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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-16

man, woman and child in the
country This does not include
imported cigarettes, and those rolled
bv the smokers themselves. Imports
a. cigarettes are large, nut, Of course
fiey amount To but little in proper
ton ~ tho output of American fac
tuiics
The United states Tobacco journal,
which has compiled and prints the
statistics of the year in the trade il
serves remarks that the enormous in
crease in 1910 over the number Of
cigarettes smoked in 1909. an increase
of s56, M ,3nS, was in spit" of an in
crease in the revenue stamp tax of
Il cents, and wide spread movement
against cigarette smoking throughout
the country. Denunciation Of the
cigarette as :; coffin nail as a pass
port To pcrdition. seems to increase
its ppuularity
Yot the consumption of tobacco in
other forms does not increase. except
In the easr of tiny cigars. the output
Of which fell off 493S3.526 last Year
perhaps bccauS" Of increased prices
due Ia tn" stamp tax. Nearly 10000. :
ma more large cigars were produced.
and nearly l5no0. .000 more pounds OF
manufat tured tobacco. Tho American
people are assuredly not turning away
from tobacco. reports tn the contrary
nGtHithSt auding-\. Y. Times
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-16
LEAVE TO WITHDRAW.
Council Refuses Pardon to James F
Ounhan OF Rockiand.

Tho Governor and Council heard
Tuesday afternoon the petition for par
don of James +. Durham Of Rockland,
who asked for Executive clemency on
the ground that he had already served
sufficient time in Jail for the larceny Of
20 bags of grain. that he had fam
lily dependent upon him for support
and that if released he would make 4
good citizen.
Durham stole 20 bags of grain in
May, 1910, from the store OF Thorn
dixie & Hix in Rockland and remained
in jail from the time OF his arrest in
May until September, 1910. when he
was sentenced 10 one year in Jail.
Frank 4. Miller of Rockland ap-
peared fol the petitioner and no ono
appeared in remonstranco. Mr.. Miller
explained thar when Durham commit
ted the crime he had been out OF WORK
for some time and his wife was in
the hospital and that the aid which
he received from the city was not suf-
ficient for him 10 live upon. He read
a letter from Sheriff Tolman of Knox
county saying that Durham had been
a model prisoner since he had been in
jail ard another letter from +. A
Thorndike Of the firm of Thorndike *
Hix, saying that he had no desire to
see Dunham punished further.
Tie Council in executive session
gave the petitioner leave to withdraw
This Is the first pardon case to come
befor, the present Council for hear
ing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-16
WINTHROP.
Several Valentine Parties
Furnish Amusement.
Pleasant House Party --ReheaIs-
ais for The gypsy Queen"
Mrs. j. 4. Lovejoy Of Wayne Has
Zip Broken by Fall.

Tho valentine party given by the Re-
bekah Sewing Circle nj odd Follows hal!
Tuesday evening was great success.
The program included very fine selection
by the Iiigh School Quartet, a solo hy
Miss Hazel Shaw, piano duet by Miss
Shaw and Miss Lean lloXie. Tho featur'
OF the entertainment was the Sweet fam-
ily in various speCialtieS. Ma sweet was
finely imrersonated by Mrs. Grace WEBB,
and the seven daughters included: Ara
minta Anabcllc, "the prina DONNA Mis-
Hazel shaw; Bctsey Belinda, lecturer on
Woman's Rights" Miss Maude Taylos;
Claribel Clorinda. an authoreas, Mrs. I'm
ma TAN.
\ Valentine quilting party was enjoyed
Tuesday NJ the home of Mrs. Ora MaN-
im The guests included Mrs. NJ. \. Ful-
ler Mrs. Nellie Maxwell, Mrs. Fannie
Cooling, Mrs. Elmer Marston and Mrs.
Mabel Maxwell. Ifcart-shaped sand
wichcs. cakes and coffee mousse Veto
served. Each guest was given yaIrn-
tine
Miss Helen Gale is visiting in Farming
ton
Miss Clara Libby of Belgrade is giving
house party In honor of her guests.
Miss clara Maxwell and Miss Flora Kin
bah.
Dorothy Delilah. the musiciarer, ~
Miss Leah Eox.e; Elizabeth Eliza,
dramatic recitation" Miss Chr:stcl
Bcnnoy; Frances Fedora, disappointed
in love. Mrs. Aanic Stoekford: GloTf
anna GadabOut. wao piggles, Miss
r.
served and social time followed.
The Womcr'S Literary club enjoy
cd q Valentines party Monday "Hc-
ming ut the homo of Mrs. Rose shaw.
Refreshments w.re served. Miss Ida
Morrill, very gracefully acted as past
mistress.
Miss Carrie Afureh has returned
fr, III Lewiston.
Mrs. .abhie Marstor is at home from
Gardner,
.Irs. y. y. Walton and Miss nora
Libby passed Tuesday i'll Lewiston,
Mrs. ]. y. Love JOY Of Wayne fell
Tuesday and fractured one hip. lrs.
Lcveioy is of very advanced age,
and the injury is serious Her many
friends here extend sympathy.
Rereareals FOR the Gypsy Queen
ara progressing firely. Among the
specillties win b. . tambourine drili
in gypsy costume hy Misses Maude
TAYLOR, .Altalia Gale. Ruth Ward. Dor
ntax- Webb. Alice Wentworth, AMI
Vesta Stockforl.
Fred clark Of s,nithfcld is in town.
u. !. Atnrea ana Miss Lila Mareh
were week guests ef irlendS III
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-16
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Woman Arraiened for Alleged Attempt
to Defraud Insurance Cos.

