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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27
Are There Spies in Our Army?
baltimore Sun

baltimore SUM-
Our War Department. it appears. has
had a fright recently over the posi-
biity that there may be spies in the
army The matter has engaged the
attention of General John p. Story.
chief of artillery. and Judge Advocate
Davis. 1t appears that an enlisted
man of the Eighteenth Coast Artillery
dos crted from that command at Fort
Schuyler This man. who is Ger
man. was unusually intelligent. atten-
tive to duty and respectful to his su-
pcriors Before he deserted he was
under suspicion. but there is no proof
that he was spy. In passing on the
case Judge Advocate Davis recon-
mends that inspectors be instructed
to examine the personnel of the coast
artillery to determine whether there
are foreigners in that arm of the SER
vice. If soldier speaks English with
a strong foreign accent it may safely
be presumed that he is an alien" Cen
eral Story recommends that recruiting
officers be instructed to enlist no for
born recruit who cannot produce
evidence of naturalization. Evidently
the general does not think any plan
winch mas Dcen SuSSeSttu NOuiu hVCP
spies out IF the army. "A spy" he
says, "wOuld nave sufficient ntelli-
gence to overcome obstacles which
might be added to existing Safe
guards" All of which is true, for the
Spy often succeeds in accomplishing
his purpose in time of war. when regu-
lations are stricter than in time of
peace. 1t is rather strange, however,
that any foreign power-Gcrlnany.
Great Britain or France-should seek
to discover our secrets. Is there any
government abroad which natters it
self that an invasion Of the United
States is worth the attempt? Presi- |
dent Castro of Venezuela was talking
recently about landing an army at
New Orleans. Is it possible he is en- |
ploying spies to find an easier place for |
Il landing than the Louisiana city?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27
Maine and Boston.

Maine must feel quite proud Of her
self. Her total property valuation is
now nearly a third As large as that of
the city of BOstOn.-BOston Transcript.
1t is not at all unlikely that the
Transcript means this as a little slap
at the State Of Maine though some
thing quite different can easily be
made out Of it. Although the assessed
valuation of Maine is less than one
third that of the city of Boston, accord
ing to the latest figures, nevertheless It
is not because Maine is n small and
poor state. but because Boston is i,
great and very rich city. OF the 45
states of the Union there are no fewer
than 90 whose valuation is less than
that of the State of Maine. TheS,
states are Alabama. Arkansas, Della
ware. Florida, Idaho. Louisiana. Miss
lssippi. Montana. ebra,ka, Nevada
New Hampshire North Dakota, Ore
gon. South Dakota. South Carolina.
Tennessee. Utah, Vermont, West Vir-
ginfa and Wyoming. Several of these
than Maine ard all hut two or three
have larger area, but in all of them
the assessed valuation Is less than that
Of this State. The showing is not at
all bad when we find that Maine ranks
the 18th i'm valuation among the A.
states of the Union.
The assessed value Of Boston. accord
ing to the latest figures is 81. o37, O3S, SJ1.
and outside Of Massa chusetts there are
only eight states in the Union whose
valuation is larger that that of this
single city. These states in order are
New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michi-
gan. California, Indiana, Wisconsin.
and Missouri. Thus, with 81 states of
the Union having a smaller vasuation
than the city Of Boston, it is fir from
a disgrace or discredi. fer Maine to be
in that number. particularly as 20 Of
those 81 states have 4 smaller valuation
than Maine. incidentally, it would be an
interesting matter if It could be figured
out to what extent the brains and
Drawn and money Of Maine men have
contributed towards giving Boston its
great wealth and 3oyer No other
state has contributed so much to tina.
city as our own, or is so closely as
ISOLATED with it by a multitude of ties
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27
Deterioration Through Alcohol.
(American Medjcjne.)

