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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26

Charles BAILEY, whose sickness of
typhoid fever has been mentioned sew
eral times in the Journal, is able to sit
up. Mrs. Railey has been taken to her
mothers in Bangor, sick with the same
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26

Large delegations from the Winthrop
High school, the Central grammar
school ot Gardiner and woman's club
of Damariscotta, were among those to
visit the Capitol, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26

Prayers We're offered by Rev. II. e.
Dunnaek, over the remains of the late
irwin w. Young, at 4 o'clock yester-
Gay afternoon, at H. w. Plummer's
undertaking rooms, on Bridge street..
The body will be taken to Troy, this
morning, for burial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26
WARD z.

Augusta. Me-. Feb IA, 1903.
A caucus of the Republicans of Ward
Seven will be held at the Engine House
Cony Street, Friday, February a. at 800
I. NJ, for the purpose of nominating can
didates for Alderman, Councilmen, and
Ward officers.
Per order
REPUBLICAN CITY COMMITTEE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26
WARD 6.

Augusta Me-, Feb II, 1903.
A caucus of the Republicans of Ward
Six will be held at the School House on
Middle Street, on Thursday, February &C.
at 7.90 P. NJ, for the purpose of nominate
ing candidates for Alderman, Councilmen,
and Ward Officers.
Per order
REPUBLICAN CITY COMMITTEE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26

Miss Julia Berry, bookkeeper at the
law office of Williamson & Burleigh, is
confined to the house by severe at
tack of the grip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26

The spring weather is getting in it's
work on Water street, and in conse-
quence of the hard hauling, the mail
wagons and coal teams have gone onto
wheels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26
Better Than Cold.

II was troubled for several years
with chronic indigestion and nervous
debility" writes f. ]. Green of Lancas-
ter. N. H. mo remedy helped me UNI
, til began using Electric Bitters,
which did me more good than all the
medicines I ever used. They have also
kept my wife in excellent health for
years. She says Electric Bitters are
just splendid for female troubles;
that they are a grand tonic and in
vigorator for weak, run down women.
mo other medicine can take it's place
in our family" Try them. Only SOC.
Satisfaction guaranteed by Bowditch,
Webster & Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26
WARD a.

Augusta. Me-, Feb. Il, 1903
caucus OF the Republicans of Ward
Four will be held at the Engine House,
Bridge Street. on Thursday, February
18th at 7.an r NJ, for the purpose of NOM
mating candidates for Alderman, Coun-
cilmen. and Ward officers.
Per order
REPUBLICAN CITY COMMITTEEs !
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26
MATTERS.
Journal Telephone Call, 1864
Something New in Poetry,

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drawrof og OF redro nj
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Pod sehsifwarc the sA
New York Sun,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. TopA,

Postum
Hyomei
Quinona i. Ifz-
Devoe Paint y
I4ost-Coon cat. y;
Don Rosa Cigar.
t'ale's Dental Soap. II
Paine's Celery Compound. "a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26
WARD 5.

Augusta, Me-, Feb. IA. 1908.
A caucus of the Republicans of Ward
Five viii he held at the Ballard School
House on Saturday, February Is, at 2.30 z.
NJ, for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for Alderman, Councilmen, and
Ward Officers.
Per order
REPUBLICAN CITY COMMITTEE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished Daily by the Federal Stock
and Grain Co.; office, Opera House
Block, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26
New York Money Market.

New York, Feb. 25.
Money on call steady 2is to 8 per cent:
last loan 21s per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 4A@514.
Sterling exchange easier i.Si.o0lD |. 81 So
for demand and at 4.425Q4S4.30 for 60
days bills. - s
Posted rates 4.S511h and 4.SSlh.
Commercial bills 4.S315@4.
Bar silver 1874.
Mexican dollars 3S.
Government bonds steady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26

BUY stock In the TxAHCHEsS MINING
COMPANY, Tacoma, Washington.
Sufficient work has been done to open
large veins of rick copper ore and prove
bevnnd a doubt that proper development
viii place this mine with the Dutch Miller
and Monte Christie located in the same
belt. which have paid millions in divi-
dends Stock obtainable MT the Beck
ssI~shs,,~ Go free. Block Dodd & Co..
- ~o feh2dlmo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26
WARD 2.

