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Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20
The Ballad of Old Toys.

Where are the toys Of ycStcrycar-
Trump and monkey and ark and drum.
Scattered in fragments far and near r.
But Fate to their whereabouts is mum.
For Tie munk is dust and the horn Is
dumb
And the ark is a wreck and sunk. fear.
And gone is the drum to the Kingdom
come
With the other TOYS Of ycstcryear.
Blth" WAS our child that Christmas day,
Viewing the tire" with treasures hung,
Still in his ''niglItic Curc array,
Shriekinc aloud with glecsomc tongue.
How he rcvelcd. his things among:
Little cherub,'' The precious dear
Swelled the pIean from fist and lung
But. alas. for those toys of ycSteryc1r-
Look spIke the drum. at his fingers
But only the once such words h" said.
For he right soon went by the back-du"r
route
With his strings all cut and Il hole iii
his mead,
The ark WAS raised to its bulwarks. sheer.
The monk was mashed i'll the trundlc-
Twas thus with the toys Of ycstc:ycar'
Aye, big with hope were those bright
Young boys,
How sweet to gladden. the childish
heart
fAi'' tltS tl.ii'u win Prlde ana thcS
brimmed with joys
And he tore them, joint from joint
apart.
Explored their in'erds with rapid art.
Stripped them Of varnIsh and paint and
gear.
StreTed them wide through the house
hold mart
Oh, where are the toys of yesteryear"
LENVOI.
Now hlrrah for a feast-dav npw,
Cometh again tie Christmas cheer.
Hang the tree with another crew
To follow the TOYS of vostervear
Puck.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20
Painted Paragraphs.

Virtue that il born Of necessity IL
"a poor Sclf-reWard.
1t takes a woman to get enjoyment
out of her own misery.
A silver dollar is 50 heavy that It's
hard for some men TO raise.
No woman can hope to remain young
forevcr-unless she is AN actress.
A wise man knows that his wife
knows that he doesn't know 50 much.
1t is true that the prodiSal son won
out. but it was tough ON the 1atted
calf.
A man has no right to have opinions
of the things Of which he knows moth
ing.
If women were permitted to do the
corr.tiur there would be fewer male
cgotists.
If called a Servants exchange in
stead of an Intelligence Office IL
would be much better described.
Rut the thorns Oh the roses adorn-
ing n Woman'S hat are apparent IL
the man who pays the freight.
Did i, ever occur to you that the
winter hotels are invariably located i'll
the land of perpetual summer?
There is absolutely nothing in the
theory that unkisSed kisses are the
swcetcst-as almost any spinstcr will
tell you.
What Il socablc world this would be
if a mans neighLors were half as glad
10 see him on his return from a month; s;
,rin ~ he thinks thew ought to be-
Chicago News.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20
Our National Library.

over a million and ii third of books
S2.1H maps and charts. 1924 artistic
prints and 4l0,3J2 pieces of music are
gress III Washington, according TO the
report Of Librarian Herbert Putnam
which has just been issued. This col
lection is SO vast that its extent can
only be realized when We compare it
with those with which We are familiar
in our cities and colleges. The library
of Bowdoin College, the largest in
Maine. contains about 81 900 volumes
anG the State library at the Capitol in
this city between 1900 and 10000 vol
umes. If these two were added togeth-
! er and then multiplied by 10 they would
be but about the size of the great col
lection of books in Washington. 1t is
not. to be sure, the largest collection of
books in the world but at it's present
| rate of growth it will soon gain that
distinction, though when it becomes the
| largest collection it will by no means
follow that it is the greatest and most
valuable collection. 1t is housed, how
ever. in what is everywhere admitted to
| be the most splendid library building
on earth. structure of Incompatible
| artistic beauty
| In such a great library there are, of
| course. thousands and scores of thou
sands of volumes of much value
worthy of the most careful preserv-
alton. 1t also contains, it must be ad-
mitted. great amount of literary trash
whose presence is proclamation to this
beautiful temple of literature. Con-
eerhlng the tons and tons Of this worth
less and worse than worthless stuff a
writer in the Washington Post says:
Ifls. too, is increasing every day. and
much more rapidly than better mat
ter. The copyright law requires every
| applicant to deposit two copies of book
, pamphlet. or other output with the Ii.
prar';tr "f Congress. Unlike the gods
mills, our authors. both professiona
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Maine Weather.
(BalgOr NeMs.)

