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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-02

There was an element Of hard luck in
it wher Colby, BO xdoin and Bates,
playing such strong teams as Amherst.
Vermont and Brown. Saturday, each
lost by a single score.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-02

The prospects for successful season
at the Isle of Springs ara first-class.
One new cottage is 20 Ee built for Mr..
GrieVes of Massachusetts. Judge Saw
age OF Auburn. DIR. S1nbC"n of Angus
Ia, Albert Young and &. M. COOmbs of
Auburn. directors of the association.
held a meeting last week and talked
over the matter of taxes of the associ-
alton with the selectmen Of Boothbay
and arrived at a satisfactory arrange
mcnt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-02

Fort Fairfield Review: To express
adays in Maine they say las frightened
as Il delinquent sheriff over visit from
the SturgiS commission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-02

In Fort Fairfield. this spring. 10
young elms will be set out on the
grounds of the various school buildings.
1t is & most practical work toward
beautifying the village and future gen.
erations will bless the men1ory of those
who do it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-02

The evening of Wednesday, May 10.
will be "Peary night" for Augusta Hal
lowell and Gardiner and the Augusta
Opera House. should he crowded to
greet the great explorer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-02

Rev. Thomas w. FcsSenden's rise in
the Methodist ministry las certainly
been rapid. Less than II years ago h."
High School. Today he is pastor Of
Grace church, Bangor which is con-
sidarcd the most desirable charge in
the East Maine Conference.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-02

Biddeford Pool is to cave new life
saving station. the work upon the
erection of which will be commenced
the middle of this month and it is ex-
pected it will be completed and ready
for occupancy about Sept. LIST. 1t will
cost about $4,000. The needs of a new
station nave been apparent for num-
Der of years. the present structure be-
ing entirely inadequate and untitled for
the uses to which it is put. being old
and altogether too small.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-02

1t is Einted on som" Of the colleg,
campuses that the older members of
the faculty are feeling very decrepit
since the announcement of the Carnegie
FIND providing pensions for retired pro-
fesSorS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-02

Rev. q. w. Hinckley of Good Will
farm tells the Journal that the endow~
ment fund Of $4,000 which will insure
the gift of a library building by Andrew
Carnegie has not bean given. as was
reported in the papers last week. 1t is
hoped some generous friend of the in
StitutiOn will soon come to the rescue.
but as yet the money is not in sight.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-05-13
LOS TRABAJADOREs DEL MAR

lie laman tanlben Wood sucker, chupador de
gre. En- las islas de la Mancha lie llama la
btFnaYe
Es muy en- Guernsey muy. pequefo en- Jer-
sey muy grande ba;ante frecuente Sex.
Una estampa de Ia edici6n de Buff por Somsni re-
presenta cefa6podo sujetanda ragata. Dioniso
Monort opna que po de las grandes attudes tiene
en- efecto suciente fuerza para echa pique buque
Bory Saint Vincent 10 MEGA pero arma que en- nues-
ira regones al pulpo aaca al hombre.
Id Se1k cerca de Breeg Hou os enseharan el hue
co de roca en- que agunas aos ar5s pupo acometi6
cogi6 ahog6 uu peScador de cangrejos Sc engahan
Paron lamark cuando dudan que cl pupo pueda n1-
dar carecendo de natatoriaS.
Ell que estas meas escrbe ha visto propios
oios en- Sek en- Ia cueva amada d. )utiques pupo
persipuiendo a nado & hombre que estaba ba
nando
Ei pulpo fue muerto v6 al medre que tenia
cuatro pies ingleses de envergadura pudieron con
tar sus cuatrocientos chupadoes que e animal al mo
rr echaba fuera de St convulsivamente
Sepdn Donisio Monfort una de observadoies
cuya intucon ana d6ss hace bajar y subir hasa Ia
m apica ell pulpo ten cas pasones ds hombre, e o1-
Ea efecto en- 0 ab .cuto Str defJrne oliar.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-05-13
2I2 BIBIOTfCA DEL BOLETIN MERcANTIL

