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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

President Elliot frankly says that he
did not so to the Harvard-Yale game
because the dullness of such contests
bores him. Well, de gustibus non est
disputandum. 1t is not reported that
anybody among the $4,000 people at the
game found it dull, and certainly sew
pCrtunity to witness it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
The Sweet Soma Coming.

The nights mighty long,
An the roads mighty dim,
An the owls in the shadows
Are hoOting their hymn;
But blossoms will brighten
The wintcr-stripped limb.
An song will come after the sighin.
So, with Hope holdin' hands,
We press on eVermOre,
An Faith sights the ships
BY the lights on the shore,
An We DIR. am o the light
When the dark'S at the door,
An song will come after the sishin.
Atlanta Constitution
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
Knew the Symptoms.

Wife-Who was that man who just
called?
Husband-That was one of our ten
ants who called to pay his rent.
Wife-YOu look so gloomy l thought
it was bill collector.
Husband-I feel gloomy every. time I
lose a good tenant. He is going to
move.
Wife-Did he say SO?
Husband-No. But he didn't ask for
any repairs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

before it reached st. Louis, ana Il
volume of 14OO printed pages elabor-
ating upon this contention has been
prepared by learned Chicago lawyers
for the perusal of the supreme court.
St. Louis. on the other hand, has out
done Chicago by preparing a volume OF
1000 printed pages introducing evidence
and argument to show that the afore-
said Chicago germ is living and ready
for business when it arrives in st.
Louis. OF course. both sides have nu-
merous experts to back up their con-
tentions. In the meantime, while the
suit is pending, the Illinois people are
urging Congress to appropriate money
enough to make the present drainage
canal into a ship canal so that the
great lakes shipping can follow the
Chicago microbes on their way down
the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

An eloquent indication of the way in
which American trade has grown With
the Philippines. Hawaii and Porto Rico
during the past decade is given in the
figures made public. last week, by the
bureau of commerce. In the first nine
months of 1897, our shipments of
merchandise to Hawaii were 1856, 26S,
to Porto Rico 81, 5O4,97i, to the Philip
pines $4,000. In the first nine months
oe 1905, our shipments to Hawaii were
81, 96S, 049, to Porto Rico $1i 1856 800, to
the Philippines s4.4s2,537. Turn it
around, taking the same nine months
for comparison. In 1897 our imports
from Hawaii were $13,Oii,23l. as against
$35,6S9.19l this year, from Porto Rico
s1.767 ,O2s, as against SIG. 176, 676 this year;
from the Philippines $685.. O60. as
against $11 .792,724 this year. The fig
ures are official and are an indication
of what our trade with these islands
will become If properly encouraged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
Choice of Evils.

Jack-SO you are engaged to Miss
GOtroX, l understand.
Tom-YOu have said it.
blackwell, hardly know whether to
congratulate you or not. She is very
eyacting. l hear. and if you marry her
you will have to give up drinking and
smoking.
1'om-Oh, well. it might be worse. If
don't marry her I'll probably have to
give up eating"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

1t is Just seven years to II day since
the great gale in which the steamer
Portland went down, L terrible and
mysterious tragedy which shocked New
England as few calamities have in all
our history. The sea has kept its
secret well and long ago hope WAS
given up that the details Of the disaster
would ever become known
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
A Parable.

A woman lost two little charms, the
Joint gift of God and good man. She
hunted long for them. She searched
in ballroom and in theater. She crowd
ed men from the great, gaunt buildings
where they earned their bread, and
hunted there for her lost jewels. She
did things that made the world take a
quick little breath, and then call her a
good fellow But she found them
not.
Weary and worn she went back to
the beginning, and there, in kitchen
and nursery, she found two white
stones" and written on one was nap
piness" and on the other "lOVe.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
Some Time.


