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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-18

Watcrville, Me, May 17.-(SpCciaD. y
The annual convention Of the teacher:
q: KcnnolIcr county was held today al
the south Grammar school building
IN" convention was largely attca'i"d
ami the program va, carried ont in q
ycry interesting manner. Exhibits .;
tLc work Zone hy TIL" different grades
in the school were Displayed Oh tables
arranged in the halls. the teachers in
the building being on hand to explain
cvcryt ling To the visitors.
Tho convention opened shortly aftrr
1850 with Il few remarks from Supt.
Dennis T.. Bowman president of tin" or
cIMlzItion, after which Z chorus from
the school rendered Il very pleasing So
lection. The address Of welcome Waa
delivered Ly Mayor i. q. Bunker Of
Wat"rvillc. lie said i'll part:
chairman ana Tcuchgr&-As Il rep
REQ ptttirc Of WilterVillc | have been
chrSvu to extend t. you Il welcome 80
This city, and a. 4 citizen | am glad
that | can offer t. YOU such cummn-
dinus qudI tcr@. /, WAS Just one year
ago that our South Grammar school
bull ling vas destroyed by fire but
tEouks to tn" assistance given 10y the
people Of Wat"rvill" ana the work or
III" t"'rh'rS Wc have this finer build
ing ana school today. ~ tr Your work.
| r"II.i d'r ii Tia" Grcrtc@i work Of man
Kind for YOU hay" under your care an
th" youth and are Giving 10 them not
only intellectual. but also moral train
i..- Yui hone that yoII wiu return
RI II this convention more proficient fnr
y.ilr work. I;ut I'm not t. discuss;
vn.rr York ar society but ON behalf Of
ill.,. Icnplo Of Natcrvil!c ! extend to
Vow . most cordial ",lrmn.. trust
tn: + YOU uill return i'll thu ncnr future
ana / cln assure ynu That vnl viiI i.
mot cordial Wcicomo"
I'll" t"lchcrS "r the H~gnciati"u were
again favored With two - l"rtion, by
III" -'ho"l chorus aud th"y certainly
air r. i" congratulated nn NJ ,iuo c.t-
l:i'tii"n they mace.
pr = :. IN "I'"f" On ''"'t""I liy-
Sr','. 'i' ..F' ~ i.''t: IN ''Ini ami
i' "'''| '''' II '''' .'1diE Tor tn"
N+'''.' '''"'" - a ~'laI ahi E'"tHN
A'l"d. 'E" tI i'lc greatest reasons why
.n lndur children dp MT l.I.r ID ana
c;'nnnt cp u school II bccuu.n ~ the
hygi,nicaI conditions IN avuidin, thcs,.
things three main features ar" to be
kept in mind The school room should
b. made ID ronmy; ~ airy: a. wen
lighted. In tno nrst ,Iacc thr rhiIdrn,
should nave moro room at their desks
than they used to have. often the
s"rts are too small or are not ar
ranged properly with regard to the
l3ht. Ih" children should y" seated 81
llE'I li'N nav Ii'htN "t room 7" oXcr-
rISc AL ihclr muscles. inc school build
ing should be hui't on hill 50 that
tn" children may be kept away from
the smoke Of tho factories and it
should also j" rc"mv enough that tho
%' hnlarS may have ample opportunity
~" recreation.
iii The second place the school room
should hc well ventilated, not hy tn"
windows, but by soinn means SO that
drafts may he avoided. Ii NJ have tn
havr Hid window nucn /. should b,
l-,,,t v.ila or,ru w that thr draft viII
10 a.. .rr-rht rs r,o.s.h;o
p, rho .rbonI rno,,, eroIiI1 10
v-.,i-ri,btrI avrr o.,s-l2lr H..
diseases Ana troubles Win which chill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-18
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FISHING AT RANGELEY.
Ice Goes Out of the Lakes and the
Sport Commences At Once.

