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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
II. G. BARKER COMP'Y
Gardiner uP-To.DATE CASH ou1FITTERs AUGUSTA

Stone of the superior court at Nashua
n H., the dcpositors in the savings bank
department of the Security Trust Co. OF
that city aud Grand Forks n. d., should
lie paid in full before the claims of de-
positors in the mercantile department or
other creditors re considered The bank
failed Il dozen years ago and its affairs
are in the haEds of Lester +. Thurbcr as
assignee.
Three mon WCr" arraigncd in the SUI
pCIior court at Boston Tuesday On Sc
crct indictments returned by the Suf-
folk county grand jury each indict-
mcnt charging violation of the S-hour
law regarding public works. The men
were Donald +. Lord of Belmont, gem
Cral superintendent Of Il Boston firm
of contractors ana builders; Donald
Mc1nnis If RoNhury. superintendent of
construction of the same firm and Will
liam III. Allen of Dorchester. foreman
of the Park department force. The
mon after entering Il plea of not guilty,
We're held for trial in bonds Of 500
each.
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$1,000 KNIGHTS.
Continued from Page Oue)

15,oon Knights Templar, accompanied
by - hands. through streets gay with
bunting reviewed by Governor Hughes
of New York. by the Earl of Euston,
personal representative of King Ed
ward Of England. by Grand Master
George NJ. Moulton of the Grand Com
narlcry of the Knights constituted
the feature of the Tricnnial Conclave
of the Grand Encampment IF knights
TemIlar today. Thousands of spccta-
tors were gathered along the line Of
march to witness tie brilliant pageant
of Knights in uniform, which was
scheduled to begin at noon.
Governor Charles T.. Hughes and his
staff arrived from Albany two hours
before the parade was to start and
WAS escorted to the Grand Union Hotel,
whore, With the Earl Of Erlston and
Grand Master Mnulton he was to re-
view the parade. The reviewing stand
was crowded with spectators.
Thc parade was headed by Sir Ed
win G. Hall of Syracuse, Grand Com
manGrr Of New York state. and by
General James H. Lloyd of Troy, as
chief Of staff. 1t required three hours
for the long procession to pass the
stand from which Governor Hughes
ANA party reviewed the parade.
Trm"iiHt"ly after the parade, Gov
crn"r Hughes ard the Grand Encamp-
mrnt official; proceeded to the Town
hall, where the governor welcomed
the knights in Il hrici address.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
REGRETS INJUNCTIONS,
Governor of Alabama DepIores Holding
Up of Railroad Laws.

Montgomery. Ala. July ?.-Thc adj
journcd or July session Of the LcSiS-
lature opened today. the reading of
the message of the governor taking up
most of the time of the first session.
In his message today Governor Com
or complained about the holding UP of
the stat" railroad laws by injunction
in the federal court. saying:
DISCRIMINATION mas been proven,
ana ii is a great hardship for Alabama
to be forced to 60 through court pro-
cesses on a case already pioneered and
worked out and demonstrated"
The message advocated compulsory
education and urged strengthening ,hc
child labor law with which, being him
self a big cotton mill owner. the gov
ernor is quite familiar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
THE DESERTED VILLAGE.
About All the MapIeviIIe, r. l., People
Have Left Town.

