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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-15

/ )ut of 30 families feeble minded
less in from one to four cases. There
ire thirteen saloons i'm this village and
alcoholism exists in thirty-three fam
lies In 10 per cent. of the families
here was definite insanity. Thirty
four were classed as eccentric.
What conditions are there to prevent
1 normal development and exclude the
tendency to the extreme abnormality +?
None. The village is in a region of sur
passing beauty. the investigator goes
on to say, having pure air and sun
shine. Tie opportunities for physical
development amcng the young are al
most ideal There are free schools Ev-
an with the large nIsnber of saloons
the poorest conditions of life there are
superior to those of the crowded tene-
monts of cities, Yet 2e per cent of 300
families show the faint of insanity,
feeble mindedness. epilepsy. alcohol
ism, tuberculosis or criminal tenden-
cies. Heredity is the chief cause. the
writer thinks, two branches Of one
family giving proof that the union of
feeble minded persons produces a
tainted stream of life.
The conclusion is that in villages es-
pecially environment is the lesser evil
and heredity the greater. 1t seems
that these people have been content to
live rs their fathers did. So they have
become listless, falling behind the ad-
vancing Improvement OF the age. Then
comes naturally shiftless, and. follow
ing this, a hostility to efforts at i'm
provement, lntermarriage and sloth,
weakness of mind and body follow in
due course Summed up it is that here
is an example of people who do not
really live Here we have an example
of the lack of things which make real
living with horrible consequences as
the result. There Is no standing stlil
in this werld. If We 90 not go forward
we slip hack -Indianapelis News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-15
The Giants Receive
Worlds Series Share

New York, Oct. 1.-THE members o
the New York National League Clut
received their share of the World :
Series receipts, Monday, amounting t
$54 ,065.67. Divided among the % play.
ers who were eligible to take part III
the series, each man received little
more than $2160 with the exception o.
Arthur Fletcher, who was handed Slei
less, the amount he was fined for ar
guing with Umpire Connolly durint
one of the games. Mathewson ane
Merkle, the committee, who appllet
for the players money, presented {
statement satisfactory to the Natlona
Commission regarding the literary eff
forts of some of the men. They re
ported that each player-author whf
wrote of the series signed his newspa,
per contracts before the Nationa
Commissions edict of Sept. q, piac
ing the ban on writing. The commits
sion had threatened to fine any playe'
who made a contract after that date
and had been Withholding them enl.
until proof was furnished that theil
edict had not been disobeyed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-15
The Lack of Real Living.

In Newfoundland, where there :
pnra water. fresh air, the teemitis
and - scanty population. one Wouiu
meet TO find results proportloiii.e
such advantages. On the contrary wv
;nhahitants choose to live in houses
almost Theoretically sealed, to eat soy
~, broad and drink inordinate quanti-
,,es of tea. One in four of them dies OF
tuherculosis While almost all are SUI
ferers from Chronic dyspepsia. a VIZ
lage of one thousand population oe-
scribed by writer in the American
Magazine as located in the western
mart of this country. has built UP ITS
small population in the course OF thif-
ty-three years. The writer found II, q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-15
Summers Afterqiow.

Summer is as vain as the sun. The
sun knows that he is never so APP
preciated as when he is gone, leaving
the evening beautiful in the aftergloW.
And summer knows we love her best
when she has fled before winter, and
has then crept back close enough to
warm the earth in Indian summer her
own splendid afterglow. You see
neither of them wants us to remember
the cruelty of their noon heat or the
flowers they have withered They
want us to remember only their
beauty.
When summer left she seemed
rather weary of herself, dusty ana
travel worn and overworked But
she was gone scarcely the two weeks
allotted ordinary folks for vacation.
when she returned singing new song
and breathing new joyover the towns
and forests. She knows and we
know that 1t is not for long, but we
are content because she is here, anu
she is content because she is beauti-
full.
She wakens the day with her Wind
song in the trees, the trees that are
trying to- hide their nakedness in scar
let and gold. She deepens the color
of the sky to the deep blue of mid
summer and then softens her morning
song to u lullaby so sweet that the
earth and clouds dream that she has
come back to stay. Those drifting
clouds, however, are not summer
clouds. They are white, but they
have caught the light of the gold Oh
the fallen leaves and the pink of the
faded roses, and close to the horizon
they meet the mist and the gray o.
winter.
| Indian summer scatters the leaves
and shows that the grass is still green
She pretends that the golden rod be-
longs to her Here and there she per-
suades the vlolets to bloom again ana
play with her. The sun loves sum-
mer and appreciates her brave little
farewell display. There is sunshine
all the day and the stars are no less
kind than the sun, for the splendofs
of the day are reflected in their light
Women often think that Indian sum
mer is an institution for the purpose
Of cleaning house. Beating rugs Is
the one inharmenious note in the SONG
of Indian summer.-lndianapo News
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-15

