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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13
Ram Found Rubber Weed,

Through the death of :, valuable ram
from Vermont. ON the ranch of NJ. G.
BroWnell Of Durango, Colorado is to
have a rubber industry
The ram died mystcricusly and its
Owner had an autopsy made. Its in
testincs were found to be clogged by
small balls af gum. A chemist said the
gum rcScnblcd rubber.
BroWnell gathered samples of all veg
ctablc growth on his pasture. This re-
suited in the discovery that millions of
acres in Colorado and adjacent States
are covered with a weed that makes
fine rubber. Michigan capitalists
among them brother or the late SEN
ator Nc Milian-Nill soon have in oper-
alton 4 fnCtOry TO extract the gum
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

The government receipts were large
enough and the expenses small enough
in the month of February to wipe out
entirely the small deficit accumulated in
the early months of the fiscal year.
leaving a surplus of over 900.
Those Democrats who had hoped for
party capital in the possibility of n de-
ficit dre discouraged again. The cOun-
try continues along the path of pros
pcrity with business constantly in
crcasing along all lines. The customs
duties for February were over ,0Ot
more than for the same month ycaI
ago. and tho internal revenue receipts
imcreascd over Sl.5OO.O0O above the re-
ccipt5 of February 1906.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13
Indian Proverbs.

The coward shoots with shut eyes
\" Indian ever sold his daughter for Il
name
Before tn" palcface came there was n,
poison i'll the Indians corn
Small things talk loud to the Indians
eye.
jumps.
The paleface arm is longer than his
winds legs.
There Is nothing so eloquent as a rat
tlesnake's tail.
The Indian scalps his enemy, the pale.
face skins his friends. fN
There will be hungry palefaces so long
as there Is any Indian land to swallow.
When man prays one day and steals
siN; the Great Spirit thunders and the
There are three things it takes a strong
man 10 hoid; Young warrior. wild
horse and a handsome squaw.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

In several states of the Union last
week. stage people celebrated the CEN
tcnnial OF the birth of Edwin Forrest,
the first great American actor. Forrest
was born In Philadelphia the son of a
Scotch immigrant, and in his prime
was without a rival in his power and
popularity as an actor. He was paid
the highest hcnors in Great Britain as
well as in this country. His last ap-
pcarance was in Boston. i'm 1Ss2. where
he played Leah 'Richelieu," and
"virginius," dying very suddenly from
an attack of pneumonia before his en-
gagement there was completed. Per-
sons now living who were theatregoers
before the war tell of Forests organ
tones. and the story is told of his
ability to bring tears to the eyes of his
audience by the simple recital Of the
Lords Prayer. His physique was mag
nificent. and taken with his marvellous
voice gave him his prominence in char
acters requiring virility and physical
force.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13
A L IT TIE OF
E Y E R Y T HING
Sprinq-in the Country.

There's ooZe on the sidewalk,
And slush in the street,
There's coughing and Sncezing
That comes of wet feet:
There's mud on the floors
That in bootloadS we bring.
There's snowfall and RAINFALL
In short it is spring.
There's Il scraping Of runners
And SpidShing of wheels.
With horses a-rCeking
From head down to heels:
There's a cuiSinS of tedmStcrs-
1t amt quite the thing,
But tn"y are certain to do il
When they get stuck in spring.
There's n pond in the garden.
And II swift brook doth glide
To its home i'll the cellar.
Where unanchOrcd there ride
Barrels of pork and potatoes
And that sort of thing,
While the roof goes to leaking.
AS 1t does every spring.
There's a stir in the house
o. ain I IL Il sin?
The men kick against il,
But the women pitch in
W 18th mop. soap ana water
They scrub and they wiring
It's the :nnual houScclelniuc.
Its cclta;nly spring.
John L. Woodbur.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

1t is hard to grasp the significance
of that terrible mining disaster in
Fiance i'm which no fewer than HOO
rniners perished. In the history of
celving into the bosom of the earth
for its treasures there have been many
great tragedies, but perhaps nothing
Oh such Il wholesale scale as this. 1t
would tax the genius of a Hugo to de-
sCIibc the scenes in these mines, or
the scenes at the mouths of the shafts
above when the parents, wives, children
and nciGhbors realize d the extent Of the
crushing calamity which had fallen
So suddenly upon them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

