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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-02
Giving New Year Presents.

The custom Of giving New Year pres
heart Of merchants in general is older
than the wassail bowl itself and more
world wide. The earliest records of the
social customs Of China and Japan set
forth that at the New Year men and
women set out at dawn to make visits
and carry presents. The ancient Ro-
mans, too, spent the. day in round of
calls for the purpose OF making gifts and
wishing each other q Happy New Year.
and remarkable extravagance in New
Year gifts has always marked the peo-
pie Of France from royalty down. Much
the same thing can be said ot England
New York Press. EE,ss5sl
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-02

/, This ls set to an old English hymn
tune. Oxford men have a favosite,
,Caput apris defero,' known as the
Bears Head Carol, which has long been
the university. The boar's head and its
Importance at the Christmas festival are.
it will be remembered, the subject Of one
Of Washington Irving's essays. e,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-02
Would be Older.

Elderly Maiden tout rowing With pos
sible sutton and her little sister. who is
frightened by the waves) hdeline. If.
you are so nervous now. what will you
be at my age? 8, ~ -
Il Little Sister (meekly) = Thirty-seven. /
spppose.-NeW York Times
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-01-02
Hydrogen from illuminating ca

S. N. Claude, French scientist ~
found g way to produce hydrogen clae57
ly from common illuminatir "a d.
simply passes the gas through az f,5E
simbedded in liquid air and the kylISf o
carbon elements ii the gas are lionS =
OF. frozen ont and left behind Will
hydrogen passes OF. gssgsas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05
A RECONCILIATION
Between Grown Princess Of
Saxony and Husband
Is Hoped for at Court, but Is Probably
Very Doubtful.
The Crown Prince Eager to Believe
in Erring Wife.

Vienna, Jan. 4.-ReportS have been
received here from sources closely con-
nected with the court of Saxony con-
corning possible reconciliation be-
tween the crown princess of SaXony
and her husband. The family of the
crown prince are especially concerned
with the future of the princess unborn
child, desiring its birth to occur under
conditions permitting of proper identi-
fication and to prevent possible subSti-
tuition, which it is supposed the prin-
cess might attempt if the crown
princes family attempted to claim the
child.
The crown prince is reported as even
now unwilling to abandon the belief
that the unborn child may be his son.
While King George angrily insists that
his sons faithless wife be cast adrift,
it is understood that the crown prince
places no obstacles in the way of n
reconciliation, should his wife be will
ing to come back.
1t is naturally to be understood, ac-
Cording to report, that it is impossible
to permit the princess to return to
Saxony and become Queen, but the
suggestion is made that she reside in
retirement near the frontier where she
could see her children occasionally.
No effort will be made to negotiate
with M. Giron, who is regarded as
raw student, but it is thought that the
princess might be induced to accept
the foregoing proposals, on account of
her love for her children.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05
JANUARY THAW
Strikes the Whole Pacific Coast
With a Vengeance.
Railroads Blocked, Towns Under Water
and the Flood Increasing.
Hundreds of People Driven from
Homes by the Water.
M,W&F

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 4.-The Great
Northern Coast Line and the Northern
Pacific to Summas are the only lines OF
railroads running out of Seattle which
were open, last night. For three hours,
yesterday evening, these lines were
blocked by slides. Floods have inter-
rupted the train service on the west
side of the mountain and slides in the
mountains have added to the trouble
In addition there have been numerous
small slides on the west slide lines.
At O'Clock last night, the climax
in the railroad flood situation was
reached when the White and Stuck
rivers in King, and Pierce counties
went out Of their banks, burying the
Interurban and Northern Pacific tracks
between Auburn and Kent and driving
many of the residents all through the
White river valley out of their homes.
Train service between Seattle and
Tacoma has been abandoned and at
midnight it was said there was no tell
ing when it would be re-established.
The Northern Pacific advices from
Auburn are to the effect that there
were several bad washouts in the vi
entity of Auburn and that the big
bridge between Auburn and Tacoma
was lettering and ready to go out at
any time.
The streets IN the towns of Kent,
Christopher, Auburn, Darlington and
others in that vicinity were flooded
anu there was no telling how great
the damage to property will be, but
it is said that it will be very large.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05

