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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-10

The funeral of the late Asa d. Town
send will be at 2 p. NJ. on Tuesday AT
the home on the Townsend road.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-10
Railroads and Steamboats,
BOOTHBAY AND THE ISLANDS
SEASON OF 1907
STEAMER GARDINER
CAPT. ROBT. F. WESTMAN

Commencing Saturday, May 25.
Will leave Augusta at 645 a. m, Halo
well ION signaD {, Gardiner 7.30. So, Gar
diner Zen signal, Bra0street's Wharf 7.O.
Richmond $50, Bath Getty Landing
Wharf go. Landing at Menawarmet
Wharf on signal every day. Connecting
at Bath with /. Z. e b. Electric r: X
for Merry Meeting Park, Brunswick. Lis
Dor. Falls and Lewiston.
Returning leave Bo0thbay Harbor az
100 p. M. Bath at $50 Connecting az
Path with afternoon train for Portland
and Boston,, Richmond 4.30.
AGENTS.
II. f. BOWDITCH, Augusta, Tel. 1S-L
w. l.. TOZIER. Gardiner
JOHN 7. KELLEY, Squirrel Island
w. Il. WILSON, Richmond.
w. w. MASON, Bath.
NORMAN VAN HORN, Ocean Point
w. 3. Berry, Mgr. and Treas, Gardner
Family tickets at reduced rates. and FOR
particulars Apply to the Manager or
Purser Special rates for Excursion par
ties on regular trips only. Low rates;
Quick Service. A Sea Voyage Is good
Aei'" 'o'iio' mav1sdtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-10

Cut flowers and bedding plants, o. P.
Robbins & Son. Tel. 4-3.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-10

FRESH CUT FLOWERS EVERY
ny. +. d. Hartshorn. Tai. 21s-a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-10
Mama, Be Warned! Pro-
tect the Little Onesl

IT IT ANAL Don't be frightened
NMl but be warnedl
II NN Every Mother knows, or
~ IL should know that the terrible
Mortality among children is caused by
Stomach and Bowel troubles. Collie, Sour
Curd, Cholera lnfantum. Summer Com
plant, Measles, Rashes, Scarlet Fever
even Mumps-have their first cause in
constipation.
The Delicate Tissues Of Baby's
Bowels will not stand rough treatment.
Salts are too violent. and Castor Oil
will only grease the passages, but will
not make and keep them Clean. Healthy
and Strong.
There is no other medicine as safe for
child as Cascarets. the fragrant little Candy
Tablet, that has saved thousands Of families
from unhappiness.
The Nursing Mother should always keep
her Milk Mildly Purgative by taking Cas-
caret at night before going TO bed.
NO other medicine has this remarkable
and valuable quality. Mama takes the
Cascaret, Baby gets the Benefit.
Cascarets actlike Strengthening Exercise
on the weak little bowels of the growing
babe, and make them able 10 get all the
Nourishment out Of Baby's Natural Food.
Larger children cannot always be watched.
and will eat unreasonably. The Ready
Remedy should ever be at hand-Cascarets
to take care Of the trouble when it comes.
No need to Force or Bride children to
take scarets. They are always
more than ready to eat the sweet little bit
Of Candy.
Home is not complete without the ever
ready Box Of Cascarets. Ten cents buys
small one at the Corner Drug Store.
Be very careful to get the genuine.
made only by the Sterling Remedy Com
pany and never sold in bulk. Every tablet
stamped "CCC." zs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-10

A GOOD DOG, CAT OR BIRD is al
ways wanted and always for sac J"
Both parties are sure to meet
the Journal Want columns sno
trade always -esultA.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-10

APPLEWooD TAVERN, MEALS ALL
hours. Boats to let.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-10
new ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY

Postum.
g. .. III sizeN.
i0SIciter's EitterS.
- z. NcNaugi!tOu.
Father Johns M"diCia'.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
WHO STOLE THE CREEK?
TUNNEL COMPANY HAPPY.
Mdnhdtfan's Famous UNDERGROUND
Stream Has Disappeared.

