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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25
Wealth From Junk.

Copper wire to the value of $500 was
stolen from tho Postal Telegraph Com
r"nE'S former office about II O'Clock
Wednesday night. gang Of five men
carried fifteen coils of wire to Il wagon.
which was driven by n member Of the
gang. and before the arrival of q
patrol wagon loaded with policemen.
under Detective Sergeant Ed Gibson.
tn" thieves escaped with their booty.
Not only the telegraph comp"ni"s
but the United railroads ana the tcle-
phone company have been heavy losers
from the deprcdations of Wcll-orSan-
lied band of junk thieves. who dis
criminate in favor of the more valuable
junk. such as copper wire and brass
findings.
4 ready market is found for this
loot. some Junk dealers making no
scruplos about purchasing all that is
brought to them. The wire is melted
into crude ingots and sent to the east
orn smelters.
The methods of the thieves in looting
the ruins in the burned district arc
extremely SIMPLE. Several members
Of tho gang search the ruins. and. af-
ter selecting such pieces of junk as will
command the highest price. cast 1t into
the street II is an easy matter for
others to gather the junk without at
tracing attention.
Boys have been engaged by junk
dealers to pick up bits Of copper, and in
this way have contributed largely to
making the business Of the junk men
lucrative.
Great piles of junk Of all descrip-
tionS are piled in the courtyard in the
rear of the police headquarters at the
Lowell High school. In the days i'm
medirtely following the fire the police
conflscated quantities OF junk and
made a great number of arrests. The
men arraiSned In the police courts are
fined a nominal sum. which is quickly
paid.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25
"The Volunteer Oroani5t,u

ON Friday. Aug. 81. ut the Opera
house. will he William B. Gray's four
act drama. The Volunteer Organist ,"
a beautiful drama of New England life.
1t is an extremely impressive play. por-
traying true to nature, scenes AMI char
actcrS found in the most picturesque of
Eermont'S rural sections. The play has
as one Of its central Chara ctcrS a young
minister and the story told is one that
appeals very forcibly to all classes Of
th"atreCoers. The role of the minister
IS handled is 4 manner that is both
pleasing to the audience and unobicc-
tionable tn the clergy. Another char
actor is that of Hubbard Griffin. who
IS almost rival Of Charles Dickens
"t'riah Hcep" as a hypocritical country
parsonage. The song from which the
play WAS adapted was ono of the most
successful ever composed, but it is
hardly to be compared with the pho
nomenal success of th,, play The
scenic and electrical effects are start
ling and realistic. and the company is;
made IN of some Well-knOWa players.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25
Funeral of Late AIonzo A. SAVAGE,

The funeral of the late AlOnzo A.
was held at the residence of
his son, Parker n. Savage, Patterson
street. at 80 Friday afternoon in the
presence of relatives and friends. The
services were conducted by Rev. c. G..
MOshcr and selections were rendered
by Mrs. Mcnamara. The bearers We're
Isaiah Handy. William ii. Lee, William
Sampson and a. l.. Folsom. Intermcnt
was made in the family lot i'll River
side cemetery. East side.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25

Notice has he"n received AZ police
headquarters from Surt. PcrC" Of the
Enston police department. giving a de-
SCrinti"n of one John G.. Clark for
whose arrest = warrant is held for the
larceny at various times within the
last two months Of sums Of money ag-
SrcgaiinE $1,000 from II. w. Huguey
90. of Boston, by whom hc was en-
pl Dyed as q salesman and collector
Clark is about 81 years of age. feet
III inches tall and weighs 175 pounds;
is of medium complexion. large, dark,
dropping mouStachc. dark brown hair,
thin on top. blue eyes, round Shout
dcrcd bends forward when walking.
generally wears turn-down collar. dark
clothes and no jewclry. Frequcnts
gambling resorts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25
AMUSEM ENTS.
"Thc College Widow" Next Week.

