Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)
February 12, 1908

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MORE CHARGES. Gov. Hughes Again Asks For Kelsey's Removal. Sends Extensive Message to Senate, Alleging Incompetency. “Work of Department a Travesty on State Supervision.” Albany, Y.t Feb. 11.—Governor Hughes transmitted to the Senate to day an extended message again re questing the removal from office on grounds of incompetency, of Otto Kel sey, state superintendent of insurance. The Senate last May by a vote of 27 to 24, refused to concur in the governor s recommendation for the removal of Supt. Kelsey. There appears to be a marked dif ference of opinion among the Senate leaders as to whether Mr. Kelsey shoul 1 have another hearing or whether the Senate should act upon the governor s renewed recommendation without further taking of proof. The message was laid upon the table “for the pre.-* e-nt," pending its printing as a Senate document. “The facts submitted," the governor says, -'Establish beyond doubt that the present superintendent has not meas ured to the standard which the state must maintain and upon which, in deference to the vast Interests involved. It is my duty, so far as my power g to Insist. "Tho delay i: instituting reforms that are plainly needed,” the governor says further. “Tho failure to make full ad vantage of the machinery provided by law for the protection of the- rights of policy holders, the lack of proper arfentton to matters, as fo which th» department is in a position greatly to aid the policy holders in securing the proper fulfilment of th-ir contracts, are without excuse.” The governor says that lie appreciates unusual conditions which confronted Superintendent Kelsey upon his taking office Ho adds, however: ■'Hut he had conspicuous advantages. He took ofllco with abuse ascertained, with the direlictions of the department known and with clearly defined obli gations which were pot left for him to discover but which were whitten largo In the minds of all the people of the state. He was also equipped with additional power. Mr. Kelsey took office on May 16. 1906, and has now served more than one-half of his term. At the time Mr. Fleming began the taking of testimony he had served for a year and five months. He had full opportunity to show whether he xvas equal to his im portant duties “Superintendent Kelsey has failed to properly reorganize the department and thus to met an obvious obliga tion. The work of the department has been a travesty on state supervision. Hru! it been a branch of the life insur ance companies themselves it could have been hardly less effective in en forcing the rights of those for whost protection it was supposed to exist. "The superinteniler' has had a free hand, as it appears that only three of his subordinates were veterans. H has had abundant time. Tim the Imv.s hns not been cleaned." "The only question,” said tie- gov r nor in his message, "is whether t! mnvul of the officer is hi the n r t of the service of the state. "I am not unmindful of the labor: of the department, of the multiplicity of details with which it Is concerned, of the volume of its corre-pondence. of the many questions submitted to it for decision and its required action ttpon a great variety of matters tinder the statute. Although to some extern recently increased, these duties have existed and a vast amount of work has been performed for many years Yet side by side with these depart mental activities there grew up waste ful and corrupt methods which scan dalized the country and brought the supervision of the department with re gard to the important'interests of the holders of life insurance polcies Into contempt. "It became obvious that n depart- nient might cxNt with a large staff apparently busily employed; that its1 labors might be represented in vol umes of reports: that it might make recommendations for legislation and pass upon a multitude of questions in the course of department routine with out taking measures of first import ance within its powers for the pro \ention of abuses an 1 the protection of the policyholders. There was prob ably no time prior to the insurance Investigation of 19or, when the insur ance department could not have mad an imposing report of the difficulth which it had to encounter, the burden it was required to bear and the in cessant labors which it performed. "But in that investigation, it also appeared that if its energy had been well directed and the department ha 1 been efficient in the true sense, most or the scandal which was revealed, could not have existed." "It was not until about Novembc last and after Mr. Fleming had began his Inquiries," says the governor, "That tho superintendent began to requ' meh ad interim reports and hence ha won unfamiliar with important trans actions and he has failed to niak" "uch inquiry or protest as the nature ■>f the transactions required. "The demand for such supervision is •ntirely reasonable and an adminis ration which for a year and a halt mined it is unworthy of continued nnfldtfnce." Tn January, 1907. the stoc to those who appart*' implated the improper mat 1 itb lunds. It appears that a lance extent were sold b ad of being properly re-inv ■roeeeds were placed in b; hich the purchasers of the s iterated. Had the departn Mtchful and had it been it' secure reports. It would 1 advised of the sltuatior was apparently in com- ice. About Sept. 11 Mr. Kelsey was in med by Hon. Edward IV. Hutch of the gentlemen who sued as hi.. MBS. MARY MEYER. MRS. MARY MEYER, Thomson Avenue, near Shell Road, Win field, L. X., X. Y., writes: “I have been annoyed with a cough for years. Often it was so bad that X could not sleep half the night. Many people thought I had consumption. “A woman recom mended Peruna to me two years ago. I began to take Peruna, and now I am perfectly free from a cough. I am glad to say that Peruna cured me entirely. “I take Peruna occasionally, when I do not feel well, and I also give it to my children. “Peruna is the best medicineforeoughs and colds. I have told many people how much Peruna has helped me.” Mrs. Ilettie Green, R. R. No. 6, Iuka, 111., writes as follows of the efficacy of Peruna “Last November I had catarrh and felt so miserable I thought that X would j go into consumption. “I tried so many doctors and medicines.; but nothing did me any good, only j Peruna. “After I began the use of Peruna I be gan to improve in every way. My head did not hurt so much, my stomach is all right, my bowels are regular, tny appe-; tite good, my complexion clear, my eyes are bright and am gaining in flesh and strength. “I think Peruna has no equal as a ca tarrh remedy.” Peruna tends to lessen the couch, de creases the expectoration, strengthens the patient, increases the appetite and in many cases procures sound, refresh ing sleep. Consumption Was Feared. MISS IIECLAH IS. BROOME. Miss Beulah B. Broome, -109 12th St., X. E., Washington, I>. C., writes: “I have suffered from weak lungs and catarrhal troubles for four years, brought on by many neglect ed colds, but on the recommendation of a friend I gave Peruna an honest trial and I am pleased to state that it restored me to perfect health. There is not the slightest trace of catarrh in my system and my lungs are perfectly sound. ‘•1 unhesitatingly give this testimo nial.” Mrs. William llohmann, St® X. Paul ina St., Chicago, III., writes: “I suffered with catarrh of the bron chial tubes and had a terrible cough ever since a child. After a while it got so bad I had to cough both winter and summer. Finally, I burst a blood vessel in my throat from the strain of cough ing, next a blood vessel in my stomach, so I kept getting worse and doctoring, and even then could get no relief. I thought, and everybody else, that I had consumption. “Reading the papers about Peruna 1 decided to try it, without tlie least bit of hope that it would do me any good. But ifter taking throe bottles I noticed a change. My appetite got better, so I sept on, never got discouraged. “Finally I seemed not to cough so nueh, and the pains in my chest got tetter. I am well now. I cannot tell rou how grateful 1 am, and I cannot hank Peruna enough. It has cured vliere doctors have failed. People who .hink they have consumption better ;ive it a trial.” Weak LunSs For Years. MISS JOSIK SCHAETZIX. Miss Josio Schaetzel, General Deliv ery, Appleton, Wisconsin, writes: “I contracted a severe cold which settled on my lungs in very short order, and it was not long until it developed into a serious case of catarrh. Kvery morning I would raise a lot of phlegm, which was very disagreeable. My di gestion was poor and my lungs sore. “After a few doses of Peruna I began to mend, and felt that if I kept on Consulnpt,on taking it it would not he long until I Prevented, would be well. I j was right, for in four weeks I was well again. “I think Peruna is a grand medicine, and wish to add my testimony to the many others you have.” The fight against consumption is be coming a national problem. Kvery where wo hear of sanitariums established at the expense of the state for the treatment of the vast army of consumptives. The open air treatment, fresh air and sunlight, are recognized by the medical profession generally as heing the great est necessities in the treatment of con sumption in all its stages. I>r. Hartman has for many years ad vocated the fresh air treatment for con sumption. At the same time he has recognized Peruna as a useful pallia tive for the many distressing symptoms which accompany the white plague. The promptness with which Peruna relieves a fresh cold, and even removes L-hronic cohis, is well-known. This ranks Peruna as a reliable prophylactio against consumption. Consumption Prevented. counsel in the removal proceedings hist spring, that he hail heard that there were matt, ,s in the Provident Savings Iiank that needed attention." The same day an officer of a prominent corporation told him the sain-- tlv'ng. "m about the same language." Beyond some minor and inadequate inquiries Mr Kelsey did nothing. The initiative of the insurance com missi uicr of Colorado, the governor vs. end an investigation by him in which. at '.is invitation. Supt. Kelsey jo’ned. “am! true examiners rendered valuable assistance,” led to tlit? first important action in this rase. “A few well-dirtitcd inquiries," says the governor, ‘‘would have given him the same preliminary survey which the Colorado commissioner obtained. And to say the least it is mortifying in the extreme in view of the powers of the superintendent and the facts re title disclose in this state it should left to a commissioner from Colora do to reveal the necessity of the exam ination of a Xew York corporation.