Augusta. Me-, Feb. H. 1903
A caucus of the Republicans of Ward
Two will lie held at Randall's Paint Shop,
on Thursday. February Goth. at 7.30 P. NJ,
for the purpose of nominating candidates
for Alderman. Councilmen, and Ward
Officers.
Per order !
REPUBLICAN CITY COMMITTEE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26
WARD 8.

Augusta. Me-, Feb. IA, 1903.
caucus of the Republicans OF Ward
Three will he held at the Court House,
Thursday. February 26, at 7.30 p. NJ, for
the purpose Of nominating candidates for
Alderman Councilmen, and Ward On
GERS.
Per order
REPUBLICAN CITY COMMITTEE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26

There were 65 prisoners in the Jail
when the year opened, and $50 were
committed during the year, 63S male
and Is female. The average number
in the Jail was 10, and number at end
of year Az The number of weeks
board was 3,799 81. There We're COM
mitments for % different offenses
against the law.
The county commissioners estimates
for the year 1908 and 1904 were pub
lished in the Journal, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26
kENNEsEc COUNTY FINANCES.
The Resources Are Now $16,811 More
Than the Liabilities.

The annual reports of the county of
Kennebec for 1902 have been issued
and make interesting reading. The
bonded and floating debt of the county
on Jan. /, 1903, was:
Court house extension bonds Of
1891, $13,6OO0 90
Funding bonds of $685. 15,0O9O0
Interest due on bonds of 1891 $500
Interest due on bonds of 1898, 176DG
Unpaid allowances now due, 1881. 08
~ az S333, Az 0S
The resources figured up as follows:
tIpsair county taxes, 81 IS
Cash in treasury, "a, 80
Clothing and bedding on hand per
inventory, S92 81
Sinking fund, 10,95S.57
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26

1000 PEOPLE IN AUGUSTA TO TRY
Fale's Dental Soap, carbolized tooth
preparation The newest One box will
overreach three boxes of any other denti-
frice on the market. For sale by all drug
gssts and dentists. feb26dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26
TT COMMITTEE.
WARD

Augusta, Me, Feb. a. 1903,
A caucus of the Republicans of Ward
One will be held at the Hose House,
State Street, on Thursday, FEBRUARY 18th,
at 7.3o p. M. for the purpose of nominate
ing candidates for alderman, Councilman.
and Ward officers.
Per order
REPUBLICAN CITY COMMITTEE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26

Lung Kuro will stop that hacking cough.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26

count are:
UNPAID allowances to Jan. 1902, s5,477.1S
Cost of supreme judicial court, 2,0S2. Is
Cost of superior court, 2,397. 90
Cost of municipal and trial JUS
tees courts, S,7S4.4
Paid county officers 1880. 20
Janitors service and manager, 10000
Support of prisoners and other
Jail expenses, n,G3o.39
Court house account, 2,630.33
Blank books. stationery, postage,
printing and advertising, 1,5S1 II
Kennebec law library, 10000
Coupons on bonds, 1,452 90
Repairs to court house corridor, ISL.
Town of Winslow, grading road 1077.S4
Miscellaneous, 5,S0l.4S
Deposited on account of sinking
fund, 2,0C0.09
Unpaid taxes of 1902 432S. So
Cash in treasury Jan l, 1908, a. SOY. e
Sill 4le t6
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26
Daily kennsbec Journal
CAUCUS NOTICES.

