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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13
CITY OF AUGUSTA.
PUBLIC HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT,
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Mayor of Augusta until six o'clock u. NJ.
July ], 1908, ier the improvement of pub
lie highways country roads,.
Each proposal shall be accompanied by
certified check, payable at sight To the
order of 'the City Treasurer of Augusta
for. five per cent. Of the amount of the
proposal; which check shall be held until
the execution of the contract. The sue
cessful bidder who fails to enter into the
contract will forfeit his check. When the
contrac. has been made. the various
checks will he returned to the bidders
who deposited them.
The successful bidder must furnish a
bond for the faithful performance of the
work; such bond to be for the full
amount Of the contract. and with sure
ties and in form satisfactory to and APP
proved by the Committee
The place of residence of every bidder,
the pOstOft1cc address, with county and
state. must be given after the signature
f.. ms furnished for the purpose and
must he placed in sealed envelopes, en-
dorSed proposal for Improvement Of
Road" and addressed and delivered to
the Mayor not later than the date and
time above named.
large percentage of the rock required
for the work has already been prepared
for the crusher and is distributed along
the line of the road to be improved.
The contractor to whom tie contract
may be awarded will be required to APP
pear at the Mayors Office with the
surety offered by him. and execute the
contract within three days from the date
of notification of such award. and in case
OF failure or neglect so to do he will be
considered as having abandoned it and
shall forfeit the check accompanying his
proposal.
The right is reserved by the Committee
to reject any and all bids
General plans of the work and form of
contract and specifications may be seen
at the Office of the engineer.
Committee en- Highways and Sewers,
City of Augusta, Maine.
June3wed& sattilljune27
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13
Flag Day.


Tomorrow, June IA, will be the 131st
d Q9l$dtsary ofsti,sadoption of the
..Se4fs and Stripes as the Flag Of the
sJfited States. Inasmuch as it comes
upon the Sabbath day, Monday, June
Is, will he celebrated as Flag day, and
will no doubt be very generally OBJ
served throughout the country. Ulti-
mately no doubt this anniversary will
attain to the dignity Of national hol-
iday, largely through the efforts of
THE American Flag Association"
which is working to secure this result.
1t is we'll that young people of our
country growing into citizenship should
know the story of the flag, and certain
ly no older person can have any very
good excuse for being ignorant of it,.
1t is one that loses nothing by rope
tition
On the 14th day of June, 17:7, Con-
gress enacted: THAT the flag Of the
10 United States be IS stripes, alternate
red and white: that the Union be IS
stars, white, in a blue field, represent
ing a new constellation" The num-
Der of the stripes having been increas-
ed by the admission of new states, the
possibilities of the nations future de-
velopmcnt dawred upon our fathers
and the original 10 stripes We're I'M
changeably restored by act of Congress
on April 4, 1918, when it was enacted:
THAT from and after the fourth day of
July next, the flag of the United
States be Is horizontal stripes, alter
nate red and white: that the Union be
20 stars. white, in blue field, and that
on the admission of new state into
the Union, one star be added to the
Union OF the flag: and such addition
take effect on the fourth day of July
next, succeeding such admission"
Since 1913 90 stars or sovereign states
have been added to the Union, making
40 in all.
Since the struggle of 1S61-1S65, the
flag has become the symbol of mighty
nation. 1t has been carried to the ut
most parts of the earth, carrying lib
erty wherever it has been thrown to
the breeze Americans cannot fail of a
feeling of pride and satisfaction, nor
restrain the swelling of patriotism in
the breast, when we contrast the mean
ing, in far distant lands of ours and
other flags displayed together.
The Stars and Stripes, within the re-
cert past, have come to possess new
beauty for friendly eyes and new terror
for the foes of liberty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13
The Manufacture Of Wood Pulp.

