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Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01
Other Lands than Ours.

f'h'ilc I-oubet, the president Of Tho
'rc'''h republic. completed six years of
Il term winch Will expire on February
Is, 1906. and his political friends arc
Trying to persuade him to stand far ro-
'"''"'i. Iherc iS no reason w;v he
"n"'iih not DO so If he sees tit. but al
present Ee Is not disposed to entertain
'he proposition ana has announced i'm
tiiphatlc terms that he is firmly dccid-
ed When his term expires to retire TO
private life. Yet IA good deal NAV
hi:ppcn in Il year and IL Is pOssjble that
before the next twrlvemonth has RIM
us course NJ. LOubet may be induced
l" change his mind upon this important
subject. The French presidency has
little of the Importance which belongs
|" III" presidency Of the United States.
III Their anxiety to prevent the rcpeti-
'oil oi such Il coup d'etat as trans
formed the republic Of 1S49 into the
empire of 1851 the trainers of the Wall
ION constitution went to the other ex-
IRENE and surrounded the Office with
SO MANY disabilities and restrictions as
reduced the president to not much more
'hah AN ornamental 1igure-head. Yet
thc ONE" rs a great one and its Occu-
pant Is able iE various ways to exert Il
very considerable influence. He can
not long resist the will of the Chamber,
nor can he maintain himself under tie
pressure of an adverse public senti-
mcnt. especially when that sentiment
finds expression in a justifiablc ridi-
cule. Marshal MacMahOn made Il des-
perate effort to secure the execution
OF a political program of which the ma
linnal assembly disapproved, but Gam
BETA remarked that he would either
have to submit or retire, and he was
eventually compelled bv the refusal of
the Chamber to vote the necessary APP
propriatiOns to accept the latter of
these alternatives
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

III the military guard of honor Sc
Icc;cd for immediate attendance upon
President Roosevelt during the Satur-
days parade and Inauguration eXar-
ciscs. Maine will be represented by Guy
Murchic. president of the newly
formed State Of Maine Club in Boston.
1t is only fair to add. however, that Mr..
Murt hic Was selected because he was
a member of the famous Rough Riders
rather than on account Of his promi
ncnce as Il loyal son of Maine in BOs-
ton. The guard in question will be COM
posed wholly Of former Rough Iiidcrs.
associates Of the President. and like
numerous other features Of the in
ausur:tion vii! be very much of all
innovation for such AN occasion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01
new start

Once Russia had a ruler who became
known in history as Ivan the Terriple.
At present II has a resident who might
properly be designated as Nick the
Terrified
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

There is considerable curiosity as to
whether March will mark the begin
ming of spring or simply give winter
new start.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

The recent census in Bengal reveals
the fact that there are 1000 baby girls
in that province alone who have been
married, and Of this number 600 all
less than year old, are widows.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01
Maine Gossip
What 1t Is to Live.

To grapple fate and fcarlcSsly
Defy IT'S stubborn. - -ern decree
tntIl. diSarmed. the terror hes
Beneath our feet, rccOlS ana uicS'
To look beyond. content to wait
And dignity our low estate
by bending lower ccr to seek
TO help the fallen. lift the weak
To take no backward stcp-t" wit
Be sure each step aSccnds bit.
To love the best. the best to give
This is the meaning solved To- live.
boston Transcript.
Re-submission weEt down with IN
even more en- .)hitic tbud than two
years ago.
Governor COBB and Names inaugu-
ration party will leave for Washing
ton, today.
March-with the local elections. the
adjournment of the Legislature and
the wind and sIush and froshets.
Whether they hail from the moon or
from Gardiner or from Brunswick
KING Pepper and his court always
niskc Il colnplttc capture OI augusta.
One Of the brightest things of tn /.
winter on a Maine editorial page is the
long editorial Of the Portland Express
on lh. State House elevator and the
advantages resulting from its deliber-
ate methods of movement.
PnriIlnd =, RI
in, the highest price they have this
season, while some say that they have
not been So hign as they are now for
two years. The supply on hand is 4
very limited one, ami it is, impossible
for dealers to get any more.
II seems prurable that a special
election ill he held i'll Portland with
ir a month or six vaaks to take action
on the proposition to annex South
Portland. In the stress OF other i'm
portant matters AMI vnl,.ninous dis
"ussitn thereof. the feet tI.at the city
across the harh'r has voted to be an
| nexed has bean lost sight of.
That is a very pretty legend when
| accounts for :he name Of Portland.
Oregon. 1t IS said that two mcu, Mr..
OvcrtOn Of Boston. Mas. stood on the
| tank Of the Willamette river AMI
argued as to what the name OF til a.
| rev settlement sh"ull be. At last 1t
was decided to leave the decision to
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

