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The San Francisco call., 1906-11-25
WOMAN;S OBLIGATIONS 70 tie WORlD~

Nj Az has enthroned hiraseir iord
Of creation, but the power be-
hind this throne is woman
Since the beginning man has
dealt with natural or material forces.
To certain extent be has overcome
the laws Of grsvitstion. snnihiisted
time and space, overcome tide, wind.
wave. etc. but while fighting physical
forces he has reckoned little with and
realized almost nothing OF netsphysi-
csl forces. Woman is much more en-
dowed with the inherent though un-
conscious power OF the psychic SET
than man. hence her power OF sugses-
tioR is greater than his, and il is
through this power Of suggestion that
woman dominates man, plays on his
weaknesses. vanity and self love, and
sets In motion the ever changing men,
tai aspect he calls point Of view. on
which he bases his opinions. beliefs,
ideas. etc. He does not realize that
gentle. loving woman is the motive at
tanning power, while he is the execu-
tive
The sons of men rule the world but
the daughters OF men govern Il through
them. 1t IS woman who POUNDS society
in its artificial aspects. it is woman
who creates class distinctions and In
sists on maintaining them. Il is woman
who imbues man with desire to emu
late, who instils into him social anbi-
tion that inevitably brings ia its train
the restless fever Of acquisition. the
madness OF greed. the ambition for
power through financial success. Il is
woman who is al once the social bur-
wark, the aristocrst and the snob. II
is woman who cares for the petty OBJ
servances and formslities Of social life.
and men whose vanity and weaknesses
become women's strength pose as lords
Of cros tion. while they follow her iu
blind obedience to instinct snd vanity.
acutelv acknowledging her power TO
lead and their own inability TO refuse
10 follow.
Men fight each other in the struggle
for wealth. but they fight for woman :
admiration They fight that their
women may maintain position in the
front ranks Of the social world and sa
the light goes on IN each lower stratum
OF society. individual man lighting first
for what is necessary for his existence
and then for the social supremacy he
may give his female.
II is woman who creates the unrest
in man; IL is the woman who mrs.
queli IT,
In the play. The Daughters of Men,
tshortly TO be produced In New York;
Is triangle Of women. sharply con-
trasted types. / know OF no better
description than the French give Us--
ie grand monde, le petit monde and le
oemi monde-the upper world, or the
aristocracy. the lower world, or the
submerged tenth, and the courtesan
world. or fast set.
These three women are cause and ef.
feet. The upper world by its apatay
and ostentation of wealth, the cour-
tesan world by its extravagance ana
licentioUsness have produced a female
third estate-the girl who hates. the
girl who has been taught to hate, the
girl who has been educated SO that
she may hate scientifically. She is a
by-prOduct of false. socialism and pow
orty and is easily the most interesting
Of the three groups. for she has beauty.
genius and high spirits
She has been brought up on the
doctrine of DO or you will be done"
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Source Of Meerschaum.

Th,. ahcients believed the substance to
BE- prtri"d sea foam. hence the German
name. mecrschaum, mcanin" sea foam:
an, a very apt name it is for TIL" mineral
is very white and 50 light that Ii Will
tiU;,t when dry. =,
Mrerchaum is found in best quality and
most abundant supply in Asia. Minor,
though il alSo is fount in Greece, Spain.
Moravia aud Morocco, and even IN inns
country in South Carolina. TIL" richest
mines are IN the plains OF Eskishrhr, 80
miles SOUTHEAST uf ConSt:intinoplc. one oil
these mines is said to he over lt" years
old. and consists of about 200 its within
an area II six miles. all but $50 of which
have been exhausted. The mineral occurs
in odul.s or humps in the aliuvial deposit
of the plain Another mine comprises BUD
pits. only lUC of which are being worked
The material is being mined by the IN,
habitants OF the surrounding villages ana
transported in the rough TO k.skiShSur
The me.rSchaum is soft when mined. nut
soon hardens when exposed to the air
For this reason the humps ar" roughly
scraped off at first and Their laid aside to
dry. When dry they are subjected to 4
thorough scrapng and cleaning. ana are
finally waxed and polshed.-Scientlhc
American.
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Personal Notes.

