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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17
Let the Musher Mush.

The terrible hardships of the men
who have done all this can not be APP
preeiated by those who think of the
''musher" merely as one who travels
around on foot or with a pack mule.
i am something of a footman myself,
for | have travelled afoot under many
skies: but even the merciless jungle
trail in the unforgettable heat of an
equatorial sun is pleasure jaunt in
comparison with the hardships of the
Alaskan "musher" His is the lone
Hest, most pitiless path that the
pioneer treads today; mo spot on the
map in SO short space has hustled
more souls to hell"
This hardy pioneer, the fittest of the
fit. is still holding grimly to the land
which his hereism conquered. There
he has built his little home and sat
him down to await a peoples feet in
paths that he prepared" He expected
the railroad to follow him. as it has
followed his Canadian brother from
sea to sea and into the frozen wastes
all the way up to Hudson Bay. But
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17

| Of dictionary Of the ornamental Der
ries one can find in the fall, a Ger
| tain page of this book would be iiili
minated in scarlet. lined with pal
| sunbeams and sparkling all over will
| imitation frost-jewels.
In summer when we don't need or
naments so much as something t
| cool our threats, Nature gives III
berries to eat. If she offered us mere
Fly. ornamental berries then we should
turn up our noses and go chasing OF
after buttercups and great golden
hearted lilies. So she keeps thos'
pretty fan berries up her sleeve unit
the edible fruits are all canned ane
the gays colors of the flowers almost
FORGOTTEN. Then, right where the colo
fingers Of winter are picking at the
fringe of autumn's robe, you may
find those treasures she has shaken
out of her sleeve.
They differ in quality-red pointed
barberries that are pretty to look al
unless YOU have happened to taste
one i'm your reckless youth in which
case the sight of barberry bush IL
likely to give you chills up and down
YOUR spine lOitSCir p0ibNihs's 49,
bayherries whose soft color might
have been copied from the underside
of n yuirs wing; juniper berries
frost proof and bitterly blue, suggest
ing cold pinches and bleak winds
Each kind of fall berry has some
thing to recommend it, but there IS
only one fit to put on that illuminated
mage of the dictionary.
When you find the black alder you
know at once that you have iouho
the perfect thing. Those heavy Gus
ters where every pin-point OF space
along the twig is covered by the
glowing fruit making solid spray
of scarlet fit for a queens tiara, are
enough to turn the head of forums
hunter. No doubt some Such person
would carry the bush off bodily IL
there were only one. But Wheh you
have long lines and masses OF tlieiii
at the edge of every field ana piece
of woods YOU can only stand stu anu
marvel at the generous heart OF Ma
ture IT is as if all the lost color anu
sniandor of summer had been hoareeo
away up that sleeve and now We're
ali given back to us in one ram ..
brilliance to make US forget ina.
which is gone. .s-s.-.z .se,z.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17
Homicide Rates.

| The figures compiled for tie New
York Spectator 10y F. l.. Hoffman
showing the reduction in the homicide
record of the 30 largest American cities
from ga per 100000 population III 19l1,
to 81 in 1912, are encouraging 1t is
fortunate that they had not increased
3-10ths per cent. Chicago still keeps
we'll ahead of New York. with rate oi
SO to the 6.S for Manhattan and the
Bronx and IA for Brooklyn. Even tits
last figure is higher than the rate in
Paris. which is SO, although the French
capital leads Europe in this respect.
For London the figures are i.31, and for
Copenha gen the five-year average is
only .45l This would mean no more
than one homicide a year in a city like
Denver of st. Paul, and only q for
Manhattan and the Bronx, instead of
45e.
The unfavorable side of the statistics
for 1912 is the increase in homicides in
the South. Despite the concern that is
being manifested over the prevalence
of crime there. the ten-year average of
1E7 went up last year 10 20.2. This is
more than double the rate in the West
ern and Central States. and almost FIVE
times that of the East. Memphis stands
at the top with no less than Chs per
100, 600. and this showing is made dark
er by the fact that it is an increase
over the figures of 1911 by l1,6. Charles
ten, the nearest city to Memphis IN this
disagreeable kind of distinction, lags
Atlanta with 399
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17
II Is Worth Your Reading.

