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Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

The U. S. civil service commission
has issued an announcement in effect
that women stenographers are nc
longer wanted in the Government
service. The examination to be held
July 26 in all the states and territories
is for the purpose of recruiting all
men stenographers and typists
Practically all the various departments
of the Government are seeking to re-
place women with men, on the ground
that the latter are more amenable to
discipline, are more easily transferred
to places where their services are
needed. and can more readily be
drafted into other kinds of work. But
the girls have a recourse established
by act of God which cannot be abol-
ished by act of Congress- She may
still constitute herself civil service
commission of one and pass Judgment
upon the stenographer or typist who
comes with his more easilv dis
ciplined" disposition to apply for life
position.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25
The King and the Girls,

Twenty German girls recently sup.
ped with William II. on his Yacht and
brought along some chocolate as q
gift. BY telegraph next day the girls
received the following:
You who with us your chocolate drank.
Fair maidens one and all. we thank.
And wish your lives as sweet NAV see
AS sugared chocolate crowned with crea m
The verses were signed, William
II. and Travelling Companions"
The chances are the at the noem
was written not by the Kaiser but bv
one of his. chums, probably Prince
Fuerstenburg who is to run the En-
peror's new newspaper.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25
Diriqo.

Speaking of prohibitory laws" re-
marked a resident of Kansas who is
visiting Maine, to a Journal editor,
we have one ourselves but no state
so well enforces the prohibition law as
does Maine. l occasionally take a
Maine l find it almost impossible to
obtain anything in the wet goods
line"
Maine in this regard as in most 9TH
ers lives up to her motto-in spite of
Democratic criticism and opposition.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25
Woman's Seeptre.

In four states women have equal
suffrage with men. but in neither has
there been a woman elected to Con-
gress or as governor.
A contemporary regards this as
passing strange. but it is natural
state of affairs. Women rule as mat
ters are and prefer to control men
with the sceptre of Cupid rather than
by the fasceS of the law
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

The growth of the university sum
mer session" idea may be explained by
the fact that the session are being
made more comprehensive very year
and courses which attract men and
women from all over the country are
offered. While the students are oc-
cupied in the daytime amusements
for the evening that have the summer
resort flavor are provided This
summer more than 2600 students are
at Morningside Heights, Columbia
University, this summer, according to
a statement sent out. In 1903 the stu
dents less than 1000.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25
That "r.ri#-fo,.R.vsru.. Only" Toe


If you wish to hear a Democrat
holler. step on his tariff corn. 1t Is
always tender - that everlasting
tariff for revenue only" toe. An An
droscoggin neighbor INDUCES in
conniption that runs through several
encores, until the point it apparently
hoped to make was hopelessly OBJ
scured, because-well, because we
wished to find out if it is really sup
porting the Androscoggin Democratic
boss or just hopes to make the boss
go out practicing with some of its
own well advertised political dope,
We hasten to assure the Sun that it
is no change of policy on the part OF
this paper to approve measure that
justifies itself. In spite of the argu-
ments against it; Notwithstanding the
wildly waving arms and frantic as
sertions of the Democrats, the new
tariff law is making good" and if II
| can be improved it must be done af-
ter careful study by the experts au-
thorized by Congress, and in a manner
to cause as little disturbance in the
business affairs of the country as pos
sible.
We presume that even the Andros-
coggin tariff f-for-revenue- only doctor
haf he tariff hill So
| far as articles Of daily necessity are
concerned, is sweeping revision
downward He will also admit that
dealers who We're greatly disturbed
| by revision" have taken advantage of
tariff changes to impose unfair prices
upon customers; that although the
tariff on lumber was lowered thirty
five per cent. prices were jumped up
ward. and the tariff denounced in con-
sequence.
Comparing the entire period of the
operation of the Payne law with the
entire period of the operation of the
Dingley, Wilson and Mckinley laws
respectively the average ad valOrem
rate under the Payne law is less than
| under any of its three predecessors,
that on total imports under the Payne
law being 2O.95 per cent; that under
the Dingley law for the entire period
of its operation. 25.4S per cent; un-
der the Wilson law, 21.92 per cent,
and under the Mckinley law, 22.12 per
cent. On dutiable merchandise only
the average ad valorem rates under
the Payne law, 41.19 per cent, is also
lower than that of any OF it's pre-
decessors; that of the Dingley law
having been for it's entire period,
45.76 per cent. that of the Wilson
law for it's entire period, 42,S2 per
cent. and that of the Mckinley law
for its entire period, 47.1O per cent.
The percentage of merchandise en-
tering free Of duty under the entire
operation of the Payne law thus far
is larger than under the Dingley or
Wilson law, but slightly less than un-
der the Mckinley law, which admitted
sugar free of duty, the share entering
free of duty under the Payne law dur
ing it's entire operation having been
4914 per cent; under the Dingley law
during it's entire period, ABB per
cent, under the Wilson law during its
entire period, 4SS2 per cent, and un-
der the Mckinley law during it's en-
tire operation, 53.04 per cent.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25
CampbeItton's Woe.

