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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-28
ALL DROWNED.
A Boat Disappears During
SqualI in Belfast Harbor.
E. E. PiI|sbury, Two Children and
Carrie Stevens Missing.
Supposed That Boat Was Overturned
and All Drowned.

Belfast, Me-, July 27.-Everett E.
Pillsbury, aged 80, a local job printer,
his two young children, and Miss Car
RE Stevens, aged about 20 years, of
Frankfort, are supposed to have been
capsized and drowned while in a sail
boat in the harbor when the squall
struck, last night Nothing has been
heard from them and no trace of the
boat can be found. Pillsbury had a
wife here and parents in Sanford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-28
HELD FOR SMUGGLING.
Mars Hill and Fort Fairfield Men Going
to District Court.

Bangor, Me, July 27.-Thomas Banks of
Mars Hill, and Herbert Moro of Fort
Fairfield. who were brought to this city,
Saturday, charged with smuggling goods
across the Canadian border, were given
a hearing before United States Commits
sioner Charles Hamlin this morning
Both waived examination and were bound
over in $500 bonds for appearance at the
September term of the United States dis
trict court at Bath. Neither furnished
bonds, this morning. +
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-28
AN 8-HOUR DAY
Is Started by All the Building Workmen
at Bar Harbor.

Bar Harbor Me, July 21.-The masons,
carpenters. painters and decorators. to-
day. began working eight hours day. be-
ginning at A. NJ. This change resulted
from the strike of the building trades
unions and the resulting recommenda-
lions by the board of arbitration of which
Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts, was
the neutral member. The Builders Assoc
citation and unions have not agreed on
all points under arbitration. but further
concessions are expected in the imme-
date future,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-28
BEATEN BY KEARSARGE.
Nomadic Left Day Before and Ar
rived Here a Day After.

Portland. Me-. July T.-The Dominion
liner Nomadic which arrived from Liv-
erpool. this forenoon, left Portsmouth,
Eng. the day before the United States
ship Kearsarge, which arrived at Bar
Harbor. yesterday afternoon. started on
her speed test Much thick weather was
encountered and no attempt at speed was
made by the liner At no time did they
sight each other.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-28
DRAGGED HER ANCHOR.
Schooner Alma Total Loss off Schoo =
die Point, Near Ellsworth.

Ellsworth. Me, July 27.-Schooner
Alma of Milbridge. Capt. Walter Mitch
ell, dragged her anchor off Schoodic
Point, this afternoon, and went ashore
and is likely to be a total loss. The
schooner, which was bound from Port
land to Franklin, misstayed, Sunday
night, and struck on Egg rock, losing
part of her rudder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-28
ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED.
BODY of VIM. r. Newton Found in a
Dock at Portland.

Portland, Me-, July 27.-The body of
VIM. F. Newton was found in a dock.
this evening. He had been absent from
home for several days and was sup
posed to have been visiting down the
bay. His drowning was doubtless ac-
cidental. Mr.. Newton was a veteran of
the Civil war. Several children survive
him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-28
TRUNKS AND BAGS

Moderately Priced that are value
through and through are to be found
here. All are of the finest make and
built to stand the wear and tear of act
ual use for many years. We buy for
cash in large lots for two stores and are
able to offer extra values in the above
lines.
No charge for marking and delivering
goods.
H. G. BARKER co.
Hatters and Furnishers,
Opp. Hotel North, Augusta.
218 Water ST, Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-28
FAIR AND WARMER.

Washington, July 27.-Forecast: New
England, fair, Tuesday and Wednes-
day; slowly rising temperature, dimin-
fishing northwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-28

Giovanni valenti the Italian who was hit
over the head with a bottle during row
cards in the house OF 10 R pee street
so 3e az the Maine General hospital and
bis condition is serious though with good
chances for his ultimate recovery
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-28
TWO STOCK FAILURES.
E. D. HooIey & Co. of New York-Wm.
Bassett of Boston.

