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district shall have the power to To- cate the agricultural school within such district, taking into considera- ton the nature of the soil. nearness to the center and desirablity of location and other Inducements of fered. They are authorized to ac- cept donations by way of buildings, lands or money.
 The tuition in each school shall be free, and the trustees may limit the number of students. from time to time, according To the capacity and means of the institution. and shall make such rules of admis- sion as to equalizo. as far as pos sible, the privileets of the school among the counties according fo population. And the trustees may defer the actual opening of the school until such 1ime as may be necessary to prepare reasonably proper facilities aEd equipment for the beginning of tfa same: but it is made the duty of the trustees to open the school. even though it may have to be done Oh limited scale, as early as practicable. and afterward extend it's operations as circumstances may permit, and the trustees are authorized to rent to the best advantage from time to time, any portion of the prop erty of the schools not required for the immediate purposes of the schools
 There is appropriated out of any funds in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of SEo,000, s5o.04e of which shall be for the benefit of each of the districts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-18
OUR STANDING OFFER.

Anyone sending us names of iu- ventors, will be paid $3 for each case we get from them. Just send the name, we do the rest. Look around you, and you will be surprised at the number of inventors wishing pat ents, in your neighborhood. D. Swift & Co.,, Washington, D. c,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-18

Constipation causes headache, nausea, dizziness, 1angour, heart palpitation. Drastic physics gripe, sicken, weaken the bowels and don't cure. Doan's Regulets act gently and cure constipation. 25 cents. Ask your druggist.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-18
Benefits of Education.

Mistress-Good gracious, Marie, what a mess your kitchen is in! Whatever have you been doing? It will take you a week to clean it, should think.
 Marle-Yes. mum; the young ladies have been down here showing me how book,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-18

Don't let the baby suffer from eczema, sores Or any itching of the skin. Doan's Oointmentt gives insant relief, cures quickly. Per fectly safe for children. All drug gists sell it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-18
eigarettes Are Worse Than !. Opium Declares Able Jurist Willis BroWn 0 in Salt .Cit!-Appetie
 For Drugs

immortality of the cigarette purely
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-30
Personal Notes.

Brigadier General William p. Rog-
ers, U. S. A., retired, has been APP
pointed deputy governor of the Soldiers
Home at Washington. to succeed Gen
eral Edward B. Wilson, retired.
Major c. F.. Close and Captain G. r
Firth. royal engineers of the British
Government, have come over to study
our geodetic and coast survey system
which, they say is far superior 10 thos9
Of Europe.
Colonel John Jacob Aston now has
eighteen motor cars in his garage and
is reported as content with that mum.
Der for the preesnt. Mrs. Astor, how
ever, who has 4 fair collection of her
own. is still making additional pur-
chaSes.
He Fahnestock, one of the vice
presidents Of the First National Bank
of New York. has given $4,000 to the
fund OF the Cathedral Of St. John the
Divine. Mr.. Fahnestock's gift has
made it possible to complete the west
arch Of the cathedral
Arthur +. Slater. who has Just been
sworn in as assistant secretary of the
treasury, was born in Carlisle. Eng
land. in the early eighties. He was
brought to America when one year old
and has lived all his life until recently
in Iowa. Three months ago he became
editor Of the Walla Walla Daily
Union.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-30

