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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

The oldest house i'm the oldest town IN
the State of Maine is about to receive u
new lease of life, which will enable 1t to
claim its proud distinction for man"
YEAR; ia come. The structure is the Bra
narsion ut KitteIy Point, built = 16i? b.
John Bray. a shipwright. whose daughter
Margerv became Lady Pepperell. wife of
Sir William Fcpperell of LOuisburS faIi3.
This stroke of good fortune IS due to
John G. Rdge of AEalachicola, Ia, who
has purchased it and will cCnvcI, II into
Il magnificent summer home for himself.
At the water in front are the lemiiEs
of tho shipyard and wEarves at which ut
different times Master Bray, Sir William
Senior, and his more famous son carried
on a fiourishing shipbuilding industry,
fishery business and extensive foreign
trade The anchorage here. known as
Heppcrell's cove. in which the loaded
shirs o. the firms fleet might easily at
al tires lie afoat, has Of late years filed
in, and a government survey Is soon to
he made with view of having IL deep
cned. The house is within stone
throw, or nearly SO, of the famous Pep
pernll mansion, built in 1873. the Spir-
hawk mansion. Il family possession Quilt
i'm 1910 and the Peppciill tomb, erected in
1884; al! these historic objects represent
ing one of the greatest fortunes Of colo
NAL New England.
A recent case before the municipal
court in Rumford Falls is Of interest
alike to parents and educators. nr. A. l..
Stanwood. a leading citizen of tie town.
was taken before the court on Il charge
preferred by the superintendent OF
schools that he bad failed to comply with
the statuatory law in Keeping his twelve
year old daughter. Mary, out of school.
The defence claimed that Mary was
physically unable to attend school as she
was the victim of peculiar disease
which DR. StanwGod was unable to cure.
The teachers record of Miss Stunwood's
attendance Was given and the teacher
average good health. Judge Staarns in
rendering his decision said that according
to ali the statutes governing compulsory
attendance of pupils at schools, his inter
probation was that DR.. StanWOOd had not
fulfilled tie requirements il obtaining
from tie superintendent of schools, the
experimenting school committee or the
teacher. a release Of his daughter from
obll;. tory attendance in the usual course
by d request and presentations OF evidence
of the daughters physical condition.
judge Stearns therefore fined the respond
cnt so. The respondent appealed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

AS an indication OF how death is
thinning tn, ranks If The ycrcrona,
Pension Commissioner Warner points
out that in the month Of April no fewer
than "6l6 Civil War PENSIONERS died
In the same month only S. new names
were added, demonstrating that the
tide will rcCrde rapidly now the high
water mari, has been reached M
doubt Tie cost % ~ ns!ou5 has passed
its maximum. in spite Of tn" new sorry
ice pension act. which adds approx
mately $l5.uO00no year To pension dis
bursements. Commissioner Warner ex-
presses the conviction that hereafter
the department VIII ask for a smaller
annual apr ppriation than il has here
tofore done.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

People generally thought that Ecv
Smith Baker. ,. T., would take good
lcn!; rest aTter the completion of his
duties as pastor of Wiliston church,
Portland. last Sunday. According to II
note received by friend from Dr.. Bake.
this is not sO,-hc has Il strenuous mont 1
mapped out. Or. Baker writes:-"'Your
old friend delivers the Memorial address
at SaCo, the Goth: addresses the Christian
Endeavor convention. EumforG Falls
June 14th; breaches baccaIaureatc sermon
1T Pittsfield Institute. June 9th: lectures
at thc Educational Convention, Mexico
June eth: dedicates the soldiers rouu-
nent at Litchfield, jane 18th: breaches
the baCCalaureate sermon at Leavitt In
stltutc, Turner. June 18th; and breaches
the KcnneheC conference sermon at Han
Dwell. June 18th" Soon after this it is
understood nr. Baker will sta Il on his
western TIP goirg to Seattle. Wash. 10
take part in the National Christian Con
ycntion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01
The Argus Dodges the Issue.

