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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-04-09
CHAPTER M.

~ROVE was three days In Brier
Dale after he came out Of the
woods, The lilly was now a
sleek aud shapely animal past
three years Of age. He began ut once
breaking her to the saddle, and, that
done, mounting, he started for Robins
Inn. He carried game rooster in a
sack for the boy Tom. All came out
with word of welcome. Even the
small dog grew noisy with delight.
Tunk Hosely, who had come to work
for Mrs. Vaughn, took the mare and
led her away, his shoulder leaning with
an added sense of horsemanship. Pol
ly began to hurry dinner. fussing with
the table and changing the position of
every dish until it seemed as if she
would never be quite satisfied. Cover
ed with the sacred old china and table
linen of her grandmother, it had, when
Polly was done with it, very smart
appearance indeed. Then she called
the boys and babe them wash their
hands and faces and whispered warn
ing to each, while her mother announc-
ed that dinner was ready.
Paul, what's an adjective?" said the
teacher as they sat down.
"a word applied to noun to qualify
or limit it's meaning" the boy answer
ed glibly.
"Right! And what adjective would
you apply TO this tablet"
The boy thought a moment,
Grand" said he tentatively.
Correct! I'm going to have just
such a dinner every day on my farm"
Then you'll have to have Polly too"
said Tom innocently.
well, you can spare her,"
mo. SIR" the boy answered. "You
amt good to her She cries every time
you go away"
There was an awkward silence, and
the widow began to laugh and Polly
and Trove to blush deeply.
Maybe she whispered, an he give
her talkin' to-" said Paul.
"Iave you heard about Ezra Tow
er" said Mrs. Vaughn, shaking her
head at the boys and changing tho
topic with shrewd diplomacy.
Much; but nothing new" said
Trove.
"Well, he swears he'll never cross
the Fadden bridge or speak to any
body IN Plsasant valley"
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-04-09
"Pneumonia's Deadly Work

had SO seriously affected my right
lung" writes Mrs Fannie Conner, of
Rural Route /, Georgetown, Tenn,
"that couvhed continuously night
and day and the neighbours predict
Observation-Disclosures Inevitable,
until my husband brought home a
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery,
which In my case proved to be the
only REAL c ugh cure and reStorer OF
OF weak, re lungs " When all other
remedies u terly fail, you may still
win in the battle against lung and
hroat treuhles with New Discovery.
the REAL cure Guaranteed by P. A
Clfmmer, druggist. SOC. and $l'OO
Trial bottle free. T
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-04-09

the various relations OF life, as son,
husband, father, brother, friend, and
filled them we'll. Who can do more?
His life work was done, wearied with
its duties and cares, he now rests in
peace,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-04-09

cures made by DR..
Kilnler's Swamp
Root, the great kid
ney, liver and blad-
der remedy.
1t is the great med
ical triumph of the
nineteenth century /;
discovered afteryears
of scientific research
by DIR. kilrner, the
a-.&
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-04-09
90 YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BAcK?.

Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-04-09
III I|Et|Il|||i|i|I|| D j
Home Of swampRoot.

sold by all good druggists. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp-Root, DIR. kilnler's Swamp-Root,
and the address, Binghanlton, N. Y, on
every bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03
Athletics or a Million?

Which shall it do. accept a bequcSt
of n million dollars and do away with
athletics or keep athletics and refuse
the million dollars? This is the prob
lem which faces Swarthmorc colleac
near Philadelphia, and the choice must
be made without unnecessary delay
1t seems that Miss Anna r. Jeancs
recently left a million dollars to the
great rejoicing by all the friends Of
the institution, but when the document
was admitted to probate it was found
that string was attached to the gift,
namely, the condition that Swarthmore
intercollegiate sports.
1t goes without saying that Miss
Jeanes was a very eccentric person but
the recognition of this fact does not
help Swarthmore in its present
dilemma. Swarthmore is Quaker
college and is neither large nor rich.
1t is coeducational and has no more
students than our smallest Maine
colleges. Its total productive funds at
the present time amount only to $780,
600 and SO the Jeanes bequest if ac-
cepted would more than double its
endowment. Although peaceful
Quaker institution its students have
Won their fair share of glory in
athletic contests but Miss Jeanes be-
ing a strict Quakeress of the old
school. proposed to do away with all
this.
Now. what will the college do The
president has not yet been heard from.
but the athletic coach lost no time in
making his voice heard "Of course
he board "f trustees "''1l ~, consider.
such hcGuost;" kc says. 1t would
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03

