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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-19
Physical Condition of the
Bangor & Aroostook Ra;lro.d

The annual report of Wi,,i.n, mr.
Brown of Bangor, chief insnector ~,
the Public Utilities Comnis.;.
speaks as follows of the physical con
oltlon OF the Bangor & Aroostook Pol
road Company: -~''''
Inc track has been maintained II
GOOD condition. The rails, fasten;ngs
frogs and switches are in good condi,
tion. Ihe bitches are in good cond;-
tlon. The right of way has been we,,
cleared andethe fences have been w,ell
maintained. The bridges and hui,d.
ings are in good condition. excent that
a few of the buildings need painting
quite badly. The rolling eor,;nnant
has teen maintained in GOOD cordi
ton. 'u1
During the past year the following
improvements have been made:
Inree hundred and fifty-three of
ne" eo-pound and 20 tons of relav e.
pound steel rails have been laid in the
main line. replacing rails of the same
weight and 300 tons Of really s5-pound
ana $40 tons of relay 7O-pound steel
.aiis nave ben laid in sidings. replac.
ing hghter rails. In track main.
'enance there have been used 142.34A
cedar cross ties, 61 sets of cedar and
nard pine switch ties. s55 hard pine
bridge ties, 5000 tie plates. 2000 ro;I
braces and $500 cubic yards Of gravel
and cinders as ballast.
Inere have been built 2375 ,;re.,
ieet OF cribwork to pr6ynt Stones, of
cuts sliding onto the track.
rive bridges Of 10-foot span have
oeen strengthened by the addition or a
n tUulen one beam stringer. and six
bridges have been improved by the ad-
ditlon of more ties. The doors hau.
oeen renewed or extensively repaired
on IL bridges. Two bridges OF 10.foo+
span nave been converted into cnlverts
ey putting on reinforced concrete
n nno Ihree trestles Of 10 to 12-foot
verts; ~o"eie'e cuI-
Two new concrete culverts and N
concrete culverts to replace wooden
have been built. Five nsw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-19
State House Chat

The many friends Of State Horticul-
Iturist Clyde L. Wilkins were glad to see
him again at the department Of agricul-
ture for the first time since his injury
in an automobile accident in the vicinity
of Old Town several weeks ago. Mr..
wilkins was treated for his injuries at
the Augusta General hospital and has
been at his home at Wilton convalesctng
FOR the past three weeks. Although
somewhat tired on the first day of re-
Stunning work he says that he expects In
a few days to be so far improved as to
turn off his customary amount Of work
before the accident
A meeting Of the executive committee
Of the Maine Forestry Association was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-19

folk expected to see him intermittent
w: but the family except for such
weeks as they spent away during the
summer were always with us. Mrs.
Mj,liken's absence is much noted In
social circles and the chliofen from
the schools. Mr.. Milliken mas mace
good beginning in keeping his election
pledges.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-19

held at the Chamber Of Commerce
rooms Friday afternoon to consider
project to divorce the Office Of land
agent and forest commissioner of
Maine from partisan politics. No action
was taken and the attitude of the asso-
citation was not expressed, either for
or against it, in any vote. The matter
will be taken up at the annual meeting
of the association in January, when the
legislature will be in session and the
action taken then, if any, can be trans
mitted at once to the legislative body.
Bangor News.
Hon. E. ]. Carter of Stonington, State
fire insurance commissioner, was in
the city the last of the week, invesrl-
eating the mysterious incendiary fires
which have been taking place at the
Northend during the past two months,
reports the Rockland Courier Gazette.
Some suspicious We're voiced, but there
are no definite clues, warranting an
arrest. Commissioner Carter says that
there have been about 2200 fires in
Maine the past year. which is some
what less than either of the preceding
years in which he has been at the
head Of the department. He laments
the fact that a very small appropria-
ton renders it impossible to have a
more rigid investigation of incendiary
fires. The business of the department
mas increased to such an extent that
we now employ seven clerks and
stenoSraphers, where we formerly had
put tWo.' SAID Mr.. Carter to The
CONFERENCE.-The reporter Saturday. The
BUSY commissioner had baap in Az,
gesta the greater part Of the past
three months. and has consequently
seen but little of his home town. He
lInds cause for regret in the slump of
the granite business, which has hit
Stonington harder than almost any
other town in the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-19
Public Utility HEARING

