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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-01
The Navy is All Right.

Tn recent magazine attacks made
upon the American navy have brought
out I storm OF protest from many
quarters and it seems to BE- generally
agreed that AT the worst. even allow
ing that all the unpleasant things are
true which are said of the faulty con-
struction and equipment OF our battle
SHIPS. it is also true of the other navies
of the world. No nation has built
ba ttleShirs without making many mis-
taxes and sometimes very costly ones.
for the modern battleship is the most
MITIGATE product of modern industry.
a Fwrit,r in the Philadelphia Press
points. out that in the japanese navy.
after a Triumphant war had sharpened
discipline. improved methods and test
e6 appliances. Admiral TogO's flagship
was destroyed by an accident never
yet explained. Some bunder had
made explosion possible The captain
0: the British navy. 20 years ago
turned over in a moderate gale in the
Bay of BisCdy and all were lost but
two scamen. The Jena. of the French
navy. Just blew up in dock in France
Defective steering gear led one German
battleship TO sink unother in the Bit
is!i channel The Monitor foundered
hDn -i,-n xt,,.r
OF its turret was too weak to stand
the strain of 4 cross sea. and the seam
r.'cuct.
Naval history 70. :! century past has
been one of blunders and disasters. It
is thick with wreck and ruin since lie
koya' George went down with twice
four Hundred men," because a naval
officer was fool enough to permit a
SHIPS carpenter 10 move all the guns
OF l:.ie-of-Eattlcship to one side of her
gun deck. when she had no ballast
aboard. Every navy has this record.
Our monitors were all failures: but one
OF them changed naval history and
saved cur ports from attack. The
foTr battleships that fought at
Santiago We're cranky. had too low
metercentric height. rode lower than
their calculated displacement and had
unarmored ends. BY theoretic fault
they should have been sunk. BY fact
they won a great naval victory anG
drove Spain from the Western Hemis-
phere.
Our present navy has its faults. of
construction. just as our OLD navy had
them and just as all the navies of the
world have them, yet it is not to he
doubted that if it were called upon for
active service today it would give an
account of itself worthy of those ira
ditionS of which every American is
justly proud. Ii is not too much to
have faith that it is the best built, the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-01
Just as He Was.

\ Richmond minister not long ago was
asked TO perform marriage ceremony by
q Young negro couple. AS he had en-
ployrd the groom for a year or two. he
consented knowing what prestige would
come to the couple by reason Of having
been married by a white minister. At
the appointed tine the happy pair arrived
and the ceremony proceeded.
do you take this man for better CT for
wnlec:" the minister asked.
bravcN.
NO sab: all don't." she said. ''Ahil
take him. jest like hc is. II he was ter
get any better. Is fleid he'd die: an If
10 Was Ter get any wuss aRd kill hin,
myself" '-IIarper's Weekly.
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An Augusta Teacher Abroad---Letter No. II

