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Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26
Cheaper Postage Abroad.

Now that the arrangement has ac-
tually been made for two-cent post
age rate between this country and
Great Britain, to take effect October 1,
no doubt there will be renewed agita-
ton for an equally low rate between
this country and other European
countries. The United States has al
ways led in cheap postage and no
doubt having secured two-cent rate
with England IL will extend it to
Europe in general as fast as this plan
is feasible. No doubt some Euro
pean countries will refuse to surren-
der the revenues they now receive
from the five-cent rate but with Eng
land possessing the advantage of the
two-cent rate to America, it hardly
seems likely that France, Germany
and Italy will long deny it to their
people. The present international
five-cent rate was established less
than half century ago, succeeding
rates from twice to five times as high
which were practically prohibitive in
effect. Before this international rate
of five cents was adopted, which is
now likely to be succeeded in the
near future by two-cent rate, it cost
all the way from 10 cents to $3.50 to
send letter from America to various
countries of Europe and Asia.
The increased business which has
followed the adoption Of the five-cent
rate has made it profitable to the
countries concerned and although a
drop to two cents is a radical decrease
there is reason to believe that the
greatly increased business which
would follow would likewise make
this lower rate a matter of profit. For
that matter, it is not meant that the
postoffce should be source of ma
tional revenue within the country and
the same principle applies to interna-
tionaI business. An unnecessarily
high rate is burden upon the immi-
grant when he is at his poorest. 1t
adds to tire cost of trade and serves no
useful purpose.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26
Notice Of Foreclosure.

Whereas WILLIAM j. Wesley OF
Rome in the county Of ]<ennehcc ana
state of Maine. by his mortgage deed.
dated the twelfth day of April, A. d. 1906.
ard recorded in the Kennebec Registry
of Deeds Book t67, Page 499. conveyed to
me. the undersigned. certain parcel ot
real estate with the buildings thereon SIT
natea in Rome i'm the county Of kenne-
hec. and bounded as follows: on the rortn
bv land of Margaret Dudley; on the east
by Great pord. sso-colled. ard land "cr"-
pied by U. +. Charles; on the south by
land known as the Isaiah Stevens farm:
and on the west by land OF Abbie Turner
and land occupied by David Perkins. SAID
Perkins land being known the Aaron
Clement farm
Also one undivided half of certain
other lot of land situated in said Rome.
called the meadow lot. the sane being
described and conveyed to WILLIAM
HoET by deed from HANNAH b.
TURNER. recorded in Kennebec Regis
trv. Book 249. page 212.
And whereas, the condition of said NOR
gage has been broken. now, therefore. bv
reason. of the breach of the condition
thereof. claim a foreclosure Of said
mortgage.
ALBION p DUDLEY.
Dated June a4tll, A. d. 1905.
sn4 june2SffiSt
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26
COUNTY NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
WEST SIDN EY.

The Childrens day concert was held
at the Baptist church last Sunday
evening. The church was prcttily deco
rated with ferns, daisy Wreaths and
flowers. There was large attendance
and the concert was of the usual good
quality and gave pleasure to all. The
following was the program: Prayer,
pastor; autoharp selection, Miss Ethel
Bates; song. "a Happy Band Pri-
mary class; "Welcome." Pearl Flagg;
recitation, "Childrens Greeting" Har-
vey Smith; recitation, "Children's
Dav" Esther Trask; recitation, "Wel-
come Speech" Willie Mills; recitation,
"a Tiny Girl" Elsie Blaisdell recita-
ton, God Everywhere" Olive Smith;
song, "Rcjoice" Ida Trask, Rosie
Mills. Pauline Wyman and Esther
Trask; recitation, "A Dolls Best
Friend" Roberta Flagg; recitation.
recitation, Goods smile" Oracle
Blaisdcll; recitation. "Grandma's
Story" Basil Trask; Motion exercise.
10 little girls. Primary class: song.
"Sunsline," Cora Mills; recitation.
"Giving to Jesus" Mabel Trask; reci-
tation. Goods Partners" Cora Mills:
recitation, "The stars" Macie Wells:
recitation, '"rhe Better Way" George
Trask: song. Little Soldiers" Olive
Smith: recitation, "Remcmber Boys
Make Men" Charlie Mills; recitation.
Natures Smiles" Jennie May Hill:
recitation. "The World Everett Blais-
dell; recitation. "The World a Mir
rcr," Flavius Wells; song, "The
Daisics,' Roberta Flagg: recitation.
"Kecp on Doing" Gertie Smith; song
"Giving Pleasure,' Cora Mills; Gertie
Smith. Harvey Smith and Willie Mills;
recitation. "The Seventh Tree" Charlie
Smith; song. Summer Voices" Misses
Lida and Esther Trask, Pauline Wy
man and Rosie Mills: song. "Jesus
Lover of My Soul" Miss Ethel Bates;
song, Little Girls Prayer Pearl
Flacg; henediction by the pastor, Rev.
Albert Leach.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26
WALDO.
FREEDOM