a club Las been formed in Western
Canada to play the old English gam" OF
logGats. which has long fallen into dis
us" in tn" Old Country. Tie pa>timr is
alluded to hy Shakespeare. Tie game
consists in throwing pin called a loggat
at Il stake dli vcn into the ground Tho
PLAYER WHO gets his logCat nearest the
mark wins. OF loggatS Stevens. tn,
Shakespcarcan commentators, who died in
1NN. saws: Il Lave seen it played in diff
f"rCnt counties. at their sheep Shearing
f"asts. where the winner was entitled to
black fleece, which he aftcrward pre-
scented to the farmers maid to spin, for
the purpose of making a petticoat on
condition that she kneel down on the
fleece to be kissed by all the rustics
present"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03

In addition to being the headquarters
OF the Mornons, Utah now has another
distinction. that of being the only state
LETT in the Union which has no warship
named after it. Until recently North
Dakota shared this distinction with
selected rs the name of the latest 10000
ton battleship. However, if the present
naval program is continued, Utah will
In fact it is likely to be chosen as the
name for battlcship larger and more
powerful than any of those named for
it3 sister states
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03
No Corpus Deficit.

\ writer in Current Literature il
| replying to the charge made by Wal
street that President Roosevelt's polio.
has destroyed national prosperity, cali
upon these Wall street grumblers t
produce the corpus deficit. This is no
an unreasonable demand. but it il
certainly an embarra ssing one to Wal
street, for there is no convincing
evidence that prosperity is sufferin:
from poor health. let alone being {
| corpse. If prosperity is really dead
as these Wall street brokers charge. il
is cminently successful in maintaining
Il lifclikc appearance.
is it true, as charged" asks this
writer, that President Roosevelt is
destroying the nations prosperity? In
three weeks time last month the ag-
grcgate loss in the market value of
securities listed on the stock exchange
billion dollars-a loss Of a billion a
week New York newspapers have
been speaking Of this rapid decline as
the Roosevelt slump Many appeals
We're made to the president to say
something to ease the situation The
prosecution of offending corporations.
it was urged, had gone far enough.
Confidence had been so seriously i'm
paired that any further crusade might
mean chaos in the financial world, for
which Roosevcltism would he response
bic. y firm of brokers caught on the
wrong side of the market, as appeared
later on by their disastrous failure,
sent out sizzling bulletins denouncing
thu President rs t. Nrecker O. pros
perity. This whole debate, however,
on the question of who it is that is
destroying or has destroyed prosperity
lacks one important element. Nobody
has yet produced the corpse of pros
p"rity or even shown very convincingy
that it is suffering from i'll health"
This being true, it will be nccesSal =
to postpone the funeral awhile longer.
even over Wall streets protests. The
country will refuse to bury and mourn
for prosperity as long as prosperity is
as healthy and vigorous as it seems to
he at present. If prosperity has
moved out of Wall street because of
uncongenial surroundings, the neigh
bors there ought not to blame pros
p"rity, but ought to fix the surround
ings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03
The COMING Of the Club Women.

The coming meeting in Augusta ul
the Maine State Federation of
Womcn's Clubs gives the people Of this
city at once an opportunity and a
responsibility. 1t will be gathering
of several hundred of the leading
women Of the State, representing all
the cities and larger villages-wOmen
of culture and refinement whom it will
be a pleasure and an honor to enter
tain. Upon one small organization in
this CITY falls the burden Of arranging
the numbcrless details of this State
convention and looking after the
entertainment and enjoyment of the
rent Events club which has only so
members and which is the only or
ganiZation in Augusta belonging to the
Federation.
1t is needless to say that the occasion
calls not only for the hearty cO-opera-
ton of other similar organizations and
Of the Board of Trade which has the
welfare and good name Of the city at
heart. but also for that of all our
public spirited citizens. The time is
short and there should be prompt
and general response to the appeal of
the entertainment committee and the
other committees having in charge the
details Of the meeting. This is some
thing in which all the people of Au-
their share to make the three days
meeting an unqualified success.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
A Misleading Cartoon.

