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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

The good old Summer time must pass
To Autumn drear and chill
It's passing now, but then, alas.
The song is with us still
PHILADELPHIA Press
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

It is already becoming difficult to dis
tinguish between medicine vendors and
football players.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19
Daily kennebe< journal
HsTABLIsHED 1925.

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for the preservation or return Of re-
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Address al communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publisher.
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

Rear Admiral Charles s. Cotton, who
has been entertained abroad with singular
splendor and heartiness sat one evening
at dinner party beside the bishop of
Durham, clergyman noted for his wit
Near the bishop there was q millionaire
manufacturer, Il stout man with II loud
coarse laugh, who ate and drank a good
deal and who cracked every little while
a stupid joke.
One of the mans jokes was leyeled at
the brilliant bishop of Durham, whom he
did not know from Adam. 1t was enough
for him that the bishops garb was cleri-
cal. He was parson; here, therefore,
a chance to poke a little fun at the par
sons trade.
Il have three sons" he began in loud
tone, nudging his neighbor and winking
toward the bishop, three fine lads They
are in trade / have always said that if
ever ! had a stupid son Id make a par
son of him.
The millionaire roared out his diScort!-
ant laugh. and the Bishop of Durham said
to him with 4 quiet smile:
Your father thought differently from
you. eh?"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

1t looks as if walking delegate Parks
would get chance to sit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

The Earl of Fife is trying hard to
conceal the smile of satisfaction that
turks beneath his moustache.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

Judge Giegerch has never been accused
of tax lodging. yet a recent epigram OF
his shows how clearly he understands the
feeling of the average man on the sub
ject He was recently talking with Law
Yer Michael Harris when the term "a
popular tax was used.
rs there such n thing as a popular
tax: suggested Harris.
"Oh yes replied the Judge Il know
one variety of taxes that are extremely
popular"
What are they?" asked Harris, IN sur
prise.
Those paid by other people" answered
his honor
When Thomas H. Carter, formerlyssen-
ator from Montana, now commissioner
for the Louisiana Purchase exposition
visited the school which he attended When
boy, he astonished the teacher, report
sayeth, by calling for the most Lively and
miscellaneous boy in the class.
The SchoolmaSter granted his request
with some establishment and a vivid re-
port of the lads tricks and capers.
After presentation the visitor said. A.S
My son. here's little present (handing
him some changc) for filling my old place
SO acceptably."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

The September gale of 1903 unques-
tionably lived up to the most boisterous
traditions of the institution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

The Anglomaniacs have been
obliged to take a temporary reef in
their top coats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

Seamen on native river craft in Chino
get So a month. on seagoing Chinese YES
sells, SIS. They furnish their own food
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19
AIDES

l0Icc Our monthly regulator is the
INUIEO best remedy known to medical
science for the immediate re-
t oI al negotiations. Success guaran-
teed No pain. no danger or Interference
Win work The most difficult cases sue
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yice. remember this remedy is absolute
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S ;st p 3s.t mail securely sealed for 3d. Reg
1'T - lars s,as containing money. Nsu ~.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

ministry, and for several months he
iiau peen accustomed to read the serv-
ice at richmond, Paris, Norway and
otner places in the State. 1t was for
thiS pun pose he was at Tenants Har-
DOT "iien the accident which closed his
NE occurred. He was young man
VINO excited the high expectations of
ms 1rlehcs, favorite in his class and
in college. Brilliant hopes and prom
Use nave suddenly persisted in his
death.
Rev. Lyman Abbott one of America S
greatest divines, spoke to large audi
ence in the Old South church at Farm
ing,oh one night, this week,-an audi
ence made up of the various denomi-
nations IN town. He referred to the
TACT that nearly 43 years before, in a
chufca standing on the site of this
church. he was ordained to the minis
Try. He did not however. believe now
as he did then-his theology had
changed and while his faith was deep
er his creed was very much shorter.
Arista Weber OF Auburn, has a
novel decoration in his office of which
he is very proud. This decoration is a
branch of an apple tree, two feet or a
little more in length. on which grow
yes grow. the fruit is not artificial, ~
though it looks it-by actual count, 80
apples which snuggle 50 closely tOgeth-
err that there is not room for even one
more. These apples are natural fruit
nor VERY largo Of r1inl<ich color
and are covered with bloom, so that
at short distance they resemble
peaches. This branch was cut from a
tree growing on the farm Of Mr.. Rand
IN West Auburn. Mr.. Rand has an
orchard cf 1000 apple trees.
n Lubec correspondent writes: zone
of the most remarkable incidents of
this season is the noted scarcity of
bumbcbces in the flower gardens of
the village. For the thirty years or
more that M. NJ. Foster has been inter-
ested in floral culture there has been
nothing like it. he says. In all these
years, about every flower had its bee
occupant, especially the dahlia, which
makes a fine shelter for them against
tnt Chilly N"dlner OF lne early autumn
nights, but now among the plants of
M. Fosters large garden including
sixty dahlias all i'm full bloom. it would
be impossible to find dozen of these
valuable insects seeking shelter at
niShtfall. What has become of Them
is the query"
Brooks is getting pretty much fright
ened by some unknown and terrible
animal. Two steers have been found
dead in 4 pasture, and in each case the
tail had been bitten off near the
stump. The animals were not other
wise rutilated. Several people have
caught glmpses of some strange crea-
tire IN the woods near by. One boy
declares it was Just like lion. with
big head and name" but his opinion
doesn't wholly convince his elders.
The hunters down that way are getting
their guns down and trying to get their
courage up.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

