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The St. Mary banner., 1912-06-22
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PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY
FPANkIIN. - I.O1 'I~IAN MA
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Editorial Comment
whv Canadian Reciprocity Failed.
(GreensbuTg Ond.) Standard.J

tNTretnSDu1S tiiiu.t
The Calgary (Canada) News-Tele-
gram offered a premium of $25 for the
best contribution on why l Voted
Against Reeiprocity.'' A copy of the
paper containing the prize essay is be-
fore u.s. The writer says that the
United States. by its refusal to give
reciprocity to Canadians in the past
few years, has taught them that they
can get along without it, and thereby
build up a strong nationality of their
own. IL the idea that it would lower
cost of living in the states is correct,
then it would lower the price of
Canadian products, The most illumi-
mating part of the article. the one that
Americans should sit up and read with
open-eyed wonderment, reads as fol-
lows: THE Democrats will shortly
be in power in the States. They are
pledged for a lower Tariff. Then we
shall get all we are now offered, and in
return concede nothing. What do
you think of that?
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A Welcome Guest.

Our Dumb Animals has taken a
step forward in outward appearances
that adds to the pleasure with which
we ever receive this admirable publi-
cation. The January number comes
in heavy covers, in four colors, coated
stock, in new type. The old appeal to
the natural instincts of man in defense
of his dumb brothers is there just the
same. This publication of the Mass
achusetts Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals has been in the
arena fer nearly A years and has
grown into the hearts of thousands
with its consistent, persistent demand
for fairness toward those who cannot
speak for themselves. If Kennebec
Journal readers are not familiar with
Our Dumb Animals they have
missed q real JOY in this world of trou-
bic. 1t will pay such to send for a
copy and then subscribe. The address
is As Milk St, Boston.
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Another "Roozey organ.

belfast Republican Journal)
In addition to the rum organs in
Maine already owned or controlled by
the liquor interests a weekly newspa-
per is to be started in Pennington in
January in the interest mainly OF
wholesale liquor dealers of Boston and
other cities, and it is announced that
this is "a part of fight which will be
put up all over the State to overcome
the small majority in favor of prohi-
bition.' 1t is further stated that "A
company has been incorporated with
Jacob Wirth of Boston behind the
plan. The capital stock is $4,000, but
it is the intention to spend $4,000 il
necessary 20 make the business sue
cess and a plant costing $1,000 has
been purchased in Boston" Wirth is
brewers agent and would like to in
crease his sales in Maine. The Brew
ers contributed very literally to the
Democratic campaign fund last Sep
TENDER, one concern alone having, it is
said, contributed $4,000, and some OF
the workers for the Yes vote were lib
orally rewarded. The editor of the
new paper VIII be Henry p. White OF
Pennington, recently appointed by
Gov. Plaisted trustee of the Normal
school
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COAL PRODUCTION IN 1911.
Heavy Output but Low Prices and De
pressed Condition of the industry.

Although the production of coal in
the United States for 1911 was prob
ably second only to that of the record
year 1910, when the half billion ton
mark was passed, there have neverthe-
less been few more unsatisfactory
years in the history of the coal mining
industry, in the opinion of Edward w.
Parker, coal statistician of the United
States Geological Survey. For the
most part the year was one of over
production and of struggle for trade
which depressed prices to such an ex-
tent that when the total returns for
the year are footed UP the balance will
probably be on the wrong side of the
ledger There were, of course, excep-
tions, and notable among them was the
Irecord made in the anthracite region
of Pennsylvania. The shipments of
anthracite reported by A. III. Arm
strong, chief of the bureau of anthra-
cite statistics, for the II months ended
November 80, amounted to 63,S3S.S72
long tons, and estimating the ship
ments during December at 6.250,00O
tons. the total for the year was TO-
100000 long tons. This exceeded the
previous high record of 1907 by APP
lproximately 100000 tons. The local
trade in 1911 amounted to about 2,0O0,-
600 long tons, and the colliery con-
sumption amounted to about 100000
tons. so that the total production was
very close to S0,100,000 long tons, or
about 100000 tons over the output of
l1910. But for a number of years the
| use of anthracite has been, with the
exception of the small sizes used for
steam raising, in hotels. apartments
and office buildings. confined to purely
domestic purposes and increases or de-
creases in it's production can not be
considered as factors in the study of
industrial conditions. The anthracite
industry in 1911 was probably as firm
as any other in the country A part
: of the increase in production is prob
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Soc Your Representative and Senator

