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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09
Pointed Paragraphs.

one touch of the bunkO man doth the
farmer skim
Our schoolma am says that the ART
OF lore-makmg is usually taught AT
night schools.
Injustice often pats men on the bac!;
while justice kicks them.
Women want their rights, also their
lcitS-at the glove counter
No, C0rdelia, Woman's tongue isn't
necessarily concealed weapon.
A diplomat is a man who earns his
bread by the sweat of other mems
brOWs.
Anybody who tries to kin time is sure
to be killed BY il sooner or later.
It's just as easy to predict one kind
of weather rs another-but what's the
use?
All the world asks Of man is for
him TO DO his best. If that doesn't
suit him he can get out.
When young man calls with an en-
Gagement ring the girl in the case has
tens to give him the glad hand.
Love is a sweet dream, but the first
time young man sees his best girl
with her front hair in curl papers he
is apt to wake up.
The woman who spends three or four
hours day curling her hair is sure to
kick if her husband comes home with
his mustache curled. Chicago News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09
On Getting Back.
CEangor Commercially


If we so away for the summer out
ing or vacation we must return and
somehow we cannot get over the idea
that. after ALL the best part of Vaca-
ton is the coming back to home again.
OF course there is joy in getting
away to the beach or TO the lake or to
the mountain woods. We look for
ward to il with pleasure. The long
Winter is behind us: we have pulled
through much of the hot weather of
early summer and when the time
comes Tor vacation to begin, or we go
to some resort for the hot days of late
July and the sultry. oppressive weeks
of August. il is with a bound of plea
sure that we walk down the street to
the boat or train or step into the car
rage for the long, happy drive to the
inland lake. or woods camp far off the
line of public conveyance.
There Is. to be sure. a restfulness in
the vacation. 1t Is the change Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09
How to concoct a Comic Opera.

Make the tim" any time. lay the scene
anywhere:
II may be on earth or on Mars or the
| Nobody Will notice and no one will care
Its probable that will De fault number
one,
| And do not forget that the curtain muSl
On crusty old innkccper. who. rs he
tries
To fill the tin cups that the villagers hold.
Is JoStled and ScOttcd n and hustled
Ry maidens and men who are presently
told
OF thu coming Of one whom they hail
with shout.
The girl who is lovelorn must mcekly ap-
And sing for n spell. with her hands
on her heart.
While the crusty old innkeeper, lowering
near.
Gets wise to her secret-thars always
Shes the generals daughter. or mayb,.
the kings,
And love must he strong in the song tina;
she sings;
And the one whom she loves must be sen
fenced to die
For something she knows that he never
has done.
And her cruel old father must rant and
step high,
And want her to wed some despicable
one.
Don't forget the soubrcttc; she must
dance like 4 fay.
And fiirt with the Borrowing maiden'S
proud dad:
They must have duet; the old man must
get gay.
And MARBLE a tropical song. and the lad
Who Is ready TO die for the girl. must of
course.
Pc a tenor sent ont in command Of 4
OF hravo-ho, my hearties. who long for a
fight,
And have nothing to do but cause maid
ems To sigh;
End the act with q riot Of song and red
light
And the brave Stars and Stripes waving
proudly and high.
The sweet village m1idrns who romped in
act one
May all be court ladies' in act number
Or have taken the veil. each to serve as a
Anything that You wish they'll be ready
to 90.
The bold and brave jackies, when next
they appear
May be bandits. or each as gay cavalier
May JON in the chorus. but still the fair
maid
Must sing Of her love while tha ob;nner
SOubrttt,
unseis III" foul plot that the villain has
laid '''' me-
Here somew here ring in the pespangled
Octt tie.
Spnhkie b2rroom jokes lavishly through
whole thing
me hIEhball does duty as humor today
N ~ et The loose jointcd comedian sing
VI inc longing he has to back on Broad
way.
Re sure that the plot shan contain moth
ing new;
Let the songs in which eopco is la.ootol
be few;
ne naughty old father must yield ut |
the emf, |
80 mat the soprano and tenor may wed |
y ln;,ie-hurrah: Let the curtain descend, |
WIN oid Glory waving some more
overhead.
Chicago Record Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09
Personal NJ otes.

