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Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26
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From "The Office Window" in the
New York Mail. the following is clip
ped:
Nothing illustrates a mans char
acter better than the manner IN which
he holds his paper when he reads ii on
the subway or the elevated. The unsef-
ish, reasonable man, who has regards
for the rights of Others. folds the pa :
per and holds it in such a manner
that neither the paper nor his own per-
son gets in the way of the man who
sits by his side. The selfish man. the
human pig. the monopolizer of space
and the trampler on others rights.
spreads his paper wide. selves both
edges of IL with his hands and bolds his
paw and part of the paper in front of
his neighbof In order to occupy this
attitude. he takes more than half the
seat. encroaching with his body on the
space that Tightfully belongs To his
neigsbor.
1T must be said that nowadays more
than half the passengers on our cars
fold their papers, and do not invade
their ne.ghbors' rights. But every
morning or evening YOU are likely To
encounter the man who spreads his
paper wide. Look out for him. He is a
nuisance You cannot read your OWL
paper If You get next to him. He is
under the impression that he is the
only one anywhere around wtio has a
right to read paper; and the only
man in town who has any rights. He is
much worse than the end-seat hog.
And there are others-many others
that are worse than the end seat nog,
for ne is only the fellow who refuses
to allow us to be the end seat hog.
Here is a specimen: On an electric car
not thousand miles from Augusta,
the other night, climbed young wo-
man with box and in the box was a
sleepy and quiet, half-grown kitten.
The box was about Is inches long and
was placed on the seat beside the
woman. The car soon became crowded.
only seating room for ore. The woman
took the girl upon her lap. after glanc-
ing longingly at the box which occupied
ample space for the girl. The owner
df THE cat was blind to the crowded
condition of the var. A dozen people
were standing, yet cat-box occupied
a seat No fare was paid for the cat.
but the woman who held her daughter
paid for the child. The cat box could
easily nave been placed under the seat
had the watery gray matter OF It's
owner awakened to the slightest feeling
OF human Justice, or even common
courtesy.
There are many others. observable
every day, but what is the useE Ihe
person who attempted To correct the
maners of the public. even of those not
intoxicated, would soon become more
of nuisance than the others.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26
Good Cause for Indignation.

susquehanna is near the line be-
tween New York and Pennsylvania. A
man who kept a blind pig in thai
perennially dry town was indicted and
put on trial after many years of inn
munity One of the States witnesses
WIS lifelong friend and patron. To
him, on the stand, the District Attor-
ney said:
Mr.. Jones, how long have You
known this defendant"
I've known Mr.. Robinson, man and
bov. for nigh onto seventy year.
Have you ever been in his place.
yes, sir, anywhere from two to ten
times day for fifty years or more. >
WHY did you go there?"
Went to get dripk"
And you always got the drink? ?"
Always, sir
What did you generally get?'
II asked for goats milk"
did you get goats milk?'\
What l got was always satisfac-
tory to me. sir
Now. Mr.. Jones, tell me, on youI
|oath-when you went into Mr.. Robin
sons place. two or five or ten times
La day for fifty years or more. as you
have testified, and asked for goats
mIk'-as a matter of fact, didn't he
give you whisky
The old man combed his long white
whiskers with his fingers as he leaned
forward, Indignation. dismay, ane
other emotions struggling for mastery
as he replied:
MIR District Attorney! As / tel
Won have known Mr. Robinson, mar
and boy, for lifetime. His wife ant
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26
BOWDOlN.

Joseph Small, who has been seri.
ously i'll with heart trouble is improy
ing in health.
Miss Inez and Miss Edith Avery o1
Lewiston, are passing few days with
their mother, Mrs. Adelaid Avery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lendell Prout are
here at their farm getting their hay.
r.. F. Springer, Esq, of Lisbon
Falls, has been in this vicinity, thi.
week. looking after his haying.
The most Of the farmers in this vi
vinity have finished haying.
The many friends of Miss l.. C
| Coombs are pleased TO learn of tn,
improvement in her health. Mis-
| Coombs has given up missionary worl
, on account of i'll health.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26
Let Us Laugh a Bit.
In Time of Peace.

