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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26

when he sees the boughs move, be
cause he gives way to excitement;
whereas no true sportsman ever fires
until he Sees the spot upon the deer he
ought to hit.
A recent happening in Canada shows
how far Il bullet may go and be cIpa-
bic Of nficting a serious wound A
young sportsman from Massachusetts
had furrow plowcd across his shoul-
ders by missile that came across the
lake near which he was hunting, al
though no report was heard and no
other hunter seen in that vicinity. An
other impressive instance vas the
shooting dead of the hound o: a guide
by Il fellow who was at the distance OF
a mile ana a half on a mountain over
looking the lake upon whose shores
the guide was preparing his breakfast,
with his Inflated four-f0Oted COM
panion playing about him. From the
for, going it would appear that the
putting of rifles Of high-cirrying power
into the hands of the inexperienced
hunters will contribute very materially
to the number of fatalities of season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26
Personal Notes.

Andrew Carnegie vii sail for New York
on November |.
Manager Hartz rssse of the Opera
House Cleveland. has started national
movement to erect a monument to thc
late English actor Sir Henry Irving.
James A. Shuttcworth. of Louisville,
kV has given Durtcen acres in Dan
VILE to be used as Il site % a college de-
voted to the higher education of women.
DR. Agnes Valentine Kelley, Of Mead
vile, Pa. VIII, has been teaching in the
South. has begun movement to build 1Ul
schoolhousns in Louisiana and Alabama.
]. II. Richardson of Anthony. Kas..
has discovered that water below Il dam
is much softer than that above it. He
claims that falling over the dam breaks"
ii.
Colonel w. II. Michael. who has just
been appointed consul general at Calcut-
ia, India, served in both the army and
navy during the Civil War and had Il
creditable reCc-d.
/ 1t is understood that King Edward
will confer on the Mikado the decoration
O the Order of the Garter which will ba
sioe, headed by Prince Arthur of Con-
nauyht, early next year.
Rev Elizabeth Padgham was formally
installed on the 10Th as pastor of the
Unitarian Clnrch of Our Father At Ruth
erford. H. She graduated at Smith
college in 1873 and studied theology at the
Theological :eminary at Meadvlle.
Lieutenant Commander Newton C. Nc
Culley, L. n, who since March. 1904.
has been in the far East as a naval OBJ
server of tie operations of the bcllSer-
ents. has returned to Washington.
Throughout his absence he was attached
to the Russian forces
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26

the title good advice for quick tenn
pers.' She is woman now and her
book must be quite full as well as very
valuable. She has learned 10 think be.
fore she speaks and to wait before shs
acts when angry.
Never allow yourselves to punish
your children while angry with them
SEND them from you-wait and lot
them wait, till mother decides inst
now TO act'-remember when angry III
OF your perceptions are blunted-ym,
are half blind and apt to be overseyera
and unjust, and when your anger has
cooled you will find things look quite
different, the little daughters fault an
pears not half so serious a one when
viewed in calmer Woodland the pun
ishment. II you decide to infiict any
will be punishment and not injury.
Many mothers exclaim: "Oh. II r
didn't punish at once l couldn't do II
at all. Well, in many such cases r
confess 1t would be better not done. for
| with such mothers the punishments arc
usually severe in proportion to their
own irate nerves, dictated by the sud
dch impulse Of passion, and inflicted
'''-iN NiiACI tCiJpci RUE, ana / not
only believe the child is better or with
out this punishment, but that the
mother actually deserves it more than
the child.
acknowledgement Of temper-appe-
tite, desires; a strong hand upon the
reins OF our own lives strong guard
set upon our own lips-temptations met
and conquered daily as we conquer diff
hcult feats IN the gymnasium-this will
give us strong men and women-strUng
mentally and morally as we'll as phyxi-
cally.
1t is the woman who has never
learned to say mo" to herself that
overdoes in pleasure-seeking. It Is the
woman who has never learned TO DENY
herself anything that Injuries her
health with certain delectable but for
hidden foods. Mental weakness brings
US sooner or later to physical weak
ness; for weak will-power results in
self-indulgence. and self-indulgence. il
always dangerous to health and life
The character of a man is deter
mined by his supreme choice" Shall
mine be weak or strong. Is for each to
decide. Professor James says 1.-THE will
is the power which holds the idea per-
manently before the mind until it re-
suits in action"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26

