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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-23

Box 123 the last of the new fire
alarm system boxes to be installed,
was placed on Main street above Tenn
pie, Wednesday afternoon. Now that
the boxes are in, all that remains TO
make the system complete is the finai
connections of the wires and circuits.
Two circuits are now ready for use.
The new whistle can be heard at LOU
and 9 p NJ, when the daily tests are
made
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-23

Between six inches and foot was
the decrease in the depth of the water
of the Kenncbee, according To meas
urements made at the head gates oI
the II. & w. mill, Wednesday. The
water is still at very high pitch, but
its force is hourly decreasing and II
will not be long before it is again at
its normal condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-23


The following are the recent real
estate transfers as recorded at, the
Somerset register of deeds Office:
Mescow--Levi WAHill to Reuben II.
Cromble, land on River road
Madisan-Jas. X. McKenney to Fred
Giles, land on Madison street with
buildings; Elmer l.. Loyley to j. r.
Withee, seven acres of land; Daniel
n. Symonds to Henry Hayopia, land
and buildings on Main street;
Fairheld--e Charles AZ Jones to Susan
ID. Ellis. land at Fairfield Center; Net
tie ~ Gaylord TO Reginald Belange.
Ia nd and buildings; sNf0A ssse
] Norridgewockr-Fred A. Tehey to
Chester Haynes, farm,, Chester III.
Haynes to Fred A. Tobey. land;
Bingham-Ray c. Brown to Forrest
Fl. Colby, land in Carratunk;
Athens-W A. Nelson to Gislavis
Nelson land AaS
observation-disclosures Colby to Frank
Rowe, land and buildings;
North Anson-Charies Crymble to
Gerdan w. Savage, land and build
ings on Madison street;
Pittsfeld-Archie. d. Kerstead to
William II. McGarter. land in village,
Arson & Embden-George w. Spauld-
ing to Esther A Mqnlten, land.
Frank w. Bucknam went 70 Togus,
Wednesday on a business trip.
Fred Pooler,~ was in lewiston,
Wednesday. on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-23

s. The Universalist Society will hold a
Dollar social, Thursday evening, Nov.
g. at the church parlors, with the idea
of raising money to defray the eX-
pense occasioned by the recent shing-
ling of the church. A social evening Is
planned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-23
The Freight Clerks Win.

In rather interesting game rolled on
the Y. NJ. c. a. alleys. Wednesday eve
ming. the Railroad Men defeated the
Freight clerks by the score of 1l65 to 11i5
in a practice game in the City League
tournament
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-23

Dorothea Dix Tent Daughters of
Veterans, served the regular supper.
Wednesday evening, and as usual the
event proved to be a very enjoyable
one. A rehearsal for inspection follow
ed the supper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-23

Rev. and Mrs II. A. Rich of Madison
were visitors in the city, Wednesday,
while on their way to attend the Sun
day school convention at Augusta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-23
Praise for Orchards.

Skowhegan's oldest orchardist, 8. HI.
Beal after being in the business 80
years states that an apple tree when
10 years old is equal to 500 at intrest
and Mr.. Beal states. further that an
orchard pays the farmer better than
any other kind of farming. Mr.. Beal
has about 1000 trees and was the WIN
ner in the apple prize contest at the
fair. this season. He will, next month,
attend the Pathological meeting at
Lewiston. He raises the Baldwins,
Ben Davis, Northern Spies and Starks.
He states that one of the most essen
tial thinks about GrchardinG 10 the
cultivation, that the soil should be
cultivated between the trees each year
and he was decided that considering
this phase that an orchard up to the
time it commences to bear need not
be any expense as the crops will Off
set this. The Stark apple tree &C
cordng to Mr.. Heal will begin to hear
five years from the time 1t is set out.
An orchard is good for so to 10 years
after it begins bearing. When 1t Is
10 to Is wears old it should yield frcm
three to five barrels. Mr.. Beal has
trees that are now IS years old and
last year. yielded three barrels to the
tree. He has trees that have yielded
as high as seven barrels to the tree.
one of them of the Tolman Sweet
variety. Mr.. Beal looks upon an or
chard as being equal to an insurance
policy of the endowment type, out
dividends are paid in oftener.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-23

Equality of strength in both arms
occurs almost twice as frequently with
women as With men. more men than
women being stronger in the right apn
than in the left.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-23
Worlds Tpyewritins Record Broken.

