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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17
Editorial Comment.
Looking Ahead With Champ Clark
washington Post.)


The capture of the Maine legisla-
ture by tn, Democrats prompts Hon.
Champ Clark to revise his prediction
schedule upward and figure out a
gain of six or seven seats in the
Senate this fall Just what effect
on national legislation partial
change in the complexion of the SEN
ate would have, in the event OF the
election of Democratic House, Is
not clearly forecasted, but doubtless
Mr. Clark feels tina the fulfillment OF
his seven-colored prediction woulo
serve to expedite the passage by the
Senate of bills approved by the BODY
he hopes to preside over.
In face of a good working majority
of Republicans, this reinforcement OF
the minority might as well not have
been. Ms Clark doubtless counts
upon Republican differences giving
his party the balance of power pu'
what could happen that would So
quickly and inevitably solidlfy Ike
publican ranks as the proceedings Oh
| a Democratic House? True, there
will not be much of real Importance
on the card for them to deal WIN
as. with all but two of the Tart pom
| cies becoming accomplished facts tiiS
winter. there will be left them only
| the inalienable right to play polltlcs'
For the Democrats, having practicaliy
committed themselves to the ao-
ministration insurgent progressive
tariff revision plan, and being ahgneo
with the admins tration i'll the matter
Of state control of conservation-the
| two issues going over to the neX'
Congress-it looks now like cleai
case of platform bankruptcy.
For that matter, what has the
Democracy gone to the country on
this fall? Scan their campaign pooh
| in vain for anything outside OF the
tariff bill as it passed Congress anu
the stock charge of extraNagallce.
| The first of these has, by the logic %
events. already been virtually elim-
mated The second count is lnVailo'
nv. reason of open or tacit consent
When Democrats did not vote yea w
annroprations, pork barrels ana an,
| the voice of protest was nan -healteu
and the attitude insincere ANY
iury would throw the case out Vi
CONT on the ground of contrlbutory
neolect SO, when the day comes
tina the people shall have given MI
| Clark and his party mandate ipi
his inauguration as Speaker, the 'ash
of formulating policies will come
.baad of the problem of enactihs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17
A Western Cooperative Scheme.

A farmers educational and CO.
operative union at Medical Lake
Washington. has formed a consumers
company, bought a general store, fully
stocked it with groceries and pro-
visions and farm implements, and
supplied each of its one hundred
members with a key to the establish
ment. the doors of which are not open
to the general public There are nc
clerks or cashiers in the store, no
goods are displayed in the windows
advertisements to tempt the house
wife. or expenses for advertising
The store is an experiment, con
ceived to reduce the cost of living. 1t
is to be hoped that it will be a sue
cess, If we should all believe with
Leo Tolstoi that it is as natural for
normal man to be honest as it is
for a babe to breathe. the scheme
would work all right, but most of us
know that a large percentage of us
are abnormal. Maine has suffered
from dabbling i'm cooperative expert
ments. even under a system of paid
lerkships and rigid auditing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17
A Hint to Abandoned Wives.

Women who have been abandoned
by their husbands and may be seeking
an advertisement to help the boarding
house business in support of the fam
ily might do worse than to copy the
form of the following warning taken
from a recent issue of the Tunkhan-
mock, (Penna) Republican and New
Age:
Whereas. my husband. George Ros-
engrant, son of the late John Rosen-
grant and Maria Rosengrant, formerly
of Forkston Township. has left the
house rented by me. and for which
paid the rent. and has left my board
and taken his bedstead with him and
sold it, this is to warn all persons not
to harbor or trust him on my account.
from this date as will pay no bills of
his contracting. shall continue to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17
NEED NEW WEDDING MARCH.
HobbIe Skirt Will Not Permit Aisle
March to "Lohengrin."

