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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
A Hint to the Younq.

Lies are more contagious than dis
ease ana cause more trouble than al
most any other sin. Deceit is Lies
twin. When looking them squarely in
the face, one finds it almost. if not
quite impossible to tell them apart
when taken together, one finds faint
difference, but not enough to make
IL worth mentioning Lies are of
various kinds. white. black and vel
low The black lies are the deliber-
ateiy planned lies the yellow the lit
terary newspaper lies, and the white
lies are the ones that you tell beliey-
ing mat the truth should not be
spoken al all times; or that come
"heh you leave the truth only half
SAD and think the balance does NOT
matter; or possibly when you add your
OPINION to the exact truth to explain
or palilate or enhance or justify it.
The next time you feel inclined ia
say something you think may be so
" N-9" Il 80, OF you Judge Is so.
just think. or guess or judge again
long enough for the occasion TO pass
IN which speech is permitted on tho
snoJect. AS for deceit, that is another
question, and there are so many var
ietles of II that a short article like
tins cannot contain them all The
most noticeable, however, are those
where you permit another to go away
with false impression. which If he
voices makes him the liar while Won
yourself virtually sit back in YOUR
comfortable chair and say II never
tell lies and then he, bearing all the
brunt of what you have implied is
left TO answer the tormentors Who ask
why did you say this or that or the
other?
Even SO the tongue is a little NAM
Der. and boasteth great things. Be-
held how great a matter a little fire
kndleth!" James 3.5.
mot that which goeth into the
mouth defileth a man; but that which
cometh out of the mouth this defileth
D nap," Matt 15.u.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12

consent of the owner? Penalty is. also
provided for refusing to answer the
call of fire warden to assist in Hgnt--
ing fire.
Down in Ohio the children in the
schools receive instruction for half
hour each month on how to prevent
fires and how to put them out when
started; also how to act to save their
own lives and the lives of others from
a ccnhagration. This, experimenting
the fire drill, is a step forward, and
still another would be to give them
practical instructions on when and
where (and when and where no) to
set fires and to see the possibilities of
even a tiny spark. After such
branch of instruction should be estab-
lishcd for children the majority of
grown-ups, especially smokers. should
attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
IN THE WIDE WORLD.
CBrooklyn Standard Gnion.o

Brocklyn Standard Gnion1
The average depth of the English
Channel is 10 feet.
a popular vote on the question, Are
you in favor of the death penalty"
conducted by Partisan paper. result
ed three to one in favor of yes"
In the past ten years the city treas
ury of Hull. Eng. has received from
the profits of the municipal street car
system over 100000, which has les
sened local taxation by Just that
amount.
There are miles and miles Of roses in
Portland Ore One man with a fond
ness for figures has calculated that If
the rosebushes were placed close TO-
gether they would stretch in an I'M
broken line from Portland. Ore, to Los
Angeles Cal, distance of 253 miles
Bla sting subsoil has been practiced
for several years by few progressive
farmers in different parts OF the coun-
try. These men have had wonderful
results in the way of increased crops
on land already under cultivation, and
in Transforming into excellent growing
land that which would have been
worthless without dynamite.
1t is not many years since the Chin
csc troops were taught to make faces
to alarm the enemy and to turn a SOM
ersault TO avoid blow, says the Ar
my and Navy Gazette" Matters have
progressed since then, and the impor-
lance attached to efficiency is shown
by the relatively high rates of pay
which have now been sanctioned for
officers of the Chinese army. A colonel
is to get $2.275 year, major 81 500.
captain $1,225 and subaltern $500. Con-
sidering that an officer in China can
live well on $3.50 a year, these figures
show the Importance which the Ghin-
csc attach to getting good men,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
Fire Law Penalties,