The maps showing the streams. ponds and
marshes and subterranean brooks on Manhattan
Island when old New York was young will have
to be revised. for Minetta Creek has either dried
up in many places or been DETECTED from its
original course. The northwesterIy fork os this
famous creek is no longer a rushing and vigcr-
Gus body of water many feet below the street
surface. II cannot even be called a tiny stream
The fact is the northwesterly end OF the creek.
if the source of the water has not ceased TO
exist or been hemmed in by buildings as to
change the direction of the stream. is lost
popular old map showing the streams.
ponds etc, Manhattan Island in 1863 indi-
Gates that in those days Minetta Creek had
two branches north of 18th street between
Fifth and Sixth avenues. One branch began
at about 18th street and Sixth avenue flowed
a short distance southwark and then ran in a
southeasterIy direction to about the centre of
the 18th street block, where it met a stream
flowing southwark from 21st street and Fifth
avenue That easterIy stream also called
Minetta Creek After uniting at 18th street the
two streams headed for Sixth avenue. and
finally reached. after CircuitOus journey the
old marsh lands in Washington street. south
of Morton street In its rush to the North
River the creek traversed Washington Square.
AS the city grew the old creek was filed in, and
rows and rows Of houses built the place
where it had once flowed unhiddeu and un-
checked. 1t was, however, not to be stayed by
the hand of progress.
For years it has been the cause of much
trouble to employees of the Water Department.
and especially 10 property owners in the lower
section of Sixth avenue II has also cost land
owners many thousands of dollars to operate
electric pumps to keep cellars dry and founda-
tions of buildings secure along its route All
this while the public has heard little about the
famous creek. and there are many persons living
in and near the lower section of Sixth avenue Tor
some years, who never knew until recently that
New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
ALL WEARY OF STRIKE.
Tercgraphers Nag Be Back at Keys
an Fe1U Days.

There was 4 widespread belief yesterday that the
strike Of the teIegraphers would be called of and
a -r,Imor was circulated in the afternoon that II
was 10 be settled Tuesday. According 10 this
report both sides were weary Of the strike and
ready 10 end it in any way that would not make 1t
appear that either had yielded
The strike leaders disclaned all knowledge as 70
how tho rrrnor was started. Daniel L. Russell,
chairman of the board of strategy. said last even
ing tha. while he did not know from what source
the rtlrror came II untrue.
According to the rurnor the strikers wanted TO
settle without compromising their honor or stand
ing in the union the loss OF their weekly earn
fngs was beginning TO be felt.
on the other hand the employers. according 10
Tho report would like end the fight. as II was
said there were several influences at work which
would make II desirable for them TO do so. among
which were pressure from the Wall Street district
the noitical factor in the and publicity plan
of the strikers.
s,,porintendent Brooks Of the western Union said:
,T-bs strikers are down and out Their talk OF
e-a,,ia1 assistance does not mean anything We
do not care if they never declare the strike Of
meeting os the strikers was held behind closed
d,ore late in the afternoon and lasting into the
,.,,i,,, When it was over Mr.. Russell said that
starainr vote was first taken rs TO whether they
1,od remain out indefinitely If called on. to gain
their demands. and all stood up
Whether the strike Is called off within week or
in twentv-four hours the rank and file of the
strikers believed last night that the end OF 1t was
New-York tribune., 1907-09-13

