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The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
NOW FOR THE X-RAYS.

Science is trying to demonstrate that
the brain, in order to produce ideas, must
receive impressions from the outside
The brain of the average capitalist
editor seems to corroborate this theory
His brain is encased in an impregnable
vault made of stubborn prejudice, hard
ened conservatism and the most fanati-
cal bigotry.
Custom and tradition have literally
caused the joints in the vault to grow
together, and for anything resembling
II live impression to penetrate into this
cavern of gloom is so inconceiyabe that
we may discard the idea as chimerical
And, even if an impression, through
some wonderful miracle, should find its
way into that dismal wilderness, the
chances are that it would die of loneli-
ness before it could reach a state of de-
velopment that would entitle it to be
classified as an idea, even of the most
primitive kind
Had all the missiles and shells hurled
into Port Arthur by the japanese been
as many pointed facts, and had they all
been directed against the troglodyte edi-
tors head, they would not have caused
even a slight temporary jar.
The capture of this Gibraltar of men
tai obtuseness would therefore seem to
be a task well calculated to stagger the
timid and cause even the strongest to
stand aghast.
| would suggest that we obtain a bat
terry of X-rays and with it make care
full examination of the troglodyte edi-
tors brain. If it is at all likely that
this stagnant mass would respond to
any impression from the outside, we
should procure a supply of diamond drills
and go to work. We should work night
and day, Sundays included, running
three eight hour shifts. As the physical
part of the work will be extremely ex-
it may be well to change crews
Whatever else we neglect, let us intro
duce some method into this branch of
work. Let us cease this in
waste of time, energy and
EDWARD H. ERICKSON,
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Editor Commonwealth:

Editor Commonwealth:
Have the socialists of this state any
definite constructive policy for the bet
terment of our schools? Isn't the funda-
mental principle of our school system
the development of intelligent citizen
ship:
Are our schools at the present time
fulfilling their mission in this respect?
Did the study of algebra and Latin
ever yet develop an intelligent voting
king?
Isn't it a fact that our high school
graduates show less intelligence on all
industrial, economic and political ques-
tons than boys from the work shops?
| tell you that under socialism our
glorious and time honored school system
will get a mighty jolting up as sure as
there's God in heaven.
]. C. MCKEE,
Rosedale, Wash.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Charity

Continued from Page One.)
You have voted for an army to de-
fend that law-nay, you have even
| fought in such an army.
You have voted to have that little
daughter of your class destroy her lungs
during long hours in the lint laden air
of the textile mills.
You have voted through the hands of
the owner of your job, the wealth you
have produced, into the treasury of the
A, /. c. p, freely translated into Asses,
Idiots, Cutthroats and Philanthropists.
There, you have the whole family, and
we drop the usual descriptive word as
being too hopelessly tame. But if you
want to repudiate your blood relation
ship with them, stop voting for them.
Rub from your eyes the gloom of the
mine. Straighten your back from the
pick. Clear from your brain the din of
the mill. Think.
The primal curse of labor remember
no More. That wonderful machine of
your making has lifted the curse.
Remains now the private ownership of
the land and the machine to blight the
lives of the sons of Adam.
Vote for the social ownership of that
Be one with your class. We
have the men-we lack but the common
mind. We have the power-we lack
but the purpose. Give us the light and
we will get the law.
In some humble hall or in several of
them, in every considerable city of the
country, assemble once weekly in their
socialist locals, the awakened workers.
They carry in their pockets the red
certificates of their membership in the
working class army.
Through their hearts pulses the red
blood of the common life, typifed by
the color of their party card and the
color of their party flag.
Disagreeiug in many things, they are
a unit in their demand for the social
ownership and democratic control of the
means of life.
Their spirit, stir to a worldwide i'm
pulse for working class political unity.
for working class control of the law and
3u thar is administered thereunder
old and young are there. quick 10 the
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19

Mr. Carnegie says he would like te
have beef a reporter. If he mad he
would not be out 1925, 100000 in phil
anthropies.- Detroit News.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
OUR HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY.
BY Carl Ulonska.