The people of Freedom are planning
on having an old fashioned Fourth of
July celebration at the village.
f. n. Nose and NJ Louise Johnson
of Stockholm. formerly of Freedom
were united in marriage June 20.
Fred Flye has gone to Portland for
the summer.
Mrs. Bryant and grandson, Harold
have arrived to pass the summer with
her son. G.. L. Bryant.
Abra Flyc. who has been visiting his
mother for few days. has returned
to his sisters in Weeks Mills.
Eight of the village people attended
the Congregational conference Friday
at Jackson.
c. S. Johnson was in town last week
on business.
a. B. Sparrow. who has been i'll for
the past week, is now able to be in
the post Office. \
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26
SAVING the Birds,

The birds have their friends in all
civilized lands and those of Great Brit
ain are now showing a lot of activity
in behalf of the bill which Lord Ave
bidding the importation of bird feath-
crs, The wanton slaughter of birds
for this barbaric adornment of femi-
nine headgear has been made the sub
Jcct of laws IN many countries and
this proposed law in Great Britain
would be far reaching in it's effects 1t
would be a hard blow at an American
industry hut it is an industry with
which any civilized nation can afford
to dispense. and whatever the finan-
clal loss to the few plumage exporting
firms may be. it will be made up a
thousandfold to the farmers ard other
representatives of legitimate businesses
throughout the country. The United
States helps supply the women of other
countries, besides the few of this ma
ton who affect plumage, with the
atrocious ornaments, and England has
always been one of the best foreign
customers. Hundreds of bales of bird
skins are shipped to London annually.
Most of the familiar species are repre-
sented, in addition to the rarer and eX-
qusitely colored of the more scuthcr-
ly latitudes.
England, of course, imports plum
age in great quantities, also, from
South America and Africa. Lord
Avebury has furnished parliament
with some interesting statistics of the
appalingly large numbers of skins
which are disposed of annually in Lon
don. At one public auction, he says,
10000 fresh skins of birds of paradise
were sold, and on the same occasion
over 100000 plumes of the white heron
were listed for the market 1t is i'm
possible to determine with any kind OF
accuracy the number of dead birds
which are brought to London in sea-
son, but the foregoing figures, lncom-
plete as they are, are sufficient to
shock British Legislative body into
action. The best feature of Lord Ave-
bury's bill, from selfish standpoint
is that this country will be benefited
by it's passage even more than Eng,
land. ,xsas sr.l, .4o
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26
GLEANiNGS AND GOSSIP.

Holland conducts it's famous herring
fishery with a ileet of about $50 ships
perhaps 45 of them steamboats-and only
10000 men.
Th" ctymology of yeSgman is uncertain.
some persons assert that the term owes
its origin To one John Ycgg, a leader of
a gang of thieves.
1t will be a surprise for most people to
learn that Canadians have been success
fully growing figs near Niagara -on-the-
Lake these 4U years past.
Grape fruit originated in Malaya and
the polynesian islands, where it Is extern
sively cultivated. Florida, California and
the West Indies supply the American
market.
A Swiss physician, DR.. CONN. recon-
mends brown glasses as a protection for
the eyes in preference to the blue OF black
glasses generally used by climbers on
snowfields, etc.
Consul John f. Jones of Winnipeg say =
mat fully 20 per cent of all the great
business enterprises OF that section Of
Canada have American capitalists inter
ested in them.
Excavations in the church of San Sill
Hester in Capite, Italy, have uncovered g
icaden coffin containing the bodies of
ropes sylvester, stephen and Diony sias
of the eighth century.
Young Willie x. Vanderbilt. Sd. has So
many toys, it is said that he has to have
them insured for so5GOO. Manv of his
|
lney arc richly engraved and finished in
gnld and silver. and insured against all
Ills save death
Prof. Julius kikendorfer, who is said ia
pc a member of many European scientific
ana geological societies. says he will lay
nelore the king of Italy plans for the ex-
JUNCTION of Nesuvius by gigantic tunnels
oored helow the sea level from the Medi-
teilanean to the crater.
Rev. Angus Bethune, vicar OF Seaham.
Eng who has died at the age of ~, dis
charged MS clerical duties to the last
he was q years a clergyman in the do
cese OF Durham and ~ years an incum-
peht OF one parish and had served under
seven bishops of Durham.
microscopic print, to be read with a
special masnifying apparatus, is advo-
Gated in France by r. Goldschmidt and
PAU Otlet who urge that the reduction
would reduce the cost of small books
| TO- one-siAth, at the same time economiz-
ing library work and increasing the ca
lpacity Of libraries.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26
A REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION
WILL BE HELD IN THE
AUDITORIUM, BANGOR
TUESDAY, June 30, 1908
AT 2 O'CLOCK P. M.

