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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

Tile summer change ci time on the
Lewiston. Augusta X Wat"rville
stree Railway viii go int" eject
ABOUT the first of June, bat it is TX
r"cted that the schedule viii hc aboat
the same rs ut present With the ex-
crptiun that there will he hourly ser-
vice on the Winthrop line.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

Morris appleton of this city, who
twirled for the Michigan baseball team
last year. left Tuesday for Worcester
where he IS IN be given a tryout with
the Worcester team of thh New Eng
land LsaRac. Mr.. Appleton has many
friends in tNis city who wish him sue
ccsS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

Whitman K Adams CO. make. in
their new ad. an interesting talk t.
ladies' concerning the subject that
takes precedence of all ether at tii,
seaaon of the year. Their grand mil
linery opening will he pa Tnursday,
Friday and Saturday uf this week.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

The funeral Of the late Harry l.
iialloW"H was held at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hal
lowell Cedar court. at ; O'Clock Tues
day afternoon. Rev. Henry +. Dunnack
officiating, ana intermcn, Was made in
the family ,"t in Mt. Pleasant Gene
terN. he hearers Her" Willis Sylvee-
ter. Eugene Jam $. Edgar Martin and
Pearl t.reaulcaf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

Grafton fer appendicitis, were brought
here saturday for burial.
Frank CuaWortL Of North N"bl"eofe'
wcui to the Maine Genera hospital,
Portland Monday. He WAS accompanied
by Dr. \. w. Nash.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

The regular meeting o. Rose OF
Sharon Chapter. No. IS. o. F. s., will
be held at 7.So O'Clock this Wednesday
evening at Masonic Temple. The de
erees will b. conferred upon several
candidates. Following tho work re-
frcshments will be served
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

". c. Harlow OF Freeport was in
the city Tuesday, having come dow:
for the purpose of locking over hi,
summer home. Hotel Pines. at island
Park Cobhosst tcontge.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

Miss Bessie Duncan has returned tc
kents Hill, where she is a student after
a weeks visit with her uncle Charles
Chapman.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

Ernest richards and Foster Mansell
WHO had been passing few days in
eWiston. have returned To their homes
in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

Mrs. Harry Sears, who has been quite
i'll at her home in this city, suffering
with a severe attack Of the grip. is so
far recovered as to be able to be out.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

\ Gance will be held Thursday eve,
ming i'll Woodman hall by the Pythag-
oras Club, with music by Cushing $
Orchestra.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

Alberta Healds millinery opening
will be Thursday, Friday and saturday
Of this week. as announced in her at.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

Miss Marion taret announces her
spfing millinery opening for Thurs
daE, Friday and Saturday of this week.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

Wallace Prize. Of this city was 1 VS.
itor IN Richmond Thusday, returning
To his home Tuesday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

Mayor r J. Moves left on train ld-
Tuesday afternoon for Eoston Oh a
bri-f business trip.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05
LOCAL NOTICE.

Keep in mind the Easter sale and
supper st the Winthrop st. Baptist
church, Saturday afternoon and eve
ming. april5d1t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

The Knights of Columbus will meet
at 80 this Wednesday evening, with
important business to transact.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

Clark Richards of West Newburv. who
is attending school at kent's Hill visited
friends in the city Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

Mrs. George \. Martin of Calais, who
has for the past two weeks been the
guest Of i'r daughter. Mrs. Lester
Hall 81 this sitS will leave WcdneS-
day ior Hartford, CT
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05
Csros OF tpanks, OBITUARY notices, res
oIutions of respect, etc, will bt

Csros OF tpanks, OBITUARY notices, res
olutions of respect, etc, will be
charged at the rate of ten cents per
line. No charge less than 10 cents.
All advertising announcements of en-
tertainments whose object Is the
raising of money. will be charged at
the rate Of fifteen cents line.
Advertising notices, news form Will be
excluded from our local columns,
except such as refer to advertisers
occupying space in our advertising
columns and will be run under a
separate head on one Of the local
pages.
Subscribers who fail to receive the
Journal promptly will confer favor
by notifying the office Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05
pneumonia.

pneumonia.
7. +. Stone has three sheep that haV
seven healthy lambs.
a poor season so far for the map.
SNruE business.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. y. Sturtcvant OF
Oakland, who have been spending the
winter in Woilaston, Mass. are guests
OF their daughter, Mrs. j. Maurics
Arnold. WVman street.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05
LOCAL BRIEFS.

y. Il. Bridges of Watervillo was !
visitor in Augusta Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05
LiTCHFIELD.

