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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-04

II is profitable to the public mind, in
the present emergency of controversy
over the right of railroads and the cor
related interests both of other descrip-
tons of property and of persons, to COLI
slider some Of the circumstances of the dif-
fieulty in the beginning when railroads
were absent and took all the risks OF
coming. while the remainder of interests
awaited results without jeopardy.
OF course the state of Alabama has put
much money into railroads, but the in
vestment of the state in this internal I'M
provement is a bagatelle compared with
the total amount of money which has
been expended on the trunk lines. We
are now paying liberal interest on
state debt, incurred in the aid of rail
roads, to several millions of dollars, but
the street tax of Birmingham or the
labor of a public road hand, due by law,
If taken at 70 cents a day, exceeds liz
amount the pro rate of levy on the av-
erage taxpayer on account of past state
aid to all the railroads. For example, It
cost the Montgomery and Mobile railroad
81, 700, 600 to cross the Tensas delta (see
Miners report, and this single item is
more than 80 per cent of the amount of
the debt of Alabama for state aid to all
the railroads.
There is another point of fact that
INST be considered in the practice of an
equity of government toward that species
of propertye called railroads. In year
when three railroads had already been
chartered to enter Jefferson county, and
work of building begun, still Jefferson
was a pauper county, drawing more from
the states treasury than she paid IN.
The ancient, land-locked wealth that
awaited the completion of the roads IS
now in brief time, SO fruitful or puDhc
beneficence that Jefferson paid into the
state treasury, for 1903 the enormous and
ever augmenting tax of 1896, 4lSM. she
was an inferior taxpayer to jackson pe-
fore the completion of the roads, no"
she pavs eleven dollars to a single dollar
for jackson. She pays more than double
the tax of Mobile or Montgomery
These facts that are facts of our actual
tiles, our activities, our methods of life
are not to be ignored by civil govern
ment Every voter worthy of his ballot
can't help the performance of the role
of statesman. No country has been hurt
by the new growth of jefferson. That is
the point The people of the state have
more interests to combine, ADJUST ana
direct in the line of advancing prosperity.
The thing necessary in the premises Is,
to organize the entire body of forces
with us, not as a tyrant organizes an
oligarchy but as freemen take charge OF
a commonwealth in Justice and the
right We may not say OF pubic men
or public utilities, we shall "be to their
faults a little blind and to their virtues
very kind" but rather we shall pledge
ourselves to the one unalterable maxim
of free government, eternal vigilance
in public affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-04
WANTED.

CAN SELL your real estate or business.
no matter where ii Is. Miller, 42-H First
National Bank building, Birmingham.
AIT
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-04
MONEY 70 LEND.

MONEY loaned or real estate: 500 up.
City Loan and Banking Co.. lo6 n. Inst
street. l-zS-u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16

ing various kinds of patent nostrums,
clothing stores and other things too
numerous to mention. 1t Is high time
that this should be stopped, says the
Lewiston Journal. If city mecnants
cannot advertise in the papers then
they should at least be prohibited
from disiiguring our country land
scapes by their hideous misrepresenta-
tions. 1t Is no uncommon sight to
see some fakir start out with a wagon
full of posters, nails and hammer and
work an entire day in covering up the
beautiful features of nature. This
thing should no longer be permitted.
If there is no law on our statutes to
prevent this Dissertation then the
quicker one is formulated the better.
In the meantime, no self respecting
farmer should Hermit these posters
and PAINTED signs to be placed along
the roads running by the farms.
This evil has been growing from year
to year with but very little protest
from the farming classes. Such signs
should now be taken down and no
more be permitted to take their place.
little agitation of this subject
among our grangers will be good
thing as it will serve to draw atten-
ton to one of the greatest nulsances
that disfgure our rural scenery today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16

