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BALD HEADS AS RAILROAD sIG-
 NAT,S

The singular sensitipeness of the pFo- phet Elisha to the remark of the little children who said to him, as he was go ing unto Bethel; Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head must have struck every thoughtful reader of II Kings i:2S-2f That forty.two ehil- dren should be eaten up by two she bears for this reproach must be regard ed as parable, as a warning to chil- dren to be respectful to their elders. Living irl the open air in a world as yet uncursed by the tall hat and the eder- by" the pastoral patriarehs and the prophets must have kept their locks well. The almost universal custom of shaving the head as a sign of mourning may have given badness, an unpleasant connotation in the early days. If. such 2 prejudice there was against the bare poll, more humane or scientific coneep- tions now prevail. Stages have demon- strated or asserted that badness is a mark and result of high civilization, a badge of intellect or rapid transit liv- ing, and that the hairless age of man has come pr is on the way.
 1. \ bald head of the right order of architecture Is sublime spectacle and has been the good fortune of many. It Imposes upon the eye and mind It is invaluable to young professional man. There are men perspiring with prosper ity the cause of which is nothing else than the earlines or the grandeur of their bald heads.
 There are few more majestic objects in nature or art than an artistic bald head. Seeing such a splendor, you feel that there was less jest than truth in Edward Fitz Gerald's fear lest the great white dome of his friend James Spedding should De mistaken by ships in the channel for the cliffs of Albion. # Beautiful and useful as this decora- ton of genius isi we had not been pre-, pared for it's new and brilliant applica3 tion in railroading. Consider the case of Peter Walkirk:
 An hour after Peter had laid him down to sleep on the railroad bridge that spans the Columbia river q Great Northern express, speeding to make up lost time between Spokane Falls and Northern division, came bowling around the curve leading to the bridge. The engineer had a vision of his train going over the bridge like a hunted cat along a fence when the glare of his headlight suddenly picked up some- thing white and glistening on the track ahead. It glistened and shone and menaced, and the engineer, fascinated, reversed his engine and brought the train to a stand-still ten yards from the shining patch of white, which as the train came nearer had become brighter still. Then he went out to investigate and found the bald head Of Peter Walkirk looming up like a beacon. He
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28


 The hen known as No. 617 is vigorous and apparently healthy. She is active beyond the usual conduct of hens, and bids fair to live for years
 ! From her and two other hens, each of which has laid two hundred and for ty-six eggs in a year. Professor Wow ell is saving eggs for the matching of stiIl more prolific fowls What the limit is going to be lie cannot tell. He hopes to arrive at the hen which will lay three hundred eggs in a year and yield a net profit of two hundred per cent, hough he is not at all curtain that tht fowls are capable of doing so much without physical collapst.
 It will takt four or five years Iongtr to dtcide the question either way. Meanwhile, he thinks he has originated breed of fowls. that Maine farmers and poultrymen can keep with an as- suranee of profit.-orono (Me) Letter in the New York Sun.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28

Year. Tons. 1890 {. ...... ,095, ,000 1893 ...... ............,............ 665, GOO < 1900 .......... ................. 100000. 1901 ....5.. ............... 72s, s,tS7 1902 '. \. ............ .570(81S. 1905 ....s!!.s......5......... 681, ,0OO July I, 1903, balance uaexpend
 ed ......s..5. ...5. ....... ..... 5,652 55. June 30. 1904. amount expended
 during the fiscal year for
 maintenance of improve
 nlellts. ....s... ...........#.. S,245.H
 -----s July 1, 1904, balance unexpend July l, 1904, outstanding lia-
 piAtles .,....... 2,25l.9Ss July l, 1904 balance available. $5, ,15510 July i, 1904, amount covered by
 uilcompleted contracts 2. ...... 4,801. 50
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At NorwallS the amount expended to June 90, 1904, is $40, ,4ss.6s. The compIe- tion of the project requires only the widening to one hundred and fifty feet
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-28

was still asleep. He was awakened and brought to St. Paul. glad that he is alive and bald.
 There is absolutely no reason to be- lieye that this hero, this life saver. had been dallying with the cup that cheers. He had the right to be sleepy and to go to sleep. and he forgot to consult the timetable before he went to bed. His innogant error has been the means of discovering 2 new system of signaling. The red flag must be hauled down. It Is useless in the fog or darkness. where, as bright bald head Is a perpetual searchlight and pillar of fire.-New York Sun.
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Amount (estimated0 required
 for completion of existing


