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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26

tied. The amount of time I am comnellea
! TO waste at the telephone is perfectly
mon monst aei | reckon its alue at G2OOo a
What is the point?" Inquired politi.
clan OF some eminence.
Well" the city man explained, You
phone. he tells his clerk or his private
secretary. or if it's a woman she tells her
mad TO get your number. Very wen.
Ineh your clerk or your private secre-
you want?' And they say they want Won.
GOOD. Then they come to the telephone,
But what happens? A voice says Wait
for a good many moments, as a rule mntiii
be fetched ''''
- know" asserted the politician. II
pecially bad. AS soon as they've asked
ior you they apparently go up to the top
OF the house or out for a walk It takes
and the precious moments You can never
recover are flying away" :
Makes you quite poetical." murmured
man IN government office. lyon
should do as We do DON'T have yonr
number in the book"
"All very well for you high and mighty
people,. retorted The city man, hut / do
large part of my business on the tee-
phone IL seems to me to stand to reason
that whoever wants you ought to he there
itauN as soon as you are connected up
| All very well from your point of view"
| observed the government official. '.bnt
perhaps he can't afford to waste time
either waiting for you. Now / wanted to
| speak to my stOckbroker The other day
| | got his office at once. but | had TO hang
| on nearly five minutes before he came TO
| the telephone himself
Well but you wanted him. You took
! the Initiative. 1t was your place to wait"
I "Ail J. know is" returned the civil SER
want drily. that the next time | want
| him ] shall tell one of my young men to
call him up and ] saan't go to the instr,i-
ment until | know he's actually there
Your remedy seems simple enough"
said the politician, addressing the city
| man. when you are asked 10 wait q
minute don't wait. Hang your receiver
| up. Let everybody know that you haven't
got any time to spare
Yes and perhaps lose valuable btlsi-
ness grnmbled the magnate OF Mark
Lane.
You cant have it both ways" laughed
the politician.
Why not? IT appears to me to he obi.
gatory on the person who calls up to be
there ready to speak as soon as the per-
son called up answers. That should come
as instinctively as other points of good
reeding."-London Mail
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26

seem to me the same; and we tell
| them with so much less graciousness;
| more as duty than d delight
know, l know that we have perhaps
J the greatest school system in the
world" and wonderful theories of ed
ucation. But teaching-as l take it
is neither theory nor a system, not
more than is painting. 1t is a great
art, great creative art, no less. And
like all the other arts, it requires the
devotion of the individual.
l love my American teachers. Yet
as l recall them (and in II years of
American schooling as against two OF
French. had many American teach
ers), all of them seem, beside
Madsmoiselle Mallet, Madame Bon
nard and the other French women
who taught me, strangely lacking in
caste, in culture and in interest. M
one of them had at her command such
a host as was at the disposal of al
these French women.
| Yet here is matter of importance
| enough in education, for the sympa-
| thetic teacher knows the child must
| forever be her guest; and her school
| room rather a house, a home where
| more than elsewhere the child shall
| memorably meet. intimately, warmly
the great and good of all ages
Nor do | see how this more intimate
| more French method of teaching is
| avoided, as it is, skiAfully by so many.
| For all teaching Of all subjects. IS
| finally. as take it, and in one form or
lanother. the teaching of history.
Make education as drv as Won like il
is still bound to be. at bottom, the
| story. the life-St0ry of something or of
somebody. Even the most abstruse
subjects are woven in with human
history. and bound up with strands of
human meaning. with human joy and
misery, human baseness or nobility.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
MORO HEROES.
With Cholera Aboard They Would
Not Land at Home City.

The action of the Magay Moros who
put out to Santa Cruz with cholera
aboard rather than take chances OF
injecting this city should be published
to every native on the island with
suitable, appreciation of the higi
minded and heroic conduct of these
men.
To steer directly away from their
homes and friends and from medica
aid with their dead lying in their boats
for the sake of the city, reveals q
measure of heroic self sacrifice thar
which the most enlightened people car
boast OF, no greater.
These men should be given gold
medals lettered in their own languag;
that their fellows may know tn;
esteem in which we hold such conduct
This episode furnishes an eloouen
comment on the work of instructio,
that has been going on since the epi.
demic OF 1so2.-Mindanao Herald
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26

