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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13
FAIR FEMININE PRODIGY.
Miss Frances Amy Perry Radcliffe
+ B. Dainty Athletic Champion.

AS the recent victorious; contestant
in the midyear athletic meet between
the girls of Radcliffe College, and with
like honors won twice before, Miss
Frances Amy Perry, of the senior
class has suddenly risen into leader
ship among all the fair athletic prodi-
gies OF tho present day college world
Miss Perry. far from being a tall,
broad shouldered. mannish. long limb
ed figure, short skirted, and inclined to
masculine mannersms. is declared to
be enc of the most pronounced types
OF femininity in Radcliffe College
She is neither tall nor huge. Quite to
the contrary. she is dainty in appear
anCe, exceedingly slim and slender
Yet. with apparently small effort, she
managed to pull down 81 points in the
recent athletic meet, u total of . points
over her next Mghe st competitor.
Besides being the champion girl
wonder in Radcline's athletic events.
Miss Perry is likewise the leader in her
class studies; she is a member of both
the varsity and her class basketball
teams. was last years vice president.
She is also known as one of the fore
most of Radcliffe's musicians. is q
member of the Mandolin Club, and. in
addition to all these accomplishments.
she can WELD n racket or golf mashie.
take q dozen hurdles. clear a vaultirE
bar. and swim 4 race with the grace,
agility, and adeptness OF Il masculine
expert.
Miss Perry. in telling now she has
| achieved such enviable records on the
| track and in classes. asserts that she
owes her success to the fact that she
has always been careful OF her ply
sidue aud systematic in her exercise
| She has had 4 careful program laid
out which always gave just so much
| time to study and just SO much time to
gymnastics.
II ,hink that college girl can make
beth athletics ana her studies count.
| says Mrs Perry. System in every
| thing. however. is most essential.
n some cases the college girl neg
| lects her studies for athletics.
| Nothing could pc worse. There *.
| in fact, always n happy medium OF
study work and play work which can
be attained and maintained. There is
no question but that girl who takes
| active part in the sports of her college
| is better fitted to make success Of
| her academic courses.
| What is more helpful to the woman
| entering upon several hours of clos"
and concentrating study than the clear
eve and the clear, sound mind that err
sues upon one or two tough hours o,
| exertion upon the athletic field or i'll
| the gymnasium?
| "Nthletics to me-, Is indeed. an all.
| important adjunct TO happiness. 1t
would. indeed. be most felpfui to the
| working cir, if she. too. would take
| part in II certain amount Of athletic
| exercises. Boston Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13
FIGHTING DUST.
Modern Methods Have introduced 6ie-
ments Of Hope Into This Ancient
Warfare.

Although the housekeepers' millen-
MUM has not really arrived, in spite OF
the enthusiasm of advertisers. IT is
certainly true that housekeeping in the
modern home is becoming thing OF
the past.
With the justices busters. vacuum
cleaners and all the other contriVances
that are constantly being invented,
with gas and electric stoves instead of
coal or wood heaters and with rugs
that can be taken up and cleaned
many of the backbreaking. soul killing
ia SKIS of our grandmothcrs are taken
from the list of things that have to be
done in a we'll regulated household.
In the modern home there is and
must always be a period when the
house is put in condition for winter
and another in the spring when the
furnace must be cleaned and storm
doors taken off. These light prepara-
tions are all that is left of the old
time annual or Scmi-annual house
cleaning. Windows are washed.
woodwork scrubbed and ceilings
brushed whenever they look as il they
need it. With no SCOT from the gas
or electric stove there Is less oppor-
tunity for the walls and ceilings OF the
kitchen to grow dingy nowadays.
With steam heat there is also little
chance for dust and SCOT to rise UP
and float through the house from the
furnace in the cellar. unless the house
is so poorly built that there are cracks
in the flooring.
Now the chief source of dust is the
street, and the danger from this source
is not anything like what it used to be,
the streets being so much getter
paved. OF course, some dust and mud
will always be tracked into the house
| by the son and heir or by the butchers
boy, but the wise housewife has small
rugs near the entrances that can be
easily lifted and cleaned every day OF
| two. The millennium. unfortunately,
has not arrived, but conditions in an
up to date home are infinitely better
than they used to be, and when one
realizes what the grandmothers and
even the mothers Of today had to con-
tend with In the way of dust one Won
ders at their patience and fortitude
| Many we'll do homes now possess
vacuum cleaners. There are so many
different devices of this kind on the
market that the experience of one
housewife in buying vacuum cleaners
may be of some value to Others who
are contemplating the purchase of one
She had to send back several to the
manufacturers before finding one that
in every way suited her and her
tpocketbook. The cleaners that are run
by hand she found a terrific strain on
the back, and harder work for wo-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13
COL. MoseY AND THE COLT.
inspects Factory Where the Five Lead
Bullets in His Body We're Made.