 for completion of existing
 project ..... $1O0, 900 Amount that can profitably be
 expended in fiscal ytar ending
 June 30, 1906, for works of i'm
 provement and for mainte-
 nance, in addition to the bal
 a1lce unexpended July I, 1904. 40. 900
 DUCK ISLAND HARBOR.
 On the project for a harhor of refuge at Duck Island Harbor, at an estima- ted aggregate cost of $463,54O, there had been expended up to June 30 the sum of $114,2O2. Of the west breakwater 2,770 linear feet had been built extend ing westwardly from Duck Island to a low water depth of seventeen feet. The amount required for the completion of the project is $349,140, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1906, $40,00O can profitably be expended, to be ap- piled to the construction of breakwaters and in repairs to the west breakwater. The passing commerce of the Sound may find 1t necessary or convenient to seek shelter there.
 NEW LONDON THAMES.
 0h New London harbor improvement the report says:
 The original and present project of Improvement of New London harbor, adopted by the act of June IS, 1902, pro vides for dredged ship channel four hundred feet or more in width, twenty three feet deep, and about six thousand feet long. It is to leave the deep W ter of the river opposite Fort Trumbull oii the west side skirt the water front of the city, including that of Winthrops Cove to the Central Vermont railroad bridge, and join the natural deep cham nel off the end of the Cetral Vermont railroad dock, or at a distance of about four thousand feet up stream from the point of beginning. The estimated cost Of the improvement is one hudred and 4forty-five thousand dollars and one thousand dollars per annum for main tenance.
 The improvement of New London har- Dor is in progress under a continuing contract for dredging. Up to June 30, 1904. $i0S,4 S,497.16 had been expended thereon. The ship channel to a ruling width of four hundred feet was drcdged, except at three areas of ledge rock projecting above the bottom in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-08
David A. Noble.

David Noble Of West Somcryille
Mass. died, late Tuesday afternoon. al
the home of Dan S. Weeks. Mr.. Nob
vas sick only nine days. He came t.
South Gardiner about four weeks ago t.
look after some property he owned here
and contracted a bad cold which devcl-
oped into pneumonia.
Mr. Noble was born in South Gardiner
and was q years and IL months Old ii.
spent the greater part Of his life i'll Bos-
ton. where he followed the business OF
mason and builder. at which he was very
successful. He was for a time foreman
mason on the Boston post office job after
that he was for y years or so night
Waterman at the sub treasury. Boston.
A widow and daughter, who were with
him the last days of his illness, ana a
sister Mrs. Aver of New York survive
him. Mrs. Dan S. Weeks IS a neice OF
Mr.. Noble.
He was held in the highest esteem by
all who knew him. being Il man of sterl-
ing worth. eminently useful. steady and
Industrious The funeral will be held from
the Congregational church, South Gardi-
ner. at 80 Thursday afternoon. Ser
vices will he in charge Of the Odd Eel
lows, of which he was member.
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THE FAMOUS NOTE
Said to Have Been Given by Carnegie
to Mrs. Chadwick.

Cleveland, Ohio. Dec. THE corrcsp"n-
dent of The Associated Press. TO-DAY We
shown Photographic copy "f th' no
for SoSN 600 drawn In favor OF I. J.. n,.h
wick and signed Andrew tarn"EI' II,
photogra phic copy plates tom Wiirh u
was made are in the possession oi biS
ATTY. Sullivan. A feature OF TINS n"''
is that the date and the signature arr y
in the same handwriting. while the W"id
two hundred and fifty thousand d"iiafS
were evidently written by another person
Following Is the wording of the noe.
New York. Jan 4 l."i.
zone year after date ] promise 70 pay
IN The order OF c. H. Chadwick Two hun
dred and fifty thousand ts:t,"|, d"i, ola;
nj nv office in New York city. for value
received with interest at per cent, =.
IS,Cned, Andrew Carnegie.
tIpon the back of the note Is endorse'
the name &C. l.. Chadwick.
The signature attached to the note ~
written Is different in several Respects
from the published fac SMILES OF MI
Carnegie's signature. ~,
The original Of this note Is now IN w
poasession Of Receiver Lyons OF tnt
,p'~e~i T"'I7e~s' National Bank. VINO Is
list Atty Sullivan intimated. today
that no matter what the outcome or ntso-
tiations in New York might he; the caSr
vould he pushed to the end by the tedeial
officials and thorough investiEatln,n
made so far as II relates TO the Quorum
hank and the Carnegie notes.
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ELECTION EXPENSES.
Another Bill to Investigate who Pays
"the Freight"

Washir gtOn, Dec. 1.-Senator car
mack, today. Introduce joint resolu-
ton. providing for the appointment OF
a commission composed of members of
the Senate and the House to Investigate
collections and expenditures Of money
hv national committees in the interest
Of Presidential candidates. The resolu-
ton declares that the commission shall
provide for publicity Of these collec-
tlons and expenditures and makes ii
unlawful to make collections from cor
roratipns engaged in interstate com
merce. The committee is directed to
max. especial investigation into tn
elections of 1896, 1900 and 1904.
The resolution vas referred to the
committee on privileges and elections.
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$1,000 EACH
Paid by Gambler Garfield
and His Manager.
They Plead Guilty and Very
CheerfuIly Pay Their Fines.
District Attorney Jerome at Last Lands
His Men.