Are you asking your representative
to the Legislature pertinent questions
concerning his position on the issues
of the day. Perhaps he would like to
know how the voters of his district
feel on the subject of rum secession of
the cities. and redistrietng of the
State. before he comes to Augusta on
March 20.
Perhaps those who cannot vote may
have some influence upon representa-
tives and senators who are hidden to
the State House to change the laws
which a majority of the voters of
Maine have said they do not want
considered by men working for selfish
interests of the sort for which Gov
ernor Plaisted and few close political
associates are doing their utmost.
But these selfish interests and poll
ticians in no wise represent the Demo
eracy of Maine. Rather. they repre-
sent following with which the better
element of both old parties are dis
gusted. We believe that law-respect-
ing, home-loving Democrats and Re-
publicans will go to the polls together
next September to rebuke the most
lawless, brazenly immoral administra-
ton that ever disgraced the Pine Tree
State.
In the mean time see your senator
and representative and make it plain
to him, not only how the voters fee
on these matters, but how their wives
and children feel about them, also.
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The "MoraI License" Crowd.

Editor Kennebec Journal:
| want To show you your mistake in
opposing city rum shop license. I
want to show you and your friends
the benefit 90 of city rum to the coun-
1try people. I want to show you one of
the good moral results of a city
license. A short time since a few
young men of the moral license
sort, came from the city we'll filed
with moral rum and stole my mail
box. and two or three more near Wind
sof Corner. They carried my box four
miles east near Somerville and left il
beside The road The others ditto.
Now why should we poor ignorant
hayseeders object to city license
when we can have such favors
by good moral city rum shop.
The city people don't get the
moral benefit as the country
people do. The city people got the
financial benefit of the moral saloon
Rum makes them brave, they will
come from the saloon with their mighty
oaths and obscene songs and their
great knowledge of Jack Johnson and
other noted reformers. 1t helps in
many ways. 1t gives the sneak thieves
courage to rob hen roost, and helps
the farmer gather his squashes, bean
stacks and other farm products.
Don't let the Waterville Sentinel see
this, or the Sentinelites around the
throne on State street
EVARTS PLUMMER.
Windsor, Me. Dec. q.
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Who Then Counted the Cost7

Editor Kennebec Journal:
| read they are counting the cost"
at Washington before passing the
Sherwood pension bill. and the
thought comes. who counted the cost
when these men left all that makes
life dear, ready to suffer and die if
need be in the nations defence?
1t is so easy to forget. few Incl
dents near here show the indifference
people have for these things. In the
cemetery near Freedom village stands
"a soldiers monument erected quite a
number of years ago. by the Grand
Army post and a few citizens. This
post at that time was one of the most
|active for its numbers to be found any
where. Since then death has entered
its ranks so often that today they have
only IA members and some of them
are so feeble from age and sickness
that they seldom attend q meeting. The
other day notice was received from
the cemetery association that there
was one dollar due for moving the
grass around the monument and if not
paid it would be left in the hands of
an attorney to collect.
Now comes the question when the
few are gone, and it will not be long
what then? Will they let it grow UP
to weeds or will the whole thing be
demolished as something out of place
in this age of progress? One thing
more and / will stop. The veterans
here have always taken great pains
to have Memorial day observed in a
fitting manner. In some towns i think
! 1T is the custom to appropriate GER
tain sum for that purpose, but here
they have never received any outside
the ladies OF the G. A. r. buying the
| flags and paying for the speaker. they
have always held their exercises at a
certain hour and the school boys, if
| they had their bali games, would al
ways choose some other hour so as not
| to conflict. Last Memorial day the
academy boys had their game at the
same hour and just as the old vet
Grams Were gathered in the yard in
| front of them all preparing to march
to the cemetery the crowd went rush.
| ing by to the ball game.
| AS those feeble old men walked with
! faltering step up the hill another pic
ture came before me. / saw them
brave and manly as the boys of today.
and thought of the crowds that es-
corted them with cheers and waving
| flags as they took their way to the
lsouthward The country needed them
then, today it has no use for them.
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Coming Events

