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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-08
COURAGE of Geese.

Among the defenders of the goose
is a resident of Sierra county, Calf.
/ was on my way to a neighbours
pnce several miles from my own when
1 noticed large flock of geese coming
south. They were white geese with
black wings and were flying in the
usual V-shaped formation.
In looking at them 1 noticed black
eagle, an unusually large one, coming
from the east. He was flying directly
toward the geese, although his course
would carry him little below them.
The geese saw the eagle about the
same time that I did. Before he ar
rived opposite them they gave decided
signs of uneasiness. 1 saw that they
were beginning to break up their reg
ular formation, and I watched with
curiosity to see what would be the out
come.
Hardly had noticed their commotion
when they formed into two hollow
squares. The eagle was now opposite
and little below the geese One
square hung perfectly perpendicular In
the air, with hardly a flutter of the
birds wings. The other hung as mo-
tionless, but in a slanting position If
the eagle saw them he gave no sign of
attention. out kept straight on his
course Then. just as he arrived di-
rectly underneath the geese something
happened.
With concerted movement the geese
that formed the lower or slanting hol-
low square swooped down in the di-
rection of the eagle. Their sudden
rush caused the eagle to turn out of
his course and fly rapidly toward the
north. The geese then wheeled and
flew back, joining the birds which had
remained almost mctionless in the
perpendicular hollow square.
The two groups having Joined, the v
formation was again assumed and the
geese continued their fight toward the
south.
I never heard of an eagle attacking
geese. Besides this eagle was hardly
in a position to do so. His evident in
tention vas to fly along about his own
business. The geese were the ones who
made the attack, if such it could be
called.--San Francisco Call.
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first time in book form. Judge Finch.
who died less than two years ago.. was
a graduate of Yale in the class of 40.
and. strangely enough when we con-
slider Yales long existence and its no.
BILE list of famous graduates, he is the
only ane Of it's sons who has attained
prominence as writer of verse. He
wrote various college songs which still
survive at Yale, and later, when he re-
turned to Ithaca, N. Y, his native
town, aid became a member of the
Cornell Law School faculty, he wrote
songs for the Cornell boys. He was a
member Of the court of appeals in New
York state for Is years and from 1891
to his death he was dean of the Cornell
Law School
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-08

which a loupcervier had killed. Tn
person who had it said that there was
a light snow, SO he could see every mo-
ton. The loupcervier had apparently
met the mink by accident on the ice.
He had bitten it through the back,
dropped it and walked on.
/ once saw loupcervier trapped
which had killed several lambs. Red
squirrels will kill more young birds
than they can eat. | have known an
otter TO pile up large lot of suckers
which he must have caught just for
sport. Lately a mink got into a bal.
tank near here and killed nearly all
the live bats. The owner estimated
that there We're several thousands.
House cats often kill birds which they
dc not eat; they also often bring in
moies. frogs and snakes which they
kill for the fun of killing. 1 have no
doubt that sable and fisher would kill
poultry just as mink and racoon do
if they had the same opportunity.
Some birds also kill for sport. All
ornithologists know of shrikes hang
ing UP birds and mice which they do
not need. / have several times seen
sheldrakes kill scores of small fish just
for fun. They bit them, dropped them
ami passed along. I have seen eight
or ten sheldrakes doing this at time
Goshawks kill for sport. 1 have known
gcsiit.wk in one morning to kill five
ruffed grouse and leave them after
tearing them in pieces. Last winter
a goshawk was given me which had
just killed two large Plymouth rock
hens.
it seems as ii many animals and
birds take as much pleasure in killing
things for mere sport as many of our
sportsmen and fishermen do.-Corres-
pondence Forest and Stream.
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ANIMALS WANTON KILLING.
Useless Slaughter by Wolves-Birds
That Kill.

While usually our carniverous ami
mails kill to supply their immediate
wants, still there are some species
which often kill for mere sport and
there are few kinds of which some
idividuals do not at some time kill
wantonly. b
When I was c boy and there were
were wolves in Maine I have known
four or five wolves to kill over forty
sheep in a single night in a town near
here.
My father once saw thirteen fully
grown sheep which two wildcats had
killed in one night on Mount Desert
Island. know OF several cases where
wildcats have entered barns and OUT
buildings and killed numbers of hens
or ducks. Racoons often kill hens
which they cannot carry off. / know
of many cases of foxes killing many
hens or turkeys which they could not
eat. once saw the skin Of a mink
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-08
STATE OF MAINE.

