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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26
NOT GUiLTY-lNSANE.
n. l.. Coffin Charged With Putting
Paris Green In Freeport Well.

Portland. Nc. May 25-In the case
Of IIarland II. Coffin, who at 4 prcviol!.
torn was indicted fer an. attempt tt
murder. Or. Sanborn, superintendent
Of the Insane hospital, Augusta, re-
ported to the court Monday morning
that in his opinion, Coffin was insane
III" court dire ctca the jury u return
p vGldict Of not guilty owing to in
sanity. ~E HI, ,
lic and his mother were charged
with putting paris green into a spring
in E'f"cport owned by Charles PaySOn
Ills mother was, sentenced 10 prison
for three years.
Horace Leighton. indicted at a pre-
vious term for larceny Of hens a
Nindhanl. and turned over to the pr,
baton officer. vas sentenced Monday
for The original offcnSc to six month,
in Jail which Is unusually heavy This
action was taken ny the judge on the
rnnoit Of the probation officer tina
Lcis.llton had been convicted of another
offence of larceny Of tools. The judge
said. in connection with this case
that ha liked to make frequent use oi
probation law, but that he would moi
allow its abuse and in every case
where privileges had been allowed the
abuse of them would be followed by
sentences for the original offence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26
4 snonson canoe vas attracting con.

A SPONSOR canoe was attracting con-
siderable notice at. the Maine Central
freight Office Saturday morning. 1t
was made of Maine white cedar, caI-
vas covered. by the White Canoe, Co.,
of Old Tewn and sold to an Augusta
party by Roy IL Flynt the local agent.
This boat is meeting with great favor
by canoeists as it is absolutely safe,
air chambers rendering it n-capsiz-
able and non sinkable. The canoe was
hauled to Togus Pond Saturday after
noon and put overheard,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26
Shipping Arrivals At Bath.

Bath, Me, May 25.-Arrived:
Schoonors Robert p Murphy, Jackson
vile: Pcndleton Sisters, do; tug Pejep-
scot Great Salmon River. n. B., towing
barge No. 1.
Sailed, schooner Independent, Phila-
delphia; Sarah w. Lawrence. do: TUG
Pcj2pscot. Great Salmon River, Y. b.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26

Ladies should at once see the show
ing of beautiful silk muslins, Russell {;
Weston Co make in their north Win
dow. The price is a real surprise even
to bargain hunters. These lovely mus
Inns are the latest polka dot Patterns
in fashionable ground shades If
browns and green's, real 33c yard
goods. Being slaughtered at the re-
cent auction sale of dress goods. this
lot fen to Russell & Weston Co, SD
they sell them at only 1219c. a yard.
No more to follow this lot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26

In the new adj of the Bennett Stod-
dard Co, they illustrate with facts and
figures, the way they claim you can
easily save S. by using the Tung-
stem electric lamp they are agents for.
IT is necessary to read the adj. for full
particulars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26
The Kidneys and the Skin.

In the spring, the kidneys have
much to do. If they are weak or
torpid, they will not do it well, and the
skin will be pimply or blotchy. That
is telling the story in few words.
Hoods Sarsaparila strengthens and
stimulates the kidneys, cures and pre-
vents pimples. blotches and all
cutaneOuS eruptions.
Don't fail to take it.
Buy a bottle today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26

The Cony High baseball team play
ed practice game on the Reuel Will
liams field Monday afternoon with the
Hill hockey team, which resulted in
a tie, the score being and. Seven in
nings We're played. Cony's battery was
Nicholas and Savage and that of the
Hill team Wright and Barney.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26

At the Monday morning session Of
the municipal court three prisoners
who answered to the names of Samuel
Berry, Fred Foye and Jack Lyons
were arraigned on charge of drunk
ennesS and each paid a fine of So and
costs in order to secure his. freedom.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26

The dry goods and clothing stores of
Augusta have decided to close all day
and evening next Saturday, Memorial
day. They will keep open until 10
O'Clock Friday evening 1t will be well
to keep this in mind
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26

Hon. Waldo Pettengill of Rumford
Falls, chairman Of the Enforcement
Commission, arrived in the city Mon
day afternoon on matters of business
and was at the office of the commission
at the State House
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26

William Moody and David Nelson,
who made a pilgrimage to Boston to
attend a meeting of Aleppo Temple, A.
A. o. \. M. S.. which was held in that
city last Thursday evening, returned
home Saturday night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26

DR.. w. H. Harris has returned from
fishing trip to Bingham and vicinity
where he had great sport, and brought
home string of fine trout as evidence
of the fun that he had enjoyed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26

Announcement is made that the
members of Cushnoc Grange at River
side will hold memorial services at
the meeting next Saturday evening for
whcih q program will be arranged
suitable for the occasion. All members
are requested to- be present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26

According to the baseball schedule
Cony High will play Lewiston High at
Lewiston Wednesday afternoon, and
on Saturday afternoon will play Bow
dom I'd on the Reuel Williams field.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26

Hon. c. A. NIilliken left on the late
Pullman for Island Pond. called by
the death of his little 3-months-old
grandson, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
carl E. Milliken. who passed away
last evening. after about a weeks III
ness with pneumonia, followed by com
Mica tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26

East Kennebec Pomona will hold a
meeting at Clinton today, and some of
the people in the northeastern section
of the city will be in attendance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26

LOCAL MATTERS.


