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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
Christmas GIVING.

AS usual at this season of the year
there arise numerous preachers and
editors in various parts of the land to
assert that the exchange of Christmas
gifts has assumed such proportions
and is carried on under such conditions
that in many respects the Christmas
holiday is a curse rather than a bles-
sing to the world Of course they are
wrong in the matter. The people who
talk this way and make such state
ments without qualification or ex-
planation are doubtless lonesome and
homeless old bachelors who have
grown pessimistic and sour as they
travel down the western slope.
Yet it is not to be honestly denied
that much Of the true Christmas
spirit has in many instances been
prostituted to sordid and selfish uses
No doubt many people indulge in fool
iish extravaganza in the matter of
holiday gifts. There is everything
l
old custom of spreading good cheer
and happiness at this holiday season,
and the giving of Christmas remem-
brances to friends and loved ones has
grown to be an inseparable part of this
| custom. Yet Christmas giving, like all
other good things is capable of excess
and abuse and it should be in mOdera-
ton and in proportion to the resources
of the giver. 1t is the spirit of the gift
that counts, not the amount of money
which it costs, and all recipients OF
Christmas relnembrances who measure
their value by the price-mark which
they formerly bore, miss the whole
spirit of the Christmas season and arr
unworthy of being remembered viii
Christmas gifts.
| Christmas should not be mad, :
market for trade and barter. i
should by no means be made a season
for vieing with ones friends an,
neghbors in extravaganza to sratif,
a foolish pride or repay fancie,
obligation. Vanity is something yer!
foreign to the true Christmas spirit
The early Christmas ideals We're thos
of peace and good will, simplicity an,
love. and these are the best Christina
ideals today. The giving of Christina
| "Reminiscences * n h,.tutifuI ,.uSt,r
. which we hope will never be given VI
but it should be INDUCED in Wit
sanity and moderation, or else tn
giving will result in many misgivings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
The Worlds LONGEST War,

4 few lays ago thu. newspapers pub
lished IL little cable ,..spatch IN Hnl-
land to the fleet .ilat the war nf the
Dutch against the natives for TIE pos
session of the island Of Ctlebes in the
East Indies had at last come to an end
The despatch was not given prominrn.
headlines, and very few Of thoSt. who
read it realized it's Significance yet it
is an announcement that the longest
was in the whole history of the world
waged ceaselessly. decade after de-
for no fewer than 243 years has at last
come to an end.
CelebcS is not large island. hut it
is rich in diamonds and gold, and ever
since 1868 the stout hearted but h
have been fighting in their character
istically logged fashion Will. the sa y
age natives who inhabit it. The last
| thousand of the dusky Malay tribe,
driven back foot by foot from tn
1
their final stand in a wild fastness o.,
| the topmost crag of the crater IF one
of Celebes extinct volcanoes. With it,
natural battlements Of solid rock and
up on the roof Of the world it wa
| more like an eagles erie than Il for
treSS. But the Dutch sol HERS, traiaoL
| "a, l,,t I,
the almost interminable war. pushe,
their way up the mountain sle
through the tangled tropical forest an,
ringed themselves around the crater
At last the natives surrendered. end
ing Il war of two centuries ana I: half
, When the war began. which thcs
Dutchmen have now ended, New Yorl
City was only a Dutch villa," on Man
: haitian island, the Pilgrims had bee
t in Massachusetts only a generation
: Charles III was on the thron. of Eng
land. Shakespeare was writing hi
masterpieces, and the world was jus
awakening from the long sleep of tn
| Dark Ages. Along every line I'll
1 world has made vas. progress sine
that war began. but in none nor
u than in the art of conducting warfar,
r But through all these 2i3 years, rec
i iment after regiment of soldiers an
: tribe after tribe of Malay warrior
G have butchered each QUEER on tina: lii
f tie East Indian island. The story wi
d be given but a small place in the page
d of history. but it is nevertheless,
e much interest and presents son
: striking thoughts for consideration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
SAGADAHOC
BOWDOINHAM,

