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Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-28
DEXTER POST OFFICE.
Lawyer Writes Of Situation Concerned
| by Mr. Gordon's Candidacy.

Dexter, Me-, Oct. q. 1913.
kennebec Journal, Augusta, Me-,
Gentlemen:
Please publish in the columns of
your paper the following article bear
ing upon the post-office situation at
Dexter, Maine:
To whom it may concern:
In the Kennebec Journal of Satur-
day, Oct. 18th. and under heading,-
That Postmaster Fight is Shattering
Democracy" | desire to state for the
benefit of all parties interested in the
same and that any future misunder-
standings may be avoided, that the
candidate referred to as knowing
nothing of the proposed caucus, viz,
Walter L. Gordon, was notified by me
of the entire situation on Tuesday be-
fore the caucus was to be held on the
following Saturday and that / asked
instructions from him by wire as to
whether or no he desired to take any
part in the same; that at that time
Mr.. Gordon was at Dennysville in
Washington county; that at all times
act as agent and attorney for Mr..
Gordon; that the statement above re-
ferred TO was under a misapprehension
of the situation of Mr.. Gordon.
Respectfully,
PERCY A. HASTY.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-28
Same Old Pretense!

Gardner's boomerang personalities nare ,.
had their normal effect. The attacks
of Lodges son-in-law on Mr. Bird, pro-
gressive candidate for governor. have
paign is enthusiastic beyond precedent
and attended by crowds that cheer
throw up their hats, and otherwise in
dicate who IL 10 be the next governor OF
Massachusetts.
Thursday nights progressive meeting
in fremont Temple Boston, was the big
gest yet A crowd Of 5000 cheered Mr..
Bird, again and again, and struggled to
reach the platform to shake hands and
wish him well. Long before eight
o clock Trement Temple was crowded to
oyeriiowing. There was no standing
room left Ex-senator Beverdge made
a speech of remarkable ability.
Massachusetts progressives expect to
elect Bird. Standpatters are on the run.
and 1T is evident that the only way in
which progressives can be defeated. is
the way invoked by such as Taft-to go
cratic candidate to elect him. but 1t is
probable this dodge will not work so
web this year as last.-sa hater of the
interests. special privilege and 1.-The
limousine element
Doesn't that sound very much like
what we heard in the Third district
campaign Sort OF Lawrence can,
Peters can't sophistry isn't it?
Masses are aroused beyond prece-
dent? Truly interpreted the above
clipping means that the first word in
the Bull Moose vocabulary is liar,
, and 1t is the art in which their or
gans seem most proficient
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-28

skids on each side. The wheels are
provided with very heavy pneumatic
tires inasmuch as the machine weighs
over 2,700 kilogrammes (5,952 pounds)
unloaded and about 1900 kilogrammes
G.O54 pounds) with passengers, fuel.
&c. The axles of the two pairs of
wheels are secured to short skids
which are provided with two brackets
to the upper ends of which two rub
Der straps are fastened, thus provid-
ing an elastic connection with the
main skids. The short skids are con-
nected on either side by cables With
the wheels ana the wheels in turn are
fastened by rubber straps to the skids
50 that they may yield laterally. 4
The tail consists of a single surface
and elevator combined, above which
two vertical rudders are arranged. The
supporting surfaces are provided with
flaps or ailerons% In addition two
vertical surfaces, one on each side. are
mounted. below the upper surfaces
about six meters Q9.6S feeD from the
central axis. These surfaces meas
ure about 1.6 meters t5.24 feet square.
The pilots and passengers are COM
fortably housed in cabin, so that
they are we'll protected from the wind
and weather The lower part aud the
floor of the cabin are covered with
sheet steel, as well as the front por-
ton of the boat body. ceiluloid Win
dows are provided. The seats are arg
ranged in three rows behind one an
other. The two front seats, between
which is a passageway, are occupied
by the pilots. In front of each pilot Is
a control lever and a steering wheel TO
operate the elevating rubber and aller-
ons respectively, and foot lever 10
control the vertical rudders.
The cabin is so spacious that seVerai
persons can easily be accommodated.
II is even possible to manipulate Il
machine gun and two acetylehe
The speed Of this gigantic nyihg ma
chine is about 9 kilometers (b6 miies'
an hour. Nearly every RUSSIAN rec
ord has been beaten by this machihe
as well as the worlds record for sew
on messengers s.-Scientific American.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-28


drunkenness. II is that this infirmity is
a disease and not a crime. Those who
suffer from it should be treated as VIC
tins of a bodily affliction, rather than as
Offenders against man-made law. That
the condition is somewhat voluntarily as
sumed, unlike the diseases of an older
classification, does not in Mr. Barry's
opinion, affect the case.
These views of his undoubtedly coincide
with the humanitarian spirit of the
times Most of the agencies for the re-
formation of the victims of inebriety
are now working on exactly that theory.
1t should be carried further. But why
should Mr.. Barry gobbe up so good an
idea and attempt to copyright il as DEM
oeratic doctrine? Why should there be a
Democratic doctrine on such a sub
ject anyhow?-Boston Herald
And if it is disease, why not turn
over to the board of health the task
ot suppressing those who spread and
cultivate the disease for the money
there is I'm it? Why not send those
engaged in spreading the disease to
pest houses? --
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-28
How to Keep Eggs.

