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Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24
"Dear" KISSING This Year.

There will be little kissing around
here this Christmas, if the good Of
fees of the mistletoe are to be de-
pended upon. While the sidewalks
and streets of both the Fanueil Hall
markets are filled with greens in va
riety and with many ruddy floral
decorations, both real and artificial,
the mistletoe is rarely seen, and then,
so to speak, 1t is exhibited lin a glass
case"
Whether 1t is scarce in its native
places in the South or whether the
maidens in Brittany, France, whence
some of the supply comes, need it all
for home use the keepers of the local
stalls cannot say; the fact is that
very little has found its way Boston
ward, and such as the dealers have to
offer is fragmentary and not up to the
standard for such intimate caresses
as 1t is supposed to authorize. A
really good and serviceable bunch of
the berries is already worth So, and a
spray emitting the owner to the mini
mum number of kisses cost at least
81. OF course, in many instances, 81
for a minimum number would be well
expended, but most persons, so in
clined, do not want to be restricted.
Therefore it is apparent that kissing
to any extent this year will be dear"
Boston Transcript.
Have you looked in the tariff bill
for the cause? Maybe the Democrats
put duty on mistletoe.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24
The DEVILS Wickedest Agents.

That hundreds of young girls have
this year dropped out of the life of
their families and friends and are still
swallowed up in the whirl of the
metropolis, is reported by New York
police who are starting a search for
the underworld instigators of such
tragedies as that of Jessie M'Cann and
Dorothy Arnold. That unseen arms
are always reaching out to snatch
their innocent victims all about town,
is proved by past records of the
wholesale kidnapping of attractive
women that the authorities here have
heretofore concealed. Now that the
insidious perils of the drug needle are
becoming known, every man on Man
haitian Island is ready to become a
vigilante to hunt down the fiends to
whose Vaccinations the disappear
ance of these girl victims have in
some cases been traced. New York
Correspondence.
When girls are torn from the pro-
lection of wealthy and influential
homes and their fate never learned,
or, if learned. is of so pitiful nature
as to forever lock the lips of their
friends, what may the poor and home
less girl expect to befall her at any
moment? Scores of tragedies If not
actually participated in by police vul-
lures, are at least smothered by them
and the innocent victims simply drop
out of sight. How long,O Lord, how
long?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24
ECZEMA ON HEAD,
ARMS AND FACE
Spread and ltched. Raw Surface
When Scratched. On Body Would
Scale Off. Cuticura Soap and
Ointment Cured in Three Months.

Rowland. Maine. MY little daughter
aged thirteen years was troubled with
eczema on the head, arms and face. Some
Of the sores on the head were as large as
penny and one on the inside of the thigh was
as large as quarter of dollar and that
one lasted over year. The eczema came
out like little red pimple and spread and
would itch and when scratched of would be
raw surface and bleed. Then dirty scaly
scab would grow and on the head was the
thickness of thin piece of paste-board,
while GA the body 1t would scale off,
"She had this trouble nearly two years
when l saw the advertisement of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment in the paper and sent
for some and the very first application
proved its worth. / used the Cuticura Soap
with as hot water as could be borne and
the Cuticura Ointment after the surface
had dried. / used Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment about three months before she was
cured" (Signed) Mrs J. A. Eldredge, Nov.
z, 1912.
Not only are Cuticura Soap and Ointment
most valuable in the treatment of eczemas
and other distressing eruptions of skin and
scalp, but they are also most effective in
the treatment Of pimples, blackheads. red,
rough skins, itching, scaly scalps. dandruff.
dry. thin and falling hair, chapped hands
and shapeless nails. Sold by druggists and
dealers throughout the world. Liberal
sample of each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin
Book. Address postcard 'Cuticura, Dept.
T, Boston
HJrMen who shave and shampoo with Gu
ticura SOAP will lndit best for skin and scalp.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24
This Awful "Prohibition Poison"

