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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26

Secretary Epstein of the Lewiston
Board of Health has stated. this
week, that there are now about 20
cases of smallpox in Lewiston. He
has uttered vigorous complaint be-
cause several of the cases We're not
reported to him. Nearly all the
schools. with the exception of a few in
rural districts have been visited by
physicians to give the pupils an OPP
portunity. of free vaccination. The
rural students will soon have their
turn. ,4s. ~,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26

Inspection. Friday, Of the ruins OF
the Demerritt buildings at Silver
Mills. Dexter. disclosed the fact That
every one of the 10 head OF cattle
which persisted in the fire OF Thurs-
day morning We're killed instantly ny
electricity. Every animal LAY as
though asleep with absolutely ne
trace of struggle as would nave
been the case had they burned 70
death 1t was plain to those VINO
made the examination that the Doll
of lightning killed the animals as
they lay asleep in the tie-up. the
loss including buildings, hay, gram
tools. cattle and household e1ects' II
estimated at $4,000; insurance is $4,000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26

more than double the spread of canvas.
Any one who knows anything about
sailing can manage an ice Yacht under
ordinary conditions. although it takes a
real expert to approach the speed limit.
Because il is so easy 10 go a-pleasurinS
in this way, iceboats built for two are
especially popular on the Shrewsbury.
Sometimes two girls will 20 out together.
but it is more fun when u fellow and his
girl go sailing down the Stream of Time
otherwise the Shrewsbury--at the rate of
a mile a minute. Cupid, of course, sits
on the end of the windward runner board
to hold the boat down, On the right side
of the boat there is no room for
chaperon.
The first iceboat on the Shrewsbury,
according TO the old-timers who come
out on cold days to look over the new
craft, was built by an eccentric old man,
who put it together in the cellar of his
house. He fitted the corner with old
fashioned skates for runners. When 1t
was finished he tried to get the contriv-
ance through the cellar door, but the
space was too narrow, and he had to
take the boat apart and rebuild 1t outside
his cellar Once OH the ice, however, u
proved a speedy craft, ana from tldt uay
to this the Shrewsbury and the iceboat
have been fast friends. The first ice-boat
club along the Shrewsbury was organized
in 1881, and was founded by Captain
James b. Weaver. Today there are three
big iceboat clubs, the North Shrewsbury
Club of Red Bank, the South Shrews-
bury lee Yacht Club, whose headquarters
are at Pleasure Bay, and the shrewsbury
Ice Yacht Club, often called thu Long
Branch Club.-New York Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26

Principally for use of gasoline barrels
standing around Il more or less pubic
garage, locking and latching faucet
has been designed to safeguard the con-
tents of the barrel. The handle con-
sists of three pieces. The latch engages
in the closed position, and if it is desired
to lock the faucet a small paddock on a
chain is slipped through hole which
pierces the three parts of the handle. To
make the device doubly secure, one end
of the chain is secured to the screw at
the end, lower end of the plug, thus pre-
venting the abstraction of the contents
by the removal of this part of the fau-
Get.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26
Voices Of the State Press.

Law breakers may realize that they
are taking long chances in writing II
female acquaintance but they persist
in so doing. Within the past few
weeks three men wanted by the Bos-
ton police have been traced because
of clues resulting from letters they
have mailed women. The up-to- date
detective when starting out to run a
man down always looks for the We
man in the case.-Express and Adver-
tser.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26
Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
Q a 9 Q RIA
WILLIAMS KIDNEY PILLS

Have you overworked your nervous sys-
tenn and caused trouble with your kid
neys and bladder? Have you pains in
oins, side. back and bladder? Have you
flabby appearance of the face, and un-
der the eyes? A frequent desire to pass
urine? If so, Williams Kidney Pills will
cure you-Druggist Price soc.
WILLIAMS MFG. CO.. Props.. Cleveland. Ohio
For sale by Bowditch. Webster 4 Co.,
md c. b. Murphy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26

