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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-25

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21
Protectinq Wild Plants.

The fact that several species of
British plants, including some of par
ticular beauty and renown, are in dam
ser of extinction owing to ruthless
gathering on the part of the public in
general and nurserymen in particular
has recently formed the subject OF
many communications to the British
scientific journals ana newspapers, and
was actively discussed at the last
meeting of the British Association.
Opinion seems to be divided as to
whether or not the appropriate rem
edy is to be sought in state protec-
ton. Although many wild birds and
other members of the animal kingdom
are now commonly protected by law in
civilized countries. there are few prec-
edents for the state protection of wild
plants cone of the few being the case
of the .clinbing fern in the United
StatesGss The education of public
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21
China Grange.

China Grange held its regular SEES
sion, Wednesday evening, Oct. 10, with
good attendance. Three candidates
were instructed in the Third and
Fourth degrees. During the business
session, a vote was taken for the
Grange to cooperate with the church
in their exercises on Thanksgiving
day. After all bushes swas complet-
ed, recess was declared and all re-
paired to the dining room, where a
fine Oyster supper was served by the
brothers. All did ample justice to, it.
After supper Grange was again called
to order and the lecturer gave the
following program: Vocal duet, Min
ME Whitehouse and Fanny Maxwell,
Annabel Jones. pianist; remarks by
w. J. Thompson; stories, Kendall
Maxwell. Willis Jones Everett Good
speed and Herman Morgan. rising
vote of thanks was given the brothers
by the sisters for the excellent supper
they served. One sister suggested that
the supper was such a success that
the committee serve as permanent
one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21
How Far a Kangaroo Jumps.

Precisely how far big Kangaroo
can Jump is a matter of some dispute.
The writer in Casselfs Natural MS
tory says that they can leap over ten,
fifteen or more feet" H. X. franeis
tells us that he has known an oiu
man to cover 10 feet at each ooena
for full half a mile" and he beiieVes
that he does leap IAN average Oh lu'i
90 feet" .sa.s Ia
Mr.. L.ydekker is of the opinion mat
the great kangaroo leaps met Ia.
short of 80 feet" and Thomas Wafa
gives IT as "at least 30 feet" Proba-
blv RuGyard Kipiing's ''25 feet TO ID
bound is near enough. But with thls
more than Olympic leaping power
they seem commonly either unable or
unwilling to rise any height from the
ground. Their speciality is broad
jumping only Mr.. Ward says that
they cannot clear an obstacle great
er than four feet" and five-foet
fence is commonly high enough Tor
a,v KANGAROO paddock.-Londan
Times
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List of Unclaimed Letters.

Men-Dania Buby. VIM. Dwyer
Ernest Erwin. J. II. Gibbs. l.. w
Hanmons, +. S. Howard, Man IS
Harry ID. Hart. l.. Keene. Georg,
kfncad, Antany Landry. Nelson, Les
sor. George Lafferty, CIR. Amer. Real.
" Co., Lancy Milliken, Wallace Ma.
theu, Captain Pickard, John Purley
Jr,, Charlie Perrin. Norris F. Stevens
w NJ. Timmons. Charles f. TotnIan
t2), q. II. Towle, CIR. NJ. C. r. r.
sam Warren, Henry Williams. F. Fl
Whittier
Women-Miss V. E. Blanchard, Mrs
carrie Brown, Mrs C. d. Cofburu
Mrs. G.. p. Davis. Mrs. Abner De
6rasse, Mrs. Charlotte Hunter. Mrs
Mae Il. Handy. Miss Rnby Johnson
MISS Leona Jenkins, Mrs. w. X
keene, Miss Kate Laverty, Miss Mau,
NORM, Miss Lena Poulin. Miss Emma
fevery Miss Tina Parker, Mrs. Pa
trick Therrien, Miss Gertrude Watts
Mrs. - Whitmore.
Miscellaneeus-Allm & Mcfarland
James d. Gettiean Leon Louise, Mrs
H. e. Saunders.
Foreign-Pietro Cicorio, Albert Du
quay, Mad. Henry Francoeur, Georg
HUH, Stanwood McKe rson. Locratin
Nontom, Hannidase Poulin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21