KENNEBEC ss.-Superior Court in va
cation. Augusta. April 2s 1909:
G GdARA A: B0Y ,ST. Lb't' vs.
GEo odn W. nnd Bo1N Writ and Tho, # is
ordered by me. the undersigned. Justice
of said Court that notice thereof be
given to the Libelee by publishing an at
tested copy of the same. or an abstract
thereof. together with this order thereon.
three weeks successfully in the kennebec
Journal, newspaper printed in Augusta
in said County of kennebec, the last
publication to be thirty days at least
before the next term of said Court, to be
holden at Waterville within and for SAID
County of Kennebec. on the second tues,
day of June next. that he may then ana
there appear in said Court and answer
thereto if he see fit.
Attest: OLIVER G. HALL.
Justice Superior Court
Copy of Libel
The Libelant alleges that she was mar
ried to the said libelee at Augusta In the
State of Maine on the 18th day of June
1904; that the said libelant and llbeleess
cohabited in this State after their sald
marriage: that the libelant resided IN
this State when the cause of divorce
accrued as hereinafter set FORTH and had
resided here in good faith one year pro-
to the date hereof: that the libelant mas
ever been faithful to her marriage 90.
legations. but that the said libelee nas
been unmndful of the same; that on tne
first day of December 1908. and on divers
Otner Gays ana tunes SiUCc tHtIi
marriage the said libelee committed INC
crime of adultery. with one female pei n-
son whose name is to your libelant une
known; that since their intermariiast 20
the said libelee has been addicted "
gross and confirmed habits of intoxi-
cation: that being of sufficient api ny,
he has grossly. wantonly and crueiy
neglected and refused to provloe that
able maintenance for your libelant; .n ,ac
he has been guilty of cruel and abusIssa
treatment and extreme cruelty to"aiu'
her. ..,,
That no child has been born to them
during their said marriage. ,.,.
Wherefore. she prays that a ui vu.ou
from the bonds of matrimony betWeedn
herself and said libelee may be decr eeod
also that reasonable alimony ne oetI .ra
to her out of his estate or in lieu tnei -,
of that a snecific sum be paid to neI t w
him. Also that her name he changer :"
Clara A. Morton. her maiden nan .,,at
And the libelant further alleges 'n as.
she has used reasonable diligence ~ said
certain the present residence or s saa.
libelee, but is unable to do SO, anu u'0'
not know where 1t is. .,,rt
CLARA A. BOYNTON. Llheian said
Kennebec, IS. April Il. 19@-The 's ii.
Libelant made oath that the abose ia
legation as to the residence vi '"'
Libelee is true
MELVIN f. SAWTELLE.
Justice of the Peace:
true COW of the order of notice anu
libel
Attest eaa'' c. W. JONES. Clerk.
apr24sat3t
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Dishonest Weights and Measures.

The New York papers are having
| much to say over the declaration of
the state superintendent of weights
and measures at Albany that the
people of New York state were
robbed last year of $20.0O0,OOO by
short weights and small measures.
That is, he declares that manufacture
ers. wholesale and retail merchants.
milk dealers, fruit vendors and others
were paid fully this sum by consumers
for goods not delivered. He bases his
figures on discoveries of fraud in 20
food commodities in various commune
ties throughout the state. He recent
~ stopped a consignment of 100000
berry boxes to New York City, all of
which were of short measure and de-
signed for use by fruit dealers.
OF course there is law enough to
prevent all this robbery of the public,
for it amounts to nothing less, but the
laws which apply are peculiarly hard
to enforce. The national pure food
law has done much toward making la
bells honest with respect to the quality
of the contents of package. OF
course there should be equal insistence
on honesty Of quantity. A buyer
should get not only the article he
thinks he is getting, but the amount
thereof that he is paying Tor. The gro
Ger who sells II ounces of sugar for
round, the fruit dealer whose straw
berry boxes have raised bottoms, the
milk dealer whose quart of milk con-
tainS - or 30 ounces instead of 81, are
all familiar figures in other commune
ties than those investigated by the
New York authorities. No doubt we
have them here in Maine just as they
have them in other states, and the
problem of raising their standard of
honesty or of enforcing the laws de-
signed to cover the kinds of fruad
they perpetrate is one of no small pro-
portions.
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Great Britain's Drink Bill.

