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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-09

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-09
SOMERSET.
LARCNE

Vt the home of Mr.. and Airs. J. &.
M"rrnW rn Saturday ~, :4iH&. oct. ).
Fred y. :jhoah', youngest brother II the
hostess was married To Miss Amy =.
G't:ricn Il Nr~ y, TX; IN" c.,.npny
'v::+ i-ifprH-i br w. r. WiasloW
Esd. before = few friends ana relatives
81 IN" hHplN couple. TIL" maid of
honor was Miss Edythc Morrow, Il
niece Of tn" -ropIl. ana Leo Winsr"~
was best man. The brides; cake was
Gu: by In" bride and supper Wa@ served
by tn" attcnhrnts Among those
III, sent from out "f town were Mrs
Horace Lravitt" and MIS-. Chester
S;.Wyc: Of N"TridgcWock and Mr.
Cullen Ward ii Fairfield. Mr. ana
Mrs. Sh"an will hr 1T hon" in the
Sheaff h"ust. after Get. 9TH.
HARMONY.
y petition is To be circulated to
discontinue the county road in the
northwest part of this town which
leads from Wellington tn Athens. 1t is
argued that there are two many roads
/" b" kept in repair and towns cannot
afford tu raise sufficient funds to keep
them in good condition.
Fhr fair on "Wednesday promises 20
hr Il success if the weather should be
ta> "t;thl,.
Th, MHcc;thor >nciIblc on Saturday
cv, ming was not very wen attended on
account of tn" fair at Parllman on
Saturday, which many from here at
tended.
III" recent marriag" Of Elmer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-09
THE DAILY MARKET REPORTS

EuTTER-Steady, unchanged; receipts
1885,.
EiGS-Firm, unchanged; receipts IS
PDTATOES-Steady, unchanged.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04
New Auatrlan halfway.

Hitherto tourists from the United
States who chose the southern trip to
Europe left the steamer at Gibraltar
or Naples. but many. chiefly those
who had already been in Italy. now
come to Trieste and continue from
here their voyage by the new Aus
trian railway. There can hardly be
more beautiful country than the
regions which are made accessible by
this new Transalpine railroad. The
new railway is owned by the state.
and is 130 miles, long. There are 40
tunnels, with a total length of ten
miles. There are SO bridges, one Of
which, across the river Izonzo, has
the longest stone span in the world
There are, besides, as many as 67a
smaller bridges and viaducts.-Con.
sular Reports.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04
GAVE ROAD TO AFRICA

pounds on their backs make an aver
age of 20 miles day. while the usual
journey Is only ten miles. The road
passes entirely through British terri
tory. and the government has erected
a station every 20 miles where cara
vans may spend the night.
There is provision at each station
to put all the freight under cover, COM
Portable brick and concrete houses af-
ford excellent conditions for good
nights rest, and there are cookhouses
where the meals of the caravan are
prepared. One of the neighboringt
chiefs is held responsible for the clean
illness and good order OF each station
He receives a montnly salary of few,
shillings from the government. and
few yards of calico from each cara
van passing over the route.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04
GOES TO PRISON AT 81 YEARS.
Dangerous counterfciter 10 Sent to
Penitentisry at Advanced Age.

Phlladelphia-"Ol Sam" Tate. said
to be the most dangerous counterfeiter
in the country, has been sent 70 the
eastern penitentiary by Judge Holland
for eight years.
Since 1872 Tate has spent more
than half of his time In Jail. and 1t Is
probable that his sentence will finish
him. for he told the court yesterday
that he was 81 years old. william
higher and Charles Busramonte, who
were tried with him. were sentenced
to IS months and three years re-
spectively.
Only last March Tate was on trial
for counterfeiting. with George Ward,
Michael Joyce. James Gaughan and
Catherine O'Donnell. but by shrewd
coaching OF the other defendants Tate
was acquitted. Ward. Joyce and
Gaughan were sent to prison. and the
O'Donnell woman, although convicted
was released in her own recognizance-
Tate put up a hard fight. His coun-
sci declared that he was being 'sys-
tematically hounded' by the secret
service men: that he was a reputa-
BILE junk dealer and that in the course
of his business he had come into pos
session of the supposed counterfeiting
material found in his house by tho
operatives.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04
WOm@m NW[hO Have
Ruled at Capital
Of All tFe Charming a7d Stately FNisfresseS Of
tb@ Whfte House, FArS. Grover Cleveland
Is the Only O3e Nov Living.

