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Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15
GLEANINGS AND GOSSIP.

Several millions of American capital
are now invested in the copper fields
Of Central Chill.
It's just about time that NikOla
Tesla discovered that he has discovered
something again.
1t is said that they need more police
men in Ireland. And New York wants
to increase her force too.
a Baltimore man claims that he has
a live frog in his stomach. he Will
probably croak before long.
1t now really looks as if Walter Well
man was coming back to lecture this
winter about how he didn't do it.
1t is about time that the report that
the potato crop had been ruined was
put in the New York state papers.
Golf has been sadly neglected at
Newport this summer so there may be
some hope for the silded ones after all.
The New York Mail says that there
arc 80 drinks in quart of whisky. The
Mail must be strong for prohibition.
The storage capacity of the Penn
Sylvanio railroad has been increased
over 209 per cent during the past 10
years.
The Atchison Globe wants 10 know
where the most awkward place to have
boil is. Just where the boil happens
to be
Now that Walter Wcllman has defin
itely announced that he won't find the
pole this year that lecture tour seems
as good as booked,
A New York man had his pay raised
the other day and the shock killed him
This is merely a hint to employers t.
be careful.
girl on farm at Arlington, o.,
prefers blowing to housework, and has
been laboring in the fields during the
hot weather.
A man has just been arrested iD
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15

New York for holding girls hand'
But plenty Of people will keep on TAX
ing chances just the same.
The Cord milliner is corruption OF
of Milaner from Milan. The ltailah
city once set the styles OF women >
headgear for all the world.
A man in the wilds of New York
state SAYS that either deer or snakes
are milking his COWS. Does he want
to ioin the Nature takers club!
II is almost time for the rah-rah boy
to put his postage stamp on the bach
of mis- head and begin to shout for the
Dear old" football eleven.
TIE number of automobiles imported
TO New York this year is smaller than
the figures last year. This speaks well
for the American machine.
The Fairbanks clubs in various
| parts of the country arc no"
giving Outings" 1t was generally
supposed that it was too early for
skating parties.
A Japanese has just invested $1,000, :
OO0 in Chinese coal fields and S2.50o.o0o
in Manchurian oil fields. And yet peo-
pie think the Japs are poor.
The kaiser is making great prepara l.
tions for the reception of Secretary
TAFT at Berlin. and it looks as if the
bi. cabinet officer had nailed down the
German vote all right.
The French have given a woman a
prize Tor finding out method by
which people can tell whether or not
person is dead. 1t will come in
handy on a few of the men who are
trying to start presidential boOnIs for
themselves.
Paderewski is hard worker, and
often practices until or in the morn
ing. He gets up about 10 and cnmposes
or plays until I. when he eats his first
meal Then he plays billiards for an
hour or so for exercise before going 10
work again.
Tie kaiser has his work for the day
mapped out to the minute, and is one
of the hardest working men i'll Ger
many. His only recreation noW Is ii
fast ride through the Thiergarten III
Berlin in 4 motor car, and the speed
law there goes by the board.
-
political party in Portugal. broke the
handshaking record recently by shak-
ing hands with 100000 people i'll l.
hours. At the end of the ordeal his
hand was so swollen that he had to
call on q physician for relief.
There are 965 prisoners at Leaven-
worth, Kan. who are engaged IN build
ing the new prison in which they will
some day be confined. When it is COM
pleted this will be the best federal
prison in the country. 1t was begun
in 1885, and Will not be finished for sey-
eral years.
The sultan of Morocco is unpopular
with his subjects because he SO fond OF
European customs. He is good ter
mis- player, q crack shot, rides bicycle
and is fond OF automobiles. He would
doubtless go in for motoring to Il
great extent were there enough good
roads in Morocco to make It worth
While.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15
Boston Wool Market.

