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The southern sentinel., 1904-02-26
ARMEk IND P''LAlNTER.


<&sl have been q silent reader OF
your most valuable paper for many
years and have often thought woulo
sive its many readers Z little bit a
my short experience q . tiller Of the
soll. though something always pre-
vented me from doing to until now.
ana Il this does not find its way to the
oack door may try again In the near
ruture. l have been living in I little
oown Tor "a years. and all the time
naye never plowed Z day in the neld.
Have always rented my farms out to
tenants until this year, and as last
year was almost . complete failure
with farmers through this section,
forcing many good tenants to 60 to
public works for . livelihood, unless
the landlord would furnish them from
the start This many Of us refused to
DO. as We were already in the hole,
and many as well as myself were
forced to move out on our farms or
let them lay idle, and as taxes were
nigh and many other expenses accu-
mulating, this we could not afford to
do. for one made the move and 80
far am not sorry returned. Yes, /
mcved. found house with three
rooms. one fireplace, not = porch, win
dow. doorstep, door lock or loft In the
house, nor surplus piece OF plank
around. a. all had been burned. Every
thing looked alike to me. It was but .
short time until had taken In the
whole situation and soon realized that
had the hardest job on my hands I
had ever undertaken. Well, l acted up
on the presump ption that where there
IL . win there Is always Z way, 90 I
rolled up my sleeves and waded in up
to my neck began to look to rec
what was most needed. got lumber.
built two rooms, ceiled overhead, built
hail. verand1, put In new windows.
doors, doorsteps. cleaned up the yard,
extended my garden. planted out my
tall onions. got mp : lot Of good win
ter wood, Of which had plenty. built
myself Z big fre,t walked up and kissed
my better halt, one Of the best little
women in the world. and said: "Old
gal, can now zee what can do. have
done all this with my own hands, not
hiring ono cents worth" Ny wife's re-
marks were: You have done exceed
ingly well, though hero We are with $50
acrss of land In this place and 1t Il
almost Christmas and mot one foot
rentad. Also our other plantation on
Cooaa river laying fdle. / can hardly
- xhnf ~ ara To don ssNever mind.
The southern sentinel., 1904-02-26

EUeeaea Not the Country.
= q none Of you know anything
~ countryw asked the teacher,
-, ma'am, I know" said Eva
fslky. The country = the Fresh
you've been there cried Miss
Tell us about it, Eva"
ua'am, / amt seen i" said Eva,
sPm healthy. y."-IcClures.
The southern sentinel., 1904-02-26

Good nature asd evenneo Of tempe
will give 5os N sasy companion for lif'
..>Steele.
The southern sentinel., 1904-02-26

II thin0 fail to come your way 90 after
them.-Chicago Daily News.
The southern sentinel., 1904-02-26

Eva-What lovely ring! How did he
come to propose 70 quickly! Edna-'l
innocently remarked that diamonds were
increasing IN vatus daily. Town and
The southern sentinel., 1904-02-26

Putnam Fadeless Dyes color more sooda
Der package, than Others.
The southern sentinel., 1904-02-26

Many maa lives poorly in order to dis
fich.-CHcago Daily News.
The southern sentinel., 1904-02-26

No Cause for Alarm.-Lena-sWhat
made Fred act 20 funny when I accepted
him." Emma-"Oh, he's just in love
with you, goosie. He will soon get oysf
that teBrooklyn Life.
The southern sentinel., 1904-02-26

They tell me Skinnem i out for al
there is in it." "No-his customers are
out for al they put in it."-Cincinnati
The southern sentinel., 1904-02-26

TSrst Little Girl-'Ny mother came to
these springs because she had hay fever
and rheumatism. What did yours come
'forw Second Little Girl-.-Cauth she had
four grape-machine dresses and six new
hats, IN. @. Times-Democrat.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
WOULD STAY In AMERICA.
Seventeen Gieaha Girls Are Resist
ing Efforts Of japan to Take
Them Back Home.

