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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-24
Axes and Saws

Kelly Lippincott doubIe-bit axe with handle
regular 81 % value for only .............9S c
Single-bit with handle, reg. Fl val for 79c
Doublcbt without handle. regular 81
value to close out 19c
Single-bit-axc without handle, regular 75c
value for only 49c
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-24

Prof. John w. Revelle is at home
for the holidays.
The Odd Fellows lodge here had
a royal supper Monday night.
Luther Grimsley Of Latin was on
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-24
New Corn Mill.

We have Just put in and started
a new roller corn meal mill, driving
kiln and bolter. 1t makes the right
kind # stuff. TRY IT.
LUTESVILLE MILLING Co.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1908-12-24
Knives and Forks

| have the largest assortment ofpocket knives in
the county and they are going at Bargain
Prices
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21
THE CONSTIPATION EVIL
5 RESPONSIBLE fer Most Cases of Piles

Constipation paralyzes the blood YES
sells of the lower bowel, and thus
causes piles. Women, and all indoor
workers. are most frequent sufferers.
A common mistake is the use of ONT
ments and supposUories, which cannot
cure piles permanently, because they
do nothing to start up fresh, free
circulation in the weakened parts. Op-
erations, too, are useless, except as
temporary relief. and the only certain
way to cure piles is nth internal treat
ment.
DIR. ]. S. Leqnharat, of Lincoln, Neb.,
perfected the only internal remedy for
piles. a special medicine for strength
ening the flabby veins in the lower
bowel and freeing the circulation. 1t
cures permanently by removing the
cause.
DR.. Leonhardt's Hem-R oid is sold
under guarantee by Bowditch, Webster
&, Co, Augusta, Me, 81 for "a days
treatment DR.. Leonhardt Co. Station
B. Buffalo, N. Y, prop. Write for
booklet
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21
Inventory by Commission
Nearly Completed.
First Meeting will be Held
in Washington Dec. |.
Final Report Of Commission to be
Made to President Jan. 1,

Washington, Nov. 2O.-The much
taiked-of inventory of the Nations re-
sources is now practically completed.
TO consider the material it has
brought together the National Con-
servation Commission has Just an
nouEced its first full meeting for Tues
day, December |, in Washington. At
that meeting the first steps will be
taken toward putting into tangible
shape the results of the six months
hard work on taking stock OF the
country's waters, forests, lands. and
minerals.
one week later. after the Commits
sion mas gone over the inventory. it
will hold a joint meeting in Washing
ton with the governors of the states
and territories. or their representa-
tVes. At this meeting the inven-
tory will be further discussed and the
report which the President has re-
queSted the Commission to make him
by January l. will be formulated
With less than six months in which
to make the inventory. the -four
branches into which the Commission
Is divided, aided by the cooperation of
TIE Government departments. have
brought together what is probably the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21

