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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-19
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-19
His First Attack.

She fOling with the ring)-.And am
the first woman you ever loved?
IIe-NO. indeed. At the early age OF
! thought seriously of clipping with my
teacher
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-19

The first college ball game of the
season is that between BOwdoin and
Boston college at Brunswick, this
afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-19

The TrisOner-NOt on your life.
The ParsOn-Why?
The PriSoner-YOu evidently are n"'
aware that I'm in for wife murder
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-19

Music hail. Lewiston, will be none
the less il music hall when the merry
Shriners occupy il.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-19

The return engagement which March
is playing is not proving popular.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-19

4 WANT AID -rta
RRINGs RrTuhNs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-19

Well, those who took them OF have
discovered their mistake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-19
No Ghosts Wanted.

The ParsOn-WOuldn't you like to have
your wife come to see you occasionally?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-19

1t is said that Il vigorous enforce
ment of the child labor law is causing
many vacancies I'm the Eiddef0rd
mills
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-19

which occurred last week. Mrs.
Reeds maiden name was Barton. and
two brothers and sister from the
Reed family, married two sisters and
a brother from the Barton family. The
three couples all lived to celebrate
their golden wedding. Mrs. Reed was
laid to rest within sight OF the house
where she was born. married and lived
all her life.
A story is going the rounds of Old
Town which claims a certain Old
Town business man as its victim. A
week or two ago. he sent to Bangor for
4 box of paddock. and the conSign-
ment, marked c. o. ID. was shipped by
express. Upon its arrival the bust
ness man went to the station for his
purchase. He gave one glance at the
inscription upon the box and with an
oath exclaimed: "Blank the blankety
blank blank. l ordered haddock and
look. they have sent me cod
The Waterville assessors are evil
IDENTIFY making a strict search this year
| for everything suspected of being of
| value The Mail tells of the finding
| of q check for $50 which y. r. Boutelle
drew i'm favor of self. June 16. 1850 The
| check was found in the middle of Oak
street. in front of P. w. Hannaford's
residence, by the board Of assessors as
they were making their rounds last
week. Chairman Picher has the
check and il is so well preserved that
| it looks DIS if il might have been made
| out within a week.
The record for getting married and
settled in short order went to smash
| last Thursday afternoon in Bangor
| and Brewer. Frank Reeves. an ex-
policeman in Machias. and Mrs. Laura
| Mace of Ellsworth. bought a house in
| Brewer. furniture to furnish it, were
| married in Bangor, and ate their first
meal i'm their new home inside of five
hours from the time they arrived in
Bangor. and are now we'll started on a
| happy married life. May there be no
repentance at leisure.
No race suicide in Saco. With the
population of the city about the same
rs il was 80 years ago. and with three
| new schoolhouses built in that period.
there are now SO many pupils that all
of the youngest cannot be provided
for. Either there are more children
! now i'm proportion to the population or
else the youngsters of today play
truant less than those of a generation
ago.
Hermon junction is the newest rail-
road station in Maine. 1t cannot be
| found on amy map-save that of the
engineers who located it-and its
| name a1orns the pages of no Path
| finder. Neither is the site of the STA
| tion marked by any red-and-yellow
painted building nor is it known by
| any signal Of the train dispatcher. ana
yet Hermon Junction is one of the
busiest places in Maine today. It is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-19

Through tickets to California and Al,
points South and West may be had OF n
H.. Walker. ticket agent, Augusta. ths
only office In Augusta selling via All
routes and checking baggage free OF eX.
pens-.
GEO. F. EVANS, v. P. 4 Gen. Man
F. E. BOOTHBY. g. P. & T. A.
Portland, Ma
New-York tribune., 1905-12-23
4 wAYCBURIAN CONTRAST.
devotion.