The passing of Mrs. william Nc
Kinley appreciably depleted the list of
surviving White House ladies', to the
point that they have become almost
as few as living x-presidents-and of
this latter there is only one While
Mrs. Mckinley. by reason of the con-
tinuing Illness which had for many
years beset her, could scarcely be
looked upon as an active figure in
social life at the executive mansion,
her influence on the American nation,
through the thoroughly sympathetic
relations she enjoyed with her hus-
band, was not slight.
There have, in the course of our
comparatively very brief history, been
gay White Houses and quiet White
Houses. To the latter class belong
the administrations of William Nc
Kinley and Theodore Roosevelt and of
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04
JAMES STEVENSON, scoTcHMAN,
DONATED $25, 900 FOR WORK.
Route Lies Between North End of
Lake Nyasea and South End Of
Lake Tanqanyika. Distance
OF 2t1 Miles.

London. - James Stevenson. a
wealthy Scotchman, gave $4,000 to
build a road between the north end
Of Lake Nyassa and the south end of
Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa
about % years ago. He was con
vinced that nothing would help more
to develop Africa than good highways.
1t took two years to build the road,
and II was well built. Its length Is
211 miles. Apart from the great use
fulness of the road the white men
there have always said that It has
been a powerful civilizing agency.
1t has helped to accustom the ma
tives of that densely populated region
TO work for the white, and to use
calico and other European articles
The work of construction was the
Hrst instance on a large scale of the
utilization of native labor in Central
Africa. Many trained laborers now
live along the road and engage in
great lakes.
This highway Is known as the Stew
enson road Mr.. Chrapkoyski, an Off
cial in the German service, who re-
Gently Travelled over the road, has
written an interesting account OF It,
He says that though nothing has
been done to maintain the road built
e5 years ago. 1t is still. with the sin
gle except ion OF the road between Vic
ioria Nyanza and Tanganyika, the best
highway in Central Africa. AS moth
Ing has been done to maintain the
road. 1t is now covered with grass.
but travellers say this Is really an ad-
vantage, as the vegetation has helped
TO keep the road from washing, and 1t
Is also better for the feet of the car
riers, who dislike to walk on those
stretches where there is no grass, for
It is as hard as stone and hurts their
leet.
The usefulness of the road is proved
by the fact that porters carrying GO
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04

ton which had given her much
trouble.
The fact that a second ceremony
positively united Jackson and the
daughter of Col John Donelson, was
ignored in the gossip attendant upon
the lives of the parties, and in the
campaign for the presidency made by
Jackson, his enemies made much
capital of the situation. Just as she
was preparing to leave for Washing
ton to rule as mistress of the execu-
tive mansion, Mrs. Jackson overheard
gathering of women in a room ad-
joining hers in hotel discussing her
with a freedom and malice that re-
suited in her complete prostration
and subsequent death.
Other Ladies' of the White House.
Other women who have graced the
White House have, each, their places
In history. Martha Washington, Lucy
Webb Hayes, Julia Dent Grant, Mar
tha Patterson, who aided her father,
President Johnson; Mrs. Andrew
Johnson, Harriet Lane. the beloved
niece of President Buchanan, Abigail
Fillmore, Mrs. James X. Polk, Letitia
Christian Tyler. Angelica Van Buren,,
Mrs. Martin Van Buren, Louisa Cath
crime Adams and Martha Jefferson.
Their impression on their country's
future has been scarcely less defined
than was the mark made by the dis
tinguished men whose names they
bore. For the social influence is every
bit as important as the political infiu-
ence, and its victories. though unofi-
cial, Just as pronounced.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04

