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The Spectator., 1915-03-30
CIVIL WAR ENDED
 FIFTY YEARS AGO
Anniversary of Final Scene in Struggle Between North
 and South.
WHEN LEE AND GRANT MET
Historic Event at Appomattox Court House as Described by Gen. Hor- ace Porter-contrast Between
 the Two Great Soldiers.

Washington.-Fifty years ago, in the quiet and peaceful little village of Appomattox Court House, Va, was enacted one of the most memorable scenes in the history of that civil strife waged for over four long years render of the Army of Northern Vir- ginia under Gen. Robert E. Lee to Gen. U. s. Grant, commander in chief of the Union forces.
 A half century of time has served to blot out the memory of the causes that led up to the conflict, but those still living who bore arms during the strife, and especially the veterans un- der the immediate commands of Gen erals Lee and Grant, can hardly be expected to forget the day upon which the leader of the Confederate forces in the field decided to submit to what he sincerely believed was the inevita- ble
 Follow Lees Example.
 Although the surrender of Lee marked the official ending of the war, there were some of the Confederate commanders who refused to believe that their cause was a lost one and made strong efforts to continue the fighting. When the news of the sur render was brought to General Echols, in command of the department of
The Spectator., 1915-03-30

two opposing forces shook hands and departed.
 It did not take long for the news to spread among the soldiers, and big bonfires that evening evidenced the pleasure of the troops that hostilities were at an end
The Spectator., 1915-03-30

But the man who says nothing seI. dom has the wood-sawing habit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14

was the guest of his cousin Dan Nc.
Gillicuddy. during the past week.
The Ladise' Aid of the Method!
church will hold a supper in the chap
ell ia $50 till P. NJ. Wednesday.
Ralph Averill Of Portland passed thu
weekend with friends in town. u
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Young Of Del
ham, Mass, We're weekend guests Al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. DaE.
ham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. c. Hodges. SCI
George, Jr.. and daughter Laureut
Beatrice of Springfield. Mass. will pas
the summer at the old homestead o!
Church street.
William Milligan of Cedar Grove wa
a visitor in town Monday.
Miss Frances Bryant of Lewiston i
enjoying the summer vacation at he
home in town.
Mrs. J. S. Humphrey and GJughte
Elizabeth of Swampscott, Mass. an
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Small;
Arthur Randall was a business vis!
tor in Bath Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Southland
visitors in Augusta Saturday. z
Mrs. George Brown of Gardiner palg
ed the weekend with friends in town
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14

promo, Me-, July 13.-Various kinds
Of experiments are being carried out
by the Maine Agricultural Experiment
Station in the orchards at Highmoor
Farm. These include among other
things fertilizer experiments, cultiva-
ton experiments, spraying expert
ments. breeding and other biological
work
The apple breeding work was start
ed in 1912. The object of this work is
to attempt to produce new varieties of
tpples which will be better adapted to
Maine than those at present grown.
In 1912 several hundred blossoms were
hand pollinated. Some of these repre-
sent crosses between different varieties
and some are self pollinations. The
seedlings from the resulting fruits
have been growing in seeding nurs
cry for two years. This spring cion5
from about 400 Of these seedlings
were grated on to old stock in order
70 bring them into bearing quicker.
Undoubtedly the majority of these
seedlings will have to be discarded as
81 inferior quality, but it is hoped that
2ut Of nearly 1000 seedlings in the
nursery a few will show desira BILE
'ualities.
IN 1911 an experiment was started to
est the mutual influence of stock and
con. In 1912 about 1900 French crab
roots and an equal number of root
grated Tolman Sweet stocks were put
into a nursery. In 1913 these were
budded with different varieties. In
ell, ten different varieties were used
for this work. These were: Larue
Porter. Stark. Wealthy. Spy, Baldwin
Mcintosh, Gravenstein. Rolf and
Milding. In 1913 the stocks on which
the buds had failed TO grow were re-
budded with the same varieties
This spring new orchard was set
to be known as the stock and cion Or
chard. In all about 500 trees were
put out. This includes about 80 trees
of each variety. Half Of these are
budded on French Crab and half on
Tolman Sweet stock. The trees are
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14
CARING FOR BELGIAN
Refugees IN ENGLAND

