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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-15

Bar Harbor is much disturbed at the
possibility that it's popular "shore
path may be closed to the public next
season. This path runs across private
property, and some Of the owners have
decided to close it temporarily, not
through any spirit of churlishness, but
only to protect their title, for if left
open to the public for a certain number
Of years, the owners would lost title.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-15

Friday, November IS, 1907.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-15

Asked what he thought of Maine as
home for literary workers, while in
Portland last week. John Kendrick
Bangs, the humorist replied: ''There is
one word in the English language
which Mr.. Dana once said expressed
everything-it was 'bully'-this is what
l think applies to the State of Maine.
A years ago Mrs. Bangs and I spent
the summer at Ogun1uit." continued
Mr.. Bangs, land we liked it so we'll
that we couldn't make up our minds to
leave it. So we are living in Maine
now. Being freed from the RESPONSE
bilities and trammels of an editorial
position, 1 am now at liberty to do my
| work wheresoever I chose. and I have
chosen Maine. I said to a friend of
mine a little while ago that now I
carried my office around in my hat,
! and he responded that that was a good
idea. because no one could break into
it, Mr. Bangs Possesses strong per-
sonality and dignity of mien that is
altogether misleading until the light of
his great humor plays across it, That
Maine so strongly appeals to the heart
| and mind of a man like Mr.. Bangs
ought to make it all the dearer to those
| who have always called it home.
| Jean Marie Leberec, Auburns wild
| man. who was sent to Jail for 80 days
from the municipal court, is the OBJ
ject of interest to those under whose
notice he comes in the county Jail
His jailers are convinced that he was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-15

The Bar HarbOr Record nuts IN t>is
complaint as winter draws near: For
u community as large and with suc:,
business interests as Bar Harbor We
are slngularly shut up to ourselves in
the winter. Soon there will be no
sunday boat, and then the only way to
set out of town from Saturday after
noon until the following Monday fore
hoon-a full day and a half-will be
by driving, or chartering a vessel. 1t
would be interesting to know how
MANY Maine communities of Bar
iiafpor size and Importance are
entirely shut off from mails or rail-
ROAD travel for so long a time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-15

MAINE Farmer: A common notice to
be seen in the daily papers is. Il will
receive carload of horses every Fri
day Tuesday or Thursday as the case
may be. Fifty carloads a year to a
single dealer. this multiplied by a
dozen CT more cities makes clear what
heavy drain continues on Maine
funds for horse power unnecessarily.
Were it elephants or tropical buffaloss
needed for Maine farm power tn+
situation would look different, but such
outlay for horses is nothing less than
ridiculous. Hay, oats and pasture in
abundance and millions Of dollars
going for horse flesh Shame, Shame,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-19
FOR ROADS
Wake Officials to be Put
on Straight
Salaries.

Yesterday Representative Willard
Mail, Of Wake, introduced the expect
ed bill to place the Clerk of the Su-
perior Court, h Sheriff, the REGISTER
Of Deeds and Treasurer on sa s,
ana requiring them to collect all fees
prescribed by law. and to turn them
INTO the public treasury of the
ty. The salaries of these officials is
fixed at 5000 per year and the coun-
" commissioners are given authority
10 Tx the number and compensation of
the clerks and deputies of the Off
Gals.
There has been some criticism Of the
Wake members for delaying his bill,
but 1T has been undeserved. This pa
per has never doubted that Wakes
Senator and Representatives would be
true to the solemn pledge made To the
people TO put Wakes county officers
on a salary and turn the fees into the
treasury to be used 20 build good
roads. Two years ago Guilford COun-
Y put its county officers en- a salary.
IaikIng to DIR. Gordon, author Of the
Gui-ford County salary bill, he said:
NY estimate is that this bill viii save
70 Gullford County $4,000 q wear.
The loWest estimate I have heard Of
Il saving IS $4,000 per year. [ am
sure it viii be not less than 10000.
We have as good officials pow under
ire salary system as We had nder the
fee laying system. 1t is a great i'm
pfoFement.' Wakes legislators Will
sec that good salaries are paid. Our
present officials are capable men and
hould be Wei paid. If salaries are
put down too low the most capable
men will not desire the Offices.
The fee system must go. but in IFS
place will come fair salaries for coun-
ty officials.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-19

