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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17
CLEANiNGS AND GOSSIP.

The trees which are used by the
government in rcforestation are all
grown in the eight government nur-
series in the western forest reserves.
Some Englishmen now claim that
all meat displayed in English shops
should be marked as domestic. colo
NAL or foreign, so that the buyer can
know what he is getting. 1t appears
to be the Impression that too much
of the roast beef of New England is
the roast beef of the Dominion and
Chicago.
Germany appears to be pushing Ire
land hard as consumer of the pota-
to and the Spud now occupies rel
atively more important position in
Kaiserland than in any of the other
F.uronean countries. 1t is not only
largely used for food by man and
beast, hut made into starch and alco-
hol. The 1908 crop was estimated at
81 257 900 tons. 100000 tons being
used on the German, tables and 49,
600, 600 for stock feed. Starch facto-
ries used 100000 tons, distilleres p
100000 and 100000 was planted over
again for seed.
Mich" is the only one of the alb
breviated words protested against by
Dean Swift which has conquered the
purists of speech. 'Incog" is still
short of responsibility, and "phiz'
(physiognomy) very far so. However.
other abbreviated forms have won.
A cabriolet is cab to everybody
now, though to Dickens'S Mr.. Raddle
it was still "cabrioly." Miss for
mistress" piano for ''pianoforte"
and "sweets' for 'sweetmeatS' are
universal. Nevertheless many people
sill apologize for bus" instead of
omnibus" and wage a losing fight
against phone" and against photo,
1t has been supposed that the an
clients had some method of hardening
bronze tools the secret of which had
been lost Now a scientist says that
the ancient bronzes were very impure
so that their hardness could not have
been lue to their exceptional purity.
Modern bronze can be made as hard
by careful hanlmering. so it looks as II
the idea of another lost art had been
exploded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17
Cook Comma Back.

DR.. Cook is to return to the scene
of his great canard 1t is announced
that he will return to New York. ar
irving there on the second day of
reserved for him in one of the more
expensive obstetrics. and that friends
ard admirers intend to make his home
coming peasant experience. DR.
Cooks gigantic fraud yielded him
large sum Of money in very short
space of time. Even before his friends
at Copenhagen branded his so-called
proofs as wholly inadequate to prove
anything beyond a superficial knowl-
edge of conditions in Arctic regions, a
majority Of the people of the United
States had needed Peary's word of
warning and declined to accept the
gold brick, Cook. however found
thousands of people willing to pay their
money to hear his story and whatever
exploration he cared to make, The
proceeds CLEANED from satisfying this
curiosity furnished him the funds with
which to make mis- escape. Then he
disappeared.
Tho world hal no inkling Of his
whereabouts until he was recognized III
South America. The feeling of indig-
nation had blown over ana the an
nouncement that he had been found
caused little or no comment On the
strength Of this reception OF the an
nouncement of his discovery he is re-
turning. His return is not unexpected
a man who had the effrontery to at
tempt to hoax the whole world has the
eIfrcntery to face his victims. Wheth-
er it will be possible, or whether his
victims desire, to punish him remains
to be seen. Newspapers throughout
the land bought his story at fancy
price and retailed it to their readers as
facts. No reputable newspaper know
ingk perpetrates such an injustice. The
| clueAtion arises as to whether they will
deem it wise TO take some steps toward
| prosecuting Cook in order to protect
them from people with too vivid i'm
aginations in the future.
Cook says he has data which will
substantiate his original claims. If so
| why did he not submit it at Copenha
! gen? There is nothing he can SAY
and no proofs he can produce now
which will remove the faint from hi:
money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17

