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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

1t is now an assured fact that there
will be a new draw to the bridge across
the river. a part of the new iron work
has arrived and the workmen are ex-
pected at any time. That al! may be in
readiness when work begins, the wood
en- walk across the river was begun
yesterday. This Will be six feet wide
with a rail on both sides and where the
current runs swiftly will be supported
by heavy logs that there may be no
danger from sinking. The Gardiner end
will be on Gray's wharf and the Ran
dolph end on the government wharf.
Both will be lighted by electric lights
and every precaution for safety taken.
Teams will have to so above the bridge,
landing at the town landing on this side
and Just above the bridge at Randolph.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

Rev. ]. R. Herrick of Hallowell
prearhed at the Congregationalist
church Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

The condition of Mrs. Thomas Hunt
ington, formerly Miss Nellie Thomas,
who is i'll at Charleston, is very criti-
cal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05
CITY GOVERNMENT.
But Little Business Reconsideration
naittee Reports on Armory.

After a wait of nearly an hour for q
quorum. the regular monthly meeting of
the city government was held last even
ing and but little business was transtct-
ed. Roll of bills No. II was approved
and ordered paid:
In Board of Aldermen.
Feb 4, 1907.
Tho joint standing committee on ac.
co1nts and claims have examined roll of
bills No II ard find it correct and prop
crly vouched for. ana recommend the
passage of the following order:
In Board of Aldermen.
Feb. 4, 1907.
Ordered. the common council concur
ring. that the MAYER be authorized and
directed to draw his warrant in the sum
of SGl1n11 to nay roll Of b!lls No. II, to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

Patrick Hayes of Augusta was q
visitor at the Home last evening, at
tending the G. A. r. meeting of which
he is a member
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

The marriage intentions of Fred NJ.
Andrews and Miss Margaret A. Leigh
ton, both of Hallowell, have been filed
at the office Of the city clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

Mrs. Alfred Johnson Of Lewiston is
stopping with friends in town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

a large party will attend the bouts
at City hall, Augusta, tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

Margaret. the young daughter OF
William Rich. is critically ill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

J. W. Fuller was drawn Monday to
serve as traverse juror at the March
term of the supreme judicial court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

VIM. A. Case, who has been on fur.
Tough to Boston, has returned to the
Home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

Samuel Francis has reported for duty
from a furlough to Providence, r. I.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05
WINTHROP.

Ralph Jackson was home from
Kent's Hill over Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

Mrs. E. NJ. Henderson is i'll with the
prevailing epidemic OF Ia grippe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

Miss Estelle Varney, who has been
i'll for about 10 days, was able to sit
up Sunday for the first time during
her illness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

Fred c. Chapman of Augusta has ac-
cepted position in the hospital as
male nurse
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

A large party will attend the bouts al
City hall, Augusta, tonight
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

The Great Sachem will be present
and inspect Annabessacook Tribe, 1. o
+. Nj, this evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

Mrs. L. E. Jones is visiting her sis
ter Mrs. ]. X. Mute at Haverhill.
Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

Albert S. Merry is out on furlough to
Chelsea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05
HALLOWELL.

James Lilly is i'll with typhoid pneu-
nOnia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

Mrs. Lillian Smith of Mt Vernon is
visiting relatives in town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

Joseph Riley has been detailed as
a male nurse at the hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05
NATIONAL HON T.

Oihcer of the day, Capt. Chas. 3.
Chollar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05
TUESDAYS Concert,

March, Southern Melodies Dubuclet
observation-disclosures" Schlepegreil
WaltEes-'Summer Nights Dream"
Gungl
Divertisement-"Rei sebi,der," Reech
MISUNDERSTANDING Nehl
Medley-"Thc Tar's Farewell
Schlepegrell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

Mrs. Annie Tibbetts of Portland
passed Sunday with friends in town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05
CITY GOVERN EMIT.
Important Order About Milk Business
-Other- M alters.

