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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
A Critic Partly Answers Himself.

Editor kennebec Journal:
am sending 10 cents agreeable to
your offer for the reason | wish to
have ali sides of the political ques-
tons now on, and not because I
have much political sympathy with
any public Journal that cries loud
ly against the liquor traffic and
at the same time supports a great
political party which nationally
fosters, upholds, protects ana aids
the constant advance of the drink
evil in this country
Thet Kennebec Journal strikes
hard at the Democratic party for
being party of "booze"-as you
call ft-While the fact is absolute
that the Republican party is no
better. You have had control I'M
der the administrations of Nc
kinney, Roosevelt and Taft since
March 4, 1897, and all these years
the liquor cause has as a Whole
been steadily increasing and the
administrations you have been up
holding have done nothing to pre-
vent. You put Taft at the head of
your columns as your choice and
there is not an intelligent man in
this country today but knows that
II he is elected the conditions wiz
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
Coming Events

Oct. 2S-24-Centennial of Congregational
Church, South Paris.
Oct. 23-4-5-Maine Teachers Associa-
ton. Portland.
Nov 12-l4-Maine Pathological Annual
Meeting at Portland.
Maine Fair Dates.
Nov. 12-14-State genealogical, Port
land.
Nov. 2O-24-N. E. Corn Exposition.
Boston.
Dec. 4-6-Bangor Poultry Association,
Bangor.
Dec. f0-14-Main State Poultry AS
ISOLATION, Portland
Dec. 1S-20-Freeport Poultry Assn.
Freeport
Dec. 31-Jan. 2-Western Maine Poultry
Show, Norway.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
Next Night Stories.

A master hand at telling animal
stories" holds the attention of -four
bright children so successfully that
the demand for a next might story
cannot be denied, and twelve of the
finest stories since Uncle Remus" and
Hans Christian Andersen are in this
book. BY endowing animals with
speech and causing them to show hui
man emotions, rich entertainment Is
furnished in this volume by Clarence
Johnson Messer. Price $1.10, postpaid
Published by Lothrep, Lee & Shepard
Co, Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure DEAFNESS,
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inflated eondi-
ton of the mucous lining of the Eusta-
chan Tube When this tube is infiamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed
,fIammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to it's normal condition
hearing will be destroyed forever: nine
leases out of ten are caused by Catarrn
which is nothing but an inflamed condi-
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars fol
ny case of Deafness tcaused by ca
arrh) that cannot be cured by Hairs
atarrh Cure Send for circulars, free.
f. j. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
EaEIl1sS5E
Railroad

TIME AT WHICH TRAINS ARE Elk
PEcTED TO ARRIVE AND DEPART.
In effect September 80. 1872.
FROM BANGOR.
SEQ A. NJ, for Houlton. Ft. Fairfield,
Caribou, Van Buren, and intermediate
stations, via Medford.
us A. NJ, for Greenville. TT. Kent.
Washburn. Grand Isle. Madawaska, ST
termedlate stations Dining car Bangor
to Milinocket.
SIS A. NJ, for searsport and interine-
ldiate stations.
235 r. NJ, for Houlton, Ft. Fairfield.
Caribou. Van Buren, and principal inter
mediate stations, via Medford Change
lat Northern Maine Jet. for Stockton and
Searsport
$40 r A.. for Greenville, Brownviiie
and intermediate stations
ARRIVE BANGOR
740 A. NJ, from Searsport and interrne-
tdiate stations.
$50 A. NJ, from Greenville. Brownville
and intermediate stations
2.15 T.. M. from Van Buren,, Caribou
Houlton and principal intermediate sta
Itions. Dining car Millnoeket to Bangor
500 II. NJ. from Searsport ond inter
mediate stations. Change TO Maine Gem
trail train at Northern Maine Jet.
| GAS L. NJ, from St Francis. NADIA
Kent. Ashland, Caribou. FIT Fairfield.
Greenville and intermediate stations.
lDining car Milo jet. to Bangor
1855 L. NJ, from Van Buren,, Caribou,
| FIT. Fairfield, Houlton and intermediate
wv. NJ. BROWN. GEO. M. HoUGHToN.
Genl Supt. Pass'r Traffic Mgr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
Hart G. Feldman's Geometry.

