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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15
In Names Missionary Field.

An interesting report comes from
the Penobscot Bay Bethel Mission. 1t
is of the work among the sailors and
fisherfolk along that part of the Maine
coast. II presents side of life of
which the average Central Maine read
er has little knowledge. The mission
began it's work when the Bangor X
Aroostook railroad built its great ter
minal ,wharves on Cape Jellison. There
u building was erected and equipped.
including Il reading room. bath. cor
materials: and there religious services
are held and Sunday school main
tanned,
Without going into details further
than to say that the mission Is the
gift OF Rev Francis Southworth of the
Bethel Church of Portland, he will
briefly describe its work. which is
claimed undenominational, and which
was first intended to be confined to the
sailors coming TO the Cape wharves.
Now the field has been enlarged to
take in the smaller. islands of the Pc
nobscot Bay and down the coast sixty
miles. carrying. not only the gospel,
but other comforts to the isolated fam
lilies and fisherfolk.
The report says that a good percen-
tage of the sailors coming to the
wharves make use of the reading room
and correspondence desk. There it is
suggested to them, and they write let
fers to the home folk who would 9TH
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15
Revolution Unnecessary.
Now York. Pos [.

New ] Ork ICStJ
Mr.. MorawetZ is not Onl% lawyer
of special authority in the domain OF
corporation law, but also railroad
executive. with long and most lmpor-
tant experience of practical RESPONSE
bility. His attitude on the subject, as
a question of business. of statesman
ship. and of economic expediency, CO.
incides exactly with that OF President
Taft He is not prepared to thro"
overheard an economic system undef
which, with all its defects, the World
has made the impressive advance III
general human welfare that mas
marked the history of the past CEN
. fury The fact that few years OF Ell
fort have not resulted in the settle
ment of a problem of enormous COM
plexity and difficulty does not drive
him to the conclusion that the time
has come for declaring the war
against monopoly failure, and maui
gurating d regime of which the Key
note shall be the acceptance of mo-
nopoles and the control of their busl-
ness affairs by governmental agencies
That this woulS be but stepping
stone to Socialism he is evidently
certain, with the great body of sober
and thoughtful persons, he sees noth-
ing in the experience of the past dec
ade or in the prospects of the coming
one to warrant the conclusion that
any such radical departure is deman-
ded by the facts of the situation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15
Editorial Comment.
"The Passing Of the Idle Rich"
Iewiston JOurnal.)

London l., reading d new book on
that madness of extravaganza ana the
peril of luxury. Its title Is me
Passing of the Idle Rich" The author
believes that nations are doomed I'M
less the evils of extravaganza are
fought and overcome. The conse-
quences of waste of the nations saw
ing i'm things that curse the BODY ana
hurt the character, are emphasized not
only in the decline and falI OF Old EN-
pires but in revolutions which menace
several European countries and winch
have already effected what we nope
will prove to be popular government
in Portugal and in Turkey. rms
country ought not to wait until the
masses are hungry before reforming
the trust sheltering tariff schedules
and before securing quick, Inexpensive
and effective justice. The people
grow more fretful and with good rea-
son when told that after more than ~
years delay, a decision in the Stan
dard Oil and Tobacco trust cases IS
again postponed for II months more
The passing of the idle rich, IS not all
we need-the passing of the rich BUSY
as the devil in. a gale of wind, IS also
imperatiVe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15
At Home and Abroad.

Some adverse comment is made on
the fact that our postofflce issues
money orders payable in Sweden to
the value of Sc for every dollar sent to
our country from Sweden. The won
der is that the difference is so small
, Few Americans emigrate to Sweden:
many Swedes come to America. and
| it is d conclusive sign that we have ac-
| quired good citizen if he takes mea-
sures to support his parents in the old
country in their old age.
| But to put it on the vulgar ground
of trade, Europe has more labor than
it can profitable employ: America has
less. Consequently, it is to the adj
vantage of Europe to export labor and
to the benefit of America to import it.
The money returned to Europe is
earned by those who sent it. If they
did not give sweat or skill or honest
business sagacity for it they would
not have it.-and the fact is that every
body is adyantaged by the transac-
ton. 1t is not the amount of cash
money in d country that measures its
prosperity. but the activity of that
money. A single dollar passing daily
from hand to hand is better for the
community than a double gold eagle
boarded
AS for the vast sums spent by Am
is considerably eXaggera ted; but AM
erica gets value received when one of
her citizens in a modest way goes
across the water to visit scenes where
mankind made greatest history. He
is the better citizen. Touching the
prodigals who scatter their wealth, we
are well rid of them, and we are bet
ter off the longer they remain abroad
Besides. thousands of European
tourists are this moment in America
to spend money to look on what we
can show
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

The equipment for medical research
has been greatly advanced. this week.
with TIE opening of the hospital annex
to the Rockefeller institute in New
York. This part of the institution is
absolutely free. but n patient must be
suffering. not from ordinary disease
but from one Of those with whose
manifestations the profession is not
so familiar as it desires to be. The
first cases will be those of infant pa!
ralysis. pneumonia and heart trouble.
Every physician in the hospital will be
required to give his entire time to the
work Of TIE institution. even to the eX-
clusicn of private practice. in order to
insure thorough supervision through
the entire period of sickness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15
A Sample Of CoIored Superiority.

