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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
Pointed Parauraphs,

The more a man rests the more he
rusts.
Better homely wife than one who
isn't home much.
Every man knows some other man
whom he would like to kick
But the prettier a girl is the less
sense other girls say she has
Girls prefer mixed parties. hut mar
RED women prefer hen parties
There would he more wisdom in
many head if it didn't leak at the
mouth.
Inventors of excuses seldom require
the assistance of a patent attorney.
A matchmaker's match is worthless
when it comes to lighting a fire on
Il cold morning
Snow us a man who can be trusted
and we will show you one that owes a
lot Of other men,
me average woman is una hla 10
understand why her husband doesn't
leel sorry for his bachelor friends
Boy babies learn to talk sooner than
elrl babies. but the latter more than
make up for 1t in after years.
Every time a fussy woman let's her
husband have his own way she does
1t IN such manner that it leaves a
pdu taste in his mouth,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

ouired of the party in power in the
State that it should make an honest ef-
fort 20 redeem its pledges so repeatedly
made. The speech of Gov. Cobb has
cleared the atmosphere. and the obliga-
ton of Republicans to go ahead and to
continue enforcement, using the instru-
mentality provided by the enactment
of the Sturgs bill, is still more evi-
dent. The bill may be ill-judgcd in
tho choice of means adopted, but it is
the only means at hand, and it is the
chosen and appointed test of enforce
ment of the prohibitory law.
No doubt it has offensive and OBJ
icctionabIe features, but it is surely
within the observation of citizens OF
our own county that its operation has
bCcn attended with some fruits of prac-
ticaI good-notably in the enforcement
il has brought about along the bound
ave line where the evil Of liquor selling
and it's bad results have been most
flagrant.
Tie press quite generally and justly
cormcudS the stand taken by Gov.
rohb and il l.; equally noticeable that
if has won the respect and approval OF
nriyate citizens largely irrespective OF
Halt".
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
Gleanines and Gossip.

Nor" than 10000 persons are eu-
rI"yed in the rock salt industry n
Austria Hungary.
"A French jeweler. Bordcnit. has in
vented tools for engraving the surface
of diamonds. ''''e
1"C We been so prosperous this vaar
you ought to be very happy" "How
can be happy when 7 haven't , tbi,,
III inc world to growl about ?"-AtIanta
Constitution. ''t''i'a
me smallest Inhabited island in tbo
morln IS that on which the Eddvstoro
,lsh'nouse stands, for at low watcr Il
IS only 30 feet in diameter. AZ h;ah
go, a'er the base of the lighthouse which
80 uiaIneter Of only a little over %
ieet' is completely submerged.
Women in China have the nri,,,ono
vi nghting in the wars. In tho 70
oe,'ioh OF 1850 the women did as much
,asn msn',,e as the men. At Nankin ~,
lo9]' $4,000 women from various
Oh the country were formed into
oiIsades Of $4,000 each, under female
Inc sardine situation in New pr,,
WICK is assuming a serious phase Tha
"opes mat were felt in the carly III.
- -" season Tor the big run Of sum
LII. IT nave not been realized OnIy
small quantities are being nicted - ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
Is the Event of the Year.
Maine WoodSmauD

'Nldll'' w D'blSIlldut
Governor Cobb has received the
strongest Commcndati0n from the news
papers of the State for the brave. hon
est stand that he took in his speech
before the DecrinG Republican club
which we repeat in full this week. 1t
is not often that Maine WOodSman-
being primarily Franklin county
ncWspaper-giveS much space to gen
eral affairs of the state, but this speech
by Governor Cobb is the event of the
year in this State. 1t proves to the
people of Maine that Governor cobb
stands absolutely for the strict en-
fOrcemtnt of the p-ohbitory law and
against resubmiSsion and license and
that he is not afraid to say so. in spite
of the fact that many people i'll the cit
ics oppose his views. In addition to
Governor Cobb's speech. which every
reader will find interesting and inStruc-
tive, we print a report of a talk by Rev.
Mr.. Woodward of Phillips in which he
expresses implicit confidence in Gov
crnOr cobb and pays him q high trb-
ute. In our opinion, GoerVnOr Cobb is
all the time gaining in the regard and
esteem of the level headed. God fearing
people Of the state.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
The Comment Of Niagara.

