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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-22
Is the World
Growing Better =?
Bv Harry van DYKE

There are few men who would not be
presumilg in answering this question.
Henry Van Dyke. preacher. educator,
humanitarian. man of letters. treats
this question clearly. frankly truly, In
the December number of Everybody'S
Magazine.
AS back numbers of EverybOdTs
Magazine are out of print, the previous
chapters of Mr.. LawSon'S 'FrenZied
Finance contained in the numbers
from July To November inclusive-are
lepublIshed in a pamphlet. at % cents
Il copy. This pamphlet eighty pages)
Will be sent free to any new subscriber
TO Everybody's Magazine who requests
it and who sends one dollar for IL years
subscription beginning with the De-
ceinber number Address The Ridge
way-Thayer Company. Union Square.
New York City
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Pointed Paragraphs.

After putting your best foot forward
get there with both feet.
In the bright lexicon of the hustler
'here is no such word as "enough.'
An old bachelor says an optimist is
married man who is glad of it.
Most of our time is spent in getting
used to the things we didn't expect.
4 wise physician sometimes aatters
g man by telling him he has brain fag.
Many woman who can converse in
five languages is unable to shut ND in
one.
If wives would continue to be sweet
hearts lots of husbands would cease to
pay their club dues.
An honest miller separates the wheat
from the ch,,ff-and converts the latter
into breakfast food.
Many a man talks back to his wife
lor the purpose of affording her the
pleasure of getting in the last word.
A colored philosopher says there is
less luck in rabbits foot than there
IS in chickens f""t-rroviding the rest
of the fowl is attached. News
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-22

Few of US realize the size and i'm
portan,r of the school at Tuskegce
founded. Il score Of years ago. ana sun
managed by Hooker T. Washington.
who will he heard IN IN. lecture plat
form in Maine. thi, month. Thar
school has now Owe: l20a pupils. ana II
has trained and sent out over 5000
young negro men and women for lives
of usefulness They are now scattered
il all parts of IN" South, i'll all trades
and professions. ana their influence
must he great for the uplifting of their
unfortunate race. 1t would b" grand
thing for tn" South II it had such
schpolS in every state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-22

inventirg ?-ur in Orono al the expert
lnenta! farm connected with the Cnl-
Nersity Of Maine. Mr. G"Well Is very
modest about telling Of his iabors win
poultry. He claims that ne mas no
ideals He is working along certain
Ines. AS To how he Is coming out, ne
does not know. So far as he can. he
is dong his duty. and instead OF taxi
ing about what he is going to 90. ne IS
letting the figures talk for MN. Ana
candiGly the figures are Taking real
loud. For MIR. Gowell has produced
hen that has laid Z51 perfect eggs IN
single year. a hen that has Done as
much work in the egg business as Two
and enc half hens such as one mas
about the barnyar1. and a hen that
eats no more and costs no more TO Keep
than any other hen. According TO cue
figures that are published in the poui-
Try papers. the average hen Will COLI
sumo food and other material 10 the
value of 81 every year. 10 VII. a
buShel of corn at the average price ol
&. cents bushel and enough OF meat
scrap. grit, clam shells ana othHr
articles to bring the entire cost 10 81.
Now the average price of Name eggs
sold at the store is is cents d"Zeh. 81
before hen can pay board IN 1uil ana
stand and look the farmer IN Inc "y"
without winking, she must deposit 10
her credit as MANY as s, eggs every
year When she has done this feat, all
eggs over the named number are clear
profit to the farmer. she has paid her
II year board and after that she
L.
the quoted price of her stock adVant-
ing with every fresh egg laid within
the year. 1t is said that the hen which
lays 100 eggs year is remarkable
bird. giving her owner. as she does. an
income OF SO l-3 per cent. on the sum
invested i'll foods. But Mr.. GowelfS
hen lays 251 eggs in twelve months by
actual count in trap nests. and she is
therefore giving profit Of l1S per cent.
year. People may scott at the
Franklin Syndicates offer. which land
d its promoters in rilson for long
term. FinancierS may turn up their
ariStOcratic noses over any idea which
promises as much as 70 per cent. But
here is humble hen Of plymouth Rock
extraction and no profession to aristo-
cracy, which is turning out net profits
at the rate of almost !. per cent.
month. and living Il plain life on whole
corn and meat scrap. No wonder she
cackIss every time she lays an egg. Ii
she were banker, instead Of being
plain hen, She would cackle day amt
nigh:. and would advertise her own
stock until the placards should Orna-
ment every barr in the country. For
what is the use of being poor when W.
can keep hens and max. 116 per cent.
clean profit every year?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-22
STATE OF maine.
A WRIT OF ELECTION.

