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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15
Personal Notes,

General \. J. Simpson. United States,
Minister to Ecuador. travelled dis
t;tncc of 3ON0 miles to attend the G. A.
II. reunion in Denver, last week
Orcn Root. nephew of the Secretary
Of State. ana general manager Of the
metropolitan Street Railway Company
is The youngest street railway magnata
in the country
David Graham Phillips. the novelist.
is spending several months abroad. He
has been travelling chiefly through
France and will pr"bID'}- return to this
country early III th,. winner
Dr. James {. Hepburn. Of East Or
arGe. y. j.. has received many hand
some birthday tokens. Many Of them
coming from Japan. Mr.. Hepburn COM
l'ii"d the first Japan. 50 English Die
ticnary.
Miss May IIang. cauGhter of TIL.
Chinese Minister. is quite the most pie
iurcspue figure in Washington society
father this week, af.cr II delightful
summer spent in Massachusetts. most
Of the time at Amherst. where the
Minister has placed his sors. Arlco and
-Ar!u, in school.
Prof. Blake. the heal % the Electric
cal Department at the University Of
Kansas, has been taken into Il ricn
company thar will m:til.. submarine sig
nalS. Prof. Blake maic III, discovery
years ago and patented ii. When :, boy
h noticed that if he div,.d and another.
Kid knocked two rocks together under
water II" could hear it, rs all boys
know. He applied "l.cgrir wires ia his
theory and il is exp .cIri viii get rich
Assistant Secretary Of tie Treasury
Horace a. Taylor. who brought on.
John G.. Spooncr ana ;:rnnIErd him for
The senatorial race. .ud WAS Indirectly
responsible for the election of Uncle
Jerry" tuSk three. times rs governor
of Wisconsin. is the founder of II pros
porous Wisconsin town and owns IL
great share OF another. When II farm
q! lad. late in the tifti"S, ne plunged in
to the Wisconsin forest. Eight dollars
ana Il gun We're al his worldly posses.
SiollS. ana his first Vacation was driv-.
ing Il stage coach.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15
The New Governor at Toaus.

Cordial congratulations from all sides
will be extended t. General John T.
Richards who has been appointed
governor of the Sational Home at To-
gus Ia >Iccced Col. :. Z. Allen. who :
forced by Illness to retire after a lot.g
period of faithful service. General
Richards is a splendi; organizer and an
excellent executive officer. and his eN-
Icri,Ece la connection vii, other sol
diers horacs in the country especially
fits him for Ills new post. That he will
De- 4 popular governor is not doubt d
b. those who know the high esteem in
Viii III l,e Is held by TIE veterans "f
Maine. 4 popularity which was made
evident only the oth.r Cay when mis-
tuin TO the State after an absence Of
several years WAS signalized by his I'M
mediate ele, ton as junior vice COM
mander of the Loyal LcSiclL
General Richards vas a brave soldier
| i'm the war for the Union and was then
fer years engaged in business in Gardi-
ner. From 1897 to 1902 lie WAS adjutant
general of Main. filling the office during
a most important AMI trying period and
filling il in Il most Efficient fashion. He
resigned in 1902. to accept the position
| of superintendent Of construction of The
| new National Homo IT Johnson City.
Tenn. Since the completion of that
Home he has been m inspector Of the
National Homes in various parts OF Che
country, performing the duties of this
| office until assigned t. the temporary
command ut Togus about Two months
ago when Col. Aliens health failed
him. a host Of friends in this section
| of Maine are glad TO welcome General
Richards to permanent residence here
again and wish him all success in his
ncw position.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15
Village Advertising Wanted.