** To Appear Against] American Ice Co. Albany. X. Y„ K, b. 11- At the re nnc. of Attorney Genera' .lack-on. Gov. Hughes announced tonight that he lias designated til” athTtvy g. ip r al to appear personallj or by deputy before the grand jury of the supreme court in Xew York comity, now in session, to present certain evidence in the possession of the attorney general against the American lee Co., and its o Ulcers. The attorney general contends that the American is criminally guilty of violating the anti-trust lav. by maintaining a monopoly in re straint of trade. CONDENSED DISPATCHES. Ten firemen wore injured, one prob ably fatally, by the explosion of the gasoil in tank id an autoir.obih wild” lighting a tiro in a garage at (i d Grand Boulevard. Chicago. Tuesday. Tile men were on the ladder almost directly over tile automobile. Frank F. Coburn, principal of the State Normal School in Lowell. Mass died Tuesday alter a long illness. Mr. Coburn was born in Lowed v.-nrs ago. He was educated in tiie public schools here and in Amherst College, ami afterwards took up civil t unmoor ing for a time. Later lie was chosen principal of the high school and served in that position until the Normal school w as establish* 1. Tv. .1 sons sur vive. The taking ot testtiuotiv in the suit brought by the Vniteil States govern ment to dissolve the Standard Oil 'o. °f Xew Jersey, was begun Tuesday it Albany, X. Y John G. Milburn ap j Pears for the Standard. Special Ex j aminer Franklin Ferriss was unable j to be present and a local notary took i the depositions of witnesses. J. H. Graves of the department of justice at \Vashington, Charles Morrison of Chi cago. special assistant attorney tren "Pi. represented the government. Th hearing will consume several The first envelope ever made is ke; t 1 in the British museum. IS QUASHED. (Continued from Page One.) because of this scruple in the age limit the Boston Maine had refits d to re issue to him a student’s ticket. •‘The l*ov was a student of technology and.” j added the speaker, “his mother was at ore time my teacher. I went to the rail-j road company and asked tr In this case they would not take exception to the rule, and they declared that they would be de lighted to do so, and further said that they would mnk> the same exception in1 any cases where worthy students desired them, and provided guarantees that they w'n- bona-fide students wore properly j c rtiuod to by responsible persons. “That hev has since become an author-| itv r»n electrolysis. I am glad T did it. I did not think then that I was doing: wrongly and now that the chief justice lias vindicated my action 1 am sure that I did no wrong.” Fallowing Speaker Cole’s remarks the House again burst into applause. POLITICAL PERSECUTION. Speaker Cole So Considers the Indict ment Returned Against Him. Boston. Fel». 11.—Speaker John N. Colo madr* the following statement to news paper repoi ters t* day in co iiincnting upon tl'o ruling «»f Chief Justice Aiken quash i ing tho indictment against him: “I am, of course, delighted with the nil ing of the chief justice of the sunei ior court. r have had r.o f ar of a judge passing on the law or a jury on the facts. My 'reverence for the law end oven for forms of the law will not allow me to discuss the motives of the men behind .this—to my mind—political persecution. r ‘have always believed that any public of ficer. as well as anv citizen, had a right to request a railroad corporation to c my students r.f anv age at a lower price than that paid l«y the public generally, am my b* lief js now justified by the deep ion of the chief justice. “Intensely trying as this has been to me end those dear to me, the unfalter ing loyaltv of those men with whom f have «o long been associated almost off s«ts til** strain, th^ discomfort and the unfairness of it nil.” MUST RELINQUISH CONTROL.

Court Decides Against Southern Paci-' fic In Salton Sink Case. S:,;» Francisco. Feb. 11.-The control of l the California Development which originated and constructed the monster irrigation svstem by which water is I taken from the Colorado river and ap j plied to over 800.000 acres of desert i md J in the Salton Basin district. Imperial ’county, must be restored from the hands j of the Southern Pacific Co. to the hands of the original stockholders and share i holders of the California Development iCo- i This in effect is the substance cf a de cision handed down hr Judge Morrow in the 1'nited States ciicuit court of appeals yesterday and ended litigate.n that has tied vp the canal system of the Southern country since the Colorado river went on a ram pace in September. 1904. rlnd threat ened to flood ell of the (treat S-ilbvi sini: nnd defeat the very end? for which it was orisitially topped. The der ision is concurred in by Judse Gilbert .Tudsm j Ross handed down a dissenting opinion.

THE REASON WHY. Sanderson Had to “'Put Up Big Wad fcr Others,” So Hated to Cut Bills. Harrisburg. Pa.. Feb. 11.—The climax in the state cnpitol conspiracy trial was readied this afternoon, when Stanford B. Lewis, assistant to Archi tect Joseph A!. Huston, declared on the witness stand that Contractor John H. Sanderson, one of the defendants, com plained that he did not want to cut down his bills because he “Had to put up a big wad for other people.” The testimony of Lewis was direct and unqualified and was not attacked by tlie defence. SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES. John Groves of Mercer was arrested Tuesday by Deputy Sheriff Kimball on the charge of having assaulted Frank Wade. The alleged assault took place Monday night. Groves was tak en to Skowhegan for hearing before the municipal court. Freeman Xade.au, who attempted suicide by taking strychnine in the office of Fnited States District Attor ney WhitchouHc in the federal build ing Saturday afternoon an hour and a half after an indictment for smuggling had been returned against him. was arraigned in the Fnited States district court before Judge Hale at Portland Monday, pleaded guilty and was fined ?1')0. Nadeau was ill from the effects of the poison he had taken and his condition and the circumstances of his family were taken into consideration when the sentence was imposed. Arthur A. Smith of Portland was ar rested Tuesday on a bench warrant issued by the United States district court charging him with knowingly, unlawfully and lclonousiy causing to be deposited for mailing at the post office nf the Fnited States and trans mission through the mails certain ar ticles designed and intended for the procuring of abortion. This indictment was found hy tii" federal grand jury which reported Saturday and Smith was arrested Tuesday by Fnited States Deputy Marshal Hasty. Smith was ar raigned and admjttcd to bail in the sum of $200. Mrs. Sarah Donnell, wife of Samuel Donnell of Howdoinham, died Monday afternoon, after a long illness. Mrs. Donnell, who was 72 years old, was born in Lisbon and her maiden name was Sarah Whittemore. She had been closely connected with the Methodist church of Bowdoinham and a member of that church for many years She was active in charitable work and promi nent in all that pertains to the best of church life. For some months she had been critically il! with heart trouble. The' husband, Samuel Don ne!!. and five children, Mrs. George Thomas of Boston, Airs. J. E. Cornish and Mrs Mary Xealley of Bowdoin hum: \V. B. Dor.nell of Brunswick, and AVatson Donnell of Texas, survive. J Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Donnell have been with their mother constantly through her illness. Dashing down Orange mountain at ter rific speed, a bobsled bearing five young women, a man and a boy, collided Tues day right with a teofiev car in Monrl-a All were badly injured, some seri-1 ously. Russell Ladlunt. an attornev who was steering the bob, received what may I prove fatal injuries. Mft MASSACHUSETTS G. A. R. Elects John L. Parker of Lynn As De partment Commandor. Boston, Foh. 11.