TO Col. John s. Mosby's room III
the Hotel Garde was sent q caro-. on
one side OF which was the BUSINESS
statement: "W. NJ. Becman, watch
maker and ieweler, % Ann street
Hartford. Conn.," On the diverse side
was written: Captain Company Il.
First Vermont cavalry At BRANDY
Station. October II. 1858. was ihViteo
bv Cen. j. L. 3. Stuart to be the
guest of the Southern Confederacy. re-
manning such guest fifteen months
Would be pleased to meet you.
Did Col. Mosby meet him" We'll, III
the language of the Southron.
reckon" These two old warriors hau
a long cllat. While Capt. Beeman was
the prisoner of Gen. Stuart, his com
uandirg officer fell into the hands OF
Col. aiosby's rangers. and the colonel
ard the colonel OF the First Vermont
bacamc great friends. Subsequent TO
the war. Col Mosby received many
tokens of appreciation from the FAM
ily of MS friend. the commander oil
tra Vermont cquestrians. Capt. Bee
man and the Southern cavalry leader
had i yerv pleasant exchange OF war
time experiences.
Their talk was inter- upted by
TELEPHONE message from Col. c. l.. +.
Robinson. the new president OF the
colt fact,ry, Who invited Col. Mosby
10 visit his factor this afternoon
During tire war Col. Mosby and his
rangers relied Oh the Colt for short
,anre work. There is close bond
OF sympathy twixt the Colt make anu
myself" said Col. Mosby. "due prin-
cipall, to the fact that in my system
during the war ! assimiiated five bull
let's from different Colts. Incidental
IL" the colonel remarked, with
twinkle. 81 succeeded in itnpfanting
sundrv Colt pellets into other folks
systems. all of which Is the fortune
of war"
The colonel was greatly interested
to know that Col Colt lived to see the
revolver form of his firearm developed:
In tile war days. he recalled, they had
to use percussion caps to secure a ois-
charge. This, OF course. was rather in
convenient. Col. Mosby started Tor inc
Colt factory right after luncheon, ana
he planned to spend q very enjoyapie
afternoon going through the armory.
Col. Mosby Is great admirer u
Oliver Ellsworth. ut seems NOT 10 oe
KNOWN said the former Cohieu-
crate leader. "that Oliver ELLSWORTH
as a senator OF the United States from
Connecticut, was the author of the
Judiciary act, which, over the sigma
ture of President George Washington.
became the foundation stone OF our
American Jurisprudence, Connecticut
looms big to me when think OF TINS
remarked the old warrior.-Hartford
Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13
FRANKLIN SUPREME COURT.
Bishop Divorce Case Continued-im
portant Pauper Settlement.

Pennington, Me, Feb. Elm the su-
premc court SATURDAY the divorce case
Of DR.. Ueber Bishop OF Industry. big
game hunter and fisherman, against
EnlIna l.. Bishop of Boston, was con-
tinued. The action was entered at the
September, 1908, term. but has not yet
come to trial Mrs. Bishop has applied
to Massachusetts courts for an injunc-
ton resti tanning her husband from
prosecuting his libel against her in
this State and the proceeding is still
pending there.
The trover case Of Clifford r. Thomp-
son of Jay VS.. Judson a. Record of East
Livermore to recover for the value of one
I5- horsepower horizontal steam boiler
and castings thereon. valued at $50,
which he alleged the defendant had con-
verted to his own use. was decided in IA
vor of the plaintiff, the jury returning a
verdict of sSi.16
Ninety-three new cases have been en-
tered at the present session, which is
about the usual number in recent years.
An important case was heard by the
court. without the intervention of jury,
and sent to law court. involving a claim
of sl627.40 against John A. Ellsworth,
S. Dodge and Fred W. Soule. all
of Salem. in favor of the American ASri-
cultural Chemical Co. of New York.
In sharply contested paupcr case be-
tween the towns of Wilton and Temple,
the amount in dispute being $50. the jury
found verdict of 1886 for the town Of
thus establishing the pauper set
Element of James Knowles in the town
of Temple
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

