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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
SuNFLOWER PHILOSOPHY.
(Atchison CKan.) Globe.)

y
A man who is always looking for
work might as well wear placard
reading: II am not worth a d,
since everybody knows he is not
The greatest loafer in the world is a
Government snag boat on the Missouri
River. A Government snag boat often
lies at one point three months think
ing.
We are becoming old, but we still
give three cheers every morning be-
cause we are not compelled TO go to
school. We are not SO old that we have
forgotten how we hated it.
The old-fashioned woman, whose
doorl mob knot of hair is done so tight
sic has to use a monkey wrench to
undo it at night, has a firm, unmovable
conviction that no woman who runs to
pufs and curls amounts to much.
Every house planned by an American
woman has a large parlor and a small
er kitchen than the house planned by
an American woman the year before
In time, this means that house will
be all Darlor on the first floor. except 4
shelf, and that will be the kitchen.
Women know this, but we venture
the opinion that not one man in Sc
knows it. When woman first makes
up 4 bed, she puts on two clean sheets
which are used a week. Then the low
er sheet is taken off, and replaced by
the UPPER sheet. the upper sheet being
replaced with a clean one. This is
kept up week after week. each bed get
ting one clean sheet a week. We al
WAYS thought that when you get clean
sheets on your bel, you got two clean
bit you cont: you get but one. When
company cones, two clean sheets arc
placed on The company bed. When the
company goes. the sheets are taken off
ana washed, whc: her used enc night o,
six
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
Arostook county has had a re;

Arostook county has had a real
roundup. The scene was in Parkhurst
and the cattle consisted of three calves
which ran wild last spring. A large
crowd of men and boys undertook the
job of driving them out of the woods
into the open fields where one man
mounted on horseback and equipped
with a lasso, did the rest. The Park
hurst correspondent of the Aroostook
Republican observes that the only
thing which has prevented them from
being shot for deer was the fact that
no human being could get within rifle
range of them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
+ s:s-s
SUNNY SOL: Jingelologist.
LIKE MOTHER MADE.

a cookher salads win the of me-and
Betty pondrous culinary things be. though
Bys afraid
conscientiously, Still
and Betty,
old time prejudices fade but still tell the girl
hat cam otma
with faky thing which
surely cap-a-pie
dictum bravey
those
disagree like those
SOL SIMPSON,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

War is hell-and sometimes holidays
Mirthless life is not much better than
death.
A woman comes down to breakfast
in mood to sing, man to swear
There's heap of trouble coming to
the man who has never yet had any to
train him now to bear it.
You can :ell when a man isn't over
successful in his business by the way
he keeps telling you he is.-New York
Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
Those Who Interest Us.

Lord Bunkhurst talks about Lord Blink,
His projects and his wife.
LORD Bunkhurst wouldn't care to think
OF those in lower life
Old GotroX talks about old Bonds, "a
man worth millions ten
His brain most pleasantly responds
To Thoughts Of nloneyed men. a1z'1 is
UiJnk y1Aaac s74t1lnOl nIsf sg1Jgs5va
Andyou and 1--we taiksof Smith, g,es /
For he Is one of us
just plain old Smith, his kin and kith.
We avidly discuss
kansas City Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Poor old Bob Fitzimmons ought to
get back into his class. When he was
young he had handy habit of ig-
noring handicap of % or 80 pounds,
hut he cannot do it any longer. Old
Father Time gets the best of them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

When the Northeastern Telephone
Company first opened for business in
Portland the first instrument to be
connected for business was that in the
Mayors office. When the company's
property was disnantled by its new
owners. that particular instrument was
left and in time will become a Very
valuable relic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Nope. New Hampshire school
marms didn't go home for Christmas
, to any great extent. They found too
many engagement rings in the stock
ings they hung in Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

serving up a course in Greek from
which all the teeth have been extract
ed. The student reads translatiOns,
learns of Hellenic ideals, philosophy and
art and doesn't make a single crow
track. There are times when men be-
leve they were born too early. Think
what we might have escaped!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

