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Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
AERIAL coNoUERoRs.
Certain Varieties of Frogs Fish and
Squirrels Fly Without Wings.

Nearly all boys and girls are fanil-
lar with the Gyng squirrel which
though it has no wings has a fold of
skin extending from the front To the
back les, taking the place, in some de
gree of wings This skin stretches out
when the squirrel jumps, enabling it To
take I. long lying leap.
But there are other animals besides
the squirrel which fly without wings,
Tor nature has supplied them with va
rious and sometimes queer appliances
which permit them te saif through The
air much as fhe squirrel dues. In Aus
tralia there is a living mouse, which
jumps in,o he air and sails along for
a distance thus getting away from its
enemies The faster and more surely.
The mouse has the same sort of wings
that Our living squirrel has.
The flying spider manufactures his
own wings, not always using the sstune
pair. but making them rs occasion re-
quires His wings are simply webs
which he spins. and which iloat out
upon the air until a breeze catches
them. The spider holds on to his wings
and away ne goes sailing off through
the air.
back which leok Very much like wings
and underneath is another fin, SO large
and peculiarly shaped that it looks like
the rudder OF boat. This fish can leap
out of the water. and. propelled by its
tive large fins can sail some distance
through the air before dropping back
into the water These fish are ire
quently seen in the warmer waters oil
all the oceans. But the queercst look
ing animal Of all thai attempt to Hy
is the hying frog If YOU will just im-
agine one of our common frogs taking
a tying leap with a fan attached to
each foot you will get a very good
picture of he sort of figure the lying
frog cuts when ION the wing. The feet
of this frog-which is a tree frog OF
East India-are long ard have webs
between the toes like the wing OF
bat. When the webbed feet are spread
out. like four bat wings, they are so
awkward in appearance and so large
in proportion to the body OF the frog
that he presents decidedly comicai
appearance Yet, since he can Jump
much farther than ordinary frogs, he
doubtless regards his wings with en-
tire satisfaction. on.--Christian Science
Monitor
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
BASEBALL NOTES.

The Cincinnati team failed to see where
there was anything the matter with Mar
Is O'Tooles arm Marty was the first
pitcher to defeat Hank oDay,s club
Hughy Duffy, manager of the Mil
waukee team. has asked for the price
Of Kid flberfelds release. 'fabasco'
has signed with Griffith, but has failed
to report
Admirers of the old Pirate war
horse, Hans Wagner. that king OF
shortstops have noted for the first
time that the hair Of the premier bats
man is turning gray.
Fullenwider. the new pitcher Nc
Graw gathered in this spring. is said
to have a slow ball that is SO long get
ting to the plate that the umpires will
have to fine him for della ying the game
Pitcher Jimmy Lavender of the Cubs
Is one of the best looking recruits break
ing into the big league this season He
has a fine splitter over which, the
critics claim, he has perfect control and
can make it break three ways.
The management of the Pittsburg
team has spent s30,500 in the last eight
years trying to land a first baseman.
and in spite OF this great expenditure
Fred Clarke was obliged TO turn a
second baseman into a first saeker.
Harry Davis says he will not let Jack
Graney go to Detroit for Moriarty. He
believes the outfielder will prove valu-
able 10 the Maps. and while he might
possibly be able to use Moriarty to ad-
vantage other arrangements will have
to be made TO get him.
Prelan. from the way he has been play
ing, may get Eddie Grants job as guard
ian of the third sack for Cincinnati. Phe-
| Ian is not only q fine fielder but Is also
there with the Stick and shows lots of
life while on the field. which is some
thing Grant never did.
Oscar Witt the youngster pickup by
Jennings. last fall, for his nfield. is
versatile He has never played any
where but in the infield. but Jennings
sent him TO the outfield on account of
his great hitting. and he is proving a
sensation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
DECLINE OF ILLlTERAcY.
United States Advancing Fast IN Edu
cstions Way.

