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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05
The Republican Caucuse..

The Republicans OF Augusta may
well congratulate themselves on the
nominations made at Saturday nights
caucuses. Not only We're these prim-
aries characterized throughout by the
utmost harmony and good will hut
they were also very largely attended,
showing that the members of the party
are fully alive to the duty that will
dcvolve upon them March II in keep
ing the city of Augusta solidly in the
Republican ranks. 1t must have been
server, that the attempts of certain
Democrats who have raced about Wa
ter street in a frantic endeayor to
create the impression that there was
dissention in the Republican ranks
have met with the most dismal failure.
This they recognize now, and the man
ayers of the Democratic campaign
have been plainly depressed by the
harmony and enthusiasm that pre-
walls in Republican circles. The
usual loose talk, and boastful pre-
election predictions have been in
dulscd in by the Democratic man.
ayers. who are always wise enough
TO have their laugh before hand; but
this campaign of pretense is already
in a state of collapse, and but little of
it will be in evidence on election day.
The most critical citizen who has any
disposition to be fair in his judgments
can but admit that the ticket nomi-
mated by the Republicans at Saturdays
caucus is an exceptionally clean and
strong one. 1t is one that will inspire
the confidence and win the support of
the voters of this city. In the hands
of such men the affairs of Augusta
Will be administered wisely and we'll.
Under Republican rule Augusta has
had an exceptionally clean and able
administration of its municipal affairs,
and the character Of the men nomi-
mated on the Republican ticket is all
the guarantee that is necessary that
the same wise. economical and pro-
gressive policy will be continued by
them as members Of our city govern
ment.
1t is winning ticket, and now let
every Republican in< Augusta turn to
and do his part in rolling up a rousing
majority for it on election day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05
Girls.

OH. some may laud the goliing girl
ASpetdiuE Ger the green.
And rave about each tangled curl
OF that athletic queen.
And some the horscy girl may praise
With her divided skirt:
But not for me her n:inniSh ways
And mannerisms pert.
A gambling girl is fine some think
On anything she'll bet:
And others like Il girl who'll drink
Or smoke a cigarette.
Now each of these may be Il pearl
I really do not care:
I'll merely sing the girlsh girl
Who's getting somewhat rare.
Louisville Courier-IouInIl
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

Last year WAS the greatest baseball
year that the country has ever known
but, Judging from the early prepara-
tiuns and preliminary interest dis
played, the coming season will find the
great national game drawing larger
crowds and arousinG even greater en-
thuSiaSm than during the summer of
1905. The teams in the big leagues are
beginning spring practice unusually
early and their work is being closely
followed by the newspaper readers.
Here at home Trolley League interest
is already being revived, and there is
talk of another Trolley League in the
State to include the teams Of Bruns-
wick. Bath, Freeport, Lisbon Falls.
Portland. Biddcford. Lewiston and
other cities are making preparations to
support strong local teams. while in our
four colleges there is every promise Of
fast mines and en- unusually exciting
race for the State championship.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

1t was down in peaceful old Con-
necticut. and not out in the wild and
wOOlly West. that man arose ir the
audience at a theatre and shot an
actress because she was pokng fun at
the town. Usually the citizens of a
community will stand any amount of
professional guying from the stage
even when they will not tolerate kind
ly criticism from the home paper, or
from local speakers. The actress in
question will recover from her wound
but it is safe wager that she will
ever visits that town again.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

The coming municipal election is in
no way connected with State affairs or
State issues. Every sensible man
purely, simply and exclusively those
that pertain to the management of the
local affairs of the city of Augusta.
The attempt to drag certain officials
acting under State law into our muni-
cipal election shows how hard up
litical thunder.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05
Monday, March S, 1906.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR MAYOR
CHARLES E. PuR|NTON.
WARD ONE.

