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Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17
A BATTLE IN THE AIR.
Fierce Fight for a Fish Between q
Hawk and Two Eagles.

That well-known physician of this
city, DIR. B.. who does not allow HIM
self to become old enough to give up
his propensity for all sorts of open air
sports, has just returned home after
brief fishing trip in the neighbor-
hood Of Harpers Ferry. With him
were two friends both of Washington.
The doctor tells Of drama which be-
gan in the air and ended on the shore
of the upper Potomac that the party
witnessed during their sojourn in the
West Virginia country.
1--WE were sitting on the wide, shady
porch of the house where we always
put up when we go on our little fishing
excursions" said the doctor. 1T was
early in the morning and we were en-
Joyln2 smoke after breakfast pre-
paratory to our 6aily fishing when our
host put in his appearance. There's
going to be some fun around here in a
little WHILE the old gentleman as.
sured US, and as we were anxious tc
know what amusing things were or
the tapis he called our attention tc
large tree near the bank of the river
where on dead limb, was perched a
sagacious and complacent-lookin bald
eagle.
That old codger,' said our friend
is perfectly well aware of the fact
that a fish hawk is skirmishing about
this region and up there in the sky
away up near the clouds, there is q
gray eagle soaring around, and wher
these two eagles and the fish hawk
meet there'll be trouble brewing. Keer
your eyes on old Badly and you'll see
something
"Of course we were on the alert, and
the next thing that attraced our atten.
tion was the sight of a fish hawk. He
was pretty high up in air and making
whole series of curves. Suddenly he
was calmly suspended in the air and
a1ter moment just as suddenly down
he went like an arrow from bow in
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17
AMERICAS GREATEST ESTATE.
George w. Vanderbilt Has Spent
Millions on a Princeiy Homo.

On the Blue Ridge mountains in North
Carolina, near the famous winter society
colony at -Ashcville, George w. Vanderbilt
has created one Of the greatest estates in
America. He has turned a mountain into
home site, torn it down. blasted and
dug away vast pyramid OF earth ana
rock. at G cost 6f a million dollars; then
he told his engineers to go a thousand
miles away and get enough limestone to
build house on this cutoff mountain.
house such as was seen in the valley OF
They brought the limestone and oak and
other woods for the floors and walls and
doors where marble was not used. The
homemaker and his wife went around the
carpets to furnish it. Paintings and stat
uary from the famous collections OF the
old world were hauled up the hillside to
adorn the interior. But what was round
about was not forgotten. The chateaux
Of the Loire are famed for their land
scape gardens, with their walks. their
a model of one Of these miniature para
discs was created out of part Of the
nlountaintoc overlooking a tumbling
stream that has been cutting channel
Below the garden that man made is
another that nature made through the
heart Of which dashes this watcry rib
bon. so that there are two gardens where
flower and shrub vie with each other in.
charming the eye and sense.
Such is Fillmore House. You hear trav-
elers sreak of it rs the finest country
seat In America. Biltmore House and the
one hundred thousand surrounding acres
In the Vanderbilt domain constitute tho
greatest estate in America. and proba ably :
one of the greatest estates Of modern
creation.
That is big phrase. but only big
phrases fit those hundred thousand Bilf-s
more acres that rise and fall over noun,
tains. that are covered by fifteen square
miles of cultivated field and pasture land:
that boast a thriving village-Biltmore-ol
three hundred souls and that are criss.
crossed by twenty miles Of magnificent
macadam roads. 1t represents an invest.
ment of s2.oo0.nOO. Upon 1t are a dozen,
farms, of which eight are leased to ten.
ants on shares and four are directly undeu
Vanderbilt cultivation. Over its great
pasture clearings Craze 275 cattle. mostly
FLOODED milch cows besides the Berkshire
hogs. poultry and pigeons for which Bit
more is celebrated
Yet it would be hard to find a region so
devoid Of agricultural promise. so discour-
aging as the site Of a great country bnne'
as this wilderness which George w. van
derbilt has made into veritable woii1er-
land.
k~, Broadway Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS.
Assignment Of Speakers as An.
nouncsd by the Republican
State Committee.

