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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01
Maine Gossip
Drifted Out to Sea,

Two little ones, grown tired or play,
Roamed by the sea, one summer day,
Watching the great waves come ana go
Prattlng as children will, you know,
of dolls and marbles. kites and strings,
Sometimes limiting at greater things,
At last they sped within their reach
An old boat cast upon the beach;
Helter-skelter, with merry din,
over its sides they clambered In
Ben, with his tangled, nut-brown hair;
Bess with her sweet face flushed ano
fair.
Rolling in from the briny deep,
Nearer, nearer the great waves creep,
Higher higher up on the sands,
Reaching out with their giant hanas.
Grasping the boat in boistrous glee,
Tossing it up and out to sea.
The sun went down mid clouds of gold;
Night came, with footsteps damp ana
cold;
Day dawned, the hours crep slowly by;
And now across the sunny SKY
a black cloud stretches far away,
And shuts the golden gates of day.
A storm comes on, with flash and roar,
While all the sky is shrouded Ger;
The great waves, rolling from the west,
Bring night and darkness on their breast,
Still floats the boat through drlVins
Protected by Gods powerful arm.
The home-bound vessel Ses.bird, lies
In ready trim, 'twixt sea and skies;
Her captain PAGES restless now,
troubled look upon his brow,
While all his nerves with terror thrill
The shadow of some coming i'll.
The mate comes up to where he stands,
And grasps his arm with eager hands,
"a boat has just swept past says he,
Bearing two children out to sea;
'Tis dangerous now to put about,
Yet they cannot be saved without.
"Naught but their safety will suffice!
They must be saved!" the captain cries,
by every thought that's Just and rlght,
BY lips I hope to kiss tonight,
I'll peril vessel, life and men,
And God will not forsake US then
With anxious faces, one and all,
Each man responded to the call,
And when at last through driving storm
They lifted up each little form,
The captain started with a groan' -,
My God is good, they are my own"
Rosa Hartwick Thorpe.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL. THURSDAY, JANUARY L. 1914

burg. where he served three years. It
was while stationed in st. Petersburg
that Mr.. Pierce became acquainted
with the Wymans, famous capitalists
who were developing railroad lines be-
tween Moscow and st. Petersburg. He
remained with this firm for some years
and later went to London where he
established n residence and practised
In the English courts. In 1866 Mr..
Pierce was knighteu and received the
Russian order of Ste. Anne from the
hands Of the late Queen Victoria. He
was member of the Royal Geograph-
ical Society, the Royal Institution, the
British Archaeological Society of Port
land. Mr.. Pierce was a member of
the Masons and was the Oldest MEM
Der connected with a Maine lodge. At
Bowdoin college he was a member of
the Psi Epsilon fraternity and made
Phi Beta Kappa.
The innovations by and the general
ability of our Harry Prince have been
extensively advertised. In the current
number of Philadelphia publication
of national scope, Library Chat" Is
found the following:
In times past, but not beyond recol-
lection, the chief duties of State libra
rians were sitting on the stage at
public gabfests, preceding the rest Of
the book singers OF the State into
banquets, knowing certain legislators,
and being absent when wanted. But
these conditions vanished when too
many of the right sort of men took
upon themselves the States obligation
in this capacity. Which came first,
the chicken or the egg? Did the grow
ing library systems Of the States de-
mand better leaders, or did such men
as Wyer, Belden, GODDARD, Prince, Put
nam, Sanders and the like, cut the
pretence, and go to work, begin do
ing things? In the Maine State Lii
brary Bulletin, Henry Prince invites
the folks of his State who '.haye any
questions to ask regarding any depart
ment of library work, sent them in
and the State Librarian will endeavor
to answer them" AS chivalrous po-
liteness dininishes in nation, the
conquest by the coming greatest ma
ton becomes more imminent; that S
the reason we appreciate more the
personal Acknowledgement by George
GODDARD of the receipt of a simple lit
tie advertising card than we do the
engraved announcement that the trus-
tees Of a famous university convey
their thanks, on a card signed by the
stenographer of the secretary of the
librarian.
Thomas Carle Of Princeton, Me-,
wants to know who is the oldest man
in the city of Calais and his age, also
who is the oldest man living in Calais
who was born there. Mr.. Carle was
bern in Waterloo, York county, March
8, 1920. His father went to Calais with
the family when Thomas was five
years old Mr. earle has been a resi-
dent of Princeton for so years. He has
always drank tea and thinks he has
eaten 275 barrels of -four, together
with lots5of pork, beef, fish and vege-
tables His life work has been mostly
farming. Until year ago he worked
regularly on his place, but now has
practically laid aside the hoe and has
to stay indoors most of the time. Mr..
earle writes without the use of glasses
which is quite a feat for man who
is In his oath year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01
Just Before He Gives the Rinq.