Rangcley, No., MAY 17.-The Ice
went out Of RanGcl"y, Moosclukma-
guntic and Richardson lakes today and
it is believed the other lakes i'm the
Rangclcy system have cleared or will
be free Of icc within a day or two.
Fishing for salmon and trout began at
once.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-18

In front of the apartment houses IN
Spanish cities it is not unusual to see
three mon standing side by side III the
street. looking W and pouring out i'm
paSsi"ncd rrotc stations each to Girl
on different nnnr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-18

From tr"" which Hubbard Fisher
Of East Concord, Vt. started to cut
down in tn" woods recently he took a
runaway swarm Of bees ana from the
hollow trunk three 12-quart pals Of
honey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-18

Tic Portland Association Of Masters.
Mates ana Pilots voted Friday evening to
ask the steam and tugboat managers to
grant slight increase in wages. The
men are to ask for a conference on tho
matter Saturday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-18

The 35th annual convention of the
Maine Young Mems Christian Assoc
Citations had a most successful open
ing in Augusta yesterday. with Il large
and representative attendance from all
parts of the State and With services of
great interest. The opening meeting
was held ia tine Umivcryalist church i'll
the afternoon ana at i O'Clock there
was Il banquet at City hail with over
200 present, followed by two hours of
splendid speaking by men such as Au-
gusta too seldom gets al opportunity
to hear. The meetings viii continue
this forenoon, afternoon ana evening
at the Univcrsali4t church, ana ON
Sunday afternoon and evening there
will be meetings at the City han. The
Sunday afternoon meeting will b for
men only and the evening meeting will
be union mass nice ting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-18

charlottesville, va. May 11-President
ard Mrs Roosevelt and their son Archie
are tonight at Pine Knot, Mrs ROose-
vclt's country home in the southern part
Of Albcmarle county. where they will re-
main until the middle Of next week. Tho
Presidential party arrived at North Mer-
den. II miles south OF Charlottesville. at
81 o'clock this afternoon and a few min
utcs later left for Pine Knot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-18

At 2.3O o'clock, the hour sct for the
opening Of the convention fully 100
delegates were present At the Tnivcr-
SaliSt church and many others came in
during the afternoon. The committees
on credentials aud entertainment were
busy il The vestry below ana thanks
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-18
The President
on Vacation

Washington. May 17-President and
Mrs. Roosevelt. accompanied by their
son Archie. left Washington at II
o'clock today over the Southern Rail
road for a few days vacation at Pine
Knob. Mrs. Roosevelts country home
in Albemarle county. Virginia.
Archie took his dog Skip and fish
ing tackle with him. Several servants
and the regular secret service guard
accompanied the Presidents party,
who occupied the special car Magnet
attached to the regular train for the
South. At North Gardens IL miles be-
You'd Charlottesville, the President and
his party will detrain and take car
riagcs for the trip Of about dozen
miles to Pine Knob. Walks and drives
about the country will form the main
feature of the Presidents outdoor di-
versions.
NJ. c. Latta, one Of the assistant secre-
tarics 10 the President. also went with
til" party. lie will establish a temporary
Office at charlottesville. which Is in COM
munication with Pine Knob by telephone.
The President is expected to be absent
from the city until next Wednesday
night 4 sis s4ssl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-18

THE PURSST GINGER
And tn" only safe one to use Il; SAM ord's
l"'"k Tor the pNl when Won purchase.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
What Did He Do With It?

A Philadelphia clergyman was
talking about the late Sam Small.
81 once heard him speak," he said,
land his humor and e%loquence i'm
pressed me deeply.
HE had a happy knack of illustra-
ton. He wanted, I remember, to IL
lustrate the frailty that is a part of
even the best characters, and he told
a story about a brave young soldier.
This soldier, he said, enlisted In
the Spanish-American War, and he
fought like a lion for his country.
The firm he had worked for, pleased
with the record he was making for
himself, told his wife that all the time
he vas away they would pay half his
wages to her.
Accordingly, at the end Of the
first week the young woman called
at the office, and the head Of the firm
handed her So.
"She looked at the money, and her
face clouded over.
mime dollars" she said.
Eyes said the head, a little hurt;
that is just half. I'm sorry you are
not satisfied
1t isn't that I'm not satisfied
said the young woman, but all along
he's been telling me his pay vas only
S14 a week. Wait till he gets home!
If them Spaniards don't kill him, 1
will. Washington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
England's Official Regret.