Last night. my darling, as you slept.
thought l heard you sigh.
And to your little crib / crept,
And watched space thereby;
And then l stopped and kissed you
brow
For oh. | love you So
You are too young to know it now,
But some time YOU shall know.
Some time, when in a darkened place,
Where others come to weep.
Your eyes shall look upon face
Calm in eternal sleep;
The speeches. lips. the wrinkled brow,
The patient smile shall show
You are too young to know it now,
But some time you shall know!
Look backward. then. into the years,
And see me here tonight
See, o my darling! how my tears
Are falling as l write
And feel once more upon your brow
The kiss of long ago
You are too young to know it now.
But some time you shall know.
Eugene Field.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
Tuesday, November 20, 1905

The great mass of the voters of
Maine have never looked with favor
upon the notification of law. They
belive in the honest enforcement Of
our statutes, and they honor Governor
Cobb for his strong stand for the SUI
premacy of law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
A LITTLE OF
EVERY T H I N G
Storm Door Philosophy.
torrn-doors, buffeted about

Storrn-doors, buffeted about
BY crowds surging in and out,
You've two words of wisdom full
One is push" the other pull"
StorIn-dOors these shall words expires
All there Is no life, l guess;
Every place is crowded full
Sc it's always push and pull.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
Matter Of Friendship.

He-There goes Smith-Jones and his
wife. Rather a handsome couple, are
they not?
She-Yes. indeed. But they quarrel
like cats and dogs at home. and their
children are positively disgrace to the
neighborhOod.
He-Oh, you know them then?
She-Of course I do. Why, I'm Mrs.
Smith Jones dearest friend.
Football Compared With Other Sports.
The casualties, at the end OF a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

Last Saturday, with the thermometer
late November day i'm Portland since
the weather bureau was established i'm
1870.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

ESTABLISHED, 1874.

No notice whatever will BE- talon Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot b held responsible
for the preservation or return Of re-
1ected communications.
Address all communications relating 70
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

Bangor News: Go along the city or
village streets these days and take note
Of the horses that are hitched out in the
wind without any covering. Find out
who owns or has charge of such horses.
and then resolve to have no future
dealings with the man. The time has
come when merciful and law-abiding
people should draw the line. The man
or the woman who from ignorance or
neglect permits animals to suffer from
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28


cencX until they receive several good
jolts.
One of Names most enthusiastic
philatelists is Edwin L. Brown of Cum
berland Mills. Mr.. Brown has made
stamps source Of pleasure to him.
self, and now has about $500 different
varieties of which the several issues of
the United States government take a
prominent place. being practically
with few exceptions) complete. Be
ginning with the first stamps issued in
1S47, the first one with the head of Ben
jamin Franklin. denomination, five
cents; color, brown; and the other with
head OF Washington, denomination, ten
ten cents; color, black; we find the diff
ferent styles of printing and color, I'M
perforated and perforated. Here are
the old internal revenue stamps used
during the Civil War and for some
years after. the documentary, proprie-
tary, conveyance, foreign exchange, in
surance, ana many others ranging in
value from one cent to several dollars,
growing IN size as .the value increased.
Here are newspaper stamps, army and
navy, Stafe@departmcnt, one, the two
cent stamp State department being
worth at the present time seven dol
lars. Here, too. one may see the for
eign stamps. of which there are quite a
number, including the Belgian Sunday
stamp with a coupon attached forbid
ding its use on Sunday. the triangular
stamp of Cape Good Hope, the seals
and fashions of Newfoundland, one of
Ceylon. date, 1851, quite valuable at
present. Egyptian official. Chill and
Finland. Mr. Brown is very enthusi-
astic i'm regard to the stamp business.
this present collection having its start
when he, as small boy, attended the
schools Of Westbrook.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28
Toothpicks in Public.

