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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16
Women Outlive Men.

Statistics gathered during the past ten
years in the United Kingdom show that
the women who lived over hundred
years exceeded the men by nearly s. per
cent. Long life in either sex however
is largely {, matter of health and the odds
are entirely in favor of the robust. For
these who are sickly and delicates we
recommend a fair trial of Hostetters
Stomach Bitters. and if its wonderful
record of cures during the past "a years
means anything, it certainly means thai
it vii! greatly benefit you also. 1t is wei
worth the trial at any rate We GuHran
tee every bottle absolutely pure. so there
need be no hesitancy in trying it in case:
of sick headache. bloating, heartburn
dyspepsia. indigestion, costiveness. colds
grippe. female ills or spring fever. II i.
for sale by at. druggists, groccrs :nt
dealers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

The excitement reported from Cali
fornia over the discovery BY il patriotic
society that the state has no a.onu.
meht or memorial to George Washing
ton seems hardly warranted. Othe,
good states are in the same fix. bu
nobody doubts that the memory of tn,
Father. CT his Country is held in prone,
reverence within their borders. Eve,
Caiifornia has town named Washing
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

The Mecca railroad is being coa-
structed rapidly. solidly and metheol-
caily. Foreigners are employed In po-
sitions of leadership and management,
By imperial order it is now proposal
to complete the line from Medina 10
Mecca. a distance of $50 miles. before
the next pilgrimage ii. e., in about one
year,, also to construct railway itVis
Mecca to Mount Arafat. a distance ~
IeIeven miles. Mount Arafat ana 'ho
Religious ceremonies annually conduct-
Id there, during each pilgrimage. pos
less such an Importance in the eyes u
klgrims that they all endeavor to reach
dat mountain Of sacrifice. Last year
tie number of Mecca pilgrims was ON
cAly. estimated at 0.0o0.-Consu'aF
Reports.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

Ihe announcement that the big bat
'iesnip fleet will complete the circuit OF
the globe does not come as a great sur
PRISE. AS much has been suspected
irem the first. The little Americans
Will feel grieved no doubt, hut mos, .,
our people will heartily approve The
PROJECT and will recognize the advan.
'ages to the feet and 10 America,
prestige abroad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

In speaking of Senator Frye of Maine
the Manchester, \. II, IjnIon says:
"Oue need not be Il resident of the
State Of Maine in order 10 appreciate
the sterling qualities of William i.
Frye, president pro temporc OF the
United States Senate. They ar, known
and appreciated from coast to coast.
from Canada to the Gulf"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

The New Age declares in large head
lines that Again Augusta Goes Demo-
cratic This is true. The "non-par-
tisan" issue has dropped entirely out Of
sight since election.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

Some women would be q little rcluc-
tant to put forward the ground for di-
rorce which Evelyn uses, namely thai
her husband was insane when nc mar
ried her
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

Many people will no doubt be
surprised to learn that there are afioat
today and doing good service in the
worlds merchant marine no less than
90 square Triggers which were built in
the ShipyardS of the Bath customs
district. most of them indeed within
the proud City of Ships herself. There
is no more. impressive substantation of
Baths claim to the title of the Ship
ping City than the fact that of some
10000 merchant vessels of nations
listed in the Record of American and
Foreign shipping nearly 500 were
built in Bath. That is 20 say that
practically one in every twenty-fOur
sea- going vessels doing the world 5
work on the seas today originated in
this port which is one Of CT ports along
the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of this
country alone. 1t is very doubtful
whether any other city in this country
can claim to be the birthplace of so
numerous a portion of the world
merchant navies. In the lasat 127
years. Bath has built 9O4 full-rigged
ships. 262 barks and barkentines and
613 brigs. OF that magnificent fleet
there are still engaged in business on
| the seas 81 ships, "a barks and
barkentines. The Bath brig seems to
| have become entirely extinct, but that
| is not so strange as no vessel of that
| once popular rig has been built here
in the last % years, and only "a We're
launched here during the preceding
quarter of century. Only six years
| have elapsed since the last full rugged
| ship was launched here-tne last one
built in this country, she was-anG
| Baths last bark was sent overheard ir
| the last year of the 10Th Century, 81
that even supposing that the construc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16
"THE CRUEL WAR is OVER.
lNcW AGc.)

