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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18

how many hearts were grief and
terror fixed by the homecoming or
those drinkers.
On Cambridge street. Boston. In
midday, we met drunken ana quar-
relsonle negro. At the corner of Green
reeling woman surged against us.
A little further along a wildly dis
heveled woman stood on a front stoop
beckonng to two policemen who
were hurrying toward her, while from
within came riotous sounds. All these
within fifteen minutes of arrival in
Boston from Cambridge. between noon
and P. NJ, glorious autumn day.
Indeed, the difference between local
option and state wide prohibition
is wide! We believe it is wider
than the Record declared. Local
option Is chaos and triumph of
rum power over all that is good and
holy At its worst-license-it is a
foretaste of hell; at its best-munici-
pal vote against !icense-it is worse
than any sort of prohibition, because
it is local prohibition, brazenly and
outrageously violated by every sur
rounding wet" town and city.
The stupendous hypocrisy OF those
who preach that local option is an
over prohibition Except
for the makers and sellers of BOOZE
is the most deplorable feature of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18

joining stalls [bedsI may acquire the
disease in this way" THE germs get
into the milk and hogs and calves
little boys and girlsl are very readily
infected by it, The chapter on How
Herd IFamilyl is Infected" is eX-
eellent, as is also the chapter on
Sanitation" In the latter for ex-
ample. we would read that dark,
dirty. crowded stables Thousesl are
favorable to tuberculosis, clean airy,
well-nghted stables [housesl are IN
favorable TO the development of the
disease" Stables Ghousesl should
have plenty of air space for each ami
mai whether of monetary value or
only man," etc. But the advice
about sanitary homes tfer cattle) is so
excellent that we might safely advise
the people to build such stables and
then occupy them themselves.
But after all! Might we not hope
that in the course of time it would be
possible for the United States govern
ment occasionally to discuss the man
iirSt2
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18
Hurrah for the Record!

Local option and state wide prohi-
biti0n. The difference is as wide as
between law and anarchy, order and
Record Oem).
Amen! Score one for the Record,
Must be the Biddeford champion of
the booze makers had wave of that
feeling which seems to animate the
Lewiston sun of late. We seize this
opportunity 10 be, for once, with the
Record.
There certainly Is a wide difference,
as any man who is a resident of even
the worst notification city in the
worst notification period Maine has
ever known, can see by brief visit
TO any Of the license cities Of Massa-
chusetts.
The writer has recently visited a
dozen Massachusetts cities, some
wet" some dry" In the dry
cities he saw worse conditions than
in Maine notification territory, be-
cause their wet" neighbors made it
easy to abuse the majority sentiment
of those who wished it dry
But Of course there is no "hypoc-
risy"! Perish the untimely thought.
In the wet cities there was no
need of hypocrisy or enforcement
nothing TO enforce; everything wide
open; the better element helpless;
the rummies triumphant.
Can the average Maine woman
imagine the feelings of a sister, who
mad never seen saloon, standing on
the sidewalk on a principal business
street Of Massachusetts, license city
and seeing II men in a row at a bar
drinking, and as many more in the
saloon awaiting their turn? Perhaps
| they will think she wondered into
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18
The Roosevelt Way.

In the same old Rooseveltian way of
calling n rascal rascal without
shugling sidewise. has produced in
the current. issue of outlook an edi-
torial on the Mcnamara case. 1t Is
entitled Murder is Murder" and
deals with recognized facts in way
to cause the Mandy PANTY editorial
writer to gasp. incidentally Mr.
Roosevelt pays his respects TO Debs
Emma Goldman and their type.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18
Don't Swat Fly, but Man!

