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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-13

Sacp is harry 10 hear at last that
free delivery is IN assured thing for
that city. Ii will begin June I.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-13
Dai!y kennebse Journal
ESTABLISHED 1925
j. L., will he taken of

NJ not;c. whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return OF re-
iected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
RIrRLEIGH e FLYNT, Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-13

Maine is not the only state With a
lobster question. Rhode Island has
her troubles also. She has a commits
sion of inland fisheries, she has lob
SterS, and She has laws designed to
preserve and increase the species. She
has a short lobster law. which appears
to be quite severe so much so in fact
that there is an effort to get the Leg
islature 10 change it. The law imposes
fine of s. for each short lobster found
in anyone's possession. That is tough
er even than the Maine law. which i'm
poses a penalty of "one dollar for each
lobster caught. bought, sold. given
away, or exposed for sale or in posses
SION and the Maine law was thought
to ee pretty strict In the Rhode Is
land ease the deputy commissioner o..
warden gets half the fine or $3.50 for
each lobster found Illegally in posses
ion, and this reward spurs the officers
of the law to vigilance as il was IN
tended TO do. Now Interested parties
are at work on the Legislature in an
attempt to have the law softened. They
argue that the Zee system encourages
persecution. and that therefore tba
deputies should be put ON d salary
basis. Furthermore they r.nrasan.
that the fine of s. per lobster is unrea-
sonabIe and works hardship on inno-
cent persons. as hotel proprietors. and
express companies that may unwilling
| " have understood Holsters in their
possession, and that the courts should
be allowed some discretion i'll such
cases. AS to the fine, they ask that
the law be amended so as to substitute
a blanket fine of $3.50 for all violations
for the present fine by the piece re-
| CARELESS of number,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-13
James Russell Lowell.

Have YOU heard the crows yet: They
ing up much corn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-13

French fishermen have recently been
surprised and pleased by the appear
anCc Of fishes heretofore unknown an
their waters. including the Sleeps
head and the bluefiSh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-13

There were 1920 barrels of apples
sent to Europe from Portland last week
making total Of 3J5,G40 barrels for the
season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-13

III the annual report of the town of
Bowdoin the names of all the owners
of real estate il. the town are published
alton set on their property and the
amount of tax assessed. 1t is the priv
ilegc OF every citizen of a town or city
to know the amount his neiGhborS are
assessed. and by causing this to be
printed in a town report the s;electmen
and assessors provide it. BY printing
this list each taxpayer may see IN"
amount paid by others, judge of the
fairness of the same and be further as
sured OF justice in this important mat
ter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-13

Sheriff William VI. Pencil said
Wednesday that lie was not 4 candi-
date for any Office and that he could
not conceive of any contingency or any
set of circumstances mat would III
duce him to become y candidate Tor
the Democratic nomination for sheriff
or to accept a nomination for that Of
flee. This statement he made in re-
Spouse to Il question as TO his report
ed candidacy for IL fourth nomination
for sheriff, which has been current for
the past few weeks. The sheriff has
been reported at various times as be
ing ambitious for the nomination OF
his party for Governor and for Con-
grcSS from the first district, and re-
Gently there has been an Impression
that he would run again for sheriff of
Cumberland county. Notwithstanding
his dcniaIS the rurnorS have been per-
SiSlent. II am out of politics. says
the sheriff. "lnd have enough to Keep
me busy at other matters
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-13

