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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19

nice work-very Interesting. up to
certain point to her fellow-beings, put
if has its limitations. Perhaps she is
an artist. She talks color schemes AND
high lights and perspective, with heI
collier under one ear and the dust on
her tea table even more than artistlcal-
" thick; and should your features wax
rehellious she is convinced that you
have no soul.
Or she may be a musician VINO can
rnapsodiZe over naueht but harmony
and counterpoint; or business "o-
man. whose heart is tuned 70 additions
alone: or a dressmakcr whose world Is
bounded by tucks, gathers, seams and
cores 1t doesn't make any difference
what the work is. you have no right
10 let it make you narrow-to put you
into rut.
Take an interest in the special work
that your hand has found to do; dc
your hest in the circle that is special
IL yours, but don't forget there are
other things in the world; dent looH
down on the people who don't do as
you do--don't believe as you believe,
don't want the things you want.
Beware of ruts!-Washingto Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19
Get Out Of Ruts.

Women. beware Of ruts! They are
the stumbling block Of our sex-the
pittall wherein has languished many
noble aspiration, many 4 brilliant tai
emf that might otherwise have filled
Its owners life.
Oddly enough. most ruts are merely
tie result of good qualities being car
ried too far. Criminals are rarely un-
progressive along their own particular
lines; If they were they'd soon cease
to exist.
The woman who sinks into dOmes
tic rut is really the victim Of her own
sense of duty. She neglects her back
hair. wears frayed sh.elaceS and leaves
the pages of the last s.asaZinc uncut
in her determination l. make her
house a fit abode for her husband. then
defeats her own end by her lack OF
tompaniona blcncss.
There's Il woman who gets into an
| intellectual rut. She has all of Maeter-
linck's theories at her fingers ends;
she really understands the situation
at Panama; she can even do long di-
vision with six figures at pinch. Yet
after ALL she is dead failure.
nuggets of wisdom would not be less
valuable for an attractive setting. She
| cannot comprehend why Rosa Jones
who went to school with her and al
ways paid as much attention to her
stocks as she did to natural philosophy,
should be the recipient of the atten-
ton of extraordinarily cultivated men
who never seek her own society a
second time. BY and by she consoles
herself with the conviction that really
brainy women are shut off from most
companionship because their true
| worth is misunderstood. and she
sinks little deeper into the rut that
| really has been her undoing.
There's the woman who gets into a
| religious rut, and she's a most diff
cult one TO deal with. for it seems
to smack something of perseverance to
| take woman to task for saying her
prayers too much.
All the same, she's in a rut. She
| wouldn't stay home from church if the
skies fell or the cook broke her leg OF
| the head of the house developed ap-
pendicitis. She thinks it wrong to read
certain books on Sunday. and nobody
would mind If she didn't read them
| herself and would let other people
alone; but that isn't her way. She
doesn't mean to be selfish, or carping
or uncharitable. or boring, but she's
every one of these things, and more
! also. and it's all because she has got
! illlG Il rut.
| There's the woman who has got int
the rut OF. her work. 1t may be very
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19
Good Work in Delaware.

One of the most welcome things
politically which has happened thus
far this winter is the election of Henry
A. Richardson to the United States
Senate by the Republicans of the Della
ware legislature The virtue Of the
performance lies not so much in the
selection of Mr. Richardson. who is al
estimable man and respected by all for
his ability and his clean character, as
it does in the fact that his election
means the final disappearance of
Addicksism which has for many years
been such a blight upon the state.
The story of the attempts Of the
millionaire Addicks to buy his way
into the United States Senate by
wholesale corruption in Delaware is
too familiar to need repeating here.
In these attempts he was not sue
ceSsful, though he did succeed for
years in preventing anybody else from
being elected. The result of his career
has been to bring great shame upon the
name of the little state, ard it is very
gratifying to note that Delaware is
now improving on the record of the
past and returning TO the paths of
political safety and sanity
Mr.. Richardson will replace Senator
Alec. who was elected to the Senate
through the influence Of Addicks when
the latter at last realized that he could
not be elected himself. Mr.. Richard
son is not widely known to the country
i'll a political way. but he is highly
spoken of as Il business man who has
won success through honest methods
ard as man upon whose political and
private life there is not the slightes+
stain. He is a man of much wealth
hut nobody accuses him Of possessing
tainted millions. He is the head of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19
A Specialist in Many Lines.

