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Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
Sealed Proposal.
FOR
new WATER SUPPLY.

Augusta, Maine March % ,,..
sealed proposals will be receivsS Nh
once OF w. Il. Getchell, Engineer ~ TIE
ia, Maine. until noon, Monde Alsus1
l?oj, Tor the laying of a cast iron aPrii Y
about eight and one-half miles I,.mpM mM la
appurtenances, from Carleton pnag pnong viii
Town of Winthrop to the d;s,1,in ynu IN ths
reservoir of the Augusta Watar' n9 nre9utrs
in the City of Augusta. Distrtt
A bond acceptable to the Trrs..
the augusta Water District in the - o9
twenty-five thousand dollars viii 1an kln q
q'lred for the faithful perforn,arse. " n
the contract. Sureties must he ~
and addresses of the same given IL inams
pOsal. sven IN p.pl
Bidders must examine the loca...
the proposed work in person anS 4
quaint themselves with all the "nu ral sf
ments, conditions and contingencies III:
to affect the work. The main MIR lSes
will be 70 and "a inches in diaropp,pp- ~
includes a lake intake and seversi "a
crossings. Bids will be cornnaraa ols<
the basis of the Engineers esrirna,aa' a'a
work to be done ae I
General plans Of the work and fo,, !,
contract and specifications NAV he
at the Office of the Engineer. so
The right is reserved to reject anv =, i,
proposals, or to accept any proposaI ~
proposals should be endorsed "An,ra.a.s ~
Water District. Contract for New No.
Supply and addressed to the Trustess
AUGUSTA WATER DISTRICT
oos..uo,, Augusta, Maine
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
MASONIC PRESIDENTS.
Nearly All Have Been Members Of
Greatest and Oldest Order.

Both Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Fair
banks went into Masonry after they
had been chosen for the office of Vice
President. Mr.. Roosevelt was popular
ly elected in November. 1900. and be-
fore the winter was over he had be-
come a member of Matinecock Lodge,
at Oyster Bay. He has been elected to
receive the degrees in the Royal Arch
Chapter. but has never taken them, be-
cause of the pressure of public busi-
ness. He might, of course, take these
degrees during the summer vacations
at Oyster Bay, but this would now at
tract SO much attention as to embar-
rass him and the chapter at that place.
and so he has decided to wait till after
his term as President has expired, and
he is once more d private citizen. Mr..
Fairbanks took the symbolic blue lodge
degrees at Indianapolis. under a dis
pensation from the Grand Lodge of
Indiana, during the recent holiday re-
cess, the three degrees being con-
ferred i'm one day. He has since
Immediately following the adjourn
ment Of the special session of
the Senate. taken the chapter
degrees. also under dispensation. and
in one day. 1t is said to be his
purpose during the present year to take
the remaining degrees of the York
rite. ending with that of Knight Temp
lar. and then to take the Scottish Rite
degrees, up to and including 32d. He
will thus be shown all the mysteries of
the order far ahead Of the man whose
place in the White House he hopes to
fill after 1908.
1t is rather a noteworthy fact that
the great ma ajority Of Presidents of the
United States, from Washington down
to Roosevelt, have been members of
the Masonic fraternity. In the later
years the best known of these are Gar
field Harrison and Mckinley. Garfield
was Knight Templar and held his
membership in all the York rite bodies
in this city. He was a charter member
of a Washington blue lodge and re-
manned on it's rolls until his death. Nc
Kinley was also a Knight Templar, but
his membership was in Ohio.
John Quincy Adams, who came into
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

1t looks az though Emperor William
had done a particularly characteristic
and dangerous thing in going to
Morocco at the present time. Just at
present France is endeavoring to enter
into an agreement with England to
gain control over Morocco without
actually using military force. Conse-
quently the appearance Of the Emperor
Of Germany now is not calculated to
impress the ruler of Morocco and the
chiefs of the various tribes with the
idea that France is not the only great
power Of Europe, and that Germany
is ready to help maintain Moorish in
dependence. This complicates the sit
uation which may result in a very
pretty diplomatic tangle. 1t is not
likely. however, to result in anything
more serious.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