PlAINS-E. ]. Fish died very sud
denly Monday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-04-05

summer hats.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-13

you to stay right here in this field for
a half hour. Don't bulge. If | catch
you outside, I'll take you to the near
est jail"
Poritol drew himself up. "As an
attache l am exempt" he said. with
a pitiful attempt at dignity.
You are not exempt from the con-
sequences of crime like this Now.
get on your knees"
Whimperipg, Poritol kneeled.
Stay in that position"
"Oh, sir-oh. my very dear sir. l.
Stay there!" thundered Orme.
Poritol was still. but his lips moved,
and his interlaced fingers worked con-
vulsively.
AS Orme walked away, he stopped
now and then to look back. Porttol
did not move. and Orme long carried
the picture of that kneeling figure.
who was it?" asked Bessie Wal
lingham, as he climbed back over the
fence.
"A puppy with sharp teeth" he re-
piled. thinking OF what the girl had
said I'VE might as we'll forget him" "
She studied him in silence. then
pointed to the chauffeur. who was
down at the side OF the car.
Anything damaged?" Orme Quer'
led.
Yes. sir"
L
The Delta independent., 1911-01-13
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Goal.

The chauffeur was opening the door
of the waiting car. 1t was a black car
"a car with strangely familiar lines.
Orme started. Where did that come
from?" he demanded
Bessie smiled at him. THAT is my
surprise for you. My very dear friend.
whom you so much desire to see, tele-
phoned me here this evening and
asked me to spend the night with her
instead of returning to Chicago She
promised to send her car for me. 1t
was long enough coming, goodness
knows, but If 1t had appeared sooner, l
should have gone before you arrived
Orme understood. The girl had
telephoned to Bessie while he waited
there on La Sale street. She had
planned a meeting that would satisfy
him with full knowledge of her name
and place. And the lateness of the
car in reaching Arradale was unques-
tionably owing to the fact that 1t had
not set out on its errand until after
the girl reached home and gave her
chauffeur the order. Orme welcomed
this evidence that she had got home
safely.
Bessie jumped lightly into the ton
neau. and Orme followed. The car
glided from the grounds. Eastward
1t went, through the pleasant. rolling
farming country, that was wrapped in
the beauty of the starry night They
crossed bridge over a narrow creek.
you would hardly think" said Bes-
sic, that this is so-called north branch
OF the Chicago river"
"I would believe anything about that
river" he replied.
She laughed nervously. He knew
that she was suppressing her natural
interest in the scene she had wit
messed on the veranda: yet, of course
she was expecting some explanation
Bessie" he said. II am sorry Il
The Delta independent., 1911-01-13

Then, at last, through the doorway
came the gracious, lovely figure of the
girl
oh" she whispered. 'I knsw you
would come. dear-I knew"
He took her hands and drew her
to him. But with a glance at the
doorway she held herself away from
him.
In his delight at seeing her he had
almost forgotten his mission. But now
he remembered.
81 have the papers," he said. taking
them from his pocket.
Il was sure you had them. l was
sure that you would come"
He laid them in her hands. For
give me, Girl, for fooling you with
that blank contract"
She laughed happily. Il didn't look
at it until l got home. Then l was
SO disappointed that l almost cried.
But when l thought 1t over, | under
stood. Oh, my dear, l believed in you
so strongly that even then l went to
my father and told him that the pa
pers were on the way-that they
would be here in time. l just simply
knew you would come"
Regardless of the open doorway he
clasped her closely, and she buried
her face in his coat with little laugh
that was almost q sob. Then, sudden
ly, she left him standing there and.
holding the papers tight. went from
the room.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-13