''c SS'egS "lQO" itcSt week.
When George AIDE first wrote the
college Widow" he put his original
thoughts. IDEAS. and real happenings in
IT with the natural results. that his
nlav was a most pronounced success,
ana all due to the intensely interesting
plot and theme, around which tn" pirc.,
revolvcS The characters are all legiti-
mate. natural. ana briStle with life ard
enthusiasm. The scenery is most ap-
propriatc to college environments and
the College boys and girls. give The
piece a modern tone of refinement yet
most strenuous life of pleasure. Last
season when the play came to Lewiston
and Portland we may truthfully say
that it MADE the biggest hit of the sea
son. From the rise to the final fall
of the curtain. the interest never lacks,
and the comedy is so delightful, that
one shunS to think the play is about to
end. 1t is this pleasure that we get
from The College Widow that will
make it live for years to come. and
when il is presented at the Opera house
next Wednesday evening the big COM
pany. complete in every detail will ap-
pear here. Seat sale opens Mosday at
8 O'Clock. Prices soc. to $l50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25

The Journal last night received the
following message from Portland from
Frank c. Payne. general press repre-
sentative: Henry w. SavaGc's col
leSe Widow" Company arrived here to-
day by boat from New York and OPEN
cd the season tonight at the Jefferson.
The audience filled the house almost
to sulfocation and each quaint charac-
ter was created with an outburst of
applause. The great football scene
won the most curtain calls The cast
was excellent and included Florence
Huntington. Patty Allison. Florence
Aucr, Bessie Toner. Robert Kelly
Frank L+rue Joseph Rcrimon. John f.
EtaWn. Russell Simpson. Thomas +
Hoi"r and about 80 others"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25
Eastern Steamship Co.
kENhEsEc DIVISION
SIX TRIPS WEEK.

SIX TRIPS WEEK.
Steamer leaves Augusta At INr ~,
Hallowell 1!n. Gardiner 335 Richmond
40, Dresden f2a Bath =. NJ. Popham
Beach 7.45 p. NJ. for BOSTON.
RETURNING
Steamer leaves Union Wharf. Boston.
daily. except Sunday Mt = NJ. for Pop
ham Reach Bath. Richmond Dresden.
Gardiner. IIallowc!l and Augusta.
All cargo. except live stock, via, tho
steamers of this Company, Is insured
agaisnt Ere and marine risk
ALLEN PARTRIDGE. Agent.
Augusta. Mains.
G. A. COLE. Agent. IIallowcll. Maine.
A. II. IIANSCOM. G. r. &T.A.,
Fosters Wharf, Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25
Personal MENTION.

Joseph and George Gillcy. who have
been enjoying an outing at Unity pond
returned last night.
Mrs. d. q. AIbec and daughter. Trnta
of Mclrose Mass. who have been the
guests Of w. W. Albc", returned home
Thursday.
Walter r. Clarke of NoblrbOro. mem
her Of Governor Cohb's Council. was il
tn" city yesterday. and was registered
at the cony House.
Mr.. and Mrs. George y. Haskell were
passengers on tn" Gardiner Friday
morning, going to Capitol Island, where
they Will pass the Sabbath.
Mr. and Mrs. William Cushman OF
Grcenvillc, n. H., arrived in the city
Thursday. and are the guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. w. $. Ladd. Is Crescent
street
MiE. Harriet a. Ice. who has bcor
pd"SinC III" summer NJ Lake Mariana
cook. h1s returned to this city and
will leave on the steamer Gardiner this
morning for :. weeks visit at Oc"al
Point.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25

The announcement has been made at
the department of agriculture that the
dates of the annual fair Of the South
kcnnobcC Agricultural Society AT
South Windsor have been changed from
Sept. Is. 10 and 20. rs first announced
to Sept. -, &c and q, as the first
named dates were the same as those
of the Readficld fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25

a spoonful of water added to an egg
before beating it makes it more frothy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25

treasurer, Frank A. Kidder of Boston,
Masa. Certificate approved, Aug. "A,
1906.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25

Breakfast early. a little walk a little
talk, luncheon, an hours rest. and at
night HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
Tea or Tablets 80 cents. Bowditch,
Webster & Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25

