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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11
A CARD.

70 ref,,r M tbe money on so cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar il II
fails to to-" cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee a Scent. bottle to prove
satisfactory or money Ieaulu s,
Bowditch s. Webster. k - u nalLnacy
F. X Courtemanche, - n. paha.r.use,
Arthur Tetrault, 1eihPio ma
John Coughlin, q n pa.ra Tug uS'a
J. G. Houlehan, rh.s W. "a !. ~
Jackson Bros, Sh"'' cs v5s,,..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

of Randolph. is confined with diph
iberia and the house has been quaran-
tined and all precautions against the
spread of the disease have been taken.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

The funeral of the late General William
t. Franklin. n member of the board of
mana gers from $50 TO 1902. and its presi-
dent mp to December, 1899. when failing
health compelled his resignation from the
arduous duties Of the office, will be held at
his late homo in Hartford, CT, today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11
Toniuht's Concert.

Bandmaster Theme has made the fol
lowing selections for this evening con-
cert program:
March" Emerald Isle Cone
Overture-'I.a Dame Blanche" Boieldieu
Spanish Serenade. Neibig
Gavotte-' Heart $ Love- Burald
Potpourri Berlin Gossip, Sounds from
the Winter, l<crsten
WaltZes-''Wcaner Madl n" Iiebrer
Fantasia on My Old Kentucky Home,
LowenberG
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

The public meeting of the Carpenters
Union. which was to have been held.
Tuesday evening, has been postponed
to Tuesday evening, March "a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

Z. C. Holbrook of Brooks, Me. called
on his wife's sister, Mrs. M. 5. Cam
ham, yesterday. He was called to Au-
gusta on business with one of the leg
islative committees.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

The funeral of Ernestine ". infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
Iittlefield, who died, Monday, Will be
held, at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

Cards have been received in this city
announcing the marriage at Lawrence.
Mass, of Frank r. Anderson of that
city, to Miss Maud Lunt of this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

The Dorcas and Woman's Foreign
Missionary Societies of the Methodist
church will meet, at $50 this afternoon,
with Mrs ]. H. Lowell. Warren street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

Miss Isma Laiten is i'll at her home
in this city with typhoid fever. She
recently accepted position in Au-
gusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

Charles Click, Marks Shapiro and
Harry Miller went to Watervile, Tues
day afternoon. to attend a Jewish
wedding in the evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11
Daily kenneber Journal
GARDINER.
Journaps Telephone Call, 26.6.

Mrs. Linwood Steward has returned
from n visit with relatives I'm Haver
hill, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

George Kersey. who is i'll with ty-
phoid fever at his home in Randolph,
As reported as being quite comfortable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

of the best make. He is selling them at
the most reasonable prices considering
the excellent quality of the goods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

The second degree will be worked at
the meeting of Gardiner Lodge, |. 0. o.
F., Thursday night, and a full attend
ancc is desired.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

Rolla G.. Stickney has returned from
Barre. VT, where he has been at work
during the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

The Ladies Aid of the Universalist
church will meet, this afternoon, with
Mrs. $. w. Cults at her home on Beech
street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Day went
to Rockand. Tuesday, for Il visit with
friends and relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11
HALLOWELL.

Miss Martha Ross went to Boston,
yesterday, for a visit to relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11
NATIONAL HOME.

William +. Costello. on furlough to B"s
ton has made application for his dis
charge from the Home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

st. Matthews Lenten service will be
held, at 7.30 o'clock Thursday evening,
at Flagg- Dummer hall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

Warren Joy returned home, Tuesday,
from Barre. VT. where he has been at
work during the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

William Mcdonald returned from
Bath, Tuesday, after a visit at his
home in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

Mrs. John Cottle returned to Water
vile. yesterday, after a visit to the
city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

Frank Dean, a student at the High
school, is confined to his home with
Illness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

Roscoe Ballard is visiting friends and
acquaintance in town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

The meeting of the Degree of Honor
was not held, last evening, but will oc-
cur, tonight
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

+. S. Aubin of Lewiston, was q bust
ness visitor to Hallowell, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

H. Noel Sleeves has received. this
week, a large invoice of ladies' storm
rubbers and ladies' rolled edge rubbers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

Fred S. Fielding of Boston, was in
this city calling on friends. yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

Fred Wiley has just returned from
a trip to the lumber camps.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

Dr. Packard has purchased the drug
store of w. w. Jones'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11
GROUP.

Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as
soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even
after the croupy cough appears, and the
attack may be warded off. 1t is safe and
sure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11

The young daughter of S. E. Brooks
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-11
SOUTH GARDINER.

Charles Lenox came home from the
woods, Monday night
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27
"Loop THE LOOP" NOT NEW.
Diversion Vow Popular mt Pleasure
Resorts Was Introduced
First In 1SdN.

The centrifugal pleasure railE ay
commonly known as looping the
loop" has been looked upon as mod
ern invention until the Scientific
American pointed out the fact that the
loop" was known as far back as 1s46.
The Scientific American says:
1.-TWO music halls of Paris are at
present entertaining their patrons
with exciting Journeys on this aston
ishing piece of apparatus. In the eff
fort to outdo his rival, the proprietor
of one of these music halls claimed
that his 'boucler la boucle' is under the
direction of the only true and genuine
inventor. This claim of originality to
the invention aroused the suspicion OF
one of the staff of the French weekly,
ILLUSTRATION. ]. F. Gall, in La Nature
has carried out similar and more ex-
haustive investigation, and proved that
a certain Clavieres was the inventor Of
the centrifugal railway. So popular
did looping the loop become that 9TH
re countries soon adopted the con-
trivance. According to Clavieres's
plan, the track, after a, sharp descent,
was curved intoa circular loop and then
extended into an upward incline.s The
car, in travelling on the two rails con-
stituting the track, plunged down the
first incline at terrific speed. whirled
around the loop and ascended the sec
ond incline. In those days people were
more fearful than the modern New
Yorkers who visit Coney Island, and
boldly seat themselves in the car, ut
terly regardless whether or not they
will come out uninjured. In order to
convince people how safe his railway
was, Clavieres filled the car with monk
eys. It was not until the safety Of
looping the loop was thus conclusive-
ly demonstrated that men and women
were willing to enjoy its doubtful
pleasures for two sous.
"In describing this fearful and won
derful construction in 1916, LIE Journal
du Havre states: AT II o'clock this
morning the aerial railway was tested.
The experiments were made in the
presence of M. Dumon, minister of pub
lie works M. Theirs was present at
the trial.
Looping the loop soon went out OF
fashion. The public in that day was
just as tickle as it is now. About 1865.
however, an ambitious Barnum
thought it would be most excellent
scheme to equip the circus Napoleon
with centrifugal railway. The car,
however, was derailed on the very first
trip, and the prefect of police. who was
at that time M. Boitelle, forbade fur.
ther narrowing journeys"
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27
NEW YORK BIRTH RATE GROWS
Statistics Show That the Population
OF That City Is Increasing at
a Rapid Rate.


Statistics compiled by the board Of
health show that the population of
the city of New York is increasing at
a remarkably rapid rate. The births
reported in Manhattan borough alone
during the first four months of the
present year were 1000 in excess Of
those reported in the same period last
year.
1t is pointed out that the cosmopoN-
tan population and the large proper.
ton of foreigners in the city may ac-
count for the high birth rate. E. j.
Lederle, president of the board Of
health, say one reason for an increase
in the number of births reported over
former years may be due to the fact
that the health department now holds
any physician accountable who neg
lects to report birth. At the same time
that an increase in the birth rate is
shown, there has been falling off in
the percentage of deaths.
In 1900 the total number of births in
the city was 81,721, and the birth rate
in each thousand of population was
23.72. Last year the births were S5,643
and the rate 23.5S. During the first
four months of this year there were
reported an excess over the same
months last year of 1000 births in
Brooklyn and of 500 in the Bronx.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27
A WONDERFUL PLACE
Buenos Ayres, the Capital of the
Argentine Republic.
II Is n Metropolis In Every sense Of
the Word, with Beautiful Parks
and "a Truly Magnificent
HarbOr.

