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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
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have been at some time in Maine at
least one man who was a real hunter
who told absolutely true tales relative
to Maine bears.
Can you recall his name and his
place Of residence?
I'm, uml-well, suppose you try the
tie Manly Hardy Of Brewer. Maine,
who died in Brewer at an advanced
age some two years ago.
Did you ever hear Mr.. Hardy tell
bear story? 1t was surely treat. The
writer once heard Mr.. Hardy tell bear
stories before the students at the East
Maine Conference Seminary for all one
evening, years and years ago. 1t was
the real thing, too.
It was better than ice cream, or
a moving picture show or dog fight
nearly las good as your own best
girl.
How short that evening was! How
the happy boys and girls walked down
the central aisle of the Seminary
chape! for the purpose of grasping the
real hunter by the hand. and how
happily Principal James B. Crawford
beamed upon the assemblage.
In fact, two Brewer men had the
honor of making Seminary students
very happy, years and years ago: The
latter was Mr. Hardy, as related above.
The former was when Governor
Joshua l.. Chamberlain came to Bucks
port and spoke in the ancient town
hall upon the Defence of Little Round
Top" that famous Gettysburg engage
ment in which General Chamberlain
rp rticinateil
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
Twain, Dickens, Two Boys and
Knife.
(New York WORLDLY

(New York WORLDLY
Any juevenile stabbing ARRAY is re-
grettable, but the encounter between
east-side schoolboys in which one re-
sorted to the knife to prove that
Dickens was "a better author" than
Mark Twain had aspects that dis
tinguish it from an ordinary boyish
brawl. Surely if boys are to quarrel,
there is some encouragement in the
fact that they should quarrel over a
question of culture and not of craps.
And is the use of knife to demon
strate the superior merits of Dickens
essentially different from the French
method of settling literary arguments
on the duelling- ground?
AS matter of fact, long and costly
wars have been waged and whole
populations massacred over disputed
questions of no greater Importance to
the world. The boys who fought
over the rival claims of Tom Sawyer
and Little Nell only did in a rude way
what organized society has been doing
since the birth of civilization.
Altogether this encounter of street
boys over disputed point of litera-
ture may be taken as hopefully illus
trating the seriousness Of the juvenile
pursuit of culture. They are the stuff
of which great critics are made, and it
is satisfactory to know that the po-
tential supply exists
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
Our Condolences.

We are glad that Mayor Fitzgerald
has withdrawn from the mayoralty
race. We hope his health will GIN
prove, as we believe Bostons health
VIII improve without him. And we
hope he will not come to Maine, be-
cause he always has a bad attack
when he sees our roads and our
paueity of rum. Let us recommend
South America or Mount Mckinley or
maybe, a trial of the life of the primi-
tive man in Labrador. Sweet Adeline
is all to the good for those who like
him, but he makes Names stomach
dizzy with his SNUG conviction of being
adviser in-chief to the Most High
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
Monday, December %, 1913
Your Income a Secret.