(tSluucloTu JOuTIldI)
The Boston Herald prints car
toon under the caption. puzzle: Why
doesn't the farmer SMILE" At the
extreme left of the picture is Names
1907 potato crop. on Which Il value
of $4,000, 600 is set In the fore
ground, extending across the cut, ar"
men representing the interests that
share in this valuation. OF the Sl0,-
900 600 the railroads are represented
as getting $3.50O,O 00 the fertilizer
trust. $3,O0O.000; labor $25OO,O0O,
while the farmers bag contains just
an even 100000. Anybody who is
at all familiar with the situation
knows that this cartoon is delibcr-
atcly misleading. and nobody knows
this better than the farmers. Such
attempts to array class against class
and cause unrest where there is no
foundation for it is not good business
for Il newspaper that claims to be-
licvc in the doctrine of a square deal
for every man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03

There are many strange things at the
Strangcst of them all is the collection
of firearms which the New York police
dumped into the Atlantic off Sandy
Hook the other day. In this collection
We're 500 revolvcrS of all types con-
fiscated within the past year by the
New York police. They came from
every nook and corner of the globe.
A good many were taken from newly
arrived immigrants. and Il large num-
Der from the Italians. as the fruit of
the crusade against the confirmed habit
of carving concealed weapons which
that peoplc have shown. In former
days it was the custom TO sell con-
fiscated revolvers just before the
Fourth of July at police auction.
Bowery pawnbrokers bought them
cheaply. and many times revolvers were
sold over and over again. This was a
bad practice. and at the last session OF
the legislature an act was passed
whereby Commissioner Bingham was
permitted to dispose of this property
by destroying it. The plan of throw
ing the things into the sea was adopted
as peculiarly effective. and it will prob-
ably he resorted to annually. The
manufacturers Of frearmS arc ikclv
to hes the last "nos I" 81 jrc, "a Hill.
new order cf things
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03

The recent Garbaldi celebrations
have brought to light an old stroy
which most of us never heard. to the
effect that Secretary Seward in the ear
~ days of the Civil War. sent a dip!o-
matte officer abroad to solicit the MILL
tary services IF Garibaldi in the Union
army. IT was in july. 1S61. after the
battle Of Bull Run. that the secretary
wrote. and that was 4 dark period for
the federal government for Gen. Scott
was out of harness. Mcdowell had been
defeated and neither Mcclellan in th,.
East nor Grant in the West had really
begun his career. Secretary Seward
offered Garihaldi 4 major gcncralsi:p.
but not an independent command. The
Italian patriot answered by saying that
he could come to America only en- two
given supreme command of the Union
army. second. that he should be al
gross Of events. the abolition of slavery
The negotiations collapsed at tina:
point. \" American can now review
the episode without a feeling of amuse-
mcnt and also of wonder if Lincoln WAS
aware of Stewards advances to the
Italian warrior
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03
"Cominq Back to Toqus."

The following lines sent to Ma or
Augustus l.. Smith. treasurer of the
National Home at Tbgus, by former
member of the Home who is now
planning to return there, are good
enough for publication, not only in
their metrical merit but particularly
as showing how much most Of the old
soldiers appreciate what the govern
mcnt is doing for them. Some of the
veterans will grumbIe in Heaven if
they ever get there, but the great
majority of them appreciate the fact
that no other government or earth
ever treated its soldiers 50 generously
as the government of the United
States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03
PERSONAL NOTES.

