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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

The present Venezuelan controversy
whether this country shall treat the de-
cisiOn Of NeneZuela's highest court as it
would treat the decision rendered by
the highes st court of England, France
or Germany, or whether it shall go be-
hind this decision and recognize that
gross injustice has been done Ameri-
cans in Venezuela. The second course
seems likely to he the one followed,
since the highest court of Venezuela
does not stand for the cause OF justice
but is simply tool in the hands OF
that resourcefrl and enterprising ras-
cal, Castro.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02
A Unique Edifice.

One of the most remarkable church
edifces in the world has recently been
dedicated in Ahmednagar. India
Much of the money came from Ameri-
cans, either as an expression Of APP
probation OF the services of an Ameri-
can Board missionary during the late
famine. or from a desire to help build
a place of worship in India on the plan
which has controlled this structure
Gifts came from members representing
Congregational, Presbyterian Episco-
pal Methodist. Baptist, Unitarian and
Roman Catholic churches. Two con-
tributions We're from Hebrew friends
In all the principal windows, on the
rails of the communion table and on
the back of the minister's chair the
Indian lotus flower is beautifully re-
presented in cathedral glass and in
carving. The lotus flower is the
symbol, to the East Indian. of how the
entire universe has flowed out from
the Eternal and Infinite. This adapta-
ton to Oriental ideas, and the re-
strant used in having none of the
ecclesiastical symbols of the West.
such as the cross or the figure of
Christ. answers the sheer which one
sometimes hears that missionaries try
to thrust their own religious forms up
on people of the East. On the outside
wall of this church is an invitation in
English and in Marathi, This is Gods
house Everyone is invited to entt +
and worship 1t is doubtful if a
similar invitation is on any other
building in India. Men of other
religions are not generally allowed
even to enter Hindu temples or
Mohammedan mosques except with
restrictions Altogether this edifice in
accent India wonderful exponent of
Christian unity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

Harry Orchards evidence against the
officials of the Western Federation of
Miners gets unexpected confederation
in the attempt TO assassinate eX-Ad-
iutant General Wells of Colorado. He
has been active against the miners
organization for several years, but not
until this week was the attempt made
to kill him. This sort of thing gives
the general public lot more faith in
the evidence of orchard which the Ida
no Jury refused to believe. The kill
ing Of one ex-sheriff since the Hay
wood trial and the attempt to blow up
Gen, Wells shows that somebody has
been secured to do the work which
Orchard confesses he used to do.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02
The THIRD DISTRICT
Republican Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
CITY HALL, WATERVILlE,
Wednesday, April 20, 1908
AT II O'CLOCK A. NJ.

for the purpose of nominating a can
ddate for Congress to be voted for at
the State election, Monday, September IA.
1908.
To select two district delegates and
two alternates to attend the National
Republican Convention to be held at
Chicago Illinois, June is. 1905 and transact
any other business that may properly
come before it.
The basis of representation will be as
follows Each City. Town and Plantation
will be entitled to one delegate, and for
each seventy-five votes cast for the Re
publican candidate for Governor in 1906
an additional delegate. and for fraction
of forty votes in excess or seventy live
votes, an additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation of any CITY.
Town or Plantation can only be filled by
a resident of the county In which the
vacancy exists.
The district Committee will be in ses-
sion in the reception room Of the haH at
nine o'clock. on the morning, of the con-
vention, for the purpose OF receiving the
credentials of delegates Delegates in
order to be eligible to participate in the
convention, must be elected subsequent
to the date of the call for this con-
vention.
Per order District Committee.
JOSHUA w. BLACK
w. II. WILDES
FRED G. kINSMAN
W. II. DAVIS.
Dated March II. 1908.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02
The Lesson of a Murderer,

The American people will not fail tt
synpathiZe with the mother of Ches.
ter Gillette in her hour Of terrible af-
Fiction. She fought for her sons life
with all the strength Of a mothers
love and in the face of strong public
opinion, but she could not save him
He expiated his crime in the electric
chair and himself admitted that the
punishment visited upon him was a
merited one. 1t is rarely that crime
has SO strongly stirred public feeling
as did his. The keynote of his life
was selfshness. 1t overpowered his
sense of perspective, his ability to ap-
preciate the rights of others, his man
hood, his humanity, and left him de-
void of sympathy and unresponsive to
the dictates of conscience.
1t seems incredible that any man
could be SD destitute of all the ele-
ments of moral courage, so deaf to all
the calls of conscience, as to be I'M
moved by the pathetic and pleading
letters which were written Gillette by
Grace Brown. But his view of life
comprehe nded but one figure in the
universe-his own. He felt that the
girl lie had wronged stood in the way Of
the development of his personality
along the selfish lines Of his own rur-
poses. and remorselessly lured her,
still trusting in him, to an untimely
death. The law has taken it's course,
Gillette rests today in a dishonored
grave, but there is a lesson in his
fate which should not fail to have its
influence upon the young men of the
present day and generation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