1e tho fear that your income Will De
made public through the income TAX
files, worrying you? If So rest easy
on the advice of a large law hrfn III
chicago which renders an opinion.
Large holders of securities Will es-
cane the embarrassment of having
their financial conditions revealed.
e.a+a +ax assessors will not have ac-
cess 10 the returns made to the gov
eminent under the new law SO we
have been Informed, recently, by the
commissioner of internal revenue. In
pamphlet of information just pubhshed
we hnd the following:
.wiu my income become known 10
others through by return to the gov
eminent under the Income TAX
No. In the case of individuals, re-
turns apparently are not open to IN
spection of any one outside oil the
Treasury Department under any CON
ditions. Moreover, heavy penalties
are placed on government employees
who divulge information as 10 the re-
turn of any tax payer or its items or
details.
Are the returns allowed to be SEEM
No. The act forbids the Treasury
officers to let any one see or examine
anv returns or any copy thereon or
any book or abstract containing par
ticulars thereof.
Would 1t not be possible for news
paper to obtain and print incomes OF
these taxes?"
The law provides a penalty up to ST.
600 and Imprisonment for one year or
both for printing or publishing in any
manner not provided by law any in
come return or part thereof.
Are the personal property tax as
SCISSORS of the various states allowed to
inspect individual income tax returns
at Washington
Certain senators tried to get such a
provision embodied in the law, but in
vain. The law is so drawn to remedy,
as far as possible, it's inquisitorial
features and to encourage frank ana
full disclosures by tax payers.
Are any income tax returns open
to public Inspection
Only upon the order of the President
under the rules and regulations to be
prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury and approved by the Presi-
dent.
May stockholders inspect the re-
turns of their corporations"
Yes, on proof of their ownership of
stock, if the Secretary of the Treas
ury approves. In the cases of COM
panies whose stock is listed in the
stock exchanges and whose stock is
otherwise offered for public sale, the
returns of such a corporation may be
inspected by any one on written APP
plication to the Secretary of the
Treasury setting forth the facts de-
sired, but in general, returns of even
corporations are protected to very
large extent, from public inspection.
do 1 have to disclose my income to-
the bank or investment house which
CACHES my coupon or pays my inter-
est ="
No. The certificate accompanying
your coupons states merely that you
10 or do not claim exemption. You are
not required to disclose your personal
affairs to anyone except to the govern
ment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
Christmas Hints.

No phase could stronger be or holder,
/ do not want a necktie holder!
Detroit Free Press.
And hear my ante-Christmas racket,
l do not want a smoking jacket!
Chicago News.
And-though this hint some programme
jars
Wed rather buy our own cigars.
Boston Globe.
And though we know they make some
rippers,
Please, oh, please, cut out the. slippers.
Portland Press.
We're not so fussy. Anything
Is welcome If it has no string.
Bddeford Journal
You're bunch of classy old pretenders,
But for heavens sake don't send sus-
penderS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
SunIjuht Gran qe.

Sunlight Grange, Knox Station, held
a regular meeting, Dec. 10, after which
the officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year. A nice clam stew supper
was much enjoyed by all present. Two
applications for membership were re-
ceived. Installation of officers will take
place, the first Saturday night in jan
uary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
Leeds Grange.

Leeds Grange elected officers for
1914 at the last meeting. Dec. 20,
Leeds Grange visits Wayne Grange
and furnishes entertainment for the
afternoon. Dec. q is gentlemen's day,
entertainment to be furnished by the
brothers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
ESTABLISHED 1925.

No notice whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
Tho Journal cannot be held response
HE for the preservation or return OF
resected communications.
Address all communications relating
To subscriptions and advertisements
TO Kennebec Journal Co, PUBLISH
ers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

en- bridge across Stony brook in the
village of South Paris, a REINFORCED
concrete bridge was recently built by
the town of Paris This bridge is ~
feet in length in two spans, with con-
crete abutments, and a concrete pier
in the middle, with a steel nose on the
upstream side for protection against
the ice. The roadway is 20 feet. Six
15-inch steel girders, enclosed in con-
crete, form the support Above these
is a concrete floor 10 inches in thick
ness, REINFORCED with twisted steel
rods. The railing is of galvanized .
inch pipe in concrete, posts enforced
with steel rods. The bridge is guar
anteed to carry a load of 80 tons. The
cost is estimated at $2750. In the
month of November 1912, the Grand
Trunk began to replace the old one,
one-half mile east of the Grand Trunk
station at South Paris. The bridge
was completed in May, 1913. The
bridge is about 170 feet in length, in
three spans, with concrete abutments.
A sand embankment was removed for
70 feet at each end of the old bridge.
and cement abutments built. The old
spans were placed at each end of the
old bridge, where the sand had been
removed, and a new steel span $50 feet
in length was placed in the center of
the bridge. To put this in place. the
American Bridge Co. of Pennsylvania
sent it's heavy steam derrick from
Pittsburgh to South Paris. The Grand
Trunk employed a crew that averaged
about % men for nearly year to do
the work. The height of the bridge
from the river bed is about 100 feet.
Girard Pursley of Toronto engineered
and supervised the work. The cost is
estimated to be 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

