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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20

OF course that means that several
millions of dollars that is now passed
to our own merchants will be sent out
of the State to Massachusetts, rum
sellers; and that many millions more
that how purchase shoes. clothing and
other home comforts will then be paid
out to the rumsellers in Maine, but
the merchants ought to be willing to
lose a few millions of dollars IN trade
if the topers of Maine can get good
rum.
But will license guarantee good" IL
quor? A rumseller in this State tells
me that mo decent man can sell rum,
he has got to do so many mean things
that he has to give up every decent
principle" And if you could read the
local press here and know the kind
of rum sold here in a license state,
you would think he told the truth and
you would learn that license is not a
specific for blind tigers and boot leg
gers, either, but the mayor of Phila-
delphia lately disclosed that there were
more speakeasies in that city than
there were licensed places. The first
year Wilson was governor of New
Jersey, the State Civic League laid be-
fore him convincing proof that there
were more unlicensed than licensed
rumsellers in this state and he never
did a thing to stop it. AS a rumseller
said to me: "They know better than
to abuse their friends
/ can truly say with that saloon
keeper: NO man of a decent moral
character will sell or advocate the sale
of rum" Surely none others can or
do advocate that which robs children,
abuses wives, degrades womanhood,
brutalizes mankind, fills hospitals, asy-
lums, jails and prisons, sinks bright
and hopeful young manhood below the
level of the beasts, and robs countless
thousands of that salvation for which
so great divine sacrifice was made. And
yet, knowing all this, we have men
no, mean persons-in Maine who are
pleading for license.
How long. oh Lord, how lonSl
c. Z. SMITH,
Vienna, n. ].
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20

he referred to the cry for equality.
and showed that no such thing could
exist. If we were never to be content
till we were all equal, then we must
by the necessity of the case, be for
ever discontented. What they ought
to strive for was to reduce their in
equalities to minimum. What he
personally desired and would work for
was equality of opportunity, equality
of regard for all who did their best,
and equality of wages when it was
accompanied by equality of work.
His third fear for modern Socialism
was the suppression of the individual.
In its gospel of equal wages, equal
hours of work, equal and strictly linn
tied production, modern Socialism
seemed to overlook and underva1ue the
immeasufable importance of the in
dividual. Nothing was more sure than
that if the individual were cramped
society would suffer. 1t would have
neither guides nor teachers, great men
nor leaders. Genius would perish. Sci
ence, literature, art would wither, in
vertion would be stifled, industrial
progress would be stopped. And from
the WEAKNESS and monotony of dead
level there ultimately would spring, as
all history taught, a reactionary re-
volt from an enervating Socialism
and n recrudescence of rampant indi-
vidualism. It was because ne DeHeVeo
in and longed for the blessings of true
Christian Socialism that he was nom
estly afraid of the suppression of in
dividuaIisrn. and especially of the un-
avoidable and retaliatory consequences
OF such suppression.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20
Benefits of the New Tariff.

The Journal editor recently asked a
well-known man who had been travel
ing in the Central West, how the new
tariff was working. The reply was
laconic. He said: 1T is putting sc
per cent. of the reduction in duties in
to the pockets of foreign manufacture
ers and merchants And he shot
back: You haven't noticed any q
per cent. reductions here at home
have you?"
The New York Mail calls attention
to this one:
Right on the heels of the department
of agriculture's declaration that the
high price of foods is due to the man
ipulations of the chain of middlemen
who stand between the farmers and
the consumers comes the news that the
California Associated Raisin Company
is selling raisins for use in foreign
countries at two cents a pound less
than the price charged for raisins to
be consumed in the United States.
This discrimination in favor OF
foreign consumers exactly represents
the amount of duty on imported raj
sins"
Comforting reduction in the .higf
cost of living" isn't it?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20
Shortsishted Hypocrisy.

