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Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
A TaLe Of a Tub.

The two pretty American girls had
met two delightful Englishmen on the
way across and had given q cordial invi-
;ation. warmly seconded by their mother,
to Sir Charles and his friend to visit them
at their country home.
one day a message came saying the two
men would arrive that afternoon. The
family Was thrown into fever of excite
ment ana many plans of entertainment
tor their guests We're suggested and
abandoned. II was finally decided thai as
Englishm"n are nOtoriously fond OF a
tub" and their guests were coming di-
reCtly from the train. they should first
he invited to take bath. After that the
hostess would rely on the Inspiration of
the moment.
The young men arrived promptly. and
after some demurring were hurried off to
the bath room. In about az hour they
emerged and went Immediately to their
hostess, say ing. We are sorry to leave
so soon, but we only came to make call
and our train leaves in fifteen minutes. -
LippincOtt $
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26


The interest in bowling which has
been on the wane for the past week
owing to the rush of Christmas trade
promises to have a revival during the
next few days. The first contest of the
week viii be tonight, when the boys
VIII indulge in the weekly roll-01
Tfose scheduled for the contest are
Saunders. Pomerleau, Farquette. Cor
nella, Haskell. Wellman, Labreck
Davis, Mccormick and Mason, all Of
".hon' have made total pin fall Of
100 Pms, or better, during the past
week. Tuesday evening. the Clerks and
The Bijou teams will play an all star
team on the local alleys and FRIDAY
there will be another contest in the
City League ries between the Printers
and the Eclectic teams At the present
sim the Biiou team leads all others N
Inc city League, standing having won
TWO and lost none OF the games played.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
Successful Palm Growing.

7 frem,ently receive letters from the
o,p,,s Of pains Who tell me that their
,rants elevate themselves above the
enil making stills Of their roots. some
write me that they have repotted their
plants repeatedly using deeper pots
and sinking the plant so that lts ptse
touches the soil. but in snort time IL
il no in the air again. DO not worry
over the condition of things. 1t is the
nature. Of the plant to grow IN thdl
way. No harm comes nom the tN-
,,osur4 of th.. upper part of the roots.
and great injury may be done by put
ting tht. base Of the plant IN contact
with tha soil. | have known decay to
set IN. III many instances, because OF
il.
How large pots shall We use? That
de,,en1s on the age Of the plants TO a
considerable extent. If three or four
v.ars old and of vigorous Development
a 12-inch pot may be required, out us
10 that age l would not advise pots
more than eight or 10 inches across. III
concentrated fertilizers are used, the
r.Iant grown in a pot Of these sizes Will
rarain in pcrfact health. An eXamira-
tion of its roots viii frequently sho"
that they fill the pot so entirely That
van wonder what has become of the
soil. They seem to have absorbed il a"
and vet they will have that cleah
white. look which proves them to he III
, nerfectlv healthy condition. and the
s,,ovth nf the plant Will be all that one
could desire. Large pots arr not httu-
ed when you feed your plants on 1000
containing the clements OF plah'
growth in condensed form-Januar!
IinnincOtts.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
Gossip from the World Of
Books-Review of New
Books Authors Plans
for the Season-Notes.

Hitchens's Green Carnation' was Dut ,i =
known writer of the Gay. while his. IN n
pernel schley-" in the Woman Nh" WITH knsw tny
Fan" must surely TO those VIC hasr,
Known i n fisur@s e: in comic opera; But 4d,. il.
feaity Il is practically nepltan,e fba ime ein9 nor
!ictioiI i.ctioy.Gt,, ~ DDS nor 50 much create an
eniTteiy et1 I,ei new facts ana new characters a.
srranee old facts and characters IN H.,
ht" ,bara he of originals who, un-
racoenzed rcse ise by The readers, are spared the
,necrssitv Of blushing in the glorious
luxury of u secret ana OBSCURE cei'OitS-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
His [ title Game,

a small box party 1T popular
priced drama comprised a jovial quar-
tet of Hebrew clothiers. At the end of
each act one beWhiskered member Of
the party was most ambitious in en-
couraging curtain call for as many
members of the company as could be
hand -clapped to the fOOtlights After
the performance a trio of merciless
inkers quizZed the enthusiast into an
explanation of his exceeding patron
age Of the players.
Yell, now, ghentlemens." pleaded
the embarrassed man of clothing, Il
viii tell you Wy / voryed for dose Gu
rtain calls. S-h! | wanted d actors
t see my advertisement on a. curtain
-LippincOtt's.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
NORTH VASSALBORO.