The new beast" or under-class
man, at West Point had never heard
heavy siege gun fired. The first
class man was solieitous.
You have never been close when
one of these guns We're fired, eh?" he
inquired.
No.
No, sir" commented the first class
man.
Yes. sir. No, sir" replied the
beast"
"Um-m. It's liable To bust your ear
drums for life See here, don't tell
him | told you, but go To the com
mandant and ask him for. The
upper class man was so solieitous that
he whispered the rest Of his com
munication.
\ few minutes later the raw cadet
presented himself before the COM
mandant.
Please, SIR" he said, 4 want some
gun cotton for my ears
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26

The girls at the state College al
Puyalup, Wash, have helped, solve
the high cost of living problem by
learning to prepare tasty lunches at
cost of to cents per person. Later
they will demonstrate what they
have learned in economy of foods by
teaching domestic science in the rara
schools. Some one ought to write Sec
retary of State Bryan about this; per
haps with the aid OF one of these siris
he could make that $4,000 do.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26
Auto sp..der Punished, Though Rich.

wealthy young merchant of one of
the cities of New Jersey was senten-
ced 10 thirty days at hard labor at the
county farm recently for wreckins a
car and injuring himself and three
Others on night JOY riding expedition.
The simple fact OF wreeking the car
would not have called down upon him
the punishment, but the fact that he
was so fun of champagne that he was
unfit to manage the car brought him
under the penalty of a law just passed
by the New Jersey Legislature, impos-
ing Imprisonment upon man under
taking 10 run an automobile while in
toxicated. 1t is necessary for society to
make the strietest exactions with refer
yefpce 10 motor car accidents, and moth
r ing Is more necessary than requiring
auto drivers to be sober men. That this
rich young man received the priso,
sentence in an encouraging sign o.
the triumph OF our democracy, wher.
equal Justice should be meted out Il
all, the richest as well as the poorest
The Christian Herald.
Very good, so far as it goes. But VIII,
the special severity in the case of al
attempt 10 run an automobile, whel
the drunken attack of the same ma
upon his neighbor, wife or children
usually slipped over SO lightly-be
cause .'he was irresponsible fror
drink" Any person whom the state @
New Jersey and its rum selling part
nefs have made irresponsible Will
booze, is liable to attempt TO run a
automobile. He doesn't know any bet
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26


the Winthrop column by request The
rea son:
To the Citizens of Winthrop:
No doubt we are all aware of the TACT
that a special town meeting is to be
held, Saturday, July 26, at r. M. Ihe
article to be enacted upon is TINS,
Shall the act to supply the town or
winthrop with pure water be accept
ed" Now the question is what is the
Act" referred to2 How many have
seen it and read it? How many can ac-
quaint themselves with the contents
Of the act between now and Saturday?
Believing that the property holders
OF this town ought to know something
about this very important subject SO
that they may vote intelligentiy, take
| the liberty to quote some parts of the
| act, then we can go to the poles ana
| vote yes or no just as we thlnk VIII
be for the best interests of the town.
| THE town of Winthrop is au-
| thorized to take, hold, divert, use and
distribute water from Narrows pond
| Lake Maranacook and from
| any surface of underground brooks.
| springs, wells or streams in said WIN
| throp and to take and hold, by pur-
| chase or otherwise any land or inter-
est therein, or water rights necessary
| for erecting and maintaining dams
Tor tlowage for power 1ol
reservoirs for rights of way, etc.
| said town of Winthrop is hereby au-
/ thorized and empowered to acquire
the entire plant OF the Hiliside
! Water Co, - Winthrop Water 4
Drainage Co, also the entire
= plant, franchises. rights, and privileges
of Charles II. Gale = etc. VA
4 Said town is authorized TO construct
install, operate and maintain, in con-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26
Lakeside Grange.

Lakeside Grange, Harrison held its
regular meeting. saturday evening. July
10. with an attendance of A. members and
two visitors Three applications for
membership We're received. The First
and Second degrees will be conferred on
SIX candidates at our next meeting, Aug
2 The literary program consisted of
reading by Mabel Garsley, and me
question, What About the Help Ques-
tion on the FARM" opened by Howard
Greene, and discussed by several broth
ers. a short social was enjoyed after
meetinE.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26

| ter. He might attempt to run bank
or an ocean liner, or a neighborhoOd
| OF COURSE il is necessary for soci-
ETY. to make strict exaotions for its own
q state making laws to severely punish
one class of the victims which il is
making in the rum business
Auto drivers should be sober be-
cause drunken drivers are a public
menace. So are all drunken persons
public menaces without regard to the
degree Of intoxication For a man who
has had only one drink is in an alb
normal state of mind and is more likely
to take another. and so on.
A man who has had one drink cannot
be safely trusted because he is not
normal He is liable to go on drinking
until he is ripe for anything. Is he
drunk? Well. that depends on the
turn his abnormal mind and muscles
take
No person in any state should ever
be granted public license to run an
automobile or to do anything if he is
a drirker of intoxicants in ANY degree
New Jersey should punish itself. first,
fer engaging in the business of robbing
men of intelligence for a very small
fee. and second, for granting licenses
TO drnnKards 10 perform public service
or to infringe on public rights in any
case that requires license.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26

