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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-03

Calias Advertiser. One evening re
certify, before the stony-hearted Street
Commissioner had sprnkled gravel on
the sidewalks, a delegation of young
sters visited all the houses on a certain
street on which the slipping was SUI
perb, requesting that lights be placed
in the windows facing the street, so
that they might better see to coast
And the request was generally COM
piled with.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-03

A clam bake on the shore of the
Penobscot Bay in the middle of tho
winter is surely out of the ordinary
but such took place last week in Bel
fast. A party assembled on the shore
near the Eastern Steamship co. wharf
dug CLAIMS and built fire where they
were cooked A picturesque touch was
added to the picture by a bank of
snow just back of the fire. The day
was like April and the party was a
pleasant one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-03

me following interesting articles
have lately been presented the Baxter
Museum at Gorham: Commission of
William Warren as captain of a COM
pany in battalion of cavalry in Second
Brigade, Fifth Division of the Militia
of Maine signed by William King.
Names first governor: certificate of
membership of Captain Saul c. Hig-
gins of Gorham in the Society of 1912.
as private in Captain RarnabaS
Higgins company of Maine militia,
War of 1872. The above were donated
by Miss Vivian Wilkinson of Lewiston,
formerly of Gorham. The Misses
Grace and Angie L. Weeks of Airing
ton, Mass. formerly residents of Cor
ham, have given 10 ancient volumes
copy of Eastern Argus of April %
1928; antique bandbox; table-cover
which belonged to the late Ulita Bean
of Gorham; and large and interest
ing collection of old time clothing.
part of which came from the old Stor-
er mansion on Main street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-03

Bethel is interested in the proposal
to establish an automobile passenger
line between that town and Rumford
The auto is to be run to meet the
Grand Trunk trains at Bethel and will
be a great convenience to Bethel,
West Bethel and vicinity. as one can
go to Rumford to trade in much less
time than by waiting for trains
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19

My heart goes out towards you in
sympathy. ! want to help you. What
can / do for your And when he
stretched out hishand and touched
the eyes Of the blind man. IL was as
If he had said to all the throng
around him, and to you and to me,
"Oh, my people, my heart goes out to
you! Let me help you. Let me
touch your blind eyes and give you
sight
Other Important Truths.
l. Jesus did not mean that his dis
ciples should have no ambition. A
man without ambition is as useless to
Christ as a mummy. But he meant
that they should turn their ambition
from themselves, and fix II on God.
1T Is the ambition that makes us self
conferred. that shuts us out from the
kingdom of heaven The apostles
were seeking to save their lives, and
were In danger of losing everything:
not until they could lose sight OF
themselves could they even see the
kingdom.
2. Their is no grace so little under
stood AS humility. Young people,
generally, mistake IL for humiliation.
Many a young man will not come to
Christ because he has got ii into his
head that an act of submission Is mi
micable to ones self-respect. That Is
because his sense OF self-respect is
more highly developed than his sense
of the respect that is due to God. If
man thinks more highly OF himself
than he ought to think he cannot
kneel to another, without a sense or
shame. In other words, a proud man
cannot humble himself: he can only
humiliate himself. Nor can he under
stand humility; he only knows of
humiliation. Humility is not STOPPING
to unworthy things; 1t is not that spirit
which leads US to do anything we are
ashamed of, 1t Is simply love having
Its way in Iowly spheres Jesus wash
ed his disciples feet because ne loved
his disciples to the uttermost. II you
love your child little you will serve
him in some things. but you will have
a servant to attend to lowly duties.
But IL you love your child unto the
uttermost you will find delight In serv-
ing him In lowly ways; and when he
Is very sick and your love is thereby
drawn out to the uttermost you will
want to do the utmost for him with
your own hands; and you Will delight
In doing for him things which you
would be ashamed to do for one whom
you loved less. Humility has no con-
nection with shame: where shame Is
there is molly humiliation.
8. But while Jesus urges them not
TO strive among themselves for the
chief places here, he assures them that
those who have continued with him In
his trials shall have heners hereafter
that are worth seeking. If we serve
here. we shall rule there, In some
sense which We cannot understand
now. his own disciples shall eat and
drink at his table. and sit on thrones
judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Life ia for conquests, not for corona
tons. We serve now, we sit at the
Ia BILE by and by.
A. We would never have known
how Jesus loves us II he had never
hum hled himself. Where pride is there
is self sacrifice and love.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19
FOR THE LITTLE ONES

