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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-21

TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA AS FOL
LOWS:
i..ssS==saE.sl GOING wEST-s11 A Nj.
vHTT@ except Monday, Portland
IEf3A11fHI and Boston; 6.33 A. NJ.
K0dIlEsfLi9l Lewiston, Pennington
ffffid3al Rockland, Portland, 30,
e z....s.a-.z-zzl ton, Montreal and Cue
bee: $40 A. NJ, Brunswick. Lewiston
harrington, Rockland, Portland, Boston
E.b0 +. NJ. Hallowell. Gardiner, and So
Gardner; $40 p M, local. 1855 p M.
texpress), Brunswick, Rockland, Port
And, Boston; 5.10 p. M, Hallowell Gar
diner and So. Gardiner; 613 p. NJ, Port
land and Boston: 10.45 p. M. Lewiston
Bath, Portland, Boston. Sundays 949 A
M, g. % and 1915 +. NJ, Portland, Boston
GOING EAST-120 A. M, Skowhegan
Bangor. st. John, Halifax. Aroostook Co
Sunday morning does not connect beyond
Bangor; 3.09 A. NJ, (express), Bangor,
Calais and Bar Harbor: 6.36 A. M, local
10 Moosehead Lake via Oakland, Belfast
FoXcroft and Bangor; 9.08 A. M, local to
Belfast and Bangor; 1908 +. M, Water.
vile. Bangor, & A. K. r., Calais st
John and Halifax; 2.32 Z. M, express to
Waterville. thence local to Bangor. Bar
Harbor and Mattawamkeag: 3.05 p. M.
Waterville and Skowhegan; 730 p. M,
Waterville, Skowhegan and Bangor
Sundays 120 A. NJ, 300 A. M, for Ban
gor; $50 A. M, 25s p. M. for Bangor and
Bkowhegan.
Trains leave Augusta for Hallowell
Gardiner and South Gardiner at s.3s
s45 A. M, 1850. $40. $40, 6.13. 1045 p. M.
Sundays 94s A. M, 3N +. NJ 1916 p. M
for Gardiner week days; 3.11 A. M, except
Monday, for Hallowell and Gardiner 2.H
J.. NJ.
r. f. BOOTHBY,
General Passenger Agent.
MORRIS MCDONALD.
Vice President IL General Manager.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-21
RAILROADS & STEAMBOATS,.
B00ThBkY and the ISLANDS.
Effective May 10, 1911.
STEAMER ISLANDER.

CAPTAIN ROBERT F. WEsTMAN
Leaves Augusta every day at 7.O5 A. M :
Hallowell (on signaD 7,1S; Gardiner TAO;
South Gardiner ION signaD 7.50; Cedar
Grove sos; Richmond S.35; Bath City
Landing Wharf 925; connecting at Bath
with the L.. b. e. b. Electric r. r. for
New Meadows Inn, Merrymeeting Park,
Brunswick, Lisbon Falls and Lewiston
Arrives at Boothbay Harbor about IL. 81
A. M Ret. leaves Boothbay Harbor ev-
cry day at 100 p. NJ. Bath Bis, connect
Ing at Bath with the afternoon train for
Portland and Boston. Richmond z.15
Stops at Cedar Grove and So. Gardiner
on signal. Gardiner els; Hallowell Con
slgnaD arrives at Augusta about Q
O'Clock p. M.
Agents:
II. r. BOWDITCH, Augusta, Tel. 1882
II. G. TURNER, Hallowel.
w. l.. TOZIER, Gardiner. Tel. 147-5.
Connections at Boothbay Harbor daily
Except Sunday for Wiscasset and Mon.
hogan. Connections at Augusta upon ar
rival OF the steamer for Winthrop, Ma
tional Home Togus, and the NJ. C. r. r
and Electric r. r. for Waterville. Stops
at Southport ION signal, Capitol Island
Squirrel Island and Ocean Point Subject
to delays and change without notice.
w. b. BERRY. Manager.
naysdtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-21

There was a small attendance at the
regular meeting of Albion Grange at
its last meeting The lecturer being
absent on account of illness, Sister
Wiggin was appointed lecturer pro
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-21
RAILROADS & STEAMBOATS,.
MAINE CENTRAL R. R.
Effect Oct. 10, 1910.

TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA AS FOL
LOWS.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29

Kets and promoting the cultivation in
TINS mild Southern country of every kind
OF vegetation for home use.
Pinellas has attractive bayous and keys
ana the beaches about St Petersburg
are more level than the Jersey shores
where the mills OF God have ground the
sea sand to a finer powder The surf is
sehtler than at Coney Island. becoming
warm enough for bathing early I'm Janu-
arE and spangled with Tyrlan lines.
here Tor centuries was the winter fish
ing ground Of Osceoa's Seminole tribe.
whose shell mounds and kitchen mid
dens are scattered over the peninsula.
Inc tarpon and kingfish and the pom
paho-a Fulton Market delicacy-arc
among the scores of game and edible
ilsh sought by the sportsman. Allga-
tors and most native Florida fauna arc
passing like the turpentine forests. but
sharks give constant excitement to the
fSlpTl,tpp'S catch
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29

South latitude where bunkers may be re-
plenished "
The captain thinks that a landing will
probably be made on the coast OF Coats
Land. in the Woddel Sea. and here the
base Of the expedition will he established
the ship remaining there. II suitable niche
or harbor is available, until the party has
maCe its dash 10 the pole ami back Should
no such haven be found the ship will re-
turn % South America. going back TO the
Antarctic continent for the party the year
following
I'VE hope" said the captain TO be able
TO make landing at this point, but it is
somewhat proble,hatical. az the great ice
barrier Is sometimes several hundred feet
high. with a perpendicular surface"
Asked what tactics they would pursue
after getting ashore. ne said:
"Oh. it's hard TO say. Circumstances will
control our actions more or less, but they
viii not be much different from the method
adopted by the Peary expedition in the
North
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
AVIATION LEADS PROGRESS.

Nv all odds the most spectacular oeNeI'
onn,ent Of the last year has BEEN tAe IN
,reasing mastery Of man over the po"e''
~ the air. and II is peculiar iac' 'l"'
notwithstanding the undeniabie improve
,,enis of the heavier-tnan-air hyins ma
cbines the principal progress has been III
,be control Of the machine by the aviator
rather than in the design Of the machine
ttso1f Increasing Familiarity with the art
of diving has led TO the establishment oi
,amarkabie records IN distance, height and
sp,ed. and the desire to excel In th1s
urancn of the sport dOr such 10 must re
raIled al ptesenU. as well ds the chase
aftfr the money which has been laIished
C-e4iv Tor record breaking performances
i.. induced daring which has not only
nesn reckless. but suicidal ana fatai in
many instances For some ieasOn OT other
Hrt'.,s best known TO themselves tue
question OF stability seems 10 have been
in 10 the skill OF the atiato.s in man
eoine the hand and foot operated devices
cn tIeir machines. Popular Mechanic
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
BIRDS WITHOUT NUMBER.

wild ducks and beautiful blue herons
/ haunt me picturesque lagoons Robins.
meadoWlarks and the Northern birds
that stray furthest South are found here
i'm winter, blackbirds and bluejays being
largely in evidence. but for the most
part they arc songless. fitting to and fro
IN silent groups, like Dante's shadows
rather than those tuneful favorites We
! have known at home.
The most strenuous native birds arc
the Gaunt peicans on the beaches. who
never hesitate to strip the fisherman S
bait often getting hooked for their te-
merity; and ashore the turkey buzzard
| holds sway. His awkward figure fire.
Quents the chimney tops for warmth on
cool mornings, with the domestic ia
miliarity of the stork. and a touch Of
the raven in his sombre hue. On the
wing he is more graceful. a natures
monoplane more perfect than Bl6riot's.
never losing his balance in the strongest
wind gust. After the morning meal
the warm sunlight. for pure pleasure ap-
parcntlN, without flap Of the wing.
soaring for hours above the town and it's
human crowd. mere fly specks against
the blue armament.
The butcher bird (Southern shrike)
nests here, and has a not unpleasant
note. He does not seem so shy or vi
cious as in the North. But the joyous.
songful presence is the mocking bird
Beginning his rhapsodic waltz and
nesting warbe early in January. when
peach trees begin to bloom and straw
berries are crimson. his melody is con-
tinuous, rich and varied for the ensuing
weeks, until he selects his spouse. and
with her holds house warming in the
orange trees, when fragrant blossoms
are perfuming the air
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
ESQUIMAU DOGS OR PONIES.