There will be Republican caucus in
Feb. "a, 1903, for the purpose of nominal
ing candidate for mayor. The polls will
be open from to s O'Clock T. M. The
check list will be used in the several
wards and will be in charge of the city
Committee men in each ward. Voting viii
be by the Australian ballot.
Per order
REPUBLICAN CITY COMMlTTEE,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26

The. resources are $16,S1O.96 more
than the liabilities. Jan. l, 1902, the
resources were less than the liabilities
by $1,120.S9, showing a net gain for
the year of s17,931.85, which is a re-
markably good showing. A portion of
the resources, less than 100000, is not
Immediately available, and if the
county debt were in some form other
than bonds with time to run, it would
be possible now to extinguish the debt.
The receipts for the year were:
Cash in Treasury, January i, 1907 $z2 1s2. AZ
Unpaid county taxes, 1901 4,075.39
Whole amount of county tax for
1902 30O2l.0O
Fines and costs from w. S.
Choate, Clerk of Courts, Il 2o0.37
Fines and costs from A. l.. Nc
Fadden, jailer, 1142-64
courts, 2,47o52
Fines and costs from trial JUS
tees courts, l,19o.V
Fees, 366S.iS
Interest on deposits, 450.o5
Rent of iail Workshop 1000
Miscellaneous, 22Z5
Unpaid allowances for which the
county is liable, 43Jl .oS
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The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-30

At the Hoffman House recently Colonel Cody
told this story. He said
In my town out West we've recently put in
a new railroad. which attracts a good deal
Of attention. One day a young eowpuneher
from one of the remote ranches came into town
and there a train for the first time in
his life. One of the boys. knowing his ignor-
ance. planned it that the cowpuncher found
himself near the track just the far-off whistle
OF an approaching locomotive was heard
The cowpuncher began to show signs
Of distress His restiveness increased rapidly
as the train approached, until. when the roar
and the blanket of dust from the sliding wheels
enveloped him, he rose IN his stirrups scared
half to death.
The engineer. taking in the situation, leaned
back out of his cab window just the train
stopped and shouted at the top of his lungs: Git
out of the way, you ornery cowpuncher; I'm
goin to turn around!
THAT was hint enough for the cowpuncher
Slapping his spurs into the hanks of his bronco,
he was the hills in twinkle The last L
saw of him a little red ball the furthest
horizon. New York Tribune.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-30
Wind as ~ Motive Power.

Numerous attempts have been made in the
past to utilize wind power for generating cur
rent. These trials have not proven very sue
cessful owing principally to the variation in the
force of the wind and consequent variation in
speed Of the dynamo. In other words the
failures up to now have been due to the alb
sence Of a reliable regulating device.
Such device has now been invented, accord
ing to reports from Copenhagen. Denmark, by
Prof La Cour. The latter has been experiment
ing with wind pressures for several years on
behalf of the Danish government He has as
certained that approximately continuous speed
may be impaired to a dynamo regardless of the
strength of the wind by making use of an inter-
mediate shaft placed in connection with bal
ance.
The belt from the mill is led vertically on
the disk of sthis shaft its pressure on the
latter being regulated by the balance bearing
convenient CONFERENCE.-The. This arrangement
results in the belt sliding the disk soon
the load exceeds given maximum. a plant
OF this kind, feeding about 45O incandescent
lamps. has for nearly year been in opera
tion at Askov. Denmark. petroleum motors
ing as a reserve in case of several days calm
The constant normal current with this work
is fifty amps and the distribution tension 1l0
volts. This plant has far worked with sat
isfactory results. and required supervision
worth speaking of. AS regards the economical
side of the question. similar plant has been
found to pay very well, the first cost being
about s4 $50, out Of which $40 correspond to the
petroleum motor. The current is supplied to
consumers at the price in Copenhagen
l. e., at the rate of II cents per XIV. hour for
lighting and cents for power purposes. The
receipts for energy sold have been abount s7S4.
and the expenses about s224 per year. There
thus remains $3.50 profit. more than
sufficient for a capital of 81, 4S0. The price OF
the energy could. therefore, be further dmn-
ished. In the of very small electric plants
intended for the Of a limited number of
houses. the petroleum motor might advantage
ously be replaced by any other convenient form
Of motive power-Electricity.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-30
THE STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

