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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-08
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, July IA disturbance
which was central over the st. Lawrence
valley Thursday passed rapidly eastward
followed by cooler wea Their in the New
England and middle Atlantic states the
Ohio valley and the lower Lake region
Another disturbance which has been trac-
ed across the north Pacific from Japan
since June 25 has reached the northern
Plains states. causing local showers. The
disturbance will advance eastward and
cause considerable cloudiness and local
rains over much of the country east Of
the Rocky mountains within the next Sc
to As hours. TlN winds along the New
England coast WIN be light variable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-08
The OIL EXPLODED.
Mrs. Mabel Nash Burned
To Death at Rumford.
Runs Up Stairs and Gets Into
Bed 10 Extingulsh Blaze.
Death Soon Follows Terrible Burns
WAS kindllng Fire.

Rumford, Me-, July starting fire
with kerosene which exploded setting
her clothing on fire was responsible for
the death today of Mrs. Mabel Nash or
Frye. When the explosion occurred
Mrs. Nash ran up stairs and jumped
into 4 bed. expecting to extinguish the
flames in that way The bedding took
fire and she was terribly burned. she
was removed to a hospital, where she
died several hours later.
The husband and three small emil
dren survive. She was employed as a
housekeepel4@ hera.--ier age was ~
years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-08

the political phenomenS OF old rock
ribbed, Republican Mfme sending
Democratic senatsx and two Demo-
cratic representatives To Washington
almost for the firS% time in history.
They expected these Democrats to
shoot off a rocket s9inetime after their
arrival in Washington but the Maine
Democrats have d6ftspothing of the
kind and SO washington folks have
ceased to talk aboue. pm.
| But there is the nextasession of Con-
gress. Gould and McEnicuddy, as
matter of fact. have two sessions more
for this Congress is 6epnd to have
three sessions and Senator Johnson
has some years yet ahead They have
a chance yet to Nispel ~ reputation
of being the silent trio from Maine and
they probably will.
The old boys of stsASenate are now
Tightening up the sfaf1- plaaes in the
lines. Everybody Hss Had Glorious
| Fourth There wassioafing for every
body and to spare. Not one day but
! two. three, four and more days for
most of the men who are graphing
with almost every kind of an old task
incident TO the extraordinary session
of the 62d Congress.
ITO business now and no fooline
about it," is ths general cry Presi-.
| dent Taft. just back from a.week END
at Beverly and from a hlrEied iaunt
!, into Democratic Indiana. Wants a lot
| of business aud an Adjournment of
Congress. Let us all get away by
Aug. L." says the President. II would
like to spend that month at my sum
mer home" Incid@aally the President
might add that he paid good round
rent for the placeSfor the Season and
that the prospects of. getting much
personal pleasure out of the summer
home are Notwithstanding.
Let us all get away by Aug L."
cry the regular Republicans of the
Senate and, incidentally. of the House
1t might be noted Also that the Demo-
Gratis OF the Senate and the Democrats
of the House are of like mind on that
point. The Democratic leaders think
they have tinkered about enough with
the tariff and, once they can get a vote
upon Canadian reciprocity" the wool
len revision and the farmers free list,
they will be ready to go home. Re-
ports of the unsteadiness of business
lare little disconcerting to the Demo-
cratic brethren. They will revise more
of the schedules, If the Senate stays in
session many weeks, because a bad
impression might be created with the
country if they quit, but nevertheless
and notwithstanding, the Democrats
would that Congress adjourn.
Thus. while there is general grid
ling up of loins after the Glorious
Fourth and determination to set a
better example for industry, the hur-
rah goes up for a speedy disposition
Iof business. But it will be some time
yet before the adjournment day comes.
II will be weeks, If 1t is not months.
zone, familiar with the details of Con-
igressional tasks, would think there
must be much speed in procedure if
Continued ON Page Five)
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'THE WEATHER
ToDAY-cLoUoY SUNDAY.

!sNashington, July Forecast for New
England; Fair Saturday. Sunday in
ereasing cloudness; moderate tempera-
ture; light variable winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-08

~ At Is PTUUuseU 10 feduCe The
dividend rate from s per cent. to G
per 'Nent per annum. this rate to be
paid upon both the old and new stock
Continued on Page Twelve.)
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Boston Forecast.


