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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27
WILL
CALL ON AFRICA

Paris, srpt. s4.-In an enort to
devise meaas for strengthening the
military position OF France. par,ic-
u,arly n comparison 10 that OF Ger
many M. Messimy and Colonel Man
gum. both well known as authori-
ties on military matters. have SQUAD.
"a new cry. Their proposal IS:
$40, MS cali Africa TO our ala"
means that large Couitngonts @
Arabs aud other natives OF France.
posses-ioss u tho Dark Cosusent
should bc raised and trained with a
View To- coming 30 her assistance 81
She shoud ever be engaged in war I'm
Europe.
Two years ago compulsory service
for the Alserians was suggested, bu,
The cues, on is sow beisg revived
with moro energy. and il win uc
doObt give rise to considerable die.
cnsa. ION. 81 sot TO downright c1ntro
yersy
20 g. pointed out that General Del
$50 s. has devoted great attentos to
.h' matter ASA has drawn up No
pe, Tor jhe Minister Of War. I'm
which inc expresses his fullest ap.
proval.
tie states that the reductios of the
..,m @. military service from three
Loo f--, t...,.- I, ti,,,t. 49,, ~,
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27
FIFTY INJURED
IN EXPLOSION

Pittbuvg. Pa. Sept 2T.--As the
result OF a boiler explosion at tae
Columbia Film Exchange located in
the Ferguson Building nifty persons
were badly injured.
The building is a total wreck and
il is believed that many moro are
burned I'm the ruins.
See The "Ad" OF the Eureka
Hardware Company.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27
Shot BROTHER
DURING FIGHT

Jackson. Ky. Sept 27.-Follow-
ing hsht j. G. jIWst, Republican
nominoc for Judge 9r Brethitt coun-
'y, was fatally shot 10y his brother.
Hannibal Hurst. Both were promi-
nent
See the IA" OF the Eureka
Hardware Company.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-27

See the Al" OF the Eureka
ala DWARF Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
eLEANlNosA AND GOSSIP.

The French people Of Chicago have un-
yelled bronze tablet in memory of Mar
quette and Joliet. 1t stands at the foot
of cross near the banks of branch Of
the Chicago river.
The first brick house in America was
built in 1888 by Gov. Richard Kemp of the
jamestown colony in Virginia. Two
bricks from that house are on exhibition
at the Ohio state-house.
At Whitby, Eng, the people met one
evening recently at the village church
and, headed by a clergyman, marched to
the fields, where the ceremony Of "bless-
ing the crops was observed.
1t has been figured that beetle can
draw 500 times it's own weight. 1t is said
that a stag beetle has escaped from box
on which had been placed articles weigh
ing 1900 times as much as the insect.
According to one estimate, theatrical
managers in London lost about 100000
during the season now ending Uhe end of
the London season is later than the end
of ours) in producing plasy that were not
successful.
The bishop of Ripon, whom many Amer
leans remember from his visit to this
country about six years ago, when he
spoke in several cities, will take six
| months vacation, to recuperate after a
severe illness caused by overwork.
An exposition will be held at Putin
Bay Island, in Lake Erie, in 1918, the year
of the Tooth anniversary of Perry's Vic
tory. The moral support" of the state
of Ohio has been voted to the enterprise
by the Ohio Legislature.
The county council surveyors of London
are completing a map of London showing
every building and every piece of prop
erty. The total cost will be G160O0. The
dimensions of the map are 30 by 20 feet.
1t has taken Is years in the making.
An interesting passage of -Beuve
is translated by Prof Irving Babbitt as
| follows: Il have given no one the right to
say, He is one of u.s. l have certainly had
my vices and weaknesses, but it is for
| what is god in me, for my love of in
tegrity and truth and my independence
of judgment, that 1 have irrtated so
many people in my life and aroused so
much wrath
Carrying the host through the streets of
London by a Roman Catholic priest is
commonly made the occasion for riot by
anti-Catholics if it is known beforehand
that the carrying is to be attempted. A
couple of weeks ago the host was carried
| through the streets in an elaborate pro-
cesson, and there was no disturbance.
The route was about a quarter of a mile.
No announcement of the intention of the
priests had been made.
The university of Paris has announced
two gifts in the interests of aviation.
The first is 100000 with an annual sub
vention of $1,000 from Henri Deutsche de
la Meurthe for the foundation of a de-
partment of technical aeronautics, in
Guiding studies and researches of the per-
lection of aerial apparatus of whatever
form. The second is S14J 900 from Basil
Zakaroff. a Greek resident of Paris. for
the foundation of a chair of aviation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
Princess Prize fight Enthusiast.

