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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-26

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Lynch. laid out the town of Lynchburg.
Va"
The senator then recounted the incidents
Of an occasion when he was In Virginia
at public gathering. So long as the SEN
ator was known to the people only in his
capacity of republican and political man
ager the atmosphere was rather chilly. Be-
fore long he was called upon to address the
assemblage and the first thing he said re-
lated to his claim to being a Virginian.
| nected with the laying out Of Lynchburg
and of the part his grandfather had played
In that undertaking,
Well" he said, relating the circum-
stance. the people took me to their arms.
| l never had more cordial reception in
| any place In my life after that
a. *N n
"A novel jail delivery occurred near my
homo recently" remarked suburbanite.
Il live in an incorporated town within
ten miles Of this city. We have mayor
| and town council and all that sort of
| thing and consider ourselves very pro-
| gressive community.
With the coming of cold weather the
authorities voted to conduct a crusade
against tramps. and the town sergeant
was instructed to take into custody all
| members Of the gentry in question who
invaded the limits of the town.
For want OF better Jail the law off,
Ger Imprisoned the tramps he arrested in
freight car that had stood on a railroad
siding for many months, until their cases
could be disposed of by the mayor. He
secured the door Of the car with a huge
paddock.
When darkness arrived one afternoon
only few days ago three tramps were
Imprisoned in the car. When the town
! sergeant went after them the following
morning he was greatly surprised to find
that prisoners, Jail and all had disap-
peared. During the night or early morn
Ing an engine had backed in and moved
heard of the prisoners, but I'm curious
to know when and where they secured
their release"
x X X X
The restriction of liberty as a punish
ment for enlisted men Of the navy who
violate the regulations Is believed by many
officers as the main cause Of the recent In
crease in the numbers Of assertions. Rear
Admiral Taylor. chief of the bureau of
navigation. believes the practice of re-
stricted liberty as punishment Is failure,
and he is considering a plan TO do away
with 1t. or at least, reduce it to minimum.
As substitute it is proposed to adopt
system involving a graduated loss of pay
as punishment for minor offensss in the
navy. For instance, for three hours Of
overstaying shore leave there would be
loss of one days pay. and so on up to
twenty-four hours absence. when there
might be an additional punishment such as
imprisonment for two days. At present
there are four classes into which restricted
liberty Is divided, and the longest period OF
restriction Is three months. 1t is found
that such denial Of liberty WORKS only to
the evaporation of the culprit: and SO far
from erecting reform. really contributes
to discomfort and the determination to FUR
Their tranSgression.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-26
GAMBLING FACE.
Expression Announces Whether a Man
is Short in Accounts or Not.


is Short in Accounts or Not.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat
How the fellow looks who loses or wins
a bet on race horse is an old subject,
and yet 1t is ever new" said the observant
man. For within my own limited range
of observations ] have noticed differences
more or less striking in the cases of men
who were manifestly passing through the
same kind of emotion. It may be said OF
poolrooms that there is the winning ana
the losing look, and yet these looks are
widely different as 1t Is possible for the
dissimalarities OF the human countenance
to make them.
ut is easy enough to tell from the
look of a mans face whether he has
won or lost. But the degree and nature
of the winning or the loss is quite a differ
ent matter. Here L. where the interesting
part of my observation comes in. One
mans winning or loss may mean much or
little to him. Whatever 1t means and
whatever the result of the race, 1t may. be
found in the way he looks and the way he
acts when the man at the instrument calls
out the result. Even by the way he listens
to the calls one may detect somewhat OF
the significance of the event to him. If
the result Is large in Its consequences one
may tell It by the desperate look which his
face wears pending the result. or the
nervousness he displays when tearing up
the losing ticket, or the inexpressible
brightness which shines in his face when
he PUSHES up to cash In the bet he has
made, In the event OF success Let me OBJ
serve mans conduct in the pooiroom
and I will tell you nine times out Of ten
whether his accounts are straight or not
OF course. there are exceptions to the rule.
but no mistake viii be made on the basis
have suggested-nine times out Of ton"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-26
ENGLISH RAILROADS.
Two Hundred and Thirty Different Sys-
TENS for az, 900 Miles of Track,
From the London Outlook.

