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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-30
Pointed Paragraphs.

Proof Of ones temper is the loss there
of.
Stiffness is called sentiment by those
who are in love.
Many sc-called blue-blooded artiso-
crat has u red nose.
When truth becomes fashionable what
will become of the gosSips?
Many a man would fail to arrive but for
his ability to butt in.
Women are like men in one respect
some are good and some are.not.
Our idea of Il mean man is one who en-
Joys spelling some other mans fun.
Ministers, as a rule, live to a ripe old
age. yet we are told the good die young.
Customers Of a shoe dealer insist upor
their rights and they also get their lefts.
Chicago News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-30
TWO BIDDEFORD MEN DIE
From Effects of Drinking Quantity Of
Wood Alcohol in Paint Shop.

Biddeford. Me-, Dec. 29.-Two men
employed in the paint shop Of the Saco
& Pettee mills are dead as a result
of drinking quantity of wood alcohol,
taken from the shop Wednesday night.
They are Alfred Forth, aged 46. who
died today and Joseph Fecteau, aged
35, who died last night.
The former leaves a wife and one
child, the latter wife and six chill
dren. They drank the alcohol Wednes-
day night and suffered great agony
until relieved by death.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-30

ness interests of the State.
These are the plain facts in regard
to the awarding of the printing con-
tracts and we believe that the Gov
ernor and Council and the expert en-
plOyed by them, will bear us out as to
the absolute accuracy of the foregoing
statements.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-30
oliver H. chesley, for 40 Year,

Oliver III. Chesley, for 40 years in
business at Lincoln and one of the best
known merchants of northern Maine,
died almost instantly Wednesday from
heart disease. He was II years old and
was born in Lincoln, son Of one OF
the pioneers Of the place and had ala
ways lived there. He was a man Of the
highest integrity, holding many posi-
tions Of trust and was one Of the found.
ecs of the Congregational church at
Lincoln, survived his wife about four
years and a son and daughter survive
him. 4Y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-30
LIQUOR AND GAMBLING
Discussed Between Atty. Emery and
Commissioners in Biddeford.

Biddeford, Me, Dec. 29.-County At
torney George l.. Emery today had a
conference with the police commits
sioners regarding the illegal sale OF
liquor, gambling, etc, in the city.
While Mr.. Emery refused to make
public the outcome of the conference.
he said that If the police board de-
clined to assist him in enforcement Of
the law, he would force them to CO.
operate by taking the matter to the
|courtS. F aA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-30

The Chicago Chronical of saturday,
Dec. %, published list Of 81 indict.
ments returned Friday by the federal
grand jury and the last on the list IL
Edgar F. Hanson, sending improper
advertising matter through the mails.s
Mr.. Hanson had been under bonds on
this charge since last July, particulars
of which have been given In the Jouss
nal. - -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-30

An attempt has been made to make
If appcar that Mr.. +. Il. Nichols of the
Path Times was bidder for the work
of Glass C. Such is not n fact. Mr..
Nichols understood very clearly, as did
every other printer in Maine who asked
for and received printed specifications
for bids. that no bid which did not
include all the items of n class would
no considered by the Governor ana
Council. Notwithstanding this fact
Mr. Nichols submitted a bid for only
rort of the items in Class C-such
items only as could be done OUTSIDE
tho rush of the session. In other
words. he would have had the Ken
rabec Journal. or some other estaoiish-
mont maintain the big plant ana ere"
If Augusta necessary to meet the eX-
acting demands of the legislative rush
,,o,,,x and then calmly appropriate !"
himself al the legislative work tiid' :
done after adjournment, and under
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-30
Maine GOSSIP
The Year That Is Goinq.

The Year That Is Going.
o year that is going take with you
Some evil that dwells in my heart;
Let Seltishness, doubt,
With the old year go out
With joy l would see them depart.
q year that is coming bring with you
Some virtue of which 4 have need;
More patience to bear,
And more Kindness to share
And more love that is true love indeed
o year that is going take with you
Inpatiencc and wilfulneSS, pride;
The sharp word that slips
From these too haSty lips
/ would cast with the old year aside.
o year that is coming bring with you
More charity unto the weak;
4 deep growing peace,
That never shall cease
OF these things l surely have need.
L. +. Armitage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-30
TABLE g.
MISCELLANEOUS JOB WORk-cLAss 3,

?
20 c A cents
() tabular column
(To land
Ct F,r Ian lnes, 1900
Fpr heading otng,ad listed " ~
erucd and
: | Scents
Fol 75cents
, 10centS
cent
meST similar
presses with Sualg grad o
For 40 imp 0cents
thuam
Per
r4,,hc chang for the of
usual
mutual agr Q
Extra stock
Extra Nrcenta OF &C OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-30

