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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-25

entire and most earnest attention to some
one miss in particular when:
"Attention!"
It was Sergeant Major Brainerd's sharp
voice and It filed the ballroom like an
exploding sllrapnel shell. Brainerd had
sprung to his feet The others instantly
followed him to the position of attention,
for into the room, headed by the Senior
Captain, were filing the eight belated COM
missioned officers of the squadron.
The Senior Captain, the Adjutant, the
troop commanders and their ieutenants
paused in shocked amazement.
"What the devill' the Adjutant said
under his breath. The Senior Captain
looked more than annoyed.
The tenseness of the situation was re-
Geyed, to all outward appearance, at least,
by the reception committee, which rushed
innocently forward to take the newcomers
in tow for partners.
I'm afraid you're little late to get all
your dances TAKEN" smiled Miss Winder
consolingly.
$50 it would SEEM" replied the Senior
Captain with chilling politeness that was
not lost on Miss WInder.
Now, it happened that the Senior Cap
tain was man of action and prompt de-
cision, as is becoming of Senior aptain,
and he saw quickly what must be the plan
of action here. Plainly, having been espe-
cially invited, the officers could not with
draw and leave the Elkton function to a set
of enlisted intruders. To remain and per-
NIT the warrant officers to stay was alto
gether prejudicial to discipline as well as
contrary to precedent and common decency.
Such thing was not to be thought of. The
Senior Captain motioned Sergeant Major
Brainerd aside brusquely.
Sergeant, y said he, severely, "you will
have an opportunity tomorrow of explain
ing your presence and that of the other
men at this place tonight. You will with
draw at once with the others. Pass the
order about quietly, but prefer that you
shall all leave in body SO that those assem-
bled here may see the penalty of your impu-
dence in intruding here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-25

Miss Winder gave a gasp of surprise as
she turned from the Acting Squadron Com
mander who, until now, had absorbed her
utmost attention. For field of shelter
tents had sprung up silently and quickly
as from under some magic wand, and the
whole squadron was quite at home.
$50 you are the Major" she said timidly
on being shown into the presence of the
veteran cavalry non-com. She wondered,
at seeing his bronzed, frm-set face and
compact soldierly bearing, If he were not
really the officer in command. He was
standing beside his field equipment wrest-
ling with abstruse field reports.
"I'm the Sergeant Major, yes, ma am, :"
he said politely, with particular emphasis
on the Sergeant,
"That's what meant to say" explained
Miss Winder. She wondered if she'd
offended him by emitting part of his title.
Sergeant Major Brainerd had no need to
resort to the muster rolls or squadron roster
for the list of names. He knew every
officer in the command, knew him by name,
initial, reputation, character and tempera-
ment. ~
"There's exactly eight officers" he said,
beginning with Captain Blakely-"
Eight" exclaimed Miss Winder. "We
thought there were thirty or more.
"You see, ma'am," Sergeant Major
Brainerd hurried to explain, "there'd be six
teen ordinarily, but most of the line officers
of the Army, these days, are on detached
duty Two of the troops is in command of
second lieutenants with no other officers
CHATS not enough for us-I mean for
the list" she hastily added, blushing furi-
ously at the slip. "We were told there
were thirty and maybe more"
"Not unless you count the non-com-
missioned officers" he informed her.
"There's plenty of them along"
"Of course, want the list of all the
officers" urged Miss Winder, frightening.
"Non-commissioned, too, ma'am7"
{. Why, yes, by all means"
There's ffty-six of them and assure
you none of them is on detached duty"
said Brainerd, with grave humor.
Miss Winder started at hearing the num-
Der, but nevertheless felt sense of relief
as sixty-four men were vastly
preferable to eight, for the Elkton dance
And so Sergeant Major Brainerd, without
remotely suspecting what the list might be
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-25

The officers if all of you viii come" she
~ed, As matter of fact the club had
Faned the dance originally for the whole
adron. until someone discovered that
. body was composed of at least $40
- From the same source it had been
~efed that the officers would number
Eon thirty.
IN sure we'd all be delighted, the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-25

once. Here, ORDERLY" he snapped, turn
ing to his trooper-in-waiting, who'd already
returned from unsaddling the mounts
Conduct these ladies to Sergeant Major
Brainerd's tent and say wish him to give
them any information they may require.
''Yessir!'' replied the orderly, saluting,
AID he stepped forward to await the pleasure
of TIC committee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-25