While the campaign to rescue Mag
ara 10 being waged at Washington. at
Albany and by many good
people in Canada. the premier of
declared himself in favor Of
a scheme in that province to take the
water Of Niagara ad lihitum, and ped
de it ont t. all creation AZ $50 per horse
power. mo matter what the govern
mcntS If Great Britain and tn" United
states do" says the premier Of Onta-
rio. this government will sec that tn"
interests of the province are not sac
rific"d." II certainly matters little what
the state of New York does in the way of
protecting Niagara. so long as the
Canadians are ar liberty tn tap tho
stream without I"l or hndrance on the
Other side And they seem to hav"
gained the idea that it is now a rae"
to grab the whole current Of the river
first come first served" Well. what
does Niagara say to this state "f
things? A New Yorker has been list
ening to the diminishing roar Of tn"
great cataract and thus iutcrpr"ts its
language for the readers of the New
York Mail:
So YOU think. little men. that You are
going 10 destroy me; You pity IN" be-
cause it is your intention I" draw my
rocks dry with your turbine tunnels
your straws that you thrust into my
depths, I do not crave your pity. nor
need your salvation. You may draw
away all the water that runs down my
steep to-day. and tomorrow, and next
year; but how long do YOU live, little
men? And how long do your kingdoms
and your civilizations endure?
Many ages now have | been making
this slow march of mine from inland
sea to sea and truly 7 never behold
your like little men. till yesterday: and
to- morrow there will he none here to
mar my grandeur. Your brick factories
will have crumbled. and your tunnels
will have silted up with the pure white
| mari of my mother the Lake: and the
| tuthultuouS waters VIII roar down my
cliff exactly as they have done before.
| can You drink the skies dry. greedy
| niue men. or the seas from which the
SKIES slake their thirst? These things
aoiue-thc skies. the eternal waters. the
s.afs that shine down upon ne and I,
Niagara But You shall not abide All
souI generations shall be swept away.
rom year to year your bodies are
sucked down by the current
LOU ran save" me to-day from your
80 - straw tubes. perhaps: but who
s',du save you? The time will come
Mnen your vanishing remnant will crv
out lor my pity. Poor little men, 7
S.ah pity YOU, but shall roar on
, ,hroush the listening solitude Of that
gay as l roared in the echoing centu.
ries long ago.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
Every Word Chosen With Care.
(BridgtOn NeIVSD

Like an attempt to "gild refined gold"
would be any editorial cOmmendatiou
Of Gov. Cobb's address in the Same is
sue in which it appears. 1t speaks for
itself, and every word seems chosen
with care. notably when he says 1T
is not the SturGis Law but Enforced
Prohibition to which objection is made.
The News never was III favor of "thc.
Sturgis Bill" until the very shadow Of
it brought us Enforced Prohibition in
this county Then to disa pprovc. or
quibhle, was to go on record as hostile
to enforced law and in favor of nulli-
fication by the sherriffs. or SHERIFF
made law" But read Gov. cobb. That
uttcrancc nccdcth no eXcmpllication.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
A Government Ownership Failure.

Advocates of government ownership
of railroads, telcgra phs, etc, have
many nice theories TO advance but
have little to say about the operation
of their pet system where it has been
tried. Canada is having q little ex-
perience in that line which will b'
watched with interest. The lnterna-
tional Railway has become govern
ment property. In 1904 the expenses
of the road exceeded its earnings by
300.750 and in 1905 its deficit was
$1,125.303. Moreover, there is con-
stant kick about the rates and the
poor service. At home the Bfilsn
government runs the telegraph mofop-
oily and the latest annual report SHOWS
that the expcnditures exceeded re-
CENTS I4610.OOO. In addition the gov
Ell ment paid interest 20 the amour [
of $1.35S,50O on the debt Of s5i'5oO'ooo
'ttat was created when the telegraph
lines we're acquired. The total deficit
WAS thus s5,96S,500 for the year. In
1S1n-71. when the telegraph lines We're
acouired. they showed profit Of
sI71O.OOO. These figures are given by
a writer IN Tie New York Globe.
In 1885 the government reduced the
minimum charge {" sixpence twelve
cents) and since then the deficits have
been of regular occurrence, although
il WAS predicted by the then postmas-
ter general that the inor 40 Of Ut
ness would make the business profit
able. But since 1903 the number of
messages. instead of Increasing, has
actually dwinded. TWO reasons are
assigned for this-the poorness of the
service and competition from tele-
phones. The ttl"rnonc service. how
our own. and there is much complaint
The trunk lines between the cities are
mainly owned by the government. but
within the cities the exchanges are
generally privately owned. The gov
ernment service shows the weakness
that seems adherent in government
undertakings, and in the cities the pri-
vate companies. threatened as they
are with extinction. are not encoura ged
to make improvements.
If there is one country in the world
where telegraph and telephone service
should be good and cheap it is Great
Britain. The population is dense, the
people are active commercially, the
messages are transmitted a short dis
tancc. labor and supplies are cheap.
Yet. charging as much or more per
mile. Notwithstanding the greater vol
ume Of business. there is a deficit on
both the telegraph and government
owned telephone systems, with nothing
allowed for interest on Investment o.
adequate provision for bettermentS
The policy Of government ownership
has proved failure III all respects,
and for the benefit of those who use
tho lines q general tax is laid on the
people rs q whole.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
Frankness, Sincerity. Couraqe qe.