Editor Kennebec Journal:
I cannot understand the shortsight-
edness of the so-called rum press up
in Maine. The editors are continuous
ly lamenting over the terrible quallty
of the liquor used in the State, in
sisting that it would be of better quail
ity IL they could have license. Now
all of the liquor used in Maine is
bought of licensed dealers in Massa-
chusetts and as they claim that IL
censed dealers are all such moral and
upright people, and as the rum edi-
tors have so great an influence over
them, / should think they would try
and induce them to send good quail
ity of hell juice into the State, so 1t
would not have so bad an effect on the
people. and they would not have Sc
much reason to have SO great preJu-
dice against all liquor drinking. Now
let all the rum editors of Maine de-
mand Of their good friends, the rum
sellers in Massachusetts,, that they
send only good rum into the State.
Then they can point with pride" to
the good effect it is having on the
citizens, more especially on the young
men. Then they can sing:
"Now you see the advantage of hav-
ing good liquor, but We are not reap
ing all the benefits from it we ought
to; we are drinking only ONE
EIGHTEENTH as much rum as Mass
aehusetts is. Now what We need is a
license law and we can increase our
happiness and prosperity 1900 per cent
Surely no one who has the best in
terests of our State at heart can OBJ
iaot ~ thatp
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20
New Century Grange.

New Century Grange held an all
day session to install officers Jan. 10.
A stormy day prevented large num-
Der of visiters. but the attendance was
good. Six applications for member
ship were received, and four candi-
dates were elected to membership.
4 recess for dinner was taken at
noon, and afterward officers were in
stalled by Past Master G. w. Brew
ster, assisted by Ethel Fogg and Les
lie Johnson of Lakeview Grange.
A literary program was then en-
joyed, the chief feature Of which was
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20
Equality of Wages for Equality of
Work.

The growth of the new idea that
fame and success must henceforth be
based on deeds instead of dollars, is
putting its roots deep in the social
fabric. 1t is bound to draw splendid
sustenance from the soil of the next
generation. Today we know that the
accomplishment of anything worth
while requires character and courage.
The man who does REAL things to-
day makes more enemies than friends.
but the front rank of the promoters of
evil business for selfish purposes is
mics the righteous man makes is de-
sreasing.
We have been deeply interested in
the Lcndon Telegraph report of the ad-
dress to men by the Bishop of Car
lisie in which he gave interesting
views on modern socialism. He made
1t plain that his eyes We're open to
the lurking dangers in its acknowledg-
ed merits. He saw in it a desirable re-
action against nineteenth century in
1ividualism, but expressed the opinion
that it might possibly carry this re-
action too far and overlook the i'm
portance Of the individual.
Tie bishop said that modern Social
Ism was the natural and necessary
reaction from the fierce and selfish in
dividualism of the nineteenth century
II twentieth-century Socialism were
nothing better than a reaction from
The appalling anti-Chrstian individu.
alism of the nineteenth-century, it wa.
nobler than settling down to the mon.
strous selfshness of that reckless in.
dividualism with all it's train of misery
and woe. 1t was not the clamors ant
the shoutings, the menaces and ragt
Of modern Socialism that he wa.
afraid OF, but what he feared, first o,
all. was the materialistic basis OF
which so much of our popular Social
Ism was being built
A great and noble manhood coulC
never be founded on the quicksands o
materialism. Money could never max,
man. If money could make a man
then every millionaire would be a kint
Of super-man, which they knew 70
certain he was not. His second fea
for modern Socialism was lest
should be deceived by catchwords an,
party cries, by illusions and the ap
pearances of things, instead of pay
ing strenuous attention and givini
strict and intelligent heed to thing
As they really were. Things and tn
lpeparance of things, catchwords ant
facts were often as far asunder as tn
poles. AS an illustration Of this truth
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20
Welcome to the Methodists.

