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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

Roy Small who has recently complet-
ed a gasoline cruiser for use on the river
put the boat overheard at the City
landing Tuesday and now has her
moored at the clubhouse float. The
launch. while not built for speed, will
run along as fast as comfort requires
and is very staunch and roomy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

E. A. Getchell and Turner Jewett
are painting their launches which have
since last fall been hauled upon the
shore of the cove below the old fort.
and are otherwise getting them into
readiness for the summers cruising
The boats will probably be put over
board in a week or two.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

E. w. Church is still confined to the
house by an attack of the grip from
which he has been sufferer for the
past two weeks, but is slowly recov-
ering and hopes to be about again
within a week or ten days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

Announcement is made that the
meeting Of the Association of Teachers
of Mathematics in Colleges and Prepa-
ratory Schools. which was to have
been held in the Senate chamber at the
State House April Is, has been post
poned to May is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

Ralph Morang and family, who have
heretofore made their home with his
parents, Capt. and Mrs. John Morang,
on Capitol street, were moving yester-
day to the Mann house on Patterson
street. Mr.. Morang having hired a
tenement there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

The city streets are fast receiving
their spring cleaning at the hands of
Street Commissioner McLean's men,
and the crew was at work yesterday
on lower State street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

Hiram Gilman Of Mt. Vernon, for
mer deputy sheriff of Kennebec coun-
ty, was in the city yesterday on mat
tiers of business, and was calling on
friends
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
LOCAL NOTICES.

Look here, If you want wall paper,
F. w. Colby the paper hanger is show
ing the best line. Prices extremely
low. Telephone 20s-12 or postal
will bring him to your door.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

Principal F. G. Marshall of the
Cony High school received a handsome
17-foot canvas canoe Wednesday
morning and had it hauled out to the
lake. where he will use 1t during the
coming summer 2srt n2is .t..Y snr,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

S"ee' Eiaine. Admission 10 cents,
children cents. Performances / to 6.
TO 10. Tomorrow another fine set OF
pictures will be on exhibition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

Finest of the season, may be said OF
the Strawberries received by the Au-
gusta Fruit Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

experiments have recently been made
with an inftamrable paste on bullets.
wren the bullet leaves the muzzle. the
paste 1snltes, leaving stream of smoke
Match It's course and, if necessary, cor
rect his aim fer the next shot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

The pupils of the North Parish
school will give an entertainment Fri
day evening, April "a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY.

C. Fl. Nason-Tailor.
X. W. Soule-PianoS.
F'ifield Bros.-EnGines.
Jackson Rros.-Drugs.
Kennebec Savings Bank.
f. E. Newbert-Real estate.
Beane's drug store-Gardiner.
w. y. Hutchins-Real estate.
Sherburre & Daiiey-Clothirg.
Corey, Milliken Co.-Financial.
Republican caucus-Manc chester.
Munsey's MECHANICALLY number.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

:, Itch. Itch Itcn!-Scratch! Scratch,
scratch! The more you scratch the worse
the itch. Try Doans Ointment. 1t cures
giStS sell it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

a lazy liver leads to chronic dyspepsia
ana constiration-weakens the whole sys-
tenn. Doan's Regulets (25 cents per box)
correct the liver. tone the stomach. cure
constipa ton. n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Observe the tin wash-boilers Swift &
Turner show for only 49c each.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

To feel strong. have good appetite and
digestion. sleep soundly and enjoy life.
use Bnrdock Blood Bitters. the great
system tonic and builder. i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

\. Ihere's nothing. SO good for q sore
throat as Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil.
cures 1t in few hours. Relieves any
pain in any part =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-23

Shiny, ally. muddy skin made faF by
Satin skin cream and Satin skin powder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14
A Tip for Fat Women.

