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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

ciety man of San Francisco and New
York. In the course of controversy at
his club one day on the subject or
| sharks and their alleged man-eating
propensities, Mr.. Oelrichs maintained
that he had been in swimming in many
parts of the world in waters infested
by sharks and had not only been I'M
mn!ested. but he had never heard of an
authenticated case where shark had
attacked man.
This assertion was SO widely at vari-
ance with seanen's lore and boyhood $
legends purporting to be veracious &C
counts by eyewitnesSeS of such occur
lengcd by dozen auditors and finally
the dispute eliminated in wager OF
$1,000 to be decided by evidence to be
furnished by the affirmative side of the
proposition in the form of affidavits by
sailors or others. ThereupOn Mr.. DEL
richs advertised in the leading papers
of various American and foreign sea-
ports offering reward of $500 for any
competent proof that anyone had ever
seen shark attack a human being.
This reward stood for several years,
but was never earned; although many
persons swore that they had heard of
such an occurrence, none had ever wit
messed it, 1t would seem almost incred-
ible if sharks do really attack human
beings that no one, sailor or traveller.
could be found to attest the fact and
it seems still more incredible that no
sailor was able to fix up yarn good
enough 10 capture that $500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Peary's Next Expedition.
(NeW York POSt.)

If Il brave heart and firm dcterminte-
ton were the only requisites. the an
nounccmcnt that Peary is again to 60
to the Arctic would mean that the
North Pole is as good as discovered.
Unfortunately, the unforeseen and I'M
forSeeabl.: are to he rcckoned with iii
1868 as in 1906. On his last trip Peary
would have reached the Pole if he
could have carried enough provisions
with him. All his arrangements were
sufficient for an ordinary Arctic sum-
mCr but the exceptional season made
everything come to naught Each cX-
petition, however, renders him better
able to face the problems of the Far
North. and this has undoubtedly aided
him in getting together the $200,0GO
needed for This. his sixth expedition.
over Arctic exploration in recent
over the Arctic exploration i'll recent
years The dangers have been largely
diminished Nv reason Of greater ear.
and knowledge. Time was when the
departure Of an expedition meant thu
certain end Of the ship and of at least
some lives The loss of the Polaris
the Jeanette. and the Rodgers, in
quick succession, and the disastrous
Greedy expedition. all tended t. fix the
impression in the public mind that cN-
por;ttion of this kind was about the
most foulIardy undertaking on tho
globe Now big ships and little 80 to
the Arctic or Antartic-AmundScn sails
in 4 rockleshell clear across the
American hemiSphere-With far great
err ease and safety than the early ey-
DlOrerS crossed the western ocean This
changed feeling is. however. not truc
Of those who would balloon to the
pole. The world at large would tai;c
much greater stock in these ventures
if there We're first trial trips. say. from
New York to Chicago or i'll some col,!er
climate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06
Rural Delivery Progress.

a recent announcement from the
postmaster general shows that there
are now no fewer than $4,000 rural
mail routes in the United States. AL
though New England has been well
looked after in the establishment vi
rural routes and Kennebec county was
the first county in the country to be
completely covered by a rural delivery
system, the main growth of rural de-
livery has materially been in the great
Middle West. Half the routes in the
country are in the eight central states
of Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michi-
ban, Wisconsin, Minnesota and MIS-
souri,. Illinois stands first with 200
routes; Ohio second with. 2493: Iowa
third with 1908. and Indiana fourth
with 2130. Pennsylvania is the only
other state with over 2OOO routes.
There were AL routes in Maine last
June when the latest figures were Civ
en- out.
Taking the country over. the aver
age number of pieces of mail handled
on a rural route each month is 4425.
a gain of 20 per cent. over the showing
of a year ago. when the number was
1858. This gain has been general, but
few routes showing any falling off
There are reported to be As routes on
which more than $4,000 pieces of mail
are handled every month. ten of these
having a record of over 10000 pieces
Tic report shows a steady increase
in the number of money orders issued
bv carriers. There has been a gain in
this respect of about % per cent, the
average being 6S5 a month. as COM
pared with 54S year ago The great
ira iority of these money orders are
said to be in payment of goods ordered
in the city,-rural mail delivery, the
telephone and the interurban having
brought town and country closer to-
rether commercially. When it is con-
sidered that as recently as 1897, only
10 wears ago, there were but Al rural
routes in operation in the United
States. and but 8466 four years ago,
the growth of this popular branch OF
the postal service is truly remarkable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

