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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-15
Totals 500 AS 900 s1O3, 15s, OOO s1l7 ,153, 100

Special Orders No. 1853, which were
issued from the office of the adjutant
general Saturday. read as follows
In pursuance with the provisions of
Sections 81 and IS. The Military Law.
a board of examination is appointed TO
meet at the Augusta House. IN Angus
ia, on Wednesday. Aug. Ia. 1910. at ~
o'clock a. NJ, or as soon Thereafter as
practicable, for the purpose of deter
mining the fitness for commission ana
promotion the following:
SECOND INFANTRY.
Second Lieutenant Charles l.. Bagley
first lie -eleCt. Co. f..
First Sergeant Charles J. Ham'itoh
fsecord lieutenant elect. co. |.
private Earle e. Thbeault (second
lieutenant elect. Co, e.
DETAIL. FOR THE BOARD.
Rripad;er General James l.. Moriarty.
inspector. general .,,
colonel Charles Collins. Coast Art"-
lery Corps. ,
lieutenant Colonel Frank B. cum
mings. Second Infantry.
Major Gilbert M. Elliott. ordnance
Department. -, ,,,s
Irniforn,-Dress, without side arms
Fermentation. quarters and subsist-
encc will be provided and members Vi
the hoard will render expense vouchers
for per diem and incidental trave'ihs
expenses. a;d,te
Tho physical fitness OF the canu'" 90 :.
will no determined on the evidence vi
certi,icate signed by an officer OF Tue
N.dic,l CORPS OF Medical reserve
Corps stating that he has naoe wy
rec,lired examination of the ca'u'u',, =
ora reporting the result thereof on s'''
certificate. . ,o.crih-
THO. system of examination presc'ip.
ed in General orders No. "a, STATE y" W,
Maine. A. G. O.. December 81 l''''
he fo,,owed with the exception , ,',i
ore, or written questions on me Mar
tarv Law will take the place o. uue
lions an Militia Law and Regulations.
The report of the board will be '''ao.
IN and signed so as to be iorMa,ur'
70 this office Immediately after adjourn
ment. The report will be slsneu q" a.
nr,,.idod in the Manual for Board ol
Survey.
Nv order of the Governor.
ELLIOTT c. Dill.
The Adju,ant General
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-15
Names Fire Loss For
July Shows Increase.
Board Determination at Augusta
House Next Wednesday.
Decisions Rendered by the Fish
And Game Commits sloners.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council,
Tuesday, Aug. 80, at 10 A. M.

FROM nSures secured at the Office of
Hon. Beecher Putnam of Houlton in
eurance commissioner for the State If
Maine. and taken from The Standard
an insurance newspaper published in
Boston. 1t IS learned that the fire Iossec
for the month Of July were unusua1lv
heavy and nearly s3.00O,OO0 more than
for the same month In the year 1909
making the total figure for the FIRST
seven months of 1870 500, 425. 900 The
above figures do not include STANDING
timber losses and forest fires.
Regarding the fire loss in Maine
during the month of July it is learned
that the number of fi1es which occur
red in the state during the month
where the resulting loss amounted to
$4,000 or over. was seven, the total
loss therefrom being $3OS. 600 In July,
1909. the total number of fires of the
above class during the month was sew
en-. the same as during the past month,
but the loss therefrom was only $245,-
900. in comparison with which the loss
Of the past month shows an increase
Of $4,000. Compared with the fire loss
Of the month of June, that of the past
month shows an increase of $4,000.
According to the figures given in The
Standard the total fire loss in the Unit
ed States for the month or July, reck
oned on the $4,000 basis, was s16,343
900. while for tn" corresponding month
of the year 1909 it was $13.55300O. show
inE by comparison an increase in the
losses of the past month amounting to
S2,7 900. The total fire loss OF the
United States for the past seven
months of the year 1909 it was $1O3.
$4,000. in comparison with which the
loss of the past seven months shows a
decrease of $2,733,000.
The following figures show the grand
totals of the fire losses Of the United
States for the first seven months of the
years 1910. 1863 and 1908:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-15

