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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

The protests which have long been
made against what their originators
designate as the frills of New York's
system of public school education have
apparently not been in vain. for it
now seems certain that next spring
will see a novel though extremely
practical course added to the public
school curriculum. This will be a
course known as school gardening.
1t is being recognized by educators as
a sieans of teaching practical agricul
ture to the pupils, thing heretofore
difficult in city schools. To be sure
the promoters acknowledge, the gar
dens maintained by the pupils afford
the children only an elementary in
sight into the study of the agriculture.
but in schools where the project is
possible there has been a steady in
crease in its popularity. Persons who
are interested in this topic point out
that thousands of school children in
this city are graduated from the ele-
mentary grades without even know
ing that potatoes grow underground
They have never come in contact with
the primal facts of nature, it is ex-
planned. Already tried on very
small scale, school gardening has
proved so successful as to make it
seem certain that it is to become n
permanent and important feature of
public school education not only in
New York, but in other large cities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

1t is more than .half suspected that
it is real work rather than a labor of
love, to get out those monthly cam
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

Whether we dine on elephant, moose
or donkey in the early part of Novem-
Der, we may feel pretty sure of eating
turkey the last of the month
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09
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
erg, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

the new gasolene boat Cahsta d.
Morrill,. built for the Burnham * Nor
rill Co Of Portland, arrived Monday
and attracted considerable attention as
she lay at Union wharf. she was
launched few days ago at Friendship
by Wilbur 4, Morse and win be used
by the packing firm above mentioned
in carrying supplies and materials to
AMI from the chain eft factories owned
by them at the eastward she being de-
signed especially for that purpose. She
is 90 feet in length, u feet beam.
and is equipped with a 25-horsepower
STANDARD engine, which will easily give
her a speed of 10 miles an hour. Capt.
Herbert Parsons of Friendship will
command her. She is a staunchly
built and finely modelled craft and is
admirably adapted for the business
mapped out for her her light draft
giving her easy access tc all the shoal
water harhors at the eastward. which
sailing vessels find it very difficult to
navigate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

Possibly tire youngest violinist, in
the state is Master Herbert Fisher.
aged four years. of Gorinna, whose
recent playing at the Emery Brown
opening at Waterville was one of the
great features. His work was of such
a fine nature that the people who were
present on that occasion are still COM
menting ON his wonderful ability. Mas
ter Herbert is pupil of Miss Lillian
Grey, the talented xiolinist. who IS
well-known to the music loving people
in that section. He has been taking
lessons about 20 months and has made
remarkable progress. He loves music
and is an apt scholar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

Belief in compensation, or. that
nothing is got for nothing, charac-
terizes all valuable minds.-Emer-
son.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09
RAILROADS & STEAMBOATS,.
maine NlT|RAL R. R.
In Effect Sept. 80, 1912.


TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA AS FOL-
LOWS:
iIs S1si- vSrSss-sszSoi GOING wEST-3o5 A. NJ.
vvESIsf5S except Monday, Portland
IYSsSHty4TEt and Boston, 6.3S A. NJ.
MVfSlnksflvNi Lewiston, Farmington,
HE ;zI{SSlssJtNt Roekland. Portland, Bos-
- ton, Montreal and Que
bee; 9,S9 a. M, 4 Bruins
wick, Lewiston, Pennington. RocklanC,
Portland Boston; 12.4s r NJ. Hallowell
local; 400 I. NJ, (express), Brunswick.
Rockland. Portland, Boston; 515 y. M,
HallowelI. Gardiner and So Gardiner;
6.25 z. NJ, Portland:s 1910 =. NJ, Lewis
ton Bath, Portland. Boston. Sundays
80 A. NJ, S42 and 1910 P. NJ, Portland,s
GOING EAsT-1.l1 A. NJ. skowhegan
Bangor, st. john, Halifax, Aroostook Co.
Sunday morning does not connect beyond
Calais and Bar Harbor; 6.ss a. NJ, local
to Moosehead Lake via Oakland Bel
fast. Foxcroft and Bangor; 917 a. M,
local to Belfast and Bangor; 1215 T. NJ,
Waterville, Bangor, b. X A. r. r. ga
lais, st. John and Halifax; Pa =. M,
express to Waterville, thence local to
Bangor, Bar Harbor and Mattawamkeag;;
ale p. NJ, Waterville and Skowhegan:
II 90 p. NJ, Wateryille, Skowhegan ana
Bangor. sundays LII a. N. 800 A. NJ,
for Bangor; $50 a. NJ, 259 4. NJ, for
Bangor and Skowhegan.
Trains leave Augusta for Halloweil,1
Gardiner and South Gardiner at 6.ss, 9.39
A. NJ, 12.4S. $40 Sis, SIS, 1910 p. M.
H D. WALDR0N.s Gen1 Passenger Agt.
MORRIS MCDONALD, President
& Gen'l Mgr, Portland, Me,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09
EASTERN STEAMSHIP CORPORATION