AS a special feature of the Tuber-
culesis Day campaign, December It'll
The National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
will urge clergymen in all parts of the
United States to denounce fake con-
sumption cures from their pulpits.
Millions of dollars are spent by church
members and others on valueless rem
edies of this character, according to
the associations records. Literature
in detail the methods of fake
cure vendors will be sent on request
to any cIergsmen by The National
Association for the Study and Pre-
vention of tuberculosis, 105 East 22d
street, New York City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17
Church or Court Supreme?

y Whether conspiracy of Cathol'
bishops against the business OF cor
Hporation and blacklisting its products
INCOMES under the jurisdiction of the
III laws of the country, or whether it is
Al an unassailable privilege Of the Ro-
I man Catholic church, will be decided
k within few days in Milwaukee,
Mwis.. by Judge l. W. Halsey OF the
iYCircuit Court, in damage SUIT
Ia brought by the Kuryer Publishing
III Company against the Catholic arch
#bishop and four other Catholic bishops
r of the Milwaukee archdiocese.
NJ The question would seem to the
iNavssage American citizen, of any
III ohprch or no church at all, to be an
eaSy one to decide, Nevertheless
Y great array of legal talent has been
II mdbnized by the bishops, bitterly OPP
d posing the Jurisdiction of the civil
i co1rts. All briefs are now in. And
q thu court is expected to decide within
4 the next few days the great question
4 WI other the church has right to
blacklist the products of a publishing
/ COMPANY without being compelled to
answer for il before the civil courts,
or whether the church reigns supreme
in such affairs regardless of the civil
!. laws of the state and country.
n Voluminous briefs have been written
and presented to the court by both
i. sides. citing hundreds of decisions
and authorities pertaining to similar
cases. 1t is a question of highest
l Importance to all citizens of the United
/, States, regardless of church or creed.
d Are our courts, to which we leave the
i final word in the work of our law
making bodies, to be set aside at will
by any faction or body of men, how
/ ever just and God-like they may
claim to be?
4 The contest grew out Of the So
called Polish Church War" in this
country four million of Polish people,
mostly Catholics. endeayoring for
the Hast twelve years to secure more
rights in the financial administra-
ton of the 1000 Polish parishes, and
better parochial schools.
The courts decision will be awaited
with some Impotence BY those IA
miliar with the circumstances.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17
An after Dinner, Dream.

OF course he might have been q
dreamer only. and again lac might have
been landscape artist out of joe,
or an architee. looking fer job, or a
capitalist out of capital, or he might
have been just an ordinary every day
Sort of citizen with natural desire
to See his city prosper and blossom;
but, anyway. he said he'd like to build
an eating place after his own plans on
the spot now occupied by the old build
ing across Court street from the new
Maine Central station. His plan as out
4ined seemed SO attractive that we pass
II along to others who may have
dreamed dreams or planned pans, Oh
swore swears, concerning that identioa
i locality.
He said he would build an attractlV,
structure with an entrance on a ieve
with the depot cement walk. This foo
would extend east half the length o
{ the building then end IN railing a
either side, with palms and ferns. AM
Z broad stair down TO floor on
level with the sidewalk on Water 81
In q rathskelIer under the west en-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17
Editorial Comment
The Maddening Case Of Thaw.
tPniladelpfia Public I.edqer,

philadelphia Public Ledger)
The Governor of New Hampshire has
Fat last decided to honor New York's
requisiticn and permit the extraditior
lof Harry Traw. This escaped tunatio
fled from the Matteawan Asylum OF
August II. and from that day to this
| IN Canada, and in State of the Union
the Observation-Disclosures of the law have
been busted with the plain question
whether / fugitive from a madhGuse
when captured should be delivered to
his Keepers. This is pretty bad govern
ment fo- the greatest ana most civil
lied people on earth.
| But the worst is yet to come. When
| Thaw was captured in New Hampshire
his attorneys got out u writ of haLeas
corpus. Judge Aldrich of the Federal
District Court, has held the matter in
allegiance pending Governor F'elker's
decision, but even now the JuGgc will
not go very far; the attorneys for the
defendant will argue the writ; they
will file new writ, which is TO he ar
gued ad nauSeam; other shifts will be
employed, and if all devices fall an
appeal will be taken to the Supreme
Court Of the United States
There is, however, a long road to be
Travelled before even the Supreme
Court is reached. Whatever may be
Judge Aldrich's decision the question
Of admitting Mr.. Thaw to bail pending
appeals will be raised, and in this high
~ interesting case, concernfns the
quite interesting patient or defendant,
who is supplied with ample means. it
will be possible to start several move
law points. The argument on these vii
take time, and however they may be
settled by the court of primary jufis-
diction, there will be appeals, and in
one way or another Mr.. ThaW's case
will go to the Supreme Court of the
United States.
1t will go to the court, but will ii
ever get IN or come outo The docket
is crowded and it is not thought that
the court of last resort, which IS pom
dering rate cases and trust cases, up
on which the fate of aggregated capt
tai and of cities depends, will suspend
it's deliberations to give the right Of
way to the case of one runaway lunatit
who is amusing himself with the law.
Mr. Thaw's case is not likely. there
fore, to be reached for many years.
1t is to be hoped. nevertheless, that
the State of New York and its lc2a.
representatives will hold fast to Thav
if it takes Il century. 1t is highly Inn
portant 70 reach a final decision. ThaW
and his fate have now become trivia!
compared to the really important is
sue whether the law has broken down,
whether a luaatie with money can dis
locate il; whether the opfuscations oil
our legal practice are so harassing that
they establish the presumption that We
have all grown mad" New York must
persist and get final DECISION, even ils
it, must be notified to. Thaw's heirs
administrators and assigns
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17
From the Farm to the Kitchen.


