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Arizona republican., 1909-10-22
cHAFF FOR CONVERSATION
Relaxation, Not intellectual Exer-
 eises, the English Idea of Talk

Insofar as these Englishmen take better care of themselves, they are younger of their years than other men. l am controverting the received opinion about the English, both on the Continent and in America, when say that Englishmen laugh and smile and lark" more than other men of mature age. 1 have noted how men of different ages play together; so. too. they get on comfortably and happily together in all sorts of ways. This may be due to the fact that priggishness is so abhorred here, and consequently. serious matters are not much discussed, intellectual differ ences between men of different ages are not so marked and men in their conversation as well as in their games, are more on the same level. Any assumption of superiority is frowned upon, and both young and old make a mild form of chair the con versational medium of intercourse. At the club, in the country house billiard room. over their cigars and coffee af- those most mildly endowed intellec- ter dinner, the conversation seldom drifts beyond the understanding of those most mildly endowed intellec- tually.-England and the English.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-22

man, that is politeness. If he permits his wife to drag a chair from one room into the other. while he is smok- ing and reading the evening paper, that is innocent absorption.
 It pays to be polite when it doesn't cost anything.
 Politeness originated in the Garden of Eden, when Adam fell merely to oblige Eve. (And yet they say that man is selfishD
 We should always be polite to our inferiors-in the presence of our su- periors Nothing is more effective.
 The man who is truly polite never forgets himself Such a man, if he is obliged to kick another man down stairs. will always see that his hat is sent out to him.
 Children are naturally impolite, until they are taught that they cannot hope to make much money without.
 Always be polite when you are bor- rowing money from a friend. Remem- Der that it doesn't cost anything to give him the impression that you are going to pay him back.
 There are two kinds of politeness; politeness to yourself and politeness to others.
 When you come home late at night. for example. even if you are very tired. always remove your hat and coat before getting into bed. It Is little attentions like this that consti- tute you a gentleman. At the same time. do not disturb your wife if you can possibIy avoid it. It is the height of rudeness to awaken a sleeping lady.
 The polite man is always welcome everywhere. That is. almost every where-except at a bargain counter. a fire. or a financial panic.
 Then he is de trop.-Thomas l.. Mason. in Lippincott's.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-22
ADVANTAGEOUS GHOSTS IN
 ENGLAND

The plain. matter of fact story which was told in our columns yester- day by Sir George Sitwell Of the two ghosts which were seen on recent evening at Renishaw. his country nlace near Chesterfield, has aroused considerable interest both among be- lievers and disbelievers in ghost stories
 Sir George told how his wife. Lady Ida SitWell who was sitting Tn drawing-room after dinner chatting with friends. saw in the passage out side the figure of woman. apparently a servant" few minutes later Miss R. a member of the house party. on returning from a search for the first ghost. saw the figure of lady with dark hair and dress" Both figures fquickly disappeared.
 Sir George himself advanced the theory that although the figures were actually seen as described. they were not ghosts. but phantasms-reversed impressions of something seen, in the past. and now projected from an over tired and an excited brain"
 A Harley-street brain specialist, dis cussing yesterday the three main ac- cepted theories as to the manner in which honest people see ghosts, said: "One theory. which is held by one school of thought is that these old houses (Renishaw dates from l625) are still charged with some force. or aura. which has emanated from some person who has lived there in former years. Generally speaking, the aura, after many years. is that of a person who has had some dreadful experience in the house or who has died there. Tn order to receive the impression the subject has ito be in passive frame of mind. as was Lady Ida Sit we'll or anticipating a vision. as was | Miss R. The brain would receive an | impression due to that aura which in turn would be projected outward, and an actual image would be seen. If the | impression is a faint one, owing to the length of time which has. elapsed | since the death of the person, the brain of the man or woman receiving it Is apt to clothe the vision in gar ments with which he or she is familiar, but which may be very dissimilar | ITotll tnOSt hOlh Nht Pe'iD' ''' which the person lived from whom the aura emanated. Ghosts have been seen which were not due to the imag- ination of the persons who saw them.
 When people see ghosts which are not ghosts and which have no exist ence apart from their own brains this may have been the case at Reni- ! shaw-they are images registered in a part of the brain which. owing to some excitation, has projected it for ward It is nothing more nor less than | an Illusion.
 At other times there are actual ob- jects dimly seen and misinterpreted These come under the category of de lusions Many persons have honestly believed they have seen ghosts when in fact they have seen scarecrows"
 "The majority of medical men," de- clared another authority. do not be- lieye in the aura theory, but hold that
Arizona republican., 1909-10-22

