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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-25
Orders of the Day.

On motion hy Mr.. Gowen Of York,
GlH, An Act t. provide for State Ger
tlHcatlon Il all teachers in public
SCHOOLS was taken from the table.
Mt. OSBORN Of Somerset. Mr. Pres
ident, shall have to take the same
ground III regard to this bill that |
h'tNe IN regard To others that unless
We can pass bill that will better the
present conditions We better pass none.
believe if this Act should pass that
il wonll not better the conditions in
regard To the schools in Maine. on the
other Land, | believe it would be an
| injury 70 taem. 1t would put the
tefnh"rs in the rural sections Of tho
state t. much trouble and expense t.
"9tan thor certificates. 1t would in
crease the cost to the state
J 10 not question the ability of the
Sllit lintcndent OF school his ability or
lit discretion in certifying proper per
son. To teach in the public schools Of
Man :, yet do believe that superVis-
or9 il. many localities are prepared To
hand " that question in q more praC-
tical lnanncr than liz. can They arr"
thoroughly acquainted with the sec
tions whore they live. their financial
ability to maintain schools. and it is
conceded | think that il would To quite
al extent increase the expense ot
maintaining schools, especially IN he
smaller municipalities of our state.
ouuit We to pass an Act here without
consultation with the people that viii
increase the tax burdens and perhaps
offer them no b tier school conditions
| firmly believe that we cannot in tins
ha.sty manner pass this bill without
AN opportunity for the people in the ru-
raj sections to present their protest
If there is any bin that has been re
ferred To the next Legislature where
just iiic.ation could be found for srch
action, where is the instance in which
il could De applied better than in this.
and let the people have an opportunity
to look this matter over and thorough
~ discuss ii before they send men 10
the next Legislature to act on this
matter?
I do not pretend to be able to discuss
tins matter from a scientific stand
point. as perhaps the gentlemen on our
educational committee can do. but we
should look at the practical side of this
question and | believe if we do that
we will see that we should NOT in lnis
manner take up a question OF so much
Importance and make such 81 radical
change oS this bill contempatcS.
hope it will not pass.
Mr. FULTON of Sagadahoc: MIR.
President. as chairman of the commit
tee which reported this BILL 1 will say
thst as | remember it there was no
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-25

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| M it woui, apulv well here.
| / am sn,In,, hat familiar with the
! teachers i'm the uIilfc schools in the
| l.IIrlI districts. and am satisfied that
not mare tlan - ncr cent of tine teach
! ,.rs that go into the ordinary country
| schools are, fitted b. experience or
t,-tiuinu TO teach those schools.
The State has provided for State regis
rraiIon of various occupations, why should
not some law be enacted that will require
! the teachers of children to receive the same
| treatment?
This BIZ Is endorsed by the Maine
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-25

On motion by Mr.. Boynton of Lincoln
the rules We're suspended and he present.
ed Bill, An Act to amend Paragraph of
Section AZ of Chapter Is Of the Revised
Statutes as amended, providing for the
payment from State funds of amounts
paid on account of union superintendent
Continued on Page FOur.) VI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-25

Only Ono "BRoMo oUININE"
THAT IS LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN-
me. Look for the signature OF e. w.
GROVE. Used the World Over to Cure Z
Cold In One Day. &c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-25

Bill An Act 10 amend an Act to prevent
throwing mill waste into the Baskahegan
Stream.
In the House, under suspension of the
rules, this Sill Was given its two several
readings ana was passed to be engrossed
on motion by Mr. Miliiken of Aroostook.
the rules were suspended. the Bill was read
twice and vas pa ed TO be engrossed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-25

on motion by Mr.. Staples o. Knox it
was
Ordered. that n message be sent to the
House of Representatives proposing a
convention of both branches of the Leg
islature for the purpose of hearing COM
munication from the Governor
The secretary was charged with the
message, and subsequently reported that
he had delivered the message with which
he was charged.
The evening world., 1911-09-08
~Typewriting Prodigy.

