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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-17

There was a shakeup in the diplo.
matte service when the newly ap-
pointed secretary of legation, Mr.. Col
Her, arrived at Guatemala City on the
day Of the recent earthquake. After
twenty-three shocks in twenty-four
hours he took the next boat for Gods
country.-Springfield Republican.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-17

All the queer customs of the world
are not confined to the unciyilized
races Of this earth. In London, for
Instance. there is a small cemetery In
which are buried only dogs and cats
As our picture shows, each one OF
these pets has had erected to its mem
DRY Q real tombstone on which Is en-
graved somo touching epitaph.
And small mounds mark the spot
of burial, Just as In any real" ceme-
terry!
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-17

Here daily come mourners, some OF
them even wearing crepe. And they
kneel beside the graves Of their de-
parted pets to weep for them!
Many OF these dogs were. durinG
their lives, the pets OF famous people
and the head-stones bear unmistale
able evidence of the affection In which
they were held by these various great
personages.
Most Of the graves are kept fresh
with new-out flowers and wreaths!
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-17

~Cleopatra's needle ia sixty eight
feet high. and weighs lao tons. The
Luxor monument In Paris. also sin.
gle stone. Is seventy-six feet high
and weighs 240 tons
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01
Somerset Pomona.

The annual meeting of somerset Pomo-
ma Grange will be held in Skowhegan,
Jan. IA and IS. On the first day the meet
ing will open at 10 A. NJ, when business
will be transacted which will include the
election of officers, appointment or COM
mittees and reading of records. After
noon session will open by song by
choir, an address of welcome will be de-
livered by w. B. Whittier with a re-
Spouse by w. C. Hobart; song, which
will be followed by an address by State
Master c. s. Stetson; reading; music by
choir. Evening session. comforting OF
Fifth degree; installation of officers;
play by Skowhegan Grange The morning
session of the second day will open at
A. NJ. and the topic for discussion, rs
Somerset Pomona in Favor of a Law Be-
ing passed in the State of Maine Pen
sioning School Teachers?" opened by }.
w. Fogler and followed by S. +. Emer-
son. The question to be discussed in the
afternoon will be, "Resolved: That the
American People Are Suffering Less from
the High Cost of Living Than They Are
from the Cost OF High Living" Affirm
alive, Charles H. Gardner; negative, c.
d. Miller, Skowhegan. Cornviile, Ma"i-
son, East Madison and Victor Oranges
viii furnish the literary entertainment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01
Together for Enforcement.

t is somewhat significant that the
coming of Governor Haines into office
ON Wednesday should not be con-
sidered sufficient guarantee that the
liquor law will be enforced from
now out to relieve the temperance
workers of the necessity of organic
ing a State wide movement designed
To compel enforcement.--Biddefo
Record.
Wrong just once more, friend. The
movement partakes more of volun..
tary refutation of the recently Oft
expressed declaration that public
sympathy is against enforcement of
the law. We look to see Governor
Haines demand enforcement by the
properly constituted officers and co.
operation with these by the law -abid-
ing people. of the State. But it is
useless for, the citizens to attempt to
clean up conditions when they are
met with sneers from the officials
whom they have sworn to enforce the
laws. ,lSf
We are counting on finding in Gov
ernor Haines, from this day, leader
Of official and citizenship movement
against liquor selling and liquor con-
sumption in this State.
Come now, neighbor, you are UNI
doubtedly ready to admit that in
toxicants are detriment. and the
liquor traffic an evil, whether illegal
or licensed. SO why not join us in
teaching the growing and coming
generations to shun them? 1t is lost
card for Democracy to play, and the
leaders ought to know it by this time
Maine doesn't want booze. and it
isn't going to give the booze makers
any more leaway. Why not take il
out Of politics on the right side?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01