Hitherto We have not taken the hob
| Bile skirt very seriously. Too many
other subjects Of seemingly larger i'm
portance have absorbed the attention
of grave minds. That a certain num-
Der of women in those parts of the
world denominated. for purposes of
| classification. civilized have been
wearing frocks too narrow to accom-
modate both their-so narrow, in fact,
| as tC make lOcGmotion difficult and
to impress uninitiated onlokers with
the idea that the wearer is affiict-
ed with some painful disease. has been
we'll known. something touching this
matter has been printed from time t.
time in the newspapers. But that this
locomotOr ataXia garment of feminine
attire was to become established as a
general fashion we have refused to be-
lieve.
The Chicago Tribune, however.
which is fOrehanded in the collection of
important news, says it is, and sug-
gests. with philanthropic intent. tn"
substitution of new wedding marches
in the approaching social season for
the time-honored "Lohengrln'' chorus,
and the exhilarating piece from Men
delsSohn's "SOInmernachtstraum. The
matter, therefore. calls for both earn
est thought and prompt. effective ac-
ton. Clearly the brides of the fan and
winter cannot march up the church
aisies in time with the old marches. If
they are to wear hobblc skirts.
Faithful and true and the other
wedding march which has served 80
n"oly for two full generations OF brides
must be laid aside. The Chicago Trib-
uhcs suggestion of the substitution of
Gonnods Funeral March of a Marion
cite is utterly trivial and indicates T.
humorous view of sad situation The
cleVerest girl could not hop and jump
To that kind Of nusic And fancy the
predicament of her plump and prefer
naturally dignified father, real or
adopted! Something might be done
temporarily with Every Little Move
nent Has Its Meaning" but clearly the
prospective brides must go into train
ms, and the inspired iative composers
or music must get into action 20 turn
out a new kind of wedding music to fit
tie whims of the depraved foreign
composers of fashions. The one conso-
lation it that it opens up new field of
endeavor. There has been nothing
new i'll Wedding music for long time.
An infan: industry will re encouraged.
-NewYork Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17
Lessons of the Aviation Meet.

At the aviation meet in Boston
Thursday. the practicability OF drop
ping bombs from an elevation of 1900
feet was given a trial. The contest
ants were Ralph tombstone in Il
Wright biplane, and Graham White in
his Farman machine. Each took up
six eggs, and attempted to lombard
a 200-fcot square canvas. None of the
eggs thrown by White were seen to
strike, but two of those thrown by
tombstone struck an automobile 1000
feet away. The lesson to be drawn
from the attempt is complicated, to
some extent, by public wonder as to
whether Johnstone calculated to dis
figure the automobile
But there have been lessons from
this aviation meet that mark progress
in the science of man flight. 1t has
been shown definitely that the air
ship has become factor to he reck-
OneG with by governments and by
manufacturers of other agencies for
amusement and moneygetting. II
mere speed and quick getaways were
the only claims of Mr.. Graham White
to superiority in the meet, he would
have to be satisfied with lesser hon
ors; but it is not so, for he aided in
awakening the American naval au-
thorities to a lively appreciation OF
the air-ship's possibilities as factor
in time of war. There is no longer
any doubt of the air-ship as a medi-
UNI of information in war maneuvers
and that it must soon be developed in
to a machine of actual belligerency
and despite of the failure on Thursday
to discriminate between a 200-foot cam
vas and an automobile, there are
probabilities of securing better aim
with more practice, even with high.
priced hen fruit
The Englishman won pre-eminence
through skill and daring, his speed of
nearly mile a minute being almost
phenomenal, but, on the whole, the
demonstrations by the American avia-
tors are likely to be of more lasting
benefit. They are in closer relation to
the possibility of making air travel
safe enough and comfortable enough
so that fear of it will be overcome
Aside from this it is possible to sec
In the progress of advancement as
exe!nplified in the Boston meet. more
or less connection between the auto
mobile. the bicycle and the air-ship
New avenues of pleasure and joy rid
ing are opened up. and it is not with
out the bounds of reason to expect
that we may soon be obliged to put
out signs on our trees and chimney
tops for careless JOY riders of the at
mosphere. to regard our own propert,
rights.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17
President Taft's Letter.

