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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04
WELLMAN TO THE POLE.

III Walter Wellman undertakes the
projected journey to the North Pole In
a balloon, It Is 10 be hoped that he will
be more successful than ives the swe-
dish explorer, NJ. Andree. and his com.
panions, who left Spitzbergen In 1897, IN
a huge airshlp, and have never been
heard from since, except through "a
few buoys. dropped In the beginning OF
the journey.
Mr.. Wellman. II Is said. has been
commissioned, by the Chicago Record
Herald. TO have balloon constructed
in Paris. under the supervision OF
Santos Dumont, and then proceed 10
Spitzbergen and await n favorable op-
portunIty for dash to the Pole. Mr..
Wellman believes the chances OF sue
cess are good, He explains that the
balloon about to be built will have a
carrying capacity OF 5000 pounds. be-
sides It's own weight II viii have a
buoyancy sufficient TO enable It to re.
main 25 TO 30 days IN the afr, and Il
will be able to make Roadway against
most OF the winds OF the Polar regions.
while It will be equipped for safe an.
chorage In the highest winds. The OK.
plorer believes that every precaution Is
taken TO insure success, and the
chances are in his favor.
Mr.. Wellman has some experience In
Arctic explorations, Twice before ne
has visited those regions and reached
as far north as the send parallel. His
previous experiences should be Of I'M
mense value to him In the present en-
NrSgise. In -se respect he has the adj
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04

Fortunately for the South, unfortu-
nately Tor Mississippi, Governor Var
daman Is sui generis In his message
to the Mississippi legislature he said:
AS a race the negro Is deteriorating
morally every day. II is your function
TO put a stop TO the worse than vast.
ing Of half million dollars annually
money taken from the tolling white
men ana women OF Mississippi and
devoted 10 the main purpose OF making
something Of the negro which the great
Architect OF the Universe failed to pro-
vido for In the original plan OF crea-
ton II Is not true that the negro race
is deteriorating. and while education Is
not universal panacea, It is great
preventive, Education OF the negro
means the solution Of the negro prob
lem, in large measure. Some whites
also need educating
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04
A LIBBY PRISON ANEcDoTE.
washington Star.


Here ls a Libby prison anecdote told
by Col. Il. b. Bradshaw OF Washington.
Il recall one Of the darkest, stormiest.
rainiest nights at old Libby. the
Union prisoners were huddled together
In one OF the lower floors, and the rain
was coming In on them In a perfect
deluge. Among the captives In blue
was Bishop McCabe, then a chaplain.
in his excess OF good nature ne saw the
humorous side OF even such a situation.
While our boys. hungry and cod. were
trying TO keep warm ana dry, a voice
was raised above the bowling OF tho
tempest outside: Hands on your pock-
etbooks!' The voice was that OF Chap
lain McCabe, who knew full we'll that
there was not a single dollar in all that
great crowd OF snivering Yankee SOL
diers The sally caused an outburst OF
laughter. Notwithstanding the uncom-
fortableness OF the situation"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04

William o. Lamonte, clerk Of the lu-
venile court OF Chicago. In an address
before the Social Economics club Of that
city said the bad boy IL disappearing.
and the bold, bad girl IL taking his
place Speaking of the cause for this
he said: "You women, we all ought to
work day and night to create public
sentiment which win cause the extIno-
tlon Of those infamous dance halls In
which nearly all these girls started on
their downward career" The public
dance hall is very hot house for the
growth Of hayward girls, and should
he frowned down upon. and suppressed
where possible, No wise and careful
parent viii permit child, boy or girl,
to visit them. They are plague spots
that should be Stunned by all.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04
PROTECTION OF WILD LIFE.
Washington Poet

