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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21
Lasson of Cleanliness Aaain.

With the new menace of cholera in
this country arises the eternal ques-
ton of cleanliness. Cholera is trans
mitted, as is typhoid. by water. milk.
and other food infected through the
same carelessness which brings the
more familiar disease. The risk of
cholera, then, is not one of contagion
by touch. The worst cholera epidemic
England ever had was from a single
cholera patient, who infected a stream
from which a large place had its water
supply. A single cholera patient
might do as much in any portion of
our country.
Cholera prevention depends, there
fore, in letting no immigrant likely to
have the disease pass until this risk
is over. and in rigid disinfection. 1t Is
believed that precautions to secure
this end are in full force at every port
of entry There is every reason to be-
llieve that all peril will be excluded:
that it will be kept out as successfully
as last year, when the maiady was
more rife in Russia than it now is in
Italy, But all health officials should
be on their mettle and ready to isolate
instantly and disinfeet any sporadic
case that may appear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21

| The following letter of earnest
| recommendation, prepared by state
Master Stetson and other State Of
fcers of the Grange. is being sent out
bv Secretary Libby TO all subordinate
Oranges:
Greene, Maine. July goth, 1911.
To the Subordinate Oranges
Believing that we are facing a
problem in the State today the prop
er solution of which will very vitality
affect us all from a moral and eco
nomic standpoint: And believing that
1t is the duty of every citizen, who has
the best interest of our State and the
moral welfare of our people at heart
to strenuously oppose, by all leglu-
mate means. any movement which is
in any way a menace to our state
And also believing that the time has
arrived when the Grange should ac-
lively oppose a movement, already
we'll underway, for the elimination Of
the prohibitory amendment from the
Constitution of our State. We believe
that 1t is but a movement toward the
open saloon, which exists solely that 1t
NAV fatten on the life blood of our
bows by the licensed sale of that
which is not food which cannot pro-
mote love of home. which destroys
habits of industry. thrift and economy.
aud which prevents a high conception
of citizenship. And as the Grange
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21
English Spelling.

The young people of today simply
cannot spell A great many of the
graduates of modern high schools and
colleges would be unable to stand up
for five minutes with the champion
spelIer of the crossroads country
school.
The reason is not far to see. 1t Is
not the fault Of the pupil but rather
the fault of the school system. The
schools of today do not teach spelling
that is. not to any extent, and, as
result, spelling is fast becoming one of
the lost arts. The little boys and
girls at the beginning of their educa-
tion in language are taught single
words. instead of letters AS for spell
ing in the grades. they are occasional
ly given written lesson, but when It
comes to the High school, spelling is
abandoned, except what of necessity
be done in taking a written test
II the High school graduate adopts
commercial pursuits he or she is apt
to find this lack of knowledge of cor
rect spelling a great handicap. Then
'stenography itself, with it's system of
phonetic spelling, is, very apt to drive
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21

Director Woods Of tae Maine Agrieui-
t1ral Experiment station states that
the optional inspection law in relation
to the packing Of sardiues is not prov
ing great success owing To the TACT
that he has declined to undertake the
approval Of packs unless he can also
undertake prosecutions Plreetoh
Woods found one or two firms willing
to comply with ali of the conditions OF
the state law and now but one OF
those Is left. He believes that law
can and viii be drafted that will ne
satisfactory to all concerned and pro-
teet the packers and the public Ihe
packers are not putting up any de-
cayed fish at the present time he
says. though some Of them still persist
in putting up broken fish.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21
Editorial Comment
A Good Word for Queen Mary.


When keir Hardie the famous and
capable English democrat. speaks we'll
of Queen Mary, his words mean some
thing. for it is far from his habit to
find anything pleasant to say about
persons in her class. In recent num-
Der of the Pioneer" a labor paper
published in his constituency Of Mer
thyr Tyrfil. Wales, he gave his I'm
pressions about the recent Coronation.
After remarking that King George has
some astute advisers, who, in his opin-
ion, could be relied upon to advise
him rightly on a big constitutional is
sue" he goes on thus:
At least there is one person at
Court in whom / have implicit faith
| mean the Queen 1 confess to
weakness for that good lady. She is
the only Royal person | have ever
seen who looks like a healthy human
being She is not of the wax doll or
professional beauty type. hut she Is
a handsome woman. or what in Scot
land would be called a bonnie" wo-
man. Queen Mays features are those
of a woman of capacity, who, iR her
time, has had frequent occasion to as
sert herself. and has done so firmly
and 20 some purpose. TO see her, as
/ have done, with her children, and
to note her hearty laugh and the per-
feet confidence existing between moth
er and sons, is all the proof needed
of her womanliness. 1t is not to be-
wondered at that she shows some-
thing approaching contempt for the
gewgaws of society. If all counsellors
fail King George the Queen Will not
fail him, and it will be we'll for him
if he gives warning ear to her eoun
sells.
Queen Mary has been quoted as
saving that she knew some of the fine
people regarded her and George as
midole-class. "stuffy' couple, but that
she was content for all that; and she
is likely to be more content than ever
after reading Mr.. Hardie's hearty
words.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
IN. Y. Presa1

