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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-08

LOCOMOTIVES KILL RAILS.
a Cause OF Wrecks That Is Not Com
monty Known.

Poorly constructed and noorIv main.
tanned locomotives and cars arc In
large measure responsible for the
breakdown of the best steel rails
The growing cost and risk from
oroheh raiis can be laid to no one
cause, but it is certain that rolling
STOCK Is factor of no small i'm
portahee. Locomotives and cars have
peen permitted to run down because
OF curtailment in operating expenses.
ana repair facilities have become de-
ereaslngiy efficient for the same req
son. But probably the most impor
tant element as regards the effect of
rolling stock on rails and roadbeds is
the failure to build and maintain loco
motives and cars as smooth running
units.
me trains of today both passenger
and freight punish rails in a manner
when railroad arrangements have de-
cilhed To realize. Locomotives and
cars run on wheels which are often
leithef round nor concentric with
tielf axles, and many times their run
ming gear is not in balance. MANY y
traln contains the equivalent of a
series of powerful hammers. WORKING
with almost the speed OF a pneumatic
TOOL The attack, figured in foot tons.
mounts into totals which leave no
aouot OF the destructive consequences.
The designers of machinery have
developed the equipment necessary
Tor producing that perfection of roll
ing stock which would insure great
economies because of the resulting
longer life of rails. The cost would
be no greater. Rolling stock is much
better in many respects than it used
To be, but among available improve
ments those factors which tend to
create smooth running train unit
nave been accepted most SLOWLY.
Z To assume a case: Two railroads
equal IN length. in grade and curves
and in other conditions, are entirely
new. No train has run over them.
The equipment of one is taken from
another railroad, and includes the
average best of the present day. The
equipment of the other is new
throughout, with cars and locomo-
tiVes having round wheels. and with
the parts of all rotating units con-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-08
FAIRFIELD.

Baplist church, Sunday morning,
RevaJ. L. Clark will take for his sub
iect Where is Your Faith2'
Methodist church, Rev. r. a. Rich
will take for the subject, Sunday morn
ing. branches over the Garden Wall"
Universalst church, Rev. l.. l.. Lew
is will take for his topic. Sunday MORN
ing. The Place of Religion in Life"
The vaudeville and MINISTRIES given
by the Coburn boys at the Opera
house, Friday evening, was witnessed
by a large and enthusiastic audience.
The show was followed by dance.
which was enjoyed until n late hour.
\ special car took the party to Wa
terville after the dance.
Thursday, March 10, is the date set
for the concert to be given at Assem-
bly, han under the auspices of the
class ofs1913.
The following officers We're elected
at the annual meeting of the univer-
salist parish, Friday evening: Chair
man, p. A. Smith; clerk, Wallace
Fogg: treasurer. V. r. Common; trus-
tees, Mrs. Rose Holt, Mrs. stephen
Wing. V r. Common, p. a. Smith, and
Wallace Fogg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-08

and Gilman streets. Rev. Father j. r.
kealey pastor. Low masses at 10 and
a. NJ. high mass Al 1870; sermon and
beHediction at 80 =. NJ.
Free Baptist church: Morning service
at 1890 with sermon; Sunday school ut
l45, evening worship at 10
Christian Science hall, Savings Bank
building: Services at 1870 A. M; chill
and testimony meeting Wednesday at
80 +. NJ. Reading room open daily, eX-
cept sundays and legal holidays, from 3
to Z. NJ.
st. Francis de Sales church Catholic,
Elm street. Mass at $50. 9 and 1920 a.
NJ; Sunday school at = p NJ The Chill
dren of Mary meet the first Sunday Of
the month at 10 +. M: The Soldiers OF
the Sacred Heart meet the third sunday
of the month at p. M; The Ladies Of
st. Anne meet the fourth Sunday of the
month at =. NJ.
Methodist Episcopal church. Pleasant
street, Rev Henry Clay Turner pastor
1890, sermon by the pastor; subject The
Power of the Gospel" r. Sunday school,
H. l.. Emery superintendent; $50, Ep-
worth League, Miss Marguerite stevens
leader; 49, service of song with sermon
by the pastor; subject. so Near Yet So
Far.
The pastor Of the Advent Christian
church will speak, sunday morning at
1870. on the 18th chapter of Revelations;
subject. The scarlet Beast and Its
Rider
Unitarian church. Rev. s. $. Booth pas
tor. Subject fer sunday, The Reason
for the Existence Of the Church.
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PITTSFIELD.
Portland I. NC. VS.. the
piitstieId A. A',Tonight.
Vim. Gilman Has Hand Badly
Injured, Friday, in Mill.
Deaths in Burnham and Troy..case
OF Scarlet tever.-n0tes.