Next summer piece of ice floating
in the harbor would be utilized by
Portsmouth to advertise its adVan-
tages as Il summer resort. This Win
ter-weH, that's another story.-Bid-
deford journal.
Never mind the ice. as long as we
have the lemons and sugar.-Ports-
mouth Chronicle.
But ice and lemons and sugar are
not all. Now who'll supply the other
dients?-Biddeford Journal.
Ask the special session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26

Senator Lodge was one Of the first
men in Congress to read Roosevelt 5
printed speech. He sent page out
to get noon edition of the news
papers and sat during the proceedings
of the Senate intently reading the
Coloners utterances. The Senator be
trayed his nervousness by swinging
his foot backward and forward, Il GER
tain index that Mr.. Lodge is thinking
rapidly and seriously.-New YORK
suns Washington Dispatch.
The Washington correspondents have
long read Senator Lodges mind by
Watching the swinging of his foot
Boston Globe.
rFRnco cha ire arc too high ANYWAY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26
We Can't Help Saying 1t.
RockIand's Ozark SONG.

Maine conditions Gardner J"ues,
Keeps on handin' out the news.
Don't care if he does want booze
lie oughtta quit them interviews,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26

The Boston Herald remarks upon
the fact that Maine beats Massaehu-
sets in the matter of celebrating the
390th anniversary of settlements on
its coast. In 1901 was the celebration
of the St. Cruix island; that at Pop
ham in 1907 and now the plans Tor
Castine. while the 300th anniversary
of Plymouth does not come for elshl
years. The Plymouth settlement was
of more importance than all those IN
Maine for that was permanent. Whlie
the Maine ones lasted but year OF
SO. The fact that the Maine settie-
ments were failures does not detfacl
any from the sentiment connected
with them, nor the historical import :
ance. Probably the fact that all the
territory east of the Kennebec was
claimed by France in the early days
is the reason why historians nave
failed to emphasize the early history
OF Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

AUGUSTA LODGE, NO. t41. r. & A.
Nj. stated communication Tuesday eve
ming. March 5 All soiourning compan-
ions are cordially invited to be present
ALBERT II. FOLSOM, w. M.
w. A JACKSON Soc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26

TRINITY CoMMAN Derry, NO. 7, X.
r. Special conclave at Masonic Temple.
Friday. March /, at $50 j. NJ Work in
the orders of Temple and Malta Re-
freshments. All sojournlng fraters are
cordially invited
l.. F.4W00D JONES, Il. c.
THOS II BODICE Recor,ler
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26


The visit of c. L. Embree. sales man
aeer Of the Long Island Potato EX-
change. to Maine. and the organiza-
ton last week at Brunswick of the
Maine Central Potato exchange. adds;
to the interest with which the figures
on the business of the cooperative
organization and the data will be
read. During the year. the exchange
handled but 154.052 bushels of pota-
toes This was less than last year,
but the manager pointed out that there
were between coo. 600 and 100000 BUSH
els less grown on Long Island last
year thar previously, and that the
Exchange percentage of shipment
was about equal 10 the previous
years. Potatoes have been shipped
to IS different firms 1t was stated
that 1853 tons of fertilizers were sold
but that with little effort this could
be Increased if the Exchange officials
were not SO cramped as to working
capital The grain business increased
over $11.000 compared with last year.
A total of 1923 bushels of up State
seed potatoes We're sold. The Elk
change has over coo members. The
National Stockman and Farmer. which
states that the Exchange did q bust
ness last year Of s2S5, 1886 ON CAPT
tai of S12,500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26