BY Carl Ulonska.
One of the strangest things which hap
pens in our high school library is the
mysterious disappearance of all socialist
literature.
The international Socialist Review and
several copies of the Socialist Lyceum
course were left in the library last week.
The Lyceum course pamphlet stayed for
several days and was read no doubt by
many of the students, and the Review
which was left in the library last We'd
nesday night mysteriously disappeared
Friday night.
Strange to say "The Outlook" (Roose-
velt's pet magazne) and all other maya
zines and papers remained-yes, all but
the socialist magazines and periodicals,
and these took flight in some strange
manner.
Whether or not the students of the
high school crave socialist literature and
become so much absorbed in our maya
zines that they take them home, | do
not know. "a
Why don't they take "The OutlooR
home? I wonder why? &c
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19
Free-for-all Column
Discuss II Hero

tAs short as you please but not
longer than four hundred words. Poll
cics and principles but no personalities
Sign Your articlcsl
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19

The card "Boy Wanted" had been
swinging from the window of publish
ing house only few minutes when a
red headed little tad climbed to the pub
fishers office with the sign under his
arm.
"Say, mister" he demanded of the
publisher, did youse hang out this
here Boy Wanted sign?"
81 did," replied the publisher sternly.
why did you tear it DOWN."
Back of the freckles the youngster
was gazing in wonder at the mans stup-
idity.
"Hully gee!" he blurted, why, Pm
the boy!"
And he was.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19

Sherman said war is hell. 1t is Wall
streets rueful opinion that the Sherman
Law and the Sherman definition of war
are not very far apart.-New York Eve
ming Post.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19

Stone Fisher Co.
Grand Leader.
DRUGS.
City Drug Store. 81
Pioneer.
Dwight Darling.
FLOUR, FEED AND HAY.
Paddock Feed Co.
FACTORIES 4
Everett Shoe Manufacturing Co. =
GROCERIES.
Summit Cash Grocery.
Buffalo Grocery.
Eidem Grocery.
Thu City Grocery.
+. a. BlacKer & Son. i,
Star Grocery.
c. J. Sovde Grocery Co.
Sovde Bros.
Westberg. -
Reanman & Chandler. =,
Everett Grocery Co.
A. Z. Kittleson. d
Wad & Westlund.
Colby Grocery Co.
CENTS FURNISHINGS. 7
Boston Clothing Co.
Brodeck Clothing Co. -
Bennett Clothing Co. N,
Greenberg the Clohtier.
Ed. VAIL @
Chas. e. Ericsson. ~
Bachelor & Cornell.
GENERAL MDSE. n.
Dean Tracy. n
HARDWARE. 54
Curran Hardware Co.
HARNESS SHOP.
Riverside Harness Shop. 81
HOUSE FURNISHINGSs
c. n. Gay.
Peterson Furniture Co. -
JEWELLERS.
Nick Grad.
A. j. Mohn.
, r. G. Colvin.
LADIES' FURNISHINGS.
Grand Leader.
Stone, Fisher Co.
Eastern Quitting Co.
LAUNDRIES.
French Laundres.
Standard.
Independent.
LlGHI COmFAN1 I.
Gloria Light Co.
MEAT MARKETS.
Cash Meat Market.
Nineteenth and Wetmore.
Quality Meat Market.
Sanitary Market.
Broadway Market.
Crescent Meat Market.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
, Stevens,
DR.. Wells.
PAINTS AND WALL PAPER.
Riverside Wall Paper Co.
PHYSICIANS.
A. Lee Lewis.
PHOTOGRAPHERS.
, Wienand.
j. b. Myers.
PAINTS AND WALL PAPER.
Argall & Clarke.
RESTAURANTS.
London Cafe.
Weiser's Grill.
REAL ESTATE.
G.. n. Daniels.
Central Concrete, A. B. Melville.
SHOES.
Crescent Dry Goods Co.
Fisher, the Shoe Man.
B. & M. Cash Shoe Store.
e. u.
Riley & Cooley.
Home Shoe Store.
SHOE REPAIRING.
Everett Shoe Mfg. Co.
George Knutsen.
C. Peterson.
Geo. A. Stapenhorst.
II. Krott,
TAIL0RS.
Joe Rose.
P. Wagner.
TRUNKS.
Everett Trunk Factory.
The Stone Fisher Co.
TEAS AND CoFFEES.
Guam & ClauseR.
Imperial Tea Co.
UNDERTAKES
John f. Jerread.
Maulsby & Son.
UMBRELLAS.
Foley's Umbrella Store.
VARIETY STORE.
Springer's Bazaar.
WOOD AND COAL.
Keithly Fuel Co.
Canyon Wood Co.
5-Io-Is CENT STORES.
Charlton.
0 0 o o o o o o o o o
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-01-19

The pension trouble is easily under
stood when you consider that there are
25,6S7 enrolled pension attorneys
Houston Post.
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WEDDING AT BRUNSWICK.
Niece of Lillian Nordica WEEDS Sar.
gentVlle Young Man.