were dislnayed to learn that there were
no corsuls either English or American
in the place, and no English or Ameri-
cans i'll the city that they knew. OF.
This was discouraging prospect but
We decided to go out and investigate
for ourselves and then if the outlook
seemed dubious go on to MarSeilleS.
Leaving the hotel Il turn brought us
abruptly to the market place, which
was filled with the tradespeople even
If 1t was Sunday. We could readily
believe that there were no other
Americans in the city for the way they
dropped their work and gazed at us
was worthy the stare of the small boy
at circus. We hurried by this over
towering attention and followed first
one winding street then another The
houses all seemed dirty and undestr-
able ard We were just becoming re-
signed TO leaving Avignon. when op-
poSito Oil a door We read the sign
English Spoken" We hurried across.
the street. rushed up flight Of stair,
ana there met woman who spoke
about as much English as we spoke
French. Her English had such q
French accent and our French such an
English accent that we could not un-
deratand each other very well. though
she at last succeeded in telling us
about Miss Fisher who taught Eng
lish in the convent. and IL we wished
II. Ter sister who was standing there
trying to help as interpreter. would
conduct us to her home. We thanked
hel>and accepted gladly the proffered
escort. She seemed like an oasis In
the desert to us, for she knew at once
Wher" We could be comfortably lodged
and boarded. and she herself took us
to the home Of Monsieur Autrand the
Protestant minister of the city. As he
was at that time in III health, aud
Obliged to employ substitute. both he
and Madame Autrand We're glad OF
two .odgerS They lived In the Villa
dos Peupliers Just outside the wallis
where we could easily reach the co,,n-
try and yet be near the city
Anxious to be settled we decided to
return to the hotel that afternoon Tor
our things and become dodgers at the
villa DIES Pcupliers that very day.
But the way back was harder than
we anticipated. No matter what
street we took we always came to fhe
same square. AT last after playing
hide and -gO-seek for a couple of hour,
we asked the first person VIC met
and were obliged to be piloted home
like lost children. First one turn and
then another we took and although in
after days we walked as it seemed
through all the streets of Avignon. We
never again saw the Hotel du Luxem-
bourG after We left it that Sunday at
tcrnoOn.
Not wishing TO have another per-
picking search we drove back to the
Villa, our home for the coming
months. This word villa is as com
mon IN southern France as house is in
our own country and no dwelling in
that section of France is too modest or
too mean to have some elaborate title
follow that impressive word villa"
1t is pleasant occupation to go along
the streets and read the different
names, and notice the Inappropriate
ness of some of the titles though the
Villa des Peupliers deserved hers as
there Were many poplar trees in the
garden and around the house.
MABEL FRANCES KNIGHT.
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VOICES OF THE PRESS.


According to tie accepted author
tiles leap year is SO called because
it contains $3.50 days, and leaps over
day more than common year.
giving TO the month of February
tweEty-rine instead of the usual
twenty-eight days. This is exact
and ,,rosaic enough for all practical
purposes. The trouble with it is
that it fails to explain why u leap
year possesses the significance at
Tackled to it. particularly by bach
elors and Iaaids. Why is it that it
will be the privilege of q woman
to usurp the masculine function of
popping the question tomorrow and
during the year that will then be
ushered in: We pause for reason
able and adequate replies TO the
fascinating conundrum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-01
a Point Of Interest.

II, certain county of ArkaJtsas- man
named Walters was put on triaf fur steal
ing watch. The evid"nc" had been very
conflicting. and as til" lury retired the
Judge remarked. s,,avelv. that If lie. could
afford any assistance in tne way OF
smoothing ont possible difficulties. he
should he most happy TO do 50. 3,
Eleven of the Jurors had filed out OF the
boz, but the twelfth remained; and there
was on his countenance an expression
indicating great perpieAity.
rs there any question You'd like to- ask
me before you retire. asked his Honor;
observing he Jurors h"sitnn"y. -
The mans face bright. ned. Yes. %onr
Honor he replied. cargtrly I'd like TO
know. your nonor whether the prisoner
really stole the Watc.l --IlaTprr
Weekly. -.
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Common Prudence.

A teacher in. - downtown school has
for her pareiis- th0s children. of Itusstan
parents. /, The othey day she was eSplaiI,-
ing a sum in subtraction which the little
one found difficult to understand. =.
Now" said She to exempiify the prop:
osi:ion. suppose I had ten dollary and
went into store to spend it, Say
bought hat Cor FIVE dollars. Then l
spent two dollars for gloves. and dol
lar and fifty cents for some other Things.
How much did I have lcft?'
For a moment there was dead silence.
Then Il boys hand went UP.
wei, Isaac. how much did have
lett"
Wy didn't you count your cialSe?'
said Isaac in a disguised tole--Woman j
Home Companion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-01

