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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-02

William II. Holmes of this city. who
had Tor the greater part of the past -
years been member of the employees
force at The state House has resigned
his position and relinquishcd his duties
Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-02

The following corporation has filed
its certificate of organization at the
office of the secretary of state:
John l.. Whiting-J. ] Adams Co.. or
ganized at Portland for the purpose of
manufacturing and dealing in brushes
of all kinds with $2,400,000 capital
stock, of which $500 is paid in. Of
ficers: President, Lew c. Hill of
SWampScott, Mass; treasurer, Harvey
w. Hoscy of Hampstead, ~ L.
Certificate filed July /, 1908.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-02

Governor William r. Cobb was at
the executive department yesterday in
attendance at the meeting of the
Board of Trustees of the school for the
feeble minded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-02
SPECULATION AND INVEST
MENTS.

Ills advice is much sought Tor by thos
contemplating investing and Specializing
The dollar properly invested today ha
seldom failed to make the poor man rich
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-02

from Information given out at the
insurance department Wednesday it is
learned that the receipts of the de-
partment for the quarter ending June
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-02

A new feature in connection wit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-02
WITHOUT ASKING A QUESTION,

without any previous knowledge, and
having no natural means of knowing VINO
YOU are, whence or for what You came,
he tells your name, occupation. lie tens
yor! names of friends ana encmicS-Who
are true ana who are false. Tells whom
and when you will marry, giving names,
dates, facts and location. accepting no fee
unless satisfaction is given.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-15
Our
Dress Goods
Department

Is CERTAINLY A WONDER
AND A CREDIT TO SALEM, As
WE SHOW MOSTLY EVERY
KIND OF FOREIGN AND DO
MEsTIC DRESS GOODS KNOWN
TO THE TRADE. MAMMOTH
STOCK WE SHOW WOULD DO
CREDIT TO BIG CITY STORES
EVERY WEAVE. COLOR AND
DESIGN KNOWN TO THE DRESS
GOODS MANUFACTURERS you
CAN FIND HERE. 1T WILL BE
A PLEASURE FOR us no SHOW
you THROUGH THIS NAM
MOTH STOCK AND QUOTE you
PRICES.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17

ed the council Of censors. and conferred
it's powers OF conserving or amending
the constitution on the Senate, n body
which succeeded the IL councillors, who,
with the Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor. exercised powers coordinate with
the House Of Representatives until 1896.
The Senate. however. has been extra =
ordinarily chary of It's powers Of amend
ment. In $50, II proposed articles 81 and
%. adopted in 1882. but these dealt merely
with the oaths of members. barring
members holding Offices of profit or trust
under the authority OF Congress and pro-
viding for the election of secretary OF
State and auditor of accounts The on
portunty OF 1890 passed by UNDECIDED
Unless tho people anticipate 1910 with
some definite proposition, the same thing
will occur again.
With all due reverence for articles that
have stood we'll the test and stress
OF time, and yielding to no one in sin
cere admiration for the document and Its
purposes. !s II not a fact that this ancient
instrument might we'll be amended IN
places?
1t Is good constitution. but shall the
people not be allowed to amend Il?
Have We not progressed beyond the age
where councils and Senates must hold
us lest We run amuck among the sacred
vessels and do them lasting harm?
Nermonters in general and members
elect OF the Legislature might very we'll
begin n study OF the constitution and re-
solve to understand II. A great dea! may
be done before 1910.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
GIVES CORRESPONDENCE.
Archbishop, bourne Shows Why the
Host WINS Not Carried through
Streets of London.

