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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-02
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
NORTH AUGUSTA.

There was IL Christmas service. Sun
day morning, at the Methodist church
and Oh Monday evening was the annual
Christmas tree and social. Refresh
mentS were served by the ladies. who
had prepared for this occasion luscious
Christmas cakes and cornballs. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cyrus Haliowcll presented to tn"
church an oil painting which will be
hung III the alcove back of the pulpit.
Many thanks are extended Elr. and
Mrs Hallowell for the gift.
The many friends of G.. NJ. Beanc.
Jr., carrier on Route 3, are of the opin-
ion that he was born on Il lucky planet,
but Mr. Became says it is not so. that
it is Il case where generous hearts beat
as one in regard to substantial Christ
mas gifts. Mr.. and Mrs. Bcanc are
both grateful for the many Christmas
gifts received from the patrons of
Route 8, many Of whom also con-
tributed generous gifts to the family
lardcr.
Mr. and Mrs. &. Fletcher. River Road.
entertained as guests Christmas. their
daughter Miss Y. Gertrude Fletcher.
recently of Sanford. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Fletcher and son from Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Stillson enter
tanned as guests their son Harold Still
son, of Gould Academy, Bethel. Mr..
and Mrs. c. +. Coleman, Nassalboro
and Miss Mildred Jordon, Colbroth, n.
IL.
Mr. and Mrs. +. +. Taylor and Mrs.
O. S. Perkins entertained as guests,
Miss Annie. Taylor of Augusta, Mr..
and MSs w. E. Perkins and Master
Russell Clement Of Sidney and Merton
Young of Rome.
Mrs. Lucy Jackson and son George
spent Christmas with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. George Ward. Mt. Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs James Folgcr and
family ard Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Key-
mol IS and family held Christmas en-
tertainnent at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Folgcr. All of the children of
that vicinity We're invited to be pres
ent. Among those who were present,
We're Harry and Leaphia Beane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Hallowcll enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Dutton and
daughter Of Augusta.
RIVERSIDE.
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Anthony TraSk of
Cross Hill were callers here last Tues
day.
Mrs. Iarkin Heath and Mrs. Thirza
CLANCY of Whitcfiel1 were guests of
Mrs. W. j. Bailey last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Hail. Miss Far
well and George Starratt of South
China, passed Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. T.. Farwell.
r. Brooks Reed was the guest of his
sister, Christmas.
Ira Ellis. who had quite an i'll turn
last week, is much better.
W. T.. overlook of Razoryille is
holding meetings here.
II. II. Lee Of Augusta was in the
place Saturday.
Miss Marion Lee Of Scarsport is Wis
,ting her grandmother, Mrs. Alfred
Lee.
Charles Mosher Of Church hill. Au-
Susta. was in the place last Sunday.
MI and Mrs. l.. 6. Tilley Of Sidney
were here SUNDAY.
Dennis Donovan and his mother of
Augusta, were here Sunday.
]. a. Morse of Skowhcgan was a bus
mess caller here Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-02
The JeHcrsons in "The Rivals" To-
riai,t.

night.
one Of the most notable attractions
of the year will be Shcridan's famous
comedy The Rivals" which will be
presented at the opera House this
evening by Joseph and William JEFF
ferson, supported by cupapIc COM
rany. This play Was given in Water
Vile last Saturday evening. and the
following from II newspaper there Will
CciVed:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-02
NORTH WINDSOR,