The latest figures show that i'm the
state Of South Dakota there arc % 219
mere unmarried men than unmarried
women. The number of men who are
pisnd' deaf and dumb, insane or feeble
minded is but 500; this leaves 1880
aV"ii"hie and at the mercy Of eastern
girls who may desire to 60 West ana
grow up with the country. If the
rush of girls to South Dakota bo,yevor
Shouid bring things anywhere near I'm
even most of the 500 would find Thorn
selves transferred to the available list
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26

Philadelphia paused in its cxcit;,rr
municipal campaign. the. other night
long enough to have grand demon.
S'rition in honor of its baseball team
which won the pennant of the Amsrir
seiaanp5f5 4! % and tnssnole cry we"s ex-
:, Gala which would hardy oe -
on : z the victory OF
presidential election. One feature was
the participation Of the members OF the
New York team which won the cham
pinnsFfdp in the National League, and
who by the way. also won the world
championship in the series of games
with the Philadelphians. 1t was
happy tribute to the harmony which
rules the major league baseball today
for it was only few years ago tina
such a mingling would have been al
absolute impossibility.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26
The PriekIy Porcupine Again.
(Biddeford Journal.)


The report comes from South Gray
through a Portland newspaper. that IL
man in the former town, while hunt-
ing Monday, was attacked by
hedgehog as big as young pear.
Several details are lacking. but we are
assured that 1.-The animal weighed
sixtv-four pounds, its quilts were
eight inches long and its paws as Dig
as a mans hand" Considering the
fact that naturalists do not recognize
Maine as the habitat of the hedgehog
the beast must have escaped from
some travelling menagerie, possibly
the one owned by Himc Look ana the
remains Of which wintered in palermo
as recorded in Holman f. Day
esquire Phin.'' We have, or had, por'
cupines in plenty. as the records OF
our famous porcupine bounty law VII
show, but that we have any native
beasts of the fearsomeness of thl'
South Gray "critter" is hardly posi-
| Bile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26
The Stray Bullet.
portland Advertiser.)

Guides pretty generally discourage
the taking into the woods of these long
range rifles as not only useless but as
adding needlessly to the dangers OF
hunting 1t is seldom they assert, that
it happens that one gets a chance at
deer at longer range than half mlle
The greater number of them are Killed
at less than hundred and fifty yards
distance. One says: I'm fact. the
best shooting I see done nowadays Is
with such rifles as we used twenty
year ago, with a IA bullet. gooo
shotgun will give lots of fun often
| and many good hunter uses nothing
| else now the woods are so full of men.
The same guide declares that no on
| ever mistook a man for deer If n
| could see him. The trouble with TN
| homicidal greenhorn is, he saws. tina
| he fires point blank into the wood
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26

The return of Miss Alice Roosevelt
brings to a close a trip and an expert
enCc the like of which no other Amerl-
can young woman has ever enjoyed.
She has not only seen a large and
most interesting section of the world
under exceptionally advantageous cir
Cumstances, but emperors, and EN-
presses, princes, sultans, datos, gov
crnors and all others in authority have
We'd with one another to honor her
She has been fiattered and feted tC
the limit and has been showered viii
beautiful presents, and through it al
mas conducted herself in a way tina
has reflected credit upon herself an,
her country. The modest way i
which she talked to the interviewer
upon her arrival in San Francisco de
rloring the publicity given her exner
ences, speaks volumes for her con
mon sense. Miss Alice is plainly =,
daughter of her father. and she co
an example which more girls Of waa,
~ and high social position should f,
low. :
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26
One Way to
G'3lat