Members of r. B.. Capen Rebekah
Lodge intending to go to Gardiner this
evening will please take the 7.1S train.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26

All members of Queen Temple, Or
der of Pytkian Sisters, are requested
to be present at the meeting this even
ing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26
Augusta Lodge Directory

AUGUSTA LODGE, NO. 141, F. G. A.
Special communication Tuesday, May
e al 80 p. NJ. Work in E. \. degree.
All soiomnng brethren are cordially in
yited 10 attend.
CLAUDE W. TOWNSEND, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26
Hoods SarsapanIla
This Spring
FOR YOUR APPETITE

Is the wisest preparation you can
take. It is a perfectly safe, pure,
reliable medicine,-in which no
change was necessary to comply with
the Pure Food and Drugs Act.
Composed Of the choicest ingredi-
cnts for purifying and vitalizing the
blood. for restoring the appetite and
promoting healthy digestion, it is the
favorite Spring Medicine.
"Since l began taking Hoods Sar-
saparilla my appetite has greatly in
creased. I also sleep better. l rec
ommend this medicine to all who are
suffering from indigestion, nervous
ness. or impure blood. 1t is a Won
derful medicine. John Bell, Jr., 623
Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y.
In usual liquid form or In chocolate-coated
tablets called sarsatabs. 100 Doses One Dollar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26

Warren Cox Circle. Ladies OF tho
| G. "A. r. is reqested to meet this eHen-
ing with the president at As state
na ~ aTi .esYi.1o - fsyTj III
.vfzas all 4 eaodt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26

Appearances co,nt-tTly coat Of LAW
RENEE stain; it'll mere than count G.
l.. Thompson, Agent. Monmouth. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-26
ODD FELLOWS HALL.

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70. REGULAR
meeting Friday evenings at o'clock Fri
day evening.
l.. +. WESTON, Sec.
The oasis., 1908-09-05

The opening to traffic of the
Southern Pacific railway extern
sion in Mexico, on the first of
August to Culiacan, the capital of
the great state of Sinaloa, has
placed within easy railway COM
munication with the railway sys-
tenn of the United States one of the
most interesting and richest re-
gions upon the American contin-
ent; and the extension of the same
line to Mazatlan, the principal sea-
port, will place practically the en-
tire state in all rail communication
with the world at large. When
there is stated the simple fact that
now within the short period of
thirty hours the traveller leaving
the line city can land in Culiacan,
when formerly it was journey that
under the most favorable circum-
stances required nearly a week,
there is given at once grasp of
the great difference brought about
in the conditions of travel by rail
way construction. By January
1909 the rails will be laid into
Mazatlan, and trains running, and
that city, about 800 miles distant
from the international boundary
at Nogales, will be reached within
forty hours time.
Having existed in almost COM
plete isolation, reached only by
long and tedious sea voyages, or
laborious and even dangerous jour
neys by land, Sinaloa has been
known but slightly to the outside
world; and now that by bands OF
steel it has been drawn closely in
touch with its neighboring states
and the great world beyond, there
is naturally keen and wide curios-
ity with regard to the state and lit
natural resources. To all feeling
that curiosity the paragraphs fol-
lowing will be interesting: The
state lies just
OUTSIDE THE ToRRID ZONE,
the Tropic of Cancer crossing The
state near the southern extremity
but a few miles north from Maza
tlan. Its coast line skirts the lower
end of the Gulf of California, tn,
Pacific Ocean laving its southern
most shore. The superficial ares
of the state is wedgeshaped, th'
northern half being the widest por
ton, and about 100 miles in width
while the southern half is not NOR
than sixty miles, the average widtl
being stated at eighty miles. From
north to south the state is 80
miles long. Along the northern hal
of the state extending between tn
seacoast and the foothills stretche
very rich and fertile belt (the lii
toral of the Gulf and the Pacific,
that is from twenty to sixty mile
in width which is said by expert
to be the deepest and richest so
known anywhere in Mexico or tn
United States, its depth averagin
forty feet, and having been demon
8trated by analysis and actual prc
duction one of the most fertile an
productive of soils known any
where in the world.
In the southern half of the sta
the m mountains approach closely
the coast, and there is very lit
The oasis., 1908-09-05
SlNALOA.

