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Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

Palm Beach. Florida News: "Now
that's what one gets for having come
from Maine" remarked Il lady at Th"
Breakers as she sadly returned from
the express Office, Wa"rc she had been
sending out on" OF those Palm Beach
cocOanutS. "EI-"rybody has to take a
thrust at the citizen from Maine. be-
cause il is a prohibition State. What
do you think TIA; Cruel-he;,rtcd express
man did" Wei. ne locked at the adj
dress on the COcoanut. shook it until ne
could hca" the milk SpiaGhing inside
and then SAID h feared he could moi
accept the package, as there was 4
heavy penalty for int oducing liquor
into the State nf Name. and the ex-
press companies We're being very close
ly watched. WHAT 10 you think o.
.hdt? | presume the next best thing
can do now is 10 DuY u package of
hose little souvenir cards at the news
stand which read 4 am OH the water
wagon nov and mail them to the ad-
dress of every friend l nave in TIL
state Of Maine"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06
As Exnlaired.

Miss HudGmgtrn- YOU compelled
to Wear 81 asses constantly, Mr.. Sap
leigh?
S"rlei1'' oh. dcah 10. ] can-aW--
Sc" /" sleep without them, donchcr
KNOW.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

The quartcrmaster general Of the
oral order which is intended as a relief
from the present confused and compil-
Gated method of adjusting the clothing
allowances of the enlisted force of the
army Nothing in many years mas
been the subject of 50 much unfavora-
BILE comment as the existing system of
making thcs" allowances. The opera
tior Of the general orders, applicable to
The situation, has led to numerous in
terpretations. hardly two of which are
alike. The system has wrought some
Injustice upon individuals and has
served to deprive certain enlisted men
of what really belongs to them. Two
or three experts in the office Of the
paymaster general Of the army do very
little else than constiue the Intricate
regulations on the subject and it is
With the gratifying prospect Of some
thing to relieve this condition that the
uuartermtSt.r generals Office has pre-
pared tie text of the general order
which has gone to the general staff
preparatory to its formal issue to the
service. The draft of tn" order pro-
vidcs for al enlisted men ana imsurps
them Il reimbursement covering all
they may have lost by the change in
the army uniform from blue to olive
Grab, a transformation which has re-
suited il all this confusion. one para
graph provides for those whose first
six months of enlistment We're subse-
Gucnt to June 80. 1904 ana another
paragraph provides for those whose six
months Of enlistment We're prior to
June 80. 1904.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06
He Was "lt."

''Si:N." qucricd Tho book agent. rs lt'
paused NJ the front gate. are you the
boss of this establishment"
Il think | may safely siv that | am,
temporarily" answered the meek ana
loWly man with the side WhiSkcrs.
'Tou See" he added, by way of cX-
rlanHtion. "tiiis is the cooks afternoon
off ana my wife is shopping down
tutNn.'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06
Practical Economy,

Short am going to rcononlizc this
year.
Ions How nrc YOU going to 10 id?
SHORTLY l'Iy ing fewer bills.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

ESTABLISHED, 1925.

No notice whatever will be taken OF
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The Journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return OF re-
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Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements TO
BURLEIGH & F'LYNT, Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06
Just Before the Brittle.

They had h"cn lnarricd year.
"And do y"I think am an angel
yet" she asked. eagerly.
'N", n"t vet" fe answered. indifter-
entity.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

simon J. Murphy who died in Michi-
gan. last week. many times MIL
iiohaire. was one Of the many Maine
men who have won success in that
state. 1t is said that when he left his
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06
Maine Gossip
An Aitruist.

Amt kickin' bout the weather;
AlthuHSh | surely miss
The days of song and sunshine,
So different from ihiS.
Eul exercise is needed
When the blasts begins to blow.
Amt kickn' 'hOut the weather,
I'm busy shovclin' snow.
TLis hrocdin' 'hou. your sorrows
Will never make cm Guit;
They'd I've much less however,
If we'd all help ont Il bit
To make IN" travel easy
ON the road we've got 70 60.
Amt kiCilin' bout thr weather.
I'm busy ShOveliu snow.
Washington Star.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

After a club dinner at 8 hotel in
Stockholm. says tire Frankfurter Zei-
tung. several hundred persons fell i'll Of
typhoid. due. to unfiitered river water
being used for washing the vegetables.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06
The Lucky Man.

