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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06

lance of strategic points was shown
In the discussion of this phase of the
various situations which developed,
each officer was given an opportunity
cf explaining just what he would do
in a given contingency, and when this
Individual plan of procedure had been
submitted it was opened for discus
sion among the other officers. This
part of the drill became to all jntents
and purposes a brief session of tine Of
ficcrs' school with the advantage OF
having the troops right in the field to
work with and move at the pleasure
Of their commanders.
After the situation had been care
above, Military Instructor Ansell and
the staff officers cantercd into camp,
leaving the majors to work out any
additional problems in the field which
they chose. Most of them sent out
nanIlers to guard the return to camp
and then. when q sufficient time had
elapscd to enable them to approach
the camp in safety, advanced with the
main body of their forces. Just at the
entrance to the camp fankers were
called in, and the Dattalions returned
to their quarters.
The condition of the men appeared
to be little better than at the con-
clusion of the morning drill OF the day
before. The boys appeared to be get
ting a little more hardened to their
work. and although they accomplished
conSide rably more yesterday morning
than they have done on any previous
Gay of the Muster, yet the marks OF
their work We're not 50 evident. In
fact the men were comparatively fresh
when they returned to camp.
! But while the actual fighting force
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06

had been drilling and drilling, on the
parade ground and off it, other events
had been taking place on the Muster
field.
For instance: Away down at the
southwestern extremity of the grounds
beneath the friendly shade of row of
apple trees, whose leaves for a genera
ton have vibratcd to strains musical
and unmusical, the buglarS, or mu-
sicians, as a fastidious army regula-
ton has for scme time required them
to be called, held a rehearsal. Re
vcille," "To Arms Retreat, TAPS,
and all the rest were tried with Il
greater or less measure of success,
according to the skill of the perform
cr. A few were able to essay that
rollicking marching ditty, "Tnree
Years.
i've got three years to do this in:
l dol't efSc rip if | never get it done
are the first two lines of the words
that have been set to it as to all the
other buglc calls. The story is that a
"roOke" who had just enlisted in the
regular army attracted by the glamour
and glitter of soldiers life, was de-
tailed on the disag reeable task of dig
cling a trench. His disgust and gen.
eral dissatisfaction with himself and
his employment are expressed III tht
lines aboVe-and in others not quoted
1t is played on the march, and
militia companies usually wake the
| echoes of their native heath with Its
strains on their arrival home from
| Muster
After the buglers had finished, and
had retreated from their position
under the row of apple trees, the
bands held rehearsal in one of the
| mess houses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06
EAST MONMOUTH,

Myron c. Jewctt of Scion is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. Geo. c. Smith.
Hon. b. +. Leighton, Mrs. Leighton
and Miss Foss of Washington, ID. c..
are at their summer home for two
months. rs a.
Donald Hall of 'Belfast.is visiting his
uncle, Calvin Hall.
H. keening is doing a good business
at his store, recently purchased of
Mrs Helen Jones.
Apple trees in this section are being
stripped OF leaves by worms. Other
varieties of trees are suffering from
the same cause.
About half a crop Of hay is the gen.
eral report, although fairly good on
Some farms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06
Continued from Page One.)

Reyeille was sounded yesterday
morning at the same time at which 1t
was sounded the previous morning,
and at the same time it will be sound
ed every morning this week-5.2O A. M,
with the accent on the "A!' After
the usual morning riSmarolc, when
seems useless to the man in "clts, but
which the experience of generations
has shown 10 be necessary in the man
acement of a large body of men, drill
began, and soon as on the morning
before the parade ground was covered
by the various companies.
rhe mornings work may be sum-
married. under the heading, field eXer-
cises The entire time was taken up
in drill by tattalions under the
maiors. Advance guards were formed
by each battalion, then rear and Hank
guards Each unit engaged i'll drills
i'm establishing outpoSts.
At $40, after Il short rest in thc 1clu,
tine officers and men were given an OPP
portunty of putting into practice what
they had already learned. The bat
taIions. still considered as separate
u,,its under command of the majors
were marched off the Muster field, and
down to the crossing OF the Nnlttcl
road and Western avenue. Each bat
talon was sent off in different Ill
rection from the others In accordance
with instructions from Capt $. II. An
sell. in this particular. the mayors sen,
ont hankers. and proceeded just as il
they were entering an emmy $ country
and expected to receive q volicy at any
moment Special attention was sivei
nv the military instructor to the con-
tour of the country, and the 1nlpof'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06
PURE FOOD MOVEMENT.
Twenty seven States Sends Delegates
to Annual Convention.