"Nill Esquimau dogs or ponies he used
and which. in your opinion. IS best suited
for such work. was the next question.
1T has not been decided" he replied
which shall be used. advantages and dis
advantages being found to attend the adop-
tion Of either. Ponies are. / consider, too
heavy to Cross over crevices covered by
snow bridges. while dogs would have 10 he
brought from Greenland. which in itself
would he biz undertaking. and a number
of them would probably perish while pass
ing through the warm zone on the way
south.
Relay supporting parties" he continued
will no doub, be used. and food will he
cached ~ different points in the journey
for use on the return zip. This could 70.
he done i'm the Arctic ae travel was over
the floating ice. while in the Antarctic the
dash 20 the pol will be over land 4
thousand miles viii nave to be traversed
from tho ship 10 the objective point. ana
th" samc number on the backward march.
Tine pole IS PROBABLY A. a point eley ated
he:Veen 1000 and l5.01 feet above the sea
level This : Judge from what Lieutenant
Shachlc,on found on the last English OK
petition. he having reached an altitude Of
iD.o5N feet - latitude S> degrees p minutes,
81 vaich point ne WIS forced 10 turn back
TIE starting point Of the American eApe,i-
ZION VIII be slmost directly opposite th.
pla-o whore captain scot. of ths English
polar party. viii start from"
'artain Bartlett thought patriotic citi-
zons would contribute the SiotpO needed to
d"iray the expenses Asked II ha expected
much difficulty in getting members for the
part., he replied:
"Ch. guodnes~. no We've hundreds Of
applicant, some even Offering to pay their
huord.
fh" captan has made four trips into the
Arctic with Commander Peary. and the
hrunt OF tho pioneering resled upon his
shoulders during the dash TO the TOP Of the
earth. lie was born In Newfoundland
thirty -hve years ego. and mas been going
10 sea since he was fifteen. most OF which
time mas been spent IN northern latitudes.
~ u result he is probably the greatest ice
plot living. Peary, in writing Of Bartlett.
said:
The long generations OF ice and ocean
fighters behind this brave and inlomitable
young captain seemed % be rellvns In him.
lu tie strenuous days that carried the nag
of England round the world. blue-eyed,
tIowu-hdircJ. stooky. stecl-mlscled Bart
lrtt, whether ia the crow s nest hammerns
"a Idsssge through the hocs or stumbling
over thr iccpack with sIedges. wa always
the slant faithful. enthusiastic ana
true g., thc ,Ompassf
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
GETTING OUT OF NEW YORK.

