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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24
New Domestic Science Plan.

The Woman's Civic Club of Holly,
Colo, desiring to help the girls OF tnat
community to become more efficient
in the common duties of housekeeping,
co-operates with the school in the
teaching of household art. The plan is
as follows: The girls of the high school
are divided into four closes, as indi-
Gated by the year of the work they
are taking in the high school. AS many
divisions are made of each class as
are necessary to secure the best re-
suits. These divisions meet once or
twice a week at the various homes in
the city, and the girls cook, sew, and
do other household work, such as
washing, sweeping, and dusti1g, under
the direct supervision of the teacher
and the mistress of the house. A def
mite outline of the work to be done
in the home is given to the class and
also to the lady of the house, so that
she may have the material and uten-
SllE HcCtcSdIy lCady loA tiiC use Va SA'S
girls, who do all the work and leave
the house in the same condition as
they found it, washing and drying all
dishes and putting them into their
proper places.
In the latter part of the course six
or seven of the girls prepare and
serve light luncheon to six or seven
other girls. she outlay of money being
limited. Thu preparation and serving
Of the luncheon. also the conversation
and manners of the guests, are care
fully criticised by both teacher and
pupils.
Occasionally the various divisions
visit the grocery store to learn how to
order groceries, the meat market to
learn TO distinguish the different cuts
of meat. the furniture store to plan
for the furnishing of a home, the
hardware store to plan for the pur-
chase of kitchen utensils. During the
summer months the work is carried
along by the mothers in the homes,
who follow the outline the teacher
leaves with the leader of the civic club.
The advantages claimed for the plan
are:
/. There is no need of expensive
school apparatus.
2. The girls learn to cook and do
housework in the home and with the
material and equipment found there
end not In domestic science kitchen
with utensils much better than those
found in the average home of the
community. The fact that they visit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24
Amounts to Nothing.
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Mr.. Bryan announces from Washing
ton that he has instituted an inves-
tigation of the killing of an American
postmaster and the burning of two
government buildings by Mexicans
last Sunday in California. The an
nouncement is important as indicat-
ing that the secretary of state was
in Washington Monday and not out
on a leeturing engagement. but fur
Their than that 1t amounts to little
or nothing. We will suppose that
the secretary discovers that these
crimes We're committed by Mexicans.
What will follow? Judging the fu-
ture by the past it will simply be
more ''watchful waiting" We have
learned that Americans have been
killed before and nothing has ever
come Of it and it is safe to assume
that nothing will come Of this. OF
course crossing over into our country
and killing our postmasters and burn
ing government buildings is peculiar
ly vexatious, but what are we going
to do?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24
Tuesday, March "a, 1914.
Let Farmers Watch Out.

The following letter from the secre-
tary of the National Conference on
Marketing and Farm Credits, is of in
terest from more than one angle. II
is well for farming interests to scru-
tjnize carefully the so-called schemes
of Wall Street and banking interests
and, also, to examine from every angle
the plans of their friends" who are
offering warnings against Wall Street.
The farming interests will do well to
take the best they can get, and then
look out for it. There are no auto
matte cure-alls in legislation. The
only way that good laws can be made
to work is to work them, and to see to
it that the intent of those demand
ing the law is carried out, rather than
the letter Interpretation of shysters.
We have altogether too much preya-
lence of Interpretations" in the place
of the purpose of the people.
Views of the American farmer on
the attempts u tllC 4NdllOliAi 1Oii-
gress to furnish him with rural credit
schemes will probably be embodied in
the report of the Second National
Conference on Marketing and Farm
Credits, to be held in Chicago April
IA, Us, l6 and II, in joint sessions with
the Western Economic Society.
among the measures that will
be carefully analysed is the Fletcher
Bill. White light will be thrown upon
this particular measure, and it is like
~ to produce an exceedingly lively
comment.
Reports on this measure since it's
introduction in the Senate have COW
cred wide range. 1t has been
praised as the answer to the problem
of securing for the farmer easy loans
with which to buy land and move his
crops, and it has been attacked on the
ground that it is a scheme to deliver
the vast land assets of the farmers
into the hands Of Wall Street for spec
ulative purposes.
1.-The Rural Credit idea as its frineds
see it, proposes to unite and solidify
the borrowing power of the farmers or
the country, reduce interest to them,
and safeguard them against rorecios-
ure. For years rural credits were
urged by thinking men who had the
interests of the farmer at heart, but
the movement did not seem to come
forward. During that time every
possible effort was made by moneyed
interests to secure the enactment OF
the Aldrieh Currency plan, the core OF
which was the central bank controlled
in New York City. This movement
was halted by President Wilson, who
took the Joker" out of the wall
Street Central Bank.
Under the Fletcher Rural Credits
plan there would be established CEN
trail bank controlling approximately
Sc. 900 0oG, 900 in loans annually. This
and other features will be carefully
analyzed by experts at the Second
National Conference of Marketing and
Farm Credits"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

and feathers, his pet abomination, he
is likely never to escape at this cru
cial point in his career.
There is only one faint hope. Our
feminists bleat loudly of break
ing into the human race" Let them
band together and abolish the brutal,
inhuman sport of getting married,
and then they will have something
to talk about. We sadly suspect, how
ever, that your newest feminist, with
her heart attached to the theory of a
minimum wage and maiden names,
looks forward to her economically re-
formed marriage through a haze of
orange blossoms. cake, old shoes, rice
and confetti. exactly as does her dull
est untutored sister
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24
Liaht Wanted.

