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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-22
Speaking of the work of girls in

Speaking of the work of girls in de- partment stores, one of the magazines of recent date says that they are, as a rule, carefully watched not only in the store, but out of it. The buyer of each department knows pretty we'll the habits of his salesladies; knows how much 1t costs them to live and how they spend their evenings. 1t Is easy for him to get the information, not merely through the store detectives, but in many other ways. The buyer is. as a rule, tolerant person, who cares only for two things namely, that the girls deliver the goods,' i. e., that they make big books,' and that they appear respectable. If they stay out so late at night that they do not reach the store promptly in the morning, they
 may be discharged, transferred from one department to another, or merely not rise in the way of salary, depending on the degree of their misdemeanor. If the girls book is unsatisfactory, she is simply discharged or transferred, and no reason given, but If she Is wise, she knows the reason why. If. on the other hand, the girl is a good seller, the buyer will excuse a great deal in the way of irregularity of habits. As long as girl sticks closely to business, she is allowed great deal Of freedom, but when her book begins to suffer it is time for her to look out ''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-22
CALIFORNIA ORANGES.

An interesting article in the New York Journal of Commerce tells the plight of the California orange crop. Apparently it does not go The paper says that there are 12,OOO car loads of citrus fruit in California awaiting shipment to the east, and the market will be gone by June l. and 1t adds that much even of the best fruit shipped has been sold here at a marked decline from last year prices and that a good deal of the poor has gone for actually less than the freight charges. The reasons assigned for the depression are several It is asserted that the or anges shipped earliest. were sour and inferior, that the Florida and Porto Rico fruit were much better and were preferred at an increase in price and that the public were disappointed at what they got when they bought Cal ifornia oranges. It is even intimated in the article that the soil has been overtaxed and that deterioration has resulted.
 California oranges have come to be a national staple. Tn the experience of good many buyers these have not been up this season to their usual
 
 been unreasonable But as the sea- son wears on the fruit is improving and dealers say that what comes from now on will be nearer up to the old sort. It would be misfortune if anything shoulI go permanently wrong with this important crop. Or anges are agreeable to the palate. but beside that they are exceedingly beneficial to the system. The abund- ance and the choice quality of the Cal ifornia crop, and it's most gratifying absence of seeds have made 1t al- most indispensable. If anything is wrong with it 1t is to be hoped that it is temporary affair. Florida or anges, delicious as they are, are no longer reckoned a certainty. The frost has worked down until oranges and peaches stand upon about the same level of risk. But the California crop is certainty and we cannot af- ford to lose 1t. .....s,s
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-22

was about IS inches square and so small that Inspector Boyle was not able to squeeze through 1t. Patrolman
 Swift went down and examined the apartment, taking mental note of the contents, which wild be brought to
 headquarters to-day. The particular
 bent of the occupant was apparently preserves and razors, though enough
 was seen to convict Jacobs without
 trouble. A lot of old clothing fur
 nished the bed which Jacobs had been
 occupying in one corner of the under
 ground hut
 Jacobs gave his age last night as g
 years. He said he did nothing in the line of work in this city for some time, but that he had taken frequent trips through the hop-pieking countries and
 had lived in the home he had made during nearly the past year. Appdr-
 ently he had suffered none from the life he has been leading and had plan
 ned to keep it up for the summer or IS long as he was not interfered with. He refused to tell how he had come by any of the stores found in the pit and all the time in headquarters main ! tained a su1len silence.
 | The dugout is located on what is
 known as the Mayo farm, a short dis I tance from the Island Pond road and
 near the head of the Watershops pond.
 The home of the older Jacobs is loca- l ted on the land and there is no other l house within a, long distance of 1t. The l father had no reluctance in telling the police about the son. though the in l terior of the excavation had been care fully concealed from him. He would l have feared to go near it for one req son and he could not have opened the door if he did without having been 1 discovered.
 l One of the watches found Is ~an 1 open -face silver Elgin and the others
 are open-faced gold-filled Elgins The
 bicycles had evidently been taken
 apart to get them through, the trap 1 door. or else had been taken into the l pit before the door was constructed, l while everything else could have gone l through the door. The father says l the digging of the hole and the labor connected with boarding up the sides ] of it constitute about the only work l that the younger man ever willingly l did. so far as he knows. City Mar
 shall George M. Stebbins expects to
 have much of the material to be taken
 from the pit to-day identified by house owners in the city.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-22

TO CURE A COLD III OND DAY Take Laxative Bromo-Q Quinine Tablets. This signature AeHN q on
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-22
DnfiahIM Gondn.

