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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-14

J. r. Donmelly. who is employed in
Portland. passed Sunday in town with
hi; mother.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-14

j. 7. Murray has returned from Port =
land. where he has been the guest Of
Or. Latham of that city for a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-14

Joln PIrkin vas III Han.or on bust
n,'"S saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-14
FAIRFIELD.

Mrs. 4. =. Gerald was in Oakland
.iatuId3y visiting friends.
Jol.n PIrkin vas in BANGOR on bust
n,."i saturday.
Miss Alice Tozipr passed Sunday With
friru'is' III SkoWhaSan.
A. N. reynolds of Augusta was in
toxin Saturday on business.
Mr.. ara Mrs. q. f.. Rice passed sun
day with friends in Lewiston.
J. r. Donnelly. who is employed in
Portland. passed Sunday in town with
hi; mother.
]. T. Murray has returned from Port
land. here he has been the guest Of
Or Latham of that city for a few days.
Mrs. Charles Choatr passed Saturday
in Oakland visiting her son. Supt
Choatc of the Waterviile K Oakland
Railway.
ne I)ldl tluD VIII meet inns alter
noon with Mrs. X. T.. G. Kelley. There
will be an exhibition of Japanese art
Al this meeting.
Raymond Jones, the little son of MI
and Mrs. AlonZo Jones is very sick
With the Group. He was more COM
Portable Sunday.
Frank Atkins is clerking for C. T..
Furbcr FOR a short time, as Mr.. Furber
is planning on going up river this week
on a fishing trip.
Tho ladies of the Catholic Society are
arranging for 4 whist party to be held
at the hall connected with the church.
at $ p. NJ, Tuesday.
MI and Mrs. Leon Gaylord OF North
AttleborO. Mass, who have been in
town. visiting Mr.. Cayford's aunt, Mrs.
F. ]. Robinson. left Saturday for their
home.
Stanley Brown and Clyde Chapman
We're in Portland Saturday attending
the meeting of the y. NJ. c. A. conven-
| ton as delegates from the Olympia
| Club of this town,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
II Is only when we suffer ourselves
that we feel really the true nature OF
al, the High qualities which are re-
qulred to bear sufferlng'
Clean Streets and a Library; Why
Not Both2

why should Richmond think that the
cty cannot have clean streets ana a
4 nublic library at the same time? are
the propositions mutually exclusive?
would clean streets make the people SO
happy and healthy that they would not
want any solace from self-education by
reading? or, would the library so I'M
merse the public In dreamy literary de-
lights that the physical discomfort OF
breathing noisome dust by day ana nisht
would be either cured or forgotten!
4 Clean streets would make us healthier
and far more comfortable. But physical
&conyeniences have never yet been aolo
40 satisfy the demands Of the intelll-
pence. And reading, though 1t is one OF
the great anodynes left to man, can
neither feed nor bathe nor keep clean
and healthy the student, be he never SO
( earnest in his studies
There is no cause for confusion Clean
streets and public library are each de-
sirable, and, indeed, essential features
q in modern city. It is solely Dues
ton of cost, and in dealing with that
ISnhase of the discussion we should al
ways remember that Richmond has
high tax rate, full assessment, and Is
one of the very wealthlest cities IN
America.
#3 II the people want both clean streets
and public library, they can have
\ them. II only needs a judiclous admins
tration of the funds already at our dis
posal II those funds are being spent
on non-essentlals to the exclusion Of
more pressing demands the fault lies
with the system and not with the desire
80 he clean and we'll read
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
Virginia Justice.

The prompt trial and conviction OF
Gabriel Battaile In King George for conf
mittlng the most henous Of ull crimes crime!
again demonstrates and emphasizes that
there is no occasion for lynch law IN Viz
gina. we have the law; we have the
machinery Of the law; we have honorable
end fearless Judges; we have Q court
system about as nearly perfect as It is
possible for any human institution to be
and our courts see to it that in all GRIM
inal prosecutions the accused enjoys his
constitutional right TO speedy trial. The
laws are plain and the punishment Is
sure. The King George trial is warn
ing to all persons OF evil mind and dis
position and is guarantee to the general
public that crime will be punished IN due
process OF law. Judge Lynch has no oc-
cupation in the Old Dominion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
Site for the Fair.

