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Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-03
water ana fuel are provided BY the

water ana fuel are provided BY the
chiefs wives.
'Invariably the traveller is presented
With fool in some parts with young
ox. in others with sheep. goats, fowls
cr pigeons Labor is cheap and adults
will work away from the civilized cen
ters such as Blontyre for the official
standard wage Of three shillings Ter
month. together With one yard Of cali
co per week used in exchange for food
Again tn native porter will carry q
Sc pound load a distance Of 200 miles
for five shilings, together with -four
yards Of Calico
The people are fonder Of work tran
those in the south, but owing to tine
nigh mortality among those who went
to the Rand mines, the Imperial Coy
ernment stopped recruiting Cape Ar
gus.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-03

For months it has been said that the
present system fits into proposed
system of trolley lines, which mean a
great deal for the State Of Maine, but
just what that system is expected to
be is not fact firmly established in
the public mind.
Before considering just what that
plan is. it will first be necessary to
examine the roads already in existence.
Beginning at kittery at the south
western corner of the State of Maine,
the trolley line from Portsmouth
enters the State and continues 10
Biddeford through Kennebunk and the
intervening towns. Thence the line
extends to Portland. One of the best
patroniZed pieces of roadway in the
State is that connecting the Portland
street railway system with Brunswick
by way of Yarmouth.
1t is at Brunswick that the system of
the Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville
Street Railway Co. is tapped. Among
the existing roads, then, which will be
a part of the system, are the Lewiston,
Brunswick and Bath section; the
Mechanic Falls line from Lewiston,
passing through Auburn; the line from
Auburn to Turner: the Lewiston and
Sabattus line and it's continuation. the
newly built line from Sabattus 10
Gardiner; the Augusta, Hallowell and
Gardiner road which brings all points
in communication with the Capital
city.
Augusta is now center. and as
the sequel will show, is destined to be
greater one. From it are sent out
lines in four directions-to Lewiston
33 miles. by way of Gardiner and
Sabattus: to Winthrop, IA miles, meet
ing the Maine Central railroad at that
point to Togus. six miles: and the new
line, 90 miles in length, to Waterville.
making a total of 10 miles in the cleo
trio railroad system which claims
Augusta as it's central point
Considering further our examination
of the electric roads of the State. we
find at Watervile the Waterville 4
Oakland railroad, on the line OF which
is located the Central Maine fair
grounds, and the Waterville & Fairfield
railroad, which does thriving buSl-
ness the year round.
From Fairfield two lines of railroad
are extended. One crosses the river
into Benton. and is known as the
Fairfield e. Benton line, while the other
is the Fairfield & Shawmut line, ana
its destination as its name implies. IS
the village of ShaWmut.
Down on Penobscot Bay is thriving
street railroad system, whose relation
to the present system will shortly be
made evident, known as the Rocklanu,
Thomaston & Camden Street Railway.
In addition to Il heavy passenger
service this line also does a DIE
freight and express business. 1t con-
meets the city Of Rocllland with the
towns of Thomaston and Warren 10
the west. and with the towns of Rock
port and Camden to the north. !eW
years ago a line to Owls Head ana
Crescent beach was opened. but tne
enterprise was unhappily financed at
the start, and for two years it looked
as if fiat failure would result and that
the cars and equipment would be sofa
for junk The natural need for sucn
an enterprise is considerable however
and the belief is quite general that the
road, under proper management, VIII
be a paying proposition.
Bangor has a fine system OF street
railroad. under the control OF the
Graham syndicate. which is behlnd the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-03

Vegetarian experts assert that one
acre OF land will comfortably support
four persons on vegetable diet.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-03