question to be argued from a personal or
local standpoint but is one affecting tn,
entire STATE. every voter is interested dl-
rcctly and Indirectly. and every taxpayer
directly. II = not Il question OF the
stomach. OF board and Temporary lJdS-
ing, nor one that iustlfics Il narrow or
extreme course Of reasoning. but one
thaC demands Il broad and comprehensive,
and truthful presentation. Good. sound
an, just reasons SHOULD be advanced for
50 important a movement Tie voters
judgment should not be based upon a
money considcra ton. There can pc ~
doubt Of the right of Governor Cobb -
"0uSid"" this question in the sane light
he would if he was determining II:
measure with the view OF retaining NJ
The veto power is in its nature legislative.
and necessarily discretionary. 1t Is in i.
tended as IL check on the wilfuiness Of
the Assembly and to give the State in is
law-making department the beneTit Of the
private Judgment of the chief magistrate
In using the veto the Governor has as
much right to differ from the legislativ"
members as any citizen who thinks they
are in error. When a governor vetJtS a
measure and gives mis- reasons ne is in
"eality only voting and speaking against
it, the only difference is that his vote is
more powerful. In other words, when
the governor signs or Neto"s bill ne IS
powers; and if this he accepted as true
cannot we say that he has 4 right and
it is his duty t. express amy views hc
may have in advance of any action Of
the legislature as well n after?
Tine governor of Colorado does not hes
itate to advanc" his views relative to
Legislation. He has been most active this
winter lin promoting Legislative measures
in reforE.!ng, amending and defeating
bills. Neither has he considered the pro-
prietv of 50 doing Il debat1b.e proposition,
and this can be said Of every reform gov
crncr who has been elected within the
past five years in this Union.
l say all honor to Governor Cobb
Yours,
G. >. RICHMOND.
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Trains leave Augusta ~ follows:
GOING WEST-225 A. NJ, except Mon
day, Portland and Boston: $40 A. NJ,
Lewiston, Pennington, Rangeley, Rock
land, Portland, Boston, Montreal ara
Quebec; 1000 A. NJ. brunswick. Lewiston,
Pennington, RocklaDd, Portland. Boston.
$40 p M, local; 40 J.. NJ, (expressl
Brunswick, Rockland. Portland. Boston:
$50 p. NJ, Portland; 1915 r. NJ, Lewiston.
Bath, Portland. Boston. Sundays, 1923 A.
NJ, 1926. 10.45 Il. NJ, Portland, Boston.
GOING EAST-I2.59 A. NJ. Skowhegan.
Bangor. Bar Harbor, st. John, Halifax.
Aroostook. Sunday morning does not
connect for SkoWhegan, or beyond Ban
gor; 25S A. M. (express) Bangor Calais
and Bar Harbor; 6.37 A. M. local to Bel
fast Foxcroft ard Bangor; 9.10 A. w..
local to Belfast and Bangor; 12.35 noon
Watervlle, Foxcroft, Bangor Il. & A. n
r., Calais. st. JOHN and Halifax; "a
p. M. (express) Waterville. Bangor.
Bar Harbor; 3.25 p. NJ, Waterville. Bing
ham, Skowhegan. Belfast, FoxcroH
Bangor and Mattawamkeag: 723 r. NJ
Waterville and Skowhegan; 800 A. nj
Sundays only, Bangor.
Leave Augusta for Ballowell GardjneY
and So: Gardiner at 7.40 A. H.. 2se. LM
GEO. r. EVANS, v. p. & Gen. Mrr.
y. e. BOOTHBY. g. r. & T. A.
Portland Ne.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06
THE WORST KIND.