THE story OF this ''youthfu1
prodigy" and others. Is told By
IT, Arlington Bruce In New
ideas In Child Training" Her name 10
Winfield sackvllle Stoner. and she -
the daughter OF Surgeon James Blu
chanan Stoner OF the United States Ma
rine Hospital at Savannah. Ga.
When Winifred was old enough -
speak," saws the writer. 1T was then
discovered. to her mothers gratlhcA-
ti~on-though not at all to her surprise
that she could herself recite the classi-
cal passages and verses repeated "
her. Mrs, Stoner now began to teach
her 20 spell and 10 read. In both of
which she attained considerable pro-
%hcIency before her third year. At the
age OF three she started to learn type
writing. and was soon fairly expert In
the use OF the machine. a fact TO which
Mrs. Stoner Is inclined TO attribute
much OF her rapid Intellectual growth
For. says she:
TT typewriter Is unquestionably .
splendid help In training a ehlld's mind.
In writing on It the child not only
learns how to operate a mechanical;
instrument. bu, also learns how TO
spell ana memorize what Is being writ
ten. and Is stimulated 10 originate
Iueas.'-Amer!can Magazine.
The evening world., 1911-09-08
PART III.

Tut when We hits the ranch we
X finds our decree OF court ohvlated.
- nolle pressed, and remanded for
trial, Mrs. summers and the kid was
gone. They tell us that an hour after
me and Luke mad started for san An
tone she had a team hitched and lit
out for the nearest station with her
trunks and the y%oungster.
Luke takes out his decree once more
and reads off its emoluments.
1T Amt possible, Bud says nc, for
this to be, It's contrary TO law and
order. It's wrote as plain as day here
Custody OF tho child
There Is what you might call a
human leaning says !. toward smash
Ing 'em both-not to mention the child.
Judge simmons goes on Luke. is
a incorporated officer OF the law. She
cant take the boy away. lie belongs 70
me by statutes passed and approved by
the state of Texas
"'And he's removed from the iurisdic-
ton OF mundane mandamuses.' SAYS I,
by the unearthly statutes OF female
partially. Let us praise the Lord and
be thankful for whatever small mercles'
II begins, but ] sec Luke don't listen
TO me. Tired as he was, he called for a
fresh horse and starts back again for
the station,
"IIe comes back two weeks afterward,
not saying much,
1--WE can't get the trail saws he, hui
we've done ali the tc~legraphing thai
| the wires'll stand. and we've got these
city rangers they call detectives on the
lookout In the mean time. Bud ~
The evening world., 1911-09-08
An Irish Regular.
~ HE following dialogue took plac
between Lieut.. a. &. Cd, lal

~ HE following dialogue took place
between Lieut.. A. {. Cd. late
OF the United States Texan
Army. and Pat Fletcher. one OF the
privates Of tho Second Cavalry al Car
isle. then near Fort Bliss:
Ohicer-Well. Pat. amt you going to
follow the General (Twiggs)?
Pat-lf Gineral Scott ordhers us 10
folly him. sir. begor. Toby pats horse)
can gallop as we'll as the best ot''em.
oficer-I mean. won't you leave the
abolition army and Join the free South?
Pat-Besor. / never enlisted In tn
abolition army and I never will. l
agreed to sarve Uncle San for five
years. and the dlvil q pin mark was
made in the contract. with my conslnt,
ever since. When my time is up. IL the
army isn't tho same as 1t Is now. l
won't Join 1t again.
Onlcer-Pat. the Second Cavalry
was eighteen months old when you and
] Joined. The man who raised our gal
liant regiment Is now the Southern Pres.
ident. the man who lately commanded
II Is now a Southern General. Can you
remain In II when they are gone?
Pat-Well, you see. the fact of the
matter is. Lieut.. c.. I amt much OF a
scholar; ] can't argue the question with
you: but what would my mother say II
] deserted my colors? oh. the d!vll a
sivc-in III ever give In. and that's the
ind OF Il. / tried to run away once, a
few weeks after enllstln'. but n man
wouldn't be missed thin. It's quite DIFF
fsrent now. Lieutenant. and I'm not
going to disgrace naither " my coun.
tries.
Of.cer-Do you know you'il have 20
fire on green Irish colors in the South.
ern ranks?
Pat-And won't you have to IRE on
them colors (pointing to the flag at For
Bliss, that yourself and five OF us licked
nineteen rangers under? Sure, It isn't a
greater shame for an Irishman TO fire
on Irish colors than for an American N
fire on American colors. An the OAR
will be on my side. you know. Lieu.
tenant.
Oflcer-Confound the man that relies
Of Paddles. l sayl
Pat-The same compliments TO de-.
earters. Your Honor.
The evening world., 1911-09-08
New Style Notes