On Thursday, President Taft. in a
letter to a prominent Republican lead
er Of Iowa, makes the strongest bid
thus far, since the opening of The Six
ty-frst Congress, for united Repub-
lean party. "PrOgressives" and Reg
olars" all are regarded as Republi
cans. No line is to be drawn in poll
tics, and no difference known among
those who perform their duties con-
scientiously All party leaders, here
after, are to have the same standing,
and the President will meet them OH
the same footing. He urges all fac
tons to work Loyalty together Where
the line was drawn between the fac
tons in the last session of the Sixty
first Congress, that attitude is now
abandoned. Patronage will be re-
stored.
The President recognizes the danger
that in certain cases expression of
feeling were so intense as to make it
difficult for factions to come together
and work Loyalty for the party, but
now he believes it can be done and
should be done. The President believes
that the value of federal patronage
has been greatly exaggerated, and that
the refusal to grant it probably has
been more useful to the men affected
than the appointments would have
been. In the preliminary skirmishes
in certain states like Wisconsin and
Iowa and elsewhere, he was willing
in the interest of what party leaders
believed would lead to party success
to make certain discriminate but
the President has concluded that it is
his duty now to treat all Republicans
alike.
The President expression should
not be taken as concession to in
surgency'; it is his characteristics
Judicial stand on the question about
which There has been much misunder-
standing, and much useless talk. Poll.
convinced that the Presidents letter
widely circulated, will have bene-
fetal effect in the campaign between
now and the November election.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

BostonS schools opened "Wednesday
with more than 100000 pupils. Superin
tendent Brooks did not get into the dis
tricts, but his assistant superintend
ents did, and each one kept in close
touch with his own section. Likewise
the inspectors connected with the
schoolhouse commission We're all about
the city 1t is impossible to give defin-
lite figures of registration The schools
do not submit any statement in detail
to the committee headquarters for Il
week or more. Anything approaching
an approximation came only from the
English High school and the Girls
High school, which. with the other
high schools, form the most perplexing
problem that the school authorities
have to face as far as adequate ac-
commoda tons are concerned. All
the Hubs children found room. for
which the city and the scholars are to
be congratulated, but the highest
grades show the greatest congestion.
And this condition should be given
prompt attention by the school COM
mittee Students. at that age. once
halted or disheartened seek employ
ment and their school days are over
Give them room and hold their inter-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17
Coming Events.

Sept. Ca. o. H. State convention at
Bangor.
Sept 2-23-Androscoggin County Sun
day School Convention. Lewiston.
Sept. 22-3-Maine State Board of Trade
at Skowhegan.
Sent. 27-2S-Northern Hancock Agricul-
tural Society holds its Fair
Sept: 30-Meeting of governor and
Council
Oct. A. S, 6,-Annual meeting Of Maine
State League of the National League Of
Postmasters of the United States. Au-
gusta.
ton, Portland.
Oct. 26-2S-Fourth Annual Meeting Of
Maine State Conference Of Charities and
Correction. Portland.
Nov. S-10-Annual Exhibition of Mains
Pathological Society, Auburn.
Dec. 20-2EStatA GranRa AuYuafA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

Apropos of the charges against the
PAYNE tariff, the Providence JOurna
who had suffered at the hands of the
customs officials. on arriving in this
country with an extensive wardrobe
She is declared to have said. 1.-The next
time | arrive in this country. | vii
come clad only in figleaf." She had
better beware. The duty on leaves and
stens, or parts thereof. is go per cent
ac valarem, and her abbreviated ward
role might prove costly after all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17
SUNFLOWER PHILOSOPHY.