New York, July 27.-The failure of E.
D. Hooley G. Co. was announced on the
Stock Exchange, this morning. The
firm was heavily interested in Evans
vile & Terre Haute. The stock of the
Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad Co.
sold, today. at $40 share. Last week,
it sold as high as $50.
l.. B. Rolston, of the firm of Turner
Rolston & Horan, was made assignee
of the firm of E S. Hooley & Co. He
said at noon that he was examining
the books of the firm, but could not
say at what time he would be able to
secure statement.
Boston, July 27.-William Bassett of
SO State street, a commission broker,
member of the Boston Exchange and
New York Stock Exchange, failed, to-
day.
Mr. Bassett has been in Boston for
long time, handling mainly municipal
bonds. No statement is available at
present, but the lease, secured and un-
secured, are estimated at $750,000. Geo.
r. Nutter, lawyer, has been named as
assignee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-28
Boston Forecast.

Boston, July 27.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity: Tuesday, fair, fresh west
erly winds; Wednesday, probably fair
and warmer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-28
THE 3o.FOOTERS RACE.
Two Boats Disabled-Carolina Wins
from Breeze and Raccoon.

Newport, R. L. July PA series of acct
dents befell the 30-footers while. racing
for sweepstakes. today. The Naquero,
out of the race about 10 minutes after the
start, the mast going by the board;
While the Vaquero was being towed
ashore the Barbara, sailed by Winthrop
spreader and was compelled to withdraw
from the race. Carolina and Breeze had
t out over the full eight-rnile triangular
course, the former winning by 10 sec
onds. Raccoon was third. Summary:
END rTime
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-28
AT SQUIRREL ISLAND.
Sunday Concert-Auburn Wins at Base
ball-Personal Notes.

Squirrel Island, Me, July 2.-(SpeciaD.
A Musical concert occupied the vesper
hour at the Squirrel Inn on Sunday even
ing. The parlors, office and piazza were
dotted with Inn guests and cottagers.
The participants are artists favorably
known here and to the outside world.
The following selections were rendered:
Piano solo-"Novelette," Schumann
Miss Helen NJ. Winslow,
Solo-'The Quest" Eleanor Smith
Miss Norma Starr.
Solo-Aria from "Herodiade." Massenet
Piano solos erenade," Cynding
Mrs. Chandler Starr.
Violin solo-"Les Roude des Loutins,'
Vazzinni
Frank E. Holding.
Group of Songs
(a) Dawn" ID l1ardelot
(b) Stolen Wings Willeby
(c) Rumble Bee D'Hardclot
Mrs. Daisy Force Scott.
Solo-"Elegie.' Massenet
Miss Norma Starr.
GODDARD
Frank e. Holding.
Plano solo-"Occan, Thy Mighty Mon
Ster, Mcdowell
Mrs. Chandler Starr
Squirrel met her first defeat of the sea
son in baseball on Saturday afternoon
from the Auburn club Auburn batted
well and felded Clearly. Pratt, Squirrel S
star pitcher, was out of the game on ac-
count of an injured ankle. Squirrel Gid
rot despair of their usual victory until
the fatal seventh.
The score by innings was:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-28
RELIANCE CHOSEN.
Will Defend Americas Cup
Against Lipton's Challenger.
Has Shown Superiority Over Others
to Committees Satisfaction.
Will Soon Convince Sir Thomas Of the
Same Fact.