Aa B banquet of the American Irish Historical society in New York not long ago the chairman told story apropos of the coal situation.
 When he was coming down the gang plank on his return from Europe he had handkerchief over his eye. An Irish customs officer asked:
 "Why have you your eye under cov- er?''
 There's bit of coal in it."
 .sAh, bringing in coal! You'll have to pay duty on that! !"--Y Youth's Com- nanion. @
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-22
,LINCoLNs LAST AUTOGRAPH.
Senator Stewart Tore It Up Soon After
 It Was Written.

In the ceremonies held in various cities in celebration of Lincoln's birth day it developed that no less than three autograph letters are preserved, each alleged to contain Lincoln's last signature All of the letters are dated on the fateful 14th of April, when John Wilkes Booth fired the shot which caused Columbia to mourn her frst martyr president. All of these letters are, of course, very valuable memen- toes, but upon the authority of no less a person than Senator William M. Stewart of Nevada, it may be assert ed that none of them represents the last autograph of Lincoln. Senator Stewart has made no controversial as- sertion about the matter, but a num- ber of politicians and newspaper men who heard the senator from Nevada tell the story in Washington restau- rant several days ago will be ready to agree that Iincoln's last autograph was unquestionably destroyed.
 Senator Stewart told h'~ story on the night after the second inauguration of Mckinley. He was objecting to the sfRss and feathers" which accompa- nied the induction to office of the chief executive of democracy. Then, in a reminiscent mood, he said: "Why, I was present at the inauguration of a president of the United States at which only two other gentlemen were wit nesses-or rather only one other was a witness, fr-- the third was Chief Jus tiee Chase, who might be considered q principal instead of a witness, since he administered the oath of office. That was the inauguration of Andrew Johnson, and the ceremony occurred in Johnson's bedroom on the day of Abraham Lincoln's death.
 "On the night of April IA, 1865, I came into Washington on train from the west. arriving there at about dusk. I was accompanied by an acquaintance 1 who was very anxions to meet Lin coin. It was simply out of curiosity 1 that he wished to see and shake hands with the president, but as Lincoln was l always easily approachable. I did not l hesitate to offer my acquaintance an 1 introduction to the president.
 Leaving the train we went almost directly to the White House, and sent note to Lincoln. explaining to him 1 that I desired to introduce to him q friend of mine from the west A written reply came back very promptly from the president. remem-
 ber the phraseology quite we'll. Ii was scrubbed tl half sheet of note paper and read:
 My Dear Stewart: We are just 1 leaving for the theater, and I may not delay our departure to have the pleas l ure of meeting your friend. I shall be
 most pleased to seet you both in the
 White House tomorrow morning.
 Yours. Abraham Lincoln.
 My friend expressed some disap'
 pointment at our failure to meet the 1 president, and if my memory serves l truly. decided that he would stay i'll
 Washington the next day i'll order to l meet Lincoln. I tore the note up and
 tossed the fragments away, You may | we'll understand that I had idea 1 then that I was destroying the last document to which Abraham Lincoln | nso l., ,Snsx
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-22
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1903.
Mayor sulliyan's suggestions in

Mayor Sullivan's suggestions in re- gard to the concentration of the city offices in a modern office building, of moderate cost, to be built and owned by the city, will have the approval of many property owners.-Hartford Times. -I
 The first step toward municipal own ership, as it were. A good thing on a small scale should be much better on large scale. A municipal gas plant, for instance.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-22
Origin of Ox Tail Soun