—Alfred 8. Boo of Worcester and John L. Barker of Lynn were elevated to the respective offices of commander and senior vice com mander of the Massachusetts depart ment of the Grand Army of the Re public at the 4 2d annual encampment in Faneuil hall-today upon the retire ment of Commander l). H. L. Gleason of Natick. For the office of junior vice com mander J. Willard Brown of Cambridge was picked from a Held of four can didates. Hedical Director If. J. Millard of North Adams and Chaplain H. Jv Barnes, of Brookline were re-elected. The Massachusetts Ladies of the G. A. ft., had as their guests at the 16th annual convention today, the national president, Mrs. Clara N. Sawyer of Portland, Me., and Mrs. Florence M. Wallace of China. Me., the national secretary. Reports showed favorable conditions in flnancies. work accom plished and membership, the latter numbering 1070 in the 19 circles of the state. lo his address, Commander Gleason of the G. A. U„ pointed with pride to the fact that after many years of failure lo moot current expenses with out drawing on the permanent fund, business-like efforts had this year re sulted in the payment of every bill due and a balance of $600 left over, besides $600 presented by the Woman's Relief Corps which had been placed >n the permanent fund. Mr. Gleason declared that never be fore in the history of the Grand Army of the Republic had the order been .ore united or influential than it is it present. Commander Gleason closed with rec ommendations that $1200 he appropriat 'd fer salaries of the assistant adjutant nerais office; that $400 be appropriat t fer the official traveling expenses the department commander; and at expenses of the department eom ■-cinder and adjutant general in attend ig the l'.ios national encampment -hould be raid by the department. A net loss for the year of .062 mem 's rs was shown by Assistant Adjutant General Wetherhec’s report. This loss 27 less than last year. The num -r of comrades in the department is ■i w 11,766. That death is fast conquer ing the heroes of the war is shown v the fact that the total of S13 deaths his year is IT* more than similar loss ast year. It was reported that $23,050 had been expended fr.r relief work during the rear. The address of Mrs. Annie C. Sbat u -k, department president at the Wo man's Relief Corps meeting, showed that this auxiliary organisation had spent $1S,03G in relief work during ihc vear. The Woman's Relief Corps, said Mrs. Shattuek. was organized in her home city, Fitchburg, 29 years ago ->nd that it had spread from the Allan tic to the Paciiic doin_r an infinite amount of good, increas-ing rather than declining its efforts as the years wort on. Mrs. Lite Stuart Wadsworth was elected department president c.ml Mrs. Elizabeth P. Sawyer senior vice de partment president. ROCKEFELLER METHODS. Standard Oil Stop At Nothing to Drive Cut a Competitor. Albany. N. Y., Feb. It.—A principal witness at the hearing begun here today for the taking of testimony in connec tion with the mil brought by the United States government to dissolve the Stand ard Oil Co. of New Jersey, was Thomas L. llisgen of Springfield, candidate for governor of Massachusetts at the last election and a competitor of the Standard Oil Co. He testified as to the alleged dis crimination of the Standard Oil In the sale of its products in Massachusetts and was still on the stand when a recess was taken until tomorrow. The witness swore that in competing with him the Standard Oil Co. sold oil at about one-half the ordinary p'-ice and attempted to coerce dealers from pur chasing oil and other products sold by bis firm. Mr. llisgen testified that George Tuttle, an agent for the Standard Oil in Massachusetts, who was present in court, had advised him to keep out of the whole sale trade, declaring: “I have instruc tions from 26 Broadway that wo will sell below cost if necessary.” Contracts made by the Standard with a Massachusetts dealer and receipts given by the com pany showing the difference In prices of oi! were offered .1 s evidence. Wore Indictments Against C. W. Morse. New York. Feb. 11—It was learned late tonight that the federal grand jury is investigating the affairs of cer tain national banks, this evening voted five indictments. Three of these in dictments it was authoratively stated make charges against Charles W. Morse ard a former official of the National Bank of North America for over-cer tification and misapplication of funds. Two of those voted for it w as said w ere against Morse, one on each charge and the other against his associate. Mr. Morse, who is due to arrive here on the steamer Etrutia from Liverpool next Saturday, was yesterday indicted by the New York county grand jury, which is also inquiring into the recent financial transactions among the banks of this city. THE 15th CENTENNIAL Of St. John Chrysostom Celebrated By Pope Pius In the Vatican. Rome. Feb. 12.—The Pope today at the Vatican in Ihe presence of 3000 persons, celebrated with the rite of the Greek church the 13th centennial of St. John Chrysostom. The pat riarch of Antioch, who came to Rome for this celebration took part in the services, together with a number of Greek prelates, while the Pope was surrounded by the members of the Sacred College, the Papal court and other high dignitaries of the church. It was originally intended to have the ceremony take place in St. Peter's, but this idea was abandoned because of the great crowd which was sure to assemble there, it usually numbering upwards of 90,000 persons, which would make the maintenance of order almost impossible. The tragedy at Lis ton strengthened Ihe decision, the Vat ican considering that attempts of this kird are more or less contagious. _ OHIO FOR TAFT, (Continued from Page One.) tnry of War Taft, who was the guest of honor at the banquet of the Yount? Republicans of Missouri, last night, left for Chicago this morning. He is due to arrive in Chicago tonight arid will continue on to (Jrand Rapids, Mich, where he is to speak Wednesday night. SOLID TAFT DELEGATION From Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Elected Tuesday. Cleveland, O., Feb. 11.-A solid Taft del egation of 63 from tills city and Cuyahoga county to the state Republican conven tion to be held in Columbus March 3, was chosen hi the Republican primaries held here teday. There w. re contests by Foraker followers in .about T, of the 250 precincts, hut in no instance was the senior senator’s following strung ‘nough to name a delegate. The d legate s select ed were those nominated by the regular Republican county executive committee, upon which a fight for control was made by the Forakf rites. AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE. Necessity of Building It Up Pointed Out By Former Secretary Shaw. Marshall. Mich.. Feb. 11 —Kvery available scat was taken tonight at the annual banquet of the Calhoun County Lincoln Club at which Former Secre tary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw and Second Assistant Postmaster Gen eral McCienry were the principal speakers. Mr. McCleary in speaking of "Present Day Problems,” devoted considerable attention to the fact that the auxiliary fleet carrying coal and supplies for the battleship cruise to the Pacific sailed under many foreign flags and he urged the building up of an American merchant marine, Mr. Shaw was greeted with a burst of applause when he was Introduced. Jack O’Ericn Whips Bob Ward. Charleston, \V. Va., Feb. 11.—The 10-round bout here tonight between Jack O’Brien of Philadelphia and Bob Ward of San Francisco resulted in a draw. O'Brien had the better of his heavier opponent, who remained on the defensive until the last two rounds ar.d took punishment without flinching. James D. Layrsg Dead. New York. Feb. 12.—James D. Laying, vice president of the Cleve land, Cincinnati, Chicago St. Louis Railroad, dir*d at 1.30 o’clock this morning at his home here. He had been ill for several days and no hope had been held out for his recovery, be cause of his advanced years. George Meredith’s Birthday Today. London. Feb. 12.—Tito whole British press united this morning in glowing tribute; of admiration for the novelist George Meredith, whose birthday will he celebrated tomorrow at his Box Hill retieat. Mr. Meredith is enjoying good health. The Bank of Willard at Willard, Mo., was looted of $1000 by robbers early Tuesday after the safe had been blown open by nitroglycerine. The robbers escaped. John Burns, M. P., declares that one of his most prized possessions is a copy of Adam Smith's “Wealth of Na tions.” which first turned his attention to economics. WHAT CAUSES HEADACHE. From October to May. CoMs are th? most frequent cause of Hca o'clock yesterday after noon. The man. who was a former res ident of this city, came here from Bath and was much the worse for wear when token. Mrs. F. F. Morgan entertained the teachers of the Grant street school. Farniingdale, at dinner yesterday noon and the occasion proved a very pleas ant. one. The guests present were Mrs. Clarence Morgan, Miss Flora Danforth and Miss Wadsworth of Fariningdale. The annual concert of the Bowdoin musical clubs at Augusta City hall. Saturday evening. Feb. 99. will draw largely from this city. There will be a dance after the concert and there will be a special car to this city after the dance. Seats will be on sale at Beane's next week. At the meeting las' evening of Hennon Bodge, F. and A. M., the Entered Ap prentice degree was worked upon two candidates. The past masters of the lodge also held a meeting during the evening to perfect arrangements for Past Masters’ night, which is to take place Tuesday evening. Feb. 25. State Superintendent of Schools Fa.vson Smith, who was to have spok en here before the Cobbossoeeontee Teachers’ meeting, which had to be postponed on account of the storm, has been secured for a later date. He will be here and address the associa tion at the meeting. May 7. The ice skating rink on the mill pond is not likely to be use again for the season unless there comes a rain to give it a new surface. Manager Win gate lias cleared the snow from the ice and intended to flood the pond so as to make a good surface for skating, but when the snow was off he found that a portion of the center of the field had not risen to the level of the rest of the ice so that if the water was put on it would collect in the sunken place and not accomplish the purpose. When the water is drained out of the pond Sundays the ice is bent and brok sn and in this ease it did not rise with the rest of it when the pond was filled.

