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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13
Pointed Paragraphs.

A safe blower doesn't blow about it
later.
Self made men never boast of their
ancestors.
A diplomat is man who shuts up
when he has said enough.
Religion is still worn as a cloak by a
lot of fashionable people.
1t is easier to get out of job than it
is to get out of trouble.
Some wives seem to think that hus-
bands were made to order.
He who tries to do his best should
draw the line at doing his best friends.
Misfortune comes in pairs to the
man whose opponent holds three of a
kind.
woman never knows what she
really thinks of a man until she gets a
divorce from MIN.
Fine feathers may not make fine
birds. but they make fine showing on
a milliner's bill.-Chicago News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13
MARKET REPORTS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features Of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York. April achievements of
stocks continued to give evidence, today,
of much uncertainty on the part of spec
ulative operators. Signs of considerable
strength and of sharp weakness succeed
ed each other all day. Aggressive
strength shown by d new stock failed to
overcome the sceptical and suspicious at
titude Of the trading. Developments in
the wheat market are watched with keen
attention from the stock market point
of view owing to the identity of extensive
speculation both in the wheat and the
stock markets. The substitution in the
Northern Securities directorate of a new
name for that of the head of the Union
Pacific party was belittled on behalf of
both sides to the old quarrel in that prop
erty. Notwithstanding the discussion of
the Northern Securities situation, Union
Pacific was firm to strong all day. The
other principal points of strength were
in the industrial list, notably Smelling,
Amalgamated Copper and the Locomotive
stocks. The weakness Of New York Cen
trail was a strong contrary influence and
Illinois Central also suffered from free
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

Chicago seems to be in for another
strike. this time Of the teamsters. And
as usual with Chicago strikes, there is
a lot of violence and talk of sympathe-
tic strikes which may involve many
trades and tie up all kinds of business
in the western metropolis. Each side
accuses the other of bad faith, and very
likely both sides have cool grounds for
the accusations. 1t is probably true
that the workingmen of Chicago. as
well as those elsewhere, have gricv-
ances, and it is also certainly true that
organized labor in that city is injuring
its cause there and everywhere By
foolish and frequent strikes and by the
violence and disorder that almost in
variably attend them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

BY a new parcels post arrangement
with Great Britain, the rate has been
reduced from s1.60 a pound to II cents
but with a strange inconsistency Uu-
Gle Sam maintains the domestic rate
at one cent per ounce. That is to say
if we send a pound package through
the mails from Augusta to HallOwell
it would cost 16 cents, while the same
package could be sent from Augusta to
London for II cents. However. it Is
probable that most people will contin-
ue to send packages by the most di-
rect route rather than send them by
the way of England in order to save
the difference.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13
The Mild and Gentle Vardaman.