Nothing is true, my darling" he
answered, but this-this only that l
love you more than all the world"
She looked into his eyes, and each
saw the others soul shine out. There
was no need for speeeh.-Popular nov
els thrilling climax as published in a
recent issue of several Maine papers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01
Knew the Dish.

The various dishes in the Hungari-
an restaurant were numbered for the
convenience of the mattresses and the
benefit of the patrons. A young cou-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01
Doinq Her Best.

Does your wife run to meet you
when you come home in the gloam-
ing?"
We'll, her gown is a trifle tight for
running She hobbies toward me as
rapidly as she can.'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01
Slow Poison, If Sure.

There have been older smokers than
Granny" Scott, the Chertsey hawker,
who enjoyed a pipe in her 104th year.
Jane Garbutt, who died at Darlington
in 1856 at the age of 10, smoked a
pipe almost to her dying day. When
asked some time before her death how
long she had been a smoker, the old
lady replied. VERY nigh a hundred
years. Even this record was beaten
by an American negro, Abraham Ell
mer, who died ten years ago in his
119th year, and claimed to have smok-
ed for a century. If tobacco be a
poison as it's enemies declare, it is
pleasantly slow one.-London
Chronicle.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01

If, as reported from Paris, Senor
Huerta has negotiated loan, We
might as we'll make up our minds to
see him undergo another acute attack
of optimism.-Indianapo News
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
a Great Help,

This years cotton crop is estimated
to be worth s1,000,000, 600. See what
Southern man in the White House
can do for the sunny South.-Kansas
City Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01
A Popular Theme,

Twas the night before Christmas and
all through the press
Appeared some poor parodies, we must
confess,
The theme has caused thousands of
parodies sere:
So why add another? I'll end This one
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01
"Honcr Is the Subject" ."
(Neu work. TriblIne.)

(NeW YORK IflDuEe.J
Mr. Taft, when President, once ex-
pressed his willingness to make treat
les which would submit to arbitra-
ton all disputes between nations, not
excepting those Involving national
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01
In a Dark Corner.

Then you couldn't catch Mabel vi
der the mistletoe?''
mo; but I managed to catch he
under the parlor stairs
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01
The Master Linauist.

I'VE are thinking of giving old Got
rex the degree of doctor of languages. "
Hes no linguist.''
mo; but he has $4,000 900, and
money talks"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01
Narrow Quarters.

You're shopping late, old man."
Yes; l live in fiat and I've ben
looking everywhere for foldig
Christmas tree
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01
Sure Thing.

that you can't edge into a telephone
booth.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01
LET US LAUGH A BIT.
Uneven Exchange.

He buys a girl costly pearl
And later gets a jar. "a
With grlish thrift she makes his gift
A 10-cent calendar.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01

The administration at Washington
is confident there is a Mexican policy
at the end of the presidents floun
derings If it can ever be reached
Kansas City Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01
editor of the Biddeford to call 'em by

editor of the Biddeford to call EN- by
their first names. The Boston Ad-
vertiser tried to slip this one across:
Maine seems to be having good deal
of trouble with it's insane hospital. Just
what the connection is between the al.
fairs of the hospital and the sort of
thing which can be bought in Maine
drug store is not explained, although 1t
is known to be close
And Deacon Wormwood jumps into
the arena with the following:
Now what's the answer? This sort
of thing has passed for humor ever since
the prohibition issue became acute IN
down to hard facts and say Just what is
meant Is Boston in any way interest
ed in the thing which can be bought IN
a Maine drug store and. If so, why and
to what extent?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01

N. e. o. r., KENNEBEC LODGE, NO.
251, meets in G. A. r. hall the first and
third Tuesday evenings Of each month.
at 7.30 o'clock.
WALLACE d. SLIPP, Warden.
EMMA F, HOWE, Rec. Sec.
B. L. NICHOLS. Fin. Sec.
tu-th-sat
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01

