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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25
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Washington is laughing about the
about to resign. For the report
promptly came back here, together
with Senator F'rye's reply that he
would not resign till he died. All the
Senate is sufficiently acquainted with
Senator Frye to know that he would
not resign for a minute. He is too
proud of his office OF senator and too
proud of his long service there. He
wants to die with his boots on, so to
speak, while he is in full official
panoply. And it is taken for granted
here that the Republicans OF Maine are
fully in accord with that, ambition on
the part of their Junior" senator.
But there is not even as much reason
why the senator should resign now as
there was two or three years ago, if he
were at all disposed that way. For
two or three years his health was very
feeble and gave his friends concern.
Now he has picked up remarkably
and seems entering upon new lease
of life. He is stronger physically now
than he has been before in ten years.
he is taking the best Of care of himself,
and for one of his years is the healthi-
est man in the Senate. Others have
served to an older age than he in the
Senate and there is not the slightest
reason for thinking that the senator
will yield the palm to any such as long
as there is life in him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25
MAINE EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Names Crowded State House.
portland Expressly

(IOTtldHu f,ApItSS.J
The State of Maine can afford to
give it's officials decent accommoda-
tons for the transaction of public
business The proposed addition to
the State House is to be decided not
upon the question Of expense, but up
on the question of necessity alone. II
it can pe shown that the offices are
not commodious enough all the time,
that should end the matter with the
Legislators. and there should be nell
Their local prejudice nor partisan pol
tiles to interfere with a proper appro-
pration for the enlargement. There is
no question about the need so far as
the three months once in two years
hen the Legislature is in session.
Then the building is uncomfortably
crowded, and the public business IS
carried on at decided disadvantage.
Most of us know little about the needs
for the other months of each biennial
period. Here is where the demonstra-
ton is needed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

Fayette, Feb. Is. to the wife of Octa-
viuS Girard, a daughter
Augusta, Feb. 10, to the wife of Al
phonse Grenier, a daughter; Feb. H. to
the wife of Ferdinand Gagne. a daugh-
ter.
KNOX
Vinalhaven, Feb 8, to the wife of
LleWellyn Thomas. a daughter; Feb. IA,
to the wife of Harry Sanborn, daugh-
ter.
Rockport. Feb. 8. to the wife of Her.
bert Poland, daughter.
OXFORD.
West Paris, Feb. l, to the wife Of
George Damon, twins, son and a
dau"hter: Feb. 3, to the wife of Fred
r. Penley, a son.
South Paris, Feb. g. to the wife of
Ralph B. Penfold a daughter.
North Paris, Feb. s, to the wife of B.
L. Elwel, a daughter.
Bryants Pond, Feb. 9, to the wife of
Ernest Cannon, son.
West Porter, Feb 9, to the wife of J..
T. Libby, son.
SOMERSET
Madison, Jan. "a, to the wife Of George
Tinkham, a son; Jan. II, to the wife of
Frank E. Rush, daughter; Jan. %, to
the wife of Gilbert Arseno, a daughter
Pittsfield, Jan. 81 to the wife of Ralph
Estes, a son,
smithfield Feb. g. to the wife of Ar
thur Head, a son.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25
What is News?
(POrtland Advertiser.