MackiEac Island, Mich, Aug. 5.-Repre-
sentatives from q states are attending
the annual convention of the Association
of state and National Food and Dairy
Departments in session here. DR.. II. w.
Wiley of Washington, of the bureau Of
chemistry, is among those present. The
feature of the opening session Tuesday
was the address Of Dr. f. +. Ladd, who
reviewed what has been accomplished
since the government pure food movement
was inaugurated. He recommended that
food standards be still further raised, that
the National Pure Food commission be
enlarged and that a permanent committee
be appointed to formulate uniform laws
for such states as have not yet passed
pure food laws.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06
RIVERSIDE.

Mr.. and Mrs Edward Brown attended
the races at Waterville last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Starrett Of South
China and Mrs. II. II. Robbins of Angus
ia are visiting Mrs. j. +. Farwell
Mr.. and Mrs. Fossctt We're in WinsloW
Saturday calling at Mrs, J. p. Garlands
and at G. w. Cushman's.
Albert Clayton is visiting in Skowhegan
and Newport.
Sara Mathews has moved to Mrs. NJ. A.
Getche1l's house.
Mrs, w. p Bailey is at Whitefle1d foi
two weeks.
Mrs e. A. Morrill, and children of Read
field and Mrs. Leslie Young and children
of Augusta were calling on friends at
Riverside ono day last week
Mr.. and Mrs Olin Jackson and children
We're in Watervile Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mills of South
China were at Mrs. Fl. M. Mills last Sun
day.
Alton G. Doe Of China was in the place
last Monday.
Elmer kinball and Miss Belle KimbaI
of Augusta were recent callers at Mr.
FroSt's
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06
WIN DsoR.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Colburn visited
their niece. Mrs. n. M. Leavitt, a
Coopcr's Mills Sunday.
Charles Meigs and Hazel Lewis o
Augusta were callers at c. T.. Don
nell's Sunday.
a good delegation from Windsor
Grange attended the union melting al
Chelsea Aug. l and report very en-
joyable time.
Mrs. Sarah Robinson of China wa!
days last week.
Annie Lyon passed Friday and Sat.
urday of last week with Alice Don.
nell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06
WASHINGTON.

Rev f. 81 ufford. author of the
hymn '"I'brow Dat The Lifeline" gave
lecture Sunday night at the Razor
vile G. f. Chapel to a crowded house
His lecture MAS Illustrated by the many
things that arr used at the life saving
stations. One life line which he exhi-
bited had saved seven men, another
had saved sixteen and We're presented
10 him to use in his work. Mr.. Ufford
is splendid Sgfaikys3F,Q 9Hf is passSns e,
Union.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06
Camp Cobb Notes.
Today is Governors day.

The boys had an opportunity OF
wearing their waterproof ovorcoats
which was an opportunity they had
hoped they would not have
The leaving time of the cars for the
city was posted on a trolley lole yes
tcrday morning. 1t saved lot Of ques.
tioning.
The short hike caused a lot Of com.
nrent along the line. The chief obstruc-
ton to the movement of the troops wa.
the passing of a large number of au.
tomobiles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06

There is more Catarrh In this section of
the country than all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years
doctors pronounced 1t a local disease and
stantiy failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced 1t incurable. Science
has proven catalTh to be n constitutional
disease and therefore reuires constitutions
al treatment. Hairs Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo,
Ohio. is the only constitutional cure on
the market. 1t Is taken internally in
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case It falls to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials
Sold by Druggists &c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipo-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06
NO COMPROMISE.
Officials Of New Britain Bank Have
Nothing to Do With Walker.

