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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-09

NJ. E. Sawtelle and DR.. Blakeiy re-
turned Monday evening, after weeks
hunting trip in the vicinity Of David
son, Me. Success rewarded the hunt
ers, who returned, the former with
two deer and the latter with one.
Hunting conditions were reported as
being exceptionally good, deer being
plentiful but scarcity of partridge
noticeable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-09
BAY STATE RAILWAY COMPANY
PRESENTS OPENING ARGUMENT
FOR INCREASING TROLLEY FARES

Boston Nov. S.-Repres of
ne Bay state street Railway Co.
which operates nearly the entire troll
lev system ia eastern Massachusetts
With branches extending to Nashua,
y H., and Newport r. j. appeared
before the Public Service Commission
TO-DAY 90 support with argument ana
eHidtne the company's petition for
PERMISSION - increase fares. In most
cases tho increase asked for amounts
10 ar advance from five to six cents
IN the fare zones the length of which
It also is proposed to reduce.
1t is expected the conpany's case
VII be presented III the next two days
ana that an adjournment will then be
taken ln order that the opponents to
the increase which include municipal
authoritjes If 40 Giles and towns d.
'ert'y Interested may prepare their
SIDE.
Decreased Revenues
james II Jackson. former chairman
of me railroad commission, in maxi
TX tie opening argument for tho
company stated that the officials real
!led there would be protest. but they
we're confident he said, that the COM
maEtl served 10y the railway was
composed Of fair minded people, who
would postpone a final verdict until
the evidence had been presented.
The MAN reason for the requested
increase MI. Jackson said, was be-
,s1se the traffic had fallen below that
predicted when the is separate rail-
ways we're consolidated in 1899. In adj
d3tion 10 this falling off the company
~ added had been obliged to con-
tribute millions for construction.
maintenance. Improvement of high
ways bridges and for the burial II
alres
IN ,Xpert inventory of the com
panys property in Massachusetts
placed IT At $43.635, 1853. while the re-
production cost of the property is
given as s46.S6l 900.
re meet its fixed charges the com
pany needs sl.s15,O00 additional rev.
era5, Mr. Jackson said.
After Careful Study
After dealing with the financial re-
Qurements, imposed by the Public
Service Commission, and the laws Of
Massachusetts, Mr.. Jackson stated
that the new schedule of fares was
tht result of careful study of the
capital cost. receipts and expenses
with due regard to the varying condi-
tons Of traffic. If that traffic had in
creased, as was anticipated, on five
cent basis, he said. the company
would have earned sl2,4o4,oo0 in 1915.
or more than twice the amount of
revenue which it is now seeking.
1t Is the public service which has
matted, said Mr.. Jackson. The COM
pany needs funds 10 pay the neces-
sarr cost of continuing the public
business, for its business belongs to
The public
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-09
CUNARD COMPANY
REFUSES IMMIGRATION
OF ABLE BODIED MEN

London, Nev. S. AIS P. M.-Follow-
ing the example of the Cunard Steam
ship Co, the White Star Line announc-
ed TODAY that no further bookings on
its steamships of emigrants of military
age would be permitted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Owen, Jr., are
receiving the congratulations of their
friends on the birth of bouncing boy
which occurred last evening at their
home, 6 Middle street. The young man
weighed IL pounds at birth and has been
named William Robert.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-09
AUGUSTA LOCALS

A fine venison supper was served
at the Capital Lunch Monday eve-
ming Orren Choate acting as host to
party of friends who accompanied
him on a recent hunting trip. The VEN
ison was the result of Orren's unerring
aim.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-09

Following Mr.. Jackson's opening
the commission received
and recorded the appearance of more
than 80 lawyers, representing cities
and towns opposed to the increase.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-09
MILITARY SITUATION IN THE
BALKANS TO GOVERN ANY STEP
RUMANIA MAY DECIDE TO TAKE

tionists is credited with having said
that everything indicates Rumanlas
military aid will decide the Balkan war
and that this help will be offered at
the most propitious moment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-09

A large number Of friends responded
&c an invitation to gather at birthday
party Of Ida Slosberg, 1t being the occa-
son Of her 18th birthday. Miss Slos-
berg was the recipient of many gifts
from her young friends. Games were
played and refreshments served. much
to the satisfaction of the assembled
quests
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-09
How Do You Like 1t?