" VI lldilu fAuNtIliSClJ
The Rev. Dr. Henry Blanchard. in
a sermon preached at the St. Lawrence
church in this city on Sunday. said
that he was glad that in another city
a newspaper had been established for
the purpose of printing only inspiring
news. Possibly in a great city one
such newspaper may live end prosper;
it is yet too early to ansWel that ques-
ton. But the majority of the news
papers must continue to give the peo-
pie what they want and the people
want the news of the day whether 1t
be inspiring or not. Bring the matter
home. Portland people will readily re-
call a particularly brutal murder which
some years ago was committed in the
neighboring town of Gorham, the GRIM
inals breaking into a farmhouse, kill
ing man and severely injuring his
aged mother The local newspapers
printed long accounts of the occur
renee. Not to have done so would have
been merely to disappoint their read
ers. The people who read newspapers
wanted to know about that crime; they
wanted to know all about it; they
would not have been content to have
had placed before them a short state
ment of the facts of the case. They
would have made strenuous objection
had it been ignored. Now this was
certainly not an inspiring piece of
news: it was just the contrary but a
man does not have to be a newspaper
editor to realize why the newspapers
not only told the story of the crime but
col i,, 1atoil We halinUp th
the time is coming when news of the
character of much that now appears in
the columns of the daily press will be
omitted but that time has not yet
come and to talk about the publication
of a newspaper which shall print only
the uplifting news of the day is to talk
of what is a practical impossiblity ex-
cept. perhaps, in rare cases.
And it is also to be remembered that
the newspapers devote an increasing
amount of space to news of a kind
which DR.. Blanchard would regard as
inspiring. There have been in progress
in the city of Boston a series of revi-
val meetings Certainly the Boston
meetings. 1t is only a few years since
there was a somewhat similar series of
meetings in this city and the local pa
pers devoted many columns to them.
They knew that people wanted to read
about the meetings. The newspaper
editor is actuated. after all. by the
same motives which prompt other
business men. He conducts his news
paper in an endeavor to make it a
business success as we'll as a factor in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

During the Civil War the name OF
Jefferson Davis was chiselled from a
tablet upon a bridge in the District OF
Columbia which had been erected
while Mr.. Davis was serving as Secre-
tarv of War. President Roosevelt now
orders the restoration of the name to
the tablet, an act in the closing days
of his administration which will be ap-
nreciated in the South and which Will
cause no resentment in the North
Whatever may be said of the later
career of Jefferson Davis. his name
nronerly enough belonged upon the
bridge erected by the war department
while he was Secretary of War It's
removal was the result of the intense
feeling prevailing during the war years
+ho+ followed and the restoration IS ho'
in any way in condonement OF ms
career as head of the ConfederacS'
s,n,n,v means that the war is over.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

of politics of which it has been the
victim It's new governor is said to be
of very different pattern from the
old-time Democratic leaders of
Arkansas, and it's greatly increased
Republican vote, vote larger than
that cast by the Republicans in half a
dozen northern states of the Union,
together with it's welcome to Mr.. Root
and it's willingness to listen to his
views on national affairs, are good
signs for that commonwealth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25
A Master Of Statistics.

Carroll D. Wright, who has just died,
passed his last years as the head of an
educational institution but he will not
be so much remembered as an educator
as for his long public career as a
statistician. His career was varied
one, colonel of volunteers in the Civil
War, lawyer. for Is years head of the
Massachusetts state labor bureau, for
20 years United States commissioner of
labor, director in charge of the 18th
census, member of the anthracite
Strike commission, author and college
president.
The unreliability of statistics has
assertion that figures will not lie has
come to be taken with several grains
of salt But Carroll D. Wright was a
man of such fairness and honesty and
his deductions We're SO impartial that
his statistics of commerce and industry
in this country We're accepted without
question as absolutely reliable, both
by labor and by capital. The science
of statistics. as it is called, is some
thing relatively new, having been per-
fected within the past generation or
two, and in this science the name of
Mr.. Wright will always rank among
the highest. He served faithfully and
efficiently in many important public
stations and will be sincerely mourned
and widely missed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

A Texas girl was able to masquerade
for nine years in male attire without
discovery. She coud-so the Houston
Post reports her to have Said-"smoke.
chew. and drink beer" 1t is evident
that rare types of masculine women
and with it's spirit of devotion to all
things Texan it is perhaps not surpris-
ing that the Post should exploit them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

One of the saddest hings about
the passing of Senator Ben Tillman
since his knockout encounter with
President Roosevelt. has been the atti-
tude of some of his erstwhile southern
friends and admirers. Even the Hous-
ton Post SHES cold cabbage at him.
1t says:
I'VE assume that when Senator
Tillman visits photograph gallery,
he does SO in response to some definite
demand for his pictures and not t.
crafty any vain desire to add to the
galaxy of manly beauty.
ct tn Brute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25
Maine Gossip
Her Sacrifice.

