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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07
The 1907 Fire Record.

The figures just given out showing
the fire record for 1907 in this country
give us a SOLDERING realization of the
loss sustained yearly through this
cause. Although there was no great
confiasration last year such as there
was in 1906 when San Francisco was
burned or III 1904 when the business
section Of Baltimore was laid in ruins.
the total fire loss to this country and
Canada for 1907 reached the stipend
Gus amount of $2l5,670,000, a total
which is larger than for any year in
the last quarter of century. This
statement is doubtless surprise to
the public and certainly it is an I'M
pleasant experience for the insurance
companies. OF course the fires in the
great cities are the ones which attract
the most attention, but the smaller
Contiagrations in a thousand cities and
villages through the country by their
very number are the greatest factor in
the total loss.
fire loss in 1907 was about $3.50, 900
Since the new year has begun Port
land alone has suffered fire losses ag-
gresating about half this amount.
while Biddeford and Sanford have both
suffered bad CONGREGATIONS. If 1908 is
making beginning through the coun-
try generally in proportion with that
being made here in Maine, the record
of fire losses for this year will make
the record-breaSing total Of last year
look insignificant in comparison. AL
though Names total fire loss for 1907
seems large one to US. it is no great
er than that suffered in New York las,
month by the burning of single one
of its great skyscrapers, a building
by the way, which was supposed to be
as nearly fireproof as any building
could be made.
During the last quarter of century
the losses by fire in this country hav,
reached the stupendous sum Of $3,Gs2,
$4,000. which is more than the Civil
| War cost the federal treasury ant
more than the wars against Napoleon
cost Great Britain. The same author
ity which gives US these figures est
mates that fire losses in our countr
are ~ times as great as in Engian
upon property of equal valuation, &c
cording to the tsetSA mnputations 81 IN. si 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07
Whales at PIav.

"a SCHOOL OF whales called at this port
m n,as afternoon nn causing no end of excite
great black monsters canie to the surface
OF the water about Il hundred feet OFT
per /. ana for fifteen minutes or longer
EElS ,,, themselves. sporting and gam
Ep:nng IKE a trio of gigantic dolphins in
plaln sight of the crowd that soon gath
ersu. Inc first animation that something
unusual was going on under the placid
waters inshore was a panic among the
smaller denizens of the deep. The shall
low waters along the beach suddenly
became alive with fsE-large and small
aIll scprryinEl jns5rom deep water n md
at apEareatiy bNset with fear. Even Vel
loHfau great silver sided beauties, darted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07
Maine Philosophy.
portland AdvertiSer.l

The weekly press of Maine has de-
veloped not a few writer's who have
woven into their news budgets q
homespun philosophy as fine as any
thing that Donald G.. Mitchell ever did
Notable' among these countryside
writer's is John who for years has
been regular writer in the Oxford
Democrat. The last issue of the Demo-
crat contains characteristic letter in
which John" records the fact that
he has passed the allotted span of
three-score years and ten, saying:
Arrived at one o'clock, am. or
Whereabouts, Jan. 23rd, at the three
score and ten limit, just 4 bit footsora
and travel-worn, but sharp-bitten.
The pathway of the years hasn't been
so long as we We're in hopes that it
would be-much shorter than We an
ticipatcd when we first set out to
foot it in downright earnest We must
have cut across lots somewhere and
shortened the distance But we are
here and don't know how we can
change the figures and the fact.
DO we want to try it all over again?
o, no. Not all. but would be proper
glad to pick up few stitches that we
dropped in our knitting. Ever feel
that way yourself? When sitting in the
cleaning and taking account of the
stock or happenings. do you ever feel
the blood rush up into your face when
some of them flash into your mind? If
not you must have been unusually
discreet or your skin must be thick as
bulls hide. We claim no special trait
CT training in the way of discretion.
but we do claim to be thin skinned.
and SO are no stranger to the flush
one of the penalties of hastiness and
wrong doing and wrong saying, as the
quick tempered know to their regret
and shame.
And the generality Of mankind are
pretty literally supplied with temper.
Good stuff, too. in proper limits. else
the Giver of all good made a mistake
when he carried out his own idea in
| the furnishing. Without temper the
worlds work would lag. For effective
work properly tempered steel is just
| the thing, you know."
In all the years that John" has been
| mingling news and philosophy for OK
| ford county readers he has never
| penned cynical paragraph. Cynicism
belongs TO a world apart from the in
MIGRATING breeze of the Oxford hills
| and at the end of the Biblical period
| John" still sees cheerful pictures in
the twilight of life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07
An Early Leap Year Story.

