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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-09
Editorial Comment
Bath Is for Clarke.
Oath Times.)


Charles d. Clarke of the city. we
hear. is one of the leading candidates
being considered for the office of sec
rotary of the new State Board of Char
tiles and Corrections, a position for
which the Bath man is conspicuously
we'll qualified, both by natural bent
and his experience and training. The
new board is extremely we'll consti-
tuted: Hon. Robert T. Whitehouse of
Portland, Father Michigan of Augusta,
Hon. John Wilson Of Bangor, Mrs. IL.
r. Wing of Auburn and Hon. John f..
Liggett of Augusta. The board will
have fine office on the legislative
floor of the State House and will be
charged with the oversight and inspec-
ton Of the jaiIs, prisons, hospitals,
homes and other institutions of a
charitable or correctional nature which
are supported by or receive aid from
the State 1t was the original inten-
tion to employ a professional expert
as secretary, but that was found inn
possible. en- learning which fact Mr..
Clarke became a candidate. During
more than a score Of years of news
paper work, Mr. Clarke has visited
many of the institutions with which
the work of the Board will have to do
and in many instances has become IA
miliar with their conditions and needs
His native interest in public affairs is
well known. and Bath owes him in nc
small, measure both her beautiful
chain of parks and cemeteries and hel
splendid little hospital, also her water
works system. For the last mentioned
project he labored assiduously for five
years, his efforts finally winning ovel
o determined opposition. The hospita
project probably would have died II
| its infancy but for MIR. Clarke. Ht
| personally raised thousands Of dollars
| 70: the Identification and development
of the parks and cemeteries, ana Druit
| Park is monument to his service O
| the PARK and Cemetery Board, il hav
| ing been made under his direction from
| his own designs. Hitherto his public
| service has been largely without com
| pensation, for which the seeretaryshil
would be an appropriate reward, AM
| his fellow citizens here believe tina
| the Charities and Corrections Boar
| would moreover greatly advantage it
| self By availng itself of Mr.. Clarke
natural interest in such matters, hi
| indefatiguable industry and his rip
experience.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-09

light and Algol gradually sinks from n
star of the second magnitude to one of
the fourth; then. as gradually. resumes
its former brightness. Centuries before
the real cause of the phenomenon was
understood Algol was known as the De
mon star There are many other va
rabies. but none other which shows such
great and regular variations in bright
ness.
To find this remarkable star look in the
northeast i'll the early evening and note,
in the Milky Way, the bending row of
three bright stars which mark the con-
stellation Perseus The middle and
brightest star, Mirfac, is at the end of
the long row of four bright stars which
stretch away to the south and east and
ends in the corner of the Great Square
of Pegasus.
Aleol is below the row and forms n
triangle with Mrfac and Aimaack, the
second starSof the row. Near Algol is a
low magnitude star which is ordinarily
quite insignificant. but which, at the time
when Algol is in greatest eclipse. is so
nearly of the same brightness that the
observer is likely to be puzzled as t.
their identity. The star following AL
MACK in the long row is Merach, and
the one in the corner of the Great
Square is Alpheraz. The star diagonally
opposite Alpheraz in the square is named
Scheat. Markab, the star standing high
est i'm the sky when the square is in the
east, is further identified by having near
il two lesser stars forming a triangle
with the greater. The remaining star is
named Algenib.
The square is never forgotten when
once learned and its first recognition has
for its only difficulty the great size OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-09

the figure The three last-named stars
belong to the constellation Pegasus. Ale
pheraZ, with Merach and Almaack. be-
longs to the constellation Andromeda.
About 10 moon breadths above Merach is
the Great Nebula in sAndromeda, the
most stupendous object ever offered Il
the gaze of mortal man, compared with
which the earth we tread would be a NIL
croscopic speck floating on the surface
of Lake superior. row of successfully
fainter stars leads to the neighborhooi
of the nebula, which appears as a whit
ish patch of light against the sky, An
opera glass brightens and extends it
The Argus
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-09
Coming Events
Oct. s-S-Maine Musical Festival, Port.