Experience is like Spending money
nothing comes back to you from it.
The difference between a flea and a
liar is the liar always gets caught.
Some men are so naturally crooked
they've got to cheat themselves if they
can't anybody else
A girl has a genius for making a
man think he's IN love with her when
It's only how pleased he is with the
way she makes him think she thinks
how smart he Is.
There's hardly anybody who doesn't
believe that noise is patriotism.
The smarter a woman is the less
credit she claims for 1t when her hus-
band is around
A girl can look as untroubled as an
angel even when her shoes are near
iy killing her.
Red hair grows darker with age. but
the temper that goes with 1t keeps
right on Frightening up.
Some men are so lucky that ii u
good umbrella is stolen from them at
a big gathering they can steal a bet
ter one.
q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21
WORKINGMEN AND THE SALOON.
A Union Man Writes Of the Business Side of
the Question Of lntemperance.

The liquor traffic advocates claim that
the saloon brings prosperity, good times
and high wages to the workingman.
They boast that more money was spent
for liquor i'm the United States in 1907
than ever before. But panic followed
with over 100000 of people out of work
hard times, low wages and starvation in
the land In 1892 the consumption of
liquor increased over two gallons per
capita. and the terrible panic of 1898 lol-
lowed. The people of Great Britain
DRINK one and one-half times as much
liquor as do the people of the United
States, but the workingmen of Great
Britain do not get half the wages paid
the workingmen of the United States.
In Germany, where there is more
liquor consumed than in Great Britain,
the workingmen get only half the
wages paid those of Great Britain.
In France, where there is more pure al
cohol consumed than i'm Germany, the
workingmen get only about two-thirds the
wages paid those of Germany. In Russia.
where there is still more alcohol con-
sumed than in France, the workingman
does not get half the wages paid to the
workingmen in France. This shows
plainly that the workingman receives the
lowest wages and himself and his family
must suffer the most where the greatest
amount of liquor is consumed.
Money spent in support of the saloon
is money wasted. and money wasted is
what brings ruin to the working classes.
OF 500 spent for boots, shoes. clothing.
furniture. hardware and liquor. the fol-
lowing amounts go back to labor and the
farmer or miner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21

accurate spelling out of the head, I'M
less one is first firmly rooted and
grounded in the mysteries and in
tricaeies of long hand spelling. Many
an otherwise good stenographer is
obliged to carry a dictionary in her
apron pocket because she absolutely
cannot spell correctly.
About the only way in which a re-
form can be started would seem to be
in a revival of the old fashioned spell
Ing bees in which everybody in the
neighhorhood from the seven year old
to the venerable grandfather partici-
pated The fame of the winners in
these old-time contests was long re-
membered in their home villages, and
so, if the bees are revived, winning in
them should be regarded as a kind OF
heroic achievement and medals given
as for other deeds of valor.
Something must be done. and that
very soon, or spelling will become a
lost art, and presently we all will be
doing as writer's did IN the days of
Shakespeare and Bacon. when each
spelled as the within moved him. At
least two newspaper in Maine have
already started upon a system oil
spelling. which if carried to it's logical
conclusions will mean the breaking
down of all the barriers, that have
hitherto surrounded the field of Eng
lish spelling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21