| births and deaths, and dates of relig-
ious rites. as the Gazette was pub
| lished from printing blocks since the
| sixth century. as II WAS sent TO ofiic-
| ials, as individuals We're allowed to
copy and circulate it, and especially as
this was the only publication of news
in existence, perhaps we ought to call II
a newspaper. Moreover, as Caesars
Daily Events died some Is centuries
ago, whereas the Pekin Gazette CON
tinued down to this year, we leave m
| modified our heading-Death to the
Oldest Newspaper in the World.
The modern newspaper in our sense
of the word originated IN China with
the Shen Pao. or Shanghai News
which was first issued in tShanebai
about 1870. When the attention of the!
Chinese government was called TO The
growth of newspapers in the empire
the dowager empress and other offic-7
ials suppressed taen and often imnris-
oned their editors. But the Chinese
made brave fight for freedom of
speech and won, so that the Emperor
kwang SSu. in 1898, dec Jared in favor
of free press. This was one s,f thel
famous DEGREES which leo to the co1rI
d'etat and the resumption OF the reign
by the empress dowager Despite Of
fetal opposition, however, the Chinese
press has sturdily maintained itself.
and steadily increased until $50 Chinesel
papers and ~ foreign newspapers. NH
lished in 20 different centers. are form
ally entered at the post-ofiice depart
ment. II
+ lS- or af he IL,
falS since they cannot control tho, press
to subsidlze some particular orgau;
which in turn represents the gov-'
ernments views. Unfortunately. this
custom is not confined to China. 1t
leads to two abuses; first, the readers
are never quite sure of the accuracy OF
the news and especially of the sim
cerity of the editorial views commend
ing the government; second a class of
cheap irresponsible publications sprinu
up and resort To unlimited abuse and
even hlaekmail of officials in order to
compel officials to substitute them.
China, therefore. has some conserva-
tive, dignified papers, many PARTISAN
papers which may Justly be character
lied as yellow newspapers. Tie
English newspapers Of China. especial
ly the China Press, the North China
Daily News and the PelSin Daily News
are ably edited Yuan Shi-kai,s action
in not attempting to maintain a daily
government organ, but in giving the
government DEGREES to the public press
is not reactionary, but marks an ad-
vance among Chinese officials. In this
matter. as in many others, Yuan sni-
kai is acting in accordance with the
customs maintained by - all modern
rulers. Christian Advocate
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-15

The Rev. Frederick S. Atwood, grand
chancellor of the Knights of Pythias OF
Minnesota, is blind, having lost his
sight several years ago. Despite this
handicap, he has continued in active
work for the order and is now serving
his second term as grand chancellor.
He travels extensively and generally
alone. Pc enable him to attend to
his voluminous correspondence he uses
a special make of typewriter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-15
Crew of VOlturnO
Behaved C0WardIy

London. Oct. 14-''The crew of the
Yolturro, most of whom We're Dutch.
behaved in a cowardly manner and
were brutal TO the passengers" is the
verdict of most of the 30 survivors Of
the Volturno, who arrived at Grave
send ON BOARD the Minnea polls, this
evening.
All the survivors are men. Russians,
Hungarians and Poles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-15
La Touraine in Port.

