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who help to prepare a healthy nation
will have done well for their country"
The splendid work inaugurated by
Miss Mcmillan is rapidly developing
throughout England The board OF
education has now a separate medical
department as a permanent portion OF
its work Esnd school medical officers
have been appointed to 307 out Of 32S
local educational areas. Over 1000
doctors assisted by 800 nurses are al
ready at work in En- gland and Wales.
Though very thankful that a begin
ming has been made. Miss Mcmillan
knows that It is only beginning. She
believes that only the preliminary step
to greater things has been taken. She
is nOt-strange to say-really inter
ested in the child, simply as such, but
only as a means toward greater ends.
BY fostering the proper care OF the
child. and above all the adOlescent. she
feels that the development OF the race
toward its own proper heritage will be
accomplished. Life should contain far
more for the common mass of human
ity than it does today. though not
necessarily more ease or idleness. She
does not entertain any false notion
about bringing the people into a fools
paradise" Of sweet doing nothing. But
she looks to arouse the race to a higher
realization of its own capabilities and
to enable the working classes to re-
spond to the stimulus Of a great ideal
She believes that wondrous powers lie
dormant In the common" people and
that all they need is proper Develop
ment to bring them to greater reaIiza-
tion.
All things considered. it might be
said with truth that Margaret McATiI-
Ian is one OF the greatest social forces
at work in the world OF education today.
In Eigland, Germany. France Swftzer-
land RAlOffTuo and olqnTuhora her
and books are a household word among
educationalsts. She is closely in touch
with the British minister OF education
and keeps an argus eyed watch over
the trend Of events. Recognized now
as a tremendous fighter, Margaret Nc
MILAN Is no longer ignored by the pow
ers that be. Her advice to British
municipalities, given in her stirring
speeches, is nearly always weighed
very seriously by school authorities
throughout the country.
In her home life. Margaret Mcmillan
strikes the note of simplicity sounded
already by such leaders as William
Morris and others. She is closely in
touch with all the social leaders OF the
day; and is still the esteemed friend 80
those who have taken so deep an inter
est in the development OF Russia Nor
far from her humble home In London
lives Prince Peter krOpOtxfn the o~rast
Russian writer and exile. the in4nencs
of whose work has been second onlv to
that of Tolstoy. He and Miss McNriIlan
are close personal friends.
1t is somewhat singular that Miss
Mcmillan has been able to accompIish
her work with so little public notice.
but this may be attributed to the innate
modesty of the genuine worker.
When in America. Miss Mcmillan In
tends to interest herself IN the c,,a--
tion of child labor in that country She
seemed greatly surprised when toI5
that there were upwards Of 900 mo
child factory hands in the wondrcus
land OF the freA."
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ENGLISH WOpTAN cHAINrTAKER AT TIE
FORGE WITH HER CHILD