tAssociated Press Correspocde2ce)
The Hague. June 2o.--Dritish CC2k-
ers, or members of the Society Of
Friends, are working together with
the representatives of the American
Rockefeller Foundation in behalf of
the 500 Belgian refugees, who have
been provided with temporary homes
by the Dutch government in the
camp at Jden The wooden barracks
are occupied almost entirely by wo-
men and children. as most of the men
who were first there have gone to
fight in what is left of Belgium for
the recovery of the rest of their ma
tional soil.
In the well-lighted and spacious
workshops scattered about the camp,
the Rockefeller Foundation has sup
piled a number Of sewing machines
and all the necessary materiai--wool.
cotton and flanne!-and the women
and girls work steadily day after day,
making garments of all kinds. appar-
entity pleased to have something to
do.
The Quakers, who, by their princi-
pies. are not permitted to go to war,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14
RICHMOND

The Advent revival services conduct
ed by State Evangelist F. l. Long, will
lie held in the Gospel tent on the Uni
versalst lot on Church street this
week, at 40 P. NJ.
Many summer vacationists are in
town now and are arriving daily.
David Bartlette of Durham, Me-, is
the guest Of relatives in town this
week.
Capt. John Darrah and wife are
guests at the home of Mrs Darran' 8
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Clark Flasg.
Silas Verrill is painting the build
ings Of o. S. Sherburne and Mrs. Nj.
B. Smith on North Front street.
There was quite a party from Rich
mond attended the game between Gar
diner and Skowhegan Monday at Gar
diner.
Miss Loe E. Merrifeld of Gardiner
passed Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Bert Merrifleld.
John j. McGillicuddy, on the reporto-
rial staff Of the Cambridge Sentinel
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PROMINENT MEN TO BE
AT 6. A. R. ENCAMPMEN1

will have charge of a drum, fife and
bugle corps of 100 sons and grandsons
Of union veterans in the Grand Re-
view at the G. A r. encampment.
Maj. Gen. ]. Warren Keifer of Ohio
has promised to attend the encamp-
ment He wore the double stars of his
rank in two wars, and is still active.
He commanded a brigade and division
in the fighting sixth corps in the Civil
War, and was commander of a division
of the seventh army corps in the war
with Spain. General Keller served
several terms in Congress and was one
time speaker Of the House of Repre-
scntatives. He declared recently tina,
he is ready and willing to go to wal
for Uncle Sam if his services are
needed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14

are doing remarkable work in North
eastern France and Belgium in pre-
pa..ng future homes for the stricken
civilians. They have provided them
with lumber, tools and workshops,
and even here are building small
portable bungalows, which the refu-
gees can take with them when they
find il possible to return to their
country. They succeeded in complet-
ing one bungalow a day at cost of
about $500, each building including
comfortable living room and kitch-
en- combined and two bedrooms
An occasional visit is paid to the
refugees camp by representatives of
the Rockefeller Foundation, while the
Dutch Ministers and high officials and
their wives also take great interest
in the welfare Of the Belgian guests Of
the Dutch ration. on the day of the
visit Of The Associated Press CORE
spondent Mrs. Cort van der Linden,
wife of the Premier. also went
through the camp and in her honor a
great Dutch IA; made by the refu
gees themselves fi0aIed from the flag
staff of the camp.
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BELGIAN RULE NOW
COVERS STRIP ONLY
ten BY THIRTY MILES