In a few years that excess fat of
yours will become a bad habit-im-
possible to break. Better take time
by the forelock and reduce now in a
natural way if you would keep intact
the youthful symmetry of 20 through
the trying years of middle age. Go to
the druggist and ask him for 115 ounce
.Marmola. u ounce of Fluid Extract
CascaTa Aromatic, and 31s ounces of
Syrup Simplex. Take a teaspoonful
after meals and at bed time. Mix them
at home if YOU wish, but see that the
Marmola comes to you in a sealed
package.
This mixture makes firm fieshed
well-formed women out of flabby, shape,
less ones. 1t .animates their stomachs
to. burn up the food fats instead OF
allowing them to gather at the waist
line Without disturbing the diet OF
requiring exercise to help it out il
dissolves the fat away just where need
ed the most, It has been known tc
melt away harmlessly as much as II
ounces a day without causing a single
wrinkle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14
New Books
at Library.

The following list OF new books
have been received at the public
library and will be ready for circula-
ton tomorrow morning:
For Jacinta-Harold Bindloss.
The Labor Movement i'm Australasia
". S. Clark.
The Little City of Hope; a Christ
mas Story. NJ. Crawford
Literary Rambles in France-M. B.
Betham-Edw
The Ancient Law-Ellen Glasgow
Adventures in Contentment-Day
Grayson.
Margaret-H. r. Haggard.
The Crimson Conquest: a romance
of PiZarro and Peru-C. B. Hudson.
Italy Today-Bolton King.
Davenant-Albert Kinross.
Tennyson's Idyls of the King. and
Arthurian Story of the 10th Century
M. w. Maccallum.
The Franco-German War of 1901
Count H. X. B. Won Moltke.
Furniture of the Olden Time-F. c.
Morse
The Great Secret-E. P. Oppenheim.
Food and Dietics-A. p. Norton.
The Mother of the Man-Eden Phil
potts
The Art of Landscape Gardening
Humphry Repton
Admirars Light-H. NJ. Rideout
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14
Darn Poor Job at It."

This is the Cannon manufactured by
the reporters. The Other-the one he
said he made himself and did a darn
poor job ut it"-bears a remote like
ness to this caricature, but that is
about all 1t is the difference between
cartoon and half tone. The orig
inal has the general run of features
and expression ascribed to him, it Is
true. but with the emphasis different
ly placed. The caricature italicizes the
peculiarities, while the real portrait
brings out the underlying fineness and
beauty of character. Mr.. Cannon has
most of the idiosyncrasies that are
charged to him and perhaps few
more, but they are not all of him. In
deed, they are but small part, and the
superficial part at that
Cannon, like most men of his type,
is better than he is painted-is better
than he paints himself-for it is the
habit of such men to caricature them
selves quite as much as the newspa-
pers caricature them. Nor do they af-
feet the pose. 1t is spontaneous, yet it
does them injustice. In the old phraS-
ing they put the worst side out. They
wear comic mask, which has but Il
grotesque likeness TO their own trua
features.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14
Just Found a Soul.

Talking of Jekyll and Hyde ef-
fects," said chronic bachelor at the
club, 81 got the surprise of my life the
other night Met q woman, the wife
of friend who married her a year or
so ago. Knew her before marriage
and always thought she was too home
ly ever to find husband-one of the
sort that polite writer's call 'uncompro-
mfsingly plain
We'll. sir, when L entered her home
last night she had the same old face
made me feel sorry for her husband.
really. Then she got to talking about
some charitable work she is engaged
in for crippled children-and. presto,
she suddenly became beautiful, Never
saw such transformation in all my
life. really-not the same woman some
how.
The deuce of it is l couldn't dissect
the change. but / guess the eyes had
more to do with it than any other
feature. | had an idea of advising her
husband to confine her conversation 10
that particular charity, but I'm afraid
he'd regard it us bit PERSONAL---VERY.
York Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14
Likes to Be One With All Men.