A consoling disclosure of the recent
census Is the decline of illiteracy in the
United StateR In 1900 46 per cent of our
native-born white population above ID
years of age could not read nor write.
IN 1910 the percentage WAS reduced to =,
a very sharp decrease The alliance be
tween iliteracy and crimes of violence
is shown by the fact that most of our
native whites who do not know their let
ters live IN the Appalachian mountains.
where the feud and personal vengeance
flourish and which have Just furnished
us at Eillsvalc. Va. with the most SEN
sational defiance of the law in the pros
ent generation.
The exhibit made by our sn-born
and eolored residents is nat 7 not 50
good, although there has great
among the - les. In 1870
as per cent of them WEI ..lterate, but
in 10 years the figures ha oeen reduced
TO 9o5. The percentage among the for
eign-born has risen IRON 12.6 to lS9,
probably due to the Increase of imIni-
grafton from Central and Eastern Eu-
rope
IL ability to read and write be the test.
we are not the best educated nation.
even when we consider only our native
whites. In Saxony there are no litter
ates In Denmark they number only o.
per cent and In the whole German em-
pire only 0o5-that is only three persons
out of every 10.000-fwhch may account
for the remarkable eficeney of the Ger
mans in every walk of life. In Great
Britain and Ireland tile percentage IL ].
There are no details yet as to states.
but In 1900 Georgia led Iii iiliteraies. u
has also the largest negro population.
In mucli-abused Kansas the percentage
of iIliteracy among native whites was
only a minute fraction.-N. Y World,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
SEEING BY WIRE.
Theory of Scientists Seems on Point
of Realization.

Though there are still many difficult
ties To be removed before seeing on
the telephone ceases To be a prob
lem the realization by no means
seems To he very far distant
Professor Rosing of the Technology
cal Institute. St Petersburg taking
advantage of the ht-impressibility
OF a photo-electric element discovered
b9 him. has invented what he calls
..phes telephone. system Grem the
Greek word 'phos,' meaning ighb,
which Is remarkable approximation
To the final achievement. Two other
scientists. Drs. Elster and Geitel. have
even gone a step farther; for they
have discovered an element which.
apparently, is more susceptible To the
Impressions of light than DR.. Ros-
ing's ''phos-electric" element. Con-
sidering these facts, it is not unrea-
sonablc to expect the last and crown
ing success within a comparatively
short time
When a person stands before Pro
fessor Rosings instrument and opens
the circuit by taking the receiver off
the hook, a small luminous pencil be-
gins TO draw his likeness ON a dark
screen. and III twinklmg of AN eye
the work is complete. His visible
counterpart is there. and is rapidly
transmitted to the sight of the per-
son with whom he is speaking. So it
is with the person at the other end;
his image is traced on the screen and
is transmitted to another small screen.
How is this done? Two systems of
mirrors are moving in such way
as TO cast the image up the phos7
electric element inside the transmit
ter An ingeniously made vacuum
tube sends out fine rays, not seen by
the eye These rays. falling ON the
screen. cause certain part Of it to
appear very bright-tlat part where
the image is-and an electric current
transmits the image to the screen of
the second person. wherever that per-
son may be He sees the sudden
brightness on the screen. and also the
lifelike photograpll-th miniature OF
the person To whom he is speaking.
The manner in which the mirrors
move must be taken into account. BY
their movement they cause the light
on the screen to accord exactly with
the light rays reflected from the
speakers body The image is thus
transferred by me mirrors to the
phos-electric element. in which is
thereby excited an electric current
that carries the image to the screen
of the second person. All this is done
instautaneously and. being continue
ously repeated. causes the photograph
to remain on the screen until the
speaker withdraws. in the same way
as moving pictures are possible
through the cinematograph.
As the Rosing apparatus is yet in
it's infancy. only very small objects
can be seen with II. But, consider
ing the idea behind the invention, and
in view of the favorable opinion Of
celebrated expert. we may reason
ably expect to have the final result
at no distant date. TO see a person
while speaking To him on the tele-
phone Nill soon be a very familiar
cireumsianee.-Po Mechanics.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
The Aqe of the Earth.