In "The Children's Plutarch" a great
service has been done to young people,
for here is thrown open to them a
whole new world. This new adoption
of Plutarch's wonderful stories pre-
serves the directness and color of the
original to a remarkable degree. 1t is
arranged by F. J. Gould and published
in two volumes called ''Tales of the
Greeks" and Tales Of the Romans.
which can be read either separately
or together with equal interest and
profit. William Dean Howells has pro-
vided an introduction to each volume.
The simplicity the cleverness. the
buoyancy, and enjoyment of life that
pervade these old Greek and Roman
stories appeal powerfully to the spirit
of youth both in children and in
grown-upS.
Moreover, the tales have serious
ness a manliness, and historic splen-
dor that set them apart from all
fairy and legends whatsoever,
though the style in which they are told
is as simple and attractive as that OF
the brothers Grimm. The boy or girl
is brought into contact with world
of men, but of men whose motives are
under standable whose adventures stir
the imagination. 1t is world, too,
in which everything moves with a GER
tain stateliness and majesty. yet is
real Children who like true stories
will revel in these narratives, winch
have all the appeal of brilliance and
novelty to the fanciful. Thus for
Young people they have something OF
the spell that Shakespeare's histories
had for his contemporaries. They are
histories, indeed. yet they are dram
attic and life-like.
Besides the pleasure which every
child will derive from them, the tales
have a decided educational value. TO
read Plutarch is to come in contact
with the Greeks and Romans as actual
men and women. 1t is to lose that
sense of awe, associated with the term
s.classical,' which makes the ancients
seem forbidding distant, and statues
que. 1t is to learn that ancient liter
ature-just like that of today-ls
thing to read and feel and enjoy. Thus
the reading Of Plutarch in quite an
effective way produces that broadening
of the sympathies and awakening OF
the intelligence which are the finest
results of classical study. "Tales OF
the Creeks and Tales of the Rom
ans are from the Harper press and
illustrated by Walter Crane.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-15

Announcement was made az Tue '. a
and game department SATURDAY ' .pe
ano;..;s.,. ,.a beeu rendered by the
commissioners on the following pe'-
tons ~ and 4G
petition of F.. p. Hopkins ana ~
others residents of Plymouth, Penoo-
scot county asking that an "u .,'..aa IN
trapping of muskrats be pton'o.. a,,,h
the ponds in the town ot ,f
also in their tributaries, TOR 'e'
two years. and also that the .o..i
sioners adopt such other a.'o''' Ill
regulations. after hearing. as ties sn
deem necessary for the protect'o'' any
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-15

The following corporation has filed
tic certificate of organization at the
office of the secretary of State
Standard Vehicle Co. organized at
Portland. for the purpose of manufac-
turing and dealing in motors. engines.
machinery, etc. with $5.oO0.O00 capital
stock of which nothing is paid in or
ficers: President. Clarence e. Eaton
of Portland; treasurer. Il. IL. troteau
of Portland Certificate filed Aug. lo'
1910.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-15

The Pennsylvania Society for the
Prevention of Tuberculosis has begun
a war on the street cleaning methods
of Philadelphia. DR.. Howard S. An
ders, who has made an exhaustive stu
dy for the society of street cleaning
methods in the United States and Eu-
rope, declares that the Quaker City
stands alone in fostering consumption
causing conditions. The society will
direct its first efforts toward compel
ling the street cleaning forces to sprin-
kle the pavements before sweeping.
and when that is accomplished will
move to have the city equipped with
the latest vacuum cleaners.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-15
MORPHINE HABIT
Man First Cures Himself, Now
Curjnq Others

"Since then I have cured hundreds oy
mail" Mr.. Carney made this statement
only after he had absolutely proved tnat
the morphine. opium or iauoa .h1t n aa,f-
fering. Send at once for free book. tell,
ing how a cure can be accomplished and
Testimonials of people cured. A6solnte
secrecy guaranteed. Address CAIN FL
COMMON SENSE CO, 5s2 Lebanon St.
Meirose' "sseT 20 - Aug i5d1,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-15
Books and Authors.