Prof Hodge of Clark University
seems to have hit the pest on the
head in his address before the Amer
lean Civic Association al Washington,
Thursday, in which he said: Don't
! swat the fly. swat the man who per-
mits the fly to breed"
Prof. Hodge summarized the results
| accomplished since the association last
year adopted plans for its campaign to
/ exterminate the house fly. He de-
seribed the ely swatting contests" in
augurated in Worcester and Balti-
more last summer and used them TO
illustrate the most active phase of the
work of the past year. In Baltimore,
he said, the Woman's Civic League
was estimated 1000 quarts were slain.
Outlining the campaign which must be
followed next summer Prof. Hodge
said
ITO completely free the city of flies
is the purpose. and the more that are
caught, and the quicker the better.
But the proposition must be reversed.
To place a bounty on the pest is liable
TO put a premium on filthy conditions
and even may stimulate fly breeding
The civic fly campaigns of the future
will focus all of these prizes and honor
on the complete absence of flies. Di-
Yiding city into equal districts in
stead of browning him winner who
catches the most, he will win who has
his district cleaned first, that is, who
first can catch none. We can then re-
joice in clean, wholesome homes, free
from danger of tilth-disease infection;
clean, wholesome stores and market
places; time-oid, weary fight ended
and the most deathly enemy of man
kind vanquished at last. This is now
a perfectly possible contamination if
every household will cooperate. 1t
could all be done by any city at less
expense and labor and time than is
now required III extra window cleaning
and house cleaning, due to the pres
enee of the filthy pests.
The details must naturally be
worked out by each civic center. In
group of intelligent country homes,
the unit. will be the single home and
some good-natured rivalry may be in
dulged IN TO see which shall be fivless
first. In a town or city the block is
the natural civic unit. Some one per-
son living in the block, should assume
or be elected to the responsibility and
should see that effective measures are
in operation at every home. If the
campaign is begun with the opening of
spring, and If the breeding places of
mosquitoes also have been attended to
the time will have passed when we
need screens in our windows"
In the inelegant phraseology of the
there is insufficient civic pride to keep
principal streets fairly clean, it is
hardly TO be expected that individuals.
especially in the poorer quarters, will
look after all their fiy-breeding places
1t means that communities must be
willing to contribute some of the in
diyidual cost for screens, cleaning,
etc, to the city or town expense of
Graduating filth in countless holes
and corners.
The movement is in the right direc-
ton and the logic of the promoters is
good, but we expect to escape that hot
weather tickle on the editorial bald
spot only by screens and the wearing
of hat or teupee, for some seasons to
come.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18
Coming Events

Dec. 19-23-Maine State Grange in Lew
iston.
Dec. 20-Somerset and Penobscot Union,
Exeter.
Dec 26-29-Freeport Poultry Associa-
ton, Freeport
Jan. "a, 1912-Western Maine Poultry
Association. So Paris.
Feb. 6-12-Food Fair, Bangor.
March 27-Maine Methodist Conference
at Lewiston.
March 27-East Maine Methodist Con-
ference. Rockland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18
Fair and high2
ELIZABETH MERRILL.
Maine.

resident of Chelsea reports to the
Journal an alarming condition caused
by the browntail moth pests upon
trees in and about that town In n
short time recently he secured two
bushels of the nests from trees grow
ing upon seven acres of land, and be-
lieves this performance could be dupli-
Gated or surpassed in many tracts of
like extent in that territory. This far
mer, one of the obserVant kind who
in Maine, found the fruit and cherry
trees most infected by this foremost
destroyer, though mis- naples We're suf-
fering from the attacks of hordes of
green worms In this latter case the
SOFT growth was the most troubled
The significance of this and like dis
coVeries should not be ignored. The
extension of preventive measures oh
viOusly necessary. As our Androscog-
gin friend would say: The Man o the
Hour is he who is friend enough of
The People to get out among The
Folks and agitate The Question till
the men devoid of ginger get up early
in the morning and work that the far
mer may not be crucifed.' In other
words, get out. organize. appoint a
competent man to direct the work and
then knock the everlasting daylishts
out of every destroyer of farm pro-
duce!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18
Unimpeachabie.

If you were to see the unequalled
volume of unimpeachable testimony in
favor of Hoods Sarsaparilla, you
would upbraid yourself for so long de-
laying to take this effective Alternative
and tonic medicine Tor that blood dis
ease from which you are suffering.
1t eradicates scrofula and all other
humors and cures ali their inward and
outward effects.
Take Hoods. q a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18

Not yet has Uncle Sam begun to
reap any hdEvest from the passengeEf
that have been landed at PortlanA
from the big steamships. There
have Deem plenty of people come and
many of them have had dutiable goods,
but all these have gone on their way
to CANADA. Those who have come to
the United States have for the most
part been poor immigrants who have
had just their personal belongings with
them. Up TO the present time, Uncle
Sam has not collected. this season, at
that port over $50 in duty, but there
will come a time in the spring when
more viii be realized.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18

