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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30


Another case of the careless use OF
firearms in the woods is recorded by
the Damariscotta Herald. which says:
Last sunday forenoon Mr.. G. w. Gift
ford who has a contract at Round
Pond, u get out a quantity of lumber
went to the Poole Place" so-called to
look over the situation. He MAS ac-
eonlpanieG by three or four men and
boys Arrived, he hitched the mules
and horses on which they had ridden
to the spot and went into the woods.
a shot was heard near the animals
and on returning one of the mules
an animal weighing 1850 pounds and
worth $1,000 was found With four
buck shct in him. While doctoring the
beast, Ethelbert Loud and his son,
Stephen drove TO the scene. some 100
yards from the road. Their appearance
there struck Mr. Clifford as unusual
and after hearing other circumstances
he sVore out warrant for the arrest
OF Stephen Loud for shooting the
mule At hearing, Tuesday, at Dam
ariscotta. the boy, who is only 10 years
of age. Was held in $500 for the April
term of the supreme court for Lincoln
County.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30
otis's Hannah of Kentucky.

This supplementary reader by James
Otis for the third, fourth and fifth
grades tells Of the adventures of a lit
tie girl in the migration from North
Carolina to Kentucky, and of the set
Element of Boonesborough. Hannah
tells in simple language of the expert
ences Of herself and of her friend
Jemima Boone, in driving their cattle
into the mountains. While Mr.. Boone
and his companions We're laying out 4
trail into the Kentucky country-that
famous trail which is known as the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30
We Can't Help Saying 1t.

Oriental and Occideftal minds often
work very much Internationally in
The grocery business
An American tourist. pricing tea at
ShahShal recently, 1 was surprised to
learn that he could purchase five pounds
oil certain kind fqlr 81, but that If he
bought 10 pounds Id would have to pay
%, me Traveller Argued with the Chi
haman that such On arrangement was
RIDICULOUS ana the fflefehant replied with
great solemnity:
More buy. mote rich. More rich.
more can pay"
The explanation WAS as logical as the
reason once given TO the writer of this
editorial by KJnnebec county store
Keeper in Maine for not increasing his
trade by Advertising the goods kept in
Whats the used said he.'If I sell
EN-, I've got to get Isome more. Boston
Globe.
That wasn't in IHennebec county; it
happened in Yorfl.
The Lynn Ite1h says that deer are
so numerous in North Saugus, Mass,
that motormen tare often obliged to
stop the electric\ cars and drive the
animals off the tracks Evidently, the
education of tlost North Saugus deer
has beea neglected. If they We're New
Hampshire deer, no(w, they would jump
ON the fender ant ride.-Manchester
Union.
Maybe. Bet they'd avoid paying
their fare if possible.
A San Francisco man, peeved over
what he regarded ass an outrageous
repair bill, ordered his chauffeur to
take his automobile Out somewhere
and lose it. The chauffeur. after as
surfing himself that his employer was
in earnest, took the machine in a fer
ryboat and sank it in the middle OF
san Francisco bay. No, ahis story is
not here told for the sak4 of the OPP
portunity it offers to attach a pretty
moral You can furnish J your own
moral.-Biddeford Journall
At last, the real solution of high
costofliving! IL anything iproves more
costly than you can afford don't do it
Walk when you can't Ride; swim
when you can't take the f9erry; wea,
blankets if You can't afo1d the new
English models.
Beginning in March, the p&opcr cred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
From the New York Press.