Tx,
small cross section of the plating m1vc
while it is in n molten condition. In pr"
tic" the electric current used is an alt
mating current of high frequency,
tEe amount used is about 300 ampo
70 I cross section of three-cights OF an
inch of metal. rot
The inventor states that when Lead,
subjected to this process. this curr.s.
passing through the metal creates a "a
Iecu'ar disturbance, which permaneLer
cha 'Gscs its physical condition ard gt
It new ard distinct properties. One of I'M
important new properties is its affiaO-
for iron ard steel. making it very such
hle ior coating those metals. AnotheI
that il will unitn with zinc and makpu
new alloy very valuable as a coating " a
al. on accident of its favorable electrf
quality. World Magazine.
TIE British colonial office recently sre
out an expert to report on the Ke
forest. in the East Afr1ca protectorof
He found the forest to be 2S7 miles las
by eight broad. and to comprise 1.ON,f
acres of timber. valued at sl15,o00,001 10
| the wood alone.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-03

Women are barred from the Island
of Ferdinand de Norouha, belonging 10
Brazil 1t is reserved for conVlcts.
The oasis., 1908-04-11
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ination and election to the Pres idency Vice President Fairba nk declares that he would limit mil itary and naval expenditures. It has been said that his declaration IS an appeal to the people of the Mississippi Valley. That pre-. sents a great difficulty in the way of accomplish aent of things that are needed for the entire country; too many localities are governed by their own narrow needs. The people of the Missis- sippi valley see not the need for great military preparations because their distance from the coast on either side of the continent and from the border is so great, and their isolation from apparent dan ger so pronounced that they fail to realize what is So very plain to the people in the exposed borders of the country. Had the Mississippi valley been reconnoitered and mapped by the military engineers of a possible hostile power, pos sessed already of great army and navy, all the people in that valley would be clamoring for the most adequate military and naval estab- lishments that money could pro- vide.
The oasis., 1908-04-11
 AN INSTRUCTED DELEGATION.

The delegation from Santa Cruz County to the Republican Territo. rial convention at Tucson, next Saturday, will go instructed for Secretary Taft. This will be the result of an open primary, with the question of instruction left to the voters, who responded with a vote of about 4 to for instructions and there was no manipulation by Federal officials, nor by any one else. It is straight out express. ion of sentiment by the voters sV far as they cared to express sen timent. Most of the Federal ollic- ials refrained from going to the polls. Even the bete noir of the would-be Democratic bosses of the Republican party in Arizona,- TIE OASIS editor,-was so busy at- tending to his official duties as "a quasi Federal official" that he had no time to go to the polls.
 The attention of the Democratic Kellys, the would be bosses of the Republican partyin Arizona which they were in 1906), is called to these facts, with regard to Santa Cruz County.
The oasis., 1908-04-11
OF TIGERS:

When shown that the state of So- nora exacts a much higher tax than any proposed in Arizona which tax their own packers and supporters pay without a whimper, they were dumb as oysters. And when they did come around 1t was "a sop thrown to Cerberus," in the form of the Doran bill, which taxes the mine products of Arizona just twen- ty-five per cent of what they ought to be taxed. Were the Doran act just and fair to all 1t would have provided that after making all the deductions set forth the net prod uct should be assessed at it's full net value, and pay the regular tax upon that full net value. That is the law in Montana. There is no reason why the mines of Arizona should not pay on assessments based upon the same system, except that they are able to pull the wool over the eyes of the people and their representatives through the arguments of their chain of hired newspapers.
The oasis., 1908-04-11
OH YESI CERTAINTY

While the Oasis believes that Senator Foraker has earned the Arizona delega- tion to the national republican conven- tiOn, 1t believes 1t is none of the busi- ness of the Kelly syndicate of democratic newspapers to butt into the question at all. If the Kelly's will leave repub- licans to settle their own affairs they would prove more satisfactory. But they seem to have become so accustomed to drawing republicans about by the nose in the statehood campaign, and in the fight against a bullion tax, that they cannot refrain from chipping in "- Nogales Oasis.
 Oh, dear, what's the use of trying to be good. We haven't said a word for two weeks. But, turning back to the bullion tax law, that was a measure advocated and endorsed by the Kelly papers in Arizona ten years ago.-Tuc- son Star; Bisbee Review; Douglas h. standardization.
 Oh, yes. Certainly. The Kelly papers in Arizona advocated a bull lion tax in Arizona for ten years, just as certain democratic news papers in the North, and certain democratic congressman in the ear ly 60's supported the policy of the administration of Abraham Lin coin. They declared for vigorous prosecution of the war;" but threw  obstacles in the way of every mea- sure calculated to compass that vigorous prosecution" The Kelly papers "believed in a bullion tax, but there should be no rash and radical legislation" When con- fronted with the Montana bullion tax law, which has worked we'll many years, and is fair and just to all, they opined that "there might be a difference in conditions, which should be investigated before com hitting Arizona to the policy"
The oasis., 1908-04-11
THE MINING LAW.