Ni1ohSol ->cNS'J
Nobody can appreciate what Il big
State Maine is until he understands
the different varieties of weather which
are placed on exhibition in various.
sections of the state at the same time
Naturally, the weather of Maine Is
giving continuous performances i'll all
parts of the State at the same time.
There may be one brand of weather at
Fort Kent and another at Kittery,
while sandWiched in between the two
extremes. there are probably from two
to six half-breeds and crosses and mix
lures, which are not defined i'll any of
the regular weather herd books, but
which possess traits in common to both
the marked types. Now, last Wcdnes-
day morning we had plenty of weather
right here i'll eastern Maine. Down i'll
Calais and Machias it rained hard and
furious for some time. Here i'll Ban
gor we had a damp snow during Tues
day night, which had not ceased at
sunrise, and which performed a good
service for the highways by covering
the bare spots and making uniform
good sleighing, the Very first we have
had at this end Of the year. Furt her
lItllll-lll upper IeliObStol equity anu
beyond-thcre was a good snOwstorm.
which added to the dep,h of the coat
ing on the roads and i'll the woods.
making il almost certain that there
will be plenty of shedding for months.
Naturally, the moving cause of the
variation was nearnesS to or the re-
motencss from the Atlantic ocean.
Down among the shore towns of Wash
ington county the breath of the big
Atlantic which was still warm and
filled with the genial temperature of
southern seas bloNed inland and
warmed the storm clouds. 50 the frozen
vapors were thawed and the snow vas
turned to rain. But the further one
went back from the ocean the colder
the climate became. In Bangor the
crystals were thawed a bit. but not
enough to produce rain or sleet. Still
further to the north the snow came
down in its crystalline form. untouched
by the gales which swept from tropic
seas.
Potentially Maine does not seem a
big State. We have but four represent
tatiVeS i'll congress. while little MaSsa-
chusetts has thirteen. our factories
are not big or numerous. Our popula
ton is dispersed over wide areas. A
great portion Of our territory is still
clad in forests, Wnere tn" wild hdrcS
roam at will. and where imaginative
citizens fancy wolves and caribou
abide Though M&inc has an honored
past and hopeful NOW. whatever Of
grandeur or glory that belongs IL
Maine is in the future-in the near
future, let US hope. But in spite Of our
handicaps in several dircC tions. Maine
is well supplied with weather. Old
Probability does not do US justicc-he
never did and never cantor dear old
Maine. sweet old Maine has more real
unadulterattd weather g. the square
mile than any other State in the unIun
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

Ia our correction Of yesterday regard
inE the mistake ina headline which
made il appear that the Metropolitan
Life Insurance co. had elected new ofIi-
Gers when such was not in fact the
dcutiil Life Insurance Company which
NaS also named by the same mistake
:ts having n"w officers. While the con-
parent it is only Just to say for the
brncft of any VINO may have failed to
rad it, that no new officers have beer
elected in the Prudential the old ones
continuing to serve without the slight
est suggestion Of any change.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

Here it is less than two weeks to
'mist-ias and the country not yet in
fnrlnci ho" much the Rhode Island
ulkcy weighs that is to be sent to the
president. What do the press corTe-
spnndonts imagine they are for, any
Way. Kansas City Journal.
l. is not often that this Kansas editor
is caught mapping, for he is one Of the
brichtcst and most wide-awake in the
bus!ness. This time. however. he is
nearly q month behind the procession.
Il is 4 Thanksgiving turkey and not !,
Christmas bird which is annually
shipped from Rhode Island to tn,
White House. This year. we believe. il
was announced that the turkey weigh
cd 81 pounds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

communication with st. Petersburg
appears to be on and off. II is quite
safe to assume. however. that it will
BE- :; long time before full under
standing Of the horrors now prevailing
known 20 the world if indeed they ever
,r. Those which have thus far been
revealed, however, MAY we'll serve as
examples of Russian civilization and
PROV" tho truth Of tn: Old adage that
10 scratch i Russian is to find a Tar
f.ll.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

TIE people of South Carolina have
hon"rtd the memory Of Editor Con
zll"s of the Columbia state by erecting
& lofty and beautiful monument which
was unveiled with elaborate public
exercises last week in the presence OF
thousands Of people. Mr. Gonzales, it
will he recalled, was shot in cold blood
on the street in 1903 by Lieutenant
Governor Tillman because his political
conduct had been adversely comment
eli upon in the State. To the eternal
disgrace of South Carolina. the mur-
dcr"r WAS unpunished by the courts,
MS political influence being enough in
That corrupt commonwealth to save
him. Public feeling was wholly with
the murdered editor and this stately
monument was erected in Columbia
by Il spontaneous public subscription.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