Washington, D. C.-Great Britain
has officially expressed regret over
the action of Governor S~wettenham,
of Jamaica, in refusing to accept the
relief supplies sent by the United
States Government to the earthquake
sufferers of the island, and in practi-
cally ordering Admiral Davis, with
his vessels on a relief expedition, to
withdraw from the stricken island.
President Roosevelt, after two
conferences with Acting Secretary Of
State Bacon and Secretary Taft, has
decided to ignore the action of Gov
ernor SwettenAam, and no represen-
tation will be made to the British
Government on the ground that the
affront to the American Government
was committed by a subordinate OIL
cial of the British Government, who
was nervous, eXcitable and ~unreason-
able because of the nervous strain
under which he was suffering incl
dent to the great calamity which Wis
tied Kingston.
In a cablegram to the State De-
partment from Mr.. Haldane, the
British Secretaryo of State for War. the
British Government has made amend
to the satisfaction Of officials OF the
Government here for the anront.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS.
Springfield, Mass, Follows Example
of European Cities.

Municipal regulation of the height
of buildings is proposed at Spring
field, Mass, following the lead of
Continental Europe in this respect.
The plan has the Endorsement of
some of the best educators in the
country, notably several connected
with the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, who favor the regulation
for sanitary, rather than esthetic rea-
sons. 1t Is contended that tall build
ings are Objectionable by reason of
the great number Of people they
crowd upon a small space, with the
resulting deprivation of the tenants
Of sunlight, and their subsection to
nervous strain due ito the close ag-
gregation Of large numbers of human
beings"
The Springfield ordinance proposes
limiting the height Of buildings to
one and a half times the width of the
streets upon which they are erected,
with a maximum permissible height
of 100 feet in the business section
and eighty feet in the residence Sec
tons. These limits can only be eX-
ceeded where the stories above re-
cede from the street line at least foul
feet horizontally to every five feet
additional height.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
French Tax on Titles.

1t is proposed in France, where in
genuity in devising new sources of
revenue has been raised to a fine art,
% impose a tax on titles of nobility.
In a nation which has taxed win
lows and doors the proposal will not
seem extraordinary. The odd thing
is that the republic, which has de-
slared such titles fictitious, should
now recognize them as a mean of
national income. A point of interest
for the outer world is that only genu-
Inc titles will be taxed. Their legiti-
macy will thus be guaranteed by Gov
eminent stamp, and fathers Of heir
esses contemplating an investment
may pay down the purchase money
with the same assurance of validity
that safeguard real estate transac-
tions.-New York World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
FOREIGN.

The first election returns in Russia
showed that a Radical deputy would
be returned for the Transcaspian ter
ritory.
Terms of separation OF the Duke
and Duchess of Marlborough are said
to provide that the former keeps
Blenheim' while the latter retains the
family jewels.
The election of President Figueroa,
of the Republic Of Salvador, was an
nounced. The elections, which lasted
three days, were quiet.
It was learned in Capetown that
the revolt against the Germans in
Southwest Africa had broken out
again.
The body Of Lord Delaval Beres-
ford, who was killed in a railway
wreck in North Dakota, was buried
in the family vault at Clonegan grave
yard, Curraghmore.
The contract for the four battle
ships included In the naval program
for 1907 has been awarded, and
France now has six great battleships
under construction. They are to be
called the Danton, Mirabeau, Voltaire,
Diderot, Conderset and Verguiaud.
Members of the Diplomatic Corps
at Teheran, Persia, presented con-
gratulations of their respective gov
crnments to the new Shah.
A Philippino-Japanese company
has been formed in Toxic for the pur-
pose of Strengthening friendly rela-
lions and the development of trade
between Japan and the Philippines.
German ship owners are forming a
central society in Berlin to combat
the excessive claims of men and Off
GERS.
Admiral Alexieff has returned to
the Cars favor at St. Petersburg.
Proof of the Duke of Marlbor.
ough's financial straits, since his
wife's purse has been closed to him.
is seen in the advertisement in Lon
don, which announces that the Duke
will sell by auction, at Blenheim, his
famous herd Of pedigreed Jersey cat
tie.
Count Nicholas Tolstoy, of Russia,
was burned TO death in ar attempt tc
rescue imperial funds in his care
from a fire which destroyed his home
and burned five others to death.
w. T. Stead, Of London, was re-
ceived in private audience by King
Victor Emmanuel, at Rome, who ex'
pressed himself heartily in accord
with his guests pacific mission.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
Biggest American Flag.