Another reason for the exterior af-
fected by a man of the Cannon mold
is that he desires to seem and be like
his fellows. He does what the rest
do not so much because he wants to
eat forbidden fruit or even because. he
wants to gain favor, but merely
through a sense of brotherhood and
good fellowship. 1t is an aspect of the
democratic attitude, not the highest
aspect perhaps, but still one that must
be recognized. With most men who
are ruled by this impulse it is but dim
~ recognized or is entirely uncon-
sclous By the keen mind of Abraham
Lincoln, however, who had the same
characteristics himself, this inner mo-
tive was clearly seen and stated. He
said that nothing could be very wrong
that is done by most of the people.
That is quite characteristic of Lin
coins large charity and faith in ma
jority rule, but 1t is q doctrine not
without its perils for all that. 1t is a
fine thing to be one with all men, not
to seem separate from them in any
way, but it is finer thing to be one
with truth, to be white to the core.
Lincoln was both, or as nearly so as
any man seen In our time. 1t would
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14

be well for those actuated by The same
democratic spirit to follow in his foot
steps.
Perhaps the most immediate intu
ence in shaping men of the Jackson
and Lincoln school, to which those Of
the Cannon and Tillman type belong
in lesser degree, is that of early enyi-
ronment. Lack of college education
too, has something to do with it, Your
average college. with all that may be
said for it. has monotOnons tendency
to reshape all men by the same pat
tern-at least outwardly. The inward
man is something that even colleges
cannot entirely deprive of Individual
ity. Conformity kills manhood and civ
iliZation. There is no species of same
ness so deadly as that of character
God made souls, and he made them
different Higher education is great
thing, but 1t would be still greater if 1t
had too much reverence lightly to in
terfere with these God made differ
ences in the souls of men.
Joseph G. Cannon was fortunate
enough to escape this ironing out proc
ess that polishes all men into a sem
blance of each other. He made himself
and even if he did do "a darn poor
job he at least preserved his individ
uality. The unique result is as delight
| full as a breath from prairie or noun.
/ tain after months of the depressing ali
of the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14

party has had in my time or any 9TH
er time was Samuel ]. Tilden. Why,
the Democratic party today would be
glad 20 take up the cadaver of Tilden
and hail it as a leader"
"And how old was TildenW some
one asked.
about a thousand, wasn't he?" re-
piled the speaker, Anyhow, he was
over sixty"
There is at least this much to be
said in Uncle Joe's favor. He is old
enough to run for president if he wants
to. He is not barred by youthfulness;
neither is there any danger Of his be-
Ing referred to as the boy orator. Still,
although nearly seventy-two, he is not
as old as Gladstone and Disraeli while
they were yet great parliamentary
leaders, as Won Moltke and Bismarck
when they whipped France and made
Germany, as Lord Roberts and Paul
Kruger when they led their respective
sides in the Boer war, as Goethe and
Herschel when they did some of their
best work or as Henry Gassaway Da-
Wis when he returned to earth to run
for vice president.
One of the reasons that the speaker
has been able to live to such halls
and frisky age is that when the angel
of death came looking for those sanity
characters that are cut of in the flower
of their youth Uncle Joe was always
able TO prove an alibi. he was either
running for Office, telling stories, play
ing poker, swearing at the Democrats,
acting as bank president or serving in
congress. none of which can be de-
scribed as exactly a sanity occupation
There are two Canuons, one made by
the newspaper correspondents and the
other by nature. The newspaper Can
non always has a very long cigar =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14

The American CONSTITUTIONS. ].
Stimson.
DR. Ellen w. Tompkins.
Days Of-Henry Van Dyke.
The Saskatchewan Whitaker.
Books for Children.
FcodsheOr, How the World Is Fed
F. G. Carpenter.
Boy Life on the Prairie-Hamlin
Garland
The Boy Electrician-E. J. Houston
Tales of Romance-Andrew Lang
edition.
Tales of the Round Table.
Story of General Gorden-Jeanie
Lang.
The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone
M. A Mcintyre
Two Royal FOcs-E. A. Madden.
The Millers and Their Playmates-
c. ID. PiersOn.
Boys of he Border-Mrs. n. p. w.
Smith
The NJ NJ. c.: a Story of the Great
Rockies-Mrs. c. NJ w. Vale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14