New Britain, CT. Aug. 5:-ofioials of
the Savings Bank of New Britain. from
which William r. Walker stole half a
million dollars worth # sssiec,EpdIHSs. today
declared that the report that fde former
treasurer had suggested through counsel
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06

who have gone to Quebec on the annual
excursion.
Elizabeth Springall, librarian at the Alb
hott Memorial library, has gone TO Ferry
Beach for her annual vacation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06

The funeral of the late John Fuchs
will be held from the Home chapel at
9 O'Clock this afternoon. Rev. Fr. Nclll-
gan officiating. Capt. Moore will be in
charge Of the escort
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06

Henry Graham. Jr.. formerly merl-
bcr, has been transferred here from
the Southern Branch at Hampton, va
He served in Co 3, I'd u. S. Inf.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06
Today's Concert.

March-'IIail, Hail" Bellstedt
Oycrture-'PiuIc Dame" SUDpe
Wa.tzes-''The Spirit of Love-" j. Hall
Fantasia from Faust"
Gounod, arr. Robinson
Intermezzo-"L Little Kinkics," T. Bendix
Mcdley-"S Strains from Stems Hall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06

The Second team tonight will play
another game with the Snow Plow
Clippers. The game will be called at
$50
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06

Henry Wilson, late United Stat :
navy of Mobile, Ala. has been adm,
ted to the Home and assigned to co
M
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06

Edward Burke returned to the Ho; II
yesterday, after passing a furlough =
Manchester, n. II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06

Daniel Houghtaiing of Rochester,
Y, has been admitted to this Bran
He served in the navy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06

Patrick Mclaughlin has been grant
ed furlouSh to visit Providence, r. I.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06

Charles II. Stone was granted n fur
Tough yesterday and left for Camp
bello, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06

Peter Farley, late United Stat :
navy, has been transferred here from
the Central Branch at Dayton, 0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06

John Murphy has been granted les .e
Of absence, which he will pass in Par:--
tucket.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06

Albert f. Chapman and George "
Smith left yesterday for Boston, whor
they will enjoy furloughs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06

Gernany's population nceaRseN at the
rate OF about 100000 a year, the result n
excess of birth over deaths,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-06
NATIONAL HOME,

officer of the day, Patrick Cusack.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
A Fountain Of Ants,

The house I a occupying in India
was a bungalow, and. as is the case
with many bungalows, the inner walls
were constructed of merely sun dried
bricks, and In the recesses Of one wall
q colony Of white ants had established
q nest. 1t was evening. I heard be-
hind me a buzzing sound. I turned,
and from a hole near the bottom Of the
wall l beheld a fountain of young
white ants ascending. They reached
the ceiling, and then the descent COM
menced. They alighted by thousands
on the table and there shook off their
wings. In a few minutes the cloth, the
plates. the glasses. eve the lamp
shades, were covered with the little
white, feeble, crawling creatures. The
fountain Of ants continued to play for
at least ten minutes. When, next
morning. the floor was swept the wings
that the ants had shaken off filed a
large basket. What became Of the ants
themselves / cannot say.-"Haunts and
Hobbies Of an Indian Official"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
The n

The word 'cOmmeHcen,rnt'' enables
orators in frOck coats to tel! Sc. :. .ifn!
young ladies in white organize that
the extinction of the acaGuu.it. era
marks the ''cO1nnuenceli.ent g: t.loii
real lives" Maybe you hay. lizard
them and witnessed the t!lri,,. with
which the notion was received by
blushing ~maidenhood. 1t is Il stupen.
dous thought. bulsiny with original ty.
and l suppose it is mean to ue'ldle
with it, even though n knows how
that use Of the word commentator
"began," If you prefer. In the Old
days degrees or diplomas We're not
granted in June. They We're granted
in September. and the seniors Of yes.
teryear were forced to reinvade the
academic shades to acquire them at
the commencement of the new term.
After awhile it dawned upon our inst.
tutions of learning that the arrange
ment necessitated undue bother, sc
they moved the commencement ex-
ercises back across the vacation and
put them at the end of the year. How.
ever, they neglected to r%echristen them,
and oratory has gained much by that
inspired oversight.-Boston Transcript.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
The Champion Practical Joker

