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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14
Coming Events.

Nov. demonstrating of Mcduncook
lodge 90 No I'll, I. and A. NJ, Friendship
Nov 14-Dedicatioa new hall Of Lin.
COIN Lodge, No. 8. +. and A. NJ, Wis.
caSSet. =. NJ.
o, M2w; 151le.Maine State Breeders Asso.
Nov. 22--East kennebec Pomona A.
bion. oi''o'd' al
Nov 29-Meeting of coverror ~,
Council. Augusta. anu
Dec. 5-Dedication of new tI;gh sch.o,
Building, Bingham. ei 'eiool
Dec. 6-7-S-Annual Meeting Stata Da,r,-
mems Association, Augusta. A""'
A sec stI,lo-Annual Meeting State Seed
ana Zee; H,15-1s-17-Maine State Poultry
a1 Dec ret ao stock eI Association. Portland.
c,d PC; 2,rss-2s-so-Freeport Poultry Asso-
so can. o5S4,5-Western Maine Poultry As.
tic can, Hpn oA,, Meeting Of Maine Or.
1, reh: -22-western Maine Pythian
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14
Duty or Stupidity?

The fexibility of our laws and the
AVAILABILITY of the officials who enforce
them are noticeable enough when a
multimillionaire is involved, but every
day the people of this country are be-
coming more and more disguised with
incidents in the enforcement of our
immigration laws They seem to be
cast of iron-breakable but unbend-
ing. And the obduracy Of officials in
some cases arouscs honest indigna-
ton. No doubt these same ottic ials
complain because they are criticized
the letter. but perhaps when the pco-
pie, through the press, have voiced
their Indignation loudly enough some
means will be provided for eliminating
Unnecessary hradships inflicted on in
nocent immigrants.
The case of Franz Lohn and his
wife SurpasseS in hardship any
thing that has yet been cited. They
have two daughters living in Passaic,
n. j.. and. intending to join them,
bought tickets for America at Ham
burg. The man who sold them the
tickets put them on a steamer for
BucnoS Aires instead of New York.
Landing there without funds they had
to spend a year at hard manual labor
on ranch, earning enough for pas
sage to New York, where, when they
arrived penniless, they were told they
could not land. SO far the immigra
ton officials obrycd the law, but their
subsequent action will long stand as a
monumental example of inhuman OBJ
duracy. Despite the offers of the
daughters to pay the passage OF the
old people back to Germany these inn
migration officials insisted that the
law required persons diSbarred to be
sent back to the port from which they
came And Lohn and his wife, pen
nilcss and aged. are actually now on
board a steamer sailing back to Ar
gcntina.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

The Spokane valley. Washington, is
to have Great Apple Way. 1t will
consist Of two thoroughfares, each 81
miles in length. and to cost $3.50 900. 1t
will run between Spokane and Occur
d'Aiene, Idaho. The roads will be of
oil macadanl. "a 1T. center and four TT.
shoulders. and lined on both sides with
apple and elm trees, making two of
the most unique highways in America.
Orchardists,, nurseries and irrigation
companies in the valley have contrib
uted the trees and the water. and the
work of caring for them will be done
by ranchers along the routes. The
funds required to carry through the
project will be contributed as follows
States 80 per cent, counties IS per
cent, land owners Is per cent. In the
far northwest they are boring holes
with big auger, but Maine has its
Smiths at work on an anger of its
own
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14
The Joys of WedIock.

How blest has my time been, What joys
have | known
since wedlock's soft bondage made Jessy
my own.
So joyful my heart is. so easy my cham,
Ihat freedom is tasteless and rowing
pain.
Through walks grown with woodbines'
as often we stray.
around US our boys and girls froiic anu
play
How pleasing their sport is. the wanton
ones see.
And borrow their looks from my JessS
and me.
10 try her sweet temper, oftimes am
In revels all day with the nymphs on the
Tho painful my absence, my doubts she
heguiles
And meets me at night with complais-
ance and smiles.
What though on her cheeks the rose
loses its hue
Her wit, wit and good humcr bloom all tn'
llme still, as he flies, adds increase u
her truth
And gives to her mind what he steals
from her youth ',s~S7--a ''s~-,'ss'
ie shepherds so gay who make love ~
enSnarc, s.g s-l
And eheatswith false Vows tile too credu-
In search OF true pleasure how vainy
you roam.
To bold it for life. you must find It az
Edward Moore u7i2-li5Os
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14
An immigration Flood?

