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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06
INTERPRETER NEEDED.
Judge Objected to Slang and Woman
Knew No Other.

1t was case of assault, and the lit
orally doWntrodden wife was laying
her grievances before the magistrate
He started by giving me a bff on
the nut" explained the angry COM
plainant
My good woman" rebukcr the mag
istrate, you mustn't talk like that
here. | suppose you mean he gave
you blow upon the head
"Yus, yer washup. An then e tried
ter do me in by chuckin is 'baccy box
at me-"
BY which | presum eyou mean." in
terposed the justice of the peace Sc
verely. that he tried to injure you
by precipitating his box of tobacco at
you. Pray proceed and avoid slang
and inform the court what other in
Juries he inflicted upon you
well. then, he-er-he-'
Come, comet" snapped the magis-
trate, really beginning to lose his tenn
per- Don't waste the time of the
court"
The i'll used wife looked about her
helplessly.
Excuse me, yer washup," she ex-
claimed at length, but | was wonder
in what was the pet name in this ere
court for a biff on the jib."-London
Answers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06
JAPAN'S DWARF TREES.
Are Products Of Patient Gardeners
Who Keep Secret Work Inviolate.

These charming dwarfed trees are
entirely a product of the patience and
Skill of Japanese gardeners. The
dWarfing of these is kept a secret by
them and has as yet never been found
out or initiated to such a marvellous
degree by any other nation. While
there are dwarf fruit trees grown in
Europe. especially in Germany and
Holland. no such tiny specimens have
ever been produced there. The trees
which are used for dwarfing by the
Japanese embrace all varieties of conf
fers, such as pines. cedars, CRYPTIC
meriaS, jumpers; many evergreens,
such as lick. Citrus trifoliata, etc.
some Towering plants like azaleas.
naples also son fruit trees, such as
oranges and plu ms. which blossom
and bear the most tiny fruits to per-
lection. 1t is claimed for some speci-
mems of cedars Il at they are over five
hundred years old, These very ancient
trees are handed Town from father to
son in families, regarded as priceless
heirlooms. 1t is t. be regretted that
so many of these beautiful dwarfed
trees are lost through ignorance of the
attention they require. The danger
lies in overcare more than in neglect.
Too many people imagine that these
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06

The opening dates will be as follows:
Friday, April 90, Lynn at Fall Riv-
er; Haverhill at New Bedford: Wor-
cester at Lowell: Lawrence at Brock
ton. Saturday, April %, Brockton at
Lawrence; Lowell at Worcester: Lynn
at Fall River; Haverhill at New Bed
ford. Wednesday. April q. New Bed
ford at Haverhill; Fall River at Lynn.
The holiday games will be as fol-
lows:
Monday, May 80, morning, Fall River
at New Bedford; Brockton at W orces-
ter; Lynn at Lowell; Lawrence at
Haverhill; afternoon, New Bedford at
Fall River; Worcester at Brockton;
Lowell at Lynn; Haverhill at Law
renee.
Friday. June 17-Morning. New Bed
ford at Lynn; afternoon, Lawrence at
Lynn.
Monday, July 4-Morning. Fall River
at New Bedford; Worcester at Brock
ton; Lowell at Lawrence; Lynn at
Haverhill; afternoon. New Bedford at
Fall River: Brockton at Worcester;
Lawrence at Lowell; Haverhill at
Lynn.
Monday, Sept. 5-Morning. Fall Riv-
err at New Bedford; Lowell at Law
renee, Brockton at Lynn; Haverhill at
Worcester; afternoon, New Bedford at
Fall River; Lowell at Lawrence, Brock
ton at Lynn, Haverhill at Worcester
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06
LINCOLN TRIED 1T,
Soon Ended Naval Sweat Box as For,
of Punishment.