hoa bre que que haberaelas ell cefaopo, lu
cha con el vaco patas. nj zarpadas nl denel!a-
das todo Sc reduce 4 una escaricacion indecib.e.
Un mordsco terrible pero tanto como una sue
ci0n. La 5abarra nada comparada con Ia ventosa
La CARA es Gera que la de- hon,bre Ia
veptosa Ell hombre mismo que entra en- la hera.
Los n!tScuos de "a victima sc hinchan, 6bras
retuercen, su tegumento estala bajo pesadumbre
inmunda la saugre broa mecca horrblemente con
la l.nfa del mousco.
La iera sobrepone su presa por mil bocas infa-
mes: hidra incorpora el hombre ell hombre
amagsma Ia hdra La hidra ell hombre no for
mas que SO ser.
Es lessdla horrible. E tigre puede hacer
mss que devorarnos e pulpo iqne horro7! inspra
Atrac al homb sc 10 asimii, el hom IRE atado pc
gado, imp yrtaute sene POGO a POGO vaciado todo
ei aque espanoso saco que mostruo.
Ms al 4 de- tan terrible el ser
comido vivo hay que pucde exorcsarse cual
la de bcbi 10 vivo.
La cencia mfdca negando ex,rafcs animales
sieuiendo siumbre de txcesiva pudencia hasta
pesenca los h-cho>; decide esudarlos los d-
SEGA los asiica o inc'uye catalcgcs les zone
r6ulo procura ejemp ares; los expone bao vti as
en- los ots; o cafca dc nousccs inveItebr d)9
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-05-13
pARA H,g0AEo

En- la libreria del Bolet tin" Sc han
recibido p; eciosos artfculos para rega
10, COMO albums con m1sica sin ella,
elegantes necesseres para sefIoras. tin.
teros de plata cristhohe, ceniceros de
lujo, carteras fnas. estuches para inge-
nieros, ssencias fnas, boquil.as de
ambar, etc, etc.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-05-13
nggnesia acrcada antibilf0sa
DE j. II. 9LANCO

Con su uso GesaParece ell extfefii
miento, indigestion, dolores de cabeza
jaqueca, bills acido del est6mago, en-
general todos los desarreglss product
loA p0r el estGmAgo intcst;nos.
B'gFt2a NGlss egp Esfascs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-02

"Ihe death Of A. NJ. Palmer recalls TO
me the old theatrical superstition that the
man who puts his name over a theatre
will eventually go broke said the old
theatrical man. THAT superstition is one
Of the moss covered ones Of the business,
but 1t is surprising how many people can
be pointed out as victims Of IL. Palmer
was one, and he never quite got over IL.
1T wasn't 40 long ago for youngsters 60
can remember when he took hold of Wal
lacks and changed the time honored name
OF that playhouse TO Palmer's. That was
a fatal mistake. The minute Palmer put
his own name over that house he began
to have bad luck. Certainly his pros
perity didn't stay with him long. He had
only had the house a short time when he
was In financial hot water. Then he bad
10 give II UP. He hadn't been out twenty
four hours when the theatre resumed It's
old name and Il has been continually pros
porous since.
Charles Frohman controls more theatres
in this city than any other manager, yet
YOU may have noticed that he never named
one after himself. Maybe Nr. Frohman
doesn't take any stock In fhe hoodoo, but
III bet you will never see one Of his houses
named after him as long as he Is In the
business. This hoodoo doesn't stick TO
theatre once a man Is out Of the business.
In other words. some one else might manage
a theatre called Frohman's with a good deal
OF profit but cont think Charlie Frohnan
could without running afoul Of the super
sttion,
sKlaw a Erlnnger have perpetuAted
their names in the theatrical business, but
they don't use their names over any Of their
theatres In this city or out Of Il. Now
let e take look at some Of those who have
run against the hoodoo.
There are so many instances Of where
men have lost theatres by having their
names over the door, or their initials over
the proscenium arch or on the curtain. that
] hardly know where to begin. Years ago
Il used 10 be the fashion for managers 10
put their initials over the prosceaium arch,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-02

