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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-27

George Godfrey. who has just re-
turned from Wayne pond. says that is
the best place he has found for bird
shooting. He brought with him string
of twelve ducks. and says that week
ago his son and a companion secured
% birds in eight hours hunting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-27

Trolley cars have been experiencing
some trouble with the dead leaves that
covered the tracks after the recent
storms. Not only are the rails made
slippery thereby. causing the car to
slip when the air brake is applied, but
the leaves act as an insulation, and
sparkling ensueS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-27

The fearlessness Of game is apparent.
even within the city limits this fall.
Early sunday morning young doe
was seen in the back yard of G. B.
Savage's residence. on Hospital street.
contentedly feeding in the garbage bar
rel
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-27
Anna Louise Partridqe.

Anna Louise Partridge died. last
evening. of neuresthenia. The fun
eral services will be later announced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-27

u Royal Neighbors will hold their
resu'ar meeting. thi, evening. in the
,a,.o M"odnen hall An initiation will
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-27

Miss l.. May Richmond, Of the office
Of the fish and game commissioners is
visiting friends in Portland fol a few
days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-27

Prof. S. n. Spring, Instructor in
forestry in the University of Maine, is
in Washington for conference with
the officials of the bureau of forestry
regarding the results of a systematic
study of the forest fire question in
Maine. Important facts developed i'll
this field work, carried on principally
in Hancock. Piscataquis and Franklin
counties, are to be published by the
next Maine State forestry report.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-27

Walter i. Clark of Houlton an
Roland Mckay Of Bowionham. VIII,
nave been at the Capitol during tht
sumner and fall working upon tn,
Australian ballots returned. yesterda y
TO their studies at Rowdoin College.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-27

Game Warden Fred a. Willis of Bath
has been busy of late among the hunt
ers of Merrymeeting bay, who have
violated the laws regarding duck hunt
ing, and he has notified the fish ana
game department of four violations
which he has successfully prosecuted
this week. Harold r. Mayo and Lee H.
ard G. Whitmore both of Brunswick
have been fined IS ana s. respectively,
with costs added. for hunting duck up
on sunday: and A. G. Fisher of West
Bath was fined IS and costs for hunt
ing wild geese on sunday. Gordon +.
Lewis of Bath was fined 81 and costs
for hunting duck at night. In the lat
ter case the sentence was suspended
during good behavior. All the cases
We're tried by Judge Staples of the
municipal court of Bath
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-27

State superintendent of Schools w.
W. StatsCn, who spoke before the Lin
coin County Teachers Association. at
the county convention Monday evening,
addressed an educational meeting AZ
Norway. Tuesday evening. and during
the next two days will be in Bangor III
attendance upon the convention of the
Maine Teachers Association.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-27
A Journa1 Want Al.
Costs bot IS Cents

for the first insertion and each subse-
gent insertion costs only sc. each.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-08-25
Copyright. 1908. by the BobbrMerrim Company

