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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-21

MEN AND THE KITCHEN.
Cooks Do Not Have the Competition
of Lawyers.

some comment chiefly unfavorahle,
has heen aroused by the announced
decision Of Chicago father To stai
his college educated son in life as
cook The father has been looking
over the field at desirable masculine
omployments and has been struck by
the low rate Of compensation tae\
ore To the educated young man.
He SAYS he knows scores Of lawyers
and doctors who arc struggling along
with meegre incomes and no prospect
of an increase. although they are
competent in the practice of their
professions. They are simply SUI
ferinn from too much competition.
on The other hand, he is informed
that there is an unsatisfied demand
far coed male cooks At salaries rang
ing from $50 To $50 month These
nositions are in hotels. Chefs IN
some private houses receive as hugh
&C so A00 a year He asks why the
office af preparing delicious. health
fnl ,ood should be regarded as any
less digninea than that 81 the chem
isl in his laboratory, particularly II
the financial rewards are equal
Tho question raised by this Chtea-
ing train of inquiry; Why do not
more eapabie women become profess
SIGNAL cooks Are they lacking In
the qualities demanded by the lacra-
tive positions mentioned? Is there
any reason why men should have II
nrae tical monopoly of these good Jobs
IN hotels and private houses Here
is a matter worth looking into by the
advocates of equal rights. II there
is unfair discrimination. that should
he remedied. Ii. on the other manu-
womans failure tn reach cut 10,
these positions of responsioliltE anu
mcre is due to her own indifference
or lack of confidence in her abisltF'
- bahnoxes the leaders of the sex Il"
arouse their sisters ambition. !
women are the natural cooks why
should they let the men be the stars
~ tho profession 9-Pittsburg Ga@ette
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-21
Senator Gardners New Interview

SO Senator Obadiah Gardner. accord
ing 10 his own confession, is a foster
farmer who never really played the
game of digging rocks and hoeing po-
tatoes among the stumps! He got into
lime and lumber even before lie fell
in love with Jersey COW. Quoting
his story in the Globe. young Obadr
picked out a girl" and he picked out
a COW. He got the girl and he didn't
get the COW. but he dreamed of her.
Then the Democratic politicians got
hold of him and groomed him for a
REAL farmer The story is inter
esting and touching. inasmuch as
shows how Oft the best laid. plans get
busted.
In Gardeners case the buying of a
COW (before ne had place TO keep
herr did not watt him into the sena-
torial chair on the wings Of the
Grange. Pattangali was in the way
Pattangall hates man who explains,
denies and excuses-and Gardner but
ted the Democratic Gibraltar in vain
Ii Gardner Is Mark Hanna. what is
PATTI
III the Sunday story, Senator Gard
ner does not tell what he said in Ohio.
but Patt says he (Gardner) said it.
Patti ought to know, of course. and
then the reporter says the senator said
just what he (the reporter said he
tGardner) said.
We denied the story for Senator
Gardner. but Patt says: What's the
use to deny it? or course he said it,
Hes always denying something"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-21
IRISH HUNTING WOMEN.
Find Keen Enjoyment in Sport
That Calls for Nerves of Steel

Hunting ahsorbs keen sportswomen
in Ireland just now, and it is seldom
that Il frost drives the Irish follower
to hounds from the countryside Irish
women are renowned TOR their fearless
proWess In the hunting field. where
the terrible obstacles To be negotiated
call for nerves of steel. and il is neck
or nothing in the distresSful country.
The fearSome stone walls sometimes
oVergrown with turf and masking a
brook. appal all but the stoutest hearts.
and even the most hardened sports
woman is known To quail at the COM
mencement of the hunting season. eX-
periencing The sensation OF the heart
in the mouth when called upon To face
the stift going. She fines her nerve
returning. however. after day or 50
In the saddle.
The late Empress of Austria used to
hunt regularly in Ireland. where her
reckless and brilliant craftsmanship is
still spoken of. With the late Bay
Middleton to give her lead, she was
always in the first fight and stuck at
nothing The famous happy go lucky
hospitality that marks the Irish tenn
permanent Is exemplifed in matters
those having accommodation in a good
hunting district.
Every freshman is true sportsman,
and the whole neighborhood turns out
Tor Il meet. those unable To raise
mount following on foot or driving in
every sort Of vehicle. some rare ante
diluVian specimens seeing the light Of
day on such occasions.
The Irish colleen will dance all night
at hunt bali and turn up at distant
meet as fresh as paint without going
TO bed 1T all. full Of life and spirit.
with wit and rapartee bubbling like a
font The wild country brings out all
the daredevil irish nature. and there
is little searching for gaps or gates
when the blood of Irish horse and
rider is up.
Ireland is not overfepresented in the
matter Of hunting. and Irish packs are
not by any means numerous, and may
be reckoned To number u couple Of
dozen. Some only possess quite a re-
strieted number Of couples. and but
few hunt four or five days a week.
though an occasional by day may
bring the total up. The Meath hunts
five days n week and is one of the
famous hunts of the United Kingdom.
and the County Galway, the Blazers,
has four days week. - London
Graphic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-21
BANGOR, APRIL 10.
Third District Republican
Convention Is Called.