Governor Vardaman of Mississippi is
less violent than he was, and in his lat
est utterances he shows here and there
hint Of returning reason. To be sure
he is not like any other governor ana IS
unlike most of his fellow citizens or
the South, but he is not the virulent
and vulgar Vardaman of old. pouring
out blackguardism and venom against
the President in particular and all
Northerners in general. The trip OF
the President to the Southwest gave
the Mississippi governor an opportu-
nifty to get into print, and instead oi
INDUCING in the characteristic outDre'A
which everybody would expect of him.
in view of his record and character he
was mild and gentle as dove. Speak
ing of President Roosevelt he said:
with all my heart l wish him well
and am willing to overlook his pecul-
ia,ities and idiosyncrasies. should
like to be friends with him. l have
come TO the conclusion that he did not
realize what he was doing when he
committed that violence upon public
sentiment by dining with Booker
Washington and forcing negro officials
upon our unwilling public. l have
come to the conclusion that he was
acting honestly; Or. perhaps. under
mistaken or malicious advice. and l am
sure he would not do such thing
again. l am certain he would not do it
if he realized the effect that such Incl
dents have upon the depraved negroes
of the South. No one decrieS lynching
more than Pres Roosevelt and yet the
partisanship he has displayed for the
negro has done more than he or you or
an yother Northern man can imagine to
encourage the negro to commit the
crimes for which people in the South
lynch him.
While this is hardly in the nature of
an unqualified eulogy of the President,
it is nevertheless very different from
the past utterances of Nardaman. and
shows that he realizes at last that he
is hOpelcssly in the minority, even in
the South. in his hatred of the Presi-
dent, and so he seeks in a cringing way
to Chamber over the fence His apol-
ogy. if an apology it may be called. is
of no great Importance. but in view oc
the publicity given his earlier rant
ings. it awakens little passing inter-
est. If Vardaman can speak as above
who is there left to throw mud at the
President?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, April l..
Damage reports from the Southwest
constituted one of the chief elements of
strength in the wheat market here, to-
day. At the close wheat fof July de-
livery was mp shade. May wheat IS up
a cent Corn. oats and provisions are al
most unchanged.
The leading futures closed as follows:
NHEAT-No. > May. 1lj14; July, SlA .
x: Sept. S'4.
CORN-No. > May. 4S9s; July, 49,; Sept.
6Ars-No. May. sOls@A; July. 80;
Sept. 90.
MESS PORK-May. 1885; July, 1;lo.
LARD-May 72,1a; July. l45. Sept. 40.
SHORT RIBS-May, 114;.; July, 49,:
Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR-Steady.
WHEAT-No. . spring. 1O6Gi1l5; No. 8,
lOo0i113: No. red. 1l5M1l6a.
CORN-No. .. 40: No. yellow. 4'A.
OATS-No. =, 3CA: No. white. oO722
32N.
RYE-No. .. 7Snk.
BARLEY-Good feeding. 37M:@.
MALTING-Fair to choice, 43EihgR-
FLAX SEEDING !, 124; No. north
west ern. 13S.
LARD-7,5MT 7l2
SHORT KIES SIDES-Loose, 1o0ft12'a
SHORT CLEAR SIDES-BOxed, 7GliD
ri OVER-1i.5S,144O
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

Names state entomologist thinks
that the brown-tail moth has been
cleared out Of all the territory from
Kittery to Bar Harbor. He may not be
SO optimistic later on.-Bcston Globe.
The entomologist does not claim that
every single solitary brown-tail moth
has been exterminatei. but ventures to
express the opinion that not enough of
them remain to make thu gs unpleas-
ant for summer visitors during their
stay in our State. 1t is to be remem-
bered that the brown tail moth is in
furious to persons As well as trees. and
while Maine would feel very badly to
have its trees injured by the pests. it
would feel far worse to have the Gravity
things make themselves obnoxiously
familiar with our summer visitors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

There is said to be every prospect that
1905 will be another great wheat year.
This cheerful prediction is made on the
showing for winter wheat crop which is
eight points and more above the April
average of 1904 This does not neces-
Sarily mean a bumper wheat crop for
1905, but it noints auspiciously toward
it. The winter wheat average for eleven
states and one territory is now 916. by
the governments report. This promises
yield. for 81 .155, 313 acres, of 419. lSI. 900
bushels. But the April average condi-
ton in 1903 for more than 32.00O,O09
acres. was 97.3. and yet the harvest was
but 500, SCI $50 bushels. Several things
yet to come-drought, rust insects.
storms-may turn this fair promise OF
the spring to derisiOn. Nevertheless. the
prospect is admirable. II is unlikely
that the contribution Of the winter
wheat states to the total yield of wheat
will lie any less than it was in 1903, and
it is likely 10 be the greatest yield on
record. The prospect is due in consid-
cradle measure to the 'Old-fashioned
winter" which kept the ground in the
prairie states carpeted with snow, even
if it afflicted their people with the dis
comforts and dangers Of q. bitter tenn
pcrature
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

In three successive days, this week,
John d. Rockefeller has given 100000
to different Baptist organizations to be
used for missionary work. Not MUIR
muir has been heard about any possible
faint on the money, and no doubt it
will all be put to good use. Even at
this generous rate of giving, Mr.. Rookie
Teller will hardly be able to die pOO-,
since 100000 is not very much more
than his daily income from his i'm
mense fortune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13
Boston Stock Market.
Boston, April /.
New York Produce Market.
Now York. April u.

