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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

TIE death of Edward A. Buck. fol
Bangor. occurred at his home. 299 State
street. Sunday morning. He was s. years
Of age. A widow. a daughter. Miss
Louise. and son. J. E. Buck of Bangor
survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

A decision in favor of the Knicker-
booker Steam Towage Co. for dam
ages claimed by the Boston Barge Co
for injuries sustained by the steel
whaleback barge JEANNE. which ran
into Thorn's Head while being lowed
to sea in June, 1906. has been rendered
by Judge Hale Of the United States
District court at Portland The amount
of damages claimed was $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25
Boston Forecast,

Boston, Feb. 24.-F'orecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Tuesday increasing
cloudiness and warmer, followed by
rain or snow during the night and
Wednesday; Easterly to southerly
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25

Professor Edward Gaylord Borne. pro-
fessor of history at Yale, died Monday ut
New Haven. Ct. after a long illness.
He was one of the best-known teachers
of history in the country and had writ
ten many historical works.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25

Government receipts Monday: From
internal revenue, $3.50, $50; customs, ST.
1d.7Ss; miscellaneous, s21s,125. Expendi.
tures, S3,450.000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25

this manner is not a violation Of
copyright law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-25

TO PREVENT THAT COLD
When you feel chilly and your bones
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10
The January American Boy

Stirring stories, interesting in for
nation, valuable instruction, and en-
couragement along lines of right ]iv-
ing and high endeavor make the Jan
uary American Boy a noteworthy
issue: The front cover page picture
speaks eloquently of "Breaking Home
Ties" DR.. Ovens pirate story is
continued two chapters, as is also
That Dillingham; Boy. MIR. Trow-
bridges serial, The Boy and the
Beast, is concluded, and Mr.. Tomlin-
sons serial, Four Boys GU the Miss
issippi, is begun, and promises to
sustain the splendid reputation of the
author as writer for boys. A nota-
BILE article is Canal and Jungle, the
Boys Own Story of the Big Ditch at
Panama, written by Hugh G. Weir,
who was 'pecially sent by The Ameri-
can Bog to write up tho conditions
for its readers, and the boys will en-
joy the snap and vim Of the story.
Three serials under the titles, Some
Secrets of Cleverness, Destroyers Of
Boys, and Talks by the Doctor, are
begun in this number; they will
prove beneficial to all who follow the
rules laid down. Popular Science
Department begins with the new year.
It is edited by Professor A. H. Verril,
noted scientist. All the regular de-
partments devoted to boy hobbies are
filled with the matter in which BOYS
delight. 81 illustrations. $l.OO a
year. The Sprague Publishing Co.,
Detroit, Mich.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10

that nothing, not even the money Of
the ''interests" can prevent them from
naming the man whom they want, and
have for long time wanted for gov
eruor and that man is the Hon. j. F.
Jacobson. The present movement
for the purpose-as it looks to us-of
forcing Mr.. jacobson to become a
candidate is in every sense of the
term clay movement" Profession
al politicians are not much concerned
in the matter, unless it should be
that they are concerned to the extent
that they would gladly do all in
their power to kill it. The people
are behind this affair and we will be
much surprised if there is not going
to go u, the strongest demand for
"Jake" this year that the state has
ever seen go up for any MANN Min
nesota Mascot.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10
Time Works Wonders.

"Hello, Dixonw said Thompson
FLOWS things?"
''Simply swimmingly, thanks, old
chap! Couldn't be better. | was new.
er doing so well in my life! I've got
a hundred pounds in my pocket at
this very moment"
Good, good! I'm glad to hear it,
Delighted"
Eyes; a hundred pounds-a hundred
pounds! You understand"
Eyes. I congratulate your
"But you believe me, don't you? a
solid hundred pounds in golden sover.
eigns in my pocket "a hundred
pounds!'
$50 you said. Why do you keep re-
peating it?'
"Well, as matter of fact, I'm testing
that story about a fellow repeating a
yarn until he comes to believe it him
self. I expect to thoroughly convince
myself about Thursday. You might
lend me sovereign till then, will
you ?'-Pearson's Weekly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10
Literary Note