Boston. Jan. IA. 1905
The receipts Of wool for this week were
6;oS1 bales domestic and 1910 bales for
clsn. against 1904 bales domestic and
year.
Remarks The wool n arket has heer
very quiet during tho past week. b,i.
such 4 condition is to be exnected as
manufacturers canno. be active M the
lai and in the market FOR the finished pro-
dlcl. The American, woolen company
on Wednesday opened its line 81 heavy
weight fabrics for next fall ana winter:
other concerns will soor fellow this en-
amHl" ard the wool market Will simply
mark time until the results of these Of
tell much about the results of the,
Hmerlcan woolen company's sales.
either with regard to prices or sales
some fabrics are reported to be cheap
er thaa they were a year ago Oyec-
coatinSs seem to he neglected 1t is
doubtful whether the weeks total bus
mess IN Wool was more than 100000
pounds. and the sales in all cases were
sample lots: Small as TIE actual business
has lieen dealers do not complain Of q
poor innui:y,. The fact that consumers OF
wool are interested in the market is en-
coufa"ing. and the late advires frOrr.
aEi oad are l.uIlish enough to create real
confidence. Since money has grown cas-
Ter in London business has increased and
prices have hardened. -.
Ohio hi and Penn,-XX and above s4aa5c.:
~ ii'is uhwasned , nasn se@-c.; blood S2Q2Sc.;
&c.: unwashed delaine 3O@S1c
Michigan and New York-Fine uu-
washed 2iG25c.; u blood unwashed $50
ac.; blood unwashed S2Q22hsc.; =: blood.
29c
Kentucky, Indiana and Missouri, *
blood 326a214c.; y blood 3O6es1c.
Pulled lscoured basisl-Extra 65G70c.:
fine A 60G65c.; A super 52G5Sc.; B super
SSe.4dc: sSe.4 G super 27aS2c:; coarse combing
4sa,oc: medium combine 55aasc.: fine
comping 6eM6Sc.: fine California 6S@72c.:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15
With Bryan Taken Away.

Suppose in one of his innumerable
railroad journeys Mr.. Bryan should be
accidentally killed. What would
happen then to the Democratic party?
Springfield Republican.
Distant be the day when Mr.. Bryan
becomes involved in any wreck except
that which upsets his presidential
ambitions when each fourth year
comes around. The country exjoys
him. the lecture field needs him. the
in the Democratic party he is The
whole thing. The question profound
is indeed a startling one. What would
become of the Democratic party II
spared the misfortune for many years
to come. II would never get another
candidate who would wear so well. In
discussing this subject the New York
Tribune reminds us that it used to De
the boast of many old fashioned gentle
men who now rest from their labors
that they had gone right on voting
for Andrew Jackson ever since the
SOS. and meant to continue that prac-
tice till the end. The Democracy
caters to a disposition Of that sort in
its members, and years hence, in the
absence of any untoward event, file
old gentlemen will be telling their
grandsons that they have voted for
Bryan from the time they We're u AMI
expect to do so until they are ready TO
depart, and, unlike the bOastful
persons who always voted for Jack
son. they will always have supported
the regular ticket throughout. Says
the Tribune: Very radical in It's
theories. the democratic party is very
conservative in its voting habits. 1t
is now divided almost equally into two
sections-those who always vote for
Bryan and those who always vote
against Bryan. To carry out these
two laudable purposes. it seems to us.
the Democratic party now chiefly
exists, and IL any such calamity as
the Republican supposes should
actually take place the party would
probably cease to be; for what would
be left of it If the support of Bryan
and the opposition to him were
suddenly extinguished at once?"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15
Battle Ship With $2,50o Dress Suit.