The editor of the Kennebee journal
has changed his tariff views since ne
was "A Democratic postmaster under
Cleveland -Biddeford Record.
Yes; one Democratic tariff demon
stration was one to many. If the edi-
tor of the Record has as much sense
as is credited to geese HE will change
HIS tariff views after he sees one
years working of the present Wilson
Underwood blunderosity. we opine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26

The following story concerns a Vas
salboro Quaker and his friend John"
The scene was in comfortable farm
house where the owner had just seated
himself at the table as John entered.
Wont thee sit up and eat with us,
John" asked the Quaker
"Oh, no. protested the caller II
won't eat now. I'll wait until / get
home. Wife win have breakfast ready
by them" .s s,s~
Silence ensued for a few moments.
The members of the sect of Friends
are, and always have been, noted for
the plain, unadorned excellence of their
living. and this family was no excep
tion to the general rule. The appetiz-
ing odors of the good country food
proved too much for the hungry
| neighbor who had hurried over from
| his feeding without waiting TO eat his
breakfast at home. Rising, he ap-
preached the table.
We'll, neighbor," he said. 81 guess
will eat a few bites after all, II you
don't mind"
| But he was not destined to be per
| mitted to take his place at the table
| Waving him away with protesting
| hand and with calm severity OF coun'
| tenance the good Quaker hastily ant
| firmly CALCULATED: ~
| mo, no; thee can't do II, Jonn Thee
said thee wouldn't eat any breakfas
with us this time. Thee can't tell a lii
in this house, john
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26

my wife is like sisters; they have
nursed each other in sickness and
been good friends in health. trust
Mr.. Robinson like a brother. And II
went into his place and asked nm
for goats milk. and he give me Whls-
key.-all I've got To say, Sir is that
he done very wrong
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26
Coming Events

July 2s-Primary Election in Third
Maine District.
Aug 3-vassalboro Grove Meeting.
Aug. 4 to 9-Annual reunion OF the iath
Maine Reg. Association at camp boiah'
Long Island. Portland Harbor .,
Aug. 4-lSAAnnual Encampment OF "a
Maine Reg't., Augusta
chias.
Aug. Reunion of the Srd Maine Regt
Association at Bath, at q. A II. hai'' a'
10 A. NJ.
Aug. 6-Eaton & Norridgewock N. 3.
Alumni Assn. Norridgewoek.
Aug. 7-9-Bath Carnival. -
Aug. 1l-i2-Christian Endeavor summer
school Sharleston. tho 18th Maine
Aug. 14-Reunion of the Goth Maine
Regt., Belfast.
Regt., Augusta. o-., ,,o,na
Aug. 2I-Reunion of the 2sth Maine
Infantry, Kennebunkport.
Aug. S-6th Maine Battery, Bangor.
Aug. 4-Levant's Centennial Celepra-
Aug. 15-24-The Allen eampmeeting'
Aug: 2o-,Pierce Family Reunion at
Aug. 2O-The Tuttle-Johonnett Families
Reunion at the home OF IL. u. Johohhe'''
Palmyra.
Aug. 2l-Reunion 9th Maine Battery
Aug 21-Annual Reunion First Maine
Heavy Artillery Association. Bangor.
Aug. 22-3l-East Liyermore Campmeet-
ing.
Aug. 27-Annual Reunion 18th Maine
Reg't Assn. Waterville.
Sept 3-Popular vote on Two proposed
Amendments to Maine Constitution.
Sept. l0-11-Reunion 11th Maine. Bangor
Sept. 10-1l-Reunon OF Flfteehth Resi-
mental Association of Lewiston.
Sept 14-16-Maine Women,s Christlah
Temperance Union Annual, Rumford
Sept. 2l-Maine Federation of Women
Clubs, Lewiston.
Oct 2-EMaine Musical Festival. Ban
gor.
Oct 6-s-Maine Musical Festival. Port
land.
Oct 3o-3l-Maine Teachers Association
Bangor.
Nov. 12-7th Annual Session National
Grange Patrons of Husbandfy. Manches-
ter, N. II. .,.,
Nov 1S-20-Maine state Pomological,
Lewiston.
Dec. 22-27-Berwick Poultry Association.
Berwick.
Jan 4-6, 1sli-Bangor Poultry Associa-
tion. Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26
Alexander Grange.

