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Making Snow Shoes in Maine;
Prepared by the Natlonal v GPOKraphlc Society.
Washington. D. C.—WNU Service.
W ITH warmer weather gripping
the southland, vacationists
feel the appeal of northern
climes. Each section of the
country has Its cool spot. Many east
erners are lured to Maine, which Is
noted not only for Its invigorating sum
mer climate but also for its historic
background.
The name of Maine may or may not
be French; it certainly is not Indian,
like Massachusetts or Connecticut. Of
the sixteen comities, five recall the
mother country,''being named for Eng
lish shires; five others honor American
personages of the colonial or Revolu
tionary periods, and the remaining six
retain the Indian names of the rivers
within their borders.
As for the other names which have
received specitic legislative sanction
for something over 400 cities, towns,
and townships, the larger part are
simply descriptive, or repetitions of
tnwi#i in other New England states.
Of the rest, so far as the origin of
their names is known, 60 bear Old
world names, so that in that delight
ful tale by Laura E. Richards, "Nar-
clssa, or the Road to Rofhe,’’ the road
side signpost might have pointed to
Vienna, Belgrade, or even China, and
kept within the Jurisdiction of the
County of Kennebec.
Proprietors and first settlers are
known to have given their names to 58
towns; governors, generals, and Presi
dents to 16, 12, and 6 towns, respective
ly; while Indian names, which so
plainly tell their own origin, number
only 23.
An interesting touch of idealism was
the selection of such distinctive town
names as Harmony, Amity, and Hope;
Freedom. Liberty, and Unity, these
last three being neighbors In Waldo
county.
From the beginning the economic
life of Maine was founded on flsh, fur,
and forest. These three furnished
powerful Incentives for exploration
and the chief rewards for settlement.
The fisheries of the Clulf of Maine
were even an Issue between king and
parliament early in the Seventeenth
century, when the English fishermen
won fheir fight for free fishing along
the Maine coast, despite the monopoly
granted by .lames I In his patent to
the council of New England.
Fisheries a Major Industry.
So it came that the earliest sites of
permanent settlements were chosen
not for mildness of climate, but by
reason of proximity to the cold waters
where dwelt the fish that could be
converted into a profitable export,
without license fee being paid to any
patentees of the crown.
The fisheries continue a major In
dustry. The value of the state’s fish
ing products as marketed approxi
mates six million dollars, the two larg
est Items being the plebeian herring
and the aristocratic lobster.
Along with the ancient business of
fishing a place must be given J.o the
popular sport of angling, for which
Maine offers unsurpassed inducements.
In the lakes and streams and also off
shore.
Last year 35,000 fishermen and flsh-
erwomen from outside the state, and
nearly five times that number of resi
dents, obtained licenses. The fees re
ceived went directly to hatching, plant
ing and protecting a new crop of game
fish.
The state maintains 36 fish hatch
eries and rearing stations, and from
these last year went 17,000,000 trout,
togue. and salmon for stocking the
hrooks, streams, and lakes. Nearly
half of these ‘‘planted’’ fish were above
legal size, and 10,000 weighed from 3
to 6 pounds each.
The policy of protecting wild life Is
enforced by a corps of 100 game ward
ens. • who seek to be big brothers to
the youth of the state In training
them to be good sportsmen. In the
severe winter of 1934, airplanes were
used to locate deer yards and then
cedar trees^were rtrt to f^ed the starv
ing deer ootiflned there by the deep
snow.
Moose are far from being extinct.
They can be shot only with a camera;
but deer continue plentiful, 18,933 hav
ing been killed legally in 1933. More
hears are killed In Maine than In any
three other states. Grouse, woodcock,
and ducks complete the game offering,
with pheasants promised as a future
attraction.
The Early Explorers.
As early as 1605 Capt. George Way-
mouth and his companions on the
Archangel—many of them world trav
elers for that day—were deeply stirred
by their first views of a Maine river
which the captain named St. George’s
(now St. George).
An exploratory trip Inland “toward
the great mountains,” the Camden
hills, convinced them of the “beauty
and goodness” of the land, as recorded
by Rosier in his True Relation of that
“most prosperous voyage." And the
author boldly affirmed St. George’s “to
be the most rich, beautiful, large and
secure harboring river that the world
affordeth.’’