In his little book called 1.-The Ele-
ments,' Sir William A. Tilden defines
an element as "a substance from
which by the operation of ordinary
chemical processes only one kind Of
matter can be obtained" This is
something quite different from the
four elements of AristOtle-fire, water,
earth and air-or the salt, sulphur,
and mercury Of the alchemists. Even
in modern times the conception of
what an element really is has changed
somewhat. Sir William adds: Until
quite recently the elements OF the in
organic world were supposed to be
fixed, immutable with the lapse of ages
or under the mighty forces concerned
in the making of worlds; but within
a few years we have learned that the
atoms at least are continually crun,b-
ling away. 1t is impossible to say
whether all may not be suffering a
slow waste which in the long run may
lead back to the-primal chaos"
Mistress Mary Cary was a sweet
heart of the youthful George Wash
ington. However, Mary Cary did not
respond to the appeal of the father OF
his country and married another man.
The name of Mary Cary is found in
many Southern families today, and
Kate Langley Bosher, the author of
Mary Cary" has now brought it into
the reality of fiction in the demure
personality of her little orphan hero
inc.
When Marion Harland was little
girl. child study was unknown, and the
enfant terrible did not have chance
to be. Perhaps the good old way OF
never allowing a child to know that
he could create sensation by an IN
nocently frank remark was as good as
some modern methods. At all events,
it is hard to imagine the following in
cident occurring nowadays. AT ten
years of age" writes Marion Harland
in her autobiography. 81 asked my
mother, point blank. what salary the
church paid Uncle Carus. She ans
wered as directly: Three hundred dol
lars a year. But he has property OF
his Cwn' Whereupon, without the
slightest idea of being pert, re-
marked, If we were to get really
good preacher, l suppose he would
have to be paid more And my mother
responded as simply: No doubt. But
your uncle Carus is very faithful
pastor The quaint sound that this
bit of dialogue has for our ears shows
how far we have strayed from the seri-
Gus walk and conversation of our
fathers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-15

The elevators of bank building in
Pittsburg, have been provided with
electric lights to illuminate the floor at
the doorway so that passengers enter
ing or leaving the cars know exactly
the position Of the foundation they are
about to step upon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-15

Linnossier has recently reported to
the Academic de Medicine de Paris
some interesting experiments with re-
gard to the nephro-toxic action of
various meats. BY simultaneous in
lection of an aqueous extract of
hashed meat he has been able to pro-
duce albuminuria in rabbits and
gliinea pigs. The minimum does ne
cessary to cause this condition is very
variable, even when the same kind of
meat is used to prepare the extract.
fact which must be attributed as
much to difference in THE renal re-
sistance of various animals as to
variations in the toxicity of the meat.
Albuminuria appears very quickly af-
ter the injection and only lasts few
hours.-London Hospital
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-15

dams. Domes and low caste Hindus
The fourth lot are the Bumboat gang.
and these men represent themselves to
be river hawkers of provisions, fruit.
vegetables. etc. They include Hindus
and Mohamedans and are like the
Bunphurs. inclined to violence when
resisted.
The Bunphurs are recognized as be-
ing the most dangerous of these river
pirates. They have a complete and
efficiently organized intelligence branch
al elaborate system for disposing Of
stolen property and when pressed to
not hesitate at actually taking life.
Detection is an extremely difficult
matter, AS in most cases before intel
ligence is received that they are on
the move they have actually swooped
down on their prey and retired with
their spoils into some lonely creek or
backwater in the river. or, as they
have been known to do In some cases.
abandoned their boat and taken to
cover on shore.--Madras Mail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-15

