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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18
The Ace Of Discovery.

The report comes from Quebec th9t
a young French Canadian resident "i
that city has discovered way of de-
irving electricity directly from the
earth currents without the aid OF coal
water ana costly machinery. III t'N+
is true. another great discovery ms
been added to 4 group of particularly
startling ones OF rccente date WHICH
,romise TO materially affect the indus
+r;,l future OF the world. 1t IS Claim :
cd that Mr.. Edison has now perfected
, chemical battery which will run Tor
wears without renewal, and 20 Oh
which. each about the size OF a QUAR-
measure. will supply sufficient power
IN RIM an ordinary au:nmooii'.
Santos Dumont claims TO nave soy
we'd the problem of aerial flight anu
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18

ncn thrush UIvlocichla ;liciae bick
nn,Ip Is round lower dCwn than nm
feet. The rocky peaks at the summit
OF MI kIrlham :.r. generally SIR
r,,rLed Ey Il dense evergreen growth
mostly fir. the highest of thes" peaks
brin.. 3.31S te,t high. \ cairn Of Stone
marks the. spot where the song of the
Hickncn thrush was heard, Il good
pla,c Of which ana 4 view Of the ton of
lie n!onntain forms = frnntispicce to
the number on tn" summit Mr.. Sweet
found the mountain cranberry, the bog
bilhcrry, lie creeping SnOwbrrry and
Inc croWbcrry. The journal is pub
liehed in Portland under the editorship
OF w. H. T'rOwns0n.
The champion bear hunter of the
season seems to be Fremont Vining of
Weld. Mr.. Vining, who. by the way is
Il member of Co. X of Pennington.
started out hunting with his, trusty
"Krag" one morning recently in the
vicinity of Little Blue and Hurricane
mountains Before going a great way
from home he discovered the tracks of
three bears going toward Hurricane.
After following the tracks for about
two hours they led into 4 swamp and
from there into Il dense thicket of
scrub spruccS. In order to enter this
thicket, Mr. Vining had TO crawl on his
hands and knees After proceeding but
short distance in this manner he
cama to an old growth pine stump
with q large yaWning cavern beneath
1t. When he got within distance OF
three or four feet of it Il savage erowl
issued from the cave and a large bear
followed the growl in short order. Mr..
Winning did not have time nor 0pportun-
ity To secure aim nor take his rifle
to his shoulder, but fired when the
bear was scarcely two feet from the
muzZle Of the gun. This took effect i'll
the bears shoulder, causing her to
halt for q second or so which enabled
Mr.. Tining to secure aim at her head,
which settled her ViciOusnesS for all
time. Scarcely had the second shot
been fired. however, before another
bear pokcd his head out of the hole and
he also received a killing message from
the Krag. Mr.. Vining began TO look
GOWN into the cave for another when
10 and behold the third hear came out
to see what was going on and he loo
met with the same fate as his prcde-
cessors. Mr. Winning said the three bears
all got their Huietus in as many MN
utee. which is a record hard to equal. Ii
anything had happened to the rifle at
the critical time it was in use MI
Vining feels sure there would nave
been lust as many bears and one less
man in the world, but as II happened
luck was on his side. The old bear had
| had one arm taken off near the second
Joint which was nicely healed over ano
haired out. She weighed over ~,
pounds while the two smaller ones
weighed 81 and IS pounds respectively
The bounty Of S. on each bear and the
value Of the skins ought To net MI
Nining tidy little sum FOR his day
work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18
Personal Notes.