The late DIR. Burbank of Mt. Vernon
who will b" buried, today, with
Masonic honors by the lOtgc of which
he has been an officer for over 40 years
was Il typical country physician of the
old school. He was n bigICartcd man,
beloved by all for mics :rCund. with :,
milliOn acts Of Eind:esS to his credit.
and not only 4 physician but a kin.l
uf father cOnfes3Or for one generation
after another. Fer many years Dr..
Burbank had ketn tbs always reliable
correspondent CT the Kemnebec Jour-
nal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

Iioch Of Kansas. who is fighting the
Standard Oil trust. and Hoch of
Chicago who is charged with having 8?
wives and modestly confesses that he
has had %. more or less, are not to be
Confcundcd. One is Republican
governor. elected by an overwhelming
ma lority. and the other Is Chicago
putchman who has made Bluebeard's s
record hardly worth speaking OF. They
are both very much in the public eve
just now. and yet they have nothing in
common except their name and their
unusual valor. And 1t is debatable
question whether it takes more cour-
aye to fight the biggest trust on the
earth or to marry two score Of wives.
Where is the Solomon to say which
lIoch deserves the medal for bravery"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

well known expert in forestry.
Prof. w. SchlicI. furnished some inter-
"StilIS facts concerning the work of
aTor"statiOn accomplished in Indii i'll
Il lecture delivered before the British
Institution in London the other day.
orig innllv lnt:ia was very heavily
wooded. but the forests We're gradually
destroyed. the railways contributing in
30 small measure TO the destruction
II WAS not till 1853 that Lord Dali
housie laid down the first forest regula
ton and ten years later the first for
est laws were passed setting aside per-
manent government forest areas. There
are today $4,000 square miles G. per
cent. Of the country thus reserved and
10000 additional square miles Q1 per
cent? Of protected forest. administered
by Il body of 200 Europeans and more
than 10000 native officials. The net
revenue of the woods and forest de-
rHrtiuent has risen from t.01o.oDh rupees
i'll the period of ts63-1S67. to S060. O00
rupees in 1897 -13'3. and this latter
revenue did not include produce to the
amount of 35On.0n0 rupees given away
to the native population. This lesson
has been taken to heart by the rulers
of some of the native states. who have
forestry departments of their own.
Vow Indian forestry officers are in de-
mand in South. East and West Africa
and also in the Soudan.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

A Russian CORE spOndent of the Lon
don Statist, vouchcd for by that
jDurnal as lin 4 position to have the
very best Information" asserts that
the average revenue o. a peasant in
Russia is only $40 "A year. Cf which sum
lie has to pay $40 for the needs of the
government AS the Statist remarks
:hat may wail appear incredible to
the ordinary reader" How a man can
live on less th:Ln cents day in Rus
sla or in any other cold climate is no.
capable Of explanation. The strikers
in Warsaw. the correspondent says.
work 50 hours 4 week. and weavcrs
there earn only s3.O6. while Other
workers get less. They are not al
lowed to form labor unions. very
necessary restriction when the pay is
so meager. Agricultural laborers re-
ceive very murh less pay. But the
czar receives $1oOOO.0OO Annually, with
free palaces and other things, and the
grand dukes. etc. are paid in propor-
ton. Russia will never have what
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

won. And that is 1oi The only time
that Portland has beaten Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

nay be called a settled government
under such conditions.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