WARD ONE.
For AIderman-JAMEs S. NICHOLS.
For Councilmen-L. l.. WELLMAN
GEORGE w. MERRILL.
For Wardcn-WILLIAM II. HOLMES:
For Ward Clerk-FRED o. GETCH
For Constable-WILLIAM L. THOMP'
' WARD TWO.
For Aldcrman-JESSE 4. BROWN.
For ccuncilmen-E. w. CHURCH. GUY
=. GANNETT.
For Wdrden-Charlcs J. House.
For Ward Clerk-LESTER A. PAR
FRIDGE.
For Ccnstahle-A. B. PERKINS.
WARD THREE.
For Aldermar-W. FRED WILITE.
For Councilmen-ALFRED D. WEEKS
CHARLES O'CONNOR.
For Warden-CHARLES o. WADS-
WORTH.
For Ward Clerk-AARON ,. RIPLEY.
For Constable-JOHN c. HOWE.
WARD FOUR.
For Aldcrman-ARTHUR f. PEHCI-
For Conncilmen-JoHN J. MURPHY.
JOSEPH BLANCHETTE.
Far Worden-LOUIS GAGNE.
For Ward ,,hinEusRIs Gieriuwi l. 3. ciAsG MnSGS
WARD FIVE.
For Alderman-WILLARD r. AYERS.
For Councimen-CIfARL y.
KNOWLES. EDWARD r. TAYLOR.
For Warien-AI-AURICE Z. LEIGH-
TON.
For Ward Clerk-FRANK W. DAM
KEN.
For Constablc-EDWIN L. WHITE.
WARD SIX.
For Aldcrman-GEORGE \. coll
BURN.
For Councilmen-JAMES J. DRUERY,
JOSEPH HODGkINS.
For Wardcn-HE.RBERT PINGREE.
For Ward Clerk-A. a. CLARK.
For Constable-kERVIN r. HANKS.
WARD SEVEN.
For Al1crman-EDGAR \. Hr,SSEY
For Councimen--HORAC COLBURN,
JOHN f.. HANSON.
For Wardcn-FEANK l.. FARRING-
TON.
For Ward Clerk-CHARLES r. SMITH
For Constable-IIENRY T. MORSE.
WARD EIGHT.
For Aldcrman-CHARLES R. CHOATE
For Councilmcn-FRED L. MERRILL
WF.LI.MAN CURTIS.
For Wardcn-CHARLES a. BAILEY.
For Ward Clcrk-AMOS T.. CT MINING;
HAM.
For Constable-ALONZO A. SAVAGE
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05
Routing a Tiger.

How AN English surveyor routed Ma
layan tiger with no other weapon than
"A rollcd-up man. is told by the Straits
Times of Singapore: while =. well
known local surveyor. who had been kept
out late at work on Saturday night. was
driving, i'm a relliSla along T"mpeniS road.
about 7.3G o'clock. his rkiShn coolic sud
denly dropped the shafts and ran for his
life in to the edge of the jungle. On peer
ing into the darkncsS-the vehicle was not
carrying a light-thc gentleman saw 4
large creature standing in the middle Of
the road He got out of th" riltiSha ana
went towards the beast. thinking il some
large dog that had frightened the cooie.
When within six or seven yards he per-
Ceivcd that the brute was Il large tiger.
'IIc had no weapon except Il large dis
trict survey map relied up. He saw the
futility Of attempting to disable the tiger
with the rollndup map. hut til" thought
struck him that he might manage to
frghtcn il by means of his roll. Suddenly
he unrolled it with quick flip. spread
ing it to its full area of four nr five fc"t
square With Il single bound the tiger
cleared off into the jungle.
The next thing was to find the cooli".
who eventually was discovered in 4 stata
Of collapse in the ditch He WAS unable:
to pull his fare back and it was not until
three or four miles had been traversed
with both men on foot that he recovered
sufficiently to pull the European home.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

Rev. DIR. NJ w. HANNA of Balti-
more. has conveyed by deed of gift
2600 acres of the finest agricultural
lands in Johnson and Gage counties.
Nebraska. to Whittenburg Theological
Seminary. Springfield. Ohio, the in
stitutiOn to which DR.. HANNA and his
deceased wife have already given a
large sum of money. He will follow
this gift with an additional one OF
$5O,OOO.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

The Republican caucus was an un-
fact that there was no opposition such
d splendid tourout of the voters was
not anticipated. After the adjournment
of this caucus a few of those present
went up into the City hall to see the
opposition perform, where they clearly
outnumbered the few Democrats gath
cred in front of the stage for the pur-
pose of nominating a candidate.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