A tourist has been looking for the
big flag which Mauch Chunk folk cell
ebrated the Fourth of July with sew
eral years ago. 1T was" he said,
the biggest American flag ever un-
furled, its dimensions being fifty by
$50 feet. A wire cable was stretched
from the top of Flagstaff mountain
to the top of Bear mountain, and the
great bit of bunting was swung about
the centre, right over the middle Of
the valley. The air currents are
tempestuous there in the evening,
and whenever the sun went down the
flag was ripped from Its fastenings."
New York Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20

rels if they were broken apart and
the pieces tied in one bundle. Roll
ing a barrel Is about the easiest
known method Of getting ar empty
barrel from n place to another.
Undoubtedly the barrel carrier shown
in the illustration is better still. Its
best recommendation is that anyone
having use for one could readily
make it, although an Ohio man has
secured a patent OF the idea. Little
explanation is required to understand
it's construction. Hooks are placed
at each end of the barrel on the rim.
These hooks are formed at the end
of rods, which are connected by a
stout cord, the latter also forming
the loop which encircles the arm.
With the use of two of these carriers,
one on each arm, a barrel may be car
ried for quite a distance without
straining the arms. - Philadelphia
Record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
Chagrin Felt in England.

London.-Nothing in years has sc
CALLED British pride and self-respect
as Governor Swettenham's letter to
Rear-Admiral Davis. 1t is not too
much to say that there is q universal
feeling of humiliation and shame
throughout the country at the knowl-
edge that a British official could be
guilty of such an exhibition Of cad
dishness and ingratitude.
Public sentiment finds sufficient ex-
preston in the press of all parties,
but the printed comments are mild
compared with the private denuncia-
ton of the Governor heard on all
sides.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20

not is hard to say. To provide for
such emergencies, however, a wide
awake woman of Massachusetts has
designed a bed that can be increased
or decreased in length to fit the oc-
casion. The change is very easily
accomplished. The side rails of the
bed are made in two sections, n
fitting into the other and held to-
gether by pins inserted in correspond
ing a%pertures in each. A bed such
as this should last a lifetime II prop
erly cared for. Guests of different
sizes could be readily cared for, and
to make the bed doubly useful she
also provides for the attachment of
a gymnastic apparatus in the form
of a horizontal bar. The latter is
held in position in the centre of the
bed by uprights at each side. The
uprights are also firmly attached to
the side rails of the bed by pins. By
such attachments modern furniture
is made serviceable to its owners in
more ways than one.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
At the Money-Cr der Window.

Wearing a pink frock and a hat
with a bird of paradise feather slant
ed among the roses, a young person
entered the p~ostofice recently and
went to the cashier of the money
order section. 1--WE an order from
my husband" she cooed to the func-
tionary. After proving her identity
by means Of letters and cards, she
searched her chatelaine bag for the
order. She pulled out samples of
hatpins and various other articles.
At last she discovered the order and
handed it airily over. ""Youll have
to sign it, you know" was the infor-
nation given to her. Thereupon she
took the pen and wrote, Your loving
wife, Alice."-New York CONNER
cial
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
Might Have Been Painless.

gentlemen of the jury" erupted
the attorney for the plaintiff, address
ing the twelve Arkansas peers who
were sitting in judgment and on their
respective shoulder blades, in a dam
age suit against a grasping corpora
ton for killing a COW, IF the train
had been running as slow as it should
have been ran, if the bell had been
rung as it ort to have been rang, or
the whistle had been blown as it
should have been blew, non Of which
was did, the cow would not have been
injured when she was killed.
Rams Horn.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
The Field of Sports.

Harvard University has started in
earnest to raise money for a new
gymnasium, which is needed badly.
The Aero Club perfected plans for
the international balloon ace to be
started from St. Louis next October.
The Aero Club of Great Britain has
decided to send a challenge for tho
Coupe international at st. Louis in
October.
Joe Cans and Jimmy Britt will
fight to a finish for the lightweight
championship at Tonopah, New, on
March II.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
New Orleans to Have q Cellar.

A new hotel is being built in New
Orleans, and it is going to have a
cellar. That ought to be worthy of
note" said Martin Behrman, Mayor
of New Orleans.
During the last few years." con-
tinued Mr.. Behrman, "the sewerage
system of New Orleans has been rev.
olutionized. The waste water and
refuse matter are no longer washed
away in surface sewers, or gulleys.
Now, well regulated sewers, planted
under the ground, have taken the
place of the old style sewers which
made our city notorious. BY our
new drainage system it is possible
now to build cellars under houses.
A few years ago a native Of New
Orleans did not know what a cellar
was."-Washington Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
.! NE WIS.


