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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
SUNElOWER PHILOSOPHY.

Every man has lot OF rules he
wants other people to obey.
Many a woman who is gentle with
other people is rough with her hus-
band.
The only way to amuse some people
is to slip and fall on an icy pavement,
or on u banana peel.
Women always were gentler than
men. They say: "Oh. heavens
while men say just the reverse.
When a doctor assists at an opera
ton he is as particular to have it men
toned as a woman who assists at a re-
ception.
The old -fa shioned woman who could
take down" her hair and sit on 1t mas
been succeeded by the woman whu
can rake of her hair and sit on 1t. or
use it as Il mattress, as the eNiger-
c;cs of the ease seem to require.-At-
Gibson 1kan.) Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11

tBOSton ttCTdlu.D
1t is good news that Superintendent
Rourke decided to discontinue the
spreading of ashes and cinders on the
smooth pavements in the retail dis
trict of Washington street substitute
ing therefor, at least as an expert
ment, stone dust. Sand he does not
fully approve of. 1t does not give
the horses on an iced pavement
sufficient footing. The engine ashes
and cinders which have of late been
employed are very serviceable to the
horse, but an intolcrablc nuisance to
the public and particularly to the great
stores into which the material has
been tracked and in the heat of those
buildings dried into a dust of most
unhealthful and annoying character
These are days when cleanliness
and sanitation are deservedly at
tracing attention. Either sand or
gravel, or perhaps this ground stone,
will meet the reasonable needs of
the Transfers and at the same time
allow the retail district to be kept
clean underfoot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
SENTENCE SERMONS.

A spasm of virtue often indicates
sick soul.
No man grows until he lets out his
heart little.
No one possesses happiness who Is
blind to sorrow.
Love always loses when it thinks
only of what it will gain.
Grace is free. but the religious man
need not be free from grace.
If YOUR religion is sunshine you viii
not need to argue about it,.
It's always easier to give your lie
than it Is to give your leisure.
Our good deeds seldom bear fruit
until we have forgotten them.
Getting to heaven is good deal
more than backing up from hell.
No man sees anything as it is I'M
less he sees that which is not.
The heart without fellow feeling
can have no room for divine faith.
The way to the sorrow free land IS
to try to free some life from sorrow.
There is lot of difference between
good will and willingness to be good
Often you must forget the good you
have won to reach the good you would
be.
You can always get the price of the
man who wears his pride on the out
side.-Chicago Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
"WilI Take His Own Licking"

lowell Courier Citizen. Repo
Mr.. Roosevelt, Mr.. Loeb. Mr.. rat
all men of prominence, in shore-are
to be lined up in an effort to give MI.
Taft the high privilege of running for
a second term in the White House IN
1912. Has there ever been the slightest
doubt that he would have that privi-
lege? Has anybody been seriously
afraid that the colonel would elbow his
stout successor off the sidewalk ana
take the post himself? Evidentiy-al-
though it has seemed to US the most
apparent folly to assume any such
thing. Probably Mr.. Roosevelt him
self would dislike very much to run IN
1912-if only from reasons of enlight-
|ened self-interest. The wonder is
that Mr. Taft is particularly anxious
to court the dangers of that presi-
Dental year as if it held the sure
prospect of honor. 1t appears most
likely that in 1912 Mr.. Taft will take
his own licking-unless things change
with great rapidity between now ana
then. There isn't likely to be any
great opposition to his having the
chance to make good, if he can, before
the country. Those who have had the
tail of their eye on Roosevelt will do
best to watch the distant year 1916.
That's more in point.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
OLD AND NEW ART.
What Present Day Art Students
Should Avoid.

