Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-11-18
Tuesday, November 49,. 1918.
whats New?'

about
The minister has nothing new to
preach about.
The neighborheod has nothing new
to talk about.
What duh old world this is, with
nothing new in it, Same old things
every day. We get tired of the same
old sermons; we are sick of our regu-
lar. newspapers editorials: We are
tired to death of it's hum drum news
reports-same old murders, train
wrecks, wars and rumors of wars,
inventions and discoveries, crusades
for good, campaigns of Evil. What is
the use? Old stuff, all Of it; and we
have had it worked off on us tagged
"life."
Why wouldn't it have been just as
we'll to have given us first one thing
after another, instead of this same
ness-this same rotation of gorgeous
spring days teaming with countless
activities of every earthly thing TAX
ing on an another existence of beauty
and sweetness and utility; the same
delightful Summers days filled to the
brim in every second with evidence
of the lavish hand with which God
has spread our dominion; the same
glorious autumn hours, one after an
other and every one of them running
over with the astounding iberality
Of One who has left nothing unsaid
or undone-but why need we continue
the reference? We all know of it
and still we complain.
Because we already have every
thing that the widest imagination
can conceive. all about us, all the
time, we tire of Ii like a child of q
new toy and whine for more. We
hate those old lessons that the pas
tor and the editor and the school
ma am repeat to US. and we wish
they would talk about something
new"
But do we ever reflect that we have
Zach been blessed with some ounces
(some more, some lessl Of brain mat
ter with which to see and understand
old things in new lights. And when
We are scroaking about the other fell
lows lack Of perception and new
ness. what. are we offering that Is
new--our same old weaknesses and
indulgences?
No. there's nothing new
When we really set up In the busi-
ness of thinking and meditating and
pondering and considering and dream
ing, we find possibilities of newness
even in ourselves. AS we write. Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine comes to hand
and we add something of what che
man, H. H. Windsor, is thinking. He
says.
With the finding of vast stretch OF
land within the Arctic circle to the
north of Siberia comes the announce-
ment that this marks the last great
discovery of new land.
II is true that some years ago very
belligerent gesJleman was credited with
tears because there were no more
worlds to conquer, and that since his
day such incidents as the discovery OF
North and South America, and Other
places, have transpired. However, il
looks as though the ,geographers
really were right this tine, for how,
ever much We explore the little known
wilds of Africa, South America, ASH
and Australia our increasing knowl
edge of those places cannot enlarge thu
boundary line that separates the lant
from the sea.
Jules Verne was a scientific man. an'
many regard his fiction stories of sub
marine and aerial hight-which at tn,
time they were published of what h
believed would be accomplished. As :
matter of fact he did live to see th'
submarine an accepted arm of tw'
nayies, and the Wrights were well ad
vanced toward success before be died
There remains his "Trip to the Moon
which seems absolutely impossible .
accomplishment. Nevertheless ther
are scientitic men who dare 20 reael
oaf into space and chart pathwa.
tor 0fher worlds. One of these NJ
Finest ,Archdeacon, who ranks amonI
fiie foremost authorities in France ol
aviation, predicts our present aviatio
m$ci.ines, which at best could not en-
cifGIe fIie earth in less than eight days
Mtfi1rbe abandoned for air craft whic
Will giFdie the globe in 66 minutes. A
the .3seopleof the earth win then forr
sole and single ,Hatsep-l - f..5
Man, insatiabiea In; his ambition.
GantempIating interpIanetary fiigh
and NJ Esnault Peiterie believes TIL
veaiicle will be a self propelled rocke
(Xefne agaIne with a speed Of seye
miles second. which is stimated I
be sufficient velocity to carry the pre-
3cctlie beyond the zone of terrestri;
attraction. Al this rate the moo
would be reached in less than te
hOurs-assuming, of course, the vehic
was not melted long before by the hea
generated in its terrific flight. Radiul
Is suggested as a possible motive pov
err The idea OF interplanetary fiigh
from our present view point seems
course impossible. However, the Ssul
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