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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-04
Place for Valuables.

They were on their honeymoon. The
big bridegroom was so proud Of his lit
tie wife that he could not resist the
temptation to take the hotel clerk in
to his confidence.
Say" he whispered, leaning over
the desk, my wife is a jewel"
an that case, sir" chuckled the no.
tel clerk, Il really cannot allow her
to go up to the bridal suite
The bridegroom gasped in astOnish-
ment.
What? Can't let her go up into the
bridal suite? Why not?"
Because I will have to put her in
the safe That is the place for jew
els"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-04

Th's table shows the great changes
IN h'eracy rank which took place IN
'he ~ years. Massachusetts, led i,
i'"' 1t Is now fifth. although show
ing iessened degree of illiteracv
Ma'he which ranked goth in 1890 ranked
'''" u" lSoo. though its degree of il.
''efacS was less. The state of Wash.
'hston now heads all the states hav.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-04
Monday, December 4, 1905
American illiteracy.

The Journal has received from the
census department an interesting bulle-
tin Oh the subject Of illiteracy in the
United States, the figures and COM
PARSONS being based on the national
census of five years ago. 1t is to be
unders TODD that an illiterate in the
census use of the term is a person over
nine years of age who cannot write in
the English or any other language.
Generally such a person is unable to
read. Here are some things shown in
the bulletin:
I. Exclusive of Alaska and all outly-
ing territory. there were 6.1s0.O69 illit-
crates in the United States i'm 1900 or
about one-tenth of the population III
years Of age and over, or more exactly
1865 niterates to 1000 population above
the specified age limit.
z There has been marked improve
,nnent since 1880 when the proportion or
iIliteracy was 1894 to 1000.
g. The presence of large negro and
foreign-born white element in our pop
ulation adds greatly to the amount OF
illiteracy. For the native white ele-
ment the proportion in 1900 was 1914
per 1000; for the foreign-born white.
1855 per 1000: and for the negro. 444.7
per 1000.
4. Illiteracy among children is more
prevalent in the country than in the
cities-being 1877 in the country which
here includes cities under $4,000, and
only 1914 per 1000 in tine cities. This
difference is far more striking in the
South than in the North-the proper
tions being 1913 for country and 7.S for
cities IN the North Atlantic section,
and 1873 for country and 44.9 for cities
in the South Atlantic section.
5. The children of foreign-born par
ents show less illiteracy than the chill
dren of ve-born-strange as 1t may
seem: the proportion in the one case be-
ing s8 per 1000 and in the other AL.
But the children of immediate foreign
extraction are more concentrated in the
cities where educational facilities are
best and where there is little or no
difference between the children of ma
tive and children Of foreign-born par
ents.
s. While generally speaking the
United States is ahead of foreign coun-
tries In the matter of literacy. we have
not as yet reason to boast unduly. we
are still far behind Germany, Sweden,
Norway and Switzerland.
The census bulletin gives table OF
proportionate illiteracy by states
among native-born white children from
10 to IA years of age inclusive. This
table shows for every state and terri
tory a marked reduction Of illiteracy
az copared with 1890. But there have
nevertheless taken place some note
worthy changes in the rank of states IN
this particular. AS has been said, all
states show great progress In the re-
duction of illiteracy, but the far
Western states have moved so much
more swiftly as to upset greatly the
ranking of 1850. Here Is the table
which brings out this fact-the first
two columns Of figures showing the
number of illiterates among every 1000
Of native white children above 9 and
under Is years OF age. and the last two
columns indicating the rank of the
state In the matter of literacy:
IlliterateS
per 1000. Rank.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-04

A children's branch of the North
India Bible Society has been formed.
Its contributions, in 1904. paid for
printing 10000 copies of the Gospel Of
John. Every child now has an intense
interest in the fruit of circulating those
little gospels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-04

The increased consumption of the
waters of the Rio Grande on the Amer
lean side has caused a general depres-
sion in and near the Mexican city of
Juarez, because of the scarcity of wat
er for irrigating the fields.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-04

POTATO
tender
pyramid
dents around the sides wihhe end
brown the
which while white
2S
cooked
digestion . E.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-04