Oct 6-S-Maine Musical Festival, Port
land.
Oct. 16-17-Annual meeting of the
League of Postmasters of the third and
fourth classes at Augusta, Me.
oct. 22-2i-Maine State Sunday School
Annual. Augusta.
Bangor.
Nov. 4-5-State Conference of Charities
and Corrections, Gardiner
November 6-S-Bangor Fruit Show,
Bangor.
Nov. FIFTH Annual Session National
Grange Patrons of Husbandry, Manches-
ter, n. III.
Nov. 1S-20-Maine State Pathological,
Lewiston.
December 15-16-17-lS - Maine State
Grange, Bangor.
Dec. 22-27-Berwick Poultry Associa-
ton, Berwick.
Jan. 4-6. 191+-Bangor Poultry Assoca-
ton, Bangor
Sept. International Encampment Re-
union, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-09

Life in great city does not neeess-
arily lead to physical degeneration.
There died a London fish hawker about
four wears ago who could trace his
family two hundred years back and
never heard of any addition of coun-
try blood. He died within a few weeks
Of his golden wedding, and left TWEEN
tv-one children. seYenty-one grand
children and twenty great grandchild-
rem None of the children married out
of the London district. in which they
liVeo, except a soldier son, who emf
grated. The old man piled his trade
within two days OF his death and
could pull his barrow twenty miles;
he had sinews like a young nm and
not q corn on his feet"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-09
CORNNILLE.

NORTH-Mrs. A. X. Rowell of Skew
hogan, who has been visiting a few day:
at the home of her parents. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Ezra Stevens, returned home. sun
day.
Hugo Hort is working for A. c. Healc
in South Scion.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ambrose ant
daughter, Mamie. visited Sunday at }
II. Pugh's.
Quite a number from this place attend
ed the cattle show at Scion, Monday.
Fred Pugh and Lester Bieknell wer,
cutting ensilage in this vicinity, last
week.
j. +. Sheffield and family We're calling
ON friends in this neighborhood, Sunday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-09

This year, during that cruise to Nor
wegian waters which has become an
annual custom of his, the German EN-
peror Will formally present to Norway
the monument he has had designed for
that purpose. This shows Frithjof, the
Norwegian hero, whose adventures are
related to an Icelandic saga attributed
10 the fourteenth century. The statue
which is by Professor Max unger, is at
present being exhibited at a foundry
near Berlin. The colossal figure is 2I
feet in height above the low pedestal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-09
A Millionaire in Prison.

If Millionaire Thomas Mott Osborne's
prison experience Is ever worth any,
thing 10 the world it must be through
sober and careful ANALYSIS of his i'm
press,ons while there, after he fully re-
covers from the dazing influences of
his life In Auburn IN. " prison. his
home city. He was, of course. volun-
farily committed and by his conduct
there received the dungeon treatment.
Esme OF his utterances since release
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-09

Glen Murphy's Great and Only. the
original Ki-lso of the Maine wilderness,
has turned his immodest back upon
the Capital city. Like Doc" Cook be-
fore his Copenhagen, like Rube Mar
guard before his worlds series, his
progress through the state, If we may
believe his press agent, Paul Watt,
has been "one grand ovation. Oeca-
sionallF a srouehy spectator mutters
April first but that can't sweep
hack the wave of popularity ensulfing
this goth century Adam. Fer who could
Gaubt the authenticity of his claims
when viewing these moccasns, that
bearskin, his bow and arrows and his
lilacs. Genuine? He's the unadulter-
ated essence of verify. He eats EN-
alive! With his deadly arrows he
shoots the bills off partridges at so
PAGES: with his stone knife he siauSh-
ters the helpless deer, and with his
strong right arm he grasps-the leroc-
ious bear by the nape of the neck and
shakes that animal into shoe strings.
We thank Glen for allowing us sight
of this Spencer Pond Salome. 1t has
been a revelation-an exposure we
might say. Artist Knowles is very
lady-like young Wildman aud we hope
to meet him again. Our only fear Is
that the success Of bis exploit may
cause fatal aspirations in the minds OF
orr rising young men. 1t IS even softly
whispered by Clients nearest friends
that he has taken to posing before ms
mirror to see how he would size up be-
fore admring townspeeple as COLO
Dust twin or September Morn. On good
authority, however, we believe Clem's
next venture viii be nothing less than
the taking over of the management OF
prize fighter or n first-class minstrel
show.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-09
MAINE FAIR DATES.