A mismated famiiy's troubles were being
aired in the Supreme Court. Room
Judge McMasters listened to the man
stoiv-he was the plaintiff and had charg-
r1ent He was a small man. and his
wife-well. there were at least apparent
grounds for the charge. After the pla nun
had finished lis testimony Judge McMas-
ter decided to ask a question.
w here. Mr.. Trouble. did you meet
your wife who has treated you this
way?'
Wen, Judge somewhat meekly)' you
see It's this way: ] never did meet her.
She just kind o. overlook me. Indian
aDolis News
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07
Catarrh,

Called an American disease. is cured
by an American medicine, originated
and prepared in the most catarrhal OF
American countries.
That medicine is Hoods Sarsa-
parilla.
1t cures radically and permanently.
in that it removes the cause, cleansing
the blood Of scrofulous and all other
impurities. 1t overcomes all he
effects Of catarrh, too. and builds up
the whole system.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

The Wateryille Sentinel thinks the
correspondent of Boston Sunday
paper who undertook to name the
members of the Maine delegation to
the Denver convention was away off.
1t must be admitted that the Sentinel
is near enough the Democratic throne
in this State to know whereof it
speaks. In due time no doubt it will
after which the Democratic State con-
vention will meet and ratify the selec-
TONS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

hither and thither through the shallow
waters inside the breakers. and bahters
were astonished TO feel them strife their
limbs in the blindness Of their panic one
fsfl-a fifteen-pound ye.lowtail-actuai1y
held his Roadway so long that he went
ashore on the beach and was captured
Redondo Correspondence the Los Angeles
Times
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07
Absinthe,

During the Algerian war, in iS+4-4I. the
French soldiers were advised 10 mix alb
sinthe with their wine. On their return
CT drinking ii. which is now so common
in French society. The symptoms in the
case Of the absnthc tippler commence
with muscular quiverings and decrease of
physical strength; the hair begins TO
drop ont, the face assumes a melancholy
aspect, and he becomes e.naciated, wrin-
led and stllow. Lesion of the brain fol-
lows. horrible dreams and decisions haunt
the victim. and gradually paralysis over
takes him and leads him 10 the grave.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07
An Example to Shun.

The comments recently made ny
President Hyde of Bowdoin upon the
career of Charles w. Morse, of the
class of 20, the Bath and New YORK
financier who is very much and very
unpleasantly in the limelight at the
present time. have been generally cofn-
mented upon by the newspapers OF
the country. While this comment Is
almost wholly in agreement with the
views vigorously expressed by Dr.
Hyde, some of the papers have put IN
his mouth words which there is little
reason to believe he ever uttered. III"
remarks in question were made by nm
at chapel exercise and before only
the assembled college boys and It IS
altogether likely that when he was
ouoted nv the correspondents later his
words were more or less distorted. 1t
is frequently that way, and especially
when the correspondents are youthful
and with a leaning toward sensation
alism. For instance, it is not at all
likely that DR.. Hyde said that Mr..
Morse is the one man responsible for
the Wall Street panic of last fail whose
effects have been felt so widely. In
fact, Mr. Morse's name we are speci-
fically told was not mentioned at all,
though the references were so plain
that they could not be misunderstood.
man responsible for the financial furry
which wrecked banks and caused for
tunes to shrink, but he is IA good
specimen of the type of schemers,
stOck-waterers. jugslers with impor-
tant trust interests. wreckers and
MASTERS who, in the name of finance"
have made all the trouble. The dis
position of President Hyde to criticize
him and his kind sharply and the fav-
orable comments upon this criticism
throughout the country are by no
means due to the fact that this partic-
ular financier is now in hard straits
and unable to answer back, but is due
rather to an appreciation of the fact
that his case is an especially fragrant
one ami that it is time for plain
speaking.
1.-THE man who did all this" DR..
Hyde said to the Bowdoin boys in
closing, sat for four years in the
same chapel seats where you are sit |
ting now. The only way to meet such |
temptations successfully is to cult |
vate such a sense Of Gods love and |
Justice as will make one sensitive to |
the rights and interests of every man |
and woman. every creditor and in
weston. every patron or employee di-
rectly or indirectly affected by our con-
duct" As sample of the many edi-
torial comments upon DR.. Hyde's lit
tie sermon upon the career of this
of the Bowdoin class OF which
Governor Cobb and Commander Peary
"tIt ttLoD We tuOtc tlllS IIOIlt
the Hartford Courant: He has cut
a rather wide swath in the world where
stock -ticIers tick; he has levied forced
tribute on rivals. acquired and misuSed
much property, made life harder for
many poor people. had his selfish,
scandal"us fling. Now, more than 80
years after his graduation. the head Of
MS college points him out to the boys
icter and career they should hate and
Jhun. We don't know that Morse will
mind. We are glad to believe that
here are not many old college men
who wouldn't mind
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

