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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-16

dishes for various purposes. Every tihs
was pronounced lovely until the parting
hour, about II O'Clock, the appolhtea
hours being from to IL. mere are TWO
children, Miss Lorna and Baby Stewart
Collins, who repeats his prayer our
Father then says. Mama! Put out the
light, I'm done"
One of the cylinder heads of locomo-
tive hauling a freight UP steep grade
near Readfield station, blew out. The
train broke apart, the rear section run
ming back three miles, beyond Mariana
cook station 4 brakeman. falling bet
tween the ears, was burned and scratched
but managed to crawl from under. Z ne
railroad men from Readfied were called
to assist.
Mrs. William Davidson of Yarmouth is
visitor at the home of Mrs. c. a.
Collins.
The Teachers Union Sunday school
training class will meet, Thursday eve
ming, at w. f. Bournes.
\ reception will be given Saturday eve
ming, to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shoppie
at tire Depot church. All are cordially
invited to attend.
Miss Lillian Magcc of Jonesboro was
the guest of Miss Lorna Collins from
Saturday until Monday.
Miss Ruby Carson, Mt. Vernon was
the guest OF Mrs J. H. Gordon Satur
day.
Miss Marian Grey was the over sun
day guest of MIS-. L. y. L.eeman, who
has returned from the hospital
ALBION.
Ed. Libby narrowly ESCAPED what
might have been a serious accident, last
week, while cutting wood for T. l.. Wei
lington His axe was left in a stick tor
a few moments, and in some way an
other sticl, was thrown against it sending
the axe into the air with considerable
force. 1t struck Mr.. Libby on the head,
cutting through his cap and inllcting 4
scalp wound about two inches long.
Mrs. Belle LorinS from Everett, Mass,
has been visiting her sister, Mrs l.. W.
Drake.
Mrs. Lucy Davis underwent surgical
operation in the hospital at Augusta, last
week, and is doing finely.
DR. Hardy of Vassaboro was called
again, last week to consult with DR.. y.
c. Ross on the case of Mrs. Frank Nc
Donald.
Edward Kent and family have moved
into the house which Il. J. Crosby recent
~ repaired.
Chas. Baker sustained a fractured rib,
one day last week while working in
Harding Bros carriage shop.
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SOMERSET.
JkCKMAN.

Mrs George Nichols is passing a
few weeks with her daughter, Mrs.
Charles Turner of SkoWhegan.
w II. Conner of Twin Falls, Idaho.
passed a few DAYS last week with his
sister Mrs r. E. Holden.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Murtha and
Harry Newton, are III Portland for Il
short stay
Guy Holden returned Wednesday,
to his home in Portland
PALMYRA.
The Woman's Wednesday Club met
Jan. ut the home Of Mrs. w. \.
Baisdell. Arrangements were made
to give an entertainment Jan. - at
Grange hall. Mrs ). f. Millette, Mrs
o. l.. Blaisdell and Mrs. .. =. Cole
each gave "A reading. Refreshments
were served BY che hostess.
.. L. Cole went to bingham, Thurs
day. with his team to work in the
woods.
Guy Ladd is in Wells. where he is
employed in numbering.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. :. Emerson who
are residing in Pittslield for the win
ter spent Saturday night in town.
passing Sunday at their home in ST
| Adams.
Mrs. Guy Ladd is passing the win
ter in East Wilton.
Miss Mabel Johonnett is passing q
few weeks at home.
Miss Leta MerricN returned from
the Lewiston hospital on Saturday
much improved in health, having UNI
dergone an operation for appendi-
citiS.
Ivan McCrillis and Geo. Estes are
hauling maple wood at North Hart
land. Their families are spending
the winter with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Johonnett will
celebrate their fifticth wedding ami
versary on Tuesday, Jan. y, 1913
They viii be ut home To their friends
on the afternoon Of that date
SMlTHFIELD.
The travelling is excellent and all are
, improving.
Hauling wood and apples. and har
vestlng Is our chef occupation just
Much sympathy is expressed for Vic
! horse. Monday, the animal dropping
dead while coming from the woods wit h
load of wood Mr.. Warren had re-
Gently purchased him.
| School again opened i'm the White
! mouse district, Monday, after u vacation
i of two weeks
same. ~
/ The thermometer dropped down to II
below, Monday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-16
SMITHFIELD.
Brighton and Watertown Live Stock
Markets

