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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-20
NEW ADVTS. TODAY

Lost-Gloves.
To let--Rooms.
Wanted-Home.
For sale--Cribs.
For Sale-Range.
To LIGHTHOUSE.
To let-Front room.
Lost-Pocket book.
For Sale-Piano, etc.
For Saie--House lots.
Wauted-Reliable girl.
Wanted-Capable girl.
To Let--Cottage house.
wanted--Work by hour.
To let-Furnished room.
For Sale-Cash register.
Wanted-Girl or woman.
Found-Lady's handbag.
To Let-Furnished rooms.
For Sale-Printing press.
For Sale-Cook stove, etc.
To Let-Furnished rooms.
For sale-Winchester rife.
wanted-Typewrtter desk.
Wanted--Girl for homework.
Wanted-Girl for Homework.
Wanted-Platform scales. etc.
For sale-Re sidence in Hallowei.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-20
WANTED-MAlE HELP.

BELL BOYS. APPLY ELMWooo
1JofeI Wateryille. oct19d3t
A GOOD TRUsTY BOY TO WORK
On farm. Apply to H. E. Crimmin, Hal
lowell, Me. Phone 1872. octlsd1w
MEN WISHING TO EARN THREE
10 five dollars per day. Write for terms
Immediately. Permanent position Tor
right party First National Nurseries.
Rochester. n. Y. oct1ooot-
FlREMEN-BRAkEMEN STUDENTS
s1B0-$l2O monthly. Send age. postage
Railway, care Journal. Augusta, Maine
oct. 10. II, 13, 1. is. 20, 24.26. ,2I,3l'
A MAN WHO WAS BORN AT LEAST
90 years ago and who is still alive. as
solicitor for the Prudential Health & Ac-
cident ms. Co., Home Office. Bingham
Me. oct3otf
GOVERNMENT POSITIONS ARE
EASY 10 get. My free booklet Y-ls4 tells
how. Write today-Now. Earl Hopkins,
Washington, D. c. sept1d2mos
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-20
HOUSE LOTS FOR SALE!

On Hospital street, Togus road, Eastern
Ave-, Arsenal ST., Middle ST., East Chest
nut St. St. Catherine ST., Cony ST.
Morse ST.. Pearl ST.. Greenlief ST., Quinn
~ 81; Bangor st., NO. Belfast Ave-
State St, School ST., South Belfast road
and Sewall street extension. Apply to
SAMUEL TITCOMB, Augusta. decSdtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-20
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FARMS
We have 1870 enlisted farms of all kinds.
we have some extra good trades on the
deal with the owner then they will know
what they ask for their property Come
in and see US then you will know how
c. E. CHASE CO.,
211 Water ST., Gardiner, Me. Tells: Of
fee S-W; Res. 3o3-R.
TWO HOUSES IN HALLOWELL.
Price for both $1l00. Now rented paying
about II per cent. on the investment. Can
easily be made to pay more. Address P
Q. Box 1876. Hallowell, Me. octsdtf
TWO DWELLINGS SUITABLE FOR
tenements in good repair in Hallowell.
Apply to Geo. Il. Macomber, Trust Bldg.
Augusta. sept30dtf
SMALL FARMS NEAR Augusta,
Hallowell and Gardiner. Several bargains
if closed out within a short time. Amos
II. Higgins Agency, East Side, Augusta.
Tel. 694-R. sept30dtf
A POTATO HOUSE FOR SALE OR
lease at Vassaiboro, near depot. Mrs. G.
r. Smith, Vassalboro, Me. septi1dtf
OAKLAND, MAINE, HOUSE WITH
large lot and stable, water electricity
and furnace Reasonable price for cash.
Apply to Miss Alice Benjamin. Paris
Hill, Maine. octl1d6t
so ACRE FARM NEAR CAR LINE,
buildings connected and in good repair,
orchard, wood and timber for home use;
get price and full particulars at once,
H. B. Sawyer Farm Agency, 1886 Water
ST., Augusta, Me. Tel. S01-W. jly14dtf
LOTS FOR SALE-ON JOHNSON,
Cushman, Drew and Pike SITS. Not the
little pinched city lots with barely
room for house, but high suburban
lots, each containing 5000 square feet.
Near good school and electric road. The
public service of city water, gas and
electric lights available for each lot. ].
r. Townsend, Augusta, Maine. 3l8 Water
st. House telephone 215-M. jly11dtf
TWO HOUSES ON BANGOR ST,
also other houses in different sections of
the city. Apply to Mrs C. S. Fogg. 6
Summer street Septl6dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-20
RAILROADS & STEAMBOATS,.
MAINE CENTRAL R. R.

