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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-25
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Voices oil the Press.
Mr.. Taft on Walsh and Morse.

EN- President Taft, in an address ON
The pardoning power, Saturday, stated
that no President has ever been con-
demned by public opinion for misuse
of ii, but added that he himself had
been once badly fooled in exercising
it. / had two cases before me" said
he, I'm which it was represented to
me that both conVicts were near
death, and | instituted an inVestiSa-
ton through the Army Medical Corps.
Examinations We're made and it was
reported to me that both were in the
last stages of mortal disease. One OF
them died soon after he was released
from penitentiary The other is APP
parently in excellent health, seeking
to re-establish himself in the world.
This shakes ones faith in expert eX-
aminations."
Although Mr. Taft RETAINED from
naming the convicts to whom he re
ferred, the public can name them quite
easily for itself To acknowledge
the mistake into which he fell by too
blind "a trust in medical eXpertness IS
characteristic of the frankneSs which
is one of MIR. Tafts many engaging
qualities No one will criticise his
act of mercy; but in the public mind
as we'll as in his own. the release OF
Morse does shake ones faith in ex-
pert examinations"-or at least in one
famous inquiry of the sort.-New
York World.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-25
BE JEALOUS OF THE
BEAUTY OF YOUR HAIR.

In other words. be careful of il. The
beauty of your hair depends upon its
health. If it's beautiful. it's healthy. 70
make it glossy. bright. siky-soft-to
make il fall more easily into the grace
full, wavy folds of the coiffure--to make
II stay where you put it-use Harmony
Hair Beautifer. This dainty liquid dress
ing is just what ii is named-a beautiier.
If your hair is beautiful now, use it to
make il even more so, aud to preserve
it's loneliness. If II is not beautiful now.
Harmony Hair Beautitier will improve
its appearance in "A way to please you.
or money back. Its rose fragrance Will
overcome the oily smell of your hair.
Easy to apply-slmply sprinkle little
on your hair each time before brushing
it. Contains no Oil; will not change color
of hair, nor darken gray hair.
To keep hair and scalp dandruff- free
and clean, use Harmony Shampoo. I his
pure liquid shampoo gives an instanta-
neous rich lather that Immediately pene-
trateS to every part OF hair and scalp,
insuing quick, thorough cleansing.
Washed off Just as quickly. the entire
operation takes only 4 few moments.
Contains nothing that can harm the hair.
leaves no harshness or stickiness-just
a sweet cleanliness.
Both preparations come in odd shaped.
very ornamental bottles. with sprinkler
tops Harmony Hair Beautifer $l.C0
Harmony shampoo. soc. Both guaran-
i, teed to satisfy you in every way, or your
money back Sold in this community on
the more than 1000 leading drug stores OF
the United States. Canada and Great
Britain, which own the big Harmony
laboratories in Boston, where the many
celebrated Harmony Perfumes and Toilet
Prepafatlons are made.--John Comghiin.
III Water st, Augusta; G. r. Hannaford
Winthrop lackson's Drug store 2ly7
, Water St, Gardinef.-Adv.
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Healthy, Wrinkle Free
Skin Easy to Have.

(From The Woman Beautiful
A dull, drab, muddy complexion, or
an over-red, blotchy, pimply or
freckled skin. can by a quite simple
harmless and inexpensive method. be
changed to one of fiower-like radiance
and purity. One ounce of common
mercolized wax, sold by druggists
generally, will remove the most un-
slightly complexion in from one to two
weeks. BY it's remarkable absorptive
power. the withered, faded or dis
colored layer of thin film-skin which
hides the healthier skin underneath,
is gradually feeked off IN tiny, almost
invisible particles. This is done so
gently there is no inconvenience. and
no trace is left on the skin except That
of enhanced beauty. The wax is
smeared on like cold cream before re-
firing, and removed in the morning
with warm water.
If the skin be wrinkled or saggY,
face bath made by dissolvins ! OF.
powdered saxolite in u pit. witch
hazel will be found most effective
Combining both astringent and tonic
properties, this tightens the skin and
braces up it's supporting muscles
Adv
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What is Yours?

