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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11
ng 100000, Most people think of 1T

ing 100000! Most people think of 1t
still, as a remote trading post. Furs
and gold and silver and mining ex-
hibits, with Northern grains game and
fish. will doubtless play an important
part there; birch bark tents and
canoes and embroidered slippers;
scented grass hanmocks and pillows,
sleighs. buffalo robes, Arctic caps,
sheepskin overcoats and fine cattle.
horses. sheep and dairy products. The
eXpositioner will certainly relish the
Canadian fish and the Canadian cheese.
Both are delicious. likewise the Cana
dian hospitality. which Is that of High
landers and old-fashioned Virg inians.
southerners will find in nearly every
house pictures of General Lee and
stonewall Jackson and President
Davis. and fine, warm sentiment in
favor of the South everywhere. 1t is
very pleasant for us to come upon
this in a country that feels SO any
thing but warm or Southern in geo.
graphy or climate. Canada's heart is
certainly In the right place. Many
expositioners will be sure to go on and
Stephen, whose altitude is by official
measurement 1888 and many an
other like it. and even higher. The
rivers are like liquid emeralds, the
scenery, all that is grand and noble;
the skies marvellous In beauty, IN
sunrises and sunsets; the long, snow
clad chain Of the Rockies is something
ipedestals for silence-a silence impos-
ing. penetrating. uplifting. The Song
of the Three Children" comes into
the mind, when after climbing higher
and higher up q pass on train pull
ed by two powerful engines. you come,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11

49, : Ai.4 4
upon a view like that of the Righi-
sixty lakes and mountains innumer-
able. 90 all We works of the Lord,
magnify Him forever!" The most noble
hymn that Israel had is, as 1t were,
embodied before your eyes, in a scene
freshness and yirginity and dignity,
that syou can never forget it. 1t
would give the most prosaic. grovel-
ing. selfish boor on earth a soul, al
least while his eyes rested on 1t. We
are getting to be nation of such
gadabroads that in IS fifty years this
whole region will be as familiar to us
as the Adirondacks are TO most New
Workers.. For black belt, low country,
Gulf coast Southerners, nothing could
be more charming or beneficial than
to go to the Winnipeg Exposition and
forget for awhile that darkies, alliga-
tors and swamps eXiSt-better still,
have there summer home.
N. B,-Never while You live attempt
to see an exposition with party of
people. 1t would finish Moses the
Meek No one keeps the appointments
made. No two people are interested
in the, same things. You either make
your bored fellows being stand around
and fret and fume till your curiosity or
interest is fully satisfied, or they make
you dofit. Go alone, with a restaurant
rendezvous firmly insisted upon, and
be content to miss a good deal. But
see the things that really interest you
comfortably, leisurely. thoroughly,
n n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24
CUTTING IN. 90
American Potato Men
Getting Cuban Trade
Away from New Brunswick,
Woodstock Shipper Says.
Our Little Tariff Arrangement
Helps Us Capture Business.

Woodstock n f., FEB. 23.-Thc
American potato exporters are max
ing Il determined effort to GUST the
New Brunswick product from the i'm
portant Cuban market, says G. w. Dug
gan, d potato shipper Of this town.
I"tp to week or so ago. New Bruins
wick exporters were doing a good
business in cuba, but recently consid-
cradle shipments from the states have
invaded the market and as the Amcr1-
can article is favored by IL preferential
tariff of 20 per cent, the outlook for
New Brunswick potatoes is not 50
promising"
In every country except Cuba there
WaS a surplus Of potatoes last fall and
in the United states, which could sup
ply the Cuban market 10 times over.
potatoes ar" selling in some places Tor
50 cents fuShel.
The greatest competitor New Bruns-
wick has is the State of Maine.
The province ships hundreds IF
thousands of bushels Of potatoes to
Bermuda and the West indies annual
~, but the invasion OF the Cuban mar
kct was attempted only recently. In
this move the shippers We're aided by
the New Brunswick government and
an augmented steamship service
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES

George e. Allen. aged Q, of Lincoln,
n. H.. who has been at Sanford four
months installing new motors in No. s
mill of the Sanford plush mills, was
Knocked over by a shock of electricity
Wednesday when he reached to pull out
a switch and, died almost Immediately. A
physician was of the opinion that a veal,
heart was responsible for his death. Cor
oner L. B. Trafton Investigated.
Washed overheard from the steamer
Devona by a big wave when four days
out from Middesboro, Eng, William Pitt.
an apprentice, aged IS, lost his life and
his body was not recovered. Efforts to
find trace of it were unavailing and it
probably was caught in the propeller The
boy had mother and sister in England.
The Devona, like other transatlantic
ships the past two weeks, had a stormy
passage of IS days, arriving Wednesday
at Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24
The Markets.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealings In All
The Leading Stocks.