In Effect Sept. 81, 1914.
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA AS FOL-
LOWS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-20

by furnace, light and bathroom with hot
and cold water, use of telephone. Apply
10 Spring ST.. Augusta. Tel sew.
oct14d1W%
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-20

octb, tn, 3nos
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01
Advertising
Talks
"SERVICE" GREAT
BUSINESS ASSET
Advertising Special Features and
Living Up to Them Will
Pay Merchants.

That's the greatest wcrd in modern
business-Service. With the manufac-
turer 1t bears a lot Of weight; with
the jobber, too. But with the retail
meSchant-the man who deals directly
with Mr.. and Mrs. Consumer-Service
is just as great a business asset as
each Individual merchant cares to
make 1t.
Eliminate the special service lea
lures and n grocery store Will be
about the same as the other, this neat
market will be little different than
the next one and your hardware store
would be very similar to the rest OF
them, because practically the same
kinds of goods are carried In nearly
all stores that are in like classes OF
retailing.
But with service features added, ev-
cry store u character, and the
better the service, the more prosper
GUS the proprietor is bound to be.
Mr.. Consumer goes into the store
that makes no special effort at render
ing good service. The place Is badly
kept, and there Is a tone about 1t that
leaves the impression-"get what you
want and then get out" He gets 1t,
pays, gets his change from an N
cash drawer below the counter, asks
for delivery at a certain time-and OF
course the non-service proprietor falls
to get the order delivered at that
time. Well. there wasn't much about
that purchase that would make Mr..
Consumer care to 60 to the same store
again, even though the goods were en-
tirely satisfactory and the prices
right.
So the next time he goes to the
store in the next block, whose pro-
prietor has been advertising service"
SO strongly. This place he finds well
kept-cheerful-the clerks are pleas
antly polite, are willing to show things
without that "you've-got-to-buy-it-now"
attitude. A purchase is made, the
sale is rung up on a handsome cash
register that flashes Thanks" on a
little electric sign. With his change
he receives the cash register receipt
which makes a special offer II $40
worth of the receipted checks are re-
turned.
Everything has been handled quick
ly and Mr.. Consumer leaves in a
happy mood that makes him want to
come again. And the delivery Is made
on time. Everything just right about
that store. He'll go there again. And
tell his friends. too.
In after years he found that when
ever he had the slightest complaint to
make-which was seldom-the serv-
ice store would go out of its way to
make things right. Careful handling
Of little troubles is a big factor in
building a healthy business reputa-
ton.
In all lines Of business. men are be-
ginning to realize that service should
hold first place in their attention. be-
cause good service will always bring
its reward and there need be little
fear on the question of profits.
Returns will always be in proportion
to the expenditures made for service
improvements and it is right that
profits from a business should be used
in improving, charging and making
it more capable Of rendering good
service to the community.
Wherever you can, advertise your
special features. then live up to them
strictly, and you'll find it pays hand
somely.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01