stream may be due to one OF the other causes
have mentioned.
THE sources Of Minetta Creek were many.
according 10 people who have lived for many
years in the lower Sixth avenue section. The
creek was principally formed by many ponds
scattered throughout the middle and lower
sections of the city and several big springs"
OTHER UNDERGROUND STREAMS
NIinetta Creek is only one of many subterra-
mean streams Manhattan Island which have
at various times either mystiffed builders or
caused the loss of many thousand dollars 10
property owners Several vast sums of money
have been wasted by spectators and builders
in trying to bridge over underground streams
near the Central Park district Moritz Bauer
lost his entire fortune because of an under
ground stream which flowed near saith street
and Madison avenue He bought a large plot
there with the hope of reselling at profit
Engineers told him that the plot could not De
the site of a large building on account Of a big
stream Of water. many feet below the surface
of the street. That was some years ago The
fact became generally known. and Bauer was
unable to resell the site quickly. He died soon
afterward in dire circumstances. Modern build
ing methods. however. recently OverCame easily
the difficulties his engineers faced. The Lyons
brothers. too. sank a big SUM OF money in trying
to stop an inflow Of water from d subterranean
stream at 5Sth street and Sixth avenue, and
short time later they withdrew from the real
estate market. The late Coils P Huntington
made careful study Of the old maps Of this
city before he purchased the site at the south
east corner Of 3Tth street and Fifth avenue for
a home That is considered the dryest spot IN
this city.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
WILL CONTINUE EQUAL PAY FIGHT
Miss s:rachan, in Crusade for Women Teach
ers. Answers Charges.

Mice Grace c Strachan. district superintendent
90 schools IN Brooklyn. commenting yesterday on
~. charges made against her OF neglectng heF
duties in absentine herself from her work to en-
oope in the equal pay fight, said that she would
80, her place as district superintendent rather
than give up the struggle
.rrbe charge that I absented myself without
,eaxe for thirty-four days is correct said MISS
s,rachan The members Of the Board OF hduca-
+ior ore nv superiors and they have a right TO
orittcjse me They charge that by aosentlhS my
sa1f fron, work 1 impaired the discipline OF my
ai.tr,ct With all due respect TO my ofelai So-
,,oriors 7 differ with them. Ny reports nave been
- +tair hands on time and show that efficiency
roc heen maintained in district. The Board OF
Trdrca+jon will realize sooner or later that t''e
,o,,,an teachers arc entered upon long caIpd'sh-
10. a hattie hut hundred years war we VIII
o 70 the LEGISLATURE again. as we did TINS year
THO legislature IS the only body we nave d
~tebt to appeal to- and the Board OF Eoucau"i'
cannot and will not deny us that right. The thirty
fo,,r days | spent lobbying at Albany were by no
,oears consecutive as the Board of Education re
-, in,nIias gave the board minute report
&C 70 these proceedings l did so on the advice or
.bo host authority in the city told the board IN
,. ra,ort that the work / did at Albany was for
c,,s. destined to uplift the moral standing OF the
c,,ool .vste1n and of the state and nation
New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
CHEF TO ROYALTY HERE.
Head of Princess CeciLe's Kitchen
to STUDY Our Cookery.

Albert cref-fn-chief to her royal highness Ce-
CTIfo Crown Princess of Germany. WI ohas come
hero n study the art Of American cookery Ie1C
his snug quarters aboard the North German Lhoyu
liner Kronprnzessin Cecilie early yesterday anu
,,ra~ the guidance of the liners head cnef ciIIe
70 Manhattan To take his first lesson Al Il0-
nisb1 -re two masters of the pots and pans nad not
returned aboard ship -,
Albert IS a bit weak in the pie line. so MS ios a
mistress ordered him TO come to America anu V1S
.ra+ far,0us but narrow thOroughtare N DOS'oI
I,rov-, +be world over as PIE Alley N case ~
bert survives this ordeal he Will oe aoiin'.9" -
,be Ancient and Honorable Order OF PIE MaA7iS
an honor sought by many but gained oy rev. Al
rar+ also wishes 10 solve the manufacture OL 50
- ,+re- American disnes-fOr example Boston
baked beans. shrimp wiggle and frled cId'9 d" .
Coney Island -. -,
J. as the intention of the royal pot anu pan
.r-is+ ~ mike a round of some OF New AoIA > -
t,+eI and restaurant kitchens yesterday o@1 -
Ia,rrad AZ the St Regis and Waldort-Astorl@ lla.
ba had not been at either place. althousI -
-. ,,-b,le cuisine management had Hlads ISH1-S
racai,-a him II has not yet been decldel w. -
,1bar- will visit Beefsteak Johns or bO-9i1 :
II is understood that a committee VIII "a'e ~s
hin, with a cordial invitation
New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
TARIFF AGREEMENT WITH HOLLAND.
Details of Understanding Reached with
United States Government.

