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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
Col. Cummings Dies
At Boston, War Officer
OF 1O3rd in World War

Boston, Feb. Col. FRANK q.
Cummings Of Portland, Me-. died last
evening in the Hotel Brunswick,
where for three weeks he had been
under treatment for tuberculosis,
from which he had suffered for a
year. He was so years old. He came
to Boston for treatment.
In Portland he was publicity Becre-
tary OF the Chamber Of Commerce
and superintendent CT the Congress
Square Church Bible class. He
served as lieutenant colonel in the
war with the 103rd Infantry, N. g. s.
M.
Col. Cummings was one of the most
prominent citizens Of Portland. He
retired four months ago, at the time
OF the start Of his fatal illness, from
the position of publicity secretary OF
the Portland Chamber of Commerce.
lie was born in Bangor SO years
ago, the son Of Eugene Cummings
and was travelling salesman Tor
several years. He went to Portland
as stenographer for the Union Mutual
Life Insurance Company 20 years ago
and had lived there since.
A member OF the I'd Maine Infan-
try, he went to the Mexican border
| with this outfit In 1916, and went
overseas as the second in command
of the regiment under Col. Frank NJ
Hume.
| After serving at the front for a
number Of months, Col. Cummings
! was obliged to return to this country
from France. because Of the disease
that caused his death.
He was for years prominent
member Of the Cniversalist church in
, Portland and long superintendent of
the Sunday school Of the Congress
| Square church.
Col. Cummings was secretary OF the
Portland Retail Merchants associa :
ton and one of the founders of the
Portland AID club, as well as its Sec
! rotary. He had been Mason for %
years and n member Of Kora temple
Mystic Shrine.
Survivors are a widow, who was
Miss May Snow of Orono; two chill
dren, Edwin and Catherine and his
father.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
A LECTURE
Christian Science

ENTITLED
CHRISTIAN Science, The Science Of the
Chr'st which includes all True
Science, Theology and Medicine
by
John w. DoorIy. c. S. 8.
Member of the Board of Lect,resbin
or The Mother Church. the First
ton. Mass.
Tuesday Evening, Feb. s
popular Views Of Science, Theology
and Medicine
should humanity pause in its
headiong course of materialism long
enough TO consider. calmly and dis
passionately. where this course ia
leading it to, it would certainlv ho
ast0unded and perhaps Mortified to
lind how great a part mater;aI
theories play in human calculations
ana CONDITIONS. and how small a
recognition or acceptance is given to
spiritual facts. Our world OF TODAY
accepts as science that which deals
wholly with material things. and
Whatever thought enters into it's so
caiied scientific calculations, is al
ways mortal or material. This world
llkewisc accepts theology which is
supposed to be quite aparts from
science and indeed until recently it
was considered little less than
blasphemous to couple theology and
science. 1t may well be asked: If
science is not akin to Christianity or
Cnrlstliness is il of any value to hu-
mainly and indeed is it not anti
Chrlstian unless based on spiritual
iacts? Also if theology is not re-
iated to science can it possibly be
true, for to be true it must be
scientific, since the word science
means only exact knowledge? These
nlaterlal views of science and
,neoioey have naturally evolved q
hcaiing system which is based who'll
~ on material theories and which
IT'S own advocates would hardly
claim to be an exact science. Indeed
many of its most ardent adherents
nave themselves frequently denied
mat the material drugging system
is IN any way an exact science.
The conscientious mortal then must
lace the fact that he is TODAY has
ing his existence, his salvation and
ms happiness on three things; first
on a science which only pertains to
material conditions and never to
spiritual facts. second on a theology
which does not claim to be scientific
Il
system which is neither spiritual nor
truly scientific: What a picture OF
materialism this is for humanity to
lace after thousands of years of hu-
man effort! 1t Is tru. that many Of
the thinking people of TODAY are
deeply troubled at the evidence that
theology, or our systems of saliva
ton, seems to save from so little,
and that the material healing sys-
TENS have TO stand helplessly by
whilst men and women 10 de-
vastated by epidemics and bv a host
OF so-called incurable diseases. Also
that the efforts of material science
have in many cases been utilized not
Tor the benefit of men. but for the
destruction Of men through the most
horrible methods Of warfare Is hu-
manity never to stop and consider
these indisputable facts seriously?
Shall men forever persist in their
course Of materialism, remaining
content to believe that these things
must be so and that there is no per.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
7jnv TrIIfbe

