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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17
Maine GOSSIP
Good Words.

When you meet a man that's blue.
There's one thing that you should oo-
Slap him on the back and say
Better luck another day.!
Cheer him up and make him smile
Don't keep knocking all the while;
Good words come amazing cheap:
Use them for they help heap.
When you see a man in woe
Slap his back and say "Hello!'
If he's down upon his luck,
Cheer him up and give him pluck
Laugh and grab him by the hand,
And thep boost to beat the band.
Good words won't cost you dime.
And they'll help him every time.
When you see a man knocked out,
Stop and ask him what it's about;
Help him to his feet and then
Urge the man to try again.
Fill his heart with plucky dope
Equal parts of cheer and hope.
Good words help a man along 81
When he's up against it strong.
If you can't find one good word.
Then do not let your voice be heard;
Better live in silence than
Knock against your fellowman.
Speak good words or none at all;
Help your fellows if they fall,
Good words help along the way
Therefore say a few today.
Selected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17
A Day Of Reckoning Has Come

The legislative history Of two years
Of Democratic rule was completed
March 4. Those two years have been
marked by one Of the most active
periods Of law making this country
has ever seen. With House ready
and able to executive his DEGREES
down to the last word and with a
working majority in the Senate, Presi-
dent Wilson took the oath Of office
March 4. 1913. With prophetic eager
ness he summoned Congress in extra
session a month later. With the ex-
ception of six weeks of respite last
fall the party machinery has been in
operation ever since, grinding out ex-
perimental laws that affect every
phase of our social and commercial
life.
What does study Of that record
show?
1t discloses the fact that during that
time the Democratic Congress has en-
acted and the Democratic President
has signed more crude, imperfect and
nugatory laws than ever were written
during the same length of time by any
American Congress. 1t furnishes an
indictment of haste and lack of legis
lative intelligence that is bound to be
humiliating to the party responsible.
That there has been tremendous
quantity of legislation cannot be de-
MED. More than 400 public laws have
been placed upon the statute books by
the Democrats since they came into
power. These are designated pub
lie" because they appropriate money
for general purposes or affect general
law. In addition to these, hundreds
of private bills have been passed.
Those who have closely observed the
methods of legislation used by the
Democratic majority are not surprised
at the faulty results. The present
administration has been admittedly
notable, even notorious, for it's steam
roller short cuts in enacting laws.
Every important bill passed has been
put through with small consideration
beyond that of party experience. AS
soon as the President proposed a law,
then the caucus approved it, the ma
jority pushed it through committee
and back to the President for his
sjgnature-all with as little debate as
possible, and under iron clad special
rules that permitted no chance for in
telligent consideration or amendment.
1t is conceivable that a few bills
might be put through a legislative
body in this way and emerge in5 per-
feet form. But to use such methods
Unfortunately, as the Democratic
Congress has done, is practically to in
sure the enactment Of laws which flu
ture Congresses must either repeal or
spend many weeks to amend. This
is the task which Democratic haste
and lustful use of powerful majority
has created for future Congresses.
1t is enough at present to make the
general statement that the Demo-
cratic party has "sown wind Of
legjsiat ioD and iS rea ming a whirlwin(l
of mistakes"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

your trade. Boycott that tradesman
who keeps vegetables. fruits and other
foodstuffs in a filthy, unventilated,
over-heated cellar. Take your trade
from a butcher who hangs his meat
where it is exposed to flies, and whose
apron and hands are dirty, or the gro
Ger whose bins and barrels are always
open. Offer your trade to clean deal
ers, and put the fear Of God and your
sanitary laws in the hearts of those
dealers who are untidy.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17
He Would Not Beg

Billy, aged four, often called on his
nearest neighbor, Mrs. Brown who
petted him a good DEAL and usually
gave him a couple Of her nice cook
les. And if she happened to forget to
pass them out he sometimes remind
ed her Of 1t.
His father Learned Of this and child
ed him for begging, and told him he
must not do so any more. Last year
just before Christmas, Billy came
home with cooky. crumbs in evidence
Have you been begging cookies
from Mrs. Brown again." asked his
father, rather sternly.
"No!" said Billy. Il didn't beg for
any. I just said, This house smells
as if it was full of cookies, but what's
that to me?"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17
A Prompt. Reply

A temperance lecturer was describ-
ing to his audience how his life had
been Influenced by total abstinence.
'"You know" he said, that I am
now head of my business. Four
years ago there were two men in our
Office who held positions above mine.
One was dismissed through drunken
ness, the other was led into crime
and is now in prison, and all through
that evil drink, the invention Of the
wicked! Now, what 1 ask u.s." he
cried, what has raised me to my
present high position?"
Drink" was the unexpected reply
he received from a member of his au-
dience.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17
Saturday, April II, 1915.
The Lesson Of a Near Tragedy.