Have you pet superstition? No?
Well. perhaps you haven't. but we
doubts-iLs You Just watch yourself
and it is donghnuts TO dillpickles
y6u'Ii catch yourself doing something
a certain way because to do 1t some
other way is bad luck" Honest,
now. do you dress one foot at time,
or Jock at the new moon over your
right shoulder, or refrain from new
undertakings on Friday, or walk
aroupd pin to pick it up with head
toward you. or some of the forty
YeYen other nonsensical notions hand
ed down from a less worldly and way
wise generation?
why, yes, sof course it is foolish,
but aren't we all afflicted a bit that
way? OF course the thing that hap
pens would have happened in the
same way If you had first looked at
last months moon over your left
shoulder instead of your right. 1t is
quite impossible that the Titanic
struck an iceberg because some one
had looked at the new moon over his
or her left shoulder. Yale did not
lose, last Saturday. because the man
ager had first put his left leg into his
trousers that morning: nor did Har-
ward win because the captain saw q
pin head toward him on the sidewalk
that morning. and picked it up.
But superstitions have their place
even in this day of wisdom, and the,
have ia be- reckoned with. First, be-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-25
This Lung Remedy
Know Fifteen Years,

If everybody who suffers from or rs
threatened with Lung Trouble would m
vestigate the many cases Where fecoF-
cries were brought about through the use
of Eckmans Alternative, remedy Wnicii
has stood the test for nearly fifteen
years. q strong opinion in favor OF III
would be the result. What it has ac-
complished for others it may do for you.
Read this
145 L. 122d St, New York.
.sCentlemen: Last December | took a
sudden cold which developed into Pneu-
monia The doctor did all he .posslbly
could for me, but could not clear my
lungs One day | say testimonial III
one of the papers telling of the good re-
suits someone had from taking Eckman
Alternative for a trouble of the lunggs
f~began taking it and soon felt good re.
tel1lts My lungs began to clear up ana
began to gain in strength and was soon
well 'alaough to take up my work AGAIN
| am ifi~better health now than nave
been at any,, time. | am missionary
worker for the New York Home for
| Homeless and Ffiendless Boys
CAffidaviD ERNEST Z. WILCOX,
| CAbove observation-disclosures on request
| Eekman's Alternative has been proven
| by many years test to be most erica
cious for severe Throat and Lung Aztec
tions Bronchitis. Bronchial Asthma
Stubborn Colds and in ulfhliilding toe
system Contains no narcotics, poisons
! or habit-forming drugs. Sold by, e. B
Murphy and leading druggists. Write
the Eckman Laboratory. PHILADELPHIA
| Pa, for booklet telling of recoyeries and
additional evidence-Adv.
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Maine Gossip
al Remember Ny Mother"

al Remember My Mother"
| remember my mother
In the deep still night time.
When books were on the shelves again
And toys were put away.
When the moonlight filled my bedroom
And the shadow-time, the nighttime
OF happy, sleepy memories a9 rHE
Remade the merry day -t,.f=
How soft the door was opened,
How swift she stole upon me,
With covers for my carelesSnesS.
Awake enough to see
Her silver dress of silentness.
Her wistful brows that won me,
To feel her touch upon me,
And the way she looked at me!
The book that always slipped from bed
Was smiled upon and taken.
The clothes that lay both far and near
Were folded on the chair
And last she kissed me lightly.
So lightly-not to waken,
And her white arms were about me,
And her soft dark hair.
And charger-borne afar that night
Through spectral lands and lonely
With elves close riding
For some dungeoned eastle-keep,
l thought MY pretty Mother,
| wear her favor only
i thought, My lovely Mother
And smiled In my sleep.
William Rose Behet
The energetic dealers in raw peltrs
are advertising that the market prlct
of raw fox skins for the winter of 1913
II, has advanced from s., and upward
last winter To 5000 &nd upward for tn,
coming winter, seeming to fulfil the
prediction made by the brunswick
Maine Fur Club before the Maine Leg
islature in the winter of 1897, says the
Bangor News. The Fur club at thai
time was anxious to prevent the wide
spread poisoning of Maine foxes in tbs
interest of true sport as defined by men
who hunted foxes with fox-hounds
claiming that the use of strychnine and
other poisons was both cruel and waste
full. Hon. b. Walker MccKen of Frye
burg. who was then secretary of the
now defunet Maine. Board of Agricul-
ture, most eloquently advocated the ut
ter determination of all Maine foxes
claiming these fur bearing animals
were the most pernieicns enemies to all
Maine poultry. Mr. McKeen had much
justice on his side of the contentious.
What was Of much more use, the
Maine farmers We're with Nj. McKeen
and almost solidiy against the Bruins
wick Fur club. The anticipated re-
suit followed. Wholesale poisoning re-
duced the number of Maine foxes by
fully 50 per cent and the fears of the
Gun Club were indicated, although
the increase in poultry raising III Maine
has not been nearly as rapiG as it
should have been.
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cause every yiela ING to superstition
is an uneonsciou prayer ts be saved
from somethinA sseF which we
THINK we have No control.