The funeral of the late Mrs. Lizzie
Shields We're held Friday afternoon
"a the home Of her niece, Mrs. Samuel
Patterson, Rev. F. S. Schoonover of the
Methodist church officiating Lead
Kindly Light" was sung Dy Mrs Ag-
mes Berry. The interment was in the
Village cemetery.
Walter chamberlain Of Massaehu-
sets is in town, called by the illness of
his mother, Mrs. Mary Chamberlain.
Ross Chamberlain of this town, a
student at Bates College. is in town
and has been engaged TO take the CEN
sus outside of the village.
Mrs. w. l.. Parsons of West Medford
Mass. who has been here q few weeks
on account of the illness of her mother,
Mrs. e. c. Bryant returned nome Fri
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
The Forward Pass
May Be Retained,

New York, March 25.--The forward
mass IL an. element OF modern football
both 80 Important and so debatabie
that the Intercollegiate Rules Com
mittee adjourned tonight after eight
hours Of active discussion. with no
program to report.
II think a settlement of our differ
ences Is in sight" said f. X. Hall OF
Dartmouth; in fact we are nearer a
definite agreement now than we have
been at any time heretofore but there
is nothing to announce yet"
The sessions were secret and such
limited information as Mr. Hall were
given was all that could be obtained.
1t was understood that no vote was
taken today and tina tho formal agree
ment has been reached. Mr.. Hall was
in his short sleeves at the end of a
long table Uttered with papers. Be-
side him stood a blackboard intricate
with diagrams of play. 1t was appar-
ent that the day had been a hard one
and that there had been decided differ
ences Of opinion as to what ought to be
done.
'.rhe forward pass has both its advo-
CdttS ttlu ltS pppoiCitS VA thC WIN
mittee and until they can agree there
is no knowing in what shape football
for 1910 viii issue from their delibera-
lions. Preliminary sessions were held
Last fall in an endsavor to retain the
yirility and excitement of the game, as
1t now stands and at the same time re-
cast It in such form as to do away with
the deaths and serious injuries which
marred the season Of 1909. In the hope
OF reaching an early agreement at this
session the committee will meet again
ut $50 o'clock tomorrow but if no set
tlement of differences seems possible
then adjournment will be taken until
later in the spring.
Most Of the day was spent in an eff
fort to learn on what sommon ground
the members could meet. In the mat
ter of general policy they are in sub
stnntial accord but on details there was
found to be a wido difference of opin-
ion. There was an impression that both
the forward pass and the on-side kick
Will be retained for though no ballot
was taken in the free discussion al
lowed individual preferences came out
strongly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
81. John River cOmais
sion Completes Hearing,
Clerk Of 1eIos Canal Co. Proves
important Witness.
Several Acts Of Maine Legislature
Introduced at Hearing.

Bangor Me, March 25.--Tne Inter
national st. John River Commission
completed it's hearing here today. One
witness was heard. Charles H., Adams
Of this city, clerk Of the Telos Cana
Co, which controls the Telos canal, the
ditch which the Canadians claim takes
water for the east branch Of the Penob-
scot river from. Chamberlain lake,
which would naturally flow into the st.
John river
Mr.. Adams was able to give the com =
mission little information beyond me
records Of the company. Whlcn con-
tanned a copy of the act OF the l-e'is-
lature Incorporating tho company In
184e
Several other acts Of the Maine Leg
islature, bearing on the question were
introduced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
The High School Seniors
Leave for Washington.
The Usual Fine Easter Pro.
grams Have Been Arranged.
Slight Fire Calls the Firemen-..
Light Damage...Local Notes.