New York. Oct. 22.-All worlds records
for typewrting speed We're broken at the
National Business Show here. Tuesday
nigth, by Miss Margaret b. Owenaof this
city. who wrote lbs words minute dur
ing an hours dietation. The previous
record was III words. Miss Owen was
awarded silver trophy valued at 5000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-23

Fl. b. Block has moved his office from
the Savings Bank building to the offices
above the Meservey grocery store on
Main street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-23
Fairfield.
William LeCIair Severely
Burned by Caustic.
jolly Ten Club Very Pleasantly
Entertained, Wednesday.
School Teachers Receive Their Ger.
tificates..0ther Local Jottings.

William Leelair an employee at the
Fairfield mill Of the United Paper
Boa"t. Co. is confined to his home on
Maple street, suffering from burns re-
ceiVed while at work, Tuesday About
+. NJ, Tuesday, Lecair. in com
pany with others, was cleaning
the pulp digestors and the pipes
spurted caustic liquor, burning him
about the facee and neck. He was
taken to a physicians office, where the
wounds were dressed. At first it was
feared that Mr.. Leclair might lose his
eyesisht. but at latest reports it is
learned that no serious results, beyond
scars from the burns, are expected.
The Fairfield school teachers
Wednesday. received the State eertif-
Gates awarded them for either years
or for life teaching. These certificates
are now required for teachers. who
teach in the public schools Of the State
and are awarded after 4 certain num-
Der of years OF successful teaching.
Frank Bartlett of Brookine, who has
been visiting friends in town. return
ed. Wednesday, TO his home
The Kay klub will b. entertained.
Thursday evening. by ,irs Ienora
Hussey, Western avenue.
Harry Parker has returned from Il
short stay ut Bangor with friends.
Mrs Maud Doe. employed at the
sanatorium left. Tuesday. for visit
at Burnham with relatives.
Mrs. j. W. Foster OF Lynn, Mass. is
a guest OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H wheeler. Lower Main street.
Tho jolly Ten Club was very pleas
ant1y entertnined. Wednesday after
noon, at the home of Mrs. Ella Spear
in Benton 4 social time was enjoyed
and ice cream and cake was served.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. Charles Crummett, Benton.
Trueman Witham is confined to his
home on Lower Main street by illness.
Invitations are being received from
Mrs. Helen Cook by the members of
the Younger Set, inviting them to
Hallowe en- party, Oct. y, at her nome
on Western avenue.
Mrs. T.. J. Folsom returned. Tues
day to Bangor.
The college deputation from the Col
by College Y. NJ. c. \. will conduct
the Sunday evening services Oct. %
at the Baptist church.
Mrs. stephen EldiIuse 81 W dtti 'iiie
passed "Wednesday in town with
friends.
The Baptist womans Missionary
Sewing Circle held an all=day meeting,
Wednesday. at the home of Mrs. Peter
Cleveland. upper Main street, Pic
mic dinner was served,
Mrs. Joshua Emery is able to resume
her duties as clerk ut K. Q. Files. aft
er a short illness.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Stuart of Att
gusta are visiting relatives in town
and in Benton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-23
WATERVILLE LOCAL NEWS

Three cases of intoxcation were be-
fore the municipal court, Wednesday
morning. All paid their fines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-23

Chester Haines. who recently pnr-
chased the Fred Tobey farm mas
bought of Mr.. Tobey the farm on
Sandy River and Mr.. Tobey has pur-
chased his former heme.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-23
RAILROAD MEN.