New York. Dec Richard a. can
field and David Buckiin, respectively
proprietor and manager OF what was
said to be the most exclusive gambling
house III this country. we're indicted by
the grand jury. today. on the charge or
maintaining a gambling house at No.
taken before Judge COT'ng and pleaded
guilty to the indictments.
Canfield's house is situated next door
to the city's most Fashionable reStau-
rant and his patronage came from tn"
WealthieSt men in the city. For years
it was impossible to obtain evidence
against him, because no one was ad-
mtted to the house except persons
known personally to Garfield or Buck
lin or vouched for by one of the regu-
lar patrons of the house.
District Attorney jerome several
years ago began determined effort to
secure the necessary evidence and to
this end he subpoenael Jesse LewisOhn,
a member of a prominent business firm
and called upon Mr.. LcWlsohn to ans
wcr whether he hal ever gambled in
Canfield'S house. Lewisohn refused to
answer on the ground that he was not
required TO give reply which might
tend to incriminate Or degrade him.
a special act was passed by the Leg
islature to provide Immunity to wit
ncSsrs Who might testify as Mr.. Lewis
ohm had been asked to do. Still Mr..
Lewisohn declined to answer on the
ground that the special act was I'M
constitutional. He fought the case to
the court of appeals, the highest in the
state and recently that court handed
DOM a decision sustaining the act and
holding that Mr.. LeWisohn should testi-
fy.
shortly afterwards it was given out
that Mr.. Garfield in order to protect
those who had visit ID his house would
plead guilty.
Garfield and Bucklin were fined $1,000
each by Judge Cowing. The recommen-
dation for this action was made by the
district attorney. Both Immediately
paid the fines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-08
NATIONAL HOME.
Cutler Post Elects Officers,

Cutler Post, G. A. r., has elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
Commander. Pcrlcy F. Hardy; sen
ior vice commander, William F. Burke
junior vice commander, John F. Greed
surgeon, Albert $. Gary; chaplain
James McGann: quartcrmaster, Pat
rick Cusack: officer of the day. John
w Kane; officer of the guard, Patrick
Butler. Delegates to Department En-
cainpment, Frank Mckenna. James F,
Mnlligan. Altcrnatcs, George w. Kill
ham. John F. Creed; trustees. Thomas
Hayes, Frank McKenna, Cyrus A
Sturdy, W. :. Oakman.
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The Mems SUPPER.

The mems supper at the Methodist
church, Tuesday evening. was well at
tended and proved quite novelty. The
sumner consisted Of an oyster stew. cake
and coffee C. z. Moore. S, B. Edwards
and f. w. Wentworth were chefs for the
occasion. The tables were in charge OF
Charles Davis Everett Webb. Isaac
White, Robert Baird and Clarence r.
Powell. with an efficient corps Of helpers.
After the supper was cleared away the
following program was presented:
Music-Male Quartet.
First tenor. NJ. c. Edwards; I'd tenor.
c. F.. Moore; baritone. E. Il. Gordon;
basso. NJ. NJ. Woodman.
Violin Solo, MT leighton
Baritone Solo.
Reading. Leon hurr
Charades.
Originai Poem-"That Oyster Stew
Leon Burr
Charades.
The men cleared about "a over all ex-
penses. This is to be given toward a fund
that is being raised for repairs on the
church. which are much needed.
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LOSS OF APPETITE.
Are You Troubled in This
Way?

Why can't you eat as you used to. Simply
because your liver doesn do its work prop
erlv. Its business is to take bile ont Of the
blood, which acts as Natures cathartic, but
your liver is sluggish and the bile accumulates
too fast, and you feel worn out, tired and life
less, and each succeeding day brings no relief
The use Of Smiths Pineapple and Butternut
Pills will change all this. Try them and you
will be convinced that these little pills are in
deed a tonic and stimulant to the functions of
the liver. Then your brain will be active,
your mind clear, and health conditions again
established and You can eat anything. Get
Your liver right. Smiths Pineapple and But
ternut Pills act gently but surely on the
liver, and cure headache, CONSTIPATION and bill
iousness in one night. Price only % cents at
druggists.
All genuine signed ". F. Smith.
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UNDER ARREST.
Mrs. Cassie |. Chadwick
Taken Into Custody.
"Aidins and Abettins Bank Off,
cjal in An EmbezzIement."
Other Developments in This Strange
Of Strange Affairs.