surance offices. 1t therefore follows
that insurance costs the property own
er much less in England than in
America. The most obvious way to
check and lessen this enormous yearly
waste Of property is by improving the
methods of construction which Will
make city buildings fire proof in fact
instead of merely fire proof in name,
as. seems to be the case at the present
time. Perhaps matters will mend
somewhat when Edison's plan of con-
crete houses becomes a practical thing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07
CHANGED His Name.

A man who signed with a small circua
as Zeno, the strong man." found out
before the season was long under way
tina, the manager had adopted the system
of laying off the help alphabetically.
business was poor, and Zeno got many
short allowances on Saturday night. Al
the opening; OF the next season The strong
man again presented himself to a circus
recruiting station. and found his old
manager at the desk enlisting talent
for the year. Hello. Zeno.' said the
manager. 'Zcno. hell" said he strong
man. my names Ajax
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Judge Alton Il. Parker thinks that
Mr.. Bryan's persistent pursuit of the
Democratic presidential nomination is
Jasmine" There are Democrats right
they are keeping their eyes glued upon
the political weather-vanes. and not
saving very much
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

The protcctionists appear to be win
ming out all along the line in the Eng
lish parliamentary elections. England
has tried free trade for n good many
years. and is becoming very fully con-
WINGED of it's fallacies
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

They are trying to kill the race track
gambling microbe in New York, and it
must be admitted that it is about the
most deadly one they have to contend
with in that section Of the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

A bill has been introduced into the
Maryland legislature to supplant the
gallows with the electric chair in the
execution of murderers. The proposed
new law is not to take effect until
June ], 1909. The history Of the world
does not show that capital punishment
has ever operated practically to deter
men from crime
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Phoebe Couquis is reported to have
abandoned both women suffrage. and
prohibition. Perhaps she was finding
it difficult to keep herself before the
public
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

The Atlanta Constitution refers back
to the Joyous julep," and refuses to oe
comforted. Perhaps upon calmer, re-
Election ii may be able to think Of
many other things that make life
worth living in the good state Of
Georgia
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07
PILES! P,LEsl PiLEsl

Williams Indian Pile Ointment will
cure Blind. Bleeding and Itching Piles. II
absorbs the tumors. alleys itching at
once, acts. as poultice. gives instant
relief. Williams Indian Pile Ointment Is
private parts. Sold by Druggists, mail
&c. and $780, Williams M'rg. Co, Props.
@GIs s Q, On sale Px, Borditch 4
'o's'Hsl .d3a sriniG-T fsrn1oT .ssStN,,
... tlfetH sy s1edsI iEHoi pAAAhhAyt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

The incleasingf popularity Of the self
playing piano has induced iventers to eX-
tend this style of music to other nistru-
nentS TIE most recent is an automatic
sheet music cornet. patented by q Chica-
go man. Like the piano-player. the mu-
sic is on perforated roll
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

United States for successful potato
raising can be found in this section
and that the Maine Central potato is
quoted in the city markets at five cents
a bushel higher than other varieties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Now that certain of our Democratic
exchanges have ceased talking against
Mr.. Bryan. and are confirming their
efforts solely to the abuse OF Republi-
cans, ii looks as if they recognized the
handwriting on the wall. and were get
ting ready to scramble abroad the
bandwagon OF the peerless leader"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

It can at least be said to the credit
Of China that she has maintained
peaceful relations with the world for
the greater part Of 1905 years. and is
not looking for trouble now.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

The Democratic papers Of Maine
haven't been saying much Of late about
candidate Johnson Of Minnesota. Why
this sudden silence?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07
Maine Gossip
On the life-Way.