There is n feeling of relief 1T the for
eStry department since the rains which
visited the different sections OF the
state Thursday, because of the great
amount of good that was done in the
wooded regions in the way of cxtin-
gushing forest fires. Messages were
received from several places yesterday
morning, where fires had been in pro
at"5. telling Of heavy rain thar h"h
drcuched everything and one letter
from Nrll-kunWn lulnherlnah III
GrcenvilIe said that nearly NV" ln'r'S
Of rain had fallen there during the r'St
"a hours. The letter also said t1@' 81
forest fires were out and that the dan
ger was over for the present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25

In addition to the list Of dates 81 the
agricultural fairs in Maine which was
announced by the department OF aGrl-
culture a short time ago, the 1oiioW-
ing dates have since been received:
cumberland Farmers Club west
Cumberland. Sept %, 26 and q.
Hancock County. Bluehill, sept. H.
IL and Is. 90
Eden Agricultural. Eden. Sept. y
and 20.
South Kennebec. South WINDSOR
Sent %. 26 and 81 The dates OF 'nls
fair nc first announced were sept. ~
10 and 20. but as they we're the same -
those of the Readficld fair it was de'ih-
cd to change them to those given
above. .;..;o,
carodon Trotting Park Association
camden. Sept. is. 10 ard 20
riverside Park Association, bethei
Sept. il. Il and 49, :.
North Penobscot, Springfield. sept l.
and 49, ,, con+ %
and 90.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25
STATE HOUSE,
The Rifle Range is Now
Almost Completed.
Iheodu|e Albert May be Reg.
lister Of Deeds in Aroostook.
Department Of Agriculture Announces Addl-
IIonal Dates for Fairs.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council,
Friday, Sept. 81, at 10 A. M.

Members of the National Guard of
the State of Maine will be ia:eros.o1
TO know that the new State rife RANCE
on the Written road, which hae for
some time past been in process Of en-
struction, is practically comnleted
and will soon be ready for the practice
of the Guardsmen. The work has been
thoroughly done, and under the per-
sonal supervision of Adjutant General
Farnham. and the results achieved arc
very satisfactory. When the last fin
ishing touches are added the range
will be, while not as long as some of
the others, one of the best eouipped
ranges in the State. Brunswick has a
good rifle range and Sanford has o
most excellent one, and on both ranges
is l0o0-yard firing point Portland
also has a good range. On the Au-
gusta. range the firing points are at
200. 800, $50, 500 and 600 yards. and the
800 AMI -1o0Q-yard ranges can be Sc
cured by crossing the road Andrew
Ciauthier of Brunswick was at the Of
flee Of the adjutant general Friday and
visited the range for the purpose of
taking measurements preparatory to
placing the targets. The work will be
pushed to completion as rapidly as
possible and it is expected that the
range will soon be in readiness for use,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25

1t is considered probable that among
the coming list of appointments which
will be made by Governor Cobb for
confirmation at the September meet
ing of the Executive Council. will he
that Of Theodule Albert for the office
Of register Of deeds Of the northern
district Of Aroostcok county, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death If the late
incumbent Of the office, Joseph F. Cyr
of Frenchvillc. the appointment being
made t. fill the uneXpired term. The
reason for the feeling that Mr.. Albert
will be appointed is the fact that ne
was nominated for the office at the Re
publican county convention, and is al
81 recommended by the clerk of courts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-25

