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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-28
REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS.
"A Rousing Turnout at City Hall,
Last Evening.
The Voting Conducted Under the
Australian Ballot System.
G. A. Robertson Nominated for Mayor
by Handsome Majority.

1t was a record breaker. Never was
there such an outpouring of voters at
a Republican caucus as crowded City
hall, last evening, between the hours
of five and eight. The caucus was con-
Quoted by the Australian system of
voting, the check lists being used and
the ballots given out by wards. The
tables of the committee were ranged
across the front of the hall fair dis
lance from the stage. The space was
fenced off at either end by settees, a
space being left for voters TO come and
go at either side of the enclosure. Be
hind the tables were located the booths,
the ballot box and the table of the
chairman.
Secretary Byron Boyd of the city
committee, called the caucus to order,
and Benedict F. Maher was chosen
as chairman, and +. j. c. Little secre-
tary.
A committee representing Mr. Rob-
ertSOn, one from each ward, was Sc
lected to sit with the committeeman
from their respective wards and assist
in checking off names and giving out
ballots. This committee and the menu
bers of the city committee, We're con-
stituted committee to count votes.
Mr.. r. j. Upton was placed in charge
of the ballot box.
The voting was brisk almost before
the start, and between and s an all
most continuous line of men was pass
ing in front of the ballot box Not
withstanding the large crowd the eau
Gus was orderly and the voting went
e. ~, 1.
count resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, 1881
Defective, IA
Necessary for Z choice, 659
G. "A. Robertson had 1856
c. 5. Hichborn had SOL
The announcement of the vote was
received with cheers. Mr.. Hichborn
came forward upon the stage, and af-
ter thanking his friends for their loyal
support moved to make the nomination
of Mr.. Robertson. unanimous. Ex-
Mayor Lane made brief speech sec
onding the motion, which was carried
with enthusiasm.
Mr.. Robertson then came upon the
stage in response to loud calls, and
thanked Mr.. Hichborn for the good
spirit exhibited in the motion he had
made, and his friends for the splendid
support they had given him. He de-
clared that he stood before the eau
Gus an unpledged man, could only feel
proud of the endorsement that had
been given him and that it would be
his earnest endeavOr to serve the best
interests of the city. At the conclusion
of his remarks the caucus adjourned,
although a number of those present
fingered in the hall to personally con-
graduate Mr.. Robertson on his VIC
/ tory. B
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-28

r IKE A DEMON grip has crossed our
IL country. leaving behind scores Of
physical wrecks.
Victims of catarrh Of the head, catarrh
Of the throat, catarrh of the lungs
catalrh Of the stomach, catarrh' of the
kidneys, catarrh of the pelvic organs,
are to be counted by hundreds of thou
sands. Grip is epidemic catarrh, and
sows the seed Of chronic catarrh within
the system.
This is SO true that few grip sufferers
are able to make complete recovery
until they have used Peruna.
Never in the history of medicine has
remedy received such unqualified and
universal eulogies as Peruna.
A New York Alderman's Experience.
Hon. Joseph A. Finn, alderman Fifth
District, writes from 1O4 Christopher
street, Now York City, as follows:
"When q pestilence overtakes our
people we take precaution as a nation to
preserve the citizens against the dread
disease.
"La grippe has entered thousands Of
our homes this fall, and noticed that
the people who used Psruna were quick
ly restored, while those who depended
on Doctors prescriptions, spent weeks
in recovering, leaving them weak and
emaciated.
81 had slight attack Of Ia grippe and
ct once took Peruna, which drove the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-28

results Of your very valuable medicine in
It's ef1ects IN my case after repeated trials.
"First, 1t cured me Of chronic bron.
chitis OF fifteen years. standing by using
two bottles of Pcruna in January, 1894,
and no return Of it.
"After was cured of bronchitis had
la grippe every winter for several win.
tiers. But, through the use of Peruna.
it got gradually weaker in its severity
until it dwindled down to mere stupor
for two or three days. Now the stupor
does not trouble me any more.n-O. IT.
Perry.
consressman's Experience. )
House of Representatives. 7
Washington, DC,
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus. Ohio
Gentlemen-'I am more than satisfied
with Peruna, and find it to be an excel
lent remedy for the grip and catarrh. I
have used it in my family and they all
join me in recommending it as an erce,.
lent remedy"
Very respectfully,
George II. White.
II you do not receive prompt and salts.
factory results from the use of Peruna-
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case, and he viii
be pleased to give you his valuable ad.
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman. Presidents =,
Ihe Hartman Sanitarium. Colum bus. q.
- a4asa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-28
WARD I.