Is there any way OF accounting for
the propensity manifested by large
number OF people TO kill something for
the sake OF killing f.? IL is not in
herited from our savage ancestors.
They tortured and killed their enemies.
but never slew Wild animals except for
use. and never more than were needed.
Civilized man, so-called. however goes
out In the woods and fields with murder
In his heart and calls II sport. Nothing
Is cunning enough TO keep out OF his
way nothing 40 innocent harmless or
beautiful as to escape his thirst for
slaughter, and very little that swims,
flies or runs IL too small for him 10
hunt down
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04

gence fails to inform us how Mr. Burns
would go about the attainment Of this
Ideal. particularly that relylns TO high
err wages. A half a century's experiment
with the cheap loaf" which Mr. Burns
has championed during his political ca
reer does not seem TO have helped the
British people along the road he would
like to see them travel. for we have the
distinct assertion Of his chief. Sir Henry
bell-Bannerlnan, that one-third Of
the population of the United Kingdom
" living inside OF the border line Of a
condition Of misery brought about by
low wages.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04
TO MAKE A CANARY SING.
London Post,

Generally any kind of soft, sibllant
noise viii tempt bird to sing, a ca
nary hung In a kitchen will usually
start his song II he hears, say. the
frizzling OF a frying-pan. We utilize
special devices TO tempt the shy singer.
who 49, perhaps, rendered the mors
bashful by finding himself In novel sur
roundinss. For this purpose We employ
whistles and song organs. which arti-
ficially reproduce the tours" OF the
roller. This latter method Is found to-
be irresistible when all other plans
have failed. The bird feels apparently
that he is being challenged and forth
with responds 10 the challenge by pour
ing forth the best OF his song.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04

vantage of Andree. He can command
the service of wireless telegraphy. With
stations established at Spitzbergen and
some point In Norway, he will be In
position to let the world hear from
him every day. lie viii not be out OF
touch with his fellowmen.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04

People have always wondered what
the name OF owen Wister's Virgin
ian" was. The original OF that cele-
brated character seems TO have been
John Henry Hicks. manager of the
ct. o." ranch In Mexico. Let the yir-
ginian's name be Mr.. Hicks Of Virgin
ian. the same as "Mr Barnes of Tex.
aqp
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04

Midshipman Decatur denies abso-
lutely that he hazed Midshipmen Nc
Crazy and Church. They swear posi-
lively that he did haze them. Does not
the 'code of honor make provision
for clearing up such discrepancies as
these
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04
IDEAL FOR woRKINdMEN.
san Francisco Chronicle.

John Burns, IN a speech made In Lon
don. the first since his entry into the
cabinet, declared that his Ideal for the
working man was fewer workhouses
smaller charities larger wages. more
pleasure end less drink" The brief
dispatch which brings US this lntslll.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04

The various governments are pre-
pairing to suppress an uprising In
China like that of 1900. anticipating
one will occur In the near future. The
various governments have taken a leaf
from Buck Fanshaw's book.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04

The reinstatement In the naval
academy Of midshpmen who had been
dismissed for hazlng was a direct en-
couragement to hazing and has borne
its legitimate fruit.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04

Senator Depew would much rather
see the resolution demanding his resig-
nation as a member OF the United
States senate pigeon-holed than Brack-
cited
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04

Senator Armstrong Is going to write
the report To be presented to the New
York legislature, on the life Insurance
Investigation, Long or short, 1t Will
speak volumes.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04

When shall these three-John A. Nc
Call, Richard a. McCurdy and Robert
II. McCurdy--meet again?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04

In politics the office-holder is usually
far more OF an eclectic than partisan.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04

Teachers have their own peculiar
principals az well as other people.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04

No doubt Senator pepew wishes that
Senator Bracket was merely Joking.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-04

The result shows that Wadsworth had
the most votes II not the most Merritt
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-26
NOT WORTH THE LIVING.
Sorry Condition Of Many Today. Lib
eraI Offer by 6owditch, Webster &
Co. and Percy w. Means.

