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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
Brief Messages Tell Story.

Fitful news Of the disaster came from
numerous wireless stations along the New
England coast line The story, though
in brief but potent messages. told now
the passengers Of the Republic and Flor
ida spent many anxious and uncomfoTt-
able hours following the wreck and not
until s o'clock this morning when all were
safe on the Baltic did they have a feel
ing Of security.
After the transfer of the passengers
from the Republic to the Florida. which
had no accommodations for the 400 and
more additions to her already heavy list.
CAPTAIN VoItoIon Of the Italian ship gave
orders to stand by until further help ar
rived An examination of the Florida
showed that her cut-water and bow had
been crumpled as If she had crashed into
a stone wall and her two forward COM
Dartments were filled with water.
The Florida, however, showed no signs
of sinking, though she was slightly down
at the head It was deemed best there
fore. at a late hour TO transfer not only
the Republics passengers, but ali those
on board the Florida as well. Captain
Voltolon believed his progress to New
York would be slow and there were insuf-
ficient accommodations and supplies for
so many passengers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
Story Of Search.

Captain TournieT. who plainly showed
signs Of the strain and his long vigil
today told the story of the search. By
his side stood Rour. the wireless man.
who. no less than his captain. had been
under s terrific strain
I had been on the bridge nearts ali
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
Highly Desires Peace.

prime Minister Katsura was at the
head Of the cabinet during the war with
Russia. He is a versatile, highly intellt-
gent. forcefuI man of great influence He
speaks in the most engaging manner
about Japan, its future and sits relations
with the United States. He lost no OPP
portunity to explain that his government
heartily desired peace, not only with the
United States. but with the whole world,
and that it would not permit any small
differences or misunderstanding TO en-
barTsss its harmonious relations with TINS
country and that it would always be found
earnestly and lovally striving to maintain
its peaceful relations.
THE prime minister has embarked upon
a policy Of the greatest importance TO
Japan and the rest Of the world. The reg
u1stions he has made in Japan's military
budget indicates the purport Of these new
plans.
Gle stated upon more than one ocea-
sion that Japsns progress had not been
symmetrical He feels its developments
along military lines may not properly be
further pursued under existing conditions,
for he does not. II I interpret him truly,
want the military spirit considerably over
developed at the expense OF the artistic,
industrial and spiritual side Of the jap
anese people
Contemplating with pardonable salts
faction the military prestige of his coun-
try. and taking every proper means to
preserve that prestige, and to secure the
future what he most keeuly desires. I
take it at this time IL to have his coun-
trymen concentrate more closely and ac-
lively their great talents upon the task
Of making the most of their industrial and
commercial opportunities.
He expressed the belief that the great
ness Of a nation can in the end be as
sured. not wholly. by the sum Of pros
perity. martial activities ana proves, but
rather by its enduring achievements in
the spheres OF science. OF education and
art. or all that goes to make a people
cultured and noble
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25
New Csc Popular Music 1oe.

This week. cIayton-Dsynes Music Co
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25

Tonight at SO the doors of the "Bunga-
low will be thrown open to Salt Lake
amusement seekers, and those who at
tend the performance given there by VII
lard Mack and his players viii find that
the decorators. scenic artists and cleo
trieians have worked wonders in the past
three weeks
The theatre was thrown open for the
pubic's inspection yeste rdsy. and those
who took the trouble TO inspect it de-
clared that 1t was much daintier and
cozer than they had imagined. The OPEN
ing bill will be Paul Armstrong; comedy.
The Heir to the HoOrah.' This will he
its first presentation at popular prices in
Salt Lake The cast is exceptionally
strong, with Mr.. Mack as Joe Lacy and
Miss Douglas as Mrs. Joe. The stage set
tings are said to be elaborate. In speak
ing Of the introduction Of a permanent
stock company in the city. Mr.. Mack sci
last night:
In five years actually engaged in
stock productions. I have never seen a
city that was al all alive that would not
patronize stock The public grow accts-
toned to the players and their personal
ity. both on and OFF the stage, and the re-
suit is that each individual player has
his or her steady following. and the re-
suit spells success
The natinees will be Wednesdays and
Saturdays. and the following bill will be
William Gilletes civil war story. Secret
Servic 2.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-25