'Tis sweet upon wintry night
10 sit beside the FIRE
" hen outside all the world is white
And hy the window howlS, S,afiright
The bliZzard's binding ire
With 4 lively tale. glass o gros,
A glowing pipe and cracking log.
What though at times a saddcnlng
thought
Comes for the luckless souls
The sailor on the frozen mast.
The homeless where the whirIwindS blast
And Death in his chariot rolls
Without the tale ana the glass O grOg
The glowing pipe and the cracking log?
Yet cen thoughts shadow builds the fire
brighter by such compare.
And the howl o the storm through leaf
less trees
Seems but I" deepen The lounger's ease
70 dreams that are laZily fair,
With Il lively tale ana glass q grog.
a glowing pipe and a cracking log
New York Times
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

Lent began on February Il last year.
but by special arrange ment with the
moon. which regulates the advent q
Easter Sunday and consequently the
I.onten season which preceucs 1t prSlils
over a month late: this year. Lent
will not begin until March s. 1t VIII
end on April %. whclt Easter bonneti
will be worn 10" the first time. Easter
Sunday is the Sunday following the
first full moon afttr the vcrnal
equinox. which this year comes at l.51
o'clock on the morning OF March y.
It's just like riiSsing a tram for human
beings. for the equinox Will find thai
i. has missed the full moon of March
70 by two hours and must wait for an
other train, o.. rather another fun
moon. until April 10. So Easter Sun
day will fall on April 23 and clothes
flowers and carriages may be ordered
for that time.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06


The following story has been going
III" rounds Of the British China squad
ron:
A Russian commander and the crew
Of torpedo boat We're picked up re-
Gently. The commander was a naval
reserve man. ANA had spent the last
ten years Turning in central Russia.
His nautical experiences had never eX-
tended beyond the Black Sea. and he
had never been on the open ocean in
his life before. Nevertheless. he was
taken from his little farm and put in
command Of a torpedo boat.
I'VE escaped from Port Arthur" he
said. ''im Il binding hurricane. The
waves rose like mountains. Nothing
could b" heard but the bowling of the
wind. NotLing could be seen but a
horrible bluchness. Our eyes could
not pierce for a single metre ahead of
us Although the gallant captain 5
eyes could not 'pierce ahead" yet he
Was very clearly able to see the Jap
aEcSe chasing him miles behind. "They
pursued us with fury" he declared.
Their vessels leaped over the waves
like demons. They rushed through
tho storm. 1t was not human-it was
d"vilIsh. We fell upon our knees. We
prayed To be delivered from such de-
mons. We heaped coal upon the fur
nacc-;,nd then we ran ashore, thank
Cod"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

y wonderful fish story. or. rather. 2.
whale story which rivals that nf
Biblical fame. is contained in the re-
ports # the repairing Of the disabled
cable between Sitka and Valdez,
Alaska, the report being properly au-
thcnticated wv z cabiagrar received by
the chief signal officer Of the army.
This CablCgram is from Major Edga-'
Russel, signal corps, iii charge of the
cable ship Burnside, which was sent to
Alaskan waters to repair the cable.
Major Russel says: Removed fault in
cable seven mics from S;tka. caused
b. whale entansled in cable" When
the cable WAS raised it was found tha.
dead whale was attached. Its jaws
We're firmly entansled in the wires and
rubber insulation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

Bangor enjoys the privil, 60 of h"ar-
ing COMMANDED Roocit L. Prary, to
night.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

After four years Of incessant labor,
the mammoth government dry dock at
The new dock Is the biggest completed
structure Of it, kind IN This continent
Its total length. :rom oaisson to Top Of
coping is 80 feet. th" lcTgth on tn"
floor being rs feet Il has width,
from coring TO coping. Of l30 feet. AMI
a width on nOor of ~ feet. or 20 fc,!
wider than the Charlcstcwn dock. sooH
to b. opened. At n an high water
there is 80 feet of water over the sill IF
the dock and 50 feet at extreme high
water.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

Miss Helen Gould recently enter
t;tined at luncheon at her residence a
number of little girls from a charitable
Institution.
At the end of the luncheon Miss
Gould showed to the children some of
the beautiful contents Of her house.
She showed them books. carved
italian furniture, tapestries and mar
blcs.
Here" she said 'Is a beautiful
statue. statue OF Minerva"
"Was she married ?" asked a little
girl.
"No, my child" said Miss Could.
smiling. "She was the goddess of wis
dom"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06
ice upon which the rays of the sun pro-
Guce WondrouS effect.

