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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05

Another thing which makes the
assassination at Lisbon seem all the
more dastardly and execrable is that
the late King Carlos was 4 good ruler,
pure ana manly in his personal rela-
tons and honest and liberal as IA
monarch. As whole his people loved
him and he sincerely desired their well
fare. One writer says: 'In fact, his
virtues were SO distinguished as to
make him enemies among the vicious.
His desire for religious freedom made
the bigotcd Sectaries hate him. His
liberal principles of government made
him odious to reactionaries. His hon
csty and his support of an honest
minister's strenuous efforts to root out
the Gordid populations and crimes
which had impoverished and oppreS-
scd the people brought upon him the
enmity Of every thief and villain in
the public service. We shall be sur
prised If it is not eventually found that
the King fell victim to the resentment
OF those who hated him because of his
goodness and because his virtues We're
bar to the qualification of their evil
Passions
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05
Local Historical Societies.
(Bangor Commercially

Take cur larger and more representa-
tive societies, state and national, lOoi
1T :hs work they do: the collections
thCE build ur: the publications they
issue; the Influence they exert upon
educational, literary, scientific, ecOnG-
mic and historical! problems-yrl these
results are all accomplished through
The devoted efforts of Il very snIa!,
number Of earnest. thoughtful, deter
mined men. If larger societies Of this
kind are no exception to the smaller
associations it should be an encour-
agemont 10 the later that they follow
so coed IN example and generally ac-
compliSh as worthy results in COM
parisOn.
There are at least five local historical
societies in Maine. We do not know
that these are regarded rs branch OF
auxiliary TO our state historical society
wrich Tor so many years has done
such splendid work in preserving the
materials for our history, but we do
know ihat such relation has been invit-
Cd by The state society and II has on
nor" than one occasion, urged the
fnrmati, II Of such county or local sOcic-
tics.
These societies are The SaaaIahoc
historical society, Bath; the P1j"pscot
historical society. Brunswick, the
kcnnebec historical society-f0rmer,y
the kannebec Natural History ana
antiquarian society-Augusta; the
Danger historical society: and the
WatrrviIle historical society, Water
vile. These societies all hold annual
and other meetings at which historical
papers are read, and some OF Which has
mad" worthy contributions To our local
history.
The 5s"nneboc historical society was
incorporated in 1891. The Pejepscnt
>G,icty vas organized SO early as 1883,
and it has published its collections, an
account Of tile centennial celebration
Of the town. and other works. It oc-
cupins TN historic old church i'll Bruins
wick rs It's home. which is full of Z
rith collection Of historic relies. manr
scripts and books relating to that town
and vicinity. The Watervilie society
published a history OF the city in 1852.
which is one OF tho most valuable local
histories ov-r Published in Mairr.
Such societies as those named above
are creditlble to :hc literary and his |
toric public spirit of the State. They |
occupy fields OF rare interest in historic |
inquiry There is much worthy work |
for then? to accomplish. although SUCH |
work must necessarily devOlvn upon Il |
few persons. There should indeed be
Il local historical society in each county |
and we hope the plan to organize one |
in PiScataouiS may result in success
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05
PERSONAL NOTES.

After seventy-two years of continu-
Gus work in the ministry Of the
southern Presbyterian Church, ,ne
Rev. Angus Johnson has just died at
Avalon. Texas, III the Tooth year of his
age. he was probably the oldest
minister in the country in active
service
Mime. Schumann- Heink, the famous
contralto. announces that two Of her
sons. Henry and Hans. are at present
studying singing in Chicago and both
are going to have wonderful bass
voices. She says: They will both be
singing in opera before have
finished"
The death of the Rev. Edward s
Hume, in New York this month, closed
the career of Il man who was born en-
the mission field of India, who had
spent thirtytwO years Of his life for
the cause of Christianity in the district
Of Bombay. and of whose family there
are still twenty-eight missionaries at
work in India.
+ Monsignor Daniel J. O'Connell, rector
of the Catholic University of America,
will be made the titular Bishop of
Sebate in the Cathedral OF st. Mary's,
Baltimore. in April. The time has
been chosen for the conservation be-
cause the archbishops of the United
States meet at the university in WASH
ing ton about that date and may easily
attend the service.
Heinrich Conried has announced that
at the close of the present season ne
Will close his Metropolitan Grand
Opera School. The school has been
Conried's hobby since its inception and
he has persisted in keeping it alive
under discouraging circumstances. and
against the advice of persons prOmi-
nent in the affairs of the Metropolitan
1t has produced little in the way Of
actual results.
Prof. David Eugene Smith is having
many interesting. unusual and valuable
experiences in his travels through the
Orient.' He reports that the Buddhist
priests have displayed much interest
In his search for mathematical
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05