't-oAAt, - 10 iinSiS tiiit an
large number of young people will
watch out 1905 and welcome 1906. I'M
The Houlton Jail wood yard which
has been closed for the last month
owing to the scarcity of men. was re-
opened this week under the MOTTO
bacco, ten-hour system. There are
only four prisoners to use the buck
saws. three of them having received
long sentences last week for selling
liquor ana the other being an Indian
sent up for intoXication.
When Obadiah Gardner completes
his ten years of service at the head of
our State Grange, he will have enjoyed
a longer continuous service by num-
Der of years than any of his predeces-
sors. AT the close of his present term
the boy or girl who was four years old
when he was first elected will have be-
come eligible to membership in the
order.
w. p. Townsend of West Buxton, the
champion trapper of York county
boasts of the following record this fall:
46 foxes. % muskrats, II skunks, 5
coons and s mink. He writes to the
Biddeford Journal as follows: LAS to
catching nine foxes in one day, it
should have been 10 foxes instead of
nine, as have since recovered one and
the trap. which We're stolen by a two
lapUeI rnvntn who eli no trox ,aJ;
on all four instead of two legs, as did
his ancestors before. / will tell you
how do the job. which is easy enough
if you know how. l take my horse and
with so good steel fox traps, set them
through three townships on either side
of the road and where am sure foxes
cross. / rather think l know how to
put these traps down for the fox or any
other animal, as l have used the steel
trap more or less for As years, since /
was 10 years old. If l am on the earth
and well, l intend to make a larger
record next year in some section of
Maine than l have this fall
The Dexter correspondent of the Ban
gor News writes: 1.-The value in farms
in this section has increased materially
in the past few years, as has been
shown in several recent transactions.
Several owners of fine farms in this
vicinity have refused offers of twice
what they have paid for their farms a
few years ago. One well known farmer
who bought his farm about IL years
q go for $4,000 or less recently refused an
offer of $4,000. Another, who several
years ago paid $500 for a farm, several
days ago received an offer of $4,000,
which he refused" Such items as this
only cause grief in the editorial office
of the Lewiston Sun where the pessi-
mist in charge is trying hard to con-
vince his readers that Maine Is going
to the dogs and that prosperity does
not exist.
Portland people feel an interest in
the case of Abe Hummel the famous
New York divorce lawyer who is now
in disgrace. because he married 4 80
Farrell. a Portland girl, and once a
well known actress, famous for her
grace and beauty. He has been, it is
said. very good to her mother since her
death, and has shown in many ways
his grief at her loss.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-30

AS the year makes it's exit Sunday
night, it is likely that an unusually
large number of young people will
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-30

i"l US therefore revise Mr.. BOWERS
percentages on composition including
all instead of half the items that
enter into it. Thus handled they would
figure as follows:
Percentage in favor of
Eeth"l ktnncbcc
News. Journal.
l'lHin composition, JOS
lt'!l'- X figure, work l3I-3
Tabular work, G1-2
Hour WOlk, ol
2l2-I5 %1-3
Percentage in favor Of Burleieh &
flynt, no1o
I.rt crtage in favor Of H.tbcI News
CO., 242-Ij
difference in percentage in favor
OF Burieigh " tlynt, 9.1-5
Ii is only fair to say that these Der
cthtaSrs derive their respective i'm
p"rtalce from the extent to which the
items upon which they are based enter
INTO Specific reports. Mr.. Bowler
ignores Tabular work entirely, yet as
Il matter Of fact. it enters very largely
into the publication of our State re-
ports. Changes in or additions to proof
that involve changes in ana additions
TO the copy originally submitted to the
printer constitute quite an item in the
run of 4 year, and must not be- winked
ont of sight in the effort to figure out
Il $l.3S margin.
While we are on this question of per-
centaGes. we may as We'll see how it
applies to press work 1t is rs follows:
-pcrcertagc in favor Of
Bethel kennebec
News. journal.
On runs Of 4 thousand
or under. S1-7
On rms of more than
1000, 16o-3
Differcnc" in percentage in favor Of
Burleigh x tlynt sol
Tie percentage. therefore, upon the
basis figured by Mr. Bowler would be liz
favor of BurleiGh X Flynt as follows:
On compositions, 91-3
On press work, S.2-a1
or work ..LoyerlookeI by Mr. ....
Bowler, Z.
Total, 24.3l-105
Inasmuch, however, as Mr.. Bowler
entirely ignored this phase of the mat
ter in figuring upon this percentage
basis, we again repeat that the value
Of any of them depends entirely upon
the extent to which the items upon
which they are based enter into speci-
fic work.
So much for Mr.. Bowler's figures.
1t may be well to state further that
Mr.. Bowler never made any pretence
to the Governor and Council that he
had either n plant or a force of skilled
printers anywhere near large enough
to handle the work upon which he bid;
but was ready to furnish bond to devel-
op them like Jonah'S gourd. in a night,
1t has been q work Of years for Bur
leigh Il Flynt to build up tn" plant ana
develop the experienced printers neceS-
sary to properly handle this important
work. Perhaps, however, Mr.. Bowler
may have some magic in the cOnjuring
up of printing plants and printers not
known to his competitors.
Most printers have always looked
upon paper stock as an item of mate
rial importance" in the cost of print
ing Job; but Mr.. Bowler overlooks this
item. His bid calls for seven per cent
more stock on each report than that
Of Hurleigh & Flynt.
we do not believe that there is any
fair-minded citizen of Maine who i'm
AGNES that the Governor and Council
did not give this matter much more
thorough and careful consideration
than has obviously been given it by
Mr.. Bowler, or that in making their
awards, they were governed by any
other purpose than a desire to serve
what. in their Judgment. was the best
interests of the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-30

