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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09
FRENCH PANCAKES.

Use Il pancake recipe calling for
very little flour, made principally of
egg and milk. Have the batter thin
and bake in rather large circles.
Spread each cake with slightly tart
fruit jelly. dust with powdered sugar,
roll tightly as for jelly roll and fas-
ten with a skewer made of a tooth
pick. Serve very hot with the tea.
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better known, especially at the Grand
Canyon, which is without doubt the scenic
wonder OF this continent. II the Colo
RADIO was noted for nothing else 1t would
still be q great river.
There is not a place on the 2OO-odd
miles Of the canyons rim where the
view Is not good. but the best are un-
doubtedly where the brink projects.
Moran selected one of these for his fine
picture which hangs IN Washington.
Others are Bright Angel, O'Neills Point
and driveways to Grand View and Rowes
Point. When President Roosevelt Wis
tied the canyon he was taken to Rowes
Point and Grand View, and these are I'M
doubtedly the best vantage points from
which to obtain an idea OF the stupen-
dous wonder. To attempt to understand
this canyon one must go down one of
the trails. Mules and guides are neede ed
and the descent, though not easy. has
always been accomplished without acct
dent And what a descent Amid a laby
rinth Of huge architectural forms. fretted
with every color known. amid heights
that look like submerged mountains,
down. down, winds the trail into the
under world Seven miles one goes into
the great silence and to the river. As
the procession slowly winds down the
steep declivities and zigzags on the steep
Jacobs ladder. huge pinnacles composed
of innumerable. distinct strata come to
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While this Is going on at the bath hun
dreds Of others are drinking at the taps
bathing some horrible ulcer in the
waters. Others are before the grotto
praying or listening to the priest who
conducts the service.
Powerful Virgin. heal our sick" "Pure
Virgin. make us WHOLE" can be heard
from the invalids who are before the
statue
Queen Of the Angels. your children are
at your feet-say. but say the word, and
they shall be healed" comes from man
who Is dying of tuberculosis and who Is
at Lourdes for the fourth time vainly
seeking health.
These piteous cries to the virgin con-
tinue often during the night, for when
the crowds are greatest those who still
bave the physical endurance spend the
night at prayer before the Virgin. When
not at the grotto they are housed in the
big hospice not far. from the church. and
here again is a scene of suffering seldom
witnessed
At 4:30 the solemn Procession of the
Blessed Sacrament is held. The sick are
brought from the baths and lined IN in
their little carriages on each side of the
broad avenue leading to the church The
girls who have taken part In the Process
sion Of the Rosary group themselves on
the steps of the church. while thousa nds
of the pilgrims line the long avenue. As
the procession passes the sick receive a
special blessing. Finally the procession
reaches the church steps. Here there Is
an elevation of the host and the thou-
sands bow themselves in prayer This
scene Is wonderfully picturesque and SOL
emn, and closes the daylight services
Just after sunset people may be seen
hurrying to the grotto carrying little
blue-n nd white paper candlesticks fastened
to long stick. After a while these are
lighted and the great torchlight process
sion begins. An exceptionally wierd per-
| Torrance is this night procession. and as
| 1t winds about the church grounds and
along the avenue past the grotto the
| torches shine like myriads of moving
| stars Thousands of voices Join in the
/ Ave Maria. and as many of the French
| peasants have excellent singing voices
| this chanting is wonderfully beautiful
| Back and forth past the grotto and
around the church the procession passes
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view. Some of these have been named
Zoroaster, Isis. SILVA, the battleshio
Iowa, but in the vastness of the sceus
this nomenclature seems trivial. Looking:
afar from the bottom. near the tumbilnc
river. up to the canyons top and heaven
the stars seem to twinkle as at night.
One must see the sunrise. the sunse'
the moonlight, the storm effects and thr
fair weather aspects. must know it In ali
its moods. both from rim and river. to
judge of the canyon.
There Is nothing to compare with II
this strange river that takes SO many
aspects No sound betrays its presence
at the canyon, no warning heralds its
approach. The canyon suggests an earth
quake. and casts a spell of cowardice
over the observer. who can hardly under
stand that In a few hundred miles these
walls cease and the Colorado flows through
deserts to California. Our great West
has been blessed with wonders. There Is
the Yosemite, unparalleled In its grace
full waterfalls and vivid green's; there Is
Alaska with its rugged. stern mountains
snow-capped volcanoes and throbbing life:
there Is the Yellowstone with Its strange
white geysers, Its beautiful falls, its
gaily colored canyon. The Colorado Of
fers its canyon as unique and different
from all Its titanic chasm fmpresses
the beholder as a mystery that can never
be solved.
