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schneiicr'. Hotel. ii's =
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HuvsEGIRI(-GlrI for general hou-~wCril.
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20 Kl4s. ave
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Wedding Rings tsoiid Gold.
Finest Qualities. s. to go. Mernod
Saccard's. Broadway and Locust
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JONES g. HENDERSON

BUSINESS COLLEGE. GRAND AVE. AND
WINDSOR PLACE OPPOSITE HIGH
SCHOOL,. Tborougn Individual instruction In
shorthand. typevTiting bookkeeping and
English branches Positions procured Day aui
night school all summer. Catalogue Both
phones
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} n Y Nj V Of 90 !
y vi - L -o' 81"
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. ! He'h ss1 hesms"ee
IN 49, - - - :,
tailor shop. a. fi'.iir., ..,aui r5o-
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cai4e 4 .!rs,-li,SIGys L,,acn IN tailor s,5I~:
one vi. .-.- trtl" preferred - u. Republic
SEAN~THEsSEs Waist aud skirt hands.
ais. L.il,-Ts. l-s..sr I,y. s.-s'r Oiive.
Sl.ANissT Rf.>-ss.s- S.y~T.lI " mn 20 sew Ap-
p, a. nl Exposition n.dE c'rlSr Thir;eciih
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GiELs-GirlS over u years to pick nuts Sis
y. S"-uad.
g'lIsL-T Tor. s,rr- v5rk. Fr.asrirk Pts. Co.
WORK. = \ Msin.
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vurN. rn.-. uay. s'-aGv wrrs. $40 Elm
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years al ur "Err. Fs'r,"-7 Laundry. SID Olive.
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WOMAN 10 take cs-@ of six-roonl house Dia-
mcId r. Store. st.i Olive.
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SITUATIONS wANTED-MAIE.

WoRH-After "'clock; speak English and
German FF L.. Republic.
WDRk-TN.r yu4r.g !u.u. German. y.dult VEr
g. har. position On = Farm. 4. Keller. i.l-s2
= Second 81
WORK situation - man. understands laNns
flowers. 'a-" COW. hurs-s ana drive. references.
ia: RS. REPUBLIC
WORKS tusti0n bv strictly temperate
u.'a. =, years - age. willing % wurh. refer
NDEF-- situation i,y st-a,!y raIiabIe middle
AZ. man. i"s'T'- work on private ilar~. house.
lawn anL Ha-sHz. handy With tools. "Ity T-:er-
snceS ~ =. Republic
WbIk-Nru man speaking English. Cor
man French SgarI~h. wants position. best
E"-s-''''a-. AGlf'r- Decker f7'e : E,Ehth
AfEpNAN speaking T,uE'tsh GrrHlau.
fr'rrh. spanish wants position. hr-t refer
"n..' N.lrrsg W~rlyer !7'9 = Eirhth 81
NrItN-i 0GuE man wants steady work 0f
any EIna. has had "Nreri"nc@ as warhln'st.s
i'.'"r
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Efl-.s'I : In tptS A''f--Nt l.
fiI Walnut = Established lS15
Conducted ur strictly business urirciu!es. Al!
rurs Eu.tTa-f..L ds rsureseutCd-
Na-'-d-tiy. EInared iabOrers and tsArI.stsrs
fuT new Iu..-na.s II missouri Illinois. Indiana-
Ohio ana kH'sar- free pass - all
Two LUrHr.#E lah1r-rs f1r extra Car=. railroad
C-iagsfl. wus-. money asy time. free pass
Farm hands. gardeners. mixers. man fyg prl-
vEt- ui.'r-. gguu cooks. waters. blacksIniths.
II YOU want work apply 70 the oldest. most
reliable. az! responsible Labor agency IL St
lg's KOi-$IDiS LABOR AGENCY.
.1a Walnut ST.
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Frank and i. Peters lsis Ma.l.ucsru.t. ctg.
r ! and Vera Schatzwuu. -. Berlin. S'rl
T u and T sanders st Louis, E.si-
Frank aad Minnie SCOTT. ".3S C.z"Ds. boz
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Breezy Briefs.