What is the age of the earth? An
answer TO this question. which has paf-
fled human intellect since the begin
ming of thought. was attempted in a
lecture given this week before the Paris
Astronomical Society by NJ. Jean Bos-
Ter, one OF the most distinguished sci
entists of Europe. After running over
the Older methods nf attacking The
problem. based on the deposits of sedi-
ment in river beds and the SaltinesS
of the sea, and showing that the re-
suits of these dated the origin of the
globe not less than laa, 100000 years ago,
NJ. Bosler made statements of Che
greatest scientific Importance based ON
the evidence of radio-activity in rocks.
He pointed out that If uranium, for
instance gives out helium at a speed
which can be determined. the presence
OF these two elements in the same rock
gives the latter's age as soon as the
relative quantity of each is measured
Investigating along these lines. 1t has
been calculated that specimen OF
primary igenous rock exlmiped in the
Paris laboratories originated as far
back as 7tO.000,000 years ago
Another series of Investigations
which has been utilized in attacking
the problem is connected with the mi
seroscopic coiored circles found inbed-
ded in primitive GRANTEES and other
rocks These. which have for tcnS
while received no explanation, prove
To be the efflorescence OF the Alpha
rays from minute specks of zirconium
and it is certain that millions OF CEN
turies have elapsed while the rays nave
been penetrating the surrounding rock
Altoyether the lecturer declared, We
should be wrong in regarding the
world MS less than a thousand million
years old.
IN conclusion. NJ. Boser dWelt ON the
lfcht which these facts threw on the
origin of the sun II the solar heat IS
only due, as has been thought for the
last 20 years, to the concentration OF
its mass, the sun cannot be more than
20.00Q. 900 years old. But since this
would make il an infant compared with
the interior force Of atoms. or some
other origin. But what. Whether ra-
dium, or the interior force of atoms or
some other source now undreamed Of
remains, said the lecturer, one of the
great mysteries of science which IL
NAV be reserved for Our descendants
to unveil The address has caused con-
siderable discussion in scientific circles.
New York Times.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
Real Food At A Penny An Order.
HEAPEn BEANS ONE CENT, OR A GOOD HOT
ROLL OR CUP

penny lunChroOm,f said Air, Kline in
discussing the merits of the mission
restaurant. Last year we conducted
enc very similar to this at l4th street
and Ohio avenue northwest. 1t was d
great success. and it's work was far
reaching. Only the condemnation of
the property by the government forced
us To close. We came out about even
as far as expenses were concerned,
though in the first place Il hundred dol
lars we're donated for the purchasing
of equipment The present room is
very much larger and viii hold many
more tables and chairs than we have
at present. We hope however. to OBJ
tain these and thus accommodate more
people Unfortunately when we
bought the present mission we were
unable to obtain a lease on the lunch
room This meant that almost year
must pass before we could establish
the mission restaurant and penny
lunch.
I'VE found many instances of good
that the penny lunch had wrought dur
ing its last season. and ii this present
restaurant is as beneficial to the poor
we will be Well satisfied | remember
| the ease of one man. last year, who
worked in laundry. His wife was
| dead and he had several small children
to care for. They lived in two small
rooms with almost no facilities tor
! housekeeping. As the fathers wage
| was small. the board of the family was
a doubtful question. He began TO pat
ronize the penny counter and soon
| found that at small price he could
supply wholesome meals for his chill
| dren and himself
| Another of our most frequent pat
rons was Il little messenger boy who,
at first from curiosity, ordered plate
of beans. They were so hot and tasted
so good to him that he formed the hab-
| it of dropping in whenever he was in
| the neighborhood, He finally gained
| the nickname of Beans because of his
never tiring appetite for them. These
| are only few instances i'll the life of
! the penny restaurant that opens at $50
| in the morning and closes at 2. NJ. "
Washington star.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22