ard in the islands, and of banking cor
porations empowered to issue circu-
lating bank notes under proper safe
guards.
2-The reduction of at least rs per
cent. of the Dingey rates Of duties
anon goods imported into the United
States from the Philippines.
3-An amendment of the Philippine
act so that the limit upon lands which
may be sold to or be held by individuals
or corporations from the public domain
shall be increased to $4,000 acres, or in
the alternative, so that the government
shall be given the power to lease for 60
years upon competitive bidding, tracts
from the public land, aggregating in
any individual or corporate lessee not
more than 10000. 1t says this. legisla-,
ton is necessary to the development
of the islands, and that as the govern
ment owns 65,0G0,000 out of 70000,0O0
acres in the archipelago there is no
danger of concentration of ownership
in individuals or corporations.
4-That the Philippine act may be
amended by repeating the limitation
which forbids an individual or corpo-
ration from holding an interest in more
than one mining claim.
5-That all bonds issued by the insu-
lar government under the authority of
the Philippine act shall be free from
state, county and municipal taxation in
the United States.
6-That an amendment be made to
the Chinese exclusion act giving power
10 the government by law to admit
fixed and limited number of Cinnamon
into the Philippine islands who are GER
titled to be skilled laborers, on the
bond of the employers that for every
Chinese skilled laborer employed he
will employ a Filipino apprentice ana
that he will return the Chinese skilled
laborer thus introduced within five
years after his admission to the coun-
try and that he shall pay head tax of
not exceeding $50 for each Cbinaman
so admitted to the insular government
to meet the expense of the enforcement
of these restrictions. The commission
thinks unlimited admission of Chinese
would be unwise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05
Real Estate Transfers.

Recent real estate transfers in Somerset
are as follows:
ATHENS-L. G. Trafton to Clarence Z.
ForbuS ct al, land and buildings, 500;
George c. Wade to Gorham d. MaSoon,
ANSoN-John TAYLOR to Carrabassett
Stock Farms, land, $780, Isaac J. Noddin
to Ellery NJ. Wing, land, $l75
BINGHAM--1Henry Washburn to D. q.
Bean, land, S25.
BRIGHToN-Mary E. Nickerson to
Lydia f. Nickerson, land, $115; Z. ]. Rus
sell to j. e. Lawrence, land, $3.50; Sarah
q. Hartman ct al to E. J. Russell, land,
CANAAN-Henry johnson to Allen Par
menter, land. ST.
CORNVlLLE-Fred s. Burrill ct al. to
S. J. Walton, land 81.
W EM Gdao 1SnS eaoa Bunker to George
Henry Young, land and buildings, 500.
FA1RFIILD-Richard l.. Abbott to S.
J. Walton, land, 81; Sylvester j; Walton
w. Judkins to Walter A. Putnam, land,
$1,000; George C. Weeks to Lottie e.
Weeks, land, love and affection; John L.
Otis to Robert M. Clark, wood and tim
HARTLAND-Ckarle A. Kicker George
A. Kicker, Eli II. Littlefeld, Edmund Ii.
Brown, Allen Weber. Edwin A. Starbrd,
VIM. G. Bailey and Frank A. Withee to
LINN w OOleH Company anu >OtitlSf lioW-
age rights, various considerations in the
different deeds; Confucius Il. Hubbard to
Frank Fl. Farnham, land, $500; Sylvester
Ham to Lillian l.. Furbush. land, 81.
INDUSTRY AND STARKS-T. b. Seek
ms to Constant L. Fliermans, Jr., land
and buildings, $3.50.
LEXINGTON PLANTATION-C. G..
Gould to Omar w. Chase, land, $129.
MERCER-Willson Rowe, Admir-, to
Mary =. Chamberlain, land, $780,
MADISON-Zebina Dinsmore to B. p.
J. Weston. land and buildings, $1,000.
NOPRlDGEWOCK- Samuel r. Hard
ing to Dora M. Robinson, land, 81 ana
other valuable consideration.
PITTSFIELD-Gusta ]. Common to
Jesse c. Connor, land, $50; Frank P. Pen
nell to Henry w. Chadbourne land, 81.
PALMY RA-Harry l. Allen to Frank Fl.
Farnham, land, $780,
LOCKWOOD STRIP-Harry L. John
ston to kineo Company land, $85l.41
SKOWHEGAN-W G. Heselton to r.
n. Nye, land, $3.50; lola L. Harville to
Fred G. Nye, land, ST.
SAINT ALBANS-Jesse C. Mower to c.
G. Mower ct ais, land, $2250.
SMITHF1ELD-Benj. r. Perkins to Ma
~ Rich. land and buildings, $500.
STARkS-Charles " Look to William
II. Dur1ell, land, $500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05
ONLY A SUGGESTION.
But 1t Has Proven Of interest and
Value TO Thousands.