Referring to our editorial on Maine
and the Free Trad" Fallacy" i'll the
journal Of May 10Th the Eastern Argus
says:
at the kenneber JournaD charges
the Wilson tariff with being response
lie for the hard times of 1898. Yet
the Wilson tariff lid not 90 into effect
unit. April 1891"
If the Argus will carefully read The
editorial which it undertakes to criti-
whatever to 1.-THE hard times of 1898"
for the simple reason that while 1898
was a period Of business apprehension
and depression. panic conditions and
universal hard times did MT develop
until after the passage of the Wilson
tariff law in 1885, We thought we made
this clear when we said at the begin
ming of our discussion of the hard
times Of the Cleveland administration:
Under the SpeCiOus plea of securing
| fnr Our products the markets of the
world a free trade tariff bill was
1.acsed which not only destroyed the
prosperity and i'll d large measure the
! urchasng power, Of our great home
market. the best in the world, but ac-
tuallv occasioned a ruinous shrinkaEe
| in our foreign exports. Moreover. ty
! its utter failure to produce sufficient
| revenue for the current expenses of the
government, the treasury department
| was forced to raid the gold reserve
| held for the redemption of it's out
standing notes. which. in turn, was re-
plcnished by the sale Of bonds bearing
| interest at per cent
If the Argus discovered any refer
| enCn to 'thC hard times of 1893" it must
have read into the text something we
| have failed to discover there. We do
not blame it for its desire to flee from
the dismal record Of Democratic rule
during the years 1894 1S95-1S96 and the
early part Of 1S97-but we object to its
| making misquOtation of the Journal
a pr"toXt for thus lodging the hu-
initiating story of misrule that pre-
| vailed under the last Democratic adj
miHetration. 1t must remember that
while AIR. Cleveland took the oath Of
the presidential office on March 4th,
the new Congress which was Demo-
cratic in both branches, and which
passed the infamous Wilson law. did
not convene until the following De
cembcr 1t is therefore necessary to
go into the year 1894 in order to find
the dcmoraliziug results of Democratic
| ana d"pIorablc application.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

Across tic continent ut 81 rather than
end his DAYS away from his beloved ma
tive state. is the record Of DAVID Thurs
ten. who has lust come back to Ills life
long home at Calais in the St C;oix val
ley. Last fa,l Mr. Tnurston. vEo is a
strong AMI vigorous man yet in spite of
passing the extreme $cripturaI limit Of
three-score and ten, yielded to the en-
treaties of his son, and crossed the con
tinent to make his home with tie latter
in California, where he RENAME
throughout the winter. With the approach
Of spring. when the fever in his blood re-
minded him of the little plot OF ground
where he plants and raises his vegetables.
he began to long for the state where he,
was born. and in spite of his sons urgent
desire that he remain and enjoy in COM
fort the declining DAYS of his life, he de-
cided that there could be no comfort for
him in the west. So he boarded the train
and returned to Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

I'll" Lewiston sun Solcmnly declare
that il was not the tariff but currency
that caused the hard times of 1898"
The year 1898 was period of APP
prehension and consequent depression
among business men who were not
disposed to take chances in the face
Of the declared intentions of new
Democratic administration controlling
both branches of Congress, and out
spoken in it's hostility to the long
established policy of protection. Panic
conditions however. and universal
hard times did not come until the
latter part Of 1891 following the
passaE" of the Infamous free trade
Wilson bill. which closed our mills and
factories All over tho land by putting
them into competition with the mills
of Europe operated by cheap labor.
These hard times continued. getting
wors" and wnrse until after the
passage Of tho DiuClcy law July "A,
1907. since when the country has;
enjoyed an GA If uninterrupted and
uueXampIcd prosperity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

