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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-24
SPORTING NOTES.

Secretary Miller of the Haverlill Gui
| Club announces Patriots day annuii
| tournament April 10.
Secret 1ry T.. H. Metcalf announces thai
| the Rockville Gun Club VIII hold an all
day shoot OH Tuesday, March u.
Gotch won from Olser i'll a wrestling
| match at Asheville. n. G.. Friday night
for the heavyweight championship oil the
world
In all probability there will be no Fast
day shoot under the auspices OF the Port
land Gun club this year. For two or
thre,. years this shoot has been feature.
but at present the members seem 10 lack
sufficient interest.
Womcns Eastern Golf Association ana
| tricity matches for the GriscOm trophy
| will be played this year over the links
| OF tho Nassau Country Club. The dates.
June 5. 6, and 8, were selected some
| tine ago.
a shipment from Kansas of % dozen
| quail was received by New Haven parties
last week. They are for stocking pur-
| only one bird dying en- route. Five dozen
arc for the Connecticut Field Trial Club.
| the rest for individual sportSmen.
The famous trotting mare Hawthorne,
| o.O6I,. which was retired to the stud last
| spring and bred to Mckinney, dropped Il
| dead FLY foal Thursday at the farm OF
her owner, r. l.. Nash. Nash had been
| offered $500 for the foal at weaninE time.
while the season to Mckinney cost him
$50.
Broomstick the game little son of Ben
Brush that holds the mile and quarter
record of 2.02 As, made the day he won
| the Brighton handicap in 1904. has run his
last race. sIc is now quartered 1T Cipt
| w II. Browns ScnoritL farm, where h+
| will bc placed at its head as the leading
| stallion.
| A Special of individual bowlers oc
cupying the alleys in the national tourlla
| IGcnt mt Louisville. Ky. early Thursday
| night furnished the most exciting work
| Of the meeting. The highest figures wcr.
| scored by Walter Tuthll of Brooklyn. \.
| v. who. with 61. takes first place i'll the
| individual class.
Sor,c talk has taken place relative to n
| consolidation of the New Haven Gun club
| with the Winchester Rod and Gun Club.
| At u recent meeting of the New Haven
| club sentiment was strong against it. and
| as the New Haven club has stated Il very
| successful year il Is not expected that the
plan will be carried out
The annual meeting of the Acuuidueci;
Gun Club of Newport r. j.. was h"ld re
| Gently and the following officers elected
| President. w. Drinc: vice president, +
| tiosing: secretary-treasurer. G. NJ.
Hughes: executive committee. p: II. Pow
| Ell. ". 1ring. +. Goslng. ". NJ. Hughes
| and H. Pcckham. The club will hold j
| Memorial day shoot May 20.
| The executive committee of the EOStou
Horse Show has added new class to tn.
| premium list. 1t will be known as class
~ \. and is for hackney stations. Suta bl,
,icnS must be shown I'm hand. The entries
Tor the show will cogc at midnight to-
| morrow. and any entry bearing a most
HarN up to that hour will be- accepted
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-24
New York Cotton Market.

New York. March y
Spot closed qri't 10 points higher. Mi!
ding nplands. 1l.6j; do. gulf. 1I.9C. Sales
100 bales.
Galveston firm. 1lA: Charleston nrm
1o's: Memphis steady. 11'i; New Orlcan!
steady. j ll-lG: Mobile steady, II: Savan
nah steady. 101s
Net receipts tor seven days. HOSE
Exports to Great Britain. o.: "a
France. G,J9; to the continent, 17,S13: e.
Japan. J56,.
Stock 76, 997
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-24

FRED Gilmore. son of Harry Gilmore.
the veteran lightweight champion of Can
ada, and who recently won the amateur
championship of Chicago. has decided to
become a professional. He will make his
debut at Milwaukee on March q. Gil
more was offered the chance yesterday To
90 To California and represent the Illinois
A. Z. In the amateur championship at
San Francisco. Young Gilmore. like his
famous father. is a lightweight and is
very clever.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-24
Giants Win First Game.

The Giants showed UP like real
champions Thursday at Nashville.
Tenn., when they Won their first game.
Z to 1, from the Nashville team.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-24
New York Money Market.

