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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27
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The Red Lane.

by Holman +. Day.
Up here in Maine we know Holman
f. Day and his work. For many
years he was constantly before the
people as a special writer and ALL
around newspaper man. And those
of us who know him best are We'll
aware that underneath that joviai
exterior is an understanding of every
phase of Maine life in the half cen.
fury just passed and deep appre-
citation of the pathos that underlies
some of the crises in our frontier his
tory. In The Red Lane" we find
Our sympathy with the kindly philoso-
pher who has been among the Aca-
dians-a simple hearted man who saw
and understood
1t is quite the custom for the aver
age book reviewer To pose as critic
and to air his knowledge of modern
literature rather than to tell his read
ers whether or not the story is inter-
esting, instructive and wholesome for
the average reader who is not a critic.
We are pleased to note that our friend
Day has thus far chung to his deter
mination to write for the great mass
! of his readers rather than for the few
~RN'ANN
write a readable story.
| The Red Lane is an intensely in
teresting portrayal of bit of life not
heretofore touched upon in the vein IN
| which Mr. Day has treated it. The
! setting is Mr.. Days stronghold and
actually contains all the elements oct
| of which the author has skilfully WOW
| en- his web of history with a little
| golden thread of romance. 1t is not
only readable but clean, educational
| and inspiring7-a book to launch new
| principles in the young and To arouse
| dormant ambitions in Well ripened
| age. Truth, courage and hope alter
| nate with greed, lawlessness and evil,
| in the warp; while the shuttle carries
| religion, politics and passion--the
| good and the bad of all three.
The Red Lane is a story worth
| while, to read aloud by the fireside in
| the family group, for il contains an
| absorbing love story garnished with
| historical fact and moral inspiration.
| 1t is a story for every member of the
| family and contains nothing offensive
| or loose. Mr.. Day always finds
quaint types and takes them along
with him into the presence and ae-
quaintance of his readers.
| We wish to congratulate Friend
Day on his last production, The Red
| Lane" 1t is ripper, fuller. cleaner,
| better finished, of stronger appeal. of
richer worth than any that have come
| before 1t is gratifying TO all his
! friends for they have faith in him and
rejoice in his triumphs. Maine folk
| sholIld road The Red I,ane-ot her
people will find it in time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27

manly and clear manner on any ques-
ton that directly concerns labor.
Naturally the supporters of Or.
Wilson are endeavoring to bury the
past of the learned doctor by telling
MS TO look at what Wilson is promising
TO do when he is elected president 1t
would be an insult to intelligence to
say that this is the weakest of all ar
guments Let the question be DELI
nitely asked: What has Wilson prom
ised to LAHORE Not a single thlng!
He has entirely devoted his time ana
vocal energies. so far as labor is con-
cerned. to telling wage workers about
some Kind of ideals he has been theo-
rizing over. Not a substance better
than this can be pointed out. Let his
friends name in any one instance
wherein he has discussed anything
practical and definite that relates to
the real betterment of labor why,
even on his crazy subject OF free
trade. he is as vacillating as a jelly
fish: he even has ideals injected into
This question. The fact is that DIR.
Wilson has been so far astray from
the rightful claims and recognition OF
labor in the past that he dare not
come out definitely at present on the
subject. sThis means that should the
citizens of the country make the mis-
rake of electing this man to the presl-
dency he will at all times be either
under the control of others or else he
will be tvrannically opposed to the in
terests of labor. There is no denying
the fact that his record and his writ
inps nrove this. Were he to have any
practical opinions that promised bet
terment to labor just now depend upon
it he would proclaim them from the
housetops.
"What Wilson has said on the labor
question in definite form he saio
when he was entirely free from the
fact of being political candidate.
These were his true opinions and his
remarkable silence on these same
questions now prove that he was SIN
cere when he slandered labor unions
and extolled Chinese labor beyond
that of the United States
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27
"Always on the Wrong Side,'
Atty. Gen. Dawson on Saloons.

call attention another matter The saloon always
wrong side of every public question When did take up
the cudges decent proposition? What value is in the scheme
civilized society? What human need does SUPPLY What pain
does alleviate? Does add thrift farm, skill in
mechanic brancy any BRAIN nobility character? None
absolutely Bankers banking and
emezzers Lawyers help reform government and admins
raon Justice been foremost in legislation against
malpractice The miner the merchant the baker always be counted
to and regulation OF civic affairs ncud
n their own peculiar business what about the saloon and saloon
keeper If you him lined the side OF the right
any fight deceny social political progress your
experience and observation been broader than
No feowctzens the licensed aoon high or low never an
aid in anv contest right and 1t neither can nor VIII
helm to abolish the liquor traffic any of the evils which flow from
that traffic bad business and somebody has SAID Inc proper
nae to crtai bad business just back of its
eyd Da7vSon Of Kansas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27
The Official Tabulation.