Jan. 3-No. Waldo Pomona Brooks.
Jan. 3-Androscoggfn Pomona, Auburn.
Jan 3-4-East Somerset Pomona with
St Adams Grange.
Jan. 4-Piscataquis Pomona Parkman.
Jan. york Pomona, Alewive.
Jan tCumberland and oxford Union
Pomona, Brownfeld.
Jan. "a, 19l2-Western Maine Poultry
Association, So. Paris.
Jan. 5-Hancock Pomona with Sedg-
wick Grange, North Sedgwck.
Jan. 9-10-Somerset Pomona, Skowhe-
gan.
Jan. 1o-Kennebec Pomona, Manchester.
Jan. 10-New Century Pomona with
Union Grange, E. Sumner.
Jan. 10-Green Mountain Pomona with
Jan. 1S-Meeting of the Governor and
Council.
Jan. I-Exeelsior Pomona. Wilton.
Jan. l1-Aroostook and Penobscot Union
Jan. 1S-No. Franklin Pomona, Phil
Jan. 23-East Kennebec Pomona, Vas
salboro.
Jan. 31-Sagadahoc Pomona with Dirigo
Grange, Brunswick.
Feb. 5.-Primary elections for State
senator in Androscoggin, Waldo and
York counties.
Feb. 6-12-Food Fair. Bangor.
March Especial Election of State Sem
ators in Androscoggin and Waldo Coun-
ties.
March 11-Special Election of state Sem
ators in York County.
March 2D-Special Session of Maine
Legislature.
March 27-Maine Methodist Conference
at Lewiston.
March 27-East Maine Methodist Con-
ference. Rockland.
June 1S-National Republican Conven-
ton. Chicago.
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their creditors about New Years day
should not be holding bills against the
State, il might be distorted into such
reports as that above, you know
when Creditors of the State of Maine
were forced to wait weary weeks"
That the showing may be clean. We
would invite Auditor Stevens to state
the fun amount of the bills held up at
the end of the year to await the next
meeting of the Governor and Council.
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Yet those boys are bright, noble boys
who would scorn to do mean act.
They did not realize they. were taking
from the feeble hands of these old vet
Grams their day. day this great ma
ton gave them to keep sacred to the
memory of their fellow comrades. 1t
seems to me there must be a lack
somewhere, that does not teach the
young to respect these things. as if our
most sacred day must be made a day
of merry making. Wait just a little
longer till the brave hearts will not be
here TO be saddened by your ingrati-
tude and ours have ceased to mourn
their absence.
\ VETERANS DAUGHTER.
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The Alcohol Problem.

The alcohol problem is more i'm
portant than the tuberculosis prob
lem as % it costs more lives and
more money; (2) it costs the United
States over s2,00o,000.0 900 annually: (3)
it probably causes, directly and in
directly, at least 10 per cent. of all
deaths in the United States; ca it
predisposes to infection, destroys ac-
CURED immunity, prevents the oc-
currence of artificial immunity. at
least in rabies. lessons resistance.
leads To an increased mortality in
all infectious diseases and after sur
gieal operations; 90 il lessons the
power Of the individual to resist the
injurious influences of extreme heat
and cold: (6) it causes a deteriora-
ton of the quality of mental work {;
"a it diminishes the power to with
stand fatigue and lessons the general
efficiency of the individually; tS) 1t is
poison and should be classified as
such, instead of as n food or stimu-
liant; 90 when the physicians take
hold Of the question in the same
spirit, as they have shown concern
ing yellow fevers, malaria, and small
pcx, instead of treating il as moral
question and leaving it to clergymen,
temperance workers. and enthusiast
tic reformers, we may expect better
results: Ga) more may be accom-
plished by teaching the people the
truth in regard to the fatal effects
of alcohol upon mental and physical
efficiency than by expatiating on the
mere wickedness of drinking.
We deserve condemnation as pro-
fession, when we assume that the at
titude of sneering contempt for the
efforts of clergymen, laymen. en-
thusiasts, and reformers in their at
tempts to stamp out this evil, just
as we would deserve it if we would
assume the same attitude toward
them if they attempted to stamp out
yellow fever and malaria. Fortunate
ly, the question is receiving new at
tontion by earnest men who have the
courage of their convictions and who
see with clear vision, and who will
not be deferred by sneers or criti-
eisms.
Public opinion demands, and has a
right TO demand, in no uncertain
torres, that the action and influence
of alcohol he determined and settled
by the medical profession, and that
we then teach the people the truth
fully, conscientiously. and fearlessly'
DR.. Webster of Illinois.
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Texas has appropriated 5000 to re-