Geese are higher than ever this
season." mournfully remarks Charles
L. Bicknell of Rockland. Out at the
farm, Charles has been carefully
nurturing' II geese which finally
reached table size. Bob and an as
sistant went but the other night to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

corral the beauties, but the geese saw
them coming and with vast amount
of honking took fight. All but three,
that have since been transferred to
pen as souvenirs of the Bicknells
skill in gooseology. The services of
detective have been invoked to find
the missing birds, but it is feared
they may have crossed the Canadian
or Mexican boundaries.
John Fairfield Dryden, United States
Senator from 1902 to 1907, and at the
time of his death in 1911, president of
a large life insurance company. and to
whom a statue was erected some
months ago in Newark, n. j., was a
son of Maine, having been born on a
farm near Pennington, August Z,
1889. He entered Yale College in
1861, but left before graduation be-
cause of illness. He established in
1875 after extensive investigation the
company of which he was president at
his death. The statue erected to his
memory in September, 1913, was the
gift of the field and home office forces
of the insurance company to the num-
Der of over 1900 persons, the move
ment starting with them. The statue
was executed by Karl Bitter, who had
known Mr.. Dryden in life and is a
beautiful piece of French bronze,
carved slightly more than life size. 1t
was unveiled in the rotunda of the
home offices of the company in New
ark.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
ODD FELLOWS HALL

ASYLUM LODGE, NO 70, REGULAR
meeting at 7.30 Friday evening. Friday
evening, Dec 26, work in the Third de-
gree and nomination and election of Off
GERS. Refreshments.
JOHN c. HowES, N. G.
e. F. WESTON, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, P. NJ.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
at o'clock.
G. s. PEASLEE, Capt.
RAY NJ BURNS, Clerk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
JEpHTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO.

Meetings at 7.30 o'clock every second
and fourth Tuesday. Nomination and
election of officers, Tuesday, Dec. %.
D. w. LOVEJOY, C. P.
c. E. STEWART. Scribe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15


are In sight with a prospect for more.
Fob Holly ct al. of Sanford, want
the new county of Harvey cut out OF
tie quivering corpus of Orange. with
Sanford fer the county seat of course.
There are two fights on in DeSoto
county: one to cut off the south end
and another to cut off the north end.
The southern county to be known as
Irabue and the other as Seminole.
There's one from Alachua, with Mel
rose as the county seat. to be taken
from Alachua, Putnam, Clay. and
Bradford. This county is to be name!
Santa Fee in case it becomes county
There's another from Washington.
with Panama City as the county seat.
to be known as Bay county. and an
other from Dade. with Fl. Lauder
dale as the county seat. to be known
az Broward.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15

Democrats for revenue only would
eeem to be the proper brand for
those members Of the party who will
turn their backs on It because the
new tariff bill intends to redeem the
pledge Of the party to the American
people, and cut down the tariff sched-
ules even though special interests
will find their profits trimmed in the
process. We can have no tariff re-
form in this country without pinch
ing Democratic as we'll as Republican
interests If those interests lie in the
pathway of such reform. and citrus
fruits can claim no special privilege
beyond other items in the tariff
schedules. We can't shut out the
whole world from American markets
for the benefit of few. We must
take our medicine with the rest X
the country is to get relief from a
system condemned by the people at
the polls last November. Abuse the
party as much as you please. but
don't desert It under the fire Of its
enemies, for you turn your coat ana
are labeled deserter without gain to
as the new tariff bill Is
Bure to become law and you've got |
kc live under 1t whether you like It
,r not.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15
Little Nonsense
Now and Then
For. Breakfast.