A man of remarkable versatility was
Rev. Oliver Dyer who died in Boston
the other day at the age Of So, and
few men ever won success along
so many different lines. He was
a pioneer in stenography and was
then in turn an editor. lawyer.
clergyman and author. He was
a native of Porter, N. Y. and when
20 years old went to New York City
where he learned the Pitman method
Of stenography, then 4 new thing, and
became a teacher of it. He is said to
have organized the first class for the
study of shorthand in Boston. He
States Senate, and was then engaged
by Robert Bonner as a writer on the
New York Ledger. He studied law
and became Mr.. Bonner's legal adviser.
1t was upon Mr.. Dyer's advice that
Fanny Fern" the brilliant sister OF
Nathaniel r. Willis, was paid 800 an
article for her contributions to the
Ledger, which in that day was great
sum Mr. Dyer was an editor on the
Ledger for many years, and retired in
1892. He knew Charles ~. Dana very
we'll and contributed editorials to the
New York Sun. He became a convert
to Swedenborgianism in 1868, and was
ordained as a pastor in 1876, and later
was actively Interested in missionary
work in the wicked Five Points dis
trict of New York. 1t was Rev. Mr..
Dyer who wrote The wickedest man
in New York." paper that was widely
printed throughout the United States
He also wrote Great Senators of the
United States Forty Years Ago. THE
Life of Andrew Jackson" and The
Life of Henry w. Grady" The life
story of Mr.. Dyer is the wonderful rec
ord of a man who was a Jack-at-all-
trades and good at all Of them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19
Railroad Building in 1906.

In 1906. according to the Railway Age
which is undoubtedly the American au-
thority in its own field, there were
6.O61 miles of new railroad track laid in
the United states. This new track was
laid by 1888 lines in a states. The larg-
est amount of railroad construction for
the year was in Texas, where 7O1 miles
of new track were laid, Louisiana with
39l miles. South Dakota with 3S9 and
Nevada with 800 ranking next in order.
Tho smallest amount of new construc-
ton was in Massachusetts. where only
four and one-half miles Of new track
were laid, though Maryland did but lit
tie better, as less than nine miles were
laid there. In Maine, according to the
figures of the Railway Age, AZ miles of
new track were laid. almost exactly the
same amount as was laid in Alaska,
Arizona, Michigan, South Carolina and
Tennessee. Over half of the railroad
building of the year was in the South
crn, Gulf and Southwestern states, a
significant indication Of the general
progress being made in that part of the
union. OF course many states, eSpe-
cially these in the northeastern part of
the country have about all the railroad
track needed, while naturally in the
sections not yet fully settled and de-
veioped much more railroad building is
going on.
For purposes of state and sectional
comparison, the construction table is
given as follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19

against these destructive pests.
Through it's agent. J. Pcrley Putnam,
the society has paid out in the past
few days over 500 for moths nests.
Last Saturday was the first day on
which payments were made. For sew
eral weeks the boys, and in fact many
of their elders, have been busy gather
ing nests. Saturday beheld the first
large invoice of specimens, and during
the day the accumulation in the base
ment of the Realty building at York
village reached the enormous agGre-
gate of 10000. These were taken out
into a vacant lot and burned in one
great pile. Since Saturday many more
thousands of nests have been brought
IN which will bring the totals to date
nearly up to the 100000 mark, or about
equal 10 all the nests received during
the entire season last year and paid foI
in this way. The present rate being
paid is 10 cents hundred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19
SOMERSET.
NORTH FAIRFIELD.

