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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10
NEW ORDER Of MERIT ON r. RS
Good Carers For and Groomers OF 10
comotives to Be Known to Public.

There is something new OH the Ere
II is the order of the Red Spot, when
has nothing TO do with the ace Vi
hearts or the ace Of DIAMONDS. IL
has. only one member SO TAR
In the last few days commuters
have stared hard at an object in the
Jersey CITY yards before they eouid
believe they really saw spick-and
spau locomotive. with brass work So
brilliant that it seemd to flash hello
.raph signals Leaning out OF the
cab was Harvey Springstead Of Sui
fern. y y. one oi the Erie : veteran
engineers. ON the side OF the car
was his name in gold letters ana OH
the front of the boiler the locomotive
number showed against background
Of bright red.
.ro learn the cause of such solomon
like glory amid the wheeZlnS' coush
ing. ash dropping. gray relics OIL oH-
CON. ,,avs which surrounded 1t, a re-
ror,er for the World called yesterday
at the SUPERINTENDENT office in jersey
CITY There the mystery was eN
ulained. The Erie has just starte,
the plan. of honoring those eng
who keep their locomotives III the pes
possible condition. The mark oi ,h'
company's approval will be the piaeih-
of the engineers name in gold letters
on the sides of the cab. Sprlngstedo
is the first man to be so distinguished
The numbers of the honor men loco
motives will be backed with red IN
stead of black AS heretofore.
Only the engineers who are miracle
workers like Springstead VIII Se
membership in the order of the Ike,
Spot 1t will not be the drivers laui'
II they fail to gain admission. II VIII
be because. as one pessimistic engi-
neer said: whats the use OF shining
iunk like that New York World.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10

Cleveland hardware dealer
offers a good suggestion for begin
ming of the doing away with the carry
ing of fire arms. He. says that city
ordinances should be framed which
would prevent anyone buying feFoi-
yer without permit from the police
department. Cleveland already pro-
hibits the display in show windows
OF guns or any other deadly weapons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10

4 Cleveland monkey performed
very human act in turning in itfe
alarm, the other night, when the room
in which lie was confined etagi' iie'
A mob of humans acted like monkeys
in chasing tie little animal alter II
had performed its feat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10

Here's another in the weeks annals
Of Maine merchants, this time from
Portland. This one was visited by i
friend from the country and among
attempts to entertain took the visitor
to the theatre. Wien the lights were
low the merchant quietly drew forth n
pair of opera glasses and handed them
to his guest. \ contented ".Ah"
Slipped from III" lGan from the coun-
try and then his arms in the air We're
family discerna BILE. What's the
trouhla"' asked the host The answer
came in a distreasingiy plain whisper
Of disa ppoiatment. "Oh. nothing. only
the durn things empty"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10

They are near peace i'll Honduras
IL is reported but it Is pretty nara To
distinguish between ncar-peace ana
near-war in that country.-Exchang
Hardly room for two "neafs DC
tween war and peace?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10
SENDS NEW THOUGHT.
Evils to BE Cast Out Of Flesh by Col
Iectina Mans Atoms in Harmony.

Nearly 100 Of New York's millions
of inha bitants. were enough concerned
about their wealth, happiness and
abundance yesterday afternoon. to at
tend the talk of Mrs. Mary E. Chapin
OF Boston on what the New Thought
ers think about constructive" living.
The number OF those in the Berkeley
Theater, however, did not affect Mrs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10


These items are ample except thar
for the bath, and the others are high
enough 20 make the total safe esti-
mate. The house will be prettier and
mere comfortable thar the wooden or
brick house at twice the cost
Asid, from cheapneSs and durability
TIE great point is the elimination OF
the tire risk Such a house would be
good for five hundred wears Double
the size of the house and thu cost is
not doubled. and the man earning 500
a month can easily Own OF rent cont
modious nome. Mr.. Edison's estimates.
however are for Long Island and N.w
JERSEY. for he expects To Use tie sand
removed in eXcavating the collar to
make his fluid concrete. Further. he
must he near an ample supply OF
watel. Taken as a whole. the plan
seems practicable, and If so would be
Of incaleulable benefit t. Workingrlen.
All honor to the tireltss inventor, 1t
is worth mentioning that his estimates
cover six sets Of east-iron mouldS,
b. combining which tie houses can
b" endiessiv varied in appearance and
details.-Hartford Times
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10
Friday, February 10, 1911.

rrst that man III nothing
who has not Il conscience III
everything. Laurence Sterno.
H.vc a heart that never hard
ems, a temper that never tires
and touch that never hurts
Charles Dickens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10