warning go the way Of all similar ones
in the past. And In that moment he
felt a resentfulness arise within him
such as he had never felt before-a
resentful hope that the prophecy
would come true regardless of conse
Quences; that these giants Of space
should meet like two b~attering ans
in a crash which would echo to the
stars the accuracy of his judgment.
the fulfllment of his prophecy, the
veriication of his sanity. True, thou
sands and perhaps millions Of lives
would be destroyed In the colossal
grind, but what Of it, They must
o die anyway In the natural order
Of things, and II the master of space
had sent this special thunderbolt
against them, that in itself was proof
good enough that 1t was time for them
to perish, else the bolt would not have
been sent. Then quickly following
this came a great flush Of shame that
colored his cheeks to even a deeper
scarlet, and he felt like fiaying him
self with a lash of scorpions as q pen
ance for his flash Of savagery. He
grasped the menu card, and scarcely
looking at It began to order almost
at random. Half way through 1t q
messenger boy burst upon him with
a score of kilograms, and forgetful
of his dinner he tore them open and
began to read. They were from all
parts of the city, the country. the
state-even the United States. They
were from friends and acquaintances.
They were from men and women Of
whose very existence he had eve
heard. They we're from plebeians and
%millionaires, from ministers and
statesmen, from lawyers, doctors, sci
e%ntists, priests. They derided and
they threatened, they %upbraided,
begged, prayed and implored. In the
midst Of them he came upon this one
sent by the chief at Washington:
Desmond, care Peak Observatory:
Make no more statements to the
press regarding threatened collision
until you have heard from me further.
II your prediction Is fulfilled this tu-
reau will be destroyed by IN act of
the Almighty. II 1t is not fulfilled the
bureau will die Of shame. In either
case you to have settled US.
"HEADMANN, Chief"
His face gone white now. he crushed
the mass Of sheets into a ball, and,
arising, left the room with his dinner
a forgotten thing. Walking as though
in a trance and seeing the curiosity
filled faces about him but mistily he
seized a wrong hat and plunged IN
certainly into the street, thoughtless
of where he should 60.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01
The Critical Farmer.

The farmer has the reputation OF
being critical and frequently skeptical.
but his business makes him SO. He
cannot take things for granted in crop
matters, in soil questions or breeding
propositions. He must know what he
Is doing and. why.
This is why he questions new and
untried problems. He is not afraid to
advance, but he insists on knowing
why and where he is headed. /,
This makes 1t a little more difficult,
sometimes. to get merchandise intro
duced, or to get quick action on a cam
paign.
However, most Of the farmers doubt
disappears when he becomes acquaint-
ed and is satisfied everything is all
right. How warmly he welcomes a
stranger who Ia introduced or sent by
an old friend!
This in itself is the best reason for
advertising. 1t makes the farmer &C.
quainted and dissipates his doubt and
suspicion.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01

the sheets, while from several quar-
ters came the ,insistent throbbing Of
the drums Of the Salvationists, the
exhorting of the Adventists and the
fervent shouts Of the s~elf-ordained
curbstone preachers as they cajoled
or threatened the ~populace in the
name Of impending and universal
doom to come to them, be blessed and
saved, or falling to do SO pass on to
everlasting torment. Wandering down
street after street. frequently turning
with the zig-zag instinct Of the
pursued, Desmond for the first time
became thoroughly imbued with the
magnitude of the movement which his
voice had started. He saw men reel
ing from saloon to saloon and mo-
mentarily becoming more drunken up
on the strength Of his announcement
that this would probably be their last
night Of earthly life. He saw scrub
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01

his eyes fixed upon the floor as he
pondered over his OWE position. One
Of three consequences must happen
to him. II he was suffering from a
delusion he was, as the press man
had said, a ruined man, d~isgraced,
d~iscredited; and the jeers Of the
world would ever ring in his ears.
while II he was correct and the i'm
pact took place he would either be
crushed like a fly beneath a mountain.
or surviving by some miracle, find him
self among the most famous Of men.
Verify he was in the hands Of a des-
tiny so colossal that all the armies
and navies OF the world and all its
teeming billions OF humanity TO back
them we're as impotent as a swarm Of
gnats to alter II, and arising with a
face the color Of wet ashes he placed
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01
Jsw.sharps Made In America.

