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THE CHILDREN'S HOLlDAf.
AR China New Ysar's 10 the I,tt!.
 Ones Great Festival.

Aa China New Ysar's 10 tho I,tt'.
 Ones Great Festival.
 Except at the Chinese New Year whi@h comes in February. it is yer. hard to catch a glimpse of children 1T China. Little beggars will run beside you for miles to earn 1 cash. !; copper coin with square hole in tn, middle of it. worth the twentieth Of a cont, but children who have parents 4o care for them seem to be kept ib doors all the time or only allowed tc play in walled yards. and gardens. We ased to say to each other: Why, where arc the children7 Haven't they got any?" But at New Years we found out that they had. This Is the great holiday of all the year in China, when everybody hangs out flags and colored lanterns and sets off drecrackers. eve borrowed our custom of nrscrackers 'fcs the Fourth of July from China's Now Year's.) All the people put on their best clothes and the children the best of all jackets and trousers Of bright blue or green or yellow or pur ple, the boys and the girls SO much alike that you can only tell them apart by their hair. The boys of course Is braided in a pigtail, and the girls is done up on her head with silver pins .se. if she's a very grand little girl, with cold or jade. Thus decked out, the children 90 walking with their proud papas and mammas and often 90 tc the theater, which Is . rare treat fGs 4hsm.
 Perhaps Chinese children have romp Ing plays together, but they always look as if they were born grown up 0E Nicholas
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A NEW YEAR INJUSTICE.
Ths Barkespsr Complains of the ooee
 Resolution Habit.

Ths Darkespsr Complains Of the ooee
 Resolution Habit.
 "John, I'll have to lay you off for th' arst two weeks of the new year. You Harry, will have to lay of a week."
 The speaker, a lean man, stood ip s splendid and spacious beer saloon. ( Dlace of polished mahogany. onyx col amns. great mirrors and large paint tngs of beautiful women. Ropes au Wreaths of evergreen twined about tht pillars and the electroiers and on thf hassive bar stood bowl of free .unch. for it was New Years day.
 "Yes, boys." said the lean man
 you'll have to go."
 "What for, boss7" asked the youne 4 of the two bartenders. Mechani' ally with his woolen bar cloth he pc. Ashed the bar till 1t snone again. an ,anxiously he gazsd in bis employer rface.
 "why. John. you ought to kno~ what for"
 The saloon keeper spoke impatientl> A fat man entered from the street. or ,Droached the bar with reluctant ster chen all of a sudden turned hurriedl and departed.
 "Well, I'll bs danged! said Barterds John. That's the fourth fellow ha done that this mornin'. What's 1t meal anyway
 "You ought to know what 1t means John," repeated the saloon keeper ''It's meaning is the cause of your sus pension"
 "Yes, John," the man resumed: "you, suspension is caused by the New Years swear off of that fellow an; cthousands like him. All over the broa 1and, John, countless numbers of me: swear off drinking for . year on Nev Years day. Half of them stick t' their swear off for . week. and tn other half. with just few exceptions stick to 1t for two weeks Thos, two weeks of January. John, are q ways the two poorest weeks OH tn, spublican's calendar. He can't pay ey penses: hence he retrenches; hence h. lays off prudent. industrious youn. chaps like you-chaps with Eit ru; 3y, so that they can stand little idl" ness without privation."
 All right. But" said John sulkily "but ain't got nothing put by, and ] ehink its a shame that my poor wife and innocent babe have got to sutfe' at this joyous holiday season throuS the swear off of lot of foolisl. thoughtless men. It don't seem righ aor just. ."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
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SCIENTIFIC FEEDING.
Health as Primary Factor In IntelIi.
 gent Living.

gent Living.
 Health and success are so largely dependent upon balance. upon sym metry of development. physical and mental harmony, that we should do everything possible to secure that physical poise which also means men, tai and moral poiSe. A large part of our ills come from one sided develop ment. caused by overstimulating some tissue cells and starving others-over feeding and underfeeding. Scientific feeding. therefore. is of vast impor- tance.
 Overeating and improper eating are among the curses of the world. Think of the people who put all sorts of iu compatibles into their stomachs at the same time and then use all sorts of uostrums to get rid of their bad ef fects
 One of the most pathetic sights in the world is that of human being struggling hard to carry out his am- bition, yet handicapping himself by his ignorance of physical laws.
 What pathetic figure Carlyle cut In the world-a one sided giant who might have been symmetrical power. possessor of colossal brain largely controlled by dyspeptic stomach: He was cross and grabbed and did just the things that he did not want to do, things that he knew it would be bet ter not to do, but he was the victim A l. cells largely for want of common sense feeling.-Orison Swet: Warden in Suc- cess Magazine.
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SCHOOL GARDEN RULES.
se~~ . Massaehusetts Institution .
 Managed by Wemsn.