Madam, -" said he suavely, as the rank
ing officer present have the extreme honor
of asking the first dance with you" He
offered his arm.
ooh, me-" she simpered, directing a
quick glance of trepidation at the musicians
platform, "I don't dance. I'm waiting for
my husband-he's the violin gentleman"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-25

eyes, sir" replied Brainerd, saluting.
He might have explained in word that he
and the others were there by special in
vitation; but the Captain had asked no i'm
mediate explanation and Brainerd was by
odds too much the soldier to volunteer one.
He set about performing his duty immedi-
ately and to the very best Of his ability,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-25

second squadron turned in apprecia-
tive mood to his adjutanU as the four
troops Of United States cavalry swept
INTO view Of the nights bivouac site
lust beyond the town limits of Elk
! ton. For assembled about the point
Which an advance detail had selected
Tor camp headquarters was a group
b Young women carrying flags and
lowers, 50 that the nature of their
Tsit was obvious.
The line whipped into squadron
Front at a ga11op and halted with a
fght merry jangling Of accouterment
ind that Undesirable dash peculiar
b the second squadron. It was the
ltth bivOuac in the summer practice
march from Vancouver Barracks down
he Oregon coast. Everywhere there
al been informal entertainments for
he officers, and at one point for the
zen as well, for the average Pacific
cast town let's no organized body,
-eat or small, get past without par
king of its hospitality. And Elkton
aving no commercial club, it had
evolved upon the Young Ladies
ub to act in the present emergency.
As the Senior Captain swung out
his saddle and passed the reins to an
Derby, Miss Winder, as spokesman for the
ception committee from the Young La
cs' Club, was upon him at once to assure
m Of the sincere welcome of his troops to
kton.
And we've planned to give big dance
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Senior Captain assured Miss Winder, stand
ing hat in hand, in his most engaging man
ner-a quite unnecessary pose for this big,
fne-lined cavalryman with his nicely
imned features and his air of cultured re-
pose.
"What evening would suit you best2 :"
she asked.
''Well, for that matter, we can have little
choice since we must move at seven in the
morning, much as all of us regret the neces-
sity of going,'' explained the Senior Cap
tain.
"Oh!" gasped Miss Winder A weeks
sojourn of the troops had been expected at
the very least. "Then it must be to-
night she added.
+ "Now, you mustn't go to any unnecessary
bother on our account, :" pursued the Senior
Captain, finely. cts unfortunate, I feel,
that we can't stay longer"
cit won't be any trouble, but a great
pleasure" responded Miss Winder, whereat
the Senior Captain bowed in acknowledge
ment and Miss Winder's committee came
dangerously near tittering. "Td like to
have the list of officers right away so as to
get out the invitations"
GA general invitation to the officers will
do quite as well, if you prefer" the Senior
Captain informed her.
"But we have the forms all made out and
it won't take US long to I'll in the names, y
persisted Miss Winder. "You see, they'll
make nice souvenirs, we hope, for you to
remember Eikton by r.
"Well, now, ladies, really this is mighty
good of you to take pity on lot of dusty,
uncultured cavalrynen," beamed the SEN
ior Captain. Had anyone outside the
service applied the term the outcome might
have been fatal. No, really he went on,
doing his best to think hard, I'm not able
to call all the officers by their full names.
But I'll attend to the matter for you at
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-24
Richmond Politics
Growing Warm.

Richmond. Me, Feb. 29.-tSpeciaD.-
Local politics are warming up a little,
and there is, as result, considerable
speculation as to whether or not the
town will at the town meeting on
March >, appropriate for the rebuild
ing of Merrymeeting bay bridge its
proportional part of the $4,000 to be
raised, as provided in the act authoriz-
ing the construction of the bridge, by
the City of Bath and the towns Of
Topsham, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham and
Richmond.
In speaking of the matter today
with the Journal representative. At
torney II r. Drew expressed the opin-
ion that ina smuch as the county voted
to accept the act under which the con-
struction of the bridge is authorized,
the town Of Richmond is thereby made
liable for its proportional part of the
expense. He further says that in the
event that the town should refuse to
make the appropriation the county
commissioners might maintain against
the town a suit to recover sum
equivalent to Richmond's share of the
10000. Continuing, Mr.. Drew saws
the county commissioners might not
be disposed to press the matter against
the town, but parties in interest
might institute mandamus proceedings
against the county commissioners and
thus compel them to construct the
bridge and the commissioners would
then as a matter of course be obliged
to force Richmond to bear it's share
of the burden.
There appears to be considerable op-
position to making the appropriation
and warm fight over the article in
the town warrant is looked for.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-24
I52 N. BEACON ST., Opp. Stock Yards
Brighton District, Boston, Mass.
..GRAND HORSE AUCTION.
WE'D, FEB. rs AT 10 A. NJ.
l60==HEAD HORSESHOE