Brunswick, Me. Aug. 22.-(SpeciaQ, =
Miss Lillian Norton Stone of brunswick,
a cousin and namesake of Lillian Nor
diea, the first great prima donna of
American birth. and Clarence Irving
chatto of sargentville. Me-, were mar
ried, at o'clock, this evening, at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs, Fred G. Stone, Is Cleveland street.
Rev. Edward D. Johnson of st. Paul S
Episcopal church performed the eeremo-
ny, using the double ring service, and
the bride was given away by her father.
Only members of the immediate family
witnessed the ceremony and enjoyed the
informal reception which followed. Miss
Persis May Stone, 81 sister of the bride,
was maid of honor and the best man was
Clair e. Turner of Harmony, a class
mate of the groom at Bates College In
the class of 1912.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chatto left on the Pull
man for a two-weeks trip and will be at
home after September at Island Falls,
Maine. where Mr.. Chatto has recently
been elected principal of the High school.
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INTERNATIONAL PRESS
BIBLE QUESTION CLUB

mar or the distinguished son of poor
man?
Q5) What was the implication if, as
they said he WAS only Joseph's son?
0G) Verse 2S-What defect or NAL
ady did they think Jesus was suffering
from and how did they want him to
apply the remedy?
90 Verse 24--Why did they dis
count the claims of Jesus simply be-
cause he was brought up among them?
13.) Why do we 50 often think light
~ of what is very familiar, of bless
ings right at our door and of good
men who are our neighbors?
09) Verses 25-27-In what way do
these verses convey d refusal to work
miracles at Nazareth?
(20.) Verses 2S-S0-Why is it that in
all ages when men Of God have taught
the truth that SO many professedly re-
lgiops people have been angercd?
CID How do you account for the
anger OF these people at the words
Jesus had spoken to them?
Lesson for Sunday, Sept. I, 1912. The
Death of John the Baptist. Mark VIII
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SELECTION or BOOKS
Practical Lecture by Prof. George T
Little of BoWdoin College.

Prof George T. Little. librarian at
Bowdoin College and member of the State
Library Commission. gave an interesting
and practical lecture. Thursday after
noon, before the library summer school
upon Selection of Books" The lecture
was given in the Senate chamber and
was attended by number of visitors in
addition to the students of the summer
school, He said in part:
1.-The selection of books for a circulate
ing library is in some respects the crown
ing glory of librarians work. 1t is
the opportunity to determine the eharac-
ter of an organism powerful in its indi-
rect influence on the community. In the
days of ancient Greece "a wise ruler de-
clared himself content if he could only
decide what songs his people should sing.
ut is perhaps well that the selection
of books for a public library is rarely
placed entirely in the hands of a single
person. The responsibility is such that
only the self-confident or the narrow
minded would lightly assume it. Yet
practically some one must decide and no
true librarian will shirk from the labor
necessary to fit himself for the task nor
dodge his share of the responsibility
venture To formulate these TWO pfln-
ciples: Buy the best for the community's
needs; buy what the community desires.
1t is obvious that the second principle,
Buy what the community desires, will in
actual practice sadly conflict with the
first. Buy the best for the community's
needs Comparatively few books have
all three qualities. inherent excellence,
practical fitness and widespread popular
ity. Nevertheless natural superiority
adaptedness to actual needs and present
day interest are the qualities that wise
men say we must seek for the book coll
Iections we build up"
Prof Little gave in detail his interpre-
tation of the meaning of Emerson's three
famous rules for book selection: Never
read any book that is not a year ola;
never read any but famed books; never
read any but what you like. He urged
the librarians to remember in their Sc
lection of books the needs and unexpress-
ed desires of those fathers and mothers
who do not come to the librarian but to
whom perhaps the librarian may go
through their children, The librarian
should aim to have in the library coll
lection some fragments, at least of the
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If WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What Heap of Happiness it Would
Bring to Augusta Homes.