ii inns Keeps up we may confidently ex-
pect the mail deaf mute babies to be
named after Judge Parker.-Washingto
Post
George Fred Williams berates the news
papers for not telling the truth about
him. Some politicians are ingratitude
observation-disclosures City Journal.
Jim Tillman says his candidacy for
congress was only a joke. 1t was that !:
hut everybody in the State saw the
point before Jim did.-Indianapolis Jour
mel.
Judge Parker makes his entrances and
exits in this town so noiSlessy that there
appears to be some truth in the report
that he has borrowed Mr.. Hills gum
ShoeS.-New York Sun.
Senator German expresses his willing
ness to withdraw in favor of Judge
Parker Withdraw from what: oh. yes
German, it seems, was one of the cam
didates. So hard to keep track of them.
Indianapolis Journal.
Doctor of Literature No significance
in this. His own literature does not need
doctorng. and he is not going to be 50
undignihed as to doctor anybody elses.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Jaran's new battleships will each dis
charge eleven tons of projectileS a min
ute. Why not stand outside and bottle
it would not take more than half an hour
to build a nice little dam.-Indianapolis
Journal.
Ex-Governor Pattison, who is one of
the Democratic Observation-Disclosures from
Pennsylvania has been reckoned a dark
horse in every presidential campaign for
the last dozen years. He seems to be
quite out of the running this time. Penn
sylvania isn't particularly promising
Democratic paSture.-BOSton Herald.
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Personal N otes.

Pit. Rev. Frederick Courtney has sew
cred his connection with the diocese of
Nova Scotia to become rector Of 81
James Episcopal Church, New York city
Al cost of nearly 10000 Miss Helen
Miller Gould has just had built a new
clubhouse for boys and young men, to
be named the Lyndhurst Club, near IT.
Vington on the Hudson.
Miss Pauline Hardin, Kentucky's most
successful woman politician, is about to
De married. She began her political ca
reer In 1886, when she took an active mart
IN the money discussion.
John Birch, plumber of White Plains
N ", while digging a trench near his
nome last Saturday. found a solid silver
button that had been worn by a British
officer in the Revolutionary War
A highly valued relic now in the nos
session OF ]. +. Weeks, of this CITY. is a
model OF the frigate Constitution the
American ship that won world wide re-
nown by her performance during the
War in 1872.
Hugo GorlitZ, who used to manage
PadereWski, announces that he has dis
covered two Viennese girls, aged respec-
lively II and IA, now studying in LeiIzig
who have not only remarkable gifts for
music, but are already sufficiently nro-
crossed to be able to appear in public.
Fer number. variety and quality of
pictures painted within a given time
Harry Van der Weyden, a Young artist
from Boston, is credited with having
broken all records. He is holding an ex.
hibition in Paris of his works painted
within the last two years. which number
SiXty-fiVe.
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4 REPUBLICAN
STATE
CONVEN TION
CITY HALL, BANGOR,
Wed, JUNE 29, 1904.
Will Be Held in
at 100 O'clock, p. M.

for the purpose of nominating a candidate
for Governor to be supported at the Sep
TENDER Election, and for the transaction
of such other business as may properly
come before it.
The basis of representation will be as
follows: Each City, Town and Plantation
viii be entitled to one delegate; and Tor
each IS votes cast for the Republican can
didate for Governor in 1892. an additional
delegate; and for fraction of ~ votes In
excess Of % votes. further additional
delegate Vacancies in the delegation or
any City, Town or Plantation can only be
filled by residents of the County III Whlch
the vacancies exist.
The State Committee will be In session
in the reception room Of the Hall at l2.30
O'Clock F. NJ, on the day of the COnVen-
ton for the purpose of receiving the
credentials of delegates. Delegates, in
order to be eligible to participate in the
Convention, must be elected subsequent to
the date of the call for this Convention.
All electors of Maine, without regard to
past political affiliations, who believe in
the principles of the Republican Party,
and endorse its policies, are cordially In
yited to unite under this call in electinS
delegates to this Convention.
Per Order. Republican State Committee,
f. NJ. SIMPSON. Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Bangor, April 2Sth. 1904.
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.


