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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-23

FOR SALE One good. general
purpose mare. 7 years old. Apply
JOURNAL OFFICE. 5-I6-3t
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Illinois almshousea. hospitals ana d.
sane asyluuls. where Sue ate the TODD
provided for the poor and unfortunate
and slept In their very beds To her
the children OF Illinois owe Ii large
measure the protection from overwork,
cruelty and neglect which they now
enjoy"
OF like type u Miss Norsncs Kelley.
head OF the National Consumer
league. It Is Miss Kelley's work and
pleasure also to look after the welfare
OF working women. Few other women
in America or elsewhere have been so
active in promoting legislation Tor the
amelioration OF the condition OF the
woman who tolls She 10 Q living On.
cyclopedia Of knowledge concerning h.
Dor laws and their application
Two Women Of Great Wealth.
In Miss Helen Miller Gould. daughter
of the late Jay Gould. ana Miss Anne
Tracy Morgan. daughter OF J. Pterpont
Morgan. America possesses two WON.
en- Of great wealth who give Of them.
selves a. well a Of their substance.
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Today the spinstef b claiming more
and more attention Il u Impossible
to record the doings OF sven b. more
important OF unmarried women who
are helping to carry on the worlds
work or advancing. its knowledge
l-Even-a-afst OF names and activities, d
made more or less complete. would du
this page.
Among the pictures is that Of Miss
Ethel 'Smyth. or. better. u you please,
Or Ethel Smyth. tor she 10 one OF the
few women upon whom the degree Of
doctor OF music has been conferred She
is probably the most famous woman
composer Of the present time and has
written operas and symphonies and
o%ratorios She is an Engltshwoman
and an ardent suffragist
With DR. smyth should be mentioned
Maud Powell. the famous American
woman violintst. considered by Judges
OF music and musicianship the great.
est living woman vioiin,st From her
instrument she draws tones with TEN.
inine deltcacy and grace. but her bow
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hand possesses sufncient strength 70
render With all requisite eorce the
works OF the masiers.
With The Women Retornsrs.
In. spinsterA wolii1in. reformsrs and %.
Geological NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - blessed
above all nationA IN the forefront
stands Jane Adams OF Chicago. who
has made Hull House. In that city, 4
modal institution. To n wend the
weary and. heavily laden. and In her
almost maternal m%inistrations men
and women. boys and girls. ind solace
and strength for renewed struggles
with iife's Inequalities and handicapa
To Hull House go the Investigators Of
the world, those who seek the cause Of
maD'o u~nhappiness and remedies there
for and they carry away with them
some OF Jane Adams inspiration. 1t
70 D never failing fountain.
A woman Of the Same type u Julia
G. Lathrop. head OF the newly created
children's bureau OF the United, States
government 1T Was Miss Lathrop."
says a ecent writer. who went into
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compeers. Many of them have good
looks as we'll as brains and arc not
wanting in that subtle essence OF
feminintty which draws men to the
matrimonial altar more, frequently
than mere beauty But for: some rea-
son or other-tt would be ungallant to
inquire more close!y-they, have not
exchanged their original Miss" for the
honorl1c Mrs"
Many Spinsters of Fame. ..
Subtract from the activities OF the
world the worh Accomplished by an.
married ONE OF genius and talent
and you leave a large noie That
goes" as the boys say. tot the pres
ent as well as for the past From the
days of Miriam. sister OF Moses and
Aaron, who ''took a timbrel. tn .ner
hand" and inspired the sons OF Israel.
to those Of Jane Adams. at the pres
ent time. the unmarried lady has play.
ed her important part on ltfe's stage.
Greece and Rome knew her as the I'm
spirer OF great works. II not as their
actual creator For instance. history
records nc touching instance of
devotion to family and learning than
the case Of Caroline Herschel. best
known of ONE astronomers. who
lived in the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries,
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OW viii Roumania got VIII
she cast In her lot with her
sister Balkan states ano

sister Balkan states ano
u u launch her army. called the
finest in Europe for its size. against
the TURKISH Will she ally herself with
the crescent against the Cross. or will
h stand aloof and draw what chest
nuts she can from the Balkan Ore?
