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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-10
EDUCATION.

The Committee on Education viii meet.
until further notice, at the State House.
Room No. a. on Thursday Of each week
ct O'Clock p. NJ 5s..
OTIS g. TRAFTON. Secretary.
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INDIAN AFFAIRS.

The committee on Indian affairs will
meet until further notice at the State
House. Room IA. on Tuesday of each week
D. H. LAMBERT, Secretary.
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COMMITTEE NoTleEs.
AGRICULTURE.

The committee on agriculture win meet
In the Commissioner Of agriculture room
Thursday at O'Clock p. n each week.
W. 8. BEMIs. Secretary.
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MILITARY AFFAIRS.

The Committee on Military Affairs vii
hold its regular meetings Tuesdays o
each week at the Adjutant General
Office. State House, Augusta. at clever
o'clock A. NJ.
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BANKS AND BANKING.

Meetings of the Committee on Banks
and Banking will be held on Wednesday
Of each week at 2 o'clock r. u.
II. e. COOLIDGE. Sec.
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MERCANTILE AFFAIRS AND IN
SURANCE.

The committee on merca ntile affair.
and insurance will hold regular meetings
er's Office at o'clock p NJ Wednesdays
FREEMAN NJ. GRANT, Secretary.
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INLAND FISHERIES AND GAME.

\ The committee on inland fisheries and
game will meet. until further notice. at
Wednesday Of each week at 3 p. NJ.
HARRY NJ. BIGELOW. Secretary.
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PENSIONS.

The committee on pensions will hol,
its regular meeting each Thursday at 3.3
2. NJ. on and after January 18th, In Room
No. u OF the State House.
A. H. MILLER, Secretary.
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INTERIOR WATERS.

The committee on interior waters will
hold regular meetings In Room 8, State
House, ON Wednesdays at Q p. M.
FRED II. BARTLETT, Secretary.
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FORESTRY AND WATER SUPPLY,

COMMITTEES on forestry and Water sup
ply will meet Thursday OF each week
1t TO o'clock p. NJ.
CECIL r. CLARK. Secretary,
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CLAIMS.

regular meetings. every Thursday at 2
p. N.
CHAS. O. BEALS. Sec.
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JUDICIARY.

Regular meetings Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday afternoons at O'Clock.
So H. MONTGOMERY, Secretary.
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SEA AND SHORE Fisheries.

Meetings Of the Committee on SEA- an
Shore Fisheries will be held on Tues
day Of each week at 2 O'Clock p. M. 1
ting. ONCE OF the Commissioner Of gAgri
~ JOHN p. KELLEY. Sec.
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STATE LANDS AND STATE ROADS

The committee of State lands and stat
roads will hold its regular meetings II
the state land ONCE each Tuesday at /
H. s. JORDAN. Secretary. 4
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STATE PRISON.

Tho committee on State prison viii
meet In Room 3, Department Of State
Wednesday at o'clock p. M, each week
W. b. FULLER,
Clerk to Committee /
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LABOR.

The committee on labor will meet until
further notice at their room q, State
House. on Tuesday Of each week at
c. W. MACY, Secretary.
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New York Money Market.

New York. Feb. 9.
Prime mercantile paper 81 to 4 per cent.
Sterling exchange firm at 4S56I4S5.1 10 for
G0-day bills and at 4S7.10 for demand.
Commercial bills 484aM4S4s.
Bar silver 52.
Mexican dollars A.
Government bonds weak.
Railroad bonds firm.
Money on call steady at 2aM2a per cent.
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New York Cotton Market.

New York. Feb. 9.
Snot closed steady Middling uplands
10: do. gulf 1925. Sales 1927 bales.
Galveston steady. 81; Charleston firm,
5-l6: Memphis quiet. 49, New Orleans
quiet 9 7-16; Savannah steady; ~;
Net receipts for four days 1O4,613:
Exports to Great Britain 5l.l91; to
France 50; to the continent 55l29; to
Japan 1241
Stock 800 $50
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WAYS AND BRIDGES.