Congressman David J. Lewis, the
Maryland coal miner, who is more re-
sponsible for the parcel post than any
other man. told a Cooper Union audi
ence how it is possible to lower the
cost of living and at the same time re-
juvenate the agriculture of the west.
The cause of the abandonment OF
many farms and of high prices to ad-
jacenu city consumers is the lack OF
an adequate retail freight system con-
Meeting city and country. The railroads
are chiefly interested in carload lots
their tariffs make 100 pounds the mini
munl The express companies connect
ed the cities and the small towns, but
not the cities and the country. A wall
| has been built between the city con-
sumner and the country producer. we
are sharp-witted people. yet for some
mysterious reason generations OF
| Americans failed to see the hole i'll our
transportation system. The establish
nent of the parcel post is due not Sc
much 20 the desire of the government
to compete with the express companies
hut to the failure of the railways and
the express companies to occupy &
freight field that was vacant and posi-
lively cried out for Intelligent exploita
ton.
MI Lewis believes that we are at gu
the beginning of a great new trausIor
tation movement and is able TO CIV
sound reasons for the faith that IS II
him. His Investigations persuade hin
that it will be possible to increase III
weight limit to 100 pounds and 20 brinl
in farm products up to distances o
! 100 miles at a rate of one-half cent
pound plus three cents arbitrary 10
the first pound. Such rates would wofl
something akin to revolution All
would make life happier in both CIT
and country. 1t is amazing that tn
able men in control of the railway an
the express companies failed to Sc
that u big business was at their door
waiting to be developed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17
Maine Gossip
A Friend or Two.

A Friend or Two.
It's all of pleasure and all of peace,
In a friend or two
And all your troubles may find release
In a friend or two.
It's in the grip of the claspng hand
On native soil or foreign land.
But the world is made-do you under
stand?
BY a friend or two.
a song to sing and crust to share,
With a friend or two
A smile to give and grief to bear,
With a friend or two.
y read to walk and goal to win,
IN inglcnook to find comfort in
The Sladdest hours we know have been
With a friend or two.
a little neutrality-suspicious. some tears,
With a friend or two.
The days, the weeks, the months, the
years,
With a friend or two.
\ vale to cross, a hill to climb.
a mock at age and ieer at time:
The prose of life takes the Tilt of rhyme.
With friend or two
Then brim the goblet and quaff the toast
70 a friend or two
For glad the man who can always boast
OF a friend or two.
The fairest sight is n friendly face,
The hlithest tread Is friendly pace
And heaven will be a better place
For friend or two.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17

floor would be few tables we'll con
-cealed by palms ard screens, for Sc
lcct parties. over the eastern ground
floor would be a gallery of quiet, palm
hidden tables for those who WISH \
tete-a-tete dinner or lunch.
Wouldn't this be quite an attraction
for Augusta! 1t certainly would pc
an Improvement over the present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17
A New Electric Lamp.


weeks aga that a new inca udpSeent
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17

Tom McNeal tells this one in his
bouquet of Kansas Sunfowers: A Kan
sas man happened to be present at a
meeting in an Eastern state where the
speaker was arguing against prohibi-
tien. Il have letter here said the
speaker. from q man who lived a long
time in Kansas. He is Il member OF
the church and he says he can prove
that under prohibition there is more
liquor drank than where they have TO
prohibition laws. It there is seine man
here from Kansas, would like to have
his explain this The man trorn Kan
sas rose 10 his feet. IF the speaker
will permit ! can explain. The church
member who wrote that letter is "a
liar. That is all."-kansas City Jour
| nal
| Nearly all the rum trust stories,
statistics" and reports can be ex-
planned the same way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17

