, booklets or
catalogs, explaining in detail your COM
modities, with the front page of covers
deliberately engraved, leave lasting i'm
pressions with purchasers. The use Of
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-02-19

some sort Of souvenir complimentary; or
it could be mentioned to return the letter
itself with order, emitting the sender to
some special offer. Upon each returned
letter or coupon could be marked the
amount of order, and these amounts could
be totaled each month and record kept
of the totals. BY this method the adver-
tiser can tell what letters are effective,
what the profits are, simply by deducting
from the amount Of goods sold the cost Of
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catchy phrases and strong, convincing ar
guments can be constructed from matter
taken from your customers letters.
Watch other successful advertisers and
study out their convincing Arguments.
Resolve in your mind what people want
to know about your goods; then jot down
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\fVlA splendid
volumes printed from large book PAPER and
oound the best
title pages and hone illustrations emh general ve is in
keeping with bindings usually q we4e library -
A Ok volumes made sell
AASS' TO be able to supply them for g.
ABE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, Washington. ID. O.
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INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING

ADAMS, Charles Francis
ADAMS, John
ADAMS, john Quincy
ADAMS, Samuel
AMkS, Fisher
ANDHEN, John A.
BAIARD, Thomas Il.
BEEcHER, Henry Ward
BENTON, Thomas Il.
BEVERIDGE, Albert J.
BLAINE, James u.
BOUDlNOT, Elias y
BRECKINRIDGE, John @.
BROOKS, Phillips
BROOKS, Preston, s.
BROWN, Benjamin, Gratis
BROWN, John -,
BRYAN, William j.
BRYANT, William Cullen
BUCHANAN, James
RURGES, Tristan
RURIINGAME. Arson
RUTLER. BENJAMIN g.
CALHOUN, John Z.
CASS. Lewis =.
CLAIMING. VIM. Ellery
CHOATE, Rufus D
CEOATE, Joseph b..
CLAY, Cassius N. hae
CLAY, Henry -
CLEMENS, Samue, L.
CLEVELAND, Grover
CLINTON, De witt
COCHRAN. William tB0urke
CONKLTNG. Roscoe
CORWTN. Thomas
cox, Samuel 8.
CRITTENDEN, John J.
CUMMINGS. Amos J.
CURTIS. George william
DALLAS, George NJ.
DAVIS. Jefferson.
DEPEW, Chauncey N.
DEXTER, Samuel
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press 80 as to pay fair profit over the
cost of goods and advertising and all 9TH
a expenses.
There are thousands of commodities
that can be selected for this purpose. The
best, however, to select are those which
are superior in merit, or which can be
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Illustrated with One Hundred
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TOR every 81 spent with THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, Of
Washington D. c., in the purchase of these books the
purchaser is entitled to make guess in the great
contest for prizeen thousand dollars the first prize
See first page for details of guessing legitimate
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DONNELLY, Ignatius
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EVARTS, William NJ.
EVERETT, Edward
FRANKLIN, Benjamin
GALLATIN, Albert
GARFIELD, James A.
GARRISON, William Lloyd
GRADY, Henry w.
GRANT, Ulysses S.
GREELEY, Horace
GROW, Galusha A.
HALE, Edward Everett
HAMILTON, Alexander
HANCOCK, John
HANNA, Marcus A.
HARRISON, Benjamin
HAWLEY. Joseph II.
HAY, John
HAYES, Rutherford B.
HAYNE, Robert Y.
HENRY, Patrick
HIGGINSoN. Thomas Went
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HILL, Benjamin Fl.
HOAR, George f.
HOLLAND, Josiah G.
HOLMES. Oliver Wendell
HOUSTON. Samuel
INGALLS,. John ].
INGERSOLL, Robert G.
JACKSON, Andrew
JAY, John
JEFFERSON, Thomas
KNOTT, James Proctor
LEE. Henry
LINCOLN. Abraham
LIVINGSTON, Robert r.
LODGE. Henry G.
LOGAN, John A.
LONG. John D.
LOWELL, James Russell
MADISON, James