Washington stands first in humber
PRODUCTION, with Louisiana second.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

of the government, or of the people, or
of his fellow consul. The Roman con-
suls were the two chief men in the state,
elected at the Cornitia Centuriata. TIE
story of the conquest of the consulate by
the plebeians, completed In the year l62
B. c., when for the first time both con-
suls truly represented the plebs, is one
of the most interesting studies in con-
stitutional history. With the empire the
consulate got i.s quietus.
In the middle agesxhe Italian merchants
residing or doing business in foreign
lands established there a sort of extra
territorial court, and conferred the old
splendid title of Consul upon the pre-
siding officer, who adjudicated CONNER
cial disputes. Consular courts still exist
in many lands, particularly where the ma
tive government is insecure or backward.
Elsewhere the consul is generally BUSH
ness functionary, who cares for the in
terests of his nationals in their troubles
among the foreign folks among they
themselves are foreigners, and especially
watches movements in the commercial
world which may be of interest to manu-
facturers, merchants and marines operat-
ing at home or under his own flag. I'm
der British management the consular SER
vice is made to provide a kind of appren-
tieeship for aspirants TO diplomatic posts.
Tho price of "consus" and the price of
"consols," therefore can hardly be con-
founded except by the wayward art of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

There were certain omissions. or sup
pi essed portions when the first issue of
the Journal was, made in 1887. These
were issued in the "Revue des Revues' OF
February and September, 1890 Yet the
writer in "Everybody's" actually says of
them: "These have now been made pub
lie in France; in America they have been
translated by Mary j. Stafford etc!
Surely again, somebody blundered. / am
afraid it does not raise the reputation of
'Everybody's" as a literary guide.
IT would be interesting to collect the
errors of single week in noble news
papers. I do not refer to the singular
charm of headlines that do not conform
to geographical fact or to grammatical
convention, as when one says, Child
Drug from Porch by Huge Dog or when
another observes quantity, "Manhole
Blown Into Street." or when. the other
day, the French harbor of Triest on the
coast of Brittany, was credited In the
headlines to England One wonders that
such slips are so few, considering the
conditions of pressure under which the
daily papers are produced; and an ex-
acting criticism could easily be unjust;
nevertheless. we may be sure that no enc
mourns over these things so much as the
editor-in-chef, who ceaselessly strives
for accuracy, a treasure hid in the fields,
pearl of very great price, also will o.
the wisp which he barks his shins in
chasing
l sometimes wonder why It happens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

cess. In one of the plays in which he
had leading part ii was necessary for
him to make stage fall as the result
of receiving a blow. He made this fall
many times, cleveriy and without trou-
Bile. But one day, through miscalcula-
ton or through a slight slip, he fell
heavily--so heavily that it Jared his
whole system. He injured his spine.
He did not think the hurt was serious
at first. but within short time he
was unable to act. His spine was al
fected. Every day his condition became
worse.
He had not been provided for he
was like most actors, and he had to do
something to make living. One of
his friends suggested that travel,
change of scene and outdoor exercise
would help him. This friend got him
position as salesman. Douglas tried
it, 1t did not suit him at ALL He be-
came worse rapidly Then he was taken
to hospital. The doctors operated on
him, and did everything that science
could suggest But it was hopeless. He
became paralyzed from the waist down.
For six years Douglas was in the
hospital, and nearly all this time in one
room Most of the friends he had had
dropped away. 1t takes a very good
friend. indeed, to stand six years of
strain. He had no money, no means
of raising 1t. He was to be sent to the
poorhouse. There was nothing for him
in the world to do.
1t is pretty hard for a man with keen
sensibilities and strong mentality to
face not only the gripping imprison-
ment that paralysis entails, but the hor-
ror of a poorhouse. Douglas looked
upon the prospect with repugnance.
When the time came for his removal.
he begged for few days grace. All
the while his brain was busy with ideas
of how he could escape the indignity
of the poorhouse He never had done
anything but act. He had no knowl-
edge of business. He had no training
outside of that for the stage. In a
business sense he was as badly crippled
as he was in a physical. One idea that
was good came into his mind. He
thought 1t over and over. Then he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12
"SOMEBODY BLUNDERED"-By George Eaves, D D.