you mightn't think it," said the hobo.
but if one is headed for the West it's
the most difficult thing in the world to
get out Of New York City without vast
inc an awful lot Of time. mean. of
C urse. If one is altogether without funds.
as i'm the case with most men Of wander
ing instinct when the approach Of winter
forces them 10 seek more genial cline.
Your mind naturally turns to the fer
ries. We'll. it isn't so easy to beat a
ferry boat on this side Of the river The
ticket punchers don't let anybody get
10y them. and the men at the gates are
provokingly expert in spotting a follow
Who minglcs with the incoming passen-
gers and tries TO work his way on TO the
Ecat They're not so careful on the Jer-
.ey side-don't seem TO care how many
PEOPLE 90 to New York. but are most
particular. thank you. that no one shall
leave it without coming through with the
price
I've tried making fake tickets out Of
cardboard. but they've always been de-
tected. and as for working the SYM
pathy game on those ferryhouse officials
take my advice and never attempt 1t.
Tic your little bull outside is the most
polite retort I've ever had, and there's
something about said colloqual phrase
that eXcites in me a frenZied desire TO
lunch The head Of the man who uses it.
THE Hudson tunnels are likewise
closed to dcadheads. and with all the
natural lines Of transit eliminated can
YOU figure out how the poor 'bo is going
10 start his journey West?
IF one besides TO walk, il is necessary
TO 70 north as far as Poughkocpsic be
fore one reaches the first bridge across
the river. That takes one 50 much out
OF his way that it's hardly 10 be thought
cr admire the noble enthusiasm OF
the pedestrian. but when l want 10
winter in California ! hate to be un-
necessarily delayed.
1T is possible, though extremely dif-
fcult. to jump a freight at the Grand
Central Station that will eventually
carry one across the Hudson. At TINS
roint also the officials are 50 watchiul
that II takes almost incredible cunning
10 cludo them. The Obstacles in the way
or leaving New York without paying are
so numerous. in short. that | have gen
raliv violated nay most deeply rooted
principles. and worked for or solicited q
nickel 10 take me TO Jersey City.
"On one occasion. however | slowed
avay on barge bound for 81 George
walked from tho latter point the Nho'c
length - staten Island TO Totton'i"''
and then swan across the narrow strip
If water 10 Perth Amboy Ho"s that
r.r getting from New York CITY I" Jcr-
cos, FREE oc cost? It's the only time J
ever succeeded in doing IT. and REGARD
II as one Of the most satlS'd''or!
.cbicvemcnts or chcckcrod career.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
Captain Bob"
Bartlett Plans
Another Dash
SOUTH POLE THIS TRIP
He and Harry Whitney Are
to Start on Expedition
Next Summer.

Captain Robert \. Bartlett. late master
of the Roosevelt and trail maker for
Commander Peary during the expedition
which ended 50 successfully i'm reaching
the North Pole. came 10 town quietly n
few days ago. Captain Bartlett does
everything quietly: hence when ! called al
an uptown hotoI and inquired If captain
Bob" Bartlett. was guest the clerk re-
plied:
81 think not. SIR
Are YOU quite sure. sir:" 7 asked
lie pushed the register toward me and
courteousIy SAID: well, YOU may look
FOR Yourself"
| did look and found the entry "R y.
Bartlett. Boston" The clcrI, guessed,
however that IL couldn't De Captain Bart
lett Of polar fame. but didn't trouble 10
explain why ~ couldn't DE. II wa-. never
thcless. so sent up my card and waited
for the bell hop 90 return. but instead
Of the bellboy J saw sta'Wart young
man approach tEc dcs', ana ask if some
one wished TO see Bartlett The clerk
pointed toward me ard Captain Bob
came my way his right hand extended and
quiet smile playing over his counte-
nance.
Without iuquiruS who ] was. Ee said:
"IioW are tou. sifa What can co FOR
roue" ] tclG him that wanted TO write
somcth.nc about him. NE seemed omtar.
lassed and said: "Td ra;lcr not YoI
80. sir there's nothing Won could write
about mo tina, would lo worth printing"
How about 'Ee South Pole. vricb you
arl UaY. Emt2cr aIc go.p- to annex lo
the United States"
III smiled. -.armcrcl and said.
"On. Lord Must J ta'k about taatc
Really. old chan. there's nothing 10 g."
said Its $50 far of. ou know. that II ]
start taH.ira 40 this early date some orc
viii got tired listening and co down tuerc
and nail the fag 10 The polo before NO can
get started However, n YOU think /
should say something. fire ap1. aud IH
tr, 70 tcll lou all about it. but. really. old
chap. there so little to tell"
had been warned that if vle almost
as well to GO 20 deaf and dumb institute
for IN interview as TO 20 % EarIett
found him most cougouial, lut oh. ny,
how he does hate To tak-cspccial about
himself-Jut boy diut Of perseverance ]
finally extracted the following facts from
Captain Bob.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
A SHRINE OF NATURE.