Prom The New YORK Pftss.
The reason no old folk know very
much is it's the young ones that decide
ii.
A man knows he's a patriot when
he's afraid war viii send down stocks
he owns.
\ man is willing to whisper his
praise of anybody, but he wants to yen
his blame.
a girl has to have very thin arm
to realize it's a habit with her in other
places.
What makes a woman clever enough
to catch man in a lie is he Knows hes
too smart to be caught
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30
Let's All Have Pensionsl

Mr.. Carnegie has been long time
fussing about the need of pension
for presidents of the United States.
Now he has led the horse to water but
can he make.lt drink Some q cur ext
presidents in the future might enjoy
spending the pension but they would
not enjoy accepting the unearned in
erement, when so many real Ameri-
cans are convinced that it is contrary
to the spirit of American citizenship.
Argument is plentiful against the
ever growing habit of pensioning here
or pensioning there. because no one
allows himself to be victimized with a
four years term in the White HOUSE on
the strength of the hope that the poo
pie will keep him on Easy street when
his term of public service expires. 1t
is even believed by some men of ability
enough to be trusted with the affairs
of the nation, that they could maintain
the dignity of the presidency while
running the White House and saving
a few thousands yearly from the presi-
Dental salary. But perhaps these men
do not know how the high cost OF
Capital Society rsifh a big 50 keeps
the President on his Uppers.
But supposing the President steps
out on Pennsylvania avenue some vi
happy March 5th, as poor as church
mouse where there is no kitchen at
tachment to the vestry-well, What
then? Doesn't he start the world with
a recognized ability and prestige thai
would give him pretty good job, even
In a newspaper office? Isn't he better
equipped for the battles of life than
when he went into the White House
Has he annexed any special brand OF
dignity that ineapacitates him fol
real American citizenship
On The other hand. why not pension
the President when he becomes a has
been: Why not carry it just a little
farther and pension defeated (they sell
Qol1i ItSiSHJ ~ oSbSttOiS anu iNpit7
sentatives? Yes, why not? These men
have left their businesses, their law
practices and-well, maybe some OF
'em editorial rooms, and where are
they 10 butt in when they can't make
Uncle Sam let them serve him ans
more?
Maybe they did want it, and maybe
they thought they could always keel
IL, but aren't they in just as mucl
of a pickle when they get back Il
every day citizenship? And again
didn't the President want it and &c
shouting and haranguing from one enc
Of the country to the other. 10 get it,
There's talk, also. about pensionine
mail carriers and other government
employees, ministers and school teach
ers-and why not? Let's pension
everybody just To make it fair ana
equitable. Because. after all. nobody
drives these people into the callingl
where they are asking for pensions
They might have remained just The or.
binary people who are expected To pro
vide the pensions
Who persuades men and women t.
enter the civil service and the schools
Don't they study and fit themseive
and scramble for the positions becaus
they look advantageous. even withou
the loped-for pension attaehment2
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30

Some question-this pension bust
ness. and we are not surprised that
President Taft, when asked what he
thought of the pensioning of expires
idents plan. replied: Il don't know.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30

In the Mynydd Ncwydd colliery. at
swansea, South Wales. at "A depth Of
eo ieet below the surface. is notable
CHAPEL 1t Is a long, low room. fitted
WIN rough wooden benches, capable
u accommodating between $50 and
1oV men Services are held before
work every Monday morning In the
Mynydd Newydd colliery. and nave
oeen held regularly since 1867.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30

Wilderness Roae-Hannah and Je-
NINA remained with their mothers
and the other children in a beautitui
but lonely spot near the Clineh River.
where they were in constant danger Of
attacks from Indians and the beasts of
the forest. Price 81 cents. American
Book Co, Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30

The British army has General
Grant; he is lieutenant OF the Tower
of London, and as such it is issduty to
receive the keys of the fortress every
night from the sergeant of the beef
eaters"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30

idarity led to his acquittaI. This is a
serious and an unwarranted reflection
on the judicial system of Massachu-
sets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30
Saturday, November 30, 1912.