"A few months ii''eaL
Journal Of AugustS.o tne hr ,...o',
vile Morning Sentinel. =. ~
ala not quite agree on a ouiiu nat my
ana for several weeks taIii 90 :. no.
friendly way in their edioria col
uiiihs' 1t happened in this Wv Tho
hehnepc Journal one morning Dbsish
- an account of the high pos ian
maine bred man had attained +, -,
7hother state incidk ntly mention.n
now many Maine born and bred me-
iIau met success after leaving ,bai
native state. To this the Watervill,
Morning Sentinel objected. savin,
that altogether too much SPACE w.t
devoted in Maine newspapers to on
ioglzlnS the men who had left the
state to spend their effort in otbe,
sections of the country. The Santi-
neis idea seemed to be that Naive
ooES should stay at home: and that
IL they did go away and win success
as they so often do, then the state news
papers should keep still about il. We
~ Iiot want to enter into this arp,1-
,''oht DIT all; but let us see how fair
~ me WaterVille Morning Sentinel is
treating one young man in M, inn
VINO mas cast his lot with his brotbers
OF the Pine Tree State and who ic
laporing honestly for it's best welfare.
Recently a young man became editor
OF the Waterville Evening Mail. He
IS young and well known in the state
he has but recently been
graduated from college OF course he
writes editorials which differ materi
NY with his contemporary. the Senti-
iei' as he floats the Republican ban
Ter while the Sentinel carries the
''aiihard OF Democracy. There is no
eason to believe that one is more
honest In his views than the other. Vet
low does the author of the advice
maine young men. stay at home" deal
'i'n inns young man editor? The |
'entinel calls him that infantile iour-
als'lc prodigy" tells him to Speak
p or shut up" and speaks of his
l ne tn4 IDEAS" and "brainless and i'd |
bat the Sentinel does not scare The |
iail out, however.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
The School Garden.

Inc school Garden.
Bangor Commercially
1t Is to be hoped that at the Portland
meeting of our Maine school teachers
this week. proper recognition of the
| Importance of the school garden
will be made and their establishment
if so large word can be properly
used in connection with so simple
matter, and one so easily put in prac-
| teal operation-recommen
School gardens are not an cxperi-
| ment. They have been installed in
| many schools all over the country
those IN our own state being rather
backward III the matter. The school
garden, however, has advantages that
makes direct appeal for its establish
ment III all schools, especially in all
rural or country schools.
Broadly speaking, school gardens
have an educational. economic and "A
national aim. From an educational view
they afford healthful release from
the school room into the fresh air
and sunlight Installing a working pow
or IN the pupil which the present mac
tlVlty OF the class room does not per-
mt. The school garden is, in some
ways. preferable to manual training,
as II carries with it activity in the
open air and association with mans
greatest productive industry.
viewed from the economic side, the
school garden teaches the child the
law OF cause and effect. properties of
soil. selection and plant life. recogni-
ton OF species. when and how to
plant 1t cnlargeS the powers of OBJ
SerFatlon and this has a broadening
effect upon the education of the child.
From national viewpoint the work
ing of school gardens enlightens the
pupilS vision of ownership and re-
spfct for other peoples rights. In
caring for their garden plots the
children learn that weeds left to grow
up create trouble. Besides. the gard
on is connecting avenue between the
school and the home. From the gar
dens the children supply the family
with fresh vegetables, or through
heir sale provide money for beauti-
ing schoolhouse and school grounds.
q ~ school garden i'm connection with
t thin district school is an essential
t ation'nd should receive due consider
manaC; every board of local school
ing statent. Especially at the com
t iect oughfetinG of teachers the sub
t heartily cn3 be well considered and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26

Th" New York Post has a column
editorial upon tho overloaded college
president" in the course of which
it says. THE ideal president must evil
IDENTIFY be scholar, teacher disci-
plinarian, organizer, administrator
findncier diplomatist and accomplish
ed writer and speaker" And now
each of several dozen colleges and
universities is wondering how the edi-
tor Of the Post managed to secure
such a faithful likeness of it's presi-
dent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26
Pointed Paraqraphs,