The imperative need of care in the
handling of fires in time of drouth like
the present is emphasized daily by the
numbers of fires in all directions. The
cigar or cigarette stub, or the filling
from pipe carelessly thrown down
and left, may start seething con-
hagration. The forest commissioner
and other State officials are alive to
the necessities of the hour and are
spreading warnings and instructions
broadcast. Fishing and camping par
ties are advised to exercise the utmost
caution. Governor Plaisted has been
urged to issue a proclamation setting
forth the unusual dangers and recon-
mending town municipal officers to
hold every man strictly accounta BILE
for his acts during the present drouth,
according to the letter of the law.
How many are aware of all the pro-
visions of the Maine law for such times
as the present? How many know that
w ivNNti ici a loNlui pui post NIL
dies a fire on his own land. shall do
so at suitable time and in q care
full and prudent manner; and is liable,
in an action on the case. to any per-
son injured by his failure to comply
with this provision?
None Of these dry. breezy, finder
parched days is Suitable time" to
kindle fire anywhere near any In
fammable material that might be
spread in sparks. Such a fire could
hardly be handled in a prudent man
ner." Better let the brush and the
rubbish lie until rain comes.
The man who throws a lighted match
or cigar stub from the window of an
electric car may start grass fire that
will sweep across fields and pastures,
destroying fences in its path and
cause great loss in wood and timber.
If not buildings. 1t is impossible to
exercise too much care
Again do you know that severe pen.
alties are provided for kindling fire
on land not ones own, without the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
Same Thina in Maine.

Maine and Massachusetts legisla-
lures seem to be very much alike. The
reasons given by the Brockton Enter
prise for long sessions might with
equal propriety be said of Maine: we
are great people in this State for
trying to reform everything by law.
We want laws passed to correct some
little bother in little section of a
little town. We IegisIate fer people
and for animals and birds and fish.
Somebody wants about everything
controlled by somebody. usually by the
petitioner or his friends. We have
at the state House committee hear
ings where hours are taken up in
hearing three or four people on little
subjects that don't interest at the
outside 500 people in the whole state
Every single word of this quotation
from the Brockton Enterprise might
with equal force be applied to any
Legislature that has met in Maine for
the last 10 years The fault of the
long sessions is not all with the Legis-
lature, it is with the would be reform
ers and cranks who seek everything
Under the sun to be remedied by
legislative action.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
A Danger From Above.

BrocktOn Enterprise)
A modern danger was made plain
near Aldershot in England the other
day, when great airship fell on
farmhouse The envelope smothered
the house and the big 19-ton machine
itself plunged through the roof and
wrecked the place. As nobody
CHANGED to be in the path OF the
monster nobody was killed. However.
as the machines become more numer-
Gus and common there are going to be
more accidents of this kind and some
body in addition to aviators will be
killed. Imagine a big airship falling,
for example, into thin rooted cheap
theatre or into a crowded store. or
into crowd like that at Main and
Centre streets al about O'Clock at
nisht-there are horrifying possible
ties in such accidents as that. Yet
there is no reason to believe such ae-
cidents will not some day aeeur, and
the average house roof would be like
cheese before a knife With ten or
twenty-ton machine falling upon it
from height
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
Coming Events

April 24-May 0--America's First Great
Missionary Exposition. Boston.
May 16-1S-Annuai Convention of Epis-
copal Diocese of Maine. Portland.
Augusta.
May 2O-21-Fifteenth Annual Convention
Maine State Spiritualist Association, Old
June 5-Meeting Srd Me. Regimental
Assn, Hallowell.
June 7-Somerset County Veterans As
ISOLATION and Ladies Auxiliary, Norridge-
June l4-15-44th Department Encamp-
Sons of Veterans, State w. r. c., Ma
tional w. r. C. and Ladies of the @. A.
r., Augusta.
June 20-27-Thirteenth Triennial Con-
vention International Sunday School Az
ISOLATION, San Francisco.
June 21-Celebration OF Tooth Anniyer-
sary of Town OF Corinth.
June Adjudication Masonic Hail. Hal
lowell.
June 2S-29-Annual Meeting Maine Medi-
cal Association, Augusta.
June @-30-Forty-fourth annual meeting
Maine Pharmaceutical Association,
Kineo.
June 29-SO-Maine State Epworth League
Convention, Houlton.
July 3-4-Annual Outing Maine Sports
Mems Fish & Game ASSN. Kinee.
Aug. S-Celebration of Tooth Anniversary
of town of Washington.
Aug. H-26-National Encampment of the
G. A. R., Rochester N. Y.
Sept. l1-Special election in Maine on
prohibitory amendment, Davies direct
primary bill Portland debt limit and
declaration of Augusta as State Capital.
Oct. 3-5-Maine Baptist Convention,
Skowhegan.
Oct. 12-l4-Bangor Musical Festival.
Oct. 16-1S-Portland Musical Festival.
Oct. 25-26-27-Annual Convention Maine
Teachers Association, Augusta.
Maine Fair Dates.
Aug. S-11-Stake Races. Augusta.
Aug. 15-17-Waldo County Agricultural
Society Fair. Belfast.
Aug. 29-Sept. 1-Central Maine Fair,
Waterville.
Sept. 4-5-6-7-Maine State Fair. Lewis
ton.
Sept. 12-14-Waldo and Penobscot Agri-
cultural Society. Monroe.
Sept. 12-15-Portland Agricultural Socie-
ty, Summit View Park. Portland.
cultural Society. South Windsor.
Oct 4-5-Freeport agricultural Society
Fair.
Pomona Dates.
May 13-Cumberland Pomona, North
Scarboro.
May 13-Knox Pomona, st. George
May f7-Somerset and Penobscot Pomo-
ma, st. Adams.
May 1S-No. Franklin Pomona, Madrid
May 23-EaSt Kennebec Pomona. China
May 27-Penobscot Pomona, Etna
June North Waldo Pomona. Winter
port.
June 9-Hancock Pomona. surry
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Editorial Comment
All the Time!