The first meeting of the season OF
the Twice Six Club was held, Monday
eve ming, at the home of MISS Jennie
Warren. Benton. A business meeting
occupied the first part of the evening,
after which social time was passed
Refreshments We're served.
a. w Anderson, Kelley street. has
a new telephone, No. 12l-2 Mrs. Ella
Petrie also has a. new telephone. 39-S
A rehearsal of the Relief Corps will
be held, at 80 Tuesday evening.
Miss Josephine Bremmer has entered
the employ of the Hathaway Shirt Co.
at Waterville
The Murray Club of the Universal
ist church will meet, Tuesday after
noGn. with Mrs. John Lawry, High
street.
Ira Kendell of Clinton is a guest in
town Of his cousin, Evelyn Hilton.
William Ferland left Monday. for
Indian pond, where he will be employ
ed in the woods, during the coming
winter.
A number of Fairfield people were at
Skcwhegan, Monday evening, where
they attended the wedding reception
of Mr. and Mrs. John Albert Ware,
held at Heselton hall. Mrs. Ware was
formerly Miss Bertha May Valley,
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. William
Valley of Skowhegan. Albert Ware is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ware
of this town and employed as carpen-
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GREAT MEN ARE HUMAN.
Impersonai Chronicles Omit ira'ts
Which Link Them With Their Fell
lows.

In spite of the saying that no man IS
a hero to his own valet. Napoleon
man-servant has given us a reyeren-
tial account of his master from MS
own point of view, and now stimuli
taneously, there appear>a life of King
Edward by his chauffeur and book
about Cecil Rhodes by one of his sew
en- private secretaries. King Edward
was not history maker in the accep-
ted sense of the words, but peace
maker. and the story of his life is
anecdotal rather than epic. Ihat
even kings are not exempt from en-
CINE trouble and tire trouble and the
rest of the Ills that flesh is heir to Is
seen in his chauffeurs descriptions
Here we have Cecil Rhodes as he
was in life-in fatigue uniform, as II
were. When they told him that the
Dutch in Africa were the salt OF the
earth. he remarked; Id like to Know
where | come i'm He was not un-
mindful of his own merits. Creative
genius, that's what I've got he
would say. IT'S Il great thing to
have
But he was not of the number of
those who do not recognize an infinite
ly higher power than their own. Let
a man be a Buddhist he declared,
let a man be Mohammedan, let
nim be a Christian or what you VIII
let him call himself what he likes, bat
if he does not believe in a Supreme
Eeing he is no mamie is no better
/, than dog
All too soon the impersonal chronicle
of the era in which strong man
dwelt. the era profoundly affected by
his indomitable will and resolute pur-
, pose. forgets those natural traits
which link him with his fellows. We
behold him larger than life and his
vast shadow glory 1t is
of peculiar interest to ordinary NOR
tails when he is restored to 81 truer
perspective in his relation to the uni
verse. so that he is seen no longer as
demigod but as man.-Philadel-
phia Public Ledger
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FLEW. THEN SOME MORE.
Six. Master Edward j. Lawrence Has
Rough Trip from Norfolk.

The six-master Edward J. Law
renee, from Norfolk, Sept. %. coal
laden to the Maine Central arrived in
Portland, about ?. M. Sunday, hav-
ing been towed from Provinceto@n by
the tug Orion of Boston. Captain
Kreger of Fairfield, Me-, her veteran
commander, has had some exciting
times on the sea, but the voyage just
ended was about the worst he ever
The schooner came over
the shoals, on Monday. Oct. -, and
took the gale the same night. when 30
miles northeast of Nauset The wind
was blowing fully 40 miles an hour
during the night, increasing in force,
Tuesday forenoon, uTtil it attained a
velocity of 30 miles, a terrific sea
running. the schooner's decks being
swept continually by great masses of
water The schoener's cargo listed
considerably to the starboard. Tues
day. the fore and driver gaffs We're
broken and sails torn, and the vessel
commenced making water rapidly. She
was all Tuesday night off cape cod,
the gale letting up only slightly ana,
Wednesday forenoon, managed to
reach Provincetown harbor, having
had most fortunate escape from be-
ing dashed on the rocky shores, she
having dragged by within half mile
of Peaked Hill bars, the people on the
land expecting every minute to see her
driven ashore. That she escaped as
wen as she did is due to the skillful
seamanship of Capt. Kreger. than
whom there is no better commander in
the coastwise trade. The schooner is
making some water at present, but her
pumps easily keep her free.
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Salt Water MussAIs.

