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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-19
SKOWHECAN.

New hooks received at the Public IL
brary for the month Of January. 1911.
ar as willows: Miss Alcotts complete
works: Little Prudys Children" Sc
ries and Little Prudy's Flyaway" SCI
rics, clark; Anne Nelson Curtis;
Life Of John Brown" Willard; RE
wards and Fairies" Kipling: "A mans
Faith" Grenfell: "A Mans Helpers
Gr~nfell; What Life Means to Me, -
Grenfel: Life in the Sierras. Muir;
Great Men as Life Teachers" Hills:
"Noiere. His Life and Works" Mat
thcws; "Grover Cleveland" Glider;
''The Sheaves." Benson; THE Cause
ard Cure Of Colds" Sadler; The
Young Continental'' series, MsIntire
"Over Bremerton's," Lucas. New books
on the pay shelf have been added as
follows: "Routledge Rides Alone, .
Comfort; White Roses" Brown:
Helen With the High Hand" Ben
nett; Ernest and Phoebe" Gilman;
THE Better Man." Brady: The Mar
ried Life of the Frederick Carrolls,'
Williams.
Mrs. Vivian Woodbury. will leave
here in few days for Washington, D,
G.. Where she mas been appointed sec
rotary III the office of the tariff board
Friday night Farewell party was
given her at the home of Mrs. Wallace
Blunt by 16 Of her friends. There were
two chatting dishes. Mrs. Woodbury.
was given one of them to stir and on
opening the cover she found it full of
presents that her friends had brought
for her. The nest wishes of her many
friends go with her to her new home.
\ report comes from Alton Cleve-
land. who is at the Hebron Sanatori
un' for treatment for consumption,
that the physicians thing he Will not
have TO stay more than three months.
1t was expected that he would have to
stay six months at least.
Judge F.. +. Lawrence Tuesday sem
fenced Peter Mcclure of Calais to 80
days in the county Jail for vagrancy.
Mcclure was the youngest person ever
sentenced ov Judge Lawrence. He is
but 23 wears old.
Christopher NJ. Gallup was in Angus
ia Wednesday. before the Legislative
committee on agriculture in the inter-
ests of the Somerset Poultry Producers
Association.
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to 90 minutes. Hardly has the car.
cass touched the ships side when n
, hollow, spear-pointed tube of steel.
with perforations along its entire
length, is jabbed we'll down into the
whales side. A long coil of rubber
hose is attached to the tube, the en-
gines are then started, and the BODY
slowly filled with air. When II has
been inflated sufficiently to keep It
atloat the tube is withdrawn and the
incision plugged with oakuni. A small
buoy and flag are then attached to the
carcass and the whole set adrfft, to
be picked up at the end OF the days
hunt.
At the end of the hunt which may
last day or q week, the floating car
cases are gathered together. towed to
the wharves, and there pulled out onto
the slips. At once the .flensers'' ara
at work with long knives, making Ion.
gitudinal incisions through the blub-
her from tail to head, along the back.
sides and breast. A steel wire is fas-
tened to the end of one. of the strips.
the winch is started, and Slowly Ena
great pieces of blubber are torn away
as one would peel an orange.
Not particle of the great caracss =
wasted. The blubber is tried out, for
Oil, and the mea. and bones are boiled
for the same purpose. Later the flesh
is artifcialy dried and sifted making
very fine guano. and, the bones are
ground uD for fertilizer. Even the
blood is boiled and dried with the
flesh: and tile water in which the
IL, ~
lent glue.
The fins and tail. after being sliced
into thin strips, sailed and barreled.
are sent to Japan, where they are sold
as food. Experiments. are now being
made to utilize the by products iii "a
more profitable way than by turning
them into fertilizer. and beef extratt
made from whale meat may one day
appear upon the market. The hesh &c
the whale. if taken When the animal il
first killed, is very palatabfe.
Not only is the whale the largest Of
| living creatures. but an interesting
| remnant of ancient animal life IT II
| n warm bloeded creature, which
breathes air instead of water, browns
| if submerged TOO long, brings forth its
young alive, and nonrishes it with
warm milk from it's own body. It lJass
been developed in past geological
times from land animals-the primi-
tive carnivors-whieh were also the
ancestors of the, dogs, bears, seals ana
cats. Whales have lost the hind limbs
altogether and developed the foreiegs
into fingerless fiippers. while the tail
is provided with "fukes' like the fins
of a fish's tail in shape, but hoyizontal
instead of vertical. It is a reriarkabfe
geological fact that a little four-iegged
creature the size of spaniel, and
Intermediate in character between tho
hedgehog and a deg, was the common
ancestor from which have been derived
sucn widely different creatures as the
whale. the bat and the explanations
don Magazine.
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GOOD ROADS; LOW COST.
A Twelve Inch Log Renders Worst
Road Serviceabe At Little Expense.