Ward Republicans held a large caucus
in the engine house on Cony street, at
o'clock, Friday afternoon. Henry T
Morse was chosen. caucus chairman and
S. Curtis Ward secretary by acclama-
ton. In the same way Frank l.. Earring
ton, Lorenzo g. Haskell and Joseph F.
Young were selected as committee to re
ceive sort and count votes.
The ballot for alderman resulted:
Total votes cast 10
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-28
A CARD.

We, the undersigned. do hereby agree
to refund the money On so cent bottle
of tireene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if il
fails to cure your cough or cold We
also guarantee 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded
Bowditch & Webster, Kinsman Pharmacy
F. X. Courtemanche, c. K. Partridge
Arthur Tetrault, Temple Pharmacy.
John Coughlin, Augusta
]. &. Houlehan, c. H. Beane
Jackson Bros. Chas. Ward & Co.
nov3dawbmos Gardiner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-28

DR.. David kennedy's Salt Rheum
Cream cures Old Sores, Skin and Scrof
ulous Diseases. soc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-28

Outlook

The outlook for the coming sea-
son was never brighter. You want
to be in the "swim." Success is for
the one who plans ahead. The
sharp buyer has learned to buy his
clothing in advance of his needs.
This reality forces every other man
to fall in line.
| want the business and expect to
get it by giving the finest goods at
the lowest prices. ! shall make it
possible for the poorest man to
wear clothing that is cut and made
for his particular form and taste.
There is no end Of claims by
Ready to Wear Clothing Houses.
The man who thinks knows that
what is intended for everybody
doesn't meet his individual want.
There will be number Of differ
ent styles in coats worn this sea-
son and no end of hobby styles in
clothes. What you want is what is
in harmony with your own person.
We can give you special advice ana
attention on this line.
1t would be useless to attempt to
describe the many different styles
Of clothes for this seasons wear.
My time is always at your disposal
to show them.
shall make up some very sty-
Iish suits this season at SIP to $40,
for strictly choice suits, $22 to $36.
Trousers, $3.50 to $40.
The finer grades of Suits COM
pare favorabIy with the $40, $50,
and $50 suits of the fashionable
salors of Boston and New York.
am able to give you these low
prices by cutting my own profit in
two and not by taking from the
value of the suit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
WEALTH AND IDLENESS.
Morality Does Not Flourish With
Luxury and Leisure.
From the Detroit Tribune.

From the Detroit Tribune.
While the world is naturally shocked at
the imprinted scandals that have recently
disgraced some of the elements in the upper
crust of London society, it need not be as
sumed that the British people as whole
are degenerating The British are Ike other
men, largely subject to their environment
and, therefore, corruptible. Since the earl
constantly experienced that only small
proportion Of the human race can withstand
the allurements of a combined wealth, idle
ness and luxury.
One cannot fire a boiler steadily without
giving vent to the steam generated. Com
mon practice puts the steam to useful work
in an engine and the boiler pressure Is
thus kept at a safe limit. An animal has
some of the characteristics of steam
boiler. A horse in the full vigor of his life
is apt to become vicious and even dan
gerous If he is fed with stimulating food
and deprived Of exercise. If he does not,
he soon becomes fat, sluggish and diseased.
A man who lives on the top shelf. eating
three or four big meals day and drinking
all sorts of Stimulants, often resorting to
various narcotic drugs merely for the sake
of variety, is sure to become demoralized
If he does work to relieve the pressure
set up by such stocking.
Unless nature mercifully deprives him
Of his fortune or lays him low with apo
plexy. paralysis or paresis. he Is in danger
OF becoming disgrace to his species. 1t Is
the epicurean element in society that Is
most useless 1t Is dead tissue-proud flesh
In the body politic-and sooner or later 1t
offends the nostrils of decent people, but
the sloughing Is perfectly natural pro-
cess and 1t Is an unpleasant necessity for
the good of the general body
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13