the second to sweep out disease by the
aid of a staff of doctors and nurses.
Only after these steps were taken
could pedagogy be enriched by new
influx of knowledge of a physiological
kind. For months she bombarded the
press and platforms With these pro-
posals.
At last in the spring of 1906 the new
education bill appeared, but, in ic there
was no mention at all even of medical
inspection. This was a blow. She
approached the labor party, organized
at the suggestion of Mr.. Keir Eardie,
M. p, deputation consisting of med
icaI men and teachers representatives
of the front rank. She then dew up
a precis~and presented it to the min
lister for education. Keir Hardie in
troduced this deputation at which Sir
Victor Horsley spoke, and also the
president of the national union of
teachers, t. P. Sykes. The clause
was inserted, and the duty of providing
for medical inspection was placed upon
the statute in 1907
In order to accomplish her objects,
Miss Mcmillan has kept up a persistent
propaganda crusade, incessantly ap-
pealed to various governmental suthor-
tiles and forced members of parliament
to take an interest in this work. BY
her campaign of publicity conuucted
through the press and by means of
her three books, Labor and Child
hood" Early Childhood" and "Edu-
cation Through the Imagination" she
has exerted a powerful influence on
public opinion. These books are now
recognized by educational authorities
throughout the world
Miss Mcmillan only within the last
year or two has been able to witness
a partial realization of her IS years of
strenuous life work. One of the most
gratifying results of her pioneer work
is the splendid school clinic established
at Bradford, the home of her early
efforts. Here 13 rooms are today given
up to child examination in connection
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Up to this time Miss Mcmillan had
as it were, failed to attach herself to
any particular line of reform, but once
arriving in Bradford among the striv-
ing working classes she saw the way
clearly before her. She felt happier
among the kindly faces of the Bradford
common people than she had ever been
in the mansions of the rich.
Miss Mcmillan had not been long in
Bradford when she was asked to stand
for election to membership on the
school board. She had never been on
a school board or occupied any public
post, but acquiesced merely to please
her friends. She was elected, though
at the very bottom of the poll; and
one Of the labor members was heard
to say in her presence: Think of it;
that's all we got-a woman on the
board"' Before very long, however
even the most pessimistic labor mem
ber recognized in Miss Mcmillan
splendid champion of his cause.
The object in the mind of Miss Nc
MILAN at this time was to alter entirely
the basis of elementary education. She
believed the actual system to be found
ed on a wrong assumption and that it
could not attain real success. The
schools were attended by vast numbers
of i'll and underfed children. She saw
the utter uselessness of education while
the physical body was wholly neglect
ed. Miss McNIillan's father had been a
great physiologist, especially in con-
nection with the study of the brain;
and, strange to say, she was able to
take up and carry on his studies prac
tically at the place where he had dis
continued them. The training for the
stage which she had received at the
hands of her wealthy patron also
equipped her for understanding the
I'll 4@l1
only of the little ones, but, above all, of
the teachers. Fortunately just at this
juncture the school physician in, Brad
ford chanced to be DR.. James Kerr,
who has since become one of the great
est authorities in Europe on child
physiology.
With the one idea in her mind-that
no proper education was possible save
on the healthy mind in a healthy
body" principle, Margaret Mcmillan be-
came deeply interested in Doctor Kerr.
He was then only a part time doctor,
with very restricted duties, but even
so his work bore the stamp of orig
inality and power. Miss Mcmillan
spent much time with him.
The socialists were even then de-
manding the state feeding of necessi-
tous children in the schools, but Mar
garet Mcmillan had larger idea than
that. She stood for medical examfna-
ton, through which every physical all
ment of the child would receive atten-
tion, and this, of course, included
proper feeding. Feeding was to her
only mere detail. No one has worked
harder to see that every school child
was properly fed, that its teeth were
looked after, that it's eyes should be
treated and that every possible medi-
cal aid should be given-and yet, all
this was only preliminary. She
claimed for the children of the poor
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with the elementary schools; these
rooms include two dentistries. three
doctors rooms, nursery, waiting
room and even an Y ray room. The
Bradford clinic has been a brilliant
success. During the last year more
than 1000 little patients were treated
and the great majority cured, while
consumptive cases were visited outside
and the parents taught how to battle
with the great white plague.
Speaking on this last point, Miss Nc
MILAN said: Mothers now come to the
clinic before their children are really
i'll. The school clinic has not weakened
but has enormously extended the area
of parental responsibility. 1t has
awakened a new. motherhood in moth
ers. 1t has caused them to take up
burdens hitherto ignored. 1t has made
them care for their affected children.
because they see the community deems
them valuable. The clinic has created
new spirit of citizenship in the homes
of the poor"
Miss Mcmillan is now preaching the
need for health centers and clinics
throughout the length and breadth Of
England. and various municipalities are
taking her advice and establishing
school clinics. According to figures
which she recently quoted at a public
meeting, these clinics cost very little
to maintain. A small school clinic can
be kept open daily at a cost Of only
$1,000. 1t is more economical, however,
to open a large one. and Miss Mcmillan
regards such work as one of the best
public investments. clinic has been
established in the East end of London
by help from Joseph Fels and others.
1t is already doing excellent work
There is no wealth like human
wealth." said Miss Mcmillan. Take
care of your children. Prepare delib-
erately for the future. so that your
children will not become burdens on the
community. England will not be saved
by her Dreadnoughts and her navy. but
by her sons and her daughters. They
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great stars of the age.
Encouraged by her rich friends, Miss
McMillan's progress as an amateur con-
vinced her that fame and overwhelm-
ing success only awaited the stretch
ing forth Of her hand.
During all the time of her musical
and dramatic development. however, a
great struggle was taking place in her
soul. She possessed a curious dual
personality. as it were. When acting,
she could feel her true self thrown alb
solutely aside, while she lived to the
life the part she was playing. This
peculiar psychic gift made her appear
to her friends as one Of the great COM
ing actresses. On recovery of her nor
ways reverted to the cause Of the poor.
Her contact with such persons as
Louise Michel and other women who
were suffering for the people drew her
more strongly every day toward the
sacrifice Of wealth and fame.
At length the crisis approached in her
career. Her lady patron wished Mar
garet Mcmillan to sever her connection
with all her friends from the under
world of misery. She began to realize
that her protege was seriously in earn
est. All her prospective success on the
stage all her genius and talent seemed
TO be growing smaller in her aspira-
tions and farther away from her heart.
In order TO bring matters to a climax
the rich lady one day offered Miss Nc
leave her well off on her death. Thus
befriended, and possessed of undoubted
genius, the world lay practically at her
feet Miss Mcmillan does not deny
that the temptation was a great one.
Faced with the sudden necessity of
making up her mind-always diff
cult thing for any one TO do under
such circumstances-she met the crisis
with an equally sudden determination.
She decided to give up her rich patron.
Packing her trunk she suddenly de-
camped to Bradford in Yorkshire, leav-
ing Park lane far behind. Naturally
correspondence followed between her
and her rich friend. Those who knew
Margaret Mcmillan. however, well un-
derstood that once having set her hand
to the plow she would never look back
and she has remained in her chosen
work since that day. The die was cast,
and. finally. her wealthy friend in
formed her that she had decided to
.obliterate Margaret forever from her
memory
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LONDON. May 10.