Mary A. Stubs has been appointed
chief of the bureau of statistics or III
diana by Governor Hanley. a position
occupied by her late father for many
wears. She is the first woman IN tiia'
state to ever hold an elective office.
JOAQUIN Miller. the Post of me
Sierras." called on the President TINS
week and Iri,d to interest him in Il
plan for :: great worlds fair for wash
ington in 1914 He has started for
California after spending the Summer
and Fan in the East.
1t Is practically settled that NJ. Ed
GUARD dc ReSZke will sing in New YORK
this season. 1T will not be until late.
probably February or March. and he
will sing. besides the Wagneri1n roles
of his repertoire. "Frcre Laurent" in
Romeo and JEiicttc" and "Mcphis-
tophcles.
William J. Rolfc. tho veteran Shake
spoarcan authority. celebrated his srH-
|enty-ninth birthday ut his quiet LONE
i'm Cambridge, Mass, on Monday last.
Even at his advanced age he il still
busy with his pen. turning OH Il
quantity # work which woull exhaust
many q younger man-and this with
out the aid of secretary or amanuensis.
Very Rev Mgr. John S. Vaughn. the
prominent English churclman. who IS
in Boston at present. says of America ::
Il an, impressed by the prosperity and
wonderful productivencsS Of the
country. Though that is not what
strikes me r,ost. What impresses me
above other things is the thought of
the wonderful future in store for the
| country
Like Wagner. Humpendinck and
Joachim before him. Richard Strauss
composer of 'Salome," and many other
noted works. has been rejected as Il
member of the Senate of the Berlin
Academy Of Arts. an institution CO.
responding to the French Academy
All the sculptors, painters ard ether
artists voted in his favor. The
musicians alone blackballed him
! William Shakespeare is the hero Of Il
new and striking novel by the Danish
woman writer. Sophus Banditz. More
lover. British and American readers
will probably soon have chance t.
read this tale, for Queen Alexandra
who recently read il ~ til" original
was so much imp .ssed By it that II,
advised the authoress to have il
Translated into English. This
translation is now proc ,c,iing. and the
English version is to be dedicated Il
the Queen. who is herself Dane.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured,

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS as they
rannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is Il blood or a constitutional disease
and in order to cure 1t you must take in
ternal remedies. Hairs Catarrh Cure is
taken internally and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is not n Ouark medicine II
was prescribed by one of the best physi-
clans in this country for years and is a
regular prescription. 1t is composed OF
the best tonics known. combined with the
best blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect cOmbina-
ton of the two ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
+. j. CHENEY & CO. Props. Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists. price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa.
uOn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18

certainly his recent experiments i'll thu,
vicinity Of Paris. France. would seem
To- corroborate his assertion. \ TT
nous Swedish inventor has discover
upon IN elcctro- plate with
Il fidelity which enables ii to be rn-
produced even To the ainutcSt willis
Ter. Ai,cr using. these nlaIcs may IL.
instantly put in readiness for new use
10y merely passing n magnet over thcll
Thi, instrument enables the business
man To dictate 1T al hours of the day
at his IL SIX, the message being trans
mitted by a wire. and written out by
Il typewriter located in q different
room, or even in q different town. II
is evident that startling changes are
To be made in business methods by
these wonderful discoveries. Some
time ago Thomas 4. Edison declare
that 'electricity derived by direct
process was one of the great things
hat invention would ultimately giva
to the world" If, as in now assert. 1
the young French Canadian above
mentioned has succeeded in solving
this problem it will mean another ana
q vitality important milestone in the
long history of human discovery and
development.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18

1t is beginning to grow expensive
for railroads to be guilty of the YER!
serious ofcnse Of freight rebates. Inc
government hrs already collected
nearly 100000 in fines and is pushihs
suits aggregating possible $loo.ooo'-
600 more. The outlook is that the
railroad managers of this country WIN
this substantial encouragement VIII
decide that the fair deal is the heS
policy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18

M, Carli Nation IS reported 10
have uirivcd =; cori,in. Kentucky. ana
enlisted he scrviccs in tie fight OF the
Temperance. element there. Carrie S
inlrnt:,"; ara DOUBTLESS tn best. but
those |. ~ have socn her il Ter travels
and i.-;.r.i "a Her wild Trades have
wonG".rh ut Inc torbearancc and Soou
naturc Of tn American people in per-
hitting a woman of her obviously I'M
balanced mental condition To be al
large
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18

Now that even the disciples of DIR.
DOwie admit his insanity there should
be no further delay in hustling him
from the public view and into the safe
retreat of some Institutional Elijah
room" We can think of one other
wcll-knOwn and self-stylcd prophet
who might with entire propricty be
sent TO bear him company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18
TRACK AND PADDOCK GOSSIP.