An exchange brings the story of
model Southern city which is ruled by
negroes. According 20 this cleVeriy
written article. Mound Mayou, in MIS-
sissippi. is a credit to the cOlored race
and substantial proof of the business
ability of those who were at one time
slaves. This town is said to be owned
and populated by negroes. which IS not
so remarkable in all, but that it has
no saloons and no criminals should
make the cultured white brother sit
I'D and take notice. Its banking in
stitution is busy place, and in the re-
cent financial slump paid in specie
while hundreds of other banks were
paying in cashiers checks 1t is the
beast of the town that the deputy
sheriff and town marshal are the only
idle men in the district.
That the negro is a creature of Grim
| inal tendencies has been conclusion
with many people-tendencies that
cannot be obliterated or cultivated out
of the race-but the history of this
Southern town bellies this indictment.
Its criminal history is almost a blank,
and its record today is far better in
this regard than that of any white
town of similar size in the South.
Liquor is absolutely prohibited, and it
was the votes of these negroes that
placed Boliver county on the prohibit
ton side in the recent election.
| Without going into details regarding
it's wealthy men and its thriving in
dustrial establishments, its mechanical
and business development, we would
refer to the government of the town.
1t is under the jurisdiction of d may
or and three aldermen, elected by the
male adults of the place. All are ne
groes, and the government is by COM
| mon consent. Whenever an important
question comes up, the entire commu-
nifty is called together and the subject
| thoroughly discussed. the women hav-
ing the same right of representation in
all town matters as the men.
In facilities for religious worship
and education Mound Bayou stands
| second to no community of its size in
| the South. All the principal denomi-
nations are represented, the congrega-
| tons being strong numerically and the
churches being structures of which the
people may well be proud. There are
good schools, and the Normal and In
dustrial institute has an enrolment of
200 pupils The Baptist college also
| has an enrolment of 200 scholars and
| is high class institution
And in this, when we plume our
selves upon our superiority and inn
pOrtance, our culture, and the many
things we have accomplished, we may
yet turn aside and look upon the col
| ored brother. who seems to have the
| capacity for teaching us in the ways
that are straight and the words that
are clean.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15
Coming Events.
ton Portland

Oct. 14-17-state Sunday School Convsn.
ton, Portland.
Oct 19-Maine Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation Convention, Portland.
Oct. 27-2S-Maine Teachers Association
Bangor.
Oct. 26-2S-Fourth Annual Meeting O..
Maine State Conference Of Charities and
Correction. Portland.
Nov. 4-Central Maine Sunday School
Institute.
Nov S-10-Annual Exhibition Of Main.
Pathological Society, Auburn.
Nov. 15-16-Maine State Breeders Asso-
citation, Watervile
Dec 6-7-S-Bangor Poultry and Pet
Stock Associa ton. Bangor.
Dec. 6-7-SAnnual Meeting State Dairy
mems Association. Augusta.
Dec. 910-Annual Meeting State Seed
Association, Augusta.
Dec H-15-16-11-Maine. State Poultry
and Pet Stock Association. Portland.
Dec. 2O-24-State Grange, Augusta.
Dec. 72S-29-30-Freeport Poultry Asso-
citation, Freeport.
JAM, 3-4-5-Western Maine Poultry AS
ISOLATION, So Paris.
Jan. 11-Annual Meeting of Maine OPP
ticians, Portland.
Feb. 21-22-Western Maine Pythian
Jubilee, Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

London horse. hauling Il van in
which stuffed lion being transported
from customers to firm of tea mer-
chants. took fright and upset the van.
-The stuffed lion bounded into the
street. bat not all the persons who saw
the misnap knew the lion was stuffed.
and the sight of a lion being prccipi
tated into The street caused panic
until the nature of the situation be-
came apparent. when. as a London
paper says, those whose impulse mad
been to flee We're glad to remain ana
SMILE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

Not content with carrying the second
Maine district. Dan Mack is over in
New Hampshire trying to help the
Democrats elect a Governor. Is there
no way by. which this pernicious ac-
tivity may be stopped Portland
Press.
NJ. .,;s ss;M%, s., ,,;,,.u r. ~
t. Africa on a faunal cunning eXpcdi-
ton to work off some of his superfu-
Gus oratorical energy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

New York is in danger of d serious
water famine. Already the reservoirs as
with anxiety by the people as well as
the city's engineers. With the mill
ions of gallons OF water consumed each
day almost a deluge will be required
to restore the sources of supply to
normal condition after the protracted
drought
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15
SUNFLOWER PHILOSOPHY.

