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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

News comes from Mechanic Falls
that the contract between this town
and the Srragus, Hathaway Shoe Co,
Of Lynn, Mass has been returned and
has now been signed by both parties.
While the coming of this concern here
has been practically sure, those most
concerned are breathing little more
freely now that the business is COM
picted, and the agreement has been
properly signed. The company writes
that their business at Lynn is good
now and will continue to be UP to the
time of their removal to Mechanic
Falls. 1t is expected that the shop
will open here early in July. AS al
ready stated in The Sun the shop is
now undergoing thorough repairing
The name Of the company is to be
changed from the Sprague & Hatha-
way Shoe Co. to the Sprague Shoe Co.
this change being made when the COM
pany comes to Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

~ lost a high grade Jersey hcifer.
Leo Hunt. who has been working for
Alice and Hutchings has gone to his
home il Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Taylor, who
have hccn living OF. the "Plains" the
past winter have gone to Boothkay
liarbor.
j.. u. 4Alhc" of Manchester, is bust
ness visitor in town.
Horace II. Palmer left "Wednesday for
Bangor. whore he is employed by the
NJ. G. r. r. as painter. Mrs. Palmer
accompanied him to Gardiner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05
Books and Authors

In tn" t'"lnualy Century chapters Of
Mrs Alic" Hogan Ricc'S new novel,
"Mr. orr thu queer. brave littl" hero
is 2ictd,ed in tn" midst of Il patheti-
cally HUMOROUS love affair and as bat
Ting hruV"iE To prove himself q perfect
hot uud'I very imperfect conditions.
'.A"corliuS to my notion, or under
standn@, It's W,ll-What you might
call. in military figures, fight he
tells bis rucSt. 'cf course there's some
that Ju;t remains around in camp,
afraid To- tiGht and afraid to desert, just
sort OF INDUCING in conversation, you
might say, about the rest of the army.
I'h"n Their" is the towards and desert
cr$. i;ni a decent sort of u individual,
or rather soldier, carries his orders
around with him, and the chief and
principal thing he's got to do is to fol-
low th"r1. What tn" fight IS concern
Ing or III What manner the general is "a
aiming to lIin.; it all correct in tn" end,
amt according to my conclusion, IL
particle of ont iusinrss.'
There was tAut in the rgotiSn.
courat,", whatever it was that Would
never recognize d"t"Ht. that quality
thai wins "rt al Il lit'. ot losing, the
final >it tor -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

dllu u severe female
weakness. T h e
doctor said l would
have to go to the
hospital for an
operation, but l
could not bear to
think of it. l de-
cided to try Lydia
r. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
and Sanative Wash
and was entirely
cured after three
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

An :rl4hor is not u person " no can
keep u secret Mis- Mary Rolrdman
Sheldot, author of coffee and u Love
Aha' tStukCS) has hr"n found out
Mary reviewers have guessed the truth.
and DOW Miss ST., ldon tells MS Mr.
and " ~. "MHttiri'' ar" real people.
whose mana" Is not Martin at Hll. They
hay" read the book, and what Mrs.
"Martlu" Writ to Miss sheldon only
confirms eur former opinion OF them.
Mr., "MHrtiT" sent This m"SSagc: TELL
Miss Sh"llnu that she is an cmbrsjrra
grand, "- l"llt" Spanish fer great liar
and Gud viii have to for3iv" hey"
But Alee Sheldon is still convinced that
she told the truth and that both Mr..
aud Mrs Martin" are all that she has
said Thos" reviewers who Surnised
that tn" book was written from q dairy
or from letters. az" also not far from
the Truth My brother" confcSScs Miss
Sheldon. had kept all the letters that
| had Writt,n home, and from them |
mad" my 'Cnif""" The book. now two
months out. has gone into a third cdi-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

Miss Susan Glaspell, whose novel
1.-The GlCry Of the Conqueror." arrays
tenderly dramatic plot against a vivid
background of Chicago University and
newspaper life. is a young Eastern
girl. now resident in Paris, who has
made many visits to Chicago. This
is her first novel Miss Glaspell went
to Europe about a year ago with Miss
Lucy Huffaker. a Chicago newspaper
woman, whose varied experiences in
dubitably provided her bosom friend
with much helpful material. The re-
spective claims Of art and science re-
ceive consideration in 1.-The Glory of
the Conqueror," which justly is de
scrihed AS "the story of great love"
1t is published by the Frederick A.
Stokes Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

