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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-08
FRANC AND FRANKLIN.
The Honors Paid to an Alien Citizen
by Her People,.

The HonOrs Paid to an Alien Citizen
by Her People.
To the sight of the world Franklin
came as the agent Of certain revolted
colonies of England to seek material
aid to sustain the hard pushed rebel
lion, but to the enlightened eye of his
tory he is an envoy from the new world
to the old, addressing to Its half awak-
ened heart and conscience the soul
stirring invitation to be free. No filter
choice was ever made by any nation In
any age. There was too heavy a sea
running to have any Incompetence on
the quarter deck.
An interest which we can scarcely
comprehend was taken in that day in
natural science. Franklin was by uni
versal consent the greatest natural
philosopher OF his time. He was hailed
as the confidant of nature, the play
mate Of lightning. a Prometheus IN
punished. The brightest constructive
and critical energies of the best minds
were devoted to the solution Of politi-
cal problems. and here, they said, was a
man who had founded many states up
on the principles OF abstract justice
and had consolidated them at last
into a superb model republic. for this
hasty generalization had seized the for
eign mind. always too apt to regard
leaders instead of masses. and 1t was
long before the millions Of Americans
got their due abroad.
Thus 1t came that the great heart Of
liberal France went out at once in a
quick rush of welcome to Franklin. He
was the point that attracted the over
charged electricity OF that vast and
stormy mass Of active thought. He be-
came the talk of the town. They made
songs about him. They published more
than $50 engravings Of him, 70 that his
fur cap and spectacles became as IA
miliar as the face Of the king on the
louis dor. The pit rose when he en-
tered a theater. These are not trivial
details. Those spontaneous honors paid
to an alien citizen by a people 10 long
the victims OF degrading tutelage show
ed the progress they had made toward
liberty. In honoring him they honored
themselves. They vaguely felt he was
lighting their battle. They read In his
serene and noble countenance the
promise Of better times.-John Hays
franklin In France In Century.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-08
LOngswOrth


Mr.. Longsworth promptly
declined the congratulations
extended by the anti -imperialism on
his Philippines speech, and says the
Filipino may have to wait for gen
eratious before becoming hit to
govern themselves. This is a world
r4bufs for the poor aunt es.
Representatfye Williams, of Mis-
sippi. introduced a bill in the
national house of representatives. Fri
day preventing common carriers from
acceptipg any shipments Of liquor
where the carrier must collect the
purchase price to complete the sale
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60, NJ Ga. r,rtc c,,
te-o - 1880 : dead
e ,irht,, +u.o voars He
t.la f. i l-ooaost of any most.
.ho ro;tad Statss whom
consecutive years are concerned. At
the St. Louis and Chicago exposi-
tions ne received the honor of being
the oldest postmaster in he country.
He has twice been a candidate for
the office of governor of the state.
.ho4 I,doo CamnhoI1 of
na.o uo uaitoJ on h, dole
4ar tbo ;nsrrcont
IA urood % ha ono of
a. a,ndiaotos g., oonoross Tha
.ondod ~ thom ooa
hiubmindod and fair man who would
uala On evcolIe,t candidate and =
fine official. He declined to 90 into
the race under insuroent endorse
ment and now he is beino talked Of
NV these same neonIe as a ft man
for "~treason. stategems and crimes. y
p,.. di.,atoha s,ata 4h,4 49,
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-08

"Yes. sir" said the soldierly looking
man, II have spent fifteen years Of
my life In the service Of my country"
$50 have l." volunteered the low
browed individual offering his hand.
what were yon in forT"-Houston
Post.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-08

The Missus-Mary Ann. please ex-
plain to me how 1t Is that I saw you
kissing . young man In the kitchen last
nisht. The Maid-Sure. l dunno how It
y. ma'am. onless yez were lookin'
through the keyhole.-Cleveland Lead
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-08
CURRENT EVENTS.
stolen from the Exchanges that
Come 30 Our Table.

