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Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

theme OF Mr.. Emery's discourse at the
First Baptist church Sunday morning
He began by defining Paurs idea OF
good citizenship and said that since
the people in this country rule we
were responsible for the kind Of gov
ernment existing. He declared that re-
Sponsibllty was measured according
to the power we have. In discussing
prohibition he said: "PrOhibitiOn at it,
worst is better than most any othel
system of regulating the liquor traffic
at its worst and it is better at Its
worst than some others at their best
All the evils we have under prohibition.
can be more than duplicated under Ii
cense, for under license we still have
the dives, the kitchen bar rooms ant
the pocket peddlers. In the city o
Rochester, n. y, with 100 specia
| United States liquor tax payers only
5S1 paid a license in the state" In con
cluson he alluded to the awakened
moral sentiment in the last politica
campaign, declared that the Christian
consciousness OF our nation was be
ing awakened, and urged his hearer
to magnify their citizenship.
The evening lecture at the Free Bap
tist and Unitarian churches were sim
liar in scope, both Mr. Pringle and MI
Emery covering very nearly the sam
ground and showing with but few ex
ceptions sane pictures. The picture
dealt mainly with the work of tn
league and the conditions which tn
league workers found in the State. II
slowing the pictures of the offices
he Christian Civic League of Main
t vas stated that $500 copies of tn
Civic League Record, the official OF
gan of the league, We're circulated Ii
the State, through about 600 postoffices
Allowing five readers to q paper thl;
save about $1,000 readers for each cop!
Of the Record. 1t was also stated
the evening lectures that all averag
OF 10 meetings week were hel'
throughout the state in the interest
Of the league. The aid received iron
he w. =. r. u, 1. o. G. L., and other
organizations was mentioned and
yiews shown of alleged saloons raided
2op brewing establishments, and als'
alnbing places. Pictures were ais
hown Of officials whose work wa.
'onmended by the Christian Civic
League of Maine.
In the course of his remarks Sunday
evening at the Unitarian church Mr.
Prirgla showed picture of Portland
oarroom and stated that during the
)ast summer he had taken more than
20 pictures Of barroOms in Portland.
He said that enforcement conditions
were very lax in Portland and cited
Cumberland, Knox, .Kennebec, Penob-
scot and Washington as the five coun-
ties in the state in which enforcement
was particularly lax. He spoke of visit
rg saloon in Augusta during Muster
week and seeing there more than sc
men drinking beer at a bar. He also
spoke of a recent raid at Hallcwen at
which one of the officers tok IS bottles
Of liquor from under the counter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

speaking of horses" said an Au-
gusta man the other day, mot the kind
of a horse that can cover a mile on the
race track or a third of a mile on the
ice within given time, but the kind
that can reel off mile after mile on the
road and keep it up, it is probable that
John Buckley, chief of the Augusta fire
department, has got one that can give
the most of them points when it comes
to speed. / don't know her breeding,
but she is chestnut mare standing
15.2 and weighing somewhere around
1000 pounds. She goes on the trot and
has a stride that is remarkably long.
and ii is this stride and the rapidity
with which she can take it that gives
her speed, for she certainly is fast Mr..
Buckley has never handled her for
speed but I would not be surprised to
See HIM down. on the Hallowell ice
track with her before the winter is
oveI.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

Swift & Turner have made, for a
fact, a tremendous cut in the prices Of
all their Christmas china and Japanese
chinawear. Also lots of other Holiday
goods. Beautiful brush sets, collar and
cuff boxes, smoking sets and articles
too numerous to mention. The 50-cent
chinawear now SO cents; the 25-cent
now II cents, and other goods equally
low. Nice chance to square accounts
with friends who gave you Christmas
preSentS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

Quite number of Augusta speed
owners enjoyed themselves Christmas
afternoon by working out their step
pers on Hallowell plains and report
that they enjoyed no end of fun.
Brushes were plenty and the horses
went well, but one of the owners said,
in speaking of the workout Saturday
morning, that Uncle Steve Stilkey's
black gelding Rex Wilkes was just a
little too fast for the best of them.
And the speaker was the owner of
one of the fastest horses in the city,
either to the dirt or to the ice
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

thrOp street Universalist church will
meet this evening with Charles F.
Flynt, 19 East Crescent street, for the
purpose of mapping out the business
for the coming year, and all members
are requested to be present.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28
Rev. Frederic e. Sturais.