w. y. Gilbert returned to Livermore
Falls from New York the other day
bringing with him what are considered
tow Of the finest colts ever brought
into Maine. The first is Crescello,
brown colt, foaled Aug. 4th. 1905. by
the worlds champion stallion.
Crescene. o02L: first dam. Derby
Princess. c.0S14. second dam, princess
dam of four in the list, third dam.
Priceless. great brood mare, fourth
dam. Silvertail, dam Of Driver, 2191..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18

All the members of the Cuban Con-
gress have been deprived of their seats
by official order of Governor Magooi''
As the banana crop is fairly well
advanced. however, they will probably
DE able TO subSist until the new elec-
'lon. Nature is very kind 10 pubiic
servants in Cuba.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18
maine Gossip
MistIstoe and Holly.

IIanein' OF tn" mstlet"e-,hats where
Love is led,
An amt his checks rs rosy as the holly
berries red,
An his eyes they shine like starlight,
an the sweetest word that's said
lie whispers meath the mistlctoe an
molly.
Iiangn' of tho miatlotoc-an' take your
rosy place.
Lauehin' Inns an bright checks. where
tn" dimncS love t. race,
An listen To that story that holds heav-
en- in its embrace
Wfisperin meath the mstlrtor an
holly
Atlanta Constitutions
only 4 week to Christmas-and what
4 busy week it will be,
This is Merchants week in Augusta
and they are ready for the rush.
All Of the 53.3GG Maine Patrons who
are not in Augusta would like t" be
h"rc.
The Republicans still control the
Portland board of health. This is we'll.
for il would not be healthy for the city
10 have the Democrats run every
thing.
TittSiicid Will keep warm during the
winter by planning on its Fourth OF
July celebration and HOY: to spend that
g. .0GO which has .,lrcady been raised.
Three Maine post offices. those N
Clinton. Corinnn and Danforth. take !;
step forward into the presidential class
with the coming of 1907.
What is to hc said Of tho man who Al
this Christmas season begrudgcS poor
| old Ephrai!n Gilman z. breath Of free
/ air after Il years behind prison bars?
The widow Of President Hobart
| has lust awarded 4 contract for Il sum
MGR horne ut Lake Mooselnnk cguntit
which will be one of the bost in thu
| Rangeiry region.
| WAYNE is rapidly developing as :
summer resort. About - cottages are
now clustered about the lake and :
summer school will be established there
/ next wear.
| Portland people waited eleven hour
in line 10 get tickets for Maud Adams
appearance in that city. In the GROVE
were rcurle from as far east as Water
Vile al as far west as Dover, y. IL.
| If ANYTHING is needed to make Main
people appreciate our winter climate
il ought to be found in the accounts @
those Wild Billiards in Minnesota
North Dakota. and neighboring state
with the snow piled in drifts Of 20 fee
or more.
In the December number OF tn
: Journal of the Maine Chronological Sc
ciety. which closes its eighth volume
Dana ". Sweet gives an interesting nc
count Of n trip To the summit OF NJ
Abraham in Franklin county in Jun
last and hearing the call notes OF IN
Bickncll thrush. H. the White Moui
tain region, Mr.. Sweet says. the Bicf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18
True Heart Disease is a Rare Thing

probably. pressure arising from gas in
the stomach--that is. gastric indiges-
ton. A few doses of DR.. David Kenne-
dy's Favorite Remedy viii cleanse
away the foul accommodations and the
heart will run quietly and keep good
time. Write DR.. David Kennedy's
Sons, Rondout. n. y. for free sample
bottle. Large bottles ST. all druggists.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18

Senator Morgan of Alabama is re-
ported To have returned to Washington
i'll good voice. This will probably
mean the addition Of an extra volume
or 50 IL the congressional record.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18

Shop carly ana avoid the rush. You
will thus be enabled to enjoy Il reason
able amount of comfort and elbow
room in making your purchases, and
your bills won't come in a might
sooner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18
MAKES LUNGS WELL!

