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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-26

made more pleasurable when tour
lists know days journey or less
takes them to other capitals from
Rome.
The very names Of the different
places easily accessible from that
land of wonders-Italy -are
enough to conjure up visions IN
the mind of the most practical.
Monte Carlo, that common meet
ing ground Of prince and pauper.
where fortunes are won and lost
by the turn of a card, has been the
scene Of hundreds Ut interesting
romances. And Lake Conn, the
mirror Of all the beauties of ma
ture, has been the mecca of honey
mooners from ancient times; while
Lake Maggiore, of which poets
sing, has become something more
than poetry to thousands of Amer
leans IN the past score Of years.
Distances, which mean little to
Americans IN the United States,
mean still less to them IN Italy.
The trip from Chicago to New
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About Ereneh Africa

Instead of North America and
India. Africa is now the most i'm
portant field of French colonial de-
velopment: Here the French possess
slons have an area of 4,800,0 900 square
miles; that is. seventeen times the
size of France itself, and a 9olored
population equal to the number of
Frances white Inhabitants. The
French colonies in Africa. which ex-
coed those of Great Britain by about
one-fifth. suggest a kind of con-
federation. slowly built up by the
gradual acquisition of twenty prov
inces from 1880 up to the Versailles
Treaty. A beginning was made with
the annexation in 1880 of Northern
Algeria, to which were added the
colonies of Gabon, Congo, Ubangi,
and Chad in 1871: Guinea and Ivory
Coast in 1913; Somaliland in 1864;
Tunis in 1881: Senegal in 1889;
Sudan. Volta. Dahomey, and Mauri-
tania in 1898; Madagascar and Re-
union in 1896; Southern Algeria in
1902; Niger and Morocco in 1912;
and the Germant Cameroons in 1919.
The value of the African empire is
seen In its trade both with France
and with the world at large. Pro
duction Is already nearing 5000, 900
tons yearly for the whole dominion,
mostly raw materials for manu-
facturers and foodstuffs for export,
AS for the commercial balance, the
day is expected when the 100000
600 francs of pre-war trade will
reach five billions. There could be
no better prospect for French pros
perity at home and for French ex-
change in foreign countries. Es-
pecaliy IN Morocco, Algeria and
Tunisia. agriculture is being de-
veloped on large scale. The farms
and cultivated fields cover immense
areas. comparable only to the
American Middle West. This neces-
states the use of modern agri-
cultural implements such as har-
vesters. reapers, binders, thrashers
and tractors. creating a market for
American manufacturers of these
Observation-Disclosures Henri M. Bar
zun, in Current History Magazine.
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One of the largest trees in the
world. If not the largest, has, been
discovered in the bush at Waihou,
Hokianga, New Zealand. It is a huge
kauri tree, the vast trunk rising to
a height of seventy-five feet before
being broken by the first branch, and
measuring twenty-five feet in
diameter and sixty-six feet, or ap-
rroximatelv chain, in girth.
A well-known bush expert esti-
mates the tree to contain more than
$4,000 superficial feet of timber,
sufficient to build three double
stored hotels of twenty rooms each
from floor to ceiling.
1t Is to be hoped that this remark
able tree will be zealously guarded
from destruction and preserved to
show future generations what the
lordly kauri at its best was like.
From a marketable point of view it
would be impossible to fell it. much
less break it down, no mill possessing
saws big enough to tackle it.
The age of the giant is estimated
to be at least 1000 years, and,
carefully preserved, it has another
thousand years Of life before it
Forestry Journal
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Lighthouses on Hiohwavs

No more will the lighthouse SER
vice be confined to rocky promonto-
ries or isolated coastlines. Modern
automatic acetyline lights guaranteed
to run and burn six months with no
recharging are being installed at all
dangerous curves, trestles, bridges
and crossroads on the several high
ways crossing the state of Washing
ton.
Each lighthouse is six feet high,
about twenty inches across the base
built of concrete and steel and sur
mounted by bullseye light IS inches
in diameter.
Illumination will be red to indicate
danger and of the flash type to dis
tinguish it from any other in the vi
cinity. The flashes are to be timed
at the rate of so minute.
An appropriation of $2aOO0 was
made by the recent Legislature to
provide for these beacon lights. A
corps of lighthouse tenders will be
added to the state highway commiss-
ion.
The spectacle of the paved high
ways of the state at night with the
flashing red spots cleaning over hill
and down in the valleys will mark one
one of the most unusual innovations
yet installed by the northwestern
group of states.
Nothing has been attempted here
tofore to make the night driving so
safe as the placing of the danger
lights. They will also prove useful
in stormy and foggy days when OBJ
SerVation ahead is limited.
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Sound Reinvestment For Security
Holders