Instead of that the cash balance in the
treasury. amounting to s56S.000. was
wiped out in the first ID months OF
Governor Fernald's administration,
5000. 900. the full amount which the
State IS permitted, by the constitution,
to borrow, was borrowed and taxes
were increased for 1910 to the extent of
s15O.OOO on public service corporations
and S215,O0O on the general property of
the State.
Such a record needs only to be under
stood to meet the condemnation of all
unprejudiced men. For Maine to eX-
coed it's income. in it's expenditures,
$3.50. 900 in one year and at least $1,000
900 in two years is something unheard
of in our history.
Moreover, it seems to be impossible
to secure any accurate information as
to the actual financial standing of the
State State officials, in public reports.
present conflicting statements on that
point and nowhere is official informa-
ton given as to the amount of bor-
rowing being carried on by the differ
ent State institutions and State de-
partments, borrowing which creates a
liability against the State. for these in
stitutions and departments have no
credit excepting the States credit. up
on which to borrow.
Confronted with the fact of this ex-
listing public liability. the extent of
which can only be guessed at. the gov
ernor simply replies that ''the State
institutions always. have borrowed
money" How much they owe today,
he does not say. Yet, he knows that
The Washington times., 1910-07-16
FIRST HOUSE SOLD
IN ROW OF SEVEN
Harry Kite Property, on
Kenyon Street, Placed
on the Market.

EuIiEe. Gibbs & Daniel, realty
brokers. have Just sold for Harry Kite
the three-story brick house at 1214 Ken
Won street northwest, TO Charles o.
Stevens.
This house IS one Of q. row OF seven
which has j-.st been completed by Mr.
kite on the south side of Kenyon street,
extending eastward from Thirteenth
street, Columbia Heights
THE house n question has an attTac-
tive front Of brown iron spot brick with
q massive porch and brownstone trim
mines. The front is sm1nounted with
I-ea-y cornica, and re1 corrugated
SPANISH tile rlansaud roof
The building occupies a lot twenty
three feet front by depth of 100 feet
There are nine rooms, reception hall
and two tiled baths and IS heated by
the hot water system
II IS understood that sIr. Stevens paid
$500 for the propeT-y- The sale was
made in conjunction with Moore & Hill
realty brokers.
The Washington times., 1910-07-16
EIGHT HOUSES SOLD
WITHIN TEN DAYS
Property on Rhode Island
Avenue, Between Second
and Third Streets.

r. r. JfOwenStein. realty broker eS-
ta5iisbed somewhat of a record for
selling. in the handling OF the row Of
eight houses recently completed on the
south side Of Rhode Island avenue be-
tween Second and Third streets north
west
These houses are two stories IL height
and contain eight rooms. and were all
disposed Of within ten days after they
We're put or the realty market The
last one was sold yesterday 60 an OUT
of-LOwn party who VIII hold The same
for an Investment
This. operation was one Of Mr. How
eustein-s own and each residence is Of
attractive design and contains stli or
the latest improvements and sQulp-
meuts for dwellings, They sold fox 81 ~
each
This dealer aso reports that he has
10y him on Clifton street. between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets remain
ing, and the prospects are that these
VIII be disposed OF during the coming
weeE.
one OF the features OF these dwellings
IS their Uansard roof and doruler win
dCus which vary in design They have
front pCrches and finished in oak and
other .hardwOOdS- The end ones contain
twelve rooms and two baths and the
others have nine rooms and two baths
The Washington times., 1910-07-16
PARK ROAD HOME
SELLS FOR $I25OO
Charles R. Riley, Capitalist,
Purchases Ashley
Residence