Newport, r. l., July 27.-After to-
days race between Reliance, Constitu-
ton and Columbia, in which the for
mer boat again demonstrated her SUI
periority over the other two, the chal-
lenge committee of the New York
Yacht Club selected Reliance as the
defender of the Americas cup. 1t was
also decided to discontinue the trial
races, as the committee did not feel
that more were necessary. There were
present at the meeting Commodore
Bourne and Messrs. Forbes, Cormack
and Robinson of the cup committee, as
well as C. Oliver Iselin, managing own
er of the Reliance, E. D. Morgan of
Columbia, and August Belmont of Con-
stitution.
Messrs. Morgan and Belmont are
both of the opinion that Reliance is
the fastest of the trio and after the
committee had announced it's selection
heartily congratulated Mr.. Iselin. When
Mr.. Belmont came ashore he said:
Il guess the agony is all over
The three yachts were sent over a
leeward and windward course, today.
There was a puffy northeaster blow
the starting signal was given at 11.30.
Reliance was first to cross the line.
She broke out a small ballooner as the
gun was fired and had boom out wide
to starboard. Constitution crossed soon
after and Columbia followed, a couple
of seconds behind the handicap gun at
1872 Columbia and Constitution gybed
their mainsails over to port as they
crossed and broke out spinnakers to
starbOard
Constitution ran by Reliance very
quickly after the start and at 11.4O,
when Columbia was almost on even
terms with her, Reliance took in her
spinnaker flying on the starboard hand.
The new boat felt the effect immedi-
ately and pulled up ahead of Columbia
and slowly regained the stretch of
water that separated her from Consti-
tuition.
A mile from the turn Reliance got
| by Constitution and turned the mark
lust ahead of her. Meantime Columbia
had fallen away in the rear. The yachts
turned the outer mark as follows
Rellance .......... .......'.... l.lo.Vo
Constitution ................... l.lo.5l
Columbia NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1.14.3S
Hauling sheets around the mark, Re-
lance stood to the westward on the
starboard tack with Constitution on her
weather. Columbia came about i'm
| mediately and spit tacks with the other
two. Reliance began eating out to the
weather of Constitution as soon as she
got fairly going. They went about on
the port tack at about ITO and after
that the new boat drew ahead and to
Windward steadily.
Columbia sailed a fast race to wind
ward and by a fortunate slant of wind,
close under the Newport shore, hauled
up so much on Constitution that the
latter barely beat her across the finish
| line. The summaries:
III
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-19
SCHOOL 1000 YEARS OLD.
Valuable Relic tncnrthed by German
Priest in Ancient Babylon.

4 German priest named Vincent Schcil,
making excavations i'm an ancient Baby
lonian city, has lncarthed a school Just
as II WAS 1000 years ago in the time of
King ilammmahL says "a Babylon des-
patch to the New York World
II Is a small house Of sunburnt brick and
stands in the midst Of tho most populous
district of the city Of Soapur. just OPP
posite the great temple. 1T has many in
scrihod brick from the cuneiform in
scrptpus On which Father Scheil has
reconstructed tho life of an ancient Baby
lOnian school. One brick says: He who
learns to write well in the school will
shine as the sun"
There were seven small rooms in the
school, each with its various kinds of
brick. In one room were found bricks
with grammatical exercises. The schol-
ars evidently sat on the ground in rows
with soft clay bricks in their hands pain
fully forming the hard cuneiform letters.
Father Scheil says the thumb marks of
the teacher are 10 be detected where he
smudged over the scholars mistakes.
There was room where advanced
scholars learned to write the elaborate
and highly poetical forms Of adulation
often seen on BabYlonian monuments.
Much importance WAS attached to learn
ing weights and measures, to arithemetic
and geometry but the chief branches
were grammar. writing ana the express
sion of adulatory forms.
There is evidence that girls got pretty
much the same education as boys. and
Father Scheil found contracts in which
the language and law had been revised
by a learned woman named Amatbaon.
There is evidence that n pupil was oc-
cupied with learning TO write from 10
ii years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-19

Among some letters given by Major
j. h. Pond to DIR. Lyman Abbott ed
itor of the outlook, which were written
by Henry Ward Beecher is the follow
ing one, Of which Or. Abbott says
"The letter which follows I Judge he
never sent since he was not accus-
toned to keep copies of his letters, and
this copy, in his own handwriting.
is in the Spondcnce
Dear SRI have received and read
your long and extraordinary letter Its
false statements, its fierce arrogance. its
base innuendoes. can be charitahly con-
strucd only on one of two theories-Q
that you are insane or (2l that you are a
lineal descendant OF that ass on which
Christ rode into Jerusalem and who ever
afterward regarded himself as an author
ity in all religious matters From him
has come down an innumerable poster
ity, eminent among which l think you
stand"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-19
Curious Prediction.

Nostradamus, who lived some cen
turtles ago, is well known on account of
his curious predictions, and now his
admirers claim that in one of his cele-
brated quatrains he clearly foretold
the exact date of the death of Leo NH.
In this qaatrain, as NJ. Henri Dou-
chet, French occulust points out,
Nostradamus predicted that during the
twentieth century pope would die on
the same day that "a hairy star van
ished from the sky
NJ. Douchet maintains that Nostrada-
mus had comet in mind when he
wrote and that the prediction has been
literally fulfilled, since the Borelli
comet, which was discovered at the
observatory Of Marscilles, vanished
from the sky on the very day of Pope
Leo's death.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-19
AN ENEMY TO THE WHALES
Strange Creature Said to Exist In
Alaskan waters.