check. and that he would wire Mr.
Hansm. to forward his statement as
it was probably an oversight of some
clerk in the mailing department.. Will
liam Hamm was an operator working
for railroad and was always ready
to help Don out according to instruc-
tons, as Don had often slipped him
the price when he was on the block
in Chicago, and knew he would receive
q tin for any turn he made for Don.
1T was needless to say that MI.
Doe had seen enough in the statement
and check going to William Hamm to
convince him the Chicago house was
reliable concern.
10 cut this short, Whisky never
stopped going down until 1t had
reached the POS. and Mr.. Doe parted
with some $4,000 in AZ days and used
the money to start a business that
averaged 1854 day profit for two
years following.
"Do YOU wonder now why a lot Of
us have only our natural appctites and
kicking because we can't catch on at
some real brokers' office on the real
Board of Trade
Say. Jack. let me tell You one
So id another cid timer. "When | was
! W it'll Blank & Co. filling orders we had
a wire west that had about - Jay
tor2rs on it, and no competition. When
wheat would open at 1914 to ~ it
was an easy matter to run il to ~ .
If the victim wanted to buy or TO 16iI
if he wanted to sell. We had them
going and coming. not chance fer
a sharpshooter. ] remember one day
at the close we had orders to sell about
| 1900 shares of Sugar at 1a5. The close
and high point for the day was 124ai
These 1900 shares to be sold at 1s5
We're mostly job lots of 10, 70 and 50
shares. Most Of it was from Indiana.
| Illinois and Ohio towns. where other
bueketshops were giving us hard run
| to hold the business. But this day
| mention We slipped one Over on them
that caused two to fail montl, later
| on account of US getting the business.
THE boss said this day. We need
this money. as the bank roll is get
ting low. 50 quote 125 at the close ard
| fill every Sugar order at that
Some of these clients had trades
with our competitors and some Were
| exact duplicates. You can imagine the
kick that was made to the other
houses when they We're told i2i4 was
the high and close. They showed their
statements showing they had sold al
l25. The next morning Sugar opened
at 125 and 1885,. This showed Us good
Some of the jay papers wrote us up
as the squarest people that ever did
business there. &c. When the other
bucketshops gave up We started in
trimming the lambs right and left. as
We could juggle the quotations at will.
Chicago Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13
Lincoln Day Memorial al
the UnivelsaIist Church.
Alden 6rimes Breaks Leg as
Result Of Friendly Scuff|e.
". c. I. U. Thanks offering Day
Death Of Mrs. Mary 4. Fletcher.

The First Universalist church was
the only church in the city to OBJ
serve Lincoln day Sunday and though
the weather was stormy there was
a larger congregation than was look
ed for. The pastor, Rev. j. w. Steele,
read for the Scripture lesson the 18th
chapter of Hebrews and Immediately
followed with the sermon, announcing
the theme: Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln.
Mr.. Steele said that he believed that
the First Lady of the Land during
the memorable years of the civil
War should share in the memorials
that are being told of the martyred
President. He spoke of the unkind
criticisms and the unjust suspicious
that had been cast upon Mrs. Lincoln
and he defended her against these as
seults. He mentioned Mrs. Lincoln
as the one who held the candle and
kept the light burning" during the
strenuous DAYS of the SOS and that
many times when Mr.. Lincoln. weary,
worn, and depressed. under the great
cares of that critical periol, would
get an opportunity for an hour in her
company, would forget his anXieties
and the cares that clutched at his
heart, and for the time was happy.
Mr.. Steele's closing reference TO Mrs.
Lincoln was:
Wherever a word is spoken in ia
yor of the martyred President. in
stead of forgetfulness of Mrs. Lincoln
worth, or unjust statement concern
ing her. let it be said of this Mary
as Jesus said of another Mary: Let
this be told as memorial of her,
she hath done what she could.
In the preachers reference to Mr..
Lincoln, he spoke of him as char
acter study from whom youth and
old age could learn lessons: One was
that poverty was no bar to progress.
He mentioned the simple life of his
childhood; his scholastic training DC
ing less than one year, but his afnol-
ton for knowledge running through
all his years; that he became law
yer by studying from books borrow
ed from a lawyers office in the eve
ming. after Office hours and returned
in the morning before the office was
open. He spoke OF his love for poll
itics clean politics. He learned diplo-
macy and knew wien to apply 1t. He
spoke of his sympathy: that he was
known to have dismounted from his
horse when riding through the forest
and pick Up little bird and place
it in the nest from which 1t had taiieh'
how that he could not sleep at night
when he knew soldier boy was uh-
der sentence of death.
: Other mention was made OF ms
hon,ely wit and kindly humor ana
of his messages to Congress. he said
that they were short yet they carried
the force of many columns. In clos
ing Mr.. Steele declared MIR. Lincoln:
AN American citizen. simple, faith
full and without stain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