One of Names newspaper friends of
the down-trodden rum traffic says:
referring a few days ago, to liquor
conditions In Portland under Haines' en-
forcement the Portland correspondent of
the Bangor Commercial reported that
the quality of the stuff sold here has de-
generated to apparently the last possible
point of utter depravity. and men can
and do get drunk almost Immediately
after taking a drink or two, but it is
still brought here and some of the liquor
dealers must be making money. Yester-
day two deaths in this town were re-
ported, which were attributed to the ef-
feet of drinking the stuff that is sold in
times of spasmode enforcement. One
result of prohibition is to promote the
sale and consumption of prohibition
whiskey. and 1t is deadly
Real enforcement of the law seems
to be pretty tough on some of our
neighhors. But if all these reports
about prohibition poison" We're true,
we would still have one large satisfac-
ton. OF course it is much less expen-
sive to smuggle In this Immediately
deadly kind of booze poison than it is
to bring in the good poison. At
least, that has long been the argument
of our prohibition newspapers.
The moment prohibition begins to be
effective these tender hearted editors
mourn themselves into conniptions be-
cause of the number of their friends
who poison themselves to death.
AS we said before, if it were true
that stuff from the same sources as
before becomes at once deadly when
smuggled in, then we have the salts
faction of observing that: The fellow
who INDUCES his personal liberty to
the extent of poisoning himself in a
single job of 1t, does not indulge his
personal rights tendency to beat his
wife, starve his children, or murder
his neighbor. For, after all, it makes
little difference to the victim or his
family whether he be malahacked by
a bitter enemy. or by a friend" who
has first voluntarily robbed himself of
intelligence.
The rum trust and it's promoters do
not care how, when or where their
victims die after they are stripped of
the wherewith to buy, but for Gus
toner, who still can pay, to poison
himself is awful Our sympathy goes
out to the Argus and the Sentinel and
the little Biddeford Yowler.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24
Eureka Grange, Durham.

About twenty-five members of Eu-
reka Grange were present at the
weekly meeting held on Saturday
evening, Dec. 90 The pro tenn Of
ficers were as follows: Overseer,
George E. Warren; secretary, Laura
M. Merrill; gate keeper, Leon Mer-
rill. Worthy Master John Merrill
gave his report regarding the recent
session of the State Grange held at
Bangor
The installation of officers is to be
held on Wednesday evening, January
14th, with Mrs. E. C. Patten as in
stalling officer A harvest supper will
be served
The State Master c. s. Stetson is
expected as a speaker at the day
meeting to be held January Sd.
r. c. Farnsworth and Mr.. Charlie
son of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Company gave an illustrated lecture
on farming in Western Canada, last
Friday evening, under the auspices OF
Eureka Grange which was well at
tended. An oyster supper was
served and a dance followed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24
Signs of the Times.

Eugene Packard, the Cincinnati Ma
tionai league southpaw, at a Kansas
City gathering, advised the boys and
young men present to let liquor and
cigarettes alone. if they expect to get
anywhere. a day or two ago we with
pleasure announced that the presi-
dent of a college had put a rigid ban
on intoxicants. And now We are
amazed at the news from Princeton
An Associated Press dispatch from
that university. Monday evening
reads:
The latest development of the
movement fathered by the Senior
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24
Lake View GRANGE.

A communication from the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad was read at the
meeting of Lake View Grange, Sat
urday night, Dec. 20. The Canadian
Pacific Railroad wished to provide a
free lecture in the Grange hall con-
corning the land in the Canadian
Southwest.
In the absence Of the lecturer the
topic for the evening was made
Does the G. p. r. Benefit the Maine
Farmer by Its Course of Lectures ?''
The affirmative was taken by e. H
Libby, worthy master, and the mega
tive by George A. Briggs. Others
spoke on the subject. The affirmative
Won and the meeting voted to have
the lecture, February IS, 1914.
Mrs. Cleve Mclaughlin read the es-
say on Roadside Improvement
which won the $40 prize at the State
Grange In Bangor, last week.
Visitors from Center Minot Grange
were present. An all day meeting will
be held, next Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24

council to abolish drinking at Prince
ton is the decision of the Senior class
to rule out beer from the class din
ner. Fresh impetus has now been
given to the movement by Dean Nc
Clenahan, who announces that the
university authorities would hold to
strict account the proprietor of any
drinking place in Princeton who sold
liquors to minors"
And the per capita consumption of
intoxicants in New Jersey is greater
than that in any other state in the
Union! Not only temperance law
but temperance education is advanc-
ing
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24
Old Poem Wanted.