For Breakfast.
It was early in the history Of tho
lew household. says the Boston Post
"What have We got for breakfast
Gcar?" asked Mr.. Justwed.
His wife looked at him with
troubled eyes.
1T was to have been bacon" she
soid, "but poor cooks burnt it"
Poor cook! should think so
indeed" exclaimed Mr.. Justwed
"Confound her. have you given hel
notice."
''Oh. no. we mustn't be too eros:
with her. darling" said his wife
"She's SO young and inexperienced
Won't you be satisfied with a kiss for
Lreakfast?" she coaxed. archly.
"All right. DEAR" replied Mr.. Just
wed, suddenly pacified. Call her
in!"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15

The illness Of Chairman Underwood
comes at very inoppOrtune time for
the party in Congress. He is the chief
of tariff experts in the House: no op-
p0nent can rattle" him In debate
and with the new tariff bill just COM
irg on for discussion. Mr.. Under.
woods profound knowledge Of the
subject and his skill In debate will
be greatly needed. No other man OF
either party on the floor Of the House
Is the equal Of Oscar Underwood In
the tariff issue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15
The Proud Husband.

A Washington woman has in he,
employ as butler a colored man of .
pompous and Sc isi.ed mica. who no
long ago permitted a 4 msc'. lon;
his ardent adI.."cr. to become HI
spouse. says Tit-Bits.
One day when the mistress Of tn,
house had occasion to temperate.
avail herself of the services of tn
buffers wife 1t was observed tina
whenever the duties Of the tw
brought them in conjunction tn,
brides eyes would shine with extra
ordinary devotion.
"Your wife seems wonderfully at
tached to you, Thomas" casually OBJ
served the mistress of the house.
eyes, ma am." answered Thomas
complacently. "Ain't It Jest sicken
in'f"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15
Taste, Smell and
Hearing Restored
A Simple, Harmless Remedy Quickly
Relieves Catarrhal Deafness.

The thousands who suffer the mis-.
cries of colds and catarrh and claim
they have never found a cure can
get instant relief by simply anoint-
ing the nostrils with Ely's Cream
Balm.
Unlike internal medicines which
upset the stomach, or strong snuffs
which only aggravate the troub...
this cleansing, healing, antiseptic
Balm instantly reaches the seat OF
the trouble. stops the nasty dis
charge, clears the nose, head and the
throat, and brings back the sense OF
taste. smell and improves the hear
ing. More than this 1t strengthens
the weakened and diseased tissues.
thus protecting you against a return
Of the trouble. This remedy will
cure . cold In day, and prevent its
becoming chronic or resulting In ca.
tarrh.
Nasal catarrh IL an Inflammation
0; the membrane lining the air pas
Dages, and cannot be reached by mix
lures taken into the stomach, nor
can Il be cured by snurfs and DOW
aers which only cause additional ir-
titation. Don't waste time on them.
Get . 50 cent bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist. ana after
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15

Lawyers and others who are paid
to do the work of lobbyists in the
Legislature have no inherent right
tn ply their vocation without restric-
tons. Theirs Is a gainful Occupa-
ton and it should be regulated by
law as other gainful occupations. The
Legislature has the right to choos,
it, own company in the matter of lob.
tyists and there should be no crit
cism of its rule recently established
requiring people of this kind to Sc
cure permission Of the House before
before any committee to
work for or against legislation and
providing an adequate penalty for
violation OF the rule.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15

The Kansas City Journal impresse'
ny the perils Of cyclones and flood.
all over that section Of the country
Gays with feeling:
eff you live by the rivers you are
washed away. II you live on the
prairies you are blown away. n you
take refuge in the mountains, there
are the avalanches."
Under such circumstance the nat
ural. wise and obvious thing to do is
to charter 4 car and put your house.
hold goods aboard, and with Betsy
and the children come right on down
tc Florida. where we have neither
foods nor cyclones and all the advan
Ia ges a reasonable man could ask
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15

Bro. Milton Smith is now grind
ing ont his Tallahassee Daily Demo-
crat ri"ht along and It Is filling u
long-felt want. But II Bro. Smith
will pardon us we would suggest to
him that he must have an editorial
page for his daily. The legislators
may disp1rage that page of a paper
and affect to think lightly Of 1t as
a matter Of little or no consequence,
tut they don't think that way. in
fact. Just touch one Of them "on
the raw" on that page OF the paper
and his affected Indifference Instant
Is disappears and he is keen to re-
sent It and put himself right on the
particular issue involved. The opin-
tens of Mr.. Editor in cold type are
like the opinions of the individual
expressed by word OF mouth-they
have weight an dexert influence Just
In proportion to their real value.
with the large advantage in favor of
the editor that he can reach q thou
Oend where the individual reaches
dozen and what he may say has . Ger.
tain Fictitious importance because 1t
doesn't disappear instantly. in thin
ar like the spoken word, but lives
IN the dignity Of a perpetual record
given It by printers ink.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15
A precautiou.