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after being carried away from Lourdes:
how the child's word was doubted: how
she was forbidden to go to the spot: how
she was questioned and even threatened
with punishment by the parish priest;
how the grotto was finally closed by the
French government, and how at last the
child's word was believed. and how she
lived to see the grotto once more opened
and the foundation laid for the great
church which was to rise in honor OF the
Virgin. Miracle after miracle was re-
corded. and Lourdes became famous.
Lourdes itself is typical French VII
lage. Its residents are peasants who are
thrifty and kind. Many of them make
their living by selling food to the pill
grims. and few of the women have an
excellent business as candle vendors. for
few people go to the shrine without plac-
icg light at the foot of Our Lady OF
Lourdes.''
Every day In the year no matter how
cold or how much snow falls in the 81
tie town some pilgrims find their way
to the grotto. Several poor hotels have
been opened. but Lourdes is In no way
popular with the tourist for the whole
atmosphere of the place suggests relig-
ious sacrifice rather than earthly pleas
ure and comfort. From early morning
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left their bridal wreaths. rich women have
laid their Jewels the altar and many
of these precious stones are now set In
the lamps which shed wonderful
light over this curious conglomeration OF
thanksgiving from the whole Catholic
world. Chanting and worship never seem
to cease here and go when you will there
is priest on the altar and men and
women Mt prayer. Down in the crypt
there Is a forest OF pillars and a double
row of confessionns always filled with
penitent sinners pouring out their con-
fessions In every language.
The story Of Lourties and how 1t came
to be is well known; how Bernadette
Soubrous. the delicate child of q French
peasant. was sent by her mother to
gather driftwood along the Gave: how
the Virgin appeared to her again and
again and directed TINT nm altar might
be built where the sick could be healed
how the Virgin told the child where to
scratch the ground for water. and how
the marvellous spring appeared which is
said to have worked the most renarka Bile
cures-a spring which. has been Analysed
again and again and found to contain no
medicinal properties whatever. yet whose
water keeps clear and sweet for years
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around the enclosure are clutches, plas-
ter casts. artificial limbs. etc. which
have been left by pilgrims who claim to
have been cured. Candles burn at the
foot OF the statue and light up the weird,
dark background of this natural cave. At
the left are the baths known as the ''pisci-
pools for each sex. These are In charge
of hospitallers who, II necessary. carry
the invalids to the bath and let them
down into the pool by means of straps.
Nearby are taps from which the famous
water flows, and which is used for drink
Ing or bathing certain parts of the body.
The River Gave has been turned . from
its course so as to allow IN open plaza
before the grotto. This Is filed with
rude benches. leaving an open spnce be-
fore the statue. where sick people are
taken I'm their little carriages-an en-
larged edition of the japanese rickshaw-
Above all, rise the three churches. built
by the offerings of the faithful who have
come to this sacred spot
The main church, the Basilica. Is
structure imposing In size and location
and OF the most extraordinary interior
ornamentation, for the whole church Is
adorned with banners representing every
country on the face OF the globe Many
of them are embroidered. and the work.
manship of several is such that the
skilled embroiderers of Paris have sought
to copy them. Silver and gold hearts hang
from the ceiling and glitter like stars MS
they sway backward aud forward on their
delicate wire strings. Over the altar these
hearts form the words Il Am the In
maculate Conception. Officers have left
their swords and epaulets. brides have
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Finally the leader takes them through a
series Of movements and the line re-
sembles a fiery serpent. and the cere-
mony ends in front of the church. One
by one the torches 60 out. and the day
at Lourdes is done.
This is the program every day In
the year continuous prayer and
thanksgiving before the grotto. Last
year about twenty thousand persons came
to Lourdes on the National Pilgrimage.
While the majority Of invnlids who 60
there are pitifully poor. there is no beg
ging. end the visitor will not be molested
by aims seekers. for even those who
are blind will seek some way to earn 4
living One man who came to the shrine
In the hope OF having his sight restored
is a porter at the station. His wife
assists him by pointing out the baggage
and assisting in the handling II it ia
very heavy. In this way they exc out
a living without begging. Nor does the
church ask for money in any way. for
contributions at Lourdes must be volun-
tary. and the visitor may attend every
service. view every processiou-iu fact.
see everything. without II costing him
one cent for church fees.
Even to q Protestant who may have
been attracted to tie place by curiosity
there Is a solemni.y about the exercises.
a sincerity about the faith of the devo-
tees. an earnestness OF worship. all ex.
hibited in the midst Of Natures unrl-
vailed beauties. and with a simplicity Of
manner which forbids any mocking. the
ceremonies are a lesson for good, aud
he leaves the impressive scenes u
Iourdes with reluctance. feeling that =
was good to have been there and =
have witnessed one of the most cee-
brated religious pflRrfmapes of this ace
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until late ct night there is a continuous
service. Mass begins the day and is
celebrated ct FIVE in the morning. and
from that tine until 10 O'Clock at night
wSen the tor6alight procession Is over
one hears only prayers and hymns of
praise. Part Of the morning Is spent
In making the Stations of the Cross.