The pupils and invited friends of the
Friday. The exercises partook OF the ma
trlre Of an exhibition, but this tact va
kept in the background. and only thr
peared ON the faces Of those who pariic-
irat ID. The program which was present
81 consisted Of recitation and other sim
young people and also the teacher. NJ
Grace Webb who is teaching her second
term in the school and has achieved al
eHVi1bie success.
George +. Aver has bought and shipped
during the paSt W,c5 over lA1 barrels oi
apples from the North N"ssalboro station
Tor Mr.. Mcl-atchey, the shipping mel.
chant, of Boston.
The Methodist sunday school at North
Xassa lboro had a Christmas tree S;tLur-
day evening. A fine prOslam had beer
prepared by the cnilGr"n, and the occ;t-
sion proved q happy one.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
A Certain Cure for Group.

When a child shows symptoms of
Group there is no time to experiment
with new remedies, no matter how
highly they may be recommended.
There is one preparation that can al
ways be depended upon. 1t has been
in use for many years and has never
been known to fail, viz: Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. Give it and a
quick cure is sure to follow. Mr.. NJ. F.
Compton of Market, Texas. says of it,
Il have used Chamberlains Cough
Remedy in severe cases of Group with
my children, and can truthfUlly say il
always gives prompt relief" For sale
by John Coughlin, Augusta, c. II.
Beane, Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

Or. g. NJ. Twitchell of the Mains
Farmer, is kept busy in the lecture
ne.n. Jan. 10 and II he is to deliver an
address before the Vermont STATE
Dairymen's Association at Montpelier.
and on Jan. is. before the Connection
Dairy Association at Hartford From
there he Will visit the largest breeding
establishment of the East, TO investi-
gate methods Of breeding and systems
of feeding different classes of stock.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

The North Augusta Grange has
made arrangements for a series OF de-
bates to be held during the coming
months. TIE first debate will be held,
Saturday evening. Jan. II. the subject
being "Resoived, That the Men Have to
Work Harder Than the Women" The
first side of the question will be dis
cussed by the women End the other by
the men. This is claimed to be an limo
walton i'll the line of debates, and a
good evenings entertainment is expect.
ell
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

Many viii observe today as Christ
mas, and as there has been quite call
for extra water for the Christmas din
ner from the Diamond Springs, Mr..
Temple. the proprietor. has decided to
run his team all day. Those desiring
water can either telephone or drop him
4 card. What better Christmas or New
Years present could you give a relating
or friends thaa a. gallon or ,one,hak
gallon Of this pure water delivered
daily and direct from his brand nes.
cypress wood tank. which insures abb
solute purity and cleanliness in hand.
ling the water? One-half gallon delig,i
cred three months daily will cost only,
$1.5G.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

/ Business at the Smiley handle fac
tory. 9 Bangor street, promises to Be
rather slack from now on until the last
Of April. owing to the scracity in the
city of dry stock. The factory has been
running full time since last June. max
ing broom handles, curtain rolls and
sticks. The former have found readg
market in London, and the later have
been shipped to Boston, for the easter
market. The supply of dry stock at the
factory is now short. and the manage
G. Fl. colburn looks for the consump-
ti"n OF the supply within the next
month, when business will be suspended
until April. A dozen hands are employ
ed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

1000 ladies and gentlemen to can =
Percy Means drug store. Augusta ai,s ,s
procure a free sample bottle Of me ~
and original Adamson's Cough baisa".
pleasant as honey to taste ana 9" 2
coughs and colds as by magic
Dec. .19d1mo.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
Inward and Outward.

The inward effects of humors arc
worse than the outward. They weaken
all the organs. inlame the mucous
membrane, cause catarrhal troubles,
and endanger the whole system.
Hoods Sarsaparilla eradicate, all
humors and cures all their effects.
It's the great Alternative and tonic
medicine whose merit has been eyery-
where established.
Accept n substitute.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

Boston Hairdressing and Chiropooy
Parlors, hairdressing, manicuring ana
chiropody. All the latest appliance
Mrs. Rose Cook and Mrs. Statia Cuddy'
Open evenings. Wednesday and Safur-
day. others by appointment, 24s ware,
street. Telephone 22-4. ou
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
LOCAL NOTICES.