Ex-President Grover Cleveland has
written a remarkable article on "Our
People and Their Ex-Presidents" for
The Youths Companion, which
published it on January I'd. In it Mr..
Cleveland says:
:'As am the only man who could
at this time profit by the Ideas have
advocated, [ hope my sincerity will
not be questioned when I say that 1
have dealt with the subject without
the least thought Of personal interest
or desire for personal advantage. I
am not in need of aid from the public
Treasury. | hope and believe that |
have provided for myself and those
dependent upon me a comfortable
maintenance, within the limits of &C.
customed prudence and economy, and
that those to whom I owe the highest
earthly duty will not want When I am
gone. These conditions have permit
ted me to treat with the utmost free
dom topic which involves no per son
al considerations and only has to do
in my mind with conditions that may
arise in the future, but are not at
tached to the ex-President of to day;
and am sure that I am actuated only
by an ever-present desire that the
fairness and sense Of justice charact-
eristic Of true Americanism shall nei
Their fail nor be Obscurd.''
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10
A LESSON IN LATIN,
Criticism to Which the Duke of Well
lington Oh ected.

Criticism to Which the Duke of We'll
Iinston Objected.
Discussion of the best pronunciation
Of Latin recalls to the Liverpool Post
a story about the Duke Of WELLINGTON.
1t was about the year 1914, and the
chancellor in his gorgeous robes was
reading the honor list aloud The list
was, of course, in Latin, and yelling:
ton knew more about the handling OF
brigades than about Latin quantities.
Whenever the name Carolus occurred
the duke persisted in pronouncing the
''o' ong-'Caro-lus."
It was at last too much for one OF
the dons standing behind him, so, lean
ing over, he whispered, eff your grace
will excuse me, l should like to point
out that st Oxford We call that word
'Car-oius'"
Every good" said the duke '"Thank
you. I'll remember" Presently came
the name Jacobus, which, mindful of
his lesson, he pronounced "Jac-obus"
Again the don leaned over. Il hum
bly, beg your gracs's pardon, but thai
name is t55aco-bus.'*
Hang it ALL muttered wellington
''you can't chop and change like that
Caro-lus and Jaco-bus or Car-olus and
Jac-obus, whichever you like But
stick to your own rules. if you please
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10
SPIDER AIRsHIPs.
How the Young Insects Sail Away
With the Wind.

How the Young Insects Sail Away
With the Wind.
In early autumn the spider families
separate. Hundreds of thousands of
infantile spiders on warm sunny
morning scale the low bushes, cling to
the tips of the leaves and project slen-
der silken threads from the spinnerets
at the ends of their bodies Before
very long the air near the ground, be-
coming heated, ascends and carries uD
the silken threads with it. Still the
little creatures hold on and pour out
silk till each has some eight or ten
feet of line rising almost perpendicu.
larly into the air above it.
At last they let go and rise into the
air themselves, each at the extremity
Of it's own thread. In this way, they
are carried upward, perhaps for many
hundreds of feet, till at last they meet
current of air moving slowly along,
and by this they are carried often for
many miles, while they can always
descend at will by the simple expe-
dent Of rolling up their supporting
threads.
On warm autumn morning the all
is often filled with these baby SPIDERS
each sailing securely on it's own little
silken airship. When they descend
bushes, trees and low plants are fire.
quently covered with their gossame1
threads.-London Standard.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10
A Parchment.

