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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

DIR. L. F. Bolster. IS Winthrop ST..
Augusta says: "Quinona cured me of
indigestion. I knew by the formula on
the bottle that it contained just the
ingredients necessary to build up the
digestive organs and give them the
power to fully digest food. l therefore
took a bottle ana received its great
benefits. In QuinOna you have an ideal
preparation for the cure of all stomach
troubles"
Mrs. Chas. Davis. Is Capitol St. Au-
susta says: "Quinona is IL wonderful
tonic. 1t cured me of sleeplessness.
rut my stomach to rights and built up
my general run down condition. Doc
tors recommended Beef. Iron and Wine
| but could not see that it was doing me
any good. Quinona seemed to hit my
case exactly right. l now sleep WELL
my nervousness has disappeared and !
! feel better in many ways since taking
it. My daughter and husband are also
taking it and value it highly.
What better proof can We give than
the letters we are now publishing
Right along we are giving the names OF
people who We're cured by Quinona. Il
|
same as it is doing in every city in the
country. Ii you have indigestion, dys-
| pepsia. biliousnesS or any other stou-
ach trouble start taking Quinona a,
once and receive the benefits that come
from this great discovery. 1t will clean
out your whole stomach and make 2
new one of it. It's nervine properties
act quickly and directly on the nerve
tissues of the system. You can fee
Ouinona civ ing new life and strength
to every part and lifting you from poe,
health to perfect health. II brings
sound. reStful sleep, creates an anne
tite and frees YOU from those constant
colds and makes you feel 100 per cent
better. 1t makes rich pure blood anf
sends it coursing through your veins
driving out all impurities from Won,
system. Are you going to nlod through
life feeling half sick and miserable o,
are YOU going to let 4 S10O bottle q
Ouinona make new person of YOU
All druggists sell Ouinona Write to tn,
Quinona Company, Hartford ST.. Bos
ton, Mass, for free medical advice,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12
Widespread SOlicitude Almost Un-
expected1y Relieved.
Camp Fires Blaze With Joy Over Escape Of
Gen. Bedell's Orderly from a
Paralytic's Fate.

ored veteran must at best remain q
cripple for life.
Suddenly to the surprise and delight
of every one Mr.. Duffy again appeared
on the street in Enthusiastically robust
health and was overwhelmed by con-
gratulatiOns and inquiries: How did
it happen?" What cured you?" To
the astonished spectators his reappear-
ance was like return from the grave.
At this point his story becomes more
interesting in the language used by
himself in a recent interview with a
reporter:
THE regular treatment, consisting
of medicine and powerful electric
shocks, didn't do Il bit of good, so far
as my paralyZed leg was concerned
My left leg remained cold and dead.
l had paid the doctor a good sum. and
he had evidently done his best. He
got me out of my cOmatose state but
he couldn't get me any further. and
had been too active Il man to be con-
tent to be housed up with one dead leg
if there was any possible way to cure
it.
Il knew of no better doctor. however
and 1 finally stumbled on help by the
merest chance. I got my clue out OF
Boston paper from the story of a
war comrade. John Hunter, of Chico
CAL, who had been cured of desper-
alto attack of locomOtor ataxia by DR.
Williams Pink Pills. That item reused
my hopes so that I sent for a box OF
the pills at once to the nearest drug
store, and in less than month after
ward /, too, became a perfectly well
man as the result of using them.
Cautiously enough it was my own
doctor who pronounced me well before
he knew what had cured me. / met
him as I was going up the stairs of
the Masonic building You seem to
be pretty spry, he said. in Il surprised
tone. Let me see you lift your toes
Which foot, doctor?' The left, OF
course he replied. 7 can raise tho
left as we'll as the right I said. and
then T worked the toes. first of one
foot AMI then of the other. until he
saw there was no difference and de-
clared me to be all right.
Not only We're my limbs sound but
was in perfect health every way and
have remained so ever since. No
more vertigo. no more trouble with my
stomach. none with my kidneys: in
fact, every organ seems to be doing its
proper work. I certainly have good
reason to be thankful to DR.. Williams
Pink Pills and to recommend them to
Others" Sold by all druggists
throughout the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

then under General Ben Butler in
Virginia until just before the engage.
ment at Fort Fisher when his time ex-
pired. After the war he became a
member of General Foster Post, G. A.
r., and rose to the important position
of vice department commander.
The general anxiety felt about him
after his sudden shock in the latter
part Of 1901 was slightly relieved by
the news that he had come out of a
state of unconsciousness which had
lasted for five days. but as week after
week went by and he made no further
progress, one leg remaining paralyzed.
public opinion ruefully settled down
to the conviction that the highly hon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12
The Situation in Europe,