Those who never have any StOma ch
troubles and whose digestion is like
that of an ostrich cannot possibly un-
dtrstand the sorry condition of many
in Augusta today.
Life does not seem worth the living;
they bear up with nervous irritation,
slceplcssncss. pain ana misery i'll the
stomach, headaches, backachos, ard
have Il constant fear that what they
eat is going to disagree with them and
Cause still greater distress.
In Mi-o-na there is Il remedy that
restores the lost functions of tie iigeS-
tive system, rcvivcS tagging nu.ri,ior,
and aids in the assimilation of food
This remedy soothe.5 and heals the ir-
1itated and inflaned walls of the StoIn-
acn, strengthens the nerve ccntcrs Of
the digestive system, ana makes Il per-
mancnt and positive cure iE all forns.
of stomach trouble, excepting cancer.
Bcwditch, Webster &; Co. ana Percy
W. Means maze d very liberal offer in
connection with Mi-o-na, giving u
guarantee with every 50-cent box they
sell that if the remedy does not give
.atiSfaction, it will cost nothing. Re
gin it's use at once, and see how quick
ly you will get relief.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-26
EXP Postmaster D. K. Jew
ell Of haIoWeII Arrested.
Held in $1,000 for April Term
Of Court at Portland.
Alleged Shortage in Accounts Small,
Amounting 10 But $33I.7I.

Denny X. Jewell, late postmaster Of
the city of Hallowen, on complaint
made by VIM. Robinson of Portsmouth,
United-States postoffice inspector. to
VIM. NJ. Bradley of Portland, United
States commissioner for the district of
Maine, was arrested at his home in
Haliowcll Saturday afternoon by
United states Marshal Burton Smith,
and brought To Augusta. where he was
arraigncd before United States Conn
missioner Burleigh, for the alleged ON
bezZlcmcnt of money order funds. tn"
complaint alleging that he "unawfully
and feloniously did convert to his own
use, and thereby cmbeZzlc, certain
moneys amounting to the sum Of
SSS31.i1, and of the value of $33l.7l. Of
the money and property of the said
United States, and a portion of the
money order funds of the said United
States"
United States District Attorney
Whitehouse of Portland was present to
represent the government. and In
spector Robinson and Blaine Owen.
treasurer at the Augusta office, as wit
nesses. Mr. Jewell waived examina-
lioi' hHu eHtcltu d pea VI not Sullty,
and was held in the sum of $1,000 for
appearance at the April term of the
United States circuit court at Portland
The required sureties were obtained
and Mr.. Jewell was released.
The arrest was the result of visit
by Inspector Robinson to the HallowelI
postof1icc Friday, on which occasion an
alleged shortage in the office accounts
were found. Mr.. Jewell was removed,
and George Fuller Jr., was placed in
temporary charge of the office Mr.,
Jewell had held the Office of postmaster
for about IL years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-26
PERSONAL MENTION.

Col. L. c. Dill passed Sunday with
his family in Portland
Miss Jennie C. Sumner has returned
from a weeks visit in Boston.
Mrs. J. G. Mnot has returned from
short visit with friends in Portland
Sheriff Frank J. Ham. accompanied
by the members of his family, passed
Sunday in belgrade.
Mrs. Frank T. Pope passed Sunday
with Mr.. Pope, who is reporting the
Cooper trial for the Boston American.
Mrs. Julia G. Smith of Stockholm is
i'll the city and is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. c. B. Eurleigh, lower State street.
Henry G. Peabody, was an interested
spectator at the trial of Mrs. Alice T..
Cooper Saturday.
Mrs. G. S. Doughty, who has been
passing the winter with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Mckinney. returned
to Montreal Saturday.
Justice Henry c. Peabody, who is
presiding at the March term of the su-
preme judicial court. passed Sunday at
his home in Portland
= Miss Grace NJ. HoWes of Washing
ton. who has been the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. s. L. Stilkcy, Bradbury
street for the past five weeks, return
cd to her home Saturday.
General and Mrs. ConnOr and Miss
Connor left on the Sunday afternoon
train for UavcrhilI. Mass, to attend
the funeral of the late Mrs. William A..
Brooks. General Connor's sister. Mon
day.
Mrs. Dora York and daughter Grace
were passengers on the morning train
Saturday. going to Waldoboro. where
they will make a 10-days' visit and
where they will be joined this morning
by Mrs. G. II. Howard.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-26