Portland calls the country to notice
that it is the only city in the United
Suites with a building devoted entire
~ to he uses OF the Federal courts.
The removal of the batten door indi-
Gates that the new building is virtually
completed. The work of finishing the
interior has been pushed along as fast
as is consistent with the high standard
of work required by Col. Hills. the
government official in charge of the
constructions. and ilany of the inside
contracts are near completion. 1t may
be said that the new court house is
considered by those familiar with the
rec uirementS Of juG;cial quarters to be
admirably fitted for the uses for which
il was intended, and it is believed that
the building is Sufficiently roOmy to
accommodate the business OF the fed
eral courts for centuries to come. 1t il
not likely that the whole of the space
which has been provided will be occu-
pied Immediately hut ample provision
| has been made for any growth of bust
ness in connection with federal proce-
dure, that may take place in the flu
| ture.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10

Perfect reciprocity is the report from
the Calais poultry show with names
OF mary st. Stephen fanciers among
the entries. Midtown, \. B.. also has
its representation as has it's sister
across the line, Midtown. Maine. A
pleasing feature came in the interest
shown by the younger generation in
| the association Their aid in the food
Ing list of entries was greatly appre-
ciated. Silas Bartlett of Lewiston was
| judge. using the score card system and
| with the capacity of the hall taxed he
was buster than the proverbial one
armed man with so many troubles
y had no idea we had so much good
stock in Calais was the exclamation
heard on all sides.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10
Lessons in Science
RIcITY.
Edison's Moulded House.

Mr.. Edison announces that lie has
perfected his plan for moulding con-
crete house complete, "all in one solid
piece. including the cellar, partitions,
floors. roof. veranda; in fact. every
thing except the windows and doors.
which are OF wood and the only parts
of the house which are combustible."
Cement men say that the practical
difficulties are insuperable. but Mr..
Edison has a way of overcoming in
superable difficulties by finding a way
around" them The typical house
would contain six rooms and BATH
and would cost only $1,000. and would
give = man Tor $40 month better
home than he now rents for so. The
advantages would be exemption from
fire risk and sanitary qualities, since
should Il case of contagious of IN
fectious disease take place the walls
would afford no harbor for germs and
could readily be diSinfeeted The ulS-
advantages are that the house, Which
can he completed in four days. must
be built in large numbers and on adj
jacent areas, since the eaSt-iron mouths
are Sery heavy and must be handled
by a derrick. The moving of the
mouds and derrick To any one locality
would be matter of considerable ex-
pense which, if divided among fifteen
ar twenty houses. would amount to
little Besides. after taking down the
Eloulds an interval of four days must
clapso before the walls set, during
which time the workmcn must erect
others Fer these reasons the house
cannot be clleaply constructed on q
single vacant lot.
Mr.. Edisons figures for building III
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

cusHNoc CHAPTER, R. A. NJ.
No. 43. Special convocation at Masonic
Temple at 80 Thursday evening. Feb.
16. Work in Royal Arch degree. All
sojourning companions are cordially in-
yited TO attend. Refreshments.
WILLIS e. SWIFT. II. =.
=. THOS. II. BODICE, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10
VOICES OF THE PRESS.

Flinor Glyn. tn author Of Three
Weeks has Eeen made nearly i'll since
her arrival in this country by the sight
of buff and mustard" wall paper. IT
is positive disadvantage to have
so much time to sit and look at the
wall as the opu!ent class of story-t"ll-
.rs seeln to have at communicates
ton Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10

George York, ST.. Skownegan. has
made 4 record this winter knitting
WOODEN stockings and mittens. So far
he has knit y pairs of stockings and
die the knitting needles equal to the
best Of the women kntters. One day
last week he knitted a mans mitten
in few hours. He has knit stock
ings and mittens iii the winter for
several years. Because of his skill in
handling the knitting needles he de-
rives n good profit from his work. He
declares that one of the beauties ct
this work is that it can be done by
the comfortable fire side.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10

Ore Of Lewiston's prominent mer
chants, who makes a practice of being
at his place of business early in the
morning tsome morningsb arose be-
fore daylight, recently, and started
for the electric light button. The wall
vas nearer than he judged and he
brought up against il with a vigorous
thump. He staggered back from the
shock, ran against Il chair and with
it. crashed to the floor. For d moment
his language would have needed for
maldehyde to escape quarantine. As
the blast subsidized and he mumblingly
arose 20 his feet to again grope for
the light. his wife in a voice which
carried suspicious tremble. declared
This means another complaint from
the people downstairs. Well have to
put one of those Maxim 'silencerS' on
you, George" George found the light
THAT amt what l want" he growled
TN going to get a battleship 10 lend
ne a range finder,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10

1t seems to require more than a
shipment OF Partisan pohhelS anu "
ground hog to make spring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10