Bangor, Nc, Feb Mrs Cora r.
Bickford OF Bradford. wife of Dr. Frank
a. Bickford. was arraisned before the
supreme court here this morning charged
with setting fire to buildings owned by
her and her mother in the attempt to
defraud insurance companies holding pol
icics on the property, which is located in
North bradford. A part of the building
is used as dance hall and the State
claims that coil of fuse wound about
some excelsior was found in wood box
previous to the fire being discovered.
Mrs. Bickford pleaded not guilty and was
held in $1,000 bail. Her husband is we'll
known physician, having been formerly
located in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-16

/, the, Canadian people. in that I've we4il be
glad 10 see the friendship that exists az
present between the Canadians and The
people of the United States so ripen In the
future that all might some day be under
| one flag.
There was further touch "C factious-
ness in the debate when one of the Re-
puhlicans asked Clark ii he would like 10
be the first President of the magnificent
union he was creating, and he repli1d.
amid Il burst OF laughter. that he certain
Iy would. The eNcitemeut abroad was al
tributed at the Capitol today partly "a
the fact that a number Of English ana
Canadian newspaper correspondents wcr"
in tbr press gallery during the debate
and in "skclctonizing" his statements for
cable purposes the semI-aunorous cn1=-
actel- Of the debate was probably entirely
lost sight Of
Friends of the reciprocity measure were
inclined 10 take the view that opponents
Of the hill simply seized upon what was
regarded here as an entirely personal md
harmless statement TO make capital Of
against the ratification Of the agree
ment.
pleased today by The passage of the Nc
Can bill Underwood. Ala. Clarli's chief
lieutenant and the chairman of the ways
and means committee Of tho next Con.
press. Said that he regarded the action
of the House as in every way helpful 70
the Democrats, that it marked the begin
ming Of the end of high protection and
forrsliadowed a Democratic victory In
the national elections in lGl2a lie said the
Republicans by their vote showed that
they were as badly split up as the Demo-
crafts were in the last session of Con
gress during the Cleveland administra-
ton speaker Cannon. the Republican
whip. Air Dwight. Chairman Dalzell of
the rules committee and other leaders ii
the Republican party in the House were
among those Who stood out against the
reciprocity program, ana the Democratic
leaders assert that this division Of the
party augers We'll for Democratic cue
cess.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-16
BASEBALL,
No Profit at All in Manu-
facture Of Baseba||s!
National League Given $780,.
900 and All the Balls Wanted
For Renewal for 20 Years Of Con-
tract for a Certain Ball.

Now York. Feb. l5.--Tnr Il bonus.
said ON good authority IA he $500 0n0.
thn National League Of Professional
baseball t'lub in session here TODAY,
made o0-vcar contract With "A promi-
nont sporting goods firm for the use
of a baseball of its manufacture as
the official league ball. II is the same
kind of ball that has been used BY the
National League for the last l6 wears
land in adopting il again. the club own
ers rejected an offer by 4 Cincinnati
firm, said to have been So, 900, in %
annual ins,allments of $I6.250. of
hch half was to be in cash and half
in hasehallS supplied.
II had been commonly supposed,
even among tho players. that the big
leagues paid about % cents apiece for
balls. which retail at sl.25. But the
developments today show that they
not only pay nothing hut receive all
the balls they use free and Il very con-
siderable sum Of cash hesides. The
exact terms of the contract were not
disclosed, but they are understood to
have been Il aSh offer, accompanied
by S"ho,6"o certified check and All
the halls IN" eight clubs could use in
playing championship games.
IN" b1il IN u hStlon is made in chi
cago and IL" contract begins with the
season of l3l2 "hc league Sehedul"
WAS adopted today without change
and the Schcaul" already prepared and
sent ont stands for tie season. This
SHOWS tnat all ot tie cIuos will travel
a grand 'et;l "f Sa,73S miles during
the scason. Chicago gets thu worst
OF the sehedula, according t. baseball
men. The club must travel liza
miles aud h9s.niae conliictinS dates.
II is the only club whieh conflicts.
The club mileage for tn" season
according to The schedule, viii be as
follows: Boston ll,24 miles: brooklyn
g397; New York 10.5ii Philadelphia
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-16
New York Burglars Resort
To FiendiSh Measures.
Force CobIer 10 Reveal Hiding
Place Of Small Savings.
Identification Later al Hospital
Victim will Recover.

