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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

81. 1908. when it protected Mr.. Harris
buildings. in fact many of the puild-
ings on High street. from the flre wlilch
destroyed the mill of the East MachiaS
Lumber Company. situated on the OPP
posite side of Water street. Inc
stump measured over five feet across.
Twenty-three years ago last April,
the late DR.. Roscoe G. Smith Of Cor
niSh, who was then secretary of the
Cornish Farmers Club and of the oS-
sipee Valley Union Agricultural AS
ISOLATION, wrote to Hon. Amos l.. AL
len, now congressman, and then prl-
waite secretary of Congressman Reed.
thanking him for some agricultural
department reports that had peeii
mailed to the club. This letter has
just reached the First district con-
gresham. 1t came by mail from
Portland. forwarded by Asher Z.
Kinds, parliamentary clerk OF the
house, who. in looking over some OF
the late Mr.. Reeds private docu-
mentS, came across the letter. lts
seal had never been broken. Il nope
Mr. Allen, there is no bad news III
this venerable document Mr.. linus
wrote in q little note accompanying
it. The envelope, yellow with age,
bears a green 3-cent stamp, the Cor
nish postmark and date, April 4,
1883: the Washington Receiving
STAMP Of two days later. 1t reached
Washington just after congress hao
adjourned, and. being addressed III
Mr. Reeds care. was forwarded u
him at Portland. There its journey
was inadvertently ended. 1t having
becom. sidetracked and overlooked
among some Of Mr. Reeds of1icla
documents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

They are now arranging royal mar
rage between Grand Duke Michael
the younger brother Of the Car. ana
princess Patricia. the niece OF King
Edward. 1t will be recalled that tins
princess was the one whom they had al
picked out to he the bride OF King Al
phonso of Spain. but the young lady de-
cided TO have something to say about
The matter herself. with the result ina
the young king had to look elsewhere
far . bride. The dispatches speak o.
Princess Patricia as the best looking o
the Young women Of Englands some
what extensive royal family, but uh
less the published pictures DO her
great injustice this is pretty harsi
upDn the others.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

Charles f. Hughes. the Republican
candidate for Governor of New iork'
Nae nrnyrd a most effective speaker on
IN. stump. and his voice Will b" heafu
day and evening in all parts of tht
state between now and the day oil
election. In a speech in brooklyn the
other night he made telling phrase
AT the EXPENSE of his opponent when
h. declared We do not want govern
m.ut by headlines" He struck 4 blow
that hurt when h. told the brooklyn
ties the story of how Hearst, the
fiery denuuncrr of corporations. wriB-
sled out Of paying Il judgment for SD,
OU0-in favor of Il young married wo-
man III HON on. of his delivery wagons
had Knocked down ana run overly
hiring David u. Hill to convince tn.
court of appeals that the New York
Journal was the property of a corpor-
alton and not of William Randolph
Tearst What" asked Candidate
Hughes. rs the sincerity of a man who
will talk mdiscrininatcly against cor
porations and use in his business q
corporation to shield him from lin
bility""
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10
Concerning Women.

