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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
BEWARE OF THE CAB,
Better the Frisky Hanson with an
Escort in These Days Of Suspicion.

When hansoms first came into use
here they were received with suspicion
| Nobody knew why, but hansoms were
| last 1oung women We're not allowed
70 ride III them alone. When they did
succeed in getting permission 10 do
sHch thing or did 1t without leave
they always had The air of enjoying a
stolen pleasure dangerous to their
regulations. Young women who
thought 4 piquant to be just a little
fast deffgAted in the opportunity that
the haHSh offered to create that i'm
pressiomT oung women with the right
views Vflife were expected to confine
themselves to the conservative seclu-
| sion of the cab.
But the sighted vehicle has lived
down it's MISREPRESENTATION. To-day no
girl would hesitate tostake. her grand
mother driving in a hanson. She could
even be seen with young man In one
under certain circumstances. sand m
these days of emancipated maidenhood
might escape criticism even for fais
act. which a few yearssago might have
put her outside the circle in which all
young girls want to remain.
And cabs have fallen from the high
regard in which they used to be held
when the frisky hanson made its APP
pearance here. Then cabs were de-
scribed as refined, retiring and modest
compared to the openfaced London inn
portation. Now they are mysterious.
concealing and rather wicked. They
indicate desire tosescape observation.
They show that seclusion Ii desired
and proclaim the necessityof half con-
cealed depths into which their occu-
pants may sink. This renown has
come after all it's yearssof respectable
ity to the slow-going honest old cab
that held its. own so long. chiefly on ac-
count of it's substantial, solid qualities
If two persons who could ride in
hansam without danger. but dare not
get into a cab. should happen to take
to Madison avenue as their thorough
fare. no ensuing social calamity might
be considered too awful. Such impru-
dence would in all probability,be at
tended with the most disastrous re-
suits. Mere walking NJ ADDISON ave-
nue used to besthought equivalentsfo
announcing an engagement. More
false rumorssof marriages were started
by that innosent habit than by any
other cause. But pedestrianism all
ways meant matrimony. .r
Two in a cab now suggests some vlo-
lation Of social conventions almost as
heinous as lunching alone in some
palm room or even going to continu-
Gus vaudeville matinee. The hanson
and the automobile are in these days
models of decorum in comparison with
the cab. SO young women and more
mature ones must beware Of it unless.
they are looking for the kind Of resi-
tation it inevitably brings.-Newg Tot4s
Sun. GH
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
JAPANESE REITERATED.
Said to Have Lost Horses to Cossacks
on Talu River.

ST. Petersburg Feb. 2S.-A dispatch
received hero from Lao Yang and
dated Feb 2S. says that Chinese on the
Yalu river report that an advance
guard Of Russian cavalry which has
penetrated torCa for a distance of
about eco vcr.'ts across the river had
;tn enc "untcr with u detachment of the
Japan"ce and that the Japanese were
compelled to retreat and fed, leaving
their horses which were seized by Cos
sacks. Gen. Lincvitch despatched
cavalry and body of infantry in pur-
suit and with an order to occupy
northern COroa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
RUSSIANS INTERFERING.
Said They Are Tamperin1 With Impe
1-a- rial Railway TeIcgraphs.

Tien Tsin. Feb. 2S.-Russians are in
terfering with the imperial railway tel
egraphs. ON Feb. 81, they demanded
that they be allowed to read the tele
grams received at Tien ChWang sta
ton, where the Chinese authorities.
have now placed q sentry.
Chinese officials say that the report
ID landing of Japanese troops at Pos
siet bay has not been confirmed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
HOSTILITY IN COREA
Especially in ChcmuIpo Against the
Japanese Protectorate.

Yin Kow. Feb. 2S.-ViccrOy AlcXief
has arrived at Mukdcn where he prob
ably will remain until the reorEaniza-
tion of the forces has ben completed
lie has been living aboard Il train, but
he will enter his headquarters, tomor-
row.
The schedule of all regular trains OF
the railway has been annulled.
The Novikra declares there is great
hostility in Corea, especially in Chem
ulro against the Japanese protccto-
rate,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
SUFFERING OF TROOPS.
Grave Rumors Regarding Russian Sol
diers Crossing Lake BaikaI.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 29.-Grave ru-
mors in circulation here concerning the
suferinGs of the troops crossing Lake
Baikal were communicated to the Off
Ger in charge who teleSraphed that
there were no cases of severe frosthitc
occasioning either death of amputa-
ton. He says that the journey Of 25
miles, which takes II hours, is broken
at 4 relay station in the center of the
lake where Il hot dinner is served and
that particular care is taken of the
weaker men during transit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
A Proposition.
CPhiladelphia Press.)