Altar conducting number of tests
with a number of materials for preserV-
ing eggs, John T. Timens, OF Cadiz' ohio'
claims that clean, sweet, dry oats Will
aid in keeping eggs fresh longer ana
better in the home than anything else.
wheat bran will do nearly as well, put
the oats properly used are the best, ana
the grain is not damaged in the least
and may be kept for future use or fed TO
the fowls in different ways to produce
more eggs.
A dry. cool place is the best in when
to preserve the eggs They will not keep
SO we'll in a damp or overheated place
A box should be secured that VIII nola
from a neck to half bushel. 1t should
be tight enough to prevent the oats
from passing through any cracks. faper
cartons are excellent. Grocery boxes
with the lid intact are good.
Oats should be spread over the DOT
tom until it is about an inch in depth.
and then the fresh eggs should De placeo
in carefully with the points down in the
oats, but not touching the bottom The
eggs should not touch each other nut
may stand pretty close.
when the space is filed with the first
layer of eggs more oats should be care
fn,lv added. Care should be taken not
To turn or move the egs Fill in about
the eggs and cover with at least an men
of oats. and then place another layer
in with points down, as before, ana con-
time in this manner until the poN 10
filled. Cover the last layer OF eggs up
well with oats. and have just enough Ill
to allow the lid to go on and be fastened,
so that when the box is moved or turheo
over the eggs will remain stationary IN
stead of leaving their position
Keen in a dry, cool place. marking the
date on the box when they we're put
away. and twice or three times week
visit the place and carefully turn the box
over. This will let the eggs stand on
both ends, and the fact that .-,ey are
turned frequently helps greatly to pre-
serve them, as the yolk of the egg does
not get to settle to one side or one emu
and cause the egg to go wrong.
Another secret is in the fact tnat tne
oats do not wholly exclude the ar Inc
eggs will not keep as well II the atmos-
phere is entirely removed from tte
shells.
Wheaton bran will permit little air
>to reach the eggs as well as wheh hep.
in oats.
They may be kept for short time III
summer in this manner A month or SIX
weeks will show no change in the egg
If properly kept. but If put up in septem-
Der or October it is no trouble at all 10
keep them in perfect condition until
Thanksgiving or the holiday.-spokes-
mans Review.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-28

of committee appointed by the secre-
tary of the treasury composed of threa
persons, one of whom represents the
secretary and acts as chairman another
the commissioner of internal srevepue
and the third looking after the interest6
of the comptroller of the currency. ~
Under Instructions from the depart
ment the committee makes schedule In
duplicate of all the Cancelled material.
the original list being retained by the
committee to form part of it's report
10 the secretary and the duplicate placed
inside the box in which the plates are to
be packed. The boxes are made to hold
an average of $50 pounds each. AS each
box Is filed the cover is nailed on and
the box numbered and sealed with the
treasury seal. The sealed boxes are
then stored in the vaults of the bureau
until such time as is convenient for their
conveyance to the place of destruction.
The committee recently reported to
the secretary of the treasury the de-
struction of 4326 pieces. weighing 41.Sl0
pounds-over 20 tons-withdrawn from
the vaults To convey this vast amount
of metal required the services of eight
laborers and team of draft horses at
tdCHeu 10 OHt OI TIE huSt iHoues Wd6ouS
of the bureau, making eight trips to the
United States navy yard, wnere the ere
nation takes place in the foundry.
On arriving at its destination the COM
mittee directs the unloading. The boxes
are removed from the wagon on to hand
trucks and taken by elevator up to the
floor level of the cupola door. The boxes
are here opened. the carbon duplicate
schedule removed and the plates again
, counted and checked as they are cast
into the furnace
From the time the plates are taken
from the vaults of the custodian until
the last one is thrown into the fire they
bers of the committee, who see that none
goes astray, for If one or two of these
plates should fall into illegitimate hands
and later be put to improper use 1t would
probably cause considerable embarrass-
ment to the government
In order to ascertain whether the de-
struction has been complete. the conf
steel is drawn from the furnace and the
cupoa opened and cooled. The melted
steel is poured into molds covering
great variety of castings that eventually
find their way to the armament of our
modern battleships.
What appears to be a waste In one
department of the government thus be-
comes a valuable asset in another-New
York Times. 9z
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-28
DIES AND PLATES.
Fate Of Those Used in Printing Our
Money and Stamps.