Oct. 7-9-Shapleigh and Acton Agricul.
tural Society, Acton
Oct. 14-16-Topsham Fair.
Nov. 1S-20-Maine State Pathological
Lewiston.
ton, Berwick
Jan. 40 1s14-Bangor Poultry Assoeia.
ton, Bangor,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-09

England has been investigating its
jury system and finds that charges of
unfairness against juries are no new
thing. One old bishop remarked
London juries are so prejudiced that
they would find Abel guilty of muir
dering Cain"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-09

In the wine region of Spain the
method of treading the grapes is ey-
erywhere about the same. The grapes
are well spread out in the press and
harefooted men or men wearing SAN
dals or wooden soled shoes tread them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-09
Maine Gossip
Sierra Pan.

am fire and dew and sunshine,
| am mist on the foamy wave.
I'm the ripping note of the field lark:
throat,
I'm the jewel hid in the cave.
I'm the lightning flash on the mountain
And the cold rose-red of the dawn.
I'm the odof of pine, and the purple
vine,
I'm the willowy leap of the fawn.
I'm the sigh of the south wind of au
tumn,
The scent of earth at first rain.
The Wild honker-call OF the earliest fall
IN the yellow of ripening grain.
lTn the music no singer has dreamed of
m the picture from no painters art
m the rhythmic time of no poet S
rhyme
I'm Joy in the human heart
Henry Mead BLAND
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-09

Other cities claim champions but
Augusta has champion real live
champion-althongh his art-if art it
may be called-is not strictly athletic
Augusta has a barber, who is willing
To give odds that he can get away
with IA boiled eggs every morning for
breakfast-and they're 40 cents a doz-
en- This is only one of the small ac-
eompHshments of this particular bar
Der. He has for dinner,-this is simply
sample. ! or potatoes, q pound and
a half of veal leaf, loaf of bread
practically a. pound of butter-dairy a
10 cts. per.-a jelly role, and the rest
we forget For supper the perfor-
nance is repeated with almost du-
plicate of the dinner. What puzzles us
is how he does ii. He is not fat.
neither is he big, but he locks as hun
cry as if he never saw more than the
ordinary amount of food.
Having heard much praise of a field
of potatoes raised by Alonzo Chesley
on the Coombs Mills road, a Journal
representative visited Mr.. Chesley. this
Weeh, lpF continuation. Inc Hefd Is
there, fully up to all reports-fourteen
acres of rich green tops quite remark
able for this time of Year, and the po-
tatoes rolling out at the rate of 120 bar
rels To the acre. These are of the
Green Mountain variety-huge and
smooth and white. In planting these
Mr.. Chesley used one ton of phosphate
at $500 to the acre. a potato planter
and two horses. The actual time con-
sumed, with two men, was about three
and one-half days for the planting. of
the ii acres. Now, with potato dig
ger and two helpers, Mr.. Chesley is
turning out the potatoes at a startling
rate. His soil is soft clay loam He
used six barrels of seed to the acre.
He expects the price to go to s1.0o
buShel,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-06
BULLET IN SKULL
WAS OF 80 CALIBRE
Mrs. Bliss Tells of Time When
She Sought Shelter from
Bullets from Direction Of
Prouty's House
Especial to The Reformer. J
NEMFANE. Nov. 6.

y L " AN y NOV ..
The Foster case dragged in county
court this morning, few witnesses be-
ing examined and little testimony of in
+arast haing brouab+ ont The nrinei,,al
- :,
le''' "i' o. 'iiI i''oi i,llis seSslol wa 'he
fe''oinS o< MISS Marion 'olniohd' OF
Brattleboro, who was the stenographer
before the grand jury which indicted
Foster. OF testimony given before the
.,,ond i,r,- h,- arrs Sroha1 r,,,,,,i,,,
''" 9' ~. - - =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-06
SUIT BY MAJOR CHILDS
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES
Case or, Trial in Superior Court in
Boston-Allege Injuries on New
Haven Road at Springfield.