Paris, June 26.-Monsieur Paul Ber-
ryer finds a pathetic inconsistency in
his title Of Minister of the Interior
for the stricken Belgian nation. whose
rule now covers a strip Of territory
Of about ten miles wide and thirty
miles lone-Out Of an original total
Of $4,000 square miles. The interior"
Of Belgium is now a little Of every
wherein France. Holland and Eng
land-wherever the civilian Belgians
have found shelter.
Monsieur Berger has not only to look
after the several million exiles in
three countries. but Is responsible for
civilian population Of $4,000 per.
sons crowded In what still remains in
tact Of Belgium. One of the most
difficult problems has been the pre-
ventton Of the spread Of disease. Not.
withstanding stout resistance and In.
Vulnerable subterfuges to avoid 1t,
the authorities have forced 10000 Of
these civilians to submit to vaccina-
ton against typhoid. Such syste-
matte work has been done in this
line that the typhoid has practically
been conquered and the wartime
death rate kept down to the normal
rate of peacetime, in spite Of such
handicaps as the scarcity of pure
water.
When the Allies advance" as ev-
cry Belgian expects them to do, the
water question will become even more
serious. Water lies only a yard be-
low the surface in the lower part Of
Flanders and is all polluted. The Bel
gian and English sanitary depart
ments, working together, have pre-
pared means Of analysing the water
so that the presence Of poisonous
matter may be instantly detected.
For the supply of the army, as we'll
as for the civilian population, it is
proposed to install large filters in
boats which could follow the canals
and from which water-tanks could
take their supply and distribute it to
the population. This formidable I'M
dertaking will require a vast organi-
cation and a considerable outlay.
Monsieur Berger has rendered
probably the greatest service to his
country in the looking after the war
babies. Many of them born in a man.
ger during the confusion Of retreat,
are carefully sought out and placed
where they may have every care. The
little ones that have no controlling
hand to keep them out Of the streets
are sent to the Belgian schools in
France, and those Of families along
the battle front where a stray shell
is likely to fall are no longer allowed
to take the risks OF their elders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14
FRENCH JUDGE BACKS
A SERVANT WHO Won
the LEGION OF Homer
CAssociated Press Correspondence)

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
Paris. June 25-A leading ligh. of
the Partisan bar was deprived Of Gas
ton. his butler. BY the mobilization.
CASTOR has returned. decorated with
the Legion Of Honor and exempted
from further military service because
of an incapacitating wound that does
not, however. interfere with the exer-
else Of his calling. His place had
been kept for him but his return
plunged the barrister into a perpleX-
ing embarrassment. While CASTOR
wears the red ribbon. there were
among the habitual guests of the
house a number Of eminent members
of the bar whose button holes are en-
titled to nothing but flowers. The
prophecies ard all rules Of precedence
were contrary to the idea of Legion
of Honor" man serving one not dec
GRATED.
The judge refused to part with his
servant and solved the problem by
, deciding that none but Legion of non
or men shall eat at his table.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14
LITCHFIELD

POND ROAD-Charles Robinson Of
New York City was visitor over the
Fourth at Mrs. Elmer Hodgkins.
Charles N. Grant Of New York City
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hodg-
kins. MIR. Grant is a professor Of mu-
sic and a composer Of note. Miss Flor
ence Roberts of New York City and
Mr. Grant gave a musicale at Mrs. Ell
mer Hodgklns assisted by Mrs. Avery
Kent. who rendered several vocal Sc
lections, besides compositions Of Bach.
Chopin. etc, and compositions OF Mr..
Grant. A very enjoyable evening was
passed and many friends attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Kent entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Simons and fam
lily at dinner; also Miss Roberts and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hodgkins' family Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14
Lime Starvation
Causes Tuberculosi

In the Medical Record CNew York; O
December IS, 1909, DR.. John F. Russel
says: THE condition which is recog
nized as preceding the active develop
ment of tuberculosis in the adult may b
considered as due to lime starvation. .
Among inorganic substances lime salt
appear to be of special physiological i'm
portance. but if the salts are not il
organic combination, it is difficult TO sup
pose that the cells can appropriate then
for food"
Years of widespread use confirm on
belief that the success of Eckman's Al
terative in tuberculosis is due largely Z
its content of lime. in such combination
with other valuable ingredients as to b
easily appropriated by the cells.
Doubtless this has had much TO do wit
the results in many cases which appea
to have yielded to it. AS it contains n
opiates, narcotics or habit-forming drug.
it is safe to try. Your druggist has
! or will get it.
| Eckman Laboratory, PHILADELPHIA.
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hiEnQN OR Arm BADGE
FOR FRENCH WOUNDED