Boston, July Forecast; Saturday
fair Sunday fair with slowly rising tenn
perature; moderate easterly to southerly
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-08

Elend, NJ. II. rant. 80. 46.5U 10
Irolita, f.. w. Clark, =. 7.26 SHE'S S,0S5
Enchantress,
Continued on Page %
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7-2O.4
10c. CIGAR

Factory output-upwards OF 100, 0o0 daily.
Largest selling brand of l0c. cigars In the
" orid Factory Manchester. N. H. DIFF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-08
Is STOCK ISSUE
Approved by Directors Of
;ihe Maine Central.
81
EfGov. Hill Made Director, Vice
"a. Wilson Deceased.
Mortgae Bonds and Coupon Notes
$40 Be Cleaned Up April |.

Portland, Me. July AT a meeting
of the directors of the Maine Central
Railroad Co, today, Former Governor
John f. Hill of.Augusta was elected a
director of the company in place of
Franklin A. Wilson of Bangor, deeeas-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-08

- 80 - - = - = 81
ninal co, Norris
ent general manj
president and a
elected treasur4N
Shaw resigned.
I The directors
capital stock, r
the present stoa
of one share at
held. $25 payab
ON Jan. 1. 1912Il
~ Il.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-08

G1cDonald. the pres
er, was elected vice
Urge w. York was
lM in place of T. p.
Pted to offer the new
ntly authorized, to
plders ON the basis
4 for each share now
on Oct. .. 1911. $25
Ind $50 on March /,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-01
MoULToN.

Moulton will celebrate the Fourth Of
July this year.
On Friday evening eighteen young
men and women received diplomas at
the commencement exercises of the
Moulton nigh school.
Superintendent J. w. Miller has
been engaged to have charge Of the
Moulton schools for another year. He
has been here four years and is COM
petent instructor.
Newman Daniels and family are
down from Nebraska on visit
Attorney 1. T. Dabney was over
from Bloomfield Saturday.
Work on the new Wabash round
house is progressing rapidly.
DR.. Work of the Presbyterian
church delivered the Memorial adj
dress at the Baptist church Sunday
morning. Commander Judd Of Clark
Post G.. A. r. presided.
For forty continuous years G. T.
Pulliam has been secretary Of the
Moulton school board.
The farm house Of James Edwards
burned and nearly all the contents
There was insurance to the amount Of
$500.
James Dawson and Ed T. Sturgeon
took sheep to Chicago.
Mrs. Doll Howell is home from a
visit to Des .Moines.
Mrs. Will Sayers Of Centerville was
| the guest at the D. B. Blosser home
lover Friday.
Mrs Berry Holden Of Moravia visit
ed Moulton friends the past week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-01

There have been an unusual number
of drownings this month. The next
three months will exact a number OF
deaths from this cause. Nearly all OF
these fatalities occur because the vic
tins have not been taught to swim
1t Is strange that SO many parents are
opposed to teaching their children
to swim They seem to believe that
if the boys can't swim they will stay
away from the water. The fact is,
however, that boys who can't swim
do go in the water and frequently
they will take chances that only an ex-
perienced swimmer would take. Par.
ents should teach their children to be
self-reliant. They should teach them
to take care Of themselves. They
should be good swimmers, even II they
are only Indifferent spoilers, for some
day they may have the alternative OF
swimming or dying. b
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-01
SINCE THE CLOSING or
SALOONS.

