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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Why He Came First.

why did Abou Ben Adhems name
lead all the rest?" inquired the pro-
fessor in English literature.
Because it began with an A, of
course, answered the bright student.
Kansas City Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
A Worthy Hope.
(kansas City Journal.l

IkdIlSdS CITY JOufndIJ
1t is profoundly to be hoped that this
latest effort to revive the merchant ma
rine, supported by President Taft, will
succeed and that the Stars and Stripes
shall soon be waving over the decks of
many ships carrying the cargoes of
peace, which has it's proverbial victo-
.rieA mo less renowned than war"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

Lots of folks think a small wound
too trivial to require immediate at
tention. but the little tetanus bug
isn't so Indifferent. That is Just the
sort of an opportunity he is looking
for. Remember that on the Fourth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Stroke of Economy.

Est. Louis Globe Democracy
The new Sultan of Turkey, Mehem-
med v, has but two wives At the
present price of Paris hats this change
at the palace. is an immense stroke of
imperial economy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Now Will He Be Good?

(St. Louis lobe-Democrat)
In order to get even with Judge Par
ker, Colonel Bryan says nobody can tell
who the Democratic candidate in 1912
will be, ard that very few know who
he was in 1904.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

The Japanese editor in Honolulu who
undertook to avoid the processes of
the civil law by calling on his country
for aid. is still waiting for a response
The Japanese government is far too
sensible to take up the quarrels of men
of his calibre.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Chance for Business.

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.)
Kansas expects to harvest 10000, 900
bushels of dollar wheat. Which sug-
gests an IDEA to men who sell automo-
biles. pianos and oriental rugs that
Kansas is a good state to work in.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

Colombia threatening to build COM
somewhat like that Johnson person
threatening to disfigure the counter
ance of one JeffrieS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

Lightning struck q headed Texas
widow recently. At last accounts the
lightning was doing as we'll as could
be expected under the circumstances
Atlantic Constitution.
WHAT could it have been about the
widow to call the lightning her way,
anyhow?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

The government at Ottawa has posi-
lively refused to permit Canadian Mil
itianlen in uniform to assist in the cell
ebration of the glorious Fourth. We
had supposed that our genial cousins
across the line had long ago forgotten
all about the little differences of the
Revolutionary period
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
The Ways of Fate.

Fate hit me very hard one day.
cried: What is my fault?
What have | done? v hat causes, pray,
This unprovoked ASSAULT
She paused, then aid:'Darned if ! know!
| really can't eXnlain!
And lust before she turned to go
She Whacked me once again!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

A banquet costing $3.50 a plate
ought to go a long way toward con-
vincing Americans in London that the
United States should furnish its
diplomatic corps with residences. The
connection is so easily accounted for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Und aunted.

IF you want to marry me you
should see my father"
I've seen him several times, but
want to marry you just the same -
New York Evening Telegram.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
GETTING Back.

"Captain, what time does the boat
start?"
1T starts, madam, when 1 give the
word
"Then I've always had the wrong
idea. 1 thought it started when the
engineer pulled a lever or did some
thing. Thank you ever so much"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Hard to Swallow.

yes, my lad" the health crank was
remarking. people should be careful
not to eat much when they are going
to take exercise. l once took a walk
of fifty miles on nothing but a few
soft boiled eggs"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Always Happens.

1T is hard for a man to be laxative
when company comes," remarks
married philosopher, without giving
away a lot of things that his wife
didn't want told
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
What Really Dropped Dead.

Chicago Inter Ocean)
E. n. Hartman is reported from vi
emma to be as well as ever and about to
climb the Alps. Haven't we heard of
some new railway or other in that i'm
mediate locality.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

That two or three days of walking
which PittSburgerS were forced to
perform, didn't inOculate many of her
newly rich with the Edward Payson
Weston bug"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Wasted Energies.
Detroit Journal.)


1t does seem too bad that so good q
monOloguist as Prof. Fred Starr of the
~. of Chi" should be wasting his time
teaching, instead of getting the best
of the vaudeville bookings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

The peace in Turkey is still being
maintained at the expense of good
many cartridges.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
The Boss Is Awed.

why don't you tell your office boy
to sweep up this rubbish?'
Il amt got the nerve to do it, old
man. He was the valedictorian OF
his kansas City Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

Having harvested the LII. DIS and d.
DIS we will now turn our attention to
hay and crops more easily digested by
the public.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

The way Chicago is ripping thai
police department wide open ought to
prove an inspiration to other cities,
where the police department is more
OF less Inefficient
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
The Starring Season.

That precious pearl,
The chorus girl,
Gets her belated dues;
Lets down the bars
And proudly stars
In all the summer news.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Total Still Swelling.