Among other curious features which
make Turkey an anomaly: in Europe
and among modern governments is tn
ban against electricity in tn"
dOminions OF The sultan. There are no
electric lights. yet tho re are gas plants:
there are no telephones. Yet the Turks
utilize the telegraph: and the first cleo
trio railway is 20 re built, although
steam roads are no longer a novelty.
1t will be long. however. before this
barrier to nroCrcss will be removed.
for, according 20 United States Consul
Hayndal, plans for an electric railway
and for electric lighting at Damascu :
are under SellouS cOrsidei alton. That
such a project SnoulG be taken up in
this. the Oldest surviving city in his
tory. indicates that Turkey is about to
keep step. in this respect at least with
the modern world. High government
officials are interested in the Damascus
lighting undertaking. for which $780,
OCO is to be raised. Ahmed Izzet
P.lsha. second secrct:.ry t. the sultan.
'md his brother. Mustafa Boy. have
both promised to take stock, as ha =;
also the council OF the province. If
this should prove tn. entering wedge
which it seems. there is a field for the
Immediate attention of American cleo
trical engineers, manufacturers and
promoters.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

Says the Higgins Hill correspondent
o! the Fort Elir!icld RI view: zone of
;hc mon VIII" breaks the roads her.
says that last sunday morning one of
his friends called him up and told him
if he didn't hrr, ,Il out the roads he
would complain of hiEl tn the select
men. SO he - t'icd ou:, only to be in
ro!lncl by an"ther ncighbo" that. if h.
drove his Sn"W-plo% over the road
Sunday, he would prosecute him.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

March-with thc local elections, the
adjournment of the Legislature and
the wind and s'ush and froshets.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

There are more than 4.500 students in
tFe University of Moscow, nearly 4,G0)
in the University of ST. Petersburg
and 900 at kiev. The attendance at
the Universities Of Eharkov. Dorrat.
Warsaw. Odessa and kaZan averages
about 100 students apiece. and there
a.'c several smaller institutions Of
higher education in other cities. Al
together the universities Of Russia are
educating about 1900 younc men and
women. or almost three times as many
as attended such institutions thirty
years ago. Needless to say, they repre-
sent much of the empires best in in
telligtnce. strength of character and
pow er to serve the state. SO conscious
is the government of the need of edu-
Gated men to lead the industrial, COM
mercial, professional and military life
Of the country that, Notwithstanding
its persecution of politically progress
sivc students, it encourages the de-
veIopment of the universities.
Yet the students arc always Il source
anxiety to the imperial court and the
ministers of the ear. They arc Scn-
orally very advanced in their views,
only Il few. comparatively. siding with
the rcactiOnary imperial princes and
their retaincrs.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

Governor COBB and Names inaugu.
ration party will leave for Washing
ton, today.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

This too is the experience of a Hig-
gins Hill man: Didn't il blow last
Saturday. though" We started for tn"
Fort i'm the after rlOrl. and had all we
could do to reach the village. When
going by r. p. Grants a cyclone
struck us. ana turned The old mare
cl, an round/ head 10 III, pung. We
didn't dare 10 stop. but kept on to the
village before We changed ends. as it
we're Then We found that the wind
had twisted our clothes 81 .l"v all but
tcued in the back
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

The Eastern Steamship Co. which is
controlled by Charles ". Morse has
given the Eastern Sh;pbuilding COM
lany of GrotOn. tol.n.. Il contract for
two large turbine passenger steamers.
The steamers will cost over half u mil
lion dollars apiece. The specifications
call FOR sister turbine ships of steel. 800
feet in length, fifty feet beam. eight
.ect draft light and ten feet loaded.
These steamers are expected to main
tain at sea n speed Of from eight zen to
twenty kncts per hour. being driven by
three prope!lcrs. each of which will
turn up 500 revolutions q minute. The
total capacity Of each ship will he
ABOUT 5000 tons gross and the freight
capacity viii be about eighty car loads.
or about onc-third more than the CAT
vim Austin carries. These steamers
will be adapted to any run now covered
those to Gardiner. Bangor and St
JOINS. their light draught enabinf;
them to ascend any of the rivers But
Notwithstanding that quality. they will
hc most able ships in d sea way since
tEcir engines will be located in the very
bottoms of the vessels. giving great
stability. The new ships will be fitted
with every modern convenience and
Improvement throucout Each will con-
tain about 200 light. airy and roony
staterOoms. one feature in which the
steamers will be vastly more corforta-
hle for their passengers than vessels
driven by reciprccatinG engines will be
an entire lack OF vibration. The East
ern Co.'S is the first contract for tur-
bine passenger steamers ever given il,
this country. With these palatial and
speedy vessels added to its fleet. the
company will be splenGidlv equipped
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