1880. Classified by flags Great Britain owns
more than one-half Of all the 2.OOO-ton
steamers in the world, having 664 under
her register. Germany comes second with
127: France third. with 116. and the United
States fourth. with 10S Japan is poor
fifth. with 40.
These tables make manifest that the gen.
eral tendency in steamship construction for
profit is to combine great cargo capacity
with the smallest coal consumption consis-
tent with a fair rate Of speed. Tramp steam
ers and those employed in regular freight
lines are laid down on much larger dimen-
sions, but with very little effort to raise the
speed Of this class. Thus we find that
steamers of the American Hawaiian Com
pany. designed to carry freight around Cape
Horn, though averaging nearly 5000 tons,
have but eleven-knot speed. The Standard
Oil Company is building a big tank steamer
Of 5000 tons. The two mammoth steamers
building for ]. ]. Hill at New London on
q 900 gross register are but fourteen-knot-
tiers. Such steamers are built to carry ire
mendous cargoes, whereas the passenger
flyers have but comparatively little space
for freight. The passenger flyer is big adj
.yertisement for the line to which she be-
longs, bringing to 1t business which is not
Immediately profitable to her and gives rich
results to her owners. by being diffused
among its vessels. which. being slower. are
less expensive to operate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
OCEAN aREYHoUNDs.
Popularity Of Steamers Of Moderate
Speed as Investments.

From the Boston Transcytpth5d
The world hears sd much about ocean
greyhounds that break the record. and Of
the fierce competition, TO cat down the time
for crossing the Atlantic. THAT 1t may read
lily be pardoned If 1T thinks steamers OF
more than twenty Knots speed far more
numerous than they really are. A table
printed in the report Of thsa commissioner OF
navigation. compiled ifroms Lloyd's register
OF the date of July 1882. sought to dis
abuse the public MIND Of its error on this
point. This table takes Gegnizance OF all
screw steamers in the IwoTad of 1000 gross
tons or more of twelveaknot speed and up
ward. OF the 1928 steamers covered by the
compilation. only twenty had authenticated
speed records of twenty knots and over. OF
these twenty. seven were British. five Ger
man. four American, two French and two
Russian. OF the .23S steamers, 400 were of
twelve knots. 1854 of thirteen knots and 135 OF
fourteen After passing fourteen knots the
classes rapidly diminished in number. Thus
there were but OF nineteen knots and only
IL or eighteen knots. Judging from this
table seventeen knots Is regarded as the
happy medium between speed and profit. for
there were 81 OF this class. Of which 8 were
under the American flag. From table ac-
parent that there are few commercial In
ducements to build very large steamers Of
very high speed. In the last two years there
has been but one addition to each OF the
twenty-knot. snineteen-kn0t and eighteen
KNOT classes. whereas there were at the time
the enumeration was made Qo02) 40 more
tweive-knot steamers than there were in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
Frances Drinking Habit.
rom the Philadelphia Press.


To make up the deficit in its budget the
French government is considering the ad-
visibility of increasing taxation on alcohol
in its various forms. but hesitates because
of the opposition from those who profit
under the existing arrangements, as well
as from the consumers. Anything that
would check the continued increase in the
consumption of spirits would be a great
boon to France.
Absinthe is one of the French poisons
that is suggested for taxation. 1t pays no
special tax now, but the alcohol in 1t is
taxed. The strongest absinthe Is five times
as potent as ordinary brandy while the
average sold Is three times as strong It
Is rarely used for medicinal purposes, and
no interest would be harmed by increasing
taxation on 1t. But the government hesi-
tates Great quantities Of absinthe are
used in France and the use of II is con-
stantly increasing. 1t Is ruinous to health
and is said to be the principal cause of the
great mortailty from consumption in the
French army. The feeling among the users
OF this and other such poisons against In
creasing taxation on them Is SO great that
the government seems to fear doing any,
thing to arouse their united opposition
The adulteration of French drinks is an
other source of great complaint Cider
brandy costs the honest distiller nearly
twice as much to make as 1t can be bought
ior III toWtfS dIteI IL mas PAID duty TO the
government and the local authorities The
country people nearly all drink cider
brandy in their coffee. The town of Caen
in Normandy. formerly had 200 drinking
places. or one for every go Inhabitants
Such places were made Free and there are
row 500 such establishments in that place.
or one for every seventy inhabitants This
indicates the benefit that could be derived
from proper taxation. The consumption of
alcohol in that town has increased 66 per
cent annually, but the population is de.
creasing. and 50 with the country generally.
Crime and thefts have also greatly in
creased. as shown by statistics quoted by
French newspapers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
THE WAR OF 1898.
Lecture by Ex-Secretary of State Eos
ter-Temporary Illness of Speaker.

