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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28
Training War Horses.

Ihere are very few of the great
Powers of the world-our own is a
notable exception--who possess within
the confines of their own territory a
sufficient number of horses suitable for
the requirements and constant re-
newals of the cavalry arm. Accord
ingly the various war offices of the
world have recourse to various known
markets in foreign countries, and the
result of this is very mixed mass of
animals which it is no small task to
train and educate so that they may act
together with some degree of uni
formity.
Cavalry horses have first and fore
most to be accustomed to the sound of
rifle and artillery fire; and while many
pass the first of these examinations
more or less readily, the thunder of
parked artillery is a supreme and Sc
we're test for equine nerves. Then,
again, the recently acquired remounts
must overcome their aversion to water:
for it is obvious that an enemy will
blow up and burn bridges wherever
possible, so that flooded rivers have to
be forded, frequently enough-as in
the case of the Russians retreating be-
fore the Japanese-in great disorder
and extreme haste.
For this reason the military Powers
of the world establish regular SWIM
ming schools for cavalry horses; and
as the system is very much the same
in all nations, we will consider the
equine training school at Aldershot, in
England. as typical of all. For Great
Britain is Power that has to go
abroad for her cavalry horses, ana II Is
well known that when the magnitude
Of the Boer war was fully revealed
British officers of the veterinary Drancn
were despatched in urgent haste, ana
with practically unlimited credit 10
buy up tens of thousands OF suitapie
animals wherever they could procure
them. from Nijni-Novgorod to the Ar
gentine provinces.
Aldershot is, of course, the great
military centre Of England, just DIS
Portsmouth is the naval headquarters.
This great rolling expanse u 'ns
Hampshire Downs, however, naS -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28
What Japanese Trains Are Like.

The railway traveller in Japan buys
q first, second or third-class ticket; or,
II he wishes to go cheaper still he can
get ticket emitting him simply to
stand on The platform! Many of the
cars can be entered either from the
side or the end. The principle diff
ference between the first and second
class coaches is the color OF the up
holstery. None of the cars are very
clean. Many of the third class coaches
could serve without much alteration.
as ordinary pissties. This is all the
more remarka BILE when the incompara-
BILE cleanliness of the Japanese home
life, even of the humblest, is taken
into consideration.
An explanation of this may be that
the Japanese have little regard for the
cleanliness of any place where they
keep their shoes or clogs, on. The
European room. for example, which
has been established i'm few japanese
homes, is the only apartment in the
whole house that is not kept scrup-
ulOusly swept. busted. oiled and
Furnished. SO too, with the japanese
inns. Those that are maintained in
native style are sweet and clean: those
that, have become EuropeaniZcd are
usually Uttered with cigarette stumps,
fruit pealings and cores and other
debris.
An American Pullman, with its
| crowded and unavoidable intimacies,
is a decent and polite hermitage COM
pared with a packed coach in Japan.
All sorts of unexpected things happen.
| Daring additions are performed and
complete change of raiment is fire.
outntly effected, the constantly re-
| curing tunnels serving to screen the
| astonishing character of these pro-
grams.
| The floor of third class coaches is
an unSWept riot of the flotSam and
ietsam that usually follow in the wake
| Of certain kinds of human craft the
world over. a Bowery picnic crowd,
| abandoned to peanuts, popcorn and
| bananas, never marked IA more con-
! spicuous trail than a lot of Japanese
| peasants en- route. Only With the
| JAPANESE. it is all a very solemn
| affair Travel seems to afford fitting
! opportunity TO discard all kinds of
| personal wreckage. All forms of
| abandoned odds and ends of things
begin to identify the itinerary from
the very start. OF course, the foreign
Traveller who wades through this car
streWn waste does SO to gain eN-
perience. 1t is not 4 pursuit of
happiness. The Buoklovers Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28
Odd Sights in New Ba.timore