New York. March q.
eiime mercantile paper 5f'5l2 per cent.
Ster'ihg exchange steady vt iS,. 40ft4SI Il
Tor demand and at 49, 4yfi4S, 10 for CO. n ~
bills. ~ ''
Posted rat is2a4SSi. and 4s6,.niY7.
commercial bills 4s21sn4Ss,4
Bar silver e5
Mexican dollars %
Government bonds steady
Railroad bonds heavy.
Money on call easier. :n,, per cent
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-24

AT Jacksonville-BostUn National,
IL; Jacksonville South Atlantic, s.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-24

BCTTER-Markct steady, Crcamerics, 15
6,26;.; dairieS, 1JT23.
IctiGS-EIsy: 1T market. cases included
1tl.; frsts 1.nI:; prime firsts. l3,:; extras
l..
cIIEESE-Firm: 11MI3E.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-24

..-~-s
ToI can rus. 4 DcoE RI tlatcd s!Ity
years! 6i"fy years OF experiences, think
Of that! xperiencc with Aver Sar-
eaparilla; the original SafsaPa lila; the /
Sarsaparila the doctors endorse for Thin
blood, weak nerves, genera, lebility.
ne have no see.e.s. We pu,.;st , :.
tine forr ulss 81 at par meoicin-s. lie .1if 80.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
JUSTICE FOND OF a Joke.
Incident That Nearly Upset Dignity q
Supreme Court.

For bumptious good health Asso-
ciate Justice Harlan takes first rank.
He is only three months the junior OF
the chief justice, but he ia as big as
mountain almost. and seemingly az
full of health as the best of men. He
comes from Virginia, via Kentucky,
that is, his ancestors were Virginians.
Justices Harlan and Brewer love to
play golf together. Some years ago
they were out on Chevy Chase links
playing when Justice Brewer went to
swat ball with main force. He
missed it. and then he stood looking
at the thing with an air that made
Justice Harlan exclaim: Brewer. that
was the most profane silence ever
saw" Justice Harlan loves q joke. !
recall sitting in the court while John
s. Wise was trying to overturn the
Virginia constitution. Mr.. Wise was
talking about the Virginia constitu-
tional conventions having been a col
lection of as bold set of pirates az
ever scuttled ship or trod quar-
terdeck, When Justice Harlan, who
sits next on the right Of Chief Justice
Fuller, reached over and whispered
something into the ear of the chief
justice. It was something amusing
you may surmise, for never did school
boy have to bite his lips harder to
keep from laughing outright than did
the dignif1ed chief justice, and as for
Harlan. he simply had to hide his
face behind his hands. while his sides
shook with laughter. It is not often.
however. that such things happen.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
GLAD WEDDING Is OVER.
Society Stirred Over Love Affair Of
Prominent Couple.

When Mrs. John Davis, widow Of
the Judge of the United States SUI
preme court Of claims, and daughter
of Arthur's secretary of state, Theo-
dore Freylinghuysen, was recently
married in Washington to Maj.
Charles McCawley, U. s. NJ. c., every.
body devoutly murmured: THANK
heaven it is over at last" For the
wedding has hung fire for ten years
or more. Maj. McCawley. who is
known as the Beau Brummel of Wash
ington, is some 20 years the junior Of
his distinguished bride.
The marriage was opposed equally
by the relatives of Mrs. Davis. and
particularly by her children, and by
the next OF kin to the foppish major.
But it seemed case of true love, de.
spite the difference Of age.
Maj. McCawley Is the major domo
of the White House and is the past
grand master at presiding over social
gatherings. He arranges guests at
dinner and is the court of last resort
in all questions of etiquette. He is
also credited with being second
Harry Lehr in the matter Of choosing
suitable raiment for his women
friends, and he is accorded the honor
of planning some Of the exquisite
robes in which Alice Roosevelt Long.
worth has won interpational fame.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
New LEGAL Term.

Clerk David Langley, who issues the
informations against alleged offenders
of the police regulations, was up
against queer kind Of game the
other morning that for several mo-
ments caused him to exercise his
thinking machinery quite rapidly.
He was hard at work at his desk
when a colored woman came into the
office and blurted out that she wanted
q warrant for q male friend of hers.
"For what offense?" inquired Mr..
Langley.
The woman stood still for moment
as II in thought, and then replied, For
fattery, sah.'
This was a new one for Langley,
but he braced himself and set to work
to solve it.
"You must be wrong" he said.
What did he do to you?"
"Oh, he said I was a peach, and
then he used brick on my haid, was
the reply. The visitor was sent up
stairs to ask Mr.. Weyrick of the dis
trict attorneys Office for a warrant
for assault and battery.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
Peculiar Christian Names.