At Christmas Maine furnishes the
country with Christmas trees. at New
Years, with inspiration 70 shin up onto
the water wagon Maine is great
State when everything is taken into
consideration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Count Zeppelin has failed to sell his
airship to the German government be-
cause it is believed that next years
model will be a better machine. 1t is
a. poor way to reward such a faithful
. vNOrker
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

a and his mother are at outs with Eng
y alsh society because Mr.. Churchill had
the temerity to oppose his class in the
tax matters. Mr.. Churchill is ahead
', OF his class and should be promoted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
An GO wears old bachelor Of Wiscon

An IS years old bachelor Of Wiscon-
sin has been caught at last. After all
those wears it is indeed an honor to
grab him when he cannot defend him.
self. New Hampshire and Wisconsin
ought to pass laws for the protection
Of superannuated bachelors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
A Foolish Statement,
{ Chicago Record-Herald.

Chicago Record Herald)
One of the Berlin papers says Taft
and Knox are trying to make Mica
ragua vassal of the United States.
Oh. pshaw! If this country wanted
vassals it could find many better ones
than Nicaragua might ever be.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

One proof that all Maine farmers do
not agree with the proposition that
Maine farms don't pay is the case of
the Pompilly place in Auburn. 1t has
been sold at a round price to two men
who know how to farm. The real es-
tate agent who sold it states that all
his farm property is increasing in
price.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will DO taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held response.
BILE for the preservation or return OF
rejected communications.
address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publish
ers. Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

The men who steered that corner III
Rock Island must have caught some
of the old timers if one is able to judge
anything by the squealing they are
doing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

James W. Friend, who dumped $780,
Ooo into Cassie Chadwicks famous mil
lionaire trap, has A)en up the strug-
gle. His encounter with Cassie wrecked
his life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
Why Doesn't He Start Something

New York WORLDLY
The United States Consul in Malaga.
Spain, reports that American safes
cannot be sold there because there are
no burglars and few fires.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

The PEOPLE of Worcester decline to
believe that w. F.. Tilinghast is fax
ing those airship stories, especially
with Cooks finish so fresh in the pub
lie mind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
a Tin To Our Southern NeiqhborS.

washington PoSt)
A nation should he properly armed
or be very polite to the nations that
are gun fighters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

The musical expert of the Congress
sional library says that Dixie" is the
most popular of all our patriotic songs.
1t may become the national song after
ALL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Out in Ohio the warden of the peniten-
tiary has taken pipes and cigarettes
away from his charges and furnishes
them stogies and cigars. More graft /:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

The public, indebted as it is to Mark
Twain for many a cheering word, ex-
tends its heartfelt sympathy to him in
his bereavement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Tafts opinion of whiskey is longer
than some we've heard, but 1t is not
so likely to give offence to men who
believe in temperance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
Some Glass To His Hidino.

(Richmond Times Dispatch
Magnates would do we'll to study DIR.
Cooks methods of concealment. The
explorer is one man who would really
know how to elude a process server.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Did you notice that the snow storm
didn't upset the telephone and tele-
graph companies the way similar
storms did ten years ago?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Paws Them Well Enough.
IGhinnnn RonOrd II era Id J

Chicago Record Herald)
Nine. Paladno finds table-tpping to
be almost profitless. The walters are
glad to report that they have no such
complaint to offer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Tho snow didn't upset us here IN
Maine the way it did in the other
coast states.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Brokaw has decided that he was a
little hasty in inviting his wife to come
back. There is nothing like having
n lawyer who knows his business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
But Cooks Goose Will Be.


IACIdflCd tVIIStIlUt1V1I.I
Though the work will be well done
at Copenhagen. the returns will not be
Cooked.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

A Kentucky colonel would make it
n penal offence for q minister to dis
cuss politics in the pulpit. Perhaps
they've been treading on his toes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Between the snow shovel and the
furnace scoop the man who lacks for
exercise nowadays is just downright
lazy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Pittsburg is to have u modern hotel
on the lines of the Waldorf Astoria.
We trust that the upper floors Will be
Rbove the smoke.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Texas will regret those dollar straw
berries when We make them part with
her i'll gotten gold next summer Real
ice don't grow in Texas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Those who favored open football now
favor the closed variety. Is there no
happy medium?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

That pie has reached Taft at last,
nut Capt. Butt is still on guard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

The neat and thrifty citizen is known
nv the condition of his front walk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

The old horse is good enough for
everyone, now that the snow has ar
rived.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
Not the Place For Brains.