Now that Eldon has been dry since
January, 1910, 1t has showing that
will make any person who lives in FL.
don and all others who want saloons
and the sale of strong drinks confined
to the laws, rejoice.
Eldon lost over fifty families and
over ninety empty houses stood for
some time, but reaction came In slow
ly, and now a good residence Is In de-
mand. All the properties that were
vacated are filled with good new citi-
zens and the business of the city has
grown wonderfully. More farmers
come In to trade and the railroad men
are a class Of as good sober men as
can be found in any city. Very few
arrests and hardly ever drunk seen
on our streets. No thievery or lawless
men roaming around. Every man who
will work can be accommodated. New
buildings are going up and but one
business room empty, except the end
Of the city where the saloons were
located. The city marshal has but lit
tie to do. Hardly ever trial of law.
breakers and no murders committed.
The $4,000 that went into the saloons
goes into business lines. Last winter
over 800 new members went into the
church and young men that loafed
around saloons are working and grow.
ing into men of good steady habits. 1t
took some time for the change to
come, but now the results are shown
and our business, men would not be
willing to go back to the old order OF
business. No drug stores sell intoxiss
cants. But seldom bootlegger shows
up, although as long as It Is manufac.s
Itured 1t will be used. No law in Iowa
but what is violated and wesdo not ex-4
pect it to be otherwise. That Ottumwa7
goes dry July is hailed in Eldnn with
Joy. Our young men who make jour
neys to Ottumwa OF an evening and
come back drunk, will not have the
chance to get it like they have now.
Every night train from Ottumwa
comes in with DRINKS. Ottumwa gets
many thousands Of dollars from our
city every month and will, but II she
wants it continued she must help the
customers in having security when
they go there to trade. 1t will take OF
tumwa some time to recover from the
closing Of the saloons, but In time she
will be glad Of 1t. 1t will drive from her
limits hundreds Of people who have
been detriment to her business In
terests. Ottumwa is known as the
hardest city in Iowa and now she can
come one Of the best. The loss in
licenses and other revenues from the
saloons will be great for time, Eldon
people like your city and as it is ours
as well, we greet you In your victory.
J.E. Houghland.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-01

II never would dare undertake a
commission so delicate" MalloWs
laughed.
Alaster screwed up her face "A
man who can swear SO shouldn't be
afraid of anything" she murmured.
Then as though suddenly enlightened,
Don't you be afraid of Mr.. Damn
he can't possibly be jealous. 1t would
be different If / had asked the hand
some man."
mighty different" Mallows growl-
ed "Levering has cheek enough FOR
anything.
II wonder would he dare ask them
to let him stay to dinner!" Alaster
cried, nodding toward the house. 60!
hope SO! 1t Is three years since we
had company Except preachers and
peddlers-and they don't count"
would I count-if came?" NAL
lows demanded.
She smiled at him.
How could I tell, unless you tried
it?" she said She was not forward,
only human and feminine, repressed
past endurance.
81 am going to try it-depend on it,
Mallows said, looking full in her
eyes.
A month after he asked the aunts
for Alaster. lowering notwithstand-
ing his looks, had found himself out
of the running at the beginning of
the game A good friend he showed
himself. The Sisters Drewette might
never have consented to the Mallows
match II lowering had not admon-
ished them.
Suppose Alaster's father turned up,
only husband would have authority
against HIM"
At last they gave in-joyously 1t
must be confessed. They were not SO
old, but the flavor of life delighted
them. And they felt like fairy prin-
cesses, themselves, when, year after
the wedding, Alaster's father did
turn up, not ne'er do we'll, but
man sorely repenting his haste and
heat Of his youth. He had not known
there was a living child-he had
thought 1t died with its mother.
Since he had fortune to bestow upon
his grandson, he quickly made his
peace. Alaster climbed often to the
hill of hope-she loved it, since it had
become also the hill Of happiness.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY.

Another Memorial day Is here. All
over the country. the interest In every
community centers in the &cemeteiles
where fitting, services are being helo
IN comn1emoration of the soldier dead
Every year this day takes on more OF
q nature iof .solemnity as the graves
+o ha atrewn with flowers increase and
an the number, of surviving veterans
dacreases. It is to the credit OF the
people of the younger generation o.
today that Memorial day IS sui Oh
served In the same spirit as IN tne
days when the memory OF the civil
war times was more fresn ~ Inc
mindaa, II is an evidence that TINS an
nual seeryioe Of, paying respect to the
veteran dead will cbe continued alter
the last survivor of the bitter strug'
gles Ut the '60's is gone.
The Veterans Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic and the Women.s Rene1
Corns. aided by the Sons OF Veterans,
are I'M active charge of today's Cd
aervance Of the day In OttumWa- The
day which means SO much to all OF
ma means more to the Grand Army
and the Corps. The veterans have
comrades buried; here and comrades
hurled An other cemeteries and on pat
tlefieldg whose memory they cherish.
MANY. members of the Corps mourn
loved !. ones who wore the blue and
who were called to early graves by
infirmities that followed the hard
ships suffered on battlefield and IN
camp.
addod to the list of honored dead.
This is a much smaller death toll
than has been exacted IN other years.
The surviving veterans IN OttumWa
carry their years lightly and II is the
hope of all that providence VIII be
Kind to. them and spare them for
many years to- come. We need them -
for the lessons of patriotism they
teach --asI .s55E ~ n .:-;S4 %,
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q ~ 2 - - = =
RIVER NAVIGATION.