Genius at first is little more
than a great capacity for re-
ceiYing discipline.
George Eliot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30


rforc suits have been brought against
the citizens of York, which add more
fame to the unlimited entanglements
that have piled up in the courts of
York county for the past seven years
over the York bridge The writs in the
latest suits are in favor of the follow
ing: E. b. Blaisdell VS.. Inhabitants OF
York. for plans and specifications for
new bridge and way across York river.
S1394.71; Ellen NJ. Welsh VS.. inhabi-
tants of York, for stenography ana
typewriting on account of bridges
transactions, $55.45; John G. Stewart,
Legal services and expenses on same
$151492. This makes the total of the
suits come to the sum of $296492.
Capt. r. r. Hammond, whose death
occurred, Wednesday morning, a his
home in Winter Harbor was widely
known among sea-faring men. Years
ago lie commanded vessels in the coast
Wise trade, and was in command also
of several square-riggers, making long
deep-sea voyages. He was one or the
survivors of the wreck of the steamer
Columbus, which went ashore IN
winters storm under Gay Head IN
VINEYARD Sound about 20 years ago,
and on that occa sion,l when he was d
passenger only, he distinguished him
self ny heroic and successful efforts IN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30

saving fellow passengers. He HAS been
retired from the sea ever since that
disaster
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30
Coming Events

ISOLATION and Maine Dairymen's AsSocia-
ton. annual meeting. at Portland.
Dec. i7-19-Maine State Grange, annual
session at Portland.
Maine Fair Dates
Dec. 4-6-Bangor Poultry Association,
Bangor.
Dec. 10-14-Main State Poultry As
ISOLATION, Portland.
Dec. 1S-20-Freeport Poultry Assn
Freeport
Dec. a-Jan. 2-western Maine Poultry
Show, Norway.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30

Have you noticed the surprising list
of Maine marriages on Thanksgiving
day. Wonder if that was responsible
for the turning aside of the threatened
blizzard
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30
Maine Gossip
A Reasonable Faith.

You tell me reason is slender staff
On which to lean. as shadows longer
grow:
That fields of darkness surely jeer and
laugh,
As cheerfully to death / onward go.
Yet closer still, to Reasons side ! press,
Clasping her strong white hand with
tirmer hold
I know that in my day of deepest stress
Her word of cheer will make me brave
and bold.
You say that reason is stumbling
To- faith. that comes by prayer alone,
To save
From shpwreek, az the only lifted rock
When Ger me sweeps deaths dark and
awful wave.
Yet faith have l. o, gentle friend of
mine,
A faith newborn with evry changing
And Reason brought me to that faith di-
As step ten by step she led the brightning
way.
TO find my God in eVry blade of grass,
As in the glory of the skies above,
And how his good from evil comes to
pass,
That ! might praise, and glortfy and
Rev, Ada G Bowles, in Boston Tran
script.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30

Biddeford has two full fedged Greek
police officers, which is the first time
in The history of the city that a man of
this nationality has ever worn a badge
with authority.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30

At dinner in Litehfeld. this week,
there sat at the table five persons
whose ages averaged So years. Four
were survivors of the district school
which they attended for their last term
IN 1S4S That school then averaged
from. fifty TO 50 scholars, but the pres
ent term only about a dozen are in at
tendance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30
it will be- Congressional Record
dem )"-Boston Globe.
And be careful not to transpose!

We feel that it is only fair to warn
our readers that when seeing the
picture to be run with a review of
Conys football season, they must not
interpret the expressions of Messrs.
Leighton and Harvey as beto<ening
extreme anger. The expressions are
merely donned with the clothes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30

Roekland is carrying on big cam
paign for money to carry on their u
NJ. c. A, work on broader lines. To
assist in this work Fuller & Cobb Co.
have agreed to give a percentage OF
their sales on Saturday Nov. 80, thus
giving all who trade at their store on
that day chance to help a little in the
V NJ - A work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30

The oldest residents of the city. says
the PASSPORT Sentinel, cannot remem-
Der a November like the present, in
which the weather has been springlike
instead of fallish and with hardly one
of the offshore storms, which are us
ually common at this season OF the
year. The balmy weather of the past
fortnight has been a tremendous boon,
not alone to the poor people of the city
who have thus been assured of just Sc
much less winter weather demanding
expensive fuel but also toSthose whose
business calls for labor in the open
and sood working days as far as pos
siple into the fall. To this mild wealth
er can be attributed the large run OF
fish during the last days of the sardine
season, which heightened the season
this year at least two weeks, and which
aided materially in terrifying the
workingman against the hardships and
rigors of the long winter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30