(aIIlcEIctI MtuICIIlt.D
The mental deterioration of old alco-
hOlcs is so well known to every physi-
clan, and is so often brought to his no.
tice in daily practice. that it occasions
some surprise to learn that it is NOT
generally recognized by the pubic
who arc more concerned with the re-
suits of the acute pOisOnings. They
know of the loss of judgment due TO
even slight over-indulgence, and in
self-dcfence are now insisting upon
total abstinence in their employees.
The travelling public in particular de-
mand that the engineer or ships officer
shall be clear-hcaded and free OF alco-
hOl. and the merchant or manufacture
er needs observation-disclosures in his
agents. But they all have failed to
realize the seriousness Of the mental
changes due to long-cOntinued over
indulgence simply because these cases
are gradually thrust aside i'm the strug-
gle for existence, and are never given
an opportunity to show mcapacity in
great affairs needing well-balanced
Judgment. The elderly men in con-
troll of the great affairs of modern
times are temperate or abstainers. as
a rule. and have retained their mental
vigOr by reason of those habits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27

The cable brings interesting reports
of the observance of Easter in Spain,
Il country which. after its fashion.
pretends to be very, religious. In
Madrid the populace all attended
church I'm the morning and then the So
called upper classes. and aristocrats
proceeded to put in the balance of the
day in the enjoyment of bull fights.
The young King himself and members
of his court gave the sport the sane
ton of their presence. What a defile-
ment of Easter. The tragedy and
triumph of Calvary forgotten and pub
lie attention devoted to, the spectacle
of maddened bulls goring each other
and their tormentors i'm the arena!
There is Sabbath dissertation in this
country. but nothing which approaches
that i'll the countries of continental
Europe, particularly in France and
Spain. What religious significance
can the greatest fectival Of the church
year have for a nation which Gevotes
the day to- watching bull fights?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27
The HE Said" Girl.
(Eniporia GaZette.)

Did you ever notice group OF niue
girls between the ages of fourteen ana
eighteen chattering away In corner?
The next time you sit near such a
group listen and hear If about every
tenth word is about what 'he said. IL
il is. you have found some more of the
he said girls. and they are not the
incest little girls i'm the world. The he
said" girls are likely to loiter down
town after school too late to help their
mothers with the afternoon work.
They are likely to wear better clothes
than their fathers can afford, so that
the neighbors wonder what their mo-
theirs can be thinking about. The ne
said" girls also too often think more OF
the boys than of their books, and ire
quently fail to get through school.
They are in for a good time. and nave
nothing in their heads but hairpins and
two steps.
Sometimes nature takes a girl out of
the "he-said" family and makes me
woman out Of her, but generally she
gets to going out to parties and is de-
veloped before her time, and either
marries and fades at twenty or hangs
on after all the other girls are married
off, and takes generation after genera
ton of young boys to raise by hand
and becomes known as "grandma' in
the crowd.
There is nothing so sweet as single.
frank Open-hearted girl. But the
hoy struck girl is an abomination. The
whole matter rests with the girls mo-
Their. She can either bring up one OF
the ''he said" girls or she can have
daughter to be proud Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27
MARKET REPORTS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features Of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York, April 26-Speculative Senti-
ment in the stock market scenes to be
Swayed at present most entirely by the
varying gossip regarding the relations
between railroad capitalists who control
the Northwestern Railroad systems. The
down ward plunge in the price of Northern
Securities was largely due to the fear that
with the release of the stocks of its con :
siituent companies they would be freely
liquldated on account of the high level to-
which the nominal quotations had been
carried while the holdings were tied up
in the Northern Securities Co.
The effect was clearly manifest in the
movements in Northern Securities, Great
Northern preferred. Northern Pacific.
Union Pacific, st. Paul. Northwestern,
Illinois Central and New York Central,
all Of which have been bound up together
more or less in the speculation based on
this topic. Amalgamated Capper led a
strong group of metal stocks Il speciaI
influence being the increase in the divi-
dend rate on Anaconda a subsidiary COM
pany of the Amalgamated
Ihe United States Steel stocks ut first
rejected disappointment or the part of
the spectators who had counted on, larc-
er net earnings for the quarter than were
reported at the meeting after the market
had closed. Yesterday. Put these stocks
showed n good recovery when the general
strensth developed. The market had al
reauE become Shaky when the news was
puniished OF the declaration of only the
regular dividend on Norfolk & Western.
Incre mas been extensive speculation
oaSed on hopes of an increase and IN.
unloading of disappointed holders carried
that stock three points under last night
a.o broke the whole market. The closing
was weak and without effective RECOVERY
., Bo ,H oc We're firm. Total sales. par value.
2.fn.O0O. United States bonds We're ali
unchanged on call
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27
Leave Us the Early Train East.

