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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-14
THOROUGH WORK.
How an Augusta Citizen Found Free
dom From Kidney Troubles.

If you suffer from backache-
From urinary disorders
Any durable disease of the kidneys,
Use a tested kidney remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills have been test
ed by thousands.
Augusta people testify.
Can you ask more convincing proof
of merit?
Frank E. Chase, farmer, lab North
ern Ave, Augusta, Me-, says: Il got
Doan's Kidney Pills at Willis r. Par
tridges Drug Store and they cured
me of a lame and aching back. The
trouble was so bad at times that
was obliged to lean against something
for support / never used another
remedy that gave such quick ano
lasting relief as Doan's Kidney Pills.
The above statement was given ir
January 1905. Mr.. Chase was inter,
viewed by our representative on Apri
10, 1912 and he said: 1.-THE endorsement
/ gave Doans Kidney Pills some year!
ago was correct in all details. an
glad to verify it,
For sale by all dealers. Price s.
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
| States.
| take no other.
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To Prevent HaiIstorms.

A new type of hail DESTROYER is being
tested in France on a lareg scale. The
device is, in essence. very large light
ming rod of pure copper grounded by
means of a copper conductor.
According to the theory of the inven-
tors, these Instruments, by their effect
upon currents of atmospheric electricity,
are capable of preventing the formation
and fall of haistones.
The French Government, through a
special commission of senators and de-
puties. is studying the process and has
encouraged experiments. A chain or nan
destroyers of the new type will be es-
tablished in important vine-growing dis
triots which have suffered heavily from
hailstorms.
The great damage wought by hail ano
lightning in Fance each year, witr
| losses estimated at from 20 to 80 million
dollars, will cause the experiments now
| under way to be followed with close at
tention.-London Globe.
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FOR EASTER ISLAND.
English Explorers Hope to Solve :
Deep Mystery.

AS result of a report made by the
officers of II. NJ. S. Algerine, regarding
the visit of the gunboat tnow over
hauling at Esquimalt, B. CO made not
long ago to Easter Island, a $50 ton
auxiliary schooner has been launched
at Whitestable. England. to carry a
party of scientists who will investi-
gate reports of remains found of q
lest race of giants.
The vessel has been ehristened the
Mana Polynesian, for good luck, and
the party. headed by W. S. Routledge
NJ. A, will proceed in her to the
South Sea island as soon as she is
placed in commission. The island is
the most eastern of the Polynesians.
being about 1000 miles from the
coast of South America.
Immense platforms formed of stone
fitted together with cement are found
to have been erected on the island
facing the sea. Some of the stones
weigh five TONS and in these mysteri-
GUS sea walls are 20 feet high and %
feet long.
On the land side of these platforms
there are broad terraces, also of stone,
bearing the pedestals on which stood
huge figures carved out of lava from
an extinct crater eight miles away
Most of these images have been
thrown down. but there are 555 OF
them in the As square miles of the
island. The figures extend down to
the hips, and the faces represent a
receding forehead. broad adzelike
nose, thin lips, and a powerful chin.
-. ct, of a CT .ars
island-eight feet highs now in the
British Museum, having been brought
back by Fl. NJ. S. Topaze, which visited
the island in 1868. Other British war
ships have also visited the island, the
last being Fl. NJ. S. Algerine, which
went from Esquimalt last year.
No metal is found on Easter island
and the only ancient tool found is
stone chisel, with which it would have
been impossible to execute such colos-
sal work To drag the statues from
the crater workshop over hill and dale
to the platform must have required
far larger population than this isianc'
with very scanty supplies of fresh
water could support. Some OF the
platforms weigh $50 tons and II would
need modern engineering appliances to
move them.
There is ample evidence that the
making of these huge images was sud-
denly stopped and the theory has been
advanced that the island is the last
pinnacle of submerged continent
which occupied the greater part OF the
South Pacific and possibly joined Asia
with America. Ruined temples OF the
same style are found on the mainland
of America, in Indo- China and Java.
Under the platforms are vast num-
hers of skeletons. Originally 1t may
be presumed they were the victims oil
human sacrifices, but in modern times
the Kanaka inhabitants, although
christianized by the Jesuits, have con-
tinued to bury their dead in these
places.
Mr.. Routledge's expedition will find
a great field for excavation in TINS
mystery island of the Southern Pacific,
and the revelation of it's secret may
solve the whole mystery of the Ineas
of Peru.
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RELAY ACROSS CONTINENT.
Motorcyciists to Garry Message from
New York to San DIEGO.