All of the notes, bonds, checks ana
miscellaneous issues of the government.
including postage stamps, internal reve-
nue. stamps and the different denomina-
tions of currency issued to national
banks, are printed from engraved plates
in the bureau of engraving and printing
at Washington.
The original dies are never DESTROYED.
BY a system of transferring the impress
sion or design is passed from the die 10
a soft steel roll. which is later hardened.
A hundred plates can be produced from
one hard steel roll.
All OF this engraved work receives the
same supervision and is accounted for
Just as accurately as the securities that
are printed efefrorn. EweN imorhlng
the plates are issued to the various print
ing divisions of the bureau, and in the
evening, when the days work Is over.
they are returned to the vaults OF the
custodian of dies, rolls and plates, wnere
they are counted, checked and locked
up with time locks.
After approximately $4,000 impressions
are printed from a steel plate 1t becomes
useless as far as it's original purpose Is
concerned. The delicately engraved lines
and geometric lathe work become worn,
and the portrait loses its detail Wnen
the plate becomes 30 affected as to rem
der it unfit for further satisfactory
printing a duplicate is ordered TO be
made for printing future orders from the
treasury department. The old plate is
then Cancelled and laid aside, subse-
quently to be destroyed.
This destruction. or. rather. transfor-
nation, takes place just after the lst OF
January each year under the direction
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-28
THE BIGGEST FLYING MACHINE.
Gigantic Biplane Which Flew for
T Over an Hour With Seven Passen-

In recent number of the Scientific
American attention was called to the
gigantic biplane which was designed
by Sjkorsky. and which few for just
over an hour with seven passengers
at st. Petersburg on August 1.
The machine is driven by four mo-
tors of 100 horse power each. mount
ed on the lower plane. Each motor
drives directly a propeller of 2.6 me-
ters (S.5 feeD diameter. The propel-
lers are tractor screws, rotating in
front of the supporting surfaces and
the motors so that cooling blast or
air is directed against the motors and
radiators.
The starting and alighting gear ts
very stoutly built. There are four
landing skids--two long ones In the
middle beneath the boat body, and a
short one on each side beneath the
lower plane. The wheels on which the
machine Is carried are arranged IN
pairs on common sSxlss between the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-28
LIVE BEEF IN THE EAST.
Could Be Raised Profitably If Farm
ers Had Market.


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r.if .-iit ''''i'' ~ Ia ,,at
,,'i sa... s,o,,,a ,o;sa at
80 -, =. - 80 80 cot
,s's' ~ sss.,..ss.es ~ Was,-
'iio ue. ',
~. =, ai IN .;a r,rs sbonld
e:s,I,, =. NJ, rngland
as -. c.a,as Thev
s'aa ~. - - - .e.sns,, ;f .hay
edh ,''. '. -, ie -, - s,,ra
- eo.,,,1,,;,,,t ,,,.rkot to abSorh their
an e''.s ,-'..a'.. ~ 80. - hr;noins,
ea''.e' .1.e.. ,,,a oona;.
a.eei -. r,.ss,aa "a alony the
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".,o'. ~ - ,a. ha ,htoinad ON the
,.nu e - 49, ~ far,ners conld
80 - 80 faaa througb tho long
10. 90, a', ea,o s,,,rtars H. tbe West where
LIZ. ,.ia of ~ haae cattle orc rajse1. they
49, - - ,hift Gov themselves
a. IN ~ tive ,,ntil thev are TAX
'isss. =. - - fattan for tho market.
Isi - - Hs.,a,,a e,r,,ars were in
- - ,o. ,hair yo,,ng 4beef stock
-. :. l;+.Ia ,,,ors durio.. tho vim
- 81, .,,a,,,. sinto, .uaru,
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-. M. ,o,,,,. ,raatnras need
.a,.aa ,,or s,,hiected to great
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.o.e' Da. a.,,'s,,, s,,r;ro their first TWO
- Wy % %, -. Ill rot alo,Sp very
-, 10, ,oss, u,arn shelters
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g., ,,,1,,,,s to nnttinp
&c - 80.
~ ,., .ootions wbera land
III wy -, - 49,. 10 nlantv of
enp - g ~ s,ao,, in snmmers
passuiase ~. , @ nast Many
peei oa, " rsa.r,ora ear,,,.,s are now
:. .t, ,,roo+ tra,b,a with
a's,i,e -. -. 4, not there
.iie 'iieoi % ~ -, - -, tho hoof
- nv n.,.l -, ~ East
any VIZ =, ,,;a;a for handling
III Iaroo oent-es
US, - ii, 90, ha disnosed of
sn' ~ t...oi.a ,hat hana,e
~ a,.. o1ass heef
S1"n s 80, traao atti,;ations
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-28