j. PierpOnt Morgan has imported
5000 900 worth of the manuscripts and
relics of the poet Robert Burns. For
twenty years he has been fighting to
Guido British collectors of the poet. A
number of unpublished poems are in
cluded in the purchase.
Senator Merton +. Lewis. Republican
candidate for Controller of New York.
has risen in politics chiey because of his
success as a fighter for reforms. HIS
first big battle was with the prize
fighters, and although he had to COM
bat all weights, and was almost
knocked down and counted out in the
first round. yet he finally triumphed.
From the cabinets Of Naturalist K.
w. Denton Of Wellesley Mass. go sug-
gcstions for Worth gowns. La Fargo
windows and many other results of ar
tistic excellence. Mr.. Denton is a col
hector and dispenser Of butterflies-of
the wonderfully colOred beauties of the
tropics He has one of the finest col
lections of butterflies in the world.
Prof. Kuno Francke. curator of the
GcrIanic Museum at Harvard. has
inst received from the Ministry of the
Royal House of Saxony message to
the effect that his Majesty King
Frederick August has given to the mu-
scum a full-siZcd reproduction of the
sandstone pulpit of the Church of
Wechselburg, near Leipsic. one OF the
finest medieval monuments.
Prior to her sailing for America. Ger
aldine Farrar made her farewell APP
pearance before the Crown Prince and
Pincess of Germany at POttsdam in the
opera of "Manon." The Princess pre-
scented the singer with signed por-
traits of herself and the Prince. adding
an umbrella with lapis lauZli handle.
The dental world of Germany has
been greatly stirred by the announce
ment that the foremost living authority
in Gental science. Prof w. d. Miller. OF
the Berlin University. has accepted a
similar position at the University OF
Michigan. Professor Miller is ar
! American by birth and graduated al
the University of Michigan thirty-on
years ago. Miller took course In
dentistry at the University of Pennsyl'
| vania. where he graduated in 1879, and
has resided in Berlin continuously since
| then.
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The Old Organ.

Far back in the dusky corner. where the
sunshine never fails.
Where 10 ring of youthful sladneSs &C.
hoes DER the barren walls.
Overriding with dusty cobWebS, III i S'irht'
unswept room. .>;o,,
Is the old, forSaken Organ-no companion
but the gloom.
Long tie reeds have ceased to vibrate,
long the cover has been drawn
Der the keys nov stained with ages. Dut
below the treadles yawn
For a foot to press the Brussels. and To
break the gathered rust go,
or TIN. hinges that lie buried deep wlthin
choking dust.
Long ago white fingers wandered t" ana
fro across the Ecys
Calling into precious being musics din'
sweet mysteries:
Thrilled n Youthful soul to wonder, and
I rose the while from vice.
As n saint in dreamy slumbcr mounts
into his paradise.
Tell nc. why was it forsaken Tor the
grandeur Of today? ;.
WHY did the thoughtless people fling 1t
from the parlOrS Of display:
wouldn't that soft glowing music soothe
soul from sorrows smart! 49,
y.s, Rut vanity came stalking to the
home and robbed the heart!
sl,mber takes me gently backward. till
hear the people sing
Songs of old around the organ. where
the twilight shadows cling.
And the minC'e af the music is az moh-
derful and deep ~
As tho voice Of the sainted woman, when
she croors her babe to sleep.
Now the organ peals in triumph; age IS
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Another Cabinet Change.

Still another prospective Cabinet
change is announced. This time it is
the retirement Of Secretary Hitchcock
next March. who is to be succeeded by
James r. GARFIELD, the present COM
missioner of corporations. Secretary
Hitchcock has been the head of the
interior department since 1S99 so that
he will have completed eight years CT
continuous service when he retires, a
record equalled by very few cabinet
officers in the history of the country.
Mr.. Hitchcock is a native of Alabama
and is now Il years old. He has been
a resident of st. Louis since 1860, and
before becoming a member Of the Cab
met was ambassador to Russia. Mr..
Garfield, as everybody knows, is a son
of the murdered President, and is one
Of those American young men who was
not to be spoiled by the inheritance of
q famous name. He has made good on
his own merits, and is one of President
Roosevelt's most trusted assistants
a graduate of Williams college, and en-
tered the governments service as
member of the civil service commits
SION He has been commissioner of r
porations since the department of COM
nerce and labor " as instituted in 1903.
Before entering the public service he
was q practicing lawyer at Cleveland,
Ohio. His older brother, Harry a.
Garfield, is now practicing law in that
city.
The retirement of Secretary Hitch
cock will leave Secretary Wilson OF
| the department of agriculture as the
only member of President ROOSevelts
cabinet appointed to his present pos
ition by President Mckinley. MI. Will
son has been secretary of agriculture
since March 5. 1897, and in rounding
out the continuous 10 years of service
in this position next spring he will
have established a new record in the
| history of presidential cabinets. Nor
| has any rumor ever been heard that he
proposes to retire at that time. Ger
| tainly President Roosevelt and the
| country are we'll satisfied to have him
| continue in this position.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-09

