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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09
Things Worth Knowing
Valuable Industrial Data Cleaned
from Authorities for the Ken.
nebec journal.
THE MAGNE

The natural magnet, lodestonc or
loadstone, called by mineralogists
magnetic or siderite. the black or
magnetic oxide of iron, was known
TO the ancients. and certain of its
properties ascertained. Jumps OF it
tend to set themselves with a certain
line III them approximately north and
south; if dipped into filings of iron.
these collect in cluster round two
places which are the ends of the above
mentioned line, and these two patches
exert attraction or repulsion on SINH
lar patches on other lodestones. The
patches are called the poles" of the
magnet, and the line is the magnetic
axis. If strip Of hard steel is rub
bed from the centre to one end with
the ether pole of the lodestone. it is
found to take on all the properties of
the lodestone. and the end rubbed
With the north seeking pole turns to
the south. and vice versa. The north
seeking poles are found to repel each
other, and south-seeking poles repel
each other, while north poles attract
south poles. such u strip of steel If
mounted on pivot, forms a magnetic
needle or mariners compass. Such
bar magnet, if dipped into iron filings.
will attract a bunch. thick at the
ends, and thinning rapidly towards the
middle. The strength OF the pole Is
measured by the mechanical force it
cXerts en- a similar pole the unit pole
being taken tp he one that will exert
force of on" dynG on pole of the
same strength placed at one Ccntimetrc
distant. 1T Was shown by Coulomb
that th" fore is inYerscly proportion
al TO tn" squarv Of the distance from
| the pole. Tho influence of q magnet
IS proportional to the strength of the
poles and To tho virtual length. This
product is called the moment Of the
magnet 1t Il small magnet is placed
at Some distance from a large magnet,
so that thc line Of force may be con-
/ sidered sensibiy straight over the
short distance Of its length, the me-
I chaIhcal action is a couple tending to
| turn the little magnet to d position
parallel to the lines of force.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09
An Employers Liability Bill.

If the employers liability bill now
before the legislative session of the
state of Washington becomes a law,
the eyes Of the industrial world will
turn it it's direction. The proposed
statute would revolutionize the present
method Of paying damages for injured
employees. Proprietors of Industrial
plants, as well as labor union leaders
and advocates of industrial arbitra-
ton, are watching the measure close
~ and considering the probable effect
Of such q law.
Under the proposed act every line of
industry employing men around ma
chinory or on risks deemed at all haz-
ardous, viii be assessed percentage
based upon payrolls for the three
months preceding October of each
year The revenue is to be handled
by Il state commission, which shall
have full power to investigate all dam
ages and to settle the SAINT without
action at law. Thr powers of the
commission are most sweeping. The
members may compel attendance by
subpoena aud have practically all tin
powers OF superior court. Til,
measure provides for au extensive
auditing and Information bureau, anc
the lines affected include everything
iroH printing Offices to tunncllng ant
bridge work
Strangely enough one uf the chiel
objections offered 10 this proposed Law
Is that it has n tendency to put q
i prenliuln on lmHturality because dam
lagos paid un account ut the death -,
disability Of q married man are :,
much greater than in the case of n,
unmarried man. England has Il Law
fashioned something like this one nov
before the Washington law-makers
and opponents Of the measure CLAIM
that thousands Of married men ther
have been thrown out of work becaus
| Of it. Other states which are con
siderins employers liability measure
may do we'll to await results if this at
is passed in the far Northwest.
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CURIOUS COMBINATIONS.

