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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

A Greek prince is said to be in this
country looking for a job from SIS a
week upwards. He certainly looks
suspicious. If his title is genuine
he would doubtless be living on The
bounty of the Four Hundred and
hawking it in the matrimonial mar
kCt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

Mr. Bryan is certainly indebted for
the timely assistance Of his friend
Lewis Nixon in patching matters up
with Boss Murphy of Tammany Hall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

Mr. Bryan declares that his income
is overestimated. 1t is doubtless true
that he does a considerable amount of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

Tammany. after d long period OF
doubt, has finally settled down upon
w. J. Bryan as it's candidate for the
Presidential nomination.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

The attendance at the big ball games
Is not showing any after affects
Of the late financial stringency. This
has been record breaking season to
date
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

Prince de Sagan complains that
American reporters hunted him.
This is ungracious coming from a man
who is himself on a hunting trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

The Mayor Of Cleveland is fully con-
WINGED that the wrong Johnson is De-
ing mentioned in connection with the
Democratic Presidential nomination.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

"rangled Wedlock' is the title of a
new novel 1t is safe to assume that
it deals with "high life"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

Boss Sullivan of Illinois is also for
w. J. Bryan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

One thing is certain no Merry Widow
will ever catch Merry bachelor on
its own mcrits-not if he sees it first.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

Mr.. Bryan is now convinced that
money is being used to bring about
his defeat in the Denver convention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

Rocl;land Courier Gazette: A start
ling incident of the Glover -Wiggin
wedding Monday was the crashing en-
trance of a baseball through a win
dow beneath which stood a table laden
with wedding gifts. The table was
strcwn with shattered glass. but sin
gularly enough not one of the pres
entS was injured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

Final papers were passed this week
for the purchase by the Limerick
Academy Alumni association from
Mrs Helen M. Fogg Of the old site of
Limerick academy on Baptist Hill.
The association will erect d huge
granite monument with suitable in
scripticn which will be dedicated at
the centennial anniversary of the
founding of the academy in August.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

The Colby graduates of Houlton en-
tertainad Judge Leslie c. Cornish at
the library of the court house, Monday
evening. The organization of Colby
club was the object of the gathering
and after some general conversation
and many good stories had been told OF
old Colby days, in Which Judge Corn
iSh and Prof. knoWiton each diStir-
guishCu himself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

WI Ting-fang is as voluble as ever.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

Dreams of future greatness as a
community, are being INDUCED in at
present by the residents Of the Wash
mgtoE county border towns, and, fol-
lowing several years of doubt and
gloom, the visions arc particularly
pleasing and will be cherished until
they are fulfilled or dissipated by cold
and unsympathetic facts or develop
ments. Calais hopes to tecome an i'm
portant railway center after the c. p.
r. gets from the Maine legislature
charter Tor its bridge across the St
CroiX which will give it a connection
with the Washington County railway
and thus on to Boston and the United
States at large. Calais also hopes to
have the shoe business established on
bigger scale than ever before: to
have free postal delivery after the
completion of the new customs house
and the post Office. to get satisfactory
contract with the Maine Water Co,
durini; the life of the present city ad-
lnniStratiOn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

This is the way the York Tra nscript
looks at it: Patriots day seems to
be an improvement over Fast day, for
there are a few patriots left but no
faSterS'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

The Bangor Commercial special cor
respondent at Washington writes: A
bunch of old timers, who gathered in
the Republican cloakroom the other
afternoon, fell into "reminiscences Of
the Crisp Congresses and of the late
Rep Charles \. Boutelle of Bangor
1t grew out of a discussion of the re-
cent contretemps between Speaker
Cannon and Rep. John Sharp Williams
because the speaker adjourned the
House, ignoring Mr.. Williams demand
for roll call. AS Maine people will
remember. Mr.. Boutelle was one of
the grand figures of the bloody shirt
performances iii the House of Repre-
sentatives. Those days have gone by
now and any Republican, who got up
to make a bloody shirt speech would be
frowncd down by the sentiment on
both sides of the chamber. But 20 or
80 years ago a bloody shirt speech was
always in good form and Mr. Bouteie
was one of the most capable of orators
in that line. His speech. beginning,
What grand old hunbug the Demo-
cratic party is any way remains
classic il. that line. AS was recalled at
this cloakroom gathering, the late
Speaker Crisp undertook to adjourn
the Democratic House one day, when 1t
seemed that there was not & Dcmo-
cratic majority present. A demand
for roll call from the KerL b!Ican
side was ignored. Speaker Crisr threw
down his gayel and FASTENED out of
the hall. Rep. Boutelle dramatically
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25
ESTABLISHED 1s2s