A Solomon is needed in Sanford. A
committee has been appointed but is
already tearing hair and wishing II
had never been born. A satisfactory
plan for lighting the town must be
discovered to be placed before the vot-
ers at the March meeting. The voters
across the river are dissatisfied with
the way they have been used in the
past and will oppose any place OF ex-
pense to prevent them from obtaining
new sidewalks. Springvale housekeep-
ers will oppose lighting Sanfordi with
out giving their village as good sys-
tenn. Businessmen who are interested
in a municipal gas plant viii oppose
any ten-year contract with the Cum
berland Light & Power Co. Want a
Job on the committee2
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01

A telegram received in Portland an
nounced the death Of Sir Josiah Pierce
Friday in Hannable, Germany. Mr..
Pierce was one of the oldest graduates
Of Bowdoin College and for many
years represented the United States
government abroad, during which time
he made his home in Russia, Germany
and England. Mr.. Pierce was born
in Gorham, SO years ago. After pre-
partory school education there, he en-
tered Bowdoin college from which he
received his "a. B. degree in 1886. He
was awarded his "A. NJ" degree in
1S49 at Bowdoin and at the time Of his
death was the only surviving member
of the class of 1876. After a course of
study in his fathers office in Gorham,
Josiah was appointed secretary Of the
United States legation at st. Peters
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01

JEPHTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO. 9.
Meetings at 7.30 o'clock every second
and fourth Tuesday.
d. w. LOVEJOY, c. P.
c. E. STEWART. Scribe.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. M.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
at 8 o'clock.
G. S. PEASLEE, Capt
RAY M BURNS, Clerk
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01
ODD FELLOWS HALL

ASYLUM LODGE, NC 20, REGULAR
meeting at 7.30 Friday evening.
JOHN c. HOWES, N. G.
e. F. WESTON. Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-01

Job on the comm1ttees
Perhaps the most indignant group
Of people in Maine today are the citi-
zens of the village of Razorville,
where the postofTice that was self
supporting, has been arbitrarily dis
continued. A Kennebec Journal cor
respondent writes:
1.-The little village of Razorville, aft
err enjoying a splendid mail service
for nearly half a century, has been
stricken off the map and the post
office that accommodated so large a
number of patrons have had this
hardship thrust upon them. 1t Will
go down in history as one of the many
great (?) achievements and no doubt
will be placed side by side with the
other great pictures of the many help
full (?) things that this administration
has brought to Maine. Razorville Is
the most prosperous and thriving VII
LACE in the whole town and situated
in the center, had the best mail serv-
ice of any place in the States so rar
inland. ANY mail reaching Boston or
Bangor ON or before p. M, would
reach this office at A. M. the next
forenoon, giving the patrons ample
time to answer any and all important
mail on the stage that returns to Au-
gusta, leaving here at 1.30 p. NJ. This
arrangement as handy as 1t was and
of such vital Importance to this peo-
pie, did not however meet with the ap-
proval of the postoffice department
and although 1t was no expense what
ever to the postoffice department or
der was issued after being fully in
formed of all the facts and on Dec. 81
the postoffice was discontinued and
the patronage turned over to the West
Washington office. The postmistress,
Mrs. A. A. Hussey, is an admirable
| lady and a very efficient postmistress
and the patrons of the Razorville Of
| flee had rather she would have their
mail than any one and she would be
their choice If our office must go.
| Should the rumor prove true that they
are planning in August to begin on the
electric road through this place 1t
won't matter so much, but 1t Is said
on good authority that 1t won't be
completed for 3la years and Will be
more than four years before the cars
will be running. The stage will take
and leave mail from boxes that may
be placed on the line of Star Route
No. 1919 from Augusta to Washington
through this place. The owner of this
| Star route, Harvey Moores, is a very
careful and obliging driver and the
patrons will be cared for as far as he
| is able"
| A telegram received in Portland an
nounced the death Of Sir Josiah Pierce
| Friday in Hannable, Germany. Mr..
| Pierce was one of the Oldest graduates
Of Bowdoin College and for many
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-05
MRshNKHURsJ