French women have to pay go year
for permit to wear male attire. Sin
licenses have been issued.
a prominent eye specialist in Scotland,
, DR.. Maitland Ramsay mas recently mar
ried a practicing physician. pr. Elizabeth
Pace.
Lady Ada Mary Milbanlle, great grand
daughter Of thu. poet Byron. becomes
peerless i'm her own right 10y the death OF
he" father, Lord Lorclac".
japanese children begin to go to school
when years old. during the first tour
years they learn jap tn"S- and Chinese;
learn English.
Mrs .Ames Lyde has come into notice
as the proprietor and manager of ron
works in England because of h.r patron
as. by the king and queen. Her rNt"n-
Sive IRON works are located at Norfolk.
where she has recently turned out pair
of iron gates for the garden at Sandring-
ham
The German empress, in addition to
| Jewels worth ilO0WO that are her own
| private property has the right to use tie
| splendid colecti IN Of gems that belong To
| the PruSsian treasury. The empress is
| thus able sometimes to appear al court
! wearing jewelry roughly valued at so.
UnI.
civil war in the cavalry branch Of tn.
army has Just been discovered in Summit
county near Akron. Q. The woman is
tity secret during the war. and since then
few have learned that she was 4 soldier.
| Had she not served unGer fictitious
name she would be entitled to a pension
No member Of the rcgning house nf
Great Britain is more tcllder-hearted and
SolIcitouS than the duchess of Conhausht.
1t is therefore practically unfortunate
J that to her should have fallen tile unen-
! Niable distinction of being the first ROYAL
| parsonage to be involved in fatal auto
| mobile accident. Her motor, in winch she
was riding from her country place at
| RaSShot to London. with her two daugh
| tiers ard her Son-in-Eiw. Prime" Gust tNuS
little boy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

over I'm New Brunswick company
bae recently been organized Which Has
leased a tract Of land containing l.
700 900 acres for Il game preserve. he
land ia in the Tobique region. an"
cumurisrs the. best big gam" ana iH'i
iup country in the province" IL Is
.,id TO be- tn. intention of the lessee
to build Il Iarg. club house AT Some
picturesque spot and construct c'a'''
of camps through the territory "h'''
,h.. best fishing and hunting IS. lh'
r,unrt which comes from ST J"hh
saws the membership fee in TINS eXtlu-
i've. organization is $1,000. and there
an. To be yearly assessments rms
looks like attempting to get CORNER
ON the fish and game of New Brui'S-
wick and is certain 10 he very IN
uopultr movement
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10
ESTABLISHED 1s2s
Wednesday, October 10, 1906.

. They lynched the wrong man out in
Arkansas the other day, but this is not
an uncommon occurrence in the lynch
ing belt and does not bring punish
ment to the mob any more than it does
70 ,vnch the right man. 1t is not even
recorded in this instance that the lead
.rs Of the mob offered an apology to
the relatives Of their victim as was
once done in a similar case In the
West when the leader approached the
widow and exclaimed. well. maam
the Joke is on the boys TINS tifhe'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10
"First Aid" to the
Bowels

w Co.; -: Is: ::
Belching Of Stomach. Gas.
or any of these forerunners Of Indigestion
appear. Old DR.. Cascaret wants to be right
on the spot in your pocket.
DR.. Cascaret guarantees to cure the
most obstinate cases of Constipation and
Indigestion, without discomfort or incon-
venience.
His medicine does not grippe nor purge.
but exercises naturally the muscles that
line the walls Of the Intestnes and Bowels.
Want Of Exercise weakens and relaxes
the Bowel Muscles. just as it weakens
Arm and Leg muscles.
Old DR.. Cascaret goes directly after
these Bowel-Muscles. He wakes them up
just as cold bath would wake up lazy
person. =
Then he works them Through tho
nerves) till they get so strong from that
Exercise that they don't need any more
help to do their duty.
4
Heavy dinners. late suppers, whiskey.
wine or beer drinking. nervous excitement.
sudden exposure to cold or heat and dozen
other everyday likelihoods tire the Bowel
Muscles.
In such cases a little Cascaret in time
Is worth fifty dollars worth Of Treatment
later on. to say nothing of the suffering.
discomfort. loss Of Business Energy. and
loss Of Social Sunshine it saves.
Little thin Cascaret Box. shaped so you
don't notice its presence in purse or vest
pocket.
Contains six Candy tablets-Price Ten
Cents Box at any Druggists.
! Be sure you get the genuine. made only
BY the Sterling Remedy Company. and
never sold in bulk. Every tablet stamped
"CCC." 7.s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10
Maine Gossip
The Lost Ball.

