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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-05
NEWS NUGGETS.
Items Of Interest Condensed for the
Journals Busy Readers.

James L. Pickering of Providence,
who received a fractured skull during
the motor cycle races at Hillsgrove
Thursday. died at the Rhode Island
hospital at Providence, Saturday.
The main building of the plant Of
the Cunningham Iron Co. Boston. was
consumed by fire Friday at a loss OF
about 100000. The cause of the fire
is unknown.
Annual returns by the treasurers of
the savings banks of New Hampshire
to the board of bank commissioners
show the largest total resources in the
history of New Hampshire banks,
amounting to s91, 0,557.39.
The tobacco crop in the vicinity OF
Springfield, Mass, was damaged to the
extent of about 100000 by hail
storm that passed over that part Oh
the Connecticut valley Friday after
noon. In West Sufiield, Eric GUSTAV
son, aged II, was killed by lightning.
James Kent, senior member of the
Legislature from the eastern division
of st. Johns, N. +. was appointed at
torney general Friday, in succession 10
Edward Morris, who resigned last
week. Kent was special counsel for
the government in the prosecution VI
the west coast herring fisheries cases
last winter.
A westbound car on the Detroit.
Jackson and Chicago Electric Railroad
struck an automobile containing five
Jackson residents at Sutton's crossing
about three miles east of jackson,
Mich. Friday evening. Mrs. Lew
Palmer, Mrs. Emily Pulver and
Bernice Oliver were killed, the two
last named instantly. r. Adelbert
Oliver. a prominent business man OF
this city, who was driving the car, was
probably fatally injured, while Mrs. r.
A. oliver, the fifth passenger, escaped
with less serious injuries.
The American minister in Pekin has
received a note from the foreign office
announcing the opening to the interna-
tional trade of the following cities III
Manchuria: Eess Huancheng and Lao
Yang, in the province of Fengtien'
Ming Kutua, Hunchun and San Hsins
In the province of Kitin, and Haf-Ia-
Erh and Album In the province OF
Hailungchiang. These seven cities are
the last of total of 16 which were
to be opened in Manchuria, as provid-
ed in the China Japan treaty OF 1913.
A number of deaths as the result OF
accidents were reported by the Boston
police Friday. Edward Mckinnin'
aged SO, was killed by the falling Of an
elevator cage. A sentry at the
Charlestown navy yard fell overheard
and was drowned. The body of Annie
Smith, AZ years old, of Advocate
Harbor, n. s., was found floating III
Dorchester Bay. He had been missing
since last Sunday. The bodies OF
Morris Kravitsky and Jacob Bermin,
aged IA and years respectively. VINO
were drowned at the dedication of the
new Boston, Cambridge bridge We'd
nesday night, were also recovereo
Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-05
Reading Made Easy.

In some ma gaZines the short story
is now introduced by 4 terse eulogy OF
the author and an outline of his mar
rative. Labels Of this kind are use
full because they not only whet the
readers curiosity. but give him an
inkling, if not warning, of what he
may expect. He can consult his own
taste, and decide at a glancf whether
it is worth while for him to read any
further 1t is true that these pre-
fatory notes are sometimes misleading.
Insipfd nara tives may be described
beforehand as ''highly spiced;' tales
of tea drinking curates and prosy old
ladies as admirable character-sketch-
es;" but generally the reader can
avoid what he dislikes. He need not
plunge unwarily into historical stories
into scenes when knighthood was not
only in flower. but over-rire; and he
can escape the tcdium Of heroes who
braG and swagger, using all the fa-
vortc oaths of the middle ages, mixed
with colloquialismS of the twentieth
century. As a rule, these advertise
menls are expected to attract.-New
York Evening Pest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-05
HUMOR OF LONDON Cables.
Some Of Their Remarks When the Up
Is Not Forthcoming.