Baltimore has seen many odd sight,
since the great fire. Most of tbes.
| happenings have been due IN ~
straits in which her merchants ana
! financiers found themselves for hng;
| ness quarters. Rich merchants ana
| bankers who less than year aso
We're housed in business buildinc,
! equipped with every convenience ora
still occupying cOntcntcdly mere holes
in the wall and corners of rooms with.
out any conveniences to sepak Of And
they are taking their medicine content.
cd!y.
Bankers, lawyers. brokers and agents
are mixed W in veXatious Confusion IN
temporary office buildings. Some Of
the most important financial and mer.
camille institutions in the CITY Ara
housed under the meanest conditions
One big trust company had quarters in
a Negro seminary for theological STU
dents. The company does business on
the first floor and the college is at work
upstairs.
\ railroad company is in the T. NC
A. building and bank occupies the
| first floor of the parish house of Pro.
/ testant Episcopal church Several
business concerns are in Cathoic
church hall and the building Of col.
ored high school is nest of law and
real estate offices.
One of the largest dry goods firms
has quarters in the Fifth Regiment
Armory. and room in the court houss
has been rented to one of the largest
local savings banks. Two of the news.
papers publish their papers over liy.
cry stable. and another has occupied an
abandoned power house A clothing
manufacturer has quarters over a ssh
lonabie restaurant, and Insurance
agents occupy a part OF one Of the the
aires.
Another trust company has rooms in
hotel. The Chamber of Commerce is
accommodated in the Masonic Temple,
where also many grain brokers find
temporary quarters. The STANDARD Oil
Company has its office III an old-fasn-
Toned dwelling under the shadow Of
WashingtOns monument. The gas
Company and several banks also in
habit dwellings,.
In fact. the fire has shown what a
resourceful animal man is and how "a.
tiently he will submit to troublesome
conditions when he finds every one else
similarly situated.
To be near their old patrons in the
business sections, BARRIERS. saloon
Keepers and restaurant men. lunch
room owners and cigar men have been
compelled to resort to all kinds of de-.
vices. Old cellars have been utilized
Several years ago it was usual for
BARRIERS and saioonkeepers to do bush
ness in Easements, but in late wears
taste has changed, and the ale vault
was almost unknown till the fire. It
came to be recognized that person.
would not walk down into basement
no matter what the attraction. Rut
now it is quite usual to see saloons
luhch rooms and other establishments
IN cellars adapted to these new uses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28
The PRESIDENT
Hugely Enjoys His Visit
to St. Louis Fair.
Declares He Had One of Best
Times of His Life.
Admitting Thousands Join in Helping
Him Enjoy It.

St. Louis. Nov. 21.-\ever have moro
perfect conditions prevailed since tn"
nnenil.e Of the worlds lair than those
that marked saturday which was de
voted 10 a tour through the exposition
bv President RooSe.'-lt, accompanied by
| Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Alice Roosevelt
and mem b,rs of the Presidents party.
II vas strictly a day Of pleasure and
not the slightest Incident arose to mar
the perfect enjoyment of the occasion.
The heralded announcement that the
nations Chief Executive would visit
the exposition drew tremendous crowds
and to guard him from POSSIBLE danger
| that might menace him, secret service
men. settlers and police guards abound
| I'd but it was considered remarkable
| that they had 50 little to do in preserr-
| ing order. The sentiment seemed to be
unanimous in the minds of the thous-
ands of spectators that President
| Roosevelt vas the guest of each one.
and each did his best to preserve Orier.
The consequence vas that those in
authority had only TO designate their
wishes and instantly crowds parted,
passaceWayS were cleared and hind
RANGES quickly removed, 50 that every
moment of the Presidents limited time
might he occupied in viewing the eX-
| position.
This is marvellous" he said. at is
beyond DESCRIPTION and exceeds my
| fondest expectations. I have had the
| best time [ ever had in my life and |
have seen more than I ever eHpectd to
see in ore days tine
| From 10 o'clock in the forenoon I'M
| til 6 in the evening. the distinguished
visitors, following an arranged sChcd-
ule. hurried from one building to the
| next. from one part of the ground to
another and overlooked nothing of in
| terest. From the start until the end
| of the tour. Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss
Roosevelt accompanied the President
and fatigue was forgotten i'll the en-
| joyncnt of the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28
The American Athletic Girl.