A Brooklyn pic company, organized
With 4 capitalization of $4,000. has been
peiitioned into insolvency. This could
never happen in the New England pie
belt. We may have financial panics.
but the pie lust Is not to be checked
boston Advertiser
Up here in the pie belt the organic
alton. or at least the operation. of such
n company would have been impOs-
siblc 40 machine made. corporation
constructed pies for this section.
though they may do for New York.
The kind that Emerson liked for
breakfast and which New England has
thrivcd On for generations is made one
By one, by mother in the farmhouse
kitchen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05
CuItivstino Rhuparb.

Good cultivation is the secret Of
fine rhubarb production. Fine rhu-
barb is superior in every way TO
produce from badly planted and i'll
cared for beds. A rational syste,n
Of culture consists in selecting AN
open position, the thorough prepara-
ton Of the ground, and moderation in
gathering. A warm, sheltered border
should be devoted TO the small-groW-
ing early varieties, and the strong
growing sorts for furnishing the main
supplies should be planted in lines
across an open quarter.
In the preparation Of the soil deep
trenching and liberal manuring are
necessary, and manure from an old
hotbed, or from the farmyard or
stable in a partly rotted state. are
equally suitable. Moderately strong
crowns should be planted, and no
stalks should be gathered in the spring
and summer following the autumn or
winter in which! they are planted.
When the crowns are gathered from
the first year they become SO
weakened that several years elap,e
before they become strong enough 10
produce Il full crop of well-developed
stalks. Tie following will be an
excellent selection for a garden Of
limited size: DAVIS Matchless. early
variety, stalks large and finely
cnlored: Hawkes. Champagne, small
growing and early, stalks bright red
and briskly favored; Victoria, robust
stalks, large handsome and finely
favored. highly productive; and the
new Holidays Giant. splendid
robust. bright and finely favored
variety.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05

The Waterville Sentinel devoles an
entire column of its valuable space in 4
iabored effort TO explain why it bid
$1,000 more on the legislative print
ing than State paid for this work at
the last session. 1t cannot refraj,
from It's usual mis- statements
relative to the journal. For
instance it states that the Jour-
nails former bid on the Ieeiy-
iatirc printing was withdrawn be
cause Mr. Bur',ish said it was too low.
10 afford him 4 profit" and further on
declares that the editor of the Journal
was lying most esrcsiously when
lie Withdrew il on the pretensc that il
was too low The above statements
ar" simply characteristic falsehoods OF
the Sentinel. The editor of the Journal
never stated or pretended tina, his bid
upon the legislative printing. which he
Withdrew WIS too low The question
OF price was never raised by him. His
reasons for withdrawing were very
clearly :, stated at the time. He
stated that, inasmuch as TN.
great bulk of the State printing upon
which his firm had depended to keep
its force had gone to two competitors
thoth Domocrats) he could not see his
way clear to get together once in two
years the very large force necessary
10 Mantle. in prompt and satisfactory
manner. the legislative printing. That
was the whole of IT, The Sentinel al
TINS late day undertakes to switch tn,
Whole matter on to the question O!
price which did not enter into the mat.
Ter SO far as the Journal was con.
eerned. But as We have stated, tie Sen.
tinet Is trying to explain itself out of Al
uhe"ntartshls,olSredicament. and. !:
ooihg SO does not hesitate to lie, fluent
W piausibly. and esregiousV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05