Philadelphia can probably lay claim
to the champion practical joker. OF
course he's Irish, and his wit ought to
make the renowned Brian G. Hughes
retire from the field. Pat was digging
a ditch. On the first day of the job he
dug and dug, but made small progress.
He went back next morning only to find
that what he had done the day before
vas entirely wiped out by a cavein.
Then q brilliant idea occurred to Pat.
Half burying his pick and shovel in
the earth, leaving only the ends stick.
ing out, he carefully threw his coat
and dinner pail over the edge Of the
cavein and then hid. In q short time
people came along, took in the situa-
ton at q glance, jumped at the con-
clusion that the laborer had been
caught in the fall of the bank, and
went to work hastily, trying to uu-
cover his body. Half an hour later
three sweating and puzzled men stood
by the nearly completed ditch and
wondered where the buried man was.
Then Pat came out from his retire
ment and said: "Thank ye, gentle
men. | knowed you'd bite on that"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
Sly Old Commodore.

"When Commodore Vanderbilt was
alive" says a New York Central Off
cial, 1.-The board of directors Of the
New York Central used to find their
work all cut out for them when they
met. All they had to do was to ratify
his plans and adjourn. Yet they had
their uses. Occasionally a man would
come to him with some scheme which
he did not care to refuse outright.
"'My directors are a difficult body
Of men to handle,' he would say. I'll
submit it to 'em, but l warn you that
they are hard to manage
"The matter would be submitted to
the board when it assembled and
promptly rejected.
"'There,' the commodore would say
when his visitor came to learn the re-
suit. I did the best l could, but I
told you in advance that my directors
were an obstinate lot"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
His Card.

Mr.. Newrich. the dust contractor,
having made a fortune. part of which
he had invested in house property in
the east Of London, wished to rise. like
a phenix, from his ashes into some
sort Of society. His golden key, ap-
piled to the Golfers Of an i~mpecunious
aristocrat, opened the way.
His new friend, among other things.
advised him that visiting cards were
a necessity, and, as a guide to drawing
n up ready for the printer, handed
him one of his own. which read.
Harold De We're, Iona House. Ports
mouth Square. w."
Two days later, as De We're was sit
ting in his dressing room at breakfast,
q servant brought in on a salver a
visiting card bearing the following:
"Ephraim Newrich. I Own % Houses.
London. E."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST ). 1908.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET
For President:
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT, Of Ohio
For Vice President:
JAMES S. SHERMAN, Of New York
THE RAILROAD ASSESSMENT.

II the members of the Montana state
board OF equalization will sit up and
take notice of what is being done in
the state of Washington, in regard to
the assessment Of railroad property.
they may obtain some valuable lnfor.
nation. The state railroad commits.
sion of Washington, which was or
ganized about four years ago, has
been doing excellent work in the mat
ter Of regulating rates. In order to
ascertain what rates would yield q
reasonable profit to the railroads, the
commission made q valuation Of all
the railroad property in the state, and
found it amounts to about $1S6, 600. 600.
The valuation thus made will form
the basis upon which transportation
charges will be arranged.
Now comes the Washington state
tax commission, which fixes the value
of railroad property for taxation pur-
poses, and which is provided with the
valuation data prepared by the state
railroad commission. The board ar.
rives A. the conclusion that q valua.
ton for q making purposes would
be q fair estimate for railroad prop.
erty on the assessment list, but makes
. concession to the railroad interests
by reducing that valuation about 40
per cent.
The result Of this action is that the
assessment of railroad property in
the state of Washington stands at
about Sll2, 600, 600, compared with
last years assessment of about S44,-
600, 900. The railroad assessment In
Montana is less than $50, ZOO, 900.
A dispatch from Olympia, WASH,
In egard to this matter says: In the
event the railroads object to paying
taxes on this greatly increased as.
sessment the roads will be met with
the fact that the sworn testimony OF
their officials given at the railway
commission hearings were to the etfec,
that the value of the railroads prop,
erty for rate making purposes was
greatly in excess of the values given.
Under the law, roads have the right
of a hearing before the board seeking
q reduction OF assessments, but it is
not believed any change will be made
from these figures. The tax commits,
zion members are a majority of men,
bers Of the state board of equaliza.
ton, so that any change by that body
Is also unlikely and the result is the
roads operating in Washington will
this year pay nearly three times as
much taxes as in past years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05

