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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
OBSERVATION OF WATER.
Much Thought and Study Given to the
Art of Cultivation.

It is interesting to read of the con-
quest over dry or desert places that
is going on all over the world. The
new plans of irrigation include not
enlv bringing water to dry regions
but conserving the rainfall in Vari-
Gus ways. For in the dryest regions
there is always some rainfall or inois-
ture As rule in such places this
has all run off the surface of the
nerd packed soil and only few scat
tering plants have sprung up.
Nov by modern enterprise the SOIL
is prepared TO receive the rain. At
first it IS looseped TO a slight depth
and ti1en deeper and finally this soil
ieto which the rain has penetrated IS
plowed or narrowed under the dry
soil beneath, which is turned up to
the top. Then crops can be sown i'll
the moist earth below. To do this
requires study of the seasons and
knowledge of when the rains come
and in general such careful study OF
conditions as is given in other lines
of industry.
4 French writer says that this ex=
pert farming, if introduced into the
Russian steppes. would solve the
problem of pressure of inhabitants for
that country for somes time to come
Literary Digest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
UNCONSCIOUS INFLUENCE
A Simple Incident of Half a Century
Ago and Its Results.

II shot an arrow into the air,
II fell 10 earth, / knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow IL in its flight.
Il breathed a song. into the air.
1t fell to earth, / know not where
For who has sight so keen and strong
That it can follow the flight of song?
Long, long afterward, in an oak
| found the arrow, still unbrolIe.
And the song from beginning to end
l found again in the heart of a friend"
The incident with which my story
begins was ii very ordinary one 1t
would not have caused anyone present
to suppose it would result in anything
more than 4 pleasant half-hour for the
two young men who We're lunching to-
gether of an evening, or dream that
il would have any lasting effect what
ever on the boy who sat within the
hearing of their conversation. Similar
circumstances might happen every
day, or several times a day, maybe.
The incident was at Augusta more
than fifty years ago. The young men
had graduated from Bowdoin college q
year or two before. One had come to
Augusta as principal Of the High
school; the other had a clerkship at
the state capitol. The boy was a stu
dent OF the former, as his letter found
below will show. With proper de
corum the boy kept silence i'm the
presence of his superiors, but as the
sequel shows, he listened carefully and
hid every word in his heart. His own
statement made more than half a CEN
fury afterwards shows how a new pur-
pose and new determination from
that time on took possession of him
and governed his future life.
Probably neither of the young men
long. remembered the occasion and
neither for very many years was aware
of the, influence their conversation that
evening at the restaurant had had on
the youth who sat by their side. Life
was already real and earnest with each
one of them Every day brought its
| measure of work and care. and the flu
ture was even then calling each one TO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
KENNEBEC.
WIN DSOR.

A wedding reception was given,
Thursday evening, at the home of c.
l. York Windsor. by about 50 MEM
bers of Windsor Grange, to Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond York, which proved to
he social event of great pleasure.
The young couple were made the re-
cipients OF Il number of handsome and
useful gifts, the presentation speech
being made. in few well chosen
words by Frank Colburn. which was
to by both Mr.. and Mrs
York. The presentation was followed
by music and readings and refresh
ments of cake and coffee We're served
The party adjourned at Il late hour
with best wishes for the young
couples happiness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26

Carnegie peace travelling fund would
be to develop in this country the same
healthy view of military training that
certain university heads have formed?
We submit this suggestion in all sin
certify TO Prof. John Bates Clark of
Columbia University, who has beer
selected To supervise the work of the
economic section of the peace tounda-
ton. Since military training enters
largely into the productive efficiency
of the men of the German nation, 1t
is appropriate that ,the economic sec
ton should take eognizance of our
proposal. Prof Clark spent his post
graduate days in the atmosphere OF
German university life and is necul-
iarly we'll fitted to encourage such 4
proposal as We have suggested, IT Is
to be understood, Of course, that the
professors delegated to visit Germany
shall stay there n sufficient length oil
time to become familiar with the lite
Of the country and not make a ny
ing trip To Europe and then return
to inflict half-baked ideas upon the
public. Prof. Clark has written en-
tertaininely and broadly on questions
of political economy, but Ne are OF
the belief that among all the remedies
he has proposed for existing economic
abuses he could not find one which, II
applied to current sociological and
economic Ills would be able to add
% the productive power of nation
to the extent of 80 per cent, which
Mr. BigeloW afIirms is the increase in
the productive capacity of the German
workman brought about by military
service-Army and Navy Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
BOXING NOTES.