most useful collection Of facts about
the material things on which national
industry and progress are based that
Qas ever been assembled at one time
Reports presenting these facts and
pointing out their significance have
been prepared. These reports, sum
married and indexed. will be, sub
m'tted to the Commission at it's com
Ing meeting.
All through the summer general in
terest in the work and object of the
Conservation Commission has been
growing. The public is now well
posted on a subject of which only Il
few specialists mad knowledge at the
time of the Conference of Governors
and experts at the White House, in
May.
The Governors carried the spirit of
the conference home with them to their
own people, and have kept things
moving ever since by appointing state
commissions to study local problems,
by writing and speaking upon the
subject of conversation. and by keep
ms close and helpful touch with the
National Commission. They are ready
- ''NN ItAit IL lily Approaching JolIl
meeting. Ehe bare announcement
that it had been set for December s
resulted in 2 number of acceptances.
before the formal invitation OF the
Commission had even got into the
mails.
When the conversation movement
was started. specific information about
the actual state OF our resources was
partly wanting. partly inaccessible.
Certin facts were broadly known,
1t was at least unquestiOnable that
our resources had been waStefully
used. and that some of them. notably
the mines. We're sure in time to be
completely exhausted. while others
for ex ample the forests. could still be
kept perpetually useful by right man
agcment. The first work was to get
thc facts, to show exactly what the
situation was and how it could be i'm
proved BY me osureS that would work
Without an inventory Of the resources
Which should show the present condI-
ton of the resources and the way to
Continued On Page Fourteen)
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Galveston Channel $200OO0 Galveston
Ship Channel and Buffalo Bayou $780,
900; West Galveston Bay Channel
sl0o.o6O Inland Waterway coast Of
Texas $4,000; Arkansas Pass 10000;
Sabine Pass $21O0OO; Trinity river
$125.o00.
Arkansas and Louisiana--Ouachita
and Black rivers $4,000.
Mississippi River-Between Ohio and
Missouri rivers S2500oO; between Mis-
souri, river md Minneapolis. Mimi
S'oO,oG0: between st. Paul and Mime
apolis s2S9.54G
Kansas EIWood S35O.OOO
Tennessee Above Nashville S345O0O:
above Chattanooga $4,000; Chatta-
nop2;l to itiVerton. Alabama. 1886. 900.
ono I{ivcr--Open channel improve
m3nt So45.000; Lock and Dam No 81,
$500 900: Locks > and 6, $2430O0; Lock
No. >. $2O0,Ooo: between Pennsylvania
State Line and Cincinnati S1,6O4 900
Observation-Disclosures river s450OoO.
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What Uncle Sam is Do
ing and Plans to Do.
Annual Report Of Gen. Marshall,
Chief Of Engineers.
Increase Of Corps Urged....The
River and harbor Work.

Washington, ID, c., Nov. 20--In his
erst annual report General w. l.. Mar
shall. Chief of Engineers, United States
Army. makes a strong appeal for an
increase in the corps of engineers. The
nresent authorized engineer corps he
etotes consists of 1S9 officers. He
-ecommends an increase of 49, officers.
so To he employed on military and civil
works of construction. 81 to be en-
Moved in three additional battalions
and Is for regimental organization.
General Marshall comments at con-
siderable length upon the increasing
duties of the corps of engineers. At
nresont he says only A officers or
about one fourth of the corps are left
urder full control of the department to
attend to the important construction
works. Notifications. river and harbor
and other duties devolving by law upon
the corps of engineers. He says thar
,,hile the number of officers is decreaS-
inc the reverse is true of the work
Piyer and harbor improvements are
now going On under appropriations of a
SIZE previously unknown, fortified tior
island possessions and a large share Of
the Panama Canal work has been en-
,,ustad to officers of the corps. He
recommends an increase in that num-
her Of battalions from to 6 and states
that during the early part of 1907, Q
out Of total number of Il engineer
companies We're given work in the
Topics, a much greater proportion
than in the case of any other branch
of the service. He recommends that
for the proper supervision Of the in
struction and discipline of the engineer
battalons that they should be organ
lied into regiments. each regiment to
be composed of two battalions.
TO avoid confusion and undcsira Bile
material he recommends that this in
erase in the corps be made to extend
over q period of about rive years. In
order that the efficiency of the corps
shall b maintained at a high stan
dard he urges the establishment of the
grades of sergeant and military
Overseer' the latter to be appointed &c
the number ct leo; also that the non
commissioned staff of each battalion
to be increased by a battalion tcair
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21

Minnesota and Wisconsin-Harbor at
Duluth and Superior $791 900.
Michigan-Manistiqu Harbor $2S5.-
1852; Grand Haven 100000; Muskcgon
Harbor $154 $50; PentWater $751; 900;
Ludnston .$2GS,0O0; St Mary's river
$7500O0; Hay Lake and Neebish Chan
mel, St Marys river S435,000; Harbor
Beach. Lake Huron. S275,000; Detroit
river $2,750,0GG.
!. ohio- .,. isye Ian Harbor s775'ooo'
California-San Pedro Bay 100000:
San Luis Obispo Harbor 100000; Oak
land $52l,000
Oregon and shington-Columhia
river 81 1854. 900: Canal at Cascades, Co
lumbia river $10O,50O Columbia and
Lower Willampcete 100000; mouth of
Columbia Si50,000
observation-disclosures Harbor 100000
Puget Sound $130,000.
waii-Honolulu Harbor S5O0000;
Harbor at IIilo 100000.
Porto Rico-San Juan $3S0.000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21
sergeant and battalion commissary-