New York. Dec. Mrs. Cassie l.
Chadwick was placed under arrest. at
as O'Clock. tonight. by United States
Marshal Henkle and Chief Flynn OF the
secret service The arrest was made al
the lnstlgation OF the federal officials OF
Cleveland. and the warrant was issued
By Assistant District Attorney Bad
wiz The charge is aiding ana ape'-
ting a bank of.iCia! in an emo~Zzie-
uient-'
tn, officials are now in Mrs. Chad
w;cks room and are considering Inc
ACCESSIBILITY Of removing their prisoner
70 iail. II her condition Will not per-
mi, this she Will remain at the hotel IN
custody.
The arres, was made by Chief Flynn.
When The maid opened the door in an
aver to the summons by the ofhcers'
Mr.. Flyrn asked for Mrs. CHADWICK
and wax taken to her He served the
warrant upon her and informed her
thar she was under arrest. Mrs. Chad
wick went bitterly and nearly tainted.
The maid became hysterical. but when
are saw tina. her mistress was likely to
svoon she Gained herself and rem
dersd such assistance as was heceSsdT!
TO Mrs. Chadwick. The son stood by
with blanch-i face and said nothing
The. charge against Mrs. Chadwick Is
with aiding and abetting bank ofn-
90, in embezzling s12.5O0." United
States Marshal Henkle announced al
ter the arrest that in view OF Mrs
Chsdwicks condition she would Dc
kent at the hotel. tonight. under the
surveillance of his deputies. Tomorrow
morning. she will be given nearing
before United States Commissioners
Shields.
shortly after the arrest of Mrs. chad
wick her New York attorney, Phlhp
Carnenter. was seen by a representa-
i've Of The Associated Press at his Of
fee. MIR. Carpenter said that he hah
not seen Mrs. Chadwick since this al
ternoon and in view of this fact he
would make no statement. He SAID
that he would see his client later IN the
evening and possibly might have some
thing to say to The Associated Press
after his interview with her.
Receiver Frank Lyon of the CITIZENS
National Bank of Obcrlin, said to The
Associated Press. tonight, that the ar
rest of Mrs. Chadwick merely came
in the natural course of events.
He declined to say what effect the
arrest would have on the affairs OF the
Citizens Bank. nor would nc sly
whether the embeZzlement referred u
in the warrant was in connection WIN
the Oberlin institution.
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WiSCASSET, WATERVlLLE &
PENNINGTON RAILROAD,

~ A IaG. OF trains In effect OCT
s. sc SSra r. 5 says S w,nsoE for N ys
Lake, S. China, Weeks Mills junction
Whitefeid Prebles Whitehead Head
Tide. Sheepscot arriving Wiscasset. So
i;25 P. NJ. leave Winslow for N. vassal.
salboro. e Vassalboro, Clark's, China
Lake, South China, arriving Weeks Eiilla
Junction 1910 P. NJ
boro. e. Vassalboro. Clarks China I.aks
S. China. w. Mills Junct. palermo
China, arriving Albion SO P. NJ.
$40 A. NJ, leave Albion for China, Paler-
tons. arriving at WinsIow. $40 A NJ, and
Wisoesset- 9.05 A. NJ.
80 P: M. leave Wiscasset for Sheen
scot. ANA Centre Head Tide. Whitetie,d
Maxcys, Winslow, Weeks Mills Junction
S. China China Lake, ClarE's E. Vassal
horo n Vassalboro, arriving Winslow
So P; NJ. leave Weeks Mills Junction
P. NJ. arriving ALBION %
SUNDAY TRAINS
1000 A. NJ; leave winslow for North
E a s; p; VasTalboro, Clanaxs. China
$40 p NJ, leave Weeks Mis- Junction
for S. China. China Lake, Clarks. ia
vassalboro, n Vassalboro. arriving win
slow, 40 P. NJ.
CONNECTIONS
At Wiscasset and Winslew with Maine
Central r. r.
Transfer carriages will leave civ Hal,
square. Waterville. daily (except suntfav1
At at! SO CO.. a: t Nj ~ a5 4 NJ 100 NJ. and
at 10 P. NJ. and SIS P. N at o" A. M''
Sundays will leave City Hall scuare a.
$50 \. NJ. and meet train at Winsiow At
Az p. NJ. ~
American Express Company transacts
business at all points on this line. 's
W. D. PATTERSON. a. p seT
8. ]. sEWALL. SupsrintandenN =
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TREMENDOUS CANNoNADE
Heard at Moukden from Direction Of
PoutilcH and Railway.