"A Kind lady gev me an old vest VS.
tidy dat had dc name o. your firm In
it. an it fits me fine" said Ragson Tat
tiers. the tramp.
'Well?" said the tailor.
well, If you'll gimme coat an
pair o pants ter go wild it I'll give yer
4 testimonial sayin' you clo'es Is de
best fttin' / ever wore"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
vLADIvOSTOcK BLOcKADED.
Japanese Fleet Said to Be on Guard or
That Port.

LONDON, Feb. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES has
been blockaded by Il Japanese fleet
since Thursday, according to Daily
Mali dispatch from Hakodale. which
adds that incoming steamers report
Russian cruisers on the east coast oi
Kinkwasan, in the Bay of Sendai, ia
pan.
Japanese warships have been report
I'd IL the vicinity of Nladivostock, but
this report of Il blockade, although con
sidcrcd probable. has not yet been con
lirmcd from other sources.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
FOUR TROOP TRAINS
Have Been Flushing Chinese Troops to
Northeastern Frontier.

Pokin. Feb. 22.-Since Feb. % four
troop trains have left Pao Ting Flu for
III" northeastern frontier. The last
contingent left, today, on two trains
completing the force of 10000 men.
These troops are all regulars and their
replaced by troops from Shan Tung
province.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
HER 10Th BIRTHDAY,
Vet Mrs. Shedd Was Born 81 Years
Aqo.

Lawrence. Mass, Feb. 2s.-Mrs. Deb
orah Francis Shodd. nee Biann. vii
be "a years old on Monday, but it will
be her 2Oth birthday that she has haG
an opportunity to celebrate bccaus.
she was horn on Feb. %. Mrs. Shcdd
was born in 1870 in Searsmont. NJ"
She was married in Boston. Mrs.
Shcdd has spent nearly all of the latter
part of her life in Boston and New
Salem. She was one of nine children
Mrs. Shedd Is now I'm good health
Her birthday will ne observed simply
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
At WATERVIlLE.
intercollegiate Track Meet Will 81
Held, May ID.

Orono. Me-. Feb. 2S.-The State inter
collegiate track meet will be held, May
H. at Watervillc. This was decided at
meeting, yesterday. Seven delegates
were present. representing the four
Maine colleges. These officers were elect
ed: President. f. c. Wilson. Bates Col
leHe: vice president, Edward Fl. Cot
ton. Colby; secretary. J. w. Grove.
University of Maine; treasurer, II. f.
Hall, Bowdoin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29

and children and the station here is
filed with refugees waiting an oppOr-
tunity to return to Russia, many OF
them remaining two days before being
able to continue their journey.
A locomotive broke through the ice
on Lake Baikal and sank near the
shore, but no loss of life has been re-
ported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
NO CHANGE IN SITUATION,
Matters Remain About the Same al
Port Arthur.

Port Arthur, Feb. 2S.-There has been
no change in the situation here during
the past two days. A gale blew from
the north. today, accompanied by
thunder and lightning. The sea is very
rough. rendering impossible any at
tempt to effect IL landing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
COAL STEAMERS TAKEN.
Two English and One Norwegian Yes
sells Taken by the Russians.

Sucl, Feb. 2S.-The steamer ladel
with coal for Japan captured by Rus
sian torpedo boat dcstroyers are re
ported to be the British steamer Eft
trickdale from Barry, Feb. 3. from
SabanS), the British steamer Frankly
Oby Barry. Feb. 5. for Hong Kong. anf
the Norwegian steamer Matilda (fron
Penarth, Jan. 80, for Sasebo).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
Depends Upon the Result.
CNashinpton Star)

(WashingtOn Star)
Don't you think it Is wrong for your
husband to bet on horse racesg' said
the prudent woman.
ut is very frequently" answered
young Mrs. Torkins. 1.-THE trouble IS
that you can't tell when until after the
race is run, and then it's too late
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29