During the next several weeks the
bond market will experience that
stage of development which is term
ed in the financial district the ire
investment demand" This means
merely that investors who have
maturities falling due at the end of
the, year, or who have interest
COUPONS due at that time, begin to
make plans for the purchase of
securities.
There Is reinvestment problem
for the man of small means Just as
there is for the large holder of
securities 1t is best to undertake it
with the idea in mind either of
Strengthening the list of investments
already owned, or of increasing the
yield on a conservatively sound list.
In the case of the man who has
an unstable. and unbalanced list
which he may not care to sell be-
cause of the deprecated price Of his
securities, it would be we'll to bolster
his position by reinvesting interest
in securities. Of the highest type,
such as the underlying mortgages of
railroads and some of the industrial
companies.
For the man with a diversified list
of securities, there Is provided a
method of reinvesting, and carrying
on an investment plan, which affords
a higher yield than Is obtained in
absolutely gilt-edge securities and
vet does not jeopardize principal in
the least degree. That portion of his
earnings which is in excess of his
expenses he invests in gilt edge
securities, but the income from those
securities he invests in that type of
security which bond men understand
as a business. mans investment"
This does not mean wildcat invest
ments. 1t means pretty conservative
investing. even fnA the broadcast in
depreciation. This plan admits of
wide latitude in its operation, tends
to bring Investigation and makes a
really tangible formula for the ad-
vantageous employment of funds
Franklin K. Sprague in McClures
Magazine. 30
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Employees Haines Theatre
Have Merry Christmas Party

delightful Christmas party was
neld yesterday afternoon at $50 by
tne employees of the Haines Thea
Ter. A Christmas tree decorated and
Illuminated was loaded with gifts.
The tree was placed on the back
stage and lighted by the soft glow Of
concealed electric lamps made a
very beautiful scene. On the other
SIDE of the stage very realistic
Christmas scene was reproduced by
q fireplace apparently filled with
glowing embers over which were
nung several stockings. These stock
ings were also filled with presents.
Patrons of the theater attending last
evening were able to see the tree
and fireplace as Mr.. Moreau has de-
eided to leave them there until New
Years.
Those present at the party were
the Misses Cecile Martin, Lydia Roy,
Cora Michaud, Isabelle Pooler. Rita
breton, Meloine Daviau, Eleanor
Martineau, William Jones. Ralph
smith, Norman Parent, Harry Roux.
Inomas Georges, Leo Doucette, Har-
OLD Clifford, Herbert Blakney, Leroy
Hummer. Connie Doucette and Man.
ager A. j. Moreau.
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FAIRFIELD
Christmas Pageant

Sus tOsss0S
The Christmas Pageant given
Sunday evening at the Methodist
church was one of the most sue
cessful affairs of the kind ever held
here. The church was filled to its
capacity and many were turned
away. 1t was directed and staged BY
Mrs. J. C. Bearce to whom the credit
Is due and was assisted by Mrs. c, 9.
Hume at the piano and Mrs. Ruth
Ames at the organ. W.
The choir entered the church very
slowly dressed in white with red and
blue surplus. carrying lighted can.
dies, and singing "Watchmen, Tell
Us of the Night" and filed to their
seats in the choir very reverendly..
After this the pageant began with
Doris Tozier, followed by a selection
by the Ladies' Trio, composed of Miss
Minnie Gibson, Miss Emma Tozier,
and Mrs. J. c. Bearce.
At the conclusion of this the cur
tain opened revealing Miss Alice
Wheeler as Revelations, dressed in
shining white, holding an open Bible
in her hands.
The second scene was the open
court of Herod. Through the center
door of the church came King Herod.
(Ralph Egerton), and his court. the
Roman Soldiers, Harold Henderson
and Harold Fletcher; cup bearers.
Albert Learned; musician, Bedford
Hume; train bearers. Janet Newhall
and Eulalee Anderson. Herood was
arrayed in royal red garments and
he and his court proceeded slowly to
the throne. After he was seated the
court called unto him the wise men
and scribes to find out where Jesus
was to be born. He dismissed the
scribes and sent the wise men to
find the Christ. After that he and
his royal party left the throne.
The annunciation was, scene three.
This was proceeded by reading.
Mary Camilla Longley). was seated
on the platform. An angel (Marguer-
ite Hunter) appeared unto her. She
announced to Mary what great event
was to happen to her. This was fol-
lowed by choir in "Magnificat"
Scene four pictured the Shepherds
on the Hills of Judea. The choir
sang, "While Shepherds Watched
Their Flocks BY Night" the; angel
appeared unto them and told them
that Jesus was to be born. =
Seen, five-This was the; Inn. in
bethlehem. The Inn Keeper tLionel
Parlin) opened til doors. welcomed
the rich, the careless and merry
group whose life was full Of vain
pleasures. There were allowed to
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copyrlEni Underwood & undsrMuuh