st. Louis, Oct. ia hearing which
is to determine, subject to possible re-
vision at Washington, whether the IL
Geisha girls who are now held prison.
ers here shall be permitted to remain
in this country or shall be returned to
Japan, began yesterday at the Office Of
James B. Dunn, inspector of immigra-
ton. 1t is the purpose to give all the
girls an opportunity to tell why they
desire to remain in America and to
give the japanese commissioner to the
worlds fair time to urge his reasons
for insisting upon the return of the
girls to Japan.
The girls have been employed at a
concession on the pike at the worlds
fair. Their services not being longer
required, it is proposed to send them
back to their homes, but they do not
want to go back. The contention Of
the girls is that they have been ad-
mitted legally to the country, that they
the high-class artists and that to COM
pei them to return to Japan when they
would rather remain in America and
follow their profession would be an
on their rights.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
HILL INJEcTs NEW ISSUE.
sew Yorker Says Democrats Will
Favor n Law Against "GOvern-
ment by Injunction"

Wheeling, w. Va, Oct. 14.-David B.
Hill injected a new argument into the
democratic campaign here-a straight
forward condemnation of government
by injunction" and the demand for a
law granting jury trial to persons
held in contempt of court. for the vio-
lation Of a restraining order of fed
eral Judge. The democratic national
platform sustains this position, al
though in guarded terms. Wheeling
was selected by the New York politl-
clan as the place to emphasize and
make national issue Of this point, be-
cause OF its varied industries giving
employment TO artisans of many voca-
lions and also because tbs injunction
mas been used here in labor disputes
In a number Of instances. The an
nouncement, which was accompanied
By full explanation. was greeted with
tremendous applause.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
THREE MUST GO TO PRISON.


st. Paul. Mimi, Oct. 1S.-The Unite
States circuit court of appeals has al
firmed the verdict of guilty, the fine
and the sentence of the United States
district court OF st. Louis In the case
of John P. Dolan, Frank Garrett and
Thomas e. Barrett, indicted for natu'
ralizaton frauds.
John p. Dolan was chairman OF the
democratic city central committee oil
st. Louis. Barrett was ex-marshal OF
the St. Louis circuit court OF appears
and was formerly member OF the
democratic city committee. Garrett
was a policeman, Barrett was SEN
fenced to five years imprisonment and
to pay a fine of 81 900 Dolan and Car
rett received the same punishment
During the course of an inyestiga-
ton IS months ago the federal au
thorities at st. Louis learned that
aliens arriving there and not entitled
to citizenship had been naturalized by
the wholesale: that not only did these
applicants often nil to appear at
court but that they were handed the
necessary papers at their homes. A
number of arrests followed these dis
closures, and anon" those caught were
Nathan Levin, president of the he
brew Jefferson clJb, and John Barbag-
liza. Levin Is new serving a five years
sentence in the Missouri p9nitentiary
Barbaglia received a similar sentence,
but after he had hon confined in the
penitentiary, aboNt three months ago
he decided to turn states evidence and
reveal the identity of the men higher
up who had prompted him to dis
pose of bogus naturalization papers to
aliens for the purpose of enlistlng
them as voters. Later he was par
doned by President Roosevelt.
1t develoned At the t,,al Of Barrett,
Garrett and nolan that hundreds OF
naturalization papSre wore distributed
to the residents Of 'Dago hill, One
large batch in particular was delivered
at BarbaSlia's house one night, just
before election in 1902. by Policeman
Frank Garrett Garrett. it was shown,
had received the spurious certificates,
which Dolan, who previously had con-
ferred with Barbaglia regarding the
matter, had secured. Further, the
testimony revealed that blank certifi-
Gates were taken from the office of
John Murphy, clerk of the st. Louis
court of appeals. and an examination
of these established the fact that the
signature Of the clerk was forged by
Marshall Barrett
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
DEFENDS CONGO AFFAIRS.


Washington, Oct 18.-At the request
of the king of Belgium, Col. Henry l..
kovalsky, of the San Francisco bar
and a personal friend of King Leopold.
called at tie white house yesterday by
appointment and presented the reply
of the federation for the defense OF
Belgian interests abroad to attacks
made on the government of the Congo
Free State. Col. kowalsky said: In
terested Britishers are endeavoring I'M
der the guise of benefactors Of the
Congo natives to open the question OF
sovereignty over those regions by call
ing a conference of the powers at
which 1t is hoped by the Britishers
England may establish the contention
chat Belgium is impotent to maintain
an effective government In the Congo"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
LARGEST In THE WORLD.
Chicago. VIII Have a Hotel Twenty.
Two Stories High and to Cost
G1O,OOO,OOO.

