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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28
A Chance for Boys and Girls.

The l.. S. Department of Agriculture
is sending out inducement to boys ana
girls of the entire country to become
interested in good roads. Most boys
and girls of Maine have heard much OF
good roads in the last few months and
are quite familiar, probably, with the
good roads law" passed at the ses-
sion of Legislature Just ended. Perhaps
some of these may take advantage OF
tile governments offer and show that
Maine boys and girls are alive 10 the
opportunities, duties and responsible
ties of the times.
A circular just sent out by the once
of Public Roads q. S. Department of
Agriculture, Washington. ID. c., reads
A gold medal to the school boy or
girl between the ages of 10 and 10 VINO
wri4es the best composition, nol 10
exceed 500 words, on the repair ana
maintenance of earth roads, is to be
awarded by Logan Waller Page, Direc-
tor. Office of Public Roads, United
States Department of Agriculture,
Washington, ID. c. All compositions
must be submitted to Mr.. Page before
May Is, 1913. and the medal will be
AWARDED as soon thereafter as the
composition may be based on knowl-
edge gained from books or other
sources, but NO quotations should be
made.
After many years experience in
dealing with the public road situation
OF the country, it is Mr.. Pages belief
that Ignorance on the subject of repair
and maintenance of roads is as much
the cause of sheir bad condition as any
other one factor. 1t is expected that
the competition will bring about bet
ter understanding of the subject of re-
pair and maintenance in the rura
districts.
Many children living in the rura
districts have experienced the disad
vantage of roads made impossible
through a lack of proper maintenance
and it is expected that their interest II
the competition will stimulate create
interest among the parents. Bad road
obtaining a proper education and haV
even prevented doctors from reachin;
the side of rural patients in time t.
save their lives.
Any child Between the ages mention
ed. attending "A country school, ma!
compete. Only one side of the pape
must be written on: each page should
be numbered: the name, age, and ad
dress of the writer. and the name ant
location of the school which he or sh'
is attending must be plainly writer
at The top Of the first page. The an
nouncement OF the competition ha'
been sent to the superintendent o
schools In the rural districts. No furth
er information can be obtained from
Inc Office OF Public Roads. This an
nouncement should be plain TO every
one. and all children will thus star
on basis OF equality,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28
Fines for Doctors Errors.

pr. T.. T.. kennedy has introduced Il
bin in the Colorado legislature which
provides heavy fines and Imprisonment
for doctors errors. Surgeons operating
for appendicitis must show the appen-
dix after the operation, and IL the organ
is sound, the surgeon will be liable to a
inc of not less than $500 nor more than
Sio,0oG and Imprisonment for not less
than one year nor more than ten years
or both. Friends Of the measure say
tint fully 90 per cent of the operations
fer appendicitis are unnecessary. In adj
dition to appendicitis, the measure in
ctu6cs other diseases of the body. and
subjects the surgeon to fine or impris-
onrnent if other organs or parts of or
cams are removed when Il clean bill ot
health is afterward given ny a commit
tee Of three physicians. DR.. Kennedy's
oil IS sweepin" in its provisions. ana
would prohibit others than registered
physicians from prescribing or treating
ailments 1t would force osteopaths
opticians. Christian Scientists, and 9TH
ers out of business. and under its stip-
plations it is even claimed that drug
gist would not he allowed to advise the
use or sell court plaster for an ahras-
ION of the skin or slight cut.-Phar-
maceutieal Era.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28
A SOUR, Classy,
UPSET STOMACH.
"pape's Diapspsin" overcomes your
Indigestion In five
minutes.

Wonder what upset your stomach
Which portion of the food did the damage
do you? Well, don't bother. If your
stomach is in revolt; IL sour, gassy and
upset, and what YOU just ate has fer
mented into stubborn Jumps; your head
dizzy and aches; belch gases and acids
and eructate undgested food; breath foul.
tongue coated-just take little Diapepsin
and in five minutes you truly will wonder
what became of the Indigestion and dis
tress.
Millions of men and women today know
that it is needless TO have bad stomach
y little Diapepsin occasionally keeps this
delicate organ regulated and they eat
their favorite foods without fear.
If your stomach doesn't take care of
your liberal limit without rebellion; il
your food is damage instead of a help
remember the quickest, surest, most
harmless relief is Pape's Diapepsn which
costs only fifty cents for a large case at
drug stores. It's truly wonderful-it di-
gests food and sets things straight, so
gently and easily that it is really as
tonishing. Please, for your sake, don't
go on and on with q weak. disordered
stomach; it's so unnecessary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28
Vacation Season and Sanitation.