estate, needed the money Nothip,.
more. 1t is the natural course which
hundreds of the heirs of the historic
families have been bound to follow
The strain finally dies out. and as r
had worldly possessions enough to buv
the old estate / did il. and / am GLAD,
beyond degree that it fell to me TO do
SO. l am preserving every possible
feature of the estate, and while can't
look upon the beauties OF the Scltuat,
scenery near Queensbush and all the
grandeur of the four cities, I enjoy
the pleasure the tourists take in visit,
ing the place"
Touching upon the personal side of
the venture which brought the estate
into his possession. Herr Heinrich
said:
MY deed reads 81 and other valu
able considerations and that is all that
has been made public of the transaction
which transferred the portion of thu,
estate which 1 have"
Professor Heinrich is a student of
the famous Claude A. Debussy of Paris.
who has found the art of concealing
art in music. While being a German.
l. 'ciNSopi IlCiht gives the
laurels t. the Parsian instead of the,
directly opposite musical mathemati-
cian, Max Roger of Lepsig. Germany.
The impressionists' music, heraIded as
the Goth century music, first publicly
was accented by the Americans whei.
Mary Garden appeared in New York
last year in ''Peleas ct Melisande" and
created Juror among music lovers.
Herr Heinrich is the only man who is
introducing it to schools and colleges
and to the general public in America.
1T is music of suggestion, like thu.
new school of painting. where beauti-
FIJI effects are wrought by suggestion
alone. 1t is not the mechanical con
structicn it is the strength of music.
gained by making every mood part
Of the one general structure. And
when it IS considered that music Is the
only the universal language the value
ard beauty of the impressionist's mu-
sic will be appreciated" unused Pro-
fessor Heinrich in his room at the
Pennington yesterday afternoon
SpokeSnan- Review
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17
Told OF Famous ''OId Oaken Bucket
] Quaint Legend in New Eng land Town
Lays Claim to Well Of Perpetual Life

Who would nave thought that the
"Old Oaken Bucket which Samuel
Woodworth Of New England sang him
self to fame about, drew water from a
well which is believed to insure per-
pe;ual youth?
This is the news that Professor Will
heinz Heinrich of Qneenbush Mass,
the foremost leader of the Impression
list School of Music IN America, who
last year bought the portion of the old
Northy estate which harbors the ia
nous old WELL the mill and the pond
that stood by it, brings to Spokane
Heinrich was in Spokane to illustrate
goth century music, and, although he
is totally blind. he is able to tell many
interesting tales of the old homestead
Where the New England editor and
poet found inspiration which brough,
him fame.
Yes. there is belief among the old
members of the historic Northy and
Woodwork families that is little
known, that is. the power of per-
petua life which is found in the
waters of the famous old well. Old
Captain Bates who is a member of the
Northy family, tells the legend, which
is believed apparently by his family.
He is almost so years DID, but ne be-
lieves that he has drunk from the
spring of eternal youth in that old
moss-covered bucket. Hundreds of
travellers come tc the estate yearly
and hundreds drink from a facsimile of
the old oaken bucket. The old bucket
all covered with moss, that Woodwork
sang about. is now in state Of pres
ervation, and while many look upon it,
it is not used The facsimile is, how
ever, and is a great attraction. | would
venture to say that hundreds of thous-
ands of travellers have tasted the cool
ing water from that old we'll
When Professor Heinrich was asked
how ne came into possession of the es-
tate, which holds a landmark more
precious perhaps than the visionary
quest OF Ponce de Leon, who sought
the spring of eternal youth. the i'm
prcssionist tenor smiled and said:
II bought it when Henry Northy. the
son who possessed that portion of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17
Shows Chance For Better.

portland Express Advertiser)
Mayor Woodlands reelection III
Bangor. yesterday was sisnicant. y
Republican victory was also achieVed
in Brewer. Two years ago the slump
in the Republican vote in Penobscot
county was the cause of general ap-
prehension prior to the election
among Republicans. and was the
cause of the narrow margin secured
bv the ticket on election day. The
evidence that the dissatisfaction
which existed in the eastern part or
the State. particularly in Penobscot
county with the Republican policies
is at an end and that the party men
there are united and ready to enter
upon an aggressiveand victorious cam :
paign. is extremely encouraging. 1t
is not to be believed that Penobscot
county. rocked ribbed in it's Republic
canism. will again send to the Legs
lature a solid Democratic delegation
in the Senate. and one almost as solid
for all practical purposes. in the
House Signs of returning party I'M
itv in Penobscot county should be an
inspiration to larger endeaVor among
party men throughout the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17
To Raise the Maine.


