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The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Lloyd's Rate on Far
East War Goes Higher

LONDON, March 3.-Lloyd's rate 10
cover the risk of an outbreak of hos
Utilities between Russia and China with
in the next four weeks has risen from
5 to 10 per cent, because of cables from:
the Orient stating that war between
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Joker's "CoW Itch" has
Half Town Scratching

WILKESBARRE. Pa, March d.
Half the residents Of Conyngham are
spending their time In scratching as
the result of jokers distribution of
COW itch" throughout the town.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Died Unshaved Waiting
For Election of Bryan

MACON, Mo, March 25.-Tom Rob
erts, who vowed in 1896 that he would
not shave or have his hair cut until
Bryan was elected President, died here
at the age of sixty-five years, having
kept his vow.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Boys, Disguised, Watch
Girls Play Basketball

OBERLIN. Ohio, March ga crowd
OF Oberlin College boys who got in to
see the girls basketball game by dis
EuisinC themselves as girls, forgot and
cheered one of the plays. They were
bounced.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Right Hand Injured, He
Sues for Loss of Speech

NEW YORK. March %. - Sam
Schwartz, a deaf mute, has included
loss of speech in his suit for $4,000
damage for injuries TO his right hand
sustained in his employers factory.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

II Jon ever have anything yos
don't need. get money for 1t through
the aFor sals-Misc' ads In The
Eimea
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

Members Of the Anacostia Baptist
Church attended a bazaar last evenin
in the lecture room of the church under
the auspices of the Sunday school
classes of Mrs. John Payne and Miss
blanche Keifer. The event was pro-
nOunced a success.
The Washington times., 1911-03-25
Fudge" Says Anty Drudge.

CYsscrossI tell you this toast smells of seaming suds
1t isn't fit to eat"
Mrs. 0Isscross- We'll had to make it at the kitchen
fire where the clothes steaming. If you knew
what job this washing is you wouldn't expect
good breakfast wash-day morning
Anty Fudge my dear. Just you do your wash
ing with Fels-Naptha in lukewarm water. Then you
won't have steam nauseous odofs and you can
begin the washing well after breakfast and still have
it done before noon."
Follow directions on
The Washington times., 1911-03-25

Capt. Wallace Smith of the Congress
Heights section of the fire department
is confined to his residence in Raleigh
street by illness. His duties as captain
are being performed hv Lieutenant Mof-
fett of the Congress Heights Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-09
Editorial Comment
Economy and Longevity.

schenectady On. " Union)
To the fact that he has been living
at an expence of only % cents Il week
George II Ward of Middletown. Con-
necticut. not only attributes the fact
That he has reached the seventy-third
milestone of life. but voices confidence
that he will pass the century mark
Mr. Wards bill of fare is: Oatmeal.
II cents; crackers. cents. peanut but
ter. cents; flour. , cents. tea. 3 cents
total. IS cents
It is pointed by some one fond of
figures that whoever is ambitious te
adopt Mr. Wards style of living can
buy all his food for year from saw
ings bank income of 1880 at per cent.
Let Mr.. Ward and faddtsts of his
| type have their way We all want to
linger on this good old sphere as long
as fate and the doctors don't combine
against us. and in the season of berry
and apple pies. Ice cream. watermelon
and green corn. not to ailude to the
| near time of turkey and pumpkin pie,
the thought of longevity under the
Ward dispensation is simply intoler-
| a bile
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-09
Scientific Farm Management.

Schenectady IN W UnionD
An interesting bulletin on the cost
of crop growing in Nebraska has been
issued by the agricultural department
of that state. An average of reports
for two years shows that ii cost the
farmers 29.6 cents per hushe to pro-
duce corn. 321s cents to produce oats.
$40 cents to produce wheat. s5.37 per
ton to produce wild hay. S418 per ton
to produce clover and 1910 per ton to
produce alfalfa These figures are
based upon returns received from the
best farmers in various communities.
The yields are higher than the aver
age yields of the state.
There were not included in the cost
OF production the marketing but does
include time for man and team at the
rate of 1886 per day only while in
the field.
The greatest factors influencing the
cost per bushel or per ton were found
10 be the price of land, and the cost
per acre. The yield per acre can be
increased by enriching the land and
using better seeds and better methods
of cultivation.
The figures illustrate the possibili-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-09
SAGADAUOC
IcEsoRo.