British Somaliland is about 80, 600 Its
area is about 6S,00O square miles.
Women are forbidden to be employed
as barmailS or in liquor stores in any
capacity by the Bengal legislative coun
Gil.
New York has the largest apartment
house in the world in the Ansonia. 1t is
II stories high, and has l6 elevators, 1900
people can live in it, and the building
alone cost 100000.
The archvist Of Montecassno las dis
covered III that famous abbey Il pa-Cil-
mcnt containing historical matter of inn
portance hitherto unknown and bearing
upon the period of the struggle between
Gregory VII. and Henry ~.
There are at present over 1000. coo Jews
in Russia. 1t is eStima ted that since the
Laws of May" more than 600NO of them
have been driven out of the villages ami
compelled to increase the over-croWCIlns
i'll the ghettos of the cities.
According to statistics compiled in Ha-
vana, Cuba exported ba1cd leaf toha eco
to the value of $12.0O0,O00 AMI cigars to
the same value. America took more than
onc-half of the tobacco in bales and re
ceivcd less than one-fourth of the Cigars
japanese postage stamps are rated as
the most artistic in the world. There is
a great demand for them in London at
present. The first stamps We're issued
in ISL. There are few rare ones the
highest price ever known 10 have been
paid for one being $50. NJ n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16
Overshot the Mark.

Gockland Courier Gazettc.)
The editorial endorsement of Mr..
Cobb, which we reproduce from the
Kennebec Journal and which we rec
ommend to the attention of our read
ers, is an admirable exposition of the
platform upon which the friends of
MIR. Cobb desire to conduct his canvass.
They hope to indulge in no perSonali-
ties. They look upon their candidate
as the peer of any man in Maine, man
of supreme honor and above rcproach,
but they do not conceive it to be nee
essary to the advancement of his can
didacy that they shall indulge in bitter
personal attacks upon other gentlemen
whose ambitions incline them to seek
gubernatorial honors. The Journal so
admirably covers the ground that We
will not seek to enlarge upon it. We
have only to add in conclusion that in
our judgment the vcnOmous shafts
launched at the Rockland gentleman
have far overshot the mark. Not only
will they do him no injury. but already
there is evidence that their effect will
rather incline to his advantage The
people of Maine as general thing
are lovers of fair play.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16
AUGUSTA, WINTHROP
& GARDINER RAILWAY.

Cnange OF time on the Winthrop Division
IN effect May l, 1904
cars leave Augusta for Hallowell and
Gardiner every half hour on the hour and
half hour from A. NJ. to 10 =. NJ for
HaiIowell at Ii p. NJ. First car Sunday
A. NJ.
Cars leave Augusta for Winthrop every
nour, leaving ten minutes before the hour
from $50 A. M. to $50 Z. NJ Also at 1870
P. M. First car Sunday $50 A. NJ.
Inc S.l5 car from Gardiner. 8.3S from
I1ai!oWell, $50 from Augusta connects at
winthrop with train for Lewiston, Port
land and Pennington. The $50 p NJ. car
from Augusta connects at Winthrop with
trains east and west.
Cars leave Augusta for Togus $50, $50
a. NJ, and commencing at leave every
hour on the hour to 10 2. NJ First car
Sunday 8 A. NJ.
Cars leave Togus, for Augusta where
connections are made with the Gardiner
and winthrop lines and A. NJ. Com
mencing at $50 leave every hour on the
half hour until $50 p. NJ. 1890 p NJ for
augusta only. First car from Togus Sun
day, $50 A. NJ.
: Cars leave Winthrop for Augusta $50.
commencing at $50 leave every hour. ten
minutes before the hour, till $50 p. M.
First car Sunday 80 A. M
Inc 90 A. Nj. car connects at Augusta
with M. G. trains. All cars run to NC
station at Winthrop week days Eli no
p. NJ. Good connections made a. Win
throp with NJ. C. trains. s sss
Cars leave Gardiner for Augusta H4to
connections are made for Winthr6 AMI
Iogus lines every half hour fiftea& 6l6<N
utes before and fifteen minutes p& III
hour from G.15 A. NJ to 915 p N3xE16e
20 +. M. Tor Hallowell only. 10I5SxS ~
for Hal1owell and Augusta only
Sunday time same az above excepts{hn< !
cars start two hours later in the mor0f& -. 2
nov201&k
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16
The Work for Good Roads.