While grave professors are puzZling
their brains over the problem of how
to stop hazing, and myriad newspaper
writer's are devoting unlimited space to
it, it has remained for buXom corn
fed Knox county country girl to abol-
ish the custom in one High school.
The boys and girls of this school had
it the worst way. When the school
opened, last September. hazing broke
out at once, and ragged for several
weeks The "class spirit" ran high,
and the upper class kids had no mercy.
One boy Of the entering class was
rushed down stairs with so much en-
thusiasm that he was i'll from his in
juries for several days. The haZcrs
painted another boys face red, and in
doing so ruined his clothes with sur
plus paint The principal lectured
and threatened ana the school COM
mittee laid down rules, but i'm vain;
the merry war went on. But one day,
some three or four weeks ago. haZing
got it's death bloW-or, rather, KICK.
The favorite method of haZing the
girls, was to strip off their shoes and
stockings and send them home pare
footed. On this occasion a party OF
upper class girls undertook to thus
discipline three of the fresh-ladies.
Two of them submitted with what
grace they could muster. But the
third. a young lady. who resides out
side the village and was not dis
posed to have such liberties taken.
waved nervous under the ordeal. and
landed a vigorous kick full in the face
of the trespasser, who is the daughter
OF a prominent physician of the place
and quite a society girl. No serious
injury was inflicted, though the lady
had a furious black eye and was fam
to seclude herself from the public
view for a few days. But it was an
emancipating kick all right. 1t in
spired the whole FRESHMAN" class
with the spirit of resistance, and the
hazers with a wholesome respect for
their prowess. There has been no
more hazing in that school, and VIII
not be this year at least. "Class
spirit now expends itself on class
pins, class colors. class yells. etc, and
the freshman girls can chew gum and
wear stockings unmolested, and have
all the room they need.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-04

The Piscataquis' Observer has heard
of a man who, when told that the way
to hand-pick apples was to pick them
Off and put them in a basket, set the
basket on the ground. went up the lad
ger. picked an apple. descended and put
II in the basket. Probably he was the
same man who cut an apple tree down
ior the purpose of picking the apples.
! prooaoiy becoming tired of gong up
and down the ladder.
Louis Z. Hatch of Bangor, class Sec
rotary OF the class of Bowdoin, '95, has
prepared and published a little pamph-
ie, GIVING Information regarding the
ooihss OF the 81 young men in the class
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-04
maine Gossip
A Birds Elegy.

He was the first to welcome spring
Adventurous he came
To wake the dreaming buds and sing
The crocus into flame.
He loved the morning and the dew;
He loved the sun and rain:
He fashioned lyrics as he flew
With love for their refrain.
Poet of vines and blossoms, he;
Beloved of them all;
The timid leaves upon the tree
Grew bold at his glad call.
He sang the rapture of the hills,
And from the starry height
He brought the melody that fills
The meadows with delight.
And now. behold him dead, alas!
Where he made joy so long;
bit of blue amid the grass
A tiny, broken song.
Frank Dempster Sherman.
soaking rainstorm before the winter
sets in.
Over 65 600, 600 feet of logs will be
cut OH ArOostook waters the coming
winter. SO it is clairped-the largest
cut for some years.
Three weeks to merry Christmas and
they are to be very busy weeks for lots
| of people.
The story of a 80 pound turkey comes
| down from Higgins Hill. ArOostook
| county. This beats by four pounds
the Rhode Island bird which graced
| the White House table on Thanksgiv-
ing day.
On opening a barrel Of beef the
| other day, the cook of ST. Croix
lumber camp found a single on which
was inscribed these appetizing lines:
| Although I'm dead and sailed here,
i was a truck horse all last year.
For a week now the trains have been
running regularly on the Northern
| Maine Seaport line but the newness
| has by nc means worn off for the peO-
| pie along the lines and crowds gather
| at each station to see the trains come
| in.
Hundreds of former students under
Prof. johnny" Stanton of Bates learn
with deepest regret of his broken leg
sustained on an icy walk. which will
confine him to the house for many
I weeks to come. Professor Stanton is
one OF the best and best loved men who
ever taught boys and girls. He grad
uated from Bowdoin in 1856 and be-
| came one of the first instructors al
Bates when that college was founded a
decade later, and since then every stu
dent under him has counted him his
personal friend. =" 2 .5z
The Piscataquis Observer has heard
of a man who. when told that the way
to hand-pick apples was to pick them
Off and put them in basket, set the
basket on the ground. went up the lad.
DER, picked an apple. descended and put
) II III the basket. Probably he was the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-04

