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The new era., 1911-05-04
Poor Tom.

Poor Tom.
A very youthful and entirely un-
known musical composer read some
verses by the renowned Thomas Moore
which he liked very much. Forthwith
the buzz of inspiration circulated
through his brain, and the next thing
he knew he had evolved tune which
went right prettily with the words Of
the Irish poet. Much elated, the very
youthful composer took the product to
publisher of popular songs and sang
1t to him. The publisher shook his
head.
THE music's all right" he opined.
"but the words are bum"
Homo Training.
Mother-Robert, come here to mo
instantly!
Robert-Aw, shut up!
Mother-Robert, how dare you talk
to me like that! Say: Mamma, be
quiet"
His Limit.
Joshua had made the sun stand
still.
Fine, but we bet you can't make
Willie Jones do It," we cried.
Herewith he acknowledged his linn
itations.-Harper's Bazaar.
The new era., 1911-05-04
AFTER
I YEARS
SUFFERING
I Was Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Wsuriks, Okla.-'I had female trou-
bles for seven years, was all run down,
The new era., 1911-05-04
Plague kiIIs IS, 1884 il Month.

London.-Official figures of the raw
ages of the bubonic plague in India
show the appalling total of 95.S84
deaths in March.
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TEACHER SOME HUSKY.
Thrashes Nine Boys in General Mixup
In Pittsburg, Pa, School.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 1o.-Just because
She enforced discipline and thrashed
nine husky boy scholars in a grand
melee. Miss Roberta Atkinson may
lose her place in the Sandy Greek
school near here. Several angry farm
ers have asked the Penn township
school board 10 dismiss the pretty and
athletic teacher for whipping their
sons.
She has been offered already several
positions at a higher salary in local
tiles where the sehoolboys need phys
ical training"
Miss Roberta has not been long at
Sandy Creek. The Oldest of her schol-
ars. taller and stronger than she il,
determined to do as they DANCED
pleased, b'gosh. She was kind and pa
tient until Saturday. Then the bully
of the school was extremely imperti-
nent. He wears cowhide boots and
homespun clothes and is big enough to
work at piano moving.
Smiling, Miss Roberta moved swiftly
toward him. "Swishli" SWISH A
brand new rattan whistled down on
his legs: he was too surprised to move
before he had received half a dozen
strokes of the rattan. He tried TO seize
il. to grapple Miss Roberta; welding
her rattan dexterously she kept him at
its length rapping him on his caves,
his knuckles. anywhere.
At first his eight classmates grinned
TO sec the bully getting his" Then
in answer to his bowls for help. they
rushed Miss Roberta. Intrenched be-
hind desk she met them, She smote
them even as Samson smote the Phil
istineg. There was hitting III the
clinches and catch-as-catch-can wrest-
ling. but after about three minutes oil
FURIOUS combat the brave Miss Roberta
remained mistress OF the field.
BOYS. do / VIM" she asked, smil-
ing forgiyingly as she did up her hair.
"Ye-es, teacher" the nine chorusea
stammeringly.
Then be good and there VIII De no
reason for me to be cross with You
again." she said.
"'Cross. Great Scott, I'd hate to see
hcr real mad" whimpered the puily'
rubbing his knuckles.
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Gasoline Fires
And Boat Is Sunk

Bar Harbor Me-. Oct. 1o.-The 40
foot speed boat. Wids, built at cost
of $4,000 for Alesandro Sabbri of New
York, one of Bar Harbor's summer
residents and purchased six weeks ago
by William Keith of this place, and
having speed of 30 miles an hour,
was burned to the waters edge and
sunk in the harbor today by a fire
originating from an explosion of gaso-
line Capt. Vim. Jordan and Mr.. Keith.
who acted as engineer. both jumped
overheard in great haste and We're
picked up by a rowboat. One of Mr..
Keiths arms was injured in getting
overheard and he was slightly burned
about the face. Capt. Jordan was not
hurt.
Mr.. Keith was just starting the en-
CINE when it "backhred" and flames
were communicated by some gasoline
from the engine pit to the gasoline
tank. The boat was well insured.
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SPORTING NOTES.