! Secretary Garfield has returned to
Washington after an absence OF
month spent at his home in Ohio.
Henry s. Gere. editor of the Hamp-
shire "Gazette, of Northampton,
Mass. has been in active newspaper
work for sixty years, and the paper he
now edits is 121 years old.
MonSeigncur John b. Farrelly, vice.
president of the American College in
Rome. is visiting Atlanta. Ga. Mons.
FarrclIy is an American, his old home
being in Nashville, Tenn.
Rev. Horace HOvey of New burypnr,
Mass, whose explorations of Mammoth
Cave Kentucky. have brought him
Worldwide fame, has recently prepared
Il new map showing all of the passages.
During his last visit few months ago
he found a new room 60 feet in dame
ter and from $50 to 200 feet in height.
The extraordinary deposit of meteor
ties near Canyon DiablO. Arizona,
which has occaSiOned much comment
and discussion among leading &c olog-
ists of the country, is bcin:; made the
Subject of a study by Prof George
Merrill and MIR. Writ Iasup, Of the
department of geology of the United
States National Museum.
Captain John +. PillSbury. of the
navy. has been designated by Secretary
Metcalf as a member OF the general
board of which Admiral Dewey is
president. He is to take the pace
made vacant by the assignment of
Captain j. 3. Murdoch to command the
Rhode Island. Captain Pillsbury is now
on special duty, in connection with
signal work.
An entire Encouragement of the penal
institutions of the District of ColCIn-
bia, SO as to make Washington stand in
the van of cities with respect to her
treatment of criminals and those ac-
cused of crime, is to be the object of
serious endeavor on the part of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce. if
the present plans of President Robert
n. Harper are carried out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03

Not many generations ago ,nermaids
and n"rncn We're believed in Implicitly
Saws the 'Ahcrd en- Almanac of Now
Demonstrations for the Year 1855: To
conclude Sor this year 1855 Near tE. place
W here the famous Dee payeth his tribut {.
To the German ocean, if curious ObServ-
"rS of wonderful things in nature will bn
pleased thither to resort the l. IL and -
or May and iii divers other times in the
ensuing summer AS also in the harvest
time. to the and IA October. they will
undoubtedly see pretty company of
mar maids. creatures of admirable beau
ty and likewis" hear their charming
sweet melodiouS voices
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03

What CONSERVATION it would create
in American railroad circles if our
courts should follow the example of the
French court which has just decided
that Il passenger can recover damages
when his train is late. The passenger
In question suffered annoyance as most
all people 10 when their trains are.
late. but suffered no actual damage
The Fr' nCh court. however. decides
that the company must conform vii h
it's timetables which form n contrac:
made with the passenger. and that the
passenger can recover damages if thu
contract is broken. Evidently
the railroad corporations in this
country are not the only ones which
are having their troubles in these
times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03
Thursday, October 3, 1907.

An American concert tour in the near
future IS announced for that Italian
singer who has Just married the di-
Vorccd wife of the King of Saxony.
and Of course the bride will accompanv
the singer on his tour. Thus do the
aStute managers and the hustling press
agents get in their work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03
/ am down by the river,

am down by the river.
Where the shining waters flow;
And tie little WaVclettS culver,
In the sunsets fading glow;
Wh,re the Wild birds are singing,
AS they fly from tree to tree.
While their sweet notes are bringing,
Thoughts of Togus back to me.
So. I thank you for the pension
While | waited. Ill he blessed
If | thought you'd pay attention,
To my claim before the rest.
Though not busted to 4 turn.
/ can make no such pretrnce;
For I'd money still to burn.
Though twas only sixty cents.
Money goes like water flowing.
I've made hundreds in a day;
Some Internal projects going.
Always swept tie funds away.
Life seems scarcely worth the living.
If to save and guard each cent.
All my life / nave been giving,
Gifts that TO the Lord were lent.
But my heart is growing colder,
Selfish thoughts and plans arise;
Though not old may be older
Aid | must economics.
So I'm coming back to Togus.
1t is all tn" world can give;
Coming where the weary ''Snicrs,''
BY Il Nations bounty live.
Shades Of the past. what memories are
thine.
The weary march. the storm. The battle
line
The fearful charge and awful struggle
where.
The bursting shells with horror filed the
air;
We saw with JOY tho awful contest cease.
And find at last in Togus. rest AMI peace :
Where now we face LIES slowly setting
Srn.
The coming night where all is lost or
won.
J. r. r.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03

The summer night closed DER me, and
the wind
III signing cadence swept about the
caves.
The morning came: and. To- woke to find
The touch of Autumn's finger on the
leaves.
;
hearts,
No prenonition presagcs the change:
Eut silently what we have known departs.
And in surprise we greet the new and
strange.
-JameS LEROY Stockton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03
j. r. T..

