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

of agriculture. while going up and
down and across the land, nave maze
it their business to study the question
anG see whether there might not pc
a germ Of truth or, at least. some
reason for the general belief that the
moons phases have an effect On AMI
NAL and vegetable life. They nave
concluded after patient investigation
that the moon myth is one of the com :
narativalv few myths that date pack
to pure savagery and has absolutely
not an atom of semitic foundation
on which to stand. The agricultural
experiment stations all over the coun-
trv have been defying this superstl-
ton for several years, and raising
inst as good crops when the moon was
one wav as when it was the other.
Therefore. orce and for all. 1t Is con-
clusively decided that there is noth-
ing to the theory thai potatoes should
he plarted in the dark of the moon.
All of this may not seem very Serl-
Gus investigation for great govern
ment to undertake. but the work
nevertheless has been interesting TO
the scientists. and if they have sue
ceeded in weaving a few from the oio
superstitions about planting potatoes
tlev have been we'll paid for their
work.-Scientilic American.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
MOON AND POTATOES.
In Season One Time Is Good as
Anott,,r For Planting.

After exhaustive experiments in po-
tatc planting. the United States de-
nartmert of agriculture has To say
that in season one time is as good as
another to put potatoes in the ground.
Almost everyone. even If he were
not reared in the country. has heard
of the idea about planting potatoes
in the dark of the moon. The field
workers of the department of agricul-
ture have been investigating the mat
ter ana have found that IS per cent.
of the farmers of this alleged enlight-
ened country put in their crops and
do a good many other things about
the farm governed solely by the
moons phases. Many farmers VIII
tell you that if YOU plant potatoes III
the dark of the moon they VIII run
to tubers, and if in the light OF the
moon the, will run to tops. and crops
are rlanted accordingly.
There is usually basis in fact for
any superstition. and the moon super
stition is SO deeply rooted that a NUM-
Der of experts from the department
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
FRENCH MONEY.
Aluminium Coin to DC Jeed Next reas
in France.

A memorandum from the Frencf
treasury presents further INFORMATIVE
concerning the aluminium sou, 2-sot
and 5-sou pieces. which Will 90 me
circulation early in 1910. The one-cent
coins will be the size OF scent piece
the o-cent of that OF quarter, ana
the .-cent pieces midway between a
quarter and a half dollar
An innovation will be the stamping
on the diverse of head of the re-
public and OF the figures Indicating
the value, on the reverse in q hollow
center of the coin. though in rellef'
as usual. This will be the iirst use
of aluminium money in Europe. M.
Alfred Naquet recalls that lac pro-
posed the use of the metal for cohl-
age as far back as 1911. when he was
a member OF the national assembly,
just after the Franco-German war
and the commune, when the Bank OF
France had been compelled to issue
paper money of 25 francs fs5) face val
ue and other bank notes for 10 francs
and franc. called 'assignats.
He cheerfully confesses that it was
a very good thing for France that the
government did not act on his pro-
posal at the time. Experts then were
perfectly positive that aluminium
would not depreciate, but they were
altogether wrong. Since 1871 the val
ue of the metal has fallen by over 10
per cent. If the French state had
coined aluminium money at that time
the loss incurred by now would be
very considerable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
Stubborn Bow a Governor.

John r. Stubs. father of Governor
Stubls. says the Governor was the
most "bullheaded" boy he ever saw.
Stubbs the elder was in the Govern
or's Office the other day while on a Wis
it in Topeka.
IF the politicians knew Ross as well
as | do they could understand why he
is so stubborn. He was the most bull
headed boy ever saw y licking had
no effect m him whatever. And ]
guess he is the same way still.
"A good whaling now and then would
straigntcn mp my other boys" conlin-
ued Mr.. Stubs, but it never did any
good with Ross. If he got a notion in
his head that he was right, no amount
of laShcs would cause HIM 10 change
his mind | have thraShed him sever
al times but il was like pouring water
IN II ducks back. The last time !
wlaIcd him was in Il cornficld. ! laid
il on good and hard. But he Wouldn't
yield | gave him such II Scverc troun-
cling that time that | really broke down
and cried for him in pity. My tears
suhdued him, but my stick didn't. At
ter that never whaled him again. |
used diplomacy on him. And | found
him easy to handle"
This pointer might be valuable to the
politicians. They might try diplomacy
instead of a club.-Kansas City Jour
nal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
a COONSkiN CAP.
Law of Years Ago Disastrous to
Woodsman.