New York. Feb. ,1.-Tortrrc by fire
was resorted To by two burglars who
broke into the rooms OF joseph Wish :
mock. a copb,er, la Williamsburg to-
lay, IN tt"ir Geterninatiot Il make
hIe reveal the Ii' ing place ot ms
small hoard If savings. II was not
urtil the men had bprE"sL off NiSh-
notk's beard and hair and had blister
cd his face ard neck with mAtch
iame" than the plucky littl" man re-
Vealcd ;hat his small stG.c Of ST. was
hidden III tlo mattress on which ms
tortuyers had IjuueG him doNA.
At the nnspital whore TIC e"hbief
had his painful hat not fatal barns
Dir, sscd, he identified two Young men
WHOM, the police arrested. aS th" paF
who had tortured aid robbed him.
They W2yC hel1 for the grSnd ini =
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-16
MARRIED..


Presque Islc-Feh. s, J. Fred Novers
and Miss Eva Dyer,
Fort Fairiield-Fc {. Beverly Fields
and Miss Margaret Candy.
CUMBERLAND.
Portland-Fch. :, Edwin NJ Chadhourne
of Saco ana Lillian Dean OF Biddcford.
Portland-Feb. II. Elmer Alverdo Allen
of Oakdale, Mass. and Lillian Frances
Littlefield Of kennebunkport.
FRANKLIN.
Farmlnrton-Fcb. 1. James Boyle and
Cora y. Crawford, both of New Vineyard
HANCOCK.
West syille-Feb /, Miss Marjorie
Enlth Arey and Harold Leslie Farnham
both Of BrookSvillc.
E,NNEBEC.
,,Augusta-Benjamin c. Gay and Ithc
NJ. Chute.
;, ,Ansusta-Edgar NJ, Coine and Mildred
T.. Brown.
W NaterVille--rhomas Raymond and Mis-!
Marie Anne Deblois
kNOX
Stickney Corner-Feb. /, Hollis Youul
Of Thomaston and Miss Gertrude Weave
of Stickncy Corner
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-16

THE CHINESE NEW YEAR.
Queer Way Of Observing Feb. 10 In
Chinatown.

| SOUNDS, incense ana sights surround
| ing the Plaza reminded all who
| strolled that way that it was the first
day of the Chinese New Year. 1t was
| ushcred in by racteristic festivities
that viii remain in full force for
| week. suffer Il lull Tor a time and re-
| ViY" for second Sven days af hilar-
! ity that will come To a grand finale on
! February 10
| ENhortations of street preachers
were punctuated ht the explosion of
| iirecraekera in punches that sounded
| like the bursting Of a million grains of
giant popcorn. Chinese mothers lula
| Dys. aeons old. waited out from behind
indoor screens TO blend not inharmoni-
onSly with Gospel hymns chanted by,
| ittt"t-ddS ZealOts on the opposite curb.
| EFtfvWhere was & habbie of tongues.
| IN which domirant notes, often clash
! ing With harsh effect ana sometimes
| making music, were the cultured sort
| n Queens English. down 10 date
| brand OF that great American hooo's
slang; Chinese dialects, that sound
from the lips about a. they look Oh
paper, and the cr-present Mcxican
Interpretation AZ rho almost obsolete
classic Latin.
Sacred incense from temple and
hearthstone mixei with fumes from
the dcns where Chinese whisky and
gins are favorite beverages. Tobacco
smoke from pipe or cigar in nearly
ev ry Cclestiafs mouth curled upward
IN the warm. still air. From one door,
way cane the appetiznc odor Of sav-
ory dishes highly seasoned with divers
INN t..I che
stencil oozin% from n decoction to be
tasted only after the acquircment Of a
long trained appetite.
There was. too. the penetrating and
pcrvading presence of pungent paint.
fresh for the holidays on all the mora
prctentious buildings; sweet perfume
OF Chinese lilies, and everywhere the
SMOKE from the iiretrackors.
The sights. though. are the whole
show. No blind man could even learn
through his other senses what manner
of celebration is the Chinese New
Year. The story & best told by the
camera.
Society, from up on the hills. heavily
beliamoned and lightly befurred, rub
bed elbows with Oriental tradespeople
whose ambitions are measured In PEN
nies.
Typical tourists from sections effete
and frozen carried their coats on their
arms and rsrspircd as they jostled and
bumped from wall tc curbstone among
pedestrians from Il dozen other lands.
Mud clogged carts made way in mar
row alleys for high horse power auto
mobiles, and slken skirts brushed the
Of ira
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-16
CIGARETTES.
100 Smoked Annually for Every Man,
Woman and Child in u. S.