history, says the Chicago Chronicle. Va
can imagine the primitive woman crush
ing the petals OF the wild flow ers AMI
rubbing the juices upon her skin to en-
nance her attractivcness. Doubtless
there were even sorts OF fashions IN
those days-sometimes the strong scent.
ed musk, sometimes the seductive wild
syringa, sometimes the pigment myrrG
But at any rate her selection must then
have been limited. Her daughter Of the
present day has a far larger field. Tho
rumber of perfumes, natural and arti-
fetal, at the disposal of woman of
fashion runs into many hundreds. This
OF course, only applies TO those known
TO the market, but there Is no means OF
made from private formulate. This Gus
tom originated in Paris. but now all the
world over these individual perfumes are
compounded A Parisienne goes from,
shop TO shop, trying various kinds Then
without even letting her best friends
know mixes and blends, adding a littie
less of this, q little more Of that, until
the result meets her satisfaction ana is
adopted for her very own. However.
there is no doubt that violet holds first
place in public favor In the high places
AS well az the lov- u Is known TO ba
the favorite OF the empress of Russia.
She is reported to spend more than 80.
GO year on toilet waters. soaps, pow
ders and perfumes, and in all these the
violet predominates. In addition to this
the flowers are grown fresh for her use
Special beds of violets are cultivated in
the palace grounds They are picked
daily between and O'Clock In the even
ing, when they are supposed TO give forth
the most delicate odor, and brought In
great baskets to her maiesty's room
where they are used TO perfume her bath
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-30
TiIIman and the South.


South Carolina has had slavery, Sc
cession, devastation, reconstruction and
carpetbags, and now, as the capstone
of her miseries, she has Tillman.
Every time Ben bellows, Fee, TO. FUN.
smell the blood Of a negro man." the
South trembles as in the thrOes Of an
earthquakes; but it is only Clay, Cal
houn and the Southern great turning
in their toinbs. Tillman is the advance
agent of that great reform which has
stood the South upon its head. kicked
culture and education out of politics.
installed the corner grocery and cotton
field in office, put premium on brass
and ban On brains, made law d
laughing stock and lynching cult,
and transformed the blackguard into a
war-horse and the black man into a
nightmare.
Dixie is deridcd since decency is
dead; charivari has dethroned chival-
ry; Madison. Jefferson. Clay and CAL
houn are has beens; Tillman is the
evangel of the sunny, sanguinary
South; and Vardaman, Davis and the
Georgian Hoke are the light and lead
ing of the land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-30

Nearly all the states have adopted
the Australian ballot system or some
modification of it. and now We are
called upon to consider another political
novelty from that inventive country.
This latest proposition is a compulsory
voting bill, a Government measure.
now under discussion in Victoria. The
measure is offered to arouse the
electoral apathy which is said to have
been increasing of late all over
Australia. The failure to vote is to be
punished by a fine of s.. but curious
concession is made to the lazy citizen
in a provision which permits him to
send his ballot by mail. This scheme,
however, is not original with Australia.
Belgium has a compulsory voting law,
and the system has been debated in the
Canadian Parliament. Voting by mail
would seem to open the door to fraud.
but possibly the ingenious Australians
can devise restrictions and safeguards
which will make the plan practicable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-30
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
A Reckless Program.
(Bangor NeWs.)


Generally unknown to people in the
eastern part of the State. because the
notice has not been given to the east
ern Maine papers for publication, the
committee on pubic buildings and
grounds is to hold hearing in Room
AZ, State House, or Wednesday, Jan. 80.
at p. m. on AN order inquiring into
the expediency Of changing the location
of the seat of government in this
State, and the erection of a new State
House."
Now while this old story of moving
the capital from Augusta to some 9TH
err city has bobbed up at regular in
tervals for many years. it has gener-
ally been regarded in the nature of a
joke, no one taking it seriously, for
several good reasons. But it was re :
ported from various sources Monday
that 4 movement. partly underground.
of significant force is iii progress. and
that the Portland lobbyists have al
ready made such Roadway that they
have sent out the statement that the
committee on public buildings and
grounds is certain to report in favor
of moving the seat of government to
Portland. 1t was also rumOred. proba-
bly, from inspired sources, that there
the question to be voted upon by the
Legislature today, there would he Il
majority in both houses in favor of the
transfer 10 Portland.
1t seems altogether unlikely that this
estimate of the legislative temper on
the subject is anywhere near correct.
The News is informed, from sources be-
lieved to be trustworthy, that not more
than one-third Of the Senate, nor more
than one-fourth of the House is in ia
vor Of removal to Portland, or, in fact.
to any other city just now.
This is a question to be decided with
great deliberation and care. with bust
ness-like common sense. and without
regard to the especial convenience Of
any handful of men or benefit of any
one great interest, and without con-
sulting the local pride of any city. It
should be decided in Il way to serve the
best interests of all the people of the
State of Maine.
1t is to big question to snap
through any committee at a poorly
advertised hearing. In the circum-
stances, every citizen of eastern Maine
should protest against the seeming
secrecy and haste and demand through
eastern Names representatives that
the hearing be postponed to such time
as will admit of a full representation
from this section and a properly voiced
opposition to any capital-moving-
scheme-at least. for some years yet.
The reasons for opposing any such
movement are substantial. and should
outweigh any arguments that can be
offered i'll favor of the project. First
of all. the State has a heavy debt
Secand. the State has a good deal Of
money invested in the present Capitol
absurd and barnlke as it may be.
and cannot afford to cast it into the
refuse heap yet awhile. Third, where
is the money coming from with which
to erect a new State House? Are the
taxpayers willing to set the State back
.wo or three million dollars financially
for the sake of providing an architec-
turol ornament for the city of Port
land? 1t will be years yet before
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-30
PORTLAND.