HON B. NJ. FERNALD.
Rumford Falls (evening), August Is.
PresQue Isle, August H.
Caribou. August IS.
Fort Fairfield. August 19.
Sherman Mills (afternoon). August 20.
Houlton (evening), August 20.
Winthrop August Il.
Monmouth (afternOOn). August D.
Lakewood CampgrOund (afternoom.
August %.
Pitts:ielI (evening). August Is.
Milo tafternoon). August %.
Guilford (evening), August 26.
Sagadahoc County. August Il.
Dexter evening". August 3.
CaSco Castle (afternOon). August -.
Gorham (.vening), August ~.
HON. JOHN p. SWASEY.
Rumford Falls evening" August Is
HON. +. e. GUERNSEY.
Pressure Isle, August II.
Caribou, August IS.
Fort Fairfield, August 10.
sherman Mills (afternoon). August 20.
Houlton (evening), August 20.
HON. EDWARD PAYSON BROWN.
Winthrop. August q.
Monmouth (aftcrnoon). August 9.
Auburn (evening). August q.
HON. FORREST GOODWIN.
GuilfOrd. August &c
Dexter, Augusta IS. ;,
HON. A. L. BLAIR.
Lakewood, Augusta %.
Dexter. August %
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17
Prosperous Maine.

No, the fact that the valuation OF
Maine has increased $25.00O.O0o in the
past two years will not be dwelt upon
by the Democratic campaign speakers.
Figures of that kind only make them
ugly and disgusted. The continued
prosperity of the State as whole, the
increasing deposits in the savings
banks. the growing value of farm prop
erty, the improved conditions of life
among the common people-these
things are all obstacles in the way OF
Democratic success. If the valuation
of Maine were decreasing, if savings
bank deposits were vanishing, if farms
We're worth less ban they used to fe'
if mills were closed for an indefinite
period-how much more cheer there
would be in the hearts of the Democra-
tic leaders who are now trying to bluff
and tamLoozle the people of Maine.
These are discouraging times for the
calamity Eowlers here i'll our State and
throughout the Union. Under Repub-
Iican management of its affairs Maine
has haG steady and substantial
growth ard has enjoyed splendid 6e-
grte of prosperity. Its debt is now
close to the disappearing point, and
the burden of state Taxation" is 81
little of . burden that over one-half OF
the towns in the State actually receive
back from the State treasury more
than they pay into it. The business OF
the State is carried on in a business
like way, with economy and efficiency
as the watchword. There is no scandal
in State affairs, no charge of graft or
mismanagcment that can be substantl-
ated And on top of this condition OF
things comes the announcement, so dis
couraginE to the Democratic shouters,
that the valuation of Maine has In
creased about So, ,O00, 900 in the past two
years. There are many other good rea-
sons, but this is one good reason why
Maine will roll up a big Republican
majority in September.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17

"lf Augusta people have a desire to
language. Esperanto. they will have a
good opportunity when Herbert Harris
or Portland lectures here Sept. In
:sPtf
connected with the meetings of the
State Y. p. S. c. E. convention. There
are clubs for the study of Esperanto in
pected that one will be formed in this
city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17

The Maine Democracy says 1t wants
economy of administration. SO does
the whole state of Maine. The only
difference Is that Maine knows when
II has got 1t and the Democracy doesn't.
Hore is an example in question: 1t
costs the state annually $5,S420 to
run the office of the bank examiner.
Including all salaries and expenses.
And the department turns into the
State s53S, 257.29, making a net profit
to the state on this department alone
or $532,41452 Another example: 1t
costs $s,95s.s6 per annum to run the
office of the State assessors, but the Of
ffce turns over to the treasurer the
sam of s664.272.44. leaving an excess OF
receipts over expenditures of $685., 31S. As.
The office of the secretary of State
Yields n net revenue to the State OF
over $2s9,00O, despite the large clerical
farce which is required to keep the
Office records up to date. The facts
IN the case are that Maine gets re-
markably good service at exceptional
Nv low prices, as comparison OF Maine
salaries and state expenses with those
Of other States will demonstrate.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17

Having read Bryan's speech of ac-
ceptance did you find in 1t any refe-
renee to the history of the Democrat
ic party. any allusion to it's record.
and summary OF it's achievements? 1t
contained nothing of the kind, and the
reasons are too obvious to need point
ing out. Neither did the speech con-
tain a single constructive suggestion,
: or any remedy for the things criticised
except the universal panacea Of Bry-
-.
ans own election!
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17

Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson,
the soldier and author. has been life
long Democrat and he supported Par
ker in 1904 but he is out for Taft this
year. He declined an invitation to sign
the call for support of the Bryan ticket.
In letter to a friend recently, Col.
Higginson said: II cannot agree with
Taft upon all points but regard him
as man personallyNar superior to his
opponent and incomparably more to be
trusted in the presidential chair"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17
o1pf 7t TIA 4 YhUI0M ,TAYTrr0f : o.. y .ooo
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL. MONDAY, AUGUST IL. 1908

now lying around broken off The whole
place was covered with deep depres-
sions where the graves had fallen in
Such neglect is more than fault, II
is a crime, and it will hardly be be-
Heved that this state of things can
exist in the center of the town of Old
York, as previously described; but this
is an accurate account of how l found
the old burying place last week when
drOpped in there in my yacht"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
A Greeting to Be Proud OF.

tBath I1IneS.)
Mr. Fcrnald's greeting by the men of
Franklin County on his recent tour
shows most healthy strength. The
larger number Of the residents of that
section are directly connected with the
farming industry. They arc of tho
bone AMI sineW of Maine manhood, the
careful thinkers, the conservative vo-
te's: and it was kcenly apparent at the
gathering where the Republican candi-
date FOR governor gave addresses. that
he was the strong choice of the people
Of that section, that they believed in
his principles and his honesty Of pur :
pose to carry them out. Such Il greet
ins rs was rendered Mr.. Fernald is Of
that sort of which any candidate for
high Office might we'll be proud.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17
MournfuI McGiIlicuddy.


Down in the second district hear
that mOurnful sound. Dan McGilli-
Cuddy weeping over the woes of the
taxpayer. He paints a picture Of
Republican extravaganza in the man
agement of State affairs, increased
expenditure and high taxation. until
he stands aghast at the showing.
Think of it. Ten years ago the ex-
penditures were SO much; now they
are 50 much more. Meanwhile the
State has increased in population very
little, and the increase in wealth has
not been large" It has been more
than 7e,OOo0OO in ten years by the val
uation Of local assessors. but that is a
trifle to Mr.. McGillcuddy And he
calls upon the burdened and groa ming
taxpayers to rise and elect an cconom-
ical Democratic government and re-
lieve themselves from the burden.
But things are not really so bad as
Mr. McGillicuddy for political reasons
would have his hearers believe. This
state tax which the Democratic speak
ers talk about So much, is the light
est and least burdensome part Of the
taxes. 1t is the municipal rates which
are felt. and they have no connection
with State affairs. The state tax rate
is three mills on the dollar and good
deal of this comes back to the towns
in the school refund. 1t falls on the
owners of property, as lands, houses,
livestock and the like, and 1t does not
disturb at all the man who is asses
sed only a poll tax The rate has been
lower, and it has been higher; 1t was
Az mills in that wonderful year OF
1881, the last year the Democratic par
ty was in power in Maine. And 1t is
the rate, not the amount which is the
test. Three mills on a dollar, make 50
on $1,000, 50 that the man owning a
house or farm worth $4,000 pays Sc for
the support of the State government
an amount which will not make or
break anybody.
1t is true that the State eXpendl-
lures are larger than they We're eight
or ten years ago, but whether they
are extravagant depends on whether
they are needed and can be afforded.
The expenditures in 1907, exclusive of
nayments on account of the public
debt. were in round numbers S2SO0,-
900. But less than half of this came
from the people in the form of dl-
rect tax. The State tax assessed
that year was s1,1S6,OOo; the rest came
from taxes on the corporations. inner
itance taxes and other sources. Ihe
expenditures could be afforded. A
state possessing assessable wealth es-
timated at the present time at s42o,-
Ooo, 900 is able to pay so small a per-
centage for public purposes was IT
needed? Well, there were some heavy
unusual expenditures made in l9o'-
for example, on account Of the state
university, State roads, educafion'
charity, agriculture, fish and game
Every appropriation can be shown 70
have been needed, and the auditor
rcport will show that not a dollar mas
been wasted.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17
Campaign
Comment.
\ Cheap Demagoguery.
Iocfop Herald

"Shau the people rule?" Mr.. Bryan
knows very well that they shall, that
they will. that they do rule. But the
phrase is taking. 1t is as convincing
as fireworks shall the people rule!
This is the burden Of his speech, the
reiterated cry which enllvens the par
agraphs. Shall the people rule" Whc
has said that they shall not? Who Is
seeking to prevent their rule? 1t Is
egrcgious folly and conceit in the leader
of one great party in the land TO pa,
rade the assumption that the party oi
his opponents is resisting the right o1
the people to rule. But the parade o.
such an assumption is characteristic oi
Mr.. Bryan When. since the birth OF
this republic have the people not ruled |:
They have the ballot. they make the
laws, they enforce the laws as they
choose. Mr.. Bryan's campaign cry Is
cheap demagoguery, nothing else.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17

