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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-23
Nests That Weioh Tons,

In Australia are to be found the larg-
est, heaviest and most peculiar nests in
the world. These are the nests of the
jungle fowl. so-called. and are built in
the form of great mounds. the average
and the circumference $50 feet. The
nests are erected in secluded sheltered
spots and, as in the case of the small
nests of birds. they are skilfully inter-
woven with leaves grass and tWigs and
such other suitable material as the fowl
may be able to procure. A similar svs-
tenn is followed by the bush turkey,
whose home is. however. more com2ra-
hensive in design. Its shape is pyramid
al 1t has been asserted by Australian
naturalists that the nests of the ousn
turkeys which live in colonies. are so
large that to move them requires the
services of six or seven men. The ma
terial of a single nest has been found to
weigh upwards of five tons.-London
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-23

gent seems to settle beyond dispute the
question which has agitated foreign and
American for several weeks. The nego-
iiations are expected to cover only de-
tails as to the particular sections of the
projected roads and other enterprises
which are to be pledged as security for
the issue Of bonds and also the exact
amount of our participation. The nego-
,iations are not likely to be unnecessarily
delayed and it is probable that the whole
matter will be concluded before autumn
dispatch from Cincinnati. Ohio, says
that an official order defining the ground
rules relating to overthrown balls was
issued Wednesday by President Harry
Pulliam of the National Baseball League,
before starting for New York. President
Pullam has sent the order to all club
presidents and managers, giving notice
o. the change, which is the outgrowth of
a protested game played between Brook
Ign and Pittsburg. The new order says:
Owing to confusion that mas resulted as
to application of ground rules, the follow
ing instructions to umpires will be in
force on and after this date: When a
thrown ball oes into a stand for specta-
tors, or over or through any fence, or in
to the players bench whether the ball
stays in or comes ouD the runner shall
be entitled to two bases. The umpire, in
awarding these bases, is TO be governed
by the position of the runner or runners
when the throw is made. With spectators
on the field, if the umpire determines that
runners shall be entitled to two bases on
a ball thrown into the crowd, though the
position of sue. runers on e bases shall
be reckoned from where they were at the
time the ball was thrown. his being "a
matter of judgment, the umpire is the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-23
Kitchen Shower.
Of all the affairs with whicl

OF all the affairs with which the mod
ei u. .de su,wered' perhaps the one
''.Hf ""Hs for all sorts of kitchen uten-
hride-elect is going to housekeeping and
that seems to be the proper thing these
DAYS.
ried out by the hostess. 1t was an af-
,.iiioon from =, to s. and the invitations
were written on little pink teapots cut
from cardboard. The old rhvne Polly.
PIT the ''eitle on and We'll all take tNa,'
vas w'i'ta1 on the teapot. with the day.
h",r and date
There We're inst fifteen guests and the
following contest was played. As the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-23
William H. SAMPSON an edito,

William H. Sampson, an editor of the
'Rochester Post-Express, and DR..
Whe"lock Rider Of Rochester, both
known as collectors of Americana. ;,
are Issuing from time to time photog-
ranhic rebroductions of the tracts is
sued by Eleazar Wheelock, telling of
the progress of his Indian charity
school founded at Lebanon, Ct. but
afterwarfs moved to Hanover, N. H..
and Dartmouth college," Two of the
LISTS Of which there are six. have al
ready hsen reprinted. The dates of the
originals range from 1863 to 177S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-23
GDALE.