New York Herald.) a.
A Western woman holds that large
feet are evidence of great brains.
Maybe, but it's no place TO carry them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Resolve to speak well of your native
tstate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Peary is finding more friendly au-
diences than did DIR. Cook.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

The sugar used Christmas day ought
10 go long way toward pulling the
sugar trust ont of the hole
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Peary must have been right in his
element.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
Pretty Good Antidote Himself.

What is to cure the Democratic
party of it's habit of worshiping
Bryan?" asks a contemporary. Mr.
Bryan has done. the curing here in
Texas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Il Have you tried to smoke one of the
cigars yet?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

They are using their smaller pota-
toes to roll the roads up in Aroostook.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Nobody put any hair restorer in
Jawn DIS stocking this year. Have
the cartOOnists forgotten themselves?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

The University of Michigan is show
ing unexpected athletic virtue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

The town of Union lost one of the
landmarks of the village when the
Michaud general store burned Christ
mas morning. The building had a
varied career during its as years of
existence, having been at various
times a general store, residence, shop
for cant dog stock, jewelry store, and
a tin shop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Oh, man is peculiar elf
Who braves full many a Wordy storm;
Whateer may benefit himself
He clasSifies as reform.
Washington Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
Hoke Doesn't Count Any More.

Baltimore SUM
Atlanta claims 206,426 inhabitants
besides Hoke Smith.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

With the beginning of the new year
Baths wooden ship yards. Shipbuild-
ers, however, are convinced that the
coming year is going to prove much
brighter than the one just drawing to a
close and anticipate busy times the
coming year. At the plant of the Bath
iron works three torpedo boat destroy
ers are under construction for the navy
department.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

The town of Norway has heard of a
wild man who is terrifying the oxford
county woodsman. Among the cruel
acts ascribed to this denizen of the for
est is the trapping of man and leav-
ing him to freeze to death.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Thursday, December 80, 1909.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Entered at the Augusta Post ONCE as
necond-class mall matter. =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Tom Dana. the Old Town Indian who
recently died, has been a familiar fig
ure in and about Kineo for many years
AS a guide he was always in demand
He had also represented his tribe al the
Legislative session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Frank E. Jackson the Maine globe
trctter is at home again, this time from
Porto Rico. He is enthusiastic over
the island and it's people and can not
understand why anyone can oppose adj
hitting them to citizenship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

The snow shoes which Commander
Peary used were made in Norway, Me-.
and We're especially constructed to
Withstand the cutting and bruising of
arctic ice. The frames were of select
ed ash and when bent were 4S inches
long by foot in width, except dozen
pairs, which We're SO inches long. The
filling was the best raw hide.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Biddeford and Saco residents have
been eating cells by the wholesale since
the season set in, but it is safe to pre-
dict a falling off in the consumption.
A Pine Point resident has served notice
that many of the cells We're dead before
they were taken from the water, midi
eating that they died of some disease
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30

Mrs. Hiram Butterfield of Farming
ton mas bed cord made of whale sin
ews, which is reputed to have been
part of the equipment of the Mayfow-
er. She also has a conch shell which Is
said to have been used as warning in
case of the approach of the British dur
ing the war of the Revolution.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-14
HOW TO LIVE 800 YEARS.

Samuel g. Blythe happy man!
He is living ten lives to the of the average He
Is kind enough to make public his recipe and if you will
listen and heed you too may live 800 years instead of the
allotted fourscore His philosophy sounds bully
''Sam" Blythe, everyone knows, is the fellow who
writes serious things to make laugh. He has
broad smile that goes into his copy, and when read
his amusing words know that he chucked when he
wrote them. His name pronounces his character.
Surrounded by party of newspaper men, the genial
"Sam outlined his personal philosophy, and it is duty
and pleasure to pass along He of course referred to
newspaper men, but his words apply to most people in
every sort Of business 1t is philosophy that fits human
life.
old by writing and he believes that there business
in the world where the hours long, work eXactng
discipline rigid and the of responsibility greater
He says he wasn't fortunate enough to go to college, but
he believes that it is good thing for to get all the
knowledge he from whatever source he Men who
succeed the business who have ideas Of course
that business. He also advises that men spe
ciazebecome experts in particular lines Of interest and
be better informed upon them than anyone else Sam spe
ciazes peope-writes about persons and not about
things And it's really wonderful sometimes to him
pick to peceshe tells men truths about themselves
that even they never thought of.
But listen to what he says about living 800 years The
man who is always serious has of humor lives
day In a hours. eff you have of humor" says
SAM for heavens sake it. Humor is the scarcest
commodity in the United States is extinct elsewhere
almost. Don't let serious minded persons tell you any
thing about dignity and all that sort of rot Be happy
yourself and contribute to the happiness of other folks
That's the secret of long life. The happy fellow may
live ten days in 800 years in lifetime You see
he has ten experiences to the soberaced fellows Sam
says speaking to the newspaper Have lot of fun
see many strange things work. keep away from drink
keep honest don't grumbe and"
lie admits that you may die 'hOnored and vrtuOus
poverty but think how long you will have lived.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-14
LANDLORD RULE.