ruary. 1907.
It is very likely that he win reach his
land base late In August next, when be
will go into winter quarters within less than
500 miles Of the Pole. His work during the
winter will include observations In mag
netism and meteorology.
just as soon as the sun begins to redden
the southern face Of the hills IN February
next Peary will start north over the polar
pack with a small, light pioneer party, fol-
lowed in a few days by large main party
with reserve supplies. He will have a
period Of five months, during which the
ice Of the polar ocean is practicable for
travel, in which to explore. and he will do
his best TO reach the North Pole.
The two parties will have from twenty
to twenty-five sledges with six to eight
dogs on each sledge and an Esquimau
driver for each set Of dogs. PeaTy win
use both the Esquimau type OF sledge and
also the types that he originated and which
have stood the test Of hardest usage. He
makes some Of his sledges Of ash, using
reindeer horn for braces at the intersection
Of the crossbars and uprights, and makes
the bed on which the load rests Of seal
skin lashings.
The scientific instruments which he VIII
take will include instruments for observa-
lions as to his geographical position, Their
mometers and sounding apparatus. 1t Is
regarded as highly important that he take
soundings through the ice at different
stages Of ~ i1-1ney and thus obtain a
fine set Of observations as TO the depth Of
the Arctic Ocean in that part Of the Western
Hemisphere.
The explorer does not think there is much
prospect OF his discovering any land on
his way. Such find would be regarded
az great good fortune, but there Is little
reason to hope that there Is anything but
the frozen sea between Greenland and the
Pole.
It ia not impossible that we may bear
from Peary now and then, He viii take
with him wireless tele graph outfit, which
he will set up at his winter quarters with
one or two relay stations In Greenland,
perhaps at Upernivik and Godthaab.
BY means Of these stations Peary hopes
that he will be able TO keep his ship In com
munication with the permanent telegraph
station at chateau Bay, Labrador, and
thence, by existing lines, with New York
city. He hopes IL may be possible also
by the same means TO keep up oommuni-
cations with the outer world for at least
a part of the distance after he leaves the
ship for the Pole in February next.
II Is thus possible that We may hear from
him even II he does not return to his native
land for several seasons,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-02

but that fad didn't last long The hoodoo
put it out OF business.
over the prosoenium arch Of the Broad
way Theatre the initials OF John +. Owens
once were writ in golden letters. He didn't
last long there. In fact be had very little
luck in the house. He had no sooner lost
control Of IL than his initials were painted
out. Jim Fske, Jr. had his initials over
the Grand Opera House. He surely was
unfortunate there.
when Auglstin DAILY took hold Of the
Fifth Avenue he put A. d. over the pros
cenium arch Those initials stayed there
for many years after DAILY lost the house,
and playgoers used 10 think they stood for
Ammo Domini. Talking OF DAILY and the
Fifth avenue reminds me Of q popular
hoodoo that Is foreign TO the theatrical
kind OF bad luck we are talking about,
'Daly opened the Fifth Avenue with play
called Fortune It was a magnificent
production and had a great cast. was
his house manager then. Five minutes
before the performance was 20 begin
stood in the lobby beside the old man and
We heard a sharp report Ike be crack Of =
pistol.
sThs house was half full Of first nighterl
ana AuuutNNgu Win AAlG lAAnAA-
sgement was a bit nervous. That report
inside the theatre startled Daily and be told
me TO 90 down and investigate. ! walked
into the theatre 10 see what Yves doing.
IF you remember the theatre had looknl
/ glasses all along each side. Protrudinl
from some Of the glasses were the gas braok
cts which we're used In tboss days. IwHlkec
down the nearest side aisle 70 the entrance
and there In one Of those glasses was biz
crack. The heat from the gas Light caused
It, / knew but 1 was morally certain alsc
that we had big failure on our hands
never said a word TO the old man about
that cracked glass, but was Just az sure thai
Fortune would be frost before the cur
tain went Up as knewit was after the cur
tain dropped on the last act that first night
That A. u. over the prosoenium arch was bac
enough as q starter for any hoodoo, but te
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-02

