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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-14

slres to maintain an office at his resi- dence. Representative Longworth, 1t may be noted in passing, has been liv- ing in the house for several months past. the household being under the su- pervision of his mother, who has been of valuable assistance in directing the setting of things in order in anttcipa- ton of the coming of the February
 bride.
 The study or library which the law
 bination office and den is located on the cidedly roomy. The decorations of the room are in red, and conspicuous among the ornaments are several framed DOT traits of the Presidents daughter, in- cludiug one showing ''the only girl on horseback. Much space in the room is given up to well filled bookcases, and under the windows is an immense flat l top mahogany desk that is usually piled high with poEdence-partfcular i ly so since the worker at this desk ! has been kept busy replying to thous- | ands of congratulatory letters and tel 1 Cgrams. ,,,-- opens from the entrance hall. a spa | cious apartment finished in oak and
 from which broad, easy stairway as-
 cends. with several turns to the floor
 above. On the floor of the main hall
 are a number of bear skins and other rugs and the walls are adorned with a collection of weapons which have seen | service in the hands of fighting men oi
 many lands and periods. Some oi
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faced with white tile and surmounted by a large gold-framed mirror.
 Adjoining the drawing room Is ths dainty bondoir which has been fitted eention room where the Presidents daughter will receive her women friends is calculated to captivate the feminine heart In furnishings and decorations 1t is a triumph of the French school so popular with members of the fair sex. The gold outlines of the furniture
 stand out in relief against the pale
 pink satin of the upholsterXx and the low satini richly embroidered. A beau- tifully enAmeled writing table is con
 spicuous object, and there is a profu-
 sion of bric-a-brae to which the fu-
 lure mistress will add some of the won-
 derful fans which were presented to
 her fin the Far East. Three immense
 windows, forming a bay, make up one
 side of the boudoir, and the room is in consequence flooded with light.
 Beyond the boudoir at the south end of the house is the dining room. one of
 the most artistic and attractive apart ments in the house. The room is large enough to accommodate from twenty to thirty guests, yet so arranged that it will appear none too large when there including table, chairs, sideboard and serving tables, is of black walnut, heavily carved. and displayed in the room are e number of superb pieces candlesticks The window hangings are of green and tan, and these same colors predominate in the immense tap estry which occupies the major portion | of the wall space at one side of the room. The third and fourth floors of | the new Longworth house are given over to the sleeping rooms Here, as
 elsewhere throughout the mansion, ev- ervthing is in perfect taste, and there | are a sufficient number of guest cham bers to enable the mistress of the home
 to entertain good-sized house party | should she wish to do so
 | Waldon Fawcett.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-14

entrance in the middle of the oblong
 structure which covers practically the
 entire lot and thus denies to the Pres
 ident's daughter the luxury Of the back yard" which Is enjoyed ny so many of her less fortunate sisters.
 Architecturally speaking this plain, almost homely mansion IS anythlnS put imposing, and is. indeed, impressive | only by reason of it's bigness, but the | attractiveness of the home-like interior more than compensates for me deh- | ciencies of the exterior and It Is as l suredly most advantageouslY situated. | It is not more than four blocks rom 1 the White House. and is surrounded by | beautiful residences occupied by per ! sons whose names are well known TO
 newspaper readers all over the country
 Just across the street Is the mousse re
 gently purchased by Thomas Y. hy&n,
 the Now York flnancier-a mouse that | was for many years occupleu py an
 other White House belle almost as pop
 ular as Miss Alice Roosevelt namely' the beautiful Harriet Lane ,JohnStol; who presided as first lady or the land at the executive mansion durlnS the administration of her uncle, Tresl9eil .,i Buchanan, and was thus prlVliegSIg1u SI1o W tu act as hostess to the Prince or w dleS now King of England, when ne e,Intds Ilaus Lhis memorable visit to the Uhlteu o'a'eS just prior to the Civil War, .
 1 Although the new LongWorttn .IIn' 1t.l
 sion was built primarily TOT @ @SlI.el '9 " IT.
 ing the young millionaite os troH t1S ti,S
 Buckeye State it is well aoaPleo lo W 5II' needs of a busy Congressman "Ho ue'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-14