English law, descended from the time of the feuda
lords is responsible for the greatest system of concen
trated wealth of modern times The lords nneenhs
of the land from which the congested population of the
little kingdom must get its bread Here is what concen
tration of wealth has done for England: ,...
BY the latest census the population of the United King
dom is 4l916o27 and the total number of paupers is
ll29O64 The population of England and Wales is 3D.
527 ,843, of whom 915 291 paupers.
The population of Scotland is 4,472103, of whom no.
595 paupers
The population of Ireland is 4,458775 of whom 1O3 400
are paupers.
Since l90 the number Of paupcrs in England and Wales
that is the persons dependent upon public taxes for
porthad increased from 1869 to 915,391 in 1906 In
Scotland the increase was from 100000 to 10000.
The average rate of increase for poor relief during the
last ten years has been $1OOO00 and the total in 1906
had mounted to $75,0O0O00
Remember that while this is period of industrial de-
preston IN the United Kingdom there has been the
horror of bread famine in Ireland for years. or wheat
famine in England since the days of Dsraeli.
And the lords own the land.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-14
DEATH OF MINING MAN

At PIE f9mIly home, E5il Au
gusta avenue. K. > McPhee, a Wen
known mining man OF. Spokane and
British Columbia, died last night
Of bronchial asthma. He was
widely known and leaves q wife
and two sons, George and Leonard
No funeral announcements have
been made. $50
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-14

Happy hunting ground for
crooks-this Is what they call the
gloomy-gray old city of London
England.
Lot of our American crooks
have settled down in the worlds
greatest city.
There's a good easy living there
all the year around, and without
much danger of being caught.
Our own Eddie Guerin, who es-
capped from Devils island; Blond
Nell, his partner, and a lot Of
American crooks whose names
and faces are familiar to half the
big CITY detectives in this country,
have adopted London as their
home.
The suspicion law is one reason
for the safety with which the
crooks operate in London. The
fogs help, too, of course. But no
one in England can be held on sus-
picion. He must, be caught with
the goods on, or In the very act,
or he goes free.
There aren't the big stakes
there. Scotland Yard gets most Of
the big crooks But If a man is
content to take small comfortable
money-as in poeketpicking, green
goods game, con games, small
thefts and the like-they'll be all
right.
Two men in London know every
crook in the city. One is a big, fat,
unsmiling Chinaman who sells
opium and cocaine to them. The
other is the chief of Scotland Yard.
This chief is strange man. He
knows almost as soon as a new
crook reaches his city. He sends
him note, asking him to CALL He
receives the visitor politely, asks
his plans and how long he is 60
ing to stay. gives him some good
advice-and let's him go. That's
all, till he catches him in the act.
When they do get a crook,
though. they get him right. No
pleas for mercy or suspended SEN
fences or paroles go.-Nor can the
prisoner get fine food and priv
ilges by money. This system
teaches the crooks to be careful,
and not take long chances.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-14

A Turkish bath is what you need
this spring. 1t Ia better than any
medicine for a spring tonic. Tones
you up and removes all impurities
from your system. We have spent
$4,000 in fixing up our parlors and
they are the finest in the north.
west. Come tonight. Bath and bed
$1.00. Turkish baths. First and
Stevens. H. p. Nichols, prop.
Phone 1241. ~"