Ex-Ambassador Choate, at IL .nelno-
rial meeting in New York on Sunday,
voiced the feeling of the great major
ity of his countrymen when he declar-
ell that 1T was by no means crcdita-
BILE to ourselves or our Government,
to leave the battered hulk of the old
battleship Maine in the harbor OF
Havana. On each recurring anniVer-
sary of the destruction of the vessel
this opinion VIII be expressed with in
creasinG emphasis until the necessary
measures shall be taken for the re-
mOval of the wreck and the burial OF
the sailors whose remains are still con-
fined within it.
There is no need of assuming. as
sorle have done, that the inertia OF the
Government in this matter is due to
a fear that the raising of the Maine
will djscredit the findings of the Board
of Inquiry that the Dattleship was de-
stroyed by an explosion from without
the hull and will show that the disas-
ter was due to the bursting of one OF
the vessels own magazines. Doubtless
such a discovery would be discomfort
ing, in some quarters, but the nation
as A whole desires only the truth about
the matter Even though it should be
demonstrated hey ord the shadow of a
doubt that the Maine was not blown up
hy Spanish hands or Cuban conspira-
tors Lent.on embroling Spain and the
United States, the reople OF this co''n-
try have no reason to shrink from I'M
covering the facts.
The disaster in the harbor of HaVd-
ma on February Is, 1895, unquestlon-
ably made the war with Spain newt
ably and irresistible. as Mr.. Choate
truly saws. but it will take something
far more definite than surmlse 10 con-
vince the American people tnat tne
truth about the Maine was deliberately
withheld or distorted in order 70 mas
ten the outbreak of nostilities. Al
Though the contrary findings OF the
Spanish board Of inquiry may justify d
doubt as to the correctness OF the ma
ings of the American naval otflcers, inc
personnel of the board perCiuueS the
possibility of such infamy as IL m
piled in this insinuation.
Whatever may be the truth about the
causes of the Names destruction. the
Indifference and neglect of the Uniten
states i'm allowin" the hulk to remain
in .ho waters of Havana harbor, an
obstruction to navigation and pa'niu III
reminder of the past. is indefensIble.
If Congress shall hear the voice OF pup
lie opinion or this subject 1t. VIII take
nromnt measures to retrieve the ma
tional honor and provide for the re-
moval of the Maine and the honorable
int.rment of the remaining victims
whose bones still lie in the wreck.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17
Cannon's Ejuht.

Speaker Cannon has issued letter
to the Illinois Republican Editorial
Association which contains declara-
ton of principles as well as a recital
of the result Of the strict application
of those principles in the enactment
of legislation. President Tafts COM
munication to the same body is a plea
that this powerful influence in Illinois
politics be used wisely. This activity
on the part of the President and
speaker of the House is prompted by a
desire to preserve the effectiveness OF
the Republican organization in a Sec
ton where disaffection has been fos-
tered with loving care by the insur-
gents and their sympathizers. Those
who are opposed to Speaker Cannon
are moving heaven and earth to de-
feat him in his own district. The
weight of the influence of large
Chicago daily papers has been invoked
and that, combined with the activi-
ties Of many who feel so strongly that
they are willing to go into Mr.. Can
mons own district and use every eff
fort to encompass his defeat, makes
the situation a grave one, and one
likely to tax his ingenuity and well
known campaigning ability to the ut
most.
Mr. Cannon has the Republican
party in his district with him. Every
effort to bring about disruption in the
ranks of Republican editors in his
that such disaffection had already
been brought about have been proved
untrue. The meeting of the state
Republican editorial association, with
it's wider sphere of influence. is in
sympathy with the Speaker and the
Republican principles he represents.
Mr.. Cannon's statement of the
situation and the relation of the
Payne tariff bill to it. is brief and
clear and forceful He says:
The Republican party has not dis
carded any OF it's principles. nor has it
sought new issues simply for the pur
pose of catching the crowd ever ready
for novelties. Where it has added
new planks to its platform, it has kept
its pledges. Republican majorities in
House and Senate. cooperating with
the President, placed the Payne tariff
law on the statute books Aug. 5 or
within less than We months from the
beginning of the session.
within six months after it's enact
ment that law has demonstrated that
it is the best revenue producer, as
well as the most scientific adjustment
Of protective duties we have ever had,
fully justfying the Presidents dec
laration that it is the best tariff law
ever enacted. The Republican party
did not promise a free trade tariff nor
downward revision but a revision in
Wnlcn should be recognized the princi
pie of protection. with the minimum
and maximum rates to preserve with
out excessive duties that security
against foreign competition to which
American manufacturers and produc-
the high standard of living of the
wage earners of this country, who are
the most direct beneficiaries of the
protective system.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17
The Canadian Crisis.

