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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25
Hone of Amended Mccall Bill,

In spite of the hyphenatcd broad
maunderings of meaningless phrase
ology; the pointless stabs Of logicless;
gray matter at the foolish far
nlers who are being herded by Bach
elder in the interests OF the lumber
trust"-or words to that effect-it
seems quite probable now that the
Mccall bill may be amended so that
articles which farmers have to buy
shall be reduced to the plane of pro-
ducts of the soil which are put on the
free list by the Canadian agreement.
Now, Mr. Farmer, who are you 60
ing TO thank for it-sturdy Name
Senators and loyal Representatives
who have fought for you in spite OF
that have been piled upon them ma-
liciously for the sake of venting jeal-
ousy. spleen and natural cussedness.
by such agency as could be of no pos
sible aid TO Taft or any other good
man or good cause;
Or, will YOU credit that so-called
..literary" kite without sufficient tail
to balance, which plunges and darts
and cuts fantistc figures. and exc
eptes marvellous gyrations. far above
the public head. d constant menace
10 the people below and its own pre-
cious s(o) neck. in order to display its
aepraved lack OF balance?
Whom the gods wish to destroy
they first make mad" If any farmer
.,,f Maine or other equally intelligent
1esson can honestly say that he or
Nile has been able To CLEAN "a single
kSsip of argument or common sense
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

the frank avowal OF Senator Cum
minis that he intends to offer amend
ments to the Mccall bill reducing ar
ticlcs which farmers have to buy In
proportion to the reduction on Their
product.
So mach for hope. Let us keep
ON hoping. but let us not stop fight
inr or. at least, of giving constant
sympathy ana support to those who
are fighting for Maine and her in
tercsts.
In the battle thus far the farmer
has had opportunity TO find himself
assailcd much as political candidates
arc sometimes attacked in a hot CAM
paign-not because of his dishonesty
but because of Ibis lack of intelli-
gence.' OF course, in the eyes OF
certain organs of Il am greater than
thou fame, u farmer is not supposed
to know enough to so in out of the
rain. He has been collected by those
political shepherd dogs in Congress to
the fold in the forest arches, there to
be creased and swallowed whole b..
the Hale A!drich Bailey Cummins-
FRYE Burleigh Teddy Taft Dazell-
Swasey Guernsey Bachelor Bal
llinger Wickersham Everybody but
he-Great-I- AM trust.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25
A Great Continental Railway.
(Bath TineS.)

The Cape to Cairo railway line is
slowly approaching realization. 1.-THE
most recent section to be completed,
writes Consul Gunsaulus from johann
nesburg, 'is understood to be from
Khartum to Wad Madam. a poin.
about 100 miles south of Khartum, SO
that this southern end Of the northern
line and the Star Of Kongo mine as
the rorthermost point of the southern
extension are today the Outposts be-
tween which lies the long gap yet y
be linked to form an unhrpken chain
Of great continental railway"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25
Coming Events

Feb. 20-25-Aviation Meeting. Boston.
Feb .4-26-Boys' Conference, Bangor.
Feb. 2i-State Teachers Examinations
at Auburn. Augusta, Bangor, kiddefoTd
March I-ApdrUscuggin Pomona, witt
Eureka Grange, Durham.
March 3-Cony High-Portland High do
bate. Augusta.
Mar. 4-1l-.>uto Show, Boston.
Mar. 6-l0-tarmers' Week, OrCno.
March l3-15-Annual Meeting State Of
Maine Chapter. y. a r., Portland.
Mar. 15-State Board of Trade. Water
vile.
March 16-Somerset County Veterans
and Ladies' Auxiliary. Madison.
March 20-2J-Lewiston and Auburn Mer-
chants Association Carnival.
Mar. 2j-Apr. 1-National Flower Show,
Boston.
State Branch. No, IS. L. n. \. p. O. c..
April 19-Mane Letter Carriers at
Augusta
April 19-26-East Maine Methodist Con.
ference. OIdtown, Bishop Cranston pre-
April 19-2s-Maine Methodist Confer
ence. Biddeford Bishop Nicely presiding
April 2i-May 20-America's First Great
Missionary Exposition. Boston.
ment, Maine G. 4. r. Meetings state
Sons of Veterans, state ". K. c., Ma
tional w. r. c. and Ladies OF the G. A
r., Augusta.
vention International Sunday School AS
sociation. San Francisco.
June 2S-3tt-Forty fourth annual meeting
Maine Pharmaceutical Association.
Kineo.
Aug. 15-17-Waldo County Agricultural
Society Fair, Belfast.
Oct 25-26-@7-Annuai Convention Maine
Teachers Association, Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25
Editorial Comment
Sales for Cash.
tBiddeford Journal.)


