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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12
What Was Found on a Hobo.

An old hobo. 50 drunk shat he could not
even give his name, was hauled into the
Twenty third district police station the
other night. Before locking tile man in
cell he MAS searched. The cops cX-
rcctrd to fine few old newspapers. a
knife and q ntEIbCr of cheap trinkets
They received a surprise. however, when.
UPON feeling il the mans coat pocket.
they discovered Il can of tomatoes, a loaf
Of tread. two apple pies. q dozcn or 50
new potatoes. a small Eeai Of cabbage.
2 copy of Shik">I cares Hamlet" hOunl
in fine leather shaving set, a comb and
brush, and Il cheap watch. Searching
further in his vest. t"ny found fountain
pen. several sheets of writing paper and
envelopes. a largo number Of card: hear
ing the firm ramCS of business houSeS in
every city in the country, three pieces Of
chalk. about twenty lead pencil stubs AMI
a hul"iEg wallet In this there was over
S1N i'm notes Of small denomination, Tut
nj were Confederate. Then there were il
score of photographs of men, women and
children and one of a dog. Finally.
around lis neck WAS found a cord, to
which vas attached Il bag filled with sill
Yer and copper coins. The man gay" his
nan" the next mornin" as Iohn Smith.
no home. in spite Of the initials l.. NJ
which were tattoed on his arm Philadel
phia Record.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12
Stories of Places.

ilverted servants are not prnVlIr a sue.
cess at tn" national capital Last winter
not a :inCIc official household maintained
the yellow or crimson CARRIED fiuukies and
ever the foreign emha sSies and legations
have toned down the gorgeous satin and
velvet Of their retaners. The Pierre Lo-
rill,rds. the Perry Belmonts ana The
George V#ndelbi!ts still bold out against
this decree toward the simple life. but the
BoStonians and others at the caTital ar.
content vith house servants in PLATA
blaC;. clothes
one of the oldest newspapers in the
world IS one named tie Wochcnhatt.
W rich is Published III GTuninSer. a small
town Of some 1,2hl inIalitants in the can
ton of ZuriCl. in Switzerland. 7: is the
only newspaper in the place and Is at or"
and tho same tirie the organ Of the lib
cral conservatives and tie sOCia, demo
Gratis Pages on" and two belong to the
li1eralists ard pages three and four t"
tho socialists aud the two parties abuse
one another heartily III its pages
"ITnueer,e en-" ard "housCbovS' are being
introduced with great success in houses
in Melbourne. Australia to alleviate the
domestic problem Boys, it is found
work more quickly titan girls and their
WAGES range from 81 y to 81 weekly
The male house servant is not given to
continual outings and is not 50 trouhlN-
some He reachc" :hn idea; aCc for ser
vice between IS and 20 years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12
a DelicacY Of the Season.

An amusing incident occurred in a
cheap cafe in Philadelphia lot Inng ago.
A tail, Cadavcr2Us Individual. accornpa-
nied by an exceedingly short and stout
woman. entered the pace and took a la
bic ncur the door.
DO you want oysters, Mary?' asked
the man, as lie Slanced over tie bill o.
fare
y es. John answered the woman. who
was the whiIc vainlY endeavcring To
touch her toes to the floor, and ! want !
hasSoCk. too
John nodded. and rs he gave his written
order to the waiter, said,
'Rrin" Easso"k for the lady.
zone hassOck?' asked the waiter. with
what John tcok To j." more than ordinary
interest AS the guest nodded ~ assent.
the waiter, with dubious all, Wrot:
down the additional order. Still he did
not go. bat IruSled the tahle-cl"ih with
tcv 81 and rcarran%'d the articles on
the Table several times. while his air OF
dubi"usncss dccponcd. Tlcn he gave am
other glance mt the written order.
Finally the waiter approached tho man
who had given this Un"XrJCted orCcr, and
speaking soft" vncc. said in his car:
Excuse me, sir, bU. | ETvCnt been
here long: So sore things is Il little IN
familiar to mt. Will tho lady have III"
haSsook bruiIcd o. fIicd?"- Han pers
Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12
The Opinion Calls Down the Sentinel.

