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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30
No Satin World.

This is not 4 satin world where every.
thing goes smooth,
No tent upon silver shore nor yet an
Orient booth.
This world is plain rag carpet. with
some calico to boot,
And If 1t does not please US we will
have to make it suit.
It's not all pleasant sailing Oh this ocean
of our life,
For storms are always breaking and the
deeps are stirred with strife.
It's quite windy planet, with somo
thunder and some rain,
But. oh. how sweet its solace il We only
bear its pain.
Some think it's velvet Brussels all along
the daily road,
With naught but song and gladness and
no bearing of the load.
It's not all woven tapestry by any
means till YOU
Have bornS your share of sorrow as
the Lord ordains you TO.
It's just cornbread country, and the
cake We eat we win
By sacrifice and service and a daily fight
with sin.
So don't expect the roses while the gar.
den's full of weeds.
And somewhere there's q brother with
a heart that aches and bleeds,
Baltimore Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30
Mary's Little Dance.

Mary had a little dance,
"Salome" was its name:
And everywhere that Mary went
eO'' Springfield Union
But Mary didn't let herself
Betray the least surprise: III
She merely murmured. with ii siiiie'
1T pays to advertise; 400 rJ.ra,d
And everywhere that MARY played
She simply coined the Dough-
For every theater displayed
The sign of S. r. o.
youngstown Telegram
1t is not Mary's dance, you know,
Which so well her purpose serves;
The part that doth entrance them SO
Is that Mary has the curves.
But if she should to Kansas CO.
Some cop would surely tell her
She'd have to cut "Salome" out,
Just north of each pateila'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30
Big Yields.
Maine Farmer.)


1t is no idle fancy. nor Yet feat
OF imagination, that brings US to
the belief that New England leads
the nation and undoubtedly the
world in the average production per
acre in most Of the farm crops. Mr.
Bates production of corn. and the
work OF many other New England
farmers, among whom many in
the State OF Maine have the past year
had prominent part. is an actual
and practical demonstration of this
fact. Although the biggest yield for
the past year was in Massachusetts.
Maine, as we'll as other parts of New
England. was well toward the front.
We remember that A. T. Hathaway
of Monmouth won one of the i'm
pertant prizes at the New England
Corn Show, for large yield, and we
have had personal knowledge of other
farmers who made remarka BILE yields
OF the popular and profitable yellow
corn. in which there has been a great
boom during the past season.
New England cannot expect to
grow the great amount of crops that
are possible in the states of the pla ains,
but the expert work of the New Eng
land farmer is placing him in the front
rank as producer of average
quantity and quality.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30
Coming Events

Feb injecting Maine Federation of
Women's Clubs. Augusta.
FEB. 3-21th Annual Meeting and ban
| quet Maine Hotel Proprietors' Associa-
| ton Augusta.
FEB. 3oFrankin County Teachers AS
sociation. Pennington.
Feb. 6-ll-Commercial Travellers Food
Fair, Bangor.
Feb. S-kenaebec Pomona meets with
Cobbosseecontee Grange, West Gardiner.
Feb. S-Adjourned Meeting Maine Bar
Association, Augusta.
Feb. 1l-knoX Pomona Grange, North
FEB. 14-Governor's Reception and ball.
Feb. 17-ls-1s-Maine state Y. NJ. C. A
and College Y. NJ. c. A. Lewiston.
Feb. 2O-25-AvIation Meeting. Boston.
Feb 2i-2e-Western Maine Pythian Ju-
bilee. Lewiston.
Feb. 22-Annual Meeting Maine Society
of the Sons of the American Revolution,
FEB. 2i-26-Boys' Conference, Bangor.
March 3.-Cony High-Portland High de-
bate, Augusta.
Maine Chapter, ID. A. r., Portland.
March 20-25-Lewiston and Auburn Mer-
chants Association Carnival,
April 19-Annual Convention Maine
state Branch. No. IS, u. N. A. p. o. c..
April l9-9e-East Maine Methodist Con-
ference, Oldtown, Bishop Cranston pre-
ApTii 1s-2G-Malne Methodist Confer
ence. Blddeford, Bishop Nicely presiding
June 1i-l5-44th Department Encamp-
ment, Maine G. A. r. Meetings state
Sons of Veterans. State w. Il. c., Ma
tional W. r. c. and Ladies of the c. y.
r., Augusta.
June e0-27-T Thirteenth Triennial Con-
vention International Sunday School AS
sociation, san Francisco.
June aS-3d-Forty-fourth annual meeting
Maine Pharmaceutical Association,
kineo.
Aug l5-t1-Waldo County Agricultural
Society Fair. Belfast.
Oct. 25-26-27-Annual Convention Maine
Teachers, Association. Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30
Party Control Sought.
UndianapOlis News. Ind't