In most parts of New England foxes
enter baited trap sets IN running water
without great hesitation. Further
north, along the Allegash River not
fox will enter trap save through
strategy, although the bait may be
scented with secret preparations cost
ing much money to bly, ana use The
best results are secured by sticking Il
Timber spring pole upright in the
ground or in a snowdrift in 9he center
Of Il small clearing in The forest. the
spring pole having a dead hare or the
bedy a Il hen or duck attached by the
neck and lifted Il foot or less above the
level surface. Two or more steetrsps
are put outset but Undated. from 10
To IL feet from the spring pole.
When the old fox comes. along and
scents The flesh he shifts tie air for a
long time and begins slowly to circle
the pole. Keeping far away from the
bait ii first. but drawing nearer with
every turn. The process IS long and
slow. There is a long shifting cf the
air and "A short quick step, followed by
a pause for investigation. and then
more stea.thy steps, as If the fox sus-
pected that an enemy WAS concealed
about the spring pole, Upon which it's
gaze is concentrated always At some
point along the course the fox with
ears and nostrils and eyes always in
tent upon the suspected bait, steps
suddenly within the open jaws Of the
trap, which closes with a snap, and
the fox is an active and regretfui pIis-
oner until the trapper comes along aud
removes the trap New York, Press.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
MT VERNON.

Dr II. e. Williams after several
days OF painful Illness. was operated
on Tor appendicitis. Friday morning.
AT his home The operation passed off
well ana is considered to have been
successful. The patient is doing as
well as can be expected. His many
friends wish Dr Williams full speedy
recovery
Aston Tyler has over 300 chickens,
about two weeks old and expects an
other. larger iustalment soon
Mrs a A. Mooers is on her annual
visit TO relatives IN Haverhill, Mass
Mildred. daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
W O Psrlin has been quite i'll for
several days but is now reported as
improving
Mrs George Ireland is in very poor
health
Mrs Malcomb French is in Augusta
Tor eye treatment
Mr. and Mrs Henry Nelson were
cheered by tile arrival of q baby
daughter last Thursday
Mrs. r. H. Jacobs is able to SIT up
now during a large part of the day.
and seems much improved.
WEST g B. Thaxter was at Pitts
field, Sunday returning, Monday night.
Elmer Tygeg and Harold Dolloff who
had been working at George Brigg 8
birch mill during the vacation, have
returned to school. =
J w. Doloff is working for Anthony
Tibbetts, Of F'ayette
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Conway and
little daughter are visiting Mrs Con-
ways parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
ebl9. mon&thurs.le leit

Dollon. Mr. and Mrs. Conway are eX-
peCting To leave for Vermont where
they will reside on MIR. ConwaEs large
farm.
Mrs John Anderson aud son Dudolpli
were at Mt Vernon village, last Tues
day.
The Glenwood Improvement League
recently purchased curtains for their
schoolroon. They expect to purchase
an organ before long, Great improve
ments are being made by the league.
1t is reported that the fishermen
are catching cusks by large numbers
in the tannery stream.
Hon. II. II. Widener of Rochester \.
Y. was the recent guest of MIR. and
Mrs. Louis Pulls and family.
Mr. and Mrs Waldo White and baby
of Mt. Vernon were the recent guests
of Mr. and Mrs. George White.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
colIeae Results Saturday.

AT. New Haven-Yale 1, Columbus @
At Princeton 2. Brown /.
At Worcester-UniVerslty Of Vermont
Z, Holy Cross 3
AT Schenectady. ~ Y.-Unon 8, Tufts Z.
At Ithaca, n. Y.-Cornell 4. Rochester
University o.
Springfield T. S. s.
At Hartford-Trinity g. Villa Nova l.
At Anna polis-Naval Academy ], Uni
yersity of North Carolina o.
AT Kingston. r. New Hampshire
State 4. Rhode Island College 0
At Lexington. Na.--Catholie University
8, Virginia Military Institute O.
At Charlottesville. Va.-UIniversity of
Virginia 10, University of South Caro-
lima q
At shington-Georgetown Z. Johns
Hopkins g.
AT New Dickinson s. New York
University o
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
Other Games Saturdsv '.

