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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-05
Treasury Conditions.

The L. :. treasury shows u gain of
nearly, 100000 surplus in Novcm-
Der. where october produced a deficit
Of more than 100000 The condi-
ton Of the cash in the treasury shows
n corresponding Improvement for the
month. December opened with a
working balance OF $S4.ooo.o00 on hand
and SS6.600.00o in the general fund. an
Improvement OF S2,000,000 IN the cash
available for immediate operations.
This would sem to justify Secretary
ury'S ability to maintain itself for the
present without new financing. Ii the
drain Of Panama Canal operations,
amounting to sS.0o0.000 for the month,
which were not intended as 4 charge
on the treasury. were eliminated from
the calculation. November would have
shown q surplus Of more than $1,000
coo over all expenditures 1t is be-
lieved that Treasurer MacVeagh is
we'll equipped to seek advantageous
terms for any future issue of Panama
bonds. The general understanding is
that he will ask Congress at this ses-
sion to enact. legislation which would
make it possible to offer the securities
to the investors and enable the treas
ury to reimburse itself for $1sO.oOc.0oO
advanced to the Panama Canal and
recover its balance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-05
Fifty Acres Enough.

One Of the bcSt-knoWn newspaper
men of New York writes to a friend in
Boston: Il have, been smitten with the
simple life bug and have bought IA
iifty-acrc farm within an hours run Of
New York. Ana by the way. if thi:;
inicr"b" over hits YOU, don't fall for
more than fifty acres. After You try
to cultivate that amount pf land ytr
Will know you have taken on pretty
big Job. l like it, anyway, and am
glad got ont of the city. have
spent tho last few weeks Sch"ming t.
kecf from going back to work in the
city. Eut may have to ~ 80 in the
end. for not oven our Creator could
dig living out Of q Jersey farm il
tn" winter tune. So at present | an
just watching my pigs and other live
stock cat feed
So this ncWsplpcrman has diSCOv :
cred in a short time what hundreds of
Maine farmers have never been able
to Scc--thnt they are attempting to
spread themselves over too much ter
ritory. that their brain and muscle
virtue is too thin. Smaller areas bet
ter cultivated and dressed bring E.orc
satisfactory returns
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-05
Or. Jordap's "Peaec" Talk.

At Tufts college chapel Thursday
noon Or. David Starr Jordan, presi-
dent of Leland Stanford University,
spoke on Peace" He knocked some
prevailing opinions into d cooked hat
by use OF Il logic of optimism and
faith in the growing wisdom of the
world. He declared that the need Of
the times IS Of an international su-
premc court, and that toward this end
all good men ar working. Dr. Jor-
dan said.
In answer To- The statement that war
strengthens men, l say that it does
not develop them any more than burg
larry does and that it simply brings
out deeds of hercism on Il background
of blood and cowardice. 4 war is Il
crime. Seventy per cent Of our pub
lie taxes are used for past and future
vars and this on our own initiative.
In Europe the war debt is twenty six
billions, all owed to the unseen en-
pirc. and which the nations will never
pay and which taxes poor people So
100000 year. I say that all this fu-
ture war is impossible because the ma
tiorS cannot afford it. England and
Germany cannot possibly go to war
especially because the German emper-
or will not fight knowing that a con
flict means the end Of his family
reign. Still they go on preparing for
var. and the United States. which has
the opportunity to set great exam
pie. falls in the procession.
In the past. wars have been precip-
tated by unforeseen incidents in the
very face of the most peaceful inten-
tons of governments. the advice OF
scholars, and the frantic opposition
of diplomats. The blowing up of the
Maine overthrow the determination Of
one Of the most peaceful Presidents
the American people have elected and
in spite of the cost and the logic OF
great men it is necessary to be pre-
pared.
The very nation which DR.. Jordan
names as one which will not fight, has
made decided gain in naval strength
over America and Great Britain in
the last year. The German Navy has
also made a stride toward equality
with the British Navy, although the
scare which the Britons received from
Germany LAST winter and spring led
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-05

Here is Il new need Of citicS--,,oicc-
men who can extract electricity WITH
.'cut pain. \ heavily yelled woman
called at IN" Oakland avenue police
station in jersey City Wednesday and
said 70 Captain. Toppin: Il wish you
would make people stop throwing
stones at me. 1t has filed me with
electricity" The captain put his hand
on the woinau's shoulder, looked into
her eyes minute and said: Now 1t
IS gone. You are all right. You don.
feel any more electricity" Thank
you. Captain It's gone. SUR enough.
I'm ever so much better row. Good
. morning" The caller was not recog-
nized. Her appearance suggested
prosperity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-05
A Chance for Craftsmanship.