Is 0. Bremen and Al Rogers have
been matched to box in Buffalo.
Jan 81
Tom Kennedy, the hope, is going to
sail for Paris with Jeanette and
Willie Lewis next Monday.
Mark Conley of Boston is matched
with Eddie Smith of New York for a
10-round bout at Syracuse, Feb. s.
Joe Choynski, who declares himself
a Comeback" is going to try himself
out in Pittsburg. next week, when he
will box Soldier Delaney in a private
six-round bout.
a cablegram to T. S. Andrews, a
Milwaukee sporting writer, announces
the departure from London, Wednes-
day, of Win E. Ames with his two
boxing champions. Sid Smith, 112-
FOUNDER, and Billy Marchant, weigh
ing 126 pounds. Smith comes over to
challenge Johnny Coulon, and Mar
chant is after Abe Attell.
Abe Attell, champion featherweight,
who will meet Johnny Kilbane in Cal
ifornia. Feb. %, arrived at Youngs-
town, Wednesday, from Chicago to see
doctor for treatment of an injury to
his right thumb. The doctor found
the thumb badly damned, but said
the injury was not serious. Attell left
for the West, that night.
DR.. Joseph Satan. physician of the
National Sporting Club, K. o. Brown
and several other witnesses We're
heard at New York, Wednesday, at a
continuation of the hearing by the
III. Al IL.
by Abe Attell that he was "doped' in
his fight with Brown at the National
Sporting Club. last Thursday night.
All the witnesses denied the feather
weight champions allegation. In addi-
ton, Brown said that Attell fought
as we'll as he had ever seen him fight.
1t is probable that no decision as to
whether or not Attell shall be dehar-
red from participating in further
bouts in this state will be rendered
until several other witnesses are
heard
Another former champion boxer
will essay a come back Frank
Erne. once wearer of the lightweight
crown, and Paddy LAWN will meet
in a 10-round bout at Buffalo, next
month. Erne, as of yore, vans to be
dead certain that he will be able tu
step into the ring in perfect physical
condition. He wants to have three
days of fast boxing with Mike Glib
hons, the latest sensation of the pu-
gilistie world, before deciding when
he viii be ready for LAWN. I'm get
busy in the gym with Gibbons on my
arrival In New York, Thursday, said
Erne. after two or three days of
work with Gibbons I'll know when
I'll be ready. 81 want to be satisfied
my self that I can win or / don't
want to come back here and fight
LAWN added Erne. Il am not de-
sirous of making a chump of myself.
II / thought for a minute ] couldn't
win I would not think of fighting.
William F. Delaney, the famous
trainer died Thursday. at Oakland,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
BASEBALL NOTES.

Pitcher Ed Ruelbach. on whom Pres
ident Murphy of the Chicago National
League Club was given waivers ana
wnom Murphy threatened to sell to a
minor league club, signed a years
contract with Murphy, Thursday. at
Chicago, at Ruelbaeh's terms.
Heinie Zimmerman, hard hitter and
utility man for the Chicago Nationals
has announced TO President Murphy in
a letter from New York that he has
finished with baseball. He explained
that he has a business chance which
seems too good to overlook, and Tor
this reason he has concluded to give
up playing the game while he is in
the zenith of his career OH the dia-
mond.
Charlie Schmidt will be first string
catcher of the Providence. r. l., club
in the International League, this year,
Charles days as a Tiger are past. It
was sentiment that kept Schmidt on
the Detroit club, last year, and the
year before. Last spring Schmidt could
not throw from the plate to The pitch
er's box. 1t developed that the reason
Navin kept Schmidt on his pay roll
at a big figure was because Of his
work in other years. Schmidt did Tor
Detroit what few eatehers would have
volunteered to do. He caught for two
weeks with two broken fingers. Payne
and Archer Were both laid up So was
Schmidt. But Schmidt got his hand
bandaged by a surgeon and went in.
He refused to quit and gave great
exhibition of grit in those IA games.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
Seven Detroit
Men Released.