Especial Buenos Ayres Letter1
NNE of the most important COM
mercial centers of South Amer
lea is Buenos Ayres, the capital
of the Argentine Republic, which has
a population of nearly 100000 and is
connected with Europe and New York
by several direct lines of steamships.
The city of Buenos Ayres is situated
on the right bank OF the mouth of the
La Plata river, which at this point is
about 20 miles in width. Until few
years ago ocean liners were compelled
to anchor 20 miles outside of the port.
owing to the shallowness of the river
bed, and passengers and freight had
to be transferred to small river steam
ers; but now the city has a magnifi-
cent harbor with modern docks and the
largest ships can discharge passengers
and cargoes in close proximity to the
leading hotels and railway stations.
But Buenos Ayres is of Importance not
only on account of its foreign COM
merce, but also because it is the ter
minus of the. La Plata River Navigation
company, which likewise controls traf-
nc on the Parana and Uruguay rivers
as Tar north and northwest as Para
quay and Brazil. Moreover, a network
OF railroads connects the capital with
every province of the republic.
The European and American ele-
ment has grown quite influential DUR
ing the past two decades and has con-
tributed not little to the development
OF the country. The Italians constitute
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27

Importance. If nothing but its in
crease in population were considered
its growth might be considered one
of the wonders of the age. In 1882 the
city had 100000 inhabitants; now it
has q population Of 1,0O0, ,0OO-an in
crease of nearly 100000 in 20 years.
This rapid growth of the city becomes
still more interesting when one takes
brief survey of its past history.
After Juan Diaz de Soils had discov-
cred the Rio de la Plata-the Silver
river-in 1915, and after Sebastiano
Caboto and Diego Garcia had sailed up
the Parana and Uruguay rivers, in 1927,
Emperor Charles v. dispatched, in the
year 1885, the Spanish commander Pc
dro Mendoza with strong expedition
to colonize the country along the banks
of these mighty rivers. Shortly after
his arrival Mendoza founded city on
the right shore of the La Plata which
he called Buenos Ayres. After centu-
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27
IMMURED WOMAN AGAIN.
Startling story of q stone Mason at
Baku-Forced to Wall in
Living Victim.

A stone mason was at work on an
old wall in the center of the town
when a carriage swiftly drove up to
him, two masked men jumped out,
threw bag over his head, bundled him
into the carriage and galloped away,
says dispatch from Baku to the New
York Herald
After half an hours furious driving
the mason was told to alight, the sack
was taken from his head and he found
himself in an old fashioned court yard.
He was pushed through door into
q corridor and in an empty room he
noticed an opening in a stone wall
in which was wedged woman, trem-
bling and with terrified face.
The men who had brought the ma
son pointed revolver att his, breast and
ordered him to walk up to the opening
with the woman behind it, threatening
to shoot him dead if he refused.
Stones, mortar and trowels were in the
room.
He was told that the woman was a
Mahometan who had injured her
husband.
The mason built up the opening, the
sack was again drawn over his head
and three-quarters of an hour later
he was put out of the carriage at a
lonely part of the city.
As soon as he could free himself of
the sack he did so, but the carriage had
disappeared. He went Immediately to
the police and told his story. Although
the police are ransacking the houses
in the Mahometan quarter, they can
find no trace of the locality of this
horrible crime.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27
WHAT BILL ARP SAYS
Something About Bantams and More
About the Race Problem.
The Grandchildren Greatly Pleased
When "a Brood Of Tiny Chicks II
Hatched-StOry of n Visit to
Grants Tomb.