Japan imported nearly 10 tons OF lead
| pencils from Germany last year.
A Chinese marriage is all ceremony
no talk, no levity, and much crying.
| The solemnity of Z funeral prevails.
The rotorcycle is growing in public
favor in some parts of England.
In Belfast the ratio Of street car ia
| talities to passengers is only one in
| %. 1875
Sheep seem to De able to subsist on
the poorest land Of South America s
fartheSt extremity.
The Cunard line collects subsidies to
TIE amount of $4,000 from the British,
Government.
There is ii big scheme on foot in the
Cmboho district, Hululand. for the
| capture of Zebras for domestic mr.
poses.
Despite the fact that ii POSSESSES
coal Held covering more than 41OO
sq@are miles, Spain imports more than
SiV,o0o,0Oo worth of fuel each year.
The sugar possibilities of Hawaii
We're given as 10000 tons year by an
Expert who made a careful estimate
| but last year the islands produced $40, :
0o) tons. and with the new methods
now III vogue within Il few years Will
be turning out 100000 tons more.
The Mistubishi dockyards are TIN,
greatest ana most prominent in the
japanese Shi2huildirg world. Vessels
OF over 1900 tons can be- built there.
Ihe two floating docks are able to ac-
eomnodatc vessels of l2,oo0 and 1000
tons, respectively. BESIDES shipbuild- :
| ing the yards manufacture steam mo
| tor engines and other MACHINERY.
Down in Texas Il farmer has decided
| TO experiment With the use of electric
light for stimulating vegetable growth.
| He has arranged to procure power
| rom a nelghborinis plant by which he
will supply Il network of tungsten
| amps. placed l50 feet apart all over
| the fields. These will be Illuminated
| Ill night, ana 1t is expected that they
| will Increase the growth OF the crops.
Minnesota employs its conyicts So
| oroiltably at making twlnc that in that
| 'tatc binder tWina is cents cheaper
| han outside, and the trust" has Civ
| al up trying to meet the rate. The
| tate makes 4 profit of SlS969 on each
| nan employed i'll tire Irvine works, and
| with the opening u L proposed warm
| implement plant he net profit to the
! state will run up 20 100000 year
y detachment OF the United States
| signal corps stationed at Fort Meyer
| Va, has established Il record for agil-
| ity which viii be difficult to beat. II
| las several times recently unpacked
| Is wireless outfit. erected the autenna
which is 40 feet high, and put every.
/ hing in readiness for service in TIL.
| short space o. 6s seconds. This plant
s capable Of exchanging messages at
| distance Of - uiiles.
According to the Revista Minera. 4
| Spanish royal decree has been issued
| ordering the formation Of an associa-
| ion Of laboratories for the encourage
nent OF scientific Investigations and
Experimental studies. Any laboratory
n similar investigation department
Belonging to the State may form part
Of the association, provided that the
necessary authorization be obtained
rom the responsible department.
| pittshurg Dispatch.
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An Augusta lady whose hea!'h > in
such condition that she is tantly
Under the care of u physician, received
an anonymous letter. on Monday, bear
ing a prayer of the "endless chain"
variety. and a note from the writer
that If she carried out instructions
and mailed a copy of the letter to each
of nine friends she would receive some
great joy, but that If the instructions
were cisobeyed Il great calamity would
befall her. The letter had the char
acteristics of an illiterate and super
stitious person, yet so cowardly withal
as TO be without signature and to re-
quest that in the forwarding of copies
to her friends they should also be un-
signed. The thing seems to be an
idiotic attempt to revive the endless
prayer letters which created SO much
trouble a few years ago. Such a
ceired by the Augusta lady contains
great significance to uneducated and
superstitious people. Many d woman
receiving threat of calamity if the
demands of her unknown correspondent
are not complied with would have
been greatly disturbed by the com
municatioli. a Superslitious Woman
IN the state of health III which the let
ter found the Augusta lady might hay,
been previously affected by it, |
others are receiving such letters, com
plalnt should be made to the Postoiiic
Department and prompt and drasti
action taken, as was done fey
years ago in the other case, to put al
end to the nonsense.
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Lee S Surrender

when l arrived at headquarters
Gen. Lee was in tent. sitting with
Gen. Longstreet on some bundles of
rye straw (the ground being wet from
the rain), at tho upper side of the tent.
with one candle for a light. | made
my report, and the general told me To
wait, as re wished to see me. He
sked me If I had had anything to eat.
ard / told him no. He said he was
sorry he had nothing to offer me. lie
gave me bundle of straw and told
ne TO sit near the door 1t had been
raining all afternoon, and l was quite
WEI. | was also very tired, SO | put
ny foot through the bride rein of my
mare outside, and, lying down on the
undle OF straw. wae soon asleep.
II was awakened by voices, and.
looking up, saw the colonel | had left
in charge of the troops at the bridge
standing III the tent. He reported that
the rations had not arrived. and the
starving ard discouraged troops had
I'll deserted in the darkness, leaving
heir arms in the trenches. Gen. Lee
heard him to the end OF his account.
and then with o wave OF his hand dis
missed him. Turning to Gen. Long
street, he said: This is very bad.
That man is whipped. II is tie first
time 1 have seen one of my officers
who had been whipped. 1t is very
bad. The conversation between the
generals was then resumed in low
tones, and / again fell asleep. l must
have slept for some length of time.
,,.t,o,, .,roc awakened nv Cen Lee
voice, speaking III loud tones, louder
than ! had ever heard from him. he
was saying. Ger. Longstrcet, L VIII
strike that man Il blow in the morn
ing Gen. Lee sometimes spoke or
Gen. Grant as that man. and OF the
Federal army as those people
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URANlUM M.
(Symbol IT,, atomic weight 23s.5)

