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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24

and wholesome employment that en-
cages the farmer boy. When Virgil,
the bard of Mantau. would WOO the
Roman soldiery from fierce carnage
and bloody war he indited his Eclo-
CUES and Georges, and glorified the
peace and plenty of bueolic life. In
an immortal lyric Horace addressed
his friend. Lucius Sestus and called
him to a contemplation of the winter $
thraw beneath the influence of gentle
zephyrs. Then the plouehman no lon
ger would sit by his fire and iiocks
would nip the fresh grass. while the
nymphs would join in the JOY with
dancing feet. 1t was the grapes OF
the vineyard cultivated by the Greek
plough boy that inspired ZeuXis TO
paint the fruit so realistically that the
birds of the air even flew down to
plnck and enjoy Ii was in reviewing
the scenes and engagements of his
peasant boyhood that Francois Millet
found the subjects that perpetuate the
products of his genius and brush.
Generals, rulers and statesmen have
abandoned their camps, their courts
and their legislative halls to lind
beauiitude and blessing in the oceu-
pations of the plough boy After con-
Quoting his army on the memorable re-
treat through the Businesses of Aflne-
mia back To Aegean shores, Xenephon
saw more exquisite Joy in the conduct
OF his Ionian farm than in the alafnms
Of war and in the exhibition of SUI
perb generalship. cato left his sena-
toriaI seats 10 engage in the growing
Of such celery as would have taken
the premiums in any agricultural fairs
af the worlds history. When, after abb
dieation. Macmillan iniplered Dioele-
tain to resume with him the Roman
purple. the ex-emperor wrote back to
his former colleague that, ii he would
come down Ia visit him at his country
seat and look upon his cabbaGes. he
would never wish To SO back to the
throne Of Rome.
Cincinnatus did not leave his plough
at the behest of country 10 lead her
army with more zeal and alaerity than
have statesmen gone from the affairs
of state to give themselves over to the
cultivation or their fields. Hugh Lawson
White, whose name shall remain Tor
all time in Tennessee a synonym TOR
patriotism. once might have been seen
called from his plough handles by
disciple of Blackstone eager TO be eX-
anlined for license. The New York
statesman, Silas Wright. with years
full OF ge and honors was found Ia
boring in his fields when the death
summons came. Daniel Webster. the
God like as his admirers loved TO call
him. eagerly sought his country estate
at Mafshfield when duties at Washing
ton uarmitted He loved TO watch the
mellow earth turn gracefully from the
nloush's mouldboard. He loved TO look
into the meek faces of his Shorthorns
md u catch whiffs of their fragrant
breath When the early spring time
anne and he was in the midst of SEN
atorial labors he leyed to take down
lie copy OF Virgil and read the
eEcologues. Once quoting some lines
to his farm manager. he wrote:
John Taylor, when you read these
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24
PLOUGHlNG TIME.
Proclaimed as "Happiest, Gladdest
Merriest Time of the Year.

In the cycles of the season the hap
plest. gladdest, merriest time of the
ear is ploughing time. The JOY of
Tcnnyson's May Queen in anticipation
bore no comparison with that of the
farmer boys to-day in realization
From the winters stalls he leads forth
the FESTIVE steeds, and bitches them TO
the stalyart plough With blithe song
ana 1.-THE step he hastens 10 the sunny
hillside behind the quick steppers that
share his zest. The beam points stead
ily toward the distant goal Jne
plough stock sets gracefully upon the
falioW ground. Its handles stfetcn
heartily their welcome. The lines that
connect the ehamping bits are grasped
i'm the directing hand. There is Jpint
thrill in beast and human as they pre-
pare to touch the warm bosom of mo-
Their earth. Hope and prophecy con-
spire with toll and soil to make glad
and refreshing the suspicious begin
ming
All nature is attuned for the momen-
tous undertaking. The breezes that
blow whisper their soft cadence of
cheer and blessing. In the bowers or
trees the feathered songsters have
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sun have not lain so gently and bene-
eeantlv uppn the brown heath. From
afar The swaving of houghs in the for
esr nod an extended welcome. The
COO 90 the dove. the cav of the crow.
The ehirp of the wren express a fer
vent Cod bless you, All, it is a be-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24
Try this tonight!