Hart & Feldman's Plane and Solid
Geometry is constructed by C. A. Hart,
instructor in mathematics at Wadleiga
High school, New York City, and Dam
iel Feldman, head of mathematics at
Erasmus Hall High school, Brooklyn,
n. Y. The advance sheets are said to
have received searching criticism from
able teachers throughout the country
and the system to have been subjected
to thorough tests. Diagrams and IL
Illustrations. Price s1.25. Published by
the American Book Co, New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
Voices Of the Press.

In no previous presidential cam
paign have the women taken so active
a part as in the present. The female
vote of the country has grown to great
proportions and is now a political fac
tor to be reckoned with by candidates
and parties. In the six states where
they enjoy equal suffrage with the
males the whole number of women
who were of the voting age in 1910
was 1,346, 1926, of whom 654,1S4, or 4s.6
per cent were native whites of native
parentage;' 333,925, or 24.7 per cent.
native whites of foreign or mixed
parentage; 327.6S2. or 24.3 per cent,
foreign born whites; 13,4Ss, or j per
cent, Negroes, and 1896. or 1.3 per
cent, "all other" that is Indians anu
Chinese. Japanese and other Asiatlcs.
California has a total of 671,2S6' Col
orado. 213.425; Idaho, 69,S1S; Utah,
S5,729; Washington. 277,727; Wyoming
IS, S40-Portland Telegram.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
Editors T able
The Honey Pot.

A clever, entertaining. little story by
Norval Richardson, author of The
Lead of Honour and of George
Thorn The plot supports four char
acters: three young prospeetors with
extremely romantic natures and y
Mexican girl--"the most beautiful in
the world"-in whose garden develop
the deeper portions of the tales inter-
est. Drawings by Jessie Gillespie.
Published by l.. c. Page & Co, Boston
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

Between Worsley and St Helms, IN
the north of England, is the most re-
markable canal in the world. IL IS
underground from end to end, and IS
sixteen miles long. In Lancashire the
coal mines are very extensive, half the
country being undermined, and many
wears ago the duke of Bridgewatef >
managers thought they could save
money by transporting the coal under
ground instead of on the surface. me
canal was constructed and the mines
connected and drained at the same
time. Ordinary canal boats are USED
but the power is furnished by men.
on the roof of the tunnel arch are
cross pieces. and the men do the work
of propulsion by lying on their packs
on the coal and pushing with their
feet against the crossbars on the roof.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE

The appearance of white in the
eye Of horse indicates vicious ma
ture, because a high tempered horse
constantly looks about, apprehensive
OF danger, or desiring to do mischief.
The quick motion of the eyeball in
opposite directions exposes an mus
ually large surface of the white which
thus becomes an evidence of the tenn
per of the animal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
Little Queen Esther.

Little girls will think the incest part
of this pretty story by Nina Rhoades
is where the fairy in the walf' turns
out to be most delightfully."- real. Price
$780, Lothrop. Lee & Shepard Co,
Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

One of the most remarkable cases of
sleep walking on record is that of +.
w. Small, a New York sportsman, who
unconsciously cut his throat by push
inc his head through a screened Win
dow at a sporting camp at Long Pond.
bleeding from the ragged wound. the
still sleeping man went to the pond
and returned, re-entering the camp
through the same window, While still
in a state of somnambulance, and was
found by a friend lying in bed bathed
in blood. According to the story told
by the injured man, who is 30 years
old, he retired, Saturday night, In a
practically exhausted condition after
n trying day devoted to hunting lie
fell asleep almost Immediately, but his
rest was disturbed by a peculiarly
vivid dream, in which Mr.. Harden
proprietor OF the camp, appeared &c
be drowning in the lake. Small ex-
pressed great surprise when he learn
ed of his adventure, but experienced
SO little pain that he decided to re-
main at the camps for some time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

Mayor Gaynor's decisive action in
stamping out tag day plans, for any
cause, h commendable. If sever a
public Nuisance was conGsived wa $
embodi9l in tag day fdfoey Good
causes have become objects of disaP-
proyal through it, tiGGe e tutatlf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

Il believe" said DIR. Woodrow WI
son in Pittsburgh, that my one quah-
fication for the presidency is the
pleasure with which / listen TO the
opinions of all sorts of people," 80
much being admitted by DIR. wilson
himself, has it occurred to him that
his zone qualification is potentlai
weakness Manchester Union.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

English suffragettes have sense OF
humor. Christabel Pankhurst, VINO
is soiourning in Paris to escape ar
rest, sends this message across the
channel. I'VE must give the enemy
no ouarter!"-Boston Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
ESTABLISHED 1926

