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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

Members of Canton Evergreen met
Wednesday evening, for drill in
preparation for the annual inspection
to be held soon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07
Greek Troops Begin Passage of River.

Athens. Nov. 1.-THE Greek troops. to-
day. began the passage of the Vardar
river, only a few miles from SaloniN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

An adjourned meeting of the Asso
ciated Charities will be held, at 8
o'clock. Saturday, in the Congrega-
tional parish rooms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

Mrs. w. f. Moody of Church street
went to Portland, Wednesday, TO at
tend the organ recital, Thursday eve
ming, in the new city hall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

The funeral OF the late Dennis f.
Murphy willssbe held, at P. NJ,
Thursday, from the Home chapel. Rev.
Fl. Michigan officiating
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

Work in the Second degree at thu
meeting. Thursday evening. of Gar
diner Lodge, No. 9, /. O. O. +.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07
13c yd.
19c yd.
24c yd.

self and wife. Games were played and
refreshments served and the party
broke up at hate hour, having given
the new neighbors a ROYAL Welcome.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07
NEVADA.

Reno New Sov.y6 With 124 of the
251 precincts IF Nevada heard from.
Wilson apparently carried the state by
1900 woes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

d. S. McNaughton has returned from
trip of several weeks to Alberta,
Canada, where he has large land hold
ings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

Everett Maxcy has returned to Har-
ward Law School, after a few days
stay With his parents in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

Christ church: Meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary to the Board of Missions. at
go r. NJ Thursday, in the parish house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

Miss Celia Cross, who has been
visiting Rev. and Mrs. L. II. Clarke,
has returned to Boston,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

Miss Ruth BulSer returned, Wednes-
day, from a visit of several weeks in
Caribou and Houlton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07
HALLOwELL.

Mr.. and Mrs. p. nj. Moody of Rock
land were visitors in the city, Wednes-
day,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

mustered out, Jan. Il, 1865 He was
ADMITTED 20 The Home from Els
worth. Oct. II, 1912, for treatment of
his disease,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07

Russian Cruiser to ConstantnopIe.
Odessa, Nov. 6.-The Russian cruiser
Saratoff sailed, today, for Constantinople.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22
DEMOCRATIC TARIFF BILLS.

It will be recalled that but a few months ago the democrats were mak- ing a great hue and cry over the fact that the republicans had blocked a revision of the tariff for which the democrats had been making such strenuous endeavors. Their efforts at the time were declared to be for polit- ical effect and attempted because they were expected to be defeated How this has worked out is shown by the spe- cial to the New York Evening Post. which reads as follows:
 Several weeks ago a New England protectionist said to Oscar ". Under wood, chairman of the ways and means committee of the house of representatives, during visit to Alabama:
 Don't you know, MT. Underwood. that if your bill reducing the tariff on cotton textiles had become a law. 1t would have caused |, panic in the cotton industryT
 MT. Underwood did not admit that he knew any such thing, but he said. We knew that it would not become a laY.'
 There is a world of significance in these two remarks as regards the changed point of approach from which the new congress will meet the sub- 1ect of tariff revision. It fig serious business now, not politics"
 It Is thus that the course of Presi- dent Taft in vetoing the bills is fusti- lied even through the expert of the democratic tariff men. The democrats were going to make the republican party responsible for such dangerous slashing. if 1t could. They were deal ing with party and A president wno knew such a step would de untold - harm and he had the courage of his conviction. It now remains for the democrats te show what they believe is a safe revision and prove it, When 1t comes te sheuideFiHg the FespeHsi- biiity themselves it is going te make 8 difference,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22
VOTING BY MAIL.

Kansas gives the privilege to cer- tain of it's citizens to vote by mail. an idea which may seem peculiar at the start, but one which has many good features, when considered. This ap- plies to travelling men in particular, or those away from home when the set hours for voting come around. It is often great inconvenience for such men. those employed in other cit ies, temporarily or detained by other reasons, to get home to vote. There are instances galore where voters lose their right of suffrage because they cannot get to the polling place where they are entitled to vote.
 This plan has led to another prop osition by a Kansas man, whereby vot- ing by mail should be made possible for everyone, his idea being to forward ballots, envelopes and identification cards to every voter and giving them the privilege of sending them in any time during ten days period. It is questionable whether such general method of voting by mail would be wise but the feature of it which gives the voter out of town the chance to cast his vote has much to commend, such a voter taking oath in the city where he mails his ballot that he is the one who actually voted it. Trav- cling salesmsl, actors and those away from their home town temporarily can thus take an active part in every election. There seems to be no good reason why it should not apply to those voters who in the full possession of their mind and judgment are kept at home by accident or illness, on elec- tion day. Kansas certainly has plan which gets out a big vote.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22
CARING FOR THE INDIANS.