have got into such muss unere al
the club. The Japanese minister was
the last man l wanted to see.
She did not answer.
"perhaps your friend-whom we are
now going to visit-will explain tnings
little" he went on. Y can tell you
only that l had in my pocket certain
papers which the Jap would have
given much to get ho,d of. He tried 1t
by accusing me of stealing them from
hira. 1t was very awkward"
81 understand better than you
think" she said. suddenly. Don't you
see, you big stupid, that l know where
we are going? That tells me some
thing. can put two and two to-
gether."
Then l needn't try to do any more
explaining of things l can't explain"
"Of course not. You are forgiven
ALL Just think, Bob, it's nearly year
since you stood up with Tom and
me-"
That's sol"
How time does go! Seas the
car turned at crossing-"we are go
ing northward. We are bound for
the village of Winnetka. Does that
tell you anything?"
Nothing at ALL" said Orme, striving
vainly to give the Indian name place
In his mind
On they sped. Orme looked st his
watch. 1t was half-past ten.
I'VE must be nearly there" he said.
Yes. it's only little way, now
They were going eastward again,
following narrow dirt road. Sud
denly the chauffeur threw the brakes
on hard. Orme and Bessie, thrown
forward by the sudden stopping.
clutched the sides of the car. There
was crash, and they found them
selves in the bottom of the tonneau.
Orme was unharmed. Are you all
right, Bessie?" he asked.
"All right" Her voice was CHEEKY.
He leaped to the road. The chauf,
feur had descended and was hurrying
to the front of the car.
What was it?" asked Orme.
Some one pushed a wheelbarrow
into the road just as we were com
ing"
"A wheelba-row!
YES, sir. There it is"
Orme looked at the wheelbarrow,
1t was wedged under the front of the
car. He peered off into the field at
the left Dimly he could see run
ming figure, and he hastily climbed the
rail fence and started in pursuit.
1t was hard sprint. The running
man was fast on his feet. but his
speed did not long serve him, for he
stumbled and fell He did not rise
and Orme. coming up. for the moment
supposed him to be stunned.
Bending over, he discovered that
the PROSTATE man was painting hard
and digging his hands into the turf
Get up" commanded Orme.
The man got to his knees and. turn
ing. raised duplicating hands.
"Poritol!" exclaimed Orme.
ION. Mr.. orme. spare me. 1t wa'
an accident" His face worked con
sob escaped him, and Orme agaiI
found himself divided between con
tempt and pity.
What were you doing with tina
wheelbarrow?"
Poritol kept his frightened eyes OF
ormes face. but he said nothing.
well. will explain 1t. You fol
lowed the car when it started for Ar
radale. You waited here. found
wheelbarrow. and tried to wreck ua
It is further evidence Of your comi
equipment that you should use
wheelbarrow."
Poritol got to his feet. "You ar
mistaken. dear Mr.. Orme. IL"
Orme smiled grimly. Stop" h
said. Don't explain. Now wan
The Delta independent., 1911-01-13
THE GIRL
AND
The Bill

~ am aware of that. But 1 am
obliged to ask you not to dismiss it
hastily. My position and standing are
known to you. When l tell you that
these papers are of Importance to my
country, you can only in part realize
how great that importance it. Cen
tlemen, l mus ask Mr. Orme whether
he has the papers"
Orme saw that the minister's bold
stroke was having its effect. He de-
cided quickly to meet it with frank
ness. The papers to which his ex-
cellency REFERS" he said quietly. are
in my pocket"
Several of the men exclaimed.
But" Orme went on, Il did not
take them from his excellency. On
the contrary, his agents have for some
time been using every device to steal
them from me. They have failed, and
now he is making a last attempt by
trying to persuade you that they be-
long to him"
'I submit that this smart answer
does not satisfy my charge" cried the
minister.
do you really wish to go further?"
demanded Orme. Would you like me
to explain to these men what those
papers really mean?"
IF you do that, you betray my coun-
try's secrets"
Crme turned to the others. His
eXcellsncy and | are both guests here, ''
he said. Leaving his official position
out of the question, my word must go
as far as his. l assure you that he
has M claim at all upon the papers
in my pocket"
That is not true"
The minister's words exploded in a
sharp staccato
I'm this country" said Orme, calm
ly. I'VE knock men down for wores
like that. In Japan, perhaps, the lie
can be passed with mpunity.'
Gentlemen, l ask that Mr. Orme
be detained" exclaimed the minister
furiously.
81 will not be detained" said Orme.
The other men were whispering
among themselves, and at last one Of
them stepped forward as spokesman.
This Is serious matter for the
that we go to the library"-he glanced
blBuluCAutly dI tuc Otu0T 8TOupb Ou
the veranda-"whers NO one can over
hear US, and talk the matter over
quietly"
But that will exactly at in with his
scheme" exclaimed Orme, heatediy
He knows that, in the interests ol
our own country"-he hazarded this
II must be at a certain place before
midnight. He will use every means
to delay me-even to charging me
with theft
What is that?" Bessie Walling
hams voice broke in upon them. "Ii
any one daring to accuse Bob Orme?'
In her long. gray silk motor cloak
with the filmy chiffon veil bound
about her hat. she startled them, like
an apparition.
The spokesman explained. His ex
cellency says that Mr.. Orme hal
stolen some papers from him"
Then his excellency Is at fault,
said Bessie. promptly. Il vouch fo
Mr.. Orme. He is Toms best friend
and Tom is one of the governors o
the club. Come. Bob"
She turned away decisively. AM
Orme recognized the advantage sh
had given him. and strode after her
From noises behind him he gathered
that the men were holding the min
lister back by main force.
The Delta independent., 1911-01-13

