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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31
The Stiff Upper Lip.
lPhiladclphin PrcSS.D


AS the year ncarS it's end. nations
and men aud women the world over are
taking account of stock, making inven-
tory of what good or evil the past
twelvemonth has brought them. In
many instances, no doubt, the result is
an exhibit that seems to total failure
and disater, with the new year of 1911
a black portent ahead. The difference
between the courageous man and a
craven is their difference in confront
ing such an outlook. a brave man, as
does d brave nations, faces defeat in
trepidly, with stiff upper lip; head
long retreat is u shameful confession.
The great lesson OF universal history
is the inevitable fate which awaits q
people sunk In luxury and sloth and in.
capable Of rising. Phoenix-like, from
the ashes of defeat or misfortune.
Rome fcll because of this; yet within
a half century we have seen the United
States, Francc-wc are watching China
bound resilient from crushing blows.
Keep a stiff upper lip. Read Plu-
tarch'S Lives" remember how heroic
men and women in all ages and all
walks of life have won to victory
against overwhelming ODDS; recall the
successful struggles to retrieve appall-
ing disaster which such men as Sir
Walter Scott. Jay Cooke. General
Grant and Mark Twain made in their
later years. They could have thrown
up the sponge ana fccbly appealed to
public sympathy. They did not. They
kept a stiff upper lip, deficd an adverse
fate and baftlcd it.
Appear to know only this, urged by
the wise Epictetus: Never TO fail nor
fall" If things have gone astray with
you in the dying year, let the dead past
bury its dead; blot out all bitterness OF
memory and face the New Year with
hope in your heart, resolute will and
a stiff upper lip. You will deserve to
win
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31
The Fight for the Child.
(BCStCn Herald }

In 1906 the Massachusetts Lcgisla-
ture passed a law requiring a physi-
cal examination of all the school chill
dren in the state every year. Four
years have passed. but no commur,it,
has as yet put the law into practical
elect. The City of Boston is now re.
organizing its school medical inspcc-
ton staff, and it is expected that the
mayor and the health board will
shortly make the medical appoint
inents contemplated, and get this work
under way.
For the coming generation this pro-
posed inspection means a great deal
Beneath the records of disease and
disability which will appear as the
result of this examination when made
is the sincere hope that the next gen
Grafton will be freer from disease than
the one in which we live: that chill
dren VINO are to follow us will reap
the fruit of the developments of Sci
ence, Of which their parents have
failed to take advantage.
England in 1907 also passed an act
providing for the medical inspection
of children. the difference being that
over there it has been put into force
and enough progress made TO enable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31
Foolish Christmas Giving.
(New York Times.)

(New York TimeS)
The tale may not be true that ging-
ham aprons given as Christmas pres
cnts 10 his maidScrvantS by q certain
rich man We're torn into shreds by
their recipients and cast in the ash
barrel. 1t seems unlikely. After all.
Il Bingham apron is a ginghan apron,
an article Of large utility, and the re-
cipicnt who refused to recognize one as
a token OF the Christmas spirit would
still be likely to keep it. But the tale
is timely just after Christmas. 1t
deals with a common experience.
Thousands who gave, according to
pernicious custom, more freely than
they can afford to give. TO people who
had no claim whatever on their gen
crosby. must now feel keenly that
their gifts were received with irony or
sullen dissatisfaction. We have heard
of householder in this city Who gave
to his servants precisely the amount
of the weekly wage of each, only to
overhear harsh condemnation Of his
stinginess.
Everybody is doubtless willing to
admit now that much Of his Christmas
giving was unwise and really un-
called for. much Of it of the character
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31
Who Shall Cast the First Stone?