In the calendar year 1910. S,6il,o,i',
09O cigarettes were made and sold in
the United states. A cigarette. IN one
way, resembles Il street car transfer
slip. It is not always used. But In"
number Of unsmoked cigarettes, i'll
comparison with the number made
and sold. is negligible. This natibn
of ninety odd millions is, indeed, a
natio3 sQfsN 4&arette smokers Nearly
100 GktkAktExe produced ansls dis
tributed here every wear for every
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-16
La Grippe Coughs

Strain and weaken the system and II
not checked may develop into pneumonia
w danger Of this when Folcy's Honey
liable family medicine for all coughs and
colds. ay.d acts quickly and effectively
ir cares Of cuoup Rememb ber the name
Tolsy's HoBey and Tar for al coughs
aud colds. for exenp.. brouchitis. hoarse-
neks ana for rat;kins iaerippes coughs.
s,Ies Ss s'l+ss'. Wss.sels lsT'ysI & Fa atisal@ Boy
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-16
CONGR E SIS.
Continued from Page One)

question the power Of the nation TO
enter upon the work alone, but adNo-
Gated operation with the states as
the preferable policy. Newiands
thought that the government should
cxpond at least $5o,0on 900 year upon
the proper development and protection
Of the waterways of the country. He
therefore regarded the bill as a mere
step in the line of ultimate accomplish
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-16
BANGOR REPUBLICANS
Nominate Charles r. Sweet, Former
Clerk of Court, for Mayor.

Bangor. Ne Feb. l5.-Bangor Re
publieans tonight nominated for mayor
Charles T. sweet. former clerk "i
coultS, .vho Tad no oI oIposition in the
caucus.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-16

Farnham bill be reported "ought not TO
pass to the Legislature
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-16
Why Suffer. 1s.is;'';s:,: H.isi IS: :?

1t is not Here the remedy will give Won
prompt relef1he famous old family life guard. IL r.
Atwoods Medicine for three generations, has been
unfang corrector of all Irregularities of digestive
organs It is valuable regulator of the stomach liver
and bowels. N.,,,.' ~
My husband has bee,, sick aud achat ne ate dis
tressed him. He has tried ererythitg but found
no reiia until nc began taking the truesL r.. and .
heis all right nop" MRS CHESTER MosHrr - 81
IS cts ST ior large an ~ 81;
THE IL. F." MEDICINE Co, Porflsnd. Me.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-11-17

Il low Il will have TO be fixed
that-a-ways. agreed Yancy.
CHAPTER xxxvl.
The Judge Receives a Letter.
After he had parted with Solomon
Mahahy the Judge applied himself
diligently to shaping that miracle
working document which he was pre-
pairing as an Offset 20 whatever risk
he ran in meeting Fentress AS
sanguine as he was sanguinary he
confidently expected to survive the
encounter. yet IL was we'll TO provide
for possible emergency he not
his grandsons future tO consider
While thus occupied he saw the after
noon stage arrive and depart from be-
fore the City Tavern
Half an hour later Mr.. Wesley. the
postmaster came sauntelAng up the
street In his hand he carried a let
ter.
"Howdy." he drawled. from just be
yond the judges open door,
The judge glanced up his quill pen
poised aloft
Good evening sir won't you step
inside and be seated he asked grac-
iously His dealings with the United
States mail service We're OF the most
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insignificant description and I'm per
sonally delivering a letter. IL this was
what had brought him there, he teit
MIR Wesley had reached the limit oil
official courtesy and despatch.
Well. sir; IL looks like you'd never
told us more than two-thirds OF the
truth" said the postmaster. lie sur
yeyed the Judge curously.
Il am complimented by your opin-
ion OF my veracity." responded that
gentleman promptly. Il consider TWO
thirds an enormously high per cent
90 have achieved
There is something in that. TOO,
agreed Mr. Wesley. Who is Colonel
Slocum Price Turberyilles'
The judge started mp from ms
chair
II have that honor" said he. bow
ing
Well. here's a letter come IN ad'
dressed like that. and as you've been
using part OF the name | am willing
TO assume you're legally entitled 10
the rest OF IT, IL clears up point
that of and on has troubled me con
siderable. can only wonder
want smarter
Continued.
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The Prodigal Judge
VAUGHAN KESTER
fconyrirht isiL Ths Boehs- Msrrin Company