| Marguerite Pierce returned home last
week Tor ~" holiday vacation: She va:
| rymplc ct MclroSc, Mass.
| Mrs. Lot E'rton arrived home recently
| win her mother, Mrs. Sarah Pierce, fron
| .IamIicI Plains. Mass. Mrs. Pierce Will.
| duit" Ill ANA helpless stood the journey
| r'-mirkaplN well, and at present is quite
| comfortable.
| IN: christmas concert on Monday
| evening WAS unusually well enjoyed by IL
| large audience. The program WAS chiefly
musical, The exercise was entitled
| Jesus I'll" Light OF the World a new
| and highly pleasing feature OF the hour
| was the offerings made by the children
| for the Childrcn's Home, at Augusta.
After Il few words of explanation IN IL
Supt of the Sunday school. and leader Of
| the exercises. the children marched
| around the church and deposited their
Packages of vegetables, canned goods and
rrrttily trimmed for the occasion. Imme-
diat"lv following this the older people
were invited t. follow the example of the
children in making an Offering for tn
millions vino have Yet never heard of
Jesus the light of the world" to which Il
very hearty response was given. Then
the distribution of gifts from the tree and
the singing of Praise God from whom a II
blessings flow closed d very pleasant and
profitable evening.
Josie Scckins spent Christmas very
pleasantly with Rev. and Mrs. Clark Of
North NaSSalborO.
Mrs. Sarah Mcshicr, WHO has been visit
ing her sister. LYDIA Pierce. and Mr. and
Mrs. Hiram Pierce, returned homo last
week.
Burr Jones is spending his two weeks
vacation at home.
Some Of the out of town guests here on
Christmas we're Donald Pierce. John
Merrill, Fora Pierce. Nina Casw"Il
Rachel C:Swell. Ralph Small, "rutc"
Mcrri! and Harvey Burril.
All are glad that Lot Barton, who has
been quite i'll for two weeks, is convaics-
cent.
Rev. Mr.. Jones ana family were rcmcm-
bcrcd most kindly on Christmas by Il very
generous purse ot money. also by many
other gifts. both beautiful and useful.
Addison S"ckins has been quite i'll with
the rheumatism. Apr a few days PAST.
John Pierce Xis Seturned home from
Newton, Mass. er
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-02
We Offer You a Trip
Around the World in
Sixty Minutes at
a Mere TrifIe.

Laughable. interesting ard exciting
scenes from every land-a trip arouuG
the world at almost no cost.
Scores upon scores Of people are daily
taking advantage of our very liberal and
decidedly interesting offer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-05

Captain Scott Brings the Steamer
Into tile Harbor-It Takes Thirty
Tons of Oil to Propel the Beat One
Day Or Uses As Tons OF Coal in
Same Time. ...

The British steamer. Silverip,
which has been at Port rthur, arrived
in ampron Roads yesterday and is
10 wtied mp Mt one of the piers in
Newport News, The Silverlip is an
oil steamer and has a capacity of TO-,
COO ions. he steamer will load 500
ions Of bunker coal.
CAPTAIN Scott, who brought the
Silverlip into Newport News, said last
night that the vessel draws thirty-one
feet Of water, and consumes thirty.
two tons OF oil in n day, while if she
is propelled from coal steam the yes
sci uses forty-fiye tons Of that fuel.
The Silverlip's cabin is handsomely
fitted up
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-05
England,s Former Enemies.

The three greatest potentates of mod
ern times have been Englands strenu.
Gus antagonists-yiz, Philip H., Louis
XIV. and Napoleon. or these three
Napoleon was the most powerful, Phil.
n the most deadly. The leaders under
whom the English rallied against these
world famous monarchs were: First,
Elizabeth and Drake; second, William
and Marlborough; third, Pitt and Nell
son. The result Of the first of these
great historic duels was to overturn
the foundations of Spanish empire,
with its dominion over the seas, III
vast colonial possessions, its claim I'm.
der papal bull to an exclusive monop.
oily of the new world. The result of the
second was to decide which Should be
tie residuary legatee OF the deceased
spanish power, France or England
giving in the end the succession to Its
old world dom.nions to France its
trade, maritime supremacy and col
onies mainly to England. The result o.
the third was to shatter Napoleon
hopes of ascendency by sea and t
force him back on European conquests
npon projects which related to the old
world and not to the new. Pitt and
Nelson did not disappear till that END
was attained, and England's part II
the later wars Of Napoleon WINS that
having, az Pitt said IN almost his clos
lug words, saved herself by her energy
she saved Europe by Der example and
assistance. --Blae kT GODS Magazins,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-05
THE PLANET JUPITER.
There Are Practically 10 Season. IN
This Distant World