veys of Jackson County, Ala, and
| counties in other states. Among the
new bulletins are pamphlets on The
Manufacture, of Batter for Storage,
/ Feeding Beef Cattle in Alabama,
1.-THE Cowpea Weevil," Forest Fires,
Their Causes, Extent and Effects,
THE Weed Factor in the Cultivation
of Corn" etc. Circulars on Chicken
Fat" Hints to Poultry Raisers," d.
rections for Constructing Watts and
Dipping Cattle to Destroy Ticks, IN
sects Injurious to Mushrooms" Hog
Raising in the South "Cockroaches
| and Clothes Moths" all containing the
observations and conclusions of eX-
perts on these various subjects, are
| printed by the department and can be
had for few cents by any one inter
ested
| The variety of topics covered by the
various bureaus and divisions of this
department is almost bewildering NO
-
exceeding it's functions or that the prep
sration and distribution of these pam
phlets in any way interfere with IelIg-
ious or civic liberty. Yet the scientific
facts on which these pamphlets are
based are exactly the same as those
which form the foundation of our pres
ent knowledge of disease. Chemistry
is responsible for our knowledge of the
human body and the way in which il
works. The same chemistry is the bas-
is of soil analysis and modern meth
DDS of fertilizing. Baeteriology, which
gives the farmer information regard
ing cheese, fermentation and the dis
eases of animal and plant life, is the
source of our knowledge regarding
preyentable diseases of man.
Considering these things, The Journal
of the American Medical Association
asks: IF the federal government can
analyze the soil of. Jackson County,
Ala, and issue a report on the condi-
tions which it finds, why can il not m
spect the physical condition of the citi-
zpns of Jackson county and report on
the avoidA bic diseases which prevail
'there@snd the best means of preventing
them? IF the government can publish
n report ON the baeteriology of ched-
dar cheese, why can il not inform the
people regarding the bacteriology of
typhoid fever or cerebrospinal menin-
gifts? If the preparation of a bulletin
on forest fires is a proper government
function, why is not bulletin on cpl
denies of diptheria, their causes, ex-
tent and prevention, also a legitimate
activity of the government? Ignorant
or prejudiced obstructionists cannot
obscure the issue by talking about
schools of medicine and personal
liberty There are no schools in the
domain of science. Education and in
creased knowledge have always made
men free and have never interfered
with their liberty" -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01
Hidden Churches of Beroea.

BY far the most interesting sight to
the modern traveller in Macedonia is that
of the hidden churches" of Beroea.
have consulted many volumes of COM
mentaries and descriptive writings, the
scanty guide books of Macedonia, and all
other available sources of information,
and find no remotest allusion. to this
most interesting feature of Beroea. Even
the missionaries and Greek Christians of
Salonica, 40 miles away, so far as /
could learn, had never heard of them.
There are no less than Y of these hidden
churches which were tucked away in all
sorts of obscure and undreamed Of
corners when, some hundreds of years
ago. the Greeks were in deadly fear of
Turkish persecution.
No outward sign gave a hint that a
| church was anywhere in the vicinity,
but our guide led us through crooked.
narrow streets with overhangng bal
comics, whose upper stories almost
touched each other; then would en,er
courtyard where a family. or perhaps
| dozen families, lived, and where the
house mothers were cooking the noon
day meal, or doing the weekly washing.
Out of this courtyard another door
and there at the end, perhaps, we would
see door with rude cross marked in
charcoal or in chalk upon it.
| One of the inhabitants of this inner
courtyard would be found to have the
key of the door, and, opening it. would
usher us into a tiny church, perhaps not
, more than 10 feet square. but in it We
| would always see one or more icons or
pictures of Christ and the saints, COW
cred with tinsel or goldfoil, except for
their hands and faces. There would also
be row of candle spikes on which to
impale the tapers so freely used in Greek
worship, an altar, and a holy of holes
behind a painted curtain.
Some of these churches were much
larger than such a one as l have de-
scribed, and on the further side there
was often a way of egress, sometimes
an underground passage, SO that il the
prosecuting Turks should catch the wor-
shippers at their devotions they might
escape massacre by fiight.-The Christian
Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01
NorIand Granqe.