When you pick up piece of bust
ness stationery-a letterhead or bill
head for instance-how do you like ut?
What is your impression of the firm or
the writer?
In the correct combination of print
ers ink and stationery it is entirely
possible to convey to the reader the
principles on which mans business is
conducted.
The Kennebec Journal Print Shop
specializes on a grade of printing that
is distinctive and faultless. Above all
it looks right and carries with it char
acter and force that you are pleased to
associate with your business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-09
THE BRITISH STEAMER
WOOLWICH SUNK But
ENTIRE CREW SAFE

London Nov. S.-U2.4e y. MD.-The
steamship Woolwich of London, 293e tons
gross, has been sunk. Her crew escaped.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-09

eminent A session of the chamber has :
been called for Tuesday. 4.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-09
TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
For sale-Roan mare.
For saNe-Metz roadster.
For Sale-Miscellane0us

MUST SELL At ONCE, METZ rs
extra good. Price 1926. Call 1e9S-W;
Cushmap. nov9dlt
H-YEAR.olD ROAM MARE, WELL
broken, clever, good driver, weighs u5;
pounds and can be seen at Casavant e.
Cloutier's store nov9dtf
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
LAWS OF THE INCAS.
A Code That Was Remarkable For lts
6ensfesnt Simplicity.

A Code That Was Remarkable For lts
6snsfiesnt Simplicity.
Among the most remarkable laws Of
the Incas were those concerning taxa
tion. The principal feature Of those
laws was that taxes were not paid In
money, but in work and In produce,
whether manufactured or grown. The
Inca emperors thought It unjust to de
mand that taxes should be paid In any
kind Of commodity that the people could
not produce by their own personal Ia
Dor.
The people also paid another sort Of
tribute. They made clothes, shoes and
arms for the soldiers and for the poor
who could not work themselves owing
to age or In6rmity. The cloth was
made Of wool from the hocks Of llamas
that abounded In the mountains. On
the plains of the seacoast, where the
climate is warm and they do not dress
IN Eoolens, the people made cotton
cloths, the cotton being supplied from
the crops Of the emperor. The shoes
"CAC uo0C IL NAO PASNHNNo "ASAS
aloes were most abundant, for they
were made Of the leaves OF a tree
called maguey. Each province furnish
ed its own produce, and no province
had to supply anything that did not be-
long to It
There was a mandate that forbade
beggary and restitution; that, Of course,
followed upon due provision Of their
laws. Every citizen was provided for
theoretically and practically. No man
need be idle; no man need lack land or
seed or implements for cultivation;
therefore no one was permitted to beg.
If. any were found doing 50 it was
clear proof of idleness, for the incapa.
BILE were provided for. and contempt
and punishment were melted out on all
ramps, vagabonds and Idlers--'The
Secret Of the Pacific"
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
DEFIED THE BRAHMANS.
An East Indian Prince Who Did Not
Fear Losing Caste.

An East Indian Prince Who Did Not
Fear Losing Caste.
Mr.. Coningsby Dawson, the well
known English writer, tells the follow
ing anecdote Of the East Indian prince
Sir Pertab Singh:
A young English lieutenant had died
Of cholera in his palace. The boy was
the son OF an English friend. When
the body had to be carried out to be
placed on d gun carriage Sir Pertab
Singh went forward to lift it up. Be
fore be touched 1t be was stopped by
some English officers. They reminded
him that by bis religion, were be to
touch the dead be would lose all his
caste and perhaps. despite his wealth.
never be able to buy it back. They ad-
.yised him TO send for the sweepers,
who are outcasts. In spite Of their
protests be picked up the body and
carried II down the palace steps to
the gun carriage.
A gasp went up at the sight. Every
one of his subjects knew what he had
done. The next morning, when be
rose. 500 Brahman priests were want.
ing in the courtyard. he came out, a
proud figure. to face them. BE knew
what they had come for-to make him
the lowest thing In India. man with
out caste. he asked them what was
their errand. and they told him. They
had come to make him OF as little &C
count as the humblest sweeper in bis
palace
Sir Pertab Singh laughed. II be-
long" he said. Ito a higher caste than
any Of you have ever dreamed of, and
you can't take it from me; you're vel
come to all the rest. | belong to the
same caste as the dead son Of my
friend-the caste Of a soldier"
With that be walked back into bis
palace, and the Brahman priests went
away, one by one ashamed and puz.
Zled.
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
PERSISTENT BEAVERS.
A Battle Of Wits Between the Animals
and the Enaineero.


