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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
Among Bass and Strawberries.

1t is frequently in the last decade
that Senator Leslie Boynton has visit
ed Florida for the winters sojourn by
the shores of some of the upland lakes.
The Senator enjoys the bass fishing
there and the climate. The former are
between one and two pounds in weight
and the latter is balmy. The snakes
during the winter are mostly sluggish
and dormant until May. Occasionally
cotton mouth may be seen basking
in the sun on the lake shore, but they
don't bother the fishermen very much.
The cottonmouth is an ugly looking
serpent and is so called because, when
excited, a saliva resembling cotton
comes from his big mouth, in which
are many vicious teeth. He warns
one approaching by sort of kissing
and putting sound. On his last visit
the Senator tells the Overhearer that
one of these snakes was killed with
stick and brought to the hotel by
guest. Senator and Mrs. Boynton leave
today for Tampa and will remain IN
Florida until April when they plan to
return to their jefferson home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
Saturday, December 10, 1918.
Mans rank is his power 10
uplift.-George Macdonald.
This Weeks Magazine Section.

We hope you will carefully preserve
this weeks magazine. Maine Rura'
Life" until you have had time to care
fully read and ponder every article
therein. 1t is an unusually good num-
her. in fact it appears to be better
each succeeding week. Editor kelley Is
certainly building better than he prom
ised and better than we dared nope
r7verv week he assemblies a splendid
group of valuable articles, and every
week he seems to have impressed upon
his writers more fully the high mis-
sion of Maine Rural Life.
After six months of life, we claim,
and we believe our readers will aggree'
that Maine Rural Life has made
good" It has proven its value to the
farmer, and to all those who love or
are interested in the rural life OF our
State. This weeks articles are es-
pecially commendable.
"rhe Mission of the Grange in
Maine" by B. Walker McKeen, should
set our farmers to thinking along
new lines. That the Grange has big
mission we all knew, but Mr.. Mekeen
has succeeded in giving it new ap-
probation.
"Why the East Has Been Neglected,
is another valuable article. In it are
inspirations for development at home.
More About Maine Muck and Its
High Value" by DR.. Charles d. Woods
of u. of Maine, should be worth while
to every farmer with a muckbed on his
premises. "The Value of Balance RAJ
ton for Poultry" will appeal to the
poultry raisers; and cooperative
Candy Making for Christmas" will cap
ture the attention of the girls in city
and country alike.
Put maine Rural Life" one side until
you have opportunity to read it thor
oughly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
The Green Eyed Monster.

At last, gossipers have received IN
part their dues. They have the knoWI-
odge that their love of repeating sus-
picions, and expressions of what they
would do with like opportunities, have
led to the conviction of five excitabie
old women, of serious infraetions Of
the law. A news dispatch from Wau-
kegan, H., says:
Five gray-haired women OF the VII
laee of Volo, who rode Mrs. John Rleh-
ardson on a rail, one night IN July, ps
cause her name was linked by gossip
with that of her ! br9tsern hH MeEe
Each may be fined 500 and sentenced TO
six months in Jail.
Old indulgenees in pretended frenzy
Of indignation. like lynchings. are
likely, in the next generation. to meet
stern handling by legal methods and
penalties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
Sam Haines In Real Life.

Hon. Walter b Clark who rescued
Sam Haines from Thomaston prison
life told of visiting Colonel and Mrs
Rogers in Detroit. Sam wants to
adept an independent life of working
for himself but Mrs. Rogers, overJoyed
at having him free, wantseh him around
her home. She seems, as sam says,
afraid to let him go on the street of a
city for fear he will get run over by
the autos or street cars. sam mas
grown into distinguished looking
man since his SO years of prison life, or
which he intends to lecture and write
with the purpose of effecting reforms.
He has become frequent visitor at
the home of Detroit Multimillionaire,
a friend of the Rogers family, who
seems very fond of Haines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Inxestiaate See'y Bryan.