Big PREPARATIONS Maxim" for Tar Heel
Ntcrans nj Confederate Reunion

Mr.. Julian s. Carr. Commander Of
the North Carolina Confederate Vet
Grams, and Col. Renehan Cameron
have returned from Richmond. Where
they Went to make arrangements for
the North Carolina Veterans and tie
sponsors for this state, who Will at-
tend the Confederate Reunion IN
Richmond May 30-June "a. inclusive.
They arranged to have North Carroll
ma headquarters at the Jefferson. The
encampment Will be at Huntington
Park. (the old Fair groundS.) After
the reunion it is proposed To take the
North Carolina veterans down the
James River b the old colonies
house, stop at Jamestown. and tlcu
go on to the Exposition. The plan Is
TO get the Southern. SeabOard and A.
l2ntic Coast Lin railroads to sci
tickets to the veterans 50 they can
return via the Exposition and Nor
folk. 50 they viii not have to retrac,
their steps to Richmond % return
home. AS soon as that matter can
be arranged, announcement Viii b.
made.
A North Carolinian. Col. John "
Gordon, now a resident OF Richmond.
is chairman of &c Richmond com
mittee of Confederate Veterans.
There are many North Caroiinans re-
siding in Richmond. and the Tar
Heel C~Onfederatcs. Of whom General
Lee said. God bless old North Ca
Dina Will be royalty treated ~
Richmond.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-19
MIR. GANNoN.s STATEMENT.
Intended TO Convey the Meaning
That Those Pressing Passage OF
Telegraph Operators Biii Were
Not Prompted by the Interest
They Had in thc Public
Per Sc.

To the Editor: Replying to Chas.
F. Williams letter 10 your issue Of to-
day. / would say that my failure to
correct the wrong impression made by
my reply to Mr.. Justices question
may very properly be called neglect
of duty.
The question was in the light Of
general remarks l had just made. and
under other circumstances I should
probably have made my answer clear.
The point under consideration was no
motive prompting the interest back Of
the proposed bill. | intended 10 make
1t clear that / recognized the wisdom
of limiting the hours Of labor Of some
as well as the wrong that might re-
suit from a too sweeping bill. and sim
ply suggested the necessity for uuali-
%fication. ] stated that the operator at
some local stations should no be in
Guided, and feel sure that Mr.. Viii
liams will agree to this. To the real
point; my answer to Mr.. Justice was
to convey the meaning that
the people asking for the passage Cf
the Dill were, not prompted by the in
terest they had in the public per So.
There Is not q single instance in my
railroad career of thirty-ive years to
Justify for q moment the thought thai
| have any but the best Of feeling for
the telegraph operators. or that |
would not befriend them individually
Or collectively. have never hesitat-
ed. however, To differ with them. or
any n else. when | thought they
were mistaken. I have repeatedIv told
committees Of operators, conductors.
engineers, trainmen and shOpmen that
they needed no better champion ~
their cause than I would be whennver
they were in the right or they we're
governed by reasonable views ana 7
now epeat it. Yours tr,lv
FRANK <
Washington, y. @. Feb. 10
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-19
To BEGIN TOUR
Inspection of North Caro-
lima Guard to Commence
Here Monday.

Col. Thomas Struggled has arrived
from WayneSville to begin his tOur of
inspection Of the North Carolina Ma
tional Guard. He will be accompa-
med by Major T. r. Dugan, OF the
Twelfth cavalry, United States army.
VINO Is expected to arrive today from
Fort O%glerhOrpe.
IN imperfections of the Raleigh
Observation-Disclosures Il and *
and the Third Infantry band-wiil
take place in the armories MOnday
night. From here Col. Stringfield
and Major Dugan will go to Sanford
and thence continue the tour OF the
state winding up with the inspect
ton of the Company at Waynesille
March 21st.
The itinery for this week is as FOL
lows:
Raleigh, Monday February,1Sth.
Sanford, Tuesday, February 10Th.
Fayetteville, Tuesday, Feb. 18th.
Lumber Bridge, Wednesday,. Feb
ruary 10th.
Maxton, Wednesday, February 20tn.
Wilmington, Thursday. Teb. 21st.
Clinton, Friday, Feb. 22nd.
Goldsporo, saturday, February 23d.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-19

ADVICE That Costs Nothing T. I~uaily
Worth Nhaf ii costs.