Among the guests who are at pres
ent at GlenWeod Villa are the follow
ing: Misses Nellie r and Florence l..
Aldridge of West Somerville, Mass;
Harold Oldham of Stalybridge. Eng
land; Misses Kittie NJ. Colligan ana
Marion Y. Quinian of WATERFOWL,
Mass. and MIR. and Mrs. j. II. Grand
Ter of Newburyport. Mass.
An extremely jolly party held
straw ride and picnic TO Pleasant
pond. those attending it Including
Mrs Ella Manning. Harry Aston, MT.
and Mrs. ]. H. Chandler. Harold Old
ham. the Misses Nellie and Florence
Aldridge. Kfttie NJ. Coiiigan, Marion
Ouinlan. all OF GlenWood lila. MT.
and Mrs. Ernest Sylvester. Edwin
Packard and Walter sylvester, OF
Maplewood Farm, and Hiram Han
over and Mrs. Maggie Murphy. The
trip was made in gaily decorated
hayrack and fishing, motor BOAT
ride. and other amusements were IN
dulged in.
Quite a number from here ATTENDED
the Methodist Sunday school picnic
last week at Island Park, and report
fine time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-09
Death of Senator Frye.

The death of Senator Frye comes as
shock TO the people of Maine. not
withstanding his long illness and the
manifest anxiety of those close to
him
A tribute to the departed statesman
and orator is unnecessary by the
press of Maine which has so frequent
~ and fully recited his virtues and ac-
universal grief throughout Maine is
not an exaggeration.
Senator Frye was admired for his
great abilities and loved for his kind
ly and friendly attributes; He was ap-
proacha BILE by the most humble. and
gave utmost attention and endeavor to
. the cause of his lowliest constituent
His long service and wealth of expe-
rience in rational affairs had rendered
him of immea surable service to his
State
The death of Senator Frye leaves the
appointment of a successor for the re-
mainder of his term TO Governor
Plaisted, thus giving the next session
of the United States Senate two DEM
ocratie senators from Maine
Senator Johnson and whom" That
is the question of the hour and, while
a guess would mean nothing, many
people will indulge the exercise of their
guessers.
1t is presumed that the selection is
already made and, considering peliti-
cal desires and obviously just claims,
the appointment would go to Cumber-
land county.
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WORDS OF APPROVAL.
While Rum Trust Organs Accuse Us
of Running Amuck' Well Known
Men Congratulate Us.

Editor kennebec Journal; .rt
| feel like eongratulatins YOU upon
the stand you are taking in regard 10
the retention of prohibition in the
constitution of Maine.
Many of our Maine newspapers are
either catering to the rum element or
are lukewarm on this important ques-
ton of the day. while you come out
plainly for prohibition and all good
that goes with it | am very sure
that you are moulding public opinion
here in Maine today. to a great eX-
tent. by your logical and truthful ar
guments.
You are also making votes every
day for prohibition and believe pubic
sentiment is gradually changing for
the right The voters begin to see
through the thin arguments and false
hoods being published by the rum
papers of Maine. and do believe that
on Sept. IL. Maine will stand by her
guns and vote to retain prohibition ~
good majority.
T. W. LONGLEY.
oakland Mo Aup
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tutional amendment is repealed and the
people have elected Legislature
which they can trust they have
turned their representatives. over to
constant annoyance and approach by
the liquor interests, who would corrupt
them and thus control the law making
body (Which the people trust"
The Sun does not tell its readers
that it is much easier for the Rum
Trust to corrupt the men who are
elected to make the laws thar il is 10
corrupt the people who have placed the
law in the statutes and in the eonsti-
tuition.
The SUMS editor saws Indeed. II the
responsibility we're put upon us to act
for the best interests of a community
in which there were a large number Of
drinkers. we would let them drink. and
would do what could be done by i'm
proving the police service 10 maintain
order ard abate nuisance
InlS is no more than We Woutd eN-
pect of a man who would offer the ar
guments which the editor Of the sun
has presented his readers in recent
months. He would go about correcting
civic faults with the cart before the
horse. He would first give free rein
to evil, and then do what he could TO
suppress il. In other words, he would
enter partnership with the greatest of
all evils for the sake of having the
privilege of showing what he could do
to control it. This is what the Rum
Trust and its paid tools are pleased to
term. "Regulation"-first give the devil
his release. and then see if you can
assoc him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-09
What Do You Think About It?