The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad has is
sued a pamphlet entitled Good Roads
at Low Cost" by D. Ward King. the
inventor of the so-called king drag
The pamphlet eypoundS the benefits
of that drag as the most feasible of
all inventions to produce good roads
without any material expense.
The Pennsylvania road in issuing this
pamphlet hopes that the farmers along
its lines will improve their roads and
that districts now inaccessible will be
opened up. The railroad will gain by
this as well as the district
"The formula for making good roads
without money" says Mr.. King. lis
based on several fundamental truths
when have been more or less ignored
by the road builders in the past. In
the first place travelled road that has
been undisturhed for Il year or more
possesses I tough hard crust which is
a valuable asset. tiany roadmen
cover this imperviouS crust with q
thick blanket of soft. loose earth the
first thing they do: while others tear
it all tie pieces and try (unsuccessfully)
to arrange it.
Now this crust or shell should mel
Their be broken nor covered; it should
first be levelled with the drag and all
the wrinkles and ruts be thickened
gradually. No matter how Hat or
rough and rutty this crust may be.
it nevertheless is the best available
surface for travel and serious blum
der is committed when it is destroyed
or covered.
Again l believe a blunder is made
whenever loose material of any sort
is placed on the road in sufficient
quantities TO drive the travel from the
middle Of the highway. Still again
not few mon seem to confuse slope
with surface drainage. But a loose,
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THE CHAPMAN CONCERT.
Program for the Entertainment To-
night at Opera House.

The Chapman concert, the season s
Musical event and the one the music
loving neorle have been waiting for
man, weeks. taxes place Thursda Y
evening at the City Opera house. This
concert company under the direction
OF Prof v. i. Chapman, has oeen
touring Main" and mas been grand
success IN the places where they have
appeared. The company consists OF
Miss Estello Harris, soprano; John
Barnes Wells, tenor; Hans Kronold
'colist Prof Chapman presides at
the riaso. The seat sale has been
large ara filled house will doubtless
greet the artists, The program
/. oa) Puccim Aria La Boheme
ohl Rubinstetn. since First Met
Mr.. John Barnes Wells
>. 'aD List. Liebestraum
thb Leelair, Sarahande Tambourin
Mr. Hans kronod
8. tai Rowland, Prayer
,bl Beach, On. Love But \ Day"
tcb Rummel. Ecstasy
Miss Estellp Harris
!. ca !. =. Wells. If Were You
,bI j. Il. Wells, The Elfnan'
10 Olev Speaks, In May Time"
MIR. john Barnes Wells
;. Moor. Fantasia Tigane
Mr. Hans Kronold
6. ca Nevin Twas April
O1 Nevin Mighty LAX Il Rose"
,c1 Rogers, The Captain
Mis- Estello Harris
ga German, Rolling Down to Rie'
Op1 i.ohr, "0uld Doctor Ma CHM"
Icl Hastings. "A Red, Red Rose
& ca Kronold, Air Religieux
cb> Kronold. spinning Wheel
MIR. Hans EToHold
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WHALING IN THE NORTH SEA.
How the Big Ocean Game is Cap
tured,

Mounted on the bow of the vessel is
heavy cannon, which shoots a har-
pooh. weighing over 100 pounds, and
having IN explosive head, or point.
called the bomb" 1t was invented
by one Sven Foyn, Norwegian. and
is TIE most deadly weapon ever de-
vised by a man for the pursuit of
helpless animals. for the whale. al
though of immense size. is one of the
most nervous and timid of creatures.
1t is with this instrument, of course
that the quarry is captured. often
without any difficulty whatever.
Leaving the station before dawn, the
vessel makes its way to those waters
where whales are to be found. y man
is thea stationed in the barrel" or
lookout at the masthead, whose bust
ness il is to sight the whales. Pres
entity one hears the cry: whale on
the port bow" By peering hard one
may be able to observe half a mile
ahead. She blows" comes the report
from the masthead as a cloud OF
spray shoots uo into the air. Al once
the vessel is sent full speed ahead in
pursuit. ard only stopped on the
slick" which Invariably follows the
whale dive. BY this time the gunner
is at his post. as calm as wen-drilled
soldier. swinging the muzzle slightly
from side 10 side, ready for instant &C
ton. After what seems an interfnlh-
able period OF waiting. the creature
reappears, the lookout informing those
on board on which side or the snip
the animal has come to the surface
Half STOPPING. the gunner swings ms
heavy weapon into position, signts
along the barrel at the great purpiish
body and pulls the trigger, when an
explosion shakes the little vessel nom
bow to stern. But the aim was true,
killing the animal outright.
instantly all is commotion on board
The steam winch is started, and the
whale drawn to the side of the vessel.
an operation which may take from 10
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-19
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
Pocket Knife Connects Alfred La
chance With Grover Robbery


