Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-15

| welt, accompanied by Capt. and Mrs
Cowles, will leave Washington this
week for Asheville, N. c., where they
will join large house party to be en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. George Van
derbilt at Biltmore. Senator and Mrs
Depew will also be of the house party.
| During Miss RoOsevelt's visit to Bilt-
more, Mrs. Vanderbilt will throw open
the grounds of her place several days
1 in succession for a bazaar in aid of the
village church of Biltmore.
| c. M. Pepper. representing the United
| States in the scheme to develop AN in
ter-continental railway, is on his way
| to Mexico and South America to exc
! cute his mission. Congress authorized
| a small appropriation for the purpose
| of sending a commissioner to investi-
gate the commercial possibilities of this
Pan-Amerjcan railway whose initiative
began with the first Pan-American
Congress in 1889. Much interest is felt
in this proposition which has the moral
and financial backing of men like An
drew Carnegie and ex-senator Henry
G. Davis of West Virginia.
The amount of railway constructions
under way in the South American
countries makes the idea of an alI-raiE
route from New York to Buenos AyreSs
less of a dream than it was a dozen;
years ago when the proposition wasS
first discussed. There has been a won-
derful extension Of railway. lines In
Mexico. Chile, Argentina and other
South and Central American countries
since then, so that it is estimated that
the connecting links now necessary ared
little more than one-half they were
originally.
=; The pension bureau recently called
on a colored applicant for dependent
widows pension for proof of the death
of the former partner of her joys and
sorrows. The answer she made was
not very satisfactory, and again a re-
quest was sent for, proof. This is what
she finally sent to the bureau, putting
a new light on the latitude of infer
ence even among the colored race:
Dear Sur: have sene your letter an
l tells you agen my husben he die
durin the war never sene him sence
he left with the other soljers witch
went from here. sent him a number
of letters but he never wrote to my
pore lone self but onct. The other let
tiers wrote to him they cam back. ii
asst the postmaster which has the
postofis here and he says they is ded
letters that was the first | knew he was
ded don't remember the date.
There has been added to the division
OF mammalia of the National Museum
recently quite large collection of field
mice. skunks, squirrels, possums, rae
coons, minks and deer. The collection
hyy SvIp ~
MearnS. U. s. "A, during a stay in Flori-
ua The museum authorities are de-
lighted with the collection, especially
as they are valuable addition to the
exhibit OF rodents in the museum. The
collection Of rats and mice in the mu-
the ladies in Washington, were the little
animals alive. There are specimens from
every country almost in the world, some
There are several varieties of the wood
rat, curious animal which lives entire
" among the trees and which is of a
whose life cats are continually scheming
One variety of the woods rat comes
from the Malay Archipelago and other
East Indian islands, and lives almost en-
tirely. among the trees, from which it
gets its food.
resign from the Attorney Generalship of
Porto Rico is filled with enthusiasm over
the generosity of nature In the island. but
especially enamoured with the alligator
pear. which. according to his glowing
description. will provide material for
every dish of course dinner.
lis. cereal, salad, salad oil roast butter
and fruit all in one If you would begin
your dinner with fruit the alligator pear
For the soup It provides the nutrinfs aIt
Baked 1t furnishes the roast. 1t makes q
most delicious, salad. which may be
lends itself to many conceits for desserts.
it, furnishes the butter for the meal: dried
and ground into -four. 1t provides the
IN the c MIR nnepn sor exhausted
an excellent soap and first class axle
grease. i is a wonderful product.
h,. i:ua the alligator pear Is not the only
Porto. Rico. Cocoanuts, bananas, lemons
pineapples, sugar, tobacco, and coffee
grow in abundance. In word. Porto
state everything that we regard as lux
uries. 1t Is truly a land flowing with milk
and honey Nature has done nearly
has left undone the American Government
is supplying
The Smithsonian and Nationa, Mu-
seums viii have the most extensive ex-
ton ever made. The feature Of the
It's remarked by those who observe pub
He tastes that Of all the institutions in
Washington. the Smithsonian and the
National Museum are the best known to
the thousand of tourists who yearly visit
this city. They are the best known to the
PUBLIC at large, and with the exception of
the Capitol and tIler White House, more
visitors enter these buildings than any
other department of the Government Ex-
htbits from. these institutions at great ex-
positions, therefore. are viewed with In
tense interest and appeal to very large
class of pople.
DR. Frederick w. True, is in charge oil
the exhibit for the st. Louis Exposition
and his efforts promise on unusually in1-
portant and interesting display Ii will
occupy the greatest space of the Gov ..
eminent building and will have q central
position There Will be a memorial OF the
founder, James Smithson. and portraits
Of the secretaries and chancelors. The
National geological Park will be repre-