Messrs. Smith and White of the
United States geological survey have
just shattered belief which has had
credence in southeastern Maine for
nearly 20 years. At the request OF the
survey commission of Maine. they have
recently made II geologic examination
of the Perry district for the special
purpose of determining the possibilities
of the occurrence of coal in CONNER
cial quantities in that region. Their
conclusion is that there is no basis
whatever for the hope of finding usable
coal in any of the concealed paflS %
the Perry formation. The vicinity OF
Perry has perhaps attracted more at
tention from biologists than any other
part of eastern Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

y cold winter is not at all of n"cag-
sity an unh"rltny onc. In til" city u
-aco there was only one dc ath in tn"
last three weeks of January.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

We haven't been having it coll:
merely cool. Out in Montana tn"
mercury has 5""n lowering between 20
ana - below. That is colI-BddcforJ
Record.
Well when il reached >. below in
Aroostook. a week or two ago. it was
near enough the Montana limit for all
practical purposes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

The Connecticut lcgislatur has sent
petition "a Congress in the form Of a
resolution adopted ~; the Sta;c body.
asking that senator HaWlcy. the end Of
whose tvrm IN The senate, is approach
ing. Shal! be appointed u the retired
Est of the arms. Th, s, nator has ha0
q lon" caro-" in tn" United Statos
senate and las for many years been
tho chli'man of tn" senate military
rommittrc IN which capacity he served
with distinction and usefulness The
!iSpn$ition in tlt. senate is to agree to
~" proposition. but there is not tn"
sam" SympIlh"tic reception of til"
nrorrsition in the house. There is
comparatively rrCrn- ire ccdcnt. how
ever for such 4 thing in the appoint
n'"nt 10 til" retired list Of the navy of
I1r. Eoutt llc or NIairc ut the end Of his
c"ncrrSsional career, during which NJ
had served through successive sessions
as chairman Of the house naval COM
nitt"". Senator HaWlry las been un-
nh" for Il year or more to attend to
his senatorial hItiCS. He will be sue
tc,.1cd in in" senate on March by
Morgan T. BIcnlcy. and in the next
congress tn" chairman of the senate
military committee Will Dc Mr.. Proctor
Of Vermont.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

A New York vegetarian had an
amusing experience the other morning
" hile at breakfast. His family was
out of town, and he went to a restaur-
ant and took a seat next to a stranger.
The vegetarian took occasion to ad-
vertiSe his creed by telling the stranger
that all meat was injurious and that
the human diet should be strictly
vegetarian.
But" replied the stranger, II sell
dom eat meat"
"YolI just ordered eggs" said the
vegetarian. "An egg is practically
meat. because it eventually becomes d
bird
'"The kind Of eggs T eat never be-
come BIRDS" answered the stranger
quietly.
Good Heavens" cried the vege-
tartan. "what kind of eggs do you eat o.
principally boiled eggs said the
stranger.
Few men enjoy a joke more than
President Luther of Trinity College at
Hartford. Connecticut. One Sunday,
when he was professor in college, he
preached on the story of Esther.
He concluded with the words: so
they hanged Haman on the gallows
that he had prepared for Mordecai,'
and everyone was pleased" Then as
the irony appealed to him. he added in
a lower voice, Except Haman."
She was middle a eet3 and stout. and
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

Eidd"ford Journal: Names rcputa
ton as a big game state viii be in
creased by III" announce ent that two
wolves have been shot this winter in
Cumberland county. OF course outsid"
the state it viii not h" reccSsary TO
elnphasiz" ,hc fact tiat the animals
were some that escaped from the Casco
Castle 200.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

Representative Clayton tells the fol-
lowing Stor. Of Il Georgia mountdineer
who hId never seen the steam cars:
Wishing to Ecrify the tales OF won
der he had heard. the Georgian made
his way on out 10 the nearest railway
station to behold the marvel. 1t ap-
pe;;rs that. arriving somewhat ahead of
time scheduled for the passing of the
neyt train. the nlountaineer tarried i'm
patiently near the tracks so that the
thing might not steal by him unaWares.
The time hanging heavily on his
han,;s. he started down the tracks. to
meet the train just as it was rounding
curve. Turning about. the Georgian
ran along the track as if for his life.
The engineer footed the whistle and
the brakes were applied. This gave the
mountaincer time to reach the station
ahead OF the train.
"NoU fool" shouted some one to him.
"WEy didn't YOU cut across
Cut across? ?" Indignantly repeated
the Georgia man. "1'hat would have
h"c,I Il fine thing to do. wouldn't it?
Why. if had struck the ploWed
ground the blamed thing certainly
would have caught me!'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06
RAILROADS & STEAMBOATS,
Pullman Car Servics