Four thousand Indians occupy the Kiowa reservation in Oklahoma, a grant which is about the size of the they are well scattered. The condi- ton of these people is set forth in a recent report by the committee on Indian affairs and shows that sixty five per cent. of these people are af- flicted with trachoma, a disease af- flicting the eyes and causing blind ness. Other diseases likewise prevail to high rate, including tuberculosis. Lack of attention is to a large extent the cause of their condition, which is not confined to the adults, but pre- vails likewise among the children. Ex- aminations in schools on the reserva- ton show that in some instances as high as eighty-fiye per cent. of the children are diseased.
 This calls for some attention in a determined effort to overcome such a state of affairs, better the conditions of the sick and provide some hospital treatment, not only for those diseased but to check the inclination to disease in the reservation. The government has a guardianship over these people and there is held in trust for them a sum exceeding $4,ooo,o0o received from the sale of tribal lands. If they are ever going to get the benefit from this trust fund it would seem that 1t should come now. when 1t can do a great amount of good. The using of a DOT tion of this for hospitals and treat ment with the idea of bettering the future of those people would seem tc be pressing need. If they don't gel some help soon there'il be a muct worse condition on the reservation.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22
THE CANAL OPENING.

Colonel Goethals, the leader of the corps of engineers who has conducted the apparently successful operation of separating North from South America, placed the date for the opening Of the Panama canal for January l, 1915. How well the difficulties involved have been surmounted is indicated by the fact that the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific will be joined during the coming year, so that it win be possible to send a ship from ocean to ocean, This will be fully year ahead of time and after nine years work on a stu pendous undertaking.
 The canal building has developed many big engineering problems throughout the entire period, the To- cality, in addition to the regular con- struction, damming and excavation, re quiring the developing of sanitation system, and special working conditions and machinery for the accomplishing of the unusual tasks required much experimentation. The progress shows the degree of success which has been attained. Now the announcement that the opening of this worldwide improvement is to be accomplished not at the time set, but at least year and possibly fifteen months ahead of schedule, adds to the glorious achieve ment of the country and it's engineers "a fact which the country has right to be proud of. It will be triumphal end to a great accomplishment which win find an important place in the history of the world. ranking among the leading forces in the revolutionizing of commerce. Its effect upon not only this country but on South and Central America is bound to be of the great est benefit. We can imagine, but fl will take time to show, just what the full measure of it will be.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22
THE sPuG CRUSADE.

What effect the new society which Mrs. Belmont is starting in New York is going to have upon the people 1t is intended to benefit and others who will come within the sphere of its in- fluence is problematica1. It is going to receive much favorable and more unfavorabie criticism. From the title and its object, it is guessed quite cas- fly that it is a society for the preven- ton of unnecessary giving at Christ mas time. In the promotion of the organization, it is held that at Christ mas time many people spend money on gifts which are beyond theiF means, thereby taking their money from nec- essary channels for what are in many instances useless presents, This, of course, appeals right away as a posi- tive fact in many instances and a de- plorab1e situation, but it must be re- membered that the checking of the spirit of giving is possible of much harmful effect. After all. it is not so much the gift as the spirit which &C., companies it that characterizes Christ mas gifts. Efforts might be directed tue CARCnu1IIISo 1Ut presents, because there are endless op- portunities for making small but pret- ty gifts or remembrances. Christmas giving for what can be secured in return is narrow way of anticipating the season and forgetfulness of the good will expressed by and the pleasure derived from giving. So firmly has the custom become fixed and so much does it rest with the people them selves for regulation, that it is doubt ful if there is a very generous enlist ment in the crusade. which is apt to lead to selfshness and the overthrow of the spirit of friendliness and good will.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22
IDEAS OF A PLAIN MAI,
People We Wish We Knew.

Suppose you could have, every night before you go to bed, anyone you wish come in and sit by the fire and talk for an hour: whom would you chooseP am supposing that these guests would converse without restraint, inti- mately, and like old friends of yours.
 There is Socrates; would it not be wonderful to have an hours crack at him, just discussing men and things !?
 Wouldn't it be great to see Peter and Paul in your two big chairs over there, giving you their honest opin- ions?
 And what if Edison or Metchnikoff. the Czar or King George could just drop in and chat a while, as the John sons do!
 And if Roosevelt and Taft, Blaine and Lincoln and Henry Clay were shipwrecked together with you on an | island, and could sit about the camp fire and speak their mindsl | Isn't 1t a pity that there have been and are so many interesting people you'd like to know. and never will know?
 Do you suppose it will be easier to i get acquainted in the next world? We always have a feeling that any
 great mans inner and private opinion
 is wholly different thing from that l he publishes.
 | Also that it is vastly more enter | taining and human. The railroads of the United King dom use 23.000 locomotives.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