York. which takes twenty to
twentyelght hours, Is long one
IN comparison with those that can
be taken from Genoa. Turin and
Milan are each approximately
three and Il half hours distance
from Genoa, while Pisa Is 1 hours
and ~ minutes, and Florence D
hours and 10 minutes.
Although ''all roads lead to
Rome" the time occupied III travel
ing from "the Eternal City" to
other interesting cities of Italy Is
small. Consider these tlme-dls-
tances from Rome. Naples, / hours
30 minutes, Florence, 3 hours 80
minutes. Venice. IL hours; Milan,
IL hours; Genoa. 10 hours 10 min
utes. Turin. Is hours 50 minutes.
The. far famed Villa D'Este Is
. hours from Venice, all hour and
a quarter from Milan, Z hours
from Florence and IL hours from
Rome
And these famous names by no
means exhaust the possibilities Of
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Mozart in Unknown Grave

Mozart's body was buried in a
Common grave" in the plainest man
ner possible, with nobody present ex-
cept. the keepers of the cemetery.
Weeks later. when the wife visited
the spot. she found a new grave dig
ger, who could not tell whefe her be-
loved husband was buried and to this
Day the author Of IA italian operas,
II symphonies and dozens of cantatas
and serenades, about 500 compost
tons in all. sleeps in an unknown
grave. Salzburg, Austria, waited a
half a century before she erected a
bronze statute to her world re-
nowned genius in the square of st,
Michael. and 70 years after his death
Vienna built him a monument in the
cemetery of st. Mark. History
scarcely furnishes a more pathetic
life. HE filled the world with music.
yet died in want and sorrow" says
biographer. He died December 4,
l791.-Currept History Magazine.
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Evans Comedy People Hold Christ
mas Party

The wembers of the Jimmie Evans
Musical Comedy and Manager Harry
Mulqueen of the City Opera house
held Christmas party yesterday af-
ternoon at the Crescent hotel. The
party was a splendid affair all the
way through. There were gifts ga
lore for everyone. about 400, in all,
a regular Santa Claus, a Christmas
tree and a humorous reading by
Manager Mulqueen. After Santa
Claus had given out the presents all
Joined in singing Christmas carols
and general good time followed.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
James Evans. Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Carroll, Mrs. Elizabeth Pippin, and
daughters. Eva end Florence. the
Misses Arlene Elliot. May Goeheny,
Evelyn Breen, EVELYN r'arr, Virginia
cannon, and Alice Downey: Jimmie
Mack. Roy Ellis. Eennie Cavanaugh,
Gus Nelson. William Pulsen and
Harry Mulqueen.
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No Rest on a Liner

Some persons take ocean voyages
for rest. They can no longer. On
many OF the Atlantic liners branch
banks have been or are being opened.
On not a few steamships small news
papers or apologies for newspapers
have been printed. Now larger and
more pretentious sheets are to be is
sued. A linotype machine has been
installed on one liner. Other machines
soon will be in operation on two other
liners. Between editors. printers and
reporters one wel'-known liners
newspaper force comprises six men.
even in mid-Atlantic. Or the phono-
graph. Or. the ships band. or stock
market. cotton market, money mar
ket or crop reports. Or baseball
scores. prize fights, gossip or results,
political rumors, reparation wrang-
ling. crime news or war rumblings.
The calm of the sea isn't what 1t
used to be.-Forbes Magazine.
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CLINTON