Mrs. Parker Wylie and two children,
Misses Ruth and Fife Margaret of
Dorchester, Mass. arrived Wednesday
and are guests of her mother, Mrs. w.
L. Fox.
Thomas Wiles of Boston, formerly of
Gardiner was recently the guest of his
uncle, r. Deforest Wiles, who has a
farm in this vicinity, but resides in
Gardiner. Friends of both gentlemen
will be interested to learn that the for
mer will leave soon for New Mexico.
where he will conduct a real estate
business. He will be accompanied by
his uncle, D. Deforest Wiles, who will
PASS the winter in New Mexico.
Mrs Angie Drawn of Winthrop Cen
| ter is visiting her mother. Mrs. l.. F.
Glidden e.
Mrs John Hettington of Maine ave
nue. was calling Wednesday, on fefa-
tives and friends. e Is
Walter Tibbetts RETURNED Mondatt
from a visit at Warren.
r. S. Munro is at home from Massa7s
chusetts to do his haying.
The following enjoyed a fishing trip
Thursday at the Ok Bow: M. A. Hardy,
/. NV. Smith. F. l.. Smith. Robert and
Roland Vile
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Bellen are enter
timing relatives from Philadelphia.
G. e. Wills Of Auburn was the recent
guest of his sister Mrs L. w. Smith.
f. J. Hodgdon had cistern installed
in his cellar last week, his sons Eliza
and Ray doing the work
Ray Hodgdon of Lawrence, Mass,
was the recent guest of his parents for
"a short visit.
E. e. Hodgdon of Hyde Park, Mass,
is assisting his father with his haying
and enjoying n visit at the same time
He is accompanied by his children,
Gladys and Everett
Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Cannon of Win
throp Center We're Sunday guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Curtis.
Mr.. and Mrs George Gross of Gar
diner recently visited his sister, Mrs.
Fl. =. Cannon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-23
Fifty Against Two.

1t Is not reasonable to expect two
weeks of outing to overcome the
effects of fifty weeks of confinement
rake bottle of Hoods Sarsaparilla
along with you. Three doses, daily,
OF this great tonic will do more than
anything else to refresh your blood,
overcome your tired feeling, improve
your appetite, and make your sleep
easy and restful.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-23

take care of him. Bebout is now in the
county home at Mercer, where he is
rapidly improving. 1t is thought he will
be taken to ST. Louis later to claim his
share of the estate of Mrs. Nancy Bebout,
an aunt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-23

Mr. and Mrs. George VI. Thompson OF
Oklahoma City, Okla, have arrived ard
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William
Morrell of Danforth street. Mrs. Nor
rel and Mrs. Thompson are sisters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-23
GARDINER.

Cusick & Lincoln have commenced
their annual mark-down of summer
footwear and are giving some prices
that appeal strongly to the pocketbook.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-23

during the winter for the past five
years-Detroit eWS-Tribune.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-23
SIMPLIFIED SPELLING.

Three years ago, in January, 1906, the "Ameri-
the avowed object expressed by the board itself,
ito promote by systematic and continued effort the
gradual simplifcation and regulation of English
spelling" This board included in its membership
such well-known men as President Roosevelt Jus
tice Brewer of the supreme court of the United
States Andrew d. White, formerly president of
Cornell university; David Starr Jordan, president
of Leland Stanford university and others more or
less prominent in educational and literary circles
This board has already made numerous suggestions
for improving the English photography, most of
which have not been generally adopted. A few mag
azines and papers have taken up their suggestions
and have used them consistently ever since but by
far the greater number of newspapers and periodi-
Gals have retained the old style of spelling with the
result that the effort to simplify has seemingly ten
ded to confuse what was already confusion
founded However three years is not very long
time in considering such task simplifying the
spelling of the English language. The ben
efts to come may not be realized for three gene
rations: the efforts of the eminent the board
are to be systematic and continued, and it would
de unfair to suggest that the movement is already
doomed to failure.
Though the suggestions of the board have not
been generally adopted in America, the fact that
such board is in existence has attracted the at
ention of the educational world of Great Britain.
While the American board attracted some attention
when it promulgated its first list of simpfed
forms, it has been very generally forgotten since in
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-23
AN EXPLODED THEORY.

