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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21

longing TO what may be called tho
latin, scnool OF hCtion' will make u
hero of an oyster. The possibilities OF Tn"
romantic, III New o. the courts findings.
ere ilmita bic. The Times ilna@ineS some
futufe lr LcnS on rhomrSon-Seton
Tracing the tra"i. career of a wCll-born
oyster from It's irre, Wild YOUTH, through
lis periud Of captivity and cnuinE with
the Eero's sensational destruction by firt.
cithc. in milk stew or broilrd on toast
Tie orStcf' j. t. IT, paI doned II IL ie"lS
sli.hted for having been so long neglect
rd. TIC dreams. ambitions, lonEih@S, pas
sinns- in short the itnvr lives Of the bear
the t;.scr. the snake. the spider, the ny,
lie deer, the MONKEY. the elephant, nav
been revealed to our generation through
literature but the oyster and the clam
rave KEN their shells shut ard been
plutcly allowed to remain with th@lr con-
yarsatiCn unnarIated. their wonders I'M
sung. -,
What is TO Under some embryonic KIP
ling {. ON creating a Nov eli of the oY Stcr
beds some Jack Londcn from creating an
oyster buck who hears the cali Of the
vilG even as he ~ about 10 disappear IN
10 tho caraciOuS NAV Of the SlHr D"Aru-
crn What Is to binder DR.. Long ana
President Roosevelt callin@ each other
men hers of the AnaniaS club ever the
nuestion Of whether an oS Stcr nay p"
Killed lv one bIo'V on its hiGd leg or over
lis right eve" The romantic po"Sihliiti"S
al tic oyster arc immense. Here Is 4
nov field for tie rOmanccr th"' is 100
good to last long.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21
CHlNA'S MILLIONS.
Task of Counting Them if Marching
Past You.

| we have seen no attempt 10 frame
| graIli" conception of the stup, nd"us ag-
| HrepatC Of China';- n'iliiun% haii So sue
| cessful rs that>"f our veteran American
| baptist missionary. the Rev. Dr. William
! Ashmorr tnOW living at WUIlaston, Mass
| 1t was first worked ont during ms rest
| dencc at Sat0W, china, In 1888, anu print
| ed there. l:dt il viii serve cNCpllCntl|
we'll at The present moment when in N;t'l-
| Gus relations, political, military, AMI So
| cinl, Az wen aa humanitarian ana reIiGi-
| GUS the worlds attention is Icing con
| crntratcd upon Chinf- Pr AShmore s
method is to imagine the population of
! 4On. Wn.dR on the march In review. BE
/ fore Ne gets through the readers head
| fairly swims and reels at the passing OF
) the inteIninable lnulutuleS.
| The authorities differ on the population
of China. The old official census of lHi2
rtade il 2Cil 600 0O1. A late stat ement based
on partial returns puts il at 3S1,"h,U'' hit
/ il is often quoted in round numbers NJ
900 O0OTO pr. AshmOre takes u" lowest
| of all these figures in the calculations
! that follow For Il basis Of comparison
| he adopts the exodus Of tie nation Of
, 6 Oa0 600 which passed befnr" Moses, Held
marshal Of he living Cod, on IFS march
! from ore country to another Ky III" way
of HE Red Sea. the wilderness OF Palan.
/ and the River Jordan. That pageant Of
| the triLcs of Israel has inspired literature
! and all the arts from that day to TINS,
has been celebrated in legend and music.
! and yet no adequate conception has prob
| ably ever been formed Of the stupendous
caNalcauP. ttuI THAT NdS 1,'VJ,VV'
against the $50 OOO,O00 of Chinese which
DR. AShmore arrays. To help us form
the picture he calls to mind the review
Of the United Armies Of the Union at
Washington after the Civil War. ANY
body privileged 10 possess n seat for that
pa geant has talked Of 1t ever since. For
witnessing the review of China'S hun
dredg of rrillions nr. Ashmore warns US
/ to get ready our tents. Make them good
and strong. able to endure peltinG storms
and changes of season. for It is no holi-
DAVIS work YOU are settled down to.
Twelve hours a dav Is long marching.
but he proposes keeping the vast army Of
men. women and children going ut that
rate Furthermore. he makes them march
in close order: and not only that, but in
'lnck-step.' allowing but 4 foot and
half to each person instead Of the two
and a half feet to each man allowed in
military clnee-order marching. Twenty
miles n day Is good work for a column on
the march, and ut that rate each million
will require fourteen davs in passing.
And now with all things ready tho
grand old missionary starts the columns
and review on the first dav Of June. He
marsEals TIE Chinese NV their great prov
inces. First cnnCa Chilli the capital prov
ince Of the Empire. about the size of the
State of Illinois In that space is packed
population Of 27.990,s1. They will
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21