NO ''s~ wv '''s
better. th,1gh She tried worc than
once 10 sap her sister e.. Yrcltlly as
nigLt cane uu and the hour approach
ol for Ny. jc.-r1r's return Mrs. Icf-
frey was simply GctC.tHiu.l 10 remain
alone. ana when dinner time arrived,
and no MIR. Jeffrey. she coUd be in
duccd TO uroa her door only wide
enough TO tax" in the cun OF tea which
Miss Tuttlc .us. tod Upon scuding her,
The witness hero confessed that she
had been very much oScitcd by these
unusual proceedings and by the effect
which they seemed tu Lave on the lady
just mentioned. 80 ST." WIS ready TO
notice that Mrs. JcfirCys hand Shook
like that of an old and palSed woman
when she reached out for the tray.
Gladly would Loretta have caught
one glimpse Of her face. but ii was hid
den by the door: nor did Mrs. Jeffrey
answer Il single one of her questions.
She simply closed her door and kept 1t
70 till toward midnight. when Miss
Tuttle. coming into the hall. ordered
the house 10 he closed for the night.
DtIl llff l'l- NlNl 'l''l N'lAlN NN
open; but, before any one could reach
il. it was again pulled to and locked.
The next day brought no relief. Miss
Tuttlc. who had changed greatly dur.
ing this unhappy day and night. sue
ceeded no better than before In getting
access TO her sister. nor could Loretta
gain the least word from her mistress
till toward the latter part of the after.
noon, when that lady, ringing her bell,
gave her first order.
~ substantial dinner." she cried.
And when Loretta, greatly relieved.
brought up the required meal she was
astonishcd TO find the door open and
herself hidden to enter. The sight
which met her eyes staggered her
From one end of the room TO the other
were signs Of great nervous unrest
and of terrible suffering. The chairs
were pushed into corners as if the
wrctchcd bride had tramped the tiool
in an agony of excitement. Curtains
were torn. and the piano cover was
hanging half on and half off the open
upright as If she had ClutChcd at il 10
keep herself from falling. on the floor
beneath lay several pieces Of broken
china-vaseS of whose value Mrs. JEFF.
frey had often spoken. but which, jerked
off with the cover, had been left where
they fell-while Immediately in front
Of the fireplace lay on" of the rugs,
tossed into heap, as If she had rolled
in It on the floor or used it to smother
her cries of pain or anger.
SO much for the state in which the
witness found the boudoir. The ad,
joining bedroom was not in much bet
ter case, though it was evident that the
bed itself had not been lain in since 1t
was made up the day before at break.
fast time. BY this token, Mrs. Jeffrey
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had not slept tie night before, or If she
had laid her head anywhere il had
been on the rug already spoken Of.
These signs Of extreme mental suf-
fering, so much more extreme than any
Loretta had ever before witnessed,
frightened her so that the tray shook
in her hand as she set ii down on the
table among the countless objects Mrs.
Jeffrey always had about her. The
noise seemed 10 Startle her mistress,
who had walked to the window after
opening the door, for she wheeled i'm
petuously about and Loretta saw her
face. 1t was as II blight had passed
over II. Once gay and animated be-
yOnd the power Of any one to describe,
IL had become in twenty.four hours a
ghosts face. with the glare of some
awful resolve on it; or so ii would
appear from tie way Loretta describ-
ed it,
Loretta. who was evidently accus-
toned TO seeing her mistress arrayed
in brilliant colOrs and much begem-
med, laid great stress on the fact that,
though IT WAS on the verge of evening
End she was evidently going out, she
WIS dressed in black cloth and with
out even a diamond or a flower 10 re-
lieve its severe simplicity. Her hair.
too, which was always her pride, was
piled in u careless mass upon her head
as if she had tried to arrange it her
self and lad forgotten what she was
doing while her fingers were but half
through ihelr work. There was Il
cloak lying on chair near which she
was standing and she held hat in her
hand, but Loretta saw no gloves. As
the maids glance ana flat of her mis-
tress crossed Mrs. Jeffrey spoke. and
the effort she made in doing so natu-
rally frightened the girl still more. II
am going out" were her words. Il
may not be home I'LL late What are
you looking atY'
Loretta declared that the words took
her by surprise ana that she did not
know what TO say. but IiuA..ed to COW
er up her embarrassment y lntimating
that If her mistress wGuld let her
touch up her hair bit she would
make her look more natural.
AT this suggestion Mrs. Jeffrey cast
q glance IN the glass and impetuously
declared, 1T doesn't matter But she
seemed to think better Of it the next
mlaate; for, throwing herself in q
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-08-25
CHATTER XII.
VVYHEN Francis Jeffrey's hand
wv fell from his forehead and
w he turned to face the assem-.