Rev. Donald P. Hurlburt, pastor of
the Christian Church in Bangor was
a recent caller on Rev. E. E. Long
ley.
Miss Lottie Buzzell of Augusta was
a Christmas day visitor of her moth
er, Mrs, Jacobs, of the Hill road.
Miss Dorothy Cain went to Wa
terville Tuesday to pass few days
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Larrabee of
Pittsfield were guests Tuesday az the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert G..
Waldron.
Wilmer Bracket, of the Waterville
Woolworth store, passed the holiday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d.
w. Bracket.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas H. Ward
entertained on Tuesday his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Ward, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Piper and daugh-
ter, Mariella of Benton.
Miss Ella Pierce of Waterville was
a Christmas day visitor of Mrs.
Sarah M. Ross and Mr.. and Mrs.
o. p. Wheeler.
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checks indiscriminately, Just as a
matter of national pride, but all the
newspapers have been giving serious
consideration to the thought that the
check writing habit, ever becoming
more common, has helped improve
the financial situation.
The idea appeared in print the 9TH
err day when the London Bankers
Clearing House announced that Of
the sums now paid into the city banks
only seven-tenths of 1 per cent come
in Currency and coin, all the rest
being transfers of credit by check.
Not many years ago the percentage
of cash deposits was several times
higher than today.
1t has been pointed out frequently
of late that the use of checks instead
Of cash allows banks usefully to en-
ploy perhaps larger sums than other
wise might be possible in piling new
stones upon the nations economic
structure
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OF all the nations of the world,
except the United States, Turkey is
the only one that has not had re-
course to foreign loans in the last
ten years. She financed her share
of the World War by internal loans
and by direct taxation. In the last
three years she financed her bitter
fight against the Greek invaders ex-
clusively through her own resources.
But that is not all. During all these
last years she did not issue a single
penny's worth of paper money, while
the printing presses of other
European countries have been work.
ing overtime. The net result of this
financial feat is that the total
present Indebtedness of Turkey. in
Guiding her outstanding internal and
external loans. amounts to only
about $750000,000. AS her popula-
ton totals about 100000. this
means that her per capita average
share of Indebtedness approximates
only $50.
If one compares these figures with
the total indebtedness of the United
Kingdom, amounting to $4,000, 000.-
600. or over $3.50 per capita: with
100000, about $500 per capita, and
even with that of the United States,
which amounts to about 5000 per
capita, one will be able to form an
idea of the soundness of Turkish
finances. 1t may be objected that a
poor man who owes SO is worse off
than millionaire who owes q thou
sand, and that nations are in the
same position. This is true, but
Turkey is not poor; her paper money
circulation is estimated to be now
reduced to about $500,0OO.0OO, as
against $235,0)0000 in gold coins
circulating in Anatolia, or As per
cent. gold against paper, a record far
better than that of most countries
today. Furthermore, she has untold
natural resources. such as mines of
all kinds, and she is astride of the
most important trade routes of the
old continent.-K. Zia Bey, in Current
History Magazine.
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"Santa's Wonderful Gift" at Baptist
Church

The cantata Santa's Wonderful
Gift, which was given at the Bap-
fist church Monday evening, directed
by Mrs. L. S. Strickland, Mrs. Floyd
r. Besse, Mrs. Ross S. Holt and Miss
Evelyn Estey, was most success
full entertainment and was very
pleasing to the audience which filled
both the auditorium and vestry. The
choruses were brisk and snappy, the
dialogue, we'll given and the solos
good to listen to. Beside the usual
Christmas features the cast included
Mother Goose and many of her fam
Gus characters in costume. Seventy
three members of the Sunday school
took part in the entertainment. Mrs.
Besse. pianist; Mrs. Harold Bean,
violinisk. and Mrs. Strickland at the
organ. were the accompanist. At the
close of the entertainment Santa
Claus appeared accompanied by Mrs.
Santa and made the children very
happy by generous distribution of
gifts. The evenings collection will
be divided between Good Will and
the N. E. Home for Little Wan
dererS
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When Paderewski Paid the Bill,