In contradiction of the claims and
advertising of the rum press of Maine
chat license would bring prosperity to
Maine) we would quote Ex-Governor
Robert B. Glenn of North Carolina, who
says:
Il lay down two propositions and
dare any woman or man to deny the
same: First, nothing that makes the
individual in the community poorer
adds to the wealth and power of that
community; and will any of you dare
Ito say, who goes and looks at the
home and the property and the person
of a drunkard. that the drinking man
adds 10 the value of any nation" Sec
ond, nothing that renders men less
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-09
Oakland, Me. Aug. I.
conorstuIstes the Old x. j.

Editor kennebec Journal:
It has been my intention for a long
time to write you and express my ap-
probation of your fearless position IN
the question of reciprocity with Caa-
ada and your daily fight for the ca"2e
OF temperance and the retention of
prohibition in our Constitution.
l have been a casual reader of your
paper for several years, but my inter
est extended but little beyond the
items of news in Kennebec county,
but | wish you to distinctly under
stand that your editorial pages have
been an inspiration to me since you
first took your stand in fearlessly de-
Tending the true principles Of Re-
pubfcanism by opposing the forcing
upon the people of the [. 5. of a
Democratic measure by a Republican
President with the acknowledged as
sistance of the Democratic party.
But what l especially wanted to ex-
press my heartiest appreciation of IS
your active and fearless fight against
| the effort of the liquor interests tC
| enlarge their field of operation and
| drag our State down to the level OF
CO. operation with the rum trust in
establishing license in Maine.
Every argument put forth by the
| liquor press has been met fairly. and
refuted to the entire satisfaction OF
any fair minded person, and it is a
pleasure to read your entire editorial
page in each issue.
| May the good work go on. Please
accept my congratulations.
f. 7. CLIFFORD
| Winthrop. Me. Aug. s.
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Asks to Speak a Word

Editor Kennebee Journal.
Please let me speak a few words
through your columns Certainly I
am a total abstainer! But one thing
| think may not have been mentioned
in your truly excellent. loyal paper for
truth and temperance. Not MANY
years ago, the reform clubs of Maine
were voiCing the cause of temperance
but many have passed into the eternal
beyond, their words and works still
live. Since those days a generation
has come who know Cor ought to
know nothing of these awful inlu-
ences of alcoholic drink. Could such
men as Captain Sturtevant of Port
land and Il. s, Kelly of Winthrop, and
thousands of others speak, those who
are in accord with this movement to
take constitutional prohibition from
us, would with regret and remorse
wish to Danish their presence. and
with shame withdraw themselves
from such. who are at this day prac-
tlcally asking that these scenes and
horrors. heartaehings in homes aad
among friends, may be again repeated
in this and coming generations.
Every public spirited man, woman
and child is among your readers and
of the temperance press of the State.
Sincerely supporter of truth and
righteousness.
A b. CARR.
L Winthron Me
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Portland. Me.
An Appreciative Friend.