W. P. CuHen's trivial Of Pixley & Lu-
ders musical comedy. THE Burgomas-
ter. will be the big attraction at the Salt
Lake theatre tonight. Harry Hermsen
and Ruth White. in the leading roles of
Peter StUyvesant and Willie Van Astor-
bilt. viii play their old parts. and will be
supported by a strong company. The COS
TUNES are especially handsome this year.
Much that is novel has been installed in
the way of electrical effects. Some Of the
scenes have been revised. and the dances
are ali new. The chorus is said to he one
of the strongest singing aggregations on
the stage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04
a WeiSbbori16 Totem.

you Phillips by his
voice In the ballads quick had solved the mystery of
the player. In had placed him. and knew he
Nicholas Gath 1t all back cearlythat night
heard him play his the that he
dead
said nodding at me- eyes,
home Then he down. heard again the voice of
little long past midnight my wife
after then the lights the church and went
suffered.
new clothing lie figure a
morning together the train At last
going home and think thought of in
confidence submissive,
bending catch the of
the strings with for nothing but face and the
flowers.
ton in the far north of New York the hill country above the big
inspiration coming those familiar
homestead and heard of Bessie
in the war;" said met land lives
with her house."
haying had begun and the men out swayng with
meadows the of the clover shook
they fell My companion sat beside looking
at the a
moment after, saying Home? Homer"
eyes" answered. s home-sweet He made
no answer but pointed big white house we
nearing shading his looked
number of ladies the
F4amn,erton house of shook their
down to greet Bessie
before got to the steps, and as am parson
and figure could not help taking her in
nv arms kissing 1 of the
why, Mr. DelanT' said she, looking up at me- You
crying"
God bless you, my girl" answered. "This Nicholas
And then I saw her get a huggng a good woman
loves if she a the right
"Glory Cod" remember saying He knows herF'
And he said, 81 love love you"
INV dear, boy" answered
stayed then but long enough to make
Nicholas Cath was coming back if old self to man
18th having and that Bessie Hammeron who had given so
would give her life to him that he
His mother came night,
his old Guarnerus and in the he began to play on
singing the words I'D lay me doun an dec
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04

desertion. To you Howdy,
friends
it. Mr. Paddock" he continued "that your
the promotion, you
weren't made corporal? They pretty
being shot for desertion"
II can't rid o. that mistake" said Paddock ruefuly
a long al
One night got hankerin' to do scouin
81 reckOned brigade wasn't
well connected with the had sharp
in them days. and thought to git in between EN-
stean along avine managed to git by the pckets both
fort atin to take What dye seen? There
Il couldn't understand how our gineal could be weeks
buckin' agn this measly shown but he'd wrote lot O.
it Anyway thought I'd back and tell him what I'd
The Johnnies KEEP me three days when the discipline
guard mighty ax-they all tired fghtin'I
night climbed the mountain an circled around the
mornin,
when met o. our men The officer in command arrested
for deseer tole him where I'd been and what I'd
they wose, they sentenced be shot The
bit luck had w raid the a ns that shook
the line in front too mad The idea o. gein shot
nohow.
the confusion pickin
through the
the where I'd looked
rear
could EN- yelled at the top voice:
'Y' frightened n your two
happened that officer picket line
themselves, an he
picket, the slope. I him holered to
the redoubt ourn. He KEN, 1t
United States flag afuttern
I'll be darnedr said the officer.
take this fertilization, al
gineral the fust straegists armyr
He's all right, Them ingineerin'
nothn in bout Quaker
expect what his books teachY
went the slope ridin
He'd the United States the
and didn't know what it and
asked WI I where come from / told him 7
that the
raiders I ooIn,
one his STAR IN
in the puard
I ag'in."
speaker interrupted laughter from HE
no laughin' know they vvasr,4
martiaIp ddns.
this day why they didn't After awhile
capn guard tent and he sars
Paddock, yer The onor
shoot but Leo
is good order
brigade is supposed to be
mos bein'
six States senators
wou git how was taEen
madden afore and I said
"Capn' tell the gneraI he wants onr
redoubts taken he kin take em hissef never take
long goddlemity lives"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04