The ocean to- ocean relay of the
Federation of American Motorcyclists,
by which a message from the War De-
partment will be cacrried by motor
cycle messengers from New York to
San Diego, Cal, will start Oct. 90.
Plans are being perfected whereby
the message will fly across the coun-
try in record breaking time, being de-
livered from one relay to another with
out the loss of minute. The CO.
operation of governors, mayors and
city officials in the states and cities
through which the route is laid, is be-
ing sought and promised. This will
practically assure clear road and
permit the best possible time. The
route will be from New York, through
Philadelphia. Baltimore, Washington,
Wheeling, Columbus, Indianapolis, st.
Louis. Kansas City, Albuquerque,
Phoenix and Yuma to San Diego.
The division from New York to
Philadelphia will be in charge of
George f. Post of Newark: Howard
French of Baltimore will be in charge
of the route from Philadelphia to
Wheeling From Wheeling to In
dianapolis the relay will be in charge
of d. Wooley of Columbus. E. @.
Baker of Indianapolis will be in
charge of the relay from Indianapolis
to ST. Louis to Kansas City, George
W. Duncan of st. Louis will officiate.
B. J. Patterson. president of the F. A.
, M will make the arrangements for the
relay from Kansas City to Albuquer-
que. The last stage of the relay from
will
managed by Charles Fuller Gates Oh
Los Angeles.
1t is planned to have three riders IN
each relay and each relay VIII carry
! the message approximately 100 miles.
The motorcyclists will ride day and
night, rain or shine. In each relay one
rider will be designated to carry the
message. He will be followed ciosiS
! by a second rider. who, in an emer-
| gency. will take the message from the
| first rider and carry it to the END o.
the relay. Rider number three VIII
| follow behind, and will be ready te
4 take up and carry the message shouio
| anything delay the first two rlders
/ With this precaution, it is beieVec
! that there will be no chance OF serl-
1 Gus delay in any relay from coast U
L
coast.
AS soon as the message is accepted
by each relay, the relay just aheae
| will be notified by wire when TO ex
pect it and will thus be ready to tax
If and carry it on without loss OF time
| The War Department has already an
nounced that it will prepare and de-
liver the message to the first relay O
/ riders in New York city. DR.. j. +
/ Thornley,. chairman of the competition
committee of the r. A. M, will rid'
first in the relay and will carry th'
message out of New York city on thu
morning of Oct. 20.
This will be the greatest test o
motorcycle endurance, reiiapliity an.
efficiency the country has ever seen.
lsaid President Patterson OF the +: a
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lErg7zsassz
Railroad
TIME AT WHICH TRAINsf ARE EX-
PECTED TO ARRIVE AND DEPART.
In effect September 30, 1872.
FROM
In Effect Sept. 80. 1912.