Daniel Getchell entertained IA class
mates of the Grammar school at his
home, Thursday evening, the time be-
ing very happily passed with games.
Refreshments We're served.
Master William McGilvery gave a
party at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs w. b. McGilvery. from to
), Friday afternoon, in honor of his
eighth birthday. \ number of little
friends were present. Refreshments
We're served. Master William was the
recipient of a number Of presents.
Ben Brown, a student at the Med
zeal School at Brunswick, who had
a leg broken in a coasting accident at
Bowdonham, last week. arrived here,
Wednesday evening, and went, Thurs
day, to Hartland, where he will be
cared for at the home of his brother
Paul Brown. He was accompanied by
his sister, Mrs Jean Brown of Port
land, Frank Brown of Somerville June
and Paul Brown.
The death of Mrs. Rufus Reynolds,
an aged resident OF Burnham, occur
red about A. NJ. Friday, at her home.
where she had lived for many years.
Besides the husband two sons. Frank
Reynolds Of Lewiston, Bert. who lives
in Burnham, and two daughters, Mrs.
Florence Peary Of Durham and Mrs.
Frank Willis of Bangor, survive
The last basketball game of the sea-
son will be played in Union hall, Sat
urday evening. between Portland Y.
NJ. c. a. and Pittsfield A. \.
The death Of Mrs. Miller Richard
son occurred at her home at Green's
Corner in Troy. Wednesday. Funeral
services will be held at the home, Sat
urday, after which the remains will
be brought 10 this village and placed
in the receiving tomb. Mrs. Richard
sons maiden name was Sarah jack
son.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Z. Humphrey are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of son, Thursday, March 6.
William Gilman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Gilman. badly injured his
right hand. Friday morning. While at
work in the card room of the River
side mill.
Mrs. Charles Sherman of Burnham
is very i'll.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ.
Chalmers was quarantined, Friday, on
account of the illness of their young
granddaughter. Analalde Smith. who
has scarlet fever.
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Colby College.

The members Of The Senior class held
an informal banquet, Friday evening,
at tho Royal cafe Time passed quick
~ in listening TO informal speeches by
some of the men and singing of the
college songs. This is but one Of sew
eral banquets which will be held. dur
ing the. yeal Charles J. Kepplc of Mt,
Vernon was chairman of the arrange
ment committee.
Andrew Young Is. Sangerville, Ches-
ter r Wood, IA, Woburn, Mass. Frank
n. failingham. IA. Atlantic City, ami
lsoy c. Hurd. 'lG, Charleston. left Fri
day, for Cambridge. Mass. to attend
the annual conference of men interest
ed in the Christian ministry, at Anda-
yer Theological Seminary.
Raymond p. Luce, ex4. Caribou,
principal Of he Belgrade High school,
is passing the Week end visiting
friends in Watcville.
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DOGS OF ALASKA.
Some Teams Cost $4,000 and They Are
Worth II.