Mr.. ard Mrs. Robert Hatch Of Mel
rose. Mass. are the guests of the lat
tcr'S mother. Mrs. Harry \. Given.
Mrs. Lizzie Davis Of WATERFORD.
Mass, recently made a brief visit with
Ecv. and Mrs. e. f. Gould.
\ Mission meeting was held Thurs
day afternoon ut the home of Mrs.
Samuel Dunnell
Miss Jane NJ Given was in Bath
Thursday.
Mrs. George +. Denham and son.
Richard, Lave been passing a few days
with her mother. Mrs. Ellen Nichols OF
Topsham.
The Ladies' Aid held Il pleasant
meeting ut Mrs. I.uclla Hinckleys
; Wednesday. :.
Rev. &. f.. Could Of the Baptist
church and Rev. T.. *. BEEN of thu
NJ. +. church will exchange pulpit:
Sunday afternoon.
! Miss Grace Carr Of Manchester. n
! H.. who is the guest of her uncle. Capt
F. Fl. Purinton. WAS in P"rtlHn'
Thursday.
Mrs. Arson +. NJ. Given is visii:n:
relatives in Auburn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
Protection For Women.
nHOllirrS WecklY.D

U'Ullicr's WecklY)
shall women Work in factories 1T
night? Frgland saws they shall not.
Germany SAYS the same. and France and
Austria. anG Russia. and Holland. rs do
likewise Ontario and Nic;o CiviliZa-
tinr SAYS that they shall not All these,
countries have. drastic provisions against
Il system which ruins the women Them
selves. their homes and the children
WHOM they bear. The Appellate Division
STATE. by a vote Of three Judges to two,
has decided unconstitutional n law rcgu-
latiI% the work of women b""aus" it
frrhidS their working in factories at
night TIL" decision seems 10 rest on tn.
ohsoioSc,nt theory that the constitutional
gllaranti.S Of individual liberty conflict
with IL" right 10 pass such laws for the
protection Gf tn" general health Nari-
ouS states forbid women to engage in
certain industries ut all. because the Ia
Dor is too StrrnuGuc: in Other occupations
hcraliS" the danger is too great: in others
snclI as tending bar. bccaus" tn" road 10
immortality is too straight. Some states
proceeding logically along this lln". are
making 1arHe Ill" those which the lead
ing countries Of Europe have found g
| $cnti1l 10 tn" safety of women and their
! progeny. Nich' work hr women in Zee
| tories is rr"hilsit"d bv Stat"tr in Indiana
| MasSachus"tt and Nchra ska. Viii THEN
| courts take tn" sid" Of th' Now Gorl
| three 81 Of the New York two Ant
! which view will he taken by TIL N.u
| York Court of Appeals?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22

Vermont has Il unique custom all its
own Of having its Legislature meet and
do Ks work during the fall months.
That body has now completed its bust
ness and adjourned. while in nearly
All of the other states of the Union the
legislatures will not meet until the
first of the new year. 1t is hard to
see what they have To talk about dur
ing the long winter up in Vermont
without having the progress and pros
poets Of the legislatures work to dis
CuSS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22

AS one means Of preventing its cello
bration OF the centennial of the birth
of General Robert f.. Lee from being
wholly a Southern affair, Virginia has
engaged a Massachusetts orator.
Charles Francis Adams, as one of The
leading speakers of the occasion. Mr.
Adams is "a descendant of one of Nr%
England's most famous families and a
most scholarly gentleman, but he has
acquired the habit of making scnsi-
ton when he delivers a public address.
ana it is barely possible that he will
shock the south on the occasion re-"
ferred to.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22

him, snccial energy and rcsourceiui-
,s II is characteristic of ms wh"ie
am, ,b,, he declares that he is not
content with the Communication oi MS
sentence, but that he will continue MS
.,-,,., +, become a free man. And
~, IN spite Of the success Of ms ~
,,.te 10 escape punishment. WHICH
boon, carried on for several years,
vary few people seem to have hiuci'
faith in his innocence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
journalistic Experience in Kentucky

tAIlTi.vld M"~H,'n.rr.b
y, crsSity is the pIoth"r of invention.
The limit was certainly reached Monday
:itt.ritu,.ll when tn. Messenger came out.
About the time tn. forms We're made ny
and ready 10 90 on the press a gem L.
voice WIS heard from the central office
saving, as usual There would be IL
power hat afternoon
1t then became necessary to devise
WAYS AMI means by which to get out the
paper. FOR the Mess, niger to fail IL
come ont brings sorrow to almost every
HON" in the city.
FINALLY it was decided to run the big
press with N: ice cream freezing ma
chine. The devil and every other avail
all" force in the office were pressed into
S'rVic" when the ice cream freezer start
90. and after an hours hard work
t!"lI@h papers were run off to supply til,
city cir'ulatioli.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22