Havre, Oct. 14.-La Touraine of the
French Line, ssecond of the rescue
ships which figured in the Volturno
disaster TO reach, reached Havre, this
morning, with AZ survivors of fhe dis
aster ON board.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-15

vocational summer school. with
practical men and women in charge
of it. Is in operation in Baltimore, Nd.
this year. Printing and woodwork
are among the subjects taught tho,
boys; the girls have cooking, sewing
and other household branches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-15
MOVE NEW ARTICLE OF I'M
PARCHMENT IN SUlZER CASE
Continued from Page One.)

motion was before the court to adopt the
proposed amendment and that there was
also an amendment to the motion itself
the nature Of which could not be .earn-
ed. 1t was decided to adjourn, it was
said because of the lateness of the houI
and to give the members time for fur
thef elaboration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-15

Managers of the slate railroad at
Baden, Germany, have established
course in English for their employees.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-02-01
Railway Business For November

he high tide OF business in the
United States continues 10 be re-
tlected in the railway statistics
compiled by the Bureau OF Rail
way Economics from the reports
u lhe railways to the Interstate
commerce COMMISSION.
me returns Tor last November
snow an increase over November
ol tle previous year, but do not
MAINTAIN the ratio OF increase dis
paved by the month OF October
WllIle operating revenues lncrcas-
ca pl22 per mile OF line or the
month, operating expenses i'll
creased "a, and net revenue only
?4o.55.. lakes were greater than
Tor the previous November,
amounting to $40 per mile OF line.
operating income averaged Si2.I3
per mile OF line TOR each day in
N :, an amount greater by
3i'o3 than Tor November, 1911.
ms Is tiie entire amount available
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-02-01
After anySiCkneSS

nothing SO rapidly restores health
and vigor as SCOTS EMULSION.
1t is the essence of natural body
nourishment, so medically perfect
that nature Immediately appropri-
ates and distributes it to every
organ, every tissue-feeding,
nourishing and restoring them to
normal activity.
SCOTS EMULSION is not a
patent medicine, but is natures
body-nourishnent with curative,
upbuilding properties and without
a drop of drug or alcohol. 1t con-
tains superior cod liver oil, the
hypophosphites of lime and soda
with glycerine, and is so delicately
emulsihed that it enters the system
without digestive effort builds,
tones and srstains.
After Group, whooping cough,
measles and other child ailments it
is natures ally in restoring health.
After grippe or pneumonia it
imparts strength and health. and
for colds, coughs, sore, tight chests
and throat troubles SCOTS
EMULSION gives the greatest relief
known.
scorr g. BOVINE. Bloomfield. NJ. l2-sS
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-02-01

ton, such as perfunctory approval
OF requests to religious institu-
tons, the regulation of dogs and
cats, the removal of fence rails
from road cutters and the like,
can be attended to by the boards
of county commissioners and by
city councils. They, OF course,
overlook the necessity OF keeping
up the record in pages of law. They
would sacrifice the real thing Tor
the trif1es.
As a matter Of fact, it makes
title difference what one Legisla-
ture does. what mistakes it makes.
The next Legislature can make
everything right. Why worry;
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-02-01
State OF Ohio, City of Toledo,
ucas County


Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner OF the firm OF +. J.
Cheney & Co., dong business in the
City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will paw
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of ca
tarrh that canont be cured by the use
OF Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Swohn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of Decem-
Der, A. d. 1886. A. w. GLEASON.
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Taye Halls Family pills for consti-
patton.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-02-01
The Trials OF A Traveller

81 am travelling salesman" writes
3. E, Youngs, E. Berkshirs, VT, and
was often troubled with constipation and
Indigestion till | began to use DIR. Kings
New Life Pills, which / have found an
excellent remedy" For all stomach liver
or kidney troubles they are unequaled.
Only 25 cents at all Druggists. advt*
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-02-01
Maryland Holds
Record For Laws