The man who predicted an open
winter is already venturing to say Il
told you SOL
Whatever your record for the year,
end it well by going to church tomor-
row. Besides, the Christmas music
will be repeated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-30
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL SATURDAY. DECEMBER 80 1905

position and rule and figure work. As
matter of fact there are four items
OF cost entering into the composition OF
every State report, (See Table Al all of
which were specifically covered in the
D'us submitted to the Governor and
council, viz: plain composition, rule
ana inquire work, tabular work and hour
work.
IN making his percentages above
quoted, Mr.. Bowler entirely overlooked
these last two items. Why? Because
Surie'sh and FIynt's bid on both of
'hem was lower than his. They were.
hoWeVer' included in the figures of the
Governor and Councils expert because
ne WIS figuring the work honestly ana
III us entirety. We can account for Mr.
i'oWlers attempt to ignore one half of
'ile Items entering into composition
oiiiy upon the assumption that he never
expected bis readers to see a statement
vi MS DID III comparison with that of
I'ufleiSh IL Flynt and therefore labored
uhccr the delusion that this palpable
piece Of jugglery would be permitted
To pass unchalenged.
Let us therefore revise Mr.. Howler's
percentages on composition including
a" instead of half the items that
enter into it. Thus handled they would
figure as follows:
Percentage in favor Of
Eeth"l Kenncbcc
~ News. Journal.
i'lHin composition, l0S
ltl!lr y figure work, l3.I-3
Tabular work, STA
Hour WOlk, 2l
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-01
stocks and BOrt.S.