1t is a poor year for ghosts in the
vicinity of Fort Fairfield. 1t seems
that a certain young man there has
been in the habit of calling very often
on his best girl. and he generally stays
late, too. So, one of his friends,
thought he would have a little fun at
his expense He tied rake handle
across his breast, wrapped it around
with sheets, covered himself well with
one, placed himself beside the road.
and awaited developments. They
came quicker than expected, as his VIC
tim was soon heard coming down the
hill singing merrily. But he stopped
when he saw the ghost. He didn't
seem to be the least bit afraid, but,
picking up some rocks. started for the
apparitiOn. Ghosts are afraid of rocks,
and when this one got r-pleXuS
blow he did what he should have done
before-he ran. SO did his victim.
Twas 2 hot race for a while. but the
ghost got tangled up in his robe ana
fell, with RetributiOn. armed with IA
piece of board, close behind him. When
the smoke had cleared away a
dilapida ted looking ghost was seen peg
ging red-faced young man never to
tell. and he didn't-he only told one;
that's how everybody knows about it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-04
Bowditch, Webster / 10.

Bothered about tho sale OF
purchase Of anythingY a
glance through the Journal
want column may. shs'a ,
you.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-04
ESTABLISHED, 1s2k

No notice Whatever will BE- taken of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return q re-
1ected communications.
Address all communication rslatina 10
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & NYNT. Publishers,
Augusta, Maine. ...e
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-04

IN the 10 years since graduation.
Thirty of the class are married ana -
children have been born. Three OF tle
class have died. Twenty-Five OF the
class reside in Maine and the remaining
80 are scattered throughout the Unioh'
seven being in Massachusetts. SIX III
New York, five in New Hampshire.
three in the West, etc. Seventeen OIL
the class are lawyers, eleven DOCTORS
nine teachers, seven in business, two
clergymen, and the others in literary
work, dentistry, library work, etc.
There were IS members of the class
hack at the reunion held at Brunswick,
last June. ...
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-04

The s5tf annual report Of the Bible
Society Of Maine shows that the in
come of this society was 1864 and its
expenses $5426, last year. It's agents
visited 1902 families in SIS towns and
cities, selling 413S Bibles and giving
away 1919 more: They found 2E27
families with no religious preference
and 5761 that We're not church attend
ants. Edmond r. Garland of Portland
has succeeded the late Rev. Gowen c.
Wilson as superintendent of the socie-
ty. Judge Bonney of Portland contin-
ues as president of the society.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-04

For a week now the trains have been
running regularly on the Northern
Maine Seaport line, but the newness
has by nc means worn off for the peo-
pie along the lines and crowds gather
at each station to see the trains come
in,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-04
Foreign Mission Statistics.

Christian organizations are to be credit
ed with the following agents and agencies
in foreign mission work:
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-27
Notice to all Persons In
debted to the Lancaster
Mercantile Co.

As you we'll know we made
some business changes the first Of
'ast year, and 1t is absolutely ne.
cessary that We must collect all
past due notes and accounts, in
order to settle with the late mem
bers of our concern, therefore we
now ask our friends who We have
been 90 liberal with to now make
arrangements at once to pay US,
past due notes and all accounts
not settled promptly will be
placed IN hands of our lawyer for
collection. Yours truly,
LANCASTER MERCANTILE Co.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-27
Jurors for Second Week.

The following petit jurors were drawn
yesterday for the second week of the Octo-
Der term of court: EO Evans. VIM Bow.
ers. J A Whitley. II s Plyler. w G Moore,
A Pardue. c F Tilluan. Robert l. Dun.
can. L NJ Jackson. l. Bell, H s Rowell.
Arthur b Robinson. Geo w Jones, ] s Cliff.
ton. p I Twitty. w + Ballard. d L Bailey,
Chalmers Williams. Rollings Slower. f E
Ferguson. J X Threat. Jas "A Cauthen,
Chss A. Bird. H w Taylor. w Rodgers,
q l. Gardner. Jr. A B Ferguson. L s Steele,
W Neal. G e Funderburk. s b Culp, Jno
E Parker Jas NJ Cauthen S v Slower. L Fl
Barr.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-27