(hdrt[OrQ COufdut.J
The New York Times" follows up
the clarifying statement of the Nor
gan house by asking Mr.. Elliott to
make a. similarly clear and full state
ment as to what became of the mil
lions raised by the New Haven
road. II we are not mistaken, this in
formation has been given in annual
reports bit by bit. There certainly can
be no reason why the facts should not
be revealed.
It is the belief of 1.-THE Courant"
that no railroad board in the country
has a cleaner record than that of the
New Haven" II any Connecticut
member of the board were charged
with having made money on the side
for himself through negotiations MADE
for or by the company. the charge
would fall when investigated We've
never heard it made. They are not
men Of that sort. Moreover, II we are
not misinformed, the large holders in
the board, knowing better than others
could what was coming when the slide
began. still hold the thousands OF
shares they held back toward zoo'
Bring out the facts. Also 1t wouid De
well to show up what shares directors
from other states have sold and when;
perhaps, that would show why.
The one thing that Sticks Win
Inauirers and critics hereabouts is that
westchester deal. The statement or
how much money was paid, ana 10
whom, has been given out. What Is
wanted here is what became OF IL alter
that. Who got it in the Anal DIVIDE
Millions can evaporate through the
gradual decline of securities, but
plump $12.ooo,oO0 disappearing at one
swoop calls for further information.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

The plan of putting convicts at
work on the roads down in Texas,
on their honor not to escape, seems
to have had in most cases a good eff
feet, for in Smith county, where two
of a gang of 90 recently broke their
parole and ran away. the remaining
As at once raised a purse Of $35 and
offered 1t for the capture of the men
who had brought disrepute upon their
pledged word.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24
e Sans government.

The implicit belief in dreams by
many people is we'll known and will
doubtless be strengthened by the re-
ported success of a Boston woman in
locating her missing husband through
three vivid dreams which placed him
successfully in Lexington, Lowell and
Danvers, with the result that he was
finally taken into court and made to
provide for the care and maintenance
of his wife and two little girls. The
dreams covered a period of Is months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24
We Jineoss Take Notice.
indianapolis News.)

The jingoes will again please take
notice that Japan is retrenching. This
Of course. shows that she Is preparing
to wage war on the United States. A
recommendation to reduce the naval
estimates by $20.o00.00o has been car
ried by the budget committee of the
upper house Of parliament. This
was in addition to the $11,000,000 re-
duction made by the lower house
Plainly japan has millions to spend on
preparations for war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

A current report in Augusta Mon
day, repeated with expressions of re-
greet everywhere, was that Rev. Leroy
w. Coons, pastor of the Winthrop
Street Universalist church, would ac-
cept a. call to Haverhill, Mass. Should
Mr.. Coons confirm this report by an
nouncement to his congregation next
Sunday. as his parishioners fear, the
regret at his going from Augusta will
not be confined to his church or to the
churches. Mr.. Coons has held a
strongly fortified place in the affec-
tons and respect of all the people OF
Augusta. We believe that We voice
general wish that he may yet decide
to remain awhile longer in Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

The Senate increase of the army
appropriation bill by $1.221, 900 for in
crease of pay of the enlisted men
should meet with general approval.
The standard of our army has for years
been above that of most countries and
this substantial recognition of the fact
will surely draw a still better class Of
young men to the service. The other
increases made by the Senate, with a
total of s7,565, 900 over the House bill.
are also moves in the right direction,
under the pressing calls now being
made upon the military branch of I'm.
Gle Sans government
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

Maine retailers of food stuffs might
profit from the example set by the
retailers of San Francisco. who, on
the refusal of the wholesalers to hold
to the old plan Of throwing in with
the carcasses the livers, instead of
charging Is cents each, cut them out
entirely, SO that most Of the tables
in San Francisco are going without
the regular liver and onions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

The so-called English system Of set
Elements has given the bucket shops
new lease of life, but the Bos-
ton Advertiser remarks that They
will not continue to do business very
long, The regular brokers have had
some rather lean times and they will
see that the bucket shops are put out
Of business. Set broker to catch a
bucketshop."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24
Editorial Comment.
The Colonel For A Press Agent.
New York Telegram.)

