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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-04
CAPITAL JoTTlNGs.

Capt. E. K. Moore has been detached
from duty as a member of the naval
examining board in Washington and
ordered to duty as commandant of the
navy yard at Kittery. Me-, to relieve
Rear Admiral G. A. Bicknell. who has
been ordered to his home preliminary
to retirement.
The bill authorizing the appointment
by the President of an additional men,
Der of the Philippine Commission
making nine members in all, was pass
ed 1876 to 100 Saturday by the House
of Representatives. Under this au-
thorization the President will separate
the executive departments of finance
and justice under the commission, and
each will be headed by a commission
err.
President Roosevelt has issued an
exemption from the civil service reg
ulations III favor of Frank e. Raynor,
the former lifesavirg service man who
rescued a number of men from the
schooner Benjamin C. Cromwell, off
Bellport, l.. l., Feb. %, 1904 For this
act of heroism he is now paying in
shattered health. Recently he wrote to
Secretary Cortelyou, asking for a
place in the government service, where
strength would not be required. The
President sent word that place
would be found.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-04

"Some persons think squirrel picks
a new mate every season, but that's
not so. Unless something out of the
common happens, the squirrels that l
see here when they mate stick to each
other year after year.
$50 far as / know not one squirrel
died last winter. A squirrels winter
coat is so thick that he doesn't mind
the cold much. What they don't like
is high wind.
Il can always tell when storm is
coming by the way the squirrels act.
They snatch up every bit of loose
paper in sight and make with it to
their nest, packing it in, I suppose, to
make the nest warmer AS for dying
from hunger. there's no danger of
that. Last winter lady used to
come every day in an automobile with
bag of nuts and herself go from
tree to tree on foot leaving lot of
nuts at the base of every tree where
there was nest. She had learned
where the nests We're from the police
men and once she told me that We're
she to think that one nest had been
skipped there would be no sleep for her
that night. After a snowStorm she al
ways wore rubber boots and would
break path up to the furthest oft
tree, her hands full of nuts and look
ing as happy as a kid
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-04
Sparrows Have Troubles.

Squire Wally Gabine, formerly of the
as he likes TO call his native State, is
credited by his friends as being pretty
we'll posted in all matters of meteor
ologlcaf character and in addition to
that is regarded as well versed in bird
lore. Talking with a number of his IA
miliars yesterday. the squire remarked
that he would venture to predict genial
spring weather somewhat earlier than
usual this season and this he based
upon the actions Of the much despised
sparrows.
The new brood, those of the 1908
vintage said the squire, sis pretty
nearly due now. In fact, l have al
ready noticed by the antics of the pa
rent birds that some of the infants
have already made their appearance.
but ! suspect they are a little ahead of
schedule time. Poor little DEVILS" ne
said, they are like Young bears and
have all their troubles before them. In
the first place they get out into the
streets before they are able to take
care ct themselves and the alert old
cats are always on the watch for them
and no few of the birds are gobbled up
before they can say Jack Robertson
"One other enemy the sparrow has
also to fear is the crow. and the old
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-04
A Rare Relic.

a huge hour glass is in possession Of
Norman Powers of Parker Hill, RoX-
bury. Its standard is weather and
wave stained, but beautifully hand
carved. 1t was dug up by his urcle on
the shore of Newfoundland, where it
had drifted in from some English YES
sci destroyed during a storm many
years ago. 1t is supposed To be the
only hour glass in RoXbury and one
of the very few in New England, de-
spite the many old families and their
penchant for antiques.
The name 'hour-g glass is d mis-
homer" said Mr.. Powers to a Herald
reporter who was examining the glass.
What is commonly called an hour
glass is in reality but half-hour-
glass. That one you have in your
hand is almost 100 years old, and was
dug mp from some wreck off New
foundland by an uncle of mine. The
sand takes just half an hour to run
through. The carving on it is very
rare.
"a man who deals in antiques told
me great hour-glass like this was
used by ministers in the dry DID days
to limit them to sermons of half an
hours length. They used to keep one
eye on it and the other on the congrc-
CATION, and always managed to bring
the sermon to a fitting climax without
overstepping the time limit and yet
preserving all the decorum necessary
to the pulpit. boston Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-04
IN The SENATE.
Severe Setback to Plan for Houses to-
European Ambassadors.