Judging by the finished product
turned out" the Biddeford Journal
concludes that some of the Biddeford
mills are working overtime From
this we assume that Biddeford, too,
has been overlooked by this virtuons
Democratic administration in Maine,
in its promised enforcement of the
prohibition law.-Manchester Union.
overlooked. doesn't half express it,
If the situation had in it any of the
elements of accident, or forgetfulness.
or even of carelessness, it would be
moia hopeful. AS 1t has turned out,
that promise can be spelled with three
letters And the worst of it is that
ii seems to have been deliberate and
with malice aforethought.-B iddeford
Journal.
Now maybe the Journals recent ID.
of W." meant barrels of whskey."
The Boston Globe says the light oil
Spring was in the sky Friday. That S
some progress to get the light, but for
us there has got to be more than the
chattering of sparrows in the early
morning to convince us that the mat
ing season is at hand.-Clinton Item.
one swallow of book doesn't make
a summef-Boston Globe.
But don't several such swallows
make hot old time while they last?
A Chicago newspaper man has been
made head of the Taft publicity bu-
reau. Roosevelt heads his own.-Bos-
ton Herald.
Medill should not be forgotten.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26

bethlehem LODGE, NO. 35, r. &.
A. NJ. Special communication at 80 i.
NJ. Monday, Feb. 20. Work in NJ. NJ
degree. All soiourning brethren are COR
daily invited to attend
GEORGE A. COOMBS, w NJ.
CIiAS. -. WHITE Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26


A result of library association or
g&nized many years ago, when books,
magazines and papers were not SO low
priced and plentiful and places of
amusement Were not SO common, Is
the highly ornamental structure just
turned over to the library trustees at
Caribou. The benefit of this original
association was not long in making
itself felt and its work was soon
brought to the attention of the town
meeting The matter was often dis
cnssed vet nothing was done princl-
pally through fear of expense and in
creased taxation. In the meantime the
late Nathaniel Bartlett, one of the
towns NEST public spirited citizens
died. In his win he bequeathed $500
to buy suitable lot on which to place
n library building and made Hon. w.
r. Hall trustee. Then Hon. Mr.. Hall,
who had long been extremely interest
ed il the young people problem, made
representations Of the need to Andrew
Carnegie, who agreed to give Sloooo
for a building on the usual conditions
that a lot be provided and q certain
minimum sum should be annually
given for maintenance. With this Of
fer. Hon. Mr. Hall went to the town
meeting and principally upon his plea
it was about unanimously voted TO
accept the offers of The lot and build
ing. The building is of red primed
brick with mode stone. trimmings 1t
is OF the bungalow type, with large
windows and great gothic door led up
to by wide steps. Its position is some
what elevated, and, being on a high
basement, its appearance is very
slightly and pleasing Inside it is most
convenient and attractive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26
ROSE OF SHARON cHAPTER. NO

49, O. Il. s. Stated meetings the first
Wednesday evening of each month at
80, All members sojourning in the city
are invited to attend
ELIZABETH #. MERRILL. w. M.
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON, Sec.
m-w-ftf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26

The Skowhegan and Pennington To-
cal papers are at heated controversy
over advantage in possession of the
greatest number Of poor men with
thinkers. Says the lndependent-Re-
por,er; Evidently poor men with
thinkers are scarce in Pennington.
Thus continues the gentle process OF
voting money out of the chin pocket
books into the fat ones. The tax
dodgers can't fool us With any such
schemes as seem To - over in Farm
inston. And says the Chronicle:
No, no, Mr. Reporter wa are going
too lar out of your way. There are
no fat pocket books nYer herc-we are
all poor, and we are running our own
business in our own WY with almost
universal satisfaction II it be a
skin game we have The satisfaction
OF playing it ON ourselves so long as
we like. rather than being skinned to
death by private corporation through
long term contract executed by
thinking - men. AW. come on,
fellers kiss and make up,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26
Maine Gossip
Song.

Song.
A bird in my bower
Sat calling, a-calling,
y bird answered low from the garden
afar,
His note came with power
While falling, a-falling,
Her note quivered faint as the light of a
star
II am Life, | am Life
From the bower a-rinsing,
THRILLED forth a mad melody, soaring
above;
; ~ am Love, | am Love-
From the garden a-siueing.
Came soft rs dream, and the echoes
s sang Love
They joined, and together
Fast lying, a-fiyine.
Were lost to my gaze III the arch of the
sky,
The wind through tire heather
Is signing, assigning
All how should it ever do other than
sigh?
Where art thou, where art thou
Life, flying. a-flying2
Where art thou, o Low sweetest child
of the dawn?
The song in the meadow
Is dying a-dying:
My heart groweth heavy and whisper
eth-"Gone."
II
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-26