Mayor Plaisted will chcenlIy for
give and will try his best to rgct his
political enemies but has grae doubt
as to his ability to do the LATIN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

The first fish story of the season
one to beat. 1t tells CT mountain of
petrifted fish which has just been dis
covered there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

The time is at hand for guesseS OF
the date when the river will open.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

Rumford Falls is showing lot OF
interest in the proposition to establish
there company of the National
Guard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

The York Transcript tells us that
f.. B. Grace of Kittery has been riding
around in a sleigh this winter that
was built 200 years ago and is still in
q good state of preservation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

Auburn Jail had 115 prisoners last
week, the largest number for several
Years
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

Laughter in Persia is considered rffcm-
mate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16
ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return Of re-
jected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

Steel rails average 100 tons of metal
to the mile; iron, las tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

They are making arrangements for
the Patriots Day baseball games, and
that is only a little more than u month
M
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

Maxwell Grays forthcoming novel
"Thc Suspicious Of Emengarde. IS the
history al an untravellcd traveller on Il
winter holiday at the health resorts i'll
tn" western Riviera. 1t is written in q
light comedy vein and decidedly i'll con-
trast to The Silence of Dean Matt
land" the authors first novel. Max
" ell Gray is an English woman. whose
real name is Nj. G. Tuttiett. Essays
and poems as well as a goodly list of
stories stand to her credit THE Great
Refusal" her latest story. was pub
AlsheG in 1906
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

J. l.. Garvin, until recently editor of
the Outlook Gondon). has become
editor and part owner of the Observer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

Dull eve and pallid cheek
Go seek them in the woodland.
And on the mountains seek:
Their hands are rough but Wondtok,
Their triumphs are unique.
Behold. the beauty doctors
At last are come this way.
And G the maidens' shining eyes,
That fash and glance 50 gay,
And roses, roses everywhere.
Without cent to pay!
Philadelphia Bulleti
The time is at hand for guesses on
the date when the river will open.
Auburn Jail had lis prisoners last
week, the largest number for several
years.
Rumford Falls is showing a lot Of
interest in the proposition to establish
there company of the National
Guard.
The York Transcript tells us that
+. B. Grace of kittery has been riding
around in sleigh this winter that
was built 200 years ago and is still in
q good state of preservation.
They are making arrangements for
the Patriots Day baseball games, and
that is only little more than u month
away.
They are announcing the saluta-
torians and valedictorians, and as
,,cuaI tho announcements Sprpa6S
abroad the impression that there are
only girls in the high school graduating
classes this year.
THE Star" North Waync's unique
little GX41a newspaper which is now
on volume five, issues its March num-
Der with a green cover in honor Of St.
Patrick's Day.
Four prominent members of the
Brunswick Club happened to sit in to
game OF whist the other afternoon
and after the game began to talk
drifted into Il discussion of weight. 1t
was then discovered that the total
avoirdupois of the four sitting at the
table was 935 pounds. The men were
Stephen G. Whtmorc. Esq, Major
Ray p. Eaton. Henry c. Upton and
Henry G. Smith.
They have just organized a Republic
can club at Harvard for the 1908
campaign and its president is a Maine
boy, Walter A. Powers. son of Con-
gresham Powers. He graduated from
Bowdoin in 1906 and is now in his
second year at the Harvard Law school
where he ranks as he did at Bowdoin,
right at the head of his class. He was
the youngest student to graduate from
BOWdOin for many years, being only Is
when he completed his four years
course and received his diploma.
The oldest Bath vessel still employed
in trade is said by the Bath Anvil to
be the bark Alfred Gibbs which was
built in 1851 by. the famous firm of
Trufant and Drummond in the ship
yard in which both Drummond and
Trufant SITS. terminate and which
forms Il part of the establishment of
the Kelley, Spear Co. She is sailing
now under the Norwegian flag though
retaining her original name and halls
from the port Of ChriStIansand. She
was originally built for Capt. William
Drummond of Bath and hailed from
that city. That the oak and hackme-
tack used in her construction We're of
the best quality and that honest work
WAS put into her construction is at
tested by her successful battle with the
elements for 81 years.
Many people will no doubt be
surprised to learn that there are atioat
today and doing good service in the
worlds merchant marine no less than
90 square Triggers which were built in
the ShinNardS of the Bath Gust onS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