Now that the supreme court of the
United states has decided for the law
which forbids the sale of railroad
transportation Tor anything except
cash, that is, that the railroads can
not legally exchange transportation
for newspaper advertising for in
stance, the farmers who live near a
state line will be wondering if they
can legally sell a pig or a bushel OF
potatoes in neighboring state and
take their pay in anything except
cash.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

Opposition to reciprocity developed
IL new feature in the Canadian house
Thursday, when editorial objections
from various parts of Canada were
presented by members on the con-
servative side. Score one for the
reciprocity shouters; It's all the argu-
ment they've had--that Canada isn't
satisfied.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

You are probably aware that pneu-
monia always results from. a cold. but
you never heard of a cold resulting in
pneumonia when Chamberaln's Cough
when This remedy may be had for .
trlnc? For sale everyWh here.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

The first aim of the reciprocityites
is to convince the farmer of his lack
of sufficient intelligence to distinguish
between bonnyelabber and buekwheat
honey
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25
Maine Gossip
The Sea of Peace.

stand above a Whitc-rimmcd sea:
Its dccps are mine. its mirrored hight
Mine its low plant of mystery.
All mine its Slce-song of delight
Mine its strong soul, its body mine,
| lave mo in its Kind embrace.
III dreams upon its buOyant brine
II gives me back cherished face
Mayhap il helps me understand
The language of intinity,
Tho secret of the shifting sand
The testimony of the sea.
| am above all circumstance
am beyond all power to hurt;
No more | shrink from sorrows lance,
50 with all strength am | bcSirt
I've tasted every bitter sup;
Earth's bulWarkS all are proven frail;
Iot SWcctcned DOW is Iifc's low cup,
All halloNed: it's my holy grail.
Above its wrecks of ships and men
The placid ocean shows no sears
Above my dccpS where storms have been
My tranquil soul reflects the stars
Century.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

Who Won the author Of the best
tariff ever enacted by Republican
administration ASK the organ of
denunciation of Winona.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

For a change, who killed Cock
Robin" Put hyphcn i'll Cock
Robin and guess.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

Farmers. mechanics, railroaders. labor
ers rely on DR. Thomas Eclectic Oil.
Takes the sting out Of cuts, burns or
bruises at once. Pain cannot stay where
ii is used.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

Bilious Feel heavy after dinner.
Tongue coated? Bitter taste? Complex
ion saIloW2 Liver needs waking UP
Doans Regulets cure bilious attacks. :.
cents at any drug store.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

Mainc's rcawakcning interest III
farming has received jolt.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25
TO The President.
Washington,

To
Washington
Union how they
bring blight and dadencc in times to ese
Taft the nag
W. e. *
BoUdo Me
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

Don't think that piles can't be cured
Thousands of obstinate cases have been
cured by Doan's Ointment. 90 cents at
any drug store.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

Here's a now one for hyphenating-
"tho Taft -Aldrich combine"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

Generally debilitated for years Had
sick headaches, lacked ambition, was
WORKOUT and all rundown Burdpc<
Blood Btters made me u we'll woman
Mrs Chas F'reitroy. Moosup. Conn.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

II YOU wish to start something
around Androscuggin Falls, just
shout: "Hooray for Hale"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

4 NorridSewock woman, writes our
correspondent. boasts a flock OF IL
pullets, thoroughbred rose-coihoeo
Rhode Island Reds. which has broken
all records in that vicinity. This
nock began laying in October and
from the first of November until
February 16 has averaged seven eggs
per day. The average price received
for eggs has been 3S cents per dozen
which figures up to a snug little sum
on 63 dozen sold,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

JEPHTHA ENCAMPMENT, NO. .
Meetings at 7.3O o'clock every second sAS
fourth Tuesday.
G. w. MERRILL. Scribe.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

cUSHNoC CHAPTER, r. A. NJ,
No A. stated convocation at Masonic
Temple at 80 Thursday evening, March
>, to act on the amendment to the by
laws. Work in Royal Arch degree. Re
freshmcnts. All sojourning companions
are cordially invited to attend.
WILLIS T.. SWIFT, II. i.
THOS. IT. BODICE, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