Common sense would suggest that if
one wishes to become fleshy and plump
it can only result from the food we
eat and digest and that food should be
albuminous or flesh forming food, like
eggs, beefsteak and cereals; in other
words the kinds of food that make
flesh are the foods which form the
greater part OF our daily bills of fare.
But the trouble is that while we
eat enough and generally too much, the
stomach, from abuse and overwork,
does not properly digest and assimilate
it. which is the reason so many people
remain thin and under weight; the d.
gestive organs do not completely digest
The flesh forming beefsteak and eggs
and similar wholesome food.
There are thousands of such who are
really confirmed dyspeptics, although
they may have no particular pain or
inconvenience from their stomaehs.
IF such persons would lay their pre-
JUDGES aside and make a regular prac-
tice of taking, after each meal, one or
two of Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets the
food would be quickly and thoroughly
digested, because these tablets contain
ShC 'ietsei oi P0PeOliNo tii1i Oloto AsoC
which every weak stomach lacks, and
by supplying this want the stomach
IS soon enabled to regain its natural
tone and vigor.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets digest ev-
cry form of flesh forming food, meat,
eggs, bread and potatoes. and this is
the reason they so quickly build up,
strengthen and invigorate thin, dys-
peptic men, women and children.
Invalids ana children, even the most
delicate, use them with marked benefit
as they contain no strong, irritating
drugs, no cathartic nor any harmful
ingredient.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the
most successful and most widely
known of any remedy for stomach
troubles because it is the most reason
able and scientific of modern meai-
ciDes
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold
tsy every druggist in the United States
and Canada as well as in Great Brit
ain, at so cents for complete treatment.
Nothing further is required to cure
any stomach trouble or to make y n,
nervous. dyspeptic pei pie. strong,
plump and well. jan5,7,s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05

Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Mabel
Henrietta ToZier and DIR. Virgil Con-
nor Totman of Bar Mills. Miss Tozier
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Zinni
Tozier of Fairfield Center. She has
taught in the public schools here and
in Waterville. DR.. Totman is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Totman of Bar
Mills. and was formerly a resident of
this town. He is graduate of Colby
and of the Maine Medical School and
is now a practicing physician at Bar
Mills. Both have many friends here
who will extend congratulations
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING.
Official Standing of the Star Players
Just Made Public.