the pond at first, but in a little while
floats to the top"
"Oh, / saw some young ones yes
terday,' broke in Tess, eagerly.
Queer little black things with long
tails, wriggling Through the water.
What happens to their tails. Jack :?
Do they drop off. or do they pull
them of as the mosquitoes do their
skins?"
Neither" smiled Jack. First the
hind legs appear, and a short time
after the front ones grow out. and
into the body. When this is COM
pleted, the young frog ventures for
the first time to leave the water 1t
is during the breeding season that
what Tess calls the Frog Concerts
take place. when the males perform
their loudest and most musical feats
in croaking."
Where do they stay all winter >"
asked Tim.
When winter approaches they all
cuddle down together. embracing each
other in the mud at the bottom of
the pond so closely as to appear like
one continuous mass. Here they re-
main in torpid state until the ice
breaks up in the spring, You know
we have saying in the country that
the frogs must croak and be frozen
under three times before spring is
really here
Tess" murmured Tim. sleepily,
I'm going to have frogs legs for
supper tomorrow night"
You may eat them yourself. then.
for / shan't." retorted that small
maiden, with some scorn. Come in
doors, or you'll dream you are a frog
yourself before morning. '--Ruris in
The Christian Guardian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19
My Friend.

My Friend.
My mother says If ! don't grow
Up honest. brave and true,
must be awfully stupid. for
/ have a good friend who
Sets me a pattern every day
To help me in my work and play.
Although he's smaller than l am
And only half as old;
He knows a lot OF things | don't
He doesn't fret nor scold:
No matter what he's told to do
He minds before you can count two,
Besides he's learned what mother says
Some grown up folks don't know
He won't look at what he can't have;
I've held some candy so,
Beneath his very nose and he
Will turn his head so he can't see.
He's kind to little helpless things,
Babies and puppies, too;
He doesn't tease the kitten as
Sometimes I'm apt to do;
And once--I'm 'shamed--but I was
mad,
i struck MIN and he just looked sad.
And when I'm kept in after school
And he waits faithfully,
And won't play with the other boys,
My mother says to me.
You'll have to try hard, boy. to
just
Be worthy of your good dog Trust"
Elizabeth West Parker.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19
Looking Away From Difficulties.

Most difficulties can be met by look
ing in some other direction. Many
difficulties, indeed come into being
simply because We are looking in a
wrong direction. and they cease to
exist when we turn our eyes in the
right direction. A man was riding in a
subway car who had special dread
of being caught underground In the
subway, even by a temporary block.
Suddenly his train slowed down and
came to a full stop. The blank side
wall of the subway confronted him,
close to the windows of the car and
he realized that the thing he had
feared had come to pass he was shut
In helplessly in an underground block
ade. Then he happened to turn his
head; and as he looked out of the
other side OF the car, he found he
was at a station. with doors and
exits wide open for one to step out into
the upper air. He had been looking
in the wrong direction: that was all.
The difficulty that seemed to render
him helpless vanished into thin air
when he faced another way. Peter
was sinking when he looked at the
waves: he was safe when he looked at
Christ. Difficulties that block what
we ought to do can always be done
away with when we face Alright
Selected.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19
NEVER TROUBLE TROUBLE.

There's CHEEKY little proyern
II is very well TO heed
In world where pain and sorrow
Are quite plentiful indeed.
II you would not have them double.
Then keep this we'll in view:
To never trouble trouble
Until trouble troubles you.
Don't think when storm clouds gather
You are certain to be drowned;
The very darkest tempest
May quickly blow around.
And up above the blackness
Shines evermore the blue:
So never trouble trouble
Until trouble troubles you.
Outlines a gloomy morning
Precedes a sunny day;
So. without word of warning,
Our trials slip away.
WHAT pangs we oft have suffered
From ills we never knew
So never trouble trouble
Until trouble troubles you.
Quit counting all the bridges
You may never have to cross.
Quit climbing all the ridges
OF future pain and loss.
Trudge on and do your duty.
To God and conscience true,
And never trouble trouble
Until trouble troubles you.
Anna r. Henderson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19
A Frog Concert