The bereaved Queen Amelie, to
whom the sympathy of the whole
world goes out, is a woman in whom
this country has special interest as
she is the daughter of the Count Of
Paris, a brave Frenchman who held q
commission in the Union army during
the Civil War and won great esteem
here. She has been called the most
beautiful woman in the courts of Eu-
rope. is as good as beautiful and has
been especially happy in her domestic
lcIatiOnS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05

Maine friends have noted with
pleasure the complimentary notices in
the Washington papers regarding
Sterling Fcssenden OF Shanghai who
has come from China on important
business with the American govern
ment. Mr.. FeSsenden. who is the son
Of Judge and AIRS. Nicholas FeSSenden
Of Fort Fairfield. is a member of the
prosperous law firm Of Jernegan q
Fessenden of Shanghai. This firm
practices in the American, Russian
English. Japanese, Chinese and Ger
man courts. The two members of this
firm are the only Americans in ShanS-
hal who passed the severe examination
instituted by Judge Wiley over a year
ago. Nearly all the pleading of cases
falls upon Mr.. Fessenden as the senior
member of the firm is quite an elderly
man. Mr.. Fessenden is but SO years
Of age and graduated from BowdOin
in 1896. He has travelled much and Is
rich in experience. He Is n member
of one Of the Masonic lodges Of
Shanghai and is life member of New
York's fashionable club-the "Ciry
Club"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05
Life After Death.


portland Sunday ''i!nrs)
IF Il man dies. shall Ne live aGain?'
The GutStiDn OF job has h"Tn echoed
down through the "Ges, Men have
sought scientific prDof of tn" rontlnu
alton Of conscious identity after death,
but science has returned taifi2d from
the quest. Men have had t. fail back
upon belief, upon the Christian evi-
denccS, and upon the arguments Of
philosophy. Tho belief i'll immortal
ity is common t. All races OF mankind
and is traced back to the dawn of his
tory II has lecn the handspring #
the advancement OF the race. Yet tn
physical proof has been lacking, and
10 get this has been the dream OF many
minds. If it could only be proved
so as 10 settle doubt" they have said,
and some have gone so far as TO eX-
press belief that the world was on the
eve OF physical demonstration of inn
mortality.
1t ma" he that this is the case. 1T
any rate, some recent statements BY
Sir Oliver ]. Lodge, an eminent Brit
ish scientist and member of the So
ciety for Physical Research, viii at
tract wide attention. Sir Oliver be-
lieves that convincing results have
Geen obtained from experiments in
communication with the dead through
mediums or automatiSts rs ne calls
them. At i meeting of the society he
I'll but affirmed that such cOmmunica
tons had been received by members Of
tho society in secret and exhaustive
tests, which he described. W. find"
he said, the late Edmund Gurncy, the
late Richard Hodgson, and the late
F. w. II. Myers, with others less known
constantly purporting to communicates
with Us, with the express purpose of
patiently proving their identity by Civ
ing us cross correspondence between
difreren; mediums. We also find them
answering; specific questions in 4 man
ncr chara ctero,ic III their known per-
sonaltics and giving evidence Of knowl-
edge appropriate to them. g : We
required definite and crucial proof, :
proof difficult /" imagine as We'll as t.
supply. The ostensiblA commentators
realize :i,c need Of such proof as fully
as we do ard have done their best to
satisfy the rational demand. Some of
us think they have succeeded. Others
are Still in doubt"
A full report OF the tests remains Ia
be given. but there are one or two
things of which we may be certain
One Is that thu trained scientist, pro-
lessor OF physics in the University OF
liverpool and principal OF BIrminG-
ham university, a man moreover of IN
ternational reIIutc and one command
ing respectful attention when he
speaks on q subject, is not one TO ac-
cept = matter as proved before his
reason is convinced by demonstration.
Another is that if there is conscious
survival Of identity after death and il
il is possible for disembodied inte!li-
gcnccs to communicate with those still
in the flesh, those named by him woriT.
be the most likely to make themselves
known. Quincy, Hoigson and Myers
were intensely interested in these
nuestinrs. AMI Myers before his death
in 1901 promised if possible to COM
munic;,te after death. He had written
several works on physical subjects. the
latest end chief Of them dealing with
and affirming the survival of human
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05

shrewd and level-headed if he succeeds
in holding on to it, Above all should
gold brick vender, whose pockets are
bigger than his conscience. and who
comes in the guise of friendship. His
methods. are outwardly less brutal
than those of the highwayman, hut
the results he attains are usually more
burd ensome for his victims to bear.
Beware of the gold brick vender.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05
How Surgeons IoseT hinqs.