Texas has appropriated $4,000 to re-
store the Alamo mission, as nearly as
possible, TO its appearance in 1886
when Davy Crockett Col. Bowie, Col.
Travis and about 50 other heroes de-
Tended it to the death before Santa
Annals merciIess 5000. Now. the gov
ernor and historical societies are seek
ing maps and descriptions of the ia
nous old mission of four score years
ago. They might also find a map of
Sam Houston speeding south with
blood in his eye to mop up the Texan
and Mexican soil with Santa Anna.
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Speaks for Itself.

State Treasurer Singleton announced
Saturday night that the States cash
balance was $50, 2o2.eS and that there
Times have changed since the days of
the Fernald administration when credi-
tors of the State of Maine were forced
TO wait weary weeks and months before
they received payment of their Just
claims, and trustees of State institutions
were running around borrowing money
with which to pay the help and the bills
for living expenses.-Waterville Sentinel
SO delightfully."- foxy" Yes, it
speaks for itself, but it is very care
full, under the watchful stare of Demo-
cratic sophisticators. not to tell the
whole truth. For instance, while It
may be true that there are no unpaid
warrants, it is also just as true that
those who have presented bills as
usual 10 close accounts at the end of
the year, have been told that no war
rants would be drawn until the meet
ing of the Governor and Council
Jan. IS.
OF COURSE the usual meeting Of
the Governor and his official family at
the tioSe VI the Year was NOT post
poned for any such purpose as has
been used. No, indeed,
But in other years il has been Gus
tonlary to hold two or three days
meeting OF the Governor and Council
to consider bills and draw warrants for
the end q the year business. This
business is usually large and draws
heavily upon the State treasury
But then, men who have 10 ante TO
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Asbestos" That Burns.
tBoston Transcript

Some rather startling revelations are
interesting the people of Portland, Me-,
Just at this time with reference to the
causes of fires. In a recent instance the
Asbestos about the furnace pipes
caught fire and was the cause of a de-
structive blaze when it should have been
the dependable preventive of such mis-
fortune. This leads an underwater to
announce to the public. through the col
umns of the press, that the experience
is no new one, that it has been going on
for years, and that the inspector of the
underwriting board has proved that
many fires have been started by what is
sold as asbestos and employed for the
purposes to which asbestos is adapted.
OF course where that happens it is a
spurious article, an imitation of the real
thing that is made use Of The recipe
for the dangerous substitute is a little
coarse hair, held together with dash
of asbestos liquid to give it verisimiltude
This, covered with white paper and held
together with metal bands, has the APP
pearance of the real fire resistant and is
quite extensively used for the alleged
protection of furnace pipes. Whether
there is a law that will reach those who
make or sell this dangerous stuff, with a
penalty commensurate with the offence
we do not know. If Portland suffers
from its use other cities can hardly be
exempt. and If underwriters or fire Off
Gals are cognizant of this fraud and dc
not proclaim it from the housetops they
toe, are at fault. That is even worse
than the Bodybuilding that is being
practised in our own city. Is it any Won
der that we burn up a billion or more in
this country during a single presidential
term?
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Highmoor Farm-To Whom Does
Belonq?