February meeting of the city govern
ment convened last evening, Mayor Good
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

Arthur Fortier of Kennebunk passed
Sunday with relatives in town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

Samuel Evans. a British soldier, died
at Plymouth in 1909. having lived 16 days
after being shot through the heart.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05

is because SO decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it-heart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
Observation-Disclosures
the neutrality-suspicious.
ed blood will at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05
The Cause Of Many
Sudden Deaths.

There is a disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decen.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-09
Alleged Shakespeare PORTRAIT
Found In Village Inn.
Our London Literary Letter.

The portrait, which measures l51. by
l7l4 inches, bears In white letters on
the panel the inscription. "Ae suae
"details suae) "a, 1885," and on the
back are the letters IVY, So Nowhere,
however, Is there an indication OF the
painters name or initials.
The picture Is In an excellent stats
OF preservation and the dragging lie un-
usually good. The pose OF Me head is
similar TO that Of what is known as
the 'Welcombe' portrait. owned by Sir
George Trevelyan and painted when
Shakespeare was 10. In the conformh-
ton OF the lower lIp--an unusual type
of lip--it Is practically Identical with
the lower lip In the Droeshout portrait
ana the "Ely House" portrait now in
possession OF the birthplace trustees at
stratfOrd
''If II can be proved to be Shake.
spehTe,' says Mr.. Spielmann, ut IL I'm.
possible 10 estimate It's value. II would
be worth 10000 to buy " for the ma
Iion, but II Is not unlikely that an
American would offer $4,000 for H."
Meanwhile the portrait no longer
adorps the parlor Of the village Inn,
The Misses Ludgate have deposited IL
FOR safety IN bank. pending the de-
termination Of the question whether IL
is worth The fortune that viii enable
them to retire from the lnn-keepii .
business
II the portrait Is genuine II was
painted when Shakespeare was ~. In
l5S1-the yeal before Il was painted
he had Joined a band OF siTOllng play.
ers. Not untll some four yegIs later
dld he take hls first play to NE pub
fishers. Thai has led Some critics 10
suggest thar Il Is extremely unlikely
that anybody would have gone 20 the
trouble OF painting his portrait when
he was still an obscure and poop young
man, II does seem unlikely, but lIkell-
hood. OF course. has little TO do with
the matter II was not unlikely that IN
1864 an Ensllahman would hc born
whose genius would still be astonish-
Ing the civilized world 800 years after
his death, And II Is pot Nildly ini-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-09

That being a big ass at night viii Oft
cn make you y little hoarse the next
morning?
That a chap who cant abide pets
about the house will sit up half the
night to fatten UP q kitty
Once when Emerson was in the COM
pany OF men OF AFFAIRS, who had been
discussing railroads, stocks and other
business matters for some time, he
said, Gentlemen. now let us discuss
real things for q while,
Emerson was called 1.-THE dreamer Of
dreamers," because he had the prophe
tic vision that saw the world that would
be- the higher civilization TO come Tens
of thousands of men and women today
stand where he stood almost alone.
DTeameTs in this sense are true proph-
cts, They see the civilization that win
be long before 1t arrives
1t was such dreamers who saw the
gerat metropolis of Chicago In strag-
Cling Indian village. the puaahas. the
Kansas Cities, the DenNers, the salt
Lake Cities. the Los AngeleseS, and the
San lTranciscos many years before they
arrived, that made their existence pos
sible
II was such dreamers as Marshall
Field Joseph Letter ard Potter Palm
or, who saw in the ashes of the burned
Chicago a new and glolifed city, inf
nitely greater and grander than the old
As II WAS the dreaIners OF 40 wh3
built the old San Francisco and made IL
the greatest port on the western coast
so. when San Francisco lay in ashes,
q few months ago. and 100000 people
were homeless II was the dreamers o.
today who saw the new city in the
ashes OF the old where others saw only
desolatInn, and who, with iudomitable
~. -
that characterized the pioneers OF .
half-century before, began to plan a
new city greater and grander than the
B old.
| What picture the dreamer Columbus
| presented as he went about exposed to
| continual scof and indignities charac-
terized as an adYenturer, the very chill
| dren, taught 10 regard him as a mad
| man, pointing to their foreheads as he
| passed. He dreamed OF a world be-
yond the seas, and, in spite of unspeak-
able obstacles, his visions became a
| glorious reality
| He died a neglected beggar. although
his dreams had enriched the world;
while a pickle dealer OF Seville gave his
name to the mighty continent Column
bus had discovered. But WAS this
Gencese dreamer failure? Ask more
than a hundred million people who In :
habit the vast wilderness, the greatest
continent the sun ever shone upon, II
this dreamer was a failure,
Our public parks, our art galleries.
our great Institutions are dotted with
monuments and statues which the
world has built TO It's dTeamers-men
aud women who dreamed OF better
things, better days for the human race
Take the dreamers OF the worlds his
tory. and who would care to read It?
ff'1,a tbp tbinug t,shfnb ,,,afsa
life worth living which have enancl-
pated man from drudgery and lifted
him above commences and ugliness-
the great amenities of life We owe to
our dreamers.
our visions DO not mock us. They are
evidences of what is to be, the fore
glimpses OF possible realities, The cas-
tie IN the air always preeedes the castle
on the earth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-09

