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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08
MeIba On Breathing.

! cannot too forcibly insist that the
mere possession of a lovely voice is
only the basis Of vocal art, Nature
occasionally startIes one. by. the
prodisality of her gifts, but no student
has any right to expect to sing by in--
spiration, any more than an athlete
may expect to win a race because he
Is naturally fleet Of foot.
Methods of breathing. attack" and
the use Of the registers, must all be
perfectly understood by the success
full singer, who should likewise be
complete master of all details relating
to the structure and use of those parts
above the voice box, and be convinced
Of the necessity of a perfectly con-
trolled chest expansion in the produc-
ton of tone.
For perfect singing, correct breath
ing, strange as it may sound, is even
more essential than beautiful voice.
No matter how exquisite the vocal
organ may be, its beauty cannot be
adequately demonstrated without
proper breath control Here is one Of
the old Italian secrets which many
singers of today wholly lack, because
they are unwilling to give the neces-
sary time for the full development OF
breathing power and control Phras-
ing, tone, resonance, expression, all
depend upon respiration; and in my
opinion musical students, even when
too young to be allowed the free use OF
the principles Of breathing.-Century.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08
Coal Borinu Feat,

In the sinking of the shafts for the new
DaMdon Colliery, Seaman harbor, Dur,
ham. after the magnetism limestone hau
been penetrated Gt was $50 feet thick,
yellow sands were reached. In such per-
meable material near the sea pumping
operations had to be undertaken on an
extensive scale. q total quantity of Ipp
gallons a minute being disposed Of, When
the sand was reached ii became obvious
that ordinary pumping would be useless,
80 the extraordinary course was taken OF
freezing the water. Mcssrs Gebhardt anu
koenig, Nordhausen. undertook the fresa.
Ing of the ground through which thc
shafts were sunk. Twenty-eight holes
were boreG round the shafts to a depth
OF 4Si feet, and in circle 30 feet In diant
eter. Saline freezing mixture was intro.
duccd into the bore holes by means o.
tubes, and all the subterranean water va.
frozen solid. The loose sand below the
limestone became like rock and had 70 "
blasted. The temperature Of the frozen
sand at the bottom Of the pit was minus
IA degrees centigrade. ThawinS was ~,
coE,Dlished by circulating warm briuo
through the freezing tubes.-Dundee Al
yertiser
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08
Fair Play for All.

Judge Lands declared in his recent
decision that men who deliberately
violate rebate laws ''wound society
more deeply than he who counterfeits
the coin or steals letters from the
mail" The American people are de-
termined that such unjust and indie
feasible favoritism on the part OF the
common carriers of this country shall
cease and no man or corporation will
hereafter be permitted to profit in such
manner at the expense of his COM
petitors. Railroads exist in this coun-
try through special concessions of the
people. They are given rights of
way. not for the purpose Of serving
one man or any combination of men,
but to deal fairly, justly, and upon the
same basis with the whole public.
Whenever they cease to be conducted
upon this basis 1t is only just that
they and those who connive with them
to secure criminal profits through dis
should he promptly and severely pun
ished. At the same time care should
be taken that no injustice is done in
the enforcement of the laws, and that
any hysteria which may exist in the
public mind is not permitted to
prejudice the case of any citizen or
corporation. The public desires moth
ing save fair play for all concerned
and, that no man or combination of
men shall be above the law. Fair
play demands that the humblest citi-
zen shall have the same rights and
enjoy the same rates as are given to
other patrons. Any deviation from
this rule is crime against society and
one which it is very evident that the
American people will no longer toler-
a TO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08
Sentence Sermons.

sympathy is TIN. cement of society,
Yo,ir hest SELF will be found only oy
self sacrif,ce
The soul needs deep blowing to turn I'M
der its weeds.
The only good thirgs we keep are those
we pass along. ..
The fundamental dignity of humanity IS
in its divinity. - l.,
There can be no recreation In the IN
DILIGENCE that leads to regret
A man often finds himself when ne looks
misfortune in the face.
Our own lives are robbed Of sweetness
by bitter thoughts of others
You never will develop gbod IN any SO
long as YOU see no good In them
The most important part OF our ENVIRON
meiit we really carry within us ~
No man is worth much to society untii
he learns to make the most OF hl'nscH
The safety If a little religion lies In the
fact that if it is real it Will take root anu
grow.
Tho hest evidence of any superiority Is
n recognition Of the obligations which 1t
involves
There Is something wrong when APP
rroach to the Almighty brings only the
Chicago Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08
Fined $29,24O, 900.