The spirit that animated ancient
Gre. &c and Italy and Spain is depart
ed. the breath has left the dead body.
Its aim its ideals. its attitude. its vital
significance are no more. We may
look back upon the loftiness of its
ambitions. the splendor of its ideals.
the high intention of its nobler
achievement. with admiration. for
their art has something of immortal
ity in these; but in it's fulness and in
it's intimacy we shall neXer know II.
1t has pasesd forever. A new age has
dawned-a new generation-that
needs new lamps for its beacon-light.
new ambitions for its forward moving.
that feels differently, sees differently
The old art can never be the new
Its tongue is foreign tongue; its
utteranee as the hating speech of an
alien breed. To listen to it is to strain
the hearing. and we but half under
stand; but living art leaps into our
understanding. An interpreter should
not need an interpreter to interpret
his interpretations.
Yet the achievement of the great
dead is not without its inspiration and
it's Significance. For out schooling OF
studentshir We may learn much. may
avoid much. through the travail of
their wayfaring. If we realize the
spirit in which they wrought, and re-
member that they employ their
craftsmanship to create an art that
has pessed. their achievement is a
lamp to our feet to teach US to go and
do likewise and create a craftsman
ship fitting to our artistry
Eut let no man think he has come
10 freedom and found himself, until
the lessons he has learnt are put be-
hind him. and ne has discovered his
own means to express his art htiy.
1t is not until he rises from the schooi
of tradition that his art shall find
wings upon which to soar 1t Is not
until he has thrown off the splendid
tyranny of his masters and utters the
emotional statement of that which ne
himself has felt that he becomes nm
self a Observation-Disclosures Maciah III
the Forum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
Coming Events

Jan. 11-Annual meeting Of Maine Opt
clans, Portland.
Jan. 1l-Annual Meeting Maine. State
Bar Association, Augusta.
Jan, IA, Knox Pomona Grange. Union.
Jan. 11-Legislature enters upon dis
charge of duty OF election Of u. S. Sem
ator.
Jan. 1s-l9-4Sth Annual Meeting Maine
Press Association. Augusta.
Jan. 27-Kennebec County Christian
Endeavor Union, Gardiner.
Feb. 6-l1-Commercial Travellers Food
Fair, Bangor.
Feb. 17-1S-19-Maine state Y. NJ. c. A.
and College Y. NJ. c. A, Lewiston.
Feb. 2i-22-Western Maine Pythian Ju.
bilee. Lewiston.
March S-Cony High Portland High de-
bate, Augusta.
April 1S-Annual Convention Maine
State Branch, No. is, L. n. y. p. o. c.,
Bangor.
April 1S-2S-East Maine Methodist Con-
ference, Oldtown. Bishop Cranston pre-
siding.
April 1s-es-Maine Methodist Confer
ence. Biddeford. Bishop Nicely presiding.
Oct. 25-26-27-Annual Convention Maine
Teachers Association. Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
Lessons in Science
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
The Lodge--Muirhead Transnitters.

In this transmitter. the primary cir
cults include the usual source OF
eleetromotive force, the inductor of the
induction coil, the interruptor and a
"buzzer," a device employed to open
and close the primary circuit SO that
definite frequency is obtained.
In this system a Morse key is used
in connection with perforator,
mechanism for preparing message at
leisure and dispatching ii with celer-
ity.
This is done by passing tape
through the perforator: by means OF
this arrangement the message may be
punched in the tape whenever con-
venient: in order to transmit the mes
sage the tape is passed through an
automatic transmitter and may be sent
as rapidly as desired since brush
passes over the perforations in the tape
and thus closes the circuit.
The oscillation system comprises an
open and closed circuit.
The aerial is connected with the
earth through the primary of high
tial condenser.
nc SECONDARY vi til' t'"''S
former is connected in series with the
spark gap through adjustable con-
denscrs. thus forming a closed circuit.
while the spark-gap is connected With
the secondary terminals of the induc-
ton coil. Hence the circuits are
loose coupled"
The Complementary rcceptor for this
transmittcr includes an open circuit
system in which the aerial and the
earth wires are connected through two
adjustable condensers and an iuduct-
ancc coil; the winding of the latter
forms the primary OF a high frequency
transformer.
The secondary of the transformer is
connected in series with a rotating
mercurial Coherer and siphon record
err, which inscribes the incoming mes
sages on a tape. Thes" circuits are,
like those of the transmttcr. loosely
coupled
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
Vanity.