DR.. I. l. Salley of skowheEan was in
town last Sunday. called here to attend
a sick horse of Fred E. Hcald's.
Nora Goodwin is teaching school a:
Hinckley.
Paul Clifford was at home over Sunday
from Skowhegan High school.
A. NJ. Wentworth has opened the Crosby
blacksmith building and is ready for
work.
Messrs. Atwood. Covclle and Clifford
have been hauling pressed hay TO Hincll-
ley station the week just passed.
Prescott Powers of Maple Plains, Mimi
is visiting at the homo of his sister. Mrs
William B. Clifford. Mr.. Powers left her,
for the West in 1886 and this is mis- first
return to Main2 in those q years. He
has for number of years been employ
cd by tho postofice department rs a r.
+. ID. mail carrier
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19
Hannah Dustan's Heroism.

On the 18th Of March. 1881, in an
attack upon the Haverhill settlement
the Indians killed some 16 of the sci
lers and carried 20 more into captivity
Among the latter was Hannah Dustan
Who together with the others, was
made to accompany her captors in
their northward flight.
Soon the Indians separated, as was
their custom after Il foray, and Mrs.
Dustan, Mary Neff and Samuel Leon
ardson, q boy captured near Worcester
Mass, became the charges of d small
party of two braves, three squaws aid
seven children. On the evening of
March 30th, after q tOrturing march in
Indictment weather. they were all en-
camped upon an island in the Merri
mack river near the mouth of th-.
Contoocook. Mrs. Dustan had in
structed the boy to inquire of one of
the Indians as to their method of
COMMUNICATING an enemy and securing
his scalp. Little dreaming Of the pur-
pose sbehind the inquiry. the Indian
had pointed to his temple and said.
'Srike um here following this up
with a graphic illustration of the other
operation. The boy made careful re-
port of this to Mrs. Dustan.
On the morning of the 31st, whiic
the stars were still bright in the heuv-
ems the Indians SLEPT on, the courage
Gus women and the equally coura geous
boy rose and with the tomahawks of
their captors killed them all with the
the exception of child and a wound
ed squaw who escaped into the woods
Then scuttling all the canoes but one,
| and putting into that a gun, a tona-
hawk and such food as they could find,
| they began their homeyyard journey.
They had not gone far however. before
| it was realized they had brought lit
tie convincing proof of their exploit
with them. They therefore returned
to the island and. by the light of the
| smouldering fire, scalped their ten
dead eniInies and putting into bag
| these grim trophies padded south
ward through the mists which hung
above the river. and safely made their
| eSca pe.-"Recreation."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19
4 The Daughter.

It's not mcself I'm grieving for, it's not
that I'm complaining,
dies a good man, is Michael, and I've
never felt his frown)
But there's sorrow beating on me like a
long days raining
For the little wrinkled face OF her left
in Kerrydown.
It's just Herself I'm longing for. Herself
and no other
Do you mind the mo.tts We walked 10
Mass when all the fields were green =
'Twis that pinned your kerchief, oh, me
mother, mother, mother!
The wide seas. the cruel seas and half
the world between.
It's the mans part to say the word, tho
Tifc'S to up and follow
OTIS a fair land we've come to, and
there's plenty here Tor alb
It's not the homcsck longing that lures
like a swallow
But the one voice across the world that
draws me to its call.
and no other
Do YOU mind the tales you told me when
the turf was blazing BRIGHT
Me head upon your shoulder. oh, me
mother mother, mother.
The broad seas between us ana your
self alone tonight!
There's decent neighbors all about.
there CORNING ana tnefe Soiil6,
It's kind souls will be about me when
the little one is here;
But it's her word that I'm wanting, her
comfort I'd be knowing.
And her blessing on the two of US to
drive away the fear
It's last Herself I'm longing for, Herself
and no other
DO Won mind the soft spring mornings
when you stitched the wedding
gown
The littl.. careful stitches, oh, me mother
mother. mother.
Neself beyond the broad seas and You
in Kerrydown.
-Theorosia Garrison in McClure's S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19