The Third District Republican con-
vention will be held in the city of Ban
eor, Maine, Wednesday, April 10, 1872,
at Two o'clock =. NJ. for the purpose
OF selecting two district delegates ard
tive alternates ia attend the National
Republican Convention, to be held in
Chicago. Ill, June Is. 1912 and to
properly come before it.
The basis of representation will be
as follows: Each city, town and plan
tation win h entitled to one delegate,
and for each - votes east for the Re
publican candidate for Governor III
1910 an additional delegate. and for 4
fraction Of 10 votes in excess Of -
votes an additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation of any
city. town or plantation can only he
hlleu by a resident of the county III
V hich the vacancy exists.
The district committee will be in
session in the reception room of the
hall al one o'clock in the afternoon
for the purpose Of receiving the ere
dartials of the delegates.
Dcie1ates in order to be eligible to
participate in the convention must be
elected subsequent To the date of the
eall for this convention.
Pr order District Committee.
=. w BLACK, chairman.
W. II. WILDES. Secretary.
E,l 5ou M
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-21
ABOUT PHILIPPINE HATS.


Philippine hats are known CONNER
clally as bamboo. but most oil the
varieties are made from other mt
telills. Bamboo hats proper are
sometimes known rs the Raiiwag
nat. as they are principally made
in the town of that name. This class
also includes the 'PuIlanh hat.
made in Pulilan. which is important
in export trade. and which to iobbers
has come To near Il coarse bamboo
hat.
The fiber for the bamboo hats gem
e-ally is obtained from the common
bamboo of the Philippines. and gem
era!ly consists of the layers of fibers
l., the middle sections OF the plant
torn apart. soaked steamed or boiled,
dried, bleached and otherwise spe-
ciallv prepared. Hats of this class
range in price OF the weaver's from II
cents to $1e.50 gold and in specially
fine weaves may attain prices of the
finest Panamas of South America
-Four valuable hat fibers are pro
duced from the buri palm-raftia, gem
orally used for other purposes burr
straw. kalasiao straw and huntas
straw. Generally only one variety CT
these
rIaca. the rest being thrown away
Burr straw is produced from the un-.
onened burr leaf and the hats manu-
featured therefrom vary IN price from
tyro or three cents gold Tor chidrens
hats to about s1.50 for the better
grade. -.
The usual variety retails for about
% cents gold in the Philippines, say,
I<alasiao nats. otherwise known as the
potctan hat are produced from the
mideib fiber Of the unopened burr leai'
In general the hats are woven III nm.
tat;on Of the ordinary straw hat ana
in general also they ere rated as ii,a's
of re bamboo hats, being somewhat
NOR. attractive and also more eNs
pensive. 4.oo.oa
So, +ho loaf stem of the burr palm,
- mo material for hats most popular
- no Trnited states. These hats are
ri beautiful texture, light straw in
eo,o,. durable and stylish. They come
in Eve grades according to the usual
nia ss;ecation. extra and l to 4. The
hnl;T of the trade is in No. 3 grade.
Yho straw also is taken into Baliwag
and there worked up in the Baliwag
weave producing by far the finest
hat in the Philippines. These are the
hats generally sold in the United
states.
peeore the new tariff act these hats
vert mostly TO France, where theY
were classified and labeled and ship
ned to the United States as Bang
l,o,x !" East Indian Panama" italian
, straw" and other products. The grow
ing trade of the United States direct
is not only shutting out unnecessary
,niddlemen's profits in Europe but
represents an actual doubling OF the
output of the islands in the last five
years.
Apparently there is no limit to the
trade. either in its volume, particular
" as to the cheaper grade hats. or in
the quality of the output, which may
be classed among the highest in the
world.-Trade and Consular Reports.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-21
An Appeal to Democratic Fairness.