Standing one day on the golf links.
| was weary and ill a. ease.
And | i.:ift,.d and fooled idly
over tn. whnS and tees.
| know not what | was dreaming.
or where | WIS rnfbelns then:
Fut Swipcd that ball. of ;, sudden,
With the force oil tWo-:cort men.
1t sped through the crimson twilight
Like a shot from ttn-lnrh gun,
And It passed from my i.vtItd VISION
To The realm of Il vanished sun,
1t chased over the bunker,
1t caromtd hazard and hill.
II went like a thing internal
| suppose it is going still.
1t Shicd each perplcXmg Stymie
with infinite nerve ana east:
And bored right on through the landscape
As il il were loath to cease.
| have sought but | seek il vainly-
That ban OF tn, strenuous pace,
That went from The sole of my niblick
AMI entered into space.
1t may be some blooming cad1ie
can sooner OF later explain;
1t may be that only in heaven
shall fiud that ball osaln.
Smart Set
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

1t will he renlembered that the Car
fled from his palace for fear of bombs
being dropped upon it from air-ships.
ana now comes the announcement Of a
French inventor that he has invented
an aerial torpedo boat which can re-
main several days in the air and rise
to such a height as to be safe from
any pI"jectiles sent against it from
the earth. The French government is
said To be looking into the merits Of
The invention. The possibility of such
an invention being success does not
Seem Very remote in view of what is
being accomplished in aerial invention
in these days. 1t may be that in the
wars of the future battles in the al,
|. will become a feature as well as bat
ties upon the earth ana upon thu water
OF course. this will add a new horro,
to warfare aud may prove an effectiy,
aid to the reign Of universal peace.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

40 Temporal, o mOres, o hades!" eX-
i'm Massachusetts, as he attempts to dis
cuss the nomination of Moran by his
marty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

Hitherto Chicago has dated every
thing either from it's big fire or from the
Columbian Exposition, but from now
on it will reckon time from the year
when it Won the pennants in both the
big leagues.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10
Amos Crock Of Fort Fairfield. wi

Amos Crock Of Fort Fairfield. who
has only one hand. with the help of his
five children from IA to years of age)
in one day last week picked up 3l3 bar
rels Of potatoes. Mr.. Crock received
81 cents a barrel for the work. $500
in cash for only one short day. And
this day was no exception. either. The
day before the crew picked 3O9 barrels,
and other days about the same. The
price is not high either, six cents or
more often being paid. Who says
Aroostook county isn't poor mans
country? or that children don't pay?
Why. If Mr.. Crock only had half doz-
Ell more children to put into service,
one or two pOtato-digging seasons
would make him wealthy beyond the
ordinary poor working mans dreams OF
avarfCe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

According to a Brussels scientific
journal. the worlds production of rub
Der this year will reach $4,000 tons,
worth over S115,000,O00.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

ever see rat trap like that" in
quired q Rockland man, as he held
aloft an imprisoned rat. Attached to
one of the rodents fore feet was clam.
Attached to his tail was clam.
Each clam held on with n vise-like
grin. and the rat. though still squirm-
ing. was probably not sorry when some
one threw him into the brook, clans
and all The rat had found ita way
into a barrel Of CLANS. and being n
youngSter. was unable to cope with
such odds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

Congressman Littlefeld is back home
again after a months trip through the
western part of this country and Can
ada.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

The throwing of rice at weddings is
nrnh1hly the most ancient custom at
present in use In its original form it
was undoubtedly the wish Of the wed
ding guests that ths. young couple might
always have enough to eat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

The York Transcript believes that
the town of York which includes York
Harbor and York Beach is about to en-
joy q period of unparalleled prosperity.
In n long article on the subject the.
completion of the Atlantic Shore line
is considered one of the most encour-
aging signs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

A new summer hotel in RoXbury to
cost $4,000 is said to be assured before
another season comes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

Over 10000 attended the Festival a,
Bangor and it is up to Portland to So
ahead Of this figure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

With the payment of the city bonds
that became due Monday. the bonded
debt Of the city Of Biddeford has been
reduced to $3.50 900, with $40 900 in notes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