There is something particularly I'M
OF horse meat as an article Of food. and
yet in several countries which have
att9ined high degree of civilization
horse meat has long been familiar
article of diet and it is even asserted
that its consumption is steadily in
creasing. In d recent debate in the
German Reichstag on the subject of
duty on foreign cattle it was declared
that the use Of hOrseflesh has incrca sed
largely Of late among the people of the
German Empire. The same informa
ton comes to us through our consular
reports. Consul McNally. of Liege. re-
ports that in Belgium. as in other
European Countries. the sale Of horse
flesh is rapidly becoming a recognized
branch of the butchering business
Many shops in Liege sell horse meat
exclusively. The consul says that
those accustomed to this food are lout
in its praise. and declare it to be Il.
pak.tahle as beef. Many persons ca
horseilesh under the impression that i
is beef. 1t sells for one-half the pric
Of beef or mutton, and this is one O
the explanations of its growing popu
larlty. The practice Of ''hippophagy
is traceable to the eighth centur,
Napoleon found that the practice wa
IN vogue in Denmark when he invade
that country in 1907.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22

A Southern paper tells US that the
Texas farmers are beginning TO Wear
tuxedo COATS and that 'TenneSs""
farmers are never seen nowadays
without a plug hat and l. cent ci-
gar" From this we are evidently to
infer that the farmers in those states
are enjoying unprecedented prosperity.
which no doubt IS true. Tuxedo coats.
plug hats and Il cent cigars are rar"-
ly used by our Maine farmers. but yet
it is a safe proposition that the farm
ers in this state would not exchange
their lot for those in Texas and Ten
nessce. They enjoy their prosperity
in other and wiser ways than that.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22

The communication of Patrick'S SEN
tcnc, to life imprisonment by Cover
nor higgins of New York is a new and
important chapter in the story of this
remarkable prisoner. His fight to
save himself from the electric chair
has been unique in the criminal annals
of the country and has attracted wide
spread interest and discussion. es-
pecially in legal circles. Patrick is Il
lawyer ana one Of great ability ana
rcsourcefulncss, and he has not only
employed every familiar device tc
POSTPONE the time of the execution OF
his sentence, but he has also invented
| several new legal bubbles to attain
, this md which had never been en-
! Il"y"d before. y" doubt the fact M,
lie vas race 10 face with death CAV,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22

The city of Lowell Massachusetts,
has been very much upset of late over
a hydrophobia scare. In one day two
men and four children We're bitten by a
mad dog on the streets. Since the
first manifestation of rabies in the city
SO suspected dogs. two cows. which
had been bitten and gone mad and one
mad cat have been killed by the police
department. Hydrnrhobia is one of
the most feared diseases in the whole
long list of the things which cause hui
man suffering and death. and such g
scare as Lowell is having is a seriou:
matter for all concerned. Certainly j
is not to be denied that it is serious
enough for the dogs of the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22

A physician says plate of hot soup
will warm and nourish man more
than six drinks Of whisky costing fif-
teen cents each. And moreover, the
plate Of soup will not cause him to buy
a wildcat gold mine or a Mexican rub
Der lantation-Louisville Courier,
Journal.
All true; but who would ever looked
for it in Col. Henry Watters"n's
uaper,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22

The fact that Boston has Demo-
cratic mayor leads the Kansas City
Journal to remark that this is "a con-
vincing demonstration of the TACT liia'
culture and crime are not irreconcli-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
maine Gossip
Under Difficulties.