tlnuldnapOIS News, ina u
The League is not. it's promoters are
careful to say, a new party. but SIM
ply an organization of Republicans de-
signed to bring about certain reforms
through the agency of the Republican
party. The first thing sought, there
fore, is party control. For the pro-
posed reforms cannot be effected un-
less the Republican organization is
controlled. or at least very profoundly
Influenced, by the new league. What
will happen if the Republican party
refuses to be thus influenced We are
not told. That, We suppose, is d mat
ter for future consideration. If the
next national convention does not meet
the wishes of the organized progress
sives it will then be time enough for
them to decide what they will do.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

Down in Maine they are talking OF
amending the state constitution so as
to have the state officers elected by
the people. instead of being appointed
by the governor, as at present. AS
long as Maine was sure of having a
republican governor year after year
the old method worked TO the satlSIac-
ton of the republican politicians, but
with a democratic governor now it's
diffcrcnt.-Boston Globe.
1t certainly is,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30
Following Democratic Methods.
worcester Post, DENY

tWOFcestef POST, Dem.)
Speaker Joseph Walker. among his
other usefulness. is good echo of
good Democratic ideas. The postal
canvass of gubernatorial preferences
which he is to launch. adopts and
broadens the plan which lifted the
Democrats completely out of their
mixup last fall and converted impend-
ing disaster into victory. Simply be-
cause it was the fair and right thing
1t was also, as it still is. the nearest
approach that can be made now to the
great principle OF direct primaries,
though Objectionable in meaning too
much money expenditure. Whether it
Will work so we'll in the Republican
ranks trained to execute the deals of
the political mandarins. remains to be
seen. But it may do good to try it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

Through the courtesy of the trus-
tees of the L. d. NJ. Sweat memorial
building. the annual meeting of the
Portland Society of Art was held in
the club quarters that have been estab-
lished on the third floor of the build
ing. which is now almost completed
and ready for the permanent occu-
pancy of the organization. The quar-
ters on the third floor include a mod
ern Photographic department for the
use OF the camera section.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
New York Press.

NNtW IUIh fVSS'3
II takes man with bad temper 10
think YOU have worse to say 1t.
The thing that prejudices a man
against automobiles is not being aole
to own one.
The way to feel a lot of enthusiasm
for a cause is not to understand what
it is about.
woman's dearest religion Is sacriiice.
Men calculate their blessings in money
women in children.
A man will let his barber talk him to
death. and get furious with his wife for
saying a tenth as much.
Self-control in child begins exactly
where parental discipline does. cohse-
quently there is no self-control IN chii-
dren.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30
The Wood at Night.

Shadows of sound
So light they drift upon the ground:
Within the hedge,
Whispering wings at the nests edge;
Among the trees.
The last faint indecision Of the breeze.
A dry leaf falling,
Somewhere a voice calling,
A twig all brittle
Breaking a little.
A stream running across, fsf
An uplifting of the moss,
A petal curling.
A frond unfurling,
Creeping life in the ground
Singing with q sweet sound;
On a bough a white spark;
A star-peering into the dark.
Pail Mall Gazette.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

A total Of seventy-four courses. GOV"
ering twenty-fOur different subjects,
will be given at the next session Of the
Harvard Summer School. These fig
ures include the work at Cambridge.
Sa,lam Lake and London. The session
this year will open on June 20. the
day following the Harvard commences
ment. This date. is q week earlier
than usual One. sof the. courses Of spe-
cial interest will be given by Professors
Jonn c. Rolfe of the University OF
Pennsylvania on THE Methods Oe
Teaching the Latin Language"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30
Education Without Schools.