THAT the ladies Of Maine, or III SOME
ea,;ors of the state at least. are IN
torostad i'm the good roads movement
,ra tb,t some of them look to the
hirbwav commissioner to remedy All
trouhIos On the States thoroughfareS'
would seem to be indicated by a le''er
which Commissioner Sargent mas
ceivod from Bath. and which containeh
a complaint in regard 10 the haun"3
IL az .shes on lower Middle street. The
writer commences by saying tf'at =,
tho mon ON the street have not sand
enough to stand up for their rlGhtS IL
| is time for the women to see what INV!
| can accomplish. as they are the cii'ci
sufferers The street. she says IS c'N
| cred with ashes from one ehd 10 'I'''
other There is no sidewalk on the
street, she says. and the women nave
either to wade in ashes or stay ~
home The ashes are tracked INTO the
house and soil their clothing and shoes
She wants a sidewalk on the street
and she wants the ashes hauled some
where else, and suggests that they ~
used to fill up the rope walk. rms i
Il little out of the commissioner hhe
of business. but it Is hoped that the
matter will be brought to the attention
of the Bath city fathers, and that some
remedy may be applied.
| The following corporations have MEG
their certificates of organization at the
lofiice of the secretary of State:
Pittsfield Manufacturing Co. organ
lied at Portland, for the purpose o.
doing a general manufacturing ant
reconstruction business. with SlOo,oo'
capital stock, of which nothing is pait
in. Officers: President. Isaiah CroWel
of Pittsfield: treasurer, Frank l.
Smith of Pittsfield. Certificate ap
proved, Aug. %. 1906.
Perfect Gas Controller Holding co
organized at Portland, for the purpos
, of manufacturing and dealing in ga
controlling machines and devices. witt
!. Sl.000.000 capital stock. of which moth
ing is paid in. officers: President
Daniel y. Freeman OF Medfield, Mass.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15
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lNefeo at the navy department a tlS
opening OF ONCE hours the next morn
ing Iwenty-Iour OF the illustrations
We're haif tone. one oelng coloreos
which required Two impressions
Some years ago the Revised statutes
OF the uni1eo states. Voiuine oI A'VOo
quafto pages was put IA type, pAlhesa
and bound in sheep between Wednes-
day night and saturday noon 20
otner pruning once "a tne ~OHAu coelAu
nave done the 500 IN that Tune
one OF the small presses prints o7,9Ve
CARDS ton ootn sloes( every hooI-
Inere are iour envelope presses tnae
turn out 10,oVo printed eheNeiopeS an
Houl,
FuDic Frlialer StliiiHgs y bosto-
man ana son OF szenerai T. p. SIliings.
VINO was ad1utant general on on the stan
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Inventor

ing so rapidly. My plan has been to
hustle and never mind the time"
Edison did not say that boastfully.
He is, in fact, a very unassuming man.
He knows his own powers. and he
knows even better his limitations. But
despite his sixty years he is still the
same indefatigable worker that he has
always been. He does not know what
it is to be tired. That is the only COM
plant his assistants in his laboratory
have to make His ideas of work are
so enormous that his men have diff
Guilty in keeping up to the pace that he
sets Not that it is the wizards" plan
to get all the work possible out Of
man for the money,he pays him. There
is nothing mercenary about Edison, but
he cannot sympathize with a man who
is tired, because he does not know what
it means himself. He will let an en-
ployee off to go to a baseball game, but
not because he is tired
Edison cares little for money While
experimenting he never wonders how
much money a new discovery or in
vention will bring him. That question
does not come into his mind until it
is almost time to sell it. In his labora-
tory, or workshop" as he calls it, his
one idea is to create something, many
things.
What Edison is working on the hard
est at the present time is to reduce the
cost of electrical motive power. He has
thought several times during the last
few years that he has reached a solu-
ton. Today he is more positive than
ever. He hopes to reduce the weight of
storage batteries at least one-half and
at the same time increase their power
IT can reduce the cost of city traffic
SIS per cent" said Edison in speaking
Of the benefits that would result from
his new discovery. automobiles will
] be run by electricity. and many more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

