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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-08-14
WHY SOME MEN Do NOT
SUCCEED.

Two of the most successful men on
the North American continent were
recently asked the question, "What
are causes of poverty?" One replied
"Ignorance and incapacity." The other
said that the prevalent cause is "The
number Of young men who are wanting
in decision and fixity of purpose. If
they get into good place at the start
they should stick to it, knowing that
by perseverance, industry and ability
they win promotion in due course as
vacancies occur. But they see or hear
of some one making a fortune in Wall
street, or in ranching, or in mining,
and away they go to try their luck.
When they lose, as they do in ninety
nine cases out of hundred, that is the
end Of them; they can never settle down
to ordinary ways Of earning a living
after that, and their descent is rapid"
This reason hits the nail square on the
head. Go where we will we find men
who commenced life under the most
favorable circumstances, but who are
such financial wrecks that there is but
little hope for their reformation. They
may be honest and temperate; they
may even possess natural ability of
high order, but lacking in steadiness
of purpose they will never succeed.
Had they sufficient will force to stick
to one thing, no matter how disagrea-
ble it might be at first, were they con-
tent to advance slowly they would have
no reason now to talk of the "luck" of
those who have pushed forward into
the front ranks.
Another cause of poverty is lack
of self-confdence. Many men seem to
have no faith in themselves, conse-
quently no assertiveness, no indepen-
dence, no pluck and no push. They are
afraid to stand up and speak for them
selves, preferring to lean on others.
They are afraid to make an investment
for possibility of failure; they are a.
fraid to tell what they can do, as they
might make an error in doing it, they
are towards in every sense of the word.
This is often the result of early train
ing. A boy, naturally timid, is kept
in the background so persistently, and
his mistakes are so severely criticised,
that he grows up into an entirely use
less man. Push and fxity Of purpose
will always bring measure of sue
cess.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-08-14
1Iuetry>
THE OLD HOME.

To me the dear Old home and farm
Seem dearer ev'ry day
All, dearer yet the house and barn,
The sheep-shed in the way
To waving fields of wheat and corn,
The smOke-hOuse, crOuching low
Because they're old, decayed, forlorn,
Is why love them so!
The dear old house is sinking low,
Around the porch decayed;
The ivy and the trumpet grow,
And in their dark, thick shade
The cricket tunes his violin.
do not see, but know
The rooms are dingy there within,
And yet | love them so!
The old woodpile behind the shed,
Pathetic in its plea,
Seems begging that the voiceless dea d
Return, today, with me-
Likewise, the old mint-cOmp lsSed we'll,
With long sweep bending low
How dear to me cannot tell,
Because l love it so!
Seems like the barn is calling now,
With pleading voice, and begs
Nc climb into the fragrant NOW,
To fird the hidden eggs.
Seems like religion moves the tears
That from my eyelids fall
To see the dear old ragged gears
That hang against the wall!
How many night, in summer time,
I've slept up in that NOV,
And heard the cow-bell's soothing chime,
And felt on cheek and brow
The fragrant breeze's velvet touch,
In darkness or moonlight,
I'd like once more-Td like SO much
10 sleep up there tonight!
Old home, how can say good by
To leave you many mile?
l know my soul is in the sigh
That we must part awhile.
Beyond the corn [ hear the train
On which must depart,
I'll keep. till I>return again,
Your image in my heart.
-Ererett MarWeU.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-08-14
FOOD FOR PIGS.
SKIMMILK AND CORNMEAL GIVE MOST
ECONOMICAL RESULTS.