Burrillville. r. l.. July 9.-With the
exodus this week of nearly so people,
including seven whole families, the
is now threatened with a revival of
the world-fanous story 1.-The Deserted
Village
ON June %. five hundred wcavcrs
at the Coronet Worsted Cos mills, who
largely make up the population of
Maplcvillc, were told that hereafter
they were to work the two loom sys-
tom. They objected but were advised
that it was i'll operation in other mills
and was to be enforced by the man
agcmcnt of the Coronct mills. a strike
followed. a week ago Il committee at
Il ,nass-mcetinS of the strikers report
co IN favor of returning to work, but
a majority were in opposition and the
strike continues. Money in the village
is becoming short and this week the
cNoGuS began. The emigrantS from the
village are seeking work in other mills
and unless there is Il settlement within
a few weeks. Maplcvillc will probably
be deserted"
The strikers have issued an appeal
for help and support while the strike
is carried on but the mana cement is
firm regarding the stand that they
nave taken and state that they have
shut down tie mill until the striking
WcavcrS are ready to comply with their
demands.
Joseph f. Fletcher. owner of the Cor
onot Mills has practically founded the
village He has h,iIt mo cJ,,,roI, ,,,.
r1putcd generously to another, erected
= casino ana in many other ways tax
en- an interest in the up-bulding and
comfort Of his employees. But now the
future of the village looks gloomy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
ONCE SENTENCED TO DEATH
This Was COMMITTED in 1908 to Life Inn
pris0nment and in 1904 He Was
Released ION License"

politics and after sustaining defeat
at the polls in the general election of
1Sy2 he went To London and engaged
in literary and journalistic work.
He was sent by a London neWSpa-
per to Ashanti, with the British eXpe-
dition, but owing to his leaving Lon
don without permit, from the war
office, h" got no further than Cape
Coast Castle.
He was instrumental in raising the
Irish Brigade which fought on the
side of the Beers in the South Afri-
can war and while in Paris after his
return from South Africa, was elected
To Parliament by Galway City and re-
turned to England with the intention
of taking his seat in the House of
Commons. He was arrested on landing
in England and his trial, conviction
and sentence for high treason followed.
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BAY STATE CADETS CHARGES
Will Be Investigated Today BY Court
of Inquiry.

Boston, July ?.-Thc Massachusetts
nautical training ship. Enterprise
whose summer cruise was halted at
New London, Conn. last week by the
dcs"rtiOn of - cadets because they al
legged the food was bad ana the shore
leave scant. arrived here early today
The investigation Of til" charges which
tho cadets have made against their
commander. Captain William +. Low
l. =. ~. will not begin until tomorrow
by the court Of inquiry which Cover
nor Guild appointed especially for this
case
Today superficial examination Of
the training ship was made. The in
v"stigation board has sent communica-
ti"ns I" all the boys implicated in the
dcserti"n. requesting them to appear
on board the Enterprise either tomor-
row or Thursday to give evidence in
the case
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10

London, July 9.-On the eve of his
visit to Ireland, King Edward has
granted a free pardon to COL Arthur
Lynch. who was convicted Of high
treason in 1902. for having fought in
the Irish brigade on the side of the
l'oCrs. In the South African war.
Col. LA nch was sentenced to death
for high treason in 1903. his sentence
later being commutcd to Imprisonment
for life and in January, 1904. he was
released "On license"
Lynch was born In Australia of
Irish parents. His father was a civil
engineer in a town near Melbourne.
After studying at Melbourne univer-
sity whcr" he took degree. young
Lynch qualified as a civil engineer
and then studied at Berlin university.
Going to Galway, the home Of his
ancestors. Lynch plunged into party
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
RARE TRACT BRINGS s775.
Told Of Events of Pennsylvania, With
Preface by William Penn,

London. July "a very rare tract
relating to America was sold recently
at H"dgS"ns. 1t is Il copy cf "A let
ter from Doctor More. with passages
relating To the state and Improvement
OF the province of Pennsylvania Pub
llShed to prevent false reports" 1t
was printed in 1857.
The tract consists Of six leaves only
1t contains a prefa1e by William
Penn Quaritch, the dealer. bought il
for S175
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WASHINGTON COMMENTS.
Saka Moto's Remarks About Navy Do
Not Call for Notice.

Washington. July 9.-Although prot
ty well satisfied that the Japanese Ad-
miral SIka Mot" WAS not accurately
reported i'll his alleged criticism of the
personnel Of the American navy. the
officials here have concluded that even
if the case were otherwise. the incident
would call for no official representa-
tons on their part. As one Of the Off
Gals put it. the matter would be one
for the Japnn"S" naval authorities to
doal with and they undoubtedly would
do without any prompting from the
United States.
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United States Sen. Bacon Reelected.