You Democratic Congressman, so
eager to investigate, why don't you
investigate Secretary Bryan's Minis
ter to San Domingo and his inspection
of Dominican elections?
The Wilson Administration is leav-
ing Roosevelt out of sight in Monroe
Doctrine as she is doctored. Call it
Bryan Dove Of Peace NEEDLE in Latin
America. Eliminate Huerta; o K the
Dominican elections; hold veto over
Colombian oil concessions.
You Democrats so eager to investi-
gate, investigate your Secretary Bry-
ans contempt of the Constitution to
Bryanize the political ethics of the
southern republics.-Lewiston Sun
Dem.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
Down AMONG the Mermaids.

Another gentleman, newspaper
man, in the group of smokers, then re-
lated his experiences down in Maine
river in a diving suit. AS he descend
ed, il seemed as if a half inch bar OF
red hot iron was being run through his
head from ear to ear. He had been
forewarned and given the remedy for
this sensation. 1t was to swallow. he
swallowed several times and the pain
disappeared. On landing at the bot
tom of the river. the tide swept him
off a high rock. rolled him and his air
tube and signal line into ball OF
yarn and finally left him, in blackness
of night, below reach of the suns rays
in the mud Climbing on hands and
knees in the lea of a ledge. he got up
to where he could see and breastlng
the tide on all tours he observed SUD-
marine life for So minutes. When the
divers on the lighter pulled him up
and extricated him from his harness
and weights, he was bleeding at mouth
and nose and couldn't hear for three
DAYS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13

other disasters of the months within
easy memory? The Arcadia" fire, you
say? Very we'll. Would the Lewiston
Journal like to take that as starter
and review its files for the past two or
three years for its most sensational
''scoops?" If so, we shall be glad to
try to furnish seven stories to offset
each three they may Finland to show
that our edition of each morning goes
into the rural field with the evening
papers printed IA or is hours earlier
Everybody will agree that human ac-
tivities are chiefly between II noon,
down through the afternoon and eve
ming to midnight. At best, for bulletins
even, the evening paper can get only
about three hours of that; the morning
papers get the rest of it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13

who was the loved Uncle George OF
a wide circle of friends. The brother
and sister were the entertainers here
of noted people for many years and
Miss Thomas is today as keenly alive
as ever to the life OF today, the busy,
eyentful history making life we are re-
joicingly or otherwise part OF. A lew
weeks ago Miss Thomas greatly non
ored a little gathering of her admirers
by her presence. There was a famous
artist. Joseph B. Kahill, and man
who is known and esteemed by Scot
fish people from one end of Maine to
the other William Gilmour, and the
three may be said to have been the
notable guests, people others know and
knowing talk about. Miss Thomas was
at her best, bright, lively, reminiscent
and interesting. She talked of today,
and of the far distant past. Her mind
went backward a long way and she
gave now and then striking word
pictures worth remembering.
The enterprise Of our neighbor the
Piscataquis Observer, is once more
evinced, this week, by appearing in
tinted cover with a three-column cut
of Santa Claus and the children. in the
middle of the first page. Besides be-
ing attractive, it demonstrates the OPP
timism and push of the business men of
the community n generous display of
advertising. The prosperous newspaper,
we'll patronized by advertisers, speaks
volumes for the advancing character
- x-tr Of Nf
country. Dover and Foxcroft are led
by none.
The humor of the moment in Names
press representation rests with the at
tempt of the Lewiston Journal and
Biddeford Record to prove that the
afternoon editions have the news and
the morning papers the ''re-hash." Says
the Record, Prohibition is doomed"
Says the L. j., "Republicanism be
durned!" And, having thus etfectual-
ly disposed of both subjects, they con-
graduate each other upon the discov-
cry that all stories worth while are
wrought from happenings between A.
M. and P. M. The Record, of course,
with its limited facilities cannot be
taken seriously in this connection, but
the Lewiston Journals pretensions of
reliability are severely stretched by
such claims. The news editor knows,
the observant reader knows, and the
newsgathering agencies all over the
world have proved, times innumerable,
that from 6 to Z 1-2 per cent of all the
feature stories are exclusively morn
ing paper property. Would the Lewis
ton Journal mislead it's readers to the
understanding that the majority of
murders, accidents, robberies prize
fights, general sporting events, or the
other charming incidents Of well-reg-
ulated family newspaper occur to
aid the afternoon edition? Every man
on the Lewiston Journals editorial
staff ought to know better. The Cos
slper has been telegraph editor Of the
Lewiston Journal and night editor of
the kennebec Journal. and he is con-
vlnced that the L. J. and Biddeford
Record claims are absurd, without
grounds. in fact. Was it the L. j. or
the x. j. that had the election results,
the steamer, theatre, train, mining and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13