The committee on ways and bridge
Wll meet until further notice at theii
seon, No. State House, on Thursda
u oach week at p. M. 1
4. o. ROBBINS. SacrAfArv. z
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EMPERANcE.

Meetings Of the committee on temper
,anco win be held each Wednesday at +
O'clock ns r n In the Board Of Healt
EUC ENE v. ALLEN. Secretary.
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ries 21M25.
EGGS-Strong; at market. cases includ-
ed. 3OM33; firsts SO; prime firsts 81.
Enthusiastically; 14aM14Y.
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TAXATION:

Regular meetings every Tuesday an
Thursday at 2 O'Clock p. M. In the stat
80 EBEN p. TRUE. Secretary.
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Chicago Produce Market.

SIllcdSO, l. Gu
Further reductions in the exportablc
surplus of wheat in Argentina and pre-
dicted cold wave for the winter wheat
belt in this country had d strengthening
effect today on the wheat market here,
but renewed realizing by the leading longs
offset these bullish influences. The mar
ket closed about steady. Corn, oats and
provisions We're strong.
The leading futures closed as follows:
WHEAT-May 110a; July 99s@10O; Sept.
95a.
CORN-May 64l@s: July "a; Sept. Ga.
OATS-May So; July Az: Sept. BE-:
MESS PORK-May 1885; July 1705.
LARD-May 965M967a; July 977aM9S0.
SHORT RIBS-May Ss7!1S90; July 9O51
907a.
Cash quotations closed as follows:
FLOUR-Strong.
RYE-No. 15i
BARLEY-61M62.
MALTING-62aM64.
FLAX SEED-152; No. 1 northwestern
1872
TIMoTHY-375.
CLOVER-920.
MESS PORk-1670G1675.
LARD-952a.
pTpC-S9Tt MS7E
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TELEPHONES AND TELEGRAPH

The committee on telephones and tele
graphs will hold regular meetings ut tn
state pension ofice on Wednesday at 81
EDGAR Il. ROUNDS. Sec.
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TOWNS.

Tho committee on towns will meet at II
room No. 80, State House on Thursda
Of each week at $50 p. NJ. until furthe
't' eoYDEN BEARcE secy.
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solve authorizing the compilation and
publication of the insurance laws of
Maine.
Railroads and Expresses.
BY Mr. Jones Of Bucksport: Petit
ton of S. B. Gray and II others in
favor of Hall transferable mileage bill.
interior Waters.
By Mr.. Robbins of Fort Kent: An
Act authorizing George F. LAbbee Of
Eagle Lake Plantation to erect and
maintain a dam in Wallagrass river;
also An Act authorizing and empower
ing George F. LAbbee of Eagle Lake
Plantation. county of Aroostook, TO
erect and maintain piers, piles and
booms in the Fish river
Ways and Bridges.
By Mr. Allen of Jonesboro: Petition
of George D. Brigham and SO others
in favor of a Resolve in favor of the
inhabitants Of Whitneyvilie.
BY Mr.. Lane of Paris: Petition of
f. H. Stearns and 18 others Of Paris
in favor of the Chase bridge bill
BY Mr.. Harrington OF Orneville:
Petition of H. W. Briggs and IS others
of Milo for same.
by MT. 0lelSOU OL I1dTtlOTO. Ieli-
ton of ]. A. Ames and 81 others Of
Sumner for same.
BY Mr.. Cook of Unity: Petition of
c. B. Wentworth and rs others Of
Freedom for same.
BY Mr. Allen of Jonesboro: Resolve
in favor of the inhabitants Of Whit
NEVILLE.
inland Fisheries and Game.
By Mr. Merrifield of Rockland: Pc
tition of G. L. Farrand and 10 others
for fish hatchery to be established in
Knox county.
BY Mr. Fortier OF Watervil1e: Pc
tition for law permitting one days
ice fishing in Kennebec. county, signed
by Sumner Rowe and 109 others
By Mr.. Harris Of Salem; Petition
of E. A. Boothman and Is others ask
ing for additional regulations on fish
ing in Bog brook and Deer or Bog
pond, so called, in the township Of
Lowelltown, Franklin county. ~
BY Mr. Nelson Of Hebron: Petition
of George Hazen and FIVE others in
CONTINUED on Page Twelve.)
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dollars
Mr.. STAPLES of Knox: Will the
senator from Piscataquis permit a
question?
Mr.. KNOWLTON: Certainly.
MIR. STAPLES: How many Of that
300 hire houses in your town.
Mr. KNOWLTON: Oh, half of them
do. and am sorry to say. in my own
case, they do not pay their rent very
we'll. The most of them hire houses
that is true.
Mr. STAPLES: Mr.. President: 7
did suppose that the people up in Pts
cataquis were very prompt in paying
their debts. Now it is fact, he says,
that $50 of those laboring men have
families. and hire houses; and, don't
YOU know that when man makes up
the amount of rent he shall charge
for that house. he takes INTO consid-
GRAFTON and adds to it the taxes upon
it, and that that poor man has to pay
it? 1t is SO, not only in your town, but
all over the State; so that they pay
more than the poll tax upon every
house they live in, and I believe that
a fair majority of the people of this
otalo' pun Heh, are paying IHefT tdN-
es, and are not squealing.
Mr.. MACOMBER of Kennebec: Mr..
President: This is very largely the
same question which was before the
Senate last week. and which was voted
down by a very large majority The
matter has been before the State of
Maine, and has been voted upon III
the town meetings of the State this
last year; and it is very evident what
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24
IN SAME SPOT rs YEARS.
Santa Fe Wheel Repairer Has Worked
There Since 1888.