See that Eddie Foy. comedian, Is IN
trouble in Chicago. this time for vio-
lating the child labor law in exhibiting
the seven little Foys. These legal pro-
ceedings have so helped business that
Mr. Foy only regrets his inability to
send out a No company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24
The Anonymous Writer.

The Journals rule-in common with
all papers-is to pay no attention to
the anonymous letter, but a pathetic
appeal for the adjustment of the
anonymous writer written anony-
mously, signed Subscriber" is too
good to keep quiet, and the article
requested to be reprinted so appro-
pirate to the occasion and so we'll fit
ting the general situation that we feel
obliged to grant the anonymous re-
quest. 1t follows:
ANONYMOUS LETTERS.
friend of mine recently received an
anonymous letter. 1t was such cruel
letter, containing so many personal at
tacks upon her that IL quite upset her
for days. She suffered as / have seldom
seen a person suffer under singing crlti-
cism-all of which. l might add, was
quite undeserved.
of her friends, and l was almost sorry
that ! had read such a sereed. / told her
that if I had received 1t / should have
paid no attention to it 1t was the
wrote those terrible pages, even though
she might not have the satisfaction of
seeing her victim writhe under the YER
bal lashes. e fsGT gufer ,
Why give so contemplate a person the
satisfaction of knowing that her sings
had hit hard? A person who will send
an anonymous letter is like a cowardly
assassin who fires from behind a hedge
and gives his foe no chance to fight back.
No one with any self-respect will ever
send out q communication to which he
is not willing to subscribe his name. All
newspapers of repute print line ..-at
says they will pay no attention to anony-
nous communications. You can not
trust the writer of an unsigned state
ment. Something is wrong. Something
is hideously wrong with the type of
mind that will hurt an acquaintance or
a friend with jeering words that no
hand will dare to sign.
A Judas friend wrote them, A person
unworthy the high name of friend be-
trayed another's faith. and perhaps Sc
secretly gloated over that betrayal. How
much more harm the letter will do him
or her than the person to whom 1t is
sent
1.-The evil do their deeds in darkness"
The evil also written under the cover of
anonymity, If you ever receive an un-
signed note, tear it up Burn 1t. Forget
it as soon as you can. And do not let its
contemplate message sink into your
heart and soul. The sender of the miser-
able thing will be the one to suffer; for
all base actions bring their measure of
remorse and sorrow. Evil reacts upon
the perpetrator of evil. And no one is
more evil than the sender of an anony-
NOUS letter.-The Designer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24
Fuss and Feathers.
New York Tribune.)

tNeW 1OTk lTluuAC.J
If the daughter of President hkes
a wedding with fuss and reathers'
why, that is Just the kind OF wed
ding she likes. And we will back
her against the Secretary OF the
Treasury, the President Of the United
States, all the rest OF the Cabinet and
the Democratic majority in the House
and Senate to get what she wants.
We have no doubt that Eve resented
bitterly the informality of her mar
riage ceremonials. The whole female
species has been busy eever since
making up for lost time.
What Of mere man, wrapped tightly
in black coat, himself as pale as
the gardenia in his buttonhole. and
led out before a derisive mob to make
a female holiday? He has suffered
as a bridegroom for centuries. and
will go on suffering, we suppose. Fuss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

George Albert Wallace of Damaris-
Gotta has razor that has seen con-
tinuous service for 150 years. 1t was
bought in England by his grandfather,
Jacob Taylor and given George by
him. 1t is an excellent piece of steel
and good for another $50 years or
more.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24
ADJUSTABLE POEM.

Cleveland
less of merit
the
of flowers
The dayw " the the -pansyb
murmur of the satSdia
J
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wfn
stnging cinging
n ourw
be
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

in Jamaica Plain, Mass. Fifty years
ago he began work in the fireroom of
steamer on the Bangor line. He
worked up to the position of assist
ant engineer, then chief engineer. and
was finally given shore duty as su-
perintendent. His headquarters have
been at Fosters wharf, Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24
Humors

Come to the surface in the spring as In
no other season. It's pity they don't
run themselves all off that way; but in
spite of pimples and other eruptions,
they mostly remain in the system.
That's bad.
Hoods Sarsaparila removes them
and cures all the painful and disf1gur-
ing troubles they cause. Nothing else
cleanses the system and clears the
complexion like Hood's.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. NJ.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
at s o'clock.
G. S. PEASLEE, Capt.
RAY NJ. BURNS. Cle.k.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

"Of course it may have had nothing
to do with it," says the editor of the
Oldport Observer in this weeks issue,
"but We have noticed that the rail-
roads began to go to the bad as soon
as they cut out passes"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24
Light and Airy