Robert Bacon of New York, the new
ly appointed Assistant Secretary of
state. is great lover of athletics. and
is we'll known as horseman ana polo
player.
Miss Jessica PeiXotto. PHI. D.. lee
turtr in socialism at the University of
California, is on her way to Europe to
study economic conditions in the Old
World countries.
Rev. John Snyder, pastor of a church
in Wellesley Hills. Mass. has written 4
play entitled "As Ye Sow" which was
presented for the first time in Chicago
last Sunday.
Control of the process of regeneration
in plant life has been achieved by VIII
liam Albert SetcheIl. head of the bot
any DEPARTMENT of the University of
California. The experiments, new in
the field Of botany. We're made on Il sea-
weed known as kelD. and the results
have been published in n bulletin.
Grand Duke Constantine of Russia
is sail to be the most cultured Roman
off now living. He has translated n
great deal of Shakespeare into his
IdtlhP tongue ana III amateur thea
tricais has appeared as Hamlet. His
seven children are being brought up
thoroughly 10 understand English lit
erature.
Mrs. r. F. Herrick. mother Of the
Governor Of Ohio. who has lived in Cali
fOrnia for fOrty-five years, is much in
terested in anthropolOgy. At meeting
in San Francisco several days ago Of
the American Anthropological Associa-
ton. She read paper on indians of
Humboldt Nay" which created much
interest.
Pedro Alvarado. the multi-millonaire
OF Parral. Mexico, who was a laborer
working a mine for 50 cents n day only
few years ago. has made a strike of
fabulous richness in his mine. He has
renewed his offer to President DiaZ TO
pay off the public debt of Mexico. and
has just completed palatial residence
near his mine ut n cost of several hun
dred thousand dollars. There is n
riano in every room.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09
The Best Advertisement.
(Somerset RepOrter.)


We are clad that advertisers are fast
finding out that newspapers and mag
aZines-regular publications-are about
the only legitimate means for adver-
| Using. They will soon stop defacine
| the face of nature by painting their
| advertisement on rocks, Lodges, barns
and fences.
The only regret is that advertisers
are not learning more rapidly. How
ever, We are thankful for what ad-
Vancement there is have n reason
| for being, ard We mention this first
| that we may not be accused of hypoc-
| riSy:-thc education will be of great
| help 10 the newspaper. If advertise
mcnts do not grace or disgrace every
| barn roof, rock and fence. they must
| find their way into print, or, in the ma
tural course Of things, into our news
papers. Therefore, we newspaper fell
| lows viii be glad when the barn-roOf
advertising business is done away
with.
But apart from selfish motives, we
want 10 see this method of advertising
Siven up because nova days it is the
least profitable; and if any form of adj
IVcrtising proves profitless the adver-
| Using managers of our newspapers
Lave just so much more to- overcome
| in perSuading advertisers to use the
columns OF the press. People become
easily prejudiced and in wholesale
kind OF way.
We say that barn roof advertising is
prOftIess nova days. because W.
thoroughly believe it. If advertisers
who employ this method could only
understand what a tremendous preju
dice there is in the minds of nature
loving people against il. they would
give it up altogether. People call ii
cheap advertising. and they size up
the advertising firm by using the word.
OftentimeS they are wrong, because
many of our biggest and richest houses
still use this method. More offer.
however, they are right for paint
pot and brush can daub over big
area.
Yes, advertisers are fast coming to
use regular publications. Their advc:
easements are seen and read by every
member of the family. In the home
they lie for days 1T a time on the CEN
ter table-cOhstdnt reminders Of bar
gains and staple goods at reliable and
long standing business houses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09

