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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

What delightful feast of good
things awaits the many readers of the
American BOY in tho current number.
Clarence Hawkes. contributes his inter-
rSting biography of the beaver "Shag-
Sy-Coht." The editor continues his
readable stories out of NV Own
Life. Francis W. Shcpardson gives an
appreciative sketch of the late William
Rainey Harper. other contributions
which will be eagerly read arc THE
Adventures of Joe and Dan" "The
True History Of Captain Kid" my
Tour in the AntipodcS." Mexican Roy
Cargodores." and Bird Migrations."
The Municipal Journal and Engineer
for April appears in an improved ana
more convenient size than heretofore.
ana the change is sure to he a. most
appreciated one. Many articles of
great practical interest are presented
IN TINS number among which are noted
the following Public Libraries" w
L. Heyl: The Disposal of MunicinaI
waste, William f. Morse: practical
Water Softening for MunicipaIitios q"
Method of Street Cleaning" "Jointinp
OF Sewer and Drain Pipes" Sewage
disposal on the Atlantic Coast" and
Water Supply Of Jersey CITY" MANY
me Illustrations accompany several Of
the articles mentioned
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

Baths new fountain for it's city park
will be an anti-race suicide affair-at
least. it has five birds, four at the base
and one on top. which are evidently
meant for storkS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

The April Pilgrim appears laden with
many good things including delightful
fiction, dainty poems, and the always
reliable and timely household and fash
ion departments. The leading features
may he briefly enumerated as follows:
"The Reformation Of O'Connell." "The
Empire Across the Border" "At the
Grand Babylon" "a Woman Noun
tainccr," "Thc Animosity of Gaspard,' .
''Thc Drama of the Japanese" 'The
Waning Theatrical Season" "The Pill
grim's Fashion Letter" "Woman's
Hand in the Worlds Work" "All Over
the House" "Feminine FanCics.' "Un-
der Lock and Key" "a Fallow Field
for Fiction" and "Telling Fortunes by
Cards"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

The ice has not yet made a move
ment towards leaving the lakes. but
the cottagers are moving into summer
qua rters. BY going early they get Il
little peace before the mosquitoes ar
rive.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

The coming of Easter is heralded Ill
the current number of Domahoe's Mag
azinc. in it's beautiful cover design
and in poems, pictures and stories. q
particularly fine feature is the poeil'
"Thc Risen Christ" by Susan l.. En-
cry. Accompanying it are lG full page
illustrations printed i'll colors. making
a beautiful tribute to the season. ON
e. features Of timely interest are Ihc
Centenary of the Baltimore Cathedral,
"Thc King and Future Queen OF
Spain," and An Impressionist Sketch
OF Plus X" by Marie Donegan Walsh.
Rev. John Talbot Smith contributes an
entertaining paper OH Experiments in
Drama" A deeply interesting paper
is entitled "A Little Sister III China,
and deals with the work being done
by American nuns among the Chinese
A large number of clever short stories by
known writer's. complete this cX-
ccedingly interesting number.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
With the Magazines.

With the Magazines.
m. April Atlantic comes laden with
rich variety Of articles upon timely
.nd iroortant topics. Teachers and
,,r,uts cannot fail Of being deeply in
tcrosted in the opening feature, strik-
ing ,.apcr upon Making Education
hit the Mark" hY Willard Giles Par-
eone. 'Crimnal Law Reform" is DIS
,rIssnd at length in an able manner ny
George W Algcr. Susan :. WALL
wright contributes Il delightful paper
.nti,j.1 Pie: for the Enclosed Gar
den - which will be heartily secondeh
bv many readers. Charles NJ. Harser
is represented by Il readable paper Oh
."The Lodge" setting forth the place
of th. fratcrnal organization in the 50
ri.l and intellectual life Of the Amerl-
c,u nnopIe. Other valuable cnntribu-
tione 10 this excellent number arc:
.rrbo T2cfor,n in Church Music" 'The
T, stimony Of Biology to 1seigloh'
"I,ailway Securities as an Invest
ment." and What Shall We Do with
Public Documents"
The currant number of the Technical
World MaeaZine is an exceptionally
strong and interesting issue. Nearly
all of the articles arc proiuSely Illus
trated making the number as attrac-
tive us it is interesting. Among the
more important contributions are noteo
the following: "Billion Dollar steer
Trust Makes Microbes Pay Dividends,
Henry NJ. Hyde; Niagara Falls Al
rcaGy fullieu' Al'",i
when i-lte or Dedlh ii'iiis
Blood-Staln, " iiidili .,,,
son. Skee- i.uillltiH ~ ~, n.aa
by Water" Edgar f. Howe Iuh-
Cotton Used as Fuel WlilidHh X
Stewart; "Quarrelsome Cannlbal OF the
Ocean" Henry Morrow. and lrohey
Line Hanging IN Ar Dr. Alileu
Gradenwitz.
ne 'teNrM VI itot ,o'
gives III d"''''. .'!i ~ ~ al"
Prehena'Ee ana ii''. es''eS
current tNei''S' Wy i"''"m no "o
articles: susan =. All'hon!, iu.n - -
fidrper' hc ltlii'-i I.Io'ii''!. h-'eo
toillircr'orh Mar'ih' ch,lia'l.ai' II
at,e ohi',rst ,ioi,' ,,1iia,, 80 ,.
7i'iS' -, =, ..,,,, D,.
non 'h.iie' N,N' .''S' 80
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