AS the result OF frequent good roads
congresses held in recent years and the
persistent agitation of the subject
which has been kept up in the public
press, the cause of improved highways
is steadily advancing. Last week
Governor, Odell of New York signed the
bill passed by the Legislature Of that
state, increasing the annual appropria-
ton for good roads from 100000 to ST.
100000. According to this bill the state
will pay so per cent. of the cost, the
county 80 per cent, and the town 10
per cent. The applications are so
numerous for improvements in that
state that it will take six years with
annual state appropriations Of $780,
600. as provided by this new bill, to do
the work for which petitions have ST.
ready been filed. To meet this in
creased demand and in recognition OF
the great importance of the subject, the
New York Legislature has taken the
first step towards submitting con-
stitutional amendment to popular vote
TO provide for 100000 by bond issue
for the permanent improvement of
rural highways throughout the state.
Such interest in this subject by the
lawmakers and general public of the
leading state OF the Union is most en-
couraging.
New York is not the only state which
has decreased its appropriation for this
purpose. During the past winter the
New Jersey Legislature increased its
annual good roads appropriation from
$3.50, 600 to. 100000, and the law in
Pennsylvania provides for a total ex-
penditure of s6,5oO.OOO in the next six
years. Connecticut and Massachusetts
have also made liberal appropriations
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16
Personal Notes.

f: =. Hale. Jr.. professor OF English
IN mon College. is writing a life Of w.
Ii. Seward, of the class of 1SaO
Emperor William has ordered that
all deserving children shall each be given
merit.
Count Mensdorff. the newly appointod
Austrian Ambassador to Great britain
has been more or less closely associated
with the post since 1889.
Count Helmuth Won Moltkc. nephew of
Germany greatest soldier. may he made
chief of the general staff of the Kaiser's
army. He is sc years old
Josiah p. Weller. the oldest railroad
man man in the District of Columbia, having
been in the service for fifty wears. died
on Monday in Washington.
Coin Harvey has begun the publica-
ton of paper in Monte Ne, Benton
county, Arkansas. a place which he
founded and named some years ago.
Lieutenant James NJ Usher of Bos-
ton, has been nominated for commander
OF the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
to replace Colonel Sidney NJ Hedges.
Rev. George Folsom of Mount Glenn
ems. Mich, has been in the Presbyterian
ministry fifty-two years. having gradu-
ated in 1852 from the theological seminary
i'll Auburn, \. Y.
Hezekiah Butterworth gave the follow
ing as the way to spend an ideal In
dependence Day. My idea of a Fourth
would be grand picnic excursions to his
toric scenes by the whole city. Let the
city fathers spend the money now de-
voted to sports and other purposes in free
trips to places of historic interest"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16
"AIl But Over"
(Guilford Citizen.D


The withdrawal of Hon. w. T. Haines
from the guberna torial contest has pro-
voked another upheaval in the political
camp. The question is now agitating the
minds of the politicians as to where Mr.
iaines' strength will go. Some say Cobb
and some say Prescott. And some are
saying that Fernald has gained a good
many of the Haines delegates. AS we
have pointed out in these columns here
tOfore the number of delegates really
pledged to Mr.. Haines was very small in
comparison with the number attributed to
Prescott and Cobb. The withdrawal OF
Mr. Haines was positive certainty of this
fact, for Mr.. Haines IS not man who
gives up a contest where there is a ghost
of show at success. In our opinion. and
we have looked over the field somewhat
Mr. Haines' strength will go to MI Cobb
of ROckland. and not to Mr.. Prescott or
Mr.. Fcrnald, the Waterville Evening Mail
Notwithstanding. BY the way, now that
Mr. HaineS has withdrawn and the Mail
has been obliged to cut out his Endorse
ment, which candidate will the Mail now
support? From what We are able to infer
1t is dreadfuly anxious to give its sup
port to the Poland candidate but we do
not want to take wind out OF a pos
sible boom for the Hon. j. NJ. 1t is
highly probable that the Hon. Mr.. Fer
Maid will withdraw on the eve of the
convention and give over his delegates to
MI Prescott of Biddeford. The two lead
ing candidates. as we have pointed out
from the beginning are Mr.. Cobb and
Mr. Prescott, and no other one need be
considered for a moment; and Mr.. Cobb
IS so far in advance at the present time
that the contest also as we have said,
Is now all but over.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16
Reflections of a Bachelor.