Secretary Taft granted permits for
the use Of water from the Niagara
River by power companies.
Without a roll call the House voted
to raise the pay of Senators and Rep
resentatives to $500 a year.
Messrs. Oliver and Bangs, lowest
bidders, will receive the contract to
dig the Panama Canal.
The President, in a letter to Chair
man Foss, of the House Naval Affairs
Committee, urges the building Of two
first class, heavily armed battleships
Of the Dreadnought class.
President Roosevelt signifies his in
tention of asking Congress to give the
Interstate Commerce Commission
power to deal with the freight a
shortage question.
A request was presented to the
Isthmian Canal Commission for high
er'wages for steam shovel men.
IT now have under consideration
the question Of the prosecution Of the
Sugar Trust under the provisions OF
the Sherman Antitrust law" said
Acknowledgement Bonaparte.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
Water Vividly Described.

Schoolmaster Cat end of object les
son)-"Now, can any of you tell me
what is water?"
Small and Grubby Urchin-
Please, teacher, waters what turns
black when you puts your 'ands in
tt!"-Punch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
The March of Peace.

Only a few days ago England was
proud of possessing the most pow
erful warship on the seas, and now
almost every naval power on earth
has one or two ships that can thrash
the Dreadnought-that is, it has
plans for them.-Philadelphia Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
THE TRAGIC

Winnow me, Life! winnow and sift me!
Harrow me, Fate! harrow and lift me!
Hallow me, Love! wiring me and rive nc.
Aught but the best, purge me from. shrire
me!
Lightning-sure Aim! nothing less shift
me!
Ligntning-sure Touch! thrill me and gift
me.
Life! smite thy tragic full chord in me,
Let it be potently lord in me,
Through my soul glorying float;
Pour through my triumphont throat
Song of the dominant notei
Charlotte Porter, in The Century.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
Barrel Carrier.

One of the most cumbersome arti-
cles to carry any great distance Is
an empty barrel. 1t is not because
it is heavy. In fact the average man
could carry a half-dozen empty bar
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-02-20
DOMESTIC.

Engineer Frank Neesley was killed
and a number Of passengers hurt
when a Southern Pacific express was
wrecked west of Montello, Utah.
The Japanese and Korean Exclu-
sion League Is busy in California, and
many cities, such as Sacramento and
Stockton, have asked it to send or
ganizers to form branch leagues.
The will of Captain ]. M. Clapp.
formerly CT Tidoute, Pa, involving
$4,000 900, has been probated, the
widow and children in Washington
being the chief benef1ciaries.
Suits for alleged violations Of the
Antitrust law were filed in Little
Rock, Ark, against the W~aters-Pierce
Oil Company and four big packing
houses. s-*
The Countess of Yarmouth arrived
in New York City to be present at the
trial of her brother, Harry K. Thaw.
Thirty-two hundred persons visited
the jamestown Exposition grounds
Sunday, the first day Of paid admis-
sions.
Illuminating gas escaping from a
small heating stove in Meyer Rubin's
dat, in Brooklyn, N. Y, killed Rubin,
bis daughter Rosa and son Philip.
The Town Trustees of Elizaville,
KY, subscribed $40 weekly for the
maintenance of Sarah Dewey, sew
enty-fve years old, who Is the first
cousin to Admiral George Dewey, the
hero of Manila Bay. Miss Dewey Is
penniless, deserted and helpless.
A gas leak at Woodmen's Hail.,
Wilmington, ILL.,, resulted in an e1-
plosion that killed F. H. Pope and
Edward Scheibner and injured twelve
persons.
Booker IT. Wasbington, in a letter
printed at Cleveland, Ohio, defends
Roosevelt In his action regarding the
Brownsville AFFAIR."
Members of the AshtabuIa (Ohio)'
Plumbers Association have pleaded
guilty to indictments charging them
with violating the Valentine Anti
Trust law, and five of the members
were fined Sc and costs and three
$50 and costs.
Walter Dana Swan, an instructor
in architecture at Harvard Univer-
sity, died after having shot himself
over the heart. The instructors mind
had been affected by o%verstudy. He
was thirty years old, and leaves a
widow and two children. -'
There are nineteen Japanese in the
Tucson (Ariz.) jail, who n awaiting
trial before a Board Of immigration
Commissioners which will decide
whether they will be allowed to re-
main in this country OF be deported
to Japan. The Japanese were ar
rested at .Pelea, N. M.