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Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-03

The second chapter in the probable
murder of George Durham. the Span
lsh War veteran and eX-member of the
National Home at Togus. whose life
less remains We're found Saturday
morning lying under the bed in the
room OF a house which he had called
home" in the notorious locality in
Chelset known as Hayseed avenue,
which locality takes it's name from a
kind of beer that is alleged to be brew
ed there and sold to the TOgus soldiers,
opened yesterday morning with the eX-
animation CT two men. Ernest Mari
and Dennis Burke. both residents of
Chelsea. who had been taken into GUS
tody late Sunday night by the au-
thorities, on suspicion that they might
in some way be connected with the
tragedy or possess some information
that would tend to throw some light
upon the mystery surrounding Dun
hams death.
The men were brought into Augusta
at about O'Clock yesterday morning
and taken to the police station, and
from that time until after I o'clock
they We're subjected to a most search
ing examination by Sheriff Plaisted,
Deputy Sheriff Fletcher, Coroner
Plummer, Judge Maher and Anson M.
Goddard, and while they succeeded in
proving a reasonable alibi the officers
on their part succeeded in gaining
some information which they cOnsid-
cred of the utmost Importance and
which they think will materially aid
in the unravelling of the mystery They
also are of the belief that they have
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-03

COLDS, CRAMPS AND COLlCS
Keen a bottle Of Sanford's Ginger on
hand fo- sudden ills. n years favorstA
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-03
FRED Davis ARRESTED
FOR DUNHAM'S MURDER
Ernest Mari and Dennis Burke Ques-
toned But Prove A|ibis---Fred Davis
Caught While Hiding in the Woods.

Fred Davis of Chelsea was taken in
to custody Monday afternoon iii COM
pany with woman named Lillian
Lillian Chamberlain, or Davis, on sus-
picion of having been implicated in
causing the death of George Durham
of Chelsea, and after an examination
which continued until o'clock this
morning was by order of Sheriff olais-
ted arrested OH charge of murder.
The woman was held as a witness Da-
Wis VIII be arraigned before Judge Ma
Ter at tho municipal court today and
the hearing will be continued until af-
ter the coroner's inquest Thursday af-
ternOon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-03
Vote in Elections
OF 1900 and 1904.

Below is given the total vote for
President in 1900 and 1904:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Trifles That Cause Bravery.

On one of the streams in York
shire man and boy were seated
in q boat fishing when suddenly the
boy lost his balance and fell over
board.
The man CALAMITY jumped into
the water and rescued. the little fell
low. Z
"Bravow remarked a farmer
standing near. '"They ought to give
you the Humane society's medal"
can what for becos ?" asked the
old chap.
"For SO nobly saving that poor
lads life at the risk of your own"
replied the man.
"Now, look here, mister" he re-
joined, 81 don't want no praise were
no praise amt doo If you'd been
me you'd "a done just the same"
"Why 2" said the farmer.
"Why? Why, COS the young imp
had all the bait in his pockets, that's
why-an' a good why, too, mister"
Persons Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
THE TIME TABLE.
- Part In the Daily Life of the 10.
connective Engineer.

- Part In the Daily Life of the 10.
connective Engineer.
The principal anxieties of an ex-
press driver have to do with keeping
time. His employment depends
upon his doing so. He is there In
the cab of an express engine just, in
fact, because he knows better thar
other men how to get the best re-
suits from splendid piece of ma
chinery. And they are demanded
of him. No railway company in
competition with another can af-
ford to be lax about the running of
it's trains, and an express driver
who means to keep his place has to
remember this.
If the train is late from any fault
Of his he must expect to be repri.
manded. If it is late at all frequent
ly he may be either fined or iii the
end reduced. The checks upon him
are strict. In every signal box he
passes the time of his passing is re
corded. He checks the record with
his own time sheet, which is check
ed by the guard of his train in turn
He need not fear injustice, true
SO many independent records estab
fish the facts beyond mistake OF
cavil and enable his superintendent
TO say at once whether the fault
lies between him and the engine or
elsewhere. But time is one of his
constant preoccupations.
He cannot forget it, as he may
forget his perils. 1t is evidently not
q matter to which driver can be
come Indifferent in the least, and
there are times when it is Cypress
i've. Engines differ, like pianos
from the same famous workshop
or watches made by machinery.
They differ so VIGOROUSLY that
there is a railway saying, ga good
engine makes a good driver"
Among modern express engines
there is probably not disappoint
ing one in twenty. But every en-
CINE has her idiosyncrasies. She
may respond to firing less readily
than another or need more oiling
or be oftener locked for small re-
pairs. For better or worse the
driver is married to her until he
can show sufficient cause for d.
vorce. The time table is their
moral law, enforced daily under
the penalties aforesaid.-Keighley
+ Snowden in Fortnightly Review.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
A Handicap of the Sea.