Law of Years Ago Disastrous 10
Woodsman.
A man entered into contract with
a railroad company to furnish Wood
and ties to the company. to be taken
from timber lands in the MISSISSIPPI
I.Piver bottom: In this bottom. perched
upon stills. he built log cabin, and'
with his wife and an old negro man
VINO assisted him, lived there and
worked for five long years. The rail-
road company was impecunious, ana
had Maid him on account barely sufli-
ciont to buv meal and bacon for sub
sistence, when it went into the hands
Of n receiver. The WOodman went III
person to the Federal Court with his
claim He wore a coonskin cap. he
was long past the meriCian OF NE,
and too poor to hire a lawyer. He told
the Federal Judge the company owed
him over seven hundred dollars. all
his little fortune. The last item in his
! account was eleven months old when
the railroad dcfaultcd. According to
| the then DECISIONS the payment oil
such claims was restricted to those
which had accrued within six months,
and the Judge decided against the
mans claim. The wOodman reached
for his coonskin cap, and. almost tot
| tering. left the courtroom. He was
| found later at his home hanging to
| the limb of Il tree, dead. The coon
skin cap WAS lying at the foot of the
tree. That Judge was United States
circuit Judge Henry Clay Caldwell OF
! the Eastern District Of Arkansas. ap-
pointed by Abraham Lincoln, himself
! of the coonskin-can tribe. Judge
Caldwell is now living in honorable
retirement after forty years of con
tinuous service on the Federal bench.
| The case of the man with the coor-
skin he never forgot He found that
much of the law was judge-Inade law:
that there was just as much law and
Just as much reason and common
sense, for saying that claims against
railroad properties IN the hands OF
receivers were valid if they accrued
within six years, as there was fo'
saying that they must have accrued
within six months. He then and there
decided to make some law himself
He made it Il rule of his court that
thereafter no railroad receiver would
be appointed by him except upon the
condition that all claims for labor
supplies, and material necessary tc
keep the road in operation. and al
claims for damages resulting from its
operation. that were not barred by the
statute of limitations, should have
preference over mortgages. 1t was q
new rule of law but that was many
years ago. and now, through legiSia.
ton in some of the States, and by
judicial decisions in others. that law
and its manifest justice are marching
on.-Editorial in Golfers for October
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
LEGALLY DEAD.
Man Celebrated Too Soon-Waked
Earlier Than Should Have.

1t was the custom in the good old
days in Great Britain and Ireland to
hang condemned men for half an hour
and then hand them over to their
friends. A man named Mahoney was
hanged in this way. At the END Of
half an hour his body was given to
his friends, who put him in a coffin
they had brought with them and gal
loped off with him on cart. But be-
fore they were out of sight of the
gallows authorities the corpse in the
exuberance of his joy sat up in the
coffin and shouted. "Hooroo'" A
pal" terrified lest this exhibition of
vitality should cause the eXecutioner
to come after them, hit the hanged
man playfully on the head with his
stick, remafking. "Kape quiet, We
spalpeen.'' The silencing was so Ell
fectual that the victim of It never
woke again, but was we'll and truly
walked that same evening.
There was no doubt that the blow
on the head killed him. The facts
came to the knowledge of the author
tiles, and justice was appealed to
for warrant for the culDrits arrest
on charge of murder. but the jus
tice refused it, explaining that as the
man was dead. having been hanged
for half an hour and given up to his
friends legally q corpse. it was i'm
possible that he could have been muir
dered-London Tit-Bits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
LONDON STREET. BEGGARS.
Large Amount Given Away in Casual
Charity.