tfnllauclnnf2 inquirer. ttcp.)
Congress is to be asked to invcSti-
gate the travelling expenses of Prosi-
dent Roosevelt while IN office before
an appropriation was made Tor the
purpose. If this is with the bona fidc
intention OF reimbursing the railways
fer money expended for what was
really n public service. all well and
good. But there appears to lie per-
SonHl anlmus or nope of partisan ad-
Vantage involved in the matter.
Fer great many years railways
transported the President free Of all
cost. A private car was always ut his
disposal. which he freely used. Some
times Presidents have made (; bluff
at paying their own expenses. Thus.
when Harrison made his famous tour
of the West. he paid the regular SIN
gle fair. which must have been an in
finitesimal item III the amount cX-
pended on his behalf But the rail-
ways never complained. They would
be glad to have q President travelling
ali the time. He is the best sort of
an advertisement. He makes bust
ness. Any tour of the sort is always
a money-making affair
1t was not wise principles. or ratn-
CT. We grew to a better ethical practice
III the matter, and free travelling is
gone forever. Therefore it seems
wholly unnecessary to rake up the
past. No railway has put in bin and
we uoubt if anyone of them wishes
to collect. AZ any rate there should
be no hypocrisy about the matter
Let the man cSugially tho ,Duprpss-
man, who has refused 10 travel ON
q pass when passes were going round
cast the first stone at Roosevelt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31

the authorities TO come to a REASON
ably clear conclusion as to what dis
eases i'll school children mean, and
how to proceed to their remedy.
Speaking broadly, the results OF any
physical examination in the schools
oc England and Wales could be made
to apply to the schools in Boston or
New York; as q general run the chill
dren in both places would be likely 10
show about the same proportion o.
physical detects. Applying the per-
centages Of an investigation of up
wards Of the 1906 children in the
public and parochia! schools OF Bos-
ton, We would find:
1895 children with defective vision.
35112 to 1854 children with defective
hearing.
1920 to 3i72 children with suppurat-
ing ears
1927 children with adcnoidS OF en-
larGed toneils of sufficient size 10 OBJ
struct the nose and throat and re-
quirc surgical treatment
23,SlG to IL ,632 children with cXten-
sive and injurious decay Of the tecth'
a. g. children With unCl"an heads.
1870 children with tuberculosis u
readily recognized form.
1870 children with ringworin.
595 to 1850 children with heart us
ease.
These figures, which can be Veri-
fed for Boston only by the actuai
physical tests. when made, VIII give
some idea of the size Of the prooielh
which the city has TO face if it inteno"
to preserve the health ot the heA.
generation, and there is no doubt tha'
it. Will be profitable from every stai'u-
point to do this.
The progress il Germany and Ehe.
land in the physical inspection VI
school children which is at the pass
OF future work for the health oi tno
community, gives some idea II tn0
educational and economic advantasus'
which viii result to the community
from carrying x forward to Sucee9"
\ healthy childhood IS not "hly
blessing and good, creditablc 10 en'
and state. but it means the tou'"1-
ton of healthy race and the ei''n'
nation of an immense burden Vi ~.
nomic loss which is today peai''''
| heavily on all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31
Coming Events.

Jan. Annual meeting Maine Sports
mems Fish and Game Association, An
gusta.
Jan. 3-4-5--Western Maine Poultry AS
ISOLATION, So. Paris.
Jan. 4-75th Legislature convenes In en-
larGed State House. Augusta
Jan. G-Somcrsct Cow Testing Assn,
Grange hall, Cambridge
Jan. l.-Sup"rinr Court opens, Augusta.
Jan. 11-Annual meeting Of Maine Upll-
clans, Portland
Jan. ID, Knox Pomona Grange. Union.
Jan 27-Kennebec County Christian
Endeavor Union. Gardiner
Feb. C-ll-Commercial Travellers Food
Fair, Bangor.
Feb i1-18-19-Maine State Y NJ c. A.
and College y. M. c. A., Lewiston.
Feb. 2l-22-Western Maine Pythian Ju-
bilee, Lewiston.
March S-Cony High-Portland High de-
bate, Augusta.
April 1s2G-East Maine Methodist con.
ference. Oldtown. Bishop Cranston pre-
siding
April 1s-os-Maine Methodist Confer
enre Riddeford Bishop Nicely presiding
Oct. "5-2G2I-Annual Convention Maine
Teachers Association, Augusta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31
Editorial Comment
Conservation Of Birds,
washington PoSt.)