The Public Utilities Commission on
Monday ordered hearing for Thursday
Dec. 81 at go A. NJ. at the municipal
court room of the city of Westbrook in
vestigation of the accident which oc-
Cured at Westbrook. Nov. % on the
premises of the Portland Terminal Com
pany. whereby one Henry Brown was
killed. Notice Of this hearing which
will be public has been sent to the Port
land Terminal Company and the Boston
and Maine Railroad
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-19
Fish and Game Prosecution

Forest Newton. game warden at Jack
man. reported Monday to the depart
ment of inland fisheries and game. the
payment of a fine of $25 by Eugene Bel
leaux for carrying rifle in violation Of
the hunters license. he being an unnat-
uralized foreign born person.
Representative ]. c. Harmon Of Ston-
ington. who has just been chosen for the
fourth time to represent the Stonington
class in the legislature. was the week.
end guest Of State Insurance Commits
sioner Erastus j. Carter at his home on
Crosby street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-19
Forestry Department

Maine stands second in the list Of
those states expanding money for pro-
tecting her forests from fire, accord
ing to the annual report of the Unit
ed States Forester Henry S. Graves.
Just received at the Office of Frank E..
Mace, forester commissioner for
Maine New York state expended $685.
Os5.63; Maine. $46,552.65; Michigan, $41,-
S40.27; Minnesota, $40,0l6.12.
The maximum allotment to any state
for this purpose from the national gov
eminent was $4,000. to each OF five
states, Of which Maine was one. These
t,va states actually drew from the gov
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-19
New Corporations

Inc Following corporations, organized
uhder the laws of Maine, have had their
certlhcates of incorporation approved h..
the Office of the attorney general of tho
State:
Wadleigh Grocery Co.. organized Doc
10 at Augusta to carry on grocery and
ihaihet business. Capital stock $4,000, all
oo'iiiioi'' par value 800, paid in So G}0.
shares subscribed 100. President and treas
urer, Madison l.. Gilman, Augusta; clerk
W. X. Pattangali, Augusta; directors.
Madison L. Gilman, Edith p. Gilman and
W. X. Pattangall, all of Augusta. An
proved Dec. IA.
Cruiser Motor Car Company, organized
Dec. 10 at Portland to carry on a gem
efal automobile business. CAPITAL stool,
S'o'oVo' all common, par value SO, nothing
pslio IN, SHARES subscribed H. President
ALBERT f. Jones. Portland; treasurer r.
L. Croteau, Portland: clerk, James F.
Manter. South Portland; directors. A,bert
r. Jones, T. L. Croteau and A. r Fa,,,-
ham. all of Portland Approved Dee 1s
Inc whittier Company, organized Dec,
10 a' rortland to carry on a general au-
tomoblle manufacturing and mercantile
business. Capital stock $4,000, Of wbic,,
sio."o is common and $4,000 is preferred
par value $40, nothing paid in, shares suh'
scribed I. President, Albert F. Jones
Fortiand; treasurer. T. L. Croteau. Port.
land; clerk. James E. Manter. South
portland: directors, Albert F. Jones IT
l.. Croteau and A. B. Farnham. all ne
Portland. Approved Dec. 1s.
Chap$oe E7 H~....
Inc following corporation organized nm.
der the provisions of Chapter 81. Revised
statutes. has had its certificate of moor
poration approved by the attorney gan
eral and filed with the secretary of State.
cross Hill Cemetery Association. organ
izeo Dec Is at Augusta for the purpose of
owning managing and protecting land
ana the appurtenances for a public Gem.
etery on Cross Hill in said Vassalboro
and to purchase, hold and convex real 90.
tate and personal property necessary or
h'cioental to the conducting in a prope,
manner the said Cross Hill cemetery
ana the receiving and investing money
that may be bequeathed or paid to il FOR
the perpetual care of lots in said cer-
etery. President, Melvin Tobey. vassa,-
boro; vice president, Alvah c. Brow,
South China: clerk, Albert II. Austin.
Nassalboro; treasurer Henry H. Austini
Vassalboro; trustees. Charles f. Tobey
of Vassalboro, Herbert F. Whitehouse OF
China, William T. Russell Of vassalboro.
Approved Dec. 49,
Corporation Changes
The corporation bureau Of the depart
ment Of state has been notified by the
clerk of the Golconda Consolidated Mines
Company that at special meeting on
Dec. 16 at Kittery Of the stockholders il
was voted to change the name of the cor
poration to the Golconda Amalgamated
Mines Company.
Corporations Excused
The corporation buneral has been noti-
fed by Assistant Attorney General Oscar
H. Dunbar that the following corpora.
lions have been. under the provisions Of
Chapter Al. Section 81. Revised Statutes.
and under date of Dec. Is. excused from
hereafter making annual returns: Bishop
& Dickinson. Incorporated. and Farming
ton Land Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-19
National Guard

