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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18
More Good REPORTS,

Building expenditures at 100 cities
of the United States for the month OF
April, as reported to Bradstreet's ag'
grcgate $S5.2S5,1 31. an increase OF IL
per cent over the month of March and
OF 449 per cent. over April of 1908. In
March the increase over the same
month last year was SO per cent. while
in January and February the gains
were in each case "a per cent. For
four months of 1909 gain OF 10 per
cent. is shown over the corresponding
period of 1908. and an increase of 20
per cent. is shown over the cores
ponding period of 1907.
Orders We're placed last week for
10000 tons of steel rails. including one
order of 1900 tons to be sent to Japan.
decided improvement over a short time
ago. Some Of the railroads have also
placed more or less extensive orders
for new locomotives and in addition
are improving their rights of way and
putting their properties in condition
to handle increased business as ex-
pcditiously and economically as pos
sible.
Crop reports are better than they
were short time ago, consumption of
copper has already increased to such
an extent that domestic consumers are
beginning to come into the market for
the first time in months. wooden manu-
facturers of New England are freely
investing in raw material and other
lines of business improvement are
noted in many sections of the country.
Those mentioned are not all in which
better underlying conditions are con-
spicuous. but they are some of the
representative lines which may be re-
Sardcd as more or less fundamental
as basis for general business activ-
ity of more than fleeing duration,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

Pittyburg is a city of trouble. Fol
lowing close upon the discovery that
some Of her city fathers were grafters,
comes the further discovery by the
civil service commission of the new
city administration that there has
been a considerable amount of false
aminations. Many of these examina-
tons. it must be confessed. are farci-
cal enough but false personation must
be- generally conceded to be the limit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

an Italian prince was recently ar
rested in his own country and obliged
fer running down workman with an
automobile for which he had no H.
cense. The cause of the people con-
tinueS to grow stronger even in the
countries where the divine right of
kings is still conceded by a complacent
public.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

Now that it has been discovered that
tea can be successfully grown in South
Carolina Senator Tillman is heartily
in favor of u duty upon the imported
article. The extent to which Southern
members of Congress are voting for
nj their firm belief that a continuance
ut this wise policy is essential to tn ,
prosperity OF their states
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

The Shah of Persia saved himself an
embarrassing interview with the
British and Russian diplomatic repre-
scntatircs by refusing to see them on
the ground that he was sick The Shah
knows that stormy interviews with re-
personalities OF big foreign powers are
not good for well men. much less sick
men. il they happen to rule over a
smaller country. and he simply took a
wise precaution against getting sicker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

The Baltimore American declares
that that city is by no means as clean
as it should be and that there is still
room for greater improvement along
lines of modern sanitation, To the
credit nf that city it must be said that
much has been done to eliminate the
system of open sewers that formerly
defiled many of her streets and it is
to be hoped that all of them will soon
become things Of the past.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

The Topeka Kansas publisher VIII" is
bringing out Carrie Nations book.
,heerfulIy gives her the credit for thu
prohibition wave that is sweeping over
the country. Mrs. Nation was never
one of the kind to hide her light under
a buShcl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18
Wasted Energy.
Ho,,ston Post.)

We do not deny that Houston women
have their trivial imperfections. We
suppose they waste as much sock darn
ing. pants patching. and Mushroom
structing energy in bridge as other
women do.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

Elinor Glyn says in her new book.
that during her travels in this country
no American man tried to hirt with
her. alI Of which goes to prove that
American men are discriminating in
their tastes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

The Rhode Island SolonS have paSSr
law fixing the size of "A loaf of bread
at two pounds and specifying that II
shall hc sold by the pound. They
should have included IL proviso au-
th"rizinS only round loavcS. so there
should he no corners on bread.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

After making due allowance for the
activities of the newspaper fakirs th'
fact remains that the sleeping sickness
has not yet succeeded in catching Ex-
President Roosevelt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

So far as the present tariff discus
would appear that most of the south
erI Democrats in Congress are pro-
tectionists. while the few that come
from other sections have leanings to-
wards free trade with exceptions in
favor of their own local industries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

senator Joe Bailey of Texas has
come ont very strongly in favor of
imprisonment for "malcfactors of great
wealth." He would probably be will
ing. however. to make some exception
in thu case of his own clients.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

Governor Johnson of Minnesota ha
Just returned home from a visit to
papermen tried in vain to beguile him
into interviews He positively had
nothing to say Like Bro. Pnssum ne
Is lyin' low
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