The completion of the treaty between China
and Japan is announced and with 1t two revela-
tions of much interest are made One is that the
treaty refers merely to the readjustment or
affairs in Manchuria and does not in any re-
spect involve an alliance between China ana
JaDan There has been much talk to the contrary
effect. We have been told close alliance would
be made between the two, Japan would take the
military lead in China, and the whole Mongo-
lian race wakened to restless aggression, would
become yellow peril" to the world. Such
vaticinations always seemed to us i'll inspired.
They now. at least so far as this treaty
goes disspated into thin air. China and Japan
are dealing with each other precisely as either
of them might deal with some European power
Japan has not come into anything like the IN
timacy with China that she has with Great
Britain and China has not committed herself to
Japan nearly so far as she did few years ago
to Russia
This last point suggests the second revelation
Of interest That is. the marked contrast be
tween Japanese and Russian policy in Man
churia so far as the rest Of the world is con
cerned. Nominally, Japan is succeeding 10 the
leasehold and other rights of Russia in Man
churia which she won from Russia by conquest
in war and which are now confirmed to her by
treaty with China But what q difference! In
the first place. Japan does not attempt to take
the whole of Manchuria. but only the tip of the
Regents Sword-practically the same region
leased by Russia in 1898, leaving to China all
the rest of the provinces. Again. Japan will
control the railroad only as far north Chang
Chin instead of taking it all the way to the ST.
berian line as she might have done at least
as far as the extent of her actual corquests. In
these prescriptions Japan shows fine modera-
ton demonstrating that her object is not con-
quest or spoliation or aggrandzement but mere
ly the minimum Of effective protection for her
interests.
But most striking OF all is the contrast pre-
sented in the attitude of Japan toward the world
at large Russia, it will be recalled demanded
a practical monopoly of all Manchuria She
made Port Arthur closed port and similarly
treated much Of Dalny She also objected TO the
opening of any more places in Manchuria as
treaty ports TO the rest of the world. They were
all TO be kept closed, excepting to Russia More
over she demanded that, while the commerce of
all other nations should be required TO pay an
increased tariff on entering Manchuria all goods
from Russia should come in at a much lower
rate, If not free. Japan, on the other hand not
only seeks no such special advantages for her,
self. but also requires China to open practically
all important places In Manchuria TO all the
world on equal terms That is well described
as completing the success OF the ''open door,
policy of the United States. 1t is and il is a
fine proof of the sincerity Of Japans devotion to
that principle. which was, indeed. one of the
grounds on which she accepted Russia's chai-
New-York tribune., 1905-12-23
THE BRITISH OUTLOOK.

Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman's opening
speech in the British campaign and our Lon
4don correspondents illuminating letter on the
organization and policy of the new government,
which printed together in yesterdays
Tribune, clearly indicate the lines on which the
Liberal party will appeal to the British cleo
torate. and confirm our forecast of a few days
ago that the fighting will be forced on fiscal.
educational and other domestic topics; that the
foreign policy of the empire will remain sub
stantialy unchanged, and that Home Rule Tor
ireland will be kept in allegiance. at the FISK. OF
course. of alternating Nationalist support, but
diScreetly ncurring that risk to the least pos
sible degree. Obviously. the desire of the Lib
erals is to win in the House of Commons clear
majority over Unionsts and Nationalist to-
gether, and ambitious as that aim is it would
be rash to declare it impossible
We have hitherto shown how great gains
must be made by the Liberals over their vote
of 1900 to secure even plurality, and how
overwhelming must be their victory TO get
clear majority. To accomplish the latter, they
must win at least $50 more seats than they did
in 1900. and they must win more than hun
dred more than they now have, after all their
gains in by-elections. Now it happens that In
Great Britain there are many constituencies In
which the vote was at the last election very
close In no fewer than 139 cases members are
filling seats on the strength of majorities of less
than 500 EACH and in 27 Of these the maJorltes
were less than 100 each. If such narrowly held
seats were all on one side the circumstance
would be more significant, but they are in fact
pretty evenly divided between the two parties
which means that proportionately there are
more on the Liberal than on the Unionist side
Thus of ma iorities of less than 500 there are ~
Unionst and 81 Liberal and Of the p of less
than 100 there are II Unionist and 10 Liberal.
There will be a strong probability of the
Liberals winning a number of these seventy
two Unionist seats, and of course it may be that
the Unionists will win some of the Liberal
seats In forecasting the result it may be OF
interest to recall the recent trend of by-elec-
tions. During the present year seven such
elections have resulted in Liberal gains of seats
formerly held by UniOnists, six in reductions OF
Unionist majorties, only one in reduction or
Liberal majority and one in an Increased
Liberal majority. Obviously, then, the flow
ing tide"-in Mr.. GIadstone's phrase-is with
the Liberals possibly to an extent sufficient to
transform the Unionist majority into clear
majority for the Liberals. 1t will be Judlcious
however, not to base estimates too confidently
upon the precedents Of by-elections which have
long been notoriously untrustworthy ind1ces OF
general political tendencies Such elections are
often controlled by local and special consldera-
tions rather than by the principles of national
policy which prevail In general elections
New-York tribune., 1905-12-23
CITY-Stocxs were strong. =
THE TRACTION MERGER.