London. Sept. l4-Archbishop Bourne
has sent to the newspa pers a copy of the
correspondence which preceded the
change in the plans for the Catholic
procession. from which It appears that
Premier Asquith sent Thursday to the
archbishop through the Marquis of Ripon.
lord privy seal. the first intimation of
his wish that the ceremony of carrying
the host through the streets he aban-
doned.
Archbishop Bourne. In reply. sent to
the premier long statement Of his
views. protesting against changing tho
plans and declining to sccede to the pre-
mer's request unless the latter accept
ed full responsibility. lie pointed out
that n similar procession had taken
place in many parts OF England with
out hindrance OF any kind and said he
would under no circumstances agree to
an agreement that would place Catho-
lies in the position of being tolerated I'M
der certain conditions. The archbishop
In conclusion said:
Are you prepared at this last moment
when special trains have boene ordered
from the provinces. thousands of poor
people having paid their fares to come
W IJbIluOT, WiltU tIIf press VI tUe WnOle
world Is watching this congress. to put
to dishonor not only myself but the
Catholic bishops Of the whole Empire
and make us avow before our colleagues
Of the United States and every quarter
Of the globe that the hospitality OF the
capital of the Empire Is not what they
supposed II to be and that your ministry
is unable to face the threats Of few
fanatical persons?"
On Friday Home Secretary Gladstone
wrote from Scotland to Archbishop
Bourne, supporting Premier Asquths re-
quest. but at the same time admit ..nR
that he did not think any reasonable per-
son could object to such procession.
From that on. the negotiations were
continued through an official OF the home
secretary's ONCE and when the matter
was settled both Mr.. Asquith and Mr..
ella dstone whose communications all
were couched In most courteous terms,
expressed their personal thanks to
Arch Bishop Bourne, assuring him that
every prccaution would he taken to pro-
test the procession from insult or an
noyance and to insure respect and
ourtesy to the distinguished guests
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17

The vermont Constitution.
(From the Rutland Herald

Two years from this autumn. accord
Ing to tho constitution OF Vermont, the
Senate may propose amendments to that
ancient document. According to article
o. and section /, OF the articles of amend
ment on every 10th year after 1880, "the
Senate may. by vote of two-thirds OF
It's members, make proposals OF amend
ment to the constitution OF the State"
1t is serious business. apparently.
Nothing OF the kind may be done offhand
or without due consideration. II the pro-
posed amendments-and naturally enough,
there may be a protracted discussion OF
each one-are CONQUERED In by a ma jor-
ity of the members OF the House." they
may then be spread upon the records OF
both Houses. published in the principal
newspapers of the State and referred to
the next General Assembly.
After lying In the public incubator for
two years. one might expect that a mere
confirmation would be necessary in 1912.
But no, II. by any chance. that Assembly
should concur in the amendments OF their
predecessors, then must the devoted arti-
Giles be submitted ito a direct vote of the
freemen of the State" whereupon. Il ma
tority appearing In their behalf. they
shall become part of the constitution.
1t is plain that the fathers OF the con-
stitution had no very great opinion Of
the wisdom and virtue of either the peo-
pie or their representatives Neither did
they propose that the constitution itself
should be lightly dealt with. Adopted on
the 2nd day of July. iii, when Vermont
stood absolutely alone as an Independent
republic. refused admission to the Union,
courted by Great Britain and harrled by
New York. such a document the ar
gued. must be preserved with some par
ticularity.
Accordingly. n council Of censors was
provided for. to be elected every seven
years and to hold ONCE for one year.
whose principal duty was Ito inquire
whether the constitution had been pre-
served inviolate during the last septen-
ary." They might also recommend
amendments thereto, order the repeal Of
laws that conficted Herewith. inquire
whether public taxes had been Justly lev
led. whether the laws had been enforced
and whether the legislative and executive
branches Of the government had perform
ed their duties as guardians OF the pco-
pie,
Thirteen OF these councils were held,
the first In l7s5 and the last In 1869. The
constitutional convention of 1870 abolish
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
WAC BANAK EE.
MONTPELIER.
NEW JAIL FOR THAW.
VIII Be sent to White Plains To- ia y
TO Await Hearing.