that when a line is doubled, or a line
dropped, or a line misplaced, in these
days of the linotype machine, 1t is sure
to be the key line, lacking which there
is no recoverable sense in the paragraph.
Some years ago l read of competition
among journalists for the most absurd
misprint of their experience. The collec-
tion l shall start some day will contain
specimens of these errors also, and they
will make humorous titbits.
Coming back to the magazine. a de
licious faux pas is In the November num-
ber of THE Worlds Work" where an
interesting article on Lloyd George,
already commended in these pages, has
this legend to one of the pictures: zone
of the Liberal posters spread broadcast
through England by the Lord High Chan
cellor % who knows by experience the
bitterness of poverty" The lord high
chancellor" is of course, an eminent
legal member of the house of lords. a
person and office absolutely unique and
as different as possible from the person
referred to. Mr.. Lloyd George is chan.
cellor of the exchequer, or treasurer in
chief of the government whose seat Is
always in the house of commons.
8. Here Is story in ''The Strand which
Is full of new discoveries in our mother
tongue:
II was most ill-judged-to think OF
coming out lere." This may be sup
posed to mean. not that the speaker was
judged, but that she made an error In
Judgment herself. as surely the author
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

This is being promoted not only by
an influential section of the press, but
by big dressmaking and tailoring es-
Establishments and manufacturing houses
New York designers have organized
a society of American fashions for
American women
The hobble skirt and other Paris
freaks have done their work. They
have taught us to depend upon our
Selves
We have plenty of American design
ers. but they have been slavishly copy
ing French models.
Our people have shown inventive
ness ingenuity and good taste In other
lines, and there Is no reason why they
cannot do so in the matter of feminine
apparel
American men have their own fash
ions, and they are as well dressed as
any mep in the world.
The Paris fetch has dominated the
feminine mind till now, but the end
has come
American women are adopting new
Declaration of Independence.
They have resolved to be free from
the tyranny of foreign freak fashions.
They are through with sartorial carl
catures.
Hereafter we are to have American
HINleS VI coHliiou btHSt,
ness and beauty.
Paris fashions may be all right for
French women. but France Is not
America.
This Is a young and growing nation
Decadence and degeneracy cannot set
the pace for youth.
Let us have American fashions fof
American women.
The Jean Valieans are not confined to
fiction. They are found in real life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

did. The same page says of a caller.
the good smell titillated his nose
This is almost Physiological poetry. We
cannot wonder of this gentleman that
he was a rare conversationalist, or that
having spoken "a few words to her.
afterwards during the ensuing VIZ k
when they met, the same courteous little
speech was repeated" Any man whose
nose is titllated by smells of cooking
will have enough to think of, without
working up a new sentence whenever he
meets a lady.
Out of the selfsame well of incon-
gruities I draw this transparent clause:
After the usual exchange of civiltics
each he or she went his or her way"
Precision againl But it is not precision
to say of her as he does in another
place, that there was "a libel cast unci,
her." or to say of "him' that he dared
not presume to take certain things clear
ly his own" The one error in msappre-
hension and the other a REDUNDANCY.
Properly speaking a libel is a written
statement in law a statement published
to the defamation of some person. In
popular speech we say that photo
graph is "a libel on so and So" mean
ing that 1t brings a sort of discredit
But it is a new departure in syntax To
talk of casting a libel.
4. notice in recent publications a con-
fusion In the spelling of words derived
respectively from ''cado" meaning tc
fall, and "sedeo," meaning to sit. The
derivatives of "cado' imply advancing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

posite side of the mountains. To see this
missing link supplied by the knitting to-
gether of the two ends, was a matter OF
deep concern to Mr.. DeBardeleben, and
he rested not till it was done That ac-
eomplished, and tho opening of the re-
sources embedded in the mountains end
hills of north Alabama enlisted him. As
ne came TO learn more of these abound
ing deposits. his enthusiasm was enlisted
as never before, and visions of accom-
plishn,e.t rose before him TO lure him to
fresher endeavor. 1t is not possible WITH
in the narrow compass of slight sketch
even to name the enterprises TO which he
set his hand, and only the barest outline
of the man and of his achievements is
possible
The combination of elements in his char
acter was exceedingly rare. He was y
great and perpetual dreamer, but his
dreaming was of the solid and construc-
tive sort. No day dreams nor woven
ra inbows were his. merely for entertain
ment of lazy hours. He pictured possl-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