According to the PASSPORT Sentinel.
They had had real holdup, Tuesday,
down that way, the victom being
Charles Frost of Perry. Mr.. Frost was
returning from trip to Eastport,
where he had disposed of load of pro-
duce. when he was confronted in Nc
Coy's woods by man, who levelled a
gun at him and commanded. him 10
stop. Mr. Frost urged his horse past
the pseudo highwayman, and when he
arrived at Emerys store. a short dis
lance from the woods, he informed the
proprietor. who telephoned for Mar
shall Wilson of PASSPORT. Marshal VIII
son Immediately engaged an automo-
bile and hurried to the scene and he
end officer Chas. Whelpley searched
the immediate neighborhood for hall
hour. but did not find any trace of the
highWayman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-30

Beginning in March. the pk oper cred
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06

in June of that year officially adopted
the books now in use. 1t is probable
that the new commission will adopt
new course of study, or at least
make many changes in the present
course, and will be ready to make a
report early in the number of 1913,
so the books may be on hand by the
beginning of the fall term of next
wear
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
WEST FORESTA[LS
LOBBYING B0OKMEN
TO KEEP NAME OF TENT
BOOK COMMITTEE SECRET
New Course of Study for Oregon
school Children May BE Ordered for
Next Six Years, Beginning Next
Fall.

Salem. Or. March 6.-Governor
West announced that he intended to
appoint Immediately the five mem
bers of the state text book commits
sion. whose duty will be to select
books to be used in the public schools
for six years, beginning with the fall
term of 1913.
The members of the new commits
sion will go into office the first of
next year. but Governor West will
make his appointments now so the
members may have opportunity and
time to study the school text book
question thoroughly before they are
ca led upon to make selections.
THE appointments will not be
made public now" said the governor,
"as l want to give the members of the
commission chance to investigate
quietly and without being besieged
with agents of book publishers, No
member will know who the other
members of the commission are. If
anyone has books to submit or sug-
gestions to offer. they can be sent to
this office and 1 will see that they
reach the members of the commits
sion"
New Course of Study Probable.
Under the oregon law a school text
book commission is appointed every
six years. The present commission
went into office the first of 1907, and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-06
Is There a School Book Trust?

Is There q School Book Trust?
Often the assertion is made that a
school book trust exists and that va
rious contracts for books are appor-
toned among the trust members by
themselves, while on the surface there
is the appearance of competition be-
tween the various publishers in their
bidding.
Whether Governor West had such
an idea in mind when he decided to
appoint members of the text book
commission nearly year before time
for them to assume office is not in
tmated by him, but at least he is
giving the members ample time to
look beneath the surface if they so
desire
At the time of the last selection of
school books, contracts were let to
the firm submitting the lowest bid,
but it will be noticed that the con-
tracts are quite equally divided am
ong a number of leading publishing
houses. This may mean nothing or it
may mean much that will deserve the
careful attention of the members of
the new commission while they are
working with their identity unknown.
Phone Kopittke & Gillanders, for
dry wood and Rock Spring coal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
HE WAS HoMEsIcK.
W. P. FEEDER.

There was one man in Great Bend
who spent rather dreary Christmas,
friends to make it pleasant one,
and that person was Judge Harry
Hall. Harry has been quarantined
away from home for almost four
weeks on account of case of scarlet
fever in the family, but Harry had
been confidently expecting to have
the ban lifted in time so that he
could spend Christmas with the fam
lily, but he was doomed to disappoint-
ment and he had bad case of the
blues that day as a result, even
though Sheriff Daley took him home
with him for dinner and stuffed him
with all the good things imaginable.
The son of Mr.. Hall, who is sick, is
getting along in fine shape and Harry
expects the quarantine to be lifted in
i few days.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
TO DEMOCRAT READERS.