Educate Catholics. and the more you educate
them the more they will see the slavery which Rome
exerts over them and finally they will shake Rome
off"
From the days of the Reformation to our own
time these words have been heard ad nauseam from
Protestant platform and pulpit and though today
the Catholics are as educated as any other body
of men. still instead of casting off the yoke of
Rome they hug their chains tighter, for in what
Protestants recognize as slavery Cath
olics recognize 'the Freedom of Christ" 1t
was the wonted boast of Protestants that their doc
trines would commend themselves more and more
TO free peoples and that the air of freedom would
be the fatal stroke to the Catholic Church. Time
has proved the utter hollowness of such remarks,
and today in those two great countries, England
and America the Catholic Church holds her
better than any other Protestant sect.
Rev. Mr.. Aked, well known Protestant minis
ter has been complaining about the decline which
is taking place day by day in America in regard
to the attendance of the people at church, and we
all know the difficulty the Anglican body has in
obtaining young men for the ministry, The non
conformist bodies, the bulwark of Professionalism III
England. have falling away, too of their mem
bers. and from the official handbook of the Bap-
list denomination issued lately it is ascertained
that, though there is an increase in the number
of their chapels, there has been decrease in tho
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-23

reaved widow who did not want him to venture out
in the stiffness of the night with his heavy grips
Mr.. Wood was the most widely and best known
man in the ntermountain states. In all his enter
prises he was most successful. In Idaho and Mex
leo he was possessed of large cattle and sheep
ranges. His interests III mines were very extern
sve. Whatever he touched seemed TO prosper and
his generosity commensurate with his prosper
ity. No one or worthy cause ever appealed to him
in vain. He had a tender spot in his soft heart
for the poor and needy kind word and smiling
countenance for all who knew him. He
American in thought, affection and interests,
loyal citizen whom all deemed worthy of their con
fidence and who now mourn his sad and untimely
death.
He cherished and loved his home, where peace
and happiness always reigned. To all friends who
visited his happy home he pleasant com
panion faithful and affectionate friend, wise
and prudent counsellor Silence expresses their
love and veneraton for the deceased, and their
inability to manifest how deeply they feel their be-
reavement But in that always happy home, how
mother Like the faithful mother of the Macca-
bees whilst accepting her heavy cross for her there
is but little earthly consolation. His presence
more to her than all his wealth. May God give
her strength and grace in this hour of her pro
found sorrow to bear the heavy burden placed upon
her. To her and her afflicted family The Inter
mountain Catholic extends the deepest sympathy.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-23
CHRISTMAS GIVING.

A couple of weeks before Christmas the dis
patches in the newspapers told the story of wom-
an who had committed suicide because she was so
fixed that she could not give the kind of Christmas
presents she had been in the habit of giving to
her friends and relatives. 1t is hard to realize
how. man or woman could get into such state
of mind how any one could be carried away by
such foolishness and yet the story gives food for
thought to the rest of us who find ourselves alive
and well, in spite of the strenuous holiday week.
The Christmas spirit" which woman
to commit suicide is not in keeping with the true
Christmas spirit as suggested by the event for
which the holiday is celebration. 1t is all right
to give Christmas presents to those we love; it is
all wrong to bemoan inability to give if by
giving we should be compelled to go without the
necessaries of life 1t is very much better to give
nothing than TO give something you can't afford,
and we believe the larger part of Christmas pres
ents of this day are of the kind that the giver
cannot afford Besides, the giver is not moved by
spirit of good will or generosity; he is more than
likely animated by desire not to be outdone by
his friend The spirit which the suicide felt
not proper spirit. How many more are pos
sessed with like spirit it is impossible to say;
subject, for it seems likely that the number is
large.
We would not be understood suggesting that
it is not right to give when the spirit moves one
to give Indeed, the fact that it is blessed to
give than to receive forever precludes advocacy of
not giving at ALL But there is no reason for Civ
ing expensive Christmas presents to those who vii.
have no use for them; might say there is no
sense in such celebration of the birth of our
Savior. The remembering of others with kindly
feeling and little tokens of affection and esteem
is one of the greatest blessings of the Christmas
season. Such giving needs checking. But
when a gift to friend arou5es within the recip
ent's mind a wonder to where the giver got the
money to buy the "token of friendship" it is time
to call halt And the real Christmas spirit should
be kept on tap at all of the year, for the
poor must eat and be clothed the other 364 or
365 days of the year, and good Christmas din
ner will not keep them from going hungry the rest
of the year.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-23