Alexander Grange held its regular
meeting. July ~, with Harry T. Frost
master. in the chair. After the routine
of business, recess was declared On
account of absence of the lecturer, there
was no program. Members present, AZ.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26
Editor S Letter Box

The publication of a letter in this
department is not to be taken as
an endorsement of its views by the
kennebec Journal. This column
is maintained for the discussion OF
matters of general public interest
when kept within bounds of rea-
SON and not of a libelous or abu-
Siye nature.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26
MAINE FAIR DATES.

Aug. 19-20-2I-Waldo County Fair. at
Belfast.
Aug. % -23-East Somerset Agricultural
Society, HartlaHd.
Aug 25-2s-Androscoggin County Fair.
Aug. 26-2s-Houlton Agricultural Socle-
Aug 2e29-Eastern Maine State Fair.
Bangor.
Sept. 1-4-Maine State Fair, Lewiston.
Sept. 2-3-Orrngton Fair. Orrington.
Sept. 2-4-Northern Maine Fair Asso-
Sept. 2-4EHancock County Fair, Blue
Sept. 2-5-Calais Fair Association. Ca
lais.
Sept. s-11-North Penobscot Fair,
Springfield.
Sept: s-iS-Central Maine County, Wa
terville.
Sept. 1s-Embden Fair. Erbden.
Sept. 16-lS-West Washington Agricui-
tural Association, Cherryfied.
Sept 16-is-Cumberland County Agricul-
tural and Horticultural Society, Gorham
Sept. 16-17-ls-Kennebec County Agrl-
cultural Society Fair at Augusta.
Sept. 1S-2o-Waldo and Penobscot Agri-
cultural Society. Monroe.
Sept. ls-20-Somerset Central Fair.
SkOWneRdH -. .
Sept 4-25-Cumberland Farmers Club.
Cumberland.
Sept 23-24-Unity Park Association.
Unity.
Sept. 23-25-North Franklin Fair. Phil
lips
Sept 22-25-Machias Fair Association.
Machias.
Sept 22-25-North Knox Fair, Union.
Sept 23-25-Bristol Fair, Bristol.
Sept. 25-27-Piscataquis County Fair,
Foxcroft.
Sept. 30-Richmond Farmers Club.
Richmond.
Exeter.
Sept 9o-oct 2-New Gloucester and
Danvile Fair. Upper Gloucester.
Sept. 3o-Oct 2-West oxford FAR,
Fryeburg
Sept 3O-oct. 2-Lincoln County Fair.
Sept. so-oct. 2-Franklin County Fair,
Pennington.
Oct 2-3-4Annual Cattle Show and
Fair, Hartland.
Oct 7-9-Shapleigh and Acton Agricul-
tural Society, Acton.
Oct. l4-1s-Topsham Fair.
Nov. 1s-20-Maine State Pomological,
Lewiston.
Dec. 22-27-Berwick Poultry Association
Berwick.
Jan 4-6, 1sl4-Bangor Poultry Associa-
ton, Bangor
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26

A Peaks Islander and a summer Wis.,
itor who was his guest IN a motor
boat trip the other day witnessed a
novelty in connection with the moth
pest which has for the past ten days
been apparent in that section of Cum
berland county. The pair were about
Ia mile beyond Witch Rock and maxi
ing out to sea when they ran into mil
lions of moths spread out like quilt
on the ocean. The water was com
paratively calm and the moths could
be picked in handfuls from the sur
face. There We're the white and brown
varieties and. peculiarly, the whites
seemed to be dead while the smaller,
brown kind, struggled a bit, once they
were taken from the water, though
they couldn't seem to summon enough
strength TO flutter away. The brown
{ moths We're slightly smaller than the
white ones. Interested in the unusual
, sight the occupants of the boat went
out of their way for two or three miles
land yet they didn't find the edge of
1 the moth quilting. 1t seemed as if
the millions of moths had started a
Gigantic lengthy flight and had found
themselves exhausted with no alter
native as a landing place but the sur
| face of the ocean.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26
SOME GOOD STARTERS.
Contributions Made July % Toward
Rebuilding Fairfield Sanatorium.