A hale middle aged English sea
captain, commanding big sailing
vessel given to long voyages, drop
ped anchor in New York harbor re-
Gently and came ashore to look up
friend or two. One of these, anx-
ious to do what he could for the Wis
itor, sought his company for an
evening in a family circle uptown.
The captain declined.
"I'd like to go in a way" said he,
"but I'll tell you how it is, my boy,
Pm SO little ashore that upon my
word I don't know how to act when
I get into family circle-at least
l feel that way. Pm uncomforta-
BILE all the time for fear of saying OF
doing the wrong thing. You see, |
never carry passengers, and as |
have to maintain strict discipline
aboard ship Pm pretty much alone
for months at a time. New York
Globe.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
DESIGNING A HEAD.
An Interesting Tonsori'ai GDeristfos
by The Fa7,oEs Whistler.

An Interesting TOrs0ri;0i Cperis tfOa
by The Famous whistler.
Amazing" the fnvorite ejaculation
nf the brilliant and eccentric artist.
james MacNnj;J Whistler. is tie word
which seems Lest u fit the curious
combination Of personal peca.iarities--
misclicvou; wit trii hsy !c;ts. gay
luarre!s, harmless va:lit:cs and remark
able artistic performance revealed in
Mr.. Mortimer MeaYc; lecv:'t retoliec
lions of his "Aif3;cr.' Tie e>tentriCt
ties of Nhlslic:.a character Wei''
matched by those Of his ap,lc,;"alice
for he never l.. -; ;cd IKE anyhodE else
and he had. ,il.,t oTer his :e'i eye. .
single lock 3f Vile l.; il ;.:]ie' u iii:lS::-
of bIac,, curls IL; OWE interest II.
his appearance w;;s GTe!t for i.e H.
sardeI Tie t'ol.p position of costume and
col. urc witt! tie sane :;,r.JG3lle.'S
which he would have :cSthWp,l Upon
The composition Of picture, ana IL
deed he result WAS ,tn!ni1t.i i;lbiy pic
tureSGlp.
CUSTOMERS cc:,"c,l to 5r interested
IN their own hair" says Mr.. "cnpes OF
Whisticr's entrance into a BARRIERS
shop. Operators stopped tha'r manlJt
nlatiOnS: every one ilirne: 10 watch
Whistler, who himself WAS supremely
unconscious. Lis hair was iiist trim
med, hut left rather long. Whistler
meanwhile directing tie cutting OF
every loci; rs he watched lie barber In
the glass. He. poor fellow, only to"
conscious OF tie C1liCa"y or his task,
shook and treiabed as he manipulated
the scissors. The clipping completed
Whistler waved the operators imperi-
ously on one side. and we observed for
some time the rear view of his dapper
little figure, stepping backward and
forward, surveying himself in the
glass. Suddenly he put his head into a
basin of water. and then. half drying
his hair, shook it into matted wet curlS.
With a comb lie carefully picked out
the white lock, wrapped it in Il towel
and walked about for five minutes.
pinching it dry, with the rest Of his
hair hanging over his face-a stage
which much amused the OnlOokers.
still pinchinS the towel, he would
then beat the rest of his hair int ring
let's tcombing would not have given
them the right quality until they fell
into decorative waves all over his head.
a loud. scream would then rend the
air. Whistler wanted a comb. This
procured. he would comb the white lock
into q feathery plume and with few
broad movements of his hand form the
whole into a picture Then he would
look beamingly ut hinself in the glass
and say but two words, 'Menpes,
amazingv and sal; triumphantly out 81
the shop"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
tmmateriaI.