You don't want sore lungs, diseased
lungs. pneumonia, and any Of the allied
nmladies. That you DO want EAL-
it. internally according to directions; APP
ply it externally: You'll find it will re-
lieve and cure your lung ailments in sur
prisinGly quick time. Ask your trader or
druggist TO-DAY for BALLARp'S Won
derful GOLDEN OIL Sold In &c. and
SOC. bottles. BALLARD GOLDEN Oy
CO.. Old Town, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18
Daily Ksnnebss 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-
tected communications.
Address all communications reIatino to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18

only Il week To Christmas-and VIVA
4 busy week it will be,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-18

This is MERCHANTS week in Augusta
and they are ready for the rush.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15
Church and Lent.
From the Boston TRANSCRIPT

rum inc bOstoH Transcript.
Unless you drop into one of the churches
That Invites you so 10 do during the week
days of Lent you hardly have any idea OF
what the service may mean TO many people
III, from curiosity. you do push open the
church door and seat yourself in a back
seat you find yourself wrapped about with
solemnity that may not be observable
even on Sunday. In the dimly lighted
church you think at first that only women
elderly women, say-are present to worship
But as you become accustomed to the dim
ness you make discoveries. Women there
are, many of them, but frequently they are
young. comedy and as often as not ia shion-
ably dressed. There are men, too men of
different ages. In fact you can hardly think
of a class, age or condition that has not
its representative there. Finally II occurs
TO you that you may we'll include your
self among the worshipers and make the
congregation unanimous on one point. And
YOU do so. How? Oh II may be done in
so many ways. You come out OF the church
in a somewhat different mood from that
which held you when you went in. Well.
what if it does not last? A moment now
and then of spiritual exaltation in this busy
world Is better surely than a season devoid
of such an uplift. Perhaps, too, 1t does
last, or the effects of 1t, longer than you
realize. Anyway. from that moment you
are convinced that the open church door
through Lent is an institution that must be
blessed of God and man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15
Women Cav and Good Looking.

The women of the isthmus and Chiapas
are much better looking than those Of the
Aztec race in northern and central Mexico
and have much more cheerful dispositions.
The Aztecs are sad; you seldom see one
smile, but the women down here seem 10
be full of life and gayety and fond OF
amusement. Perhaps the bright colors or
THEN costumes make them look more cheer
full than they would appear if they wore
the black shawls that are common
among the women in the northern part or
the republic. A battle. or ball, is given on
every feast day and national holiday, and
such occasions occur with surprising ire
quency. One of the railway contractors
was complaining to me yesterday that the
feast days average about three week.
But whenever they come there is always
ball, and In the city of Tehuantepec the
people dance in the market house. Tne
benches are taken out. the pillars are dec
GRATED with mirrors and fancy calicoes, the
women put on their brightest costumes and
their chains of golden coins and dance
barefooted upon the stone floor. The men
wear leather sandals.
Every employer of experience testines
that the laboring people down here like all
Mexican poems, are very difficult to get
along with Notwithstanding their amiabe
dispositions. They are ''sot'' In their ways
They are extremely tenacious of their Gus
toms and every employer who undertakes
to introduce reforms or innovations may
expect trouble at once. They much
more difficult to handle than the'ignorant
negroes of our own southern states, and
only employers who have experience are
likely to get along without difficulty. That
is one of the reasons why so many planters
from the United States and other strangers
have failed at farming down here. They
have not been able to get the worth OF
their wages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15
Hadn't Occurred to Him.
II the Chicago Tribune

From the Chicago Tribune.
Eyes. sir the passenger in the skull cap
was saying, we've had prosperity In this
country It'll you can't rest. Our narional
ard"
You owe billion?" interrupted the pas
senger with the steamer cap and the foreign
accent ITO whom? Who is the creditor?'
The other passenger reflected.
I'm burned If | know" he said, scratch
ing his jaw.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15
Stone & Fairfax.
These Houses Only $3.50,
$500 Cash; S25 Month.

These beautiful new 3-story houses
are undoubtedly the best values ever offered
In the city for the money The location
couldn't be improved upon---high, healthy
accessible Houses in this section sell for
from ten to fifteen thousand dollars and
property here will increase in value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15

classes are barefooted, and they have small,
perfectly-shaped feet. At their bailIes they
dance in bare feet as gracefully as an
American women with high French heels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15
Number of Names Discussed.