On this Goth day of April. A. d. 1904
on reading the foregoing petition. it is
Ordered by the Court. That a hearing be
had upon the. same on the Goth day OF
May, a. d. 1904. before said Court at
Portland, in said District. at ten o'clock
in the forenoon; and that notice thereof
be published in The Daily Kennebec
Journal, a newspaper printed in said Dis
t,ict. and that all known creditors, and
other persons in interest, may appear at
the said time and place. and show cause;
If any they have why the prayer OF SAID
petitioner should not be granted.
And it is further Ordered by the Court,
That the Clerk shall send by mall to all
known creditors copies of said petition
and this order. addressed to them at
their places of residence as stated
Witness. the Honorable CLARENCE
HALE. Judge of the said Court, ard the
seal thereof. at Portland. in said District,
on the 3Oth day of April. A. d. 1904.
IL. 81 JAMES E. HEWEY, Clerk.
A true copy of petition and order there
Attest: JAMES E. HEWEY. Clerk.
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A press Clipping bureau in New York
gathered over 5000 obituaries of the late
Senator Hanna and in the case of other
famous men has frequently collected
hundreds of sketches and stories con-
corning the deceased which We're
mounted in handsomely bound
volume and sold to the family at Il
large price. The unique thing about
this clipping bureau business is that
the enterprisng management asks
newspaper publishers to contribute
their papers free of charge. AS these
newspapers constitute the bureaus en-
tire stock in trade and the goods are
sold at n handsome figure, the request
is about the limit of assurance and
nerve. 1t is much as though the retail
merchant asked the manufacturer or
wholesaler to make him q present of a
stock of goods. The managers Of these
clipping bureaus must imagine that
newspaper publishers IRE in business
for glory only. OF course, the publish
ers like glory and strive for it as the
main end and aim of existence. but in
cidentally most of them like to have
enough money to pay their bills.
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Her Opinion.

They sat together on the sofa, watch
ing the dying embers. They had been
silent for some time. He moved I'M
eaefly 1t was apparent that some
thing was on his mind. He looked at
her furtively She was beautiful
girl He determined at last to make
the rlunge and turned his face reso-
lutely towards hers.
Dear" he said, L am going to ask
you n question that l have never aske /
before l hope it will not shock you.
You will notice by a glance at the cloch.
that it is nearly midnight. There is
not sound in the house, and it is evil
dent that your father and mother hav-
Goth gone to bed. There is no one else
to disturb us. All is serene. The gas
point and these embers shed just the
correct glow. A soft. sentimental feel
ing that l have not been able to over
come has begun to steal over me. l
hope it has over you. Now, what /
want to ask you is this: Considering;
all the circumstances have mentioned,
do you think it would be quite proper
for me to kiss your
The beautiful creature at his side,
turned impulsivcly and laid a delicate
hand on his arm.
DO you want to know what 1 really
think" she said. earnestly.
Yes"
Then, considering everything, l
don't think ii would be proper for yo,,
not to kiss me- Town Topics
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Mrs. Wigs Rises in Wrath.

Several million people have become
interested in the life, work and charac-
ter of Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" who, in private life, is the less
known Mrs. Mary Bass, a humble resi-
dent of an unattractive section OF
Louisville, Kentucky. The little book
and it's sequel which brought fame and
fortune to the bright young woman
who wrote them have incidentally
brought troubles to Mrs. Bass which
have proved too much for her patient
and cheerful soul. Last week she made
her appearance before the local police
court to answer the charge of throwing
the contents Of a slop jar on Mrs.
Emily Smith also of Louisville. Mrs.
Smith claimed that her dress was
ruined, her pride shattered and that
her philanthropic impulses received a
shock. In defense of the rather I'M
conventional welcome which she ex-
tended to Mrs. Smith when the latter
called on her. Mrs. Bass said to the
Judge:
These people who are always nosln
in other peoples business are bound to
git in trouble and that's just her fix.
Ever since that fool book was wrote
they have been butting in and l just
made I'D my mind I'd stop 'em. l tried
to scare 'em away by tellin' 'em I'd
shoot. but it didn't work, and 1t
I'D to me to do somethin' else. They
flock to my house just like l was
runnin' menagerie and they ain
nothin' there to see but me and my two
kids. If they'd only let us alone we'd
he all right and we could live happy
and contented."
The judge, being a sensible and SYM
pathetic man, set Mrs. Bass free with
these observations which future visi-
tors to the Cabbage Patch will do well
to keep in mind:
This prosecuting witness came 10
Mrs. Bass house without invitation
The defendant has been brought lnto
great notoriety as result OF literary
production and as a result has been
terribly annoyed. Her home has been
invaded, and the peace and quiet Oh
life continually disturbed. l think that
she has had great provocation. and l
think I ought to dismiss her of the
charge on general principles
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The Modern Baby.