The country now has another dis
unguished guest from abroad although
he is not getting quite SO much space
in the newspapers as has been given
to Kuroki The new arrival is Duke
Abruzzi. a cousin of the king Of Italy
and an admiral of the Italian navy
who has won fame as an Arctic ex-
plorer. He is a young man. only "a
years OF age, but is made Of the same
good stuff "a his royal cousin ana has
led the strenuous life in 2 manner
which i mot at all fashionable among
Italians. The duke is thorough
sailor: he broke Nansens record of
"furtherest north" in the quest for the
North Pole only to have his record
broken by Commander Peary last
summer: he has climbed mountains in
our own Alaska and i'm the central
regions d Africa. His work in Africa
is attcstsd to by the British GcoEra-
phical Society as having added 4 great
deal to the sum of modern geoSrai hi
cal knowledge. In addition to all this,
those who know him regard him as a
mighty good chap. without airs or
frills. A man who has knocked about
as much as he has can have very little
LEFT except the real man. and that we
know to be good because it is of the
Savoy stock. Such visitors as General
Kuroh and the Duke Abruzzi are
worth having.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01
uneXamplcd prosperity.

Tho people in charge Of I'll" Hay
wood trial should not lee discouraged.
It took II weeks last year to get to-
gether Il mon for the trial Of Cornelius
Shea in Chicago. ANA il the Gilhooly
trial il the same city il took three
months to set jury and the cost to
the county therefor was $4,000. In
the same city nearly month was
srent in getting jury to try the
Haymarket anarchists III 1856. IN the
Haywood case the attempt to get a
jury begin May : and is apparently
far from completion. In Idaho also
the number Of possible jurymcn is
limited as compared with Illinois
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01
ANECDOTES OF PLAYERS.
How Chesbro Tells Chickens-What
Allied Charley Hickman.

Jack Chcsbro, the New York spit
ball artist, has one fad for which he
has Il greater love than for baseball
This is the raising Of chickens, and it
is said that Jack has the largest farm
in the old Eay STATE that is devoted
exclusively to tho chicken raising
industry.
Jack can tell You anything you
might care to know about the fcathery
fowls, and it is one subject that he
never tires of talking of.
one day last season he and AL Orth
were at dinner in Il Philadelphia hotel
and before them was placed a fine
roast chicken. Al viewed the fowl a
moment ard then he says to Jack:
Il say, CheSbro. can YOU tell an old
chicken rom a young one after it has
been cookcd?"
''Surcst thing YOU know" replied
CHESHIRE between mouthfuls.
But now" inquired Al.
"I3y the teeth" replied Jack.
"'Tn the woods for yours" shot back
Ortiz. "You know that Il chicken has
no teeth
81 know a chicken hasn't" said Chcs-
bro. as hc reached for the celery, but
| have
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

Presidential inaugural festivities have
been the rule in South America in the
last few months. Brazil has installed
a chief executive with due pomp and
ceremony. and the two Swtzerlands of
South America-BOlivia and Paraguay
have likewise provided themselves
with new administrative heads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

There is general rejoicing. not only
in Maine hut far beyond its borders,
that the Illness Of Senator Hale is less
serious than was AT first reported and
that he is on the road to recovery lie
has served the state and the nation
long and faithfully ara could i'll he
spared
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

When Sandow Mcrtcs broke into the
game ne was recommended to tho
Philadelphia pcnpl" by IIulcn, one of
the few lcft-handcd shortstops the
major league has known Hulen was
frank enough To- declare one day in the
presence Of the writer, out at the
Philics' park, that he was not fast
enough to hold the job lie had; but he
added: 81 know i player who viii show
some Of these major league outfielders
a thing or two"
He referred to Mertcs, and toutcd
him 50 highly that he was at once
brought on to Philadelphia. He was
a lamb lik" ball player al that time
and onNcould not get murmur out of
him II" afterwards. though, made
up for it,
At any rate. in his modest period he
was at the bat one day, and Tim Hurst
was umpiring. Tim dearly loves to
tease new man. Mertcs had been
50 unusually quiet that Tim called a
couple Of wide ones. just to hear him
kick. but the fellow never made a
noise.
Then Tim. putting a frown on his
chcrubic face, turned fiercely to Mertes
and said:
"Ah, what is the matter with you?
Why, you are getting to be a worse
kicker than Elberfield."
Mertes nearly dropped with surprise
and he looked as if he was going to
weep as he replied:
why, upon my word and honor. Mr.
Hurst. I never opened my mouth"
And then. when Tim roared with
laughter. the big fellow viciouslv
swung at the next one and drove il ont
of bounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

4 The men who keep the official records
Of the weather assure us that May was
no colder than the May Of 1852 and
there were excellent crops in the coun-
try that year 1t is a long time yet
der
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

1t is not fair to be too hard on
General kuroki for failing to say any
thing when he gazed on Niagara Falls.
1t was very considerate on his part to
came into his mind as he saw the
power plants and the huge advertising
EiPug
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01
Saturday, June !, 1907.