Comic newspapers have great diff
Guilty in keeping ahead of the facts.
one OF them last week had story Of
a hospital nurse who said to the
surgeon after an operation that she
naS one sponge short. and asked if he
had sewcd it up i'll the patient, where
uIon he made Il memorandum to add
SO Tor material to his bill. On Sunday
there was published in the news dis
patches u story showing that a New
York surgeon must be short two half
inch rubber tubes. one of four inches
and che longer. and Il safety pin. A
surgeon in Montana operated on "A
young miner for pain in the chest and
found these commodities, which had
evidently been left i'll the wound by q
surgeon in New York who performed
an operation on the man six months
ago. Now that he learns where his
tubes and his safety pin are he may be
expected to send in a supplementary
bill.-Philadelphia Record.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05

Hcarsts papers seized upon the op-
portunity afforded by the Portland
city hall fire. and published a lurid
tale which was more than ninety nine
ne-hundredths false AS some Of the
results of it. Portland has had several
peculiar visitors. One was an agent
for church bells, who understood that
most of the churches OF the city had
been destroyed. Another was a
furniture seller. who thought that
about all the business houses in the
city had been burned. and he would
nave q chance to sell 500 roll-top
desks. OF course the fault is with the
people that Hearst's papers are sold
and read. 1t is sometimes hard to
decide the problem. Is it because of
the fact that lRarnum 5enunciated when
he said the public liked to- be hum
plugged, or shall we paraphrase and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05

That latest presidential message has
more than ever convinced the pre-
datory financiers and their under
Strappers that President Roosevelt is
an unsafe man to have in the White
House. Incidentally, it may be re-
marked that these gentlemen do not
seem to be getting the expected pleas
ure out of Governor Hughes declar-
alton of principles. The New York
executive showed most emphatically
that he is. like Secretary Taft, a
Roosevelt Republican.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05

However scarce money may he at
times ut the present. said an Old Mis-
sourian. the oldest Inhabitants will re-
call when it was almost unobtainable and
other commodities he'd to he used as
media Of exchange. The VOLTS scalp was
worth Il dollar because it was y STATE.
bounty npon the death Of a wolf. end
Nension hams and deer skins also had a
purchaSin" value. Skins of the fur bear
erS were likewise abundant end valuable.
When the first sheriff of Audrain county.
IN 1887 went to Jefferson City to deliver
the county revenue, he met an cd fri md
on the way who. needing money. wanted
to borrow the actual coin part OF the
county's revenue The good hearted sheriff
lent 1t to him and went on to the capi-
tai and delivered only the scalps. BY the
time Of the next settlement the loan was
repaid AID the sheriff made his next
settlement complete. No note or other
obligation that the mere word was Civ
en.-Cnlunbia (Mol Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05

A professor Of mnemonics had gone to
lecture at or near Canterbury. After the
lecture was finished he had to wait tor
his London train. 1t was 4 most COM
fortress day. and he retired to an inn for
shelter and refreshment. To pass the
time he began to exhibit his feats of
memory to the yokels in the inn parlor
celt tie waiter. There is always one
skertic In every communion. whether of
saints or sinners. DO what he would ne
:ncredulity of that glOrified potman. In
the midst of one of his most difficult
feats the whistle sounded of the 'Onl,,
off to catch it. He caught it AT the sta
ton and his reputation caught 1t in the
inn parlor. for. the waiter-colning ii.
with some ordered refreshments and
finding him Eone-potnted to the corner
where he had been sitting and exclaimed
silly 'un hug. he's forgot his umbrella %
The Young Mar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05

We learn from Omaha that there is
a split in the Populist party. This is
at lcast testimony to the size of the
party. Some folks thought there was
not enough of it left to split-Boston
Advertiser.
Probably the Omaha item refers to
what is known here in the East as the
Democratic party. It's split has been
the most conspicuous thing about it
for many wears
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05
Unhappy Portugal.