That the English spring is in ad-
vance of ours is indicated by the fact
that the annual race between Oxford
and Cambridge, the crOwning event of
the year in English rowing, took place
last Saturday. The victory of oxford
is probably a popular one in this coun-
try on account Of the numerous young
Americans now enrolled at this uni
versity, though none of the men in the
victorious crew were Rhodes scholars.
1t is not at all unlikely, however, that
American oarsmen will figure there
during the coming years. There have
been 81 of these annual races between
the great English universities, of which
Oxford has won 81 and Cambridge q.
The remaining race, that of 1877, was q
dead heat, something as yet unknown
in the great rowing contests between
our American colleges on the Thames
and Hudson.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

There comes "A report that Governor
General Wright proposes to resign his
position in the Philippines in order to
come home and run against Carmack
of Tennessee for a seat in the United
States Senate. While it is not to be
denied that General Wright would
make strong senator. probably a
stronger one than Senator Carmack,
vet the place for him for the present
is in the Philippines, as the work there
Is a most important one. and he is do
ing it SO thoroughly and 50 we'll that
it would be a pity for him to leave at
the present time. He has proved a
worthy successor of General Taft and
enjoys the respect and confidence of
the Filipinos. Doubtless Washington
would be a more pleasant residence for
him than Manila, but for the present
this Tennessee Democrat Is serving his
country better where he is.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

President Francis of the st. Louis
exposition now comes forward and de-
clares with considerable emphasis that
no medals or prizes were sold to ex-
hibitors at the fair. He says it is all
due to a misunderstanding and that he
will be able to clear up the matter to
the satisfaction of all concerned. 1t
seems that the medals and diplomas,
which were the real awards, have not
yet been given out, but that ribbons
were given to certain exhibitors as
temporary evidence of being entitled
to the real awards later. Some of the
ribbons, 1t appears. by some means or
other got into the hands of the wrong
exhibitors. Perhaps it was a mistake
and perhaps some officials sold
and some exhibitors bought those rib
bons fradulently. In any case, Presi-
dent Francis asserts that there will be
prosecution in every instance. and
that the greatest care will be taken in
the distribution of the diplomas and
medals to those honestly deserving
them through the merit of their exhib-
Its at the fair. . -.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
Of Personal Interest.

William E. Distin, Surveyor General
of Alaska. is in Washington. his first
leave Of absence for two years.
The first person to reply to the CON-
mittee and accept an invitation to the
banquet to be given to President
Roosevelt at Dallas, Tex, on April s.
was former Governor James S. Hogg.
Madame Shumann-Heink, who re-
Gently took out naturalization papers
at Cincinnati. is likely to make st.
Louis her home. as she recently invest
ed nearly half million dollars in real
estate in that city.
Marion Crawford's sister Mrs. Hugh
Fraser, the widow of the British min
ister to Japan, is making her first visit
after many years absence. to this
country, and is now receiving much at
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
the presidency during the days Of the

the presidency during the days of the
anti-NasOn excitement, talked and
wrote against the order with consider
able vigor. Andrew jackson was at
one time grand master of the Grand
Lodge of Tennessee.
IAN informal poll was made of the
two houses of Congress few years
ago by a Washington Mason. and it
was discovered that more than 81 per
cent of the members of the House were
in the order, and more than so per cent
of the members Of the Senate.
The city of Washington is perhaps
the strongest Masonic city in the world.
or its population of 278,000, after de-
Quoting $1,000 Negroes, $4,000 people
remain from whom to draw for Mason
ic purposes. The register of the Grand
Lodge of this city shows that there are
more than 5000 affiliated Masons here
belonging to q blue lodges. There are
IL Royal Arch chapters, and 8 COM
manderies of Knight Templars. Wash
ington is also the headquarters of the
Scottish Rite of the Southern jurisdic-
ton, and on that account the Scottish
Rite bodies here are also especially
strong.
Several earnest efforts have been
made by local lodges to have Presi-
dent Roosevelt visit them, but thus far
without avail. He feels that he can
not accept one invitation of this char
acter without accepting others, and to
accept all that would come would be
highly inconvenient. He has been
made an honorary member of two of
the local blue lodges. Mr.. Fairbanks
has already visited several of the local
lodges, and it is probable that these
visits will be continued next winter,
and during the rest Of his term as Vice
President.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

The Journal enjoyed very pleasant
call yesterday from Hon. John J.
Lentz of Columbus, Ohio, who was
making a brief business trip to the
Maine capital. Mr.. Lentz has been for
a number of years past one of the
strong lawyers Of his state, and rec
ognized leader in its Democratic coun-
ellis. He represented his district in the
5sth and J6th congresses. and was
known throughout the country as a
fearless and aggressive member Of
those bodies. Mr.. Lentz was a warm
admirer of the late Thomas B. Reed of
this State, whom he regarded as one of
the strongest and cleanest men who
had ever borne a part in American
public life.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
Pointed Paragraphs.