Especially Reported for the Kennebec
Journal.)
Stock Yards, Jan II, 1913.
MAINE.
At Brighton.
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TONE OF THE MARKET

There was only moderate amount
of stock at the yards, and the market
generally was steady, though hogs
showed a fractional decline. Beef
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
A

Waterfowl and the local slaughter
houses:
This week: Cattle 1899, sheen eaSs
calves 1861 hogs 2s,713.
Last week: Cattle 1862, sheen 7eo5
calves 1903. hogs $3.50
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET
Cattle 21s sheep 4S3, calves 4lO, hogs liz
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-02-15
PR Ate BOLD

Won't you tell US sailors yarn" asked the
new boarder OF the bos'n
The bos'n took big drink Of water and be-
gan: When was a pirut-"
A pirate!' gasped the new boarder
les, used to be pirut. 1t isn't generally
known, but was. sailed the Sorry Sue as a
prut."
How did you come to give It up?"
mats just what was getting ready to tell
you-how ! come to give up prutin' We had
been Twin high for seven months on the gold
which we'd taken out of church at Juanapata
when we sacked the town there We hadn't
done any prutin' nor fghtin' for 80 long that
we was gettin pretty rusty. Some Of us had
forgotten how to pirut In the scientific way We
was good individual piruts. but we didn't have
good team work.
I set the boys on edge by giving them good
roastin You see. was the head pirut I told
them they were bunch of Underwriters and
tennis players. got them SO excited that they
were greedy to tackle fleet Of warships IL neces-
sary. Just to show me they were game / figured
out that they would scuttle the next ship in GOOD
shape.
We didn't have long to wait for a shin IN
scuttie 1t was a dark. foggy night The bows
were asleep down below / was able to lash opr
ship alongside the other craft that we were 70
scuttle without anybody else knowing anything
about it,
When got the ships dashed together good
ana tight went below and reused the bovs We
climbed aboard our prize and opened the door
that led down into the cabin of the shin
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Crave Old Oak.