Interesting figures as to what the
Philippines have cost this country in
human life are given in the latest
number of the Army and Navy
Journal. They are from the report of
General Wood, now commanding our
troops i'm the Philippines. and show
that from the occupation of the islands
to July II. 1906, 1884 soldiers and
officers. regulars. have died in the
inslands; navy and marines. 201;
scouts, 1876; state volunteers, Sal
United States volunteers, 1867: total
6342. Civilian employees. members Of
officers families. eX-soldiers, eX-
employees, convicts under military con-
troll. and miscellaneous cases. since
the occupation of the islands to July
II, 1906. civilian employees, 479;
civilians not employees 400: total. 939
OF the victims, SIC were killed by the
enemy, 500 died of wounds. 400 were
drowned. 522 died Of cholera. 315 OF
smallpox. and 1876 were suicides.
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remarkable piece of polar exploration
that has ever been accomplished
He SAYS after reviewing the work of
previous expeditions that the COM
bined achievement of the nOrtnwarG
penetration and the east and west
traverse is unique in the annals of ex-
ploratiOn. and sets a standard for the
work and accomplishment which few
will have the courage to emulate and
still fewer the bodily vigOr and
indomitable energy to achieve. 1t is
with interest that one noteS-and with
a bearing on future explorations
that in this his latest effort north
ward Mr.. Peary passed his own
furthest record by 1856 statute miles"
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A Very Lono Stairway.

The Philadelphia City hall contains the
highest continuous stairway in the world.
and tourists who have bnaSted Of their
muscular ability in climbing the stone
steps of the Bunker lIill monument ut
Charlestown. the Washington monument
or the monument to General Brock near
QuccnstC wn. Ontario. will tell their
friends of their feat of ascending the 59S
stops which lead from the seventh floor to
the City hall to the landing about the
feet OF William PENIS statute. 1t eX-
tends from the seventh to the sixteenth
ftoor and contains sos steps Of iron. ar
ranged about 4 square central shaft, in
which runs an electric elevator. To
reach the tower stairway the climber
may mount pa granite stairs in the stair
ways at the northern end OF the building,
thus making Il total climb of a.; steps.
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A LITTLE OF
EVERYTHING
The humorist.

king and his clown fell i'll one day,
And the king. as he lay ON ms royal
bed,
K"hnldirg the clown was moved to say;
10, all my glory has from me fled
One man wears motley and one 4 crown.
We raise distinctions and cling to caste,
Bat the hand Of Tn" Master strikes us
down,
And the king ana his clown are the
same at last.
The poor. pale clown turned YEARLY
And Uked across where the monarch
lay;
NAY, master, it is not So said he.
Though we share one lot in common
today,
I must have my wits when ! rise again,
Or another clown to your feet they'll
bring,
But YOU. oh sire, though you retain
No spark of reason, will still b. king"
Chicago Record Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-09

The national treasury surplus is
growing. The operations for October
show credit belance of $2,629.999
Ordinarily, even in good years
October is a deficit month, and last
year it's debit balance was $4.S51, 1908
There has been a gain. therefore, over
last year of $7,4S7,3O7. July. August
September and october have all
bettered their 19O5-06 records. the
average monthly gain being over 49,
900, 900. On October 81. 1905, there
was a Treasury deficit of $14, $40.
ON October 81. 1906. there was a
surplus of $S,50l.3l3. Last years
surplus was a little over $25,0OO.OOO
For the II months ending June 80
1907. IA surplus is indicated Of over
$50, OO0, 900. These are sad days for
the calamity howlerS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-09