A few years later (1614), Capt. John
Smith was less attracted by this east
ern part of the region he named New
England. Yet he saw fit to say of this
coast, ‘Those barren lies so furnished
with good woods, springs, fruits, flsh
and foule, that it makes me think
though the coast be rocky, and thus
affrightable, the valleys, plains and in
terior parts may well (notwithstand
ing) be very fertile.”
So moderate a statement must have
been exceeded by Other testimony of
that day, since only a dozen years
later another explorer on the Maine
coast, Capt. Christopher Levett, a
member of the Council of New Eng
land, felt it necessary to “debunk” cer
tain other trgselogues, not preserved
for the modern reader. In reporting
on his voyage of 1623-4, he remarks:
“Nor will the Deare come when they
are called, or stand'still and looke on
a man, until he shute him, not know
ing a man from a beast, nor the fish
leape into the kettle.”
And he ^ continues: “But certainly
there is fowle, Deare, and Fish enough
for the taking if men be diligent,”
which equally well describes the Maine
of 1623 and 1935.
The discovery of this part of the
North Atlantic shore is usually cred
ited to John Cabot of Bristol, on his
second voyage in 1498.
The honor of making the first de
tailed contributions to accurate geo
graphic’ knowledge of Maine must,
however, be shared by a Frenchman
and an Englishman: Samuel de Champ
lain and the aforementioned Captain
Waymouth.
In 1605 both Champlain and Way-
mouth were sailing along the Maine
coast. So near did they come to meet
ing that in midsummer Champlain
heard from an Indian chief on the
Kennebec of the presence of an Eng
lish ship ten leagues to the eastward,
which was undoubtedly Captain Way-
mouth’s Archangel.
The race was on between the French
and the English; and the Maine region
was destined to be eventful border
land for a century and a half in the
contest for control between New Eng
land and New France.
Settled by Sieur de Monts.
The first settlement in Maine was
made by Sieur de Monts, who in 1603
had obtained from the king of France
a trading concession for Acadia, then
defined as extending from Cape Breton
island to the latitude of Philadelphia.
With Chaplain as his lieutenant, De
Monts set sail for the New world fully
equipped for his colonization venture.
Some three months later, on June 26,
1604, a small island in a sheltered
river was selected as best adapted for
a fortified settlement and trading post.
This island was named Saint Croix and
was not far above where the river now
bearing the same name empties into
Passamaquoddy bay. Here, on what
is now also known as Dochet Island,
was erected a group of dwellings in
part built of timber brought from
France, with a storehouse, dining hall,
kitchen, and blaeksmjfh shop. Gardens
were laid out, all carefully planned by
Champlain.
The site of this earliest but short
lived settlement in Maine, which ante
dated Jamestown, Quebec, and Ply
mouth, was not wholly obliterated.
Before the Pilgrims.
In a speech in congress 100 years
after statehood was granted to Maine,
Representative Robert Luce of Massa
chusetts, himself Maine born, remarked
that Maine might more fittingly be
called the older sister of Massachu
setts than her daughter. And the rec
ords of early settlement and trade
well bear out this contention.
On Capt. John Smith’s map of New
England of 1614, for example, the site
which is now York was named Bos
ton, thus locating in Maine, so far as
maps go, the first New World Boston
—and all this before the Pilgrims even
landed!
When the Pilgrims set foot on Ply
mouth Rock, not a few Englishmen
had already been sojourning on the
Maine coast and even had wintered
there. The welcoiqe of the Indian
sachem Samoset was In the Pilgrims’
own tongue, learned from the fisher
men on the Maine coast. Indeed, thir
teen years before, in 1607, the Pop
ham colonists built a fort In “that
northern colony” which mounted 12
pieces of ordnance. They also erect
ed a church and launched a 30-ton
vessel—a fine record of English piety
and preparedness.
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UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
UNDAYl
chool Lesson
By REV. P. B FITZWATER. D. D..
Member of Faculty. Moody Blbla
Institute of Chicago.
C Weatern Newspaper Union.
Lesson for June 21
JESUS EXALTED
LESSON TEXT—Luke J4;36-5S.
GOLDEN TEXT—Wherefore God also
hath highly exalted him, and given him
a name which Is above every name.—-
Philipplana 2:9.
PRIMARY TOPIC—Jesus Goes Home
to Heaven.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Jesus Goes Home to
Heaven. * ^ .