KTOW IF you will kindly lend your ears for
IN moment I will fill them free of charge with
few words concerning the worlds greatest
assortment Of marvellous monstrosites
In the first cell we have Madame Maxine the rep
tile enchantreSs who Is entrancngy beautiful that
we call her the snake charmer de looks Notice
particularly her jungle green hair While training
the freaks before the opening of the circus Maxine
dyed her hair dulcet pink she could face these
horrible monsters in the pink of condition.
The snakes we're annoyed at the color that they
refused to tango. They wouldn't even touch their
breakfast Of live pigs and cream. Accordingly, Max
inc played another color, and the green 80 harmon
lied with the snakes old home I'm the tunges OF China
that they wrigged for joy.
In the next cage Is the fat boy He gave up his job
as a model for taxicabs to Join the Greatest Show
Earth. He's the biggest thing that ever came from
Chicago Happy Jack Wison-thats al-and quite
sufficient. He's a famous favorite with the ladies'
and if the sufragettes had their way they would put
Woodrow out Of the White House and roll Jack in.
Jack eats only seven pounds Of bear meat at each
meal, and he takes bath In tea-oup full of water
which comes NJ TO his neck In the tub Seven hun
dred and eghty-fve pounds If humanity rolled into
one human being! Tbtnk n IT, ladies and sen.telL
men-and you'll see what makes the hppopotamus
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-05
Here's BalIy-hoo Hitler,
Genial Jester at Barnum and Bailey's
Circus Have Laugh with Him, Gents

Great Britain Rights Reserved
Next Fall Jim is going TO college. He's going TO
be the Yale Football team. At this talking, odds on
the Yae-Harvard game are 10 to on Yale. He can
run the length Of the field with the whole team hang
ing to him.
Cherrie Davis the latest woman alive or dead ups
the Fairbanks nine hundred pounds from tip to tip
She measures nineteen feet around the waist Ten
make love to her at once Eyes, and they've
done IT, tool and no Of them viii get wise that
the other nine are among those present Any one
who is inclined to dispute these figures may step up
on the platform and attempt to lift Cherre. She can
never be put in a cocktail For exercise she gallops
through Central Park every morning at daybreak on
the back of our strongest elephant,
| will next direct your honorable attention to An
drew Sturtz, the worlds champeen tattooed boy. We
use him for our map. II you will examine his person
closely you will that he has the route OF the
circus across the country tattooed on himself from
head to toe Andrew thinks this is a skin game. He
also claims that he is the origin of the moving picture
idea
Madame Clifford next, is our famous sword swal'
lower She eats dish Of stewed needles and three
pairs OF shears for breakfast every morning buzz
pancakes for lunch and wonderful salad composed
OF hairpins and razors for dinner. Madame claims
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COPYRIGHT iei4 ~ n. stlr Comp,n7


Jealous Monsieur Wilson's ambition is to attain the
weight Of one thousand pounds when shall furnish
him with trumpet and trunk and allow him to
join the elephant act
Now to Eddie Washer, the living skull
and bones Eddie weighs as much goodsized
flea Don't breathe hard. madam you might blow
him over and he'd break. He looks like six o'clock.
great many people have taken him for watch
charm, while one lady wanted him last night for
hairpin. After Eddie has taken his bath he's afraid
to pull the plug out He starting to into the
Metropolitan Museum the other day with his girl
when the attendants at the gate stopped them and
said, Lady you'll have to check that umbrella out
side"
Senorlts Mari, the next throne, is the greatest
armless woman in this any other world She
born in the famous soap factory town Of CASTLE,
Spain Hence her Unsuitable appetite for suds. She
drinks FIVE scuttes per day The Senorita does abso-
uteiy everything with her feet with the possible
exception Of manicurns her finger nails
Jim Tsrver is the greatest Giant that played
baseball. He stands eight feet eight inches In his
holeproof feet Yesterday he stood outside tho Met
ropolitan Tower reached up and turned The hand Of
the big clock back half an hour As result thou.
sands m commuters stayed in losa and saw the cir
Gus last night,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-05