To the Mayors and Aldermen of the
several cities and selectmen of the several
towns in the Seventh Senatorial District
of Maine, comprising the County Of Ken
nebec. in said State.
GREETING:
Whereas a vacancy now exists in the
representation of this State. in the
Seventh Senatorial District comprising
the County of Kennebec, by the death Of
the Honorable Gustavus A. Robertson, q
memoer-elect from said district. and
Whereas the Constitution and laws OF
Maine provide that whenever vacancies
shall occur in the Senate. the Governor
shall cause precepts to be issued TO the
Mayors ana Aldermen of the several
cities and Selectmen of the several towns
within the District in which the vacancy
exists. directing and requiring them to
cause the inhabitants of their respective
cities and towns qualified therefor. to as
semble and give their votes for Senator
to fill sad vacancy:
Therefore, you are hereby directed and
required. in the name of the State Of
Maine. to notify and warn the inhabitants
of your cities and towns aforesaid, in the
manner in which the law directs. who are
duly qualified to vote for Representa-
tives to the Legislature of this State, 10
assemble on the third Monday of Decem-
ber A. D. 1904. being the nineteenth day
of said month. to give their votes in said
meetings for a Senator for the said
Seventh Senatorial District.
And you, the said Mayors, Aldermen
and Selectmcn. in conducting the said
election. and in making your records and
returns of the same, are hereby directed
to fully comply with all the provisions OF
the law rela ting to the election Of State
and County Officers, and known as the
Australian Ballot Law.
GIVEN at the Executive Chamber in
Augusta, this fifteenth day Of
November. in the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred
and four, and of the Independ-
ence of the United States OF
America. the one hundred and
twenty-ninth
BY the Governor,
JOHN F. HILL.
RYRON ROVD Secretary Of State.
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Southern Praise Of Blaine.

Occasionally there is an incident
political future Of the South and Ell
couragts the belief that it may some
time catch up with the rest of the
Union. OF AL northern statesmen
perhaps none was ever more abused by
the South than the late James G..
blaine. but il is evident that there arr.
now SOM, Democrats in that section
who realize how great man he was
and how broad and liberal We're his
vi"ws upon national issues and con-
corning his contemporaries. In a re-
cent issue of the Augusta, Georgia,
chronicle. is a contribution from Mar
tin V. Calvin. n we'll known Democrat
of Georgia whose generous apprecia-
ton of Mr.. Blaine makes interesting
reading 1t runs as follows:
Editor Chronicle: did not have the
privilege of hearing Hon. Champ
clark in his lecture at the Opera
House. Monday night. on picturesque
Charao ters in Public Life but l read
| with pleasure your mention of some of
his strongest utterances. When the
| distinguished lecturer referred to THE
Man from Maine" he declared he was
! probably the brainiest man he had
ever known.
| This declaration evoked applause and
| you noted the fact. rernarking, paren-
| thetically. think of BlaIne's name APP
plauded in Augusta, We who voted for
Cleveland in 1884"
That was not the first time, Mr.. Edi-
| tor that the name of the illustrious
statesman from Maine Was applauded
| in this Democratic city by Democrats.
| Mr.. Blaine was truly great man.
He was patriotic man. Could he
have attained To the Presidency Of the
republic. he would. ! sincerely believe,
have proved himself the chief ex-
ecutive OF the entire country.
| l had the honor to be- personally aC
quainted with Mr.. Blaine. l know that
he felt 4 deep interest in Georgia S
progress and in the PROCESS of the
South. He cherished the highest adj
miration for our people. especially for
ante-bellum Southern public men.
! Barring caml align raillery. he never
failed 10 speak in terms of highest ap-
| probation Of Southern character.
No public man. whose writing have
come under my eye, ever paid a loftier
| tribute 20 Southern worth and South
crn craftsmanship than does MIR.
Blaine in his Twenty Years of Con-
greSs.'' Hear him:
with one-half the Senate under
control Of the slave-holding states,
1 with the constitution declaring that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-22