to stoutness, but, withal, fine looking
and self-possessed."
1t was the proudest day of Mrs.
Lincoln's life. Laura C. Holloway, in
speaking of the influence of Mrs. Lin
coin of official America, is inclined to
the belief that much of unfortunate
effect was due to Mrs. Lincolns lack
of tact.
Plucky Dolly Madison.
OF happier tone was the White
House experience of Dorothy Payne
Madison, wife of the president of
that name Her family came from
Virginia, and she, herself, despite the
fact Of her North Carolina birth, al
ways took pride in referring TO her
self as daughter of tie C& Do
minion. When her family removed to
Philadelphia and Joined the Quaker
sect, Mistress Dorothy was brought
up in that severe doctrine. She mar
ried, very young. John Todd, Phila-
delphia lawyer, and was widow at
50. Her second marriage-to the
then Congressman Madison-took
place less than year after the death
Ol MT. i Ouu.
Mrs. Madison's disposition was of
the sunniest. She proved an inval-
liable ally when her husband was
elected president and moved to Wash
ington. At that early day of our his
tory, Washington was little less than
wilderness. Steamboats, were just
coming in. railroads were unknown
hnn f,f,
back were frequently taken, even by
women. The times were rough. Mrs
Madison, however, with the softening
influences which were hers from
birth, made of the presidents home
court of politeness, fashion and
charm. She made for her husband
friends by the hundred and was never
happier than when presiding at the
parlor cabinet. That was her history
for awhile-the handspring in the
scheme of happiness. Then came the
darker side of things, wars and
rumors of wars, the bayonets of the
British cleaning in the Washington
sunshine-and American officials in
danger of sudden death. Just how
the volatile lady bore herself under
these changed conditions is we'll
shown in a letter she wrote to her
sister at Mount Vernon:
Tuesday, August 20, 1914.
Dear Sister-My husband left me
yesterday morning to join Gen.
Winder. He inquired anxiously
whether had courage or firmness
to remain La the presidents house
until his return on the morrow or
succeeding day, and on my assur-
ance that l had no fear but for him,
and the success OF our army. he left
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04
Is the Sailors, Friend

SKY thousand sailors look to H. A.
Hanoary for advice and for protec-
hon- Ar. Hanbury is the United
States shipping commissioner for the
port OF New York. He is the sailors
judge and jury. The men who sign
on ioreign craft now must appear be-
fore MIN FOR their papers instead of
going to the consuls of the various
countries. He decides all disputed
questions between the men and their
sainhg masters. Many of the abuses
oil these mea that formerly were COM
mon such as compelling them to buy
their outfits from the ship owners or
captains. haze been done away with
under Mr- Haubury's rule. His Office
is on the Battery park. New York,
where he easily can reach all the
ships leaving that port.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04

and make it so by trying to see what
perfect bread l can make?'
1t seemed like an inspiration. and
the whole of life grew brighter. The
very sunshine seemed flowing down
through my spirit into the white
loaves, and now l believe my table is
furnished with better bread than ever
before; and this truth. old as creation,
seems just now to have become wholly
mine-that ] need not be the shrink
ing slave of toll, but it's regal mis-
tress, making whatever / do yield me
its best fruits. You have been king of
your work so long that maybe you
laugh at me for having lived so long
without my crown, but l am too glad
to have found 1t at all to be entirely
discontented, even by your merri-
ment"
Mary Lincoln's Ambitions.
Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the
other American president to meet
death by assassination. held from
early youth the ambition to marry
She picked out as her choice Abra-
nam Lincoln, ana thlS at time
when her selection seemed to have
little of recommendation in it. She
refused the offer of marriage of
Stephen A. Douglas. and welded the
man she was sure was to go to Wash
ington as the chief of America. She
realized her ambition and went to the
capital, holding her first reception
March 8, 1861. This is how an old
timer recalls that occasion:
Mrs. Lincoln stood a few PAGES
from her husband, assisted by her
sisters, Mrs. Edwards and Mrs. Ba-
ker, together with two of her nieces,
and was attired in a rich pink moire-
antique, pearl ornaments and flowers
in her hair and hands. She is a
pleasant looking. elegantly appearing
lady of perhaps 40. somewhat inclined
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04
COFFEE COMPLEXION.
Many Ladies' Have Poor Compilations
from Coffee.