The name Florida is carried in the
navy by one of the old monitors. a
craft which is soon to be used as a tar
get for the benefit of the modern bat
tleships. One of the new battieships.
however. is to be named the Florida
and this it is noted will be a monument
to the brief term of service held in the
Senate by Senator Bryan. When he
called upon President Roosevelt to pay
his respects he made this request and
the President promptly granted it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02
Kentucky's Glass House.

The Courier-Journal wants it dis
tinctly understood that it is not in ia
vor of prohibition and that it consist
emily opposes "the eXtremism and in
tolerance Of the cheats and bigots who
have united to recreate Kentucky in
the dread image of Maine and Kan
sas." There is a good deal of uncOn-
scious humor in the foregoing para
graph from the Courier Journal which
in the same issue declares that 1.-THE
President of Hayti, who says he can
preserve order, should be congratula-
ted by the Governor of Kentucky
And further on it says that: Before
the revolution colonists in Virginia
planted tobacco in and near towns,
fearing attacks from savages. The
same condition exists in Lexington
today. And as long as it exists the
civilized world will hold that Kentuc-
ky has not advanced materially since
the aboriginal savage was driven from
the soil"
Think of an editor in the state of
Kcntucky-the land of night riders and
prehistoric feuds!-talking about the
dread image of Kansas and Maine.
God help Kentucky" walls the Louis
VILE Times in a recent issue, and it
might be added, "imbue it's editors
with better appreciation of the eter-
nal fitness of things"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

There is always more or less marks
manship in a co-educational institution
but usually Cupid does the shooting
and the weapons are his arrows. 1t
was a little different at the Ohio col
lege when a young man and young
woman student went out to shoot at a
target the other day and the young
woman succeeded in planting bullet
in the young mans anatomy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02
Senator Bailey has left Washingto

Senator Bailey has left Washington
and is down in Texas fighting his enc
mics again. Goal Oil Joe" is the I'M
kind name which they are calling him
in reference to his Standard Oil
connections, and they are making him
a lot of trouble. His present fight is for
a place upon the states delegation to
the Denver convention. A grand mass
meeting was advertised at Fort Worth
70 welcome hin. back from Washing
ton and special trains were run from
all rarts of the state and yst fewer
than 5000 persons were present His
opponents are confident that they have
him in a corner at last.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

When Uncle Sam finally gets around
to take President Castro by the ear he
should do very thorough job of chas-
tisement The indications are that the
time for doing SO was never more pro-
ptious than at present
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

The scientist who insists that the
has at least the satisfaction OF know
ing that his guess is as good as any
other mans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

Various presidential candidates
should hurry up and secure all the free
advertising possible in the short time
that remains to them. The baseball
season will soon open after which they
and their affairs will become of minor
importance, at least so far as the en-
thusiastic fan is concerned, and it
must be admitted that his name is
legion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

Senator Tillman is said to be in such
ing long trip abroad. The Philadel-
phia Inquirer suggests that he might
be acceptable to Emperor William as
an ambassador. The chances are,
however. that ne will leave his pitch
fork at home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02
When Senator Jeff Davis of Arkans

When Senator jeff Davis of Arkansas
cannot keep before the people in one
role he promptly finds another. He is
now under arrest for engaging in Il
street hrawl in Little Rock, Arkansas,
and for carrying a revolver on the
streets with murderous intent. Plainly
statesmen of that type.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

NJ Archdeacon. Santos Dumont and
Henry Farman have posted bet of
81, 200 in Paris against $1,000. posted by
Nj. Charron, that an aeroplane would
be constructed within a year capable
OF carrying two persons, one of the
persons to weigh not less than 60 kilos
132 pounds, a distance of one kilo-
meter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