An Imperial State of Wonderful Rich
ness and Fertility With Remark
able Variety of Production, Now
Opening to the World.
The oasis., 1908-09-05

feet deep, the flowing current
racing with a velocity that was
estimated to pass within twenty
four hours volume of water suti-
cient to irrigate 100000 acres of
land an entire year. Statistics for
a period of twenty-four years last
past show the average annual rain
fall to exceed thirty inches.
CLIMATE.
During eight months in the year,
from October to June, the climate
is all that can be desired, compar-
ing favorably with the most favored
spots in all the wide world. The
hot weather prevails from June to
October inclusive; but the heat is
never oppressive, the mercury
rarely climbing to 100 degrees in
the heat of the day, while the nights
are rendered deliciously cool and
pleasant by a sea breeze blowing
off the Pacific and tempering the
atmosphere delightfully."-. 1t is this
long, hot season, combined with
the wonderful fertility of the soil
and an abundance of water for
irrigation, that give phenomenal
crop results from a wide variety of
products. The principal crops are
cotton, sugar cane, corn, potatoes,
beans, onions, Kaffir corn, alfalfa,
barley, wheat, henequin, (or ixtle),
tobacco, fruits and vegetables. Next
to mining the production of hene-
quin fibre is said to be the most
important industry, and while it is
still in its infancy the expectation OF
/, the fibre has said to have reached
} an annual total of $25,000,000,
Mexican money. While the state
is not within the great coffee belt
: of the west coast of Mexico there
) are said to be favored localities
5 where there are produced most ex
cellent varieties of that deliciou:
/, product. | was told of one planta
t tion, which | have not located al
S yet, somewhere on the Fuerte river
: whsre there is raised quality o
0 coffee that is unexcelled, the soil
}, climate and other favorable cir
r .cumstances uniting in effectinI
conditions that make the produc
:. highly superior. The area is small
a and the
It ENTIRE CROP is EXPORTED
! to England, where the plantation
is owned. The cotton produce,
i does not supply the home con
= sumption, and the extensive cotto
. mills in various localities impor
their supplies in great part fror
Texas. With development of tn
n agricultural resources of the stat
r. Sinaloa will become great expol
,e ter of the fibre. One of the grea
r crops is sugar, quite an acreage bt
% ing devoted to its cultivation, an
n there being several large suga
re mills and refneries in operation /
o. various parts of the state. Th
lie cane is planted between Januar
n, and May and it natures in eleve
of or twelve months, and withol
y farther planting it is cut successi'
70 seasons for a number of year
is While seven to twelve years a.
ne said to be the usual period the
III are reported lands in the Fuer
er valley that have been harvestt
st twenty years from a single plan
is ing. Until recently the most prir
On tive methods of cultivation ha'
On been employed, and fertilizers ha'
ha navar hean usad vet the nroducti(
The oasis., 1908-09-05

y
ject to inundation, the entire width
of each valley being covered with
water to depth of six feet or
more. AS the season of inunda-
ton approaches the cattle are
driven out into the mountains, and
everything that can be damaged
by the waters is removed to a
place Of safety. After the waters
have subsided the people return to
the valleys with their stock and inn
plements and prepare the land for
another crop, the soil having been
saturated thoroughly and fertilized
greatly by silt deposited by the
food.
Back of the littoral lands lies
the foothill belt, which runs from
twenty to thirty miles In width,
covered in part with
MAGNIFICENT FORESTS
abounding in the finest, rarest
and most valuable hardwood,
such as ebony, rosewood, maho-
gony, lignum vitae, Brazil wood,
(the latter dye stuff, etc,
making natural resources of tre-
mendous value, which heretofore
have been unavailable to q great
extent; but will be now put in
touch with the marts of the world
through the facilities opened
by rail transportation. Scattered
through the foothill belt are many
charming little valleys set amid
surroundings most picturesque
which will make home spots Of
surprising beauty and interest
where combination of ranchine
and farming will offer competence
and ease to thousands of home
seekers.
Back of the foothill belt, alons
the eastern border of the state, liz
the mountains, rising to elevations
between 1000 to 1000 feet, covered
with great forests of oak and pine
giving the foundation for grea
lumber industry. Among the pine
are found frequently great mon
archs of the forest, towering int,
the air one hundred feet or more
standing in the clear sixty o
ninety feet to the first limb, an,
three to five feet in diameter
These great forests will prove
) valuable asset in the development
of the state. In the same noun
tains are rich and valuable minera
deposits, including gold, silver, COP
per and other rare and usetu
metals. From east to west tn
state is crossed by no less than
TEN LARGE, FLOWING RIVERS,
> that never go dry, many Of ther
4 carryingimmense volumes of waite
4 Besides the natural rainfall thes
D streams are fed by thealmost eve
+ lasting SHOWS of the high sierras
e the eastward. In their order, frol
S the north to the south they al
: named, the Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mocc
J rito, Culiacan, San Lorenzo, Rio c
S Elota, Piaxtala, Quelite, MazatlaI
S and Rio del Bacuarte. Some
il these rivers (notably the Culiacar
g are formed by the junction of tv
g other rivers. The river cited
i formed by the junction of IL
j. Humaya and Tamacula, whiC
d unite right at the city named aft
. the river. Even in their lowe
stages the water in these rivers
% abundant, and in the food seasc
% they are raging torrents. UpC
l. H. 4o-AL Of Noyoro har 1Q0E Al
The oasis., 1908-09-05