The city government at a special
meeting yesterday afternoon voted to
make a cash contribution to the State
Of $500,G0O in the event Of the Legisla-
ture making Portland the State CAPT.
tai. There We're two meetings, one
meeting of citizens in the forenoon at
which many members of the city gov
eminent We're present and the meeting
of the city government which began
at $50 and at which the order was
passed for the 100000 contribution.
The meetings held yesterday were
the elimination of active and appar-
entity effective work by a committee of
citizens which has been quietly carried
on since the Legislature was convened.
The movement did not start with the
Portland delegation nor with Portland
citizens but with upstate members Of
TIE Legislature who complained bitter
~ of lack of proper accommodations
al Augusta and the high prices charged
fer board. The matter was at
once taken up by the Portland dele
CATION and citizens and has been en-
ergetically but unostentatiously
pushed along until now it is believed
that there is good chance of favor
able action by the Legislature.
There is to be hearing in Augusta
Wednesday afternoon before the COM
rnittre on public buildings of the Leg
is.at,,re on the resolution presented by
Senator Merrill Of Portland directing
the committee to inquire into the ex-
pediency of removing the seat of
the State government from Augusta
A committee of the city government
Of Portland will appear before the
committee at the hearing and present
Portlands proposition. Nearly every
member Of the city government will
also attend the neutrality-suspicious.
Press, Jan. 20, 1907.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-30
The football experts have been

The football experts have been in
session. and although they have
tinkered the new rules somewhat they
have wisely refrained from making any
great changes in them. 1t has been the
general feeling since last falls football
season closed that the new rules should
be given a little more thorough trial
before being condemned OF radically
changed. At first the new rules were
very unpopular both with coaches and
players. but their popularity increased
as the season advanced and as their
possibilities for new kinds of play be-
came evident. Next season the
coaches and players can get to work
with a much better understanding OF
what lies before them and the mistakes
which characterized the early part OF
last falls work on many leading
elevens will be avoided. The only
changes of Importance which the com
mittee makes are to lengthen the game
five minutes in each half. and to
provide a distance penalty rather than
loss of the ball after a forward pass
which fails.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-30
GIeanings and Gossip.

