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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26
The National Debt.

Only about Is" million dollars Of tho
present bonded debt of the United States
is redeer,ahle within three years. and
there should be no difficulty in ledeeminS
them within that period. Other large
SIMS have from nineteen to twenty-four
yaa,s to run. There should be no diff
Guilty in restoring your dicestiv" organs
to q normal condition or to keep the
bowels open. that is. if you resort to
Hosetter'S Stomach Bitters: 1t is a specific
rerledy for doing such work. and il al
ways does it we'll. as our "A years record
Of cures will prove. Every sick man and
woman theretorn owe II 10 themselves 70
tanned this very day. tt always curnS
dyspepsia, indigestion. hiliousneE< cr'nlpz.
Giar"loca. poor avu"titN. female ills o:
malaria. fever and aSua. We guarantee
1t p:Ir".
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26
The Makinq of Pencils.

One of the most common articles in
every day usa is the lead pencil. 1t
is a little thing but very handy one,
and the extent to which it is APP
prcciated by the American people is in
Dictated by the fact that 315,0O0,000 are
manufactured in this country every
year and the industry is steadily grow
ing. 1t is needless to say that news
paper people use rather more than
their prOportiOnate share of this out
put. An enterprsing representative
has been investigating the pencil in
dIstry and has figured it out that in
the manufacture of these 315 ,00O, 900
Icncis there was required 100000 tons
or 300 COO cubic feet of wood, so that
each day of the year 300 tons or $1,000
feet Of wood are used for pencils.
Nearly all Of this Wood is red cedar
and the government forestry experts in
their Investigations have reached the
t'Dt ltSloI littil DIT tilt I1totlit IdIC VI
manufacture the supply of red cedar
will last but a very few years and
that many Of the mills now in opera
ton will have to shut down during the
coming decade. Attempts have been
maze t. find some substitute but they
have been unsuccessful. and it is said
that 40 other wood-uSing industry Is
81 dependent upon a single species as
tho pencil industry is dependent upon
red cedar. Only the hcartwood OF the
rcd cedar meets the requirements Tor
lead pencil material and consequently
tie mill waste is unavoidably enor-
mons. The waste varies with the
quality and size of the timber. with
tho present timber the waste in cuplc
feet averages nearly 20 per cent, while
in weight it is nearly 30 per cent. This
refuse has little market other than iof
fu.l. and most Of it is given away.
Though the greater part of each
| wears output of red cedar is used for
| pencils, this is not by any means its
| only use. The exceptional physical
qualities Of the wood have caused its
utilization for posts. poles. and ties,
| for which the poorer grades will serve.
and for buckets. cigar boxes, and We
nccring. which like pencils. require
hcartwood of the better grades Yet
the amount Of cedar consumed in the
manufacture Of buckets. cigar boxes,
and the like is comparatively small
and is growing less as the supply of
| wood decreases. The pencil companies
can afford to pay stumpagc prices that
are prohibitive to the other industries,
and they thus furnish a ready market
for all cedar of good quality. Pencil
mills are scattered in every Southern
state where the source of supply prom
Uses to hold out longest with the ieas'
possible expense for transportation LII
this way one industry is gradually
monopolizing the supply.
Though the supply of cedar suitable
for pencils has been greatly depicted
and though it is certain that befor
long it will be practically exhausted
no sters have been taken to prnvid
for a future supply. 1t was therefor
the object of the study, the results o
which are contained in this govern
Il ,,,o,t o;r,,,Iar 70 devise some methO
o by which a future supply of ceda
might be secured. The circular froI
+ which we have quoted proceeds to Civ
a lot OF good advice as to the MOI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26
Effect of Chewino Gum.

