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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-21

brarics is as follows: Lisbon, Troy,
East Surrey. Danforth. South Hiram,
New Portland. Winter Harbor, Unity.
Millinocket.s Linn rick, Andover, Tfen~
ton, York Beach, keZar Falls Vance
boro. Pittsfeld Morrill, Dresden,
Fryeburg. Wnterport, Robbinston
Monmouth. oxford. Oakland. River
side. Canton Point, jay. East Bald
win. Monticello. Pressure Isle, Bingham
Island Falls. SMYRNA Mills. kenne-
bunknort. North jay kenduskeas,
HalloweH. DiNa"at, Athens, swan
Island. Sebag0 Lake. Greenville, orono,
EridScWater. Hampdcn Highlands.
Walnut Hill. Frye. Cape Neddick.
Cumberland junction. Kittcry Point
srownvillc, Eoekland. Lockc's Mills,
East Hiram, North Gorharn. West
Sumner. North Bluehill. Corinna. Van
Euraa, Richmond Holden. Cape Por-
poise. Head Tide. Olamon. Stacey
vile. south Isluelsill. Buckiield, Liver
more Falls. Souta Windham. Houiton'
Gardiner. phillips. Columbia Fails,
Monmouth. Seb'e. Winn. Auburn
Northeast Ndrbor, New Vineyard,
island Falls Pcnobscot, Bowdoinham'
cornish. Vassalbore, Bridgton. Perry,
owls Head. Wintcrport. Lowell. Lime
stone. Milo. Cornrille, Wellington, Po-
Hand and Phippsburg.
Every county is represented ana M
cIudad in the list are 10 juvenile IL
braries and special libraries upon
England. Germany Russia. China.
japan. ireland. India, France. sweden
Holland and Spain. also special IL
brarieS on education. agriculture. art
and music, State of Maine. American
History and United States
j. II. Winchester of Corinna. a menu
Der of the special library commlssIoh'
has been in consultation with state
Librarian Prince in regard TO the
making up of the smallest and most
comprehensive libraries possible upon
agriculture and domestic science Tor
the use of the Oranges of tn" state
The matter of special teachers hDra-
RES is also being considered by the
State librarian.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-21
Fight Against School Tax Act.

Next to the light over the temper
stnce measures in Importance in the
present Legislature will undoubtedly
be the fight FOR an amendment to the
Pattangail school tax act which shall
remove from the Statute books that
portion of the act which provides
for the distribution of a portion of
the fund according to the valuation
of the several municipalities of the
State.
The act in question is entitled
An Act relating to the common school
fund and the means of providing for
and distributing the same is as fol-
lows:
Section l. \ tax OF one and one
half mills on dollar shall annually
DE assessed upon all OF the property
in the State according to the valu-
alton thereof and shah be known
as the tax for the support Of the
common schools.
Section .. This act shall be assess-
ed and collected in the same man
ner rs other State taxes and snail
be paid into the State treasury and
designed as the common school fund.
Section >. one third of this fund
al STATE ON the first day Of January
annually Ia the several cities. towns
and plantations according to the num-
Der of scholars therein. as the same
shall appear from the official returns
Inadc to the State superintendent OF
public schools for the preceding year
and the remaining tWo-thirds Of said
fund shall be distributed by the treas
urtr of State OH the first day OF Jan
uarS annually to the several cities,
I towns and plantations according to
3 the valuation thereof as the same
snail be liked Icy the State assessors,
for the preceding year.
Section 4. AL of the said fund not
distributed or expended during the
financial year, shall at its close be
added to the permanent school fund.
Section .. All moneys provided by
towns. or apportioned by the State
for the support of common schools.
shall bo expended for the mainte-
nance of common schools. established
and controlled by the towns by which
SAID moneys are provided or to which
S,id moneys are apportioned.
Section g. Sums received by any
city, town or plantation from the
distribution provided by Section 3.
shall be deemed to he raised by such
city, town or plantation within the
meaning of Revised Statutes. Chap
ter IL. Section II. as amended.
Section I. The passage OF this act
shall in no wise affect the provisions
of Sections III, rs. l2S and l27 OF
Chapter II of the Revised STATUTES, or
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-21
Deeds!
Not
Words!