l.. Allan Harker, who wrote Con
corning laul an Fiametta," has a new
novel of English country life ready for
spring publication under the title of
Ills First Leave" 1t concerns a
young meaber of the Indian Civil Ser
vice and Introduces a small boy who
has the same natural humorous quail
jtv that made Paul and Fiametta such
prIICp faVriteS "a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

Will Lexington Comfort, author of
"Tte Nhited Sapulchre." has strong,
stirring tale of the Southland in the
current number Of Lippencott's entitled
Lady Thoroughbred Kentuckian."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

Salisbury Reed, is a dainty love story
told in rovel style, and with a sense
of humor that proves the author q
clever student of the willfulness of Z
maid when she says one thing anC
means another. Philadelphia: Henry
Altemus Co
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

a portrait of George Meredith is to
be added to the royal collection at
Windsor. the King having lately COM
missioncd Mr.. William Strang to paint
it. Mr.. Strang will also paint. by the
Kings order, portrait of Lord
Cromer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

William Dean Howells's new novel.
..Fennnl ant Rue" which will make its
appearance next week, is said to SYM
bolize the emotional state of The hero
hen he reflects urOn his curious
treatment of the heroine. 1t is the un-
usual quality of the love story that will
prove the distinctive feature Of Mr.
HOweliS'S story.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

Among the timely and interesting
stories in the current number of The
American Boy is The Great Gold
Cup Il story of basketball.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

They are announcing the saluta-
torians and valedctorians, and as
usual the announcement spreads
abroad the impression that there are
only girls in the high school graduating
classes this year
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

Roy Norton. author of The Vanish
ing Fleets" has recently joined the
colony of American authors in Europe
where he will spend q vacation Of tWc
or three months before starting Tor
Peru 10 gather materials for his next
long story tn be published by d. Apple
ton 4 Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

The c. NJ. Clark publishing company
of Boston will issue this spring two
novels by young Boston writer's.
climbing up to Return" which is
said to be in the style of Mrs. Wigs"
is by newspaper writer, Miss
Florence j. Lewis The Sunset Trail
a tale of the West. is by Harriet c.
Morse. a graduate of Radcliffe college
and an amateur musician. "A Random
Shaft is a romance of the Philippines
! by Jud Macmillan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-16

The Star" North Wayne's unique
| little GX41a newspaper which is now
on volume five, issues its March num-
Der with a green cover in honor Of St.
Patrick's Day.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-04
JACK LEYBURNS
MEASURE TAKEN
At KALAMAZOO
Sterling Mckinney Hangs 1t on
Philadelphia TrOtter in
200 Race.