For the purpose of nominating
candidates for Governor and State
Auditor to be supported at the
September election. and transacting
any other business that may properly
come before it.
The basis of representation will be
as follows: Each city, town and
plantation will be entitled to one dele
gate: and for each Is votes cast for
the Republican candidate for Governor
in 1906 an additional delegate; and for
a fraction of 40 votes in excess Of IS
votes, further additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation of any
city. town or plantation can only be
filled by residents of the county in
which the vacancy exists.
The State Committee will be In
session on the anteroom Of the Audi
torium at one o'clock ct the dav Of the
Convention, for the purpose of receiv-
ing credentials of delegates. in order
to be eligible to participate In the
Convention, delegates must be elected
subsequent to date Of the call for this
Convention.
All electors of Maine. whatever their
political Affiliations may have been
who believe in the general principles
and policy of the Republican party
and desire its success at the polls in
the coming election in this State, are
cordially invited to unite under this
call in electing delegates to the Con-
vention.
Per order, Republican State Com
mittee.
SETH NJ. CARTER, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Lewiston. MAY i, 1908.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26
The Banana Skipper.

The announcement of the recent
death OF LorenZa d. Baker in Boston.
after many years of seafaring, caused
but little comment by the general pub
lie, and it is probably but little known
that he was the first to bring a cargo
Of bananas to the United States. 1t is
hard for most of us to realize that the
fruit which is SO common to us now
years ago. In commenting on the
death of Mr.. Baker, and the importa
ton Of the then strange fruit, the Bal
timore American says:
Perhaps never in the history of the
adventurous trading of the craft that
plies from New England points to the
ends of the earth laden with cargOes of
geeeaws, Goldfish and what not, TO bar
ter for return commodities, has there
been a record equal to that of the ba-
mana skipper, Lorenzo d. Baker, who
has just died in Boston after many
years of seafaring. With the instnc-
| tive spirit of the Yankee for trade, the
young skipper at the age of 21
Jared forth with an old schooner
given him by his father to
carve his Independent fortunes upon
the trade routes of the seas. How well
he did this is shown in the tremendous
banana trade of this country with ia
maica. Baltimore as a leading banana
| port has special reason for being inter-
ested in the career of the man who
i 4 To, ton, II INV,
| dred-t ton schooner thirty-Seven years
ago and picked up a cargo of cccoaunts
and coffee, and then as an afterthought
| loaded his deck with lunches Of green
bananas from the trees growing wild
about the port.
AS the fruit had not been picked
green enough it rotted in the course Of
| the voyage, but with persistence to an
idea the skipper went back for fresh
trial at importation of the strange fruit.
He not only carried to New York the
first cargo of bananas, which sold at a
fabulous advance over what ii cost
him, but he went to work among the
natives of Jamaica inducing them to
cultivate bananas for the Northern
Market. From such slight beginnings
has grown one of the most extensive
and profitable commercial undertake
ingS of the country.
The Agricultural Department has
called attention to the vast number of
tropical fruits that have high favor in
the countries to which they are native
that have not yet been brought into
the channels of commerce, but that
| only need cultivation and introduction
to Western countries to become popu-
lar The history of the banana may
hardly be paralleled by any other
tropical product. 1t is the queen of
it's class. But it is suggestive to the
alert minded of more worlds to con-
Juer in the way of bringing into use
and popularity other palate-ticklinS
and nourishng fruits of the tropics"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

dispatch from Chicago announced
remark able advance in the price of p"ta-
toes. On Friday the price of old potatoes
season of 1907. was advanced Is cents
hushel and the new crop was put M hve
cents. In the last 10 days, the dlspatCh
says. the, price of new potatoes has cone
up about 40 cents n bushel. and the top
for fancy stock Friday was So, COM
n"rh T" o. c""tS w""k or two lE"
while old stock was WholeSalinS at 9b
GEMS Ihere is no other rlac" in tn"
country where any such advance in the
price Of potatoes has occurred. and there
is no reason to believe the supply is any
less than usual at this season of the year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26
Maine Gossip
The sun-DiaI.