Rev Frederic T.. Sturgis, formerly of
augusta, died at his home in West
ield, n. j., Dec. "a. For nearly % years
le was the much beloved pastor of the
Congregational church in Natick,
Mass, one of the largest churches in
he state. He was &C years old and was
son of Captain Nathan and Char
otte Abbott Sturgis of Augusta. The
widow, a daughter and. four sons sur
vive.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

AS Friday was Christmas no meet
ings were held at the office of the ref
cree in bankruptcy for Kcnnebec coun-
ty, but on Thursday first meeting
Of the creditors of Adelbert Morrill, of
Winslow was held. No assets We're
found, no trustee was appointed and
no further meetings in the case will
be held until ordered by the court
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

A dance and Baked Bean supper will
be given by the members of North
Augusta Grange next Wednesday even
lug Dec. 80, at the Grange hall i'll that
section of the city, with music by Bal
iard's Orchestra.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

F. O. Getchell of the Peoples Ice Co.
is now supplying his customers with
this winters ice cut from Bond
brook, but will not commence the
work of filling his icehouse at that
point until the ice is thicker The ice
in his field is at present about II
inches in thickness.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

The police were called to a house on
Page street early Saturday evening to
arrest a woman named Alice Norcross,
who was very much intoxicated and
was making things lively for the house
hold. She will be given a hearing at
the municipal court this morning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

Sheriff-elect Colby Getchell of Water
vile was in the city Saturday. He Wis
tied the Jail in company with Sheriff
Plaisted, who went over number of
different matters connected with the
administration of the office with him
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

All of the members of the Augusta
Chorus who are interested in the Yaw
concert to be given in Waterville next
Friday evening are requested to meet
at c. A. Millken's office on Water
street at 7.30 this evening.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

The Christmas rush of business at
the Augusta postoffice did not end with
Christmas day for large number of
presents We're received at the office
Friday night. and on the Saturday
morning delivery of mail the services
Of four men and one team We're re-
quired in addition to the regular car
riers. .s s+
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

Mr. and Mrs. James Atkins and son
Of Fairfield are spending a few days in
Chelsea as the guests of Mrs. Atkins
relatives. where they attended or
Christmas day a reunion of the Hunt
family
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

The next meeting of the Armitage
Club will be held on Monday evening,
Jan. 4, with Miss Nellie Moore, 81
Sewall street, and all members are re
quested to be present at 73O.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

The many Augusta friends of Mr..
and Mrs. H. Oakes Little will be pleas
cd to learn that son, Frederick Oakes,
was born to them on Christmas morn
ing, at their home in Lynn, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

Among the intentions of marriage
which were recorded a the office of the
city clerk during the past week are
those of Fred Russell Heath and Lin
lie E. Gulliver of Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

William Locke of Portland, lost
freight agent for the Maine Central
Railroad, was in the city Saturday
forenoon on business connected With
the Augusta freight office
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

Victor J. Ring, manager for the w.
D. Hutchins Co. at Gardiner, has sold
the 70acre farm of the c. H. RodeS es-
tate in West Gardiner to l.. H. Clarke
of Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28
LOCAL BRIEFS

The records at the office of the city
clerk show that daughter was born
to Mr. and Mrs Harry d. Mclaughlin
Of this city Dec. 49,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

Buy Wendenburgs cough candy,
sure cure. For sale by L. c. Cochrane,
259 Water street. d14mon2mos
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28
THE MAN-A-LIN TABLET.

This Tablet is composed Of the princi-
pa herbs, roots and berries that consti'
tute the medicinal ingredients OF Mana
lin, with the addition of some cor
1stipation, sour stomach, biliousness ana
many forms of Indigestion, and are re-
commended for dyspepsia and sluggish
bowels. -5..
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28
LOCAL NOTICES.