The announcement by the Governor
and Council of the official tabulation
of the vote in the recent election con-
firms the revised figures given by the
Kennebcc Journal many days ago. 1t
is another confirmation of the accu-
racy and celebrity with which the up
ana -alive modern newspaper can CLEAN
the facts of public conditions and de-
sires 1t is demonstration of the
mighty safeguard which the facilities
of the up-to-date newspaper presents
for public institutions and general
welfare and progress.
1t may be safely claimed that in this
age a political count-out or partisan
Juggling with@the popular verdict is
next to impossible. Without desire TO
cast the slightest implication in the
direction of the present administration
or any other recent one, we claim that
had the determination existed on the
part of any one connected with any
administration in the last decade, te
change the figures or the result of an
election. it would have been impossi-
BILE to do so without suffering the pen
atty of exposure by the press.
The rapidity and exactitude witt
which modern newspaper facilities
collect and tabulate widely scattered
election returns is almost uncanny te
the uninitiated. And while officials are
entitled to all the credit of formal
ponderous. slowly majestic and digni-
fled announcement of official re-
turns, the newspapers have correctly
compiled and made public the signed
reports of the town and city officers
weeks before.
The public has such confidence IN
the accuracy, honesty and means fol-
collecting facts, of the leading news
papers of these days, and the reports
of reliable newspapers so crystalize
sentiment, that it is a very dangerous
experiment for any party or propagan-
da to attempt to change at later
date. the first public acceptance o.
results.
The official count shows Repub
lican majority on joint ballot of 10
eleven in the Senate and five in th'
House.
The complexion of the Senate is: Re.
publicans, q. Democrats, 10; of th'
House, Republicans. IS; Democrats, 70
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27
Ideals and Essentials of Education.

Under the above title memorial
volume has been printed, consisting OF
selections from the manuscripts anG
official publications Of William Wal
lace Stetson, late State superintendent
of the public schools of Maine. 1t is
printed by the Chase Press of Haver-
hill, Mass, on excellent paper, bound
in cloth of olive green, with title anu
top in gilt, and contains 236 pages.
The introductory Biographical Sketch
was written by Mrs. Rebecca Jane
Stetson, and she has been assisted in
the preparation of the entire book by
Rev. Everett S. Stackpole of Bradford,
Mass, lifelong friend of Mr.. Stetson.
The title of the book shows the char
acter of its contents. 1t is specially
designed for teachers, but parents also
will find therein many helpful sug-
gestion. 1t deals with principles
rather than facts, and they are ex-
pressed in such manner as to power
fully impress the memory. The style
is lucid and often poetic. The moral
tone is lofty. The aim of the book
is to help educators to build up noble
character and make useful and honor
able citizens. Its hints to teachers,
superintendent, and parents are eX-
ceedingly practical. The whole book
is inspiring. It's chapters are,
Some Things the Common School
Should Do for the Child,'' Some
Pedagogical Principles" Helps foe
+. Helpers" Hints for School Superin-
tendents," 'The Educational Outlook,"
Thoughts by the Way and His
Last Vision The last chapter con-
tains Mr.. Stetson's ideal in detail of
what a great University should be,
expressed in his will in which he be-
queaths all his property for the en-
dowment of an educational institution
of the highest type. The price of the
book is sk50 and will be sent postpaid.
Mrs. r. j. Stetson, Auburn, Maine, Or
Rev. Everett S. Stackpole, Bradford,
Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27
Now and Sixteen Years Ago.