a condition confronts this country
which no student of political economy
of this time seems quite able to fathom.
so far as its possible results go. 1t
is the proba bility of an immense wave
of immigration next year. While we
have been complaining of the high
cost of living in this country, and have
been denouncing the present admins
tration as the author of our woe, the
cost of living has been increasing,
greatly in Europe. There have been
advances in wages to some extent, but
they have not covered the extra cost
in the prices of provisions. This will
no doubt cause as much uneasiness
over there as it has here. and will
urge, even actually force, a change
in habitation.
1t is believed that millions will seek
other conditions in other lands.
Quite naturally, the greater portion or
these will turn toward the land OF
promise. and we may expect to see
flood of immigrants next spring and
summer. should business continue
good in the United States. But should
industrial concerns begin the curtail-
mcnt of production because of fear OF
political conditions here, with these
added work seekers from other lands,
the pcssimist might easily find ground
for sruesome predictions. From Italy,
Germany, Turkey, Russia. Greece,
there is probability that the num-
hcr scnkin. our shores will he unprc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

Ii there is any man in the depart
ncnts at Washington who is having
troubles of his own it is Census Direc-
tor Durand. Urban communities who
are aspiring to citydom are seldom sat
isticd with the result Of the enumera-
counted. The director hardly can be
expected to again count the population
of the United States but any town or
city which goes about it in the proper
way and shows sensible cause for the
belief that there has been a serious
error in the count may secure re-
count
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

\ wealthy resident of Altoona, Pa,
township supervisors making the most
improvements on their respective
roads during the year. \ similar Of
fer last Year is said to have proved
I'm incentive TO road building. II Is
said the Judges will inspect the Se2
miles OF public highways in the coun-
~ within a few days and award the
prizes. Now. If some of our public
spirited and diplomatic automobilists
would adopt this plan Maine might
soon become vast speedway
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

An cntcrpriSing darby who was con-
victed of theft at Houston. Texas. the
other day, capitalized his misfortune
Of nerve tonic. He astoniShed the
cotrt after he had been pronounced
guilty by coolly touching" the prose-
cutting attorney for a dime, Then,
made bold by his success. he passed
tho hat among the lawyers and re-
ceived q shower Of silver Nor did he
miss the jury on their return to the
court room and as Il final effort called
upon the Judge vino contributed before
prunouncing sentence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

4 "Muldoon's place" for women is
the latest relief of society women. who
feel the effects Of the pace that kills.
Jersey to rebuild their shattered
nerves. There they indulge in all sorts
of gymnastic fortunes from swimming
pool stunts " cross country rough
riding, in effort to bring back the
health that was theirs but which has
been squandered in 4 mad scramble
after so called pleasure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14
1t was the guide.

1t was the guide.
One shot a squirrel in Il nearby wood
\ pretty shot, offhand, from where he
stood,
Ut WORE they said. a shooting hat of
brown,
And lived in town.
And one dispatched u rabbit for his haul
That later proved to measure 8 feet tall!
And, lest you think I'm handing you q
myth
Its name was Smith.
Another Himrod slew the champion fox
He glimpsed him lurking in among the
rocks.
One rabbit shot, 1t never spoke nor
moved,
The inquest proved
a cautious" man cspied q CLEAN of
brown;
Was it "A dcer--or Jones, a friend from
town?
But while he pondered by the rivers
rim,
Jones ported him.
Carol II. Turycy. in the Philadelphia
Ledger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

bitterness arising between strikers
and rikc-trcakcrs at the coal mines
in Lafayette district, twenty miles
from Denver. has extended to the chill
dren of each faction. More than one
hundred OF the strikers children re-
FUSED to attend school with the chill
drcn OF the imported men. A few
spankings judiciously sprinkled among
parents and children might prove
beneficial to the community.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

The gruesorne experiences are not all
in the lives of ncwspapermen. A Crete.
ILL.,. undertaken was preparing mis- en-
3alming fluid for subject the other
day when the corpse" sat up and
spoke. Aged William Wilkins was be-
llcvcd to have dropped dead in the
street. Friends carried him to an un-
dcrtaking establishment where he ap-
parently changed his mind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14
Maine Gossip
asst Dance of the Leaves.