Editor Kennebec Journal:
A short time ago you printed
poem, "The Indian Philosopher" 1t
was often sung in childhood to the
tune of the Indian Philosopher" The
words of this poem have escaped me-
and l have tried in vain to recall them.
/ can get but two lines,
"They lost their fellows on the road,
And never joined their hands,
1t seems also that there was some
thing about Cruel Fate and Lost
their mate" l hope some of your
readers can furnish the poem and
oblige,
E. r. H.
tAnyone having the poem will con-
fer favor by sending a copy to the
editor.-Ed.1
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24

Theodore Roosevelt has written to
several political leaders in Wisconsin
advising that the Progressive party
place no State ticket in the field next
year in the primary, but that all Pro-
gressive party men support Governor
McGovern, Republican, for United
States senator and support the Nc
Govern candidates for State offices.
He CTeddy) should be kicked out of
the party for such disloyalty. Now
tory" Republican is sure to be
elected, instead of a Democrat.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24
Wednesday, December "a, 1913
A "Thrift" Movement.

Is national and lndlNluudl eA'i'
gance responsible for the hnancial
difficulties that confront the American
people today? That is the question
that has started a lively controversy
between the New York University and
tho American Society for Thrift. The
Thrift Society from its headquarters
in Chicago is intoxicating old-fash-
ioned ideas of prudence and the i'm
portance of living within ones IN
come. It's teachings are criticised by
the representatives Of the university
who cheerfully declare that Americans
have abandoned penny wise.
pound foolish" policy. a statement
that has brought down upon them
some caustie comment.
Take the case of cat chasing her
tail: the faster the tail goes the faster
must be the pursuit" Chairman s. w.
Straus of the American Society for
Thrift wrote the University. THE
more we Americans spend, the more
desperate must be the effort in the
conf1ict to secure the wherewithal to
tpay business and wantonness IN
living which is the most serious sort
of menace to any nation, and particu-
llarlv to any republic. The only ulti-
mate result is the case of the cat
when she reaches the whirligig
speed is to have a fit. Let us stop
before the fit overtakes US. From
iother institutions of higher learning
and from public schools, statesmen
and men of prominence, the purpose
of the American Society for Thrift
has been commended as very neces-
sary. because of the prodigal spirit
which you maintain does not exist.
We respectfully submit that New
York University, for the benefit of the
American people, might we'll recon
sider its dictum and give more serious
thought to the present day disregard
of old-fashioned thrift"
Christmas season is a poor time to
preach thrift" and saving in the
general shout of shop early"-and
shop long. That the salvation of the
world depends on commercialism is
the religion of those who spring the
penny wise and pound foolish" doc
trine. They believe that everybody
should keep their money going, and
that only in that way can everybody
be made happy. They revel in the
figures of trade increase and the
movement" of goods and of money.
IF a person secures a dollar he must
hurry to spend it. so that the next
and the next may have the same
privilege.
There is your endless chain of crazy
tail chasing. 1t ends in nothing
more substantial than the cats fit.
1t was folly at the start and worse
than folly at the end, for the victim
is weary and dizzy and has accom-
plished nothing.
But, crusade with thrift for a
slogan would be assailed almost as
bitterly as prohibition is assailed by
the liquor traffic, because it inter-
feres with commercialism.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24

Ezra Meeker, the octogenarian pi-
oneer Of the Puget sound country. who
drove an OK cart all the way to Wash
ington a few years ago, recently un-
derwent a serious surgical operation
in Seattle hospital. Three days la
ter the old man, scornfully disdaining
alcohol rubs. was arguing and strug-
Cling with his nurses for a cold water
bath. In the end he got it and felt
better.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24
Editors Letter Box.

The publication of letter in this
department is not to be taken as
an endorsement of its view by the
Kennebec Journal. This column
is maintained for the discussion OF
matters of general public interest,"
when kent within bounds of rea-
son and not of a libelous or abu-
Siye nature.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24

OF the two million trees to be plant
ed in the national forests of Montana
and northern Idaho during the present
fiscal year, one-half have been set out
this fall and the rest will be put in
next spring.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24
GRANITE NATIONAL BANK.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Granite National Bank of Angus
ia, Maine, will be held at their banking
day Of January, 1914 at 10 o'clock A. M,
for the election of Directors and for the
transaction of any other legitimate busi-
Ae'' A. e. BARBOUR. Cashier.
doof7- -21 & a n1-12
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24