~OA q Maooachuooteo InoSttutton N
 Managed by Wemsn.
 A school garden in Watertown Mass, has adopted the following rules, says the Los Angeles Times Be regular and punctual in attendance Keep garden orderly Keep record look correctly Leave tools cleaned and put away before going home. Be courteous to all, and if absent or late furnish excuse from parent or teacher
 If any one repeatedly breaks thes. rules his relation with the school w'! ermlnate The classes meet twice :. week-Wednesday after school and Daturday morning-one hour each peI! sd They will work in the garden, through the summer vacation. If Dupil Is absent, substitute Is sen. ba6ges or pins of green and white ar worn. telling garden. number and tim. s6 class. Notebooks are kept, record lng the temperature, attendance, date ume of planting, plan of garden and any other notes they care to record.
 When insects arc found or biri, beard, questions are asked and notice t1ken of their habits. etc. During th, summer children will b. taken in smal groups on short walks to hear tn. voices of nature. The children alread' ave advice to parents telling them tn best methods for planting cucumber. and beans and setting out tomato plants, The parents and friends tMk. much interest, visiting the garden while tho children work. helping tc keep their notes correctly and the gar Zen in good order The Woman's club pays the expenses and has the bus,. nsss management of the garden. The, have taken up the work in . mos; satisfactory and helpful way.
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Heroic Treatment.

Tn Guiana if a child Is slow in ils movements the parents apply an ant to the child instead of whip to make 1t move faster. This little ant bites more cruelty than mosquito. and it's bite is apt to be troublesome after ward. AS you can imagine, this treat ment does not make the child kind to others. and the children of Guiana are said to be particularly cruel to anil mals. The little boys in Guiana do not reckon their age by years. but by their ability to endure pain. Until he gets to the point where he can let the Hucu ant bite him without wincing he is considered merely baby.
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School oardens create Taete,


 The educational value of the schoo Oarden cannot be overestimated What we want to do Is to teach the children taste-get taste into the child, get taste hto the household and then finally tast. Into the community-and when we bay. done this we need not fear tho results says the Los Angeles Times. The lack q taste in the community generally Is an unfortunate fact notwithstandins cur grand school system. and may b+ attributed in a large degree to the eailure to appreciate its necessity b, our educators. It is particularly pleas sng to those most deeply interested t. note how universal is becoming the demand for school gardens Reform i4 many branches of public improvement, would be far easier of accomplishment, now had the children of the previoL, generation been trained in the fundn mental principles of taste. the powe, sf perceiving. appreciating and discov sfing beauty and excellence. The more we consider the curriculum of our pub No schools. the moro we perceive how tt could be improved to meet the chang ing conditions of our American life Our children need far mora than tho three R's to At them for citizenship as tt is drawing upon us. The atmosphere aAd appurtenances of the schoolroom should tend to impart culture and taste. which in turn arc 6ansfeEred to tAe homo and thus minister to the zen eEal upbuilding. One of tho surest and osst ways to accomplish this greatest good to both school and home is to earzy at times tho schoohoom (Hgura. dvely. at leasU out Into the pure and slevating atmosphe.s and influence of the school garden.
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Where Now Ysars lasts . Month,

Whore Now Ysara kaste . Month.
 The celebration of New Years Is carried on more extsnaively in Japan than in any other country. The reason for this car. only be accounted for by tho fact that the custom has beer handed down. to succeeding gsnera. 11ons for centuries. Tho time the oc. easion involves is quite lengthy. last, ing from the 18th of December (Koto 'Xajime-vi3. beginning of things) to the 18th of January (Hokonin no ysbu- arD. which is apprsntices' holiday. On beth of the occasions . sort of stew as eaten, composed of red beans. rice. sliced dsh and konnyaka root
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Don't Throw cudssls at Your Town.