Birmingham. England, is the prin-
cipal source Of the worlds supply Of
j~ew'sharps. For 90 years the indus
try has been carried on In the vicin.
ity OF Ashtedrow, a venerable quarter
OF the city, by members Of the Tro-
man family. Originally the industry
came from Halessomen. The jews
harps are still made In a little home
smithy strongly reminiscent OF its
Black country origin. Great Britain
10 no longer the best market, nor
nous quantities being exported, esps-
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01

| QuiShAy udCh, INC newspaper man .
instinct now dominant,
Certainly l viii use It with all the
pleasure In the worldAwell. not exact
ly with pleasure either. But you know
what will happen to you II l scatter
that story world wide and 1t turns out
to be a false alarm. l am looking out
for you and ourselves at the same
time. It will mean that II things don't
m~aterialize as you say you will be the
laughing stock Of the world and thor
oughly discredited In your profession.
We have had astronomical scares be-
fore and you know how they have all
turned out-pure bugaboos. And I'd
hate to see you ridiculed. You un-
derstand my position"
Perfectly. and I will assume all re-
s~ponsibility for the report. 1t Is good
OF you to be so interested in my well
fare"
Not at all. I'll have them yelling
extras OF the streets from Maine to
California within an hour. What
shall I say 1t is-a baby planet, moon,
satellite-Quick now, for I want to get
into action"
Just call It a small body, appar-
emily dense and Of great velocity"
ANY idea where It halls from?"
Not the slightest. 1t Is something
heretofore unknown"
Has 1t an orbit Of its own or IL It
flying of on a TANGENT"
Il cannot tell you. But 1t is COM
ing straight for US, straight as a
stone falls. 1t will hit the western
hemisphere of North America at nine
or ten O'Clock tonight"
"Will it destroy us?"
IN the absence of precedent It is
impossible to state. But the earth
will probably know that it has been
hit"
VIII it be visible to US at any
timer"
From certain points II the atmos-
phere is favorable. But 1t will arrive
by dark"
What can be done? Anything"
Nothing at all except wait, and
il you are religious pray"
The crash Of the newspaper mans
receiver at the far end OF the wire
and the blank silence which followed
told Desmond that the other had dart
ed away for the telegraph key, and
hanging up his own instrument he
wiped his forehead and for a moment
sat lost In thought over what he had
done. He had staked his jealousy
guarded professional reputation upon
n Of the widest improbabilities
known to science, and come what
might, 1t was now too late to recall
his actions. Nor would he have done
so II he could. for unless he was the
victim Of some unaccountable hallu-
cination he knew that he was not
mistaken, and useless though he had
believed it to be to warn the world
against a calamity wherein mankind
would be as helpless as ants, he had
yet considered 1t to be his duty to pos
sess them with such facts az he had
learned. Yet now in the reaction the
colossal magnitude aid unbelievable
wonder of it all dazed him, and he
leaned back weakly in his chair with
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01
Fact. About Some Animals.

Animals do not depend upon their
eyesight In the same way as human
beings. Cats and dogs could get along
very we'll without eyes. A cat Ear find
her way with the aid Of her whiskers.
These are the same width al her body
and connected with nerves which
cause her to feel the slightest touch.
Dogs can be entirely guided by their
sense Of smell Blind dogs have been
known TO scent and find their way 10
the most inaccessible places. Their
hearing 10 also pretsrnaturally sharp
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01
CHAPTER II.
The Collision.

He went rapidly yet uncertainty, al
most at random. His wrong hat was
on wrong end before, his rumpled hair
protruded in wisps beneath its rim.
his eyes were set and staring. At ev-
cry corner the newsboys still shrieked
and Haunted their damp wares before
the eyes Of all who passed, on every
hand were struggling groups and soil.
tary individuals with noseA buried in
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01

Rats a see very little, and depend
chiefly upon their noses, muscles,
touch and hearing. In the case OF
most animals the lenses OF smell and
touch are more highly developed than
that OF sight, and they do not require
to depend upon their sight nearly "a
much as do human beings in regard
to safety.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01
Speeding the Parting Minister.