selves. used to run the cows over us an
the rest of the calves? Wha-ha-ha-ah!
Member how we used to lower them
calves by the tail down to the water
Them's the good old days of salt cod
fish an frizzled pork-an' eggs eight
cents a dozen (store paD an putter
'leven cents a pound, an frozen TOM
nv Gods twice every winter at 20 cents
n neck. sakes-an'- patience! We've
got somethin' on the rest of EN- by
way of recollections, amt We, Brother
Norwood?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
Boston's Small Potatoes.

With Joe Knowles the big noise"
in two Sunday papers of large circula
ton in New England, thousands of reg
ular readers are likely to have felt that
the gold brick business was being car
ried a leetle to far. To our knowledge,
many men who are really familiar with
Maine woods life were skeptieal from
the moment Knowles entered the
woods, and when the report of his bear
killing and skinning performance APP
peared, their suspicious were confirmed.
But of all the cheap and inexpert at
tempts to discredit rival in the news
paper field the Boston American DEM
onstration is the worst to date For
man who ever killed bear or skinned
one. or who ever saw one killed or
skinned, the Knowles story was pre-
posterous but the Boston American at
tempt to skin the Boston Post is
clumsier and less effectual than
Knowles advertised stunt with a rock
One might have thought, to read the
Knowles account of killing a bear-a
bear large enough for it's skin to make
a suit of clothes for the hunter-that
he had about as much comprehension
of the process as the average city child.
The description of the killing and skin
ing would have served fairly well if
the animal had been a sheep. But a
bear is not killed or skinned that way.
If any one has ever seen what a bear
(even 150-pound bear) with a foot
in trap does to the surrounding
scenery, he knows that the artist had
dream picture Of himself digging a
hole to hold bear-to say nothing of
persuading the bear to go into it and
quietly await the killing. No Maine
bear that we have met has appeared
to be imbued with the conviction of
Moses, that it was time to dig his own
grave and lie down in it for the end.
And as for the skinning feat, ask any
farmer how he would make 1t skinning
one of his hogs with a rock.
Much Of the Knowles-well, apologize,
maybe. was just as improbable, i'm
practicable. and unbelievable 70 those
who have undergone actual experiences
in backwoods life, but none Of 1t was
more ridiculous, fakish, or obviously
unreliable than the manifestly Jeal-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
Portland Lawyers Worst Case.

Hon. Joseph Reed OF Portland here
attending court, this week. remarked
that when the effort he was leading
to move the Capitol to Portland some
half dozen years ago was heard and
he arose to plead his case in the
crowded House, all he could see at
first were the rows of Augusta ladies'
with their frowning faces. He said
his courage weakened at the sight and
he had to make a tremendous effort
to go on with his case.
THE OVERHEARER.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13

About all that the sinplified spelling
means to the Lewiston Journal Is spell
ing through thru. "-Biddeford journal.
And it doesn't seem to mean anything
to eve As for the Lewiston journal. II
regrets not having enforced rules of sim
p.ified spelling more closely We have
saved the use of hundreds of thousands
of needless letters in five years by the
use of such words as We have adopted
Altho a more thoro use of simplified
spelling turnout this period would have
been beneficial, we have thoroly proven
the value of several elislons such as
''catalog' and "demagOg especially the
latter Before we get thru you will all
have gotten the thru habit, very thoroly.
Lewiston Journal.
Now if there were some way of
shortening the spelling of Penrose
Party, tories, pilferers, reactionaries,
Burleigh, Peters. and limousine ele-
ment, ten per cent. of space, and of
the paper, ink and postage bill could
be saved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
A Chance for the Hatpin.