From the London Outlook.
One reason for the rapid advance of
American industries and the relatively slow
progress of Britain in the same respect ia
the cheapness of freight rates on this side
of the water and their expensiyeness unon
the other.
The English railway systems total only
%, 900 miles. Yet this comparatively small
mileage is the property OF $50 Companies
more than half of which have their separate
administration and executive. The Others
are LEASED and worked lines" Allotting
an average of eight directors apiece to each
of the 125 independent companies, the Eng
nsh railways support 1000 directors. whose
fees can hardly be less than $3.50 a year
The railroads of India cover miiea ee
Of about 10000. Yet Mr.. Thomas Robert
son, the expert, who has recently repor ted
TO the British government on Indian rail-
way administration, says that the task OF
supervising the lines Of that vast country
might safely be fntrusted to a board Of
three qualified men, assisted by a secretary,
a chief inspector. and number Of inspec-
tors and auditors. Three experts, with a
small staff are considered by Mr.. Robertson
capable of performing duties of about the
same character as those for which In Eng
land are employed 1000 amateur directors,
with their secretaries and assistant secre-
taries, accountants. auditors, clerks mes
sengers etc.
II only half the sum of 81, $50 600 a year
pdiu away ANNUALLY IN ices to railway d.
rectors were available for a centralized rail-
way board. 1t would be possible to attract
the ablest men by Offering the largest
known salaries, and yet make saving.
The saving by Standardization" is also
to be considered. The Hartman roads.
1900 miles. are to unity their machinery
so that all parts" Of rolling stock shall be
interchangeable.
The consolidation of American roads has
gone much further than in Britain The
Vanderbilt and Pennsylvania systems con-
tain about 10000 miles EACH either one of
them nearly equalfng the 1900 miles of
all England. And though the individual
roads in these systems have in some cases
their separate boards, these usually consist
OF practically the same men. Many import
ant lines are also LEASED and worked"
Against the 230 systems of q. 900 miles-less
than 100 miles to a line-in England, the
Vanderbilt and Pennsylvania systems in
ciude together less than twenty component
lines. or an average of more than 1900
miles per line The longest single line In
the United States. the Southern Pacific,
has over $500 miles Of track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-26
Zebra as Domestic Animal.

From Success.
1t Is reported that a systematic at
tempt Is to be made by the British gov
eminent to domesticate the zebra for use
in its South African possessions. 1t is
proposed to catch large numbers of wild
zebras and allow them to breed in cap
tivity, training the young as draught
animals No attempt, apparently, will be
made to tame and train the captured ami
mails themselves, although this has often
been accomplished with selected indf-
viduals. The zebra proper is very Sifd-
cult to tame. but allied varieties. sSSh az
the South African quagga. are more
easily domesticated. At the Cape. twenty
years since, these were often seen work.
ing with draught horses. Still better
success has rewarded a recent attempt to
cross the zebra with the horse and the
ass The resulting hybrids, which are
called "zebroids,' are lively but docils
and are easily trained. They have un-
usual muscular strength, and their Inn
munity to the bite of the tsetse fly, which
is fatal to the horse. makes them sspe-
cially valuable for African service. It Is
thought by some that the xebroid will
supplant tho mule. especially for work In
the tropics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-26
American Use Of Electricity.
ON the London Telegraph.


America leads the way In the applications
OF electricity. In his presidential address
to the Institution Of Electrical Engineers
Mr.. Kaye Gray mentioned a plate-glass
works in which there were four generating
sets of 1900 kilowatts each and one of $50
kilowatts: there were also twenty motors
of 40 horse power each and twenty Of 200
horse power. Another concern using cleo
tricity on large scale was a colliery.
which possesses plant OF $500 kilowatts
capacity and comprises forty-four mining
locomotives and seventy-five miles of un-
foreground trolley wire. The dominating
factor In regard to the employment OF cleo
trio power is, Of course, that of efficiency
compared with cost Mr.. Gray made a
comparison between the Carnegie works
and Krupp's at Essen. AT the Carnegie
works." he said, electricity IL used for
almost everything requiring power. II il
stated that tn the Homestead steel works
of Pennsylvania by the aid OF electricity
1900 men make ~ much steel a. 10 made Ct
Krupp's with 1900 men,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-26
Dramatic Tale of One Fysh.