Several years ago there resided in
Washington portly colored man who
was known as Maj. Dabney. One day
an army officer who knew Dabney well
addressed the colored man as follows:
"Dabney. I have often wondered
how you came by the title Of major
Did you receive 1t because Of service
in the civil war, or is it title con-
ferred by reason Of your connection
with the National Guard?"
NO., sab" replied Dabney with q
broad smile. "Inebber sarved minnft
in de sibil wah, an amt nebber bin
in de Nashional Guard. De. word
'majah, sab, am my fust name, an
were glib ter me by my mudder when
I were bohn.- It war toss up, boss,
whedder l should be named Isiah or
Maiah, and as mudder war doin' reg
lar washin' for Majah Jeems Wilson.
dat name war selected. an Use bin
called Majah ebber sence."
In this connection It Is said that
many Of the old-time colored families
have given their sons such Christian
names as Colonel" Doctor, Cen
eral," and the like. In Richmond there
is a young colored man who has the
cognomen of President johnson, while
in Washington is q dark-skinned citi-
zen whose first name IL Bishop.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
IT WAS NOT WATTY
MRS. sURGE OVER tiAsTY IN 40
MiNlsTERING PUNISHMENT.
Little Happening In Minister'S Home
Had Elements Of hunor for
All But the Two Chief
Participants.

Years ago there lived In Bomervilie,
Mass, the Rev. Mr.. Burgt, q minis
ter OF the Methodist church. HIS
young eight-year-old hopeful. Watty,
was addicted to the habit OF purloin'
ing sugar from a closet. Remon-
STRANGE by father and mother proved
of no avail, and though Watty protest.
ed his innocence. the old lady said
she would watch for, catch and chas-
tise him.
Rev. Or. Gloss, then presiding elder
of the conference district, Ia passing
through the section, halted at Mr.
Burgess to spend the night. He was
assigned to a room adjoining the
closet which was the scene of young
Watty's depredations.
At dawn on the following morning
the reverend gentleman arose and re-
paired to his closet to attend to his
mornings devotion, and. unfortunate.
ly for him, knelt near the usual posi-
ton of the sugar dish. At this mo
ment Mrs. Burge had occasion to
visit the closet, and. quietly opening
door, discovered what she supposed
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
ORIGIN OF POSTAGE STAMPS.
Secret Sign on an Envelope the Cause
Of Present System.

Quite recently there has been more
or less discussion as to the origin OF
the postage stamp.
Perhaps the Most authentic story Is
that which comes from the post office
department at Washington.
It appears that about IS years ago
Rowland Hill was travelling through
one of the northern districts of Eng
land and fer time was sojourning at
an inn where the postman came with
q letter for young miss. who turned
1t over and over in her land and after
examining the envelope minutely In
quired the price of the postage, which
was a shilling. She sighed sadly and
returned the letter to the postman,
saying that 1t was from her brother,
but that she had no money.
Mr.. Hill was an onlooker and was
touched with pity. He paid the
postage and his action seemed to en-
barrass the girl. When the postman
had gone she told Mr.. Hill that some
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
1o peteet counterfeit Notes.

II will give you pointed or two
about counterfeits and good United
States notes and certificates" said a
treasury department chief OF a divi-
sion. (which may be found handy for
reference from time to time.
"All United States notes are printed
in sheets Of four notes Of each denom-
ination on each sheet. Each note IL
lettered in its respective order, in the
upper and lower corners diagonally
opposite, A, B. and D, and we have
this system for numbering our notes:
All numbers, on being divided by 1
and leaving l for remainder, have
the check letter A; 2 remainder. B:
8 remainder, G; even numbers, or
with no remainder, D. Any United
states note the number of which can
be divided by four without showing
the above result is counterfeit, and
while this rule is not infallible in all
instances, it will be found Of service
IN the detection of counterfeits.'
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
WELLS AS WEATHER PROPHETS
Scientists Prove Popular idea to Be
Founded on Fact.

A popular idea In Switzerland that
some Of the wells In that country are
reliable weather prophets has been
proved by scientists to be well
founded. These wells, by some sort
of pressure not clearly understood.
have the property Of drawing in air at
certain times and Of blowing out air
at other periods. In order to ascer-
tain definitely II there was any truth
in the idea Of weather prophecy the
wells were covered and small open
ing was surmounted with U-shaped
pressure gauge. It was found that
when the barometer rises the air
rushes out. The currents Of air are
definite and easy to perceive, even
without the gauge. The general ten
dency Of the weather Is foretold with
considerable certainty.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
BELTS MADE OF MEDALS.
Trophies Of Athletic Skin Of Young
Woman's Fiancee.