Associated Press Correspondence
,aris, June pa distinctive sign.
ribbon or arm badge, is demanded for
soldiers who have accomplished their
duty. been incapacitated by wounds
or other disability, and returned to
civil life. In many cases their dis
ability is not apparent and in civilian
attire they are subjected to disagree
able incidents.
Some propose for these victims Of
false appearances 1915 medal; not
the war Cross reserved for excep-
tional exploits, but simple distinc-
tive mark that will make known to
everyone that they have done their
duty. The proposition has been COM
plicated by demand that it be given
to every man that was modified,
while the originators Of the idea want
it to be reserved for those returning
from service at the 'front.'
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War Aiio:9TE4
~ kaft a1G B ~

(-lssociated I3rs3 Correspondence
London, I';ne "a Khaki clad vol
ume has Just been Issued by the Lon
don Stock Exchange showing the
number of members and clerks on ac-
tive or auxiliary war service for the
Government.
The totals are approximately as
follows: Members on active service.
96S; miscellaneous service, ~. Clerks
on active service, 1925; miscellaneous
service, 25.
The total number of members and
clerks at the end of the last finan-
ciaI year was G2J0. About a third Of
these are row engaged in war SER
vice.
Berne. Switzerland, June ia tax
on all bachelors and spinsters over
Is years of age has been enacted by
the German town Of Reichenberg. In
addition to the ordinary income tax,
they Will be assessed per cent on
incomes Jess than $500 a year. the
rate rising to is per cent on incomes
of over $4,000.
Sydney. Australia, June 1.-The
New South Wales government has set
aside $4,000 acres of wheat growing
land and 100000 acres Of irrigation
lands for settlement by soldiers re-
turned from the war
Petrograd. June 19.-The Council of
Empire has appropriated 100000 for
an extraordinary inquiry into 1.-The
breaking of accepted rules of war
fare by Germans and Austrians in
the field
Petrograd, June 19.--The output of
rod, according to reports from the
government citing laboratories,
showed an increase of 7.9 per cent
Turing the year 1914, Notwithstanding
he war. The figures are 94,S34
pounds for 1914, as against $1,000
pounds for 1913.
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GERMAN GEN. HAUCHk
DIES IN CAPTIVITY
ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
Dresden. Germany, June 20.-The
first high German officer to die In
captivity, so far as has been recorded,
is Lieutenant General Won Haughk,
former chief equerry Of the King of
Saxony, who has just been reported
as dead Of kidney trouble in Tasch-
kent, Russia.
General Won Haughk fell into the
hands of the Russians last October
while he was in charge Of a set Of
gifts being transported to the German
soldiers. For a time he was given ev-
cry possible favor but when the re-
port spread in Russia that Baron
Korff. the governor Of Warsaw, cap
tured by the Germans, was being Sc
verely handled, the same treatment
was accorded General Won Haughk
He was born in Leipsic in 1850, the
son Of a high magistrate in Saxony.
and married the daughter of the
Prussian General Won Tietzen. He
was for a time aide-de-camp to the
King Of Saxony, and since 1899 his
eQuerry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14

The Penobscot has been almost at
freshet pitch because of the copious
rains Of last week, showing a phe-
nomenal rise for midsummer. Eighteen
inches of water were going over the
dam Thursday morning; two feet and
five inches Friday morning; four feet
and three inches Saturday morning;
five feet and six inches Sunday morn
ing. On Monday morning, it began
to recede. showing drop Of nine
inches since Sunday morning, the fig
ures being four feet and nine inches.
Operations were suspended at the
Argyle boom temporarily.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14
SOME APPLE EXPERIMENTS
AT HlGHMO0R FARM

set in rows 35 feet apart and liz feet
in the row. This allows for the re-
moval of the alternate trees in each
row, making the final distance So feet
each way. The filters will be used for
study of growth and of the root
system of the two kinds of stocks for
each variety.
In addition TO the results expected
from the stock and cion experiment
this new orchard. embracing as it docs
number OF the standard varieties,
will be a valuable addition to the apple
work a Highmoor
CfIAS.- .. WOODS.
Director.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14