No notice whatever will be taken of
unsigned communications
The journal cannot be held RESPONSE
BILE for the preservation or return of
rejected Communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publish
ers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

Lewiston Journal: The United States
army aViatorc have barred Lincoln j.
Beachey from their flying field. there
by placing, the ban of their disapprov-
al upon the sort OF dared devil flying
which he does. Lincoln J. Beachey is
the man who, at Augusta, this year,
gave thousands a severe fright ana on
three different occasions, by the reck-
lessness of his descents, caused the
crowd to think he had taken tum-
hle. On Saturday he was ordered OFF
the u. S. aviation field and told that
his style of air navigation was not
wanted; the thing desired there was
safe and sane work, the kind which
will promote the art of flying, rather
than kill it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

Booker r. Washington says that
Jack Johnson. the negro pugilist is an
evil to his race and many will agree
with him. Johnson is now in difficult
ties in Chicago and a determined eff
fort is being made to drive him from
the city. Should he ever again enter
the prize ring the public will almost
unanimously hold their thumbs in the
hope that he will receive what he pass
ed out to Jeffries.-Bangor CONNER
cial.
Goodness, how bloodthirsty. But our
thumbs won't behave either, when we
read about the latest exploit of the
Pig Ace
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

Whether Ettor is convicted or io'
of the murder of the ltallan slrl SIAM
in the Lawrence riots, the evidence al
least proves that he is a dangerous
character-Bath Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

Twas a small. feminine white hope
that klB licked out Johnson, after all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
RAILROADS & STEAMBOATS,.
MAINE CENT RAJ R. R.
In Effect Sept. 80. 1912.

TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA AS FOL-
LOWS:
=.=======:.s=-.-,l GOING wEST-305 A. NJ.
WVNFVWl except Monday, Portland
.IXtiflht and Boston. SIS a. NJ.
~ hssRl SsI,.l rsFtis and l bs::
bee; 939 A. NJ, Bruins
wick Lewiston. Harrington. RocklanG,
Portland, Boston, l2.4S L. NJ. Hallowen
Gardner and So. Gardiner. $40 Il. NJ.
local; 400 +. NJ, (express). Brunswick,
Rockland, Portland, Boston; 5l5 T.. NJ,
Haliowell, Gardiner and So. Gardiner;
625 p NJ, Portland. 1910 F. NJ, Lewis
ton. Bath. Portland, Boston. sundays
s4s A. NJ, 3.42 and 1910 T. NJ, Portland.
GOING EAST-1.1l a. NJ, Stowhegan,
Bangor. st. John, Halifax. Aroostook Co.
Sunday morning does not connect beyond
Bangor; 800 A. NJ. texpress1 Bangor.
Calais and Bar Harbor; $50 A. NJ, local
to Moosehead Lake via Oakland, Bel
fast Foxeroft and Bangor. 9l7 A. NJ,
local TO Belfast and Bangor; ILLS J.. M.
Waterville Bangor Il. x A. X. r.. Ca
lais. st John and Halifax: 2.34 T.. NJ,
Bangor, Bar Harbor and Mattawamkeag'
I3.l6 Il. NJ, Waterville and Skowhegani
90 p M Waferville. Skowhegan and
Bangor sundays Ill A. N, 500 n. M,
for Bangor: 9-30 A. NJ, 259 l.. NJ, Tor
Bangor and Skowhegan.
Trains leave Augusta for Halloween,
Gardiner and South Gardiner at b;S, 9.S
A. NJ, 124s $40, SIS. 6.25. 1910 +. NJ.
Fl. ID. WALDRON, Gen'l Passenger Agt:
MORRIS MCDONALD, Nice-President
& Gen1 Mgr. Portland, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

Daniel l.. Snow, who died. Tuesday
morning, at his home in Biddeford,
was one of the veteran railroad men
half century employed as master me-
chanic ON the Eastern division of the
Boston & Maine Railroad. He was a
native of Scarboro and was almost II
years of age Two brothers and one
sister survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

A woman is like a baseball pitcher
to be truly successful she must have
both curves and control-Washingt
Post. e
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
EASTERN STEAMSHIP CORPORATION