Talk about English girls staying
power: it cannot outrival the Amcri-
can tennis girls. She plays a game
which is harder than the average
mans. There is not 4 technicality she
does not understand, She smashes her
service in a way that makes one smile
when one recollcCts the gentle, slow
balls it used to be considered chival-
rouS for AdoniS to drop before the
weaker sex. She bewails her lack of
judgment as though it We're a serious
moral dcreliction if she takes a ball
that her critics decide would other
wise have gone out. She plays in a
costume appropriate to her view of the
game. She is either hatless-under
that sun-or if her own is not handy
she borrows any hatgear from an ac-
quaintance, masculine or feminine,
which will crush down over her brow
Should her blouse be decorated with
a collar. she takes it off on the court
before she commences to play; if
the said garment has not short sleeves
to begin with, she rolls them up
to make them so. She wears laced,
spiked shoes and she lifts her foot to
have the mud scraped from the spaces
left on the sole. as much as a matter
of course as she drinks iced water
between the games. Her petticoats
too, are somewhat shorter than a kilt,
and as she plays with much energy
and Il nOnchalance with regard to ap-
rearances, one wonders if she would
not have been rather better for a
divided skirt.
But through everything whether it
be victory or defeat. at the beginning
of the day or ut the end, she is smiling,
GoOd-tcmpered. remarkably fair. She
can even see good points in the girls
from other clubs; the gibe about the
feminine inclination to cheaper will
not hold good with her. She has a
sportsman's admiration for stamina
| coupled with some of his optimism
with regard to luck.
well maybe ii will be my turn when
l meet you next week at the Springs"
was the answer of the vanquished
| after hard-fought set of singles. as
the two shook hands in the proper
masculine fashion.-Cornhill Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28

followed by procession. containing more
than 20 Vehicles. President DAVID X
Francis of the Exposition Co, who start
ed with the Presidents party on the drive,
lett it after time, and in company Win
some others of the company. visited tne
art galleries of the Exposition grounds.
Among President Francis guests on TINS
little trip We're Gov Van Zant of Mime
the Presidents brother-in-law and sister.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Mss
Roosevelt. Secretary and Mrs. Loeb, Or.
RiNey and Mr. and Mrs. Thompson to-
night. We're entertained at dinner by Ar.
and Mrs. Francis at their residence. Al
ter the dinner the President and party
returned to the Thompson residence.
for the Exposition grounds. whore THEN
special train was waiting their departure
for MaShinS ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28
FOOTBALL.
The Cadets Defeat Mid
dies by Score Of II to o.
Teams Very Evenly Matched
and the Contest a Grand One.
Elm Crowd Cheer Soldiers and Sailors
at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Nov. Pin a game
desperately played, and one thai proven
Ia be by far the best football cchtest vi
the year, West Point beat the Navy
on Franklin field. Saturday. II to y.
The fight the Middies made to staVe
of defeat was superb. The Army d" IL
goal line never was IN danger but IL
TOOK every ounce Of West POINT >
strength to win. AMI tcnlght there -
almost as much hOnor in deleat lor
Annapolis as for Waat Point III VIC
tory.
II was n game Of games. A perfect
day. and a beautiful playing feld, sur
rounded on every side By an uproarlous
thrope Of spectators, in whose RAINS
w.re numbered a wonderful representa-
,ion OF the nations highest legislative,
departmental, army and navy officials.
and hundreds of Philadelphias, New
York's Washington's and Baltimore's
most prominent civilians.
Roth the crowd and the game itself
made the occasion all that could be de-
sired and from every standpoint the
contest must be given the season
laurel
No teams more evenly matched, ever
have faced each othe.' tran the two on
Franklin field. today. West Point was
the heavier. the bette drilled, and in
almost every way the stronger eleven.
But except in weight the advantage
was slight. The Army had to call on
every bit of her slight superiority dur
ing every moment Of The game to VIII
1t was her added strength. contributed
to every play OF the game alone mat
brought her today's victory.
Annapolis was almost strong enough.
Imagine it. Nineteen tines during the
game the Navy held the Army for a
third down. Then the military arm had
lust the power to keep the ball in
each final effort.
One touchdown was scored through the
keeness of one Army played in following
up the advantage gained through the mis-
take of an opponent. The other touch
down, in the last half of the game was
made when the ball was carried down
the field from the Nays 50-yard line to
behind tne goal
But it took - plays by the Army to dc
this and there was Il 5-yard penalty
thrown in. Hardly averaging two yards
to a rush the West Pointers wer. fought
foot by foot over every bit of ground
covered, and 1t was because she WAS n
little bit the stronger in every play that
ut last West Point took the Navy
stronghold.
In the second half it was n stand-off, =
strong wind helping the Army in its de-
fensive. kicking game
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28
Football Notes.

