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The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03
GREAT CANALS OF MARS.
RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS ESTAB.
LISH 4PP4REyT ARTIFICIAL
CONSTRUCTION.
The Cameras Eye, More Sensitive
than the Human Optic, EstabIishe,
New Data Interesting Scientific
Discoveries.

| Astronomers and scientists in gen
eral are deeply Interested in tn,
modest announcement made by Pro
fessor Percival Lowell and hi.
associates at the Lowell Observator,
in Arizona recently that after severa
partial successes and some complete
failures the greater canals of the
! planet Mars had at last been photo
graphed.
Hitherto the general public has beer
compelled to accept or to reject the
existence Of the Marian canals on the
word of the stargazing fraternity. But
with the accomplishment of the Har-
ward observers in Arizona everyone
Will now have an opportunity to see
the actual photographs in proof of
what has long been considered as more
or less of theory.
While several photographs were
taken of the canals some weeks ago,
it was not until few days ago that
the solar photographers were ready to
announce the complete success of the
undertaking. Professor Lowell, in the
following account of the achievement,
is unrcscrvcd in his belief that the
Marian canals closely correspond to
the familiar waterways of the same
general classification on this planet.
u
knowledge of Mars has been largely
thcorctical-the principal facts regard
ing the planet being that it is
Ill 100000 miles from the sun and
approximately 4T.OOO.OOO miles from
earth. The Marian year has GS7 days.
Mars is 1910 miles in diameter, the
earth being 191S, Jupiter $1,000 ard The
sun SGG. 100 miles.
ITO photograph the canals of Mars"
says Professor Lowell. has for many
years been n purpose of the observa-
tory established and maintained by
Harvard College in Arizona. The first
attempt TO meet with an even approx
mate success was made in 1901. when
IL more or less satisfactory print was
made OF the Mare Acidalium, or Lake
of Acid.
Yet, encouraging as that pioneer
effort was, no canal could then be
detected on the negative with absolute
certainty. To-day we can state as
positive and final that there are canals
on Mars-because the photographs say
SO, and a Photographic negative is
nothing If not truthful
I'm my firm belief it is only n
question of time. possibly of months,
maybe Il few years, when we shall be
able to determine the exact nature and
pTpbhble purpose pl the tanIlS OF our
planetary neighbor. Meanwhile we
have a number of excellent negatives
which have served TO bring us n bit
closer TO Mars than ever in the past.
The negatives thoroughly confirm
the eye in showing not only the exist
cnce of the canals, but reveal them as
continuous lines of tens and even hun
dreds of miles in length. OF course It
is yet impossible to say positively
whether the Marian canals are Of
artificial or natural creation, or exact'y
of what composition is the liquid or
molten substance in them. But so far
as we can at present conceive they
appear as corresponding to our famil-
lar waterways classified under the
heading of canals.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
American System of Public Education
Far Less Practical Than That
of Germanx

The general public school education
of the country is complacently believed
| by the majority of people TO be the
best in the world There are some.
however. who insist that much OF our
education is impractical and does not
| fit the youth of the country for the ac-
tual hard knocks of life. and that our
school system should include much
greater preparation of industrial work.
An examination of German educa-
tional methods places the United States
at an APPARENT disadvantage in this re-
gard. An instance of this is seen in a
series of newspaper articles published
in Frankfort, Germany, by Mr.. Helm
rich Back. the director of the Frank
fort Industrial School, who has been
twice sent by the German Government
to study the Industrial schools OF this
country. Mr.. Back expresses surprise
that we have not provided in our
school system for training our citizens
in special directions, instead of leaving
the establishment of trade. industrial
and technical schools TO the enterprise
of individuals or the generosity of
philanthropy. The result is that com
paratively small number OF these
schools are found in certain favored
parts of the United States, while in the
major portion of the country little OPP
portunity is offered boys TO obtain prac
tiCal and thorough instruction and to
increase their value to the nation by
themselves into trained
workmen.
The German Government, on the
other hand, maintains in every part of
the empire good trade industrial and
technical schools, drilling the youth Of
the country and sending them out, each
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03
Does Sugar Make Strength {?