Maj. +. w. Childs S suit for $4,000
damages against the New York, New
Haven q Hartford Railroad company is
now on trial in Boston, Clarke g. Fits
and ArChur p. Carpenter of this town
and F. y. Fay OF Boston being counsel
for the plaintiff. DIR. George X. Ander-
son was there Yesterday as a witness
for the plaintiff The following con-
cefning the trial is from last night s IS
sue Of the Boston Record:
4 In the first session of the superior
court before Judge Dana and a jury
the trial of the suit of Frederick w
Childs against the New Haven road
was begun.
"Childs, who is general agent Of the
New York Life Insurance Co. seeks to
recover $1j,G 600 for injuries which be
received while passenger on one of
defendant s trains at Springfield on
June %, 1912.
"The plaintiff, who is known as Mai.
Childs is a prominent member of the
Vermont militia, was formerly post
master at Brattleboro, and is one of
the leading Democrats of his state.
1.-THE accident which is the basis of
the suit occurred while he was at
FSpringfeld on his way. as a delegate
| from Brattleboro to the Democratic ma
/ tional convention at Baltimore.
/ g He had left his train from Vermont
and had boarded 4 Pullman car at
/ tached to the New York train on de
i fendant 's road, when another car was
\ backed into the Pullman with such
/ force that he was thrown down, strik,
ing his temple against a seat and re
ceiving the injuries for which he now
seeks to recover.
+ = He is represented by Clarke c
Fits, former attorney general OF
/ Vermont, and f. n Nay of the firm OF
Bates, Nay & Abbott, while j. i. Hal
and Joseph Wentworth represent tn,
defendant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-06
THREE LAWSUITS
OF LOCAL INTEREST
William Ulrich Defendant in $4,000
Damage Case on Account Elisha
Gates S Death in Guilford.

Three cases of interest 10 Windham
ounty residents appear on the docket o-
the Franklin county court which convencs
Monday in Greenfield. Mass. One case il.
that Of Frank , IaWler administrator ol
the estate Of Elisha f. Gates Of Guilford
Vt. against William II. Tlricll IF Green
field IN which tie plaintiff sues for SO
600, on account of the death of Elisha +.
Gates on June ;. 1912. at q point about
quarter ot mile above the bridge in
Green River on the road 70 Jacksonville.
The action arises on account of the all
legged failure Of the defendant TO blow a
horn or otherwise signal his approach be
fore making sharp turn on the road a
short distance heyond where Mr. GATES
was driving. and for failing To bring his
automobile under control and for further
failing to bring Il to a full stop on seeing
the horse hecome frightened and an orcu
pant OF the wagon waving his--haBd fei
the driver to stop, and for failing to keep
to the right of the center Of the travelled
highway 50 that the team in which Gate-
was riding was forced off Of the road and
into "a ditch in such way that GATES
was thrown 10 the ground. receiving in
I juries from which hc died.
The other ease Is that of Willard Gil
! Ftll hl / lHGNN, Att.- VINO Was the tIHt-
occupant II the team. who sues William
I Ulrich. IN the sum Of S5pon for injarie.
received
The th.rd oa-a j. tlat of Tony Equi of
Battleboro against luliu~ E4u. If Mile.
Falls. who sizes in the sum Of - 600 iol
/ the recovery of 5000. the purchase nrie.
+ of the equity ia the fruit store al 6,
Nam street, then owned by Noe Regal
and snbioet ID a certain mortgage heio
/ by Julius Equi. The plaintiff claims tha
/ he bought Noes interest under the CON
dition that the mortgage could run. hu
that hardly two weeks elapsed when fore
/ closure proceedings were instituted Afte
foreclosure proceedings had been hegu
and before they were consummated th-
plaintiff. it is alleged, threatened to pre-
went the proceedings To continue. where
tupon a compromise was reached whereh.
the plaintiff was not 10 interfere with tH
proceedings, on the defendants promi-
to repay the $500. all Of which the plain
tiff alleges THAT nc faithfully kept bu
that the defendant las failed ON lis par
to pay HIM the $500 or any part thereof
All the srits are brought hy Nyron T.
Davis. Frank J lawler Of Greenfield
associated with Mr. Davis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-06
CHECK FOR S100 LOST
BY PETER S. CHASE
But He Afterwards Found It-Search
Was Made by Deputy Sheriff Knapp
An Amusing Mistake.

4 Brattleboro man lost check for
ahout $100 yesterday. but after little
delay and considerable anxiety he found
il again. The man was Peter : Chase,
who had been IN Newfaue a. a juryman
since Sept. .. but who had been dis
charged
When Mr. Chase settled with County
Clerk + d. +. Stowe Tor bis attendance
al court De found that about 500 was
coming to him Nlr Stowe drew i check
Tor the amount and the juror snugy
tucked il away Ill his pncketh0ok and de-
cided tp place Il iii hi- oyercoat which
hung ia the cloak room. hut he did not
Tut his overcuat On Just then.
Soon afterwards Mr.. Chase came to
Brattleboro aud on arriving home a
search If hiS overcoat filed t. reveal
the equivalent for his time spent II i
said the cold sweat stood on his brow.
Nh Chase hurried to the telephone and
called Deputy sheriff {. l. knanp. who
was at the court house in Newfaue. AMI
reported hiS loss The officer made 4 few
hurried inquiries and soon had PERSONS
about the court house searching for the
missing check
Il was not long before stephen Mem
field of Halifax. a witness III the Foster
case, pulled the lost property ont of his
overcoat pocket His coat hung next %
Mr.. ChaSe's in the cloak room and was
of about the same color and Mr. Chase
Lad placed the check in the wrong coat
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-06
AUDIENCE DELIGHTED
BY DR.. S. NJ. CROTHERS
Former Unitarian Pastor Gave Address
Before Woman's Club-Humorous
with Serious Undercurrent.