No notice whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications
The Journal cannot be held responsi-
ble for the preservation or return OF
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
TO Kennebec Journal Co, PUBLISH
ers. Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24

We fully agree wit, Hon. w R. Pat,
tanealis claim. 'Tf there is one thing nh
that that the people of Maine need more than than
anything else it is Larger y an9 Wnat ateel =
tr,a of the people of Maine as whole
viii viii apply az ie with equal force to separate
localities. In other words we need lar.
ger and freer measure among the people
of our town and villagef-Llsooh Enter
prise.
Sort of "The-Tallest-in the -Cityfor-
sc" style?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24

ficers who were elected that day for
this present year 1918. OF the first
named list not a man remains alive.
but the son of one of them holds now
the same position his father held then,
treasurer. In the days of so years ago
this official was Edward Gould. To-
day it is John NJ. Gould, his SON."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24
Maine Gossip
If | Had Known.

Editors Note-The memorial poem or
| drapa, to use the old Morse term, comes
from the heart of father, suddenly left
| desolate by the death of young son,
| just budded into manhood. 1t will find
an echo in many living, sorowing hearts
and may also bring to them the comfort
| ing decision to still act weHstife'S part
until death reunites the true and living
| in eternal peace.
If had known
Who ever dreamed that such a storm
could brew?
The jagged lightning flashed.
With air so balmy and from sky so blue;
High hopes forever dashed
If l had known!
If / had known!
That touch of his strong hand as on he
Away amid the throng;
His voice. his look-the last in life, the
And oh, death seems so long.
| If | had known!
If I had known
Would / have told him more? and would
Have throbbed against his own
In perfect harmony naught can impart,
| Save only love alone?
| If | had known.
II had knownl
Could / on self rely? I fear me lest
| Lead kindly Light. I'll do my daily best,
| Just as I would have done
If / had known.
Russell Kelso Carter, in National Mag
azine.
Three charming children of well
| known Maine man for weeks past hav
been inditing letters to Santa Claus and
| leaving them on the hearth of the fire
| place for Santa to get over night. In
| the morning they would have dlsap
| peared and the children would be over
| joyed. One recent morning, however
the maid neglected the room and the
kids found the letters in the morning
/ Sadness disturbed them. They felt thai
Santa Claus had passed them by un-
| til happy thought seized the father
He explained that because of the alb
sencc of snow, Santa Claus had beer
delayed in going his rounds to dis
cover what little children wanted bul
| that if the letters We're left, sooner
or later he would come down the
| chimney and get them. The letters
were allowed to remain and SURE
enough next morning they had dis
| appeared and the kiddies were happy
/
! ing they will receive all they asked
! for and sure enough they Will!
The Portland Press INDUCES in lit
tie hair-pulling at the expense or the
Lewiston Journal, with the following
"Wefully expected it. This fifty
years ago business that some of the
papers are running is mighty interest
/ ing. but it is apt to mislead people
who strike in at the foot of long col
umn and who do not stop to consider
the heading. The Lewiston Journa
the other day copied out of the Port
! land paper that handles such things
a list of the officers of the Portland
Society of Natural History elected tha'
| day-50 years ago, instead OF the Of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24
And comes back the Journal:

"In assuming that those editors have
lots of time. because they make but one
move a day In that checker game, the
editor of the Press got in wrong. AS a
a aev probably because they have no
4 time for more. The country editor, who
does editorial work, sets type. does job
printing. cleans the rollers, sweeps tloers,
Saws wood for house and Office and keeps
on the track of the financial end of busi-
ness, hasn't time to play a whole game
of checkers, as it ought to be played, at
one sitting
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, P. NJ.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
at o'clock.
c. S. PEASLEE. Capt.
RAY NJ. BURNS. Clerk
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
ODD FELLOWS HALL

ASYLUM LODGE, NO 20, REGULAR
meeting at 730 Friday evening. Friday
evening, Dec &C. nomination and cleo
ton of officers
JOHN c. HOwES. N. G.
E. +. WESTON. Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24

JEpHTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO. g..
Meetings at 7.30 o'clock every second
and fourth Tuesday.
D. w. LovEJOY. C. P.
C. E. STEWART, Scribe
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-24

The Biddeford Journal informs the
Portland Press as to the conditions
facing the country editor. Said the
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-05-01
Animals in Ohio Floods.

