Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-08
Maine Gossip
Peace Upon Earth.

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Divide the brotherhood of man no more
10 bless mankind earth's boundless riches
| flow iN'ie9
From burning tropic to the frozen pole
" ,r197t, sWi1ter than the wind, God S
Ear as the sunlight falls or oceans roll
"hat though the unreasoning hunger Of
Arm half the nations yet? In freedom, $
| air
Inc peoples heart will spurn the lawIess
| Which for the lords of war their slaves
| prepare.
100 precious is mans blood to waste and
For hate, oppression and unrightcous
power.
Men of good viii at last win work tbaiI
The strong unjust too long have had
their hour.
Peace upon earth. The reign of truth and
| right
Service to save mans life, not take
| await
Man lifted into manhood's perfect light,
| Woe unto them that bar the dawning
| day,
Theodore c. Williams in Boston Herald.
| PASSPORT has sent out call for Ia
! borers TO assist in the construction of
the large plant proposed by a canning
| company to replace the building de-
| stroyed by fire last fall.
Hon. Paul ID. Sargent. acting direct
| or of the u. S. Department of Good
Roads at Washington. b. c., has signi-
TED his Willingness to be present at
tie Good Roads meeting to be held at
PORTLAND. tie will deliver an illustrat-
| Ell lecture on How to Better Road Con
ditiGnS i'll Maine. Hon. Parker l.
Harrison and u New Hampshire ex-
pert probably will be among the other
speakers. Gov. Plaisted, Also has in
tlmated that his decision upon the
matter OF delivering an address NAV
De expected within few days The
meeting is TO be wide in its in
tent ana already a committee covering
the entire State has been appointed
fractlcally everyone invited to serve
mas accepted and the committee when
completed Will contain the names of
many OF the most prominent men in
the State. Great interest is being
shown IN the meeting and a big at
tendance is expected
An admittance fee of ten cents to see
that Eastport whale is reported to
have netted the promoters a snug lit
tie sum-
Tony. the little silk poodle dog
owned by Mr.. and Mrs Fred Towle of
Skowhegan is worth $500. He appears
TO know it, too. He was born in Bos-
ton and brought from there by Mr..
Iowle. Tony has many traits of a
enid. He will walk on his hind feet
all around the room. When he wants
To go out of doors he will walk on his
hlnd legs to his mistress and sit look
ing right at her until the mistress
starts 10 let him out. When he wishes
to come back in he will come TO one
OF the windows on the piazza and with
one of his paws will rap on the VIM
dow. lie is very found of the house
cat and they will romp together and
sleep side by side each night. He
llkes TO climb the step ladder and af-
ter ne reaches the top step he will
stand on his hind feet and bow his
head first to one side and then to the
other Tony is clear white and keeps
himself clean. lie will run to his
mistress each day asking to be
washed.
Knowing Auburn as we do. we find
it hard to believe that the Lewiston
Journal, in plea for a public park
for Auburn, did not mean growing
some.' Or perhaps the condition men
toned is caused by the recent epidem-
It's in that city. Figure it out for
yourself; here's the item auburn is a
growing shame and will grow much
faster II it can have some of those inn
provements SO badly needed. A pub
lie park is one of the most vital of
these and provision should be made
for the same before it is too late. The
Field forest is a magnificent place and
close to the residential part of the
city. 'Woodman, spare that tree
Fifteen years progress in Names
greatest transportation facilities is
given in a Maine central statement.
Conditions in 1897 are contrasted with
conditions in 1912. In the first year
the Maine Central operated S22 miles
of railway, now the number has grown
to 1904; then it had four steamers,
now it has eight; then 1879 stations,
now 247 then transportation earnings
We're s4,Sss,036 now $9904, 226 then
total train mileage 3,1Sl ,444, now 1866
271; then number of passengers car
ried one mile 1924, 995; now 155, 55i0oo;
then tons of freight moved one mile
203, 746056 now 562, rs, 644; then num-
Der of locomotives in service 100, now
222; then weight largest locomotive 14i
tons, now 22S; then number of pas
senser cars 227, now 316; then number
freight cars, 3.434. now 9,405; then no
block signals, now they protect 800
miles then weight of rails being laid
to yard 81 lbs: now IS lbs; then num-
Der of employees 3,195, now $685. then
annual pay roll s1,752,64S, now s4,99s,-
oS1sr When we come to sit down and
think it over. it is a pretty big ana
rapidly growing enterprise, isn't 1t?
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