Gee wliz,
Amt that the paZZiz?
Or worse.
For a reimburse?
Amt that tI,,, hot wallop?
Amt that the blocker"
Amt it the swat scallop?
Amt say,
Won't they have to pay
Those dollars
Winch otherwise might go to scholars?
Won't they have to go down in their
jeans
And drag forth the oleagineous means
TO lquidatc
| The niortoaec on their grease rebate
Won't they have to put up
| or smut NJ?
Won't they lave to repair
Their morality by giving share
| Of their predatory wealth
For the benefit q; the public h"7lthF
| of course they will: they always do:
| The Trusts are honest, good and true
| And never life resist ant hands
To any of tie laws demands.
| Amt it a blame
Shame
| To contiScate
| A crea. estate
ike that? Amt it blunder?
| Is II any wonder
| That Wealth looks on with fearful eyes
| TO sec its pushing enterprise
| SIur.ed in tie neck by Rubcs who seem
| 10 think shat money is a dream!
so 20 900
! Amt that lot"
| What?
| When do we get it?
oh. that's different.
| w. j. Hampton, in the Woriu
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08
Looking Ahead.

A charming young lady went into the
PRINCIPAL stationcr's shop in u country
town and asked to see some thin note
plpcr After selecting what she desired
she hesitated for a moment.
"J)n YOU make any reduction to clergy
mem" she asked SOFTLY
"Certainly madam" said the @tationer.
with great rrortrtness. Are you cler-
gyman's Wife,"
"N-no," said the Young lady.
"Ah. a Clcrgyman's daughter them
said the shopman, as he began TO tie up
the paper in neat parcel.
IN no" was the ladv's hesitating reply
Then she leaned across the counter. and
smoke in a confidential whisper: But IL
nothings happens 7 shall he engaged to
theological student as soon as he comes
home from college this term. '-Cassell S
Saturday Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08

The readers of this paper VIII be pleasseas
to learn that there Is at least one ureauea
disease that science has been able 10 ours
In all its stages. and that is Catn ,Ii.,.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only pos,tu nr'
nity r,tarrh bcinr a constitutional dis
case, requires a constitutional treatment IT.
Halls Catsrrh Cure is taken internaL..
acting directly upon the blood and nv ~.
Stroyjn~ Tho foundation of the discass'
and atiy Giving I'll the ratient strength Ivy build
ing up the constitution and assisting ma, na,
ture in doing its work The , p,%rs'r now
orc that they OFFER One Hundred DoIlnrss
for any case that II fails to cure SEW
for list OF testimonials. - .ro,edo q.
Address F. J. Cheney 4 Co.. ioieuo'
Take Halls Family Pills Tor cohs''iA-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08

A short time ago Mr.. Clarence Oar
row. the Chicago lawyer and So
cialist, in an address to the prisoners
at the Chicago county Jail. said: 81 do
not believe that there is any sort Of
distinction between the real moral
conditions of people in and out of the
Jail. One is just as good as the 9TH
or. / DO not believe people are in Jail
because they deserve to be. They are
in Jail simply because they cannot
avoid ii on account of circumstances
which are entirely beyond their control
and for which they are in no way re-
sporsible." There should be a
specially padded cell in every state in
sane asylum for men who indulge in
rot like this.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08
Prohibition in the South,

| There has been wide comment of
late on the growing strength of the
prohibition sentiment in the South. The
| wave is sweeping from northern Nir-
| ginia to southwestern Texas, and just
| as that section tried in vain to Scccdc
from the Union half a century ago, so
| it is now trying-and successfully, too
| to Secede from the baleful influence
| of the saloon. 1t is not the work of
bigots CT fanatics, nor is there any
element of politics in the matter. but
the best people there have joined
forces in behalf Of a better citizenship
which can only be possible when the
rum power is crushed. They have al
ways believed in states rights in the
South and now they are aroused to the
realization that it is not only the right.
but also the duty of the state to wage
crusade against that force which has
been the leading factor in the race
riots. the crimes and the general dis
order which have been the shame of
the South. Says Georgia paper:
''The chief enemy of both the negroes
and the poor whites, and through them,
of society, has been whisky. The At
lanta crimes and the consequent riots
were born in the Atlanta dives. And
the same is true of nearly all crimes
int "
stands for the salvation of the South s
labor and the South's public warfare.
That is the economic side Of the new
morality in the South. 1t is an i'm
prcssive examples of Americans rising
aboye their personal beliefs to benefit
| the public veal"
Here are some Of the amazing re-
suits accomplished in the South in the
past few years: Georgia prohibits the
manufacture or sale Of drop of in
toxicants within it's borders, begin
ming with next January. Kentucky
rcrmits it's 253 distilleries to operate
but allows the unrestricted sale in
| only three out OIL liz CouhIiSS' "'Ahe
81 are absolutely ''dry." Tennessee
permits the sale of liquor only III Its
three largest cities. North Carolina
next legislature will pass upon a con-
stitutional amendment enforcing com
plete prohibition. In more than 81
Der cent. of the 274,O0O square miles OF
the imperial area of Texas no intoxi-
cants can be sold, 154 out of its %
counties voting solidly for local OPP
ton. In the Alabama cities drink
canont be bought legally after
o'clock at night. and in the counties
where the sale is allowed at all il
canont be made after P. NJ. Mis-
souri, has only seven counties opposed
to prohibition out of 120 in the state
land the tendency toward making in
diligence in drink more and more dill
cult is unmistakable. though less strik'
ing, in Mississippi, louisiana. Virginia
and South Carolina.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08

Inasmuch as the various car-building
institutions of the country have been
reported to be working over time for a
number of months past. it is to be
hoped that the railroads will be in
position to move the crops of the COM
ing autumn with a fair degree of dis
patch. Unquestionably. the rapidly
with which this can be done will have
a marked bearing upon the character
of the money market.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08

The Michigan peach is now reported
to be leading the Delaware ana
Georgia article in the Northern mar
kets. The New York Packer declares
that it does not take much of crop
of fruits or vegetables this year to net
the grower large returns. Farm
products nave never brought better
prices than they are bringing at the
present time. nor were the agricultural
interests Of the country ever in a more
. prosperous condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08
Wanted Him to Stay There.