According to a government publica-
ton which has just been issued. near
ly 100000 cords of wood, in exact
numbers 1882 $50, were used in the
United States last year in the manu-
facture Of paper pulp. This is just
twice as much as was used in 1893,
the first year for which detailed fig
ures are available, and the figures
bring out in emphatic fashion the
rapid growth of the paper making and
allied Industries in this country dur
ing the last decade. From these
4, 100000 cords Of wood more than $780,
DOC, 600 tons of pulp were produced in
1907, gain of over 100000 tons above
the production Of the preceding year.
This enormous production of pulp,
made necessary by the incessant call
for paper and more paper, tells the
story of the depletion of the spruce
forests. The amount of spruce used
was IS per cent. of the total consump-
ton Of pulp wood, while hemlock fur
niahed IA per cent. and poplar nine per
cent. Maine ranks second in pulp
production, New York ranking first.
The third state in rank is Wisconsin
and it is in this latter state that most
of the hemlock is used for the manu-
facture of pulp.
The report of the census bureau
which gives these figures gives an in
teresting description of the process of
wood pulp manufacture. Wood pulp
is usually made by one of two gen.
eral processes, mechanical or chemical.
In the mechanical process the wood.
after being cut into suitable sizes and
barked, is held against revolving
grindstoncs in a stream Of water and
thus reduced to pulp. In the chemi-
cal process the barked wood is re-
duced to chips and cooked in large
digesters with chemicals which des-
troy the cementing material of the
fibers and leave practically pure Gel
lulosc. This is then washed and
screened to render it suitable for paper
making. The chemicals ordinarily
used are either bi-sulphite of lime or
caIstic soda. A little over half of the
pulp manufactured last year was made
by the sulphite process, and about
one-third by the mechanical process,
the remainder being produced by the
soda process. Much of the mechanical
pulp, or ground wood as it is COM
monty called, is used in the making
of newspaper. 1t is never used alone
in making white paper but always
mixed with some sulphite fiber to give
the paper strength. A cord of wood
ordinarily yields about one ton of me-
chanical pulp or about one-half ton of
chemical pulp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

One of the special correspondents at
Chicago sends home to his paper a
good story illustrating the plight of
the "allies" who have been opposing
the nomination of Secretary Taft.
1t Is one that Private John Allen once
told on Gen. Josiah Patterson of Ten
ncssee. Gen. Patterson commanded
the rear guard of DEBATED confed-
crate force which was in full retreat
and being pressed hard by the vic
torious Union Army. His men in the
rear guard began to exchange volleys
with the oncomng foe. Don't shoot
at them" shouted Gen. Patterson in
great excitement, 1T only makes them
mad"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

There has recently been founded at
Bryn Mawr q memorial prize in honor
of Mary Helen Ritchie who died in
1905 after faithful service for five
years as secretary of the college. Miss
Ritchie was the granddaughter of the
late William Bridge of Augusta and
the splendid tributes paid to her MEM
DRY by the Philadelphia newspapers
In announcing the establishment of
this memorial prize bear witness that
she inherited the many good qualities
of mind and heart which character
lied the Maine family from which she
came The prize is to be awarded
annually. by committee consisting of
members of the college staff and the
student body, to the member of the
senior class believed "to have shown
to the highest degree throughout her
years in college the qualities of joy
BUSINESS, high courage. fortitude. and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13
The Coming OIympian Games.

No doubt the 76 young men who
have been chosen from all parts of the
country to represent the United States
at the Olympian games in London in
July constitute the finest collection of
contestants that ever represented Am
est body of athletes ever assembled in
the world, for at every international
competition in general athletics which
has been held the representatives of
this country have carried off the lions
share of the honors. There is faith on
this side of the water that this record
will be Kept up at London next month,
although it is not to be denied that our
boys will have to struggle harder there
to gain the supremacy than they did
at Athens in 1896, at Paris in 1900 or
st. Louis in 1904.
This international contest revived
under the name of the famous Grecian
games of $500 years ago, has done much
world Holding the first meeting at
Athens was a happy inspiration, since
it established the games as Il legitimate
succession although they. now include
many kinds of contests which would
have astonished the old Greeks them
selves. Still, none of the contests with
which those ancient athletes We're IA
miliar are neglected, except perhaps
the chariot races, and of course the
games have to be modified to suit mod
ern conditions, but the ancient model
has been built upon and extended and
the name Olympian as applied to them,
though it may seem somewhat preton-
tious, nevertheless applies to contests
and exercises OF greater interest and
doubtless involving greater skill and
endurance than the best trained ath-
lctcs of the ancient world ever exhibit
ed.
At Athens, at Paris and at st. Louis
the representatives of America not only
captured far more prizes and honors
than the representatives of any other
country, but they captured so large a
share of the total that it was really a
contest of America against the COM
bined athletic forces of the world. This
year there is great interest in England,
since the games will be held in that
country for the first time, and great
stadium has been erected near London
where they will be held. English ath-
letes will do their best to win the first
honors for their country and to keep
America from continuing it's unbroken
series of successes. The interest of the
athletic world will be centered in the
contest, and here is hoping success for
the Is young men who will wear the
colors of Uncle Sam.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

II is no uncommon thing for bar
tenders and saloon keepers to be total
abstalners. but it is something of q
surprise to learn that in the city of
Chicago there is Il "Bar-tenders' and
Saloon keepers Total Abstinence So
ciety" which has a membership of over
20GO. and that in hundreds of the sa-
looms of that city the proprietors arc
bound by all agreement not to employ
man who drinks. This condition of
things, and especially this agreement,
may well be called very powerful
temperance sermon and the saloon
keepers are not likely to give it any
unnecessary publicity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13
A BROAD STATEMENT,