One of the saddest of the many
pitiable sights presented by the re-
cent floods in the Middle West was
the number of animals suffering
lingering deaths. Again and again,
as the rescue boats made their way
through the silent canals that COW
cred streets, yards and byways, the
yelp of some dog would be beard
or the low moan of another ca nine,
mourning the fate of a beloy I'd
master, would resound, hollow and
sepulchral, through the dsm II
quiet.
In Hamilton, Ohio, when the res-
cue crews began the removal of
dead animals, innumerable bodies
of horses, dogs. cats and fowl, coat
ed so deep with Miami mud as to
be next to unacceptable, were
taken across the canal and inciner-
ated. as the quickest and safest
means of disposal. Dumb
Animals.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-05-01
Democratic Postmasters.

In a list of ninety nominations
sent to the Senate Thursday,
eight were from Missouri. OF
this number two are in Congress
man Fuckers district. They are,
Thomas A Dodge, editor of the Mi
Ian Standard for his town and John
Hetrick at Laclede. One. Perry was
in Speaker Clark's district, A. H.
Martin at Perry. The terms of the
Monroe County postmasters have
some time to run.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-05-01
Summer Board
in Colorado
Very Moderate
Charges

I'D like to 90 to Colorado" said a
man the other day" but it costs so
much to live there that I'm afraid
L"
Forget it," said his friend, who
had spent a month last summer see
ing the show-places of the Wonder
State. Il had the same idea myself
last year until l got that folder the
Burlington gets up telling the hotel
rates. And l was nightly surprised
to find that, besides the hotels,
which are as elaborate as you please,
there are hundreds of good, clearly.
wholesome ranch houses in Colorado,
where the rates are as low as $500
a week, and they give you mighty
good fare"
That folder is published by the
Burlington RAILROAD to show folks
how they can enjoy vacation in
Colorado at very reasonable ex-
pense. And I'd like to mail you a
copy of it-free. 1t tells all about
the country, gives a complete list of
hotels and boarding houses, address
es, rates, conveniences, elevation
nearby attractions.
Let me send these. and if you
wish | can tell you all about the
trains and cost ofrailway tickets to
the most wonderfully charming
country in America. Send me a
postal quick. j. L. Lyon, Ticket
Agent.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-05-01
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
Cost of Prevention,

Dr.. Gorgas working in the Pana-
Canal Zone estimates that the judi
cious expenditure of one cent per
day $685. a year-for each person
in community will produce, in a
series of years, a minimum death
rate, or practically the extermina-
tion of communicable diseases. All
families in which a case of serious
sickness has occurred should COM
pare the cost of the illness with the
estimated cost of the prevention of
the disease at the annual cost of
$685. per head.
From this estimate it is evident
that prevention is more economical
than sickness. Those who have paid
the penalty should take sufficient
interest in the prevention of com.
municable diseases to advocate the
steps necessary to put into effect in
their community preventive meas
ures against diseases.
Address questions on prevention
of diseases to Preventive Medicine,
University of Missouri. Columbia.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-05-01

Monroe County has II students
at the State University at Columbia
j. C. Atterbury and Miss Ruby Love
of Madison; Elmer S Delaney, D. R.
James, ]. F. Brayton, R. c. Simpson
Reginald Ragland.. A. F. Ridgeway
LYNDA Simpson and Allene San
ford from Paris; Thomas Smell and
j. R. Johnston from Santa Fe; Les
lie A. Bell of Stoutsville; Clara
Dunn, H. B. Davenport, Bailey Tur-
ner and Warren Fuqua from Mon
roe City. Five of this list are in
the Agricultural Department, ten
are enrolled in the Academic De-
partment preparing for the pro-
fessional schools. two are in the
school of education and one is
completing the law course.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-05-01
Protect the Young Birds.

The vine on the porch, the trees
in the garden, the grass in the
meadow, will all soon be bird nurse
ries. Allow nothing to disturb the
happy nests of those whose mission
IS 70 make the world better.-The
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-05-01

Miss Edna Boulware took part in
a musical recital given by the pupils
of Prof. Shastid of Hannibal, Mon
day. The pupils were all advanced
and the recital was treat to those
who had the pleasure of attending.