Editor Kennebec Journal:
| gladly send in my renewal to the
daily and YOU may count me a sub
seriber for years if | live. | com
mend YOU for your noble attitude or
the reciprocity question. | think you
must be a friend of the farmer, which
includes myself. Another thing that
pleases me is the stand you take on
the temperance question 1t seems
you are not afraid to speak out in nc
uncertain sound in favor of prohibi-
ton. God bless you in your noble
work.
j. B. GOULD.
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Commends the journal.

Editor Kennebec Journal:
| am greatly pleased to see the ex-
lcellent stand YOU are taking with your
paper against the liquor interests
which are doing their utmost to break
down our temperance laws and bring
shame and reproaeh upon the good old
State of Maine. while some of the
papers have closed their columns
wholly to advocates of constitutional
prohibition. | note that daily your
paper hurls good solid shot at the
enemy. | wish your sound logic
might be read in every home in
Maine, it would surely make voters
for us in September.
| am enclosing some thoughts
would be pleased to have you read and
If YOU care to give space to same in
Journal.
JAMES H AMES.
BoWdOinham
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NJ Gossip
With Pipe and Flute.

With pipe and flute the rustic Pan
OF old made music sweet for man:
And closer drew The Warm-e eyed herd
The rolling river slowlier ran
All, would-ah' would a little span.
Some air of Already could fan
This age of ours. too seldom stirred
With pipe and flute
But now for gold we plot and plah'
And from Beersheha unto Dan.
Apollos self might pass unheatd.
OR find the night-jar's note prefefred-
Not SO 1t Jared. when time began,
With pipe and flute.
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Editor Kennebec Journal:
| am reading from time to time
your fine editorials on prohibition
and fully endorse your position TAX
en-. | only wish all our newspapers
would do the same 1t would be a
sad calamity to our State to have it
go for license. SO let us keep up the
fight in good earnest until Sept IL
and leave nothing undone to arouse
the public on the Importance of the
issue. Yours truly,
j. r. LIBBY.
Portland Mo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-09

able to give to their community and
to their God their physical and men
tai and moral powers. can help that
community or glorifv that God
Now. having laid down these two
principles { would ask few ques-
tons in practical business, If strong
drink helps business, why don't the
railroads advertise for drunken con-
ductors ant engineers instead OF say
ing as they Do. that they will have no
man in their employ no takes a drop
OF liquor Because they know that
drupke}, epgiuecFS and conductors and
nagmen hiring wrecks and head-en col
lisions and rear.end collisions and ruin
their business NhtSkey helps bust
ness Why dent NeaU ~ and get a
drunken 81; ~ a aoctoy to administer
the medicines - Ntsuv little son or
daughtore Because vcu know that n
drunken doctor would risk the life of
that precious son or daughter "Whis-
Ky helms business Why don't you
farmers advertise for drunken young
men 10 come and drive your team
Why. the whisky people themselves, at
great meeting in Washington City.
/ passed a restitution that they would
Z
duty, and gave as a reason that a
drinking man could not attend to bust
ness
| My town was one of the worst
whisky towns in North Carolina. be-
/ fore We had statewide prohibition.
The butchers tell me they sell more
heefSteak and chops and roasts four
times over. than before. because now
the men are buying things to eat in
stead OF things to drink. The bankers
tell me that the savings department
has increased twe-feld the dry goods
man tells me the same thing, and the
clothing man tells me he is selling
clothing to men who had never bought
a suit of clothes before in all their
lives. Go to Sam Reynolds: he has
5000 men and boys on his payroll.
Sam Reynolds SAYS I'VE always pay
off cur men in checks and under the
old rule of liquor in North Carolina,
we would pay off our men on Satur-
day night and Monday or Tuesday the
checks would come back. endorsed over
half of them, by the saloon men. But
now they come back endorsed by the
grocer and the butcher and the banker
and the dry goods man. And under
the old practice the men wouldn't set
over their drunk by Monday or Tues
day and they rarely got back to bust
ness before then, but row they come
back bright and early on Monday
morning; they are caring for their
wives and children. saving what they
have got
In every issue of the rum press and
the literature being circulated By the
Rum Trust and the Self Government
League may be found the claim that
the Rum Trust plan increases business
and makes times lively" They adver-
tise: Vote Yes and watch Maine
grow" To those who are in any meas
ure undecided as to the truth of such
statements we recommend the careful
reading of the above from Gov. Glenn
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If whiskey helps business. why did
the whiskey people themselves. at a
great meeting in the city of Washing
ton, pass a resolution that they would
have no bartenders who drank while
on duty. and gave as a reason for the
resolution that a drinking man could
not attend to business?
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Editor S Letter Box