money that has brought the once ter rible Turk to his knees, and theirs should be the fruits of the victory. The Turk has prof1ted too long from the kindly guardianship of the big nations of Europe.-Springheld Union.
 The interstate commission will stop the railroad wreclzs on the New York and New Haven system Tor know why" Is the announcement. To know Yhy'' is the main thing, and if that much is accomplished the wrecks may be stopped. At the bottom of the whole business lies the speed craze, and it permeates the community from the man who rides a wheel up to the road that drives a train of heavily loaded cars along a roadbed that may need strengthening. And this craze is not confined to New England, but has it's grip on the whole country Bridgeport Standard.
 Speaking of courage, the members of those New York juries that found Becker and his g1inmen guilty of murder in the first degree gave an ex hibition of it. The testimony had par tially unroofed for them the under world of the big city and given them glimpses of the creatures that inhabit there. The very atmosphere of the courtroom was heavy with silent hate and menace. They knew that they were taking their lives in their hands. And, knowing this, they quietly went ahead and did their duty-just as the threatened district attorney and judge did theirs.-Hartford Courant.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

Distribution of the Harvard game tickets began at the ticket office in Durfee hall on Tuesday morning, and since then there has been almost one continuous line of undergraduates and others waiting to get a chance at the coveted pasteboards. The graduates were perhaps the most disappointed of all, for their applications were cut and about 5000 of them wholly turned back, as was the case with all late ap- plications. The seats in the Yale foot ball stands were applied for twice over, it was said at the office. The Yale supporters will as usual in the big games have the east stand, although in the preliminary games of the season they have been on the other side of the field. Harvard has been given 16,500 tickets. half of the seating ca pacity, and even then their demands
 were not satisfied It is now practi- cally an impossibility to secure an ex tra ticket and the thousands who are l annually in this predicament have the sole consolation of looking forward to
 the accommodations that will be fur | nished by the Yale stadium. By the 1 precautions that are taken by the ticket department the number of tick cts that will fall into the hands ot speculators should be almost nil The | original applicants for these tickets
 can be easily traced and they will be placed on the black list, to be debarred
 in the future from applying for tick ] cts to Yale games.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22
OLD HAMPTON PAPERS
David Spencers Experience at York;
 town.


 In Hampton 70 years ago lived David Spencer, veteran of the Revo- lutionary war. He was blind the lat ter years of his life and spent his time sitting in the south door of his house, always with his cane in his hand, keeping up an incessant tapping with it, so that in time he wore hole In the .doorsill caused by the thousands of times his cane had touched that particular spot.
 His greatest delight was in living over again the time he served in the army of General Washington, and to Ebenezer Jewett, then young lad, he told many times the story of the seige of Yorktown, in which he played his part.
 He used to tell the story this way: Cornwallis had fortified Yorktown as best he could, cutting down trees and placing them, with their tops sharp ened, outward against the attack Of the Continentals, so that if they took the fort they would be obliged to make their way over or through the fened trees. But when orders were given to take the fort the French sol diers and the Continentals were set at the task.
 ThesFrench advanced first, but were driven back; but the Yankees would not give up. The difficulty was great, as the fort was surrounded by an earthwork and the sharpened trees so placed as to make an almost impene- trable thicket, but the soldiers, yelling like Indians, fought like demons, crawling through the sharp trees, leaving their clothes wherever they caught on the sharp sticks and ernerg- ing almost as naked as when born, on the other side. He had worn tow brooches and shirt, but when he had left on was not worth mentionins. Torn, bleeding, but victorious, the brave Yankee troops helped themselves to what clothing they could find from the fallen British soldiers.
 SUSAN JEWETT HOWE.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

The governments action in a sys= tematic raid to suppress the use of the mails fsr illegal medical pFaetises and sais ef illegal drugs and iHstFu= rHeHts will receive hearty endorsement from the eatiFe country. Altogether toe ieng have ths people ef ths eeua= try parted with tiieiP cash hF the ai= iuFefnehts of weFthiess and dangerous drugs,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

During the month. of October, i'm ports of cotton amounted to. 10,57O bales. while exports totalled 1.515,741 bales. The exportation is three times the eensum ption here in the same pc Fied,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

President Chamberiin of the Grand Trunk depleFed 50 much talk about
 the railroad deal. It seems Mir. Mel len had signed the contract, Probably
 Mr, Chamberiin was afraid public sen timeAt would affect his attitude
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

Cabinet makers are placing William J. Bryan as secretary of state. and PiRehst fer secretary of agriculture. That deesR't necessarily have any con- aeetiea with MT. Wilson's statement that his promises will be fulfilled,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