Chicago, Oct. 14.-Chicago is to have
the largest hotel in the world. 1t will
cost $1O,0OO,OOO, be 20 stories high and
dwarf in size and r1agnifcence, it is
promised, any structure Of the kind
ever erected. The builders and own
ers will be a syndicate of Chicago and
eastern capitalists headed by Otto
Young. The hotel will occupy proper
ty measuring 400 feet in length by I'll
feet In depth in Michigan avenue, two
blocks south of the Auditorium. Steel
construction will be used in building
the new hotel, which will be the high
est building in Chicago in point OF
stories, with the exception Of the Ma
sonic temple.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
BUTLER MOVES TO QUASI.


St. Louis, Oct. ia motion to
quash the indictment against Col Ed
Butler, in which he ia charged with
having bribed Charles F. Kelly, former
speaker of the house Of delegates, to
leave the country and remain away
until men against whom he could testi-
fy would be protected by the statute
of limitations, was filed before Judge
Foster yesterday.
A motion alleged that the offense
for which the Indictment was returned
is misdemeanor and that the court
Is therefore without jurisdiction and
that the Indictment fails to state facts
SUFFICIENT to constitute the offense
charged.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
FIRST PRIZE TO GYPSY QUEEN.
Thomas w. Lawaon's Mare Won the
stillweIl Stake at Kansas City
Horse show.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 1S.-The
crowd at the opening of the annual
horse show in Convention hall last
night numbered 5000. 1t was the most
successful opening in the history of the
horse show here. The decorations Of
the hall were elaborate. The horse
show will continue throughout the
week, afternoon and evening, The Still
well stake, $1,000 for gated saddle
horses, brought out a splendid lot.
First prize went to Gypsy Queen,
owned by Thomas W. Lawson.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
sen..tIonnl Polltlcal speech.

Fayetteville, N. c., Oct. 14.-oscar ].
Spears was nominated here fof con-
gress by the republicans of the Sixth
district in opposition to Congressman
Patterson. He said he thanked God
Mr.. Roosevelt was a man good enough
and great enough to eat lunch with
Booker T. Washington, a representa-
tive of a race who helped to save the
fortunes of the republic at San Juan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
Paid to Hear Deba.

Chicago, Oct. 1S.-The greatest eff
fort Of the socialistic party in this city
during the present political campaign
was made at the Auditorium last night.
Eugene v. Debs and Benjamin Han
ford, the socialist candidates for presi-
dent and vice president, were received
with great enthusiasm by an audience
that entirely filled the hall. An ad-
mission fee was charged, but this had
no mower to keep down the attendance.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
Fe11 into Kettle Of water.

Fort Scott, Kan, Oct. 14.-Eight
miles south of this place the three
year-old child Of J. W. Grim, a farmer,
was scalded to death. The mother was
washing in the yard, using large iron
kettle to heat the water. The little
one while playing walked backward
against the kettle and fell headlong In
to the boiling water.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
Steer Chn.ed Him to death.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct ia. T.
Rinehart, yardman for the Kansas
City Stock Yards company, was
chased by a wild COW on the stock
yards bridge across the Kaw. Rine-
hart climbed on the railing Of the
bridge to escape the rush Of the steer.
but lost his balance and fell into the
river and was drowned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
Rain Loossned track BED.

Redding, Cal, Oct ia logging
train Of the Lamoine Lumber COM
pany left the rails west of Lamoine.
killing James Wright, the conductor,
and Mrs. A. Chapman. q passenger. A
transform had loosened the track bed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
Rac. Meet Enaea.

Lexington, KY, Oct 15.-Yesterday
closed the ten days trotting meetins
here. during which nearly $4,000 vas
distributed in stakes and purse races
Six worlds records were broken and
several records were lowered.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
Now .G,,nr 70 coal asa. ono.

Columbia, No, Oct. 1S.-Missouri
university is to have one of the finest
gymnasiums in the Mississippi valley.
Walter Williams. chairman Of the exec
utive board Of the board Of curators.
was instructed to let the contract for
the new building. dhich is to cost $780,
nnn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
o.t atnrr frnn InaIana.