of Maine" would at least have been
disposed to have hustled a little on his
last proof; but such was not the fact.
AS we have stated, this proof was sent
to Mr.. Knowlton, the 18th day of July
and was received back from him, Aug.
"a period of three weeks that the
Public Printer held this form in type
patiently awaiting Mr.. Knowlton's
pleasure for chance to put it upon the
press. Inasmuch as he waited this long
time without criticism or complaint, it
will strike the fair-minded citizens of
Maine as trifie ungracious, to say the
least, on the part of Mr.. Knowlton to
indulge in such unwarranted structures
as appear in his letter quoted Correct
Iy we presume) by our Lewiston con-
temporary. Had Mr.. Knowlton re-
turned this last proof to the Public
Printer '"in proper and reasonable
time" that official would have been
able to have fulfilled the request Of the
commissioner of agriculture and had
his reports in the hands of that de-
partment in season for distribution at
all the fairs in the State. AS it was,
Mr.. Gilman received them in season for
all the fairs, save the one held in
Camden, Aug. %. The final sheets of
the Pathological report were printed,
Aug. 3, the day following the receipt OF
the last proof from Mr.. Knowlton.
They were allowed to dry over night,
and were placed in the hands of the
State Binder the following day, Aug. 4.
We quite agree with the Lewiston
Journal in its opinion that the delay
above noted was wholly without justi-
ficatiOn by the State in point of public
service toward the fruit growers OF
Maine" and, we may add. of our ag-
rcultural interests generally.
We are indebted to our Lewiston con-
temporary for the opportunity it has
afforded us to state the foregoing facts.
IN its spirit of Rooseveltian fairness it
will, doubtless. be glad to give them a
place in its columns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09

In n dozen of the leading cities of
the country 40 persons have been killed
and 315 injured in automobile accidents
since January l, 1905. The list of ac-
cidents which gives this total is COL
lected by the Chicago Record Herald,
and it is not to be expected that it is
complete. MOvcovcr there have doubt
less been as many accidents in the
smaller cities and in the country sec
tons as in the l. large cities selected
for investigated These figures give
some conception of the appalling year
y sacrifice OF life and limb as a result
of the speed craze among autoists. for
almost all automobile accidents. which
result in loss of life or in serious inju-
ries are the result Of reckless driving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09

Most Of us find il hard to grasp IN"
Significance of the figures which cX-
press the value OF land in the heart Of
the worlds great cities. LOndOncrS
who are in the real estate business
have been Dragging lately over the sale
Of 4 strip Of land at Picadilly ana st.
James's street for $40 a square foot,
or $1,i41 800 an acre. But that is no.
thing III comparison with the American
record. This is $5S9.o2 a square foot,
the price which the Stillman corner at
Wall street and Broadway. New York,
brought about three months ago. This
would mean s25.G64, 1920 an acre. Now
let some expert at figures tell us what
the earth would sell for at this rate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09

scene, the absolute dropping of work,
the putting away of the daily tread
mill of office or store or household du-
ties, which brings a certain sort OF re-
lief from petty cares. But are there
no annoyances at the camp or the sum-
mer resort? Well. we should say.
How gioriously, however, we put up
with them, and what martyrs we are
TO the conventionalities of even the
most popular of the places where peo-
pie congregate in colonies and wait in
good humor and patience till it is time
to go back home.
Surely, if there is pleasure in getting
away there is more satisfaction in th'
return. And how soon the time comes
when the vacation days or weeks are
numbered and we pack the trunks for
the homeward trip. The days have
grown shorter; there is Il decided chill
10 the evening atmosphere; the gas or
the electrics must be turned on or the
lamps lighted as soon as supper is over,
while there is but little time in which
10 enjoy the outdoor parlor.
Were you ever so glad to get back?
Did home ever look so good to you?
true welcome to you from all the
ncighbors as when you came back from
your summer outing? Here is the
same old house but dearer than ever.
How welcome the open door; did the
fireplace ever look so hospitable; here
are the pleasant rooms. the dozen and
one things that we have denied our
selves the comfort of at the seashore
how did we ever get along without
them? And the dining room. again.
TO have all the space we want ut table,
10 not be crowded, and only ourselves
TO entertain. Home again.
Best of all the children are here.
How glad we are TO have them back:
Row happy they are to be home again;
how We enjoy their out door plays,
their merry voices. their hide-aud seek
at evening among the shrubs on the
lawn. To be sure school will soon
commence ana they must settle down
to study for the long fall and winter.
hut never mind. Vacation is oyer ami
the happy boys and girls ate at home
again,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09
The Vanishing Sheep.