Foreigner-"What was the total loss
of life caused by your revolutionary
War?'
Native American-"Nobody knows.
We keep adding to it every Fourth of
July."-Chicago Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

Nobody has as yet favored an unsafe
and INSANE Fourth, but, nevertheless,
that is the kind Of one we are certain
to get.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
LIGHT AND AIRY.
Two Great Glasses.

We meet all kinds of people
AS through life we go along;
Some are right occasionally
And some are always wrong.
- Chicago News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Take a Lot of Room.
CLOS Angeles TimeS.)

1t shows how important the Car and
the Kaiser consider themselves when
you discover that they require the en-
tire Bay of Finland in which to hold
a conversation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

Some effort might at least be made to
prevent young America from starting
it's Fourth of July celebration prema-
turely
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Nothing Novel, After All.

(New York American)
There is nothing novel in a honey
moon in a balloon. Most honeymoons
are spent in the clouds, anyway.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

1t still remains for some enterprising
railroad to provide refrigerator cars
eIlarc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Got 1t By Proxy.

Kinks: Do you mean to say you
have the advantage of college
education?
Blinks: Yes.
Kinks: But you never went to
college.
Blinks: No matter: my wife did
Judge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
A Need of the Hour.

baltimore American)
The United States must have mer-
chant marine worthy of the name and
the government must help to build it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

Flirting is recommended by a
Harvard professor We had rather
held the opinion that the University
Of Chicago held all the self-advertis
ing professors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

They have found petrified Indian
down I'm Georgia. And Georgia is so
young in Prohibition, too!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

If you take home an armful of can
non crackers, don't blame the kid If he
blows off an arm or leg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

New York is going to have tooth
brush drill introduced into it's public
schools TO alternate with fire drill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
A Good Way to Coo! of.
(Chicago Record-Herald.

TCTTCdSO TTtTa1u.J
When you suffer from the heat do
something tor those who suffer still
some more and III will fee cooler.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
BARGAIN Day.

Before the counter, 10. with smiles elate,
She scans the bargains, at nine ninety
eight;
The merchants lips prevail with double
sway. -
And she who came to price, remains to
pay!
-AlonZo Rice in Brooklyn Life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Probably Wishes He Was.
Pittsburg Post.)

Mehmed VS. published pictures make
him look more like a resident of Kan
kakee or Wayville that the Sultan of
Turkey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

Don't feel so badly. It's too hot to
enjoy a vacation anyhow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Friday July 2, 1909.

The Gould family skeleton will now
be returned to it's closet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

"Gee!" said the boy. What lookin'
feet you must have had when you got
there!"-Chicago Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
DAILY Ksniis Journal
ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
The journal cannot be held RESPONSE
BILE for the preservation or return OF
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publish
ers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

Visitors to Bangor's famous old hos
interested to learn that in addition to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

Specifications Of the plans as drawn
by Edgar I. Lord, of Bar HarbOr, for
the bridge that is to be built between
Bar Harbor and Bar island, are in the
hands of bidders At the March meet
ing the town appropriated the sum of
$40, 900 with which to build a bridge
over the bar to Bar island, believing
that the consequent enhancement of
the value of the island, a part of the
town of Eden, would prove beneficial
to the town to that extent at least.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

Pennington ChrOnic1e.-The lack of
names of streets on suitable places is a
need that should not exist in Farming
ton much longer. Strangers are put to
much annoyance and delay in going
from point to point by this deficiency.
Small boards bearing the names of the
streets would not be a great expense
and can be placed on buildings or trees
in such a way as to aid greatly those
who are not familiar with all the ways
and by-ways Of our village Is it too
much tc ask that this want be met in
the near future?
A peculiar incident happened at the
home OF Moses Larrabee, in Monroe,
during the thunder shower of Friday.
Lightning struck telephone pole near
the house, ran along the wire, entered
the house, following the wire down ON
the inside, in the sitting room, struck
and split the table of sewing ma
chine nearby and Mrs. Larrabee's little
daughter, Frances Mckenzie, who was
seated near the machine, was badly
burned about the legs and back. At
this writing the child who is about ten
Lightning also entered the house of
Oliver Grant, their next neighbor and
severely burned a little child.
Visitors to BangOr'S famous old hos
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-28