V0utty.
The sun comes uD and the sun goes down;
And day and night are the same as
one:
The year grows green, and the year
grows brown,
And what is it all. when all is done?
Grains of sombre or shining sand,
Gliding into and out of tile hand.
And men go down in ships to the seas.
And I hundred ships are the same as
one: :,
And backward and forward blows the
breeze.
And what is 1t all. when all Is done?
A tide with never a shore in sight,
Getting steadily on to the night.
The fisher droppeth his net in the stream.
And q hundred streams are the same as
one; ~.
And the maiden dreameth her loye-lit
dream. Y
~ And what Is It all. when all is done?
The net of the fisher the burden breaks
And Away the dreaming the dreamer
by Harold Prescott Spodord.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
Meeting Farm Problems.

In the West the farmers are wrest-
ling with many of the same problems
that are puzzling Maine farmers. The
first annual report of the demonstra-
ton department of Oklahoma has just
been made public. In the first place
it shows that model farms are proving
valuable to the countryside. The su-
perintendent of the department says
THE demonstration farms are in no
sense of the word experiment farms.
The managers of these farms are not
expected, desired or permitted to con-
duct experiments. Their business is
to apply methods that repeated expert
ments and years of thorough tests
have proven to be successful. The
making of new experiments and test
ing and verifying the reliability of re-
suits so secured is slow and tedious
work, for which very few farmers are
either fitted or equipped. AS SLOW and
tedious as is the discovery and veri-
fcation of new and successful meth
DDS of agriculture their general ac-
ceptance and application is great
deal slower; the application. strange
to say. being far in the rear of the
acceptance.
THE intention of the county demon
stration farm is to hold out before the
farmers of each county an object les
wean them away from unsuccessful
methods and to encourage the adop-
| ton of successful ones"
The report sets out that there are
| two results which the department
hopes to accomplish through these
| farms. First, to demonstrate that bet
| ter net results can be obtained by more
thorough cultivation and by the plant
ing Of pure seed of varieties adapted
to the location in which they are
planted. Second, to demonstrate that
by proper crop rotation the fertility
of the soil can be fully maintained
and the annual production steadily in
creased. Il
These SANG questions are under
| consideration by Maine farmers. In
no state in the East are the farmers
so well organized as in Maine at the
present time. and the increasing in.
terest shown in dairy testing associa.
tions. poultry raising associations
sheep and cattle breeders associa.
tions, pure seed associations, and the
Ike, show that Maine farmers are or
the right road and that they may ex-
| pect steadily increased productions
| and better results from year to year
in the various branches to which they
| are now devoting their attention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
Editorial Comment
The 18th Legislature.


The first Democratic Legislature
Maine has had in 80 years is now or
ganized and next week when the COM
mittees are named will be prepared
to transact business. The opening
week of any Legislature is not good
time to Judge its character or to form
any fair estimate of what may be eX-
pectcd from 1t. There is much eX-
element concerning the election Oh
various others, the members are not
accustomed to their new duties anu
usually mistakes are made in the pe-
ginning by men who after lew
weeks of routine find their places ana
settle down to business. But there
were some things to be observed IN
this opening week of the 18th LeSls-
lature which are quite likely to exert
their influence throughout the entire
session.
In the first place there are not
enough lawyers in the Legislature be-
longing to the majority party to NIL
the positions on the committees winch
should be made up of lawyers. IN
legislative work of any magnitude well
trained lawyers are absolutely essen
tial. Those in the lobby should not
he relied upon to frame legislation or
to pass upon it. The lawyer IN the
lobby usually has some axes to grind
of his own and if every time Dill
is presented to committee the iopo!
must be consulted as to its provisions
there is bound sooner or later TO result
a condition which will not be for the
host interests of the State.
1t is painfully apparent however.
that the Democratic Legislature must
RELY upon advice received from one OF
two sources, either from Two leaders
in the Legislature who have both oeen
elected or will soon be elected to OIL
flee and who owe their election to
political ring or the Legislature must
go to the lawyers in the lobby for al
vice and assistance. On the Republi-
can side of the House are to be found
serycral good lawyers and men trained
in legislative work. But the respon-
s;bility for legislation which may be
enacted is not theirs nor is it reason
able to suppose that their advice IN
all matters will be followed. 1t Will be
a glorious year for lobby which
is properly constituted, year IN
which the power of the lobby is to DO
felt To greater degree than Tor many
wears and q year when the Governor
of the State is confronting more
difficult task and greater responsible
ity than many of his predecessors have
known
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11