It's rs easy to make a reputation as
money: and as hard TO keep it. VI
What worries a woman most of all Us
suspecting what other women suspect
about her.
1t takes a girl to act as if she were in a
heavenly trance when she is just dying to
scratch a mosquito bite
a man may be sure he is called n good
husband when he stays home and plays
little casino with his moiher-in-law when
he knows where good poker game is
going on.
1t worries Il woman never to be sick
enough to have her husband worry about
her.
A woman judges the merits Of a play
she goes to see by how good her seat is
and the gowns worn on the stage.
If a woman will only have servants
enough they will make SO much work for
her that she can't get it done.
The little fellow under somebody else
gets more satisfaction thinking he is DO
ing his Superior's work for him than he
would out of being at tho top himself.
New York Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16
REPUBLICAN
STATE
CONVENTION
Will Be Held in
CITY HALL, BANGOR,
Wed, JUNE 20, 1904.
At 100 O'clock, p. M.

for the purpose of nominating candidate
for Governor to be supported at the Sep
TENDER Election, and for the transaction
of such other business as may properly
come before 1t.
The basis Of representation Will be as
follows: Each City, Town and Plantation
will be entitled to one delegate; and for
each IS votes east for the Republican can
didate for Governor in 1902 an additional
delegate; and for a fraction of 40 votes in
excess OF Is votes. a further additional
delegate Vacancies in the delegation of
any City, Town or Plantation can only be
filled by residents of the County in which
the vacancies exist.
The State Committee will be In session
in the reception room of the Hall at 1870
o'clock p M, on the day of the Conven-
ton, for the purpose of receiving the
credentials of delegates. Delegates. in
order to be eligible to participate in the
Convention, must be elected subsequent to
the date of the call for this Convention.
All electors of Maine. without regard to
past political affiliations. who believe in
the principles Of the Republican Party
and endorse its policies. are cordially In
vited to unite under this call in electinS
delegates to this Convention.
Per Order. Republican State Committee
+. NJ. SIMPSON. Chairman.
BYRON BOYD. Secretary.
Bangor, April 18th. 1904.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16
THE PERPETUAL
WAR

There is always a fight
going on in every human
body between health and dis
ease. On one side are poor
food, bad air, over-work,
worry, colds, accidents. On
the other are sunshine, rest,
cheerfulness and nourish-
ment.
The reason SCOTS Emul-
sion lights SO powerfully for
health is because it gives SO
much more nourishment than
you can get in any other way.
Get in the sunlight and try
Scots Emulsion.
Well send VOC sample free upon request.
SCOTT ( BOVINE, 4os Pearl Street. New York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16
Uncle Sans interests will
be wisely and safely managed there.

A New York contractor has just pur-
chased two cruisers from the govern
ment of Chilli. AS far as his friends
and associates know, he is not planning
to conduct any war on his own ac-
count in the near future, and the sus-
picion inevitably arises that he is get
ting them as the agent of some gov
eminent. If he attempts to transfer
them to either Japan or Russia, which
are the two countries now most likely
to have need of additions to their ma
vics. he may find himself cntangled in
laws.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16
The Seven Lies of Men,

Behold the seven lives of men.
And tell his age by that;
AS soon as he can lisp he says:
1t must have been the cat"
Next, when the baseball team begins
To make its thrilling score.
His wcll-loved grandma ANNA falls dead
A dozen times or more.
Third. like furnace does he sigh:
Of course we know the gist
He tells the maiden fair she is
The first he ever kissed.
Fourth age, he comes home in the morn.
And gladness fills his cup
The good Samaritan has been
With sick friends sitting up.
Firth. to the woodshed he repairs
His heir to interview,
And says: My son-kerswat, kerswish
This hurts me more than you!
Henext has leisure on his hands
And fills a jug with bait;
he hooks a minnow then he swears
Ten pounds to be its weight
Last age; when lean and slippered grown
He rnds his greatest joy
In te!ilng what perfection ruled
Inc days he was boy.
New York SIM
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16

M longer hold him up as an opponent
If nrobibition, but we hope that from
pov ont the canvass for the guberna-
to-;a, nomination may be character
lied by courtesy and fair play.
MIR. Cobb's long lead in the delegates
already elected shows that the methods
thus far adopted to stem the popular
current in his favor have been a help
rather than a hinderance to his candi-
dacy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16
How Franklin Views It.

