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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-03
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In Effect, Oct. 10, 1US.

In Effect, Oct. 10, 1sSz.
Passenger trains leave Augusta as ~
THROUGH TRAINS.
GOING WEST-e.4O A. M. for Lewiston.
bennington, Phillips, Rockland. Port.
iston Pennington, Phillips, Carrabasset,
NHan e.nya koe ad;, Portland, Boston,
N. stratford, Island POND i Coiebroois
and and, B &c, e Falls $40 P. NJ, local to
wick, Portland and Boston, connecting
for Bath, Portland. Lewiston, Cornish,
B5riadgt9n. no. Conway, and Bartlett, 70l
Pullman) every night for Lewiston, Bath,
Portland and boston; 2.S5 A. M, daily ex-
cept Monday. for Portland and Boston.
press) for Skowhegan, Bangor, Bar Har-
Dor, St Stephen, Calais, st. John, Hall
TAX and Aroostook county and to Wash
ington Co. r. R.; Monday morning, going
east does not connect for Skowhegan nor
on Sunday morning for Belfast. Foxcroft,
or beyond Bangor, except at Ellsworth
vile, Foxcroft and Bangor; 9io A. NJ, for
| Waterville, Belfast, Skowhegan. Bangor
and Bucksport; 1885 P. M Waterville,
carisea, Via Via E. 4 r. r. %aneeb ans
st. stephen. (Calaisl. Houlton, Wood
stock, st. John, and Halifax and to Lew
IStOll, via odhldilu ana winthrop. Z.U K.
NJ, express for Watervills. Bangor. Bar
Greenville and Katahdin Iron Works: 30
7. M, for WaterviIle, Oakland. Nortb
Anson Bingham, Skowhegan, BeifasC
FoXcroft, Greenville Bangor, Old Town
and Mattawamkeag; 7.26 P. M. for Water
vile.
SUNDAYS-Going west: 2.s5 A. NJ, for
Portland. Boston; 10.28 A. M: 1925 +. NJ,
tor Brunswick Bath, Portland and Bos-
ton: Going east, 12.59 A. M, Bangor; 9.15
"A q ara1
Bangor
The Night Pullman Train leaving at
1888 A. M. Monday morning going east
does not connect at Skowhegan, nor on
Sunday morning for Belfast. Foxcroft or
Wash Co. r. r.
| ACCOMMODATION TRAINS.
AUGUSTA TO SOUTH GARDINER.
A. M. P. NJ Pm p NJ
A AaIloWei ", .:7t9 $ s 44SS99 s1S
Gardiner ..........S00 go 430 $50
So Gardiner, ar. $40 go 43O $40
SOUTH GARDINER TO AUGUSTA
| AN PM M. PM.
So Gardiner. w. 60 100 800 500
Gardner ..........63O ITO 310 $40
Hallowell .........6.4S 123 3.23 6.23
Augusta, ar. ....650 1.51 $3.50 $50
| Through tickets 20 California and all
points South and West may be had of e.
| H., Walker, ticket agent, Augusta, the
| only office in Augusta selling via. all
routes and checking baggage free of ex-
penSe.
GEO. E. EVANS, v. P. & Gen Man.
| F. E. BOOTHBAY, G. P. & T. A.
Portland Me-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-03

Believing in the theory of~the ounce
of prevention, Winthrop called out its
hose company, the other day, and thor
oughly wet down the tindcrdry roofs
of ali houses and buildings in the main
part of lhe village. incidentally the
HI rcts and ggEtss We're benefited and the
Aust WelEfaid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-03
|aust Na!kMi,

tsisSannounced that the annual cX-
aeursidn of tAe Maine Press Association
wil'commenre on fMonday, June y,
the week, beirss2pa with Rockland
as Headquarters, while Camden, Cas-
tine. Belfast and many other points will
be visited. 1t is proposed that next
year the, excursion Shall consist of Il
trip to St Louis for the purpose of at
tending the fair. one of the best eX-
cu"sions the association ever had was
III 1888 when the worlds fair ut
Chicago was visited.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-03