In connection With the William
Grover robbery case. which took
place near the Pine Grove cemetery
last Saturday, when Grover was
robbed of about SEQ in cash. Alfred La
chance. young man of this city, was
Wednesday morning. 1t is
alleged that Lachance sold to Edward
Thibodeau. mill employee a knife
which Grover recognized as the one he
had in his possession. Grover. who
is being held as Il witness in The case,
was brought up from Augusta on the
11.20 car and recognized the knife, al
though one OF the blades had been
ground.
Thibodeau testified that he was in
pool room last Saturday when La
chance entered Lachance showed him
knife and offered to sell it for 35
cents. Finally trade was effected
and Thibodeau got the knife for 20
cents. The point of the snail blade
was broken and he had it ground.
Arthur Roulette, who was in the pool
room at the time recognized the knife
and corroborated the conversation.
Officer Gideon Maheu, who went to
the place near the cemetery last Sat-
urday and arrested Grover for intoxi-
cation, stated that Grover had no
knife on his person. The officer
stated that be saw Lachance near and
that he assisted in taking Grover to
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GOLD BADGES PRESENTED
To New Deputy Sheriffs BeiIiveau and
Mccarthy by Friends.

harry Belliveau and Joseph p. Nc
CarthN. the two new deputy sheriffs
IN this city under Sheriff Richardson.
We're accol dod warm reception
wednesday evening at the Foresters
hall or Temple street. when over 200
OF their friends gathered to tender
them al informal reception. The
choice of these men is apparently
popular for party Ines were entirely
forgotten ana all Joined in the event
OF the evening.
Harry DupGr of Ward : presided
and ac,ed as POSTMASTER. Charles
kode:ick in a neat speech, praising
the qualities of each man, presented
each with falosome gold badge
bearing the inscription of the office
10th Mr.. Bell!veau and MIR. Mccarthy
responded in Il pleasing manner. After
the presentations all joined in a gen
eral good time. Cigars wnrc passed
and a social hour was enjoyed.
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1uRNhAM.

Master George Cole, who has been sick
for several weeks, is somewhat improv-
ed. though yet very ILL.,
( Mrs. Sidney Emery OF Woedfords Is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Elzadah
Thnrston.
The members of the club which has
been meeting ut the hall for q social eye
ming for the past two or three, weeks
will have a Box sociable at the meeting
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Libby are. re-
ceiying congratulations on the birth OF a
son Monday, Jan. 9. .s,..sz
Married in Rockland. Jan. .. at the
home of Miss Ada Bowler, Limerock
street, by Rev James Tillinghast, pastor
of the Universalist church, Evellen ].
Jones of Burnham and Miss Carrie, Z.
Boothby Of Clinton.
/ Sebasticook Grange, No 80, observed
its 3Sth anniversary by holding an all
day meeting Monday, Jan. IS. The wealth
er was severely cold and prevented many
from attending. At the forenoon session
the newly elected officers were installed
for the coming year by District Deputy
Edward Evans of Waldo. the Following
being installed. Master, Il. e. Davis:
overseer, Frank Burrill: lecturer. Abbie
Burrill: steward. Fred Gray: chaplain.
Mary Reynolds: treasurer. Leon Rey-
nods; secretary. F. A. Batchelder: gate
keeper, Roy Wyman; assistant steward,
Willie Twitchell; Ceres. Ernhirie Davis:
Flora, Mary Twitchell; Pomona. Della
Twitchen: lady assistant steward, Inez
Eodgkins. A recess was declared and an
excellent dinner was served IN the Grange
dining han. The afternoon session was
public and the following program was
given: Selection by the choir: address,
1.-THE Business Phase Of the Apple Indus
try, by Prof. Gardner Of Ordno: instrn-
mental music. Maude z. Young; address
by Edward Evans of Waldo: reading,
Maude Z. Midget: reading. Ida r. Bur.
rill: solo, verdilla Pease: reading. Fred
Rey nolds: reading. Rose Holt: solo. fV-
erett Davis: singing. Nearer My Gou TO
Thee by audience.
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CLINTON.