AUGUSTA LODGE, NO. TAI, r. d A.
NJ. Special communication Monday even
ing. Feb. q. Work in NJ. NJ. degree. All
soiourning companions are cordially in
vited to be present.
HARRY NJ. LYON. w, NJ.
W. A. JACKSON. Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

Aad While the talk Is running ON in
terestins bridges the Calais-St. Ste
phen structure deserves recording. A
model span of concrete, wood and steel
is the leading international cross
ing place over the st. CroiX
al Ferry Point Nov that the
times are passed when the i'm
migration laws We're laXly enforced
the bridge no longer serves as a means
of escape for offenders of the law VINO
would elude the officers by escaping 10
the Canadian side. Undesirable aliens
very seldom cross the border and our
Dominion cousins are rapidly adopting
the American mode of expression.
Calais now has three free bridges
namely; The International bridge. the
Union bridge and the Milltown (Maine)
bridge. each having Its different Gus
toms officials at the ends.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

Leonard c, Jones, the Halowcll ci,y
butcher, ON Thursday. slaughtered for
L. W. Niles < Co, an Is months old
poher that weighed 555 POUNDS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

One OF the few remaining toll bridges
III this State is located at North Tur
her Bridge, connecting the towns Of
Turacr and LEEDS and within a few
steps of the town OF Livermore in An
droscoggin county. The bridge is Gov
cred ana really in two parts, the larg
est Ueing about 80 feet long with the
toll keepers house beside it, Then
comes an island of about - rods in
width and the smaller structure, 100
feet in length, joins the island with
Leeds. At the Turner end of the
bridge IS q tiny deserted village of "A
half dozen houses grouped together
and backed up by an old store ana
blacksmith shop. OF these houses only
the keepers is open all the year round.
This building is small and black with
age. probably being older than the
bridge itself which was built IN 1853.
This last bridge. which has been re
paired many times replaced the first
one constructed in 1927. carried away
the spring before by the freshets of the
time of the sweeping away of the
spans at Turner Center. jay, canton
and many other places in TINS otatV'
The second WAS constructed at the cost
of $4,000 and one life, the superintenG-
cnt falling from the top OF an aput-
ment and sustaining injuries winch re-
suit ID in his death. In the eight years
preyious to the coming of the present
keeper. Mr.. L. G. Goodwin. IL persons
were in charge Of the bridge. The
n-e sent rates are ten cents for single
team fifteen cents for a double team
two cents COR a person on foot, % cents
| for an automobile and cattle Two cents
| a head.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

The first report OF any serious IN
festation of gypsy moth in this State
comes from Portland. Government
scouts have found startling clusters
of the eggs throughout that vicinity,
nests having been reported WedneS-
day afternoon from 10 distinct local.
ties. At meeting composed oil
representatives of the board OF trade
and other civic organizations. State
E.ntomologist Hitchngs and Govern
rnept Agent Rogers stated the serious
condition of affairs and steps were
taken to raise d fund for battle
against the pest.
A patron of one of GARDENERS drug
stores entered "a few mornings age
and asked for skunk Spruce" as a
general remedy for rheumatism. The
clerk, who is rated as very well post
ed on botanical questions, admitted
that it was a new one on" him and
appealed to a woman probably as vel
posted in plant study as any one in
Maine. She, too, was forced to plead
ignorance. The investigators de-
cided to push the search to finish
and resorted to botanical works. The
name was mentioned in neither OF
Gray's editions nor Bigelow nor Wood
But then came triumph III the secur-
ing of the works of Britton & Brown
who are heralded as one of the highest
authorities, and who state that
skunk spruce" is one of the common
names Of the white spruce of this
State.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

Pat, the anSora eat belonging to
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Burnham of
iaiioWeH, having lived 10 the age of
Is years. suceumbed to an attack of
pneumonia and passed away Sunday
morning, y casket was obtained and
Fat" was given an elaborate funeral.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25
Saturday. February 25, 1911.

our estimate OF character
always depends much on the
manner in which the character
affects our own interests ana
Observation-Disclosures.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. p. N
Regular meeting every third Tuesday at
o'clock.
W. B. GETCHELI., Capt
L. c. HUGHES. Clerk
UNIFORM RANK, KNIGHTS OF
Pythias King Company. No. 4. Regular
meeting first Thursday Of each month
Rec NATHAN r. LONGFELLOW.
Capt, LEONARD V. CLARK,
oct5.tu-th-sat,tf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