In a case before Judge Nave yes terday, which was continued over until today, there was demonstrated very plainly the deficiency of the United States mining laws with reference to holding mining loca- tions, that called to mind very clearly the manifest superiority of | the Mexican law with regard to the same point. One of the con testants.in mining case set out to prove forfeiture of certain claims, and he produced a number of wit nesses to prove that work had not been done upon those claims in certain years. The witnesses could not assert positively, but they were sure that no work had been done, for they live in the vicinity, and would have heard blasting, or seen men going to and from work, or would have seen the men who did the work camped upon the ground. The proof by the other side that the work was done is to be made yet today.
 Yet how far superior is the Mex ican method There instead of representing himself each year by one hundred dollars worth of work the claimant of mining property has to represent himself by the same amount of money. And there can never be any cavil or question about that. The money is there or 1t is not. If it Is not there at d given time fine is added. If the money and fine are not forthcom- ing at set time the government declares the claim forfeit, and open to the next applicant. And the government protects that applicant as long as he Is represented by his
The oasis., 1908-04-11

money paid in. There is no leav. ing the question of forfeiture to the notion or knowledge of the man who jumps the claim, and then has to go into court to prove forfeiture by the other claimant. He has proved his forfeiture already by failing to pay his taxes, and the government holds the evidence.
 1t is unfortunate that Congress cannot be induced to pass a reason. able law regarding mining loca. tions. It is said that opposition Of the labor unions prevents. If that be the case there is a place where the meddlesomeness of labor unions works great damage.
The oasis., 1908-04-11
"MlLITARlSM."


 In discussion of one of the ap- propriation bills before the Senate, one day this week Senator Hale paraded the stock cry that has been used ever since the adoption of the Constitution against the asserted tendency to "militarism." The demand for adequate preparation for war he considered chimerical |, and he blindly ignored the cumu- lative evidence that when we have completed the Panama canal we are very apt to be called to wage a great war to retain its possession and control and that to be without preparation for that war would be fatal to interests. Loss of the canal would follow declaration of hostil- ities so quickly that the American people would be dazed and amazed at the suddenness of the assault i; and against we were prepared to inaugurate war for it's recovery the power siezing 1t would have it So impregnably defended that the task would be far more burdensome than would have been its defence in the outset with adequate prepar- ation to meet the assault. In fact complete preparation for it's defence would be the best sort of defence. All the reconnaissance of the Pa ciic Coast that has been done by Japanese military men is but pre- liminary to war that is intended to be waged by the island empire for capture of the Panama canal, our outlying possessions, and the mastery of the Pacific. To the handwriting on the wall such men as Senator Hale seem blinded com pletely.
 Nor Is Senator Hale alone. Other eminent men in the East are just as blind as he, and they are said to be backed by the entire public sentiment in the great Mississippi Valley. In his declaration of his proposed policy in case of his nom
The oasis., 1908-04-11
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land Office al Phoenix, Ariz Apr. 6, 190S.--Notice is hereby given that Francisco Arballo, of Tubac, Arlz, has filed notice of his intention to make final five year proof in support of his claim, VIZ Homestead Entry 469i, made Sep. > 1903, for the and that said proof will be made before Allen T. Bird, Clerk of the District Court, at Nogales' Arizona, on May l9, 1908
 He names the following witnesses to prQye his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of the land, viz; Apolonio Aldai, of Tubac' Ariz.; Samuel F. Noon, of Nogales, Arzl,,' Demetrio Barrios, of TuJac, Ari2. owen IL Walker, of Galabasas, Ariz.
 " YdANW WAKEFIELD, Registe' April II May It.
The oasis., 1908-04-11