These were questions that interested
Europe when Montenegro. Servia. Bull
garia and Greece began their wal on
Turkey. Unthinking observers assum-
ed that King Charles OF Roumania
would Join his brother Christian SOW
ereigns Immediately and seek terri
torial advantages at the expense of the
Ottoman empire. But the case was
not as simple az that A glance at the
map will show that Roumania can gain
nothing from the Balkan tmbroglio
save at the expense of Bulgaria. That
country stretches itself between Rou-
manian territory and the land Of the
Turk. n Bulgaria is not in the pres
en struggle with Turkey solely be-
cause she desires to an1ciiorate the
condition of the Christian subjects OF
the sultan. Should the Balkan states
conquer in tie war and il onae to talk
of terms OF peace Bulgaria VIII in all
likelihood demand extension of her
boundaries. What Bulgaria may wrest
from Turkey on her southern frontier
she Is not likely to concede to Rou-
mania on her northern.
So the early days of the conflict saw
Roumania sitting tight the puzzle,
the sphinx OF the situation. King
Charles and his advisers gave .ou no
hin OF their attitude. As Christians
tk. DD,,rasrto~ 1.o H-.-
Of the Turks: as Roumanians they are
proud and high spirited and hold
themselves hove the races which in.
habit the other 2a!kau states. They
cali themselves dcsceudants Of the RO-
man s~eg!cnaries. WHO n the second and
third centuries OF the present era &C.
cupied Dacla, tie lower Danube Prov
nee.
Their claim IL borne out by their
language. which is. in the opinion Of
phllologists. nearer to the tongue Of
the ancient Romans than IL that of the
French. the Spanish. the Italians or
the Portuguese
A few years ago RoumaEta was call.
ed In a newspaper article "a young
ton suffering from 'sweiled head" It
was a true Characterization. and Is
true today Roumania is prosperous
and for a nation of 1000. 900 inhabit-
ants has a large budget. amounting in
19ll-l2 to an estimated total Of $41S,-
Sa5. 23O. The effective force of the army
without the reserves Is about 80, 900
men. and they areg considered good
fighters. we'll armed and equipped.
There Is a navy that may be useful for
operation In the Black sea. 1t consist
ed IN 1911 OF thtrty.one vessels. the
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mean forty days for the hike" This
would exceed the rate made last May
by Mrs David Beach Of New York.
who walked from New York to Chica.
go on . route measuring l.07l miles
in forty-two and a half walking days.
OF course neither Mra Beach nor
Presidents Finley and Underwood
could hope to compete with Edward
Payson Weston. champion professional
pedestrian of the world. who "hoofed
coast in the summer OF 1909. On his
outward journey Mr.. Weston traversed
1858 miles from New York to Chicago
in thirty walking days.
Investigation shows that the United
States has an amazingly small mum.
Der Of prominent men who are known
al walkers. In this respect America
differs from Great Britain. for the sis
ter races Of the British isles have
many pedestrians of high standing in
other walks Of life.' 81 to speak. But
in the United States the men Of mark
seem to prefer wearing out automobile
tires to wearing out sole leather
President Taft is not 4 poor walker.
considering his girth. Colonel Roose-
welt Ia at home af"ot and on horse-
back. Chief Justice White and Cardi-
nal Farley are tond of long walks and
Mayor Gayuor's trips afo0t from his
home IN Brooklyn to the New York
city hall nave been mentioned In news.
papers frequently
Doctors say u would be q good thing
for Americans and others u the exam.
pie OF Railroad President Underwood
and College President Finley stirred
others to emulation. not. necessarily OF
the undertaking of q walk from New
York to Chicago or from the latter city
to the former. but OF the taking of long
walks There IS practical unanimity
among the members OF the medical
profession on The benefits of walking.
Many q man who sees In bis expanding
waist tine an evidence Of
age could ware IN the feeling Of alarm
which the increase by walk.
ing to and from ais work
Not long 4RD The inspector general
NJ the United States army declared
that the staff serrrADts from h Pint
,pplnes are " stout and recommended
Ion ia,A walks n orde, { reduce
theIs weights A newspaper com.
mentatoI IN the ordeI says
In the brisk tai, weather walking Ia
a delight The pity is that so many
de- a appreciate this Joy OF It Walk.
ing has always .een n OF the real
ot humanity. but at present
the genera mentai attitude OF the gen.
erai pubic IL such as to discourage It.
The feeling Is that he who goes afoot
has somehow failed In life, Had he
succeeded he would be whtsked
through space by an automobile. but
as he Is walking ne must be at best q
we'll mes ming failure. Such IL the at
tttude which has cut on one OF the
splendid common delights OF man."