4
| a Worcester -tMass) newspaper IA
| mcntS that one can Idle i'll 4 trolley car
! through all the. cities. towns and vii
lagos from Boston to New York with
| out learning the names Of any of them
| from legend placed by the waySide to
attract the travellers attention. The
| statement is a little cX;t,,@t rated. The
| great towns ore readily Identified. but
the ,ase is different with respect TO the
smiling villages to be found on every
| electric line which runs t. the country
| side.
, Scar; ely any Of these aliuring littl'
| settlements can be ideltifici unless one
| happens to pass the post office or the
| steam railway station. on il fortunate
| enough to be- riding with knowing
and communicative conductor. One of
| these officials. employed ON Il stree,
| railway l;ne running out of Philad"l-
phia. had such a sliSn; Knowledge -:
| ;he territory through which his ctr
rts passing daily tina. lie WAS unable
| To give m interested lHsSengc'' the
! name Of Il fine stream. SCANNED by IL
graceful. old-fishionrd. stone-archrd
bridge over watch IN. tracks were laid.
Fortunately. this dense ignorance of 20
| cal geography, of the namc: Of historic
buildings and scenic TEXTURES general
| ly. rs TO which the alert Traveller wishes
To be Informed. is not roinmon amOlG
trolley car conductors. The rider who
| :vas SO lucky as to find 4 place with the
loGuaciouS driver in The old stage coach
days needed no better Suidc book; but
he is gone, and the casual traveller
must seek elsewhere if he would dis .
cover his latitude and longitude.
Our pretty little towns and villages
should be more sclf-asScrtivc and blow
their trumpctS louder for the sake of
the Wayfarer who speeds through them
il the "broomStick train" A readable
sign ut the boundary line would be
helpful. buildings along II" wAySidr
which have interesting historical as.,o-
Citations should he app, onr.ttrly Label
cd. III one Of the New England towns
4 tablet is placed on i fence which in
forms the visitor that il is near thr
spot where certain unfOrtunatrS were
hanged for practicing w;trhcraft. In
this WY We read history as we fly.
Many churches bear no name upon
their walls. 1t would he satisfactory
to know what denomination WorShips
N such an inviting place. There may
D" scores of business signs along the
route and none giving the most imp1r-
tant information Of all. III" name of the
settlement. One may navel through a
long succession of villages without
!'ilri:lng their ham's. Property -uwncrs
are too modest. We wish e know who
lives i'll III" commanding residence on
the hi'l or i'll the attractive cottage en-.
hoWerrd in roses. The trolley lines
nave done much TO w;iken up orr vii
iag"S hut they have nor learned how
10 advcrtiS" themselves
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15

associa ion is educative. The best
Tart d ones training comes from close
contact with men in the business and
social world. Some opposition to the
clcment of secrecy exists. but confess
Sedly much seriously important bust
ness is conducted in extreme privacy.
1t has been said. and with truth.
that al men desire distinction of some
sort. The offices, the reGalia, insignia.
badges of the multitudinouS societies.
secret on otherwise. give thousands Of
our best citizens opportunity to crafty
ne ye:trning for 81 little harmless ex-
llioltitlon. 1t is the same ambit ion
mat inspires one to append ones name
To poem and TO do other equally in
hocuous things to keep ones self i'm the
public eye. 10 be addressed by a SUI
pcrGr;tndiloqucnt title ana sit in red
cffulsent state as the high mightincSs
| of the occasion is Il pleasure not to be
d"spised III this pros:tic, hurndrunl
| world.
We may gaze incrcdulously at a
| worthy brother who is envcloped III the
rcgalia Of his fratrrnal rank, but we
are al anxious TO he famous in our
CWn way. Some men affect Il straw hat
out % season to attract attention. even
| ii il be Il gibe. Eandykc whSkcrs give
a certain measure Of dignity 10 the
| Wtarrr. l. is suspected thar nOnpro-
| ieSSiOual persons carry Il green bag
| the lawyers insignia, to earn a little
public respect. The bl"Ziug diamond
| is flashed upon the admirilIg multitud,
tor the same laudablc pdrpoSc.
We all wear our Uniform though j,
| may not b" quite as conspicuous rs
General SCOTS at Cprro Gordo. The
| plain citizen may make a virtue of his
| plainl!tsS. though he imagincS he is
| without pride. Who does not admire q
knight of Something or Other who
goes prancing down the parade to the
music Of the band, with feathers and
ribbons flying to the breeze?
| 1t is the lofticSt desire of many good
| men to become the founder of a new
| secret order. and this accounts for the
birth of such IN institution every
| week. II has been flcetiouSly said thai
| tho United States is 2 nation OF "toin-
rrS. In no other country are there SO
| many persons associated in secret fra :
t"rnal bonds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15