Tie spring styles of millinery are
woman was recently saved from
drowning by a peachbasket hat which
she had securely pinned to her rat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

At long range observation it would
really seem as if the only job open t.
new members of the United States
Senate is the growing of Whiskers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

The movement for sane Fourth Is
gathering strength. but it will only
work out results in a few localities for
some years to come. Old customs die
hard
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

The rate at which Tennessee juricI
arc convicting night riders gives excel
lent promise that this pernicious prac-
tice will be short lived in that state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

The Hon. jeff Davis Of Arkansas has
been quiet for Il long time He is due.
however, to break loose again with
some mrid pyrotechnics about the
FouTth of July.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18
If He Can Only Keep His Head.

CPittsburg ette-Times.)
With sl5,000.00O and comparativel?
few wives Abdul Hamid oughtn't to be
worrying over financial matters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

the Deaconesses' Mother House of Ger
man Methodism in this country has I'M
der her guidance Y deaconesses. At the
Bethsada Hospital. in Cincinnati, which
is branch of the mother house. 725 pa
tents were taken care of last year and
the deacOnesses nursed in 90 private fam
lilies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Dayton Has Been SHOWN
(ManSfield NeWs.)

INdTISIIVTU INtWSJ
Dayton thinks much more of the
Wright brothers now. Most of the
Daytonians regarded them as of the
Darius Green class a few years ago.
There's nothing succeeds like success"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18
He Has the Bio Stick.
CLOS Angeles Times.

(LOS Angeles TImCS.D
Some Russians who were on the way
to present Mr.. Taft with sword have
been arrested. So they should be. a
sword for Mr.. Taft. Wouldn't that jar
you?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

oyster Bay will be so fast asleep the
coming summer that it won't be nee
cssary to put ones car to the ground in
order To hear il SnOre.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18
A Shrewd Man.
philadelphia Inqu

philadelphia Inquirer.)
Abdul Hamid had poor opinion of
Christianity. but high one of the
honesty of Christian bankers. He
didn't leave his money where the
Faithful could get hold of it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18
Sounds Like Pittsburg.

columbus Press-Post.)
They say that things are done along
gentlcr lines in Georgia than in Ohio.
Instead of filming a man and sending
him to Jail they thank him and elect
him to Office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

In the midst of his troubles Captain
Hams might manage to extract some
Httlc comfort from the official an
nounccment that he is still sane.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18
Daily kennebet Journal
ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will be taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held RESPONSE
BILE for the preservation or return OF
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
TO BURLEIGH & F'LYNT, Publish
ers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18
Not Afraid Of Hard Work.
Wa shington Star.

Senator Aldrich is one of the men
whose worldly prosperity does not
make them afraid of hard work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

The hot weather in Washington may
be confidently depended upon to pu,
an end to the tariff discussion in the
Senate, but there is nothing else thai
will induce that lcisurely body to has.
ten it's deliberations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

Even the young Porto Ricans appear
to recognize the fact that 1t Will not
do to get gay with Uncle Sam.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

Posey county Indiana has attracted
some attention to itself by going wet.
il is the exception to the rule.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

Now that California has thoroughly
doomed the raisin, it should turn to
and do n little something for the prune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

The Illinois man who wandered
away from his home and finally be-
came king of one of the Fiji islands.
has passed away. He has been sue
ceeded by his son, who inasmuch as
he mad native mother. is presumably
better fitted for the job.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

The sentence given Captain Hams is
certainly a very light one in view of
the fact that he shot down an I'M
escape the conclusion that had he had i
less powerful backing he would not
have escaped so easily.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18
Tuesday, May IS, 1909.

The sheath gown must go. DR.. Mary
Walker has endorsed it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

The newspapers fakirs manage to
spring at least one new hunting yarn a
day on the Roosevelt party.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18
The Education of a Wife.
philadelphia Inquirer.

(PhlladeIph1a InQuirer.)
Mrs. Boyle believes that after her
twenty-five years course in scrubbing
at the Western free college of this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18
Retrospective.
(Scranton Tribune

tScrantOn Trlbune)
Every man can look back when it is
too late and see how money might have
been made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

state she will be able to make good
wife. Who speaks first?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

The big Paris strike appears to be
petering out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18
Maine Gossip
Fathers Day.