Detroit, Mich. Jan. 25,-Seven mem
bers of the Detroit American League
baseball team were released, today.
Six viii go to the Providence club OF
the International League. recently
purchased by Mr. Nevin.
Outficlder Drake. Infelder LatherS
and Pitcher Lively viii go to Provi-
denee, in trade for Outlielder Perry.
The same club secured by outright
release, Catcher Schmidt, Pitcher Rem
fer and Catcher Reynolds. Ralph
Stroud has been released to Buffalo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS BOUTS. q
Wood 6ests Gallant.

FAN River, Jan. 25.-Bay Wood of
this city and Johnny Gallant OF Chel-
Sea went Il rounds before the mem
hers of the Colonial A. G, Wednesday
night. No decision was given. but the
fight WAS Woods by wide margin.
The Chelsea lad stalled in many of The
rounds. Wood put UP a stiff fight all
through ana protected himself i'll
good style throughout In only two
rounds did Gallant have any the best
of the milIing-the third and fourth.
In the semi-fnal Young Chick de-
feated Young Evers IN the sixth round,
and in the curtain raiser Young
Campbell stopped Young Mandos in
tI.a third
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
Champion Attell Is
Suspended in N. Y.

New York, Jan. 25.-Abe Attell,
featherweght champion, was sus-
pended from boxing in New York
state for a period of six months by
the State Athletic Commission, this
afternoon, which found him guilty of
taking and "stalling' in his recent
bout with Knockout" Brown.
The commission also suspended
limmN Goodman, Attelrs second. ana
algsaHH I'd that it would investigate
the National Sporting Club of Amer
lea, where the bout was held.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
SPORTING NOTES.

Colonel Roosevelt has given his as
sistance in an effort TO bring the
teams of Harvard and Minnesota to-
gether in a track meet next spring.
Coach Richard Grant of Minnesota. q
Harvard alumnus, who has been try
ing for some time to get the teams
together. Wednesday night received a
letter from Colonel Roosevelt, in
which the former President sand he
had written Dean Briggs at Harvard
to do all i'm his power to bring about
Minnesota Harvard meet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
EmmOns Is Col
leCtOr at Portland.

Washington Jan. PA contest
over one of the most important fed
eral offices in Maine was settled, to-
day, when the Senate confirmed the
nomination of William T. Emmons as
collector at Portland
Charles NJ. Moses, who was collec-
tor for y years was charged with
pernieieus political activity Senators
Gardner and johnson had the Senate
defer confirmation until Collector
Moses presented his case, to President
Taft The President refused to with
draw Fmmons' nomination, which was
obtained by Reps. Kinds and GEern-
SEE. Moses had the support Of Elk
GOV. Hill of Maine. acting chairman
Of the Republican National commit
tee and of the chairman of the State
Republican committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
BOXING BOUTS THIS WEEK.

Friday-Sam Langford VS.. Sam
Mcvev at Australia; amateur bouts
at the Irish American A. C. at New
York. Jack Dillon VS.. Tom Mcmahon
at Cleveland. Gus Wilson VS.. Herman
Smith at Buffalo. \. Y; Pierce
Mathews VS.. Dale Gardner at Joplin,
Mo; Jimmy CIabby vs.. Lea Whiting
at Australia. Gene McGovern Us.
Tommy Dixon at Kansas City.
Saturday. Chicago X. O. Brown vs..
Frank Klaus at Pittsburg; Mickey
McDonough VS.. Soldier Kerns at New
York: Young Brady vs. Young
Vaughn at Petoskey, Mich: bouts at
the NATIONAL A. c. at Philadelphia.
Sunday-Bouts at the New Orleans
=
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
Robinson and Deary Draw.

Marblehead, Jan. 25.-George Robin
son of Cambridge and Joe Dearey Of
tire same city boxed eight rounds to a
draw, wednesday night, before the
Marbiehead y a. in Hibernian hail.
before more than 200 members.
In u siX-round bout Chester Bernard
OF Lynn was given the decision over
Kid Meyers OF Boston
In four-round preliminary Tony
Jones of Boston beat Young Adams
of Lynn. Richard Fleming was referee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
The Tufts 1912
Football Schedule.