AENNEBEC LINE
Fares between Augusta or HALLOWEEN
Trip. ''N Asoonu
Oct. 5th to 18th, Special FAN Excursion
TO Boston and Return $50 -
steamer leaves Augusta leo p NJ
Hallowen 1.20 r. NJ. connecting steamer
Cry of Bangor leaving Gardiner s61
Richmond 3.35 p NJ. Dresden $50 p M
and Bath 60a p. NJ, TUESDAYS, Thurs
days and Saturdays for Boston,
returning steamer City OF Bangor
leaves Fosters Wharf, Boston, 6 p Al.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for
Bath, Richmond, Dresden and Gar
diner, connecting with steamer City or
Augusta for Hallowell and Augusta.
MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE
Direct between Portland and New York
Steamers leave Franklin Wharf. Tues.
day, Thursday and Saturday 600 r. NJ.
Fare. $500 II G,s each ;, d direction ss Re Re,
Express service for freight All freight
rates include marine insurance. All
ships equipped with United Wireless
Telegraph System.
j. L. Cunningham. Agent, Augusta; II.
A. Clay, Agent. Franklin Wharf. Port
land. Maine.
aprz0dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

The Journal is in receipt of copy
of the 1912 Boost and Build" edition
of The Tucson Citizen, published at
Tucson, Arizona. 1t is well printed
paper of A pages, with illuminated
cover, and is devoted TO setting forth
the development within the past II
months in Arizonas principa! lines of
industry and TO a narration OF the add
vantages of the various sections of the
newest state from the standpoint of
the home seeker and investor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

The Passamaquoddy Indians at
Pleasant Point reservation held their
election, Friday, Oct. 4, and it is said
that the contest between the different
factions of the tribe was spirited.
Stanilaus Dana was elected governor,
and Bennett Stanley lieutenant gov
ernor, with Peter Newell as represen-
fative TO the legislature. Gov. Dana
is a young man with advanced ideas,
well educated, and will, no doubt.
make q good ruler. At the close of the
polls the Indian band marched to the
home OF Governor Dana and after
playing several selections, all marched
tC tine hail. where an old-fashiened In
dian pow-wow was INDUCED in by the
members of the tribe followed in the
evening by dance for the young peo-
pie.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09
MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER, NO.
!S, Q. e. 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. M.
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON, Sec.
aug2S, m7w-f.tf w., :
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

BILE. Capt, Peabody has the hes, wishes
of his many friends in Portland and
OF the whole coasting fleet in his new
calling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09
JEPHTHA ENcAMpMeNr. No

Meetings at 7.So o'clock every second and
fourth Tuesday.
W. L. HAYDEN, C. p.
G. Il. STEWART, Scribe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. NJ.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

Biddeford Journal: County Commits
sioner oscar G. Hanson of Lyman has
certainly qualified as the king of dog
killers for during AN auto ride which
he took Sunday he slew all the dogs
there were in a certain town-ran over
EN- with his machine and killed 'em
de3der than the proyerbial herring. OF
course it is needless to say that Mr..
Hanson didn't start out with the idea
of making a record as a dog slayer,
but the "critter" dashed in front OF
his machine and before it could be
stopped there was dead dog" That's
about all there is to it except TO say
that in thes particular town where the
killing occurred there happened to be
but one dog.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