Whether its branches show green
against dark-blue sky-gold where
the sunlight touches them-whether
its leaves show magneta in the light
of the setting sun. or. black and sill
yer in the moonlight, there is no tree
of them all to compare with the oak.
All summers day you may lie out
stretched beneath it, so strong and
so friendly, not to you only, but to all
the little lives that swarm about it's
roots. All kinds of busy creatures.
ants. spiders. daddy-long-legs, beloved
of your childhood, go scurrying over
you on this errand and that. as I'M
afraid. almost, as If you were dead.
A feeling of kinship comes to you;
a knowledge that all this life about
you In oak and grass and insect, and
the good dog lying at your feet, is
but a little part of the ageless fiux
and refiux; soothingly as cool hand
on an aching head, there comes to
you the realization that soon fears,
hates, and loves forgotten, your tired
body shall rest under the trees all
the days and all the Enthusiastically
ly Atlantic.
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sufficiently cooled to permit us to admit that the
consprators were not greatly to be blamed for
cherishing the desire to restore the authority OF
Mexico for they loved the country of their birth.
and believed that they had been treacherousiy
betrayed by General Armijo. That the leaders OF
the movement contemplated or approved OF the
ruthless massacre of Americans is improbable.
Their mistake was that they unclaimed the mob,
and then found themselves powerless to direct
or control it.
In the Taos massacre sixteen or seventeen
Americans slain, including Governor Charles
Bent. AS soon as word of the massacre reached
Santa Fe Colonel Price was sent with troops to
quell the disturbance. The Indians had been in
duced to join the rebels. and the only important
fight occurred at Pueblo de Taos. 1t was not so
much fight as slaughter. The Indians re-
walls the balls of Prices six-pounder howitzers
did as little damage as II they had been paper
wads. Finally hole made in the walls Of
the church. and through this the muzzles of the
howitzers were thrust loaded with scrap iron.
The slaughter was frightful, and soon the wood
en- rafters and timbers of the church caught fire.
That was too much for even Indian fortitude.
They burst open the doors and fed to the noun
Gains. Before they reached a place of safety
they were met by Colonel Ceran st. vrain, with
his band of mountaineers, who administered
further punishment
After the sbattle more than 200 Indians were
buried among the ruins of the church To this
day beads that adorned the bodies of the slain
redskins may be picked from the numerous ant
hills that found within the ancient
inclosure
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OF the notable characters still living in Taos.
the best known is Capt. Smith A. Simpson, a for
mer Indian fighter, scout and companion OF Kit
Carson. Alloys Scheurich, another old friend of
Carson's died two three years ago. The for
mer home of Scheurich was the headquarters of
General Sibley during the brief period of Confed-
crate occupation. Near by is the adobe house in
which occurred the Taos massacre when Charles
Bent, the first American governor of New Mex
leo. was assassinated In the cemetery also may
be seen the grave of Padre Antonio Jose Mar
tinez. and in the outskirts OF the town are the
crumbling ruins of the church in which he minis
tered In many respects he the most re-
markable man identified with the history of the
southwest. By some 1t is asserted that he was
the real ringleader of the revolutionary outbreak
In 1S47 that resulted in the Taos massacre
II this be true he was crafty enough to cover
his tracks skilfully that although sixteen of
his fellow-conspirators were hanged, he not only
escaped with unstretched neck, but became a
delegate to the first constitutional convention.
president Of the first territorial assembly. and
political dictator Of his district until the day of
his death. July 81. 1867 More remarkable than
his political career was his record as priest
Disregardng the rules of the church by taking
not merely one but three wives he was excom-
municated and deposed but babe defiance to the
pope and the hierarchy, erected an independent
church OF his own. and carried practically his
whole congregation with him. That Padre Mar
tlnez had grave faults, none can gainsay: but his
uniform kindness and benevolence to the poor
caused him to be loved and trusted as few 9TH
ers have ever been. That he was man of lib
eraI and enlightened opinions is proven by the
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Il had no more'n opened the door than the
doggondest noise ever heard came out Of there!
The boys turned pale and shivered tried to
shut the door till their wits came back, but
wasn't quick enough Every one of the boys
made break for own ship and when they
saw that we were dashed tight to that diabolical
craft so we couldn't get away. they ran and
jumped into the sea!
them. / was something Of . society man and
had heard the same noise before and wasn't
as frightened az the Others STILL II made my
blood run cold. all right But there was nothing
to do. All my men had drowned themselves and
II had had any sense would have done the
same They found rest In the bosom Of the
peaceful ocean, while -
But what was that noise?" asked the new
boarder
Lady" said the bosn. 1T was q woman's club
going on. 1t was woman's meeting under full
sail! There was q million different sounds
mixed up In It! Ny It was awful"
"A woman's club meeting out there?
1T was woman's ship. was the only man
on IT. How ever lived through It 10 more than
] know! One of the women married me. and all
the rest were jealous and there was lot of
trouble offered to walk the plank and tried
to jump overheard. but all the women started to
cry every time mentioned such thing.
They made me let my hair grow long and
curied IT aud tied pink ribbons in It. had to
walk polite and talk polite. can't tell you how
! suffered"
I'm glad there's something you can't ten
said the new boarder.
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PORCELAIN DUE TO ACCIDENT
How the Process Of Enameling Was
Discovered by Chinese Workers
About 2o6 B. C.

Near the year 206 B. c., in the be-
ginning of the dynasty Of Han, some
workers in earthenware set their pots
in the oven to bake, and forgot them.
When they remembered them and
opened the oven doors they found that
the pots were vitrified in shining
spots In this way the enameling of
porcelain was discovered. When
freed Of its, dross the substance grew
lighter, become clear. and acquired
grain as fine and smooth as vel
vet and thin, hard, translucent body
that rang like a bell.
The art of monochromatic glazing
was discovered in the time of the
dynasty of Sung (960-12S0 B. CO..
Occasionally the action of the fire sep
arated the pigments and produced ex-
cessive richness of color. The Mon
gol invasion checked the progress Of
ceramic art In 1868 Tai-Tsu, the
son Of day laborer, dethroned the
emperor and founded the dynasty of
Ming, whose reign persisted until
1914. Tai-Tsu lost no time In restor-
Ing the imperial manufactures. He
gave the national mandatory the
monopoly of the work in porcelain, ex-
cepting nothing but the white pottery
manufactured by the artisans Of
Tehua. Under the new impetus all
the ancient methods were revived and
perfected. The system of three-color
and five-color decoration. after a pre-
liminary firing. dates from the re-
naissance Of art under the Ming dy-
nasty.-Harper's Weekly.
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TOOK HIS LIFE BY REQUEST
Girl Then Considered Annoying suitor
Dead and Wanted No Corpse
In HouSe.