On one of Paderewski's early tours
OF the United States, he played at
San Jose, California. during Holy
Week, which was a bad time for a
concert. Two students at Leland
Stanford University had arranged the
affair and had guaranteed a fee of
$4,000 to the pianist. The box office
receipts were $1,000. In great mental
anguish the students told Paderew-
skis secretary that he must wait for
part of the fee-they could turn over
at the time not more thar $1,000: and
the secretary passed the word along.
The arrangement did not suit
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come into the inn. A humble beggar
(Luanna Wheeler) entered and was
denied adntittance. Then comes q
man and woman tired and weary
{Joseph CIR. Getchell and Nary
Then; a little boy (Rohert Wing)
dressed In white entered represent
ing the Spirit Of Christmas and was
denied q place in the inn., Then he
came and stood by Mary and Joseph
and told them of the stable where
they might find shelter. The quar-
tet and sGloists (Mrs. Bearce and
Mrs. Jack Caneron) sang Come to
my Heart"
Scene six, was beautiful tableau.
stable an l.manger. Mary was found
seated on the manager while tn, Choir,
us sang "Silent Night" This was
followed by a solo away in Man
GER" AND two hahy angels, IIilman
Whee.er and Margaret Lowry took
places at the head and foot Of the
manger. This was followed by Choir
us "As with Gladness" and they took
places aound the manager while the
choir sang "Hark. the Herald Angels
sing" The wise men brought gifts
to the babe.
Scene seven-The stage was ar
IduSSU ike. q CLOSED door. Ino
chorus sang "Qh, Jesus, thou art
standing outside q closed door," A
tenor solo by Albert Grover, follow
ed by the chorus I'VE open the Door
lord Jesr3." AS the door opened the
Spirit of Christmas led the people
of bethlehem into the Inn.
AS the chorus sang Joy. to the
World. the Lord has come" the cur
tain opened and revealed a tableau
with the Spirit of Christmas at the
foot of a white cross and lowering
over 1t was the Angel and at the foot
of the Spirit were the baby angels
guarding to keep it with us.
Miss Hester Stone left yesterday for
Richmond, where, she will visit her sis
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Nye and son
William passed Christmas at the home
OF his daughter, Mrs. Guy Cheney. in
Chelsea. - -.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. J. Lennon have re-
turned to Portland after being here,
called by the death Of her brother.
Layfette Dostie.
Cards have been received ANNOUNCE
ing the marriage of Edward Z. Allen
and Lillian Washburn of Hudson, Falls,
N. Y. MIR. Allen was formerly of this
town and a graduate Of Lawrence High
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leewood Jones Of Bos-
ton are visiting relatives in town.
A SON was born yesterday noon, Dec.
s5, to Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Williams.
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Christmas Day Passed Quietly in
WaterviIle

Christmas day in Wateryille passed
without public observance but there
were many family gathering through
out the city. The day dawned bright
and clear and proved to be white
Christmas after all, for Sunday night
about three inches Of snow fell and
1t stayed on the ground as it cleared
of cold. The mercury rose slowly
yesterday and the sun shone the
greater part Of the day. Practically
every hill of any size in the city was
crowded with children. many of them
trying out new sleds that they found
about the Christmas trees during the
early morning hours.
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lroquois Lived In Cabins

The Iroquois regarded themselves
as supermen among all other Indians.
They were particularly proud of their
cabins, and were known by other
tribes as Cabin Indians. Even when
hunting. part of the woman's task
was to carry the portable makings of
a cabin and put them together.
Z These dwellings were constructed
somewhat on the principle of a mod
ern apartment house with accom-
modations for from five to twenty
families. sometimes more. They var
led in size, being usually a.oout 35
feet in length. breadth and height;
often. as long as 40 feet, and some
times exceeding 500 feet.
A passageway in the center divided
the compartments ON either side and
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should not be hurriedly scented with
spot of perfume at the last
moment. Instead, a piece of per-
fumed blotting- paper kept in the
drawer will lend them a faint fra
GRANGE. and a daintier way to add
the last-moment touch of perfume
to the gloves is to slip a tiny piece
of perfumed cotton or little glove
handkerchief carrying the favorite
odor in one of them.
The faintest touch of perfume may
be applied behind the ear or on the
upper lip but to lend a delicate per-
fune to the hair. instead of applying
1t directly. the perfume is placed on
piece of cotton and concealed in
the lining of ones hat. For e:ening
a tiny. spot of perfume may be
placed on the tip of the fan, where
it's fragrance may be waited in any
direction the owner wishes to wave
it-From the Designer Magazine.