The public use Of the toothpick is
Enthusiastically American. In no
other nation is the vulgar habit of it's
promiscuous manipulation tolerated by
decent people. The toothpick habit is
so common in the United States that
even in homes of otherwise cultured
and well-bred people enc observes its
practice. The very best of cafes and
hotels make ostentatious displays of
toothpiclls, and at meal time one may
see a whole lobbyful of people indus
triously digging at their teeth. We are
not fully conscious of the disgust and
aversion such a scene arouses in the
cultured stranger within our gates.
This is one custom that fully justifies
the unfavorable meaning implied in the
term american manners. kansas
City Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

The dates of the presentation of 1.-The
First Crusade" in Bangor have been
changed to Dec. 49, IA and Is, and all of
eastern Maine will be there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

HORSES FOR SALE
I have for sale at my livery stable on
Oak street. a good variety of draft anu
driving horses, all kinds and sizes-doups
teams and odd horses-reasonable prices
and square deal. Stable opposite depo.
and handy to business street with pieh''
Of room for transients.
ROSCOE PENNEY, AUGUSTA.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

The fraternal order of Eagles is said
to have about 1000 members in Maine,
but not all of them are of the bald
headed variety, neither would it be
just to assume that they are all high
flyers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

Some reason lightly,
Some reason deep,
That q Journal want ad.
Isn't very steep"
8 cetns n day
Won't break even you.
Why not try one and
See what it will do.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

cold is not constructed according to the
right plan. II the neglect becomes con-
tinuous, speak to a policeman about 1t,
and have the rights of the case settled
in court. There are people who are in
capable of understanding common de-
cencX until they receive several good
jolts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

1t was not a hunter from Boston or
New York but a Pressure Isle man who
went hunting, last week, and on seeing
a deer Armed and fired, but was very
disappointed when he realized the fact
that lie had got so excited that he for
got to load his gun. He was still more
disappointed when he went to load his
gun and found he had left his am
munition at home. That is not the way
most Aroostook men go hunting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

Thanksgiving week will be celebrated
in Bath by the launching of the five
Hlasted schooner Davis Palmer from
the Percy & Small yard. The date set
is next Tuesday at noon. The craft is
one of the largest five-masters ever
built in this country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

4 WANT AID
IN THE JOURNAL .
BRINGS RETURNS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

The 3. & A. gives notice that it will
operate the new Northern Maine Sea.
port railroad, on which traffic has now
begun, and that the b. & A. mileage
books will be accepted on the new line.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-28

One Of the most gratifying tributes
to the memory Of Speaker Reed is
made in the letter of Hon. w. Bourke
Cochran in his letter enclosing sub
scription to the Reed monument fund.
1t we'll illustrates the high place of Mr..
Reed in public respect and the nom
partisan character of the movement.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-08
GRAND JURY INJUSTICE.

Sentiment hostile to the grand jury system continues to develop in vari- ous places as the result of the failure of that system to punish the guilty and to protect the innocent The sys- tenn works injustice in both directions.
 In Philadelphia the grand jury has proved intellectual to deal with the municipal corruptionists. In Kansas City it is openly charged that strong and active lobby working in the grand jury anteroom has saved criminal off, cials from deserved indictment In Chicago we have not only seen fail- ures of the system in the cases of mo- toriously guilty persons but we have seen it's injustice in omnibus indict- ments of all sorts and coRditions of men based upon mere runlor and pass ing clanor.
 This latter feature of the grand jury evil Is the more important. It is not so bad that criminals should occasionally escape as it is that inno- cen persons should be subjected to public humiliation through the op- eration of d system which gives them no opportunity to defend themselves from their accusers. This is the ir- remediable vice of ex-parte proceed ings.
 The man who is confronted with his accuser knows what he has to meet in the way of evidence. When the &C., cuser tells his story in star cham Der session without being subjected cross-examination the accused is fighting in the dark. He cannot tell who or where his enemy is.
 This inustice is intensified by the fact that in many cases prosecutors withhold as long as possible even the names of the witnesses. The accused, preparing for his defense in the trialu court is to his vindication. This certainly does not ocur in cases where the proceeding is by information.
 The unWieldiness and partnership of grand juries are other points which justify condemnation of the system. The body is too big and it is often too violently prejudiced to do justice. To invest such a body with irresponsible, inquesitorial powers is to invite in justice, as the history of grand juries shows.
 Any man who makes a criminal charge against another man ought to be obliged to come out in the open with it. The grand jury system en- courages the same vice which in an- other form Is exemplified in anony- nous letter writing, For this reason 1t Is vicious and ought to be abolished. Chicago Chronicle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-08
r'Z c A. SIT G3.EEE As
 Bears the Th8 Kind You Have AlNays Bought 5 sl'aa'''' sf M<1Az:Zn /.