On one of Mr.. Lincoln's excursions +.
Fortress Monroe on the steamer Har
ford in 1863 his attention was directed :.
narrow door bound with iron, the us n
which he was anxious to learn.
What is this?" he asked.
"Oh, that is the sweatbox," was a..
reply. 1t is used for refractory and /.
subordinate seamen. A man in then
subjected to steam heat and has vs-.
little ventilation. 1t generally brirr.
him to terms very quickly"
President Lincolns curiosity va.
aroused. This" he said to himself g,
treatment to which thousands of Amer
can seamen are probably subjected b
every year. Let me try it for myself AMI
see what it really is"
Taking off his hat, for he was several
Inches over six feet in height, he entered
the Enclosure, which he found to be la.s
more than three feet in length or widtt
He gave orders that at a signal fror
himself the door should be immediate
opened. 1t was then losed and III
steam turned on
He had been inside hardly three MI
utes before the signal was given Pres
dent Lincoln had experienced enough !
what was then regarded as necesss.
punishment for American seamen. The
was very little ventilation, and the shs
exposure to the hot and humid air h
almost suffocated him.
Turning to Secretary Welles of I
navy department, the president ordes
that no such Enclosure as the sweats
should ever after be allowed on any
sci flying the American flag.
1t was not an hour after this order \
fore every sailor on every ship in Han
ton Roads had heard of it The eff
was most remarkable on the older sails.
many of whom had themselves expo
enced the punishment of the sweatb.s
Some of them wept for joy.
But the good results of this act &
President Lincoln were not confined Y
the American navy. Great Brta4
France, Germany and other Europs.s
countries heard that the sweatbox hi
been abolished in America as inhumE
One and all of these nations in turn a
into line, and today the sweatbox is 81
to be found on any vessel flying thea
of civilized nation throughout q !
world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06
A HOPEFUL POET.
Failure to Recognize His Genius Did
Mt Oampen his Ardor in the Least.

Paddy Quinn. a type of Bohemian
round only between the covers of a
cheap novel. was sentenced by Justice
Samuel c. Hyde, congressional repre-
sentative for Washington during terri
torial days, to serve ten days on the
rock pile after confessng that he had
worked only seventy-five minutes during
his stay of two months in Spokane
Asked by the court to explain how he
earned living, the prisoner said:
II am a poet, but there is no use ex-
planning to you that which would be I'M
Ineligible to your mind. | will recite
some of my poetry instead. / will read
few stanZas from my masterpiece"
Before Quinn could give voice to the
second line of his latest work the court
had imposed sentence and the sweet
singer was on the way to the city Jail,
where his tattered garments, oxford
shoes and flesh colored hose were ex-
changed for overalls, jumper and hob
nailed brogans. His long black hair and
flowing beard were also trimmed for hy-
genie purposes. and, armed with a six
pound hammer, he started for the rock
pile. mumbling as he left the station:
THE muse got an awful jolt that time
at the hands of an unsympathetic judge;
but, then. there's hope. Recognition will
come sometime. 1t must come. Officer,
please see that Pegasus is properly cared
for until return"'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06
RAN THE BLOCKADE.
Putting Through a Risky Piece o
Business at Santiago in 1898.

Some naval officers at dinner party
| the other evening were discussing the
efficacy of the Cuban blockade in 1898.
That many vessels ran the blockade at
Havana. Cienfuegos and elsewhere was
| admitted
But only one vessel ever ran the
| Santiago blockade" said one of the
speakers, land that was of our own
vessel, the little Gloucester"
He then described how the Glouces-
| ter ran the blockade. while commar 7ed
by DICK Wainwright, then a lieutenant
| commanded. who had previously been
executive officer of the Maine when it
blew up.
We had been sent down to Asser-
raceros to communicate with the in
surSents." said the raConteur. who was
on the Gloucester at the time. Upon
our return it was quite dark, and we
were proceeding slowly to our station
on the inside line Of the blockade when
the electric signaling apparatus broke
down we could not give a signal
particularly the private Identification
signal OF the night. Had we been dis
covered ny one of the blockading YES
sells 1t would at once have flashed the
signal, and if we did not Immediately
respond 1t would have promptly open.
ed fire We would have been blown to
pieces in minute.
IT was risky piece of business, but
DICK Wainwright was perfectly cool.
and the Gloucester actually picked its
way without being discovered through
the whole blockading fleet, took up its
station on the inside line, under the
MORO, and as soon as the signaling AMI
paratus was repaired reported it's ar
rival. 1t was clear case OF blockade
| running, but it was mighty ticklisb
while it lasted."--san Francisco Car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06
TREASURE OF ZUYDER ZEE
Gold and Silver Lost in ShipwrI
Will Be Sought.