81 Petersburg, with its Russian sug-
gostion is a chief and growing resort
o. the west Gulf coast-a discovery Of
the last ten years. which, if not a
I.ourdcs. is hailed as a kind of nature
shrine. whose mild and relaxing airs are
beneficial 10 exhausted nerves and
weakened frames-a Mecca not for the
fcv. hut for all. If it has no other bcne-
III than floods of constant sunshine and
continuous summer brcezcs the winter
through il may still claim a specific that
keeps its devotccs I'M the opcn-out Of
stove or steam heated apartments. where
The supply Of oxygen is unfailing and
the blue Sky over present It's season.
beginning after Thanksgiving Day and
continuing until MAY. is earlier than the
Eastern (Atlantic) coast. with its better
known st Augustine, Daytona and
Miami Situated half wSy down the
coast, ou the tongue Of a peninsula-al-
most an island. and one of the highest
Florida levels. washed by the Gulf and
fronting Tampa Eay-it is protected
from sudden changes of temperature
and has a wellniSh perfect climate, eX-
ccpuoually equable even in Florida-an
average above GO degrees for the winter
months.
Pinellds is the favorite name OF the
peninsula Dry winds from the Texas
plains sweeping over the Gulf where the
Gulf Stream has its resting place be-
come warm and mild when they reach
the Florida shores and Pinellas-which
Is. perhaps. the whole secret of Florida's
climate Though ii is unsurpassed rs
climate her sandy plains can never hope
10 rival Southern California landscapes.
But the rainy season comes in midsum-
mer Fogs and raw Atlantic gusts are
rare I'm st. Petersburg. Thunder showers
freshen the air in January with touches
or Northern ozone, following the North
crn blizzards. They come most fire.
ouenty by night, bathing the skies for
q cloudless day on the morrow, from
which a genial sun tints the Gulf waters
with brilliant color
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
St. Petersburg
on the Gulf a
Growing Resort
NEVERFAILINC SUNSHINE
Many Northern Visitors Build
Ing Winter Homes in This
Florida City.

St Petersburg. Fla, Jan. 20.-The an
nual migration to Florida's sandy shores
Is under way with swelling volume.
whether or not their soft airs and winter
sunshine hold a special balm for human
ills and increasing years. her Northern
sister states within the frozen zones arc
yearly becoming more conscious that
palm and orange groves arc fiourishing
not far beyond snow covered garden
gates and that they may be reached in
ridwiuter in days journey by rail
The bird student may find these homo
impulses surviving instincts Of the mi
eratory trait in bird and animal. sug-
gcstive quite as much of personal com
for, as OF food supply. And Ponce de
Icons fountain OF life and youth may
not be wholly the imaginary fgment that
a literal age would make II.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
NOT LATER THAN AUGUST

Harry Whitney and he expect TO
sail from New York next summcr-not
later than August-Ind proceed Dy easy
stages down tire coas; to Punta- Arenas.
which win be tine last port ~ oalI on the
American continent Here coal will be
taken Oh board 90 the fun capacity of the
ship bat very little Of it Will Doe used on
the outward voyage 60 Goats Land. which
fl ie thought Viii be tie landing point ON
the Aniarctir continent il being the pun
pose Of th" ,oyalcr- to drive jue shin bv
sails iu order to save fuel
From Punta Arenas Tie ship VIII .au d.
rect for the Aniarciic continent. canvas
being Used as much as possible On driving
the shin across the southern ocean into
the Antarctic Circio. tIc coai being thu,
saved for tho la+t stages of tho hpmcvard
taesdsc. "Hoccu-e.' fs.ou'u-t. Icnilrt.d
t1c rartaIn tho coal Trust l,. ro col.
lIerc- III tAc acisAtyIAoOI uf 30 dcglces
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
ANGLERS LINE THE PIERS.