There Are Practically No Season. Ia
This Distant World.
Taking the earth's mean distance
from the sun at 92.T9G.95O miles, the
mean distance of Jupiter from the sun
will be 49, ,So3,01O miles. The cccen-
tricity of It's eliptical orbit being
.04S25, its distance from the sun at
perihelion is 459,5OI,TGO miles and
al aphelion SOC, l00.lS0 miles. Between
Its greatest and least distances, there
fore, there is difference of &c, 602, 400
miles, or about one-halr the earth's
mean distance from the So The in
clination of Jupiter's orbit TO the plano
OF the eclip,ic being only l degree IL
minutes Al seconds. or less than THAI
of any Of the other large planets With
the exception of Uranus, The planet
never departs much from the ecliptlc.
and hence it was called by the ancienta
the 'ecliptlc planet" Its period OF
revolution round the sun is IL years
BIAS days.
The inclination Of its axis Of rotation
being nearly at right angles to lha
plane of its orbit. there are practically
no seasons lin this distant world, ma
the Only variation in the heat and light
at any pc:bt on its surface would be
thnt due 10 tho comparatively small
Variation fin its distance from the sun
referred to above Its mean distance
from the sun being 5.2O2S times the
sartli's mean distance from the sun, IL
follows that the heat and light re.
reived By Jupiter nre 81 times (5.9
JQuared) less than the earth receives.
The amount Of heat received from the
SUN by this planet Is very small, and
we're 1t CONSTITUTED like the earth Its
surface should be perpetually covered
by frost and snow, Far from this be-
ing the case, the telescope shows its
atmosphere TO be In a state OF constant
and wonderful change.
These extraordinary changes cannot
possibly be due to the solar heat, and
they have suggested the lden that the
planet may perhaps he in rcdhot
state, a miniature sun-in fact, glow
Ing with Inherent heat. Tie great bril-
ilancy of its surface. tile "albedo." as
1t is called, and Its small density-less
than that of the sNn-are facts In favor
OF this hypothesis. AS the attraction
of Jupiter's enormous mass would rem.
der the materials near Its center of
much greater density than those near
It's surface, the latter must be consider
| ably lighter than whter and may poa
sibly be ,R the gaseous state, =. o
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-05
AMOUNTING STONES.
A Custom That Was Very Common
Among the Ancients.

A Custom That wns Very Common
Among the Ancients.
The custom of amounting stones with
oil Genesis xviii, 19. l9) and leaving
them rs memorial pillars or objects Of
worship WINS one that was very com.
mon among the ancients. The stones
first worshiped were probably of mete-
oric origin, which. having been seen to
fall from heaven, were easily associat.
ed with some deity. In RomtS mytbol.
Ogy Abadires was the name given to n
stone which was worshiped because II
was the general belief that it had once
been swallowed by Saturn
The standing images" referred to as
being prohibited III Leviticus (xxvi, q
nre thought to have been these same
"anointed stones" In the light which
modern investigation has thrown upon
The curious customs of the early east
The act Of Jacob, which IS recorded AZ
the first Scriptural reference mention.
ed in this note" Is of special interest
rs showing the mood of his mind and
heart after nights entertainment OF
such gracious and blessed vision. 70
this dny the 'anointed stones" of the
orient are called bactylia, which 30,
chart suggests may be derived from
Bethel, where Jacob first anointed a
pillar as sacred memorial.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-05
Alfred Walter Elected President Of
The Railroad.
DIRECTORS MEET IN new YORK
Former official Resigned on Account
of Too Much Offices of the
Road Are to Be Moved From Ports
mouth, it Is Said.
(By Associated press.l

NEW YORK. April AT a meet
Ing of the directors OF the Seaboard
Air Line railway, held today, j. NJ
Barr resigned as president and general
manager of the railway company, to
take effect on April 20.
Alfred Walter ,of Baltimore. Md
was elected as president to take effect
April 30.
Mr.. Walter has been connected OF
times with the Pennsylvania, Balti
more and Ohio, Erie and Lehigh Val
ley railroads, having been president OF
the latter from 1897 to 1902
1t was announced that MIR. Bars
resignation was in conformity with 9
determination reached by him in De
cember last to engage in work that
will give him more leisure.
Mr.. Barr will con,inue as director
of the company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-05

prescriptions, + believe Where tbs
French use it has the power of as
we use 1t in the word vision" What
nation was the first to use 1t as n new
letter is an interesting but perhaps in.
answerable query.
In like manner the printers and
language makers of the latter part Of
the sixteenth century began to recog
nize the fact that there was a sound lii
spoken English which was without a
representative in the shape of an al.
phabetical sign or character, as in thu
first sotlnd in the word wet"
Prior to that time 1t had always been
spelled rs wet" the having the louu
sound of II or of two us together. In
order to convey an idea Of the new
bound they began to spell such words
as wet" weather" web" etc, with
two us, and us the IL Of that date
was typical V the three words above
looked like this: WET" "yyeather,"
"yyeb."
After awhile the typefounders recog.
nized the fact that the double haU
come to stay, so they Joined the two
us together and made the character
now so we'll known MS W. have one
book In which three forms of the W
are given. The first s an old doubll
8 WV; the next Is one in which tho
last stroke of the first V crosses the
first stroke of the second. and the
third is the common W We use todsy.
New York News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-05
The Word ExuiTe,n