IT,. feat Of Edward Pavson Weston
in walking from Portland to Chicago
at the age Of 60 in 26 days justly won
Linn the admiration OF the world. but
there is college professor in Cam
bridge. Mass. three years older than
Nj. Weston. who is about to undertake
Il task requiring physical strength and
endurance which would doubtless tax
the world" champion walker to the ut
most This Is Professor Alexander
Aga SSH. aged -. who started last
week at the head Of scientific cx-
petition into the depths Of the African
junsles. He expects to be gone many
months. Professor Agassiz is one Of
Americas most eminent scientists and
every section of the world is familiar
ground to him In fact he knows the
bottoms of the seven seas better than
most men know the dry land of the
earth. lie is a living proof that al
tiough a Nan may devote his life to
the close application Of scholarly re-
search II is also possible for him when
we'll past the mark of three score
years and ten tn accomplish things
along physical lines whic!, most mon
would shrink at ut half that age.
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DIED..
CUMBERLAND

CUMBERLAND
Portland. Dec. "a. William j. I.nsue.
aged g years: Dec = H;nn1 AL r. ., To ,fs,
willie H. Tracy. aged 70 years. months
20 years. 4 months, IS days; Dec. p Hiram
f. Il; f Holmes: Dec is. sumner u Adams
aged 4iyrs. Dec. 49, Elizabeth D. Mathe-
son. aged a years; Dec %: Harvey BIB
berg. aged 70 years; Dec. g. Francss c.
Gcodins. aged CO years. II months. IL
F'ryeburg. Dec. q, Frank Z. Howe. aged
Eridstor Dee Is, Benjamin Knight
Jordan. aged 80 years. months.
Naples. Dec. ID, Mrs Enoch Cannon
:: Gray. Zee. IS James H. Hunt. aged
e. Years, months. Y days.
HANCOCK.
B,nehill. Dec. ~, Harlan Z. .Atherson.
Sedswick. Dec. 10, Mrs. Melinda ]. Car
ter, aged 81 years. months.
Otis. Dec. II. Serene r. Jellison. aged
IS years. months.
months: IS days: Dec, l.. Mildred Pal
North orland. Dec. II. Charles Patter-
son. aged IS years. months, II days.
kENNEBEC.
Augusta. Dec II. Lydia NJ Booker. aged
Il wears.
HalIcwell. Dec 20. Mrs. Lizzie Rose.
ToSus. Dec +, John f. Holt; aged 81
years: Dec Is. Clas. W. Whiting. aged
16 years.
Thomaston Dec. le, DR.. f. r. George,
Rorkland. Dec. Is. Ida f. Boyde. aged
s. years > months; Dec. II. Cynthia. Rob
bins. aged IS years. l month. - days.
Union. Zee l.: Roscoe Miller. aged ca
wears y months.
OXFORD
Denmark. Dec. 10. Mrs. Frank Eutncll.
aged about 76yrs.: Dec. 10. Marjoric Anna
Estes. aged II weeks.
R'nnford Falls. Dec. 49, Annie Gauthier.
South Paris. Dec. l.. G. Dana Farnum.
PENoBsCoT.
Bangor, Dec; IS. Mrs. .Adclin", Zones,
aged G6 years: Dec y. Justus c Hersey,
q. lanes H. Farrell: Dec. a Michael
kecfe. aged s. years: Dec. 5. lanes W.
iah 'roZier. aged s. years.
East Eddinston. Dec y. tlor r. Com
ms; aged 60 years. months. : days.
a. Enfield, Dec: a, samuc: Feed. aged
Dexter. Dec. =. Frederick ". Lyons.
aged Il years.
Plymouth, Dec. 49,, Albion o. Ward.
aged - years. months. Is days
SOMERSET.
Sknwhegan, Dec. II. Mrs. Rose McAlis-
ter. aged - years.
Fittsfcld. Dec. II. Mrs. Charity Dyer,
Ripley. Dec. /. Mabel Field. aged g
years. :. months
I.arone. Dec. III. John Morrow. aged 20
years.
New Linington. Dec. -. Mrs. Frank
BurrtI, a@ed ~ years.
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Don't.