Augusta welcomes the Methodists o.
Maine and their distinguished guest:
and instructors, Bishop John w. Ham
ilton and Revs. Birney, North, ward
Csrowther. Fort and others. Undoubt'
edly it is the most far-reaching churcf
movement that ever touched the Maine
field. We look for immediate effec'
along similar lines in other ehurches
with results just as satisfactory az
we confidently expect from this. in-
deed a movement is already under way
for Community Efficiency Confer
ence" of all the churches of Maine, to
be held in the early Spring.
In this conference of Methodist blsh-
ops. superintendents, pastors and lay
men. we see that Maine, away upon
the northeast corner of things, is no
longer out of the beaten path. The
great church outside has come to us
and has extended tangible assistance.
We look to see the fortunes of many
disheartened Maine fields pick up and
nrosne,. under the new methods of in
tensive cultivation.
Never a doubt exists in the minds of
discerning men that modern methods
should be put in practice in church
work as well as in agriculture and in
trade. The minister and his advisers
who attempt to get along with
wooden plow to save 40 cents, is a
back number, and when he wakes up
he'll have to sprint to catch up with
the Damascus Road band wagon.
These are not the days of the old
clock on the stair, moderately and mo-
notonously repeating: Take-your- time
--take-your- time" they are the days
of the fiery little gilt mantle clock that
kicks out an hour every forty minutes.
and sings persistently in jig time:
Get together! Get together. Get to-
gether.."
Tho efficiency expert has entered the
service of the church and is adopting
methods to suit the needs of the hour.
Maine gets the first benefits of his
science. The church is awake. we be-
lieve, as it has seldom been aroused
before. The field was never so magnif-
icent and promising.
Greetings, gentlemen; more force to
your methods, more strength to your
souls!
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20

Frank j.. Savage of Fairfield cele-
brated his 72nd birthday a few days
ago, the middle brother of three who
fought gallantly in the Civil war. All
are now living-Henry, age IA, of Wa
terville, a member of the 10th Maine;
Frank, age 70, a member of the 10th
Maine and later of the 1st Maine Cav
airy, and Gardiner, age 50, of Fairfield,
of the 2Sth Maine, and later of the 1st
Maine Cavalry. The last IS months of
the war vet remain vivid memories
for Frank Savage In September. 1864,
his company was in the battle of the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20

stimulates too much. On the con-
trary, Or. Emil kraepelin, profes-
sor of mental diseases in the
University of Munich, is said to
have demonstrated that alcohol is
a narcotic first, last and always;
that the stimulation is merely
imaginary; and that one does less
and poorer work under its infiu-
enoe, although, curiously enough,
he thinks he is turning out more
and better work than usual.
kraepelin and his coworkers also
assert that it is not the fourth or
fifth drink that intoxicates: it is
the sum of the first, second, and
third. On direct evidence and
supporting testimony they have
made a strong case against aico-
hoi. A man is "drunk," or under
the influence of liquor to a
demonstrable degree, says DR..
kraepelin, when his muscular or
mental speed or endurance limits
have suffered diminution as
result of his having imbibed. This
condition may be clearly shown by
mechanical devices of the labora-
tory, whose testimony is final, no
matter what the man himself has
to say about it. There is no ap-
peal from their decision.
This introduction is followed bs
,roof in the form of a long series o.
on a group of men who
we're kept in ignorance of the real ma
ure of the tests. The results are
mazing and final, but they are backed
W many different experiments by
ther investigating scientists along
imilar lines. AS the Literary Digest
ruly says: There is no appeal from
he decision" but men in the interests
f this gigantic gate to hell will con-
inue to lie, and will find poor, foolish
elievers,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20
Maine Gossip
Only a Dog.

only poor oumb creature?
mot so poor as you and l,
lie was as true to nature
AS the clouds are true to the sky,
fof ne was no quibbling coward.
No recreant, false friend he.
talthful to one-and forward,
with dogs firm eonstancy.
There's surely a welcome haven
FOR dogs who are true and good;
ana dog who was never a craven
Deserves to be understood.
SO, as sure as kindly nature
Has limned the earth and the sky
So will this poor dumb creature
BE remembered as you and |.
Horace s. Keller
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20
Comforting reduction in the @higf
cost of living" isn't it?

Those China eggs are bringing down
our egg expenses in just the same way
that the Argentine beef reduced our meat
bills.-Boston Globe.
We heard of a woman who, when
China eggs" first came in style as
nest eggs, set hen on 13 of en-
counting on brood of China chickens
Well. the hen set, and sat, and sot
until her elbows poked down through
the nest and the salt box in which
she mad been set, and she never hatch
ed a chicken. And we opine that
Democracy counted its free trade
chickens with the same degree of per-
spicacity.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20
CHINA.