The Dutch await with curiosity tn. /
suits of a work undertaken in the n
der Zee, on October 8, 1890, the Engl1
ship of war Lutin sunk in Dutch wata
carrying with it to the bottom s1500Gj
of gold and silver in bars that the Bird
cabinet was sending to Hamburg to Z
a financial crisis in the Hanse tow
The cargo insured for nearly SIPS, 0N1
was entirely lost, says the London GlI
The company of Lloyd has entered y
a contract with another society, VIII
undertakes the work with the help oil
new apparatus, invented by an engipj
named Lake. This apparatus is co1
posed of a floating bridge, at the kee.
which are fixed the instruments for y
ing. They consist of pipes which q
pump up in twenty -four hours 40.Wo "
of sand. At the extremity of these pls
one finds the room Of the divers, all ~
of metal. This chamber rests on
denied wheels placed in action by ~
tor Of a particular system, in such
manner that the divers can remove VI
room like carriage and roll It at
bottom of the sea, which makes the WV
easier and quicker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06
The Uses of the Beautiful.

Use and beauty have too commonly
been regarded as necessarily separate
attributes. Things of utility must be
commonplace. and it is immaterial if
the commonplace be ugly: it's very
uglness makes us appreciate all the
more the beauty of things rare. kept
precious and apart-that is the view
the multitude has been led to take. and
from which even many artists are not
exempt
1t was an old fashioned custom to
isolate all the nice things of the house
hold in the best ROOM which was too
precious to live in; but the modern
practice is to make the whole house as
beautiful as possible
"A forced familiarity with ugliness
oulls the taste for beauty So, unless
'he eyes are wonted to the beautiful bv
seeing it on every side, resident in the
common things, beauty at it's best
can not be given to the things set
apart to wear it as a garment of state.
as IN statutes. monuments, and public
buildings The La Sale and Peru
Qllinois) Post
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06
THE BARBER'S STORY.
Same Shad Got Used to Land So
He Died In Water.

The barber drew the keen razor o.
his customers face and began:
"A friend of mine told me the best 3
story | ever heard of in my life while
was getting shaved the other day. va
to hear it? All right. You see. it ID
Germs a physician who had a friend VI
was daffy over fish, and he used TO 4
all kinds of queer experiments with thu
one time the friend told the physl5
that it wouldn't have to be in the VIZ
of water every day, increasing the ts
each day, you'd soon have the fish
that it wouldn't have ODE in the wa
at all. Well. the idea sounded reaS'
able to the physician, so he went q
bought a large Shad. He put it in {
aquarium, and every day he took ii I,
of the water and put it on the floor d
first day he only allowed it to stay n
for thirty seconds, but every day he Y
creased the time until finally the Sc
didn't need water at all to live in.
well, one rainy night the physks5
was sitting in his study teaching Il
shad to smoke a cigar when the u
phone bell rang, and after Answering &
the physician prepared to go out OF
hurry call. He ordered his carris
and when it appeared at the door Il
went out. the shad following him. hfN
raining hard. and a perfect torreni
water was flowing down the quits h
The shad ATTEMPTED to get in the u
riare, but slipped and fell into the gr
and was drowned. Oh, Pm sorry =
you, sir. But you couldn't help snS'
then, could you?'-Philadelph Pres <
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06
AT 10 SEES FIRST WOMAN.
Lad Brought Up in Mining Camp DC
beautiful Creatures"