Pullman Sleeping car between Boston
and Caribou on train leaving Boston at
40 P. NJ; Augusta, 12.59 a. NJ: Bangor,
s.65 A. M; and Caribou, 4lO P. Il
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

'ommunica. ion by wireless telegra-
rhN across %nrton sound, Alaska. 4
distance Of lo7 mil IS. has now been
maintained hy the signal corps install
lation for six months curing which
tim" there has been ne interruption in
the transmission Of messages. Recent
~ fo"ty-seV"n messages were trans
mittcG in immc liate slcce ceSsion withou,
q. break. Coupled with this SatiSfac-
tory report Of the excellent condition
Of tn" Alaskan land lircs, the only
untrWar' incident reported, and that
being relatively insignificant, being the
burning Of the telegraph house at Old
Woman New that able Communica
ion is stab'ishci between Sitka and
Valdez, communication with various
parts Of Alaska IS maintained over the
ali-American lines.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

The January thaw is still confined To
the house with thc grip.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

The harbor It York is more nearly
frozen over thIn it has been for years.
All that is ne,.ied. say the older resi-
dents. to free e the harbor over is a
driving Snowstorm and plenty Of
drifting with n very low temperature.
The time is bel lg recalled when. many
years ago. the harbor was frozen over
so as to sustain travel for several
weeks. The accumulation of ice along
the York Shore is greater than ii has
oeen for years and its various form
ations covering the ~Ocks afford some
thing most spectacular i'll its variety
of brilliant shapes. The hubble. Fort
Head and in fact all the rocky head
lands are covered to their very top with
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

Last Tuesday night scme Of the
members IF the crew at the Popham
Beach lifc-saNing station saw a large
b'Ick pursued by hounds dash out Of
the pine grove west of the beach, and
rushing across the sand plunge into
the waters of tie ocean. 1t swan t.
the lower Sugar Loa: where it went
ashore appar ranlly satisfied that it was
safe The animal must have returned
to the mainland during the night as it
could not be seen Wednesday morning.
1t was a long cold swim. as there was
a strong sea rmninI and the water
was fun Of floating ice which had come
down the kenncbcc during the day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

Travelling in eastern North Carolina a
few years ago. I was obliged to change
cars at a place called Weldon, says a
writer i'll the New York Tribune.
About the hour of noon. having
seated myself. | glanced out of the car
window. to find a motherly-looking old
cnlorcG woman with a tray upon her
head containing really inviting quar-
terS of fried chicken. After having
rcSaled myself with "laig," leaned
out Of the window and said: "Auntie,
that is awfully good chicken. Where
did YOU get it,
Slowly and solemnly the tray was
lifted from hcr head and deposited
upon the platform. Then looking up
she said: "Say. boss youse from de
Norf amt yOu?"
ives. Auntie." said; "but what has
that got to do with the chicken?"
"W"ll. boss" she said. 81 knowed you
was from de Norf. else you would never
ask Il cullud pusson where dey get
chicken
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

Winters spinal column remains in
tact.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-06

She was middle ged and stout, and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12
The Industrial Spirit

The power politics Is depored by IN,
Rev. Charles d. Williams bishop Episco-
paian church magazine article pleads place
fer religion in politics
And Every large opening for the
teuar interest which Is his Religion
bishops naturally peoples
make for his
The domination OF industry politics moth
Ing and perhaps not 80 alarming Il
Politics secondary commecssm % the
public has been will nothing
industry Religion itself linked It. hand hand
Political doctrines religious DO pro-
Industrial spirit visionary
false and ought die
The moncy-getting Instinct the
bn this Is be COMPOUNDED with the Industrial spirit which
projects eaterPse and sets the heart Of mankind thrilling with
hope purpose effort.
We accustomed regard this peculiar n mau
toa OF industrasm
mi all
81 subsidiary Importance
been greatly different in period lndaStfam always
bean and always win be the chief interest of mankind.
labor that the working
luton. a physical
tlIeness prevail a year
civilization would slip back a century.
II industry that has given aud efficiency and
elevated
ezinr the morazins the spiruans fOrce OF the
world Of all
LABOR rs LIFE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12