u-ban the Grand Trunk railway ran
its line across a swamp In a game pre-
serve on the line Of the Alberta kock-
Ias there was a wonderfully construct
ed beaver dam holding the water oacK
to food the swamp.
This In the eyes Of the game warden
was pure waste. and be ordered the
engineers to prevent II without narm-
ing the beavers. OF course the dam
could have been blown up with dyna-
mite. but that would have meant the
death of most Of the little animals and
death very likely in great pain at that
So the engineers cut an opening IN
the dam. The mud had become almost
as hard as concrete, and It took the
men three days to get the water run
ming out steadily. Then, thinking tnelr
troubles with the industrious little Tel
lows over, they started work on the
railway through the swamp.
Soon the water began to rise, anu
the work was stopped In a few hours
The engineers made all haste TO the
dam and found the animals had repair
ed the cut and made It tight again.
A fresh cut was made, but after the
men had gone the beavers busted
themselves and made 1t stronger than
ever. Work was again stopped on the
railroad within a few hours.
Then a deep hole was made In the
earth far under the dam. The beavers
were much puzzled. Never before had
they seen water go down into the
ground and come up far away. But
they lent their whole attention to the
problem, and the work on the railroad
was again stopped as a consequence
and the foundations soaked with wa
ter.
Then followed an engagement OF
wits between the beavers and the en-
gineers. But every time the men
found a way to cut the dam In a new
place the beavers found a way to
stop It.
The road was finally constructed BY
working a few hours at a time. and the
;Uss to the contractors amounted to
more than S5.OO0-Detroit Free Press
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
coAxING THE FURNACE.
Try GentIsness and the UPIift and
Kindly, Soothing Words.


Kindly, Soothing Words.
Treat your furnace kindly. Let your
watchwords as a furnace tender be
gentleness and uplift Be firm with
your furnace. but always gentle. Some
persons imagine that the way to make
a furnace behave properly Is to first
shake It violently and then maui the
life out Of the remaining Goals with the
poker. They try chastisement when
they should try gentleness and uplift
and only succeed in packing the coal
harder and destroying ventilation. the
secret Of successful furnace tending.
Nothing responds more readily to up
lift than does a furnace fire. When In
the early morning you wish to arouse
the furnace fire from its slumbers, you
should first shake it gently, then gently
tickle the ribs OF the crate with the
poker to make ventilation more perfect
and then crack the top crust with a
leVer-like uplifting use Of the poker. In
a minute the fire will be wide awake
and In good humor, laughing and stick
ing out its tongues Of fame at you In
merriment.
Never swear at your furnace, no mat
ter how IT annoys you. That viii make
It sulky and obstinate. You never say
a furnace which was sworn at often
which was not frequently sulky and
obstinate. Now, did your 1t Is advis.
able to take the directly opposite tack.
/ know a man who always addresses
his furnace as sweetheart" or ''dar.
ling" and be assures me the plan works
to perfection. Maybe 1t doesn't really
make the furnace warm up the way Il
seems to-" he frankly admits maybe
the mere suggestion Just keeps me
from losing my temper and hammering
my FIRE to pieces. But, anyway, the re-
suits are excellent. SavvyT-Lee Ship
pey In Judge
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
JAPANESE COURT TRIALS.
The Judges, Not the Lawyers. oUss
tjon the witnesses.

u ne JUDGES NoA wv s~"SN~l 49,
ton the Witnesses.
The defendant In q japanese court
was testifyfng In his own behalf. he
stood directly In front Of the presiding
fudge, not ten feet distant from him.
and answered his questions In a clear
voice, without any apparent hesitation.
The Judge seemed conversant with the
case, for he put questions rapidly, Civ
ing a funny little grunt OF acqulescence
after every answer. Occasionally one
OF the associates wrote a suggestion
and handed It to the president, and
once or twice the defendants counsel
asked the court to put a certain in
curry. The whole proceeding-and the
same may be said Of those In several
other courts I yisited-was conducted
In a quiet, cOlloquial way. In every
instance I was impressed with the sim
pie, businesslike atmosphere.
Some Of the japanese lawyers with
whom l have talked say that they feel
that very often the court does not
elicit all the facts and that our system
Of having witnesses questioned by
counsel would be better, but, on the
other hand, some lawyers maintain
that better results are realized by the
system. which puts upon the court the
duty Of getting at the truth, maintain
ing that the witnesses are more apt to
talk frankly to the court than to the
lawyer for the opposite side who Is
engaged. as they think, In trying to
make them out liars.
came away quite favorably i'm
pressed with what l saw and wonder
ing whether on the whole in 95 per
cent Of the cases a decision by three
Judges trained In the investigation OF
facts would not be as nearly right as
the verdict of twelve citizens casually
gathered in from the general com
munity.-George W. Wickersham In
Case and Comment
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
NAPOLEON and Rousseau.