Frances cruiser Leon Gambetta,
which conveyed the French President
to England, is named after the famous
politician, who died on December 81,
1SS2. In the times of his intense popu-
larity Gambetta- had an experience
which he was wont to tell against him
self In Paris admirers unyoked his
house. Gambetta would narrate this
with an air of pride and he would add
with a SMILE But 1 never saw my
horses again.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17

Obadiah Gardner declares that he Is
going to be elected Governor. Cyrus
w. Davis said the same thing two
wears ago, and with a good deal more
reason. Bryan and Organism are the
real issues this year. and the voters of
Maine are fully alive to the fact that a
vote for Gardner will be vote for
Bryan
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17
Farmers Too Prosperous to Vote fo'
Bryan.
(TacOna T,cdrcr.) }

CTacoma Lcdgcr)
Farmers OF Washington, like farmers
elsewhere, will generally turn deaf ear
paign funds. The farmers are getting
from 50 to 100 per cent more for. wnat they,
produce than they got back in 1898 and
where. In 1895 and 1896 we had Demo
cratic tariff. What did farm products
fetch then: = 81: u:...L; 49,.
The market pages of old files of the
take the date of Aug. |. 1926, and compare
the prices at that time with the prices on
Aug. l. 1905. The price of Walla Walla
wheat in Tacoma was from 40 to 50 cents
bushnl: of valley wheat from 81 10 SO
cents. The quotation for Tacoma Aug. l
of this year were about s. for club. s. for
blucstem and 81 for red. Sept p. 1896. No;
Club brought 81 cents in Tacoma and
No. bllestem sc.
Wheat is now more than 80 per cent
higher than it was in 1895 and 1896. An
of the other products. the farmer has to
sell. Compare the followirG
Aug. /. 1876. Aug 1. 1905
Butter, Washington
creamery .......... 2Oc 2S to 29c
Dressed Chickens 8 to 70 j to IS
HOGS ..............'... to ~ "A to ~
Cattle ................. o3s to y. to AZ
Mutton. hest
WetherS ..............
1t will be no easy matter for Bryan to
convince the farmers that they need Il
change The farmers of Washington have
money in bank. Many of them have laid
aside so much in the last ten wears they
are In position to retire from the hard
est work and superintend. They are well
''heeled' and could afford to contribute to
Brvan'S campaign fund as he says they
can. but the farmer is not going to eXpend
his money to help an uncertainty into Of
fic" The farmer see no reason for a
change.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17

Nud u tHIE Ute 30, iUI TOT IIIe sCIIUUIs,
etc, and we have a total of $92, 1896
we pay the State here in AndrOscoggin
County in 1907, $92, ,30717.
We receive back from the State her" in
AndToscoggin County in 1907, So, 239. 81.
In other words, the burden resting on
Androscoggin county is the enormous sum
OF %61.55.
And counting the money actually paid
by resident taxpayers in this county to
the State for State taxes, we get back
from the State about $4,000 more in 1907
than we actual residents in Androscoggin
pay to the State.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17

Orrs Island is fast becoming a liter
ary center. Already four books have
been written on the island. The Pearl
of Orrs Island by Harriet Beecher
Stowe. Bruphilda by William Jasper
Nicolls: Casco Bay Gems by c. E. Da-
Wis and Historical Sketches by Dough-
ty. 1t supports fine library and this
IS very much appreciated by the sum-
mer guests.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17

The Portland Press speaks Of Sheriff
Pennell as Achilles Sulking IN his
tent" Achilles, 1t will be recalled had
a sore toe and there Is no secret that
it has been heavily stepped on in this
modern instance.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17
Maine Gossip
The Old Love- Song.