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DOINGS II THE WORLD OF SPORTS. BASEBALL. McFarland and Hoey Sign Contracts With Boston. Hig Colleges Decide to Choose Their Own Umpires. Connie Mack Will Try Out Fred Barnlele of Dean Academy. Boston, Fel*. II Tv.k additions to Secretary Hugh .McHrwn's collection of autographs were reppivol isterii.-ty, when the contrails of Kddie McFar land and Jack Huey arrived at tin Ked HOX quart era. McFarland’s was ex pected. as Managet Ua lain completed his arrangements with the catcher sev days .1*0, His prompt action in sign ing shows how good an understand ing was arrived at when the manager and the new backstop met, last Week, at Cleveland. Huey’s contra- t came up from Flori da, where In- is playing winter hall with the Ormond Beach hotel team. He says that he is In tip-top shape and that tils arm. which gave him soitn* trouble last year has shown no signs of going has k on him again, lloiy will have to hustle to make a place in the It/Ml Hox outfield, with the fast youngesters purchased since, last sett nun. He will Ijf {jiv-.-n ;t {oMy Pul liam. and the college men regard him •r dictatorial It was .agreed by the tdg college teams during several sea bOns past to allow him to select the umpires for tin* important college matches, either from the National League stuff or from a reserve stutf Which lie recommended. Kor a year or two all of the trio have been forced to swallow umpires against whom they had formed a deep-rooted prejudice. The ..m.-ials will he an nounced some we> i before every im portant game, alter correspondence between the two teams The selections of tile collegians will not be limited to any particular league staff. CONNIE MACK TO GIVE BARNICLE A TRYOUT. Franklin. Feb. 11.—Fred linrniclc. a PwlikmiT hoy ami pitcher «>r tin- Academy baseball team, is ti>! Jea\e school later in the month to K„ ®°Uth with the Philadelphia American' Baseball dub for a thorough' tryout. Manager Mack .if the Ath- j leilcs has been after Barnicle for more than a year and offered hint an excel- j lent contract for a schoolboy if he 1 would agree to sign Mack believes! the pean Academy player will develop I Into major league caliber and intends to got him a minor league berth for a year If be comes up to expectations. Bamiete is only p.t years old. but is u six-footer, weighing in tile ncighbo, hOod of 1 v.i pounds. He entered I>ean Academy from Providence in the fall «f IPOS and iast season pitched great ball for that team. Me won games against the second teams of Harvard. Brown. Yale and Holy ross and heat severs 1 .if the smaller college teams. Barnicle pitch ed 13 one-hit games at Dean. THIS WEEK’S BOUTS. Wednesday—Jack Everhnrdt is J. Gra ham. Sew Orleans. Ea.- tsuits at West 5n?..A tk; Cincinnati; Kid Goodman vs. Batthrg Hurley. Shumov A. C. New Tom Pondergart vs Walter Idc. Wlndaer ont. Jack McClelland vs. W. Tvler, Plttslierg. Thursday—Mike Gnidv vs. Mike Chm l^."1s10n; Me.: Battling Hur Ykrt ftr '•01’« Acre A. C.. New M?n» vs Jack IVnr.rn. Olympic A. C Now York; Kid FrcJor lckC 's Jack Williams. Buffalo t.Lri^.Kid 'Tolgaei vs. Harry Baker. K* os >°1un* Edwards. Milwau kee. Jack Phenici vs. Tony Nelssm Al Vittgemld v* F^'d lnd!Sl!‘.w5iMtew2i bout* at Ontario and CVib*' Philadelphia. tiriPhn. ilmnTT k^'vis vs. Terry Mar Murr^hlNe«-FH^.^Unny I„. I’.RAIX One «>f Mrniivi Kollf-v's A. nii.-ition from N. w V.s i-en: fact. 'I’li-* "White S«.»x Sp- ial.” irryihg 111*- PiiiragM Aon m ans to I.«»- Ang«»nshi>i. ‘While le* may have vi:*Iii*i 1!y v. n over th** l>a:i«\“ saio Joe. “i; must h“ remembered that the bout was only l'1 rounds and showed nothing. Th re might In o been an en tirely different st* ry mi a 20-roimd, 2a i. »i 11:rs. Il«- Alnv«ly VI .n shall 11 is IMiiv* rs ;n i »t Spring: The Journal presents above a pic ture of the first 190S model automo bile which has been delivered in Maine and is now in use. This is the model II Knox-Stanhoj.e car recently sold by the Portland Company to Hon. Frederick Hale of Portland. The men in the car are Hichard C. Pavson, gen eral manager of the Portland Com pany, and George F. Reynolds, assist ant manager of the same concern. On January 29 Mr. Pavson drove this car from Springfield, Mass., to Boston, and on January 31 he continued from Bos ton to Portland. From Xetvburyport to Longfellow square, Portland,' the running time was exactly three hours and 60 minutes and this included a de tour to York Harbor and York Beach. t i 3!7f c. .M K. a To appreciate the time made in this I run one must understand that tha gro^ui was frozen hard, the ther mometer v. as at zero, and tile run was in the teeth of a gale blowing 25 miles an hour. The ear came through without a stop from Newburyport to Pi rtland. In the same type of car Mr. Payson made the run from Boston to i >id Orchard last summer in ex actly live hours, and whether in the hottest day of summer or the coldest day of winter there was no difference in the cooling of the engine. This Knox-Stanhope car is a four-cylinder, S» horse power and has a speed of 45 ”r 50 miles an hour. Its color is a rich crimson with red trimmings, while the upholstering is in red leather and the i also has a red lining. 7 tacrmpl 1 JAMKS n MrAIiEKH. Manager of St. bonis Am -ricans. Who I-Knccls to band ills Team in first. Di vision This Year. lira. il. rivalled his ha Hie with Sam bangford :t 1 the ol,| Criterion flub some yi til’s ngo. “Sam is tlio only man who i vor boat nv who got away with out mo going ;t ft or revenge. anti bo will ho the only otto. Of eniirse, lit; hail weight on mo, ami til* collrso, i was lirotl tint aftor two hartl lights iinil ;i luml railroad ride, lint Sam is too "I mink Sitin bangford has only ono rival for middleweight honor:-', anti thitt is Jink Twin Sullivan. I ilon’t class Hugo Kolloy. Stanley ICetehell or Kill I’iiokt witli -it her. Jark Twin woiiki give Sam i|tiilo a lusty argu ni ’lit Aftor s|tarroi| ir- gave ouito a talk on th" Ainorit iin ring i h.tmpions aiitl llit ir closo rivals. FRED BRADLEY BEATS JOHNNY CARROLL ON POINTS. Now York, Feb. 11. -Griff Jones of Philadelphia ami I’rod Hippies t»f Brooklyn fought six fast rountls at. Killy Kimor's fonsoiidaIt'll A. last night anti at tho oml tho honors rost otl with Hippies. In the seini-tinal ho.it another Griff Jones, this one front Chicago, admin istered a knoekotit to jack Tcnbrook in tho first round. Tom Brown knockod nut Jack Bay Ion in the llrst round. Alike Harris kept up tlie good work liy executing a knockout on Jim Breese in the first round of their tight. Jonny fitrroll of Brooklyn and Fre.-l Bradley of Boston met in the star bout at the Dry Dock A. C. and Bradley won on points. JIM BONNER WHIPS DAVE DESHLER AT THE HUB. Boston. Feb. 11.—Jim Konuer of Sum mit Hili. Pa., won from Dave fleshier of Cambridge in a tO-round bout at the Armory A. A. tonight. Benner forced the fighting all the way. SHEA ISSUES DEFI FOR ARTHUR COTE. «.enrge Aral;* oi uaijowrii. the man •'tger of Kid Shea. issued a challenge Tuesday to Arthur .\ford Club. J. H. dray, the honorary treasurer of the club, does not think it will he pos sible to aeeept the American challenge because there is no telling how many of the present track team will he at the university in July. Some of the men tire m their last year and. further more. it would lie impossible to tout the others, who have been in training since January, to work alter the 0.\ for- Ca.abridge sports. Big Auto Race Starts Today. Xi York. Fell. 11.—-All 11mr men who ;t!'i to jiart ii! the 20.000-mil«- auto lri|> from .Now York to Paris Wednes iluy. were lookinp |iro|iorly lit yester p.-r _ Amorirrin i’.«r K. American Express Amorh :m Securities do. preferred AnvnYan Locomotive _ American Smelting Anaconda Atchisoa do. preferr* d Baltimore A Ohio Hmokiyrt Rapid Tr Canadian 1'aeilie Cites--peakc A: nhi Chicago A Alton do. pr* 1« i Chicago A Or-al Western i'hicajp» S' Nortl,,.v«;.st'*in C\. K- St. Ij. S *s'“ ip/. Union WitseoiiKin Central U‘4 Boston Stock Market. 15o»vtf»!l, IVp. AdV#Ilf til" Kin;,'lam I o**t'*n Maine nt'*tini;«! Vippt l* f C;»r:'4# Iloirinioii (1 Dominion Iron A* Stol AJassaohns. Its MinhiK OIia HiMim. *x ports 11*7**: spot steady Vo. 7.Y,i. molasses su^ar r* fined steady. JtUTTKIt Receipts P ,7.'V process se. ah.ss r* #KK m inly LARI* .Mav 7.47.: .Iiilv 7«U». sIKiKT Ulus M;iv .Lily 7 t’ash f|iir»1 ions \v« r»* as follow FIA AV.n-WT sf.jin^ IWfylOl*: No '7fl°7: _* r* *1 t'nit.N No. J 7.7W.V; No. _ “TloV :.V„ ^'1^. OATS -No an No. U ka No 7:»l" MAI.'I IN*: v Vi I'l A SKKI* No 1 northwestern i jy„ TIMOTHY 4>.V KI.oYlOR 1 SlIoR T MRS io'.m; j.'., muss i*7»RK-n.:.Kiii I.Alin 7.J7 SHORT ’Ll-:A R SI HKS~»i..'7^t AYHISKKY- v::,. II “•'i n t i:; Ih; H K* ti»*M:ijnn* ins* Fln’jr ~U'>» Whi-at *«i Corn 1 r*i Oafs o 4 J‘*| Uv»* 11.hu iY.JM li nlMv BETTI K-Kii in: i aiiifi s _J'/; tini ri**s nriOS at inml-.-l. rase-; ii». 1*«»Ir*«I. 17*y»j i'*1!-: first ii i.”J; primt* tin-la 12; i-x tras i’*. Cl I rrSE- Easy lour?71’_ Chicago Cattle Market. Cliirugn. l i l.. 11. CATTHE 12'Toipts 4h«i; market steady; st«*»-rs II. Boston Produce Market. Boston. I'.YN jj. I'M A >lTt—Ei.woi spring patents 7»A*^i ivvit: No yrllou- C-Aificr.1 OATS lj.iu-.Tr N'o. U ciif.po.1 white GO. MAN' I T'* h;i uk--d: rhoi.-o mi. Miu. ri;i;i« rm liana. .1. SIMll.N'C 1IKAN -«.•*«/"C .'.1. M'Xi-'l) KI-:ki* I'i'UK 1'nii: ii....imm 11; 1, .11»— I lull: ri',. Jtl-iKl--- Si..i.