New York. Feb. 23-'rhe stagnant stock
market today was suggestive of the an
rival OF the speculation at stage OF
waiting for the development of new forces
after prolonged liquidation entered upon
with the opening OF the year followed by
a sharp rebound the market has sunk into
apathy. The shorts have covered their
requirements and tho recovery has car
ried prices above where the Investment
demand was effective in sustaining pfic IS.
The room traders labored to move prices
and to turn small fractional profits at
the expense of each other today. No
other dealings were distinguishab!e i'll the
days transactions. The sales fell to a
figure lower than for year past and
there were long intervals when the ticker
was idle.
There was desultory discussion of some
of the days news and happenings, but it
issued in no active operationS in the stock
market. The violence connected with the
Philadelphia street car strike diSturbS the
recent feeling of confidence that pend
ing labor controversies We're to be work
ed out in a compromise and concessions
which would insure against an interrupt
ton of profitable activities. The entrance
of the Baltimore & OhioS negotiations
with employees upon critical stage in
creased the interest in the topic. That
stock and the New York fractions show
cd some positive depression in response.
Central Leather weakened because the
directors rafrained from declaring a divi-
dend. as some spectators had assumed
that they would do. The rise in Reading
vas without authoritative explanation but
the rumorS current in the market varied
somewhat from those recently prevalent.
shifting to intimations of consolidation
OF control by the other railroads interest
ed in that property.
The money markets were appreciably
firmer both here and abroad. The renew
ed Continental demand of London for
gold has stiffened the discount rate at
that center The New York money mar
ket is influenced to some extent by syndi-
- - F.. n g
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24

| there is a spread or about 81 points III
| favor of the subscriptions. In other
| words, IL holder of New Haven stock by
selling it at 100 and buying subscriptions
at li9 can reduce the cost of his stock
$50 per share. This is figuring that
| money is worth per cent. for the period
between now and July /. 1911, when the
new stock will issue.
| New York-January earnings of New
| York Ontario & Western arc shown
| considerable Improvement over January,
! 1909 Bad storms have not impedcd the
road in the first month of the current
| calendar year as compared with the SAM
! month Il year ago.
| New York Disbursements of dividends
| and interest in March are estimated At
| Sl01, 600 900 in comparison with about
| 500 200 600 i'm the same month of last year.
$73oOO,000 in March. 1905, and about $50
900 in 1907.
Montrcal-PreS. Walker of Canadian
Bank of Commerce discussing the outlook
for the year 1910 says: The outlook for
a sound business and financial year has
been better in the Dominion. The country
borrowed last year something like 5000
Z FWUN. 1dHduh circuit ''bi'hu was hSNN'
better than at present. The rapid dcvcl-
opment of the Northwest brings the
necessary money abroad to keep up tht
necessary business requirements.
New York-American Can reports an In
creasing business in its general lines and
a good demand for packers tins in the
early trucking sections.
Globe, Ariz.--The cross-cut from the Eu-
rcka shaft, towards the Black Hawk lode
of the Arizona Commercial mine is now
about 40 feet long and will probably not
encounter the lode until driven Is feet
further.
New York-The average price of 20 ac-
tive stocks at the close Monday was 123.3'.
a decline of 10 compared with Saturdays
close A year ago the average was 1885
Globe Ariz.-For the present all the
shipments of ore from the Superior &
Boston mine to the Arizona Commercial
smelter will be continued at the rate OF
30 tons daily The returns from the first
shipment of ore received since production
began showed 9.99 per cent. copper ana
four ounces Of silver to the ton.
Roston-rhe January statement Of the
Goldfield Consolidated Co. shows total
of 2i0S0 dry tons of ore produced. IN"
estimated net recovery from these ores
was s729 900. the average value being s32.62
per dry tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24
Bay State Would Inf|iCt
A Severe Penalty
On Anyone Who Destroys
A Mephitis Mephitica.
Even PoIecats Have Their Friends
in the Legislature.