One OF the strongest objections to the
Introduction of the taXimeter IN Lon
don was that the cabman would De ue-
rrivcl of any opportunity TO display
his choice selection of language ana
skill in humorous repartee.
some of the hanson fraternity, or
course, have no sense of humor. but
the majority are decidedly facetious.
Here are some examples OF witty ana
sarcastic "cabbyisins."
TO appreciate them properly 1t must
be understood that the fare has offered
Il single shilling in payment for ride
just within the two-mile limit.
Are YOU quite sure you can spare
this?" remarks the cabby with bump
Of h,,nnr "D'ye think you'll be able
to rub along on the other nineteen till
next Friday? It's goin' the pace,
y'knnw.'
If you'll take my tip. guvnor," runs
another form of gentle reproach,
you'll go and see a hoculist. You
allied this 'bue by mistake. You wants
a red or green or yellow 'bus-black
amt in your line at ALL
"Thank yer, guv'nor." says another
cahby, With apparent emotion; thank
yer. kindly. Yer offer is we'll meant,
but I couldn't go for to do it." Saying
which he makes pretense of hand
ing the smiling back to the astonished
fare. But I can't sell him, guv'nor.
an that's Il fact. Yer 'andsome hof-
fer'd make me rich for life, but l tell
yer, l can't sell i'm
One cabby, who was an excellent ac-
ter. on receiving his shilling burst into
tears and between his loud sobs jerked
out: Il am sorry you force it On me,
guv'nor,I am really. The hincome tax
peOple'll be down on me now"
An excellent 'cabbyism'' was per-
netrated in the suburbs one night. AS
the fare let himself into the house, he
was RECALLED somewhat as follows: go
in quickly, sir, in case the old woman
wakes up and ears me drivin' away
She might stop the rest of yer pocket
money for this extravagance.-Tit-
Bits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-05
IN A STRANGE LAND.
Anatolia, in Asia Minor, a Place OF
Curious Customs.

A mining engineer who has traVeie..
in many climes and seen life among al
sorts and conditions of men Is Ernes'
Nichot, a native of Paris. VINO ma"
been roaming about in the work Oh HIS
profession for many years, ana Is nov
located at Guayimas, in Sonora, Lower
California.
"probablv the most interesting lana 1
was ever in is Anatolia, In ASIA
Minor" asid Mr.. Michot to a "asn.ns
ton Post reporter. lhat -
ince of Turkey, and contains seve-a.
valuable copper deposits. INC peop
are supposed to pay tribute 10 Tie - ~.
tan but they never do SO, anu are ie
alone. They have little hghtnis oiop"
in them and seldom raise any uis'u,
once in the way of political reVolu-
ton. .,,o,.o
err, different nationalities live there,
Ian. :, different villages. The traveller
ar,.,s !, 4 town where he will ind
,,oor,v oil the inhabitants Armenians.
~, miles further he will find city OF
croo,s All are Mussulmans. with a
fow Christian exceptions. The Gov
arnucnt rests in the hands of the Mo-
bammedan priest, who is mayor, not
orv chief of police and the husband OF
many wives.
SIN fact, that is a very polygamous
country. Each man marries from two
to 20 wives. The happy average is
about three or four. Every woman IS
wholly covered. with the exception OF
a space between the forehead and the
cheek. disclosing the eyes. They are
wooed and won on such evidence Of at
Effectiveness, and therefore, the Mus
sulman is a good judge of eyes. Love
as we know it, does not count 1or
much If man likes the woman he
makes the father present of COW
goat, or donkey, and takes the girl
And when he gets here he makes her
share in the work of his farm-for
nearly every Anatolian is a farmer.
ST found that the population of the
country is not 50 evenly divided be-
tween men and women as here. There
are far more women than men, not
because the men are, killed OIL IN pat
tie, but from numerical superiority OF
girl children in the births. Therefore
pOlygany seems a natural thlng. LIT
northern Africa. where [ stayed foi
some time, there are Arab trlpes
among which the proportion of men is
larger than that of women. There II
is not considered wrong for woman
to have several husbands. Here
where the proportion is about even, VIC
lock with horror upon both polygamy
and polyandry. Over there neither
the men nor women like foreigners.
lived ii lonely life for couple OF
years"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-05
Beach Mines.