Uranium is metallic clement oc-
curing principally In pitchblende
which consists chiefly of uranous
uranate u tGO-D-2. and is found in
Cornwall Ioachirnsthal (Bohemia).
and Colorado and North Carolina. The
clement is prepared by the reduction
of uranous chloride. UCI-4, with sodi-
uI!i. and is hard white metal, of spe-
ciiic gravity 1871. that melts at APP
proxinatcly t,6oc9 G. Urarous salts,
! of a greelish color, are derived from
the oxide TO-, winch is OF some :
"tat basic character, and is readily
| oXldlzed. The uraiiic salts, which are
of lemon yellow color and often
marked by fiuorsscence. are derived
from the oxide UC-3, ana contain the
group -Cc-2. united with acid radi-
Gals. Thus uranic nitrate is UO-2
NO-O CHICO. Uranic oxide also acts
as an acid, forming uranates of the
alkali metals. Uranium and its COM
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Less Land; More Fertility,

One can hardly imagine the farmers
OF Maine utilizing every inch of soil
after the manner of cultivation in Jap
an. In that country. of the population
OF 45,0o0.0o0. quite two thirds are farm
ers. and the whole body is supported
by cultivated area of less than e. 900
square miles. But Maine farmers
have come to realize what other
farmers CT the United States are learn
ing. that increased fertility of the soil
is necessary. 1t is not more land but
more fertile land, that is needed The
human food supply depends upon add :
ing to soil fertility.
Farming is no longer regarded as u
happy-go-lucky occupation, but as Il
science. The most successful, up-to-
date farmer is a man of genius and
application. He studies his acres and
his crops: his live stock is the best to
be had; his implements are modern
and his methods advancing.f
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Gen. Longstreet replied IN low
tones. giving the strength and condi-
tien of his command. and the strength
and position OF the enemy, and con :
cluded by saying. But you have only
tc give me the order and, the attack
viii be made in tie morning Again
the conversation was resumed in low
tones, anu / fell ASLEEP. | must haze
slept foe an hour at least. when | Vas
awakened by the loud, almost fierce
tones of Gen. Lee. saying, i tell You,
Gen. LonGstreet, | will strike that man
Il blow in the morning. Gen. Long
street again recounted the difficulties.
ending as before, General, you know
you have only to give the order AMI
the attack will BE- made. but must
tell you 1 think 1T will be u useless
waste of brave lives
thinking 1 had been present lons
enough at such an interview, l cougped
and got up from tn" straw, ana, nfaw-
ing back the flaps OF the tent, looked
ont irto the darkness. Gen. Lee said
Capt. Ransom. I beg your pardon. L
had forgotten you. Go now ana get
something 20 TAT and some rest l VIII
see you in the morning.
Il found my poor mare lying IA. Oh
her side in the rain and fast asleep
1t was past luidnight aud very darn
but | reached our camp though heitH-
er nor my mare got anything W eau
that night.
Tile morning came. ana L listened
for the sound of our attack, but all
was still. There was no attack our
fighting days were over-Maj. a. II.
III, Ransom in Harpers.
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Coming Events

