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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
The Farmer Branches Out.

The agricultural machinery manu-
facturers, who make everything that
a farmer uses from pitchfOrk to a
gasoline engine. report that they have
sold more machinery and implements
this spring than ever before in the
history of the trade. They do not
state that all their sales were to
American farmers, but it is fair to as
sumo that the greater proportion of
the increase was in the United States.
Such being the fact, it is easy to see
that the United States will plant
more seed this year than ever before,
for farming machinery is purcha sed
and used for but one purpose,-to
enable one man to care for more
growing crops than he could with a
hoe. If weather conditions are at all
propitious. the farmer will have some-
thing to sell next fall.
That is good as far as it goes, but
the very fact that the farmer is able
to invest money in machinery and i'm
plements indicates that he has
managed to prosper in the past. He
must have some ready money in the
old stocking leg. 1t indicates too that
they are not afraid to raise more
crops than they can consume, that
they have confidence that the rest Of
the folks are going to have money
next fall and that they find the labor
market favorable. Agriculture, the
basis of all prosperity is unusually
prosperous and the rest of the country
Is falling into line.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
The strenuous. Mr.. NaseI.

There is strenuous gentleman
named Nagel at the head of the de-
partment of Commerce and Labor and
among the ideas he has is one that the
immigrant coming to the United States
can become a useful citizen sooner, or
at least be prevented from becoming
all undesirable citizen easier, If some
way is found to get him out Of the
great ports of entry. such as New
York and Boston, into the agricultural
districts. In this, Mr.. Nagel. secre-
tary of the Department of Commerce
and Labor, Is said to have been OPP
posed by an immigration official. 1t
was unfortunate. but the opposition is
just now trying to find out what good
it does to oppose Mr.. Nagel.
An order has been issued directing
the bureau Of immigration to use ev-
cry legitimate method known to direct
immigrants away from the big cities
It strikes the ordinary man as sound
judgment on the part Of Mr.. Nagel
and his ruling is being heartily COM
mended on every hand. His idea is
that the immigrants shall not be en-
couragcd to remain in the large CEN
tiers of population and add to the con-
gested condition which causes so much
suffering among the victims and is
such a constant menace to the well
fare of the country at large.
The only objection heard was from
a few labor union leaders who be-
lievcd that preference in the matter
of employment should be given to citi-
zens of this country. Time will show
that this is a mistake, for most good
union men believe that preference. If
shown at all, should be shown to the
best workman who insists on fair"
conditions. The nativity of man is
seldom questioned in union labor cir
cles. He is admitted or rejected ac-
cording to altogether different stan
dards
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
More Civic Purity.

"To increase the efficiency of every
department and of every bureau
through the installation of the merit
system, of more rigid scrutiny of all
purchasing departments and of such
other sound and economic methods as
obtain in the world of business.
ITO develop the activities of every
department and hence of every bureau
so that such activities may be respon-
sitle to the needs of a growing commu-
nifty.
"To develop the city upon lines that
are not only unitarian but humanita-
rian.
"To awaken and develop as far as
possible the sentiment not only of civic
pride, but also of civic responsibility"
Mayor Dmmick of Scranton, Penn,
in message to the city council told
the members what the aims of his adj
ministration had been in these -four
paragraphs. With the purpose there
expressed always in mind, he has given
Scranton one of the best administra-
tions in years More cities are being
run according to these standards every
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
The Vanished Pigeon.

Closing an entertaining and enlighten-
ing chapter on the departed American
wild pigeon. THE Macon Telegraph"
makes this comment, with which we are
not entirely agreed:
mo doubt the wild pigeons disappeared
from Georgia for the same reason that
they disappeared earlier from New York
they were Wantonly slaughtered until the
survivors departed forever to some dis
tant and less hostile cline.
Probably there was never a race of men
so destructive as the American pioneers.
Coming into the possession of virgin
they acted the part of wanton spend
thrifts in their drafts on all natures
stores. The habit survived in their de-
scendents and is now being checked be-
cause there is little left to destroy rather
than because of an awakened conscience
The game is very nearly eXterminated.
the forests themselves have been largely
destroyed and even the song birds seem
destined to find their graves on the hats
OF women of fashion. To the recent
movement in the direction of forest con-
servation needs to be added determined
effort to provide more adequate protec-
ton for the birds and beasts"
No doubt the wanton destruction of the
pigeons by pot hunters and nature IA
kers did much to deplete their numbers,
but the real reason of this banlShment
from American forests lies in the equally
waEton destruction of beech and oak
trees, the fruits of which. or rather tine
"masts" of them. afforded food supply to
the birds, but fields have taken the place
of these woods, and there is nothing lett
on which the wild pigeon can subsist.
No longer ago than 1874 there were i'm
mense flocks of wild pigeons, south OF the
Ohio, but tens of thousands of men now
voters never saw one of them. and know
them only by tradition. 1t was a hne
food bird, taken young and fat and pro-
perly prepared. and of the Older ones d
skilled cook could make an excellent
MESA mingled stew and fry.-Washing-
top Post
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