Now that Paris has passed an ordi-
nance requiring all women to wear but
tons on their hatpins, of course any
gallant gentleman will be glad to take
the buttons off his dueling foils and
lend them to lady friend until he has
occasion to engage in another immortal
combat.-Indianapoli News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
Storey and Thaw.

In the opinion Of Moorfield Storey,
publicly expressed at Pilgrim Hall on
Monday, Harry Thaw is a criminal and
should be executed. This is an extreme
view and one that probably does not
represent public opinion.
But this much can be said without
fear of successful contradiction: Thaw
was either a murderer meriting execu-
ton at the time he killed Stanford
White. or he was afflicted with homi-
cidal paranioa, known to be incurable
and SO admitted by his own defence.
Therefore, as he was not sent to the
chair, he has paranoia still and should
not be at large.
The plea that saved the slayer FROM
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
LET US LAUGH A BIT.
e asy Living.

Easy Living.
l get a lot of auto rides.
When / would hit the tar,
1 go and see a dealer who
Will demonstrate car.
eat in a department store
And find the living good.
They're always glad to demonstrate
Some forty kinds of food.
AS for grape juice and ginger ale,
Such things l never buy.
So many people have new brands
Which they would have you try.
l send for samples of cigars;
| find my system great.
You see there are so many things
That dealers demonstrate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
Some Capacity!

The "a girls who are going to COM
pete in a swimming match, Monday
evening, at Revere will probably be the
largest number of girl swimmers ever
entered for a single event in tank,
but it may be remembered that when
the Radcliffe swimming tank was open
ed it was announced at the college
that its capacity was 5000 gals.-Boston
Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
To Operate or Not to Operate.

DR.. John B. Murphy asserts the
latest thing in surgery is that we are
trying to avoid operations" II surg
cons can cultivate self-restralnt on
that point it will mean prolonged NE
for many threatened vermiform appen-
dices-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
That's Different.

81 can't argue out these income tax
regulations"
II don't see why. They are not nearly
SO complicated as the baseball rules
You understand them well enough"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13

AT the present time Sam Is down in
Florida engaged in building a sugar
mill on the Rogers plantation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
death cannot logically be lost sight OF
noW.-Boston Post.
Minht Get Arrested.

President Huerta is said to believe
sincerely he could invade the United
states with a Mexican army and con-
ouer the "Gringoes," hands down. We
do not believe the police would let him
Philadelphia Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
As Overheard.

The things one hears in easy chat,
Or sees along the lanes of life,
When put in print, to average eye
Appeals as much as hue and cry
OF politics right off the bat,
Or news of day as fun of strife.
The Overhearer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
Old Money.

1.-THE government burns up s15,000,000
worth of old money every Week"
THAT looks like willful waste. Why
don't they distribute it among deserving
people,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
Dislike to Trust Him, but

Anyone, having about $6,0OO,oOO to
loan. will please communicate with a
man named Huerta, whose last known
address was Mexico City. 1t is known
that Huerta needs the money.-Boston
Advertiser
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
Somewhat of a Hole.

The shaft on which the main passen-
ger elevator at the State House, Au-
gusta, runs goes into hole In the
solid ledge rs feet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
Almost Always.

A little man has one consolation; he
can usually raise big mustache
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
Not a LARGE Flock.

1.-THE city was darkened by wild
geese
Thousands of 'em, eh?''
NO; only two. They caused a short
circuit at the electric plant"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
Something in Common.

"We'1l have to take a roomer"
81 hate to have an uncongenial out
slider in the house"
HE needn't be uncongenial. Well ad-
certise for one who plays bridge
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13

ousy-inspired attempt to convict the
Post Of originating the Knowles ENTER
prise"
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Not FRAGRANT.

l like the gay chrysanthemum
Which blooms so nicely in the fall,
Although it's odor. rather bum.
Reminds me of a camphor ball,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
More system.