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violin and looking at spoke the word There
ptifu meaning in the brevity of his appeal
He made but picked his instrument and
along saying a tone his
The began then
TALL and the dust of the road him. but know gentle
when him, and he that A big bag slung
with a strap shoulder.
Tai to 1 inquired.
stopped his hand his beard; then he
having crushed petals looked
Home" he said at last "home"
Then he took out Of his pocket letter which he gave to me
1t written by minister of the Church Of England and
dated ed. at Lexington NJ Ky It read as follows:
calamity befalen a
of his robbing of the better its brhrgh He
is without a a friend home. written
places him. of his infrmiy his
genius wide, unsolved
of battle in he south.
"a neghbor found him southern brought him
but that was For number of the
charity this county and parish has supported him He loves
to wander abroad with his VIOLIN stopping when and
prosper people and that those he meets
will wonderful
beg of therefore food shelter to this child
of God if he will accept them and bear with him as brother
He lay down the sofa in study and slept hour after
hands, Hunger. I m
in lie hurriedy speaking. Then
he and sat at of the windows hummng old
1 made mind him play
evening at the church and when carried his violin and spoke
him understood along without
beside quietly basement There
about the doors who crowded in after and in
moment the seats full After and few playful
jokes
He sat as M as rock his head bent and never once
eyes I / a
He took the bow and felt its white bridge of hair and then
dropped it on the sounding roof of his instrument
Presently the bow lay on the strings and for moment
phrases choosing
"The Girl I Left Behind Me" OF
experience in misery and have wit to in
;t hons" Of nraver and Vas heln1ess he " i
t tne mouse hd for atbne hetter to man
Sister Perkins
me look and walked deadly of her gown
Before walls
of gs and reels Storms praise
shaken their fbers for half
left for to proane them with unhoy music There
were halowed with of
and conviction of the day of mourning
bride beauty, hopes
lust as the player stopped Harper had risen also and
him. but the good deacon had scarcely
would their
his chair and oath shot of
blood chilly.
rose above hung
back 1 the rostrum, but
with literally dragged To
weak apology and shortly alone with
confusion eeled looking down into the
of my folly despair My minstrel tuned strings
into the cool air of the churcad and he
bringing his violin There among the he
hear the tremulous waing of that
string in the still night:
I Issu me l9 to- thy Of b9 as s9 Sg
shining his face in the moonlight
praying with grand and primitive
God had first to them but
somehow spoke for humanity The ninth of
followed and the twentysecond
all others.
Far night 1 sat messy of nv
the player At last if
Now, have good knowledge of music
judge it. heard of the
of the VIOLIN phrasng that
charm of EACH In earshot of have
heard believe could tell his just as could have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-04
How the Redoubt Was Taken
By CAPTAIN r. A. MICHEL.

Paddock" said half a
sitting country store Hes the only
didn't know he hero. Anyway he
thinks believe ought shot
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
Sentence Sermons.

Happiness never comes to any who
can enjoy it alone.
The lofty soul is often best manifested
in the lowiy service.
Reviewing old troubles is sure way Of
recruiting new ones.
1t is easy to affect to despise the things
we cannot understand.
The grace of forgiveness is not acquir-
ed by practcing it on yourself.
The best way to make sure Of being
happy is to make some one else glad.
The best way to worship the heavenly
child is to give every child some heaven.
He who waits to do good in some nota-
bic way will never have any good to note.
The most eloquent prayers for the
needy arc the ones we carry to them in
baskets.
To follow only the light of your own
desires is to find yourself in the dark
ness of self-disgust
You may have, right to nurse sorrow
for yourself, but YOU have no right to
let its shadow fall on others.
Chicago Tribune
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09

history. They have been in use in the
bank since it's organization A years
ago, and during that time have cut
thousands of bank bills. They bear the
name of Windt & Seymour and to-
day are apparently as sharp as the
first day they We're used, and strange
to say they have never had to be
sharpenel. The blades are tW elve
inches long. The shears were among
the articles saved from the Sagadahoc
Block fire. Another interesting fact
in connection with the history Of the
Marine Bank is that ii. A. Duncan has
signed every bill issued by the Marine
Pdnk either as cashier or president.
AS thu time extends about A years,
his record is probably uneQualled IN
New England. TO make the record
unbrokcn, the officials of the bank
have on several occasions during the
illness or absence of Mr.. Duncan,
held the bills until he was able to
sign them. The best time made by
him in attaching his signature to bills
was 400 signatures in 45 minutes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
College Oddities.

