Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-30

SWeetly,
Mental Science works out very neatly.
Think Prosperity right
And you'll find before night
You have hypnotized Business COM
pletely."
Ohio. said the Business Man sweetly
That's the game that you're working
so neatly?
You just think yourself right
From morning till night.
Well, you've fooled yourself. woodrow,
completely.
Just before the Boston boat arrived
at Rueksport Sunday morning there
was considerable excitement, started
by big bull moose. He came out of
the woods just above Indian point,
plunged into the river and swan
across to the Prospect side. He made
good landing and was last seen ambl-
ing off through the growth up over the
hill. Deer have been seen at many
times swimming the river at Bucksport
or Verona, but nc one ever remembers
seeing a moose do the trick.
Notices have been received at the
postoffices that a new post card mo.
5" is soon to be issued to take the
place of the mo. A. post card now in
use. The new card is IA inches (the
same as the present No. card). The
paper is cream in color and is printed
in green ink. The subject of the stamp
is a profile portrait Of Thomas Jeffer-
son looking to the left. The background
of the portrait is open and Is sur
rounded with a circular border bear
ing in capital letters the words "U. S.
Postal Card. One Cent" This border
rests upon a base containing curved
ribbon in which appears the name
Jefferson" with the numeral a."
within an ellipse on end, on either side
To the left of the stamp in a horizontal
line of Gothic capitals is the inscrip
ton, This side of card for address"
The most encouraging thing to Maine
Snffragists that has occurred This
month has been the forming of a
Mems Equal Suffrage League, organic
ed to secure the ballot for the women
of Maine. The League has as Presi-
dent Robert Treat Whitehouse, ESQ.,
of Portland and among it's members
prominent men OF all parties from va
rious parts Of the State.
The Rockland Courier Gazette is
guilty of the following: Passing the
Camden street home of Thomas Haw-
ken, general manager of the r., T. &
c. street Railway, ones curiosity is
aroused by a large number Of huge
glass globes blooming above the soil
in the garden at the north OF the
premises. AS Is we'll known, Mr.. Haw
ken Is a gentleman Of advanced ideas
and much given to experimenting. AS
is further known, in Connection with
electric lighting there Is great ac-
cumulation of glass bulbs, the fla
ment of which being burned out rem
ders the bulb worthless. 1t is reported
that in desire to conserve these ap-
parently worthless bulbs MIR. Hawken
has planted a number Of them in his
garden, with the astonishing result
that they have grown into large globes
now to be seen there Surely nothing
more extraordinary in agriculture
could be imagined. Whether Mr.. Haw-
ken has given his soil any special cleo
trical treatment equipping it with con-
cealed wires which in some manner
engage with the heavy wires strung
along the adjacent street, is not clear
ly understood. but doubtless he will be
glad to explain his methods to all who
inquire. The Courier-Gazette under
stands that following these successful
experiments In the culture Of glass
globes, Mr.. Hawken Is to wire his
goosebe bushes with a view to pro-
ducing a new variety of alternating
currants.'
A pleasing little incident of last sea-
son recently came to our notice. A
summer visitor from the land of flow
ers-snd oranges--on one of many au-
tomobile trips in this section stopped
in the shade by the roadside for pic
mic lunch in front of one of Monroe's
fine farms. The owner appeared and
welcomed the visitors and going into
his orchard returned with some Bells