II. B. Warner tells Of a certain
New Yorker who called on a dentist
"'I suppose I ought to take some
thing to deaden the pain. but In
afraid Of this gas you usc." said til,
prospective patient.
"The dentist treasured him an,
wound up with, you'll only be I'M
conscious for two or three minute
ct most" The patient took out HI
pCcketbo0k.
"'Never mind that now said tn
dentist: you can pay me when ".
finished
"'T wasn't going to pay you," ex-
claimed the patient. 4 was going t.
count my money!"-Young's Maga
zine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15

At this distance there seems to be
some GOODNESS up at Tallahassee in
the matter Of the proposed constitu-
tional convention to frame a new or
ganic law for Florida. The fight Is
rot yet on over q joint resolution to
that effect, but 1t is coming and
there will be heavy pressure brougk.
tn bear to put the proposition
through. Our political intuitions tell
us that there isn't going to be any
constitutional convention.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15
If He Had Only Thought!

The pretty storekeeper was I'M.
packing and asserting some new
goods when her best young man en-
tered. She stopped behind the coun-
ter moment and arose with flushed
fece.
'I'm glad to see you're stocking
up" he said.
There's an unaccountable GOODNESS
between them now.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15

The new State of West Florida is
a subject not likely to be preached
1T the present session of the icris-
lature. 1t light as we'll not be, TO.
the horse laugh awaits 1t whenever
it shows up. Public sentiment won't
be ripe for tlat issue for many years
to come. 1t will arrive about thu
same time that woman suffrage does.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15
IT LOOKS SURE
FOR THE COLONEL.

Yesterday we said that if Secretary
Of State Bryan was for Colonel Cal
noun for collector of the port Of
Tampa the issue might as well be-
regarded as settled. Congressman
l. Engle called on Secretary Bryan
last week and from his letter In
Dixie telling of the visit, We take
the following which makes It plain
enough who is going to be the next
collector of customs for Florida.
whether the Office 10 In Tampa or
Jacksonville:
"Now." said the Peerless to me.
''how about my friend Calhoun? ]
want him to be collector of customs
for Florida. There is one man In
the United States who I am going to
personally recommend for appoint.
ment, and that's my friend Calhoun.
He's good man and has been my
friend fer many years. When he
lived in my home town and was ed
ting a newspaper there. he was the
first man to mention me for Con-
gIess. was elected to Congress and
one of the first things l did was to
ask President Cleveland to appoint
him postmaster at Lincoln, and the
president turned me down, notwith-
standing the custom then. and since,
prevailing for the representative to
name the postmaster In his home
town. I haven't had a chance to rec.
ommend my friend for office since,
tut have not forgotten my obliga-
ticn to do so. and now that have
the chance, I am determined to get
him this appointment II I can"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15

There are some big propositions be
fore the Florida Legislature. but by
long odds the biggest is the bill in
troduced by Senator Calkins to bring
about the long desired reform in the
Florida prison system. This reform
involves the abolition of the convic'
lease system at the expiration Of the
present lease, the establishment of a
State penitentiary and prison farm in
Bradford county and the use Of con-
victs in the construction Of public
roads. It Is understood that the Cal
Eins bill embodies the ideas Of Gov
ernor Trammell on this subject as
expressed in his message and It is q
conservative measure which seems to
be practicable. It will be interesting
to note what the constructive states
manship in the Legislature will do
with this issue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15

Thus far President Wilson seems
10 be giving general satisfaction to
the people Of the United States ex-
cept Henry Watterson, william Ran
delphi Hearst and what few Repub-
l!cans are left In Congress. II he
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-15

There will be plenty Of county d.
vision legislation at the present ses-
sien and doubtless little or none Of
Il will 20 through without opposition.
1t present ok county division bills