The conservative Springfield Republic
can, which never fails to find some
thing to view with alarm. is now seri-
ously disturbed over what it calls tn,
tyranny of bridge whist" and com
plains that the popularity of this game
has developed a gambling insanity
among the American people which
promises to turn the country into one
great Monte Carlo in a few more sea-
sons. The whole editorial, which is
over a column long. is based upon the
assumption that stakes are essentially
a feature Of bridge whist. showing how
little the editor of the Republican
knows about the subject
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

The cosmopolitan nature Of the rank
ard file of the American army Is in
dicatcd by the list Of the II privates
who were kill ID last week in the cam
raign against Moro outlaws upon the
most inaccessible summit Of Mount
pajo. Thirteen states in the Union.
as well as Canada, England and Ger
1,,any, were represented by these II
b.ys who gave their lives for the Amer
team flag in the far Philippines.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

The Georgia newspapers have some
very kind things to say about John =.
Hyde of Bath. who recently visited
that state on business with Governor
TcIrrlttH relation to the great battle
ship Georgia, which is now being built
at Bath and upon which over 1000 men
are working every day. While in
Georgia, Mr.. Hyde accepted an invita-
tion to address the students of the
Georgia Institute OF Technology on the
subject of building battleships
Georgia hopes that the big craft which
bears it's name will be put in commis-
sion in Georgia waters during the COM
ing summer or fall and il this can be
arranged il will plan to make the
event great occasion. The battieship
will probably be ready for its trial "trip
in April, but it will be several months
after that before 1t is finally trans
ferred to the government and formally
put In commission.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13
just to Break the Monotony.

Chairman ShontS of the Panama Can
III commission was pointing out the ne
cCSaity Of amusement for the wurkmen
oii tn" huge canal.
Nothing breaks the health and cows
the spirit like monntonv," he said.
The nnnutony of every workp,an'S
lie must be pleasantly varied. or the
poor fellow will be unable to worl,
we'll
IL" smiled
~ young lady recently took a post
as gov"rllcss iii Il rich New York fam
ily." he said "rhc residence of this
family was magnificent. The young
lady WAS especially Impressed by the
to"trlan who stood in The hall.
"ThiS tootman was tall and robust
ald ShanelN. lie wore Il Glittering Iiv-
cry, with knee bre"ches and brown silk
stockings. and standing in the hall.
opening the door or conducting visitors
to the drawinG-room, he was stately
and grand and solemn picture His
face WAS as eXpressivclcss as a statues
He WAS as stiff and unbcnding as a
lamp post.
well one day, in tho familv's alb
"'eii'c' tiic iicN SoNCfncSS ncdri down.
stairs most hidcous din-shouts, yc!ls
and shrieks, as though Il couple of ma
macs had broken loose and fallen to
fighting.
AS she listened nervously a maid
hurried upstairs. entered her room, and
said
I'ont be scared. miss. It's only
the fcotman. When everybody is out
he always shouts ana hollers 50. He
says he can't help it. 1t relieves his:
feelings.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13
Tuesday, March 1a, 1905

A movement has been started among
the negroes to raise .fuEds for a monu-
ment TO the late Paul Lawrence Dun
tar, the first of bis race TO attain fame
as a poet, and a writer whom the whole
world has appreciated and hOnored.
The movement for the monument ought
TO be a, success. but DLnbar's best and
most enduring monument will be his
little volumes of beautiful verse.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

Mr.. Dockery, Mr.. Parker and other ii;nu u'u 70
crs of the Southern Cotton Associa.lo,, ot ~
be going about the state urging ge .ne eo, of
ton farmers to keep down the acrease Id III
tbtsor tb;s one inch to their shirt and all the
Celest!als would wear cotton shirts, .,I
south would be put to it to raise enous y
cotton to meet the demand for cottoii d.
IL cents Il pound. . "a, thc
Chncse.-Raleigh News and observer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

Whatever the fate of American ship
ping upon the high seas there is no cvi-
dence of a decline on the Great Lakes.
Not only has commerce increased unon
them in recent years. but it is reported
have contracts for all the work they
can turn out this year. with contracts
signed beyond that. Besides 60 ships OF
contracts were made for two ships So
feet long. Of 12,500 gross tons. The
growing work of carrying iron ore
and grain is swelling the volume Of
lake commerce 10 mammoth propor-
tions.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

Judge J. L. Fleming. of Oklahoma i;
one of tho unique characters of that Ter
rItcry. He served for several years in the
Confederate army and voted the first
time in his life for Grant and the last
time for Harrison. He is proud of his
record as a Confederate soldier. but at
the same time he believes that every Tn
ion soldier should he paid a pension Of S-N
month. for the reason that they saved
the greatest union of States on earth
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13
maine Gossip
Life.