There is mighty little difference be-
tween frankness and impudence
SAY what YOU please. the people want
big promises from politicians.
The noise that goes on in the day
time never seems to disturb the dog
that parked all night the night before
Girls, hide your elbows. They look
like hoy's hand. in the particular
that they always seem to need wash
ing.
What has become of the old-fash-
Toned woman who never left home
summer or winter, without putting on
il shawl,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

An automobile funeral car with a
compartment that will seat thirty six
people in addition to space for casket
riage building line 1T Cleveland, Ohio.
Many of the smaller. ordinary kind
have proved funeral cars.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

The Massachusetts Democratic NOM
mating committee might as well toss
up a cent.-Portland Press.
The convention did that-only it
wasn't spelled that way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

II there is a greater coward than the
one who did the shooting, it is a man
who snatched d boy up as shield for
his own body. Self preservation may
be the first law of nature. but a first
law of manhood should not be to i'm
peril the life of woman or child in
protection of his own.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,

Precepts are put in books because
there's no place for them in life.
Some girls would know how to wink
if they didn't have any eyes to do it
with.
There's hardly anything a woman
can be so innocent-looking about as
her false teeth.
A man who is never tempted to do
foolish things might as well be num-
nv for all the fun he can haven Y.
Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

A case rivaling the Biblical story of
the Garden Of Eden comes up in Penn
Sylvania where a woman accuses her
husband Of killing her pet snake 1t
seems to us that man with so few
attractions of his own that he is jeal-
Gus of a snake ought to take to the
woods ard live on wild fruit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

Kansas excuses it's reduction of pop
ulation in certain rural sections by
claiming that it's farmers live in the
cities and conduct their business by
automobile and telephone. Trust a
Kansan to get out OF a narrow aper-
ture gracefully,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

The All Alone Club is a new organ
ization. 1t is made up of women who
N.re alone in the house when they
dress i'm the afternoons. and tile badge
Of the order is an unbuttoned button
just below the shoulder blades.-At-
Gibson (kan) Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

When the government gets after
the lumber trust the trusts probably
all will take to the woods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

There is considerable kicking b,
cause of the new foot ball rules.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

The Bangor Commercial says that ven-
ison apparently has no charms for sec
ton men on the Belfast branch of the
Maine Central. A deer was started up
on this branch a few days agO,and at
ter running some distance along the
track he either attempted to go through
a wire fence or was caught as he ran
in and in so doing broke his neck.
Some section men showed up in the
course of short time and instead OF
using the animal for food they dug
hole in the ground and promptly
buried it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

At 1890 O'Clock Wednesday night
occurred the 45th anniversary of the
great Belfast fire which occurred on
Oct r. 1865, at which time there was a
large loss of property. The fire has al
ways been referred to as the big fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15


A SkoWhegan man has IL white ele-
phant on his hands, or.at least. some
thing requiring about as much diplo-
macy in planning its disposal. 1t is
in the form of a black and white skunk
which. one nefning was found in
the swll barrel. The cover was popped
over his head and there the situation
stands. The prisoner is said to show
no disposition to resent this confine-
ment and is allowing his captors to
take their time in debating his future.
AS the easiest way of letting go. it Is
quite probable that the captive may be
released on parole. But another skunk
story comes down from Somerset of
wholly different nature. In Larone,
man claims to have lost a skunk that
it was willfully stolen. probably in the
darkness of night. Some miscreant
was guilty of purloining his neighbor's
skunk. That is the charge, and cor
respondent wants to know what our
readers would think of a man who
would appropriate a redolent striper
from another mans trap.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

The longest way home is the shortest
way to trouble.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

George p. Cowan. formerly of Bangor
is one of the Maine men who has been
posted in the PHILIPPINES for lcng time
and who enjoys life there. He is now
visiting his home city for a few days,
but is soon to return to the other side
of the world. Mr.. Cowan graduated
from the University of Maine class of
1894. having taken course in civil
engineering. He went to the PHILIPPINES
in 1908. where he is a district engineer
in one of the districts He builds roads
that stand the storms and he likes the
country and the climate
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

Willis Robinson of Bay View square,
Rockland. performed an operation a
few days ago upon a Brahma pullet
which discounts one of similar nature
performed by Belfast man and re-
Gently recorded in this column. Mr.. Rob-
bins noticed that one of the pullets was
in distress and he opened it's crop The
result of his investigation was the find
ing of bone threee inches long and
half an inch wide He removed the OBJ
struction. sewed up the aperture and
set the pullet at liberty. Today she is
as smart as any of her associates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15
Maine Gossip
The Secret.