more likely to laugh at the lady than they are to arrest her True. Carrie Nation did succeed in breaking into jail once or twice by judicious use of her hatchet, but similar circumstances are not likely to favor Mrs. Plank hurst. Mrs. Nation was arrested for attacking bodily the citadels of the demon rum. But there are no cita- dels of anti suffrage. Mrs. Pankhurst can't, we surmise. find antagonists for any physical weapon.
 She probably will encounter no more exciting experience than did a party of suffragettes that made a tour of Massachusetts a few weeks ago. They travelled from one end of the state to the other and not a po- liceman or constable bothered them, albeit they talked all they pleased; Not a man objected to their program or interfered herewith. They had to report a perfectly lovely time. for soda water fountains gushed for them everywhere.
 Lady Cook will have every facility for spending her million. but she and her coadjutors will have to return to England without personal knowledge of American jails.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-22
A Hopeless Campaign.

Lady Cook of London, known in this
 country in the last century as Miss
 Tennessee Claflin, arrived in New
 York the other day. She made the announcement that she proposes to spend one million of her dollars in this country in the cause of woman
 suffrage. Lady Cook will have no difficulty in finding a host of people willing to help her disburse the funds.
 A few months later, it is said, Lady Cook is to be joined by some of the suffragettes who have carried on for some years a spectacular campaign in England in behalf of woman suf- frage-the women that have made themselves notorious by assailing pub lie speakers, breaking up political meetings. and getting themselves thrown into jail. If they seek similar martyrdom in this country, they are doomed to disappointment. They will be allowed to talk to their hearts content, and nobody will say them nay. Mrs Pankhurst, the English lady who has gone to jail oftener than any of her sisters, is to lead the militant movement in this country. Mrs. Blatch. the press agent and spokesman Cor spokeswoman?) of Mrs. Pankhurst, has been kind enough to outline the plans of the great leader. Mere argument. she says. is not con- vincing. Only the martyrdom of Imprisonment for breaking the law will arouse the American people to the slavery now endured by American women, she asserts, so Mrs. Plank hurst is to do a variety of stunts in law breaking But suppose the police refuse to arrest the ferocious Mrs. Pankhurst? Americans are gifted with a sense of humor. and they are far
Arizona republican., 1909-10-22
HE CAN'T SEE j. JOHNSON.
Jeffries Will Fight and Win Easily,
 Says James ]. Corbett.

London.-Before sailing for New York on the Lusitania, James J. Jef- fries had a three-hour conference with James J Corbett concerning his ex- pecte6 fight with Jack Johnson. Speaking of the result of the Johnson Ketchel meeting, Corbett said today:
 "Johnson's defeat of Ketchel should not be given too much significance. It is merely a case of a little. man going down before a big fellow and was to be expected. While Johnson is not dub. he is by no means a great fighter. Nothing he has done justifies the belief that he is in the star class. He has appeared at time when there has been remarkably poor lot of heavy weights.
 will Jeffries fight him? It is as certain as the stars shine. While Jef- fries attitude may have made many persons believe him to be bluffing or sidestepping. this attitude was due only to Jeffries' honest desire to see whether he would be able to get him. self into a satisfactory condition. He is now in a satisfactory condition and will fight: in fact. he is ready to fight at any moment. Jeffries surprised me by looking so well. He's in better con dition than I've seen him for years.
 The American public may take my tip He will easily wrest the heavy weight championship from the Texas brunette. As a matter of fact, Jef- fries. in my opinion, does not need to be in first class condition 10 whip Johnson, because Johnson is not and never was in the same class with Jeffries. Johnson is only able to fight defensively His only blow is coun- ter. Burns, Ketchel and others have always fought Johnson's fights for him.
 "Jeffries won't do anything of the kind. and Johnson will find his upper cut unavailing against the Californian while. if Jeffries ever lands on John son, which he will. it will be good-by Mister Black Champion.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-22
IOvETT HEAD OF U. p.
The Satisfactory Condition of That
 Roads Affairs.