Z A cold June is predicted and then
-oaating hot weather until September
Is. If you don't like this prediction, or
10 not believe it, make one to suit
yourself
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

Now Har,ranjr" has many thrifty
mon and w"m"n Int Tho thrlfticst of
them all has been heard from. 1t is
the widow at % xho is about to re-
marry while still wearing her first hus-
bands false teeth which she had made
over to ut her mouth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

West Sullivans granite boom is the real
thing. The town is alive with visitors.
The Eenvenua company hardly intended
TO cut any stone for a year, but having
had good luck i'll opening the Quarry the
mon are now clearing for stone yaeds.
sheds, etc. The company has in running;
CIDER a big stea II drill outfit and Il big
derrick with n lG0-fooe boom A string CT
durip teams are building the railroad bed
and at the wharf a shipping derrick is
Icing SGT up. Sixty men are now on The
pay roll.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01
,aiIy kennebec Journal
ESTABLISHED 1925

10 notice whatever will be taken Of
unsigned communications.
he Journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return of re-
5ected communications.
ADDRESS all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

Maine newspaperdom is still worthiIy
represented in the Old World. Editor
Mayo of Waterville is home again, but
Editor Fuller of RoCkland has Just gone
over.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

North Berwick celebrated their golden
wedding this week they received two
presents rather unusual on such occa-
.,ion3. $500 in gold and a gold clock that
runs two years without Winding.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

The University of Maine has only a
few girl students but evidently the tradi-
tional coeducational influences are at
nounced of two members of the class
which gradGated year ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

Although the baseball players of a
decade and more ago We're decidedly of
the Spcndthrift order. still there We're
exceptions. one of these rare cXccp-
ti"ns existed in the person of Jack
GlaSSc"ck. the famous ShOrtStOp in his
time but a fellow who had the Russell
Sage instinct
The hotel walters all along the route
which the ball teams travelled waited
on Jack only under compulsion, one
might say. as there was nothing doing
in the tipping line for them where Mr.
Glasscock was concerned
Now, when ball teams are travelling
on the cars it is customary for the
manager Of the club to give to each
player a dollar with which to buy his
dinner. He can 20 without his dinner,
if he so desires, and thus save this
money Now. while Glasscock was
near" in money matters, he had a
great appetite, and as one cannot buy
dinner on a car for less than a dollar
lac was forced to pay this amount or
50 hungry.
lie preferred to eat. and on one
particular day he had finished hearty
dinner il the dining car. and when his
waiter came around he handed over
his money. The waiter. who was 4
new one. looked at the money and then
lie looked 1T GIasScock, and with an
ingratiating smile he softly purrcd in a
vote" that was meant to be appealing:
Did the gentleman forget the
waiter? | sec that he has not left
anything over for him"
Neither" said Jack, in calm. even
tones docs the gentleman remember
having eaten tn" waiter"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

The next holiday is the Glorious Fourth
and only few places in Maine expect to
hear the eagle scream.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

Charley Hickman. the heavy hitting
first baseman Of the Nationals, has
usually 50 serene an expression on his
handsome face that when he reported
at the ball park, one morning just
before the team went West, with an
appearance Of vcXation. he was ap-
preached by little Mil, who asked:
whats tho matter. Hick? You
seem to he worried over something"
con, I've been through some mighty
trying times this day" declared
Charley.
whats been the mattcr?" inquired
the leet-footcd Charley Jones. as he
paused i'll the act of lacinG up his shoe
to inquire.
''Why, I've been down to the tall
or'9, trying on some spring clothes"
merrily cried Hick, as he lodged into
his locker
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01

pionship series. colby VS.. Bowdoin al
Brunswick and u. of NJ. vs.. Bates al
Lewiston. aS-ss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-01
Maine Gossip
In Style.