Napoleon on visiting the tomb Of
Rousseau said:
1T would have been better for the
repose Of France that this man bad
never been born"
why so. Citizen Consult
1T is be who prepared the FrenA
revolution
81 should have thought, Citizen Con
sui, that It was not for you to complain
Of the revolution"
WELL" replied Napoleon. the futun
will discover whether it was not better
for the repose Of the world that neithsi
Rousseau nor had ever been bonn
In these words we hear the first car
ion Of advancing imperialism.--Ie
Personality of Napoleon" J. HolAn
Rose.
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
Tha oriain Of "Hurrah.'

The word "hurrah" is pure Sa'e
MAN and is commonly heard from tn'
coast Of Dalmatia TO Boring suaA
when any of the population n7ns
within these limits is called on TO give
proof Of courage and valOr. Inc on
gin Of the word belongs to the priIf
tive idea that every man that as
heroically for his country goes sr1sl.
to heaven-Hu.ray to paradise-al..
In the shock and ardOr OF Datue ~
combatants utter that cry as ~'
Turks do that of Allah" each anln1'
ing himself by the gertrude OF ilnns
date recompense to forget eafu 'D'
to contemn death
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
SHEEP DOG TRIALS.
AustraIia's National Pastins, the Nal.
tsss Cross Test

AustraIia's National Pastins, the Nal.
tsss Cross Test
Sheep dog trials may be considered
a national pasttme II not a national
snort In Australia. There Il an an
nual agricultural show In every town
and village In the pastoral parts. There
are general competitions on the lines
Of the American county and state
fairs. There are horse races, buck
Jumping. shearing, log chopping and
other strenuous competitions. But not
one of these excites more interest than
the sheep dog trials. and In these tests
Australians have set the example OF
certain Of the most serious tasks that
a man and a dog may be asked to &C
compIish with three strange sheep
sheep that had never previously met
until they had a moment before been
turned out from three separate pens
to be packed or gathered together by
the dog.
II was the Australians who first put
forward, and they still maintain IL, the
Maltese cross test. The eight six-fOot
hurdles are set In the shape Of NAL
tese cross. The passages are OF width
that will permit only one sheep to pass
through at a time. The animals have
to be driven north and south and east
and west, all the passes being open at
the time The skill and patience OF
the dog are here tried to the utmost
and there can be little wonder there Is
a gasp Of satisfaction and a cheer OF
Joy when the sheep have been success
fully driven through these narrow
ways.
The Australian sheep dogs are the
smallest In use in the world, but are
quick and lively In their work. 1t Is
no wonder that the Australian gives
much thought for his dogs, for 1t goes
without saying that the work Of the
sheep station could not be accomplish,
ed without them. In ordinary cases
It is reckoned that one dog can do the
work Of half a dozen men. In many
instances a dog is superior to ffty hu'
mans, and where there are such vast
hocks Of nimble sheep, such as the
merinos In Australia are, 1t would be
impossible to round them up 50 that
they may be examined, counted and
duly looked over without the dogs
Argonaut.
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
BRAWNY NORWEeI.us
They Are the Longest Lived D..
the World TODAY ~ "a

=. -. LIVED Peool.
the World Today Ia
The hne stature and UNIQUE nh,
Qualities Of the athletic Norsam -.Aal
thus described by Price Collier =
article on Norway and tho ~ u
CLANS From an American Put0, ' !.
View" In scribner's Magazine. ="
The so called bOnder, or ,y,,.-,
tural peasantry. form the vo.- ','Sal'
bone Of the nation in NORWAY p. oa'1'
proprietor Of his own farm ana
occupy the country from the ,b..
the sea to the foot Of the hin. 80 "
every glen or valley as far as co.,,
grow. They are. as a rule fine Ioa., "u'
athletic men. as their properties a.. =.
so large as to exempt them fron o..
but large enough to supply them -,
their families with wholesome f,oI
the old days they built tbei, ~ y
houses. made their own fnr,,,.,'
plows. carts. harness. ironwork No.
work and basketwork. Probable ~
are no communities anywhere slso :,
the world so self efficient 50 ipdano,I
ent and so comfortable.
Indeed, their size and wbolssou.
aspect prove this, for they are the M,
est, tallest. broadcast CheSted and lo,,
est lived people in the world TODAY
in the streets Of the towns. AZ n.
farms, on the roads. one seldom SECS =
fat man or one who looks unwiod,
They are sturdily, sometimes beav5,
built, but they are lean in the sank
broad OF shoulder and thick throupe
and. though they do not always carr
themselves lightly or gracefully. tbsy
look to have plenty Of room for tbs
working machinery Of living. for hear
and lungs and digestive apparatus
Wherever you go in NORWAY. from
Christiansand to the North cape son
cannot go far without going I'd and
down hill. nor can you 90 far withOu,
inhaling the champagne-like mountain
air. II Is not impossible that the OLAF,
food-a necessity in a poor country
the physical training in the schools tbs
obligatory military training. the sen
sible temperance legislation. the up and
down hill exercise. the almost entr,
lack Of luxury and the fact that they
are not hard wOrkers-nOt lazy, per
haps, but certainly leiSurely in thei
toll, seldom making any undue demant
upon their nervous energy-ha7e pu
duced what no artificial Legislation cal
CODY"
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
FOR tn. SAX. Of Argument