The RockIand Opinion calls the
Watervillc Sentinel sharply to task for
declaring that it lis not free trade
paper" and that is believes in "a
it demands name country that at
any time ever had what it deems a
reasonably protective TARIFF" Doubt
less the Sentinel can, and doubtless it
will take great pleasure in doing So
The Opinion should ask it something
harder The Opinion makes no pre-
tence of favoring that reasonable
tariff" which the Sentinel solemnly
declares the Maine Democracy be-
lievcs in, and we may remark, in pas
sing that the Sentinel is usually
solemn when it plays upon the
Crcdulity of its readers. The Sentinel
was certainly ably edited when Oliver
Otis the brilliant editor of the Rock
last campaign; but Otis made no per-
tence of being Il prOtcctionist-
reasonable" or otherwise. Otis is
wrong on nearly all the great issues
of the day-though We believe he was
always a sound money mun-but he is
honest. Iic is also consistent. He
believes what he writes and writes
what he believes. He is likely to be
found next year believing and writing
what II" believes ana writes this year.
him. He is the same all the way
through, and I'LL the year round. Otis
Like the man who had the itch, he i&
proud of it. He chc"rfully calls the
has prospcrcd az never before in it's
history. a ''monstroSity" and closes hi;
chasti5"mcnt Of the Sentinel as
follows:
'Thc whole system or protection is
essentially ANA necessarily currupt
The abuses are all there is to it, Cut
them off and there is Lothing left The
right plaC" to amputatc the tail Of
that doc, is right close to his ears"
In other words give us straight free
trade! And yet the Sentinel told US
that the Maine Democracy favored a
reasonable tariff. Alas, poor Yorrick!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12


protection necessary to their growth
and prosperity it did not overlook or
neglect those of the South. While the
great lumber industry was protected
from the competition of foreign coun-
tries with their cheaper wages and
lower standard of living, sugar was
not put upon the free list. On the con-
trary it was afforded ample protection.
In building UP home prosperity and
the development Of home resources the
Dingley bill knew no North or South,
no East or West. Il was a measure
that was national in scope and charac-
ter, believing that the best prosperity
was that in which the whole country
shared, and that any measure which
applied the principal of protection to
the affairs of the republic should do so
broadly. fairly and without sectional
or political bias.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12
Democracy and the Sugar Trust.

Tho Watcrvilc Sentinel charges the
Democratic sugar trust with selling
whit" sugar a cent pound in st John
and st. Stevens cheaper than they have
on this side of the line 1t may be,
however, that because of cheaper rents,
and the cheaper wages paid their help,
the merchants there are able to make
this reduction on their own account. AZ
IS we'll known Mr.. II. A. Havcymeyer.
the 'ad Of the sugar trust. is one of
the best known Democrats in the
country. The interest he represents
has long been credited with being
"liftcrS" for the Democratic cause.
Sugar and cotton. both raised in the
Democratic South were the two great
staples given special considcrat ton by
the Wilson law. while lumber and wool.
whose production at that time was
chiefly confined to Republican states
were pnt upon the free list. Under the
Mckinley law there was Il tariff Of u
number Is Dutch standard" The
framors of the Wilson tariff law being
southern men. and their party being
specially friendly to the sugar trust,
increased the tariff con all sugars
above number Is Dutch standard to
40 per cent. ad valorem. As the whole
sale price Of sugar in New York at
that time was 3.24 cents per pound the
duty on sugar, instead Of being z
law. was advanced under the Wilson
law to 1.30 cents per pound.
The Journal docs not criticsc this ac-
ton as regards sugar, since the policy
Of continued protection has 50 devel-
opcd the beet and cane sugar interests
in this country that today thousands of
American farmers are getting profita-
bic returns from the industry and we
are producing a large part of the sugar
we consume at home. In the former
days when practically all the sugar
used i'll the United States was import
cd from other countries the standard
retail price of sugar in this country
was 10 cents Il pound, now it is about
half that. and the Sentinel says it can
be secured across the line cent cheap !
er than that The Wilson law did well |
by cotton and sugar. 1t was unfortu-
nate for the country as a whole that it |
could not have taken a similarly broad |
view of other great American interests. !
those that were largely or .
wholly confined to Republican states. !
One of the most disgusting things /
about the Wilson law was the narrow
partisan bias that breathed through !
all its schedules. 1t was in marked
and painful contrast to the Dingley /
law which took a broad view Of all the
industries Of the country. While it af-
fnrIeI ,hc interests Of the North the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12
As to Mastication.