Those who know best about such
things say that this years corn crop
viii h" about ZIG. 9OO. 900 bushels. a
larger crop than was ever before
raised in one year in this country. The
wheat harvest. already assured. is the
largest with one exception ever known.
The figures as TO the vast production
"f grain i'm IN" West are not easily
Erasp",l. hut they bcCnmc more inn
Ir' ssiv' when We read that the great
railroad lines estimate that the Uart Of
ih" grain crop for which they will have.
60 provide moving facilities u 500. :
""0 carloads. They have further fig
urrd II ont that were all this grain
mark ted ~ once II would require a
solid train Of freight cars. with the
31.io0 locomotives necessary to move il
who's" total length would he I2.2S6
miles. or half the circumference Of the
earth. Put in other terms, the cars
ANA engines would practically occupy
very 1901 Of four parallel tracks
stretching from New York to San
Francisco. Naturally. a large part of
IN" enormous grain crop of 1905 will
not have to be moved in freight cars.
Much of it will be consumed on the
farms by the farmers own families
ana by the livestock as in MANY cases
II VIII be more profitable to dispose of
IL IN that way than To send il 10 mar
Ret by rail. Another large nort will
he hauled from the farms to the neigh
""rlilS towns and cities for local use.
Inc remainder, about one third Of the
total crop will tax TO the utmost IN.
railway facilities of the country and
drain the banks of. smaller cities ,,d
towns to move it; and this in turn will
cause 4 movement of money from IN.
great financial centres of New York
and the East-such. in fact. as has al
ready been going on for wceks-to Chi
caso. Duluth and Omaha ana other
Western cities which act as distribut-
ing centres for the money to start the
crops to market. Were all this grain
put upon the market at once the rail-
roads would literally be swamped and
the banks drained OF money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Outlook for Young Men Today.

Chicago AdvanceD
AS lor the question whether there is
greater opportunity for young men
thlil ever before, We hay. the fact thai
farmers sons do no; tind the land be-
loro thein as il WAS y ana 80 years ago.
lh'h tEe great states ana territories of
inc west We're an open prairie, with the
opportunity for 4 homestead and 4
tee claim" Tens pf thousands OF
young lien left their old homes III lie
East and interior, AMI are now the
comfortable posscssors OF beautiful and
fertile farms. Bat these vast plains
are now occupied. The earth is sold"
The young men who ore EDw crowded
OF the f;trms of Illinois ana Ohio cam
not take homestead in Kansas or Ne
braSka. They are forced toward the
city to increase the competition there,
with the result of agSravating the la
Dor trouble.
Another obvious fact is that the big
establishments and gigantic corpora
tons have been croWdinS out the small
STA pliShmcntS. Surely il cannot be
maintained that young lnen find II as
easy t. start Up for themselves i'll mcr-
chantilc business now as they did be
fore tue days Of the big department
store 5. or III manufacturing business as
it Was before the formation Of the si-
G:,ntic combinations. II IS beyond dlS-
putc that the tendency % the last scor.
| of years has been 10 !'.Ssca the number
Of proprietorS. and IL IS equally cl"af
| that this tendency Src;tt"nS the number
| OF dependents.
Nothing is to be gained hy 0bscurn8
| these facts of by persu;tdinG the young
men that the gates :tro wide open.
young man rises from a clerkShIp t.
the presidency of Il r:,ilroid or Il bank
| or Il poor boy becomes rich enough IL
| get into the United States Senate. and
We say the way is open. So il is fol
! the on. man who becomes president OF
| = railway company which has swallow
"a up Il half-doZen other companies
and operates 1850 mills III road; or 10,
| Ih. man at th" head II 4 bank when
| has consolidated the banks OF the neigh
ho.hood; or for tn. ,Wo attn VINO tdr.
| til" earth upside down :tnd severely lei
| heaven alon. to get into the up!"'
house of Congress. Bu, 10" the ma j"r-
| ity of young men ihe gates are not
| lightly swinging on the hinges, and the
more thoroughly thy Understand thi-
fact the better it vii! b" for them II
will max" them prepare better, edutat;
themselves more thoroughly and Guilt
vatc the habits of sobricty and ecoIlo
my. which make for success. What
ever else the time may hn demanding
il certainly is demanding The very b'-s;
preparation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15