IS Illinois horses shipped by Fred A.
Hayward of Augusta, Me. He has 1 pair
$500 lbs, pair $500 lbs, single horses
weighing 1900, 1900, 100 and lots of good
chunks 1850 to 1850 lbs.
28 head Iowa horses from Danl Perry,
Warwick, Iowa, from 100 TO 1860 lbs, good
rugged ones right out OF work.
IS head Ohio horses from {. H. Blair,
Delaware, Ohio. Among them lots of
good drivers, ! fast trotter, lots of good
100 to 1900 lb. horses and several draft
horses.
Sc head Kansas horses from T H.
Sweet. Topeka. Kansas. The kind that
please you and improve on your hands.
Lots of good pairs among them. Al coll
ors and all weights from 1909 TO 1700 lbs
About so secondhand horses. All
weights consigned by nearby firms and
private parties. Lots of good ones among
them. Several wagons, carriages and
harness.
Terms or sale:-We warrant every west
ern horse to be az represented. We hitch
and drive them at time of sale If you
buy western horse and upon eXamina-
ton he does not look worth the money
to you, we cancel the sale No misrepre-
sentation here. We deal on the level
man to man. Secondhand horses we sell
positively without any warrant
Ar PRIVATE SALE
Largest stock in Mass of wagons and
harness, horse goods and stable sundres
at lowest prices. Western horses at pri-
vate sale Mon and Tues.
A. GlDDCN, Auctioneer.
foboodq+
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-24

III fortune, which has led for the
second time to the peremptory closing
Of the London opera house, will go
far to substantiate the superstitions
Of stage folk. Actors have their own
peculiar code of fancies. One must
not whistle in the dressing room, un-
der penalty of being thrust out fwhat-
ever the dishabille) to turn around
three times in the passage before re-
gaining admittance, because to whistle
is to invite bad luck for 'the show. "
Again in rehearsal the tag" or final
words of the play must never be ut
tered. And one must not open an UNI
brella on the stage. Many other
things are regarded as ominous in
stageland. London actors shook their
heads when the opera house was
opened on November 13, 1911. There
was confirmation of the omen when
Mr.. Hammerstein closed it on the
thirteenth of a month-July 10, 1918,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-24
N. Y. Express Clerk
Killed by Burglar.

Corning. y. Y, Feb. 23.-Harry Ed
wards. night clerk in the Wells Fargo
Express Co. office, was murdered early
today by a burglar. alleged to have been
David Dunn. 70 years old. former en-
ployee of the company. The police say
Dunn has confessed.
The prompt discovery of the crime and
arrest of. the alleged murderer was due to
the quick wit of Miss Carrie Niles. CEN
trail telephone operator. When a call
came over the express Office line and she
could get no response to her requests for
a number, she listened and heard sounds
that led her to believe that all was not
we'll. Miss Niles communicated with the
police and when an officer arrived at the
express office he found Edwards dead.
In his confession, according to the po-
lice, Dunn said he told a hard luck story
to induce Edwards to let him sleep in
the Office and while the clerk was taking
n nap he tried to get into the safe. Ed
wards awoke and a fight ensued
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-24
md Mrs. E. Kelley, over Sunday.

and Mrs f. Kelley, over Sunday.
About IS members of Naterville
Good Tenplar Lodge visited Ferry
Lodge saturday evening and gave
one-aet play, which was much enjoy
Cd. Refreshments were served.
Miss Ida Walker has finished her
school at Lincoln Center and is Wis
iting in Detroit before returning home.
Mrs. Herbert Carr entertained
friends at whist and sixty-three Satur-
day evening.
Miss Sadie Lewis of Canaan is Wis
iting her sisters, Mrs. Alice Kelley
and Mrs NJ. d. Holt.
Mrs. Albert JOY is confined to the
house on account of i'll health.
Mrs. James Crawford is at home
from Portland.
Charles Smith has given up black
smithing here and returned to Con-
necticut.
Miss Hattie Decker is at work In
Waterville.
Emerson Hall has finished his work
in Rurnham and gone to Norridge-
wock to work with his team a few
weeks. Emery hall has returned and
expects to go with his work team to
Kineo.
George Nelson of Shawmut is at
work on wood in this place
Miss Della Rowe of Island FANS is
visiting at Carson and Twombly's.
P. A. & L. P. Kicker have recently
bought an Overland auto.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-24
LEWISTON MAN IS
ARRESTED FOR FALSE
REGISTRATION.