Rich relations usually make poor
friends.
Some men die hard and some others are
dead easy.
A polished gentleman isn't necessarily a
smooth article.
The only secret ever kept by woman
is-well, it's still a secret.
1t is the little cur that is always try
ing to get even with the big dog.
Patches that decorate the trousers of
a calamity howler are not on the knees.
A cynic is man who claims to be tired
of the world. But in reality the world is
tired of him.
An average girl thinks all the young
men cf her acquaintance wonder II she
would refuse them if they proposed.
Chicago News,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
A New Dominion Of Canada.

Up i'm Canada they are Matching a
scheme to federate Bermuda and the
British West Indies with the Dominion
of Canada and thus unite all the Brit
ish possessions in the world in one
family under a large measure of home
rule. The many islands owned by
Great Fritain in our southern waters,
particularly Jamaica do not enjoy a
very happy and prosperous existence.
They have few, if any, political rights
and their commercial opportunities are
very much restricted. Undoubtedly it
would be to their advantage in many
respects to be united with Canada and
possess the political ard economic
advantages which it enjoys. The ad-
vantage to Canada would not be so
much of a material nature as of a SEN
timental nature. for no doubt the Cana
dians would enjoy boasting of a Do
minion extending from the North pole
to within a few degrees of the equator,
embracing all varieties of climate and
producing almost everything that can
be produced upon this old earth.
The population of Canada, at the
present time. is about 5.6O0.0OO. while
that of the British West Indies and
Bermuda is about 1.375.OOO. The Do
minion would be below the United
States as well as above it, but that.
it is thought. would not be any more
of a menace to our political or COM
mercial conditions than it is at the
present time. In fact, it is suggested
that it would be less of a menace,
since the federation would tend to be-
come wholly independent of Great
Britain and British influence. and be-
ing independent would naturally come
into closer relations with this country.
A speaker in the Dominion parliament
at Ottawa the other day. declared that
with the withdrawaly of the last impe-
| rial troops, Canada and Great Britain
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

-srrrne.s- s-t ..c&tt1 1ouc
there. No doubt many supers'''''"'
negro has really believed he sa"
ghosts, and although evidence to the
contrary were to be piled mountain
high around him, he would still cling
to his belief in the reality of phantohis
until his last breath. If Rojestvensky
should ever have the misfortune u
meet the Japanese fleet. it would not
take him long to learn the difference
between that kind and the klnd "h'c"
he met in the North Sea. But now
ever foolish he may be about so"'e
things he will probably be wise enough
to keep out of the reach of Togo.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
Consolation for the Victim.
(MinneapOlis JOurnal.)

(MIfIlltdpOIlS JOuFIIdI.J
An Omaha doctor blew into Kansas
City with new anaesthetic of his own
invention and tried it on a negro pa
tient at hospital. who had volunteered
for an operation on the promise of free
treatment and attendance. The negro
died in a minute. before the operation
began. The doctors unanimously
agreed that he would have died under
the influence of any other anaesthetic
which would doubtless be a comfort to
the victim. if the news could be con-
Veyed to Kim.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
They Will Be Responsible.
(Philadelphia Inouirer.)

(PhiIadelphla InQuiref.)
If entanglements shall come. if the
Monroe doctrine shall be involved in
diplomatic complications, if a serious
situation shall arise in the not distant
future, then it will be the Demo-
Gratis of the Senate who will be
responsible. and wholly responsible.
To ratify treaty two-thirds major
ity is requisite. The Republican sup
port was solid but to secure the neces-
sary two-thirds several Democratic
votes were needed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
Japan's Peace Terms.
(Cincinnati Enquirer.)

tClnclnndtl EnquTer.)
The rumOrs that Japan is willing to
make peace on terms which include
from s500,000. 900 to S750.O00,000 in
demnity are at least interesting. ia
pan will hardly quit with the mere
satisfaction of having got the better
of her adversary. even if she gets
some land with the victory. In such
an event she will have fully entered
upon a career as a world power" and
to be "world power" requires a great
deal of ready money or prime credit.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
Knew Whereof He Spoke.