In Harper's Magazine for March Mr..
Alden comments on the serial story Of
today. explaining why more short sto-
ries and fewer serial novels are print
ed than formerly. eve recently re-
ceived an interesting letter from a
subscriber" says Mr.. Alden, asking
whether we are not giving more space
to fiction than usual. Following our
own impression. we should have at
once replied that we were giving con-
siderably more fiction than formerly,
and that we thought 1t good thing to
do. We had every reason for beliey-
ing that on that account, as we sup
posed, the number of our readers had
increased in recent years. We knew
that we did not give so much space to
serial fiction as we did twenty years
ago. when sometimes three novels
would be running their course at the
same time, while now we very careful
ly confined ourselves to one. OF
course this now left much more room
for short stories. and we thought we
were so generous in our allotment to
these that the whole space accorded to
fiction far exceeded the limit fixed i'm
early years. The short story is pc
cuiarly an American institution, and
we are as proud Of it as we are of the
Bird of Freedom To develop this
species Of literature has seemed al
ways the most distinctive feature of
genuinely American magazine. To
make the most of it. by giving as many
examples as possible Of the best of it,
has seemed the one surest way Of
nourishing and gratifying a distinc-
lively national instinct. While novels.
of every degree of excellence, are
readily accessible to everybody. yet for
the current short story the reader must
almost wholly depend upon his maga-
zine" s
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

Baron Joicey. one of the new Eng
lish peers, is the largest individual pro-
ducer of coal i'll the world. The output
of the Hampton and Joicey colliery
companies. which he practically owns,
amounts to 100000 tons per annum.
and he has besides large interests in
several other coal companies.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

CURRY OF MUTTON.
Boil potatoes in salted water and
press through a ricer round the edge of
a heated platter. Or press the potato
into bowl. season with butter and
then lay round as border. Form the
potato in a circle or square, using
a silver knife for modelling it. The
white flakes of riced potato look appe-
tizing but most people agree with the
man who said he would as soon eat
excelsior when taste is considered,
hence it is better to season it.
While the potatoes are boiling cut
one pint of cold meat cubes or thin.
small slices. Prepare a sauce by cream
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

New Hampshire is to dedicate it's
monument at the Vicksburg national
park next Thursday and Governor
Nardaman of Mississippi is to be a
leading speaker. 1t is to be hoped that
he will not bray and wave his ears as
he is too often wont to do.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

The voters of Augusta will not over
look the fact that the issue at next
Mondays election is simply. who shall
manage the affairs of our city. The
Democratic leaders have undertaken to
drag State issues into the contest; but
intelligent voters will not be misled by
such shallow subterfuges.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

Gardner Mason Sherman. an archae-
olOGist and authority on American an
tiquities. has just died at Springfield.
Mass. In his private archaeological
collection are 10000 specimens. many
of which We're used by the prehistoric
people of this country
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

ESTABLISHED 1925

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Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publishers.
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

If China is waking up" as they tell
US. then it is plainly suffering from one
of those very bad headaches which
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

Jerome X. Jerome, the English hui
morist, in Il recent lecture before the
Central High school at Kansas City,
Mo, declared that the American people
are surfeited with humor and laugh at
Mark Twain nowadays more through Il
sense Of duty than sense of the ride
ulous.
$50 many brilliant men have written
and joked for the Americans that they
have become jaded," he said. 81
thought at first that the American
sense of humor was radically less sub
tie than ours in England. but now L
know better. 1t is simply overfed.
''M;,rk Twain is, think. the only
living humorist of the old American
school. and he. like Falstaff, is growing
old. But the subtle touch that Eng
land likes still and America liked
once is stillHis.
"You have grown tired and need
coarser fare to stimulate your appe-
tite, and I've discovered the cause of it
too. 1t is the comic supplement of the
Sunday papers,"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05
A LITTLE OF
EVERY T HIN G
Sleep.