New York. Feb. 2S.-Thc reaction
:,rv tendcncy in stocks gained force.
today. and was of more influence on
speculative sentiment than yesterday.
Z he days operations disclosed wei
organized bear party in the trading
and their attacks on prices and the
success which rlet them were testimony
10 the vulnerable condition lato which
The speculative situation had fallen
'.hc falling back Of prices w;te not at
tended with nnfaVorabl" news dcNct-
.s,,iicuts and was clearly due TO tech
.uical causes. Many buyers were.
rom2ted to take profits offered
4thor than run The risk Of the ftll-
arc cf reported projects TO be con-
enmnlatcd. The action OF The mar
Poi showed very Plainly that raidin"
Tactics were reSortCd to. wide decliacS
aud sudden recoVerics showing the
.r4ercr haste to cover shorts on the
part Of Tho bears. Recent fayoritcS in
ta,. SPECULATION were naturally most
Union Pacific. Southern Pacific and
PENNSYLVANIA consequently suffered
moot severely in the days movement.
~ the period of recovery special
stocks were pushed upwards. appar-
emily with the purpose Of supporting
The market and extending the rally.
ANA lgamated Copper. the New YORK
PUBIC uIliJilcS. TIE III ltN fflh - ti'tii'.
Der OF spccialtes. including the high
grade industrais made such advance
from lime to time. The feeble rally
ing power of the market aggravated
the tendency II throw over stocks ana
the pressure Increased. making low
prices for the day in the final dealings
and Il decidedly Wca kclosing.
Ponds were easy. Total sales tpa
qliuc} $4.720.000.
L. 5. bonds were all mchanSed or
call
Total sales OF stocks were l657.eGU
shares. including Atchison, 5.lee: A. 6.
H.. 800; Baltimore & ohio. i5.f00.
Canadian Pacific 1000; G. u O.. D.
500: 81 Paul. 1880; Erie. Si.700: DC
first pfd.. $4,000: do End pfd $500.
Illinois Central. S,200: l.. & ". 300
metropolitan Railway. 1900: MeHi-
can Central. 20.100: Missouri Pacific
1860: New York Central, $500; New
York. Ontario * Western. 1860: Nor
tolls a. Western. $500: Pennsylvania.
SS.90o, Reading, $4,000 Rock island,
$4,000: Southern Pacific. .27.S90.
Southern Railway lo.7oo; 10 preferred,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-01
Bear Party Well Organ
lied in Stock Market.
GRAIN HITS THE EARTH
The Break in May Indicates That the
Deal in That Option is Down and
Out. Cotton Enjoys For Once
Rather Quiet
Day.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Feb. 2S.-Ihe cotton
market WAS quiet and after a decline
carly under pressure following the big
estimate for tomorrow's receipts at
Houston ruled generally steady with
final prices at about tho best point
Of the session. or q net gain of "a
points.
The opening was steady at an adj
vance OF q points in response TO
stcadicr cables. bit local professionals
were bcariSh New Orleans sent selling
orders. and while there was Il scat
tering demand for short account ana
through some Of the wire houses with
Southern connections. the market
gradually yielded. increasing the de-
cinc after the publication of the
Houston estimate TO a matter of 9Gr
- points. The New Orleans estimate
received soon afterward, however,
was light and led 10 covering by carly
sellers. while certain local bulls OPP
Grated rather more aggressivcly on the
theory that once storm accumulatiOnS
had been moved. receipts would fall
OFF To the bullish volume experienced
last week. During the balance of the
session there WAS comparatively little
feature with the market. which ruled
4 point of two under last nights finals
in the early afternoon Steadied toward
The close By demand believed to come
from leading Philadelphia spot inter-
eStS. The close was very steady at
tho advance indicated.
Receipts of cotton at the ports to-
day 1918. against 2S,97S last week,
and 9,911 last year. For the week (es-
timated) 10000. against 112.542 last
week, and 1889 last year. Today's !
receipts al New Orleans 1883. against
l.tS3 last year. and at Houston 49, |
ii9. against 2.i57 last year
New York. Feb .S-Cotton spot quiet |
II roints lower, mldding uplands co. !
Diiddling g'lif, ;.s5, sales - Futures oreaeu
and ,.-Ised steady
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-01
Open High Low Close
New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans Feb. 2S.-Sppt tot.o'.
active and firm. Sales 5.sto bales.
Including 900 TO arrive AMI 200 f. .. b..
Quotations unchanged.
Futures opened steady with prices
ore point down 10 2 points up. The
estimated receipts for all ports
were $4,000 bales. urge. than they
have been for many week.. The cstI-
mated receipts for New Orleans 10
morrow are 1000 bales; for Houston
1900. and for Galveston 5000. ines Q
estimates arc in the case of the tNo
latter cities much larger than for last
year. while for New Orleans they are
smaller. Tho s:stim2ted re .Cii,ts f,r
ail ports last year were li.:i1 balcs.
The news from the Snu.i.rrl cotton
association is that the cotton holding
is assured and viii continue steadfast
and that the present large receipts
are 10 be expected because of the
present condition of good roads
brought about by the fair weather the
first that has been experienced in
nlauy weeks: that farmers viii sci
bat little moro cotton on'y making
the les that have been made to Meet
their pressing financial needs. In tie
trading March opened two ,oints
higher at ia, sold down TO 106 af;I
then influenced by a good sGpp'y #
buying orders sold up 10 us. Thr
market closed firm III ABOUT ne high
est figures OF the session With net
gains of % ) DO:nS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-01