of Section al Chapter III Of tire
Public Laws of 1907.
The caucus held at tn State House
" ednesdaS evening under the guild
ance OF the legislative committee 81
the Maine State Grange Was attended
by about 100 OF the members Of SEN
ate and House and the greater part
of the evening was devoted 10 a pro-
test against the method of distribu-
tin OF tn, school tax provised in
this act and the only voice heard ir
favor vas that of Representative
Murphy of Portland, who admitted as
one of his reasons for faVoring it
that the city WIS greatly benefited
by it. Most of those who spoke in
opposition t. the measure declared
it to be unjust and unfair while SEN
ator Hamilton of York declared his
belief that it MAS unconstitutional.
But few Of the legislators from the
larger cities were present IT the eau
Gus and IL Is understood That when
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-21
First Pardon Petition.

The first pardon petition to come
before the new Governor and council
is that OF James f. Durham of Rock
land WHO is serving sentence of one
year in the Knox county Jail for the
larceny of 10 bags of grain valued al
$40 from the wholesale store of Thorn
dixie & HiX in that city. Frank B
Miller of Rockland is counsel for the
petitioner and a hearing upon the
petition has been assigned for Feb
Is, the time of day at which it will
be taken up tc be announced later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-21

The petitioner sets forth that the
time which he has served in the Knox
county jail since his commitment un-
der sentence of court on Sept. y. 1910
and his additional tim" from May ora
of that year in which he was awaiting
the indictment; of the Grand Jury l"
the time of his sentence constitutes
sufficient punishment for his crime
and also that by pleading guilty nc
saved the county the expense OF triah
The petitioner further says that he IS
not by nature criininally inclined. IS
willing to work, has a wife and one OF
her relatives dependent upon hun Tor
support. ard viii make Il good citizen
nnln.I snl-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-21

The following corporation has filed
its certificate of organization at the
office OF the secretary of State:
Indian Copper Co.. organized at Au-
gg1,iista for the purpose Of carrying on
"A general, mining business, with ST.
600 900 capital stock, Of which nothing
is paid in Officers. President and
treasurer. E. NJ. Leavitt Of winthrop
Certidcate filed Jan. 20, 1911.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-21

The first official act of Attorney
General Cyrus r. Topper of BoothhaN
H2rbor was the naming of Charles +
Barnes of Norway as assistant at
tornev general. Mr. Barnes held the
Office of assistant attorney genera
under the previous attorney genera
Warren c. PhilbroOk of Waterville AND
has proved competent and pains
taking official. The appointment OF
Mr. Barnes is to hold during the pres
ent session of the Legislature. 4
measure has been introduced in the
present legislature for the abolish
mont of the office of assistant attor
ney general
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-21

The act to abolish the Dover h'u-
nicipaI court and the Milo muhlclpdi
court. which was introduced IN tiie
House Thursday. Jan l. ana winch
is now in the hands of the judiciary
committee has caused considerable
connection among the residents OF
Piscataauis county and will undoubt-
edlv meet with strong opposition When
a public hearing is held upon the meas
urc. The act vas introduced by SEN
ator Sanborn OF Piscataquis and Is
part of plan outlined by the Demo
Gratis of that county for the consoh-
dation of the Piscataquis courts. Inc
act fixes the salary of the Judge a'
$1,000 in addition to actual traVeliie
expenses and the fees are to revert
to the county and payment OF the sai-
ary is to be made from the county
treasury. The court terms Tor the
transaction of civil business are to Dc
held in Milo on the second Tuesday
of every month; in Dover on the thlr'
Tuesday of every month and in Guii'
ford on the fourth Tuesday of every
month.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-21
travelling Libraries.

state Librarian Henry c. Prince OF
Madison reported Friday, that the IL
brary department had out at the pres
ent time 1853 travelling libraries OF
which 1913 are now out, leaving 80 on
hand. The present location of the IL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-21
Renewal Of 100000 Loan.

State Treasurer Singleton~and Clilei
clerk oc the Treasury Wiswell s~ere IN
Boston Friday completing negotiations
for placing the renewal OF the ioai
for $1,000 passed IN resolve .iiis
week and signed 10y the Governor Jan,
Il. the note being for the renewal oi
the LOAF. negotiated under the previous
administration last July and due Jan;
20 1911. the new note WAS heSot''''' -
directly with the First National batiN
of Boston at the rate of three ard ne
half per cent The new note comes ""e
july 20 of this var and by thal "Ii''
there will have been received tile '"Nt'
from the savings banks and the ran
roads, which will be more tnai' '',.7
,,I.. Ia taIxe care Of the loan The rate
OF three and one-half per cent Is
claimed by the Treasury department,
to he AN unusually good financial deai
fer the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-21
New State Dairy Instructor.