that Turkish swords the best for sore throats
She doesn't know why, but they always chase the
pain away harem-sksrem.
Observe Captain Jack Barrett and his son, Herbert
Smallest father and son in existence The Captain Is
thirynine inches high, and strangely enough, thirty
nine years old, TO say nothing Of the fact that hs
weighs exactly thirynine pounds. Little Herbert is
twentyone inches high, and you see for yourself
that bis and weight are the same.
They arrived last week by parcel post to join the
circus Herbert is looking for wife. On. you
needn't laugh Twenty-three years ago they laughed
his father for doing the thing
At the next post is ZIP the oldest living freak In
captivity, the original celebrated Barnum's What
Is lt?' He Is sxty-hve years old. and has been
on exhibition over fifty years Zip speaks nine Ian
guages The only trouble is he speaks them all at
once, Al night he climbs into the trees with the
monkeys, hangs by toe, and sleeps, with never
any danger Of falling out of bed.
hope you all see Princess Wee Wee Some OF
you nearsighted ladies' should have brought magni.
fyng glasses The Princess Is the smallest speck Of
humanity that ever lived. She stands on a silver dol
lar and puts her hand in thmble
Al the next gate the gentleman will SHOW you the
way to Barnums Giant Egress,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-05
MutterzoIb and Son
BY D. Darby Aaronson
10 hl Somebody Is Such a Pleasure to Gen. Village
and President Hurtem, Just Like if They
Would Make Deposit in the Bank"
BY D. Darby Aaronson

who brings leave me papers
because he's windler paper
the things it If
pay America for the tools they
It times.
And that amt the only thing what's the
look in the right it's General Village President Hurte
from Mexicow, killing somebody shooting
That's somebody pleasure
for them Just like if they would make deposit in the bank But wait
they'll
get catched and be hanged electric
What's
give them murders a catch
But its
go on just because they don't want to interfere with
that Doctor Monroe Who him?
Say already he them nothing sick
that why they should people to be killed?
Meersunsky my
that done
such
TO tell the truth the wnner
little disappointed but
thought myself wait the
little time this
he up to his sword
Sure n paper t
free said to myself he's commencing already and quick like one
right
times big Hike other
surprised could knocked a
But II amt swindng somebody trying
Bsumsn and Baic Cjru. for in their tboe ign hans bs win
dow and nearly half that sticking told
that Levine he must give of them tickets but didn't
o giv TO me.
ticket told him that going notify the Building
about that sign and he
NIT the ticket he
don't you think when came there the oafer who takes tickets
fol Irving ticket too?
only young sickly boy too Hs
said that he can't help all that and only children
out ticket So picked Irving
that Teller gives right and
Of
maybe drunk or crazy because wunn pulling no stun at
all Just everybody elephant
and in the pushed
Irving all around We didn't know where
Il look the fright
yesterday your little sister
Rosie there init It They amt through talking vet what show
going in First saw little man
person What's
his him carry
him because anybody at all could take a
him.
giant My terrible big fellow he is be. you
working would never have any
The next thing something III long as RI
live surprised on
presser you think vuz
~ lady NIT beard Say that kind swnde
whlsters? masquerade ball
a ALL
Whatever little pleasure taking
from He kept bohering all the buy
in what am
enjoying So had to take out
from pocket that little show to him. then quiet
We there what call Glaf
high What All they
would have to do is in the street and look right
thes Is there
a o eth is on his nose
Then Hppopotomustard to me they amt
big fool goes tho
where he could
peanuts That's crazy for you
Ito" lions who eats in mi
little think like peanuts bet away the mons
a
Carmes heard a Teller say that this Carmel,
could mtout drinking that to
anyth
And Kangaoon sorry poor Teller He
born cripple On his front had
After this they theatre wa
down the
pockets got some
know he's always gambling my luck
he had them All home $ o 70 o
You they theatre three
BaicS
make
couldn't them
a had all could my pockets"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-27
ninth Takes Hooer Crew Kalamazoo Three Game
Chick Evans Completes For
Title Against 24O Golfers

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. July ~
With a record breaking entry list of
240 golfers, including past and pres
ent champions. the western amateur
golf championship opened on the
Kent Country club links this morn
ing with Perry Adair. the youthful
and ]. ". Hubbell OF the Des Moines
Golf and Country club starting
things, the other pairs being dis
patched at four minutes intervals
Because of the wonderful play of
Chick Evans here Saturday and the
work of Jack Neville of the Pacific
coast. they are favorites of the tour
nament. The pairngs are such that
many keen contests will be fought
during the day
Jack Neville went against John d.
Cady of Rock Island, the trans Mis-
sissippi champion, in efforts for low
score. Chick Evans was paired with
George S. Lyons. the Canadian cham
pion. The So high score men will
qualify for the additional Is holes of
medal play tomorrow. The 80 will
in turn qualify for the championship
match play after this first elinlina-
ton will cover the long route, twice
around the SO holes.
Practically every western city of
note has some one entered
John Simpson of Galesburg, Ill, by
virtue of his two splendid rounds of
Saturday in the team competition
looms in the foreground as a for