ISS MARGARET MCMILLAN. an
American woman living in Lon
don, has deliberately turned
l,er hack m, 7Ueo7tb Sooia1 die
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-19
NEW RACING RULES
Adopted by the Lewiston and Auburn
Driving Club for Ice Meets.

Tlfee or more horses must be enter
Ell TO fill a race and two or more must
start to have race under the rule
adopted by the Lewiston & Auburn
ljrlVlng flIlb at the regular Monday
cVenIn" meeting in the Auburn Board
Of Trade rooms.
Another Important rule adopted was
inst Of pcnalizlnS the members two
points if they fail to start after enter
ing uicss they notify the secretary be-
fore +. NJ. the day preceding the
faces. The secretary will then have
time 10 notify the other drivers in that
race.
Both these rules were suggested as
Il remedy 20 last Friday experience
in the a. class in which there were
only two entries. Brownette and Arius
only Bi'rvnette appeared to start
With three entries it is unlikely that
two of them will be taken i'll during
the night
The ruling will not affect the stand
ing OF the Brownette in the points
Won. The blue ribbon she secured
through racing against time will be
credited to her in the standing for the
season.
members for not showing up after en-
tering without notifying the secretary
10 tnat effect were discussed Mr. Dain
said one of the Massachusetts clubs
fired its members s. for such conduct.
y much smaller fine was considered
3ettor for thi,: club, but Mr. Harlows
suggestion tfaf the members would
value points more than money was
considered the best and consequently
adopted
1t was voted that the ribbons which
were awarded the horses at the weekly
races should count in points follows:
Blue 4, red 3. white 2. yellow l. The own
er of the horse having the greatest num-
Der of points at the end of the season
Will be given a sleigh. The second prize
Will be harness. third a robe and fourth
a street blanket.
Racing Tor points is new practice
with the club this year. Heretofore the
prizes have been awarded after each
weekly race. Under this system the own
ers of the horses will receive as much
or more than they would in weekly
prizes. and each horse will have fair
show. If a horse wins two second prizes
It viii nave 4 better standing than a horse
winning one first. The number of points
and net the number of blue ribbons will
eide the contest ct the close Of the SEA
son. I'"rses Will be transferred from one
Gags to another as their spsed is dater-
mined.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-19
At the Coliseum.