While operating fishery on Admi-
rally island, Alaska, last summer my
attention and the attention of the fish
ing crew were almost daily attracted to
large marine creature that would ap-
pear in the main channel of Seymour
canal and our immediate vicinity.
There are large numbers Of whales Of
the species rorqual there and the mon
ster seemed TO be their natural enemy.
The whales generally travel in schools,
and while at the surface TO blow one
would be singled out and attacked by
the fish, and battle was soon in or
der.
1t Is the nature of the rorqual to
make three blows at intervals Of from
| two to three minutes each and then
sound deep and stay beneath the sur
| face for thirty or forty minutes.
AS whale would come to the sur
face there would appear always at the
whales right side and just about where
his head would connect with the body
a great long tail or fin, Judged by five
| fishermen and number of Indians aft
err seeing it about fifteen times at vari-
! Gus distances to be about twenty-four
feet long, two and one-half feet wide
at the end and tapering down to the
water, where it seemed to be about
eighteen inches in diameter, looking
very much like the blade of the fan Of
an old fashioned Dutch windmill
This great club was used on the back
of the unfortunate whale in such a
manner that it was n wonder to me
that every whale attacked was not in
stantly killed. Its operator seemed to
have perfect control of its movements
and would bend 1t back till the end
would touch the water, forming a
horseshoe loop; then with q sweep 1t
would be Strengthened and brought
over and down on the back Of the
whale with whack that could be
heard for several miles. If the whale
was fortunate enough to submerge his
body before the blows came the spray
would fly for a distance of 100 feet
from the effect Of the strike, making q
report as loud as yachts signal gun.
What seemed most remarkable to me
was that, no matter which way the
attacked whale went or how fast 0he
usual speed Is about II knots, that
great club would follow right along
by It's side and deliver those tire
mendOus blows Mt intervals of about
four or five seconds. 1t would always
get in from three to five blows at eact
of the three times the whale would
come to the surface to blow. The
whale would generally rid itself Of The
enemy when 1t took its deep sound, es
pecially if the water was forty faith
oms or more deep.
During the day the attack was al
ways offshorc. but at night the whales
would be attacked in the bay ant
within 400 yards of the fishery.
| do not know of any whales beine
killed but there We're several that hat
great holes and sores on their backs.
Questioning the Indians about it,
was told that there was only one, tina
1t had been there for many years ant
that it once attacked an Indian canoe
and with onS stroke Of the great clut
mashed the canoe into splinters, kill
ing and drowning several of its occu
pants-Forest and Stream.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-19
plain Covers and Iron tI,.n

OF all famous colonial preachers no
other had the giit and style and tho
mastery Of words that DISTINGUISHED
Jonathan Edwards Tho recent cole.
bration of the bicontenninl Of bis birth
has revealed to many of MS that he was
not merely Il great clergyman. but the
only notable American man Of letters
In the eighteenth century besides Ben
jamin Franklin and Thomas Paine.
He must have said powerful things
to his congregation which are not in
his writings. Some Of his uttcrances
have come down TO us.
do you believe in the absolute truth
of the Bibie?' some one asked him at
public assembling.
THE Bible is faith itself and full of
golden truths" replied Edward. firm.
ly.
'sThen why are people 50. reluctant Ia
accept those truths
Because" - Edwards face grew
wrathful-"the book that contains the
truths has not golden clasps on It.
golden clnsps to hold together golden
truths All. people would then stea
what they viii not now accept"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-19
GladstOne's Power of Sleeping.