Wayside Tales for this month ap-
pears in an attractive cover. and has a
able Of contents that must prove most
entertaining. A number of clever
short stories are presented by Harriet
Prescott S2offord. George w. Gum.
Hugh Pendexter. Joseph Leob and 9TH
ers. Many charming verses are also
contributed and the several depart
mcHts, notably that devoted to the
household. contain Il large amount of
instructive reading. One of the at
tractiVe illustrated features is the
series of portraits of French women.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

The complete novelette, i'll the April
Smart Set is a motor car story en-
titled "Th" Pink Typhoon." by Harri-
son Robertson. 1t is charming
story, brimful of delightful automobile
adventures. In addition to the novel
cite, large number of varied short
stories are noted. including The Wom-
an in Gray" Ethel Watts Mumford:
The Way of a Maid" John W. Knapp;
"Franco's Lucky Penny" Frederic Ia
ber Copper; The Dragon Fly" NJ. f.
NJ Davis; THE Understudy." Emma 3.
Kaufman; The Man and the Bird"
Gertrude Lynch, and Non compos
McntiS," Ellis Parker Butler. One Of
the clcvcrcst essays published for some
time is Gelett Burgess The SuIphitic
Theory" 1t is bound to be widely read
and quoted.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

The smartest boy in the town of
Palmyra is a five year old youngster
who regularly mllks a COW morning
and night, besides doing other chores
at the barn.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

In its current issue Recreation pre-
scnts q large number of articles
breathing the spirit Of life in the open.
The illustrations. many Of full-page
size, are very beautiful. Lloyd J. Tool
cy opens the number with delight
full paper. "A Scoffer Converted" 1t
will be especially enjoyed by all who
like to cast line. l.. F. Brown writes
appreciatively of Sullivan County
Trout" Salmon Fishing at the
Clubs" is interestingly described by
Charles Hallock. Other readable con-
tributions to this number are: Fishing
on Cage Lake" NJ. T. F'risbie; Early
Morning Bluetishng," Z. NJ Leek;
Rembrandt Lighting" Felix Raymer;
"Oldr Fashioned Wild Flowers" and
Leaves From a Canadian Paradise" !"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

Speaking of selectmen, an Island
Falls correspondent says that Benja-
min r. Walker of that town is serving
his 23d consecutive term as a member
OF the board.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

..d tho articles and Stories
,',s,, nov nresent In this exceiieh'
number.
rh. IdeaJ House is an ATTRACTIVE IL
monthly. brimful Of suggcstioL'e In
bints for the up-to-date house" "a
~, ,.;, iseuc lust at hand, are hoteu
instructive papers on the .r,dia
subjects: Louis XVI style. anu H.
Rues." "a Dining-Room' nv -, +"
hrarv" "Silk- -BrOcade Den, ,..,
"nutch Friozes." "Grilled Door"ayo'
"nas rarnets and Rugs" "The oilla',
Mirror" .Our Scattering Towns ~,
Modern English style .,,..',.,tad
of tho contributions are liiuSli '-'
ANY one interested In mak'i's -. n,or-
artistic and attractive shouiu ~
look this magazine.
,rb. Anrii number Of the New f1ii5
land Magazine appears in COW.
sign that is both striking anu .I
tive This magazine mas 80.
broad.ned it's scope Of late, anu - NJ ~.
one that must surely please read' -,
general and those of New Engianu III
narticular. Clifton Johnson open"
tho presert number with an able aru-
Gle on "Thc Trail of the Mormon CIV
ing many interesting historical
An article which will appeal lrresiat'
blv to New England's many apseii1
children and especially to "Wahderei9
from Maine" is Abram Wyman's III
lightful paper "A New England Lons
ing" Henry A. Packard has an u
lustratcd paper on Making Maple
Sugar" Other readable articles ana
stories are: "A Masked Courtshlp'
"Vcrlnpnts Revolutionary Heroine
"Tnc Pictorial or the Creative. ana
'.Tcachers' Conventions Down East
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

1t devolvcd upon one Of the Belgrade
sclectmen to do all the work in assess
ing the valuation this spring his twc
associates being in close confinemcn
as members of the unfortunate CoOpc
jury. 1t took him IA days to do the job
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

One of the leading features of the
Easter number of Harper's Weekly is a
story, The Wood of Brescia." by
James Edmund Dunning,the former
Maine journalist who is now United
States consul at Milan, Italy. 1t occu-
pies several pages and has five illus
trationS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

..r>,,,ors ard the articles and storie.
which they present III l"i@
number.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-09-06

We presumed that, long since, every
one understood that all communications
sent the REPORTER must be accompanied
by the name OF the sender, but from the
fact that one reaches US this week which
lacks any information whatever as to lis
authorship, we are compelled to call at
tention TO the matter again. The name
is not required for publication but from
the obvious necessity of having some
authority for everything that app in
our columns.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-09-06
our columns

Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Webb of Brewer
passed Sunday with Skowhegan friends.
Mrs. Frank Russell went to Lisbon
Falls, Tuesday morning, to pass the
week with relatives. She will visit in
Portland before returning.
Miss Gertrude Weeks, who had been
the guest of MIR. and Mrs. E P. Page,
since early In August, returned to her
home In Boston, Tuesday morning.
The annual meet ng of the Woman'o
Christian Temperance Union will be
held In Grand Army Hall Tuesday at e.
noon, September 11th at 8 o'clock. All
members are urged to be present.
Mr.. aud Mrs. George H. Smith and
Miss Leila c. Fairbrother went to Lew
iston, Wednesday, where they will spend
the remainder of the week as guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. Wildes.
Carlton w. Steward, principal OF the
Rockport High school Is the guest of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Steward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steward are also entertain.
ing Miss Blanch Bowden Of R1ckland
during the present week.
Mrs. F. c. Burrill went to Pennington
Tuesday morning, as delegate from
the Young Peoples society of the
Bethany B ,ptist church to the state
Christian E1deavor convention which
has been in session this week
At a meeting of the board Of directors
of the First National Bank, held yester-
day afternoon, E Inward p. Page was
elected cashier to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of his brother, Geo. \.
Page, and Bin W. Page was elected di-
rector. Geo. R Page OF Auburn is to
assist in the work of the bank during
the next few weeks.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-09-06

Thanking those who have assisted me
in my new enterprise and hoping to see
many more of them,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-09-06
w. e. Stewards
Great Mark Down Sale
Shirt Waists and Shirt Waist Suits.

lot Shin Waists a, 98c reduced from
sf.25 aud S. 80
lot Shirt Wais's at s. g reduced
from 81 90 and SIS.
10, Shirt Waists atSI g reduced rom
$3.50 and s. q
lot Shirt Warts a. s. % reduced
from S. 90
Shirt Waist Suits all marked dosn.
10, White Muslin and Coloted G ng.
ham Suits al SIS reduced from'S2 9.
and S2.25.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-09-06
Kew ApvgRTIsEMEMrs.

Free--W. F. Robbins.
Notice-N j. Slayman.
For Sale-Frank Murphy.
Lost-Mrs. Eta Aylward.
Fall Coats-W. P. Ordway.
Fall Styles-Ira A Norton.
still on-Judkins Brothers,
Wanted-Green & Danforth.
Wanted Green & Danforth.
NJ Story-K. c. Woodland & Son.
school ST. oes-Green 3 Barnard.
Notice OF First Meeting-Daniel Lewis.
Petition-Skowhegan Electric Light Co.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-09-06

