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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
Cost of Labor Wars.

According to the Department of Labor
the strikes covering period Of twenty
years have caused a loss to both sides OF
over 200 million of dollars. Prominent
readers are now figuring upon some way
to prevent this everlasting strife between
capital and labor. If you are figuring
on the cheapest and best way to recover
your lost health you will get bottle of
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters at once. Ii
is natures own remedy for the many ills
of mankind and for "a years has given
complete satisfaction. Don't experiment
any longer when you know the Bitters
will cure you. Try a bottle without any
DELAY. 1t cures spring fever, general de-
bility. indigestion. colds. grippe, poor
appetite. dyspepsia. indigestion, costive-
ness, hiliorsness. female ills and malaria
Always insist on getting Hostetter's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
NOTICE.
City of Augusta, IS.

City of Augusta, IS.
49, - February Erti.
Notice is hereby given that election
warrants and lists of voters have been
posted according to law fer the munici-
pal election to be held March 3, 1903. In
the several wards of the city OF Augusta,
for the purpose of electing a mayor of
common councilmen. warden. ward clerk,
and constable in each Of the several
wards.
The polls will be opened at niise O'clock
A. NJ, and will be closed at O'Clock
P. M.
The polling places in the several wards
are as follows, to wit: Ward l, Capitol
Hose House: Ward .. the H. r. Randall
paint shop. Water street: Wsrd 3. John
4. Carey's shop, Waverly Hail block.
Winthrop street; Ward 4. south store
Edwards Block. ST Water Street: Ward
;, ballard School House: Ward s, School
House, corner f. Chestnut and Middle
streets: Ward :. Atlantic Hose House;
Ward 3, Pine Tree Hose House.
" +. Z. NEWBERT, City Clerk.
mch5dk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

Of groceries during the past
xear. II he has done these
things it is of course in di-
rect violation of the law. II he has
done these things it is kind OF bust
ness" which the taxpayers ofsAugusta
cannot afford to have go on. We have
cited the case of Alderman Skehan,
not because Z: the slightest feeling
against him personally, but in order
that tie taxpayers of Augusta might
have an insight into the business at
fairs of this business administration
which Mayor Plaisted is Boosting
about. This is only a sample. Let
the taxpayers of Augusta think il
over.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

No man has devoted himself more
assiduously to the building up Of u
Democratic political machine in Au-
gusta and in Kennebec county than
has our present Sheriff Mayor. In
view of that fact the time has come
when Republican voters are no longer
willing to be cajolcd into overlooking
this important fact by byplays made
upon purely local grounds when they
know that Mr.. Plaisted would not
have been a candidate at all had it not
been for the desire of himself and his
party to- make political capital and in
trench themselves for the larger cleo
tions which are to come this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

There is evidently a very strong
determination on the part Of the
voters of Augusta to permanently
divorce the office of mayor of the good
city of Augusta from that of sheriff
of Kennebec county. The elections in
the Cities Of Maine Monday show: that
Republicans everywhere are lining
up shoulder to shoulder with, the men
OF their party. Temporary differences
have been forgotten. They recognize
the fact that they have before them a
great state and national election and
that it will not be good policy fol
them. on the plea of local considera.
ton, to be switched away from tn,
support of the Grand Old Party who's,
record in national affairs has made a
all times for progress and for pros
perity.
- $40 ~rs.Hs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

thing less than 5000 a mile. The West
ern Avenue road and the Bangor
street roadway. standing in good con-
dition today. were constructed by Re-
publican street commissioners at q
cost less than $1,000 a mile And yet,
our Sheriff. Mayor, in attempting to
play politics with the road question.
ignores these facts and travels back in
history for many years to rhe original
Grove street job and the later State
street job which were done by old
methods Another comparison of Dem
ocratic and Republican methods may
be Of interest in this connection. May
or Piaisted referred to a resurfacing
of Rines Hill at an expense of I,O0i.08.
This work was done originally by
expense of less than $50. Mr.. Well
man had all the excavating to do in
addition to the application of the
crushed stone and tar. He started in
to do this work Monday morning and
finished it Wednesday night. When
Street Commissioner Mclean took up
this work he had the benefit of all
this excavation. He had, moreover,
the benefit of all the rock which Mr.
Wcllinan had placed upon the street,
and vet he devoted to it more than
two weeks of work. over four times
the amount of time devoted to il in the
first instance by Mr. Welln,an and his
crew, and he brought III a bill of cx-
pense amounting to s1,G04.oS. about
two times and one-half the expense
of the same piece of work under inf
nitely more difficult conditions when it
was done by Commissioner Wellman
These are the plain facts of the case
and we leave it to the judgment of
fair-ninded taxpayers whether the
comparison shows to the benefit of the
present Democratic administration or
of the Republican administration which
did a vastly greater work upon Rines
Hill at less than half the expense that
was put into it under Democratic rule.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
Winning His Audience.