Atlanta. Ga, July 9.-United states
Senator A. C. Bacon was today re-
elected to the Senate for the full term
beginning. March 4, 1907. His election
was taken up in each branch of the
Legislature today and was carried by
4 unanimous vote in each body. The
Legislature will meet in joint session
tomorrow to confirm the action.
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Was Cashier Runyan, So
Mrs. Carter Said.
Kirkstein, Who Formerly Lived
With Her, Tells Il.
Police Also After Owner Of a Signed
Photograph.

New York. July 9-Thc police late
today arr, stcd Harry kirkstcin, tel
cgraph operator. - years old, on Il
charge Of acting with Mrs. Laura Car
ter in receiving and dispensing of 5000
stolen from the Windsor Trust Co, by
Chester Il. Runyan. Tho complaint was
signed by Gcorg" W. Young of the
Trust Co. Kirkstcn is the man for
whom the police have been looking for
several days.
Kirkstein was examined tonight by
Assistant District Attorney Corrigan.
He said that he had lived with Mrs.
Garter in "A fiat in West 6Gth street for
about Il year and Il half until she told
him she had Il good thing and h"
left her.
Fourth Of July. he said. Mrs. Carter
t.lcphnned him to meet her the next
morning. which he did. She told him.
no said that the good thing was Ches-
ter Il. Runyan. the missing teller Of
the Windsor Trust Co. and that he had
given her $4,000 which she had in her
handbag. Kirkstein said ne advised her
to take the money to the Trust Co. and
tell the officials where Runyan was
She replied. Kirkstcin said. that she
then give him up.
The police are still following other
clcws. one Of which is based on q
signed photograph which was found in
the woman's fiat.
New York. July 9.-That n plea OF
insanity may be tn" defence of Ches-
ter Il. Runyan. the paying teller Of the
Windsor Trust Co. VIII" Is charged
with dcfaulting with S96.OoO Of the
Trust Co.'S. funds. was indicated by his
counsel when Runyan was arraigned in
court today.
On behalf of Runyan his counsel en-
tered a plea Of not guilty of the charge
Of grand larceny and asked for an adj
tournment until Monday. He said he
had been Informed that the prisoner $
grandmother had died in an insane asy-
lum and that Mrs. Runyan believed her
husbands mind affected.
Runyan's attorney said that he en-
tered plea of not guilty with the
privilege of withdrawing it and demur
ring to the indictment with the view of
asking for the appointment Of COM
mission.
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VISITORS AT OYSTER BAY.
Several Are Entertained At Luncheon
BY President Roosevelt.

oyster Fay. L. l.. July 9-Prcsidrnt
Roosevelt entertained at luncheon to-
day William r. Wilcox. chairman Of
the New York City public utilities
commission: Herbert Knox Smith.
chief Of the bureau Of corporations Of
the department of commerce and
labor: F. Il. Kellogg 4" attorney who
is serving the government in the anti
trust prosecutions. ANA ". d. w
Miller. assistant ornith"logiSt Of the
American Museum If Natural History
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The Telearaphers' Strike.

Oakland. Cal. July 9.-Following the
refusal of Assistant General Supt.
Miller of the Western Union today to
meet committee of the striking
operators, Pres. Small of the Tele-
graphers' Union will leave tomorrow
for the East.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10

Nearly one-half of the fishes caught
in the Indian ocean by the Sladen trust
deep sea exploring expedition belonged
IL the species not heretofore described
in any books. Enormous specimens
wore found Of black cprAis. tn rar. t
of al cnralS.
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Or. JeIIey Accepts.

Concord. y. H.. July "A ]. Shurt-
left. clerk of the superior court. has
received from Dr. George +. Jclley of
Boston letter accepting his appoint
ment by Judge Robert y. Chamberlin
as co-master to determine the COM
potency of Mrs Mary Baker G.. Eddy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
POWDER AS A PLAYTHING.
ok Boys and Girl Injured by Drunk
en- Mans Prank.