Commissioner of Agriculture John T.
Buckley late Friday announced the ap-
poiutmcnt of II. c. Black of Hebron as
State Dairy Instructor. Mr.. Black has
been the superintendent of the stat"
Sanitorium at Hebron for the past
four Years and is graduate of the
Agricultural College of the University
of Maine. Mr. Blacks predecessor III
the position of state dairy instructor
was 4. w. Redman of Corinna, VINO
recently resigned that position to De-
come an instructor at the University
of Maine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-29
LAND or GLADNEss.

The land of gladness, 1 surmfse.
Is easy to find If you follow your nose.
You needn't be rich or you needn't be
wise,
And you cannot get lost on the path
for it goes
Right out of the office you work In by
To the little side street where your
little ones play.
You needn't be clever you needn't be
With smiles on their faces the little ones
To lead you right in to the land of de-
light.
a kiss is the price that they'll ask you
to pay,
After which Won can enter and share in
their play.
You needn't go wandering over the seas
TO Berlin or Munich or London or
Glad land is not in such places as these.
II your heart Is all right you will find
it at home
Any youngster can readily show you the
To the land of delight at the end of the
day
The land of gladness, I surmise,
Is easy to find if you follow your nose;
It's light by the light of the little ones
And there in profusion the love-blossom
grows.
1t always is merry and care-free and gay
On the little side street where the little
ones play.
Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-29
SAYS UNCLE CIV

I agree with your old friend Ed
Howe that the decent mans home
folks don't always give him his dues.
In the long run. society at large evens
up the score, but it's enough to have
to wait. The best man in my neigh
bornood is a victim of his wife's solici-
tude for others. and her opinion has
colOred that Of her neighbors. He has
never been in Jail, never been accused
of a dishonorable act, doesn't quarrel
with his family. his employees, or the
people in his block. Yet his wife Is
constantly reproving him for doing this
or that thing. innocent in itself. be-
cause she is afraid it Will set a bad
perate person. He mustn't smoke for
fear IL will set a bad example for his,
son, who is just growing up. He
mustn't keep liquors in the house be-
cause it may lead astray his gcapegraco
of a brother. who has been a drunkard
for 80 years and visits his respectable
Hnsman only when in need Of money.
He mustn't have his friends in for a
little penny-ante game of poker for
fear it will cOntamnate q few young
scapegraces about the neighborhood
whom the good wife permits to come
to call on her daughters because their
parents have money This model faith
er can take his diversion at the club or
give il up or be in hot water at home.
And the neighbors quite agree with the
wife.
l am doubtless badly soured old
fellow who doesn't appreciate a GER
tain altruistic solicitude felt BY the
truly good, but / am firmly convinced
that the man who can be led astray
by the force Of bad example isn't
worth killing. have never believed
in limiting the temperate pleasures OF
Whole-souled outstanding men and WO-
men because small and mean and weak
people make the habits Of their worth
Ter neighbors an excuse to cloak null
titude of shortcomings.
Good mothers are wont TO work a
gross injustice Oh their husbands and
the older children of the family through
fear Of the bad example" boyle When
the eldest son isn't a spoiled darling he
is usually a martyr who can't give play
TO the healthy instincts OF childhood
for fear Of doing lasting moral injury
to the younger members Of the house
hold. He doesn't know IT, but his
father has been broken on the same
rack in his own behalf. and he will
again suffer the same sort OF imposi-
ton in behalf of his fathers grandson
We waste entirely too much happi-
ness in trying to safeguard the foot
steps Of the weaker brother The best
thing for the erring member is a dose
of sprouts administered lovingly SYM
pathetically and intelligently Decencv
and moral strength should avvavs be
It's own reward and bring its own
privileges. There is neither sense nor.
justice in curbinR the good and tho.
strong for fear Of COMMUNICATING theI
weak and the vicious. This is the dav
Of REFORM and as women are shovfrr-|
an increasing disposition to take a
hand in the regeneration OF the world
here is a good place for them to begin.
-eCopyright' 1911, by W. Z. Williams)I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-29