It is reported that Bugs Raymond,
who has been pitching for semi pro-
fessional teams around Chicago against
Chick Fraser and other major league
has-beens, will not be able to go in the
box again this season on account of an
injury received TO his side in a game
recently.
Manager Tenney of Boston has ac-
CURED a bunch of fellows who can hit
thu bali and hit it eonseeutively. too.
AS has been contended all along, if the
Bostonians had little better pitching
at times they would have made bet
ter showing. Pitcher Tyler is a very
promising left-hander.
President Murphy Of Chicago thinks
that in getting Jack Northup of Read
ing, star pitcher of the State
League, by draft, the Cubs draw the
bargain of the baseball world. North
rup pitched Reading to a pennant this
season, and those who have seen him
work predict a great career for him in
the big league.
Billy Murray, ex-manager of the
Philadelphia Nationals, nov scouting
for the Pirates, declares that never in
the history of the game was major
league material so scarce. He insists
that fully 80 per cent. of the new block
bought this year will fail to make good.
Host of the collegians, he says, will
not survive next springs training trips.
President Fogel of Philadelphia, who
put in draft for Pitcher Horsey, Sc
cured by the Cincinnati club, says that
this pitcher is find. Horsey is de-
clared to be much the best man in the
Tri- State League. He is a big right
handler and highly recommended by
President Carpenter of the Tri-State,
who says he is the class of that league.
John kutina, the new first baseman
of the St. Louis Browns, who played
his initial game in Detroit on Sept. 8,
puts in the winter months as a wrest-
ling partner of Frank Gotch, the
worlds champion. Kutina owns i
farm adjoining Gotch's place, near
Humboldt, Iowa. Kutina Is a boxer,
though he never has entered the prize
ring professionally. He is unusually
large and powerful.
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The Fair Officials.

The officers for 1911 are;
President, Edwin c. Patten. Tops
ham; vice presidents, II. j. Given
brunswick. D. W. Scribner, Topsham,
z. w. SHELTON. Bowdoin; executive
committee, Harry +. Peterson, Bruins
wick. Alvah II. Donnell, West Bath,
Hiram Totman, East HarpsWell, Dan
lei Brown, Richmond, Z. l.. White
Bowdoinham; secretary. John r. Stan
wood, Brunswick; treasurer. Lyman
+. Smith Brunswick; auditors, l. z.
Booker Brunswick, a. j. Hutchinson.
Brunswick.
The assignments of the various Off
Gals for duty at the fair is as fol-
lows:
General manager, Edwin c. Patten,
Topsham; superintendent of cattle de-
partmeut, Hiram Totman. Brunswick
superintendent of horse department
Harry e. Peterson, Brunswick; super
intendent of upper hall, Alyah II. Don
nell, West Bath, 2. .. Bath, r. L. D.;
superintendent of lower hall. L. l..
White, Bowdoinham; superintendent o.
restaurants and vendors, Daniel Brown
Richmond, Z. o. Gardiner, Il. T. l..
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Lives Crushed Out as BoS-
Ton Building Co||apses.
Several Others Injured When
Supporting Timber 6Ives Way.
Contractor One OF Dsad.-.Bodies
Quickly Recovered from Ruins.

Boston, Oct. 10.-A single timber sup
port of a partially completed building
on the corner of Hanover and Bat
terry streets, gave way about noon to-
day and q portion of the building tum-
hled down on to IA temporary office,
crushing out the life of three men and
injuring another. The dead:
Joseph Adolph, contractor and build
er.
Jack" Mazer, workman.
Charles A. Tracy.
Only that portion of the building
some 90 feet in from the corner of the
street, came down, SO that the work
men in the rest of the structure es-
capped
Several of the workroen who were
directly beneath the broken part heard
the rumble and reached the street in
4 couple of leaps but those in the little
wooden office did not hear the warn
ing.scund and were overwhelmed.
The roar of the falling timbers start
led the neighborhood and brought po-
lice. firemen and embulances to ethe
scene very quickly. Within few min
utes the bodies of the victims had been
recovered. Samuel Schwartz, who was
somewhat injured and several work.
men who received slight cuts, were
sent to the hospital.
The building was Il siX-story affair.
built Of brick and a portion of five
stories came down, leaving the sixth
hanging dangerously over the corner
of the street.
The building plans had received the
approval of the official department is
suing the permits.
The police and other city officials
will investigate the accident
Joseph Adolph was the senior men,
her Of the firm of Adolph & Maser,
which had the contract for the cree
,ien OF the building and was in active
charge of the work. J. Maser, the sec
ond man killed, was son of the
junior member of the firm, while the
third victim, Charles a. Tracy, was
the representative of a steel ceiling
firm on Broad street, which had one
Of tho stlh-contractS
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SLIP TO ElmOre
s In Glover Case

Cambridge, Mass. Oct. 1O.-For his
legal labors during the past two years
in defense of the will of Clarence +.
Glover and as counsel for Glovers
widow. Samuel D. Elmore, a Boston
lawyer, was allowed SLIP in the pro-
bate court today. to be paid out of the
estate. Mr.. Gilmore has already re-
ceived $4,000 and of the balance he is
ordered to pay an equal amount To
other lawyers involved in the case and
to cover incident expenses, so that his
net receipts will be s4112. Mr. Elmore
asked for sll,31S at a hearing in the
probate court two weeks ago.
The allowance very nearly termi-
mates the litigation in the probate and
criminal courts arising over the muir
der of Glover in his laundry on Nov.
20, 1909,
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R. |. Organization Against
Lowering Tariff.
IN Anticipation Of Move BY The
Democrats In Congress.
EndsavoF TO Show Voter Effect on
Wages Of Mill Operatives.