Few realize the number of flags car
ried Dy war ship or the cost of all
the gay bunting which tlutters from
mast to hast at holiday time. In ad-
ditiOn to fleet communication necessary
during naneuVerS in home waters, the
ship lnust be equipped with an ex-
tensivc array OF flags stored on board
for various forms of ceremonial and
official occasions.
Tie dress-suit outfit of bunting con-
ssts Of 25t different ilags, the material
and making OF which cost just $500.
E.,ch ship is entitled to a new flag
equiument every three years, though
OWNS y their constant use Il flag snip
viii often require 4 new set OF signals
in about year.
\ great deal more tire and labor is
required to finish certain of these flags
than is generally supposed. The
Presidents Nag requires the longest
time OF any 70 make, as it takes one
woman nearly a whole month to COM
plete it. The life-siZed eagle with
outStrc;ched wings and other embiems
are all handsewed and involve the
most patient work.
The most Gitt"ult L, make are the
foreign flags This is especially true
of the South and Central American
ones.
A nalf dozen specially skilled hand
device sewers are continually kept on
these flags Every battleship carries
40 foreign flags. % by IS feet wide. The
most expensive design TO make is the
German. which, owing 10 the delicate
scroll work of the large imperial eagle
and royal crown necessitating delicate.
slow ana careful sewing. costs $3.50.
The dragon flag of China consists of
200 separate pieces. Twelve to IA days
are ordinarily consumed in finishing
this flag, which costs $51.,5.
The flag of Siam, with the huge
white elephant. costs $3S. The Mexi
can, with its center design of a large
eagle holding 4 serpent in its bill,
costs $39.5it TIE cheapest foreign
tias made is the Moorish, which costs
SOL Army and Navy Life.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15
A FRONTIER CHRISTMAS.
Day on Which Bullets Were More Nu
merous Than Good Wishes.

In 1867 Trinidad was able to gather
Il crowd of 1000 people for 4 circus or
Simila" entertainment. On Christmas
Day that year the population of the
surrounding country was mostly in
town. \ stage driver named Blue, wi.D
was also an athlete and gambler, felt
we'll and wanted to box or wrestle with
any one present. a match was ar
ranged for q cash stake. Soon Blue and
q stout Mexican We're wrestling on the
main street.
The Mexican was disposed to be
rough. Blue threw his antagonist on
the ground. breaking a leg. An up
roar resulted in which Blue shot and
killed I, man, then took refuge in a
jacal. Angry Mexican people tore the
roof oft to get at Blue. BY kicking
in a fireplace, Blue passed in to an ad-
joining room. The mob proceeded to
demolsh that room also. but inCreas-
ing violence disturbed the proceeding.
and meanwhile shooting had become
prevalent. Philo E. Sherman. L tat,
good-natured man from Connecticut
kept the only hotel. His rooms were
jacaIs. The Americans gathered at his
hotel, as the riot took on the aspect Of
a race quarrel al! got indoors, for
bullets were uncomfortably frequent.
Riley DuntOn and some companions
were riding into town. Riley vas sur
prised at 90 much shooting ,Iotwith-
standing the day was a holiday, and
was further surprised that SO many
bullets came near him. The men
Spurred their horses and galloped to
the hotel. They We're quickly taken in
side and then learned particulars. Joe
Dimnock was coming into town on the
north side of the river. He reached
Felipe Baca's residence and from there
saw the fray going on. Dimmock car
ried 4 needle gun and felt strong inl-
pulse to pick off few men, but Baca
urged him to go inside the abode walls
and take no part in disturbance
which neither Baca nor Dimmock had
any hand in bringing about.
The Americans were closely beSiegcd
by the Mexicans. Some of the shoot
ing was effective, but accounts differ as
to the number of wounded and the
two or three who were probably killed
Water vas scarce. for Fort Sherman
was cut off from the river Evidently
re -enfCrccnentS must be had, or the
American contingent would perish in
the course OF the siege. 1t was decided
10 send out 4 coach Just as if nothing
had happened. Joe Davis volunteered
to act as driver and set ont with spirit.
Mexican rickets stopped him, but he
urged that he was on business for the
Federal government and was allowed
to pass i'll order not to delay the mails.
Denver Field and Farm.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15