Behind DR.. Pieroe's Medicines
stands tho LnvalidS Hotel and Sur
xicaI Institute, at Buffalo. thor
ough1y equipped and with Staff
Of Skilled Specialists to treat the
moro difficult cases Of Chronic
diseases whether requiring Mod
ical or Surgical skill for their
euro. Write for free
LNVALLDS GUIDE BOOK:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

WOMAN
!. CURED
ByLydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Gardiner, Maine.-"I have been a
.roat sufferer from organic troubles
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

The story in the Cornhill Magazine.
Poor Susan" which has been called
the best story in the January maya
zines of England, was written by Mrs
John Lang, a sister-in-law of Mr.. An
drew Lang.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

taken over tn" publishers rights to
all books by Hamlin Garland. Titles
thus added to the list of Mr.. Garland's
books already published by this house
arc compraised by the following:
Main Travelled Roads, "Prarie
Folk" Rose of butchers Coolly,"
Boy Life on the PRAIRIE 'Thc Trail
of the Gold Seekers" "a Little Norsk Z"
"A Spoil of Office" "Jason Edwards"
"A Wayside Courtship," THE Eagles
Heart"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

'Pam'-the ever daring and de-
lightful-tc whom Bettina Won Hutton
introduced us some four years ago,
appears again in Baroness Won Hut
tens new story of "Kingshead." There
is a little Pam in this story and a
lot of the people interesting to know
who spend their Christmas holidays
at Lord kingshead's fine old English
country place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

Henry c. Shelley, the late literary
editor Of the Boston Herald, and the
author of several attractive books on
t H.. list of Little. Brown e. Company,
has just returned to London, where
he plans to devote himself entirely to
Independent literary work. His pub
publishers have just arranged for an
English edition of his recent book I'm
trodden English Ways" which would
indicate that Englishmen are open to
Information regarding the beauties of
their own country. The fact that Mr..
Shelley is himself an Englishman en-
ahles him to get his countrymen's
point of view. Mr.. Shclley's former
book "John Harvard is quite as well
known in England, where it is a stand
ard work. as in America. where it
takes high rank among American bib
biography.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

instalment of which appeared in the
March number.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

"rhc Man in Lower Ten is by the
author Of '"rhe Circular Staircase,
and to many that will sufficiently com
mend its sensational qualities. Its
plot concerns mainly murder IN
sleeping car on the road eastward from
PittSburg, and during its three hun
drcd pages there is much else of equal
" vigorous nature. romantic love also
appearing here and there to diversity
it's violence. The dialogue is of that
fiippant style which too many women
who write novels infict upon the male
pcrsonagcs they create, and it is need
less to say that at times the tale be-
comes 50 tedious that the reader loses
all interest in it's outcome. Like many
others, Mrs Rin"hart spins cut the plot
Of a short story to intermnablc length.
The publishers, the Bobbs- Merrill
Company. have provided it with a ser
les CT vividly colored illustrations by
Howard Chandler ChriSty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

Mrs. Fannie c. Macauey (Frances
Little). author of The Lady of the
Decora'ion,' is making journey
around the world and is probably now
in Siam.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

William Allen White, one of the edi
tors of the American Magazine. viii
spend the spring and summer in lIu
rope with his family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

Every achievement of American war
ships and American sailors, from the
DAYS of Paul Jones to the cruise
around the world Of our "hattlc fleet,
has been recorded by Robert Wilder
Necscr in his "IIistory of the United
states Navy" which is being publish
ed this week. The work is divided IN
to five parts. of which three parts
comprise. u detailed history of tn" adj
ministration of the navy department,
all the events and dates in United
states naval history and d synopsis
of all the engagements and expeditions
of vessels of war, together with q rec
ord OF all the captures of merchantmen.
The complete record of the service and
fate of every vessel ever on the navy
li@t and the records of the privateers,
% the naVirs of the individual states
between 1918 and 1873 and of the Con-
fcderatc navy have been reserved tor
a supplementary work.
Miss Agnes G.. Laut. author of LORDS
of the North" writes in the March
Worlds Work con the Frontier of the
Fur Country" She tells of the struS-
gle of the Hudson Bay company, and
tho great French fur company flf-
villon Frercs. over the Canadian trade
in pelts in a country forever impass-
able to railroads. Coming through
the Muskeg country one night MISS
Laut writes. 1--WE came out of long
lane of recd-lined water to lagoon
about seven miles across and screened
from us by fringe Of willows l am
afraid to set down what | saw on that
swamp: for when someone fired a shot'
the surface of the waters literally Int
ed The air whistled with wings
ducks and geese in their hidden breed
ing ground. For two weeks we padded
through a region where muskrats
swan abreast of us unconcerneh,
where old brakes sat sleeping IN the
reeds. ard baby ducklings scuttIed by
dozens out of the way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