Lewiston, Me, Feb. 23.-A warrant
was issued from the Lewiston NUM-
cipal court Monday morning charging
George Graves of 16 Park street, this
city, with false registration. The
complaint was made by L. L. Haskell,
Republican member of the board of
registration. The warrant was given
to Deputy Chief of Police Davis to
serve.
Graves appeared before the board
Of registration on Saturday last. He
came voluntarily, though summons
had been issued for him.
He registered as a voter from Ward
two, giving residence as 20 Granite
street.
Upon being questioned by Mr.. Has
kell, Graves, so it is stated, admitted
that his present residence was 10
Granite street, which would make
Ward two his legal voting place at the
coming municipal election.
Mr.. Haskell it is understood, ques-
toned this statement and further
investigation was started in the case
with the result Ihdl, DIS tblls pIl NtOii-
day the warrant was issued for the
mans arrest.
1t is claimed by Mr.. Haskell that
Graves did not live at 20 Granite
street on the first day of last April
and that he did not live in Ward two
at that time.
It was expected that Graves would
be taken into custody sometime dur
ing the afternoon on Monday and that
he would be given a preliminary hear
ing in the municipal court on Tues
day morning.
Shortly after o'clock Monday aft
ernoon Graves walked into the police
station and gave himself up. He was
released on bail and will be given
hearing Tuesday morning.
Graves is employed as cook in
restaurant on Lisbon street and as
soon as he learned that a complaint
had been made against him and a
warrant issued. completed his duties
during the dinner hour and then went
to the station.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-24
Brunswick Milk
Inspector S Report,

Brunswick, Me-, Feb. 23.-(SpeciaD.-
Only two milk dealers in Brunswick,
Henry K Day and Fred E. Harmon,
according to the annual report of the
milk inspector, DR.. Frank N. Whit
tier supply milk in which the average
count of bacteria per cubic centimeter
is less than the 10000 average pro-
vided as the standard for certified
milk. The average of all the dealers
milk in Brunswick is 63,627,
or more than ten times as high as
the standard. The average is, however,
the smallest in the seven years since
DIR. Whittier has held the office, the
the average count in 1907 having been
l ,016590 and the average in 1912, 105,-
7S9.
DIR. Whittier urges the consumers
to take more interest in the milk
question, especially by demanding that
the dealers have their cows tested for
He also calls attention
to the fact that some of the dealers
follow the practice of filing bottles on
the street, instead of filling them at
the dairy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-24
ROCkLAND SKIPPER
DIES FROM FALL

Rockland, Me, Feb. 23.-Capt. Ira
Webber, SO, who braved the dangers
of deep sea voyaging for nearly 40
years. died Saturday from the effects
of fall on slippery pavement, which
ne sustained five weeks ago.
He was a native of Bluehill and at
II began as cabin boy on his fathers
ship. He commanded ships in the West
Indies trade and often recalled with
pride how he built, rigged and sailed
the schooner onward. His last COM
mand was the schooner George Ed
wards.
After leaving the sea Capt. Webber
engaged in the market business, retir-
ing 20 years ago. He is survived by
his wife and four children, Melvin
Wehber Mrs. Flora E. Hahn and II
B. Webber of Rockland and Martin
E. Webber of Thomaston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-24
Arrest Italian for
RumfOrd Shooting.

Rumford, Me, Feb. 23.-Frank Saiatino,
an Italian. with a residence in Smithville,
was arrested at about go p, NJ Monday
in Mexico, In what is known as the Jum-
bo house on Osgood avenue, which is the
residence of Italian people.
Saltino was arrested on a warrant
charging him with the murder of Guis-
seppe Parisi, He made no resistance and
will be given hearing Tuesday morning
at 10 O'Clock, at which County Attorney
Fred Dyer will be present.
Three other Italians, Penn SaVerio,
Nicalo Taliti and Frank Fortunati, are
being held as witnesses.
Salatino's arrest was made by Deputy
Sheriff Everett Besse and Officers Dennis
and Poulin.
The body of Guisuppe Parisi an Italian
who has lived in Rumford for five or six
years, Is now lying in a local morgue,
Parish having been shot dead Sunday
about 1920 P. NJ
AS yet no cause for the trouble has
been learned 1t is known, however, that
it started in the Italian settlement at
Smithville, the climax coming Sunday
evening on Exchange street, near the an
mex of the Rumford hotel and across the
street from the restaurant of Homer La
chance The shooting is said to have
been seen by two people, one of whom
was the night clerk at Hotel Rumford,
the other being Fred Lord.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-24
French Chamber
Votes Condolences.