Joseph c. Cannon was born in North
Carolina in 1886. His parents removed
to Indiana soon after his birth, where
his father, who was a physician, took
an active and at one time perilous
part against slavery. The boy clerked
in store, received a common school
education, studied law and was adj
mitted in Illinois, where he was soon
elected state attorney of Nermilion
county, serving seven years. He was
chosen to congress in 1873, where he
has served continuously ever since.
with the exception of two years. For
six years he was head of the appro-
priations committee. in which capacity
he drafted the bill appropriating $780,
100000 for the Spanish war. the first
formal declaration of hostilities. He is
now serving his third term as speaker.
Mr.. Cannon is bank president and
is fairly wealthy, having good houses
at Washington and Danville. Mrs.
Cannon has long been dead, and his
establishments are presided over by q
daughter, Miss Helen. Uncle Joe of
late years is becoming quite a society
man.
Is Bryan prophet, and will Cannon
be the next Republican nominee for
president? The administration will op-
pose him, as it classes him among the
reactionaries. On the other hand, he
will have powerful support from most
of the members of congress, who are
generally men of influence in their
states, mysterious as that may seem
TO those who see them in Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14

Many things account for this tend
ency of some men to show their worst,
or at least their toughest aspect to the
public. Hatred Of sham is perhaps
the most potent. They so despise the
Pharisee, the chap with the holier than
thou attitude; they so abominate the
charlatan, the prig and the fop, sthat
they go to the other extreme. They so
want to be genuine that they prefer to
seem less good than they are rather
than more.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14
Neat Reply to a Landlady.

In a country hotel in Illinois Mr..
Cannon was so unfortunate as to up
set his coffee and was soundly berated
by the landlady. He said nothing, and
at the next meal she returned to the
attack, remarking that it was a good
thing for him the coffee did not stain
her cloth.
This was too much for your Uncle
Joseph, who rather hesitatingly and
meekly replied:
use more beans, madam. You'll
have to stain your coffee before you
can expect to stain your cloths"
When Reed was speaker and Uncle
Joe was at the head of the appropria'
tons committee, friend one day ac
costed him:
.Joe, hear you are bigger mar
than the speaker
"oh, nor' replied the sage of Dan
vile. You do me too much honor. Do
you want to dethrone CHRISTI"
Uncle Joe's definition of pessimis
is "a fellow that goes around lookin:
for thorns to sit or"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14
Samples of His Stories.

Cannons stories are not as famous
as those of Lincoln, but he tells quite
as many of them, and they are of the
same quality, smacking of the soil and
patty driving home some point Here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14

are few samples that are good, even
If not all new:
1t has always been the custom of
speakers to bow to the secretary of
the senate when that functionary ap-
pears with a message from the august
upper body. When Uncle Joe was in
| formed by his coachers that he must
make a great bow on these occasions,
he baked. He said he did not bow to
the senate and would not bow to It's
| secretaries.
In this matter, however, he was
hardly practicing reciprocity, for Can
non is the one speaker that has made
| the senate bow to him on several oc-
casions.
On Washington street car crowded
| to suffocation after the well known
manner in which our public service
corporations herd and jam the Ameri-
can people, big man in trying to get
out stepped on several persons, jam
med others into the corners and dis
arranged the hats aud clothes of sew
eral more. Uncle Joe was slammed up
against a window.
After the cyclone had passed the
sage of Danville mildly inquired as to
the identity of the big man who had
maintained his rights even though he
did have to walk over everybody else
Senator Clay of Georgia" he was
Informed.
"Well," said Uncle Joe, "he must
think that his getting out is guaran
teed by the constitution"
When the speaker once refused t.
talk to the reporters. one of the holder
of the seribes said:
well. Mr.. Speaker, l am going t.
wire tonight that your course viii
be- But he got no further.
my boy" said Cannon affectionate
ly. but firmly. Il don't mind saying
things occasionally, but l draw th'
lime on having to edit what you say"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14
Skin Disease of 20 Years STANDING
Cured,

l want you TO know how much
'Chamberlain's Salve has done for me-
1t has cured my face of a skin disease
of almost 90 years standing. | have
been treated by several as smart ply
sicians as we have in this country and
they did me no good, but two boxes
of this salve have cured me.-Mrs. Fam
ME Griffin, Troy. Ala. Chamberlain's
Salve is for sale by all druggists.
All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14