Berlin. March 9. $40 A. M.-The foreign
Office gives out positive assurances that
European complications are not likely to
come from the Russo-Japanese war. A
thorough understanding exists between
Germany and England and France and
England.
Berlin March Q. 30 4. Mt has just
been learned from high authority in the
foreign Office that Germany expects to be
drawn into war with England within
the next three or four months and is
making thorough preparations for it.
Berlin. March 9. SO a. M.-The emper-
or has Just sent his autographed portrait
to King Edward. and the amicable mes
concIusivelv that all danger of European
complications arising out of the Russo
japanese imbroglio are past.
Berlin-March O. 10 a. M.-The emperor
will start next week on his Mediterranean
trip This indicates that there is 70 dan
ger of a European war.
Berlin, March g. 1910 A. Mt is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

When It became known to the people
OF Nashua. N. H.. that Mr.. Poss c.
ECily, 9 3. y -.,.:,.,>.. :.c.n.. had
been suddenly Frustrated by paralytic
shock in the street and taken to his
nome IN an ambulance, the deepest
concern was felt throughout the town
where he had lived for half a century
and had held prominent offices such rs
alderman, street commissioner and
representative in the state legislature.
Grand Army men We're especially So
licitous, for Mr. Duffy had gone to the
war in 81, where he had acted as Gem
eral Bedelrs orderly while serving
with Co. F. Third regiment, New
Hampshire Volunteer infantry; had
been ut the capture of Hilton Head
and i'm the battle of Secessionville. and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12
Brief Bits.

Before artificial teeth were created 1e-
real article. so body snatchers rayaged
the cemeteries at night, breaking up the
Jaws of the dead to extract their teeth to
sell to dentists for insertion in live men $
mouths. An army of these GhouIs fol-
lowed Wellington's army. They were
licensed as suffers, but once night fell.
ont came their nippers and they prowled
over the battlefield extracting teeth of the
dead or dying.
a traveller in Korea writes: 1.-THE
Things that Were remarkable were the
mats One individual would frequently
possess what one might consider three.
NO. l or horsehair, with a hole for his
own poke of hair, the next. carefujjv
blocked and anxiously cared for. of semi
transparent black horsehair and puritani-
cal in shape. and No. of fold-up oiled
SILK. the Chusan Gibus umbrella placed
above when it rains"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

learned from an undoubted authority that
Germany, France and Russia will he
fighting against England and Japan with
in three weeks.
Berlin. March 9, 11.03 A. M-The ut
most good feeling now exists between
England and Germany. A high state Off
cial. commenting upon the situation said:
fight against each other? The inhabitants
of these two countries belong to the same
race: they have fought together in the
past, and their ties of blood as we'll as
their traditions will hold them together
now
Berlin. March Q. 11.4l A. M-The en-
peror has postponed his Mediterranean
trip. 1t is now considered certain that
England ana Germany will he at war by
the time the cherry trees bloom.
Berlin. March ., l. nOon.-1he wires
are down.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

There is an odd contrast between the
virility and dashing action of Mary
JohnSton's work and her physical
delicacy. Sir Mortimer goes with Il
rush and a swing and is overlooking
With vitality, and good red blood, but
his creator is so broken down in health
that she has sailed for Sicily to stay
indefinitely in the hope that the radical
change and an out-of-dOOr life may
restore her health. She told friends be-
fore leaving that she was altogether
uncertain about future work and that it
would probably be Il long time before
she undertook another story.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12
AUGUSTA, WINTHROP
& GARDINER RAILWAY,