New fall stiff and soft hats ready
Ia. A. Norton.
Plenty Of fine shucked clans at the
Skowhegan Market.
Souvenir stationery, Skowhegan views
at Fogg's drug store only.
The Maine Valve Company have some
bargains In secondhand bicycles.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-09-06

lot Fane} Coored Lawn Suits at s. zs
reduced from 5 3.
lot White Lawn SUITS a 81 8 reduc-
ed from s. 81
o. White Lava Su..s ats > reduo-
ed from $ 3d.
Ladies Woo. SUITS and Ran Coats at
ooe-haIi brice.
Mercefiz.d Peuicoats We have Sc
cured another lot Of manufac urer's sam
pies a: 93c. 81 p, Sr.3s si75. s. 90,
s. 80 ana s.. 8 each
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1906-09-06

Two table girls wanted at Hotel
Cobutn. Good wages,
The Washington times., 1906-08-18
PRISON PHYSICIAN
GIVES TESTIMONY
IN TOTTEN CASE
Near Cell Shortly Before
Mans Death and Heard
No Noise.

Hearings were resumed at IL o'clock
this morning IN the case Of Policemen
Hanley and Potter, charged with gross
neglect OF duty as q result OF which, IL
ls alleged, II. J. Tottsn. a prominent
business man Of Blueheld, W. Va, who
was incarcerated In a cell for drunken
ness. died for lack Of medical atten-
tion
The mass Of testimony thus far taken
from the many witnesses examined at
the former hearing Thursday morning
is now being compiled and tOday's ses-
sion OF the trial board was Tor the pur-
pose OF examining DIT. W. Given Suter.
d physician Of the poor IN the service
OF the District Government who was
at the Sixth precinct station, when Tot
tens death was reported.
The salient features Of DR.. Suter's tes-
timony before the board followed very
closely those brought out IN the test-
mony given Thursday by J. Ramsey
Nevitt, the District coroner, as 10 the
technical phases Of TOtten's case. The
main point Of DR.. Suffers testimony was
TO the effect that drunkenness may take
the form Of a disease, and that a lay
man. such as a policeman. selected from
walks Of civil life, could in no case dis
tinRuish Between drunkenness and acute
alcoholic gastritis, with which ToJten IS
said to have been suddenly seized
When placed on the stand Dr' suter
stated that he was at the station sew
eral times during the day that Totten
died He was at the station IN the morn
- and noticed that Policeman Hanley
made frequent trips TO the cells. An
hour afterward he accompanied Hanley
.f
- csIl I'm which TOtten was incarcerat-
"a hut heard no sounds which might
{ndicate that the man was suHering
pain or was in need OF medlcal atten-
When informed of Totten's death, Dr.
S,5ter said he had been in the station
For half an hour. He *0und Totten lying
On biS FIGHT side with his face inclined
downward and his body was warm. de
had probably been daad IoT twenty
minutes The physician said that theTe
was every evidence Of alcoholic gastri-
tbs.
The Washington times., 1906-08-18
SWIFT OFFERS
MEN PRESENTS
WHO WILL WE'D
Washington Employees
Getting Busy Hunt
ing Brides.

An air OF activity and a blithesOme
atmosphere is attracting the attention OF
all those who happen TO pass the local
house OF Swift q Co. and things ara
looking up.
From the Offices OF the firm in Chicago
has come a message.
The Firm Favors Benedicts.
The headquarters OF the firm has
turned itself into a matrimonial agency.
The message reads;
"Ali employees In sOod standing who
have been In the service Of Swift & Co.
one year or more will be given a we'd
ding present on the occasion Of their
marriage"
The effect OF this cheering information
has done much TO turn the local Office
metaphoricauy upside down. There is
an air OF hustle and good fellowship
that is quite beWildering.
From the early morning hours until
late in the evening there Is happiness to
give way Everybody is thinking Of get
ting married except those who have not
already taken unto himself a wife. Those
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The Washington times., 1906-08-18
Get Rich Quick Scheme.