split, as they sometimes appear to us
at the going down of the sun. aTc, it
even trickled down from them upon the
earth. so that | was led To suppose, a
similar event in former times, in the
, upper regions, might, perhaps, have
caused the showers OF blood Which
Homer makes his Jupiter rain for
Sarpedo's death.
Returning from the pursuit OF ths
enemy we erected two trophies, ono
for the infantry on the cobweb. the
other on the Clouds, for those who
had fought in the air. While we were
thus employed intelligence was
brought us from our goreposts that
the cioud-centaurs were now com :.
ing up who ought to have Joined
Phaeton before the battle must
own that The march toward us of an
army OF cavalry that We're halt men
and half horses, and of whom the HUI
man half were as big as the upper
molety of the Colossus at Rhodes. and
the equine half resembling "a great
ship of harden, formed a spectacle al
together extraordinary Their num-
Der | rather decline to state, for it
was so prodigious that [ am fearful |
snoulu not De Dellefed- IheN were
led by Sa3ittarius. from the Zodiac,
AS soon as they learned that their
friends had been defeated. they sent
Immediately a dispatch TO Phaeton to
call him back TO the fight. whilst they
marched up in good array 10 the ter
rified Selenites. who had fallen into
great disorder in pursuing the enemy
and dividing the spoil put them all to-
flight. pursued the King himself to
the very walls of the capital, Killed
the greater part Of his birds. threw
down the trophies, overran the whole
field of cobwebs, and together with the
rest made me and my two companions
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24
WONDERFUL ECHOES.
Cutting Down Trees Destroys an Elk
traordinary Repetition Of Sound.


Probably the finest echo which the
Pisa, where the leaning tower is
Sing two notes and there is no re-
verberation. Sing three and they are
at once taken up by the walls OF the
edifice, swelled. prolonged and varied
till they seem as divine harmony
from some majestic organ.
There is a cavern in Finland in
which, if you test your lungs to the
top of their capacity, there will am
swer you such horrible roarines.
meanings and mutternss that YOU will
be glad to rush out in absolute ter
ror.
The cutting down of trees in a GER
tain locality on the Hudson River
spoiled a splendid echo. A word
shouted there was repeated forty-two
times.
Undoubtedly the most extraordinary
natural echo in the world is TO he
heard by the side OF small lake in
Bavaria. On one hand rises a per
cliffs Several thousand feet
high. While on the other side is 4
dense forest. Ii a pistol is fred on
the lake the woods send back faint
echo that sradua4lNnsiies ) away, but
presently it is heard from the cliff.
increasing in power till ii
bursts over ones head like a deafen-
Ing peal OF thunder Pearsons Week
q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24
THANKSGIVING PSALM.
A Rhyshmioal and Grateful Chant.

A teacher in Terre Haute public
school joins in the chorus:
"Teaehina is a business which re-
euires a great deal of brain and nerve
force Unless this force is renewed as
fast as expended the teacher is ex-
hausted before the close of the year.
Many resort to stimulating tonics for
relief.
"Eor years struggled against al
most complete exhaustion, getting
what relief q could from doctors
tones. Then in the spring of 1908 I
had an attack of la grippe and malaria
which left me too weak to continue my
work Medicine failed 10 give me
any relief. change of climate failed.
| thought | should never be able to go
back in school again.
Il ate enough food, (the ordinary
meals-white bread. vegetables, etc.,
but was hungry after meals
Il happened at this time TO read an
article giving the experience of
by Grape Nuts food / decided to try
Grape-N Nuts and cream, as an expert
ment. 1t was a delightful expert
ence. and continues SO after year
and n half OF constant use.
First. / noticed that / was not hum
CRY after meals.
I'm a few days that tired feeling left
me, and ] felt fresh and bright. in
stead of dull and sleepy.
In three months, more than my
usual strength returned, aud | had
gained Is pounds in weight.
Il finished the years work without
any kind of tonics--was not absent
from duty even half a day.
Am still in the best OF health, with
all who know me wondering at the inn
nrovement
Il tell them all, Try Grape Nuts,'"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. There's reason
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, tra.e. and full Of human
interest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24

bulk the largest of them covering no
besides. one popularity, that they as
sist their riders in fighting, principal
| ~ with their horns Their number
was given at about 10000 ON the
right wing in the first engagement,
somewhere about 10000 gnat- riders
were posted, all archers. mounted or
monstrous huge gnats. Behind these
stood the radish darters, a sort of
light infantry, but who greatly an
moved the enemy; being armed with
sings. from which they threw horrid
large radishes to a very great distance.
whoever was struck with them died
on the spot and the wound instantly
gave out an intolerable stencil, for t
is said they dipped the radishes in
mallow poison Behind them stood
the stalky mushrooms. heavy armed
infantry, 10,000 in number. having
their name from bearing kind Of
fungus for their shield. and using
stalks of large asparagus for spears.
Not far from these were placed the
dog eorns. who were sent to succor
Phaeton from the inhabitants of
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WASHINGTON.
srsuaEN.