Special Correspondence.
\ ONDoN, March 1.--Great interest
has been aroused by the discovery
OF what may turn out 10 be the
earliest known portrait OF Shake
speare, For many years IL hung among
a collection Of sporting prints In the
bar paror of the J3Tidgewater Arms.
an inn I'm the village OF Winston near
Darlington. No special value was at
u ehed TO II until stranger, who knew
something about old pictures, Glanced
10 see IT, lie noticed It's strong rosemr
blance 10 other supposed auth .rtic por-
traits OF Shakespeare, painted when h.
had reached "a maturer age. III sal-
that II might DO a portrait OF the I'm
mortal bard. In the mouth OF ruinor
tie simlght be" became was"
NJ II. Splelmann. the famous art cIi-
Tie, now engaged IN preparing a vol
uma on Shakespeare portraits, heard y
II and wrote TO the Misses Ludgate---
two maiden sisters who conduct the Inn
asking Them for a photograph OF the
portrait and It's history as far as they
were acquainted with IT, Mr.. Spiel
mann, who Is diHposing OF The claims
of scores Of alleged shakespeare por-
traits. has not yet been able 20 devote
thar attention 70 the latest discovery
necessary TO determine whether or no
1t IL a genuine portrait
IL represents q young man with bud
ding lnoustache and a head OF thick,
dark, curly hair. He wears crimson
velvet sashed douhlet and lace collar,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-09
Mrs. Millers New Residence, Earned
In Less Than Ono Year.


Several years ago Mrs. Miller learn
ed of a mild and simple prepalAllosIl
mar cured herself and several friends
of female weakness and piles she
was besieged by 50 many women
needing treatment that she decided to
furnish II to those who might call for
ii. She started with only few dol
lars capital, and the remedy possess
ing true and wonderful merit, produe-
ing many cures when DOCTORS and
other remedies failed, the demand
grew so rapidly she WAS several times
com PEELED TO seek larger quarters. She
now occupies one OF the city's largest
office buildings which she owns. and
almost ona hundred clerks and ste
nographers are required TO assist In
this great business
Million Women Use It.
More than a million women have
used Mrs Miler's remedy. and no
matter where you live she can refer
YOU 10 ladies' in your own locality who
can and Will tell any sufferer that this
marvellous remedy really cures wo-
men. Despite the fact that Mrs. MIL
ler's business Is very extensive. she is
always willing 70 give aid and advice
10 every suffering woman who writes
20 her. She is n generous GOOD HO-
man and has decided 10 give away
10 women who have never used hor
medicine $4,000 worth absolutely
FREE.
Every woman suffering with pains
In the head, back and bowels. bear
lng-do feelings nervousness, creep
ina sensations UP the rpine uelan-
choly, desire To cry. hot riasnes- weari-
ness, or piles from any cause, should
sit light down and send her name
and address 20 Mrs. Cora y. Miller.
Box 69tI. Kokomo, Ind. and receive
BY mail Gree Of charge in plain
wrapper) a 5O.cent box OF her mar
Vicious medicine; also her valuable
book, which every woman should
have
Remen Der. this offer will not last
long. FOR thousands and Thousands OF
women who are suffering will take
advantage Of this generous means Of
getting cured, so u you are ailing,
do not suffer another day. but sand
your name and address 10 Mrs, Miller
FOR the book and medicine before the
$4,000 worth Is all gone.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-09
POEMS EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW.
HUMAN AND DIVINE.

tTs a saving still abiding ironth wisdom OF the
ryvba mans PERISH what is Gods work
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-09
MAGAZINES.