Listen said Tess. one moist.
warm evening. dropping down on
the fresh grass where Tim and Jack
were stretched at ease. THE con-
cert's beginning"
What concert?" demanded Tim,
rising on one elbow.
why, the Frog Concert, respond
ed Tess.
"A Frog Concert Who ever heard
of such a thing. I'd like to know"
said he, derisively.
Well. you just keep still and lis
ten, and you'll hear one now. There.
isn't that just the way the orchestra
tune up before they start?"
The denizens OF the pond did in
deed suggest the ludicrous resem-
blance Tess had remarked. At first
a single scrape was heard, then sew
eral of them uttered their notes at
intervals. like the performers In an
orchestra tuning their Instruments,
then they all, as If by one impulse,
joined in the chorus. deep and loud,
from the thinnest of shrill pipes to
the booming base notes of the oldest
bullfrog in the puddle. who filled in
his parts with regular intervals OF
rest.
My. doesn't that old fellow think
he's got voice" said Tim. HE just
spoils the whole thing, though"
DO you know what the frogs say?"
asked Jack, after a few minutes.
mo, do they say anything" asked
Tim. with sudden interest.
We'll, we boys used to think the
little shrill fellows sang. Cut across!
Cut across Cut across. and the old.
wise ones piped, Go round. Go round,
Go round"
What does that old bass frog say ?"
inquired Tess.
Snakes! Snakes, Snakes" said
Jack.
why. what have frogs to do with
snakes?" she asked, In astonisnment
"A great deal more than they like,
often" laughed Jack. Snakes never
want any other food II they can get
a nice, live frog to swallow"
"Oh, Jack. they don't swallow II
alive
That's their favorite wav of din
ing. he returned. I've often seen
snake with a frogs head and three
legs projecting from Its mouth. apd
they were gradually disappearing.
Sometimes the frog Is alive when 1t
reaches the snakes stomach"
How dreadful" shuddered Tess.
: Poor, poor frogs, No wonder the
old ones croak Snakes'
THE frog himself subsists in his
turn on slugs, snails. beetles and
such insects. went on Jack. He
can whip an insect down his throat
like magic. You see. his sticky
tongue points backward. He cap
lures the prey by suddenly throwing
the tip of his tongue forward upon
the insect, covering II with this
slime, and. quickly drawing II back
losses the insect down his throat 50
swiftly that 1t requires sharp eyes to
see it,
Il saw lot of frogs eggs In the
pond one day remarked Tim. Lit
tie dark specks In queer Shiny stuff,
like jelly
Yes, that dark color OF the yolk
attracts the heat of the sun, which
matches out the young tadpoles. The
spawn Is deposited at the bottom Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19
OBEY HIS vii.

l said Let me walk In the fields"
He said. Nay, walk in the town.
/ said, There are no flowers there;
He said, NO flowers, but crown"
I said. But the sky is black,
There is nothing but noise and din;
But He wept as He sent me back
There is more He said, there is
sim"
I said. But the air Is thick,
And fogs are yelling the sum"
He answered yet souls are sick,
And souls in the dark undone"
I said, II shall miss the light,
And friends will miss me. they say;
He answered me, Choose to- night
If am to miss you, or they
/ pleaded for time to be given;
He said; rs 1t hard to decide?
1t will not seem hard in heaven
To have follow the steps of your
Guide"
cast one look at the field.
Then set my face to town;
He said: My child. do you yield?
viii you leave the flowers for the
CROWN"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19

At time when enthusiasm for
missionary service Is on the increase.
and many Christian workers are COM
ing forward as candidates for the mis-
sion field. 1t is perhaps not generally
known that one of the commonest
disqualihcations of otherwise suitable
candidates Is defective knowledge of
the Bible. A recent memorandum
from the candidates committee of
the c. Nj. s.. has called attention to
this fact in relation to their society,
and II IL more than probable that the
boards OF other missionary societies
could corroborate this from their own
parallel experience. The memoran-
dunn In question affirms that the ig-
norance of the Bible still displayed
by not a few missionary candidates
may without exaggeration be de-
scribed as appalling No uncom-
monty candidate has left consider
able tracts of the Bible totally unex-
piored. A large number Of candi-
dates are found to be quite unable to
distinguish one Epistle from another,
land only known them In a vague
way as being the part of the Bible
in which few faVorite texts may be
found; and even the finding of these
would often be difficult task, II the
candidate had had to use any other
copy of the Bible than his own In
which they have been marked. Such
ignorance In those who desire to be-
come missionaries and are in most
cases Sunday-school teachers. district
visitors. etc. is certainly most grave
and deplorable. We are grateful to
the c. M s. Review for drawing at
tention to the matter. and we endorse
the suggestion that there might well
be more expository preaching. more
systematic courses of Bible insrtuc-
ton. and more demonstration from
the pulpit of how to study the Bible"
The Bible of the World.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19