A number of men who hitherto have
been little heard Of here in the East
will be in the Senate from western
states after March 4. Among these are
Rorah Of Idaho, and Joseph Dixon of
Montana, all of whom are elected as
Republicans by the legislatures of their
respective states. Mr.. Brown is a ma
tive of Iowa. and is A years of age. He
has practiccd law at Kerney, Nebras-
ka. since 1883, and has served as county
attorney and Encouragement of his
state. Senator-elect Borah of Idaho is
a native of Illinois and is AZ years of
ace. He has practiccd law in Idaho
since 1889. In 1903 he received % votes
out of the necessary 26 for election to
the Senate from Idaho. Senator-elect
Dixon of Montana is a native Of North
Carolina and is 30 years of age. While
the other two mentioned have had no
experience at Washington, Mr.. Dixon
has been Montana's representative in
the House for the past four years. and
he had earlier experience as prosecut-
iny-attorney and in the Montana legis-
lature. Like Mr.. Brown and Borah h
IS A lawyer. having been admitted to
the bar in Indiana in 1892.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19

The activities of the "suffraGctte s, :"
as they are called in England brings
out the interesting and generally un-
known fact that there are a number of
women now living in Great Britain wfn
have a right to sit in Parliament.
Away back in the days Of the Saxon
and Planta gent kings many English
women had seats and voted and spoke
in. Parliament. but since the days Of
Cromwell they have not been thus ia
vorcd. There are row In great Britain
many women who are the lneal de-
ScendantS of forci:othcrs who had
this right in former times. They in
herit titles and estates that carry with
them the privilege of sitting among the
Peers The assertion is made that
many eminent British lawyers hold
that all of the peeresses who inherit
their titles from women ancestors who
possessed the right referred to can
claim 1t now, and that Parliament
must recognize the claim under Eng
lish law and precedent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19
The Canning Industry.

We eat what we can, and can what
we can't" said the old lady of her ber-
ries; and what We can, when applied to
the country at large involves some very
big figures. The Census bureau has just
sent out a bulletin covering the indus
tries of the canning and preserving of
fruits, vegetables and fish which af-
fords to those who are not specially in
formed concerning the location and de-
velopeInent of these classes of work not
a little interesting information. These
are growing industries, the capital in
vested in them having increased from
to slOS 0OO, 900 in 1865. in 1890 to over
, $40, 900 900 in 1905, while In the same in
terval the value of the products thus
treated has increased from $4,000, coo
to 100000. In canning and drying
of fruits and vegetables, California,
| New York and Maryland, in the order
named, occupy the first class, with In
diana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio, Illinois,
New Jersey, Michigan and Maine
forming a group of the second class.
| The outputs of these States are far be-
low those Of the first three named,
| though they are 50 far ahead Of most
of the other States of the Union that
the latter hardly admit Of classified
| ton.
Maine is close to the front in its can
ned corn and Sardlnes. Maryland head
the list of States in the value of the
tomatoes that it annually cans. Iowa
! is the leading State for canned corr
, New York for green peas and Califor-
MIA for peaches. In tn" canning Of fish
| Alaska takes the lead, with products
to the value of nearly $S.OoO0O0, fol
lowed by Maine and Massachusetts
We imagine it will be a surprise t.
| most persons to learn that Mississippi
leads in the canning of oysters. it.
products in 1905 having a value nearly
half of that Of all the United States
and mora than the entire value Of the
canned oyster product Of the whot'
| country Tor the census year of 1900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19
NEWS
kENNEBEL.
NORTH AUGUSTA.

MIR. and Mrs. F. p. Fisher are at Fair
view cottage. Mr.. Fisher is not in good
health and will take few months resi-
from business.
The many friends OF Mrs. F. A. Hay
ward were grieved to hear of her serious
illness in Chicago.
Fred Fisher came home from his work
al the cotton mil last week having SUI
fcred shock Of his right side. He has
the sympathy of his many friends.
E.. F. Libby has sold a lot OF wood and
lumber to Frank Alhce.
Jesse Shutc is cutting wood and lumber
for Frank ,AlJrc.
G.. L. Guoir had a tlcc CIT on lis Iot
recently that scaled 49, feet.
c. p. button has finished hauling his
lumber to Billiards. steam mill
W. r. Aver has a crew chnrping on tn
Fogler lot which he rec"rsly nurchos, Il.
Mrs. q. r. buttons father. who lives
in EinalhavcD. is visiting her for i lew
days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19