The state superintendent of instruc-
ton IN Wisconsin says the college girls
eat too much candy. The Daily Cardi-
nal of the University. after Investigate
iEg, has decided this is true. The girls
Geny it,
The MlcnasenSian, the college annual
at the University of Michigan, has
asked students with cameras to chase
up The members Of the senior classes to
get photographs of the 1909 folks with
out their knowing they are being taken
10 avoid being caught in ridiculous
poses into which they may fall by
chance the Michigan seniors are kent
busy lodging folks who carry black
boxes.
Because of the fight and resultant
damage attending the last University
Of Pennsylvania underclass dinner the
freshmen have found it almost impos-
slble to get hotel to supply their din
Ter All save two places refused out
right and the other two asked for heal
w bonds to secure them against dam
age.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
"Suffering" Theory Of Genius.

e. In his recent -Four Victorian Poets"
Stopford Brooke coldly attempt Il to
puncture a familiar theory. He was tall
ing about poets and he said that f,r lis
part, he never took much stock in the
loea mat geniuses We're entitled to syrn-
pathy on the ground that their superior
suffering " ~ II
He pointed out that, even if this scnsi-
uVeneSs invited pain it also increased the
posslbil1ty Of pleasure. The artist has n
thousand delicate perceptions which the
Morkday man may lack, and each one of
them is capable of affording real de.
nSht The pleasures of the artistic ten
permanent thus counterbalance or more
IMAM counterbalance the disadvantages
when we consult the poets--who NAV
be taken as fairly representative of the
artlstlc temperament-we find that this
modern view is not wholly approved We
observe strong illusions to the birthpanos
or the productions Of genius. but the com :
nensating advantages are not remarked.
They learn i'm suffering what they teach
IN song may perhaps be taken as the
orthodox poetic view. Or. as Matthew Ar
mold put it, such a price the gods ex-
ACT Tor song; to become what we sing
Chicago Inter Ocean,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
A Maine Centennial.

Among the notable anniversaries of
1903 is one in which Maine has a
special interest though it has had lit
tie mention thus far In the long list
of the famous men born in 1So9-Ln-
coin, Darwin, Gladstone, Holmes, Poe,
Tenryson, Mendelssohn, Chopin. Proud
hon. Blackie-there was a son of Maine
whose name is written with the high
est on the scroll of fame, Hannibal
Hamlin. The centennial of his birth
Among the oxford hills falls August
81, 1909 We have not noted any plans
for it's observance at Paris, his birth
place. or at Bangor where he lived and
died. but surely such an anniversary
ought not to pass wholly unobserved.
Only one life, and that often in grav-
est danger, stood between Hannibal
Hamlin and the highest place in the
nation during the four darkest years
that our country knew in the 18th CEN
fury. No man was closer to Lincoln or
moro trusted by him Hannibal Ham
lin was the first man to whom Lincoln
showed his emancipation proclamation
and the only one whose suggestions re-
garding changes in that immort al
document were adopted. Lincoln
made no attempt to disguise his disap-
polntment that Hamlin was not named
for a second term-and how different
would have been the history of the fol-
lowing wears had that wise course been
followed at the national convention of
1864!
Before he was vice-President. Hamlin
rluresented Maine in both the national
House and Senate and had occupied the
Governors chair here in Maine. But
there is no need to review his record.
He was a great man, a dominating ma
tional figure in critical times of our ma
tional life, one of the strongest of the
strong men Maine has given to the
public service. Maine cannot pay too
high honors to his memory. 1t can
not afford to allow the rising genera
ton to forget his name and services.
The centennial of his birth should not
go unobserved
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
Ex- Governor Cobb.