four acquaintance bends his efforts
largely according 70 the ito himI
subtle significance 'of incidents. The
other day he pickes UP lucky pin
and Immediately heightened. 1t was
an omen of good" prospects. His
countenance took on confidence and
an infectious good nature. He knew
he vas going to VIM that day-and
he did. Why? Because his air of
ease and confidence, his unusual and
irresistible fiuency wen overwhelming.
If he hadn't picked uI that pin he
might have remained in the dumps all
day.
Many more striking Victories have
been won through confidence inspired
by superstition. And that is because
men are often guided by the vagares
of their brain, rather than by forcing
their brains into steady methodical,
straight ahead command Sf the physi-
cal craft. Honest confideace in our
tasks does away with the Whiting for
a, good omen on, which to base our
reckonings of reaching the coast of
success.
Superstition is the unseen god of
the lazy. the impractical, tho jumbled
;. y
man of moods way up or Why down.
Concentration and weighing pf things
sweeps away superstitions IKE cob
webs before broom, yet it plays an
part in the comedies and
tragedies of life. Many a good man
or good cause has gone downto defeat
because of an ill omen's" oppression
upon the doddering mind of the chief
actor.
We know man who awoke one
early, and saw the moonlight
in upon his chamber floor.
His first thought was of the new moon
and how he would put one over on
chance. So he craWled out in the
frosty atmosphere, painstakingly
backed to the open window and glared
long and defiantly at the glorious
in the morning sky. Then
he started triumphantly back to bed
but he fell over rocker and barked
4 shin, also bumped his nose. And
that too right off the reel' after
looking at the moon over his right
shoulder, and admiring it. and glory
ng in the majesty of the constellation
Orion in her blue course across the
,loudless heavens. But he found out
afterwards why he missed-it was the
asst quarter of the old moon he had
been looking at
But superstitions get" human
goats every minute of existence,
and they will until education and
sense do away with false
Worship
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-25
|. Tuesday. November IS, 1919.
Augustus Spirit of Getting Together

Augusta is getting the hablt-h
comes easy--of cleaning up, and of OBJ
serving sanitary recommendations ana
civic betterme.its. Down have come the
overhead signs. except in one or two IN
stances where firms have been too busy
to attend to it, presumably, ana no"
the sidewalk displays are disappearing
How striking the Improvement IN the
.appearance of the street. And how IN
finite,y better the putting of food stuiis
beyond, the sweep of the wind ana the
Thousand and one daily flurries oil
gerrn-laaden dust and filth.
After all there is not single adj
vantage in the cluttering of sideWaiRs
with goods to sell. One gets no more
thai, his share. which he would do
were all under cover and enclosed from
flies and disease. Down at Manchester,
n. H., on Saturday last, two fruit
dealers were arrested and fined, al the
instiga ton of the state board OF health,
for keeping grapes for sale exposed IN
an open window. What then OF the
open bex Of dates in the sidewalk DIS
lIlay of Maine Dealers What OF the
Meg cakes and other softshelled pas.
ny exposed to the flies. and the sneezes
and coughs and dirty hands and cloth
ing of thoughtless Tor unforgiYeaply
care.ess) people whom we see about
saichz places every day? All the ten
dency of thinking people and progress
siye communities. nowadays, is toward
CLEANLINESS and catering TO the tastes
oil those who are exceedingly partieu-
lar about the manner in which their
FOOD Is handled.
IT rolls the Immaculate housewife OF
she i.cnneSs of her appetite to see
BAKERS food TO which she has been,
forced to resort, handled by a grocer s
clerk precisely as he handles potatoes
or other articles that are to be wash
Ell before cooked 1t has been, and IS,
now, In many instances, the custom for,
clerks to throw down the lines of the,
delivery team. perhaps put dirty
Market over the horse. bring in his
baskets that have done service fer
years, pick up a, peck Of onions or half
b,lshel of turnips. and from these.
* m, m a
TONER. who wants biscuits. doughnuts,I
cookies or pie. He does not wash his,
hands and he fumbles with the dough-
nuts as though they were chips. He
swaps the germs of filth from the
fiurse blanket to the pastry, and it is
cor has been) the custom TO accept it
as a necessary condition.
But, thanks to the god of decencyi
and cleanliness who is whispering ad-
vice in the ears of humanity, we are
getting away from those notions Au
gusta is now in the front rank, with
dealers meeting the revolution half
way We are no longer to tear our
trousers on, or crowd by, extensive
sidewalk display. We are so well pleas
ed that we are likely to go inside and
prove our appreciation by buying more
ti.an ever before.
1t is splendid move, distinct mark
CT prosress-cleaner lighter, less dang
crous streets. walks wide and free from
the chtte, of outside advertising, no
signs dangling overhead. Let us pat
ourselves on the back, just a little, and
suggest to other cities; Go thou and
do likew ise."
-'st -
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II You Quote Be Fair.