The Dartmouth football team. Saturday
evening, chose David J. Main of Boulder.
Col. captain for next year. Main mas
played three years at left half and has
played right field on the Varsity nine. He
is - years old. feet, inches tail. and
weighs 167 pounds. He is a member of
the Psi Epsilon fraternity.
Formal charges of professionalism were
made. Saturday. at Chicago, by Professor
IL. J. Barton of the University of Illinois.
against Hugo Bezdek. the star full back
of the University of Chicago football
team. Professor Barton presented to Pro-
lessor A. a Stage. director of athletics
mt the University of Chicago. an affidavit
signed by William Montgomery in which
Bezdck is charged with being a prize
fighter and with having accepted money
for lighting under the name of Young
Hugo"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28

In nothing is Paris more artistic than
in the desisns Of the metropolitan rail
vorccd by our railway architecture are
blended there in a building like NINA
t!ire palace. But there are malcontents.
The rev station in the Place de TOpera
IS denounced because it is not what the
French Journals call modern style" 1t
is eighteenth century. and looks like the
Triaaon at Versailles on a small scale.
What have we to do with the eighteenth
century? cry the conscientious object
ors. NO true Republican can take his
ticket at such a station without violating
his principles. A has Louis Quinzel Con-
spuez les Bourbonsr'-LondoG Chronicle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28
Putting 1t peIicateIy.

Henry said Mrs. Pussy as they
went in to dinner. II wish you would
tell Willie in some way. SO it will not
offend him. that he takes too much
sugar IN his coffee. 1t isn't good for
him. and l know his mother wouldn't
allow it,
"Wiflie.' said Mr. Pussy few min
utes later turning to the young
nephew who was visiting him, you
don't mix quite enough coffee with
your sugar"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28
THREE LADS DROWNED.
Tried to Cross Thin Ice on Way to
Sunday School.

New Britain, CT. Nov. 27.-While on
their way to Sunday school. this morn
ing, Harold c. Parks, u: his brother
Howard l. Parks. s. and George Hal
version. 10 years old. were drowned in
Walnut Hill reservoir, which they at
tempted to cross on a thin coating of
ice. The boys came from the east
shore and had got to within 20 feet OF
the opposite bank when they broke
through. Their caps, floating over the
spot where their owners went down
served as hint to a possible tragedy
and the fire department. after drag
ging for several hours, discovered the
bodies. which were identified later in
the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28