these quaint specimens of arms ana armor are souvenirs of MT Long worth's recent trip to the Orient, dur, ing which Miss Roosevelt Is reputene, to have said the all-important yes. On the opposite side of the hall rom rom inc study a passageway communlcaIes with the kitchen and other culinary oe- partments.
 The main or parlor floor of the, man n ! aIon is given over to three splendl9 q rooms--a drawing boudoir ana dining room. The rooms, which are ranged. SO to speak. three abreast are each the full depth of the house, ana all are connected by wide doorWtays . 2 hung with portieres, so that tne ne t1oo oc1 may be used in conjunction on the OO casion of any social function. .,a
 The drawing room at the north sno n.a of the house is an unusuaiIy .ie,Is iai I Apartment. but the sense of exceptlotsi' 'si a size is lost owing to the presence oh a,,d SS numher of large pieces of furniture aiIu U a grand piano, the latter provl9se4t s.,t,,ra rn deference to the tastes or fshad tne ed'u, an E mistress, who is as accomplisned , an artist on the piano as KepreTThea' SThn r,,os Longworth is on the VloIln. .rs in tb z upholstery and window hanginss ,,o,iIe in SIIe drawing-room are red, eotol etso,1,,n hS that is rendered douoly 511,ork rbS contrast with the white W,' WoouMor N. n l. He walls are hung with nunleIou.s ps.,ru ~ S inRs including several oid Inas s' diio s an atmosphere of warmth anu cllse Is innparted to the room by a wood iirt | cracking in wide open nrePlac'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-14

It was during mess hour at sawmtll camp that the slowness of horses came up for discussion, says The Chicago Chroni- ele.
 "There's Kellys old gray; you couldn't whip her into trot." said one.
 "Johnson's black mare will beat that; she refuses to help herself to the barley at night for most times she isn't through eating her dinner" said another
 "Old Waters spindle shank takes the nr,zo r nut in a third. she's double jointed fn 1ha knee-she walks both ways at once"
 "I stood out in the road" drawled shep- ard coming in late for his dinner. for twenty minutes talking to Myers: ana all that time his bay mare never stonned"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-14

busy for months past itting up hone hone for his bride and the mansion stan1s ready today, complete in all l. US 8, aPz ,Ps peTv mistress. The house is not new one-indeed 1t was built some twelve years ago-but in accommodations ana arrangement it could not be more p,, per fectlv adapted to the needs Of the cou- nIe who are to occupy it had they de- signed 1t themselves. o,-,, ,,,
 This particular castle of Cupid m m which the foremost American girl VII WIii structure of red brick of the Engllsh basement type It is located on cor ner and faces the west. with the maln
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-14

Miss Alice Roosevelt, who has been ,.- several years past the most talked ahont girl in the world, will. as Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. be the mistress of = home whose Inequalities will keep the Presidents daughter quite as prom heen at any time since she made her Srst formal bow to society just three years ago. Representative Longworth ana his bride-to-be have planned thls sii out in arranging their program for 4be future Both have hosts of per sonal friends and are fond of enter fSininE. and the future Airs. Nicholas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-14

I,ongworth bids fair to rival her step mother as an energetic hostess.
 Moreover Miss Alice is to assume 1tae ber marriage The White House belle and d her her fiance long ago decided that fhev would postpone their formal we'd ding journey until next summer, when f6eY expect to visit London and all the nri6cinaI cities of Europe. Accordingly tbe bridal tour immediately following inc wedding will be of only few days duration. and the end of the month ot Fsbrusry will probably find the young aSo,eIe Back in Washington and duly installed under their own roof.
 Representative LonRworth has been
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-14
SPECIAL.

Monday and Tuesdny, q box of toilet sOap our price 1Oc box of three cakes, usually sold for 15c to zoe.
 Brock Grocery Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

on as poor kind of stuff as we are
obliged to put up with in this other
wise goodly community. But the
quality is not the worst thing in the
transa ctiOn. as it is cast completely in
the shade by the price, which is 80
cents per peck. or $50 per barrel?
HOw'S that for high, At harvest time
most every season if n fruit grower
would undertake to get a dollar a bar
rel for this sort of stuff he would b"
swept OF the earth. and now these
same miserable counterfeits are retail
ing for more than five times that price,
we can hardly believe that the good
eating apples in this part of the State
nave been shipped out of the country n
so eally a date. VIII not some OF our
prominent "tchardists inform us on this
SubJeHt? We at least do not want to
hear anything about the farmers who
nave good orchards having hard time
untii good Understandable fruit can be
mao on the open market, q little more
pieh'linl than at the present time in
tnis community. Mind we do not
ooJect to farmers getting good prices.
we wish every barrel Of good apples
raised IN the State would sell for five
uoi'ars per barrel: what we object to is
my cent apples at five dollars. Wish
soiiie ~ our good friends who are on
inc inside would give us a little light on
'h'S oepiorable condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24
Augusta, Winthrop
& Gardner Railway