Something fresh every day but moth
l'g new Under tie sun. Hero is a fonIisl,
physician WHO insists thai human being;
Should bolt their food because some car
nlvcrGl's animals do. He drcn:ions par
ticuiarlY the cat and dog tribes Cats d.
not tolt their food. Hero l.. another IA
ture f&ker. Dogs 90 hol; it, \ dog ha,;
fortv-two tearing ard cutting teeth. ard
70 grinders. Man has thirtv-tv-n teeth
consisting Of four different kinds v-oiI
fittin" him to eat every variety of food.
"A Eorse has fortY-four teeth. End tIod
left space between the mOlars and Dre-
nolars tbicuspids) for man to insert a
steel nit
Gladstone lived to grand old age. AMI
vas rarely i'll. Fle anioved a well rounded
diet. ard late in life attributed his excel
lent health to dis habit of compIete mas
ti"ation. He believed in giving ti3irtv-two
chaws to each article Of food taken into
his month or ote To each tooth | think
ne went too far. Tie familiar :,dage is
the more time in the mouth the less
time in the stomach" Fut there shnuId
be wise disCIinIna ton in chewing Tbs
"an who bites off a mouthfuI OF Tread Mt
Nour tabl" is rO@arder rs q country bIpop-
En- Polite folk hrnak off 4 rosnectobla
chunk Cor 'norceam with their fingers and
eh"'" il INTO tho Iuccal cavity hotu.ann
Inc upper and lower inciSors. thereby roll
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12
The Spell of the Song.

Ynu SIM NC 4 song OF the long ago
hnd turn ny face from the sunset glow
tn tho crimson blush of the trembling
dawn
OF tho 111VS of the NVnndrOu@ DAVIS. a Cons .
AnG the song you sing is a song unhcard.
F'ols my heart lean; uD al "A " hiSDpl Ell
word
That is echoed now from the moody,
Still sung in the land Of uscd-to-hc.
And 7 sit ard gaze through my half
closed EYES
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12
A Slight Misunderstanding.

"A wr'l-linov'n Boston lawyer SAYS that
not long ago H. was aStonishCh to soc
printed in nc" SpaDor Il glowing tH5ti-
mortal 80 to the benefits a. W derived
FROM using somchOdv's CurcquiCk. Tho
office Of tie concern was located near his
own. and he dropped in while out fer his
lunch.
$500 here" he remarked. somewha:
fCrCcfrlv. When in the presence If the
manager: you have printed tcstimo-
NAL allegedly from me With regard t"
Your COMPOUNDED stuff and i never tool;
drop of it in my life. What do you
mc"n hv such proc"d,Irc?"
Is that So" the manager said snoth-
inglv. Merely q slicEt misunderstood.
ing, | assure You. sir for whiCli am verv
sorry You Soc, ~ understood that voI,
had died recently. Take this down.
please F" ~ added. turing to n stcnogra-
pler: Memorandum: change signature
to sworn testimonial No 12i,Ji5."-Iiar-
per's Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12
The "HoM" Books.

Ere I read the Took 81 ''ITow to Think"
NV brain was hut 4 blank.
Nor having S"cn Tho Way to Drink
| knew not how to tank.
'"rhe Art of knowing How to Walk"
ave nc a new sensation.
And Useful Hints Concerning Talk
Proved quite a revelation.
'"The Way to Eat" the cause revealed
For tccth and solved the question
/ learned what Taturr had concealed
From Secrets of Digestion
Tho MnduS 0Tcranii Of
TIC Art Of OScl!latirn''
First Taught me how to fall in love
And get that queer sensation.
"A pan If life Tho Will to nod"
IN GuiGr e. Proper s. cling
Thty'v" changed ne from a scnseless
Irto ~ human hcicF.
What ~, escaped I View With Il. cad.
Nj mind with theories S"fthipG-
Bnt. heavens. ! have meyer read
i single book On "Prcathing"
New York sun
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12
Plays Golf at 50 Years.