\ Bddcford street car conductor at
tempted to save time by alighting
while the car maintained a bit too
high speed for his accomplishments.
The rope-puller took couple of
quick and high steps and buried his
head with great violence in a snow
drift. Fearing to find him seriously
injured passersby rushed TO his as
sistance He pulled himself free and
in q dazed manner regained his feet
as the first of the anxious ones
reached him. and east them a wither-
ing glare. "Aw. what's the matter
with YOU" be demanded. L always
get off that way
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10
Contractors report great amount

Contractors report great amount
Of building planned for Old Orchard
during the coming season. No large
hotels viii be erected but additions to
old ones ar" proposed and several
bungalows and other summer homes
will be built. one of the contractors
AYERS knowledge of at least twelve
new bungalows contemplated and de-
clares the prospects point to one OF
the busiest seasons of many years in
the building line This will come as
welcome news to the people of Maine
who last season We're cognizant of
conditions at this States most fam
Gus site of summer amusement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10

Tie queen of hand made rugs in
Somerset county is Mrs, j. II. Math-
ews. She already has made 20 Five
of these have been made by her this
winter. This has been work calling
for unparalleled patience. The rugs
are braided and include various kinds
of cloth. She takes small strips.
braids them together. and sews them
into long brdids. These then are start
ed into circular form and sewed
around this center until the rug is
of sufficient size. Some of these rugs
are round, others are elongated and
some are scalloped. The rugs are
Iaadc up with stripes of various har-
monius colOrs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10

The ground hog seems to have beeh
a. good advertiser, anyway.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10
New Wireless Records.

NtiE records have been hung up dur
Jig I'll" past year With the improved
wireless telegraph apparatus. II is
nov only u question OF time when
wireless will be really competing with
land wires and cables
Transatlantic ::cTVice has been re-
sumed during tie year and signals
have been received by its station in
Argentine Republi from Nova Scotia
aud from ireland. Il record distance OF
5000 miles. Signals have been received
by daylight at SET over distance al
$500 miles. \ ship has been in con-
slant communication with Hamburg
Germany, on a trip TO South Africa
the distance covered by the wireless
waves being 1000 miles largely over
laad. The Pacific Ocean has practi-
cally been covered, as ships have been
in communication with Honolulu over
almost the entire journey from North
America to Australia. Signals have
been reported to have been received
frem the California coast on snip
board at distance of 4aso niles
Overland transmission between Ctilca
10 and the Atlantic coast has been IL
successful operation.
OF timely note is the feat OF, the
wireless operator at San Francisco
who on Monday night held conVersa-
ton for an hour with the operator al
Ghost Shimosa, soc miles away The
steamers Manchuria and Korea 33oV
miles away and half across the
Pacific, caught his message ana re-
layed it to the japanese station, per-
forming similar service for the reply,
the dots and dashes coming distinctly
land without interruption.
The range OF operation Oi wireless
telephony has been largely increased
by the new relays invented by Brown
and Pickard and these also enable
greater sharpness of tuning. tioot
working communication has heel
maintained between ships of the navy
department with en-kilowatt sets
over a distance Of ton miles in the day
time and signals could be detected
at q distance Of TOO miles. The Bel
lini- Tosi directed system mas proved
successful with slips i'll the Frencl
navy. but the range is limited anf
IN. us. of short waves is necessary
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10
Maine Gossip

High thoughts and noble in all lands
Help me: my soul t. fed by such.
But ah the touch Of living hands,
The human touch
Warm vital, close lifc's symbols dear,
These need | most. and now, and here
Richard Burton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10

How on earth any legislation can be
passed at this session that shall both
submit a constitutional amendment
and repeal Law subordinate to that
amendment is 4 question which
stumps the Lewiston Journal. The
Journal perhaps underestimates the
resourcefulncss Of Patt in building a
gun thai will miss if it is calf and
hit il it is q deer.,-Portland Press.
Peary is doubtless convinced of the
sad truth Of that saying as to the in
gratitude ii epublics.-Portland Ar
gus.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10

No notice whatever will be taken oil
unsigned communications
The Journal cannot be held RESPONSE
BILE for the preservation or return Oh
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publish
crs, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10

ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER, NO.
1s o. f. s. Stated meetings the mrs.
Wednesday evening of each month ~
80 All members sojourning In tho ci'y
are Invited to attend.
HELEN NJ. HEWINS. W. NJ
ELIZABETH A THOMPSON. see.
m W fri II
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-10
ODD FELLOWS HALL,

ASYLUM LODGE NO. 70, REGULAR
meeting Friday evening at 10 o'clock.
Work in Second degree Friday evening
+. G. HARRINGTON. y. G.
II. IL. BROWN. Sec.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-07
Keep Right on Killing,