At Exeter, n. H,-Exeter .. Bowdoin 8
At Danvers, Mass-st Johns Prep 6,
Framingham II. :. 2.
At Grafton. Mass.-St Mary's 8, Graf
ton II s g
AZ Worcester. Mass.-worcester Aead
Z, Monson Acad g.
AT Beverly. Mass--unied Shoe .. An
AT Foxboro, Mass-state Hospital i2.
Foxboro High !
Al Portsmouth n H-York High Z,
Portsmouth High
Al Whtinsylle. Mass Uxbrdge High
9, Northbridge High 7.
AT Derby. n II Concord High "A,
Al Medford Mass Medford High IS.
Rindge Tech 8
All southboro. Mass 81 Marks Il,
Al Amherst. msss.-M A. {. 8. A. ii.
At Pittsheld; Mass -Pittsheld. High "a.
searles High Y.
At .Groton, Mass. Powder Point .. Gro
Al Keene n H. Keene High 1s. Brat
a weodsyile, ~ II -woodswne ..
A Nortbbeld. vt-nalisn a. Q 4. Nor
Al Beverly. Mass Beverly High r..
AZ Lisbon, n. H.-Littleton High ~
Lisbon High g.
At Manchester, N. list Anselm Is.
Al Hanover, n. H.-Hanover High 9.
Norwich A.
"A Milford \ H.-Townsend High z.
Milford High 2
AT Freeport Morse High H. Freeport
High 10
At Auburn Pilgrims 70. Wasecas 8
Falls High
AT Farmington- Pennington High T.
Mexico High &
At Brunswick bots s. Lisbon Falls 4
AT Hebron Hebron Acad. p. South
Paris High
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
Caut;on eads TO Downfall.

curious feature of trapping Ihf-
bearing animals in the woods OF North-
ern Maine is that in many cases the
hunters are enabled to succeed by fea-
son of the animals themselves.
Along The swift waters of the upper
Penobseot River the most valn&Die tur
is that of the slim and alert fisher cat
OF marten The American fisher cat y
one of the most cautious creatures u
the forest and streams. and only ieW
Indians and white trappcrs have tHc
secret of Turing il 10 the VIcualty ~
traps The fisher will never neSotlat g
ANYTHING but live fish for bait ana VIII
never approach its food save icni tie
shore side of stream or IKE 80 q
rule. when winter fishermen cateh
trout through the ise they pass o'i
from hidden eddies to deep heies, chop-
ming canals in the surface rec rs 'lss
po. which when filed with water are
used TO hold the live trout until the re-
turn over the same stream later IN tile
dav The trappers of fisher eats, mt
ing half torpid trout squirming about
in the lev water. make ready to carry
oilt their plans irhe fiat trencher of
stout steel trap is baited with ilVe
trout, winch lidss t'"g@'ii'-
spring the mechanism, ana q oeepei
water canal than usual Is chopped Tar
inshore. if possible under a iimp OF an
overhanging tree. The fisher never
walks up or down the stream on the
omen ice. but clings close to the shore.
At the sight of the living trout on Top
of the ice the fisher creeps out eau
tiously and, having made sure the
coast is clear, leaps directly from me
shore of the tree on top OF the trout,
only to be clutched in the jaws Of the
tran
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
RIVERSIDE.

Mrs S II. Burton returned from
Portland Thursday, where SHE had
been attending the meetings Of the
Golden cross order
Mf and Mrs. Willis Wentworth are
the happy parents of 4 fine boy, born,
April Is
Harold Bowman is rapidly recover
ing from the severe cut which he re
ceiyed on his leg and is walking
about with the aid Of crutcll.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
SPORTING NOTES.