a4sf5 q -.
sergeant and battalion commissary-
sergeant.
The Chief of Engineers submits esti-
mates of appropriations for the 'hscai
year 1909-1O for fortifications aggregat-
ing S,732,233 Included in this amount
are the following: Repair and protec
ton of defenses of Pensacola, Florida
$507, 100; defenses of Galveston. TeXas'
$4,000; sea-coast batteries, Honolulu
and Pearl Harbor, $449,000; Manila, r.
L.. $2,S69. 0OO4 installation of electric
plants Honolulu and Pearl HaarDor'
s14,4G9: Philippine Islands. $S1,6oo
searchlights, Pearl Harbor and Homo
lulu, $11,2S0: Philippine Islands. sSl.6oo;
electrical installation at sea-coast
Notifications s9S4.253
For river and harbor work the fol-
lowing estimates are submitted for the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1910; under
continuing contracts $20.479.057: rivers
and harbors general including eX-
anlinations, surveys and contingencies)
s21. 464,141; under California debris
commission $4,000: prevention of de
posts in New York HarbOr. S155,26O;
enlargement of Governors Island. New
York. $4,000 In addition to the above
the Mississippi River Commission sub
mits an estimate amounting to $3.GOO,-
900 reduced by the Chief Of Engineers
to $2.000,000
Among improvements of rivers and
harhors for which an estimate is made
for the next fiscal wear Of the follow
ing: HarbOr of Refuge, Sandy Bay.
Cape Ann. Massachusetts, $4,000;
Boston. Mass. 81 10000 Frovincetown
$3.50 600; New Bedford and Fairhaven
1927 900
Rhode Island-Block Island 100000.
: ConnecUcut-New Haven $200.OOO;
Bridgeport Harbor $4,000
New Yori-East River and Hell Gate
100000: Hudson River 100000: New
York Harbor $G35, 900: Channel in
Gowanus Bay 100000: Black Rock
ST. 500 900; Oswego $lS5.5oo.
New Jersey -Passaic river 100000;
Cheesequake creek SlaS,O9o: Cold
S,ring Inlet s2s5,OoO.
New York and New Jersey-Staten
Island Sound 100000; Channel between
staten Island and New Jersey s22OoOo.
Delaware river $290,0O0
Observation-Disclosures $23l,oOo.
Maryland-Patapsco river ana Baitl-
more Channel $965,000.
Washington. D. C.-s125.000.
Virginia james river 100000: Nor
folk 100000.
North Carolina-Inland Waterway
Psmico Sound to Beaufort Inlet $780,
COS; Wilmington 100000.
Georgia--Savannah 100000.
FloriGa-Jacksonvil S215,000 Pensa-
cola S150.000
Georgia and MISUNDERSTANDING
chez river $236000.
Alabama river 100000.
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
-CoOsa river 100000.
Alabama-NIobile $4,000; Tom Big
bee river 100000.
mississippi Pasca goula river $40.
Oo0; Ship Island Pass 100000; South
west Pass $350.00O.
Louisiana-Inland Waterway Frank
| lin to Normentau 100000.
! Texas-Galveston Harbor $4,000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21