Saturday, April rs, 1903.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25
Maine Gossip
GIadness on the Way.

There's. green upon the hilsides, the will
lows branches glow:
The robins out there singing. the buds
begin to show
The April winds are blowing last sum
mer's leaves away
every day.
There's Narbling in the hedges, the val
leys ring with song.
The sun gets busy early and stays on
duty long:
There's a piping in the marshes, the chill
dren shout and play,
The world becomes little more pleasant
every day.
The bridge whist clubs are ending their
labors for the year,
Along the muddy highways dry spots will
soon appear;
The maiden in the hammock ere long will
blithely sway 4 -
The world becomes little more pleasant
every day.
, That fire was bad one for Brooks,
and only the Belfast 1iremen saved it
from being much worse.
Three of the best known hotels of
central Maine are being enlarged at
the present time, the Augusta house,
the Elmwood at Waterville and the
Atwood at Lewiston.
One of the happiest boys on the bat
AZ aaot u,oc TiJcl,iy,,,or (saroo-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

One of the happiest boys on the bat
tleship fleet, was Midshipman Garce-
lon, an Auburn boy, when 20 former
residents OF that city all of whom he
knew, met him when he landed at San
EieGO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

"Pills" can't cure that trouble, for
they we're the cause of it.
You must do now what you should
have done at first. Take nothing
but Cascarets.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06
Horses APeEXpenSiVe

1t is apparent to all who have
given study to the congestion Of
traffic In New York City that some
change in the methods of delivery
must be introduced, for the cost of
food and other supplies in this me-
tropolis is due largely to the price
paid for trucking within the city,
says writer in Appleton's. Rail-
way freight rates tend constantly to
grow less. The cost of trucking in
this municipality is travelling the
other way.
An expert report states that with
auto cars in actual service ii is pos
sible to do the work OF from two TO
three horse wagons, the motor figur-
ing fifty miles a day. while the horse
wagon will not average more than
fifteen to twenty miles.
Another advantage of the automo-
bile truck is quick delivery on long
runs TO suburban stations, where
there is absolutely no comparison as
to time saved. The horse will make
about four miles per hour while the
automobile truck will make from ten
to fifteen, and is ready for another as
soon as the load is on.
The difference in the stabling and
garage room is important. The auto
mobile requires no more room than
tho wagon, thus the additional space
for the stabling of five or six horses,
harness and equipment is saved
no light consideration where property
and rent are high.
In addition a table has been pre-
pared showing the respective cost of
operating commercial automobile
cars and wagons drawn by horses.
1t is made apparent that the saving
per month In operating a $500.
pound capacity auto delivery wagon
as compared with a similar vehicle
drawn by horses, amounts to about
$40, and the saving by the year tc
the firm operating the auto delivery
wagon $1439.
This comparison includes on the
side Of the auto vehicle, wages of the
chauffeur, wages of parcel boy, gaso.
line to run car fifty miles a day
lubricating oil. repairs, interest on
the original at cost, or $4,000, and
depreciation at twenty per cent. The
total cost is figured at $233.66.
In the record of the horse drawn
vehicle the items include the wages
paid to drivers. expenses OF harness
and shoeing, the cost of fodder for
the animals, and the loss by depreci
alton OF horses. wagons and harness
The total monthly outlay is stated
at s353.5O.
II In one small firm the loss in.
CURED monthly by retaining horses
In place OF automobiles amounts to
more than 500, the total loss suf
fered by industrial New York ir
clinging to the service of these ami
mails. when auto vehicles would per
form the same labor more economi
cally, amounts to a prodigious sum.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06
Tigers Long Swim For Prey.