Education Without Schools" was
the topic OF President Faunce Of
Brown University before an audience
which filled Ford Hall, Bostcn. the
other evening. Among many of the
valuable suggestions which were made
was that, SO far as tools are con-
perned. every one of us is 100 times
better off than has been the case in
other years. and he pertinently IN
quired: Are we improving the quail
ity of manhood as fast as mechanism
is being improved" He then said:
''One reason why humanity is not
advancing any faster is because. for
a great many Of us. education stops
when cur school days are over. Not
one .housandth part of what we know
came to US through any school. We
learn through books, through associa-
- ton with men. through our successes
and failures, through our defeats and
victories, through staying alive and
keeping on growing.
How true is the point made by
President Faunce that it isn't the bad
men who are Withholding society from
advancement, but the good men who
have stopped growing. We meet them
everywhere today; We saw them every
where yesterday, and we shall find
them wherever we go tomorrow. be-
cause some men are born and have in
stilled into their younger days tie
idea that they have attained the aver
age of instruction and mans stature
they have all that is required of them
and any otner exertion is unnecessary.
These are the men and women who
never get anywhere. If they acquire
if they hold respect, it is because they
have never done anything worthy of
criticism or otherwise. They are the
drones But those. as President
Faunce suggests who never for a mo-
ment allow their education to stop
are the workers. They are the one
who fill the human hive with th'
honey of education and appreciation
They develop all that is within then
and thank God for being allowed tt
exist and to understand and to grow as
nature has provided. making use oi
fhnca ta f1hir1,
the faster under the most active Cul.
tivation.
President Faunee spoke Of the Won
derful growth OF correspondence
schools and OF the mighty army ol
those who pursue their studies in the
evening schools and extension courses
He expressed the sentiment, perhaps
in other words, that in these days you
are to blame If you let your education
stop. If you cant go to college, the
college can come TO you. There is no
age limit 20 this education question
It is the duty of the children who are
~ or 40 or 50 to go right on with theii
studies at the same time they are en-
coura ging those under 20 to make The
best of those days when intellect is a
its keenest and when the brain cell:
absorb more readily and expand witt
sAsrsafss ssssfie,ss than s&s&anasissgaas gaase
But. as President Fauncesweu said
1T IL the duty Of every man and
woman to zee To It that education does
mot stOn" s@-x
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30
The Great Riddle.

Who can guess the meaning
OF woman's smile
Though it may securely
Hold him for awhile.
Is it on him only
That her favOrS fall.
Or Is it a trifle !.
She beStowS on all?
Makes his heart go throbbing
In pit-a-pat,
Humping and a-jumpins
When she looks like that,
But doubt comes DER him
AS she glides along
That there may be others
Mingled with the throng,
So she keeps him guessing.
Hot and cold by turns.
Hoping, fearing. doubling.
Waiting for returns.
Now in hope transported
To the heights sublime.
Later in a dungeon
Slowly doing time. :
Who can guess the answer.
Battling for fair.
To the great conundrum
Right before him there?
Are his hopes well founded?
Has he half a show?
Even though he asks her,
Still he may not know.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30
Unimpeachable,

If you were to see the unequalled
volume OF unimpeachable testimony in
favor of Hoods Sarsaparilla, you
would upbraid yourself for so long de-
laying to take this effective altera-
tive and tonic medicine for that. Hood
disease from Witch you are suffering.
1t eradicates scrofula and all other
humOrs and cures all their inward and
outward effects.
Take Hoods. sn -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30
Monday. January 80, 1911.

\ sense of DUTY pursues us
e"cr. II is omniprescnt, like
the Deity. If We take to our
selves the wings of the morn
ing, and dwell in the uttermost
parts of the sea, duty per-
formed or duty violated is still
with us, for our happiness or
our misery II we say the
darkness shall cover us. in the
darkness as in the light our OBJ
legations are set with us-Dan-
iel webster.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

One of the prophets announces that
in 100 years Chicago will have a pop
ulaton OF 10 millions. Now the prob
lem is, if 10 million people survive.
how many will have choked to death
or have become bacon in the dust and
smoke OF the Windy City in the time?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

\ New York millionaire proposes to
marry a telephone girl, because she
was always polite to him on the wire.
Too bad to spell perfectly good tele-
phone girl to make poor society
woman!
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

The winter so far has been freaky
enough. New what everyone would
like to see would be just enough snow
to give us good sleighinG until the
middle or latter part of March. 1t Is
needed not only for comfort and con-
venience but the farmers and lumber
men need it TO be able to conduct
their operations to advantage. c.-Bath
Independent.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

Another romance of industrial life
is revealed in the case of the boy who
started at the bottom and worked his
way up TO the head Of the biggest
trust company in The world. 1t is an
other illustration of the fact that there
is always room at the top.-N. \,
World.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30
VOICES OF THE PRESS.