There have been large number of names
discussed, but many of them are totally
out of the question. There are three or
four however, who are very likely candi-
dates. The name of Charles D. Walcott
director of the United States geological
survey, has been mentioned, and is among
the few that are worth considering Mr.
Walcott is scientist of distinction. and
as the director of the geological survey
has not only managed the varied interests
of that institution effectively, but has man
aged the men who do the work SO that the
survey, as whole. is probably more useful
now than II has ever been. The work of
the institution, too, has turned under his
direction more toward practical economic
problems, and in this direction has been
more valuable than before Mr.. Walcott
Is not rich man by any means. His
salary as director of the survey is $1,000.
That of Prof. Langley as secretary Of the
Smithsonian was $1,000, but 1T would be
within the powers Of the board Of regents
TO vary the compensation as they saw fit.
David Starr Jordan of Leland Stanford
University has also been talked OF in a
general way, but il he accepted the place
II would be at considerable financial sacrf-
nee, as the presidency of Leland Stanford
or of any other first-class university pays
almost double that of the secretaryship of
the Smithsonian. The position In the
smithsonian has an international signifi-
S'AiiNS mat 10 HdIdtS inttChtQ ny Tue pTeSi-
dency Of any college. but Prof. Jordan has
his own line of work mapped out and 1t is
a question whether he would accept the
position were 1t offered.
There is a somewhat different situation in
regard to Prof. Henry s. Pritchett the re-
firing president of the Massachusetts Insti
tute Of Technology. He has been promi
nentiy mentioned for the place, and 1t is
possible that were 1t offered him he would
feel himself entirely free to accept
Among the other editors mentioned Is
Prof. Henry Fairfield Osborn of Columbia
University. and curator of the American
Museum of Natural History in New York.
He is considered quite a possible candidate
for the place. 1t is believed that he would
be willing to take It We're it offered and
he has some friends on the board of re-
gents who would be glad to see him
brought TO Washington.
The names of Prof. Alexander Agassiz
aud DIR. Alexander Graham Bell have
both been talked of, but there is no like
lihood of either accepting. Both are ex-
tremely wealthy men, and each has his
own scientific line of work mapped out,
and would be unwilling In all probability
to abandon 1t for the greater cares and
less satisfactory toll of the Smithsonian.
Another of the college presidents that has
been mentioned in connection with the
place is Ira d. Remsen of Johns Hopkins
University Prof. Remsen has been pro-
lessor of chemistry in the university since
1876. and is one of the best known scientists
In the country. Whether not he would
leave the university to take up the work
of the Smithsonian in Washington Is q
question
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15
A NEW EXECUTIVE
Of the Smithsonian Institution
Expected
BEFORE THE MIDDLE OF MAY
Peculiar Selection of Members of the
Board of Regents.
SOME NAMES BEING DISCUSSED
One or Two Now in the Service and
Others Are in Outside
Work.

1t is probable that there will be a meet
ing of the regents of the Smithsonian In
stitution before the middle of May, which
viii select secretary In succession to Prof.
Langley. Who the new secretary will be
is largely a matter of speculation. That he
must be one of the prominent scientific men
of the country is, of course assured. There
is much prestige connected with the posi-
ton. immense amount of hard work
and the financial compensation up to date
has not been enough to make the place
particularly attractive from that point of
view. 1t is therefore almost a certainty
that the new secretary, in addition to being
man of recognized standing in the scien-
tiflc world, must have some private means
in addition to help bear the expenses of the
office The social obligations of the posi-
ton are necessarily heavy, and while they
are not official, except the annual reception
of the Academy of Sciences, still, they are
an essential penalty of the place.
The situation in regard to the board Of
regents IS at this time somewhat peculiar
Upder ordinary circumstances the executive
committee might almost have The nominal
ing of the secretary. At least their judss-
ment would have much to do with the Sc .
lection. But of the executive committee
there are now two seriously sick-Repre-
sentative Hit and John B. Henderson. The
third member, DR.. Alexander Graham Bell
is now In Europe, and will not be back till
about the date of the meeting. Thus the
selection is entirely in the hands of the
other regents, and as there are eleven OF
them there Is room for speculation.