ing to the census of 1900 the fourteen
states bordering the Mississippi and
Ohio rivers contained a population OF
81, 600, 900, or nearly half the coun-
try's total. In the same census is the
highly significant fact that the value
of manufactured articles in these
states was over Sc, 200, 900, 900, with
capital of 81, 400, 600. 900 and wage
earners numbering 2,2s5.474. In q
word. the states which Mr.. Bry an fan
cies are about to execute a prodigious
somersault, are producing AZ per cent
of the manufacturing of the United
States. In the fourteen states the
value of the farms is owe 81, OOO,.
900, 900, and much of the value is due
to the manufacturing and mining in
Ia the same region.
There is something amazing in Mr..
Bryrn's airy treatment OF matters OF
great moment. He brushes aside act
ual facts with a fippancy that be-
trays the lack Of q conscience in poll
tics, or else the most paIpable weak
ness of judgment. Neither the record
nor the welfare of the Middle West
suggests that it has changed its opin-
ion of Mr.. Bryan already expressed
in two national elections and, in fact,
in all the elections of the past twelve
years. Indifferent to the sober light
of what is known, he continues to
pour out q stream of babble and ab-
surd claims .-GlObe Democrat.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05
VOTES OFsMlDDLE WEST.

just after the adjournment OF the
Denver convention Mr.. Bryan said
that he expected to gain the needed
electoral votes in the tier Of states
between Nebraska and Indiana. The
only reason for this statement seems
to be a realizing of the fact that
there must be a large gain somewhere,
and, with the eastern states admitted
to be lost, the central west is the last
resource. 1t would require a sweeping
Overturn to get these states, but as a
matter of plain arithmetic Mr.. Bryan
cannot dispense with them under the
circumstances. A coming political
revolution gives some advance notice.
Apart from the elections at odd times
showing how the tide runs, there are
portents easily identified by the ex.
perienced observer. No %upheaval has
been indicated. Oregon voted early
in June and elected a full republican
delegation to congress and u legisla'
ture republican by six to one. The
democrats prevailed in the primary
vote on the United States sen atorship
but by a popularity in the working.
of the primary law the republican.
were saddled with the weaker of two
candidates. Oregon is good for 20, Ool
majority on the national ticket. Mr.
Bryan is not claiming the Pacif,
coast. Has he forgotten how the mid
die west voted inll9O6 and 1907: Hi
own state last year was republican b,
24,4O6. In 1906 Indiana was republi
can by 3O,2s3, Illinois by l45. $50
Michigan by 1854, Wisconsin b,
e0,247 and Iowa by 2O,s65. Even Mis-
souri, at the last trial in 1906 was dem
ocratic by only q few thousand.
Reversal of such recent figures a
are on official record in the middl
west would be an extraordinary poll,
ical phenomenon, and it would com
unheralded. But it is not necessar
to 20 to election figures to determin
the political status, tendencies and IL
terests Of these great states. Accord
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1908-08-05

TWIN BRIDGES, Aug. Thomas
Callahan of Twin Bridges, was acct
dentally drowned in the Big
Hole river today while fishing. Gal
lahan and Nick Trotiler went out fish.
ing together. The former was wading
the river with hip boots and stepped
of a shallow rifle into deep water
made by the current cutting into the
bank OF an island. His companion
saw him plunging in the water and
ran to his assistance from q point
some rods down the river. The water
was too deep. however, for him to
lend aid in time to a the drowning
mans life.