A correspondent at Penang trans
mits details of an exciting encounter
with a tiger in that island. a cir
cumstance which at the first blush
is somewhat curious. since tigers in
Penang are historically in the same
category as snakes in Ireland
It was a Chinaman OF Balik Pulau
10 whom the adventure befell He
heard an uproar in his compound
at dawn and rising hurriedly found
a tiger creating havoc among his
pigs. He fired at the intruder and
killed him in one shot at short range.
The animal was eight and a half
feet long and stood three feet high
at the shoulder Investigation show
ed that the tiger had swum across
from the mainland province Well
esley), resting midway at the leper
island of Pulau JerepalI
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06
Transportation In EgyDt

II Is a curious fact that the Nile
and most Of the canals in Egypt run
north and south. The wind blows
nearly all the year from the north.
and thus furnishes the cheapest pro-
pelling power for boats going south
When the boats return north the
rapid current of the Nile is the mo-
tive power. The regularity of the
wind and the stcadiness of the cur
rent are two reasons why boats pro-
pelled by any other power are so lit
tie used. Time is not SO important
an element in business in Egypt as
as in some other countries, and il
does not matter. therefore. that
boats propelled by wind or current
are slow
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06
Ldliputian Parishes.

Probably few people know that
this country contains a number OF
parishes SO small that their popula-
ton can be housed nhdef one OF two
roofs. For instance. Upper Eldon,
near Stockbridge, consists Of two
houses, which with an eleventh CEN
tury church and q tiny Gods acre"
ia the middle OF a farmyard adjoin-
Ing one OF the dwellings. comprise
the whole parish. Not much larger
Is the population of Lullington, five
miles from Eastbourne. Small as it's
church is-the interior dimensions
are only 16 square feet-it is quite
large enough for the Inhabitants.
In Grove. near Leighton Buzzard,
there are only about a dozen inhabi-
tants, the parish containing a mod
ern farmhouse, two cottages, and a
tiny church. At Rhyd, In FlIntshire,
while there are only three adult In
habitants. the village contains five
cottages and one shop; till recently
there were two licensed houses. one
OF which still remains.-Tit-Bits
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06
Hen.

Henry Bittz. of Fairfield. n. j.. is
grieving over the death of his old
Plymouth Rock hen. noted in the
neighborhood as the peacemaker of
his barnyard. No fighting among its
occupants was allowed. and if any
of the young roosters tried to indulge
in that pastime. they got a sound
thrashing from the old Plymouth
Rock.
Yesterday, however. two swapping
turtles, brought to the barnyard by
the Bittz boys. began fighting. and
the old hen, true to her principles.
jumped in between the belligerents
to stop them. Seeing they had a
common enemy, the combatants both
tackled her, and ii was not long be-
fore each turtle had seized a leg of
old Onyx and she had been thrown
to the ground.
Bittz, who heard the hens cries
and ran TO her assistance. was COM
PEELED to cut the heads off both tur-
ties in order to release the old queen
of the barnyard, but she was so bad
ly hurt she was killed.-N. Y. Amer
lean
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06
A Grateful Son-in-Law.

II. H. Rogers. on his return voy-
age from Bermuda last month said
one evening in the smoking room Of
his travelling companion. Mark
Twain:
HE is an incorrigible humorist,
Even IN his most emotional moments
he can't help being funny.
when he married In Elmira in
1870 his father-in-law made him
present of a fine. well-furnished
house in Buffalo.
The present came as a surprise.
Mark Twain knew nothing of 1t TIL,
amid a party OF relatives and friends,
he was shown over the luxurious
place. Then. when they told him
1t was his. tears filled his eyes.
But he was still the humorist,
and turning TO his father-in-law he
said. though In voice that trembled
a little:
Mr.. Langdon. whenever you're
In Buffalo. If it's as much as twice
a year. you are to come right up
here and take tea. You can stay ali
night. too. if you want to, and it
shan't cost you a cent Washing
ton Star.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06
Curious MeXicnn Indians