Presduc Isle star HeraldD
1t is generally conceded. both by the
members Of his own party and by his
political opponents. that the speech Of
Gov. cobb at the banquet of the Deer
ing Club. Portland, Friday evening,
April 9Th. in which the Governor dis
cusscs the political situation as it ex-
lists today in our State" is character
lied by frankness. sincerity and cour-
age. SO far as Gov. Cobb is concerned
ii seems to be the case of man acting
honestly and conscientiously in accord
ance with the principles espoused by the
platform Of his party. and in obedience
to the constitution and statutory en-
actments regarding the prohibitory
law
With prohibition a part Of the organ
ic law Of the State. with multiplicity
OF cnactments on the statute books, the
product Of Republican legislation. and
the party on record in favor Of prohi-
bltlon in almost every convention it
has held and every platform it has
adopted no fault can be found when a
Governor. elected on a platform strong
l% committed to prohibition. attempts.
III accordance with his oath of office, to
secure an honest enforcement of the
law, and to vindicate the sincerity of
his party'S many utterances and
pledges on the question.
1t is quite evident from the speech
Of Governor Cobb that he is an honest
nan. and that he has. in full measure.
the courage Of his convictions. Before
GOV, Cobb made his speech no man
could question that consistency re
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
GOVERNOR coeB'S SPEECH.
Manly and Courageous.
,Camden Herald.)

tCdmden Herald.)
No public utterance of Maine
Governor for years has attracted the
attention y the people as has the
address Of Governor Cobb made IN
Portland last Friday. We give it
practically III fun in another column
1t is manly, courageous and pointed
statement of position and shows that
our Governor has the courage of his
convictions and the back bone to stand
by them. His courageous stand for
prohibition and the Sturgis law def
nately commits the Republican party
to this position during the coming
campaign. TIL" address should be
read by every voter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
Maine Gossip
Janominious Retreat.

It's housecIeanin' time
An the old barn fur me.
Where things are the same
As they all used to be!
No pictures nor tides
In this place abound:
No Home. Sweet Home" notices
A-knCckin' around.
Here the spiders make webs
That remain year by year,
An the duSt to its home
Has title that's clear
An the sparrcWs near by.
Let en- Scold as they may
They can't bother ne
AS | sleep in the hay.
Home amt what it was
It's a horrible dream
A strange Transformation
Mid soapsudS an steam
An varnish an whitewaSh
An chloride of lime
So it's me fur the barn
While its housecleanin' time'
Washington Star.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
Sturdy Adherence to Duty,

II'ISC9tannlS bbSorNer.)
w" hav" published Governor Cohb's
Portland address. not because We think
it applies to the Republican voters of
PiScatnqlis county. but because We be-
licvc it to be the honest uttcrance of
an honest man, man who can he
classed with Governor Folk of Mis-
souri,. Mayor Fagan of Jersey City. and
the ether men who have gained promi-
nrnc" in political life because of their
sturdy adherence to what they believe
to he their duty. 1t has attracted A
great deal of attention. and the hon
"StY and courage of Governor Cobb has
received the commenda tion of both
Republicans and Democrats 1t will
well repay Il careful reading
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