Every profession has Us ptttS am
noyauceS- but probably the medical
profession. above ala others. from the
mySt-rtes attached IL the human beds
IS more subjected - foolish and sllF
questions. 4 physician usy .peul tae
Gay. indeed. much Of the taar
hours. IN seeing cases. and. us . res
creation. ne may drop fu so,tai.A -
see 4 friend or attend a dinner oy some
other social attraction. and ~ One has
neighbour begin - talk about the
Wonderful human f-arne ani SueH
Things. aud then some brilliant meme
Der II the compaU. @1Il ask. Doctor.
IS there much sickness il , ch
as If the poor physician was j coll.e-
tor ~ statistics or knew just what tne
son Viii call across the alb. ar room.
doctor, do YOU think / ought ~ be
vaccinated2" and probably ome -
pecially Stimulating member viii say
that She does not believe III NaCcina-
tion, which of course. settles matters
n once.
The wise physician viii keep quiet
II such times Ind not f,t himself into
4 Wild discussion which can lead to
nothing ctWreH persons ri unequal
Ieittal a~ttatEu4cnts Thor i~ tefupfn
tiun always ~ tatk 'shop.' especially
by those not in1he shop" Tho la4 yer
IS asked his opiEn III the pastor
the physician is consulted on tho
street Garner. such advice Is worth
usually lust what it costs the person
asking il. namely. nothing. No nam
should be called on u give an opinion
for no remuneTatios. Wh n such opin-
ion NAV have cost not on.y time aud
money but when il may. iii Il measure.
involve the reputation or tho person
giving IT. If the public is - be in
structed at all it should certainly DO
taught not to force any man to talk
shop" morning. noon. and night.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-19
TEN HOUR DAY HAD CLOSE CALL
Fight Against Eleven
Hours in Mills.
Hour Law, and This should
BE Accorded TO

There is going To be a fight in the
present General Assembly in regard
to the hours Of labor in the cottcl
mills. which at present are working
these 66 hours a week. an average o.
eleven hours a DAY. which means that
those VINO labor under these condi-
tfons go for months without seeing
the sunshine out Of doors.
Representative NcNeill. Of Cum
borland, and Representative Par@on
Of Richmond. both OF whom came
from towns in which there are cotton
mills, have introduced bills 70 limit
the time To 60 hours Z week. an aver
ace Of ten hours a day, which the>.
think, as DO the great majority Of
the people. is enough.
4 humble Of cotton mill men were
here last week at a hearing before the
House committee on Manufactures
and labor, an%l this committee By \
majority vote decided 10 prevent 4
new law. keeping. the time ut SO
hours, but providing that children
must attend school four months IN
the year before working in the nuts.
This bill is not satisfactory 70 III
McNill and MIR. Parsons. or 10 any
BODY else who desires Il change III ne
hours of labor which ought 90 rule
in the mills. and hence there will re
a fight against the &c hour feature.
The Erwin mills at Durham. he
mills at SPRAY and some others now
work on the 60 hour a week plan, II
the law ought to REQUIRE the enforce
mcnt Of this wise regulation in al
mills OF the State.
Labor Commissioner II. y. Warner
does not regard ~faVorably the Dill
which has been introduced By the cot
ton mill men for the eleven hours, as
he believes the time should be ten
homie - l0V oC demanded nv the DD-
eratives, and secs no Improvement N
the new bill over the present law ey-
ceDt that childrn are required 70 at
tend school for fOur months in tn1
year.
His position is that the factory peo-
pie in their demand for a ten hour
dav say that they do not wish to
work eleven hour while negroes on
the outside are working only nine
and ten hours a lay. Speaking
about the observance of the pres
ent law, commissioner Warner s
quoted as saying that the mill men
had observed it pretty we'll, as well as
could be expected as there is no III
spector and no right to inspect on the
part Of the state, and that when he
would enter q mill and see very small
children employed there ana ask
their ages they would always say tneN
were only twelve years OF g ana
the mill people would make the same
statement. He says as a rule the
mill people did not wish to work very
small children and that q great ma
iority Of them favor compulsory edu-
cation, and is re~lly surprised that
the bill which the mill people nave
introduced is not more llberal IN It's
terms, which he expected Would be
He doeS not think the bill Will pass,
however, and favors a bill like Repre-
sentative Parsons for a ten hour day.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-19
CONFEDERATE FLAG DOWN.
Maj. 4. b. StrOnach Had One E1yino
Above His Store For Twelve Years