The report Of Postmaster General
'ortclyou makes it plain that the de-
rartneiit hRs been much more active
of late in preventing the illegal use
of the malls. There were 1sl fraud
orders in 1908, 16I in 1904. and Az i,
1895. an output nearly trebled in ,bree
Years, AS the postmaster-genera, sars
III his report. this does not mean ,b.,
there has been a corresponding j.,
crease in the number of lotteries ard
fraudulent schemes operated tbr,,a,
'he mails. for there has been a par,,ot
i"iiihs of in such enterprises 5,,r;,,
''ie iast few Years. 1t is duo = ~,
increased vigilance of the pos,oaa,
department and the. broader apn,;.a,,o,
ana more strict enforcement Of -,
statutes" This record is eni,on,I,
% 'he Credit ef>the department
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

The purchasers Of holiday goods will
be able to secure much better seicc-
ti0n and avoid the discOmforts of the
crush that always charactcriZes the
week before Christmas by making their
purchases Of holiday gifts at the earli-
est possible moment. All the stores
TOW haze in a full line Of holiday goods
;,nH Ere is nothing to be gained by Il
delay in purchasing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

when Togo Comes to Town is
theme the topical poets are already
busy upon in anticipation of the prom
ised visit 20 this country of the great
.Japanese admiral in 1906. 1t is hoped
that he does not see any of these CT
forts as otherwise the trip would be
in serious danger of being called off.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

The statement of John Sharp Will
lia.ns that Democracy's dirty linen
is being washed in Congress brings d
Washington pert paragrapher to the
front with the pat comment that THIS
is the first information that Democracy
had a change of linen.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

A big ocean liner arrived in America
from EGrope, few days ago, with a
cargo of 5000 canary birds. 1t would
certainly seem as if her voyage ought
to have been a harmonious one.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

a shrinkage in the worlds wafer s,1ppIv
has been predicted by NJ Martel. the
French explorer of caves. in "a lecture.
Thr4ush the erosion and corrosion of the
ehtth surface: ne sent the wafer level
is hrir% continually lowered. and unles,
in"iSor'S Tor preventing this We're adopt 1
cd. a large part Of tho world VIII a few
centuries hence die Of rhirs..
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20
Wednesday, December 20, 1905

Six thousand bills have been intro
duccdi into the national House of
REPRESENTATIVES to date, and the ses-
sion is still young.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

III spite of the vigorous warfare
Wagcd against the brown-tail moth it
is pleasant to observe that there is
a balance of $500 left out If the ap-
preparation of $1,000 made for the pres
ent YEAR.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20
ESTABLISHED, 1S2S.

No notice whatever will bs taken ef
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return OF re-
jected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEMH g. FLYNT. Puhlishers.
Augusta. Maine. ~ Il
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

When time hangs heavy OH the
hands Of a Portland Democrat H. goes
to City hall to cujoy th' sensation of
gazing on :; real live Democratic mayor.
The reports say that Mr.. Clifford is
bearing his hnnorS modcstly and much
relieved by tho fact that lie has no pa
tronaGc to dispose Of.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

Portland is to have a visit from the
divine Sarah Bcrnhardt. Jan. 20 in her
great play The Sorccrcss.'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

1t is very much of an off year for the
Maine theatres except IN the favored
cities of Portland, Lewiston and Ban
gOr
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

The Prince of Wales has made Il good
impression on the Indian rajahs by
his gun shooting. He killed his first
tiger the other day near Jaipur, on
the run with Il long shot.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20
Maine Gossip
Holiday Enthusiasm.