America and we go on spelling the best we Nno"
how some foneticay and others haphazardlF- III
England however, the American board has reSui'eu
in the organization of British society on spelling
reform which society says in bulletin recently Is
sned
..The problem has been considered in the United
States of America. where a simpifed spelling board
has zen established for the express purpose OF IN
vest.as eing the whole question scientifically. They
have already found their way to the enuncatlon OF
a few elementary principles which when put INTO
practice. will at once remove few of the worst ana
most obvious faults The great attention there Pald
to the study of the English language-far more
general than anything can even imagine III Eng
and-has enabled a large number OF persons al
ready numbered by thousands. to declare their ac
ceptance of their reasonable and ntelllglble recon-
mendatons The fact that the movement III Amer
lea has not only begun but has there every prospect
of general acceptance and ultimate success renders
if imperative that the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and ireland should, at the very least en-
deavor to understand what is being done, lest we
shouId-to our almost infinite dlsgrace-De alto
gether left behind in movement that so nearly
concerns us. Rather than this, it must be our de-
sire to strengthen the hands of the sImpllhed spell
ing board in America. and to encourage them to eX
tend still further the number of their adherents
They have already published many useful and IL
Eliminating tracts upon the subject, and they are
willing to exchange their publications with ours
even though ours should prove to be much fewer
We shall gladly close with this generous offer
This is especially interesting as showing more
tolerant attitude in Great Britain, where only few
years ago it was feared that the English language
was undergoing fatal degradation and where no
less light than Sydney Smith sneeringly asked
~Who reads an American book" 1t also serves to
emphasize the fact that the American spelling OF
such words as honor, labor. etc, at first received
with ridicue and treated "abominable American
isms" by the precise Britisher, have come to be
adopted to limited degree within the domains
where the 'sng's English" is supposed to be writ
ten and spoken in its virgin purity
We are glad now that the American spelling
board was organized even if we do persist IN the
use of the older and better known forms For
England is coming to America for suggestions as
to the Improvement of her speech
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-23
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

why does the Catholic Church condemn Chris
tian Science2' N L.
The Catholic Church has not passed any def
mite condemnation of Christian Science. Catholic
thealogians. however. have written against it. and
there is doubt but that it is deserving of official
anathema. The reasons why it is to be condemned
are very many.
First of all it is panthestic in doctrine. Mrs.
Eddy. in her book, Science and Health" says that
there is 30 such thing matter. This makes God
all. Hence all is mind.
Secondly it denies the free will Of man. and
declares that will power is an allusion of belief
Thirdly, it denies that there is such a thing as
sin IF" says Mrs. Eddy. soul sinned it would
be mortal = : Because soul is immortal soul
cannot sin" Again: The soul mind is God
and God never sins"
Fourthly. it denies the consequence of sin.
Sin sickness, disease and death have no objective
reality
Filthy. it denies the personality of God aGod
is the universe"
Sixthly. it denies the omnipotence of God.
"God cannot produce matter"
Seventhly. it denies the Incarnation. Jesus is
the ideal man." "Mary's conception of Jesus was
spiritual"
Eghthly, it holds that Jesus did not suffer or
die Suffering and disease are self-imposed be-
lief of mortals" He was alive in the grave"
Ninthly, it denies the Lords resurrection for
He did not rise again. since He did not die
Tenthly, it twists the Ascension in this fashion.
Gas reward for His faithfulness He would dis
appear to material sense. in the change which has
since been called the ascension"
Eleventhly, it declares that no judgment awaits
mortals. for there Is no such thing as sin.
Twelfthly it teaches that the Holy Ghost is ex-
pressed in Christian Science and says that there is
such thing trinity of persons in God.-Cath-
olic Record.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-23