The habit of chewing gum is one of the
worst that a person can possibly con
tract" said Fen X. Rogers, of Little
Rock, at the Utopia. You take II man
who chcws gum day i'll and day out and
you'll find an extremely nervous midi
vidual and one who suffers more or less
from INDIGESTION. y little gum is all right
occasionally. 1t aids digestion and gives
exercise to TIE stomach and Hcart
muscles. l have been selling chew ing
gum for ten years, but never chew any.
1t sounds strange FOR Il fellow to ID,
knocking his own same, but | know what
! say will not have any effect upon gum
chcWcrs, ana just as much Of the stuff
will l., sold in the future as in the past >
Nashville renueSscean.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26
Still a Bow.

still a hoy" we heard one say
To another. half in Jest.
Then fhn-wrinliles joined in play
With laugh If merry zest;
And the Jolly frame of him
Shook with bursts of sheercst ioy
AS he answered back with vim
well, I'm glad I'm still a boy.''
Still bov-aye. true enough
Glad. yet gentle; pure and kind.
Nodded sure of manly stuff
kind of a boy it's hard to find.
Kind of a boy its good to see.
Man-DCN. wholesome: si,nple. tr1le-
Kind of Il boy you'd like to he
If the choice We're left to YOU
Still bcv-how many now
Have forgot the solemn eve
Have forgot the wrinkled brow
Is the boys that once came out?
Gail him hack-it is his due:
Let him come with youth and low
Back into the heart of YOU.
I.auShinrly. and still boy
Still a hov-ah. wcll-a-dav.
F"ys are scarce enough at best.
With the ripping ro1Indelay
Lot the boy still he your guest:
Let him clcavn unto your h"art
In boy confidence and hole
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26
PERSONAL NOTES.

--Vice-Prcsident Fairbanks has ac-
ccnttG an invitation to deliver an adj
dress before the National Irrigation
Congress at Sacramento, California, on
September >. He is considering invi-
tations to make Il number of speeches
on the way.
William Coupcrs bronze statue of
Captain John Smith. which has been on
exhibition in New York, has been start
ed for jamestown, where il Will stand
on jamestown Island, in honor Of the
founder Of the jamestown colony. 1t
will be unveiled on September 11th.
r. S. Barrett proprietor of the Dali
ly Record"of the City of Mexico, has
returned to his home from London and
has decided to establish in the British
metropolis a daily newspaper along the
lines of the up-to-date American dailics.
He says he will import reporters trained
in American journalism and will use
American presses.
In compliance with a request from
the Secretary of the Interior, DIR. J.
Walter FcwkcS, of the Bureau of Amer
lean Ethnology, has been directed by
the acting Sccrotary of the Smithsonian
Institution to undertake the work of cX-
cavatian, preservation and repairs to
the cliff dwellings, and other prehistoric
ruins in the Mesa Verde National Park.
Colorado.
-Iirrlcrt H. Field. one Of the prom-
ncnt foreign delegates to the geological
| congress now in session in Boston, is
oddly enough an American by birth. He
was born in brooklyn, \. V, but has
| been for many years a resident of Eur
| iCh. where ne is president Of the ConCil-
| ium Bibliographicum, q society which
makes a point of cataloging all the
scientific memoirs of note soon after
| their appearance.
| Ralph Peters. president of the Long
| Island Railroad, is looked upon by men
who work on the trains and tracks as
| one Of themselves. Once a year he
holds a reception in the depot at Long
Island City. and in the course OF the
day all the men manage to drop in and
shake hands. He works longer hours
than any man on the system. lie reat H.
| cS his office before and leaves at that
| time in the evening. Golf is his recrea-
| ton. At in the morning he IS out on
i the links for half hours play.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26
Pointed Paragraphs.

Curiosity often hides behind the mask
of sympathy.
Many q man is worth less than the in
sllrInce hc carries.
Airs assumed by the self-n,ade man are
mostly fresh airs.
Tie average girl would rather have
fr"ckles than a low instep.
a woman's figure, like her age, is some
times doubtful quantity.
It costs more to avenEe wrong than il
docs to let it go by default
When a woman has train of thought
II Is apt to tie an unlimited express
There is nothing better than a good
Woiran, and nothing worse :han a bad
on.
The easier it is to pump a man the less
the information you get cut OF him is
worth.
Ihe:e seems to be yellow streak in
human nature that makes it always want
to shift tie responsibility
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26
Blue Eyed and Fair Skinned Indians.