Farmers as we'll as creamery owners
desire to know the value of separator
skimmilk for all feeding purposes.
The separator skimmllk when return
ed to the farmers is ordinarily sold by
the creamery for Is cents per 100
pounds in New York state. Basing
its estimates on this valuation, the
Cornell station summarizes the re-
suits of experiments in feeding pigs as
follows:
In 1897 one pound increase Of live
weight Of pigs was made with IL
pounds of cornmeal and 4.S pounds of
skimmilk. This was the most eco
nomical gain for the year.
In feeding potatoes to pigs during
the winter warm, dry quarters should
be furnished; otherwise potatoes,
whether cooked or uncooked, may do
more harm than good.
In 1898 the most economical gain
was made with cornmeal and skim.
milk when the proportion by weight
of cornmeal to skimmilk was about
to 3. Bonemeal did not produce any
apparent results.
In 1899 the variations in individ.
uals were greater than the variations
in the different lots. The greatest
gains were by the smaller pigs.
The most economic grins in 1893
were made when cornmeal and skim.
milk were fed in the propotion of l
pound of cornmeal to 6.7 pounds Of
milk. One pound increase in live
weight was made with Is pounds Of
cornmeal and l0.4 pounds Of skim,
milk.
Molasses from beet sugar factory
was very unsatisfactory.
In 1900 most economical results
were obtained when l pound of corn.
meal was fed with 2 pounds of milk
The amount of food required for one
pound gain in live weight was 2.6
pounds of cornmeal and 6S pounds Of
skimmilk. Bonemeal seemed to pro.
duce beneficial results.
In 1901 the pigs were overfed be-
fore the experiment began. Extreme
care must be exercised in feeding skim
milk to young pigs that the amount
fed is not too great. They should on
ly be fed what they will consume
quickly.
Most economic results were in 1901
where one pound of cornmeal was fed
with six pounds of skimmilk and in
addition small quantity of bonemeal.
1t required 20 pounds of cornmeal
and 1873 pounds of skimmilk to pro-
duce pound of gain live weight.
AS result Of five years. work it is
found that most economic returns are
secured with skimmilk when cornmeal
is the grain used. The proportion OF
cornmeal to skimmilk may be varied
without apparently affecting results.
In no case should the amount of skim.
milk fed be greater than the pigs can
quickly and easily consume.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-08-14
gelect @istellany.
A Fortune Teller.

The squalid two-storied house was
one of row in a long, squalid street.
There was no bell, so 1 knocked at the
knocker. In moment or two the
door opened slightly, and a woman's
face, surrounded by halo of curling
pins, looked out through the opening,
looked at me suspiciously, as some
wild creature might look that scents a
hidden danger.
"Who may you be?' she asked, in a
shrill, sharp voice. 81 don't want no
District Visitors nor Bible-readers
here; so if you're one of that sort, you'd
best be off,"
"But / am not that Sort" l hurriedly
explained. "I've come by appoint
ment to see Nine. Celestine Only
I'm afraid I'm rather before my time"
The look of nervous tension on the
woman's face disappeared; she opened
the door further to admit me.
"That's all right" she said, in tone
of relief, as we stood together in the
dark and narrow passage. "It's this
way, you see: The police is so active
nowadays that I always ask everybody
if they amt Bible-readers; it puts peo-
pie off the scent, 80 to speak. Here,
you just walk up, first floor back, and
Nine. Celestine she'll be with you all
in good time"
l stumbled up the dark and stuffy
stairs and opened the door of the room
she had indicated. 1t was a regular
lodging house sitting-room, over-crowd-
ed with shabby furniture-dirty, air.
less. Searching all London over, it
would have been hard to have found a
place less suggestive than this of in-
tercourse with the unseen world of
spirits; yet the woman l had come to
see had been strongly recommended to
me as fortune-teller and clairvoyant.
The door creaked. turned around.
A woman, disguised in black mask
and scarlet domino, on which were
pasted various cabalistic signs, had
come in. A pointed hood was pulled
far over her head, and there was about
the whole figure an evident effort to
create an impression of mystery, to
suggest he witch who could at will
communicate with unseen powers and
pry into the secrets of the future
Only from out the hanging sleeves of
the poor, tawdry domino there showed
two grimy, workworn hands, which
betrayed the truth at once, just as the
bard, tired lines of the mouth visible
beneath the mask left me no doubt
that the identity of the woman with
the curling pins who had opened the
door for me, and this creature in her
gaudy and unillusive disguise was one
and the same.
Nine Celestine?' | asked 1t is
always mistake in life to see more
than one is meant to see.
The woman bowed awkwardly. Il
am Nine. Celestine," she said, speak
ing in an artificial falsetto voice. "Seer
into tuturity, interpreter Of the secrets
of the Cabala." Then, suddenly re-
lapsing into the vernacular of London:
"Was it cards or crystal you'd come
for?" she asked.
"Cards," | said; and without more
ado she pulled out a dirty old pack
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-08-14
THE AMERICAN WOMAN.