Slcp came to bless me.
Though never at my call:
/ waved my hand to trouble
And soon forgot it all.
Light came to wake me
TO the lonesome years:
l stretched ;mploring hands to sleep.
And gave the light my tears:
Atlanta Constitution.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

And now it is Willard Carver Of Au-
burn who comes forward with 4 cat
story. He has d pussy that is just
turning her eighteenth year and can do
Sundry interesting things. For in
stance. when Mr.. Carver is milking his
COW tabby comes and sits by his side
with mouth wide open. This is a polite
invitation for Willard to milk d
stream into her mouth and many
good warm supper she gets in this
way.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

Brunswick Record: The discussion of
town affairs i'll advance of the town
meeting is unusually prominent This
week. indicating that Il large number
OF citizens are taking an interest in
public questions and measures. The
more discussion, the better govern
ment; the more intelligent interest in
town affairs, the better will thesr af-
fairs be conducted. When voters are
Indifferent To public duties, officials are
quick to follow the example.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

POTATO BORDER.
ing two level tablespoons each OF
butter and -four and adding one cup OF
boiling water. Cook five minutes
then season with One-half teaspoon OF
salt and one level teaspoon Of curry
powder. Heat the mutton in the sauce
and turn into the centre of the po-
tato; serve hot. Curry is favonte
seasoning in hot climates and is espe-
cially good for summer dishes. DO
not spoil this dish by having the potato
half cold. Set the platter in the not
closet or oven if it cannot be served
at once.
ALICE Z. WHITAKER.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

The executors of the will of Ira z.
Harrington have Just made additional
small payments to the Maine Eye and
Far iniirmary and the city for the
benefit of the Portland Public library,
bringing the amount paid by them to
the Maine Eye and Ear infrlnary and
for the Public library to approximate
ly $%O0.000. The whole sum of chari-
table l"gacics paid according to Mr..
Farrinston's bcGuests is $393 900.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

Word from London is to the effect
that the British publishers are con-
tinuing their policy OF deyoting their
principal efforts to promoting the
traffic in dead authors and of issuing
small editiors of the works of living
writer's. Every leading house in the
trade announces cheap reprints Of the
classics of every degree of reputation.
Among these announcements. probably
that of the reissue of "Evelyn's Diary"
newly edited by Austin DObson, is the
most noteworthy. 1t is interesting to
note that ThOreau'S "Waldcn" and
Oliver Wendell Holiness THE Auto
orat of the Breakfast Table" have
been included among these English
classics.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

The Biddcford Journal says that in
western Maine when person speaks
of the "mfsSing link" there is always
doubt as to whether the one between
man and the brutas or the one between
York Beach and Ecnnebunkport is re-
ferred to.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

The Republican State convention will
be held in Portland June - and that of
the Democrats in Bangor, probably
early in July.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

George Gilbert who has charge of
the lobster pound at New Harbor has
been taking out $4,000 Holsters and one
half of that number was dead. The
cause of this great loss is on account
Of the warm weather.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

An cntcrprising literary resurrcc-
ZIONIST has started report that Mrs.
II. +. Biake's novel Of the Rappite
community at New-Harmony, Ind.
entitled Hearts Haven is in reality
the story, with the same locale. on
which Mary Hartwell Cathcrwood was
engaged at the time Of her death, COM
pleted by another hand. AS matter
of fact. Mrs. Cathcrwood had made
but little progress with her Rappite
novel when she was compelled to lay
down her pen. and it dealt with
theme and period quite different from
those of Mrs. Blakc's story.
Why did Mary Ann Evans take as
her novelist's name the combination
George Eliot? Mr.. Cross says that
she once tod him that she took it be-
cause it was "a good. mouth filling.
easily pronounced word c. X.
Shorter recalls statements in 'Notes
and Queries relative to certain
George Donnithorne Elliott, a young
British officer in India who was
drowned there in 1854. and adds:
When one remembers that Arthur
DonnithOrne is one of the principal
chara cters in "Adam Bede" it seems
very hard to believe that there was TO
connection between the pseudonym
of George Eliot and the personality Of
Mir. George DOnnithorne Elliott who
died just three years before "Adam
Bedc" was published.
There is to be a new biography of
George Eliot included among the VOL
umes devoted to the "Modern English
Writers" Mr.. QuiIler-Couch is the
author of the book
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

Andrew Carnegie will deliver the
oration at Kenyon College. Ohio. on
April &c. it being the occasion of the
dedication of the Edwin NJ. Stanton
chair of economies
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