~ ia world doth ring with cheer
O., merry christmas di;iwrth III
ANA spite the struggling sure, ca ,,wd
tmi tr,i.c the bargain counter c'o""'
- weary S;leSfOlk who bccoine
discouraged and Il httle si""'
i,t,.,. ~ and do the best You cah
~. inn. to love your fellow man.
lewiston i'm 1907, Waterville in l?oo'
p..,.o, in 1909 and Augusta again III
,o,o seems to be the settled prosra'"
of the State Grange.
Fog and rain and slumpy sielsii"s
ava not what is wanted for the cloSl'S
a.,vs of the Christmas trade.
,r,.,pn comes down with both feet
uron the prospective Christmas raiiieS'
but in many places the idea does l'o'
,..m tn prevail that they are a form
of gambling.
Ereeport's hen show next week. 70
% win Il. 4 record breaker. The
entries number over COO. a gam OF loo
over last year.
The fellow vino has Il tiff with ms
Girl ana ncalccts making up with h"r
! until after Christmas :" as not L"
have il present e" hny. should "''
handed Il large lfr-lik- lemon when
he does call.
| oyer 1000 people HAY" been con-
vcrt,d during the mission held III
Portland city han conducted by Gypsy
Smith. the wonderful English cvamgrl-
list. H.. now goes to Manchester. ~
IN. this being tn" only city "utsi'i" OF
EuStun ana Portland that he visits III
New England.
| Probably no school Teacher in
Nuiile-tnl few anywhere for thai
lmattr,-can boast 50 elegant winter
lcuat a. ti;.t poss,.ss,.l by +! +. tiHs"n
principal of the Paris High school. /
is of black broad cloth lined through
lout with mnrtrn skins from anma i
tratrnai IN Mr.. tilSnn himself. The
coat is q beauty and could not b.
IduIli-at,d ready made for less than
$50.
There is on exhibition i'll G. W
Cllt"rd's j"wclry store in Faith
beautiful loving cup which attract:
much attention. 1t is a sterling silver
gold lined. ana intended for Charlie
wv. Morse of New York from tn
teachers and pupils of the MnrS" HiSl
school which he so generously gaN'
the city together with an income t.
assist in running it. The cup stand
twelve inches high on an ebony bias,
and on one side is etched. by hand
likeness of th. Morse High school.
is beautifully done, the smlallr detail
| being Sen in the work. by experts !,
+ the factory where the cup was made.
While tending his travis five or 81
miles off Matinicus rock this week
, Anthony Dexter, IL member of the GREY
of the Orrs Island fishing schoonc
Albert w. Black. Captain Granvill
: johnson had Il fifteen minute blttl
:" with an enormous shark. which bot
, he and the other men of the crew dc
:. clare WAS one of the rare species {
man eating shark. supposed rarely.
ever. to stray into these water
u especially at this season of the yea
: The shark which it is estimated Wa
= about - feet long. preached the doi
Il and attacked Dexter in such mannt
as to leave no doubt that he intendt
= to kill the fisherman who was on
u saved from his perilOuS prehicamci
=, by the timely arrival of the vessel.
;. The Maine State Board Of Trade
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
Dailv kennsbec Journal
ESTABLISHED 1926

-. ...;.. whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
Tho Journal cannot be held resPon:'o''
for the preservation or return OF re-
1ected communications.
Address all communications relating &c
subscriptions and advertisements to
RI1RLEIGH & FLYNT. Publishers
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22

That church warfare over in France
furnishes a man with the best kind OF
excuse for staying at home Sunday
morning. No reasonable wife would
insist upon her husbands going 10
church when there is every prospect
that he will he arrested if found there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
A Recent Picking.
UPhilldclphia Press J

Ii il; said tlat Senator Jeff Davis, of
Arkansas. who says things Will h" do
in " wiz, II he hits thu senatorial rail
is :. product of the IN, "" South. Being
;" new. tn rrf'.rr. explains why he is 81
fresh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
Saturday, December %, 1906.

The New York dispatches say that
money is tight. Evidently started on
IFS Christmas celebration a little early.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
COUNTY NEWS
KENNEBEC.
MANCHES ST r.

Manchester Grange will hold an
apron and necktie sociablc. Thursday,
Dec. -. All ar" cordially invited to
be present ana bring aprons and neck
ties
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
Mr. and Mrs. William W. Drnham