Expire In its literal sense is breath
Ing out. Inspiration and expiration to
gethet constitute respiration. 1zaak
Walton observed TINT ''if the inspiring
or expiring organ OF Gny animal be
Btopt 1t suddenly dies" The Romans
spoke of 5"bfea thing out" the breath Of
life Instead 81 dying by way OF
e1phelhism. just as tliey said "vixit''
Die has lived) Instead OF "he is dead..''
IN all lahguages the reluctance frankly
to say "deadh Or 'iie9 apps nrs; hence
such words aud phrases as ''pasl
away "decease," demise" "the de
parted" ''defhnct," "the late" "nO
more" "if anything should happen t.
me-" sH i
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-05
HAIR POWDER.
the High Price Of Grain In England
Sealed Its Doom.

the High Price Of Grain In England
Sealed Its Doom.
During the last yearsN of the eight.
eenth century tile price of grain in Eng
land was very high. So much -four
was used MS hair powder that an at
tempt wns made to check Its use. A
book, AT the Sign of the BARRIERS
Pole" contains copy of document
issued by the mayor. justices and
principal inhabitants' Of Great Var.
mouth. recommending the disuse az
hair powder for time
1--WE latter ourselves" they said in
this proclamation. which was issued In
January. 1875, "the military will nok
hesitate to adopt it, being fully conylnc-
ed that appearances are at all times to
be sacrificed to the public veal and
that in doing this they really do good.
Ian. 81, 1885"
In the following April party of gen
tlemen at Woburn abbey entered into
an engagement to forfeit certain
sum of money IL any of them wore
uicir hair tied or powdered within .
certain period.
Nevertheless the Tories regarded with
distrust persons who did not uae hair
DSWder, So late as 1920 certain
Major Cox of Derby, an excellent Tory.
declined TO allow his son to become q
pupil Of well known clerical tutor,
for the reason that the clergyman did
not powder and that he wore his bnh
short, which suggested tl.nt he must Vi
q dangerous reyolut!Gnisa.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-05
/ TWO ALPHABET LETTERS.
81" and CIV" Comparatively Reeen,
Additions to the Lfst.

1t ls a fact, not so we'll known but
that 1t may be said to be curious, that
the letters ! and w are modern addi.
lions to our alphabet. The letter
only came into general use during the
time OF the commonwealth say be.
tween 1649 and 1868. From 1880 to
l64G its use is exceedingly rare. and
have never yet seen a book printed
prior to 1852 In which it appeared.
In the century Immediately preceding
the seventeenth 1t became the fashion
70 tail the Inst when Roman numerals
were used. as in fills example, VII for
8 or xij in place OF ~. This fashion
still fingers, but only In physicians
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-05
,rown COUNCIL TO MEET.

Hampton and Phoebus Legislative
Bodies to Hold Sessions.
The Hampton and Phoabus town
councils will mel In regular monthly
sessian tonight and it is expected
that The meetings will prove unnsl.
ally lengthy ana important.
The budgets Tor Tie coming year
is TO be passed upon by both of the
councils, while the bids for the sale
Of the gas franchise in each town are
10 he opened
In Hampton 1t Is understood that
the licenses and taxes will remain
about the same as last year, and the
same may be true of Phoebns.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-05
mr.. punmore Resigns

MIR. Arthur Dnnmore has resigned
his position with The j. +. Rowe
department store ana will leave here
next Tuesday 10 visit his home in
Ohio. He expects to return 10 Hamp
ton later and engage in business
here Mr.. Dnnnmore is spoken OF
as the successor to Mr. Charles Leiby
as secretary of the Y NJ. C. A.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-05
$46.75. To California Via Southern
Railway, S46.75. EsSH

Effective February 18th and con-
tinuing daily until and including April
9th, 1906, Southern Railway will sell
mixed class Colonist tickets to Los
Angeles and San Francisco. Cal. at
rate OF $46.75. Correspondingly re.
duced rates to other California points
and cities OF the West For detailed
information call on or address STAN.
TON CURTIS, Passenger Agent, 80
CRANKY Street, Mnticello Hotel, Nor.
Golk, Vs. fe IL thsu, tuap6
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-05
offices to Be Moved.