Life.
There are griefs we may not mention;
There is pain we can't explain.
Not worth the worlds attention.
But it comes and comes again.
Everybody
Everybody
Suffers from such foolish pain.
There are woes we WOO secluded;
Those we feel IN public strife;
Their" are others stu included
In our daily social life.
EVcrybcdy,-
Everybody
Suffers from them i'll his life.
These million years hearts beating
With bloodS bii"i pulsatiou'% glow;
These million years men, f1Cctinc,
Have all felt precisely so.
FVCrybOdV.-
Every body.
Who has gone will com" ana 20.
So. nv friend don't Eri"yc and suffer
Thinking NOu're the only one:
Brace mp and help som" duff"r
Who has not 'nt-icnth your fun.
Ey"rNhody.--
Evrrybndy
Finds his lite work weighs tnn.
Bath Anvil.
winthrop is justly proud of its girls
basketball tam, but il cannot gct uIli,c
50 excited over The game as over base
ball.
Ten years as sclcctnan is a long
service. but that is the good record or
J. c. Aver Of Cornish who has again
been Reelected.
The proprietor of the Bath Anvil ducs
not mince matters in discussing the
why's and wh"rcferrs Of the attitude OF
the other Bath papers
Another beginning will br made this:
week on the Cooper trial and it is hoped
there will he no cases Of faint heart ur
cold feet after the jury is selected
oxford county has q murder case this
week. the trial Of Wesley Chick WHO is
charged with the shooting of his aged
uncle David Narney, at kczar Falls
last December.
Charles Randall a Wcll-knuwn Bow
doin farmer lost valuable horse III a
peculiar manner last week. He was
crossing the ice at Merrymecting bay
when the animal broke through Ran
dali summoned assistance and friends
pulled the horse out but in so doing
strangled him to death.
The Biddeford Journal gives a long
call-down to the Portland Argus for its
tendency To ''knock" Biddeford. The
Argus. however is d very mild offender
in this matter in comparison with the
Biddeford Record whose work of
knocking Biddeford is a continuous
performance.
The new lodge OF Elks at Rockland is
numbered 1908. showing the rapid
growth of the Best People on Earth =
There are now 10 lodges of the order in
Maine.
The craft all over Maine extends
sympathy to the Fairfield Journal the
interior of whose Office has been
wrecked by fire. May its recovery be
prompt and complete.
Waterville suffers severe loss in the
burning of its beautiful South Gram
| mar school building. and that. too, right
in the middle of the schoo. year.
Word is sent out from the deep woods
of Maine that deer and moose have
wintered well and are in fine condition
for the summer caI1nnioo ,r,i,, ia
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13
Chance for an Aoitat;on.

Why not begin a pronapard, \, irdrcc
ev"ry Chinaman to lengthen his shirt onn
inch 1t would be a patriotic movement
nmd would make such an additional de-
nn,''t ~, ~ i"r a amet1can cotton that it would
no' pe necessary ior President Moore
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

Following the retirement Of Rear Ad-
miral Edwin I.ongncckcr. Captain Henry
w. Lyon. at present commandant Of the
naval station at Hawaii. has been adj
Vanccd to that grade
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13
Daily ksnllebee Journal
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13
ARCHIE +. SHEPARD'S
MOVING PICTURES
When You Need

an agent or any kind Of help Won
can get 1t quickly by usinr
1"urha' want ads. They reach
the people. aeA
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