Charles Reid Riley. a capitalist, has
purchased from George Hail Ashley and
Nary Martin Ashley, the residence ut
1875 Park road northwest The property
occ1 pies lot No y. in block No. 1, Of
IrEIeside subdivision, and has 'front.'
age Of thirty-five feet and a depth OF
40 feet 10 a IweuCy-fOot rear alley
The sale was made through the Office
Of VViIIige. Gibbs & Daniel. realty
brokers' II is understood that SI2-5l5
vas paid for the property, and that ex-
tezsive alterations VIII be made by the
new owner
The residence is Of Spanish mission
architecture, with a large sun-paTIOr
porch, and IS situated on an elevated
terrace. from which il commands an eN-
ceUent outlook on geological Park and
Rock Creek Park. The interior Of The
house Is finished IN Flemish style, and
the heavy cross beams and paneled cell
ings add 10 the inside aJUaCtiveness-
The Washington times., 1910-07-16

SI.75 Baltimore and Return, Baltimore
and Ohio r r. every Saturday and Sun
day All trains both ways, both days,
except Royal Limited--Advt-
The Washington times., 1910-07-16
CHEVY CHASE LAND
IS SELLING FAST

According TO q suburban realty deal
e., the future that lies before Wash
inzton-s suburbs is evidenced BY the
recent activities in the Chevy Chase
section He said
In order 10 gain an adequate idea
Of the progress in this locality enc needs
but 20 consider the fact that in the
limited area known as section -wO OF
Chevy Chase. lying between the Chevy
Chase circle and Bradley lane pracri-
caIIy 5000 square feet Of ground has
been sold within the short period OF
six weeks This represents an area
which would comprise 80 ordinary
sfzed city building lots
Beyond Bradley lane. in section four,
Of CHEVY. Chase. 10000 square feet Of
binding lots have been sold since tho
opening OF this section about a year
ago
IAN idea Of the magnitude Of these
sales may be had when one realizes
that this Is ample ground Tor the cree
f9o1 OF 800 average sized city dwellings
en- others sections along Connecticut
avenue extended equal progress and de-
--eIcpr7eut is noted. in fact, a brief
F.fudv OF conditions along this thorough
fare is sufficient to convince one that
= Ereat part. at least, of Residential
Washington IS moving rapidly out Con
neCtiCUL avenue
The Washington times., 1910-07-16
WORK COMMENCED
UPON GAIT HOME
Residence in Saul'S Addition,
With Elaborate Grounds,
to Cost 5000.

Work has commenced on the home
for Ralph Gait at Fifteenth and Della
field streets. SauTs Addition. the ground
for which was sold through the office
of N l. Sansbury- It is expected that
this house viii be completed by Septem-
Der, and Mr. Gait viii occupy il inns
medi8Jely-
II is to be a three-story building con-
tanning twelve rooms three baths, and
reception hail. with a garage in the rear.
The lot upon which IL IS situated con-
tains $3.50 square feet, and VIII be en-
closed by an old English hedge
The residence is 10 be of an elaborate
design, and viii De handsomely finished
both inside and on the exterior. IT is
estimated 10 cost approximately $4,000.
Mr. Cats mother erected a large home
a year ago upon the lot adjoining his
on the south Her home has been look
Cd upon as the haudsomest one in that
section
The Washington times., 1910-07-16
S1-z5 To Baltimore and Return

Saturdays and Sundays via Pennsyl-
vanla Railroad. Tickets good return
fUc until Sunday night All regular
trains except the Congressional Lin
tied .f'-AdvL-
The Washington times., 1910-07-16
WHEN IUSTICEs COMPETE.