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR
TOPIC—The Lord We Worship.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT
TOPIC—The Exalted Christ and the Un
finished Task.
In order properly to view the as
cension of Christ Into heaven, It would
be well to study his ministry during
the forty days prior to his ascension.
I. The Walk of the Two Discouraged
Disciples (vv. 13-15).
Emmaus was seven and a half miles
northwest of Jerusalem. Just why
these disciples were walking this way
we do not surely know. Perhaps their
home was there. Or they were merely
walking to seek relief from their stun
ning sorrow. If they had believed what
Jesus had told them about his death
and resurrection, they would have es
caped this great disappointment. Un
belief causes many heartaches and dis
appointments. The topic of conversa
tion was the tragedy of the cross and
the resurrection rumors. So little had
his teaching about ihe resurrection Im
pressed the disciples that the reports
which the women brought were as Idle
tales to them.
II. The Unrecognized Companion
(w. 1624).
1. Who he was (v. 15). While they
reasoned together on the wonderful
events of the last few days, Jesus
joined them. When he questioned them
concerning their sadness they did not
recognize him. How often we are so
engrossed with our sorrows and dis
appointments that we fall to recognize
Jesus, even though tie Is walking by
our side.
2. His question (v. 17). Perceiving
their sadness and perplexities, he
sought to help by calling forth a state
ment of their grief.
3. Their answer (v. 18). His ques
tions so surprised them that they
jumped to the conclusion that he was
a stranger in Jerusalem. The con
demnation and crucifixion of the great
prophet of Nnzaretb were so recent
and notorious that no one who had
lived In Jerusalem could be ignorant
of them.
III. The Scriptures Opened (vv. 25-
31).
1. HIs rebuke (vv. 25-30). He did
not rebuke them for not believing the
strange stories that they had heard,
but for Ignorance of and lack of con
fidence In the Old Testament Scrip
tures. They had only accepted such
parts of the Old Testament as suited
their notions. The very center and
heart of the Old Testament Scriptures
set forth the death and resurrection of
Christ. Ignorance of the Scriptures
and unbelief as to the wonders and
complete redemption wrought by Christ
robs us of many joys and deprives us
of power as workers for Christ.
2. Jesus Recognized (vv. 31-35).
While sitting at meat with the dis
ciples, their eyes were opened as they
saw him bless the bread and distrib
ute It to them. We too can see 'the
Lord on such common occasions as eat
ing a meal if we have open eyes. In
deed, we ought to see him when eating,
buying, selling, and in our recreations,
for he has promised Ids abiding pres
ence. They were so filled with joy over
this revelation of the 'Savior that they
hastened back to Jerusalem to tell the
other disciples of bis resurrection.
IV. Jesus Stands in the Midst of the
Eleven (vv. 36-47).
1. He said, “Peace be unto you”
(vv. 36, 37).
However, they Were terrified and af
frighted. Sinful man in the presence
of a holy God is ill at ease.
2. He showed them his hands and
his feet (vv. 38-40). In order to con
vince them of his personal identity, he
gave them tangible evidence that he
was not a mere spirit.
3. He ate before them (vv. 41-45).
4. lie commissioned them to evan
gelize the world (vv. 46-49). They
were to testify concerning his shed
blood and resurrection, and on this
ground they were to preach repent-
auce and remission of sins to all na
tions.
5. Jesus ascends into heaven (vv.
50-53). “ ,
Having given them the parting mes
sage to evangelize the world he as
cended into heaven. From his place
in heaven he continues to carry on his
work through his disciples as they are
energized by the Holy Ghost. Just as
we treasure the last words of our de
parted loved ones so we should ponder
this farewell message of our Lord.
Woshingtoni
Digest A
National Topics Interpreted
By WILLIAM BRUCKART iMSiaifel
Magnet of Thankfulness
The unthankful heart, like! my fin
ger in the sand, discovers no mercies;
but let the thankful heart sweep
through the day, and as the magnet
finds the Iron, so will It find in every
hour some heavenly blessings, only
the Iron in God’s sand is gold.—Henry
Ward Beecher.
Growth to Perfection
Earth holds heaven in the bud; oar
perfection there has to be developed
out of our imperfection hero*—<1 Rot
■etU.