These Stations are Guilt out of doors on
the slopes of a mountain known as Cal
vary. The path is steep and covered
with stones, but Notwithstanding this
the majority CT the pilgrims climb the
mountain barefcoted. At every Station
there is pause for prayer. and at the
last one a service Is held in which sew
eral priests take part-. The descent to the
village is then made by a shorter route.
the pilgrims singing all the way. The
figures which go to make up the Sta
lions are made of bronze and are won
derfully lifelike with their woodland set
ting. The Procession of the Rosary takes
place each afternoon. when several hun
dred young women and children. ROBBED In
white, parade about the grounds and past
the grotto. This Is followed by the open
ing of the baths for the sick and the
''piscinas" are the theater of many pa
thetic scenes. Poor. deformed creatures,
given up as incurabe by earthly ply
sicians and who have given their last
penny to reach Lourdes. pray for hours
before the beautiful statue Of the Virgin
and are afterwards carried to the baths.
The marvellous faith of these poor af-
1icted people is sustained by something
more than human power. for some of
them have been coming year after year
without relief. Rheumatics go into the
icy baths without hesita ton, consumptives
on the verge OF the grave are plunged
into the cold water. Cancer too, Is one
of the maladies appealing to the waters
for relief and dozens of people In all
stages of the disease are found waiting
patiently at the ''piscinas." Little chill
dren. deformed from birth or in a state
of idiocy, are brought by their parents
and the cries of these poor little suffer-
ers when they are plunged into the chilly
water sends shudder through the visitor
Poor old men aud women in whom there
| Is just spark of life are carried into
the baths by the volunteer hospitallers
| Crowds gather about the railing which
separates the sick from the general pub
lie and wait and watch for miracles.
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The Great Krupp Works.

Of 5000 tons. two Of 1000 tons. ana one
Of 1900 TONS There were also 435 steam
boilers, b54 steam engines of from 1000
to 1000 horsepower and an aggregate
capacity of SO, 43O horsepower; $500 cleo
tric motors, having an aggregate power
of 90. 491 horsepower. and 972 cranes OF
from 400 to 150,OJ0 tons lifting power.
In the testing house of the cast steel
works at Essen and in the rolling mills
22O, 600 tests were carried out In 1900,
being 10000 more than in 1908. In addi-
ton, 1880 shots and 137 900 kegs OF
powder were fred during 1909 on the
three proof-butts attached to the works.
The weight of the projectiles fred
amounted to 775. 600 tons.
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or three have taken explorations In ca
noes, but 1t may be years before the
whole length Of this stream is thoroughly
understood.
There Is story told by old historians
that certain Cabeza de Vaca set sail
for the Florida Coast three and a half
centuries ago and. coming to grief on
the Florida reefs. he told his companions
that the opportunity of lifetime awaited
them If they would cross the land and
reach the Spaniards in Mexico. He set
out In the year of grace 1886 by a route
that Included what is now New Mexico.
and he had so many queer tales to tell
that Coronado decided to send out an
expedition under Marcos de Nizzn. and he
himself started with a brave captain
known as Cardenas. 1t is this same
Cardenas who Is credited with being
the first white man to see the Colorado
and to tell of It's wonderful canyon For
many years this region lay like an I'M
known chaotic world until 1887 the War
Department made some explorations, and
Major Powell. with Indians and a canoe.
later tried to follow the course Of the
stream. Since then the river has been
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and the land takes In the Yuma Indian
reservation. In California, and much land
In Arizona. When the system is extended
it Is calculated that there will be many
thousand acres of frostless land for culti-
walton OF fruits and vegetables of the
semitropicaI order
The Colorado Is q stream of many
aspects. 1t has chiseled the Grand Can
yon and 1t has in comparatively mild
saundering south made Salton Sea.
which was a national sensation for
months. 1t Is sui generis. a hundred
moods 1t assumes In its course. and rail-
roads in order to cross II have solved
tremendous engineering problems. In one
place erecting the second largest CAN'T
lever bridge in the world This bridge
cost 81. 0O0, 900, it is eco feet In length
and 1t gives a view Of the magnificent
obelisks known as the Needles. Few men
know the Colorado from start to finish.
for the journey Is nArilnns one. Two
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of over 20 miles has been constructed to
protect the bottom lands from overflow,
and a pumping station will be utilized to
remove the surplus waters from the ad-
jacent low area.