That the skilled beggar can make q
larger sum q week than the average
industrious working man was one of
the opinions advanced by the chair
man, Robert Pierpont. at the annual
meeting of the London Mendicity So
cicty.
1t was probable. he said. that in the
streets of London. alone something
like c100.000 year was given away in
casual charity by persons who knew
nothing about the conditions and cir
cumstances of those to whom they
gave.
The total number of begging letters
received by the society during 1908 was
1855. which, with those already in
their possession. made a total of nc
fewer than 1858 He pointed out that
about 90 per cent of begging letter
writer's were utter impostors. and only
about Is per cent. were deserving OF
help.
MIR. Pierpont reminded those present
that the society was originally formed
by the first Duke of Wellington. owing
to the number of beggars. who. pro-
Tossing to have served under him al
Waterloo and in the peninsular wars
continually accosted him in the street
ffor alms.-Reynolds' Newspaper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
WALDO
RURNHAM.

A. D. McGray returned Tuesday from
Boston. where he has zen visiting the
past week.
Mrs. w. p. Libby and daughter of Ben
ton are guests of her sister, Mrs. Everett
Davis.
The condition of Mrs George Wyman
who is suffering from tic effects OF a
shock which she received few days ago
is somewhat improved.
Eugene Young met with q bad accident
Tuesday While at work with wood
sewing machine his right hand caught In
the machine and the thumb and two I'm
gers were badly lacerated. requiring med
ical attendance.
Sebasticook Grange held an a,l-day
meeting Wednesday. At the forenoon ses-
sion Prof Z. f. Hitchings Of Waterville
addressed the meeting, taking for his sub
iect Insects, Bugs and Beetles" and his
remarks were mad very int resting. At
the noon hour a dinner was served. At
the afternoon session of the meeting Hon.
Paul Sargent. State road commissioner.
talked on Good Roads and Prof f. T..
Hitchings gave an address on Orchard
ing
The following members of Waldo Lodge,
X. of p. went to Hartland Monday even
ing, to be present at the forming of a
new lodge of that order. Milton Hunt. Jo-
seph Call, G. j. Mudgctt. +. y. McAllis-
ter, John T.. Hart. Andrew Miles. Bert
Reynolds. Fred Batchelder and Oscar
harrington composed the party. A very
pleasant time was reported.
In response to an invitation from Mr..
and Mrs. C. Z. Libby to visit them at the
Gerald in Fairfield, a large number of
members of the Willing Workers spent
the day there Tuesday and passed most
enjoyable day. Those who went were:
Mrs. H. I. Libby, Mrs. +. l.. Fletcher.
Mrs. W. G. Foster, Mrs. Il. D. Carr,
Mrs i. p. Shaw, Mrs. Moody. Mrs. IA.
+. Kinney. Mrs y. B. McKcchnie. Mrs.
D. A. Dyer. Mrs. Bert Reynolds, Mrs. G.
T.. Gilmore and Mrs Oscar harrington.
The party returned home on the after
noon train.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26

The Reyes Fibre plant. the only pie
plate plant in Maine. is situated one
half in Fairfield and the other half in
Watervile, the county line going
through the building. On the norther-
ly end is to be constructed q large
addition, owing to the increased de-
mand for the pulp plates and three
new machines will be installed. The
work on the addition will commence
Immediately and the rocks for the
basement are already on the ground.
This factory, of which NJ. L. Reyes
is at the head, first started in Shaw
nut, but on account of the great de-
mand for the product, larger quarters
and better Transportation facilities
We're necessary. Therefore the man
agement decided to build another fac
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26

How ''canvassing got it's election
significance is one of the unsolved puz-
zles of etymology The word appears
originally TO have meant tossing in a
canvas blanket, and thence generally
mishandling or assaulting It'll can
vass thee i'll thy broad cardinals hat
is the duke of Gloucester's threat to
tie bishop of Winchester in King
Henry vi" The next stage of mean
ing was that of destructive criticism.
from which to thorough discussion
''canTaSsing" a subject-was simple
enough. But how exactly did it arrive
at the election sense? DR.. Johnson
explained that the term meant ''try-
ing votes previously to the decision, -
and derived it from canvas as it signii
fies q sieve" The oxford dictionary.
however. is unable. to find this use OF
the word.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
AMERICAN SLANG.
English Periodicals Say It Is Shame
To Debase Our Language.