"If l had wife, said the very
young man, Il certainly wouldn't want
her to be at some woman's club dis
cussing public affairs till midnight
Neither would you want her to dis
cuss private affairs at home after mid
night" rejoined the man with the alb
sent hair. but it's pickles to fudge she
would do it just the same
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
Much the Same.

"The strawberry" remarked the
moralizer as he looked at some early
specimens in a glass case. "is said to
be more than 80 per cent. water"
I'm that respect" rejoined the de-
moralizer. "the strawberry is like lot
of other good things in the stock mar
ket"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

are surely drifting apart. that the
withdrawal of the soldiers will soon
he followed by the withdrawal Of the
governor general and absolute inde-
nendence of Canada. Americans will
follow with close interest this Cana
dian scheme to annex the British
islands in southern waters.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
Nothing Doing.

Short say, old man, can you let
me have s5 till next week?
Long-No; I can't afford it.
Short-Can't afford it?
Long-That's what / said: | can't
afford to risk losing your friendship
for such a small sum.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
Tn. EXPLORERS of the Northwest.

Roston paper points out that the
Lewis and Clark exposition to De heiu
tbis vear at Portland, Oregon. shouio
have been called the Gray and Ken
ar;.r -exposition. and that it should
have been held dozen years or 50 aso
rh;. assertion is based upon the 1act
that while the explorers, Lewis anu
Clark did much to open up the great
Northwest to American settlement
,bev were by no means the pioneer ex-
n,orers of that region, and were not
the ones to whom the most credlt IS
dine for saving that section to the
United States. 1t was Il Boston cap
tain in the ship Columbia" which gave
the great river it's name, and 1t was
due to Robert Gray and John Ken
6rick, both Boston explorers, that
Oregon, Washington and Idaho are to-
day a part of the United States rather
than a part of Canada. Without any
intention of taking away from the
credit and glory due Lewis and Clark.
it is appropriate at this time that the
story of those early days in the North
west be retold, and the Boston Adver-
tiser does the public a service in set
ting forth the facts.
1t was in 1887 that the two Boston
captains sailed the Columbia" and the
Lady Washington to the Oregon
shore, to bury. later, the coins and
medals which had been made in Bos-
ton for the very purpose Of establish
ing their rights of discovery. This
was II years before the Lewis and
Clark expedition and some 19 years
before the elder Astor estab-
lished Astoria. Indeed, so long
did the traditions of the expedition
stay with the Siwash Indians, that
along the Pacific coast to this day the
patois term for white men of any kind,
Americans, Canadians or Europeans,
has been Boston men, The Boston
men saved the great Northwest to the
newly born republic. over which Wash
ington was about to rule as the first
president.
Says the Advertiser: "The part
which Massachusetts has played in the
history of this country is usually
summed up, by orators, in illusions to
New England affairs. But what his
tory of any great section of the coun-
try. even outside of the 13 colonies.
may not be traced to Massachusetts?
Is it the middle West? Then what of
the Putnam expedition which meant
the birth of Ohio as an American state
and gave the impetus to the settle
ments further west to the Mississippi?
in the colonization of Kansas and the
influence of that movement on what
are now known as the granger states?
Or is it the story of the Northwest
which Gray and Kendrick opened up
by their Columbia river expedition?
The influence of Boston capital in
opening up great lines of railroad in
the West, in developing mines of cop
per or of iron, these are stories of
which history has had little to tell.
Yet they are an essential part of the
real history of the United States"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
Masculine View.