Evansville. Ind. Oct IA cat at
tackled Ma Elder Cooper, wife Of 4
vell-knovn republican politician. and
sank it, teeth into her arm. The cat
had to Be ehoksd to death before Il
released IL hold.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
stockton's han ON Cigarettes.

Stockton. Kan. Oct 15,-All the to-
bacco dealers in Stockton have signed
m agreement to destroy all the cigar
cite papers which are received with to-
bacco. In the future. therefore, no
cigarette papers viii be sold here. The
w. C. 7. U. started the movement
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
pesd on n sq,oop-,hs-Loop.,,

Hagerstown. Nd, Oct 13.-Thomas
Goode was killed and Roy .Bauff, Good
nan Welsh, Herman Mitsel and Charles
Yetsler were injured In loop-the-loop
accident here The car jumped the
track and the passengers were hurled
10 the ground.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

Leavenworth. Kan. Oct. i5.-S. D.
Pollock pleaded guilty to embezzlement
~ .lnds while assistant postmaster
q, A. -7sss city. Kan, and was sen
tan - 10 ray q hne Of 1900 and to
ser-s s'v months in the Lsayenvorth
-rount- lsn. Pollock was q member Of
slhe last Legislature
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
shIftInr nf Frl.rn omcer,.

St Louis. Oct 13.-second Vice
President. Hammond. of the Frisco.
whose ONCE is in st. Louis, will be
transferred to Chicago, where he will
have charge OF all Frisco lines east Of
the Mississippi river. General Man
ager c. R. Gray win have charge OF
the Frisco lines west Of the river.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

Oklahoma Woman burned to Death.
Enid, Ok, Oct. l3.-Miss Carrie
Wicke, living near this CITY,, was
burned to death while engaged in burn
Ing grass. Her clothing caught fire
and before she could extinguish 1t she
vas burned over her whole body.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
Misaourinn 1O4 Years Old.

Versailles, Mo-, Oct. 13.-John David
son is dead al his home near Purvis,
Camden county. He was 104 years old
and left a brother So years old and a
sister past 60. None of them was ever
married
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
Bowker the bantam Champion.

London, Oct 1S.-Before the Ma
tional Sporting club last night Joe
Bowker, of England, beat frankie Neil,
of San Francisco, on points in a 20
round contest for the bantam cham
pionship of the world and $4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
John HutchIIAon There.

ST. Louis, Oct. 1s.-John Hutchin-
son. the only surviving member Of the
famous abolition family Of that name.
was an interesting figure at the pre-
llminary meeting last night Of the Ma
tional Spiritualists' Association.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

St Louis, Oct. 1S.-The annual re-
port OF the Frisco railroad system
mot including the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois, shows an increase in net
earnings of s726,945, or S.64 per cent.
The total net increase for the year ag-
gregated s1O,O73,59l. The total mile
age is 4.216.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
Japanese Girls Want to Stay,

st. Louis, Oct. 13.-The case of the
II Geisha girls who refuse to be de-
ported to their own country by the
Japanese government has been re-
ferred to the authorities at Washing
ton.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
s2A,oOo, 900 to Improve Paris.

Paris, Oct. 13.-The project Of the
Seine has communicated to the munic-
lpal council proposal to raise loan
Of $24.OO0,OO0 for city Improvements
which will be discussed when the coun-
Ill Yeassembles.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
Liquor bearers Comfort Potter.

st. Louis, Oct. 15.-The National
Liquor Dealers association passed a
resolution commenting Bishop Pot
ter, of the Episcopal church, for his
action in the Subway tavern matter
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
CRAFTS GRANDDAUGHTER Married.

New York, Oct. 1S,-Miss Miriam
Grant, daughter of U. s. Grant, of San
Diego, Cal, anG granddaughter Of the
late President T. s. Grant, was mar
ried in Grace church yesterday to
Lieut.. Ulysses S. Macy, U. S. N.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
L,,IIe Leaa, western Learue.