He was theatrical lover, and she
didn't like his style in the least, for he
was constant in his devotion, which
made matters worse. She had tried
gentle means to get rid of him, but he
had disregarded them with painful per-
sistency.
Dear one" he exclaimed. hurting
himself tragically at her feet, II love
you! My life is yourst VIII you take
it,"
She did not look like a murderess,
but she responded, with calm deter
mination:
Il will"
He gazed at her rapturous1y.
Don't do that" she begged, draw
ing back from him as II in horror. Il
have taken your life. as you requested
me to do. and you are henceforth to
all intents and purposes dead"
He seemed dazed.
II do not" she continued, turning
aside. desire to have a dead person
In the house, and II you do not go
away at once / shall send for an un-
dertaker and have you removed to the
nearest cemetery"
Then the dreadful situation in which
his own precipitate folly had placed
him was revealed, and he removed
himself with promptness and dispatch.
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R1zZCy wAU
.O[D AZsNO1

fact that he erected tbs
first printing press In
the southwest, and pub
lished at Taos the first
newspaper ever printed
In New Mexico. This
was named Ell Crepus-
cula," meaning The
Dawn" the first. issue
bearing date of Novem-
Der 20, 1885.
The most dramatic
episode in the history OF
Taos was the insurrec-
ton of 1S47. its attend
ant massacre, and the
swift retribution visit
ed upon the partici-
pants. The passions
of that day b ave
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HETHER considered from the view
point of the sightseer, the artist, the
lover of romance or the student Of
southwestern history, there are few
more interesting towns in America
than Taos, in northern New Mexico.
This Is really three-ply town. Old
est OF all, and most picturesque, is
Pueblo de Taos. inhabited by some
400 dignified Indians. Next in point
of age and interest is Fernandez de
Taos, a quaint old Mexican settlement.
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Interested.

Interested.
'The earliest mention Of coal is
said to have been made by Theophras-
tus." said the professor, at break
fast
And what did he say was a ton.
professor?" inquired the landlady,
pouring the coffee.
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Adam lost out when he parted with
one of his ribs.
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They are the most dadbusted. un-
certainest creatures that walk the
family acre. Almost everybody tries
to raise chickens at one time or an
other. Looks easy-that's the deceiv-
ing part of 1t.
And 1t is easy, after you learn one
thing: Little chickens don't know
anything. medium sized chickens
don't know anything. big chickens
don't know anything. II there Is a
change Of an intellectual nature az
the size increases big ones know less
II possible than little ones.
II there IL wire partition in your
pen with an open door at one end the
chickens win try to plunge through
the wire instead Of going around and
walking through the door.-Puck.
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Safety DEVICES.
Redd-I understand the French gov
eminent has offered prize of $4,000
for device that win make seroplanes
safe.
Greene-Why. don't they at the
same time offer a prize for a device
that will make falling out of tenth
story window safe?
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THAT howwid Miss Giggles really
laughed at me lawst evening. doncher-
know?"
We'll. never mind her-she often
laughs at nothing"
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When fools are glad wise men are
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She Knows.
you never thank man for giving
you q seat In q street car" mot any
more" replied Miss Cayenne. II used
to until noticed that almost invaria-
bly, he was going to get out at the
next corner anyhow"
ITCH Relieved h % NfnuHsa.
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion for all kinds Of
contagious Itch A. pruggists- Adv.
II keeps wives Is busy providing for
the inner man as It does husbands
providing things for the outer woman.
Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup for Chiidren
teethins, sofssns the gums, reduces innamms-
ton. allays cures wind collie. sc bottle ~
Adam lost out when he parted with
one of his ribs.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-11-20
CHILD ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
While Playing Three-Year-old Kan.
cas- City Tot Bumped Into
8rother's Rifle.