In another column. this issue, we
publish report coupled with an ex-
PLANTATION of the duties of the dis
trict Nurse" from the Augusta Cen
eral Hospital 1t is matter of gen.
cral public Importance and should be
better understood by all. The Matron
of the institution has presented it in
u friendly manner that should be ap-
preciated by the public and not mis-
understood,
The main point for residents to re-
member is that the advice and as
sistance, for an hour day, of a
trained nurse may be had where long
er service is not desired. The Dis
trict Nurse may be called to any home
and. If the afflicted family is finan-
sum will be applied TO the work. but
where people cannot afford to pay no
charge is made.
No doubt many families would be
glad to avail themselves Of the as
sistance and assurance which a trained
nurse brings to the bedside. for
brief time daily. where they could
III afford TO employ nurse all the
time. There are many times when the
cal OF a nurse is worth more. tina n
the can OF physician, and the pee
pie oil Augusta should appreciate. such
an opportunity as offered by the man
egement Of the Hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
Road Building on Large Scale.

The present government of BRITISH
Columbia plans to build roads on a
great scale. The system laid down
calls for the expenditure of s4,500,0o0
in the present year and the new high
way will give access to the scenic
wonders, mineral, agricultural and
forest wealth Of the West Coast.
Perhaps the most remarkable fact in
connection with this enterprise is that
the estimated population of this little
government is a little over 100000, and
that all this money is drawn from the
treasury.
The argument in defense OF this ex-
pense, which amounts to SIS per head
annually, for every man. woman and
child, is that even with the other vast
resources of the province. agriculture
must, in the final event, be the MAIN
stay of its prosperity. Another arSu-
ment in defense of such heavy eX-
pense might be that agriculture, first
of all, must have good roads. AL
ready Maine farmers are seeing the
benefit of the good roads program of
the state, which is building from 20
to 80 miles of permanent highway
yearly. With the State well mapped
with lines of good road reaching every
part of Names great farming terri
tory, the valuation of the State is
vastly increased. The farm lands
would be worth more even under the
same state of cultivation which we
feel safe in declaring will be very
greatly improved in all parts of
Maine within the next ten years.
Never have the agricultural interests
been so thoroughly aroused or so
deeply Interested as at the present
time.
Among the many roads now under
construction in British Columbia is
one from Alberni district through to
Uclulet ard Clayoquet on the West
Coast. This road will be marvel of
wonderful scenery and at the same
time will open up large tracts of ex
cellent agricultural country. Some of
this can be drained and turned into
tiilable land and other portions of it
are very heavily timbered. With the
territory opened up and made Access
sible to sporting and pleasure parties,
added inducement is given to farmers
to settle in the territory and provide
for the needs of those who go by au-
tomobile and other conveyance to en-
joy the delights of this wild locality
and leave good money behind them
The same conditions are true in Maine.
where every district of beautiful new
country is made available to the au-
tomobile, motor cycles, or buckboards
even, thither the visitors assemble to
enjoy the delights OF Maine in the
summer and autumn, and to pay well
for the country produce which they
consume.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
Natures Fidelity.

Nature never did Dctrdy
The heart that loved her; It's her
privilege
Through all the years of this our
life to lead
From Joy to joy; for she can so III
The mind that is within US, so I'M
With quietness and beauty. ana 50
feed
With lofty thought, that neither CIV"
tongues.
Rash Judgments. nor the sncers VI
selfish men.
Nor greetings where no KINDNESS Isl
nor all
The dreary intercourses OF daiiy me
Shall e'er prevail against us. or dis
Our cheerful faith that all which we
behold
Is full of blessings Therefore let the
moon
Shine on thee in thy solitary walk.
And let the misty mountain-winds be
free
TO blow against thee; and. in after
years, y
When these wild ecstasies shall be
matured
Into sober pleasure, when thy nina
Shall. be q mansion Tor all loVely
forms,
Thy memory be as dWeilng place
For all sweet sounds and harmonies:
oh. then,
If solitude. or fear or pain. or grief.
Should be thy portion. with what
healing thoughts ~
OF tender joN wiH titnn Remember me.
And these Gmy exhortations! ;s,e.
William wordsworth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
The Swear of Family.