II am perfectly convinced that the
American woman has secured for her.
self the best, the softest berth that it
was possible to secure in this world u
sa.l 'ho Late Max O'Rell as she ap.
peared in his eyes.
"If l could choose my sex and birth.
place I would shout to the Almighty
at the top of my voice: ''Oh, please
make me an American woman!"'
"The American woman expects a
triumphal arch to be erected over
each doorway through which she has
to pass-and she gets it"
"The government of the American
people is a republic, it is not a
monarchy it is not gynarchy, a
government by the women for the
women, sort of occult power behind
the scenes that rules the country"
II can not help thinking that there
exists in some American woman lit
tie mild contempt for that is called
man."
81 have no hesitation in declaring
after six visits to that great and hos
pitable country, that the American
women of good society are probably
the. most intelligent, bright and bril-
liant, and certainly the best educated
and most interesting women in the
world"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-08-14
ONLY A MASK.

Many are not being benefited by
the summer vacation as they should
be. Now, Notwithstanding much out
door life, they are little if any stronger
than they were. The tan on their
faces is darker and makes them look
healthier, but it is only a mask. They
are still nervous, easily tired, upset by
triaes, and they do not eat or sleep
we'll. What they need is what tones
the nerves, perfect digestion, creates
appetite, and makes sleep refreshing.
and that is Hoods Sarsaparilla. Pupils
and teachers generally will find the
brief purpose of the vacation best OBJ.
served by this great medicine which,
as we know, "builds up the whole
system"
The worm will sometimes turn
L.. L. L..
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-08-14

GLOW are you getting on with your
music, my dear?" inquired lady of
her niece.
"Well, of course" replied the niece
dffidently, 'it wouldn't be proper of
me to compliment myself, but some of
the neighbors have told me they have
stayed awake at night for hours listen
ing 70 my playing"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-08-14

The worm will sometimes turn
without waiting to be trodden on.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-08
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL TUESDAY, DECEMBER s. 1908

have registered at Hebron academy:
122 boys and 66 girls. Every state in
New England except Connecticut, is
represented on the rolls. Students also
came from New York, New Jersey,
Ohio and the District of Columbia.
Three students from Cuba and one
from Cuba and one from Bulgaria have
also been in attendance. The register
hsows 80 students from outside of
Maine. The home state, however, is
represented by pupils from every coun-
ty except two. Cumberland county
furnishing % young men and women.
This is remarkable showing and in
dicates the widespread influence of
this old school. The institution was
chartered on the tenth day of Febru-
ary. 1904, and on the 18th day of next
June will celebrate its centennial ami
versary, at which time it is hoped and
expected that there will be present
large numbers of persons from all parts
of the country, who i'm years past have
been enrolled as pupils. The centen-
NAL Grafton will be delivered by Hon.
John D. Long, who prepared for Har-
ward here. A special effort will be made
to secure the attendance of the many
men Of eminence who received their
early education at the academy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-08
Personal Notes,