Unavoidable circumstances
prevented me from attending
the places to let contracts to
build bridges as advertised for
last Thursday, the 21s. inst.
l will be at Camp Creek brid ge
next Friday the 29th iust. at 10
O'Clock q. M, and at the Cane
Creek bridge, at 8 O'Clock p. m.
OF the same day, and will let the
contracts to the lowest respon,
slble bidder. Specifications will
be known at place and time
above mentioned.
The right to reject any or al
bids reserved.
M. @. Gardner,
Co. Supervisor.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-27
Letter to }. n. Boldridge.
Lancaster, 8. G.

sSSS't ~ W
Rev. Sir: In making pastoral
visits, of course, you do not con.
sider your pleasure or comfort
or ease !; you go where your peo-
pie live. But you have two sets
of feelings in going about-can't
help tive all have. But you
especially have; for part of
your business is sympathy
Well kept lawns and well-tilled
fields, nice hom. and nice peo.
pie, are cheerful to you, as they
are to everyone. TuD ble.down
buildings, poor fences, men har-
rassed by burdens too heavy for
them, overwolked women, and
dirty.iacsd children, vow may be
strong tc get on with; but you
would bs more than human to
find ipsp.rsi:On ip misery.
Paint d;v:1ss the two 30: ts OF
people; cna osiuts, aan the
& ~" dor's. Or, pefbars the
- i,tz ma mt well the untnr,fty
psrnl IL.
To psint we'll is rn keep paint
sound. There ere two ways to
dr it; one is Oouu9 to paint
often; tho other to use good
paint.
Il costs sbout half as much to
paint Devoe as tn paint with any
other paiut; sor Devoe takes
fewer gallons than mixed paints
aud wears twice as long as lead.
and-oil.
The thrifty and comfortable
have the art of using money
more wisely. How lucky they
are; how happy
Yours truly,
81 f. w. DEvoE & Co.
Lancaster Mercantile Co. sells
our paint.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-27
concluded from second page I


edge, is trying to prove by the
Bible that whiskey selling is au-
thorized by that sacred Book.
All other advocates in their de-
Tense of evil have dehed the Bible.
but In South Carolina we have the
deplorable spectacle of the lead
ing representative citizen of the
State, the Senior United States
Senator, quoting the Bible as au-
thority to sustain him in the fall
laclous argument that the drink
ing of liquors as a beverage Is
right and that it logically follows
that whiskey selling is right. Such
preaching is sacrlligious and dam
gerous to an alarming degree, and
1t is no wonder that he cannot get
the people to follow him in On
dorsing his damnable heresy; but
are rebuking him instead by vot-
ing out the disp, nsaries by over
whelming majorities in the coun.
ties where he speaks it. The
teaching of the Bible is that we
are to abstain from the very ap.
pearance Of evil and all are agreed
that whiskey is the greatest of all
evils that we have to contend with.
In every county where an cleo
tion has yet been held the dispen-
sary has been voted out in spite
of all efforts to save it. The
smallest majority given up to this
time has been 2 to 1; from that it
has ranged to 6 to /, proving con
c'usively that the people do not
want It. And why do such a
small minority want to force upon
them an evil that they de not
want. The people will not up.
hold the wrong tor any great
length of time. AS soon as they
can he made to see the wrong they
will repudiate it and 90 amount
OF revenge or graft can bribe or
silence the conscience of a whole
commonwealth.
In 1892 Lancaster county voted
against whiskey by a majority of
FIVE to ONE. We know her
people. Her men are as chival-
rouo and guardful of their homes
snd the welfare of their wives and
children as the men of any county
in any State. They were heroes
I'm warAand they are heroes in
peace. They will settle this mo.
ment0us question Tuesday, Oct.
Srd, sand they will settle it
RIGHT. Just watch the over.
whelming victory that they will
give for prohibition. We hope it
will he the biggest yet. At least
Z to 1 or more.
One Who Will Vote Riuht.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-27
Death of Mrs. G. Il. Carter.