The Indiana State Teachers Association
dates practically from the adoption of the
present Constitution and establishment of
the free school system. Under the old Con-
stitution the district school system pre-
vailed These schools were good, bad or
Indifferent, according to circumstances,
but the system did not admit of much
progress and was not in harmony with the
demand for free popular education.
The first Legislature that met under the
present Constitution, that of 1852 passed
law providing for the establishment of
free public schools, based on the township
system. Indiana was the first State in the
Union to abolish the old district school
system and adopt the township system.
Ohio followed soon after, and Massa-
chusetts later. The school law passed
June IA, 1852, did not become operative till
April. 1853. when township trustees were
elected. The first State superintendent
of public schools elected by the people was
William c. Larrabee, a well-known edu-
Gator of the time and professor of mathe-
matics at the old Ashbury University, now
De Pauw. He was elected in the fall Of
1852 His first annual report was a very
comprehensive summary of the educational
needs of the State, and outline of the
work TO be done in establishing a new sys-
tenn of public schools. He could not re-
port any result yet accomplished. but he
blazed the way for future operations
Among many other topics touched upon he
paid high tribute to women as teachers.
and TO the Importance of employing them
especially in the lower grades. VERY few
persons he said, "who have had exper-
ience in the practical process of common
school instruction, or who have had charge
OF seminaries and high schools for the edu-
cation of males and females in promiseuous
classes, will or can hesitate to give females
the preference over males as teachers, of
all primary and secondary schools Both
by talent and by disposition woman is Pc
culiarly qualified to be the teacher of
childhood" AS an experienced educator of
both sexes he gave il as his opinion that
IF there be any difference in the capacity
of the sexes for learning it is, so far as
the branches required in the public priSary
and secondary schools of Indiana are con-
cerned. in favor of females. They are
more apt to learn than males, more quick
in their perceptions. more lively in their
apprehension, and fluent I'm their express
sion of thought"
Prof. Larrabee held the Office of superin-
! tendent at this time only two years. though
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-30
UniOnized Funerals.

The ''unionzed funeral threatens to be the
funeral of unionism If the walking delegates
have the courage of their logic, there is no
son why they should not proceed from a union
driver to a union-made' hearse and coffin union
grown flowers, and a union-dug grave; and
finally they will insist on substituting for the
extreme JUNCTION of the church the sacred union
label Having thus laid hold so to speak. on
eternity, the unions should find it easy to seize
all temporalities and unionize every OF life.
from the first cry that opens the lungs to the
dying gasp. The only difficulty with the present
programme is that it is almost too complete.
In its prescription OF formula for all activity
socialism, and for this last step we Americans
old notion of doing few things for ourselves
in our own way. Union pies may be better
for body and soul. but we perversely long for
those like mother used to make" The pro-
cession headed by the union banner is a mag
nificent spectacle. but many of had rather go
our own easy gait than join the nexorable
lockstep Some of the enthusiastic marehers too,
seem to weary of the pace. and feel that they
are dragging the ball and chain Frederick w.
job of Chicago. secretary of the Employers
Association, declares that membership in the
labor unions in Chicago has fallen of 80 per
cent; and those who may dispute the
exactness of his figures and charge him with
prejudice, must admit that the slackening Of
trade is decimating the unions. The walking
delegates who have been setting up their little
Kingdoms learning the truth of Mrabeau's
dictum, that fureur de gouverner is the worst
maiady Of states.-New York Evening Post.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-30

In the course Of the "Parsfal' feud obloquy
has been Herr Director Conreid as the
oppressor of an unfortunate widow, and much
sympathy has been felt for the reduced circum-
stances in which the American production OF
the opera will leave Frau Wagner. In view Of
these facts. details as to Frau Wagner 8
income may prove not uninteresting. In 1909
the Wagner family received anywhere from
between SIS. 900 S1I5,ooo royalties from the
performances Of Wagners operas in Germany
during that year The Bayreuth profits aver
age another $4,000 year. Since 1891 Frau
Wagner has received $4,000 a year in royalties
from the Paris Grand Opera. Many others of
the 800 annual performances of the operas given
outside Of Germany yield royalties. so that
very conservative estimate puts the Wagner
family in possession of income of sl2o e0O
1t has yet to be shown that the Bayreuth fes-
tival will suffer financially from Herr Conreidrs
productions of ''ParsifaI. but even should that
prove the case Frau Wagner would seem to be
in no immediate danger of destitution.-Every-
body's Magazine.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-30