of cane has run from twenty to
thirty tons per acre. One instance
is cited where the production
reached thirty-fve tons. By mod
ern methods forty tons per acre
are estimated possible and alto
gether probable. At prices now
paid the cane brings four dollars.
Mexican money, at the mill, yield
ing the planter $50 to $120 per
acre, with a net return of SIS to
$50. Much of the output is ex-
ported, the state of Sonora deriving
its supply of sugar from Sinaloa;
and with the extension of railway
construction to the non-producing
states of the interior there may be
anticipated great increase of ex-
portation and consequently of pro-
duction.
Corn and potatoes are grown
without irrigation on the uplands
between the river valleys, and
many other crops are said to
thrive as well. Two crops each
year are said to be taken off from
the land without irrigation. The
corn planting seasons are June and
February. AS soon as one crop is
harvested the ground may be pre-
pared for another. In Ausust the
farmers were plowing the young
corn of the June planting. Many
other productions of the soil that
can be produced in great abun-
dance are necessarily omitted Of
mention in this article, for to men
ton them all would fill several
issues of THE OASIS: but as time
passes they will be given full and
: ample description. Production of
the henequin fibre is one of the
LEADING INDUSTRIES
and it is destined to great and
wide development. 1t is fibre
plant of the maguey species, and
in Siualoa it grows leaves OF great
size and length, producing a very
fine, long and strong and tenacious
fibre, doing so without other treat
ment than rubbing the pulp from
: the leaves, leaving the delicate
net work that goes to make the
skeleton of the leaf to be twisted
: and spun into binder twine, cor
dage, etc. Its uses are manifold
and varied, the demand being al
> most world wide, and the prices
are maintained at level where
production of the fibre is profit
n able. About 400 plants per acre
d are the quota usually set out
l. After the young plants are wei
n started they require practically
t no cultivation and but little water
n the ordinary rainfall suificing u.s.
g ually, but with irrigation they
e produce more abundantly. In th'
: third year after setting out eacf
It plant will begin production o
y leaves of size sufficient to cut anC
d hetchel, and before dying out an(
II requiring planting it will yiel(
n fibre from ten to fourteen years
le Each plant will produce from
Y twenty to thirty leaves per year
n each leaf yielding its quota of ne
1t fibre. In Yucatan, where the hen
ye equin industry has been established
S. long and permanently, the annua
re return is estimated at thirty cents
re gold, per plant. This would ind
te cate an annual return of $12(
I'd American money, per acre, q larg
t. part of which may be counted a
n net, when the production has one
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-11

The Woman's Lyric club will give
it's second concert March 13 at Simp-
son auditorium. Mr.. Poulin is the
director.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-11

hall of the Grail where the holy rites
are to be performed, but before leav-
ing the guileless one. baptizes Kundry
with water from the spring, as humbly
she throws herself at his feet. Again
the scene changes to the great hall,
Tolling bells in the distance announce
once more Amfortas is borne in upon
his weary litter. The knights demand
that he uncover the Grail, but as with
each uncovering his agony increases,
he refuses, at the same time demanding
that they DESTROY him, and thus have
the power of the Grail restored to them.
Tremendous heights of expression are
reached here by. the music as Amfor-
tas in the moment of his torture bares
his bosom for relief. Unobserved Par
sifal now approaches, bearing the sa-
cred spear; he touches the wound, and
Immediately it is healed. Then he pro-
claims himself king of the Grail, and or
ders it uncovered. Ascending to the
altar, he raises the sacred vessel in all
its crimson beauty. Gurnemanz and
Amfortas kneel to do him homage,
Kundry dies at his feet in the joy of
repentance, and a white dove, descend
ing from the dome of the hall, hovers
over Parsifars head, while knights and
singers aloft in the dome sound their
hymns of praise.
Let each one draw his own deductions
from this impressive series of musical
pictures That there are lessons none
can deny, and that the listener Will be
the better for having seen and heard
"ParSifaI' is assured.