New York, Oct. 2l.-Robert s. Lov- cit was elected president Of the un- on Pacific to succeed Hartman at a meeting of the directors today. The executive committee with Lovett was
 e-eIected. The annual report for the year ending June 30. showed the gross revenues for transportation opera tions were s7S.75O.961. an increase or over g. TOO. 900. The net revenue rom transportation was over sS3.OOO,Ooo. The income other than from trans portation was s17.75O.OOO. After the payment of 4 per cent in preferred and 10 per cent on common, the total surplus from transportation opera tions was $l7.750,OO0, an increase or s5.75O.OOO.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-22
lombroso's Theories.

In the death of Professor Cesare Lombroso. which occurred at Rome on Tuesday of this week. the world has lost it's most famous psychologist As an analyist of the human mind, wide distinction. His ideas were orig inal and ingenious. and his theories were supported by arguments of en- gazing logic. His pet teaching. or fad, was that crime is disease. An other favOrite theory of his was that all genius is a mark of insanity. These two theories were fully set forth in his two most widely circulated books, The Criminal Man" and The Man of Genius
 It is somewhat interesting to note that on the day before Lombroso died the dispatches from Philadelphia de tailed the case of a boy of that city whose criminal nature was curbed by OpGI 1iI Hahn, F years old. was regarded as incorrigible. He raided bakery wag ons. stole from his father. ran away from home, caught rides on trains. broke windows, terroriZed the neigh borhood where he lived. and finally landed in the house of detention, where he was threatened with term in the reformatory. A surgeon inter vened, removeda section of the boys skull which pressed on his brain, took out two splinters of bone, drained an abcess and inserted a silver plate, and in a few days young Hahn left the hospital different boy. Speaking of his past, the boy said: T just felt crazy and did not care for nobody l do now, though. Sometimes when l think how mean I was to mother. l just cry about it, and she knows l didn't mean it And she knows want to make it up now, and help her out"
 Professor LombrosO was fond of dwelling upon such cases as this, and the multitude of cases cited by him certainly warrant the belief that in many instances, at least, crime is a disease, and that the criminal is more in need of a doctor or surgeon than of prison.
 The great Italians ideas as to in sanity of genius appear more fantas- tic than do his theories on crimin- ology. He attempted to show that Shakespeare, Columbus. Dante, and nent genius, were insane.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-22

the ghost is entirely in the mind of the person who sees it through the power of ion.'-London Daily Mail
Arizona republican., 1909-10-22
Gossip of New Mexico.

Gossip is current in New Mexico that Governor Curry is to resign, and that his successor will be the brother of Delegate Andrews. There are two statesmen of the Andrews family. be it remembered, the brother thus newly introduced to the notice of the west being a resident of Penn sylvania and at present chair man of the state republican com mittee. The alleged reason for Governor Curry's proposed retirement is dissatisfaction on the part of the national administration with the treat ment accorded President Taft at the Albuquerque banquet. The man most insulting to MT. Taft was A. B. Fall, who is said to be the governors clos est adviser.
 It would seem to be a safe guess that there is no foundation for the report that Curry is to be retired. At any rate, if he resigns 1t will be for some other reason than the one reported. If every man were to be punished for the foolish perform ances of his friends. the world would be kept busy dealing out vicarious punishments.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-22
NIcARAGUANs PERSIST.
In Holding Guatemala Responsible for
 the Revolution

Managua. Nicaragua, Oct. 2l.-lt is still believed here that President Ca brera of Guatemala, is responsible in a measure, if not entirely. for the revolution in Bluefields. as he has been supporting it with expeditions from Puerto Barrios and other places.
 Advices state that a steamer on its way to Guatemala to get war supplies has been seized by the auth critics of Honduras. No decisive en- gagement between the revolutionlsts and the government forces has been fought. The Nicafaguan government has many troops at Fl Castillo and Managua. but heavy rains are i'm peding active operations.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-22

Dr Cook may be the worlds great est faker, and if so he will in time receive such punishment as the worlds contempt can give him. But meanwhile he is reaping golden harvest from his lectures, and he has shrewdly planned his campaign so that there can be no direct evidence of his duplicity for many months. in any event He naively declares that it will take three months for him to prepare his data" for the scien- lists of the world. The world per force must wait. The Eskimo boys who are alleged to have accompanied him to the pole. cannot reach this country until some time next summer. Professor Dyche of the Kansas uni versity. is to attempt the ascent of Mount Mckinley next spring, and if he reaches the summit he will prove or disprove Cooks assertion that he left records there. But there can be no evidence worth while in the case of either the pole or Mount Mckinley until late in next year-and mean while Dr. Cook is making 5000 a night.
Arizona republican., 1909-10-22
POLITE EN ESS.