81 have engaged an efficiency expert
to look over my poultry farm
What for?'
ITO see If We can't have less cackle
and more eggs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
What ouqht to Be Done?

1t remains to be seen whether John
K. Tenor will be able to do what
should be done by the head of the Ma
tional League.-Boston Journal.
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Maine Gossip
A Girl of Pompeii.

- wi W S'hHS's
A public haunt they found her in;
She lay asleep, a lovely child;
The only thing left undefled
Where all things else bore faint of sin.
Her charming contours fixed in clay
The universal law suspend,
And turn Times chariot back. and blend
thousand years with yesterday.
A sinless touch, austere yet warm,
Around her girlish figure pressed,
Caught the sweet imprint of her breast,
And held her, surely clasped, from harm.
Truer than work of sculptors art
Comes this dear maid of long ESQ,
Sheltered from woeful chance, to show
A spirits lovely counterpart.
And bid mistrustfui men be sure
That form shall fate of flesh escape,
And quit of earth's corruptions, shape
Itself, imperishably pure.
BY Edward S. Martin.
e. L. Horne of Pennington, follow
ing in the footsteps-or mindsteps-of
John D. Hardy, tells us that there will
be IS snowstorms this winter. Thirty
Gve--count ems. On the strength of
Eds information we have bought us a
pair of snow shoes and moccasins, and
--we1l-Ed had better make good.
With everyone pledged to secrecy we
have yet been informed that the new
cup defender to be built at the Bath
Iron Works will have a steel frame and
plates of Tobin bronze with a huge lead
keel Guess We won't try to copy it
until we discover one or two more
points remaining hazy in our mind.
Bath is prophesying 10000 automo-
biles to cross it's ferry, next season, If
That ought to increase the liveliness of
the city immensely. Think of the ex-
element of sitting at the landing and
choosing cars
The machinery is being removed
from then old shoe shop at New Shar-
on, which ends a business that if we
are rightly informed was established
some IS years ago in the same place by
Capt John Trask. 1t must be with sim
cere regret that the old residents of the
place see the doors of the old shop
closed for aye
We wish Senator Gallinger of New
Hampshire every success in his en-
deavors toward securing 100000 for
the Portsmouth" navy yard And no
doubt the Maine senators will do all
they can to help him since Kittery
furnishes the sites for all the navy
yard improvements.
Miss Charlotte J. Thomas is nearly
but not quite the oldest person in Port
land, but she certainly is at past 80,
one OF the most interesting women in
the State and for that matter any,
where. The famous mistress of the his
toric Thomas mansion is known to
hundreds of Portland people by sight,
and to very many personally. Possibly
no one now remembers when her
friends began to call her Aunt" Char
lotte, but she shared the honor of a
dignified familiarity for many years
with her genial, still remembered and
regretted brother George A. Thomas,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
our credit" declared the senior partner.

our credN decIared the SENIOR p0TtHtr.
Gotta make q showing"
We'll, what shall we do?"
"One of us has gotta get out and play
golf about three afternoons per week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
The Game of Wealth

I'VE gotta do something to bolster up
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
UNIFORM RANK, KNIGHTS OF

Pythias. King Company. No. 4. Regular
meeting first Thursday of each month
Capt H. c. SMITH.
Rec, W. FRANK HERRICk.
nct5 tIi-fh-Saf If
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13

And bid mistrustful men be sure
That form shall fate of flesh escape.
And quit of earth's eorruptions, shape
Itself, imperishably pure.
BY Edward S. Martin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13

Bath is prophesying 10000 automo-
biles TO cross it's ferry, next season, If
the through trunk line be completed.
That ought to increase the liveliness of
the city immensely. Think of the ex-
element of sitting at the landing and
Choosing cars
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-13
CAPITAL GRANGE, NO. 24s, p. OF

II. Meetings I'd and 4th Saturday even
ings of each month at G.. A. r. hall.
THOMAS NJ. ENRIGHT. w. NJ.
MRS G. e. TOOTHAKER, Sec.
aug22. tu-th, sat,1yr.