Miss Emma Leonidas Kelly. the first
white woman TO go down the Yukon,
has qualified by many strenuous eXpe-
riences in Alaska To be considered an
authGrity on the dog teams of that
country. The native animals are the
malamute the huskie and the Siwash.
The first comes from the coast of
Bering sea ana is a cross between the
Russian terrier and the Siwash. He is
small weighing 60 or IS pounds and has
shaggy hair which makes him look
twice his real size. Under this is a
coat OF short warm fur that protects
him IN the most severe weather
The huskie comes from the Mckenzie
river, is large gray dog weighing
from 1875 to 100 pounds and is covered
with short stubby fur with an under
coat of thick fur They can stand
more hardships and go without food
longer than any other dog in the north.
The Siwash dogs, which are in the
majority are a cross between wolf
and a dog, and usually gray or white
in color, but occa sionally black Their
weight is from so to 90 pounds. They
rarely sleep under shelter, preferring
to curl up in the snow even with the
mercury 60 degrees below zero
In this respect the native animals
are better fitted for their work than
the immigrant dogs, says Miss Kelly in
Country Life in America. In severe
weather the latter wear little moe
casins made of heavy moose skins,
while nature has provided the native
dogs with heavy fur covering the whole
foot, even between the toes.
The seds in general use are : feet
long, Il inches wide and inches high,
and an immense load of freight can be
packed and dashed on them. The sled
is guided in the trail by pole known
as the CO. pole.
The dogs are hitched about six feet
ahead of the sled, and the driver
walks back to them. holding on to the
c. pole to keep the heavily loaded
sled straight in the narrow trail So
that it Will not tip over on the rough
siding places.
In case the sled is not heavily loaded
the dogs are hooked up close To the
sled and the driver rides a greater part
of the time-that is if the weather is
not too cold in which case he prefers
running TO keep warm,
+ On the creek beds there is often from
/ one to five inches Of water and il is
always difficult matter to make the
dogs go through this. They dislike get
ting their feet wet, but they must keen
the trail and pull through it.
Immediately after getting out of the
water it begins To form in little ice
balls between their toes. and the whole
! team of days will lie down on the trail
IN their harness and go to picking and
cleaning their feet. which are rarely
ever sore or frozen unless they have
/ been in water several hours.
! From the last snow in the spring un-
Ill the first in the fall the doEs have
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RAILROAD TELEGRAPHERS
Invited to Attend Meetings, Wednes
day, March II, in Boston.


Railroad photographers Of Waterville
and stations all along the line of the
Maine Central Railroad are interested
in the invitation of The Boston Diyis-
ions. No. Al and 50. to attend their
joint meetings Of those divisions,
March Il. at The Quincy House. Boston.
The Maine Central and Bangor Y
Afeostok telegraphers general com
mittces. among others. have been re-
quested Ia held their biennial MEETINGS
in Boston. March II, so their members
may all be on hand for these joint
meetings, March L. The morning ses-
sien 81 the Boston Divisions will be
called 10 order at 10 O'Clock, and the
evening meeting 1T o'clock. Commu-
nicatians should be addressed to
Thomas j. I1ogarty Il Clarendon ave-
nue., West Somervnlc, Mass
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Sardines.

To the uninitiated one tin of sardines
is like another. 1t is the epicure who
carefully scrutlnizes it to make sure
that the brand is his favorite; 1t is the
eonnoisseur who objects TO having sar-
dimes served in any other dish save the
tin in which they were originally pack
ed. The housewife who likes to make
a dainty table may place the box con-
tanning those little fish into any silver
or chine receptacle she likes, but she
must leave the sardines, in the tin.
When the magic word French is in
scribed on the box the gourmet Is SAT.
isfed. He has, however. to scrutinize 1t
to make certain that the sardines are of
the exact size he likes. While fifty peo-
ph will ask for sardines and eat them
oblivious to any such facts as brand,
size, or oil, the fifty-frst will be scru-
pulously careful to touch none except
those to which he has given his pref
erence. At least four of the leading
French packers have put no sardines
at all on the market this season. and
alarm has arisen in the minds OF those
who appreciate the little fish.
The demand for sardines has grown
enormously of recent years in Great
Britain. Prices have gone up, and are
still increasing. 1t is foretold that great
difficulty will be experienced in obtain
ing even limited supply of the small
French sardine so many people prefer.
London Telegraph.
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Wateryille's Auto
Show a Success.

Waterville's first annual Automobile
show came to successful end, Fri
day night. Manager j. J. Hennings
stated that he is 50 pleased with the
generous reception accorded the exhi-
bition and it's general success. that il
is practically certain that a show VIII
be given in 1914.
Among the recent sales of automo-
biles made by the Naterville Motor
Co, during the show and before. are
the following:
DR. NJ. w. Bessey of Waterville,
StudebaRrf -: f, d Mcclellan, Wa
teryille. Studebaker %; Central Maine
Power Co.. Studebaker So; DR.. Y. T.
Lathbury Pittsfield. Studebaker IS;
Fred p. Head. Wateryilie, Studebaker
So; Dr. Charles Maybury. North Vas
salDoro, Studebaker 50; DR.. 5. o. Clos
son. Gardiner. -Studebaker 50; George
&c. Dane, Skowl1egan. Suidehaker 80; S.
O. Parker. Belfast, Studebaker &c.,
Kennebec Log Driving Co. REQ SO; +.
c. Wardwell, REQ 80.
William Howard, proprietor of the
New Bay View hotel of Waterville,
purchased an International Power
wagon. which he will use for trans
porting passengers and baggage to and
from the Maine Central station, the
only machine driven vehicle of this
kind in WatervilIe. The auto was sold
by the Steward & Marston Co. of
SkoWheg2n ana Waterville.
w. p. spencer has recently sold II
Mitchell Six TO George Averili, mana
ger of the Reyes Fibre Co, Fairfield,
also a Mitchell Six to Elmer Cloutier,
proprietor of the Cloutier Specialty
store of Watervlle.
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Post Office to Be Moved
To lis New Quarters.
The Business Has Greatly In
CREASED in Past Few Years.
A Live Toad Appears to Enjoy the
B'acing March Weather.