TIME AT WHICH TRAINSl ARE EX-
PECTED TO ARRIVE AND DEPART.
In effect September 30. 1872.
FROM BANGOR.
800 a. NJ. for Houlton. Ft. Fairfield.
Caribou, Van Ruren and INTERMEDIATES
stations, via Medford s1eF =
Washburn. Grand Isle Madawaska, ST
Francis, TT. Fairfield Caribou. ana in
termediate stations. Dining ear Bangor
to Millinoeket ~
S25 \. NJ. for searsport and interme-
date stations.
2.35 p. NJ, for Houlton. Ft. Fairfield.
Caribou, Van Buren, and principal inter-
mediate stations via Medford. Change
az Northern Maine Jet. for Stockton and
Searsport irasts = :
$40 p NJ, for GreenviIle, Brownytlle
and intermediate stations
ARRIVE BANGOR
40 A. ~, from Searsport and interme-
date stations
$50 A. NJ, from Greenville. Brownyille
and intermediate stations.
215 T. NJ, from Van Buren, Caribou
Houiton and principal intermediate sta
tions. Dining ear Millinocket to Bangor.
Seo p. NJ, from Searsport ond inter-
mediate stations Change to Maine Cen
645 I. A., from 81. Francis. NADIA
waska Grand Isle Washburn. Fort
Kent. Ashland, Caribou. Ft Fairfield.
Greenyille and intermediate stations
Dining car Milo Jet. TO Bangor.
1855 +. NJ, from Van Buren,. Caribou.
Ft Fairfield, Houlton and intermediate
". II. BROWN. GEO. NJ. HouGHroN.
Gen'l Supt. Passr Traffic Mgr.
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! mand, which permits il to place its of
! fer before the investor in a more at
| tractive and more readily negotiabl,
| form The farmer lacks this machin-
| cry, and lacking it, he suffers unrea'
sonably. This is not theory.
But the advantages to be gained
by the adoption of this plan go be-
yond the direct saving in interest
charges to the farmer. The great ne
cessity which prompted the establish
ment and extension of this plan
throughout Europe was that of check
ing the rapidly advancing Increases in
the cost of foedstufs, brought about
by the inevitable increase in consump-
ton and the failure of the long-drain-
ed soil to afford a corresponding in
crease in production. That problem
faces the people of this country today
mot in so severe a form as it threat
ened the older countries of Europe,
but. still, as a great and pressing eco
nomic problem.
IN Europe this problem has been
successfully met, first, by reducing the
cost to the farmer of producing his
crops and, secondly, by increasing his
production through the adoption of i'm
proved methods of cultivation Both
the Federal and State Governments
in this country have done much to af-
ford the farmers instruction in i'm
proved agricultural methods. But 1T
still remains for us to reduce the cost
of the farmers production by afford
ing him the necessary capital for the
exploitation of his soil upon the, most
advantageous terms. He must be af-
forded the money necessary for him to
adopt improved methods. 1t must be
made profitable for him to place every
acre of his ground under cultivation.
This offers the consumer relief from
the increasing cost OF foodstuffs."
President Taft strongly deprecates
any idea of establishing cooperative
credit in the United States through the
support of Government subsidies.
I'VE must establish a credit system
of. for, and by the farmers of the
United States he writes. "The coun-
try enjoys today great prosperity, the
factories are busy, the workingnlen
are employed, and everywhere the
wheels of industry hum. The farmer
shares in this general prosperity The
which | make is not to subsl-
dize the American farmer. Fortunate
Nv for the country he does not need'it,
nor would he accept it,"
President Taft warns the governors
that in this plan, as in all financial
schemes, there is room for harmful
exploitation for personal gain.
1.-THE most essential point te bear in
mind is the need for the assumption by
the Federal and State Governments
Of the responsibility for economically
and honestly conducted institutions.
Such assumption is the essential pre-
eedent for obtaining the confidence OF
the American as we'll as of the Euro
pean investing public
If this safeguard is given the farm
Iand banks President Taft is convine-
I'd that he can secure the farmers a
market for their mortgage loans not
1nly in all the big money centers of
his country but also on the exchanges
# Europe and thus afford the Ameri-
,an farmer the capital necessary for
HE full exploitation of the entire agri-
cultural resources of this country.
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Coming Events

Oct. 11-12-Maine Musical Festival,
Bangor. r.,,
Oct. 14-16-Maine Musical Festival,
Portland.
Oct. I6-lS-State Sunday School Con-
vention at Lewiston and Auburn.
Oct. 23-24-Centennial of Congregational
Church, South Paris.
ton, Portland.
Nov. 12-l4-Maine Pathological Annual
Meeting at Portland.
Maine Fair Dates
Nov. 12-14-state Pomoiogica'' rory
Nov. 2O-24-N. E. Corn Exposition,
Boston.
Dec 4-6-Bangor Poultry Association
Bangor.
Dec 10-14-Main State Poultry AS
ISOLATION, Portland.
Dec. 1S-20-Freeport Poultry Ass H.
Freeport.
Dec 31-Jan Western Maine Poultry
Show, Norway.
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about which we read and hear great
deal, are made-by the lying Iitera-
ture and constant temptations so
cunnineIy handled by the booze maxi
ers and their tools.
Wouldn't you hate to feel that you
were tool of the booze makers?
Wouldn't you hate to feel that your
income came cut of the bodies and
souls of those who had been pure and
innocent but who had been deceived
and led into the ways of the fool who
thinks only of rum, rum, rum?
Tools of the booze makers challenge
men to be men enough to drink when
they wish, or let it alone at WILL" But
they always sneer at the man who
can and will let it alone. Do you
hear much about the challenges to
men to show their manhood by saying
openly that they have no use for the
stuff?
But all this is aside from the fact
that the rum trust, which traffics in
the souls of men and reaps joy from
the walls of heart broken women and
starving children, is very much ag-
grieyed because ''pussyfoot" (secreD
methods are being used by God-fear-
ing, humanity loving persons to save
a few people from hell. The booze
makers have been used unfairly. they
think. and they are appealing to the
public for sympathy, and-patronage.
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Immense progress has been mad