Scratch Killers. while about them
we're ranged the six small Caven-
dishes sedately sharing in the re-
union of uncle and nevvy, toward
which they felt they had honeEaely
labored.
And you wan dead. Uncle Bob?
said Hannibal with a deep breath,
viewing Yancy Enthusiastically in the
flesh.
Never once. been floating
peacefully along with these here
titled friends OF mine; but ] was
some anxious about you, son.
And Mr.. Slosson. Uncle Bob-did
you smack him like you smacked
Dave Blount that day when he tried
TO steal me?" asked Hannibal, whose
childish sense OF Justice demanded
reparation for the wrongs they had
suffered.
Mr.. Yaney extended big right
hand, the knuckle OF which was
skinned and bruised.
"He were the meanest man ] ever
felt obliged 70 TO hit with my fist,
Newly: IL appeared like he had teeth
all over his face.
''Sho'-where's his hide. Uncle
Bob?" cried the little Cavendishes in
an excited chorus. "Sho'-did you
forget that?" They themselves had
forgotten the unique enterprise to
which Mr.. Yancy was committed. but
the allusion to Slosson had revived
their memory of it,
We'll, he begged so piteous to be
allowed TO TO keep his hide. hadn't
the heart 10 strip II on" explained
Mr.. Yancy pleasantly. And the
winters comm on-at this moment
can feel a chill in the air--don't
you-all reckon he's goin' to need IL
TO TO keep the cold out? Sho', you
mustn't be bloody-mindedi"
What was il about Mr.. SlosSon's
hide, Uncle Bob" demanded Hanni-
bal. What was you a-goin' 10 do
TO that?"
why, Nevvy. after he beat me up
and throwed me in the river, was
some peevish TO spell in my feel
ings TO him" said Yancy. in a tone
of gentle regret. He glanced at his
bruised hand But I'm right pleased
to be able TO say that I've got over
all them on charitable thoughts of
mine" I
And you seen the judge, Uncle
Bob" questioned Hannibal.
yes, I've seen the Judge. We was
together TO part of a day. Me and
him gets on fine"
Where is he now. Uncle Bob?"
81 reckon he's back at Belle Plain !
by this time. You see we left him in
Raleigh along after noon 10 tend
to some business he had on hand /
never seen a gentleman of his weight
so truly spry on his legs-and all
about you, Neyyy; while as to mind!
Sho'-why, words flowed out of him
as naturally as water out of a
branch"
or Hannibars relationship to the
Judge he said nothing. He felt that
was a secret to be revealed by the
Judge himself when he should see
fit
Uncle Bob, whom going to live
with now?" questioned Hannibal
anxiously.
THAT p'int's already come up,
Nevvy-him and mes decided that
there won't be no friction. You-all
will just go on living with him.
But what about you, Uncle Bob"
cried Hannibal. lifting a wistful lit !
tie face to Yancy's.
ooh, me?-well, you-all will go
right on living with me-"
And what will come of Mr.. Ma
haffy?"
IT reckon you-all will go right on |
living with him, toe"
Uncle Bob, you mean you reckon !
we are all going to live in one
house?"
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DIFFICULT SURGERY.
Shin Bone of Man Grated on the
Leg of Woman.

Shin Bone OF Man Grated on the
Leg of a Woman.
Associated Press Special
New York, July 15.-By grating
the shin bone of man onto wom-
an suffering from necrosis, thus
practically giving her whole new
lower leg. the surgeons of the New
York hospital for deformities have
completed an operation unique In
surgery. Up to now operations Of
this sort have been confined to eX-
perimental work done on dogs.
The first essential was TO get a
good healthy bone to take the place
of the one eaten by the disease AT
ter time one'of the hospitals which
handle emergency cases reported
that a man had been killed in an ac-
cident AS the body was unclaimed
and would have gone either to the
potters field or the dissccting table
OF some medical college, requisition
was made for one of the legs, from
which the tibia was taken 1t was
kept in an ice box, immersed in a
strong salt solution until the sur
geon was ready to use IL