dawn that she found her way into the
SouInern express, and as it started
saw the bishop placidly arranging his
sult cases in the section across from
ner- When he found out he was dis
covered he crossed the aisle.
BUT said good-by to you last
night, exclaimed Rose.
inat was only goodnight, but
could not contradict you. dear, for
mere mere were too many spectators. You
know, Rose, 1 never liked spectators.
ginia with you.''
To Virginia? Why?"
I am going into the old rose gar
den with you, and ask you the same
Rose
Now, don't scold, or plead. for I
am surely going. And dear, If 1 could
nave seen your eyes and lips, 1 should
nave come years ago. They have
grown so tender, dear Surely they
petray you, they are betraying you
Rose looked up at him wistfully.
But-the roses are gone"
The bishop laughed.
You can't scare me off this time
spring is too near. We will brush the
snow off the sundiaI and read the old
iegend on it, dear. I only record the
hours that are bright. Let us forget
our own lost hours and gather the
bright ones while we may. Shall we,
Rose %
Don't ask me-" she answered. soft
~. I would rather tell you that In
the garden. ~ Copyright. 1911, by the
Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-29
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Persons who talk behind your back
really haven't anything very important
to say.
And not a few winners are dissatis-
fed because their winnings were not
considerabl larger.
X
Any number of folk take the opposite
side to reasonable proposition simply
to be contrary.
Too many people are Disconnected
with Christmas if they don't get just
little bit more than they give.
x
In few days much of the Christmas
joy will be turned to gloom. The bills
for the presents will be coming in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-29
GLOBE SIGHTS
z TEE ATcHIsoN GLOBE.

No man is apt to become Disguised with
life if he lives it right.
So many people who know what the
town should do don't pay taxes.
No little man should love a woman so
large he can't hold her on his lap.
Other peoples mistakes aren't helping
you if you make the same kind.
If you want to save money, economy
will help more than reduced prices
People who fly by night are anxious to
get away, and therefore don't go in arr
ships.
Wages for jurymen are low. and it is
dangerous for them to try to work side
line.
An Atchison man is so unlucky at poker
that he has been nicknamed That's
Good"
Many are bored more OF less. but the
trained dog in vaudeville seems to show
it most.
It makes an average man pretty mad
to learn that a beggar is making good
wages at it.
While the Black Hand isn't often foiled,
We know an Atchison man who lost
heavily a spade flush.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-29
Ply THE WAY
BY HARVEY PARSONS.

As an adequate punishment for Mr..
| reyes, We suggest that his whiskers be
| chopped off with rusty Ratchet. When
a man wears a long chin whisker. it is
because he is proud of it. and Death
would be mere temporary embarrass-
ment compared with the removal of
that whisker.
The proprietors of the Triangle shirt
factory in New York, escaped punish
ment Tor their responsibility in the
death Of lao girls officers who are dele
gated to the enforcement Of anti-fire
trap laws may as well go fishing
The American guest in a German no.
tel who attempted to pot the porter,
was not from the west part of Ameri-
German porter at the short range Of
fered by a German hotel.
The report that Bale waggener will
be with us again next session of the
legislature, is qualified by a reference
to his health. The qualification should
have been based upon the possibility
that the surgeons wouldn't leave enough
of him to fill a seat.
The Imperial Manchu family has de-
cided to leave Picking. Picking is so
old and decayed that it would not stand
moving.
The Standard Oil company dissolved
yesterday, but it is not up to the city
dwellers, who can secure gas or cleo
Agriculturist who has been reading
trust-busting literature by a coal oil
lamp, who will feel the effects of the
farce.
Hon LaFollette has sounded his Key
Note; and aside from his ability to
roach his pompadour a Ia Gentleman
Jim Corbett, sounding key notes is one
of the best things he does.
But it has been demonstrated that
one may have the vurry best kind of
keynote in stock and then discover
that some low-browed Wap has effec-
lively concealed the key hole note.
The last week of any year is always
a poor week for business. The house
holder has nothing left to spend ex-
cept the evenings, and he spends them
at home.
The Chicago police say they have
been greatly hampered in the search
for Violet Buehler because her mother
would not give them any details of her
Past Life Hanging a Past Life upon
a 15-year old girl is straining q point
but a favorite resort of officers when
they are out of anything else to offer
the reporters.
The man who promises to give a
girl everything she wants, is taking a
long chance; the earning capacity of
no man is equal to the 'yearning' ca
pacity of any girl
It is now time to chop off the colyum
and begin our annual effort to think of
something original to print about New
Years. But as every paragrapher
since the Apostle Paul has worked out
on the subject it is no easy task
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-29
.JAYHAWKER JOTS