The esteemed Washington Star"
thinks 'climax of pennsylvania
thirst occurs when Philadelphia and
Atlantic City decide to close the sa-
looms simultaneously. our contem-
porary isse not fully informed. Phila-
delphia does not close it's saloons. 1t
is merely seeking to prevent an illegal
liquor traffic on Sunday with which
the licensed saloons have nothing to
do. Sipeesthe present license act was
passed the licensed salons have gem
orally respected the provisions which
closed them. ON Sunday. 1t is the
speak easiA> that are now receiving
attention -F6iladelph Press.
Had heard they never had 'em in IL
cense cities.
An eminent architect says the cap
itol at Washington will only last 5000
years. But congress is ifnmortai.-At-
lanta Constitution.
Think of it, In that time Bryan will
have stopped running and the redis-
tricting will avail Daniel not.
We cheerfully admit that the wealth
er of the past three days was not in
tended as a meteorological demonstra-
ton of HousSon's celestial qualities,
but it did give us an idea of the mis-
cries other people have to endure most
of the time. However, will you have
a plate of Strawberries and cream p
Houston Post.
How'll YOU swap for few real po-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18

The greatest exhibition of relics
from other countries is that of Lieut..
Don Merrill now displayed in the win
dow of Harry Dinsmore, Skowhegan.
They are Moro weapons. The one
thing of all that proves interesting is
the sword of a Moro chief that Lieut..
Merrill wrenched from the chief and
later killed him. There is a hole
through the blade of the sword made
by Lieut. Merrilrs bullet when at
tackled by the Moro. The chief struck
at Lieut.. Merrill and the latter fred
hitting the sword. Lieut.. Merrill, in
stead of being hit on the head was
struck on the knee The Moro still
showed fight and the lieutenant vas
obliged to fire again TO save his own
life and killed the Moro. There are
other weapons. lances such as are
used in the Moro wars, daggers.
shields and piece of cloth, woven by
the Moros, of various gaudy eolors,
and used in making turbans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18
Voices Of the State Press.

1t is surprising that there should be
a growing disrespect for law when the
laws are nullified by those whose duty
il is to enforce them? 1t was only the
other day that the Governor and the
Attorney General of the State, who on
assuming Office obligated themselves
by a solemn oath to support the con-
stitution and laws of the State, We're
parties to continuing Il contract That
the Supreme Court, in a unanimous
decision. has just decided Illegal ana
void.-Belfast Republican Journal
The Boston Globe explains that Sec
rotary of State Davis was the owner
of only one bond of the Waterville
Sentinel Company, and that when the
Supreme Court declared the contract
with the Sentinel Illegal and void he
promptly disposed of his one bond.
turning it over to his wife, and thus
removed the only obstacle in award
ing the contract TO the Sentinel" Now
wasn't that easy?-Belfast Republican
Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18
Monday, December 1s, 1911.

Fight like a good soldier, and
il thou sometimes fall through
fraility, take again greater
strength than before, trusting
in my more abundant grace
Thomas q Kempis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18
We Can't Help Saying 1t.

counters now are piled
With bargains nightly fetching!
chance to make your pochetbook
Keep stretching, stretching, stretching
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18
Maine Gossip
Tell Me!


Tell me, dear-heart, do you ever
Long for land of pine and snow,
Where the rivers sleep in winter,
And the unclaimed north-winds blow
High and low?
Tell me, tell me, in your dreaming
Do YOU see the shmmering light
Quivering DER the frozen northland
Through the darkness of the night
Rosy bright?
Tell me. true-heart, do your clear eyes
See the sunset clouds of gold
Kissing with fond lips the river
That lies mute and still and cold
Meath icy fold2
O friend in the Southland tell me
AT this Christmas time of year,
Do you hear the old bell ringing
From your childhoods church SO dear,
Sweet and clear
VIII YOU tell me if your spirit
Touches mine from land afar,
Coming with its CLEAN of brightness
Like the light from some great star
Near, yet far?
Tell me! Tell me! When earth's rivers
Flow no more beneath the sky,
W Ill your soul await my coming
Where Heavens sun-croWned noun.
tains lie,
Fair and high?
ELIZABETH MERRILL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18