On Thursday. Jan. 15, the tenth
birthday of Miss Ethel Gerald was
celebrated at her home on the East
side of the Lake. Ten of her little
girl friends came to the house at 4
o'clock and remained until six bring
ing pleasing remembrances with them.
The following are the names of those
present: Josephine Cook. Beatrice
Main, Dorothy Thurston, Mildred Han
dy, Dorothy Farnsworth, Virginia
Fletcher, Mabel and Dora Kitchen, and
Abbie and Hortense Stackey. Re-
freshments of sandwiches, cake and
cocoa were served and the guests de-
parted wishing for Miss Ethel many
happy returns of the day
Howard Feillar of South China was
in town Saturday on telephone busi-
ness.
George l.. Gilman. who has been in
town the past week on business, has
returned to Waterville. where he pro-
poses to stay for the present and per-
haps through the summer. He is at
work st his trade and is much pleased
with the outlook and thinks he and
his wife will remain for some time ere
they return to China to their home.
Tho X-raV furnad IN q hoIa NJ 4aha c.n
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20

a short play, "A Love of Bonnet"
by members of the grange and the
Neighborhood Club of Holden. Miss
Ethel Fogg gave a piano solo, Mrs.
Nellie Cook and Miss Alta Black vo-
cal solos, others readings, recitations
and remarks.
Altogether it was an enjoyable ees-
sion. A meeting of the officers and
others interested will De held Jan II
for practice.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20
Mountain View Grange.

At the regular meeting Friday eve-
ming the fourth degree was worked
on a class of three, followed by a
harvest feast and installation of oftl-
GERS. Although it was a bad night,
there was good attendance. and an
enjoyable evening was spent.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20

A dozen anonymous letters threatening
death to William Travers Jerome unless
he discontinues his attempts to get Harry
X Thaw back to Matteawan, have been
turned over to a detective agency.-New
York News Dispatch
1t seems that the Thaw millions will
be used, even to the extent OF procur-
ing murder in an effort to defeat JUS
tice,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20

In our Letter Box we publish let
regulation prevails and where the
consumption of liquor per capita is
greater than in any other state of the
Union The traffic is certainly reg
ulated" thereto the entire satisfac-
ton of the liquor interests.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20
FRANK J. SAVAGE OF FAIRFIELD.

Vaughn road; in December the Belle
field raid or what was known among
the soldiers as the "Applejaek" raid;
and, in November, the first Hatch's
run. when the Union forces were sur
rounded for four hours by the rebel
forces. In the spring of '65 his COM
pany was in the battle at Dinwiddie
court house, anG the following battle
was at Five Forks two days later.
Two engagements occurred on the
sixth day of April. In the morning his
company was driven from Sailors
Creek, dismounted and charged at
noon driving out the rebels and cap
turing $500 privates and seven miles of
wagon train. Next morning at sunrise
the Union army struck the rebels rear
at High Bridge. On April skirmish
took place at Farmsville. The cavalry
mounted and on the same night
marched to Prospect church. On the
morning of the Sth. Custis' division
passed them with Sheridan. The Union
army marched al day until l o'clock
at night, when, Lees advance was
struck at Appomattox court house.
The cavalry dismounted and prepared
to fight on loot. "A line OF pdllle "ds
formed en- Glover hill. The next morn
ing Lees army was finally driven back,
and was held long enough for the in
fantry to get up and take the Union
cavalrf places on the line when Lee
surrendered. If there is any veteran
from Company NJ who was present at
the surrender Of Lee, Mr.. Savage
would like to hear from him, either by
letter or through the columns of this
parer
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20
Editors Letter Box.

The publication of a letter in this
department is not to be taken as
an endorsement of Its view by the
Eennebec journal This column
is maintained for the discussion OF
matters of general public interest,"
when kept within bounds OF rea-
son and not of libelous or abu-
siye nature.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20

After getting Harry Thaw back
where he belongs, why not confine
some of the newspapermen who eter-
nally exploit the unsavory experiences
of Evelyn Thaw?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20

Waterville has the largest Good Tenn
plars lodge in the State. And to think
that the city is State headquarters for
the Democracy at that.-Portland Press.
II you think" SO, you are mistaken
Things have changed since covered
bridge days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20