Laugh today; you may run a nail in
your foot tomorrow.
Be good; it is the only safe invest.
ment that pays ten per cent. on the
dollar.
Be kind; it makes your life like a
June day, attracts friends and con,
POUNDS enemies.
Be just; you never can tell how
soon the fellow to whom you were I'M,
just will have the screws on you
Be LIBERAL; you may be hungry your.
self some day.
Be joyous; there is but one life to
live and to miss having had any graf,
ification out of it is calamity, indeed.
Be true; then you may expect 9th,
ers to be true to you.
Be sincere; others noting your sin,
cerity, will give you their condolences
and be likewise sincere with you.
Be thoughtful; the iron enters the
soul in after life when we have been
neglectful of those who have loved us.
Be careful; otherwise trouble may
follow in your wake, the con man will
Sell YOU SOlu UllChS anu Tue promoter
will brand you as an easy mark.
II you smoke, smoke good cigars
and fewer of them.
If you drink, go the linton tenn.
perance drinks and stop there. No
man ever built a success on the basis
of moderate or immoderate drinking
of intoxicating liquors. To trifle with
them is more dangerous than trying
to count the teeth of a buzz-saw in &C,
tiOn
Don't overeat. Success, money or
fame never brought worn out man
a new stomach.
If you can afford good clothes, wear
them; otherwise be happy in what
you can afford. No matter your in,
come select the quiet garb of gen
tleman. No man was ever heard very
far by the loudness of his costume.
Live right and give others chance
to do the same. Don't underpay your
employees or overcharge those who
deal with you
These are simple rules, yet few fol,
low them all. He who does will be
happy and life, to him, will be worth
living.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10
A Concert That Failed,

Hans Pftzner, the composer of ''The
Rose In the Garden of Love-" says the
Munchener Neuesten Nachrichten. had
a peculiar experience at Cologne,
where he had arranged to give a SONG
recital at one of the hotels. In bis
own account Of the "concert that fail.
ed" written in rhyme, the composer
says, "Only two tickets were sold afte1
much advertising and the display OF
many pictures" The purchasers were
his friends, who were prevented from
being present. When all hopes as tc
audience had failed he asked to have
supper served in the empty concert
room. But instead of allowing him to
take the meal in grand solitude" the
lights were turned out, and so was he.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10
Merchants Coupons

The following business houses give
voting coupons in our popular voting
contest, with cash purchases. Call
for coupons, and get your friends to
save theirs for you.
Western Imp. Co.
CLANCY & Mackay
Torrance & Son
F. G. Brace
81. j. Blume
Gillette & Dempsey
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10
Analysis.

Upon the window-seat they sit
And seek to analyze a kiss
A stalWart youth of psychic mind,
Likewise a most inquiring MISS
She Said:
"A kiss is love expressed, I think;
A seal that binds two hearts in ona
And VOWS protection through the years
That follow until life is DONE
IF it is not, what think you, pray?
1 truly am not versed in this
Is OSCILLATION more or less
Than I have said? What is a kiss?"
He Said:
"A kiss is heaven here on earth,
A throb of ecstasy and bliss,
A flash of Paradise regained,
Utopia at last-a kiss!
''Tis nectar of the roses bloom
The brew of Hebe's dainty hand,
The fragrance Of the mignonette
Distilled through leagues of meadowa
land!
'Tis subtle necromancy's charm
That steals within the human frame
And thrills through every cell and nerve
With Pushes of imprisoned flannel
TITS all the world to one who loves
This sanction Of his fond caress
IT'S home and peace and hope and faith.
The croWning sheaf Of happiness'
'And is it all Of this?" she asked
With wonder in her pretty face
ALIAS, I fear extravaganza
Is leading you a merry race!'
But when he took her in his arms
Explaining in the good old way,
She blushed a rosy red and said:
II understand it perfectly!
"But tell me, dear, why linguists fail
To tell the rapture of kiss?
Are there no words within their ken
To speak a language such as this?''
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10

NOTICE. will have my saw
nall in operation about Jan. 18th,
and will saw logs for whosoever de-
sires. Mill will be located across
Rock Island track from John Ron
ans residence. Bring your logs
any time and pile lin good solid
piles. Charges $500 per Ne. q.
Ferdon. 2t=s s, ], s., 3.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10

WANTED Local representative
for Worthington and vicinity to look
after renewals and increase subscrip-
tioa list of prominent monthly mag
azine, on salary and commission
basis. Experience desirable, but not
necessary. Good opportunity for
right person. Address Publishers
Box 50, Station o, New York.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10
Cash in Advance.