Though nearing his ninetieth year an
English Earl is still an active and pro-
hcicnt golfer, and he is considered the
youngest old man in that country. The
sec ct Of lis HouthfuinesS lies in the fact
thar he has always taken good care of his
health. Sickness makes people age very
1iSt. am Tor that reason W. want every
person DESTROYS Of recovering their health
AGAIN To commence taking Hostetters
Ston ach HitterS. II will make the stOm-
aCk and digt stiVe organs strcng and
healthy prevent the bowels from becom-
ing cGnStipated or the liver sluggish and
induce sound sleep. You are then on the
right roaG tn health. The Ritfcrs has
been proving for over 80 ears that il can
cure dyspepsia, indigestion, heartburn.
sici headache. kidney troubles. female
ills or malaria. fever ard HGUc We
guarantee ii absolutely pure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12

HttIt, for his labor when he was able to
find a chance to work at all. and the
farmer got very little for his products
when he brought them to market
Tie Sentinel thinks that both the
manufacturer and the farmer are today
getting prices for their products that
ARE too high for the country's good"
1t is however these high prices that
enables the manufacturer and the
farmer to pay high wages for the labor
they cmnloy Does the Sentinel think
that wages are too high? 1t surely
must if it advocates lower prices for
commodities. which can only come
about through lower wages to the peo-
pie who produce them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12

The Kenrcbec Journal cannot point
To- one great industry that was ever
DESTROYED by reduction OF the tariff.
Not Lewiston sun.
large part of them We're shut down
under the Wilson tariff law while pub
lie charity built soup houses to feed
thousands of the idle people who had
formerly found employment in them.
The reason that greater damage was
not Il 1ne was due to the fact that the
American people improved the first OPP
portunity to cheerfully and emphatical
ly boot out Of office the party RESPONSE
BILE for that condition of affairs. The
new administration lost no time In re-
turning to the time honored policy of
protection under which the country
had prosrer"d before and under which
it is prospecting now.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12
Personal Notes,

II" * gent of Bavaria. Prince Lut
p"ld, has refused to accept the resgna-
ton Of FcliA Motif, director Of the
Court Thcatcr at Munich This will
prevent any proposed coming to Amer
lea for the present.
Mrs. NJ. G. Barber a sister of the
iatc Mrs. William Mckinley. announces
that she will buy the homestead Of the
late President and his wife. if their
heirs will sell it, and present it to the
National Mckinley Memorial AssoCia-
ton.
ReY. Franklin Hamilton, pastor Of
the Temple Street Methodist church.
81 Boston, has resigned to accept the
Office Of chancellor of the American
University. at Washington. which work
nc will take up in the fall. He will
continue in his pulpit until July |. and
is the first man elected to the office Of
chancellor who is expected to give his
whole time to the work
Signor Gabrielle d'Annunzio has just
given an order to Signor Castelluccl.
the architect in charge of the cathedral
in Florence, to build for him a, mauso-
leum destined to become his final rest
ing place. The poet has prepared the
plans himself. and has decided that tne
monument shall be erected at the
mouth Of the River Pescara, the stream
which has inspired so many OF MS
verses and long novels.
The Library of Congress, by tne
terms Of the will of John Henley smith,
who died in Florence. Italy.~in Aprh'
is to receive a great number of valu-
able historical letters and manuscripts
The collection contains letters Io.i'
Washington, jefferson. Monroe, M'ui-
son. and other of the Presidents. %
well as the records of Dr. William
Thornton, and those of the Washinsto"
Monument Association.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12

The Lewiston sun wants to know il
Canadian goods which have come to be
part Of the stocks in trade Of Maine
merchants are not thou a part of the
commercial life Of our State They
certainly are. our merchants. how
ever. who arc very strongly Of the opin-
ion that their own home people should
patrunizc them. would much better
buy their goods of home producers and
thus Tut their money into home circu-
latinn to form part of the home pros
pcrity. than to seLd it away to Canada
to constitute a part of Canadian pros
rrrity. We are glad to say that prac-
tically all Of them patronizc their own
hOIhc industries
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12
ling eight useful teeth Of their du,v
New York Press. Y IN
Quite So.