Mrs Shopps-I see Cutt & Slashem
are advertising some lovely house
gowns at a bargain.
Shopps-Well, our house doesn't
need a gown. but it ought to have a
coat of paint.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

The sudden insanity of the American
chess champion, along with the cases
of nervous prostration which marked
the International checker tournament,
shows that football is one of the safest
sports for young men, after all.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

The experience of Russia during the
present war in the far East has
served to impress more strongly upon
the world the fact that Il nations real
strength must be sought and found in
the loyalty and devotion of it's people.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
A Human Touch.
(Cincinnati Times-Star)

Cincinnati Times Starr
Political parties may come and go,
but Cleveland's love of the rod and
gun remains Interchangeable. 1t is a hu-
man touch which brings our one ex-
President closer than he otherwise
could be to many American men. who
on other subjects have not a great deal
in common with the Sage of Prince
ton"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
A Perfect Right.

cleveland Leader)
The nomination of the man who Will
succeed Roosevelt is on the knees OF
the gods. and no dependable utterance
as to his personality need be looked
for at least three years from date.
Meanwhile, Messrs. Fairbanks, Fora
ker Shaw ct al. have a perfect right to
mend. build, or tear down fences with
out regard to points of the compass.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

tention tn New York, where ba,
as a writer is well known. 'a'
The literary jubilee of Eljakn,
ser, the Nestor Of Yiddish noa,ra "a
one of the founders Of the 81 y
Yiddish literature, was recen,,, 'oa'
brated at Cooper Institute. New W
1t is said that wherever the VA @
language is known, the poems =, "al'' y
ser are read and loved ~aIs
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Treats and Treatment.
washington Post.)

I
The government of New South
Wales. according to dispatch, mas
decided to erect two state institutions
to treat inebriates without means.
Compare that with the situation up In
Maine, where an inebriate cannot be
treated, even If he has abundant
means.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
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for the preservation or return OF re-
= 1ected communications
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subscriptions and advertisements to
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Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
There Are Others.

Gyer-I understand Green has spent
more than $4,000 during the last year
in vain effort to acquire knowledge.
Myer-Vain effort?
Gyer-Yes; he's a student of racing
form.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
Calling the Turn.

Singleton-What's the matter. ole
man? You look as if you had beer
making a night of it with the boys.
Newpop-You called the turn. The
twins kept me up till o'clock this
morning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

The Japanese generals do not appear
to show any disposition to sit back and
let the peace commissioners do the bal
ance of the work.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
Rude.

She-I understand you have been
making remarks about my singing.
He-You have been misinformed.
There is nothing remarkable about it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

Spring has dropped a hint that 1t is
not wise to be too precipitate in she'd
ding overcoats and winter clothing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04
A q 6 q $ ia.
Savings Bank
ORGANIZED SEPT, q, 1s4a

Deposits, May 5, 1904, $7,2o2,3Mn
Market value Of Re-
sources as estimated
by Bank Examiner, SA1323 3Nn|
LESLIE c. CORNISH, Pres.
LENDALL TITCOMB. vice-Prs|
Trustees:
LESLIE c. CORNISH,
LENDALL TITCOMB,
BENZ. F. PARROT.
TREBY JOHNSON,
SAMUEL C. MANLEl,l
Deposits are Placed on Interest the
First Of Every Month.
Interest paid or credited on account 90
the first Wednesday of February and AG
gust. Deposits are exempt by law from
taxes and accounts are strictly connden-
tial
CHAS. r. WHlTTEN, Treas
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

With about a score of devil wagons
owned in ROckland, ThomastOn and
Camden. the Knox county enthusiasts
are talking of forming a club.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

Peary will be in Portland most of the
time until he starts for the far North,
sometime in July.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

There are now only 80 prisoners in
the Portland Jail, the smallest number
for several years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

Active preparations are going on in
Gardiner for the sessions of the Maine
General conference which will convene
there April 11-16. Gardiner has the
honor not only of holding the confer
ence this year but of holding the first
conference in the history of Maine
Methodism, way back in 1926. 1t has
been held eight times in Gardiner. in
1925. 1929. 1894. 1912. 1856, 1872, 1877 and
1000, but this is the first time that
Gardiner has ever had Bishop Charles
FL Fowler to preside. in fact, few
places in Maine have had him. This
is his second visit to the Pine Tree
State to preside over Methodist con-
ference. the last time being in Portland
IN 1888. Bishop Fowler is man of re-
markable energy and intellectual pow
CT. He is now 6S years of age. but finely
preserved. 1t was with hard knocks
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-04

Maine baseball cranks are following
particularly closely the work of Josce-
lyn, the Pittsfield boy, on the Boston
Americans.