IL is not alone here i'm Maine that
sheep are Ear less numerous than .n.y
used TO be. The same story is true OF
other parts of the United States and
of Australia. India and all parts of Eu-
rope. There are millions and millions
Of sheep in The world.-hundreds of
millions Of them, in fact-but there are
many millions less than there were. a
decade ago. and the tendency to de-
crease is as general throughout the
world IS il is unmiStakable.
According to the United States CEN
sus figures there We're 1882 ,967 sheep
one year old or over in the country In
1900. as against 40.S76.312 IN 1890 and
i2.192,G.4 in 1889. While the decrease
is not large il is very marked when we
contrast it with the cOuntrv's rapid
growth in population and its splendid
progress In agriculture. industry and
{ ommerce. Here in Maine the census
figures showed .57.261 sheep one year
old or over in 1900, as against 370.4S4
in 1890 and 565,?lS in 1850. Previous
to 1850 the number had been increas-
Ing in Maine as well as in the country
at large. There is every reason to be-
heve that the decrease shown by the
figures of recent censuses has con-
tinued since 1900.
That this condition is not peculiar
10 this State or the United States rs a
whole is shown BY figures as TO ether
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09
Portsmouth's PIundered Plumes.
portland Press.

" vi tItili't itSS'
The invited Witnesses at the signing
OF the treaty were Mr. Pierce, third as
.'iStan; secretary OF State. as the per-
sonal representative Of the president !:
Admiral Mea 10. cOmmartlant of the
navy yard: capt. WinslOw. command
ing the MayfiOwcr: the governor Of
New Hampshire. ana the mayor Of
Portsmouth. 1t is submitted that there
should have been others. As the guests
We're entertained in Now Hampshire
and We're welcomed on their arrival by
the governor ~ the state. i: was prop
or that he should be present as a wit
ness of the final act. Eut what the
mayor Of Portsmouth mad to do with il
is hard 10 see, since the Ilcnpotentia-
rieS ana their following did not stay in
Portsmouth at all during the confer
cncu but in an adjoining town, and
since the treaty WAS not negotiated in
Portsmouth but on tho opposite Sid.
of the river in Maine. Portsmouth
Earaded in plundcred plumes. Among
those invited to witness the closing
ceremony should have been Governor
cobb Of Maine and Selcctmen James
r. Philbrck. John 6. Stafford and
Franklin Haley of kittcry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09
Dancing and the Grange.
Maine Earmer.l

The influence ana power Of the
Grang" comes from the membership
that meets rtgularly for candid, seri-
Gus and deliberate discussion of the
subjects that are vital TO the interests
of the farms. 1t is not necessary that
such meetings should be devoid Of
light and recreative features that can
be distributed among the heavier num-
berS. Quite the reverse. But the
dance is an amusement not calculated
for sandwichinG in between dehbera :
tons, il needs the entire evening to
satisfy its drVOtets and too often the
ina j0r portion of the night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09

countries Just competed with much
care by the American Wool and Cot
ton Reporter. 1t does not give the ex-
act figures for Australia but says there
has been d striking decrease there in
recent years. Canada is also con-
stantly decreasin:; its flocks. Gcrni,ly
has fallen from 100000 sheep in
1860, to less than 10000 900 in 1900. It's
tables show that India has decreased
its focks from 20.654,660 in 1892. to H.
151,O96 in 1908. Spain, the mother
land of fine wool production. has fall
en- from 16,469,3O3 in 1895, to 1889
473 in 1903. Meantime, Of course, the
population of the world has been in
creHsing, and yet our article else
where summarizes the worlds present
stock of sheep at 455,O4G936, against
526, SCI 1875 in 1895.
In canvassing the possibility of Rus
sia's turning up with an unexpected
supply of fine wool at some time in the
future, since the Russian empire has
1000, 900. sheep, or more than one
seventh Of the worlds known focks,
the Investigations of the American
Wool and Cotton Reporter are unfa-
vorable to this conclusion. 1t is true
that four fifths of the sheep of the
Russian empire are now of a primitive
character and that only One-fifth have
been bred up to fine wool production.
Tha improvement in blood of the
vast fiOcl<s of the Russian empire would
add greatly tn the worlds supply of
| fine wool. An unexpected hundred
million pounds of fine wool would
wond arfully change the conditions of
supply ana demand. But Russia's eX-
ports of wool ar. falling off partly be-
cause Russia, like every other land. as
| il manifrsis III. slightest tendency
toward higher civilization. is turning
| its attention Ia The growing Of cereals
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09
maine Gossip