Boston. Feb. oft Il bill now before
the State Legislature becomes law
a term in Jail may be the penalty for
destroying member OF mephitis
mephitica family d species of Amcri-
can mustcline caritiveros, ordinarily
known as the skunk. The postiferous
little animal and his habits formed the
subject of hearing before the Jegisla
tive committee on fisheries and game
today, when House Bill No, 1862 was
considered. The bill provides that any
person who kills skunk may be fined
from s. to $500 and sent to Jail for a
period ranging from one month to Il
year.
The bill was opposed by several
speakers who claimed that the skunk
was destructive of chicken fockS and
was undesirable for other reasons. The
advocates of tho bill informed the COM
mittee that the principal food Of the
skunk is field mice and beetles which
destroy berry vines ana ruin young or
chards. The fur of the animal is valu
able
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24
Basketball Notes

Portland High defeated Westbrook Sem
mary, y to 10 at basketball Tuesday at
Portland.
The South Portland High school girls
basketball team defeated the Westbrook
High girls, 10 to 8, Tuesday at Portland.
The Y. NJ. c. A. second team defeated
the Silent Five of Milton, Mass, at
basketball % to Il. Tuesday night at
Portland.
The Kittery A. c. defeated the Wells
High school quintet, % to 90 in Grange
hall, kittery, Tuesday, Ham, Iersey
and Booma excelled for the winners
while Yorke and Woods did good work
for the visitors Hutchns of the visit
ing five was forced to retire from the
game early in the second period owing
to an injury sustained to his back. The
losers are the claimants of the inter
scholastic championship of southeastern
Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24
NEW GRANGE HALL
Dedicated Tuesday Morning BY Grange
At Thorne's Corner.

Lewiston, Me. Feb 23.-Thc Thornc's
Corner Grange. organized in May last,
and now having a membership of 1853,
Tuesday dedicated handsome new
hall. which il will hereafter occupy for
its sole use.
TIL" exercises were conducted in the
forenoon ~ state Master c. S, StetSon
of Greene. assisted by Sc, T.. II. Libby
of the state Grange. Following the eX-
crCiSeS dinner was served. In the at
ternoon Il program of addresses ana
musical numbers was provided. Among
the speakers were Mayor Frank a.
Morcy of Lewiston, state Master Stet-
son. state Secretary Libby, Rackley ID.
Leavitt and J. H. Blanchard Of Au-
burn Ia the evening there was a ha'l
with Il large attendance.
Tho new Grange hall is buildinG .
by 50 feet four stories hiEh. ON th'
main floor are the dining rooms ana
kitchen. thccEroonl. women laNa1"fN
etc. Tho Grange hall. with its ante
rooms and stage, oc CupieS the whole OF
tho third floor, and the floor above is
used for storage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24
Ad WoIgast Has
Made Good Record
In Short Time,

A DOLPH Wolgast of milwaukee,
N was born at Cadillac, Mich,
Aon Feb. s. 1883. and is.
therefore, Just past his I'D birth
day. He is S feet, 3 inches tall. He
began fighting in 1906, knocking out
Young Nelson. Young DERRICK, Kid
Bond. Ed Smith. Young Kilrain. Young
Mitchell. Young Kelly and Johnny De
Forest in jig time. He also won on
points from Kid Moore, Young kilran.
Tod Smith and Kid Cannon in short
bouts. but lost a decision to Young Mel
sen in four rounds the cnly defeat of
his ring career.
Wolgast took part in Il fights in 1907.
winning seven by knockouts. six on de-
Cisions, one on foul and the others
being draws. Among his victims were
JEFF O'Connell Buddy Glover. Ole
Nelson. Jack Nolan and Dan Good
man.
In 1908 he engaged in II battles, Scor-
Inf five knockouts, earning seven deci-
slons and holding his own IN the others
He outpointed Harry Baker in 10
rounds at Milwaukee,. and made n
creditable showing with owen Moran
in six-round affair in this city. Then
he outpointed frankie Neil in 10 rounds
and knocked out Danny Webster in II.
In 10-round bout with Abe Attell in
which no decision was rendered VOL
8ast had shade the better of it.
In 1909 Wolgast had IL encounters
without suffering defeat He beat
Danny Webster and Harry Baker on
points in 10-round mills at Los Angc-
les, and Knocked out Tommy Langdon
IN ore round In PHILADELPHIA. which
was something of feat. as I.angdon
Sta'd six rounds with Jem Driscoll last
summer
His best showing last year WAS in n
1o-ronnd bent with Battling Nelson at
Los Angeles. in which he clearly out
ciassed the lightweight champion In
point or ring science. 1t was that at
Iair which convinced WoIgast that he
could defeat Nelson in a longer battle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24
Days Financial
News and Gossip.