The bantam hen has hatched and
three little grandchildren are happy.
They can't talk fast enough to tell me
about them. There are little things in
our domestic life and there are big
things, but l believe the little things
are the biggest.
For a months or more these children
have been watching and waiting for
the bantam hen to lay her litter and
hatch her little brood, and this morn
ing the telephone bell rang furiously
and 1t said: "Our bantam hen has
hatched," and soon they came running
to tell us about them, but they didn't
stay five minutes. They had to go
back and look after the bantams.
Well, there is nothing prettier in all
nature than little brood of bantam
chickens and my faith is they were
created specially to make little chill
dren happy. 1t seems that they orig
mated in a little town of that name on
the island of Java and have been trans
planted to other countries. They are a
game bird and bantam rooster will
attack and whip an ordinary game
cock of five times it's weight. These
little children come to see me every
day and to comfort me while am sick
and their presence is the best medicine
l have found. The happiness of our
children is the biggest thing in life and
my desire to live is mainly for their
sake. The papers are full of big
things, but they won't compare with
the little ones.
Clark Howell went thousand miles
to make big speech about Grant.
That was all right. have more re-
spect for Gen. Grants memory than
for any big man who was on that side,
but / still fail to understand how Lin
coin came to appoint slave holder as
general of the army. But time keeps
rolling on and Grants attitude on the
race problem seems to be the popular
one now among our northern brethren.
The census and the result OF negro edu-
cation has at last convinced the negro
lovers of their mistake.
couldn't imagine what Booker
Washington was to do with that $780,
600 of Carnegie's last gift, but ] see
by Booker's late card he is going to ex-
pend it in manufacturing tooth
brushes and he says he can reform the
whole race by supplying them with
tooth brushes. That is all right--any-
thing to get rid of the money that
keeps on piling up. He might add a
side factory for toothpicks.
But, speaking about Gen. Grant re-
minds me of his magnificent tomb at
Grant park, and that reminds me of a
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27

ries Of oppression and spoliation by
the Spaniards and after many san
culinary struggles the Spanish.viceroy
of the La Plata provinces was deposed
and provisional government formed.
This occurred On May 25, 1910, which
day has ever since been observed as
the birthday of the republic South
American Fourth of July. But only
after years of hard fighting against
heavy odds was Argentina declared
independent, on July 8, 1916. After
ward the jealousy existing between
the various provinces, and the bloody
conflicts caused by them, prevented
rational development of the country.
Moreover, in 1865, the Argentine Re-
public was forced into a disastrous
war with Paraguay, which was not
definitely concluded until 1876, when
the allied governments of Argentine,
Brazil and Uruguay forced their
plucky enemy to submit to humiliating
terms of peace.
In the following decade the country
made. wonderful progress, which was
impeded only occasionally by presi-
Dental revolutions. But under the
maladministration of President
Juarez Celman, from 1886 to 1890, it
was brought to the verge of ruin, from
the consequence of which it is suffer-
ing unto this day; and only the great
resources of the republic, developed
largely by the industry of immigrants
from Europe, and the honest admin
istration of public affairs by President
Pelligrini. Saenz-Pena and Roca have
saved it from absolute decay. But in
spite of these obstacles the. city of
Buenos Ayres has grown steadily in
wealth and Importance.
Like most South American cities,
Buenos Ayres is laid out on the checker
board plan. Most of the houses are
one or two story structures with mar
row, unattractive fronts, but of great
depth and elaborately decorated on
the inside. The rooms are usually ar
ranged to open upon patio q
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27
HEALTH OFFICERS TRIALS.
Specimens Of the Ordinary Com.
plants Daily Received by the
Department Omcfals.