The Hague, Sept. 12.-The governments of the
Netherlands and the United States have come
10 an understanding in the matter of a tariff
agreement This agreement will be submitted
10 Parliament shortly for ratification.
It provides foI reduction in the American
duties on brandy and other spirituous liquors
imported from Holland, in return for which
Holland binds herself to impose lower duties on
certain imported meats. but otherwise to MAIN
tain the existing tariff arrangements With
regard to timed meats from America, the inn
port duty thereon will be reduced by % cents
on one hupdred Kilograms
Holland further binds herself not to differen-
tfate unfavoraby against American goods dur
ing the continuance of this agreement. The
United States further consents TO apply to Hol-
land the new American regulation regarding
the market value of goods having no sale in the
country Of origin.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
REGULARS HOLD ESSEX.
Colby Men Successful in Getting
Nesc Idea Issues Into Platform.

Essex County's Republican Convention in New
ark last night resulted in general in victory for
the regular organization ticket, although the New
Idea. Colby faction, showed unexpected strength
in the meeting, and succeeded in getting several
of their principles into the platform. OF the eleven
who nominated for the state Assembly
three OF them will represent the New Idea camp.
This number had been conceded 10 the Colby party
from the start
John d NoolstOn, q regular party man, of East
OrarEe. nominated fer County Clerk. while
the following men were nominated for the Assem-
bly,: Henry Young, jr. Henry c. Hines Dor y.
'IpHr August Miller, Malcolm NTaclean Rudolph
A. Braun. William Roberts. John T. Clark. II
Stacy Smith Austen Colgate and William Z.
Martin Hines. Colgate and Martin Colby
men. and their nomination is due q determined
effort on the part Of the organization TO restore
harmony within the ranks Of the party
From the first 1t that the organization
was going to control the convention In the af-
ternoon the regular Republican Executive Commit
tee held a meeting and decided that II would pay
TO take almost any means to restore harmony. At
the Colby headquarters. however. talk about the
same matter resulted only in resolve to demand
complete adoption Of the Colby principles the
only price Of peace between the two factions
one important concession that was made 10 the
Colby men the adoption OF local option plank
in the platform. The colby people also showed
amendment providing for the nomination OF mu-
nicipaI and county officers by direct primaries
There a heated argument over the adoption OF
this amendment. which resulted In a victory for
the New Idea men by vote OF 266 to "a. TWO
more pIanks. Of them providing for a better
Civil Service law. were proposed by the Colby
people and adopted after fight
New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
THE NEW COMMANDER IN CHIEF.