Those shipwrecks with the loss of
IL lives add another grim chapter to
the long history of old Pemaquid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19
The Dream Of a Ticonic County.

(Waterville MaiD.
1t was one of the day dreams of the
late Hon. j.. f. Webb that Waterville
should be the center of a new county
which should be carved out of the
northern part of Kennebec, the west
crn part of Waldo, and the southern
portion of Somerset. His theory was
that to compel Pittsfield people to go to
Skowhegan. and Burnham people to
go to Belfast. and Clinton, Benton,
Oakland and Watervile to go to Au-
gusta for their shire towns was all
wrong, that these towns should
seek their natural center. which
was. of course, Waterville. He
went SO far as to have the
county named, and it was to be Ticonic
county. He figured that it would be in
a short time the richest county i'm the
state, with the possible exceptions of
Cumberland and Androscoggin. While
we may never have a Ticonic county in
Maine it seems n remarkable coinci-
Gence that the territorial limits of the
county that Mr.. Webb laid are almost
identical with the limits of the old
North Kennebec Agricultural society,
and these are the limits that are pro-
posed for the new agricultural society
tnat is being talked up and will be dis
ussed at the meeting to be holden in
Oakland next Saturday. There is GER
tainly wealth enough, and agricultural
III oducts enough, and fine stock in
great abundance in this territory, and
there seems to be no good reason why
there should not be a very successful
fair held in this city in the near flu
ture
Must Live up to Its Name.
portland Argus).
The new battleship Maine has been
selected to beat, if possible the speed
record made by the Kearsarge in her
recent trip across the Atlantic, and
Maine people will await the outcome of
the trial with special interest. The
officers of the Maine are confident that
the great battleship can do the trick,
end their confidence seems to be not
unreasonable.
Outsiders and the Maine Law.
(Rockland Courier-Gazette).
The Boston papers, particularly the
Transcript and the Herald, are bitter
opponents of the Maine prohibitory law
and earnestly DESTROYS that resubmis-
sion should have victory here-their
hope being. of course, that If the ques-
ton were resubmitted Maine would re-
verse prohibition and substitute IL
cense law. We sometimes Wohoer at the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

The first practice games of football,
this afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

The clubs are arranging their pro-
grams for the coming winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

Only a week more for the local cho-
ruses to get in shape for Names great
Music Festival.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

Pennypacker is pennyweight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19
LIGHT AND AIRY.

IT isn't part of the records that the
Chicago drummer who was kissed by a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

An Islesboro cottage" is offered for
sale at 100000. And a clergyman owns
it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

The oldest inhabitant cannot remem-
Der a September week as hot as this
has been.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19
"Good Old Summer Time"

st. Paul girl. who mistooll him for her
brother, tainted during the ordeal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

increase in valuation, this year at &c.
900, 0OO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

Shingles sawed from large Gold
groWsh) cedar will last fully twice as
iua1'J years as those sawed from small
co.. ling trees. We import these shin
gies. in quantities, direct from sthe
mills in the big cedar woods of CANA-
ia. These are the genuine "Charlo''
Cedar Shingles-the best in the world
"Charlo" Cedar Shingles are sawed a.
little thicker than other shingles there
by giving you one tenth more solid (old
growth) cedar wood-about doubling
their lasting qualities. Mail orders
promptly filled and shipped by train
anywhere. Three Qualities-Extra---
CLEAR-2d CLEAR
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