After Piles have existed for a long
time and passed through different stages
the suffering is intcnse-pain. aching,
throbbinG. tumors form, filled to burst
ing with black blood.
Symptoms indicating other troubles
may appear to a thoroughly Pie-sick
person.
This is when Dr. Leonhardt's Hem
Roid, the only absolute Pile cure. brings
the results that has made its fame.
1t will cure the most stubborn case in
existence and a guarantee to that effect
goes with each package.
1t is to be had for $l.oO at Bowditch
Webster & COS. Augusta, or from DR..
Leonhardt' Co. Niagara Falls. N. Y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

1t seems that til" proof that those
famous shots in Brownsville. Texas.
we're fired by rifles owned by the negro
soldiers. was the result Of experiments
made by Prof. Whittier of Bowdoin
College. Half dozen years ago in
preparing for a murder trial in which
he was called as an expert. Or. Whit
tier. after exhaustive and microscopic
experiments with rifles and shells,
demonstrated that the head of every
firing pin produced a different mark
lug on the primer and that it always
marked the same. This assured the
correctness of his theory that by such
examination the rifle which fired n GER
tain shell could be determined. Since
that time others haveNried the test
and have found that it was absolute.
1t was this case and these experiments
the first tried in the world so far as is
known. that led the war department. at
President Rooscvelt'S personal Sug-
sestion, to work along similar lines in
placing the guilt in that BROWNSVILLE
Shooting up case. Another mark to the
credit OF one of the brightest men and
most tircless workers in the Maine
educational field.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

So great was the crop of ice on the
Hudson this winter that the Maine ice
fields were not wor;1cd to their greatest
capacity. as had been predicted would
he the case after last summers famine
in the large cities. But now New
York is having its annual worry over
the purity of Hudson river ice and DIR.
Potter. state commissioner Of health
is making reassuring observations foI
their benefit He says that while
freezing is not absolutely destructive OF
disease germs. il reduces their vitality
to such an extent that they become in
capable of producing disease. Never
theless Commissioner Potter points out
that there are dangers of infection
from ice that is taken from streams
that are polluted or likely to become
polluted when snow on the adjacent
slopes melts. With all due Difference
to the health commissioner of the state
of New York. wise people will keep all
articles of food and drink from direct
contact with ice. whether that ice
comes from the Hudson or any other
river. The prudent householder c"ols
drinking water by keeping it in bottles
in his refrigerator. and shuns water
that has been cooled by the immersion
Of ice in it.. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06
Augusta, Winthrop
& Gardiner RAILWAY

Time table in effect December 10. 1906
Cars leave Augusta Post Office as fol-
For Winthrop: SIS, 825. So. $50. LIE,
1855. 1.55*, Us, BIB. 40. 6. 9 g. 1g.St
For Togus: $50 go. i.30. 8. 1870. IL
1.3O 3, 40 6, Z. s. 8. 1885,
For Halloweil and Gardiner: Every
half hour from A. NJ. to 10 p. NJ. HALO
well only 1920 and u p. NJ:
GaTd bsf for bo A t Il sf5 A M then
Hallowell and car house only.
Hallowell for Augusta: sos "A. M. then
every half hour till 1913 P. II.
every half hour till 1922 p NJ
10 1o., II, i. 80 Q g, 3.39. 8, St. zo5. 3. 16t
ToE 5 J. fS &c. A4 759 &c. = 3d. L. l. R
'Dai!y except Sunday.
tSaturday only.
IF theatre is not over at 1870 car waits
Sunday cars start two hours later later;
H I555l IT, ar Az. 2 255 81 81 4 is ST. 155 i +
S.55 Leaves Post Office ten minutes later
Leaves Hospital for State House. SIS,
si5. AS. As SIS, $40, 10 $50. Leaves
TRAIN CONNECTIONS.
The A. M: car from Togus connects ct
The SIS A. n. car from, Gardiner. s.2s
from Hallowell and SIS from Augusta.
makes close connections at Winthrop
with train for Lewiston ard Pennington,
also connects with the 108 train east.
The 1.55 p. NJ. car from Augusta con-
meets at Winthrop with the 2.59 train east
and the $40 express and the 3.I local
west.
The s p NJ. car from Augusta connects
at Winthrop with the train east at 7.05.
The trains arriving at Winthrop at 1913
A. NJ and 259 p NJ. make good connec-
lions with cars for Augusta.
The regular forenoon train leaving Oak
land at $50. Belgrade at 94f and Read
fold a-5a make close connection with car
for Augusta IL train IL late car waits
for II
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