THIS announcement is made without
any qualifications. Hem-Roid is the one
preparation in the world that guarantees
It,
Or. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid will cure any
let " " " 'o"
nally.
It is impossible to cure an established
case case Ct Piles with ointments. supposit-
oiies, ihJections, or outward appliances.
guarantee is issued with every pack
age Of DR.. I.eonhard's Hem-Roid, which
contains a months treatment.
20 and talk to Eowditch & Webster,
. Price Moo. DR., Leonhardt Co., Station
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

Governor Hughes of New York has
won a sreat victory in the passage of
the law prohibiting race track gamb-
ling in that state. Plainly Governor
Hughes is just the kind of executive
which that states needs, and it needs
him so much in fact for another term
that it is to be excused for not showing
any great enthusiasm over the attempt
to boom him for the presidency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13
Sleeping in the Open.

(Ossipee Valley Rccord)
The fresh air" people are beginning
to prepare their out-of- door sleeping
apartments so as to be ready for the
warm summer nights. Anyone who
has never slept out of doors cannot
know the satisfaction it affords. A
small piazza carefully screened to keep
out mosquitoes and June bugs and
furnished with a small bed, makes a
very comfortable and healthful place
to sleep.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

Milwaukee has long been famed as
world, but now that German theatre
has failed there for lack of patronage.
It seems likely to lose this distinction
The sons of the Fatherland who have
come to this country in such great
numbers are making the best kind of
Americans. and theatres where Eng
lish is spoken are soon good enough
for them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

A scientist down in New Jersey an
nounces that he has discovered the Sc
crct of everlasting life. But why call
it secret? The preachers have been
telling it to the world for many, many
centuries 80 a..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

Red letter boxes are to come next
according to advices from washington
as the present color is not easily dis
tinguished at distance. The change
will probably lead excited individuals
to get them mixed with fire alarm
boxes, but this danger will not out
weigh the advantages expected by the
change. ~.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

Alfalfa was first brought to Kansas by
the late Harrison ]oarkman. of Emporia
Mr.. Parkman first saw alfalfa growing
ir Chile He brought the seed to America
and in the late seventies he went to En-
poria to live Ha sowed alfalfa in farm
which he bought and the plant prospered.
1t was slow in gazing popularity in Kan
Sas but is now one of the States most
important forage crops.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

Thrifty little Nicaragua has leased
it's entire navy to a commercial COM
pany for five years and the vessels.
three III number. will be used in the
prosaic work of carrying freight.
Certainly that is better employment
for them than in bombarding some sis
ter republic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

This airship business has already
brought new word into usage
"aviatOr" 1t will look little odd at
first and also sound little odd as
people struggle with its pronunciation,
but soon it is likely to be as familiar
as "chauffcur."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

The enterprising interviewer should
lose no time in getting Count BOnis
views Of the Gould family course in
granting Anna permission to marry his
dear cousin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13
Those Neglected Guidehoards.
Work Transcrfpt.lG

This is just the time of yettrfemarks
an exchange, when the town
authorities should look to, the guide
posts along the highways. 1t is essen
tial that these be sufficient in number
and plainly marked, not only to indi-
cate the route from village to village.
but also to warn autos and teams OF
dangerous curves and hills. Some
towns in Maine are well provided in
this line. Others may well take action
this spring to prevent accidents and
make easy public travel. The State
law is strong enough to compel this
and general sentiment certainly Is
strong enough to enforce the law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

There is a certain M. D. on Pine
street. Lewiston, who has small
daughter. Tuesday noon one of the
inmates of the doctors household was
hosing down the lawn in front of the
house. Little Miss NJ d. sat demure-
ly on the piazza steps, her two bright
eyes peepinS from, under her beach
hat, on the watch for Opportunity. 1t
came when the gentleman had finished
wetting the lawn and started for the
shut-off. Miss M. d. darted for the
still spouting nozzle and having Sc
cured it turned it full on the uncon-
scuttled for cover back of the house
and the playful little lady looked for
more. worlds to conquer. A perspir-
ing ire laddie was coming down Pine
street with his coat on his arm,
dreaming doubtless of promotion and
hairbreadth escapes. His dreams re-
ceived more or less of damper when
a stream of water took him full in the
face. He stood for a moment partly
from bravery but mostly from sheer
establishment. Then he broke ground
and gave a capital one man imitation
of Bull Run, the doctors playful
daughter all the time playing the hose
up and down his brass buttoned per
son. He took refuge behind a tree
but was winged from time to time I'M
til the doctor himself came to the res
cue and escorted his enterprising Off
spring back to the piazza. The first
gentleman burned the air to the shut
off and the fire laddie dripped away
down Pine street still looking dazcd
William p. Goodwin, a former Fox
croft boy, has been appointed bank
examiner of Rhode Island for 4 three
year term at a salary of $4,000 Mr..
Goodwin became treasurer of the
Merchants Insurance Company OF
that capacity until 1900. Then he
branched out into the professions of
expert accounting and the security
business. in this last respect represent
ing H. w. Poor & Co. of New York
and Boston. He has acted as expert
accountant for about all the big bust
ness enterprises in Providence and
many large corporations in various
parts of the country, and thus has
gained qualifications which are and
nave been regarded by leading banking
men aS making him well suited to the
position for which he has now been
named.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