The Central Maine Association for
the relief and control of tuberculosis
acknowledges the following contribu-
tions. received July ~. toward rebuild
ing the sanatorium recently burned at
u,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26
Maine Gossip
"The Double Life"

L.
Faithful. in the city's byways,
A creature on alien ground,
Patient to fashion another.s dreams,
He goes his workman-round,
The mind of him.
And the hand of him,
Tempered in Mammon-fire.
But the heart of him,
And the soul of him,
Still monarch of his desire,
Patient to fashion another.s dream,
He goes on his workman-round,
But the heart of him.
And the mind of him,
Abide in the spaces far.
For the slopes of ferny and atomed life
Is the Kingdom of his desire,
Where ampie-bosomed summer breathes
Her ripened strength away,
And unseen, reminiscent birds
Sing softly of youth and MAY,
The slanting shadows of afternoon,
Reluctant. cross the grass.
And clear along low emerald banks
Faint music waters pass,
The kindly elms say never word,
The fern fronds noiseIess stand
And the heart of him,
And the soul of him,
Are monarehS of that fair landi
Ill
The eity.s habit holds him thrall,
And feeds his minds swift fire.
bul tiBt spdttS oI mute ana tWllls MT
things
Are the kingdom of his desire.
Its boundaries reach to the sunset gates
Then compass the leagues of star
And the heart of him.
And the soul of him
Abide in the spaces far
Thrali To ledger, or counter. or bench
To shuttle. yardstck. or pen:
Creator. wrecker. despoiIer,
IN the rutted loan OF men;
Clutter and muck, frivol and pain.
Time packed to its aching core.
But the heart of him.
And the soul of him,
A-wing forever more.
".
me eity.s habit holds him thran,
And feeds his minds swift fire
But the spaces of mute and tyiltaht
things
Is The kingdom of His Desire,
-Rea Woodman, in New York Times
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26

The total hatch of Holsters at the
Boothbay Harbor hatchery will reach
lS5 millions this season. To accom-
plish this, 150,e4O seed Holsters were
gathered, and after being stripped,
they are carried back to the localities
where secured, again to be returned
10 their native waters. The total
hatch of lobster, cod. haddock and
other fish this year, reaches 625 mil
lions. The hatchery averages to
hatch IS per cent. of the eggs of the
lobster.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26

Thomas Alexander of 0rrs Island is
in his 18th year, but he can do DAVIS
work that would put a great many
young people to shame Tuesday
morning. he got up at quarter to 4
haaied ~ lobster traps. returned to the
, island and worked at the wharf for
several hours then rowed to Harps-
Well Neck, where he pulled 20 more
traps 1t was only after all this had
been accomplished that Mr.. Alexan-
Ger felt that he owned himself few
moments rest.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26
Letter to Winthrop Citizens.

The following letter is published IN
the Winthrop column by request. ahe
authors name is withheld for the same
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. ., p. n.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday st
3 o'clock. an.,,yu
RAY NJ. BURNS. Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26

JEpHTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO. ..
Meetings at o'clock every second aAl
loui'n "e ID. W. LOvEJOY. G. p.
C. 4. STEWART. 0criSe.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-26
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
ODD FELLOWS HALL.

ASYLUM LODGE NO. 70 REGULAR
meeting Friday evening ut . o'clock.
JOHN c. HOWES, N. O.
4. r. WESTON, bse.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-01-29
CENTENNIAL.
Monday. January u.

Monday, January 81, 1913.
Joe Ehler and wife spent Monday
at the Henry .Boeckman home
Mrs. Ed. Youmans and children
spent Saturday with her mother, Mrs.
Mary Stevens
Last Saturday, while crossing The
street at Ossian, Angelina Boeckman
was run over by her brothers team,
which had become frightened at the
train. Miss Eoeckman was quite
en- to DR.. Lynch. She is getting
along now as well as could be expect
ed.
Henry Nesset and family spent last
Sunday at the Burrows home.
Walter Koch and Otto Woodrick
were guests of Edwin Ginapp Sunday.
Herman Pankow, who went 10 Chi
cago one day last week to attend the
funeral of his father, returned to his
home here Saturday.
Miss Edna Youmans as a guest of
her grandmother, Mrs. Stevens, one
day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lennon, Her.
schol Lennon. Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Ho-
We and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Lennon at
tended the funeral of their uncle,
Charley Lennon, in DEBORAH Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winn Rathbun and
daughter Blanche of Ossian autoed to
the c. Daniels home Sunday.
Messrs. Theodore Daniels and Rae
Runkle were DEBORAH callers Wednes-
day.
Miss Nellie Daniels spent Wednes-
day at the home of Elmer Lennon.
Mr.. Kappos of St. Lucas is visiting
relatives in this vicinity.
George Allen and family spent last
Saturday night at the home of Arch
lie Jones.
Arrow Crabtree spent few days
in this vicinity last week.
A few from this vicinity attended
the NJ w. A. dance in Ossian Mon
day night. All had fine time.
Lester Meyer spent Saturday and
Sunday with his parents near Castal-
ia.