Various reasons have been assigned
for the increase in stature and strength
OF the modern maiden, who has most
certainly grown unCommonly tall and
proportionately muscular during the
past few years. says an English writer.
1t cannot be that outdoor sports, gym
nastic exercise and so on, have
stretched her out and made her as
strong rs she is, because her brothers
have had precisely the same advant-
ages, and they have not developed at
the same rate. 1t seems to me, there
fore, that the secret lies in the fact.
that of recent years girls have become
far greater consumers of swcetmeats
than ever We're their mothers and
grandmothcrs.
Time was when we should never
have dreamt of having sweets on our
luncheon, dinner and tea tables. Now
II would be quite extraordinary were
one not to offer these dainties. And
what is more, women are not merely
contsat to eat swcetmaats Mt our meals,
but they consume thcm at all times and
in all places between meals. 1t was re
Gently said that boxes of bonbons play
conspicuous part in modern lCvemak-
ing, sweets TO the sweet being ap-
parently the text by which every young
man of the day guides himself through
the devious paths of courtship.
The great Russian wrestler who is
shortly to enter again into contest with
the Turk, Madrali, tells us that the
more sweet stuff one eats the stronger
one grows. Sugar is the secret OF
strength, he declares.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03
POKER IN THE PHILIPPINES.
One Moro Who Knew the Game


Reports came from time to time from
Portsmouth showing that the Oriental
ENJOYS and attaches had found Il great
liking for American ways and manners.
and more especially for the true Amer
lean beverages, cocktails and high
balls, and for that little bit of diversion
known as poker. On top of these re-
ports came a message from member
of the Taft party in the Philippines
that Datto Grande, one of the leading
citizens of Bambang, had fallen down
before the Sultan of GanassI in the
game of poker. Army officers stationed
in the Philippines are stated to have
carefully coached the Datto Grande in
this game and their estimation of their
ability to instruct has had severe
shock, n result of the Datto's losses of
his cara baos, wives and raiment, since,
it appears, his opponent had never been
taught how to play, but had relied upon
his untutored skill and the devices
known only to the Moros. The next
thing we may expect to learn will be
that this willy Moro "Ah Sing has
actually taken the uniform from some
of our army officers, aye, even those
considered adopts at the game.
This news is probably of more in
terest to the people of our island pos
session and to the citizens of the United
States than is ut first implied, for 1t
shows that for cunning and intelligence
the Moros show ability to defeat even
the skill of highly experienced and
practiced American army officers, and.
rs an exchange remarks, it shows that
the Filipinos are, and of right ought
to be free and independent.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03

a FANbltl lE HIbl bF
House. but the niggardly appropria-
tions made by Congress- prevented any
extensive change or Improvement.
There has, however, been nothing but
approval for the changes In Mrs.
Roosevelt's garden. The location is an
ideal one, somewhat sheltered and Sc
cluded, and when the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt gave the garden party
last spring to the international Rail
way delegates. there were many words
of praise for the charming effect of the
hundreds of climbing roses, displayed
in full bloom and fragrance, their vivid
colorlns contrasting we'll against the
walls OF the east and west terraces.
Special Floral Pets.
Particular pets of the Presidents
wife are hardy shrubs and ANIMALS,
too. but all of the kind with which men
and women who loved flowers n half
century ago loved to surround them
selves and with each of which for the
older generation there fingers some po-
rtic or sentimental fancy. Hollyhocks,
jessamine, phloX dahlias China asters,
lavender. Rosemary, columbine, clema-
tis. peonics and smaller shrubs and
flowers have contributed generously to
the riot of color and bloom which has
pervaded this nook during the season.
The mistress of this garden delights
to pick up new plants which are yet
old, and following her various visits
to Arlington, Mount Vernon and other
places have come many packages of
new favorites to find an unused corner
In this old-fashioned garden.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03
\ Only n Portion of Russia.

In order to appreciate the size of
Siberia one must imagine the placing
of all of the States and Kingdoms,
principalities and empires, etc, of Eu-
rope, excepting Russia, and all of the
United States, including Alaska, in the
territory occupied by that portion of
Russia, and then would still have q
small amount of land uncovered.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03

has grown from $4,000 900 in 1850. The
increase in exports, however, has been
far greater as we have, one after an
other, captured foreign markets. In
1870 We exported only a million dol
lars worth of foreign implements; in
300 We were at the s16,OOO,OOO mark.
.ai the high water mark was reached
10 1901 with $227OO,OOO, or over one
fifth of the product.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03

There were 131.O0o pounds of Mocha and
Java coffee imported into the United
States in the last six years. 1t seems
strange that during that time grocers
throughout the country have sold g. 800, OK
pounds OF pure Mocha and Java.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03
4 Few AnerfhOughts.