Anv man who loves his enemies vii
hate his friends.
Did you ever hear polite bride anc
groom joke that was funny?
Some dead beats manage to line LOT
of good people up in their defense.
There is one thing woman has the
most perfect confidence in--her owl
taste
One can get a lot of comfort out OF
an ola overcoat when he can't afford
new one.
When you try to act smart. people
say. Hes putting that on" but it's
real with T. r.
When an attempt at suicide fails, dc
YOU think the Big Bookkeeper charges
it up to profit or loss "-Atchison (kan.
Globe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

The Connecticut Republican platform
gives high praise to Taft. He is called
good and great President and his ad-
ministration conservative, progressive
and law-enforcing. 1t says: THE ap-
pointing power has been to him a sa-
cred trust. Our exporters are in
debted TO him for the preservation of
tariff peace with the whole trading
world. He has prepared the way for
needed changes in our schedules with
out the disturbance and arrangement
of business inevitably attending what
is known as general revision
Thanks chiefly to his tactful but reso-
lutte insistence. the vital part of the
reforms for which his predecessors
pleaded in speeches and messages, is
now statute law, and the Republican
Congress has made a record for con-
structive work, of abiding value, that
will he landmark in our legislative
history. AT once conservative and
progressive, patient under misrepre-
sentation and detraction. William
Howard Taft has set an example of Of
fetal fidelity and pure patriotism to
all his successors in the presidency"
Well said and true. Sister Nutmegger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17
loney- Boy.

am lonesome. just a little;
/ am feelin' all forlorn.
There are taters in tn kittle
There are steamin' cobs o. corn
On my plate each day at dinner
An my bread is piled with jam,
But | know I'm gittin' thinner
An I'm lonesome, yes. | am.
School will open soon, I'm gon'
Down tn path / used to go.
Where TIL pin oaks are a-growin',
Standin CROWN in row,
But there won't be no more Helen
Waitin' fer me at tn bend.
An that's why my heart is swellin'
Like a toad-Tm lost friend.
Her paw told my paw she's eoin'
Way off on tn kears ter school,
An tn cattails will be BLOWN
Tall an brown beside tn pool
ike drum majors hats a-stickin'
Up there covered with soft fur,
But there amt no use a-pickin
Them since they cant be for her.
There are blue grapes on TIL arbor.
Ihere are roses everywhere
Gee! ! don't care if the barber
never, never cuts my hair,
what's tn Use of all tn foolin'
WaShin' of my neck an earsr
WHAT'S tn use of all tn Schoolin'
Through TIL years an'years an wears
Bet when I am grown I'll foller
mere theyVe Token her away,
An I'll holler the old holler
Meath her windows sill some dav
Inen III hold my prancin pony
IN she mounts, then wen away,
ice! But / am feelin' loney,
Ihinkin' of her every day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

pay my rent and to keep up my table
in the usual form i'm his absence, and
having one less to feed, l will be
pardoned, l think, if l say in better
style than formerly. There is hard
winter creeping along and he may in
cite your sympathies to trust him on
my account, seeing that l am doing
very well, thank you. but you just
keep in mind that you have received
this warning, and govern yourself ac-
|cordingly.
Theresa ROSenorant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

It's Just as we'll that people talk
about the weather, else it would be
something still stupider
a nice. jolly fat girl keeps all those
qualities when she grows old except
the niceness and the holiness
Even if a married woman is ready
to unmake her own match she can be
wildly enthusiastic about making one
for somebody elSe.-New York Press
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

1t is believed that by November fifty
postal savings banks will be in opera
ton. in cities scattered over the coun-
try. 1t was learned Wednesday at
Washington that the special commit =
ice appointed by Postmaster General
Hitchcock to make preliminary ar
rangements for the establishment of
the postal banks has completed it's
work and has gone over the final draft
OF report to the board of trustees.
This board. which consists of Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock. Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham and Secretary Mac
Neagh, will meet in Washington to
consider the posta! savings bank mat
ter Immediately after they have con-
cluded their attendance on the special
cabinet meeting called BY President
Taft for Sept. "a. Unless the board
makes some unexpected objection to
the arrangements already mapped out
by the special committee, the work of
establishing banks will be taken up
Immediately. Much of the preliminary
work. such as printing, etc, already
is done. 1t is believed, therefore, that
during the month of November not less
than fifty banks will be in actual op-
peration and the people will have op-
nortunity to observe the working out
of the theory that has excited so much
opposition and ridicule from practical
banking men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