Vt HTI8LIt!pIIl,L PTcSS.1
only two classes of measures have
any chance to pass at this session
those to which there is no serious OBJ
JectIon in either party and those on
which the Republican party is united
and determined to enact. That party
mas IN" votes and the power and can
give effect to a considerable share of
President Taft's excellent Legislative
programme if it only will. This is the
opportunity for craftsmanship 10
prove itself and leave record of ac-
complished progressive measures thai
VIII benefit the country and make
more complete and weighty the record
OF Republican achievement in the first
two years IF President Taft's Admins
tration
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-05
MAYORS STRANGE STORIES.
One Throws Dart While Anothe,
Kisses the Prettiest Girl.

Tile mayor Of Cork must accompany
a party every year on steam launcj,
to the extremity of Cork's famous bar
Dor and there he throws dart into
the sea ahead of the vessel as far as
h. can. The place where it alights on
the water is taken as being the end
OF the boundary of the city, so far as
1t may claim harbor dues, etc.
TIE mayor of Newcastle on Tyne has
tc select the prettiest woman or Girl
ana kiss her when Newcastle keeps its
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-05
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,
New York Press. }

a man can be most proud OF his
family for being proud of MIN
You can get a very keen appcit,. fcr
food just by having it costly.
Tact is letting somebody step on
your tees instead of your stepping on
his.
When a boy has sense you may be
able to lick him into using it: when he
hasn't any you can't lick it into him.
The more a girl knows the less she
Will let on she does; the more a wo-
man knows the more she will try IL
rake out it is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-05

\ more timely or appropriate way
or raising money for thoroughly
worthy cause could hardly be devised
than the sale of the Red Cross seals,
the proceeds Of which will be de-
voted to this splendid orranization's
fight on tuberculosis. The seals ale
in themselves pretty ornaments to
lie sold in this State alone while the
and it is more than probabl that
several thousand dollars worth will
be sold in this city acne while the
aggregate OF the sale; throughout
the country may reasonably be ex-
pcctcd to reach the tens o. thou
sands. The thought that this con-
trlbution to cause which commends
itself to the very essence of the
Christ-spirt, which is al the basis ii
the Christmas spirit, must appeal 10
all who are actuated by motives OF
sympathetic generosity and brother
hood
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-05
Joe Folk by freight No wonder the
railroads demands higher rates.

q. " New nationalism hasn't u seat IN the
bald headed row at the governors
conference. -Washirgton Post.
81. Wonder if h. was looking 1T OUT
E Fred
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-05
Washington cries: An Halle"

Old Santa may be expected in an
acreplanc this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-05

Charles and Wilbur Morse Of
Friendship have bought the T. 5.
Singer lumber yard i'm TholnaSton ana
moved their boat building business
there. The lumber yard was aban-
doned some II years ago and the TACT
that it is to be transformed into the
scene Of an active industry is very
b1easing to residents Of Thomas,0n.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-05


The trustees of the new Bangor
public library, which is to be COM
menccd in the spring on the Harlow
street lot have arrived at a definite de-
cision about the amount OF money that
is to be put in the structure. They
plan to spend 100000 for the bare
building alone, ready for the furnish
Jig. The remaining $4,000 of the
$l5O,00o available for the building pur
poses will be reserved for fitting and
furnishing the new building.
Fred =. Aiken Of Ellsworth has just
completed his 50th year in the same
business in that city, though to his
original stove and tinware business he
has from time to time added other
departments. He has been longer III
business than any other merchant in
Ellsworth and has the further dis
tinction Of being the oldest stove
dealer in the State. He started in
business Nov. 20, 1860 and for go years
has occupied his present location. He
has served the city as mayor, council
man, alderman and assessor and was
one of the county commissioners Of
Hancock county for six years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-05