Probably the most remarkable belt
worn by any woman In New York is
one consisting of Is gold medals. each
of which represents a first prize in an
athletic contest won by the wearer's
fiance, the two medals forming the
clasp standing for national champion,
ships. The making of this belt was
formidable task for the jeweler who
got 1t up, owing to the fact that the
fastening together Of the 16 medals
had to be done with unusual care,
since the liberal use Of enamel made
the business Of brazing on the gold
eyelets for the connecting links la
borious process. The young woman
who wore the belt was Of the opinion
that she had the only thing Of the
kind in the country until she went
to set Of games at Trayers island
within week and discovered that an
other medal-winner III the New York
Athletic club had a similar adornment
made for his fiancee.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24

man Of the house, or the nextdocf
neighbor, or one Of the farm hands.
or the cat. or the icechest :"
II didn't know, madam. but yuu
might be the youngest daughter."
"Oh. did yer? Well. that wass
natural, too" replied the lady OF the
house. "What dyer want. sir?
Then the peddler displayed his
wares. and when he left that door
step his face was full Of pleasure and
his pockets full Of money. He under.
stood human nature and had mad69
good sale. +
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
New Bullet for the Army.

The army will soon adopt the new
bullet, which was recently tested by
several of the target experts at the
national rifle meet at Sea Girt, and
found by them to be satisfactory. In.
stead Of the rounded point of the pres
ent bullet, it has long. straight tap.
ering point and is. also about one
third lighter, Weighing about $50
grains The new bullet has greater
velocity up to 1000 yards, q greater
energy up to 1,40O yards, q fatter
trajectory up to 1000 yards, and "a 1T.
tie better accuracy up to 1000 yards.
The new bullet will require a slightly
different firing chamber in the rife,
but this can be readily effected in
pieces now under manufacture, and
the necessary changes can be made In
the pieces now in use with compar'
atively small expense.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
The Cows staircaaa.

The sight Of a COW looking out from.
an upstairs bedroom window startled
the Inhabitants Of the village Of Max.
stoke, England, few days ago. IN
vestigation showed that the lower
rooms Of dilapidated cottage had.
been converted into cowshed, ana
that the animal, having climbed the
staircase. had apparently attempted
to reach the open by thrustinE IT.
head and forequarters through the
easement, where It had been caught.
BY the aid Of ropes and ladders the
COW was released, and with much
difficulty induced TO descend tho
staircase.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
Washinqton's Death Rate.

It is a convincing reply that the
district commissioners made to the
charge that Washington is the most
unhealthy city in the country. The
death rate of Washington is shown
to be lower than that of Augusta, Me-;
Atlanta, Ca; Annapolis, Md; Lynch.
burg, Va; Key West, Fla; Jackson
vile, Fla; Mobile, Ala; Savannah.
Ga; Saratoga, N. Y; San Anaonio.
Tex: San Francisco, Cal; Whining
ton, N. c.; Troy, N. Y; Richmond,
Va, and San Diego. Cal. The death
rate Of Washington is essentially the
same as that of Memphis, the city in
which the charge against Washington
was given publication.
The death rate in Washington IL
somewhat higher than In a number Of
large cities because Of the high death
rate among the colored population.
There are more colored people in
Washington than in any other city In
the United States-more than in New
Orleans, the metropolis Of the black
belt.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
No Help for the Dying.


The extreme callousness of the old
English gamblers, or gentlemen. as
they were then called. Is illustrated
by the following account which Hor.
ace Walpole, the celebrated letter
writer. gives Of curious occurrence
at Whites coffee house in London.
In one of his epistles to Sir Horace
Mann, under date Of September 1,
1850, he says: "They have put into
the papers good story. made at
Whites. A man dropped down dead
at the door, and was carried in. The
club Immediately made bets whether
he was dead or not; and when they
we're going to bleed him, the wager.
ers for his death interposed and said
1t would affect the fairness of yhe bet,
and they stopped their efforts. The
Sunday Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
A New idea.

In place Of the tiny cards used to
announce the little ones advent,
christening boxes" have now come
into favor. They at least have the
quality Of novelty and are as dainty
as one could wish. The boxes are
about five inches square, and covered
with white satin. Embroidered in
the right hand corner is a bunch oi
forget-me.nots, and in the lower left.
hand corner is the baby's monogram
done In silver.
The box is filed with pink and
white sugar-coatsd almonds. oyo1
which is = dainty lace napkin.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24

In the first eight months Of 1905
our trans Pacific trade amounted to
S197. .791, ,041. In the same period Of
the current year we exported to that
market only $126,679.968 worth Of
goods. The Japanese victory over
Russia III the far east seems to have
been commercial triumph over US AZ
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
Wsy'Fy WVyV4v

signs marked on the envelope con.
veyed to her all she wanted to know
and that as a fact there was no writ.
ing inclosed. In extenuation she said
that she and her brother had con.
trived a code system of communicat.
ing, as neither of them were able tc
pay post charges.
Mr.. Hill thought of the results OF a
system which made such frauds pos
sible. Before another day he had
planned a postal system upon the pres
ent asis.-Harper's Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
JUDGE HAD FELLoW-FEELlNo.
Knew the Sensation that Comes with
"the Morning After zs