Saturday last MT. H. NJ. Chap man received a telegram from Washington, D. C., announcing the death of his father The gentle. man, who was quite aged, had been run over by cab in the street, the preceding day, and died from his injuries on Saturday. Deceased was a prominent and well known Methodist clergyman in Washing ton many years; and it was at his church that President Mckinley worshipped. Of late he had been no longer in active service. In their sad loss Mir. Chapman and his family have the sincere sym pathy of many friends.
The oasis., 1908-04-11
santa Cruz County Depositary

WILLIAM S0HUOKMHHH. President bD. TIT0oMB, ViCe-Prtsldent. BRAGEy OURTIS, Cashier.
 OTTO fl. hEROLD, Assistant Cashier.
The oasis., 1908-04-11
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Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
Long Lane. No Turn

The following press dispatch has
appeared in .he state papers: "The
municipal water and and light plant
of Fort Atkinson, finds itself confront
ing loss estimated at from S., 900
to $4,000. Quite recently, the editor
of the Union, published IN that city,
administered a rebuke to the editor of
this christian journal for publishing
matter in the columns of this paper
in opposition to the municipal owner
ship of electric light, gas and water
plants. The gentleman who perused
the article giving The Leader editor
a SLAM had been mayor uf Fort
Atkinson and ought to have known if
the light and water plant in his city
was paying or losing investment
and been frank enough to have admit
ted that municipal ownership is a
snare and delusion instead of pitch
ing into those who oppose such owner
shin
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25

but think what it does to father
purse.
About the time American troops
have evacuated Cuba, another revolu-
tion will be due, with annexation fol-
lowing.
Mr.. Roosevelt knows how to talk
to mis- fellow editors.
Taft is nov directing his weight
to the sundeElng of the solid SOUTH.
The Presiden elects heart is Way
Down South in Dixie. . sure enough
j. PierpoHt Morgan eats PIE for
luncheon, and yet some people claim
that the rich cent have any good
times.
The fear Is expressed that congress
will not have time to be economical
this year.
Candidates for the Ananias club are
never kept long on the waiting list.
Some statesmen might be willing
to Ply substantial sum to anybody
who will steal the branding iron that
Mr.. Roosevelt brought With him from
bis western ranch.
Glow lung, o Theodore, how
long?" asks the Ohio State Journal.
About 40, 600 words, more or less.
Admiral Evans doesn't want any
body to make him present Of house
and lot. and he duesn't want to be
President, either. The admiral is
hard to catch mapping, We believe.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
CONSOLIDATE THEM
Ing.

The question of consolidating the
government navy-yards, is beirg agi-
tated at Washington and the project
should be succes sful. There is no
necessity for more than four navy
yards, two on the Atlantic and two
on the Pacific coasts. There is no
valid reason thaC can be advanced why
expensive yards should be maintained
at Portsmouth, New York, Washing
ton, New Orleans and other places.
By consolidation, millions of dollars
would be saved annually to the tax
payers of the country. The disposition
toward public and national extrava-
gance. has reached a point that de-
mands radical action upon the Eart of
congress. Heretofore, every means
possible mas been devised to raise
money by which to meet the increas-
ing public expenditures in state and
nation without thought Of economy
and retrenchment. 1t is time that a
halt was called, for the people will
not always stand the imposition of
burdensome taxes.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
LET THERE BE AN INVESTI-
CATION


S. A. Cook, w. II. Hatton and
Frank McGovern, who were senatorial
candidates at the primary election.
September 3rd last, are in favor of
an investigation by the Legislature as
to the amount of monev used during
pre-primary election and how used
Let the inv esgtigatlon be made and
let the people know to what extent
the dear people were politically de-
bauched. Let the investigation be
thorough, covering the period interv en-
ing between 1900 up to and including
September 8, 1908. The writer, how
ever, does not see any moral differ
erencg between spending $50, J0J or
800, 900; ths, Offence, if any, is only
IN degree and one is just as reprehen-
sible as the other. The people are to
blame for making such a condition
possible and have no one to condemn
but themselves and so long as the con
dition continues to exist, the senator
ial nominations will go to the man
who can and will pay the price neces-
sary to secure them.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
THOUGHTS by THE WAY.