aaafidiiiI at baiGSr
Aug. Sill Stake races. Angu.t.
Aug. 15-i7-waldo County A S4,tnlsn;
Society Fair Belfast ''u''ufA
aug. l5-16-17-lS-P Portland Ayr Assn
t, aug 8-2i-25-E Eastern Maine State
- Aug. 29-sept 1-central Maine Fair.
Sept. -lz5.6-7, Maine State Fair. Lewiston
Sept. 5-6-7- Maehias Fair ASSN. Maebies
Sept 5-6-I-Haucook Co Fair Bluehili
ois sept 95re-t-Nerfhern Maine Fair Asso-
Sept First Annual Boys and Girls.
FAR of Winthrop Grange. winthrop
sept -l$-Androscoggin County Fair,
Sept 12-il-Waldo and Penobsoot Agri-
cultural Society, Monroe
sept. t2,13-l4-West Washington Fair.
sept ls-i8-ii-North Penobsoot Fair.
Springfield.
Sept. 12-lS-l4-Kennebec County Fair.
sept i1-15-16-East Somerset Fair. HART
land.
Sept i9-2o-21-cumberland County Fair.
Gorham.
Sept OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Valley Fair,
Sept. 1a-2O-21-south Kenneoec Agricul-
tural Society, South Windsor
Sept 20-21-Eden Fair, Eden
Sept 8-Rchmond Farmers Club Fair,
Sept. 27-Grange Fair. Canaan
Sept. 26-25-2S-Ca lais Town Fair
Exeter.
Sept. -27-2s-North Knox Fair. Union.
sept. 8-2l-2s-Bristol Fair. Bristol Mills
Sept. 2l-2S-No. oxford Fair. Andover,
sept. 2'-2S-Cumberland Farmers Club
Fair. West Cumberland
Sept. A-So-Somerset County Fair.
Oct s-4-Unity Park Assn, Unity.
Oct. S-4-5-West oxford Fair Fry.burg.
oct 3-4=5-Frankiin Co. Fair, Farming
oct s-f-5-Lincoln County Fair, Dam
oct. l-s-Freeport Agricultural Society
oct lo.ii-i2-sagadaho Go. Fair. Tops
Ihau,.
Stock Association. Portland.
pee 26-27- 2S-29-Ffeeport Poultry Asso-
Ian an g-2ll. i9i2-Western Maine Poultry
Assn, South Paris.
Pomona Dates.
Aug 2-Androscoggin Pomona, Auburn.
Avg 2-Cumberland and oxford Pomo-
! Hug Union Meeting, Pittston.
ku9 S-WaIdo Pomona, Palermo.
A hus s-Kennebcc Pomona, Monmouth.
Aug. I0-York Pomona. Ne%held-
Aug fi-Penobscot Pomona Field Day.
oI Amg. 12-Cumberland Pomona. cumbsr-
ia mug t-uancock Pomona Field Day.
Rluehiii Mineral Spf1HRs ~,
Aug. Ia-North Franklin POMONA Ne"
Vineyard ,.t.t. Mating
ha Anp q 99"Field Day, South Paris Fair
o5 Aug, 22-East Kennebec Pomona. chel-
Aug. 22-York Pomona Field Day. ossi-
Aug, 2a-Peuobscot Pomona, Dexter.
Aue. 3l-Kennebec Field Day Nauonai
'i aug 28-York Pomona Field Day. ossi-
- 90 -pepobscot Pomona. Dexter.
Aug 8l-kenuebec Field Day Sauohat
ReaimentsI Reunions,
AUG q9-22-Annual reunion OF FIRST
Maine Heavy Artillery ASS n. Camp Ben
son, Newport.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21
Harvard School Of Business.
u

~. Y. Post)
Science has been a long time IN max
ing its way into business, but it Is rap
idlv extending it's activities there IN
novel directions. According to dis
patch today, the Harvard School OF
Business is setting on foot an lnvesti-
CATION into the causes eff unsuecess-
full mercantile operations which. If all
goes well. will result in the creation or
a body of experts who will stand ready
TO place their skill at the disposal OF
merchants who are unable to diagnose
their own cases. The retail shoe
business is to receive attention first.
1t is expected that some years Will be
necessary to accumulate the facts
which. analysed and tabulated. will
constitute the basis for forming con
illusions. When this is done, men
whose business is torpid will send for
a commercial physician, who VIII oo-
serve and then prescribe IN the soou
fashioned way to which we are
accustomed in other sorts OF Illness
The wider interest of this plan Is It's
suggested benefit to the consumer
BY the introduction of more ecohohh-
cal methods It is hoped TO enable the
merchants who are helped TO snare
their prosperity with their customers
This enterprise on the part of the
School If Business ought to be hlnt
to the Political Science Faculty. The
Sick Man of Europe is not only not
well yet. but ne has some helghpors
whose health might be better, whlle
i'm England there is evident need OF
consultation over the indisposition OF
an important political party
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21

