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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-17
Story Of q Docs Jaw.

The strength of a dogs jaws and
teeth were never more exemplifed than
in the case Of a Ross-shire gamekeepeE,
whose collie was unfortunate enough
to be caught in steel vermin trap
The gamekeeper, gun in hand, was
soon on the scene, but in the short
time the dog had become quite infuri.
ated with pain. Having nothing suit
able for muzzling the animal and fear
ing to place his foot upon the trap
spring with the dogs Jaws free, the
gamekeeper placed the gun barrels IN
the dogs mouth and held them there
while easing the spring. With a VI
cious snap the teeth closed on the coIa
steel ere he regained his freedom. inc
barrels We're holed through-an almost
incredible performance-and were e1'
amined shortly after.-London Grapnle
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-17

CONTINUES TO
WIN AT TENNIS

Newport, r. l., Aug. 16.-Players left
to compete in the fourth round Of the
singles tennis play for the Casino cups
as a result Of today's matches. are
William M. Johnston Of San Francisco,
the national champion. who will meet
w. M. Washburn Of New York; Harold
A. Throckmorton, the Elizabeth, N. j.,
schoolboy. who will play N. w. Niles
of Boston; the Japanese champion, I.
Kumagae. whose opponent will be
Douglas S. Waters of New Orleans;
and Clarence j. Griffin Of California,
who will try conclusions with r. Nor
ris Williams End, of Philadelphia, for
mer national champion.
H. Mikami, one Of the Japanese
players, fell before the accurate strokes
Of young Throckmorton, but his fell
low countryman, Kumagae, managed to
wrest victory from Harry c. Johnson
Of Boston, in one Of the longest match
es Of the day. Kumagae won in straight
sets, but took 43 games to do it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-17
WINTHROP CENTER

Mrs. Martin Higgins and her
guests. Miss Gertrude Grohe and Miss
Katherine Hartnett, enjoyed a delight
full outing Tuesday, going with Mrs.
E. s. Woodman in her car to Taco
ma Inn. afterwards autoing to Lewis
ton and returning by way Of Leeds
and Wayne.
Mrs. Ellen lockwood went Tuesday
to Waterville, where she will visit her
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas H. Wheeler
of Plainfield, n. j., were in town Tues
day on matters Of business.
The Misses Helen Fortier and Anna
Dostie Of Augusta passed Sunday as
guests of Miss Valentine Caron.
Mrs. Perrault, son and daughter of
Nashua, n. H, arrived Tuesday night
to pass short time at the cottage on
Sport farm.
Clement & Taylor sprayed the po-
tatoes at the Y. NJ. c. A. farm this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Martin and
daughter Virginia attended the field
day at Highmoor farm on wednes.
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-17
WINTHROP

| The members Of Patience Stanley
Chapter, D. A. R., will hold their Field
day at Island Park Thursday, Aug. II.
On Wednesday morning the house Of
Eben House on Royal street was dis
covered to be on fire in the ell part.
BY prompt action in tearing away the
shingles the main part of the house
was saved from getting on fire, and
except smoke the damage was small.
Miss Ervia Bonney is visiting her
sister. Mrs Mabel Williams, in Bath.
Miss May Marstor of Auburn will
take the position in the Winthrop
Grammar school made vacant by the
resignation of Miss Elsie Moore. Miss
Marston has had teacher training at
Pennington and has been teaching IN
Auburn for the past three years.
The Pisgah school formerly taught
by Miss Robinson will be taught by
Miss Alice Whiting of East Winthrop
Miss Whiting graduated this last year
from Winthrop High school and has,
this summer, been attending the Nor
NAL school at Gorham.
All schools begin Sept. IL.
The Priscilla Club of the Methodist
church went to Island Park Tuesday
and enjoyed a picnic dinner. They re-
turned in time to attend the ball game
here. The party included Mrs. E. P.
Libby, Miss Dora Libby. Miss Ruth
Pearson. Mrs. May Walton, Mrs. Alice
Wentworth Lee, Mrs Ina Mason and
daughter Lucille, and Misses Mary
and Fannie Putnam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Kurtz Of
Brooklyn, n. Y, are passing several
weeks in town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-17
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