Senator Charles w. Fulton Of Oregon
Was a 'stuu,per' whose methods we're
effective. He WOULD begin like this:
well. ] must say I'm. disappointed at
this crowd. Look at all the ugly men!
Not a good looking man in the whole
convention. How does it happen that
such lot or mis-shapen features on the
masculine side have been able to attract
So many beautiful female partners? Here
I've been a bachelor for ~ years; but if
had known you fellows could do as we'll
as you've done. I'd never have been Il
bachelor for fifteen minutes" etc. .,.ea
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

Let every Republican of Augusta
constitute himself a committee of one
10 work the coming week for party
success and we promise them that the
result on election night will be a
splendid Republican victory that will
put the capital city of Maine shoulder
to shoulder with the other cities Of the
State that have this spring swung 50
magniflcently into the Republican
column.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
Calomel for the Sentinel.
cortland Express.)

Our esteemed Waterville contem-
porary should try some means to
"sweeten up" Of course things have
been going badly with it Gin strictly
political Sense only Of late, but that
shouldn't lead ii to be disagreeable.
Now it may be entirely true that a
certain other newspaper, as compared
with it, has "a paucity Of ideas, and
limited vocabulary" But if it is
true it is mighty unkind to twit on
facts. and if it isn't true it is ungen-
erous and unprofessional to try to
create a false opinion. The old school
of physicians used to recommend Gallo
mel for symptoms of the variety noted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

Among the Wends, remnant of the
ancient Slavonic race inhabiting the
Specrwald. Il regioE inclosed by an
arm of the sea about fifty miles south
of Berlin, all the traffic is carried on
waterways. In winter funeral pro-
cessions pass along the ice. The
coffin is carried on a sledge and is
drawn by six mourners. who wear
long black streamers on their hats.
The whole company goes on skates
and the women wear the ancient
national costume.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
A s.mpr. of Democratic Business"

| A Sample Of Democratic Business"
Mayor Plaisted assures the people OF
Augusta that he has given them q
business" administration during the
past year and blandly inquiries II they
do not want another year like 1t.
Now there have been various kinds OF
business" involved in the Democratic
MANAGEMENT Of city affairs during the
past year or two and some Of them
develop all sorts of interesting things
as they are investigated little.
For instance, there is the cuisines"
of the issue of $4,000 of the city bonds at
four per cent when the vote OF the
people plainly specified that the in
terest should not exceed three and one
half per cent; there is the business"
of a SASS overdraft of the highway
department, with bills amounting to
many hundreds of dollars held back
until after election; there is the "busi-
ness" of finding the city treasury con-
tanning a surplus of $4,000 and leaving
it with a deficit and with a ret in
crease of $4,000 in the bonded debt;
there is the business" of double Of
flee holding and building up personal
political machine.
Then there is also the business" in
which the members Of the present
Democratic administration have in
dulged TO a wholesale extent, of profit
ing from city contracts in way that
is absolutely in violation OF the law of
the State. Along this line the Journal
has done a little Investigating and
proposes to do a little more, and feels
sure that in the results the taxpayers
of Augusta will finl some very inter-
esting reading. In Section 80 of Chap
ter " of the Revised Statutes of
Maine it is plainly stated that
mo MEMBER OF A CITY Gov
EMINENT SHALL BE INTEREST.
ED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN
ANY CONTRACT ENTERED INTO
BY SUCH GOVERNMENT WHILE
HE IS A MEMBER THEREOF; AND
MADE IN VIOLATION
ARE VOID"
That is plain enough English, and
now let US see how well Mayor Plaisted
and his chief lieutenants have
observed this wise provision Of the
law. We will take for example the
case of William ]. Skehan who Is
president of the present board Of
aldermen and also chairman of the
Democratic city committee. A little
examination of the roll OF accounts as
paid by the city treasurer during the
past two years makes it plain that
this has certainly been business"
administration as far as Mr. Skehan
is concerned Since he became
alderman he has done business
with the city Of Augusta as follows.
the date in each case being that on
which his bill was paid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
Strength and Endurance

Are factors of the greatest success.
No person can do full justice to him.
self without them.
In no season Of the year are they
more easily exhausted than in the
spring.
We need not discuss the reason for
this here. It's enough to say there is
one. and that Hoods Sarsa parllia
gives strength and endurance, as
thousands annually testify.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
WARD TWO.

Alderman-Charles L. Andrews.
First Councilman-Melvin S. Hol-
way.
Second Councilman-Guy p. Can
nett
Warden-CharIes ]. House.
Ward Clerk-Lester A. Partridge.
q Constable-John H. O'Melia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
Maine Gossip
She'll Be Welcome.