The approach of the vacation season
makes it desirable to note again the
recessity for paying attention to san
itary conditions in camps or resorts.
Net all resorts where one may spend
vacation are health resorts. Indeed,
many of them are just the opposite,
and some are eenters from which iii
health originates. Typhoid 10 the in
health resorts. While investigation is
difficult on account of the lack of ade-
ouate supervision of so-called health
resorts by public authorities. yet it be-
hooves the seeker after health or recre-
alton to pay some attention to this
matter.
Many health resorts include i'll their
literature statements as to sanitary
conditions which afford at least one
means of forming an opinion as to the
desirability of patronizing such resorts
The health departments of some states
of Simmer resorts WITH, regard ito
sanitation. New York for the
past six years has Systematically in
spected the summer resorts of that
state, of which there are many, and
these reports should prove valuable to
persons contemplating going to such
places in that state.
Michigan is another state containing
a large number of resorts. which like
fully. Campers. also, should exercise
great care to select places with I'M
questionable supply. and IL
adopt proper camp arrangements as
to the disposal of waste. prevention
of breeding of flies, proper protection
| from mosquitoes, etc. Typhoid, ac-
cording to the Journal of the American
| Medical Association. is really rural
| disease with its greatest incidence
shortly following the height of the va
cation season, and much of it may he
traced to bad sanitation at vacation
| resorts. The report for 1912 of the Nev
| York State Board of Health shows thai
| in that state the occurrence OF typhoid
IN country and city was in the proper
I tion of 12.S in the former to 14.5 in the
| latter per hundred thousand of popula-
| ton: dedueting the number of cases
WHICH Investigation would clearly de-
7 termine had originated at rural sum
mer resorts, the figures would undoubt
eddy be in favor of lesser origin in
the city Taking this disease as the
| index, the necessity for care III select
| ing place to spend the summer Va
| cation is apparent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28
Still Friends.

We are willing to admit that every
little Fassett mustssbe turpeds now and
then, but lest the editors of our ven
omous up-river friend df slender ID
derstanding reach that ssd~stage OF
taking himself too seriously we WOULD
cali his attention to Mr. Shakespeare
discovery that we are not all what
some would seem to be-
For example if the Portland Press
finds sporting thrill in accusing us oil
publishing -four columns OF rum edi-
torialse on named day. and we. after
investigation find em mistaken and
set EN- right, it's no occasion for the
Sentinel to blazon the following:
.aOur esteemed contemporary, the Port
land DAILY Press, and our contemporary
the Kennebee journal, are engaged IN an
exchange of opinions CONCERNING the reid-
tive interest of their editorial columns
This statement should not be understood
to imply that our contemporaries are ex-
changing compliments. On the contrary
they are demonstrating that old time
friends often come to the parting Oh Tue
ways
have crawled into their holes for want
of ground on which to base an arsu-
ment and we are forced to seek the ex-
element of contest with our best
friend. the epitaph of our chummin"ss
must be written by the Sentinel-and
we are again subjected to that "es-
teemed- contemporary and-mere-con =.
temporary joke which was once 50
polalar
And even the Press allows the Spring
lassitude to dull its sense of percep-
ton on the same morning gasping:
1--WE have got the Kennebec Journal
mad with us again and we didn't mean
10 either ~
xxxx x-There. Honey VIII That
make it all right again? And will the
Sentinel recall it's cheap cloth flowers
and give, the world smile now ana
then?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28
DON'T NEGLECT COUGH.
A Few Simple Remedies That May
Prevent Serious Trouble.