The funeral of the late Maurice Ken
dan was held at T. NJ. Tuesday from
the home on Pleasant street. Rev. Sid
ney Wakely OF the Free Baptist church,
assisted by Rev. Charles Beebee of the
Methodist Episcopal church, ofiiciat-
cod. The death Of Mr.. Kendall has cast
n gloom over our community, for it
seems especially sad fer one SO young,
bat 36. and in his usual health, tG be
stricken from our midst, almost in il
moments time. He was always cheer
ful and had pleasant word for all.
TIE floral designs from the relatives
and friends were beautiful. One verI
beautiful piece was from the business
men of the town. The bearers were
Messrs. Bennie Bean. Westley Keene.
l.. Decker. il. and Fred Wakcly. In
terment was in the Village cemetery.
About 25 from Benton church pass
ed the evening Friday with Rev. and
Mrs. Charles S. Beebee. Ice cream.
cake, candy and fruit was served and
a most delightful time was reported.
A young man of 81. pounds weight
arrived in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Tom Ward Monday, Jan IL Mother
and child are doing finely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Holt of SkoWhc-
gan have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Wesley keene.
Mrs. II. w. Dodge is at Augusta this
week with her husband, Senator
Dodge.
Mrs. II. Percy Loder. who has been
sick for some weeks, is able to he down
stairs
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PITTSFIElD.

Mr. and Mrs c. f. Vickery went to
Stetson Wednesday. called by the sud
den death of MIS-. Vickery's mother.
Mrs. Jeanette tPowers) Hartwell
which occurred about A. NJ. Wednes-
dav She had been in her usual good
health and her death came as great
shock. The cause of death was heart
trouble. Mrs. Hartwell was born June
.. 1880. in Corinna. She was the wife
of the late Sumner Hartwell of Stetson,
whose death occurred about - years
ago. The greater part of Mrs. Hart
wells life was passed in Stetson. Be-
sizes the daughter mentioned, daugh-
er, Mrs. Emma L.akin of Everett,
Mass. and two sons. r.. W. Hartwell.
who resides In the West and George
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The Five Fundamental Prin-
Ciples of Good Government.