The Biddeford Record says that cleo
ton being over the editor of the Bidde-
ford Journal can now resume regular
topics. like the irrigation of Egypt
The Journal rctorts that if it does not
kidnap the Records favorite topic,
namely. the irriga ton of Biddeford, its
contemporary should have no cause to
complain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-13

est Of the year. On the face of the
first returns, Iiorigan had II majority
over GoCiwin, but revised figures have
reduced it TO 8 as the Democratic
managers claim. While Mr.. Goodwin
says it is not more than one. if he is
given certain alleged defective ballots
which he declares would be credited
to him by any judge or court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
PYefzeIs Lose TDO And
 Try To Slaughter "Flfz

the emergency. After a short distance the road drew back to the car line and the occupants of the passing cars Jeered the companion of the chief every time they got sight of him. 'Fitz' never re- piled, meeting the onslaughts with sick ly grin
 The ire of the fans was raised in the eighth Inning of the opening game when "Fitz" called Donahoe, who was out oy six feet, safe at third. He had hit long fly that Reagan missed and was trying to make 1t three bases. From then on it was thief" "robber," dog and whatever else could be said.
 The game was to have been seven ln- nings by agreement. but had gone to eight because neither side had scored. When Redmond hit for three bags and Dcnahoe scored, winning the first game, the crowd grew desperate and when ''Fitz' went down to the Montgomery bench someone tried to hit him, necessl- ta ting the presence of the police
 Four of the seven innings or the sec ond game were played in the rain. Mont gomery players disgusted the fans py dilly dallying to delay the play ahead or five innings. and ''Fitz,' as if to punish the players made them continue through to seven and until they were wet 10 the skin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
The Club Mothers Amends.

From the Bohemian for August.
 The clubwoman closed her book on "do- mestic responsibility" and, with tinge of remorse, went out on the lawn, where her children were at play.
 Mary" she informed her children's nurse I've neglected my young ones Tor the clubs too much these last few years and I'm going to try and make amends. Now, this afternoon I intend to dress one of them with my own hands and take 1t for an outing in the park"
 It was quite late that afternoon when the reformed clubwoman, after pushing go-cart containing the youngster she had selected and prepared for its outing about the spacious public park for several hours, started toward home. She had hardly come within sight of it when the nurse rushed up, palpably agitated.
 "Oh, mum"
 'oThe child's all right. Mary" the mother announced by way of assurance. T humored 1t all afternoon with candy ard fruit!'
 But. num- cried the nurse. endeav- bring to regain her breath. Mrs. smith next doors been scared into a fit, the perIice has been notified and-Oh, Lawd, rlum!'
 Don't act so, Nary Why should you get so excited over that hysterical Mrs. Smith?" ...
 You've gone an took herschild, mum!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
Bullets Couldn't Kill Him.

Asbury Park (N. J.) Dispatch to New
 York Times.
 David H. Wintress, who was buried yesterday at Glendola, was a veteran or the civil war, who had the record of being the worst wounded man in the army to recover. He enlisted in the l39th regiment, New York volunteers. when only IS, and participated in all the big campaigns of the regiment. in cluding the second battle of Williams burg
 While on picket duty he was shot in the cheek by the accidental discharge Of the musket of comrade. The bull let passed upward, forcing fragments or bone through his brain and the lobe Of his left eye, finally passing through the brain and the lobe of the right eye also.
 Surgeons who examined him when he fell said he could not live ten min utes. He was taken to the hospital, however, and for three weeks lay in- sensible, in which time 70 pieces of bone were taken from his face and head. Twice he was fed through the eye cavity, said to be the only instance Of the kind known His jaw was broken in two places. In the war department his name is at the head of the list Of persons most severely injured who re. covered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
A Plea for Inland Waterways.