Coffee caused dark colored blotches
on my face and body. l had been
drinking it for long while and these
blotches gradually appeared, until
finally they became permanent and
were about as dark as coffee itself.
81 formerly had as fine complex
ion as one could ask for.
When became convinced that cof-
fee was the cause Of my trouble, 1
changed and took to using Postum
Food Coffee, and as made 1t well, ac-,
cording to directions, / liked it very
much, and have since that time used
1t in place of coffee.
Il am thankful to say am not ner-
vous any more. as | was when 1 was
drinking coffee. and my complexion Is
now as fair and good as it was years
ago. 1t is very plain that coffee caused
the trouble"
Most bad compilations are caused
by some disturbance of the stomach
ard coffee is the greatest disturber of
digestion known. Almost any woman
can have a fair complexion IL she will
leave of coffee and use Postum Food
Coffee and nutritious, healthy food in
proper quantity. Postum furnishes
certain elements from the natural
grains from the field that Nature uses
to rebuild the nervous system and
when that is in good condition. one
can depend upon good complexion
as well as a good healthy body.
There's Reason" Read, THE Road
70 Wellville," in pkgs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04
Mayor susse, of Chicago. Appoints Fe-
male Garment Critics.

Chicago-A "shirt-waist inspector"
IS the latest addition TO the city hall
pay roll. Just what the remuneration
and the duties of the inspector are to
be no one exactly knows, but because
Mrs. Ida Cross is displeased with 60
cent shirt waist she purchased at a
state street department store. the in
spector was appointed. Louis M
Featherstone, whose knowledge of the
secrets of the construction of the
-peekaboo' and other shirt waists Is
said to be above reproach. is the first
inspector"
His appointment was made because
Mayor Busse and the other heads Of
the city hall are too gallant TO see
Dne of the fair sex in trouble.
Monday afternoon, being bargain
day, Mrs. Cross purchased a shirt
waist that attracted her attention in a
store After taking it home her ideas
changed, and she returned It and
asked that her money be refunded. A
polite refusal followed. with the ex-
rlanation that the waist was slightly
soiled II Mrs. Cross would pay to
be glad to refund the difference, she
was told.
Appeals to the managers of the
store proved fruitless; they gave the
same reply. Having heard that Mayor
Busse is friend of those in trouble.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04
INSURANCE INVESTMENTS.
How One company's Assets Are Dis
tributed in the South and West.

In connection with its withdrawal
from Texas. along with many other
companies, rather than to submit to
the new law which requires that 1870
Of the reserves on Texas policies shall
be invested in securities of that state,
which securities shall be deposited in
the state and subjected to heavy taxa
tion, In addition to the large tax now
imposed on life insurance premiums.
the Equitable Life Assurance Society
has made public the distribution of its
assets, at the end of the second year
of the new management. The Equit-
able now has sl0,95S. 900 invested In
Texas which is twice as much as the
new law requires. but the manage
ment decided that to submit to the
additional taxation would be an injus-
tice to its policyholders in other
states, which impose no such penalty
on the thrift of their citizens.
The Equtable's report shows that
more than S7q5 of its total reserves
are now invested in the southern and
western states. while only 359o of It's
total insurance is carried in these
states. Its investments are distributed
as follows: Ala, s3,O99,0O0; Ariz.,
f974,0OO; Ark. si.O3s 900; Cal, s5..
$4,000; Col, s5.222, 900; Fla, s4,924,-
300; Ga, s4.O4S,OOO; Idaho, s5.197 900;
ILL.,. $i2.6i7, 900; Ind. Ter. s443. 900 ;
Ind. $685. 900; Iowa. s3,690,0O0; Kan
sas, $1l,637. 900; KY. S2.631 900; La,
So ,054. 600; Md, $2,207 900; Mich. Sc.
009 600; Mimi, 81 LOGS. 900; Miss, s767,
600; Mo. sS.197 900; Mont. 81 $50, 900
Neb., s7526. 900; New. 100000; New
Mex, 1876. 900; N. c., s1.649, 900; N
D., s677,O0O; Ohio. s11.634 900; Okla
81 100000; Ore, s115S,0OO; S. c..
$975,000, S. D., s1.3O5.00O: Tenn. 81,
100000; Utah. s2,134,OO0; Va, s6.592,
900; Wash. sl,202 900; w. Va, s5.523.
900; Wis. s2.S42. 900; Wyo., 1857 900
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04
Museum Gets 1900 8. c. Statue.