Don't Throw cudssls at Your Town. Whatevsr failings you may hAve-anc heaven krows all hevo oome rAat they should strugU1s day and nigh, to try to overooano- w0'er stand within the market plAoe and as you coldly huWn With au the strength that you possesa throw cadscls at your town. D. not unceasingiy complain about hss streets and squares. 1Ae failures her ofnoials have. tAe par sons talks and prAyeFN. And do not in an end1eoo plAlnt yooa umAll opinion givo os how much better thinSs Weeo Asna where you have chanoeA o Hvo. 0 thlngs ara not what thAy should bs and ought to he tnyeoveA "a 70 your sleevoo and @ e Woy6 An1 .hAve what's wrong reanevoA o0 " nc ray. wAAtsvue 0ne c asa1nA you pufouA as s.N Q noe aeo1oy wat yea neU oaWo 0 yU0 oaA 6u01 0noU.
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Sympathy.

He-It was frightful moment when received your letter telling me of the insuperable obstacle to our mar riage l would have shot myself. but I had no money to buy a revolver. She-Dearest. if only you had let me know w-Simplicissimus.
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Every Llttis Ole hslps.

You say you encouraged our friend 0 make another New Years resolu- aonr'
 "T did," answersd the man whose heart is all right.
 'Dut don't you know hell break II At the end of six weeks al th. lees, 0alculation?
 T hope not And even if he does Ae'll be six weeAs ahead or Ihe game !
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A Mean Friend.

sAll the dust flies up my nose."
 "Well. Cholly. maybe the city will pay you to parade the streets. Per haps, instead of sweeping. it would be better to clean them by a vacuum proc ess."-Kansas City Journal.
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Quite Natural,

"That play had some very naturO eouches."
 "Drama of domestic life, eh?"
 "Yes; they had a new servant in every scene. and the heroine was a brunette in act 1 and blond in act 2"-Louisville Courier Journal.
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A Rarauadsr.

"Did you make any New Year's reso tutionw asked Miss Miami Brown.
 "No" answered Mir. Erastus Pink .sey, but done persuaded Mistah Coli flower to make one. After rot thot V with him at de las parlor social he xWas willin' to promise dat he'd stor 0yiA' to pick 'sturbancss fohevsr az
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AWkwardly Put.

NWkWard1y Put. Old Lady (to new curate>-Ah. sir we do enjoy your sermons. They are % instructive. We never knew what sin was until you came to the parish.- London Telegraph
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All the Difference.

My wife Is very bad" said . man at .he Bloomsbury county court.
 %You mean she Is very III. l hope che is not bad" replied the magistrats oywpathet1caly.-Londco Telegraph.
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Rsvleed vereisn,

' l0omNer. I renember.
 ~ houoo WhoRo WAo boFn ~ nloo tAe 5aAitor. 6elooey. 0uesoee -.
 0akep boy. beoeblAek, eaevatoe "A - nevu6~0 6Ases1nae nen
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-31

BANGOR'S GREAT REVIVAL.
Three Big Meetings Saturday and Sun
day-Hundreds Turned Away.

Bangor, Me. Jan 30.-Three import
ant meetings of the Chapman Alexan-
Ter revival were held in Bangor Satur-
day ard Sunday The first was Satur-
day night in the Opera house, which
was filled to its capacity. Dr. Chapman.
who had not been present Friday. made
his first appearance before local au-
dience and told of his recent cam
oaign in Australia. On Sunday after
noon there was a meeting for men in
the Opera house under the auspices of
the Y. NJ. c. A. Every seat was taken
within 10 minutes after the doors wer'
opened and hundreds were turned
away.
The third meeting was held Sunday
night in City hall, which has a seat
ing capacity of 100. 1t could not ac-
"ommCdatc the crowds. however, and
many were disappointed in their eff
forts to gain admission. On Monday
gatherings will be held in various
,arts Of the city, the most important
icing conducted by DR.. Chapman in
city hall at night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-31
SEVERAL NARROW ESCAPES
rom Lynn Tenement House-Some
Come Out in Night Clothes.

Lynn. Jan. 30.-Several persons fig
lred in narrow escapes in q fire Sat
lrday in tn" basement OF a three story
wooden building at 294 Union street
'wned by J. b. Chase. Mrs Grace
Wagner, her six children and her
mother, Mrs. Clara Polsky, We're as
sisted to the street through a rear
stairway, which afforded the only
means OF exit. Three of the children
We're in their night clothes
The fire was discovered bv Mrs
Polsky, who, finding the stairway chok-
ID with smoke. seized her granddaugh-
ter Dorothy, aged 1 year. in her arms.
and climbed out of the window onto a
projection foot wide and Is feet from
the ground in front of the building. Her
screams attracted the attention of the
nremen and she was rescued from her
)erllous position by Captain William
Belfield
MRS. Magner managed to admit fresh
ar by opening the outside door. and
men. assisted by the elder children.
carried Mary. aged 8; Harry, aged II.
and Philip. aged IS, to the street. Frank
md Joseph, twin boys, aged 16 years,
assisted the police in removing the
valuables from the house. The damage
was principally by smoke and will
amount to $500
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-31
BOSTON'S NO MEAT CLUB
Has Another Rousing Meeting Satur-
day Night in Faneuil Hall.