KALAMAZOO. Mich, Aug. 4-The
defeat of Jack Leyburn by Sterling Nc
Kinney yesterday afternoon in the 2:09
trot was the feature of the opening day
of Kalamazoo's first meeting as a MEM
Der of the Grand Trotting Circuit.
The 2:09 trot and the 2:16 pacing
event We're the features of the after
noon. Jack Leyburn won the opening
heat of the 200 trot, with Sterling Nc
Kinney finishing fifth. The veteran
driver Geers then proceeded to drive
Mckinney to victory in the next three
heats. Minor Heir had no trouble In
taking the 2:16 pac in three straight
heats, breaking the track record at
Recreation Park in The first and third
heats. which he won in 2:03~and 2:02a.
The hardest fought race of the day
was the 2:24 trot, which went the fun
five heats. After showing strong In the
first and second heats, Nancy Royce
went to second and fifth in the next
two heats, but took first money when
driven by Geers, broke in the
last heat just before reaching the wire,
and finished second.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-04
American MOtOr=BOat BestS
. British Rival in Excit-
ing Finish.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.--The United
States won in another international
contest yesterday, attended by as excit-
ing circumstances as those which char
acterized the recent Marathon race in
the Olympic sports in London. on the
home stretch. with her engineer sense
less from having inhaled gasoline
come himself and steering and striv-
ing simultaneously to resuscifate his
unconscious shipmate, the motor boat
Dixie IL. retained the United States
hold on the Harmsworth u by de-
feating her English competitor, the
Wolseley -Siddeley, on Long Island
Sound, off Huntington, l.. 1.
The winner beat her fast rival by
40 seconds. covering the thirty-mile
course at an average speed of 27.75
knots, or 31.9 statute miles an hour
The Dixie II. was entered by the Motor
Boat Club of America, and is owned by
e. J.. Schroeder, of that organization.
The Wolseley- Siddeley is owned by the
Duke of Westminster and represented
the Motor Yacht Club of England.
The American craft is of 200 horse
power, with a single screw, whereas
the English boat is of 400-horsepower
and has a twin screw. The course con
sisted of three stretches of ten miles
each.
The Daimler H., the other British
competitor, broke her connecting rod
after she had covered about six miles
at the second turn of the first round,
and when she was second in the race,
having just passed the Woolseley-Sid-
deley. The other two American boats
in the race, the U. S, A. and the Den,
completed the course and made fairly
fast time. The u. S. A. was defeated
by the Dixie II. by 10 minutes IA sec
onds, and the Den by Is minutes 50
seconds.
1t was when the Dixie ii. was four
miles from the finish on the last round
of the course that Albert Rappuhn, her
engineer, became unconscious. Captain
BARLEY Pierce, likewise suffering from
gasoline fumes. directed the boat with
n hand while he slapped the uncon-
scious engineer and threw water on
him in a fruitless effort to bring him
to. Rappuhn revived only after a doc
tor had been brought on board after
the race. Later he was taken ashore.
The Wolseley-Siddeley vas steered
by Noel M. Robbins. the owners repre-
sentative. His engineers were Arthur
Stapleton and George Swfngler.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-04
Duffy Says IrOnsides' lnfielder
Would Make Good in
Fast Company.
BY EDWARD P. DUFFY.

/ dc not see why Ollie Menchner, of
the Ironsides, is not playing profess
sional baseball. If he had taken adj
vantage of Larry Sutton's offer to join
his Easton Atlantic League team lie
would in all probability be playing in
Il bigger league now, for he has every
qualification of a great ball player. If
John Miller was graduated with high
honors = from the Easton team Ollie
Menchner is capable of the same thing.
The young man, who Is just beyond
his majority, is one of the cleverest
fellows playing ball hereabouts. He, as
/ have said before, is a budding~Wag-
ner. He is a little awkward in his ield-
ing, but like the great Pirate shortstop.
Menchner makes easy ones out of hard
ones. To be sure he makes an error
in a while, but what he does at
other times atones for those errors
with a vengeance. Menchner's strong
hold comes in his batting-after all, the
important thing about a ball player.
A manager can atone for almost any
of errors, not saying at all hat
Ollie is an error-maker any more than
another player, if, like Menchner, he can
hit. The player is a broad-shouldered
Is ipWlhS yodti, VIZ 10 IIaluI illy SLIOlS
and a hitter that swings long and wide
at the ball. He is quick in his swing,
S o that he meets speed with his hick-
DRY. sending the bail to all corners of
the lot.
Watch his batting Saturday in Mont
clair against Reeves. Ills work practi-
cally won the game. His hitting was
fine, three hingles of the timely variety
doing much to discomfort the suburban.
ties.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-04
Will Be Novelty Event for
Wednesday Nights Bike
Races.