Rustling. rafting, dancing. chasing,
Sports of every autumn DfeeZe.
Troops of leaves 20 madly racing
Up and down beneath the trees.
Red and brown and tan and yellow,
How they frolic to and fro:
Now drift, and now a Swallow
Heller SHELTER, off they go.
Great brown heaps the sidewalks cover
Knee-decp in them children wade;
Overhead bare branches hover,
Cold and gray and disarrayed.
Jack Frost brings the briefest freedom,
Winter drear will soon be king;
Scurry, skip, and hurry, hurry!
Dance your fastest, widest ling!
Selected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

Every day in New York 4 crusade is
born, and some days two. The latest
is campaign by several elderly ger
:leInen against the Course Of nicotine"
Between the policeman who is ready
to arrest him in the subway and these
men of good intentions who arc ready
to reform him above ground, the smok-
or indeed has a tough time of It.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,
New York Press. J

tNcW York PreSs)
Modern improvements mostly elimi-
nate fashioned comforts.
man can get Il swellcd head just
by thinking how he hasn't one.
There is only one long road to
heaven; there are lots of short cuts to
the other place
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14
An honest man does not
make himself a dog for the
sake of a bone.-Danish.

Greene, in Butler county. Iowa, has
become so law abiding that it has con-
vcrted its Jail into Il hen coop. This
is a striking recommendation for the
town, but rather tough on the chick
xn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14
Fraurances

When you pass by me swiftly.
For Il moment all the air
Thrills with the breath of Your passing
And the summer of your hair.
SO in the dark and the distance
There come between Sigh and sigh
y breeze and n breath of beauty.
As the thought of you floats by
Brian Hooker, in Hampton's Magazine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

Mexican mobs vary their sport from
insulting the American flag to burning
men at the stake. but as they may
have learned the latter from some OF
our own pleasing customs any remarks
might be out Of place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

i.ai'"av engineers in Bohemia begin
Win salary oi $1S2.21 a year. which
Is increased $4,000 every second year
an'ii the maximum. $527So il reached
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

The agitation among certain resi-
dents of the village Of Sabattus III
the town OF Webster towards having
that village annexed to Lewiston has
not by any means ceased and 1t is
understood that a concerted effort IS
to he made to accomplish results,
Those in favor of the annexation
movement declare that there are many
advantages to be derived by Sabattus
in being a part Of the city OF Lewis
ton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

Fort Fairfield lays claim to the sPo-
tato Queen of Aroostook. Mrs Cora
Houghton has this year harvested 5000
barrels of salable potatoes, besides
those she has kept for her own use:
also 40 acres of oats and about 100
tons Of hay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14
The Hunters.

a hunter popped a partridge on hill;
1t made {; great TODD, and then was still
1t seems (when later Oh his bag he
spied)
Ii Vas the Cllilp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

3. F. Hamilton, 90 years old, one
of the most wonderfully preserved
men Of his years in Maine, was down
town in Biddeford early last Wednes-
day morning to get the election news.
Mr.. Hamilton is still as smart as most
men Of 20.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

The Aroostook Republican notes that
James Lyons Of Caribou was engaged
a few afternoons ago in blowing with
two teams. each drawing a sulky pillow.
The smaller team of the two was al
lowed TO so without driver. The
Republican cites this incident as evil
dence that Aroostook farmers are I'D
to date. Hx
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

John T. Berry of RockIand has re-
ceivcd from the Hydraulion Engine
and Hose Go. Of Bristol. Z. T.. a hand
to order presented to him by the mem
bcrs in token Of their appreciation of
his cordial and hospitabIe entertain
mcnt of them when they were guests
2 few weeks ago of Americas Hook
and Ladder Go. of Rockland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

b. Z. Allen returned Tuesday I"
Brunswick from Trout Brook farm
near Patten with u curiosity in the
deer line He brought home two deer,
one a handsome buck and the other
doe with three perfectly developed
ears Two ears We're III the regular
position, while the third. which was
an exact duplicate of the other two
WAS on the undcrsidc Of the neck.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14