The best remedy known today for
all stomach troubles is Eodol, which
is guaranteed to give prompt relief.
1t is a natural digestant; it digests
what you eat; it is pleasant to take,
Sold by all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14
The David Harum' of Politics
Personal Side of Joseph G. Cannon, Who William ]. Bryan
Prophesies viii Be the Next Republican Nominee For
President-Self Made Man With Big Heart
and Delightful Personality

his mouth, generally pointed as nearly
straight up as a somewhat aSsertive
nose viii permit; gesticulates in speak
ing like an excited jumping jack; sits
on the small of his back, with his feet
on desk; slaps people on the back and
delights them with risque tales; looks
like a joyous old farmer by day and
dresses and goes to banquets, like q
plutocrat, by night; uses some eXple-
tives that can be printed and others
that cannot; is very attentive to the
ladies; runs foot races, dances jigs and
does other unexpected things that men
of seventy are not supposed to do and
generally conducts himself in a rather
Interesting but perfectly irresponsible
manner
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14
BY JAMES A. EDcrRroN.

THE Hon. Joseph G. Cannon,
q speaker Of the house of repre-
sentatives uncle to all the Unit
ed States and some outlying de-
tendencies and who will be the next
Republican nominee for president, ac-
cording to a prophecy by William j.
Bryan, is known as the David Ha-
rum" of politics. He was born of
Quaker ancestry, fact which would
not be suspected from his language,
but which Is family limited at by his
whiskers. These hirsute adornments,
which were once as fiery as their own
er's explosives and waved in the fore
front of battle like the bright orifiamb
of war, are now as white as those of
a billygoat, which pugnacious animal
Uncle Joe resembles in other ways.
Mr.. Cannon is past seventy, but does
not believe in the Osler theory. Ne
man past seventy does. All the con-
verts of that doctrine are under sixty
and are liable to a sudden change of
faith on, passing that crucial birthday.
Uncle Joe does not look seventy, does
not feel seventy and does not act sew
enty. AS q man is only as old as he
looks, feels and acts, Cannon should
call the almanac by shorter and ug
lier name and send it TO join the presi-
dents gallery OF liars. This act would
SO add to his popularity among all
women past thirty that it would GER.
tainly land him in the White House.
Besides, it would be carrying out one
of the policies of the administration
and might even divide the Taft sup
port from that quarter
Has No Use For 0Slerism.
SO vigorously does the speaker OBJ
5ect to being Oslerized that he takes
the thing seriously and makes an ar
gument against it. When asked If he
was ready to be chlorOformed accord
ing to the 0sler formula, Uncle Joe
Indignantly replied:
1.-THE ablest, the most learned, the
most forceful leader the Democratic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14

ES5I 3 a s'-1I-l j. I1I-l.isE1I q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-02-14

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-03-28
DO You Open Your Mouth

Like Young bird and gulp down what
ever food or medicine may be offered You?
Or, do you want to know something OF the
composition aud character Of that which
you take into your stomach whether a.
food or medicine?
Most intelligent and sensible people
nowadays insist on knowing what they
employ whether as food or as medicine.
Dr. Pierce believes they have perfect
right to h1siStupon such knowledge, Sohs
publishes ~1@zoadcaa and on each bottle
wrapper, what IS-madlc are made OF
and Vexifes tyTndcreaLh This be feels
he can we@1-Kfford to do heca use the more
the Ingredlents Of which his medicines
arS made are studied and Understood tH6
more VIII Their superior curative ylrt0es
Be 1llreclatGdA
For the cure OF woman's peculiar weak
neSseS, irregularities and arrangements,
giving rise to frequent headaches back
ache, dragging-down pain or distress in
lower abdominal or pelvic region, accom-
panied, Outlines, with a facilitating,
pelvic. catarrhal drain and kindred Symp-
toms Of weakness, DR.. Pierce's Favorlte
Prescription is most efficient remedy,
II Is equally effective in curing painful
periods. in giving strength TO nursing
mothers and in preparing the system OF
the eYpectant mother for baby'S coming,
thus rendering childbirth safe and com
paratively painless. The "FavorIte Pre-
scription is a most potent, Strengthening
tonic to the general system and To the
organs distinctly feminine in particular,
1t is also a soothing and invgorating
nerviue and cures nervous exhaustion,
nervous prOStratiOn npura qia. hySteria,