Welcome Summer--hot as blaZes!
Just can't come too soon.
Sun enough to burn the daisies
On the breast of Junei
Let July come blaZin', too
Paint the world Il crimson hue.
Welcome Summer!-Sing her praises.
Welcome, high and low.
Pay her poets off in daisies
Where blackberIies grow,
Let the old world burn and blaze,-
Give the blizzard ninety days.
Atlanta Constitution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

The Waterville Sentiners Job type
hysteria was only wasted energy
Waterville was to be redeemed" but
it did not redeem worth a cent The
home Of the Kennebec dynasty gives
Democracy a rebuke which will have
its effect in every part Of the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

Eight more Maine cities will hold
their elections next Monday and the
Republicans are not going to rest con-
tent with the splendid victories won
this week. The Maine Democracy is
on the run and the rout must be made
complete.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
End of a Romance.

When counting he would nft cnthuSo
AhoC, her neat and natty twnS.
He vowed that they
In every way
Were lust the dearest little shoes
lie finally we'd the maiden sweet
~ times they argue with some heat;
And wiley trim
'rhcn jumps on him
With both those dainty little feet.
kansas City Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
WARD FIVE.

Alderman-Charles A. Knowles.
First Councilman-Charles r, Dut-
ton.
Second Councilman-Archie F.
Scribncr.
Warden-Maurice r. Leighton.
Ward Clerk-Frank w. Damren.
Constable-WillIam II. Judkins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
WARD FOUR.

Alderman-Placide Couillard.
First Councilman-AlonZO 3. Cross.
Second Councilman-Arthur Z. Per-
cfval.
warden--John J. Murphy.
Ward Clerk-Eugene Dion.
Censtable-Joseph Blanchette.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
WARD THREE.

Alderman--W. Fred White.
First CounciIman-Alfred d. Weeks.
Second COuncllman-Albion E. Bar
b0ur.
Narden-Charles H. Dill.
Ward Clerk-George Fl. Bangs.
Constablc-Ira II. Foster.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
Oaly ksnnsbee Journal
ESTABLISHED fszs

NJ notice whatever will b taken OF
unsigned communications.
Z6s Journal cannot b. held respens'0's
for the preservation or return OF re-
3ected communications.
Address al communications relating TO
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURI.EIGH & FLYNT, Publishers,
Augusta Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

By this heart -to-heart method he placed
himself on the best Of terIns with his
bearers. and then took dive into poll
tics. The joke of it all was that his
wife was probably sitting in the audience
listening 10 his reinarKs.-Cleveiand
Leader.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

At next Mondays election Bangor
will try the experiment of opening the
polls at A. NJ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

f. II. Hartman celebrated his sixtieth
birthday yesterday, receiving conErGtu-
l;,tions from nany friends during the
morning and coming to his office in the
afternoon to join party OF capitalists liz
a trip through the Hudson tunnel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
WARD EIGHT.

Alderlnan-D. Byron Savage.
First Councilman-Daniel Il. Eos
ter.
Second Councilman-Iindse G.
Ellis.
wardcn-John p Fowler
Ward Clerk-fIerbert B. Ware.
Constable-Alonzo A. Savage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
WARD SEVEN.

AIderman---John Coughlin.
First observation-disclosures Co1burn.
Second Councilman-G. Daniel Has
keli.
Warden-Frank r. Savage
Ward Clerk--Charles r. Smith.
COnstable-Henry T. Morse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

That Portland policeman now under
arrest is charged with stealing almost
everything except the provcrbial red
not stove. MAN,.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
WARD SIX.

Alderman-Oliver W. Turner.
First Councilman-Daniel l. Allen.
Second CouncilInan-Jefferso G.
LongfellOw.
Warden--Adelbert A. Clark.
Ward Clcrk-Albert NJ. Pingree.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES r. Hanks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

The Glidden autoists are coming to
Maine again this summer. They will
visit the famous Poland Spring house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
For Mayor.
IRA H.. RANDALL.
REPUBLICAN WARD TICKETS.
WARD ONE.

Alderman-George W. .vIckery.
First Councilman-J. Frank Dyer.
Second Councilman-John D. New
man.
Warden-George Fl. French.
Ward Clerk-Wailace p. Berry.
Constable-WilIiam L. Thompson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

The hearings for the purpose of fix
ing the price which the Portland
Water district must pay the Portland
Water Co. for its property are seized
uled to take place this month
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

Harpswell gains national distinction
by refusing a Carnegie library offer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

The Kennebec Bowdoin men meet al
Hallowell tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04
A Hard Fall.