One of the oft repeated blunders Tor
wilful misrepresentationsD OF Candl-
date Wilson is the declaration that the
American farmer gets nothing out OF
a protective tariff Nothing; worse
than nothingw he exclaims, for he
is taxed on all that he must buy and
has no protection on what he has to
sell"
Granting that Dr. Wilson does not
know, it might then occur to Maine
farmers of DR.. wilson's party, that 1t
is his duty to post himself as to actual
conditions before making a repeated
spectacle OF his ignorance on this
great subject. 1t is a matter too
easily proven against him By the far
mers themselves, to be handled thus
loosely by a politician.
Let us ask any Maine farmer to
look back to the days following the
Wilson-Gorrnan tariff law-and Maine
did not suffer as severely as did some
other states-for a fair comparison Of
conditions with today. IT is not hard
to remember the returns for produce
in those days and general conditions
of prosperity OF adversely.
In order to reach q fair compari-
| son. let US make it general for the
| whole country, for that is necessary
| so far as possible in fixing tariff rates,
taking wholesale prices at market
centers, to avoid local fluctuations
Let us begin with corn as a farmer
medium of exchange. and name some
of the principal articles he would buy
for his home or his business.
At the opening of the present year
ten bushels of corn would buy 46 lbs
of coffee, or 16 gallons of molasses, OIL
$40 lbs. of rice, or 123 lbs. of sugar. Oh
% his Of tea, or 10 yds. brown sheet
ing, or $50 lbs. barb wire, or bbl;
cement, or bbls. lime, or 433 lbs
wire nails.
We might go on indefinitely witt
this list but deem these important ar
ticles sufficient and will, after usin
the same article for comparison i
1896, take up other farm products a
an exchange basis.
, In December, 1896, ten bushels Q
corn would purchase only % lbs. @
. coffee, or seven gals molasses. or 4
lbs. of rice, or Sc lbs. sugar, or lbi
/: of tea, or Al yds. br. sheeting, or IL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27
Editorial Comment
Garb in Indian Schools.
(Boston Transcript


President Taft has settled the con-
troversy concerning religious garb in
the Indian schools in a way that at
once respects the sensibilities of it's
wearers and affords no opportunity in
the future for union of Church and
State. In effect, he says that those
teachers who came into the Indian
service when denominational schools
We're taken over may wear their dis
tinctive habiliments so long as they
are retained in the service. AS they
resign or otherwise vacate their post
tons their places will be taken by
teachers who will be "undenomina-
tionaf and who will therefore not
present any question similar to that
which President Taft has been called
upon to decide. In word with the
passing out from the Indian service
of the present small number of teach
ers who are members of orders" all
sectarian employees will disappear.
and the schools viii be as free from
even suggestion of the influence of
any particular faith as are those OF
the public educational system. What
promised to be a prolonged difficulty
in the administration of the Indian
school service has been settled readily
by the application of plain common
sense. There is no room for any ele-
ment of the public to become hysteri
cal over President Tafts action, which
sufficiently vindicates itself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27
Wilson's Naming of Names.
New York Press

New DIX 1feSS.t
Speaking to the Princeton students,
Professor Wilson named David Baird.
the Republican Boss of Camden, "a
one of the leading supporters of
James Smith.
And then, without cracking a smile.
and apparently without throwing the
merry college boys into fits of mirth,
Professor Wilson added:
II always mention Names"
Always? In his public speeches at
lacking Bosses Professor Wilson has
not once mentioned the name OF
Thomas Taggart, the absolute Demo-
cratic Boss of Indiana.
Always Professor Wilson, in as
saulting the Boss system, has never
specified Roger Sullivan, the supreme
Democratic Boss of Illinois.
Always? In all his glittering gen
eralities about corruption in. American
politics through Boss rule. when has
Professor Wilson ever named the
autocrat who holds the Democratic
party of New York in the hollow of
his hand?
When has Professor Wilson. who
always mentions names, pointed his
finger at Murphy and said: When |
speak of Bosses | mean you?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27
Dr.. Wilson SIandered Labor.