Nj, Immense progress has been made
In motorcycle construction and the
machine of today is one which will
meet the conditions of this great test
successfully. The motorcycle will make
good In this relay. All that is ne
eessary IS for us to have the riders
prepared and the way cleared. Mem
hers of the f. A. NJ. are eager to take
part in this big event, and are vol
unteering their services in such num-
hers that every detail of the relay will
he satisfactorily and perfectly ar
ranged in ample time. | look for a
time record that will compare favor
ably with that of the fastest trans
continental trains-a record that will
astonish the country."-Boston Trans
cript.
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De Celoron found with the Seneca
Indians. who dwelt on the upper Alle-
gheny river a talented FrenclInan
named 'Joncaire, whom the senecas
had adopted and who possessed great
influence over them. The French
gave him position and he rendered
them valuable. service during the Pc
Rod that they held possession of THIS
great western territory under the
name of New France. He was met by
Washington at Venango four years
later. where the general, then major,
was. sent by Gov. Dinwiddie of Virgin
ia on a mission to inspect the French
posts. In a letter subsequently, writ
ten to Gov. Dinwiddie, Washington
/ explained that the Frenchman JON
caire corrected him in the pronuncia-
ton Of the word ''O-h-i-o" by repeat
ing it so hee-o."
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julius Hurter, the st. Louis herpo-
tologist, tells what he would DO IN
case he were bitten by a poisonous
snake. Like almost all naturahsts'
Mr.. Hurter. has never personally
known of an instance in which snake
ever killed any one. londonderry
people have been killed by poisonous
snakes in this country, but men who
catch and handle them, as Mr. Hur-
ter does, almost never happen to know
of these cases except by hearsay'
Nevertheless, Mr.. Hurter does not go
unprepared. He always takes into the
field with him permanganate of POI
tassium and strychnine.
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Politics in Churches.
Editor Kennebee journal,

Editor Kennebee Journals
SAW, in your issue of October 10,
protest signed by Fannie A. Trafton
against holding political rallies in our
churches. Now lock upon the church
as the house of God and what more
fitting place for anything that tends to
enlighten and so better tire condition
of the people than the church? This
particular church is run by a few to
the entire Exclusion of people who. al
though church members, happen to be-
long to another denomination. SO I'M
der the same principal some of those
who are not progressive are trying by
this way to keep facts away from be-
fore the people. | was very sorry to
see that some who ought to be more
progressive still cling to their old hob
bies. As for rivalry and dislike sure
ly there is no more politically than
there is in the hearts of some of the
church people at the present time. If
this rally We're a dissertation of the
church then surely it should not have
been held in the school building where
we send our innocent children. ] would
like 10 ask, When many of our best
ministers are deeply interested in pol
tiles and mention them in their SER
mons, why should a political speech
be excluded from our churches on
week days. If some of our church
people were little more liberal and
progressive in their views and not so
hostile TO those who do not think just
as they do their churches would have
very much larger attendance
Hoping some of my fellow townsmen
may hold the same views on this mat
ter as myself | remain,
Respectfully yours,
RUIAMAH w. SPRINGER.
West Gardiner. Me, Oct. II, 1912.
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The Booze Makers Aaarieved.