Emerson Hough, in Success Magazine.
 We plan to feed the world Yet we plan to pay six times as much as we need for the carriage of every hundred weight of food that we send to the world Even as it is, all the Spanish American trade is drifting toward us, and will be ours when the Panama canal is done Part of Asias will be ours All Mexico's market will belong to us some time. All of Canada's might be ours today had not a selfish portion of this country been allowed to stand in the way of the country's progress Today the trade of the Orient foots up three billion dollars annually We have one hundred million dollars of it-a fraction of our share. We will do better after the big canal is done, when it is fourteen days from New York to Frisco instead of sixty days. when we shall be in touch with five hundred million people in Asia who annually import one billion, five E-
 derd million dollars worth of things 10 eat and wear. What a vast Oriental trade we shall get when our reclama- tion work in the west shall have been completed, the most imaginative dares not estimate. And the same interests that opposed the Panama canal are op- posing new and greater waterways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
Chambers Q Candidate
 For League P1eSident
BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery. Ala. July 25.-tspecial)- President Robert J. Chambers of the Montgomery Baseball club has bIossomed out into the Bless you. my child" class. In letter to the players this week he tells them what good players they are and how good baseball they can play, and how much he appreciates all the ef- forts that they have made to keep the club in fast company. and also how he hopes they will put up a little better article from now on in order that the team may finish pretty well up in the per centage column Nothing like it has ever been known before in baseball manage ment and the fact that it has had a good impression not only with the team but with the "fanss as well is only an- other indication that Bob Chambers is a good baseball manager as well as a splendid fellow.
 All this leads up to a discussion of the rumors that have been in effect for sofne time that with the close of this season the career of Little Rock the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
HOW THE FLIES
 CARRY BACTERIA
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune
 Flies are wonderful transportation systems. Each of the fiy's six legs has two pads, and each of these carries 1900 hairs. That makes total of 72OU hairs, each one of which secretes d sticky fluid. The sticky contents of the pads exude through the hairs at every step, thus enabling the fly to maintain a position either on window panes or ceiling. If the pads existed alone, the insect would experience diff ficulty in removing them. As matters stand, however, the claws are raised when the pads adhere to anything and are lowered when it is desired to make another step. By the pressure of their points against the ground and the lift ing of the heel the pads are released. Proof that glue exudes is obtainabe by noting the dead flies stuck to the walls in autumn. Weakness had disa- bled the insects so that even the ac. tion of their claws had become impos- sible, with the consequence that the glue had become hardened Now, the house fly has keen scent for filth of any kind, and Is an excellent little scavenger. Whenever there is anything within 100 yards or so the fly goes for it to smear its mouth and all the sticky hairs of its six legs with the dirt and disease germs. A second or two suf- fees to gather up many thousands of disease germs, and then off goes the fly to the nearest kitchen or dining room. There it crawls over foods and other articles, depositing large num- bers of germs at every step. In one instance fly was found to be carrying in it's mouth and on its legs over 100,- 900 disease bacteria, showing the affin- ity to dangerous germs for this active media of dissemination. The daintier the house the fewer the flies attracted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

unit of the Southern league will come to end, and with this the retirement of Judge Kavanaugh as president of the organization From all over the cir cult men have suggested that in case this is so MT. Chambers be made the next president of the league. His ability to reconcile baseball differences and to secure harmonious action on the part of all of the clubs has been demonstrated and his aeumen as a business officer was illustrated in the trade incident to the purchase of the Shreveport franchise by Mobile.
 MT. Chambers is at the head of one of the largest public service corporations in the south, and has made of 1t an en- terprise in every way successful It Is argued that if he should be elected to the presidency of the leagne that he will keep it on the same sound business basis that has characterized his administration of other business properties. The Mont gomery club has been made nearer financial success under MT. Chambers administration than ever before, and II is believed that he would noike an ideal president of the whole league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
ByiZZianf Record Wade
 By American Athletes
By JAMES B. CONNOLLY.

concede no American better than ninth place in the Marathon yet three Amer leans finished among the first five and the first Englishman was thirteenth. AS a result of the meeting American con fldence in British sportsmanship IS oaoiy strained.
 Despite the ancient cry. may the best man win" our victories were received frostily. For winning the great half mile. Sheppard was less heartily ap- plauded than many an Englishman win ming a trial heat without competition. One thing which had great bearing on the result was that our boys worked together. The men cheerfully sacrinced themselves for the good of the team. Murphy is something more than an ex- cellent trainer. He developed the na- tfonal feeling. It is worth noting that the New York Irish-American club won eight firsts, as many as Great Britain and all her colonies.
 Altogether it was a typical body or Americans that upheld our standard, po- licemen, clerks, students and professional men representing all sections of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
THE CONVERSION
 OF SCIENTISTS