Don't think because you have taken
many remedies in vain that your case
is incurable.
You have not taken Hoods Sarsa-
parilla.
1t has cured many seemingly hope
less cases of scrofula. catarrh. rheuma-
tism, kidney complaint, dyspepsia and
general debility-nany cases that may
have been worse than yours.
What this great medicine has done
for others it can do for you.
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Sample Resolutions,

OF the making of good resolutions
there is no end. when the old year steps
aside and the new year enters. Author
tiles differ as to the effects OF good
resolutions. OF course, if the Iesolu-
lions we're always kept there could be
but unfortunately they are most al
Hays broken. Such is the frailty OF
human nature. A wise man, whose
wisdom had made him cynical, remark
ed once that hell is paved with
good Intentions and as New Year
resolutions are undoubtedly good in
tentiOnS those who make them and
break them have at least the satisfac-
ton Of being in the paving material
business. Now here are some sample
resolutions. prepared by one of our ex-
changes, which we wish all the Jour-
nal readers would make this morning
for 1903. Ii you cannot make all OF
them. with any confidence in keeping
them make as many as you can. And
If you cannot keep them through the
whole year, keep them as long az you
can. Paste the list in your hat and
look it over carefully each day.
Resolve tt pay those bills, as prompt
ly as your means will allow.
Resolve to speak i'll of no one. no
matter what the temptation.
Resolve to love thy neighbor.
Resolve to do the duty lying nearest
to you.
Resolve tn send the flowers to your
friends while they are living. the dead
may never be able to tell you their ap-
preciatiOn.
Resolve to speak the kind word today,
you may never have another chance.
Resolve to smile no matter how heavy
the clouds NAV hover, there is always
the silver lining.
Resolve to remember there are two
ably heard but one.
Resolve to remember the needy. the
other nalf needs your help and sympa-
thy.
Resolve to do your best work each
day. ior you are the sufferer if you
Slight any task.
Resolve to stand by your employer.
YOU may think he has faults. most Of
us have. but keep the thought to your
self. you may live to change your mind.
Resolve to keep your own council, a
secret is safe SO long as it is a secret.
Resolve to dress quietly, act quietly.
work quietly.
Resolve to read the best books. hear
the best music. meet the best people,
and by best is meant the people whO are
living real lives. the smart set does not
need you and you do not need them.
Resolve To forgive that injury. while
there IS time. regrets and remOrse are
things for which the busy man or
woman should have no time.
Resolve to give him the benefit of the
doubt. doubtless you will often wish to
have the same chance yourself.
Resolve to appreciate the amount Of
news the daily paper gives you. remen-
her it wasn't 30 long ago. that the
news reached us but once a week. SD
when there are no murders or suicides.
or Opponents. don't swear there is no
news tonight"
Resolve not to bang the door. YOU will
need that energy for something better.
Resolve not to speak lightly of Chris
tianity. or of some onc's religion even
own.
And lastly resolve not &c break these
resolutions.
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Little Of Everything
The Doc and His Master.

4 certain dog of watchfu1 Kind
r., scare the thief away
Earked from tie setting of the sun
Until the daWl, of day.
His master at tie morning light
Floggetf him fol barking thus all night.
Next night the dog in kenne! slept
Sound with prodigious snore.
The thief broke in and seizing all
Made exit ny the door,
When morning came they foSSed the
brute
Because the lazy dos was mnt".
IgTatZ kra Sicki.
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Not at all discouraged by the finan-
cial results of the jamestown EXPOSE
ton thfs are hustling work at Seattle
in prer Con for the Alaska Yukon
Pacific lsition which is scheduled
for 1904 god progress is reported on
the work Upon the grounds and the
are already let The scheme is to
erect a number Of permanent struc-
tErc5 which can be later used for col
logo purposes by Washington Uni
v.rsity. upon the campus Of which
lhe exposition will be held. In this
last idea the example of st. Louis has
been followed. This Seattle EXPOSE
ton happily differs from it's predeces-
sors in the respect that no direct aid is
asked from the national government.
II is asked. however. that a federal APP
preparation be made to provide for L
national exhibit as well as a Philip
pine and Hawaiian exhibit This is Il
modest request in comparison with that
watch has been made by most EXPOSE
tons hitherto. and President Roosevelt
in Ei' message to Congress strongly
endorses an appropriation for this
project. Pretty soon the exposition
publicity bureau will be flooding the
EGst with literature designed to draw
us all out to Seattle in the summer of
1899.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-01