While II is, Of course a piattude to ~
flat a wise teacher learns by in,tructjn
Others, recently observed an iJstr,Ictor
in g preparatory school in BROOKLYN 1T
is permissible to remark THAI he freguent.
" picks up some curious information in
this way.
II once asked a boy to explain, if he
could. the difference between ANIMAL III
stinct and human intelligence. II was n
pretty hard question, but tile lud was
equal to it.
".If W. had instinct Re said. we
should know everything we needed to
know without learni%g il: hut we've got
reason, and so We have to study ourselves
Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12

Twelve sweet girl graduates of Drake
University out in Iowa have celebrated
their graduation by adopting baby,
and their plan is to pass it around
it a month out of the year. No doubt
this will be great fun for the girls
and give them lot of valuable expert
cncc which may come in handy later.
hut is there II" law to protect the poor.
innocent child"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12

The Wat"rvillo Sentinel recently de
clarcd that the Democrats Of Main"
were in favor Of reasonable protection
but having been shown up by tn"
Rockland Opinion, the Lewiston Sun,
and the Portland Argus, all arrant free
traders it will. doubtless he content
hereafter to sit quietly on the anxious
seat while men Older in the lore Of
Democracy cNp"und its mysteries. ana
juEElc its vaEaricS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12

Not all of this Japanese war talk is
the work "f sensational correspondents
on the Pacific coast A good part of it
comes from the political situation in
the Mikado's empire. The party in
power is for peace and is wholly friend
ly toward this country. The opposi-
ti"n PARTY, looking for an issue. is try
ing tn play upon the popular feeling by
and talking war 1t will h" perfectly
safe 10 let the japanese fight the mat
ter out among themselves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12

In spite of the official decision Of the
New York court that an oyster is
wild animal. it will hardly be safe to
count on seeing den Of fcrocious
oysters in the next mcnagcric that
comes this way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12

1he Mackay School of Mines is the
name given to the department Of The
University Of Nevada now being con-
structed with the funds supplied bv the
president of the Postal Telegraph Com
pahE. iesides donating the money for
the mining building, Mr.. Mackev win
eSta blish fund Of 1920. 900. the intereet
OF which will he used to pay the MINING
faculty. Mr.. Mackey will also nav tho
cost of beautifying the grounds Of tha
university.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12

thousands of people," says a
Chicag" paper, care now for the first
time learning to pronounce Boise '
This may be true but it is also true
that hundreds of thousands persist in
pronouncing it in the same old way.
just rs though it rhymcd with noise.
If you don't believe this try it on the
first man whom you can get to discuss
the Idaho trial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12

Criticism of the course of justice in
New York city of which 50 much has
been heard during the various sensa-
ti"nal trials in recent years. is now
sicnccd by the action Of the court
which held scrub woman in 5000 bail
on the charge of stealing cake OF soap
valued at three cents
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12

Plainly the predictions Of short
wheat crop as a result Of the backward
spring does not shake the faith of
Kansas in itself The state employ
ment agency at Topeka is sending out
n call for 10000 men from outside the
state to help in harvesting the crop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12
Wednesday June II, 1907.

We are beginning to suspect that
the editor Of the Lewiston Sun carries
a Canadian rabbit foot in his vest
pocket.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12

The intelligent compOsitor who
changed the poets allusion to "dimpled
elbows" to ''pimpled elbows" had prob
ably been given unpleasant Impressions
by the short sleeve fad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-12

Having noted that four college girls
are taking a tramp through the Bcrk-
shire Hills, the pert Photographer Of the
Manchester Union rises to remark that
it would be much better for them to
take chapcronc.