Sir Michael Foster has just resigned
the senior secretaryship of the Royal So
ciety of Great Britain.
Lady Clifford. of Chudleigh, has been
interesting herself keenly in the revival
of the lace industry in Devonshire. Eng
land.
Christian g. Peterson who for twenty
five Years has been vice-consul of Russia
in New York city, died on Wednesday.
He was born in Denmark in 1888.
Forty three letters in the handwriting of
the Empress Maria Theresa were recently
discovered and will shortly be sold at
auction. They bristle with court news
and news of the war.
Prince Nanzeta MonteZuma, a wander
err and practically an exile from Mexico
is travelling somewhere in the West He
claims to be the only lineal descendant of
the great Montezuma.
Isadore Newman. a phflanthropic cit
iZen of New Orleans. marked the fiftieth
anniversary of his arrival in this country
from Germany. which occurred recently,
by giving $4,000 for charity.
The youngest woman's college presi-
dent in this country is Miss Mary Emma
Wooley, of Mount Eoyoke College. She
is thirty-siX years old. native of South
Norwalk. Conn, and comes of Revolut ON
aryr ancestry.
Postmaster Davies S. Warfield. of Bal
tirnore. says he will not be a candidat e
for reappointment and may resign before
election as director of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway.
The Wisconsin Society of Mavfiower
Descendants has reelected Mrs. James
Sidney Peck, of Milwaukee, to the office
of its governor. and she is said to he the
only woman holding the office of governor
of a State Mayiower Descendants Soci .
ETY. in this country.
Miss Hazel Harrison. a Young co,ored
woman of La Porte, Ind, is considered
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-08
Deer Runtinu Photographs.

Mr.. j. w. Swan, official photographer
of the Grand Trunk Railway System,
has returned to Montreal from a ten
days sojourn in the hunting regions
situated on the Company's lines in
The Highlands of Ontario" NJ.
Swan made the trip with view of Sc
curing an additional collection of mega
tives of deer hunting pictures to add to
the already large series which the Com
pany have now, and which are being
utilized to exploit the great attractions
which are found in ontario for the
sportsman.
He was most successful in his quest,
and has been able to obtain a number
Of excellent views, not only depicting
the hunter in the act of securing his
quarry, but several scenes of the game
being hauled to camp, camping scenes
and views of large numbers of deer at
the several stations being got ready for
transportation.
The Grand Trunk Railway system
have made specially in the last few
years of advertising the many attrac-
tons that Canada holds forth for the
tourist, angler and sportsman, espe-
cially disseminating the information
for the delectation of the increasing
brotherhood of travellers from the Uni
ted States. Thousands of dollars have
been expended in this direction, with
the result that the traffic has increased
phenomenally 1t is safe to say that
the Grand Trunk are doing more than
any other factor to advertise Canada
as the Mecca for the summer visitor
and the sportsman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-08

army promotion based, not upon mere
length Of service, but upon individual
merit and achievement. In the connec-
ton he says:
ability, energy, fidelity and all
other similar qualities determine the
rank of a man year after year in West
Point and his standing in the army
when he graduates from West Point,
but from that time on all effort to find
which man is best or worst. and re
ward OR punish him accordingly. is
abandoned. No briliiancy, no amount
of hard work, no eagerness in the per-
Torrance of duty, can advance him.
and no slackness or Indifference that
falls short of court martial offense
can retard him. Until this system is
changed we cannot hope that our
officers will be of as high grade as we
have a right to expect, considering the
material upon which we draw. MOI e.
over, when a man renders such service
as Captain Pershing rendered last
spring in the Moro campaign it ought
to be possible to reward him without at
once jumping him to the grade of
r!gadier-general."
The President closes his message with
an able review of the situation touch
ing the isthmus of Panama, and our
relations with the Colombian govern
ment He shows the advantages of the
treaty with the newly established
government of Panama, and makes
very clear the ACCESSIBILITY of its
ratification.
From start to finish the message is
an admirable state document and will
further strengthen the President in mis-
hold upon the American people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-08
RAILROADS AND STEAMBOATS,.
@Ssgg4skk
Railroad!