The plan of having special exercises
in the hall of the House of Represent
:,tives Wednesday evening. Feb. 81. in
honor of the centennial of Longfellow' s
scholars among our lawmakers an Op-
rortunity in behalf Of all the people Of
Maine, to pay tribute of love to tho
greatest of American poets. a son of
Maine who holds an enduring place in
all of orr hearts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19

In New Hampshire as well as here in
Maine. they are talking of abolishing
Fast Day since the institution there
rs here has fallen well into neglect and
no longer observed in the spirit of for
mer days. The Manchester Union does
not entertain much hope. however. that
the day will be abolished since New
Hampshire clings to its ancient Gus
toms in very conservative fashion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19

largest canning establishment Of the
country and is identified with
numerous other business interests Of
his state He is still a young man.
only 81 years of age, and his career at
Washington will be watched with
much interest. The Republicans OF
Delaware are to be congratulated upon
the good work they have accomplished.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19

At the present time the United States
Senate has but four Democrats from
and after March it will contain but
two. and they are from the extreme
West. Teller of Colorado and New
lands of Nevada
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19

1t is now explained that Caruso the
tenor, is coming to Boston because he
has heard that Moran and O'Meara are
making monkeys of each other in their
attempts to restore the Puritan Sab
bath
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Alger y.
Currier. of Hallowell. Maine. has m Sor
application to the State Board OF pa pa,
Examiners for examination for admss,pa.
to the Bar at the next session OF IN
Board to be held At Bangor on the his'
Tuesday Of February, 1907
JOHN =. MADlGAN.
jan5satst
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weather the reasonable theory is ad-
vanced that the North Pole has heard
of Commander Peary's engagement TO
lecture in Augusta, February 7, and is
on it's way down here to meet him.
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Saturday, January 10, 1907.

The senatorial deadlock still cor
said that n dark horse may soon enter
the race. A Colt has been in it from the
first.
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AS usual in such cases we are now
hearing from lot Of prophets who
foretold the terrible Jamaica earth
quake. However. if they had made
their prophecies known in advance no.
body would have paid any attention to
them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Ellsw0hI ss
E. Peacock of Readfeld. Maine; ha e.
made application to the state boalu a.
Bar Examiners for examination for III ~
mission to the Bar at the next session. ~ ~
the Board to be held at Bangor on INV
first Tuesday of February. 1901
JOHN p. MADlGAE; .rd
eeo'e'a' " jan5saist
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The wide difference in the estimates
Of the number Of lives lost in the
Kingston earthquake is n reminder
that nobody knows how many We're
killed at San Francisco. Hundreds and
when sending news from the scene OF
such stupendous cataclysm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that Dana a,i-
Clark of Oakland, Me-. has mane app
cation to the State Board of Bar Ex 70
liners for examination for admission "a
the BAR at The next session of the Boanu
to be held at Bangor on the first TUESDAY
of February. 1907 1,c,N
secretary y janssatst
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19

Only five degrees below in Boston
while we We're getting it 80 to A. below
here in Maine, but it is to be remem-
wind blowing through the cow paths
Of the Hub is much worse than any
thing Maine has had to experience.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that George \.
Kas"e't of Augusta Name. has made ap
piication 70 the St; Board of Par Ex-
aminers for examin. m for admission
to the Bar at the next session OF tno
Board TO be held at Bangor on the nrs'
Tuesday OF February. 1907.
JOHN r. MADIGAN.
jan5sat3t
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Daily kennebee Journal
ESTABLISHED 1925

Ne notice whatever will b taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held responsible
for the preservation or return Of re-
3ected communications.
Address oil communications relating TO
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH 4 FLYNT. Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19

Somebody's always house
hunting. and there . no
wrong time Of the year !"
which to advertise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19

Cheer up, the worst storms and cold
est cold waves of the winter are yet to
come. according to the long-distance
prophets.