George Randolph, Of a little ml1|
claim somewhere in the interior OF ~
ern British Columbia, went to Seattis.
Gently. George is eighteen years OF
and until he walked aboard stealns.
leave the North he had never see
woman. His father and he lived alon
the North, far from civilization. VIE IA
mere babe his mother sickened an, n
in the great woods, and was buriea \
her husband and his partner. Alm sSr n \
sane from grief, the father cared 10.
baby boy and watched it grow my
robust man, says the Chicago Joul .~r,|
Toiling year after year in the CAIN sass
prospecting for gold, neither the , iss
nor son touched the borders OF CIVIL, N
ton. Their SUPPLIES were purchased ma
fur from traders. This last spring M VI
made rich strike and resolved to -,
their isolated home. When young = -
dolph reached the little town on the
coast to board boat he called " ,,i n
father to tell him what those besu'l
creatures were walking on the decks ~
declares that women are the most "
tiful things he has ever seen. ana
lieves his mother must have been ~
the most beautiful.-New York Evsp
Telegram.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06
BOXING Ro1Es.

frankie NeIl and Young Britt have
remAtchcd to box in Baltimore Jan IS.
Leach Cross, the New York light
weight. who has retired from the
game is going to Try his hand at ref
erecting
George Gunther, who has been in
England several months had his first
bout in that country the other night,
knocking out Hazel Fischer OF South
Africa in five rounds in London.
Jack O'Brien has received a good
offer from Promoter Mcintosh of Aus
tralia to so &c chat country and meet
three men, one Of whom would be
Tommy Burns O'Brien has not yet
given an answer.
Abe Attel is still getting lemons"
He is to meet frankie Neil. who he
already has defeated several times at
Memphis Dec. 20. Attell also has a
chance to box Young Britt in Savan-
nah New Years day.
Young Peter jackson, finding he was
getting whipped by Tim O'Neil at
Oakland. Cal, the other night, wrestled
O'Neil down and bit him in the first
round. He attempted to repeat the act
in the next round and was chased out
of the ring.
Gunner Hewitt, who won the army
and navy championship in England
recently is looked on as a good
heavyweight by the sports OF that
country. He is soon to be matched to
box Ian Hague. the heavyweight cham
pion of that country.
Stanley Ketchel has accepted the Of
fer of Promoter Hugh Mcintosh to go
to Australia for three ring battles. The
middleweight champion will embark in
few days. While he has not been
informed as to the identity of his op>
ponents, it is thought that he will be
pitted against Tommy Burns, Bill
Lane and Bob Fitzsimmons.
Stanley Ketchel, in written state
ment announces his willingness to
fight Billy Papke for the worlds mid
dleweight championship. II am tired
of seeing these defies," he writes, land
I want to state now that if Papke is
so anxious to fight me again 1 will
fight him for $4,000 side, the winner
to take ALL"
Jimmy Qunland of Danvers has been
matched to box Dummy" West in
the scmi-finaI bout at the National A.
G.. South Boston, next Monday night.
The opening bout will be between jim
Grant of East Boston and Joe Geary
Of TIE South End. The feature bout
will bring together those rugged ban
tams, AL belmont and Riz Mackey of
Cleveland
Jack Irwin" Sullivan, after his bout
with Sailor Burke at the Armory A.
a., Boston. next Tuesday night, is
going to join Jim Jeffries and be one
Of his sparring partners. Jeffries made
the big Twin the offer Thursday night
and Sullivan accepted it
Hugo Kelley is matched with Frank
Klaus, tine hard-hitting Pittsburger, to
box before the Armory A. A. of Bos-
ton on the night of Dec a. Silvie Fer.
retti. Kelly's manager, has closed the
match by wire with Miah Murray, the
Boston matchmaker. and Kelly will
start training III Chicago at once. Xei-
1y and Klaus will meet at the mid
dleweight. 15S pounds. and the battle
is scheduled for IL rounds. From all
appearances it should be a fierce con-
test. Klaus is a conner and he more
than held his own against Papke In
Pittsburg about two weeks ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06