Maj. a. B.. Stronach Yesterday
hauled down the Confederate flag from
above his dry goods store on Fayette-
vile street, as he goes out of business
for twelve years Major Stronach
mas Kept a Confederate flag above his
store, d record which perhaps no other
merchant in the world has ma6a II
goes without saying that he took if
down With the Genes regret.
MAYOR Stronach has been A mer-
chant who has made the highest of
feputatlons with the trade and the
pupllc- 1t IS a distinct loss to Raleigh
that he voluntarily gives UP work.
That he has succeeded in business * 2
tribute to his energy, his worth and
business sagacity.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-19
Unjust to Towns.
A~organton Herald.


Mayor Eaton. OF winston has ad-
dressed a circular letter 20 the adj
.i~flstraton of each town. asking
mem TO eques their representatives
III the Legislature to repeal the rev
enue law as it affects the various
towns. Under the present law the
telegraph companies. sewing machine
companies and agents Of any
tlon. can come TO a Town, do an enor-
nous business by carrying away the
money of our people. m Just SO thev
produce a State license they are not
liable FOR q municipal tax. This is
wrong in principle and unfair and
ouTdensome to the towns. Few Deo-
pie realize what a heavy Ioad a town
carries Tor its current and necessary
expenses, and this license tax used "a
prlhg IN good revenue. 1t is TO be
hoped tnat our representatives will
join in any measure that viii rrn,ed-.
TINS UNJUST law. passed in the inter-
ests of corporations.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-19

Circular Letter Issued by the Cotto,
Association.

The Wake COUNT Division of 49,
southern Cotton Association bne rs ~
Sded a circular letter TO the cntto,
savers OF the county from which he
extracts are taken:
We can your attention to the re-
quest made of you by the
1otooh Association at its recent meet
.5 III birmingham, that You reduce
your acreage this year fen ner cant
from what it was last year and that
ne acreage 50 reduced be planted in
1000 crops. We can not urge this m
on you too strongly because we great
~ Iear that unless the farmers do
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-19
\ Song of Time.

Time enough for trouble.
Time fer givin' thanks.
Ready fer enlistment
In the hallelula rankS.
But we're not in any hurry
Fer "~Jordan's stormy banks''-
"Ruther strike the pleasant fields OF
Eden.'
Time enough fer sighin'
That the WOrl is out of tune.
Time enough fer flynn
In q airship to the moon;
But winters bad for tray'lin'.
So Well make the trip in June
"Ruther strike the pleasant fields Of
Eden!'
But time-he keeps a-skimmin'-
stays not for worth or wit;
Iurke needin' trimmin'.
But We'll eve W a for it,
we re headin' fer the country
Where We'll rest US uD a bit
somewhere in the pleasant fields Of
Eden"
F. L. Stanton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-19

per is not trying to shape the linn =
III bellies that the extension should
embrace All the sections THAI really
belong to the city. The PropoSitAn
II the Chamber Of Commerce AM
business organizations IS 50 mode--
ate that nothing less than the Ines
proposed BY the Chamber Of Com
mcrce committee should be consider
Anything less than that would.
Of definitely settling the n%
Ter. precipitate continued agitation
and call for another - :
hence
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-19
A Double Header Passenger Train.

Seaboard north bound passenger
train No. 66, ran as q double header
yesterday from Aberdeen. This was
in order to take back the ears used in
the special from Pennsylvania 10
Pinehurst Friday night, which was
operated for the convenience Of the
large number Of people going to that
resort.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-19

1t makes a woman almost ass WA.
ashamed 70 find she has forgot.
button up her back as 20 have a "a
in her glove.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-19

When a man marries for money it's
| sign MS wife has more dollars than
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-19
"'WOuldn't This Jar YOu?"

Raleigh does not blush with pleasure
ike a girl getting her first ballroom
compliment her it thinks of its police
force as it is.
With a self-perpetuating police com
MISSION, with all the swing and mo-
mentum of the police in its hands, HI
result would be something to almost
make a man want to leave his HAPPY
home.
The main question is: why the
police commission p
And the next one is: "Who wants
1t, what good Will il do?"
The reply is as evident as the uues-
ton:
The police commissioners and.
again, the Board of Aldermen, who
VIII be police commissioners and who.
IN a sort of political happy land, will
be self perpetuating.
It IS rosy and pretty and mutual
and SWEET
II such q program does not wake
Raleigh Up, Rip Van Wrinkle will pass
INTO history as a light sleeper,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-19
THE PLAIN TRUTH.
Xhat More Can Psndleton Peopbe
Ask?