Hamln Garland, in the August Every
 body's.
 Up to the beginning of last year Bot tazzi confesses that he had read little or nothing on the subject and considered it beneath the dignity of scientist to be present in spiritualistic circles It is highly instructive to note that Paladino. the most renowned medium of her time, was living in Naples at his very door,: but that doesn't matter-a scientist is blind to what he does not want to see. Bottazzfs eyes were opened by young friend, Professor Charles Foa, of Turin, who sent him an account of what he and Dr. Herlitzka had witnessed in Eusapia' s presence.
 These particular sittings at Turin had made a great sensation in Italy. They were under the direction of Doctors Her. litzka Charles Foa, and Agazzotti, as- sistants to Professor Mosso of the Uni versity of Turin. pr. Pic Foa, professor of pathologic anatomy. was also present during one seance. The conditions were all of the experimenters own contriving. They were young men and had been companion workers in science for many years, and were accustomed to labora- tory work. They all came to this experi- ment perfectly sure that no mediumistic phenomena could endure the light of science. At the end of their three sit ings they manfully announced, Now that we are pursuaded of the authenticity of the phenomena, we feeel 1t our duty to state the fact publicly in our turn, and to proclaim that the few pioneers in this branch of biology (destined to become oiie of the most importanD generally saw and observed correctly" You will note that they relate their tests, not to theology, but to unexplored biology.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

Montgomery, July 25.-(Special)-ln order to protect him from the frantic fans. Chief of Police Taylor, with a squad of seven patrolmen, escorted Umpire Fitz- simmons from the ball park this after noon, taking the arbiter back to the city and even to the hotel in his own buggy
 Several hundred angry attendants waited for the end of the rowdy contest with the avowed purpose of doing his ''umps' a lot of bodily harm and were deterred only by the police, several of whom were hur- ried out from the city to reinforce the park contingent. Just as soon as the game closed the officers gathered about Fftzsimmons and walked with him to the office of Secretary Stiekney. where he changed a part of his clothing. At the time a squad of officers held the crowd back and kept it moving through the gates to the cars.
 As soon as his "nmps'' came out he was joined by the chief and the two en- tered his buggy and drove out from the mark by an unfrequented road. Mrs. TayIor had been sent in by other con veyanee to provide accommodations for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
THE AMATEURS.

Tuscaloosa. July 25.-(SpeciaL)- loosa defeated Anniston here today in the first game of a doubleheader by the score of l to 0. Sturdivant was very ef- fective, allowing only one hit. Reynolds was batted from the box in the second. Wilson, taking his place, pitched nice ball. Anniston made several errors, while Tuscaloosa is charged with one. Rain stopped the second game at the end of the second inning with the score tied, 1 and 1. R.H.E. Tuscaloosa ........................... l Anniston .........................~
 Batteries: Sturdivant and Vaughan; Reynolds, Wilson and McLemore.
 AlbertvilIe, July 25-CSpecial,) ,)-East Point defeated Albertville today in the fastest game of the season by a score of Z to l. The feature was the pitching of South, who struck out Il men Albert vile lost through hard luck. Following Is the score: R.H.E. Albertville ..........................
 Batteries; South and Keith; Landrum and Huddleston.
 Woodward July 25.-(special)-Th Woodward Iron company defeated the Birmingham Atheltic club by a score of Il to 0. The features were the excellent pitching by Adkins and the battery of the Woodward Iron company: Batteries, Adkins and Forlow; Princeton and Hood.
 The Grasseli Chemical company de- foated the Seaboard Air Line railroad team on Grassellis grounds Saturday aft ernocn by the score of F to l. Lacey for Grasseilie struck out Il men and Sept tha six hts credited to the railway boys we'll scattered. Batteries. Lacey and Ed ney; Hall and Henning.
 Brookside, July 25.- Especially Brookside defeated Sanduskey today by a score of to 0. Batteries: Javis and Vines; Hawkins and McCann.
 The Shades valley team played double-header yesterday afternoon on the Wylam diamond against Virginia City and Wylam. The first game was played in a slow rain, Shades Valley winning by a score of 12 to 6. Batter ies: Carnes and Browning; Blankenship and Walker. The second game was d pitchers battle between Hallman and Walker, each allowing only two hits. Up to the seventh inning not a man had crossed the plate, but an error and hit let Wylam get in two runs. After the seventh there was no hitting on either side the game ending Vivian .. Shades Valley 0. Batteries: Walker ana Brodie; Hallman and Browning.
 The Second Presbyterians defeated the First Presbyterians yesterday aft , ernoon. "A to 2, in five innings. Bat ] teries. Hopleton and White; Phelps, Hall, Hoyton, Holt and Jordan. In 15 innings Browns Hill defeated the team of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb yesterday afternoon by a score of s to 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