Gen. Reyes has a genial sense Of humor.
Mr. Mason was recounting one day at
state dinner that a sure cure for a man who
"a a trihe rheumatic Is 20 fall OF a mule into
an Toe cold mountain stream and then have
the mule fall In on top Of him. Mr.. Mason
said that he had had the experience, so he
knew.
The President Immediately called up four
Of the most prominent doctors in Bogota
and Erayely informed them that his guest
had Just impaired 10 i'm most remark
able scientific discovery, and that he wished
Colombian doctors 20 keep abreast Of the
times, 30 he had called them up to hear 1t
for themselves The doctors were much
chaRrined when they heard the prescrip-
ton
Gen. Reyes still hopes sal Mr. Mason,
that the United States will either redress
the Wron II has don9 Colombia In the
Panama matter OF voluntarily atone
for il as a high minded nation should
Colombia Is q great emerald producing
country. The chief agricultural product
Is coffee. When Mr.. Mason Jaw rough
hewn masses OF rock salt being transported
on muleback from the salt mines, he thought
at first that they were lieces Of black and
while marble. Inc IGNenueb from Lne hdAJ
mines amount to 81 900 900 year, and there
Is 80 high protective tarin on salt that 1t
cannot b. imported
The people make bread instead Of the
Mexican tortillas, and subsist chiefly on a
soup called mazmorra, instead Of the
black beans usual In Southern countries.
An unusual industry is that Of catching
alligators in the Magdalena. The man
with a monopoly Of the shipping trade
expects 10 ship rs, 900 skins this year. While
Mr.. Mason was waiting for boat at a port
on the MAgdalenA some Of the passengers
went swimming In three feet or 90 Of water.
A huge alligator suddenly attacked one
young boy. The boy jumped and avoided
him twice. but at the third snap Of It's great
jaws the alligator caught him and dragged
him under. He was never seen again.
Stopping Oh At Costa hoa, Mr.. Mason
sew polo played $500 feet above the sea.
The local team was lubllant over the fact
that Il came within one goal OF beating the
English army ofiioers from Jamaica,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-02

greater than the air line distance OF his
proposed sledge journey from his ship
on the northern shore Of Grant land TO
the Pole the air line distance OF his sledge
journey in the spring OF 1900 Is such that
had his starting point been where he now
proposes to have his ship IL would have
carried him beyond the Pole and back
again.
Matt Henson will probably sail with the
explorer He will be remembered "a the
colored man who was In Pearys service
before the latter became known as an eX-
plorer, and he has accompanied Peary
on all his expeditions to north Greenland.
He is a competent fellow, in fact one Of
the best assistants that Peary has had
In the Arctic.
II the explorer takes any other assist
ants the number will be very small indeed,
and perhaps will not include a single man
outside the crew Of his vessel The ship
will be commanded by Capt. Bartlett.
who haS already been associated with
Peary's Arctic work. Peary's mainstay
for the sledge journeys will be his Esquimau
friends.
The explorer expects TO reach Cape
Sabine at the entrance 20 Smith Sound
early in August Between Cape York and
Cape Sabine he will pick up all the Esqui-
mauK he will need. In fact, he expects
to utilize the resources Of the entire tribe,
which has about 500 members. They
regard Peary as their best friend and will
be glad to serve him to the utmost.
The natives will be accompanied by
their women folks, who will help in the
work by sewing. cooking, DC In the Smith
Sound region he will kill and stow away
a lot Of walrus for bis dogs.
The Esquimaux viii supply him with
dogs for his sledge journeys and he eX-
poets to depend entirely upon these animals
TO drag his sledges to the Pole and back
again. He will feed them on walrus meat
and pemmican,
Peary will take north a considerable
supply Of timed meats, but he expects
70 depend mainly for meat upon his hunters
who will be sent out 20 secure musk oxen,
reindeer, bear and walrus.
He has at present no supply depots along
the channels leading north TO the Arctic
Ocean and on his way through them he will
probably cache provisions at Cape law
renee, Cape Frazer and Fort COnger Q4ady
Franklin Bay,
The trip as far north as Cape Sabine
will present no particular difficulty and the
experience Of past years makes it reason
able TO hope that the further trip Of $50
miles through the ice 10 the proposed winter
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-02