II must make a Lenten sacrifice"
The pretty widow said:
She wore a hat with violets wreathed
Upon her golden head.
For something like half a year
Her tears had ceased to flow,
And she had laid aside her weeds
Three months or more ago.
II cannot give my concerts up,
For music | adore;
Nor candy, for it never seemed
So good to me before:
But signing over memories
Too long alone I've tarried,
And So" she cried, I'll sacrifice
My freedom, and get married"
New York Press
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

and workmen each day tore out their
work, only to find it rebuilt on their
next visit Good-sized tree sections
had been hauled in and placed in the
dam by the beavers. After several
distinctions of the beavers dams there
was again found to be a stoppage IN
the supply of water through the nam
pipes. The dam had not been rebuilt
but on close investigation it was found
that these cunning engineers. in re-
venge, apparently had built a dense
screen across the flow of water
through the main pipes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25
BORN.
FRANKLIN,

Phillips, Feb. 10. to the wife of Arno
l.. Pratt. son; Feb. 8, to the wife of
James Sellenger. SON
Pennington, Feb. 4, to the wife of
William Flood, a son.
HANCOCK.
Stonington, Feb. 8, to the wife of
Warren Augustus Colby, daughter.
North Sullivan, Feb. IA, to the wife of
James Colson, a son.
Sullivan. Feb. II, to the wife of James
Meynell, daughter.
BIuehll, Feb. 10, to the wife of Clifton
G. Nevells. son.
Castine, Feb. 6, to the wife of Fred c.
Perkins. a daughter: Jan. 81, to the wife
of Joel Perkins, daughter; Feb. IA, to
the wife of Lawrence P. Harper, a
daughter.
Deer Isle. Feb. 6. to the wife of Samuel
T. Lowe. daughter; Feb. 6, to the wife
of Fred l.. Lufkin. daughter.
KENNEBEC.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25
MARIE D.
CUMBERLAND.

CUMBERLAND.
Portland, Feb. 9, Thomas Ernest wy
man and Eta J. Mccarthy; Feb ~
David l.. Scott and May A. Otis; Feb; 10,
Clifford Gordon Small and Mary Eliza
beth McGinty;s James f. Chase of Lltch-
field and Amanda NJ. Webb of Cam
bridge, Mass.
HANCOCK.
Ellsworth, Feb. 13, Miss Vera G. Pratt
to Earl ID. Holt.
Winter Harbor. Feb. Il. Miss Emily w:
Sargent of Eden. to Charles E. Sargent
of Winter Harbor.
Surry, Feb 10, Mrs. Hattie E. Torrey
to Sterling Anderson.
KNOX.
Rockland, Feb. 6. Willis r. Achorn anu
Nellie NJ Jarvis, both of Rockport.
Appleton, Feb. 10. Pearl d. Perry ana
Miss Hazel b. Graham.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

The St Louis Globe Democrat re-
marks that after a brief experience
in craftsmanship Oklahoma has OK
changed its mighty telescope for an
ordinary pair Of spectaclcs." The self
constituted statesmen of that section,
who sought to cover the universe with
a weird and Woolly constitution arc
finding it an able bodied task to at
tend to their own affair.".
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

The warden Of Connecticut state
prison reports that Shakespeare is the
most generally read author among the
inmates of that institution. Evidently
that institution has a select class OF
boardcrs. for among thugs and profess
sional criminals Shakespeare would be
no more likely to be the favorite
author behind prison bars than he is
with them in freedom.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

The officers and men of the fleet had
to stand all kinds OF hospitality in the
many foreign ports which they visited.
but evidently they thrive on hospitality
for the mortality among them during
the Ia months of the voyage was only
one fourth of one per cent, Il mortality
rate which is said to be much less than
the average of any selected body of
men in the prime OF life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