The report comes again, apparently
better authorized than the carry
rumors, that in arranging its summer
schedule the Maine Central will take
off the early train east which has been
such u great convenience to the busi-
ness men of Augusta. Halloween ana
Gardiner during the past two or three
wears. Nothing official has been given
out, to be sure. but the ramor is persist
ent and comes from a source winch
gives it weight. The prospect OF losing
this train seriously alarms the business
men in this section, and particularly of
this city, to whom it has been OF spe-
cial benefit. By means II this train 1t
has been possible for our business men
to go on long trips into the eastern part
o; the State, and TO the towns and
cities on the branch lines Of the Maine
central. and get back home that same
dav. something which was not possible
under the Old arrangement. The train
has been very well iiatroniZed and it
cannot be for lack of patronage that its
disc continuance is contemplated.
The proposition to continue the early
evening train to Portland, as a sort of
rccOmpense for taking off the early
morning train east Goes not appeal at
all to the cities in the kennebec VAL
ley. A train westward at early eve
ming would get very little patronage in
comparison with that given the early
morning train eastward. Our business
men should not be backward i'm sending
in to the management Of the road their
circumstances against the removal of
the early train east. The Maine Central
mas given us a splendid train schedule
and has shown in every way its desire
10 please it's patrons in this section. 1t
is hard 10 believe that it will take Il
step backward and remove this train
which has been such a convenience and
which has been SO We'll ratrOniZed. Its
loss would be nothing less than slap
in the face of the business men and
business interests Of eur city. BY al!
means let us make the management Of
the road realize how earnestly we de-
sire this train retained upon the sched-
nj
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27
New EngIand's Grateful Memory.

Roswell Field, in the Chicago Eve
ming Post)
The New Highlander has regard for
Tie deeds Of his ancestors. He has not
forgotten. and he does not purpose that
iuture generations shall forget, the
Ellghty accomplishments of the fathers.
ne mas. 1t is true. his Emerson. MS
LohSfeliow. his Whittier. to sing to all
ages the poetry and the tragedy of dy-
Ing Colonial life. but he does not stop
'here. He puts up monuments ana
statues and tablets. and sometimes
i"ot' stones in commemOratiOn OF great
oefos IN quiet places. And he does not
trust the inscriptions to the blunt ana
questionable English of county super
Nisors. but he calls on scholars and
Ioets TO supply the simple and beauu-
lui inspiration for the passing reader.
ohe or these days the monuments VIII
crumbie and the tablets will decay, but
as long as the New England spirit
ias's' untainted by the ribaldry ol
modern cdnhmercialism, those stones
ana tablets will be renewed and the
retter part of the old simple life VIII DC
II eservad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27
July 4th or AUGUST 1ath7

The Chicago professor who wants
independence day celebrated upon Au-
gust 18th rather than upon July 4th
bases his arguments upon the alleged
discovery that the Declaration of In
dependence was not fully engrossed
with all the signatures attached until
four or five weeks after the day when
the Declaration was proclaimed and
the bells rung in testimony that lib
erty was proclaimed throughout the
land unto all the inhabitants thereof.
He does not deny that the immortal
declaration was formally and finally
adopted by the continental Congress
on July 4. On that. day it was signed
by John Hancock, president of the
congress. by the authority of that body
and the bell in the tower overhead
rang out the news to waiting public.
But just because the work of en-
crossing the declaration and obtaining
the signatures of all the delegates was
not completed until several weeks
later. this Chicago professor would
have the American people upset the
traditions of $50 years and transfer to
mid-August their celebration of our
glorious Independence day.
Suppose one man transfers piece OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27
Boston Produce Market,

~ Boston, April &c.
-, iCt N-Duil and weak; spring patents,
mill shipments 56006O5
COkN-Lower; No. ) yellow 51HG5S.
,s OATS-Easier; No. 2>clipped white, $50
MILL. FEED-Easy.
BRAN-Spring. 1S.15I19Oo.
MINED FEED-la5Oai 200
COTTON SEED MEAL-sGOTI.1o0
PCRk-Steady; medium. l525.
LARD-Steady; 81.
bE:Et.Quiet and easy; extra heavy
sides. aT914.
LAMRS-Steady; 1OMlI.
NEALS-Steady; lOmll
bcIIER-Easy: northern, Coal
HEEiSt.-Steady; York state l4filf,h.
EGGS-Steady; fancy. 2Oir2I; eastern 10
APPLES-Firm: Maine Baldwns. No. |.
PCTATOES-Easy; Houlton Hebrons %
@S. Green mountains. 81. u"
SCGAR-Steady on basis OF SIN for
graduated. '''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27
Home: The Place to Get to.