Arrangement Of Trains in Effect, Oct
II, 1903.
Pullman Car Service: Pullman ParloI
car on train leaving Bangor at s.l5 P. N
Pullman Sleeping car on train leaving
Bangor at 3.55 A. M: and Caribou at Al
TRAINS LEAVE.
LEAVE Portland, 1915 P. NJ: Augusta
s,55 A M; Arrive Millinocket at 6.43 A. M.
Houlton, 8.55 A. M: Pressure Isle. 1887 A
M; Caribou, 11.05 P. M. Fort Fairfield
LOO A. NJ p Van Bure sn !; 2'25 T; M, August.
1888 A. M; Watervilie. 1.4o A. NJ: Ban
gor. ITO A. M; Arrive Katahdin Iron
Works, 1905 A. NJ; Patten. n.5o a: NJ;
Ashand 2se f pres mee iz s9
M; Caribou, 3.15 p. M; Van Buren, 45e
p NJ: Limestone. 40 p. M. Fort Fair
field. sos P. NJ; Dover and Foxcroft. s.s:
A. M; Greenville. I.2o A. M
LEAVE Portland 1925 A. M; Augusta
1926 p. M; Waterville, 10 p. M; Bangor,
3;15 P. M; Arrive Millinocket 6;os 2. NJ;
Presque Isle, 957 P. M; Caribou, 1925 p,
NJ; Fort Fairfield. 1918 p NJ.
LEAVE Portland. 12.40 P. M; Augusta
ESQ P: NJ; Waterville:: g $Gs I; NJ: Ran.
-
7.26 p. M: Greenvilie, $40 P. M.
TRAINS ARRIVE.
LEAVE Greenville. 5.S5 A. NJ: Dover,
LOS A. M; Arrive Bangor, $50 A. N.
Leave Bangor, Waterville, Augusta.
LEAVE Fort Fairfield. $50 A. NJ: Car
Houlton $40 A. M; Ashland, 6.45 A. M
Patten, 8.55 A. NJ; Millinocket, 1923 A. M
Katahdin Iron Works, 1920 A. M: Arrive
Bangor, LOS P. M; Waterville. 3.Os P. NJ
Augusta, 3.47 P. NJ
LEAVE Van Buren,, a55 A. M; Caribou,
u. 40 A. M: Presque Isle. 1911 P. M; Fort
Fairfield; IS 4; M; Houlton. 1.55 P. NJ;
Greenville, 335 p. M; Monson, $40 p M;
Guilford. AT P. NJ; Dover and Foxcroft,
sos P: M; Arrive Bangor. 7.25 P. M; Wa
teryille, 9.47 P. M; Augusta, 1923 P. M.
LEAVE Caribou, AIS p. M; Fort Fair.
field; $50 F; M; Pressure Isle. 4.4s P. NJ;
Houlton. $40 P. NJ: Mllinocket. S43 P
NJ; Arrive Bangor, 11.45 p. NJ; Watervile
| l52 A. NJ; Augusta. 2.30 A. M.
GEORGE NJ. HOUGHTON,
W. M. BROWN,
Superintendent
Bangor. Oct. 2. 1a03
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Apr14dtf