1t appears that the First Folio
Shakespeare, which once belonged to
Rodlcian Library at oxford and was
sold IS "superfiuous" by the authori-
ties in 1864. may possibly come to this
country. Its present owner country
gentleman and Oxford graduate. who
inherited the book from his great
great-granGfathcr, would like to see it
return to the Bodleian and has not,
therefore. closed with an American
offer of $4,000. He gives the uni
vcrsity until March 81 the opportunity
to purchase the book, and the librarian
Of the Bodleian is trying to raise the
necessary fund.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

The fiendish cruelty to a little girl by
the Holy Jumpers" in Buxton Indicate
that this peculiar sect is planning to
invade Thomaston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05
Books and Authors.

er novel by Eden Phillpotts. 1t will be-
called '"The Unlucky Number" and Il
will first appear with the London i'm
print OF George Newnes, Ltd, In six
penny form. Reprints of novels at
this price are common enough. bur the
publication of an entirely new work OF
fiction in such shape is an experiment
that will be watched with interest
There is no little cause for surprise 4,
the announcement that Mr.. Henry
Holt, the well-knOwn publisher. is the
author of the much-discussed novels,
"Calmire" and "Sturmsee." Previous.
ly published by The Macmillan Com
pdny, they will. after this week. bear
the imprint of Houghton, Mifiin e. Co
The same house will also publish in
March. "The Evasion" novel by Eu-
genia Brooks Frothingham,. author OF
1.-The Turn Of the Road"
In respect to statements recenf1v
made i'm London concerning diyers LET
ters of Charles Dickens addressed to
his wife, their son, Henry F. Dickens.
writes to the offender:
1t is not true that my fathers letters
to her We're destroyed it is not true
that they died before she died: II is
not true that "her husband regained
possession of them and DESTROYED
them" On the contrary, my dear
mother priced the possession Of them
to the last day of her life; they are
still in existence, and in safekeeping.
In personal appearance Jean Ingelow
was small woman, with a high, rath-
er fixed color and plump figure, says
a writer in Lippincott's Magazine Her
manner was particularly gentle,
though have seen her fussy through
nervousness. She generally dressed i'm
black. A square-cut black moire din
ner dress, with white lace, and lace
lappets on her hair (which she took to
wearing at an age which ladies' of to-
day would think ridiculously prema-
ture), or a cap, became her very well
indeed, and was her usual Company
gown. On one occasion, about the
year 1878. the then four or five most
noted women writer's of the day deter
mined to meet and make each others
acquaintance, choosing rendezvous in
the Isle of Wight which happened at
the moment to suit then. all. They
We're Miss Yonge, Miss Parr CHolme
Lee), Miss Sewell and Miss Ingelow.
1 am not certain, but Miss Dinah Mu-
loch may have been of the party. Per-
haps the wittiest of the four described
the meeting to me. "Well. what did
you think when they all walked in?" L
asked my informant. "Think?" I
thought that such party of dowdy
women would be hard to match all the
world over, but Jean Ingelow, who was
possibly the youngest of us, and who
came straight from London, had man
aged to make herself the greatest
trump of ALL"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

The Bangor Odd Fellows are to have
home Of their OWn i'll the near future
The. block will be erected on Central
street. 1t will be of concrete and
lodges will occupy the second and
third floors.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

A forthcoming book bears the sug-
gestive title of THE Authors Progress:
or. the Literary Book Of the Road" 1t
is hardly necessary to say that it is a
satirical study. It's author is a well
known writer who calls himself
"Adain Lorimer."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

Scarcely is "The Portreeve" off the
press when there comes news Of anoth-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

In lieu of any special excitement
over this years municipal election,
Biddeford has little smallpox scare.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05

NJ. Maurice Hewlett's new novel will
probably appear in the late spring. 1t
is quite unlike anything he has done
before. There is nothing archaic about
it, tie period selected being less than
seventy years ago. The author is re-
ported to believe that it will be one of
the best books he has yet produced.
Elizabeth is preparing to write a
new novel which has nothing to do
with her garden. And for the first
time. we are told. she intends to let
her work have preliminary serial pub
lication.