A first edition Of "Pickwick Papers
was sold in New York city at auction
for $3.50 the other day. Among the at
fractions of this copy were 'all the adj
vertisements" (the volume consists of
the original parts inclosed in covers,
advertising pages being inserted before
and after the reading matter) and a
page Of the original manuscript.
Charles Phelps was the lone graduate
of the Wheatland (CaL) hibh school
the other day. Mrs. Margaret Nc
Naught, state commissioner of element
airy schools, made the commencement
address He was the guest Of honor at
the alumni dinner and party, the hero
in the annual class play and the board
of education Travelled more than sew
enty-five miles to present his diploma
to him.
An interesting result Of a we'll being
drilled at Charleston, S. c., to a depth
of 1000 feet below sea level was the
finding Of the shells of oysters and
other marine organisms even down to
the very bottom of the well. All Of
them excepting those found within
seventy-five or eighty feet of the sur
face, belonged to a species which lived
during past ages, and is now extinct.
Mechanical devices for repeating
prayers are familiar in the east. but
the prayer flags" of Tibet These, as
described by j. c. White. in the Ma
tional Geographic Magazine. are sus-
pended on long lines, sometimes reach
ing across a river. AS long as they are
moving in the breeze they are supposed
to be recording prayers for the benefit
of those who put them up.
An unlimited number of positive films
of moving pictures can be made from a
single Photographic negative. After
positives of sufficient number to supply
the exchanges throughout the country
have been made, the negative Is usually
kept by the producing company. Ad6i-
tional positives can be made at any
time. The pictures that appear in a
scratched condition are films that have
been exhibited considerably. These
"second-run" films usually cost the ex-
bibitor less than the films when they
are first released. The life Of the films
Is usually sufficient to supply the de-
mand of the theatres without printing
additional positives.
Salvatore Bagnasco. age forty has
entered the high school in Glovers-
vile, n. Y, as a student and will be-
gin at once the study Of English. pen
manship and arithmetic. He Is
P10vQNn9kar and snookc Cno nj
French and Italian fluently.
Mrs. Emma Brooks. age f1fty-six, OF
Holland. Mich, walked seven miles TO
register with the township clerk and
then walked three miles election day
to vote for the $4,000 bonding prop
osition for good roads
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-17
Wednesday Brighton Market Sales


The Brighton market was very I'M
general market business was very
much disconnected by the large num-
Der Of horses held at the yards for ex-
portation There were 1400 horses in
the pens, some Of which will be ship
ped this week.
Beef cattle were in light supply and
prices held firm at Tuesday prices.
Mich cows were in heavy supply, about
500 being offered this week. Buyers
were scarce and the market was mac
tive and slow. Some very nice fancy
cows were offered and sold at good val
ue. The average range on good fancy
cows was lower, quoting at sS5@$115;
medium to good cows sold from $500
ss5; and a few ordinary cows sold
down to $40.
Mich COW sales-Robert Connors sold
20 fancy cows to av. s115 each. F. O.
Thompson sold So cows from $40@$100.
Brooks & Gage sold 70 mixers from $50
$500. Hall & Lowell sold 30 cows from
s45@s1oo A. M. Baggs sold SIS cows
from s30@s90. Otis H. Forbush sold l
year stock bull for $40.
Beef Cattle, Veal Calves, Hogs, Sheep,
Lambs-Otis H. Forbush sold l COW 106l
lbs at &c, / COW 1900 lbs at 3-4c and 81
off, l COW 900 lbs. at 6ac, cows AGO lbs
at &c and 81 head on, cows 1760 lbs. at
3-4c and 81 a head on each, cows 1850
lbs at 3-4c and / COW $50 lbs at 4Ac; pr
hogs go lbs at 10 lac. A. NJ. Baggs sold
pr oxen $500 lbs. at SC and 8 heifers 200
lbs at SIC: so calves at 9Ac, 26 hogs a,
3-4c, lambs 600 lbs. at &c. Hall & Low
ell sold 10 cows av 500 lbs at &c. 3 cows
av $50 lbs at &c. 100 calves av 100 lbs at
1oc. 20 calves av 14o lbs at &c. 100 hogs av
$50 lbs at 9.S0c. F. o. Thompson sold 30
beef cattle from to &c, 140 calves at 10c,
100 hogs at 10c, 10 sheep at &c and lambs
at &c. Brooks & Gage sold IS beef cattle
from ga to &c, IS calves av &c and q
hogs at 10 LAC.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-17
$4,000 FIRE AT
CAPE ELIZABETH

Portland. Aug. 16-Fire which was
caused by children playing in the barn
Of Albert r. Brown on the Fowler road,
Cape Elizabeth. totally destroyed the
house and other building. at $3.50 this
morning. Included in the loss were two
horses and flock of chickens. The
damage is estimated at about $1,000,
partly covered by insurance.
The smoke was seen issuing from
the barn by MEMBERS of the Brown
household and at about the same time
two grandchildren of Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown came running out of the barn
crying Justify. 1t is understood that
they were playing with matches in the
back part of the barn and the hay
which was all about on the floor quick
ly became ignited and the flames were
at once communicated to the big lofts
which were filed with the summer S
cutting of fresh hay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-17
Britain's Oldest Colony.