belfast Republican JournaL3
Don't you forget that Gov. liaisted
Is playing politics all the time. lie re
ceived many bouquets for reappointnE
Judge Whitehousc, who can only serve
a year and then will have to retire.
having reached the age limit, and the
Governor can then appoint Demo-
crat to succeed him, AS to his reap
rointmont of Judge Savage it is said
that lie cannot be confirmed. as a ma
pority of the council are opposed, aud
that will let the Governor out again
The question is. did the Governor
know of the opposition in the council.
and make this appointment merely to
get credit for -partisanship? Any
way. don't be in too great hurry to
throw your bouquets.
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Tho Right of Honest Men to Disagree.

In our Letter Box this issue, we pub
lish the letter of II. H. Halves on
reciprocity" In his argument he
makes many strong points but the
journal does not wish to be under
stood as endorsing all his political
sentiments. We disagree with the
President on this one great question of
our trade relations with Canada. on
which we believe he is mistaken. but
we have no intention or desire to
pursue him, or to question his motives
or the reasoning by which he took his
ground in support of the treaty. It
has been pleasure in the past to ex-
press our appreciation of the ability
judgment and character of this good
and great man. We find ourselves
OF the same mind now, and unable to
endorse anything that impugns his
motives. However much we may
disagree with President Taft on this
question we still believe him to be as
honest in his opinion as we are in
ours
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,
IN. Y. Press.)

Debt grows in any sort of climate.
To the gullible everything looks gen
ulne except the genuine.
kven.in church a man can scheme tc
try TO sell a thirty-dollar horse foi
three hundred.
some men are such poor financiers
that when they have a little ready
cash they will let the family know 1t
man can leave his wife at home
every evening while he is out enjoy
ing. life and at the theatre have his
antooo Doll over the treatment a stage
heroine gets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12
Drinks and Business.