London, Feb. 2S.-Thc following Off
ciaI dispatch has been received at the
Japanese legation here:
Toxic. Feb. 2&.-9 A. MA number
Of the enemy's cavalry appeared at a
point 700 metres north of Ping Yang,
Corca. Our infantry fired upon Them
causing them to retreat"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29

stems to ensure the freedom of the
lawful trade of subjects of neutral
states, in SO far as their commerce -
permissible under the eX1SehcicS Vi
war.
Other rules outline the course 10 DC
pursued toward neutral trade ana emu
mcritted the articles to be reSardeu as
contraband of war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
RUSSIAN TROOPS
Being Sent to the Far East in Umpire
ccdented Numbers.

Irkutsk, Feb. cS.-The movement Of
troops on the Trans Siberian railroad
has attained unprecedented proportions
in both directions. Trains going east
are filled with troops All trains from
Manchuria are crowded with women
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
REFUGEES FROM MANcHURIA
Landing at Nagasaki, Most of Whom
Arc Women.

Nagasaki. Feb. 2S.-The British
steamer kwang Ping has arrived her,
from Chin Wang Tao on the Gulf OF
Lao Tung with $50 Japanese refugees
mostly women, from Manchuria. Many
of the wcmcn claim they were NAL
treated by the Russian soldiers at Har-
biz.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
RUSSIANS RETIRED.
Skirmish at Ping Yang in Corea-No
Damage Done.

Seoul. Feb. 2S.-DetalS of a SkirmiSh
at Ping Yang. last Friday. show that
80 Russian cavalrymcn approached the
north gate Of the japanese camp and
fired at a distance of 1000 metres. A
sharp fusiladc took place and the Rus
slams retired. All foreigners are safe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
Count Mutsu Has Appendicitis.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Count Mutus
the first secretary of the Japanese le-
CATION, was operated on for appended
tbs. 1t is said. tonight, that the count
WAS doing well.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
MAYoRALTY NOMINATIONS,
Republicans and Democrats Select
Candidates at South Portland.

South Portland. Me. Feb. 2s.-Thc
Republican mayoralty convention. last
night. renoniniated Mayor George r.
Spear. The Democrats nominated
Sherman G. Willard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29

At the invitation of the Bates Col
lei1e Association the relay teams of the
Faith and Brunswick High schools will
compete at the indoor meet in Lewis
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
Corcan Emperor Helps Japanese,

Seoul, Feb. 2S.-Seoul, Feb. 2S.-The
Emperor has contributed 100000 yer
and the crown prince $4,000 yen to the
Japanese relief fund.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29

President Loubet has conferred upon
Superintendent Melville. Of Scotlahu
Yard, the order of an officer of the Le-
gion of Honor. i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
sostonese for "shine, Five centa."

Pedal ligaments artistically luprl-
Gated and well illuminated for the IN
finitesimal remuneration Of cents pei
operation" is the sign displayed over
a bootblack's establishment in Charles
Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29
NO BIG SEA BATTLE.
Continued from page -

to bottle up Port Arthur by sinking
across the channel one of the Ola
Chinese battlcships captured III the
war between Japan and China.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching, Blind, Bleeding or protruolnS
Piles. Your druggist vii! refund money =
PAZO OINTMENT fails - cure w
6 to "A niyG. ,Li--.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-29

70 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Ouinine Tablets.
All druggists refund tho money II IL fails
20 cure F. w. Groves signature % %
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-08-26