Time table in effect October 16, 1905.
Cars leave Augusta from in front OF
Post Office for Winthrop as follows: 6.25.
S.25, 955, 1l25. 1926 2.2o. 355 5.25. $50. 8.25,
| 1880 Ii theatre is not over at 1890 car
waits for it.
Ali cars except the s25 p. NJ. and the
1890 p. NJ. run to M. G. station week days
but not Sundays.
Cars leave Augusta from in front OF
Post Office for Togus at 5.35, 6.35. 7.35, 9.05,
1875. 1906, 1.3 305 435, Cos. 7.35, sos. 1920
II theatre is not over at 1880 car waits
for it.
Cars leave Augusta for Hallowell and
Gardiner daily every half hour on the
hour and half hour from A. M. to 10 p.
NJ. and for Haliowell only at ii p. NJ.
Cars leave Winthrop for Augusta, $50.
7.30. $50, IL. L.. 80, 2. go. 5, $50, 8, $50
Through cars from Winthrop to Togus
except first and last trips when passen.
gers have to change at Augusta.
All cars except $50 A. M and 80 p. M
leave from NJ. c. station week days but
not Sundays.
Cars leave Togus for Augusta 6, T. g.
$50. II, 1890, 2. $50. ). $50. s, go, Il.
Cars leave Gardiner for HallowelI and
Augusta daily every half hour from Sis
well only.
Cars leave Hallowen for Gardiner 8
hour from 5.52 A. NJ. to 1922 p M.
Cars leave Hallowell for Augusta min.
utes past and % minutes before every
muir lIoi1 bVo n. NJ 10 10.3S Z. M.
Sunday time same On oil the lines ex-
cept the cars start two hours later in the
morning. "
TRAIN CONNECTIONS.
The $50 A. NJ. car from Winthrop ana
3 A. M. car from Togns connects at An
eusta with NJ. Z. trains East and West
The 145 A. M. car from Gardiner. the
sS from Hallowell and S25 from All
Eusta connects at Winthrop with trains
East and West
The 2.25 p. NJ. car from Augusta makes
-eiose, connections at Winthrop with trains
The 5,25 P. NJ. car from Augusta CON con.
meets at Winthrop with train East.
me r M. car from Winthrop connects
at augusta with train for the West.
Inc oO T. M. car from Winthrop con.
meets at Augusta with Pullman train
Trains arriving at Winthrop from Lew.
iston way at 1913 A. NJ. and ZIG p. M.
make close connections with electric cars
Local car leaves North end Of state
s 81 Tor HOSPITAL at Ss5. 915. SIS. 1035
Ills A. NJ. 1215. 1855, I.35. els. 255, SIS.
80, a-,'. 6.15. SIS. rs. SIS. SIS p. NJ.
Car Ieave from Post Office ten minutes
ater every trip. Car leaves North end NJ
state st: for Grove Street Junction only
6.ga. ;. S15. j. "A. NJ. 3s5 and P. M.
Locai car leaves Hospital for North end
OF State Street ST5, 925i. off. I8ai 11.3f A
~. Ea liz. LIS. 2.:5. BIZ, 4l5. 45, BaR
~. Is. 7.a5. SIS. ais p. M.
every trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24
A Needed Postal Reform.