Emerson was a frequent visitor at the
Furness home during Mrs. Wistcr's
girlhoOd. Her brothers. Dr. Horace
Howard FurneSS. Captain Frank Fur
ness and William Henry Furncss, Jr.,
all attained prominence in their chosen
professions, the former. Of course as
an exponent of Shakespeare: Captain
Turness as an architect and the
youngest as an artist. In l&54 she
married Dr. Caspar Wister. a friend OF
DR. >. Weir Mitchell, and then a rising
young practitioner. For a while they
lived ut 1903 Arch street Philadelphia,
then DR.. Wister built a home at
Juniper and Locust streets. where they
resided until his death in 1856 Mrs.
NiSter spent more than forty years in
transiating the works of sentimental
German authors for the American pub
lie. She began the work in 1864 and
the last of her productions was put on
the press last Fear This was The
Lonely House" Another of her re-
cent holiday productions was 1.-The
Happ" Go Lucky" Probably the
greatest of her TRANSACTIONS from the
standpoint of the sale attained was
'"Thc Ola Nam SelIe'S Secret" by l..
Marhtt. Other books which She trans
lated We're: "The Lady With the
Ruby" THE Second Wife, Cold Ell
sic" THE Bailirf Maid. In the Schil-
lirgs Court" THE Countess Giscla,'
and AT the Councillors" by Marltt
"Quicksands. Castle Hohcnwald."
and "Too Rich" by Streckfus; ''St
Michael" by Werner: "Vinletta." by
Monte uttel; vain Forebodirgs." by
Oswald: "a Penniless Girl" by Helm
burg; Banned and Blest." b. W"r
ner: ~ Noble Name" b. Van Glu
mer: "a Family Feud." by Harder;
"The Green Gate" by Withcrt; "Only
a Girl" by Won Hillern; "Why Did He
Not Die" BY Won Bolckhausen: "Hul-
da." BY LcWald: From Hand to
Hand" by Raimund: "Severa. by
Iiar;ner; "The t,choffs," by Reichen-
bach: "a New Race" by Ralmund,
and "Marguerita, by Iuncker. Be
sides her literary works, Mrs. Wister
was devoted to music. possessing 4
fine voice. She never sang in public. |
but only for the pleasure Of her friends.
On her last appearance ut q place Of
entertainment. the matinee of the
opera Lucia" as given by Hammer
stein at the Academy last spring, the
great TetraZzni. on being encored re-
peatcdly, rushed over to the box where
the aged lady sat and kissed her hand. |
Most of Mrs Wister's work was done
on Arch street.
w. j. Locke. author Of THE Beloved |
The Morals Of Marcus
etc, is planning to spend part of the
winter with Rutgers Blocker Jewett of
the John Lane Company in America. |
Mr. Locke has been in London oversee
ing the production of his play. Idols"
founded upon his book of the same
name. He is now at work upon new
novel which he hopes to finish during
the winter. Simple Septimus." his |
most recent work, is drawing to a close |
in serial form in the American Maya |
zine. and will be issued early in Janu- |
airy by the John Lane Company of New
York.
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W. T. Bradbury has sold his business
in Dover to l.. II. HemenWay and F. J.
Moody of Jefferson. The business will be
conducted under the firm name Of Hem
enwav & Moody. Mr.. bradbury plans to
leave for New MnNico in q few weeks for
his health.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21
THE REALM OF BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Mr.. towels. who wrote the first chap
ter and Miss Jordan of Harper: Ba-
Ear Was the energetic manager CT the
novel scheme. In Il talk together ,htse
two writer's arranged the details Mary
j.. Wilkins freeman, having been cllo-
sen as the ''old maid aunt" was the
first person to receive Alr HoWclfs in
troGuctory chapter Each author mad
entire freedom in working out his or
her chapter, and returned the chapter.
together With those that had preceedt Il
it, to be forwarded to the next cOll,hO-
TdtOr. Never WAS a novel written un-
der just those circumstances and nev a.
we're So many distinguished names
written on the title page under the
titles Of 'the authors"
There is an amusing story in the just
published memoirs of Lady Priestley
Che daughter of Robert Chambc, 81
concerning a visit paid by Queen Vic
loiia To he studio of a Scottish artist