Washington. May 3.-The policy
sought to he established by the gov
eminent of providing and equipplng
buildings for it's ambassadors in Eu-
ronean capitals received a setback sat
urday.
On a point of order by Mr.. Culperson
of Texas, an amendment to the House
bill appropriating 100000 for such a
building at Paris was stricken out. MT.
Culberson based his objection NANNY
on the fact that this subject had not
been properly considered.
The amendment was placed IN the
bill by the committee on approprla-
tions at the solicitation of the commit
tee On foreign relations and the Sec
rotary of State and was the SUBJECT
of considerable discussion.
The bill was passed, after when
eulogies on the life, character ana
public services of the late Senators
Mallory and Bryan of Florida were de-
livered as further mark of respect the
Senate adjourned until Monday.
During the discussion of the diplo-
matte bill Mr.. Teller criticised the
sending abroad of rich men to repre-
sent the United States and yet, he
said, a poor man would be ostracized
by the worlds representatives. He
thought the country was rich enough
to maintain it's foreign representatives
ain right style"
Mr.. Lodge agreed with all Mr.. Teller
had said. The extravaganza of some of
Americas diplomatic representatives
he added was sure to cause embdr-
rassment to their successors. not so
well off financially. He believed that
when these buildings shall have been
constructed all ambassadors should be
compelled to occupy them and thereby
maintain the same social scale.
Mr.. Lodge did not think it was de-
cent for a country as rich as the Unit
ed States to send mbassadorssabroad
as they are sent now, even, he said, II
they had abundant monty. and have
them spend anywhere from eight to le
months trying to locate a home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-04

ccived from President Roosevelt. 1t
read:
Now that the celebration of the an
niversary is over, l want in the first
place to congratulate you upon its
great success. In the next place l
want to congratulate all your people
Oh the impulse to higher patriotism
given by the way in which the cele-
braton was conducted, and finally in
what is much the least important, l
want to thank you personally for your
very kind and courteous allusion to
myself on last Tuesday.
Cardinal Logue said that he hoped to
visit President Roosevelt while in
Washington.
In an interview Cardinal Logue said
Of the divorce question:
II have watched and studied the
divorce problem here with good deal
of interest and the time has come for
all religious bodies to unite upon this
subject. 1t has been great pleasure
to me to note that the ministers Of all
the sects are united in preaching
against it, 1t is not entirely a matter
of religion. The welfare of the state
demands that something should lie
done in this country to check this evil.
"A continuation of the divorce evil
means the degradation of the race.
The reason for this is very evident
the welfare of the family being the
foundation of the race
another evil which one cannot
freely speak of, has been referred to
number of times by your President.
It appears that the families here are
not as large as they should be. There
is no excuse for this, for this is not a
poor country. This matter of small
families is directly opposed to the
welfare and glory of your country
Your President has said these things,
and is popular among us in Ireland
and in other countries for that very
reason He does not confine himself
to politics. but attends to the moral
matter of the nation He is a man of
good sterling. honest principles"
Cardinal Loguc declared that social
ism was making great advances in
England and that he believed social
ism could be remedied by Christianity
in behalf of the poor
II really think that there are some
men with great wealth, who are trying
to do their best with it. l think that
Mr.. Carnegie, whom I met the other
day at dinner, is spending freely. for
which ne believes to be the welfare
of the people, and / think that Mr..
Rockefeller is doing great deal OF
po,d i'm founding q university"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-04
WHERE WATER RUNS HIGH.
Costly Construction Of an Exposed
Lighthouse.