Boston, rep. d I3lo
BiSbee, AriZena-The sulphlde ere BODY,
recently uncovered on the 1350-foot level
of the Oliver shaft of the Calumet d
Arizona is broadening out and 1t is now
believed that it extends to the-l 41O-foot
level.
Providence. r. THAT the project Of
the Grand Trunk Railway to enter Rhode
Island may mean break IN the inter-
change of business between the New
York, New Haven & Hartford and the
Boston & Maine, and the Canadian road
at White River Junction VT, is the gen.
eral supposition. At/present the Central
Vermont depends solely upon the Boston
& Maine allied with the New Haven road
for reaching Boston and large portion
of New England. On the other hand, the
Boston & Maine has three routes open
for reaching Canadian soil. It's most
easterly route is over the Canadian Pa
cific via Newport, VT. The middle route
is through White River Junction, VT, and
thence over the Central Vermont and
Grand Trunk. The third route is over
the Rutland Railroad from Bellows Falls,
VT.
Boston-With New York, New Haven
& Hartford stock selling at 100 and par
TALLY paid subscriptions selling for 149
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24
WORLD OFF SPORTS
Baseball Notes

johnny Eyers. like Eddie frank, mas
PLAYED on but on. big league club. Eddl
started in la1l with Mack, while EverS
played his first game with the cup7 III
1907
Fred Lake. the Boston National man
ager, returned home from ne" forh
Tuesday empty handed. with several
deals nandinc that may develop some
thing later on.
Charles c;iroux of Danvers, who caught
for the Deweys. the champions OF IN"
Old Colony League IN l"'' mas slSiieu
his contract with the HaVerhlll New
England League team
Har,- Bemis has gone to Cleveland l"
consult the management of the Maps
on his status. He returned his contract
UNSIGNED and is convinced that he is tn
NO tr,d,d TO his friends in Ashland he
stated that he was anxious to get away
from Cleveland.
Nohvuo MaSuda Il japanese student
md Sonhomorc at Harvard. has joined
tho candidates that are out for the
varsity baseball team. He is a MEM
her of.onc of the greatest OF the an
Gent families of Jaran. his Srandfath-
or being the last of the great -eudal
harnns in his native country.
Leon Martel, the former Philadelphia
catcher. who was traded to Scranton
with Elmer. an outfielder, for John
Castle. has refused to sign with the
Iri-states. Martel is practicing medi-
cine in Boston. He says that he Will
he better off building UP q practice in
Boston than he will be playing ball for
q f,inor-lcaguc aggregation. Martel
trjl..,. that he is a good enough play
or Ia sti * with the major, leaguers ana
declares that if there is a chance to
NAV With the big fellows. he will cut
No medicine out awhile.
Pig chef Meyers. the Indian catcher
" ho broke into fast company with TN"
Giants last season, is quietly making
ARRANGEMENTS to take over a baseball
franchise in the Southern California
baseball Association. Meyers had u
pretty good year with the Giants ana
expects TO have a better one this year.
He will probably engage manager 10
handle his team and plan to retire NM
self from the big league next year I"
handle the club. Dave AltiZer, inc
Chicago castoff. is also after . iran
chise in the league.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24
Smallpox Is Very Pre-
vaIent in Nova Scotia.
Churches, Schools and AmuSe.
ment Resorts Are Closed.
Massachusetts Smallpox Cases
Said to Have Originated There.

Windsor, n s, Feb. ga wide
spread smallpox epidemic prevails in
Nova Scotia 1t is estimated that up
wards of 1000 cases have been treated
in Windsor, yarmouth, Lunenburg.
Bridgetown, Sydney and elsewhere
since the beginning of the epidemic.
The churches, schools and places of
amusement in Windsor Bridgetown
and other places are closed.
Several hundred eases have been
treated in Windsor and vicinity, 70
persons on single street here being
afflicted with the disease.
The epidemic first made its appear
ance in December. A number of small
pox cases in Massachusetts towns are
said to. have had their origin in this
province.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24
New York Produce Market.

New York, Feb. %.
LOUR-Quiet with prices steady; rt-
ccipts ALA; shipments 1866.
WflEAT-Spot easy: No. red 150i nom
inal domestic elevator and nominal + h
aioat No. ] northern Duluth and No >
hard winter 121S nominal f o b afloat
CORN-Spot weak; steamer 60 asked
and No. 4 &C bid, both elevator export ba-
sis: No. > 60 asked o b afioat; re-
ceipts 2Oi,150: shipments 1l.031.
OATS-Spot steady. mixed 26d32 lbs.
nominal; natural white 26M33 lbs. 52aM55
clipped white 34d42 lbs. 53aM56a. s
PORK-Firm. y
BEEF-Firm.
LARD-Firm; middle west prime 1915
M13.2j.
Bl-TTER-Easy unchanged: receipts
SS62.
EGGS-steady; receipts 2o,656; western
seconds 2aAM26.
POTATOES-Steady; Bermuda second
crop per Dbl. 4Gt6; Maine per bag 140ml60
state and western in bulk per $50 lbs. 49,
mlG2; Jersey sweets 81 per basket, % cents
M$1.
SUGAR-Raw firm: muscovado 50 test
$50: centrifugal NJ test 430: molasscs su-
gar 50 test 355; refined steady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24
MURPHY ASKS BROWN
TO TALK BUSINESS