Playing sbout the studio was the pain
ter's littk boy when the Queen uneX-
pt,iedly walked in. Seeing the child
there. She went up to him. and in her
kindly WY said. will You give me IA
kiss" i!tv-"No." n. M-"And why
not? Do You know who I am" Boy
Yes. You're the Queen of England
and you killed Queen Mary and don't
love you"
George s. Wasson's Home from
Sea" includes eight stories. one of
which. at east The Rats" on its
u ri fI In l1tI fr
Monthly, Commanded widespread at
tention and approval. MI WATSON.
like Mr.. Connolly. has made the life
of the New England deep-sea fisher
man his own OF its pathoS and hui
NOR, its daring and devotion. its mar
roWness and intensity. its kindlineSS
and essential true heartedncss. he
writes with Gscernment ard power.
The men of Kllick Cave are characters
worth knowing and altogether unfor-
g"ttable: and no lover of a good sea
yarn can affor to overlook Mr.. Was
sons latest collection. The book is
illustrated with pen and ink drawings
made by Mr.. Wasson himself who was
a painter hefore he became a story
writer Houghton & Minlin are the,
publishers.
The many admirers of Joseph Lin
coins quaint down east characters
VIII enjoy this Story of the retired sea
catpan who CONES back to find his ma
tive village much as he left it. His
renovation of the "Cy Whitaker Place"
his adventures with housekeepers, his
Interference with the schemes Of the
big man of the place, all make a hui
man and humorous story. Cy Whit
aker is an admirable type of the man
who has had force enough to get away
from his native New England home
long enough to do his active work in
the world. but whoretains the emotion
of the home lover which brings him
back.
Mrs Annie Lee Mister the author.
who has just died in Philadelphia, was
bern in that city IS years ago her
father being Dr. William Henry Fur
ness, the first pastor Of the First Uni
tartan church of that city. and a
prominent AbolitioniT. All her life
was passed in literary atmosphere.
the older DR. Furness being prolific
writer and having sathered around
him a circle OF friends interested in the
same line of work. Ralph Waldo
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pany, are Simple Susan by Maria
i;IgeWorth and The Birthday Pres
,,nI' and other stories by the same au-
thor. In the companion series, EVERY
E"y's Library" stories for little boys.
the additions are Lazy Lawrence
"Forglve and Forget" and The False
key" all three by Maria Edgeworth
These are all fully illustrated, bound
in full cloth in various colors fnlaid
with an embossed lithograph. with end
papers specially made for the series.
The Landlord at Lions Head" by
Wilhelm Dean IloWels has been added
10 the uniform addition of the authors
works which is III preparation by the
Hdrpers
TIL, funny pictures by Walt Kuhn
are being made into a book by the Life
publishing company, under the title "A
Little Bird Told Me-" which Will be- out
early in December
James Montgomery Flagg's "All in
the Same Boat deals in humorous pic
ture and verse with the familiar types
one meets on shipboard. The little book
is in the same form as his why I'hey
Married" and 'Tomfoolery.'
Andrew Lang'S book. The Maid If
France: Being the Story of the Life
and Death of Jeanne dare" is coming
from the press of the Longmans. The
author has made use of the latest dis
coveries in ancient documents, and
hopes that 10 has been able to throw
new light on certain obscure parts of
Jeannes history. He conceives, more
over. that he has refuted many old
aud new imputations against the intel
ligence and greatness of that martyr"
The volume Is to have 4 map and va
riouS illustrations.
Phil Reeves. tn" only son of Helen
Mathus and her collaboration. died re-
Gently. Mr.. Reeves began his career in
the Lincolnshire Regiment and went
through the South African war. He
also we'd in India until obliged to re-
turn home because of illness. He col
laborated with his mother i'm ''Piga>in
and Petticoat." did the sporting part
of Tally Ho'' Cor he was Il fine horse
mani ana wrote several chapters OF
Guy L;iwless,' his mothers most re-