Although thSnorthern mills still main
tain heavy preponderance in spin
ming capacity the southern mills are
spinning up nearly rs much cotton
yearly as the northern. The southern
mill consumption of cotton is now %
times what it was 10 years ago. while
the northern mill consumption has in
creased only to very slight extent
The Springfield Republican points
OUT mat these figures all go to confirm
the statement that the northern mills
are holding their own and are doing 50
by giving mp the manufacture Of
coarse grades of goods. and devoting
themselves To fine work. Their output
III tn" 10 years would probably show 4
noteworthy increase i'm value against
n" great increase i'm the amount of raw
material used. Their machinery mean
tinlc Is also changing 10 meet the new
conditions. They are substituting new
ana improved appliances FOR OLD. ana
Will" they show no such considerable
Increase in the number Of mechanical
units az the South does. the mrchani-
81 efficiency of the northern mills Is
ing added 10 in u way nnr revealed
10y th" statistics given.
Meanwhile We may expect that thc
south viii 90 on rapidly extending its
cotton manufacturing plant. Its phe
n7m'n1i growth during tn. past 10 ana
20 years is likely to b. repeated in The
next 10 and 90 years. and no one will
begrudge that section its good fortune
and brilliant prospects in this particu-
lar. The South may in time come TO
tn"roach seriously upon the fine goods
domain into which the northern mills
have been so generally driven:>but the
North Will always constitute a princi-
pal market for fine cotton manufac-
lures. and there can be no doubt that
the Duik OF the manufacturing for this
market will remain in the North, for
the factor of freight tends to favor this
section against the South, as the value
of the finished product tends to in
crease relatively to the value and
weight of the raw material. But the
mills, it would seem, are des-
tined TO mononoIze not only the
southern goods market but most Of the
oriental market which this country
may be able to obtain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15

The scheme Of travelling Libraries
which has been adopted in Maine and
proved 50 successful here. is also in
operation in several other statcS-
New York, Iowa and WisconSIn-while
in Maryland an interesting variation IS
being tiled which librarians arc watch
ms with interest. There the public
libraries in several of the cities and
large villages are extending their cir
,ulation in the ncighbOring rural Sec
lions by means of teams sent out
weekly loa led with books. These neat
covered wagons, calling from house To
Lunsr to allow patrons to return their
uId books and select new ones, are
said To- b.. common sights III sections o.
Maryland and are literally travelling
libraries which are doubtless much APP
preciat.d. Such things as this. alon"
With III" telephone, the trolley and ru-
raj free delivery, are making it ncccs-
saiy 10 drop Isolation" from the list
"f drawbacks TO life in the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15
Pointed Paragraphs.

Faint heart nc'er got mixed IN in :
breach of promise suit.
When the millennium arrives the World
Will have no use for lawyers.
Great men slip down in winter and
small men slip up at all seasons.
When opportunity is spurred on by
labor the result is sometimes called luck.
4 wise wife knows thai fiattcry is tho
real key t. hcr husbands pocket book.
Any gossip can say mean things but il
takes 4 good cook to turn out Il hrst-cl;isS
roast
Instead of old women and young whisky
the average man prefers old whisky and
young women.
Whoever chooses his wife for the way
she looks on the street seldom makes a
serious mistake.
There was once a woman who could
Actually starch Il mans shirt in the right
placc-but she has been dead several hunt
Chicago News
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15

Although there WAS n greater loss %
life when the Russian battleship Pc
tropavl"vsk with Admiral Makaroff or
board. went down during the early part
If thu war. human nature and human
sympathy are such that the loss of the
Japanese tattleship Mikasa, tog.t her
with nearly coo lives. after the war is
over. causes 4 much greater shock
:r,und tn" world and arOuSrs d"epe:
sympathy. Not a few are led to won
type Of battl"shIp which would start
such 4 blaze as led up to the terrible
explosion which de stroyed the ship.
'rhc sinking of the Mikasa inevitably
rcnews the discussion as to the cause
If III" sinking of TIE Maine in Havana
harbor, in February, 1898. The report
from Toxic describing the Of
locts Of the explosion says that
the side below the water line
This is the result to be OK
p"ctcd from an interior explosion. 1t
will u" remembered that in the case ri
tn" Maine the bottom armor plates
We're bent inward and upward in the
form Of an arch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15
DR.. Miles
New Heart Cure

Will strengthen the nerves ana muscles
of he heart. ana tn taintinE spells. to-
Z, thor with al Other heart troubles. Will
disappear.
heart trouble could hardly walk. ON
day had 4 fainting Srell. and thought
! would di.. Soon after began uSinG
DR. Miles Heart Cure. and after takins
three bottles ! feel that | am cur q.
MRS EFFlE CLOtGH. Ellsworth Falls,
Maine.
rha first bottle will benefit. if not. the
druggist will return your money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15
FraternaI Orders.
Philadelphia Ledrerl

y IITI'IUtTPHIH LeUEer.)
me total membership of the princi-
pa fraternal organizations in the
onlted States is estimated at S27S
ooo. About every ninth person belongs
~ secret order. person who is un-
"''"cleu 10 one or more brothcrhoods
ma! set himself down as rather unso-
t"'i ana peculiar. One of the fraterni-
'ies mas $4,000 members. There are
,Meil,H win more than 100 900 each.
->'''ii' All Of them have the insurance
,a 1'"'c III som" form. The spirit Of
soou fellowship is cultivated and the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15
Maine Gossip
Love Triumphant.