Among the needs Of the farmers of
Wisconsin, as reported by the Rcose-
yelt Farm Commission, is 1.-THE pro-
motion Of theory Ct the intellectu-
al understanding. We had no idea
that the farmers of this state were in
such a plight. destitute Of theory
of the intellectual understanding.
With our state university, normal
schools, colleges and academies our
farmers should lack ''theory.'' 1t
may be that the commission desired to
say something and did not know how
to express it. Sort Of intellectual
Jackasses.
The House of Representative pro-
poses to rebuke President Roosevelt
for inrimating that the members are
no better than they ought to be. If
they are wise, they will not monkey
with the buzz saw, for they are liable
to get hurt, for it is quite evident,
that the President has something in
reserve that will make them feel like
thirteen cents. And the senate, has
determined to put complete stop to
the system OF espionage that has been
maintained over persons in public life.
through officers of the secret service.
They forged that law abiding men do
not fear ;he law. and ''no rogue has
ever felt the halter draw, who had d
good opinion of the law
A big Chicago firm complains that
it's girls will not stay single. One
would Judge from the large number
of divorces granted in that city thai
they do not stay married and that the
windy city must be full of grass wi
doWs.
Virginia ar North Carolina planters
are clamoring for a higher duty on
peanuts-a sort of peanut politics, "
about On a par with what we have been
having in Wisconsin the past few years
during which peanut politicians have
come to the front.
We are living too rapidly" says
John D. Rockefeller. If Johpdee will
send US a check for liberal amount
say a million or two, we think the
rapidity of our life might be accele-
rated in doing some good with the
money.
To be right in thought is to bx right
in action. The man who takes money
belonging to another with the expec-
tatiOn of returning it at some future
time, is taking desperate chances
and the man in official life who be-
trays the trust REFUSED IN him by his
constituents with the idea that he will
not be found out, is making great
mistake, for suoner or later his faith
lessness will be discOv cred. 1t always
pays to be honest, for the success
which follows dishonesty is short
lived.
1t passes understanding, why the
editor Of the Milwaukee Journal and
the leading progressively shuuld be
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS

AAtourning comes easier to congress
than rolling off log.
1.-The art of explaining the unex-
plainable'' will have become science
with trust magnates by the time the
courts are through with Rockefeller,
Archbold, etc.
Vice president Fairbanks is to
"practice law after he is through
with his present job.
Maybe Senator Foraker can throw
a few odd jobs his way.
With all the generals IN office and
the army installed in the custom
house, Haiti is again at home to the
dove of peace.
The Christmas tree not only defor-
ests the hills, as DR.. Macarthur says.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
The Mott Fire Engines

The Mott Fire Engine company Of
Minneapolis. recently sold a second
size engine to the city of Buffalo, N.
Y, the price of the engine being S.
500. Oconomowoc people. it is said are
well pleased with their steamer since
new Mott boiler was put into it in
Minneapolis last fall.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25
Wisconsin Inventors

The following patents were issued
this week to Wisconsin inventors
reported by D. Swift & Co., Patent
Lawyers, Washington, D. O.:
l.. Anderson. Columbus, Tobacco.
iath holder; l. Gasser, Prairie du Sac,
Corn-harvester; C. L. Spalding, Ma
olson, Voting machine; j. Watson,
Marinette, Furnace-regulator; ]. G.
White. Madison, Casket.
Copies of any of the above patents
will be furnished to our readers at ten
cents each, by D. Swift & Co., Wash
ingtun, D. c., our special patent cor
respondents.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-25

SO oppUsed to an investigation by the
Legislature of the shortcomings of
politicians in the state covering the
period between 1900 and 1908. Their
arguments against such an iuvestiga-
tion is the acme of tommy rot. Hon
est men would have nothing to fear
and would rather court than oppose
such an inquiry.