number of its members. Chapels and seats don't
make a church. 1t is asked what religion do the
majority of those who fall away from those vari
churches embrace. The answer is, The most of
them drift away altogether from any set form OF
religion. Sick and tired with tenets of faith which
have no lawful authority to promulgate them, and
consequently no binding force, lacking altogether
in these essential qualities, obedience and cohe-
sion, they cannot accept opinion for dogma, and
hence they abandon religion altogether. You may
remark, however, that the educated amongst them
those who study the question of religion thorough
y, embrace the Catholic faith After careful
study of the matter they find out that there is only
one church that can satisfy their craving after the
light one church that clears their doubts and gives
them that peace which comes from being moorcd
to the Pillar of Truth. Education, instead of
damnng the interests of the Catholic Church, sets
up her doctrines in the only reasonable and logical
light (not speaking at all of revelation), and the
human mind following that light must of ncces
sity embrace her tenets We Catholics are never
afraid that our doctrines will not stand before an
educated mind. for have Il reason for the
Faith which is in u.s." and if the doctrines of the
Catholic Church are misconstrued or shown forth
in false light by her opponents, 1T IS because
those opponents are either wilfully blind or igno-
rant of them.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-23
THE CLOSING ADMINISTRATION.

In all the history of the nation, there probably
is parallel to the fight between the congress
and the chief executive at the present time There
is gainsaying the fact that the president has
hit straight from the shoulder in what he believed
to be wrong during all his term He has not been
the oily diplomat to seek political advantage by
toadying to the Interests; rather has he been
champion of the common people against in,
trenched capitalism. His administration has been
marked by an almost constant turmoil, and the
good that has been accomplished is largely due to
his efforts. 1t is most natural therefore thai his
recommendations in recent messages in which
there were charges that the congress feared
an investigation by the secret service of the gov
ernment should array against him not only all his
political opponents, but a good sprnkling of con-
gressmen and senators of his own political faith
He has stirred up the congress, and good
many members of that body have come to the CON
clusion that the president is lacking in sincerity;
that there is large element of hypocrisy in the
makeup of the chief executives that the 1ruthful-
ness of which he has openly boosted is merely
cloak for the perpetuation of untruthfulness and
double-deaing. Understand, do not say that
congress is right in its attitude toward the presi-
dent 1t may be entirely wrong in its conception
of Mr.. Roosevelt, but the members of that honor
able body have not been backward in expressing
their opinion, and they have appealed to the
try for justification.
The president-elect is pledged to carry out the
policies of the present administration and it will
be interesting to note the outcome of the present
unfortunate incident Of the president going out
of office with scrap as a legacy for his sue
cpssor.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-01-23
RECLAMATION OF SWAMP LANDS.

satistieian has figured out that there are
100000 acres of swamp lands in the United
States that can be reclaimed at an expense of SO
an acre, and that the net annual revenue from
these lands after reclamation viii be S. an acre.
According to his figures it viii require an even
billion dollars to reclaim the swamp lands of the
country and that the revenue from this invest
ment viii be a half-billion dollars year; in other
words, the expense viii be repaid to the govern
nent in two years and a vast area of land that is
at present unproductivc will be added to the ma
tional wealth.
Taking advantage of the sentiment in the coun-
try in favor Of the conservation of our natural re-
sources efforts are making to have the govern
nent take up this mammoth work. Bills have
been introduced in the congress to appropriate
money for the reclamation of certain swamp lands
in different states of the Union. Besides several
of the southern states, in which large areas of
swamp lands exist appropriations asked for
the benefit of Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois.
The bills are all in charge of the rivers and har
bors committee, and there is demand from the
constituents of the representatives from these
states that the appropriations be made.
A great many farmers have bought up lands
upon winch Inere were SWdInpS, IDey nave drained
the lands and made them productive by their own
efforts without assistance by the state or national
government, and have not only profited themselves
by their industry, but have added to the taxable
value of the state in which they located This,
however, is no argument against the national gov
eminent taking up the work. The job is too stu
pendous for individuals to attempt, but it would
seem more fitting to have the various states take
up this work. for the states would be the benefit
Charles in increased taxable property within their