Bring EN- all out; on the counter display
them.
Things of strange and eccentric de-
sign,
Show US the prices; were willing to pay
them,
Thankful at last to get out Of the line
Where shoppers the bargains are eagerly
chasing.
Stepping on gowns till they're torn into
strings:
Buying queer vases with wild garish tr,tc-
ings
And all sorts Of odd and unusual things.
Bring out your purple embroidered sGS-
pcndrrs:
Bring cGt your ncckti,s with stripes
that diSn;dy:
This is thr season of JOY FOR tic vcnd"rs.
OGcr til" goods and the Trc" We VIII
pay.
Show those cigars that are pallid and yell
low:
Don't br afraid Of producing your
wares.
Kris KrnGio. you know. is jolly su"al
fellow.
It's all merry Christmas and nobody
cares.
Washington Star.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

appears to be redundant. ''Of course.
one might comment. 1T is the old
men who die" But it has Il meaning.
The old men of America are dying off
suddenly and without warning. The
men between 50 and 20 die faster
than the average demands. They die
because they have had no let-up any
where.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

Aroostook wants IL United States
commissioner. What is more Sl" is
making Il bid to have oMr. II is rath-
cr odd that the county. which presents
the longest border line in the State,
should not have a commissioners. Such
in the case. No county in Maine fur
lniShcS 50 much business for the United
States commissioners as does Aroos-
took. For this reason the people up
there feel that they should have such
an offer. There are three commission
| crS now in the State located respective
| Iy at Bangor. Augusta and Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

The days are shortest now-and so
are the people who have done their
Christmas shopping.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

Bangor has surrendered uncOndition-
ally 10 the visiting Patrons.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page
who are spending the winter abroad
have sent cablegram announcing the
usual Christmas festival to be given
the children of York. This is the fifth
annual event of it's kind. Mr.. and Mrs.
Page who We're the orignators of the
festival, and Il few of their friends con-
tributing each year sum of money
to be expended in this happy way for
the children Of their summer place of
residence.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

wy Nouid Pc''iplS S't uiSSliS Solu
There are COWS and cows but it will
be some time before one is heard from
that shows so much wit as a five-ycar-
old owned by V. A. Spearin Of Monroe.
This bovine spends her spare moments
in manufacturing spheres of compress
hay which bears the closest resem-
bIance to footballs. Mr.. Spearin
brought one Of these balls into
the Bangor Commercial Office Fri
| day and wished the inquiry
to be made if anybody else owns
a COW who carries on football man.
ufactory. The ball brought into the
Commercial office by Mr. Spearn is
some ten inches by eight and is COM
posed of short bits of hay pressed very
| firmly together so that it is possible To
handle it without destroying the ball
Mr.. Spearin states that the COW passes
the most of her spare time in manufac-
turing these spheres with her nose
She first breathes upon the bits OF
nay making it moist and then keeps
rolling it together until il becomes
compact. She works away steadily
until the mass is smooth and round
and then, satisfied with the result at
tanned. pushes the ball to one side in
her stall and commences another. Mr.
Spearin was unable to explain the
phenomenon unless the explanation la ,
in the fact that the COW Originated
lfro:n tn" University of Maine herei anf
lottii'S ler residence there had become
thoroughly impregnated with the foot.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20

The Rumford Falls Times suggests
that the people living in the vicin-
ty Of Byron hold their property as
some of the farms are supposed to be
IL gold belt" The Maine Woods
says that while there is no question 1T
all but there is considerable gold
around Byron it has an idea that the
people in that vicinity can make more
money taking summer bOarders than
they could possibly get digging gold
Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-20
lENVOI.

Now. hlIrrah for feast-dav npw,
Cometh again tic Christmas cheer.
Hang the tree with another crew
10 lolio" the toys of yesteryear.
Puck.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-03-25
This is a Snap

$3.50 will buy u ueat little home
on Second street, a we'll bailt,
two room, plastsred house, city
water. corner lot.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-03-25
ErrECrIvE plan or INSPECTION,
state Livestock Sanitary Commission Or
ganizss and Outlines Campaign.