Newark cycle racing fans will be in
troduced to another innovation at the
local Velodrome meet tomorrow night
on the occasion of the mid-week rae
ing meet under the electric lights. The
new stunt, which will be offered for
their approval, is to be q four-cornered
Australian pursuit race, such as has
enjoyed q great wave of popularity in
the a~ntipodes. IL will be a professional
number, and the contestants will be
Joe Halsin, Alfred Ashurst and Eddie
Rupprecht. local boys, and Sax Will
Jams, the Salt Lake City rider.
All four of these are excellent plug
gers, which is one of the chief re-
quirements for a contest of this kind.
Then, too, the quartet has shown class
as sprinters, and what is more they
are now riding at their very best; that
is, they are right on edge as to form,
Which has been clearly shown in re-
cent races here. Rupprecht is going
faster at the present time than he has
ever ridden since he has taken up the
game. Halgin, Ashurst and Williams
are essentially pluggers, though every
one has a sprint and can be figured on
~ hi'NC q 6iC6t ilSht. IL pail vi
conducting the race will be to start the
men from four points around the track
equal distances apart, and as a rider
is oyerhauled by the one coming from
behind to drop out until only n re-
mains on the track, and he will be de-
clared the winner.
Then for Wednesday night there will
be another three-cornered motor-paced
race with Elmer Collins, Jimmy Moran
and Eddie Root as the contestants.
distance will be twenty-five miles
n the pacemakers will be Turville,
Derosier and Briggs, the trio of steers
season in the big motor contests.
Should Moran win he intends to issue
a def to National Champion Hugh Nc
Lean, and the same applies to Eddie
Root, who is just breaking into the
game and who. it is claimed, is show
ing class and is being tipped as n of
the coming riders behind pace.
The card for Wednesday nights meet
will also contain two amateur races, so
that a good program of sport will be
provided for the patrons of night rae
ing. The events will be a five-mile
open, with d special prize for the win
ner of the most laps and a half-mile
handicap. All the stars among the
simon pures will be on hand, including
Hill, Mackay. Stein, Droback, Jones,
Beyerman, Walter Schlee, Zanes, Ma
gin. Jokus, Neuschaefer and twoscore
others. The racing will begin at s
o'clock sharp, owing to the big card.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-04
NO LEAK AT HARVARD.

CAMBRIDGE Mass, Aug An an
swer to the question where President
Eliot. of Harvard University. had pub
lished the Geographic correspondence
between President Roosevelt and him.
self on the subject Of the recent case Of
discipline affecting members OF the
Harvard University crew, the following
statement was made yesterday by the
secretary of the Harvard corporation:
president Eliot regarded both tele-
grams as private communications. AS
soon as he learned that they had been
published he telegraphed to President
Roosevelt, assuring him that the text
of the kilograms had not been obtained
from President Eliot's Office"
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-04
NEW YORK PURCHASES
BARRY FROM ST. LOUIS.

NEW YORK. Aug. 4,-Jack Barry.
the hard-hitting fielder of the st. Louis
team, appeared in a Giants uniform
this afternoon. Since Shannon was
turned loose McGraw has been dieker-
ing for Barry, but the lea was NOT
closed until this morning. ST. Louis at
first wanted TO trade Barry for Herzog,
but McGraw refused. and finally COM
promised by giving 1900 for the Car
dinals' fielder. Last year Barry had a
batting average of .2iS for 81 games.
Ills fielding average was 1863.
Manager McGraw had no substitute
outfielder on his team, although he has
three extra infiefders in Merkle, Herzog
and Brain. Barry's appearance on the
field afforded a genuine surprise, the
home club keeping the negotiations
secret until the deal was consummated.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-04
VANDERBILT CUP
RACE TO Be HELD
ON OCTOBER q.
Permission Given for Big Auto
Event-COurse to Be
Well POliced.

NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-The Vanderbilt
cup ace will be held this year on Oc-
tober p, permission having peer OBJ
tanned yesterday.
The formal application of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association was favor
ably acted upon at a public hearing Of
the Nassau County Supervisors at
Mineola yesterday and permission was
granted to hold the races over the
county roads.
This year the Vanderbilt cup races,
elimination and final, are to be made
safer, II possible, by a special guard of
LOO men. This guard, said A. r. Par
dington, vice-president and general
manager of the Long Island Motor
Parkway, will be supplemental to the
policing of the course by the sheriff and
his forces.
The elimination races will be held on
October 10. The bond of the Automobile
Association was fixed at $25. 900.