The bicycle racing season opened at
the Velodrome, Newark. ~ j., Sun
day. with conditions after two post
ponements. because of rainy weather.
The two mile open professional race
proved to be the most exciting event.
Frank Kramer winning by inches after
q hard sprint
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
New RssshaII RooI.

who's Who in Bsseballr just COM
piled By the Baseball Magazine Co.
is on sale At news stands and Is a
valuable book tor fans 1t contains
big league stars age, height. weight.
birthplace all positions played all
batting averages for the players en-
tire career heiding averages. trades.
sales. outlaw career, etc. price -
cents
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
Shipping News.

Boston. April 21-Arrived: schoon-
ers Horatio 6. Foss. Humaeoa F. r.
via New York; Ellen Little. Port Ar
thur. Tex. Edna, Belfast; Henry
Wilmington. Port Reading, n. j.; Har-
riet c. Whitehead, Raritan River, N.
j.; Baker Palmer, Newport News;
Margaret Haskell, do; James w Paul.
Ir do
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22

New York, April 2l.A large crowd saw
the New York Nationals easily defeat the
local American League team IN a game
played for the benefit of the survivors
of the Titanic. today. The receipts of
the game were s9i25.
N. Y. Nat Is % o 0 o t-ii-f2-t
n y Am - o 0 o o o 0 o. -10-5
Batteries-Maxwell *. Fullenwider and
Wilson; Hartley, Mcconnell and Fisher.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22

the ground more than - gallon of gas
goes to waste. II is this waste which
the young chemist harnessed SO that
it can be shipped anywhere INDIAN
apolis News.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
American Association Saturday.

At Indianapolis--K kansas City l. Indian
apolis 0
AT Observation-Disclosures Z, Louisville 4.
At Columbus-Columbu 2, St Paul 0.
AT Minneapolis Z. Toledo 5.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
New England League.

At Lowell--BoweIl 80. Lynn s
AT Fall River-Fall River 3. New Bed
ford g.
At Worcester Worcester Is. Haverhill s.
At Brockton-B Brockton 9. Lawrence l.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
Amerioan Leaeue Saturday.

At Boston-Boston : New York 6~lt
innings.
At Washington Philadelphia G. Wash
ington 3.
At Detroit-Detroit g. Cleveland I'LL in
nings.
innings
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22

Unless Red Murray Of the New York
Giants falls on he will continue 20 play
the sun field for McGrsws team. Murray
has been hitting in fine style thus far
this season.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
international League Saturday.

At Baltimore-First game. Montreal
10. Baltimore 3. Second game. Baltimore
3, Montreal 3
At Jersey City-Toronto 4. Jersey City 3
At Newark-Buffaln s. Newark g.
AT Providence Rochester 3. Providence
LA innings
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
AMERICAN,
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
American League Sunday.

At 81 L6UT07
81 Louis - 0 . o o o 0-3- 1-3
Chicago ........1 0 8 o o l-S-i3-2
Batteries Powell, Allison, Lake and
Stephens. Peters, Walsh and Block
Time, ], so UmpTes, Evans ard Egan.
AT DETROIT.
Cleveland - o o o . 0 4-4-7-t
Detroit - 0 0 0 0 o-0-5-2
Batteries-Kaler and Easterly, Burns
and Stanage. Time, f.39. Umpires, Di-
ueen and Perrfne.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
NEW ENGLAND STANDING.
Today's Games.

Lawrence at Lynn.
Worcester AT Brockton
Lowell at New Bedford.
Haverhill at F'aEl River.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22

National League Saturday.

II Philadelphia-E &. Philadel
phia L
At Pfttsburg- -Pttsburg !, st Louis ..
At Chicago-Chicago 5, Cincinnati 4.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22

Roger Bfesnahan passed up an oppor-
tunity 10 sign Arlie Latham to act as
clown for his Cardinals Roger declared
be needed ball players and not comedians.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-22
Other Games Sunday.
N. Y. Nat. II: N. Y. Am. I.

At Baltimore Washington. Am, 8; Bal
timore. @