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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04
CAP VfSORS.
Making of Them characterization
Turned out Annually.

There is one man in the business who
in 1909 will have been making cap Wis
ors for half a century, and he isn't
such an old man either. He started at
the trade as a boy in 1859, working for
a concern of which now he is the head
which was then established in a build
ing at Broadway and Rector streets,
where the Empire building now stands
He recalls the fact that when the war
broke out they worked night and day
turning out visors for soldiers caps.
The manufacture Of cap visors is a
business by itself. Only about fifteen
concerns are engaged in it, of which
number all are in this city save two
or three located in Philadelphia and
Boston. New York supplies visors for
cap manufacturers all over the coun-
try, producing in the aggregate mil
lions of them annually.
For the very cheapest cloth caps
visors are made of cardboard paper or
of imitation leather covered with the
cloth of which the cap body is made.
For other grades of cloth caps visors
are made OF various sorts of light
leather, and for some cloth caps of
fine quality there are now used, be
cause it is lighter than leather, visors
made from a heavy, specially woven
ana Waterproofed canvas.
For ViSorS thtlC is now made an imi-
tation leather composed of book bind
erS' board aud what is called moleskin,
the two being cemented together under
pressure. 1t is a made-up cap, where
its edge could not be seen, this mate
rial might pass even an expert for
leather. The best leather visors are
made of leather specially tanned and
prepared.
Take the country at large and caps
are not used by people in general for
ordinary wear SO much as they We're
fifty years ago. but caps are still worn
ir great numbers by younger people
and by sportSmen and travellers and
golf players and of uniform caps of
one sort and another there are now
worn 300 per cent. more than twenty
years ago.
A very simple thing cap visor
might seem, but great numbers of
them are used, and in factory where
they make them you would find around
rolls and sides of leather or other ma
terials and hundreds of dies and molds
for the cutting and the shaping of the
visors and men busly at work follow
ing visor making just as they might
any other trade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04
The Waterviils Hand Book.

The Waterville Hand Book, compiled
by, Miss Mary A. Kendrick, Is being
distributed among the business places
of this city and vicinity and is one of
the .neatest and most helpful presents
that have been received for long
time. There Is nothing in the form of
information that it does not give. 1t is
something that has been needed in this
city for some time and has been great
" appreciated where 1t has been left.
It contains the Maine Central time
table, also that Of the Waterville &
Fairfield. Waterville & Oakland. SOM
erset Railroad. Waterville. Wiscasset
& Harrington. and the Shawmut &
Fairfield roads. The schedule of the
Eastern steamship Co. running out of
Augusta is also given. The members
Of the city government and committees
also the complete card of the fire de-
partment can be found in its pages.
One OF the features Of the small book
is the hours for the closing of mails
for the trains at the Waterville post
office. .......
On one Of the pages is a small pic
ture OF the famous Fort Halifax and
is accompanied by an extract written
by Miss Florence Elizabeth Dunn of
this city and taken from "Under the
xVillows." There is also a picture of
tho Coburn Classical Institute and one
mai ~ a. devoted to the description of
the "Queen City of the Kennebec val
ley"
Considerable time and PENS have
feen taken by Miss Kendrick IN pup
lishins thin small books,but friend to
~ 49, ;xnd tr6y eldr. The book will
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

The worthless material Of today may
be the ore of tomorrow. There is no
scientific definition of ore: an ore is
simply material which by present
methods can be utilized with profit
Methods may change from year to
year, while iron ore supplies are a
question of centuries. New discoveries
likewise increase the known supplies
Despite the heavy annual drain, it is
probable that in every year the known
workable supplies of iron ore in the
United States have increased while the
supply of iron in actual use has in
creased rapidly as we'll. OF all our not
ural resources, our iron ores are the
one which can be drawn upon with
greatest impunity, because the iron re-
mains.-The Iron Trade Review.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04
Miscreant WantonIy Hacks
Fruit and Shade Trees.
Many Fine Pop|ars on College
Avenue Are MutiIated.
Several Apple Trees Will De-
Police Are Investigating.

The police of this city are investigat-
ing a case of malicious mischief which
was discovered Friday morning. The
residents of College avenue between
this city and Fairfield found that dur
ing the night someone had trespassed
upon property in that vicinity and de-
stroyed a large number of small shade
and fruit trees. For distance of near
ly one-quarter of a mile the work OF
the miscreants can be seen. Small
trees on the west side of the street
were literally hacked to pieces, so that
many of them will die. Several fine
poplar trees were treated in the same
manner. ..t
On the Libby estate there are about
Il. trees that suffered, somea being
brbss / off at the base andl the others
pulled to. pieces. There were several
fine apple trees among this lot which
oeassS mite q loss On the lawn IN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04
Red Hot Baseball Today.