coal Oils,
Another cold wave? Wen, only
six months more Of winter, that's
some comfort.
Castro awaits the advance Of the
French navy frcHI an eminence about
thirty miles inland.
As FAR as heard from, publicity
seems to be an exceedingly useful
weapon against grating.
The senate has passed the bill
authorizing the election Of a dele
gate in congress from Alaska.
Also, just think what a winter this
will be to talk about when You get
into the Oldest Inhabitant class.
The senate is said to be convinced
that it is saving the republic. How
differently people look at things.
Good politics as a steady thing is
favorable tc longevity. Vermont
has fourteen living ex- governors.
With his eye on the future Uncle
Russell Sage notes that agood straw
hat can now be bought for 80 cents.
A big Cullinan diamond just
found in South Africa is quoted at
45,000,000. W. would not give it.
An Alaska glacier is moving at
the rate of two miles a year, but
unlike the senate it never goes back
ward,
The most widely known politi-
clans in Great Britain seem to be
Campbell Zimmerman and Arthur
also-ran.
Reforming football in the winter
is like making a garden before
spring. The work goes forward
prodigiously.
An Illinois woman named JOY has
given birth to a sixth pair Of twins.
This indicates that Joys, like some
things, never come singly.
When Mr.. Balfour taught the
British voter the theory Of
retaliation he did not expect to have
it practiced on himself first.
%Stuyvesant Fish declares there has
been too much reckless r~ailroading
in this country. Yes, and not
enough of the wreckless kind.
Ten years ago this week Tillman
pitchforked Cleveland and Carlisle.
1t was his first appearance and gave
him a national reputation such as
it was.s
Mrs. Yerkes, as a SO year-old
old widow, is excusable for not
waiting out the customary year of
mourning before taking another hus-
band.
Upton wants to try for the Ameri
can cup again. If those Englishmen
were as clever as they are preserve
ing, the cup might be in some
danger.
The New York Sun tells Of a
wounded financier who refused to
allow the surgeons to probe for the
bullet because he was sick of inves-
LEGATIONS.
The fighting between church and
state in France makes us congratu-
late ourselves that America has
solved at least one question just
about right.
a south dakota man Is sald 10 be
getting rich through the proceeds cf
: skunk farm. This seems like a
. approach to tainted money, II
there is such a thing.
Louis Becker, member Of the firm
OF Becker a Degen, live stock brok-
ers at the Sioux City stock yards, is
under arrest on the charged Of embez-
zling 1920 from a client.
Altogether we have contributed
100000 to the Chicago univer-
-sity, which Rockefeller took from us
= handed over. He gets the credit
--the people pay the bills.
Governor Elrod was one Of six
governors Of states who took part in
~ II . t| lxI+& #1 eNtXU $500
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-08

Colonel Mann admits that he
returned some Of the money Dor
rowed, but does not tell why. Per
haps that is what he is asking him
self.
Ex President Cleveland pleads
with the doctors to tell us what is
the matter with us. If the doctor
doesn't know a good, round mouth
filling Latin derivative is often a
great comfort
Poultry Bigelow refuses to dis
close the names Of his informants
in the canal controversy, fearing
that harm might come to them. He
has no ~hesitancy, however, is using
the information to harm a third
party.
An official report submitted to the
diet shows that the actual outlay of
the japanese for the war, from the
beginning Of hostilities to their end
in September last, was, for the army
95,O0O,6OO and for the navy $50,
100000.
The beef trust is claiming immun-
ity from prosecution by virtue of a
promise made by Commissioners
Garfield. 1t should be remembered
that Mr.. Garfield was young then,
and that then he took a rather vealy
view Of trust matters.
Sioux Falls wanted the state fire
mems tournament and got it. The
dates were placed later than the
republican State convention, so there
might not be any cold water prema
turely poured on the hopes Of the
insurgents candidates.
San Francisco's exhibition in 1913
will be called THE Pacific Ocean
Exposition" and is to be a display
OF arts, industries, manufactures and
products Of tie soil, mine, forest and
sea, Ia that climate the show can
remain open through the winter.
More and more men are finding
out the intrinsic value of a small
piece Of land intensiveIy cultivated
an aid to the support of a family.
1t is really surprising what a little
piece of land can be made to pro-
under an intelligent cultivation.
As formulated in the house com
mittee on pensions, the annual pen
sion bill carries an expenditure of
500, which is about $1,000
600 more than the current years
appropriation. The report shows
that there are now 9SS,441 pension
ers on the rolls.
A recent estimate places the total
Roman Catholic population of the
United States at 12,651,244 or an
increase Of 1S0,151 over a year ago
the total number of churches is H.
Sl4, and the number of children
attending parochial schools has
increased to 1,066,207. The num-
Der of schools is 1921, and there are
500 colleges or seminaries.
This is the season Of year when
the big catalogue houses get in theil
fine work by flooding the country
with literature. Many merchants
think it does does not pay to adver.
tise during the dull season but the
cataloguers feel differently about il
and know that at present people
have time to read, and as a conse.
quence are doing a rafting business
Most anyone can do a good business
when there rs plenty Of business t.
be done.
A remarkable railway, one of the
wonders of Peru, is that which runs
from Callao to the gold fields o.
Cerro de- acco. Beginning at Cal
lao, it ascends the narrow valley o
the Rimao, rising nearly 5000 fee
in the first forty-six miles. Thence
it goes through the intricate gorges
of the Sierras till it tunnels tn,
Andes at an altitude of 15,645 feet
the highest point in the world wher,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-08