piled with his belongings, and Banning added
curt little note of explanation. The sun was up
when he returned to camp, having seen the con
voy we'll started the road to Port Yzabal
- A ND you mean to say that chap drugged me
and acted like that?" gasped the chief,
when he woke and heard it all.
Il should say you did, sir. 1t his little
way of getting the field to himself" replied Ban
ming "and, indeed l don't know cleverer. You
see, he got on the track Of some stuff, and
expect Langton Eustace was in his way So tina.
put it into his mind, and after Eustace cut his
throat"
Good Cod" said Grendon, $50 he did."
"Oh, that's nothing for mariahuana!" declared
Banning, well, you that gave Norquoy time,
and so he tried it again, with brilliant sue.
cess in the cases of Palen and Christy Jarvis.
But in your case, sir, he was little too impa-
tent, he hurried it too much.'
my dear boy. said Grendon, "and-you sa:
he did find something's
He certainly did, and III show it to you" cried
Jack Banning with delight, well have a fine
showing in our next report. sir. of the Copan Elk
cavation Expedition. And we'll be fair for though
you may be sure he meant the Expedition
to profit by it, We'll put Norquoy's name in the
report!"
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rapidly into a low passage way, where could
crawl on hands and knees. few hundred yards
further on, it made sharp turn to the left; and
here, Banning, holding his lantern, saw that a
breach had recently been made in wall of old
masonry which had blocked this point. The traces
were those of single worker, and his task must
have been slow and difficult But Banning could
not pause tonight; he promised himself to return
for full examination later. Slipping through the
breach, he found himself in ancient rock pas
sage bearing signs of Maya workmanship. 1t was
high enough and wide enough for two men to
walk abreast and at full height; and it led direct
ly into what Banning knew must be the very
heart OF the temple ruins The way seemed long.
Frequently walls of masonry interposed evident
ly to cut off this passage; and through them, Nor
quoy evidently, still alone, had patiently mined
his way. 1t must have taken months of work,
even when his plots had removed his superors,
and SO given him uninterrupted opportunities.
Banning was beginning to fear he must turn back,
when flight of low stone steps showed itself
leading down into the earth. He hurried down
them and in few moments found himself stand
ing in the broken doorway of small square
chamber.
A ND then Banning understood. For here, be-
low the EARTH Norquoy had come upon an
ancient storehouse of the Mayas, filled with their
treasures. Not treasures in the commercial sense,
for there was hoard of gold, but few Jewels
but the almost equally valuable belongings of
extinct civilization. Carvings, potteries masks
gods and stelae, wooden images and articles OF
household use feather robes still brilliant that
dry air. headdresses furniture and Maya books in
brilliant hieroglyphs-it presented an amazingly
rich discovery and wonder perhaps, Norquoy
had wished to keep it to himself.
But tempted as he was, Banning had no time to
examine these marvels Hurriedy he retraced his
steps and came out the river bank just as the
first dawn CLEANS showed the distant mountain
view. With infinite precautions he rowed across
re-tied the boat and returned to camp. He found
Grendon sleeping quietly; and himself Slipped into
bed for an hours rest. He took it readily because
his mind made up
Grendon awoke with all the heaviness OF man
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THE WAY OF DESTINY.

Lead me, o, Zeus, and thou, Destiny whthersoever ye
have appointed me to go, and may follow earlessly-
-Epictetus.
Over the grassy paths wander, far
Der hll-crest and in intimate holows; on
Where dewy boughs swing arched above my head;
And where the great-eyed, wistful volets are,
And where the redbud bushes to the dawn
Hast thou, O. Destiny, my foorsteps led.
Whether the Way lies DER the desert plains,
Or where bright fields lie golden in the sun,
Grant me heart of courage, Destiny
That if no single violet remains
To take finn that sweet path, may not shun
The Way, but follow, follow fearlessly.
Clark Barr
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"Norquoy!" muttered Banning and sat up. He
must ferret out this vile business to the bottom
before he took any action. What motive had
Norquoy for such evil deed? Unless in truth
he after something which he wishes to pur-
sue alone, and unobserved-? Banning remem-
bered seeing him steal secretly from his tent, and
he resolved to watch He placed himself at the
door of the tent Grendon still slept the heavy
opium sleep-and waited.
TT was late a still, hot, tropical night A thin
= swung overhead with the splendid millions
of stars. Luck with Banning; he had not
long to watch before the flap of the other tent
noiselessly opened, and Norquoy He
stood there lean, alert figure, listening looking
carefully this way and that. Then with cat-ke
steps he moved away from the camp and down
towards the river. Banning followed, keeping
well behind and in the shadows. Norquoy took
the left riverbank until he reached point exact
ly opposite the larger heap of ruins. 1t
the other side of this heap that the expedition
was at work upon the Jaguar stairway; and this
part had been untouched, by the Copan river,
whose waters flowing swiftly against the ruined
pile, had laid bare its tiers and floors in number
less holes and openings.
Norquoy got into little boat which teth-
cred to the bank, and Banning, from the shadow
OF the ceibas, saw his tall shape bending the
oars. Fortunately the moonlight gave a certain
light, enough to the opposite bank of the river
at this narrow point. Banning just able to
where Norquoy landed; then came tiny flash
of light over the water, quenched in OF
the dark openings. 1t was the seventh hole from
a certain heap or rock; the watcher counted 1t
many times till he was sure. Norquoy was alb
sent about half an hour Then came again the
flash of light at the seventh hole; and the
man rowing steadily back over the stream He
aghted made fast his boat and turned quietly
but with the step of man satisfied back to the
camp
Jack Banning let him go. He had hardly dis
appeared before Banning was at the water side
and in the boat. Ten minutes and it's keel
grounded on the friabe, rocky shelf of the ruined
pile. Then Banning hunted for the seventh hole
and found it, rather Mortified to discover that it
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in the air. and he smelled it with dislike
Something-he never knew what caused him to
turn his head; and there with the light of furious
madness in his eyes. was Grendon creeping to-
ward him. knife in hand! More than had
Banning's quickness saved his life and it saved
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drugged; yet, quite himself, and wholly uncon-
scious of the attack on his secretary. He took
his own temperature swallowed his soup and qu
nine, declared himself to be in for days fever
and decided as he phrased it, Ito give up the day
to it,. When he asked for his tobacco, Banning
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LITERARY MAGAZINE