ithine about its ability TO tell holt
in the road"' Yes, thought So Ant
did YOU not further laff at the Journa
by talking about its silleckmen
Thought so, And amt you pleased
every time a gosh darned farmer swops
Ihorses? Thought that. too. And ain'i
YOU tickled with every issue of the
Fairfield Journal, issued from its hay
lpresses in Fairfiel by a bunch of gosh
darned farmers Jest as | thought.
And now, X j. Editor, we will go on
with the recitation. Keep your toes on
that crack in the floor and tell teacher
how To sSWAP human sould INTO
| dollars" Teacher read your "Whiskey
| I .ettera In our Homes.n early Tuesday
| morning Fairfield journal.
| Glass in spellingl Fairfield lay you
may spell "miffed" What's that?
Never heard of il? Well, look it up
but hold, If you couldn't find swap
| in vour old dictionary then it was
printed before "mified" was invented
1t might he well to suggest tc you.
however, that Editor o, O. 'Pinion,
Rockland, would spell il 'mift, but
he knows the word and he doesn't get
that way over a joke.
Kay Jay may now tell US where he
found that expression. which seems To
offend others of the class, swapping
human souls into dollars" Speak up
sharply, now
Kay Jay lin small abashed voice.
Please, sir Mr.. Teacher. | saw little
Billy Pats Wat. SEN and Roly Poly
Gussie's Bid. Rec. doin ii. / used
s-w-A A-p instead of s-~-O-p because
Uncle Noah and Mr.. Century and Mir.
Standard all told me that it was bet
ter And | used into when | was
writin' my essay. because it was so
sad that l burst Into" tears. and be-
cause | thought you teachers might be
persuaded into believing my story.
and because i hoped my view might
develop into" public opinion, and be-
soul swappers might go into some
honest business, ana If | had my way
they would be forced into compii-
anee and because the flexible English
language with its coiloquialisms odn
be translated Into" many shortcut
and forcible expressions. and because
I desired to attract attention so that
the real meaning would be read into"
the expression, and because Mr.. Web
ster told me that critics often get
Into" difficulties, and because Into,
in one of it's best senses. expresses
possession Of and assumption Of
and as passing from one condition
Into" another. and because
Shut up and sit down, Kay jay. The
rest of this mornings session will be
taken up by Fairfield jay doing chalk
sketch upon the blackboard. He will
attempt to picture himself coming,
upon "a hole" We hope it is a new
mcdc of progress, something later than
coming or going upon flying machine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-28
Care for Your Naples.

Maine farmers, especially those who
have fine growth of maple on their
wood and timber land, will be
interested in the following bulletin
just made public by the L. S. De-
partment of Agriculture:
Though at one time in the early his-
tory of the country an average of 6,ooo
maple trees were destroyed in clearing
the ordinary New York or uennsylva-
mia farm. maple is today, occording TO
the department of agriculture, one of
the most widely used and valuable
native hardwoods.
A bulletin on the uses OF maple,
just issued by the department, states
that the wood finds place in an enor-
nous number or articles in daily use,
from rolling pins To pianos and or
gans. Ii is one of the best woods for
flooring and is always a favorite ma
teriai for the floors of roller skating
rinks and bowling alleys. II leads all
other woods as A material for shoe
lasts. the demand for which in Mass
achusetts alone exceeds 13 million
hoard feet annually.
Sugar maple stands near the top of
the list Of furniture woods in this eoun-
try. The so-called 'birds-eye' effect,
the department explains. is probably
due to buds which for some reason
can not force their way through the
bark. but which remains just beneath
IL year after year. The young wood
is disturbed each succeeding season
by the presence of the bud and grows
around it in fantastic forms which
are exposed when the saw cuts
through the abnormal growth.
Maple. the department goes on to
saw. is one of the chief woods used
for agricultural implements and farm
machinery, being so employed because
of its strength and hardness. All
kinds of wooden ware are made OF
maple, which holds important rank
also in the manufacture OF shutties,
suools. and bobbins. It completes with
black gum for first place in the man
ufacture of rollers of many kinds.
from those employed in house moving
to the less massive ones used on lawn
mowers. Athletic goods. school sup
pl,es. brush backs. .spulleys, type cases
and crutches are few Of the other
articles for which maple is in demand.
Seven species of maple grow in the
limited States, of which sugar maple
sometimes called hard maple. is the
most important. The total cut OF ma
ME In the United States annuaiy
.mounts to about 1,500,000.ooo feet.
Nearly one half is produced by Mich'-
ran. with Wisconsin, Pennsylvania
New York. and West Virginia follow
=. IL the order named Sugar maple,
SAYS the department. is In little oah-
rrr of disappearing from the Ameri-
cau forests. for it is a strong, vigor-
ous. aggressive tree, and though io'
fast grower is able to hold ITS OWL
In Michigan it is not unusual for ma
DIE TO take possession OF iaiiu i'o'
which pine or hardwoods have oeen
out clean. and from New Ehgiaho
westward through the Lake states
and southward to the Ohio ana ro.o-
.c Flyers few other species are OH
aner seen in woodlots.
- cahnot navS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-28
"one Shutter Religion.