Located at last. Mrs Grundy lives
in School District No. z, Wabunsee
county
1t seems to Mrs. Tom Thompson of
the Howard Courant that the majority
of people would rather have some
thing than be something.
IF you must knock, knock at the
door Of some neighbor who needs as
sistance, urges the Baldwin Ledger.
The Marysville Advocate Dem ocrat
is mean enough to call attention to the
fact that Milton wrote Paradise Re-
gained" after he had buried two wives.
An excellent suggestion from the
Lindsborg News: Some public bene-
factor ought to get the Legislature to
charge the taX-paying time This
thing of having the taxes, Christmas
and coal bills all come in at once is
enough to give any man the Crouch
Ed Howe wants to know what has
become of the old fashioned man, who
formerly wore PANTS with patches on
them. We can tell him. He now owns
a section of land worth at least 500
an acre, and lives in modern house
and drives an automobile around the
country for pleasure. If you don't
believe it come to CORTLAND We'll
show you lots of them.-Courtland
Register.
An photographed brainstorm. from
the Blue Mound Sun: The English
language is enough to make a body
sore. We have so many words that
mean a dozen things or more We say
the baker sells his bread because he
needs the dough. He also kneads the
dough to sell the bread, and SO and So
The seamstress seems to sew seam,
the farmer also sows, and SO, the while
he hoes his soil he also soils his hose
The politician with pull can poll the
votes galore. The fisherman pulls UP
his pole and then pulls up the shore
1t makes an aviator sore because he
cannot fly; but he's above such peev-
ishness when he is soaring high. The
skipper holds his sail to port to get
the starboard breeze. And when the
grocer holds a sale the shippers get
the cheese. Susanna's going to ball;
the kid bawls for the pup. No wonder
that the heather gets our language all
balled up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-29
ADTER TZSZNc TALKS

How TAR can newspaper 20 in guar
anteeing the advertisements II prinfsg
The fact that It prints advertisements
at all, places it in position OF some re-
sponsibility to its readers. But 10 what
A New York advertiser recently decided
TO put this clause in his advertisements.
we guarantee the truth OF our adver-
tisements to manning here the novvsua-
PERI. and the newspaper in turn guaran-
tees them to its readers"
Some of the newspapers used nv thfe
advertiser willingly print the guarantee.
but others object and won't print a. al
all ~
The reason assigned bv those r,,nt,-,
tons refusing to print the guarantee Is
not very definite; their principal claim h..
that they would be giving tfds particular
adNertiser an advantage over every other
So long as the advertiser furnishes "a
guarantee to the newspaper and he Ie -
responsible. reliable merchant Is not tie
newspaper protected in indorsng his
If all advertisers should wish to give "a
written guarantee to neWrpapers that
they VIII sell their merchandise exactly
as represented, and III the newspapers in
turn guaranteed the advertisement Ia
their readers, would it not be "a good way.
TO establish confidence in all advertising.
would not such a plan increase the
pie respond to them more readily y
Wouldn't the people feel that they we're
being protected2 Is IL not fact that an
DOUBT ABOUT tne truth OF advertisements
would be removed
Is advertising reaching that point vvhcra
il must be considered absolutely depand
able before 1t will yield a SATISFACTORY
return
10 branch of "A business, in these davs
IS more important than advertising m.
advertising policy should reflect la
policy Of the business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-29
QUAKER MEDITATIoNs.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
One sign of prosperity is the signature
on a check.
Every man is the landlord of his castles
in the air.
Don't get your back up if you are told
to hump yourself.
Many a fellow never gets to the front
because he is too fast.
It's when you are short that your
friends tell you to run along.
No matter how untidy 1t may be. any
restaurant is an eat looking place.
Blobbs-"She's such lantern jawed
girl Slobbs-'I should call her moon
faced" BlObs-"Wen, at any rate we
are agreed that she is light complex
Toned"