ARTHUR J. BRINTON,
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Each oe them devotes much time and
money to eavorite causes. and In each
case the causes ere worthy. Amer.
cas- soldiers and sailors know that
Miss Gould has . warm. place In her
heart Tor. the 'boys in hlue.", and abs
shows It ~ providing for them com.
forts and Injuries in Young Mems
Christian assycaauon buildings and
elsewhere.
Some years ago Miss Morgan. emu.
latins Miss Gould. decided that she
wanted. to minister { the material
welfare Of the workmen OF the Brook.
Ign navy yard 20 she opened q restau.
amt to supply them With good. nour.
ishing food.
Each Of the three great parties In
this years presidential campaign has
had the advice and active assistance OF
women. and some Of the women who
have aided the men In the big struggle
have been spinsters. One who may be
taken as typical Of them all Is Miss
Helen varick Boswell. who threw In
her lot With the Republicans and
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EDWARD paysoo Weston,
Champion Walker.

nearo II Il ann wrote IL up
President Underwood took the smtne
walk eighteen wears AK" The tive
walkers got together shortly after the
Finley feat and the walk to Chicago
was propOsed
The two men will follow AZ rar as
practicable the route of the Erie 30
that at night they nay use q special
car tor, sleeping quarters When pos
s'ble they Will also turn to the car at
noon tor iunchenn and II will serve
for. bathing n change OF clothing
Or Finley said not long ago he be!,ev
cd u would TAX him and MT Under.
wood a month to complete the trip. but
II 70 not believed nat the two men
<Mr. Underwood has some OF the
portltness that to men OF hts
age who do not engage In severe man.
"A iabor) will be able to do more than
twenty i've mtiea Q day. That would
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worked hard for the success g ehs
Taft ticket
There remain In the picture tho
Misses Anna Howard Shaw. n Carey
Thomas and Lucille Pugh. The drss
named u one OF AmsEtca's eoremost
women, Q minister OF the gospel. . doc.
tor Of medicine and the head Of The
woman suffrage cause. She y ~ earn.
est. determined fighter TOR the causes
in which she believes. but one would
not think 90 from her appearance. u
fact, saw for the fear that Miss Shaw
might take the suggestion In III pas&.
one would say that she would make IN
ideal grandmother. But she has oesn
welded only 10 the reforms h which
she believes % earnestly. She oelSevoo
In matrtmony ano has read the mae.
riags service many timeA always omit.
ting the little word obey that has
caused such contention.
Miss NJ Carry Thomas y the nead
OF Bryn nawS. one q Amss1ca's ssad.
ing colleges Tor young women She u
. teacher and speaker e ootA. DER
speciality being instruction IN Eogiish
Miss Pugh 70 one Of the rapidly grow.
ing body OF New York's women law.
yera. The presence Of women In the
classes OF the Law schools Of the me.
tropolis no longer causes comment a.
It did several years ago. In tact the
absence OF women from q clasD would
attract attention nowadayA
Miss Pugh has been In practjoe but .
few years. Only the Other day the
newspapers spoke OF her and printed
her picture In connection with hee
successful defense OF Q negro accused
OF murder. True. she did not succeed
In freeing her client but she did eave
him from the electric chair. and that
was worth accomplishing.
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largest Q protected cruiser OF 1890
tons.
Roumania won it, independence in
the Balkan upheaval In the seventies Of
the last century. On March 26. 1881,
the country was made a kingdom un-
der the sovereignty of Prince Charles.
a member Of the Prussian royal house
Of H~ohenzollern. who had been its
ruler since 1866 In default Of an &C.
ceptable native. He is the present king
and Is now seventy-three years old.
His wife Is Queen Elizabeth. known
throughout the civilized world for her
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writings over the nom Dc plume eCAs.
men Sylvia" Their only offspring. Q
daughter. died In early childhood, ana
the heir to the throne u Prince U0s.
dinand. the kings nephew.
Roumania figured in the news In 1900.
when the American government pro.
tested against the persecution Of the
Roumanian Jews. The unhappy lot Of
these people. treated with even greater
savagery than In Russia, sent many oe
them. destitute and i'll from robbery
and attack, to America.
BORIS ANToL.EsCu.
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road winch run. trains between the
" :,t,es He Ia the slider II the rwo,
HE OUNCE COMPANION IL pedestrian
Ism ,s ID John IA Finley. president Of
the College Of. the CITY Of New York.
They've going TO take the walk from
New York to Chicago DOT because they
want especially to "Sxet' to, the latter
city Q vet because they haven't the
pr,cs OF the railroad fares. They're
goine to walk II because they nks
walking and because they nave agreed
to do so When men. Of me csai,per
ano determination Of DR., Finley. and
Mr. Underwood agree On . thing that
10 within the bounds OF poasihlity tina
rest OF the world may. a. we'll consider
II done. barring accidents.