< OK tail so1p, now regarded as a na- tional English dish, was first made by the very poor Huguenot refugees from France after the revocation of the ediet of Nantes, because OK tails then had no market value
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-22

of the papers Of the country have fol- lowed Bryan as consistently as he Is following Cleveland and yet they think Bryan is all wrong and they are all right. .t-7r>
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-22
Everybody Can't Do Everything

We can't paint picture. or carve \ statue. or make coat, but we can wash clothes to perfection. We can do st because we do nothing else-havo done nothing else for good while-b a cause we have studied It. and thousaa about it, and worked hard as any painter ever did. It requires as much hard work, and practice, and talent to make a good laundry as 10 make a good nicture. Everybody can't paint a r,tc- can't wash clothes per- fectly. We want you to give us a falr sria1. and allow us to prove our word.
 Davis Steam Laundry
 Iz CANAL STREET
 Branch office. e Grand street
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1903-08-06
STEAMER SEBAScoDEcAN.
Disabled Friday Morning but wa.
Able to Resume Her Trips satur.
day AZ Usual.

Friday morning the steamer sebas.
eodegan of the Harpswell Steamboat
GO. met with an accident that disabled
ner Tor service for the remainder of
the day. The steamer had Just backed
out from the pier at Portland on the
5.45 a. m. trip and was a little wav
out from the wharf when without a
word OF warning the piston of the high
pressure engine broke. The boat
commenced to drift and was soon on
the Grand Trunk wharves. The ting
Naos was at once dispatched and soon
had the unfortunate craft back to her
berth. Within an hours time. three
machinists from the Portland Machine
20. were at work repairing the dam.
ages and Saturday morning at II a.
m. the boat was ready to make the
trip scheduled at 1910 a. m. The Fri.
day service OF the line was a little
crippled on account Of the accident to
the Sebascodegan yet the Aucocisco
made three record trips from Portland
leaving at 900 a. m, 2 p. m. and z D.
m. IL was certainly fortunate that the
accident was such a slight one for
had the heavy travel at the present
time been left for one boat to handle
the patrons Of the line would have
been put to a great Inconvenience. to
say nothing Of the loss the company
would sustain thereby.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1903-08-06

summer resorts as well as to Other
things. Let US. then. welcome them
all. and to do 50. fttingly, they
must be able to ind here what thew
want.
We are all proud of the beautiful
Bay. We know its actualities and We
realize its possibilities. The beau,i.
full sites upon which can be constructed
the kind of hotels we have mentioned
are without number. Natural golf
links. sea prospects, and, In fact, every
facility for the construction and sur.
roundings of a popular. high priced
hotel are all about US. And. in dis.
cussing such possibilities as these
towards which the eyes Of all shrewd
business men are ever turned. wher.
ever the place, we believe that. to
such investments as these. Portland
business men may well give heed. The
reasons are obvious and far-reaching
In the first place 1t is they who receive
in direct ratio to the number of sum.
mer visitors to the Bay. a correspond.
Ing increase in their business from
that class OF patrons. Therefore. to
invest money here In the construction
OF high class hotels must be to regard
1t not In the light Of any ordinary DER
cent. return Of interest. On the con-
trary, as we have pointed out, It should
be more than reciprocity, and the in.
vesting business man Of Portland will
be at the long end OF the trade. In
other words. 1t Is peculiarly to the in.
terest Of investors from that locality To
do all in their power to bring more and
more OF all classes Of patrons to the
Bay. for 1t is the business men of that
city. who. in the long run, get the bene-
Mt In business sense. Portland is
the Mecca Of the summer shopper from
the Bay, and ever will be. Ergo. the
prosperity Of the Bay must bear di.
rect proportion to the profits of Port.
land business men. Let them then
consider the situation as a business
proposition in the light OF the past
present and probable future summer
history Of Casco Bay; and IL they do
not md a demand for such houses as
we have mentioned, or II, above all
It Is not squarely evident that Portland
men. more than any others, should he
the investors. then ordinary signs .vs
Jailed US. and the proverbiai acumen
OF the Portland merchant and financier
mas been misconstrued.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1903-08-06