Ex-Judge Charles GerTman Burton. the new
commander in chief Of the Grand Army OF the Re
r,,blc was born IN Cleveland. Ohio on April I.
1915 HIS boyhood spent in Warren. in the
same state where he attended the public schools
until the breaking out OF the Civil War. Although
hs was only fifteen years old. he deemed himself
not too young fight for his country and en-
listed as a private In Company {. 18Th ON" IN
fantrv He saw active service with his regiment
taking mart IN the Battle OF Shiloh three days after
his sixteenth birthday The rigors of the campaigns
through which he passed temporarily undermined
his health and he discharged for dlsahlhy III
Ident TO the service on October 90 1862 Recovering
dred days campaign OF 1854 as corporal IN cohi-
pany A Ohio National Guard
A. the close of the war he began the study OF
Low, and was admitted 70 the bar at warren oliio
In AnriI 1867. He practsed his profession IN ulat
town for year. and then removed 10 'ieH
City. Mo. In 1853 hc went 10 Ere nan i0i
ears hut returning 10 Missouri in 1871 he settIea
,r Nevada. the county seat If Vernon county
1rbere he still lives. He soon attained hlgh s'a"n
s. as a LAWYER and he has always taken an
.,o interest in politics. He has been circuit al
80, and fudge Of the 25th Circuit Court he
80 = delegate 70 the Republican National CON
,,enton in Chicago in 1894, and was eected I" 'iie
54+h Congress from the 18th District as d hepuD
1icar defeating Representative Charles II. Nor
- re,oocrat hv 2594 votes. Last winter ne
mas annointed Collector Of Internal Revenue at
Kansas City "a. .
T,,6ga burton has never ceased TO manifest a
r,,ev interest IN Grand Army affairs and has been
commander Of his post and Judge advocate ana
commander Of the Department OF Missouri For
two wears he has been chairman Of the nstohal
,ers,on committed and. such, drafted the bill
passed by Congress last winter ana bearing ','e
name of Senator McCumber, of North Dakota, who
New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
TWO INDICTED FOR DE4TH
1ut0 1cCident FatqLty-Br1nSmade
and Drirer Held.

Toms River. n. J.. Sept Il (Spec!ap--After CIV
ing the major part OF two days to the automobile
accident on the county road between BarnoEat and
Manahawkin on June 5. the grand jury to-day
brought IN indictments II granddaughter against
Louis L. Brinsnade. Of New York. and his chat
feur. Joe Landers charging them with the death
Of little Laura Brown. Of Mount Joy. Penn.
Brlnsmade and Landers were taken into court and
gave bail IN the amount of $500 each Arthur j.
Baldwin. Of the firm Of Griggs. Baldwin and Pierce,
their counsel. going their bond. The trial was
set for October 10.
The accident took place Saturday afternoon
r,,pa : Reniauin " Brown in automobile.
left the C1arance House. at BarneEat. where he
had stopped for dinner. on his way from New
Brunswick to Atlantic city He had IN his car his
father George Brown. ST, his wife. son and
daughter There was n head-on collision between
his car and one driven by Landers. The Brown
car hit the side OF Brinsmade's car from IN front
and ripped off the touneau. Browns EasoIene eN-
uloded and the occupants Of his car were badly
burned The little girls skull was fractured ana
che died a few hours later in the Lakewood hos
pjta
New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
BURTON HEADS G. A. R.
EFKT MEET At TOLEDO.
Tro Dead as IicsgLt Of Exposure
IN Parade.

r-o+ors Y Y Sept. I2.-Cha~ies G. Burton, of
.--,-oda No a former member of Congress. was
.,5sv elected commander in chief Of tre Grand
- Of the Papublic. which is holding its forty
e. annual encaraprnent here. The new con-
.a,se- in chief was oppo.ed by three candidates.
,-sn.~al John r. Wilder of Knoxville. Tenn:
l,-eries Burrows Of Rutherford y J.. and Patric,
y ,-onev Of Topeka. Kan His plurality was moro
+fRr three hundred
Other officers elected b. the enCalnpment we.e
r tol;opys. Lewis c Griffith Troy, y Y. senior
,,e-corn-nander: William NJ Scott. Atlanta Junior
joe-ooInrnander: Dr. 7. Lane Ta2eyhil, Baltimore.
surgeon general. ana Bishop Samuel Fallows, Chi
,,gro chaplain in chief Toledo selected as the
1sca ~ meeting for the next eacampment. The
date viii be fixed by The national council of nd
rninistration-
As 4 result Of the parade yesterday two veterans
died to-day. Ensign s. Bunce. past commander of
robn z Griswold Post. Of Troy. n Y, was
stricken on Broadway. dying shortly afterward
from heart disease, caused by exposure and over
exerticn Eli s. Robinson, of Post 23i. New York
CITY. also died to-day his boarding place.
The greater part OF the days session was de-
voted 10 this portion OF the business. which up
pears 90 be the most important TO be transacted at
-be present encannrment In the morning tho re
morris of the officers and the annual address or
commander IN Chief Brown were presented. in the
afternoon the reports OF two committees were re-
re.ved and adopted These included the recon-
,,n,da-ions OF the committee pensions, which
endorsed an effort to Increase the pensions OF vet
rans' widows 10 sl2 month, and that Of the COM
,ni-tee OF the commander in chiefs address. which
,-n-oyed Of all of his recommendations Resolu-
,,ons urging the repeal OF the anti-canteen law.
with several other minor propositions. are being
New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
FB. LORD GAMBLING WITNESS
Caught with Many Others in Raid on Houses
Near Hampstead.