The janitor of small church on
the south side raises q few chickens
in small Enclosure in his back yard.
The eggs of these he sells to some
members of the church in which he
works.
Last Saturday one of his custom
ers asked him if he could spare q
dozen eggs within the next two or
three days
: "Oh, yes, ma'am," replied the jan
itor. 'I'll bring you dozen fresh
ones tomorrow morning"
ooh, no. protested the house
wife. 81 shouldn't want you to
bring them on Sunday-not on Sun
day, John"
"Well,' replied John, call right,
ma'am, il you say SO. But it don't
make no difference to the hens. p
Harper's Weekly.
Whyi
ID one AWAY. chilled to the marrow
Is an explorer Always intrepid7
liz a swoop always a fell svyoop?
Is a statesman always eminent?
Is q newspaper man always a well
known newspaper man7
Is a bargain always extra special7
Is drapery always clinging?
Is sweetness always cloyingf
Ii a rufflan always burlyf
Is one always within an inch OF
death? Why not two inches?
And why. why. why. Is conclusion
always foregone 2-Cleveland Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
A PRONUNCIATION PUZZLE.
Test Yourself by Reading Aloud This
Little Story.

Test Yourself by Reading Aloud This
Little Story.
The following "episode" will
prove a very clever puzzle as test
Of the ability of people to pro-
nounce readily and correctly many
common words:
An interesting inquiry took place
in the court of oyer and terminer
some time ago. Indisputable evil
dence was given toward proving
that heinous incident had taken
place during public pageant, 1t
seems that pretty girl, rather
juvenile in appearance, having an
extraordinary head of hair, like an
Albino, represented Thalia and sat
on pedestal erected on one. OF the
floats. The procession was direct
ing its course down the mall when
the attention of the onlookers was.
drawn to the excited conduct of one
of the spectators who had fixed her
eyes upon the tiara, set with Jewels
in the form of carat, which Thalla
wore upon her head as she. sat In
what seemed to be her wonted atti-
tude of nonchalance and leisure.
This person was afterward shown
to be a maniacal laundress whose
suualor and detestation and hideous
grimaces were all unnoticed by the
mock goddess. What vagary babe
this reptile turn her servile eyes,
full of .rapine, on the beautiful
maiden it is hard to say, but sud
denly, under pretense of seeing
something on the ground, she pro-
duced a hiatus in the crowd and
thus obtained precedence of all
simultaneously with her appear
ance the van drove past. She then
filed the air with gross raillery and
began to promulgate anarchism, So
ciety's lack of probity and the gen
eral prediction of politicians for
patronage. .a
Then she besought her audience
to hear her dilate on the glaciers Of
the Alps, the ruins of Pompeii, the
female franchise, the Pleiades and
her patron saint. She was evidently
demented, and the flow of her voca-
bles appeared endless. Suddenly
she raised a pestle which had been.
hidden under her shawl and threw
it directly at the visor on the girls
head. Thereupon a faccid ithog-
rapher who was cutting a swath as
tribune on the following van
grasped seine and threw it over
the gaunt old bag, so that her eff
forts to escape were futile, and she
became as docile as a lamb. The
pathos of the affair lay in the way
the girl bore the ordeal. In court
the virago gave an alias instead of
her own name. Her defense was
that vaccine, whose presence was
shown by a scabious. arm, together
with desuetudeI in the matter OF
personal freedom, had produced an
obsession which <decreed the irrevo-
cable death of the girl. An in
ventory of her belongings was made,
and she was then sent to an asylum
as victim of acute homicida)
mania.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Making Sure.

A man was recently being tried
for murder, but the evidence against
him was SO weak that the judge d.
rected the jury to find verdict Of
not guilty and notified the court Of
his intention to stop the case. But
the youthful counsel for the defense
wanted the opportunity of becoming
famous. He asked permission to
address the court. i,
Certainly, Mr.. Cantspout," re-
marked the judge. We'll hear you
with pleasure. But first, for safe.
tvs sake, we'll acquit the prisoner.
London Chronicle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Large and Small Matters.

Mr.. Nocash-My neighbor, Mr..
Slimpurse, has built his fence six
inches over the line.
Lawyer-A small matter, which
can be amicably arranged. Agree
with him to let the fence stay where
it is until necessary to rebuild and
then. have it put where it belongs:
Five dollars, please. Thanks. Coco
day, sir.
Mr.. Golde-B ullion-Good morn
ing! My neighbor, Mr.. Fatpurse,
has built his fence four inches over
the line. IL
Lawyer-Her has, Ell? Well fix
him. Yes, sir, I'll win that case for
you if I have to carry it to the su-
preme court-yes, sir.-Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
A Bait.