New IOrk, April u.
FIOTR-Rcceipts, 2:;,:32:i: exports, 1887
sales. 400: dull and unchanged.
WfIt,AT-Rcceipts. 1000; sales. 3, 10O0O)
futures; spot firm: No > red. 1851, nominal
elevator: No. red. 1lolI nominal f o b
afioat; No. l hard Manitoba, 10l&i o b
uflOat.
CURN-Reccipts. Sass: exports, 15',35i:
sales. 1O.001 futures. $4,000 spot; spot
firm: No , II elevator and 52l@ b
af1oat: No. yellow 5sia No. white. -.
OATS-Rcccirts. $1,000: spot quiet; mix
cd. o6M32 lbs. $50 3Jii natural white. 3oH
3. lbs. 35M36l2; clipped white, 3iu4o lbs.
CIT MEATs-ouict
LARD-Firm; refined STEADY.
PORK-Firm; family. 11J0U1O; short
clear. i30o01'00.
BJ-TTER-Firm: receipts. '922.
EGGS-Stcady; receipts, 1910.
POTATOES-Wcak.
SJ-GAR-Raw steady: fair refining =
IS; centrifugal Sc test 4 Lie; refined firm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13
The Return Of Pocahontas.


For nearly three centuries the dust
OF PocahOntas has rested in the little
|churchyard at Gravesend, England. and
now movement has been started in
Virginia to bring it back to America.
1t is said that the consent Of the proper
authorities has been secured and that
during the coming summer all that is
mortal of the famous Indian maiden
will return home from its long exile
over the seas. 1t is not unlikely tina.
the movement has its origin in a desire
to advertise the coming jamestown
exposition, and this is the probable why
it is announced that the body will be
buried in the sacred soil O. jamestown
island" 1t would certainly be much
more fitting that the reinterment
should be in Gloucester county. Va,
where Pocahontas was born, where he:.
father reigned over no fewer than 30
tribes, and where her romantic rescue
of John Smith is said to have taken
place. or else at the Old church in
Smithville. Va, in which her descend
ants long ago placed a memorial Win
dow in her honor. Her only connection
with jamestown was as a captive, and
there is no good reason why her re-
mains should rest in the soil of that
historic island.
The story Of Pocahontas is a familiar
and popular chapter IN American his
tory. and the romance of her life was
genuine and pure whether or not she
ever saved the life of Capt. John Smith.
That story has been pretty well shat
tered by the historians. Smith certain
ly told the story himself, but he told so
many big stories that this along with
many others has been ciassed in later
years as an invention. There is a
tradition. by the way. that during one
of Smiths trips to the Maine coast.
when he and his party sailed up the
kcnE"bcc, their lives were saved by an
Indian princess near the present city
of Gardiner, when ner father and his
braves had plotted to take their lives.
This story. however. has never become
so well known as that Of which Poca-
hontas is the heroine. though it is not
unlikely that it had as many elements
of truth.
But it is admitted that Pocahontas
saved the lives of the English people in
the colony by giving them warning Of
an intended raid. She loved them bet
ter than they deserved. Later she was
a good wife to John Rolfe in England.
and a good mother to his son: and in
the society Of England she bore herself
like an Indian princess with grace and
refinement which deeply impressed all
who met her She died in England AMI
was buried at Gravesend, May 2. 1917.
Her son who came back to Virginia.
reared a large family and his children
had many children, so that her de-
sccndants are very numerous. and the
blood of the Indian girl is found in the
veins of many of the best families Of
the old Dominion. After three CEN
turtles OF exile, it is certainly fitting that
the brave and gentle Indian maiden
should come hack to the banks of the
James river and sleep in the soil where
lie her ancestors and SO many of her
descendants.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