This afternoon at 100 o'clock at the
Central Maine fair grounds there will
be a red hot baseball game between
the clerks of this city and those OF
Fairfield. The game has been called
early by the management and it is
their intention to have something go
ing on every minute. The diamond
has been placed in an excellent con-
dition and some fast baseball is as
sured. The following will be the line
up:
Waterville-W McAlary, IS; Farm
ham, I'd; Higgins. 3b; Perry, cf: Simp-
son, C; Strong, If; Nugent, p; Cook
IF; +. McAlary, 1b.
Fairfield-Foss, If; Richards, IF;
Gregory or Ames, p; N. Smith, C; Rice
IS; Hayes, CT; NJ. Smith, 3b; II. Preble
lib; Cotton, 2b.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04
FOR LARGE FAMILIES,
Paris Has Big Tenement House for
Children's Needs.

The Anonymous Society for
Economical Dwellings for the Poor, a
Partisan institution, has made a new
departure in opening an apartment
house for large families only. No
family is allowed to move into it I'M
less it has at least three children. The
house fills a long-felt want. private
owners, like many in New York,
objecting to renting to families with
children
AS soon as it was opened the new
house was filled IT consists of a
central building eight stories high
with two seven-story wings. 1t con-
tains altogether "a separate tene-
ments, and census taken just after
the opening showed that it sheltered
$40 persons. of whom 427 were
children. The rents vary from 1874 to
424 francs ($36S0 to $S4S0) a pear.
A majority of the tenements have d
large balcony upon which the living
room-always a good sized room
opens. A popularity is that the
partitions between the parents and
children's rooms run only three
quarters of the height to the ceiling
This is regarded as insuring all
necessary privacy, while it enables the
parents to keep watch over the
children. The window sills are all at
such height above the floor that the
small children cannot climb up to
them. In every stairway besides the
steps of ordinary height, there is a
flight of half-height steps for the use
of the children, which they can climb
without strain.
The building is equipped with fire
escapeS-not a general thing in Paris
and various facilities approaching
the equipment of New York tene-
ment house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

handsome small poplar tree which had
been set cut but short time was
snapped off about a foot from the
base. The tree was valued by Mr.. Ell
lott as it was located on the corner
of the lawn and was beautiful. Beyond
tine home of Mr.. Elliott several more
property of the Libby estate, were
damaged in the same manner. 1t is
thought that a large knife was used
in the work of destruction. for some of
the largest limbs were badly hacked
The police, although they have as yet
no definite clew upon which to work,
are doing a little work and are in
hopes to bring tie guilty ones to JUS
tlce
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04
Correcting Her SperCh.

During q lull in the conversation in
the Democratic CloakroOm Of Tie house
of represt natives the other day n nom
Der said. addressing the minority leader:
Seems to me, john Sharp. YOU have
very little Southern accent for a man
hailins from the extreme South Did you
lose ii While studying in Heidelberg"
i'erhapS. said Mr. Williams crossing
his legs. Foreign travel and study tend
TO make one forget the colloquial express
man grows older his mind uncon-
sclnusly haris bacl: to hi; hoyhood days
and he finds himself making usc Of The
ola expressions as a matter Of course. IL
is very hard to entirely shake off ones
early habits, particularly in the matter
of speech
81 remember" Mr. Williams continued
with a smile. 'thc experience my parents
bad with a little sister of mine in irving
to make her forget her darlty talk She
mad reached ar age-about ~ years,
think-whcn they thought ii was time for
her to drop her daIkey accent and learn
to speak correctly. Talking to her did
little good. and finally one day she was
sharply informed that she would receive
whipping the next time she offended
IN this respect. The next day she came
in and announced that she was 'gwlne
to certain place on the plantation. the
punishment was promptly inflicted, after
which the little miss was questioned as
to. what her future course would be IN
this respect
rs gwine to say going she sObbed
ana Sc gwine to remember it"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

An ingenious device by which the
depth of swift river above high
fall in Ontario was ascertained is de-
scribed in the Engineering and Mining
journal. 1t was too dangerous 10
make soundings from a boat, SO MI
HiXon planted transit on one BANK
and from it carried a strong wire, Win
heavy lead weight at the end, to the
opposite shore. The wire was drawn
taut, and the weight was graduahs
pulled across the bottom of the river
At stated intervals a sight along the
wire from the transit to the point where
the wire dipped into the water gave
the inclination of the straight line. Tlle
length of the submerged wire and It's
angle with the water surface being
known, it was easy to calculate the
depth at the various points.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