Private communications from Camp
bellton, N. B., says that the press re-
ports of the recent fire understated
the extent of the disaster. letter
says: LAS a matter of fact the town
had practically 5000 inhabitants, and
the loss amounted to not less than
IS, ,OOO,0 Since only seven buildings
were left standing, the destruction
was more completed than in any other
fire that has ever occurred in
Canadian town. There was $4,000
900 or more of insurance. but this,
while it will assist the citizens, who
were careful enough to carry lnsur-
ance, in the work of rebuilding, will be
of no advantage to many, whose
property was not insured. No sooner
had the news of the fire been flashed
abroad, than htere was a remarkable
demonstration of practical sympathy
from both sides the line" From all
quarters aid pourfG in, but much more
help will be required before many of
the sufferers will be in a position to
take up their life again under condi-
tions favorable to the restoration OF
their former comfortable circum-
stances"
1t is to be hoped that the good work
of aiding the sufferers will go on until
the thriving lumber mart of our
the way to a bigger buster and better
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25
Maine Gossip
The Bonny Brown Hand.

Oh drearily, how drearily, the soihpe'
eve comes down!
And YEARLY. how wearily, the seawaro
breezes blow.
But place your little hand in mine-so
dainty, yet so brown!
For household toll hath worn away Hs
rosy-tinted snow;
But fold it. wife. the nearer.
And l feel, my love. it's dearer
Than all dear things of earth,
AS l watch the pensive cleaning
And my wild thoughts cease from roam
ing
And, birdlike, fold their pinions close
beside our peaceful hearth:
Then rest your little hand in mine, while
twilight shimmers down.
That little hand, that fervent hand. tha'
hand of bonny brown
The hand that holds an honest heart
and rules happy hearth.
Paul Hamilton Hayne.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

In 1908. 113 Maine cities and towns
. reported to Names Labor Bureau that
they possessed $3.50 girls willing to
work as household helpers. yet today
Maine needs 10000 maids for house
work.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Beautiful and brilliant and former
wife of Philadelphia millionaire and
a New York lawyer Mrs. Amy Young
persisted in waywardness until shot in
Chicago by man who then killed him.
self
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

The President wisely declines TO
take sides for any faction I'm the ONO
fight. His advice is to make the cam
paign on party achievements and pur-
poses. In Maine the present battle
should be with the slogan All for the
party; disregard self
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

The mayor of New York took a stroll
the other night and was so astounded
in some of the all night resorts at what
he saw that he revoked their licences.
All mayors would do well to copy the
New York chiefs example. In most
cities of America the mayors know lit =
tie of doings after dark
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Augusta might somehow go in part
nership with Maine and convert the
State field opposite the new Capitol
into a park with lawns. fountains.
ponds and flower beds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

The Grand Trunk strike may raise
international complications for our
friends across the line have armed it's
strike breakers, and Canadian authori-
Grand Trunk has a trunkful of trouble
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