Feb. G-ll-Commercial Travellers Food
Fair, Bangor
IF, Feb. n-Knox Pomona Grange, North
Feb. i5-womans Assn Blrth,lay Iarty.
Watervile
Assn Augusta
Feb 17-1s-l9-AIaine State y. M. G.. A.
and College Y. NJ {. ~. lewiston
Feb. 2O-2o-Aviation Meeting. Boston.
FEB. 2i-Gorernor's Inception and ball,
augusta TT-17rT
Feb. 2l-22e-W Western Maine Nythian Jul
bilec. Lewiston. = III:
Feb. 2l-2:.-23-roultry Institute at U. or
Feb 23-.tnnual Meeting Maine Society
of the Sons of the American Revolution
FEB .4-26-BoyS' Conference, Ia igor.
bate, Augusta. -
Maine chapter. u. y. r.. Portland G
March 16-SomerSet Cuunty Veterans
and Ladies Auxiliary. Madison.
March D-2J Lewiston and Auburn Mcr-
chants Association Carnival
April ly-AnnuaI conventions. Maine
State Branch. No. Is. L. n. 4. L. W G,
Bangor. = - -
April l9--Maine Letter Carriers at
April lo-26-East Maine Methodist Con-
ference. Oldtown. Bishop Cranst ION pre-
siding
April 1876 Maine Methodist Confer.
ehcc, Biddcford Bishoy Nicely presidinc.
June li-l5-4ith Department Eucamp.
! ,neh'' Maine G. a. X. Meetings STATE
sons of Veterans state W. Il. Ct Ma
,iontl w, H. G. ana Ladies' OF the G. \.
X, Augusta,
June .O.@i Thirteenth Tricnnial Con-
sehtlon International Sunday School AS
SociailoH, Sah Francisco.
june $50 Forty fourth annual Inaptin,.
| Maine Phuriun,lifj,td A.t,.n"tntia,,,
Einco
AUG. la-ii Waldo County Agricultural
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Stunning Divorce,
tkunsaS city Journal.


sometimes II SetolS Il 1t t'lt '''',i,
sermons lectures '"l'o' '"IS az, >,
eiutioilS directed against ''i' -
F"rre "Nl We're a'i SEED SOW It VI.
stony ground. ne iuilp'' u ',i
N"rceS IS not d4ehhlsu'!ls' 'i NV
contrary II aPP'3tS |" p' 9'o'Ii, ~,
greater Ana YET "l'' IA my
tAtt' j. something III INV f"D.i
prints "h'th lhaie''e@ ll''' '''t .,.' - u.
Sadr is hot WHOLLY li"iucsS' 1Hci
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Oregon apparently finds herself in a
some sort of appropriate instrument
other than the whipping post. That
method of punishment for wife heaters
has just been abolished. but this up
to-date state of many new legislative
accomplishments still has at hand the
recall. the initiative, the referendum,
and perhaps other means of expressing
its disc pproval of miscreants
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09

kilograms from the Far East place
the toll of the plague in Northern
Manchuria at loco deaths a day. Nc
doubt lack of expert medical knowl-
edge and the ordinary rules of hygiene
on the part of the inhabitants are re-
sponsible for the large number Of
deaths. Both China and Russia art
way behind the rest of the world in
progress and mental science The sit
uation shows to be beyond the capac-
ity of native physicians. and one of the
greatest acts of humanity conceivable
at this time would be to rusi rxpert
medical skill into the territory which
is being rapidly devastated
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09

plan Is on loot to erect memorial
building in honor Of Mary Todd Lin
coin. wife Of President Lincoln, in
Lexington, KY, where Mrs. Lincoln re-
sided prior to her marriage Mrs
Lincoln played an important part in
the stirring events OF the Civil War. as
first lady of the land" and probably
the plan will not lack supporters, for
1t is recognized more and more that
substantial remembrance should BE-
made TO the wife II the great emanci-
pator.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09

pounds emit RAYS. which have photo
graphic action, discharge clcctroscope.
ana itnder rhospherescent substance
luminous; hut il is likely that this
not due 10 the uranium lself. but t
some other clement such as radiun
that may be mixed with It, AMI i
possibly derived rrom it. Uranium it
self finds its chi-f application in il
compounds. which yield a canary-ye3
lo% fluorescent glass, a black pigmen
for CHINA painting. and reagents 70!
Photographic purposes.
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The TroubIin' Things.

Faith. linnets are throuble. lad;
They must be screened an fed,
An summed beyont your cabin door,
An carried back to bed!
Faith. love it is burthen. lass;
Ills ever give am take,
Aye KNOWN how yc give too much
An niver count the ache
Och, chlder'. ma am. are Worrisome,
Am fret an throuble fall
On wimmen Whin their childei' come,
They have no peace at all!
But song an love an childer. faith.
These things you're gettin' free,
These things you've held to pest ye so.
Are tn things yen find can rest We So.
Are tn things yen mind have blcst &c sc
Win you're as ould as me-
Arthur Stringor. in Delineator.
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FORCING the Justices Out.