Let US wear a white carnation
For the dear old mothers sake;
She's the best of Gods creation.
And az good as He can MAKE
But the fathers plain and prosy.
Should be recognized some way.
For their lives are not SO rosy
But, like dogs. they need their DAY.
Not the sly dads or the ny dads.
Who when rocky grows the road
Duties flouting, take an outing.
And let mother bear the load;
They deserve no compensation
But a cowhide or a goad.
Let us give some recognition
To the dads who, year by year..
Keep their posts with grim decision.
Loss Of job their greatest fear.
They are working uncomplaining
In the mill and market place,
Just a modest living gaining.
AS they keep their steady pace;
Not the club dads or the dud dads.
But the dads who day by day.
Keep on working. never Sinking.
And at night take home their pay.
They deserve some recognltion,
Not one day, but every day ,,.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

With new standpipe holding 6o0,oo
gallons Old Orchard beach should o
well supplied with water the comln
summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

Theninth convention of the Episco-
paian diocese of Maine will hold a
three days convention. beginning to-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

Tag day bids fair to be the event c
the season in Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-18

The various cities along the line o
the electric road are considering tn
project of the formation Of Trolle
league-the various teams to be com
posed in part at least Of local players.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06
ALTITUDE IS FIXED
Pixies PEAK 1900 FEET ABOVE
SEA LEVEL.
Government Survey Determines Ex-
act Height of Famous Mountain
Difficulties Encountered by
the Party.

Washington.@The various federal
surveys of the country are carefully
determining all the high points, the
elevations of wellknown mountains
and those of other important places,
and, in many instances, shattering
prior notions of the heights of certain
prominent landmarks.
Perhaps it has not occurred to every
one how these accurate elevations are
secured; how, for instance, is found
the exact altitude above the sea level
Of some high peaks in the Blue Ridge
Or in the White mountains, or Pixies
Peak, or Mount Shasta, or Mount
Whitney, the highest peak in the
United States.
1t is done by simple system of lev
cling, practically the method used by
the first crude surveyors employing
spirit levels. OF course, the instru
ments for sighting and determining
an elevation to a hairs breadth are
vastly different from those used 100
years ago; but the principle is the
same. In other words, all surveys to
determine elevations or attitudes be
gin at the seashore, if accuracy is de
sired.
From there a sight is made through
telescope to a rod placed a few hun
bred feet inland, and then from that
point on to another rod. and so on for
miles and hundreds of miles, until the
point desired or the other ocean is
reached. But it means a great many
sights and very wonderful accuracy to
get as far away from the Atlantic OF
the Pacific as Pixies Peak, and to be
able to say that the apex of that ia
nous mountain is so many feet and
SO many inches above mean sea level
This, however, is what the geologi
cal survey has done the past season
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06

correcting the formerly established al
titudes; the first of which was shown
to be in error by more than a hundred
feet. This does not mean that the sur
veyors have run line of levels during
single season all the way from the
ocean to Pixies Peak. They simply
started from some established point
and carried the work up to the summit
of the mountain
All of the federal surveys are con-
stantly establishing points of exact
elevation. Thus, if any of the sur
vey organizations have accurately
fixed the altitude of Colorado Springs
for instance, it would require the work
of only week or so for a
party starting at Colorado Springs
to carry it's line of levels up to the
summit of Pixies Peak
The elevation of Pixies Peak was
determined by Parry some time prior
to 1884, barometrically, as 1926 feet.
Later the elevation as determined by
the signal service was 14,147 feet
and more recently the coast survey
determination gave the elevation as
14.1OS feet and the weather bureau as
14,111 feet.
Charles Hartman of the United States
geological survey, started from a sur
vey benchmark in Manitou, near the
foot of the famous Pixies Peak cog
road, and ran a level line to the sum
init and then across down to a point
on the railroad The cogs in the CEN
ter of the railroad track furnished ex-
cellent turning points and the work
progressed rapidly until the summit
was neared, when bad weather very
much delayed matters and the sur
veyors suffered severely from ex-
posture.
To handle a rod and 1eveling instru
ment with the thermometer down tc
zero and a stiff wind blowing is nc
child's play and the weather condi-
lions are most uncertain in these high
attitudes. Before Mr. Hartman had
completed his line he was caught in a
snowstorm and had to run the last
eight miles of levels through snow
from eight to fourteen inches deep.
To convey an idea of the sudden
weather changes which may occur
in the mountains in summertime, it
may be interesting to describe the con-
ditions on the day last September that
the tablet marking the exact elevation
of the summit of Pixies Peak, which is
LOG feet. was set
when the summit of the peak was
reached" said c. E. Barnard, the geo.
grapher in charge of the survey party,
the day was an ideal one, with tenn
perature of about 60 degrees and nc
wind Before the setting of the tab
let was finished, some few hours later
the temperature had fallen to rs de-
grees, it was showing hard and q gale
Of wind was blowing at the rate al
- mites an hour
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06
1850 he saved them the trouble by