WHEN Francis Jenrey's hand
WV fell from his forehead and
W he turned to face the assem-.
bled people an instructive
compassion arose in every breast at
sight of his face. which, IL not open in
its expression. was at least surcharged
with the deepest misery.
] pass over the preliminary exnmina-
tion of this important witness and pro-
cced ut once TO the point when the
coroner. holding out the two or three
lines of writing which Mr.. Jeffrey had
declared to have been left him by his
wife. asked:
Are these words in your wife's
handwritingT"
Mr.. Jeffrey replied hastily and with
Just glance ut the paper offered him:
They are
The coroner pressed the slip upon
him.
Look at them carefully he urged.
The handwriting shows hurry and In
places is SCARCELY lcgible. Are you
ready TO swear that these words We're
written by your wife and by 10
othert"
MIR. Jeffrey. with just slight con-
traction of his brow expressive Of an
noyance. did as lie was bid. He scan
ned, or appeared to sean, the small
scrap of paper which he now took into
his own hand.
1T Is my wife's writing" he impa-
tiently declared; written. rs all can
see. under great agitation Of mind. but
hers without any doubt
"Will you read aloud these words for
our beneftT' asked the coroner.
The lines he was thus called upon to
read may bear repetition:
/ find that ! do not love you as
thought cannot live knowing this to be
so. Pray God you may forgive me!
VERONICA.
As the last word fell with little
tremble from Mr.. JeTreys lips the
coroner repeated
"You still think these words were nd
dressed to you by your wife; that in
short they contain an explanation of
her DEATH
II do"
There was sharpness in the tone. Mr..
jeffrey was feeling the prick. There
was agitation in It. too, an agitation
he was trying hard to keep down.
you have reason. then" persisted
the coroner 'for accepting this pecul-
lar explanation of your wife's death.
u death which. in the judgment OF most
people. was of a nature to call for the
strongest provocation possibleT
"My wife was not herself My wife
was in an oyerstrained and suffering
condition. For one so nprvously over.
wrought many allowances must be
made. She may have been conscious
of not responding fully to my affec.
tion. That this feeling was strong
enough to induce her to take her life
is II source of unspeakable grief to
me. but one for which you must find
explanation as ! have so often said,
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The disputed writing

In the terrors caused by the dread
called old tragedies and emphasized
most unhappy family tradition"
The coroner paused n moment to let
these words sink into the ears of the
jury. then plunged Immediately into
what might be called the offensive part
of his examination.
"Why, If your wife's death caused
you such intense grief, did you appear
so relieved at receiving this by no
means consoling eXpanationT
At an implication so Enthusiastically
suggestive Of suspicion Mr. Jeffrey
showed 6re for the first time.
Whose word have you for that? A
servants, so newly come into my house
that her very features are still strange
to Inc. You must acknowledge that II
person Of such marked inexperience
can hardly be thought to know me or
TO interpret rightly the feelings Of my
heart by any .pg'sing look she may
have surprised upon my face"
This attitude of defiance so suddenly
assumed had an effect he little realized
Miss Tuttle stirred for the first time
behind her veil. and Uncle David, from
looking bored. became suddenly quite
attentive. These two but mirrored the
feelings of the general crowd, and mine
especially
I'VE do not depend on her judgment
alone" the coroner now remarked.
sVI'hn In M I'm, xo
many others. This we can prove to
the jury II they require It,"
But, no man lifting voice from that
gravely attentive body, the coroner
proceeded TO inquire IL Mr. Jeffrey felt
ike volunteering any explanations on
This head. Receiving no answer from
aim either, he dropped the suggestive
dne Of inquiry and took up the consid-
tratlon of facts. The first question he
now put was:
Where did you lind the slip Of pa.
per containing these last words from
your wife?"
in a book picked out of the book.
shelf in our room upstairs. When LO-
retta gave me my wifes' message l
knew that | should find some word
from her in the novel we had just been
reading. AS we had been Interested in
but one book since our marriage, there
was no possibility of my making any
mistake as to which one she referred"
VIII you give us the name Of this
novel"
Compensation
sand you found this book called
Compensation in your room upstairs p
Eyes"
son the boOkshelfT
Eyes"
"Where does this bookshelf standf"
Mr.. Jeffrey looked up as much as to
say, why SO many small questions
about so simple matteri'- but an
swered frankly enough;
AT the right Of the door leading
into the bedroom"
"And at right angles to the door lead
ing into the hallT
Eyes"
"yery good. Now may I ask you to
describe the cover Of this bookT
''The cover? never noticed the
cover. Why do yots- Excuse me,
suppose you have your reasons for
asking even these puerile and seem
ingly unnecessary questions. The COW
er 10 queer one. believe, partly red
and partly green. and that u all !
Il
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Esau had just traded his birthright
for the mess of pottage.
"Perhaps ] was foolish he reflect
ID, t'but when you have the breakfast
food habit, what are you going to do?"
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know about N.~
"Is this the bookr
Mr.. jeffrey glanced &C the volume
the coroner held up before him.
81 believe SO; 1t looks like It,"
The book had a flaming cover, quite
unmistakable in it's character.
"The title shows II to be the same"
remarked the coroner. rs this the
only book with cover Of this kind in
the houseT'
Mjss TuttIe and Uncle David
1isteNins TO the evidence
The evening world., 1904-07-23
.DEVERY MAN SAYS
WIFE THUMPEO HIM
Former Candidate for Assem-
bly,an on Pump Ticket HaIes
Her to Court, Where She
Says Ne Alone Is to Blame.