1t is disgrace and n shame that III
city like Los Angeles, populated ny
100000 educated Americans, the very
name of the town they live in ana ale
proud Of and have helped to mahe
should be wife-beaten at their daiy
hands. Even if late, it is time now "
make crusade for the official pron''h-
citation which will be followed by ever!
self-respecting person with the fear u
God and the love of California beiofs
his eyes,. And that's easy to set ana
easy to get: Loce Ang-el-ess--'u'
West.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

Herbert w. Jones OF Center street
is the recipient of handsome gold
stick pin set with an opal and dia-
mond. The pin was a prize offered by
the Osborn Art Co. of New York. for
which Mr.. Jones is an agent. to the
agent making the largest gain in their
territory in a certain length of time.
Mr.. Jones territory was in Delaware
and Maryland. There were about 100
other agents in the field against Mr..
Jones.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

A large number from this city at
tended the Summer ball given last
evening at Messalonskee' hall at Oak
land under the auspices Of Bayard Co..
No. 3. U. R., X. of p, of this city. A
delightful evening was passed and
there were boats at the wharfs to take
all who desired for trip up the lake.
The music was furnished by the Leahy
Orchestra Of this city and special cars
brought the people to their homes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

The subject of the morning address
at the Congregational church Sunday
win be 1.-THE Supreme Life" The cele-
bration of the Lords Supper will be
observed and a reception of new men,
bers will take place The evening SER
vice will be as usual. the subject of
the sermon will be 1.-THE Cause OF
MeZO"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

The Pythian Sisters have been invit-
ed to spend Monday. July s, at the
cottage of Mrs. ]. A. Dawson on Snow
pond. The Sisters will take the
o'clock car from this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

employed in the finishing department
at the Hollingsworth & Whitney Co,
has resigned her position and left on
the early morning train for her home
in MOnctOn, N. b. Since her residence
In this city she has made her home
with her brother, James O'Neil, of up
per College avenue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

j. H. McCone returned yesterday
from Augusta, where he has been act
ing as special correspondent for the
Maine dailies during the session of the
National Guard School of instruction,
which closed yesterday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

f. F. Hanna, whose home is in Mas
sachusetts, was in this city last even
ing on his return from q trip to Moose
pond near Harmony. During his stay
at Moose pond he caught the largest
ptckcrel ever taken from that pond,
weighing four pounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04
Marie Amid Join.

Miss Marie Amid. the 6-years- old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur JOHN
Of Birch street died yesterday morn
ing of capillary bronchitis She was
born in this city The funeral service
will be held this afternoon from the
church of the Sacred Heart parish and
burial will be made in the Catholic
cemetery. at Pine Grove.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

The streets were crowded last even
ing on account Of all the stores being
closed today Order prevailed every
where and many extra officers were on
duty,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

Thomas Fields, who is employed by
the Somerset Railroad, was in the city
yesterday from Sandy River Mr..
Fields was former police officer in
this CITY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

The installation Of officers Of Court
America, No. IA, F. Of A., will take
place next Thursday evening. Refresh
ments will be served during the even
ing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

Mrs. Florence Moore Wallace of
China, national secretary of the Ladies
of the G. A. r.. was in this city on
business yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith and child
OF Hallowell are visiting relatives on
Prospect street in this city for few
days
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

hind Edward VII is the most heavily
insured man alive. On the same prin-
clpai. J. Pierpont Norgan's life was not
long ago extensively insured at Lloyd's
oy number of stock companies which
were threatened with loss in the event
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

The skulls Of two missionaries, Dr.
Chalmers and D. F. Tomkins, of the
London Missionary Society, who were
killed by cappjbals at Goarabari. New
Guinea seven years ago. have been re-
covered Nv .Iudaf Murray who fn6k his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

Mrs. H. A. Wright of Ash street, who
has been visiting relatives in Maria
vile for the past three weeks, will re-
turn to her home in this city Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

AS it is now running betyeeA BAR
ing and Whitechapel train Win nil,e
cars, carrying nearly 1000 passense's.
the London District Railway ciap,,'
the. longest multiple unit electric Isls
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

william Dearborn of Western ave-
nue will pass the Fourth with rela-
tives in East Newport.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

land, where she will be the guest OF
relatives and friends for. a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

j. H. WEIGH and son Harold left yes
terday for their cottage at Owls Head,
where they will remain for few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

Colby Getchelt was in Augusta last
evening attending Republican COM
mittee meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

Owen ]. Cunion left yesterday for
his home in Lewiston, where he will
remain until Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04

Timothy O'Hearn of this city has
gone to- Portland for few days visit
with relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-04
v1A1'ERv|lLE

Miles s. Burns Of Guilford is at his
home in this city for a few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-27
ANACOSTIA AND VICINITY.