(Maine Woodsmen)
Maine Woodsman has been accused OF
being over enthusiastic in intimating
that Hon. William +. Cobb of Rockland
would probably be nominated by acclama-
ton at the convention in Bangor juno -
We will qualify it by saying that if Mr.
Cobb does not receive the nomination by
reclamation his opponents will. unless
there is a great change. have so few
against him that their showing in the
convention will be very poor indeed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16

The purchase by the Japanese gov
ernment OF $50 American freight cars
is something new in the line of foreign
trade In recent years. railroad lines of
America have been using much larger
cars than formerly and have discarded
the old ones. A few years ago car
with the capacity of $4,000 pounds was
thought to be the limit in size, but now
the capacity is often from $4,000 to
100000 pounds. This increase in size
has naturally followed the increased
strength in locomotives and heavier
rails and it means that the old freight
cars with a capacity of 10000 have had
to be discarded. These smaller cars
are we'll adapted for use on foreign
lines, and no doubt if Japan or any
other country wants to use few thou
sand of them the great American lines
will readily supply the demand, ana
consider themselves fortunate in not
having to throw the small cars onto
the junk heap.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-16
A Weak Issue.
brunswick ReCord.)

Hon. w. T. Cobb'S connection with
the Eastern Telephone Co, a portion Of
which. in Knox county. was sold out TO
the Bell Telephone Co, is being used
as an issue against him in the cam
pagn for the gubernatOrial nOmina
ton. II is not shown that he made any
promises in behalf of this company, or
that he favored the sale, and no one
believes that he made any false rep
reservations about it when the charter
WAS asked for. The attempt to make
capital against cobb on such a weak
issue as that shows the desperate
- AT to which few peanut politi-
ci.lilS hive been driven.
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though we have not at hand the figures
for these states. These sums COM
prise what the state itself spends, and
is in addition to the sums distributed
by local authorities in the towns and
counties where the roads are construct
ed or improved.
In length of road built and contracted
for under the state aid law New Jer-
sey takes the lead with $50 miles. That
was the record at the time the report
Of the commissioner of public roads
for 1903 closed. New York followed
with 4Si miles; Massachusetts with
4Sn, and Connecticut with asa. Penn
sylvania does not figure in this report
of work accomplished, as its first ,appro-
priation was not expended to any ex-
tent during 1868. In this respect Penn
sylvania is much behind her neighbors.
Since state aid began, nearly 10 years
ago, New Jersey has, in connection with
her local authorities, expended and
contracted for S4,545, 494 in work on
good roads; New York, si,135, 900; Con-
necticut. 2,233, 600 and ssachusetts,
s5,15O,923. New Jersey has expended
less money on $50 miles of road than
Massachusetts expended on $50 miles.
Either better roads are made in Massa-
chusetts or the work is much more
costly. There can hardly be this diff
ference in cost.
New Jersey has been the leader in
this work, and the results are shown
there. In addition to the work now
built or under contract in that state,
there are petitions OH file for $50 miles
of road to cost $2,1?5,2i7. In New Jer-
sey, the state pays one-third Of the
cost of the road, and the county, two
thirds, 10 per cent. of the county's
share, however, may be assessed upon
the towns. In Pennsylvania, the state
pays two-thirds of the cost, the county
improved highway traverses, one
sixth. 1t is hoped that when the Maine
LEGISLATURE next meets, provisions as
to what part is to be paid by the State,
and what part by the town, will be
made more plain, so there will no. be
the confusion which has resulted from
the existing law. This misundcrstand-
ing has not only proved serious
financial matter for many of the towns
but also has doubtless given serious
check to the good roads movement in
this State.
The many advantages which follow
permanent improvements of the coun-
try highways have been so often set
forth that there is little reed to dwell
upon them again. Largely on account
of its long winters, in which the frost
does much damage, and on account OF
its soil in many places, Maine has not
shown itself so prompt to take up this
work as many other states, but this
does not mean that it will remain be-
hind the procession. Maine is not ac-
Gust omcd to remain there in other mat
tiers. and it will not in this important
matter of good roads. Too much of our
states future prosperity is involved in
the ma tier for it to be dropped or treat
ed lightly.