WHEREAS. Charles Seekins and Ann
A. Seekins of China, Maine, by their
mortgage deed dated January s. 1902 and
recorded in the Kennebec Registry OF
Deeds, Book 444 Page /, conveyed to
Grace M. Turner. Merton Alfred Turner
massachusetts,, a certain parcel of real
estate situated in China in the County OF
kennebec and bounded as follows: BE
ginning on the Westerly side of the road
leading from the Augusta and Belfast
County road by c. +. DOVE and William
r. Pinkhams to Deer Hill, so called;
thence Westerly on the Southerly line OF
said Dove land ten rods and about four
teen feet to land of Charles G.. Dinsmore;
thence South about fifty-three and one
half degrees West on the EasterIy line OF
said Dinsmores land five rods and three
feet; thence Easterly parallel with the
first mentioned line ten rods and about
Northerly on the said road five rods and
three feet to the first mentioned bound.
containing about fiftysix square rods.
more or less and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid mortgage
was. by the said Grace M. Turner, Mer-
Turner, duly assigned and transferred un-
to me, Edison l.. Worthing, of Palermo in
the County of Waldo, said assignment
being recorded in Kennebec Registry OF
Deeds, Book ass, Page 17s; and
WHEREAS. the condition of said mort
gage has been broken,
NOW, THEREFORE,, by reason of the
breach of the condition thereof, l claim q
foreclosure of said mortgage.
Dated this twenty-fourth day of Novem-
Der, A. D. 1903.
EDISON Z: WoRTHING,
nov24d1tawk3t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-08
AUGUSTA, WINTHROP & GARpl.
NER RAILWAY,

Change of time on the Winthrop & Toyus
Divisions in effect 1ees Tuesday, Dec. I,
Gardiner every half hour on the hour and
halh RoaT At fF9 II 4 M. to 10 p NJ for
Sunday time same as above except cars
leave two hours later in the morning
Cars leave Augusta for Winthrop $50,
s Ss '0 iSs5 y r. n ai5e and nS' s ss &c
nights only $50 P. NJ. uaS
: Cars leave Augusta for Winthrop Sun
$50 $50, $50, 1870 F. f;'C M -0''0 a. "'' LOU
Cars leave Augusta for Togus go, $50
A. Nj. And commencing at, leave every
hour on the hour to 10 Z. NJ
first car Sunday 8 A. M
lars leave Togus for Augusta where
connectlons are made with the Gardiner
and Winthrop lines and A. M. Com
menclng at $50 leave every hour on tina
half hour until $50 P. NJ. lO.30 p M for
dA aHg ! y only First car from Togus Sum
Cars leave Winthrop for Augusta
where connections are made for Hallowell
and Gardiner and Togus $50 $50 $50.
1889, H5o A; NJ, 1.50 ESQ, $50 $50, $50, $50
~! M. hnd Saturday nights for Augusta
Sunday time from Winthrop as follows;
s 1,oo; $50, 49,. A. Nj. 1.5O, SD. 80. sd
The $50 A. NJ. car from Winthrop con-
meets at Augusta with early M. c. trains
East and West sS'-s-. I.
iC AV.op "a. M. car ledVeSA NJ. T.. X. Il .Ns
station at Winthrop on arrival Of train
que at Winthrop from Portland and Lew
The Winthrop line Is equipped, with
large. easy riding. eight wheel ears and
make the trip in one hour. Baggage car 1
All cars run to NJ c. station in WIND
Sive. is9e 1872. III f35
Cars leave Gardiner for Augusta where
connections are made for Wlnthrop and
Iogus lines every half hour GftSen MN
utes before and fifteen minutes past the
2 hour from 6.15 A.. NJ. to al5SR, NJ Tks
g.io r. M. for Halloween oHlyt, lois p M.
for Hallowell and Augusta only.
Sunday time same as above Except that
cars start two hours latsr N the morning
&AE ~ nov28utf
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MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Sec That the Rifles Are Empty.

VLeWISlOn JOuTHaI.
Now that the hunting season draws to
a close and firearms are being laid away
for the winter, it will be well to see that
the rifles are empty before you stand
them up in the corner. The loaded rifle
standing back of the door is the under
takers best friend and the doctor would
rather have two or three loaded shotguns
in the neighborhood than a run of scar
let fever: In the Old days of the muzzle-
cused the keeping of loaded weapons
But nowadays the muzzle-loaders are few
-injuns still fewer, and common sense
says: SEE THAT YOUR RIFLE is
EMPTY before you take it into the house
And then keep it SO.