There has been a fresh outbreak in
the English periodicals against Ameri-
can slang. Some OF the criticisms
have positive value. They elaborate
the familiar objection that our COM
sion and that it is a shame to debase
it, No one who belives in the eco
monte expenditure of words will quar-
rel an instant with this contention.
But it IS IL fair question as to
whether England or the United States
is the guiltier of the two in this mat
ter. Ore thing is certain: There is
no one one in England. Scotland or
Wales who speaks as pure English as
comes from the lips of an educated
Irish gentleman: and we have the au-
thority OF a Dublin professors state
ment for saying that the purest Eng
lish spoken in the world is that uttered
in Philadelphia. The English of New
England-and Boston in particular
is full of grotesque syllable eccentrici-
ties Even Longfellow said 'idear'
for idea But. ignoring our own do
nestic variations of speech. and re-
turning to the British challenge, we
should like to inquire wherein we have
done more violence to the tongue that
Shakespeare and Milton spoke =
ever when George AIDE humorouSly
perverts the roots and the baseball
expert speaks athletic Sanscrit-than
does the OmDlacent self constituted
guardian of the kings English vino
uses golf terms that are meaningless
and silly. and calls a thing "bally'
and q man a ''rOtter"'
The best English. we repeat that is
spoken anywhere in the World-the
purest, without affectation-is to be
heard right here in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
THE HOTEL KRUPP.
Run at a Loss Of More Than 100000
: a Year.

In the little town of Essen. Ger
many. is a hotcl-a first-class hotel
at which the principal guests fro put
up there never have to pay for their
accommodation. 1t is owned by Frau
Bertha Krupp, the richest woman in
Germany. the owner of the great
Krupp Works, at Essen. She runs it
at a loss of more than 100000 year
This hotel was built by Frau krupr
solely for the entertainment of the
representatives of foreign govern
mcnts who visit Essen to superintent
the execution of orders. Ordinary
travellers sometimes can find accom-
modations at the krupp hotel but only
when the rooms are not required FOL
Frau Krupp's foreign official guests
Exchange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26

tory between here and Fairfield. Here
the factory has grown steadily ana IL
large machines are used in the pro-
duction of the plates.
These machines were constructed pS
Mr.. Keyes himself and are a wonder :
full piece of machinery. There Is
huge wheel with each revolution OF
which Il pie-plates are mace. lAS
pulp is fed into the machine by pipe
goes through q process and energies
from the pipe in the form of plate
Each one of the machines turns out
As plates per minute, These are car
ried along in q trough to the hnishlhS
room. where they are sorted anu
packed by the waiting girls. The ten
machines now in use turn out 2',0oo
plates in an hour. The new machines
to be installed will double the output.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
KNOX
WAR EN-.

Mrs Bervl Reaver. who has been in
Boston the last week for styles, has re-
turned.
The /. o. o. F. Dramatic Club of War
rem will present q play "Juduznma.
Thursday and Friday evenings of this
week.
Mrs Alice Remission is very ill.
The Rebekah Lodge of Rockland will
vxisit the Warren Lodge Monday even
ing and confer the degree.
W. f. Hahn is ill with the grip.
Mrs Henry w. Webb is visiting friends
in North Warren.
Pomona Grange met with the Warren
Grange Tuesday. There were nearly 600
present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
Needed Them Badly.

Old George Kettle rushed in the
Trotwood telegraph Office the other day
with "a small package wrapped IN a
newspaper under his arm.
Telegraph this to my wife down tn
Dayton. Harvey" he said to the tele-
graph clerk. thrusting the package
through the little window.
mo. no. George, we can't do any
thing like that" laughed the clerk.
"Drat ye" said George angrily. we
got to do it. It's my wife's teeth. -
Kansas City Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned. have known F. j.
Cheney for the last u years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
I. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
/ Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and n1u-
cous surfaces Of the system. Testimon.
bials sent free. Price IS cents per bottle
Sold by all Druggists. s's~7
Take Hairs Faagy Pills for constipa-
ton. t>f
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26

were burned. The family escaped I'M
hurt, although some were only saved py
climbing from windows in their night
clothes. A wagon. cow and horse were
all that was saved. The loss is estimat-
ed to be about $3.50: only small insur-
arce is held. The cause is thought 10
be a defective chimney.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
SAGADAHOC
soWDoIN.