Not for years past has game been
more plentiful in Washington county
than during the present season, says
staff correspondent of the Bangor
Commercial Despite the adverse con-
ditions which have prevailed in tho
woods in the vicinity of Calais as well
as in other sections of the State dur
ing most Of the fall deer, moose, bear
wildcats and cartridges have been
killed in large numbers. The bounty
which was put upon wildcats and
bears by the last session of the Legis-
lature has resulted in the death of
scores Of these animals. but in the
opinion of Game Warden George w
Ross Of Nanceboro. who spends much
of this time on duty at Calais. their
numbers have not aDpreciably dimin-
ished.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-14
ENcAMPMENT. NO. Z

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9 p. n
Regular meeting every third Tuesday 4
o'clock. Tuesday evening, NOV. Is, IL.
spection of Canton, nomination OF on.
GERS. Refreshments.
c. NJ. TABER. Capt.
JOHN e. KELLER. Clerk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-17
board. The deacon says he thinks the
rats crawled half mile from the eel
lar of a local barroom.
TWINS FIRST MEET WHEN 80
Brothers Were Parted Almost at Birth
and Come Together After
Many Years.

Creensburg, Pa.-Separated a few
days after birth, 80 years ago, neither
having seen the other, Amos and Cyrus
Lape. twins, met here for the first
time.
Amos is employed near Export, and
a few days ago stranger approached
him with the greeting, Hello. Cy. what
are you doing here?" Amos. with quiet
dignity, informed the stranger his
name was not ICY" The stranger apol-
ogized, saying he thought Amos was
Cyrus Lape.
Questioning developed that Cyrus
lived at Dunbar, Fayette county. The
meeting followed, and the twin bro
Tiers have gone to Amos house at
belmont.
Amos and Cyrus Lape were born at
Blackjack, Indiana county. A few
days after their birth their mother
died. The boys we're placed with two
families, living some distance from
each other. and neither boy ever knew
of the whereabouts of the other
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-17
CHILDREN IN AERIAL LEAGUE
English Boys and Girls Organize to
Aid in New Science Of Aero
nautics.

London.-Although the science OF
aeronautics has only just found foot
ing In England, schemes for helping It
along are springing up on every side.
and the latest of these has developed
In the shape Of the Boys and Girls
Aerial league. in the organization Of
which Miss Gertrude Bacon Is active
ly interesting herself. Miss Bacon is
herself an aeronaut of considerable ex-
perience, though that. up to the pres
ent, has been confined to ballooning.
The object Of the institution Is to ed
ucate and interest children in all mat
ters Of aviation. to encourage them by
means Of competitions in modern fly-
ing machine construction. and in es-
say writing on aeronautical subjects.
and to stir up public interest>by organ
izing a lecture campaign through the
county.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-17

Peculiarly Favorable Field There fo'
the Spread Of the sc0uree
Of tuberculosis.

Only twenty-one prisons In fifteen
states and territories have provided
special places for the treatment OF
their tuberculosis prisoners. These in
stitutions can accommodate. however.
only 800 patients. In three-fourths of
the major prisons and in practically
ell the jails Of the country the tuber-
culous prisoner Is allowed freely to
infect his fellow prisoners, very few
restrictions being placed upon his
habits. When the congregate mode Of
prison life Is considered, the danger Of
infection becomes greater than in the
general population. New York and
Massachusetts, are the only states
where any systematic attempt has
been made to transfer all tuberculous
prisoners to one central institution.
The largest prison tuberculosis hospi-
tai 10 In Manila, where accommoda-
lions for 200 prisoners are provided.
The next largest il Clinton prison hos
pital In New York, which provides for
$50.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-17
PIED PIPER BADLY WANTED
Rodents Overrun Town Of Greenwich
Connect Intoxicated on
Deacon's Liquor.