As u result Of a friendly rough and
tumble scufYle, Alden Grimes is confined
10 his home at Loudon Hill with broken
leg. Mr.. Grimes is an employee at the
Johnson Bros. shoe factory and early
Saturday morning was engaged in good
natured wrestling bout with Rodney Jor-
dan another employee Of the factory.
Although Mr. Grimes was the lighter of
the two he maintained his joking attitude
with Jordan until he was tossed to the
floor several times. In the last scufiie
in some unaccountable manner he fell
with his foot doubled up under him and
as a result Of the fall he received bad
i. break In his right limb about three inches
above the ankle joint. Medical aid was
summoned Immediately, the fracture re-
duced and the victim removed to his
home. Mr.. Crimes is married man and
has three children. and this accident will
prove severe drawback as he Will prob
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

The Russian authorities. it is stated
have ordered that only Russians may
fill the higher offices on the railways
of the west border. on which troops
would be modified in case OF war.
and. as a very large part of this dis
trict is Russian Poland. where Poles
naturally hold many positions on the
railways, this may result IN many
changes.
New York States total water power,
without including that Of the Niagara
and st. Lawrence rivers, has been
estimated at 1900, 600 horsepower.
Eight hundred and eighty thousand
Of this is undeveloped. The New York
water supply Commission has re-
Gently recommended that the State ex-
pend $2O.OOo.O00 to develop this water
power, which is estimated would re-
turn an annual profit Of $1,4oo 600
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13
Mrs. Mary e. Fletcher.

Mrs Mary S. Fletcher died at o'clock
sunday afternoon at her late home on
Middle street, Hallowell. Prayer will be
held Tuesday morning at S.45 o'clock at
the residence. The funeral service will
be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
in Bosworth Post han, at Portland.
one sister, Mrs. C. Grinell of this city
and a brother James y. Prescott of
Exeter, Maine survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13
GOV. PLAIsvED ACCEPTS
Invitation to Attend Colby Commence
ment Next June.

Waterville. Me, Feb. Fit was an
nounced at Colby College tonight that
Governor Frederick w. Plaisted of
Maine had accepted an invitation to
attend the Commencement exercises in
June. The entire staff of the Cover
nor is included in the invitation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

Friends of Judge Austin Dean knight
will regret to learn of his critical illness.
There arc grave doubts of his recovery,
though despite his more than four score
years he is a man of remarkable vitality.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

The W. c. T. U. is planning to OBJ
serve "Thankoffering Day with a public
meeting to be held in the vestry of the
First Baptist church at +. NJ. next
Thursday and general invitation is eX-
tended
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

~s Miss Maude Andrews of Augusta is
training the young people IN thelr parts
for "iIigbee of Harvard, winch inc
Seniors of the High school Will put on
the stage Friday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

Mr., and Mrs, John +. Knowiton oil
Ellsworth are stopping at the Halloween
House. Mr. Knowlton was Court Record
er for number of years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

Several of the friends from this city
who had known him intimately. attended
the funeral of the late A. f. Andrews
OF Gardiner Sunday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

g. The Ladies Aid Of the First Cniver-
calist church will meet at O'Clock Tues
a day afternoon with W. Ii. Fhzsimn.ons
Q Chestnut street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