Boston, Jan. 30.-Advocates of postal
reform. government ownership OF rail-
roads. Socialism and "dietetic righte-
BUSINESS" presented arguments of per-
sonal beliefs as sure cures for all the
ills of the rising prices of the necessi-
ties of life at a public meeting Satur-
day night of the NO Meat Club" of
Boston at Faneuil hall.
Some 500 people attended, half Of
whom signed the pledge to abstain
from meat until the prices had been
reasonably reduced.
B. D. Lewis, a Harvard graduate,
who said he was the son of a promi-
nent ranchman of Missouri, defended
the cattle raisers of the West. He said
his father sold his beef and pork at
the prices dictated by the trust and
had no option, and such was the rule
throughout the West The ranchman
received an average of but cents a
pound for beef, and five and six cents
for pork, making less than 5000 on
each bunch OF 10 head Of cattle shipped
to market.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-31
EXTENSIVE CHANGES
Being Made on Steamers Ransom B.
Fuller and Bay State.

Boston, Jan. G-The announcement
yesterday thai the steamer Ransom r.
Fuller Will come off The ways within two
weeks. her number of staterooms in
ersnsed by SIS and her freight CAPACITY
enlarged. has served to emphasize the
importance OF the winter repairs that are
being made on Boston excursion and mas.
scngcr steamers In anticipation of the
spring and summer traffic.
Alongside the Fuller, but her repairs be.
ing made while she is in the water. is the
Bay State, sister ship of the Eastern
Steamship Co, which is undergoing ex.
tentive remodeling. Her paddle wheels
are to be replaced by new featherine
wheels of the latest design, similar to
those used on the Bangor and the Rock.
land.
Although the two steamers are siste,
ships and will both be used on the Bos-
ton to Portland route, the alteration eff
fected on the Ransom B. Fuller destroys
almost all similarity between the two
Late In the fall the steamer was cut ir
two on the dry dock and 40 feet of state.
rooms have been inserted. making hel
vastly larger than the Bay State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-31
1T WAS A BOLD DEED.
The Prisoners Were Desperate and
Took Very Desperate Chance.

Portsmouth. N. H., Jan. 3O.-The re-
mains Of the late RAYMOND Fred
Sporting of indianapolis. who was kill
ed Friday afternoon while trying to
make his escape from a squad of naval
prisoners at the Kittery navy yard in
company with Harry McGarvey and
Albert }. montgomery was brought to
this city Saturday afternoon and turn
ed over to an undertaken.
After the shooting took place Friday
afternoon Capt. Frank B. Wilmer in
FORMED Sperling's brother. D. A. Sper-
ling of 22l0 Pleasant street. Indianan-
Obs, of the affair and word was re-
celveo from him to have the remains
forwarded.
Inc poldneSs of the three naval con-
Nlcts break for freedom has been, the
meme of conversation and the general
pellef prevails that when the men. made
thelr EFFORT to escape they thought the
guards would not carry out their or
GERS 10 shoot with intent to kin The
guards are armed with a riot or
pump gun, which contains six
charges. each containing eight buck
shots. 1t is claimed that the boat was
only few lengths from the shore
when the guards opened fire.
Pending the action of the board OF
inquiry the guards who took part in
the killing of Sperling and " oundine
OF his two companions are e stricted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-31
A BOYS REBUKE
To National Lawmaker on Interfering
With Amateur Wireless TeIegraphy.