In New York City last year 5000. 900
was spent for diamonds.
Carnegie and Rockefeller gave away
between them in 1865 $1S.179.G00
The farm hands are unionized in Ger
many with 982 societies and 221,gl3 mem
bers.
Eighty-five women bootblacks are num-
bered among the industrial workers OF
the United States.
Auctions under the sand glass instead
OF the hammer are held in some parts of
England: The highest bid during tho
minute that II takes for the sand TO run
through secures the article.
The old Nikolska pharmacy of MOSCOW
is believed to be the largest and the old
est in The world. 1t Is 203 years old and
has a staff of 700 persons. They put up
about 1000 prescriptions a day.
A Des Moines 0a) man was fined SO
for intoxication. and rather than go to
jail he took out his false teeth, which
We're set in a gold plate. and turned them
over to a bondsman for security.
Queen Maud of Norway keeps a scrap
book pf newspaper stories concerning
herself and King Haakon which owe
their origin to nothing but imagination.
the invention or lack of infor7na tion OF
their authors.
Coleman Nemes De Akna, who says he
Is a Hungarian count, but is now an
American citizen, offers to sell his title
ior tlOUU. He does not reveal his imme-
date whereabouts, but proposes to con.
duct negotiations through his bosom
friend. who keeps a restaurant In New
YORK. Inc property offered for sale con-
sists OF two musty parchments to which
are attached several large seals.
There Is something very attractive to
the American who is fond OF animals in
the way the Japanese treat dumb Great
ures. The Youths Companion gives Prof.
Morse as the authority for this desordp-
ton of Japanese feeling for animals:
Birds build their nests in the city
alrht in the public pars Ss a Mia od 1asS
tro; about the streets. He had actually
been followed by a wild deer in the
streets nibbling melon rind out of hi,
hand. as tame as calves and lambs on
our far!ns. A dog goes to sleep in the
busiest streets. Men turn aside SO as not
to disturb him. One day a beautiful
n ,s alish;ed on limb OF a tree. and
ane nusy. jostling throng stopped. No
one attempted to injure the bird hut
several began sketchng him"
The taste for perfume is older than
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-30
The Proposed Removal Of the Main'
State Capital.
(LewSton JOurnal.)

dewSton Journal.)
looking to the removal Of the capital
Of the State Of Maine. now here, now
there-Portland habitually being most
ambitious. The agitation is now keen
er than ever. Portland interests have
consolidated other interests in favor of
removal and there is danger lest i'm
portant legislation may be neglected
touching tax reform. the referendum
and so on. Purely physical PROPOSE
tons should not sidetrack purely eco
noinic and social solutions.
If the capitoline proposition be re-
garded as wholly or mainly physical. it
is to be emphasized that Lewiston and
Auburn are the center of the State.
When the State capital is to be re-
moved it should be removed to that
city which best represents modern
ideas-those of manufacture and of
transportation. Lewiston and Auburn
are the natural center of the State.
whether we regard population or the
opportunities of rapid transit. Lewis
ton and Auburn have the greatest sys-
ten Of trolley: we are the natural CEN
ter Of three great railways. Everybody
can get here and few people like to get
away after they've got here and see
what a nice people we are. The Maine
State fair has survived and prospered
because the Twin cities are the center
of the Globe, from the Maine View
Point. 1t is noted that Lewiston and
Auburn offer to help the State pocket
book to the extent of half a million
dollars II the Maine Legislature should
order the removal Of the capital from
it's present location. Portland also
makes 100000 bid.
1t seems to us, however, as the issue
has never been appealed to the peo-
pie and as the order for the referendum
is coucurred in by both parties. that 50
serious a matter as the removal of the
State capital should never be effected
without the concurrent order of the
legislature and popular referendum.
We have little doubt if it should be UNI
derstood that Lewiston and Auburn
would put up half a million dollars to
relieve the State of the expense OF re-
moving the capital, that a popular ref
erendum ordered the removal Of the
State capital. the people would discov-
er that Lewiston and Auburn are the
railway and physical center OF thu
State as we'll as its economic center.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-30
TWO POINTS OF VIEW.
BANGOR.

This is a question to be decided with
great elaboration and care. with bust
ness-like common sense. and without
regard to the especial convenience OF
any handful of men or benefit Of any
one great interest, and without con-
sulting the local pride of any city. 1t
should be decided in a way to serve
the best interests Of all the people of
the State of Maine.
II is too big a question to snap
through any committee at a poorly
advertised hearing. In the circum-
stances, every citizen Of eastern Maine
should protest against the seeming
secrecy and haste and demand through
eastern Names representatives that
the hearing be postponed to such
time AS will admit of 4 full representa-
ton from this section and properly
voiced opposition to any capital-mov-
ing scheme-at least, for some years
yet.
The reasons for opposing any such
movement are substantial, and should
outweigh any arguments that can be
offered in favor Of the project. First
OF all. the State has heavy debt.
Second, the State has a good deal of
money invested in the present Capitol
absurd and barnlike as it may be.
and cannot afford to cast it into the
refuse heap yet awhile. Third. where
is the money coming from with which
to erect q new State House? Are the
taxpayers willing to set the State back
two or three million dollars financially
for the sake of providing an architec-
tural ornament for the city of Port
land? 1t will be years yet before
Maine can afford to build a new State
House. That will be time enough to
look for a new observation-disclosures News.
Jan 90, 1907.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-30
The Chinese Boycott.