What has heretofore been known as
tho National Guard of the State Of
Maine has received a new designation
by the war department at Washing
ton and the infantry regiment will
hereafter be known as the I'd Regi-
ment, Maine Infantry. National Guard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-19

He
T.r Causing Withdrawn Is An
dfoW Council
Governor and
a and Prosecution
District Amhouses Corporations
Othe tiers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-19

.;x.ed on Monday at the
worn was
ao,, neti+;o,,
State House tnat the pdi uoi P'
,.
Of DR., Lionel +. Dudley OF f1ouiloii
.h;,b ,rac scheduled for q hearing be-
"HiIh ''
49,, co,.ar,or and Council on
lore the
.h;, ,,aL had heen with
WEDNESDAY ol thlo wen i-'
1;a,o,, an-
drawn, The following diSPd'ei- "P
peared in Mondays Bangor CONNER
-,
oidI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-19
State Treasury

IL was announced at the State treas
urers Office at the close of business m
Monday, Dec. IS. that the bank baI-
ance' or cash deposited in the various
banks OF this State, subject to check
was $2.009. 7o6.s6. the largest bank bal.
ance In the history Of the state Tho
cash balance at the treasury office was
$l4s,oSs.s6. making the States total cash
balance $2,157,740.72.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-19
Corporation Changes

The corporation bureau Of the DEPART
ment Of state has been notified by the
clerk of the Golconda Consolidated Mines
Company that at a special meeting on
Dec. 16 at Kittery Of the stockholders il
was voted to change the name of the cor
poration to the Golconda Amalgamated
Mines Company.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
The Colder Hamisphere.

DR.. George G. Simpson of the Indian
meteorological service at Simla, In In
dia, who asserted that the southern
hemisphere is much colder than the
northern. gives in the Scientific Amer
lem the reasons on which he bases his
opinion The air Is warmed not by the
rays of the sun. which simply pass
through it, but by the earth, which alb
serbs the rays. Now, in the northern
hemisphere there is much land to absorb
the energy of the sun and TO give heat
to the air In the southern hemisphere
there is much less land. and all the
land within the antarctic circle Is per
manently covered with ice, which forms
q virtually perfect reflector and which
sends back into space most of the solar
energy that falls upon 1t. Five mil
lion square miles of the earth's surface
In the southern hemisphere reflect into
space a large part of the energy re-
.ceived from the sun--a fact that in It,
self Is enough to account for consid.
cradle difference In temperature.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
Only One Athens Now,

There is and has been for many cen
turtles only one Athens. But antiquity
knew no fewer than nine cities OF
towns of that name in various parts of
Greece, and even in the time of Plau
tus 1t was sometimes felt necessary to
distinguish the great one as Attic
Athens" 1t was natural that Greek
cities should take their name from
Athena, the goddess of wisdom, war
like prowess and skill in the arts OF
life, who, according to some legends.
herself founded the City Of the Violent
Crown. Others ascribed the naming
of the city to Theseus or other myth,
cal kings. The IS of the termination
is real plural, for the city was given
plural name tAthenaD. as being made
up of several Constituent parts.-Lon.
don Chronicle.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
Explodino Ice.