Cough is symptom which arises
from so many widely different causes
that it is the utmost folly for anyone 10
attempt its treatment without at least
"a slight understanding of the causes
that might be responsible for 1t. The
popular belief that all coughs require
dosing with expectorant sirups is 50
widespread that many people Will take
any sort of a mixture that may come
to their hands so long as it Is said to
be good for cough. The fear of
cough is very much exaggerated, no
doubt because it is a prominent syfnp-
tom in consumption, and the energies
are all used to stop the cough instead
of remedying the condition causing IL.
This is all wrong, because the cough,
instead of doing harm, is nature
agent attempting to remove some lrrl-
tation. So long as there is something
which should be removed the cough
should rather be encouraged than re-
pressed In the early stages of cold o!
bronchitis there is nothing, however
in the air passages requiring removal:
the cough is caused from Inflammation
of the mucous membrane. and cough
mixtures are more likely to make this
worse than to be Of any advantage. A
smart purgative to clear the gastro-in-
testinal tract. and good sweat, which
| may be produced by hot foot bath
and hot drink before retiring for the
night. will often do much to break uI
| a cold and prevent cough
Rubbing the chest and the back be-
| tween the shoulder blades with lini.
ment made of equal parts Of hartshorn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28
The ORIGINAL Cubist.

When man can't be wise he can
always be eccentric, and II he can t
invent he can always dig up the past.
There seems to US the explanation of
the modern art school. We have
long studied a photograph of one Of
the main exhibits in this exhibit to
which all New York has gone. and
have never yet been able TO discover
any relation between its title and its
lines. We have shown it 10 ali our
friends and not one can solve the
problem why it was named as it is.
Finally we conclude it was only puz-
gle because a lie. 1t is one thing and
it calls itself another, that is all there
is to it. The paintings are just such
as are produced every day in the cut
PAPER schools and we should he sorry
for a -years-old who could do no
better than this which is called lie
dernier cri' in art. 1t reminds one of
the old story of the 'sde-show eX-
hibitor'' who had as his one exhibi:
a picture of Daniel in the Lions
Den" He was asked by one of the
puzzled spectators-"Say. which is
Daniel and which is the lion" 70 all
of which he replied with fine artistic
calm, "Gentlemen, you ask which is
Daniel and which is the lion? 1t
makes no difference to me. You pays
your money and you takes your
choice The paintings now exhibited
from New York appear all to have
beerI pointed by the artist that paint
ed ssDaniel in the Lions Den years
go--The Advance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28
OLD AGE Deferred
Echo From the Meteorological Society

A few generations back a man at 50
was considered old, gray bearded, and
waiting for death. Note the change
today; at meeting of the Medico-
Legal society it was stated that man
of so ought to have forty good years
ahead of him and. thus at ninety be ia
the fulness of maturity.
What if you have seen sixty, or even
seventy birthdays temperate habits,
fresh air and exercise, with a simple
diet and a sufficient amount of sleep
will guard your health.
If perchance, your circulation is poor,
IL you become run DOWN. eak and
no appetite--nothing in the world will
tone up those tired back sliding or
gans-enrich the blood and create
strength SO quickly as our delicious
cod liver and iron tonic Vinol
We ask every feeble, discouraged old
person in this vicinity to try Viroi on
our agreement to return their money
if it fails to give satisfaction. Bow
ditch, Webster & Co., Druggists, Au-
gusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28

The bride is = woman of wondrous
fascination and a remarkable attractive
ness. for with manner as enchanting as
the wand of Il siren and disposition as
sweet as the odor of flowers, and spirit
las Joyous as the caroling of birds and a
mind as brilliant as those glitterin@
dresses that adorn the brow of winter
and with heart rs pure as dew drops
trembling In cornet of vloets, she
will make the home of her husband
paradise of enchantment like the lovely
home of her girihood, where the heaven
toned harp of marriage with its chords
of love and devotion and fond endear-
ments, sent forth the sweetest strains
OF felicity that ever thrilled the senses
with the rhythmic pulsinS OF ecStatIc
rapture -Charlotteville tky.) Chronicle
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28
A Century Before tho Turkey Trot.

/ have a letter in my possession
written by friend to my great
grandmother in the year 1877, al
Christmas time, in which the lady ex-
presses her grave disapproval of the
modern tendency toward rapid
dancing. The paragraph which runs
as follows:
1 was yester evening at your Cousin
Retty's where 1 was much struck with
the new-fashioned dances, which
seemed, to me at any rate, to be out
of keeping with the propriety and
nodesty which we look for in young
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28
The Right Man.