there Is always a demand for the navy
blues and black. while the oxfords and
olives also have their share Of popv.
iarity.
with the incoming OF the new trim.
mings It Is made apparent that the
glrdles OF cord and fancy braid are to
be very popular. Among them are
many beaded rope effects that are vsry
pretty.
uncurlod ostrich Will be very popu.
lar during the fail and winter. Many
handsome pieces arc shown. especially
In the shaded and mottled effects that
are going to DO so much worn.
The new feather ats are especially
attractive this season and can be had
In all the fashionable bright colorings
medium shapes.
A charming model In a pretty medium
shape Is IN the shaded green effect and
the trimming consists OF two hssvv
ropes. formed o: tiny. brilliant green
feathers. which form a twisted coil at
the side and constitute . simple but
artistic trimming.
The fall ribbon displays are a veritabls
shower OF brilliant colors and novel
designs. The old-time ribbed effects
are again prominent. and such weaves
as faille. bengaline and gros Grain
together with the new uncut velvet 9rs
the favor'.es The bi-colored ribbons
are novelties. an attractive one in ben
sallne Is black on the one side while the
reverse side may be purple. old gc!1.
royal blue. coronation red or sage green.
A purple velvet helmet shaped hat has
n three-inch band of bright pink satin
finely shirrred about the crown. and II
finished or at the side with roses OF
the satin.
The evening world., 1911-09-08
LAW AND ORDER.

he. wen round up them COWS on Brush
Creek II walt for the law to AXE its
course
And after that we never alluded 10
aIIuslons, as you might say.
Skipping over much what happened
IN the next twelve years. Luke was
made sheriff OF Mojada County. lie
made me his office deputy. Now, don't
get IN your mind no wrong apparitions
or a ONCE deputy doing sums i'm a book
or MASKING letters in a cider press. In
them days his job was to watch the
back windows so nobody didn't plug the
| sheriff In the rear while he was adding
up mileage at his desk in front. And in
them days | had qualifications for the
job. And there was law and order in
Mojada County, and schoolbooks and all
the whisky YOU wanted, and the Gov
ernmcnt built It's own battleships Instead
OF collecting nlckels from the school
children to do Il with. And, as | say,
there was law and order instead OF en-
actments ana restrictions such as as
figure our umpire State to-day. We had
our Office at Bi,dad, the county seat.
/ from which we emerged forth on neces-
sary occasions to soJthe whatever fra
cases and unrest that might occur IN
our jurisdiction.
skipping over much what happened
I while me ana Luke a. 'ifIHn' i
to give you an idea OF how the law was
respected In them days. Luke was what
YOU would call one OF the most con-
sclous men In the world. lie never
knew mucn book law, nut he had tao
inner emo!uments of justice and mercy
~inculcated into his system. II "A re-
spectacle citizen shot a McNican or held
up a train and cleaned out the safe IN
the express car, and Like ever got
hold OF him, he'd give the guilty party
such a reprlmand and a cussin' out
that he'd PROBABLE never do II again
But once let somebody steal a morse
unless il was a Spanish pony), or cut
a wire fence. or otherwise Impair the
peace and indlgnlty OF Mojada County.
. Luke and mo would be on 'em with
aauc,s corpuses and Fmokeless powder
aud an tho modern Inventions Of equity
IA etiquette.
I'VE certainly had our county on a
basis Of llwfulncss, I'vc Euown persons
OF Eastern classification with little
spotted a and buttoned-up shoes 10
get OF tac train al Blldad and eat sand
wiches at the railroad station without
being shot at or even roped and drug
about By citizens Of the W
Luke had his oWn Ideas OF legality
The evening world., 1911-09-08

taller than their husbands. Queen Hell
enc Ia more thar a head taller than the
King OF Italy. Queen Victoria II more
than half a head taller han Alfonso OF
Spain. The Car looks small beside
tho Czarina. The German Empress 10
a trlne taller than the Kaiser. and Tor
that reason always sits when their
photographs are taken together. kinS
Georus of England In shorter than
Queen Mary. The two exceptions are
tn. Queen OF Norway and the new
Queen OF the Belgisns.
At recent poor law elections IN Liner.
lex. ireland. six women were elected.
this being the hrst time women have
been returned for Llmerck city wards
Baroness Alst;a Korff. an American
girl and a Bryn Mawr graduate. who
Is the wife % an Official In Finland. 10
reported as saying that one OF the hrst
! things the women of Norway did with
their ballots was 20 get tho Government
TO start SCHOOLS Of domestic training for
girls
The evening world., 1911-09-08