I NORFOLK. VA, April At now
appears that the Seaboard geenral Of
flces are to be moved from Portsmouth
and they will hardly come to Norfolk,
but will instead he moved to some
other point along the line Of the sys-
TEN. The points considered available
for the offices would not be discussed
at Seaboard headquarters today
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-05
BIG SCHOONER ASHORE.
q Four-Masted Hard

Genevie, Big Four-Masted Hard
Aground Near tie Rip RaPs.
The fonr-masted schooner, Genevie
went ashore near The Rip Raps yes
terday morning. 1t is expected that
The schooner will he able To get OFF
with the high Tide
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-19
THE PALLADIUM JUMBLED LINE CONTEST
Conditions of the Contest.
READ EACH AD CAREFULLY.
JUMBLED WORD CONTEST.

To heighten interest in the puz-
Zle page the Palladium today in
augurates a new contest-the
jumbled lines. Scattered
through advertisements on this
page are numerous lines, all set
in black face, which if properly
arranged tell a story of value to
Richmond Merchants. These
lines may easily be found, but
the proper arrangement is
difficult thing. Cut them out,
paste them on a sheet of paper
one below the other in proper
arrangement. The person max
ing the neatest and nearest cor
rect arrangement of the lines
will be awarded 81. Bring an
swers to Palladium Office be-
tween 10 o'clock this morning
and this afternoon. 1t does
not matter whether you are first
or last. Neatness in arrange
ment will count as we'll as ac-
curacy in properly placing the
lines.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-01-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. %,
Ioo6.-The instruction IN the
House is over so far as the Philip
pine Tariff Bill is concerned. 1t
is said that the bill may be killed
in the Senate land this is possible
but not probable. The fact that
rice was included with sugar and
tobacco as enjoying the IS per
cent protection of the Dingley
rates was "a surprise to some who
have not followed the bill closely
but it was matter somewhat of
policy and granted a degree OF
protection to one southern product
at the same time that two others
were, according to their friends,
very hard hit. But the hardships
as to sugar and tobacco are likely
to prove more fancied than real.
AS for the Philippines who had
claimed that the future commercial
existence of the islands depended
on the passage of the bill, it ought
to be considered very satisfactory
victory, especially with the pros
poets in sight of free trade between
the islands and the United States
after 1909.
AS to the vote, there may be
some surprise to the outsider at
the overwhelming majority for it
of 258 to III. This would seem
particularly strange in view of the
loud noise made by the "insur-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-01-25
is NEW CONSTITUTION WANTED
Bill In the Legislature ON This Inn
portant Subject.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Jan. 10
Senator Belts, of Washington
county, introduced one of the i'm
portant bills of the session, namely
the act to provide for taking the
sense of the people upon holding a
constitutional convention.
This bill is brought in by Mr..
Belts in obedience to Article XIV,
Section 2, of the Constitution,
which makes it the duty of the
General Assembly to make this
provision at intervals of 20 years
from the adoption of the present
Constitution in 1867. The first
vote under the requirement twas
taken in 1887, the Legislature hav-
ing made provision for it at the
session of 1886. That was just 20
years ago, and now it becomes the
duty of the Legislature at this SEES
sion to make provision for taking
the sense of the people at the gen
eral election to be held in 1907.
Senator Belts bill provides that
at the general election to be held
in November, 1907, the voters
shall be entitled to vote on the
question of a call of a convention
for altering the Constitution or
framing a new one by expressing
in writing or printed form the
words "for a convention" or
against convention. as the case
may be, and in ease there shall be
any ballots without the designa-
ton above prescribed the same
shall not be counted for or against
a convention, but separate return
shall be made by the judges of
election. The Governor is required
to cast up the returns and make
proclamation of the result.