1850 he saved them the trouble by
dying.
From that day until two years ago
no Chinese emperor dared say any
thing against smoking The Chinese
raised peoples in nine of the eighteen
provinces of their country, and would
have raised more if the climate and
the soil had been suitable. From an
importer of the drug China has be-
come an exporter. Almost all of the
opium that is brought into the United
States comes from the Flowery king
DOM No longer does it pay tribute
to Britain for its supplies. Britain
can tax the trade in her own India,
but that's a good deal like trying to
lift herself by her own bootstraps. And
as was said at the beginning. when a
national vice does not pay it is in a
bad way.
The Chinese consul in New York
was sought to throw light on the eff
forts of his government, after 20 years
of silent resignation, to free it's sub
jects from the opium habit. He was
educated at George Washington and
Columbia universities and speaks Eng
lish well.
''Will the Chinese" he was asked,
tbe able to break off the opium habit
in the ten years in which they have
been given to do it?'
Il think so,'' he replied THE gov
eminent has already taken extraordi-
nary measures to curtail the sale of
the drug, and the increasing difficulty
with which it may be obtained will as
sist victims of the smoking habit in
breaking off. 1t used to be, for in
stance, so that any coolie in a city
need not go more than half the length
of one of your city blocks to find a
place where he could buy all the
opium he wanted or could pay for
more than that, there were in all Chi
nese cities places where anybody
could go to smoke the pipes and other
appliances being furnished by the
proprietors. These places were for
the accommodation of the poorer class
of Chinese who could not afford to
own pipes. 1t was the custom of Chi
nese laborers to drop into these re-
sorts two or three times e day and
smoke, just as an American laborer
may take a glass of beer at noon and
another at night.
"All this is now changed. The Chi
nese government has imposed the
same sort of regulations upon the sale
of smoking opium that many American
municipalities have imposed upon the
sale of liquor. If the public officials
of America were suddenly ordered to
stop smoking cigars 1 imagine the
command would be obeyed only with
the greatest difficulty by some of the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-03-06

yet the health of such rs these In
variably soon gives way. First they
become CHASTITY thin-sometimes al
most approaching the skeleton stage
then they lose strength, ambition and
lastly life itself
I'm the country it is different Many
farmers who raise peoples do not
smoke opium. AS a result they have
good health and live long. 1t is not
unusual for a Chinese farmer to reach
the age of 20 or 80 and occasionally
one hangs on until he is 1907
Those who have believed that opium
smoking is natural vice in China will
perhaps be surprised at the consul's
statement to the contrary. Yet this
statement is verified by the fact that
China's birth rate remains moderately
high, notwithstanding the low rate in
the cities, where opium is used
But, if the consuFs statement be sur
prising, what must be said of that of
DIR. Hamilton Wright. Dr. Wright says
the Chinese who ere resident in
America are rapidly giving up the use
of the drug. The better class of ORR
entail exiles not only do not smoke,
but regard with scorn any of their
countrymen who do
Why, then, are the importations of
smoking opium into the United States
increasing? And who smoked the
million and a quarter dollars worth
that was imported in the first IL
months of last year?
In the answer to these questions lies
the interest of the, United States in ex-
Guiding opium from this country and
stopping its use everywhere. The
fact is that American women, or at
least white women, used large part
of the smoking opium that was
brought into the country last year,
and therefore supplied much of the
great sum that went to pay for it.
Even the lowest white men are not
likely to develop a laundering for
opium, but degraded white women
yield to 1T as readily as any Chinese
ever did. Possibly they want to forget
perhaps opium helps them to blot
out for time that which they would
not remember. In any event, every
great city contains places where
women may go to smoke opium, and in
New York in particular, one need not
go far down the hall of many a cheap
lodging house to catch the fumes of
the drug with which China has wres-
tied for 100 years.
If white women used even half of
the smoking opium that was brought
to the United States last year, and
each woman during the year bought
$40 worth there are 10000 such women
in this country. 1t doesn't seem pos
sible, But the opium was brought