and high-collared affairs with ladies'
~Tenounclng truck OF that KIN ana
wrapping themselves up into some oc-
~cupation like painting pictures or hero.
Ing sheep or science or teaching schooi
something to make 'em forget. well,
| guess tina. was the way with Luxe
But, as he couldn't paint pictures. he
took 1t out in rounding up horse thieves
and In making Mojada County "A safe
place to sleep In IL you was well armed
and not afraid OF acquisitions or tar
antulas.
zone day there passes through Bildad
a bunch OF thcse money Investors from
the East. and they stopped of there.
Blldad being the dinner station on tho
!. 4 q. y. They was Just coming back
from Mexico looking after mines and
such. There was i've Of 'em-four solid
parties. with gold watch chains that
would grade up over two hundred
hounds on the hoof, and one kid about
seventeen or eighteen,
.'Thls %youngster rad on one OF them
cowboy suits such as tonderfoots bring
Vost with EN-. and you could see he
vas aching to wing a couple of Indians
or bag a grizzly or two with the little
n~.arl.haudlod gun he had buckled
around his waist.
81 walked down TO the depot TO keep
an owe on the outnt and see that they
adm. locate n land or scare tho COW
p1nics hitched In front OF Murchison $
store or act otherwise unseomly. Luke
was away aftGr a gang OF cattle thieves
down on the FriO, n ! always looked
a tier the law and order when he wasn't
there.
"Aftcr dinner this boy ONE out OF
the dining-roOm while the train was
u.,Itiug and pranres IN and doNn the
platform rod " 20 shoot all antelope,
icns or private citizens that might en-
deayor 10 modest or come too nedr him,
IIc was "A goDd-looking Md, only ne was
like all them tender;oots-he dldn't
know a aw-and-order town when he
saw II,
by and by along comes Pedro John
son, the proprietor OF the Crystal Palace
hill-con-carne stand In Bldad. Pedro
was a man who liked 10 muse him
self; so no kind Of herd rides this
y~oungster. laughing at him. t!ckled to
death. | was too far away 20 hear,
but the Md seems 10 mention some re-
marks 10 Pedro, and Pedro goes up and
s'1ps him about nine feet away, and
laughs harder than ever, And then the
hoy gets up quicker than he fell and
Jerks out his little p~earl-handle. and
bingl hing bingl Pedro gets It three
times In special and treasured portions
Of his carcass. saw the aust ny OF
his clothes essS uA~ 49, s~iiAis hit.
The evening world., 1911-09-08
"DOn'ts" for
The Stenographer

nerves OF the person who has most TO
say In her career, says Alice Marion
In the Chicago Tribune.
Don't be artificial. Insinccr!ty of
manner Is bad In a drawing-room: in
an of,ce It Is fatal. and justly 50. The
busy employer can DO pardoned who
will not take time to probe for ,ne
real worth In his affected clerk.
Don't be slovenly IN our dress. APP
pearances do count. and IL you think
otherwise your pay envelope will UNI
deceive you.
Don't gush. There may be times
when n frothy. kittenish manner Is en-
durable. but those times never yet
came In office houfs.
Don't be what the boys call "snoop-
sy." Winding another's business is an
Improbable investment. 1t takes most
that Is IN us to successfully mine our
own affairs. especially In AN office.
Don't pltronize. When your superior
ity Is not resented II Is 'roared at"
Don't gossip. Better he thought a
Crouch" than be affable al the expense
OF your fellow workers reputation or
private concerns.
SoANAS' VI" scHi e'cu
ONCE mate. You may think the poor
worm does not guess -, Is being
worked. but her unexpected turn"
may give you an ugly tumble.
Don't play too hard to the powers
that be. Your fellow workers will hate
\ you for II. and when 1t does not amuse
your superiors 1t irritates them. 1t
takes a mighty vain nature not to see
through too much palaver.
Don't be crooked To paraphrass,
Honesty is policy. Slick ways may
seem profitable. but their finale Is dire
as it is Inevitable.
Don't forget that when ONCE work
10 q mere plod It's time to look around
for something to ease the routine. For
It's a dangerous malady that never
leads to promotion inc ever leads to
out-of-a-job.
Don't forget that IL your work Is all
right and your thoughts all wrong that
you won't maxi good. or vice versa.
Don't let social disappointment out
side OF the office so defect your mind
during the day that you cannot attune
yourself. The causes may be endless,
but anyway the thing to do Is to trace
your trouble home and then act
The evening world., 1911-09-08