The selection of Col. Frederick II,
Park.iurst of Bangor to succeed Judge
phil rock as the chairman of the Re
publican State committee promises
much for his party. Col Parkhurst Is
able and energetic but with a mighty
level head on his shoulders. To his en-
deav9rs is directly credited the sue
cess of the Republicans in Penobseot
county at the last State election.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28

decorative course at the West Phil
adephia high school. in Philadelphia, as
a part Of horticulture has been added tn
the course in botany. Professor Edward
+. Wiidnlan. head of the department
of sciences, purposes to teach the sub
ieet in the most practical fashion. IL.
has planted a garden adjacent to the
school lawn where 1t viii be possible for
the girl students t. learn from nature
how to grow flowers of decorative value.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28

ladies of our class. | can only re-
.gret the disappearance of those ma
zurkas" and ''gavottes. as well as the
minuets," and hope that these new
dances or 'valses," as | think they are
named. will quickly disappear from
respectable society.-London Tele
|graph
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28

Chicago Ull) Federation of Labor has
turned down the plan of its Legislative
committee u form a powerful labor lob
by at Springfield 10 work systematica1l,
for legislation safeguarding the interests
of labor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28

A crew OF wood-saWyers, consisting
of Frank E,veleth and Earl Smith, says
the West Mills correspondent of the
Franklin journal, who put on the table
and John Moody and Sid Moody ut the
saw. sawed with Cyrus Hutchinson's
machine : cords of wood in 80 minutes
at Frank W. Patterson 5. who timed
the crew. Has this record peeh
beaten?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28

W:.h the baseball trust invcstisa-
ton proposed Iy Congress it is dill
cult 10 see how any other legislation
car get beyord the first sack.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28
Maine Gossip
Bare Desire.

The desire tn go higher,
Doth inspire many men,
But the tirc OF Ambition dies away,
And they tire In the mire
OF the load that brings them ilShcI
To the Coal. and they inquire
For "A quicker smoother way
They would rise with the lmmoftals,
They would enter at the portals.
OF the Mansion of Success without de
lay
They would soar to Realms of Splendor,
To the strains of music, tender.
They would revel in the sunshine OF tn"
Lord
But the passions they engeuder,
Are to take. and never render.
They would rise like smoke, by natural
accord
They would enter with the Workers,
They the DroneS, the wanton ShirkerS,
They are wishing. but not working, for
Reward,
Il. Ii. Dyer, Fairfield, Ne, in Boston
Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28

American sewing machines are export
ed to practically all parts of the world
which are above the level of savasery.
They go to Europe. North America
South America. Asia. Africa and the isl
ands OF the Pacific ocean.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28

Rock!and Courier Gazette: The bat
tleship Rivadavia. built at Quincy
Mass. for the Argentine Republic, is
expected to have3her trial on the Rock
land course the first week in July
There is a strong probability that she
will be here July Fourth, and should
proye very interesting to the holiday
sightseers. being fully 1000 tons larger
than any battleship in our own navy
This trial will be supervised by the
Argentine navy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28

The Franklin journal thus reports
the first thunder shower of the ssea-
son: "wednesday morning dawned
with fair skies, but after five o'cloch
a thunder storm ragged to the north foi
nearly an hour. causing a light fall
Of rain in the village. The thunder
storm passed around us to the south
east"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28

Within the first fortnight of the Brit
ish state unemployment insurance law
for building workmen, shipbuilders.
wheelwrights. etc. coming in force, 900
eligibles out OF work applied for relief.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28
Monday. April %, 1918.