Play it slowly. sing it lowly.
Old familiar tune!
Once it ran in dance and dimple,
Like brook in June;
Now it Sobs along the measures
With a sound of tears:
Dear old voices echo through II,
Vanished with the years.
Play it slowly-it is holy
As an evening hymn,
Morning gladness hushed to sadness
Ellis it To the briul.
Memories home within the music.
Stealing through the bars,
Thoughts within its quiet spaces
Rise and set like stars.
Ripple ripple, goes the love-song
Till in Glowing time,
Early sweetness grown completeness
Floods its every rhyme:
" lIo together learn the music
Life and death unfold.
Know that love is but beginning
Until love is old
Singing. singing through the roses
Went our lovers twain
Was there ever such rose time,
Could there be again?
Now they tell us "Fiye-and-twenty
Junes we've seen them blow:
Every james completcr. sWeetcr-
Well we lovers know"'
William Charming Gannett.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17
An Awful Burden-$67.55!

UeWiStOn Journal.J
In Mr. McGillicudys speech at Lisbon,
Wednesday evening he cited the menace
in Androscoggin county's State tax as
severe burden to taxpayers!
The State tax paid by Androscoggln IS
Of Ahis s11 1,579.66 is paid by residents
outside the State leaving $D,127.l1 paid by
residents of Androscoggin county.
The State pays back to AndroscoSgln
and to cirizens thereof for pensions. dam
age to animals. burial of soldiers. etc.
$I3, 3,1G11S.
In addition to this they paid Andro-
scoggin county in 1907 the following sums
by special appropriations:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17

SO many peanuts are eaten in this cout.
try that the native sunplv is nct s"t.r'ens.
for the demand and about 5000 worth OF
the African nuts were i~oDnrted ttc. =
Marseilles in 1906 and over $4,000 worth In
1907. Tho west coast of Africa produces
quantities OF peanuts.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17
If They Voted as They Thought.

Baltimore America.)
If every Southcrner who wants TO Vot
against Bryan would vote as he feels
there wouldn't be much of the solid Soutl
left.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17
They Have Done So,

(New York Sum-
Shall the people rule? They have
twice rejected Mr.. Bryan.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17

The season along the shore is now at
high water mark, particularly at Squir-
rel Island where this is Fete week
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17

The Masonic Temple building COM
mittee in Portland has been hard at
cessfully surmounted the various OBJ
stacles which at one time threatened
a postponelnent of the undertaking,
and is now completing the necessary
preliminaries that will enable them to
start the edifice the coming year
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17
IT, s.
Senator's

and politicians of other legislative
bodies can we'll afford to read the
Famous Gems of Prose now run
ming on the Editorial page of the
Boston Daily Globe. The best Sc
lections from the worlds greatest
men. Get the Daily Globe tomor-
row.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17

Only week to the first of the big
fairs, that at Bangor which celebrates
it's 25th anniversary.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17
A Good Omen.

Portland Express.)
The fourth District papers are P!easeo
sev for Congress, and are free to say So
That's a good omen.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17

The campaign speakers will now be
getting busy in all parts of Maine and
from Kittery to Fort Kent and from,
Rangeley to Eastport the Republicans
are getting ready to roll up a big ma
iOrity for the whole ticket
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-17

1t is the turn of Bath and Ellsworth
brations.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13
ATTACKED FOR MAKING TRIP.
Professor Milukoff Is Made Butt Ct
Abusive Language in Duma.

St Petersburg, Feb. 1.-THE con-
servatives opened an attack upon Pro
fessor Paul Milukoff in the duma yes
terday because Of his American trip,
but the design was frustrated by the
over-}irulence of the spokesman, NJ.
Purishkevich. who couched the at
tack in such abusive phrases as to
entail his exclusion for IS sessions
the maximum penalty that the duma
can impose
NJ Purishkevich called Milukoff "a
poltroon and traitor, in whose face
would willingly spit"
A loud and prolonged uproar en-
sued and NJ, Purishkevich. as he
quilted the tribune turned toward NJ
Milukoff and said:
You scoundrel. you can challenge
me
On the president demanding an
apology he repeated the abusive
epithets. whereupon his exclusion
from the duma was voted.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-02-13
Thinks We Are Mistaken.

St Paul. MINI, Feb. S.-"The
Cubans are no more capable of self
government than American Indians. -
This was the opinion OF Chief Justice
H. W. Howell of Manitoba who
stopped in St Paul Thursday on his
way home to Winnipeg from trip
to Cuba and the southern states.
Your government is making a great
mistake IN giving up that beautiful
island. he concluded. If you do give
Il up It Will only mean a great deal
of useless bloodshed and destruction
Of propertE and YOU will have to &C
back there eventually.