Today, will see the beginning of
another effort to restore navigation on
the Missouri river between Kansas
City and st. Louis. The first boat
is scheduled to start from st. Louis
today, loaded, with a miscellaneous
cargo of merchandise. 1t is planned
to- launch two other boats within a
month and to double tie size of the
feet If the venture succeeds. Three
times before within the last twenty
five years efforts have been made to
reopen navigation on the Missouri,
but all the former attempts met with
failure. Poorly constructed boats, not
adapted to river navigation, railroad
fights, and inexperience proved the
stumbling blocks before. The pro-
moters of the plan, among whom are
numbered the biggest shippers in
Kansas City, believe they have profited
by mistakes Of the past, and are con-
fident of success this time.
The present company is financed by
1900 subscribers, whose total stock
subscriptions amount to $1,250,O0O.
Already $150,O00 has been paid out for
equipment and the three boats secured
are Dell0Veu 10 10 Iue UeSL dVdlldUle
for the purpose Most of the stock
In the company Is owned by shippers,
and these shippers have agreed for
five years to give the line one-fourth
at least, or all the freight that can be
moved by water. This insures the
company all the freight it can handle.
This venture will be watched, with
interest by shippers along the other
Inland streams who have been inter
ested In the waterway question, as its
success. should go far. to stimulate In
terest in the question of river naviga-
ton. ..,.sx ,l,~, (. ~ as.t.s ri
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-01
drive past the graveyard
1872 East Main Street

drive past the graveyard"
II see. Wanted to be sure that
both of mine were there yet! Well,
hope you feel better"
Widow, it don't seem to me that
you appreciated them two husbands.
Don't it, Then let me tell you
that in both cases there was cir
Gus in town within a. month after
their death and 1 never went How
about an order for your dead wife?"
Driving slowly home that day the
deacon unused to himself
Pretty bright widow! House and
lot! House as neat as pin! Seems
like good worker! hadn't thought
of marrying again, but"
And when he had departed from
her house the widow unused to her
self:
well, maybe he thought heap Of
his wife after all. Seems to be a
good man. He's had one and I've
had two, but man needs wife and
a woman needs husband. If we were
both out CT the tombstone business"
Ten days passed and again the
deacon drove up to the widows gate
ne ldu b l0ILoF lTOul CuICd6O SdyluS
that he was no hustler, and that his
book samples should be turned over
to another .canvasser.
tive got letter reading just the
game" said the widow when. he hand
ed her his. Deacon, If you'd only given
me an order"
COR, If you'd given me one"
"Well, I'm ashamed that I said
had suspicious of YOU"
That's all right If ever limited
tina, your husbands died on purpose
to get long rest, beg pardon"
"And as I'm going to have boiled
dinner today I'll invite you to stay"
with pleasure, widow"
The deacon drove home by moon.
light that night. and on the way he
kept saying to himself and smiling:
She'll be number two and I'll be
number three. but what providence
brings about nobody should kick over.
I'm! I wouldn't have believed that
any human being could cook such a
boiled dinner as that
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-01
IOWA DEMOCRATS NEw7tRUNNER.

IOWA DEMOCRATS NEW RU NkiER.
! ::The democrats Of Iowa says the
Britt Tribune, '"have run Claude Por-
ter SO much for Office that they have
tired him out. Their. Fred Whites,
Cato Sellses and John Denisons ARE
kneesprung, spawned and have corns
from running SO much. Next year
they will have a new man.. This is
Frank O'Connor, of, New Hampton. He
is fine stopper, good knee action,
holds his head high and neither FORCES
nor interferes. He will pace without
hobbies, trot squarely, single foot,
amble. or .canter without whip or spur.
They say he is a good feeder, seldom
has collie or worms. He Is an Irishman,
a democrat and a ringbuster. and
claims he can go like lightning If shod
with high heel calks and light toe
weights. He has been. on the turf
but short time, but has shown, In
dications OF speed on several oc-
casions.'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-01
THE HILL OF HOPE.
BY Martha Observation-Disclosures.