Opportunity is the milk action is the
| cream.
But the more woman says the less a
man remembers.
Blessed is the peacemaker to the under
dog in the scrap.
An advertiser with SAND interests the
customer with rocks.
Everything comes to him who lots the.
other fellow do the waiting.
It's up to 4 bachelor to avoid sewing
bees if he doesn't want to get stuns
II sometimes happens that u cookbook
is the cause and L divorce the effect
After six months of married life a
husband C. o. d.
It's case of disappointment for the
Eossips if a man goes wrong and there is
no woman in the case.
A diplomatic girl is one who can inform
slow young man that it is time to say
,, MhS kep> "e~es-Chicago News.
s, IsS rr mus, ! f. & trousers ns.a
,r WIZ wore long line, aed with j.
va ssTrlsa Ks % b, auster ~ae.
W n" Wore WORE q a watch-cord with watch
key fastened to 1t! -, r.t;o,cd
What has become of the OLD.
woman who kept bodkln IN her "o'h-
basket . ,ho
Who baked custard for tea when she
had company? A., ,,
Who made impressions around the edee
| of pies with a key, to make them loon
| fancy. LEI, r,,ste.
Who wore calico sunbonnets with paste
board Stats?
| Who wore Shaker bonnets?
| Who seasoned apple pie with aiisplce!
| Who used indigo to blue the water
| when washing clothes?
| What has become of the old-faSnlont'
peoplc who poured tea in the saucer ah'
| blew on it to make 1T cool! .,,,,
| Who drank Sassafras tea IN the sprihs
| to purify their blood?
| Who had to learn to like tomatoes
Who saved old rags to trade OH 10 Ut
| tinware peddler? c-,,;oo
What has become of the old.fashione'
| novelist who always described neroihe
as having dark auburn ringlets hanglh
down their alabaster necks?
| OF the old-fashioned elocution1st wh
read Widow Bedot Papers at entertain
OF the old-fashioned little girls VIII
| wore long narkin pantalettes!
| OF the old-fashioned woman VINO gay
| catnip tea to babies?
: OF the old-fashioned young men WI
!, creased their hair with bears Oil scente
2 with bergamot? .a,
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26
Business Activity and Confidence.

In his weekly financial review. Henry
Clews discusses our national prosperity
and saws that while the United States
still leads in point of business activity.
other nations are having an ample
share Of prosperity, and the wider its
extent the greater its permanence. In
our case {. succession of good crops APP
pears to have been an important stimu-
lus. though national growth and the
progress of invention have had an I'M
portent share in developing prosperity
especially in Europe. As a result u
prolonged satisfactory conditions 'here
is buoyancy in the United states
which, if not restrained. might easi'S
5 ,ad to excessive speculation ana 'iie
,Ipration of many questioiaoi e 81
Upon the banking COM
~ ',,,,.,- efore, says Mr. ciews' fans
= ,", ton of restraining such
IS o"' '"i'Nei' " 'opments. MANY of
k. essity Of putting alive to the nee
has been done in this
,e will avert calamity. Son. which
It adjustment, however, is iney
S the stock market, and this mean,
}. values are liable to have occasional :.
backs unless the pressure in the none
situation is relieved. Just how III
will be accomplished it is impossihle 4
predict. but frequent breaks are ouit
likely to occur within the next fe,
weeks, followed by sharp recoveries he
cause of the confidence borot,a
through the general satisfactory condi
| ton of business
| Mr.. ,Clews goes on to saw that tber,
| Is no reason whatever for loss of conf
d"nce. 1t is evident that We are going
10 hav" good business wear regard
ieSS OF temporary stock market fiuctu-
ATOMS. The iron. coal and coke indus
u les are each taxed to their utmost
capacity and prices are more likely to
rise than fall. Cotton manufacturers
are restoring wages to the former level
and the farming classes are enioyinr
unusual prosperity. the value of the
wheat. corn. oats and cotton crons tbis
year being estimated at SO. 900 900 600 ar
several hundred millions in excess of
any other year. As already said tba
business situation is excellent; but the
banks will have profitable employment
for their funds outside of Wall Street
and stock speculation will have 10 wait
FOR at least partial return of money
rom the interior and the strengthen
ng of reserves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26
One Kingdom Becomes Two.