Greenwich, Conn.-"Wanted = In
Greenwich, Conn, one pied piper SIM
liar to the one who formerly operated
in Hamelin, province of Hanover, Prus-
STA, and whose effective business meth
DDS have been described by the late r.
Browning"
This advertisement or one something
like 1t may soon be published by the
Greenwich board of selectmen II the
rats here continue to increase in num-
bers and holiness as they have been
doing in the last two weeks. Driven
by thirst occasioned by the long dry
spell, they seek liquids wherever they
can find them. They are overrunning
everything and the worst part of it Is
the cats seem to be all on strike.
Druggists have sold more rat poison
In the last two wekes than in year
previously. Merchants, particularly
fruit dealers. are greatly worried by
tho rats.
More surprising than anything else
is the story of the depredations COM
mitted In the house of a certain aged
deacon and temperance worker here,
whose name is withheld by request
The other night when he went to bed
he left quart bottle of cold tea, with
which he refreshed himself this hot
weather. on the top of a cupboard.
When he arose early the next morning
he found the bottle broken on the floor
and rat tracks all around 1t. He be-
lieves the rats. with almost human
sagacity, pushed the bottle. which was
of the small bottomed. broad-shoul-
dered variety. on the shelf and drank
the contents.
When the cook arose to build the fire
she found four rats lying Intoxicated
on the floor of the kitchen. which ad-
joins the room containing the cup
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-17
on some Minister.

The worst O. these here shepherds
IL. my boy. that they regularly turns
the heads of all the young ladies'
about here. Lord bless their little
hearts. they think IT'S all right, and
don't know no better: but they're the
victims O. CANNON, samivel. they're
the victims o. CANNON. Nothin' Else.
and wot aggregates me, Samivel, IL
to see 'em awastin' all their time and
labor In making clothes for copper-col-
ored people as don't want 'em and
taking no notice Of fiesh-colored Chris
ltians as do. II I'd my way. Samivel.
I'd just stick some O. these here lazy
shepherds behind q heavy. wheel-bar-
row. and run 'em up and down H.
inch plank all day. That 'ud shake
the nonsense out Of 'em, II anythin'
vould.-Mr. Weller. Quoted by Charles
Dickens.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-17
Dogs and Cats Should Be ELM
mated From All Cities.
Health Commissioner Evans Of CHI
caso Says Animals Spread Con-
taoion and Are Responsible
for Great Many Deaths.

Chicago. = Health Commissioner
Evans put ban on cats, dogs and
other pets.
He declared that they were q means
of spreading contagion. and undoubt-
edly were responsible for many deaths
In year.
There Is no question In my mind"
he said. but that dogs and cats, e.
pecially the latter. should not be per-
mitted in cities.
Without doubt they carry con-
tagion and are responsible for many
deaths annually-just how many no
man can surmise.
I'VE quarantine q house where
there is scarlet fever for instance. It
has been established that contagion
is spread principally through con-
tact. We say: No one inside the
house shall come out, no one outside
shall come in But there Is fam
lily cat. It is constantly in contact
with infected things. IL not actually
stroked by the sufferer.
THE cat runs in and out, through
doors and windows. It roams about
the neighborhood. It is stroked and
petted by the neighbors' children.
Much contagion certainly Is carried in
this manner. Parents should guard
against a cat from infected premises
as carefully as against children from
the same premises.
But the cat is not nearly as easily
guarded against.
THE dog to q minor degree spreads
contagion. in a minor degree because
dog as a rule sticks closer to his
masters house.
Dogs, though, are q general nuis-
ance, and they spread the deadly
rabies. Not all cases are of local
origin. many persons being brought
to Chicago for treatment.
1T is in the spread of contagion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-17
Coins Melted In Pocket.

vincennes, Ind.-Arthur Moore, q
young man living near Bridgeport, ILL.,.
was sitting on the front porch of his
home when lightning struck the house.
He was rendered unconscious and was
revived with difficulty. It was found
that several keys and coins were melt
ed in his pockets. Young Moore does
not seem to be any the worse for his
experience.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-17

Greeley, Col.-Roos Magnus, 80
years old, rode into town the other
day from West Virginia, having COW
cred the distance on horseback.
He came west to locate farm on
government land. In the United
States land office he displayed $1,000
in bills which he had carried in his
bootleg
81 feel like q boy" he said at the
end of his three months ride.