Bermuda now ranks as the Oldest OF
Britain's colonies, the English flag nav
ing been hoisted there in 1912 by a
party Of colonists from the Virginia
company who stopped at the islands On
the way to the mainland, went on 70
Virginia, found jamestown in state
of starvation and returned. A Prev
Gus explorer, Juan de Bermudez. gave
the group it's name.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-17
MUSIC FESTIVALS.
They Really Began With the Great
HANDLES Works In London.

The real ''era Of musical festivals"
begins with the great Handel COM
memoration, with its festival perform
anccs, held in London first from 1854
to 1857 and then again in 1871. Be-
fore this there had been music festi-
walls in England, but they were virtual
~ unknown IN the continent. 1t was
the efficiency Of the English choirs that
induced Handel to take up the writing
Of works for large musical bodies in
his OratoriOs.
The annual production Of THE Mes
siah" in London at Christmas time.
with great chorus and orchestra, nat
urally aroused the national pride OF
the Germans, who felt that the great
master belonged by birth to them.
Berlin first and then other German
cities began to give Handel festivals
on the London plan, and soon the
works Of other composers We're added
to the festival lists.
So that at the beginning of the nine
teenth century several organizations
devoting their energies to the produc-
ton Of any great work, whether choral
or purely instrumental, sprang into eX-
istence in Germany" Among the old
est Of these and among the most ia
nous to this day are the Vienna Gesell-
schaft der Musikfreunde and the Me
derrleinische Musihfeste, which take
place each year in some city on the
lower Rhine.
The United States has followed the
example set first by the English and
then by the Germans in their musical
festivals, and in several Of the larger
cities there are yearly festivals of this
kind-New York Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-17
BUILT IN BLOOD.
Petrograd, the Artificial Capital Of the
Cars pominions.

Cars Dominions.
Travellers speak of Moscow as the
heart of Russia, the real Russian city,
and dismiss Petrograd as an imitation
Of other European capitals. But to me
Petrograd seems more characteristical-
~ Russian, with its immense facades
Of government buildings and barracks
marching along as far as the eye can
reach. broad streets and mighty open
spaces.
The great stone quays along the
Neva. the palaces. cathedrals and i'm
perial avenues paved with cobbles
grew under the hands of innumerable
serfs chained in a swamp by the will
of tyrant and We're cemented with
their blood, for where Perrograd now
sprawls for miles and miles, a city
built for giants, was nothing but a
feverish marsh a hundred and fifty
years ago.
And there. where no roads naturally
lead, the most desolate spot, the most
vulnerable and the most remote from
any natural center of the Russian en-
pire, Peter the Great had whim to
found his capital. Twenty thousand
slaves year for ten years were killed
by fever. cold and disease in the build
ing Of Petrograd.
Nine times the court mobiles them
selves conspired to wreck the hated
city and force the court to return to
Moscow; three times they set fire to
it, and three times the car hung them
at the doors of the palaces he had
forced them to build
A powerful section of the reaction
airy party has always agitated for the
restoration of Moscow as the capital,
and it is only in the last twenty years
that the population of Petrograd has
not been artiiicially kept up. John
Reed in Metropolitan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-17
The Result of = Drink.

Such slight circumstance as glass
Of wine changed the history Of France
for nearly twenty years. Louis Phi
ippe. king of the French, had son,
the Duke of Orleans and heir to the
throne, who always drank only a GER
tain number Of glasses Of wine, be-
cause even one more made him tipsy.
On a memorable morning he forgot to
count the number Of his glasses and
took one more than usual. When en-
tering his carriage he stumbled, fright
ening the horses and causing them to
run. In attempting to leap from the
carriage his head struck the pavement,
and he soon died. That glass of wine
overthrow the Orleans rule, confiscat-
ed their property Of $1O0,OOO,OOO and
sent the whole family into exile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-17
NOISES Of THE NIGHT.
Weird Sounds That StartIs Travsl.,.
In the Desert Of Cobb,