The new dam is about 400 feet above
the old one and will confine the waters
of Goose river, the outlet to Swan
loke originally known as Goose pond),
SWanville at height of 10S feet
above the tide water, giving every
inch of pressure possible at the plant
Of the company located at the outlet.
or Belfast harbor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14

noted for its wonderful recourses in
this line.
For months the Penobscot Bay
Electric Co. has been developing this
privilege and now, in place Of the
beautiful old rock dam. girded on ali
sides by foliage and rugged nature
there stands a massive cement DAM
2S9la feet in length, four feet in width
and with a fall of 80 feet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14

Belfast, Me-, July 13.-(SpeciaD-
One of the most famous beauty spots
in the vicinity of Belfast, Hiramdale
Falls. where the waters of Goose river
have come tumbling down in a beauti-
full cascade for generations. has been
sacrificed to progress and is now one
of the finest water powers in Maine.
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Missing RoekIand Man Heard From.

The mysterious absence Of Ernest n.
Allen Of Rockland. former cook on the
steamer James T. Morse. was explained
Monday, when Mrs. Allen received a
postcard from her husband, stating
that he was in Bangor aboard barge
bound for New York. He had been
missing 10 days,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-14

Salubite, new explosive, is fifty
times more powerful than dynamite
and is much safer. for it will ex.
plode only by means of the percussion
cap.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30
MORE ARMENIAN MASSECRES
BulgaTa's Entry Into War as Turkeys
Ally Signal for Further Butchery
of Christians.

Washington, Oct. 13.-Armenian
massacres in Asiatic Turkey have
been renewed with vigor since Bull
garia's entrance into the war as Tur-
keys ally.
This information reached the State
Department from Ambassador Morgen-
THAI, who said the majority of the
Armenians in Asiatic Turkey had
been killed.
Only recently the United States
protested to Turkey against the mas
sacres in Armenia, which are already
believed to have cost the lives of be-
tween eight hundred thousand and one
million Armenian Christians. Ambas-
sador Morgenthau was directed to in
form the Turkish government that the
American people were greatly aroused
by the torture and butchery of women
and children and that a continuance of
the slaughter of the helpless Armen-
ians might result in breaking of
friendly relations
No answer to this protest has been
received
Earlier representations were met
with two concessions promising that
those Armenians who wished to leave
the country would be permitted to do
so unframed and further that Protest
ant Armenians would be spared.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30
HAD REAL IDEA OF ECONOMY
Jap Explains How Family Was En-
abled to Use One Fan Two or
Three Generations

Among the Japanese economy is
held to be high virtue. Two old mi
sers of Tokyo were one day discussing
ways and means of saving.
Il manage to make fan last about
twenty years." said one, land this is
my system: 1 don't wastefully open
the whole fan and wave it carelessly.
L open only one section at a time.
That is good for about a year. Then
1 open the next, and so on until the
fan is eventually used up"
Twenty years for a good FAM" ex-
claimed the other. What sinful ex-
travagance! In my family we use a
fan for two or three generations. and
this is how we do it: We open the
whole fan. but we don't wear it out
by waving it. Oh. no! We hold it
still, like this, under our nose. and
wave our face!"-Everybody'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30
Period Of Romance Ended.

NO more shall 1 hear his footsteps
on yonder walk just as the clock
strikes eight
Gracious, Jeannettey
And the old parlor light will never
burn low for him again.
You don't mean it?"
Il do; and, furthermore, he will new
err sit on this sofa three nights week
and call me pet names. as he has been
doing for two years"
Il am astonishedi"
And tonight l am going to burn all
the old love letters in my chest o!
drawers"
-B-but why? Are you going to dis
card him.
Discard him. Why. you goose.
am going to marry him.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-30
Just as He Had Said.

You remember selling me some
hair-restorer when / called the other
day to get shaved, you hoary-headed
old theft" roared the indignant Gus
toner. You sold it under false pre-
fences. sir. You said it would restore
my head to it's original condition"
barber
Work? No. It's taken off what lit
tie hair l used to have. and l am as
bald as the pavement now"
That's quite right. sir. No false
pretence about that ! said it would
restore your head to it's original condi-
ton. and you know, sir. most of US
are born bald