Chicago, H.. Feb. 2$.-President
Charles w. Murphy of the Cubs mas
sent d letter to Pitcher Brown notify
ing him that Manager Frank Chahce
had arrived from California and want
ed to talk business with him. Brown
has not signed a contract for the COM
ing season and. as the team VIII start
on its spring training trip SATURDAY
CHARGE and Murphy would like to nave
the three-tingered marvel come mere
a fey: days in advance that they may
decide upon terms. At no time mas
Grown posed as a holdout. but there
annears to be some anxiety as to ms
present attitude.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24
Boxing Gossip
THIS WEEKS BOTS.

Thursday-Nike Glover ". e. Smith,
Utica. n. Y: Kid Tighe VIZ. Dick Nell
son, Scranton. Pa: Young Dyson VS..
Harry Cronson, Lymansville; frankie
Neil VIZ. Abe Attell. New York: John
ny Moran w. Charley Hoffman. Water
vliet, n. Y: Billy s;hevlin VS.. Tommy
Bergin. Lawrence.
Friday-Stanley Ketchel VS.. Tony
CapOni, Milwaukee: amateur bouts,
Winthrop, Mass. Y. G.
Saturday-Dave Deshler vs.. Frank
Pecato, New Orleans.
Dutch Carr of Charlestown, Mass, and
Dave Sawyer Of Rockland were scheduled
TO box at Portland Tuesday might. but
the bout WAS called off because of the
blizzard.
Twelve hundred persons who paid their
money to see Johnny kilbane fight Jimmy
Walsh Of Boston six rounds at Pitts
burg, Pa. Tuesday night were told at
the time these two were to appear that
Walsh had not put in an appearance, and
that he was then on his way back East.
The fight management admitted that they
had known from early in the evening that
Walsh would not appear at the 18th Rgt
armory. When the announcement was
made the crowd demonstrated its disap-
proval by tearing up seats and riOting
The crowd made no secret of its belief
that the management was not telling all
the truth believing that if Walsh had
really come to Pittsburg to fight kilbane
that he would not have started back East,
provided all promises had been kept
The opinion is in Pittsburg that Walsh
was disappointed in the financial in
ducements offered and he left in disgust.
II this is so, Director of Public Safety
NORM announces that. be will stop fight
ing In Pittsburg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24

KENNEBEC COUNTY. - In Probate
Court at Augusta, in vacation Feb. -,
1910
William \. Swain, Administrator on
the Estate of Hugh Cummings, late of
Chelsea in said County, deceased. hav-
ing petitioned for license to sell the fol-
lowing real estate of said deceased, for
the payment of debts. Sc. viz: certain
real estate situated in Chelsea aforesaid.
a full description of which is contained
in petition now on file in the Court,
reference to which is hereby made,
ORDERED. That notice thereof be
given three weeks successfully prior to
the fourth Monday of March next, in
the Kennebec Journal. newspaper
printed in Augusta that all persons in
| bate then to be holden at Augusta and
| show cause. if any, why the prayer of
said petition should net be sfahtet.=--
HAROLD f. COOK, Judge.
Attest: R. w. LEIGHTON. Register
feb24 thurs 81
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HOW'S THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
FOR any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
i. j. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. o..
We, the undersigned, have known I. j..
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions. and financially able to car
~ out any obligations made by his firm
WALDING, KINNAN e. MARVIN, ~
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, ~
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internaliy,
acting directly upon the blood and m,i-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimon,,
ials sent free. Price, 75c. per bottle 500
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constlpa-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-24
SAVAGE WOULD FOUND
DAN PATCH FUTURITY.

Lexington. Ky, Feb 23.-M. l.. IIar-
rison, personal representative of NJ. w
Savage of Minneapolis. owner of Dan
Patch. Minor Heir and other famous
stars of the pacing and trotting world.
is in Lexington comforting with local
horsemen regarding the establishment
of a $4,000 trotting and pacing futurity.
The idea is to have the races for A.
vear-olds, first in 1914, $4,000 for trot
ters and the same amount for PAGERS.
the race to he known as the Dan Patch
futurity.