How are you getting along" asked a
travelling man of an acquaintance who
had gone on the stage.
oh, | have net with a share of success.
I PLAYED Hamlet for the first time"
Lid you Get through all right
y cs. except that happened I" stumble
and fall into Ophelia' s. grave"
That must have beer embarrassing
at was: but | wouldn't have minded it
if the audience hadn't seemed so disap-
pointed when L got out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08
The Educated Neuro,

An address delivered by Mr.. Leroy
Percy has a very interesting bearing
upon the negro problem in the South
ana would seem to furnish practical
refutation of the assertion made by
men of the Tillman and Vardaman
class that education has proved a
failure with the colored race. 81
deny from observation said Mr..
Percy, "that rudimentary education
makes negro a more inefficient
farmer. own place in Washing
ton county entirely tenanted by ne
groes. l do not believe that a more
desirable set of negro tenants can be
found upon any property in the South
and more than so per cent. of them can
read and write. The most desirable
class of farmers in the Yazoo Delta
are those who are able, as it is eX-
pressed. 'to furnish themselves; that
is, thoee who can procure from factors
or commission merchants supplies for
the year, instead of the planter being
forced to supply them. They are the
negroes who either own small tracts
Of land. or, if they are renters. who
have accumulated stock, farming i'm
plemcnts and other personal property.
In a small way. they can be called the
pecuniary successes of their race
More than 80 per cent. of this class Of
regrnes read and write
Specific facts like these will carry
much more weight with thoughtful
people than the glitterng generalities
and vitupcrative denunciation INDUCED
in by Southerners of the fire-eating
class.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08

Mrs. Sam Small of Georgia con-
dennis women's clubs in most vigorous
terms. Inasmuch as she has never
belonged to one of them it would seem
that her judgments concerning them
could not be regarded as specially
valuable. They are probably very
much like mems clubs. There are
good ones and bad ones with the good
ones largely in the majority.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08

A traveller in the dinng-car of a Georgia
railroad had order fried eggs for break
fast
Cant give 70 fried aiGs, boss the
negro waiter Informed him. "lessen 20
want to wait til, we stops"
why. how is that?''
We'll de cook he says de roads so
rough dat cherry time he tries to fry aiSS
dew ~craut he life
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08

&. Rernard Shaw refuses to utilize
his free advertising in this country by
going upon the lecture platform. In
this respect he differs radically from
most European celebrities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08

The people of Maine will unite in
wishing Commander Peary a full
measure Of success I'm his next attempt
to discover the North pole. The rec
ord Of this courageous and persistent
explorer has reflected much credit
upon his native state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08

Mr.. Shonts is doubtless beginning to
believe that the task Of digging the
Panama canal is trifiing one COM
pared with the rapid transit problem
in New York city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08

Bishop Potter thinks that our civili-
cation is disposed to be altogether too
extravagant in it's expenditures.
Nevertheless, the general public profits
vastly more from the rich men who
spend their money than from those
who hoard it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08

This is an era of organizations 1t
might be a good thing for the various
gentlemen who have been nominated
for the presidency this summer at
Chautauqua meetings to form a
candidates club. They might derive
considerable entertainment from the
interchange of views and experiences
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08

at is odd remarks the Springfield
Republican, that smokers should go
to England for the finest American to-
bacco." But do they? A Maine man
who recently returned from a trip to
Europe in which he spent a consider
able time in England. declares that he
was not successful in securing a good
cigar during his entire trip abroad,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08

Senator Ben Tillman has dared
Senator Foraker to meet him before a
Republican audience in Ohio and de-
bate upon the negro question. Not
having Mr.. Tillmans vituperative
vocabulary, the Ohio Senator would be
at distinct disadvantage in such a
contest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08
Had Been There Before.

There was once a man from Toledo,
tho Tenderlnin district. was according to
simeon Ford. 'lield ur' by an individual
who suddenly darted from = dark corner
and presented pistol at the head Of the
NoStarner
"C.ivc me your money. or I'll blow out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08

The Spokesman Review declares the
pessi,nist to be the man who believes
that the parade band always stops
playing just as it gets opposite where
he Is standing. This is not an in
fallible sign, however. People of fair
ly exuberant natures have occasional
ly observed the same thing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-08

A correspondent of Boston paper
declares that too many automobile ac-
ciIents come from putting the gasoline
into the wrong tank. No automobile
should be permitted to carry more
than one tank.