Politeness consists in concealing from other people the fact that they annoy you.
 If a man springs up from his seat in a crowded car to give 1t to a wo-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-17
A PLEASANT EVENING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Entertain in Hon
or Of Messrs. Dennis and Farnham.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Perry of GO
Green street last night entertained their
musical friends of the orchestra in honor
of the birthday anniversaries of Messrs.
+. a. Dennis and W. II. Farnham. The
evening was a very pleasant one and was
highly enjoyed by all. a fine musical
program was rendered and at int"rmis-
sion AN excellent luncheon was served.
The musical program. under the direc-
ton Of Mr. Dennis, was as follows:
PART L.
"Bayreuth," F, A. Dennis
Overture-..W William Tell" Rossini
selection-''The Time, the Place and the
Girl }. r.. Howard
Revelie-"Apple Blossoms"
Kathleen A. Roberts
OVERTURE choenspiel." Bach
20 Sanatssima." Ohristman Hymn.
"DudzearZ MaZurka,' Wieulawski
Overture-"Mornng, Noon and Night"
+. V. Supple
PART II. ,,,o,,
'Sammtliche," Mendelssohn
String Quartet.
"Gesellschaft," Weber
W;ltZ-"Blue Danube" Strauss
Overture-"Orpheus in Deu UnterndX.'
Overture-"GOlden Fleece" LaVallet
'Salome," Richard Strauss
Trombone Solo-Selected,
Charles PIKE.
Observation-Disclosures" LatOnn
Selection-''It Happened in Norseland,'
Herbert
Peer Gyant Subjective Ballet Dane
erS.'
"Hungarian Dance No. g." Joachim
Finale" National Airs"
Theo. Moses Toban
The program was rendered by Dennis
Full Orchestra of "A pieces, composed of
the following artists:
Musical director, Prof. L. A Dennis;
first horn, G. f. York; oboe, Franz H.
Prizes: tympani in r and r, Harry Ped
der; drums, chimes and xylophone, Joseph
Hamel: piano, Mrs. +. a. Dennis and
Miss T.. l.. Kittradge: cello, Ernest Hill
ton; volins, w. F. Kerr, w. II. Farnham
Henry Tetreault, Carl Hoffman and H.
NJ Perry: violas, Fred Penn and f. H.
Brahms; double baSso, l.. l.. F'lagg; ciar-
inets, Verne Pease, Joseph Paquin. CheS-
ter Hilton and George +. Andrews; from
bore, Charles l.. Pike; comets. +. A.
Dennis and w. II. Heath.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-17
WALDO COUNTY NEWS.
Death of Mrs. r. T. Maker, Northport
and Mrs. Addie Smith, Belfast.