Champ Clark's proposal 10 make
Theodore Roosevelt the permanent head
LOT The Hague court seems to be of the
same brand OF disinterestedness as
that of the Maine Democratic boss,
who proposes tn retire Supreme Court
Justices at the age of 20, whether
they will or no. The Missouri
muletcer foresees an exciting Presi-
Dental campaign The driver of the
Maine donkey would drop out three
Republican members of the supreme
Court. thus giving three Democratic
appointments.
The proposed amendment to Chapter
49, of the Public Laws ofel999 would
force Il justice To retire within 80 days
after reaching the age limit, or
waive his rights to the compensation
|hereinbeforr mentioned" Pattangall
would Oslerzc Supreme Court justices
at 90. or infiict a penalty If they failed
to appreciate elimination from public
usefulness. The amendment is Gun
ningly calculated To force out members
Of the court whose terms do not expire
during the probable life of the Demo-
cratic regime.
The term of Chief Justice Emery
does not expire until the last days Of
1918. He was born July -, Nit
and thus would be IS years OF age at
the expiration of the term to which III
was appointed by Governor Cobb III
1906. If the Pattangall amendment
gees through, Justice Emery must re-
tire within 90 days after it takes ef-
feet or renounce all claim t. the COM
pensation provided for justices who
have left the field to younger men.
Associate Justice Peabody's term ex
pires in November 1914. He was
born April H. ls$S. and consequently
would be 10 At the expiration OF his
term.
Associate Justice Warehouses; term
expires April OF this year. but he
will not reach the age limit until April
9, 1912. 1t has been the accepted I'M
1910 campaign, that Justice White
house would receive appointment.
But If this amendment is enacted any
such campaign agreement may be car
ried out and still the vacancy fall
within the scope Of the present adj
Under the pattangall plan if Justice
Savage, whose term expires in May, is
not reappointed. four Supreme Court
justice appointments would fall within
the term of Gov. Plaisted. These.
with Justice Bird. (who is a Democracy
would give the Democracy majority
Of the court. five TO three, within the
first Is months of the administration.
Those who know these able jurists
realize that the retirement
age finds them still at the height of
their mental powers. Time las but
added to their breadth of view; has
adjusted the balance of justice more
accurately. Such men are disposed to
EEL that their usefulness to the State
md Nation is not a thing of the past
md it is with reluctance that they
urn their backs upon the activities of
life. That they should be driven to
10 SO for the purposes of petty poll
les, seems like playing the game for
III there is in it.
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Andrew Carnegie let's out plaintivc
great majority. We, as supposed
part of that great majority, would be
glad to put In our best ticks at under
standing Mr.. Carnegie for consider
ably less than the price of peace
foundation.
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\ sl.,oo0o0o dreadnouslt TO be
named The Thurderer mas been
launched by Great Britain. And, just
think. Fifteen years from now it will
be used as a target.-Chicago Record
Herald.
Before that, maybe. But il il and
others are not built, England would be
the target; so there you are.
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Canda's public debt on February %.
1910. was s32S 65s.SS0 net. an increase OF
$50 500. 900 in Il months. The increase
is small compared with the great ran :
way work Canada is doing or aiding
to be done.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-09

The art of saying appropriate
words In kindly way is one
that never goes out of fashion,
and is within reach of the hum
blest.-Faber.
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When the best things art not
possible the best way may be
made of those that are.--Anon.
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Kobe. next Yokohama the most I'M
portant port of Japan. has been open
to foreign trade since 1868. s
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Thursday, February 9, 1911.

1t is manly to love ones
country; II is godlike to love the
world.-J. w. Conklin.
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No notice whatever will be taken of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held IesHGasi-
BILE for the preservation or return Of
rejected communications.
Address all communications r dting
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publish
ers, Augusta, Maine.
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AUGUSfALOOGE DIRECTORY
ODD FELLOWS HALL.

ASYLUM LODGE NO. 20, REGULAR
meeting Friday evening at 80 O'Clock
Work in Second degree Friday evening
Feb. 3,
+. G. HARRINGTON, N. G.
L. Ii. BROWN, Sec.
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Runor5 of financial shortage at ST
stephen gain credit in many quarters.
1t is generally the impression that if
such state Of affairs does exist the
banks viii not be affected.
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CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. > p. N
Regular meeting every third Tuesday a.
clock.
l.. G. HUGHES, Clerk
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Invitations 70 boards of trade
Lewiston body. On Friday afternoon,
Feb IL, Charles r. Towson, one of
the greatest industrial authorities in
the country. will he in Lewiston to ad
dress committees.