1t would have been almost impossible
to conquer the Colorado in this part IL
help had not been given by one of the
largest railroads OF the West which put
at the disposal OF the engineers almost
the whole Of their equipment 1t was a
struggle of many hours duration. full of
danger and excitement, to raise a solid
wall against raging waters. but after
battling for days a solid wall of
stone and concrete held, and the river
WAS turned into sluiceways on either
side. 1t was a great achievement for
man. for now . mighty river Is In one
part q servant. Today a solid wall nearly
5000 feet long and 300 wide rests IN the
channel. The whole project contemplates
the reclamation OF about 100000 acres.
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try and Mexico. No private enterprise
will be able to cope with this question.
1t will take money galore and the back
ing of governments.
From its headwaters In Utah. Wyom-
Ing. Colorado and Arizona to the mouth
this river must be absolutely controlled.
Dams will be required In the mountains
to stem the foods and hundreds of miles
of canals will be needed to divert the
stream. These will fertilize an immense
desert greater than any area Of its kind
in the world. Our government has start
ed with one important step and after
two years recently completed one dam to
queil this turbulent river. This Laguna
dam IS a structure OF the India-wier type.
It Is about 10 miles north of Yuma, Ariz..
and II throws the water into two canals,
purifying 1t Mt the same time The dis
tributing system consists of 10 miles of
main canal and 1873 miles Of laterals- A
complete system Of levees with length
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rheinischen works, LOIS: Ironstone mines,
4,763.
Krupp's used 1884. 600 tons of coal In
1909. besides 1000 tons of coke and
10000 tons Of briquettes. The gas works
produced 18,4S7 900 cubic metres Of light
ing gas for 1904 street lamps and for
81, 207 workshops. offices and dwelling
houses. In addition the central electric
generating station produced S9.640,OO0
kilowatts of electric energy.
In 1900 the cast steel works contained
1900 working machines, Is rolling mills.
III steam hammers. varying from one
tenth OF a ton to 80 tons, 50 hydraulic
presses. one bending press Of 10000 tons
and two of 1000 tons, one forging press
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- HE last report of the Krupp gun fac
II tory is a significant indication that
the German government is active In
the building of ships guns and arma-
ments generally. The Krupp works at
Essen supplies nearly all of Germany's
great guns. Besides guns. the firm manu-
features all kinds of armor-plate. rail-
way and shipbuilding materials. etc
On July 1, 1910. there were 6S.9o5 en-
ployes attached to the Krupp works. Of
whom 6s4o were officials The distribu-
ton Of the employees is as follows:
Essen, 37,S4s: Rheinhausen. 5.665: An
men, 1927: Magdeburg, Buckau. 1899;
kiel, 4.503; coal mines. l0.O35; Mittel-
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In ESTLED In the most picturesque
II n valley in the Pyrenees mountains
81 81 in the very shadow of the Pic de
d "a Jer lies Lourdes. the most famous
religious shrine in the world. Here
at this simple grotto on the banks of the
Gave River thousands of faithful Cath
olics come each year to offer their pray
ers before the Virgin. Here the lame.
the halt and the blind come to battle In
the sacred waters and to drink from the
spring which they believe will restore
them to health no matter what the all
ment may be. Given up by medical
science as incurable. they come here to
beg the Virgin to restore them to health
While .the scenes at Lourdes are always
solemn and impressive. those which &C.
cur during what is known ms the Ma
tional Pilgrimage beggar description. for
at that are enacted scenes which cannot
be duplicated In any other quarter of the
globe. The pilgrims are mainly French
people. hundreds of whom come from
Paris. All during the year money Is
saved by relatives and friends for the
sick people to pay for the journey and
to buy what little extra comforts that
may be procured along the way. sum
is set aside by the Catholic Churches for
those who are too poor to pay at all.
Rich French Catholics of both sexes offer
themselves as nurses for the white
train," as the one bearing the sick Is
known. These generous men and women
are of the better class-frequently MEM
bers of the French nobility. and their
work Is often of the most obnoxious
character. for changing the linen of a
cancerous patient or caring for a child
covered with sores is no pleasant task.
yet these "hospitnlers." as they are
known. are all kindness and none Of the
sick is ever neglected. Food enough to
last during the journey is usually carried.
and the trip from Paris requires by slow
train about 80 hours. There Is little
sleep, for the train Is made up OF third
class coaches People suffering from al
most every known malndy are crowded
into the hot. stuffy cars, and the scene
of suffering presented is one not soon for
gotten. The National Pilgrimage reaches
Lourdes on the day known In the Cath
Ollie calendar the Feast Of the Assump-
ton august 49,. Long before the train
arrives at the little town the huge cross
on the Pic de Jer is visible, and the pill
grims begin their devotions. The cross
at night is lighted by electricity and may
be seen for miles. Coming into the town
the train passes close to the famous grot-
to. where the simple statue of the Virgin
clad in her blue and white robes has
stood for more than 30 years-the object
of alteration of the Catholic world ALI