Through prompt efforts Of Henry w.
Emo a local dairyman. and Charles Cryer
employed by him. fire that threatened
serious results was extinguished yesterday
morning about 1 o'clock before it had
caused much damage. The blaze was in
the stable loft of William and Joseph
Arendes, 80 Good Hope road.
Work was continued yesterday on the
northern approach to the new AnacoStia
bridge and the street railway tracks are
almost completed al that point, where the
cars will enter the bridge from nth street
southeast. Today the brick building that
has stood in the way for long time, hav-
deavor to push the work of installing the
tracks on the Anacosta approach.
Clara PeZold, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Pezold of 127 14th street, died
last Saturday evening at the Georgetown
University Hospital where she had been
under treatment for a number of days,
following sudden Illness. She was four
teen years old and was a pupil in the
seventh grade of the Van Buren, School,
AnacoStia.
John Anderson son of Lewis Anderson
of 50 Z street, is at Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital, where he has been operated
on for appendicitis. His condition is re-
assuring.
All Saints day will be observed Sunday
next in st. TereSa's Church. 1t will be
followed by the observance of All Souls
day. the commemoration for the depart
ed, when a novena of nine masses will
be commenced.
Revival services were started last even
ing in the Methodist Episcopal Church
in Anacostia, Rev. Joseph A. Jeffers the
pastor, officiating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-27
ARTIST IN COUPLE WAYS.
Tenney, Giants First Baseman, Can
Paint as Well as Play
Ball.

NEW YORK, October 27.-Fred Ten
ney. the first baseman of the Giants, is an
artist as we'll as an athlete. He spends
most of his leisure hours in water-color
studies. Some of his pictures are not
only clever, but show that he has made
thorough study of art. 'Of course
know that the profession of ballplaying
has not been looked upon as one of the
higher professions said Tenney the
other day. MANY of our profession did
not rank very high at the start. There
fore, l feel that we can do much more
by trying to uplift the game while We
are part of it than by deserving and
allowing it to fall into decay. 1 regard
it as quite an honor to be among the
topnotchers in any profession that is hon.
orable. and nothing pleases me more than
to know that l am generally considered
among those two hundred ballplayers
who rank first class.
Leon Ames. one of the Giants famous
pitchers, is a clever caricaturist and has
often been asked to allow his drawings to
be published, but he is timid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-27
Georgia Cotton Man Dies.
NORTH RANDLE HIGHLANDS.

Robert F. Bradbury, vice president OF
the Randle Highlands Citizens Associa-
ton. has received a number of applica-
lions for membership to the organization
He says the association now numbers
more than one hundred property owners
who reside in Twining City. Randle High.
lands and North Randle Highlands The
organization of citizens is arranging tc
give a number Of social functions during
the winter.
c. w. Cooke. superintendent of the
United States Realty Company's stree,
improvement force. proposes to present
the Old Guard of the G. A. r. the war
time relic he unearthed while grading N
street southeast. The relic Is the barrel
of a musket that was used, 1t is believed,
during the civil war.
Several residents of the Highlands are
arranging to give Halloween parties. One
of the novelties of recent conception that
will be introduced at the functions will be
window curtains made of many-colored
autumn leaves adroitly laced together.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-27
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Md, October q. 1905
Because of diphtheria in the neighbor-
hood, DR.. Claiborne H. Mannar. county
health officer, has ordered the public
school at Bethesda closed until danger
of the disease spreading is passed. Three
cases have been reported. two being pu-
pills OF the school. but every precaution is
being taken to prevent an epidemic.
Miss Sudie Ellen Tanner of Ruth, Madi-
son county. Va. and Moran Oliver Tanner
of Slate Mill. Culpeper county. Va. were
married in Rockville last Saturday after
noon by Rev. S. r. White of the Baptist
Church
A license to marry has been issued to
Miss Alma Marie Buck of Forest Glen and
/ Leroy Marshall Smith of Wheaton.
About twenty appeals from the action
of officers of registration have been filed
in the circuit court at this place. about
fifteen of the number being from Rock
vile district. A majority of the cases
will be heard by Judge Henderson tomor-
row.
James z. Offutt of Potomac has pur-
chased from Nicholas E. Ray of Rock
vile a house and lot just east of Rock.
willie for $1,000. Mr.. Offutt has also pur-
chased from Mrs. Addie Maddox several
acres of land adjoining the Ray property.