The secretary of the Democratic
state committee has sent out an
announcements that "A Democratic
state convention will be held in City
Hall, Augusta. on Tuesday. March 10.
1872. at 1920 A. NJ. for the following
purposes
Tire purposes" are the usual Demo-
cratic ones, require no repetition here.
and We have no fault 10 find with the
announcement except to wish that
Democratic leaders could think enough
of this State to remember that it is
voithy of a big s. Maine is no ordi-
nary state. even with Pattangall and
Plaisted and Lamont A stevens steer
ing its fortunes. II IS the State that
has figured to larger degree in the
affairs of the nation and the world
than any other. It is the State OF
Blaine, Reed. Dingley. and-and Cy
Davis. surely The Democratic state
committee cannot afford to be stingy
in the use Of capital letters.
II Economist Stevens suggested a
cutting down of expenses by reducing
the first letter of our state to lower
case. he is carrying his economy too
fer. He should allow Pats savings
in the attorney generals office, and
that saving TO the taxpayers by call
ing a special session of the Legislature,
and that saving also which is made by
hunting through 80 years of Republic
can administration in a vain search
for campaign material to suffice. MIR.
Stevens should not be allowed to save
on capital esses.
And then there is the saving by re-
fusing to patch the covered bridge
and to support children's home-all
these should be taken into account
while indulging in the luxury OF a
capital s To begin our Statet
In one Of his Sunday. sermons which
appear in the inspired organ on
Monday mornings. Editor Pattangall
should call the attention of Economist
Stevens to this RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Give a. cap ess for State, when re-
ferrirg to Maine. and lower case dem
ocratic, if you must, but for the sake
of Bill Nye, the Hired Editor and
other literary lights, don't economic
in the wrong place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-21
Wednesday, February q, 1912.
The "Pay As 1t Goes" Party

The reasons given for the reckless
overdrafts OF the Augusta City Coun-
ell of 1911, which have made necessary
the the temporary loan of $4,000 are
certainly unique.
Ordinarily the lax administration
which violates the explicit provisions
of city ordinance forbidding any
overdraft is held to be at fault 1t
has remained for the Council of 1871.
10 claim credit for this offense and To
present ii as q mark of craftsmanship.
The explanation is lame but the fact
remains that at least $4,000 must be
added 10 the taxes of 1912 10 make up
for the shortage Of 1911.
Further. in the flourish Of tie So
called low tax rate OF 1910 and toll. no
mention is made of the fact that in
each of these years Democratic City
Council has failed to provide for the
payment of $4,000 in the maturing
bonds of the city 100000 in two years
and that the payment of this also is
postponed To the coming years.
Thus in the last two years the Dem
ocratic administration mas lodged and
postponed the payment of cit obliga
lions to the amount of $4,000 and still
asks to Re considered the party that
pays as ii goes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-21
REAL ARlSTOcRATS.
Sixty Nine Generations In One Corn
Family.

Some seed store windows display ears
of corn that would arouse a genealogist' ;
envy. 1t would take the research of a
lifetime to unearth a pedigree of as many
generations as that corn can boast.
seed corn raised AZ years in success
sion by Mr. Thompson of Brown county,
u years before that by Mr. Thompson 5
father, and II years by his grandfather
says the accompanying history.
There you are-69 generations of one
corn family without break The COM
paratively few generations of the human
family that the best genealogist can
trace make the bluest-blooded aristo-
Gratis seem plebeian by the side of those
ears of corn.-Boston Herald.
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VASSAL BORO.

II seems nice to see +. NJ. Dunham
our village postmaster, in the Office
again after a long Illness.
Mrs. Will Day is seriously i'll at her
home in this place.
Quite number of our citizens at
tended the Baptist church in sidney,
Sunday morning.
Ernest Taylor. who has been very
sick for a long time. Is now able TO be
dressed
Mrs Annie. Meehan was called home
from Bangor last Sunday. by the Sc
rious Illness of her mother. Mrs. VIII
Day of this place.
Mrs. Preston Lancaster Who mas
been quite sick. is now improving.
sam Snow went to Boston. lasi Week,
where he Joined the United states
navy. -.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-21
SPORT IN RHODESIA.
Although There Are Vast Game Pre- =
serves There is Room for Everyone.