J. iitlSh!lrS, July Am explosion Of pow
der scattered on the ground Nv chiidrn,
~ hidden. near RrdGeviIlc, Pa, resulted
II ne serious Injury Of six bows ana one
slll' ranging in age from three 10 X
years II is said an intnXicatc,i r1ina,.
give 4 pound of powder to the children
VINO spread it over tie ground and thcn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10

one or the most eloquent preachers
IN Wales is the Rev. j. Paulston Jones
ic has been blind since he was two
Years old. but graduated with high
hcnors at the University of Glasgow.
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= 4
Mrs. Mary NJ Kendall. of Oswego, N ",
whom She bcfricndcd three years ago in
Toledo. q. Mrs. Kendall was injured on
the street and Miss Eish saw that proper
attention was given her. Mrs. Kendall
promised Il reward at the time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
| Pc-ru-nd a GOdSend
to Working People.

benefited.
81 have met large number Of men
and women who have used it, but have
yet to find the first one who has not
been helped by it.
at is of special benefit to poor work.
ing men and women who often suffer
for the necessities of life, contract dis
ease and have no money to seek medical
advice.
ITO such Pcruna comes as godsend,
as Il brings health.
81 have used it myself for a sluggish
liver and for catarrhal troubles, with
1bn tc.r results ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10

Short clay pipes and tobacco are fur
nshed every mourncr who attends inter-
ments in the cemetery ut Bahruck, Con-
nemara. After the grave has been filled
in the mourncrs quit smoking. the pipes
are broken and the ashes scattered over
the mound.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10

At Lancaster, England, the police
rest for intnNicatinn is archaeological
jnexactitudc.
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Only Ono "BRoMo QUiNINE"
That Is LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine.
Similarly named remedies sometimes de.
cetvc The first and oris inal Cold Tablet
Is a WHITE PACKAGE with black and
rsd lettering. and bears the signAtuse -
w. GROVE, n - Ell.
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WOMAN is REWARDED.
AIDED Another Woman Who Now
Sends Her $2c.Cco.

fihd!7v. q. July Miss Ethel Fish. Of
inns city, has Just received $3o,ooo frori
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Brown-TsiI Poison. Itch. Rash
"The HOUSEHOLD SURGEON Cures

I'r'i.-iste roft,r.l u..l,.,- III I.r fnR-
TrE'> tNr!SFl'Tu' IIuAI.i,<li OF.
fails -
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~ do not be-
lieye there Is q
person W h o
tax $ Peruna
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DICHARD F. SASS, JR., room 40,
N Burlington Bldg, $40 Olive street,
St. Louis, Mo-, writes:
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We Plan to Make This the Creates
Sale in the History Of Our Business

as we do not intend to again. Remember, sale to
begin Friday at A. NJ and continue until large stock
is turned into cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

my Chief maid, told me gen
tleman" had come to see me. |
went out into the compound
and saw there two fearsome saw
ages, one of them a Manyema
man over six feet high, and the
other a mere dwarf from the
Great Forest. The former had
some honey to sell, which his
small companion carried in hol-
low log.
The pair of them had been wait
ing for sometime in curious stork-
like postures, resting on one leg,
with the other raised and placed
on the knee. l advanced to in
spect the honey, and found a grue-
some, dark, viscid mess, like mo-
lasses, speckled with dead bees,
wisps of straw, and miscellaneous
dirt, not forgetting slabs of wax.
It's owner, however, had high
opinion of its value, for he asked
two small goats in exchange. |
was turning to leave him, when
he thrust into the mess a monstrous
and filthy paw wherewith he tasted
the" honey" This done, he plunged
in his hand again and extended
it to me, hoping that l too might
taste and find it good. But l fled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