Benjamin F'ranklin's body is mold
ering in the grave, but his spirit Is yet
with us. He proposed that the do
nestle turkey gobbler be taken as the
national emblem. but he was over
lall courageous bird, the american
eagle, was substituted. BUT in
Washington. the new and prosperous
state of the Pacific coast, they have
adopted the woodpecker as an emblem
for their state coat Of arms.
1t is an Inspiration. All tribes OF
the family oodpeckcr-rcdhcad,
blackhead. yallorhammer, and sap
sucker are the friends and the bcne-
factors of man, the farmer especially.
They are in field. orchard, pasture, and
forest, and from rise to set Of sun
they are diligent, ccaselcss, and eff
ficaciouS in the destruction OF peStif-
erous insects that are the enemies Of
man.
1t is particularly appropriate that
the state of Washington should thus
honor this valuable bird, for, if NOT
already the first of the apple growing
states, she will soon attain to that
rank, ana III the apple OTcNaru titc
woodpeckcr is worth more than thrice
his weight in silver coin, even the
dollars of the dads.
IN the older states. even Missouri
and Iowa, perhaps in Arkansas, no
farmer who knows his business pre-
tends to grow apples without a costly
spraycr. He might as we'll plant his
orchard to dogwood, and much better
grow persimmons for fruit. That is
because our people have so long
Waged inyctcrate war on ipscctivor-
Gus birds that We're invaluable allies
in the crop season.
Even the despiscd English sparrow
is the friend of man. He will re-
lievc your tree, not Of the caterpillar.
but he will eradicate it of the larvae
that make the grub. The city man
who grows tomatoes in his back yard
will find a great help in the English
sparrow, that will devour every egg
Che tomato worm deposits on the plant.
If we must conserve. let us really
conserve.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
(ChicagO NeWS.)


The chap with money to burn never
has it insured.
Some beauty isn't even skin deep.
Lots of it rubs off.
\ girl isn't much for looks who is
unable to see across the street
Money is SO tight there doesn't even
seem to be any loose change.
Life may be worth living because of
the things beyond our reach.
\ woman never forgets her birthday
but she is seldom able to remember
how many she's had.
Many woman who is ashamed Of
the kind of husband she has would be
more ashamed not to have any.
a man can 1iatter any woman by
telling her that he never attended
church regularly until after he met
her.
If some men were half as big as
they imagine they are, giants would
cease to be classed as circus attrac-
tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31
Helping Those Who Help Themselves.

Andrew Carnegie gave $3.50 to the
Calvary +. l. Church, Brooklyn. as
a Christmas gift toward the purchase
Of u new organ. Like all Carnegie do
nations, the gift was conditional. The
congregation must earn its title to the
sum by raising a similar amount
within - months.
Some people arr unGharitaDlc enough
to ask why Mr. Carncgie's gift always
has 4 string to. it. Mr.. Carnegie is a
firm Deliver in sclf-help. So far re-
moved from the doctrine Of a famous
sect is he that he believes the Lord
helps him who helps himself. The iron
master knows well that if individuals
or groups Of people have things done
for them, they will become not only
less energetic but actually dependent.
which is the exact opposite of what he
thinks should be the case. No. doubt
tie calvary Church people will gladly
accept the gift Oh those conditions
and viii rustic round ana raise the
$3.50 to match Andy's ante.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31
Our Christmas FolIies.

While the President of the United
States is cxhausting his mental ener-
gies and the business of the year
throughout the country has not been
of a record breaking order, there is no
hint of this in the plans for New
York's New Years Carnival. The
preparations are for q more lavish ex-
pediturc than ever before. The tables
in great hotels and restaurants of the
Great White Way have been reserved
for weeks, and in some cases for
months past, and hundreds of dollars
have been offered by belated appli-
cants for a chance to spend their mon
ey. It is figured that between 50,eoo
and $4,000 persons will be dining and
winning within this gilded mile OF
Broadway when 1911 dawns. A New
York correspondent estimates that
they will have spent half a million
dollars and will have consumed some
thing like $4,000 quarts of champagne
Such a greeting of the Baby Year is
one Of the social ways Of expendins
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31
Marking Married Men.
(Bostnn Trauscriptl