The new lighthouse recently COM
pleted on the Fastnet rock, a small
pinnacle off the southeast corner Of the
coast of Ireland, is not only the latest
example of lighthouse construction on
a wave-washed rock, but the most ex-
pensive tower ever erected, having cost
no less than GS4,OO0, says the
Montreal Standard. 1t has been built
by the Irish lights board. and is one of
the most important beacons on the
coasts The rock lies in the direct
route for Atlantic shipping passing the
south of Ireland, and is thus a danger
which it is of the utmost importance to
light adequately.
The plans for the lighthouse were
drawn up and the work put in hand by
William Douglass, engineer to the Irish
lights board. He was forced, however,
to retire through i'll health before it
was completed, when his first lieu
tenant, c. w. Scott, took over the
entire responsibility and finished the
undertaking.
The new lighthouse displaces the old
cast iron tower. This latter was
ninety-one feet high, and stood on the
summit of the rock. 1t was not long,
however, before it was discovered that
the cast iron tower was not stable
enough to withstand the severe buffet
ings of the waves to which the rock is
subjected. The Fastnet is exposed to
the full fury of the Atlantic during
south and northwest gales. The
waves often dash over the top of the
lantern. 173 feet above the normal
level of the sea. On one occasion a
full cup of coffee standing on the table
in the top room was thrown to the
floor when a heavy wave Numbered
against the rock and submerged the
tower Under this continual pounding
large masses of rock were dislOdged
from the pinnacle, undermining the
tower From time to time this erosion
was repaired, until at last Mr..
Douglass decided to replace the struc-
ture by modern one of stone.
The granite of which the lighthouse
is built came from the quarries of
Cornwall. Altogether 2.074 stones
were worked into the structure, rang
ing from one and three quarters to
three tons each in weight, and repre-
senting total weight of 4,300 tons.
The entrance door to the tower is 81
feet 9 inches above high-water mark.
To keep out the storm the keepers can
close the heavy teak door and let down
over it heavy gun metal casing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-04
Queer Chinese Funeral

A German band, fourteen cabs and
laundry wagon escorted the body OF
Wong Pong from Smith & Co.'S under
taking rooms to Paramount cemetery
Yesterday afternoon. There was little
ceremony at the undertaker's chapel.
In fact, no ceremony was noticeable.
Forty of his countrymen gathered to
view the corpse and discuss the evil
spirits. The occasion needed only re-
freshments to resemble an afternoon
tea, says the New York Times.
Until a week ago last Friday Wong
Pong polished collars and operated a
| mangie in the laundry, establishment
of Long Lee at 20 Bernard street.
Last Friday he died at the Sacred
Heart hospital from cancer of the
liver.
Just who was in charge of the obse-
quies yesterday afternoon could not be
aScertained A general interest was
evhibited by everyone present At the
proper stage in the ceremonies break
WAS made for the carriages. the band
struck up funeral march and the
Cortege led off the way to the ceme-
terry.
Wong Pong having been an Ameri-
canized Chinaman. the ceremony fol-
lowed closely on American lines.
White gloves adorned the hands of the
six pallbearers who deposited the COT
fin in the hearse. Red and white rib
bons decorated each carriage, which
We're found upon inquiry to designate
the tong or society to which Wong
Pong belonged. Back of the last
carriage came the laundry delivery
wagon which Wong had driven for
several years In it were his earthly
effects. which We're taken to the ceme-
terry and burned beside the grave. that
they might accompany his spirit to
whatever Chinese heaven he was dcs-
tined to enter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-04
NOTED BiBLIOPHILE DEAD.
Abraham Harley Cassel Was Pioneer
in Literary Research.

Pennsburg. May 3.-Abraham Har-
ley Cassel. the noted Pennsylvania
German bibliophile. has just died at
his home in Lower Stafford township,
In his SSth year. He was pioneer in
literary and historical research among
the Pennsylvania Germans. and in his
farmhouse he gathered most re-
markablc library of German-American
publications. He was able to indulge
In his love for work of this nature only
after a determined battle with the con-
servative ideas of his people, who did
all in their power to discourage his de-
sire for books.
After many hardships he managed to
acquire an education and become a
school teacher and realize his love for
books. Mr.. Cassel was a member of
the Pennsylvania Historical Society
for fifty years and contributed many
articles to the publications of the
society.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-04
TWO REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES
For This Week, on tuesday Night and
Friday Night.