Wednesday, October 9, 1912.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

Pra. Clarence Henry McGill, one
of the United States marines who was
killed in the assault on the forces of
the Nicaraguan revolutionary leader
at Coytope. Nicaragua, Friday, was
born in Portland about is years ago,
the son of the late John and Elizabeth
(King) McGili. He attended the Port
land schools and for a time was en-
ployed at Portland. About eight
months ago with his cousin, Henry
King, also of Portland, he enlisted on
one of the United States navy training
ships at the Charlestown navy yard,
and from there went to Nicaragua.
McGill's two sisters, Ellen, aged IL,
and Elizabeth, aged II years, live in
Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

1t has been discovered that Charles
Becker. the police lieutenant of New
York city who is under an Indictment
in connection with the alleged muir
der of Herman Rosenthal the gambler.
was married in Portland, July 20. 1905,
to Helen c. Lynch of New York city.
The marriage was performed in the
term of Office of Harry NJ. Bigelow as
city clerk, but Mr.. Bigelow did not
offieiate. The records show that the
ceremony was performed by Edward
F. Thompson as justice of the peace.
Mr.. Thompson was at that time in the
clerk of courts office of Cumberland
county, which was then located in the
city building. The discovery resulted
from an investigation of the marriage
records in the city clerks office at
Portland at the request of the New
York authorities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

Bowdoin Democracy seems to have
slipped cog on the requirements of
the law. They are using Old Glory
on which to float the names of Wilson
and Marshall. AS Bowdoinham is
odd enough TO know better. we must
ascribe it to the same cause that per-
mitted the water to be left out oil
WaterYille.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

w. B. GETCHELL, Capt.
l.. c. HUGHES. Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

An argument against the protection
of the COW moose in Canada, where
the law is similar to that in Maine,
has been found in the report that the
animal has been found guilty OF biting
off horses tails. Why the animal
should de this is not known, unless It
is from jealousy on account OF the
breVity of her own caudal appendage,
but whatever the cause, the fact re-
mains. Concerning the incident the OF
tiawa Citizen says. Game Warden
Reinhardt of Hull returned from Eard-
ley this morning, where he conducted
an investigation into the shooting OF
a COW moose by a well-to-do farmer
at that place on Sunday las. Mr..
Reinhardt found that the story told
by the farmer that the moose had been
biting off the tails of some of his
horses and colts was suhstantiated by
the condition Of the horses and also
by stories Of a number of witnesses.
The game warden will report to the
department at Quebec and states that
under the circumstances he does not
think that any prosecution VIII follow.
body is now life saver. Up to this
week he has been skipper of the
schooner Emma F. Chase, but he mas
resigned that station and will now De
a member of live saving crew near
Jonesport OF all the shippers that
come to Portland there has been none
more popular than Capt. Peabody dur
ing the three years he has been coming
in the Chase. A young man, strohs
and energetic, he has been the envy
OF many of the old-timers, by the way
he has made quick trips. When NJ
has come into port, he has wanted &c
load his cargo and be on his way
Whether the weather has been GOOD OF
bad, .'Capt. Steve" has sailed when ms
vessel was full and he has always ae'
iivered his cargo safely. On many oc'
casions he has left port and been pach
again when other captains have peer
waiting for fair chance. Generous
unostentatious and thoroughly IKEA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

r. q. CAPEN REBEkAH LODGE NO.
81. l. o. o. f. Meets End and 4th Wednss-
day evenings at 100 o'clock.
NELLIE p. RACKLIFF. N. q.
SADIE e. METCALF', Rec. Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

OWLS, AUGUSTA NEST, NO. 1855,
Darby Block, III Water street. Meetings
every first and third Fridays. at Tao p
N. Visiting brothers cordially welcomed.
NILES l.. PERKINS, PreDidAnA
g. II. BANGS. Secretary.
m-W--a ----&i &l0
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-19
SOME MYSTERY HERE.