Some brother editors having Dragged
long and loudly about how much they
had collected on subscriptions, one
North Dakota editor facetiously says:
1.-The majority of our subscribers have
paid so far in advance that we doubt
if the paper ever gets caught up to
them!" =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10
The Literary Life,

I was born and raised in the state
of Iowa and the following from a news,
paper of Hawkeyedom reminds me OF
the good old days Of my early re-
porting:
Some pretty girl has been visiting
Miss Helen Anderson for several weeks,
but the local reporter on the Democrat
is too bashful to ask her name
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10
Her Stipulation,

When rosy checked, good natured
Irish girl fresh from the other side re-
Gently sought employment in the serv
ice of a Germantown woman, the lat
ter began anxiously to interrogate the
girl as to her qualifications.
"Can you cook, Nora?" asked the
lady most earnestly. Are you a gooc
cook?"
"Yes, mum, I t'ink so,' responded
the girl naively, "if yell not try t.
help me" -Harper's Weekly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10

The twin city trust organs are in
dustriously knocking the Jacobson
boom, which is springing up spontane.
ously all over the state. This
alone is sufficient grounds for nomi-
mating jacobson.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10
The Main Ihino.


@'You told him to diet, didn't you?''
asked the young doctor.
Eyes, replied the old one; IT told
him to eat only the plainest food and
as little as possible"
But this case has been chronic sc
long do you think that will help him ?"
"Well, It win help him to pay my
bill. "-St. Louis Republic.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10

Man is a noble animal, splendid in
ashes and pompous in the grave
Browne. Ill ==s.s
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10
Odd Epitaph.

A traveller in Ireland recently saw
upon an old tombstone over there this
epitaph:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10
Specific

/ The following advertisement an.
pears in a Texas newspaper:
your baby nurse bottle? II 50
go to Connally and get an alcohol stove.
One minute to heat tt-(not the baby but
the food) z *#ss5.szsEss,. H. -.s *5.$..> :
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10

DIR. HENRY JONES.
Reader, behold with gravity,
For here lies Dentist Jones, !
Filling his last cavity.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-01-10

Upon the window-seat they sit
And seek to analyze a kiss
A stalwart youth of psychic mind,
Likewise a most inquiring miss.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-06-05
To Award Scholarship.

The B bard OfCOunty Commission
.rs have received notice from the reg
istrar of the State College Of WASH
ington that they may award a free
schOlar.hip In the State College. Pull
man, Wash for the term Of one year.
This scholarship entities the holder
to free room rent, heat and light In
in thu. college lOrmitnry and exemp-
ton from all college fees. except
pharmacy and a short course in as
saving and the students assembly
fee The condition of the award is
that the holder shall have been ad-
nit ted by examination or otherwise
to a class in said college ! he Board
will consider any applications that
may be filed with them up to August
first.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-06-05

Those of the eighth grade who re-
ceived diplomas are: Guy johnson,
Adrian Rose, Irving Peckenpaugh,
Leah Rich, Mary Wood, Shirley
Holmes, Laura Zwanzig, Myrtle De
France, Mary Ellis, Stella Hanson,
Anna Evensen, Lulu EaKin, Nellie
Hoadley, Hazel Durham ard Helen
Carpenter.
There was a change or time card
on the Northern Pacific, on June
st. Number 6 and Is have ex-
changed places on the card, the
former now arrives at sos a. m.
and Is comes at :I5 a. m; No. 5
comes at II O'Clock fiat when on
time, and No. Is comes sill later
than heretofore at 1910 p. m. in
stead of 1925.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. D. Sweet left
this morning on their extended east
ern trip. They will make short
stop in Spokane. and will make
long visits to relatives at different
points in Minnesota and in Ontario
and New York State. They will he
gone several months and their many
friends hope they will enjoy every
minute Of the time.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-06-05
Explanatory Note.

On account Of the illness OF Mrs.
SOth. we have not been able to be at
the office or to gather the news this
week. and we are only able to pub
fish this AFTERNOON on account Of the
kindness of the Reporter In allowing
ns t0 use some of their news matter.
which will be found interesting to
our readers.
Sincerely hoping to do better next
week, but announcing now that 1t
depends upon Mrs. Soth's condition,
we go to press. l.. w. ooIh'
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-06-05
FIGHTER AND RUDMN BUY
BIG KENNEW|CK DITCH
thousands of Acres of Arid Land VIII he Put
Under Water and Development Work
Will Begin Immediately