To make u piece OF Ice explode the
trst step is TO put on plate lump of
clear ice about MS large as your fist.
Then with reading glass or the lens
Of magnifying glass focus the suns
rays so that the bright spot of light Is
exactly In the center Of the lump. In
A little time the ice will begin to melt
from the inside. and after few mo-
ments small cavity will appear, for
the ice. having expanded in freezing.
will not take up so much room when
melted. The cavity. being entirely sur
rounded by ice, will be II partial vac
uum. filed with watery vapor Of very
low pressure. When you have melted
q large cavity lay the glass aside and
let the ice melt in the sun. Turn 1t
occasionally so that it will be sure to
melt evenly round the cavity. After
awhile the cavity will be surrounded
by thin shell of ice. Then. because
Of the great pressure on the outside
(about fifteen pounds to the square
inch), the thin walls will suddenly
collapse, and the ice will fly in all di-
rections.-Youth's Companion.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
How Prussia Was Reforested.


There was no need of celebrating Ar
Dor day in Prussia In the days when
Friedrich Wilhelm |. was king for that
monarch had plan all his own by
which he replenished the forests and
kept the country well supplied with
fruit trees.
According to Das Buch fur Allie, the
king. having observed that there was
great dearth of fruit and oak trees
In Prussia and not being willing to
undertake the tremendous expense OF
reforesting the country himself issued
an order to all clergymen that, after
June 81, 1720. they should refuse to
perform any marriage ceremony unless
the groom could produce evidence that
he had just planted six fruit trees and
an equal number of oaks. If it was In
winter or in the middle of dry sum-
mer. when plants would not grow, the
groom had to produce and lay aside a
sum of money sufficient to cover the
cost Of the trees and promise to plant
the required number when fall or
spring came
The edict worked wonders. The next
generation in Prussia had no lack of
fruit and oak trees.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
A Tiuer Story.

There is story current at Kuloang.
central China, ABOUT tiger which gave
trouble in that quarter. missionary
and his wife had been worried by the
tiger proving nightly around their
home. They determined to be rid of
1t and one night tied a COW up in the
back yard and dog at the front of
the house. Then they armed them
selves with guns and kept watch. The
tiger appeared. The missionary fred
and killed the COW. The wife rushed
to see what had happened, and In her
absence the tiger ate the dog.-Ex.
change.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
A Painter's Brokep Arm

friend once entered the studio of
George Inness, the American land
scape painter, while he was at work
ami remarked that the picture on the
easel seemed to him much better than
certain former works of the artist.
"Right!" said Inness. This is going
TO be one of my best things, and the
reason is that | have had the good
luck to break my right arm and am
obliged to paint with my left hand
You see," he added, showing his right
hand In sling. this hand had be-
come so darned clever that | could not
catch up with 1t, and it painted away
without me. while this hand"-show-
Ing the left. with which he held his
brush-''is awkward and can do moth
Ing without me"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
Courtinq In Spain.

In sunny Spain etiquette is so very
restrictive in the matter of courtship
that 1t Is wonder that young people
ever manage to get married ate all
Even when. after many difficulties, the
engagement is accomplished, the par
ents have deciding voice in fixing
the date. and, as they prefer long en-.
gagements, the wedding day is usually
fixed somewhere in the dim future.
The best man and maid of honor are
expected not only to fulfill the usual
duties, but to contribute-sometim
very substantially-to the expenses of
the wedding feast. Wedding cake is
unknown. but instead packets of sugar.
ed almonds are distributed among the
guests and sent by post to those who
are unable TO be present-Kansas City
Star
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
Monster petticoats-

During the reign of Charles |. the
hoop petticoat was worn only by wives
or the lower gentry and by the wives
or the citizens. In the latter part OF
the reign of Queen Anne 1t rose again.
this time in another form-that of an
enormous hooi. ahis grew to sucn
immense proportions that during the
time OF George |. and ii. eight yards
was considered the proper width.
These hoops had outstanding steel or
whalebone fo.ss~ dations at the bottom
OF the skirt. In Elizabeth's time tbis
whalebone had been used at the ton.
near the waist, enlarging the hips for
several feet. Addison expressed him
self about the subject as follows
through his Sir Roger de Coverley:
MY great-great-grandmother has ON
a new fashioned petticoat, except that
hers Is gathered at the waist. NV
grandmother appears as If she stood in
q large drum, whereas the ladies' now
walk as II they We're In a gocart"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
The Equinoctial e.orn Fiction.