Standing on the same spot and per-
forming the same character of work
day by day grows monotonous, but it
has proved such congenial work that
John w. Justice 1042 Sandusky street,
Kansas City, Kan, has continued doing
the work since the year 1883. He works
in the Santa Fe machine shops in Ar
gentine
When quite young man Justice
entered the employ of the Santa Fe
and was put to work in the machine
shop. His first job was on a lathe
placed before one of the windows in the
shop. This particular lathe was used
for the purpose of trying wheels. If
a wheel of a car became flat it was
sent to the Argentine shops and Justice
was expected to cut off enough ma
terial to make the wheel true.
Wheels are stacked up on all sides
of the lathe and Justice finds 1t hard
to scure sufficient room, but he never
grumbles and for eight hours a day
runs the lathe. The machine is now
standing in the same place as 1t did
on The day he first started. Three
lathes were completely worn out in
those days and the fourth one is show
ing hard wear.
While Justice has never kept a rec
ord he estimates that in the years he
has been working on the lathe he has
trued enough wheels-to equip all the
railroad cars in the country. His long
record of work constantly at one ma
chaine on the same class of work holds
the record in all railroad shops.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

A QUEEN OF BACHELOR GIRLS

girls, surrounding their '.summer
mother" dancing and singing song
composed in her honor by one of their
number
The next evening the "Bunsalow''
presented a scene from fairyland. A
log fire was burning in the open fire.
place, lighted Japanese lanterns swung
gayly two and fro, and. the girls in
their airy muslin gowns gave the final
touch of fresh, vivacious, bubbling
mirthful life. Miss Gordon presided
at the chafing dish, assisted by her
dancing butterflies. Marshmallows
galore were toasted on hatpins before
the open fire. Finally, the repast was
spread upon the floor and all sat in
a circle around the fireplace to partake
of the farewell banquet.
"A story, story from Miss Cor
don," shouted athletic Alice Burkhardt
when interest in eating began to wane.
Miss Gordon bowed graciously, saying,
Il will tell you a true story of "A Girl
ThatiI Have Known
Some years ago in New York
knew a young woman of 10 who was
preparing to be a teacher. She was OF
an intense nature, strong Is her likes
and dislikes. The mediocre never sat-
isfied her; she was seeking the ideal
in life. Her friends said she would
never marry because the paragon she
sought did not exist in human form.
Yet they were wrong in their conciu
sion.
''uvar he- trafnir~ v-ae oro- she
elected to work in the East Side, in
llia. .onscstSu ~ise.icr Where the 81 dnt
ed flowers in the Lords garden do not
enjoy their rightful heritage of fresh
air sunshine and cleanliness. Here
she met a young physician, another en-
thusiast, aiming to be leader in his
profession. His specially was the
stury of the Great White Plague its
cause, treatment and eradication.
The VITO idealists became engage,
but their hopes of marriage were never
realized, as he died victim of ty-
phoid. She still labors in her chosen
sphere, teaching the beauties of Gods
creation to the children of the Ghetto.
Her labor may not bear fruit in this
generation, but it cannot fail to reap
results in the next"
Just then Miss Gordon arose to
sound the first call for taps The
girls remained motionless, awed by the
subdued voice of the narrator and the
rafters from the dying embers.
1T is the story of her. own life
whispered Alice to the wondering
group.
"A toast, a toast to Miss Gordon"
cried the irrepressible Marie Court
leigh. "All stand and lift your glasses
high in her honor" As each girl was
about to drain the cup of sparkling
beverage, Marie proclaimed, ITO Miss
Gordon. Queen of Bachelor Girls" and
with a wonderfully sweet but sad
smile Miss Gordon silently accepted
the homage.-Boston Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24
GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH |
THE PEOPLE
WITH