A Mairc man. when travelling West
recently. took with him valuable
specimen of crai;. which was Il source
OF much annoyance "a the porter on
The car. 4 bi; Ol a Wi,g, the gentlemaa Il
assured the complainant that he woul':
Willingly pav rates for his novel
travelling companion. provided he
could find out what they were. The
:nrtcr departed IN search OF the desired
information. He returned shortly. in "A
perpio&e state Of mu!d. bearing an
ofiit ial looking vnlun' in his hand.
Mnurnrully he ;;liiiounrd referring L"
his book "A cat is Il dog. and a parrot
is "A dog: but this Gre crab is II insect,
and there ain: 10 rates.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-01

Whether they hail from the moon or
from Gardiner ar from Brunswick.
KING Pepper and his court always
make !, complete capture of Augusta.
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Stone Saving by Wire.

Stone saving by wire is now success
fully accomplished in france, says g.
Bourbon of the sociey of the encour.
agement of national industry. The
complete plant comprises an endless
wire passing around a series of pulleys
one Of which is a drivin pulley This
wire, driven at given speed, is caus
ed to press lightly on the stone. the
necessary tension being obtained by q
straining pulley working on an inclined
plane. Between this trolley and the
driving shaft is situated the saw frame
carrying the guide pulleys for the wide
The sutting process is one by sand
mixed with water, conveyed into the
saw cut as the work proceeds. Al
though the operation apears simple
various retails render its practical ap
plication difficult The force exerted
by the wire tr produce the cut must be
uniform, capable of being readily varI
led aud proportionate to the length OF
cut, and the wire of three steel strands
twisted faidly tight should make one
turn while moving lis '-oAes
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effects of the vege-
table re IN e dy.
Write for our spe-
cial book on Rheu-
tnatisn which is
sem free. Our ply
sicians will advise
without charge all
who viii write us
abora their case.
ANk r.
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in which wounde prid and passio-
nate anger fight for predominanee.
Sir Heron regards her vita earnest
amazement.
This is-extraordinary he says;
this is a mystery which" Here his
voice grows grave and solemn. win
you tell me how and when I have or
Tended your" he says.
NO" she replies, turning upon him,
Il will not say anything more have
said too muca. We are strangers,
Sir Heron, and you have no right to
keep me talking on the-the public
road. We are strangers and will re-
main so. Good-morning!
And with glance that was as much
one of defiance and dislike as of fare
WELL she turns and goes swiftly down
the road.
Amazed, mortified and interested
more than he has been for many a
long day, Sir Heron leans upon his gun
and watches her and not until the
1.-THE graceful figure has turned a dis.
tant corner does he tuck his gun IN
der his arm and turn toward the Void
In all the course of his experience
and ii has been varied one he has
never met with anything like this
At one moment he is inclined to
laugh aloud; the next, the vision Of
the sweet face, all flushed with anger
and scorn, strikes the laugh from his
lips.
Vainly he recalls the events of the
past seven years, and racks mis- brain
in the endeavor TO summon up some
recollection of a brown-eyed girl with
golden hair, Of face like that of the
strange girl with whom he has been
having so singular a conversation;
memory will not help aim.
He is sure that he has not seen her
| before. and yet she had his name
his title--so pat!
With an eagerness which surprises
him, he goes over the many fair faces
ne has met in town and country
| tracks back to long-forgotten balls and
concerts, dinners at Richmond and
| suppers at st. Johns Woods; but all
in vain. And she herself admitted
that they had not met. Had some busy
| body been spreading tales of the old,
wild life in town, and had some story
of one of his many exploits reached
the ears Of this unknown country girl
and inspired her with a yirtuous re-
| pugnance of aim? 1t was possible
just possible and yet the expression
of positive dislike and scorn which
had flashed from the brown eyes was
too marked and personal for that
| hypothesis.
Then at last the absurdity of the
whole thing broke in upon him, and,
stopping short in the middle of the
road, he laughs aloud
But there is a sharp ring of annoy
ance and perplexity in the laugh, and
though the pheasants fall to the right
and left of nim and his hand is well
in for slaughter, the most absorbing
of an Englishnian's amusements, he
cannot dispel the vision of the young
! girl standing erect and scornful, with
fiery light in her brown eyes, and the
curl of proud Indignation on her red
ripe lips; and powerless also in the
noise of the now jubilant dogs &c
drown the sweet, clear tones 0s the
round. musical voice in wnicn Sill
Heron has heard. for the first time in
his life, an avowed expression of dis
like.
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CHAPTER v.