The lecture delivered by Mr.. John w.
roster, ex-Secretary of State. yesterday
afternoon. before the School of Compara.
i've Jurisprudence and Diplomacy of CO.
lumbar University. was interrupted nv tho
lhdisposition Of the speaker He was
obilged to leave the platform before he had
concluded his address. but rapidly regained
MS normal condition, as it proved TO be
merely temporary exhaustion
The delivery of the lecture was cor,n1a,.a
oy Mr. William E. Chandler who read from
MT foster manuscript. Mr.. Chandler and
other members OF the Spanish treaty claims
commission occupied seats on the platform
Wnlie IN the audience were prominent gov
ernnent officials and members of the diplo-
matte corps r
Mr.. Fosters theme was 1.-The Spanish
w ar OF lS9s and Its Results in the ORR
ent. me lecturer stated that the attitude
OF the United States in it's relations to the
nations OF the orient as a disinterested
friend, with no scheme of territorial aR-
grandizement in that quarter of the globe
had been changed by the Spanish war in
the acquisition of the Philippines The
course OF the peace negotiations was traced
"a which IT appeared that our government
underwent three stageS-at first President
Mckinley did not favor the acquisition OF
the Philippines; later he advocated the
holding OF the Island OF Luzon alone: and
finally he decided TO demand the entire
group. The motives for the ACQUISITION
were three-foh-politicai. commercial and
moral, the latter most influencing the Pres
ident.
The effect Of the occupation was apparent
In the active part taken by the American
army and navy in China during the Box
er uprising. The cause OF that movement
was shown to be not so much the mission
aries nor commerce. but the aggression of
foreign nations In seizing Chinese territory
and coercing the Chinese government into
foreign exploitation of the country
With the acquisition of the Philippines,
whether wisely or unwisely DONE the Unit
ed States has assumed toward China, Japan
and Corea the new and additional relation
OF neighbor. The enormous DEVELOPMENT
OF the United States and the increased ne
cessity for foreign markets have strength
ened the reasons which have controlled it's
policy In the past. and the proximity of it's
new possessions. with their millions of in
habitants. has brought 1t nearer than ever
In sympathy to these people and their gov
ernments. The American Union has become
an Asfatfc power. 1t has new duties to dis
charge and enlarged interests to protect
But its record Of a hundred years Of honor
able intercourse with that region will be a
SAFE guide for the conduct of affairs Its
TASK VIII be well done II 1t shall aid In CIV
ing TO the world freer market and to the
t1habitants Of the orient the blessings of
Christian civilization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
A Fraud to Be Investigated.

Here Is another fraud we. are asked to
investigate" said post ONCE official to a
representative Of The Star. TT would
seem as IL a large portion OF the people
were engaged In devising schemes to de-
fraud A number OF citizens. Of q. western
town. hundred or more. received by mail
what purported to be gold rings. There
was no explanation accompanying the
rings. but the address of, the firm shipping
was on each package. Some Of the recipi-
ents refused the packages on ieexamining
them while others were more careless and
accepted them. The rings were plainly
imitation. Some were thrown. away; others
given away and the matter forgotten: Now
comes the firm shipping them, with the
claim that 1t received the orders In good
faith from canvassers, that the orders
were filled and that the acceptance Of the
goods concluded the agreements A bill
for a considerable, sum; for one gold ring
has been sent to each recipient who re-
tained the goods and we are asked to issue
fraud order" Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
A Slight Mistake.