game, and by placing the money where
| it will afford additional protection the
supply may be kept up for many years
to come. The management of our
game interests has been of u kind TO
| help ali the citizens.
Bangor News: The days of the sing
ing school and the spelling school in
the country districts Of Maine draw
near the end, and from now ON the
| choppinG bee and the quilting bee will
absorb local attention. If Eliza Jane
has been attending to business before
| the open flre III the parlor, the engage
| ment notice should be ready to send
out. the wedding 10 take place soon
| after Easter. 1t has been a delightful
winter for COurtships.
In the United States Supreme court
ut Washington this week is argued the
important Maine case Of Luther IL.
SOpCr vs.. the Lawrence Bros. Co. This
| is test case involving the title to a
| valuable tract of timbcrland. On the
outcome of this case depends the
| Nalidlty OF numerous other wild land
| titles. AT the jury trial both a general
| and special verdict was found for the
defendant The verdict was affirmed
| by the law court. The plaintiff took
the case to the U. S. court on a qucs-
| ton of the constitutionality of Chap.
| 162, Public Laws Of 1895. The defend
| ant pleaded that the plaintiff was
barred of his supposed right of action
| by the provisions of this chapter. which
| the defendant SAID operated as sta
tute of limitations after Jan. /. 1900. to
defeat the plaintiffs right to recover
the land itself from which the timber
WAS cut The plaintiffs contention was
that the statute did not apply because
| he WaS co-tenant with the defendant,
Sec. of this statute providing that
This act shall not apply to actions be-
tween co-tcnants." Tabcr ID. Bailey.
Esq. of Bangor, and John Il. Cotton of
Washington, ID. G., will appear in the
L. ,. supreme court as attorneys for
the plaintiff, and Hon. Oryillc D. Baker
of Augusta and Amos X. Butler of
SkoWhcSan fer the defendants.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

Word is sent out from the deep woods
of Maine that deer and moose have
wirtered well and are in fine condition
i"r tkc summer campaign. Maine ,Ic-
rives a great revenue from its wild
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

Waterville suffers severe loss in the
burning of its beautiful South Cram
mar school building. and that. too, right
in the middle of the schoo! year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

The craft all over Maine extends
sympathy to the Fairfield Journal the
interior of whose Office has been
wrecked by fire. May its recovery be
prompt and complete.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

Another beginning will br made this.
week on the Cooper trial and it is hoped
there will he no cases Of faint heart OF
cold feet after the jury is selected
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

The new lodge OF Elks at Rockland is
numbered 1908. showing the rapid
growth of the Best People on Earth. -
There are now 10 lodges of the order in
Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

Oxford county has q murder case this
week. the trial Of Wesley Chick who is
charged with the shooting of his aged
uncle David Narney, at Kczar Falls
last December
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13

The proprietor of the Bath Anvil ducs
not mince matters in discussing the
why's and Whrrcforcs Of the attitude of
the other Bath papers.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-18
PleMY AND oRANe.oUTANe.

There is quite row on in New
York because Otto Bnnga, an African
pigmy has been placed in cage at
the Zoo with an educated orang-out-
ang. 1t is reported that the pigmy
has been having the time of his life
In the cage with the orang
Scientists pronounce 1t education.
The minister's, however. ana the col
orcd population declare tho educa-
tional side OF the sight Is ccipsed in
the brntalizing of the putting of a
man on exhibition alongside monkey.
TO he sure. every man is entitled
to his own opinion IN regard TO this
Interesting question, but so long us
me animal ana the pigny do not oh.
jcct to living together why should
any one else go Into Mysteries over
the matter?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-18
GOLD IN SOLUTION.
There Arc Billions of Tons In tho
Watern of tho Oceans

There Arc Billions of Tons In tho
Waters of tho Oceans.
Do you know that the waters Of our
globe hold thousands OF millions of tons
of gold In solution, and that IL 1t were
possible to extract the precious metal
from the aqueous constituent Of on,
planet gold would be the commoness
OF the metals? More than 100 years
ago the salt boilers OH the cOast OF
Maine found slight. traces of the
precious metul on the sides of theii
evaporators. and later on Scottish
tradesmen In the same article reported
gold settings in the water taken from
The mouth of the Dundee. In 1853 the
chemists Mnlnsuti and Durochcr ana
lyzed waters from several different 10
calities III the several oceans and sens
the result being that they found
slight trace of gold and silver In every
specimen tested. Finally, In 1855. they
made grand summary of all thcii
findings. the figures presented Will
that report being Without doubt the
most wonderful exhibit TINT has ever
been given to the scientific world.
1t WAS there shown that the average
depth OF all oceans IS $500 fathoms,
and that the surface area is sufficient
to make grand total of I00,O0O,OOC
cubic miles OF water, or not less than
1,S3I .O3o, 81, 900, 100000 tons. Each ton
of That vast amount OF surging liquid
holds, Mt very low estimate, one.
thirteenth OF a grain of gold, or total
of not less than 10,25O.O00,0O0 tons OF
the precious metal II this vast amount
of gold could be extracted and thrown
upon the market the best financicr In
the world cannot imagine what the re
suit would be-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-18
THE GULF OF MEXICO.