Vv0u0 SSSnAO sbas SAoTStO 1F0v1lnpA
In the Desert Of Cobb.
In Ceylon the devil bird is q const.,.
source of alarm. No one knows WIN,
species of bird it is. but throughout n.
whole night its cries are horrible ana
bloodcurdling. The natives regard n.
cry of this mysterious bird as a sn,s
presage Of death.
In the desert Of Cobb, which div,d..
the mountainous snow clad plateau a,
Tibet from the milder regions Of All,
travellers assert that at night tho,
have heard sounds high up in the skr
as of the clashing Of arms and SOUND,
Of martial music. II travellers fan ~
the rear or get separated from ths
caravan they hear themselves cal,aS
by name. If they 60 after the yo,ca
they get lost in the desert. Sometime.
they hear the tramping Of horses and
taking it for their caravans. are draw
away. and. wandering from the risht
course are hopelessly lost. The peopls
believe that these sounds are produced
by the spirits that haunt the desert
The Irish banshee may be traced IA
the owls, as the description Of the crr
is so similar to that of the owl, which
completes the Identification. Most a,
the weird sounds that are heard in tho
air at night seem to have superstition,
terrOrs and are often magnifed ANA
altered by those who hear them.-pe,,
sons Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-17
Fooled Them All.

The discussion about the fitness of
horse meat to eat calls to mind the
story of young man in Paris, good
many years ago, who made a wager
with some friends that at dinner he
would serve one course that would be
horse meat and that none of them
could tell which it was. After the din.
ner he asked them to name the horse
meat course and found that they did
not agree. One named one course. one
another, and so on. but they all agreed
that it was a mighty good dinner
Gentlemen" he said. with his thumbs
stuck in the armholes Of his waistcoat,
lit was all horse"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-17

Bernard harbor on Coronation Gulf
east of the Mackenzie river, one Of the
least known sections of the habitable
earth.
The last member Of the party to see
Stefannson was the photographer, Will
kins. He was with Stefannson last win
ter. After passing some time with the
Stefannson party, Wilkins made the
trip over the ice to Coronation Gulf
and joined the Anderson party
Mr.. Wilkins learned from Stefans-
son that the new land which the ex.
plorer discovered may be described as
a second Greenland. Up to the time
that Stefansson left the new land, af-
ter his memorable trip across the
frozen sea, with Storker S. Storkerson
and Ole Anderson, the explorer traced
about 200 miles of its shore line and
found high mountains upon it. Mr..
Wilkins says that it was Stefansson's
intention to return to the new land
last spring to continue the work of
exploration.
The Alaska brings about 80 tons OF
specimens gathered during the years
passed in the North, in addition to a
scientific standpoint. They will be
shipped to Ottawa, where the final re-
suits of the expedition will be COM
pleted Most of the Alaska party will
proceed to Ottawa, but DR.. Anderson
may return north to continue his in
vestigations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-17
WOMAN AND THE ARTS.
Why She ExeeIs In Writing and Not
In Music and Painting.


The average woman possesses Il
greater variety Of character. as of
wardrobe, than does the man. She
can more readily lay aside or suppress
some important part Of her and bring
some contrasting feature into view.
She carries in herself a ready wealth
that is more applicable to the story
than to painting or to music. Thus
1t is, writes George NJ. Stratton in the
Atlantic Monthly, that in painting and
in music she is to be passed by man
with ease, but in the story, if at all,
with greatest effort.
In the minor art of dancing and in
the nobler work of reproducing the
music of the great composers, as in
acting the characters Of the great
dramatists. there are women of high
and even of highest rank. But. to leave
these more interpretive or reproductive
arts, only in fiction does she approach
the mark of men, for here she must
be counted with the great Of the craft.
And, even should some Grabbed soul
insist that the rare company in which
are George Eliot, Jane Austen, George
Sand, Nine. de Stael and the Queen of
Navarro does not include the one who
Is greatest in the guild, vet there is no
discomfort felt in naming these wom-
en- along with Scott and Dickens, Ger
vantes, Hugo and Boccaccio. But speak
Of the other creative arts and we feel
IL
at ease in the presence Of Beethoven,
Joanna Baillie with Shakespeare, An
gelika Kaufman with Michelangelo.
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RICHMOND