Much attention IL given In some Eu-
repean countries, especially France. to
the production of the salt water mus
sci, which is held in little esteem ON
this side the Atlantic There the nrus-
sci is not only used for food thotfs-
ands of Bushels being gathered for the
market, but for bait in the deep sea.
fisheries. Max de Nansouty, a French
writer, says: Three villages, Mar
eiily, Esnandes and ChafTon, cultivate
the Bay of Aiguillon, and six hundred
men are there engaged in growing the
mussei, the production of which
amounts to 1000, 900 francs yearly. It
was a poor Irish fisherman named
Walton who has proved for seven hun
dred years the henefaetor of these
villages. In 1895 he was driven by a.
tempest into the Bay Of Aigufllon.
which. bordered by desert waste,
was frequented by many birds. He
saw these birds as they took their
food mussels, from the waters of the
bay. His first thought was to cap
ture these birds, and for that purpose
he spread his nets upon long poles in
the basin. He soon saw that the
bases of these poles were covered with
minute mussels, and that they in
creased in size with great rapidity.
He then gathered faeots and branches
Of trees which retained the little mus
sells He did not return to Ife3and.
He made the fat bottefhed boats
which to this day are used by the mn
ermen in gathering rAussefs. "aInai-
annapolis News. z+sass4ass e
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OAKLAND.

Again misfortune has followed Clar-
ence Pottle and his new automobile
Sunday. he lost control of il on Penney
hill between Oakland and Waterville. thc
result being broken wheel and steering
gear. The machine was taken TO Water
Vile, Monday. for repairs.
Walter Gleason shipped a carload o.
cattle, Monday, to Brighton market.
Fred ~Pullen went, Monday, to Madi
son, on business.
Guy Sawtelle has returned from 10
days visit with friends in PORTLAND.
Mrs. Alphonse Sawtelle went, Monday
to Boston to visit relatives and friends
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Atwood, who hav,
been in town for few days, will return
Tuesday. to Paris Hill.
The Ladies' Aid of the Free Baptis
church will meet. at F. NJ, Tuesday
with Mrs. r. c. Taylor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21
Opera House.

In the Paddock unique little
singing and talking speciality in which
two ladies'. Booth & Vallerell find ex-
preston for the talents, and the Sax
aphone Four. quartet of saxaphone
artists who have something out of the
ordinary to offer in the music line. and
a good selection of photo plays found
ardent admirers in the afternoon and
evening audiences at the city Opera
House, Monday. Sousa's band in all
its glory and ponsp will be at the
Opera House this (Tuesday) evening
ard there will be no pictures. The
demand for tickets for the concert has
been great, and those who don't want
to be obliged to stand had better hus-
tie
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21
VASSAL BORO.

Kenneth Harold Hussey of Bucks
port is visiting his grandparents. Mr.
and Mrs O. j. Hussey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Barrows and in
FAINT daughter Dorothy, have returned
from California, after a severa
months stay.
George Hamm. who was called to
Aroostook by the serious illness of his
father, returned home, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs Harold Oliver and
daughter. Vernona of Portland, who
have been visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Taylor returned home
saturday. They were accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor who will remain
with them for short visit.
George Traviss is serving on the
traverse jury at Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21
Toads in City Home.

Our native birds do not freattent
the city as they do the rural sections,
and when the many insect pests that
feed upon vegetation get start in the
city flower or vegetable garden, they
must be KILLED by the use OF poisonous
sprays. or devohred by toads, or they
will completely devour the plant life
of the home, even il it is only a smalt
flower garden in the back yard or a
bed on the lawn. hts't
Poisons are dangerous, no matter
how carefully used, and the safer plan
is to keep toads and protect them.
These creatures are not very attrac-
tive, but they are very valuable, aad
anything of real value these days be-
comes more or less attractive in most
of our eyes.
Toads devour more insects in a
given period than most birds. s,ss
Insects work on vegetation more I'M
der cover of darkness than In daytime.
and the toads know this, and go forth
at night and snap UP the unsuspecting
enemies of flowers and vegetables by
the thousand. They dart their tongue
out and take one or more insects every
time. They are not at ali particular
as to the particular kind of bug they
feed upon, but they catch many kisds,
among which are fiie.s ana all sorts OF
beetles which sap the life out OF
plants
Toads are supposed to give persons
warts who happen 10 touch them, bat
this is mistaken idea 1t is uO{}Yiue
less than a superstition. and It IL fotly
To teach such a thiHs, unless II be to
keep children from hsRdling them
A board or box or two in the flower
garden raised up two or tlfee inches
to permit the toads tal<ing shelter be-
meath them, will afford protection.
When the plants become of consider.
able size the leaves WIN provide shell
ter for the toads. -
Florists and gardeners purchase
toads, and boys search the country for
them. In time they breed and the
numbers are -Spokesmsn,a
Review.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21
Leonard Mccoy, VassaIboro.