w" Over this is printed the lnScrlp-
ton Long Live the President. Inc
piece is of copper and is as large as the
old Penny Tollen--prob9bly the largest
copper coin ever turned out of Il United
States mint. The piece was probably
coined during the administration OF
George Washington. The axe that was
turned out by the pillow must have been
used by Il giant, for when placed ON
the scales it weighed six pounds. The
bayonct and the hoe had nothing un-
usual about them, although the latter
was of a somewhat antiquated style
The place where these articles We're
found was on what is known as the
Foss place, where one of the early
pioneers of the town settled.
An PASSPORT correspondent tells of
the finding of an old Bible in that city.
1t was printed in 1715, and being 1SS
years old, is somewhat of a relic. 1t is
the property of Ivory II. Crabtree and
many have called to see.it. The Bible
is in good condition. leather covered
and unusually large, being lSXiO inches
and about five inches thick.
ct is not all the fishing to catch
fish" can well be said of Mr. Frederick
skinner. a Boston angler who is one
of the true sDortsmen that fishes the
EanSeley waters. For many years
Mr. Skinner has been coming there and
it is doubted if any one has hooked
more fish and killed less. He has been
there for the nast two weeks, every
day rain or shine, warm or cold. Mr..
Skinner fishes. Once in a great while
h, brings to The Hotel a small fish 10
be cooked for himself Or some friend.
Although Mr.. Skinner keeps a record
of his ttongs as we'll as that of the fish
which he tackles, his name never APP
pears in the fish record. 1t is known
that this season five pound trout ard
several salmon larger than this he has
weighed. and they are still in the lake
waiting 10 be caught again. Mr.. Skin
ner knows how to fish, how 10 catch
fish. how to protect fish. and what to
do in order to keep the fishing good at
the RangeIeys. What a pleasant re-
lief it is to find 4 fisherman like this
who is Il true sportsman and not mere
ly hog.
When George II. Libby retires from
his position as city treasurer of Port
land AZ the close of the calendar and
municipal year, to him will be the
honor of having served the city for a
longer continuous period than any
other city official that Portland has
ever had Thirty-eight years ago this
month. j" began his duties as the only
was then Just homo from the war in
which he lost his left hand at the as
sault on Port hudson. Last winter
he took his first vacation since ne on
tered the office.
one of the prominent attorneys of
Maine who recently came into Bath on
a trolley car from Brunswick, re-
marked to the Bath Independent: ITS
Il shame Tor business houses to destroy
the beauty of such an attractive ride
by erecting those hidcouS signs. They
increase in number every year and it
seems to me as if your board of trade
or merchants club ought to do all that
it can to~discouraGc the idea. Your
suburbs are ono of the greatest attrac-
tions Won have. Why spoil their hcauty
by such methods" What is true of
Bath in this respect is true of All our
cities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-03

iknlCc Our monthly regulator is the
l4UICN best remedy known to medical
science for the immediate relief
Of all Irregularities: Success guaranteed
No pain, danger orinterference with work
The most difficult cases successfully
treated by mail. Write for further par
ticulars and free confidential advice. Re
member this remedy is absolutely safe
mail securely sealed for s.. Register let
tiers containing money. Mrs. DR.. J. f.
Bishop. Office IFS fremont ST., Room 6
Boston, Mass. F apr11d&w1y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-03
NO

The health officer, DR.. W. II. Harris.
VIII be at City hall, Common Council
room. from 10 to II A. NJ, every day.
until further notice, to vaccinate all
persons who may so desire-according
to the law of the State of Maine.
Per order,
BOARD OF HEALTH,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-03
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished Daily by the Federal Stock
and Grain Co.; Office, Opera Hous.
Block, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-03

PASSPORT says that more bicycles are
in use there than ever before, but it
is not believed the same can be said in
any other Maine city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-03

Today college baseball games are
Bowdoin VS.. L. of Maine ut Bangor
and Bates VS.. Colby at WaterVille.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-03

II'1TER- Firm; creameries. 15m2H!
diaries 15MIS
EGGS Steady: EIm1A.
Steady; 10EMl1R
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-03

points South and West may be had of e
II. Walker, ticket agent, Augusta, the
only office in Augusta selling via. al
routes and checking baggage free of ex-
penSe.
GEO. E. EVANS, ". P. & Cen Man.
F. E. BoOTHBAY, G. P. & T. A.
Portland, Me.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30
TOUCHED FENCE RAILS.