Palestine 4s rapidly -beeeHfIHg- a
Jewish country again on account of
the buying up of land everywhere
and the swelling immigration of Jews
from all parts of the Old World
e. g., from Asiatic Russia and Per
sfa. The Jordan Valley. with its rich
soil. has been bought of the late sui
tan: the great Plain of Esdraelon has
become Jewish property: and there
lis chain of Jewish colonies from
Dan to far beyond Beersheba The
Turkish government does not like
that at all, but Its dislike viii be
cured by the well-knovn remedy
gold dust wrapped in sreenbacks.--
The Lutheran. ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19
or What Are You Thinking As You
NIodclc

No model yet Of anything ever
sprang into existence. The vision OF
II may come in some moment OF In
spiration,, but never the model itself.
A model worthy OF the name means
long hours Of planning, and months
perhaps years--of hard mechanical
labor. but Il you are building up .
mind the hard work. When the Brook
iyn bridge was building. Bishop Men
olsen said to a man covered with dirt.
working on one of the abutments Of
the bridge. That's pretty dirty work.
isn't IL ?'tsYes," was the answer. but
we aren't thinking about the dirt, bua,
about the bridge"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19

Monday, August s. | am Jehovah,
thy God, who teacheth thee to profit.
who leadeth thee by the way that thou
shouldest go.-Isa. As: II.
He went over the way himself
I'VE shall find his reprints at every
step He has a definite way for each
one of US Every mile OF the jour-
ney he has chosen. and every place
where / pitch my tent he has selected
for mel. r. Miller.
Tuesday, August 8. BY faith Abra-
ham, when he was called, obeyed to
go out unto a place which he was to
receive for an Inheritance; and he
went out. not knowing whittier he
went.-Heb. IL: s.
Il suppose that is life; just failing.
and trying to make the best of II all
through Now, my dear friend, you
are all wrong. Life is nothing OF the
kind. 1t is a series of glorious sue
cesses, with growing love. and more
fervent zeal, and happy hope. Doing
your best is satisfying to God. even
If ii is not satisfying to you. And
when you see 1t all as God sees II.
and intends you to see ii some day.
you will know how all the while you
were making great strides. and win
ming noble victories. II every man
tried to do his best earth would turn
into heaven.-Fioyd W. Tomkins.
Wednesday. August 10. Which Of
you by being anxious can add cubit
unto the measure of his life Luke
IL: %.
God is a kind Father. He sets us
all in the places where he wishes us
to be employed: and that employment
Is truly Our Fathers business" He
chooses work for every creature which
will be delightful TO them II they do ii
simply and humhly. He gives us AL
ways strength enough for what he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19

The maelstrom attracts more no.
tice than the quiet fountain; a comet
draws more attention thar the steady
star. But IL IL better to be the foun-
tair than the maelstrom, and star
than Gomez. following out ths sphere
and orbit OF quiet usefulness In which
God places us.-Dr. John Hall.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19
A Page Devoted to Religious Matters R., G R P