81 RUBEN.
]. ". Written was in Machias last
week to attend county committee meet
ing.
Mrs. Gallon Stevens and Mrs ID. c.
Smith, were in Unionville. sunday
Tile W. C. II. U. met with Mrs. w.
r. Il. Googins, Tuesday afternoon with
a good attendance. Cocoa and cake
were served for refreshments.
Capt. j. ". Strout and Capt George
Nutter, were in Milbridge, Monday, TO
get a rudder stem for the Ralph X.
Grant. Alonzo Tracy OF Gouldsboro is
doing the work. The schooner will load
with hard wood for vinalhaven. go to.
Rockland, and return with fertilizer
for townspeople.
Frank Moves Of Jonesboro is running
the engine at Chicken Mill this sea-
son, work commenced Tuesday, April
lG.
A great many farmers in this yicin-
itv are burning land for blueberries.
A, i. and H. A. Smith have about
sixty acres burned
Ernest Grant went to Bangor. Mon
Gay, where he has employment as at
tendant in the +. Nj. /. hospital
There was a committee meeting held
at the Smith House. Wednesday night.
in interest of the baked bean supper.
to be held at the Parish House. April
o. Members of committee are. Mrs
Ada Mosre, Mrs. Ada s. Noyes, Mrs. L.
r. Smith. Mrs. Will Googins, Mrs.
Warren Buzzel and Mrs. Francis Gill
patrick.
The parsonage is being cleaned and
repaired for the coming of new min
lister.
Miss Edith Ellins was in town, Sat
urday.
Mrs. l.. A. Jordan. was recently call
ed to Ellsworth by the illness of her
mother.
Miss Lizzie Hall, OF East sullivan is
visiting hen sister Mrs. Amanda Lewis.
e. c. Clark has gone to Presqae Isle
where he has employment.
1t is reported b. l.. Smith is soon to
purchase an automobile.
NJ. A. Written was in Cherryfield,
Saturday.
Mrs. Minnie Martin Of Milbridge, is
visiting at Mrs. Mary buttons.
j. V Written was in Machias, Fri
day, to attend State road commission
ers meeting State road commissioner
Hardison. and many from surround
ing towns were present. Mr.. Hardi-
son gave an interesting lecture on road
building, and others spoke on eondi-
lions and improvements of roads.
III. A. and A. F. smith, We're in Cher
ryfieid, SATURDAY.
Sneneer Moore, of Cherryfield has
been IN town recently visiting his
mother Mrs. Ada Moore.
Mrs. bradbury Smith of West Sui
Ivan was in town. Saturday and sun
day.
schooner C. TAYLOR OF Par Harbor.
Captain Merchant arrived AT town
wharf. April II. to load with hard wood
for Bar Harbor Coal COMPANY
s. X Cushnan returned from West
sullivan, saturday, going to Calais,
Monday. To serve on the Grand Jury
There was social dance in Grange
Hail. saturday night. music by Hnek-
ms Orchestra Of Milbridge. a fair at
tendance. and good time was reported.
There will be another dance in same
hall. May 2, music by Roberts orches-
ira.
William Whalen went to Pegion Hill
one day last week with new seats FOR
the school house i'm that vicinity.
Mrs. Susan Baker received n pleas
ing amount of mail Saturday. when
about forty friends sent postal
shower. il being her birthday
Miss Marion Haskell, returned, Mon
day. >to Cherryfield Academy, after
making a week end visit With her par
ents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-24
Why ShouldIUsc
CutiCura Soap?

"Therc is nothing the matter with
myskin, and | thought Cuticura Soap
was only for skin troubles" True.
it IS FOR skin troubles, hnt its great
mission is to pTeuem skin troubles.
For more than generation its deli
cateemoilient and prophylaetic prop
critic; have rendered il the standard
for this purpose, while its extreme
purity and refreshing fragrance give
to it ait the advantages of The best of
toilet soaps. II is also invaluable in
keeping the hands soft and white, the
hair live and glossy, and the scalp
free from dandruif and irritation.
Cltcura Soap is sold everywhere, but a postal 10
"tnicura,] Dept an. Boston gili secure a liberal
ss'isss "i'a s2-pass b7ok ~ stiS ..s1 1zlz.
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JofcE.