When a fellow does his best,
BelnS weary, let him rest,
rs his right to leave the fight
foia me banners with the Night,
Ana TO sieep-the battle DER
where Inc battle breaks no more.
When fellow does his best,
Meath the still stars let him rest;
In some silent, shadOwed Mace
Let the daisies hide his face
Neath me broodng wings of peace
Where Lies battle-thunders cease.
When a fellow does his best,
Eold the tired hands DER his breast
With a smile, and not a sigh,
Speed you. comrade-and goodby.'
MS MS right TO leave the fight
Where Gods darkness dreams of light,
Frank l.. Stanton
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Keep Up the Signboards.

independently
In our travels through the surround l.
ing towns we notice that few of them
are complying with the state law in re-
gard to the maintenance of guide
boards. In some cases the boards are
stilI in place but in many of them the
boards are either gone or have been so
long exposed TO the weather that the
lettering upon them has become oblit-
Grated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09
Editorial Conservatism.

(Biddeford Journal)
At the conclusion of the peace con-
ference at the Portsmouth navy yard
the japanese ANA Russian ENJOYS
drank each others health and drowned
all bitterness in copious drafts Of
lowing TO the provisions of the Maine
prohibitory law, the Journal is natur-
ally constrained to omit the name or
the particular beverage utilized on TINS
Cccasion).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09

Those japanese rioters are acting
very foolishly and they will doubtless
realize it when they cool off a little.
In the terms of peace Japan won n
great victory. and the land hungry,
blood-thraty ana money-craZy clemen;
In the empire will not be allowed to
make mess of things
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09

Tho Levant NINE which has just de-
clared big dividend, is situated near
Lands End, England. 1t goes down vir-
tually far' 2.1G feet. and there il is
worked Iaterally under the bed OF the
Atlantic The works are now over II
mile from the base of the cliff. It has
produced tin. copper and arsenic for
eighty-fivs years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09

, The trustees of the British Museum
nave expressed their willingness to re-
ceiv" carefully selected photographic
records of the voices of distinguished liv-
ing men. The records will be for poSteri-
~ only, and will In no circums tances be
available for contemporary use.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Never Any Held There.
fportland PreSS.)

I'VE are very glad" says rosters
Democrat, Ito note that several Maine
papers disclaim any desire of having
the peace negotiations at portsmouth
fail" But when have there been any
peace negotiations lat Portsmouth!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09

The most distinguished occupant of a
Maine pulpit tomorrow, viii be Bishop
Potter of New York, who will preach at
st. Luke's cathedral, Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09

SAWS y ' hat FNo n Of the London Mail
lutte common addendum 70 a aGrnr, Is Is
N IN canada. Probably Inc ra. .sr,
G : certain lack of adaptablitv IN ,''t son
a i1Eitnm schia !, The corresnondent
the population ! - ne 60. Yankee leaven in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09
Daj|v kenneb<e Journal
ESTABLISHED, 1926.

No notice whatever will be taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return Of re-
jected communications.
Address all COMMUNICATIONS relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09

Inat gang of burglars who make d
specially of post Offices had better luck
II Warren than usual.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09

Skowhegan has good reason TO b.
nervous when it hears the fire alarm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09

One Of TIE members of the entering
class at the Pennington Normal. this
year. j. Asadoar Jrnishian Of Turkey. 4
graduate of the American missionary
school at Aintab. This is the school of
which Rev. Americus Fuller n native
or Jay and Il graduate of Bowdoin in
the class of 80 has been NJ the head
for many years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09

fortunately the end of the baseball!
season is at hand; otherwise there
would certainly be bloody war BET ween
Portland and i,iddeford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-09

j. u. Mason. of Southwest Harbor
mas a squash vine that seems bound to
get up in the world, having climbed an
apple tree and started 4 squash on the
Zip top. while side shoots meander all
over the tree.