Providence, II. l.. Oct 10.-Anticipat-
ing reduction of the tariff by the
Democrats in Congress the textile
manufacturers of Rhode Island have
formed tentative organization to con-
duct a campaign against the lowering
of the tariff. Seventeen representa-
tives Of Is textile plants have already
been enrolled under the leadership of
Harrison Benn of Joseph Benn and
sons, Greystone Mills
The organization will Immediately
begin a propaganda in the cause of the
protective tariff and will endeavor
principally to show the voter the effect
on the wages of the mill operatives a
reduced tariff would have by compari-
son of the wages earned by textile
workers in Rhode Island and those in
England.
Printed matter will be distributed
and lecturers will be hired to work In
behalf OF the manufacturers.
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End of Bay State
Gas Litigation,

Boston. Oct. 1o.--Eighteen years
litigation over the Bay State Gas Co.
of Delaware. which at one time con-
trolled the gas business of Boston. end
ed today with the discharge of the re-
ceiver, George Wharton Pepper OF
Philadelphia and the transfer of the
funds of the company to Homer AL
beers, representing a syndicate of eredi-
tors.
Mr.. Pepper was appointed receiver
June s. 1898. He conducted numerous
hearings and awarded and distributed
the greater part of the proceeds arising
out of the transfer of the property into
new hands.
The fees of the receiver and the at
torneys involved in the case reached
several hundred thousand dollars.
Mr. Pepper filed his final account in
the United States circuit court today,
and Judge Putnam then released him.
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THE CHICAGO FIRE.
Anniversary Monday Recalls Story Of
the C'leary Cow.

Chicago, oct. 10.--Chicago Monday
celebrated the 40th anniversary of the
great fire of 1871, which destroyed
5000. 900. 900 worth of property and
caused the death of 800 persons. In
Grant Park the beginning of the fire
was staged in realistic manner. A re-
pIica of Mrs, OLeary's historical barn
was burned as feature of the eve
ninr's parade. "A COW was secured to
play the part of the famous animal
which. according to the generally ac-
cepted belief, started the big blaze by
kicking over a lamp.
Michael Ahern, the only living police
renorter who covered" the story, gives
a version of the affair which differs
materially from that generally accept
ed.
..rbe fire was not started by a COW
,,;o,r;np over a lamp while Mrs O'Leary
,,os milking the animal said Ahern
THE O'Learys were all III ped Wheii
tho fire started. Mrs. O'Leary had
MIXED her cows-she owned five
more than three hours before the fire
was discovered. | knew Mrs O'Leary
we'll She was a truthful woman. n
few DAVIS after the fire l interviewed
her regarding the story of the COW ana
the lamp. She branded it as fabrica-
ton. 1t is true, however, mat the nre
started in the O'Leary cowshed, ana
have my reason for believing that some
one went there to steal milk from one
of the COWS. 70 1ss2
There was a social gathering in tue
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FREIGHT WRECK INQUIRY.
investigation to Place Blame for Dis
aster at Hampstead, NJ. n.

Hampstead, n. H.. Oct. 1o.-An in
vestigation was begun today to de-
termine the responsibility for the
wreck of two freight cars here yes
terday when in addition to loss OF
$4,000 in rolling stock and freight, one
life was crushed cut the body of Eli
gineer Allen +. Bradley of Hudson.
n. H., having been found under the
pile Of wreekage after search of
several hours.
Due it Is believed. to a misunder-
standing of orders, the wreck was the
worst that ever occurred on the Wor-
cester Nashua & Portland division OF
the Boston & Maine Railroad. Coming
together head -on in a straight stretch
of track near the Hampstead station.
the two engines were telescoped into
a little more than the length OF ono
and for 200 yards along the track
WAS piled up the entire mass OF
smashed and broken locomotives. cars
and freight. The line between Nash
ua and Portland was cleared today.
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The Races,