Jacob y. Schif on the way 10 Egypt
on the Carolina was criticising III the
smokcroom the teror singing OF a young
man who gave, all by himself. little
musicale every night after dinner
with 4 voice Ike that" said Mr..
Schin. "one IS apt to meet with eXtraor-
dir3iy experiences.
Il have a friend with voice like that
4 ynuni, broker. For his Christmas holi
days my friend made q. little tour OF New
England, visiting many quaint old
houses, many picturesque churches.
'One Sunday he went 70 church in Sd
lem or Gloucester or some such place
and lifted up his tenor voice In the
hymns and responses with i f.,rvor and
force that made tie congregation stare.
Il leased with the attention lie attract
ed. my friend threw back his head puffed
out his chest. and abandoning the last
vPstige Of restraint. sang with all his
might and main. a high note was ap-
proachinS. II" collected lis powers to
meet H.. They We're staring nuw-well.
he would give them something to stara
for. What d glorious thing this congrr-
gatinna, singing was. lie must have
more of 1t every Sunday on his return to
Nc"y DIRK.
"A heavy hand foil on his shoulder
He turned with a start and saw the soN-
ton. an old. bent ran. glOweiin~ 1t him.
Here, Young fnller. hold your noise.
said the sexton. in Il whcezy whisper.
audible all over the building. We pay
people to 90 that here -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

More lumber was cut in the United
States last year than in any other
year in its history. The enormous
amount of 31,J50.136 board feet was
produced. and the mill value Of this
was $621.15l.3SS. In addition there
were produced 1858, 100000 shingles.
valued at s25,155,Ja5. and 3,S12.s07.O 900
laths. valued at s11.490570. On the
whole. it is safe TO say that the
present annual lumber cut Of the
United States opportunities forty
billion feet. and that the total mill
value of the lumber. lath. and shingles
each year produced is not less than
s70O. 100000. These figures give some
idea Of how vast is the lumber in
dustry and how great is the demand
for its products.-Governme report.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

Wednesday, March 4, 1908.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

| visit the famous Poland Spring house.
The hearings for the purpose of fix
ing the price which the Portland
Water district must pay the Portland
Water Co. for it's property are sched-
uled to take place this month
The Chester is the 10Th government
| fighting craft built at Bath. The total
tonnage of the IL is $500 ana they
mount 209 guns. That is no small
battle fleet in itself.
The natural history editor OF the
Portland Express figures it out that
these early robins are feeling like
jays about this time.
There seems to be no hope left that
any ice will be harvested on the Ken
nebec this winter for shipment. It is
said that this is the first season since
1861 that this has happened.
The first ice harvested in Maine il,
said to have been in 1887 on Damaris-
colt pond and it Was hauled on an OK
cart. 1t was shipped to Calcutta. The
first captain approached to load the
Ice refused. saying that should it melt
his vessel with shifting cargo would
turn turtle.
SiXty-six years Hall l.. Davis has
been in business in the same store at
Portland and Saturday night he left
the place where as boy he first
began his business career Mr..
Davis is 50 years old. There
is not man doing business in
Portland today who was in business
when MIR. Davis went to work for Hall
j. Little. his uncle, in 1912. His uncle
was a bookseller and stationer, and in
the course of time Mr.. Davis succeeded
him in the same business and in the
same location. He has seen Portland
grow from a comparatively small town
to a city of $4,000 people. He has sur
vived fires which destroyed the bust
ness places of other merchants and has
weathered financial panics.
George 3. Goodwin who has been
the Citizens municipal association was
editor of the Bangor Commercial for a
time in the early eighties. going from
there 10 the Boston Post, on which
paper he had previously conducted the
All Sorts column-a bright feature in
its day. Later he was employed by
the New York Herald and other metro
politan dailieS. He studied law at
Columbia university and was admitted
to the New York bar a few years ago.
He was admitted to the Maine bar
some years before. Mr.. Goodwin came
to Biddeford shortly before the death
Of his father. Hon. J. NJ. Goodwin of
that city which occurred a few years
ago and succeeded 10 his practice on
his fathers demise.
Here is a waitinG-at-t he-church story
from the Lincoln Chronicle: 1.-THE
Methodist church in Lincoln was filled
to the doors Saturday night to witness
the wedding of two young people, but
did not see the wedding after all. The
time for the ceremony arrived and tie
people began to get impatient and look
"Ape'e"'i'i1 W." Hi" t"@ uooI anu DIT
the minister with rather a reproachful
gaze. but all. me. the bride and groom
| comcth not forth II be united in the
| holy bonds of Elatrimony. Time goes
on apace and the town clock above the
eager crowd points to twenty minutes
after the appointed time and dele
cation is sent out for the young people
and it was discovered that at the last
moment they had decided to put off the
| wedding until the following morning.
This decision was announced to the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

The Chester is the 18th government
fighting craft built at Bath. The total
tonnage of the Is is $500 ana they
mount 209 guns. That is no small
battle fleet in itself
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

The natural history editor of the
Portland Express figures it out that
these early robins are feeling like
jays about this time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-04

There seems to be no hope left that
any ice will be harvested on the Ken
nebec this winter for shipment. It is
said that this is the first season since
1861 that this has happened