The consolidation of the traction interests
represented by Mr.. Ryan and Mr. Belmont will
cause more or less surprise. Rumors that such
a thing was in contemplation have been current
within the last two or three years; but as their
verifcation- was delayed, and as there were
fresh evidences OF what looked like a deter
mined rivalry, the public of late had become
skeptical.
Though the combination was rather unex-
pected at the present time, however 1t was
almost sure to come sooner or later. It was
practically foreordained. The tendency tow
ard Capitalization In the control OF local trans
portation facilities has been manifest for years
IN other large cities. 1t was observed In Chi
cago and Philadelphia long ago. In Brooklyn
too prior TO annexation TO the older New-York
the same force operated with the same result
Moreover, the possibility of a fusion of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Metropolitan COM
panes was suggested years before there was talk
about any such action on this side Of the East
River; so that NewYork people have long been
familiar with the idea. And, though the final
step which merges the traction systems of
Brooklyn with those OF Manhattan and The
Bronx has not yet been taken. that consumma-
ton may not be far distant
There will be much speculation over the prac-
tical consequences of the consolidation which
has already been effected Whether the estab-
''sHI'S"e VI ~ N'''-'"i d AAOhopOp 10 SoAnS "
prove an uDmixed blessing to the public re-
mains TO be seen. Perhaps one outcome of it
will be provision for free transfers from the
elevated and underground roads to the surface
lines and vice versa Privileges of that sort
are much desired. II they are conceded with
out great delay, the people who take advantage
Of them may be reconciled TO the dscomforts
which still beset transportation when traffic is
heavy second effect Of fusion will be tho
removal Of competition for the operation of
new subsyays. That fact will at first excite
much apprehension So long as there was s.
chance that Aessrs- Ryan and Mcdonald might
New-York tribune., 1905-12-23
r. F. BALLANTINE'S WILL FILED.
Bulk Of Estate Goes to His Widow-Sons-ln-
Law Get $4,000 Each.

The will Of Robert F. Ballantine, the brewer
who died December 10 within a few hours after
the suicide Of his nephew. Robert d. Balanttne
was admitted to probate in the Surrogate's Of
fee in Newark yesterday.
Mrs. Annie E. Ballantine. the widow, receives
the bulk of the estate, which includes all the
testator's household furniture. horses ana car
riages and valuable paintings.
Charles Bradley and John o. H. Pitney sons
in-law. receive $4,000 each, while Robert B.
Bradley, a grandson. gets $4,000 To each OF
his other grandchildren the testator left So'ooo-
Dr. Charles E. Hart. of Rutgers College, is a
banefciarv to the extent of 81 00O and Miss
Julia B. Ldttel, a sister-in-law of the testator'
will receive $1,000,
To his two daughters the testator willed
norton of his personal estate, a fifth OF Which
is to be paid to them outright, the remainder
to be held in trust for them.
JOhn Edward Johnson butler. is to receive
$500 The widow, Charles Bradley and John y.
H Pitney are named as executors ana are are
ei,,ar mower to sell the real estate. The Will
was made November %, 1893.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-23
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau.

From Tribune Bureau. j
Washington Dec 22.-The British consul to New
York Sir Percy Sanderson, and his sister. Miss
Sanderson arrived in Washington to-day and VIII
remain Christmas, as guests OF the BRUSH
Ambassador and Lady Durand.
The fancy dress dance at the British Embassy
tonight was an unusually pretty affair. Young
women represented characters from alice in Won
derIand." Several "Ances'' were represented, De-
sides kings. queens knaves. birds and the other
personages or beings. The daughter of the Am
bassador was Queen of Spades and younger MISS
Durand, with the Misses oliver. represented the
other queens of pack of cards. Miss Roosevelt
was one of the guests. Among the others were the
Misses Converse Southerland. Calderon, Townsend
and the counsellor of the Russian Embassy and
Nine. Wilenkin.
The new Minister from Peru and Nine Felipo
Pardo arrived in Washington to-day and went to
the Shoreham. where they will establish the lega-
ton until they find an appropriate house.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-23
CONTRIBUTIONS TO HOSPITALS.
Incident Illustrating Aid Given to Residents
Outside the City.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: This incident bears the appeals hos
pitaIs are now making When asked to contribute
people say they have interest in the service
and refuse on that account
Tuesday afternoon 1 was in an Office in WalL-st-,
and If the question of contributing the support
of our hospital had been asked Of the men present
no doubt the answer would have been. We 1--we
out of town and have interest in your hospital,
and yet within two hours one of those present was
crushed to dea tn in the viaduct accident and
four of his travelling companions in that very
hospital being cared for and many Others had re-
ceived the aid of its ambulance surgeons, enabling
them to go to their homes
The record of hospital shows that the call
came at $50. A of thirty-six blocks brought
the ambulances to the scene of the accident at
71O being the first to arrive. Aften rendering
first aid many others injured four patients were
in the hospital at S:15 and 915 This IS simply
one example of the unexpected benefits this hospi.
tai has rendered to the average citizen, rlch anu
poor alike, to the extent of over seven tnouSdno
cases in the last year in its emergency department.
alone. This is a specimen of the service rendered
by all hospitals having embulances IN the CITY
of New-York.
AN oFFTCER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN HOS
New-York. Dec. 20. 1865.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-23
NEW DATA ABOUT TIE TURB1yE.