John T. Mcintyre in the author Of
q serial in the American Boy, EMIT
led "In Old Shiawassee," the second
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05
WHITEHEAD.

SOU1H-Ludy NJ. Matthews recent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

J. Nj. Barrie has received an hon
orary degree from Edinburgh unlver-
slty. He has already received a SINH
lar compliment from st. Andrews UNI
versity. In IAN Edinburgh Eleven
the Scotch writer sketched half doz-
el, Of the professors of that city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

It's foolish and often dangerous experiment g
upon the afflicted Gust good" better than Golden Med
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

Mrs Kate Douglass Wiggin has
completed a new story. which VIII be
published next season According tC
her usual custom she sails from Ne"
York at the end of the month to spend
the spring and early summer in Great
Britain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-14
DUBUQUE ON WAY
FROM ST. LOUIS
Will BE in in Morning With Record
Breaking Crowd of Passengers
Two Packets Pass Here.

The steamer Dubuque will be in port
tomorrow morning from st. Louis on
its first trip of the season between the
two cities. The passengers will be
given a trolley ride around the three
cities The boat leaves on the return
tip at 3:15 in the afternoon. The
passenger list on this trip is reported
10 have set new record though the
found trip to Rock Island has always
feen very popular.
The steamer st. Paul arrived from
the north .hree hours later than the
regular scheduled time today This
delay was made at ST. Paul, so that
the delegates to the Christian En-
Gcavor convention might attend the
last meeting of the conference. Mon
day night the st. Paul took out a moon.
light excursion from ST. Paul. This is
The first excursion ever taken out by
a Diamond 10 boat.
The steamer Quincy was in port to
day on its regular trip to ST. Paul. Sew.
eral Rock Island residents boarded the
boat here for various points up the
river
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-14
IN NOVELTY RACES
Island City Boating Association
Launches Compete in Two
Odd Contests.
MYRTLE AND POINTER WIN
Former Takes Prize for Going Back
wards and Latter for Slow Oper-
ation-SOciabic Held.

A large number of people attended
the sociable given by the ladies OF the
Island City Boating association last
evening and besides partaRing of the
ice cream and other refreshments
which were served, they Witnessed two
very interesting races. These were
the slow race and the backward race.
The former was won by the launch
Pointer owned by A. w. Hatch.
The Pointer has three horse power
Perfection engine and il was made 70
ruE so slow that the boat barely moved
BLACK Hawk" owned by H. w. Ben
nett, although intended for speed,
proved that it, too could be controlled
SC as to run very slow and the Black
Hawk was second in the race. There
were several other boats in the race.
but in attempting to keep pace with
the winner, their engines all stopped.
which disqualified them.
The backwards race was won by the
Myrtle" owned by G. A. Jencke. The
winner was the only boat to cross the
finish line. as the rest of the boats
which started either gave it up or were
disqualified. After the races We're over
The boats commenced hauling passen-.
gers for short trips out on the river
and this was continued for several
hours. Several hundred people were
entertained in this way during the
evening.
Commodore Leaves City.
A special meeting of the club has
been called for tomorrow evening and
the members are requested to be pres
ent as the election of a new. commo-
'dore will in all probability take place
Commodore T. E. Carson. whose SER
vice in that capacity dates from the
time the club was organized, has left
the city TO make his home at Spokane,
Wash, and that leaves the club with
out head officer. No one as yet has
come out for the Office and who will
be elected is not known. In addition
tic the election of commodore. there IS
considerable other business which re-
,quires the attention of the club.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-14

planned and many are the skits and
burlesques that are introduced to set
the crowds I'M roar There are tail
clowns and short ones. fat fellows who
exude humor. and lean chaps with the
hungry look that compels laughter
And how they seem to mistrest one
another occasionally. There are the
lac fellows who will fight and are, ar
rested and carried off by the police.
Many of the clowns bring properties
to their aid and some of them use
highly trained animals. One of the
latest sllits is a burlesque airship that
spells ruin to the merry Andrews who
try to operate it. There is comical
Arctic expedition and there is band
eff mighty hunters who are afraid of
the animals hunted. Some of the
great acts in the circus are burlesuued
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-14
PERSONAL POINTS.