In some of the papers of the State
there has recently been more or less
discussion as to the ownership OF
Highmoor Farm. Some seem to think
that ii belongs to the State and others
to the Maine Agricultural Experiment
Station. While this is small matter
it should be correctly understood Botf
of the statements are true. The Maine
Agricultural Experiment Station is by
law a part of the University of Maine
1t is wholly a State institution al
though much of its funds come from
the Federal Governments The farm
was purchased. in the name of The
State, stocked and equipped for the
use and benefit of the Station" The
law also provides that the Director OF
the Maine Agricultural Experiment
Station shall have the general super
vision, management and control of
said farm and all Investigations there
ON.
The title to the farm. as to all other
property OF the Experiment Station,
rests with the State. The farm is the
property of the Station in the same
sense as are its poultry plant, its
building, and it's apparatus at Orono.
There is no authority for calling High
moor Farm The State Fruit Farm" "
1t is a State farm in the same sense
that the two farms of the University
of Maine or the farm OF the Insane
Hospital is State farm. 1t is not a
fruit farm any more than it is a corn
farm. The law authorizing the pur-
chase of the farm requires that the
Station shall conduct scientific inves-
legations in oreharding. corn and other
farm crops"
1t is the purpose of the trustees, the
station council and the director and
his staff to make the farm a service
able laboratory for carrying out the
provisions of the law which call for
scientific Investigations into the fun
damental facts that have to do with
the apple and other fruits. and with
corn and other farm crops Some of
the ways in which the endeavor is be-
ing made to put this into practice will
be the subject of future items.
CHAS. ID. WOODS,
0rono. Jan. ., 1912. Director.
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Maine Gossip
Contentment,

take it as | go along
That life must have its gloom
That now and then the sound of song
Must fade from every room:
That every heart must know its woe.
Each door deaths sable sign,
Care falls to every one and SO
| strive to bear with mine.
Misfortune is part of life;
No one who journeys here
Can dodge the bitterness of strife
OR pass without a tear,
Love paveS the way for us to mourn,
our pleasures breed regret
One day n sparkling joy is born,
The neXt-our eyes are wet.
Each life is tinctured with the pain
OF sorrow and of care,
As now and then come clouds and rain
Come hours of despair.
And yet the sunshine bursts anew,
And those who weep shall smile,
For joy is always breaking through
In Just a little While.
Detroit Free Press.
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lowing various occupations, handling
lumber from the stump to the planning
mill, he returned to Northampton.
Mass, in 1887, where he was employed
as foreman by the Connecticut Valley
Lumber company for 16 years. Dur
ing that time Mr.. Doe served several
years in the city government, two
years of this being on the board of
aldermen. Eight years ago Mr.. Doe
came to Orleans and took over the
management of the f. l.. Chandler
company plant.
The Eastern Maine hospital for the
insane has announced that books and
magazines are now very welcome. A
library has been started at the hos
pital, and at the present time con-
tains about 400 volumes, which is the
nucleus of what the officials hope to
make a more complete and attractive
collection of books. There is a large
room which will be used for the Ii
5rary just as soon as the number of
volumes warrants their being changed
from the rather small quarters that
they occupy at present. The library
is in charge of one Of the patients and
is open each day. and books are dis
tributed among the patients in much
The same manner as any library is
conducted.
Mrs Eliza Wentworth Merrill cele-
brated her 101st birthday, Dec. 81, with
a religious service and literary pro-
gram in her home. Mrs Merrill main
tains a vigorous constitution and her
eyes remain undimmed. The fact that
she has, in the past year, written 81
long letters to her friends is evidence
enough. She clearly remembers the
excitement at the time of the battle
Of Waterloo. and at the time OF the
great wind" She gives. also, inter-
esting description of the cold summer
when there was ice everywhere and
ten inches of snow in one storm, III
June, growing even more severe as
the summer advanced. Wild game,
Mrs Merrill declares, was all that
kept rany of her neighhors from
starving Mrs. Merrill was born IN
the town OF Bridgton, Dec. 31st, 1910.
She was the daughter of William and
Betsy Wentworth, who were among
the pioneer stock of Bridgton few
years previous to her birth. when
she was about fifteen months OF age
they again removed, and this time 1T
was TO the town of Brownfield, which
place continued to be her home TO
1866.