Fools throw kisses, but wise men
deliver them in person.
.finc feathers may not make fine
birds. but they make costly hats.
Many married couple could save
money out of what a bachelor spends.
ANY young man who is in love likes
TO say good night the next morning.
me worst thing about a bore is
mat 1t Is almost impossible to insult
him.
PROBABLY the future looks dark be-
cause coming events cast their shad-
OWS before
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
Somerset Council Gives Party

Somerset Council. No. 2os9. *. or
c.. gave a delightful whist and dane
ing party in their new rooms IN the
Griffin Block on the corner of Mad'-
son avenue and Elm street Thurs
,lav. There was a large number pres
ont and all attending passed q happN
evening. Music was fnfnished py
pnuror1's orhestra. Sandwiches.
n;c,,cls and coffee was served by
N1olnh Boullicr. George Boutn ana
rrjzcs were awarded: first prize to
Mrs. Willard Croteau, second prize
to Miss Fedora Iewia and the booby
prize to Alice Bouchard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
No Such Individual

Bishop Flipper said in an Atlanta
sermon:
Much homely wisdom Is to be gath
ered from our aged brethren. There
Is OLD Brother Wash White, for ex-
ample. Wash said to me yesterday.
IN conformation of a politicians err
DE man wot hain't nevah make a
mistake, bishop. hain't no saint-hes
jest a liar Los Angeles Times
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
Mildred Drawn

Miss Mildred Drawn. daughter OF
l.urcne and Ethel Salisbury Drawn
dird Thursday at the home of her
Parents, on the Canaan road. The
little girl was only eight years OF
aye and while not a strong child had
been i'll only a few days. She is sur
viycd by her parents and brother.
Roland Drawn. The family have the
~sanpathy of a host of friends in
their great sorrow. The funeral SER
vice will be held this Saturday af-
ternoon at o'clock at the home OF
her parents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10

George Andrews was operated on
edhesday at the office of DR.. Hop
klns, for the removal of two tumors
from his left shoulder,
roscoe Smith of Moscow finished
logging at the Carrying Place. last
week. and will go to Cold Stream
WIN MS teams, where he has another
job.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
Hone He Eo,,nd IL

When the door bell rang the other
Gay little Johnnie went to the door.
Soon he returned alone.
Who was it?' asked the mother.
ON. 1t was just a man looking for
me wrong place" was the reply
October Boys Life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
Two Accidents ii SPORTS

MISS Dorothy Stoddard, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Stoddard.
broke her arm Sunday. While sliding
on tonoSsan slide on Murray Hill
Donald Sterling. son of Ernest
n.eriih& broke his leg. Wednesday
night, while skiing after school honrs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
BINGHAM

PLEASANT RIDGE-Abcl Moore
is seriously i'll.
The family of Scott Mclaughlin
nave all been confined to the house
with grip for TIE past two weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
Whadia Mean. Fish,

flsh Dealer: Yes. mum, them fish
comes in all different sizes.
BRIDE; Wei. then my husband
wears IA Il collar-you had better
give me two that size and about a u,
piease!-Cartoons Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
At State c. e. Convention

Miss Fayalene Decker, president.
Miss Dorothea Clough, secretary and
Miss Velma NJ. Fogg, representatives
from the Bethany Baptist Society Of
Christian Endeavor left Friday morn
ing for Bangor, where they will be
in attendance at the annual State
Convention Of Christian Endeavor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10

The reason why most husbands and
wives are not divorced is because
they become Il habit to each other,
even their faults-their imperfec-
tons. From the House OF Mohun,"
by George Gibbs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
Intellectual Connefition

You try to avoid long words"
es. replied Senator Sorghum.
Why get people interested in read
ing the encyclopedia instead of pay
Ing attention to your remarks %
Washington Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
Hockey Game at I p. M.