one of the mysteries of Mexico is pre-
scented by the Meva Indians, who inhahit
the Sierra Madrc MOUNTAINS III tie lower
mart of Sonora They have fair skins
blue eyes ana light hair and students OF
cthnolosY have always been puzzled to
account for them.
There is Il tradition. however. that
these Indians m" the descendants Of the
Grey ana passengers Of 4 Swedish vessel
wrecked on the Mexican coast centuries
before Columbus discovered the nov
world. but this traditions is founded on
not hing more substantial than u folklore
tale current among them that their an
cestorS came over the biz salt water
hundreds Of moons agO.-MeXiCan Herald
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26
OminouS.

The late Senator Morgan, discussin;,
red rubber said Of Il certain Belgian
report
IT seems harmless on its face, but be
tween the lines an ominous meaning IS
hidden" Tie senator smiled. 1t re-
minds me-" he said. ''of the old n1Ser
OF lay native Athens. The miser nated
to part with the money, and to the pNNHi,
clan who was lust bringing him arouiiu
after Il long illness. he said one day
=" Nh, doctor. we have known each "thtI
such a lone time, | don't intend to insult
van III settling Your account III cash;
but | have put you down for handsome
legacy in my Will
The doctor looked thoughtful.
proscription again. | wish to make :.
li1iyL, nItnr,tion in it '"-Atlanta Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26
Humble Fruit.

ia, res Wilson. the Secretary Of Agricul-
tire, waS discussing in Washington the
aid which his department gives the
American farmer.
Secretary Wilson pointed out the benefit
that had been derived from the introduce
ton or darum wheat, of the wheat-test-
in" rIachinH. and of the method of ex-
tracing potash from granite.
In fact. said Mr.. Wilson. srniling. 81
believe that eventually our finest products
will be cheap enough to he within the
reach of all. Then the story of the boy
and the h0t-house grapes will he as dead
and ANTICIPATED as the theatre hat stories
of tie past.
This boy-he was booth!ack-e entered
Groccr's ore day. and, pointing to some
Sunc"h grapes, said:
"iWot's the price O. them there. mis-
ter?'
9 One dollar pound, my lad the
clerk replied.
"A look OF anguish passed over the
boys face, and lie said hastily:
TT on Civ" iS n cents worth o. car
rots. I'm dead nuts on fruit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

The list of microbes continues to
grow ste adily. That of whooping cough
must now he added to the list. DIR. II.
Albrecht. of the Wilhelm hospital, re-
Gently spoke on the subject before the
Vienna Medical Society, declaring that
he had discovered the specific agent
that caused the complaint. There had
for some time been a suspicion that a
kind of bacillus was at the bottom
but DIR. Albrecht felt himself able Il
assert that whooping cough bacillus
was identical with that of influenza.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26
Monday, August 26, 1907.
Cost Of Philippine Government.