The publication OF letter In
this department is not to be taken
as an endorsement of its views by
the Kennehec Journal This col
umn is maintained for the discus
sion of matters of general public
interest when kept within bounds
of reason and not of libelous or
abusive nature.
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Wilton, Me.
Offers Good Assistance.

Editor Kennebec Journal Z.
The Kennebec Journal has been
given me as a prominent prohibition
newspaper. In 1884 we had in our
town woman's temperance move
ment which was the means of carry
ing an election for no-license. this
movement followed the Ohio woman's
movement. The spirit of that move
ment | have tried to convey in THE
Crusaders" which | mail to you today
Ii you can use this story as serial or
in any way or any part of the story
| offer it to YOU free until your coming
election is over.
No one except myself has any right
or control in the book
Wishing you success in any way you
work.
EMMA r. NORTON.
Watkins, \. Y
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Wednesday, August g. 1911.

If man were to place him
self in an attitude to bear
manfully the greatest evil that
could be inflicted on him. he
would suddenly find that there
was no evil to bear.-Thoreau.
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VOICES OF THE PRESS.

Just when cheerfulness returns
with the prospect of an early winter
the coal man calls to ascertain how
many tons of trouble we can stand
for-Atlanta Constitution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-09

A hailstorm in Texas killed three
men. Still, this report is unaccom-
panied by one that the stones were as
large as hens eggs That is left
either to the understanding or the
imagination.-St. Louis Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-09

That fisherman up at Pittsburg who
threw out his line and hooked a sum-
mer girl is likely to be swamped with
inquiries as to what kind of bait he
used.-Brockton Enterprise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-09

Tribane) that New York; newspaper
rivalry has not eclipsed the reputation
of our famous old Kennebec Jour
nal
JAMES ATKINS
MontcIair, n, J.
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France, once L. S, ally in war. is
now our coadjutor in peace and along
with the old enemy that she helped us
fight Verify the world moves.-Bos-
ton Herald.
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One doesn't like to knock Mr. Edi-
sons scheme for living $50 years, but
when after boasting of his eighteen
hour a day work. doesn't he! in his
declaration that the man who keeps
right on at his work keeps himself
young" betray realization of ad-
vancing years? People who have not
yet felt this inevitable progress never
think anything about keeping them
selves ung.-Indanapolis News
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Editor Kennebec Journal:
I am glad to see by the enclosed
clipping Cfrom the New York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-09

ties of agriculture conducted along
scientific lines.
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A Bath cat is said to have enjoyed
the novel experience of watching her
friend. monkey owned by Harry B.
sawyer, capture and kill rat. When
discovered. the monkey had the rat by
the head. and was beating it against
the wall of the family woodshed in
vicious attempts to make wholly
good rat of it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-09

\ Phillips man who raises a fancy
breed of chickens has been greatly
troubled by rats. but at last he has hit
upon the plan of cunning for then
with the air gun of his small son, an6
finds it effective.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-09

This is the season of biggest catch
es ever" from the sporting camps.
From kineo, Rangeley, Caratunk or
Tunk Pond, as the case may be. re-
ports are all the same: Fishing never
so good before" and fishing parties
never so happy.