Skowhegan, Feb. I, to the wife of
James Goodrich. son.
Bingham. Feb. T. to the wife of r. c.
Brown, son. 10 TBS. Clifton Rolfe.
WASHINGTON.
Calais, Feb. 5. to the wife of Moses
Horace l.. Dreamer, a daughter; Feb s.
to the wife of John Kelley. a daughter:
Feb. II. to the wife of Henry Bovard, a
daughter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

If a fleet returning from peaceful
voyage meets such a splendid welcome
home as has been given the battleships
at Hampton Roads, it staggers the
imagination to think of the welcome
which would be given that kind of a
fleet returning from victories won in a
foreign war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

Anyone who ever heard Mr.. Hob
sons lecture on the need of good
fleet, must inevitably be forced to the
conclusion that most OF newspaper
writer's who find a special delight III
criticsing it have not been so favored
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will be 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, 1909-02-25

After President Roosevelt had con-
cluded his speech to the assembled
jackies of the returning fleet, they re-
Warded him with three rOuSing cheers
and Il tiger, the latter no doubt being
given and taken as a delicate allusion
to that coming trip to Africa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

The next six-cOncert trip of the
Rowdoin Glee club will be during the
spring recess and will include concerts
at Kennebunk. Portsmouth, Reading.
Wellesley and Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

There are a great many good citi-
Zens with some experience in build
ing who have not been at all surprised
Canal would exceed the original esti-
mates
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

The putting away of bigOted legisla
ton affecting the people of Japan,
comes not from the fear of them, but
from The American sense of decency
and fair play, which recognizes the
claim of friendly power to have it's
citizens in this country accorded the
same consideration that is given to
the people of other foreign countries
ing distinctions that are a disparage-
nlent of it's people. and an insult to it's
nationa! standing and pride.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

1t is sad to think what Alfred Austin
would have done at this time had an
English battleship fleet been welcomed
home from a mountaineering voyage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

Salome is not to be produced in Bos-
ton. Plainly the big revival in that
city is not without it's direct results.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

Our Maine author, John kendrick
Bangs. has u bright story Miss Took
er's Wedding Gift" in the March Lip
pincotts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

Miss Ruth Farrar of South Paris,
who is nearly 16 years old. had never
missed day at school since she start
day, when she was absent on account
of illness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

Governor Haskell bids fair to come
to trial before his libel suit against
Mr.. Hearst.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

The cry of California should be 1.-The
bumptious jingoist must 60
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

Only a week to inauguration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

Geronimo was born in Oklahoma.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

Oxford county apples are SO good
that it is hard to keep them long, but
Charles S. Bacon of West Paris has a
few apples which We're grown in the
Summer of 1907. They are still good
and sound, although no special pains
have been taken to preserve them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

A writer in the Bath Times recalls
the good fashioned winter of 1880
The snow was four feet deep. The
kenne bee river was frozen Soldly as
far down as Phippsburg Center. Casco
Bay was frozen so that the traffic be
tween Portland and Harpswell was
carried over the ice. Nothing APP
preaching these arctic conditions has
been experienced in modern times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

Thursday, February rs, 1909.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

At the reservoir at Saddleback pond
at Rangeley, recently. beavers work
in dam construction was found to in
terfere with the water supply from
Saddleback stream. These busy en-
gineers had constructed a tight dam
which had retained considerable of
the supply of the mountain reservoir,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-25

There were no bonfires in Portland
Monday night and it may be safely
concluded that a time honored custom
has been definitely abandoned Last
year, when orders were issued to the
police to sec that the tar buckets did
not blaze in honor of the Father of
his Country. there had just been two
confag rations in the town. The City
hall had disappeared in smoke and
flame and a large commercial building
had been Quilted. This year there have
been no large fires but the fiat went
forth as 1t did a year ago and Port
land was not Illuminated in the evening
by burning barrels and rubbish. The
old time custom was so firmly estab
lished that it is entirely probable it
would not have been interfered with a
year ago but for those big fires, but
the small boys and the big boys learn
ed then that they could get along
without the fires and the city author
tiles this winter made up their minds
to follow the precedent of a year ago.
So it is safe to say that the fires which
used to burn on the night of Washing
tons birthday have been eXtinguished
for all time. No mayor or city mar
skai will allow the custom to be re-
established
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-08-05
DAVIS SCHOOL DISTRICT