Pekin, Dec. 7-Nukden report, a ire.
mend"us noise Of cannonade around Pow
tiloif and the railway which began. Dec
IT, the morning. and reached its height
from IT, in the afternoon. II was IN
like ANYTHING of the kind heretofore c%-
cept AT Port Arthur.
The eject is due to the constantly in
creasing number Of siege guns NJ iarg.
calibrc, All of which seemed to be in use
at the time
Rnmors If japanese attack set 70,
various dates have been current during
the past two weeks and it was The i'm
preston that the hombardment of Dec.
was in auticipa ton of a JapaneS,. nffnn.
SiVe movement.
Wednes, the first sleet and snow
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License Law About the Same, Fitch
burg Going wet"

Boston. Dec. THE Republicans
We're generally successful in the first
of the Massachusetts municipal cleo
tions held in Is of the SO cities. today.
Party lines. however, were not drawn
in several of the cities, candidates run
ming on independent and Citizens
tickets and nomination papers.
OF the nine chief magistrates who
were up for reelection, five were sue
cessful and four were defeated. In one
city, Fitchburg. there was a change of
sentiment on the liquor question, and
next wear the city will be wet"
After a years trial the Luce joint
caucus act was repealed in five of the
cities, Brockton, Haverhill, New Bed
ford, Springfield and Taunton, while in
Marlboro second attempt to have it
adopted, failed. Quincy, however,
voted to continue it.
The day was favorable in all cities.
but as a rule the vote fell below that
cast at the state election.
The mayors elected in the Is cities
We're as follows:
Brockton. Edward II. Keith, Repub-
lican: F'itchburg Henry 0. Sawyer,
citizens; gloucester, George T.. MAI
Donald, Republican; Haverhill, Ros-
well T. Wood, Republican,: Lawrence,
Cornelius F. Lynch, Democrat; MARI
boro, Henry Parsons, Republican; New
Bedford, Charles S. Ashley, Ashley
party: Northampton. Theobald Nj.
Connor, Democrat; Pittsfield. Allen n.
Bagg. Republican: Quincy. James
Thompson, Republican; Springfield.
Frank w. Dickinson, Republican;
Taunton, John Fl. Eldridge, Independ-
ent Republican; Waltham. John L.
Hardy, Republican.
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A most remarkable send-off was CIV
en- Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lancy of Pitl'
field, if we may judge any thing lroi'i
their baggage. There were rags enousn
tied to the trunk straps to keep ras
man supplied for the winter, 10 say
nothing Of pair Of wornout rupDerS
and a couple of cowbells. They were on
heir way from Pi.tsfeld to Boston,
wednesday afternoon. IS.
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58th CONGRESS.
CONTINUED from page ID

committee on appropriations. reported the
legislative. executive and judicial Dill
and gave notice that the would call the
bill rp for consideration. tomorrow
The House on motion of Payne, \. u.
went into committee of the whole for the
PURPOSE of referring certain portions OF
the Presidents message TO the respective
committee having jurisdiction of the sew
eraI subjects. AS soon as this was done,
the House. at l. L. adjourned until to-
morrow.
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The Central and Columbia Hose
Companies have arranged for series
of basketball games to be played DUR
ing the month. A game will propaply
be played Friday night, after winch
there will be one game each week.
These companies ought to be pretty
well matched in basketball as tnes
seem to be in other sports. and IL -
boped that the games will be played.
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Woodmen Elect Officers.

The South Gardiner camp of Modern
Woodmen held its annual banquet and
meeting for election of officers Tu"Sda y
evening. There was a large attendance
Of members and the following officers
were elected:
Consul. Charles Lenox; adviser. w F
Cutter: banker. r. w. Eastman: clerk
+. w. Cummingst escort. S r. Robinson
sentry. +. J. Sawyer; Waterman. f. II
Crossman: physician. DIR. a. b. Libby
chief forester, Charles Averill.
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Nominations Confirmed.

Washington. Dec. The Senate. to-
day. confirmed the following nomina-
tons:
Pau! Morton. Illinois, secretary OF
the navy.
William H. Moody, Massachusetts
attorne" general.
Robert J. Wynne, Pennsylvania
postmaster general.
Victor H. Metcalf California. secre-
tary of commerce and labor.
Francis f. Leupp, District of Column
bia, commissioner Of Indian affairs.