If any citizen of Augusta should
make a practice of parading up and
down our streets and announcing him
self to be the reincarnated George
Washington, there is little doubt but
what he would ultimately, and within
a reasonably short time, be taken care
of in large institution across the
river, made and maintained for unfOr-
tunate people of this class. For
many years our Insane hospital con-
tanned among it's inmates such dis
tinguished personages as Queen
Elizabeth" and Queen Mary" and
many other eminent characters in the
worlds history have passed more or
Wess Of their time with it's walls. Our
own opinion is that the Marys and
Eiizabeths of history should not mono-
police the privileges of the institution,
1t Is an entirely proper place for The
confinement Of self-asserted Eliiahs.
anu we have one in this State who
IN our humble Judgment. should a,
ms moment be enjoying it's care and
treatment. Were he there the s;,,a
non that has long been a shame an,
reproach to our State would snaadu
De done away with. and certain lit,
children and a number of grown
ones would be in a fair way of re
covering their rights.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-09

One hundred and seven suicides IN
the State of Maine in the last year
indicates that there is something
wrong Manchester Union.
Well, there is always something
wrong somewhere. but we have firm
faith down this way that there is no
than here in the State of Maine. In
this matter of suicides it is evident
from the latest statistics available
that the suicide rate in Maine Is lower
than in the country as whole.
Certainly, il there is any part of the
world where life is worth living 1t Is In
this beautiful and favored section.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-09

If this years big apple crop OF &c.
600 900 barrels could be divided equally
IL would give every individual in the
country, man, woman and child, almost
half barrel each. Unfortunately,
however. for lots of youngsters it will
not be divided that way. Another
flaw in the calculation is that millions
of barrels are being shipped TO
Europe.
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CoIored Troops in Disgrace.

Frequently throughout his public life
President Roosevelt has refused to
hunt for a precedent if it appeared to
him that important and decisive action
should be taken in this matter or that.
The disbanding of a battalion in the
regular army is something without
precedent, but the course of the Pres
ident in ordering the dishonorable dis
missal of those three companies Of COL
ored infantry down in Texas seems
amply justified and will doubtless be
upheld by soldiers and civilians alike
throughout the country. A lot of the
members of these colored companies
ran amuck in the town of Brownsville,
Texas and proceeded to shoot up the
place. 1t was difficult to find out the
actual offenders and their comrades
refused t. betray them when an in
vestigation was made. In doing this
they were acting upon code of honor
which is as perverted az it is common
among men of higher type than col
ored soldiers Their attitude however.
was such as to injure discipline in tn"
regular army and bring disgrace uron
its name.
Whatever the grievance. real or fan
IN that southern town, where the peo-
pie We're doubtless hostile to them, they
had no justification in becoming a mob
and turning the governments arms
in their possession against the people
who ventured upon the streets. They
killed one man, wounded several and
fired into many houses and places of
business. For the good name ana dis
cipline of the army immediate punish
ment was imperative, and when the col
ored soldiers who We're not concerned
| in the riot shielded their comrades the
dishonOrable dismissal of all of them
became at once a necessity
Such instances have of course been
Extremely rare in the history of our
American troops. Indeed. such an in
| tory of the regular army. though in the
early days of the Civil War several
volunteer regiments to whose members
military discipline and duties were irk-
some were severely punished, and in
one or two instances practically dis :
banded and sent home in disgrace. 1t
would seem that there must have been
something wrong with the officers as
well as the men in this Texas affair
when the soldiers were able to take
their weapons at will and proceed To
raid the town with them. Incidentally.
this instance will doubtless cause re-
joicing arnong the radical negro haterS
| Of the South, and the Presidents ac-
| ton may in some measure Offset in
| their minds the famous Booker WASH
ington incident.
Notwithstanding. this affair. however.
| the historical fact remains that on the
| whole colored soldiers under our flag,
during times of both peace and war
have been soldiers of whom the country
could be proud The gallant record of
| several colored regiments in the Civil
War is one of the brightest pages in
the history of that great conflict, and
we all remember the splendid work
| which the colOred troops did in Cuba in
1898.
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The Gold Shoulder.