In any contest for law III guam
tity Maryland is prepared to enter
the list against all corners. Other
States during their Legislative ses-
sions produce "dinky" little vol
umes that this real law-making
Commonwealth with book of
1862 pages to its credit, compar-
ing favorably in dimensions with
an unabridged dictionary, would
be ashamed to own.
For instance, Illinois, with its
100 counties and its mighty city OF
Chicago, with population of p
ooo, 900 or more, can do no better
than bring forth at its biennial
legislative sessions "measly' lit
tie book of $40 pages, while Mis-
souri, cannot do even as we'll.
Here in Maryland, however,
the pages have increased 10 I76a
and the end is not yet in sight
Every good citizen will have good
reason to be disappointed if the
Legislative session of 1914 does
not turn out, in addition to two
United States Senators, a volume
OF at least 1000 pages.
That Maryland's achievements
might be written The News en-
listed the aid OF Horace E. Flack
OF the Department o: Legislative
References in a search of the re-
cords, and he selected from the list
OF States only those that hold bien-
NAL sessions.
These arranged according to
volume show:
Connecticut-Session from Ian
uary 4 to September 70, 3I2 pages
OF laws.
Iowa-From January 9 to April
IL, 372 pages.
Missouri-7o days, 49, pages.
Ohio-From January 3 to May
10, 1875 pages.
lllinois-From January 4 to
June I, SO pages.
Nirginia-6o days, 767 pages.
Maryland-9o days, 1862 pages.
Virginia may imagine, OF course,
that she is really in the running,
but that State has 80 day handi-
cap.
Moreover, there is a versatil-
ity in the laws and among the
lawmakers of Maryland that no
State can hope to equal. Our laws
deal with muskrats and mines, with
crabs and corporations, with roos-
tiers and roads, and with most any
other old thing, that happens to
appeal u the fancy of the law
makers. In the hurry to keep up
the standard of pages and increase
the number. if possible, some mis-
takes may be made. One example
OF the effects OF speed is the cleo
ton law passed at the last session,
i'll which the indictments found
against several hundred election
o cia]s were badly crippled. Some
o. the laws passed at the last SEES
sion may be found to work badly.
They can be repealed and re-enact-
ed in 1914.
IN example O this is hereby
given so that the people may be
treasured. The title tells the story.
Here it is:
An act to repeal Chapter sos OF
the acts OF 1910 and to enact in
lieu thereof four new sections to
Article 10 of the Code OF Public
Local Laws, title dorchester
County, under the subtitle Fish |
requiring persons engaged in the
business of catching crabs" and |
so on and so on.
Maltbie and some others have
suggested and The News seems
disposed to favor some plan where
by the really important legisla-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-23
Shall. NE WEED OUT HUMAN
lfISFITS By MACTiNERlP

II YOU were the motorman OF street going, at
Is miles an hour with wagon several rods ahead auto
mobile cutting behind IT, number Of other vehicles NOV
ing SO near TO your ghoi-way that felt YOU had 90
keen them as were in the tail OF your eye and sudden
w. child should dart in front OF the fender could YOU keep
all these things in mind and still Instantly almost automat-
ieav apply the brake the hope OF saving the child:
That the Of good mo,orman; upon depend lie
property dividends
Today the only way find out whether candidate Tor
the lob is III to be ntrustcd with it to let him take try
nj II practcng at the pubcs and eompanys expense.
But Hugo Munsterberg. Harvards psychologist has
his way there may better way least one less hazard
Gus 10 third persons
~ Hugo believes it is possible TO rig mp device with
a dummy track dummy and dummy objects IN front
which will have upon the perception and nerves o the can
didate for employment the test effects as he were
given real run through busy street In fact he claims TO
have done IT.
Moreover BY making OF certain sensitive ins,ru-
mens which register the workings OF the human mind
will he contends be rather easy tell in advance about
what kind of task an unspeciazed obseeker is best fitted
for.
So that all we shall have do, when we make due use
of the offerings modern science viii be 10 rig up our
choohouses with studies and training best calculated TO de-
velop them and by this kind Of deadsure vocational train
ing cut the percentage OF misfts down pretty close to zero
Sounds fine, doesn't II?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-23
SUSPICIOUS COMPLACENCY

Certain Wall interests that would naturally be
peeted emitting large panic how actually sending
out literature showing that they view with compaeeney the
Wilson tariff reduction bill.
Ordinarily any step in economic reform that doesn't set
all Wall raging whining may safely be set down
offhand step quicksand but the streets present
pacency explained by the difference conditions abroad at
this time the the former Wilson bill became law
The latter became operative the elimination OF
period oveproducton throughout the foreign world while
the present Wilson bill offered when the condition abroad
Is the reverse In other words advanced that not
threatened with flood of cheap foreign products because
there isn't any suuch flood possible. the conditions abroad
being rather OF under production and industrial
paralysis in many parts
This may be so, and it may account for Wall streets
compacency but the question rises where the Amer
lean going to get off if the tariff reform doesn't
cheaper things by opening OF markets foreign
competition
However if any part Of little old Wall street wants to
join with in hoping for the best. we're willing.
q. s cs eE s H. S'F'' told her he got only $1,000 Who
-----
Just Why kept
original does readily susgeat Itself
fs 4.y e charge "a; :'s
o. Ioyi coming
is sold to girls under 10 years Of
producing of from a OF
beat family pose angel to outsiders
aandeon. needed
~ spring medicine The tender flower buds the best part
you're Seattle mix What kind Of Christina.
when it comes from daymen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-23
Best Short
STORIES
Of the Day