Washington, May 3.-The Iiepubli-
can members of the OuSe of RepreSen-
tatives will hold two caususes this
week, the first Tuesday night and the
second Friday night. At the Tuesday
night meeting they will decide whether
there shall be any financial legisla-
ton by Congress during the present
session and at the second they will
consider the ACCESSIBILITY OF other i'm
portant legislation. including the
amendment of the Sherman antitrust
law, and the regulation of injunction
by federal courts.
The holding of the financial caucus
has been postponed from time to time
until the conclusion of the considera-
ton Of the sundry civil appropriation
bill could be foreseen. Chairman
Tawney of the committee on appro-
priations announced Saturday that the
bill probably could be voted upon be-
fore adjournment on Tuesday ami Rep
resentative Watson, the Republican
whip" Immediately decided upon
Tuesday night as the time foc the
first conference
At that meeting there will be de-
cided effort to have the second Vree-
land bill recommended as the currency
measure which the House should pass
at the present session, but it is eX-
pected that this effort will be vigor-
ously opposed by a number of men,
bers who hold the opinion that legis-
latiOn should go no further at this
time than to make provision for cur
rency commission. The advocates OF
the Vreeland bill consider themselves,
however, to be in the majority, and
they express the opinion that before
the conference closes thy will be able
to secure practically unanimity in ia
vor of that measure.
Both caucuses will be in the nature
of conferences and neither will be alb
Solutely binding upon members, but
it is expected that as usual most, II
not all, of the Republican representa-
tives will consider themselves under
obligation to support any measure
that may be agreed upon. especially if
it be advocated by q very large ma
jority Of their fellows. The first con-
ference will be confined strictly to the
presentation of the currency question.
but the second will he of a more gen.
eral nature. and at that meeting meas
ures presented by any Republican
member will receive attention.
1t is understood that especial con-
sideration will be given to Representa-
tive Hcpburn's bill embodying the
views of the Civic Federation regard
ing unions. the antitrust law, etc.
1t is also highly probable that the
proposal as to placing news print pa
per and wood pulp on the free list
Of the tariff will receive serious con-
Sideration
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-04
SQUIRREL HABITS.
A WatchfuI Park Policeman En-
Iiahtens a Woman Visitor.

On the first March day which gave a
hint of spring a woman turned out
Of her way to renew her acquaintance
with the Central Park squirrels. To
her surprise few were in sight. Had
the winter gone hard with the squlr-
re!s the woman wondered.
Perhaps the gray-haired policeman
could tell her. She put the question
and found that he could and he would,
and further that the policeman whose
beat is in a section Of the park popu-
lar With children and squirrels sees
things hardly noticed at all by the
average park visitor.
sure, you'll never find SO many
squirrels around at this time of year,
said lie. because they are mostly busy
fixing up their nests. having a sort Of
spring housekeeping, l guess, the
younger ones building new nest to
go to housekeeping in. March is the
great mating time for squirrels. From
observing them so close l find that
most squirrels fix up two nests. The
reason? Well. l guess it's so If one
of the young ones dies the mother can
move the others to the second nest,
which is almost alongside the first.
Yes, l have seen that done many a
time.
"There's lot about squirrels visitors
to the park don't know. and one thing
is that they are so almighty particu-
lar about their nest. If the male finds
that another animal has used his prop
erty or If for any reason he takes a
dislike to the nest down comes the
whole thing in a jiffy. Here is one
case l saw for myself last spring. One
day l stopped to watch a little fellow
who knows me just as well as I know
him and will come on a run every
time l call 'Bunnie' Bunnie was sort
of acting queer, 1 thought. His mate
wasn't with him, and he seemed to
be smiling around as il hunting for
something. At last. he stopped at the
foot of the tree where his nest was,
gave two or three long shifts and was
up the tree like a streak of lightning.
Then such ascrceching and bowling as
came down to me in less than sec
ond. Says I to myself: It's killing
his mate, he is. and 1 pOwerless to in
terfere.' But I was wrong. In less
time that it takes to tell it, down the
tree came a strange squirrel, with
buIlIic alter MIN, anu WHeu Lney
reached the ground there was another
terrible fight, which 1 put a stop to in
time to save the strange squirrel.
do you think that Bunnie would
live in that nest again? Not bit of
it. The next time 1 passed the tree
bits of paper and old rags and dead
leaves and twigs were coming down in
a shower. Pretty soon the grass all
around the tree was Uttered with
them. l called another policeman to
see the sight. In his rage Bunnie tore
the nest to pieces. But the queerest
thing of all to my mind was the way
Bunnie acted for a day or two after
ward He would sit for hours at a
time by himself in the grass all
hunched up paying no attention to any
one, not even to me, as If In deep
thought. II ever an animal brooded
over his wrongs it was Bunnie. No,
l don't know what became of his mate.
She disappeared when the two were
fighting in the grass. Guilty con-
science? Maybe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-04
GIRL Drawer THAN MEN.
Climbs Slender Ladder and Repairs
Wind Mill.