Paris, Feb. 23.-The French Chamber
of Deputies today accepted 3S5 to 20,
a vote of confidence in the govern
ment based on an Interpolation by
the Socialists on the state of health
of the French troops. From numbers
of garrisons reports had reached the
war office of widespread epidemics OF
measles, scarletina and cerebro spinal
meningitis which in many cases had
been fatal The chamber ordered the
continuation of the inquiry into the
condition of the barracks. 1t was
pointed out that the barracks were
owing to the large in
crease in the army.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-24
Learn Name OF
Demented MOtorist.

Southampton, Eng. Feb. 23-Hewis
knight Brook Brace is the name of
the demented motorist who ON Feb. Is
hired a machine and compelled the
driver, at the point of a pistol, to dash
at great speed for so hours over the
country roads. He afterwards at
tempted suicide.
Brace gave the name of Lee Bond
when arrested, but he today confessed
his identity and said his parents lived
near Los Angeles, Cal.
According to the story he told the
police, Brace robbed his mother of
$4,000 in 1910 and ahsconded to Perth,
West Australia. Since then he has had
an adventurous career in Australia
and England.
The prisoner. who is still in a crit
zeal condition in hospital was born
in Edinburgh, Scotland. in 1889, and
went to California with his parents
when q child. He says his brother,
Thomas e. Brace. lives at Providence,
r. l.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-24
RICHM

Willis Lane is i'll at his home at the
campground.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
@. S. Sherburne Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Farrin of Bev-
erly, Mass, are guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Alexander, for a
few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l. Herbert of Au-
gusta We're guests Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas G. Her
bert.
Capt. James Hathorne left Monday
for Boston.
Tha friends and parishioners Of Rev.
\. A. Lewis, who has been confined to
the house most of the winter, We're
pleased to see him at Church Sunday.
A Box sociable will be held at Lib
by's hall Tuesday evening, Feb, "A.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Trott of Gardi-
ner were guests OF relatives in town,
over Sunday.
Forty-one articles are embodied IN
the town warrant to come before the
town meeting this year: Art. 90. lie
see if the town Will vote to have the
School Board open the school on Lin
coin street. This school has been closed
for the past few years on account OF
not having pupils enough
Kennebec Valley Encampment, l.
O. @. F.. will hold a special meeting at
their hall Monday evening, when the
Roval purple degree will be worked.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-24
Refuse Entrance
To Rev. Williams.

Niagara Falls, Ont, Feb. 23.-The
United States immigration authorities
have refused to permit Canadian Off
cials to transfer the Rev. ]. T. w
Williams of Newcastle, Pa, across the
line into the United States in depor-
tation proceedings. Mr.. Williams, who
was formerly pastor of a Congrega-
tional church at Newcastle, was ar
rested in Toronto Thursday in COM
pany with Mrs. George Thomas, with
whom, it was alleged, he had run
away from the Pennsylvania town,
leaving wife and family in New
castle.
The immigration officials on the Am
erican side declared that Williams is
not and never was a citizen of the
United States. He came they say, from
Australia and was never naturalized.
The Ottawa authorities today were
notified of the situation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-24

the blood came and she would cry herself
to sleep. In the morning the pillow would
be covered with blood and humor where she
would have scratched 1t in her sleep. During
the day she was miserable.
at used and - as well but
they did her no good for the ringworm was
getting bigger and bigger. had given up
hopes. At the end OF five months read
about the Cuticura Soap and Ointment so
sent for them right away. / then bought
some more and used them according to
directions and in less than three weeks she
was quite cured. In four weeks the hair
was growing thiclkly over it so that you
would never know she had sore." (signeO
Mrs. Corbett, Nov. 30 1912.
A single cake of Cuticura Soap (25c.) and
box of Cuticura Ointment (5oc) are often
sufficient when all else has failed. Sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. t, Boston
As-Men who shave and shampoo with Gu
ticura Soap viii fndit best for skin and scalp.