Unhappy Portugal.
The little kingdom of Portugal,
which is now very much in the lime
light on account of the assassination
of it's king and crown prince by the
anarchists, is but little larger in area
than the State of Maine. Yet it is q
kingdom with Il history which runs
back thousand years and in former
times there was much glory and pride
attached to it's name. 1t had great
colonial possessions and still holds
sway over nearly 100000 square miles
of territory in Africa inhabited by an
indefinite number of millions of black
inhabitants, but for the past two or
three centuries the decline of Portugal
has been steady.
There have been revolts at home
and failures abroad. 1t was once one
Of the greatest maritime powers of
Europe, but for generations has been
virtually commercial dependent of
| Great Britain. Its richest possession,
Brazil, established its independence
nearly a century ago. Only the as
sistance Of the English saved Portugal
from the French at one time and from
! the Spanish at another, and no doubt
! if it's internal troubles should get
serious at the present time England
would come to Portugars rescue and
put down the revolution. OF course
these things have meant that the little
kingdom has become more and more
| indebted to Great Britain and conse-
quently more and more in the nature
of dependency
In wealth Portugal now ranks but
little higher than the mountain re-
| public of Switzerland while it is
staggering along under a national
| debt which amounts to $S15,000,000. a
debt one-thrd the size of the
country's available riches. Although
its area is no greater than Maine. its
population is about that Of New Eng
| land. a population which has been for
generations the victim OF political
tyranny and religious bigOtry until
now the great masses Of the people
are poor and ignorant 10 the last de-
gree.
The boy king who comes to The
4 LII, En-. -
and older brother bears the name Of
Manuel and that is q great name IN
Portuguese history. Manuel l reigned
300 years ago when Portugal vas one
Of the foremost monarchies of Europe,
a leader in commerce and discovery
and power in the world. The throne
which Manuel II ascendS is 4 poor
affair compared with that which
Manuel l occupied three centuries ago
Portugal has been on the down grade
most of the time since the first
Manucl's reign and it is not impossible
will see its extinction rs an indepcnd-
ent power. The boy king appears to
be 4 manly youngster and he is
blessed with a good mother. but it
will take more than these things 20
calm the growing unrest of the Portu-
guese people and loosen the hold
which Great Britain has been gaining
on the country since it helped
Portugal in 1868 to win back the indie
pendence which Spain had stolen away
Portugal is one of the decadent king
doms of earth with proud past but a
very dim future, and it's unhappy con-
dition and pitiful weakness are only
emphasized by the tragedy which has
concentrated the gaze of the civilized
world
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05

material among the Burmese, and that
he has obtained from them a consider
able number Of curious manuscripts.
Some valuable casts of old numerical
inscriptions secured from the Calcutta
Museum will be added to Prof Smiths
large collection.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05
Now What Does This Mean?
(Diddcford Journal)

NiddcfOrd JOurnaL)
The Lewiston Jourpal has an cdi-
torial OH THE RAWLINGS of Disordered
Mind" No; your first guess isn't cor
rect. and you have two gucsses left.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05

personality after death. If his per-
sonality has Survived. what more
natural than that il should try 10 send
q message from the Great Beyond
Another moral certainty IS that there
is more in this universe than dreamt
Of in 'tIr philosophy. and another that
there are facts beyond the ken of the
five senses
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05

That fearful and wonderful creation,
the Simpliiied Spelling Board. has been
heard from again. 1t adds IS helpless
words to the original list of 900 which
its asks the world to distort and
mangie. In the list are lake" for
ache. "eg" for egg. "lim" for limb,
mum" for numb. 'gost" for ghost.
"det" for debt, loren" for foreign,
etc. Rich, isn't it?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-05

That New York court room where
Harry Kendall Thaw has been on trial
should be thoroughly disinfected and
aired out for several days before being
used again