As they who compose the daily
murder classics are won't to say:
Mystery surrounds the disappearance
of Miss @, the popular south side
girl from her home on August -
FIJI in the blanks with information
that is authentic and you will have
the announcement of an engagement
In which one of the seven following
young ladies is a principals: Miss Mar
guerite Hoffman. Miss Adele Mertz,
Alice Bump. Florence Thomas, Edith
Burns and Marie Wills. Foregathering
in the home of Miss wills on Truman
avenue these seven bachelor girls cele-
brated the coming marriage of one of
their number at & FIVE course dinner.
That much they freely admitted hut
further they were non-comittant. Cir
cumstantial evidence pointed to one
who by her silence all but incriminat-
ed herself. An evening of indoor
Burns, Thomas. Mertz and Bump all
denied the accusation. An evening of
amusement followed the dinner.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-19
A BUFFET L~FUNCHEoN.

Some ladies of Hammond and East
Chicago. together with a lumber OF
out OF town visitors were guests at a
bunet luncheon served Saturday even
ing by Mrs. Jack Evans in the parlors
of her East Chicago home. Decora-
tions. composed for the most of pink
and white roses. were in evidence
throughout the pleasant home. Music
was furnished by members of the
party. The affair was given in honor
OF Mrs. Howard B. Easter of Tampa. Y.
D. Those of Hammond who were
present are Miss Bertha Hansen. Miss
Maud Smith and Miss Q. n Matthews.
Mrs. Lawrence of L~udington. Ind; Mrs.
Ward of Birmingham. o.; Mrs. Miller
of Newtanne. Ind, and Mrs. Morris OF
Providence. r. /. were guests.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-19
STORM SCARES
LAKE CO. PEOPLE

The storm that caused so much
damage in Michigan and Northern In
diana late yesterday resulted in one
death at Gary and damage to various
parts of the city and it's environs by
lightning bolts.
John Soltis, 2 years old. an employe
of the coke ovens department. Illinois
Steel company, late in the day was In
stant1y killed when a bolt of lightning
struck structural work. Beyond a
soaring mark on his neck there were
no other designations on the mans
body. All efforts to resuscitate him
were fruitless.
A little while afterward there was a
binding flash at Aetna. Lightning
struck the ground just outside the
South Shore ~interurban she'd. Those in
the vicinity fed in terror.
Roads to the east of the city were
deluged with water and were almost
impossible. During the tenure of the
storm in Gary yesterday not a drop fell
in South Chicago thirteen miles away,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-19
CEMENT CAS- NvEnTO
BUILDS IN GARY
E. G.. Kemper of Burling.
ton, Ia, Puts Up New
Style Cottage in City.

f. G.. Kemper, of Burlington, Ia, the
inventor of the collapsible cement
forms and the first man to build a
double wall concrete house, has erected
a hve-room cottage on his plan of
buildings at the corner of ilmor
street and Fifth avenue. Mr.. Kemper.
with his process of construction, has
gotten entirely away from the damp
and musty dwelling. The idea of this
building is to KEEP an air in
between the two outside walls of the
house. thus insuring a dry residence
at all times. For tnis purpose Mr..
Kemper has invented and patented a
~collapsible set of forms. which, when
the concrete is filled around. WIN make
a wall two and one-half inches trick
with an air chamber of three inches.
This is Mr.. Kemper's first house in
this part of the country. but he has
butt several and stations in
the south to say nothing of the large
number of private dwelling houses he
has erected. The present dwelling is,
without a doubt, one of the most at
tractive and most substantial In Fill
| more street. the bungalow street OF
Gary. Three men were all that were
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-19
SIT TING BEAR SAW
CITY SATURD Az
It Was Hammond and He
Merely Grunted When
Interviewed.