Drink statistics are always of in
terest. and they are especially so at
this time when the prohibition wave
is rising high and higher in nearly all
parts of our own country. The Lon
don Times has just published figures
showing what the drink habit cost the
people of Great Britain last year and
making comparison between these
figures and those of 1907 There is a
little encouragement for the friends of
temperance in the fact that the totals
for 1908 were smaller than those of
the preceding year, though the Lon
don Times expresses the opinion that
the hard times which England has
been suffering are more responsible
for the decreased drinking than
any growing temperance sentiment.
The drinkers of the United Kingdom
spent $12213.3S1 less for whisky, gin,
etc, 81, BOG less for beer and $4,344,-
315 less for wine, in 1908 than in 1907.
But even at that the per capita fig
ures are sufficiently large to be ter
rlbly suggestive of the privatiOn and
misery which the drink habit must
have caused among the poor. For per
capita figures include every man, wom-
an and child, and as the children and
many of the women did not drink at
all. and not a few men are abstainers,
drinkers must have been enormous.
Thus in England last year the per
capita expenditure for spirits was 81 80;
for beer, s120S; for wine, s118, and
eighteen cents for cordials In Scot
land the per capita expenditure was
1868 for spirits, $3.50 for beer, s1O9 for
wine. and four cents for cordials. In
Ireland it was $3.50 for spirits, $3.50
for beer including porter, fifty-sevcn
cents for wine and six cents for cor
dials. The total drink bill for the Uni
ted Kingdom last year was 1886, 800
S3', and year before last it was $751;
'S4.337 OF course, a considerable part
of this expediture went to enable some
people to earn living but it was
terrible tax upon the people for all
that. to say nothing of the degradation
caused by over-indulgence and the
great loss in the effectiveness of la
Dor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-08
STATE OF MAINE.
KENNEBEC, SIS

kENNEBEC. IS.
Taken this thrtieth day of April. 1909:
on execution dated March H. 1909 issued
on judgment rendered by me Supreme
Judicial Court for the County of Ken
nebec, at the term thereof begun and
held on the first Tuesday of March. 1908:
to wit on March Is. 1909. IN favor OF
Freeman r. Miner of Rome. in the County
of kennebec and against William J. Yes
sey of said Rome for the sum Of Six
Hundred and F'ifty-four dollars and six
ty-five cents debt or damage and Thirty
five dollars and Six cents cost OF suit
and will be sold at public auction to the
highest bidder at the office of Williamson
& Burleigh. 242 Water Street. IN Augusta
in said County. on Saturday. the 5th day
of June, 1909. at ten o'clock in the fore
| noon, the following described real estate
William J. Wesley has to redeem the fol-
lowing described, mortgaged real estate
situated in said Rome. to wit:
A certain lot or parcel Of land situate
in said Rome with the buildings thereon
and bounded and described as follows:
On the north by land of Margaret Dud-
ley: on the west by land of Abbie Iur-
ner and land occupied by David Perkins.
aaron Clement farm on the south by
Il nd known as the Isaiah Stevens farm
and on the east by Great Pond. SO called,
Meaning hereby to convey the land deed
ed to William Hoyt by Joshua Foss, by
deed recorded in the Kennebec Registry
OF DeedS, Book Z54 rage l9l ana Dy Lew
Hoyt by deed recorded in the said Reg
istry. Book III. Page 1873. Also one undi-
vded half of a certain other lot of land
| ow Lot the same being described and
conveyed to William Hoyt by a deed from
Hannah B. Turner. recorded in Kennebec
Registry. Book 249. Page 272 subject
| toned in said deed. Reserving. however.
| right of way across the first described
parcel lying east of the road from said
| road to Great Pond to William Hoyt, who
formerly owned the land herein described.
Said real estate is subject to mortgage
given by said Vessey to Albion P. Dud-
ley dated April u. 1906, and recorded in
kennebec Registry of Deeds. Book 467,
Page 49,
Dated at said Rome this thirtieth day
| of April, 1903.
FRANK ]. HAM,
Deputy Sheriff.
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are Of interest for comparison. The
average temperature for April. 1874,
was % degrees, while the average for
April this year was 35 degrees-a diff
ference of IS degrees to the credit Cor
discredit) of 1874. 1t is noticed that
on only four mornings during April,
1874 was the thermometer above
ishes figures of the A. NJ. temperature
freezing. while in April of this year it
was above freezing all except eight
mornings The lowest temperature
for the month in 1874 was zero, on
April 1. while the lowest for the month
this year was 25 degrees, also on April
l. All Of which goes to show how
short are the memories of people who
say: This is the coolest April ever"
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BoorHBAY AND the ISLANDS
STEAMER ISLANDER,