Open for Business-Hotel Win
throp restaurant and luncheon
Tor ladies and gentlemen VIII
serve meals from A. NJ, to 12 P. M.
Anything that may be found in first
class restaurants, broiled live Holsters
speciality. Private dinning. room fo'
small parties. Dec2s,dlt
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

Miss Chick. chiropodist Pario'' ~. =
Green St.. makes a specially o. ma. "A
curing. pedicuring. shampooins III
hygienic treatment Of the scaip -
face. VIII treat patrons at fnelE ~
forenoons and EVENING" ~
mch14oo0tf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
A RELIGIOUS Measure.

Doctor j: Everist Cathell, a clergyman
of Des Moines. Iowa. was spending a few
days in Montreal while off on a holiday
He visited the different churches. and ir
one of them noticed an odd arrangement
of the prayer-desks. Wishing to under
stand the reason. he looked around fol-
the sexton. No one was about except q
workman in the rear of the church. Ap.
preaching him, DR.. Cathell said:
My man. | am an American clergy.
man and have found much of interest II
these Canadian church. But there i:
something here that do not understand
Can You tell me if this is High Church
or not?''
The workman considered the question
seriously for n moment and then replied
Il never heard that question asked be-
fore. sir, but | believe ii is thirty-five feet
to the ridge-pole. January Iippincott s
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

Mrs. Thomas, chiropodist x
pleased to receive former and an ~ 4,
rons at 80 Western avenue, or q
homes IL desired. Manicure, hA
poping, scalp and facial massasr
Telephone. 32s-4.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

The hub mill at West Sebois. Me. is
in full operation. The mill at West Sc
bois is one of the few of it's kind IN
New England, nothing but wagon hubs
being made
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

Alpha Council. Royal and Select
Masters, will have it's stated assembly
on Wednesday evening Of this weet
and on Friday Will have a supper at
Masonic hall. HalloweIl. at s.15 fo,.
lowed by work in all the degrees.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
LOCAL MATTERS
Journals Telephone Call, 1864

Calanthe Lodge, No. 50, X. of
will hold its annual meeting, Wednes'
day evening. Work in the Esquire a..
gree will also be performed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

William Dacey, barber in the en-.
ploy of NJ. Q. Savage, Cony street. ha,
been called to his home in Read6e,I
owing TO the serious Illness of his moth.
er,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS not ex-
ceeGing twenty-five words coming under
the head OF WANTED, FOR SALE. TO
LET. LOST, g. will be inserted once
for IS cents ana > cents for each suisse
Quent irss rtiOn. ADVANCE. PA NJ ENT.
In sending by mail remittance OF postage
stamps should o. made with order as the
charges are 100 small to open account for.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

In China spurious coin may be lew
fully manufactured when it is intend
ed to be placed in the coffins of the
dead. The Chinese believe that these
bad coins make the dead just as happy
as good coins would.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
New Advertisements To.Tsv

Wanted-Bell hoy.
Wanted-tiirl tor homework
Warted-Position as housekeerer
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
Daily ksnnebse Journs

Cards of Thanks, obituary notices
oIutions of respect, etc. vii,
charged at the rate Of ten cents =. -
line. No charges less than seva,.'1
five cents.
All advertising, announcement. Of n.
tertainments, whose object !, !"
raising of money, will be charyss !.
the rate of fifteen cents line
Advertising notices, news form. WI,
excluded from our local columns !.
cept such as refer TO advertisers -
cupying space In our ADVERTISE.
columns, and will be run rnda,
separate head on one Of the loea,
pages.
Subscribers who fail to recaiva !,
Journal promptly vii confer a -
by notifying the Office immediat4l,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

RESIDENCE At NO. rs ELM ST,
with house lot on Winter ST. Possession
given hay 1st. 1905. Mrs. w. B. Laphem.
pfnSitf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
FOR SALE.

FUR COAT AT A BARGAIN. COLOR
gray. Worn but little. CAN or write l..
L. richards, Winthrop St, City.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

SMALL FARM WITH NEW HOUSE
in Manchester close to electrics and con-
venient TO quarries, spring water r,lns in
the house, stable. etc. ]. w. Emery.
+. s, Hallowell. n15dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

FOR THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION,
well furnished. heated rooms to let. near
State House NJ. l.. T.. No. Scott street.
dec23d2ts
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

A CONVENIENT HOUSE WITH
stable No. l, Pine St Mrs. c. S. Fogg. 6
Summer 81 dy3d2W "
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
WANTED.