Norland Grange, East Livermore
held an all day session, last Saturday
Dec. Is, with a good attendance. There
was a class of young people who re-
ceivea the Third and Fourth degrees
among whom were four school teach
ers and a young doctor. Fifteen mem
bers of Norland Grange attended State
Grange at Portland. North Jay
Grange has been invited to meet with
Norland the first session in February
]. F. Blanchard will install the Off
GERS at the next session. 1t is expect
ed that Androscoggin Pomona will ar
range to hold a meeting at Norland
Grange in September, 1913
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01
Yearly Liquor Bill Four Times Cost
Of Panama Canal.

When the makers and sellers of in
toxicants rejoice and sound their blasts
of triumph, it is time for thinking peo-
pie to understand thegfpll meaning and
to- act accordingly. The figures com
piled by the Associated Prohibition
Press show that the government rev.
enue from the liquor traffic serpasses
all previous years. -
The consumption in America of use
less Eyes, thousand times worse than
useless) intoxicants in the year just
to build four Panama canals, about
which some of us complain of the ex-
pense. This vast sum--approximately
81, S50, 0O0, 000--was, everybody knows
worse than thrown away, because not
single good purpose was served by
it, and it cost more lives and suffering
and sorrow than all our disasters and
tragedies since the Civil War.
Who, be he ever so dull or preju-
diced. can fail to be impressed by the
menace of this tremendous octopus
which is daily increasing its hold upon
our nation? We hope every reader of
the Kennebec Journal will go Though
the following report carefully and
grasp its true meaning: ~ :
Every able bodied man in America
I 1,ss a n rio ,ic,lyu
| that is, if each had his share of the
eight billion ds,000,0o0,0O0 count 'em)
alcoholic appetizers that paid the in
ternai revenue tax, reported by the
official record of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, just released for
public perusal in its complete form.
Steadily growing for the past three
years, the consumption of distilled
| spirits in the United States for the
| twelve months ending June 30th, 1912.
aggregated 135,826,7S9 gallons, an in
crease of 1,226,596 gallons over that of
1911.
An interesting supplement to these
| figures is the record of Receipts from
distilled spirits taxation during the
first three months of the year 1919
DULY, August, September, 1920 which
| show an increase of 1851, S56.3S and
| which, reckoning the average rate OF
taxation as s1.10 per gallon. is an in
crease of S6s,324 gallons over the same
period of last year. II anywhere near
| the same ratio of increase continues
until next July, the present year will
surpass all whisky consumption to-
| tails in Americas history.
| At the same time, the total consump-
| ton of beer and fermented liquors for
! the year 1912 lending June S0th, 1922
1 shows decrease of 34.354, 75S gallons,
! which might be cause for rejoicing did
not the supplementary record for the
| first quarter of the new year July, Al
4 gust, September, 1922 show steady
upward trend already aggregating ID,
I 310,320 gallons. At this rate il is evil
| dent that there has been no effective
check placed upon the expanding out
put of tine beer-makers. And that the
/ year 1913 promises to amaze every stu
dent, and appall every champion of the
Great Reform with a new record
breaking mark for these intoxieants.
The total money paid to Uncle San
from the liquor tratfic's cash box dur
ing the past year was $2l2,Oi2, 1888 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01
Save the People as Well as Stock

The educational value of the buile-
tins issued by the Department of Agri-
culture has been generally recognized.
list recently issued by the Depart
Inent Of Agriculture contains the names
. OF the new publications issued during
single month, The list shows the
manifold activities Of the department.
and its intimate contact with the daily
lives and needs of our farming popula-
fion. Among the pamphlets listed are
advance reports of field operations of
the Bureau of Soils. Separate PAM
phlets containing reports of soil sur
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01

The contract for the new torpedo
boat destroyer recently awarded the
Bath Iron Works was received, last
week, by President Hyde. 1t was
signed by the Secretary of the Navy,
Dec. 16. The craft will be named Nc
Dougal in honor of the late Command
er David McDougaL The contract calls
for the craft to be completed in ~
months
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01
ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER. NO

13, o. E.. S. Stated meetings the first
Wednesday evening OF each month at
7SO All members sojourning in the city
are invited to attend.
FRANCESE NJ. HAZLEWOOD. w NJ.
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON, Sec.
a tg2X N, -w-fjtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01