QUEEN TEMPLE, NO. 70. PYTHIAN
Sisters meets in X. of p. Hall the Sec
ond and fourth Tuesday evenings of each
month, at 730 O'Clock.
NELLIE Ii. BESSEY. NJ. f. c.
EVA NJ. LADD, NJ. of r. and c.
IVA II. KICKER. NJ. of F.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

Two thousand Knights OF Pythias
ana over 800 members Of the Pythian
Sisters have been in possession OF
Lewiston at one Of the most elaborate
meetings ever held in the history OF
the order in Maine. The session com
menced at l.G0 Wednesday afternoon.
and ended a 40 o'clock Thursday
morning. Despite the length of the
session the work as laid out by the
committee on arrangements was filled
with interesting events. Ranks We're
conferred IA competition and prizes
were awarded for the Lest work.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

ODD FELLOWS HALL.
ASYLUM LODGE NO. 20, REGULAR
meeting Friday evening at 7.S0 o'clock.
f. q. HARRINGTON. N. u.
II. II. BROWN, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

CAPITAL GRANGE, NO. 24s, p. OF
II. Meetings I'd and 4th Saturday even
ings of each month at G. A, r. Hall.
WALLACE D. SLIPP. w. NJ.
ANNIE NJ. ROLLINS. Sec.
1uly23, tn -th-sat,1yr
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

No notice whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot DO held RESPONSE
ble for the preservation OF return Of
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
10 subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGII 4 FLYNT, Publish
crs, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

N. e. o. p, KENNE6Ec LODGE, NO.
PSI, meets in c. A.. r. hall the first and
third, Tuesday evenings Of each month at
7.30 o'clock.
MRS. CADDIE B. LOvEJOY, Warden
EMMA +. HOWE. Rec. Sec.
B. l.. NICHOLAS, Fin. Sec.
tu-th- sat
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

Samples Of Messages That Are Being Sent by Farmers and
Forwarded for Them by the kennebec journal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-25

Bowdoimham. Me,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-06
A RAILROAD LAUNDRY.

The improved linen is. far too val uable to be trusted to the ordinary commercial cleaning process. To make sure that the job is done properly, the company runs a laundry of it's own. This is on the floor beneath the storerooms at the Easton headquar- ters. It is an up-tO-date laundry in every particular, with all the modern mechanical appliances.
 Not only the dining car linen and the walters white uniforms are laun- dered here, but the towels from the company's off. ces as far off as New York, Philadelphia and Buffalo. Some times the number of articles that go through the railroad laundry is as high as 100000 month.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-06
FASHIONS AND PADS

Separate blouses show changes ev- cry day Some have the yokes out lined or suggested by wooden beads; others have heavy motifs worked ill dull gold embroidery. Satin, crepe de chine and soft silk are being used for these biouses.
 A style introduced on certain of the high class garments is that having the skirt panels in a seni-detachable form. In many instances the panels -cut on absolutely straight lines-are finished with a narrow hem, showing one or. two rows of maclline-stitching ty way Of border.
 Among the novelties in robes are those with the upper part of cashmere de sole. The bottom of this material is finished with a pine-patterned bor- der in exquisite colorings, while below the border the frock Is finished with a deep plain band of ratine in a much darker color than the cashmere.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-06
BARS TOLSTOI BOOK LEST
 IT CHECK THE BOY SCOUTS
London Boomers of Militarism Fear Deadening Effect of Story, "The Empty Drum"

London, Jan. 6.-It was the Boy Scouts whom the London County Council was trying to protect from the anti -militarist influence of Count TolstOiS Empty Drum" when 1t barred the volume of folk-stor1es in which the Empty Drum" is includ- ed from the libraries over which the Council has control.
 It is true that Chairman Rogers of the book-sub- of the Councils education committee did not explicitly make the admission at the meeting held to consider, among other things, the objections raised by the Counts English admirers to the ban on his book. but he ostentatlous- ly lodged all questions upon the sub- ject, and after the meeting, several members of the subcommittee con- fessed that the lodging was done be- cause direct answer must have been in the affirmative.
 The Rev. Stewart Hea diam headed the delegation of Tolsteyites who. vis- ited the subcommittee to find out what was wrong with the book. Some of the stories, conceded Chairman Rogers, are unquestion- ably quite fit for children but others are distinctly anti-militarist in their nature
 '.Is it not a fact" incurred Tolstoy Delegate Cotton, that the whole peace? What is the Council afraid of? That the volume will interfere with the Boy Scouts movement?"
 This was too plain talking for Chairman Rogers. He did not an- swer directly at all but plunged off into complicated discussion of the educational merits and demerits of the book. Other delegates asked the Boy Scouts question later on but with as little success as Cotton had met with. Nor did they succeed in get ting the book accepted. It remains on the Councils blacklist and will probably remain there indeflnltely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-06