The whole of that portion of Africa
which owes its growing prosperity to
the late Cecil Rhodes. and which was,
but a comparatively short time ago, n
vast area known only to the more adj
Nenturous explorers and inha bited
solely by natives, literally teens with
wild life. both great and small. From
the sportsman's point of view it is one
Of the most interesting parts of Africa.
and it is also extremely gratifying to
know that several game reserves have
been established. and that certain
birds and animals are stringently pro-
tected where there is any possibility
of their determination.
1t will be well for those who go on a
shooting trip in Rhodesia to ascertain
just what they may and may not do,
for, If necessary, the high commits
sioners issue notices as to the protec-
ton of various species and the reser-
walton of certain areas. However the
prospective sportsman need not be In
the least afraid OF finding the greater
part of Rhodesia a game preserve.
There is plenty of room for everybody;
the area controlled by the chartered
company is about 10000 square miles
roughly. equal in size to Germany
and Austria Hungary put together.
The best time for sportsmen to ar
rive in Rhodesia is the beginning of
July. for from then until the end Of
November the game comes out on To
the veldt for the young grass, and the
country is healthy; moreover, mosqul-
toes ana other insect torments are
more or less negligible quantity
From May to October is the winter
season. In northeastern Rhodesla
October is about the best sporting
month.-The Wide World.
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Editorial Comment
Old Town Enterprise.

Among the favorable comments on
Governor Burleghs candidacy. is the
following from the old Town Enter
prise:
Mr.. Bprleigh has the knaek of
getting what he goes after and unless
his luck forsakes him this trip he will
get the senatorship His long expert
ence IN Congress ought to stand him
in good stead and he worth something
70 his constituencies
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-21


And Patt loves obadi' as Caesar
loved Brutus.
J But what has that To do with Young
! Obadiahs Jersey COW Of years ago ana
! tie lime and lumber business? Per
haps nothing at all, but here is some
thing that the senator said the other
day and it seems worth while. lie
said. IN these DAYS Of uneasiness and
ferraent wise men should control the
foolish. and noise should not he mis-
taken for craftsmanship.
1t listens good and ought to mean
something, but what is it? Does he
mean that Patt should keep him from
calling the church people and patrons
and others who oppose rum rule,
fanatics hypocrites and hoodlums
or does he mean that Pats noise or
Plaisred's noise or Johnsons letter to
Hobson or stevens economy. boiler
do not indicate craftsmanship Of u
high order?
Verify, We think the following from
NJ. ,-oranor bir,solf j. a., evidence ~
craftsmanship which Gladstone him
s,If would hardly have claimed.
we voted last fan for and against
submitting the matter again 10 the
people Resubmissien failed. how
ever, to carry by 100 votes: Prohibi-
ganic law Of The state. A dealer told
me he nahntaGtnf1s pS ~ oi Mts
drugs and six gallons Of raw alcohol.
been selling liquor for 30 years. lie
mas rad M no ot a, p xI6o mi ~ ss
year, | might say. Is the regular u
With us everything in the liquid line
ia, Is tbnt diio, i bef5" us, sold and we
realize that We are not only law
the children and the young people OF
inns Fba mime infienc, on al hem in NV
opinion, is the saddest feature IN
onls. st.,tesnan ri pattonea1Iian !
ca1;hro aud narsnasion conIa dgoe, il
,,t NO. .hi,dro, ore deplorabI, deti-
,iant ,eoooeo tboy arc NOT educated n, !
no ananlv-a6vortisad and government
sorandaa r,,p, sbons ar cor,s, Sa,az
,o, f.ardne,se Family, having hoo, "a
o,,liar win the Yortings Of a dive for
"a xs,rc NV had aavant.ges wn,c,,
,,osf oe ON. fan,iIi.s hava not. b,t stip
Inc senator is annarantr. dissatisfied !
heoanso the saIoo, hos nor baon o,,,,, |
and advertised in Tho nanars. hacarso |
fbis 2o-vasrs friend of our I-nitad |
,s,to~ so,a,o,. },,. M, h.d tbo nrivi.
Ias<. of GOING on, into Tho b;ohrra,.s
md tn, b,.,ra,.s 10 hid IN tha ona, !
,,o-,,z., 5,,,aor ,,r,tao+io,, 90 ,,,o low,
Far tha ho,.s nd Girls of paal,,ana on. |
bar st,rro,,ding to,.ns
,r,,,,. o,,r sa,a+or 10 r;ab,. .e>.oiso
s not statasrnons,,i,. :, h,t ,,.;sa mon
,,.o,,,s do wou - caatrof ,ho eao,,sh
deSlie ~ SNdp tue confluence oi tue
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The Feeling in Maine.
CPittsfield ADVERTISER