Washington. Jan. A.-The official bat
ting averages Of National League play
ers who participated in Is or more
games during the season of 1902, a.
compiled by Secretary N. E. Young,
were made public, tonight. They show
that the 10 leading run getters were ].
Wagner of Pittsburg, leading with 105;
Clark. Pittsburg: Beaumont, Pitts
burg; Leach, Pittsburg; Crawford,
Cincinnati; Tenney Boston; r. Thorn
as, Philadelphia; Keller, Brooklyn;
Sheckard, Brooklyn Beckley, Cincin-
natl.
The 10 leaders in sacrifice hits were
as follows Tenney of Boston, leadins
with 30; Dobbs, Cincinnati and Chica-
go; Demontreville. Boston; Keller,
Brooklyn: Dexter Chicago and Boston;
Flood, Brooklyn: Dunn, New York
Ritchey, Pittsburg; Tinker, Chicago;
Smoot. st. Louis.
The 10 players who led in stolen bases
We're j Wagner, Pittsburg. 4S; Slagle,
Chicago; p. Donovan, st. Louis; Bar
clay. st. Louis; Clarke, Pittsburg;
Carney, Boston; G. Smith, New York
Beaumont, Pittsburg: Lush, Boston;
Dexter. Chicago and Boston.
In the batting, Beaumont of Pitts
burg, leads with an average of 1851,
with Seymour of Cincinnati, second,
with .349.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05
ALL TRAFFIC BLOCKED.
The Storm in Washington State Stops
All Business.

Tacoma. Wash, Jan. 4.-Traffic was
at a standstil on the Northern Pacific,
today, not a train leaving Tacoma.
The chinook still prevails and water
is pouring down the cascades in tor
rents. At Martin, on the east side OF
the tunnel, there is a Washout of nearly
800 feet, while several places between
the tunnel and Elensburg are under
water or the tracks deeply covered with
mud. There are five Washouts on the
main line between Castle Rock and
Kelso. There are innumerable slides
all the way from CosmopoliS to the
terminus on the Gray's Harbor branch.
The Auburn cutoff is under water for
one mile. Nearly a mile of track is
gone in one place on Green river Five
or six other minor WaShouts are report
ed between Lester and Palmer. The
big washout at Martin is followed by a
succession of WaShouts and landsiideS
all the way to Ellensburg. The South
Bend branch is under water and COW
cred with slides from Willaoa to the
terminus. The company has two pas
senger trains tied up at haywood and
is taking the best care possible of the
passengers.
There are slides ahead and washouts
behind and arrangements are being
made to get supplies to the trains.
There is no way to get the passengers
out at present owing to the washing
out of all the road bridges in that sec
ton. Not country road can be fol-
lowed a single mile in any direction.
One passenger train is bound up at
Lester where the passengers are be-
ing cared for. No communication is
possible either way until the water
shall have abated. The Great Northern
is in an exactly similar predicament
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05

August Weinert, IS years old, sent
his little daughter to drug store at
Naugatuck, Conn.,, Sunday, to pur-
chase some carbolic acid. When the
child returned he locked her with his
three other children in a closet and
drank the acid. He then released the
children and when they discovered
what their father had done they ran
for assistance. Two doctors worked
over the man for some time. but he
died two hours later. Weinerts wife
was away from home when he took his
life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05
HOME AGAIN.
Renovated Fire Engine Now Safely
Housed at Hose 2.

The fire engine which has been in the
Portland Company's hospital at Port
land for the past five months has re-
turned home, fully recovered. The ma
chine was taken directly from the sta
ton to the Hose house where it will
be kept in the future.
1t looks just like the same old engine,
but really there is little of the old en-
CINE left. The running gear has been
painted q brilliant red with gold trim
mings and the body q dark brown with
gold trimmings. Some of the fancy
work is the same, but practically all
the works are are new. A new boiler
has been put in and all the iron piping
replaced with brass. The engine had
not been polished after the trial in
Portland SO looked a bit travel worn
out when it is all cleaned up and pol
ished as it should be it will be a hand
some machine and a powerful one as
well.
The engine is Of the Button make
and the model is different in many
ways from those of other machines
1t attracted a good deal of attention
n Portland where the type was wholly
81 et.IoS. L ilt CliSlIlt 10 luIHDeIeu no
and was built in 1884. The boiler is
upright as in all fire engines, but the
steam parts are horizontal with the
pumps extending at right angles with
the boiler. The throttle is at the mid
die of the boiler 50 that it is neces-
sary for the engineer to stand in be-
tween the forward and rear wheels to
reach it and fer this reason the body
is made considerable longer than in
the usual type. Tie suction hose ports
are on the sides and the leading hose
ports in front directly under the air
chamber.
AT the trial which was held in Port
land in the presence of Chief Engineer
Davies and members of the fire depart
ment committee, the engine made
steam well and held it well, something
she has been unable to do for a number
of years. On the trial she made no
pounds of steam from cold water in
seven minutes which will doubtless be
rapid work enough for ordinary oc-
casions When working from IS to So
pounds We're made without much diff
f'culty with 17S pounds water pressure
Every one will now breath easier
that the engine is back home again and
IN first class condition. A fire engine
is a good deal like a gun in Texas
when you need it you need it badly. For
some time previous to the repairs the
engine has not been in fit condition
1or nara service, her last job being at
Burnham when Engineer Learned
worked her at risk and did good ser
vice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05