Now maybe the Journals recent b
of W" meant barrels of whskey."
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-04
OF THE
OLD SCHOOL
By TEMPLE BAILEY

\Copyright. 1871. oy Associated Literary EtessS
The old man sat in his garden. It
was quaint old place with tangle Of
roses enclosing the space where. near
. fountain. was a stone bench. Here
the old man sat each morning and
watched the gold fish in the pellucid
water. Today he wore an old brown
coat with silver buttons. His hat was
the fashion Of oygone age. everything
about him showed that. for him. life
had stopped in the late fifties.
It was q hot day. and his head nod
ded over his cane; the pigeons cooed
and wheeled drowsily over the roof OF
the summer house on the other side
Of the hedge. The hedge was the d.
viding line between the estates Of the
very old man and his next door neigh
bor
But there was another sound be-
side the cooling Of the pigeons, and. at
last the old man raised his head to
listen. Then he moved uneasily. stood
up>a and looked over the hedge.
A large rambler made an ineffective
screen between him and the summer
house. Through its interlacine
branches he caught q glimpse Of
white gown, and closer observation
showed a girl curled up in a corner OF
the wide seat within, sobbing az II
her heart would break.
At first the old man thought she
was alone. but presently he heard q
mans voice say: You are very silly
Marjorie"
The sobbing continued. II don't
see why you should make such a fuss
over It," was the further masculine
complaint.
The girl sat up. and the old man
had a view of her flushed face and
sparkling eyes. III you love me-" she
said. you could never have taken that
ride with another woman"
Who would have believed you jeal
ous?" her companion tainted.
81 am not Jealous" and her voice
Quivered, "only l judged your feel
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-04
BETRAYED HER LONELINESS
Old Lady on Getting Ready to Go
Home Enumerates Every Train
That Passes Through Town.

THAT dear old Connecticut lady
with whom l board for two weeks ev-
cry summer got pretty homesick on
her visit to New York." woman said.
She did not complain. From prayer
meeting to Coney Ialsnd she was game
for every metropolitan wonder the
younger members Of my family offered
to show her. but the day she got ready
to go home she unconsciously betrayed
row lonesome she had been.
"I'll leave here on the 10: Is train,
she said. That will get me to the
station - home at lao and out to the
house about 2 o'clock.
Then she went on and enumerated
every train that passes through her
town in the twenty-four hours and
named to the second the time OF its ar
rival and how long 1t stayed. That
was how | knew she had been home
sick. Last summer q time table was
a literary and mathematical mystery
whose complexities she never attempt
ed to grapple with. Tell her every
dey in the week that there was =
traiI due at 1:4O. and half an hour
later II questioned she would reply
Is there. dear? never can remem.
ter'
But In her homesickness she
turned to that dsspised time table
for companionship and learned it,
trains By heart In imagination she
went homo on every ono Of them and
never again viii she forget whom the
l:4O or any other train 10 due"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-04