wants us to do; II we either tire our
selves or puzEie ourselves, 1t Is our
own tault. And we may always be
sure whatever We are ooing. that we
cannot be pleasing him ii We are not
happy ourselyes.--Huskin.
Thursday, August Ii. Our light az
Fiction, which Is for the moment,
worketh for us more and more ex-
ceedingly an eternal weight OF glory
2 Cor. &: II.
How will 1t be when the woods turn
brown,
Their gold and their crimson all drop
ped down,
And crumbled to dust? oh. then as
we lay
Our ear to earth's lips. we shall hear
her say.
an the dark am seeking new gems
for my crown"
We will dream of green leaves when
the woods turn brown.
Lucy Larcom.
Friday, August H. To them that
love God all things work together for
good.--Rom. 8: rs.
Every tragedy in the home circle.
every hour OF agony through wnicn
you pass. every wrong that you must
endure in silence--for there is no re-
dress upon this side of the grave
is not purposeless or accidental il Is
great privilege to which you are
called--the high prerogative of suf
fering. Some day we shall see the
meaning of 1t all, and never regret a
moment of it.-R. J. Campbell.
Saturday August Ia l seek not
mine own will. but the Will of him
that sent me.---John b: 30.
81 come to do the will of him that
sent me-" He believed that behind all
these phenomena there is an fntelli-
gent and moral purpose. He believed
in God And he believed that included
in that infinite purpose there was
particular purpose for his individual
life. He found the essential aim of
his own existence in the fulfilment of
that purpose which lies behind all we
see come to act, to think, TO grow.
to live in the fulfilment of an eter-
nal purpose underlying my life and
all lives-here we find an aim worthy
to take command of our best serength.
Charles r. Brown.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19

Prayers. like morning mists. rise up
where man himself canno1 60. only
to return again in the pure mountain
stream. full OF refreshment. to the
spot whence they started.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19
Heartsease

Sunday. August z. We are the clay.
and thou our potter; and We are all
the work of thy hand.--lsa. 81: ..
May God make us patient to live.
Not that we should not have aspira-
tons. but till the flying comes let us
brood contentedly upon our nests.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19

Then into his hand went mine.
And into my heart came He,
And | walk in light divine
The path l had feared to see.
George Mcdonald.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19
JESUS NEARING JERUSALEM

j. BY Edward Leigh Pell, d. d.
The sunday schooiIe elMathew 40 1874
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-19

Thursday, August Ii. Our light az
Fiction, which Is for the moment
worketh for us more and more ex-
ceedingly an eternal weight OF glory
2 Cor. 4: II.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-14
Facts Regarding the Currency
Submitted to National Mon
etary Commission.
EXPERT COMPLETES STUDY.
DEFECTS OF THE CURRENCY
SYSTEM SHOWN eY ALExAND.
Err MOVES, BUT NO REMEDY 10
GIovEN.

Washington. Sept. 14.-That our
national bank currency Is inelastic
and in no sense responsive to the de-
mands of business-on the contrary,
that 1t il apt to move in the opposite
direction from trade requirements-is
the contention of Alexander Dana
Noyes. who has made an investigation
into the subject at the request of the
National Monetary commission, of
which Senator Aldrich Is chairman.
He is prepared to make his findings
public. and the substance of these
conclusions Is already known.
The demand for currency. says Mr..
Noyes. naturally increases with an in
crease in population and business act.
ivity. 1t varies, moreover. from Sea-
son to season. The harvest months re-
quire more currency than the early
springtime. primarily because the
hand-to-hand use of currency for pay
ing the wages of agricultural daborers
is at its maximum in the one period
and at its minimum in the other. The
ideal banknote system should pro-
vide automatically for these changes
in demand. A currency which is in.
adequate for harvest uses will result
in the sudden pulling down of the re-
serve money of city banks and the
consequent forced reduction of their
loan accounts. A currency which il
larger than needed between harvests
will usually bring about needless &C
emulation of reserve money in the
cities with stimulation of unhealthy
speculation IN the over.supplied city
markets or expulsion of gold with pos
sibly awkward incidental conse
quences.
Depende on Bonds.
But the history of bank-note circu
lation shows little connection between
the demands of business and tn,
volumes of notes outstanding. 1t dis
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-14
A SMALL GIRL SUES

Mildred Locke, aged six years, of
Cambridge City, through her father.
Erie l.. Locke, filed suit in the cir
cult court this morning against the
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and St.
Louis Railway company for injuries
sustained September Is. 1908 at the
Lake Erie & Western crossing in that
city. The case was summoned for the
October term of the circuit court
Miss Locke asks for $4,000 damages
and her father. as her next friend
sues for $500. In the complaint the
plaintiff alleges that upon returning
from Connersville in the evening of
September 16, 1908, she was alighting
from the train and without any warn.
ing from the approaching train was
knocked down and her leg and arm
injured. She also AYERS that she has
been very nervous since the accident
Miss Locke was returning from Con.
nersville with her aunt and because
of the darkness. noise and obstruct
ed view was hit by the approaching
train.