Our attention is called to the follow
ing editorial utterance in the Portland
Press:
What we do question is the wisdom OF
the fairness OF such statements as thes'
from our Augusta neighbor:
Some of us may see the day when the
Shriners mot the members, or some o.
the members, but the organization VIII
forego to make a mockery of the law
upon their grand occasions.
The privilege of obtaining liquor is thu
attraction that gives birth to mos
Maine clubs.
Those who are fair in discussing thu
liquor question are the most effective
allies of the rum business
Those who voted against the retention
of the prohibitory amendment in the con
stitution, belong to the underworld ant
are "rummies
These quotations are not direct, bu
they are in substance. samples of thu
way the kennebec Journal writer na
been discussing prohibition and en-
forccment.
Statements of this character we still
insist are absurd and untrue.
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ernor Haines may have been exag-
gerated but they were made in defense
of a good cause.
OBSERVER.
Waterville, Me. Nov. %, 1913.
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We congratulate the people Of Pen
ney Memorial Church, and the city of
Augusta, and ourselves-Rev Mosher
is to remain in Augusta. We would
have felt to rejoice with our friend in
broader field fer his brillianey and
power. but we disliked to see him leave
these so devotedly attached to him,
ana where he has proven that he can
do great good. Sometimes the big
things are not the real things.
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The next paragraph quotation we
do not recognize, but it sounds much
like the stuff vita which the Biddeford
Record charged Governor 1iaines. We
have nothing in mind of our own re-
moteiy touching it. We agree with the
Press editor that his quotations are
NOT direct" nor in any way correct.
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Editor S Letter Box

The publication of a letter In this
department Is not to be taken az
an endorsement of Its views by the
Kennebec Journal. This column
is maintained for the discussion OF
matters Of general public interest
when kept within bounds of rea-
son and not Of ubelous or Abu-
sive nature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-25
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
cUSHNoC CHAPTER, r. A. M, NO.

43. Special convoeation at Masonic Tenn
ple, tuesday evening, Nov. % Work IN
T. NJ x NJ. T.. NJ. Degree. All solourhlilS
companions are cordially invited 10 at
FARNSWoRTH g. MARSHALL, II. r
CHARLES r. CHASE, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-25

Now Lewiston is mad because the
Teachers association has decided to
raeet in Portland and not in that city. 1t
Is awful to be small but ambitious
Portland Press.
The obvious retort is so easy that
the Lewiston Journal and Lewiston
Sun won't need any suggestions.
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From kennebec Portland Press,
Journal: quoting US.
Club life in The privilege of
Maine has temper obtaining liquor is
arily lost. one of the attraction
its attractions that gives birth To
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-25

We are sorry that the writer of the
above is not reader of the kennebec
Journal. 1t was obviously written
from the report Of some other person
references. For we have too much
confidence in the fairness and bigness
OF our brilliant Portland neishbor to
believe that he would for moment
stoop to such method as proven below,
the lifting from their surrounding.
qualifying and explanatory settings,
certain expressions (Which we admit
were the strongest we felt justified in
uttering) to adroitly garble them and
make them much worse in effort to
prove ease Of incorporate speech.
We have no hesitation in declaring our
confidence that the editor of tae Press
has been misled and offer the follow
ing parallel TO set him right-and our
quotations, it must be- Remembered.
are separated from the exceptions and
reservations leading up to and follow
ing them;
kennebec Jour Portland Pr, IS
nal: quoting" us. pa
Some of us now renthetically in.
living may even Serts sentenc,
see the day when TO please itself
the shrners will and then haltin,
foreEo. or be re- before reachin,
strained from maxi the words whicl
ing mockery of its own words mis-
the law, on every state
one of their grand Some of us ma,
occa sions Such see the day whe,
general contempt the Shriners mo
of the law always the members. o
carried by SOME some of the mem
members. bers, but the or
ganization vii
forego TO make
mockery of tn
law upon thei
grand occasions -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-25