President Taft is having fine time
and the American people are glad to
see him. Speaking of him the Kan
sas City Journal remarks that Taft
is as democratic as an old shoe, and
he delights in the fact. Although he
can be dignified and stern enough up
on proper occasion, he cares nothing
for the pomp and glittering show Of
sovereign ruler. AS matter of fact
his official power is greater than that
of any monarch in Europe. But with
al he is simple American citizen,
elected for a term to serve his country
as its chief magistrate and public
servant In this simple and yet lofty
capacity he has started out on his
long journey to-'get acquainted with
the people whom he has served we'll
in several difficult trusts in the past,
and whom he shows every promise
of serving better still in the coming
years. Such democratic simplicity is
seldom found except in the glorious
republic of ours: and we should be
glad that it is so, for it is the best
possible guarantee of the perpetuity of
free republican institutions"
The school children as well as the
citizens are everywhere giving him
gleeful welcome and the gamins In
every great city venture to shout:
Hello, Bill"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

Some Dangerous Tendencies Illustrated
in the cranston Case.

Cranston. r. l., is greatly stirred up
over the revelations concerning the
high school in that town, one of the
pupils Of which Is believed to be dying
in the state hospital, the result Of a
brutal hazing by his fellow students
early IN the week. According to the
press dispatches this lad. who is a To-
cal clergyman's sop,together with three
other boys were thrown into a pit by
their schoolmate, the lad in question
striking his leg against sharp stones.
resulting in blood poisoning, which the
surgeons fear not even amputation- of
the limb can prevent causing the death
Of The patient.
1t is not likely that the embryo ruff
fans intended to carry their brutality
to the point Of criminal assault; to de-
liberately plan to take the life of the
object of their sport would be the
farthest from their thought. The
trouble comes from the reckless, dare
devil attitude assumed by the crowd
witch no single person would yield to
for moment. Given party intent
only upon little innocent fun. the
barbarian always comes to the front,
assumes control of weaker minds, and
pushes the crowd on to deeds of vio-
lence which no single individual would
consent to for an instant.
This is the spirit of the mob every
where. 1t follows like senseless sheep
the lead of the bloodthirsty and ire
sponsible. Hence the necessity of
stamping out from high schools and
other places of Juvenile instruction ev-
cry suspicion of hazing practices. The
ordinary youth is not equipped with a
weight of careful judgment suficient
to allow him to decide the amount Of
horseplay that can safely be admins
tered to comrade temporarily in his
power.-Rutland Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24