Drinks and Business.
On the car from Augusta to Lewis
ton, Wednesday afternoon, were two
drummers working back Bostonward.
They were genial fellows of the fra
ternity, bright, posted on current af-
fairs. and laxative. They discussed
business, general events, politics.
They touched upon the covered
bridge" and one remarked: Il don't
wish to convey the impression that l
was intoxicated last night. but l GER
tainly have a bum head today because
of a few drinks of rotten covered
bridge whiskey l had last night. I'll
never be a 'rum'-it costs too much
misery for about three days following
the 'fuddle."
why did you take ito clinch an
order?" asked the other.
Precisely! Believe me, Id have
left without his sig. if | hadn't pre-
tended to be delighted with the stuff
he opened up. Have others of the
same type-can't spin thread till
do the we're-of-a-feather act and wax
earrulous with the buyer. No bust
ness and no sense in it, but some men
like to have their brand of joy water
confirmed by the man from Boston,
where everybody is supposed to be a
cohnoisseur."
Better cut it out, old man." said
customer than your own self-respect
and gain the habit. | was instructed
to do the good fellow play when |
started on the road, but I'm older than
you. | used to do little business
that way, but since little Jimmie and
Pet came along I've done some hard
thinking on the long jumps. and here's
the verdict: No drinks for me, if
lose the sale. And every time | call
ten per cent. from my esteem of his
trade. Believe me, old chap; you
can't do yourself justice and drink
rum to please someone else. And the
man who tells you that he has al
ways drank "a little and 1t never hurt
him. is fooling himself and wants you
to ratify the judgment. I've no SYM
patty for you with your headache. old
chap! | hope the next time you
in, hn will
put you on the blink for three weeks.
Cut it out!
The car swung down into Haymar-
ket Square and both prepared to go
out. The response was lost, but I'M
der the slang of the trade language
the writer had heard prohibition
sermon from keen. hard headed,
young business man. 1t contains food
for thought for other young men in
while to "cut it OUT as the drummer
inclegantly expressed it, but to put
il out of reach of yourself and your
friend. 1t is worth your while to do
all you can to discountenanee an I'M
wholesome, mischief making traffic.
The man who drinks with you thinks
no more of you ten chances to one
he is sizing you up as a coming
rum and thinking less of you every
moment, as did the drummer who
drank to please prospective Gus
toner.
The man who tells you that public
sentiment" favors the liquor traffic is
putting forth the bombastic declara-
tons of the rum element, supported by
those who have neither force nor
character enough to say no" to any
thing. The man or paper that tells
you these things, is not a friend to
you. The drummer was right and he
is one who represents the real public
sentiment. The other may be allow
ing himself to be led into the liquor
sentiment
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The Rochester On. " Herald is
trying to be facetious. 1t says that
the American Wooden Co. is not
monopoly in the sense of ownership
of a majority of the concerns engaged
in manufacturing wooden, but that it's
monopoly consists in its persuasive
influence at Washington, where it
stands 100 per cent. Perhaps it is we'll
that its powers of persuasion are so
good.
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Riverside.
Conditions Which Should Not Exist"

Editor Kennebec journal:
Your editorial articles of May S.
commenting on Pres. Roberts al
Legged statement that lie did not know
where liquor could be bought in
Maine" ends with the statement,
Now it's up. to those who oppose, and
de not know, to make it their business
to find out and to expose. conditions
which should not be tolerated in
christian community like that OF
Maine
There are ample reasons for the pro-
test implied by your article; but, in
Justice to all concerned, think It
should be admitted that the respon-
sibility for nullifcation OF law may
rest on more than one set of public
officials, and especially on the peo-
pie collectively. who, in a democracy
like ours. directly or indirectly select
al the public officials. 1t would be
well for us citizens to exercise more
introspection regarding our own short
comings in civic matters. However,
few facts may be helpfully stated.
The officials in Watervlle and some
ether parts of Kennebec county do not
appear to be enforcing the liquor law
Two deputy sheriffs here have near
relatives in the liquor business and
these relatives are not seriously dis
turbed Two high executive officials
in Waterville are criminally liable for
their connection with two liquor nul-
Sances. Within few months a dep
uty marshal had two near relatives
in the liquor business and / am I'M
able to learn that he ever made amy
trouble for either of them. Last Mon
day an ex-deputy marshal of Water
vile, who Hoped over to the other
political party at the last election. re-
opened the saloon known as THE
Frog Pond" at SO Ticonic street.
There are 26 l.. S. liquor taxes paid in
WaterEile, bat probably 50 persons
are selling liquor here.
our city marshal, Chas. II. Barton
has the reputation of being an honest,
capable official, but he is doing little
to break up this lawlessness. The
city government appears to give the
marshal no support in that direction,
although the law says "thc mayor and
aldermen, selectmen, assessors and
constables in every city, town and
plantation. shall make complaint and
prosecute all violations of this chap
ter and promptly enforce the laws
against drinking houses" Or. S. of
Me. Chap. XXIX., Sec. 65.)
1t would be ungrateful to close this
statement without word of reeogni-
ton, regarding the work done by
County Attorney Beane at the last
term of court His faithful and able
prosecution of liquor cases must have
strongly impressed persons. who knew
that Mr.. Beane does not personally
favor the prohibitory law. Sheriff
Chas. M. Richardson is popular here
and many citizens still hope that he
will not allow his spirit of good will
toward everybody or his wholesale |
and retail cigar business to interfere
with his duty as public officer, to
initiate prosecutions against all par-
ties who are violating the law in his |
city and county.
HENRY n. PRINGI.E.
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U VI
Duty
(FalI River HeHld1=