The year after the discovery of gold
on the beach at Nome the government
explored that country and concluded
that back of the present shores would
be found old beach lines from which
the water had receded.
The report intimated to the miners of
that region that some of these old
beach lines would be found as rich as
the one that was discovered in 1899, but
it took three years for them to come
to a full realization of the value of the
advice.
They finally found these old beach
lines, where wave action had concen-
trated the gold, and discovered some
spOts so rich that it was possible to
get a pan of sand and gravel which
contained gold dust worth a thousand
dollars.
From one of the first strikes in this
old beach line during the winter of
19O4-O5 four men shoveling from the
dump in the spring when they were
cleaning up had to stop after four
hours work. as the rifles were clogged
with gold. Forty thousand dollars was
taken out of the sluice boxes at this
cleanup.
These old beach lines in the vicinity
of Nome are probably the richest
placer deposits ever discovered. Their
extent is as yet unknown, and while
they are probably not so extensive as
the ancient channels of this region,
they will produce a vast amount of
gold.
Having discovered the old beach
line, its general trend is indicated by
the present shore line and the
topography Of the country. But the
right kind Of bedrock conditions must
exist in order for wave action to con-
centrate the gold.
A hole dug where these bedrock con-
ditions do not exist is prOfitless work.
Drifts in rich beach mines encounter
lean spots. sometimes barren spots,
and the pay may peter out Although
the paw is less uniform than in cham
nels. the beach deposits are not what
miners call spotted diggings, but the
rich spots are rich enough fer one spot
to make man a fortune.-Alaska-
Yukon Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-05
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

TheaFrench cruiser Condo and IN
Chayla lett Toulon Friday for Tan
gler. The transports Nive, Mytho and
Shamrock have been given rush or
ders to prepare to receive $500 soldier.
and 300 horses. The sNive will sail to-
day. "a
Inc coroner's jury In the inquest in
to the Pere Marquette wreck at North
vile, Mich. In which nome 80 persons
were killed and many injured, returned
verdict late Friday night blaming the
freight crew which collided with the
excursion train the two operators at
Plymouth who copied and delivered
the orders to the freight crow, and the
Pere Marquette Railroad for. operat.
ing under defective rules. ~.
Governor johnson of Minnesota Fri
day issued proclamation defining the.
right of the contention from the parties
to the iron miners strike and warning
all to preserve the peace The prncla-s
nation prohibits the marching of large
bodies of strikers and forbids tres
passing upon private property. The
strikers are to be protected in their
right to peacefully assemble in their
halls and the public roads are t6be
open to them in small groups. ~
A man who had awakened Mrs. ILL.
liam L. Platt while trying to ! break
open the w0man's trunk in her room
at the Hotel Touraine at Boston FRI
day, was arrested as he was rushing
down the stairs to make his escape. He
gave his name as Robert H. Williams
and said that he came from Dawson
City. Chief Watts of the local police
thinks that he recognizes the man as
well-known Western criminal. Mrs.
Plat lost none of her property. i
More than 1000 persons were killed
last year in the coal mines of Pennsyl-
vania, according to the annual report
just issued by James Roderick, chief
of the department of mines. The statis-
tics show that 551 persons were killed
at anthracite mines and All at bitu-
minous mines. The chief says that two
thirds Of the accidents resulted from
the victims own carclessness and that
the remaining third may be taken as
a reasonable percentage of accidents
to miners
The bureau of animal industry of the
department OF agriculture has ordered
from Buenos Ayres. Argentine republic.
samples of the shipments of devilled
|. ham up at that port on account OF the
presence of boraN in the products DR..
Melvin, chief of the bureau of animal
industry. believes that the Argentins
authorities have ordered the consign-
ment held up not because there is a
dangerous amount of borax present, but
because of a desire to exclude ship
ments of devilled ham wherever pos
sible. Argentine is now manufacturing
the various products of pork, which
have had large sale in that country.
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TREAsuRY's GOOD SHOWING.
Deficit for July $2,eoo,ooo Less Than
Last Year.