This Saturday afternoon the Colby
College Freshman Hockey team will
play the S. il. S. team at the Dyer
street rink. In order that the Wa
terville people may return on the
c.35 p. NJ. train, the last one out the
game is called at one o'clock sharp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
Coming Events

The Town Improvement Society
will meet this Saturday afternoon at
2.45 in the parlors Of the public Ii
brary, when an art exhibit will be
shown and a lecture read, descrip-
tive and explanatory of THE same.
This exhibit is sent to this! club by
Mrs. Grace Kundson of Castine and
on Monday will be given at Water
vile by the Woman's Club Of that
city.
The next entertainment in the win
ter course being given here by the
Redpath Bureau will occur on Feb.
II. in Grange hall. The entertainer
will be Alton Packard, cartOonist and
humOrist.
Reformatory Trustees Meet
The February meeting of the truss
tees of the State Reformatory for
Women was held Thursday at the
Elmwood Hotel in Waterville in
stead of at the institution in Show
hogan as is the usual place Of meet
ing. Those in attendance were DR..
I. b. Mower of Waterville; Father
Kelley of Lewiston, Mrs. Sadie Bates
of Sandy Point: G. Ernest Avore of
Skowhegan and the new trustee. Mrs.
Gertrude Stearns Leavitt Of Port
land. Mrs. Theda II. Munson, the
parole officer of the institution was
present and presented a monthly re-
OOrt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10
YOUNG Mems Class ORGANIZED

A class for young men upwards of
20 years. has just been organized in
the Sunday school of the Centenary
Methodist church. The teacher Of the
new class will be John II. Grundy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-10

~So 90 Cv'ne MIND, and Creation,
g. spiritual or Mental
~ Is evident to anyone who has
studied the Scriptures closely that
when Jesus declared God to he sn;rit
ne was not declaring God to be some
lnoennite abstraction. but he was re-
! .eahng and describing the most Ger
taln. the most available and the most
stable entity that could possibIv he
imagined-Mrs. Eddy has once and
ior all taken this word Spirit ont Of
tne realm of mysticism and sinner
sutton and placed it in the realm of
reason and science by explaining
!nat spirit Is really divine Mind. or
IS the INFINITE Intelligence which
k I, ~ ana knows divinely or truly.
~ ID certain that when Jesus used
the term Spirit he meant divine
MIND. for on one occasion he OK
pia'ned quite naturally to his lis
teners the words that speak unto
you, they are spirit, fIobn
IT,. SD In fact infinite Truth. which
includes all divine mentality. is
spirit. Christian Science, therefore,
teaches that God is divine Mind or
spirit and that divine Mind is Love.
as GOD is everpresent and omni-
potent, the divine Mind which is
! love must therefore be the oniy
Mind. Also divine Mind and its
right mental activity must be omni-
potent and irresistible.
Mrs. Eddy has summed up the es.
sence OF her teachings in a short
statement WHICH she calls the
scientific statement of being"
This statement Is given on page 4Ss
OF her text book, Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures" and ia
as follows:-"There Is no life. truth.
intelligence. nor substance in mat
Yer. All is infinite Mind and its in
finite manifestation. for God ia All
in-all. Spirit is immortal Truth.
matter Is moral error. Spirit IA the
real and eternal; matter is the un-
rea! and temporal. Spirit is God.
ana man is His image and likeness.
therefore man ia not ma terial: he is
spiritual" AS time goes on it will
be found that in this statement lies
the crux Of all true Science, theology
and medicine. o'
The Prayer Of Christian Science
How. then, is the Science of Christ.
or christian Science. which includes
in itself all true Science. theology.
and medicine. going to reveal to men
the truth of. being which Science
sho"'d reveal. the saving and re-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-24
THE FRUITS OF ADVERSELY
Bv John Brock