Belfast. Me, April 6-(SpeciaD.--
The Tarratine Tribe Of Red Men VIII
attend Divine service Sunday morn
ing at the Baptist church and an APP
propriate sermon will be given by the
pastor, Rev. A. G. Roberts
The death of Florence Brown. wife
Of Robert T. Maker. of Northport, Or
CURED yesterday at her home in
Northport. Mrs. Maker was only .!
years Of age and Il bride of less than
4 year. She was the daughter of Hud
son and Clara (Yeaton) Brown. We'll
known residents of Northport. The
funeral will take place at her lata
home at l =. NJ. Saturday, Rev. a. Z.
Luce of the Methodist church OF this
city officiating.
Mrs. Addie NJ. Smith, a native of
Northport. died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Williams. Miller streer,
this city. yesterday afternoon. at Ii 2
age of 65 years. For several months
Mrs. Williams. who was the wife Of
the late DIR. Williams, late of Isles
boro. made her home in Belfast and
devoted herself to the care Of her
mother. The deceased was formerly
Miss Addie NJ. Drinkwater of North
port and was well known The fun
eral will take place here Sunday af-
ternoon and a special boat Will come
from Islesboro and take the remains
there for burial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-17
AUGUSTA CHURCHES.
Sunday services To Which All Are
Cordially Invited to Attend.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH. North
ern avenue, Preaching at 1870 \. NJ, by
Rev. Mr.. Burnham of Manchester. Sab
bath school at y NJ
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Green street,. Henry e. Dunnack, minis
ter. 1870 morning worship With sermon
subject, THE Mysteries ana Struggles
of the Christian Life" L NJ. Bible
school. George NJ. Ryder. superintendent.
Three departments organized for work.
Last Sunday 23s scholars were present
re sermon by the minister. The last
half dozen Sunday nights, the church
vestry has offered standing room only.
Come and compel us to use the audi
forum.
PENNEY MEMORIAL CHURCH, Free
Preaching service at 1890, sermon by the
pastor Sunday school at 1l.45: C. r.
sermon and testimony meeting AT 80.
ST. BARNABAS CHAPEL Bangor
Street First Sunday after Easter. Sun
day school at rs p. NJ. Evening Prayer
GosPEL MISSION, Sunday school at
i. NJ. Gospel services at ana 30 +.
NJ. Rev. p. J. Hope of the Baptist
ing. Other helpers will have the evening
service. Meetings every evening during
the week except "Wednesday.
and Oak streets. f. NJ. Slocombe. min
ister Morning service at 1870. Sunday
school at ll45
FRIENDS chapel: Services Sunday
at the close of the services; PRAYER meet :
ing in the evening at O'Clock; prayer
rtte ting "Wednesday evening at $50
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: SUNDAY ser
Atonement;" Sunday school same hour;
Wednesday evening meeting ut 745:
Woodmens hall, 2o7 Water street.
Gospel TEMPERANCE meeting at
THE PROGREssIvE sPIRITrAL1sr
Society will hold meetings in 6, A. r.
M Dr. Edsar " V Emerson N" Of IN Manc e
ter n. H.. lecturer and medium. Special
music by Prof. Theme and Mrs. Dennis
O. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIEN-
TIsT:. Sunday service at 1915 A. NJ; sub
iect: 'Doctrine of Atonement:" Wednes-
day evening meeting at 80 at the Chris
tan Science reading room, 90 Sewall
street.
FIRST BAPTIST church on Winthrop
street. b. P. Hope pastor: Morning ser
mon on Man as an lmitator Of God. '
CA: evening service at 100 with sermon
on The Prominence of Bread in Human
ST MARKS church. Rev. Brian G.
school. $50 A. NJ: Choral Eucharist, 10. 80
A NJ: choral evensong. 80 P. NJ.
NORTH, AUGUSTA METHODIST
EPISCOPAL church. Rev. \; G. Storr
pastor: 10.45 A. NJ subject: The Race of
Life" Final ingathering of the benevo-
lent funds: will all remember. u NJ.
Sunday school. No meeting in the even
ing
JEWETT'S schoolhouse. Rev. n. G.
Storr pastor: ol5 p NJ. subject: 1.-THE
Race of Life" Final collection for the
benevolent funds. Please do vour best.
Sunday school at the close of the preach
ing service.
state street. First mass at 73o A. NJ.
high mass at 1890 A. M, vesper and
henediction Of the Blessed Sacrament at
73D p. ~
UNIVERSALIST church. Winthrop
street, Rev. l.. W. Coons minister; Morn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-17
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Announcement that the Fejepscot
Paper Co. has acquired the real estate
ami personal property of the Bowdoin
Paper Manufacturing Co, the Lisbon
Falls Fibre Co, the Bay Shore Lumber
Co.. and the Sagadahoc Towing Co.
was made Friday at Topsham by Davis
S. Cowles. president, and Francis G.
Whitehouse, vice president and treas
urer OF the Peiepscot Paper Co. These
companies heretofore have been under
a comElon management and control.
The purchase. according to these Of
fiCials in no wise changes that situa-
ton and is made for the purpose OF
more economical and convenient adj
mnistration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-17
Good Pictures at the Star.

The new set of pictures shown yes
terday at the Star theatre gave eX-
cellent satisfaction. The same pic
lures will DE in the program this If
ternoon and evening. The feature pie
ture, "A Tell-tale Blotter, " received
great applause at each performance
All the other pictures are very pleas
ing and should be seen by all who APP
precate good motion pictures. Mr..
Ford and Miss Jones will both sing
at each performance this afternoon
and evening a new set of pictures
and songs will be put on Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-17
Amusements
Opera House..

The new series of moving pictures
which was shown at the Opera house
yesterday will be repeated for the last
time today. The list includes The
Castaways" and THE Heroine OF the
Forge both dramatic pictures of the
very highest calibre and Running
Away from Home" and "A Night
Alarm" two of the best comedy pie
lures ever exhibited in the city.
Kennedy and Farley, very clever
team of comedians and parody sing
ers, will close their engagement here
with two performances this afternoon
and two this evening.
Another big bill with new songs,
pictures and specialties will be the
Offering for next week.