Predictions having been freely made
that the American elk are soon T."
meet the fate of the American bison.
an appeal has been made to the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks To use its influence To protect this
noble animal against the threatened
destruction. The use OF elk's teeth as
emhlrms Of this great order. has, 1t
appears, caused wholesale ana
wanton slaughter of the elk in recent
years. until the hunting of them for
this purpose has become the chief
factor in their threatened eXtermina-
ton. Appeals having been made 10
Judge Melvin of California, the present
head Of the order, by many persons of
prominence including President Roose-
Welt himself. Judge Melvin will urge
official action against the wearing of
elk's teeth to the coming national con-
Nention of the order to be held at
Philadelphia. During the earlier years
or the existence OF the order, Wnen It's
numbers were relatively few, the
wearing of these teeth as watch
charms was not of consequence, but
now that the order has over 1000 lodges
scattered through every part of the
country the demand for elk's teeth has
become n serious matter. Therefore
it is likely that artificial devices will
be worn in the future by those who
desire to wear this emblem and these
will do just as well for all practical
purposes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21
Heroes of Defeat.


Bunker Hill DAY should 10 the most
cherished holiday in the calendar brca use.
it celebrates Il defeat ;:nd not ii victory.
1t is too easy to juI,i!atr when we Nin,
hut il requires SOni"ta ing great and
strong and brave tn he able To Slo"lfy a
defeat.
When w" think Of t. it is the Bunker
Hills II history that have mai III" VI" id
what it is.
Many of the men in nl3loly whom we
most honor and respect Mere not success
ful in LIE.
RurIler Hill day is 4 moral lesson for
the man WHO is doing his best and thinks
that he is failure. The very worst
knockdown may really be tie stimulus
that he needs to make him win In the
cId
When to save his country Leonidas,
King Of Greece took zoo companions into
Ii" pass at Thcrnopyld" ana all nut one
gay" up their lives, Ee",,"S th"u%ht th'it
Ills victory was complete but the Halor OF
l.eonidaS changed tie sentiment of the
nltinrs. and the bray" i%ht "aged be
tween the narrow walls OF Ihermopylae
MADE Greece ruler of the world.
Thaddeus Koscuisko the liero of Amerl-
can aud Polish iEerIy, 'lia'l believing that
lie was failure but ms mann Is anu az
wavs will be an inspiration for patriots
mill the morning stars lease 10 sing 10
Robert l.mmet died felnn's death. hut
in the roster of the worlds heroes WHO
will remain in place NOR, :'',c,Ir' pozzo,is
Toussaint L'oVerture. Marco RoZ|;ttlS.
Sir John Franklin-thc list mi!;ht lac long
drawn out, but it is not necessary;
Tie Founder Of Christianity. as We
Nv the eyes of lis contemporaries. was a
faillrc He died a felons 'i@atn on the
cross. ,,,.,, DIV. T.,
Is a celebration that Shollt make ever
Icsnaiting man temporarily on the rock
of failure, hold up his head = httI" higher
and take new hope; - :, ,,, ;n
The victory is not always III 'hc "lii-
ning Int in the fight
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21
Chicago is Preparing for the Fourth

Chicago is Preparing for the Fourth
one of the chief slaughter grounds
If the country on each recurring
Fourth of July has been the great city
Of Chicago where young America has
appeared To- have a special license to
kill himself and his playmates in
Wholesale fashion on that glorious
holiday. Chicago's new mayor enter
tain.5 the idea that while reasonable
degree Of noisy enthusiasm is permits
sable and even desirable, the law has a
right to step in ana say when this
reasonable limit has been reached
Therefore he has issued a procIama-
specially to the police of that city, and
Il strenuous attempt viii be- made to
have the coming celebration more safe
and sane than great cities commonly
enjoy. Here are some Of the points
beyond which the patriot, young or old,
IL not expected to go. He may not
discharge explosives in alleys and back
yards. He may not anywhere dis
charge cannon. guns. pistols. reviewers,
or dynamite crackers. He is forbidden
to put explosives on car tracks or to
sell or lend toy pistols to children.
And his revelry of Il detunating nature
is confined to the hours intervening
between 4 a. NJ. and midnight of July
(. This j.; a provision of extreme i'm
purtancr. the enforcement of which is
necessary to the sanity of many
nervous ana overweight citizens.
OF recent years the tendency has
been toward repression of many
objectionable features Of the holiday.
The time has gone by when the fourth
Of July must be accepted merely as a
day when the country must be given
over to cruel and unusual noises.
Public sentiment has been compelled
to modify a liberty which developed
into a public nuisance. The privileges
of the children are still respected.
They are entitled to all the joys and
small patriotic explosions which were
granted to their fathers and mothers.
They may have their firecrackers, their
torpcdoes, ana their fireworks in the
evening. But they must be protected
against the later and dangerous inven-
tons. and the community must pro-
tect itself against the hoodlum whose
patriotism is more a matter Of terrific
noise than of sentiment. The past few
years have seen distinct improve
ment in the matter of celebrating the
Fourth" but there is still left a good
deal to be desired for comfort of mind
and safety of body. And this is true
of many cities much smaller than
Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21