Carrying a salary of $4,000 the office
OF postmaster at Saeo is now the goal
OF many aspirants One will be
named by Congressman Asher c. Kinds
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Postmaster William Stackpole.
While no positive announcements of
candidates. will be made before the
18th or 18th of this month, out of re-
spect to the dead postmaster, who was
honored and respected by everyone,
yet little else has been talked in the
last few days about town. Those al
ready mentioned for the federal Office
are: Frank l.. Palmer, Frank l..
Emery, Charles II. Innes, Collector of
Customs William L. Gerrish, City
Committeeman Alvah T.. Bail, Alder
man Charles II. Innes, Kenneth w.
Sutherland, r. r. Chesley. How many
of these men mentioned will make an
effort TO secure the postmastership
cannot be stated. 1t is predicted that
there will be many new candidates
spring up the coming week. The Of
fee is the best in the county and
many a Republican has had his eye on
it for a long time. Mr.. Stackpole
held the office almost Is years. 1t
has been suggested that William How
ard Stackpole, assistant postmaster
for years. be appointed to fill out the
unexpired term of his father. This
meets with the approval of the as
sistant's many friends. 1t is believed
they will work hard for his appoint
ment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18

Portland anticipates a suitable APP
preparation III the River and Harbor
bill TO provide for dredging its lower
harbor. Leading citizens have been
carrying on urgent correspondence
with the members of the Maine Sena-
torial and Congressional delegations
as the need for immediate action is
regarded as pressing. The special
claims for Portland are that this is
the home port of the largest sailing
vessels afioat, which require as much
depth of water as an ocean steamship;
that the channel must be kept free be-
cause every summer more than l,000,-
600 passengers are carried by the is
land steamers, and that the water
commerce of this port is between $92,-
900, 600 and S95, 100000 annually
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18
ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER. No

IaO1I vt oFINl0IN I'M En-, NO.
10, o. E. S. Stated meetings the first
Wednesday evening of each month at go
All members sojourning In the city are
invited TO attend.
HELEN NJ. HEWINS, w. NJ.
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON, Sec.
m-w-g,f
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18
CAIANTHE LODGE. NO So K

Regular convention at 500 O'CLOCK,
Wednesday. evening, Dec 10. Work In
the rank of Esquire
\. r. LONGFELLoW, C. c.
CHAS. Il YOUNG X of z and {
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18

e.. ]. o. o. +. Meets End and Attn Wednes.
day evenings at $50 O'Clock.
LENA /. HANSON, N. G,
CLARE Fl. HARVEY, Rec. Sec.
mch25, m-w-f,1yr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
TRINITY coMmANpERY. NO. = K
LODGE. NO. ~. r. A

NJ Special communication Tuesday
evening, Dec. T. Work in e. A. Degree.
All soiOurning companions ara cordially
invited to be present.
HARRY NJ. LYON, w. NJ.
w. 4. JACKSON 500
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-18
JEPHrHA eNCAMPMENT. NO.
CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. M
Regular meeting eyery third TuasAsv /.
r. 3. cApEN REsEkAH LODGE Mo

z. q. HARRINGTON, N. q.
Il. +. WESTON, Sec.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-08-12
Removal May Restore Victim to
His Right Mind.
New York Man Receivers Speech After
Operation and Surgeons Believe
Frequent Attacks Of Insanity
VIII Now Cease.

New Haven, Conn.-Removal OF
piece of a patients skull which had
come in contact with the brain brought
back the power of speech to Harry
Wiltse of 1874 Plymouth street.
For six months Mr.. Wiltse had
been unable to utter word, but
when DR.. Morris D. Slattery. who per-
formed the operation In the presence
of a dozen or more prominent sur.
geons In the city. came into the OPP
Grating room again after leaving It to
see another patient. Mr.. Wiltse raised
his head from the pillow. and In q
distinct but low tone said: Hello.
Doc"
There was great surprise at the mo
ment and the news quickly circulated
| to the physicians who had been In.
| terested in the case. They proclaim
ed the belief that when Mr. Wiltss
fully RECEIVERS Ills strength. his speech
would be as good as ever. They also
believe that frequent attacks OF insan
ity. the result of injury to Mr.. Wiltse'i
head Fl years ago, WIN cease The
operation was performed In the hos
pital OF st. Raphael.
The injury to Mr.. Wiltse. who Il
SO years old, came to him when b
was Is. He was playing ball near hi'
home In Forty-fifth street. New Yorl
city, one afternoon. when he was rui
over by team. the horse stepping OF
the boys head. He was taken uncon
scious to a hospital, where 1t wa
found that his skull was fractured
He remained In the hospital about ST
months, but as result of the injur
insanity developed.
He was later sent to the insane as!
lum in Middletown. N. Y, and after
few years there he was released a
cured. Three vears ago, however. b
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-08-12
pIMPLts COVERED HIS BACK
N How did you become 3