Captain D. w Wisherd has returned
from Joliet aud Peoria
Mrs. j. E. Assay left this noon for
Chicago to spend several days.
Z. w. Frost left on the steamer
Quincy this morning for Dubuque /.
Miss Cora McKown is spending
few days in Clinton visiting with
Mrs NJ. a. Patterson returned To
Chicago this noon. after brief visit
with relatives here.
Mrs. ]. II. Morrison and children
have gone to Oconomowoc and Wan
kesha. Wis. for months stay.
DIR. w. H. Ludewig will return
this evening from a business trip to
Alabama and other southern points.
Mrs. James McGarvey and daughter,
Marian, of Springfield are visiting
Rock Island relatives for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Anderson of
Detroit, are visiting at the residence
of James Carl. 925 Twenty-third
street
DIR. J. r. Hollowbush will leave this
evening for Des Mones to attend the
meeting of the Iowa Surgical and Clin-
ical association.
Miss Julia Lahiff and Mrs. L. Rhein-
hart, who have been visiting their
brother, H. w. Lahiff. have returned to
their home in St Louis.
l.. Simon left today for Frankfort.
Mich to spend a week with his wife
and daughter. Miss Elsa Simon, VINO
are sojournmg there for the summer.
Misses Julia Beck and Emma Young
have gone to st. Louis for a visit
They are making the trip as passen-
gers on the Diamond 10 steamer St.
| Paul
Claus Dau was called to Sunbury,
Iowa. last evening because of a serious
accident which happened TO his young
est daughter. who had four fingers
badly crushed.
| Jacob F. Swank of Forreston. H.,
! Illinois factory inspector, is in the city
! il speeding local establishments with a
view OF finding if any children under
age are employed.
| Mrs. Woodruff Clum has returned
TO her home at Rochester, N Y. after
IN extended visit here. She was ac
colnpanied as far as Chicago by her
father. Dr. Carl Bernhard.
| Harry Whitewater of Bloomington
Twas in the city yesterday calling 81
friends. Mr. Whitewater was for
:, merly connected with c. S. McDanieIs
in the real estate business here.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. George Edwards are
among the passengers on board the
steamer Quincy which stopped here
today bound for st. Paul. They vii
81 end the summer at northern lakes
! Mrs. Grace Parish and daughter
Georgia, returned to their home il
Peoria this morning They were &C
oompanied by Miss Mary Graves {.
this city, who will visit at their hom'
for several weeks.
All the news all the time-THI
ARGUS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-14
new TEACHER
TO Be COACH
Milo o. Smith of Council Bluffs
Succeeds Warren T. Powell
at High School.
IS ELECTED BY BOARD
Will Teach History and Direct Atm
Ietics-Has Had Experience in
Both Lines of Work.

AT the regular meeting of the board
of education last evening, MILO u.
Smith of Council Bluffs was elected a
uember of the high school faculty to
succeed Warren T. Powell, whose
resignation was accepted. Mr.. Powell
has taken a position in the Smith acad-
omy in st. Louis. The new instructor
in addition to teaching history will be
the director of athletics at the school,
and in addition 70 his salary of $S5
a month will receive $3.50 year from
the athletic association for his work
as director and coach. Mr.. Smith IS
"a graduate of Grinnell college and has
had teaching experience. His ability
as an athletic director, which is per-
haps of more general interest, has
Eeen demonstrated. He played end
and quarterback on the Grinnen team,
coached the second team of the col
lege, and directed the team at the
'Doane college at Crete. Neb.r He has
also had track team experience and
will be able to assume entire charge
of the school athletic teams. Mr..
Smith is a musician of considerable
talent. and he already is planning 10
organize a. high school band. The
school already has an excellent or
chestra
Mr.. Smith is 30 years old. He is a
married man. and he and his wife will
make. their home here before the open
ing of the school term.
Miss Barclay Resigns.
The resignation of Miss Clara Bar
clay, instructor in mathematics. was
accepted, and the board authorized the
principal and superintendent to select
a teacher to succeed her. subject &c
the boards approval. Miss Barclay
has taken position in Peoria
To Publish Report.
The board authorized the secretary
to have the annual report published N
TIE daily papers of the city The clerk
was also instructed to notify all coal
dealers to submit bids for supplying
fuel for the school buildings. The
bids are to be submitted at the August
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-14
AMUSEM ENTS
Circus Full of comedy.--sixty of tn