Hel"n's lips are drifting dust.
lion is consumed with rust;
ALI the gall"onS of Greco"
Drink III. oceans drcaInl.SS peace
Lost was SolDmUn's purple show
X, stl,SS centuries ago;
Stately empires wax and wan'-
Baby Ion. BaTbary and SPAN
only on. thing und"fac.i.
Lasts. though all the worlds lie waste
Ana th. heavens are overturned.
bear. bow long ago We learned!
There's a sight that blinds the sun.
Sound that lives when sounds are done
Music tia: +, Dukes the birds.
Language lov,li,r than words.
HUI. :nd scent that shame the rose,
Wine no earthly vineyard knows,
Silence stillcr than til. shor"
Swept by CharuuS Stcalihy oar.
Ocean more divin"ly free
Than Paciiic'S bOundlcsS sea
" who love have learned II true;
Dear, how long ago We knew
Frederic Lawrcn"" Knowles
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15

arrangements with the author and III,
publishers Of the Century to issue
Pres'de:.t Eliot's monograph i'm more
permanent shape. The book has been
ISSUED vi late as the first volume of the
American Types Series" II is a neat
ana coiiipavt book. handy to pick up,
easy TO read and very satisfying to
thoughtful persons wnu strive to look
liito the moving causes which haze
shaped events.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15
Cotton Mills, North and South.

That the South is rapidly gaining on
the North in the matter of cotton manu-
featuring is clearly shown by figures
collected by the New York Financial
Chronicle. In it's annual review Of the
cotton situation this publication gives
these figures as To the number Of spin
dies in northern and southern mills:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15
Faint Spells

ar. very often attributed To bAtousn"ss'
ana the stomach Is treated to catllafticS.
That's wroIs ;.
Faint spells are aft"n accompanies ~
hironsn, IS but You will also notice short
mess of breath asthmatic breathing. OPP
Or. sSed feeling in chest. weak or hungry
en, Ms; which are al early symptoms oil
heart weakness.
Don't make the mistake 81 treating the
Stnr1n.b when the hear is the SoIrC" az
TIN, trnmhl...
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15

The gold output of the Transyaal in
July was the largest on record. amount
ing to sS.673OOO. or at the rate Of over
slGC. ON. coo a year. Apparently the maxi
mum has not yet been reached, and it is
ryne.t.d that the remaining months
Of this year will show still further gains
If is probable that the monthly produn
ton may exceed 100000 by December.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15

Thus during the past year the North
added only $4,000 snindlcs to its manu-
featuring equipment. while the South
added nearly 100000 spindles. In 10
years the South's spinning capacity has
increased over 262 per cent while the
northern increase is hardly II per cent.
Another interesting comparison by the
same authority relates TO the changes
in the yearly amount OF cotton con-
sumcd by northern and southern mills
during the same time, the figures being
for bales of 500 pounds each:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15

Although Alton +. Parker's new job
brings him in 100000 a year there Is
a well grounded suspicion that he
would gladly exchange it for that held
'F certain well known gentleman who
hndS only $4,000 in his pay envelope.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15

The damage from that accident OF
the WiscasSct road is estimated ~
$4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15

Both the ElkS OF Augusta and those
Of Bath are ut the present tim" iu"V-
ing into fine new quarters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15

The club women own lIoulton. this
wade I;ar Harbor. next week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15

The gooG wishes Of Ill Main" vii
20 To japan with IiisEop o'r"nn"ll Z"
Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-15

A Maine Woman-2"rhap:S il is just as
we'll not To give her name or the NAME:
Of the patent mcdicina-haS sent the
following recommendation to q patent
medicine firm" Gentlemen. before TAX
ing your medicine l WAS too weak to
spank my baby. but now | can lick my
husband"