Capt. Robert F. Westman. Leaves Au-
gusta every day at 7.05 A. NJ; Halloween
Ton signaD 7.13 A. M; Gardiner 7,4O 81
Gardiner ION signaD $50: Cedar Grove
ION signaD sos: Richmond S.35: Bath. Civ
Landing wharf 9.35; connecting at Bath
with l.. B. & B. Electric Railroad for
New Meadows Inn. Merrymeeting Park.
Brunswick, Lisbon Fall and Lewiston
Arrives at Boothbay Harbor about ii a,
A. M. Returning. leaves Boothbay Har.
Dor every day at 1.30 p. NJ; Bath ak.
connecting at Bath with the afternoon
train for Portland and Boston; Richmond
at Ais p. NJ.
Agents: Fl. E. Bowditch Augusta. TIE,
1854; Horace G. Turner HalloweII, Tel
1854; w. l.. Tozier. Gardiner Tel HIS
Special rates for family tickets: for par.
ticuars apply to the Manager or Purser
Special rates for excursion parties on
regular trips only. Low rates 10 miles
for $l.25 Stops at Southport ION signaD
Capitol Island, Squirrel Island and Ocean
Point Quick service. No freight taken
on Sundays. Subject to delays and
change without notice.
m1dtf
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While some cities are changing over
to the commission form of government
and many others are considering such
a step. the national capital appears
To be getting tired of that form of gov
crnmcnt and is anxious for Congress
to pass a new law which will provide
for single executive for the city.
Tia business men of Washington are
urging such a change and the WASH
ingtun Post tells us that President
Taft is favorable to it. At present the
executive authority and responsibility
arc vested in three persons of equal
powers. and the Post is convinced that
triplc-hcaded commission is not a
success.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-08

Fr',m western Canada, which has
been making great records during re-
cent Years as a wheat producing coun-
Try, comes the word that the spring is
Very backward ard the crop outlook
exceedingly unfavorable. Usually seed
ing has been completed by May /, but
this year it was barely begun on that
day and Winnipeg takes very gloomy
view of ,he outlook and believes that
the wheat crcp will not be in until the
end of May. In that section of Can
ada the frosts begin to do damage dur,
ing the latter part of August, or by
early September at the latest. and as
wheat takes from 10 to 120 days to
ripen. it is certain that only with a
phencmenally long summer can a
fair crop be harvested in western Cam
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-08

Down in Norfolk Va. there is Z;
humoriSt. ana at the opening of the
local baseball season. there appeared
this placard in a part of the post-of
flee whore Uncle Sans employees ma!
all read it: "All requests for leave o
absence on account of toothachc, Sc
we're colds and minor physical ailments
and on account of funerals, picnics
church sociables and the like mus. bt
division before 10 A. NJ. on the morn
liz, of the game"
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A Chicago forger presents these max
irIs as a guide to young men entering
business
Be honest in small things.
Do not permit your conscience to be-
come calOused.
Be economical and never risk other peo-
pies money no matter how certain sue
cess may seem.
Once you commit a wrong make resti-
tuition Immediately, for delay means ruin,
may be death.
They are all excellent maXims. but
the first two words of the first of them
seems to cover the whole ground.
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MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
The Water Power of Maine.
portland PreSs.)