The gateway to the Land of Dreams
Is often dark and low,
Yet past that magic entrance lives
Earth's golden Long Ago.
The Dream and Wonder is denied
To us grown Overwise.
Unless we wait as children wait
And stand with childish eyes,
And watch some singing fairy walk
Our Volleys of Regret,
And learn that Youth knows many
things
The grabbed years forget.
Stringer i'm Everybodys
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

Two boys We're born in Biddeford a
few days ago the fathers of whom
are brothers and the mothers are sis
ters A number of other unusual cir
cumstances are connected with the
newcomers. The boys We're born on
the same day and on the same street
and the children We're brought into the
world by the same doctor. They We're
also baptized in the same church on
the same day. Joseph Maud is the
father of Joseph Henry Maud and the
mother before her marriage was Ar
senia Richards. Hector Maud is the
father of Joseph ROLAND and the
mother of the child is Ange Richards,
a sister of the mother of Joseph Hen
ry Maud.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-15

w. H. TribOu of Hampden dug his
peanuts recently and reports ruccess-
fui crop. Maine peanuts have not yet
become recognized III the markets of
the world, but. it is interesting to note
that this Hampden man has demon
strated that they will grow here. Mr..
Tribou last spring planted seven little
hills near his cucumbers and when he
dug them Tuesday he found from one
planted peanut anywhere from % to 2S
of the nuts clinging to the roots of
the plants. OF course they are green
now and must be dried but their
flavor is excellent. 50 far as can be
Judged from the green nut.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-06

caae Id K8fsa had 6ssn the moro
or less direct cause Of the Russo
Japanese war: the activity Of
rival AmericaH syiid1cates in Vcne-
suela had beeh; but. few Years
,ternstl6MM complications. III tho
present inktAiee. both South Arneril
cans ahd Japan1se were Interested
But Crime kne@ In his soth that thera
couid be nothing unworthy il any
action In which The fri took paH,
she would t6t oily do hothihf uHi
worthy; she would Understand tho siN
uatinn ciearl| snBuSk to khow wtsthl
er tbs e6hfsa vhieh offered ITSELF I'd
hsf was WORTHY b. hSt.
I'll events stieh as she had thaS
night hoed With him, any other girl
orme had svef met would have shown
moments Oh veakness, ftnpadeHee. Oh
fear. But to her belonged CAIN.
which tAte frutn clear perception Of
the com parative unitnr6ftance ot pet
ty incident. She vAs strong. not as
man Is strong, but In the way wom-
an sheuld be strohg.
The blood went to his cheeks aa no
remembered how tenderly he had
spoken to her In the boat. and how
plain he had made his desire for her.
What should he call his feeling! Did
love come to men as suddenly as
this? She had not vebuked him
there was that much to be thankful
for; and she must have known that
his words we're as involuntary as bis
action in touching her shoulder with
his hand.
But how could she have rebuked
him7 She was, In a way. indebted to
him. The thought troubled him. Had
he Internationally taken advantage
Of her gratitude by showing affection
when she wished no more than COM
radeship? And had che gently said
nothing, because be had done some
thing for her? II her patience with
him were thus to be explained. 1t
must have been based upon her recog-
milton of his unconsoiousness
Still, tho more he pondered. the
more clearly be saw that she was not
q girl who under the spell Of friendly
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-06

~ should think that would b q.
here in the suburbs" said Orms
"Oh this amt the suburbs. We
crossed the city limits 20 minutes
ago"
"You don't carry many passengers
this time OF night.
That depends. Sometimes We have
crowd. Tonight there's hardly any
one. Nobody else Is likely to got on
now"
Why is that?"
well, it's only short way now
TO the connection with the elevated
road. People who want to 80 the
rest Of the way by the elevated. would
walk. And after we pass the elo-
waited there's other car lines they're
moro likely to take, where tho cars
run freQuenter.
e'Do you so to the heart Of the
city,"
NO, we stop at tho barns. Say.
have you noticed that Jap in there?"
The conductor nodded toward MAXI
What about him?"
He was put aboard by n cop. Looks
as though somebody had sfuxged
him"
That's So" commented Orme. Ills
head Is bandaged."
Judging from the bandage. It must
have been nasty crack" continued
the conductor. But you wouldn't
know he'd been hurt from his face.
Say. you can't tell anything about
those Johns from their looks. can you.
now?"
You certainly can't replied OrmA
The conductor glanced out There's
the elevated" he said. I'll have to
go In and wake that drunk. He gets
OFF here"
Orme watched the conductor 90 70
the man who was sleeping In the
corner and shake him. The man
nodded his head vaguely, and settled
back into slumber. Through the open
door came the conductors voice:
Wake up!'-Shake-"You get of
hcre,"-S hake-"Wako up. there!"
But the man would not awaken.
ITO Re Continued.)