" Maine is vitality interested in the
|critical situation obtaining in our re-
lations with Canada at the present
time. If the United States accepts
the Canadian schedules without re-
vision, she will be in the position of
having eXacted certain concessions
from other countries in return for a
minimum tariff rate and yet granting
Canada the minimum tariff rate with
out concession of any kind. We will
have broken faith with many of our
best customers. Every hour which
passes makes the chances for salts
factory settlement of the differences
more remote.
Canada shows no disposition to
make anv concessions and yet it is
difficult to understand why this is so.
A tariff disagreement which led to a
tariff war between the two nations
would certainly result in serious
political consequences to those in
power in Canadian affairs. The
maximum duties. if applied to Canada,
would drive hundreds of small Cana
dian concerns out of business and
many large industrial enterprises on
that side of the line would be COM
PEELED to curtail their output 50 eX
tensivey that the wonderful progress
Canada has been making would be ar
rested 1t is said that one Canadian
lumber concern which failed to in
clude tariff clause in it's last con-
tracts would lose $1,000,000 on it's
American business if the highest
rates We're applied. Our neighbors
across the border are wonderfully like
ourselves in that they will hold the
government responsible for such a
disastrous condition.
Probably no industry will suffer
more acutely than that dependent
upon Canadian pulp wood. The
manufacturers on this side of the line
claim that the pulp and print paper
schedule in the new tariff bill makes
concessions to Canada which she
ought to appreciate; that the action
of Quebec in prohibiting the ex-
portation OF pulp wood is simply a
scheme to embrace the paper manu-
facturers of the United States with
the belief that they must go to
Canada to manufacture; and that
millions of dollars of United States
money will be lost if the value of the
investment into which they have been
put is destroyed, In fact this dis
elimination against American manu-
features and investors amounts to a
confiscation Of millions which have
been invested in good faith.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17
Canada.
(Bath TinleS.)

t6dIn L lultS.l
Canada has been making an
awful fuss about our new tariff. The
people of the Dominion have been
complaining that they do not have a
fair show. and have been threatening
to retaliate against alleged unfriend-
" tariff schedules of the United
States directed against their indus
tries. Indeed. the Canadians have
been making so much noise, that
many Americans not deeply versed
in the tariff had been led to believe
that we had virtually assaulted our
northern neighbor. A statement just
issued at Washington puts a very
different complexion on the case. 1t
indicates that the average ad valorem
duty on free and dutiable merchan-
disc passing from Canada to the
United States is less than the aver
age duty on free and duitable articles
passing from the United States into
Canada: and also that if the free
lists be left out of the problem. the
Canadian average duty exceeds even
to a greater degree the American
duty It is shown that Canada prac-
tically shuts out American steel rails
for instance. while Uncle Sam has
lowered his tariff duties on many i'm
portant Canadian products. as coal
and pulp Indeed America seems
to have gone much more than half
way to meet Miss Canada on neigh
borly and cousinly terms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
FOR any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co. Toledo. 0.
We. the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
Walding. Kinnan & Marvin.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mi1-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimon-
lals sent free. Price IS cents per bottle
Sold by all Druggists
Take, Halls Family Pills for constipa-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17