Another big batch of literature from
the rum trust, Such confiding bust
ness prosecutors as these booze or
carnations are. They send their
"appealing" stuff to friend and foe
alike, hoping that some of the seed
will take root and another drunkard
will be started.
Commendable business for big, live,
full blooded men to be in, isn't it?
templation-the knowledge that one is
deriving his sustenance and Injuries
from the miseres of fellow men, now
must it not?
Because none can deny that but for
the money in making and selling
booze, in very short time the suffer-
ing victims would have forgotten their
thirst, and no new appetites would be
making.
Justsnow the booze makers and SELL
ers are tearing their hair and shout
ing their indignation because of the
breach of rum ethics by a detective in
the employ of the .Anti-Saloon league.
He has been guilty of collecting evil
denee against the booze trust and
against certain newspapers which
have expressed their willingness to
give their services to the rum traffic
for varying sums according as men
place the price upon their honor, and
duty to their fellow men.
All, yes indeed 1t would be per-
fectly proper for representative of
confidence of a young boy and start
him on the road to dishonor, unhap-
piness and oblivion. But "pussyfoot
methods of defeating these men, who
become rich by making beasts of men,
| by wringine the hearts of women, and
by taking the bread from the mouths
of children-why such methods should
not be tolerated!
The latest circulars sent out by the
1 booze makers contain paragraphs OF
| which the following is a specimen
| showing their indignation at having
been shown up in their nefarious
business:
1T is we'll known fact that Johnson
the imported letter-writer of the anti
Saloon League forces, has been pussy
months past, and has repeatedly at
tempted to gain notoriety by slanderini
West Virginia newspapers and the citie
of Wheeling and parkersburg. SANDER
ing articles about West Virginia cite
We're sent by Johnson to the newspaper
of Parkersburg and Wheeling, and wer
refused publication.
The best part of it is that johnson
| appears able to prove all his Islander
ing articles" and many signed letter
and kilograms which he receive
while 'pussyfooting' have been pub
lished by Golfers Weekly. OF eours
the only way for the booze makers I
counteract the effect of this bombshe
is to lie about it and stick to the liz
and then hire some more newspaper
and magazines to lie about it and re
peat their lies.
That is the way these "overpower
ing apPetites" of confirmed drunkard
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Buxton Grange.

Buxton Grange. No. 95, will hold an
agricultural exhibit and fair, together
with a sale of fancy articles, etc, by
the Grange Union, on October 18th at
the Grange hall. There will be an en-
tertainment in the evening by local
talent. This exhibit will include the
vegetables raised and work made by
the boys and girls of Buxton. as a
continuation of the boys and girls
fair held last une.- a--.~--s. s-'-ss-A~ z
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2 Grand Lecturer Sleeper of the Grand
Lodge of Maine f. and A. NJ, has is
sued a notice stating that lodges OF
instruction will be held this year as
follows: At Portland, Wednesday, Oct.
goth, at 10 o'clock A. NJ; at Skowhe-
gan, Friday, Nov. 18th, at 10 o'clock A.
NJ: at Bangor Friday. Nov. 22d, at 10
O'Clock A. NJ. instruction Will be given
at forenoon and afternoon sessions,
and in the evening work will be per-
formed and the local lodges inspected
by their district deputy Grand Mas
ters.
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Editor S Letter Box

The publication of letter In this
department is not to be taken as an
endorsement of its views by the
kennebec Journal. This column is
maintained for the discussion of
matters of general public interest
when kept within bounds of reason
and not of libelous or abusive
nature.
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Maine Gossip
October's Maybe.

'Ye maybe of brown October is q pleas
ure to ones eyes 4l-
Ye trees put on We ceors all in vaine;
Ys mayden of ye autumn wins We gaze of
paSserby
on we shaded pave of every city lane.
We maybe of brown October has a
springiness of Wake
Ye languor of We summertime is past;
OF matinees and actors she is prone,
mayhap, to talke-
Her knowledge on these subjects is
most waste.
Ye maybe of brown October wears we rig
that's new and trim;
Ye latest note of fashion. it is there;
Mong all We monthes sweet sisters,
there's none, in faith, to dim
We glory of October's maybe so faire.
Arthur Chapman, in Denver Republic
can.
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cartridges are reported numerous,
this fall, in many sections of the
State, but in 10 place, so far as has
been learned, are they apparently more
plenty than in Orono. In support OF
the statement the Orono correspondent
of the Old Town Enterprise says
1.-THE home of Mr.. Edward Currier,
West Orono, is the center of quite a
partridge country. Recently a par
fridge flew against his house and
broke it's neck and the cat has brought
home two partridges and laid them at
the feet of the mistress of the house,
hold, for words of praies and COM
mendation. What the next freak thing
a partridge will do in this vicinity we
are waiting to see, with much pa
tience.''
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AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER, NO.
-, Q. L. S. Stated meetings the first
"Wednesday evening of each month at
I30 All members sotourning In the city
are invited TO attend. ifiIf4s-
ELIZABETH Il. MERRILL. w. M. /,
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON, Sec. s.
aug2S. m-w-f,tf