The question is. what will you
wear? For, of course, you must go,
my dear"
The speaker is Mrs Godfrey Tur-
ner-that Mrs. Godfrey Turner of
whom Carrie spoke so reverently on
the night of Mays arrival. They
that is, the aforesaid lady ian elderly
person with a turn-up nose, sharp
eyes and a double-barreled eyeglass)
May and Carrie-are seated in Mays
own room, all three drawn up around
the fire, in that comfortable easy at
titude inv hich ladies indulge when
the male eye is absent-feet on fen.
! der, elbows on knees, and noses poin.-
| ed at the glowing CRATE.
For a week has gone by since May
| encounter with Sir Heron, ana a warn
| ing breath from winters stern nostrils
mas visited the land, and autumn has
already shown signs of turning tail--a
week in which May has been anything
| but idle, for Mrs. GeofI roy Turner has
Just Carries good opinion, and
done ner duty by Mr. Dalton's new
ly-arrived daughter
Though she lives in a small house,
and keeps but one maid-servant and a
boy in buttons. Mrs Godfrey Turner
! is Omething of q power in the land,
and, as the widow of a colonel, is ac-
! knowedged as a member of the Gran,
! ford elite.
1t is she who during the past week
has taken May "in hand" not greatly
to that young lady's delight; and there
have been dinner parties at the Rec
tory and the Grange, and the Laurels,
as Mrs Turner's box is called, and at
| Gresham House itself.
So far, May has been received by
all the best people, save and always
excepting that supreme fountain
head of all Crawford greatness, the
Wold!
Yes, Mrs. Godfrey Turner, mindful
of many a good dinner at Gresham
House. and many brace of pheasants
from the Gresham preserves, has done
| her duty; but May-proud, willful May
does not seem properly grateful.
city ought not to improve and streets
| Nothing seems to amaze her, not
withstanding that she has sprung
/ from Woodvine Villa and the humble
! position of upil teacher at a middle
class clearinghouse, nothing seems to
awe her; not the doctor at the rectory.
nor Mrs Grantham--a terrible person
age in purple velvet at the Grange
nor the Hon. Mr. Grantham himself
May has taken it all. with a calm
ness which has nearly approached
GOODNESS. with a self-possession which
has surprised and somewhat alarmed
| even Mrs. Godfrey Turner herself
II her father had been a peer Of the
realm instead Of a mere city man,
who mad made his pile" she could
not have deported herself with more
dignity and self-composure.
But Mrs. Godfrey Turner is not dis
satisfied. Her protegee, notwithstand-
ing-or perhaps in consequence of,
her bearing-has proved success,
and Crawford has-always excepting
the WoId-accepted her
Your sister. ny dear" said Mrs.
Godfrey Turner TO open-eyed, de-
lighted Carrie will be the belle Of
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Sick
10 Od

Feed pale girls on SCOTS
Emulsion.
We do not need to give all
the reasons why SCOTS
Emulsion restores the strength
and flesh and color of good
health to those who suffer
from sick blood.
The fact that it is the best
preparation of Cod Liver Oil,
rich in nutrition, full of healthy
stimulation is a suggestion as
to why it does what it does.
SCOTS Emulsion presents
Cod Liver Oil at its best,
fullest in strength, least in
taste.
Young women in their
"teens " are permanently cured
of the peculiar disease of the
blood which shows itself in
paleness, weakness ndnevous-
ness, by regular treatment
with SCOTS Emulsion.
1t is a true blood food and
is naturally adapted to the cure
Of the blood sickness from
which so many young women
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we are. 1t would create a sensation
would it net; and 1t would be a suit
able -tumo for people who venture
into the presence Of such goddesses as
Lady Letchford and Miss Vavasour.
Never mind, Mrs. Turner, don't look
so shocked. We viii go in our ordi-
nary garments and endeavor to do you
credit. But all the same / lean to.
ward the sackcloth."
to be continued.
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The Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-08
lnsensible for 90 Hours.

Oshkosh, Feb 2.-Richard Bartels
was knocked unconscious by a belt a.
one of the local factories For more
than ninety hours he has remained in
that state gaining his senses but a
few moments Wednesday. 1t is be.
lieved there is a clot of blood on the
brain aud an effort win DC made to
remove it.