After long illness caused by old
age and a general breaking down,
Leonard Mccoy. aged IS, died. Satur-
Gay evening. at his home in North
Vassalboro. He was one of the oldest
residents of Vassalboro and had been
FARMER practically all his life. He is
survived by a widow. one son. Ellis
Terry and one daughter, Mrs. George
Getehell CT Vassalboro. The funeral
services will be held, at 10 A NJ,
Tuesday, from his late home with Pev.
h. q. March. officiating. Burial will
follow in the Union Yard in yassal-
boro
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21
PUZZLES OF sCEEp

Both Bismarck and Pepys found that
noise enhanced the value Of a nipbf,s
rest Bismarck conffded in nfs Old a.a
to an interviewer that he comb .snaS,-
er sleep in Berlin at night when il ia
quiet, but as soon as the noise begins
about o'clock in the morning. ran
sleep little and get my rest for thu,
day"
Pepys records in his diary on Sent
%. 1861. that he slept at yelling and
SUN remember 1t that OF all the ntxfltss
that ever | slept in my life I never M
pass a night With more epicurism of
sleep; there being now and then a
noise OF people that walked me-. and
then it was a very rainy night and
then I was a little weary, that what
between waking and then sleeping
again, one after another, never had
so much content in my life"
Tho probability that we get snatches
Fof sleep at odd moments when we sup
pose ourselves to have remained con-
tinuously awake is supported by the
phenomena of dreams. Mark Twain
accounted for his own disappearing
visitor" by the belief that he had un-
consciously had very short nap, and
many have explained visions OF ghosts
as due to dreams during such short
maps.
For nothing is better established In
connection with dreams than that an
apparently very long one can occur
during an almost infinitesimaf time.
Alfred Maury had long, vivid dream
of the reign of terror. including the
trial of himself and his execution, and
was able to show that 1t an happened
daring the moment Of awakening BY
the fan OF rod from the bed csriopy
upens his neck.-London Chronicle.
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should not DC assigned to an exact
ing -treadie machine, The work
ers are criticised as ignorant girls.
who know nothing about conserving
their energy, and easily fall into in
furious habits through sheer care
lessness.
The report makes the follow
ing suggestion. "As the child in
school must be taught the healthful
way to sit at his desk and the proper
position to assume for writing and
study, so should the learning machine
operators be instructed by foreman
who is not only acquainted with the
dangers of accident lurking in ma
chine, but is likewise aware of its
probable and possible hazards to the
health of women operators.
Laws have been made to restrict the
working hours for women, but these
laws set a fixed number of hours, with
no regard to the kind of occupation IN
which the woman is employed. 1t has
mot VET been taken into consideration
that the girl who sits in room OF
paper and pencils to check up uufi-
die of laundry has a very dfHerent gay
from the one who runs not lfoniils
machine with a foot pressure Of loo,-
600 pounds an hour. These two werk-
ers have tie same legal day. In no
state" says the report. do the laws
shorten. or empower Labor Commas
sioners to shorten the working hours
for women operating heavy runnihs
machines" Yet it is such work tha'
may infiiet the greatest injuries on
voman.-New York Evening POST.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21
Storm Causes Much
Trouble in This City.