|\-- who]., cal Hr V'/.fS";. I.AM i:s st> oh smiim ll'.ii-i. Y1 AJjK-KI, :m|.v 1:M/ lo'TTia: Firm. northern ClIKKSi: J'iri. 1: York vtrto ir/i 1C IMCS I’inn; cimico western JK* I •I'IACS- i.mo. i No. 1 ih.i.iwios -M2. r,. I A1 OI'S Ouiol; Main*" white xsS.|r,.t NEW X c u f|i>KS st' (lie finest ni' Hi,. *!ki direction of tin r Kennel Club. OPENS. i 111 11 H'K'ii Madison annual ir breed West not city now broods and now specimens ■-r old breeds were shown. including old Irish wolf hounds which have ho.-n soon at a dog show in this for years. Eskimos dogs which, heretofore! have boon .shown in the miscellaneous class bo shown in separate classes this year and will be scon hitched up. In the bloodhound classes there are some lino dogs shown, among th-m |>omg J>r. Knox’s Magician. Among the smooth-coated St. Bernards there is a better showing than usual and the Croat Dane classes are well lill The absence of the Valley Farm K-nnels dogs from the Russian wolf hound classes has resulted in the larg est entry list ever seen in New York in this breed. Five of the Irish wolf hound breed are shown and attracted much at tention. In the fox hound classes were shown the Grafton hounds and those of the A aveland Kennels and of the Middlesex Hunt Club. In the pointer classes are several champions includ ing these of George J. Gould, George Bleistein and W. T. Payne. San Francisco sent the collies of ’William Ellery, including Valverjfl* Farewell which are expected to hold their own against eastern champions. An interesting feature of the show wdl be a contest on Thursday night of the dogs recently added to the New York police force which will be exhi o!^dLP^°teutinp a I>atr°l,nan ,pn being attacked, attacking a suspect and stop pmg am escaping prisoner. 1

St. Paul 5; Harvard 3. 'iMiri.nl. X. II.. IVb. It.—st I*aiil'tt Selunil defeated ll.'irvanl at hotkey to. lay. 5 to Two .substitute's played on Hie Harvard team. hr list of hall players who ar ment of such dividends. I‘*et\er $0 shows earning, el'l- Vm8 nnd 'narrin of safety ot, «e*mo ra‘ll"ad and industrial shares actively quoted. 3 wHI show' you why It may ^or y°u to sell stocks you now ^-Invest the proceeds in shares leiuing larger returns and haviuc u, greater margin of safety. The letter also mentions Bay State Gas. write or call for a copy. FREDERICK R. TIBBITTS INVESTMENT SECURITIES Fourth Floor—Monk# Building 35 CONGRESS ST, BOSTON, MASS.

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Paiiy Kennebec Journal ESTABLISHED 1825 No notico whatever will be taken of unsigned communications. The Journal cannot be held responsible for the preservation or return of re jected communications. Address all communications relating to subscriptions and advertisement* to BURLEIGH FLY NT. Publishers, Augusta Maine. Wednesday, February 12, 1908. The Yeggmen must go. Harry Thaw is still insane. The big fleet is more tiian holding Jts own. Canal building bids fair to employ ne. Sang one of the poets a long time ago, but no less truly then than the stanza may be quoted now, and ap plied to conditions today, tomorrow and until the beginning of the millen nium: ‘Tiieie’s lust in a man no charm can tame. Of loudly publishing bis neighbor's shame. (in eagles' wings immortal scandals fly. While virtuous actions are hut horn to die." Turn to Hie literature of any period from that nearest to the Stone Age to the Age of Investigation for ample proof that scandal is an everlasting joy to tlie human race, and as good a sweetener of tea as it was when Field ing so described it. Not only is Flavia as careless as ever of her sister’s lame, but unfortunately Flavin’s brother is not always above telling names and tales simultaneously, despite mascu line pretensions to large mindedness. There are a great many “old women" not of the feminine gender who have the finest of appetites for the gore of slaughtered reputations, and take little trouble to lind out whether the victims of their cheerful vivisection are guilty or innocent. The only consolation for the docent, slander-hating man or woman is that in the end the reputation usually fits tne character. Virtue itself escapes ncl calumny, but it survives it. The world likes to repeat twice what it hears, but in the final analysis does not believe the half of what it hears about anyone who keeps his or her character free from blemishes and lets lemitation take care of itself. Hasn't someone said that slander from some persons is tile equivalent of praise? GLEANINGS AND GOSSIP. The first postoffice scheme was a private enterprise and was begun about Htit. The Japanese will never sleep with their heads to the north, but their dead are always buried that way. Hereafter no wine is to bo sold in Spain on Sunday, and all tIso bars have got to close at midnight. Things seem to be looking up down in Mexico. A brewery there bad re ceipts of over $6,000,000 last year. A Now York man married his moth er-in-iaw last week, But he may have merely wanted to get even with her. It begins to look as if Count Honi might brace up after all and earn a little money. He could enter the ring as a light-weight. Hr. Parkhurst says that all college sports are brutal. Chess matches and golf tournaments certainly conic under tiiis head. A St. Louis lecturer says that he has been surprised by President Uoasevell. That’s more than most people have been. A Michigan judge has ruled that a sausage is a sausage and nothing eise. He lias a good deal of faith in the pure food law. W dliani Cross, the secretary of state in Oklahoma, signs his name officially Hill Cross. Hut Oklahoma is very young still. The members of the Pittsburg stock exchange wants to have the exchange opened again, it has been closed since late in October. The deepest interest lias been aroused in medical circles over the re port front the Bay View insane asylum at Baltimore of a novel and apparently succesful effort to cure a certain form of insanity that is known to the profes sion as dementia praccox. by cutting away a portion of the thyroid gland. In the first case operated upon the improvement was very marked with in Jt hours, and of the four other eases treated, three showed a like favorable result. T he exception was a case ex tremely far advanced. It the clothes of an ordinary beggar in Hnmoay were searched cooked food sufficient to satisfy at least five per sons would be found stowed away in different places, it is well known that those beggars are regular venders of t"°cl; they eat as much as they can and sell the rest. A Bombay street beggar is a well-to-do individual and sends Home weekly a postal order of 10 or 13 rupees. One of the fraternity was overheard saying to a brother pro fessional that he had done badly that having “earned’* onlv two rupees and four annas.—Mufidi Hangar. The latest to enter the already crowded field of photographic enter prise in New York are the Japanese, and three now occupy large studios here. At least one of them has succeed ed m attracting a clientele of rich and influential customers, to judge by the subjects he exhibits. None of these new photographers betrays in his work the least trace of his original origin. They are successful in producing very artistic and pleasing portraits, blit so tar as any national characteristic is to be noticed in them they might have be.-n taken by artists from any western country.—New York Sun. T he barbers and wig-makers’ union in ienna is very stringent in its ex amination before it will admit any new members to the society. Only niliy competent persons are allowed to practice, and to prove their capabil ities must first show that they thor oughly understand the disinfection of razors, brushes, etc., used in their raft and also how to keep tint razors sharp and use them to the best ad vantage. F-ven so, the man who su cessfully passes the examination the union is required to serve an a prenticeship for two years before can take up a shop of his own. Woi en barbers are also admitted to t Australian union, but they are i quired to apprentice themselves l three years before they can go ir business on their own accotmt. THE LATE KING CARLOS. Interesting Facts About the Murdered King of Portugal. IIp was the most versatile King in tin. world. He was a glutton and ate more than any man in his kingdom. He weighed 250 pounds. He was a champion swimmer. He had great personal courage. He once risked his life to save a drowning man, and to rescue a peasant from a highwayman. He was a skillful and bold banderil lero in the bull ring. lie was a good story-teller, a fine whip, a yachtsman, a painter of note and a sculptor, tennis player and musi cian. He hr.cl translated Shakespeare into Portuguese. He .vas tlie best pistol shot in Hu ron?. He spoke seven languages. He pawned Ins crown, worth $ J 'J1" LiKKMt Arthur'AJBamel. Arthur W. Whitney, Samuel W. ITijbn'-k. Fred s. ‘Tlmrue Trent Johnson Tims. .J. Lynch, William l'eun Wbltelioune. AlticijM-Speur.1 erry Vickery I WuK t‘iiaUies, Nitha.. We«to„, Frederic H. Farkburst, tpiel .1. .Noyes, tiuy (I. Vickery, Frank W. Kinsman, Charles 1*. Kinsman,.Ion F. Hill. _ THE LONELIEST SPOT ON EARTH A Rock in the South Atlantic, the Home of 80 White People. Tristan d’Actinha, a desolate rock in the South Atlantic, has been caljod, says the New York Sun. the loneliest spot on earth. To the 80 white people who live there it is their world. They are almost utterly cut off from their kind. To them railroad and tele graphs. electric lights and all the in ventions of the last half-century are hut a name. Once a year or so, they may get news of the outer