'r According to Eskimo legend it's a
girl in the moon.--Rochester Herald.
Ii there's a girl there's man too;
otherwise there'd be no moonshine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

New York city objects to nine cent
milk for which the farmer receiver less
than four cents quart. There is no
milk OF human kindness in the breasts
of Gotham's middemen.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

and insists on keeping it. despite the
fact that she and her mother have not
enough money to maintain the place
However, her pluck and her uncon-
scious power of making friends win
out in the end. She and the boy
cousin, who are great friends, dis
cover that railway is being put
through the Fales property and Lit
tie Miss Fales. learning that part of
the land may be cut up into lots and
sold at profit, actually interviews
the president of the road. He at
once becomes her friend, but it is only
after the plan of rascally lawyer to
cheat her of her, rights has been dis
covered and frustrated in an exciting
way that she becomes secure in the
possession of her home. Glimpses of
foreign travel and many little incl
dents which endear plucky Little Miss
Fales to the reader enliven the story.
The authors have not omitted to dwell
on every aspect of the tale that has an
especial charm for children.
There is even a delightful secret
panel in the old house in German
town. 1t is not often-that writers
about children can make little girl
accomplish so much; but Little MISS
Fales is no less a child because she
does things.
The book has been carefully and at
tractively made, and Frances Rogers
has provided a frontispiece which Is
reproduced in color.
Mark Twain may have BEEN con-
vinced by the united verdict OF the
Kaiser and the porter OF his notsi
in Vienna that Life on the Mlsslssip-
pi'' was the best of his books, yet there
are indications that his last story
Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven
was a prime favorite with the author
In a part of his autobiography written
in 1856 he quotes the following state
ment from his daughter Susy's biogra-
phy of MIN: He said that he had writ
ten moro than he ever expected to, ana
that the only book that he had been
particularly anxious to write was one
locked up in safe down stairs. In
foot note Mark Twain adds that the
title was Captain Stormfield's Visit 10
Heaven" According to Mr. Howells'
whose recollections of Samuel Clemens
have been appearing in, Harper's Mag
azine, the Captain was real person,
about whom Mark Twain loved 10 tel
anecdotes. 1t is perhaps significanl
that in the story he christened MIN
with the name which he bestowed upon
his country home in Connecticut.
One tiled reviewer whose feelings
will arouse many sympathetic echo'
asks why all novels could not appear
anony mously for time. He takes as
an example. with more or less truth
that it matters little who wrote Ihe
Wild olive" other than it is by the au-
thor OF 1.-The Inner Shrine" If TINS
were the custom, the writer ADDS, INC
world would have "a chance to recover
from the qualification of overmuch 1u-
tile curiosity An author might De
judged by his fruits alone, irrespective
Of the color Of his eyes, his precise To-
cation on the map, his prowess as
chauffeur or golfer, whether he eats
luncheon at twelve midnight, or runs
his typewriter between and A. M.
Then perhaps, we should cultivate the
tr!e Greek understanding of progress
sive beauty, and know something apou'
the art o. our own day
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

A district nurse has been elected to
and Auburn Anti-TuberculoSis Associ-
alton, In this campaign the staff ply
sicians will be assisted by Mrs. Media
Sargent Thornton of Auburn, as a So
cial worker and district nurse
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25
GOING to School to Ourselves.