MI. and Mrs. William ". Drnham
were in Saith Thursday.
News has been received of the mar
riagc of Ed. Coleman to Miss Virginia
Grange in West Bath.
Miss Mary :. Purinton. who came
home from Pennington on account j.
illness. has returned to school.
Mrs. Ralph Curricr and Master Fu-
do!ph Of Haverhll. Mass. ar" the
guests "f her parents, Mr.. ana Mrs.
Benz. Adams.
Rothens Douglass has gone to Boston
for the winter.
George Buher is expected home from
New York the last part OF the week
Mr. Ruker has been selling Christmas
trees in that city for G. II. chapman.
Rev. G. +, Gould and Misses Gree
Gould ana Blanche Rounds We're the
Tuesday guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. X.
Denham.
Miss Gertrude Brown Is telegraph
operator in the Lafayette. Portland.
James Lily has recently sold a 5000
wood lot. 4"
MIS-. Lou Sparks, Miss Edith Wood
Mrs. Sarah Buker and Mrs. J.. u
Small were in Por: land Tuesday To 80,
Marble Wood. VIA" is Very i'll nj til
home of Mrs. Stella Curtis.
Mrs. Amanda HAIL and son Wilbur
uessrd Tuesday in Richmond.
RICHMOND.
| Ch?ries Merrill who has been very sicf
| at his HON" Mt lC"horn. has gone IT, tn
| hospital at Augusta for treatment.
| MIR On, \, who had his hand ampuiat"t
! 1T III" Augusta hospital nhS returned
! n ,:.u in, is, c:.t, IL. AMI n" NJ Il hi.; wIt'
! VIII 81 end til" winter Nh th"n son II
| the village.
Bcni. Clark has gone 10 bingham,
where hc viii pass the winter 1T w"ri
1 IL his wood lot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22

The fellow who has a tiff with ms
girl ana nr2lccts making up with h'f
until after Christmas :" as not l"
hay. il present to hny. should h'
handed !; large lifr-lile lemon NiitiI
In, ,ln,.S call
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22

Aulrnn comes down with both feet
imam the prospective Christmas rafflts'
INT in many places the idea does i'o'
seem to prevail that they are form
of gambling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22

Fog and rain and slumpy slels'i'''s
IA what is wanted for the closing
DAYS of the Christmas trade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22
Disests What You Eat

Sold by John Coughlin, Augusta
Geane's Drug Store. Gardiner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22

over 900 people have been con-
vcrt,d during the mission held II
Portland city han conducted by GirsH
Smith. the wonderful English cvaiigrl-
ist H.. NOW goes to Manchester. \
H.. this being the only city outside /"
Boston and Portland that ne VISITS II
New England.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-22

Lewiston in 1907, WaterVi''e Ill i'o''
p,,oor in 1909 and Augusta again III
,o,o seems to be the settled program
nf The State Grange.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-01-25
EStray Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned constable of Green
Creek precinct, Idaho county, Ida
no, has in his possession at E.
Rathbone's ranch q miles north Of
Green Creek, the following de-
scribed estray animals:
red COW, white cow, l spotted
2-year old heller, l red muley cow,
l white cow and calf, l brindle 2
year old heifer, l brindle roam COW,
all branded with indistinct brands,
l sorIel horse colt no brand.
And the same will be sold accord.
ing to law on Saturday, the 9th
day Of January, 1906, at the hour
of 10 o'clock a. IN. at f. Rath-
bones farm in Green Creek pre-
cinct to the highest bidder for cash.
l.. d. HOFFMAN,,
Constable of said precinct
Dated December Is, 1905.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-01-25
Cottonwood Items.

County Auditor J. I. Overmau
spent two or three days here this
week ON business and incidentally
looking after his farm north OF
town.
Fred Erskine has been employed
by the Camas Prairie Land Com
pany to survey and plat forty.
acre tract Just east of town.
New pews are being installed in
the Catholic church this week
which will add much to it's appear
ance and convenience.
Coasting sleds are cheap now
The recent thaw caused the coast
ing fever to abate greatly.
Cyrus Overman has been in towr
for several days. having in charge
a fine horse which il on exhibition
at Hale's barn.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1906-01-25
STOCK MEN TO MEET.
Idaho County Stock AssoCia.
ton Again to the Front.

AsoSAsss W. WV Osss'
At special meeting Of the Idaho
Couny Stock Association will be
held at White Bird Wednesday,
Feb. IA, 'O6, at which every MEM
Der is requested to be present as
business of importance is to be
transacted. In the evening a neck
tie social, entertainment and grand
ball will be given. Exercises to be-
gin at nine o'clock sharp and every
lady is expected to bring a necktie.
Gentlemen receiving neckties will
be entitled to ball tickets and sup.
per. Those not securing neckt ties
can secure dance and supper ticket
for $500. Supper will be served q,
Newman's Hotel. Music will fur.
nished by Prof. McBee's orchestra
of Grangeville.
Committee on arrangements, Seth
Jones, Fred Painter, and r. P.
Nash.
Floor managers, o. B. Garfield
A. J. Bracket and Henry Elfers.
Come one, come all.
Henry Elfers, Pres.
Chas. Durham, Secy.