Hempstead. Long Island. sept L VopeN
Franklin b Lord jr- member OF 'ne ~ =
- rT,,-ti1s club set appeared before Justice
C,b,r1as 2, CITIZENS this morning as a witness IN
the case against the owners Of two sanloiiiis
houses that were raided at Hewletts and ln"ood
on August 81 The two houses were the Broad
v-av club. at HewIetts. and the Inwood Cottase'
at InwOOd-
The raid was made by District Attorney Coies'
his assistant and several officers on evidence
gathered by Detective Arthur Moore VINO spent
1,,ors than six weeks in the neighborhood- About
+ort,, men in eyenins, clothes were caught, and
,,ts.oI,sed their names only when assured by JUS
tica CITIZENS who was there to hold court, that
thew would not be exposed
Several brokers came down from Manhattan
To witness the trial yesterday morning. but re-
fused To say whether or not tney We're VIZ
rAsses and would say nothing about the case
New-York tribune., 1907-09-13
VAR ON THE CIGARETTE
Miss CASTOR, of Chicago, 4ppeaIs an
an AfectiOnate Manner.

It may have been disappointing TO some, but Miss
Lucy Page CASTOR, who has come all the way
from Chicago to take up the fight against the
cigarette habit New York did not put her arms
around a single cigarette smoker last night when
she visited The Tobacco Show in her determination
to get right at the heart of the demon. Perhaps
her experience at Fort George in the afternoon
had exhausted that form of appeal
There Miss Castor saw a ffteen-year-oId news
boy with a badly rolled cigarette in his mouth.
Going up the boy she placed her arms softly
around his neck and said:
My boy. don't you know that you are killing
yourself by smoking cigarettes?'
The boy looked up at her "Aw gwan," he re-
piled and deity struck match his shoe.
others however. were unable to resist the ap-
peal Of a womans voice. coupled with "A pair Of
pretty arms about their neck. and so threw the
vile things into the gutter. Miss CASTOR did not
wait TO see whether they went to get them again.
At the Tobacco Show her method was different.
always. however. suited to the individual with
whom she had to deal She went from booth TO
booth where cigarettes exhibition and
at each she stopped and said:
why do you persist in manufacturing cigar
ettes?''
The answers that she got We're not always sat
isfactory one man Ungallant as to re-
mind her that It because some of her sisters
wanted to smoke them. Miss CASTOR professed to
be much surprised to learn that women we'll as
men and boys were in the habit OF smoking.
In the afternoon Miss CASTOR visited the Board
of Health. but Dr. Darlington not in She
found Superintendent Maxwell Of the Board OF
Education. in. however. She sent in her card and
was admitted for just two minutes She explained
who she IN that time and told about her pur-
pose 70 form an antcigarette society in the city
in which she hoped TO get the ministers and school
rrinriuals interested. Mr.. Maxwell expressed
himself as being in sympathy with her work