The inhabitants of the City OF Augusta,
and others having taxable property with
in said city. are hereby notified TO bring
i'm to the Undersigned, assessors of said
city, true and perfect lists of their polls
and all their estate, real and personal.
not by law exempt from taxation, includ-
ing money on hand. and all money loan
bills or memorandums, or in any man
ner so invested that interest or other con-
sideration shall be paid or become due
thereon, debts due more than owing, all
property held In trust as Guardian, Exec
utoT. Administrator or Trustee, or other
on the first day Of April, 1907, and to be
prepared to substantiate the same by
oath. For the purpose of receiving said
lists and administering the oath author
lied thereto, the undersigned, Assessors
of said city. will be in session at their
18th day OF April to the 9Th day of May
next, from to II o'clock a. NJ, and from
2 to p. NJ. This will afford taxpayers
ample opportunity to look over our books
and have hearings if they desire them.
After May 5th. when the work of making
up the new books will commence. there
Will positively be no review of valuations.
Those persons who neglect to bring in
such lists Will BE BARRED OF ALL
RIGHT to make application to the Coun-
~ commissioners or to the Supreme
Court for an abatement OF any taxes
which may be assessed against them
Blanks for returns may be had of rs on
appllca ton. or by calling at the office of
the City Treasurer.
ROSCOE z. PENNEY,
ROBERT MORANG,
JOHN f. CHURCH.
Assessors of Augusta
April l. IT1. mch26d10t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

Chicago has its failings, but it is
easy to forget and forgive a lot of them
after the emphatic fashion in which it
made it plain to Willie Hearst that it
wanted none Of his help in running its
affairs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

Yesterday was Arbor day down in
Pennsylvania. But the keystone
state covers lot of country and for
the benefit of the people in the North
ern section. who prefer to wait until
the snow is gone and the frost out be-
fore they plant trees. April 10 has been
designated AS Arbor day number two.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

Detroit is the latest city to gain
Tame by turning down a Carnegie
library offer, the people feeling that
they had rather chip in the money
themselves than meet the usual con-
ditions"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will b taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return Of re-
5ected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

Maine. it appears, has a claim on
Miss Geraldine Farrar the new star in
the operate armament. She was not
born here, to be sure, as were Cary.
Nordica and Games, but Maine fur
nishcd her ancestors, which is the next
best thing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

Chicagos new Republican mayor.
Frederick A. Busse. is Al years of age,
unmarried, native Of Chicago. fat and
bald headed. of German ancestry. He
was appointed postmaster of the city
ty President Roosevelt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

That dinner by the Pittsburg Cham
Der of Commerce to the sons Of the
city who have gained international
fame must have seemed sadly incom-
plete without the presence of the Pitts
burger who is just now most talked
of throughout the void
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

The Atlanta Constitution has taken
to illustrating Frank L. Stanton's
daily column Of jingles and quips
which are 50 widely quoted. but it is
a good deal like splashing paint around
cluster of lilies
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

Now they call it the ''simply vile
spelling board" and the laugh that
goes up utilities all the reforms" that
the board tries to make.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06
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iGlllGE.:l
PASSENGER TRAIN sERVIcI
IN eject March is, 1914
NV n r-nJtT,r-

PULLMAN CAR SERVICE
Pullman sleeping car between Boston
and Caribou on trains leaving Boston at
100 P. III: and Caribou. $50 P. N.
All through trains run via Northern
Maine Jet. -
TRAINS LEAVE, BANGOR
no y. ~. for Millinochcf. Houitnn
Presque Isle. Caribou. Fort Fairfield, Van
Buren and intermediate stations
90 a. NJ. for katahdin Iron Works
Millin0ck"t. Patten. Ashland. Fort Kert.
Hou.t0n. Trcsque Isle Caribou. Van Bu-
rcn. Limestone Fort Fairfield. Greenville
1o,39 A. NJ. and Interpreting stations,
Houlton. PrcsQue Isle Caribou. Fort
Fairfield and Intermediate stations.
40 p. VI. for Dover. Greenville and in
termedlate stations.
TRAINS ARRIVE BANGOR.
9.15 =. NJ. from Greenville and intcrme-
diate stations.
227 P. NJ. from Fort Fairfield, Van
Eurcn, Caribou, Pressure Isle, Hnultnn
Ashland, Patten, Millinocket, katahdin
Iron Works.
725 ?. NJ. from Caribou. Presqne Isle
Fort Fairfield, Fnulton. F'1rt Kent. Ash
land, Patten, MillinoCket, Kineo Green
Vile
1l.5O P. NJ. from Van Buren,. Caribou
Fort Fairfield, Pressure Isle. Houlton,
Mllinccket
Trains leave Bangor via Northern
Maine Jet. for Stockton and Searsport
at $40 A. NJ. and Gas p. NJ; arrive Sears
port 10 = A. NJ. and S.i5 P. NJ. Returning
NJ. arriving at Bangor via Northern
Maine Jet. at 7.OG A. NJ. and 40 P. NJ.
W. NJ. BROWN, GEO. NJ. IOTGHTON.
GenI Supt. Pass'r Traffic Mgr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06
Saturday, April 6, 1907.