Washington, Jan. O.-Representative
Roberts bill to prohibit inventive young
sters from setting up wireless telegraph
outfits and interfering with the govern
ment dispatches and those from ships
and land stations does not meet with the
approval of Francis Nesbitt, a Washing
ton boy of Is. who has written to Mr..
Roberts to tell him what he thinks of his
attempts to hamper amateur wireless OPP
orators. Thus writes Master Nesbitt to
one of the nations lawmakers:
Il regard this measure as entirely
wrong and shall exert all my small power
most of the instances of amateur inter-
ference will be furnished by the army
and navy stations, in which the apparatus
is SO Anticipated and poorly devised that
it is wonderful they can receive mes
sages at all.
THE government operators are also the
extreme of inefficiency. Most OF them are
men who have had some experience IN
wire telegraphy and its methods, but VINO
are absolutely unfamiliar with the opera
ton Of wireless apparatus.
sit seems to me that it would be more
advisable for the government to install
modern instruments in its stations, which
would increase their efficiency and pre-
vent interference, than 1t would be to
forbid amateur stations and SO deprive
citizens and sons of citizens of their equal
rights"
Young Nesbitt says the Wireless Asso-
citation of America, which was formed to
protect amateur stations, will oppose Mr..
Roberts bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-31
Princeton Trouble
Is Exaggerated.

Princeton, n. J., Jan. S.-0eports that
there is a serious break between tne ma
jority of the alumni Of Princeton OhlVer-
sity and the administration as represent
ed by President Woodrow wilson and
that this has occurred as a result OF al
legged agitation for residential duadran-
giles as a substitute for the present soclal
system of the students. were declared To-
day by prominent officers OF princeton
University to be grossly exaggerated.
The board of trustees of the university
have under consideration the gift of $780,
900 for a graduate college from William
=. Proctor of Cincinnati, Witch Is to be
given provided another 100000 is raised
by May /, 1910, and certain other condi-
lions made by the donor are complied
with, one of these being the abandonment
of the prospect" site.
There was difficulty in choosing site
and alumni of Princeton in New York
were quoted yesterday as saying that
the approval of the location of the grad
uate school on the Prospect site would
mean the introduction Of the QUAD sys-
TEN. which is opposed by them.
1t is asserted authoritatively today that
not only has the Prospect" site been
abandoned, but that the adoption of the
Quad" system has not been agitated and
has nothing to do with the acceptance of
the graduate school gift.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-31
NAVAL ACADEMY BESTS
ATHLETES OF OLD ELI.

Annapolis. Nd, Jan. S0.--The Naval
Academy gymnasts lowered Yale's
blue banner in tournament here Satur-
day afternoon, winning by 81 points to
IA and taking first place in four out
Of FIVE events. In smoothness and I'm
ish the Yale men were as a rule no
match for the midshipmen.
On some of the apparatus, notably
the parallel bars and side horse, the
Yale men attempted the more difficult
feats, though showing by their work
that they were not at top form. The
absence of Lewis, captain of the visi-
tors and an Intercollegiate point VIM
ner last year, no doubt weakened the
Yale men. The summary:
Horizontal bar-Won by Bates
Navy; Lamont, Navy, second; Waddeli'
Navy, third.
Tumbling-Won by Kieffer, navy
Gillette, Navy, second; E. A. Clark
Yale, third.
Parallel bars-Won by Lamont
Navy; L. c. Everard, Yale, ana r. w.
Callahan, Yale, tied for second.
Rings-Won by E. G. Clark. faie;
Belcher, Yale, and Byrd, Navy lieu
for second. >,.
Side horse-Won by Lamont navy
Means, Yale, second; Seacharis, Macy
third.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-31
Had His Fling
Dying a Beggar.

New Orleans, jar. 30-Three days
ago Lewis Tewksbury of New York
proposed to promote the building of a
SO, 100000 hotel in New Orleans. To-
night he lies in what is believed to be
a dying condition as a charity patient
in local hospital. He fell from a
bootblach stand here Friday and sus-
tanned a. fracture on the skull. 1t is
said that Tewksbury had meteoric
financial career in New York.
New York, Jan. 30.-TewksbuTy came
to New York from Manchester, n. H,
in the early SOS and opened broker
age office in Wall Street. For time
he was a member of the Consolidated
Exchange. He owned famous trotting
horses and was reputed to be a mil
lionaire many times over. In 1889 he
married a wealthy widow and shortly
afterwards disappeared. His wife then
swore out a warrant charging him
with stealing her fortune of $250,000.
Tewksbury was next heard of in
Mexico under the name of Lewis
Thorne He said he had made a for
tune there and promised to return and
settle with his creditors. Instead he
disappeared again and was not heard
of until he turned up in London in 1904
rs the husband of Violet Aubeny, the
actress He came back to America.
was reConciled with his wife and en-
tered business again.