Buy Kuhnley coal. Either at the
mine or delivered. Plenty Of coal
at the mine. w. II. Faulkner, Colo
RADIO phone black 485.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01

year or a given month in any community
of anv size in more than half of the
Tinted States and of what diseases they
are most likely to die. This degree OF
accuracy has been made possible by the
panstaking work of the United states
Census Bureau. It, therefore, may De
prognosticated with a considerable de-
gree of certainty that 1,4O1,O6o persons
will pass away in the course of the year
1911 within the borders of the United
States, and that 1920 of these will be
inha bitants Of the city of New York.
In other words. throughout the United
States fifteen persons out of every thou
sand will not see New Years Day, 1872,
while there will be sixteen persons in
every thousand Of the dwellers Of New
York City who will not have that priv
.lege, if they count it such.
A great many of those who will fail to
see the next New Year are not yet born,
for out Of every one hundred deaths
nineteen will be Of babies less than a
year old. More than twenty-six-26.S,
20 be exact-out Of every hundred per-
sons who die will be less than five years
old. That is to say that four out of
every thousand persons now living or
who will be born this year. below the
age of five years, will die some time in
1911. The fond parent. however, may
take hope for all children in the second
year. for they are likely to have grip
on life that will carry them through to
middle age. The spark of life is then
well established. In the school period,
between i've and twenty years, only one
person in a thousand will die. Life be-
comes only a little less tenacious beyond
this period, called the prime Of life.
out Of the 1,407, 06j persons who are to
die this year only 100, $50, or a little more
than one for each thousand persons, will
pass away between the ages of twenty
and thirty years. Only a few more
deaths will be Of persons between thirty
and forty, and the percentage will be
only slightly greater between forty and
fifty years. For those who have passed
the semi-century the probabilities of
death increase, for 142, 113, or 1.6 per-
sons in every thousand, will die between
fifty and sixty years Of age, more than
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01

manipulation Of the scythe than the aV-
erage in the very prime of life. Is it be-
cause we travel at the pace which kills?
Or is it because the sanitary conditions
are not what they should be? Or does
the influx of thousands upon thousands
of immigrants in the prime of life IN
crease the proportion of deaths for the
working decades Of existence? And is it
because men and women die at an carrier
age in New York, on the average, OF pe-
cause they prefer to go back to the couh-
try at the close of life, that SO few OF
those who die here are beyond the age
of seventy? However that may be, ap-
parently the chances of life are not SO
good in New York except for the period
between five and thirty years Between
thirty-one or two and seventy years, ac-
cording to the vital statistics Of the Cen
sus Bureau, the death rate is hlgher
than the average for the United states.
Sixteen out of each thousand persons
living on or born after January l, 1911,
will be in their graves before January /,
1912.
| OF the 1920 persons who will prob
ably die in New York City this year, 49,
321 will be babes less than a year old.
Many of them have not yet been born.
OF the whole number, 25,169 or nearly
onc-third, will be of children not yet of
school age or under five years. In other
words. more than five of the sixteen in
each thousand who are to die this year
will be taken from the stock upon which
the snation and the city are depending
for their supply Of fathers and mothers
At this point life in New York is more
tenacious. 1t is about the average for
the country. At ten years of age the
dotted line of New York's death rate
cuts under that of the average for the
country, and so continues until 1t inter-
sects again at approximately thirty-two
wear The number who will die be-
tween ten and thirty years Will be only
s. $50. or 1.76 persons in every thousand
Ont of one hundred deaths there will be
only eleven of persons between these
ages. Those between the years of thirty
and seventy may expect that about eight
hundred of their number for each year
will meet the inexorable reaper, This is
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01