In assuming charge of the Bar
ton county Democrat we do not feel
that there is any call for long arti-
Gle telling of our aims and aspira-
tons in the business and its conduct
Men are measured by their deeds
rather than their words or their in
tentions. We have need of no in
PRODUCTION to the people Of Great
Bend and of Barton county. We have
lived in this city the greater part of
our life and most of the people prob-
ably know us as well as we know our
self, and they know whether or not
We are worthy of their support in our
efforts to build up the Barton Coun-
ty Democrat to be the strong factor
in the community that it should be.
We expect to give Barton county one
of the best weekly newspapers it has
ever had, but without the support Of
the public this will be impossible,
and even at that it is going to take
some time to get matters properly ad
justed and our work mapped out SO
as to give our readers the newspaper
to which they are entitled, and we
ask you to be charitable in your judg
ment until we have had time to get
squared away" in the proper man.
ner. 1t has long been our ambition
to be the owner and editor of the
paper where we first started to learn
the printing trade twenty years ago,
and now that we are in that position
it will be our endeavor to give our
very best efforts to the end that the
institution may be a permanent sue
cess.
We thank our many friends all
over the county for their favors and
support in the past, we solicit your
patronage and support in the future,
and with your cooperation we will
make good.
JOHN X. McMULLEN.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
TRIED SUICIDE.

L. L. Bates, the representative of
the Singer Sewing Machine Co., in
this city, made an unsuccessful at
tempt to commit suicide here Christ
mas. night, through the use of chloro-
form, but failed to get a big enough
dose and is recovering all right now.
Bates has been having family trouble
but that had been patched up a few
days ago and his wife and children
had been here from Hutchinson on a
visit with him and he was making
preparations to have them move here
and go to housekeeping. Sam Pratt
discovered him before the drug had
time to be effective and called a ply
stefan and had him taken to his hotel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27

it. You people to whom l am in
debted, as fast as / can earn money
pay you, you will get paid No
evasion for yours truly. Some Of you
may have to wait quite awhile, but
you will get it, if | live, and if !
don't live, there will be some life in
surance provided for the estate. Hold
your temrnrs, and your judgment,
and it will all come out in the end.
The load we still have is large one,
but We have toted it for several
years, and We will continue to tote
it until it has all been taken care
of.
With. best wishes for all Great
Bend, for all Barton county, for all
the world, we resign the editors
chair to John McNIullen, and start
out seeking that FL Dorado we all
seek, a place and a means to make
money.
w p FEEDER
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
Swiss Would lay Cats

Switzerland is the land of political
and social experiments, and we usual
ly legislate with one eye on that little
country of federation, democracy, ref
BRENDA, prohibition, compulsory serv
ice and liberty. And now Switzerland
or, at least, that portion of it about
Lueerne-proposes to put a tax on
cats. We shall watch that experiment
with interest, for the tax will not pro.
duee much revenue, but it will spell
let us not shrink from the word-pro-
lection against the enemies of birds
and sleep. Each cat shall wear a col
lar with its registered number; the
cat without number will be arrested
and destroyed. Wherefore the people
that like cats will keep them indoors
or pay for their outdoor amusements
Other peoples cats are always a nuts.
ance, and the collar and the tax will
place a certain responsibility on the
cat, and-what Is more Importation
its owner.-Westminster Gazette
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-12-27
DON'T OVERLOOK THIS.
A Careful PerusaI Will Prove lts
Value to Every Great Bend
Reader.

The average man is a doubter, and
there is little wonder that this is so.
Misrepresentation make people skep-
tics. Nowadays the public asks for
better evidence than the testimony OF
Strangers. Here is DrOof which should
convince every Great Bend reader.
c. G. Truck, travelling salesman,
1922 Morphy ST., Great Bend, Kans.,
says: About three years ago I
had considerable trouble from my
kidneys and bladder and suffered a
great deal from a lame and aching
back. On taking Doan's Kidney Pills,
my kidneys were strengthened and
my condition improved in every way.
| have used this remedy occasional.
ly since then and it has always done
good work"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.