IF you want to meet the limit of
nerve. remarked an East Side druggist
lou must keep a drug store. Most pao7
pic seem to think the place is for public
accommodation. without the necessity of
any real Patronage on their part. We
have bad good many nervN requests. but
one tn" other day capped the climax. 1t
was raining hard and woman VIC didn't
know, Who lived three blocks away. tele-
phoned us to send her two 2-cent postage
stamps. New York Press.
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A Blue Sunday.

Two. Highland farmers met on their way
to church Man said Donald Il yass
bit sheep o,e,; al yon stealin' - MAN.
replied DnUsal. Il wiss, thEkip' I wad bs
Nantin' fifty shritin's for that sheep" .J
will. TAX IT at that" said Donald: but
och. man DcGgsl. an w.ful surprised at
yen dom Lusincss on the Saw bath
"Eusness exi iaiEued Dougal. Man.
sellrn :, sheep dixie thst for fifty shullin's
is not business at all: it's just c!iatity."-
AIyonaut -
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MARRIED..
CUMBERLAND

tCM6ERLAND ~.
Dec. y. Albert Dola ston, of Lacrosse
Wis. and Mary Donovan, Of rortla nd !:
Dec. Il. Walter +. Johns. of Portland. and
Abhie J.. Davis. Of Boothhay: Dec. y.
Fay Nc kenncy Of Scarboro: Dec. IS. John
r. Eastman Of Lower Bartlett n. IL.
and and Gertrude L. Mclean of Portland :.
Dec r. Charles 7. sayward and Gather
It's and Catherine +. MacFadycr: Dee Il.
Frank Leslie Clark. of North Baldwin.
and florcncc Ethel Law: OF Pc, tland.
South Portland, Dec. Il. Robert Potter
Cap. Elizabeth. Dec. II. Montvllr Wins
low Willard and LYDIA Anna Rowse.
HANCOCK
EueEspo!t. Dec Is. Frank Goodwin or
Brewer ard Blanche Crosby Of Bucksport.
West Hr"ot sville. Deg. 20. Edith f.
Sound. Dec. IS; Faith V. Dunt".i. Of bar
Dec. Is. Eubie Florence Higgins, Of Sound
E.Iswortf Falls. Dec. y. Carrie Lynch.
Of North Ellsworth to Wallace McGown.
of Ear Harbor.
kir r,;'f :" Gavin " " Rawso %.''
sedewick Dee. IS. Fannie Herrck to
John FranSlir Lane
PFHORSCOT
Banaor. Dec. -. Frank T.. Burgess of
gor: Dec. IS, Jess l.. Jelison and Alice
f, Graves: Dec. q. J. Leonard Jaidine
and Marv c. Bryant.
South Rrewcr. Dec. IS. Tho'1aS Har-
bc, Davies and Alta Jewell Ring. both
Of Brewer.
SOMERSET.
S.sowhcsan. Dec. IS. Arthur Garfield
Russcv and Vera May Srow. both OF
SiScwhe gan.
Norti, Fairfield Dec Is. John Atkinson
and Abbie Crosby.
Pntsfeld. Dec. II. Byron Frost and
- -to. na.,
Geo, Barns and Mrs Alice Johnson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-01