state Livestock Sanitary Commission Or
ganizss and Outlines Campaign.
The state livestock sanitary com
mission met in the office Of DR..
Noble, state veterinarian, and organ
ized by eleeting Fred W. Gooding
Of Shoshone, president The cleo
tion Of a secretary was deferred.
Prior TO the formal meeting Of the
commission, Colonel Hiekox of the
national bureau Of livestock industry
conferred with the members on mat
tiers of mutual interest. A thorough
understanding in regard to method
Of procedure was reached and the
state and federal authorities will
work IN harmony for the hstteTment
Of the livestock industry says the
Idaho Statesman.
All sheep shipped out of the state
hereafter must be dipped under the
supervision of a federal inspector or
in accordance with federal regula-
tiOns. In this work the state and
federal inspectors will cooperate
Should ii be found impractical to
have federal inspector ON the
ground when dipping is in progress,
the work will be supervised by a state
inspector and latter passed upon by
the federal authorities. A clean bill
of health will be issued after proper
dipping and without this bill no
owner can ship a single head OF sheep
beyond the boundaries of the state.
The primary purpose of the COM
mission 10 to stamp out sheep scab
and under the regulations to be fol
lowed there il every reason to believe
that the Idaho fiocks will soon be rid
Of this disease.
DR.. John Mckinney is to have
charge OF the federal inspectors, For
the present four Of these inspectors
will be employed, the number being
increased IS requirements demand.
When dipping is in full blast about
20 federal inspectors will be engage d
In the work Of supervision.
At the meeting tine commission de-
eided upon the appoiutment Of a
number OF state inspectors.
Colonel Hiekox left for Salt Lake
after the meeting we'll satisfied with
the result Of his visit 10 Boise. He
will maintain an office in the Meriuo
block, adjoining the rooms of DR..
Noble, and his clerk will be in at
tendance permanently.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-03-25

Women are more often afflicted
with kidney disorders than men, but
attribute the symptoms to diseases
peculiar to their sex, while in reality
the kidneys are derpnged. Nervous
ness, headache, puffy or dark circles
under the eyes, pain in the back, are
signs Of kidney trouble that must not
be ignored, or a serious malady will
result. Ffoleys' Kidney Cure has re
stored the health Of thousands Of
weak, nervous, broken down women.
It'stOps Irregularities and strengthens
the urinary organs. 1t purifies the
blood and benefits the whole system.
For sale by the Occur d'Alene Drug
Store.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-03-25

Pains IN the back and Ioins are
the most common symptoms Of Kid
ney troubles. These pains are
mostly caused by over work, over.
exeFti0n and Worrimsnt. Men and
women alike are subject to these
pains, but relief IL quickly obtained
By using DeBell's Kidney pills.
Price 25 and so cents. Every box
warranted. For sale by the Occur a.
AIsne Drug Store.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-03-25
I. oFI.RFGENTs' MEETING.
DIR. I.'F Roach Chosen pre.idsn. 81 the
Board.

DIR. I. ,. Roach Chosen President 81 the
Board.
Boise, Idaho, March -. The
board Of regents Of the state uni
versity, at a meeting today, reorgan
lied by the election of the following
President, DIR. l. F. Roach, Boise
secretary, Mrs. W. H. Ridenbaugh.
Boise; vice president, George c.
Parkinson, Preston; treasurer. W. l..
Payne, Moscow.
One Of the subjects that received
attention was the status Of law max
ing an appropriation for a domestic
science building. 1t has been claim
ed this law was unconstitutional.
The board determined that a case
should be prepared to bring the mat
ter into the courts.
James F. Mccarthy. a member Of
the board, was appointed a committee
Of one to visit the metall1rgicaI
schools Of other surrounding states
and secure plans for a proposed met
allurgical school at Moscow, these
plans to be submitted to the board at
a later meeting.
Another question that was given
attention was the right of the board
of regents to audit its own accounts
and disburse funds. The board has
always done this. This right, how
ever, has been challenged and the
board will now have the matter pass
cd upon by its attorneys
A chair Of history was established
and Professor Hume was made assoc.
late professor of history and will
occupy the chair.
President Roach appointed Mr..
Parkinson to serve az a mem Der OF
the executive committee, Of which
the president and secretary are the
other members.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-03-25
as a matter of course

you want to own house or at least
a lot in the growing city of Occur
d Alene. If you will come in and
talk it over-tell US what You want,
we may be able to help you get it.
Here are a few of our
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-03-25
Special Bargains.

Lots fronting on either side of
Fourth street. Krotzer aud Reld'a al q.
dition; also some splendid residence
property same street Fourth street
10 one Of our coming streets safe
Investments Look them over.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-03-25
Bargains in any Part OF
the City

Or nov additions Lots range In
price for residence locations. from
sos to $3.50. Residence corner lots
range from s125 10 5jaa. business
corners from $500 10 BiauO aud up
one to ton acre lots close In, viii seIl
from ESQ to 800 TO 1850 per acre.
Lot ns show yon what Me harn.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-03-25
No Better Investment.

SZ, zoo takes segeu room house,
one and one halt stories. ali new
and plastered, three Clothes
closets, bath room, nue collar,
stone foundation. two large luta
on corner, beautiful south and
east frantnRe. worry cIn.e ~