Nourisi: away wrinkles, lines and blem-
isheS with Satin skin cream and powder.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28

Miss Moore, manicuring and chirop-
ody. Room II. Augusta Trust Building.
Tel. 3S-11 n16dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-28
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Monday, December %, 1908.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-13
THE PANIC AND THE CROPS.

Speaking of our financial condition. the British COM
mercial agent in the United States, Mr. Seymour Bell
ports to parliament
The cloud of uncertainty which has been hanging over
the country for long is passing away and may
be said that the worst of the storm has passed There
will, in all probability, be mercantile disturbances for
months to come, but adjustment and recuperation
we'll under way and unless labor troubles should
tard the Improvement monopoies of capital interfere
to keep up prices at too high level it is expected that
before many months have passed business will be
safer and more normal basis
This opinion gains interest from the fact that it is the
opinion of outsider who is also expert The British
financial agent it were, from detached point
of view He has motive except to tell his friends at
home the cold hard facts whether they sound we'll to
not. For this Mr.. Bell auson to Of
the trouble is interesting.
"When," he says, ''by failure in New York, light
thrown the management of some of the large
financial concerns of the city public confidence, which had
previously been undermined by certain Investigations,
gave way completely, resulting in acute money panic
Mr. Bell calls attention to the fact that the panic
entirely 'fnancial' 1t not industrial and did not
affect the farmers. ga country" he says (Which pro-
duces crops valued at nearly billion five hundred
million dollars is unlikely to suffer long from industrial
stagnatiOn."
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don. If guilty, was master of the

don. If guilty, was master of the
situation.
Yes, master. But only for a
brief moment. The skilled man be-
fore him expressed deepest disap-
pointment, but in a friendly way
took the report that Mirandon
placed before him and glancing
carefully over it, said:
"You have made complete
analysis, as far as possible; it is
incumbent upon me, sir, to pay
you for your time"
At the same timme, Parker hand
ed the chemist few bills Of good
denomination.
/. Mirandon, off guard, not expect
ing pay unless his analysis had
been complete, forgot; or else en-
tirely without suspicion, took the
money with his left hand and
placed it with that hand into his
wallet. It was simple action, but
left-handed.
The district attorney saw it from
his point of vantage in the other
room, and Troop and Hallen con-
trolled themselves with difficulty.
Then, Quintus Cakes asked cas-
ually for a receipt, and passing a
blank form toward Mirandon, the
chemist wrote 1t out holding the
pen with his right hand.
Ito be continued)
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my affections like a crimson ram
bier. Yes, still distrust him some
but what show has hesitancy got
against hypnotism?
Jessie, the stenog, deliberately
schemed to sit with Elmore again.
which caused him once more to dc
his great specially, entitled woo
ing Two Where One Would Be an
Ample Sufficiency."
While murmuring soft nothing s
to Jessie and passing her the chow
chow, he slipped me potes full of
pulpy persifiage and requests for
extra helpings CT cheese for his pie.
Blindly ignorant of where Elmore's
affections are anchored, the stenog
gives me naughty look. But she
will have to back UP tomorrow. |
am wearing picture button OF FL
more now.
(COntinued)
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THE THIRD DEGREE
Copyright, 1905, by G. w. Dillingham;
By CHARLES ROSS JACKSON