If a sleigh bell he tied about the
neck of a bottle containing poison 1t
will sound its warning whoever may
touch the bottle. day or night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01

The latest Maine newspaper change
ford County Citizen of Bethel, which
has for the past 16 years been publish
ed by f. c. Bowler. to Fred b. MERRILL
of Bethel. Mr.. Bowler indicates that he
will go into some. larger field. though
what is, not stated. Mr.. Merrill, the
new proprietor. is well known Bethel
boy, who will be welcomed to the news
paper fraternity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

CUSHNoC CHAPTER, r. A. NJ,
No 49, Stated convocation at Masonic
Temple. Thursday evening. Jan. 2. Work
in NJ NJ. Nj. degree. All sojourning COM
panions are cordially invited to attend.
ALBERT e. FOLSOM, H. p.
THOS. II. BODICE, See.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01

OXNIT g Augusta Nest, No 1866, No.
ONNAAC Ill Water st. Regular meet
ings every first and third Friday, at 7.30
p. NJ. All Owls cordially welcomed.
DIR. o. II. BRANN, Pres.
G, III. BANGS, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01
Teaching Fruit Growers in Germany.


labor,s woorss ceneeiyable enemy
L->,se-<- : :
Teaching Fruit Growers in Germany.
instruction by itinerant teachers is
feature of German agricultural ed
.acafion especially In fruit growing.
according to information received at
the United States Bureau of Educa-
ton through consular advices. The
work is similar to the agricultural ex-
tension work carried on in some sec
tions of the United States, but shows
several interesting local differences.
The school for wine and fruit grow
ing at Kreuznach sends its instructors
over the entire disctriet of 200 villages.
The plan il found to be excellent not
only for the. farmers who receive the
direct benefit but for the teachers
themselves, who are enabled TO keep in
ciase touch with the practical side of
their work This instruction SUR
rifEhed entirely without charge.
lfrhe horticultural sehopl at Open
helm, besides giving inatrpction by
lectures and Furnishing practieai aid
tokthe farmers, has introduced s'modei
wlneyards.'' The school and the Vine
yard proprietors enterjntoaa fiye-year
cSsntract By Ahes tkrnnt sefsswhicn the
school exercised suupersision over the
vineyards and the vineyard owner
agrees to follow the directions Of the
school in every nAEticuiar. The school
makes no charge for this service.
There are about dozen such model
vineyards" in the Grand Duchy of
Hesse 81 NJ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01

Mrs. Martha Bryant Nutter, one of
the oldest residents of South Portland
died at the home of DR.. Alfred Sawyer
Saturday morning. at the age of 81
years, 10 months and five days. Mrs.
Nutter was the widow of Eben T. Nut
ter, who for many years was member
of the firm of Nutter. kimball & Co..
in Portland, which carried on an ex-
tensive West India trade, dealing most
" in shocks. Mrs Nutter was born in
tina B. Wiley, and she was a sister to
Mrs. Peary, mother of Admiral Peary
of Arctic fame and discover of the
North Pole.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01

From the farm CT Mr.. Clenham
Achorn of Jefferson were recently sold
five geese, Matched after May 18th. The
dressed weight, warm, was go pounds,
after cooling 5Sla pounds. IL, af5
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01
SIS il Wilson and 'Bryan against IN
aerwoed and Clark u
Sentences of the Dynamiters.


One of the convicted dynamiters IS
reported to have said: If all who are
guilty of knowledge of the dynamite
plots are sentenced, the prisons Will
he full" If this declaration means
anything more than the bombast OF d
man who was guilty of such coward
~ work under cover and in the name
of an organization for human better
ment. then the investigating ana
sentencing should go on until the
prisons ARE full.
We believe that Judge Anderson
strove to sentence these men in pro-
portion TO their degrees of guilt, and
that if others are equally guilty they
should be hunted down and the whole
dastardly gang punished as con-
stituting a wolf in sleeps clothing,
menace to the public, and organized
iabor,s worst coneeivable enemy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. ., p. N.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday 81
s o'clock.
w. B. GETCHELL, Cast.
L. C. HUGHES. Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01