IPlttslleId AdNertiser.l
Perhaps the way the people of
Maine feel toward former Congress-
man Burleigh is best expressed in the
words of the press-daily and weekly
from one end of Maine to the other.
and in leading out-of-State papers.
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We Can't Help Saying 1t.

There's another thing to think Of
! Il President Taft shouldn't be re-elect-
: ed what would become of Maj Archie
, Butt Boston Globe
Let's not worry. sounds as though
he might make good goat
The inquisitivc subscriber of Whar-
ton is respectfully informed that the
goose honlls, not hangs, high in Grand
old Texas. Houston Post.
We trust the inquisitive subscriber
hears an and is satisfied with the
demonstration.
Governor Wilson says il is the pri-
VaCy of government that renders it
corrupt. And yet some people are
kicking because our legislators. both
state and national. are making too
many iHFestigations.-B Rec
orr.
And some of en- talk toe much?
Ne believe that politics rather than
baseball is the great American game,
The trouhle is play is not governed by
It uniform set OF rules.-EXnress and
Advertiser
Wait until the baseball season
starts,
After the game with the Lewiston
High Independents. Wednesday even
ing. EDWARD Little will have but one
mere game, that with Cony High a.
Augusta 1t Auburn on February 2S.-
Lewiston sun.
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Voices Of the State Press.

The millions of tons OF good ice go
ing to waste on the Kennebec this sea-
son. And the millions of city poor who
won't have enough ice, or perhaps any
at all next summer,-Bath Times
Senator Gardner of our own State
is out in another interview. The sem
ator was interviewed in Columbus,
Ohio or at least the State journal
printed an alleged interview with him,
in which he said some very unpleasant
things about his constituents in the
State OF Maine. That interview was
repudiated, but the senator is again
TO the front through an interview in
the Boston Globe, in which he tells
how the Maine people are hypocrites
There is only one for whom Senator
Gardner has right justly to speak
Speaking for that one, we have ne
fault u find with his declaration
Express and Advertiser.
Apropos the announcement of Albert
T.. Shaw of Bath that he will be {
candidate for Governor of Maine. tn.
Boston Record takes the opportunity
70 advise its readers as to the prope
| way TO pronounce Sagadahoc TO thost
| to the manner born, advice on thi
| point would seem superfuous We're i
not for knowledge Of the mess of /
made by strangers within our gate
| in their efforts to pronounce what ar
| To Us such simple words as "Saco" ant
! STANDARDIZATION Journal.
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Piles Cured in to IA Days.
Your druggist will refund money II Pa
70 OINTMENT fails to cure any case OF
Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
Pies In to "a DAYS. zoe. WI
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ROSE OF SHARON cHApTER. NO.

Is, o. e. s. Stated meetings the first
Wednesday evening of each month at
80. All members sojourning in the city
are invited to attend
ELIZABETH r. MERRILL, w. NJ.
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON, Sec.
m-w-ftf -
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AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

AUGUSTA LODGE, NO. 14t, r. & A.
M.Special communication Tuesday eve
ming, Feb. 20. Work in Nj. Nj. Degree
at F. M. supper at $50 followed by
Pastmastef's Night. All sojourning
companions are cordially invited to be
present.
ALBERT L. FOLSOM. w. NJ
W. \. JACKSON, SEC.
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BETHLEHEM LODGE NO as. r

a. NJ. Special communication at 7.3J L.
M. Monday, Feb. 49, Work in +. c. de-
gree. All sojourning brethren are cor
daily invited TO attend
GEORGE a. COOMBS, w. NJ.
CHAS ID. WHITE Sec