BY Martha McCulIoch-WilIiarns
Copyright, 1911, by the Associated
Literary Press)
Alaster's heart had named 1t the
hill of hope-a bare rise, looking east
ward over great breadths of farm
land, and down miles Of turnpike.
That way, said her heart, the fairy
prince would come riding, SONS day,
to- take her out of the gray stagna-
ton of things.
Alaster was fanciful. A. girl is apt
to be when she has never known
aught save the fussy cherishing of an
elderly household. Her mother had
died when she was born. OF her
father, the two great aunts, spinister
both, would never speak. They had
money enough-a spare competence.
Some day it would all come to the
child. She would have no need to
mix in the world-as to marriage,
that was to be Stunned as deadly.
Had it brought anything but heart
break to her mother, the first Alas.
ter? She had been wild and wilful,
beauty, fiercely courageous, also
chosen, and welded whether or no
to come back in a year, alone, and
crushed, to welcome death, even
though baby hands tugged at her
heart.
Her heart must be saved from such
shipwreck Thus the aunts unused.
They kept her close. She never had
play-fellow, and was not sent to
school Aunt Susan taught her the
three RS. Aunt Debby music and
embroidery-for the rest, there were
books, whole roomful, old but good
leather bound mostly, and smelling of
cedar shelving Alaster browsing
happily among them, learned Of life
as though she saw 1t inverted in q
mirror. She had a sense Of not be-
longing in the household. The aunts
were fair, dumpy, placid-even their
small tempers had not brought
wrinkles, though they were past
sixty.
Alaster was tall, and thin, rangy
in motion, full Of delight In freedom,
wildly alive throughout. She pinned
for action, for stir and change.
When the pining had grown so
wild 1t was pain, Mallows came.
Not Economically, II she did spy him
first from the hill of hope. Mallows
by his very look put romance out OF
court He was stoutish, red Of hair,
freckled as to face, with swapping
blue eyes, shrewdly set Notwith-
standing, he was neither common nor
commonplace-there was too patent
an air of efficiency for that.
He was hopping mad, and very busy
when he met Alaster's gaze. There
was need of rush work, In running a
transit line-and the men he was d
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-01
ELDoN.

Miss Theron Barley of Chicago, ILL.,,
came Saturday for few weeks visit
with her cousin, Katherine Barley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Barger of Musca,
tine visited here over Sunday with
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Burns Of Moline
ILL.,, came this week to VISIT with Mrs.
Burns's father, H. M. Hughes and
family.
John Taylor of Bloomfield was a
business visitor in the city Monday.
Roy Alcoin Of Oskaloosa spent Sun.
day here with friends.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Caldwell died Sunday morning.
The funeral was held from the resi-
dence this afternoon. Interment in the
Eldon cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-01
CANADIAN PRODUCTION.

The following extracts from a
speech recently made In the house OF
representatives by Congressman Caleb
powers Of Kentucky are given for the
Information they contain:
Canada, in 1910, produced $4,000, 900
bushels of wheat available for export.
Her total yield that year was 166, 744,.
600 bushels. She, therefore, produced
twice as much as she needed for her
own consumption and actually export.
ed that year 100000 bushels OF
wheat. much Of it coming to the
United States. In that same year the
United States exported only 114,OO0, 900
bushels of wheat. This gives some idea
az what Canada will do along this line
when her 100000 people reach the
$4,000, 1000 point, which we boast OF
possessing in, this country.
"The Canadian wheat lands, of
which there are 30,000,00O acres in
the provinces of Manitoba, Alberta
and Saskatchewan alone, average,
when in cultivation. % bushels OF
wheat to the acre, while the average
Weld OF the United States is only Is
bushels per acre. Experts say that
Canada is capable OF producing as
much wheat yearly as is now produced
in the United States.
Canada exported to the United
States in 1908, $2,5S2,001 worth OF live
stock, cattle, hogs, sheep and horses.
In 1909 Canada shipped to the United
states $1,s47, 1896 worth OF breadstuffs.
wheat, rye, beans and 50 forth. In the
same year she shipped $3S2,11S,o0O
worth Of provisions-beef, cheese.
eggs, and 80 forth-to the United
States.
I'm the year 1909 Canada produced
s2,912,5os worth of hogs, $2,7O5,39O
worth of sheep, and $7,234,0S5 worth
Of cattle. In the same year she pro
duced 55,398,ooo bushels Of barley,
166.744, 900 bushels of wheat, and $685.
166 900 bushels Of oats The total field
crops Of Canada in 1909 were valued
at $552, es2, 100. In the year 1908 Can
ada stood tenth among the nations OF
the world g wheat producer, and in