Washington. Aug. 4.-There was a
ssurprise in the receipts and expenoi-
lures of the Government during the
month Of July. the first OF the nscal
wear. There is always a deficit IN
July, and usually throughout August
for many appropriations become avail
able at the beginning of the new hscal
year, and there is sure to be an excess
of disbursements over receipts in con-
sequence. In July of last year the de-
felt was $13,511,147, but in the month
which ended today the excess of e&-
penditures over receipts was $lO,9Ol,-
sos. or about $2,600,000 less than last
year.
As The appropriations made by Con-
gress for the current year were very
large and it was not expected that the
Treasury would make a better show
ing in July than it did in the same
: month of 1906. There was gain IN
receipts, however. of more than 81
500. 1000, while the expenditures increas-
ed by a trife less than $1.OOO.o00.
The customs receipts in July wer(
. $2S,836,449, as against $26,116,l14 from
the same source in July Of last year,
ID. and internal revenue receipts increased
"a from s22,1O2.23S to s22,S40,3O4. and
there was a small increase from
miscellaneous sources.
49,, The favorable showing made in the
current accounts Of the Treasury is all
the more marked for the reason that
all the expenditures on account of the
Panama Canal are being made from
= current funds, and not from fund
created by an issue of bonds. These
expenditures now average about 81
500.0 900 per month.
The total receipts of the Government
from all sources in July We're $55,9O6.-
465, as against $52.29S,S52 in the same
month of last year, and the expendi-
lures were $66.S0S.000, as against $685.
$4,000. The largest increase in dis
bursements was under the head of
public works, and in fact if there had
been no increase in this department
the total expenditures of the Govern
ment for the month would have been
smaller by several millions of dollars
than last year. There was actually a
decrease in the naval and military
estimates and under the head of civil
and miscellaneous.
1t is probable that the surplus in the
Treasury, which reached nearly 500
O000 900 in the last fiscal year, will be
equalled in the new fiscal year. unless
there should be a decline in business
conditions or unless there should be
O.. some unexpected emergency calling
for a large expenditure of money. The
present outlook is that there will be
no need to issue Panama Canal bonds
during the fiscal year recently begun
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Indian Bones Unearthed.

While digging on the Tpdegraff
farm, above Newberry, LycOminS
coutny, recently, several workmen
turned up an old Indian skull and
some body bones. The ground IN
which they were digging is back of the
schoolhouse. and it is supposed to be
the site of an old Indian camping
ground. The skeleton is probably over
200 years old. as the land has been
held by the Jpdegraffs for that length
of time. The skull is that of an I'M
usually large man, as it measures ter
inches acros sthe jaw and is extreme
" large in all parts. An almost 1uii
set of teeth remained in the moutn'
and all were in perfect condition. The
bones which were found were also
large in proportion and well developed:
The body appeared to have been buried
in n blanket and was placed in the
ground head Observation-Disclosures Rec
ord.
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Funeral at 5P M. Wednesday,

Cornish, n. II. Aug. 4.-The funeral
Of Augustus st. Gaudens. the sculptor,
who died at his home here yesterday
evening. has been arranged for
Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock. The
services will be held at the sculptor's
late home and will be attended only
by the relatives and closest friends.
Rev. o. B. Emerson, Unitarian
minister of Cambridge. Mass, broth
er-in-law of Mrs. st. Gaudens. will
officiate. In accordance with the wish
cs of tho sculptor his body will he
crcm1fcd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-05
HEIRS TO IS MILLIONS.
Michigan Brothers and Sisters to Re.
ceive Large Inheritance.

Port Huron. Mich. Aug .-3.-Iiirar,
StQutenberg, an aged farm hand, is one
of the heirs to a sl5OOo, 900 estate, accord
ingAo advices received by him from Wal
ter G. Elliott, a New Yorker lawyer.
The letter states that Stoutenberg and
his four brothers and three sis-e own
LOO acres within the corpo 'a'e limits
of New York City, the lease for which,
made by his Ereat-Sr.a grandfather,
when New YORK was called New Amstei-
dam. has expired
The other heirs in Michigan are John
Stoutenberg. of Port Sanilac, James of
Cedardale, Albert of Augrcs, Jacob of
Prescott. Mrs. Melinda English of Forest
Vile, Mrs. Mary Ann Ernest of Apple
gate and Mrs. Elizabeth Lyman of Port
Sanilac.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-05
MINER WAS A WOMAN.
Acted as Husbands Helper for Three
Years Before Sex Was Found Out.

Washington. Penn. Aug. MAS
Querading as man and working sida
by side with her husband in various
Washington county coal mines. Joe"
Povle was discovered the other dag to
he Mrs. Susie Povle when she was
taken to hospital suffering from in
juries sustained in a mine accident at
Cecil. The woman. according to her
husband. Steve Povle, had been work.
ing with him three years. Her coarse
voice and close cropped hair deceived
all as to her sex. while her strength
equalled that of any Of her male Slav
companions. The woman's injuries
were discovered to be not serious, and
her husband was lodged in the county
Jail here, charged with violating the
law in employing female help in a
mine. The woman acted as -Povles
''helper" and was paid by him.
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Pipe Line Walker.