And just think of the vast amount
of unexpected information that is COM
ing to some of the gentlemen who art
serving in the Legislature for the first
ine.-IndianapoliS News.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

The Portland Artillery District Viii
have as visitors during July and Au-
gust the commissioned officers OF the
Sth, 9Th and 18th districts OF regi-
nlents Of the Coast Artillery Corps,
formerly the Sth. 9th and 18th infant
ry of the State OF New York, the plan
as just announced being arranged to
take the place of the regular tour OF
duty. The officers will engage in 10
DAYS coast artillery study and prac-
tice during the time allotted and will
pnt in actual time on the guns. taking
the places of the men. In view OF this
plan the enlisted men will not be or
dered on duty in coast fortitications
this year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

Judge Alton B. Parker thinks there
are too many leaders in this eoun-
try. Yes. if some Of the leaders IN
1904 had been Democratic followers!
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

Who so quiet as Boss Foss since
Lodge was lodged for another SIX
years?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

Going to make clothes out OF wood II
England. Suppose when a schoolmas-
ter wants to punish a lad he'll cithel
start in with d saw or drive nails.-N
y. Telegram.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

Suicide rather than divorce! We'll
death is swifter than the Reno mill
and charges no visible aimony.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

correspondent ncglects to send details.
People are SO cheap. in Russia-Cleve.
land Plain Dealer
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

The King of Italy is writing a boob
to give his enemies an extraordnar
chance at him.-Atlanta Constitution.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

That extra session demand has run
ont into a thin yellow line.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30
Maine Gossip
Omen the Door.

Open the door, let in the air;
Tho winds are sweet and the flowers are
fair
JOY is abroad in the world today:
If our door is wide it may come this way.
open the door.
Open the door let in the sun,
lie hath a smile for everyone:
lie hath made of the randrops gold and
gems;
lie nav chang" our tears into diamonds,
open the door.
Open the door of the soul let in
strong, pure thoughts which shall Danish
sin:
They shall grow and bloom with a grace
divine
And their fruits shall be sweeter than
that of the vine.
open the door,
open the door of the heart let in
sympathy sweet for stranger and kin.
Il will make the halls of the heart so fair
That angels may enter unaware.
open the door.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

Principal William NJ Harris Of the
Dexter High school has placed the ban
on High school dances for the remain
der of the winter. The soneol board
had voted to allow the students to have
10 assemblies Friday evenings during
the winter. Several weeks ago clergy
men petitioned the school board TO al
low 10 more school dances. and upon
the boards refusal the pastors crew up
resolutions which they gave out for pub
lication. One of the special provisions
when the board voted to allow dances
was that the students remain away from
all other dances unless accompanied by
their parents. 1t is said that some OF
the students violated the rule a shors
time ago by attending a masquerade.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30
THE ATMOSPHERE.
Sr. Sphere of Vapor,

The atmosphere is Il gaseous envelope
surrounding body in space The earth
is affirmed by some authorities to be in
capable of retaining such volatile sub
stances as hydrogen or hclum. although
heavier gases continue permanently sub
ject to her attraction. The atmosphere
of the earth may extend in d highly
rareed state to height of 30 m, and
meteorS give rise 10 conspicuous light
at elevations up to 10 M. Above 45 m.
however, the effects of rcfraction cease
to be perceptible With each ascent OF
o.. IN. the density OF the air is halved,
and the steps shorter through the con-
densing power of cold at high attitudes.
On the summit of Mt. Mistc, for instance
tlS.0pU ftD. the barometer stands at about
h in: and at (3..oo1 IT,, the atmosphere
is balanced by III in. OF mercury. Tile
whole of the air, if concentrated into a
shell of uniform sea-lcvcl density. would
rise no higher than 5 m. C6,l6S ft.), and
this imaginary stratum Is called the
homogeneous atmosphere. Professor
Dcwar states that if reduced to liquid
by the cooling of the earth to 90 c.. it
would form il universal ocean only 81 #.
in depth.
Atmospheric Electricity.
The atmosphere Is generally at u diff
ferent potential from that of the earth
beneath, and in fine weather is positive.
but during or after rain. frequently neg
ativc. The difference of potential III
ereases with the height above the
ground but less rapidly as the height in
creases Near the ground, an average
value of lo to 10 volts per meter is
usual, and at considerable heights Il
large difference Of potential is reached.
which in thunderstormS becomes enor-
nous II may be measured by putting an
electrometer on thin insulating stand,
connecting the quadrants to a battery, and
setting q burning fuse on the top con-
Dected to the needle. The smoke carries
off the induced charge on the needle,
bringing it to the potential of the air at
the fuse, and the detection of the needle
measures the potential at that point
Lord kelon's water-dropper serves the
same purpose. The causes of the differ
ence of potential and its variations are
obscure. 1t seems to be due partly TO
condensation of water vapor. partly 10
the influence of sunlight. more especially
the ultraviolet part of the spectrum. for
many bodies discharge electricity into
the atmosphere under it's influence
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