In the official report of Governor
Smith Of the Philippine Islands which
has just been received at Washington
the Interesting information is given
that it cost 100000 less for the
administrative purposes of the Islands
during the last fiscal year than was
expended during the year before.
Last year the insular expenditures
were s8.O00.0OO while they were s1o,-
000.0 for the previous year. In each
Of the years the insular revenues
aggregated 81, 900. leaving very
satisfactory and substantial surplus m
the Philippine treasury. Further
rctrrnchment Of Philippine expendl-
lures is one Of the important reforms
which Secretary Taft hopes to ac-
complish during his forthcoming visit
to the Islands. Colonel George X.
Cotton, whose markedly successful
administration of the Dominican
customs rcccivcrship has been re-
wardcd by a promotion to the head or
the Philippine customs service, is pre-
pairing Il plan for reduction of eX-
penscs i'm this branch of the island
government. 1t is hoped that a con-
siderable saving can be effected by
reducing the number of American
employees in the customs service.
During his last visit to the Islands
Secretary Taft succeeded in reducing
the nsuIar expenditures by million
dollars. He has a way Of accomplish
ing things and may do as well this
time.
The report shows that as rapidly as
they can trained FilipinoS are taking
the places Of Americans in the
Philippine civil service, ana as a
Filipino employee costs about onc-half
as much as an American this helps to
reduce administrative expenses. At
the present time it is necessary 20
maintain force of 500 American
school teachers in the Islands. but i'll
tine from among the Filipino teachers
who are now giving elementary in
struciinn sufficient number can be
trained to take the place of the
majority of the American teachers.
The latter are at present employed ~,
tn" most part as superintendent and
instructors in English.
Thirty Filipino students have COM
pl"tcd Il four years course in various
American universities and colleges
and are returning to the islands this
year where they are under contract
with the government to serve four
years in the Philippine civil service.
Most Of them will become teachers Of
English ANA in time some Of them are
expected to rate promotion to the
grade of superintendent. Other
United States to take the places of tn"
80 graduated this year. There are
about $50 Filipino students left in the
United States and by the opening of
the academic year this number will be
increased to nearly 200. 1t is tun
early yet to give the results Of this
movement to educate Filipino students
in this country. but il is declared al
tn" bureau of Insular affairs that the
tarucStneas and thoroughncss with
which the great majority of the
FilipinoS sent here are prosecuting
their work gives promise that the
benefits contemplated by the in
ausurat"rS of the movement will be
abundantly secured
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

economic use of cedar and the repro-
duction of the cedar forests which are
now being cut ir such prodiSal fashioi
and it is hoped this advice will DC ioi-
lowed. but this is a wasteful age anu
in pencil manufacture, as well a9 III
many other lines of business, II 'aN''
small account of the coming years
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

A Coney Island policeman is said to
have chased a motor boat ! miles and
then discovered that it was a whale
Perhaps. however. this feat of sprint
ing may have relieved him of the
necessity of mixing into some dis
agreeable SCRAP nearer his beat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

On The state railroads in Germany
coaches are painted according to the
colors of the tickets of their respective
classes. First-class coaches arc painted
yellow. second-class green, and third
class white.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26
Recuperative Effect.

Considered with reference to us
recuperative effect. there Is not 50
much good in the ordinary vacation as
there is in a single bottle of HOOD
Sarsaparilla. The latter costs 81; the
former-well, that depends; how much
did yours cost last year?
Hoods Sarsaparilla refreshes the
tired blood, sharpens the dulled ap-
petite, restores the lost courage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26
Willing to Obliue.

IT am tired Of these predictions and
promises of a great epochal change in
FAY IL of the people, mulmGred the fair
Eirl with social theories for hcr lates.
fad II want to see the great social
cltHclySm act"
~ ha,rn't heard much about it." said
h"r pra 'tical Young man. ,loubtfully
pIt,' b,i%ftrning up, if it's booked in
vaudeville here this season, I'll take you"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

According to the ruling of n Newark
court a man has perfect right to at
tend baseball game, even against the
WISHES OF his wife. If ma would
acquire the habit of going along with
MIN she would appreciate fully the
justice of this decision.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26
Not on Duty.

flows this asked a casual pedes-
'rlan, ms ne rauCt a snail boy speeding
past him. "A'l the messenger bows | have
p:tcc ! never saw them set before -
~ easy," Grinned the boy "Wc'ro
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

The progress Of the Panama canal
work is generally conceded to be OF a
most gratifying character and would
seem to justify the wisdom of the
move made when capable army
engineers Wore put in charge of it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

German ofKcial-Hcrr Martin.
government cOuncillor-has attracted
GOOD deal of notice by a new theory on
,ero.tatics in war. which he has Just
unfinished. The title Of his work is 'The
Age Of Aerial Navigation Herr Martin
contends that during the century now
opening aerostatics and autom"biiisln
will assume immense Importance in
strategy, and will go far to neutrallze
in favor of France the great numerical
preponderence given to Germany by
her larger population.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26
OWNING Up.

so said IT," l,oSton mother to her
p crant child. You segregated to yoIir
own especial sa"Charine dental uses my
1h1i: i'IicS AMI other pr"@crvcs in secret. -
Yes. my maternal parent replied the
boy, "uiltily; II took them so to speak
syllip-t tiuIlSlV''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26
Little of Everything
Conversation.