washington POST.
y very well-known actor now playing in
q local stock company was seen one day
last week touching with his fingers the iron
rails of each fence he passed on his way
to the theater.
What earth are you doing?" ex-
claimed friend who had been trying to
catch up with the actor.
why, it does seem silly in this adj
vanced age of civilization. doesn't it? But
do you know. | can no more help touching
these iron rails. particularly when 1 give
a performance. than L can taking a drink
when i am thirsty. / believe it's bad luck
10 miss touching one, and so closely does
this idea cling to me that have frequently
gone back and put my fingers on the one 1
have missed. l hate 10 admit the super
stition even TO myself: but when things go
wrong with me. l unconsciously find myself
wondering what iron rails passed recent
~ without putting my fingers on them.
Most people, especially theatrical folks,
have some pet superstition. many placing
as firm faith in the virtue OF rabbit 5
foot. "A coin or a species of stone. as l do
I'm the persistent touching of the iron rails
on the fences, believing, as 1 do. that the
inanimate objects assure good luck"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30

and the old members Of the force often
laugh over the incident now as they sit
around the station and discuss bygone days.
The question of the appointment of the
police commissioners and superintendent
was brought up and some declared that the
metropolitan system was no longer in
vogue, while others said II was. The re-
suit was that Thomas F. Colbert. superin-
tendent. seeded and established head
quarters, with thirty men, in the courthouse
for thirty days, at the end of which time
the matter was settled. On Feb. r. 1891, Col
bert was appointed superintendent by Mayor
Thomas L. Sullivan. the first mayor under
the new charter. The first hint OF the
present efficiency of the department came
about fourteen years ago, when twelve
patrol boxes were put In. These will be
remembered as the little houses that stood
on the corners of the downtown districts.
in which there were telephones. Later the
Gamewell system, that is now used, was
inaugurated and with the annexation of
West, Indianapolis, North indianapolis,
Haughville and Brightwood the force was
increased until now there are 16s men, in
Guiding sergeants and detectives. There
are fourteen detectives under Capt. S. S.
Gerber.
comparatively recent factor I'm the de-
partment is the bicycle police. These men
have done much to improve the facilities
and last year the eight bicycle men made
nearly two thousand arrests At first there
were only six. but the number has been
increased and they now the terrors of
many law violators 1t is their ability TO
arrive on the scene quickly that makes
them of such value. Superintendent Taffe
and Capts. Martin j. Hyland and Christian
Kruger are now at the head of the force
Captain Hyland has been connected with
the department for the past nineteen years
and Captain Kruger for fifteen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30

people who seldom go to other theaters,
not always through a spirit of economy,
but because of the simple reason that they
get more enjoyment out of play that has
its love, it's hate. it's devotion. its grief. it's
fun, it's climaxes. laid on thick Just OBJ
serve some time when a favorable oppor-
tunity presents itself the manner in which
party of young working girls out for an
afternoon or evening of diversion drink in
the performance of a melodrama. The
popular-price theater is the favorite
rendezvous where they may dress i'm their
best, look their prettiest, cast aside the
cares of the shop or factory and abandon
themselves, heart and soul, to the luxury of
being amused And here is an interesting
thing: These girls are. for the most part
of that chic and petite order so peculiar to
the working women of the middle West
dressed plainly, but, with the unapproach-
able instinct skill of the American woman
of the large cities, in styles that are grace
full and becoming. They are all very much
at home in the theater, and between the
acts they promenade in happy companies
of three and four out of the auditorium to
adjacent soda water fountains, where they
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30
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Vignettes of An Inland City