have a glass crack too was Ike working
misfortune overtime.
But getting back to the initial and name
hoodoo: When Helen DauNTay took the
old Lyoeum one of the changes she mace
In that house was to have her initials placed
on n very beaut iful curtain, She was told
that she was doing wrong, but she inslsted
on having her own way. She didn't keep
the theatre very long. That was before 1t
fell into the hands Of Daniel FrohmAn.
Frohman Is one man who believes there is
luck In the number 10, It's his lucky num-
Der anyway, for there are thirteen letters In
his name.
1T wasn't so very long go that Richard
Mansfield declared he was going to have
q theatre In this town. He took the 0arriok.
Then he put the letters r. NJ. all over the
house 70 show that he was its manage he
wearied Of being a mana ger in very
short time II Is Cinch he would not have
tired 30 easily II the hoodoo hadn't been
working.
hold Of IL. II was then called harHgan g.
Maybe Ned HarTigan's star had begun q
wane before that. but lac was pretty high
In the theatrical armament until he put his
own name over a playhouse.
sKoster a Balls obtained is greatest
but 1t Is quite true also that u ceased TO
exist under the same name. BY the way,
the old Roster a Bal house In Twenty
third street used 90 be the home OF bryants
Minstrels. IL was called Bryant's Opera
House. That was a hoodoO name, and II
! brought bad luck 20 Bryant.
l. Edwin Booth never made any money
at his theatre, which was at Sixth avenue
and TWenty-third street, Simply because
Il bore bis name. DO you happen 10 know
that a good deal OF the woodwork from
Booths Theatre helped build the present
Herald Squarel It's fact
when tho Manhattan was first built
Il was called Josh Hart's Theatre, because
Hart managed Il. Tammany politicians
built that house for Hart. Hart had nc
luck there. He had a row With one OF
the Iammany men who put money IN the
building. That row occurred IN the lobby
Of the theatre. The Tammany man, who
IL a prominent citizen stu In the land OF
the living, told Hart during the row that
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-02

she slipped down the ways Mrs. Peary broke
the conventional bottle and ohristened her
the Roosevelt. She will be completed about
May l.,
All that experience and the skill Of the
naval architect can suggest are combined
in the new ship. Armored with strength as
was never Arctic craft before, 1t Is believed
that she may force her way through the in
terfering ice to within striking distance
Of the topmost point OF the globe.
The intention Is to force her along the
friRid shore Of Grant Land as far north
as possible and from this point, this utmost
land base, TO sledge across the great polar
pack The power Of her engines and her
strength In all details Of construction are
relied upon TO enable her to cleave way
where others have failed.
The new ship is not large, but she Is
big enough for the work she has TO do, and
everything about her is handy and service
able. Her principal Dimensions arc
Length on load water line, i61 feet; length
over all, 1856 feet; beam, maximum, at load
water line, 81 feet; beam, over all. IS feet
8 inches; mean draft, 10 feet; full load dis
placement, about 1, 500 tons.
To take the worst Of the rub Of passing
loo the bow, the stern and the waterline
have been heavily armored with steel
plates. The living spaces will be comfort
ably but very simply finished and the ship
will DO lighted both by electricity and oil
lamps
Some time in May the vessel will come TO
New York to take on supplies for the cruise
Doubtless many persons will be interested
10 see the first ship built in America eI-
clusively for polar exploration. They viii
zee a vessel that is superior TO the Fran or
! Gauss as an icebreaker.
She has all the qualities OF shape which
will insure her lifting under heavy ice pres
sures. She will have the rahng stem and
ramming qualities Of the largest Scotch
Whalers and power greater than the most
powerful ocean going tug In New York
harbor. Peary believes he has the ablest
! ship ever built for polar work.
The explorer does not expect vessel to
/ visit North Greenland every year TO re-
plenish his supplies. When he steams out
I Of New York harboT his ship WI be loaded
with full supplies Of every description for
three years and they will weigh, including
/ coal, about 900 tons,
, He does not expect 70 have any more
| supplies or TO need any more excepting the
! meat he will kll In Greenland. II he does
not succeed in reaching the Pole on bis sledg-
ing trip In 1909, he will try again In 1907;
/ and II the second campaign fails be may
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-02

Of the present iTTedeemable paper cur
rency, and the adoption Of a gold standard
with the free usage Of silver as subsidiary
COIN
Mr.. Mason had amusing stories TO tell
concerning the price Of things in Bogota.
Exchange, which was formerly at $50 to /.
has fallen to a mere 100 to 1, but the traveller
has to pay S25 for a shave. A newspaper
In the capital costs from - to IS. II cost
Mr.. Mason s. to ride in a street car, and
he paid $500 for new silk hat.
THE President has discharged many
useless employees in the departments, ="
Mr.. Mason continued, 'and is introducing
modern systems Of accounting. The motto
Of his Administration Is: More admins
tration and less politics. and he is living
up to it.
HE has arranged to improve navigation
on the Magdalena River. upon which steam
boats penetrate nearly one thousand miles
into the interior Of the country. He has