Youngsters in general have a way
of saying bright things, and things
that crop out when most unexpected.
Here is a sample. In Il certain family
in the city there are two little brothers,
and one of them is 1T the present time
iii another city, the brother ut home
decided 4 day or two ago to write him
a letter. He is Il little fellow, but he
can spell pretty well, and everything
w,nt along all right until he had occa-
sion to use the word JOB" but there he
made a break and his aunt who was
locking over his shoulder, noticed that
he had spelled it 'gob." Why" said
she, you don't spell job that way
you have Il e where YOU should have
j., don't you see?" The young man
evidently did "see," for without mo-
ment's hesitation, or a glance at the
word, he exclaimed: Darn it, l know
il. but l couldn't find the j.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-26
Brown-tail moth exterminator.

Dr. L. o. Howard head of the ma
tiOnal bureau of entomology, Wash
ingtrn, who visited the experiment
station at Saugus on Sunday. felt en-
couraged at the way experiments are
proc .eding. Some 100000 nests of
parasites had been brought from
Europe. These were bred from VIM
tcring nests.
When one Of the broWn-tail nests
was broken open it was found that
tiny parasitical insects were at work
destroying the eggs of the spring pest.
This parasite was believed to be the
ptcromalus puparum. DR.. Howard
said that more advanced growth would
determine definitely.
DR. Howard could furnishe a repre-
sentative with no photograph of this
parasite, inasmuch as the insects we're
undevcloped, being maggo'-likc. 1t
was declared that this species WAS so
near the PtcromaluS puparum that a
picture of the latter would show clear
ly what the newly discovered parasite
is that is being bred at Saugus.
a representative of the X-Zalia Cor
poratiOn who is keeping in close touch
with the brOwn-tail moth situation.
owing to the SUCCESS of that healing
antiscptic liquid. X-Zalia. in relieving
the itch Of those poisoned, was seen
and said: II have a drawing Of the
Dtcrcnalus puparum. which DIR. How
ard said 50 closely rescmbleu the para
site bred at Saugus. think from
what I found out from headquarters
that this is the nearest thing in the
city to represent it.
'In my experiments with E-Zalia
upon those suffering from itch and
skin cruptiOns caused by the brown
tail caterpillar poison. which proved
that the liquid was capable of giving
almost immediate relief. made not
only study of the pest itself. but took
an interest in parasites. | am en-
thusiaStic over tho rumOrcd discovery
and gladly submit to the public my
drawings on the pterOmalus pupa-
rum"
Assistant T.. s. G.. Titus is to be sta
toned at the laboratory in SauEus
from the later part Of April until tn"
middle of July to watch. day by day,
the Matching out of these parasites,
and i'll less than a month definite facts
can bc given to show whether by this
means the brown-tail moth can actual
ly be exterminatcd from this cpun-
try
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-26
ICE NOTE
When Will River Be Free?-Harvest-
ing Under Difficulties.