When a little boy was years old
he went to the country. One day the
lady at the house where he was visit
ing said to him:
Frances, go ont and get me nice
young chicken for dinner.
Then she stopped him and said:
How will you tell young one?'
80, I'll open his mouf," he promptly
answered, AN see how many tools
he's got
A little boys grandfather was asleep
in his arm chair, and Tommy, who is
quite an artist. was painting spider
web on his grandfather's bald head.
Just as he finished his mother came
in.
"why Tommy" she cried, what did
you do that for?'
Hush" whispered Tommy, Il paint
ed it to keep the flies off gran pas
head"
A little girl of I or years stood be-
fore closed gate. A gentleman pass
ed. The little girl turned and said to
him:
will you please open this gate for
me-"
The gentleman did so. Then he SAID
kindly:
why, my child, couldn't you open
the gate for YOURSELF"
Because. said the little girl de-
murely, 1.-The paints not dry yet.
Johnny, l don't believe you've
studied your geography.
No, mum: / heard pa say the map
of the world was changing every day,
an thought I'd wait few years, till
things got settled
How do you like your new teacher,
Tommy" asked a visitor
st don't like her at all" replied the
little fellow. shes just as fussy as
my mother is"
Edwin, aged 5, was being scolded Tor
asking foolish questions.
Mama
What is it, dear?"
lust let me ask you one more ques-
ticn.'
when a Teller wears hole In MS
stockings, what becomes of that part
of il ?" S&sE. 1ffA&S
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

The usual March deluge of colds.
not forget that Maine is on the map.
and hundreds. perhaps thousands. are
sufferers from one at least of these
complaints and some of them swear
they have all of them together.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

Fred e. Hathorne, superintendent
engineer of the side-wheel steamers
Of the Eastern Steamship Corpora
ton, has just completed SO years in
the service Of the company and its
predecessors. and was retired on PEN
sion March IL. Mr.. Hathorne's home
is in Richmond. Me-. but he resides
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

JEPHTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO. 8.
Meetings at 100 o'clock every second
and fourth Tuesday. Tuesday, March "a,
work in Patriarehal degree.
]. r. TOWNSEND, C. p.
c. E. STEWART, Scribe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

More damage was done in the I'M
timely thunderstorm of Wednesday,
March IS, 1914, than in the average
storm of the time of year when they
are seasonable and to be expected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24
ODD FELLOWS HALL.

ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70, REGULAR
meeting Friday evenings at $50. Work
In First degree, Friday. March q.
w. F. CURRIER. n. G.
E. F. WESTON. Sec.
DIFF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

CAPITAL GRANGE, NO. 24s, p. OF
HI. Meetings I'd and 4th Saturday even
tngs of each month at G. A. r. hall
EDWARD RIPLEY, w. NJ.
MRS. G. E. TOOTHAKER. Sec.
aug22, tu-th sat.lyr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

The inside cause Of the entire SEN
ior class of Bowdoin College being
placed on probation has not been CIV
en- to the public, but the occurrence
does bring out to the public view
that intense feeling Of class loyalty
that exists in every college. some-
times being adhered to up to the point
of being overdone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

Every Board of Trade in the State
should be sure to send a full dele
cation to the Semi-annual meeting
March "a at Portland of the State
Board, as many questions will come
up, which, il not directly connected
with the interests of your immediate
section do concern your State and
that concerns you.
1t reminds us very strongly of the
seashore when we read in the Port
land papers that the Wiwurna, known
to every visitor to Boothbay Harbor.
touched there on her way to Boston
for repairs and to be put into con-
dition for the seasons run between
Bath and Boothbay.
Two old time Maine built vessels
have just changed ownership at San
Francisco. One of them. the bark
Isaac Reed, was built at Waldoboro in
1875, and registers s1Ass net tons. the
other being the bark Charles B. Ken
ney, built at Bath in 1878 and meas
uring 1014 net tons. Both have been
owned on the Pacific coast for many
years, and what their new owners.
Hind, Roifei Il Co. of San Francisco,
propose to do with them is unknown.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

Imagine the wrought up CONDITION
Of the Eastport girl, who when the
much promised and much prophecied
earthquake failed to arrive, said: Yes
I got all prepared to go and was dis
appointed"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

The following is from the Fort Fair
field Review and does not represent
the feeling in this section of the State
1.-THE weather has been warm most
OF the time since March began, the
roads pounding down and settling a
little, helped out by the good inhu-
ences of snow plows, which are par
ticularly useful at this time OF year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-24

The erection by George w. Elkins'
the philadelphia millionaire. of a $40,
oOs summer residence on Hope Island,
Casco bay. viii be a handsome addi-
ton to the summer colony. About half
of that sum in addition also Will be
spent on the grounds. The real estate
deal is one Of the largest made in that
section for some years. The contract
calls for the completion of the cot
tage by Oct. I. 1914.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-18

tiled for sixth with New York.