The Maine Good Templars will meet
at Calais, October IA and Is, and it is
not unlikely that they, too, will have
a word to say on re-submission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19
A Few of Names Possibilities.
(BangOr NewS)


we have water power enough going
to waste to run all the factories in Mas
sachusetts We have granite enough
in our mountains to build a city fifty
times the size of London; we have slate
enough to cover every roof in such an
enormous city: we have clay enough TO
make bricks to build every city in Eu-
lope, ana lime and sand enough to
make the mortar for laying every
prick we can turn out. We have min
eral wealth of uncounted value. Above
al else, we have more than five million
acres of reproductive and Improbable
E'Fds which have been stripped of tim
hers and burned over so they are now
laying useless, but which can be made
into the very best kinds of hay farms
ana pastures for our dairy interests if
our butter and cheese and cream and
condensed milk could be made known
10 the world and sold to purchasers
who live out of the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

EX-Secretary Long who left his sum
mer home at Buckfeld, this week. fo
bingham, says he has no idea of re
entering public life as a member of tn
Massachusetts Legislature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

Mr.. f. Waldron, of North Vassalbore
has an apple tree in his yard that the
spread of the limbs one way is Il feet
and across the other is Al feet. Who
can beat this for an apple tree.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-19

Those shpwrecks with the loss of
IL lives add another grim chapter to
the long history of old Pemaquid.
The clubs are arranging their pro-
grams for the coming winter.
The oldest inhabitant cannot remem-
Der a September week as hot as this
has been.
Only week more for the local cho-
ruses to get in shape for Names great
Music Festival.
An Tslesboro cottage" is offered for
sale at 100000. And a clergyman owns
it.
The State assessors estimate Names
increase in valuation, this year at &c.
600, 900.
The Maine Good Templars will meet
at Calais, October IA and Is, and it is
not unlikely that they, too, will have
a word to say on e-submission.
EX-Secretary Long who left his sum-
mer home at Buckfeld, this week, for
bingham, says he has no idea of re-
entering public life as a member of the
Massachusetts Legislature.
Mr.. F. Waldron, of North Vassalboro
has an apple tree in his yard that the
spread of the limbs one way is a feet
and across the other is Al feet. Who
can beat this for an apple tree.
Particularly sad is the first hunting
fatality of the season in Maine. The
victim, Philip James Perkins Fessen
den, was of Names distinguished Fes
sender family, his father, William Pitr
| Fessenden of Brookline, Massa chusetts
being near relative of our great sen.
! ator of the same name. Mr.. Fessenden
was 4 student at Bowdoin College
where over dozen members of this
family have graduated. and was a
| member of the class of 1905. and of the
Psi Epsilon fraternity. He was ona
the best tennis players in the college
! and ranked very high in scho1arsb;n
| He was pursuing his studies undar Tho
| direction of Bishop Goldman with
| view finally of entering the Enisaoo,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-06

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619, Rochester, N. Y, u. S. A.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-06

million dollars and a charming wife
better off.
Everyone in Springfield knows
everyone else, and when Jimmie asked
to see some solitaire diamond rings,
Jack Owens, proprietor of the store,
struck broad grin, as he displayed
the tray.
Come to think of it I don't know
what size I want" said Jimmie, dis
appointedly. Let me take three or
four and have them tried on, won't
you?"
You can take everything have in
the store, Jimmie, my boy" said
Owens, but it isn't necessary, as I
happen to know the size of the finger
this ring is to so on. The young lady
was in here herself yesterday to have
one of her rings repaired, and 1 took
her measure then"
Jimmie almost blushed but Owens
and he were good friends, so he let
Jack pick out the proper size. He de-
cided that he would take a stroll
around the square, have dinner leisure
ly, and then dress for the call. Half
way around the square Jimmie met
Miriam Newcomb walking with the
inevitable curate, and he found him
self, by the exercise of no volition Of
his own, following them at the dis
lance of block, just able to distin-
gu1sh them in the gloom from the
other figures on the sidewalk.
Evidently they were very much in
terested in each other, for they walk
ed slowly and were talking animated
~. He recollected that the curate was
just the sort of man that women call
handsome and men call Sissy" Gu
rates were a nuisance, anyway Jim
ME decided on the instant that he
would drop in and call on Miriam for
a few minutes before dinner and justi-
fed himself in following the couple
on this ground.
At the door of Miriams home the
couple paused and Jimmie came up to
them just as the curate was lifting his
hat in good-by. Miriam seemed I'M
affectedly glad to see him and greet
ed him cordially, though with the lit
tie air of distance which she always
displayed.
He had fully intended to make some
brilliant remark about the seasonable-
ness of the weather, the jollity of
Christmas time, or some such other
safe and inane subject, but to his
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-06