indulge in those liquid refreshments so dear
to the feminine palate.
And how they do enjoy the play! How
real it is To them. How their lips twitch
with suppressed emotion when the fact be-
gins to dawn upon them that the handsome
hero is about TO be accused of perpetrating
a dastardly murder when. goodness knows.
he was miles away from the spot at the
time that the crime was committed! 1t
seerss almost too hard to bear, and their
hatred for the villain who has accused the
hero of the crime becomes such an over
whelming passion that they can scarcely
keep it within reasonable bounds. But
he'll get what's coming to him later on"
they confide to each other and all of them
take a great deal of comfort i'm this reassur-
ing knowledge. The sentimental scenes APP
peal strongly to them. and nothing causes
them so much irritation when some hor-
rid boy up in the gallery gives an uncalled-
for imitation of a kiss right i'm the midst
of the most romantic love passage. When
the handsome hero is not on the stage they
whisper busily among themselves In regard
to the clothes worn by the leading woman,
and woe be to the lady under discussion If
she show poor taste in the selection of her
gowns or fail to wear them gracefully.
And the boys in the gallery-ah! they are
the critics who can make or break a play;
they are the all-powerful judges who can
crown a good actor with laurels send a
bad one back into the wings from whence
he came-undone and disgraced. They are
the champions of virtue; they abominate
vice in any shape or form, but, with all
their stanch devotion to honesty, heroism
and righteousness, a love scene invariably
proves nauseating to them. When East
Lynne" comes to the home of melodrama
they stay away; when "A Ragged Hero" or
Railroad jack drops in for a visit they
are on hand every time and in readiness
to storm with Kisses the ramparts of vii
lainy or to defend with tumultuous cheers.
whistles and hand-clappings the fortress Of
morality. There are certain stereotyped
speeches in every well regulated melodrama
that the patrons of the gallery look for
ward to with anticipation of keen delight.
When the hero, with flashing eyes and
heaving breast, points a deadly foreinger
at the william who has wronged him and
caused him all sorts Of distressing inconven-
fences, and shouts at the top of his voice,
This mans life belongs to me!'-then
look out for an avalanche from the gallery.
That line never fails to hit the mark; it
first started into the melodramatic business
in the days of the good old Lights O.
London" and 1T has been working over
time ever since. There is something magic
al in its power to set afire the enthusiasm
of the gallery gods. Many melodrama has
been written around that line; many a
dramatist has built up fame and fortune
with nothing but that line to start on.
If you are gallery god-if you have ever
been one-you will nourish tenderness in
your heart for that line in spite of your
self. and the oftener you hear it the better
you will like il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30

nc tried one of his hiGh-sounding speeches
they Kissed him-and Missed him good. They
didn't wait TO hear the speech i'm it's entire
ty: they didn't mean to be fooled again. and
they thought 1t was high time to show that
fellow just what they thought OF him.
When the end of the act came with its
hair-raising climax, there is always q
Embarrassing climax at the end OF each
acD they discovered to their establishment
that the Human Being was not in league
with the villain after all. and that he was
actually helping the hero I'm the latters eff
fort to thwart some outrageous piece OF
rascality. Here was richness, Mr..
Squeers would have said had he been pres
emit Who ever heard OF such character
in Melodramaland before?-a sort Of go
as-you-please person who could fit about
at will between the armies OF Right and
Wrong. The galleryites settled down into
a state of sulen indifference so far as
the Stranger was concerned: they refused
to honor him by recognizing his presence.
They considered him a nonentity, although
they didn't call him by that name. They
called him Rotten, which probably meant
the same thing. But when. at the denoue-
ment of the story I'm the last act, the HUI
EldI DtlilS Oul W Dc TIC ACd& SoacS
of the hero's triumph over the villain. the
galleryites applauded him once more. In a
half-hearted way at first. but finally with
deafening enthusiasm. For what do you
think happened, of all things IN the
world? Why, when the villain had
been unmasked, as all villains are, sooner
or later, and when the hero was about to
send for the officers of the law to take
him away to jail. what did the Human Be-
ing do but step forward and say mol
The law shall not have him. He wrecked
my home many years ago." And then what
did he do but exclaim with the proper de-
gree of emphasis and in measured tones
that caused the words TO strike home
This mans life belongs to mel"
1t had been a long time coming. but II
had come at last. The galleryites raised
the roof with mighty cheer
LOUIS w. JONES.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30

have no problems to be solved, save by the
actors themselves. The majority of the
people who make up the audiences are
honest, simple folk, who have long ago
formed their own ideas of what dramatic
unities should be. They like to have their
emotions swayed by something simple and
direct; they have no time nor inclination
to carry the lesson of the drama home with
them TO be thought over afterward.
The character of the audiences at the
local home of melodrama changes with
the day in the week. Those of Monday
afternoon and evening are. for some rea-
son or other. the most unique and interest
ing to observe. Station yourself in the
lobby some Monday afternoon when a
thrilling melodrama' is on the bills-and
this means almost any Monday afternoon.
for a thrilling melodrama is nearly always
on the bills-and watch the men, women
and children who pass the ticket-takers.
The first thing to make an impression on
your mind will be the predominance of
Juvenile theater-goers. Babies are not
tabooed here at least, and sometimes you
will find yourself counting the chubby lit
tie faces with the big wondering eyes that
peer down at you over the shoulders of
proud mothers. There are often as many
as a score of these tiny visitors in the
balcony on a Monday afternoon. The own
ers of the babies usually sit in the balcony.
and for obvious reasons the babies always
go along with them.
The ticket taker at the balcony entrance
will tell you, if you happen to stand in
with him, that there are several Indian
apoIis babies who never miss Monday
afternoon. There is one baby in particu-
lara bald-headed one with world-wise
air-that comes regularly on the first aft
ernoon of the week and brings its mother
along with it, There are some babies that
can't see anything Interesting In a melo-
drama, and they don't hesitate to express
their disapproval. Not so with this little
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30