Governor Swanson Of Virginia no.
titles the night riders that if they
come into his state they will be
promptly prosecuted as common crimi-
nails. The chances are that they will
be content to remain in Kentucky
where the local conditions have always
been more favorable to their form of
enterprise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

Now that he has unloaded all of his
Yukon gold stock at profit estimated
at over 100000. Thomas Lawson is
paying tributes Of praise to "the
mighty horse sense public" Only a
few weeks ago in signed article he
referred to this same public as "gcla-
spariels."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

river before you abuse the crocodile"
HE WHO unjuStly spears another
knifes himself" THE mud hippopota-
mus does not bring forth the gazelle.'
Zone head impaled on the gatepost is
more valuable than six on the should
ers of enemies" "Kraals built in a
day are mud ruins in a week"
Prof. S. G. X. Putnam. who is 4 ma
tive Hindu and president of Central Col
lece. at Colombo Ceylon. in an address
al New York on Saturday on the ''Polit-
cal Awakening in India" asserted the
Indian Empire was ready for revolt
against the oppression ana misrule of
(,rent Brit ain
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

The Atlanta Georgian declares that
700 churches have been found with in
adequate fire escapes. Still. the
chances are that the Sunday papers
are far more responsible for keeping
men away from the services.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02
This is the day Of the gentle in
medicine. Cascarets have
supplanted physics. They act in
natural way, not with harshness.

Most of our dull days are due to inactive bowels
Nearly all of our minor ills could be avoided by little
candy Cascaret
Also, half of our greater ills.
Isn't foolish to suffer- when there is such pleasant
way to avoid it?
CaScarets save the hours.
They the time that waste if we are not at our
best They bring good cheer. For the blues and i'll
temper rarely occur when the bowels are properly
helped.
They make the breath sweet, the complexion clear,
the eyes bright.
All this for ten cents per week.
In the old days. people let they needed large
dose Of physic.
Then they took something severeke castor OIL eaharcs
That meant abuse to the bowels
These the of the gentle
Garry box always with For the right way them il
one at time-just as soon as you need it.
cascarets are candy tablets They sold druggists
On every tablet. Tho price is Soc 25c
Ten Cents per Box
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

California reports the case Of a
woman who has slept for 81 consecu-
tive days. But just wait until the an
ncuncement of the Easter millinery
openings!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

Prince De Sagans debts are current
ly reported to be large enough to make
an ordinary army mule look like
dromedary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

Boys do not change much after all,
as is indicated by the trouble caused
the use of sneeZing powders, Just as
they used to be placed on the barrel
shaped stove of the old red school
house generations ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

The spring hat Of the present season
is quite large enough to carry fair
sized cucumber bed in addition to it's
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

1t is only now and then that a
bomb has discrimination enough to kill
the man who throws it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

Gout and rheumatism are the only
enemies that ever routed Fighting
Bob Evans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

March went out in lamblike fashion
but the entrance Of April was full Of
bluff and buster.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02
Thursday, April 2, 1903.

Coal is reported to be cheaper but it
will probably advance again before
next fall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

The savages of Africa. seek wisdom
from their proverbs. Here are some
from the Basutos, the Yorubus. the
Wolofs; and the Pashtos: Gross the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02
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, 1908-04-02

How many of those who are enjoy
ing this visit of Maude Adams to
Maine know that her real name is
Maude Kiskaddin?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02


The other day, George Ranney and
| George Brann Of Passadumkeag were
| saving into stove wood a large elm
tree that stood near the old hotel when
| their saw encountered something hard
in the cut. They kept saving wood
| however, until they had the stick cut
oft and then investigated and found a
clay pipe imbedded in the very center
of the tree. The pipe was in perfect
state OF preservation and filed with
tobacco the same as when it was left
there. Explanations were rife as to the
presence Of the Pipe in the center of
the tree but the most plausible one was
given by one of the old residents. He
said that some 40 years ago some devil
driver got after a yoke of oxen in that
town and ran over this tree and it be-
ing small at that time bent it to the
ground. About this time he thinks
that someone used the bent tree for a
pipe rack and then forgot to remove
the pipe and the tree after many years
grew around the pipe until it was in
the verv center of the tree.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