Few people ever heard the name of
FRANK r. Church. for many years an
editorial writer of the New York Sun
v ho has just died, but millions have
read his reply to the little girl who
wrote to the sun asking if there We're
any such person as Santa Claus It
was Cooied by almost every paper in
the country. This is the closing para
graph of his reply; and it is worth pre-
serviftC: "You may tear apart the
baby's rattle and see what makes the
nuIan inside, but there is a veil cover
ing the unseen world which not thu
strongest man. nor even the united
strength of all the strongest men that
ever lived. could tear apart. Only
faith, fancy. poetry. love. romance can
put aside that curtain and view and
picture. the supe-nal beauty and glory
beyond. Is it all real? An, Virginia,
in all this world there is nothing else
real and abiding. No Santa Claus
Thank God; he lives and he lives for
ever. y thousand years from now
Virginia, nay. 10 times 10000 years
from now. he will continue to make
glad the heart of childhood"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
ORDER OF NOTICE THEFE57.

blSlrlct OIL Maine. SS
N thiS 18th day Of April. A. n tgri.
on reading the foregoing petition. II IL
had bddTTed nnon oy the Court, That hearing he
May; A. D. 1906. before said ~ roUrt ny A A
thn thor'fand. land. in said District. at 10 o'clock in
n'h,iSe NH iiUrenoon: and that notice thereof be
pun,shed y in The Daily Kennebec Journal
a. ntemS,paper printed in said District, and
sons in in in1en inhown creditors, and other per,
.lne .,fne and place. and show cause II any
tinno tney nave. why the prayer of said petit
' and ;Shnuid !. o; not be granted
TIL. huu u Is further Ordered by the Court.
tna1. na9 .ne Clerk shall send by nail to all
and tb;s creditors copies of said petition
PAGES of residence as stated
J,Sa ,.ness the Honorable Clarence Hale
tbereof ot tne said Court. and the seal
,hheren,. IT Portland. in said District. on
'he lsth day Of Anri. A. d. 1905,
= 80 JAMES z. HEwEY. Clerk.
on ''e COPY OF petition and order there
Attest; JAMES e. HEwEY, Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
Praise from All Sides.

(WaterVillc Mail)
Without Single exception the
newspapers Of the state pronounce
Governor Cohb's speech at the Deer
ing Club banquet as honest and cour-
agcuns. The people Of Maine like a
man who is strong enough To- stand
firm even in t." face of diaqui"tinG
conditions and the manner in which
Governor Cobb did tho thing has re-
suited in praise and promis" "f sup
port from one side of the State to the
other.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
Practices What He breaches.
Gardlncr Repnrter-JnurnaIN

WIafdln"r Rep0rtef-JOurnaID
Coy. cobb is one Of those old fash
i"n"d people who believe that people
should practice what they preach. and
that if a political party says it be-
lieveS in prohibition it should mean
prohibition. rather than to say one
thing and practice another He be-
lievcs that enforced prohibition is the
best way of handling the liquor evil.
and whether one believes as he does
or not he cannot but admire him for
the square and honest stand he takes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

The annual report of Superintendent
sumner |. kimbal, the Maine man who
has long been at the head of the life
saving service, is gratifying record
of good work we'll done. The renort
SHOWS that there arc now III stations.
OF which 200 are on the Atlantic and
bulf coasts, 6l.og the coasts Of the
Great Lakes and only 1s IN tho
Pacific Last year this service Was
Concerned with 500 disasters to doom
smented vessels-one disaster for o,oh
Gay ih the yea. The work Of tho n,o.
SaNers would he easier if wrecks ,vor.
sctuaily distributed in this way
There were on board these 3s5 vessel,
-4nS9 persons. of whom % We're lost
over SOC persons received help at tn
styhcns. The estimated value Of t,r.,n
,erty saved was Sal. 81. The men q
Nthe service certainly earn their saIari,.
and they deserve the pensions which a
yet. however, they do not receive. Th
estimated value of property lost w1
S2'leS.275. Sixty-three documented YES
sells We're lost. There were 42o disa,
tiers to undocumente,i vessels. includiu
those to sailboats and rowboars :p
these involved 995 persons. of whom
were lost. The lise-savers warne
many vessels that would have been ;
Immediate peril but for their worI
They unluestionahly saved many liz,
and much property in this way.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