Medford, Mass, Jan. 25-The Tufts
football schedule for next fall. given out
by Manager Bush. tonight. consists of
nine games, as follows:
Sept 2s-Amherst at Am herst
Oct 6-University' Of Maine at Orono.
Oct, 12-New Hampshire State at Med
ford.
Oct. 19-Bowdofn at Medeord
Oct. 2s-Wesleyan at Medford.
Nov. 2-Masaa chusetts Agricultural Col.
lege at MedfoTd
Nov. 9-Sprngfeld Training School a
MedIord.
Nov. 16-Wcst Point at West Point.
Nov. 22-TIinity at Medfor d.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26

Cal. Delaney, who had been i'll several
months, trained many of the most
prominent fighters of the last % years,
including Johnson Jeries, Corbett.
Choyinski. Jimmy Britt and Kauf-
man. He trained johnson for his
championship fight with Jeffries AT
Reno and was also Instrumental in
arranging the match and backing the
eoiored fighter. He was IS years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
The Liverpool AppIe Market.

Boston Jan 25.-The following apple
cable was received from Liverpool. to-
day:
The market opened firm and closed the
same, firm tendency and good clearance
Good stock in demand. inferior neglected.
800 bbls. selling. Mostly Nova Scotia
fruit on the market, considerable fruit
frosted. Dominion will sell, Friday.
Hamburg, cable--Ben Davis les. to lSs
Cd, good and active demand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Continued from Page One.)

special legislative committee OF by eQ1it
mission appointed by the Governor of the
cause of the present strike in Lawrence.
Such an investigating committee or COM
mission should have full power to sum
mons persons with books and papers and
to ascertain all the facts bearing upon
tie strike =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
Chicago Cattle Market.

Chicago. Ian. %
cATTLE-Receipts 1900; market Zoe 10
- lower than yesterday: beeves 4.75GS So
HoGS-Reeeipts q G1. market Sc. lower
than Yesterdays average; light 5s0ltS Is
SHEEP-Receipts lS,o00. market Toe. To
25c lower than yesterday. native 250G
5.2a; western 2.50aig0. ;yearlines 450a
3.65:- native lambs 4.5od6.75. western 500
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
Boston Curb Market.
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Jan. p.
Corn, today, sold at the highest point OF
the season for deferred futures and near
ly so for Maine. \ forecast for generap
storm conditions, threatening to interfere
further with the drying out of the crop
and retard to serious extent much de-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
New York Cotton Market.

New YORK, Jan. %.
Spot closed quiet. Middling uplahds 965;
do. gulf $50. Sales 100 bales.
Galveston, 10s: New Orleans steady.
8 11-l6; Savannah steady, 9s: Charleston
steady, %; Memphis steady, 81
Net receipts for six days 259. $50
Exports to Great Britain 9S 32a. 10
France 1915 to the Continent 1e7, son. TO
Japan 6245. III.
Stock 1881, 557
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-26
New York Money Market.

New York, Jan. %.
Prime mercantile paper % to per. cent
Sterling exchange firm at 4S425 for 60
day bills and at 4S7.45 for demand.
Commercial bills 4S33.
Bar silver 574.
Mexican dollars Az
Government bonds weak.
Railroad bonds firm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-04
Railroad Men Tender Banquet
 To. Superiors
Pleasant Gathe ing at Stratfie!d
 Marks Extensive Changes

The promotion by the New Haven road of Police Commissioner Lou P. Bristol from yardmaster in this city to trainmaster for the Shcre line divi- sion; and of N. E. Nickerson, chief clerk of the local freight. offices, to freight agent at Port Chester, and the departure of Thomas B. McAvoy, for.- man in the freight offices, to become traffic superintendent for the Warner Bros Co. was signalized by their as- sociates in the local freight yards Sat- urday night by a complimentary ban- quet at the Stratfield hotel
 That the pleasant relations existing among the officials and their Staffs are not to cease with the termination of the situations that made these re- lations possible was apparent from the atmosphere of good fellowship that pervaded the banquet table. After the spread, George W. Carey assun,- ed the duties of toastmaster.
 Lorenzo B. Nickerson spoke on Units of Value"; Clifton J. Harvey, Why They Call Me Chief; F. F. O'Brien, ''Pro and Con- Paul A. Ca rey, "A Toast to an Old Friend"; Her bert V. Clemens, ''The Narrow Gauge vs. the Broad Gauge; Lou P. Bristol, 'Knucklin' Down.; Nester E.. Wedge, Sunny Hours; and Postmaster Ca rey himself contributed a fitting finale Closing Thoughs."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-04
CONGRESSMAN HAMILL SPEAKS TO CIVIL SERVICE
 MEN ON PENSIONS
His Bill Has Endorsement of Retire. ment Association of Civil Ser
 vice EmplOyes