Though the ordinary routine of the
city health Office is serious enough and
strenuous enough, the situation is not
without its humorous side. The humor
is invariably of the unconscious sort,
resultant from popular idea that the
department combines all the qualities
of bureau of information, police
force, an arbiter of family difficulties
and general efficacious Jack of All
Trades, to be called in on every occa-
sion. The health office, besides receiv-
ing daily calls, both personal and tele-
phonic, from cranks of all stages and
degrees, gets letters innumerable and
of character that would have made
Solomon himself throw up the sponge
in despair, says the Washington
Times, or else get the benefit of the
humor they contain.
Here are few requests received in
the course of a days mail by the office:
Why don't you move the dead cat in
front of our house?
My neighbor shakes her rug out of
the window every Friday.
We can't get any water on the top
floor of our house.
! wish you would compel the land
lord TO furnish us with more heat.
The party in the third fat front
bangs the piano until two a. M; please
stop it. VIA
Why don't you make them heat tho
trolley ears?
Why don't you make them keep the
ventilators of the cars open?
Why don't you make them keep the
yentilators shut?
There is man in the fiat below with
very red face. He looks like SMALL
pox- Send up here.
If you don't stop the barking dog
that keeps us all awake III tell the
commissioners on you.
i haven't made any kick about the
racket going on In these fats by the
calls OF late-comers and the noise OF
punches Of keys being thrown down to
the street from the windows, but L
draw the line on Cuban .mocking
bird In the next apartment. The bird
don't say a word all day. but keeps up
an awful racket all night. Nv
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27

the largest part of the foreign popula-
tion, closely followed by Spaniards and
Frenchmen. The English, German and
American colonies are far less impor-
tant as far as numbers are concerned.
but they have done much more than
the others towards building up the
commerce, charities and schools of the
city.
Although the republic and the capi-
tai have suffered much from wars, rev.
olutions and panics of every kind, they
have somehow managed to conquer all
these obstacles, and in spite of tenn
porary difficulties and the present
wrangle with Chill over the frontier
question it is safe to assume that
Buenos Ayres will grow steadily in
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27

square court ornamented with shrub
berry. potted plants and fountains.
Large mansions sometimes have two
or three of these courts, one or two for
the family and third for the higher
household officials. In the center of
the city, however, this ancient style Of
architecture, which provides an
abundance of light and air, has been
supplanted by the modern interna-
tlonal residence. In all other respects
Buenos Ayres is a metropolitan city.
1t has number of really fine public
buildings, club houses, banks and
monuments and score or more of
small parks and squares. The most
famous of the latter is the Plaza de
Mayo, a beautiful park ornament ed
with superb monuments and sur
rounded by some of the most imposing
edifices in the world. On one side. on
the banks of the La Plata, stands the
massive government building, on the
other the cathedral. the archi-Episco-
pal palace and The halls of congress.
Another step and the principal streets
OF the city are reached-the newly
opened Avenida de Mayo, the Gale
Rlvadia, Victoria, San Martin and
Florida, along which are located the
fashionable stores, clubs and banks.
The Gale Florida, however, is the real
center of the city's life-what Broad-
way is to New York and State street
to Chicago.
General social life does not differ
much from that of large cities in
other lands, and there are but few
original street types to attract the
travellers attention. Among the lat-
ter are the "changadors" husky fell
lows to be seen on every street corner.
waiting for odd jobs as messengers.
rug beaters or anything else that may
turn up. Another striking character
is the milk man who comes to town
bright and early in the morning.
mounted on a patient piece of horse
flesh, carrying the lacteal fluid in tin
cans enclosed in OK hides. A few years
ago a still more interesting sight de-
lighted tourists. In the morning the
milkman drove his cows through the
streets /and delivered the milk direct
from the animal to the consumer. thus
doing away with the necessity Of a
milk inspection department. But
these good old days" are almost over
The rapid progress in the deyelopment
Of the city is supplanting archaic Gus
toms and manners and but few days
hence and Buenos Ayres will in an
respects follow the methodical and
uninteresting routine which char
acterizes life in metropolitan center.
the world over. KARL oENGKR