Have you heard Abou, poor
Hicks trouble with his Wife
no. I've been out OF town for
the last month. what IL it,"
~ie scut his office bay up 20
the house for bis ralncoat one day
last week and she found a memo
raudum In tho pocket reading rib
bon for tyewriterp. and Hicks Is
having a devil % a time trying TO
explain ---Lpplneotts
The jury, after long elaboration.
seemed unable 20 agree IN a per.
seo,ly clear case The Judge. thor.
onEhly exaggerated at the delay
said
Il discharge this Jury"
one sensitive Juror. indignant At
what he considered a robuke, faced
the Judge.
You can't discharge me" he
said. With tone OF conviction.
And why mott" inquired the
Judge In surprise.
Because. announced the Juror.
pointing 10 the lawyer for the de-
tFnHEs HAH WAfFI " A"&h 1919
there. Ladies' Homo Journal
A gentleman Who was buying a
turkey from old Uncle EphrRlm
asked him IN making the purchase
II Il was a tame turkey.
"Oh. ynia. sir. ia a tame turkey.
all right"
Now. Ephraim. are you sure rs
tame turkey
"Oh. ynla, air. dere'a no so't O.
doubt bout dat. It's a tame Ia key,
all right"
lie consequently bought the tur.
key. and q day or two later when
eating Il came across several shot
Later on. when he mot old Ephraitn
on the street. he said
We'll. Ephralm. yon told me that
was a tame turkey. but found
some shot IN II when ! vas eating
IT," 81.
"Oh. dat was a tame turkey. all
right" was Uncle EphrAms reiter'
ated rcloinder. hut do FAC II,
boss. rs gwino 10 toll ser In conf
dence dat dem ore shot vas Intend
cd for me Atlanta Journal
when james y. Reynolds was
assistant secretary % the treasury
Senator Root sent Tor Mr Reynolds
one day 70 discuss with him some
matters concerning a trade confer
enee IN Paris which MI. Reynolds
I had been selected 20 attend.
IL suppose. said Mr. Root. You
speak French -
Wen. yes" responded Mr. Roy.
nolds. Il know a litilo French.
have no trouble 10 make the walt
ers and the cab drivers understana
me"
Il see" said SIR. Root. But. Mr..
REYNOLDS. suppose there should be
no winters and cab drivers In the
conference7'--Judge.
A notable houeckeeper OF the
past generation. before the days Of
/ screens. had Just announced with
decision that she never had any
/ flies
But. Aunt Augusta faltered
tho timid visitor. 80 seems to me
that saw few In the dining room
"Oh. those" replied her aunt,
with n majestic wave Of the hand
we're the neighbOrs files. They
viii come IN occasionally But ms
! was saying. NO never have any
o. our own Youths Companion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-23
COUNCIL SLAPS THE MAYOR on
THE WRIST
HE " KID I

No fearful consequences apprehended by the eoun-
olmanic act which appropraes the city dads the city
automobile formerly used by the the board OF public
works and by the police department in emergency cases
The commonwealth will not toter and fall thereby and
the city will somehow manage 70 struggle along.
Blu, that IS about all that can be said IN favor OF the
councils action The whole thing is small matter, and the
councils attitude has picayunish degree. It's no
terrible thing the mayor has automobile though per-
haps our civic pride might be hurt il really thought the
Seaport OF Success either poor nggardy that 1t
cannot afford it.
That isn't the case however For that automobile
will be used by the city dads.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-23

when the income tax becomes ~
fectlve II will cost President Wilson
$3.50 n year Uncle Sam is an
Indian giyer sometimes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-23
JUST FOOLISH

Was full when you saw me
last nightf"
\ wouldn't like 20 say that"
Come on what was | dolngT
Well. you we're challenging a
lamp post 10 race"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-23

m bar SAYS tn folks down Yap
eraport way who made garden three
weeks ago have sent on for sec
ond helpln' O. government seeds.