The Coliseum is closed until Thursday
afternoon. when two grand acts Of vau-
deville, illustrated songs and the best Of
pictures will be shown. Thursday night
the regular dance will be held and FRI
day afternoon and evening and Saturday
afternoon and evening the same big bill
of Thursday will be seen. Dorothea Read
d Co., the queen Of Scottish dancers. the
girl who was selected to dance at the
queens celebration; Jerge. the novelty
singing and dancing act; songs by Frank
Baker and the best of pictures is Thurs
days bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-19
Advertised Letters,

Letters are advertised at Gardiner
for the week ending Jan. Is for the
following:
Women-Crockett, Mrs. Ella; Dill,
Miss Maud; Erskins. Mrs. Chas.; Cary,
Nellie; Houdlett, Mrs. Harry Hunt,
Miss Mildred; Daveau, Mrs W. b..
Mahar, RS. Alice; Mckinney, Mrs.
Charlie p; Mitchell, Miss Jennie.
Men-Barstow. Horace; Clark, C. H.;
Dodge, n. H.; Pagan, f. B., care Of
Flnal Settlement Co.; Gardiner, DR..
Perley F.; Gassage, B. G.: Greene,
Samuel H.; Greene, f. c.; Peaslee. W.
H.; Porter, David c.; Reynolds, VIII
liam E.; O'Toole, Eugene.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-19
DRIVEN OUT BY FIRE.
=. :. Lungs L-oses Housewife and
Son Have Marrow Escape.

Kennebunk, Me. Jan 1S,-At about
Ia this morning the house on York
street, this village, occupied by II. Z.
l-ungc and family. was Quilted by fire.
Ar. Lunge WAS away at the time and
Mrs. Lunge and young son narrowly
escaped serious injury from the flames.
Only small portion OF the furniture
was saved. Prompt action on the part
oi live fire company and heroic work in
spite Of adverse conditions. saved the
shell of the building. The total loss
Will approximate $1,000. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-19
Golden Cross Installation.

kennebec Commandery, No. 266, U.
o. G. c., at its regular meeting Monday
night installed officers. Grand Com
mander A. S. Bangs of Augusta, assist
ed by Sir knight Clement of Saltwater
installed the following:
Noble Commander-C. E. Mears.
Vice Noble COMMUNICATIVE c. E.
Mears. M
Prelate-Mrs. L. E. Smith.
Keeper of Records-Mrs. NJ E.
Smith. S7H
Financial of K. of RI. E. Lord.
Worthy Herald-Angus Parker
Warden of Inner Gate-Mrs. A. NJ
Boyd.
Warden of Outer Gate-James Dill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-19
DRUNKEN QUARREL
And Fall from Window Cause of Null
lns' Death, Says Witness.

Bridgeport, Ct. Jan. 1S.-Clara
Sn,aGuc, Who was brought to this city
from Danhurv last night to explain
" nat she knew Of the death OF James
Mullins, today told the police that Null
Inns and another man got into light
in her room. Then while Mullins was IN
a senti-c0nscious condition he fell our
Of Il fourth story window. The police
haG hecn mystiii"d at the hnHlhg OF
Mullins body in the snow and no near
b. c.idonce Of a fight.
Frederick J. Raynor. who was named
b. The Snraeue woman, was arrested
trio afternoon ut Danbury on the
c'-arg" OF murder. He made a HAT &c
r;ll cf having F1oWn Mullins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-19

The greater part of the population of
Monhegan turned out one evening re-
Gently to celebrate the 25th anniversary or
silver wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Stevens. Mr.. Stevens is keeper of the
light, and was married to Mrs. Stevens
in 1885 at Vile Franche Sur. Mer. on the
southern border of France. Mrs. Ste
vens' maiden name was Marie Cannonier
Her father and mother still reside in her
native place together with her three
brothers and two sisters. Mr.. Stevens
has long been in the employ of the gov
ernment and at the time Of his marriage
was master-at-arms aboard the u. S. s.
Lancaster. He has off and on since 1875
been in Uncle Sans service. being at sew
eral lights and fog horn stations. and at
present k eper AT Monhesan light
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-19
WALSH GOES TO PRISON.
Chicaeo's 72-Year- Cid Millionaire
Starts for Leavenworth.