The Wateryille Military Band viii
give an Easter ball in MessaiohShee
hall Monday evening.
The first fire for long time occurred
in Oakland Friday noon. at the post
office. Alarm No. 80 was rung IN N"
water was used. Little damage was
done outside of burning hole through
the roof. The fire caught from tram
John Ormeston Of Old Town is visit
ing his parents for a few days.
Mrs. James Garnett returned Friday
from East Rochester, after a two
weeks visit with her parents.
An Easter concert will be given al
the High Street Mission at $50 Sunday
evening. Everyone is invited.
The O. G.. of G. l.. Mems class of the
Free Baptist church met Friday even
ing at the vestry. After the study
hour a social time was enjoyed.
The Priscilla Club met Friday even
A fine program was carried out and
everyone reported a nice time. Re
freshments were served.
The Seniors of the Oakland High
school left Friday morning on the 3
o'clock train for Washington, where
they will go instead of having the usual
graduation exercises. Principal c. Ii.
Martin accompanied them. The grad
uating classes of Madison and VIM
throp High schools were in the same
party Miss Doris Crowell went to
Winthrop Thursday afternoon and
joined the party there. as she was the
only girl to go from this town. The
party will be gone a week and is due
home next Friday. The following are
the members: Principal c. Fl. Martin.
Miss Doris Crowell. John Sweeney.
Evan Wheeler, Fred Pnllen and Per
cival Johnson.
The Baptist and Free Baptists will
have a union Easter concert Sunday
evening at the Free Baptist church. A
fine program has been arranged, in
cIuCing a fine quartet.
The Fidelity class met Friday af-
ternOOn with Mrs. Clara Manter, High
street. The usual hour was spent for
study after which refreshments We're
served.
Free Baptist church, Rev. A. L. Ger
IRISH, pastor Morning service at 1870,
preaching by the pastor; Easter SER
mon: Sunday school at noon; Young
Peoples service at 6 p. NJ; evening
service union with the Baptists; Sun
day school Easter concert.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26

gray and white, the bodies being OF
gold and silver metal. For brook trout,
fish slowly, and far off, cover all the
water, using extra care when You see
rise or place where they are likely
to be. In trout fishing, l have a firm
conviction that a quick strike is neces-
sary; it is true that trout do, as a rule,
hook themselves, but an apt and in
Simultaneous strike makes it sure that
the hook is embedded in the skin. In
river fishing, large fish should be
worked ashore and then netted: frOrnsa
canoe the fish should be played till
docile and quiet, then Melted. Big
trout are too slippery to be handled,
and 100 heavy to be lifted from the
water. In lake fishing the best places
are usually where fresh spring-water
comes from the bottom or near the in
let.-The Outing Magazine.
Our Great UndeveIoped Resources.
There are in the United States So
600, 900 acres of swamp land which can
be drained and which will be as arabic
az a garden when they are drained.
This swamp land would provide homes
for and support 10.00o.000 people.
There are in the United States millions
upon millions of arid and semi-arid
lands. which irrigation could make and
is making very fertile. These lands
will support 15,000,0O0 households. or
twice the population of New York
state There are what may be called
the Lost Lands; lands lost to the pub
lie through fraud: lands lost to the
public through lack of knowledge Of
how to handle their peculiar forma-
ton. Only twenty per cent. of Uncle
Sans lands are yielding living aver
ages. What of the rest? Conservation
says every acre, every foot of every
acre. must be made productive of
something. If you can't grow crops.
grow trees! If you can't drain swamps.
grow cranberries and mating reeds!
Ii you can't irrigate, then practice
dry farming! If you can't farm rocks,
then harness their cataracts into water
power! AS to the lands lost to the
public through fraud, Conservation
says: Take them back for the public
or charge their full price for the pub
lic."
And you are still only at the begin
ming Of Concentrations big program.
For every ton of coal mined, ton and
a half is wasted; or. to put it different
ly. for every four tons mined, six tons
are wasted. In the petroleum fields,
enough natural gas goes to waste to
light every city in the United States
free of cost. The fire waste Of the
United States is the highest in the
world so is the bill of fire insurance.
And greater than all these is the
waste Of human life in mine and fac
tory.-The Outing Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
No Agreement
In King Case,

Cincinnati. March 25.-After debat-
ing for five hours the national commits
soin adjourned here late today with
out taking any definite action regard
ing the application of Johnny King for
reinstatement ito the good graces Of
organized baseball.
THE National Commission has fail
ed thus far to reach an agreement in
the King case" said Chairman Herr
mann. We exchanged views all along
the line and can come to no conclusion.
We will exchage additional views by
wire or mail and expect to reach by
Thursday at the latest.
Ban Il. johnson and Thomas J.
Lynch said an agreement would GER
tainly he reached within the next week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
The Veterans Workshop.