Mortified amazement he found himself
saying, in a voice so harsh and forced
that he hardly recognized it:
Miriam, what is that-that cad
to you?"
Miriam raised her eyebrows in high
disdain and replied with chilling
sweetness:
Really, 1 hardly think that Mr..
Phillips can be called cad, and 1 GER
tainly do not recognize that you have
right to question me as to my rela-
tons with him.
IT have the best of all rights, Mi
riam, and you know it. The right of
love. Are you going to marry that
MANI"
Il cannot sea that the matter con-
Germs you," said Miriam, with just a
little softening of her asperity. but
since you are so anxious to know
don't mind telling you that he is en-
gagged to marry my cousin Edith when
she comes back from St. Louis. The
engagement will be announced within
a few days"
Glad to hear it," said Jimmie
heartily. Then he continued, menda-
ciously, IT always knew that curate
was jolly good fellow
you called him a cad a moment
ago."
ooh, err er--if you will let me come
in for a few moments I think 1 can
explain my inconsistency.
1t took Jimmie just an hour to ex-
plain thoroughly to Miriam why he
had called the curate a cad, and he
was a happy looking man when he
came out. AS he was dressing for
dinner, he felt a small box in his
waist-coat pocket. Pulling it out he
found the ring he had bought in the
afternoon-the ring with which he
had intended to bind Evelyn Fair
banks to him. He looked at it a mo-
ment or two, uncomprehendingly and
then he laughed:
IT fancy that shall have to get an
other size. But it's all right if have
to buy another. l feel very rich this
Christmas Eve"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-06
A CORNER In ANCESTORS
THE WELLS FAMILY.
By ELEANOR LEXINGTON.

ed at what is now Salem, Mass, June
"a of that year. His family, consist
ing of seven sons, came over soon aft
erwards and they all settled in Rhode
Island, where Thomas purchased a
tract of over 400 acres from the Maria
gansett Indians, and made settlement
at the place now called WellStoWn.
Some of the land yet remains in the
family
The will of Thomas Wells, the set
tier, is a volumnous document. The
legacy to his wife, of GS annually,
was to be paid in wheat, matte, porke
and Indian corne." She was also to
have zone of the best rooms in the
house, either the hall, or the parlour
Cat her choice and to enjoy the same
during her widowhood, and to have
free liberty to bake, brew and wash
in the kitchen and free liberty to lay
her corne. meale and maelt in the hall
chamber"
She was also to have "one-half of
the pewter which was her own faith
er's, and to have freedom at the well
for waiter, and liberty for clothes to
be spread, where she pleaseth, during
her widowhood." This means, sup-
posedly, that if she married again,
she forfeited her "corne, meale and
mault" and other legacies.
Thomas, it will be noted, knew how
to spell in more ways than one, and it
is a poor speller, so some great man
says, who does not know how to vary
his photography upon occasions.
The family took an active part in
colonial wars and in the Revolution.
Many of them laid down their lives on
the battlefield. Bunker Hill, Fort Girls
void, White Plains and many other
places, were scenes of their valor and
patriotism.
The peoples man, always ready for
duty" was Judge Nathaniel Wells. He
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-06
ON CHRISTMAS EVE
By w. w. HINES.

From his office on the top floor of
the Baker building Jimmie Kenton
could look across the roofs of other
buildings, off to where the long, sweep
ing rolls of the prairie country, white
blanketed now this Christmas Eve Law
like suddenly arrested pillows of some
mighty sea. From another window he
could overlook the city square" which
had been the plaza in the DAYS of
Spanish occupancy.
Jimmie concluded that, on the
whole, it was more fun watching the
square. Everybody in Springfield
crossed the square at least once a day.
Everybody included, of course, Miss
Evelyn Fairbanks In fact, Miss Fair
banks had already crossed the square
more than once during the morning
and, the last time, she had spied him
leaning from the window and had
waved him a salute.
Jimmie liked Miss Fairbanks exceed
ingly. So much so, that he had been
wondering lately whether he was not
doubtedly, she was very pretty girl
most people said that she was the
prettiest girl in Springfield Certainly
she was the richest girl. Moreover,
she had made it quite evident that she
liked Jimmie very much.
The man who marries Miss Fair
banks will be mighty lucky fellow"
said Jimmie to himself, and he added,
why shouldn't that man be Jimmie
Kenton as well as another?'
The idea had presented itself very
often in these last few weeks. He
was too manly and straightforward to
marry any woman solely because of
her money, but in summing up the de-
sirable qualities which attached to Miss
Fairbanks it was not possible for any
rght-minded young man to forget that
she had a million dollars in her own
right, with the prospects of more to
come in the future.
But then there was Miriam New
comb. True, Miriam did not have half
a million-nor any other sum. She
was just-Miriam. Such a quaint, old