The princess of Wales has become
a prize-fight enthusiast. With half
dozen other women, all members OF
prominent families in England, she
witnessed 10 hard bouts the other day
between picked men of the Irisn
guards and life guards. There were
three cold knockouts, yet the princess
did not waver On the contrary, shs
enthusiastically applauded the VIM
ners. 1t is not uncommon for women
to attend prize fights in England
while in Paris they sit at the side
of the ring in evening dress as in
theater At recent battle in Paris
between two American negroes one
woman tainted at sight OF bloody
nose. She was laughed at by the 9TH
er women among the several thousand
spectators.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
The Beef Situation.

We have had various explanations
of the high price of meat. The most
reasonable one is that the demand Is
greater than the supply and that we
are compelled to go outside our own
dominions in order 10 secure what VIC
lack. Within a few years the cattle
man who started for the market with
his stock at the height of season
was almost sure to find the market
flooded with cattle and was compelled
to take the price the packers were
willing to pay, for he could not take
his cattle back. Under those condi-
tions the packer was able at one sea-
son of the year to buy material with
which to keep his packing house at
work the greater part of the year.
The art of curing and preserving
beef and pork and their products
reached a state bordering on perfection
and the packers made money. Lat
terly, however, the great American
workingman has developed such
taste for meats that he is paying
higher price than he ever paid before
and consumes so much beef and pork
that the packers have become little
more than middlemen between the pro-
Queer and the consumer. AS one pack
er said, Were putting bacon in the
front door of the smoke house and TAX
ing it out of the back to satisfy
clamorng orders" One of the fruits
of these conditions is the teaching Of
the public to use q poorer brand of
beef and to pay a higher price for 1t
than he formerly paid for first-class
goods Another result is the importa
ton of cattle from other countries,
notably, Argentina. The prosperity
which is SO welcome to us all has
caused this condition to become acute
and we are likely to eat more Argen-
tina beef than ever before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
Indemnity for Spain.

The news from Melilla of late indi-
Gates succession of victories that
indicate an early crushing out of the
Riffian tribesmen To be sure the
Moors have shown themselves stub
born foes, fighting with the fanatical
courage that has long been character
istic of the followers of lMohammed,
who firmly believe that the spirit of
the soldier slain in battle passes at
once, and forever, to the sunny fields
of Paradise. 1t is to be said, however,
that the Spanish troops have shown
no lack of mettle in the strenuous
campaigns they have waged. Even
the raw recruits have shown a stead
mess and courage in action, that has
won the admiration of the world
his shortcomings, the Spaniard is no
coward. General Marina has shown
himself capable commander, and
now has at his disposal formidable
army which, it is believed, will prove
fully equal to the task that confronts
it. Sixty thousand Spanish troops
are now in the field and as many more
will be pushed to the front as may
be needed for speedy ending of hos
tilities. The best military experts are
of the opinion that GeneraAiaGarina
now has an army fully as \ ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
Little Of Everything.
On the Road.

Tn homesck tonight for little wee cir,
Who lies In q crib where light il
turned low,
] long for touch Of a little gold curl.
I'd love to just look at little pink toe
A-peep from the edge OF a wee little he'd
My lips pout at the thought of littis
round cheek,
For the sightsof an arm meath small,
sleepy head,
But can not get home and to her for a
week.
The clickety-clicks of the wheels irritata
The rush through the night that is tan.
ing me far
From the bed in the corner, the babies
The cot where the babies who long for
me are
But keeps me awake; and hear the toot.
toot,
And hear the wheels grind as thew
bite at the track
a drummer. slave who is chained to a
rOutei -
Oh, to sit by my baby girl. rubbing her
She crawls and she sprawls and she twists
and she lies
With her red lips apout as she looks at
her dad,
And dimpled wee knuckles bore into her
eyes,
She has romped till she's sleepy and
worn out and glad
And she says. and she turns-Such tum.
bed pink heap
My baby way back down the lengthen-
ing track
Don't you go, don't you leave-now me
avs down to s'eep-
TINS lovin' you, dad. daddy Please rub
my back"
Judd Mortimer Lewis in the Houston
Post
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
"When There Is No One Round to
See"