Rhode Island is the latest to get the
Old Home Week fever and is sending
out announcements urging former
residents Of the state to come back for
a grand reunion during the week Of
July % to August 3. Rhode Island has
one advantage over its sister states in
this kind of an affair from the fact
that it is 50 small that a single cele-
bration such as is proposed in Provi-
dence will do very nicely for the whole
state. The trouble with such an ar
rangement however, is that experience
has shown that Ola Home Week cele-
brations generally fall very fiat when
arranged in the form of Il formal and
elaborate affair in a large city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21
PEOPLE HUMoR INSANE WHIMs.
How Gheel Takes Care of Its Strange
Population.


IN" car" anu treatment 81 lhe insane
can u" studied unde, very novel con
tons at the little Bcls:in town OF Gtel
OF Ghccl. twemiy-si, niles EAST southeast
Of Antwerp. Ghcri is real, Il Town of
the insane. one meets thtnl every where,
they room about tie streets; they take
th,ir r.Ircshmcnt in tie cafes ana they
20 thro Ugh their daily lab":S nlt"n with
more scnsr than doc" many IN ordinary
citizen VINO rs believed 1" b" SOUND III
mini and body.
Taere are about 1.j'1 ouj patients, ana
they are taken a buardcri by the towns
people. Of course t"cSc n" harmless
cases, and the dangerous INSANE are look
el after either III IN" local aySllhn or IN
remote villages The lnnah!ldGtS c,G'fEe
frorn AZ To L'2n year .r'r.ri'h@ 10 me
way IT. Which Us fauehi WlSi''a 70 M
yer. no n,atler row MI ~ Ky KIM T.
ne !; always 20 VII I'll m. ie
ness Ia III H l.'.,lliS ,I ria,, ..,,.s
,% | ,'lii mII c.',,, to hayc -, ena,.iol
me i.oIr.ol' ''."l' n, -, - t,. NH ippe,na
l1ciii,h ~ ~ ,,,i ~, ra,t.,,,.. ra,,as
"ucr"SAiIliN' anu hltiS ,'''' rii =;
of recovery are on record. Inns - inc re-
suit Of hereditary. for the experience
gained has been banded down from 1ather
to son for centuries.
The patient is really tile 1nest or the
horsaLold: the armchair is allotted to him
lie has the pest place at table and he re-
Ceivre the most attention. Thus he learns
gradually the value IF the RESPECT which
ni,rtnr III. attsirtion so ,hat he shall not
lose his privileges. Tie little children of
Gheel have learned how 10 handle these
curious visitors, they play, WITH Them
feallc:>.iN ;ind WITS AMI t;l'k YIN ttrh
son r IN LIil res IN, me l"'ieh' ''''N
ING tne n;.pE ,t c,ra,, Il fiIal wifi,
N:'tGfhll. 'n"7H' ..Ii;,r,. ..M,I
'.Enptr"rS' am Queens :. ,,o,Ii iai, .'nd
holialrcS, f"P'"' II 'l,,i .,,,.i'
other magazine nv p"i'" ~ az, -,
cases are lfc:l"i 'll'St klH'I' -
specifically by III" l1hahltahtS 81 hIIer t,
There is one case OF hm% WIG I'm Ii,
all newcomers that ne mas tWo ltit I'll, Ut
ana therefore he is nnliaed 70 nav. tW"
left boots and two lett legs To ms u"u:
ers- Another Oh gentleman thinks Ne lc,n Il
the Pope and mat he couiG ny To rr"HI II
only for IN" moment ne = -, ~, -
landlord seems 10 WISH 70 HtlF ~, "
make a start in flying IRON IL" MliInW
of the 500 1nd stclv, but ne reminds hllil
that he night fan and break ms neck:
th.renron the "T'ope'' decides to put OF
his fight ''mntil after tea.
T;,,.,1 a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21