We trust that the Common Council
will deal with the proposal to purchase
a site for the fair in a liberal way. The
benefits to Richmond OF such q fair
as will be held are beyond all question,
and the sole consideration that SHOULD
control the Council is the amount Of
money 1t can spend with wisdom, and
the location OF the site.
The proposed location between Acca
and the Hermitage road Is perfectly
adapted to exhibitors and visitors. The
rail and trolley facilities are both excel
lent. and the ground is well suited for
the purposes of the fair.
AS to the price. the Council may we'll
recall that the growth OF the. city and
the location Of the property practically
Insure the city against loss ton It's invest
ment II tho land is rented so as to
protect the clty's ownership, which, We
understand, is the purpose.
This project is one in which the whole
community is interested, and all should
cooperate to assist this movement-the
Council as we'll as the citizens.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06

as surely as any petty criminal. Il they
are guilty Of illegal nets The prohec,i-
tons In this case will be pregnant with
future possibilities. Nothing could 80
swiftly and effectively rctrike those who
have criticized tho courts, be the critic
Atr. Roosevelt or Senator Tillman, as he
spectacle OF Americas richest oligarchy
standing before#the bar Of Justice await
ing judicial verdict
The people media demonstration that
a law-breaking millionaire Is not immune,
and that plutocrntE Is as amenable to
law as a spauperai
The present laws do not cover all Of
the Standard OH transgressions, as for
example, their subordintion Of the New
England Railroads to refuse to prorate,
but wherever Its actions are believed to
be unlawful they should be prosecuted
to the utmost limit Of the law. & d
President Roosevelt has praised "ac-
ton" and belittled words. He will not
soon again have such q chance for prac-
ticing his teaching, sa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
Mr. Floods Fine Speech.

Congressman Flood, OF Virginia. mace
an able and impressive speech IN the
House last Friday on the propriety, the
Importance and the duty Of properly
celebrating the three hundredth annlVer-
sury OF tile foundation Of the first Eng
glish speaking settlement In the new
world"
Mr.. Flood represents a section OF Vir-
ginia remote from jamestown and his uls-
trict will receive no direct benefit from
the proposed exposition, but he is Vir-
ginian, and as such, he takes pride IN
this notable celebration, without regard
to its material advantages to any sec
lions Of the state. That is the view that
every citizen Of the United States should
take. This is not peculiarly Virginia
cc,ehra tion. but d national celebration,
a celebration OF great national event ana
it would be shameful in the United States
government to fall to do everything III
reason to make 1t an honorablo ana
creditable celebration, in keeping Win
the dignity and Importance Of the event.
Mr.. Flood spoke Of the contribution IN
land which Virginia had made to the
United States, the ccssion to the gen
eral government Of her domain on >:s
north side Of the Ohio River, from n y, the
sale OF which more than $780, 100000 mas
been paid into the treasury" He might
have mentioned also that the building,
In which his speech was made. rested
on ground ceded by Virginia to the United
States That, however, is the material
side OF the proposition, but what shall
we say of the contribution which the
sens Of Virglnans made Of the part ~hlch
they played in settling the country, IN
achieving the independence of the colonies
and in establishing form Of government,
NO state has contributed to the nation
80 much in land and in men, In the
material intellectual and spiritual ana and
now when Virginia proposes to celebrate
the anniversary OF the birth OF the re-
publlo which she has done SO much to
create, it becomes Congress to give cor
dial and enthusiastic support.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
Standard Oil Report; the Next
Step.

What will be the next move against the
Standard OIL Company? For thirty years
that corporation has been the target OF
investigating commissions from State and
national legislatures. and OF late the spe-
cial correspondent has roamed at will ION
the trail of the octopus" From these en-
deavors the public has acquired an i'm
preston that will not be removable by
general denia!s from paid attorneys.
& That impression is almost conviction
that the Standard OIL Company has
habItually practced methods In regard
to freight rates that are declared by
statute to be Illegal, and W common con-
sent to be immoral and dishonest.
we do not PREJUDICE the case in thus
stating the condition of the public mind.
Rightly or wrongly the conclusion was
reached that ;he Standard Oh Company
owed It's dominant position more to a
4 protective tariff. unfair competition and
railroad connivance than to any unsusual
Economy In administration" or control
Of crude oil wells.
This belief has been strengthened and
this confidence has been deepened by
Commissioner Garfled's report and Pres
!dent Roosevelts scatnlng comments.
tE But publicity, even when 1t is backed
VI by a commendafory message from
the President. will alone not redress the
wrongs under which the public IS suf-
ferng. Further steps must be taken.
The President has said. The Depart
4. snent OF Justice will take up the aues-
tion OF institutng prosecutions in at least
y certain Of these cases" The public will
applaud this step.
aessrs. Rogers, Rockefeller and Arch.
!, bold should feel the heavy hand Of Law
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06