Buried in the heart of civilized
powerful. and progressive foreign
people. a little handful of Indians
have lived for 300 years. and have
contrived to keep during ali that
time their national characteristics.
their traditions. and their individ-
uality- If you seek them you will
md them in Amatlan de los Reeves
a village in the State of Vera Cruz
Mexico. They are the Amatecas. The
Amatecas are perhaps the only people
In the republic who have succeeded
in retaining for themselves what is
practically self-government.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06
ECZEMA SEEMED INCURABLE.
Body was Raw-Discbarged from
Hospitals as Hopeless-Cuticura
Remedies Cured Him.

From the age of three months until
fifteen years old, my son Owens life was
made intolerable by eczema in its worst
form. In spite of treatments the disease
gradually spread until nearly every part Of
his body was quite raw. He used to tear
himself dreadfully in his sleep and the
agony he went through is quite beyond
words. The regimental doctor pronounced
the case hopeless. We had him in hos
pitfalls four times and he was pronounced
one of the worst cases ever admitted
From each he was discharged as ineurable.
We kept trying remedy after remedy, but
had gotten almost past hoping for cure
Six months ago we purchased a set of
Cuticura Remedies. The result was truly
marvellous and to-day he is perfectly cured.
Mrs. Lily Hedge, Camblewell Green, Eng
land, Jan. II, 1907"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06

She also welcomes a new dancer
from Milan whose appearance "a the
>Ialome dance sent the newspapers in
cohvulsions. This dancer. who
ems likely to captivate society. has
lost remarkable theories. National
ances. she SAYS. are simply the little
9lsodes OF petty States. The great
nee. the Greek dance, is an epic
<N6n time. she asserts. To perform
o @<erly, she says, the dancer must
me with her thoughts. as is
l.snposer when he is thinking out
music. Only those draperies. too.
she says, which artists and sculptors'
know to be the ideal should be called
into use in such dances.-lyew York
Press.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06
WONDERED WHY
Found the Answer Was Coffee

Many pale, sickly persons wonder
for years why they have to suffer so
and eventually discover that the drug
-caffeine-in coffee Is the main
cause of the trouble
i was always very fond OF coffee
and drank 1t every day. never had
much flesh and often wondered why
was always SO pale, thin and weak.
About five years ago my health
completely broke down and was con.
fined to my bed My stomach was In
such condition that could hardly
take sufficient nodrish ment to sus.
tain lifo.
During this time was drinking
coffee. didn't think could do with.
out IL.
after awhile l came to the con.
ciusion that coffee was hurting me-
and decided to give it up and try
Postum. didn't like the taste OF II
at first, but when II was made right
boiled until dark and rich-I soon
became very fond OF 1t.
IN one week began - feel better
could eat more and sleep batter. My
sick headaches were less frequent
and within five months / looked and
felt like new being. hea dache spells
entirely gone.
My health continued to improve,
and to-day I am well and strong,
weigh 14S lbs. I attribute my present
health to the life-giving qualities Of
Postum"
There's q Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, "The Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs.
u'ySvS Aad the above letter? A ncxv
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06
Says Americans Are Always Talking

A newspaper controversy has be-
gun on the subject of British and
American oratory. A Canadian cor
respondent declared that 1t was no.
ticeable at the Pan-Anglican confer
ence how much better the Americans
spoke than the Englishmen, and a
British member of Parliament cor
roborated this statement by declaring
that the best of the American sneak
ers at that congress were as good
as the best English speakers, and
their general average higher.
Sir Charles Wyndham now makes
the following contribution to the de-
bate:
1T must be remembered that
Americans are always talking. They
imbibe fuency with their mothers
milk. L do not consider. however,
that there is anything like the same
proportion Of really good public
speakers in America as in England d"
Fighting Turtles Kills Peacemaking
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06
Southern Illinois, "EgYpt."