There. are certain persons who seize
every available opportunity to get
som, thing into the newspapers to the
discredit Of President Roosevelt in the
hope of weakening the tremendous
hold which H. has upon the masses OF
orr upoplr one of these individuals
put i'm circulation the story that the
President was 50 discourteOus and
self h at the dedication of the
Georgia building at jamestown as to
.nbalraag the other speakers by
whispering hoarscly, cut il out,
Make il short" etc, in the hope OF
thus discnuraging them from giving
their fun speeches as prepared, thus
securing more time for his own speech.
Governor Terrell of Georgia who was
beside the PreSid, mt on the platform
promptly brands the story as an abso-
lutte falsehood and says that the pro-
gram was arranged by himself and
carried out as arranged. In Il way the
story was hardly worth contradicting,
but II illustrates the nasty methods re-
sorted To- by those who are anxious I"
put the President in an unpleasant
light before the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21

Whatever may be the case elsewhere
there Is gratifying evidence that trade
followed the flag to Porto Rico. The
shipments to Porto Rico for the ten
months ending with April of the pres
ent year were to the value of 81 OO0.0OO
as against 10000. 600 for the same period
in 1879. or more than q hundred per
cent. increase in four years; while the
value oc the imports from there were
81 900 600. or 81, 900. 900 more than in
1903 The balance of trade still faV"rs
us. but the new life blood that has been
infused into the industries of the island
is constantly making its people better
customers for orr products. 1t must
I've remembered also that considerable
part of our imports are of sugar, and
that ;he price has very appreciably
dropped in four years, so the gain in
aggregate value does not measure the
increase in production. Material for
railroad building, and the requirements
Of large plantation development ac-
count in great measure for the growth
Of exports.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21

reach 1852 miles, nearly, and tile i'm uir,
stretch from the steps of the CaI5itoI a.,
Washington, across the Continent and
far away into the middle Of the Pacig.ai
Ocean. and will require S7 days in pass.
ing.
You see you are in for it," saws Dr
Ashmore; you thought you would III !,
out on that line if it took all summer ~
summer comes and summer goes ana
there YOU are still: Law in q stock Of coai
for winter will be upon you before ana
ter of them have gone by: autumn paesss
winter passes. spring passes, ana Won al.
well into the heat of u second sumroar
before you have seen the last Of that col.
umn and that is only one column Aftar
that there will he fifteen more columns
ana the procession will have been avn
thirteen years in passing. E II Glen.
ent, in Harper's Weekly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21
Our NAVY Equal to Any.

United States naval officers are not W"
Ing to admit that the monster battiesp'p,
planned by Great Britain, japan az
Italy are necessarily more effective .r rhs
our own ships, which are smaller. hin
assume. that with our seaman rhIns
equal ANYTHING afioat' In medicine mo s
everybody admits the supremacy OF OIL, nj IN
letters Stomach Bitters, especlaLS ais.
cases arising from bad stomach n,;,nat.
ordered liver, weak kidneys or cVhs o,p Of
these ailments the very best thing yS ~
can do is to start taking the klttes Of
once. vou'n find it excellent In CACHE,
poor appetite, heartburn, sick hesa.ostion,
costiveness, dyspepsia, lnnls and
cramps. female ills or malaria, ieI per,vate
ague. The genuine has our
Stamp over the neck of bottle
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21

ed. At least the committee has adj
journed, although no report will be
made until Congress meets next De-
cember. The Washington correspond
ents agree that two reports will be
presented. though it does not appear
certain that Senator Foraker will be
able to get anybody else to sign his re-
port with him. The identity of those
who shot up the Texas town remains
mystery but Senator Foraker's theory
that it was done by anybody else than
tine colored troops who have since been
dishonorahly discharged, has not re-
ceived the slightest confederation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21
Fifty Against Two.

1t is not reasonable to expect two
weeks of outing to overcome the
effects of fifty weeks of confinement.
Take bottle of Hoods Sarsaparilla
along with you. Three doses, daily of
this great tonic will do more than any
thing else to refresh your blood, over
come your tired feeling, improve your
appetite, and make your sleep easy
and restful.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21
The Wild OYSTER.

NoNa Register and Le3derD
The New York Times contributes to the
gavatv Of nations 10y discussing he let
ter OF Attorney General Jackson to the
nnunrad that th., courts have held that
oysters are wild animals and only be
comc personal property when they are
reclaimed or artificiallv planted. ''Slch
adds tie attorney general. would be as
sessahle as personal property -
Willie June is one of the months in
which the letter ''r' is conspicuous by
IFS absence. sufficient time has not
elaread to Din. The memory of the sue
culfnt hivaIye lovers of which viii d. in
t-rested i'm the august courts detFrmina-
tion and in he Times comment. The latter
is firm in the opinion that the lime ap-
proaches when some alert novelist be-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21
Back to the Campus.

(NeW YORK MALL
This is no season to WdS a gray Dr'tid
am, H. tIe Youngsters ON the college
can,puseS save on the condition tliit ti'@
vp:rer bee ONES boy again liie OILS
grt.e and reverend seniors ~ coililtice
n.nt time should he the graduating class
II IL A serious time for lie S'1iloii'-
mird-d r. ciI tents of degrees, VINO an"
inst now as near the stage 81 oii'liHt til',
as is attain:l lc by man. II = iui ,'l ~.
FIAT the haccalaureate sermons ana IN"
sn.cchtS of Ill. DIS are delivered IN an
nual contribution to the Wolld St"ci- oi
pIatitIldrS. Serious matters 10 tIleiii az =
IN. n,iZa awards; OF the faculty nj inc
rl,s. votes that set arart the NlSeSt, inc
wittieSt. the most popular ana re th',St
rnIitfr GRAVITY and dignity ale tnelfS ~
ri,.ht The chester is a uSufrcr anu ah IN
,rinrnr unon privilege who fails to be rs
triyrIcns rs tie most irresponsible fresh
man. 49, - .,,,,,.,
Tue old boys will have some temrta-
tions to lie serious. They will have mo
mpatc of WI musical sadness when Inc
remember how the NorkaGaY world ms
perverselv reversed the verdict OF pro
frssors and classmates ui'nn ~, Yam IAN,
rArative merits Of men. breiinS loiE
Gaod iIealS hal: forgotten, STANDARDS
, worn down to half their hti+mt anh
coarspne1 by the attiitt"n OF ndiiN cor
fiiCt all will com" TO hnll!h as Try "i""
their successors. ,
Frt though, they smile At their own
youth and at the youth OF the nI" Woilu,
conuIprora. they know that then real
bnsincs; is a brief renewal of boy hood
So ti.ry seek out old friends ana [lSlt "i'i
haunts: they stroll over the athletic field
" here tnev once sprinted. they 6rlnk me
OH tna&ts and sing the cid SongT ana re
tell the old Jokes And tie cCmprehcn-
SION comes to them of what their college
has meant to them: not 50 much III
scholarship, mavbe. nor in ANYTHING tan
sihla nut in sentiment anG N" elIiS oi
gracious merlotics and pure 1t"ctnnS
personal for old comrades, impei sonal Tor
the beloved institution. H..
The old hoy viii come back from ms
college the rext morning with Metd-
ocha proh1l,lv. ana a SIGH II 'Eheu
frgaces,'' Bat he should not miss the
Journey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21

Touching Colonel Watterson's asser-
ton that the Democratic party cannot
survive another defeat, the Rockland
nent question, Did it survive the last
defeat"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21

Bangor Commercial: Fl. J. Taylor of
Portland. who has the distinction of be-
ing the oldest newspaper reporter now
in active service in the State. is in
Bangor in attendance upon the annual
encampment Of the Department of
Maine, G. a. r. Mr.. Taylor is himself
a veteran Of the war and is now Ga
years Of age. but he is spry and active
and does not look a day over 30. He
is employed as reporter and substitute
editor on the Portland Evening Express
and has been one of the mainstays of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21

The first car Of peaches is reported to
be on its way north from Georgia.
Very soon carloads Of peaches from
Boston, Philadelphia, New York,
Chicago and all other parts Of the coun-
try will be on the way to the Maine
shore resorts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21
Daily Ksnasbss 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 all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH e. FLYNT, Publishers.
Augusta. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21

Perhaps the absence of sea serpent
stories this summer is due to the fear
of the authors that they will be called
nature takers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-21
Friday, June 81, 1907.

How different that Idaho trial would
be if Harry Orchard was a beautiful
young actress.