XTOU know the common primula-of
course you do. It's the little dollhouse
primrose, with clusters of large-eyed,
bland, open-faced blossoms which look as if
they wanted to be pink, but turned blue with
the cold instead. Compared with their out
of-doors cousins in robustious reds and tiaunt-
yellows who follow the snowdrops in the
Towering border, they look as if they meant
to look cheerful, but found it mighty hard
work. And it's mostly because of their color
Oh, I s'pose it's the best they can manage
under bleak, wintry sun, for you always see
them in the holidays. Christmas or Easter
it makes no difference Florists love them
because they can be taught to bloom most any
old time, instead of at their proper season.
Serves 'em right for being so weak-willed and
impressionable.
They always remind me of certain college
students who become so moulded by the edu-
cational system you sometimes wonder what
they really were when they started in. You've
got to own that their minds are probably
broadened like the primulas petals but you
don't like EN- any better. They've lost too
much of their natural color and acquired a
pedantic blue, which isn't becoming. What
will the work-a-day world do to them ii
they're as impressionable as that, you spec
ulate. Knock 'em into a cooked hat, most
likely.
Still, maybe it won't. Because there's my
primula. He was a gift from very young
admirer who brings me mallow and dandelion
bouquets. SO had to take care of him. I'd
have had to anyhow, as he was such a help
less, pathetic-looking plant. But one day l
set him out to SUM- Then 1 forgot him. And
the hard winds of adversely blew upon him
all night long. BY dawn he was frozen stiff
as the chickweed by the door.
That's nothing to chickweed; she expects
it, And any one who relishes adversely GER
tainly gets it a-plenty. But it was an awful
surprise to the primula. His pale leaves
curled all around the edges, and his pale flow
ers shriveed into the pathetic brown wrinkles
of extreme old age. Yes. L mean he faded.
But he didn't die.
Bless you, no. He went back to the simple
life, began the primrose path all over again.
He sent up leaves of nice healthy green and
went on opening up his buds Flowers? He's
got em all sizes, from spring beauty to phlox.
And all shades, from white to rose. His big
gest one is purphsh, like they used to be-
he still thinks it's lovely. But a tiny deep
pink one, with the lower halves of all its
petals bleached dead white where the frost
caught them peeking from their calyX is the
prettiest. One has quite yellow cast.
hustle over each morning to see what he's go
ing to turn out next. l tell you that plants
character
And hard luck made him.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-24
QUIPS AND QUIDDITIES

The young physician was buying furniture
for the equipment of his Office. The sales
man racked his brain to think of something
else to sell.
He had taken orders for almost every
thing that was appropriate or necessary,
when he had a happy thought.
"Oh, yes; I nearly forgot" he exclaimed.
You need a doormat."
mot a new one said the young doctor.
worn one will be much better advertisement
for mel"
Wickham Steed, the London editor con-
demned the dullness of a London newspaper
in an interview during his American visit.
THAT Sheet he said, reminds me of Stoke
sur-Sea, where friend of mine once spent
his midsummer holiday. Well, Smith, old
man., l said to my friend on his return, did
you have pleasant holiday at Stoke-sur-Sea? p
oh, very pleasant, thanks, said Smythe
There was lot of rain, and that, of course,
kept people away, so that there was very lit
tie to do, but tell you what, learned to knit
jolly WELL by Jove!'"
Once there was man who used to take
drink on rare occasions. And thereupon his
wife would always say: "John you have had a
drink
He did not like to be reproached The
drinks were not worth it he decided. So for
twenty-seven years he refused to touch liu-
uor in any form or under any circumstances
and his wife often cited him as a model hus-
band, saying how much credit he deserved
and all that. At the end of tWenty-seven
years an old friend called on him. Together
they had modest snifter. And when he got
home his wife met him at the door, shifted
the air, and said reproachfully: John, you've
had drink ..e.ss....r.ns ...-.s. .
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-24
Routes to Longevity

A MONG things left to be thankful for is
n that our legislators thus far have not
started making rules to cause us to
live one hundred years--or more. Some of
these days they may think about it and then
they probably will try it out. Some individu-
ais already have given out regulations to that
end, but the foremost scientist to aim at the
century mark-Metchnikov who discovered
the life-giving qualities of buttermilk-de-
parted this life a generation or so short of
the mark, which is somewhat depressing to
the buttermilk addicts.
"Uncle Jim Sutton, who die drecently in
West Virginia at the age of 116, left the fol-
lowing rules for those who desire to live
long,
"Chew and smoke as much as you like.
Drink black coffee but no liquor.
"Eat lots of meat.
"Wear two pairs Of pants and don't take
them off at night.
"Take one bath a week.
Don't take medicine"
The physicians said that Uncle jim" died
or WndL Is Call6Q TOBACCO n6arL1 SO the ANU
tobacconists gain point; tobacco finally
got him, at the age of 116. The anti-prohibi-
tionists fail to score in Uncle Jims" record,
but the writer's of anti-coffee advertisements
mus thave cringed when they read about him.
We fail to see the connection of two pairs
of pants, worn day and night, with longevity,
and IL must run I'D the pressing bills if con-
scientiousy followed. AS to the restricted
bath, Uncle Jim" evidently was an old-fash-
toned granddaughter; and he must have &C
quired his carnivorous habits when meat was
cheaper.
Take it all around the legislature that sets
out to make laws for living hundred years
probably won't model them closely after the
regulations of "Uncle Jim
The magazine poet may be equal to his
task, but few Of his readers are.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-24
THE SEED CATALOGUE
By DR.. Frank Crane