Fathers going to swear off smoking.
Sis is going to swear off chewing
Gum and stretching it for yards.
Brother Bill will swear off spending
Every cent he makes for clothes.
l will have to swear off eating
Pie and cookies. + suppose.
Everybody's resnluting
Something. good to do next year,
Home Is going to be SO lovely
won't get much fun. I fear.
Thines they like the best they're swear
ing
Of. and goodness only knows
What bad habit must break of,
But it's cookies, suppose.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11

Both houses Of the Legislature feel
the blow of the death Of Senator Null
len. On Tuesday they adjourned out
Of respect to the memory Of the dead
brother and friend. and press and
public Join with them in a fervent
"requiescat In pace
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11

When the Maine Legislature gets
fairly under way it should have an
eui,ilibrator to keep the ship q state
jn touch with earth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11

So, Maine is to have some good
things SOON? Well. who're you look
ing at-the new elect?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11

Those carpets are were selected with
fine perception touching the cruii-
pied horn" legislators.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11

The man who predicted hard WIN
ter must have had reference TO the
law makers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11

Has any one noticed a resemblance
between Speaker Mercy and Uncle
joe?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
Maine Gossip
Ode.

Ode.
We are the music makers,
And we are the dreamer of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams
World-losers and world forsakers,
On whom the pale moon CLEANS.
Yet we are the movers and shakers
OF the world forever, it seems.
With wonderful deathless ditties
We build mp the worlds great cities,
And out Of the fabulous story
We fashion an empires glory:
one man with dream, at pleasure,
Shall go forth and conquer a crown;
And three with new songs measure
Can trample kingdom. down.
We, in the ages lying
In the buried past of the earth,
Built Ninevah without signing,
And Babel itself in our mirth;
And o'erthrew them with prophesying
To the old of the new worlds worth:
For each age is a dream that Is dying.
Or one that is coming to birth.
A. O. ShaughncSSy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
VOICES OF THE PRESS.

1t may be theoretically possible for
a thousand biplanes to transport an
army of ten thousand men across the
Alps in a. day, but with all reasonable
hopes OF longevity We have little ex-
pectation of ever seeing it practically
done.-E. Y. Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11

A New York artist says he has found
the typical American beauty in Cali
fornia. Clevelanders will wonder what
she was doing so far from home
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11
Wednesday, January II, 1911.

Let each man do his best
Shakespeare.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11

The Inauguration ball held a few
days ago on Indian Island, Oldtown
in connection with the tribal admins
tfation was complete success.
Nearly every member of the tribe, at
least those VINO could be present for
the day attended the ball Music was
furnished by the Indian orchestra and
the greater proportion of the dancers
We're in their native regalia, their
bright tints making the scene pictur-
csque and interesting. Governor Nico-
lar and his wife led the grand march
and were followed by other dignataries
with their ladies In more or less ac-
curate order of position, the retiring
officials being recognized as in the
front rank.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11

Through the interested efforts of
Hugh j. Chisholm Rumford now has
a very fine skating rink equipped with
circle of arc lights for use at night
and benches also have been provided.
The ice on the river back of Morse's
mill between the dam and the falls
has been cleared and is kept in good
condition. The new skating rink,
which is free to all, is very popular.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-11

A barking dog and the firing of re-
volvers sent away hen thieves in a
hurry sunday morning from the house
OF DR.. J. j. Pelletier of II Bridge
street, Lewiston. Neighbors who were
aroused by the commotion report that
they saw a covered team being driven
away from the Pelletier place at a
rapid rate of speed. DR.. Pelletier had
about 500 hens stolen two years ago.