District of New Haven, ss. Probate
 Go1rt, or ,oeSggII SegteRgPeT g1Pe 5 Sth lSos
 New Haven, in said District, de-
 ceased. ,...a e4zs.. sl
 An instrument in writing. purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased, having been presented in Court, and Emma Miller of New Haven having made written application pray ing that the same may be probated. and that letters testanentary may be granted, as by said application on file In this court more fully appears, it Is
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at a. court of pro- bate to be held at New Haven, in said District on the 18th day of Septen- Der, 1905, at ten o'clock in the fornoon, and that public, notice of the pendency of said application, and of the time and place of the hearing thereon, be given to all parties interested in said estate. by publishing this order three times in a newspaper having a circulation in
 LIVINGSTON W. cLEAvELAND,
 s63t Judge.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-08
NINETY EIGHT AND READS WITH
 OUT GLASSES.


 William c. Phelps Thinks Japan Should
 Have Been Allowed to Whip Russia
 Completely. ~.
 William c. Phelps, the oldest voter and one of the oldest residents of the town of Winchester. passed the ninety eighth anniversary of his birth at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. J. Whit ing, on High street, yesterday. As is his usual custom, he was up as soon as 1t was light enough to see to dress and took a short walk, going to Station A and back. The storm kept him indoors most of the day and he cent regrets to the friends who had invited him to dine with them. He received the congratu- lations of friends in the afternoon, and in keeping with his regular schedule retired before sundown. To all appear ances he is as hale and hearty as for many years. ......s..4,... ........s..
 A Citizen reporter who called on MT. | Phelps about noon to-day found him sitting in a chair near window read ing a newspaper without glasses. His hearing is still good and his memory fully as retentive as 1t has been for several years.
 He, can recall attending school in Colebrook ninety-tlve years ago. Asked if he remembered any incidents of those times, he said, remember that my teacher gave me small book with a black cover. didn't like the black cover, but objected strongly when she suggested giving 1t to some one else. l also remember paying regular visits to a small spring near the school and making cups of leaves to drink from "
 He also recalled incidents of his trip from Milbrook to Ohio with his parents when he was four years old. Since leaving the Buckeye state seventy-eight years ago MT. Phelps said that he had visited Ohio between thirty and forty times. The past summer he attended the centennial celebration at Kingsville, o. To satisfy his son and daughter, who were opposed to his going, he had an escort each way, but, he said, T am satisfied that,I could have made the trip alone as well. as I ever did.'
 MT. Phelps reads, several newspapers and books each day and is we'll in- formed on current events. Asked If he had changed his opinion of President Roosevelt since he cast his ballot for him at the last presidential election, Mir. Phelps answered emphatically, "No."
 There Is only one question on which President Roosevelt and MT. Phelps dis agree. T believe a war improves any nation," Mir. Phelps asserted, "ands that Japan and Russia should have been left alone until Japan had whipped Russia completely He appreciates President Roosevelt's action in behalf of peace, however.
 In the rear of Mrs. Writings resi- dence are two gardens containing about eight square rods. Both gardens were titled and planted by MT. Phelps this spring.
 MT. Phelps was entertained at dinner to-day by his step-daughter, Mrs. H. c. Price.AWinsted Citizen.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-08