n.
%inta ralnnarH,. harl.n
AT Poiilry sh"" IN Boston iaat
"eeA d 2 SOFA ioI ''o' an PoH'.
lcal economy SIZE c~onSloefeu' tht
neu mas strong sroun'7 o cl"lll'h-
In the senate the other day Sen.
ator Gilman located the Bermuda
Islands IN the Gut OF Mexico
That about as near light as the
senator's views q the president
were
"A laboring ma who cheats hs
employer by shrinking his duty IS
thief and the labor union that
upholds him IS a school Of thievery,
said Archbishop keane in a recent
ADDRESS
Arkansas has just indicted live
members Of its legislature for hood
ling. California has two OF its state
senators in for ten years Tor the
same crime, We are living IN a
sr"nu a"i"i "nle'
Ohio is preparing to put IN force
an anti-cigaret law similar to that
enacted in Indiana. This VIII be a
decided blow to the people VINO
inlet their atmospheric limourSef
III ae'ioh Gen VICE. 20"
uho 'hfee "uiea' anu 'ne "oi
ne roue were M sixteen ''uie
was = seHei a. i''i' e0
niniseii 10" q "s"' vas 7o"7'
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o,s ana rood sh,,r
v,.u
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The Filipinos were tremendously
worked up by the circulation of a
lalse report that the United states
was negotiating the sale OF the
islands to.Japan. The flllpplnos are
beginning to enjoy our "oppres-
1t looks as though the packers
had obtained Mr.. Garfeld's promise
protect them from the horrid
attorney general and then showed
him a set of books arranged in antic-
patton OF such a promise being
obtained.
Congress has decided that it has
about enough on it's hands and will
not tackle insurance refarm at this
session. The state governments
working together have an oppor-
to prove what can be done
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-19
EDUCATIONAL CHAT.

The Pennington schools have closed
for 4 three weeks vacation. The Win
ter term will open Monday, Dec. 3d.
Portland is looking forward to visit
from the 800 English schooltcachcrs,
who are to make Il tour of the United
States for the purpose Of studying the
| methods Of teaching in this country.
Grant Pierce. submastcr in the
Westhrook High school has rendered
his resignation to take effect at the be
ginning Of the year. which would he
the close of the present term or al
once if a successor is found
Mis-" Emily c. Atkinson teacher in
| the Biddeford public schools, has ten
dorcd her resignation to Superintendent
| Gould, TO take effect at once. Miss
| Jessie Lunt has been engaged to act as
teacher at the Birch street first prim-
| AIRY school in place of Miss Atkinson.
The High school in Phillips has be
gun @ftcr another vacation Of Il little
| over iwo weeks. Unless the diph-
iberia breaks out again. which seems
| hardly probable unless it is brought in
| from outside as the schoolhousc has
| been thoroughly fumigated, school will
| continue, with ~ short vacation at
Christmas. until into March.
Tho cooking department in connec-
tion with the manual training school at
| Bangor has resumed work. Miss Kate
Weber, VIII" was in charge last year
will again AIT rs instructor. The
| courses arg given in the upper part Of
| the Abbot Spuar" High school build
inE. which is devoted t. manual train
ing. There are over 100 pupils in the
| course
There are NOW 200 pupils in the
| Eiddcfnrd evening school. This is
| tho largest number that has ever at
| tended the school ami il is also the
| best class Of students that has ever
been enrolled. The winter season in
| the night school promises to be the
| most successful that it has ever had.
| Til" interest i'll the school ana the
attendance show that there is a very
| strong demand for such an institu-
| ti"n in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-19

NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

In line with up-to-datc railroads I'LL
over the country the Maine tcatra,
railroad has crcctCl automatic electric
S"maphorc block signals; on its line be
tween Bangor ana DldtoWn for the
better protection Of its patrons, GIN
pIoycs and property. These block Sig
mails have been in course of inStalla-
tion for several months and were COM
plcted and went into US" for the first
time a week ago. The system has not
been in use long enough to really show
its true merits but it is expected to
prove Il success us it has in all other
parts Of the country where it is il
vogue.
4 new railroad station is To be erect :
Cd At North Berwick. According to the
plans Of Architect BisScll Of the BnS-
ton 4 mime railroad, the station is to
nc modern structure. 26X2I feet ana
equipped with modern heating ;lppara-
tus II is to b" built on the Site If thu.
present station and during its con-
StrucIion til" uld station is to bc NOV
ca back a Sufficient distance To allow
the work [" DO carried on and viii H.
used until the ncW station is completed.
Tn" job il 10 Ne one of tho rush o.
der. sine" TIM contract will Inuuir' it,
beng completed IN Dee. -, r"Xt. TN"
now station will cost, j; i :;.jl about
5000.
G. y. Hayes, tho Gnrham Station
agent. has been awarded the prize Of
fcrcd this season by the Boston AMI
Maine Il. T. for the best kept station
and grounds on the line Of the W. =.
ana L. Division. This is the sixth con-
S"cutivc year that Gorham station has
received this prize. The tropical plants
in the large bay window az the station
attract much attention and excite fay
orablc comment. The leaves Of the
Mammoth Banana plant, which has
been in Mr.. Hayes possession for Il
half dozen years. average four feet in
length. and are about II inches wide.
The Fan palm is a beauty. and snr,e
IF its leaves measure two feet in width.
The largest century plant in the col
lection, Mr.. Hayes has had for l.
years. and it was Il good sized plant
when it became the property of the
present owner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-19
MAINE PEOPLE.

Portland society j.; interested i'll the
engagement which WAS announced last
week Of j. IIonkinS Smith If New
York ana Miss Pauline Morton, former
$rcrrtary Of the navy. Mr.. Smith is
til" son Of Mr.. ana Mrs. James
Hopkins Smith. ana formerly lived il
Portland. His mother WAS Miss
Fannie Gondcn"W. ana i niece # the
late Judge Howard. whose residence is
uow known as the orphan asylum
The Smiths live in Now York. hut
spend their summers at Falmouth
ForcSidc
Maine friends Of Rev Minot J.
Savage. Of New York. will regret to
learn that on account Of the unsettled
condition Of his health, both mentally
ana physically. he has hcnn placed in a
private sanitorium for treatment. Dr
Savage resigned last February rs
pastor Of the Church Of the Messiah
New York. ana went to California
where he remained for several months
hut his health, showing no improve
ment there he came to the home of his
son-ia-law. Rev. Ninot q. Simons OF
Cleveland. O.. recently and has been
there since. DR.. Savage is native OF
Maine. He was born in Norridgewock
in 1S41. and graduated from tho
Bangor Theological Seminary in 1864.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-19
CONCERNING ACCIDENTS.


George E"lStrldSe' ~ ti'N"'i ~
employ" in flE'irS Shl'lEl' tn'' !"
o,,,,,,;,, j, several fingers waS
necessary
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Ill IT'LL, ,,.,,. I'LL, ,,,.I hr.,k
,'',, III, ,,,,,,, III, AN di.rlaciur
In ,L,nuldnr II u.as feared Mat yhc
,,so received internal Injuries.
Leroy fiai'' - ii'"i'', II"
1urcd III RUNWAY ''''''" n
ton the "'h''r u'N III NH
'"'h'"'i"u ii''''''i. - IN
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO MAINE READERS
IN THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD.

The Grange starch factory at
Caribou has finished grinding, having
used over 10000 barrels of potaroeS
A new addition is being built on
No. mill OF the Sanford Mills which
will pc 10 feet long by so feet wlde-
| This will be three stories in height. the
| same as the mill, and will be used Tor
| spinning.
| The Androscoggin Pulp Company at
South Windham has during the past
" eek been unloading large ca-So ol
| coal amounting to about l.soc TONS
About 30 men are employed in the un-
loading.
John Whalan. a Calais boat builder,
has an order for the construction OF
IA kacfo lake boat at NanccbOrO.
This boat will be used for towing logs
on Chipednec lake. and will be over
is feet long.
Millinockct is to have a new brass
and iron foundry. Z. +. AylinG and +
J. Corrigan of Berlin, y. H., have be-
gun the erection of a building for that
purpose, which will be 30x4O feet with
20 foot posts. 1t is expected that the
building will be completed in about
three weeks ana that the work in the
brass department will begin then
while the iron work will Tot commence
before next spring. When both de-
partnients are busy the foundry will
give employment to about II men.
m. oid r-rvo x.,Jur ain I.v.i.,o,
,nn lsdn..t Nil j., ~ ,it,, Yin .nnn -.
, thinr III TIL ,,,.t i i nrn,,o.od =,
| .I,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-19
MAINE LIBRARIES AND LIBRA
RAMS.