Hard to do housework with an ach-
ing back.
Brings you hours of misery at lei
sure or at work
If women only knew the cause
that
Backache pains often come from
weak kidneys,
'Twould save much needless woe.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Read what an Augusta citizen says:
Mrs A. n. Taylor, Gage st. Place,
Augusta, Me-, says: 81 strongly rec
ommend Doan's Kidney Pills. was
troubled for a great many years with
my back and kidneys and / hardly
knew what to do as nothing seemed
to help me. The pain in my back
was terrible and after STOPPING, !
could hardly straighten. Doan's Kid
ney Pills helped me as soon as | be-
gan using them and in little over a
month, | was entirely cured"
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name -Doan's--aai
take no other.
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:. ;! I;: :ss :
& - 1850 RAILROAD

LINE AT WHICH TRAINS ARE Eek
FGCTED TO ARRIVE AND DEPA RI
In effect June "a, 1872
FROM BANGOR
24o A. NJ. for Houlton, FIT Fairfield.
caribou, Van Buren, and intermediary
stations, Via Medford
100 a. NJ, for Greenville, FIT Kent
,Mashhurn, Grand Isle, Madawaska, ST
franeis, TT. Fairfield. Caribou, and In
terrmediate stations. Dining car bangor
TO Millinocket
,, s25 A, NJ, for searsport and interme-
40 r NJ. for Houlton, TT. Fairfield.
Caribou, Van Buren and principal inter,
mediate stations, via Medford.
40 L. NJ, for Greenville, Brownyiils
and intermediate stations
e.Ss I NJ for Searsport and interms-
date stations.
ARRIVE BANGOR.
Us A. NJ, from Searsport and inter-
mediate stations.
$50 A. NJ. from Greenville, Brownvllie
and intermediate stations
2la T. Nj. from Van Buren,. Caribou,
Hotilton, GTeenville. Dover and Foxcroft
and principal intermediate stations
Dining car Millinocket to Bangor.
4.57 =. NJ, from Searsport and inter
$50 p M. from st. Francis. NADIA.
waska. Grand Isle. Washburn, Fort
Kent. Ashland. Caribou, FIT. Fairfield.
Greenville ard intermediate stations
Dining car Milo Jet. to Bangor.
1159 ~ NJ. from Van Buren,, Caribou
FIT. Fairfield, Houlton and intermediate
". NJ BROWN. GEO. NJ. HouGHToN.
Genl Supt. Pass'r Traffic Mgr.
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Your Questions
Answered.

Ii you would like to have answered
any particular question each or any
week from "The Suggestive Questions
on the Sunday school Lesson" by Rev
DR.. Linscott, send in your request to
this office, giving the date of the les
son and the number of the question
You wish answered. You may select
any question except the one indicated
that ut may be answered in writing
by members of the club" DIR. Lin
scott will answer the questions either
In these columns or by mail through
this office Don't forget TO state what
benefit these Suggestive Questions"
are to you. Give your full name and
address. Send your letters to 1.-THE
Question Editor OF the Kennebec
Journal"
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Bridge Data Comes in Slowly.

Bridge data from the municipal off,
GERS. which has been asked by the State
highway department, to complete the
compilation required by order of the
Legislature, is coming in very slowly and
thus far only about $50 municipalities
have been heard from.
The highway department urges the
towns to hurry forward this data. as it
should all be in by the middle of Sep
TENDER, at the very latest, in order to
have it available for the report to the
next Legislature, which must be publish
ed by Jan. 1 of next year a second no.
tice to the municipal officers will be sent
out from the highway department about
Aug 81
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Aug. IS, 1872
Copyright, 1911, by Rev. T. S. Lin
scott D. d.


Copyright. 1911. by Rev. r. S. Lin
Scott d. ID @
The Visit to Nazareth. Luke ": 1850.
Golden Textile came unto his own,
and they that were his own received
him not, John i'll.
a. Verse 16-Why should every per-
son form the habit of regularly at
tending church on the Sabbath day, as
Jesus did?
e. Verses 17-l9-Was it usual or not
for members OF the congregation in
Jewish synagogues TO be invited to
read the Scriptures?
(3.) Which style did these Jewish
synagegues services most resemble,
our present day Bible classes or our
public services, and which is the bet
ter?
"a What would be the advantage ii
all Christians were to attend a Bible
class?
o. Where did Jesus read from and
what was its original meaning? (See
lisa. lxi:1-2.)
TO- Verses 2o-21-By what author
ity did Jesus apply this language to
HitnSSH ms rs one or the CUES
tons which may be answered in writ
ing by members of the club)
G) What were the outstanding char
aeteristcs of the teaching and the ac-
t1ons of Jesus?
tS.) What do history and present day
conditions say concerning the influ-
ence of Christ in the world?
90 Why did they look at Jesus So
intently after he was through reading
and had sat down?
u0) Verse 22-What would probably
be Jesus comment on the Scripture he
quoted?
G1) What would there be to wonder
at In Jesus address.
CD When a man of God in these
days delivers an inspired address do
the people who listen to it always
wonder? Why?
13.) How often is there an exception
to the rule that the son OF poor man
is thought less of for that fact?
(14.e Which excites the most sur
prise, the distinguished son of rich
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CLINTON.