The New York World has discovered
an ideal eastern" candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomination,
Judge Gray who lives in Delaware. and
an ideal southern" candidate. Profess
sOr Wilson who resides in New Jersey
It is now in order for the World to
present Governor Higgins Of Rhode Is
land as Pacific slope candidate and
Governor Folk of Missouri as 4 New
England candidate.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
A Tribute Of Silence.
cortland Press.1


There are times when silence is more
in,pressjye than speech. Such time
occurred yesterday, when for the space
of five minutes the entire Maine Cen
trail railroad system stood still in trlb-
ute to the memory of its dead generai
manager. If one had been posted on
a high mountain top at some point IN
the middle of the State, with an un-
obstructeG view and with vision cap
able of taking in all objects within a
radius If 800 miles, he would have be-
held a strange sight. He would nave
seen scores of trains on many DIVISIONS
and branches halt in their places
wherever they happened to he; he
would have seen every wheel stop re-
yclving, the engines in the repair and
construction shops cease their laDorS
the men lay down their tools. station
Offices closed, in a word, all labor anl
business of every sort over thousand
miles of track stand still. During that
interval not a click of Il telegraph in
str;ment was heard, not whistle OF q
locomotive.
Each engineer with his watch al
standard time. put on the brakes at
the moment. 1t made no difference
where the train Glanced to be. whether
| ut the station or between stations
whether in the open country or in the
| woods. 1t drew up, and passengers
| who did not know the cause wondered
what was the natter. From Portland
| to VancebOro, to Calais, to Bar EarbOr
| 70 Belfast. to ROckland, TO I3ath, tC
Eumford Falls, to OquosSac. to I>ineo
| to SkOwhegan. to Watervi)le. to Farm
| ington. to Fabyans. to Lime Ridg"
over the Mountain division, the Quebec
division, the upper route and lower
routes Of the main division. the 3runs-
wick and Lewiston branch, the Bath
and Rockland branch. the Belfast
| branch, the Dexter branch, the Mount
Desert branch. the Bucksport branch
the Easter division, the Rangeley divis-
| ion, the Somerset line and the Wash
ington county line, all over this grea
| steel thorOugIfare toll ceased and the
sounds of traffic were hushed in obedi-
ence to the demand of high sentiment
and in token that the master was dead
Even along the grades where the trains
| climb among the mountains and
| through the forests to the level OF
| of MoOselookrneguntic and where the
| track hugs the side of Mount Wiley
| the section crews and the lonely track
walker took note of the time and paid
| the tribute.
1t was an eloquent silence. impress
sive in its concert and its broad ex-
tent. All of us must die, but to very
| few it is given that the wheels of in
| dustry cease to revolve at the sound
of the passing bell. George r. Evans
was one of the few
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15
HISTORIC DATES RECALLED
Sherman's March to the Sea Endedd
Forty Three Years Ago.

On. hundred years ago on December
q Congress, at the insistence of Mr..
jefferson, raised an embargo act pro-
hibiting the sailing of any merchant
vessel from an American port save
coasters.
The act was extensively evaded. The
embargo failed TO bring either England
or France to terms and meanwhile IL
inflicted great injury on the shipping
interests and the export trade of the
United States. On February .2s, 1909
an act was passed repeating the en-
barge and replacing it by a non-inter-
course law, which forbade English or
French vessels to enter American
ports.
Another anniversary Of December q
was that Of the end of General Sher-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15
Secretary Taft's New York Speech.

1t was in the Cooper Union, New
York, close to half a century ago. that
Abraham Lincoln made the famous
speech which was an important factor
i'll his election to the presidency
short time afterward. In the same
place, a few nights ago, Secretary Taft
made a speech which, to say the least,
has not injured his chance of presi-
Dental nomination and election this
year. The accounts agree that al
though the immense crowd at the out
set was largely hostile. he soon won its
admiration and applause and before
the evening was over had it completely
with him. After his formal speech he
answered questions of all kinds fired at
him from the audience, and although
wholly unprepared and taking the
questions as they came he made good
in every instance. The New York
newspapers, most of which are not at
all friendly to the Taft boom, warmly
commend his frankneSs and his cound
sense and cordially recognize the big
ness of the man and the breadth of his
views or national questions Wherever
he goes he wins friends, for he is the
type of public man the people like and
trust. His New York speech undoubt.
edly gave him new strength through
out the country.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15