KITTANNING. Pa, July 16.-This
town has three justices of the peace,
and business has been poor Justice
Isaac Miller. tired OF waiting for bust
ness decided 70 advertise. and put Up
o s5Eu in mis- window reading
You Car Get Married Here"
Justice Edward Lee promptly dis
PLAYED this one
Married While You Wait"
Justice A =. MobIey displayed q
more commercial bent with this sign
-'Wuv Waite Get Married Here"
No increase OF business al the mar
rfage license office is yet reported
The Washington times., 1910-07-16
CRUEL TO ANIMALS,
TWO MEN ARE FINED

For beating an exhausted mule with
an iron chain aad badly lacer4L1E ttis
animals hack. Thomas Neal. al sane
Uaeou driver, was fined $40 H. PoIire
Court today. with an alternative Of
spending sixty days in the worllEOusa-
Henry Williams was another 10 De
fined for cruelty to animals
Testimony showed that the horse VIII
Ifaus was driving wg-S exhausted and
unable TO work
VVEer arrested Williams was crue. ly
lasbiuE the horse with heavy black
snake whip He was fined SO
The Washington times., 1910-07-16
BUILDERS AT WORK
UPON CALCULATIONS
Bids for New Bureau of EngTav-
ing and Printing Building
TO Be Asked.

Bids for the construction Of the new
home Of the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing, for which Congress has ap-
pr0prIated S2,oJJ.10o. are expected 10 be
asked within a few weeks Already
local builders and construction com
panies are engaged in rough CaIcula-
tons Of the cost Of the work
Considerable competition Is anticipated
In the bidding for this work. as there IS
I'm Washington at present what the
builders call a scarcity Of big contracts
and this one viii be eagerly sought
The Washington times., 1910-07-16
BRICK DWELLING
SELLS FOR $1,000

Mrs Hannah Luchs has purchased
from Charlie J. Walker the three
story brick dwelling at 1912 Euclid
street northwest
The sale was made through the
office Of Shannon & Luchs, realty
brokers, and the price paid for the
property was 1000
This house IS one OF ten houses re-
Gently completed by Mr.. Walker. and
il contains nine rooms and two baths.
Popular Excursion, l.lim0Te and Ohio
r r. July nth leave Union Station
Sis a. N. 500 70 Harpers Ferry and
Martinsburg, S1-35 TO Berkeley Springs,
and SEQ 20 Cumberland and return, By
special train. T-tuTning same day. Splen-
did opportunf " for a delightful outing
cheap-Advt-
The Washington times., 1910-07-16
DIsPARAGES GREAT HUNTER.

BATH. Pa, July 16-The Rev George
w. Rhoads, Of this town, dlas Just re-
turned from Africa. where he mas spent
several years as a missionary. he met
Theodore Roosevelt while the latter
was on his hunting expedition. and says
The former Presidents expedition was
not SO successful. from a hunters view
point as many others in that territory
although the party was much larger
than most OF them
The Washington times., 1910-07-16
TEACHER PURCHASES
MODERN RESIDENCE

DIT. F. s. Newton, an instructor ar
the Western High School. has pUr-
chased one Of the three-story brick
WOodIey Park by Middaugh < Shan
non, Inc.
This hOue IS one Of seven buildings
v hich were started about four months
ago. all Of which have now been dis
uosed Of through the office OF Shan
non & Luchs- The house contains
nine rooms ard two baths, and is Of
modern design and equipment The
consideration in the transaction was
$500
The Washington times., 1910-07-16
REPORTS LARGE
REALTY TRANSFERS

". Z. Natteson. who is handling the
subdivision OF Connecticut Highlands,
Richmond Park, Cathedral Highlands,
Northwest Park, and Huntington Ter
race today reports zaIes amounting to
1910 square feet made during the past
three weeks in the sections mentioned
The Washington times., 1910-07-16
REV. J. o. WRIGHTSON
WILL GIVE ADDRESS

Rev. T. O. Wrightson. OF the Union
Methodist Church. win be the speaker
ut the service which The gospel yas on
of the Central Union Mission VIII CON-
duct tomorrow afternoon at 40 a. Sixth
street and Rhode Island avenue north
west
Al go O'Clock. an open air service VIII
he held at Seventh street and Louisiana
avenue. and DR. George j. wilson. Of
the NortEE-iuscer FreshVte-isu Church.
VIII speak