The Brattleboro Woman 5 club held
a regular meeting in the Unitarian
church last evening and presented
Rev. DIR. Samuel NJ. Crothers to n large
and delighted audience of members
and friends. DR.. Crothers would be
welcome anywhere at any time for
his delightful spirit of optimism and
good humor, but he is especially well
come in Brattleboro. where he once
belonged. His subject was The
Pleasure of the Absentee Landlord
Briefly. he described the conditions
which contribute TO the irresponsible
pleasure of an owner of property who
remains away from it, and then went
on to show how this pleasure can be
enjoyed by reading "old books.
This. he said is a secondary function,
but none the less real and important
one. All through his address he gave
his hearers plenty of chances to laugh.
and yet there was a serious undercur-
rent well calculated TO inspire better
thoughts and better reading habits.
Mrs. John C. Dewitt, president of
! the Woman s club. introduced DIR.
Crothers with -well-chosen words. and
Mrs. Helen Crosby Brasor played two
selections on the organ before the adj
dress.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-06
PUMPING MUD OUT
OF Golfer DAM
Preparing Foundation for Second Pier
of Railroad Bridge at Mouth of
Whetstone Brook.

The first work Of pumping out the coffer
dam which has been built TO protect the
construction OF the second pier OF the
Boston & Maine bridge across the Whet-
stone brook was started this morning
The purpose of this is to clear the mud
from the top of the ledge that forms the
base OF what is to be the pier. Diver
Foley, during the pumping, is down al
the bottom with his air hose forcing the
mud and slime toward the suction of the
pump.
The Golfer dam is not water tight he
cause, if it were, to pump out the water
would float the tiinbers. For this reason.
after the mud Is cleared from the ledge at
the bottom, a concrete foundation is put
in to within 10 feet Of the surface Of the
water. The water is then pumped on.
after the Golfer dam has been made water
tight and the masons lay the stone piers
ON the concrete foundation. which sets
quicker under water than it does in the
air. In two days il is expected that the
bottom viii be cleared OF mud and the
work OF putting in the concrete fou,d
tion viii be started. Once that is laid
the piers will follow rapidly.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-06
SCHOONER ABANDON
ED, 10 OF CREW SAVED
Men Brought into Portland and Yes
sci Towed to New Bedford
Five Were Drowned

BOSTON. Nov 6-Nine men, mem
'bers of the crew of the Gloucester
fishing schooner Annie NJ Parker. who
had been picked up in a state of eX-
haustion from lack of food and water
and half dead from exposure, were
brought into Portland harbor last night
on board the coasting schooner Tifton.
A tenth survivor, son Of the captain
of the vessel they had deserted, Is at
sea in another schooner, vainly search
ing for his father.
With their vessel aground on the
Rose and Crown ledge, l. miles OF
Sankaty Head, Nantucket, they had
taken to their dories at 2.55 Saturday
morning, had seen their captain and
four of their number drowned within
few feet of them, and had drifted
many miles to sea before being res
cued
Twelve hours before they reached
the Maine harbor, the Annie NJ Par
ller, seaworthy in every respect, with
some Of her sails set, loaves OF bread
still in the oven Of her galley and the
cabin clock ticking, had been towed
into the roadstead at New Bedford
to furnish the greatest mystery of the
sea in 40 wears.
Mariners from Nova Scotia to New
York found but little to discuss beside
! the mystery of the fishing schooner
and the fate of her crew. Discovered
/ by the tank oil steamer Astrakahau
and towed to port by the revenue cut
| ter Gresham, there was absolutely
nothing except four missing dories tc
give hint Of what happened between
/ the date of her discovery and the last
/ known date on which she was seen
more than a week ago, III North sgd
ney, y. S.