Mrs. E. r. Bowdoin and little
daughter, Miss Olive, have returned
home from visit with relatives in
Saltwater
Miss Mary White of Portland is
passing a short vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. White.
The open track meet at Richmond
Saturday. Aug. 26. is sanctioned un-
der A. A. U. and all athletes must be
registered to enter. Entries close with
A. G. Terrell, Richmond. Me-. Aug. o.
Mrs. S. M. Preble. Mrs. Roy c.
Harlow. Mrs. Joseph Prey, F. E.
Preble and daughter Frances enjoyed
an automobile trip to Skowhegan
Wednesday, where they were the
guests of Mrs. Prebles sister, Mrs.
Harvey Goodwin.
Carol Kimball of Boothbay Harbo.
lis the guest of Lawrence Kimball for
"a few days.
Francis Ridley Of Gardiner is the
guest Of his grandmother, Mrs. c. w.
Price
Mrs. Harry Merriman, Miss Ruth
Merriman, Miss Annie Preble. Miss
Marjorie Curtis enjoyed an automo e.
bile trip to Lewiston Wednesday.
Charles Griffin Of Richmond was a bust.
ness visitor in Lewiston Wednesday.
J. F. Kelley of Gardiner was in Rich.
mond on business Wednesday.
Mrs. Roy Harlow. Mrs. Frank Preble
Mrs. Lewis Gaubert were guests of Mrs
Frank Duren and Miss Mildred Duren ir
an auto trip to Brunswick Tuesday.
Funeral services for the late Mrs. EN-.
ma Jane Simpson were held at O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon at her late home or
North Front street. Rev. G. B. Cornish
officiating in the presence Of the relatives
and friends and amid many beautiful 10.
raj tributes. Interment was made in the
Blair cemetery, the bearers being Joseph
Gaubert. Roscoe Wood. William Reed
Charles Smith and O. S. Sherburne
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PARTING sALUTATIoNs.
Those Used In Different Nations Are
Very Much Alike.

very muCn NIIkes
The parting salutations of various
nations are strikingly alike. The vale
of the Latins corresponds with the
similar expression of the Greeks, and.
though piety is not expressed distinctly
in either, it was doubtless understood,
for who can be kept in health without,
as the ancients would say, the will of
the gods?
The Greek word perhaps has high
er Specification than the Latin, for it
was not a mere complimentary saluta-
ton. st. John forbids it to be given
to heretical teachers.
The French on taking leave say,
"Adieu,'' thus distinctly recognizing
the providential power of the Creator,
and the same meaning is indeed con-
veyed in our own word 'goodby,"
which is q corruption Of God be with
you
The Irish in their warmth Of manner
and love of words often extend the ex-
preston.
A we'll known guide, upon one Of our
friends leaving one of the loveliest
spots in Wicklow, shook hands with
him heartily and said in a voice some
what more trcmulous through age than
it was when Tom Moore loved to listen
to it:
God Almighty bless you, be with
you and guide you safely to your
journeys end.'
"a Int hny hny 1(rhf
fully and Alright, has not only a pleas
ant sound. but deep meaning.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
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TO STOP STRIKE
Continued from Page one)

their own accord and without arbitra-
ton they must bear the consequences.
All day petitions from unorganized
railroad workers protesting against a
strike continued to arrive at the White
House. The President also received
letters and kilograms from many in
dividuals and organizations urging him
to do his utmost to prevent a tie-up of
the country's railroads.
Members Of Congress kept in close
touch with the situation, although it
was understood that no determined ef-
fort toward congressional action would
be taken unless recommended by the
President or unless his efforts to avert
a strike should fail.
With a view to giving the entire
committee the fullest opportunity to
discuss the Presidents proposal or any
other propositions which may arise, the
brotherhood leaders tonight rented a
hall for conference.
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CameIs.

Unless camels have been especially
trained to abstinence they cannot go as
long as is commonly supposed without
water. When marching near rivers
they drink twice a day. They feed
largely on the tough, scrubby verdure
known locally as camel thorn, which
grows throughout Mesopotamia, ex-
cept on the extreme desert wastes.
Their habits are peculiar. Unlike
horses, they seem to feel no fondness
for their human associates, though
they will seldom wander far from the
caravan tents even if left united over
night.
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PERMISSION FOR
FORECLOSURE SUIT
ON THE ROCK ISLAND

Chicago. Aug. 16.-The Peabody COM
mittee today has permission to file suit
to foreclose the Chicago, Rock Island, &
Pacific Railroad, according to a decision
handed down yesterday by Judge Gieger
in the United States district court.
Seven men who control about 20 per
cent. Of the Sill, 100000 of underlying bonds
of the railroad comprise the Peabody
committee. The committee holds that
under the receivership the security of its
bonds has been injured
Judge Gieger's decision is opposed to
the argument presented by the stockhold-
ers led by Nathan L. Amster of Boston
and the holders of most of the secondary
securities, including the debenture bonds.