Judge Upton, Of Keene, N. III, vas
. strict prohibitionist, and was long
noted for the severity OF the sen
tences he imposed on those arraigned
before him for intoxication.
Discouraged by his failure to dimin-
fsh intemperance in his Jurisdiction.
he one day determined to ascertain
what there was about spiritubuD
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24

contrived from an empty wine or 9th.
er similar bottle. But some water In
the bottle. and place it upon smoul
dering fire, when the glass will crack
OF all round to the height Of the wa
ter. Reverse the now bottomless bot.
tie, fit a candle into the neck. and
there Is the lantern. A wine-bottle OF
ruby.colored glass, 80 adapted, will
form a ready-made photographer
"red-lamp."
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
unappreeiated Reciprocity.

A magpie belonging to q lady IN
Somersetshire, England, has been III
the habit of receiving dainty mouth
fuls from the mouth Of his mistress.
perching on her shoulder and then In
serting his beak between her lips.
The other day he took up HIS cus-
tomary perch, but instead Of seeking
a tit-bit from his mistress, the crate
full bird dropped q plump caterpillar
into her mouth.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24

.Blan," says an English orator.
ssm.kes more noise driving one motor
car through the streets Of the eartk
th.n the creator makes driving His
whole army Of stars through the
4 streets of heaven" Not true. Man
on1y thinks he does. especially II his
aufo Is new one. =
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
pEppLER KNEW HUMAN MATURE
Subtle Flattery Best Of All Forms !
Persuasion.

Can I see the lady Of the house,
inquired peddler Of an old woman
well, yes, you can i you ain't
blind" snapped the old woman. who
had answered the bell.
"Oh, beg pardon. madam! You ~
the lady Of the house, then 2.
"Yes, l am! What dyer take NJ
for? Did yer think was the gentl
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24

The officer who managed the race
between automobiles and balloons in
Germany, the other day. was run over
by an automobile that was not taking
part in the contest. People who man.
are such affairs should know better
than to run around on foot.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24

sixty per cent Of the people Of Glas-
NV. according to the Buffalo News.
- living IL houses OF one or two
rooms. II may be. however. that
,r;unms Ia Glasgow are bigger than
1I,ey happen to be In the average
American dat.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24

4 II III. Labeuf, the eminent French
naval engineer, Is risht-if the sub.
marine has got the battleship skinned
why then the answer would seem to
be to tunnel all the harbors, get
under any approaching submarines.
and blow the beggars up.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24
sever., Raps Upon the Bald Head,

was Watty in the very act. Highly
incensed, she delivered several raps
upon the bald head Of the presiding
elder before she discovered her mis-
take, adding at the same time: i
have caught you stealing sugar at
last, have II"
Watty was the only person on the
premises who enjoyed the scene that
ensued.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24

A tobacocnist of High Wycombe.
England, has been fined every week
for nearly Ave years for opening his
shop On Sundays. The fines began at
16 shillings, but are now seven and
aixnence.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24

Count Witte. who is in Paris, says
he will never return to power in Rus
sia. The count must be one Of those
wise people who have discovered that
1t is foolish to deliberately hunt for
tn0uhle
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24

evs ~ ~
LIQUOR that made 1t 30 attractive to
its yotaries. Accordingly, he obtained
supply of Medford rum. and before
retiring for the night he drank = gems
erous amount of the liquor. intending
to record the effect carefully.
The next morning those who were
present in court were surprised 70 see.
the drunkards promptly discharged.
while all other delinquents. received
their due punishment.
At the close OF the session tho
prosecuting officer ventured to il.
quire why the court had 80 complete
ly reversed his usual attitude toward
the "drunks.''
Judge Upton raised his head, which
had been bowed upon his hands, and
still pressing his throbbing temples
replied, mournfully: Poor devilsl
Let them go! They are punished
enough" sa
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24

A dwarf palm has been discovered
In Algeria which produces fine quail.
aty Of vegetable hair that makes a
good substitute for horsehair. An.
other blow at faithful Dobbin!
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24

A new malady is called the auto
heart There Is an auto head that
sometimes needs treatment.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-11-24

In one year, 1905, southern financial
institutions added nearly as much to
their deposits as they did In four years
2 decade ago.