A Federal Bureau of Mines has been
created in the L. S Department of the
Interior. AS originally approved. the
law contemplated the transfer of the
entire technologic branch of the
United States Geological Survey, the
mine accident Investigations, fuel in
vestigations. structural materials in
vestigations, the entire personnel.
property and equipment, to the Bu-
reau of Mines but the Sundry Civil
appropriation act approved June %,
amended the law to such an extent
that the structural materials investi-
cations, including the personnel and
equipment of these Investigations
went to the Bureau OF Standards, De-
partment of Commerce and Labor
The field of this new bureau and the
work it is doing is a matter of deep
public interest, but neglected in the
regular press reports of the day. AL
ready considerable progress has been
made in the investigation of ex
plosiVes used in coal mining, and the
conditions under which they may be
used with least risk. Manufacturers
have submitted many explosives for
test at the station and a considera BILE
portion of them passed and have been
classified among the permissible ex-
plosives. The Investigations and ed
ucational work in connection with the
use of artificial brea thing and other
types of mine rescue equipment, the
so-called oxygen helmets, have not
only been useful in developing more
satisfactory use of such equipment in
the examination of mine explosions,
but also better methods for using this
equipment in mine rescue work
The fuel Investigations under the
Geological Survey have already result
ed in a better realization throughout
the country of the value of fuels One
result of this work is that nearly all
of the fuel now purchased by the
federal government is bought on
specifications and subject to test by
the fuel division, or purchased after
examination made of the coal sup
piled by the mines from which coal is
delivered to the government.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Hard trials and great tribulations
have a purifying as we'll as Christening
effect Hence there is yet hope for De-
mocracy-say in the springtme Of 1912.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Lest We forget; ;''-Augusta should
crown Mt. Pleasant with a lovely Gem
., etery park
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

When wise statesmen campaign they
take along changes of addresses-with
the ladies it's changes of dresses.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Maine is a sure thing for Republi-
can victory remarks the Baltimore
American. Maine ever leads for the
right.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

JEPHTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO, I
Meetings at . O'Clock every second -
fourth Tuesday
q. w. MERRILL scrfhe z
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Sarah Bernhardt paying her sons
& stock gambling losses gives another
' example of a mothers love
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
ODD FELLOWS HALL.

ASYLUM LODGE NO. 70. REouLAa
meeting Friday evening at 0eloes
E. n. WESTON. N IA
X. II. BROWN. Sec =
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

A Bath druggist who gave away puz-
zles to kids insisted that each boy pre-
sented with one should have a clean
face Every applicant who was refused
made a dash for City landing, washed
his face in the river and then joyously
returned. All the kids in Bath had
clean faces before sun down.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

It's never too hot for the summer girl
to climb the highest hill-if summer
boys goes along
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

In 1850 the burglar will go a-burg
ling in his private aeroplane.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

With New York lobster palaces clos
Ing early. there is more hope for the
, Maine lobster crop.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Col. BRYAN declares no one can tell
what the chief issue of 1912 will be
1t wort be Col. Bryan!
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Explanation of the house servant
bother: The kitchen maid has evoluted
into the business girl.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Camping out parties should build
fires in safe places and make sure ev-
cry spark is out before leaving their
camps.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

No Mollycoddles in Maine militia
with Col. DooIey around.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

The Steel Trust should not steal from
American consumers to benefit Canada
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Four thousand new jobs for postal
savings bank book-keepers!
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. . p, -
Regular meeting every third Tuesday =
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Accompanying President Tafts party
through Maine is a Bangor boy, Ernest
Frazier, an operator for the Postal
Telegraph Co, who is employed by the
Associated Press. Mr.. Frazier is one
of the best in the business
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Nicaraguans need periodical spank
ings. TX ~. i.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

This month the Sadler family had a
reunion at their old home at swans s
Island harbor. They were children of
Thomas and Hannah (HunD Sadler.
natives of Georgetown who were mar
ried 1926. Both parents are long dead
and the children, the oldest so and
youngest 81, five daughters and three
sons had not been reunited previously
for 55 years The special reason for
this unique reunion was to celebrate
the golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
H. BENSON of Seattle, Washington, one
of the five Sadler girls.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

No notice whatever will be taken of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held RESPONSE
Bile for the preservation or return of
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publish
ers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Rex Beach, who yielded to the blan-
dishments of newspaper syndicate to
do" the Reno fight story. has returned
to New York. where he is now hard at
work on another novel. 1t is to be a
stirring outdoors story more like THE
Silver Horde" than the farcical merri-
ment of Going Some" published late
in the spring
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25
r. q. cAPEN, REBEkAH Londh

c. N. TABER, Capt.
JOHN e. KELLER. ClsrS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Surely growing but Little Rhody'
still .-u
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