Chicago, Jan. 1S.--JoEn r. Walsh, q
years Old. after winning his way from
newsboy to the control OF millions OF
dollars in banks, railroads, newspapers
and coal fields, left tonight for the fed
eral prison at Leavenworth, Kan, to
nesin 5-year sentence for misapply-
ne the fun1s of the Chicago National
Bank, of which he was president at the
time of its failure three years ago.
The start for prison followed denial
by the United States circuit court of
apreais of his petition fer a new trial
on tho ground Of alleged misconduct
by the Jurors who found Walsh guilty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-19
ENCAGEMEiNT ANNOUNCED.
r 'inceas Cienroatine VIII wed Prince
Victor Napoleon, i-ranch Pretencer.

E;rIsscls, Jan. 1S.-Fhe Gazette says
that the marriage of Princess Clemen-
tire, youngest daughter of the late
King, Leopold, and Prince Victor Ma
poloon may be expected in Il few
I-ohthg.
As far back as 1905 the engagement
OF Princess Clementine to Prince Victor
NAPOLEON was announced. The prince
is a cousin of King Victor Emmanuel.
King Leopold strenuously opposed the
marriage and for a time practically
Confined his daughter to the palace.
His objection was said to be based on
toe ground that his friendliness with
France made impossible the alliance of
hi, daughter with a pretender TO the
French throne.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-19
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

A special meeting of the Thomaston D.
A. R. was held at the home of the refent,
Mrs Richard Elliot, Thursday. The
chapter decided to hold a Revolutionary
Character party on Washington's birth
Gay, Miss Jane Watts offering her house
for the occasion. it was also voted to
purchase the fort on Georges river The
fort has been leased for the past two
years by the Hon. ]. f. Moore. The
government is willing to dispose of such
pieces of property, at a nominal sum. to
historical societies for their preservation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-19
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The lumber and flooring mill of the Fol
lensby & Peck Lumber Co. at st. Johns
bury. VT, was destroyed by fire Tuesday.
The loss is estimated at $1,000.
Baron Otto Won Orban, a rich land
owner, While riding through the forest
il TransylTania, was pursued by a
pack of wolves. The wildly excited
horse threw MIN and the wolves tore
him to pieces.
a trolley express car and trolley pas
senger car We're in a head-on collision
Tuesday noon at Pine Orchard, CT, and
the motorman of the latter car was in
stantly killed No one else was badly
hurt The passenger car had run by a
siding
Formal announcement was made
Tuesday night by Mr.. and Mrs. George
j. Gould of the engagement of their
daughter Marjorie to Anthony j. Drex-
ell. Jr.. eldest son of Anthony j. Drex-
el of Philadelphia. Miss Gould is enc
OF the richest debutantes in New York
soci2tv
William Witham was suflocated and
burned to death by the accidental over
turning of a lamp in his room at rs
BiCkford street, Roxbury, Tuesday
night. He was IS years of age and I'M
married. The fire was put out without
causing any considerable damage to
the property.
Joseph ]. Ryan. aged q years, who.
it is rumored is the son Of Thomas F
Ryan of New York, was Tuesday mar
RED at st. Gregorys Roman Catholic
church, baltimore, by Bishop o. +.
Carfigan, 10 Miss Nancy Morse, aged
p wears, % Washington, D. G.
The brotherhood OF Railroad Clerks
through their chairman of the system
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-19
I}oportedto Have Arranged
Stay at Sanitoriun|
Near Heidelberg, But The News
Is Not Confined.
Walter Lonsdaie Doesn't Believe
Report---in Cadiz Dec. "a.

Frankfort, Jan. 1S.-The Frankfurter
Zeitung is informed that DR.. Frederick
A. Cook arranged for a strictly in
cognito stay at a sanitarium near
i-eluelburS.
The health of the explorer is repre-
santed as having been seriously affect
ed by recent events. The paper makes
10 explanation as to who made the ar
engagements referred to, where Cook is
now or when he will arrive at the SAM
tariulT.