most trusted lieutenants of Maine statesman and national leader. He was the secretary of the national com mittee at one period and was recog- nized throughout the country as a manager of magnificent eapability. It is only with great difficulty that the state central committee records can be secured, Not until 1895 was the mem- bership of the different state commit tees, the republican, democratic and prohibition, published in the State Reg ister. Hardly any one has a collection of the party hand books. which are of so much service during the biennial campaigns. The democrats are as badly off in this respect as the republi- cans. The names of the old managers are buried in forgotten files of news papers. Since the days of Clinton B. Davis, who was at the head of the democratic state committee, g. dozen years back the chairmanship of that committee has been held by Alexander Troup, William J. Mills of New Haven, M. B. Cary of Ridgefield, Charles F. Thayer of Norwich and John J. Walsh OI NOIWdths NH " dlSh lOiAS LAAO place at the present time. The roll of members carries the names of Joseph P. Futile of Hartford, who was corpo- ration counsel under Mayor Sullivan, Edward J. Maher of New Haven, ex- Mayor Bryan F. Mahan of New Lon don, A. c. Robertson of Montville, James Roche of New Britain and Charles A. Tomlinson of Milford. Un- der the chairmanship of Mir. Cary three or four. years ago a lot of good work was done towards building up the democratic party in the state, It was case where wealth and high citizen ship took the stroke oar. Last fall the democrats were in possession of candidates for state offices that refiee- ted the work of the Cary administra- ton. Robertson, Bishop, Huntington and Ney, the leading names on the ticket, were exponents of the highest citizenship in Connecticut. Up Hart ford way Judge Robertson showed popular strength, that no democratic candidate for governor has displayed in years. The judges future is not problenatical. It is one of political promise in the state. The Cary leaven is still at work,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-08
Of necessity be taken to eliminate a

of necessity be taken to eliminate all danger. ..~<-
 Not only were there no accidents in the February exposition. but So great were the precautions taken that 1t did not seem as if humanity could devise any greater degree of safety.
 The October decorations will have it's bunting decorations, but even though the amount of bunting used should be double, or triple, that employed to dec crate the arnor on the occasion of the previous show, there will not be the slightest danger from its use. # t5
 This is brought about by the appli- cation of the liquid and powdered ire proof article manufactured by the Price Fireproof Go. of Poughkeepsie, N, Y. This concern has engaged a large space at the exposition, and in addition the product of this concern will be used to fireproof all the decorations of the hall.
 By the application of this product to clothes and material of all kind, there is absolutely no danger from fire. A piece of dress goods starched with it will smolder slowly as long as it is in contact with flame, but the minute the flame is extinguished the cloth ceases to burn, -. .a #sS
 During the past few days contracts for space have been signed by the whitman Grocery Co, of Orange Mass. This concern will exhibit it's one min ute tapioca, gelatine, and zella-crysta, The manufacturers of jello have closed their option on a large space, and the manufacturers of Hires root beer have an option on, a valuable space that will be closed shortly. .>s5.# < E
 Swift & Co. >-e to show their wool soap and washing powders, making an elaborate display of these articles.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-08

At the special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Winchester Repeat ing Arms Co. held at their offices yes terday, the following resolution was unanimously passed; { VOTED, that this Board, having lost by death one of it's most valued members Mir. Wilbur F. Day, desires to, express, and at this time to put on record, it's feeling of deep sorrow and great re- gret. Gr*5 :; .zs+.
 For more than, seventeen years MT. Day has freely given in the service. of and cautious Judgment, great exper- fence and extended finaneial conreet- duties as q director, his true sense of right, kindly ways and courteous man ner made intercourse pleasant and were an aid in the carrying on of difficult matters, endearing him to all concern ed. s;s.
 The board wishes to tender to his family and friends it's sincere sympathy in their great grief and for their great loss. '+ ~. t Y E'
 The secretary of the company is in truoted to send to the family a copy of this minute.