The many friends of Mrs Louisa
Dunton will be glad TO know that sha
Is improving Mrs. Dunton has been
suffering from an abscess on her ankle
and other troubles which have con-
fined her to the bed for The past three
weeks
Mr. and Mrs. F, l. Weeks spent a
few days last week at the henie al
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Lewis Mr..
Weeks Went to Portland. Tuesday. and
returned Friday
School in this district commenced
Monday, April ~ The teacher Is
boarding with Mr. and Mrs Charles
IIildfcth.
Miss Jennie Henry is stopping With
Mr.. and Mrs foratio Lewis for al,
Indefinite time.
81 During 1911 Immigrants to the NUM-
heraot J I'll arrived In Chile in contrast
TO 4s4s inslsl0.
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prisoners of war. We were carried
prisoners into the sun. our hands tied
behind our backs with cord of The
cobweb-The True History
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
LAVELLE To MEET
WHITNEY HERE
TOMORROW

y RANK WHITNEY is going to
meet Tommy Lavene in the
main bout at the Dixie A. c.
tomorrow night Whitney was
originally carded to mix with Tom
my O'Keefe, but Thomas hurt his
hand in a workout on Tuesday
and his manager wired this morn
ing that he would have to call off
the bout
Lavelle and Whitney. however.
should put up a swell mill. Lavelle
is q slugger who has been coming
to the front with rapid strides Of
late, and as he packs a swell right
hand punch, there will always be
possibility during the ten rounds
that he will get over a winning wal
lop.
Promoter Norton has arranged to
match the winner of this bout with
Knockout Brown, the sensational
New York lightweight. on next
tuesday. Brown has two news
paper decisions over WoIgast and
he and Whitney, or LaveIe. would
make a corking scrap.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
CHAS. MURPHY LOOKS OVER
GROUNDS AT TAMPA. FLA.

TAMPA, FLA. Dec. 31.-Charles W.
Murphy, OF the Chicago National base
bah club. arrived yesterday TO look
Tampa over. with a view of bringing
the Cubs here for spring training He
is accompanied by Mrs Murphy and
Thomas J. Murphy
Mr. Murphy announced the spring
schedule OF the Cubs as follows:
Jacksonville. South Atlantic league.
March 10; Chattanooga. Southern
league March 20-2t; Memphis. South
ern league. March 1929. Nashville.
southern league. March 24-25-26:
Louisville. American association. March
27-2S-c9-30-&1 indianapolis. American
association. April 3-4-5-6; Chicago
university and Northwestern university
at Chicago April and s,
The season opens for tho cubs al
Chicago ON April q with the st. Louis
Cardinals
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
CROKER AND BECKER
MEET IN FINAL ROUND

=, PINEHURsT, y. c.. Dec. S1.-PauI NJ.
was eliminated from the contest in t6e
semi final round of the ninth annual Pine
hurst holiday week golf tournament yes
teeroaN When he missed two yard put on
me nome greeE George H. Crocker. OF
Brookline, won from Hunter bv four
yard put. ana will meet c. l. Becker, OF
Noodl9nd, IN the tnal today
Crocker advanced yesterday. on the de-
fault of Walter j. Travis Of Garden CITY.
Hunter won in the morning play IRON
Robert Gould Shaw, of Brookiine. . M
ana ] to play, Becker defeated w. r.
Truesdale. OF Fox Hills. 2 up ana To-
play, i'm the early round. and won from l.
B. Roheson, up and l 10 play. mis- "A fter-
noon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
Here Is Jordan S Record in Southern League

met the fielding competition of the
Dixie league, facing ex big Ieaguers
and Corners, with an average better
than second place.
THERE are a thousand interest
ing facts connected with the
record Of Otto Jordan. Among them
are.
That Otto has played in 1887
games in eight years, or an average
Of 1870 games a season. Only once
has he failed to play as many as
124 games a season. Ono season he
did not miss a game.
In the eight seasons Otto has
made s56 hits, III stolen bases and
has batted from POS to .272.
In eight years of service Jordan
has had 6,1s9 chances. And out of
all those chances he made but 1872
errors, an average of less than "a
a season.
Jordan's grand fielding average
for the eight years is 97t, a mark
probably not surpassed by a score
of second basemen in all basebaI's
history-certainiy not by men who
go after such chances as Jordan
does.
1t is a coincidence that in three
different seasons Jordan made the
same number Of errors. % The
least he ever made in a full season
was II. (Last year he made but
l6. but he played in only 99 games.)
Last year and the year before he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
White Hope McCarty Is Jack Of All Trades"
mississippi AdOniS" Once Tranped It in South