London, July 25.-tSpecial9 - When smithson won the fastest hurdle race in athletic history he completed the most brilliant record any country has ever made in international meeting. In A purely Olympic events our country won 15 firsts Claims are now advanced oy Great Britain that she won the greatest number of firsts but her list includes lot of gentle exercises, including archery motorboating and the like, which no for eign country came here to contest. Our b victories were made in purely Olympic contests. We do not even include the victories in swimming, tennis, wrestling and shooting.
 The meeting has proved our champion ship among tine nations. Great Britain with all her colonies scored eight firsts, including the disputed quarter-mile Where she thought herself invincible she was beaten badly. Endurance was sup posed to be her strong point. She would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
GREAT WELCOME
 FOR AMERICANS

New York, July 25.-Plans are under way for a monster home coming cele- bratIon in honor of the American athletes who won such high honors in the Olympic games in London. The matter Will De taken up today by Acting Mayor Me Gowan. It is expected President Roose- welt will come here from Oyster Bay to address the victorious athletes on the oay they reach New York, and Goverhor Hughes has assured the committee thA' it is the states desire to honor the men. A, effort will he made to have included in the parade a regiment of the national guard, athletic clubs and various other organizations After the parade speeches of welcome will be delivered pan quet is proposed for the evening; TOT sued to persons prominent in city, state and nation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
MORAN WANTS
 TO WHIP NELSON

New York. July 25.-(Special. )-Owen Moran, the United Kingdom lightweight champion who recently whipped Seaman Hayes, arrived today on the Lucania.
 After l beat Abe Attell on September ' al Colma, Cal.,' said Moran, T want a go with Battling Nelson.'
 Concerning the British discriminations against Americans in the Olympic games Moran said: "The officials are a bloom ing lot of amateurs; there is plenty of English fairplay' among us profession als.''
 Moran cid not think that he was likely to be the victim of any retaliatory tac- ties. He said that Americans in London understood the situation, which Is plain ignorance cn .he part of the officials. more than any petty prejudice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
RYAN'S BARGAINS.

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 s120o-40 acres land. 4-room house, good orchard. spring, miles north of Bir- mingham on good road. $12O0-540 acres good timbered land: 20 miles of Birmingham, miles of railroad station; will sell in 40-acre tracts at $l00 each; one-quarter cash, balance monthly.
 Some of those beautiful lots at Arlington station left, ranging in price from s300 to $400; on car line. $1300-4-room house, front and back porches; well. barn and fruit trees; all in good condition; on well elevated lot; half block of car line. S1250-5-room house in good condition; half block of car line near churches and school building, North Birmingham. s190O-4-room house and barn; on car line at West End.
 S2100-New. modern Groom house; cab met mantels, water. lights. bath and sanitary connections; small cash pay ment, balance like rent; half block of car line, in best part of North Birming- ham.
 If it's real estate, see us
 RYAN REAL ESTATE co. ' 1n2-4 Woodward PIdg Rell Phone s25