The Irish people Of America and
those descended from Irish patriots.
propose to make the year 1910 an
old home year The movement has
the recognition and support of the
Order Of Ancient Hibernians, and is
popular in all parts OF the country
The New Orleans States says:
1T is estimated that there are two
millions OF people of Irish birth in
the United States, and other millions
who are of Irish parentage. Each year
considerable numbers of them visit
ireland, but the vast majority have
not seen the shores of the old coun-
try since the day they took ship for
America years ago. Many thousands.
no doubt, OF those able to do so have
planned a return visit some time, but
have postponed it from one season to
another until the postponement has
become something of a habit.
Therefore. an organized effort for
the promotion of an old home year
will be sure to result in a multitude
of them taking advantage of the happy
occasion: hence steps will be taken by
the Order Of Hibernians TO arrange
for special provision of steamers and
low fares for the voyage across the
sea. II is known that the British gov
eminent and the municipal and
county governments of Ireland will do
everything possible to encourage
great reunion of the sons and daugh-
tiers of Erin on the soil of their moth
erland -
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24
DIR. COOKS RELIABLE WITNESS

1t has been shown that DIR. Cook
had a reliable witness with him at the
pole which cannot be disputed and
that is the Photographic camera by
which he is now giving us pictures of
the igloo built within the polar cir
Gle with the American flag flying over
1t, views in the newly found Cooks
land which has an area of 10000
square miles, and other views which
must confound Commander Peary and
his friends, who announced that the
Eskamos told them DR.. Cook had not
been out of sight of land. This wit
ness of scenes cannot be contradicted
the record made by the camera must
stand.
DR. Cook is not calling names or
lodging the inquisitive or fearing the
antagonistic, he is just answering
questions, meeting impertinences and
doubts like q man sure of his fame,
and accepting honors as if they be-
longed to him, as doubtless they do.
We learn now that Peary is not GO
ing to stay on Eagle island, but go
ing to be banqueted at Portland and
received at New York with all the
honor and heartiness that is his due.
He can look at the real photographs,
shake hands with DR.. Cook and save
his face by making the amende hon
orable.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24
BEGINNINGS.

1t was not until the American civil
war of 1851 that any successful appli-
cation of the torpedo to naval warfare
took place. Its first invention, how
ever, dates back many years before
this, the credit for the discovery being
generally given to David Bushnell, an
American, in 1877. In 1905 Fulton's
torpedoes were successfully tried in
Britain, but their use was declined by
the government, and various other ex-
periments were tried from time to
time. Norway was the first country To
order fast torpedo boat, which was
built in England in 1873.
What IS regarded as the most an
cient coin in the world is one that was
discovered a few years ago by q Ger
man archaeologist during his explora-
tons in north Slria- 1t Is a coin of
pure silver, bearing a perfect Aratnean
inscription of Panammu Bar Rerub,
king of Schamoi, who reigned 800 years
B. G. Up to the time this coin was
found the Lydians had always been
regarded as the inventors OF money, but
this new find showed that the Semitic
Arameans, who lived two centuries be-
fore the Lydians are the Oldest known
coiners of money.
Music batons were first used IN Eng
land about 1920. 1t was not until ten
of twelve years later however, that
the baton came into general use. A
German conductor who welded one
produced such wonderful results with
his orchestra that it was thought there
must be some magic power in the bat
on, and 1t consequently became popular
with conductors all over the country.
Before the advent of the baton time
was. kept by the first violinist or by
the pianist.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-24
sANER THAN WAS THOUGHT.
This we clip from, an exchange:

This we clip from, an exchange:
"a Brooklyn judge has ordered the
discharge Of a man who was commit
ted to the insane asylum twelve years
ago on the ground, among others to
Illustrate his mental condition, that he
was engaged in constructing a flying
machine. Fortunately for the science
of aviation, several other such dream
ers have been permitted 10 be at
large"
This is not the first man who has
been adjudged insane because he was
ahead of his time in thought and con-
ceptions. The world is pretty con-
slant in its relation to genius and
men Of foresight. What could not be
comprehended has always been re-
garded as the driveling of lunatics.
The record of the early astronomers
and progressive religionists makes this
plain. The cranks Of today are very
likely to be regarded by future gen.
erations as the Illuminated representa-
tives of their time. 1t is a pity that
all who have thus been incarcerated
have not been equally as fortunate as
this Brooklyn man.