Mrs. Ella Louise Carter, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. I. +. Hunter
and wife of Mr.. Chas. E Carter.
died at this place last Saturday
morning, surviving an infant son
only about forty-eight hours.
Mrs. Carter was 24 years of age
and from childhood her amiable
and lovable disposition attracted
to her many friends. She was
married July 81, 1904, to Mr..
Carter and they moved to Con d.
way, S. g., where they lived un-
til about two months ago when,
on account Of Mrs. Garter 8 i'll
health, they returned to Lancas.
ter.
The funeral services we're con-
Quoted at the home of her parents
on Sunday morning by Rev. r.
Z. Turnipseed, pastor of the
Methodist church, after which the
remains were inferred in West
side cemetery, the new made
mound being covered with beautl.
ful and fragrant flowers, the last
tribute OF loving and sympathetic
friends.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-27
Hurrah tor NOrk!

The election on the dispensary
in York county yesterday result
ed almost six to one against the
dispensary. Out Of 725 votes cast
only I3I was for dispensary. At
Yorkville the vote was s. for,
go against. AT Rock Hill, 80 for
and 90 against. Hurrah for York.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-27
Railroad From Harmony to Cam
den.

DR.. Gill Wylie, who was in
town yesterday on his way to the
Falls gave information that the Ca.
tawba Power Company had deter.
mined to extend the railroad
which they are building from Ca
tawba Falls to Fort Lawn north
ward to Harmony, on the Sea-
board, and southwark to Camden.
This will make the BAD about 60
miles long and will cost more
than 5000, 200. The survey will
he made very soon. Chester Lan>
tern.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-27
Remember We are agents TO,

Remember We are agents for
Victor Talking machines, records
and repairs.
We also have the cheapest line of
second hand clothing, including
coats, vests, pants, over coats
and ladies' jackets ever offer
ed on this market.
And as for shoes you already
know We are headquarters, will
sell cheaper this FALL than
ever IS to prevent moving
them again to our new
building CHERRY { co.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-09-27
1900 bushels. of Texas Red
Rust proof seed oats ON hand.
Heath-Jones Go.

Rust proof seed oats ON hand.
Heath Jones Go.
1t is claimed that Primus pre-
cinct will show the largest major
ity according to the number of
votes polled of any precinct in the
county for "No dispensary" on
next Tuesday. A recent hand
primary at Fork Hill church
showed that the congregation was
unanimous against the dispensary.
The Moriah Baptist associa-
ton will convene with Pleasant
Plain church Wednesday, Oct.
4th, and continue through the sth
and 9th. Rev. DR.. Boldridge
will preach the opening sermon.
All delegates are requested to be
present at the opening session.
John Crockett, COL, who re-
Gently returned from the chain
gang. has gone back to spend an
other 90 days. John pleaded
guilty in Magistrate Caskey's
court to violation Of contract, also
to neglecting to work the public
roads, and in Mayor Wylie's
court to being drunk and disor-
derly. He got 80 days for each
offense.
Pursuant to orders Of Harvie
Jordan. president of the cotton
growers association to the effect
that the farmers of every school
district organize, a farmers club
will be organized at Fork Hill
school house Thursday night,
Sept. II. 1905. All farmers Of
the school district are urged to be
present. L. 7. Bishop,
For Committee.
Mr.. John Hllliard of the U.
5. Naval Academy, who has been
spending month with relatives
at this place and IN the county,
will return to Annapolis tomor.
row.
The Heath Spring sch ool op-
saed last Monday with large en-.
rollment of scholars and the pros
poets of a very successful term
with Prof. Cox as principal and
Misses Alice Perry and Hannah
Mobley as assistant teachers.
The Franklin Circle on last
Monday at an open meeting had
the pleasure Of listening to q
splendid lecture by Dr.. Boldridge
on Shakespeare. 1t was certain.
ly a most interesting and able ad-
dress, and most thoroughly enjoy.
ed and appreciated by all who
heard him. The only regret wa.
that all of the Clubs OF the town
could not have been present. But
as the furniture and books were
being moved into the new clun
room, and "chaos and confusion"
reigned, together with the uncer.
tainty of DR.. Boldridge being able
to attend prevented tho invitation
being extended.
-Strayed or Stolen = One fe.
male pointer, white and brown
spotted about 8 or 4 years old, in
6ne condition. Also one male
pup about IA months old, snaked
something like the other. some
white, with collar ON with my
name on 1t when be went of. Any
one giving information about their
whereabouts will he rewarded for
same. }. e. Rutledge.
The Heath-Jones Co., is SELL
ing Wheeler & Wilson sewing
machinea at cf,st