was heartily in favor of aboishing party
politics.
The motion made by Mr.. Philbreok re-
garding party politics was unanimously
passed by the committee
Mr.. Philbrook then made motion that
the principle regarding the election of
officers be taken from the table
Before putting the motion to vote, Pres
ident Emery explained to Mr.. Clair that
it was the opinion of the committee that
preliminary election would be better
because it necessitated a majority.
Mr. Clair stated that under the pro-
posed rule the people will get so sick of
the machinery of the charter that they
will not go near the polls, and that il
will be only the organized voters that
will vote
The election of all officers at large was
then taken from the table and adopted,
one of the committee voting against 1t.
Proposition No. 3 was then taken up
and motion was made by Mr.. Phibrook
that the number of the council be made
up of mayor and two councimen. three
in number
Arthur Daviau stated that he opposed
the motion on the grounds that five men
could handle the business better.
Rev. c. +. Stimson read letter from
Prof. j. d. Taylor of Colby College in
which he favored three councilmen in
preference to five. He also gave his per-
sonal views on the matter, explaining
why he favored three councimen. stating
that it concentrated the affairs and the
larger salary would draw more competent
men.
The motion WAS then put to the com
mittee and the vote stood four i'm favor
Of thre" years and six in favor of five
rev. Mr.. Stimson did not like the atti-
tude of the meeting as the committee
was not all present and he thought that
there were enough that were not present
that would have carried the motion in
favor Of the three councimen. Mr..
stimson did not like the stand nat,
terms used by two of the committee who
favored the number being five.
Harry Green suggested that polIed
vote be taken from the absent members
ana that the vote be final Rev. Mr.
Stimson made it a motion.
Dr. Bunker made motion that nrono-
sition No. be considered, and on motion
1t was adopted with no discussion.
w. L Philbrook moved the adoption Of
me NTH proposition and it passed.
Key Mr.. Stimson then placed his for
iner motion and was seconded by J f.
Nelson. that every member of the com.
ni1tee send in written answer in 20
gard to proposition No. >.
The remainder of the evenings work
was transacted by the committee and
many details We're taken IN
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the Hose house. Special Officer ]. A.
Boulette testified to getting the, knife
from Thihodeau.
Lachance, the respondent, made d
denial of the evidence, claiming that
the Knife must have been put in his
pocket. He said that while sliding
he was invited by Grover and the
party with him, who were later ar
rested, to take a drink. He also stat
ed that Grover borrowed his knife to
cut tobacco. but he could not account
for the extra knife.
In view OF the evidence the court
found probable cause to hold Lachance
and placed him under $1,000 bail for his
appearance at the April term of the
superior court. Unable to furnish
bonds he was taken to Augusta.
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porous earth surface, even if it is a
sloping surface. will not shed water
it will absorb IT
AS to the building of the drag itself
Mr. King advises light one. The
length should be governed by the size
of the team; a seven foot drag for a
span OF 1900 pound horses and one
eight feet long for a team weighing
1000 pounds apiece. Build it from a
cedar post or the end OF a telephone
pole measuring ten or twelve inches
in diameter, CT from any light timber
log. Mr.. King then advises:
split the post or log and select the
heavier and sOunder slab for the front
of the drag. Find q point about four
inches from the end of this slab. the
end that il To travel in the middle of
the road, and bore a. two inch auger
hole At right angles to the face of the
slab and in its center. Then twenty
two inches from the other end of the
slab bore another two inch hole in
the center of the Slab. The other
slab may now be brought up behind
the first. Allow six inches between
the ditch end of the rear slab and the
hole in the ditch end of the front slab;
mark and bore the three holes. Thus
when they are pinned together the
ditch end of the front slab will pro-
iect some sixteen inches further to-
ward the often than the rear slab.
Now prepare the stakes to join the
slabs. prefer stakes cut from an
Usage hedge, about two and One-half
inches through. If hedge is not con-
yenient. rip some pieces out of two
inch oak plank. Full two inches
square is sufficient Shave the ends
of the stakes and slip the slabs on
until the slabs are within thirty inch
es of each other, then mark each
stake with a lead pencil to show the
place where the slab fits. You are now
ready to wedge the stakes into the
front slab.
split the stakes and drive the
wedges at right angles to the grain of
the slab.
Drive the rear slab back on the
stakes two or three inches from the
pencil marks and arrange the brace
Put the front end of the brace down
within an inch of the ground and well
out to the end of the front slab.
Notch it in: drive the rear slab back
to the marks. catching the brace. and
then wedg" the stakes securely. II
this is well done the brace will never
| escape. At the front side saw the
ends OF the stakes off flush with the
slab at the rear allow the projecting
ends to remain. Their presence at the
rear will serve two purposes. They
will answer the question Of how the
slabs are fastened together. And
they come in very handy at times
when you wish to lift the drag.
Make q platform OF inch boards to
drop between the slabs on which the
driver may stand. Nail the boards to
the rleats, being mindful to arrange
the cleats so that thew will not inter-
fere with the cross stakes of the drag.
Cut the cleats about ar inch shorter
than the places they are to fit and
nail the boards half an inch from the
ends of the cleats. Use at least three
boards and space them an inch apart
so that the earth. which at times is
likely t" pile Up against the front slab
and fall back ON the platform, can
readily sft through. Otherwise there
Will come occasions when YOU will be
obliged to lift the platform, dirt and
all, to dump il.
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Odd Fellows
Install Officers

Sararitar Lodge, No. 80, /. o. o. f..
held IL private installation Wednes-
dav evening. the installing officer be-
ing Deputy Grand Master j. II. Morse
OF Oakland Tho following were in
stalled:
Noble grand Fred w. Merrill: vice
grand. s, w. knowlton; Sec, E. ".
Keen: Treas, y. J. Norris: warden.
=. &. Clement. conductor. oscar
Webb: chaplain, Frank Stephens; r.
s. y. c.. A. Il. Penney: l.. S. y. c..
T.. T.. Finnimore: I. c.. Wesley Emery;
O. c.. George Halhurst; r. 5. s.. II.
T. Page: l.. s. s.. !. K. Staples
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City Opera House

Zoyarr0s, The European roveltx
equibilst, .Mi!lar Sisters. singing dane
ing an costume changing and Whit.
uer' 'nce X Co, presenting The
D"ctor Delima, will be the attrac-
uHhs Tor the balance of the week.
On account of the Chapman concert.
the afternoon matinee viii be the
only performance today.
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William and Herbert Walker. nsh.
ermen, who had been adEift on a LAM
Huron ice foe since Tuesday meIna1Gs
were rescued. early Wednesday and
taken to Port Huron on. the taR Diver
The tug, Harding. after reRosfl08 -
rescue went back, to seek ia ~ IN
savers who. went adEtn, yAsseax afs
,tempting, To-, rescue the Wn3kafa h4s
after TIE tAs. lsfIt the We saysS al,
ed shore unaided. -