New York,-Theodore II. Davis, the
archaeologist. has arrived from Eu
rope. bringing with him one of the
oldest relics in the world. This is ar
alabaster statue OF Queen Teie. .
famous Egyptian. whose tomb Mr.
Davis recently discovered. The statue
dates from 1900 b. C. II VIII be pre-,
sented to the Metropolitan Museum oi
Art Mr. Davis said that they worked
three years excavating the tornbs ol
the kings in Thebes. and 1t viii be
two years more before the work is
completed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04

me. beseeching me to take care OF
myself, and of the cabinet papers,
public and private. ! have since re
ceived two dispatches from him. writ
ten with pencil; the last is alarming
because he desires that | should be
ready at moments warning to en-
ter my carriage and leave the city;
that the enemy seemed stronger than
mad been reported. and that II might
happen they would reach the city.
with intention to destroy II.
'T am accordingly ready; have
pressed as many cabinet papers into
trunks as to fill one carriage; our
private property must be sacrificed,
as It is impossible to secure wagons
for its transportation. / am deter
mined not to go myself until see
Mr.. Madison safe and he can accom-
pany meas l hear of much hostility
towards him. Disaffection stalks
around us. My friends and acquaint-
ances are all gone. even Col c., with
his hundred men. who were stationed
as a guard in this inclosure. French
John Ga faithful domestic) with his
usual activity and resolution, offers
to spike the cannon at the gate and
lay train of powder which would
blow up the British should they enter
the house. To the last proposition
positively object. without being able,
however. to make him understand
why all advantages in war may not
be taken
On the following day. she wrote:
viii you believe it, my sister,
We have had a battle or skirmish
near Bladensburg and | am still here
within sound of the cannon. Mr..
Madison comes not, may God pro-
tect him. Two messengers. covered
with dust, come to bid me fly; but l
wait for. him. AT this late hour
wagon has been procured. | have had
it filled with plate and most valuable
portable articles belonging to the
house; whether 1t Will reach its
destination, the Bank of Maryland, or
fall into the hands of British soldiery,
events must determine. Our kind
friend, Mr.. Carroll. has come to
hasten my departure, and is in very
bad humor with me because ! insist
on waiting until the large picture of
Gen. Washington is secured. and 1t
requires to be unscrewed from the
wall. This process was found to be
too tedious for these perilous mo-
ments; l have ordered the frame to
be broken and the canvas taken out
1t is done, and the precious portrait
placed in the hands of two gentlemen
of New York for safe keeping. And
now, my dear sister, must leave this
house, or the retreating army will
make me prisoner in it by filling up
the road | am directed to take. When
| shall again write to you, or where
| shall be tomorrow, l cannot tell"
Rachel Jackson's Sad History.
A very sad history was that of
Rachel. wife of President Andrew
Jackson. Early in life she had con.
| tracted a marriage which had result
ed unfortunately, and, on divorce
| being granted-or. as was thought at
the time, granted-she married An
drew Jackson. The repetition of the
report that this marriage took place
before a divorce had positively separ-
| ated the woman from her first hus-
band, Robards, SO worked upon Mrs.
Jackson as to aggravate heart affec.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04
NAMES SHIRT. WAIST INSPECTOR.

Mrs. Cross told tim her story and
asked his aid.
Il will appoint special shirt vast
inspector" he exclaimed. Here
Featherstone, you know all about shirt
waists. don't your
Surely" replied the unsuspicious
Featherstone. "Peekaboo, fancy and
plan. Linen. calico or silk. Plated"
That's enough. You are now the
official shirt waist inspector for tha
city of Chicago. Look into this
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04
New In Wall Paper.

A new design in fancy wall paper
patterns comes from Kansas City:
also way to utilize cancelled checks.
A firm has had all its Offices papered
with old checks, placed neatly edge
to edge. The face figures of the
checks vary from 100000 to 81 900,
and the total for one room is ss.000.-
900. AS gilt moulding runs around
the edges of each check-panel. the
general effect is rather pleasing.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-07-04
publicity to End SUNDAY eaiI.

Sterling. Ill.-Irate citizens Of the
farming community east of this city
who have been waging war on Sunday
oall games have decided to issue a pa.
per called the Palmyra Searcilight.
This paper is to contain the nases OF
all the persons who attend the gsra,s