my troubles began along In the
summer In the hottest weather ana
took the form OF small eruptions and
itching and kind of smarting pain.
1t took me mostly all over my back
and kept getting worse until nnally
my back was covered with a mass OF
pimples which would burn and itch at
night so that could hardly stand It
This condition kept getting worse ana
worse until my back was a solid mass
OF big sores which would break open
and run. My underclothing would be
a clot of blood.
II tried various remedies and salves
for nearly three years and was not
getting any benefit. II seemed was
in eternal misery and could not sleep
on my back or lean on chair. ] was
finally given set OF the Cuticura
Remedies and inside of two weeks
could see and feel great relief.
kept on using Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and also the Resolvent, and In about
three or four months time my back
was nearly cured and felt like . new
being. Now l am in good health and
no sign Of any skin diseases and
am fully satisfied that Cuticura Rene
dies are the best ever made for Skin
diseases. would not be withou'
them" (Signed) w. A. Armstrong
Corbin, Kan. May rs. 1911. Although
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are solt
by druggists and dealers everywhere
a sample Of each. with 32-page book
will be mailed free on application q
"Cuticura,' Dept 81 X, Boston.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-08-12
SEND RATTLESNAKE BY MAIL
Californian Made Custodian OF innu-
merable Collection Of Spiders. Bugs
and Strange Things.

Los Angeles, Gala live rattiesnake
held captive in large oil can which in
turn was reinforced with wooden box
arrived at the Hollenbeck consigned to
Charles Mead.
Since his receipt Of the rare La
trodectus manctus, or red spotted
spider, the most poisonous insect OF
its kind, Smead has been made the
custodian of an innumerable collection
of spiders. bugs and curious living
! things that crawl, creep and fly. the
latest being the rattlesnake.
A friend residing In Calzona hav'
fng read Of the fact that the hotel
man had received the spider decided
on q more peculiar gift and as a re-
suit set out to catch the snake. OF
which species there are many In that
section OF the country. In letter &C
companying tn, gift. the donor men
lions the manner of its capture and
hopes that Smead will be able to add
to the collection which he has or IL
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-08-12
TIMELY HINTS

When out with no bonnet or sun
shade. try using q newspaper folded
In the form of a poke bonnet. Pin II
on with q hat pin ana be cool as 9
cucumber"
A handy utensil for removing pies
from the oven Is a common single.
Whittie a handle from the thick end
and make hole In it TO hang It up by,
and when baking use II to slide under
the pies and avoid burned fingers.
Wrap the knife with the oiled pa
per In which the bricks Of butter come
and a slice. smooth and even will be
cut
Be careful TO have the berries fol
Jelly picked on a dry day. After
heavy rain the juice is much thinner
Make your wash curtains with equa
hens top and bottom. then they ma,
be hung upside down and double thu
wear.
A really pretty curtain may be mad
Of unbleached factory cloth by stitch
Ing on q pretty border cut from ere
tonne or applying cut-out flower her
and there. carefully hemmed down
For easement window curtains on
young woman colored factory cloth
pretty shade of green to match tn
color Of her wall paper.
/ When scissors lose their edge. CT
several times on coarse needle an
they will be greatly improved.
Try out piece Of suet and mix
with equal parts OF melted butter an
you will have fine shortening to vi
for cakes. biscuits or cookies.
ITO lengthen your lives. shorts
your meals"
The common newspaper may SER
many purposes. When chilly dri'
finds one without proper wraps.
newspaper tucked under the waist
front and back will prove great pl
lection.
Often the hotel mattresses are
!. thin that the cold comes up throu
| them. Try laying few thickness
Of paper under the mattress
An alarm clock Is Useful arti'
+. n the kitchen. It may be set to c
= one to duty or to remind one OF sor
thing in the oven.