Poughkeepsie. y. Y. Sept. ls.-IIarry
Is, Thaw will he transferred on Monday
from tie Duchess county jail to the
jail at White Plains. Westchester county
under an order Issued by Supreme
Court Justice Mills, at a special term in
this city. yesterday.
The White Plains jail was selected
because Thaw's habeas corpus proceed
ings. under which he hopes to obtain a
jury trial upon his sanity. will he heard
by Justice Mills at White Plains on
sept 81. Thaw would have been trans
ferred to White Plans then. and Judge
Mills new order simply sends him back
there week earlier than intended.
The application was made by Edward
F, Perkins. attorney for Sheriff Robert
w. Chanler. who has never liked be-
ing custodian OF Thaw. and who took
advantage Of the report OF Secretary
Mcl-aus.,lin Of the State prison commits
sion on conditions In the Poughkeepsie
jail to ask the court to transfer Thaw.
Charles Morschauser. attorney for
Thaw. made no opposition saying that
he and his client would cheerfully abide
by whatever decision Judge Mills might
make
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
A LITTLE LAND
MEANS LIBERTY
Cultivation Of Small Areas Insurcs
Independence.

For the city dwcller who decides to m
| ter upon his heritage, market ga rdenng
and poultry are the open sesame, says
| Bolton Hall in October Delinator. Both
| industries require little capital and yield
quick returns. The former is possibly the
| less arduous and more profltab bic. One
acre of land will suffice to begin. 1t Is
hard to believe. That comes of American
extravaganza The farmers of Japan
have built upon less than 1900 square
miles Of arabic land, a tract of. say half
the size of Indiana, an agriculture which
feeds forty-flve millions! Sometimes a
smaller nation may teach a larger. and
We, who are learning the lesson OF a
little land and liberty. may we'll study
the garden OF Japan. And It Is not alone
here that intensive agriculture has
proved the richness of our Inheritance
The small farms on the island of Jersey
In the English channcl. about the size of
Staten Island In New York harbor, sup
port 10000 inhabitants. A plot Of two
and one-half acres n Philadelphia yields
in one season vegetables and flowers
worth $3.50
No one has as Yet reached the heights
OF intensive agriculture The usual Yield
OF vegetable garden Is two or three
cents per square foot four cents being
considered an exceptional yield Yet I
have known vegetable garden. planted
In May and abandoned in October, to
yield eight cents square foot, sum
which would undoubtedly have been
larger had the garden been maintained
during the entire season. With the new
err and better understanding OF chemistry
and of the feeding OF plants. there have
developed possibilities within small
area that a few years ago would not have
been dreamed OF.
There Is a tiny, two acre place In Penn
sylvania that yields comfortable living.
Underneath the top soil Is followed
cellar. In which are grown mushrooms.
Early and late vegetables form the main
portion OF the produce but to these
grapevlnes have been added The vines
are supported by trelises. In the early
spring lettuce Is grown on the ground be-
tween. and In the late summer when the
leaves shade. volets are grown. From
the total produce, mushrooms, vegetables,
grapes and viocts. g netted a sum large
enough to insure Independence.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
WILL NOT ADMIT NEGROES.
An Iowa College Has Drawn the Color
Line-Bnptists PrOtest.

Des Mones, la. Sept. l3.-Highand
Park College of Des Moines has drawn
the color line. This Is the first Iowa edu
cational institution to exclude negroes
and the action has caused resentment
among the thousands Of negroes IN the
State.
The negro Baptist associations OF Iowa
and Nebraska. in session here yesterday.
condemned the colleges action and de-
clared 1t the greatest setback the race
has had In Iowa.
Highland Park College has an enroll
ment Of 800 students and several ne
groes have been In the classes President
Longwell. In announcing the drawing o!
the color line, declared he had nothing
personally against the blacks. that they
had conducted themselves we'll but tina,
the white students compelled the action
by refusing to attend chapel or ia walk
into classes with the negroes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
LOUISIANA AND THE LEPERS.