(P0rtland PfeSS.)
Secure in the respect and esteem Of
ali, Hon. William T. Cobb retires from
the high office he has filled for the last
four years. Under his administration
the State has prospered and progressed.
During the four years he has seen the
taxable wealth increased $62, 600, 900 or
IL per cent, and he has seen the
bonded debt of the State reduced con-
slderaby more than one-half The able
management of the finances, by means
of which this rapid reduction was pos
slple. IS one of the prominent features
of the administration. bringing as it
has appreciate relief in the tightening
of the public burden. During large
part of this period the State has pros
pered as never before. Measures of
the highest Importance have been TAX
en-. some of them on the initiative of
the Governor. 1t was. for instance.
at his suggestion that the office of
State auditor was created, which as all
admit has made for economy and eff
cheney and more than paid for itself in
the saving to the State. During this
time also the State highway depart
ment has been established, with re-
SUITS that meet with general approval
in the direction of securing better
roads and better knowledge how to
make good roads. steps have been
taken for better care of the dependent
classes, especially in the case of the
blind and feeble-minded. OF course
credit for all these things is not claim
ed for Governor Cobb. and he would be
the last man to make such claim,
but notable improvements and reforms
have been coincident with his adj
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09

John B. Cotton, who died in Wash
ington this week, was one of the great
lawyers of the country. Before he left
Maine iie rracticed his profession for
IS years in Lew istor and won a place
in the foremost rank of the bar in this
State. He has been in Washington
since 1889, period of % years. and has
twice declined an appointment to the
supreme court of the District of Co
lumbia. He gained special prominence
by his success in prosecuting the war
claims Of the State against the federal
government. Mr. Cotton was a gradu-
ate of Bowdoin in the class Of 1865 and
was e. years of age.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
STEEL CUT BY AIR.
Experiment to Show Speed With
Which Work Can Be Done.

Diamond cut diamond" but steel is
cut with air The new and ingenious
method Of rapidly cutting through iron
or steel plate is based upon the fact
that when iron at a high temperature
is acted upon by fine jet Of oxygen
the resulting iron oxide is more fusibe
than the iron itself and passing away
exposes fresh surface of the metal to
the attack of the gas, 50 that a cut is
produced along the line of action.
In the early attempts to utilize this
method in practice the metal was first
heated to the required temperature in
an oXyhydrogen flame and then sub
jectcd to the action of the oxygen jet.
Now, however. the heating and
oxidation are done at the same time
and the resulting cut is much sharper.
In one form of apparatus used for
this process the metal is heated by
means Of an oxy-acetylene flame from
the center of which issues a jet of
oxygen In Illustration of the speed
of the new process l.. Outlet in ten
minutes cut in two an armor plate GA
inches thick and PA feet in length.
Manholes We're cut i'll plates q to l Is
inches thick in four to five minutes.
In parallel experiments upon the
same piece of metal a groove Il to ~
inches deep was cut by the oxygen
process in seven minutes, whereas with
a pneumatic chiscl q groove OF about
the same length but only Il quarter as
deep took an hour to cut. The new
method has also given satisfactory re-
suits in the rapid removal of the heads
of rivets where plating has to be
separated only a few seconds treat
ment being needed for fusing off the
head of d riVet y inch thick.
With regard to the effect of the
oxygen upon the metal adjoining the
cut experiments have shown that the
depreciation is but slight.-Chicago-
Tribune
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
The Maine Rivers.

Gardner H"porterJournal)
Maine has reason to feel proud Of its
rivers. They are still furnishing pow
er for mills, even if not as much as is
desired, the Androscoggin particularly
having kept up q good supply, white
the mills i'll other states are shutting
Gown where they have to depend upon
water power. The Aadroscoggin has II
grand storage basin that has held out
well. and probably will continue to fur
nish q supply until more water comes
into the lakes. The kennebcc and Pc
robscot might have a better storage
capacity if all the lakes were used for
storage and did not have to be drained
for driving logs