Walk the way Observation-Disclosures
yer load.
But look out fer the dust thar, in the
middle O. the road;
Sometime it's mighty blindin'-it gifts you
fore you know,
You still mus. keep a-goin' an you
dunno whar TO so!
Walk the way contented-thats jest the
WY to Go,
SinSin' with the travellers that are go
in long with you.
Yander. in The shadders, rest the heavy
load
After all the dust thar in the middle
o the read.
Frank l.. Stanton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Harry Thaw's recently acquired faith
in his sanity is not shared by the
general public.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

1t takes a very powerful microscope
at this stage of the game to discover
the presidential boom of Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

The Bryan shadow is over Denver.
and the would-be Democratic in
surgents are bowling their heads to the
inevitable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

The cold snap appears to nave
frozen up all the Johnson voices In
Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Some of the Southern papers are
now referring to Mr.. Bryan as the
unavoidable candidate"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

James X. Jones is reported to lave
deserted the Bryan standard. Fortune
certainly favors the peerless leader"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

The United States Supreme Court
adheres tenaciously to Webster's style
Of spelling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Wall street isn't saying much about
the Presidents message
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Verify, the way OF the gold brick
yender is becoming hard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

restoration of the skull of a great
horned dinosaur has Just been set up for
in Peabody Museum, Yale Uni
versity. It is nearly nine feet long and
about six feet broad. and is sal to be
the: Largest -eftlr OF LAayi prefAsf offa -rar{S7
spinal. ,1NIU IuAoS JAZZ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Portugal is still in the worlds
1imelight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

England is certainly thrifty nation.
She keeps even her heiresses at home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

And still the original Bryan men OF
Kennebec are doing no talking.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Cheer up. 1t is several months yet to
spring poetry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

The prospects Of an ice famine are
becoming more remote.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Fort Fairfield got the prominence in
the newspaper headlines, but Malta
wankeag with temperature of 45
below beat it by one degree.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

This is genuine Judge Parker
weather.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

s Uneasy lies the head that wears the
crown"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07
Dailv kennebee Journal
ESTABLISHED 1895

ko notice whatever will b take" o'
Unsigned communications.
The journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return Of re-
1ected communications.
Address ali communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements 10
BURLEIGH & FLINT, PupnsneEs'
Augusta Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Other communities may we'll pray
to be delivered from that terrible and
mysterious insect pest reported from
4 section of Machiasport
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

When DIR. ROPSON'S RHEUMATIC
L!NIMENT has cured so many cases of
kheuratism. why do YOU suffer with this
terrible affliction,j 1t relieves ali pair In
stantly, sc and SOC a bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

The cruise of the cutter Woodbury.
along the Maine shore is hardly in
the nature of 4 pleasure trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07
The Biggest and
Best Loaf of
Bread in the City
Domestic Bakery,
2. M. HAYES, JR.
~ Watsn Street. Augusta, Maine
Good Dinners $50. Dining Roem
upstairs. Lnnch 1T all houra.

To you have that dark brown taste in
your mouth every morning when you
awake' If so. you are bilious and should
take two or three Of those little BLOOD
sicken. weaken or grippe. &c mailed by
The BlooGine Co. Inc Boston, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Are you tortured to death daily with
Eczema? Why suffer when BLOOpJNE.
OINTMENT win give you instant relief
and permanently cure you, Soc a box
mailed by The Bloodine Co, Inc, Boston,
Mass
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Bangor again hears the rumor that it
circuit in the near future.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

BEER DRINKERS and others who suf-
Ter with Brights Disease. Diabetis, Back
can be cured If they will take BI.OODINF:
BLOOD AND KIDNEY TABLETS, SOC
box, mailed by The Bloodine Co, Inc,
fos:on, Mass c. b. Murphy, Augusta:
wards Drug Store Gardiner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

The Maine editor who tried the other
day to run cheerful little Joke about
the proper treatment of sunstroke
should nave labeled it as joke and
arranged diagram to go with it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Friday, February 2, 1908.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Mrs Holman F. Day is to have a
part in the latest book by her distin-
guished husband. She has drawn the
cover design for the novel king
Spruce" which is soon to be published
by Harper & Bros
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Not all the wealth of Bar HarbOr is
represented by it's summer residents.
Tobias l.. Roberts, who died there last
month, left an estate valued at over
$275,0GO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

Who can beat the record Of Miss
Cahill who is now a junior in the Bath
High school? For the past nine years,
or ever since she entered the public
schools, she has not been absent or
late.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-07

men from crime.