that they could catch only an occasional
note of the sweet bells.
"These modern New Workers are
horde of barbarians at heart" exclaimed
Uncle Sam. quite differently was the
New Year ushered in when you and L
were young, Mr.. Knickerbocker. Let's
get out of this before we are deafened.
Can't you provide some quieter enter
tainment for an old friend?'
What do you say to having our fort
unes told for 1912" asked Father
Knickerbocker, and drawing his guest
out of the hurly-burly, they walked
down a side street, nearly to the North
River, and entering a dark doorway, as
cended an ordinary tenement house
stairway to the third floor, where a
Syrian fortune teller Of some reputation
had her home and office in two rooms
and a trunk.
She's a skilful one and trustworthy,
said Father Knickerbocker, as he crossed
the palm of the fat old woman with a
silver dollar. "Now, tell the gentleman
what's going to happen to him in 1911,
he commanded as he pushed Uncle sam
forward and helped him to a chair.
The clairvoyant went promptly into a
trance and presently droned out:
81 see an American city. 1t looks like
a Western city, but the police are chiefly
occupied in helping females with bum
dies and babies to board the streetcars
safely. Every passenger receives two
nickels from the conductor. One he is
directed to drop in the box, the other he
is told to keep as his share Of the divi-
dend of the road, which is owned by the
people"
"Rotw exclaimed Uncle Sam. "She's
a faker She's been reading about Mil
waukee's socialistic Mayor and Council,
and thinks she can fool us"
Better listen," replied Father Knick-
crbocker. II feel sure she's honest"
IL see another city," droned the clair
voyant. "It looks like a Southern city.
All the colored folk have been safely
segregated into one quarter of the town,
ond now large moving vans, partitioned
like the carts dog catchers use, are NOV
ing slowly about the white streets.
Blue coated officials accompany the
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01

Diphtheria and Group and diseases OF the
arteries are close upon the heels OF the
perncious fever. and suicide Is respon-
slble for the death Of II persons In
every hundred who will leave life this
year. Stomach diseases, meningitis and
child birth Will each claim IL OF the
hundred
Here again New York is different from
the rest OF the country. its death line
being series Of ups and down as COM
| pared with the line for the whole coun-
try. The number OF deaths from tuber-
cuosis will be greater by more than two
in every hundred. while there VIII be
considerably fewer deaths from heart
disease, a few more from Intestinal all
ments OF children and almost as many
from pneumonia as there are on the av-
erage for tuberculosis throughout the
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01

being about equally divided between the
first mentioned and the other two.
Accident will account for six and a
fraction of each hundred deaths, while
cancer will take five and a fraction
more. Apoplexy is almost as fruitful a
form of mask as cancer. Broncho-
pneumonia will claim 30 persons from
the list and premature birth will be put
down as the cause Of the removal Of %.
Congenital debility is almost on par
with premature birth, the rate being
81, while old age at the other end of
the racecourse will claim a share In each
hundred victims to the number of 1.S.
Bronchitis closely follows old age and
typhoid fever is almost as malignant.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01

broncho- pneumonia will be a disease to
be more greatly feared than elsewhere
Comparatively few will die of old age.
while diphtheria and Group will likely
carry off more than the average for
other parts Of the land.
Although II is becoming easier. from
the statistical point of view, to prog
nostcate the number OF deaths In q
given neighborhood in given period.
vet II is likely to become more difficult
in the future, for. with the advance OF
the knowledge of medicine. sanitation
and surgery. the average length OF life Is
increasing. It has been calculated that
in India the average duration is only
twenty-three years for males and
twenty-four years for females. This is
less than one-half the life space Of the
advanced countries Of Europe