In a garden planned with care
In a day gcne-by.
Stands sun-dial quaint and old,
Looking at the sky.
And around its gray old face
There among the flowers.
Is this motto carved-"I count
None but sunny hours
Like a sentinel it stands
While the hours run,
Marking out the messages
Given by the sun.
Should there come d time of storm
Cloudy days ana drear,
Patient and serene it waits
Till the skies are clear.
Oh. you gray philosopher,
With your motto true.
Hear me make a solemn vow
TO he brave as YOU
Be life's weather what it may.
Sunny days or showers,
Memory shall register
None but sunny hours
st. Nicholas.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

During her recent Australian tour
Nine. Mclba did what she could to
promote fire permanent symphony
orchestra for Melbourne. A gift of $4,000
by an anonymous music lover made
a nucleus, and gifts have been coming
in so handsomely that it is now hoped
that the enterprise may be put on a
sound footing. Australia seems to be
rather musical, and it has produced,
for a country 50 out of the world, an
unusual number of famous musicians.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

to the public, is the 18th under the
Thames The first, dug by Brunei, was
opened in 1S43, and is still used by the
East London railway Company. 1t took
IS years to construct it because of ig-
norance of the geological formations to
be encountered The Tower subway,
now used for gas and water, was built
in a year by Barlow, and was opened
in 1870. The new tunnel. like the Black
well tunnel finished in 1896, is capa-
cious highway; the others are either
footways ur tubes for underground
railways.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

Almost every DAY brings the news OF
the starting up of more furnaces and
mills and the unemployment of large
numbers of workmen. The Pittsburg
district seems to be unusually active
in this particular. These are hlghly
encouraging conditions. and promise a
pretty complete restoration of business
activity RI carry yHn IN 8k9 lkYs@
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26
Little Of Everything.
Next Door.

We saw the tapers burn
In the home so close to ours; -
Rut however ollr hearts might yearn,
We dared not send our flowers:
"He will not understand, we said, >,
.0ur loving thought of his loved dead
@ CITY. Thus you hide
The pity in every heart!
Those who are at our side
You sunder a world apart.
A little barrier built of stone
And my ncighbor grieves-alone. alone! ,
Smart Set.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

Judgment is taking large risks. Like
wise the worllingman who allows iiiH
antipathY to injunctions to lead MN
avav from the main consideration. IL
there are no jobs what Will IT pront
him to have the law frown on 1pJunc-
tiOnS?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

II all the dyspeptics in the country
were to try the walking cure recon-
mcnded by the Philadelphia man who
walked 500 miles. there would he few
er people sitting around conducting a
knockfeSt
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

While some hnadway has been made
tow ards a safe and sane Fourth, it is
noticed that with the approach of that
day. there is a material falling Oft in
the Sunday school collections
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

1t is to- he hoped that the New York
ers named Van Loon, who declare that
it was one Of their ancestors and not
Hendrix Hudson who discovered the
Hudson river, will not go so far as to
insist on remaining it "The Van Loon
river
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

A sx-foot black snake disputed pos
session of a New Jersey highway and
held up big touring car for Il lew
moments. which is Il record that many
policemen would he proud of.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

The elder cato remarked that he
would rather be first at Utica than sec
ond in Rome. Mr.. Sherman seems
quite crntent to be second in Utica
IN W
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

Alaska is now yielding about S7.5Jo,-
600 worth of gold each year, which
happens to be about the sum that this
country. paid for a territory which
aroused contempt in the minds of some
Americans who thought the country
unacceptable even as a gift.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

1t is said that nearly 5000. 900 buttons
for the army were recently purchased
at one time. Young ladies with a ma
mia for souvenirs will be glad to hear
OF II
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