world from some sailing ship or a man-of-war of the British South African squadron. A thousand miles of the Atlantic separates them from Africa's most southerly extremity on the one hand, while 1200 miles in the other direction South America ends abruptly in stormy Cape Horn. It is hard to imagine a more lonely spot than Tristan d'Acunha. Yet only last year one of the community who visited the Cape grew homesick and went back in the boat that conveyed the new chaplain and his wife to the island. For many years Mr. Dodgson, a brother of Lewis Carroll of “Alice in Wonderland” fame, acted as chaplain on the rock and strove to teach the men and women how to read and write. It was a pretty hopeless task, lor they have the minds of chil dren, except when it comes to driving a bargain, and how to do that they seem to know by instinct. I.ast year Rev. .1. C. Harrow and his wife volunteered to go out to the island. The couple landed on Palm Sunday in a furious storm. They and their belongings were literally hurled oil a beach tight miles east of the settlement. They were received by tlie whole island population. The in habitants set apart two huts as church and school-house, and Mrs. Lucy Green, an old widow, turned herself out of her own home that the new comers from "tin- world” might have somewhere to lay their heads. More over. the 17 families agreed to take turns in supplying the narrows with meat, milk, potatoes and firewood, as well as fish, butter and eggs when such luxuries were available. The islanders depend very largely upon potatoes, but these often fail, owing to hot winds that blight the crop. In one season nearly loo of their cattle ilitd of starvation, owing to lack of foresight in allowing the land ,t" be overstocked. The population remains practically stationary, between 73 and SO souls. Two recent additions have been made in the form of a couple of Italians, shipwrecked sailors who have married island women. One of these cast aways. Andrea Repetto. is the only man in Tristan who can both read an l write: lie was a petty officer in file Italian navy. Great is the excitement when a sail is sighted by the islanders. They get ready fresh provisions and Vegetables, which they hope to barter for clothes and all kinds of unexpected novelties. Hut even when a vessel puts into the little bay which is the harbor of tile island the weather is so uncertain that it must lie kept ready for instant de parture. Tilt* settlement proper is mini on .1 bold bluIT on the northwest side of the rock. The rest of the island rises sheer and inaccessible in colossal cliffs IT0111 the stormy Atlantic. Practically ill the male population rocs forth when a rare visiting ship puts in, and they do a thriving trade in mutton, butter, milk and albatross skins. 1'acb householder keeps cattle, sheep, and pigs, but all attempts to cultivate wheat or grain of any kind have failed, owing to tlie sivarms of rats that infest the rock. Last year the British man-o’-war Odin called at Tristan with mails and supplies, which were promptly got ashore at .he landing place, hauled up on the beach and then taken off to the different cottages by the solitary and primitive bullock wagon that acts as mail coacli and parcels delivery. 1*resh milk is the strongest beverage to lie obtained in Tristan. There h excellent sport in the vast swarms of aquatic birds that make their homes on the cliffs. Among these are magnificent albatrosses, many of them measuring nearly 13 feet from wing to wing. The land birds of Tristan arc very few and rare. Several springs have tlieir source on the lofty mountain that forms the apex of the island, and one of these falls from the lower cliffs in a beauti ful cascade. The remains of a fort can be seen, a relic of Napoleon's exile. For while he was confined on St. Helena the British government deemed it advisable to garrison Tristan d'Acunha with troops from Cape Colony. The Tristanites have no precise form of government, although John Swain, the oldest inhabitant, is recog nized as king and legal head of the community. He is also chief justice, ami referee in all disputes that may arise. Marriages and baptisms are performed by the captains of visiting men-o'-war. The Islanders have inter married for several generations, with conspicuously bad results in the chil dren of today. Round about this rock and extend er some miles out Into the there a curious and ntic treacherous growth of gigantic sea weed or k‘lp. This reaches to the surface it nearly 150 feet of water, and form* a trap for small vessels, be ing a S<a of Sargasso in miniature The island water* swarm with lisn, and any kind of bait, from salt pork to a bit of bread, will suffice to take any quantity of a fish the Tristanites call the five-finger. There Is also a kind of buss weighing from 10 to 60 pounds. The Tristanites do not taste bread for seven or eight months out of the 12, and have to subsist on a slight variation of meat and potato diet It is easy to imagine how they ap preciate a few sacks of flour or meal brought by the warship, or by some casual trader blown far out of his path. And yet these islanders are a singularly healthy people. The cli mate is very regular and moist, neve very hot in summer or very cold in winter. All the English fruit trees will grow in Tristan, though the fruit lacks flavor. Periodically plants and trees are taken out to be planted there experimentally, for their is little lim ber on Tristan at present. An extensive guano deposit was recently found on a little rock not tat away, known as Inaccessible island. The Cape government sent for a speei men of the guano, and a regular trade may be opened up, thus bringing the loneliest people in the world a little nearer to civilization John Burroughs on Animal Intelli gence. If it bo charged that in denying rea son to the lower animals I am unwit tingly admitting a break in the process of evolution and opening the door for the miraculous of the theologians to step in. I reply that there is no more break here than one meets with else where in nature. There are no breaks in creation, bu: then are those sudden and striking changes and transforma tions which we call metamorphoses, an 1 the reason of man arising out of brute instinct seems like one of these metamorphoses, as startling as that of the change of the grub into the but terfly, or when the egg becomes a chick, or the se«d becomes the plant or the tree; or in the mechanical world when force and motion are turned into light and heat; or in the chemical world, when the elements unite to pro duce a third entirely unlike either, as when two invisible gases by the pas sage of an electric spark are turned into water. In the diamond and ihe sapphire we see no hint of the common elements of which they are composed; and the pearl in the oyster seems re moved worlds away from the course shell that holds it. but its ingredients are the same. Or take and illustration nearer at hand: What can seem more like ft new birth, a new creation, than the flower plant when contrasted with its leaves and stalk and root? Yet all this delicacy and color and fragrance come by way of these humbler parts; in deed. lay dormant there in the soil till this something we call life drew them out of it and built them up into this extpsite form. In the same way may not tne animal nature blossom into these menal and spiritual powers which man possesses, and which are only latent in the lower creatures, visible and active in man bul only potential in his animal kindred? Or take the analogy of what we may call Ihe lower and the higher senses. What can bo a greater departure from the sense of touch, and taste, and smell —more like a miraculous addition or metamorphosis than the sense of sight? And yet its foundation is the same as the oilier senses—nerve sensi bility. The extra mental gift of man which supplements the faculties he shares with the animals is of like char acter. Man alone has mental vision, mental concepts, sees things in -ela tion, apprehends cause and effect, and the reason of this and that. Yet in the acuteness of some of the physical senses, the animals surpass him.— From “Animal and Plant Intelligence," by John Burroughs in The Outing Magazine for December. Mrs. Matilda C. Stevenson, of tiie Bureau of Ethnology at Washington, is recognized generally as the greatest authority on the Indians of the south western part of the United States. She is the widow of Col. James Steven son. a pioneer explorer in that'section, who, together with the late Major Powell, was responsible for the cre ation of the Bureau of Ethnology in 1S79. Hustling the Panama Canal. News comes from Panama that work on tin- canal is progressing more rapidly than was calculated in the official estimates, ^tit the engineers in charge aremak "’J?. Kood in tine style. A medicine to ni..Ke good in cases of stomach, liver and bowel disorders must he absolutely pure and possess intrinsic merit. Hostetter's siemacn Bitters possesses these require ments and, m addition, has heer thor oughly tested for 54 jears. Then, surely, it must b.» the remedy you art looking for to restore your appetite, aid digestion anil regulate the bowels. Get a bottle tofay and test its value for your own satisfac tion. It cures heartburn, belching, head ache, dyspepsia, indigestion. Insomnia, backachg, biliousness, colds, grippe, fe male ULsj general wcultnasa raid nulartu. t^ver arid Thu jiiimiLiiM Pflvatej Stamp over the neck ofboitR Refuse all substitutes.