sick and Wounded i11ust not lie carried to
the rear, No substitute can be provided,
ana there 3is no discharge In this war.
The Rich. the poor, the learned and
ignorant. the cheerful and the sad, must
all fight. No trouble, no bereavement
can be an excuse to lay down o,it. arms.
we must 60 to the marriage feast and
attend the funeral procession, as war;
riors, wearing our armor and grasping
our weapons.
There is no exemption Of place. Foes
lie In wait for the Christian wherever he
goes-ln the mart Of commerce, III the
workshop, Mt home. on his bed, III the
hustle Of the day, III the silence OF tho
night with friends, alone, In the fields,
+ In his walks, Ii his benevolence, In his
private medtations, In church, and when
he enters his closet and shuts the doorl
There ID never season Of rest. No
truce Is sounded. Satan never beats n
retreat except to lead into an ambuscadc.
No white flag comes that can be trusted.
Z If we pnrley, It Is at our peril; II we
pause. We are wounded or taken captive.
It Is q war OF extermlnntion; no quarter
Is given. Wo mist trample satan Under
foot or Satan will drag ts down to hell
It is a warfare until death. While
we are in the body It will always be
true. I'VE wrcstlc." Tho oldest Chris
tian cannot lay aside his weapons.
The trumpet has sounded. It Is not
for peace but war. War for liberty,
war for life. on tho Issue of which our
everlasting destiny depends. II we are
to DO saved We must Overcome"
Though the conflict is arduous. the cn-i
.couragements are great. We have a
complete arn,or. We have mighty
champion. Others who stood In the Same
battlefield and fought the Same enemies,
arc now enjoying an eternal triumph.
Their foes were the same Their strength
no greater. Yet not one faithful war;
rlor has ever persisted.
Then let us Overcome Sheath not
the sword. and It shall never DO wrcsted
from you, Lay not down the shield no
fiery, dart shall ever penetrate It. Face
the foe, nnd he shall mover drive you
back. n.
Listen: TO your Captain. Look to the
crown He Is ready to bestow. A little
more conflict and you shall share in tho
prize OF them that overcome You
also shall eat OF the hidden mama anu
receive the white stone.
q = u Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06

then, again. most If not ally tho con.
MENTIONS could, believe, be brought
hero between June 1t..t, and September
18th, when the schools are not In SEES
sion.
Now, for some OF the advantages Of
this plan. b
/. The location Is central--one block
from all car lines.-just far enough to
miss the noise and yet be thoroughly
convenient to them. Kali 55
10 The question OF greater interest In
tho improvement of the public school
system is Vital. At present only the
High School has commencement ex {, :.
4 NUMBER can attend them for lack Of
space. Thus the pupils II the grammar
schools, who would be inspired by see
{ Ing these graduating exercises, are. de-
barred from this inspiration which
comes through the eye and enr. This
Is true also Of the u,ublic. who ratroni ~
cur public schools. While L have had four
children attending the High School, I
have never vet received q ticket to the
closing exercises. After the school Of
"details, teachers ind friends council
and aldermen nrc supplied, there Is pre-
cious little room for anybody else.
want TO say also that II had received
a ticket 1 would not have gone. as the
place III which these exercises nre held
la not FIRE PROOF and 1t Is positively
dangerous to pack 1t with women al.
children. The flre-proof auditorium, as
suggested, would obvtate these difllcul-
ties. sa 81
D 8. The auditorium should be so arrnng-
ed that in coming years when Rich
mond has her half-nllllon Gas she will
lIaye) It could be reinodeled to increase
the capacity of tho High School as need
cd.
The progressive community Of Barton
Heights had this same iden, and they
made 1t effective by contributing $500
towards the now High School to be
erected, on the condition that tho build
Ing should contain an assembly hail.
lit is an axiom in education tl,at chill sn
drcn gain great help and inspiration
by holding exercises that embrace fa' az
the scholars. If such o. hall could DO
added to the High School 1t would bene-
a, tho children MS much or more than
tho city.3 tls atta+it |
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
The Times-Dispatch Novels.