AT ONCE AT THE CITY HOTEL, 4
bell boy dec22dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
INT THROW AWAY YOUR FUaN-


A PAIR OF GOLD BOWED SPEC
tacIes. between Younc's fish market and
r. +. Davis. between ; ana l.. AT. Fri
day. Please leave at Youns's market ana
be rewarded dec 2id2t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

IS, GOLD SPELTACLES FOR s. N.
Ladies' watches. Waltham, $1101; Gents
$40. Diamond rings, ST, s. anu $l;.. y. =.
S. Lewis at Dr. ", Johnson's office. ~
gusta. d1i;i2a
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26
n,ry KENNEBEC JOURNAL. MONDAY, DECEMBER 26. 1904
YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN

WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT
iewelry, clocks and watches are promptly
repaired at very moderate prices, at N. l..
povidtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

CORD WOOD IN CORD LOTS FOR
cash. Frank Il. Howe, r. F. D. /, Angus
Ia Maine G2Id3t+
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

The recent controversy which has cen
tired around Mr. Hall Gaines incorpora-
ton into his latest novel of an episode
from Rossettfs life. says a writer in The
Academy reminds me OF the very many
novels which are founded on tact and
represent real people. To quote merely a
few. there Is Miss Mowcher in Dickens
David Copperfield'' of whom the story
goes that no hearing of the original and
less fiattkrtng draft of her character she
hastens In tears to the novelist and be-
sought him not to make her quite SO
bad; he complied with her request, hut
the character suffered In proportion from
an artistic point Of view. Scott, again. ir
the Heart Of Midlothian" is avowedly
drawing on fact the story OF
Jeanie and Efie Deans being in reality
the story OF Helen Walker. and her sis
ter The Marquis of Hertford has founC
his way to, immortality by two gates. fol
he appears In vanity Fair" as the Mar
1uis Of steyne and In .'Coningsby" as
Lord Monmouth. Disraelis novels
s'vivian Grey" in particular. constitut,
an interesting portrait gallery of TIL;
celebrities of the time. First and fore
most COMES Croker, the Rigby or ,'Con
ingsby." then there are Isaac Disraeli a:
Horace Grey in "vivian Grey Byron ant
Shelley as Cadurcis and Herbert II
svenetia."' Lady Blessington as zenohia
mion." Thackeray as 81. Barbe in so
IN ezraf Beau HTum1nel i've again ii i
The - rssa Of aPelha1n." TO come to NOR,
9 mo&sfn tInS EaHie AnAssnth n NJ
Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-12-26

Owen johnson. author of "The Arrows
of the Almighty" has written another
novel. entitled I'm the Name of Liberty"
which the Century Company Will publish
after the holidays. Mr.. Johnson is the
son of Robert Underwood Johnson aSso-
Ciate editor of The Century Magazine"
The Bottineau courant., 1904-01-15
SAGE TAKING IT EASY.
Why the Financier Seldom Vis-
its His Wall Street Office.
not BOTHERED WITH DETAILS.
Aged Eighty -seven, He Turns Bana-
cial Matters Do Not Seem to later
est Him. and He Spends Most Of His
Time at Home. =

Russell Sage has departed from I'll.
lifelong habit Of visiting his office III.
clocklike regularity regardless nt
weather conditions or the temperature.
Of the elevated cars in whici, he rides
and is now seen in Wall street 1T IN.
frequent intervals. He has gradually
withdrawn from participation in- tlH.
affairs Of the financial district aud H.
now no longer an active figure In Wal;
street. says the New York Herald.
Needing the advice Of friends nmi II,
response to the earnest entreaties of
Mrs. Sage. the aged fnancier now
spends most of his time in his new
home in Fifth avenue.
When Uncle RUSSELL as he is ia
miliarly called in the street. does gu
downtown. he is accompanied by an
attendant
Instead Of arriving at his office early
and remaining until late. as has al.
ways been his custom. Mr.. Sage DROPS
in during the forenoon. looks over It's
mail and returns home early in tie.
day. He seldom attends meetings Of Iii.
rectOrs Of the corporations in which he
is interested.
Mr.. Sage's condition has given con
siderable concern to those who arr.
near him. He did not appear ut his
office at all recently. and at his houst.
Mrs. Sage. in response to note Of in
quiry. asked to be excused from being
seen. She sent word that Mr.. Sage was.
not ill.
Mr.. Sage's office work has been trans
ferred to others. Loans are made by
Mr.. Menzies. his managing clerk. who
uses his own Judgment as to the value.
Of the collateral and does not bother
Mr.. Sage with the details.
Mr.. Osborne. who has been cashier
in the Office SO long that the memory
Of Wall street men runneth not to the
contrary. attends to most Of the routine
business.
Mr.. Sage still insists upon visiting his
Office once or twice week and sur
prised his employees by going down
town during the recent cold snap. He
was eighty seven years old last August.
Up to his illness one year ago he was
a4inan of usassiiai l.igor Tor his age. .sss S.
IIe recovered his health. but since
his illness business affairs. which for
merly absorbed his entire attention.
have ceased to interest him.
In his passing Wall street has lost
one Of it's most interesting cha acters.
The Bottineau courant., 1904-01-15
STRONG PUBLIC FEELING.
Japanese Aroused Over Dilatory Tao.
tics Of Cabinet.