The following information for or
chardists is from a bulletin prepared
by the professor of horticulture at the
College of Agriculture:
How TO buy-The orchardist who eX-
pects to buy his nursery stock has a
number of points to consider. The hrst
thing for the beginner to do is to get
catalogs from number of nursery
companies, and make careful study
of them for methods of work, quality
of stock offered, reliability, etc. Other
things being equal, companies OF long
standing can be accepted as reliable
ones. Jobbers should be avoided or
at least their records carefully inves-
tigated. If the amount of stock desired
equals twenty-five dollars it is a good
business principle to make out hst
and submit it to several companies
for quotations. IT does not follow from
this that the stock should be purchased
from the lowest bidder, because too
MANY conditions of soil, climate, and
labor enter into the production OF nrst
class nursery trees. The quotations
should be taken as a guide and not
as a definite result. When the COM
pany and quantity have been decided
upon the order should be placed early
in the season. as they are usually
booked and filed in the order received
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20

healthy man is a king in his own
right: an unhealthy man an unhappy
slave For impure blood and sluggish
liver, use Burdock Blood Bitters. On the
market 50 years. s1.00 a bottle.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20

Suffered day and night the torment OF
itching piles. Nothing helped me until
| used Doan's Ointment. The result was
lasting. Hon. John r. Garrett, Mayor,
Girard, Ala
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20

Harsh physics react, weaken the bow
els. will lead to chronic constipation.
Doan's Regulets operate easily. 2oc. a
box at all stores.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20

Accidents will happen. but the best
regulated families keep DR.. Thomas Ec-
lectic Oil for such emergencies. Two
sizes 25 and soc. at all stores.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

Gu n NOc CHAPTE ER, NO. 43,
r. a. M. Special convocation at Ma
sonic Temple Thursday evening, JAM ".
Work in Royal Arch. Refreshments. So
journing companions are cordially invited
to attend
FARNSWORTH G. MARSHALL, II. p.
CHARLES r. CHASE
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, P. M.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
at 8 o'clock.
G. S. PEASLEE, Capt.
RAY NJ. BURNS. Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-20
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Late orders are often rushed and many
times desirable varieties may be sold
out, and the company take the liberty
to substitute without yodr knowledge.
When the young trees arrive at their
destination. they should be immediate
ly unpacked and heeled-in, in some
moist, shady place. If they show any
indication of being dried out, soak
them up in water before heeling-in.
Many q careful orchardist, after driv-
ing eight or ten miles with his trees,
has tied his team and unpacked and
heeled-in the trees, before looking after
his personal wants.
With unusual interest South Port
land people and especially residents of
Willard are watching the progress of
the long overland journey now being
taken by Henry Wade Soule, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Soule of
Henry street, Willard Mr.. Soule in
company with another student of the
Physical Culture school in Buffalo,
New York started some time ago on
a walk from Buffalo, n. Y, to San
Francisco, California. After having
progressed as far as Colorado Springs.
some weeks ago the two boys stopped
and went to work in mine there
and only recently resumed their jour
rev toward the warmer country in
thc southwest. Up to the time they
g ed at Colorado Springs, they had
pushed two-wheeled rubber tired
cart before them which contained all
of the baggage. food and camping
utensils but finding that the roads
were becoming too heavy for their cart
they shipped this and what articles
were not absolutely necessary to a
point farther south. Mr.. Soule and his
companion are now hiking" it through
New Mexico to Miami, Arizona, which
is a small mining town. One of the
very noticeable features throughout the
West is the general business depres-
sion and the people there seem to be-
lieve that the Panama Exposition In
1915 to be held in San Grancisco will
not meet with such success as have
others of it's kind in the past, as the
country is overrun with thousands OF
the unemployed. Mechanics that have
flocked into the western states have
been turned down by employers when
they sought work and the condition is
becoming serious.
The Bangor News notes the last OF
the Worlds Fairs"-the Panama
Pacific exposition-as the passing OF
an era of graft, high prices and BOOM
ing in America. The Bangor News
has forgotten the Windsor annual
Worlds Fair"
The Bangor News tells as follows or
seizure made by Sheriff O'Connell
at Bangor:
while several liquor dealers stood
in the background, and shot glances
almost deadly enough to kill, the
sheriff and his men made huge se1z-
ure on Sunday night. The stuff filled
a two-horse sled and, conservatively
estimated, was worth over $lloO at
wholesale. With prices what they are
in these strenuous enforcement days, 1t
would bring most anything at retail
but s25oo would perhaps be a fair
guess"