Circus Full of Comedy.-Sixty of the
worlds funniest clowns help immeas-
Irably to add to the great attractive
ness of this season of the Barnum &
railey greatest show on earth. There
is hardly moment during the three
hours that the circus is ar its height
that the crowds are not laughing at
some of the funny stunts performed
BY the droll fellows.
With this CLOVIS this season are a
number of celebrated fellows who have
won fame in France and Germany.
The versatility of these men is very
pronounced. All of the work of the
clowns is carefully thought out and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-14
You Can't Beat This

Policy No. 1896
Company ASSA CHUSETTS MUTUAL
ANCE COMPANY Springfield.
sfsa e ". 5. Darden. 62-G3-64-
Building, ILL.,
Insure C. (deceascd).
Of-ROck Island, ILL., (g21 Twentieth
Benefciary-siiss Ethel Nickerson, Island Ill.
deceased-June claim paid
IN dividend.
Issued-Age
Annual Observation-Disclosures 90
Ten SOL 20 amount $4,000
Annual dividends which paid date .$299s6
Net OF policy amounted only $21214
Face o
of policy $7S1S6
if The of
$SOS47
$59633 be-
during all the he held policy in the
policy
$500 of the policy
paym OF
is Island by the
General Agent
w. claim the amount OF
$1,000 Hobbs the S. A. Rock Island
Arsenal policy Thomas j.
HOODS the father olonelH
policies mail
depend o state Why
value? Get
w &
General Lie. '" ..
Assets, /, a., 100 ooa -
9320G Surplus insurance $227505
purely mutual odd line" company No 49,,
o my NO stockholders o payd
Good contracts will be the right kind :,
'' III men to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-14
GASOLINE STARTS A FIRE

LahOref's Breakfast Is Delayed by
the Accident.
The fire department was called to
the rear of 120 Forty-fifth street this
morning at 4:35. A barn which had
been remodeled into a house and
owned by H. H. Vogt of Davenport,
was totally destroyed The house was
occupied by several laborers. and
lille the men were preparing break
fast a gasoline stove exploded, setting
FIRE to the building. The loss, which
is covered by insurance. is several
hundred dollars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-14

session The bids for the painting in
the various buildings will be opened
at special meeting to be called by
President F. c. Denkmann. Two men,
bers of the board were absent last
evening. and only routine matters
were considered.
Principal H. E. Brown of the high
$447.22 collected for the rental and
sale of textbooks. A report from Sup
erintendent II. B. Hayden showed S2l
more collected for tuition.
Bills for Month.
The bills for the month We're al
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-07-14
in FIRST FLIGHT
Cady and William Middleton of
Rock Island Qualify at Des
MONIES.
SUCCESSFUL AFTER A TIE
Field So Large That Opening Rounds
Are Not Completed Till This
Morning.

Des Moines, JURY LITTLE 36-hole
championship tournament of the Trans
Mississippi Golf association was fini-
ished in driving rain today. F. P.
Thurston of Minneapolis had the best
card, 17S. in the late squad. William
Chambers and j. b. Lindsay of Omaha
turned in 1856 and went into tie at
the end of the list
Five of those tied at 1856 were sue
cessful in landing in the champion
ship flight The fortunate ones We're
Donald McClain of Des Moines, A. A.
Mcclure of Omaha, J ID. Cady of Rock
Island. F. H. Woodward of Denver,
and William ID. Middleton of Rock Is
land.
Caught by Darkness.
After 1917 hours of playing it was
found impossible to complete the quail
flying round yesterday. The first pair
in the round left the initial tee at Z
a. m. and at $3.50 p M, when it had
become too dark to see the ball, there
links with their sc holes not com
pleted.
Harry Legg of the Minikahda club
of Minneapolis had the best card turn
ed in by those of the 100 starters who
| finished. his mark being 166. Sprague
Abbott of the Omaha Country club was
second with 10.