These men are not ashamed of their
hun bic origin. They are proud of it.
They have right to be proud.
1t shows the length of the climb.
The man who is ashamed of small be-
ginnngS may have a real cause for
shame of his smaller ending
Abraham Lincoln worked as a hired
farm hand, clerSed in a country store and
also served in the state legislature.
Has he not made small beginnings hon
orable?
Tho Prince of Peace was born in a
stable and worked as a carpenter.
1t is not the depth from which we start
that tells the tale
Ii is our ability to climb.
Allen c. Thursman, 1.-The old Roman
gave as the first rule of conduct for a
young man about to enter public life this:
Keep civil tongue in your headl'
That is first rule for other things be-
sides public life.
Good temper is a business asset.
The winner smiles. The loser frowns.
Dent look like loser.
a crouch frightens away dollars as
well as friends.
Don't be a Crouch
Your tongue is your advance agent.
Dcr't permit the advance agent to queer
your show.
!. There is an old story of a man who was
barred from a club because he forgot
to say, '"rhank you" to a man who held
open a door to let him pass.
That tale had wide circulation, and, 1t
Is safe to say. few who read 1t ever
afterward made a similar mistake.
II is little thing to say please" for
a request or "Thank you" for service
rendered, but such little things go long
way in the success of life. It Is not
50 small thing TO hold your temper In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

,for his periods OF intense suffering are
longer now than they used to be, and
his periods of ease, during which he
can work, are growing shorter and
shorter.
But it does not matter. He has
worked for years on the organization
and development of a Sunshine League.
1t has more than 10000 members.
Each member wears badge on which
Is inscribed: Love. Virtue. Mercy.
Brotherhood" Every member has to
swear to protect the weak and aged, to
be kind to dumb animals. visit the sick
and afflicted and protect the country and
it's flag. He was the originator and the
moving spirit in half dozen shut-in so
cieties. He has built small cottages for
the helpless sick, bought cows for con-
sumptives who need milk. procured ar
tificial limbs for the crippled. provided
hundreds of wheel chairs for invallds and
raised large sums for the destitute Ill.
He writes and he works like a Trojan.
The mail comes to him through the
various publications with which he is
connecterd. From one magazine his mall
comes each day in a great box. He makes
enough now through his magazine work
and the sale of his poems to cover all
his financial needs without bothering
about song writing or play patching.
His business Is to help others. He has
as cheerful spirit as there is in all this
broad land. 1t does not matter 20 him
that he can only see from his prison
bed the fronts of a few houses across the
way. the persons who pass through the
quiet street and the shabby. struggling
trees that line the cutters. He IS happy,
for he has made a plaee for himself In
the world and in the making he probably
has done more direct good than all the
carnegies and Rockefellers and other
professional philanthropists that America
has produced. Without being business
man, he made a business for himself, and
in this he Is unique.
The other day he wrote little sketch
of himself-just of his days work. Here
Is the way he tells the story:
only about one-third of my days are
normal. The other two-thirds / am in.
terrupted by callers most of whom haXs
little appreciation Of the value of II
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

joLe-smith AS the boys say. this is
surely "one on the Digest" authority!
'2. Everybody's Magazine has month
ly annexation of new books. by Covingsly
Dawson entitled "A Row of Books" The
notes are usually OF the briefest. In the
current member of "Everybody's" occurs
one of the most amazing bits of contem-
porary news that ever specialist penned.
1t is related to the publication by Dodd,
Mead e Co of 1.-The New Journal of
Marie Bashl1irtseff" Evidently the critic
has now made acquaintance with the
journal for the first time, but considering
that its publication was one of the lit
ersry events of the nineteenth century
this is amazing in one who assumes lit
erary role. What can one say when our
authority tells us that the Journal was
first published Fifteen years ago?' A
little care would have shown that Marie
Bashl<irtseff died in 1884, and that the
''Journal" was published I'm French in
1881 and was recognized by Gladstone as
marvel of delicacy and power in his
famous review, which may still be found
in. old piles of the magazines then
known as THE Nineteenth Century" now
familiar as 1.-The Nineteenth Century and
Affer.' This must have been In the year
1889, 23 or more years ago, instead of Is
years. The English translation was pub
lished by a Chicago house the following
year.