AENNEBEC LINE
Fares between Augusta or Hallowell
and Boston, $500 One Way, $3.50 Round
Trip.
Oct. 5th to 18th, Special Fall Excursion
to Boston and Return $3.50.
Steamer leaves Augusta 60 +, NJ.
HallowelI 20 F. NJ. connecting steamer
City of Bangor leaving Gardiner SEQ.
Richmond 3.35 =. Nj, Dresden 350 Il. M,
and Bath 500 +. NJ, Tuesdays. Thurs
DAYS and Saturdays for Boston.
Returning steamer City Of Bangor
leaves Fosters Wharf, Boston. +. NJ,
Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays for
Bath, Richmond. Dresden and Gar
diner. connecting with steamer City OF
Augusta for Hallowell and Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

Some people can run a typewriting
machine SO we'll that it sounds like a
stone crusher.-BoSton Globe.
Trust she. was properly crushed
when reading that little spite spark
the next morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
AUGUSTA LuDGs DiHecI0x'

AUGUSTA LODGE, NO. Al. r. G. A.
M Special communication. Inspection.
at go p. NJ Monday, Oct %. Work IN
NJ NJ. degree. All sojourning companions
are cordially invited TO be present.
ALBERT E. FOLSOM. w. NJ.
w A JACKSON Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
We Can't Help Saying |.
Daddy's Gone Hunting!

BYe-a Baby Bunting
naddy's gone a hunting.
Bad mans took him for a deer,
But all they got was Dads right ear.
By-a- Baby Bunting
Daddy's gone a hunting.
Another empts his magazine
Through bushes into poor Dads bean.
Bye-a- Baby Bunting
DaddyS gone Il hunting.
The doctor says that he won't die.
Dads brains a sieve, but they'll save al
eye,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

The Democratic state press bureau
has at last found something which it
dares defend. Note its valiant cham
pionship of the tooth brush.-Man-
chester Union.
General or Individual?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

JEpHTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO. 8
Meetings at 30 o'clock every second and
,o1- - W. L. HAYDEN. c. p.
c. f. STEWART, Scribe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

QUEEN TEMPLE, NO. 70, PYTHIAN
sisters. meets in X. of p. hall the second
and fourth Tuesday evenings OF each
month, at 7.30 O'Clock.
| EMMA A. ROYAL, M. E. c.
| EVA M. LADD, NJ. of r. and G.
IVA IL. KICKER, Nj. of f.
tu-th-sat,tf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. NJ.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday ~
. o ciocA' w. B. GE1cHELL. Capt
L. C. HUGHES. Clerk,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

To say nothing of some speed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

ODD FELLOWS HALL.
ASYLUM LODGE NO. 70 REGULAR
meeting Friday evening at 40 o'clock.
o. L. FARNHAM; N. u
E. F. WESTON, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA AS FOL-
LOWS:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

G. A. r. THE REGULAR MEETING
OF Seth williams Post No. Ii, second ane
fourth Thursdays of each mouth
NJ W. WHITE, Commander.
WIN. McDavid, Adjutant.
d. p. HANSON. Quartermastas
sp-th- sAt-n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

CAPITAL GRANGE. NO. 24s, p. Of
H. Meetings I'd and 18th Saturday even
ings of each month at G. A. r. hall.
THOMAS M. ENRIGIIT, w. M.
MRS. G. e. TOOTHAKER. Sec.
aup22 tn -th- sat,1y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

KNIGHTS OF THE MACCAEEEs
Kennebec Tent No. Is. meets In Colder
Cros. halr on FIRST Monday Of sass
month at 7.46
b. F. SMITH, Com.
Fl EUGENE MERRILL, n x
= n DUDLEY. r. X
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24

GOING WEST-3.05 4. NJ.
except Monday, Portland
and Boston: 6.3s A. M.
wistOn, Pennington,
RocklaRd. Portland. Bos-
ton, Montreal and Que
hnc. q 90 Al Rrnns-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-28


was found guilty of using the
mails to defraud, fined heavily,
and warned as to his future con-
duct in regard to announcements
on the wrappers of his bottles and
packages relative to the contents
of same curing" cancer.
Schuch conducted his own de-
Tense, and was quite brilliant and
totally unbelieved. When the
verdict was announced, he sank
down in his chair, and it was plain
how great a blow he had suffered. .
Now, Schuch believed in his
cure. He had believed he was do
ing a great work of humanity. He
had believed in the largeness and
righteousness of his cause.
And he was never the same
man again after the verdict which
so utterly discredited him. Some
of the bloom faded from his
cheekS; he dld not walk so erect
ly; his voice lost its oldtime tim
bre of, resonant, conquering be-
lief.
1t has been said that Schuch !
was an healthy animal. The
statement needs qualification. He
stood six feet, four inches in his
stocking soles. He was built so
proportionately that he did not
seem to be big man at first
glance. His face showed the
healthiness of a moral, well-con- |
Quoted life.
But his heart was weak. Schuch |
knew this. He knew that one
day, in the pride of his seeming
heo1th he yyoc 1iIya11y RI drOr
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-28