Lovers of the wild west shows were
we'll satisfied last Saturday after wit
Messing the afternoon and evening per-
formances given by the Young Buffalo
and Colonel Cummins' wild west and
far east shows. The evening attend
ance VS. very good. Many East Chica-
so and Whiting people were there.
The troop of Indians which appear
ed in the arena includes eight chiefs.
whose titles are recognized by the gov
eminent. Among them are Sitting
Bear. a chief over 100 years old, from
the Sioux reservation in South Dakota;
Spotted Weasel. Red Star and Chief
Red Shirt, who has eight honorable
discharges from the government scout
ing service.
Sitting Bear is said never to have
seen a city until Saturday when he
landed in Hammond.
The show is in Chicago now for a
ten days exhibition there at Thirty
eighth street and Wentworth avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-19

the firm of Jacob Fox, haberdasher.
The junior Fox matriculated into this
mercantile world this summer after u
successful -four years in high school.
The Miss Julia Victor and Julia
Breiling who have been spending the
summer with Mr.. and Mrs. Runhart
Jones of Hickory street returned to
their homes in Chicago last evening.
Miss Mabel Olson, formerly a teach
er in the Hammond schools and now
supervisor of domestic arts in the Al
bert Lee college at Albert Lee Mimi. is
visiting at the home of Mrs. Mary Han
sen, IL Rimbach avenue.
Miss Elsie Masepohl and Katherine
Desmond are returning today from
Delevan Lake. Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Humpher and wife
have returned from a vacation in
Michigan.
DR.. W. H. Davis and wife motored to
Downer's Grove yesterday. They were
the guests of friends in that locality.
Miss Elsie Reimann of South Chicago
made an over Sabbath visit with Mss
Edith Burns at-122 Hanover street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Eagle of Chi
cago were at the home OF A. Burns and
wife in 1872 Hanover street the greater
part of last week. they returned to
the city yesterday.
Inez Joslin OF Cleveland. O.. will
leave tonight for her home accompani-
ed by Miss Marc Macleod of 40 Cedar
street. Miss Joslin has been staying
at the home of Charles F. Joslin. 223
Michigan avenue during the first
weeks of August.
Mrs. Ernest Beebe and children are
In North Vernon Ind.
Miss Elizabeth Carey. a cashier in
the employ of Kaufman and Wolf
spent a month with friends in Wini-
mac, Canada. She resumed her duties
this morning.
A. Jelonak, clothing salesman in the
Lion Store. came back from the breezy
north after a week of fishing.
Mre. Clara Matthies is back from a
two weeks visit at Michigan City.
Rev. Adams of the First Baptist
church returned with his family from
a vacation in Northern Michigan. Rev.
Adams who is head of the Boy Scout
movement has plans for the further
ance of that work. The Crystal Lake
encampment was very successful &C
cordfng to the minister. Enthusias SIN
runs high in the local order. Levi
Golden. director OF chivalry, conferred
with Rev. Adams upon his return as a
result some new stunts" are to be
undertaken by the scouts.
George Sheerer and family are
motoring in Michigan. They will re-
turn the latter part of this week.
Miss Ethel Shearer and Miss Edna
Svftzer have gone to Lake Genoa, Wis.
to attend a Chautauqua and Epworth
League ~conention. They will be gone
for ten days at least.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-19
THRESRING DINNERS
ARE THING OF PAST
Farmers Form Companies
and Hire Machine Own
er to Do Work.

The good old-fashioned threshing
dinners are passing in Indiana, and
no longer do crowds follow the sepa-
rators, expecting to get a good feed
and SO per day each for their work.
N~eighbors form companies of twelve
TO twenty, elect a captain who en-
ploys a thresher. No unnecessary
time is lost in moving from place to
place with the machine, as they are
taken In rotation as the machines
come to their farms.
The captain sends his teams ahead
as they complete on job, and they have
full loads of wheat when the machines
are set in the new place and ready for
work. In some localities the thresher
furnishes all the hands and boards
them, hiring a tent. and cook for that
purpose, leaving nothing for the farm
er's wives and daughters.
Where the machin owner does not
furnish all the hands and board them
the practice now is for the hands to
be boarded by the person on whose
farm the work is being done, and the
neighborhood hands either take their
dinner or go home for II.
When all the wheat in a is
threshed, the captain calls a meeting
of the members when the work OF
equalizing the work is accomplished
by giving those with small amounts a
difference in cash for the extra work
and usually this is followed By a com
pany gathering. when several gallons
of ice cream and a good supply OF
watermelons are sampled.