Permission has been received to
move the post office to the new build
ing on Mechanic street, for which the
present postmaster, George w Could
ing. was largely responsible in build
ing. The increased business at the of
flee made necessary the new building.
This Office is one terminal of the Bing-
ham and Oakland r. p O. and all of
the registered mail from this line must
go through this office. thus requiring
much of the time of one of the clerks.
There are also four rural mail ear
riers covering about 100 miles and tax
ing the matt to Smithiield, North Bel
grade and part of Sidney. The num-
her OF trains taking mails TO and from
this Office have increased materially
within few years as we'll as the
amount of mail which is brought by
each train. The public should also bear
IN mind that the clerks will have to
learn the nov office as green men
would. All of this extra work made by
the carriers. the increased number of
trains ana moving the Office at this
particular time is being done with
practically no increase in office help.
Iut all OF lllS Ntih Is uPltt WIN
muah promptnCSs and dispatch as the
efficiency of the work will allow with
the Office force al hand.
A company of men from Colby Col
lege will conduct the Gospel service
at $50 p NJ, sunday. at The High
street Mission. Special music.
+. A. Pul!en and c. j. Tobias will
furnish special music at the Methodist
church. Sunday morning. n the cvc-
ming. the congregation of the ehurcl
will unite with the Baptist church
where Theodore Fieldbrave of Colby
College will address them.
,, r,ongfellow's beautiful Indian poem
"HiaWatha," win Se presented by thC
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-08

Miss Grace +. Drammond of Wins
low, Who is low teaching in Fairfield.
has been appointed assistant 10 the
principal Of the North Grammar
school. Watery:lle. by snpt. Perkins.
and the appointment has been confirm
ed by the Board of Education. Miss
Drummond succeeds Miss Edith
Hutchinson, Miss Drummond is n
graduate Of. the Pennington Normal
school, and has had 10-years expert
enec as Il teacher in PASSPORT. Prcs4ue
Isle and Fairfield. She VIII assume her
duties. Monday.
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! a m

centric andhh8 Valance. The differ
ence in deteriofAtion between the two
would be enormous. At the end Of a
year the railroad with less efficient
equipment would show the tremen-
dous punishment to which 1t had been
!. subjected. Flat wheels alone would
/ have administered hammering
representing a heavy outlay for the
replacement of damaged rails. a
| concentric. round wheel should not
wear fiat. An oval wheel, even
| though only a small fraction of an
inch off the round soon wears fiat.
! because the brake shoe catches the
high spot practicable every time it is
applied, causing the wheel to slide 80
that the wear is confined to a small
section of the circumference.
The experience of one of the great
limited trains in leaving a trail OF
over 100 broken rails in one section of
line is startling example of what the
absence Of refinement in running gear
can accomplish, This train was
hauled by an absolutely new locomo-
tive. The investigation showed that
the damage resulted wholly from the
fact that the revolving parts of the
engine were out of balance. This
destructive influence exists to a great
er or less extent In nearly every piece
, of rolling stock in the country
The railroads possess the means of
proving for themselves the existence
of these conditions. The large conn
panies have testing cars equipped
with instruments for registering the
condition of the roadbed and the rails.
IL a section of line should be tested
by these instruments on a true-run-
ming test car, and the same instru-
ments should then be placed on a par
Tor car or sleeper representing the
most modern practice yet accepted by
the railroad, and q second test made.
q convincing lesson would be taught.
IL the instruments were next placed
on car with wheels round, concen-
trio, and in balance. the third test
would show contrasts so great that
FEW railroad men could refuse TO ac-
eept the lesson.
change from the present method
cannot be accomplished In a day or a
year. But il the railroads made the
beginning, insisting upon round
wheels, eoncentric with axles. and
vigorously followed up the weakness
es above pointed out 1t would not be
many years before American railroads
would be running their trains with an
increase of comfort and safety ia
their passengers. and at a reduced
cost. The trouble is that the best
energies OF railroad managers do mt
extend as far as the shops. These
men are producing traffic. In this
specialized work the running of trains
and the handling of great numbers az
people and great masses of freight
not another business is operated bet
Ter taking the average. But beyond
nis special sphere OF action the higher
railroad official extends his interast
only In casual way. and the wba.,
foundry and the car and locomotive
shops are in the far end of his per-
speetive. The proof of the value OF
eiese improvements should reach the
men higher up.-Iron Age.
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'Restraint of Liberty" at
Turn to the Right, Sunday