nut OF Da1nDOOS ana PAIN lids,
with a roof thatch of palm leaves
and doorway only three feet
square.
They spread feasts for us too
of weird viands-chiefy goats
flesh, roast monkey, and smoked
fish, all of them literally dashed
with chill peppers and palm oil
1t was sight to see the bricks
for our future home being nodded
from the ant earth. The walls
seemed to grow by magic, and in
less than a week we were installed
in a four-room bungalow, with
outhouses for the strangest of
servants.
Meanwhile Herbert and l did
our best TO get together a service
able vocabulary in Limongo, pay
ing for Our tuition chiefly in medi-
cine and surgical aid We knew
OF old the respect which the Kongo
savage has for the white witch
doctor y But we knew also that
the medicine most in demand was
that most drastic in effect. True,
we used quinine and cascara; but
We produced our greatest effect by
allowing the monsters TO sniff
vigorously at huge bottle of am
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21
Snakes in the Kitchen

THE house itself was not bad, but for some reason
i infested with snakes. The poisonous whip
snake especially, foot two long seemed to pre-
fer our reed walls and thatch to any other place;
and more than once would find one of these hdeous
little reptiles drinking out of the tin basin l
about to wash my hands in. 1t is astonishing,
though what woman grow accustomed to.
Think of stumbling hdeous snakes in ones
kitchen six feet long! My chief boy told
sympathetically that these horrible things in
after the rats.
We rise at five to the eery sounds of drum,
and the awful business of catering for the
day afflcts Our beds at least decent; for
we have superseded the old mattresses, made from
dried Feelings of the banana palms. rolled and sewed
together; and after whole year of negotiation
got proper mattresses from home.
All water has to be brought from the river
by reluctant looking savages and is certainly not
nice to look at when it is brought in. Commonly
it is the color of pea soup but it is the best
get, and has to serve for washing, cooking and
drinking. Of course, the awful liquid is most
fully boiled before we drink drop of it. Next
lump of alum is put in the pitcher to bring down
the thick blackish brown sediment, and lastly the
stuff is put through two filters. Even when all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21
The Head Cook at Work.

monia, after which they went their way gaspng
and choking, with tears streaming down their faces,
marveing at the strength of the white mans
medicine.
The cases daily brought to might we'll have
taxed New York specialist Thus day boy
brought in with frightful spear wound in the
abdomen l did what l could for him; but of course
immediate laparotomy was out of the question.
He recovered, however and became of my best
servants, going round the house in one of my
cast off shirt waists of sky blue silk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

this is done it has vile taste.
My sisters at home, in great centers
of civilization, would perhaps like to
hear about my bread. This too is
topsyturvy, like the other details of
my housekeeping; for my first duty
is to get the poison out of it. 1t is
known as caSsava or manioc, and is
produced from a poisonous root
which has to be chopped, pressed,
and stepped in water for seven days
to extract the poison, before it can
be worked up into bread. Even
then it is boiled, not baked, and is
pretty heavy and tough after all this
labor has been expended on it. 1t
may be bought ready made in the
market place, tied up in plantain
leaves. About thirty rolls of the stuff
can be bought for a piece of brass
wire about foot long
l often think ruefully of butcher
and fishmonger, poulterer and game
man, with their assortments of deli
cacies, and contrast their customers
lot with vain regrets as l am taxing
my ingenuity to provide three meals
a day, often without meat, milk,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21
Going to Market

WHEN go to market the way lies through an
w almost impenetrable jungle, haunted by strange
birds and screaming monkeys; and through this
carried in blanket hammock for fare which
works out at ten cents day Since money as we
know it, is absolutely unknown, l have to take
with me strange assortment of knife blades coils
of trade brass WIRE rolls of calico, and baskets of
cowry shells; while the larger denomination of
coin is represented by the miserable specimens of
quently pay for goods, however, by depositing an
ivory tusk with the village head man and drawing
against this precisely though it account
say l have never been cheated in this strange
banking business, but have received the utter
most value for my money" down to the last
plantain.
Then, too, strange savages come to my door with
unexpected delicacies One morning Jennie Walla,