Copyright. 1895. by tho Short Story
Publishing Col
Rudy's father had been Hudy's
life. and she lay awake Ia the night
now because a man strong In his
youth aud the power Of bis love vas
coming between them. The stmos-
pheru OF her training had left her
without tho protection Of suspicion,
and Rudy had only the education
that her frallness. their poverty.
aud shifting life could yield. Her
femininity showed her Billy Owens
masterful physique. hts superior
strength. and tonic vitality.
Billy had always had his pleasure
with a gun in his hand until these
wondrous ~ months Of his knoWl-
edge OF Rudy. That that slight per-
son had no acquaintance with the
manner OF his former life was duo
TO the respect In which Billy held
her For himself. no couldn't get
hid OF a troublesome pride when he
called up the men--the brakeman.
and engineers. and inflated conduct
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12

Ia Paris.
Ia 81. Petersburg Mr Meyer a.
present IL not spending as much
money AZ his threo other con
frerea because tho disturbed sit
uation In the Russian capital has
placed ban on general entertain
ment In ordinary times, how
ever. he keeps level with the fast
pace Het By the Russian nobility
who are the most rapid spender.
Of money socially In Europe
Tho ability Of Americas am
hasaadofa 10 spend n fortune yearly
In keeping up with the leaders ~
the social race helps them more
than any other ono thing In look
ing after the interests Of tho
United States. The dinner table
and receptions bring them into al
most daily contact with the political
leaders of the countries 90 which
they ara accredited and they so5n
become on intimate friendly terms
with everyone Of importance. from
the ruler OF the country down. Then
when International difficulties arise,
matters are discussed calmly and
frankly HH between personal friends
aud concessions on both sides are
made easier.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12

and other expenses bring bis total
annual expenditure up 20 nearly
$3.50 900
ChHrlemaEue Tower. IN Berlin. f.
the firnt American Ambassador 10
Germany to rival the maEnifeeuee
of tho British. Russian aud Austrian
embassies the triumvifate of con
tlneuial embassy leaders. He pays
tfsb00 a year for hia house rent
tie has 30 servants. ell wearing Eur.
Esuus IYrrina with a tower for q
eroft on the buttons Ono OF Mr.
Towers servants always wears a.
hts side a Turhlah sclmitar. bis
badge OF offie. ~ superior butler
Tho servant with the aeimitaF - one
of the sights Of Berlin. SIR. Tower
spends 500 0e0 year on entertain
ing. the most expensive single items
bHlnE two balls a year. given Al 81
Towers house These balls are al
most az important - court finc-
tons They are attended by the
members 81 the royal family.
In Paris Mr. Mccormick has
taken a new embassy on the QUAY
Debility. and is spending nearly
$4,000 In ren0yatinE aud redoea-
rating a. The grand hail and stair
ease are among The most beautiful
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12


your The world
has rouhi Of 5 own
and change your point Of view
largely matter Of
Quit looking life
you misery School
yourself silver lining your life
Cheer
mostly imaginary As tho old said she had
borrowing trouble and paying high OF Interest
up.
aive a nve minutes walk you find
people
feeling youe-ths
boyle aad-
Cheer up,
Carry with you a morning Smile think
hsnesolsnt
through The tears viii dry quickly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-12
A DARING HOLDUP
IN THE CALAvERAS

ora-who had backed away from
the ateel-rinEed mouth oithls Colt.
bis Betty.
One sunny summer uoth % tho
year 1880. a man lay nndst a tlump
OF chaparral st the base alacfuh
oak. near roadside 10 iha Gala
yeraa foothills. lie loukti asloep,
but. 90 one who might t4vf aeen.
there we're Sits 10 the fornbrero
That covered hls head. ami tiie eyes
behind them we're not elbted,
The flies lifted off on a. wings
as the figure heaycd onto Rne elbow
and measured the ahadpt I. With
the sharp focus OF quick stsht. h.
turned TO the road aEalnl Down IN
the far distance q cloud of dust hung
in the afr The mai. went onto hia
stomach again. The files aottled
the ants toek up their burden. and
the summer sun burned ever all.
On came the rslling dHst. the four
herses. tbs driver. the mosasagor.