of them will be built than are being
built now, for their cost will be with
in the reach of many persons who can
not afford to own them now. Electric
vehicles have been under a great handi-
cap because of the very heavy storage
batteries we were forced to put in
them and also on account of their ex-
pense. Before long automobiles will
not be considered a luxury
How to overcome the present waste
in extracting the energy of coal is an
other problem that has given Mr.. Edi-
son much occasion for thought 1t is
well known that IS per cent of the
energy that is contained in coal is lost
under the present method of burning
it. Mr.. Edison is confident that be-
fore many years somebody will have
discovered a new method whereby the
waste will be reduced to a minimum.
distances, power houses will be built
at the coal mines, the coal turned into
electricity and the latter distributed
over wires to all parts of the country.
Absorbed in this and many other
great mysteries, Edison works hour
! after hour, and day after day His
employees get a Saturday half holiday
the year round but often after they are
gone he works far into the night. The
one person who is not afraid to break
in upon the preoccupation which ac-
companies his intense and sustained
concentration of attention to the work
at hand is Mrs Edison. If it were not
for her he would never take any rec
reation. But when the success of some
laboratory undertaking seems near,
she too, leaves the wizard" alone.
When he was perfecting the phono-
graph he went nearly a week without
sleep.
Does he enjoy life2 This is what he
replied to that question:
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waste paper collected about the In
stitution and sold brings in yearly
sum of $4,000.
There are enormous storeroons for
the stock Of material kept on hand,
which is probably greater in amount
than can be found in any similar es-
tablishment in the world. In the regu-
lar course of business the printers use
about fifteen tons of paper a day. An
inventory of some of the material in
daily use in the printing Office in ordi-
nary amounts on hand include 5000
tons of paper, $1,000 pounds of glue.
1000 packs of gold leaf, 1900 square
feet of Russian leather. $4,000 sheep
skins for binding the statutes of the
United States. $500 gallons of lubri-
eating oil, 10000 pounds of printers
ink, 10000 pounds of roller compost
ton, 1900 Turkey morocco skins. H.
600 gallons of benzine. 5000 pieces of
book muslin and 5000 yards of canvas.
The United States government does
more printing than any other nation in
the world The most remarkable Job
ever turned out by the Washington in
stitution, and one which is regarded
as the record breaker of the world, was
the publication of the report of the
congressional committee which inquired
into the hazing incidents at West Point
a few years ago. This manuscript was
delivered to Captain Henry Brian,
foreman of printing, about 6 O'Clock one
Saturday evening, and on Monday
morning three volumes of 1000 printed
pages were upon the desks of members
of the house of representatives who
wanted to refer to the testimony in the
debate that was to take place that day
upon the Military academy appropria-
ton bill. The edition was small one.
so that the presswork was limited. but
10000 copies could as well have been
printed. stitched and bound in the same
time.
Another record breaker in the print
ing line was the report of the court OF
inquiry on the Maine disaster The
manuscript was received after 6 O'Clock
one evening. and volume of 500 pages
with twenty-five illustrations. was de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

HOMAS A. EDISON is a buster
man today than when, as an
unknown genius. he was
struggling for recognition.
with the advancement that has been
made in the field OF science and
especially the department of electric
ity, in which he himself has played no
small Part, Edison looks forward to
still more wonderful discoveries, il not
by himself, then by others, but there
is nobody working harder to solve the
new problems than Edison.
"Al things come to him who hustles
while he waits" the electrical wizard"
once said to me. That is the keynote
of his success. Edison never gives up
trying. Always experimenting, failure
following failure, he never despairs.
At odd moments Edison still works on
problems that he decided could be done
twenty years ago. He has attacked
them in many ways and from many
different standpOints, but he is al
ways hustling while he waits.
Speaking of Edison's odd moments,
one might imagine that he has certain
times for relaxation. Edison seldom
permits himself any relaxation except
when he goes to bed, which is at ir-
regular intervals and for uncertain
lengths of time. Even Sunday, on
which day he persuades Mrs. Edison
he is resting. he spends principally in
the library of his pretty home at
Llewellyn park, West Orange, N. J.
1t may not be generally known that
Edison does not wear a watch.
What is the use?" he replied, with
a surprised smile when I asked him
about this popularity one day in his
laboratory. Il don't care what time
1t is When 1 am endeavoring to ac-
complish something it would be an an
noyance to know that the time is pass
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a RusslAN cELEaRlrX.

Prince Kropotkin. the famous Rus
sian exile. is4on of the few who have
ever succeeded in escaping from that
grim stronghold the bastile OF st. Pc
tersburg. known as the Fortress of St.
Peter and ST. Paul. Personally the
prince is a man of the simplest tastes
and highest ideals and by all who know
him is not less loved than he is respect
ed. In a little cottage of the simplest
kind in a Kentish town he has lived for
years the existence of a student and no
one unacquainted with the facts would
ever dream that this thoughtful, gentle.
courteous savant with the thin. nerv-
Gus hands and the scholars stoop was
the dangerous firebrand and revolution
airy he is supposed 10 be in Russia.