The ease with which any number of
TtoIIe can ho secured to sign any kind
Of Il petition was never better iIlustrat
"a than in the case Of the appeal ID
Governor Guild of Massachuetts to re-
I;fitpc the Tucker boy" OF course
tbf great majority of the signers know
moi hing of the cIsn AMI most of them
cPrc nothing about it. Neither do they
sf"p to realize that they are encourag-
iAg anarchy
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

If Adolph Gluck. that Chicago college
professor, wins his $25 900 wager that
he can tell the truth and nothing but
til" truth for whole year, he will be
eligible to engage in the newspaper
business in Kansas.-kansas City
Journal,
for a whole year there will naturally
follow a violent. reaction in which nc
Will go to the other extreme
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

York Press, one of New York city's
most influential Republican dailies.
His many friends in newspaper circles
will be glad 10 see that he has found
time to write sucn an interesting novel
as THE Princess Olga" and believe
his literary reputation will soon be as
widespread as his newspaper one.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

1t is said that there are 100 Ameri-
Can princesscs, duchcsscs. marchion-
but there are 10000, 900 or more Ameri-
can queens right here at home.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
sankrupt's Petition for DISCHARGE.
In the matter of
MICHEL J. MORN
BANKRUPT.

nii me Ron. Clarence Hale Judge Of the
nlstrlct Court of the United States for
the District of Maine o''''''
MICHEL J. NORM. Of wotorviIIc III
s,nc County of Kenncbec. and state of
,. Maine. m said District. respectfully rcp-
rUsGhtS nist s. that on the Sd day Of March Iast
rHL, ,,ndc, hc was duly adjudged bankrupt
n1fhkkruptcy; af that he has duly surrendered
~ ms PROPERTY and rights of property.
a,,;r., ana mas fully complied with ali tho re-
GT Cn,'I OF SAID Acts and of the orders
a herctore he prays. That he may he
uecreed BY the Court to have a full dis
ent,rse entns from all debts provable against his
such debts as are excepted nv law from
such discharge OS ID" i'o''
DATED this 18th day of April. A. u 1905.
NJ. J. NORM,
Bankrupt.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

Th" man with the muck rake fumes
and futters but he gets no sympathy
from the public. He has had his day
and the words of the President were
timely and irrefutable
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

We read Of Frenchman who has
gained prize of $4,000 by inventing a
way tUget rid of house flies. 1t would
be interesting to know how much it
would cost to apply his invention to the
conditions that will come with tn"
good Old summer time.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

One Of the heroes of science is Prof.
Mattelirci who has stuck to his place
in the observatory on Vcsuvius. His
life was III danger every moment and
yet he seems to have had no thought
Of leaving his post. The whole world
decoratcS him with its admiration.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

Even Chicago. Phtsburg and Gin
cinnati never had more trouble with
the smoke nuisance than Naples has
Terminating of late.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

Easter lilies adorn the front cover Of
the current number Of Pcarson's Maga-
zine, and the table Of contents is fully
in keeping with the pleasing exterior.
The list of contributions includes many
well known names, among them being
James Creelman. who is represented
by an interesting paper on the ques-
tion, who Makes the Spirit of War;:
Albert Bigelow Paine. who in "a Sol
dier of Fortune" treats of Civil War
people and events; Charles Battell
Loomis who has an amusing story, en-
titled 1.-The Fire at Bonds" William
Grenvil, who gives "The Stories of the
Plays" Maud Ballington Booth who
presents another of her pathetic Lit
tie Mother Stories" and Rene Bache
who discusses at some length "Amer-
icas Race Suicide" This brief list
gives but small number Of the con-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

Maxim Gorky as public character
IS getting considera BILE attention, but
he does not appear to have any private
character worth mentioning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

The vaudeville stage is still left for
"Elijah" Dowie. There is every rca-
son to believe he would make great
success there.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

That rainstorm did a lot Of good. but
what 4 pity it could not have come
along a day earlier or a day later
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

hegedns the famous Hungarian vio-
''Il's'' haS been engaged 10 give fftv
concerts in America beginning naxt
November. 'N'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

This is the time when the 41S r. f. y.
carriers in Maine would like to use fly
ing machines.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17
Tuesday, April II. 1906.

The Iehding question for the next few
months will be Whats the scure?'., :
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-17

PittsfcId has a new paper. the Pitts
field Journal neat little weekly which
appears in magazine form and which
promises well.