step viii be into the ditch or even
worse. Only the other evening.
while q violent wind drove away all
noise OF warning. one OF our summer
people was nearly run over by q swift
moving, noiseless automobile which.
emerging Unexpectedly out Of the
darkness. was upon him in an instant.
The accident was averted, happily. by
the quick action Of the chauffeur. but
such cannot always be the case.
1t may be said that the town can.
not afford better lighting system. but
we believe that the old saw, IAN ounce
OF prevention is as true today as
ever. and that the town can Ill afford to
render its principal street incon-
venient and dangerous to its summer
patrons. We would suggest as q
means Of new revenue, q more care
ful adjustment Of the tax values In the
vicinity among the all the year resi-
dents and summer property as well.
To give reasonable lighting service at
least to Centennial hall, West Harps-
well. would be but comparatively lit
tie additional expense. The whole
point Of the question seems to be, is
the town willing. by allowing the old
order Of things to continue, to pay the
heavy damages in actions of tort,
which. sooner or later, will be brought
because Of personal injuries arising
from the class OF accidents we have
spoken of, almost inevitable in this
ever popular and rapidly growing part
Of the township?
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1903-08-06
Better Hotels Needed

Al no time have We felt more strong.
ly the demand for several more hotels
along the Bay which will cater to that
class OF summer visitors who are ac-
customed to frequenting the high
priced mountain and inland hotels
And, In this category OF guests VIC I'm.
e'uoe many OF those who are already
regular patrons OF Casco Bay as A
summer resort.
we nave many among us who are
willing and anxious to register AZ
sucn a house. and, at the same time.
not be obliged to go to the mountains
or farther down the coast I'm order IN
no 30. Nor are we In any wav All.
versely criticising the present houses
OF this region. They are creditable I'm
every way. have evidenced their ability
70 care for and please all classes OF
visitors, and should always have their
fuIi quota Of guests. But sure,v
there IL no one about here. be he resi-.
cent quest or landlord, but would
"eicome the construction of hotels of
.nis better class, or the coming of new
visitors who would ili them. The
more the merrier. and the greater the
diversity Of patrons. the more pro.-
perityif Tor all This We firmly believe
TO be fixed economic rule. The
world 10 large and In II are al clssses
OF people with their several likes ana
preferments. These likes extend 70
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1903-08-06
Needed Liah.. a. South HarpsweIl

We have lately become convinced
that the condition of that part of the
main Harpswell road passing through
this end of the peninsula-that Is,
that part most thickly settled at least
during the summer season-deserves
the attention of the town fathers. We
realize the dificulty Of building a per-
fectly satisfactory road under all the
circumstances peculiar to this part Of
the peninsula, and IL IL not our In
tention at this time to urge any radi-
cal change In the present makeup OF
the roadbed itself On the contrary,
the fault to which we desire to call at
tention Is far more obvious and dan
gerous. We refer to the extremely
poor lighting Of this part Of the road.
Twenty odd nights In each month
when the moon IL obscure, one travel
Eng along certain portions Of this road
can never be sure but that the next
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1903-08-06
Will the Town Authoritie. Aet7