Under the title Strange Isn't It9'
the Reader Magazine for March pub
fishes the following:
That cavalryman endorsed Is most
easily cowed?
That one can show his temper only
after he has lost 1t?
That a contractor should he called up
on to expand a house?
That no young man ever rose rapidly
tin he had settled down?
That the plow must be soiled before
the soil can be plowed?
That a susceptible fellow Is hardest
hit by the softest glances?
That in everything (savc baseball)
you must strike out to make 1t hits
That SO many students cannot state
bald facts without splitting hairs7
That the straighter a man drinks his
whisky the oroSkeder he walks home?
That the papers so often refer to
mans double life as a singular career
That hard liquor should upset the
fellow who has fust been settling IL upg
That the clergy should constantly re-
fer to even the sandiest mortals as men
of clay7
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-09

West Indies. He has never, however.
come TO the United States.
That he Is naturally traveller and
a cosmopolitan seems to come logic
~ from his ancestry. His father,
Canon Kitchens, OF Canterbury, Is a
Cornishn,an by birth, but on his moth
er's side Of the family there is French.
Swedish. German and Portuguese
blood. To quote KlpIing he Is COS
rnopolitanly planned
Eleanor Gates, author of 1.-THE
Plow Woman (N1cClure, Phillips &
Coz, and her husband. Richard Wat
Ing In Capri, where Mrs, Tully is fin
ishing her new book. cupid, the Cow
Punch which the same publishers
VIII issue some time this year. The
villa where they are resting belongs
70 Elthu Vedder the artist. and was
occupied last winter by the Booth
ia rkingtons.
Stewart Edward White has left his
bun salow In California, where he has
lived for the last two years. ana has
Joined the authors colony In New
York. Mr., White is Michigan man,
the son OF lumber man. After he
graduated from college he Joined his
father IN The lumber business, and his
writing OF The Blazed Trail" and
other stories.
Among tho nota Bile fiction Of the
new season will be a romantic novel
by c. N. & A. NJ. Williamson, entitled.
The Princess Virginia." which the
publishers declare Will outdistance
even Lady Betty in POPULARITY
Messrs' Mcclure. Phillips & Co.. also
announce the real, authentic successor
to Ellis Parker Buffers MASTERPIECES
OF humor Pigs Is Pigs 1t is entitled
The Great American Pie Company"
and 1t Is alb humorous In its way as It's
famous predecessor o. Henry Will
greet his admirers with a new ?ollec-
ton of stories: "-rhe Trimmed Lamp
and Other Stories OF the Four Mil
lion" Miss Marjorie Bowen, the au-
thor of that reinarSahl story of inter-
national fame. The Viper of Milan"
VIII be represented in the springs
lists by "rhe Leopard and the LiIy."
IN her new book, Miss Bowen aban-
dons momentarlly the plains OF LON
hardy, and transfers her scene of ac-
ton 10 the wild marches OF Brittany
in the middle ages.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-09

