Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-01

members Of the National Guard will ap-
pear in dress uniform without side
arms. Transportation ana subsistence
viii be provided, but no per diem will
he followed.
by order OF the -in-chief:
AUGUSTUS =. FARNHAM.
Adjutant General.
Hon. W. W. Stetson. state superir-
terdent of schools. was at the educa-
tional department for n few hours Sat
urday. Mr.. St"tson returned. that morn
ing. from a trip to ArOostoock county,
where he visited a number of the
towns. on business connected with the
department. Among other places he
visited was Pressure Isle. in the inter-
est of the Normal school. and on Fri
day evening he attended the gradual
ton exercises of the High school at
Abbott village.
Superintendent StatsOn has found it
necessary to decline an invitation to
JOIN the Ogden party this spring. as the
meeting is held later than usual. The
Southern Education Board will hold
it's next conference in Columbia. s. G.,
early in May This is the busy season
in Maine in school matters. At these
meetings renOrts are made on work
done in the South; educational Gues-
tionS are discussed and plans are made
for the future. These exercises are of
great benefit to Northern school men.
DR.. A. q. Young, secretary of the
state Board of Health. who had been
at Lewiston and Auburn on two differ
ent occa siOns. last week. on account of
the smallpox outbreak in those cities.
returned TO Augusta. Friday afternoon
When asked about the situation, sat
u,day. DR.. Young stated that While OF
course it was impossible to tell how
many people had been exposed to the
disease. those patients who were found
to be suffering from it had been con-
fined in the detention hospitals of the
two cities, and the local boards OF
health were taking every precaution to
prcvcnt a further spread Of the conta-
ginn. Thus far II cases had been found.
two of them having been taken to the
detention hospital at Auburn. and nine
to the hospital in Lewiston. One of the
latter had recovered. and all of the
cases were of a mild tyne. OF the pa
tents affected by the disease, all are
Americans. At the time Of the last out
break of the disease. the majority OF
French Canadian citizens who are en-
ployed in the mills. we're vaccinated.
which fact may account from their
present immunity from the cOntagion.
The state library will commence.
sometime during the coming month, tho
work Of making up the new libraries
for the fan and winter. The list will
comprise l. or more.
Travelling libraries were sent out
from the state library. Saturday. to
Brewer Denmark and BrOOklin. There
has been good call for these during
the past winter. but with the approach
of the summer season there will be n
falling off in the demand, although
much reading matter is annually fur
nished to the summer resorts in this
way
People who desire to familiarize
themselves with thu appearance AMI
habits of the caterpillars of the brown
tail moth can have the opportunity for
dong so by calling at the agricultural
department Mt the Capitol. where
small nursery has been established Tor
the culture of these pests. with view
to studying them in tine different stages
of their existence. At present the nur-
sery consists of a glass Jar containing
| n winter nest. and lively lot of cater
nillars. which are a little more than an
| eighth of an inch in length. In the jar
with them are two twigS, one of them
from n cherry tree and another from
an elm the buds on thu twigS serving
as food for the caterpillars. Over the
tor of the jar is bound pierce of fine
cheese cloth. which allows the air TO
reach the prisoners. without affording
them any chance to get free. The little
fende in the jar seem to have an eX-
cellent appetite. in spite of their i'm
prisonnent. and although they feed on
the buds of both twigs. they appear in
larger numbers or the twig of the
cherry.
| Charles w. Curtis. late clerk at the
forestry department. finished his work
ut the office. SATURDAY.. and will go to
his home. in Brewer. The best wishes of
many friends will go with him. Fred
ORIG Mason, the new clerk. who has
lhoan for the past week getting familiar
;zoI with the work. entered upon the
lduties of the office, the same day.
B. c. Friend. of the employees force.
lb,s been obliged to leave for awhile,
line work done by him at the Capitol.
land has been granted leave of absence