Tuesday was the centenary of the
birth of the late William Makepeace
Thackeray. The author of Vanity
Fair was both cynic and sentiment
talist. and the reason why his books
wear so well is because he puts so
much of himself into them. 1t is as
the artist and the novelist that he
would wish to be recalled. for he al
ways had a great objection to being
made the subject of biography. and
except for fragmentary sketches his
wishes in this matter have been re-
spected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21
Coming Events

July 27-2S-Annual Convention Me. Elec-
trio Assn, Augusta
Aug 1-2-3-Annual Meet Boys Camps,
Augusta
Aug. 4-2O-29th Annual Session General
Conference for Christian Workers. East
Mortified, Mass. ,.,..,
Aug. 9-Annual Reunion Of Luella f.
Beale Student Association, Winthrop
August 7-l6-2nd Regiment i1laiitry TIL III
eampment state Campground, Augusta.
Aug. S-Celebration of 1VOth Anniversary
of town of Washington
Aug 12-Chesterville Center School Ike
union, Chesteryille Center.
Aug. 12-24-Annual Muster Camp Ben
son Veterans Association, Lake Sebastl-
oo Hmg -N i2N2oU2sth Annual Session Temple
Heights Spiritualist Campmeetlns' Tenn
pie Heights. ,,,,
Aug 15-25-Christian EndeaVor summer
'o Aue' ls"Reunion old Home Week
Assn, of Weeks Mills New sharon;
Aug E-Reu4Io n,,o sta "a aTre1 IAN
Aug. 2f-26-National Eneampment of the
g. A. r., Rochester. ~ Y.
Aug 222$-4- Horse shp iyar sar sia Gan
Aug 2s-Sept. S--Central Maine Summer
School for Teachers, Colby College, Wa
Sent, 1-Tenth Annual Reunion OF the
Fogg family, Falmouth House, Portland
Sept. Meeting State Detective Asso-
citation, Lewiston.
Sept 11-Special election In Maine on
prohibitory amendment, Davies direct
primary bill, Portland debt limit and
declaration OF Augusta as State Capital.
Sept 27-2S-29-Annual Convention of
Maine Woman's Christian temperance
Union, Waterville.
Oct. 3-5--Baine Baptists, Skowhegan.
oct. 12-14-Bangor Musical Festival.
Oct 16-1S-Portland Musical Festival.
oct. 25-Annual meeting Supreme Com
mandery, Knights of Temperance, Port
land.
Oct 25-26-27-Annual Convention Maine
Teachers Association, Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21

A construction company at work at
Worcester. Mass, has a string of rail-
road cars for the use of its men. A
dining car is the principal feature. In
this car at $3.50 week or % cents a
meal the men are provided with good,
clean food and plenty of it. and little
luxuries on occasions during the week
This is good business. yet what a long
way it is from the old days. when men
employed by such companies were or
dered to appear in town. where work
was to be begun, but generally expect
ed to find boarding houses where they
could. The change is likely to result
in the employers getting a great deal
better work out of their men and put
ting their men in vastly better feeling
toward the company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21
Cholera.


IN. l. ITiDuuet
Those who remember the last "chol-
era scare" which New York City eX-
perienced cannot fail to be struck with
the difference between the public at
titudc at that time and now. In 1892
the mere arrival in this port ships
from q cholera infected port upon
which a case or two of the disease
developed was enough to cause excite
ment. The town felt genuine, If
not great, alarm. Ships arriving
from ports suspected of infection were
subjected to an extremely rigorous
quarantine. A detention station for
passengers on ships suspected Of har-
boring cholera was hastily established.
A similar situation today is attract
ing very little public attention, al
though two or three cases of cholera
have in this instance actually found
their way ashore. There has been as
yet 10 public excitement and no sug
gestion Of alarm. The difference is
probably cue to the greater confidence
prevailing today in the capacity of
medical science to ward off infection.
Sanitation has accomplished many
things since 1892, and with it's achieve
n,ents the man in the street is gem
orally familiar.
Since such faith is put in quaran-
tines and sanitary science it is essen
tial for the repose of the public mind
that such incidents as the permission
of an infected employee of the Quar-
antine station to make his way to the
city should not be repeated The num-
Der of cases which have developed
ashore, considering how few have ar
rived in the port, should prompt the
health officers to greater care in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21