ing by mine. l don't want to be
with any one else when can have
you. and had hoped you felt the
same way"
II have asked you to be my wife,"
was the reply. Isn't that enough"
81 am not sure" her voice was trou.
bled. II am not sure, Bruce"
when a man says that" was the
cool rejoinder, "a woman should trust
him. As l said before, don't see
why you should make q fuss. Mar
jorie."
She stood very still and pale in
the door of the summer house. "Per-
haps l am foolish" she said, but
cannot be happy when you treat me
this way"
Bruce came up behind her and thus
brought himself into the visoin of the
near-sighted old man.
SILLY. he said. and leaned over
Marjorie and kissed her.
Then from the other side of the
hedge came a voice: "She is not silly"
said Jonas Kent: ut Ia you who are q
tool!"
They stared at him in Amusement
Never before had they seel the re-
cluse of the rose gardens. People had
talked to them Of him. of his almost
forgotten love affair which had made
him withdraw from the world, and
live alone with his books. He stood
before them now a shaking old figure
In shabby. suit. but there was about
him a dignity which made ridicule i'm.
possible.
He beckoned to then. with bis long
forefinger. Come over here and lot
me talk to you." no said
In spite Of themselves they obeysd.
He Lad the air OF one who had 81.
ways commanded.
,5ut when hey sat on the stone
be-eh oeside the fountain Bruce said:
'Tou Gales NE fool. sir, will you
e. y wNy,"
= -. i-"l looked at him thought
fully. 81 called you a fool because I
was one. In my young days l tested
woman's love a. you are testing
this girls. and one day she rebelled,
and let her 30. and since then there
has been for me-nothing." His old
voice ,quavered. Il could never for
get"
Then in the rose garden he told his
littld story TO the lovers.
"She was such = pretty little thing. y
he said. I'm those. days women ,ysss
lpraiEed for their gentieness and their
meekness. aud loved her because che
was different She vas . beauty, too.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-04

and wore Ger hair in curls that fen
about her white neck and made .
frame forher fair face. Pink was her
favorite color, and she used to look
like rose when she came to meet me
here In this old garden, loved her.
and at last won her. We were to be
married in the fall Then one June
day there came a visitor from the
city. She was dark beauty as i'm
perious as my own little lady. From
the first moment they were friends. !
think l was a bit jealous of their Xix
Ing for each other, for would have
my sweetheart think Of no one but
myself. l think. too. that l wanted
to test her. to have the thrill OF con-
quest, to know the sweetness of see
ing her Jealous. You know what
mean?" he asked Bruce sharply.
The young man blushed. Il was
not conscious. sir he said. "of any
such motive"
"Ah. but it was there said the old
man. you wanted to see her flame
and flare. You made her miserable
that you might prove yourself the mas
ter"
With that spirit in me-" he went
on, Il asked her friend one afternoon
to ride with me. We stayed late and
came back by moonlight. My little
lady was waiting for US. She was
very grave but very sweet. She would
not distrust me. Had she grown in
dignant. and accused me. all would
have been we'll, for would have ap-
peased her. But her dignified re-
serve simply urged me on to see II
could rouse the spirit in her. 80 day
after day paid attention to her
friend, her false friend as it proved.
ing to take me from the woman
was to marry
AT last day came when we had
1t out. My little lady said she would
stand It no longer. that I did not love
her. and II treated her as you to-
day have treated this child" He put
his hand on Marjorie's shoulder. II
said she was silly. foolish. that she
was unfair to distrust me. l wanted
to see her eyes flash, and then to WOO
her back to believe in me. But
could not-and that night she went
away for long visit in a distant town.
She wrote that she would think things
over, and the next news was her mar
riage to another man. He broke her
heart. as l knew she would. They
lived near me, and had to see her I'm.
happy. She was faithful wife and
she never complained, but the burden
of her misery and mine was always
upon me-"
He drew long, shuddering sigh
she Is dead now. poor soul. and
live here alone, and all because in my
pride of manhood I wanted to see q
woman yield her will to mine.
And that is what you have want
ed to do today" He turned to Bruce
And that is why | have told you my
story that you might take warning
and save yourself from a similar
| fate"
But Marjorie never would" was
the young mans assertion. would you
dear hearth
"Oh, am not sure" her voice waa
tremulous. No woman knows herself
1t Is better not to rouse in her a spir
1t Of opposition. Love Is too wonder
ful for that"
He came over and took her hands in
his. YES" he said gravely. "love II
too wonderful for that. Will you for
give me. Marjorie?"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-01-04

Visitor-"Was old man Jones we'll
axed, do you knowr" Native-"You
bet! He left prise contest coupons
good for SIS on . thousand dollar pi.
ano, Is credit on . sewing machine.
another one for first payment OF -
In Q series Of ssventy.hve payments
on q Long Island lot. and 4 missing
word coupon good for 81 worth OF
groceries In . Chicago house II you
bought 800 worth nrst"-Puek.