Kansas City, Nov. 17.-Mildred
NageI. 8 years old, and her father,
August Nagel, were romping in the
parlor of the Nagel home, 1907 Forest
avenue. when the little girl ran into
the dining room. and it is presumed,
bumped her head against the muzzle
Of a small rifle belonging to her A.
year-old brother, which was lying on
the dining room table. The gun was
discharged and the bullet entered her
head, Just above the right ear, and
lodged near the base Of the skull.
The baby fell to the floor unconscious
and died within two hours. She never
regained consciousness.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-11-20
WILL CATCH LAW V|0LA7ORS
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE HELD
IN WASHINGTON.
Federal and State Food and Drug In
spectors to Cooperate in Pun.
ishing the Guilty.

| Washington, Nov. 15.-Federal and
state food and drugs officials in con-
ference at the department of agricul-
ture unanimously agreed to undertake
the establishment of clearing
house" for violations of food and
drugs laws. The duty of the new or
ganization will be to receive reports
on all violations and present them to
the attention of federal or state au-
thorities with power to deal with
them.
The conference, called by Secretary
Houston to promote cooperation be-
tween national and state authorities,
was attended by representatives of
forty states and many departmental
officials and experts. The clearing
house, plan is expected to make pos
sible the prosecution of many often
ders, who now escape because of
doubt as to jurisdiction. A commit
tee was appointed to work out de-
tails of the proposed organization.
Another committee was named to
consider food and dairy standards. 1t
was agreed that as far as possible
one standard should prevail through.
out the country and the general opin-
ion was the lead of the federal bu-
reau of chemistry should be followed.
DR.. A. D. Melvin, chief of the bureau
of animal industry, told the confer
ence an investigation by his bureau
had revealed inadequate meat inspec-
ton in most Of the states. Only foLr
states have laws governing such in
spection
The visiting officials were guests at
a dinner given in their honor.
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GOV. MAJOR MISSES A BEAR
His Fellow Sportsmen Provide the
Missouri Executive With an
Alibi, However.

Forest City, Ark. Nov. 15.-This has
been day Of thrills for St. Francis
countys distinguished visitors, Cover
nor Major of Missouri, Governor
George w. Hays Of Arkansas, and
members of the governors hunting
party. Governor Major killed a fine
buck and got four shots at bear.
which later was killed by County
Treasurer George P. Taylor. Malcolm
German also killed deer. The
sportsmen report that the governor
Of Missouri would have bagged the
bear had he not been shooting at i
disadvantage and at long range.
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CURRENCY BILL
IS COMPLETED
Finance Committee Will Make
Two Reports To Senate
ONLY MINOR CHANGES MADE
Senator Hitchcock and Republican
Colleagues Have Their Own Draft
Of Measure-To Senate In
Few Days.

Washington, Nov. 15.-The admin
istration currency reform bill, as Il
probably will go to the senate with
the approval of President Wilson. has
been completed by six Democrats OF
the senate banking and currency com
mittee. Senator Hitchcock and the
five Republican members of the com
mittee continued to write into their
draft of the measure amendments of
which the White House has disap-
proved.
Arrangements probably will be
made to send both bills to the senate
for consideration some time within
the next. few days. The Democrats
completed their draft after working
all day and well into the evening, in
an effort to hurry the bill along As
completed, the measure provides for
system of eight regional banks to
be capitalized by enforced subscrip-
tions from the national banks of the
country with unlimited powers Of re-
discount and currency issue and the
power to hold reserves, the entire
system to be under the control Of a
federal reserve board.
The Democrats, Chairman Owen
and Senators Pomerene, Hollis, Reed,
O'Gorman and Shafroth, made minor
amendments in the bill. They cut
down the federal reserve board from
nine, as fixed by former vote of the
committee, to seven as originally
fixed in the house bill. The secre-
tary of the treasury and six members
to be appointed by the President |
with regard to the financial, COM
mercial and geographical divisions of |
The country" would compose the |
board. Each member would hold Of |
ice for six years, one term expiring |
each year, and would receive $4,000
/ year salary.
Into the deliberations of both
branches of the committee the ques-
ion of the guarantee of bank deposits
was injected. 1t was reported during
he day that the Democrats had adopt
ed an amendment proposed in the
senate by Senator Williams of Missis- |
sippi, providing for a tax of per |
,eit on deposits to form guarantee
',nd. After the bill was completed.
however, the Democrats declared the
natter had been set aside and with
,ther matters would be considered
II connection with bill revising the
banking laws to be taken up at the
text session of congress.