While the United States is worrying
over the Chinese boycott and the serious
Jaciire in our exports to the Orient, the
tact has escaped general attention that
Great Britain and other countries nave
also suffered but not to so great an eN-
tent. The fact that you have suffered
CO.., rears from ailments OF the stomach
liver kidneys or bowels is no reason why
Won should continue to suffer Just get
a bottle of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
today from any druggist. grocer or gen
o,.oi SanIer and take a dose before meals
and ut bedtime. and see how much good
it will 20 you. You'll find It absolutely
pure. and our guarantee to that effect IS
on every bottle. II will cure poor ap-
natitc balchirg sour ristngS, dyspepsia
ir5igestioo. chil,s colds. female HIS
hackache. or malaria. fever and nsue'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-30
A Dickens Revival.
philadelphia Inquirer.)


II is p matter of congratulation that
there is all over the English reading
world revival of interest in Dickens.
Societies are being formed to promui-
gate a propaganda which shall Keep
alive the interest in the man and his
many valuable works. Charles
Dickens had his limitations. That Is
easily admitted. but he had finer APP
probation Of human nature than al
most any writer who ever lived. he
has furnished US with phantas-
magoria Of characters Of every KIND.
a procession Of people who have passed
into household words. If it be SAID
that at times the author was super
sentimental the answer is that senu-
ment rules the world and that 1t IS
much better to have too much than 100
little of it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-30
Wednesday, January 30, 1907.
A Soldier Of Fortune.

Our times, as well as the more ro-
mantle times of old, have seen their
share of soldiers of fortune, men in
whom the lust of fighting and love for
adventure are predominating qualities,
and who have wandered over the face
Of the earth seeking lands where there
is a possibility of war and ready to
give their sword and services wherever
they are wanted. This country has
furnished its share of such soldiers
and they were to be found by the score
in South Africa, in China, and in Cen
trail America whenever there has been
fighting going on in recent years. One
death in many forms in all parts of the
world has just come to an unromantic
end by asphyxiation in a New York
boarding house. He was Col. John F.
Y. Blake known throughout the
world few years ago as the leader OF
the Irish brigade which fought Eng
land in South Africa during the Boer
war.
Blake was a native of Missouri but
that state went to West Point, where
he graduated in 1880. He saw much
in the West under Generals Miles and
Custer, but this country was too peace
full for his blood and so he resigned his
commission in 1889 and became an ad-
vcnturer roaming over the world. He
fought in the armies Of several lands
and of course was on hand in South
Africa when the Boer war broke out
Being an ardent Irishman he hated
England with all his nature and
promptly offered his services to Presi-
dent Kruger He recruited the IA
NOUS Irish brigade in which many
Americans were enlisted and which
played a prominent part in the battles
and campaigns of that bloody conflict
His arm was shattered in one engage
rne1t, but he fought to the end Of the
war and then came to this country
where he has been writer for news
payers and magazines for several
years.
During the Boer war England set a
price of 1925, 900 upon his head and the
story of his narrow escapes would ill
volume. How ironical the decree OF
fate that the man of so many adven-
lures should die at last of gas poison
ing in a little hall bedroom in New
York Had Col. Blake not resigned his
commission in thu American army. the
Spanish war and the fighting in the
Philippines which followed it would
have given him all the opportunity fol
battle which his warlike nature cravcd
and would doubtless have advanced
MIN to high rank in the service of hi:
native country.