AT this lime hen the prohibition
wave Is sweeping with suci. resistlcss
force over various parts OF the conn
try. many communities are going dry
Which have hitherto been wet ever
since they We're founded. Perhaps
tie most unique reason for its sudden
ardoi for the cause of temperance is
that found in the little town of Hud-
son. Ohio. A New York millionaire
Of ph.lanthropiG tendencies offered the
town S.o0.eoo to he expended in a
municipal cas- and electric light plant.
provided it would vote no license" at
the rcCcnt municipal election. Tn,
town snapped At the offer the plans
are being made for the municinal
plant. and for the first time in its his
tory the Hudson saloons are closed
The friends OF the saloon argued in
vain against the acceptance of the Of
fer. They declared that it was moth
iEg less than a brihe and that the town
would he sacrificing its independence
TO accept it. The ma jority OF the vot-
crs did not seem to object TO the con-
ditions of the gift and voted accord
ingiy. When the plant is actually in
possession of the town. however. there
seems to be no reason why the town
cannot again become a license COM
ir,sinity II it wants to. since the New
York philanthropist was not keen
sighted enough to bind the town to
perpetual dryness as 4 condition OF the
gtft. -.
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A Firm Answer.

The Rev Nj FrcuGcr. OF Philadelphia.
tells this story OF himself.
Some time ago he was invited to dire
4: the house OF II ,fr,erd. whose wife wen.
into her kitchen to give some inal orders.
Incidentally, she added to the servant.
We are 10 have Jewish rabbi for din
ner today
For n no,nent the maid surveyed her
mistress in grim silence. Then she spoks
With decision. IAN l have to say Is
she announced, |'if. YOU lave y Jewish,
rabbi for dinner. sU,l'll cook it yourself"
-.SnDtcnnl.1. Lippincott.S
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EARNING Prom otion.

A story is told Of Marshal !.efe6vre
duke Of DantZie. that favoriie Of Napo-
leon, which illustrates. his own conscious
ness Of the qualities ;hat had made him
what he was lie was vexed 1T the tone
of envy and unkindness with which a
companion OF his c!ildhood. who. met
hin, in his prosperity, spoke OF his riches
now you shall have it all. but at the price
WHICH have paid for It.. We will go into
tie .,arclen,- and T. will fire a musket at
you 50 times, and then If you are not
paut.
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That London "Druce mystery" about
which 50 much has been heard lost all
Of its mysterious elements as soon as
tho Craze was open. Anywhere but
in England they would have opened
that grave years ago instead Of hav-
ing the case drag its weary way
through the courts.
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Good Resolutions.

tFn.TiluNIpnla Ee1ICer.I
Shall We make good resolutions on
New Years day. Yes. Resolve
every day to build more stately
mansions" Every day a man should
be stronger to will and do: stronger
today for the resolution and the deed
OF yesterday. Nolition is the high part
of man: the will to say no; the
adamantine Il will nor is the highest
part. 1t takes yolition TO dismiss a
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Happy Tears.

"A good cry is u SOlacc to- Iil;,uv women.
1t stcGdjfE tho nerves and. adJcd to Il
cup II tea aud al, Interesting story, forms
their idea of supreme happiness. Arising
from the pei usal of their books with rel
ewes sGcli.L- features and q soppinG
pocket h1ntlkerc hief. they feel their tifue
has not beer. wasted. Lady Violet Gre
yill,. In Lnnt:nn t,hrnnicic
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Maine Gossip
The Turn Of the Year.

The pines slla X, ard the winds wake.
And the dark waves crowd the Sky-lu.e.
The birds fly out on a troubled sky
The widening road lies white and long.
And the page is turned.
And the world is tired.
So / want no more of twilight slota.
And want no more OF resting,
And of all the earth ask no more
Than the green Seas tine great sea.
The Ions, road. the white road. :.
And change Of life 15daT.
Everybody's Magazine
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best equipped and the best manned
navy in the world.

When its last day actually arrived,
1897 forgot its customary mild man
ners and put up a considerable degree
OF bluff and bluSter.