We can imagine a better and busier'
~. not a baseballier Boston.-Boston
ulonA u il n LIZ M xIl2Al1
we'd like to swap places with you
: for just little while. because we can
imagine baseballier but not a buster
or better Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Josephine Daskam Bacon left New
York in the spring soon after her last
book, The Biography of a Boy" was
published, and with her husband has
been entertaining friends at their
country place in Briarcliff, Westches-
ter county, New York.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

No drouth thus far in Maine this
summer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

In bungalow on Maidencreek, i'm a
Pennsylvania valley, Georg Schock has
taken up her summer residence.
"Georg Schock' is the pen name of
Katherine Riegel Loose, and the val
ley is the scene of her newly pub
lished novel, Hearts Contending"
The bungalow was once a meeting
house for regular weekly worship by
the folk of the countryside.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

There are several looms in the vicinity
of Rangeley lake this summer, says
Maine Woods and they attract a good
deal of attention at Mingo Springs. Mr.
Perham and some of his guests think
the looms ought to be protected on ac-
count of their attraction for visitors.
who like to see them glide gracefully
over the water and hear their weird
call in the evening. On a recent warm
Sunday, big loon was seen a mile or
SO out in the lake. standing quietly on
the end of log. evidently fishing. A
few days earlier a great fight was wit
messed with the aid of glass. And
only few days ago a couple of little
looms swan up to the wharf in front
of the hotel and fished for mnnows
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Woolwich reports the greatest blue
berry crop ever known.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

This summer Samuel Gompers, who,
as president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, visited Europe last
summer. is in the thick of a labor
contest. directing the striking cloak
makers. The Harpers only a few
weeks ago brought out in book form
Labor in Europe and America" the
result of Mr.. Gomper's investigations
abroad
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Margaret Deland is now at her
country home, Kennebunkport, Maine
where she is spending the summer re-
vising the last chapters of a new
novel. She has been working stead
lily on it for three years. Mrs. Deland
this year has added sleeping in the
open air to her summer scheme of
combined rest and work
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

There was a large delegation Of In
dian3 from the Passamaquoddy tribe
of Pleasant Point village five miles
from Eastport. among those to see the
Great White Chief' from Washington.
d. c., as most of the Indians had a
strong desire to see President Taft
face to face. Numbers of Indian canoes
were in the harbOr and the owners pad
died about the handsome government
yacht to the amusement of the officials,
most of whom had never seen an In
dian in his canoe President Taft had
a view of the Indian village during the
afternoon while enjoying his auto ride
in the western part of Eastport when
the party reached Kendalrs Head, Two
Miles Out Island.
Under the caption: do Hens Pay?"
correspondent writes: Mrs. ]. w.
Smith OF Poland (Empire) has $50 lay
ing hens and is raising GOO chickens,
making $50 mouths to feed. From
June q till July 10, the present year,
the mems laid eggs that were sold for
$5S.49 besides what were used in the
family. During the same time $28.81
was paid out for feed which fed all the
hens and chickens. :. Substracting the
$zSs1 from $3.50, the amount received
for eggs. we have s29.6s profit per one
month.-Lewiston Journal
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Many people travelling between Var
and pleased at the unusual sight of
three doe grazing on Spears Hill the
other day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Bemis in summer is never very warm
but in winter mercury there drops to
40 and so below. Aroostook in winter
the average depth of snow on the
ground being four feet.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-25

Woolwich reports the greatest blue
berry crop ever known.
The chug-buggies are not good SWIM
mers anyway. A Bath man says he
counted 2S automobiles on the ferry be-
tween Bath and Woolwich last Sunday,
while making four trips.
1t is believed that the census returns
will snow Bangor still behind Lewiston
in the race for the position as the Sec
ond largest city of Maine, says the
Bangor Commercial. While it is. OF
course. impossible to make definite
statement at present, intimatlon mas
been received that Bangor is still
long way from the 10000 mark. 1t is
by no means. certain that there are
even $4,000.