Kerpcrsville to vote bonds for street
car line.
70 allow Stanly county to refund
Is bonded Indebtedness.
To establish graded Schools in
Kcrncrsyillc.
To allow Mcdowell county to COM
mute and settle its indcbctdnces.
70 incorporate the Winston anG
High Point Intcr-urban Hallway Cof,-
pany.
no establish ana maintain graded
schools in North Wilkosboro.
70 allow Morehcad City to issut
bonds to pay indebtedness.
TO amend the charter of Morehead
City
10 amend the charter of Dallas.
TO submit the question Of bonds
and compulsory education to a vote
Of the citizens of AsheVillc.
To amend the road law for Edge
Ccmbe county.
To amend the charter Of Hamlet
To abolish the dispensary at Jack
son.
TO establish Il graded school at
ASheboro.
70 amend the charter Of Ashcboro.
To validate certain state grants.
To amend the creek law of Ircdel
county.
To amend the road law Of Neck
lcnburg county.
10 provide a lumber inspector by
the commissioners of Henderson
county.
Mr.. Biggs arising to personal privl~
lcgc said a paragraph i'm the Char
lotte Observer representing him and
the Judiciary Committee as railroad
ing bills before the committee in al,
improper manner was entirely untrue.
and the House reporter for that papet
was not responsible for its publication
and knew nothing of it.
At 6.4J the House took a recess
until $40.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-01
Jud@c towards VIII.
lr,nrhnrn sonlhcrner.l

J ttt UNIV tHytItIIN IItI
Judge Howard's vill was admitted to
probate today Practically he permits
the law to make his viii. Besides G
bcquest or two. and codicils shalTsing
certain children with :noatr ~ prop
erty given them. all are shared alii1s-
His two sons, George and stamps. ire
named as executors. Before he was
taken to tho hospital he called his sfat
George to Kim, and said that he had
made no provision for two servants
who had been With him for nany
years, since their youth, Wiley and
Caroline. He named gum that he
wished them 70 have, and his wish III
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-01
\ STEP IN TIE CH.ADWICK CASE
Motion TO Quash indictments of Feb
Tunry 21st Oycrrulcd.
nv Tho Nssociotad Press

C'Ieveland. o. Feb. 2S.-Judge Ta1
Tor. OF the United States District Court
toda% overruled the motion of Attor
ney ]. p. Dawley. counsel for Mrs
Chadwick. tbat the two indictments
returned against her BY the Federal
grand jury on February y D1
quashed.
Mrs Chadwick in an interview to
day declared that her attorneys wouia
apply for q change of venue in con-
nection with her trial in the United
StGtes District Court. She said the
action would be taken on the ground
that District Attorney sullivan. who
will prosecute her case if tried here IS
related 10 Judge Taylor and that oW-
ing to the strong public feeling exist
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-01
HIS WIFE'S HONOR
Buffalo Bills Wife Takes
the Stand.
She Rises to Defend Her Name in the
Suit Brought BY Him to Sunder
the Marriage Ties Between
Them.
(Bx the Associacd Press

North Platte. Neb.. Feb. 28.-Mrs.
Louisa Cody today took the witness
stand in defense of her character and
good name which have been assailed
by w. f. Cody (Buffalo BID in his
petition for divorce. Mrs. Cody en-
phatically denied that she had ever
attempted to poison her husband.
She was asked:
Did YOU ever administer dragon s
blood for the purpose of making the
colonel love you more and other wo-
men less?
mo. sir. and don't know what
and ncvcr heard of such thing"
Ibid YOU ever give the colonel any
thing TO make him sick -
NO sir.
did YOU ever poison him."
mo. SIR
Mrs. Cody declared she had never
told Mrs. Boyer Ca witness Cor tho
PLAINTIFF or any person that She had
ever drugged her husband to make
HIN love her or gain control over him
50 that he would sign certain papers
Cor her She also denied that she
bad eyer poisoned any Of the colonel S
dogs intentionally.
Mrs. Cody denied that She was ever
intoxicated as had been testified by
Witnesses for the plaintiff. She never
drank liquor except for medicinal pur-
poses. she said. and never used pro-
fame or obscene language.
DO you still love Colonel Cody ."
asked the attorney.
"Ycs. He is The father of my chill
iren. and / love him still"
do You desire a reconciliation at
this timer"
eyes. ! do. but / think that the
colonel ought to retract the poisoning
accusation"
Mrs. Cody recited the incidents OF
the funeral trip from Spokane TO Ro-
chester. n. y. when they buried
their daughter Arta.
did you at that time or at any
time, threaten 10 dcnounce Colonel
Cody at the grbve Of your daughter
as his being her murderer
mo sir"
did YOU over send him threaten
ing telegram in connection with the
matter %
"I wired him that / thought he had
been the cause of breaking Arta's
heart
\ pathetic scene occurred here
when Attorney Wilcox introduced Il
letter and asked Mrs. Cody to identify
IT, Tears strcamed down her cheeks.
and between her broken sobs she said
I was Il letter from her daughter
&rta. three DAYS before she died.
Among other things written by Mrs.
Thorpe (Arta) was the statement that
The bringing Of the suit for the Ill
vorcc b. her father had broken her
heart