well. now, for the sake Of argu-
ment''- Is there a more irritating
phrase7 Is there any greater bore than
the person who habituaIy employs itl
To be asked to assume anything lust
for the sake Of argument invariably
prejudices rs against making that con-
eession. We sit grim Tipped while the
eontroversialist assumes and expounds.
We feel that to oblige him We. would
not even assume that two and two
make four.-Youth's Companion
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
Quill Pana.

The quill pen Is not quite extinct in
London. The legal profession, which
Il very conservative. clinGz to II tena.
ciously, and none Of the courts would
be completely equipped without a pIen-
tful supply OF good goose quilts. Have
you noticed what an indispensable &C
eessory the quin q TO counsel. whether
In ostentatiously taking a note. max
ing q speech or In helping 10 point q
warning anger at a hostile Witness7-
London Standard.
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
Aisle on the Car In . Wreck.

A veteran railroad man gave a piece
Of valuable advice not long ago.
''If you ever get into a wreck" he
said, land have time to follow out this
suggestion. remember this: Always
stand In the aisle. Most Of the injuries
that are suffered occur because the vic
tim Is crushed between the seats. II
you are In the aisle you may be thrown
forward and bruised little. but there
Is much less chance Of receiving seri-
Gus hurts. II isn't always possible to
get out OF your seat before the crash
comes, but II It IL follow that advice. Z"
Pittsburgh Press.
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
nnma Of The Rack

The name Dome Of the Rock" Is
one that has been conferred on the
celebrated mosque Of Omar, at Jeru-
salem 1t stands on Mount Aoriah.
on the site once occupied by the TEN.
pie Of Solomon. Immediately under
its dome an irregular shaped rock pro
jects above the pavement This rock
was the scene Of many Scriptural
events and has been greatly reVered
for ages by Jews and Aohammedans.
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
An unsoIved Problem.

~How. sir. Is IT possible" demanded
counsel Of q bankrupt who was under
going bis public examination. ito live
In the luxurious style you have affect
Cd on $40 Year,
That" replied the bankrupt. rs a
problem to which I have devOted con-
siderable time In the interests Of So
cial economy. and the results Of my
humble efforts are now before the
court Mail.
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
Pun Loaie.

Liberty commands the highest price
Of all known things. Its price Is so
high that nobody can pay It.
Proof. Eternal vigilance Is the price
Of liberty. Eternal vigilance Is to be
ever on the Job. To be ever on the Job
Il to have no leisure or vacation. To
have no leisure or vacation Is to be a
slave To be a slave Is not to have
liberty. Therefore In order to be free
We must enslave ourselves, which Is
absurd. Q. q. D.-Judge.
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
BY internal Evldsnea.

-Where do you suppose We got the
saying. he laughs best who laughs
lastr asked Mrs. Binks Of her hus-
band.
Probably some Engiishman hrst said
Il" replied Mr.. Binks. He was doubt
less trying to set 4 natiOnal failing in a
favorable light"-Youth's Companion.
The broad ax., 1915-01-23
wby Corn Has Silk

A Potato Hill man who Is SLY -c.rfI,
years old never knew until - ~,
that for every grain on an ear y. - I and
there Is a silk running out u ~, ~. nm
to light and moisture. These size l...Ssj
back under the husk. One IS a. .-..b,,
to each grain on the cob and nouri 81,
It. Everything in nature IS mO.s srPe
derfuI than any invented story
tato ain Cor. in AtchisOn Gl0OS