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Daily Kennebec Journal Wednesday, February 12, 1908. Card* of thank* obituary notice*, res olutions of respect, etc. will be charged at the rate of ten cents per line. 2%o charge less than 75 cents. All advertising announcements of en tertainments whose object is the raising of money, will be charged at the rate of fifteen cents a line. Advertising notices, news form will be excluded from our local columns, ex cept such as refer to advertisers oc cupying space in our advertising columns and will be run under a separate head on one of the local pages. Subscribers who fail to receive the Journal promptly will confer a favor by notifying the ofilce Immediately. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TODAY. Barker’s—Furs, f’ollateral Loan Co. Men’s muss meeting. C. J. Bratrdon—Dentist. Augusta Steam Laundry. Jackson Bros.—Drug store. LOCAL BRIEFS. The annual parish supper at the Congregational Chapel at 6.30 o’clock this evening. Crews at the Maine Central depot were busy yesterday hauling snow from the yard and in the vicinity of the station to other locations. The county commissioners were in session at the courthouse during the day, Tuesday. Routine business only was transacted during the day. Charles A. Jones, who lives near the Togas Home, has sold to Edwin Bol lock of South Windsor, his brown mare by Early Bird, at a good figure. Tlio regular weekly rehearsal of the Augusta Chorus will he h‘-ld at Music hall Thursday evening, and all members are requested to be present at the usual hour. The W. D. Hutchins Co. sold tiie K. S. Edgccomb farm near Bowdoin iiam yesterday to F. S. W hipple of Rhode Island, who will occupy it as a home. With the exception of one lodger the police station was without an occu pant Monday night, and he was al lowed to go yesterday morning after assisting in the work about the build ing. Col. !t W. Soule, who is very ill at his home on W inter street, passed a comfortable night Monday, and is re ported to be slowly improving. His many friends will wish him a speedy recovery. The next assembly in the course which Is being vixen this winter by the members of King Co., No. 4, V. it., K. F., at Pythian hall, will occur Thursday evening, Feb. 30, wiUi music by Lee's orchestra of Gardiner. Several of the young people of this city enjoyed a snow shoeing party last evening in the suburbs. Of course there were the usual number of laugh able mishaps, but on the whole the whole the party was greatly enjoyed by till who attended. Canton Augusta, No. 9, P. M„ I. O. O. K., has secured City hall for a grand military ball which will be given Master Monday evening, April 20. and which Is intended to be the most bril liant affair of trie kind that has been given in the city for the season. The Augusta \V. C. T IT. will hold a meeting this afternoon to commem orate the heavenly birthday of Frances K. Willard. The program is in charge of Sirs. Welch. There will be a devo tional service at ,1 I’. M. followed by the special service at 3.30. The meet ing is public and all arc invited to at tend. Klliott Peterson entertained a party of friends last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Callahan, r>8>. Arsenal street, with a Whist party which proved a success in every way. Knough guests were present to till four tables and the time passed very pleasantly. Refreshments of iee cream were served at the conclusion of the game. The nurses’ register at Coughlin's drug store contains the names of is graduates of the Augusta City hospital, and the fact that all of them were out on cases up to Monday night shows to what extent the services of these valualle assistants in the sick room are needed in the city and vicinity, and speaks volumes for the value of the hospital institution to Augusta. The remains of the late Augustus F. Emery. whoso death occurred at the National Heme at Togus Sunday, at tile ago of 73 years, resulting from croupous pneumonia, were taken to Fairfield on t rain No. 1 yesterday morning for burial. The deceased was a veteran of the Civil War and a mem ber of Co. lx 7th Maine Infantry, with a commission at first lieutenant, lie w as a brother of Daniel \V. Minerv of this city. The remains were accom panied to Fairfield by Mrs. l>. \y. Miners-. Arrangements for the coming bouts between the fencing team from Uow doin College and a team from the Pianelli Wincing Club of this city are all eon-pie ted. and as was expected the date decided upon for the exhitition is Thursday evening. Feb. £t>. The bouts will be held in Woodman’s hall, there being nine in all. and the con testants will lx- three men from Row doin and the three members of the second team of the Pianelli Club, which is composed of Messrs. Fred W. Re*. Horace Colburn and George Everett Jones. Roy 1,. Wardwell of this city "ill act as referee. Refreshments will bo served at the conclusion of the ex hibition ar.U will be followed by an informal hop. Music will bo furnished by Dennis’ Orchestra. LOCAL NOTICES. Archie G. Norcross. Civil Engin surveys and plans.Tel. c«ll 108-14 SU3ta* iWP-_ LATEST PRODUCE REPORTS. Augusta Market. Augusta, ‘Me., Feb. 11. 1908. FEANS—Pea, Maine, $2.00; N. Y., $1.75, yellow eves, $2.50. BETTER—Creamery, sOc.; dairy'. 2j®-8c. solid. 18c. EGGS—23c. dozen. GRAIN—Corn, 68c.; meal ••fee-: per bu., mixed feed, $1.63 cwt., cottonseed meal, $52.50; bag lots, 8160 H vY—Loose. retail, $L.0o per ton pressed, $19.00' straw, $S.0C; pressed, $12.00, SUGAR—$5.29 per 100 lbs. HONEY-Box. ISC. _, MUTTON—8©llc. per lb.; spring lamb, 12c. OATS—63c. per bu. P( TATOES-Ofc. p-.-r bushel POULTRY—Fowl, He.: chickens. ls®20c. per lb. WOOL—Unwashed. 20c. HIDES—3Vi04VjO-; xx. BEEF—Light. $10.00® $10.60: heaTy, 110 live.: boneless, half bbla., $6.50®6.75; spring lamb, 15%®16c. WOOD—Dry. hard, $6.50®S,00 Per cord. Portland Market. Portland, Me., Feb. 11. 1908. FLOUR—Michigan and St. Louis, straights. $5 .'10T» 5.50; winter wheat pa tents $5 5005.60. spring wheat, baker S5.?o{i5.4a: spring wheat patents, ft. 30® 6.65. GRAIN—t orn, car lots new. 66c.; bags 73®76c.; u:eal bags, 70®73c.: oats, tar lots Ch\; bags. 62® file.: Minn, sacked bran, bag lots. 62®64c winter wheal bran, car lots $27.50: bug lots, $27.50; brown middlings, car lots. $26.50. BUTTER—Creamery, fancy, per lb., rde.. tub creamery 34e.; renovated. 26c. EGOS—Eastern fresh. 27c.; nearby fresh 27c.; storage. 20® 22c. CHEESE—N. Y. and factory 16%c.; sace, 18®19c ORANGES- $2.V»b 2.25 LEMONS—S3.S0® 4.50 PRODUCE—Beans. California pea. $2.75 62.X5: yellow eyes, $2.4ofr2.55; red kidneys, $2.26*12..V*. POULTRY—Chicken3, iofllTc.; turkeys, lynete.; fowl. 11® 15c. PROVISIONS—Pork, heavy JIS.00; meri ting $17.00. LARD- Pure trs.. half bids., !>%«9»>.; cases. 10® IMie.: compound. t--s.. half bbls. SUGAR—E\. quality large bbls.. $5.19; Ex. ctuality small bbls., $5 19: 100 lb., sacks $5.t9. Boiton Market. Boston, Fob. 11. 19"S. FLOUR—Mill shipment, srring patents per bbl.. $5.30® 5.90, v Inter patents, mill shipment per bbl., $4.75®5.10. CORNMEAlv—Granulated, per bbl., $5 75: bolted per bbl.. $2.70. CfiRN—Steamer yellow, spot, per bn.. 67c.: Xo. "2 yellow. 6Sc.; No. 9 yellow, ship, per bu.. '-Vo651-c.; No. 2 yellow, spot, per bu.. 64%®t5c. RYE FLOUR—Per bbl., $4.25®3.60. OATMEAL—We quote rolled at $6.15® 6.46 per bbl., cut $6..jfaT.GO. GRAHAM—$4.25. OATS—No. 1. clipped. 61%®62c.; No. 2. clipped. (io%®61c.: No. 3 clipped 60c.: 36 to 39 lbs, to ship per bu., 61c.: 3S to 40 lbs., pel- hi:., 61'-ft62c.; 40 to 42 lbs., per bu.. 65®66c. PROVISIONS—Pork, heavy' backs, per bbl., $13.25; medium backs. per bbl., $17.25 fa 17.50: long cuts, $17.50; lo«»se per lb. H7sC. ribs, 10$\Sa choice fores 6 Sc. _ LAMBS. MUTTON.—Lamlp^pring Ufa 12lic.; yearlings SfakVsc.: .liirclon 9fal0c. VRAL—Per lb., L'falT^e. P( ,lTLTRY—Chickens, northern broilers, per lb., 2»r0irc.: western broilers, per lb., V/julSc.: western fcwl, 121714c. BUTTER—North Creamery 33£34c.; western creamery. 32$23c.; North dairy P.GGS—East err. 28fa2^c.: western 2t/u2Co. POTATOES—Maim* whit* per bu.. **fa f**c. sw*vt, per bskt. $2.2&&2.50: per bbl., $.’>.50fai».0O. APPLES—Maine Btddwins. No. 1. per bbl.. $2.U0fa2.25; Baldwin.