Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-30

proprietor Of the Richmond Bee.
printed the first copy Of the consti-
tuition and bylaws Of the Christian
Science church for Mary Baker Eddy.
He was a printer In Boston at the
time and says that Mrs. Eddy read
the proofs of the book three times
before she would allow II to be print
ed.
william McFee, the well-known
author stopped off in Bath a short
time Wednesday on his way to
Searsport, where he is to be a guest
of friends. Mr. McFee is the author
of Casuals of the Sea Command,
Capt. Macedoine's Daughter. and
many other sea stories. He has fol-
lowed the sea for years and his sto-
ries reflect its color and romance.
MIR. McFee Is a Scotsman and is the
author Of the best and most realistic
stories of the sea that have been
written for many years.
Maine automobilists will be inter-
ested in the ruling Of Frank A. Good
win, registrar Of motor vehicles in
Massachusetts,. regarding the prac-
tice of Automobiles who put sill
hcuettes Of bathing girls on wind
shields and rear windows. IF these
things are not removed from auto
mobiles at once, operators licenses
and number plates will be removed"
he declared. Registrar Goodwin
said the law forbids placing on an
automobile anything which may IN
terfere with or impede the proper
operation of the vehicle"
Conditions in Lewiston with re-
spect to the quantity and quality of
alcoholic beverages obtainable, are
reputed to be unusually wet, in fact,
as one member of the police de-
partment confided "wetter AN
they've been for many a moon" In
substantiation of the report that
Lewiston is exceedingly moist. par
ticularly in spots. examination of
the police court records show that
81 arrests were made for intoNica-
ton during the first 81 days in
August and only II arrests for
violations Of the liquor laws
Lewiston Sun.
When Samuel Jordan Sewall, gen.
eral manager of the Wiscasset, Wa
terville and Pennington Railroad has
occasion to travel over his road, he
does so in a private car without To-
connective attached. Machinists in the
road shops mounted a flivver on
handcar wheels. shortening the axles
to accommodate the two-foot guage
of the railroad. There seems to be
no use for a steering wheel, but Mr..
Sewall states that he'd feel safer to
have something to hang on to in
case the car left the rails and start
ed across country. This car makes
as miles an hour easily on its steel
road.
Few people know that a resident
of Turner was the inventor of the
coppertoed shoes which 70 years ago
became so popular for children's
wear. George A. Mitchell. who had
farm outside the village, discour-
aged because his many children wore
the toes Of their shoes out faster
than he could afford to buy new
ones, cut some pieces from a sheet
OF copper he had handy, and fasten-
ed them onto the shoes. He found
the shoes then outwore any three
pairs he had ever bought. He pat
ented the idea, making his claim
cover copper, silver or other metal
for shoe tips, and made more money
from it than he could have wrested
from his farm in a life time. Copper
teed shoes became the rage, and
children cried for them. For many
years they were in use, especially in
smaller towns and rural commun-
tiles.
Sometimes someone mentions the
fact that it is remarkable how many
Maine people, who have gone to
other states to make their mark,
desire once they have accomplished
their purposes, to get back to Maine
again. We can see nothing sur
prising about that. Maine is the
finest state in the Union in which to
live. To be sure, 1t occasionally has
u long hard Winter, but Maine born
people expect these and enjoy
them. with the exception Of this
period of cold weather the Maine
climate Is all that one could ask.
The state has few of the drawbacks
that other states have and its peo-
pie are a happy, centented let who
are proud of their state and well
come back those who have been
elsewhere for a time. There are
hundreds of our Summer visitors.
natives of this state, who are con-
stantly planning how some day they
will return to good old Maine to To-
cate permanently, and they are not
to be blamed for that.-Bath Times.
A marine hospital at Bath is a
probability of the future, accord
ing to an announcement from the
United States Public Health Service.
The official statement says: In 1873
a. grateful patient Of a~friend Of the
Marine Hospital Service now the
public Health Service, donated
sS23.50 for the benefit of the
marine Hospital at Bath, Maine.
The amount was placed at Interest
by the collector of costumes, and is
still on deposit, because there was
no Marine Hospital at Bath, Maine,
and never has been, the nearest
ones on that coas. being located at
Portland, Maine. and Boston, Massa-
chusetts. practically all cities in
the United States are increasing In
size, and the city of Bath is no ex-
ception to this rule. 1t is not at all
improbable that the. time may come
when a new marine hospital will be
needed on the Maine coast to ~sesve
those who go dawn to the sea Ia
ships, on conformity with the gov
crament policy established in 1888
to provide medical care fer mer-
chant seaInen. Students Of COM
pound interest may compute the