In his speech of welcome to the rep
reSentatiVes of the Boston Chamber of
Commerce and the Boston Merchants
association, Vice President Eastman
of the Portland Board of Trade allud-
ed to the potential wealth of the
State, and particularly it's water pow
err and the interest awakened in the
subject. He spoke of the undeveloped
power the tremendous energy going to
waste at Ripogenus Gorge and Grand
Falls for instance, and how it might
easily be saved and conveyed by wire
for use at distant points. The visitors
will probably hear more about this in
their journey and perhaps see some
Of the unused waterfalls. 1t is no
vain dream, but a very real. live AMI
practical subject, in which there is a
great amount Of interest.
The value of water power is esti-
mated by the United States govern
ment to be worth $33 a year Accord
ing to the geological survey the total
developed water power in Maine is
1853, 900 horse power. minimum, or 252,-
500 horse power during the six high
water months. BY the estimate of the
same authority the total undevelopad
power is $4,000 horse power for the
six high water months. making Il
total of 7S2,600 actual and potential;
while by additional storage it is pos
sible to secure 100000 horse power
more, making a grand total of 1.19S.-
600 What does this mean? 1t means
that on the basis of $33 per unit the
developed power is worth over $4,000
600 year at the least, and at the
maximum flow over $S.OO0,000 year;
or il we allow six months minimum
and six months maximum. it is over
So, 900, 900 a year. 1t means that the
undeveloped power is worth or could
be made worth $17,500,000 year: that
with dams and storage basins more
than $13,OO0.000 could be added to this.
and that with the total water power of
the State put to work, developed. I'M
developed and created. it would be
worth $39,0O0.000 a year.
And what else would it mean to the
State to have the equivalent of mill
lion horses put to work and working
day in and day out. week in and week
out. nights and Sundays and holidays.
requiring no oats or hay. no whip or
spur, nothing but proper channels to
run irt and wheels to turn? 1t would
mean manufacture, light and heat. the
movement of looms and lathes, of all
kinds of machinery, of cars and ele-
vators and derricks-anything. in
short. where mechanical power is re-
quired. What is the coal bill OF
Maine? We have long and cold WIN
tiers, and in order to live and keep
comfortable, we have to pay tribute to
the miners of Pennsylvania. But
electricity produces heat as well as
light and power. With a million
horsepower at work producing cheap
electricity. it might be possible to cut
down the fuel bill considerably, as well
as the bills now paid for steam heat
and power The development of sucn
a source of natural wealth would mean
a great deal to Maine. and would go
far to make up for the lack OF
mineral wealth. For the development
Of this wealth it is necessary to get
capital Interested, and it is possible
that the visit of the Boston men will
help i'm that direction.
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Keep the Balance Up.

II has been truthfully said that any
disturbance of the even balance of
health causes serious trouble. Nobody
can be too careful to keep this balance
ur. When people begin to lose appe-
tite, or to get tired easily. the least
imprudence brings on sickness. weak
ness, or debility. The system needs a
tome, Graves it, and should not be
denied il: and the best tonic of which
We have any knowledge is Hoods
Sarsaparilla. What this medicine has
done in keeping healthy people healthy.
in keeping up the even balance OF
nealtl. gives it the same distinction
as preventative that it enjoys as
cure. It's early use has illustrated the
wisdom of the old saying that stitch
in time saves nine. Take Hoods for
appetite strength. and endurance.
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Chicago is not having monopoly Of
TIE peace conference business There
is something akin and certainly no less
practical in San Francisco. where they
are entertaining the officers and men
of tn" japanese training squadron 1t
was an interesting coincidence that
these Japanese vessels came Steaming
through the Golden Gate on Dewey
day" the nth anniversary of the day
when. according to certain alarmists
the conflict began between this country
and Japcn tor the control of the Pa
citiC, san Francisco is doing itself
proud in entertaining the visitors and
the wa" hogic has pulled his head down
below the edge of the horizon.
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Maine Gossip
Scratch.

The hen that scratches all the day
Is jest good example;
She works in her peculiar way.
An gifts Twin ample.
Good times or poor. it's all the same.
She spends no time cross-patchin';
She starts an keeps right in the game.
An tends right to her scratchin.
We kin take courage from the hen.
An make our profits double;
We must dig all the harder when
We're weighted down with trouble.
We've got to scratch an scratch away.
The hens good example:
Twill drown the sorrows of the day.,
An bring Twin ample.
washington Star
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An exchange voices the demand fol
tWo-ccnt pieces, which have gone en-
tl,'ely cut If circulation. although there
are still in existence somewhere 2S,G34 ),
!5t of them which have not been re-
turned to the treasury They disap
pcarcd because there was little USE
need of them to buy newspapers anC
p"stagc stamps, for which it is the
give a nickel and get three pennies il
change. Most civilized nations have
tW"-ccnt piece, or something cor
responding to it.