Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-05

and it is thought that this was the
common ancestor Of both man and
ape. Some of the descendants of this
creature are the apes of central Africa;
but in the temperate zone. they became
the ancestors of even our own super
ior Anglo-Sa race. The Pygmles in
central Africa, today, are not much
superior to the apes in the trees. In
Australia are to be found the humble
bush-men. At the time of the Norman
| conquest, our own ancestors were
| hardly civilized. and when Caesar in
vaded Britain they were scarcely more
! than cavemen." Illustrations on
blackboa at this point, were rapid
| ly drawn. Then the lecturer spoke of
| his observations in Europe and de-
| scribed some Of the fossils and other
| remains of the more primitive man
which he saw in the different museums.
He drew crayon picture of Pithecan-
thropus erectus whom, he said, hi,
looked upon with something like rever-
ence las being the creature that fought
many Of those greatest battles upon
which our present civilization rests"
| This creature was able to stand erect.
His front limbs were thereby set free
as organs of prehension for fight and
for friendliness. All the mechanical
and industrial arts of today were thus
| made possible.
| This simple animal also gained pos
| session of true hand with a thumb
easily opposable to the fingers. The
hand is the most wonderful mechan-
ism in the world. Some machines seem
able to do almost everything but talk.
hJJf In hmm n hov
machines. 1t is the symbol of human
achievement.
THE power of articulate speech was
the next acquisition. We are the only
beings that can truly talk. In our
speech we combine sounds to express
the most complex idea, thus making it
possible to preserve the records of the
history and accomplishments of the
past. Written as we'll as spoken speech
mas been the result of a long evolution
from primitive grunts and growls, and
that development is still going on.
upon mans greater brain capacity
rests his mental, moral, aesthetic and
spiritual supremacy. The largest apc
brain weighed 20 ounces. the smallest
human brain weighed SO ounces Man
is the only being that can really sin II
is our glory that We can sin; our shame
that we do sin. We have a sense Of
the beautiful. and this should he moro
carefully cultivated in our day. We
can also trace causation to one Sir
preme Power and worship that Power
as 1od. The man of the future is to no
even Srander and more noble than we
are IN all those attributes that distin-
sulsh him from the brutes."
Exhibits
Inc exhibits of the Maine Seed I'm
provement Association were tho oar
ter of attraction in the han and :. y!
~ say mat better exhibit of
pa'oes' Deans and grain is seldom
seei.. ne exhibit of corn was also very
So"", among the notable exhibits n,
po'a.oes were those. of N. H. Rich NJ
nnai,esto"h and NJ. G. Keay of West
Bowdoin. ~ west
mere were also fine exhibits of Ma;ne
siown garden seeds, among them he-
,ne 'nose of A. S. Cottle of Oak,.na
- A Leonard of Newburg and Dexter
n ,ui'ielt OF Cumberland Center The
..olWaS Girls Canning Club had an
eH ~, exhibit of canned goods
Inc BELL Merrill cup was on exb;h;
.' TINS being offered to the man d,,
my the best work in the animal i,de,
ing contest The man who wins th;.
nently. nave IL perma-
Is much interest in this conte.+
'ause OF the fact that two mon 49,
- won the cup twice. thew holm =
W. white of Bowdoinham and c.,
I. Porter of Houlton. "uS
around the hall are the eyb;h;ts <
mus concerns that cater to tho far,
usehe Curry the New England are,t
ior the Essex Glass Co. was amo,a ~
eAhipitors present. He showed f;ne w.
Oh samples and was taking orderv Co.. .r
ootties. And it would nav farr,or. AZ
call upon him and give him tr;a, ~
s eN''pits were of DeLaval cream
, Chiccrn Dairy Rations, the
1'np're Milking Machine and Cream Sen
"'"'or' ire United States Cream Soma
.","'' the Rural New Yorker, the VIVIAN
uo'te cleanser. the American Agrcu,+ur,,
Cnefhical Co.. Burrill Mixers. the r-hico
Miihh& Co. and the Maine Agriculture,
experiment Station at Orono
'oody 5 Program
Inc program for todays meetings of
'he conference is as follows:
'.W A. M.-Rusiness meeting
H>eports OF officers and committees
., appointment of committees
HOO A. M.-Address Two w., Day.
'oi roilIaole Sheep Flock
| Sharles ii. Crawford. Dexter
AFTERNOON,
1.So P. M.-Address "Some r,,,s.
! PRINCIPLES on Which the Rus;nas. I'd d :
; 1--we Stock Breeding DepenJs y ~ VI
naSmond Pearl biologist. Maine Ex.
a a, perlment Station. Orono. IA
81 business meeting
~ M-Separate meetings of thu
N!aine AYRSHIRE Breeders Assoc;,+;n,
Maine Guernsey Breeders Associatio,,'
Maine Holstein Breeders, Associat;or'
Maine Jersey Breeders Association
Maine Shorthorn Breeders Assoc;a,,
/ ton, Maine Sheep Breeders Associa
i non-See notices posted for rooms i,
| City hall. -'' iooiiis IN
| EVENING.
73o P. M.-Address, The Practical Ami;
cation OF Breeding Principles g
Trafton. manager Ayredaie Stool
| Farm. Bangor. @N
/ There will be time at the close OF tn,
evening program for the separate breed
! associations to hold further meetings. if
| their transactions are not all completed
in the afternoon.