| (From the New Orleans Picayune)
The so-called colony Is an asylum or
| home provided by the State of Louisi-
ana and maintained by It. where lepers
| are under the control Of mild and hr-
name regulations and receive regula r
and expert medical treatment, with the
result that not few patients have been
cured and the condition of others n =
moderated and improved Tho institution
Is governed by state board and the
internal arrangements are In tho hands
Of a group OF sisters OF charity Tho
Lepers' Home OF Louisiana occupies the
buildings and tract OF land formerly
part Of a large sugar plantation. Addi-
tional buildings for the accommodation
OF the patients and attendants have
been erected. All who are able to work
or perform any useful service are so
employed. while they have books, music
and all proper diversions for their lei
sure hours.
But 1t Is not proposed that Louisiana
shall undertake to care for all the
lepers In the nation. Other States can
do as Louisiana has done. and as for the
United States government II Is its
bounden duty to take care Of its own
soldiers and sailors who have become in.
fected with the disease while on foreign
service. and this care should be extend
ed to all civilians who worked for the
government in those foreign stations.
The American people arc going to
wake up to the fact that their terr!tor-
ial possessions IN tropical countries will
In the course OF time produce numer-
GUS crop OF lepers In the various States
north. south. east and west.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
L. M. SHAW BANKER AGAIN
Accepts Presidency Of First Mortgage
Trust 20. Of PHILADELPHIA

New York Sept l3-Wall Street learned
yesterday that Leslie NJ, Shaw. former
secretary of the treasury has accented
tho presidency of the First Mortgage 4.
Trust company of Philadelphia. con
Germ organized last spring which does a
bond business principally. Mr.. Shaw has
not been at his office at III Broadway for
some weeks, but negotiations have been
on between MT Shaw and the Phllade-
phia bank most OF the summer.
When ex-Sccrctary retired from the
presidency Of the Carnegie Trust com.
pany last winter because he and C'horles
c. Dickinson, now head of the trust com
pany. could not agree he said that no In
tended to put in his time writing hts
memoirs, Within the last few months
he has made no secret to his friends OF
his desire to get into the banking bust.
ness again.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17

When you see the mama Rydaie in an
advertisement or on a remedy It is a sure
sign that the remedy advertised Is COM
pounded from the prescription Of a spec
ialist.. specialist In certain disease
knows more about, and is better filter
to treat that disease than anyone else,
and that is the reason why the RydaIe
Remedies never fail to relieve and so
often cure the troubles for which they
are recommended. Rydale's Stomach
Tablets, for Indigestion and Dyspepsia;
Rydale's Liver Tablets for Liver and
Bowels: Rydale's Tonic. for a system
builder and sure cure for Chills and
Malari. and Rydale's Cough Elixir for
all ordinary Coughs and bronchial troub-
les. are four prescriptions of the best
specialist and will do all that medicine
can do. ]. w. O'Sullivan. Burlington,
Stanley & Estey Winooski.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
GENIUS HEIR TO MILLIONS.
To Inherit an EnRIish Estate and Per-
haps II DnrOnctcy.
(From the Philadelphia Lcdser)


John Ford, who lives over his little
shop on Tenth street below walnut
has Just been notified from England
that he is the heir to an estate
orth sl5 Ooo.C and possibly includes the
old family mansion of Sir John Robert
Carmichael. at Z Sussex place. Regent s
Park London. aud n romance of half a
century Is bound up In IT.
John Ford is a genius In n way. He
never learned trade or studied a pro-
fession, yet his shop Is hung with
stringed instruments which he has made,
He never studied music. In the quaint
show window are miniature boats. man
ik!ns. models, engines. toys OF his own
handiwork. In the rear of the room is a
full sized amateur automobile with an
original steam motor. made entirely by
him. on his counter Is a prismatic aQu-
arium. his own invention, embellished
with all tha symbols of the sea that tine
most confirmed curio hunter could de-
sire His establishment Is veritable
museum.
The scion Of nobility is an inventor OF
No mean talent He has invented and
patented n hiGll-pressure fire nozzle of
great practical use His steam generator
is "A puzzle to scientists. inasmuch as the
steam produced is an illuminant gas
which. II stored. can be lighted and used
for purposes OF illumination. Yet 1t Is
made SOLELY from water, This steam Is
so bo, that II will melt solder on Its dis
charge II embodics principle which
its inventor himself is at loss to ex-
plain and which has nonplused scientific
mon lie has made steam motor for
nron.,,,nr boats, driving them eight
miles an hour and running eight hours
IN ono hucket Of buskwheat coal. He
makes speed boats, steam propelled.
~racefu, in lines as swans neck. Ask
Cd where he learned to do these things
he answers naively. 1T just comes ma
tural"
Eord uil, show YOU. II you get him to
,o,r an ordinarily blunt picture mat
Knife and will tell how he does all his
carving with 1t, He travelled all over
Euronc and America a. a hobo. working
In coal mines and on railroads. Whe-
.h.r ,h,s oueer nomadic life was enliven-
nm nv dreams OF his future fortune he
AGO.. not saw. Nothing Of all this will
We got except by digging
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17
GETTING INTO WHO'S WHO.
How Miss Peck Is Enlnrsing Her
Measure of Success