have seen q shopkeeper selling
his goods on the Sabbath, and
paying his respects to the Lord by
retaining one shutter on the win.
dow! That one shutter expedient
is very common in other concerns
besides Sunday trading. A wo-
man lives q worldly life and wears
crucifix. A man makes money
as he pleases, but never misses
the sacrament. The homo never
hears the sound of worship, but
the family Bible is always on the
table by the window. mo man
can serve two masters."-Chris-
tan Herald.
A prominent. citizen prays loudly
In concert at his church on Sunday to
be delivered from evil,' and on Mon
day collects rentals from saloon and
brothel keepers. A New England gov
ernor goes far TO attend council of
churches, and there lifts up his voice
in opposition to further restraint of a
miGbty evil "One-shutter religion
accurately describes it, but the same
spirit overthrew ancient Laodicea
They were pleasure-loving people;
II grew upon them, and degeneration
swept them from the face of the
earth. They left ruins of marvellous
theatres within which the greatest to-
day would be lost--vast temples erect
ed to the god of self-indulgence. Ter
Madison Square Gardens could bt
dropned within one of these immense
arenas, and the city was deaf to thu
call of better things.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-28
Maine Gossip
Inheritance, or The Prince of Days

Inheritance, or The Prince of Days
eWrtten for the Kennebee Journal)
Blow, silver trumpets, softly blow
Across the years that come and go,
Hailing the Prince of Days to Be.
He sleepeth in the future dim,
Perfect in mind and sound OF limb,
The best of all life bred in him
The Prince of Days to Be.
ye sons of men. thy work be done.
Cleave thou the wood, and turn the stone
For him,-the Prince of Days to Be.
Work with the hand, or heart, or brain,
Trample IN dust life,s shame ana pam.
Create a Heaven, where may reign
The Prince of Days to Be
Beyond these leaden hours of strife
Shall there not dawn a faifer life
For him,-the Prince of Days to Be-
Upon the snow white ships of thought
Whose purple sails with gold are
wrought,
The Prince of Days to Be!
The rose red cycles Of the years.
Deep laden with life's hopes and fears
Are his-the Prince of Days to Be.
The love that seeks for him the best,
The tears that gather in the breast.
Are woven in the unstained crest
OF Prince of Days to Be!
Winged prayers shall rise from sun to
sun
For mortal life not yet begun
For little Prince of Days to Be.
These prayers shall soar to unborn years,
To stars to sun, unnumbered spheres,
Where in his glory there appears
The Prince of Days to Be.
Though ye may smile-though ye may
weep.
Gods righteous laws forever keep,
For high-born Prince of Days to Be.
His heritage hold undefied,
From child to man, from man to child,
Until there springs with manners mild
The Prince of Days to Be!
Life is one long-one endless chain!
Ye SOW, ye reap, ye live again
In him, the Prince of Days to Be.
Thy blood, thy thoughts. thy. deeds Will
tell
Will bring him peace. or give him hell.
Cry down the years, 'ail shall be well
O Prince of Days to Be-.
Life,s fields are white, Gather the gold,
Store it within thy very blood
The blood of Prince of Days to Be.
Bequeath him beauty, strength and
power,
The best of ev'ry age and hour.
Faith rev'rence-God himself the dover,
OF Prince of Days to Be.
Elizabeth Powers Merrill.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-28
Editor S Letter Box

The publication OF a letter I'm this
department Is not to be taken az
an endorsement of its Views by the
kennebec Journal. This column
Is maintained for the discussion OF
matters OF general public interest
when kept within bounds OF req
son and not of q libelOus or abu-
sive nature.