Bath bears the report that the Maine
Central Railroad Co, is contemplating
some important changes in its round
house, turn table and trackage in its
Bath yard during the coming season.
The big growth in the passenger and
freight business there makes it neces-
sary at times to use some of the largest
locomotives owned by the road and as
the turntable here will not aeeommo-
date them they have to be backed
from Brunswick. They are such giants
that the roundhouse is not large
enough for them. 1t is probable that
one of the reasons why the Maine Cen
trail was anxious to have Winter street
bridge raised says the Independent.
was TO accommodate the larger cars
and locomotives which the company in
tends using on this division and the
summer travel as well sathe freight
business is increasing by leaps and
bounds every year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01

Portland Press: Not in the memory
of the oldest men who frequent the
waterfront was such price paid by
the local market for halibut as the
cargo of the John Hays Hammond
brought Monday After three hours Of
lively bidding which started at is cents
for gray and 90 cents for white, the
whole fare of $4,000 pounds was sold
to Capt. Fred \. Hardy. representing
the New England Fish Co, for IS and
% cents per pound. The price was
driven to these record figures by the
two Gloucester houses, the New Eng
Land Fish Co, and the Atlantic Fish
Co., both being extremely anxious to
secure the fare on al ount of the very
unusual scarcity Of halibut. Capt.
Hardy won the races after the rival
concern had driven the price up to 24A
cents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01

JEPHTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO. q.
deetings at 7.3O o'clock every second and
fourth Tuesday. ja aGAs
w. L. HAYDEN c. p.
c. e. STEWART. Scribe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01
Maine Gossip
A Toast to Our Land.

Huge and alert, irascible yet strong,
We make our fitful way mid right and
wrong.
One time we pour out millions to be free,
Then rashly sweep an empire from the
seal
One time we strike the shackles from the
And then, quiescent, we are ruled by
knaVes.
OFTEN we rudely break restraining bars,
And confidently reach out to the stars.
Yet under all there flows a hidden stream
Sprung from the rock of Freedom, the
great dream
OF Washington and Franklin men of old
Who knew that freedom is not bought
with gold
This is the land we love, our heritage:
Strange mixture of gross and fine, yet
sage
And fun of promse--destined to be great,
Drink to our Native Land God bless the
stated
Robert Bridges t"Droch').
A beaver dam which has been built
by the beavers on the Charles Arm
strong farm at Fort Fairfield is at
tracing much attention There are
about IS beavers in all. These little
creatures have very sharp teeth and
they certainly have shown much INTEL
ligence III using them. They have
gnawed down trees 16Ia inches thick.
also several trees eight inches through
and afterwards cut off the branches,
dividing up the trunks into suitable
lengths for floating down to the stream
to their dam. The result of their la
Dor is most interesting and worth go
ing many miles to witness, their work
being done in the most workmanlike
s-l..
been employed. The water near their
dam is about five feet deep. Their
houses are built of mud and sticks and
look like rubbish. The interior is
nice little room with carpet of chips,
grass and moss. The doorway is UNI
Ger the water.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01
Happy New Year. to all.

sares you geingste ,trys the parcels
post today?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-06-05
WILL RESIDE IN ALMA.
III. M. Page of Seville Township to
Move to City of Alma.

The Record office job rooms are
just completing a large quantity Of
advertising matter descriptive of CEN
trail Michigan and Gratiot county
farms in particular for H. M. Page,
who in the spring of 1911 moved to
Gratiot county from Urbana, Illinois,
and purchased the James Mcnamara
farm south of Elwell
Mr.. Page, like others who have To-
Gated in this section Of the Wolverine
state, has become an enthusiast over
the climate, soil and possibilities of
Michigan agriculture and has leased
office room in the opera house block
intending to get busy and let his IL
inois friends know of the advantages
to be had in this the garden spot of
central Michigan. Mr.. Page has
leased the F. f. Ellsworth property
on State street and will occupy the
same as a residence as soon as va
Gated by DR.. Gardner. The citizens
of Alma will be pleased to again well
come Mr.. and Mrs. Page as residents
of the handsomest little city in Mich
igan.