Woodrow Wilson is already getting
1oretastc Of the troubles Of Governor
Wilson of New Jersey. \ woman's
club has asked him to support Il bill
to compel all married men In the State
to wear thunbrngs- it's purpose being
to project Guile|css young women
against 'maShcrs' and gay dcceivcrs
who are ,mnlndiul of their marital
vows, Without discussing the consti-
tionnllty of the bill is seems Ineffective
TO attain its object. IT takes DO cog
nizance of the hours Of darkness dur
ing which married men should, COR
sistently with its other provisions, pc
required to carry Il Transparency bear
ing in illuminated letters the warning
lvgend Il am married"
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of Intellectual bribery, much OF it due
to lmWilingneSs to be called mean by
persons for whose opinion one does
not care a rap, much of it due to
sheer cowardice The recognition. in
the beStoWal Of Christmas bounty. of
faithful, long-trivd servitors is true
generosity. The tribute of friendship
is never misplaced. The home Christ
mas, with its interchange of tokens.
is q JOY to everybody. But why should
the poor man (and most of Us are
poop apportiOn sums of money far
beyond his means, year after year,
among persons who do nothing for him
for which they are not regularly paid,
walters and pOrtcrs. shop clerks, me-
chanicS-citiZenS of the Republic every
ore of them? Hand q strange livery
stable coachnan quarter on Christ
mas Day and he shifts at it and utters
no void of thanks. Yet he has
vote, and ii he comprehcndcd the
measure Of dignity and the sense of
responsibility that should go with the
right OF suffrage he would be angcred
by the offer Of a tip.
Pron1iscuous and compulsory Christ
mas giving has grown alarmingly III
New York. Tips that We're acceptable
q few years ago are scorned now, Yet
the givers are no richer. AS for the
suffering poo" people, the true objects
of charity, who should be made to feel
something of the spirit of Christmas,
it is doubtful ii their needs arc all
allaycd. in spite Of the activities of
organized bcnevolence. We give too
much at Christmas for other than
kindly or benevolent reasons 20 have
much left FOR the poor; and We are
gaining nothing in comfort. in self
respect, in service. or in uplifting our
fcllow-mcn by such giving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31
Ohio's Election Frauds.

Governor Harmon of Ohio, denies
that he will ask the legislature to in
vcstigatc the election frauds in Adams
county He processes to be satisfied
that the investigation being made by
the local authorities will be thorough.
From present indications, whether the
investigation is thorough or not, il
will effect the disfranchiscmcnt of a
goodly portion of the voters in that
county. The grand jury is returning
indictments by the score, daily. On
Tuesday, IL indictments were re-
turned. bringing the total up to TAI.
OF that number, about go have plead
There is u general rush to confess that
votc-sclling is not only common but
general. One minister admits that
he received $40 for his ballot, and
John McCarty of the Democratic CEN
trail committee, describes the flourish
ing traffic in ballots, in which the
most highly held men in the county
took part Contrary to usual con-
ditions, the generous supply did not
increase. the competition or reduce the
price. as the figures for individual
votes jumped in some cases from Sc to
SIC.
Wagonloads of votcrs arrived at tho
county court house at West Union
Tuesday. from all directions, and hur.
ried before Judge Blair to plead guilty
hear their sentences and be disfran.
chiscd. Fully -one-half those who
have been before the court seem to
favor an investigation and openly de-
clare that it is proper. The usual fine
OF IS to- SIS and disfranchisement for
five years are imposed on those con-
Tossing their guilt.
The most dcplorable part Of the case
lies in the fact that these things have
been going on for years; that men
who are the highest in the county's
affairs and who have been looked W
TO and respected as the leading men OF
the state, have made business OF
purchasing votes, until it has become
recognized as something to be easily
tolerated because everybody does it
The whole countryside is infected
with the idea that every mans fran
chise is worth just what he can get
out of it as a whole, on election day
That such condition should exist in q
state that has been the mother OF
Presidents, and that the loyalty and
self respect of it's voters has reached
so low an ebb as to place the coun-
try's affairs on a buy and sell basis
regulated by the capacity for deviltry
and the length of the purse of con-
Ecienceless politicians, is sad indeed,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that Is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness Is caused by an infamcd con-
dition Of the mucous lining OF the Eu-
stacian Tube. When this tube Is inflan-
ed you have rumbling sound or iInper-
feet hearing. and when it is entirely
less the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal
condition. hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out Of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition Of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by Ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free.
r. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31