In the lynching statistics of 1907 two
lynchngs were allotted to South Caro-
lima, but the Columbia Is. c. State
arises to remark that even this small
number does South Carolina an injus-
tice. One of the alleged victims was
Il murderer whom a mob had captured
and was bringing to Jail when he died
from the rough treatment he had re-
ccived. The mob did not intend to
take the mans life, but was on it's way
To tarn him over to the officers of the
law. In capturing him. however. he
had been used so roughly that death
resulted. Thus, there seems to he
some ground for the claim that this
was not a deliberate lynching. In the
other case the negro victim was un-
doubtc1ly lJnched. but as he was put
to death by mob composed of his own
race the Columbia paper feels that the
white people of the state should not
bear the stigma.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15

The Boston newspapers are again
having editorials upon "the passing OF
George Fred Williams They have
editorials of this nature at irregular
intervals. and George Fred passes SO
often that the suspicion arises that
he travels in circle. Here is the
record of his political meanderngs as
brought down to date by the Boston
Traveller. He started as Republican,
became mugwump. then a resonant
Cleveland gold Democrat; transformed
himself into L free silverite over night,
repudiating pledges and political obli-
cations; attached himself to Bryan
through and by whom he still hopes to
he rehabiiitated; cOquetted with
Hearst: finally appearing as The ally
and counsellor Of Dan Kiley and Jerry
Watson when they brought shame on
the Democratic party at Springfield"
At the present time he seems to be
political Ishmaelite, stranded without
snip or crew. but as long as he lives it
Is too much To say that he has
passed" He will be heard from
again, all right. and To the embarrass-
meat and discontinue of the Massa-
sStts Democracy
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15

The Washington papers are trying TO
reviv. an agitation for a change of the
date OF the presidential inauguration.
There are many arguments in favor of
"a change because March is too early
for The out-of door exercises which are
involved in the inaugural ceremonies
and the bleak March winds have
caused the death of many who have
participated On these occasions, even
one president succumbing to it's iniu-
nncc. A change to the end of April is
urged not only on this ground, but be-
cau@e it was the date when the first
president WAS inaugurated. There is
also the argument that the short ses-
sion Of Congress would be heightened
about six weeks, enabling it to better
transact ITS business. There is much
10 lie said in favor of the change and
very little to be said against it, but
since ii involves a constitutional
amendment it is one of those things
which cannot be brought about in a
hurry.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15
MARKET REPORTS.
AUGUSTA Market,

Augusta Nc, Jan. Il, 1868.
PFANS-Pea, Maine. 500; n. ", SLIJ;
yellow eyes, $2.0p
HU1TER-Creamery, 3oc.; dairy. 25c2sc
solid, iSc.
EGGS-25c. dozen.
GRAIN-Corn, SIC; mea! 77Hsc.: per bu,
miXed feed, sl.G cwt., cottonseed meal.
$3.50; bag lots. s1.65
HAY-Loose, retail, $500 per ton
pressed. $500. straw. ss.0t; pressed, sl3O.
S,'GAR-s5.?0 per 100 lbs.
HONEY-Box, 18c.
MUTToN-sqllc. per lb.: spring lamb.
l2c
OATS-65c per bu
POTATOES-5Jc per bushel
PuCLTl;f-Fowl, lac.; chickens, l5lTI1c.
per ID.
WOOL-Cnwashed. e0c
HIDE.S-3EGI4h.c. Xxx.
BEEF-Light. sl0OoQ31O.5O: heavy. ll0
nHc; homeless. half bbls., 96500e.75;
spring lamb. 15H@16c
WOOD-Dry. hard. ss.5o9sO0 per cord
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15