George Allen is hauling his apples to
Lisbon Falls for shipment
Hannah Danforth of Litchfield is in this
vicinity with relatives.
J. C. Roberts was in the northern part
of the town Wednesday on business.
Mrs Adelaide Avery is working for
Mrs. Fred j. Roberts, who still remains
quite i'll.
) OWDoiN.
/ wEST-About A. NJ. this morning
THE farm buildings Of 4Abram Higgins
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26

\ glass factory at Raccara. France.
has produced new glass that will not
break. The composition Of the glass is
heated to boiling point and then is
plunged into water brought to freez-
ing point. The glass will be used for
s"fety lamp tubes.-Popular Mechan-
les.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-26
What the Want Ads.
Have Done for Others

., ..... .haa .us ~,
Classified Ads have sold more real estate tnaa s
others put together. Pa
Classified Ads have merely for tenants and
customers. They've found them!
Ads. found buyers for the USED ~
things wanted much as the cash..
Classified things in aaday which would
stretched weeks.s y sal
Classified found positions readily for capable
applicants =
New-York tribune., 1910-11-04
DETECTIVES GUARD WITNESSES
Threats of Death in Afterthought Cop
per COMPANY Litigation.

ST. Louis, Nov. 9.-While detectives stood
guard TO protect witnesses, whose lives
were said to have been threatened because
of their disclosures in the receivership suit
against the Afterthought Copper Company
and its parent, the Great Western Gold
Company, allegations of fraud were made
to-day in the testimony before Special Com
missioner Joseph A. Wright.
The officers were present at the request
Of the commissioners, who had received in
formation that an attempt would be made
on the life Of the man who is doing the
talking" The chief witnesses were Thomas
H. Forster and George 0. Rogers. stock
and bond statesmen. and among their aIle-
cations were these:
That the Liberty group Of mines in
Shasta County, Cal, which were the basis
of the S1OOOO,0OO Great Western company,
cost only $1,500: that Theodore S. Hender-
son. vice-presdent Of the Afterthought
company, in selling stock for the Great
Western, collected commissions OF 80 per
cent; that his agents were paid in due bills
containing promises Of stock, which he de-
Clared he would not honor without lawsuit
and that 900 shares Of Great Western
stock were fraUdulently sold"
New-York tribune., 1910-11-04
uni n DIRECTORS NEGLIGENT
peceiver Wants Five to Make Up
Coleman Deficit.

,oston. Nov. S.-There is a deficit of $780,
ooo ,r the funds of the National City Bank
% cambridge. caused by the defalcation
- tts bookkeeper. George w. Coleman,
,,cb Receiver John L. Bates has asked
80 r-nited States courts to collect from
a., directors. on the ground that they were
-.-,ioant in the discharge OF their duties.
,T7,,o controller of the Currency finds that
- other directors, Charles G. Bancroft
"a Josiah H Goddard, who were elected
80 before the banks failure, had no op-
1...4,,nitv to examine the accounts, and
therefore are not liable.
hill of equity was filed IN the circuit
.1r,r+ to-day praying that the court order
o-asideut Edwin Dresser. of Cambridge;
1,Jd A Barber, OF Cambridge; George
* Gale and Sumner Dresser. of Brookline,
and George z. Richardson. Of Waltham' TO
TO IN the remainder of the liabilities,
eo ner cent Of the amount due deposltors
t..,-ine- been collected from the assets and
h., an assessment OF 100 per cent on the
stockholders
pacai,,er Bates finds, according TO the
hill in equity, that the directors for the two
,,aars preceding the defa1cation utterly
,,e-1ac+ed to examine the accounts of the
bank and made no effort TO investigate the
sbrinlxage in deposits. For this alleged
gross negligence the receiver asks the court
70 order an inquiry and an accounting as
to the losses.
The hank closed its doors on February 25'
1910 after Coleman had fed to Kansas City,
Mo He reaupeared a week later. and after
= sensational trial last spring was sent TO
the Greenfield tail for fifteen years.