And nay the shades OF politically de-
funct Bill eDytry cone TO the aid Of his
former henchman. Lewis Krauss. who
at one time ornamentel the punp
ticket as candidate for Assem- blyman OF
the Second district. Mr.. Krauss had
his wife Annie up before judge Ccnnor.
ton, In the Long Island Police Court,
to-day, charged with assault. He said
she used a hammer on him.
Mrs. Krauss, tall. dignincd. handsome, G,
in silks and a big black hat with lace
drapery was in court 10 offset Rrsu,s.
who was mu,h scared. When askAd To
tell his story. he said:
"she assaulted me. When I cams
home one night she beat me with a
hammer. The other day when tried 10
serve the summons on her. Your Honor
she licked me. Then had to get Cour,
Ofilcer Dunn to go and serve H."
Mrs. Krauss pulled herself I'D proud.
y and gathering her four children abou,
her said:
Instead Ct beating him. he heats M.
I pawned my jewelry for this man and
set him up In business That 10 ths
truth" WV
Krasss owns hat store at No q,
Vernon avenue. The Judge told ths
couple to try to straighten their dif.
ftrences by Tuesday and ordered both
To appear before him at that tlms
The evening world., 1904-07-23
CORK MEMS DAY
To Be TOMORROW
Seven Thousand Men and Wom.
en- from Ancient Irish Town,
with Fifty Pipers and fld.
dlers, Picnic at Forest View.

The annual excursion Of In. cork
Men, which takes place on Sunday, will
be the biggest affair Of the kind tina
the organization has ever held. All.
ready two steamers and four barges
have been chartered for the occasion
and a couple more barges will be neld
IN readiness In c3se they are needed
Nearly 100 men and women attend, d
last years excursion OF the Cork Men
and there viii probably be even more
than this on the picnic Sunday
This year the Cork men are Ro,n,
to Forest View Grove. on the Hudson
The fotilla which Ia 10 carry them will
leave the foot OF Market street. n,
10 o'clock In the morning, making ,ton,
at Thirty-ffh street and the North
River at II o'clock, and at One Hundred
and Twenty-ninth street at noon. Tn.
excursionsist will return at . O'Clock
In the evening at the Latest
Fifty pipers and nid' o., will 20 with
the excursion and givy some OF the cid
melodies 80 dear to the Irish heart
Prof Bssss and his full band of fifty
pieces viii also DO on board and will
provide the more modern airs.
This excursion OF the Cork Men will
be this year. as ever. reunion OF
Irishmen. There will be representa- tiyes
o( every county In Ireland on boa I'd
ssd 4 rousing good time 10 looked for
ward 70.
The evening world., 1904-07-23
AUDIENCE SCARED
BY FALSE ALARM
Mischievous Boys Ring Fire
Gong in Proctor's Harlem
Theatre, but Panic Is Averted
by The Employees.

The curtain had Just fallen on the
third act Of "Myles Arocn" In Proctor's $
One Hundred and Twenty.fith Street
Theatre when the big hra gong over
the main entrance began ringing and
brought the thousand persons In the
theatre tn their feet
A rush was started for the exits, and
II took the combined efforts OF tho
ushers. special policemen and othar en-
ployees 10 prevent a panic.
The alarm was the work OF two mis-
ohevous BOYS, Milton Eddlnger. seven
teen years old, Of No. lii5 Fifth avenue,
and Joseph Loevi, twelve years old, OF
No. ~ West One Hundred and Seven
teenth street. They were captured
after a chase and locked up on charge
OF malicious mischief"
Frank Wilson. an electrician q. the
theatre. saw the boys pull the rope and
set the gong ringing, He caught them
a block away from the theatre.
The evening world., 1904-07-23

Fsy Templston has instructed ner at
torney Franklin Bien. TO bring SUIT
for Eo,noo damages against II cigarette
manufacturing company for using her
photographs as Advertisements with
out her permission
Miss Templeton Is not at all prihlsh
In the matter. she even thinks some
women can smoke cigarettes quite pret-
lily. but she has never yet contracted
the habit herself. She further ad-
mits that her pictures nave been given
away with a certain brand Of cigar
cites for years. but win her permIs-
sion.
1t is not that her. picture Is being
spread broadcast as an advertisement
that she objects to, but the manner
In which the advertisement was OBJ.
talned. According 10 her attorney and
Mark Luescher, manager Of the lew
Amsterdam, where she IL now playing,
the cigarette manufacturers In ques-
ton secured photograph OF the act
,ress In a stunning pose. They had an
artist paint a cigarette In the fingers
The evening world., 1904-07-23