While Democratic newspapers and
orators are kicking and Gaming about.
demanding to know of Republicans
whom they are TO support, Taft or
Roosevelt, they are carefully avoiding
reference to Gov. Wilson's position on
great issues before the country. They
sneer about pussy foot politics, but
DR.. Wilson is the champion pussy
footer.
The Labor World. in spite of Sam
uel Gompers' ardent support of Will
son. makes plain it's contempt for the
artful political dodger in the follow
ing:
From the standpoint of labor the
more that DIR. Wilson, who is the
Democratic candidate for the presi-
dency of the United States, talks the
more tiresome and wishy -washy does
he become. He persists in avoiding
the vital questions that labor wants
HIM to answer. He has never had an
equal in dealing out platitudes that
mean nothing definite and that please
nobody who wants TO know exactly
how he stands on this or that burning
question of the day. He has declined
to face even the Democratic platform
and has declared that a platform il
not a program He has gone so IA
as to state that he wants 'relatiy
tariff or protection, whatever tina
may mean. although the platform tina
he has been selected to represent def
nitely declares that all protection
unconstitutional The truth is d.
Wilson has not in any single instanc
declared himself definitely or in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27

if tinkering, as compared with gen
eral conditions after dozen years of
prosperity. trade confidence, indus
trial activity and free and easy buy
ing and selling by the whole people.
We ask our readers on the farms,
in the mills, or employed ut day labor,
to consider their own home life today
and sixteen years ago. Let them look
at any old paper and read of the hum
dreds OF thousands of idle and soup
house fed unfortunates in those days
of Wilson German tariff days. and de-
eide if they care to take the chance
of voting for avowed tariff slashers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27
Coming Events

Sept 25-27-Maine State w. c. T. u.
Convention, Auburn.
Sept 2S-Penobscot Pomona, saltwater.
Sept 25-27-Maine State w. G. T. U.
Convention, Auburn.
Oct 1-Centennial exhibition OF moor
grafton Of town of Foxcroft.
Oct. 1-3-State Baptist Anniversaries
Free Street Church, Portland.
sioners for Foreign Missions, Portland.
Oct. 9-10-Annual Meeting of Maine
State League of Postmasters of Third
and Fourth-class Offices at Portland.
Oct. n-l2-Maine Musical Festival
Oct. 14-1s-Maine Musical Festival,
Portland
Oct 16-1S-State Sunday School Con-
vention at Lewiston and Auburn.
Oct 23-24-Centennial of Congregational
Church, South Paris.
Oct. 23-4-5--Maine Teachers Associa-
ton. Portland
Nov. 12-14-Maine Pathological Annual
Meeting at Portland.
Maine Fair Dates
Oct. 1-2-Park Association Fair, Unity
Oct. 1-S-F'ranklin County Fair, Farm
ington.
Oct. 1-s-West Oxford Fair, Fryebnrg.
oct. S-10-Sagadahoc County Fair, Tops
Uu, 9-10-Annual meeting of the Maine
| State League of Postmasters OF Ihlrd
| and Fourth Glass Offices at Portland,
Maine
Nov. 12-14-State Pathological. Port
| Land.
Nov. 2o-24-N. E. Corn Exposition
Dec. 4-6-Bangor Poultry Association,
4 Bangor.
| Dec 1O-14-Main State Poultry As
| sociation. Portland.
! Dec. 1s-2O-Freeport Poultry Assn
1 Freeport.
Dec. sl-Jan. 2-western Maine Poultry
Show, Norway.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27

No drop but serves the slowly lifting
tide;
No dew but has an GRAND to some
flower;
ray,
And man by man, each helping all the
rest,
Make the firm bulwark of the eountry's
power,
There is no better way.
Susan Coolidge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27
We Can, Help Saying |.
Pink Lemonade e.

Now death has swiped
The man who made
The first tub of
Red lemonade;
While cutting lemons
Up one day
He sliced his finger,
So they say,
And with that finger
Stirred the drink,
And so the lemon
AIDE was pink;
And he grew RICH
And fat and proud
Waiting on the
Bloodthirsty crowd.
Houston Post.
We heard this thing
Another way
The color was
Not blood, they say
As we have learned il
In these lights
The pink" came from
a pair of tights,
And people crowded
Up beside
The tub 90 taste
The stuff that dyed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27

A. J. Drexel Biddle of Philadelphia,
has organized Bible class movement
that is taking on extraordinary pro-
portions. There are forty-five classes
in Philadelphia, numbering 3,400 per-
sons. and many in other cities. Mr..
Biddle has just given the use of his
magnificent country home at Lans-
downe, Pa. as summer vacation
home to members of these classes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27
The Proper Course.