Lee Me6iuas has left the United States treasury and it will ge along just ths same as if he was there. It must hs said, hsweEeF, that in leaving the efHss he didn't make political cap ital aut of it, but acted the gentleman
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

The breaking up of the Vogel gang of thieves in New York shows that the women as well as men are skilled in the handling of guns. Every shot fired hit as if fired by a marksman
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

MT. Bryan advocates giving ex- presidents a voice in congressional debates, but he will probably be sat- isfied in his ambition if they allow cabinet members to do likewise.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

When it is said corporations have no soul, it is fact worth noting that the Pennsylvania railroad in nine months this year has paid out over $781.000 in pensions to it's employees.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

It is impossible to account for love. A New York girl wants to marry a burglar, forger and elf-confessed murderer who faces thirty years in prison and possibly life.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

Mir. Wilson has gone to Bermuda to rest. Mr Bryan will doubtless pass some time at his Texas farm. Strange. isn't 1t, they should both pick onion districts to strengthen up in?
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22
A cemina Show.

The electoral college will proceed to remind the older civilization that Am formallties whose original purposes are obsolete-W Washington Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

There's nothing tAs mattsR with ths Bestsa peiisa. They aHs keeping Pee- pie iH WaehiHgtea street moving from new until 6hFistHaass This is 8 first class idess g principle iR aavavtisiRg- ths gTsatsF the ejaculation the better AA-> s.~azxike
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

The Vermont legislature has decided not to tamper with the capital punish ment statute. As long as it exists, it carries the greatest influence possible against the committing of murder.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

The New York gunmen and their protector" have little to be thankful for this year, but Father Knicker- booker is heaving sigh of relief.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

The chief object of the alRes in Turkey now seems to be piece nego- tations and 1t wouldn't be strange if they all wanted some of the white meat
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

When New York arrests a shoplifter and directs her to leave the city there's little corrective benefit from the ac- ton. It's an order togo off and do it elsewhere
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

It is going to require the careful attention of the enunciator to make it clearly understood that when he re- fers to spug it doesn't sound like pug.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

It must make the Central Vermont sit back and wonder whether the New Haven is really trying to exceed their wreck record.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

The #eathefmaR has given the eea1 burners another respite. This is cer- tainly a hig reason for giving thanks
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

Happy thought for today; Stepping forward iR a car doesn't mean walking all the way home.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22
BULLETINS SPECIAL YALE LETTER
Big Scrimmages Saturday With Harvard Will Be Close Plan to Center Undergraduate Life of College Campus Opinions on Possible Changes at University button of Tickets For Game.

seemed to think 1t an indirect attack on Sunday chapel, which accordingly got many vigorous endorsem 9nts. Sixty nine men favored keeping the students in New Haven over Sunday, while A gave their assent to the week end trips to New York and other places of attraction.
 Fifty-one men were for purely grad uate coaching. 34 for professional un- dergraduate supervision and only six for professional; S7 men favored a public discussion of Yale problems, 3l were against such an open exposition of the things that are bothering those who are interested in Yale's progress toward greater and higher things.
 As soon as the alumni contribute the Sf5,CO0 that is necessary, the commis- sion for the statue of Nathan Hale will be given to the sculptor, Bella Lyon Pratt, of Boston. It is to be set up by next commencement, if possible, to the east of Connecticut hall where Nathan Hale probably, although it cannot be proven. lived during part of his undergraduate days. The sculptor has already completed his sketch model and from this a bronze cast has been made. The difficulty of the task of fttinely portraying the young man, who was 21 years of age when he was hanged as a spy by the British was increased by the fact that there was no existing portrait of him, only a general description. This obstacle was removed when Rev. Edward Ev- erett Hale furnished the sculptor witt a photograph of one of his own sons taken at Hale's age, and from this MT. Pratt has developed a most sue i cessful work
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22
EDITORIAL NOTES,

Roosevelt fears fusion, That, of course, means lost identity.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

There is still political activity. Meriden is to have a city election in two weeks. One of these days she will adopt a commission form of government and follow the lead of Bristol with biennial election That will relieve her of lot of bother and be long step in advance-Bristol Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

The railroads of the United King dom use 23.000 locomotives.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

Perhaps President elect Wilson has conservative views on tariff revision
 but it is desirable to notice that MT. Speaker Clark and House Leader Un-
 derwood are radicals, and that they
 are together The chances that they,
 and not the president, will guide the
 manner of tariff revision are very strong.-New Haven Register.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-22

The allies seem to be in a position to dectate terms te the Turks without the intervention or assistance of the pow CTS, and they are not to be blamed if they insist upon that right. Theirs has been the great sacrifice in blood and