The latest news from among the
trust builders is to the effect that
George Westinghouse has been frozen
out OF the big company of which he
has been the head and that the merg-
ing of that company with the General
Electric company will be arranged as
soon as possible. 1t is evident that the
outcome of the Standard Oil case has
been discounted in more ways than
one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17

y ooh. well. there are substitutes
Tor pork and lard. if we're
squeezed too hard" signs the
kennebec Journal Will some one
kindly give the journal man a Wig,
orous squeeze ?-Manchester I'm
ion
This lovely sentiment was snrawled
all over the Union editorial page, but
we managed to get the whole of it af
ter while, We are surprised in view
OF the fact that the Union man knows
that squeezing is no longer a privilege
we have-er. that is except at home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17

Following is = conv Of the town var-
rant OF York in 1884. The York Tran
sori,,t n,hI;sto, .,; i+t, .ho fa,,a.,.
'e''pe p"'''Siie9 tHis Will 'ie ioiio"-
ing note. The writing on this aged
document ic na,faotIy Iogiblo ox,cont
- Nt,eo''S iesi''r 1892
perhaps Where the paper was folded
and break resulted IT is written in a
h,ld 6r,, a,ra 49,, tine, -, e. ,.o
,.a,. ,ii'' - ~ "'io ''e.'' ~ hse
'ec''iiei. me warrant was louhd
among letters and other effects which
came to light during the process of re-
y,oao,,;ro. ~ -, 6 -. -,
'iic VA fudi'd''' iiousc. on
the lack OF the warrant appears q
will"
York &C
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17

AR ontario farmer reports the birth
vi a freak horse which is also part
COW and part deer. II the story had
come from Manchester, y. H.. we
would not have believed it, but COM
ing from staid community like On
tario. we are inclined. to accept it as
authentic
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
an arciIIe" Wave.

portland Press)
Mayor ELECT Marcille of Biddeford is
French Canadian American to be
elected mayor of a Maine city. A sort
of Marcille wave appears to have
passed over Biddeford
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17

Ii we can believe the automobile
advertisements. selling automobiles
isn't very strenuous work. Each ad-
Vertiscr declares that he has orders
for third more ears than the factory
can produce.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17

The English brokers VIII" mobbed
Patten are sorry, 50 they say. That S
fortunate. for. judging from the press
observations ON the subject. nobody
else cares a rap what happened to
him
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17

Paris is undergoing a religious re-
vival for the first time since the Moody
and Sankey meetings. nearly 80 years
ago There is plenty of chance for
the evangelist to work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17
Passed Around.

Il marked a dollar once and put it
into circulation. l got it back in
about week
Yes; If works that way somc-l
times. Il tried it once with a Christi
mas cigar" kansas City Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17
No Trouble at All.

Visitor-It must be gigantic task
to run a great newspaper like yours,
Edtor-Not at all It's the easiest
thing in the world. Dozens of my
friends as well as perfect strangers
come in here every day to tell me how
to run it-Chicago Tribune. a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17

a returning college professor states
that the interior provinces of China
are in a turmoil and that another up
rising against foreigners is under
way. Western ways haven't seeped
into the interior as vet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17

Similar steps to those taken by the
western railroads to prevent a dis
astrous strike among their employees
might have been taken in Philadelphia.
mad those at the head of the street
car lines been willing to listen to
reason.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17

The value of machine guns was first
exemplfied in the ahco-frusslah
war. the Boer war in South Africa
confirmed the conclusions of the
tacticians. and the Russian-J Japanese
war proved the correctness of their
views. Since then all European ma
tons have made machine gun bat
teries an essential part of their or
ganiZatiOn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17

Roosevelt will not come back via san
Francisco and Denver, but these two
cities may be included in that speaking
tour his friends are planning for him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17

TAFT will again disregard the I'M
written law against stepping on for
eign soil when he stands on Irish sod
in Chicago. but he is not likely to be
very strongly condemned for that,