have Just been all stirred up because
somebody has sent me q seed catalogue.
I haven't any garden nor any place to put
one if I had it, but I never get over being
excited by a seed catalogue.
1t calls to mind the days when I fused
around in the dirt and raised roses and hello
tropes and gladioli and cabbages. Indeed
there is a classic legend in my family to the
effect that I was discovered one dewy morn
ing out in the garden with big rubber boots
and wearing a tall silk hat, cultivating my
plants. This is one of those stories it does
no good to deny.
The catalogue in question was sent me
by Luther Burbank and 1 am strongly tempt
ed to buy hundreds and hundreds of dollars
worth of seeds and bulbs, but having great
strength of character shall not.
However, can do some royal mind garden
ing
For instance, here is a new asparagus. The
eloquence of the cataloguist is almost equal
to that of the man who writes fashions for
men in the theater catalogues, and when he
writes, eff any more delicious vegetable than
crisp, well-grown asparagus has been invent
ed, tell us about it, 1 am duly thrilled.
Then there are artichokes, new artichokes
which often produce on good soil lavender
blue flowers three to four feet in clrcumter-
ence." Oh, boy!
There are pictures of early sweet corn, bet
ter than golden bantam. Also of a new kind of
popcorn.
My mouth waters looking at the pictures of
a huge early tomato and new hybrid GU
cumber and an account of the new sunberry
and thornless blackberry and Big Boston let
tuce and Hollow Crown parsnips and Noun
tain Spinach and "ear1y long scarlet short
top radish,' which seems to be the long and
short of it.
Besides this there are flower seeds-ama-
ranthus, called "molten fire." of which the
eloquent catalogue maker says that they
"open like gigantic dahlias of a surprisingly
brilliant, iridescent,> fiery, rosy crimson, IN
creasing in size and abundance until the
whole plant is Illuminated with huge poin-
settia-like tufts of flaming fire which can be
seen for half mile
Besides these there are our old friends the
antirrhinum, snapdragon, and aquileg1a in
all cOlors and gladiol.
And here let me pause and devote an en-
tire paragraph to the gladious, absolutely
the most scrumptious of all flowers, indeed,
the scruptuosity of scrumptiousness, if you
know what 1 mean.
And shasta daisies and carnations and fox
gloves and marigolds and sweet peas and CO.
reopsis and dahlias and cosmos and verbenas
and morning glories and-oh, WELL what's
the use.
am cliff dweller and live in city can
yon. I look out of the window of my fat and
see nothing but paved streets and brick
pavements; at least I could see them if they
were not covered with snow and slush. I'm
I must do my gardening at night
when 1 am asleep.
Copyright, 1929
If a man gives you a ton of coal don't ex-I
pect him to strain his back helping you carry
it uDstairS
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-24
ARCADY

BY BERTON BRALEY
TN HERE'S many a road to Already,
For it isn't realm defined
A BY sharp and accurate boundary,
It's a state of the heart and mind;
And the path to my Already seems
strange,
Except when you understand
The varied routes that man may
range
To get to that joyous land.
I start on my trip to Already
In closely packed subway train,
Instead of sauntering blithe and free
The turf of fairy lane;
Then 1 walk ten blocks through the
noisy street,
A cluttered-up thoroughfare,
But l know at the end of my walk I'll
greet
My Already waiting there.
I climb four flights and I take my key
And open the dingy door
And-there is my pleasant Already
With riches of joy in store;
A place with happiness glorified,
For L might have told you that
I find my Already inside
The walls of a city flat.
Copyright, 1920