(New Bedford Evening Standard)
III speaking of the struggle for Gull
ture and the intellectual ferment" of
the W0mcn's clubs. woman says that
the sooner we get away from the hard
and fast idea of home the better for
the world" If we could know exactly
what she means by the hard and fast"
idea of home. we could better judge of
lie SoundneSS Of her contention Leay-
ing out the two adjectives there is 10
sOundnesS in it at all. even if the ad-
vanced wOman-;idvanced in her own
conceit-6oes say so. Home is still the
BEST place to get to. not to get away
from. OF course it has got to be a
home, and not i hard and fast idea.
which is all this woman seems on the
face of her assertion to have,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27

At no cO-educatiOnal institution in
the country have the young men pro-
tested SO strenuously against the pres
cnre of young ladies' as at Wesleyan
University down in Connecticut. Ac-
c"rding to the newspapers the girls.
who have had the hardihOod to offend
the young men students by seeking an
education and carrying off the scholar
ship honors there have had to suffer
all kinds of neglect and hardships. and
even indignities i'm some instances.
However. it appears that the willy little
rascal Cupid managed to get a place
on the teaching force at Wesleyan as
he has at all other co-educational in
situations. The Hartford Courant of
April 18th tells of wedding at East
Hampton. Conn. in which the BRIDE
groom and bride We're classmates at
Wesleyan aud fell in love while attend
ing recitatiOns together.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27
The First
National Bank
Has quarters tenn.
porarily at the Au-
gusta Savings Bank
STATE OF MAINE.

O.. 81
k !: s.. Superior Court. April
FIRED Is. POLICY Lib't VS.. ADA NJ.
| POLICY.
| pom the annexed Writ and Libel 1t Is
| ORDERED, that notice thereof be given
TO the Libelee by publishing an atteslrd
copy or the same. or an abstract thereof
together with this order thereon. three
weeks successfully in the Kennebec Jour
nal. newspaper printed in Augusta. in
said County of Kennebec, the last publ
| cation to be thirty days at least before
| the next term of said Court to be holden
| at Waterville within and for SAID County
OF Eennebec, on the second Tuesday OF
June next. that she may then and there
appear in said Court and answer thereto
II she see fit.
Attest: c. W. JONES, Clerk.
Copy of Libel.
The Libelant alleges that he was mar
ried to the said libclee at Ogdensburg IN
august, 1880; that the libeant resided III
this State when the cause of divorce ac,
crued as hereinafter set forth, and had
resided here in good faith one year prior
to the date hereof; that the libeiant has
ever been faithful to his marriage oblga-
tions. but that the said 1ibelee has been
unmindful of the same: that on the :ist
day of November, 1901, She utterly desert
ed the libelant without reasonable cause
and has continued said desertion for three
consecutive years next prior to the ming
Of this libel: that since their irtermar-
riage the said libelee has been addicted 10
gross and confirmed habits OF intoxica-
ton.
That one child has been born to them
during their said marriage. now liVihs'
viz: Myrtle A. Policy, ten years old
Wherefore. he prays that a divorces
from the bonds of matrimony between
himself and said libelee may be decre'n.
and that the care and custody of ther
minor child may be given to him.
And the lbelant further alleges that Us
has used reasonable diligence to ascertait
the present residence of said libelee Du.
is unable to do so, and does not kno"
where it is.
KENNEREC, So. April 18th. lSa-l.e
said I.ibeIant made oath that the ap1vs
allegation as to the residence OF the La
belize is true.
me- GEO ". HESELTON.
Justice Of the Peace
A true copy of the order OF notice and
Attest; c. W. JONES, Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27
OVERRIDING the Violet Fad.

ITS all matter of taste, suppose"
said the fussy person, but at this sea-
son Of the year l always wonder if the
women don't rather overdo the violet
business. I'm not referring to the vio-
lets that are beginning to show them
selves in the woods. but to the violets
that are blooming on the corsages. Il
think they call them corsages.) Now.
to my mind & modest bunch of viOlets.
pinned to dress or cloak. is all right.
it makes an attractive bit of color that
is greatful to the eye. But when a wO-
man loads herself down until she gives
you the impression thai she's trying to
find out how many flowers she can
push in front of her, admiration is in
danger OF being transformed into pity
You feel as if she ought to have a bas-
kct or 4 boy to carry them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27
Boston Stock Market.