The negro who demanded 5000 from a
New York lifc insurance company is to
be prosecuted This man is evidently un-
familiar with the New York methods. He
should have applied for the gift through
Il syndicate.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03

A mining engineer in Guadalajara, Mex
leo, has found a petrified apple, 16 feet
underground. This is almost as startling
as the seedless apple fake.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03

In British Columbia as in England
the rule of the road is Keep to the
left and you're sure to be right"
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03

One Purman got FIVE years In prison fol
stealing a bag of wheat. He should have
taken the precaution to do his business
through the Chicago Stock Exchange.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03

The German who has built house en-
tirely of cork must be an Irishman.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03

A hunting article in Scribners' Maga-
zine contributed by the President, says,
Ordinarily my experience has been that
bears were not hurried when l suddenly
came upon them" Surely the President
was disguised.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03

A clever counterfeit of the ten-dollaI
"Buffalo" note is being passed In New
York. Another indigestible security, only
i has the misfortune to be technically
Illegal.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03

Hall Caine has concluded that he will
not write q novel on American million
aires. He was probably unable to fint
one who would make good hero.
The La Jara chronicle., 1905-11-03

Columbia University proposes to abolish
hazing by expelling the hazers The
Board of Directors are to be congratulate
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-20
CURE FOR CANCER?
Very Successful Experiments With
Radium Solution by Physicians.

New York. April EXPERIMENTS
under way at the Fowler hospital in
this city are reported by the World TO
Indicate a cure for cancer
IT consists Of a new ne thod Tor th''
,npiication Of radum. A chemist Of
this city claims to have succeeded in
dissoiving radium and that the result
ing solution cxcrtcd all the activity OF
the pure radium. Surgeons and physi-
clans Of the Flower hospital stan DC
cidcd to give this solution a trial an"
elected a woman SO years old who was
dying from a cancer on the instep 81
her left foot TWO weeks ago she re-
cCrivcd her first treatment. Six days
later the doctors say the cancer drop
ped off and showed healthy flesh be
meath. Nothing remained but to heal
the wound which WIS finally accom-
plishcd although the treatment is still
being continued: Another experiment
will be undertaken tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-20

In the six day bicycle races the pace
tells terribly at the end. Man after
man falls out exhausted. The victor
wabbles YEARLY over the line. In the
business race it's the same. Man after
man drops out exhausted. The success
full man is often dyspeptic, unable to
enjoy success. When the stomach is
diseased there is not enough nutrition
assinilated to sustain the BODY and re-.
pair the daily waste Of tissues. The
result is weakness, tending to collapse.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and other
organs of digestion and nutrition. II
enables the perfect assimilation of food
by which the body is built up with
sound, healthy flesh.
"I have taken one bottle Of Doctor Pierce.
Golden Medical Discovery for indigestion and
liver complaint" writes Mr.. c. NJ wilson Of
Yadkin College, Davidson Co., N c. wHay.
had no bad spells since I commenced taking
your medicine-in fact have not felt like the
same man. Before I took the Golden Medical
Discovery could not eat anything without
awful distress. but now I eat ANYTHING I
wish without having unpleasant feelings. Last
summer orr baby was teething and was so poor
he was almost a skeleton. We gave him vour
Golden Medical Discovery and he is as
good word for your medicine whenever l have
an opportunity"
DIR. Pierce's Pellets cure sick headache.
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MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
At Annual Meeting Of N. H. Old Home
Week Association.

Concord. n. H., April 13.-At the
seventh annual meeting of the New
Hampshire Old Home Week Ass0cia-
ton, this noon, the Following officers
We're reelected:
President, Frank w. Rollins, Con-
cord; secretary, Nahum j. Bachelor,
Andover; treasurer, Harry ii. Dudley,
Concord; executive committee. Edward
n. Pearson, Concord. William Fl. Stin-
son. Gonstown, Henry II. Metcalf'
Concord, and a board of vice presl-
representing every county in the state.
Addresses were made by DR.. Z. III.
Bangs of Lynn, Mass, secretary OF the
New England Old Home Week Asso-
citation. by Thomas +. Anderson OF
BOSTON. secretary of the Massachusetts
old Home Week Association, and by
representatives of different sections oil
New Hampshire.
More interest was shown than at pre-
yious meetings of the Old Home Week
Association and the opinion was gen
orally EXPRESSED that the number OF
towns celebrating this year would eX-
coed that of last year.
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SAGADAH0C.
BoWDoIN.