The new car demurrage rules went
into effect last Thursday on the Maine
Central, Somerset ana Washington
county railroads. SeventN-two hours
free time are allowed in the case of
grain and grain products. coal and
lumber and forest products. On all
other commodities as hours only are
allowed as free time for loading and
unloading 4 charge of 81 per car
per day or fraction Of a day will be
made after the expiration of the free
time until the car is released.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11

IT was she, SO the story runs who nick
named Senator Platt "the easy boss. y
Platt used his influence to prevent heI
mothers stand from being removed.
Winnie capitalized the plumes in her
hat She always wore large picture
hats with great plumes in them. This
Immediately called attention TO her and
she was burlesqucd in Broadway the
alter. Her first husband was Il sailor
Alfred ThirstinC, and her second was
n man named MartiniZ. u delivery wag'
on driver.
There were three girls, Winnie, Jcn
ME and Alice. and Mrs. Horn made
their living by selling papers. The
girls made enough money to retire
about two years ago, but Winnie had
little of it left when she died in III
almost bare room at 20S East Nineth
seventh street.
Famous Opera House Now Vaudeville
The Metropolitan opera house, tho
most famous show place in New York
has been converted into vaudeville
house by Oscar Hammerstern. and
opened last week to full house, many
of the audience coming out of curiosity
TO see the place which has housed SC
many famous opera stars, and so many
notable society folk The house on ITS
opening night presented sad spectacle
when compared with former brilliant
scenes within its walls.
The famous Horse Shoo' row. the
tier Of boxes on the first balcony. where
thousands upon thousands Of dollars
worth OF diamonds formerly gittered
was occupied by the usual vaudeville
audience, and out of the dim light II
this row the burning ends of cigars
and cigarettes took the place of the
flashing gems.
The house. which has been famous for
its many enthusiastic audiences during
the time opera held sway. seemed tc
have left its reception mood behind
for on the opening night there was .
perfect volcano of noise after each act
and even Caruso would have turned
green with envy could he have wit
messed the clapping and cheering &C
corded to the various dancers, acrobats
song and dance men, etc.
Among many there is deep regret that
this historic opera house should have
been turned into vaudeville 'theater
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
DON'T BE BALD
One OF Our Readers Tells How She OBJ
talned a Marvellous Growth OF New
Hair by the Use OF Simple
Home Remedy After Hair
Specialists and Tonics
Had All Failed,

I had what most people would can
beautiful mead Of golden hair. prlzcd |.
most highly. as / considered 1t my chleI
attraction Suddenly 1t began to come
ont very rapidly and at times ] had IN
tense itching OF the scalp. Physicians
and hair specialists said my case was one
OF dandruff germs. hair microbes; etc,
but nothing that they gave ME did the
slightest good. On the contrary. my hair
seemed 10 come out even faster. and
was now fearful lest should become en- !,
tIrcIy bald. In my despair friend told
me OF an Ecuador herb which he said
would positively grow hair on any head
where the hair roots were not entirely
gone, and he said the natives OF the coun
try where VI grew were famous Tor their
beautiful long hair. Upon medical advice,
combined this herb with Bay Rum and
Mcnthol Crystals and Immediately began
It's use In three applications II entirely
stopped the intense itching Of my scalp
and in a very short time It not only
stopped my falling hair. but | noticed an
abundance OF new hair coming IN IN
less thnn one month my hair was longer.
thicker and more beautiful than ever, all
due to this marvellous hairgrowing herb,
4 lady to whom ] gave the formula used
It on her daughter, ano she said II made
her hair grow FIVE inches in less than a
month Doctors 10 whom I have shown
II cay II is. the only thing which will ac
tuaily grow new hair therefore | think
the public ought Ia have II. Al first !
thought I would keep II n secret and sell
fcreh and how hndly I needed II and how
hundreds ~ others must need II. the
same as I did. feel l. ought 10 give il to
tie world. Therefore ! authorize this pa =
per to publish the formula which Is as
follows; T3av Rum. SIX OUNCES: Lavona
1e Composen'. Two ounces; Menthol Crvs-
tals. dra chm. n YOU IKE It perfumed
add n few drops of To- Kalon Perfume.
which mixes perfectly with ihe other In :
gradients This. however. is not neces-
sery.
BE sure 70 ask the druggist, for all the
enclosures In the Lavona de Composee'
package. One OF them entities you 10 n
handsome free sprinkler top for your
Hair Tonic bottle and YOU are also en-
titled 20 receive the free advice OF an
expert on the hair bv simply writing to
the address YOU Will find enclosed In the
carton.
Ask your druggist for an eight -o,ince
bottle continuing six ounces OF BAY Rum !;
then nut IN the Menthol Crystals and the
Perfume. Next add oue-half OF the bot :
tie OF Lavona de Composer. let II stand
six 10 eight hours and add the remainder
OF the i4avora de Composee'. Always
buy the Lavona de Composee' I'm two
ounce sealed bottle. as this prepara ton
contains the juice OF the Ecuador hero
mentioned above. and ii loses its strength
II unsealed. Apply the preparation night
and morning and rub we'll into the scalp
II properly uoed II viii produce most as
tonishing results. BE careful not to get
" ON the face or any part OF the body
where you do not want 10 produce hair.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
MORE SUBWAYS
ARE DEMANDED
People of Brooklyn Also Want
Telephone Tolls Reduced to
Five Cents.
METROPOLITAN OPERA IS
NOW VAUDEVILLE HOUSE
Strong Contrast Noted in Fa-
nous Theater Where Worlds
Brilliant Stars Sang.
BY RALPH JOHNSON.
@ Tribune.

BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
NEW YORK, Dec l0-The public
service commission Of New York city
is having a busy time of it these days
With the populace Of New York cry.
ing for more subwavs, and criticsing
the delay in the final plans, the people
of Brooklyn are up in arms against
the telephone trusts, and are calling
upon the public service commission 10
reduce the toll of telephone calls TO
and from that borough to cents, in
stead of 10 cents, as it is at present.
While the plans for the new sub.
ways have been decided upon and con-
st-uction on them is expected soon to
be under way, many people think that
il is no credit to the public service
commission that they are TO be built.
After years of haggling, promises and
delays, the people are worked up to
such a pitch that measures on this
matter had to be taken at. once. SO
bids were called for, and that master
digger, William McAdoo, has sub
mittcd bid it is regarded by all as
the one which will be accepted.
On the other side of the river in
Brooklyn there has been continuous
howl at the 10 cent phone rates for a
long while. bat their protests apparent
ly were not strong enough. Now, how
ever, they have hauled the telephone
company into court, and like Mis-
sourians, "want TO be shown why
they should pay 10 cents instead of s.,
when the distance is not as long
rs many Manhattan calls which are
only : cents The fact that the cables
are laid under the river, they say,
makes no difference in the price, for
it costs but triAe more to put them
under water than it did to put them
under buildings.
BY the time these two questions are
settled there will probably be other
matters for the commission to solve
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
DESTROYS SLEEP.
Many Salt Lake City People Testify to
This.

You can I sleep at night.
With aches and pains of bad back.
When YOU have 10 get up from uri-
nary troubles.
All on account Of the kidneys.
Dosn' s Kidney Pills bring peaceful
slumber;
They cure all kidney ills.
John W. West. 100 South Twelfth
East street. Salt Lake City, Utah. says;
"Doan Kidney Pills were Of greater
benefit TO me than any other remedy
ever took. The public statement / gave
in their favor some years ago still holds
good and ] have no objection TO it's con
tipued publication. ] was bothered con-
siderably by pains in the small of my
back and a too frequent desire 10 pass
the kidney secretions. | often had to
get up three or four times at night on
account of this weakness. Doan' IS Kid
nev Pills, procured at the Schramm
johnson Co. IS Drug Store. soon removed
my aches and pains and improved my
condition in every way. Every kidney
sufferer in Salt Lake City should give
this remedy trial. -
For sale by Schra nm Johnson Drugs
five stores, and all dealers. Price sc
cents. Foster Milburn CO., Buffalo
New York, solo agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-DoaD Sand
take no other.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11