In the absence of a boWdNaIh' t"V
long pies. extending q thousand ieet 10
the decucr water Of the BAY are INV"
daily With hundreds Of men and women
anglers. All join i'm this vocation 'h'
millionaire 4.. 50 much in evidence dS
the rugged. elaybearded sage OF ihteiIoi
cities. with tie dialect, perhaps oi feN'-
syIyania or Southern Indiana or leaheT
h2ures-retireG tradesmen Of New Ehs
land towns. o. Puritan ancestry "a''
END fuGly octogenarian often VINO -
tel YOU with no secrecy as he HICKS NJ
long laaboo yole he has passed ~"
thl.d stroke and is jest 80 good an "'
IS D.. was AT rorty. down here ia "''''''
time"
loe l,t lhc mingled coilo4uialiS'''' "
O., Middle States with the meiI""
c~ats u.s. the South to the deep P"''''.
infections Of AIa3ama. crisp Chlc's" >
anuuaion.. the bread prairie ron
Wisconsin. Nebraska or OF me i'N.
ranchmHu Their annual presence si''N'
g. prosperity in :, Petersburg: II j. "
SiI.ioq urucn.. of moro direct 'as''
veiu. tn , ..,u.. o.. grapefruit crops
es4.ins IL. ncw "Gnts anu holllo i'"'
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
A CONFIDENT EDITOR.

The daily paper Of St Petersburg. with
newspaper inspiration, has seized this
feature to declare that winter is always
summer here and TO maintain a stand
iuC offer at the head Of its columns 10
give tho paper free on every rainy day.
or whom the sun does not shine. the
editor points out triumphantly that three
such days only have been known since
September last to the present January.
nel,ry,6g his claim 10 the Sunshine
city In such climate even barn fowl
aspirc 10 song. 1t is. often asked why
Tho rooster crows Jli night i'm Florida,
O. query that seems to be answered by
tho luminous night-the stars shining
from the deep blue with a tropical brill
iancy that every moment heralds the
GAVIN.
TIE building e a town. always of in
tcrest. is the more so whom IL is North
ern community in a Southern resort
tho home of the Florida cracker.
Michigan and Ohio have credit for the
discovery Of ST Petersburg which from
& handful a few years ago, has now a
native population of five thousand by the
last census. In the winter it's doors are
thrown open to more than thirt: thou-
sand visitors. and it becomes a kind OF
Atlantic City on the Gulf.
Every state has contributed TO It's
homes. shaping them in varied taste
and style. designing parks and schools
establishing electric light and wat"
works and Police. fire. sewage ana SAM
tary regulations on approved plans i'r
. model city. The rhythmic ring "i me
hammer is i'm tho air while tho builders
arc from the North and most OF the
craftsmen and laborers are negroes
New structures spring up with each sea
son by thc hundred, nc" avenues VIM
oft further through the white sahd
among the pines, palmettos and SCRUB
Oatr
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
Di&goaal5 ard B2rathea Serg.
New Ribbons
For DrCssmakCrs' SalC

All silk Taneta-Moirgs. Satus and
uIain :; 10 -, inch white black and
leading shades reg. .lf.......... Special 10
same 10 As u,h-rcg. Special 10
MoireS Sstins, TaGctas Dresdeus and
Plaids-l 10 -, IN h.-wbito, black,
desirable tllu shades and best
cCmhinutons-rcs l9.............S Special | :
4 splendid 10, OF rich darE Persians
Dainty Dlesdens. also black auo
whit, checks aud stripes and al
desrab," plain shades in Saurs.
Taa,t1s and Moircs-i 10 Is in wido.-
rog - end -. ........ ........... Special ! q
Soit,-. satirs T1TetaS. Romans and
Tauo, strips DIssdtus Dresden
turdoie and PlaiiS To 80. il"1--
ito ulafd. and stripes arc iu bla H aud
Whit and colo. comb nations
value - ...-............... ...... Sptciai -
New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
DISCRETION.

"He avfu.ly tOuchy, isn't he?'
81 should say lac was \ man who had a
crudsc against him dcfed him 10 come out
aud ncht and lc got 80 mad N the feIiop
trat ha locked hm.cf In his Office aud
.ta,ed there Two ia. =. Gle, Gland Plain
Dealer.