Amcrlcns Mediterranean and Its
Promise For the Future.
The gulf of Mexico is IL sea 1000
miles long from the straits Of Florida
to the harbor of Tamplco and 500
miles wide from the mouth OF the
Mississippi river TO the mouth Of the
Coatzaconlcos
This Mediterranean of the west is
surrounded by countries OF cXtraordi.
nary richness In the fertility of their
soil. the equality OF their climates,
the vastness and value of their for
ests and the variety and extent of
their mineral endowments.
All these countries, capable of sus-
tnining hundreds of millions of people,
arc inhabited by nations and races
who live under republican forms of
government and cherish and maintain
free institutions. The northern coast
line of this important sea is in the
great republic Of the United States of
North America. The southern half Is
In the next greatest American rcpub-
Tic, TINT of Mexico, while on the east
are the important islands OF the West
Indies. with Cuba ut their head. The
region around this most Important SEA
Is destined to be far richer more pow.
erful and more distinguished in the
history and affairs Of our globe than
were ever those that bordered the
ancient Mediterranean of the eastern
hemisphere, not even excepting Egypt,
Greco and Rome.-Ncw Orleans Plea
yune.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-18
Nflnncsota,

Minnesota has been designated tho
North Star State, of which two or
three explanations have been given,
one on account Of its geographical POSI-.
ton, another that the north star ap-
pears In Its coat Of arms. 1t has also
been called the Lake State frori the
great number Of small lakes within it's
limits and the Gopher State because
the early settlers found golphcrs there
In such abundance that they proved n
serious nuisance. Even a careful rider
passing over plain where gophers
nboundcd was in danger Of being
thrown by his hcrse accidentally step.
ping in n gopher hole.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-18

disclosed a serious state OF affairs In
the drug and chemical trade.
OF ten thousand samples collected
by the Department OF Health less
than 80 per cent. when tested. cnme
up to the standard of the Pharma.
copocla, more thnn Is per cent. called
for warnings to manufacturers. and
more than half OF the samples
analysed, which on the whole fairly
represented the general character of
drugs sold In New York City, were
fraudulent.
The Department of Health official,
sent out letters asking the mannfnc-
turers To explain the present cond-
lions and why they were permitted
to exist, threatening to act ut once
II the explanations are not satisfac-
tory and promises are not made for
n d!scontlnuance of the criminal prac.
tlces.
1t Is high time That each state
should follow the action Of New York
and put n stop to tic sale OF drugs
which arc menace to the public
health.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-18

Some one having suggested that
Congress once passed law making
Webster's dictionary the standard OF
spelling In government documents,
Solicitor General lioyt has been
searching the statutes to discover
whether or not there Is n legal bar
to President Roosevelt's spelling re.
form program. The solicitor general
has been unable to discover such a
statute and there is no reason why
me karnagy system should not he
established at once. so far rs Uncle
Sans executive business Is concern.
cd.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-09-18
A VERY FORMAL HONOR.

Palmcrstoa Hind Not been Intro
duccd to Hugo or Dumas.
Alexandra Dumas, the elder, tells
this story in his diary: zone day Victor
Hugo and were dining with the Due
Dccazcs, and among the guests were
Lord anu Lady Palmcrston Lord and
Lady PalIncrston had come late. There
had been no time fo- an introduction
before dinner, and after dinner, while
we were taking tea. the rorinnlity had
been forgotten. Young Due Dcca.rs
came w 10 inc. My dear NJ. Dumas.
he said. Lord Palmcrston has begged
me to ask you to leave an empty chair
between yourself ana Victor Hugo /
did so.
Lord Ialmcrston got up, took his
wife by the hand and brought her over
to us. Look ut the clock, my lady, he
said. What o'clock is itT asked Lord
lalincrston. 'Thirty-iivc minutes past
TO- replied my lady. Then remember
said her husband, that this evening at
thirty-iive minutes past 10 you were
seated between Victor Hugo and Alex.
andre Dumas ami that such an honor
Is not likely to happen to you twice In
lifetime.
Tic then took his wife by the hand
ana took her back to her place at tho
other side OF the room without another
word You sec, lie had not been intro.
duccu either to Victor Hugo or me-"