If the engineers and land agents are
10 be credited, within five years New
Orleans will stand in the centre of a
100000 acre gar1en. What this viii
mean to the city becomes apparent
when ii is remembered that unlike all
other American cities, New Orleans
has never mad the advantages of su-
burbs. Until the reclamation of the
marsh lands began the nearest town
to New Orlea1s was fifty miles away.
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Christmas Sanctums.

Fathers desk is sacred
FROM the searching hands,
Secret haunts its pigeonholes,
Held by rubber bands.
When you want pencil,
Better ask permission.
Rummaging at present
Spells his disposition.
Daughter. keep away from
Mothers chiffonier.
Underneath the laces
Never dare to peer.
Locks arc not sufficient,
So it's up to YOU.
Really you'd be willing
If you only knew.
Brother hides secret
In his collar box.
Others are more coyly
Mingled with the socks,
Sisters dressing table
Hides the usual junk;
Bulky things are hidden
Deep within her trunk.
And the blessed baby,
Toddling wee lisper,
Tells 1t all to mother
In Z loud stage whisper.
So the house is hardly
Safe for needful search
When you miss a necktie
Previous to church.
Thus we go with canton
To our nights repose,
Hoping we shah find u
Place to hang our clothes.
Spokane Review.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
(NeW York PresS.l

NEW YORK PrcSS.l
It's better to 1lirt with your wife
than never to tlirt at all
Grace before meat doesn't keep u
man from growing about the way it is
cooked.
When a man wins Il lawsuit he
bursts with pride if he gets back only
ono dollar for ten.
a woman feels just like saying her
prayers to get her husband to wear
his rubbcrS.
A woman is SO generous she Won
ders why q man wants to marry her
before he does, and he is so ungcn-
crouS he wonders why aftcrwaru.
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VIM. j. Bryan makes his announce
ment for the next Presidency, select
ing, contrary to expectations, four
other men instead Of himself. He says
he will be satisfied with Folk, Gaynor,
Harmon or Wilson. Why not run
quaI team?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31

When you have a cold get bottle Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t will
soon fix you up all right and will ward
off any tendency toward pneumonia.
This remedy contains no opium or other
narcotic and may be given as confidently
to baby as to an adult. Sold every.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31

less the danger from pneumonia and
other serious diseases. Mrs. r.. w L.
Hall. OF Waverly. Va, says. II firmly
believe Chamberiains Cough Remedy to
be absolutely the best preparation on the
market for colds. I have recommended
It to my friends and they all agree with
me."-For sale everywhere.
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ConvalesccDce.

Convaieseence is sometimes in ,.. "a
apparent. not real, and espec'als
this true after such diseases as pn .,n
lnnnia, typhoid fever and the sim
To make it real and rapid. there =
no other tonic so highly to De ie'O
1nended as Hoods Sarsaparllla' -.
This great medicine cleanses anu ~.
news the blood, strengthens all III. ros
gans and functions. and res'0'S
health. Take Hoods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31

How does it happen that two such.
and Lillian Russell have never met?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31

No wonder there is alarm along the
Potomac with Latham hunting ducks
with an aeroplane.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31

Congress is enjoying the holiday va
cation-and so are the people.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 81. 1910.

We derive from nature no
fault that may not become q
virtue, nc, virtue that may not
degenerate into fault
Goethe.
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When your feet are wet and cola .., n
your body chilled through ana rharr.
from exposure, take big dose o. your
berlain's Cough Remedy, Datne bed.
feet in hot water before going " N
and YOU are almost certain to waro w
severe cold. For sale everywhere
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31

Nine of Bangor's boy scouts started
off Wednesday forenoon on one OF
their popular hikes. They took the
train to Holden and thence liked to
East Eddington where they spent
Wednesday night. They were fully
equipped with blankets and food and
on their return reported a glorious
good time