Fearing that it would ignite the tree
in front of the Eagles home on Tenn
pie street. through the branches OF
which a high tension wire ran. the cleo
trio power was shut down for about
minutes, about O'Clock, Monday eve
ming, while the employees of the Central
Maine Power Co. placed bracket II
the tree and thus insulated the wire, in
surfing it against damage
The linemen were kept busy all day
repairing petty troubles caused by thu
storm. The most serious trouble occur
red between Shawmut and Benton. wher
large tree fell across the. wires and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21

Frightened by a trolley car a spirit
ed horse belonging to Ira CT. Mitchell
became frightened, Monday afternoon,
at an approaching trolley near Main
street and College avenue. and ran as
far as city Hall square, where he was
stopped by two men, who stood in the
street waving umbrellas. No one was
in the carriage at the time. The only
damage resulting was the breaking of
a hind wheel on the vehicle
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21

opinion on this subject and other pro-
tective measures have been undertake
en- by committee of the Selborne So
ciety. One proposed remedy is the
establishment of plant and fern
sanctuaries. or at least gardens set
aside in different Localities wfefe
every rare British species might be
carefully preserved and perpet uated. -.
Scientific American a
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Night School Opens.

Despite the rain, a large reeistra
ton attended the first session OF
the public night school, which opened
IN the Redington street building, Mon
DAY evening. For the present at least
there will be but two teachers. Miss
Marcella st. Onge and Miss Laura
Hunt. both teachers in the day ses-
sions as we'll
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21

DIR. y. Jolly, State sanitary live stocl
commissioner left. Monday for Boston
To attend the meeting of the Eastern
Sanitary Live Stock Association as ths
delegate from the State veterinarians
DR.. John Ness OF Auburn and DR. Hen
ny G. Boyer of Portland attended also
as Maine representative. of the Ameri.
can Breeders Association
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21

What is unquestionably the most
elaborate chandelier in the city has
just been hung in the center of the
new postoffice lobby. 1t is what is
called cage chandler pendant from
a solid brass chain. The light in the
cage is $50 watts and the total weight
of the fixture is 450 pounds.
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WINSL0W..

Mrs. Sarah Hodges and grandson,
Master Humphrey Hodges of North
Fairfield have returned home. after
passing several days at w. II. Nichols
Mrs. Nellie Manter of West New
tom Mass, is the guest of her daugh-
ter. Mrs c. II. Downs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21

The automobile that caught fire on
Common street, Saturday night, was
not the property of r. b. Stewart of
Winslow as heretofore published, but
belonged to George Stetson of Oak
land
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21

Contributions will be received, Fri
day morning, at the store on Silver
street, formerly occupied by Steward
and Blunt, for the annual rummage
sale of the Sorosis Society of the Uni
tartan church. The sale will continue
through Friday and Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21

broke the lines. The tree was burned,
and service was disabled for several
hours. Trouble was reported on another
line in the evening, but the linemen had
been unable TO locate ii at a late hour.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21

In some manner unknown to the &C.
cupants of the house the illuminated
sign post in front of the residence of
DR.. d. b. Cragin, College avenue. was
broken down, Saturday night. A ca
BILE carrying lights for the wires ran
through the center of the post and
it looks as though considerable force
was used in breaking it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21

Plaintively from the merchant, the
laborer the agent. the auto enthusi-
asts, the school children, the police
man on his beat and the man who is
waiting to rake up the dead leaves,
comes the cry for good weather. or for
II period of clearing at least. Save
for one lone day, Waterville has had
90 days of consecutive rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21

Miss Vivian Dearbon of Bangor is
attending the local office of F. A.
Patterson during the absence of
George Bogue, who is enjoying "a
short vacation at his home in East
Machias.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21

AT 2.30 r. NJ, Tuesday. the Domestic
Science committee of the Waterville
Woman's Club will meet at the home
of Mrs. James Clarkin, ~ Center
street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21

Bonds In the sum of $1,000 were re-
newed, Monday. morning, when Fred
r. Mason, who is charged with the
shooting of Victor DUDE. appeared
before Judge Matthew in the municipal
court in answer to the charge lodged
against him, the hearing to be con-
tinued until i A. NJ. Wednesday, Oct.
90 Physicians state that DUDE, who
is now in the city lookup, is insane
and although he has practically re-
covered from the wound, Mason's case
was continued to await developments.
DUDE has greatly retarded his recov-
cry by undoing the work of the ply
sicians such as removing the bandag
es and tubes in his wound.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21

st. Omer Commandery, Knights
Templar, No. II, will hold a special
conclave. at 7.3o P. NJ, Wednesday, at
the asylum.