Gladstone fables are rather numer-
Gus A good many of them are demol-
ishcd in Mr. Morley's Life" The world
used to hear that he never lost his pow
er of sleeping after the most exciting
nights in parliament But in his diary
for 1852 he writes, NERVOUS excite
ment kept me wakeful after speaking
the first time in twenty years" Tween
ty years later he had several spells OF
sleeplessness. He charactcristically ex-
plains that it was not the lack of sleep
that troubled him, but the consequent
state Of his brain next morning. At
other times he was afflicted with neu-
ralgic attacks. His eyes. magnificent to
look at, were never very strong. The
Life" however. supplies abundant
proof Of his possession of vital force
not to be measured by any physical
standard. He could conquer weakness
by indomitable will and indulge in
feats of endurance which would have
been dangerous but for his splendid
powers of recuperation. When greatly
troubled he seems to have found the re-
lief he required in talking it all over
with Catherine" his devoted wife.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-19

In France and, in fact, in most Eu-
ropean countries sparrows are COM
monty considered useful to the agricul-
turist on account Of the quantities Of
caterpillars and other insects which
they destroy.
In Tunis, however. this is not the
case. There these little birds have
been found to be so destructive to the
crops that they are declared by the
government to be outlaws" The
French government in Tunis has gone
even further than this and has issued
proclama lions to the effect that not
only sparrows be destroyed by every
one, but that they must be extermi-
mated under penalty of fine in the
case Of those who neglect this public
duty
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-19
Oxford and Cambridge Soil Degrees.

The most stupendous of all academic
frauds is none other than the NJ. \.
degree of either oxford or Cambridge.
Year by year hundreds of graduates
exchange the Il. A. for NJ. A. without
having added one iota to their scholar
ship and merely by virtue of a pay
ment OF money. From this dubious
source the un:versitles in question de-
rive a handsome but wholly indefensi-
BILE revenue, TO the disadvantage of
London NJ. AS. who have to face a
stiff examination.
1t Is surely an anachronism that a
university should grant a supposed
honor not as a reward for intellectual
or even athletic achievement, but sole
ly in order to raise the wind" pol
icy which inhicts grave disadvantages
upon the poor man who may have TAX
en- high honors and yet be unable to
buy a masters gown. When oxford
and Cambridge abolish their bogus de-
grees it will be time enough to censure
America News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-19
FAIR EXCHANGE.
A New Back for an Old One
How 1t Is Done In
Burlington.

The back aches at times with a
dull, indcscribablc feeling making
YOU weary and restless; piercing
pains shoot across the region Of
the kidneys, and again the loins
are so lame to Stoop is agony. No
use to rub or apply plaster to
the back in this condition. You
cannot reach the cause. Exchange
the bad back for new and strong
or one. Follow the example of
this Burlinton citizen.
Mrs. f. White. of Sc Pine street, says
81 had a backache for many months 4
steady, duh pain right through the small
of my back that strange to say, was
v orse when | laid down. | could neither
5toup nor do any kind of house work
when a strain WAS brought to my back
| was reading n paper one day when |
noticed an advertisement about n back
ache and kidney cure called Doan's Kid
ncy pills. | determined to try them. and
J sent my son to a drug store of w j.
Henderson for a box. For the first day
or two think my back ached worse but
very soon after that the pain noticcably
Icssencd then finally abated. The effects
of the treatment were permanent"
For sale by all dealers; price 50 cents.
Foster Milhurn Co, Buffalo. y. y, sole
agents for the United states.
Remember the namc-Doan's-and take
no substitute.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-19
The Bercher Memorial.

DR.. Hills suggestion as to a Bsecher
memorial and tomb connected with
Plymouth church has met with a quicl;
response, but the plan IS changed In
one important matter. 1t is NOW pro.
posed to build tomb for Henry Ward
Beecher in Plymouth church itself aft.
er the manner of Westminster abbey
or st. Paurs, and to erect on the Or.
ange street lots adjoining the church q
great memorial building to cost 90.
gether with the tonbJ $4,000 OF
which $4,000 is subscribed On &C.
count Of this purpose the Brookiy n
board Of education will abandon its
plan to build school beside the chnrch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-11-19
Not n Sick Day Since.

81 was taken severely sick with kidney
trouble. ! tried all sorts of medicines,
none OF which relieved me. One day I
saw an nd. of your Electric Bitters and
determined to try that. After taking
few doses | felt relieved, and soon there
after was entirely cured, and have not
seen sick day since. Noighbors of
mine have been cured of Rheumatism,
Neuralgla' Liver and Kidney troubles
and General Debility" This Is what B.
= Pass OF Fremont X G.. writes. Only
e. at D. W, O'sulliyans and all drug
sM 81