Where is that referendum on the
public utilities eomn,ission so heralded
hr Democratic notifications
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28
. y
q. Aas

Portland voungster, five years oio'
who has a leaning already to"aru
baseball and school studies, was toio
NV one of his older brothers tfat ne
must go to college when he graduates
from school. The little fellow did no.
seem much impressed at the ldea Oh
going to college until told that ne
would probably be great ball player
fa,. his college team. The same night
as he was being carefully tucked away
in his bed by his mother, he asked:
Have got to go to college, mamma
Mother answered, yes and seeing d
nansive look on the child's face inquir-
ID whether or not he would like to go.
..yes" he declared. If l can be "A
cnrker pitcher like 'Bucky O'Brien.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28

Last week | visited a paper iof
which | fill the humble position of one
of its country link singers, states the
Coed Corner correspondent of the Mars
Hill View. Its worthy editor, after
Giving me a cordial welcome, began
searching the entire plant and seemed
vsry much embarra ssed. Finally ne
spoke his mind. Has anyone seen
my p.pe?' he inquired. Its IN YOU
mouth" replied the pretty Slri d. Tue
mono!ne. 1T pays to ADVERTISE re-
piled the editor. Il might have seareh-
ed for that pipe all day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28

MachiaS correspondent bahSo'
News. ON Wednesday afternoon we
visited the home of F. J. Geary, Green
Hill broadway, to see the wild gamer
thai Mir Geary quite easily captured
alive on Sunday evening The story vi
this successful wild goose chase so ui,,
expectedly engaged in by the wen
known marketman of the shire town
W, can briefly tell in one sentence as
follows: Mr.. Geary and sister, his9
Alice Geary, who were riding ioiiie
from town. heard an unusual noise anu
an the plowed ground near the ROAD
eide \ short distance below the nous"
discovered the big bird. Whereupon MI
Geary took chase and after going
few hundred yards captured MN. inia
fine specimen of the wild goose FANNY,
which will probably weigh some or
rounds has already been viewed oE
MANY. 1t is thought probable that tle
bird may be one of the two apparentis
injured by William f. Pennell oil "hit-
neville. last Friday morning, WHEN
he succeeded in killing two from
flock. although no injury of any k'ho
can be found. 80 y SIX
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28
New England Building.

compiled by the f. " Dodge Company
Contracts awarded To
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-28

Nav Is has been set aside as Peace
Day and will be generally observed
bv schools in many parts Oh Maihc
Brief exercises will be held under tn'
supervision of the teachers ana tht
fact that peace, as well as war, mas It's
victories and conquests. Will be oroush'
10 minds of the pupils, The American
school Peace League is Interested III
the observance of the day, when is oe-
coming general in many of the states
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

Advertising Manager half repentantly
At the end
loosely lon cabalstc characters
Tom,"
brother se took and read through
rather ea My grief though thought could get there by eight
remember
stay m Little Girl"
Dad, understand
nd above ALL Katherine urged her sweed mother from the sofa
warn,n ourishng midday meal S
EYES, Munsy, promise
where send her
with confidence @You think
actually deeabe You eyes, they only smile
Makes ache
And throat! But collar!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
Drawings by Frank Snapp

He Grande Fete Anniversaire started
May l. 1t marked the twenty-ninth
birthday of the fine old Philadelphia
firm of Hayponts. "Twenty-nine
years young!" was the slogan they ran
each day at the bottom of their after
noon page. Virginia Harcourt, Adver-
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-09-19
NEWKIRR

Ium Conan, Of Mouio,a and Mr. lee
from BELL Rauru. Vas here Wednesday
T. +. CUR, wen, TO- Santa ROSA o.,
business, aud l,'uin,, gu lay
M",d,m,. rJv Hcrr, ,ud Il. IS. 30.
WORN visited Of David Towards last
wee
Ms. Irene Nihrrn,. who has been
visiting nrr aunt Mrs T. + Curry, re
turned ~ her nome OH Sunshine Mesa
Thursday
llu.y Grove ven 70 Los Tauos last
Thursday 1ti returned Tuesday.
NJ. krclrr ui urar Coleman : ranch,
Nn. her" Friday hunting horses.
j. a. Nragon vent 20 Juaudios on
ou,,uo.- Friday
Lou, dc Bnra aud Mr. lngraham
wcr" 30 'D~yu tins wccN
W b Tc'ry VAS mere on business last
Monday.
l. y. GalIcgos aud I. V Gallegos, Jr,
were her" last week
Miss Lou Howard represented New
urh o. on lr, cream social a. Miss
May Bullock 3, Friday night Of la,
worN
pur NrnooI opened Monday morning,
~" 18TH win T. y G%allepo- as the
teacher.
i. + Aragou and family visited o.,