THE bass drummer is one of the most
important members of a band" said Da-
vid l.. Clark. of Chicago. at the Plank
ington. - I am selling musical instru-
ments, and | tell you that the music fur
nished by a band depends as much upon
the quality and playing of the big bass
drum as upon the quality and playing of
any one instruments The best bass
drummer in the world today is a Phiia-
delphia mani cannot think of his name
Just now, although | know 1t as well as
my own-and he gets as high a salary as
any musician in the world who is not a
Soloist The beat of the bass drum is
the very backbone of music. If ii is in thu
least uncertain or wavering the rest of
the band will be uncertain and wavering
and the result will he discOrd There is
a great difference in drums. too. 1t de-
penis upon the material and the work
nanShip in manufacture. A poor drum
may have the right tone for a short time.
but it will soon become dead and flat.
while good instrument will like a VIC
lin, improve with age'-Milwaukee Wis
cOnSin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28

Consumption of sugars in Europe
shows a marked increase for the first
year since the abolition of bounties on
beet sugars. The increase is S95, 92l
tons. or 2S per cent for the year end
ing August 81, 1904.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28
Other Games.

At INSTRUMENTATION High. 5; Brock
ton High, o.
At St Louis-Carlisle IS: Haskell. g.
At Sanford-Sanford High, II. Spring
vale, 0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28

The interest shown by the italian
government in various ways in aiding
the different branches of industrial
production in Italy in order to enable
them to carry on international COM
petition and to satisfy the home mar
ket has been made the subject of an
interesting report from the Austrian
consul-general at Genoa:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28

New York. Nov. 21.-Frank FELTON,.
charged with the murder of Guy Roche
the gambler. who was shot on Broad
way. Thursday afternoon. and who
died. last night. was, today. arraigned
before Coroner Scholer and remanded
to the Tombs until Monday. when the
question of admitting FELTON, to bail
will be decided by the coroner after a
conference with District Attorney Je-
rome.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28
ROCHE is DEAD.
Murderer Under Arrest With Hearing
Set for Today.

New York. Nov. 27.-Guy Roche. the
gambler. who. it is alleged, was shot
by Frank FELTON, Thursday afternoon.
on Broadway. died. ->>.urday night, in
the New York hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-28

ANNAPOLIS.

Score-West Point. II. TouchdownS-
Upton, Torney. Goals from touchdowns-
Doe. lTmpire-EvartS. Wrenn, Chicago
Ref"ree-W. Wrightington. Harvard
I.ineSmen, T. Truxton. Hare, Pcnnsyl-
Nana. Assistant linesmen-D. ID Hurley
of Harvard. DIR. n. L. Stauffer, L. of L.
Time-:i5m. halves.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-18

and 1t has become known as the Fight
ing Seventh All the voters cannot
cast their ballots in the time allotted.
The registration board for Oahu was
composed of Judge Lindsay, w. j. Co
elho and NJ. A. Gonsalves. The Iatter's
commission expired July 12. Coelho is
now on Maui, although his commission
does not expire until 1905. Judge Lind
say took the place vacated by Lorrin
Andrews when the latter became Attor-
ney General.
AS to whether Judge Lindsay can
hold the office of registrar and that of
police magistrate has not been discuss
ed. but as the Acting Governor has
appointed w. T. Rawlins as Second
District Magistrate. it is proposed that
during the sessions of the Board of
Registration Judge Lindsay can pre-
side, vacating the office OF First Dis
time being, Mr.. Rawlins occupying the
bench until the registration work is
completed.
The name Of John d. Holt has been
proposed to be put on the list vice
Coelho whose residence on Maui Will
take him off the Oahu Board. Holt
would represent the Democrats.
Under the law, when voter makes
application to register he is required
to answer any question the registrars
may ask him as to his qualifications.
as set down in the Organic Act and
election laws. This is considered TO
have been well enough during the days
of the Republic when there We're few
| voters to register, but at present is said
to be cumbersome. At board sessions
slip is handed to the prospective voter
and he fills in the forms and makes
affidavit before the board that what
he has stated therein is correct.
The members of the board have COM
missions as notaries public and at a
future time if any person is believed
to have perjured himself, he can be
arrested and prosecuted under that
charge. After man has registered
he is permitted under the law to cast
his ballot without challenge. The only
way to deal with a perjurer is to pro-
secute him afterward on his affidavit
for perjury.