Yokohama. Dec. 31.-At an extraor-
binary meeting Of the privy council
the fact was developed that no time
limit had been set for Russia's reply
to the last official note from the jap
anese government. A strong opposi-
ton IL now publicly manifested to the
~abinet owing to the dilatory tactics
they are pursuing.
The latest ordinance announced in
vests the commander of Formosa with
full authority to act in case war is de-
clared.
A German innkeeper on the Swiss
border has undertaken as a result OF
q wager to roll a barrel full Of wine
across Switzerland and Italy to Rome.
The Bottineau courant., 1904-01-15
In District Court.
Court Opened Monday with
" a full Calendar. Es
The Grand Jury are at Work.
Several Sightless Por-
3. kers tried. /.
Court Will Prob bly, Last
.r4.i& Two Weeks Longer. 9:

Judge Palda arrived on Monday
evenings train and immediately open
ed court The jury panel was excused
until $3.50 on Tuesday morning and
the court gave attention for a short
time to an action brought by Clara j..
Adams against John Adams for a de-
cree of divorce Mrs Adams was
from York and swore that her husband
left her two years ago and had not
contributed anything to her support
since that time and that she did not
even hear from him. Her mother was
called and corroborated her statements.
The court granted the decree and gave
the custody Of the child to the plain
tiff upon the condition that she take
proper care of the little one. a girl of
five years, and give her an education.
Following this case several persons
took out citizen papers. The court
then adjourned until convened at the
hour set and the roll of Jurors
called. The grand jury was excused
until Wednesday morning, owing. to
the fact that some OF the jurors were
not present. A bench warrant was
issued for Samuel Desoe, who had been
summoned as juror and failed to re-
spond. The petit jury was then ex-
cused until 30 p. m. and the court
took up the consideration of the cal.
ender. An effort was made by the
judge to set the civil cases for certain
days in order to make it convenient
for those interested in the various cases.
The greater part Of Tuesday after
noon was taken up in the arrrai gn-
ment of the defendants in the different
criminal cases. r.
The case of the state vs. Thomas
Mcbride. charged with assault and
battery on the person of John I. Sui
livan at Westhope last fall was called
and the defendant plead guilty to the
charge. The judge in sentencing him
took into consideration the fact that
he had already served two months in
the jail while awaiting trial. and
that owing to his color. he had been
abused by a certain class OF white
trash and was to 4 certain extent.
excusable for his action. he having
been abused by said Sullivan The
court therefore gave him sentence Of
one day in the county Jail dating from
Tuesday at noon. .s.e IL .,.-. -.r..... H..
s, In the case of the state VS.. Bert
Hamilton, charged with violating the
prohibition law, the defendant plead
guilty. and owing to the fact that he
was only twenty one years of age, the
court was very lenient with him and
after cautionipg him against the con-
sequences Of life of crime, gave him
sentence of three months in the
county jail. fine Of $500 and the
costs of the action. in the amount of
$50, o. in the case of his failure
to pay fine and costs an extra two days
in Jail. -. r.lf,f >s.sy ~ -t ge--s
Five OF the grand Jurors were ex.
cused on Tuesday and an order issued
to draw five more. The jurors excus.
ed were, Charles Ohnstad and VIM.
Williamson. on account of sickness, in
their families, r. A. Scholfeld and T.
! T., Strom because of their not being
i.l.t Ia -.'tl's !