9Th meanest cuss 1 ever knew
Abe Wilkins sal one day to me,
Behind our backs was dom good
Where there was none of us to see.
One night 1 caught him trudgin' down
TIL road a basket on his arm.
Where are We off to now?' said I.
Says he: To Wilder Murphy's farm
AN then he took me to one side.
Don't tell soul of this says he,
The widder's kids are awful poor;
The only friend they've got is me.
m takin them some grub t eat
TIL widder's poorly. don't We know.
I'm helpin' them along a bit,
But don't tell folks L told We So
Until that night l used t. say
There warn't a bit o good in him;
used t think he'd throw brick
T. help man who couldn't swim.
But there he was, TIL meanest cuss
| ever knew, a settin' out
To do an act of good. unseen,
An didn't want it talked about.
"An' since that time, I've changed my
mind.
{ / look at men much different now.
/ view their meannesses, an say
There's some good in 'em anyhow
AM faint for me to judge 'em bad,
J. Fp0M wha T. they may appear to be;
Eee&n Uaetlnust be some good R
IA there y income round to see.''
Detroit Free Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

The spanish nation is evidently de-
termined to be content with nothing
but a decisive and triumphant victory.
There are many indications that the
Snanish forces will be merciless IN
their hour of triumph. The Rltlian
leaders will, doubtless, be punished
with the utmost severity. The indl-
cations are that in whatever treaty
of peace may finally be negotiated
the Moors will be held to pay large
indemnity which will put upon them
a heavy burden of taxation for many
vaars to come. and amply reimburse
Spain for the heavy expenses she mas
incurred in the conduct of the war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

The easy things to believe are those
chat are unbelievable
A son knows more than anybody in
the family until he gets to have a son
If his own.
One of the incest things about pref
ty girl is the way she will like you for
telling her so.
A woman can iengthen her hair in
the telling of it about as much as she
can shorten her years.
What makes a man lose his temper
IS for his wife to look astonished when
he says he always keeps it.-New York
Press
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
The Con Mans Mistake.

Engaging Stranger: isn't this Uncle
Billy Hill from Battle Creek
Bronzed d aid Party exhibiting
large rand bony fisD: "A leetle wuss
nor that, young Teller. I'm Uncle
Hillbilly firm Bloody Run. ginerly
eat squad like you fur breakfast
every mornin', an I'm lookin' fur
meal right now Anything else you
want to know ?r--Chicago Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

In consequence of the part played by
the gas lighting equipments of the
trains involved in some recent acct
dents the Prussian railway authorities
have decided to convert all their sleep
ing cars. now fitted for gas lighting
(sorne ITO cars) for electric lighting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

A London restaurant keeper is to
manage New York lunch counter at
a salary of $4,000 per year. No won
der the Old World believes America an
Eldorado. Z
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

Water so vile that fish cannot live
in it is poor stuff for human beings to
drink, and Ohio has been asked to
stop river pollution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

Dan Cupid has better facilities for
carrying on his work in Maine than in
some other states. Just think of the
sleigh rides that are coming!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

Roatswain Murphy of the Roosevelt
who was left at Sidney, is hitting the
high places only in his frantic endeav-
or 10 be in on that Hudson Fulton Gel
ebration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
Can't Tell What He'll Do.


We were prepared to see Mr.. Bryan
doing a little innocent Outstanding in
Texas, but darned if it ever occurred
to us that he would attempt to rock
the political boat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
Untrue to the Constitution.

(Pittsburg Dispatch.)
Only one man so far has come for
ward to pay an income tax in Okla
homa. For state with a constitution
so heightened oklahoma seems to
have some down citizens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

The Lookout Island Campers, by
Warren l.. Eldred: illustrated by Arthur
O. Scott II mo-: cloth: Price $50.
This is a wholesome entertaining lively
story for boys of fifteen years or so, which
will not fail to be appreciated also by
readers of older age. The story relates
the merry experiences of summer
camping party made up of live boys under
the tutelage of the popular principal of
their school, and his personal friend. an
athletic young doctor. Their camp is OIL
a delightful island located not far from a
popular or populous summer resort.
Naturally enough some exciting baseball
and other athletic contests with the boys
of this resort follow, and lend a valuable
element of excitement and interest to the
narrative. Two mysterious strangers
lend excitement to the summer and give
opportunity for some exciting detective
work in which the boys take most credi-
table part. The author is a man who
knows boys thoroughly, and by his work
is known to a very large number of
them, and the whole atmosphere of the
story is merry, wholesome, and just what
boys like.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

"Adnirap' Semmes has been re-
membefed again by the people of the
South. He is remembered by the rest
OF the nation on account of the
Alabama claims,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

Taft will urge q $10000,00C bond is
sue to compete irrigation plans. A
similar amount in ship subsidies would
do more good.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

England had warship parade 4
short time ago but it was for the pur
pose of showing the people where their
money was going.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

Georgia and Vermont produce all
our asbestos, but it is difficult to see
why they need it any more than New
York and Illinois! .4~-a -- -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

The annual anti-hazing propaganda
is going the rounds. Some Of it is as
Incorporate as the acts of the ire
sponsible sophomores.S
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Romance Survives.
(Boston Globe.)