Dut lIC ulu HOl ISII dIIy OlIC "
this; and had it not been for his
own diary, and the published re-
suits of the autopsy, his friends
never would have believed it,
So things were on the twenty
second of February of last year,
when Philip Schuch, Jr., was
called to attend one of his pa
tients, William Neujahn, at
Gresham, Neb.
In order to avoid conflict with
the Nebraska authorities, on his
visit to his patient, Schuch so far
forgot his malignant hatred of
doctors as to take with him on
the trip a medico named c. L.
Wright, who was licensed prac-
titioner under the laws of Ne
braska.
Schuch and Wright brought
Neujahr, whose cancer had be-
come suddenly vicious, to Den
yer. Apparently the physician
and Schuch were on the best of
terms during the journey both
ways.
But on Monday following their
arrival in Denver, their friendly
relations ceased. Wright, whether
urged by conscience or by greed,
convinced Neujahr that Schuch
was nothing but a quack, and
Neujahr dropped Schuch's treat
ment to daily under Wright's
care.
Schuch went to Neuiahr's
house to inquire into this. Wright
was there. What happened is
not exactly known. Schuch after
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-07-31
fARn SCHOOL SYSTEM
Not Keeping Pace With Other So
CiaI Institutions.
Strong Factor In Causing Young Peo-
pie to Dislike Rural Life and Re-
sponsibIe for Slow Progress
of Farm Communities.
CBy JEANETTE PIERsoN.)

Country schools in America are not
rising to the great opportunities which
confront them. They are not keeping
pace with other social institutions.
Some of them occupy an exceedingly
low plane, with faults as fragrant as
could have been pointed out twenty or
thirty years ago.
The faults of the country school
system are strong factor in causing
Eoung people tn dislike rural life. Log
tcally, then. they are responsible In O
great degree for the slow progress Of
,ur farming communities.
An experience Of IL years as a
teacher of rural schools has left q
:lear impression on my mind Of de-
.ects and Of possible remedies In edu-
:ational methods and conditions.
If the more promising boys and girls
n every neighborhood. or large pro-
portion Of them, grow up dissatisfied
With their environment and leave for
he cities as soon as possible, an in
:alculable injury has been wrought.
t is a damage to the agricultural
.egions and in many cases. to the
roung people concerned.
The. schools and the system which
governs them. must accept a large
Ihare Of the blame in this matter. It
painful truth. but they cannot
iide nor minimize it. In fact, they
lave too long tried to evade their re-
possibilities and secrete their faults.
One OF the striking defects Of our
ural schools is the youthfulness Of
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-07-31
FIRST STEP TO WORLD FAME
When "Mark Twain" Strong in the
Confidence of Genius, Made His
Advent in Literature.

In Harper's, Albert Bigelow Paine
the authorized biographer of MARI
Twain, tells OF the first entrance 81
the great humorist into journalism.
1T was the afternoon of hot
dusty August day in 1852 when worn
travel stained pilgrim drifted laggingly
into the Office of the Territorial Ester.
prise, then in it's new building on {
street. and, loosening heavy roll Of
blankets from his shoulders, dropped
YEARLY into chair. He wore rusty
slouch hat, no coat, g. faded blue fan
mel shirt, and navy revolver. His
trousers were hanging on his boot
tops. A tangle Of reddish-brown hail
fell on his shoulders, and O mass oi
tawny beard, dingy with alkali dust
dropped half way to his waist.
Aurora lay 13O miles from Virginis
City-hard, hilly miles. He had walk
ed that distance, carrying his heavy
load. Editor Goodman was absent al
the moment, but the other proprietor
Dennis E. Mccarthy, signifed that the
caller might state his errand. The
wanderer regarded him with far
away look, and said, absently and with
leisurely reflection:
"'My starboard leg SENS to be un
shipped. I'd like about hundred
yards Of line: I think I'm falling to
pieces Then he added: 4 want to see
Mr. Barstow or Mr.. Goodman. Ny
name Is Clemens, and I've come tc
write for the paper
"It was the Mister Of the worlds
widest estate, come to claim his king
dom"