Attached to the National Soldiers
Home. in Leavenworth. Kansas, is little
square. wooden building. known as the
soldiers crank shop" All Of the work.
men are veterans. 1t is a novel sight to
see group of these hardened old war
riors working away with saw and hammer
for the pure love of making something.
Here is a gray-haired workman con-
structing what he saws will be shirt
waist boxes. Another is making a cane
of unusual design. Here is one dabbling
IN IN pants at an artists easel That one
is forever making wooden legs to take the
place of one he gave to. his country. He
has leg for every occasion. They. are
all doing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES useful .oI
zine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
CHAM.

District Superintendent Chas. F.
Ball of Bingham will hold a school of
instruction for teachers at North New
Portland. Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, March 81 and April l and 2
for the teachers to be employed in his
district from New Portland and vicini-
ty. No tuition. Others welcomed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
Where Tipping is Tabooed.

1t may be interesting to mention that
it is neither customary nor advisable
to give tips anywhere west of the
Sierra Madres. / did it on two occa-
sions, and in both cases learned to my
regret that the walters became so ia
mlliar with the guests. and slack in
their services, both to myself and 9th
ers. that they were discharged from
their employment by the Mexican pro-
prietor, whose watchful eye discovered
the lax attention pretty quickly, and
without complaint from the visitors.
I felt very uncomfortable about it, for
my intended kindness was in both in
stances the root of the trouble.-The
Outing Magazine.
Now for Trout. Fishing.
For brook trout let your rig consist
of Leonard rod, six to eight ounces
in weight. nine feet, six inches long, a
fine "Kingfisher" oiled silk line, the
best six-foot mist-colored leader that
can he procured, the finer the better;
an Orvis automatic reel, and lastly a
selection of half a dozen different we'll
made flies. using three on cast
Every angler, find, has a choice of
what flies are most killing. AS pre-
viously stated in the The Outing Maya
zine I use none but the six metal, body
flies, that have wings Of black, brown,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26

Miss Jane Wright of Cincinnati. has
been elected to take charge of tho art
library of Princeton university She
WAS hprarian at the Cincinnati art mu-
scum and resigned to go to Princeton.
Inc trustees of Princeton are said to
nave allowed the place to remain va
cart 'or over year because they were
anxious to get a person who measured
CUP in every particular to tn, standard
which they had fixed. ..sa....
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
FAIRFIELD CENTER.

Mrs Blake is passing the week with
Mrs. s. \. Taylor.
Tibbetts, the Benton shoe man. was
calling on the people in this vicinity
Thursday.
Sam Allen of Bates, who passed
Wednesday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Allen. returned to Lewis
ton Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
TELEPHONE MANNERS.
English cIubmen Discuss Question 81
Waiting at the instrument.

At luncheon time in the clubhouse on
one of the most famous golf links of the.
south of England a group of members
were discussing, the question of 'tele-
phone manners"
1T seems to me-" said prominent city
man. TO be high time this point was set
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
Seeking the pustless Roads.

Uncle Sans Public Roads experts are
greatly interested in experiments inside
with Stag, 2O.000.0oQ tons of which are
turned out each year by the, blast faI-
naceG of the country. It Is mixed WIN
tar and asphalt materials and Is expecteo
to produce eventually the dustless roafss
Van Norden Magazine. - -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
French and American Teachers.

But here in American schools do we
not begin to make great point of the
telling Of stories of great men and
women? Yes. yes, but it does not
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
P|TTSF|ELO.
Death Of Mrs. D. D. Wins
low Friday in Portland,
Mrs. J. R. Bennett Dies FRI
day at Home in Palmyra.
Funeral OF Late Mrs. Lizzie Shlels
...PersonaI Mention.