A local minister complained Of the
omission Of a certain news item from
the morning newspapers. and news
paperman remarked: Newspapers o.
Maine don't often have such a sensa
ton as that of Thursday night" The
minister solemnly agreed: THANK
God, we do mott"
We have no doubt that many a
mother has today clasped her little
daughter to her heart and fervently
echoed the minister's words-"Thank
Cod"
Let Augusa parents rejoice that this
flower of household escaped; tina.
the awful thing which darkens so
many homes and communities, and so
often told in the news, was not en-
acted here. The little girl is safe in
her home. The scores Of men who
secured the woods Thursday night,
with vengeance in their hearts and
fear in their souls that they might any
moment find evidence of gruesome
tragedy, are today. happy that they
did not come upon the perpetrator Of
the deed that was expected while they
were under the excitement of the mo-
ment.
A Journal reporter found this little
girl one Of the brightest he had ever
met. Her story is remarkable in its
detail and the adroitness with which
q child outwitted and foiled her
would-be despoiler.
The courts will attend to the case of
this menace to community; it is none
of our business. But we do wish to
say a word to fathers, mothers and
guardians who permit little girls to
wander away in such wild places with
out the protection Of older persons.
We wish we could be blessed with
words that would burn into the brain
of every parent the danger to such
children, the gamble with death, or
worse in permitting this custom that
seems so common.
Who can tell where the next degen-
crate will appear? At least three cases
of such devilish purpose have been
known to the police and others within
few months. The news dispatches
Of horrible crimes in other cities,
springing from such minds, are fresh
in all our minds. Who can afford to
take the chances Of the blasting Of a
little life, or the blotting out Of it al
together, by yielding to the desire of
little girls to gather flowers or play in
the freedom Of the fields and pastures?
Our attention is called to the fact
that many little girls have bicycles on
which they go far beyond the city
limits, beyond the knowledge or ex-
pectation of relatives, and subject
themselves to awful dangers which
they do not understand
OF what can parents be thinking,
when so many tragedies of the kind
are confronting them daily in the
newspapers? Is it necessary that such
scares as that of Thursday in Au-
gusta come to every community in or
der that its fathers and mothers be
aroused?
We are safe in guaranteeing that
the three beautiful little daughters Of
the Brown home will not go far with
out competent escort in the future. We
hope that other parents are sufficient
ly awakened to guard the future; for
when one degenerate is cared for an
other may appear. f. =
Know where your little girls hare.
and who is with them. i.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

Now n states would only begin
passing laws that farmers wives
should not be allowed to work more
than IA hours day! W
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

BY gum! We inquired if the Boston
Globe mans sweet peas were in blossom
yet. and he says: EXPECT bunch by
parcel post" Now, we don't know
whether he meant for us to expect the
aforesaid bunch, or was expecting a
bunch, himself. It's a mad, mad world
Manchester Union.
COMPROMISE, by sending him one Of
your ash (stories) Colonel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

That brewery ammunition which Is
being supplied so largely to interneo
German warships doesn't come under
the head of war material" does 1t:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

their victims to hear Billy Sunday rather
than to prison-Boston Herald.
Isn't this going beyond the statute
provision?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

You don't suppose Huerta intends to
sue this administration for libel do
you?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

The patrons Of the Eastern Steam
ship Corporation will be pleased to
learn that when the City of Bangor
resumes her trips week after next on
the Boston and Kennebec route, the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17
Certainly Foolish

milwaukee JournaD
We never heard of man who tried
to free himself of a manslaughter
charge by pleading guilty to murder,
but9n up-rasdate man tried to prove
he.sWasn't crazy the other day by
claiming he was in love.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

Is the Magdalena Bay correspondent
still in touch with Mr.. Hobson:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17
The Fort Fairfield Review publishe

The Fort Fairfield Review publishes
the following:
The Review, after quite careful in
vestigation Of the matter, is convinced
that its item Of March 10 relating to
the suicide Of w. E. Abbott Of Grimes
was an error. Mr.. Abbott had for some
time been the B. & A. station agent at
Grimes. 1t is said that he had also, in
another part Of the State, had some
thing to do with the running of small
post -off1ce for time, and that any
threatening or soaring he may have
received about any alleged shortage in
his accounts may have come from his
connection with that post office. 1t
surely did not come from any repre-
sentatives Of the Bangor & Aroostook,
as 1t is not even claimed that Mr.. Alb
bott had Incorporated any money
belonging to that corporation. Having
learned more Of the facts Of the case,
we cheerfully correct our error In this
matter. just as we are willing to do
in any other case after learning Of a
mistake on our part. Our first state
ment was that made at the time by
reliable and reputable people in Mr..
Abbott's own town, from whom we
learned what we then thought to be
the facts. The Reviews item in re-
gard to the matter was not intended to
work injustice to anyone, but was in
tended to show the writer's detestaticn
of such nagging or threats, over a
small matter, by anybody, no matter
who it was, as would drive to suicide a
young man not over strong in nerves
or temperament.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