The time has come for the selection
of a second lot Of names for the walls
of the Hall of Fame. and a committee
of 1O1 eminent Americans. representing
all the professions and all sections of
the country, has been chosen to make
the selection. The first voting was
held five years ago. and it was the
idea to select 50 names at that time,
with the provision that every five
years five new names should be added
until at the end of the present century
this would bring a grand total of $50
names. Only % names were selected
in 1890. however, so that q names are
now to be selected in addition to the
five allotted for this year. 1t is likely,
however. that many vacancies will re-
main after the present voting. as it
is rot believed that a sufficient number
of names submitted will have a clear
majority Of the ballots. The commit
tee OF selection. or rather the commit
tee Of approval and ratification, has 1O1
members, Names only representative
being President Hyde of Bowdoin Col
lege, though Maine has a good claim
upon Chief Justice Fuller, since he was
born here and resided here until early
manhood.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

The large number of assertions from
the navy at this time is to be regretted
but life on a warship after long
period of peace seems TO become unen-
durable to many of our sailors. Nc
doubt the slightest rumor of trouble
afloat would send them all eagerly
scurrJ ing back to the ships again; but
even with the good results of getting
back the deserters, rumors of war are
not to be welcomed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

a statistician has figured out that the
number iof gainful occupations in the
United States is Soa. and that women
are found in all of these except two
The two exceptions are soldering and
in disguise have been occasionally dis
covered in thu army, and since womer
have been active in the work of fight
ing the brown-tail moth, it is difficult
to see why they should not find the
work Of climbing telegraph poles as
easy as that of climbing trees.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13
Boston Produce Market.

Boston, April II.
FLOUR-Slightly frmer: spring pa
tents, mill shipments, 60oai6R
CORN-Firmcr: No. yellow. 5S1oS13.
OATS-Dull and unchanged; No. clip
ped white, 80.
MILL FEED-Firmer
Thanksgiving. 1SO0Tf1S50.
MINED FEFD-2000NI220O
COTTON SEED MEAL-262a.
PORK-Firmer; medium, 1913.
LARD-Firmer; S2. -,
BEEF-Higher; choice whole cattle, We
M10. ,,,
LAMRS-Steady: fall lambs, 10Gi111E.
VEAL-Firm: 10011.
BITTTFR-Higher: northern 3On.1
CHEESE-F'irm: York state, 1Nil415.
EGGSLF'irm; fancy. 21M22: eastern, -
APPLES-Firmer; Maine Baldwins, Los
AGO.
POTATOES-Fairly steady: Houlton
Fl ebrons. 81: Green mountains, oSeti0;
Jersey sweets. 3OOG400; Virginia sweets
15OH25O.
SUGAR-Firm on basis Of 60 for gran
ulated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

Down in Venezuela little Castro is
getting Sassier and sassicr When Presi-
dent Roosevelt returns from his pres
ent hunting trip he may devote him
self to the requirements of Castro's;
case, though it will be very much of an
anti-climax to leave the jaguars, wolves
and mountain lions to hunt such game
as this Insignificant jack rabbit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

A new universal language has been
discovered, said to be the 9th, though
probably there have been some others
fully as universal in their use and pos
siblitics as those included in this list
In the meantime the English language
marches on irresistibly toward the day
when it will be recognized as the real
universal language.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

son does, or that his daughter doesn't
w. children may not be to blame for
soihe particular way their parents con-
uuct themselves. And SD the matter
lhisnt De shown up still farther. Let
every tub stand on its own bottom; let
every person stand on his own feet,
ana not be praised or blamed just be-
cause one of his family or relatives has
done something for which he should re-
ceive praise or blame"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

In one thing the President is very IN
consistent. He does not want the pun
lie to disturb him while he is hunting,
but apparently he does not think OF the
disturbance and commotion which he
is causing i'm the colonies of coyotes
and Jack rabbits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

With the Russian and Japanese fleets
playing hide and seek in the eastern
seas it is to be expected that many
the cable from that part of the world.
So keep a sharp lookout for roorbacks,
and do not believe everything you see
in print about the movements of the
fleets
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