Ellsworth Young of Norway is tho
champion grower of cantaloupes. Mar
ketmen have declared for years that
the State of Maine climate was untl
for this fruit and when Young started
in few years ago with half an acre
of these melons his field was known
by residents throughout that section OF
Oxford county as "YOung's Folly
It's owner opened their eyes. however
last year, by selling over 500 WORTH
of cantaloupes. His field this year Is
the largest aver raised in oxford coun-
ty and he is harvesting the cantaloupes
in two-horse loads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

The bird men are now in full flight
toward nome, and Boston is of no more
importance than any other city Of its
size today. .f.t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

Recent land purchases at Bar Har-
Dor have revived the talk of an cleo
trio road from Ellsworth to Bar Har-
Dor. Residents of the latter place say
they would not be at all surprised to
see work begin on the road next spring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

with catalepsy while waiting on a GUS
toner. Said customer claims that lie
was not to blame, but he probably in
CURED when the price Of meat might
be expected to drop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

Above all let US never for
get that an act Of goodness is
in itself an act Of happiness.
Il is the flower Of long inner
life of joy and contentment; it
tells Of peaceful hours and
days on the sunniest heights
Of our soul.-M aeterIinck.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

Statistics show that there are 5000
law offices IN New York City. Within a
day or two we have had occasion 10
remark that 100000 school children
were unable to find rooms in which to
receive instruction. is it any wonder
that Gotham is so wicked?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

The United States government has
not the slightest objection if some 9TH
er nation wishes to build a $3,500.O 0U
embassy. Uncle Sam could care for
several such legations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

Thomas A. Edison said we all sleep
too much. We hope he was not think
ing of newspaper men during the re
cent campaign.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

Hunior is not usual, '3e,,: 10 he Sig
nor d'Annunzios strong point but
there is some wit in this saving of h;s
Which Comoedia Paris) prints. He
was asked what Is the difference he
tween mans first love and his last
love The difference is" said d'Annu-
nlZio, that he always thinks his first
iove is his last, and his last his first"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

No notice whatever will b taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held sesponsi-
BILE for the preservation or return Of
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and Advertisements
TO BURLEIGH 4 FLYNT. Publish
ers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

A Washington woman. perhaps
shocked the police officials, when she
walked into the station and demanded
to be elcctrOcuted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

Prices were first to be expert in the
art of aviation. but they do not tumble
half so readily as any of the machines
thus far perfected
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

A few Democrats are talking legiSla
ton already, but the most of them are
considering the question. What am
to get out of 1t, anyway"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

Los Angeles has a police woman on
duty. and now the small boy may he
expected to sing out to his chum
Cheese 1.-THE coppess."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

People accused of smuggling have 50
much better forgetteries than memo
ries-thev simply forget to declare the
goods they are bringing in.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

Let us give Count Zeppelin one more
chance before naming him the I'M
lucky count"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

Suffered day and night the torment OF
itching piles. Nothing helped me until
used Doan's Ointment. 1t cured me per
manently." Hon. John r. Garrett
Mayor. Girard, Ala
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

The young men OF Egypt are still
saying things about Mr. Roosevelt but
the Colonel stands pat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

Most people in hard luck are their
Count Zeppelin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

This is the time OF year when the ice
man is glad to change his coat and be-
come the coal man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

II have a world of confidence in Cham,
berlain's Cough Remedy for have used
l. Basford. Poolesville, Md. For SAFE
Everywhere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

This is delightful weather, even if the
mercury does run up and down the
stick
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-17

Already the political prognosticators
are whispering Roosevelt in 1912"