bcOtSndn.
In Berlin. as in other citie1 there are
widows, and one of them recently decided
that it. was time for her to marry again.
and, therefore, she advertised for a hus-
band She received several replies. and.
after carefully studying them. she selected
one which purported to come from pros
porous country merchant. and wrote to
him, saying that she would be pleased to
meet him at the railroad station in the
Friedrichstrasse at certain hour Then
she gave brief but dattering description
Of herself. and concluded by saying that he
could easily identify her at the railroad
station, for she would have IN her hand a
bunch of red roses. and she suggested that
he wear q few violets in his buttonhole At
the appointed time she went to the station
and, sure enough, among the men there was
one who wore a few violets In his button
hole. He recognized the widow at once and
yet did not approach her. She. too, recog-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
Fiddler's Lucky Find.
m the Detroit Tribune

From the Detroit Tribune.
Twenty-Five years ago City Assessor F. l.
Moore of Lansing traded off an old watch for
an Indifferent looking fiddle. but in spite of
Its Ill looks Moore managed to scrape con-
siderable consolation out of it. Having
sawed tia quarter of a century-it being thus
"quarter-sawed"-the venerable fiddle was
in need OF repairs in the making of which
Moore discovered with staring eyes, while
great veins stood out on his moist fore
head. that the instrument was a Steiner,
manufactured in Germany In 1867. BY the
ner side. giving origin and date, the Lans-
ing assessor fads himself possessed OF q
piece of property worth probably 81 900. and
we trust he will place 1t on the tax roll At
that figure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
20, due. and dew are usually pronounced

Do, due. and dew are usually pronounced
alike. Well-educated people may admit
that strictly correct rendering calls for
the yu sound; but they consider the use OF
that form a mark of pedantry and affec-
tation. On the other hand, the town Butte
Is pronounced exactly like our island Of
Butte: Place names have generally. and
rightly enough, their own peculiar pronun-
Citations. some Of them like Chicago, Sha-
caw-go. and Wyoming, Wyoming. being
old Indian words. Some other interesting
names are Arkansas. generally pronounced
Ar-kan-saw, Cheyennes. Sh5an and Mack
mac, Mackin-aw. OF ordinary words in
common use. We may mention the following
typical pronunciations: Schedule, sked-yul,
trait where the second Is heard, and pat
ent, in which the short a Is used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
The Plural Of o.
From the New York Press.

Who will tell me what is the plural of O?
Is it ''os'' or "oes?" Tomatoes is the plural
of tomato; stilletos is said to be the plural
Of stiletto. Here are some examples of in
consistency: Potato. potatoes: neg-o.-
negroes buffalo. buffaloes; hero. heroes:
dado. dados: toe. toes; canto. cantos; alto.
altos: volcano, volcanoes, no. noes; pro,
pros: tyro. tyros: wo. woes: octave, oc-
tayos; palmetto. palmettoes; grotto: grot-
toes: duello duellos: cargo. cargoes; Hbret-
to- librettos, &c. You may have observed
that our high and mighty dictionaries stu
diously avoid giving the piurals to these
words. and to others ending in o. Tha
right Of an educated author to spell as he
pleases should never be questioned. A foil
ish consistency is the hobgobiin of petty
minds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
Alleged Modern Language.

From the Irish Educational Journal
It appears to be becoming the craze now.
to teach the language OF everyday life in
our class rooms. The idea Is imported from
Frankfurt. I myself saw there whole
hour devoted to the discussion OF game CT
cricket in much this way: who did him
outf Charles did him out. With what ball
did he him out He did him with the third
ball ouk." And 80 on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
A Scot on American Pronunciation.

Henry Moir In Caledonian lettings.
In pronunciation there are also many
marked distinctions. The long Ia used
less frequently. the words phthisis, bron-
chitis and isolatev being generally pro-
nounced thesis. bron- kee-tis. isolate. Then.
again. the vowal U as used in future often
degenerates into 90. as, in, foot. In such
words as duty, new, Tuesday and stupid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13

nized him. and was ashamed that he and
she should meet in this fashion. The simple
reason was because she discovered too late
that she had made an appointment with her
own son, a lad Of eighteen years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13

Vast deposits Of platinum have been dis
covered by party Of diEgers on the river
Gnsseva. tributary, OF the LISA. In western
Siberia. =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-02-24

Mothers can safely give Foley's
Honey and Tar to their children for
coughs and colds, for it contains no
opiates or other poisons. All drug
gists.