when he was asked squapely if he
knew anything about the deal, he
replied, Nothing for publication
or tor newspaper men,"
AS near as can be learned and
according to the persistent rumor
the consideration paid for the
canal and adjoining land was
100000 and it is reported from
Tacoma the deal was cosummated
Monday afternoon.
According to the same authori.
ty from which the above informa-
ton was secured, the surveyors
near Richland did not know ,ha,
the deal had been closed, but they
reported that their investigations
had shown the project of complet-
ing the Horn ditch quite sails
factory. AS matter of fac,
it appears that several we'll known
capitalists were after the ditch and
adjoining land but Fechter & Rud.
kin closed the deal while the iron
was hot.
1t is an open secret that the ditto h
has not been paying expenses since
it was first put in operation and
the N. 2. has been keeping it's
land off the market in hopes of dis
posing OF the canal by using the
land to help sell it. Numerous
offers have been made for the land
which have been refused and the
keeping of the land off the market
has retarded the development of
the country. particularly in the vic
Unity of Kennewick and Richland.
Rapid Settlement
Now that the land has passed in
to the hands of capitalists who
will naturally seek to profit by
their investment it will in all prob
ability be placed on the market and
the valley will be even more rapid
ly settled. Tue land in the vicin-
ity Of Kennewick will probably be
sold first. but it is believed that
the Richland land will besunder IT.
rigation and on the market by fall. |
With this vast area of arid land
under water there is every reason |
to predict that the Kennewick val !
ley will witness the largest influx !
Of settlers that it has ever been its
good fortune 10 the history of the !
past and that is saying much.
1t is not known who will handle
the Fechter & Rudkin lands near
but it is thought that
this firm will establish headquar-
ters in this city in order to proper
ly care fpr their property.
For the proper disposal of the
Downs & Allen land near Rich |,
land 1t is reported that Laird &
Fullerton will be agents. although
this c .nnOt be authenticated.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-06-05

|
land III the vicinity of Kennewic
10 be watered and developed
Within the next few months is
the latest news in real estate
circles. This is the result of a
deal reported to have been closed
IN Seattle on Monday whereby
the title Of the Northern Pacific
Irrigation canal, together with
several thousand acres of adjoin-
ing land is to be transferred to
Fechter & Rudkin of North Yak
ina. The rnmor has been cur
rent on the streets Of this city for
several days but confirmation of
the report has been difficult.
According to the report about
ten thousand acres of land in the
vicinity of Richland have been
bargained for by Downs & Allen
of Seattle who will complete the
Horn & Grosscup ditch and irri-
gate that section. What this deal
means to kennewick is a matter
ofconjecture to great extent, but
it will certainly mean the invest
ment of a large amount, of money
in the Early Fruit belt and the.
rapid development of many acres
of now desert land. For the inn
mediate present it will mean the
employ ment of hundreds of men
and teams in construction work
and for the near future a large
increase in population,
Worked Quietly
The first suspicion in Kenne-
wick that there was something
doing was aroused two weeks ago
today when a surveying party
unloaded at the N. P. depot and
went up the river and began work
in the vicinity of Richland. The
members of the party were entire
ly non-commital but left the i'm
preston that they were working
in the interest of the North
Coast.
Their actions indicated that
there was something besides North
Coast in the wind and started
quiet investigation by newspaper
men. O. L Hanson. superintend-
ent of the Northern Pacific canal
was visited and interviewed but
no information could be obtained
as he was apparently ignorant of
any proposed changes or develop !
ments and appeared greatly sur
prised that any suspicious of any
deal had been aroused.
: When Howard Anon returned
from Tacoma, he was asked if he I
knew what those surveyorse were !
doing in the vicinity of Richland, !
and asked, what surveyors"
as innocently as a child. Later
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-06-05
Championship Game.

PascO and the home team will
fight it out for the championship of
Contra Washington next Sunday ut
the Atnl. tic Park. Both teams have
defeat ID Lind as well AZ all other
teams they have played this season
and on dope they are evenly match
ed. K 'Oters galore will he on hand
to back both teams anu it will he the
NOSE popular game of the season,
md on TINT account alone you cant
afford to 1uiss it.