This singular announcement was to
be seen recently outside a certain
suburban place Of worship: This
evening Rev. Mr.. y. will preach his
farewell sermon, and the choir will
render a Thanksgiving hymn specially
composed for the occasion
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01

The sure, quick and satisfae-
tory way to Inform the reading
public about the special merits
Of any particular kind Of mer.
chandise Is to tell about them In
a oIean-cut, Straightforward man.
ner In the advertising columns
of good newspapers. Information
Of this kind Is news-valuabIe,
interesting news to the reader.
Frequently the most important
news In the. newspaper ls that
found In the advertisements.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01

around Fairlop Oak With the de-
struction of the old oak trees and
the Enclosure Of Hainault forest, the
Fairiop festival fell into desuetude,
but the phrase to give beans" and
"bean-feast' still survive.-London
Mail.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01

cially to half-civilized countries. The
Zulu musician, for example, has taken
very kindly te the jew'sharp and needs
a specially large size to suit his some
what capacious mouth.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01

Buy things Of the man who adver-
tises his goods and puts his name on
them. He cannot afford to send out
an inferior article.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01

There is a pretty. general belief
among country people that goods that
are advertised are worth more money
than unknown brands.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01
Hardly Probable,

Have you seen NAMES engage
ment ring?"
"Of course Did you have an idea
that she was making an effort 70 hide
itr~
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01
FairIop

"Fairlop Friday"-the first Friday
in July-is a festival that has fallen
out OF fashion. II was founded by
Daniel Day. commonly called Good
Day" a benevolent pumpmaker Of
Wrapping. who used to feast his
friends on bacon and beans beneath
the branches Of q great oak tree at
Fairlop before Hainault forest was
dissiforested. The custom Of going out
TO eat beans and bacon at this spot on
this date spread through East London.
and a regular fair was established
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01

Advertising Is like a code OF morals
in one sense: It gives one something
to live up to.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-01

Honors Which Escape Publicity.
One Of the Joys Of commencement
is wearing a borrowed dress suit and
having the waiter spill soup over u
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-11-13

ran at his feet. Around the corner OF
the wall, in his workman's Sunday
clothes of black, but wearing his old
straw hat, appeared Feller, the gar
dener. He paused to examine a rose
bush and Lanstron regarded him
thoughtfully.
AS he turned away he looked up
and glance of definite and unfalter,
ing recognition was exchanged be-
tween the two men. They had the
garden to themselves.
"Gustave!" Lanstron exclaimed I'M
der his breath.
"Lanny!" exclaimed the gardener
turning over branch of the rose bush
He seemed unwilling to risk talking
openly with Lanstron.
you look the good workman in his
Sunday best to Tt" said Lanstron.
Being etone-deaf," returned Teller
with a trace of drollery In his voice
Il hear very well-at times. Tell me-
his whisper was quivering with
eagerness-"shall we fight? Shall we
fght2"
1--WE are nearer to it than we have
ever been In our time." Lanstron re
piled.
The hat still shaded FeIler's face
his stoop was unchanged, but the
branch in his hand shook.
"Honest?" he exclaimed. "Oh. the
chance of i'll The chance of It'll"
"Gustave!" Lanstrons voice, still
low, came in gust of sympathy, and
the pocket which concealed his hand
gave nervous twitch as IL 1t held
something alive and distinct from his
own being. 1.-THE trial wears on you!
Do you want to go?"
"No!" Teller shot back irritably
Mol he repeated resolutely. 81 DOM
want to go! mean to be game-I-'
He shifted his gaze from the bush
which he still pretended to examine
and suddenly broke of with: "Miss
Galland Is comingl"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1914-11-13
OVERSIGHT THAT WAS FATAL
Lisht-Fingered Gentleman Might
Have Got Away With the Coat
But for One ThInu,

A fellow stole coat hanging in
front of clothing store the other aft
ternoon. But the proprietor was on
the job, and before the thief was half
block away he. had the police and
most of the neighbors on his trail.
The poor fellow who had taken the
coat was really coatless before the
crime. And as he ran he struggled
into the distracted article, which fit
ted him pretty well, all things consid-
cred. And when he was apprehended.
about four blocks from the starting
point, he protested his innocence
stoutly.
What dye mean l stole the coat ?"
he said. I've had this coat all sum
mer. Why. l amt had it off my back
for a week."
'You amt, amt your" sneered the
policeman. "An' have you wore that
there coat hanger inside it acrost yer
shoulders all that timer"
Saying that the arm of the law
grasped the iron hook projecting
above the collar, dragged the victim
to the corner and called the wagon.