w nth the advent OF cool weather.
M the simple street dresses OF we've.
w will have an unprecedented
vogue. Advance models are made up
in the fashionable straight line enects
and arc trimmed with a four-inch 1901
band OF fur. In the new siashed SKIRTS
this also forms an edge for the SLASH
The bodice 10 trimmed with narrow FUR
banding.
Tho new STYLES call for n profnse use
OF lace. and judging By the advance
models the coming season VIII see an
unusual prevalence of lace comoina-
,ions. 1t Is seen In tho deep ACC houhc-
ings and the tiny lace frills. as well as
in the ,unlcs and draperies. The all
overs are largely used as
for the diaphanous fabrics. Then 'here
are the fashionable side frllls ana menus
tho revers, yokes and collars and the
coat SETS. all OF which call Tor either
heavy or light laces,
In the heavy laces the macrame Is new
and promises to be very POPULAR oo'"
I'm the white and ecru.
The new ralncoats are all made up
,lain. along mannish lines. In color.
m, ans are the favorite Just now. but
The evening world., 1911-09-08
A Little Dutch Garden.

PASSED by a garden, a little Dutch
garden.
Where useful and pretty things
grew,
Hearts ease and tomatoes. and plnks
and potatoes,
And lilies aad onions and rue.
! saw in that garden, that little Dutch
garden.
A chubby Dutch man with n spade,
And a rosy Dutch frau with a shoe
like a scow.
And a faxen-ha.red little Dutch maid.
There grew In that garden. that little
Dutch garden.
Blue flag flowers. lovely and tall,
And early blush roses. and little pink
posles.
But Gretchen was faIrer than all.
Ny hearts In that garden. that little
Dutch garden.
II tumbled right In as | passed.
MID wllderlng ma2es OF spinach and
daisies,
And Gretchen 70 holding II fast
Hattie whitney.
The evening world., 1911-09-08
Women i'm All Countries.

n n IRIS. MAURICE HEWLETT. wife
mi OF the well known novelist. has
~'A obtained IN aviator's certificate.
She Is the first woman In England to
he thus honored.
England has t~wenty-seven reform
schools for boys and nine for girls, with
slxty-eight industrial schools for boys
and for~ty-three for girls Not one OF
these schools for girls hs. any woman
on Its board OF control.
Franco has passed a bill permitting
women lawyers to act as magistrates In
trying cases OF children under thirteen.
A movement has been started In Aus
tralia. led by the printers. to enforce a
six-hour daylight worldly for all fe-
male workers. The eight-hour day Is
universal and wage agreements are
made In all trades.
The industries In Japan employ nearly
twice as many women as men and a;
much lower wages.
with two exceptions, the queens OF all
the European countries are said to be
The evening world., 1911-09-08
1NS
6SVt
==| * O. HENRY Last and Best Short Stories.

Sometimes them little t~hirty-two cause
worry at close range.
Tho engine bell was ringing, ana the
train starting of slow. goes up "a
the Kid and places him under arrest,
and takes away his gun, BUT the hrs'
thing | knew tina caballard or capital
ists makes a break for tho train. ont
OF 'em hcsitates in front or me Tor a
second, and kin OF SMILES and shoves
his hand up against my chin ana !
sort of laid down on the platform ana
took n nap. ! never was atrald oil
guns: but ! don't want any person eN-
cont a barber to take liberties like
that with my face again. When |
woke up, the whole outht-train. boy.
and all-was gone. ! asked about Pedro.
and they told me the doctor said he
would recover provided his wounds
didn't turn out TO be fatal.
when Luke got back three days
later, and | told him about H.. he was
mad all over.
'why'n't YOU telegraph to San An
tone.' he asks, and have the bunch
arrested thereT
"'Oh. WELL says I. 4 always did sd-
mlra telegraphy; but astronomy was
capitalist sure knew how TO gesticulats
with his hands.
Luke got madden and madden. lie
investigates and nnds IN the depot a
card one Of tho men had dropped that
gives the address OF some hombre called
Scudder In New York city.
Bud says Luke, I'm going after
that bunch. I'm going there and get
the man or boy, as YOU say he was. and
bring him back. I'm sheriff OF Moiada
County, and | shall keep law and order
In Gfa pFnsInRta Uhlla I'm ahla IN Ira ~
a gun And | want YOU to 20 with me.
No Eastern Sankee can shoot up a
respectable and we'll known citizen OF
Bldad, specially with a thlrty-two cal
TIRE, and escape the law, Pedro John
son. says Luke, Is one OF our most
prominent citizens n business men.
III appoint sam Bell acting sheriff with
penitentiary powers while I'm away.
and you and me Will take the six
nOrthbound tomorrow even
and follow up this trail