The millennium would be along be-
fore the Fourth if all the good advice
in the Baccalaureate sermons were
only followed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

The latest help for Secretary Tafts
boom comes in the announcement that
William y. Haywood. late of Idaho,
will take the stump against him if he
Is nominated at Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13
Saturday, juno 10, 1908.
OF AUGUSTA.

About this time expect the first sea
serpent stories from the vicinity OF the
summer resorts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
A Brief BaccaIaureate.
portland TRANSCRIPT.

cortland Transcript
To the graduate: Do something and
do it at once if it isn't so great. Don't
be an idler
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

Bangor is really going to have that
new public library-sOmetime-p perhaps
if nothing happens to prevent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13
Maine Gossip
Peary.

One little point of frozen earth?
One worthless unit of a sphere
That holds so much to bless and cheer?
Rehod the vast plains of the West,
Go forth, they say, and choose the best:
Or in the city's throbbing heat
Solve there the problems you will meet
Fools all! They never guess the strength
That leads him DER an oceans length
And bids him brave the cold and snow
And forces that we little know.
What tho the shifting southern pack
Shall close for aye the homeward track?
What tho a bleak, untrodden shore
And fearful perlls loom before?
This is his life, to do and dare.
To battle with this northern air
To see the same white landscape run
Behind him meath the midnight sun;
To brave tho dangers of the. foes,
On constant watch for nameless foes;
70 see the Wond'rou life and forms
That revel mid contendins storms,
And feel that all that he has gained
Is nothing to the unattained.
He seeks not gold. nor yet name,
Far easier won are wealth and fame.
His goal is not one little spot,
One great achievement calls him not
But the grand mystery of Il world
ThrO' an unmeaSured distance hurled,
Out of the chaSm of the past
Into the unknown blank and vast.
So when the red aurOra's lights
Shall paint with fame our winter nights,
Wen pray for Peary and the few
Who dare to dream, who dream to do.
Boston Journal.
Three weeks now to the Glorious
Fourth.
signs of thaW." remarks the Fort
Fairfield Review.
The Maine delegation is off for the
big convention at Chicago.
Department Commander Dana is a
popular selection among the veterans.
The kcnnebcc, Hancock and oxford
Republicans hold their county conven-
tions next week
Bangor is really going to have that
new public library-sometime-p perhaps
if nothing happens to prevent.
Mayor Hubbard of Boston has been
on a fishing trip this week to Harrison
where he has been for MANY summers
past
1t is rather forcing things to be talk
the fall fairs and racing events. 1t is
somewhat too suggestive of the chill of
autumn mornings.
Raising the Boothbay is going to be
a more costly job than was first esti-
mated. 1t also continues the star at
traction at Bath According to reports
the same excuses, such as pain in the
stomach, grandmother ill, mother-in-
law dying, etc, etc, are used as rea-
SONS far Bathites to leave business and
go to the river front to watch the div
ers and wreckers at work.
During the months of May, 1908. 49,
1923 bushels of potatoes were shipped
over the B. & A. r. R.. making total
from crop Of 1907 up to and including
May 81, 1908, 5.904.702 bushels, or de-
crease of 5,7O6.965 bushels from the
same period in 1906.
The little people of Standish have
lost a good friend in Miss Maria Brad
bury who died this week at the age of
SO. She always had kind word for
everyone and was a great favorite
with the children of the community.
for whom she often provided a treat
at the close of the term at the village
school. For nearly 40 years she had
charge of the Christmas trees at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

Mayor Hubbard of Boston has been
on fishing trip this week to Harrison
where he has been for MANY summers
past
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

1t is rather forcing things to be talk
the fall fairs and racing events. 1t is
too suggestive of the chill of
autumn mornings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

The kcnnebcc, Hancock and oxford
Republicans hold their county conven-
tons next week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-13

Department Commander Dana is a
popular selection among the veterans.