| The papers recently have been fun
Of the mountain climbing feats Of Miss
Annie Smith Peck Of Providence saws
the Hartford Times. The last was reach
Ing the top of Mount Huascarin in Peru.
The mountain. according to her obser-
walton, IS % 0oo feet high. Il has never
been assembled before, although Miss
Peck herself came within 100 feet Of the
summit a few weeks ago. The ascent
OF this mountain involves more than
strength, skill and perseverance.
The native belief thai it is the haunt of
powerful spirit which resents human
Intrusion has played a great part IN
| frustrating earlier attempts. because the
native guides had no heart for the high
er slopes. Miss Peck's record as noun
tain climber covers- number Of years
| She made the first ascent OF Oriza ba
,, Mexico. in 1851, and she is said to be
the first woman who escended the Mat
| terhorn. Probably on the strength of
the conquest OF Sorata her rame now
appears IN who's Who in America"
! although 1t did not before 1905. Almost
all THAI Is written about her refers to her
mountain climbing. No one would imag-
Inc that she has any other claim to dis
tnction unless he consults the record
Al this is natural. but 1t Is worth
whilc to note that Miss Peck has dis
tingushed herself in other ways. quite
as important, but not so much to th..
popular taste. 1t is the old story q,
the comparative appreciation of schol-
arship and athletics. Miss Peck's At
tainmcnts in the less popular DEPART
ment deserve some consideration. II
is to he hoped that such as have read
thus far will not stop here, but spend
a minute or two over a rather re-
narkalle course Of study and accom-
plishmcnt, which we condense IN a Few
words. She was born in Providence.
r. l., and after graduating from the
high school ana the normal school went
to the University of Michigan where she
received the degree OF A. 3. in lS,S
and that of A. NJ. on examination In
1851. Then she went to Germany and
studied German and music and then to
the American School Of Classical Studies
at Athens She was the first woman
student and there she specialized in
Greek and archaeology. This took her
UP to 1856. and her equipment was wholly
beyond the common. Then she came
home and taught school two terms in
Providence. A little later she was pre-
ceptress in Saginaw. Mich. high cchool.
then teacher CT mathematics in Bartholo-
news school for girls in Cincinnati.
then preceptress in the Montclair, n. J.,
high school. then professor Of Latin at
Purdue University and instructor in
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-09-17

edral the prelates passed through ave-
nues of kneeling adherents of their
faith tho curious and any who might
have come to 1eer being crowded out
of this vicinity. At one or two points
further away however the procession
ISIS mad practically to force a passage
through the crowds who broke through
tho police lines. At one place where
several streets converged tho crush
was so great that the spectators broke
up the procession, but the police. sta
toned at this point in strong force
managed eventually to clear mar
row lane through which the papal
legate and the others passed In single
file. The crush here was frightful,
for half an hour and the police had
to use heroic measures. Many women
and not few men tainted and those
who We're found wilfully pushing ana
jostling were carried away in police
wagons. 1t was an anxious time for
the officials, and reserves were hur-
ried TO the scene. more to protect the
crowd from itself than for any other
purpose, for. although there was some
Jeering the people were more intent
on sightseeing than on interfering
with the Catholics.
on their return to the cathedral the
prelatcs marched around the interior of
the edltice. the legate carrying the host,
as he would have done in the streets.
had not the government interposed an
objection. After the legate appeared on
the balcony outside the building and pre-
sented the sacred sacrament and pro-
nounced the benediction the vast assem-
bage that filled the square then sang
hymns and the members OF the Catholic
societies. with banners flying. marched
through the streets to their halls and
churches.