The bureau of statistics in Wash
ington is used to dealing with figures
which most of us find too large to
grasp readily. 1t mas recently issued
table showing the deposits in the saw
ings banks of the world, whose chief in
tero:;t to us in the manner in which it
demonstrates the great prosperity OF the
United States This table shows that
the deposits in all savings banks Of tn"
world aggregate about S10.a00. 0O0.0oo
OF this enormous sum 20 less than 3d..
6OG li9, 900 was in our American savings
hanks. The number of known savings
hank depOSitOrS in the world was about
>3,64o,Hl0; in this country, 100000.
The countries covered by the reports
contain more than 77O.000,000 people.
1T appears" remarks the bureau.
that the United States. with less than
~, Per cent. of the total population
considered. contributes over 20 per
cent. OF the total savings deposits re-
corded OF tn" total Eumber of de-
uoSitOrs, CT rather deposit accounts, the
share If the United States is somewhat
less than per cent, while the average
deposit per account is more than four
times and the average savings per in
habitant more than three and one-half
times the corresponding averages for
the rest Of the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-22

no amendment 10 If should ever destroy
the equality of the states in the Sen
ate. the Southern leaders occupied IA
commanding POSITION. Those leaders
constituted remarkable body Oh
men. Having before them the eN-
alnnle of jefferson. of Madison, o1
George Mason. in Virginia. OF Ma
thaniel Macon, IN North Carolina. ana
OF the PinCkneys and Rutledges Oh
South Carolina they gave deep
study to the science of govern
ment. They We're admirably trained
as dcbaters. and they became highly
skilled in the management of
parliamentary bodies. Their
secluded mode of life on the plantation
gave them leisure for reading and re-
FICTION. They took pride in their IL
braries. pursued the law so far as 1t
increased their equipment for a public
career. They were, almost
without exception, men of high in
tegrity, and they were especially ana
jealousy careful of the public money.
Too often ruinously lavish in their per-
sunal expenditures they believed in an
economical government. and through
out the long period of their domination,
and unceasing vigilance against every
attempt at extravaganza and against
every form of corruption"
DO you not think Mr.. Editor. that
the mention of James G. Blaine's name
anywhere in the South should bring
forth round of applause 1 do.
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Maine Gossip
What Grandma Sees.

Grandma sits in her rocking chair,
Watching the sun go down.
There's I yellow glow III her snow white
hair
Az she sits on the porch in the open air.
That seems like n golden crown.
Watching the clouds with dreamy eyes
| wonder what grandma sees:
Is she watching the pictures in tn" skies
That change ard fade as the sunlight
dies.
Above the distant trees?
All her life she has done her best
70 walk in the rairow way;
Which leads TO tn" mansions of the bleSt.
Whcr. longing hearts lind peaceful RESI-,
In never ending day
And now she Is old and her work is done,
Her treasures safe on high;
The sands of her life are almost run;
Her earthly battles are fought and WOn
And heaven drawcth nigh.
What does she see in the summer sky
Watching the suns last ray?
a shining path to her home on high
That brighter grows as the days go by.
And ends in perfect day.
Rams Horn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-22

The EtXt HOUSE will b" more
cmrnatically Republican. according to
tn" latest figures. than was Indicated
by the first returns following the re
cent election. \ Washington dispatch
SAWS that the first official list nf mem
brrs. prepared by The clerk of tn"
House shows that it will contain 81
Republicans and lS5 Democrats. Re-
publican majority of ZIG. in place Of a
Republican majority of a of the pres
cnt House. The Republicans have
gained Al seats, as fellows: eight in
Missouri: six III New York: six in
Illinois: three in california: three in
ohio: two each in Pennsylvania. New
Jersey: and Indiana. and one each III
Delaware. Iowa. Kentucky. Ma.sachr
sets. Michigan. Minnesota. Nebraska.
Nevada and North Carolina.
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poI;ties in the South.