Kennebec Journal: Portland Press,
only IN re- quoting" us:
cent months has II Those who are
been generally fair i'm discussing
recognized that the the liquor question
most effective ally are "the most ef-
of the rum busi- fective allies OF
ness is the fellow the rum business. .
who is so fair
to his enemy"
the rum business.
that he leans back
ward.
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Strength for Old People

old people to overcome the weakening,
facilitating effects of increasing Old age,
often make a very sad mistake in using
so called remedies" that contain alco-
hol and dangerous or hablt-formlIls
drugs Often this stuff. because II nv
ems and brightens them up little JUST
after taking a dose, leads them TO mag
inc that it is doing them good, when It
isn't Remedies that rely for their sale
ON such deceit, do harm, because the
false excitement of the nerves ana heart
leaves them worse than they were be-
fore.
Rexall Olive Oil Emulsion is real
medicine-a splendid body and strength
builder especially good for old people,
because it furnishes to the system inSfe-
dents necessary to rebuild wasted us
sues, strengthen the nerves, give new en-
ersY and a younger and livelier fet1ng
to the body IT doesn't contain drop
Of alcohol nor any dangerous drug 1t
may not make you feel better after the
first dose. nor perhaps Tor seNefai days
But if YOU don't feel much better and
stronger before you have taken quar-
ter as much as you have of other medi-
cincs that didn't help you. we viii glad
ly give you back your money. Ihat $
certain square deal.
The four Hypophosphites it contains
are used by leading physicians every
where in debility weakness and liability
to disease, to tone and strengthen tine
nerves. Purest Olive Oil, one OF the most
nutritious, fmoSt-easilN dieGSsed ioooA
known, being taken with the shypophos-
phitcs,, gives rich tissue nourishlnent tt
the entire system.
You who are weak and rundown, and
You who arc apparently well now, bui
are liable to suffer from various cold
weather ailments, use ltexaH owe Oh
Emulsion to get and keep well and
strong For the tired-out. rundown
nervous, emaciated or dehiitated~tho
convalescing - growing childrcn = aged
people--it is a sensible, pleasant-tastinl
aid to renewed strength, better spirits
glowing health If it does not help you
your money will be given back to YOU
without argument Sold in this com
munity only at our store-The Rexai
Store-one of more than 1000 leading DRUG
stores i'm the United States, Canada am
Great Britain.-John CouShlin. III Water
St, Augusta: G. i. Hannaford, in
throp; Jackson's Drug Store, 2oi Water
St, Gardiner-AdV.
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It's Il wise man who knows his Own
calf, so what chance has Il judge TO
determine ownership? Calais CORE
spopdence says:
1.-THE case of Gatcomb VS.. Driscoll to
esta blish the ownership of a calf, was
heard before Judge Pickard in the Au-
nicipal court on Friday. Twenty-seven
witnesses were examined and the testi-
mony was very interesting II appears
that Messrs. Gatcomb, priseoll and two
other men pastured four calves in the
Dyer pasture and they Were in the habit
of going to see them every now and
then, and a few weeks ago Gatcomb
and the other two men took their calves
home and left the one they supposed was
Mr.. Driscolfs, When Mr., Driscoll went
for his calf, he thought that somebody
had the wrong calf and laborinS under
the impression from inquiries he had
made he thought that the calf that Cat
comb had was mis- calf but Gatcomb field
sure that the calf he had was his own
and that he would not give. it up, so Mr.
Driscoll secured a writ of replevin and
the deputy sheriff recovered the calf.
Mr.. Gatcomb secured Attorney \. st
Clair and Mr.. Driscoll. Attorney X. j..
McGarrigle, and the case was opened TO
determine the ownership of the calf IN
question. Judge Piekard has the case
under advisement.
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Bangor is after berth in the New
England Baseball League, Her sporting
men aver that team would find gen
erous support there ono that she is
more eligible than some Massachusetts
cities under consideration.