Kentucky is paying the penalty for
the lawlessness of it's might riders" In
more ways than one. 1t is a form of
lawiessness which not only DESTROYS
lie and property in the communities
Immediately concerned but it affects
property values SO that people far be-
yond the state have an immediate in
terost in the matter. Over 100 insur-
ance companies have. refused 20 write
any more property risks in the tobacco
districts of that stat. and have can
ceiled most OF the policies already is
sued there. Immigration agents from
the Northwest and Canada are now in
negotiations with hundreds of Ken
lucky families who want to sell out
their plantations. OF course the si.ua-
tion debars investors from risking
their capital in Kentucky enterprises
and hinders the development of its rich
mountain regions. kentucky has beer
showing evidence of progress in recent
years, but the lawlessness prevailing il
some sections is a sad blight upon tn,
fair name of the state.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15
Boston Market.

Boston. Jan. H. 1905
FLOUR-Mill shipment. spring patents
!, -GranuIateG. per bbl.,
S3GG3t5: boited. per hbl.. S3e5G5.95.
CoRSLsteamer NJ a,in, Yellow. spot. per bu,.
low ship. new. per bn.. 6sisa7eS.: No. 3.
RYE FLoUR-Per bbl. s.. i.q5 60.
7 9ATMEALcWe nrs sb, wv 9. am9te IS4 rolled at s@
| CRAHAN-A. tM,4 s..
oA1S-No. clipped Sic: No. clip
ped. eec.: No. clipped soc: So 'o IS IBIS j..
to ship per bu.. 591.mGoc.: IS to 10 lbs. PEI.
bu.. tnIGIl-s. 10 TO A. lbs, per bu., 64le6p
PROvISIONS-Pork. heavy backs. DER
drl'.5O' long cuts sls.25. loose per lb.. 97sc.
ribs. l6i@H10A.c.: hams. regular and small.
l0ha3l2i@c.; lean enus. s2J.25: shoulders.
fresh @4c.: lard rendered per lb 114c
EEEE1CEo.ee kinds, 1on9llc.; choice
LAMBS. MUTToN-Lambs, spring.
12G, I3".: warnings. 7Msc.; mutton, S6l"c.
NEh!rPpr H.. 1Gi9c.
observation-disclosures. northern bro,lers.
ner h.. 1%2lc.: western hroilers. per III,
lsG l9c;; western fowl, 13G14c
n.es,arr nI,l nEotmMor.n dsa ,- -mrsamery, 3oT?lc:
oiN &c
EGCis-Eastern. se@32c.: western. ssde
FoTAToEs-Maino white per ou.. 7ssp
:, &c oc,s SH ee'' rer bskt, S'5@2.e5. per bbl.,
,;1Ft ;REANsmPea; IS per ha.. s2a5a2 90: me
HAY AND S-'s15i sTRAw-No "a J grad.
s.m No. !. grade. $e00oloiNO: No I;
grade Sl7fil9: rye straw per tor sl5 IO6p
loco: uat straw. S12.00
SttAR-Cut loaf and crushed. 5000:
Standard powdered $50: granulated.
M'lh ye!law C's.. 81 45fI4 So
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15
Maine Gossip
Funny Old World.

Hard for . feller to think it's the best
No matter what Fortune is brinSin';
Hard to fool trouble from east unto
west
An mix up the sorrow with singin.
Funny old world, with its darkness an
day,
Rut. thorn-spears or roses, we travel the
way
Hard for fcller to wait for the light
When over the world it's a-rainiH'. =,
Hard to he sayin': It's comm all
right
Ar lose the relief of cor:plainin'.
Funny old world. with its winter an
Put. since we arc in it, we travel the
Atlanta Constitution
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-01-15

The country is waiting in vain for
the second round of that interesting
discussion between Williams of Mis-
sissippi and DeArmand of Missouri.
Thus far, however, they have shown no
disposition TO resume hostilities though
IL is very much of strain on the
cerdulity to believe that they really
love each other.