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Washington.—A great many persons
were mystified a few weeks ago by the
t treasury announce-
Silver meat that It had en-
Policy tered Into an agree
ment to buy Chinese
sliver. On the surface, It appeared to
be an action by the American govern
ment that was wholly a part of its do
mestic silver policy—a policy that thus
far has resulted In no economic "bene
fits at all but has cost American tax
payers rather dearly. Beneath the sur
face, however, the Chinese silver pur
chase agreement is one of the most
significant moves yet to be made In our
foreign policies. I believe it has po
tential consequences as great or great
er than any foreign relations pro
nouncement to come from the Wash
ington government since World war
controversies were liquidated.
To understand the importance of the
silver purchase agreement with China,
one must examine International rela
tionships over a wide scope. They In
volve, first and most Important of all,
the steady Inroad made by the Jap
anese Into the Chinese political and
economic structure. They embrace, as
well, relations at Soviet Russia with
China and Japan, and the whole Far
Eastern situation for that matter, and
the continued efforts of the British to
obtain for their nationals additional or
restored spheres of influence in China.
Lastly, these International relation
ships Involve, Indeed, directly affect,
the open door policy respecting Chinese
trade. The United States has consis
tently maintained that China must be
open to world trade and in this atti
tude our nation has had support of the
British and spme other white nations.
On the other hand, the Japanese, while
adhering to the open door policy on
the surface, have consistently attempt
ed to undermine it directly or by use
of the military.
Before the World war It used to be
said in’China that the international
competition there took the form of di
plomacy operated through banks and
railways. Now, we see the additions
of currencies and tariffs to the meth
ods used by the diplomats. The United
States is using the currency method—
a method attempted by the British
without success two years ago—and
through this influence, this nation Is
seeking to expand Its trade with China.
The Japanese are employing the tariffs
to protect their own interests In China
and to keep the British and the Amer
icans on the outside.
So, for the first time since 1898, the
battle among the nations for the rich
lure of China trade Is on an economic
basis of competition and, it must be
said, Japan is in the lead. * The Jap
anese afe ahead In this economic war
fare chiefly because of their proximity
to the territory which is so rich in po
tential trade.
• • «
A year or more ago, the British sent
Sir Frederick Lelth-Ross of the Brlt-
f lsh treasury to
Japan Will Shanghai to aid the
Oppo$e Chinese ministry of
finance in the estab
lishment of a currency system. It was
not announced, of course, but the real
purpose of Sir Frederick’s visit was to
stabilize Chinese money and link it to
Ihe British pound sterling. Diplomats
watched the maneuver with great in
terest because it was expected that
Japan’s control In the North China
provinces would be loosened through
British currency influence. But It failed
to work that way. The North China
provinces simply were separated fur
ther from China proper and the Jap
anese tightened their grip.
£ow, the Americans have tried some
thing of the same scheme. They worked
It out on the basis of silver purchase
from China but they prescribed that
as the American treasury buys Chinese
silver, the dollars paid therefor will be
deposited in a branch of the Bank of
China which will be established in New
York. It will result In easy,.transfers
of money where American exporters
ship to China.
No one can tell what the conse
quences will be. In the first Instance,
Japan can be expected to exert every
power her nationals have to thwart the
effect of the program. In the next in
stance, the British are not going to be
enthusiastic about the arrangements
because the competition between Brit
ish and American traders has been In
creasingly sharper since the World war.
* • *
There is still the further circum
stance of Japan’s smuggling into China.
Having had control
Wily 0 f the Chinese tar-
Japaneae Iffs, the wily Japa
nese proceeded to
enforce tariff duties rigidly against ev
eryone except themselves. Stories com
ing out of North China through diplo
matic channels as well as from com
mercial interests tell of vast smuggling
operations by the Japanese. In other
words, the Japanese have proceeded to
find scores of landing places on Chi
nese soli where they neglected to place
customs houses. The net result Is, of
course, thaj the Chinese are being sup
plied with Japanese goods without the
payihent of a tariff whereas all other
imports from foreign shores must carry
the tariff load.
It teems, then, that white we cannot
Cool Frock for
All-Around Wear
know at this time whether the Jap
anese will attempt further military
movements In North China, it certain
ly can be said unequivocally that the
open door for China foreign trade Is
at stake In this conflict Most author
ities on foreign affairs with whom 1
have talked tell me that there Is little
hope to prevent Japanese political su
premacy In China. They cannot move
northward because 4n that direction
they butt their heads against the Soviet
Russian frontier. The Soviet Is armed
to the teeth on the border of Mancha-
kuo, but to the south and In the area
known as North China, no present
method appears for curtailing Japanese
power.