Some are referring to him as "Am-
bassador Burst -off"-which isn't so
bad, after all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

Ellsworth has adopted a new ordi-
nance which requires all automobiles
while on the street to keep two white
lights in front and red in the rear
burning all the time, day or night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

When a Chinese lady approaches q
muddy place she beclrons boy. The
boy drops on his hands and knees in
the mud and the lady uses him ~
stepping stone. for which service she
gives him . small coin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

Fisherman-"Don't you know it's
against the law to catch such small
trout, you young rascal?"
Boy-I didn't catch 'em! They
dropped out of your basket when you
was crawling under that fence."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

An Auburn family has an interest.
ing if expensive visitor, in the shape
Of a fine plump partridge which flew
through one of the parlor windows the
other day and soon made itself at
home in the waste basket. 1t is close
time on cartridges and the involuntary
owners are now wondering what they
shall do with the bird.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

April Is was the official day for the
appearance Of the low shoe, though
but few took advantage Of the day to
change from the comfortable and
warm high-ankled shoes. The new
crop will soon appear, however, and
then for the straw hat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17
Light and Airy
A Drawback

(Harvard Lampoon
She-How was the party last night!
He-Oh,. it lacked punch!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17
Below Zero, as it Were

philadelphia Public Ledger
els he successful as a writer Of sem
sational literature?
'Is he? Why, he has no inferior"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

The Masons of Wilton are consider
ing building a new block or the addi-
ton Of story on the present quar- i.
tiers. A Portland architect has been
will report later to the lodge. The
site considered for a new ,buildiugk Is
next below the present one:- =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

Bath is one of the unique cities in
this country that has a Federal build
ing without flagstaff, says the Bath
Times. This condition has existed for
the past two years, since the staff on
the Custom House and Postoffice
building was dismantled during a
storm and has never been replaced. 1t
has been suggested that the citizens
take up a collection to purchase flag
and staff so that holidays and impor-
tant historical events and anniversar-
les of prominent men can be observed
as in other cities. Instructions re-
ceive from Washington this week to
all parts Of the world where the Uni
ted States is officially represented for
the observance Of the 50th anniversary
Of the death Of Abraham Lincoln by
the placing of the Stars and Stripes at
halfmast on all federal buildings was
not complied with in that city on ac-
count of the lack of even half Of a
staff on the Custom House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17
He Alone to Blame

"Spriggins boasts that he is a self
made man."
"Then why did he make a fool OF
himself"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

The ice in the Aroostook river be-
gan Tuesday running over the dam at
Caribou.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

False alarms from two of the Main
street, Houlton, boxes have become SO
frequent that the selectmen have an
nounced that if they continue the
boxes will be disconnected from the
sytem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-17

The final report Of the Boy Better
ment canvass at Pressure Isle was
made Wednesday evening in Freeman
Hall and it was found that the sub
scriptions had reached the sum of $2oSs.
with some yet to come in. Over $1,000
was raised Tuesday by the committee.
Out of respect to the late G. B. Wild
den the committee raised a sum to
correspond with a generous subscrip-
ton made by him last year, and it was
accordingly placed on record to his
credit for this year, an act that be-
speaks of true friendship toward a
good and generous man. 1t is expected
the work will go on with renewed sue
cess this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-27

on the seventeen regular employees Of
the hatchery and fifteen or more extra
men have been unusually busy. The
government steamer Cannot, the Maine
steamer Sheldrake and the other boats,
have made many trips between the
pound at Pemaquid and the hatchery,
and from the hatchery out into the wa
tiers all along the coast Of Maine. The
cars at the hatchery wharf have been
kept supplied with the Holsters taken
from the pound, and as fast as the fish
were stripped Of eggs the Holsters have
been again put back in the cars for
later distribution into waters along
the whole coast line.
The Register man spent the greater
part Of the afternoon Of Tuesday at
the hatchery and, through the courtesy
Of Superintendent Hahn, inspected as
much of the work and the plant as
he could. Tuesday was an unusually
good day. for on that day 16.s2O.O0o
eggs were removed from the Holsters,
esta blishing record for the season.
A long string Of men, and between
them big baskets, brought the green
Holsters from where they had recently
been dipped from the cars. The lob
sters were carefully turned out on the
cement floor of the hatchery and i'm
mediately every man equipped himself
with a galvanized iron, cement COW
cred and lined jar, nine inches across
the top and fifteen inches deep. Over
this he held live lobster, the claws
spiked with wood to. prevent its de-
stroying it's sisters while in the pound
and cars and administering dangerous
bites while in the hands Of the work
men. Either with the dart shaped
scrnpers or with the hands the men
scrape the mass Of eggs from under
the tail of the lobster. Caution against
breaking the eggs is necessary. and
they are not broken. Every egg to be
found on the underbody. meshed be-
tween the folds or clinging to the
swimmeretts, is removed, and the
stripped lobster is carefully laid aside.
From one single lobster is gathered
an average Of $4,000 eggs.
When the eggs have been gathered in
quantity they are taken to the measur-
inx. tables, where they are entrusted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-27