1t seems that the fellow who shoots
person in the Maine woods--unless,
indeed, the chap that is fool enough
to do that would be sneak and das-
tard enough to do the trick describ-
ed in the following from the Frank
lin Journal:
Sheep thieves have always been looked
upon with the greatest of contempt, but
IL appears that the lowest thief that ever
stole Il sheep has been outdone by some
miscreant who purloined the head ana
part of the meat of handsome buck
from a party of Pennington Falls camp
ers in the Dead River section. The par
ty was composed of three brothers, VIII
liam H. L. l.. and r. G.. Lowell and they
had been camping for eight days at the
Sawyer and Leeman camps on the
Height of Land, a few miles above Lex
ington Flat Hunting conditions had
been hard. but L. L. Lowell had succeed
ed in bringing down a handsome buck.
The animal was large one and had a
beautiful set of antlers with 10 points;
and was brought to camp and hung up
outside, only a few feet from the camp
door The party returned. yesterday,
but brought with them only the mutilat-
Sometime during Wednesday night some
thief sneaked up to the hanging deer and
skinned out the head and neck of the
animal and also cut out large part OF
the steak from each hindquarter. IT
thief made off with the head and meat
without being discovered. The disap-
pointment of Lowell when he discovered
how his prize had been despoiled was
naturally great. but efforts to find clue
that would lead to diselosal Of the
identity of the thief were without avail.
The Loveils reached here. yesterday af-
ternoon, with the remains of the deer
and proceeded later to their home.
Sportsmen who learned of their loss were
sympathetic and all agreed that II was
the first case of the kind they had ever
heard of In the woods of Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17
wh.t. Food Profit Lays"

New York spectators sold lfV'ooo
cases of cold storage eggs to grocer
# a profit of $4,000. But the grocer
didn't mind a little thing like thae ne
cause he made a profit of $2so,ooo OH
them All of which tends to snow
attn more definitely why the ultimate
consumer has to do SO much eooAo
nizing-Indianapoli News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17
Avant- Courier.

The Florida Times Union, Jaekson-.
Vile, wants to know if progressive
Bill Sulzer is battling for the Lord,
He may be- but New York City is u
long way from Armageddon.--Gree
Vile Courier
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17

the railroad does not follow bce1hnso
the American government Will not
make it possible; let the musher
mush," is the countrys message to
Alaska-Leslie's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17
At Least a Third.

Senator Humans complaint that
Governor Blease stole his expression.
ITO hell with the constitutions" is
rather captious. There is in.a.ay
enough for all.-Kansas City Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17

II is declared now that the new mi-
gratory bird law is unconsttutional-Ex-
change.
OF course, Anything that restrains
any form of commercial cussedhess is
unconstitutional
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17

to the Republican party" We fear
the New York World has been study
ing the election returns instead OF
reading the Emporia Gazette.-Kan-
sas CITY Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17

Canada Is Safe.

Now that President Wilson mas an,
,a,,ncea that the United States VIII
,,o,ar again take a foot of territory
by conquest. Hon. Champ oiafh ii,'s
as we'll indefinitely postpone nus pr
gram for grabbing Canada'-blooeioi
Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17
Poverty Enough for All.

DR.. Eliot says poverty is morally
safer than inordinate wealth. 1t is
certainly easier to come by the form
er, and there is enough of it TO so
around.-Portland Express.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17

The highest altitude in the United
States proper is Mount Whitney, State
of California. f4.S9s feet; Mount Nc
Kinley. Alaska, rises to an altitude of
20.300 feet Mount Massive. Colorado.
and Mount Rainier. Washington, rise
to a height OF 14,424 and II ,52s feet. re-
spectively. The highest place on the
eartn is Mount Everest. fiiInaiayas,
$4,000 feet
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17

Have selectmen the legal right to
cut down trees to get at and de-
the superior court at Portland. Mrs.
Abba Goold Woolson, a prominent
Windham woman. has brought suit
against Charles H. Anthoine, chair
man of the board of seleetmen in
Windham. She says he caused to
be removed some elm trees in front
of her residence, while the State al
lows the selectmen only to cut down
apple trees that are no longer useful,
and wild cherry trees. The case is on
trial before a jury
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17

A lady from Monticello writes and
asks the View if we know of any
way to stop q man beating his horses,
especially when they are half fed,
or If they are fed being too old to
eat the food. Certainly there is a
way. Write TO the nearest Secretary
of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
and he will attend to the matter i'll
short order. We think Houlton has
such an organization. every town
should have one) and letter to him
will do the trick.-Mars Hill View.
Yep; but we have seen 1t done more
quickly than that, over in the little
old Androscoggn city of Lewiston.
Burt Goss told a fellow not 70
strike his horse again. The fellow
swore and struck. Burt didn't stop
to swear (and he could do 1t arts
ticallv) but he struck. The fellow
Laid out cold and they took Burt
before the court. His Honor heard
the story from witnesses. consratniat-
oil Burt on his good job" and noti-
fled the fellow that it was his turn
to ante for the costs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17
Match EN- With City Hunters.

A Getrman manufacturer is report
ed to have offered rifles to the British
anilitants. If they get them the roster
of mistaken targets in our hunting
fields will soon be eclipsed.-Pittsburg
DisD3tcb
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17

After seven years of effort an Ameri.
can expert has established in Uruguay
one of the largest and best equipped vet.
Urinary colleges in the World,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-17
Fearless Leader Never Forsets It.

The president is not thinking Oh wy
to1e nomination. Why should ne
Tbere is a member of the cabinet VINO
=. sa,,ot;np almost his entire time to
it.-Philadelphia Ledger.