iH"l was picture to be immortal
izcd by painter, when King Oscar n
sweden with tears streaming from hi.
eyes and his voice broken with emot;on
STOOD up in his Parliament, last week
ana spoke the words which formal,
proclaimed Norway and Sweden sonar.
ate nations. For SO years. a full third
= q century oscar has reigned over
the joint kingdom and has been bon-
ored by his subjects as a wise and
iilouerate ruler. When the word was
Sp'heh ana he and his Swedish MEM
pers went from the great assembly
NALL he had become ruler of a realm
"hich had shrunken nearly one-half in
area ana lost one-third of it's popula-
Ton of about 100000 people. More
over, he may have felt in his boart
'i't he mad menaced the future of
sweden by assisting in the work of
se'tlhs up an independent nation
along the whole length of tbe uos,.,.,,
frontier.
VI course there is cause for rejoicing
that. since Norway and Sweden could
"ot get along pleasantly together,
their separation has been Accomplished
"l'iNut the shedding of blood: and the
iorpeaiance, patience and tact with
.seeets much lion W,e,ssaa~ara-ii.,a.s
navian tempvr"r,n.sesuapp appears for the first
ls =. the middle ages as a really
sss3ysssr-ny---.a:-.---...;. = ;..~- 'lanr,
s soGe.f Y bed in 1887, From that date
up to 1914, when Befradotte, the newly
proclaimed Bonapartfst king of Swe-
den. drove the Danes out of Holstein,
Norway had been an appanage of Den
| mark That country vas now forced
| by events to cede Norway to Sweden.
| The Norwegians were aroused by this
| cool disposition of them to an attempt
to regain their ancient independence.
| They held constituent assembly, and.
| as they are going to do now, elected a
| Danish prince to be their king. But
| Prince Christian Frederlck Was heNci
permitted to reign over them. Berna-
dottc marched an army into Norway
and after mere pretense Of resistance
finding themselves abandoned d!
Europe, the Norwegians consented e
the "independency of Norway in unlor
with Sweden" and elected King Car
XIII King of Norway. More thar
that, they adopted a law which provid
ed that the union should be "indis
9 soluble and irrevocable."
: The men are all dead who made thi
Q pledge. The present generation Q
n Norwegians have not considered them
IL selves bound by it. With mastery de
t termination. with a boldness in the fac
d of Europe that they have not shown fc
n six centuries, and with q diplomat
rs cIeverness of which they had not bee
E. suspected. they have adhered to the
L purpose. and have completely accon
plished it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26

The announcement that President
Roosevelt took sea bath during his
stay at st. Augustine is reminder of
the search made in that vicinity by
the Spanish explorer, Ponce de Leon.
for the fountain Of youth. Mr.. Roose-
welt succeeds in finding such a foun
tain. however, wherever he goes,
though most people pass them by
unnOticCd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26

The Kansas City Journal explains
to 4 correspondent who thinks that
Colonel Bryan should have been Civ
en- a place in the Hall of Fame in
preference to some Of those recently
admitted that he should understand
that one must be dead ten years be-
for" ne is eligible. Colonel Bryan
must wait a year or two longer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26
NORRIDGEWoCk.

James Tompkins has returned 10 us
home in Lowell, Mass. He was accom-
panied by his son Clayton, who mas
beer spending several months VIII"
friends in town.
William Knowlton is moving ms
family into Cony Russelrs mouse o'i
Bridge Hill.
The Frederick boys are pressing nay
at l.. ]. Aliens.
Gideon Bates died, Tuesday. az ni'
home on Oak Hill after a long sickness
Mr.. Bates was IS years of age anu
leaves two sons to mourn his loss.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. Harold Gould Oh 'ns
| Congregational church, have re'ui"eN
| from their VACATION.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tuttle hau o.
| oyster supper at their home, Satu.uas
| evening, for the benefit of the sapoa s
school in the Frederick neignoorns-
The proceeds amounted to aoouI
There was goodly number pre'o
and all passed a pleasant eyenins'
Miss Eva Taylor is very SICK ~ '"
writing. n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26

human skull was uncartbod LACE
week on what is known as the PeuneIl
dyke, on the sea side of the old ton
bridge on Machias river. No otbor
bones We're found, hence Speculation is
l'le regarding the circumstances at
.endlhg the death and burial of the
pelf1g OF which this gruesome find was
once part. As an ancient Indian
settlement once stood in that vicinity
ana soft ledge. A distance below
bears Indian hieroglyphics of rcd
mems barbarity worthy of record may
nave been associated with the taking
on OF this head SO long hidden from
human eyes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-26

The question whether musicians
are laborers has been agitating the
Immigration officers at New York.
Well, if the man who Jugs the bass
drum and pounds it. and the fellow
who plays the trombone do not have
+" labor for Il living. then nobody
does,