*:, mixed, per bbl.. $1.501'2.00. BEANS- Pea. rer bu.. $2.35@2.40; me dium. $2.37,vfa2.4r’: yellow eyes. $2.10172 20; Ibd Kldrevs. $2.0ba*2.h> HAY AND STRAY/—No. 1 grade $21.00 No. 2 grade. $17.U0fa 15.00; No. 3 grade $10.(KHT£ 17.Ch»; »ye stiaw per ton, 13.00faT3.5O. oat straw, lo.50fail.00. SUGAR- Cut loaf and crushed, $0.00; Standard powdered. $5.20; granulated, $5.10, yellow C*s., S4.45C74.80. Boston Wool Market. Boston, Feb. 21. 150S. 7 he receipts of wio, rciia Campbell; original poem, Guy Tuttle; remarks. F. E. Jewett; reeding. Emma Vannah; original poem, j Will Woodbury; song. Chester Van nah: reading. Alwah Erskir.* reclta j lion. Mary Wood bridge; original poem. Walter Vannah; recitation. Sarah Erskine; recitation. Clara Geyer: original poem. Percy Cunningham; questions. Will Emerson. Emperor Joseph of Austria is one of the finest linguists in Europe. He speaks the languages of Poland, Bo hemia, Italy, and Hungary with equal fluency. i Beauty’s Aid Woman may improve her complex j ion, keep her face free from pimples paid huniorr brighten her eyes and purify the blood bv the occasional use of S®W E»«*r»b*r». b taut Ilk. MdSc. I COUNTY NEWS. KENNEBEC. EAST VASSALBORO. .Mrs. Anna Catos left Saturday to visit relatives in Los Angeles, Cal. Miss Ha*tie Hayford passed Satur day and Sunday with Mrs. Seth B. Richardson. Miss Annie Mower passed Sunday with friends in Waterville. Janies Weeks, who was critically ill for several weeks, is able to be out again. airs. Charles Gotehell and Miss Myr tle were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Doe Friday. The snow of Thursday made good sleighing, the first there has been here this winter. In the other storms the wind blew the snow out of the roads. The lak2 presents a scene of unusual activity. The ice is of good quality and the rush to fill the ice houses is fully under way. The First and Second degrees were conferred on two candidates at Vas salboro Grange Tuesday evening, Feb. 3. A program was given after the work was completed. The ladies of the W. C. T. I'. met with Mrs. Sarah Marden Wednesday afternoon. Afti r the usual business, arrangements were made for an enter tainment to be given at Mrs. Henry Marden’:: Wednesday evening, FPb. 13. A fine program will be given of both music and readings. A cordial invi tation is extended to the public to at tend. Ice cream and cake will be served, the proceeds to be used for the interests of the I’nion. The ladies of the I’nion will meet at I o'clock in the afternoon for business. Friends’ quarterly meeting will con vene Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 15 and 10. Ministers from away are ex pected to be in attendance. The young people of the Grange met with Ernest and Florence Priest Saturday evening to have the assign ment of parts and the first reading of the drama to be given in March. This promises to be one of the best that has be?n given by the Grange. SOUTH MONMOUTH. Rev. E. C. Stover is confined to liis home with an acute attack of indiges tion and other stomach troubles. He was unable to keep his Sunday ap pointment at Litchfield. He is under the care of Dr. Blake. Every farmer in this community is very busy improving the sleighing. Ice houses are being filled and wood and lumber being hauled. WINDSOR. Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Colburn of Augusta have returned to their old home for a few days on account of ill ness in the family of their son Ray. The many friends of George E. Mer rill are sorry to learn that he has been suffering for several weeks from a se vere attack of sciatica. Mrs. Lizzie Colburn is passing a few days with relatives in Augusta., Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Lewis of Joice passed Sunday with their sister. Mrs. C. F. Donnell. Several inches of damp snow fell Thursday and resulted In the first’ good sledding of the winter. Farmers are hustling to harvest their ice and haul weed. York Sproul have three 4-ox teams and three double horse teams hauling logs to the mill. I>r. and Mrs. Ridley recently return ed from a short visit with relatives in Massachusetts. LITCHFIELD PLAINS. Frank Libby is confined to his room by illness. Lyman Gibson, who has been seri ously ill is improving in health. Brothers A. M. Patterson, Bardin-r Roberts, A. II. Stevens and Abial L. Small are the delegates chosen to rep resent the Plains church at the Bow j (loin Conference of Free Baptist church liolden at Richmond Feb. 19 and 20. In tin- absence of tb pastor an in teresting social service was held at the Plains church Sunday. Dr. I. W. Gilbert reports a second case of measles in town. Miss Mary E. Packard went to Bath Tuesday morning for a two-weeks vis it to her sister, Mrs. Elmer Campbell. PITTSTON. The Womans Social Club will hold a Valentine supper and social at the home of Mrs. Nellie Heath on Thurs day ev.-ning, February 13th. If stormy the next fair night. Everett Chapman went to Windsor, -Monday where he lias employment. Miss Maud Cutis of Gardiner was the guest of relatives lu re Sunday. Mr. Albert Dunton who has been mployed at South Gardiner for several months returned to his home here Saturday. Miss Lillian Fossett of Augusta was at her home here over Sunday. William Roiilns and A. E. Lord have a large crew of men and several teams j getting out the logs and cord wood they have had cut this winter. MONMOUTH. j Sufficient snow lias come so that teaming is now brisk. Ice is now about lse, who has been in Lowell, Mass., a few days, returned home Sat urday night. People are all very busy since the snow came, hauling wood and teaming Geo. Trundy, who has again been quite sick is improving. TROY. Troy Free High school closed m Friday with a social in the Grange hall m the evening. A short literary program with games and marches, fol lowed by hot coffee, cake and dough nuts, was highly enjoyed by the young j RULES FOR GOOD DIGESTION'. A Simple Way to Prevent and Cure Stomach Trouble. People Wk.nsC0 SOLD MY FARM and can sell yours. They do nothing but boom Maine farms. Terms easy and will please you. Free blanks for listing on request. If you want results write to-day. They will do the rest. W. D. HUTCHINS Company AUGUSTA, ME. E. E. PEACOCK, Agent, Readfield. L. V. SHAW. Agent, Eelgrade. J. L. LEWIS, Agent, China. B. F. SEDGLEY, Agent, Richmond. J. L. LEWIS, Agent, China. febloodtf R Have a Look! At our New Combina tion Coal and Gas range exhibited in our show window. Cabinet style No. 8. TABER REIB Augusta, Maine. _ V. hat will you take for that Cough you have Hill? I don't want it. but if I bad it I would take ALBERTS COG Git CHECKER, a Sic. bottle will cure you. T’l.OODlNG The World's Tonic is the best tonic and body builder, luce Sam ple 1 y mail for ptc. Addrew, The BlooUiua Co.. Ir.L'., Boston. Mass. V.LOODINK T.TVKR PILES cure Sick Headaches. Biliousness, Dizziness, Dys bepsia and Constipation. L’fiC. a box. mailed by Tile Bio 'uine Co.. Int-., Boston. .Mass. DIM K 'D1NI! OIXM |JXT cures Biles Eczema. Salt l.'heum, Old Sores. Four Son s. Itelt and ill Skin Irritation, COo. a l>ox, mailed by Ttie Bloodino Co.. Inc., Bosion, Mass. C. 15. Murphy, Augusta.; Ward s Drug Store. Gardiner. A Reliable Remedy Ely’s Cream Oalm is quickly absorbed li.yes Relic! a! Once It clean xilbes, Ueti!. am! protects !he <!t-..-.'is -i mem. bmac r. suiting fron. Catarrh uud drived away a Cold in the S.rKL.S;HAY FEVER iosie ana Smell. Full size 53 ct.s., nt Drug ck-Vr n ni *u fdrm, 75 cents, hly Brothers, 50 Warren Stn i Street, New York. WILLIAMS’ KIDNEY PILLS. Have you neglected your Kidneys? Have you overworked your nervous sys tem and caused trouble with your kid neys and bladder? Have you pains in loins, side, back, groins and bladder? Have you a flabby appearance of tha face, especially under the eyes? Too fre quent a desire to pass urine? If so, Wil liams’ Kidneys Pills will cure you,—at Druggist. Price 50c. Williams’ MTg. Co., Props., Cleveland, O. For sale fey Eowrtitch Webster. aMmlvr ITCH cured in 30 minutes by Woodford’s Sanitary notion. Never fails. Sold by Bowditoh, Webster A Co. Druggists. .ehA Ivrf/f aft, w.s.&wky tint I ft! V l ♦l.r-ilV*

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