When the detectives found and arrested
the woman they were dazzIed by her hand
some, dashing, conventional-stage- adven-
turess appearance. as nearly everybody else
has been who has seen her in jail and In
court.
Fysh knew Inez and her husband he said
in South Africa He. Fysh. had been a
railroad official and later a captain of Brit
ish cavalry In South Africa. At the close of
the Boer war Fysh had come to the United
States, and not long afterward the hand
some IneHseparated from her husband
had come along to New York, too with her
mother.
Fysh had some business deal on that re-
Quired an outlay of money. He borrowed
$4,000 from Inez and gave her the $4,000
worth of diamonds as security, getting a
receipt from her for the jewels-which he
produced. When he paid back the &c.,
principal and interest. Inez forgot to hand
him back the $4,000 worth of South Afri-
moved to a secluded part of Harlem with.
as Fysh claimed. the idea that he would
be unable to find her.
An Arrest That Brought Revelations.
SO Fysh had her arrested. and when she
met his gaze in court she regarded him
balefully. Fysh WINGED" under the bale
full gaze. just as the queer ones vince"
in plays. Then Inex's lawyer began to
ask Fysh questions. Hadn't Fysh been
born up in Connecticut, and hadn't he
served part of an enlistment as a private
in the United States engineers back In the
eighties. and hadn't Fysh taken French
leave Of the ensineers-deserted. In factf
Yes, Fysh had He had to admit It. He
saw the cat was out OF the bag. and there
Was no other course. Inex's baleful eyes
Didn't those diamonds-asked Inexs law
yer. with several meaningful 'hms''-
didn't those diamonds really belong to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-26

The Lady-"I gave you piece OF pie last
week, and you've been sending your friends
here ever since"
The Tramp-"You'rs mistaken. iaAv: thsm
was my mies,'-JudGe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-26

visitor-"My man. what brought you
hereT
convict-'Insomnia. mum De cop couldn't
Puck
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-11-19

this magnificent land here the Sc
bard plans and aft agee The
fully expected by NOV
Der 1st to which would ha
the stock before make the change
ehaveno % the goods,
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-11-19

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I in timothy and clover. balance IN garden and
i ll. I'd AllIIt ,.I.a,i,.i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-14
THE kENNEREC CHANNEL.
Congressman Litt!cfeId and Bur!eiah
Inspect 1t Between Gardiner and Bath.

Through the courtesy of Manager t..
|'. Ballard Of the American lee co.
congressman Littleicld ana Burlcigh
were given an opportunity, yesterday.
to inspect the kenn"bec river from
Gardiner to Bath. a course lying partly
in the Sd and partly in the 3d Con-
@"cssionnl district.
In The patty were Mayor Russell ana
others of Gardiner, several members
Of CONGRESSMAN Eurlei&h's family,
several Path gentlemen ana repre-
scntatiTas of the Bath Times, the Gar
tiner Rerortcr-Journal ANA the Ken
nrhcc journal.
The day was IN ideal one, ANA the
t?ip. which was n1adc on the tug boat
Perry, Thoroughly enjoyed by all.
No man is better posted on the nav
iG;iiion of the j<cnno bee river than is
captain Roscoe Il. Carleton of the Per-
rs. and standing With him in the pilot
house. tie congressman We're shown
the points alonG til" course where The
channel is most in need of dredging.
1t was MI Iittlcfcld's first trip upon
t he kcnncbcc, and he WAS much i'm
pressed With its beauties.
! \ bountilul rcpHst was served on
/ board the boat and the party rcaC he'd
| Gardiner on the return trip Il little be
| fore > O'Clock. delighted With the days
IcXpcriencc and fully approaching the
generous provision made by Mr.. Bal
lard for their comfort and pleasure.
There can be no question, but what
there is specially strong need of Il deep
er channel at five or six places between
| Gardiner and Bath and that Il compar-
| atively small sum of money judici0usly
! expended, would add materially to tho
| facilities for navigation on the river,
enabling industries that use this Watel
way to employ vessels of considerably
greater draught than are now able &c
come up the river.
An approximation of ISL 600 has al
ready been secured for use between
Augusta and Gardiner.
Nov that the congressman from the
Second and Third districts have had an
opportunity to personally see the places
on the river in need Of government
work, they will be in better position tC
present the matter to House COMMITTEE,
on Rivers ana Harbors, and it is hoped
lmay be able to secure the needed APP
preparation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-14
STATE HOUSE.
Prof. Jackson on Maine as a
Coal State.
Caratunk Man Fined for Violating
Game Law.
Page Simpsons Good Luck-New Cor
porations.