Congressman James A. Hamill o1 Jersey City, who came to Bridgeport yesterday, to address the Emmet club vas the guest. through the courtesy of the Emmet club, of the Civil Ser vice Retirement Association at a meeting yesterday afternoon in the Board of Trade rooms.
 Congressman Hamill, one of the most promising of the younger mem bers of Congress, is the author of the so called Hamill Pension bill for the retirement of civil service employees who have rounded out an honorable term of service. Though there are several such bills under discussion at present, that which Jersey City C,n- gressman has fathered is the one tc which the retirement association has given it's endorsement.
 Congressman Hamill has made a special study of civil service condi- tions and his address to the local as- sociation was attended with keen in- terest. Over 100 attended the meeting the association embracing members oi the local post office staff, the custom house and the railway mail clerks
 Arrangements for the meeting and reception of the Congressman were made by the following committee: P H. Howard, J. F. McElroy, J. H. Cook G. B. Haggerty. l.. s. Jackson, c. A Emery. T. P. Hearn, Harry Lush. A, the close of the meeting vote o1 thanks was rendered to the speaker
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-04
POLES

A romance cf tE- great southwest. laid in the most interesting .x T t.. the vast alkali desert Of Arizona. The time is midnight in summer and the 1uli moon causes the giant cacti and sagebrush to cast long weird shadows over the yellowish plain No sound strikes the ear with the exception of the singing of the wind through the te egraph wires and the occasional clicking of the instrument on the teie- graph operators desk. Amid such surroundings is laid the thrilling story of Taylor Granville's latest vaudeville offering, "The Holdup", the sensational head inc offering at Polls theatre this week.
 If you want to be interested, en- tertained and thrilled-ip fact, taken out of yourself-come and see '"The
 All who enjoy neat and artistic singing and piano playing sketch will be pleased to the utmost with Dar- cey aud Williams, a clever rair, who vii help entertain the audiences at Polls theatre this week.
 Mabel Fonda and her troupe Of jug glers offer juggling act that is SO far removed from the ordinary as to be in class by itself.
 Rutan's Songbirds are not Of the feathered variety, but are human songbirds, whose beautiful voices and .''~ 7c~f''' singing entitie them to the
 utiI.3 pig attractions of the pres ent weeks bill will include "Phina' and her clever company Of singing and dancing picks; Joe Kelsey, the ''klever komedian": Fra nk and Tru- man Rice, the ta.kative tumbler with the taking tricks: Poli's Electr.graph. presenting a splendid attraction of animated photography, and Po..s con- cert orchestra.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-04
FRED CLARKE TO RETIRE
 AFTER 18 YEARS CAREER

New York, March 4-For the first time in eighteen campaigns Fred Clarke will be missed from the game 8 firing line this spring. The Pirate veteran has turned in his uniform, discarded the glove and hung his war club upon the wall.
 Whose turn. from the roster of the old guard. is next Hans Wagner has served sixteen seasons under the Big Tent; Nap Lajoie is facing his six = teenth year: Mathewson has stood the brunt of twelve Giant flag fights and two world series: Tommy Leach was on the ragged fringe more than once last summer; Sam Crawford is no longer recruit. while Bender. Plank and Murphy of the Champs can hard ly go on forever.
 When Mathewson, Wagner and La. joie drop hack the game will never be quite the same to good many people in New York. Pittsburg and Cleveland. Matty, Hans and Larry mechanical wonders. brainy and cour- ageous: always ready-always trying and nearly always making good-well above the general average of the clan.
 For twelve years Nathewson has carried the bulk of Giant burden willing to work whenever called and the first one to warm up when some pitching pal is preparing to default. And that thrill of Mathewson advanc- ing to the rescue in the ninth inning with two on base and one run needed 70 tie means something that another will find hard to duplicate when the Big Gun is finally spiked
 And how long will it be before Pittsburg finds another Honus when the Flying Dutchman has whaled his last base hit and passed on into the games twilight?
 When a ballplayer works sixteen years for a city and delivers above 300 every year. his passing means more than the absence of his ability.