Tho annual subject of speculation,
as to when the ice will leave the river,
is now coming to the fore although as
yet it is not learned that any bets have
been made as to the date of the oc-
currencc of that event. Last year the
first move made by the ice was Sum
day night, March e. but the river was
not free until two weeks later.
On the night in question it moved
down from the Kennebcc dam and
jamlned ut the steamboat wharf, and
on the following Tuesday afternoon it
moved down as far as the steam mill
Thursday night Of that week it had
gone us far as Brown Island boom
Sunday, April .. the river was clear
of ice from the Kennebec dam to Ice
boro, and on Tuesday the ice came
down from Watervillc. On Thursday,
April 6. the ice had gone as far as the
narrows below Richmond, and the river
was open to navigation the following
day.
The first schooner to come up the
river as far as Augusta was the Annie
+. KimbalI, which arrived Sunday af-
ternoon, April 9, with a cargo of pipe
for the Augusta Water District
l.. c. Ballard of Gardiner, Maine
manager of the American Ice Co, was
in the city for Il short time Saturday
afternoon. and in speaking of the ice
harvesting operations on the Kennebec
river said that work was going on as
well as could be expected under exist
ing conditions. but that owing to the
uneven condition of the ice and the
amount of snow on it, the work of get
ting it was slow.
The ice is very uneven in thickness,
varying from seven inches to 2J, which
makes it run hard. and requires the
service of more men in handling it,
The work of harvesting will be con-
tinued as long as possible. as it is the
desire of the company to get all that
it can.
Operations are now being conducted
at the Rich houses, Old Orchard, Chel-
sea. Ledges, Nahumkeag, Berry. Ice
boro. Lincoln and Hodges, and it is ex-
pected that work at the Old Orchard
and Chelsea houses will be completed
today.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-26
HAS BROWN TAIL PEST.
Parasite Been Found x-ZaIia Expert
Reports on Sausus Discovery.

Experts on insects, seeking for Il
parasite to cxterminatc the brOwn-tail
moth, were startled by the announce
ment at Saugus that one of the para
sitical wasps brought over from Swift
zcrland at great expense, not only
proves to be the natural devastator of
brown-tail waspS' nests and eggs, but
is, in all probability, identically the
same creature us the PterOmaluS
puparum, I; comparatively common
American bug which can be easily cul-
tivated in sufficient numbers to rid the
country of the king of tree pests and
the most poisonous OF all New England
caterpillars.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-26
Torture BY Savages.

"Speaking of the torture to which
some of the savage tribes in the Philip
pines subject their captives, reminds
me of the intense suffering / endured
for three months from Inflammation Of
the Kidneys" says W. M. Sherman. Of
Gushing, Me. Nothing helped me until
tried Electric Bitters' three bottles OF
which completely cured me-" Cures
Liver Complaint. Dyspepsia. Blood dis
orders and Malaria; and restores the
weak and nervous to robust health.
Guaranteed by Bowditch. Webster &
Co. simpson Drug Co. Of Waterville,
druggists. Price soc.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-26

There will be an entertainment and
PoX social at the Leighton Schoolhouse
Tuesday evening. March 81. at 7.30
o'clock. a small admission fee will be
taken at the door. The ladies are re-
auesteI to bring lunch for two with
their name enclosed. which will be
sold to the gentleman at 10 cents per
box. A cordial invitation is extended
to all. If stormy Tuesday evening the
entertainment will be held the first
pleasant evening. The proceeds will
be used for the benefit of the school.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-26

The pupils of the Webster school On
Cushnoc Heights closed their winter
term on Friday afternoon with pleas
ing and appropriate exercises. A beVy
of bright-faced. happy-looking chill
drcn gathered from the three depart
mcnts into Miss Stones room and sang
and recited a number of pretty selec-
tions. Barbara Freitchic was repeated
by the school, word for word. and an
exercise called Temperance Town,
evidently Of Kindergarten origin,
amused both children and visitors.
Several ladies of the WomenS Chris
tian Temperance Union were present
among others. Many things of inter-
est to the scholars decorated the
rooms; there were specimens of stones
strings of shells and last years birds
nests. Pussy willows filled one corner
and branches of wild cherry, all bios
somed out, and sprigs of green and
fragrant balm of gilead frightened the
windows The scholars appeared to
be well taught and we'll drilled, and an
atmosphere of refinement and har-
mony was very evident.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-26

At the office of the referee in bank
ruptcy for kennebec county Saturday
afternoon the following petitions in
bankruptcy were received. Edmond
Doyon of Augusta, clerk. Liabilities.
s3671.S6; assets, s3l02.50. of which
amount $685. is claimed to be exempt.
First meeting of creditors Friday. April
13, at 10 A. NJ. Georgiana Doyon Of Au-
yusta, housewife. Liabilities, $3177; as
sets, s3055, of which amount sl5 Is
claimed to be exempt. First meeting
of creditors same as above.