The Skowhegan Mems Club elected the
following officers at its annual meeting,
Friday night: President, L. L. Walton;
vice president, Lewis Anderson; secreta-
~, d. w. Colby; treasurer, H. A. Dins-
more; councillors, w. II. Fuller, r. T.
Patten, H. w. Kimball, j. W. Blunt and
f. f. Lawrence. The program provided
for the evening was unusually entertain
ing and instructive. d. w. Colby, who
is a camera enthusiast as well as a chem
list, gave a brief chalk-talk on modern
methods of Illustration and Photographic
reproduction as applied to magazine and
newspaper work. Specimens of haif-tone
work, artyotypes and photographers, also
color reproductions and carbon photo
graphs were exhibited. Mr. Colbys re-
marks were closely followed. This was
followed by short talk from Mr.. Towne
of Portland, of the American Bridge Co,
who spoke upon the subject of the pro.
posed bridges across the Kennebec at this
point. He gave rough estimates of the
cost of the work, though unable to figure
exactly owing to the want of measure
ments and the uncertainty as to the ma
tureNof the work. 1t is understood that
an article will be inserted in the warrant
for the March meeting asking for an ap-l
preparation for a bridge somewhere in the
vicinity of Kennebec street, and Mr.
Towne has promised to make an accurate
survey, plans, etc, and furnish an est
mate for that work before that time. The
banquet committee reported the action
which they have taken with reference to
holding the supper, and were given. full
authority to draw upon club funds for the
EXPENSES
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Farnham enter
tanned a party of their friends at their
home on Nudd street, Thursday even
ing, the occasion being the 30th ami
versarv of their marriage. Light re-
freshments were served and the even
ing passed very pleasantly. Mr.. and
Mrs. Farpham We're presented with a
large oak rocker as a token of esteem
from their many friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05

The funeral of the late Mrs. Lucinda
Ames was held from her late home at
100 o'clock, Saturday, Rev. G. r.
Palmer, pastor OF the Methodist
church, officiating. Music was fur
nished by the Methodist choir. The
bearers were C. H. Mayo, c.. d. Law
renee, F. C. Pray and G. A. Savage.
Among the relatives present from out
of town were: Miss Francis Runnells
Of Shawmut and Mrs. F. G. Bridge of
Augusta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05

elected by the Methodist Sunday
school to serve for the ensuing year:
Superintendent, Miss Jennie Emery;
assistant superintendent, Everson NJ.
Brown; secretary and treasurer. Elsie
Bickford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05

Joseph Fl. Gardner, a prominent mer-
chant OF Portsmouth, n. H., died of
heat disease, Sunday. At the last cleo
ton he was one of three candidates for
the state Senate. There was no cleo
ton by the people, but being a Repub-
lican candidate his chances Of being
seated by the incoming Legislature
were considered good
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05
Somerset 6. j. Court,

In the suit of Mira c. Holbrook VS.. Sell
den F. Greene, which went to the jury
shortly before noon, Saturday, a verdict
was returned after short elaboration
awarding the plaintiff S12O25 as damages
for the trespass claimed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-05

The repairs on the old Jersey house,
which has been converted into domi-
tory for the Colby students, are now
practically completed. The whole in
terror has been newly papered and
painted and a new heating apparatus
installed. This building will accomo-
date about 80 and will be ready for
occupancy at the opening of the next
term.