Jack Hovey has walked over the
tidewater pipe line from Rixford. Nc
kean county, to Willaimsport continu-
Dusty during the last twenty-six years.
He makes from eight to twenty one
miles a day, carrying a kit of tools
weighing about sixty pounds. among
which is telegraph instrument. which.
in case of breaks or other accidents. he
attaches to the company wire which
follows the line. and informs headquar-
tiers at Williamsport. The distance is
AS miles as the line runs. up and down
hill. across valleys and through wood
lands and forests. forty miles of it Nba-
ing through the dense Potter count =
woods. with scarcely a habitation along
the rontc.-Philadelphia Record.
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- New York, Aug. 4.-Last week saw
f{evitence of continued perplexity ovef
nithe financial and industrial outlook re-
affected in the action of the securities
s4anarket. The Immediate developments
Served to weigh on sentiment and in
duce heavy undertone to the specu-
lation, although there was a mixture
of favorable factors which acted as a
restraint on positive weakness.
The most notable of the latter class
OF incidents was the showing Of the
United States Steel Corporation for
the quarter ending July 80 Of the rec
ord net earnings Of over $45,0Oo,oo"
exceeding the most sanguine OF the
preliminary estimates.
Signs Of an investment demand from
accommodating capital are looked for as
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NEW GEM DISCOVERED.
II Will Be Called Bsnito, After the
County in Which il Was Discovered.

San Francisco. Aug. 2-Prof. George
E. Leuderback of the University of Cali
formal has given the results OF his exam
nation OF a new gem OF great Beauty re-
Gently discovered by two professors In
San Benito county, Cal. Prof. Leuderback
says:
1.-The new gem is a clear. transparent
blue stone with violet TINS in the deeper
colored portion. 1t rivals the sapphire in
color and surpasses it IN brilliancy.
though it is not so hard. II is about as
hard as chrysolite and harder than opal
or moonstone. 1t turns bright red under
heat. but on cooling resumes its normal
color. AS it is an entirely new mineral II
has been named Benito. from the coun-
ty in which it was found"
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Kings English.

The excellent English which, ac-
cording to the newspapers. his majesty
of Spain employed in addressing King
Edward reminds a correspondent that
there was once a King of England who
could not speak, read or write in the
English language, and had the for
eigners genius for parodying our
plural number. His name was George
I, and it is said that his ma jesty's first
utterance on setting foot upon these
shores was: 81 hat come for your
goods''-"GoOdss and chattels." sug-
gestcd an old Jacobite, standing by
London Chronicle.
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KANSAS GIRLS RACE.
Drive Nine Miles in Early Morning to
.... Get Position as Teacher.

Topeka. Kans.. Aug. 4.-Miss Della
Felters and Miss Pearl Wheatley Of
Iona, raced nine miles with position
Jas teacher of the Oakland school as the
prize. Both girls wanted the place and
the school board. unable to decide
which to chose. told them the one who
first entered the grounds surrounding
tine house of President Pucket at Oak
land next morning would he employed
Both young women started out in the
night. with young men to drive them.
After an exciting race Miss Felters won
by thirty minutes. reaching the Pucket
nome at 4 A. NJ.
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PREDICTED HER OWN DEATH.
Few Minutes Before Sudden Summons
Woman Gave Warning.

Wilmington, Del, Aug. 4.--Although
Henry, wife of Alfred Henry, predicted
her death few minutes before 1t
occurred late the other night. with
her husband she had been sitting on
the front porch of her home. A nttle
before midnight. when her HUSBAND
suggested going to bed. she exclaimed:
"Al, I'm going to die
She then uttered two or three pierre
ing screams and fell over unconscious,
1t is supposed that death was caused
by the breaking of tumor.
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MAMMOTH DRYDocK TESTED.
Structure at League Island Navy Yard
is 754 Feet Long.

Philadelphia, Aug. 4.-The new dry
dock at the League Island Navy Yard
one of the largest of its kind in the
world. was used for t!.: first time.
when the battleship Kearsargc was
placed in it. The docking of the war
ship is serving double purpose-to
overhaul the big fighter and to official
ly test the drydock, which has not yet
been accepted by the Government.
The basin cost about sl,500,O00 and
required seven years to build. 1t is
ia feet long inside the coping, 140 feet
vile and has depth over the sill at
high tide of 80 feet.