(BOSCDTl VIODt.D
The young couple who decided to be
married at the conclusion of a we'd
ding of their friends in Alston the
other evening, showed that the spirit
of romance still lives even in these
prosaic times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

The scheme to solve the race
problem by taking the negroes back to
Africa has been tried before. Liberia
is the result.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

1t is all right for the Wrights to fly
high, but others should be sure that
they have the price when they try it in
the stock market.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

A week ago it was Cook talks" or
"Peary talks" Now it is whitney
talks Talks cheap.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

B. C. Thomas of West Leeds recent
Nv hauled a single load of corn to the
factory for which he received $63.O4.
The load weighed S755 pounds or more
than four tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

Maine has always been a Titles par
tial toward cold water, but during he
last few days we have had rather more
than we bargained for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

'Ty Cobb doing sensational .wert
with the willow" is the message from
Detroit. Rumor has it that he is also
quite an artist with his spikes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

Rhiladelphia saloon keeper treated
Ethe crowd IN his saloon tosdriaks and
thu went 10 q lodge meeting. sOne of
rowd later shot the saloon keep
ers son and another to death and a
third is in the hospital. 1t wa4 an ex-
pensive treat"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
Struck a Gusher.

est. Louis Globe Democrat)
Col. Bryan went down to Texas TO
look after fruit farm. but he seems
to have struck one of the Texas gush-
ers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

Baltimore has secured the next Con-
servation of Resources Congress which
will be held in 1911. Why not in
Maine in 1913?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
"Corpse" Ran Screaming Through
Town.

An extraordinary case of apparent
death has startled the people of Casel-
lima Tori. near here. A villager, aged
forty-eight, after a severe illness, APP
parently expired and was conveyed to
the Church of st. Giusto by a torch
light procession, followed by his Desc
late wife, SONS and a crowd of friends.
Services over, the corpse was left in the
sanctuary, for the night About A.
NJ. the dead man awoke, burst open
the coffin lid and, forcing the church
doors, ran through the streets in his
death shroud shouting wildly all the
way to his cottage. His kinfolks, be-
lieving themselves face to face with an
apparition, were at first so terrified that
they refused to open the door. In the
neighborhood this is believed to be a
yeritable resurrection from the dead
New York World.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

Virginia has .offeredh a reward of
nearly $4,000 for the. apprehension of
the Hurley murderer 1t looks like
business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

Joseph A. De Costa, secretary of the
Portland Journeymen BARRIERS loca
has been chosen delegate to the l2tl
annual convention which will be held
at Milwaukee this month.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

New York ought to be surfeited with
celebrations after taking care Of DR..
Cook, Peary and the Hudson Fulton
affairs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

Denver has put the lid on high
school fraternities and marked i'm
provement in scholarship and school
discipline has resulted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
Fixed.

One of the local officials of Chicago
tells of a plumbers apprentice who, ON
his way to work one morning, called q.
the office of the health authorities ana
made known his wish to register MS
fathers death. When the clerk asked
the date of the demise, the son replied
He amt dead yet; but he will DC
before night. thought it would save
me another journey If you put it down
now
"That won't do at all" said the
clerk. Perhaps your father will i've
for long while yet
"Well, / don't know responded the
apprentice, doubtfully. "The doctor
says he won't, and he knows what ns
has given him."-Harper's Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

4. The reaction has set in in marine
architecture. The leviathans- which
sacriace CARRYING capacity and COM
fo5t feE speed have had their day and
sr, but more comfortatie ves-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

England faces the probability of a
general election. We can give them a
few points on what not to do.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

Maine has more to attract the in
weston OF small sums than any other
state in the Union. Tell them about
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

The young people of the State are
taking advantage of the corn packing
season to earn additional pocket
money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

The good roads movement is not
fad or fancy. 1t is business propo-
sition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

New York has already figured out
the cost OF the Hudson Futon celebra-
ton. Few municipalities are so thrifty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

The great warship display on the
Hudson will rouse the latent spirit of
adventure in the breast of many a
bow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30
Would Work a Reformation.
washington Post.

(WaShlnStOn POSt)
a whipping post, with a healthy suf-
fragette to WELD the lash. would be a
sure cure for wife beaters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

The peace advocates continue to
fight over the question of which nation
should disarm first.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-30

Old Town is expanding s150,000 in the
erection, of three blocks, a power plant
and an addition to the High school.