The express companies have heard
of the new parcels post law, and are
adjusting their rates accordingly.
You can get an idea into the heads OF
some people if you go about 1T in the
right way.-Philadelphi Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27

Broken glass has a market. Some of
it is ground in fire rowderlike parti-
Giles and used for various purposes
At other times is is remeted ard made
into now glass objects
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER, NO

ROSE Of SHARON CFNP Elk, NO.
Is, O. r. S. Stated meetings the first
Wednesday evening of each month at
730 All members sojourning in the city
are invited to attend.
ELIZABETH r. MERRILL, w. NJ
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON. Sec.
ON w.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27

A Democratic neighbor of ours,
treating the subject of senatorial in
vestigation of the source of campaign
funds, says:
THE Senate committee might Sc
cure some interesting information if
il incurred into the sources of some
of the money which was spent here
last summer in behalf of the Repitb-
lican ticket"
wholly unnecessary to satisfy the gen
eral public as to the source of the
money spent in Maine, last year and
this. in behalf of the Democratic
ticket.
A San Antonio masher was given
one year in Jail for embracing girl
Evidently it wasn't the time, the
place and the girl.-Menard CTex)
Messenger.
It's the time and the place. all right
and, if the girl forced his arrest
we should say she's the girl. Too bad
we couldn't have a few of 'em in
Bath. Biddeford and Manchester.
Daredevil Lincoln Beachey is doing
some sensational stunts in aviation
these days Evidently, he has scant
regard for the old preVerb of the
pitcher and the well-Manchester
Union.
Darn i'm! We haven't been able yet
to get our heart cut of our mouth nor
the dirt out of a new light gray suit
which we had on when we Rugged the
track in an attempt to dodge one of
his little jokes here, last August.
Waldorf Astor, NJ. p, advances the
theory that union of all English
speaking countries would solve all the
problems of America and England.
This sounds easy when YOU say II
quickly enough but it might depend
somewhat upon what sort of union
was formed. And even then, there
might be a few problems that would
continue to hang over the edges
Biddeford Journal.
Uh-huh. Let 'em look after their
own suffragettes.
Why isn't there money enough to
paw the full number of policemen and
fremen needed for the city's protec-
ton? Because somebody in authority
has blundered.-Kansas City Journal
Don't you know it isn't up-to-date
to keep your police on a strict salary
basis?
When, you see Mrs. l.. NJ. n. Stevens
come from Nvide-open Portland TO just
across the river from wide-open Lew
iston to. rejoice over the election OIL
William n. Haines by a plurality OF
less than three per cent as victory
for the Prohibitory Law and enforce
ment-weH, how does it strike YOU
Lewiston Sun. i .AS
1t strikes US that a man who never
has any facts or arguments to support
his bald statements, and whose only
resource in debate is the asking OF
fool questions, is pretty poor apoi-
ogy for leader of public thought.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27
Maine Gossip
The Philosophy of Folly.

Tis the last fly of summer that fits on
the wing;
And my heart almost bleeds for the lone
some young thing!
No mate of his old age, no comrade has
he
TO stick in the jelly, or drown in the tea !!
l know If l spare him he'll frisk on my
nose;
Or perched on my bald spot, disturb my
reposei
Bereft of his vgor and shorn of his
pride,
III send him to rest where the good
flies reside!
So (swatD let me finish his earthly ca
reer-
Then tbingD goes globe from my best
And Ismash9 my screen swatter is
dashed at his head
But, goshi Twas finger bowl shattered
instead!
Well. (binD amt it awful, I've missed
him once more?
And (bangD this destruction is making
me sore,
So kindly let's gather the wreckage
away,
And hope that we land him on some
Ted Robinson, in Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Fred Mason of Auburn is open
ing up feldspar quarry on his farm
aud the quality of stone is said to be
very fine. 1t is on the pegmatic stra-
tum and he has found beryls, cookite
and rose quartz oil the vein, says the
Lewiston Journal E. a. Greenlaw of
Auburn has been mining for gems on
his property and has struck several
pockets containing golden beryl. 1t
was a big strike, as this gem is fully
the equal of tourmaline in value. His
property is on the side of Mount Apa-
tite.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27
ESTABLISHED 1875

No notice whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held response
BILE for the preservation or return OF
rejected communications,
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FYLNT. PUBLISH
ers, Augusta, Maine.