1t came about IN hts way. President
Finley DOT long ago walked AROUND
Manhattan island. Q distance OF thirty
milss OF %. In one day. a oeWspapss
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Photograph OF Helen Gould copyright b.
American Press Association; other pho
eoBTaphe o. American Press Associaion.
BY CHARLES N. LURE.
T happened recently n q New York
public school
One Of the pupils 10 o little girl
OF foreign parentage She ID
bright and ambitious and clever In
most OF hef studies. but she either cam
not OF VIII not learn anything OF geog.
saphy After trying many times In
vain to make. the youngster study ner
geography lessons the teacher wrote q
note to Sarah'0 mother. requesting her
% see that oes daughter took an inter.
CT IN the earth q It's peoples. The
osxt day the teacher asked Sarah:
-"Did you take the tote to your moth.
err
"Yes'm.. wa the answer. .
did she eeao itfs
"Yes'msr.
what do che sayf"
"6he said she never studied Biography
ono she got married. and my aunt
May she oever studied Biography and
she got married. and you know al
about Biography and you AMT mar.
ssedl"
We nav. man, women who know
geography Inc mathematics and liter
ature and science and art and a great
many other things worth knowing and
In not married Many of them are
eminent In their respective lines. as
learned and a. expert as their male
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-AItoJ L6WIe C0tr0Il
ELL DO you blame them Tor
M resting on q rock OF my.
p. wv where else7 ron New
York to Chicago II q tong
"hike" Tor . man OF forty mine and q
mao OF sixty just think of it, thou
sand miles. more OF less. and all on
eooti And o az the two men who are
going ia make the trip u Frederick D.
Underwood president os the Erie eau.
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Gs!92z4s@fD
g. Railroad
TINE AT WHICH TRAINS ARB EX.
PECTED To ARRIVE AND DEPART
In effect Nov. n. 1911.
FROM AI1GITSTA

TINE AT WHICH TRAINS ARB EX.
PECTED TO ARRIVE AND DEPART
In effect Nov. ~. 1911.
FROM AUGUSTA.
1.20 A. M. from Eft. Fairfield. Caribou
Limestone, Van Buren, and intermediate
stations via Medford.
800 A. M. for Greenville, FIT. Kent
Mashhurn. Grand Isle, Madawaska, st
Francis. TT Fairfield, Caribou, Lime.
stone and intermediate stations. Dining
car Bangor to Millinocket.
1910 T. NJ, for Millinocket, Houlton
Ft. Fairfield. Caribou, Van Buren,, Stock
ton and Searsport Greenville, Brown.
Vile and intermediate stations.
ARRIVE AUGUSTA.
sos A. M. from Van Buren,, Caribou.
FIT Fairfield and intermediate stations
go A. M, from Searsport and inter-
mediate stations.
$40 +. NJ, from Greenville, Brownyills
and intermediate stations.
401' II. NJ, from Van Buren,, Caribou
and principal intermediate stations
Dining car Mliinocket to Bangor
SIS p. NJ. from Searsport and inter.
mediate stations.
1913 P. NJ, from st. Francis, NADIA.
waska, Grand Isle, Washburn, Fort
Kent, Ashland. Limestone, Caribou, TT
Fairfield. 0reenyille and intermediate
W. M. BROWN. GEO. NJ. HouGHroN
Gent supt- Pass'r Traffic Mgr.
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returned TO his homo for the summer.
Mrs Charles Skeighn ct Whiteiield.
passed Tuesday with her sister, Mrs.
Louise Kealy.
L. n. Moody made trip to Bath,
Friday night, with scow load of hay.
Mrs. Charles Otis. who has been vls-
iting in Boston and vicinity for some
weeks. has returned to her home. ac-
companied by her daughter. Mrs. VIII
liam Otis and children, who plan to
pass the summer here,
The out-of-town people. who at
tended church. Sunday morning, were:
q. r. Pray of Gardiner. Mrs William
Hilton. Newmarket. n. H., Miss Vera
corant OF Pittsdeld. Me-. and Walter
Goodwin Of South Pfttston
Mrs. William Hilton of Newmarket.
n. H.. is visiting her sister, Mrs. F.
NJ. Little.