Patience ceases to be a virtue at the
moment when the ordinary amenities
OF personal rights are fiagrantly set
at naught by vicious and law-defying
characters. We desire to apply the
above axiom to the present lawless
situation at South Harpswell. We
have previously called attention to
the many evidences of a lawless spirit
among certain nameless persons here
abouts. and in the recent robbery, only
the other night, can be seen once more
an absolute defiance Of the law and
authority Of the town Of Harpswell.
This Is logical sequence of the va
rious other deliberate acts which have
been perpetrated here recently and
which smell more Of the vicious at.
mosphere OF a western frontier town
than the peaceful surroundings of a
State Of Maine summer resort 1t is
sad to see this beautiful spot. so re-
Gently under admirable discipline, con-
tRminated by the mere presence of
such criminals unpublished. In say
Ing this We are confident that we are
but voicing the sentiments and Just
condemnation Of every decent, respect
able citizen Of Harpswell. 1t is time
for some decisive action ON the part of
the authorities Of the town. Such
low deeds as some of those chronicled
In the columns Of the Breeze and
which have found their way into the
metropolitan papers would not be
countenanced in even large cities
where vice and crime are rampant.
We believe there is a remedy for all
this, simple but effective. To suggest
1t only discloses the woful lack which
this part Of the town has suffered from
time immemorial-police protection.
Harpswell. Bailey's and Orr's Island
are alike in this deficiency. On the
contrary, Cliff and Long Islands are
adequately protected by the coated
guardians. In the name of order,
then, and OF the reputation of Harps-
well among its many well.wishers.
both at home and afar, We call upon
the authorities to install at these ex.
posed places an officer of the law. The
moral power Of such a step would be
tremendous. to say nothing of the tell.
ing work which can be accomplished
by an able, shrewd policeman on beat
PROBABLY a night man would suffice
Tor the present and We predict I'm
event OF such forward step being
taken that these disgracefuI deeds
would become speedily and bann,Iv
less. Should the town ignore the ar
rant bravado of these mischief.
makers steps should be taken by the
State, as In the recent case at Revere.
Mass to teach the municipality a
wholesome lesson.
Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1903-08-06
July 80, 1903.
To the Editors Of the Casco Bay


To the Editors Of the Casco Bay
Breeze:
Permit me, please, to encroach upon
your space q little. that I may express
my opinion as to the present schedule
of the Harpswell Steamboat company.
For the most part, the service rem
dered by this line Is excellent and
have no general criticism to make.
II seems to me, however, that q few
slight notifications might well be
made which would be OF mutual ad-
vantage both to the company and to
Its patrons. These are, first, q later
trip than s o'clock, p. m. leaving Port
land week days; and. secondly. q late
Sundays. For each Of these modiflca-
tons there is q demand, at times very
urgent. To illustrate, one having
business or pleasure In or about Port
land must, under the present schedule,
fguratively break his neck" to get
back to the wharf long before sun
down. It is impossible for him to
take q trip Of any duration and return
the same day. The result Is an I'M
wished for, and, many times. incon-
venient nights lodging In Portland.
Another very essential objection to
the relative earliness Of the last trip
being at o'clock Is that 1t does not
afford good connections with other
lines running into Portland In the
afternoon, notably, the day boat from
cannot arrive earlier than SIS D. m.
thus destroying all hope Of reaching
the Bay the same day. This con-
dition Of affairs Is rather unique than
otherwise, and should be remedied.
No well appointed or well managed
steamship line permits its boats to
steam out Of port few minutes before
the arrival of another large passenger
carrying line coming from another d.
rection, and my personal experience
was the modification Of see
ing the last Harpswell boat
rapidly disappearing down the Bay
just as the State Of Maine rounded
the Portland light. Such must be
the experience Of many.
AS for the Sunday late boat from
down the Bay, there must be many
Sunday excursionists who would like
very much to etay down here and take
supper, returning in the early even
ing. Where one has but Sunday to
enjoy ones self. to extend the time of
enjoyment q few hours Is like finding
gold mine.
So much, then, for the point of
view Of the patrons of the company.
AS to the standpoint Of the company
itself, I am very sure that the change
have proposed would benefit the com.
pany In a business sense. just in pro-
portion as patrons were pleased with
the schedule. When one Is not
cramped for time, there is more trip
taking done. Travellers would feel
freer, and side-trips would be more
tempting. A satisfied clientele is al.
ways the best evidence Of a prosperous
season for all concerned. II the com.
pany figures that, despite the I'M
satsfactoriness Of the schedule, their
receipts will be the same and that peo-
pie are bound to travel Just SO much
anyway In spite Of delays and incon.
venience. they are poor judges OF hui
man nature. Nothing moves freely
in cramped or constrained quarters.
A Summer Resident and Patron OF
the Line