An Ordinance Amending an OrG1ns
 ance Relative to the Obstruction of Sidewalks during the ConstructioA
 or Repairing of Buildings.
 At a, meeting of the Common Coun- cil held January 3. 1911. the following Ordinance was adopted:
 Be It Ordained by the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport.
 That Section 361 of the ordinances amended by adding after the words "Concerning licenses and permits the following: Provided, however,. that no such license shall be granted authorizing or permitting any per- son to occupy or close. during the erection or repairing of building aS aforesaid, more than one-half. in width, of the sidewalk upon which such land abuts"; so that said section when amended shall read as foilows-
 Sec. 361:- Every person intending to erect or repair any building upon any land abutting on any street may receive a license to occupy portion or said street for building material inl the manner and upon such terms and conditions as provided in the chapter concerning licenses and permits, pro-. vided, however, that no such license shall be granted authorizing or per- hitting any person to occupy or close, during the erection or repairing or a. building as aforesaid, more than one half, in width, of the sidewalk upon which land ahuts. Any person duly licensed or permitted to occupy any part of any street while erecting or repairing any building, opening any sewer or making any excavation in any street, for any purpose. shall pro- vide safe and convenient passage. around or over the same, for public r1, nn 1,n city for any damage ocasioned by any neglect so to do. And any sucE per- son occupying any portion of any street, as aforesaid, shall, when re- ouested by the Director Of Public works, or any police officer, exhibit. his license or permit for such occupa- tion or removal.
 Adopted January 3rd, 1911.
 Approved, January 4th, 1911.
 Attest, [.
 STEPHEN F. BOUCHER.
 City Clerl
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-06
RUAkIsG 4 HOTEL ON WHEELS THE DINING GAR MAYS BIG JOB

.Prognosticator of appetites' is the title that a railroad man recently gave to his friend, the Superintendent of Dining Cars. For this official has to know what passengers are going to want to eat before they know them selves. And 1t is not enough that rhe passenger. upon leaving the din- ing car, shall be able, like the man in the Scriptures, to say, ''I was an hun Sered, and ye gave me to eat" His desires are not so simple. The food must he prepared and served with all the ''frills'' of the latest culinary fashion.
 "Why is it, wonder, that the man who Is easy to please at home becomes fastidious the moment he sits down to eat on the train?" The Superinten- dent of Dining Cars of one of the big railroads put the question, the other day. to visitor in his office "I know that some men do come in the easy-to- please class at hone.' he went on. "but all men are epicures when they scan the menu on their travels. I can't explain the transformation. It's not my job to explain, but to give 'eni what they want"
 Conducting a dining car department has been compared to running a hotel with the complication that the din- ing rooms, instead of staying in the same place. are flying all over the country at fifty or sixty miles an hour. If the guests of hotel develop a sudden fondness for fish, when they've been favoring meat for a week the manager simply sends hurry call to the market for more fish But If the taste of travellers undergoes such an abrupt change and 1t often does-there is no market around the corner. The ice chests and the cupboards on the train are the of
 It Is for the Superintendent of Din- ing Cars to select wisely what to store n them to be a good guesser as to what travellers are going to want. To his success in doing this is due a large part Of the success of the ser vice as whole. He has to be gastronoTnic prophet so to speak.
 FIXED MENU OUT OF DATE
 The I.ehigh Valley was the first railroad to establish the la carte system as the exclusive basis upon which meals should be served. Time has shown the wisdom of this, for practically all the important railroads have followed suit. It is an axiom now that the traveller does not want to have his dishes chosen for him he wants to choose for himself. The table d'hote was designed more for the convenience of the dining car man. SS~IneuL ltisr TUT tDc .OL pas sengers IL was comparatively a sim pie, task to stock a car with the food and crink needed for a fixed menu, and then inform the passenger that he should have these things and none other-
 Tn the early days of railroad dining service. no doubt. the table d'hote or any other meal wa $ welcome. It was aE aarssaile contrast to the hurried d:Rre~ at a hotel, at some place on the lire. wniie the train waited twen- ty F lnugeS. But wten rolling restau-