(Fall River HeTaid1
Here is a niche in the hall of fame
for Seth A. Eaton. a rural mail ear
rier from the Middlebm9 postofiiee.
who. surrounded by woodland fire, his
horse kiug on the ground stihed with
smoke. his own hair sinsed his hat
burned and one size Of his face and
his hands blistered was still mindful
of duty and saved the nail he WAS
carrying to buryiug It in the SAND.
before he fought through the line OF
fire to safety Not all the heroes tread
the battlefields.
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The Eddystone lighthouse site con-
tests the title of being the smallest in
habited island with a number of the
Thousand Islands in the Saint Law
renee river. The island upon which
the lighthouse was built claims the
distinction on the ground that it is
only 80 feet in diameter at low tide.
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Oysters.
bridgeport Telegram.9

tBIldgepOrt IeIegrahl.1
Maine is starting out this season to
make further experiments in oyster
culture. Something has already been
accomplished. and the beds now in OK
istence are not only thriving, but
rapidly spreading The coast line of
the state offers what look like SPLEEN
did opportunities for the business.
oysters of splendid quality are now
being raised in quantity to be of some
commercial importance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-12

Summer travel is setting toward
Maine. The ever-iHereasing number
of summer tourists each year shows
that Maine has not reached her zenith
in this form of industrial develop
ment, which a quarter of a century
ago was unknown.
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Boston man, who was unable to
return the money he had borrowed
went and hanged himself. Many a
modern borrower is not troubled with
such qualms of conscience, but leaves
the man from whom he borrowed the
money to go hang if there is any
hanging to be done
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1t isn't quite as easy as it looked.
our Democratic friends at Washing
ton are certainly getting decidedly
mixed up in their tariff revision job.
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The tipping trust is said to be all
powerful in New York. Two men who
annually make $4,000 from the tipping
privileges in New York hotels and
cafes, compose the trust.
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Worrying the Democracy.

(Republicin Jpurnal1
Congressman Kinds speech against
Canadian reciprocity seems to be
worrying the Democratic Newspapers
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For the first time in the history of
the industry in that State, Ohio mined
more than 30.0OO,000 tons of coal last
year.
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Friday, May IL, 1911.

How shall l be able to rule
over others. that have not the
full power and command of
Observation-Disclosures.
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AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
TRINITy coMNANoERy MO

TRINITY coMkANoERY, NO. Z. K.
T. Special conceive at Masonic Temple
Friday MAY u. q 2. III. Work In the
Illustrious order of the Red Cross Sup
per at o'clock. Work in the orders of
Temple and Mala at 80. All sotournin
fraters are cordially invited.
l.. ELYOOD JONES, E. c.
sTHOS ~ BODICE, Recorder
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r. 3. oapEN, REeEKAH LODGE.
No. g. o. O. r. Meets 2nd and &th
WEDNESDAY evenings at 7,30 O'Clock.
JENA |. HANSON, N. G
LARE II. HARVEY, Rec. Sec.
nach25 -w&f1yr
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AuGUiTA LODGE, q. p. O. e., NO.
964. Meetings the second and fourth
Thursdays of each month at o'clock.
al f.. A. HUSSE.Y. -. II.
II. A. HEATH, Sec.
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CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9 p. M.
Regular Meeting every third Tuesday ~
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W. p. GETCHELL, Capt.
l.. G, HUGHES. Clerk.
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JEPHTHa ENcAMPMEnT, NO. 8

Meetings 3 o'clock every second and
fourth Tueday, Work IN Patriarchal de-
gree TueSay evening, May 30
c. ". POOR, g. e.
G. w. MERRILL, Serbs.