Mrs. A. lover phone)-Can you send
me up a cook today, Mr.. Dwyer?
Head of Intelligence Ofice-Sorry
can't accommodate you, Mrs. A, but
we have only one in the office. Mrs.
A.-But why mayn't 1 have her?
Head Of Intelligence Office-Oh, we
have to keep her as a sample!-Har
per's Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Value of Humor,

The man who becomes humorist Is
the man who contrives to retain a GER
tain childlike zest and freshness Of
mind side by side with a large and
tender tolerance Cornhill Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Trapped,

He was telling her about the mem.
bers Of his cricket team. 'Now. there's
Brown" said he; ''in a few weeks
time he'll be our best man."
ooh, Jack" she gushed. what nice
way to ask mep'-London Judy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Hopeless.

"He's no good at an argument. is he?
Not at all convincing"
"Well. should say not. Why, that
man couldn't convince a woman that
she was prettyp'-Cleveland Leader.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19
Indigestion

Stomach trouble Is but q symptom of, and not
Ia itself q true disease. We think of Dyspepsia,
Heartburn, and Indigestion as real diseases, yet
they are symptoms only OF certain specific
Nerve sckness-nothing else.
II was this fact that first correctly led Dr. ShooD
p the creation Of that now very popular Stomach
hemedy-Dr. Shops Restorative. Going direce
ard favor TO DR.. Shoop and his Restorative. With.
out that original and highly vital principle. nc
such lasting Accomplishments were eyer to be hae,
breath and sallow complexion. try Dr.. Shops
Restorative-Tabiets or tiQuid-and see for your.
self what 1t can and win do. We sell and CHEEK.
fully recommend
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

The greatest trust between man and
man Is the trust Of giving counsel
Bacon.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

The man who does not advertise SIM
ply because his grandfather did not ought
to wear knee breeches and queue.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-19

Address County Clerk, Washburn, Wis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
NEED OF CAMPAIGN PUB
LEFTY LAW IS APPARENT

streets which it is proposed to traverse.
They put out the stock of this COM
pany and offered it to trusting investors.
money that II it had been honestly
used would have built street railroad
from the Battery to the Harlem river,
and use this illustration because New
York is doubtless better known to the
people than any other city.
The stock was sold. The bonds were
placed. The promoters of the wholly
Fictitious road pocketed large profits.
And then, If Mr. Thomas f. Ryan, the
would be controller of the Democratic
politics of Virginia, is to be believed.
they turned 100000 into a national
campaign fund. Mr.. Bliss denies that
it went into the Republican campaign
fund. But as 1t so happens that have
some knowledge of the amount of
money possessed in 1900 by the Demo
cratic national committee, though
had no connection with either the col
lection or the dibursement of that
money. l am able to say that the en-
tire amount did not reach the $500. DOC
which Thomas f. Ryan says was con
tributed to q national committee.
The Cure For Such an Evil.
There is pending in congress a bill
offered by the National Publicity asso
citation and most ably and enthusias
tically pushed by the Hon. Perry Bel
mont, some time since member OF
congress. which would provide thai
contributions of this sort should bt
made known before the election ant
not painfully dragged forth after they
had done their nefarious work ant
when publicity could no longer corree
their evil effects.
The bill for publicity of campaign
contributions Is before committees IL
both house and senate. The bearing
| of the Ryan testimony upon this bill Il
evident and scandalous. 1t may wei
he submitted to the reader of this ar
| ticle whether. If he had known in tn
year 1900 that Thomas F. Ryan, hea,
or the tobacco trust. had put into tn
| Mckinley campaign fund 100000 h
would have looked with quite. as. mucl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
ADDED TO COURSE
Domestic Science Class to be
Formed for Girls In Graded
-Gand High Schools.
THE EQUIPMENT IS ORDERED
soard of Education Authorizes Pur
chase of "a Outfits-Routine
Business Is Disposed of.