How can you get these people into
church? 1t is problem that no bench
OF bishops can answer. 1t would al
most seem that you must first reform
the system under which we live. Yet
il we give more leisure through the
week, less ardor to commercial and
professional existence, how are we to
lOld our own as a nation against
America or Germany?
There can never be that reverence
and affection for a London church that
the country people feel for the gray
old house of God perched upon the
hill and ringed about with whispering
elms and melancholy yews. Their
fathers and grandfathers were married
there, and now lie buried there under
the waving grass of that peaceful
acre.
In the old pews they sat as children,
fretful under the eye of the clerk as
the sermon droned into tedium; there
we're they married, and at the ancient
font their first-born were christened.
The greatest joys and deepest sorrows
of their lives are bound up with the
village church and its graveyard. And
as it is with them so has it been with
their forebears through the genera.
tons.
But in London we change too quick
ly. From one parish to another we
fit with no regret for broken associa.
tons. Where were you christened,
where married? Almost will some o.
tho true-bred cockneys forget. Where
will be your burial? Some well-kept,
dismal park, where you will lie with
thousands Of the other forgotten dead,
Who in ten years have mono left to lay
a wreath upon the marble slab above
them, or to stand and think upon their
memory.
In the village those who knew the
good man or gentle-hearted woman
whose tombstone rises beside the
walk to the church door will speak of
them for many years. even pointing
out their graves to the children, that
they, too. may remember some one
who did his duty in the little COM
munity in which he dwelt for a while.
The clergy Of all denominations are
working harder in our greatest of
cities than ever before. 1t is not their
fault that pews stand empty of morn
ing. But the parishioners have lost
touch with churches and chapels.
The great sea of London has swal.
lowed them up. When old ties and
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-08-26
a Fund of Humor.

William Winter, the dramatic critic,
is thought by some to write the worst
hand of any man living, There may
have been giants in the past. men
like Horace Greeley, who surpassed
him, but no one his equal remains.
Some years ago Mr.. Winter was
travelling in Scotland, and having had
many amusing experiences, wrote an
account of them to r. H. Stoddard, in
New York. Mr.. Stoddard received
The letter at breakfast and, combin-
ing familiarity with the intuitions Of
The poet, managed to make it out, and
enjoyed several good laughs. He
glanced up at Mrs. Stoddard and said
Its from William Winter Very
funny. Want to read it?"
you know can never read word
of his writing" answered Mrs. Stod-
dard.
"Oh, that doesn't matter" replied
Mr.. Stoddard, tossing the letter over;
'it's just as funny to look att"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-08-26

the nerve fag and brain flag of the
workers, and from alterations in the
manners and customs of all classes of
society.
The village church was the center
Of the village life a half century ago;
and in many parts of the country it
remains in this respect unchanged
The chapel shared, and still shares, it's
position. The children are taught
their religion in the Sunday schools by
whatever branch of the Christian creed
these establishments are conducted
and maintained. They grow up to as
sociate Sunday with the old place Of
worship, to reverence those who lead
and conduct its services. Few, even
of the youngest, are absent, for the
parents, should they stay at home
themselves, like to get the children
away for the morning.
AS in youth, so in the ripper middle
age. The church and chapel become
the meeting ground of the villagers,
separated by scattered farms and
lonely cottages during the working
week. They gather before the doors
after service, greeting each other and
saluting those above them in station.
Should a well-known figure be absent,
IL is understood that he is i'll, and in.
Quiries are made concerning him.
The squire and his family regularly
attend. They may be modern enough
IN their views, careless enough in
their religious observances when in
London for the season. But on their
own land, among their own people,
they fill the great pews under the
ancestral coat-of-arms just as their
forebears filled it, for an example, if
for nothing else.
Are there sports to be held, the
clergyman is on the committee.
There are suppers for the bellringers,
excursions for the choir, treats for
the Sunday school; there are mothers
meetings and clothing clubs. The
Non-conformists hold their social gath
erings and concerts. Church and
chapel still remain the hub of the
social wheel in rural England.
Are they so in town? The question
would be laughable we're not the an
swer a subject for regret to many of
us.
London is mass of humanity pitch
forked together by careless fate. To
speak unpalatable truth, there is no
city in the world that possesses less
of a corporate entity What percent
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-08-26
Strikers Arc Hungry.

Packing house employees and hungry
strikers We'd with each other in a steer
hunt that extended throughout the
night. following a riot precipitated by
the appearance of IL runaway beeves
from Morris & Co.'S plant at the stock
yards Thursday evening. Friday the
carcasses of four were accounted for.
Little beyond the hoofs and horns re-
manned TO tell the story, and there was
an ample beef supply in many home
to which such luxury has long been
a stranger
The fate Of five Of the remainder is
still in doubt, as only two have been
rounded up and driven back to the
yards. Scouting parties representing
both the big packing firm and the hun
CRY thrOng that battled with the police
secured the prairies south and west of
the yards all night, and when the lat
ter located its prey the creature was
slain and disappeared as though by
magic The herd was valued at up
wards of $1,000
The mob numbered 1000 persons,
and the streets were cleared only after
100 policemen, in five squads. had
charged the rioters on four sides.
Shots were fired and scores of riot
ers were dubbed. A bullet grazed the
cheek of Police Lieut.. George Prim,
and police sergeant was stripped of
his star and dubbed by a woman riot
or. One man was so severely battered
that he was sent to the Englewood
Union hospital. Few arrests were
made.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-08-26
Lives 4 Primitive Life.