In the engineering supplement of the Lon
don Times" Mr.. Charles A. Parsons reviews the
development of the type of prime mover whose
qualities have excited worldwide admiration:
and he mentions several facts which, though
not altogether new have not attracted general
attention Moreover. they indicate that before
the steam turbine was brought to its present
degree of utility it was necessary to solve some
rather serious problems
One of the most conspicuous changes in prac-
tice which have been effected is a reduction in
the rOtatOry speed of the turbine. The first
few Parsons engines were devoted exclusively
to the work of driving dynamos. That is their
principal service to-day. Now in the generation
of electricity a moderately high speed is de-
sirable, What Mr.. Parsons wanted to do In
1884, however. to assign to this business
an engine making $4,000 revolutions a min
ute! This was SO far in excess Of all prece-
dent that he deemed it judcious to ask cleo
trical engineers whether the magnetism of The
revolving portion of a dynamo would, at
velocity like this, behave ITSELF. They
thought it would, and it did. Nevertheless, it
was eventually considered desirable to bring
down the speed. In power station in New
CASTLE England. where turbines are employed
for the electric operation of a railway the en-
gines make 1900 revolutions a minute which
for service on land is about the present limit
For marine service the speed has been dimin-
ished even more. The shafts of the Carmania
make 1SO revolutions a minute. That is, they
move just hundredth part rapidly as did
those of the engines built twenty years ago
Mr. Parsons mentions two other advantages
of the turbine, a source OF power in generat-
ing electricity, which have not yet been fully
appreciated A large engine of this type, he
says, costs less than a quadruple expansion
engine of the same capacity; and a high speed
dxaau io Iacc Thaf, Inxty
dynamo Much has been said about the supe-
rior economy of the turbine in the consump-
ton Of steam; but it now appears that it is
also cheaper than the reciprocating engine.
This is not so great recommendation as the
other, perhaps. but II Is worth keeping In mind
New-York tribune., 1905-12-23
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New-York tribune., 1905-12-23

when establishing new power plants for any
kind of electrical service.
Until q condenser was devised whlcn couio
be suitably added TO the turbine 1t was not an
economical engine The saving in steam, ana
conseouently in coal. first became conspicuous
eight or ten years ago. One of the most strIk-
inc exhibitions of this possibility was given Dy
rho British cruiser Amethyst, one of four YES
soils of the same size and engine power rms
shin is nrovided with turbines, the others nave
reciprocating engines, and a particularly III
s4,.uctive conparison was thus rendered possl-
bIe In tests made with the Amethyst and a
sister ship the Topaz, it was discovered that
w, IN about IA or 10 knots the two were about
enuaI in steam consumption At Is knots the
AMETHYST showed a saving of 10 per cent, at
2n1h knots about 36 per cent, and at 22l KNOTS
(onlv a trife over the maximum speed de-
manded nv contract) the Amethyst consumed 4z
ner cent less steam than the Topaz. OF course,
so great n reduction cannot always be expected,
br1t i is invariably large enough to be notlce-
able The latest demonstration OF the Iact
was afforded by the Carmania, much the larg-
est vessel of any kind on which the experiment
has heen made Her speed is about one knot
greater than the Caronia's; and Mr.. Parsons
saws that this is equivalent to an output or 10
per cent more horsepower with the same Iuei'
In degree no doubt, the saving must diner
with circumstances but there is now an as
surance that at high speeds it will always De
large enough to have practical commerclal
imnOrtance
New-York tribune., 1905-12-23
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
.[From rhe Tribune Bureau.l

Washington Dec 22-The President spent COM
paratively quiet day. many Senator's ana repre-
sentatives having left the city for the nohdays'
Among those who called Senators PERKINS
and Flint, who came to urge the President 10 ap-
point Truxton Beale a delegate to the next In
ternational peace conference. Senator Warren. OF
Wyoming called to protest against recent order
of the Secretary of Agriculture requiring persons
grazing their stock forest reserves to pay
small rental for the privilege. Other callers were
Senators Gamble and Kittredge. Senator Gear1n'
who was presented by his colleague. Senator Full
ton and the Senators from Nebraska.
The afternoon the President spent out r1dlng anu
at $50 o'clock received the American Ambassador
to Great Britain and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid VINO ar
rived in the Presidents carriage, which met them
at the station This evening the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt guests of the Vice-President
at dinner.