The year 1924 was very wet
Heavy rains fell frequently. Corn or
fat lands was q total failure. Thii
year the weevil destroyed the wheal
after it was harvested. The nexi
year. 1925, there was a remarkabl,
growth of thistles on the branch bot
toms. The winter of 183O-3I was
known as the winter of deep snow
The snow was of a depth of from
two and half to three feet on q
level. 1t drifted much and was very
destructive to fruit trees. The wealth
er was intensely hot. Both in 1881
and 1882 the carly frosts so injured
the corn as to entirely render II
worthless for almost any purpose.
During the years between and In.
Guiding 1824-32, so nearly CORES.
ponding to the years of famine in the
days Of Pharaoh and his ruler, as he
made Joseph to be, the people of IL.
ltnois, depend the southern
~ 9ln{ain.
ate rrknt 'ror the &c country Cyan
IL.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06
Taft Stuck I'm Phone Rootb

George Bush. one of the electri-
clans of the Southern Bell Telephone
company, now visiting his father
here. tells this story of Mr.. Taft:
After the candidate had taken up
temporary quarters at the hotel at
Hot Springs he had to enter a tele-
phone booth of the usual size. and
stuck hard and fast. a hurry call
was sent to the office of the tele-
phone company and carpenters. with
saws and hammers. extricated Mr..
Fart. The company, to avoid further
trouble and as mark of especial
esteem for Mr.. Taft. erected a new
booth which eclipses every other
south of Mason and Dixon's line in
size
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06

AS relief from plain coats with
striped skirts. striped coats with
plain skirts are seen.
Feather trimmings and ostrich. os-
prey and egrets in particular, are
heaped upon dress hats.
Be sure your hips are sufficiently
graceful in outline IL you desire to
wear one of the new scarfs.
Is there any prettier trimming for
a leghorn straw than pink roses and
a well-placed touch OF black?
A lovely ieghorn from earlier is
swathed In cloud OF tulle-faint
pink and yellow and blue and laven.
der
Cravenetted satin is one of the
more expensive bathing suit ma.
teriais in favor with those who are
partial to silk.
Although there are stencil patterns
to be had for decorating blouses we
have yet to see a waist thus decorated
In actual use.
The two sides OF the rewest COVE
are not the same. That is. the bodice
will be draped perhaps on one side
with a part of the border of the ma
teriaI while the other side will be of
the plain.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06
Germs In Books.

There is no doubt that all books
kept for a long time in libraries and
other places become the. abode of
the germ and microbe To prevent
this French professor has introduc-
ed a method of disinfecting the
books. They are placed in an oven
under pressure. in which the evap-
Grafton of a certain liquid causes the
breaking up of the aldebydes. II is
said that all sorts of books, big and
little, can thus be disinfected without
harm TO the cover. the paper or the
binding
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06
N8 FRNLS N
AaAAEAsHloMA9

Jumper frocks are worn by both
young and middle-aged.
The tight and long sleeve is seen
on both coats and gowns.
Chamois gloves are popular for
travelling and everyday wear
The scarlet and green sunstades
are often worn with white dresses.
The truly fashionable woman
matches her gown with her parasol.
Brown is fashionable and is met
with In all shades and all materials.
The modlsh short skirt is between
two and three inches above the
ground.
We now not only have Russian de.
signs but Russian cOlorings. so.
called.
Tussor and net is a combination
OF materials much favored at the
present time.
II you are up to date you will speak
of Charlotte caps" not Charlotte
Corday hats
Puffings and pleats of tulle or silk
are let into the brims and crowns OF
the hats of straw.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-06
THIS AND THAT.

The reason a woman looks cool
on hot day is she isn't
A girl can enjoy going anywhere
with her brother if he hates to have
her do it,
One years work of a mans brain
may be ruined by his tongue in
few seconds.
Every minister has his favorite
hymn and every other man has his
favorite her.
After a mans goodness reaches a
certain point he begins to take an
occasional day off.