II i oxnected that the new library
,ui1din~ AT Madison will be opened for
business about Dec. l.
4 drama will be given at Jonesport
rittir 4 few weeks for the benefit of
the bubble library.
Miss Alice b. knight, who has re-
car.1v resigned her position as librarian
IN Paris. will spend the winter at ia
maica Plains, Mass
Tho location Of the public library at
Fastnort has recently been changed
from the Bank building to Memorial
hall.
\ recent acquisition to the Bucklield
nublic library is picture of the birth
Mace of Zadoc Long i'll Middleboro.
Mass. The framing of this picture was
the handiwork of its donor, Hon. John
d. Long.
The Prospect Harbor village library
has lately acquired a number Of new
hook; Mrs. f.. G.. Abbott Of Portland
who is much interested in its welfare,
has presented several volumes and
through her efforts Il dozen or two
were bought at reduced rat $.
on Saturday. Nov. Sd, more books
were taken out the Belfast Free Lii
brary than on any one day since Feb
ruary 49, 1906 Friday. Ncv. 18th, 10f
hooks were sent out. which is an excep-
tionallv large number for that day.
During the month of october, Is new
cards were issued.
At the Thompson Free library in
Dover. the following books are said to
be in great demand: "Coniston," Win
ston Churchill: Lady Bobs," j. Chap
lin: Little Stories of CourtShip and
Little Stories of Married Life by
Mary Stewart Cutting; Indifference of
Juliet" Grace S. Richmond; Lady in
Waiting" c. w. Savage: ''Truth About
Tona." Bertha Runklc; "On the Field
Of Glory" II. Sienkiwicz; "DiVinC
Fire" Mr.. Sinclair; "Animal Heroes,
T.. seton Thompscn; "SaGc Irush Par
sou" A. T.. Ward; "IIou>e of Mirth,
Edith Wharton; "Yolanda," Charles
Major.
George Il. Merton, 4 wealthy Eng
lishraan who came to Pressure Isle
some 10 years tSo anu Pun
farm about mile from the village has
gathered quite a large library during
| that time. Mr.. Merton is constant
reader and purchases such books as nc
wishes to read. and during his resi-
dcncc there the books that have been
thrown into pile on his attic flooi
doubt less number somewhere from l,0o'
| to | 800 volumes. As Mir. Merton is q
| highly educated man, Il good lecturer
and Il fine singer. it is quite probable
| that his collection of books is of a high
class. 1t is suggested that an effort be
made to secure the books Tor inc pun
| lie library and rescue them from thi
| hcap now to be seen i'll his attic. Al
present Mr.. Merton is on Il visit L
| England.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-19

freight ana passenger rates, in con-
sequence. have decreased. no change
has been mad" i'll til" rate 81 railway
mail compensation, nor has Congress
even repealed that provision III tn" tx
isting law which enables tn" Railroad
companies to continue to exact In am
Eual rental amounting now to mor..
than $4,000, 900 fnr the use Of ours in
which TIL" mail they 'rc paid to carry
is transported" Again, il costs the
Government between $6,oo0,nGo ana
$1,on0.oOo Il year u carry its empty
sacks ami pouches back to til" great
central offices nevertheless, railroads;
max" 40 charge 10 Il private shipper
for returning his complies" DR..
Ptcifcr made Il forccfuI comparison Of
rates charged for transporting mail
and those charged fer carrying
passengers:
The rate for mail in two hundred
pound lots is Sill Ter ton pcr mile.
while that IF 4 SinsI" passenger anu
bHgga2" at The full rate is three cents
Ter mii", which would Yield aplirnxI-
matcly only thirty cents per ton Der
mile. and tn" low communication pas
scnGcr rate would h. only three cents
pcr ton r"r mile. It should bo
born" in mind that 10 railroad
company is required to put on
extra trains for carrying small
quantity Of mail. MI THAT is rcauirnd
is that it shall carry the nlil On tn,
trains which il would operate anyway
fcr the benefit Of the passenger service.
tn" ,,aN IL gets for carrying the mail is
50 much additional revenue, with but
little extra cx,,cnsc."
Ill, idea in establishing the rate Of
one cent pound for newspapers ana
periodicals WIS to render as chcap as
possible the circulation Of literature.
learning and news, whose dissemina-
ton was not only helpful to the indi-
Vicuais, but cxalting to the national
standards. Newspaper publication is
already figured on such a narrow mar
gin that an Increase in the one-ccnt
postage rate would mean. perforce, an
increase in subscription rates or, else,
newspapers. 1t is clear that they are
being made the victims of avaricious,
selfish interests, on the one hand. ana
bad logic, on the other. The dead
head service extended to tons Of use
less government publications annually
and the aosu'dly high pay given the
railroads are the main evils They
should be attended to, first Of all.