man" He was able bodied all
right, but not a seaman, so on his
first day out was reduced to the
position of apprentice The boat he
was on was an old fashioned wind
TANNER" and 1t took four months
to make the trip to Buenos Ayres.
From this leading South American
city he shipped twice around Cape
Horn, then on Norwegian bark
ne sailed for China and Japan. 1t
was off one boat and onto another
for three years with him, finally
landing back in Buenos Ayres and
then making his last trip on the
water jumping" the boat on which
he had shipped from the Argentine
capital to Boston when it was out
side of Mobile.
Goes to Lumber Camps.
From Mobile, McCarty roamed
into the lumber camps of Pine Hill
and later into the coal mines of
Blue Creek. His stay at each place
was short, the work not being to
his liking. His next stopping place
was at Nashville. Tenn. where he
took a try at work in a dairy, but
left it to go to work in a construc-
ton gang OF bridge builders.
After one week of hard work. he
Informed the foreman he had de
cided to quit, but a swinging girder
toppled him, breaking his leg. and
he was kept on the payroll for an
other six weeks. When able to
make his getaway, he hilled back to
the open country of North Dakota
Having seen the greater part of
the world, McCarty went back to
his first love, looking after the cat
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-31
BY Left Hook.

7 UTHER M'CARTY. the Mis-
sissippi Adonis," who fights
Al Palzer for the white heavy
weight championship at Los An
COLES on New Years day, is being
touted on the coast as one of the
most remarkable athletes OF the
times.
Wonderfully built both for speed
and strength, the fighter is seem
ingly adding d rapid development Of
headwork that should give him a
look-in with any of the big fighters
in the game today.
In his early exhibitions McCarty
showed that he is game. can hit
hard and has some speed. but he
has plentiful lack of experience
that was distressing to his admir-
ers. Since he went to the coast
he has, however, shown great i'm
provement and had little trouble in
stopping the veteran, Jim Flynn.
Now, hooked up with AL Palzer,
the Iowa bearcat. he will get the
test that will show whether he is
to continue fighting or must beat it
back to the life of cowboy at S95
per month.
McCarty has had a varied career.
He has been a district messenger
boy, cowboy, farm hand. lumber
pack, deep sea sailor, bill 'sticker'
roustabout, and many and various
other things. OF all the fighters
now in the ring he has had the most
picturesque career
Luther first saw the light Of day
March II, 1892. on a ranch owned
and operated by his father, 30 miles
outside Of Lincoln, Nebr. Luther
was always outdoors and most Of
the time astride a horse.
His mother died when he was
less than two years of age, but it
was not until his father sold the
ranch, in 1901, that Luther struck
out for himself, making his first
stop at the home Of relative in
Colorado Springs, Colo. Here he
STAYED for nearly two years, at
tending school. much against his
wishes, as he longed for the open
air life. He had no liking for the
class room, and to avoid it took
French leave" in the night and
started on life's journey alone-and
penniless. He had not vet reached
his twelfth year, Having been
raised on a ranch, ne naturally
drifted into the corn fields of Kan
sas.
Passed Out HandbiIls.
With the corn shuclling season
over McCarty ambled into Omaha
and landed position as bill dis
tributor for an advertising concern.
He held this down for few
months, then landed a berth" with
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany He delivered messages, and
the number on his cap was "lS23."
Strange coincidence but it was in
the thirteenth ring engagement that
McCarty hung the %" sign on Carl
Morris and made leap into the
limelight.
The OLD Wanderlust again took
hold of the big boy. and he made
the long jump to Los Angeles.
stopping. necessarily, many times
along the route. he gathered eat
ing money by all manner and kind
of work. In southern California
MCCarty spent several months. then
journeyed back to- St, Louis. but
did not tarry long, making tracks
for Boston, Mass He longed to see
some Of the life on the high seas
once i'm the city eff beans and cul-
tune. MeCuty Aii>ed To- the vharyc-
and shipped as IAN able-bouied sea