Restraint of Liberty" will be the sub
tect discussed at the Turn TO the Right
meeting, Sunday afternoon, at the city
Opera house. The speaker will be Hon.
Clifford McGlauflin, Portland attorney
who is well known all over Maine. His
subject is a comprehensive one and will
deal with citizens relation to the laws
Of his country.
The doors Of the Opera house, as has
been the custom. win be opened at 2l5
and from go until o'clock PHllen's Or
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-08

chestra of Oakland will give a program
as follows
Might of Right" Boehnlein
MISUNDERSTANDING and showers
+. Hans Flath
"HumOreSke,' BVorak
3arcarole-"Nopoitoine MeyreHcs
WatZes-"S Southern Roses"
John Strauss
March" Manhattan Beach" SOnSa
The Male Quartet that has given 50
much pleasure at several of the meetings
will again be heard, and 10 close mo-
ton pictnre film VIII be shown
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gathino in MaImsey Wine.

The following circular has recently
been sent by number of French WINE
merchants to their clientele: Bathing
in superior Malmscy wine is most for
tifYing and hNgienic for the system. \
hectoltre about Il sallons) of this
delicious wine is sufficient for 100 baths,
on each occasion the whole y gallons
are poured into the bath, and when the
bath (Which should occupy % minutes)
is finished. the wine should be poured
back into the barrel. After 100 baths
tie Malmsey wine is distilled and pro-
duces a delicious brandy" This eXtrs.cr
is verbatim. As schoolboys we had
delightful visions of a famous duke OF
Clarence who was drowned III a butt
of this delectablc liquor in li1S-a
death which ranged him Immediately
with those unforgettable princes who
died through surfeits of humphreys
and new ale.
Nevertheless, ii seems to have been
reserved for our luxurious age to de-
wise systematic bathing in wine. No
doubt some precedent can he found for
il in the Roman empire, and today, in
some of the stories Of the Wild West,
we read of COW boy millionaircs delight
ing in baths of whisky; but regimen
of baths in Malvoisie seems the ne plus
ultra of questionable extravaganza,
even when allowance is made for the
thrifty practice of using the same wine
100 times, and then distilling it into
brandy. one would be inclined 10 sus-
pect an elaborate joke, especially in
the naive recommendation at the end.
were il not for the fact that the OK
tract is taken from the Bulletin Oitic :
ial of the Paris markets. "a PAPER which
is mainly devoted to making public all
information which tends to the cncour
agement of French agriculture Never
theless, we should welcome n definite
medical announcement as to the value
Of oinotherapy before recommending 1t
TO England. -Westminster Gazette.
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students of Grades V, VI and VII in
Memorial hall, Tuesday evening, March
Is The work will be in charge of Miss
Eva w Scates.
A live toad appeared in the finishing
room of the Oakland wooden mill, Fri
day afternoon, a somewhat unusual
thing at this time of the year
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The Cecilia Choral Society held
special rehearsal, Friday evening, in
the congregational vestry, in prepare
ton for the Easter concerts to be
given soon. The committee reports that
a large number OF guarantors are be-
ing secured for the concert fund An
other rehearsal. a regular one. will he
held, Monday evening
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The fire department responded TO Il
sill alarm, Friday, for a chimney fire
at the home of Prof. Julian y. Taylor
Of Colby. College avenue one chemi-
cal vas enough To quench the blaze.
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J. T.. Battles Of Boston, a graduate Of
the University of Maine in tha class Of
1910. was II visitor in Watorville. on
business. Thursday. Mr. BATTLES is
now employed with the Westinghouse
Company.
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The members of the Masonic Clup
will hold the second series of It's tour
nament, next Wednesday evening.
March u Players unable to participate
will kindly notify some member of the
committee before that date.