manager, ina gines for n moment that IN
'Everyman' he has the only moral play
before the public he should visit the home
of meodrama and become disillusionzed.
The average stage story at the home is as
full of morality as a watermelon is full of
seeds. In fact, there are so many morals
in the usual popular-priced play that it is
Outlines impossible to find out just what
the moral of the piece is. The galleryites
have been known to become so satiated with
morality in the course of a single act that
they lost all power of discrimination and
applauded frequently at the wrong times.
There was once a stage character at the
Park that was an enigma to the galleryites.
They had never seen anything like him
before on the stage, and they didn't know
how to take him. There are always two
sides to a melodrama-a good and a bad
side. Some of the characters are lined up on
one side and the rest of 'em belong to the
other, and it's the business of the two sides
to fight each other-a battle of virtue
against vice. A creature of Melodramaland
must be saint a DEVIL there can be no
lowering about between the two-no half
way foolishness, no straddling the fence, as
it were. Well, it happened that this char
acter in question was neither good nor bad;
he was just a common, everyday human
being, and really didn't belong in Melo-
dramaland at all. Being an ordinary man.
with an ordinary mans natural weaknesses.
the galleryites were painfully at loss to
account for his presence in the play. Once
or twice, at the beginning of the piece, this
unique character made a speech that sound
ed pretty good and the auditors on high
applauded him-only to find out shortly
after, to their intense disgust, that the
stranger was inclined to poke fun at the
hero. All of that applause had been wasted.
for it was now apparent that the stranger
belonged on the other side-the bad side.
And so they laid for him, and the next time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30

cluded that he had hit upon winning sys-
tenn of his own. This was his idea-he
would play red or black, no numbers,
doubling every loss and repeating the win
ming bet. In order that you may follow
me I'll figure it out for you in American
money
The speaker took pencil from his pocket
and illustrated the system on the back
of an envelope, while the interested group
of men pulled their chairs nearer him in
order to get a good view of the figures.
HE would bet francs, or 81, if ne chose
red TO play" continued the demonstration.
Losing he bet 2: losing this, he bet f. If
red then came up he would win "a. being 81
ahead, and, repeating his 81 bet. if red fol-
lowed he would be S ahead. This success
sive turn-up of the color he bet on, accord
ing TO his calculations, BASED on what he
considered careful obser, ations-would oc-
Gun fifty times in hundred and make his
winnings, for he would change color every
time he went back to his initial bet. On
the night of his experiment he chose red
to begin on and black won. More than that.
black turned up seventeen consecutive times.
He weakened on his tenth play, for two
things broke upon his mind-first, that if
he did win the next bet his profit would be
only 81, and that if the continued he
would need the capital of bank to play.
AS ii was he was out to the extent of 81 ,023.
Fortunately, he was a man of wealth.
IF he had continued to double to the sew
enteenth bet he would have been out s131, OH.
On the eighteenth turn red came up at last,
and his bet would necessarily have been
sl31 072, when his net winning would have
been single dollar. The next turn was black.
And so. out of nineteen turns. eighteen were
black. 1t had cost him over $1,000 to learn
the folly of trying to best the roulette wheel,
even when you have system. And there
are others just like him every night Of the
year at Monte Carlo.
''None of your roulette in mine. Just give
me comfortable scat at table with stacks
of red, white and blue circular celluloids in
front of me, and 25-cent limit as the even
ing's programme. Poker's good enough for
an American. What do you Think"
The others of the party quite agreed with
him, and the little company adjourned to
convenient bachelor quarters near by.