The Times-Dspatch feels pardonable
Pride In Offering to Its aders to-day the
first instalment Of what 1t conceIves to he
a genuine literary treat OF rare sort.
With this Issue begins the famous series
OF new novels. the preliminary announce
ments Of which have aroused more In
terest and expectation than any other SIM
liar feature. perhaps. In the history OF
newspaper-makng. For a solid year The
Tmes-Dispntch will give to Its readers
each Sunday n liberal portion OF novel
OF unusual interest, hitherto unpublish-
cd and written by one Of the most
popular OF living wrlters
A glance at the list of authors who are
represented in The Times-Dispatch series
will show that 1t contains no name not
already very familiar to readers OF mod
ern literature Eden Philpotts, Mary ~.
Wilkins Freeman, Gertrude Atherton are
not merely popular" They are among
the foremost Notwithstanding writers
alive to-day, Indeed. every author In the
series can lay claim to something more
than mere popularity. Robert Barr, Mrs.
t'h1 VII ItulilSpIlt rs - N'S''s"''i ~Nes'''@
Katharine Green, Ian MacI1aren, Cut
cliffe Hyne, Amelia =. Barr. Max Penn
berton. John oliver Hobbes-,hese, In the
making Of books, be names to con1ure
With. Theirs Is hardly magazine IN
tbs country that would not be delighted
at the chance Of publishing serlally the
work of any one of them. Yet the latest
and newest work OF al OF them Is now TO
appear, at the rate of one a month"; N
the pages OF Richmond newspa per.
Attention is especially called to the
sc-called tabloid form in which these
valuable books arc 10 he printed, Each
ii,stalment will be given four-pase sup
.plement entirely to itself. and each novel
viii be complete In four or five supple
ments, according to the number Of un-
days in the month These tablolds may
be readily Med away for preservation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
gons for period of three years have
the tendency to improve sentiment and
give reinsurance.
Dean Russell's Visit.

Richmond is to have the pleasure of
a visit from Dr. james Earl Russell,
dean OF Columbia University, New York,
who will /, on Tuesday evening deliver an
address before the graduating class Of
the Richmond Training School for Kin
dergarteners
Dean Russell is a "Ph. D." Of Leipzig,
and has devoted his life TO educational
pursuits. He was q teacher in secondary
schools from 1857 to 1890; principal Of
Cascadlla School, Ithaca, N. y, 1S90-3i
European commissioner regent of the
University OF the State OF New York,
1895; European agent bureau Of educa-
ton, Washington, 1898 %; professor OF phil
osophy5 and pedagogy in tho University
Of Colorado, 1867, and has been profess
sor Of education In the Teachers Col
lege of Columbia University since 1897.
he IS frequent contributor to educa-
tiona1 journals, especially the Educational
Review, OF New York, and the School
Review, OF Chicago, and Is author OF
'"rhe Extension Of University Teaching
in England and OF The establishment
and Organization Of Methods in Ger
many He holds an honorable and dis
tinguished position in the educational
world and Is an expert In the methods
Of modern teaching, and a most pleasing
speaker. It will be a great treat to the
young ladies OF the Training School and
their guests to hear Dean Russell and he
will receive most cordial welcome.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
Merely Joking.

After tho WIne.-"so the millIonaires
held banquet last night? Was there
much excitemont7" II should say so"
5"Nhat was the last thing served 2"
"shbpoenas, '--Cnlcago News,
Rather steep.--Doctor: u thought you
We're warned not to go near the preci-
pice," Patient: " was, but thought II
was only a bluff."-Harvard Lampoon.
Deed or Darlna.--Mrs, Hunnlmune;
you nasty tramp! How dare you eat
that lemon pie set ont to cool?" Ilrea
Timothy; ",Well. 1t did take nerve,
ma'am, but starvin' man can't be very
particular about what he eats."--cleVe-
land Leader.
Why It Was Observation-Disclosures Physl,
cian ibid you advise an operation 3,
second Physician: mo; the patients
heart was strong but his pocket"hook
was weak,"--The Bohemian,
Let II Shine" There's lots OF sunshine
in the world remarked the optimistic
boarder. TRUE" replied the cSnlc, "hut
what the world needs 10 not SO many
people who carry Observation-Disclosures
Sentinel.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
rhymes Tor 6o-Day
II The Man Who Told You So.