Inc newspapers of the country seem
to be pretty well united in backing nm
Postmaster General COrtelyous recon-
mendation that third and fourth class
mail matter be consolidated under the
general head OF merchandise and a
common rate of one cent per two
ounces or eight cents pound, with
packages limited to four pounds The
Postal Progress League is especially
active in urging this reform. and i. IL
difficult to reply to the arguments
which 1t presents. AS the law now
stands books and printed matter make
up the third class at the rate of siub,
cents pound: while otheE mer-
chandise figures as fourth class at
double that rate or l6 cents a Mound
The change proposed is merely one to
lower the merchandise rate and abol-
ish the rather fanciful and uncert Ain
line which now divides the third and
fourth Classes. How illogical this di-
vision Is will appear from the follow
ing state issued by the league through
its secretary, James l.. Cowles:
Printed books. 8 cents a pound.
Blank books. lG cents a pound.
Visiting cards, printed. s cents q
pound.
visiting cards, blank. 16 cents a
pound.
Christmas cards. printed on paper. 8
cents pound.
Christmas cards. printed IN silk.
satin. or any other substance than
paper. Is cents a pound
Advertisements on blottmg paper. /
cent per ounce.
Advertisements on ordinary paner, 1
cent per each two ounces
Potatoes, peas. beans. chestnuts.
acorns. ETC.. for food. 16 cents per
pound.
Potatoes. peas. beans. oh ,stnuts.
acorns. etc, for planting. s cents per
pound.
Under the change proposed all such
articles would go at the uniform rate
OF eight cents per pound. or one cent
per two ounces. and with n maximum
limit of four pounds on the weight Of
packages.
This is no more than a return to the
existing some 20 years
ago. before the law was changed. AS
il is we have the most expensive and
limited parcels post Of any civilized
nation. while formerly the United
States led the world in this particular.
We are certainly to place some bounds
to the carriage Of merchandise in the
mails at rates fixed regardless of dis
lance or cost Of service. We should
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

The brief cablegram from Cohs'ah-
,mopl. announcing the entire destruc-
ZION by fir. of the American college AT
Au,tab, Asia Minor. is of much interest
I, Mair,. and causes special regret mere
for the head Of this well-known mis-
siouary institution for many years mas
been Rev. Americas Fuller. native OF
Franklin county, who graduated from
Howdoin in 1859. Before entering the
foreign missionary field. Mr.. Fuller
was for several years pastor OF the
Congregational church in Halloween
from 1862 to 1866. He has been IN
Turkey since 1874 and has been most
successful in his work there. IL IS
reas:;t.ing to know that the loss IS
fully covered by insurance, and that
the good work of the institution will
go forward without serious Interrupt
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

President Roosevelt has come oat
souarely in favor of a lock canal III
Panama, basing his decision upon the
Judgment Of secretary Taft. Chiri ILL
.in.,r Stevens. the majority OF the
canal commission and the MAJORITY "i
III. american members Of the board OIL
advisory engineers. Tie thrn'. argyll
,cpnts. !, hi..h Influenced these gentle
men are that 4 lock canal VIII cost
l,ee. hat il can he built III less 'hae'
and con later be enlarged al a Fewer
cost. The responsibility for delay "'i'
J.. mon Congress. and the country
,.,a, ror = nrompt decision in or,Irr
mat the work of actual CONSTRUCTION
NAV be- pushed rs rapidly as p'ssl"'''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

The national divorce congress.
which has been in session in Washing
ton. has come to the conclusion that
n national divorce law would be i'm
practicable, decision which will prob
ably be a great disappointment to many
rcformers. but which is probably a
sensible conclusion. The principal
+, commendation of the congress is
that the applicant for divorce must
have resided two years In the State
and must make the appeal on grounds
which are legal in the state where the
offepse was committed. This plan, il
adopted, would end the Dakota sys-
tem of granting divorces and shut out
n large number of underhand methods:
by which matrimonial bonds are sew
cred. The steady increase of divorces
I'm some sections has raised much
alarm and led many to favor the alb
solute abolition of divorce laws. but it
IS very doubtful il this extreme step
is ever taken in this country. 1t is
hardly to be questioned that n just
divorce law is blessing to society,"
and that while some divorces work
evil, there are many others which arc
a blessing to all concerned and to So
ciety- In; general.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24
Saturday, February "a, 1906

The photographs of King Alfonso
of Spain and Princess Ena of Batten-
burg show the prospective bride, who
is several years the senior Of Alfonso,
as a somewhat buxom young person in
comparison with the diminutive
Notwithstanding boy monarch. But
matters Of size and age do not enter
into considerations OF those arranging
royaI marriages. and possibly the dii-
ferences will rot operate to prevent
them from being as happy together as
royal couples average.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