,luce Arctic exploration to an exact SCI
ence than has any other man of ancient
or modern times. He has applied un-
usual ability. good judgment and the
best of training. to this most difficult
of problems and has had greater sue
cess than has come to any other man.
Surely he, of all men is entitled to the
browning victory Of all. 1t will be re-
membered. perhaps, that the last time
that Peary visited the Far North he
reached a point within IT'S miles Of the
pole With half chance he has al
ready reached that point where all
main Travelled highways lead toward
the South. Peary will be back where
he can get into Geographic commune
cation with the rest of the world in Au-
gust or September and in the mean
while people who know Peary feel con-
fident that he has either succeeded or
come nearer than even before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
Pointed Paragraphs.

Carnegie ought to award hero
medals to the towns that decline his
libraries.
A disregard for appearances may be
due to either a lack Of dollars or a
lack of sense.
Long after forgiving an injury a
woman keeps trying to forget that she
has forgiven it.
When the police get on mans
trail he can't conceal himself among
the branches of his family tree.
The girl who knows how to make
good biscuit and cream gravy seldom
knows how to carry on Irritation.
With every closet in the house con-
tanning some of her clothes woman
always says that she has nothing to
wear.
When it comes to settling up the
score there is nothing more expensive
than the wedding presents you re-
ceived.
And you have no doubt observed
that passenger train is invariably on
time if you arrive at the station five
minutes late.
Nothing causes young widow to
sit up and take notice quicker than
the discovery that another widow is
on the trail of the man she has spotted
for No. 2.-Chicago News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
A Bows Mouse Trap.

A West Philadelphia boy of ten has in
vented an absolutely unique mouse Trap.
which while it will probably never net
him a fortune, is nevertheless rapidly RID
ding the house of mice, they having been
a pest for some time past His mother
had tried all the standard traps with lllt luz
success. The mice in this housenolo
were apparently of an unusually WISE
variety, for they ignored the tempting
bait. Then cats were tried. with Amos.
equal lack of success. and the BOY
mother despaired of Kidding the house OF
the little pests which insisted on sam.
ping all the food in the pantry: me pGy
secured a peculiarly shaped utens aI,
about two feet deep, with smooth gar
vaniZed sides, used in some OF the ny
terious culinary operations in the kitcms,
en-. In the bottom of the vessel he p,ace9a
a tempting morsel of cheese. he placeu
this combination in the pantry peins
careful to put alongside of it a couple OF
boxes. During the night the me-
climbed up on the boxes and JufIpe eu
down inside after the cheese. When t.eS
had eaten their fill they tried 10 escaaptt
but they could make no progress Wilt VII -
ever up the straight. smooth SIDES. anu ~
was too high to jump over IN one ,u ,,.s
In the morning there were three Vicu ,aer
inside. The boy kept his secret un n,ise
cover till he had extracted pro rJs'',ff for
from his mother of 10 cents reWaIu , no.
every mouse he should catch; Inc me, I hnv
cess of the trap has continued. ln s;, u
has reapcd quite harvest o. e a. few
while the family can at last eat Ling
things that have no evidence OF sa'hp'"e
bv the mice -Philadelphia Recoro.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
A Great Disease Spreader Tabooed.

Kansas will have law in effect on
September first which will forbid the
maintaining of common drinking cups
or other vessels used for drinking
purposes in any public place. The
law was proposed by the state board
of health and expressly forbids the
common cup in trains, stations, public
and private schools and state educa-
ticnal institutions. 1t is good law
and the pity is that it is necessary to
have law bearing on such a subject.
People of education and ordinary
prudence in most of this affairs of life
carelessly use a tin cup in a railway
with every conceivable kind of
bacteria. They thus invite disease and
disaster. Collapsible drinking cups
and paper drinking cups are 50
cheaply obtained in these modern
times that poverty prevents but few
from taking these simple precautions
ana these few are so poor that they
cannot afford to take the risk of con-
tracing some serious and revolving
disease by drinking from the common
vessel such as is provided in public
places. Individual communion cups
in the church grew in popularity as
the significance of their advent be-
came better understood. 1t is a good
place for the movement to start, but
a poor place for it to stop. All the
people, everywhere need to care
enough about this vitality important
matter to avoid using the common
drinking cup wherever possible II
has been stated many times lately
that the medicine and medical at
tendance Of the future is to be pre-
tentative in character rather thar
curative. Kansas has the law, why
not Maine?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