Change of time on the Winthrop 6 Togus
Divisions, in effect, Tuesday. Dec. 1.
1905.
Cars leave Augusta for Halowell and
Gardiner every half hour on the hour and
half hour from s a; M. to 10 p. NJ. for
Hallowell at IL p. M
leave two hours later in the morning.
Cars leave Augusta for Winthrop $50.
Sc g-5 e 1 10 % A M 1850 15O. SSS, go:
NIGHTS niSS so ONLY W. $50 + NJ " Ana Saturday
Cars leave Augusta for Winthrop sun
days d lay as follows =: $50. 1850 A NJ. LEO.
Cars leave Augusta for Togus $50. $50
A. NJ. and commencing at leave every
hour on the hour to 10 p: M.
First car Sunday A. M.
connections are made with the Gardner
and Winthrop lines and A. M. Com
mencing at $50 leave every hour on the
half hour until $50 p. M 1870 P. NJ. for
day $50 A. M.
Cars leave Winthrop for Augusta
where connections are made for Hallowell
1850 11.50 A. NJ. 1.5o. $50. $50, $50. $50 $50
+. M. arg Saturday nights for Augusta
go. $50, 11.5O A. NJ. 15o. $50. $50. $50 P.
The $50 A. M. car from Winthrop con-
meets at Augusta with early M. c. trains
| East anu west.
The 1880 A. NJ. car leaves M. c. r. r.
station at Winthrop on arrival Of train
due at Winthrop from Portland and Lew
iston at 1913.
The Winthrop line Is equipped with
large easy riding eight-wheel cars and
make the trip in one hour. Baggage car
ried on all trips.
All cars run to M. G. station in Win
throp week days until $50 p. M inclu.
sive ~ - -
Cars leave Gardiner for augusta whers
connections are made for Winthrop and
xogus lines every half hour fifteen min
tftes before and fifteen minutes past the
hour from 6.l5 A. M. to 9.15 p. M. The
9.45 =. M. for Hallowell only 10.15 p. N.
for Hallowell and Augusta only.
Sunday time same as above except that
cars start two hours later in the MORNINGS
nOy1nd1f
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12
Pointed Parauraphs,

A mute is the only woman who goes
without saying.
1t takes mother-in-law to lay down
the law to a lawyer
While the little Cog is barking the big
one absconds with the bone.
Any girl who never had a proposal is
apt to pronounce marriage failure
No true Kcntuckian will take his morn
ing rye in the form of breakfast food.
Too many young men look upon an edr-
cation as a sort of loophole through which
to escape work.
WITH the possible exception of board
ing-house hash it is said that a goat will
eat anything.
somehow mans neighhors never
reallZe what good man he is until they
near the minister tell about it at the
funeral.
-Chic1 go News
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

The temperature of the human body is
essentially the same in the tropics and i'll
the polar zones. Insects at rest have Il
temperature practically the same as that
of the surrounding air in ordinary con-
ditions of heat and of humidity. Under
usual conditions the temperature of an
insect rises with that of the surrounding
air. only more slowly. When the air is
very moist the insects temperature may
rise more rapidly than that OF the air.
When the insect begins to move its tenn
peraturc rises and continues to rise until
the motion cea SEES.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

HELEN keller's book, THE Story Of
My Life is being translated into
Bohemian. 1t is to be brought out in
IN edition cheap enough to be within
reach of the poorest Bohemian presant.
the aim of translator and publisher
being to interest the poorer classes in
the possibilities of education for the
blind, deaf and dumb.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