Just because the two thousand bows
and girls who have been competing for
the past fortnight have finished their fly
killing, do not stop swatting and trapping
the nuisances. Keep right on with the
slaughter. Every lily that remains alive
after the removal of over seven million
10 potential breeder of countless mil
lions more. And remember that the dead
ny lays no more eggs.
Indeed, the most important work of the
"fyiess Washington" endeavor is yet to
be done. The determination of the COM
parative few that remain alive should be
easy. but if it is not accomplished these
survivors will keep persistently at work
breeding new generations TO replace the
destroyed ones. And as final and most
effective preventive, the breeding places
must be cleaned out, stable refuse de-
stroyed, manure pits screened or tightly
covered and well treated with lime, refuse
and trash in cellars and other damp.
dark corners of the premises destroyed
and the places themselves secured
and sweetened with strong disinfectant
washes. The health officer assures the
city that he will carry on a crusade
against the fly breeders. the people who
persistently neglect the laws of health
and sanitation. This is gratifying. a
guarantee that as far as official action
can go, The Stars crusade against the
dy is to succeed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-07
Street Car Strikes.

After brief rioting, which proved that
the mob was strong enough to prevent
the operation of the street railway lines
by strikebreakers, the Des Moines car
strike has been ,nd ed by an unexpected
and, from the public point of view, graft
flying intervention of the courts. An in
junction has been issued commanding
both the street railway company and the
strikers to resume the usual service. And
1t is expected that this order Of the court
will be fully obeyed, pending the later
settlement Of the dispute. Each side re-
CARDS itself victorious. The strikers.
whose grievance was that a conductor
was discharged without investigation, feel
that the injunction, which restores him to
duty, Is in their favor, while the COM
pany is apparently content with the man.
date of the court which prevents the men
from leaving their stations in a body
and thereby Gripping the city's service.
The future developments in this situation
will be of the utmost importance. In
order to obtain definite ruling 1t is
planned to carry the case to final test
to determine whether an injunction Of
this character can operate to compel
workers to resume situations they have
and can force an employing company to
restore to duty an operative whom 1t has
discharged for cause regarded by 1t as
sufficient. 1t will be interesting to see
whether a New York court would venture
so far into the realm of injunction in the
| case OF the street car trouble in Brooklyn.
which originated In demand of the oper-
atives for more wages. New York has a
state arbitration board which can be used
| by the parties to a dispute over working
| conditions and rates, but whose judg-
| ments are not final unless voluntarily ac-
cepted by both sides. not being enforce
| able in the manner Of a court order. The
! machinery for the settlement Of labor dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-07
"A Sound Democratic Leadership

The Hartford Times declares that Con
necticut is ready to go back to a sound
democratic leadership like that of CIeve-
land and Tildsn. but will be found as
stiff1y opposed as ever to populism and
radicalism If that test shall be again
applied in the presidential contest of
1912
IL the Nutmeg democrats are TO get
a move on next year it will be forward
and not backward. What are called
populism and radicalism are now an es-
tablished part of the national democratic
creed. Old things have been shelved, and
new things are in hand. The name OF
neither Tiiden nor Cleveland can be CON
jured with in either the south or west
today with success.
The leading aspirants for the demo-
cratic presidential nomination are Speak
err Clark and Gov. Wilson. For sixteen
years Mr.. Clark has been follower and
supporter OF mir. Bryan. Before that he
supported Mr.. Cleveland. but was bit
terly disappointed in the leadership the
latter displayed in the White House. He
thought IL anything but sound. In his
judgment the victory of 1892 was turned
by Mr.. Cleveland into a calamity for
both the democratic party and the coun
try. We may all be sure that he does
not want TO go back" TO anything like
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-07

that. but that If nominated for Presi-
dent next year and elected he will go
forward in path OF his own.
Until quite recently Gov. Wilson was q
Clevelandite, standing by all the inpor-
tant things of the old dispensation. To-
day he is full-fedged Bryanite, indorsing
the ''populism and radicalism" of the
Bryan school of democracy. He is not
ing an aggressive play for Bryanite sup
port on issues that Mr.. Cleveland, If liv-
ing. would reject with emphasis.
The strength of these two men in the
democratic party is a sign of the times.
Under Mr.. Bryan's protracted leadership
the democracy has moved a long way
from Tildenism and C1evelandism. 1t
has absorbed a good deal Of what was
once called populism. and was so radical
in 1908 that ii nominated Mr.. Bryan the
third time for President after he had
declared publicly in favor of government
ownership and operation of railroads.
And then it is to be remembered that
both the Tilden leadership and the
Cleveland leadership ended In failure
Mr.. Tilden's course in the matter or the
disputed election returns In his race TOT
the presidency cost him his strength in
the south, and his party refused to re-
nominate him four years later After
twelve years of leadership. eight OF them
spent in the White House, Mr.. Cleveland
left his party a wreck. Mr.. Bryan had
to build UP a new organization; and he
polled six and half million votes for
it when it was only four months old.
Bryanism is the democratic wear. TIL
denism and Clevelandism were popular in
their day and way, but this is q much
later day, and the styles have greatly
changed.