As result of the national election
IN. South is awakening to the realiZ-
alton that it is about all there IS lett OF
the Democratic party, ana some OF III"
editors and statesmen in that section
are speaking out very plainly. Inc
Atlanta Constitution goes so far as 20
declare that in 1908 the Democracy can
a. M less than to nominate Southern
ticket not only Southern candidate
for the presidency. but also one for the
,,,ca presidency. Congressman Hay Of
yiro;ria dos not go quite so far "a
this but nevertheless. he declares that
every Southern state should demand
Southern man for President in 1908
uo GAYS the time has come for the
South to rise In its might and refuse I"
,o,oer follow the dictations OF the
Northern Democracy. He even insists
tha, if n Southern candidate had been
nominated At st. Louis. the party
would have made a better showing
Than they did with Parker as its
nominee. claiming that in the former
case. Missouri Maryland ana West
virginia would have been found in the
Democratic column.
Still other southern Democrats 90
farth.- than Congressman Hay Or the
editor of the Constitution. Several
arise To advocate an exclusive southern
party in 1908 campaign. with south
.rr convention and southern nominees,
and az absolute refusal TO enter INTO
N. National Democratic convention.
This Ilan of the solid South seeding
fro,n th. Democratic ra.ty and going
nv itself in national politics is hardly 70
n. taken seriously Il is rot strange that
Southern Democrats Of the old school
feel badly at the result of the natlonai
election, but when they come to think
II over. they will not be so unWiSe as
to pretend that the South can stand
alone politically. Such a plan would
simply mean the Withdrawing of the
South from all political influence In
national affairs. AMI would. in fact,
make it even less 4 factor than it is At
the present time. 1t would rerrain the
solid South. to be sure but would be
solid in complete isolation.
II would te far better for the South
10 shake off the foolish and ungrOund
"a fear nj negro domination. which
alone makes it solid for the Democracy.
and get into line with the rest of the
country in national issues. If half
dozen OF the southern states would fol-
low the example OF Missouri. West
Virginia, and Maryland and step into
| the Republican column, It would Ue thu.
political salvation of that section.
Only the busaboO of negro domination
| keeps it solid for the Democracy. and
! that cannot last forever. 1t WAS work.
.d to the limit in the recent campaign
and is probably all that prevented
! Kentucky, Arkansas. North Carolina
and possibly other states from being
carried by Roosevelt. In these times
th.. South has really more sympathy
with tn. Republicans of the North
than il has with the Democrats of tn.
| sain.. section Oh nearly every question
except the negro. Instead of planning
TO dictate the Democratic presidential
| of its own for that campaign, II had far
better allow itself To split politically
ami no longer be solid for the Demo-
, craCy.
Southern Praise Of Blaine.
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having a detective to protect them ir"'ii
these annoying theftS.

these annoying thefts.
Even while such relies as mule ears
are still seen on the streets Oh Ne"
York there is an official body there
which has a far eve to the future.
There is t. be IL spur OF the Sup"d!
running clear to the Battery, and this
is promised to be in operation De1ore
the grass begins to sprout IN bowling
Green. This will connect with the
Brooklyn underground ana provide IA
continuous line between C"ney Island
and the Bronx, a distance OF thirty
miles. Then there are AT least two
more Subways in contemplation. There
will be one 10 tap the great east side;
another to drain New Jersey of its un-
fortunate thousand of commuters. All
this is outside of the Pennsylvania
companys great tunnel and the New
York 4 New Jersey railroads tube
under the North river.
The size of the SmOkeStackS OF some
of the steamships which leave the port
of New York is an interesting topic
among folks along shore. A convince
ing proof of their size is seen in this
comparisons:
The new East river tunnel, which the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad is about to build.
is about the same diameter as the
tunnels of the Lucania and Campania:
that is twenty-one feet Ii seems hard
To realize that two trains of cars could
run side by side through the stacks OF
either of these vessels if they We're
laid fiat.
To prevent the growing practice of
passing worthless checks the National
Hotel Keepers association has ar.
ranged telegraph trap for forgers.
In the last few years the number of
men who live by cashing valueless
checks in frequent fits from city to city
has greatly increased. and it is against
this skillful class of forgerS that the
present action is chiefly directed.
These men usually work in couples one
presenting the check with the sugees-
ton that the management telegraph :,
firm i'm another city to learn if il is
backed by Il bank account The second
plOtter receives the telegram and ans
werS faVOrably. Hereafter when checks
are presented to hotel keepers i'm this
way kilograms will be sent to the
agents OF the National association. and
then the actual standing of the firm,
Will be speedily established. Banks
nave also entered into corporation
with the hotel men ana will lend ,ssis-
lance IN the running down of checks,
Another innovation will be ln,.o-
duced III many states in September.
ana eventually it is planned to extend
IL an over the union. This is that no
hotelS shall cash paper of any kind un.
less 1t IS presented with a hotel credi,
letter issued by the National associa-
ton.
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The visibility of 81 .c,rals. -, NJ.