The hustling characteristics and
push of AroostoOk farmers is pretty
well exemplifed in the person Of G. r.
Brown Of Caribou. Last fall he had six
acres plowed the rest of the blowing
being done this spring. and aside from
the 30 acres planted to potatoes ne
had quite large piece in grain. Mr..
Brown found it 10 difficult to secure
good help he was practically Obliged
to farm it alone and unaided, with
the exception Of a boy who drove
the team while planting potatoes
with a Robbins planter. his only
other expense for hired help until
digging time being 50 which he paid
for p,owing. And he has quite
crop to show for his efforts. too, his
30 acres Of Green Mountain potatoes
yielding 2S15 barrels, aside from
about so barrels of very small ones
which We're not picked up.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

The big game business will pick up
the. northern woods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

Machias has lost an old landmark in
the cutting down of the big willow
which has stood at the head of Water
street for about century In addi-
ton to being an ornament for many
decades, it made a record for great use
fulness on the early morning Of May
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-10

N A WHEN Heartburn. Sour
MN II Stomach. Headache. Bad
WV Breath, coated Tongue,
Relchinp of Stomach Gas
The National tribune., 1906-10-25
WASHINGTON c.

lion of them. having been much con-
cealed. Everybody cried, Lie down.
and 1 got down. and heard the zip, zip.
messengers of death as they flew by.
Now our men rdEc up. fired and charg-
ed them. AS oVr boys ran toward the
enemy 1 ran the other way / had
never seen the stilage. He who fights
and runs away lives to fight another
day. but l must have known it, some
how. However. 1 SOD stopped and got
behind tree and aregained my COM
posure. 1t was but q momentaTy fight.
The overthrow of Hood was complete.
We took many prisoners here, and he
was now pursued to Duck River, many
miles. 1 saw several thousand pris on-
ers next day near the State House; n
sad and forlorn set of men they were
Hood has been criticized as rash. but
surely he was not more so than Lee at
gettysburg, when he sent his men into
slaughter pen over the objection ot
the able LOngstreetI or at Sp otsylva-
mia. where the rebel General McGow-
an. officially stated the trenches his
men occupied ran with blood and had
to be cleared of dead bodies more than
once. was that science or butchery
On the battlefield of Nashville where
the Johnnies encamped I saw nothing
to eat but parched corn and fresh beef
What else they had l don't know. IL
anything. The friends of several pris-
oners at Nashville came to see them
and when unobserved by the guard
threw in TO them shoes, hats and to-
bacco. etc. but when caught at it the
German officer of the guard Cursed
them in Dutch" Dear old Pap
Thomas endeared himself to his men
and to his country that day by his
great success.-R. C. Summers, Eure-
ka, Kan
The National tribune., 1906-10-25
The IGtlii Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: I notice in
your issue of Oct 4 you published the
record of the 36th Ohio. which is sub
stantially correct, except that our loss
in killed and wounded was much great
er than is here stated. Our greatest
loss. of which you make no mention,
was at the battle of kernstown, Shen-
andoah Valley, July "a, 1864, in which
the regiment lost ia Killed and wounded
127 (see Washington Co, o., History
of Regiment, page 20D, and there are
other accounts as well 1t seems rather
remarkable that there has never been
any published account of this engage
ment, which Gen. George Crook COM
manded. Having a small division. he
was forced to give way before Gen.
Heath, commanding the entire Confed-
crate forces in the Valley. / am send
ing by this mail TO you a little history
of my life. which 1 have had printed
for my children and grandchildren and
not for publications; but in part 2, re-
lating to my army experience, you E:ay
find sonie items from time to time
which would interest your readers.
Should you make such use of it I do
not wish any public mention of myself,
having always avoided notoriety.-H
F. Devol, Colonel commanding, 36th
Chic, and brevet Brigadier- General,
Kansas City, Mo
The National tribune., 1906-10-25