The races proved to be some of the
best ever seen on the Topsham track,
and especial mention should be made of
the 2.t6 class. In this race there were
eight starters and it was the hottest
of the day. being ii fight from start to
finish. In the second heat there was
lot of scoring and after the drivers
had betn given warning, Drivers
Pottle. Johnson. Harding and Morton
ware each called to the stand and fined
IS, which eafh had to pay before be-
ing allowed 10 start. And they We're
further warned that if they came
down ahead of the pole horse again
they would have to pay Sl5
The result of this was that when
they came down again for the word
the pola horse, Ida Mine, led by two
lengths starter Simmons gave the
word and the crowd lost no time in
giving evidence of it's disapproYal. The
race was close one and we'll contest
Ell but Ethel S. forged TO the front
AID came in 4 winner.
In the naxt heat a good start wax
made, and then was seen the most eA'
citing race OF the day. Ida Mine
Stanley C., Pollard Wilkes and Ethe
S. coming down the stretch neck ant
neck. and finishing in the order named
so close that they were less than 9
yard apart and setting me GROVE
Wild This race was called on account
OF darkness and will De finished
Wednesday aoou.
Tie race officials are as follows
Starter. FIN Simmons OF Rockland
clerk nj course, james l.. Lowell Of
AubuFa; marshal. William II. Doug
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] safe, Reliable remedy Tor Worms
In chiIdTeD.

If your child is thin, nervous, restless
at night, look for worms, and if present
don't delay using the safe and proper
remedy, l. F. Atwood's Medicine OF
Bitters.
81 have raised seven children to man
hood and womanhood, keeping them
well by using the True L. F. Atwood
Medicine or Bitters. I find them a
sure and excellent remedy for worms
with which so many children are tor,
mented.' Mrs. G. A. Treadwell, Ma
pies, Maine.
My little girl used to have worms
and would be sick three or four days al
a time. ! began the use of the true
L. F. Medicine and she has not had a
spell since. = Mrs. Ida N. Mason, Gin.
ton, Me.
l3st a bottle from your dealer fol
thlxtY,nve c0nts, or write US today fo1
FRI xeapIe. The sIk T. Medicine
Co. Portland, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11
TOBACCO co. PLANS.
Consideration Still in Progress-Filing
Delayed Several Days.

New York, Oct. 1o.--Plans for the
reorganization of the American To-
bacco Co. were still under considera-
ton by officials OF the company to-
day. The indications are that they will
not be submitted to the United States
circuit court for several days. w. w.
Fuller counsel for the American To.
lbacco Co, said today: Our plan will
not be filed with }the court today and
I cannot tell as yet when it will be
fled"
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The Premiums.
CATTLE.

Town teams of oxen-C. T.. Meserve.
Bowdoinham. list; l.. T. Williams.
Topsham, I'd Town team of calves,
Richard Tarr, Topsham, 1st Fat oxen
and steers, g years) Herbert Ward.
Topsham, list; l.. T. Williams, Tops
ham, I'd; (5 years. NJ. T. Chapman,
Topsham, list; c. H. Bonny, Sumner,
judge.
Steers, within limits--(2- year oids).
L. T. Williams. list: Frank Head, Wool
wieh. 80; ]. G. Brown. Durham. I'd;
G-year- old. w. l.. Polly. Sabattus,
list; NJ. E. Chapmany Topsham, I'd; G..
H. Jones s. Son. Sabattus, Sd; (S-year-
olds), r. j. Patten Topsham, LIST; Al
bert Ward, Topsham I'd Charles
Maxwell. Lisbon, 3D.
Steer calves-E. c. Pattcn, Topsham,
LIST; W. l.. Stinson. Richmond, 3D.
Robert Morse, Lisbon Falls, Il. i. D.,
No. ., Cd.
Steers out of limits-t2- years old,
r. ]. Patten, list: (3-years ODD, l.. T.
Williams, list; Ernest r. Tedford,
Topsham. I'd.
Best oxen--M. L. Chapman, Tops
ham, list; a. +. Hunter, Topsham, I'd;
c. L. Meserve. Bowdoinham. Sd.
Matched oxen--C. Z. Meserve, list;
w. Il. Maxwell, Sabattus. I'd; Frank
NJ Allen. Sd.
Matched steers-(s- years. ld), L. E.
Williams, Topsham, 1st (2-years- old.
Frank Head. wooiwich, LIST; j. G.
Brown, Durham. I'd; L. T. Williams,
TopshaIl. Cd; d-year- " L,
Polly. sabattus. lst NJ r. Chapman.
ed G. II. Jones & Son. Sabattus, Cd
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Important Discovery in
Work on the Maine.
First Explosion Came from d.
Teclion Of Ships Magazines.
Believed That More Then Half Of
Ship Can Be fI.ated.

Washington, Oct. 10.-At least one
fact has developed beyond controversy
in connection with the excavation GO
ing on inside the cofferdam enclosing
TIE wreck OF the Maine in Havana
farbor. That is that the ship was not
blown up by her boilers.
Some have oontended that the en-
plosion Of the boilers caused the mag
azines to explode in turn, but a re-
port from the navy engineers shows
the workmen have uncovered the tops
of the boilers which were intact with
one exception, that was in the case Of
ore of the forward boilers which was
not burst but which had been driven
bodily astern by the blast from the
magazines. 1t had gone clear through
4 heavy bulkhead and against one OF
the after boilers.
Another curious find was an ammu-
milton case which had been blown aft
from the magazines into the rear boil
or room without exploding the smoke
less powder 1t contained.
The report shows that instead OF
being able to float only the after third
81 the hull, it has been found possible
shat more than half,of the ship can
be pumped out and ,floated ont of ,the
dam. This will gxfatly reduce the
work of removing the wreck from the
harbor.
The engine rooms have been found
ATHEIST completely filled with mud.
The. engines. so far as uncovered, wer
found in a remarkable state of preser-
walton. However, they are of no use
except as junk. 1t is expected the
bones of number OF bodies Will be
found in the engine and boiler rooms
when all of the mud has been removed
down TO the floor plates.
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TALKS OF DEATH.
Beattic Will Show How to Die--ls
Willing to Turn Lever.

Richmond, Va. Oct. 1o.-Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr., sentenced to die in the
electric chair on Nov. "a for the muir
der of his wife, was visited Monday by
q close friend, William Sampson, who
reports him as saying:
IN show them how a man should
die. If that's what they're waiting for.
The electric chair? Bah. What's that?
Nothing, I tell you. If the lever on
the switchboard is near enough to me,
III turn on the current myself
when a mans got to die. let him
die like a man, without a whimper.
But there's the supreme court. II
has stin got to act on this case before
everything is Over" sss
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JUST IN TIM &.
Notorious Counterfeiter Caught on
Eve of Departure for India.

New York, Oct. 10.-Albert Leon.
Russian political refugee and de-
scribed by the Federal Secret Service
men as one of the most notorious
counterfeiters operating in the Unit
! ed States in recent years, was cap
, tured here Monday by government
agents, as he was boarding ship for
India August Swanson and Fred Mar
mock, who passed most of Leon
counterfeits. to an amount estimated
at $4,000 or S6000 were arrested III Chi
cago two weeks ago. Leon escaped
at that time, and his whereabouts
were unknown to the government de-
tectives until they caught him ON the
waterfront. after blocking every pos
sble means of egress.
In the last Is months, il is charged.
the man has couuterfeited Is different
kinds of national bank bills and two
Buffalo notes. all Of the sic denomina-
ton He did his work on Nootka is
land. north of Vancouver. B. c.,
where his shack was raided not long
ago by the government agents. a
Photograph of him, found there, evil
IDENTIFY led to his arrest Swanson and
Marnock began passing his notes in
Los Angeles year ago last May. then
shifted to san Francisco, Portland,
Seattle Denver and Chicago, where
the trail became so hot that Leon fled
to cover His counterfeits were re-
markable for their accuracy
Capt. William J. Flynn, in charge
of the Secret Service here said Mon
day afternoon that Leon had been
caught while buying a ticket to Brit
ish Guiana, South America, before he
reached the boat. and that he would
probably be sent West for arraign-
ment in Chicago or one of the other
cities in which he had operated.
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neighborhood that night, in honor of
the arrival of young man from Ire
land. One of those present told me in
after years that two women of the par
" went to the O'Leary shed to get
some milk for punch. One woman held
a lighted lamp while the other MIXED
the COW. They thought they heard
some one coming. and in their haste
to escape the lamp was dropped. set
ting fire to the place. That, | believe.
is the true cause of the fire"
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MT. VERNON.

WEST-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ham
attended the Pennington fair last
week.
Mrs. Lizzie DolIoff, widow of the
late John Dolloff, is reported very ILL.,
The Sunday school was held at IL
A. NJ. Oct. S with the Endeavor meet
ing in the evening. There are no
preaching services at present, at the
Free Baptist church.
Eugene II. Foss is running his by
draulic cider press at the grist mill at
West Mt. Vernon.
One lady, who planted a lot of sun
flowers for hens, reports one stalk
with 26 blossoms, the stalks being I'M
usually tall with very large heads.