Chicago, Dec. 5.-Tyrus Cobb, of De-
tro;t. was again the best batter in the
American League according to official
averages issued by President b. B.
Johnson here today. The hard hitting
outtielder of the champions batted bet
ter than ever and ended the season
with the Phenomenal figures of 81.
Cobb participated in 15G games and
made PIG hits. Not only was Cobb the
leading hitter, but he outclassed all
the others in base stealing with total
of IS thefts to his credit. Cobb and
Iris Speaker of Boston, tied for the
honors in hitting home runs with seven
each.
Eddie Collins, of Philadelphia, finish
ed second both in hitting and base
stealing. Collins played in 153 games
and made 1913 hits for a mark of .346 and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06
Old Orchard and SaCo
Land Purchases Explained.
Big Beef Plant Will Be
Erected on the Property.
Slaughter Houses to Supply the
Entire Eastern Trade?

Saco, Me, Dec 5.--The land purchase
mystery which caused greater excite
ment in this city than any real estate
transaction in 80 years was partially
solved Saturday when it was learned
that hundreds OF acres of land, bought
at an expense of $4,000, were decided
to the McCorkie Abattoir Co, of oPrt-
land.
The deeds were recorded in Alfred
Saturday. The titles Of 70 parcels In
Old Orchard and six in Saco were
transferred from Fred c. Bradbury,
purchasing agent to- the Portland COM
pany. While the company was lncor-
porated in Portland, Nov. 90, and Of
ficers elected, it is not known who is
back of it, but it is limited that the
SWiftS are interested
1t was intimated that a great beef
plant will be established here, which
will be the headquarters of the entire
Eastern trade. Ii is claimed that
slaughter houses, stock yards, meat
packing houses, reduction plants and
other establishments for the utilization
of all waste products of slaughtered
animals will be erected work to begin
in one year.
Cattle will he shipped from the West
and slaughtered to supply the Eastern
market and it is limited that harbor
improvements will be made to enable
the shipment of beef across the ocean.
When fully established this enter
prise will give employment, it is said,
to several thousand nien. 1t may result
in making a Canadian Pacific port Of
Saco. There are reasons to believe
that there may be a connection be
tween the Canadian Pacific and this
enterprise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06
WORLD OF SPORTS
The Heavy Batters OF the
American League for l9O9'

stole 81 bases. Lapp, of Philadelphia
and Gardner of New York, 1inlshed
third and fourth in the batting hut
played in only Il and - games respec-
lively.
Napoleon Lajoie. of Cleveland. landed
fifth with .3a4 for 12S games and sam
Crawford of Detroit, was next with
.314 for 1856 games Lord and Speaker
of Boston. and Baker. of Philadelphia,
were the others to bat more than .50o
making a total of nine above that COW
eted mark.
Owen Bush, of Detroit, was the best
sacrifice hitter, with So successful e1-
forts to his credit.
The Detroit champions led in team
hitting with the excellent average OF
.267 and Boston was second with .26o.
Following are the official club batting
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
karger Leads in Box Work, With
Olmstead Second.

Milwaukee. Dec. 5.-karger of ST.
Paul was the leading pitcher of the
American Association for the season of
1909. according to the official pitching
and fielding averages issued here by
President Joseph d. OBrien. Karger
won seven and lost three games. or a
percentage of 200. and Omstead of
Minneapolis was second with "a won
and IL lost for 667
The champion Louisville team led in
team fielding with a mark of 1862, with
Milwaukee second with 956.
Thielman. Louisville pitcher, who
played Il games in the outfield. is the
only player who appears with an aver
age of 1000. He accepted 80 outfield
chances without an error
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-06
OLDEST HOUSE.
Ooten Place Built in Year 1860 Will
Shortly Give Way to Time,

Not long ago the Oldest house of
Plymouth. Mass, the Doten house
oullt in 1860, was torn down The
land where it stood is now offered for
sale The only house now standing
which harbored passengers of the
Mayfiower, the Rowland house on
sandwich street. built in 1866 has
passed into private ownership. and is
used as tenement. Unless it is pur-
chased by the town, state or some
historical association, the old dwelling
will probably be torn down when a. &c
70 longer rentable.