At a reception in Washington some time
ago. one of the guests, a man with poor
memory for faces and. in addition, a littl..
spoke To him in n confidential whisper.
You see that tall man standing by the
door" he asked.
Yes
well. | was talking to. him "a while
ago about the terribly cold weather in
Nebraska last year. and he yawncd in my
face -
The host smiled Don't :'ou know who
he ISL asked he.
"No.'
That's Lieutenant Pearv. the Arctic
explorer '-Harper's Weekly.
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A exchange remarks that inc
North pole is a secret still" This be-
ing the case, why not allow Peary 10
have a vacation and detail some secret
service Office now stationed in the
Kentucky mountains to lead the next
polar expedition?
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Inward and Outward

The inward effects of humors are
worse than the outward. They weak
en- all the organs, infiame the mucous
membrane. cause catarrhal troubles,
and endanger the whole system.
Hoods Sarsaparilla eradicates all
huinors and cures all their effects.
It's the great alternative and tonic
medicine whose merit has been every
where established
Accept no substitute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-09

Chester. n. H., has fire engine
which has been in constant operation
since 1872. 1t is a small hand tub, but it
can send a powerful enough stream. to
reach the highest steeple in town The
little machine is in as good working
order as it was when first brought to
town. II has no suction hose, but is
supplied by a bucket brigade and a few
lengths Of leading hose completes its
euuiDment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-09
n1aine Gossip
The Old Exchanges.

STE the old exchange man. with his old
exchange.
At his worn old table, with his old
paSte-pOt:
Whil' his eagle eye up and down the col
INNS ranges.
Eager as Il bloodhound when the trail
is hGt.
We'll he knows their faces, tho they come
from far-on places
Path to san Diego. and ST. Augustine
to Nome,
Agate. nonpar,il and miniOn. of all man
irr OF opinion,
lie gives them ali welcome ana he
makes them t"el ut home.
'"-'F, It.,n transcript Sum- News and r''e-
Every ON" is welcome for its own pc
culiar store.
Leader. suicide, crops or funny para
Cash out its vital parts and throw it
We'll ne knows them all Just by their
Saffron. c!"Im, canary. or maybe aznr@
white
Some he throws away at the FIRST insp"c-
Watch him hold the best one out 70
read at home at night
What a panorama is tins endless drama
o. til. old exchanges full OF human life.
Festivals and funerals, hoiocaustS ana
cOrolldlS,
Happy scenes Of home ana love. dread
FIJI tales Of strife
Herald Journal. Post Times and Chron-
Ev"ry one is useful in its own peculiar
Chrcry as Il bobolink or trnStN as !,
bIrnaclc,
Paste and scissors welcome them from
indianapolis Star.
Portland and Biddeford are feeling
grateful over a little reduction in their
insurance rates.
TIE Pennington Chronicle is having
an intere sting and valuable series OF
historical articles on local subjects.
1t has been an exceptionally lively
season for the lumber mills along the
X enncbec and they will all run as late
as possible.
Here 10 pointer on Portland market
conditions from the Express: "Fish
may be unusually scarce in the mar
kets. but the supply of suckers seems
to be as large az ever for the SuSten-
ancc Of the sharks. In the lobster
market the supply. as usual. is far in
excess Of the demand"
The Rockland Lodge Of ElkS. the
youngest of those in the State. is pros
pering and has purchased for $4,000
the residence of J. Fred Merrill Of that
city which will be the foundation of
their new home The remOdelling of
the structure and the additions thereto
will entail an expenditure estimated at
81, 100. The lot on which the house
stands is 1873 feet deep and has u liberal
frontage on Main street.
a West Franklin weather prophet
says: "This is the season when the un-
scientific pose as weather prophets
| Therefore it is well to give to the pub
| lie some reliable information. The
coming winter will be one of deep
| SHOWS. The first snow sufficient to
| track n cat was on Oct. 81. The moon
! ut that time was foruteen days old. and
| the storm lasted thirty hours; therefore
| there will he fourteen SnuWstorms Of ar
average duration of thirty hours. The
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-09

Those engaged in railroad constIuc-
tiun in the West are raising a cry for
more help. The Western Pacific wants
5000 more men for its extension work.
the st. Paul 1000 the Northwestern
5000. and 50 on. Wages as high as $50
transportation, are offered, and so 600
more men. 1T least. il is said. could
find employment on these terms.