Orson Brooks is entertaining his
mother from Clinton county
Miss Stella Murwin returned last
week from q visit in Ioria and Clinton
county.
j. G. Yerian and wife and Davis
Yerian spent Sunday in Sumner with
Frank Allen and family.
Star Grange will give an ice crea m
social at their hall August 14th.
The house of o. Jordon with nealy
all it's contents was burned Saturday
morning
Mr. ana Mrs. Jesse Fuller of Alma
visited ut the homes of G. Young and
John Baker Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Struble visited
Sunday with the formers parents il
Middleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wolcott from neal
Pompeii Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Howell Of
Middleton. were visitors at VIM
Hutchinson s last Saturday.
Mrs. l. NJ. Felch, who has beer
visiting her parents the past ten dav,
returned her home in Mulliken las
week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-08-05
CENTRAL PINE RIVER

Mr.. and Mrs. Scringer of Detroit,
and A. Courier and wife of Saginaw.
were the guests of F. j. White and
wife FRIDAY.
Miss Rena Mills. who has been on
the sick list for the past two weeks is
improving slowly.
Mr.. d. Wilkinson is moving some
buildings on the old Dc ane farm north
of Forest Hill. recently purchased by
Mr.. Sweet of Alma.
Leslie Mills and wife of West Pine
River, were visiting at the home OF
H. Hayes and wife Sunday.
James Book of ST. Louis. and Town
ship Treasurer johnson and wife were
entertained at the home of George
Buck Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rocks o.
Breckenridge. were the guests o.
their grand daughter. Mrs. Merle
Boyer, Thursday.
James Edwards, Jr., who was OF
the sick list last week, is some better
at this writing
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Sprague were il
Alma Sunday. visiting with thei
daughter and little grandson tina
came to gladden. the home of MIR
and Mrs. Fred Rogers of Alma re
Gently.
Threshing is the order of the day il
this vicinity, wheat is good quality
but not such very large Yield, twenty
five bushels to the acre
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-08-05
NORTH ARCADIA.

Henry Mcnamara has sold the place
known as the Perkins farm to Illinois ,
parties.
Mrs. +. II. Hodges was a guest at the
home of her grandson, Byrd Clark, from
Tuesday until Thursday, last week.
Conklin's machine has been threshing
the contract peas raised by the farmers
of this neighborhood.
Mrs. j. d. butcher, who has been
spending some time with her son in
Manton, came, Tuesday, for an extern
ded visit with her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Keefer
Ray Harper. of Weidman, has been
working for Elon Raycraft and board: :
with Mrs. Alvin Miller.
Miss Edna Kuhlman entertained her
friend, Miss Lizzie Sharp of Alma, a
few days last week
Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Clark attended
the Arcadia Farmers Club held at the
home of S. Peck last Thursday,
Mrs. Alonzo Bailey of Arcadia Center,
with her daughter Leah, visited Mrs.
d. Barnhill, Wednesday.
The Cleaners of Best Arbor will hold
their meetings at the he me of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Walstoe during the month
OF August
Miss Florence Wood went to Oakland
county, Friday, for visit of two weeks
with friends and relatives.
Mrs. Alvin Millet's little daughter
Lulu, is quite i'll of dysentery, DR..
Bagley, of Alma, is in attendance.
Mesdames Wood, Bamber, Keefer
and Smith were present at the meeting
of the Arcadia Sewing Club held at Mrs
II. A. Laycock's, Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Bogart, of Sumner, is boarding
with Mrs. Rollin Wood while taking
care of the hay on his Arcadia farm.
f. S. Hubbell and wife started
Wednesday for an eastern trip, to be
gone month. They will visit a bro
ther of Mr.. Hubbells as we'll as other
| friends along the route.