new club has been organized by
thu. colored men of Portland. 1t mas
been named the Young Mems Pro-
.ressiyt. and Political Club. The new
club has a charter membership of l.
and applications from large number
of others have been received ana VIII
be acted upon at later meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

The Norway reservoir sprung leak Il
few evenings ago and did considerable
damage. washing dewn the side Of the
covered proved to be very simple The
water in the reservoir has been kept at
about the same level during the winter
and the ice which is over two inches
thick, has firmly adhered to the bank.
AS the water was being pumped in it
reached the high water mark, aud as ii
raised the ice it cracked the bank. The
surplus water settled in and soon found
it's way through the unfrozen ground
and after the pressure became too great
it burst through the surface at the foot
of the reservoir
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

Clarence Carl. who has business Of
hces IN Westbrook and Gorham. while
driving an auto between the two towns
late the other afternoon found the ma
chine suddenly enveloped in flames.
The automobile was destroyed. 1t Is
thought that the fire caught around the
gasoline tank. MI. Carll escaped un-
hurt.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

Free and plentiful discussion of the
need for and benefit from the open air
school might be proftably interpreted
by the average person as having. also,
a personal. grown-up application
There is great open air school, for
ALL attendance free and benefits in
Vulnerable. How many attend? Text
books required are golf stick, or a
pair of skates. or n stout walking
stick. or snow shoes,-or nothing extra
but little resolution and little time
every day. Enroll now? No limit to
classes. s.-Boston Daily Advertiser.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

Probably very near the last of what
is called the old growth pine in Bethel
has peen sold to the Duncan laundering
co. by Leland F. Bartlett Some of the
trees were four feet in diameter and
contained nearly 1000 feet of lumber
Twenty-six were sold standing for S4o0
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

sixteen thousand people in Russia
were killed by an earthquake, but the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

Portugars reforms are not yet So
thorough that they prevent big
scramble for the jobs-New Bedford
Evening Standard.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

Recently Il package of newspapers
was brought into the Biddeford post,
office. The package looked suspicious
and the postmaster inquired il there
was anything besides papers in the bum
die TIE woman who brought the bun
die replied that there was not. An in
vostisation was made after the woman
departed and d pound of salt pork was
found wrapped up in the newspapers.
The pork went into the iire ard the pa
pers were forwarded to their destina
tion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

The Kittery navy yard gets a total of
Sl2y,000 appropriations in the naval APP
preparation bin now virtually completed
and TO be reported to the National
House of Representatives.. OF this
amount Sl25,000 is for Il combination
bridge aud highway and appurtenances
and $4,000 for additional rolling stock
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

G K MeCrillis of West PALMYRA has
done we'll raising potatoes at this years
prices He raised 1880 bushels ami
sold all except 5000 bushels last fall
lie nut the 1900 into his cellar and has
not sold them yet. He also raised 400
bushels of oats and is wintering three
COWS. /" heifers and five horses Four
OF the horses are row at work for the
Manstream Lumber Co.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

Canadian reciprocity. parcels post.
postal savings banks. federal income
tax, tariff revision by schedules-men
who have been yearning for years to see
our country break away from the
clutches of monopoly can hardly contain
themselves as their hopes, long de-
ferred. crowd forward into realization
Ossipee VALLEY Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-30

With zero weather in northern Flori-
da, and very low temperature in other
parts of the state. the land of palms
and alligators hasn't had much on
bleak old New England during the
past week.-Bridgeport, Conn, Tele-
gram.