At the regular meeting of the board
of education last evening it was de-
cided to add domestic science to the
curriculum of the public schools. The
superintendent was authorized to
make the necessary purchases to
equip a room to accommodate class
of "a. A room at the high school will
be used, but just which one has not
been decided yet The course is to
be available for the girls of the upper
grammar grades as well as the high
school girls. Plans for putting q
course of domestic science in the
local schools have. been under con
sideration for long time and the
details of the work of installation are
we'll in hand.
The board had a very short meet
ing, little outside of the routine bust
ness being takenyup. 1t was expected
that there would be something done
relative to the enlargement of the
school district by the annexation of q
tract of South Rock Island, but as
there. are legal steps yet to be taken
before the annexation is completed
nothing was done.
Enrolment of Month.
HI. B. Hayden, superintendent, made
his statistical report showing the fol
lowing facts: Total number of pupils
enrolled during the year, 3.779; an in
crease of 81 new pupils during the
month; 1884 pupils enrolled during
the month, and at the close of the
month 1920 belonging, average mum
Der belonging for the month, 3,262
average daily attendance, 1908. The
percentage of punctuality was 99.9
and the percentage of attendance
94.S. There were 1887 pupils neither
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
That is WHY the Democratic minority

That Is why the Democratic minority
has begun to fight The position of
the minority, as Mr.. Williams frankly
expresses it, is that it believes Re
publican congress, with Republican
president back of it, should do some
business Mr.. Williams SAYS very cam
didly that the mere passage of private
pension bills Is not doing public bust
ness. When the president bombards
congress with messages asking for
such measures as the employers liza
bility bill. the amendment of the anti
trust law. the revision of the tariff ard
the abolition of tariff on wood pulp,
1t does not seem quite in accord with
the duty of congress that it should
give its attention to every trivial mat
ter which the president has not urged.
1t is this that Mr.. Williams, leading
the Democratic party in the house. has
tried to make clear And his fnsistence
that the Republican party must either
enact the legislation of Importance
which their leader In the White House
has put before them as the most impor-
tant issues or else do nothing because
of Democratic opposition is logical and
right
A fiIibuster in congress may have
two purposes. One at the end of con-
gressional session can be utilized to
prevent legislation which is unjusti-
fable. extrayagant or unwise. A r1cer
and harbor bin was talked to death by
Republican filibuster four years ago
The force bill was defeated by Sena-
tor German years before that time
through filibustering methods. The pres
ent filibusterin the house Of represent
atives is directed against the purpose
of the majority to ignore the measures
which have been urged by President
Roosevelt. 1t is the one device that the
Democratic minority can adopt to COM
pei the presentation before the house
Of these measures. The present Demo-
cratic filibuster, and 1t is filibuster.
is intended not for purposes Of delay,
but to compel the Republican majority,
a majority in the house and senate, to
bring before congress the measures
which are essential to the well
being of the people of the United
States.
Washington, D. c.
WILLIS ]. ABBOTT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15

But one WORKERS whether an apostle of
the people who was willing for the
mere purpose of putting out personal
magazine to enter into financial rela-
tions with Colonel William D'Armon
Mann, the owner of the somewhat no
ferrous Town Topics of New York can
be quite at heart devoted to a popular
cause. OF course In the part of the
country where Mr.. Watson has his po-
litical strength Colonel Mann Is not
known, but sooner or later the intelli-
gence tina. Watson went from his home
In Georgia to New York and entered
into q relationship which was not cred
liable to man making his profession
of devotion to the cause of the common
people will be known even there That
his essay in attaching himself to the
"swell'' journalism of the rich set in
New York proved unfortunate was only
to be expected. Nobody probably de-
plores 1t more than he does today. But
the man who was willing to tie up with
Town Topics for journalistic purposes
might tie up with other curious institu-
lions or characters for political per
poses. The Populists might well look
out for Watson
Tho Filihuster In the House.
The word ''filibuster" has not good
significance among the people of the
country. What it really means now is
that the Democratic minority in the
house, headed by John Sharp Williams,
have determined to see that either leg
islation demanded for the good of the
people, legislation asked for by Mr..
Roosevelt, shall be enacted or else that
nothing shall be done.
The five men who really constitute
the governing power of the United
States-Speaker Cannon, Representa-
tiyes Dalzell. Payne, Hepburn and
Tawney-are now standing pat on the
proposition that nothing shall be done
during this congress They will not
pass any bill affecting the Interests
of the people as whole neither the
bill demanding free paper and free
wood pulp in the interests of newspa
pers nor any other measure of general
public interest The ordinary private
pension bills go through without much
discussion, but few bills of national
Importance ever emerge from the com
mittees.