Cnapelle one clearing station Of a
normal capacity of 200 handled 500
daily for four consecutive days and
received and passed on 1868 cases
within period of six days. They are
quite elastic in makeup, but their
STATS have to work day and night
during battles. It Is In these stations
the patient experiences for the first
time the luxury Of lying on a bed and
having woman nurse in attendance
His length Of stay depends on the
train facilities but as a rule he is
placed on an ambulance within q few
hours.
The train takes the wounded from
what is known as the Collecting Zone
to the Evacuating Zone, which means
from the medical authority of the
nghting army to that Of the line Of
communications. There are IA ambu-
lance trains now running In France,
each with a personnel Of three officers
and AZ attendants Of ether ranks and
| three nursing. sisters. The number
conveyed depends on the nature of the
; cases-whether sitting or lying. Sew
eral of these trains were especially
designed and built, but the rest were
converted from the ordinary French
| coaches, with rooms for staff. dispen-
saries. kitchens and stores. Eventu-
ally the number of trains will be
raised tc "a.
On arriving at one Of the British
military bases, the patient is carried
in a motor ambulance to a fully equip
ped hospital. The permanent hos
| pitfalls are divided into general and
stationary. The general are the larg-
est and best equipped, while the So
called stationary are intended to be
mobile and moved up at various points
of communication.
| Red Cross and privately endowed
| hospitals are also found in the base
cities and receive their share Of the
| wounded. Hotels, casinos, converts,
schools and temporary huts are used
for both the army and civilian hos
pitfalls. 81
The object of this system is to re-
lieve the fighting force Of it's sick and
wounded as soon as possible, not only
to remove military burden but to
give the wounded the best care and,
what is often needed more than any
thing else, a change Of scene.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-27

Make a'list Of the foods and bever.
ages you are now buying from your
grocer, giving the name Of each
product and it's maker. Write these
carefully on one side of the paper,
giving US the name and address Of
your grocer, together with your
own name, street address, town or
city. Professor Allyn will person.
ally check over the food supply Of
your home and tell you the names
Of those products you are using
that comply in every way to the
exacting requirements Of Tho West
field Standard.
Make up this list and mail It d.
rect to the Pure Food Department,
Mcclure Publications, Mcclure
Building, New York. Let your own
home benefit by over 10000 analyses
that have been made by Professor
Allyn in the laboratories at West.
field. There is no cost attached to
this offer in any way.
Make up your list and send It to.
day. Don't wait-do Il now.
ITO be continued
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-27
INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF
HANDLING THE WOUNDED

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
Lonoon, May 1.-THE treatment Of
wounded man from the moment he
rs NIT until he finds himself in a base
hospital is the subject Of a commune
Sation py the eyewitness present with
the British general headquarters in
France
When man is shot down during an
advance. he is probably left lying in
the open under a hail Of shrapnel.
FROM this position he is rescued by
Two stretcher bearers who choose an
opportune time for rushing out and
oearlng him to the shelter Of trench
ne IS then conveyed through a COM
'i!uhlcatlnS trench to the regimental
aiu post in a dugout or cellar. There
TIC receives first aid from an army
surgeon. The stretcher bearers may
De either men selected from his own
company or from the Royal Army
Medical Corps.
After Hrst aid, the wounded man is
removed either by sretcher or horse
ambulance to the nearest dressing
station. where he passes from regi-
mental aid to one of the divisional
neld ambulances. These organizations
are composed Of three sections, each
consisting OF one section OF bearers.
who collect the wounded, and a sec
tion In charge of the tent dressing
stations. The advanced dressing sta
tlons are pushed as near the front as
possible. On the arrival of the pa
uent, his wounds are carefully at
tended to and an injection of anti -te-
tanis serum given.
The next place Of treatment is at a
more or less safe distance behind the
firing line, generally in a church or
school or other public building, pos
sibly in town. In this larger station
the wounded here are assorted as to
degrees of gravity and prepared for
transport to the nearest casualty
clearing station. Transport to and
from these stations is done by the
motor ambulance.
The clearing stations are generally
situated at the railway heads so that
patients can be removed direct to am
buiance trains. In the true sense Of
the word. these stations are not hos
pltals, although they may retain cases
or abdominal and head wounds when
the men can not be removed without
danger. During the battle of Neuve