proved unsound; while the people VINO
| utter this nonsense are unconsciously
guiding and ordering half the relations
of life by rules of conduct discovered and
proclaimed by this mighty genius To in
dicate the extent of Spencer'S influence
on social existence today would be a
grant task; lie has leavened the whole
lump, and had Parliament turned his
philosophy into law and enacted its ap-
pilcation as a duty 10 the state. we had
iiaIdlE awaited ourselves more thoroughly
of it than is the actual case. Yet, OWif,g
10 tue conditions L have mentioned. the
country of Spencer is the last to under
stand him. +" look to these sloushs of
dcspond generally alluded to as the sea is
o. learning Is idle in this connection
NO worthy memorial of Herbert Suencpr
will issue from them, since by dogmatism
ana irrational modes OF thought they eX-
ISL We must seek elsewhere: but let it
surely the generation that saw him pass
VIII commemorate name which the gem
era tons to come must bless and revere
Tor all time. Surely shall honor our
selves anon by lifting a memorial greater
than any OF marble or OF brass to the
rurest, braVest and mighticst thinker of
The nineteenth century,"
The Vineyard" Il new novel by John
OhVer Hobbies. will be published by d.
Appleton K Company about April /.
John II. Whitson, whose second novel.
me Rainbow chaSerS." is To he pub
iShed next week by Little. Brown & Co..
was born in Seymour. jackson County.
Ind.. ana was educated in the schools of
that town. He read law with IL Seymour
attorney. was admitted to the bar, and
practlSed the profession for a short time.
he abandoned law for newspaper work
and edited and published a paper in JEFF
frrsonviile. Ind. He was later one of the
editors OF the Monitor Journal At TWEEN
tN-ont Re was IL candidate for the indi-
ANA Legislature. but was defeated after a
spirited canvass. Lcavin" Indiana. Mr..
WhitSon Travelled extensively in the west
as L newspaper correspondent. In 1888.
ut the time of the land boom in western
Kansas. MI. Whitson, on account of i'll
health, settled on the plains. and for
seven years was engaged in cattle rais-
ing. He then went 10 Cripple Creek.
when that place was wild mining camp.
lie has sine" resided in Florida. and later
in New York. and at present lives i'll
Somcrville. Mass. Mr.. Whitson's first
novel was Barbara. Il Woman of the
West" My Characters are all imagin-
ary." he says. although sometimes |
take hints here and there from people.
| aim to make the characters Of the book
real live people, Mr.. Whitson is also
the author Of Il book FOR boys entitled
With Fremont the Pathtinder.' pub
lished last fall. He has been Il frequent
contributor to magazines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12
A Business Woman,

Mr. Nupop-Six toy balloons! For good
ness sake where did they all come from ?
Mrs. Nupop-I bought them for the
baby.
Mr. Nupop-What! One would have
been plenty.
first hut | saved twenty cents by buying
six. They were twenty cents apiece. but
tn" man said he'd let me have six for a
dollar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

The Crawford family of which
Marion Crawford is the bright
particular star is distinctly gifted in a
literary sence. Mrs. Hugh Fraser, one
sister, is the author of several success
full books of travel and a number of
novels, and is to publish a new novel
this spring. Baroness Won Raube.
another sister, has also done clever
literary work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12
Evening II Up.

Towne-Hear what Sniffkins did when
the collection plate came round to him
in church, last Sunday?
Browne-No. Dropped n button in.
suppose.
Towne-Not even that. He leaned over
and whispered. IL paid the pastors fare
in the car yesterday morning. Well call
it square
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12
NEW ORLEANS BY WATER
Elegant New Passenger Steamships OF the
Southern Pacific.

Leave New York every Wednesday at
Leave New Orleans every Wednesday at
noon, arriving New York Monday.
For further information address 2l9
Broadway or ! Broadway. Washington
Bldg, i. +. CURRIER, N. Z. A., l70
Washington St, Boston. Mass. augs9saflyr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

If the late George Gissing never had
the popular success which has been the
portion of many inferior writers, the
way in which he is mourned shows that
the English BalZac," as he has been
called in France, has made a deep i'm
preston upon thoughtful Englishmen.
One who believes that Gissing will be
remembered by London as her second
great Interpreter after Dickens tells us
that the author felt that what was
needed in English life was the HELLENIC
ing of the barbarian; and he thus
summarizes Gissing's convictions in the
matter: Seek first the things of the
mind. and the evils of society will dis
appear. Indifference to the beautiful.
hatred of ideas that cannot be turned
to immediate profit. contempt for
intellectual things. stamp our civilian
ton as at least understanding to survive
in it's present form. is it really so GER
tain iiSsing asks of the Angio-SaXon.
that all virtues of grace dwell with
those who can rest amid the ugly, and
not know it for ugliness?' " We regret
the loss to realistic fiction caused by
Gissing's death, but we regret still more
that his life came to an end just when
he was beginning to exert, through
books like The Private Papers of
Henry RyecOft' and by the IOnian
Sea- the very influence which we now
knew he was so we'll qualified to bring
to bear upon English life and letter..
His passion for the beautiful could not
but have stimulated many of his
readers in the right direct ion.-New
York Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