Dr. james c. Monaghan has been CLOSER
as the recipient for 1898 of the Laetart
medal awarded by Notre Dame Tnivrr.
sity to some prominent Roman Catholis
lavman az a mark of honor DR. Mona
CHAN was born in Boston in 1857 worked
i'll the cotton mills a. Salem, graduate,
at Brown Univ ersity. canipaigned twice
for Grover Cleveland. was Consul at
Mannheim. Germany and ChemnitZ
studied at Heidelberg and is now lectur,
ing. Others to whom the medal las bee,
awarded are Attorney General 'Sonaparte
Representative ". Bourke Cochran, Viii
liam j. Onanan, General William Rose
Grams and Eliza Allen Starr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

The tax assessors are now on their
rounds and most people are suddenly
very modest about the extent and
value of their possessions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

Up goes the postoffice at East Mil,
linocket into the presidential class.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

The Edward J. Lawrence, which is to
be launched at Bath today. is the sec
ond largest schooner in the world. Its
cost is about $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

The word comes from Belgrade of a
midnight banquet held in a schoolhouse
by a party of tramps In the morning
the debris found in the front of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

Good for Winthrop. 1t would be &
fine thing for Maine if more of our
towns had as much spirit in planning
Old Home week celebrations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

Maine know that her real name is
Maude Kiskaddin?
The tax assessors are now on their
rounds and most people are suddenly
very modest about the extent and
value of their possessions
The Edward J. Lawrence, which is to
be launched at Bath today. is the sec
ond largest schooner in the world. It's
cost is about $4,000.
Good for Winthrop. Ii would be
fine thing for Maine if more of our
towns had as much spirit in planning
Old Home week celebrations.
1t is a rare day when there is not some
kind OF excitement for the Biddeford
police force. A big muskrat furnished it
for three of the cops Monday and bit
one of them badly before their clubs
subdued it.
Nine new prisoners committed Mon
day raised the number of prisoners in
Auburn Jail to 1871, the largest number
which the Jail has ever contained. The
unusually large number puts Sheriff
Hastings in a hard place, and all sorts
of eXpedients have to be devised to ac-
conImodate them. I'VE are going to
commence hanging them ON hooks
pretty soon," says the sheriff.
Lyman set out two acres of small pine
saplings in that town for E. G. Jor-
dan, tine Alfred lumberman, as an ex-
pertinent. The trees are planted III Is
even rows of 100, being eight feet
apart They have now grown to Il
diameter of from five inches to foot
and it is the prettiest pine grove that
can be found in Maine.
Five of the 81 teachers in South Port
land schools are to resign their posi-
tons OF the end of the school year to
be married. The engagements Of three
have already been announced and two
more will soon follow. But this is not
all. Even the members of the school
board have heard the matrimonial bee
buzz, and it is unofficially announced
that 50 per cent. of the unmarried
members of that board are soon to be-
come benedlctS.
Biddeford Journal: z. W. Deland Of
Saco, while out riding last Saturday.
saw in a large field on the Buxton road
a flock Of at least two hundred black
birds. On the same trip he saw rob-
ms and crows almost without number
and it would now seem as if the bird
signs of spring must be all in.
The women's clubs of Bangor are
starting a crusade for medical in
spection in the schools and also for
treatment of the children of the poor
who attend school. At recent club
meeting the principal of one of the
largest grammar schools made the
alarming statement that he had rea-
son to believe that there We're several
pupils in his school who We're affected
with tubercular diseases. but he had
no authority to bar them out. 1t is
understood that the matter will be
taken up by the proper authorities.
The word comes from Belgrade of
midnight banquet held in a schoolhouse
by a party of tramps. In the morning
the debris found in the front Of the
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

room near the stove in which brisk
fire was going when discovered, indi-
Gates that the hoboes had robbed hen
roost and possibly a store within a
short time Two new handkerchiefs
folded as when kept in a box at store,
can of Vienna sausage, a new tin
dirper, a new jackknife together with
remnants of chicken, crackers, feath-
ers, eggshells and fancy cakes were
found scattered in three places show
ing where each hobo sat while taking
his lunch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

Biddeford Journal: z. w. Deland Of
Saco, while out riding last Saturday.
saw in large field on the Buxton road
flock Of at least two hundred black
birds. On the same trip he saw rob-
ms and crows almost without number
and it would now seem as if the bird
signs of spring must be all in.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

1t is a rare day when there is not some
kind OF excitement for the Biddeforl
police force. A big muskrat furnished il
for three of the cops Monday and bit
one of them badly before their clubs
subdued it.