The Old South League will hold Mis-
sionary Tea This Monday afternoon al
tthe home of Miss Clara l.. Stinson' VI
Second street. Subject: Foreign Mis-
sions."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Clement nave
returned from Mars Hill, where they had
been called by the illness of Mrs. Glenn
ent's father.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

Clement Bros, have sold out their pool
-ao,, business and the fixtures have been
removed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

ably be confined to the house during the
rest of the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

4 There has been a great sale of tickets
at Whittiers for the Peter Mcqueen lee
s,,ure. which will be held Tuesday evening
In Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

Royal. the three-year-oid son OF Mrs
w Overlook. II Greenville street, is
dangerously i'll with pneumonia
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-13

Out of every million letters that
pass through the postoftice It Is. cal
culated that only one goes astray.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-23
Gems of Wit. Wisdom and Eloque
HENRY WARD BEECHER.
by LYMAN ABBOTT
(From n tribute New York Tribune. March 9. 1917

He was a great preacher. that We
all know: the greatest preacher GER
tainly OF his age. II not OF church his.
tory. He was great preacher be-
cause he was a great and good man;
that all know who knew him. lie was
pure as pure woman; simple as a
little child, frank to fault. His most
intimate friends never heard from his
lips a suggestion OF a salaclous jest;
| never knew the man bold enough
TO venture on one in his presence. lie
was incapable of deceit or artifice. lie
could conceal. when concealment was
necessary. only by maintaining an abb
solutely impenetrable reserve. He
had not the necessary capacity TO act
part. He was always more than
his sermons: his life was more elo-
quent than his speech. He was, in
deed. most eloquent when he most
failed TO say what he wished TO say;
when he struggled to give utterance
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-23
BOOKS.

When Thomas Dixon writes any
thing 1t can generally be expected to
raise a stir wherever II hits and his
latest book, THE Root Of EVIL
should prove no exception to the for
mer writings of this author The Root
of Evil Is a story about money, about
high finances and exclusive society in
New York and 1t finds little that Is
good in either.
What gives the book especial in
terest, however, Is the timeliness. IL
is a story of the men who are still
active in the big financial affairs in
New York, and with events in the
business world so recent that they
are still fresh In the memory. They
are dealt with mercilessly and In Wig
orous fashion that makes them live
and seem true.
The hero OF the book Is young
lawyer who comes up from the south
10 make his way in New York, follow.
ing the girl to whom he had become
engaged I'm their North Carolina home
but who was dragged away to the me-
trorolis by a mother who had larger
ideas of her matrimonial value. James
Stuart as an honest young attorney
found the road 10 success rather slow
and difficult to travel, but had attain
ed his ambition and made ready a
modest little home for Nan Primrose
only TO find that Cal Bivens, a white
trash upstart, who had slid in through
the devious methods OF heartless,
tricky, and relentless business sys
TEN, to a position as one of the rising
men of wealth in the city, the head
OF the great American Chemical Co. (,
has taken Nan from him, dazzling her
and her mother with the alluring pros
pect OF unlimited wealth.
Stuart then turns to work for the
people and to, better accomplish his
aim goes into political life. We find
him soon as district attorney engaged
In q fight to the death against corrup
ton in financial life and the power OF
the trusts. So far does he go that
he brings on a panic, the panic OF 1907
very thinly disguised. We have the
Van Dam Trust Co. to correspond to
the Inflated Knickerbocker and the
king OF the money world plays the
same part in saving the country al
enormous profit to himself and his
associates that was played by ]. Pier
pont Morgan In those days Of financial
peril.
In an attempt to stop a run or
Bivens' bank The and Stuart have re
NAMED friends in spite of the woman
in the easel, the district attorney Is
mobbed by the Infatuated depositors
who have turned upon him for caus
ing the panic. His influence gone, he
goes back TO his practice, stung with
deep sense of the ingratitude OF the
people.
Through all this the beautiful Nan
goes from one extravaganza to anoth
er, dazzling society with her enter
tainments, building mansion after
mansion each more magnificent and
costly than the former. all in an at
tempt TO find in money the payment
for the love she has given up
At last Bivens breaks down, the i'm
mediate occasion being an attack
made upon him in court by Stuart In
defense of an old friend OF both whom