Booker T. WashingtOn's book work
ing with the Hands was announced
for publication a year ago. 1t was then
considered finished. but the author was
not satisfied with it and finally insisted
upon withdrawing it from his pub
fishers hands and putting in another
ye2r's work upon it.
The book is intended to show the
practical working out of the theories
advanced in Mr.. Washington's earlier
writings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

Mrs. Humphrey Ward is waiting in
England for the marriage OF her
younger daughter, which will occur on
March u. Immediately after the
wedding. she will go to Italy and give
herself UP to uninterrupted work upon
a new novel, which will be ready for
serial publication in the fall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12
LIGHT AND AIRY.
A Seasonable TIP,

Let every man be up and doing.
Fix your eyes on fortunes goal,
Let up on the rag you're chewing
Use YOUR voice TO pcddlc coal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12
More Masculine Meanness,

Mr.. Jones-Where did you buy this bat
tenberg bakers bread?
Mrs. Jones-Battenberg?
Mr.. Jones-1ts full of big holes just
like that lace-work you're always putting
your eyes out at.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12
Uncomfortable Activity.

Mrs. Dobhs-Don't you like this new
clergyman?
Mrs. Dihbs-No: he's an evangelist: and
you know he would just keep cur church
stirred up from one years end TO an
other
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12
Result Of His Observation,

"Bottlng up fleet is rather on expen-
sive operation. isn't ito" said the man
who was reading the news from Port
Arthur.
Yes" responded the naval officer. 'If
YOU get good article it costs about as
much as it does to coal it up
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12
Why Those Accidents Happen.

Curious Person-But when You are
travelling at the rate of nearly two miles
a minute low can you keep your mind on
what you're doing?
Racing Automoblist-Gee! I can't. My
mind is always a mile or two in the rear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12
Straight Talk.

Borroughs-HIow is it you're not drink
ing these days?
WiSeman-Because it's Lent.
ROrroughs-Ah, Notifying yourself
eh: You must be saving money.
Wiseman (signiiicantly)-I am, because
it ism 4 lent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

The new edition of the letters Of the
Wordsworth family, upon which Pro-
fessor Knight has been engaged for
many years, is soon to be issued by
CHM & 90. The collection will include
enearly eight hundred letters written by
Wordsworth himself, his sister, his
Brother John, his wife, his daughter
and others of the family. 1t is said
that there will be new matter in the
book throwing light on the early MAN.
hood OF the poet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

Mary Austin. author of The Land of
Little rain,' is lecturing i'll the West,
upon the desert country in which she
lives and upon her work among the
Indians there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

Apparently no week can pass without
it's report of d literary lawsuit in
France. The latest ltigants are NJ
Theodore calm and Nj. Cousturier.
They signed IL contract with Il publisher
binding themselves to produce i'll
collaboration Il novel to be called THE
Conscript of 1870" each to receive Il
half share Of the authors rights. But
on the appearance of the book NJ.
Cousturier claimed three-quarters of
the rights, maintaining that NJ. Calm
had neglected to perform his full share
of the stipulated work. and that most of
tho writing thereupOn fell upon his
shoulders. The affair has been taken
into court. with what result we have
vet to learn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-12

Margery Williams who Won recogni-
ton last year with THE Late Return
ing" now publishes THE Price of
Youth clever tale OF a typical New
Jersey village. The surprising thing
about this announcement is that Miss
Williams was born in England and still
lives there. her knowledge of New
Jersey being the result of n years visit
upon this side of the water. Miss
Williams is still in her teens and with
n record of two successful novels
makes n good second to Dorothy
Menpes. who. at is, has four books to
her credit and has also made desira-
bic place for herself in magazine and
newspaper work.