Secretary Hay has in his possession the Pan
anna flag in which wrapped Panama's treaty
with the United States its trip from Wash
ington to the isthmus and back again. The
flag was presented to him by Minister Bunau-
Varilla, who himself Kept the American flag
which was also wrapped about the treaty. the
two being emblematic of the relations entered
into by the two republics. The Panama flag
in Mr.. Hays possession is the first large flag
of the new republic that has been received here.
1t was made especially by order of Minister
Bunau-Vara TO send with the treaty TO the
junta at Panama. Red, white and blue are the
coors, but the arrangement is totally different
from the flag of the United States the tri-
color of France. In a blue field at the upper
corner is a white star. Then there is red
field and next to ii is a white field with a red
star. The two stars, the minister says, may
indicate either that Panama unites two conti-
nents or else that two great oceans to be
united by the building of the canal-washing
ton Times.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-30

One pound of sleeps wool produces yard
of cloth.
Ten million pounds of nuts are the annual
crop of the pecan of Texas.
An oil-propelled motor railroad coach is In
course of construction for the Great Northern
Railroad of Great Britain.
They make more quill toothpicks in Paris than
anywhere else in the world. Twenty million
is about it's annual production.
Holland has the largest business in proportion
to population of any country the globe. Her
exports and imports per capita equal ten times
ours.
The cost of rubber is greatly increasing In
India and the other rubber producing countries
navies, realizing the value of the product, have
simply devastated the forests Yet it is a most
easily propagated tree and grows very rapidly
In Ceylon trees have been known to attain
the height of twenty-five feet in two years.
Simla. the mountain resort of India in which
Mr.. Kipling's stories have awakened SO wide
spread an interest has just been made easily
accessible by a railway which takes the place
of 1.-The tinkling tonga bar" While the speed
is greater than that of the tonga, it is limited
to ten miles an hour by the steepness of the
grade. This is the second mountain railway in
India.
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-30
SHOPPING BY TELEPHONE.
Buyers Read Advertisements I'm the
Newspapers.
Boston Advertiser.

Boston Advertiser.
Business by telephone is now more OF an
item in all the great department stores and
dry goods houses and. in fact. in all lines
of trade, than the mail-order business. Es-
pecally at this season Of the year the tele-
phone is as much an Indispensable adjunct
in the placing of orders as is the salesman.
Many are the people, men as well as
women. who do not care to engage in the
jostle and bustle OF the crowds during the
Christmas holidays. who prefer TO do their
transactions over the telephone.
This does not apply to the very rich alone.
People of the most modest fortune who
have a telephone in their homes send In
their orders in preference 60 making personal
calls. AT this time the suburban district
telephone exchanges reveal an enormous
number Of calls with the leading retail
houses OF the city.
Every big dry goods house to-day il
obliged to have its own private house ex-
change in order that the customer many
miles away may be put in direct communi-
cation with the buyer in any particular
line of goods or with the clerk at any
counter so that there may be the most ex-
plicit directions as 10 any purchase. avoid
ing annoyances both 10 the house and TO the
customer.
The use of the telephone in this way
shows how newspaper advertising is bring
ing more business all the time 20 retail
stores OF course the people who send In
their orders do 50 because they have seen
in their newspapers advertising columns
mention of this or that bargain. They DO
not need TO go 10 the store 10 look over the
counters or IN the shop windows. By read
ing the advertising columns the customer
knows what TO buy and where 70 order IL
The Indianapolis journal., 1903-12-30
All Right on straight Work.

President Hill. of the Great Northern. tells
a story illustrative of the way in which Amer
lean workingmen cherish the standards of their
handicraft He believes this zeal in upholdinG
ideals of what constitutes good work permeates
all classes.
With one of the section gangs of the Great
Northern raw recruit was set 10 work cutting
weeds and cleaning up the right Of way. The
new man worked hard but, OF course, was sub
jected to critical attention on the part of the
rest of the gang.
The division superintendent happening that
way talked 10 the foreman.
Pat, how's the new man?' was asked.
"Oh, he's all roight on straight worruk" was
the reply, but when it comes to trimmin' up
round a telegraph pole he amt in it. all.
at aI."-Phiadelphia Post.