They say that I must rot be rocked
Because my brain might addle,
If | could speak they would be shocLad.
I'd call that fiddle-faddle
And yet, of course, they ought to know
Still. l can't help but wonder
If some one rocked them years ago
When folks were apt to blunder,
They. stand around me, looking wise,
And say they must not pet me:
y gentle pat to soothe my cries
They claim would further fret me-
My raising must conform to law
Down to each jot and title
Did people hold them off with awe
When they were bald and little?
They say that bouncing me is sure
To make me very nervous,
That children's frames cannot endure
Such sadly thoughtless service.
Yet these phlegmatic scientists,
Ere they began to toddle
Were bounced until their chubby fists
Played tattoeS on the noddle.
When / stretch@out my willing arms
Inviting them to frolic,
They rise in wondering alarms
And talk of Group and collie
It's hard to be a baby now;
They will not pet or jump us.
And when l sleep my peaceful brow
Must lie straight with the compass.
When / grow up, of course Ill be
A triumph scientific;
But really it seems to me
My hard luck is terrific.
If could only speak my mind
But then they would not thank me.
They stiil think they may spank me!
80 Chicago Tribune
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1t looks as though the town of York
made a mistake when it voted to con-
tinue to grope along in darkness IN
stead OF acquiring a municipal lighting
plant at a most reasonable figure. The
report Of the special town meeting. as
published in the York Transcript.
shows that the ma jority of the voters
failed to grasp the significance of the
golden opportunity. With its valuation
IF three millions and its attractions as
a summer resort, York cannot afford to
be withou. street lights like back
woods village. In a few years it will
very likely put two or three times as
much money into a lighting plant as
was needed to acquire one at this time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-03
The Expenditures Of Congress.

BY an analysis of the figures. the
Philadelphia Press causes a total COL
lapse of the Democratic attempt
to make any political capital
out of the appropriation bill OF
the session of Congress which
closed, last week. The aggregate
of the appropriations for the ses-
sion was $4,000, 900 greater than that
for the short session. But $l6000,00C
will be money we'll expended. 1t is
wholly for the benefit Of the nation, not
a dollar of which can be expended for
a sectional or partisan purpose. TAX
ing up the various items, the Press
shows that for the postoffice depart
mcnt there was ar increase of $4,000, coo,
but that comes back in the enlarged
revenues of the department. Besides,
the Democrats were anxious for the ad-
ditional appropriation for the rural free
delivery service. An appropriation of
s., 900 600 was made for an increase in
the bank note redemption fund, which
is rot an expenditure by the govern
ment. There was a loan of $4,000, 900 to
the st. Louis exposition, which was
supported by the Democrats. Those
items make up a total of $33, 600 600, or
81, 100000 more than the increase over
the preceding session. Altogether, the
government has appropriated sl0,tOo'ooo
amount it expects to have returned $4,-
GOO, 900. Says the Press in conclusion:
There has not been a session of Con-
gress in many years in which appro-
priations have been so carefully Scfutl-
niZed as at the session ended yestef-
day. In this respect the majority can
we'll feel proud of its record. Inc el-
fort of the Democrats to mlslead the
public by contrasting the expenditures
now with those under the disastrous
Cleveland administration is absurd In
1894, under Democratic control. the net
ordinary receipts of the government
were only 1921 ,722,0 l9, while the net
ordinary expenditures We're $780,, 521,2So,
leaving a deficit of 500, S03.26l. That was
under the glorious Democratic RUE. But
under this alleged extraVagant Repup-
lican government the net ordinary
revenues last year aggregated $685. $751;
$50. while the net ordinary expenditures
were $506, 212. 073, the excess OF re-
ceipts amounting to s52615, 453. Which
is the most wise government, the one
with a large surplus or the one with
big deficit and hundreds of thousands
of people crying for bread? The eX-
ports in four years of Republican rule
exceeded by s2,323. 100000 those of four
years of Democratic rule. These are
facts which the Democrats will not tell
the voters; but the people of this coun-
Try will not forget the sad lesson they
learned under the last Democratic adj