There Is well defined movement to
make 1T easier to become citizen of
the United States by providing some
means whereby naturalization papers
can be drawn elsewhere than in court
Proponents of the scheme state that
there are many foreign born men
among us who desire to renounce all
allegience to the ruler of their native
land but cannot afford to spend the
money necessary to travel to some per.
son authorized by the United States tt
conduct such business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
"Andy's Little joke"
Now it wasn't long ago

Now it wasn't long ago
That each college corporation
Felt the n,erriest elatiOn
At the promise of initiation
BY Scotch Andy's golden dough.
From Maine to San Francisco.
Each library of the Nation
Had received his appellation.
On each Hero in graduation.
Cleaned the medal of Skibo!
"Mr. Andy. don't you know"
Said men of learned reputation,
"That the yearly compensation
For our work of Education
Is most shamefully low?
"If your money you must blow.
Why not start a new foundation.
Giving Profs. remuneration
Equal to their lofty station
On the planet here below?"
Andrew did not say them no.
After brief consideration,
Set aside nice donation,
With the musing observation
Lest my bank account should grow!
Then the teachers in a row.
In the high tide of elation..
Made out many an application
For the speedy spolation
OF that luscious pile of dough.
Then cried Andrew. loudly-.'Whoa!
This must mean prevarication;
I'll just tell my administration
To give widest publication
| OF the facts of this whole show!'
Then like lightning fell the blow:
Tighten up examination.
Cut out lax matriculation,"
Came the dire notification.
"Oi a cent we'll not bestow!"
Now Prexys laugh is hollow;
And each college corporation
Can it be imagination
Do they fear elimination
That is sure, though, mayhap. slow?
In his cool highland chateau
4, On a short but sweet vacation,
Chuckles with suppressed elatiOn,
At the dubious situation,
The old Laird Of Scotch Skibo.
Paul NJ. Whelan in New Bedford Mer
curry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
A Problem.

A Billville exchange offers this as
something to figure on" A banker
going home to dinner saw a $40 bill
on the curbstOne. He picked it up.
noted the number and went home to
dinner. While at home his wife re-
marked that the butcher had sent a
bill amounting to SO. The only
money he had was bill he had
found, which he gave to her and she
paid the butcher. The butcher paid
it to a farmer for calf, the farmer
to the merchant, who in turn paid it
to a washerwoman, and she, owing
the banker a note of $40, went to the
bank and paid the note. The banker
recognized the bill as the one he had
found and which to that time had
paid $50 worth Of debt. On careful
examination he discovered that the
bill was counterfeit. Now what was
lost in the transaction and by whom
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

during that happy summer by the lake
than our tame fish, yet we resolved
never to feed them another season, for
our bay grew to have reputation as
fishing ground. and it was very
grievous to see the stold old fisher
men sitting by the hour pulling into
their boats the trusting little creatures
that we had disarmed by dispellng
their fears But for one who has a
lake or stream wholly his own, | knew
of no plcasanter pastime than making
friends with the dwellers there.-Sarah
A. Jenison, in ST. Nicholas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
Duties of the Kings Secretary.

His majesty alone knows what the
King would do without Lord knoliys'
He performs his duties ideally. const1tu-
the conscience of the King. Lord knollys
opens King Edwards letters, sees all his
kilograms, attends to all his dispatches
and organizes with mathematical accu-
racy the hours of his majesty's audi
cnces. He sends out in his majesty's
name a thousand pounds worth of tele-
grams every year, and opens an average
of five hundred letters day. He ATTENDS
to all the Kings annual SUBSCRIPTIONS;
which chiefly in guineas and fve-pound
notes. run into several thousand pounds
a year-Tit- Bits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
Has Peary Succeeded?

Where is Peary? Maine people, who
rightfully claim him as one of them
serves, are more interested than are the
people IN the rest of the country. Ex-
pedltlons to the North pole have start
ca so many times and each time failed
to reach that goal that no one does
more than express the hope that Peary
mas succeeded this time. He is entitled
to success. He has done more to re.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

they are being improved just as fast
as possible A Portland man who re-
Gently made the trip from Maine to
New Jersey says that the worst roads
he encountered were in Connecticut and
the best were in New Jersey. Maine is
not perfect yet, but give her time and
she will do herself credit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
An Argument for a Noisy Fourth.