The agitation now beng ihaoe III
1,n,u FOR the purchase of the Phiiip-
nine. islands is not likely I" result III
ANYTHING more than talk. Inc so
called i,nrerialists in this country are
,,ot IN favor Of selling The ar'hiptt's"'
ami Inc contemporaries, WI" ue-
,I,uurrd The purchase as q crime can
not. with any degree OF consistency
advocate. The sale. Still there mas Deem
,oi,,i,,r consistent in the attitude OF
HE contemporaries. 50 nobody KNOWS
what they might b. in favor OF. How
ever. their attitude makes no difference
one WAY or the other. The Philippines
viii ,c,nain under American prote' ton
and control until they are absolutely
fitted for self government. ana 'hat
tin,s>Sncmg 4 iOn%. way in the future.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

not put the government into general
freight business on the postal princi-
pie of fixing charges. But the pres
ent proposal does not advance the
limit on weight of parcels, and is.
therefore, 40 more to be objected on
that account than the existing ar
arrangement. AS for the objection that
the change would further reduce postal
revenues and increase the deficit, there
is reason TO doubt its soundness. Most
probably the lower rate on mer-
chandise would be offset by an in
creased volume of business. This
seems 10 he the opinion of Postmaster
General CortelyOu. who favors the
change.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24
A National Pure Food Law.

II Is a matter for cOnsratulatioh that
the United States Senate has at last
passed the pure food bill which has
been pending before it for many years.
As the House has already expressed
itself as favorable to such a law. II
vill nrobably pass the bill substantial
ly as it has passed the Senate ana
consequently the chances are very
good that il will become law at the
present session. Recent Investigations
showing the alarming extent OF the
,dultaro,ion Of foods and drugs have
shown the great necessity of such
law. Many states have pure 1000 laws.
seine of them stringent and some OF
them lax. but good as far as they go.
put Of course. the states have no con-
troll over interstate commerce. UP 10
this time il has been perfectly easy
and lawful to manufacture adulterated
and injurious stuff in one state and
sell II in another. The present bill
makes il unlawful 10 do this. Its pro-
visions are more severe against man.
fracture. the shipper and the carrier
than against the retail dealer.
The measure is more than pure
food bill. it is also n pure drink bill.
a pure drug bill and Il pure medicine
bin. Il makes il misdemeanor
| to manufacture or sell adult
teratei or miSbranded articles
of that category in the District Of
Columbia or in any of the territories
of the United States. and il prohibits
the shipment of such goods from one
Istat. to another or to q foreign cOun-
try or their rcceipt-this provision of
course being in accord with the con-
lS,luti0n3l power OF congress.
other rs under the power of Congress
to make All ntcdful rules and regult-
tons for the government of the terri
ltClies of the United States. The bill
defines foods. drugs and liquors. and
fixes the standards of them. places up
ON the departments of the treasury,
agriculture, and commerce and labor
! Re duty al making regulations for thu
collection and examination of the ar
'icic'. a:.d puts inv. stigations III the
hands Of the chief of the bureau Of
chemistry and prosecutions in the
hands of the department Of justice.
The penalty for violation is a fine of
l. $500 or imprisonment for one year, or
both. and in the case of corporations
the officials in charge arr made reSpon-
sible.
All the provisions Of the bill are
good and necessary and such law
ought to have been enacted and rigor-
ously enforced long ago. The bill will
find much popular favor for such law
properly enforced will begin health
saving and lif--saving work which will
''c revolutionary. Only four votes
We're cast against the bill in the Sem
ate, four Democratic Senat ors Bacon
of Georgia. Bailey Of Texas, Foster Of
Louisiana and Tillman of South Caro-
lima, going on record against its pas
sage. 1t will be interesting to know
what objection these statesmen have
t. pure food. drink and drugs for the
American people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Speaking of the closing of the banks
on Washngton's birthday, the Hart
ford Courant points out that there is a
larger and closer relation between
Washington and the banking interests
than has been commonly recognized.
Washington had a very large account
Gt was with the British government
and he transferred it one day from one
bank to another. with the result that
there was a panic and run and a lot
of trouble. all of which tended to
hasten. the settlement Of the account,
which was finally settled very salts
factorily. The two banks concerned
were the banks of the Delaware River
at Trenton. and the transfer has be-
come a historic incident. 1t showed
that George Washington was a man
who could cut ice. as good many
other acts of the man also showed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-24

Turf. Farm and Home:1 More than
once this season we have had occasion
to canvass the stores of this city-ocat-
ed right in the heart of fertile fruit
growing country-looking for a good.
sound. appetiZing apple. and our quest
has generally been a complete failure
The merchants declare that the ship
pers have sent all the decent apples
over to tickle Johnnie Bulls palate. and
nothing but culls are left for the people
who have not been beforehanded
enough to lay in a good store Must
we take this story as true tale. or are
the traders simply trying to work off
lot of all sorts on the unsuspecting
pune? Which ever It may he it is .
crying shame to be obliged to get along