The sad news vas received here Fri
day Of the death of Mrs. Ellen Louisa
(Webster), wife Of d. ID. Winslow Of
d. D. WinSlOW of this town, about mid
night Thursday at the Maine General
hospital in Portland, where she went
for treatment almost three weeks ago.
The cause of death was Rright's dis
ease. Mr.. WinsloW, their daughter,
Mrs. A. p. Durham of Portland and
their son, Vernon Winslow of Califor-
MIA, were with her at the end. Mrs.
Winslow was born Dec. Z 1S49 in Park
man. the daughter of the late John
and Mary Webster. She was married
Feb. 3, 1869. and in 1870 came to Pitts
field, where she since made her home.
Besides the son and daughter men,
toned she was the mother of one, her
first born, who died in infancy. Mrs.
WinslOw was an attendant at the
Unjversalist church, being a member of
the Ladies' Aid Society connected with
the church. She was q. member of
Pittsfeld Grange. Two sisters, Mrs.
Bertha Estes and Mrs. Nancy Jipson,
both of Palmyra and a brother, j. f.
Webster of Los Angeles. Cal, also
survive. The remains arrived here
Friday afternoon. accompanied by the
husband. sonA and daughter and Mr.
Durham. j,
James Turnhull went to Bangor
Thursday to undergo a surgical opera
ton at the Eastern Maine General hos
pital.
DR.. r. NJ. Griffin was in Bangor Fri
day OF professional business.
The death Of Mrs. Lulu (Springer)
Bennett. wife of John r. Bennett. oc-
CURED a little past noon Friday at her
late home in Palmyra, at the age of 40
years. one month. She had the grip
the first of the winter, which developed
into pneumonia, which in complica-
tiCn with n bad heart trouble was the
cause of death. Mrs. Bennett was horn
in Danforth. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. s. Springer, both of whom arrived
here Thursday night. Besides the hus-
band, two sons, Allie and Horace, stu
dents at NJ. c. l., sister, Mrs.
c. r. Turner of Bangor. two brothers.
Row Springer of Bangor and DR.. F. d.
Springer of Danforth, survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
FAIRFIELD,
The Prize Winners at Re-
cent Military Whist.
The Easter Sunday Subjects
Al The Several Churches.
Special Music Arranged for the
Services...PersonaIs.

Mrs. Eben Davis of Eagle Lake is in
town visiting friends for few days. Mrs
Davis formerly lived here.
At the Methodist church Sunday the
pastor, Rev. ]. H. Roberts, will preach a
sermon appropriate to Easter, and there
will be music arranged especially for Inc
day. Sunday school will occur at the
usual hour Senior League at 3, general
prayer meeting at z.
Miss Claire Barnes of Pittsfield has re-
turned to her home. after a short stay
with friends in town.
The prizes at the Military Whist given
at the Opera house Thursday evening
were won as follows: First prize, a hand
painted vase, Mrs. Louis Clark; second
prize. hand-painted olive dish, Mrs. A.
II. Totman; first consolation, a fihafing
dish apron. Mrs. r. A. Hall; second con-
ISOLATION. pack Of playing cards in leather
case, Mrs. Frank Purington.
At the Baptist church Sunday morning
the pastor, Rev. j. l.. Clark, will take
for his subject THE Power of Christ
Resurrection" In the evening the pas
tor will preach. and his subject will be
THE Christ" Miss Henderson from the
island of Jamaica will address the sun
day school at noon.
The following will be the Easter service
for the Universalist church:
Voluntary.
Holy. Holy Holy!
Invocation.
Responsive Reading-PSalm 81.
Anthem-"Jesus Lives Again.
p. A. Schneider
Scripture.
Hymn Coz.
Prayer.
Response, soprano and tenor duet-"Thy
VIII Be Done" Jerome
Sermon-Subject: 1.-The Deathless Life"
Contralto Solo-"Triumphant Morn
]. W. Lerman
Offertory.
Authentic Deum. in +, Kotzschmar
Bene diction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-03-12
CIRCUIT COURT REVERSED.
Singular Principle of Law in Appeal
Case.

Columbia, March because the
presiding Judge charged "a man is
not going to make an admission
against himself unless 1t Is true" and
thereby, according to authority cited
by Justice Hydrick. Invaded the
province Of the jury" Seth A. Shorter
will get new trial. The Judgment
Of the Circuit Court is reversed in the
case Of the State against Shorter for
selling bale of cotton under mort
gage. The sole question of fact at the
trial was whether or not appellant
owed the prosecutor anything.
But the matter Of the charge over
shadows the issue in Importance. The
appeal was upon charge as to facts.
and the Supreme Court upholds the
appellant In the particular set out
above. The case Is very unusual in
asmuch as the principle of law invol-
we'd does not often come up In such
form.