Irish women who led the rioters at
RoSc1nlmnn recently recall the fact that
IN ancient Ireland women always went
I" war and fought in the front There
were also MANY professional female war
ri"rS or champions, such as Et sine. Aife.
t,r"fuc and Ness fmother of Concobar
MacNeSsaf some of whom. lik" Medh or
Naive. the Warlike Queen of Cornaucht.
were also great commanders. The Lady.
SrattIa"h Blanand. who was the princi-
pal teacher of the hero CucuIainn in the
ilse of his weapons. had sort of mill
tary academy in Scotland where many
or the great Irish chiefs received their
military education.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03

The Socialists of the French Cham
Der of Deputies ar. INDUCING in a row
which illustrates in an interesting man
ner how their theories work when given
Practical test. Last year the MEN,
bcrs Of that body voted themselves an
additional salary of 5000 francs each.
The 80 Socialists members all voted for
the increase with the understanding
that half Of ii should te turned over
to their party fer campaign purposes.
Now that the money is in th-ir hands.
however. only . few of them have given
UP the promised half and most of the
others refused to fork over any part of
the plumber. The surprising thing about
tine affair is that even some of them
kept their pron,is" in this matter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03
Daily kenneber Journal
ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will be taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held responsible
Tor the preservation or return Of re-
Jected communications.
Address oil communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers,
Augusta. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03

After a heavy meal take n co1,ple Of
noan's Re:nlets and give your stomach
liver and bowels the help they will need.
the bowels "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03

Everybndy's frierd-Dr Thomas Ec-
lectric Oil. Cures toothache. earache
sore throat Heals cuts, bruises. scalds.
Stops any pain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03

ruin Swarthmorc to accept million
dollars under such conditions. 1t
would kill all the college spirit. There
are other mllionaires who are the
friends of Swarthmorc and they will
come to its aid with money" 1t re-
mains to be seen what view the trus-
tees and faculty will take in this
matter Of choosing between college
funds or college glory on the diamond
and gridiron. Perhaps a way will be
secure both the funds and the glory.
1t seems that not only is the McKin-
ley monument which was dedicated
balance Of $4,000 still remains in the
hands of the trustees. 1t is now pro-
posed to increase this amount To $loo,-
900 by public subscription so as to have
a sufficient income to provide for the
perpetual care OF the mauscleum and
grounds and thus do away with the
necessity of charging an admittance
fee as has to be done at the graves of
Washington and Lincoln. 1t is a pity
that a similar maintenance fund cam
not he raised for the care of the other
tonbs mentioned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03
james Leroy Stockton.

Bangor is the musical capital of
Maine for the rest of the week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03

Rockland Courier Gazette: Judge
Cornish carried the Knox County Bar
court which closed Saturday and local
attorneys make the confident prcdic-
ton that he will be a future chief
justice of the State. In his speech at
Crescent Beach Friday night Judge
Cornish said: Il took this appoint
mcnt after careful consideration, and
find that l love the work" He will
always be gladly welcomed in Knox
county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03

Only 1,262 of the voters of Portland
the Morey law. There were 1929
votes cast in the city at the 1906 cleo
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03

The mistakcn- fora deer jokes are
being taken down from the shelf and
brushed up for use
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03

Samuel Cressey. designer for the
Sanford mills, has purchased the old
Holmes mansion in Alfred and VIII
refit it and occupy it. preserving as
much as possible its antique features.
This is an historic place. Jonn
Holmes. eccentric as he was, occupied
the center of the stage in the Maine
craftsmanship of his time and was one
of the first United States Senators
from this State.