The people who want a noisy Fourth
are using many queer arguments.
AS the supply may run out. here is one
they are at liberty to use:
small boy named Thompson, with a
bad cast in one eye, was amusing him
self with small explosives when a crack
err failed to explode.
The Thompson boy picked up the
cracker, the fuse of which was still
lighted and putfed at it.
The resulting explosion blew lii
crooked eye straight. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

Maine is getting more manufacturing
plants every year Business men are
learning that the Maine artisan is gen.
orally sober, Industrious and intelli-
gent man to deal with and that our eli
mate, instead of being drawback. is
an advantage 1t is the best climate
to work in that the weather man pro-
VideS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
Maine Gossip
The General Tendency.
s de use o' singin' m,

What's de use o. singin' me
Dat old git busy song.
When nearly everything l see
Is loiterin' along?
De breeze dat floats de butterfly,
De birds a-singin' strong,
De clouds up yonder in de sky
Is loiterin' along.
De bee picks up a pinch O. sweet.
Den say, Oars muffin wrong
In calm dis days work complete
An loiterin' along"
De cricket trill his note SO high,
De bullfrog SCUM de gong,
Des' now an then-dey don't half try
Dey's loiterin' along.
washington Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

Names water powers, undevelOpcd
and partially developed are increasing
in value every year. Those already
developed will increase in value
as the scarcity of power near the CEN
ters Of population becomes more
marked
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

New England advises Interested
friends that instead of from $ls.0O0.-
900 to $2o,0CO.0oO approximately ss5'
100000 to $26.OoO,Oo0 will be expended by
its textile plants In new construction
this year, In other words Yankeeland
is booming.-Boston Globe. And quite
slice of this money is to be expended
(, In Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

Chauffeurs who persist in going over
the country roads at rate that would
hardly be considered safe on a railroad
should be confined. 1t is this hair
Drained few that inspire the presenta-
ton to legislatures of such bills as that
submitted by Rep. Patterson of Scion
last winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

The weather man SoWed better than
he knew. for, though he caused the
Dostpcnement of many games earlier in
the season, he is now furnishing ideal
days, during which the baseball teams
are putting on double headers and pull
ing out bank accounts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

A Pennsylvania woman bought loaf
of bread and found q snake in it. A
Maine man bought a quart of whiskey
and put snake in it, Snakes will
soon be q staple article of diet and
have no terror for the inebriate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

The Philadelphia Inquirer suggests
that Breathtt county. Kentucky, the
most laWlesS county in the United
States, be annexed to Cuba. Why not
to PENNSYLVANIA?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

The efficacy of toY9 drastic state laws
relating to matrimOny is splendidly il
Illustrated in Washington where the
prospective brides and grooms are fit
ting across the line and leaving their
marriage fee with the Canadian
preachers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
LIGHT AND AIRY.
His Safe Bet.

She: Fanny Feline, the suf-
fragette says in this paper that al
men are horrid rats"
He: That old maid! Well. I'll bet
doughnut that if she could get man
she wouldn't use any rat poison
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

If the new Sultan of the Turks is a
typical Democrat, what are his views
on the tariff? Does he feel bound by
the Denver platform?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

People that live in glass houses are
not supposed to throw stones. How
about the people who are buried in
glass collins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

A New Hampshire publication re-
marks that the summer people are
coming to that state at the rate of a
thousand Il day. Perhaps they are but
they are coming to Maine so fast we
can't count 'em. Besides we're too busy
giving them good time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

Hartman claims that his principal
illness causes a bad break In the stock
market. Can 1t be that common sense
is so rare?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

na,,,a wort,e,d was born in San Fran ni.
, Davi do waphero 2s 1855. and made nas
Cal. in 1886. as Meter Moss erst aa,npeared
Ticket Of Leave Ne Men, & H mo 1sst at
r rn cert hail. Mr.. Warfield married Ma H.
Mary Gabrielle Bradt on OCTOBER p ''
Mrs. Warfield is not an actress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
It Didn't Count.

"Why. George, I said you mustn't
play ball on Sunday
But, mamma, Pm only playing with
Tommy Callow. an he's regular butter
fingers and can't hit a balloon. "-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

wh hp0 died ha at Dantzic at the age Of sew
enty-seven, was born without a aIm1s his
special permit was granted to al1e" His lis
entry into the university SCI for him,
hut he turned the pages Of books er WIN
his mouth and could sign ms ms n .anth
with a pcn held between his teeth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
A Failure.

Did you have any sort of a joy
ride?''
Nothing to brag of. We did hit
three or four pedestrians. but not one
was hurt seriously enough to go to a
observation-disclosures American.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

If Mr.. Gould is paying out day wages
to his wife's counsel he has the salts
faction Of knowing that he is getting
a good return on the investment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
Close.

"YOu never see angel with
moustache."
NO; dey has too close shave to
git dar!"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

Common sense is very good thing
to have in ones equipment when en-
gaging in slum work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
Quite So,

New thought will beautify tn.
plainest girl"
THAT may be so. but very few girls
are going to give up lotions for no
tions. "-Milwaukee Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

1t is very evident that summer was
ready for work when the whistle blew
and intends to keep everlastingly at it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

The divorce mills are still running
over time, but even then Cupid is a lit
tie ahead.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
Friday juno rs, 1909.

Did any Of Indiana's favorite sons
figure in DIR. Eliot's list:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25

The family man suggests that 166
servants is enough to drive any woman
to drink. That let's Mrs Gould out.