When well-known residents ana
respected people Of Pendleton make
such statements as the following,
must carry conviction to every reaher;
II. NJ. pelaporte. trader and stock
man. living at the Alta House. Pendle-
ton. Ore, says. "I want to say that
I am generally prejudiced against pat
ent medicines, but I know one such
remedy to contain genuine merit
About three months ago I had a bad
accident, smashing my left shoulder,
and this affected my whole side and
back, which must have been severely
wrenched. My kidneys soon become
irregular and this was especially ths
case at night. would have to get NJ
so often that my rest was much dis
turhed and 1t caused much pain IN
my condition. Doctoring did not have
any effect. My attention was called
to Deans Kidney Pills and I got
box at the Pendleton Drug Co.'s drui
store. 1t was simply astonishing tn
way this remedy took hold on tn
trouble. bringing relief from the frs
dose and before had used one bo'
my back and kidneys were In bette
shape than ever before had the &C
cident have spoken Of"
For sale by all dealers Price B
cents. F'oster-Milburn Co., Buffal
New York, sole agents for the Unite
, States.
Remember the name-Doans--an
take no other.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-19
Old Smallpox Bills Paid.

The bills arising out of the treat
ment of smallpox cases at the ci'9 VI
Nez Perce during the winter OF
1923 will come before the board Oh
county commissioners during the
present session and 1t is expected ac-
tion will be taken during the next
few DAYS. The bills will be presented
70 the commissioners by r. L. Whet-
stone and DR.. A. ]. Cooper Of Nez
Perce who are now in the city await
ing a hearing by the board
The aggregate amount of the biiis
Ys about sl,40O and during the last
session of the legislature law was
passed authorizing the county COM
missiontrs to pay this bill.
At the time the bill was contrac'eu
n rup,bcr Of cases OF smallpox were
renorted in Nez Perce and after "a
conference between committee VI
+be trustees and the county attorney
II was decided advisable to treat the
cases at home. In accordance VIII
this decision pest-house was erect
ed. nurses secured and Dr. a.
Cooper designated as the physician
who should treat the patients
The siege lasted for several "eeAa
during which time dozen patient
received treatment at the temporar'
nest house and when the Dill wa
brought before the county commis
sioners the account was turned 40"
on the grounds that the Dill hau III
been authorized by the commission
ers and they had no legal right
burden the taxpayers with an az
count which hod been con'rac'e
without the official action OF III
board. .
Tho matter has drifted along iro'
- wear to year until the bill authors
ing the payment the account WI
secured through the legislature
Lewiston Teller. 5F
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-19
Among the Exchanges
of the Inland Empire


they could say. The last legislature
thought they ought to get more
money. even without their asking for
it. so slipped in a provision to pay
s2,5OO a year, and the state take all
the fees. 1t was a surprise when the
stenographcrs protested against the
change, intimating that fixed salary
of s2,5OO put them on dead lever
with mediocrity, and took away the
incentive to thrifty endeavor. But
tho legislature had already passed the
hill. and liz out for the sage brush
and the hills.
But the surprise is yet to come III
the fees had been worth more than
the extra salary of 1915 per quarter
for each stenographer, you'd expect
that each court would turn, say, $500
or more fees back to the state treas
urer. The treasurer sat in his ortice
n glad smile on his tall brow, ano
y,oited for the money. The First dis
trict RENTED s12s.3s; the Second
painfully separated itself from sSo
the Third sighed as 1t turned II
s4s.5O; the Fourth contributed
s,6.sO; the Sixth trotted up with TN
Observation-Disclosures air OF
little girl in ten-dollar plum
dropping a cent into the mfssionar
box. and deposited s1S.2s for tn
state. and the blindfolded GOODIES
from the Fifth extracted $40 fror
her sock purse, holding up the soc
t afterwards to show that there wa
: no more.
, The state treasurer is still surpri'
ed. You have guess whether 1t
1 because there was so much, or
g little.