That Russian prophet who predicts a
speedy ending of the war as soon AZ
anese fleet is probably the same gen.
tleman who earlier drew the bright pic
ture Of Kuropatkin debating the terms
of peace in Toxic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13
INVESTMENT BONDS
Municipal and Corporation Bonds
To Net Investor 34% to 81
PERRY, COFFIN & BURR.
60 STATE Street,
BOSTON


realizing on Yesterdays wide advance.
The electric stocks suffered on rumOrS
of the rupture of a working agreement
and from the expansion of competition in
their fiel Id. An enthusiastic weekly review
of the iron trade awakened a lively de-
Inand for United States Steel preferred
and an active absorption of Union Pa
cific mt the same time carried the mar
ket upwards to Il strong closing.
Bonds were heavy. TotLl sales, par val
lie, s., 79O.O00
United States bonds were all unchlng-
ed on call.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13
An Insinuation,

rom has been a benedict for almost two
weeks.
You have no idea what YOU miss by
Jack. mo
NO. suppose not" reioincd the latter.
and morning."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13
LIGHT AND AIRY,
As Others See LIS.

,nts. said the young man. II am
hhoou' 10 get a political job, where l will
nave nothing to do but sit around and
look WISE"
A., Well, rcjoined his fair companion in
me parlor scene, I'm sure you will be
anie TO ri the first half of the require
ments all right enough
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

They have had queer way of hold
has finally been changed. this winter,
by a constitutional amendment Al
though tho governor, state officers and
members of the Legislature were elect
ed biennially, the election fell on The
Oid numbered years, while on the even
numbered years have come of course,
the congressional ana presidential cleo
tons. Thus the state has had an cleo
ton every fall. 1t is TO DO away with
this arrangement that the constitutions
al amendment has been carried and
just sustained by the supreme court of
the state, by which Gov. Cummins and
the other state officials will have their
present terms extended Il year. and the
til November, 1906 at the time of the
congressional elections. Enumerated ac-
cording to the manner of clccting their
governors. y states nov have quadren-
NAL elections, one Statc-Ncw Jersey
has a triennial election y states have
biennial elections. and only two-Mas-
sachusetts and Rhode Island-still elect
their governors every year. The ten
lency among the states to reduce and
consolidate the number of elections has
been marked. Sooner or later Massa-
chusctts and Rhode Island will fall in
line.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

If the scientist who is experimenting
in the hope of producing seedless ap-
pies would turn his attention to the
production of homeless herring, his ef-
fort would be greatly appreciated by
the common people at this season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

Considering that Secretary Hay was
said to be threatened with neurasthenia
when he went abroad, it is eminently
fitting that he should seek to gain re-
| stored health at Nervi, Italy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13
Exclamation.

WY motto said the first dear girl, lis.
That accounts for it, I suppose" re-
joined dear girl the second.
Accounts for what?' asked No. /.
FOR the way you are throwing yourself
III the head of the new minister. who is
over SIX icct tall.' ans WCrcd No. z.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13
New York Cotton Market.

New York, April y
Spot closed dull. Middling uplands.
So; do. gulf, $50. Sales. Al bales
Galveston steady, "a; Charleston quiet.
liz; Memphis steady. rs; New Orleans
steady. IL; Mobile easy, ~; Savannah
quiet. ~.
Net receipts for five DAYS, 1851
Exports to Great Britain. 2,Es; to
France, H32; to the continent, 2y,306 to
japan. 5512; to Mexico. 4O2.
Stock, 6Sl,2S6
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

The passage by the last Legislature
of a law exeinpting soldiers of the Civil
War from paying a poll tax, if they
lrwere not assessed for over $500 in the
town in which they lived, is sure to
make a lot of work for the assessors,
unless everyone who is entitled to ex-
eruption under the act notify them as
soon as possible. The Passage of this
act will mean considerable to large
class of people, and will not seriously
effect the revenues of any city or
town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13

In recommending that the Demo-
cratic party Ego back to the people,
Mr. Bryan apparently overlooks the I'M
portant fact that the chief trouble
with the Democracy is that it has been
going backward for many years while
the people have been going forward.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-13
Oaiiv kennebec Journal
ESTABLISHED, 1925.

No notice whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return Of re-
iected communications.
kddrsss all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
RURLElGH & FLYNT, Publishers.
Augusta, Maine.