Ito enter, and then the man stood
before them, calm, collected, smil-
ing, with a quiet dignity that was
amazing. He bowed gracefully and
extended his hand to those pres
ent with the air of a well-brsd man
of business. L I,
He addressed Cakes, callibg him
Parker, in voice that thowed
| great refinement of dictio4, but
that had the accent of one who had
acquired the language by hafd, dill
gent study and not by births
"You see, Mr.. Parker, I am on
time. | knew you were anxious 4"
Parker offered him a seat which
he took politely. AS he bent over
to sit down the eyes Of the Criminal
hunter swept his face with keen,
searching glance, and the Syes of
Troop also peered at the features
of the man.
| There was not much doubt. The
man before them was considerably
thinner than years ago, but the re-
semblance was there, the features
were as in the photograph; but still
there was an uncertainty-a some
thing wrong.
| All, even the district attorney in
the other room, had taken full no
| tice of his figure; it was erect,
large, supple, without an ounce of
superfluous flesh The heart of the
states representative pumped Wig
orously as he noted the long, rather
graceful swing of the lower body
as Mirandon entered and advanced
to the table. Hallen took in every
action of the man, and then COM
pared them mentally with his own
but Hallen, who had the frame of
a giant bull terrier and the cour-
age to match, knew instinctively
that the man before him was more
than his equal. more than his and
Cakes equal perhaps; and then his
heart thumped hard in rhythmic,
regular strokes that sent the blood
strongly to his face-strokes that
meant courage to the core.
| And now came Cakes answer to
Mirandon's remark.
Yes, We have have been very
anxious. We nope you have sue
ceeded in analysing those samples.
We anticipate a great newspaper
beat-it will be worth the money"
The voice rang true without a
suspicion Of excitement. The chem
list glanced long at the speaker and
the glance was returned unfiinch-
ingly; then Mirandon, evidently re-
| assured, answered in a manner that
surprised the men who heard him.
With apparent frankness he said:
THE specimens you gave me
were, | should say, several days
old. They had been completely
oxidized by contact with the light
and air; nothing could be froved
save the presence of nitric hcid-
and that in itself in very Esmall
quantities"
Cakes and Troop exchanged
glances. This was the answer of a
clever man, indeed. Both knew that
such changes could take place. The
man before them had avoided the
issue with cOnsummate skiB, or
else he was simply telling theitruth.
Other chemists had already report
ed the nature OF the poison, but
then their specimens might not
have oxidized so completely. Miriam
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CHAPTER XVI
(Conrinued)

The three at the table were
leaning over examining a photo
graph and a paper upon which
was brief description.
Yes" said Troop, finally adj
dressing the district attorney, "the
picture is that of Mirandon, appar-
emily; the forehead seems his; the
chin, and the ears also; but the
eyes and the mouth--well; that s
impossible to determine"
The two others assented. The
photograph was from collection
belonging to Cakes and was that
Of a notorious. desperate criminal
taken years before. The man had
distorted his face in his endeavors
to hide his identity while being
photographed and only certain
features were sure of recognition
| by the expert.
"His engagement here with you
as I understand" said the district
attorney, sis to report on an analy
sls?"
Yes" said Cakes, when l found
the spots on the flooring, gave
him some just as they were on the
splinters of board which re-
moved.
GAS Parker the correspondent,
told him that they might make a
great hit in the newspaper account
offered him large sum If he
could detect the poison, if it was
poison. | asked him to analyZe il
for me privately"
ooh; and the rest of the sub
stance?" asked Troop.
at has been analysed by Boston
chemists; it Is the poison / sup,
posed
Indeed" cried the district attor
ney, "but will Mirandon report a
true analysis?"
Cakes smiled grimly. Gle must
know that | would have other
chemists making check analyses; il
he reports that he cannot detect
thepoison it might appear sus-
picious; en- the other hand, If he
reports that the poison is as | sus-
pect, then he proves he knows
about that poison. It's detection by
analysis is difficult and a recent
discovery"
There was a heavy footstep in
the hall, a knock at the door, and
Hallen entered.
HE is downstairs; he is coming;
he IS now talking with Martin; he
is as clipper as you please. Martin
told him that you were going to
write up a rafting article for this
evenings paper. He is unaware of
the trap"
Don't be so sure" was Cakes
laconic remark. At a signal from
him, the district attorney retired to
the adjoining room To await devel-
orments with the others there.
There waws unrest and uneasi.
ness IN both rooms for a few min
rtes. Cakes seemed quiet, calm,
even serene; his strong nature was
meeting the approaching climax
with that stoic-like exterior that
proves nerves we'll controlled-that
rises to face any emergency.
Then came the visitor whom all
were awaiting. A gentle knock and
A quiet swinging inward of the
door il response 10 the invitation
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A Romance Spoiled