Chicago. Oct is-Ohclal batting av'
srzges Of the Western Baseball league
shows that Leslie. Of Sioux City. leads
the league in hitting, bis average being
SIS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
STATE Of KANSAS [
Dickinson County

1, H. W. Jacobs, Clerk Of the
County Aforesaid do hereby certify
that the foregoing is q true add cor
rect list OF the bills allowed by the
Board Of County Commissioners dur
log the week Of Oct. srd 70 Sth.
q. W. JACOBS,
County Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-14
IN THE SCHOOL.ROOM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement of Education.

The annual banquet of the Thornton
Academy Alumni Association will be
held Friday evening. June 1, at the
Irving House, Old Orchard.
John Rankin has resigned the princi-
palship of the Milbridge High school,
He has been succeeded by ]. d. Muir
ply, who for several years has been
principal of the Jonesport High school.
Frank p. Aver, Bates, 1900. has been
reelected as principal of the Park
grammar school, Nutley, N. l., at an
increase of salary. He is son OF
Deputy ]. G. Aver of Cornish.
DIR. David Beach of the Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary, has been engaged to
deliver the baccalaureate sermon be-
fore the graduating class of the Free
dom Academy on the 5th of June. The
graduating class this season is large
in number and the exercises planned
will lie OF an entertaining nature. AT
the graduating exercises which Will
take place on the evening of June Sth,
the Lotus Male quartette Of Lewiston
will be present with Mrs. Minnie
Cove as reader and the musical selec-
lions will be furnished by Rigby's Or
rhcstra Of Belfast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-14
RAILROADS & sTEAMsoATs.

Arrangements Of Trains d eAsee, osl
II, 1908. p
Pullman Car Service.
Pullman Sleeping car ON train IeayfnR
parsor at 2S A. NJ: and Caribou q Al
TRAINS LEAVE.
1858 A. NJ; Waterville, 140 A. NJ; Bankor.
$S A. N. Arrive Millinocket at SIS a. r..
No. carb sss a ri pT re- so Is' ~
n;oe A. u; Van harsn: rs =. i.
=, LEAVE y Portland. 1915 NJ: Augusta,
Ia! IoS A. n n; Waterville. 40 A. NJ: Ban
Ashland. go P. NJ; Fort Kent, Is p. NJ,
fioulton; l2.55 p M; Presous Isle. 246 r.
NJ: sfla1" M: Fors III. ase
field. 306 p. NJ; Dover and Foxcroft. ga
4 NJ n: G SpssSS{I. SIS s 4 4 Nonsoa. IN
LEAVE Portland, 1915 A. M.. Ausust..
Bis p. NJ: Arrive Millinocket, cop. II:
PP aesens III 49, p IA Nj Houlton SIS z. NJ
M; Fort Fairfield 1o15 p. II.
LEAVE Portland. 1919 P. NJ; Augusta.
s;@ r r. NJ y sWant erv sGs E n: Ban
7.26 p. NJ: Greenvilie. $40 r. NJ ~
TRAINS ARRIVE.
LEAVE Greenville. SIS A. NJ: Dover.
Leave Bangor Ar5 Mste Tanso AusS.tA n
LEAVE Fort Fairfieid. S.os a. NJ: Car.
bou. 600 A. NJ; Presque Isle, 6.8 A nj:
Houlton. $40 A. M: Ashland. S45 A. M:
Patten. S.15 A. M: Millinocket, 1913 a. n:
Katahdin Iron Works, 1910 a. n; Arriy:
Bangor. LOS p M: Waterville, 3.06 r. II;
Augusta, BAT p NJ.
LEAVE Van Buren,, 955 A. NJ; Caribou.
Fairfield, lbs A. M Houlton, LIS p. N:
Patten, 2.55 p. NJ; Millinocket, 40 p. n:
Greenville. ass F: M; Monsoon. $40 r. n:
Guilford. AT P. M: Dover and Foxcroft,
! teryille. 9E P. M; Augusta, 1923 p. N.
LEAVE Caribou. AS p. NJ: Fort Fair.
field. $50 T: NJ; Presque Isle, 4ls p. NJ;
Houlton, go p. NJ: Millinocket, SO r.
M; arrive Bangor, lie p. NJ: watervilIe,
1.52 A. M; Augusta, go A. NJ -''
G.. c. BROWN,
GEO. M. HoUGHroN.
General Manager.
Bangor. Oct. Z, l90a :