Mrs. r. Fl. Reed will entertain the
Twentieth Century Club, Saturday
afternoon, May is. All members are
especially requested to be present.
o. b. Pray of Gardiner was a Sun
day visitor at It. M. Litue's.
Mr.. Hurbert of, Boston. accompanied
by Mr.. McKenney, to whom Mr.. Hur-
bert recently sold the Moody estate,
arrived here, Saturday, for few days
stay.
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HEATH'S ITINERARY.
Announces Speaking Tour in the
Campaign for Nomination.


Hon Herbert NJ Heath Monday an
nounced the speaking tour which will
constitute his campaign for the Repub-
lican senatorial nominations, as fol-
lows
Rumford May IS; Livermore Falls,
May II; Auburn, May Is; Bangor, May
1s Winthrop, May II; Machias, May
20. Calais, May Il: Eastport. May q;
Ellsworth, May %; Bar Harbor. May "a;
Belfast. MAY 81; Rockland. May IS;
Damariscotta. May %: Dover. May 81;
AToostook county, June 1; Gardiner,
June g. Saco. June 4; South Paris. June
3: Norway, June 8: Watervilie, June 6;
Brunswick, June Z: Bath, June s; Show
hogan. June 10: Lewiston, June II;
Pennington. June IL; Portland. June
13; Augusta, June IA; Pittsfield, June
Is.
On Memorial day Mr.. Heath will de-
liver an Grafton at Litchfield. In addi-
ton to the dates named above, he will
address gatherings of voters from the
auto while enroute.
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LINCOLN.
JOICE

Wilbur Preble. accompanied by his
mother. MES. Nellie Preble. went to
Alma the last of the week, where they
will visit relatives for a few days.
Mrs. Louisa Dunton. who has been
i'll for the past six weeks, is now much
improved.
Parties have purchased the Daniel
Dunton farm and will soon take pos
session.
Mrs Leslie Lewis has been informed
that her sister, Mrs. F. L. Weeks, who
has been very i'll, is now gaining
The Kings Daughters We're enter
tanned at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Horatio Lewis, Thursday afternoon,
May 9. The next meeting will he with
Mrs. Nellie Preble, May &c. The society
has been notified that the annual State
convention of the Kings Daughters
Will be held at Brewer, June q and 20.
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PiTTSToN.

EAST Willard Hunt. who has been
in Augusta during the past winter has
resigned his position and returned to
his home to assist in the work of the
farm.
Mrs. Eva Reid of Gardiner is pass
ing Few days at her old home.
At the session of Sunday school
Rev G. t. Jones and Merle Docken-
dorff were elected delegates to the
county Sunday school convention, to
be held sduring the coming week at
North Vassalboro.
Mrs. Rodney Mansir who has been
in Gardiner caring for her mother.
Mrs. ElKins. came home. Saturday.
Mrs. Ada Allen and her sister Miss
Edna Dow were Weekend visitors at
| their home IN this village.
Miss Grace knight. who is acting
as substitute teacher in the Port
land schools has returned to that city
after short stay here.
Mrs. Wesley Moody IS at her home
again after few weeks stay in JEFF
ferson.
Miss Rose Wright who is employed
at Smithtown was at home over the
Sabbath
Mrs. May Hilton is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. +. Nj. Little.
Levi Pulsifer, who has been in New
Hampshire for several months re-
turned to this place, Saturday.
Miss Kate Moore, who has been
spending short time with Miss May
Marson has gone to Gardiner.
Rev. G., e. Jones was called home at
the .cfas4a nf tho fpnrnipes Sartfioa SIM
day, and as the weather was unfav-
orable no services were held in the
evening at the church.
Miss Maud Dockendorff, who has
been caring for patient at Cooper's
Mills for some time is now nursing
at North Whitefeld.
The long continued rain has not
only interfercd with farming. but has
been a drawback TO almost any un-
dertaking for the past week and all
will welcome the sunshine.
Levi Eulsifer who has been EN-
ployed in Itiverton. N. H.. the past few
months, has returned and is making
his home with Mrs. BF H. Reed His
many friends were glad to welcome
him home.
| On account of the rain, Friday night
the May party and dance. which was
to have heen held at the Moody hall
was indefinitely post poned.
Mrs Emma Little, who has been Wis.
ting relatives in Pennington, return.
ell home, Saturday.
Ernest Reed made a business trip Il
Bath, Saturday.
w f. Seekins of Richmond passed
the Weekend with his mother. Mrs. b
II. Reed.
Willard Hunt who has been working
in Augusta for several months, ha.