ALL STOMACH TROUBLE VAN|SHES
AFTER TAKING A LITTLE O|APEPS|N

will be no sour risinGs, no belching OF
undigested food mixed with acid, no
stomach gas or heartburn, fullness or
heavy feeling in the stomach, Nausea,
Deblitatine Headaches, Dizziness or In
testinal gripping. This will all 60, and,
besides, there will be no undigested
food left over in the stomach to poison
your breath with nauseous odors.
Pape's Diapepsin is certain euro for
out OF order stumacbs, because it pre-.
vents fermentation and takes hold of
your food and dlp"sts it Just the same
as if your stomach WASH t there.
Relief in five minutes from all stom-
ach misery is at any drug store waiting
for you.
These large 5ocent cases contain
more than sufficient to thoroughly euro
almost any case Of Dyspepsia. lndiges-
tion or any other stomach disturbance.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
Indigestion, Gas, Heartburn,
Headache and Other Distress
viii Go in Five Minutes.

If you had some Diapepsin handy and
would take a little now your stomach
distress or indigestion would vanish in
five minutes and You would feel fine.
This harmless preparation will digest
anything YOU eat and overcome a sour,
out of order stomach before you re-
alize IT.
If your meals don { tempt YOU, or
what little you do eat seems to ill you.
or lays like lump of lead in your
stomach, or il YOU have heartburn, that
is sign of Indigestion.
Ask your Pharmacist for a 50.cent
case of Pape's Diapepsin and take 4
little just as soon as you can. There
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
Family Dispute in Court.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
DUBLIN, Dec. 1O.-The merits and de
merits OF family dispute were heard
here one day last week when letter
extending To forty-one pages: was INC
subject OF a libel action. The plaintiii
was William Ienlkinson; the defendans :
his brother-in law. Andrew Oswald. The
letter was written TO a Mrs. Wilson. whc
lives In New York. and who is theii
sister law.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
Lord Mimic in Danger.
Special cable 10 Tho Tribune.

CALCUTTA Dec. l0.-The arrest OF
three young BcnSals at farewell party
given by the Indian community 10 Lord
Mimic, the retiring viceroy, and Lady
Mimic in the Calcutta town hall created
a sensation that Calcutta has not yet for
gotten. TWO OF the prisoners were press
ing close To his eXcellency when they
were seized while n third tried to gam
admittancn with ticket not issued by
the committee. All three prisoners are
natives OF Eastern Bengal
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11

present n ~ e. IL
W&%A e. ~
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a for they o.
indiputaby fol the yeverofe N
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We u 9
to "
in " -
imported serges nobby hevots
diagonals basket ~
tailored "
black and other shades
lures Actual values to
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1910-01-08
Laces and Embroideries
Underwear

One Lot OF Childrens Wool Underwear, Pant
and Shirts 65-cent value for 40 cents.
Eighty five cent value for 80 Cents
Twenty-Five cents takes your choice of one 10
of Womens Misses and Children's Cotton Fleece
Vests or Pants. Fifty cent values.
Fifty cents takes your choice of lot G
Women's and Children's apiece union suits
One Dollar values.
Fifty cents on the dollar, Banquet Price, ON on
lot of Muslin Underwear
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-04-08
Para ell SerYiciO Civil

la comisien del Servicio Civil Puer-
torrioue1lo anuncia examenes hbres y
de oposici6n que tendra lugar ell de
Mavo del corriente aho, en- Aguadllla,
Arecibo, Guayama, Mayaguez, Ponce,
San Juan y Vieques, con ell objeto de
obtener elegibles para cubrir las vacan-
tes.
Los examenes seran de caracter prac-
tico comgenderan solamente las aslg-
naturas que fueren necesarias para pro-
bar la destreza y habilidad de los com
petidores para desempenar los empleos
one desearen cubrir. Para mas deta-
lies las solicitudes en- blanco necesa-
rias. escribase q la Comisi6n del Servi-
clio Civil. Use una tarjeta postal al es-
cribir. dando claramente su nombre, dl-
reccion ell nombre del eXamen en- que
desea competir Las solicitudes deben
hacerse en- los modelos correspondent
tes. V deben mandarse q la COmlslon,
Dor 10 menos diez dias antes de la fe-
cha de los eXamenes. Pudiere resul-
tar impossible la preparation de los pa
peles necesarios ell hacer los demas
arreglos para examinar las personals
que no remitieren las solicitudes su
debidO tempo.