According to the police and Detectives
Pratt and Flather. who arrested Mason
at his home, 1860 Thirteenth street
northwest. last night, the Federal Com
merciaI Investment Company with Of
fees in the Kellogg building, on F
street, was one of the boldest fraud or
..get-ricb-0uick' concerns that ever in
(Continued on Second Page.)
The Washington times., 1906-08-18
FERRY WOODBURY. REPAIRED;
HALF-HOUR SERVICE AGAIN

The ferry steamer Woodbury. has
been repaired. and half-hourly service
between this city and Alexandria viii
be resumed. beginning tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1906-08-18
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Temperatures continue above the sea-
sohal average, except IN the Southwest.
ern States and the middle and north Pa,
cifc coast districts. and are 10 10 ID
degrees above the normal on the north.
eastern slope of the Rocky mountains
and thence over Manitoba.
Showers have continued in areas from
the upper Mississippi valley and tho
southern lake region over the Ohio val-
ley and the Gulf and middle and south
Atlantic States,
The winds along the Atlantic coast
will be light TO fresh easterlyi on the
south Atlantic coast light and mostly
E0uthcrly. on the east Gulf coast light
10 fresh ensterly, and on the lower lakes
fresh east TO SOUTHEAST.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports will have light variable winds
and fair weather TO the Grand Banks.
The Washington times., 1906-08-18
TEMPERATURE.
DOWNTOWN.
tRegistered A6leek's Standard Thermometer.
SUN TABLE.
TIDE TABLE.

HARPERs FERRY. Aug. ls.-Both
rivers muddy
The Washington times., 1906-08-18
Farly Cable From Valparaiso.
Fire Apparatus Useless

The scenes Thursday night were
awful. When the firemen attempted 10
drag their apparatus into the fire zone.
they found the streets choked with a
tangle OF wires and the debris OF col
iapsed buildings. With the streets filed
with hysteTical people some knee:ing IN
The Washington times., 1906-08-18

= gang OF expert cracksmen visited
the postOffce at Falls Church. Va, at
an early hour this morning, blew open
the safe without awakening any OF the
neighbors. and completely looted 10 Of
its contents. They left not the slightest
trace Of their identity, and the authori-
ties are working in the dark, with u0I "a
clue TO follow
The Washington times., 1906-08-18

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The Washington times., 1906-08-18
To Baltimore and Return sI.ss

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The Washington times., 1906-08-18
The Firm Favors Benedicts.

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The Washington times., 1906-08-18

Continued on Second Page.)
The Washington times., 1906-08-18
T-RICH-QUICK
SCHEME CHARGED
AGAINST MASON
Solicitor and Collector
for Investment Firm
Held for Trial.

Handcuffed to a convicted wife-beater.
Jefferson T. Mason. solicitor and
collector for the Federal Commercial and
Investment Company OF philadelphia,
went to Jail today IN default Of $3.50
bond, 10 await trial On a charge OF
obtaining money under false pretenses.
The specific charge against Mason IS
that he continued 10 collect money from
investors and represented that the com
pany was stil in existence and fuL
operation when lie knew that 1t became
defunct on August 2. when the treas
urer. William RC.asrmel committed
suicide because he was short in his ae-
counts. Mason viii be given a hearing
before Judge Mills. in the Police Court.
on Thursday.
The Washington times., 1906-08-18

Via Pennsylvania Railroad. every Satur-
dav and Sunday. All regular trains eX-
cent the ''Congressionl Limited" -" Tickets
good 70 return until Sunday night.-Ady.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-02
PROPOSALS.

On Tuesday, June 10, at 500 p.
M, at the high school, the Board OF
Education will receive bids for furn-
fishing the schools of the city of Perth
Amboy with the necessary stationery
supplies, pens, ink, pencils, paper,
kindergarten material, &C., for the
ensuing school year.
Lists may be obtained from the
superintendent of schools or any
member of the committee.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
A certified check for 800 must
accompany the bid, payable to the
order of the Board of Education.
A suitable bond will be required
conditioned in the faithful perform
anceAof the contract.
JESSE COLYER,
Secretary.
221S-6-2-3t.sat wed. sat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-02
PROPOSALS..
19s1-5-19-5t(2t .wk.)

On Tuesday, June IL, 1906, al
soc ps M, lat the high school, the
Board Of Education will receive bids
and proposals for furnishing the
coal needed for the schools of the city
of Perth Amboy for the ensuing
school.
The coal to be of the best quality
Lehigh hard coal, gross tons of 2,240
pounds, delivered as required on the
order of the board.
A certified check for the sum of
$500, payable to the order of the
Board Of Education, must accompany
each bid.
A bond with two ~sureties for $500
will be required from the successful
bidder conditioned in the faithful
performance of the contract.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
JOSEPH l.. CROMWELL,
NELS PETERSON,
GEORGE MOORE,
Building Committee.
Dated May 81 1906.
2217-6-2-3t.s sat. tues. thurs.