A Romance Spoiled
The beautiful girl waded into the
yeasty surf.
Presently she uttered a Shrek of
terror.
Save mel" she cried.
There were seven men on the
hotel piazza. They conferred
hastily.
Then the one with the clearest
voice called to the struggling
maiden.
lawfully sorry" he shouted,
"but there isn't an unmarried man
among u.s.
Then the lovely girl ceased her
struggles and presently waded
ashore.
When a man begins to build a
house
His troubles multiply.
He has to please his loving spouse
With her ideas rich AMI high;
He has to suit the architect;
The contractor has some views;
His friends the entire job inspect
To tell him what they'd choose;
The worlImen put in several kinks
Not set down in the plans
1t seems that everybody, thinks
The house is not the mans.
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refused to make any pledges "for
the purpose of catching votes" He
takes the position that pledges
made before nominations and cleo
tons are mere vote-getting subter-
fuges, which are seldom respected
afteh the candidate has won his
fight.
Il know it has become custom
for candidates to have platforms, "
he explains, "but thinking people
know these platforms are solely for
the purpose Of catching votes and
few of them ever become laws. |
have no pet schemes. If nominated
and elected l shall do my best to
represent the people Of Fulton
county fairly and honestly. That is
my only promise"
And it looks very much as though
he would make runaway race Of
his fight.
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KNOCKED OUT BY
FLYING AUTO

Harvey Williamson was knocked
unconscious for an hour by an
auto that struck him about
o'clock last night. 0. Fahey. the
chauffeur, was arrested on a charge
of reckless driving and was re-
leased on a s25 bond.
Witnesses say that the auto was
running too fast. When the ma
chine struck him Williamson was
running for car on Howard st
south of Riverside. He was able
to go home after he recovered from
the shock.
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II IT.
MOST AN/TH|MG}
AB5S%o 49, =: a. seff7A 4A W.

When woman won't, she won't;
but when she can't, she cries.
"a new British ship is to make
so knots"
Huh! That's nothing. My shoe
string beats that any morning that
| happen to be in hurry"
Stella-A dreadful experience,
you say?
Bella-Yes; I saw a bargain in
shoes when l had a hole in my
stocking.
A Fishing Trip
IT'S now that you long for a spot
by pool
Where the fish
Gaily swish
In the depths clear AMI cool.
So you take a day off and you go
to nook
Where the flies
Supervise,
And you simmer and cook.
Then you yearn for a place by a
rotary fan.
And skidoo
Hitherto
Just as fast as you can.
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SUNDAY OUTING RATES

Delightful outings are afforded at
Spokane's beautiful lakes via the
Occur d'Alene electric railway.
Round trip to Liberty Lake, 75c;
to Occur d'Alene, 800; to Hayden
Lake, $1.45. Hourly trains leave
Terminal, Main and Lincoln.
Round trip, 200 miles, to shadowy
st. Joe river, Sunday, $3.50, leav-
ing Spokane Terminal at a. m.
and returning about p. m. "**
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Cuts Out Platforms

Special Correspondence to The Press
ATLANTA, June 13.-Henry w.
Grady, son of Georgia's lamented
editor and statesman, Henry w.
Grady, is rara avis in modern
politics. He is a candidate with
out platform.
Young Grady aspires to the legis-
lature from Fulton county, but he
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-13

Box Ball Is very popular Easi.'s'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-13

Box Ball alleys between Figure
Eight and Old Mill at NatatOrium
Park. **s
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IT'S THE VALUES

Four-room new, modern house:
convenient to car and school; $3.50
cash; price LOO. 'Nuf sed.
THOMPSON-GlLLIS INV. co.
SIS Wash. ST., ground floor Hutton
Blk. Phone $3.50. Open evenings
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-13
III

This is the third day that Gilmore
the magnetic gent with the died
mustach--the third day | say, that
Gilmore has been coming TO Case
roles for lunch. and ! must admit
that he has twined himself round