Jack Londons new book. Before
ADAM" comes close on the heels Of the
announcement that he Is about to start
on his long delayed cruise around the
world His project of setting out In
4o-foot boat, with only two or three
companions. to explore the world for
himself Is ss characteristics OF the man
as is his latest literary effort, The new
book is the record OF mental and
imaginative voyage of discovery, in
which he has explored and pped the
regions that lie beyond the reach OF MS
tory. II takes daring TO cross the Pa
ciflc ocean IN a 40-io0t boat, but hardly
more daring than Is required to write q
book so original so wholly away from
the beaten track. as Before Adam,
Like other London books, this ono Is
admirably illustrated by Charles LiS-
ingston Bull
JACQUES FNutrelle is a writer who has
attained great popularity by his clever
detective stories, which have appeared
In numerous newspapers, Dodd, Mead
g. Company announce for publication
this spring a volume by MI FutreiN'
under the title of THE Thinking Ma
chine which promises to be an upusu-
ally good book
The Shameless Diary of an Explorer
by Robert Dunn is a remarkable ana
unusually frank record of an attempt TO
scale Mt. Mckinley (the Alaskan Mount
Blanc) IN the summer and autumn OF
1909.
MIR. Dunn's narrative, to- quote his
own words, records facts as / saw
them. emotions as ] felt them at the
time." Very little has been added 70
the diary as it was written on the
tourney under all the d!scomtorts ana
diflcultles of the dash to the Mountain.
II is no milk and water account OF en-
ploration written for drawing rooi ,n
perusa1. but Is penned with great spirit
and freedom In the words and style
men use when the lighting blood is up
Most assuredly 1t Is an unique record
and merits the maine of human docu-
ment.
The book will be published this month
by The Outing Publishing Company
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-09
BOOKS.

In THE Port For Missing Men,
Meredith Nicholson has written the first
novel that has approached In entranc-
ing interest that classic OF modern ro-
nance The Prisoner of Zenda," From
beginning to end the pages breath love,
mystery, ronlance--the three elements
that make the perfect sensational novel,
But In This case sensational does not
mean clap trap, melodrana, blood nor
thunder II is sensatlonalsn OF a cam
60 like cut with its raised edges show
ing against a clear background of real
istic. everyday fact, which tones il
into a harmony OF tint and outline that
never Jars nor pals Its hero, Ia a fig
ure IT anything more fascinating than
the delectable Rudolph OF Hapsburs.
and Its heroine, where IN modern fic-
ton is there piece OF femInlnity az
captivating as Shirley?
Never did illustrator catch the picture
framed on an authors mental retlna as
the artist who drew the portrait for
This chic. naturally original girl whom
men consistently follow from end To end
or continent and across oceans to cap.
ture, And the sltua tons. Who does not
see IN vision the scene at the captains
diplomatic supper with appropriate
stage settings behind row of foot
llghts7 That lonely farm too. beyond
scenario In the captains entrance with
his captoTs Or u. Ed wearing the po-
tato sack for a headdress. then the en-
trance OF the intended vistinn with his
faithful hedgeman 10 the confusion OF
the man who seeks To put him out OF
the way. The book In fact fairly teens
with "situations" which must newt
ably tempt the playwright.
Mr. Nicholson won fame In his
"House OF Thousand Candles" (wha
by the way ever possessed Mr. Niohol-
SONS consummate genius for titles) but
that romance comes nowhere near the
mastery effort appearing under the
name Of THE Port For Missing Men,
II Will live with ''zenda" and few Of
the many recent fomances OF modern
fuedal plot and purpose, and certainly
merits It's destined distinotion,--BO bbs-
Merrill are the publishers
The Macmillan company Is publishing
This week. Jack London's new novel,
''Before Adam" Freedom in the
Church" by Prof Alexander " @. Az
len. OF the Episcopal Theological school
In Cambridge: Vol. ]. OF the "cyclope-
dia OF American Agriculture" 10 be
completed In four volumes under the
edltorship OF Prof, L. III. Bailey OF Cor
nell, "a German Science Reader" by
William II. walt Pm, D., OF Michigan
University, Vol III. OF the Handbook
OF Metniurgy" pr Carl schnabel; "Re-
lIgI0n. Natural and ReYealed,' by N. a.
Joseph "Electrons by Sir oliver
f.odge, y. Il, A. + new edition Of THE
Dynamo" by C., G. Hawkins and IT,
Wallis: and "The Principles and Prac-
tisp OF Coal Minins," by james TonEe-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-09
HON. JOHN T. GAME,


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by Frederioks of
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from New York
TO lie