Rev II. F. Milligan has just re-
turned from trip to Atlantic City
N J.
Mrs. E. ]. Robbins of Somerville
Mass, is the guest of her daughter
Mrs IL. f. Milligan.
/. Decker Jr.. was in Portland, one
day this week. on business.
Mrs. Elizabeth Williams of Maiden,
Mass, is the guest of her niece, Mrs.
e. f. Merrill.
Mrs, f. II. Simons and son. Francis,
from Pawtucket, II. l., are visiting
his sister, Mrs. Jennie Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sewall Brown and
little granddaughter Miss Beulah
Stewart, are at Northport for a 10
days outing.
Mrs Roland Wiley and two children
from Haverhill Mass. are visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Cain.
The High school building looks fine
with its new coat of paint.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ferris of New
York have been stopping for 10 days
with Mr~aad Mrs. Perley Gerald.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pratt of Spring
field Mass. have returned from 81
visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Asa Pratt.
Mrs George Jones, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis, and was
in a critical condition, is improving.
Miss Ethel Wood who has been
passing her vacation withatlier par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wood, re-
turned, Tuesday. to Portland.
A nice large garage is nearly COM
pieted by Davis &c Bean.
a very pleasant company met at the
table in Terrace hail. Pine View
Farm, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
/. Cain, over Sunday. They were
Misses Edith Olmstead of Bradford.
Conn, and Florence Cobb of Gardi-
ner who are teachers in Taylor Uni
versity, Upland, Ind. and are taking
trip through Maine; also Messrs.
Frank Tousey, Salem SAVIOUR and Al
fred Schaaf of Richmond, Va. The
three Young men have been camping
in Good viii Pines.
Quite serious result came by the
young men and some older ones play
ing or batting the ball in our main
street, Monday. As I. Il. Hall stepped
from his store the ball struck him
b'AN 1SiA titt EYES, bIedhlllB MS nose.
The Arcana Club met, Tuesday, Aug.
20, with Mrs. Alice Marcia
Tuesday, Aug. 10, the members of
the Arcana Club went to Oak Grove.
Unity, for the annual picnic. As usual
a most delightful day was passed with
fishing, boating, bathing and plenty of
good things To eat.
The members of the Ladies' Relief
Corps held picnic on the lawn of
Mrs. Kinsley one of its members, and
a most pleasant afternoon was re-
ported by all.
NORTH-Mr. and Mrs James Hoxie
and son, who have been visiting
friends at Leeds Center, returned
home, Tuesday night. accompanied by
her sister, Miss Iva Dunton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. C. Dixon and
daughter, Miss Vesta, are visiting
friends in Skowhegan and Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs Israel Huff went to
Hartland, Tuesday, for visit.
Miss Ethel Stein is at home. and her
twin brother Edgar Stein, came home,
Wednesday, to pass his vacation.
AIRS. Nellie Hoxie went to Detroit,
Wednesday.
Everett Gerald is newly painting his
buildings
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Masonic Cornoration.

The Charity Association of North
east Harbor Masonic Lodge, organized
at Mt. Desert, has filed a certificate Of
incorporation under the provisions of
Chapter 81 of the Revised Statutes, at
the department of State. The cor
poration is organized for charitable
and literary purposes and the officers
are: President Edward A. Hodgdon
secretary, Isaac T. Moore; treasurer,
Otis NJ. Ober; directors, James H..
Falt Frank G. Squirting. L. Ellis
Holmes, Danforth j. Manchester
Robert E. Campbell Ansel l.. Man
chester, Edward A. Hodgdon, Isaac T.
Moore, Otis NJ. Ober.
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New Corporation.

The following corporation has filed a
certificate of organization. under the
general law, at the department of state:
Cumberland Stores Co, organized at
Portland, for the purpose of carrying on
a general cold storage and warehouse
business, with $l0,00e capital stock, of
which $500 is paid in. Officers: President,
Clinton L. Baxter of Portland; treasurer
William S. Linnel of Portland. Certiti-
cate filed. Aug. %. 1912.
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CORPORATION Changes.

The following corporations have filed
certificates of change at the depart
ment of State:
National Chair Co, capital stock de-
creased from 100000 to $4,000 par
value of shares increased from $40 to
$50
New England Foundation Co. cap
ital stock decreased from 100000 to
sec, 500.