cert novel
Augustus Thomas. the author of the
play and of the novel The Witcning
Hour" comes from Missouri The Tn
iversity of Missouri has notified Mr.
Thomas that at the next commence
,ncnt the university will confer upon
him the degree of LID, the degree
which II recently gave to Mark Twain.
The president of the university in pre-
senting him for the honor referred to
Mr.. Thomas as the most distinguished
living son that Missouri has with the
exception OF Mark Twain.
Ever since Ellis Parker Butler wrote
Pig Is Pigs" these little booklets
from the Mcclure press containing his
stories are eagerly awaited by the APP
preciators of humor. THAT Pup is
fully up to the Butler standard. Fluff
is a nondescript of the dog kind, and
the efforts of his owner and the own
ers friends to classify him lead to
many excruciatingly funny situations,
MI. Strothmann's illustrations ARE in
full sympathy with the text.
The originator Of the idea of the ON?
posite novel "rhe Whole Family was
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ne me OF 'ltlcIdrd MdnSilelu, Inc
Man and the Actor" by Paul Wiistach.
is at hand. This biography and study
of the great actor is written with full
knowledge from intimate acquaintance
and 1t abounds III Interesting incidents
of theatrical matters. The work is in
two volumes and has many llustra-
tons.
Cittcnden Marriott. who wrote I'm
Gle Sans Business" besides being him
self in the Government service. has :,
family of Government connections be
hind him. Mr.. Marriott is descended
from an aunt of Thomas jefferson and
from an uncle of Zachary Taylor. He
is also related to Lighthouse Harry
Lee Of the Continental army and to
Gen. Robert F.. Lee. and he is Il S:eat
grandson of Senator John J. Crittendcn
Of Kentucky
Mr. Aylmcr Maude. the English cX-
Pert in all lhat pertains to the cult Of
To]stoy, who has published 9TH" Life
Of Tostcy; First Fifty Years" is talk
ing Of bringing out another book. Il Sc
Puel Of this one which Is TO be called
The Life of Tolstoy, Last Three Dee
AIDES. In the new book he will give
me main events of Tolstoy's life dur
ing the years 1S16-l9oS.
'liss iarv 'ohnSton to make her
debut as dramatic poet this month.
Her n"W drama, the Goddess of Rea-
son has Miss Julia NARROW in the
ute role. The play deals with the
french Revolution and was accepted
ny MISS MarloWc on the first reading.
am convinced" Miss Marlowe says.
mat The Goddess OF Reason is the
greatest poetic drama yet written by
ah American. | expect the consum-
maze art displayed by Miss Johnston DIS
poet and drama;ist will come as vel
come surprise To the public
y i'hg personal poem is John David
sun latest gift to the world. 1t will
rave fer title THE Testament of John
davidson" and it is dedicated in
"hs letter to the peers of the realm.
"a aodloss yol.' says Mr.. Davidson.
'e'ause having. each of you. inherited
or accepted, y title which YOU share
win the creator of the universe the
.'hifnoh title of Lord-you are not to
W supposed Incapable of greatness"
o me Unity publishing company of
o"~asc mas Just issued What Does
y, nr"tstmas Really Mean?" by John T.
'''Iulcheon and Jcnllin Lloyd Jones.
;, &c Young Alaskans." which the
.i"pers are about to publish is an eX
lung story for boys by Emerson
~ gu who wrote 1.-THE Story of the
~" 40 The Mississippi Bubble.
Iie scene of this new story is
~ s',uoiak bay, one of the widest spots
81 alaska, and there are three heroes.
me publishers of the New Zealand
n'e"st' q. B. Lancaster-Doubleday
."se Co.-who are now issuing a
urth COOK. The Altar Stairs have
~ wy YET been able to learn who the au
sVr Is and profess not to know wheth-
g. b. Lancaster" is a man on
"vn'ifi The interreal evidence, how
,,s.b points to q masculine hand '"Che
nsdr Stars" is fiction of the sort shat
$50 TO be called red blooded"
Il ,ms.ohs the new volumes added to :he
,, Su'tia series of stories for little girls
sa''lshed by the H. NJ. Caldwell COM
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The originator OF the idea of the CON-
posite novel ',Fhe Whole Family was