Frank Adams was in Lisbon, last
week, examining cattle for tuberculosis
and found a bad case of the disease in
a COW owned by c. w. Farrar. The
COW was at once killed. Others are to
be examined this week.
G. f. Johnson is doing quite lot Of
work papering and rainting, this
spring.
All are glad to learn that Robert
Adams. who has been out of town fOr
medical treatment the past winter. has
returned home very much improved in
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Turner have
gone to Lewiston to work.
The Carr school began Tuesday. April
is. with Miss Blaisdell as teacher.
William Ridley died April I'd. at his
home in Exeter. N. II. Mr.. Ridley was
4 native of this town and passed the
greater part of his life here. His age
was SO years. He is survived by a
widow and several children and also
two brothers Alexander of this town
and Albion of Lewiston.
George Curtis has bought horse OF
Frank Denham of Lisbon.
Veterinary Kirk Of Lewiston, was in
town, last week. and treated several
horses and examined some. at J. 0.
Roberts request.
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SOMERSET.
EAST CORNVILuE.

john Amcrzeen is hauling his lum-
Der from Walton's Mill to build a barn.
Benz. Judkins has bought the A.
Currier place, which was the Folsom
place on the West Ridge road. Mr.. and
Mrs. JOSEPH Judkins are going to move
right away and take care until Mr.. and
Mrs. Benz. Judkins can leave.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Burnham are gil
ing to Augusta and Manchester April
%, to stop a few days with friends.
Benz. Judkins has bought a cream
separator of Seldom Flanders.
Henry Giles has not returned. He has
been away all winter teaching school.
He is very much missed.
Thomas Blackwell is i'm poor health.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-20
WEEKS MILLS.

Otis Harmon has bought the shop
formerly owned and occupied by Frank
Hummer. ana moved it onto a site OPP
rosite the Neal place. He will fit it
NJ for {" cooper shop.
Harrison Hatch of Togus. is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Alec Jackson.
Hollis Crummett is having his house
painted. Clyde Hammond is doing the
work.
The T.. r. Sowing Society met with
Mrs. James Moshcr. last Thursday.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
Aaron Davis.
A. II. Burrill and George Reynolds
have sold Il large lot OF lumber to Mr..
Eaton OF titchburg, Mass, to be de-
livered rs soon as sawed.
A Sunday school will De started in
the Deer Hill schoolhouse. next Sun
day. The school will begin at 10
o clock in ihe morning
There was quite an excitement in
the village. Thursday. all on account
of a stranger, who vas lettering about.
Deputy Sheriff Willis Pinkham was
telephoned for and came out from An
gusta and arrested him for vagrancv.
Judge Andrews gave him so DAYS on
the mill for being without an occupa-
ton All gentlemen of leisure should
take warning.
George Reynolds is repairing the
house on the Holmes place"
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STATISTICS PROVE
Americans to Be Shorter Lived Than
the Germans.

Wiesbadcn. Germany, April ID
"Americans are shorter lived than Ger
MANS was the conclusion reached by
DIR. T. Lacquer in his paper on social
hygiene in the United States. submitted
Wednesday to the international con-
ventions of medicine now in session
here.
although more temperate in the use
of alcohol than the Germans and work.
ing an average of ten per cent. shorter
hours" said DR.. LaQuer, 1.-The Ameri-
cans are exhausted earlier in life"
The doctor gave these figures for each
1000 of the population. The number o.
persons from 40 to go years of age are:
In Germany 179: in America 40: per-
sons over 60, in Germany IS; in Ameri-
ca Go.
DR.. Lacquer did not undertake to ex-
plain the facts. He simply gave which
had been made during n visit by him
to the United States in 1904.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-20

Earl Nelson. who is teaching High
school in Windsor, spent Saturday and
sunday at Sanford Partridge's.
The public examination of teachers
Was held at the q. A. r. building. Sat
urday, April Is.
There will be no services at the
church until May 18th. when Rev. L. L.
Harris expects to return to his labors
mere for the sixth year.
Ernest Foye of Gardiner was buying
cows in this place, last week, for
Brighton market.
Alice M. Brann will begin school at
Jolce, next Monday, April "A.
The travelling is good for this sea-
son of the year considering the amount
oil SNOW that was on the ground.
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STATE OF MAINE.