The widespread belief in the exist.
ence Of an equinoctial storm and In
dian summer comes. to a certain ex-
tent, under the head of popular super.
stltions. II the equinoctial storm Is
defined as a rainstorm, lasting at least
three days and occurring within two
or three days of the 21st OF September,
then there is very seldom year when
several equinoctial storms do not &C.
cur. The reason for the belief In an
equinoctial storm is probably the fact
that about that time of the year the
drst storms of the winter type. with
steadily failing precipitation, make
their appearance. They stand in sharp
contrast to the summer type with the
sultry weather and thunder showers.
Storms of the winter type can occur,
however, during any month of the
summer. The amount of precipitation
near the 21st has been shown by av-
eraging the observations at many sta
lions to be no greater than before or
after this date.-Willis Ishliester Mil
ham in Meteorology.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
In the Same Boat,

Sam had come home from school,
hungry, as usual. Tossing his spelling
book on the kitchen table, he FASTENED
to the pantry and began an inyestiga.
ton of cake box. cupboards and cooky
Jar.
Suddenly the back doorbell rang.
Leaving his Improbable search, Sam.
nel went to answer. On the steps
stood an unshaven, long haired man
whose clothes needed tailor and a
laundry worker
I'm hungry began the stranger In
a low, aggrieyed tone, land should
Hike somethin' to eat"
"Well, som l." contided the boy.
but you know I've been a-huntin' for
ten minutes an hain't found thingp'
Judge
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
Naminu a Novel,

"The thing to do" said the literary
man. lis to call your novel after the
name of the leading character.
"WhyY asked the youngest novel.
ist
Because the best and the most sue
cessful novels always have such
names" the other replied Take the
great novelists The greatest book of
each gets its title from the leading
characters name
Instances are easy to give. What
is the best novel of Dickens? 1t is
David Copperfeld.' What is the best
novel Of Thackeray? 1t is Henry Es-
mond.' What is the best novel of
Scott? 1t is 'Ivanhoe. What Is the
best novel of Thomas Hardy? Tess
of the D'Urbervilles' or George Mere
dlth? The Ordeal Of Richard Feverel'
or Rider Haggard? Allan Quater-
main OF Tolstoy? Anna Karenina.' "
New York Post
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
Too Late,

After the guests had waited for half
an hour in Berkshire church for the
bride to arrive messengers were dis
patched to the livery stable to try to
discover what had happened The liv.
eryman, made to understand that be
had omitted to send a carriage to her
mouse. acknowledged that all the
blame rested on him and apologized in
manly fashion, but when they suggest
ed that he should proceed to remedy
the delay be failed to see the point.
"What'll be the use O fetchin' 'er
now he argued The service II be
'arf oyer."-Londou Globe.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
Those Who Ride.

in all situations of life into which |
have looked ! have found mankind di-
v1ded into two grand parties, those
who ride and those who are ridden.
The great struggle in life seems to be
which shall keep in the saddle. This,
It appears to me, is the fundamental
principle of politics. whether in great
or little life.-From THE Young Man
or Great Expectations" by Washing.
ton Irving
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
Appearances.

IT Is the appearances that ill the
scene. and we pause not to ask of
what realities they are the proxies.
When the actor of Athens moved all
hearts as he clasped the burial urn and
ourst into broken sobs how few then
knew that it held the ashes of his son,
-Bulwer-Lytton.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
Evil Enouah.

There Is evil enough In man. God
knows. but 1t is not the mission of
every young man and woman to de
tail and report 1t all Keep the at
mosphere as pure as possible and fra.
grant with gentleness and charity
DIR. John Hall
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
CAUGHT,

Herbert, you weren't listening to
what said"
Er-what makes you think that,
darling?"
Il asked you If you could let me have
SlOO. and you smiled and said, Yes,
dearest Life.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
Within Reason.

Mistress-Jane. didn't you hear the
doorbell? New Seryant-Yes, mum.
Mistress-Then Why don't you 90 to
the door? New Servant-'Deed, mum
l amt expectin' nobody to call on me.
1t must be somebody to see yourself
mum.-Passing Show.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-02-10
Lazy tdIepess.

Beware of lazy idleness. 1t will have
Its elect on your whole system 1t
brings on degeneration of the muscles
and the internal organs. sometimes re.
sulting in an unhealthy accumulation
or fat and sometimes In internal adhe.
sion. In some constitutions it results
In shrinkage and premature old age.