TYGGARD.-At Denison, Tex, Sept.
4, 1906. ]. L. Tyggard. Comrade Tyg-
gard served in Co. A. 1st w. Va. Cav,
and was buried by Nathaniel Lyon
Post. 5, of which he was a faithful
member.
WYCOFF.-At Custer, Okla, Aug.
25, 1906, Harlan P. Wycof, aged 63.
Comrade Wycoff served in Co. d, 112th
I'LL, from September, 1862, till the close
of the war. He leaves a widow and
seven children.
RANDALL.-At Creston. Iowa, July,
1906, Asa B. Randall. of cancer. Com.
rade Randall served in Co. F, 5th Ohio
Cav, and was member of Union Post,
AL. Creston, Iowa.
GROVES.-At Dale. O., Feb. II,
1906, Edward Groves. aged 81. Conn
rade Groves served thruout the war In
Co. c, 1st w. Va. L. A. and was an
hon bred member of Buell. Post, 178, Of
Marietta, o., which took charge Of the
burial.
The National tribune., 1906-10-25

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The National tribune., 1906-10-25

and taken prisoner. After enduring
the horrors of a Southern prison for
several months he was exchanged and
rejoined his regiment. In the second
Bull Run he was again wounded. He
was ever at the 'front.' in Positions of
the greatest danger. and his colonel
spoke of him as n splendid fighting
soldier" After the war he returned to
Englewood, and became interested in
local politics. holding many positions of
trust and responsibility. the last being
Councilman of the city. He leaves n
widow and two children At his grave
his old commander. Col. Baird, read the
G. A. r. Ritual.
HILL.-At Jeffersonville. Ind. March
81. 1906. George w. Hill. Comrade
Hill served in Co. II, 65th Ind. from
1862 till 1865. He was a member of
upright and honorable citizen.
LAWHAN.-At his home in Pleas
anton. Kan. Sept. s. 1906. Comrade
Lawhan, aged 73. He served in Co. c.
60th Ind. for over three years. He
leaves widow and four children.
STEWART.-At Spokane Falls
Wash. Henry Stewart. Comrade Stew
art served In Co. NJ. 9th Mo. Cav. He
is survived by one daughter.
DRAPER.-At Norwich. Conn. April
%. 1906. Albion Draper. Comrade
Draper served in Co. F. 18th Conn. He
leaves many SOrrOwlng friendS.
LAWRENCE.-At his home in New
Burnside. ILL.,. Aug. s. 1906. L. L. Law
renee. aged 6S. Comrade Lawrence
served in Co. B. 9Th III. Cav, and had
been a member of the G. A. r. for
some 20 years. He was faithful and
loyal, a good citizen and a fine speci-
men of physical manhood.
HAMILTON-At his home in North
Orwell, Pa. Sept. 8, 1906, Augustus E.
Hamilton, aged ga. Comrade Hamilton
served in Co. d, 141st Pa. and was
wounded at Petersburg. He belonged
to Stevens Post, G. A. r., of Rome, Pa.
He leaves a widow.
WITTEMEYER.-A his home in
Sargent, Neb.. Aug. 81. 1906, John Wit
temeyer. aged So. Comrade Wittemeyer
served in Co. E. 74th Ind, and at the
time of his death was Surgeon of Sweet
Post, G. A. R., Department of Michi-
gan.
The National tribune., 1906-10-25
Spanish Fort.

Editor National Tribune: During the
second Mobile campaign l was clerk for
the Inspector-General at Gen. Benton's
headquarters, and each day made a
record of the disposition of the troops
of his division and of the re-
suits of engagements against Spanish
Fort. AS Gen. Benton's command rested
on Mobile Bay and was Immediately
under the guns of Spanish Fort, 1t has
been both amusing and provoking to
see how wild are some of the state
ments given by comrades. / have pa
pers and orders (copies) which re-
tained of that and other movements. ]
will await Comrade Spink's account
with interest-Rev. ]. II. Snyder, Le-
compton, Kan.