New York, April q

New York. April &C.
rIbtE-Receipts, S!Ji; exports, :s:h5
sales, 800; dull and barely steadn
WiiEAT-Receipts. 700; sales. 200 OOG
futures: spot irregular; No. red "a nom
inal elevator: No. red, 81. nominal O b
aIiOat; No. ! northern Duluth, lO' o b
;ttiOat; No. ! hard Manitoba, s. + o b
aflOat.
CORN-Receipts. Ga. 800: exports. 275.027;
sales. ll0GGU futures. 5000 spot; srot bare
ly steady; No ,, IS nominal elevator and
h1le o b afioat; No. yellow, 5.A No ,
white. 81.
OATS-Receipts. 64.5OO; spot steady
mixed. 2Gn"2 lbs. 35fr3,i.: natural white,
a@ss. lbs. :5l2a3s12; clipped white. 3sai 40
lbs. 15i2ei39.
CUT MEATS-Steady
LARD-Quiet; refined steady.
PORK-Easy; mess 132:,M 1922
Butt ER-Steady and unchanged; re-
ccipts. 576N.
EGGS-Steady ard unchanged; receipts.
15.J12
POTATOES-EaSy
StGAR-RaW steady: fair refining 4;
centrifugal sc test ~; refined steady
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27

The royal and ancient game of golf
which had such a boom few years
ago il plainly ON the decline. Many
clubs have gone to the wall and thou
sands Of enthusiasts who toiled over
the links hunting for lost balls have
ful vocabulary which accompanied
the sport which once enslaved them.
K .
The g.iine still has its devotees OF
course. but the rage is over and golf
playing Ind bicycle riding are now
about OH Il par
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27

Mayor Dunno of Chicago appears to
does not propose to confine his attcn-
,ion to the little task of bringing the
street railway system under municipal
ownership and operation. but lie also
proposes to regulate the charges of the
local gas company and also tn"
charges of the local telephone COM
pdujcS If the rates are not lowered
a; his demand. lie proposes to take
STEPS TO bring the companies under
municipal control. 1t is plain that
Mayor Dunno is not embarrassed by
any small appreciation of his own abl-
ity,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, April 26.
Heavy liquidation of wheat, today, both
for the May and July deliveries caused a
break of two cents Il bushel. Continued
Wet weather throughout the West and
Southwest was largely responsible for the
ia'l in prices. The market closed at al
most the lowest point of the day. Corn
shows Il loss of sc. Oats are down &c
Provisions are il shad. to 10 cents lower
The leading futures closed as follows:
WHEAr-No. May, yll4; July, SIS ::
Sept, 80.
COEN-No. May. lyss; July, 4s,s: Sept,
+3xiul..
OATs-No. : May. 2S7,; July, 2s&,; Sept.
-.
MESS PORK-May. 1910: July. l.42,..
I-AisD-aAlay, 40: July. 80: Sept, I45
SHORT RlBS-May, So; July. 1I2'.;
Sept, 1921.
Cash quotations were as follows:
FIOGR-Easy.
WI.EAr-Nc. > spring. 9Ofi9I: Nc. 3 S;f,
90; No. , red, 91M94l.
cOkN-NO. >. IL; No. yellow, 1914.
OATS-NO. ,, %; NJ. white 81; no. }
white, 2Y.M3l
RI !I-No. ). H.
EAELLY-Good feeding. 37T39
MALTlNG-Fairt to choice, Hail.
FLAE SEEDING. l, rs; No. ! north
western, no.
TIMOTHY SEEp-Prime, 100.
MESS PORi<-1a15ai12i0
LARD-1G5Si.01i..
SHORT RIBS SIDES-Loose. e.506s7ua.,
SHORT CLEAR SIDES-Boxed, SD
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27

The Milwaukee bank president who
managed to steal 81 800 OOG before being
detected was 4 short time ago presl-
dent of the American Bankers As
sociltion. and devoted his annual adj
dress before that body to urging great
er protection for our banking institu-
tons from thieving officials and from
raids of burglars. IL is plain that the
directors of his own institution were
especially in need of such advice.