The visibility of s. canals" on Mars
is traced by Mr.. Percival Lowell for diff
fercnt periods from 81, drawings The ca
nails are supposed to represent vegetation.
and they seem to follow the water. which
Is believed to be almost entirely locked up
in the polar snowcaps in winter and to he
released by the melting of the snow and
ice at the summer solstice The water af-
ter its release seems to have a remarkably
steady flow toward the equator of s. miles
DAY The spherical form of the planet
indicates Il condition of fluid equilibrium,
and this in itself is held to be strong evil
dence that the water channels are arti-
fetal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-22

Governor elect Douglas of Massa-
chusetts is making Il great mistake If
he really beiieVes that the tariff ques-
ton had anything to do with his tri-
unph over Governor Bates, and he
shows 4 sa / ignorance or public affairs
ii he ima-meS that any commission
which he may appoint will have any
influence in the revision of the tariff
Mr. Douglas must know that Massa-
chusetts has 40 tariff law of its own,
and he must also know that any COM
mission appointed by him in n state
which gave 4 Republican maiority of
80 nUd an national issues would only be
left uul in the cold if il went to WASH
;ngtol II urge radical tariff revision in
the name uf Massachusetts. Mr.. Doug
las WAS elected largely because of his
own popularity as Il business man. and
more largely because OF the unpopular
ity of Governor Bates. The tariff
question. had nothing to do with it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-22

Vacancies in any delegation can only h.
filled by such delegation
Delegates in order to participate in the
convention must be elected subsequent IN.
the date of the call for this convention, s
The County Committee will be- in SEES.
sion in the anlCroom of the hall Al 10
o cl) ck on the morning OF the convention
for the purpose of receiving the creder.
tails of the delegates
Fer order of the Republican County
Committee,
WILLARD NJ. DUNN, Chairman.
F.. C. STEVENS, Sec.
Nov. IT, 1904. novl1dtd
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ESTABLISHED, 1926.

M ,.+;.. ,uh.tever will b taken OF
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be he'e 1sp0
for the preservation or return VI
1ected communications.
Address all communications re'asins 70
subscriptions and advertisements ~
RTYRLEIGH 4 FLYNT. Pubnsnefs'
Augusta, Maine.
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Nothin' DOM.

Young Man-Say. you-er-rrmember
teldlv? " ''"
JeW@ler-fes. What's wrong with ito
Young Man-Nothin2. but there's some
thlhS wrong with the girl. Mould Nou
buttons for it?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-22

II is suggested that when tn" PrrSI-
don't makes his proposed visit To the
81. Louis exposition. Il would ne
unique aud highly appropriate Ar
arrangement to hay, the is Republican
presidential electors Of Missouri serve
as the reception committees.
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Latest.

YES. that is a New Yorker talking II
the lobby" :
Whats he so excited abouto''
Why: he's telling how the subway
face affects vOu"
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In Ancient DAYS

me Old king was suffering with ennui
~" Oh some new jokes he rpaied
Don't You know ! was born I" he
obeyed?" ~ Nv
Yes. Your majesty" said tn. court
lester gu are like good suit 81
Don't dare to say its because | give
No. its because you were made to or
der. " va
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Point of View.

Physician-W What's the matter with this
man. officer:
Policeman-He tainted
PhySiciin-N hat caused him To faint
bad news of some kind?
Polceman-No. l think it was good
effect that his wife had eloped,
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SUSPICIOUS,

There really is a man in the moon.
" nat business is he engaged ir"'
Probably trust promoter"
why So?'
He's =" often under a cloud