1t is not a new idea that there is coal
in Maine, which caused the State
survey commission to spend several
days in the Fish river region of Aroos-
took county. examining the so called
coal formation. II has been con-
tended for years. since before the State
was separated from the jurisdiction of
Massachusetts, that there was coal
Eere ana the fact that the commission
mas reported that the so-callcd coal Of
the Fish river is nothing more than
Eiacl: mud will not lesson this belief
one bit. in certain quarters. n num-
Der of geological surveys have been
made in Maine. but none of them have
reported finding any coal though all
have reported that. in certain sections.
there were formations which indicated
Il coal deposit
Prof. jackson, in his report of the
survey made by him in 1891, says:
From the observations which we
have been able To make, it will appear
that the sandstone here described is
continuation Of THAT which exists in
New Brunswick. ana in which the bi-
luminous coal Of The Grand lakes is
Pc 'l''iDiS Ntllt'tll''i. II ~ II
really OCCURS in This sandstone. it
shouid be found between the village
Of Pembroke and the St. CroiX river"
The same authority in his report
made at the conclusion of the survey
a. 1898. gives it us his idea that an
thracite coal may be found somewhere
between the prnohscot and Kenncbcc
rivers. He says:
Il may safely say that there is no
geological in4p"ssihiity Of the occur
renee of this valuable combustible
dong the region between the st. CroiX
1nd Pembrnlle. If amy coal is found
there. it will be OF the btuminous kind.
may also remark that the slate eX-
tending from the PrnuhScot to the
Nennebec belongs to the transition
series of rocks, ana alternates with
gr;lu-Wacl: and although | have eX-
| Iored but u comparatively small per
tion of this district, | am of the olin-
ion that anthracite may possibly be
found in these rocks
Prof =. Holmes. who WAS also en-
Ga ged in the survey of 1898, in his To-
,iort Of observations in Aroostook says:
=. ''Thc characteristics Of the rock for
nations, as ipr. jackson observes. in
dictate coal or anthracite. but it is very
.nrSSiblc that this region is the extreme
western limit Of the coal formation
g; hich occurs in the provinces east of
his"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-14
aii1lt
Spells From Heart
Weakness
Kept Me In Constant
Terror.
Dr.. Miles, f1eart Cure
Cured Me.

Faint spells, hot flashes and smotherinp
spells are too often mistaken for symptoms
OF deranged stomach. They indicate heart
weakness. as do shortness Of breath, i11ep-
ular pulse, hungry spells and inability to
sleep on the side. One person in every four
has weak heart. DR.. Miles Heart Cure
makes weak hearts strong. Read this:
During the spring of 1900 was very sick
and doctors stated that my case was one of
palpitatlon of the heart. One day I read in
one OF the Dr.. Miles advertisements of
case similar to mine and concluded to try
your Heart Cure. After taking four bottles
l felt that had been made into new per
son. Before l began the use of the Heart
Cure there was night after night / scarcely
dare lie down in bed for fear Of smothering;
at times l would have a choking sensation
and my throat would seem so dry | felt
there was no way | could ever quench my
thirst. | had severe attacks of nervousness
and faint spells and in walking on the street
would often be compelled to stop for fear
OF my weakness overcoming me. On the
advice OF your medical staff / used Restora-
tive Nervlne with DR.. Miles Heart Cure
and could tell while taking it that it was
doing me lots Of good. l advise anyone
suffering from heart trouble or nervous dis
ease totry d.. Miles Remedies which know
will prove satisfactory"-Mps LIrZIE STAN
TON, - Thompson ST., Rockville, Conn.
Al druggists sell and guarantee first bot.
tie DR.. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
ijr. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart. Ind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-14
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Viii Open, Today, with Best Of Pros
pects-List OF Teachers.