Wilkes Barre. May 3.-After two
mon had failed to do it, owing to lack
of nerve, Miss Ellie Moody of Rupert,
near here, climbed an eighty-foot STEM
der ladder to a windmill and repaired
the wheel.
II vas out of order and her father
sent his gardeners to fix it. Each
climbed about half way up when they
lost heart and descended. the high
wind shaking the ladder so badly they
were frightened.
Miss Moody. who saw them. pushed
them aside daringly climbed the slen-
der ladder herself and calmly descend
ed, chcered by a large number of peo-
ME who witnessed her feat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-04
RUGS MADE BY FARMERS WIVES
Industry Capable of Almost LimitIess
Development in America.

Another industry of equal impor-
lance is the making of hand-tufted
rugs from coarse wool yarn-such as
are now woven in Ireland, Germany
and Austria, says the Craftsman. In
all of these countries this industry ha 5
grown to large proportions and it's
products command ready sale at good
prices. In this country. under the
right conditions and with proper di-
rection, there would be almost no limit
to the development of such an indus
try. There is always demand for
the right kind of rugs. and these are
peculiarly adapted to harmonic with
the simple style of building and fur
nishing that is becoming so popular
because it is so characteristic of the
better element among the American
people. The method of weaving these
rugs is the same as that employed for
the fine and costly Turkish rugs and.
owing to the fact that each thread
must be separately knotted in by hand.
they can never be made by machines
Owing to the coarseness of the yarn
used and the holder and simpler forms
of the designs that are best adapted
to our use, the work is much less la
borious and more rapidly done than in
the case of the oriental rugs. and
consequently the price is not so high.
They can be woven on coarsely con-
structed and inexpensive looms by
women and girls, and during the sum-
mer months the work can be done in
open sheds, where the workers are
practically out of doors
simpler rug Is the farm rug,
known among farmers as the old
fashioned rag rug. These are woven
on inexpensive hand looms with a
warp of fine Irvine and meet with a
ready sale when made of the proper
materials and in effective designs anu
color combinations. They are easily
cleaned and very durable, being es-
pecially desirable for use in bedrooms,
on verandas and in summer homes in
the country. Also a modern develop
ment of an old-fashioned home indus
try is the hooked rug, like those made
by Mrs. Albee and her workers in the
White mountains of New Hampshire:
No loom is required for these, only a
frame that is much like a quilting
frame. and they can be made by the
least experienced workers.
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his refusal to retire. Earnest efforts
by the friends Of Col. Stewart resulted
in reversal of this order week or
so ago when it was officially an
nounced that the colonel would be per-
mitted to spend the three or four
years of his active service in. an aban-
doned barracks at St. Augustine, Fla.
This order was countermanded Satur-
day by direction of the President and
Col. Stewart will remain at the Ari-
IONA post.
The reversal of the order was the
result of a vigorous protest Of the
people of Florida, made known
through the senator's from that state.
No other explanation of the latest
command is made