How many an acorn falls to die
For one that makes It tree.
How many Il heart must pass lne by
For one that clcaves to me.
How many q suppliant wave of sound
Must still UNDECIDED roll.
For one low uttcrance that found
An echo in my soul.
John b. Tabb
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

1t is figured that for the 20-year perl
cd from 1887 to 1906 the applications
filed for divorce throughout the coun-
try reached the total of 1.400.0OO. ana
probably on these applications about
100000 divorces were granted. In the
2O-ycar period from 1867 to 1886 inc
number of divorces secured was 32SOoo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

Now that the Georgia legislature
mas adjourned Hoke Smith is UNI
Questionably the governor of that
state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

Still a boy-the man apart.
Long, long after lie is old.
The Reader
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

In the first half Of the nineteenth
century Harpswell was hamlet
literally stepped in the superstitlons
of the sea and rich in quaint ro-
mances. Its fishers were as famous
as those of Gloucester, only less prac-
teal, and far more picturesque IN
speech and manner The memories
Of Harpswcll's old men and women
teemed with traditions striking and
entertaining regarding the great
sea whence the community won its
substance. The phosphorescent CLEAN
upon the water. the northern lights
and other electrical phenomena. all
were looked upon as things of super
natural origin. forehoding good or i'll
| for the mariner. There are aged men
still living in Harpswell who believe
| in her Dead Ship" a picturesque ira
| ditiCn familiar to them from childhood
| and readily accepted as truth by these
old men. The Harpswell people de-
| clared that the dead ship" came Of
ten to their shores. although she never
reached the harbor. She always came
at dusk and generally in stormy
! weather, appearing in the ofting CONF
| ing straight On with all sails sets. only
to fade away like mist when close in.
Her last appearance, it is said. was
about the year 1873. At that time she
was seen by four or five persons loom
ing UP off EarpsWell Neck in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

Among other mysteries of the Old
Orchard fire not yet solved is the
identity of the girl who started the
fire while curling her hair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

This week brings the big Bangor
fair. the end of August and the turn
ing of the tide at the shore resorts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

Only a week to Labor day, and that
is reminder to lots of vacationless
people that it has been long time
since the last holiday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26
DaiIy Kenneber Journal
ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will be taken of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return of re-
jected communications.
Address alI communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

The only cloud on the horizon of
Houltons happiness last week was the
fact that the home team lost both its
gamcs-and each was played before a
crowd of $500 people. Caribou won
the first l to 0, and Fort Fairfield the
second . to 0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

The days are growing shorter. but
the beautiful moonlight nights afford a
happy compensation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

Perhaps September will serve up
some of the August weather of which
we are now getting so little.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

Leslie n. Littlehale, the new owner
of the Rockland Star, is a well-known
and wealthy business man Of Rock
land. He is Democrat in politics
and is the present alderman from his
ward. The ownership of the Star plant
for which he paid $4,000 is his first eX-
ncrience in the naWSnantr business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

A former Eastport boy, S. c. Wal
Lace. now in far Spitsbcrgen. writes
to the PASSPORT Citizen that he has
placed a copy of that paper under the
flooring of the airship in which Walter
Wellman is expecting to sail through
the northern skies to the Pole itself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

The fence at the new station in
Bangor is nearly all up, and is proving
a great boon for those who handle the
crowds. The whole problem is gradual
ly working itself out, and within a
few weeks everything ought to be
working smoothly. 1t will never be
what IS called a handy station, and
some day will probably have to be
enlarged. Tut things don't look near
ly as dismal as they did at first.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-26

There is every prospect of war be-
tween two of Names newspaper
naturalists--far be it from us to call
either of them nature takers. The
Bangor Commercial man says that no
wild pigeons have been seen in Maine
for 30 years. and the Biddeford Journal
man retorts that he has seen lot of
them within 20 years. Let us have
peace.