The following is the complete list o
| teachers in the public schools OF Au
gusta: Cony High School-Charles +
| Cook, Principal Fred III. Cow;In, sub
| principal; Alice S. Reynolds, Elizabetl
| w. Gerrish, Ethel T.. Farr, Chariott
Louise Partridge ana Alice Johnson
| assistants
| William r. Smith school-Milton p
! Dutton, principal; Marcia Manson
! grade 10: Alice NJ. Doherty, grade 8
| Ncttc c. Merrill, grade 8; Nerni'
| Thomas, grade 8; Ada r.. EdSecomb
grade Z; Lillian Il. Dow, grade I;
| Louise G. Cony, grade A Alice N
| Barry, grade 3: Alice +. Spra que, grade
| 2; Lillian Il. Shaw, grade |. Miss
Thomas has been transferred from the
Nash school, grade 4, and replaces Miss
Flick. Miss Dow is 4 new teacher and
comes to the Augusta school With four
years experience. She is a graduate Of
Castine, %.
Nash school-Dorothy True, grade 4:
Alice l.. Clancy, grade s; Jcmnettt
Selling, grade >: Elizabeth Donaldson,
grade L. Miss true is 4 new teacher,
coming from this years graduating
class at Gorham.
j. O. Webster school Sadie Concan-
non, grades 4. ; and 6: Marguerite
Buckley, grades ana 5; Edith stone,
grade /.
Grove street school Gertrude White,
grade 6; Lois Mescrve. grade j.
Laurel Hill-Rose T.. Hamcl, grade /.
Clara J.. Rice, teacher of drawing.
ana IIsteile G. Dccring, teacher Of mu-
sic, for Village district and Ella A.
Barton, teacher of sewing. Both the
High ana Village district schools open
with the best Of prospects, and have an
especially able corps of teachers.
Williams Decentralization LOWS,
rrincipal Grammar school: Lotto
Harrington, grade 8; Florence Young,
grade S: Olena Viles, T. Bertha Murphy,
6: Alice Temple, 5; Devina Banks, 4;
Mary Creighton, 8: Annie Hanks, ,;
Annie Cormier. /. Miss Creighton is Il
new teacher, 4 graduate Of Casino
Normal, ana one who has had success
full experience in the public schools of
Warren, Me.
Middle street school--AuGusta 4.
Libby, grades and 3: Daisy T.. Young,
grades , and I. Clara Holmes, teacher
of music ana drawing.
Suburban schoois-Ballard, phr"nie
s. Knowles; Bolton Hill, Anna G..
Wood: Bracket, Alice f. Leighton;
Fletcher. Winnifrcd Albee. IicWinF
Alma Taught; Howard, Clara A. Sen
nett; North Parish, Grace Filield;
Spauldng, Ethel Russell; stone
Hlanch q. cobb. Tho school committee
are considering opening schools in the
Wellman church Hill ana JcWrtt dis
trirts. but no conclusion i'll regard 10 it
has yet been reached. The new teach
ers are all normal or coilcG" graduates
ana have I'LL had successful experience.
The committee feel justified in expect
ing the fail term to be 4 profitable enc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-14
AMUSEM ENTS.
I he Fskc Stock Co., All This Week
Soldier Of the Empire, Tonight.

The Fiskc Stock Company. composed of
25 people. will open weeks engagement
IT the Opera house, this evening, when
they will present for the first time in this
city the strong mclodramatic success,
Soldier Of the Empire"
The talented young leading lady, Grace
Hamilton, ana the sterling actor. Earl c.
Simmons are supported by an excellent
company. The plays to We given through
iout the week are of an interesting nature.
Daily matinecs will commence on Tues
day. ana on this occasion An Irish
Rebel will be given. AT the Saturday
matinee a special production of "Cinder-
ella will he given for the littla folks.
The srecialties. including moving pic
lures. viz: "A Trip to the MooA." the
E1ireman's Dream. Edythe Marion Bry-
an in songs, Fred Ifuxtable, the rhenom-
cnal baritone, Mabel Hawthorne, the dain-
TX comedienne, and Cook and Hall, com
cdv musical artists. are great features
between the acts
The company carries a fine band and or
chestra. Seats are now on sale and are
going fast,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-14

Some Of the opponents to the hunt
"T's license law may be pleased to learn
Shat y. l.. Douglass. Of the Fear Pond
camps, who. with others. was rounded
up I'm the Pennington municipal court.
lats week. MS told in the Journal of
saturday morning. for gross violations
al the game laws. is opposed to the
license law. Commissioner Carleton
has letter from him in which Doug
lass "mphatically sets forth his disap-
prevail of the law. 1t is not very
strange that man who respects none
Of The laws. but takes sports stopping
at his camp out to kill game III close
inr should be opposed to 4 law which
has for on" Of its objects the makin"
ros lille Of II larger and better warden
service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-14
Augusta, 1o; Pettengirs Corner, II.

Augusta defe1tcdF FottineilTs Cori1er
team at the Trotting park grounds, satur-
day afternoon, in n game which flied Che
scorers book to ovcrllowing with hits and
errors 1t was 4 very fair exhibition of
baseball up to the fifth inning, when Pct
whatever one chooses to call it, the fea-
lures being the bad playing of both
teams. Tie Augusta team ought to be
arrested for stealing Easos, having stolen
T. during the game. Bases on balls ana
passed balls were very cheap, two Tor
five. The score hy innings: