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Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16
NEY YORK CHAT.
Continued From Page Eleven)

the scarcity of real money. This fig
urc, however, is being paid. not to get
them. bat to get rid of them, for this
locality is literally suffering from a
plague OF ecls such as has never been
known before. insignificant little
ci,ht-iEch fellows have been coming
from the river into the water pipes Of
many apartments causing all sorts Of
local Stoppagcs, while the big fellows
two feet long. unable to get this far
pick ont the main inlet for Il whole
building as "a deSirab BILE resting place
thus cutting off the entire water sup
ply One of the most exclusive apart
mcLts was without drop of water for
two days and nights owing to the eel
blockade, the bell boys being pressed
into the humiliatiDg service of going
around the corner with Il tin pail 10
be filled with water Large Plumbers
of plumbers can be seen excavuting to
get at the blocked water pipes and
Riverside Drive in spots resembles a
mining camp. To go down twenty or
thirty feet into the ground to the pipes
and then to begin hunting for Mr.. Eel,
who to add to the trouble is generally
very. very itdu, 10 "ii cAPSHHiNG Pi'cSo9
which up to date has averaged about
$40 cer eel. Apartment dwellers. liv-
ing in sight of a whole river full of
water do not relish not being able to
get Il drop. ard when instructions are
cleared away are not over enthusiastic
over the eel tainted supply. The city
has been called upon to keep all eels
out Of the mains, but after vain at
tempt to do so has taken the position
that it has no jurisdiction over eels
anyhow
Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16
MAINE MUSICIANS.

AltI:ur :. Hyde. formerly of Bath,
now Cf Boston where he is engaged as
o,ganst at the Emmanuel church, has
been engaged as conductor of the
famed Itossinni club of Portland and is
to conduct rehearSalS.
Maria r. Bird of Rock'and. Me. has
published IL new song, "ScrenaGo. tE"
words If which gre written in Esp"r-
anto. The pronunciation of the text
is much like Italian: it is cuphoniouS
and apparently well suited to the sing
ing voice.
The Ariel quartet which organized
recently consists of Wallace II. White,
Jr.. first tenor: DR.. John p. Stanley,
second tenor: Thomas c. bennett. BARI
tone: Ralph T. Howe. bass". One "f
IT,, first appearances WIS at the Ariel
clubs social sessions last week.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16

That practically every child attend
ing public school in New York is suf-
fering from defective teeth is the sur
prising conclusion from statistics con-
tanned in the first report of the dental
clinic of the Children's Aid Society. In
vestigations carried on by the New
York Juvenile Asylum where physical
wcllbeing is made the basis of child
reform having revealed the fact that
bad teeth are a chief cause in juvenile
delinquency, a free dental clinic was
formed in this city to treat this cause
OF trouble. While the clinic has been
in operation only q short time. 1894 chill
dren have been examined with the sur
prisinS result that not one revealed a
set of teeth not in need OF repairs
Just 1864 cavities were found IN the
teeth of the 394 and 214 teeth had to be
extracted. Figured on this basis
there ought to he about 2.O0OooO caEl-
ties in the teeth OF all New YORK
school children. and 350,OoO moiars
which ought to be pulled. 1t is stated
that the standard of health IN the
schools where dental supervision Is IN
force has already shown marked I'M
provement.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16

l;IZuIli ami uaiacilitc. The cup of the
crystal. The ornamental chains will
bear three shields. one with Til" lily of
Florence and the emblem Of the Dante
society, th" second with the lily of ST
Mark and the arms of EaVcnna, and
the third with the arms of Verona and
thCsc of the guilds Of which Dante was
:. nlflGbcr. The lamp has been eXccut-
cd from the designs of Professor Fill
rio" i.usini by Signors Nittorir and
David Manctti. and is pronounced
worthy of the best traditions of Florcn-
tine craftsmen. it will probably he
placed in position at Itavcnna III the
course OF this month.
Carolyn W"lrS Patty" has been
spending Il winter in Paris seeing the
famous sights, buying souvenirs in the
fascinating shops and meeting " 18th the
pleasant adventures that a kindly dis
n"Scd author always provides for Il
Young girl heroine to enjoy and the
other young girls TO read about with
envy The record Of it all. published in
n new book callct; Patty in Paris
Dodd. Mead < Coz is wholesome ana
entertaining and presents an unspoled
and attractive Young American girl lin-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16

Nine. Nordica, Names famous pri:na
donna. got a great reception at the
opening of the opera season in New
York, Monday night. The passa &C.
Ways were banked with flowers for her.
Nordica appeared in the principal role
o. La GiOcOnt.a. She has been absent
from the operatic stage of New York
for year and she stepped ut once into
tine esteem in which she has long been
held
Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16

holiday season, "Shakcspeare's Christ
mas Gift to Queen Bess." which A. G.
McClurG & Co. have brought out. In
old-fasnioned type and archaic style it
tells how Queen Elizabeth came to hear
"a Midsummer Nights Dream at
Whitehall palace, possibly for the first
time on any stage. during the festivities
of Christmas in 1Jy5
Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16

I'll" lamp which is t" hc placed ut
banto's tomb. it is said is in the four
trcntll century Venetian style. its ma in
feature being an ostrich's egg surround
ed at its greatest diameter by u crrlct
of copper with ornaments of gems, lapis
Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16

Often it is Impossible to pi,Iir Il lid on
the fruit jar because of some obstruction
on the thread OF the glass. a common
coarse file will easily remove it. o. the
points can be broken off by rubbing it
with Il coarse threaded screw.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16

Do,ibIrday. Page & Co. will publiS;
directly "'Th" First Nantucket Te:,
party" an original document written
in the cightccth century. illustrated Ly
Walter Tuttlc.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16

Henry Dem"rest Lloyd paid two visits
10 switzerland before his death study
inG political conditions in that republic
Inc result Of his Investigations has
been embodied in q book called "A
sovereign Remedy" The author died
before his book was completed ard the
work OF printing it has been entrusted
L" Joi11 "A. Hobson. The new volume
now appearing describes country
which seemed to him withou. graf:
wHere monopolies have been changed
from instruments Of private profit get
ting TO useful public servants. 1t has
peen democratic evolution brought
ABOUT oS honest men-a country whose
citizens have proved themselves "a
Sovereign People"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16

der very delightful conditions. One of
the most distinctive features in this
latest "p,2tty' book is the introduction
of the new tyre Of stepmother who is
no longer The terrible ogre Of the old
time Juvenile fiction, from fairy tales
to Sunday school books. but Il young
ana fascinating woman heartily in
sympathy with her Seventcen-year-ol
stepdaughter She even joins with
Patty in persuading papa" to do
things Patty's way and to give her the
Year in Paris instead of the year at a
finishing school. which Patty says she
is sure would finish" her
A collection of short stories by Arthur
Train. which Lave appeared from time
t" time iii the leading publications of
the country. chiefly in the Saturday
Evening Post, have been published in
book form. Il is Il thrilling lot. cIevcrly
worked ont and skillfully written. The
titles Of the stories are "Mortmain."
when name has also been given to the
volume: "Thn Rescue Of Thacphilus
Newbegin." The Vagabond, Not at
Hon..' THE Man hunt "A Study in
SoriOioSy. '''rhe Little Feller.' and
"Eando!ph Ca They are all worth
reading.
Will Lexington Comfort. the author
of "rhC Whitod Sepuchre." has story
in the current r,InDcr Of the Red Book
entitled The Painted Wilderness
Mrs. Anna BennesOn McMahan has
prepared Il souvenir and book for the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16

or Geors" Eliots continued POPULAR
Ky there appears to be no doubt
McSSrS. Biackwood & Sons, the publish
efs OF all her works, and the exclusive
publishers of those still in copyright.
which include "Daniel Deronda" and
"Middlemarch," have issued several
complete editions at prices varying
fTor1 two shillings to half a guinea a.
volume within the last few years. They
have had a very large sale, and there
are few collections of cheap reprints in
which she is not represented. In a re-
cent Geprecatory article in The
Sphere, Clement K. Shorter admits that
"the man in the street" reads her. and
gives as the reason that "the concej.
Of culture which caught the few in the
seventies and eighties has now caught
the many" Mr.. Shorter. to the cor
trary, adam Bede," "Silas Marner,'
Scenes of Clerical Life 1.-The Mill on
the Floss" are certainly read today be-
cause the modern public is interested
in them, and not because Of any 'con-
ceit of cukure.''
Messrs. Charles Scribner's Sons will
hereafter be the publishers in this
1. Continued on Page Sixteen.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16

Sir r"n,n Doyle is hest known for
lil Sherlock Holmes stories, but. as
readers Of '"Thc White Company" are
well aware, hc has more than one string
Ia hi, how. His next publication is to
show him in still another light. It
consists Of d series of literary papers to
be called "'Through the Magic Door"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16

Mrs. Anna BennesOn McMahan has
Il souvenir and book for the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-16

Messrs Charles Scribner's Sons will
hereafter be the publishers in this
Continued on Page Sixteen.l
The Washington times., 1907-03-04

their choice with absolute freedom
is not n success.
An Open Sunday" or two has
been held already, and spite of the
fact that the spacious reception
room of the college hall has been
thrown open to the sterner sex for
the purpose OF visitations, the afore-
said sex has not responded with any
alacrity. In other words, the ex-
pertinent seems to be failure. and
now those who are in favor of it at
tempt to explain the trouble by say
ing that it can be tried with better
success in the spring
We should think rather. The
grounds of Wellesley, or any other
girls, college, under the present
atmospherical conditions, are not
conducive To comfortable tete-a-
tetes, but when the grasses spring
up and the leaves begin TO adorn
the beautiful trees and the birds
carol their beautiful songs of love
in the branches, an open Sunday
viii be an entirely different PROPOSE
ton. There will then be true free
dom in the matter Of semi-official
courtship, for, as we understand it,
couples may wander without the
ever-present chaperOn, and gentle
men from brother institutions can
utter their best soft nothings with
out the embarrassment of being
( overheard.
But to throw open a great public
parlOr and expect young gentlemen
to pair off in the presence of every
body else is a paradox, and we are
surprised that that thought did not
come to the Wellesley faculty be-
fore they ever started such a pre-
pOsterous thing as an open Sun.
day" within doors.
The Washington times., 1907-03-04
EUezy Comfort offered
Would-Be Suicides for
Shutting off in Peace
Institute in New York
Has Every Sort of
Appliance.
Pay Your Money and
Take Yeur Choice Of
Methods.

NEW YORK. March A sign reading
Suicide institute" above a doorway
leading 10 a suite Of rooms in a build
ing on East Thirteenth street attracted
general attention, and when Prof. Lethe
was asked by an inquisitive reporter
what his object was he said:
Young man, this is the most humane
institution that ever was established
by mortal man.
What are the conditions now in ref
ercnce to suicide, which grows steadily
in popularity? A man becomes despond-
ent over some reverse Of fortune What
does he do? Goes to a fine hotel. en-
cages a room and blows out his brains
Carpet and furniture ruined; hotel owner
mad and patrons frightened.
"A young woman has an affair Of the
heart which results unfortunately. She
goes to a drug store and purchases car
bolic acid. This she swallows on the
street, screams frightfully, scares every
body. making a most unpleasant scene
"All this is wrong, and should be done
away with Hence the institute. The
man or woman tired Of life comes here
and selects the medium for shutting off
this mortal coil There Is no publicity.
and those who come here are assured Of
The Washington times., 1907-03-04
KING SURPRISES
MARITAL TROUBLES

LONDON, March 4-Not only in in
terHational diplomacy has King Edward
VII earned the title of the Peace
maker" His tact and good sense have
been exercised with good effect in set
Ting the domestic differences Of society
people and preventing them reaching the
stage of public scandal.
-Four of these aristocratic sQuabbles
King Edward has nipped in the bud
within the last few months. It he has
not been able to bring the affair TO a
happy ending in all cases, he has at
least influenced its effective hushing up.
so that no hint of scandal has reached
the public through the press or other
wise.
In one case his majesty was success
full in reConciling a husband anu wife
but he failed to bring together an earl
and his countess, who parted in quite
a tragic fashion.
The lesson King Edward is trying to
teach society leaders by these peace
making efforts is that the leaders Of
aYistOcTaCy should take a serious view
Of their position and responsibilities
and that they must keep out of the d.
VOrce courts
The Washington times., 1907-03-04
$26O,OOO VERDICT
FOR SWEDISH CHURCH
A Klondike Missionary'S
Wealth Claimed by the
Society He Worked For.

ABILENE, Ken, March A judg-
ment for $3.50, 900 against Peter Anderson,
a farmer boy Of this county. who fifteen
years ago went TO the Klondike a mis-
sionary and came back forth $5OO0OO
has been entered in the district court
here in favor of Melt Hulbergat. who
represents the Swedish Missionary So
ciety.
Anderson was sent to the Klondike by
the society, and In the gold rush, left
the missionary work and went to min
ing He was eminenuy successful, and
the first years profits We're more than
500. 900. After his return ne literally
endowed the Swedish college and hos
pital In Chicago. and purchased some
!, 800 acres Of land in this county, which
he gave to his parents and to his wife.
The society claimed that, as he was
its missionary. his gold find belonged TO
it, and sued.
The Washington times., 1907-03-04
TONS OF HORSES
EATEN At PARIS
Doctors Recommend Equine
Meat for Certain
Patients.

PARIS, March Are you fond Of
horsefesh? This Is a question which
will be asked in Paris shortly if the in
creasing popularity of hOrsefiesh as an
article of food continues. Statistics
show that Of 2S.973 horses sold at the
Paris market last year in the Boulevard
de Hospital. 22.792 were sent direct
to the slaughterhOuse to be prepared
for human food.
The average weight Of edible flesh
from horse being about 500 pounds. it
is estimated that p 500, 900 pounds Of
hOrsefiesh were eaten in Paris during
1906. II 1899 the amount was 10000. OU0
pounds
1t is stated that horsefesh is more
nourishing than either beef or mutton,
and much cheaper. Some doctors rec
ommend the flesh of the horse to pa
tents who are in need Of superalimenta-
ton. The only objection to it is that
the grain is somewhat cOarser than
that OF beef.
The Washington times., 1907-03-04
RAILWAYS ESCAPE
ANTI-SMOKE BILL

The fate Of the bill to apply the
smoke law TO the steam railroads in
the District was finally settled in the
Senate Saturday. Senator Hansbroueh
made a determined effort to get the bill
taken up, but failed. He did succeed,
however. in putting the Senate on rec
ord.
1t is now believed the SiXtieth Con-
gress will be forced TO take action on
the proposed legislation. In the mean
time representatives Of the PennsyI-
vania and Baltimore and Ohio have
given pledges that only coke. anthra-
cite. and other smokeless fuel will be
used.
The vote on taking up the bill. which
was passed by thu Senate some days
age, but was hung up on Senator
keans motion TO reconsider, was:
Ayes-Bailey. Berry. Blackburn. Bran
degee. Burkett, Dubois. Frazier, Gam
bic, Hansbrough. Hopkins. Latmer,
McCreaTy, McEnery, McLaurin, New
lands. Patterson. .Pettus. Rayner. Scott
WetmOre, and Whyte-21.
Nays-Burnham, Carter, Clay. Crane
CulOm, Curtis. Daniel, Depew. Dick,
Elkir4s, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Hey
burn, kean, kittredge, Lodge, Long,
McCUmber, PenrOse, Piles. Smoot
Sutherland, Taliaferro, Warner, and
Warreu-26.
The Washington times., 1907-03-04
GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

Wrong. forever wrong, who cry that
hope is dead
Because of one false step in other days,
What man so weak, confessing he must
treat
That tortuous path of dark and de-
vious ways.
False. also. is the cry of one who sang
For Fortune knocks but once at every
door;
Yea! Even thrice has his knock loudly
rang
And smiled each time more fondiy
than beforei
And, Optimist, thy fault lies in excess;
They creed would wreck a heart how
ever brave.
Life is not starting every morn afresh (;
The records kept from cradle to the
grave.
Oh, poets. you have missed the conquer
ing trait.
Possessed by man. has vanquished all
save death,
''PersistenCy,' thy name is cen more
great
Than all the bubbles blown by For
tunes breath!
The Washington times., 1907-03-04
ALFONSO SNUBS
PROUD GRANDEES

MADRID. March liking Alfonso has
been giving some strong indications Of
his originality and independence Of
spirit. He has quite shocked the stiff
necked Spanish grandees and courtiers
by his Indifference TO tradition and Ell
quette.
The rigid Catholics Of the court have
been scandaIIzed by the Kings order
that an Episcopal chapel shall be fitted
UP in the palace Of FL Pardo for the
use Of his mother-in-law. Princess Henry
Of Battenberg, when she visits Spain
The King paid no attention 10 their
protests beyond saying cOntemptuOusly:
well, gentlemen, IL you don't like It
you need not go there"
Another incident shows the Kings
decisive character. He granted leave
Of absence TO an officer Of the palace
guard 10 see his dying mother at Avila,
ninety miles from Madrid As a special
train could not be obtained, his majesty
placed his fastest automobile at the
officers disposal. and ordered the chaUf-
feur - make best speed to AIvia-
/ The road to AviIa is a dangerous one.
and the chauffeur raised objections.
VERY wel,'' said King Alfonso, IL IL
is so difficult I shall have 70 drive the
auto myself"
The Kings firm attitude made the
chauffeur obey without another word,
The Washington times., 1907-03-04
LECTURES
UPON SOCIALISM
Millionaire Upiifter and His
Wife Advocate Public
Ownership.

J. q. Phelps Stokes. the New York
idealist. and his wife. Rose
Pastor Stokes gave lecture last
hight in Masonic Temple. illustrating
the cause and effect Of socialism More
than 800 people attended the lecture.
and Doth speakers were enthusiastically
applauded. Dir. Phelps gave the princi-
pal Lecture, nis vile speaking only
about twenty minutes
IN outlining the cause of socialism
they said it's the only means by which
the conditions OF the present day may
be improved, they spoke in advocacy
Of public ownership OF Industries and
public utilities. pointing out that when
these industries are under private
ownership the large army Of unem-
plOyed is AT the call of such owners
who may, through existing conditions,
hire his WOrSmen at almost nothing.
The speakers said their belief is that
those who produce the wealth should
be able tC enjoy II, at the same time
denying that their plea is Tor an equal
division OF wealth and the abolition
of capital.
The lecture was given under the aus
pices Of the Economic Educational
League. Upon their entrance Mr. and
Mrs Stokes received 2 cordial welcome
and at the conclusion OF the lecture
many remained to shake hands with
the speakers.
The Washington times., 1907-03-04
The People and Art.

Two principles are established IN
the Sunday attendance on the eX-
hibit of pictures now current at the
Corcoran Gallery. They are:
1. That the people Of the District
are generally interested in art and
appreciative Of it.
2. That they regard the study of
good pictures as a pleasure entirely
consistent with the American Sab
bath.
When 5000 of our citizens are con-
tent to stand all Sunday afternoon
before a collection of oils represent
ing no concession to popular
taste" the old faulty that 1.-The Peo-
pie" have no honest interest in art
is completely answered.
The Washington times., 1907-03-04
DIPLOMAT HOUSE
SEIZED BY SULTAN
DiSpoSseSseS Minister to
Get Building for One Of
His FaVOriteS.

CONsTASTINOPLE. March ABDUL
Hauid. Sultan OF Turkey, has been
showing how INSCRIPTIONS he is in ap-
propriaJing other peoples property as
gifts 70 a favored cOurtier.
At the request of the Sultan, kiamn
Pasha, governor general Of Adm. came
TO COnstantinOple. A residence had TO
he found Irr the pasha, 50 the sultan
decided that the house Of Djellal Pasha,
who had just been dismissed from the
ministry Of marine, was the place for
his favOrite. His majesty CURLY ordered
DjellaI 70 Quit within two hours, which
the ex- minister, who is an old man. had
TO do IN the midst Of a severe snow
storm.
But Kiamil Pasha was not pleased
with his new residence, and the Sultan
decided that the house Of Ahmed Pasha,
a former chief Of secret police, WHO is
now in Egypt, should be placed AT the
ex-governor disposal. Quietly ignoring
any right Of possession that the absent
pasta might hold, the Sultan made 4
present Of the house and furniture,
" orth $500. to hiamu.
A protest against the SUltan's amazing
action mas been entered jointly by All
med Pasha's representative here and by
the Ottoman Bank. which holds a mort
gage on the house and furniture.
The Washington times., 1907-03-04
Mr.. SpOOner'S Resignation.

With everyone in the least degree
informed as to the United States
Senate of today, The Times regrets
the resignation from that body of
John c. SpoOner Of Wisconsin. His
departure will deprive il of suPerla-
tive ability for debate, unusual
knowledge Of constitutional law,
special aptitude for framing legisla-
ton clearly and consistently, and a
personality which lent interest to
any discussion in which he partici-
pated. Wisconsin and the nation
will not find il easy to fill his place.
But The Times does not share in
the wonder expressed in several
quarters that Mr.. SpoOner should
have served the upper house so long.
1t is true. he might haze earned
many times his Senatorial salary
had he continued in active practice
of the law He might even have
amassed a great fortune. But he
would have sacrificed one of the
greatest honors the nation has to
bestow and have lost opportunity
for the employment of his talents
in a forum particularly susceptible
TO them. There is no derogatiOn of
the most eminent position at the
bar in saying that il is far less use
full to the nation and far less dis
tinguished than the quality of
craftsmanship which Mr.. SpOoneT
has exemplified.
Some one has described this Sen
ator as a sort of Robin Goodfellow
He was at times a very Robin Good.
fellow in debate-whisking past his
opponents and leaving them sneez
ing in confusion, prodding them
with intellectual stalks. making
fruitful mischief in their ranks, anC
slipping into his seat with every
sign of. Puck's sly satisfaction save
alone the crossing of his legs. The
one objection to this form of attacl
is that sometimes il leaves a sting;
but the general and sincere sorrow
among Mr.. SPooner's colleagues a
his prospective resignation is proc.
enough that in this case no bitter
ness outlived the engagement, anC
not even that harm was done.