Plainly District Attorney Jerome is a
terribly hard man to please
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06
STRONG WORDS FROM THE WEST
Ex-Chief Justice Richmond of Colora- :
do Writes Again on Capital Removal.

During the height Of the capital TT
moval controversy the Journal pub
liShcd an interesting letter from a
former Maine man, EX-Chief Justice
Richmond of Colorado. Judge Rich
mond sends Il second letter which IS
also of much value as showing the
opinion Of a Maine man now i'll Il dis
tant state, and especially the opinion
of Il man Of long experience in 4
judicial capacity. His strong defence
of Governor Cobb from the Portland
attacks is particularly pleasing. Judge
Richmond writes as follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

The problem Of closing the stores
which keep open on Sunday is giving
Lewiston a lot of concern this spring
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

About every Maine city and village
is looking forward to the opening of TIL
local baseball season on Patriots day
Friday. April 49,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

This latest rumor that the Somerset
railroad has been acquired by the
Maine Central seems to have a sub
Stantial foundation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

Sarah OTne Jewett. the Well-knoWn
Maine authoress. was left $4,000 by
Mrs. Susan E. Cabot, who died in Bos-
ton last week. Mr.. and Mrs. John r.
Lee of Brookline, who for the past 81
years have passed their summers at
the Marshall House at York, were left
$50 900 each
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

There is reason to believe, unhap-
PLY. that the seating capacity of the
churches will be taxed less tomorrow
than week ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06

Tho rain helped the progress Of
spring a little and more Of it would be
welcome.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-06
Personal Notes.

II is announced from Japan that Gen
eral l<uroki win represent lie Japanese
army at the jamestown celebration this
wear
The daily sentinel., 1907-08-05
MIR. AND MRS. PINNELL
ENTERTAIN THIS EVENING

In honor of Rev. and Mrs. ]. w.
Lothian, of Iowa, who are in the
city visiting their daughter, Miss Lo-
THAN, the well known piano instruc-
tor, Mr.. and Mrs. James S. Pinnell
VIII entertain 2S guests this evening
at handsomely appointed six O'Clock
tea, to be given at the Pinnell home
on North Sixth street.
Mrs. Pinnell and her mother and
Miss Lothian will receive the guests.
while Miss Hines, Miss Lothian, Mr..
Pinneli and Mr.. Fred Coe will assist
In the service of the delightful three
coursed repast which will be offered
soon after the guests arrival.
The leading color in the decoration
Will be yellow.
An informal musical program par
ticipated in by Mrs. Pinnell and Miss
Lothian, will probably follow the tea
There viii be other delightful pea
sures.
The affair is certain to be an ex-
ceedingy pretty and extremely pleas
ant occasion.
The daily sentinel., 1907-08-05

are also residents of this city-Mrs.
Maria A. Hoffman and Edwin Price.
The sturdy pioneer life in south
ern Illinois gave her a wonderful
constitution, and fitted her for a long
life of usefulness, which has finally
come to a close surrounded by her
children and grand children, in our
own beautiful valley. Everything
that loving hands could do was done
for her, and she has given US the as
surance that all was well with her
closing hours of life. she was an
xious to go to the God who gave her
life and being, and in whom she had
implicit trust and faith.
The daily sentinel., 1907-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. l. N. Carr of Well
man. Ia, returned home from a tour
to the coast arrived in the city last
night and are the gueusts of DR.. j. E.
Green and family. the visitors being
the parents of Mrs. Green. They will
probably be here for some time. Miss
Bessie Brewer, of Corydon. la. is al
so PLEASANT visitor at the Green
home. She is a cousin of Mrs. Green
and is one of the best known teach
ers in the public schools at Carydon
The daily sentinel., 1907-08-05
WILL MEET TOMORROW

Tomorrow night the real estate
men of the city viii hold joint
meeting with the Chamber of Com
merce directorate for the purpose of
discussing plans for a most thor
ough advertising campaign for Grand
Junction and the valley of the Grand
The meeting will be held at the Cham
Der of Commerce building