OF her lett hand and long spirals OF
smoke Issuing from heg lips. This
''aOctored' photograph was then cop
led aud sMeat sOout In various shops,
In her dressing room At the New
Amsterdam Theatre Miss Templeton
voiced her Objections 10 the methods
employed by tho cigarette nrm Ia ques'
ton.
Il know we women OF the stage arc
public characters tu q certain extent,
and our photograph, often get beyond
our control" said she; but really
think We have some rights In the
matter, and | certainly intend to nnd
out through the courts just what
mine are. am not at all prudish
about the matter. but | think the man.
her IN when this trm acted In doc
torlng a photograph OF mine and using
the copy without even so much as ask.
Ing my permission was impertlnent."
Mr., Luescher has In his possession
a photograph In which the paint with
which the cigarette and smoke was
made stands our like a bump on log
The photograph will be used as "Ex-
hiblt A. IN the suit to be brought by
the actress
The evening world., 1904-07-23
DEAD BABY FOUND
IN BATTERY PARK
Police Believe the Infant Was
Drowned by Being Suspended
from Sea Wall and Then Body
Was Placed in Bushes.

Hidden 10 q clump OF bushes At the
Battery to-day was found the body OF
a hvc.months-old girl that evidently
had been drowned and then thrown
into the bushes to hide the crime.
Joseph Farrar, while passing the spot
early to-day. Loticed a bundle ANA
stopped to investigate. He saw what
IL was and informed the police. The
IN, ,r. Wa dressed In garments thi'
showed 1t to have been the child Of
poor parents.
The police are puzzled over the pc
culiar features OF the case. as the
child must have been suspended from
the Battery wall, II drowned there, and
then drawn up again when deat.
Another theory Is that the baby may
have been drowned at home, either BY
acc ldcnt ar Intentionally. and ther
through fear or 10 hide a crime the
body was taken To the park And placed
IN the bushes.
The evening world., 1904-07-23
FELL DEAD WHILE
FOLLOWING POLICE
Boys Curiosity Caused Him to
Join in Pursuit and His Heart
Failed - Other Lads Had
Stoned a Shanty.

M. desire IN witne. the outcome O,
-, -. a. ", "
eha" vi ~'erA' BOYS oy TWO polIce'
men caused the sudden death last night
~, ,a,, rhi-, ,,.,n. M. ,.a,h
~ '''' i"''" AVENUE NV "ea'n "as
due 10 heart disease.
Word was received Al the East One
,t,rdr.a ara rou-,n go, .,.,,o. -,
.iu ~" r'u''' ','e. o'a''o" "s'
mans shsnty>In East One Hundred and
ql,r,..n,h .,r.u, 80 rh,,, .,..n,.
The evening world., 1904-07-23
SHE CARRIED GEMS
WORTH OVER $4,000
But Mrs. lsaacs Didn't Thank
Policeman Who Gathered Her
In for e.Keeplng. and SAID
So in Court.

o. x,n, - ,
raroimah Meuinty' OF the Wes'
sixty.eishtn street station. saw a we'll
dressed woman come out of n saloon on
~, - 80" .' w.. "a n ~
""' Emo AVenue' near sn'y'seVehth
street last night, carrying her hat In
her hand McGinty arrested her for
safe keepinr Al the station hou,s shs
said she was Mss. Mona Isaacs, Of No.
as Yves, Elsb,y.toush str.s, ys.u
searched = oy y the ,,,S %a'son ';r,. % ..
found IN h.r po,,..,lon IN. ,l., A,
-. =. -.
gwen out o' 'ne ponce !"
Her Jewel Collection.
One diamond bracelet. four small un-
40, nearI. ons unset diamond one
-. -, -.
pearl hecamee win ruoy ana diainono
clasp. two solitaire diamond earrings,
one ruby seal ring. one turquois. ana
diamond ring one 'apph'r' ana diamond
ring. one diamond ring with clustsr OF
four ono Maroul,. diamond ring one
S,. T. 80. -, .,s .,suon,
sapphlIs I,ns vns .sy3 snu uona