Rev. Allen Milett, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church of Phillips,
is a worker in the old time sense.
When he first came TO Phillips he Sc
cured position as chauffeur for n.
r. Wells, who has public car and in
addition his services as pastor has
aided in the capacity as public chauf-
teur. He goes about that work with
the same. degree of earnestness that
characterizes his labor and is assisted
in his church work by his wife, who
has often filled the pulpit When the
automobile season is over and there
is nothing doing in that line Mr.. Mil
lett fills in the time in which he is
not preaching by clerking in the
stores. Some years ago he was en-
gagged in evangelstic work in the West
and in New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21

and butter in an attempt to bolster a
party position. His silly stabs at the
position of the patrons of Maine de-
feats itself. We only hope that the
grangers will not take IL too much to
heart, but rather as the darkey did
when the jack kicked him-from
whence it came.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21

The New Haven Register prints
letter from Prof. A. q. Derrell of Yale
College, which declares that the prop
osition to plant and raise oysters in
Maine is not feasible. Prof. Derrell
says that he spent nine summers in
vestigating the form and physical con-
ditien of the Maine coast. from Casco
bay to Eastport. He was in charge
two years of the work on fish commits
sion vessels and seven years on expe-
ditions from Harvard and Yale. The
results We're published years ago some
as early as 1874. He declares that the
oyster shells in ancient Indian shell
heaps that have been dug up do not
prove that oysters will live and grow
on the Maine coast now, except in the
summer season. He says that he has
dreged and taken temperatures and
observations of over a thousand To-
callties of the Maine coast and proba
bly, knows 1t more thoroughly than
any man living.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21

Since the taxes of the city of Au-
burn have been committed to Collee-
tor a. A. Garcelon for collection, much
dissatisfaction has been expressed,
especially among the heavy tax payers
in New Auburn. During the past
few months a retaliation of Auburn's
property has been under way, and by
IL Auburns Increase in valuation was
ABOUT Sl,0eD,o00. The taxes of several
81 the heaviest owners in New Au-
burn were raised many dollars, and
some at least think that the increase
was out of proportion,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21

II would take $1,000 of capital to keep
one hundred boot and shoe makers at
work If that amount of capital was
turned into manufacture of llquors it
would give employment to only eight per-
sons. throwing out of work % persons. If
the capital required to keep 100 persons
at work in the iron and steel business
was turned into the manufacture of
liquor. it would give employment TO only
"a persons, throwing IS persons out of
work.
If the money now spent for liquor was
spent instead for shoes. clothing, food.
furniture and building of new homes, 1t
would give employment to 100000 more
persons than are engaged in the liquor
traffic.
The saloon pays rent, taxes, cost of
heat. power. light and living expenses of
those conducting the business, and of
their families, but so does the grocery,
meat market, shoe, dry goods and furni-
ture stores.
one wagon will supply the needs of 20
or more saloons. Nest of the other
stores will have at least one wagon.
some of them several to bring goods to
their stores and to their customers.
That gives work to the farmer that raises
horses, and the feed for them. the har-
ness maker. the horseshoer and the wa
gon maker and drivers.
There is more money spent for liquor
than is paid to the railroads in freight
and passenger rates. Compare the insig-
nificant few persons employed in the Ii
qdor traffic with the vast army of people
employed in the railroad business of the
country.
Workingmen. vote against your worst
enemy, the saloon. When the working
men down the whiskey trust. and the
beer trust, then will they get their Just
rights. No one claims that the saloon IS
moral Institution. Facts prove that it
is an enormous financial loss as we'll as
moral degradation for community to
maintain it.
JOHN F. CUNNEEN.
Union Maehinist, Chicago, Illinois.
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Matt, NTIOUs ....-..- IVV f-V' I--UV
The difference between the combined
amount that goes to labor and the far
mer or miner. goes for profit, rent, in
terest. taxes. etc
Is it any wonder, then, that when
money is spent for liquor. the working
man and farmer must suffer? When TO-.
600 persons spend 100000 for liquor, only
$500 goes to labor. and only So. 200 to the
farmer If the money was spent for
shoes, clothing. food. furniture, and
building of new homes. over $4,000 would
go to labor. and over $4,000 to the far
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-21

guarding the public. Conditions at the
places of detention leave something to
he desired when an employe whose re-
latior tn the disease is no more init
mate than that of Waterman is
stricken, aud something is wanting in
the system when an empioye thus
stricken Is allowed TO come TO the city
with the disease Sanitation SHOULD
be capable of better results than this