The Man Who Told You So.
It's always mighty pleasan,
When you out a-fshins So
And fish and fsh the whole day long;
Till the sun Is sinking low
When, as you nmble homeward,
You meet some man you know.
Who says: "of course. you've nothing.
In fact, ! told you so.
It makes you feel so vary fine.
When at some race track meet.
You pick n horse that's sure to win
That's said to DO SO fleet;
And when the race Is over,
And your nag Is badly boat,
It's fine to hear, ~ told you so,
From fool In the upper seat,
And when the markets gone way down,
And tears Of anguish flow,
And every stock goes tumbling.
And record makes for low
It's then we love our countryman,
The one II think you know,
Who ambles up and answers:
"Oh yes; told you SOL
From the unpublished SONGS OF a
Sanctun1."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
The Power Of Public Sentiment.

The Power OF Public 0entnent.
Thera will be no strike In the nnthra-
cite coal. regions. Public sentiment was
against it, and Mr.. Mitchell and the
delegates to the Miners Convention knew
It. The miners have learned that strike
cannot succeed unless supported Ivy pub
lie opinion.
When the miners demanded better
terms several years ago, they offered 10
arbitrate and the operators Reused.
FINALLY. President Roosevelt brought the
contending parties together and the DIFF
ferences were arbltrated by commits
SIGN.
BEFORE the agreement expired the miners
made new demands and while negotta-
lions were pending they quit work. This
time the operators offered to arbitra:t
and the miners refused.
That is to say, the operators offered
To renew the agreement of 1908, or to
refer the questions in dispute to the An
thraclte Strike Commission. The miners
rejected both proposals and the opera
tors stood pat, Tho miners were then
nut on the defensive and they wisely
concluded that II they should strike In
the face of such an offer. they would
slulli,y themselves and forfeit the good
will OF the general public.
The people at large receive their de-
clsion with a sigh Of relief. and the
commercial and Industrial world brea thes
easier A strike Of this character fol-
lowing so closely upon the San Fran
cisco disaster would have added greatly
TO the feeling of unrest, even It there
had been no more serious consequence.
But the settlement of the trouble and
the guarantee of peace in the coal re-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
The Poe Monument.

81 We are clad 10 note that Mr. Charles
Marshall Graves's suggestion for a Rich
.mond monument 10 Edgar Allan Pm has
taken definite shape, and that actual
work toward this end is shortly to COM
mence. The Poe Memorial Association,
Including as It's incorporates Some OF
the best known and most distinguished
men in Richmond has received Its char
ter of incorporation. and Is prepared
to receive funds for the ASSOCIATIONS
purpose. Poe, with all the high tributes
his genius has received from dlscrlmi-
mating critics everywhere, has been some
what neglected in the ways OF more
formal and public recognition. Stored
urn and animated bust have been Of
fered to him spnr!ngly; though he himself
has reared him, like Horace, a monu-
ment more lasting than bronze, 1t Is
eminently fitting that the friends OF 1T
erature shoudllsee to 1t that he does
not lack this,outwnrd and visible symbol
of admlring remembrance. And nowhere.
certainly, could suitable memorial to
this first OF American poets be more
appropriately placed than here In the
city which Is most closely connected
with his life and name.
So we wish for the new association the
success and bespeak for them
the >most cordial support OF the COM
munity Poe has gone where our testi-
I.
~. perhaps. but it is not too much to
say that in so honorins him, we are
doing no less than honor to ourselves.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06

and the subscriber viii thtts have at the
cS plration Of the year a handy little
library OF twelve new novels. Immediate
~ after close OF the series in The Times
Dispatch, the novels will be issued by
leading American publishers, Mt the res' gu
lar retail price Of $3.50 each.
The Times -Dispatch novels, the Cha RES 8
Dana Gibson drawings and the four-p page
mink sporting section, all OF which are
introduced for the first time today COM
hine to make this iss,ie OF The Times DIS
patch, we believe. the most notable ia 's news
paper ever published In Virginia.