Thus, history appears to be repeating
Itself. The battle for concession that
took place In 1898 seems about to be
revived and undoubtedly the climax to
this conflict has been hastened by the
American agreement to acquire Chi
nese silver.
Few authorities are willing to venture
a prediction as to where this new pol
icy, promulgated by President Roose
velt, will lead us. Some Insist that it
is In accordance with the attitude the
United States has held for nearly forty
years Insofar as Chinese relations are
concerned. Others claim that, since
Japan has grown to such importance as
a world power, the silver agreement
may eventually lead us further Into the
Far Eastern controversy, so far, In
deed, that the questions later to arise
may Involve national honor—and na
tional honor ofttimes Is a prelude to
war.
• • •
While we are looking over Japanese
activities In the Far East, we ought
not to forget that
Japa invade only a year ago, our
Philippinea congress, under a po
litical lash and the
pressure of selfish interests, voted the
Filipinos their Independence. Of course,
the Philippine Islands are still nnder
our protection and will be so for sev
eral years, but It Is most Interesting to
know that already the Japanese have
set about the colonization of portions
of the Philippine Islands.
Through the last 20 years, American
officials stationed in Manila have kept
a watchful eye open to detect any signs
of Japanese encroachments. It was not
military movements by the Japanese
that were feared. It was their well-
known capacity for creeping under the
edge of the tent and suddenly develop
ing into an economic power.
Official reports now are reaching
Washington which Indicate amazingly
rapid encroachment by the Japanese
upon affairs of the Islands. One official
document shows that Japanese colo
nists have virtually swallowed np one
large Philippine valley. By devious
ways, legal and Illegal, Japanese farm
ers have filtered through and have ob
tained all of the land that la tillable
in the Dava valley.
Philippine laws, sponsored by Amer
icans before Independence was veted,
have been designed to check Japanese
colonization and the battle against this
has gone on unremittingly since the
days of the World war when the Tokyo
government first exhibited definite abil
ity to expand Its spheres of Influence
through colonization methods. It should
be said, however, that the American
officials have been somewhat lax in en
forcement of the anti-Japanese laws
and the result has been that small
colonies of Japanese were planted In
various parts of the Islands.
Now, It Is shown that these colonies
have developed into great numerical
and economic strength. They seem to
have unlimited credit from somewhere
for their operations and in the Dava
valley, for example, they actually con
trol the price of hemp which Is the
main agricultural product of that
section.
The Japanese are operating In an
other fashion In the Philippines. It is
a well established fact that when legis
lation is being considered by the Phil
ippine legislative body, it is confronted
with a powerful lobby If It Is inimical
to Japanese Interests. Existence of thia
lobby is known and recognized and
many of the Japanese representatives
are fearful of consequences to their
political careers if they go contrary to
the lobby’s position.
Such i>enetration as this Into the
Philippine economic structure may not
be as serious from a world standpoint
as the Japanese penetration of North
China. Yet, it seems to me that the
American government cannot Ignore
the activity. It may be that Japan has
no thought of eventual military and po
litical supremacy over the Filipinos but
the surface Indications at this time are
those that have always preceded po
litical and military subjugation of ter
ritories and possessions.
It will be recalled, as well, that Just
such a condition or circumstance as
we now see was among the fears ex
pressed by those representatives and
senators In our congress who opposed
Philippine Independence. The oppo-
nents of the independenco bill In con-
gress dared not openly assert that Ja
pan would be a menace to the Island
Independence. To have done so would
have meant international compile*
tions.
C Wacura N«wap*p«r Umoa.
No. 184S-B
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Incidentally It’s very easily made,
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blouse trimmed with buttons. It’s
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Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1846-B Is
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20 Corresponding bust measure
ments 30, 32, 34, 36 and 38. Size 14
^32) requires 4V& yards of 35 inch
material plus % yard for contrast.
Send fifteen cents for the pattern.
Send your order to The Sewing
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St, Chicago, 111.
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Circles Within Circles
In this round world of many cf*
cles within circles, do we make a
weary Journey from the high grade
to the low, to find at last that they
lie close together, that the two ex
tremes touch, and that our jour
ney’s end Is but our starting place!
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