Paterson, N. j., has brought to view
at various times no small number OF
eccentric persons. The latest freak
N that community makes his break
fast of q cucumber, his luncheon of a
carrot, turnip or raw potato, and
eats few nuts for supper. He never
touches flesh or fish, wears very little
clothing, and sleeps out of doors, ex-
cept when rain is falling. He looks
strong and well, and asserts that he
never feels an ache or a pain. The
possibilities Of human perversity are
unaccountable.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-08-26
AS EASY
Needs only a Little Thinking.

Needs Only Little Thinking.
The food of childhood often decides
whether one is to grow up we'll nour-
ished and healthy or weak and sick
ly from improper food.
It's just as easy to be one as the
other provided we get a proper start.
A wise physician like the Denver
Doctor who knew about food. can ac-
complish wonders provided the pa
tent is willing to help and will eat
only proper food.
Speaking of this case the Mother
said her little four year old boy was
suffering from a peculiar arrangement
of the stomach, liver and kidneys and
his feet became so swollen he couldn't
take step. I'VE called Doctor who
said at once we must be very careful
as to his diet as improper food was
the only cause of his sickness. Sugar
especially, he forbid.
so the DIR. made up diet and the
principal food lie prescribed was
GrapeNuts and the boy, who was very
fond Of sweet things took the Grape
Nuts. readily without adding any
sugar. CDR. explained that the sweet
in Grape-Nuts is not at all like cane
or beet sugar but is the natural sweet
of the grains.)
I'VE saw big Improvement inside a
few days and now Grape-Nuts are al
most his only food and he is once
more a healthy, happy, rosy-cheeked
youngster with every prospect to
grow up into a strong healthy man."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
The sweet of Grape-Nuts is the Ma
ture-sweet known as Post Sugar, not
digested in the liver like ordinary
sugar, but pre-digested. Feed the
youngsters handful of Grape-Nuts
when Nature demands sweet and
prompts them to call for sugar.
There's a reason.
Get the little book The Road to
Wellville" In each pkg.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-08-26
Governess Suicides.

Miss Ethel X. Pardee. governess for
the children of Thomas A. Edison.
committed suicide at Orange. n. J., by
inhallng illuminating gas. Friends of
Miss Pardee say she worried much in
the discharge OF her duties as COVER
ness owing 20 anonymous letters re-
ceived 10y the Edisons for two years.
containing threats to kidnap the chill
dren. Miss Pardee was the daughter
of Canadian clergyman, and her
home is said TO have been at Nober,
Ont
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-08-26
sfncsscf Is Proganc.

The terms OF surrender sent to Gen.
Stoessei. Russian commander at Port
Arthur, provided that the garrison
should march out with the hOnOrs of
war and Join Gen. Kuropatkin; that
all CIVILIANS he brought to Il place de
siSnated 10y the Japanese admiral; that
the Russian Warships in the harb0r
numbering seven, namely: the battle
ships Retvizan, SeyastopOl. Pobieda,
Pcresviet, PoltaYa, the armOred cruis er
Bayan. ana the protected cruiser Pal
lada. aud - or more torpedo boat de-
stroyers and four gunbOats be surren-
dcred TO the Japanese:
Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel is alleged to
have received the terms with a burst
of wonderful profanity, his habitual
tacturnity deserving him. He strobe the
floor until he became calmer and then
remarked that il the japanese PROPOSE
ton was q joke it was in bad taste.
Gen. StoSsers treatment of the Jap
anese major was courteous. but his re-
ply was prompt and characteristic.
The Japanese major then asked for a
three days truce in which to bury the
dead. This was refused The battle
was renewed at 10 O'clock on the morn
Ing of the 18th and as the junk left ii
was being waged furlously on all sides.