In elbow sleeves. and elbow gloves
Ard elbow hat.
Shes clad just like all other doves;
BE sure of that.
She feels uncomfortable and stiff
Beneath her load.
she looks a sight, but what's the diff?
She's la mode.
To network waists and network hose
She stoutly clng3;
And network wells, and goodness knows
What other things.
An elboW-network dream, We gods,
She takes the road
She locks a sight, but what's the odds?
She's 4 la mode
Washington Herald
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-07

them. Just what the reason for this may be
is only of the interesting problems which
have been opened up for later investigation
The next step 10 isolate from the solution
the substance which producing these start
ling effects. Only a chemist could appreciate
the vast amount of detailed labor and expense
which this made necessary Almost every re-
agent known to chemistry tried The first
successful separation accomplished with the
assistance of ether which used 10 isolate
the substance from the water in which it had
been dissolved.
Viewed under n microscope the substance was
found 70 consist OF differently shaped crystals
in d n'St Of waxy tissue by adding alcohol
il was observed that the waXy tissue largely dis
appeared. Further experiment showed that the
portion which would dissolve in alcohol had no
further effect when injected into the birds so
that the crystals which were left We're the true
trichOtuxin.
one az the difficulties encountered was get
ting enough IF the poison TO work with one
gallon Of cxhaled air makes only l-s3 OF a grain
Of trichotOXjn The college students came to
the rescue. once a week entire class took
turns III blowing into the apparatus. After five
months Of tireless pulling their efforts had pro-
duccd only eleven grains. or less about LIS OF
an ounce The apparatus is operated just like
one Of the common penny the-slot lung test
era
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-07

was just one big cavity. The animals used
were dogs. hens and pigeons. Each day the
flask thoroughly shaken and a small
syringeful of the water, which by this time had
absorbed whatever impurities contained in
the expired air, was injected beneath the skin
of each animal
At the end OF five months the hens and
pigeons had lost every solitary feather. while
in the case of a dog the abdomen. sides and
hind legs had been completely denudcd Of hair.
None of them showed signs OF i'll health
and six weeks after the injections had been dis
continued they all gained new coats to replace
those which had been lost.
Right alongside OF these animals lived others
which received daily during the same period OF
time injections of distilled water without show
ing any effects whatsoever. Stiu another group
of animals received hypodf rrnic injections OF
water into which some one had just brcathed,
but nothing happened These experiments
showed that the shedding OF hair was due to
something which had developed in the cxhalcd
air during its stay in the artificial lung Strange
to say, the skins of fur bearing animals like
rabbits and guinea pigs, were not affected at
all by the same substances that left the hens
and pigeons looking II a cyclone had struck
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-07
LOOK TO YOUR EARS.
They Are Neglected Far More than
Eges or Teeth.

MANY people give considerable attention to
the oyster shell shaped protrusion their
skulls commonly thought of as the and
forget all about caring for the interior mechan-
ism of this wonderful little organ. Not few
sensible persons make regular visits 10 the
dentist to see that the teeth are in perfect con-
dition Others. but not so many. go once year.
perhaps to the eye specialist whether their
ewes are paining or not But not one IN
thousand thinks it necessary to have the
ear attended to. aside from keeping the outside
shell or pima clean. unless some acute symp-
tom reminds him of negligence Still. this city
has excellent institutions where % cents pays
for an examination of the as often as one
wants il for year, and also pays for al the
examination is free.
The growth of deafness in the last twenty
five years is appalling. say experts, yet 50 per
cent of II could be prevented il the ear got the
same care that the teeth do. The downtown
hospitals for the eye and are well filed each
morning with the poorer classes of the East
Side but IL is seldom that man or woman OF
leisure thinks of spending time on this ohligius
organ that is constantly In use and never gets
tired In highly civilized communities even
severe losses of hearing are not always notice
able until too late to check the disease IL the
advanced stages. The reason allotted 70 this
astonishing unconscious loss Is that. whereas
perception by the eye is qualitative. sound per
ception is cumulative, and the normal indi-