Lynn. He has been IN Massaenu'''''
ever since.
York Transcript: Everett Platts Oh
cane Ncddick, an employe of the gov
ernment gypsy moth fighters. recent
" captured two great horned owls in
tbe Ames woods near the Robinson
farm on the South Side, at York, Me.
They are about half grown ana are
now so tame that they VIII 1eed from
the hand. When he first discovered
them Platts thought they were
couple of young wildcats. Their llsht
and fluffy brown color and big staring
ewes gave him this hurried impress
sion. Quickly throwing off his khaK!
coat he flung it over them anu
brought them home. Great horheu
owls are very rare and valuable, anu
these specimens are still alive ana
arc in good condition and appear t"
be thriving even in captivity
The presence in Bath of Chief JUS
tice Melville W. Fuller who is at
tending Rowdoin Commencement, re-
calls to Joseph M. Hayes Of that city,
an Old acquaintance OF tne clicl JUS
tice, that the first meeting OF the
Maine Press Association was held on
| the banks of New Meadows IN the
| grove on the west side near Bull ROCK
! bridge, about fifty years ago. Chlei
Justice Fuller was then a reporter
on the New Age at Augusta, as we'll
as James G. Blaine, who was on the
repor,eral staff of the Kennebec
Journal. Both of these men We're
| present at the meeting and were
prominent in the organization of the
| typographical society as it was gen.
| orally styled at that time. Mr..
| Hayes was member of the commit
| tee OH arrangements. The old Or
garization is still in existence, and is
naking arrangements this week for a
| fine trip covering Aroostook county,
| with stops at Houlton. Presque Isle.
| Caribou and Fort Kent.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

The Buffalo Express thinks 1t would
be a good plan to send the man who
asks ii it is hot enough for you out
with the one who rocks the boat. For
fear they might be lonesome i. might
he we'll to have the fool with an un-
loaded gun accompany them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

f'hinese cows are Srnaller than Amori-
can cows, and give less milk. but DR.
Martini tolls Consul GraCey iTsinstau)
that it contains more thar twic" much
fat. The explanation is that bean cake
is fed to the Chinese cows
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

Justice Eishoft. of New York has hand
ed down a decision in the supreme court
holding that member of a labor union
's not entitled 10 an Injunction restrain
ing the union from expellng him from
membership until he has exhausted all
the remedies afforded hv the constitution
and bylaws of the union.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

That the bans have been posted is
singularly appropriate way to an
nounce the Nine Gould-Princc Iielie dc
Sagan nlIptialS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26
For County Commissioner '-~
WILLIAM D. HALEY Of Pittson.

Some men take keen delight in study
ing summer resort folders, even when
they cannot afford to invest in an
angling outfit
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26
Advantages of Wit.

Man could direct his ways by plain
reason and support his lite by tastcless
fool: but God has given wit, and
flavor. and brightness and laughter. and
perflmers. to enlivcn the days of mans
pilgrimage, and to charm his pained
stebs over the burning marie. Sydney
Smith.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26
The Bank of Sentiment.

The Inan who car still draw a cneck on
the Bank of Dreams add have it honol ed
is the only millionaire after all.-New
York Evening Telegram.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

Sixteen of the IS members of this
years graduating class of Sanford
High school are planning on pursuing
their studies in other schools and col
leSeS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

A recent dispatch stated that Venice,
IL, was flooded. Venice should have
had fleet OF gondolas all ready for
this magnificent opportunity.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26
Another Food Fad.

In New York's Mexican colony they
were praising at recent dinner, Pedro
Alvarado of Parral. who had just given
s.. .Onn coo to the poor
..lle was poor himself" said broker.
That is why he is now kind to the poor.
A splendid fellow. Whenever l SO back
to Mexico / look him up.
"Alvarado likes to tell the quaint eNper-
fences of his days of poverty.
I'm Mexico City he once pointed to a
bakery and said to me:
You see that bakery? We'll, as l
looked for work one morning early, | saw
a tramp on hands and knees at the
grating above the ovens.
"a policeman appeared. He tapped
with his stick the seat of the tramp
trousers.
"'Herc. you. move on he said. sternly.
That's inhuman. mister. whined the
tramp, Tn .;ust inhalin' my breakfast
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-26

is alive and well. Staples arriveu
in Portsmouth Saturday. On tne
night he left home he rowed III III"
boat to Nobles island and went from
thcre to Portsmouth. He left forts-
mouth the next day and went "
Lynn. He has been in massachusetts
ever since.