was shallow opening scarcely admitting mans
body. But, if he had wished for conviction, he
had it in the still warm lantern and the match
box. tucked into dry corner of the rock Light
in hand, Banning wrigged in. The opening not
more than five feet by two at the mouth, widened
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would have been all over. His rife
was leaning against the tent. he
caught it and before the maniac
could rise to his feet, Banning
brought the butt down on his head.
Grendon fell forward, the knife
jumped to the corner of the tent and
stuck in the turf. quivering.
The actions of Banning were all
based hereafter on sudden and in
tense suspicion. The whole incident
had passed without enough noise to
alarm the camp, and Banning did
not intend to alarm it. After he
had bound the lunatic to his cot,
and given him a powerful opiate, ne
took the precaution to gag him we'll.
The blow had only stunned and not
in any way hurt Grendon, and his
assistant carefully bathed the
bruise. Then he took the medicine
chest on his knees and scrutinized
it; the bottle out of which Grendop
had taken dose contained only
aromatic ammonia. But Banning
was not satisfied; he examined
everything even to Grendon's half
smoked cigarette, which lay where
it had fallen. With shaking fingers
he tore it OPEN examined, smelt it
and his face suddenly grew set.
THAT is Mariahuana." he MUIR
INJURED; and fell upon the bunch of
unsmoked cigarettes. About half of
the bunch were made up with leaves
of the mariahuana plant rolled in
with the tobacco. Now, Jack Ban
ming CHANGED to know all about the
poisonous mariahuana weed, which
grows wild in southern Mexico 1t
greatly resembles tobacco, but it is
so powerful and dangerous an intox-
icant that its sale has had to be
prohibited. The mariahuana smok-
er becomes first dizzy. then delir-
Gus, and finally homicidal Gren-
don's attack was fully explained, but
to what did the explanation point?
Some one had given him poison un-
awares; and that same some one
must have given mariahuana also
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of Norquoy's special brand of cigar
cites. And while that astute person
was off in the chiefs place, Banning
slipped across to his tent and sup
piled his tobacco jar with liberal
portion OF mariahuana. Then he
awaited developments.
These We're indeed swifter than
he could have hoped. He saw Nor
quoy's Mexican boy come back, hot
foot, for more tobacco; and he
smiled grimly to himself as he re-
membered the others incessant
smoking. Vengeance, he felt, was
peculiarly apt and fit, and he need
do nothing but wait.
Towards five o'clock a hideous up
roar was heard in camp; and Ban
ming, pistol in hand, Joined his chief
at the tent door. In an instant more
Vasquez, Norquoy's boy, staggered
up, his head bleeding from bad
cut
Chief gone mad-he kill" was
all he could gasp out, before he fell
down in a faint.
1t took the whole camp twenty
minutes battle with the mad man
before they got him down. Norquoy
had imbibed an unusually heavy
dose of the mariahuana, and he was
an unusually powerful man. In his
delirium he imagined that he fought
with wild beasts, and his cries re-
sembled theirs. But after long
struggle they got him tied and
gagged, and Banning, setting astride
of his chest pressed home the hy-
podermic needle. He was only an
amateur doctor, he told Grendon, but
he knew what was good for Nor
quoy, and he would take the re-
sponsibility. But Banning had
harder task when it came to his sec
ond plan. and of this too, he took
the responsibility. For while his
chief slept, the deep sleep of conval-
essence, as from bout of fever, Ban
ming got ready cart and mule. and
couple OF wondering Mexicans.
They put Norquoy, still utterly I'M
conscious, into the cart; which was