a.. 81
hlh,NNEnEC IS. Superior Court, April
Term, l'nI.
FRED L. Policy I.ibt. vs.. ADA NJ
TDLI.EI.
pom The anne Xcd Writ ana Libel, it is
Wl'tRtD that notice thereof bc given
:" 'ir LAhCl"v by publishing an attcstrd
10y al IN" S;iin". or an abstract thereof.
"'' lh'r with this order thereon. three
"',AS SuccrSSiv"ly in til" kcuuohcc Jour
~; i newspaper printed in Augusta. in
'",t 'nuhty of ktn ncbec. the last publi-
r"'H to h" thirty days 1t least before
u" n'Nt term of said Court to be holden
N"urNlitc Within and for said County
~ f''htlrhcc on The second Tuesday OF
',I' next thlt sEc may then and there
II Sre see ut
Attest: c. W. JONES, Clerk.
49, Copy of Libel
+" iibclant alleges that he was mar
II" 70 the said libclee at Osdcnsburg in
we State Of New York on the 1!th day Of
august 1880: that the Hbclnnt resided in
'N State when the cause OF divorce ac-
Iu'h IS hereinafter set forth. and had
Hm'd mere III good faith one Year prior
" tn" date hereof; that the lihcllnt has
M'l 'ren faithful To his rlarriag" obliga-
r"S' nut that tn" SAID libclcr has been
'''hihdiul of the same: that nu the 3ist
ny 81 November 1901. She utterly desert
va ~" hnrElnt without reasonable cause
cd" mas continued said deScrtion for three
y, ,,""ti"" years next prior to the filing
~ u'iS llbel. that since their int"rmar-
,a'-t IN" Sa1 lih"l"c has been addicted to
ton '' Va 'i''->'N'
ina, .Ha' one child has been born to them
W. their said marriage. now living.
u q, Myrtle y. Policy. ten yc IRIS old.
s"h'r'i"re, h" prays that Il divorce
bi ou Ih' bonds of matrinony between
n""'S'h ana said libclCC may be decrr,d
t'li' The care and custody of their
~, H cnid may I've given To him.
l.,' me iihclant further alleges that he
HI us'H reasonable diligence to ascertain
i p'tS'nt residence of said lihrlee. but
where ii is
Ep>., FRED 3. POLICY. LibeIant.
Ell f'> f:EtC. s.. April 18th. 19o5-Thc
ALL! n'i1nt Made oath that the above
h'leso' = as to the residence of the Lii
Before me.
GEO. w. HESETTON.
/, .r Justice of the Peace.
Hal "ue copy OF the order of notice and
apro,,,. Attest: c. W. JONES, Clerk.
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"Portland'' White Lead 9

There is sure way to save money in buying White
aget pure. The covering quality and durability
Ct paint depend wholly upon the purity Of the lead and OIL
buildings and surely compes repainting much sooner
We know that every pound of "Portland" White Lead
absolutely pure, because make it and experience
has shown it to cover better,T -1rnNE&
look better and longer 6O1&&1GSN
than any other brand. We N<eoR1LA AND MANE(~
will guarantee it to you. CnnT 0AHU
supply write AD1/0~
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THREE MEN DEAD
AID Several Fatally Burned In Al
tempts To Break Jail.

New Orleans, April 19.-In an at
tampt to escape from Jail three pris-
oncrs today. set fire to the parish jail
NJ pontchatoula, La. Two of the mer
were cremated and third fatally
burned. The dead: Henry Taylor. Vine
Mount. Ala: James Reilly, Philadel-
phia. Pa. Fatally burned: Luciene
George De Las. Lafayette. La. The
men we're arrested, last night, for dis
orderly conduct.
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Condensed DISPATCHES.

The coal laden barge. Bertha Me-
wi,Iiams. has foundered off Westport,
~ She was one of six barges of a
,o,y from New York to Bridgeport, ami
carried 294 tons of coal. An attempt
win ne made to raise her.
The torpedo boat Craven. which ar
,;,,od in Newport. r. J., Wednesday,
from New York in company with the
DabIeren. blew out boiler tube off
witch HILL and had her stern injured
liz docking at the torpedo station.