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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-20

The Thursday evening service at the
Methodist church will be held as US
ual during the vacation season. The
leaders. as arranged thus far, are as
follows: July 20, Prof Henry E. Ire
fethen; July 81 and Aug. 3, E. r.
Drummond; Aug. 10 and II, e. l..
Craig.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-20

Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Clough, for
merly Of this city who have been Wis
iting with friends and relatives in town
for several days, left Wednesday
morning for their home in Massac hu-
sets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-20
IMPRISONED FOR
THREE DAYS ARE
RESCUED ALIVE

Joplin, Mo. July 1e.-Four men who
have been imprisoned in the Babcock
mine near here since Monday afternoon
were rescued alive today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-20

General Superintendent Fred f. San
born of the Maine Central, who has
been in the city for several days on
business, left Wednesday morning for
Lewiston
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-20

The board Of registration will start il.
sessions at o'clock Thursday morning
in the rooms of the board Of aldermen in
City hall. The first session lasts until
O'Clock and the afternoon session Is from
The Prescott daily news., 1916-02-14
FLOOD PREVENTION AND
 PROSPERITY.

Every season of loss by food kans more to St. Louis than to any Der of the great cities of the United btes. for St. Louis has in its trade kritory more land subject to over Nv than any other great manufac- king and jobbing center.
 pt is time we turned a deaf ear to E theories of the theorists and unit the people of the alluvial lands of
 E whole Mississippi basin in de- Ends for radical treatment of the El.
 |The theorists want to build reser |irs on the headwaters of the Upper ississippi, the Missouri and the hiO-and here We have a flood which Helena, Ark, was yesterday with
 less than half an inch of the high
 t recorded stage, without having Id any high water at Pittsburg on e Ohio, at Kansas City on the Mis- url, or at any point on the upper down as far as Keokuk.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-02-14
VALENTINES DAY
 OF OBSCURE ORIGIN

This is St. Valentines Day, when lovers send pretty tokens to each other and the small boy in great glee slips the ugliest pictorial atrocities he can find under the door sills of the neighbors' houses, rings the door bell and hastily departs.
 The origin of sending valentines on February II is very ancient. but what relation the custom has to the day of St. Valentine is not saisfac- torily explained Valentine was gnostic of the Second century who went to Rome under Hyginus and f1ourished until the time of Ancietus. He was not held in good repute by the early Christian fathers. Ireneus in his books against the heresies re- fers to "Valentine, Marcion and the rest of these perverse teachers" Eusebius, in his theological history, quotes Hegesippus as saying in his commentaries of the Valentineans, Basilidians and Saturnilians that leach one introduced his own peculiar opinions, one differing from the other. From these sprung the false Christs, the false prophets and false apostles, who divided the unity of the church."
 St. Valentine Not Frivolous.
 There appears to be nothing in the life of Valentine to justify connect ing him with the frivolities of send ing the missives that bear his name. It rather appears that the custom of sending love tokens on that day arose from an ancient belief that on that day the birds mated for the season. As February II chanced to be the anniversary of the saint, it came about that the name of the saint and the custom of sending love tokens on that day got mixed up. It is cer- tain that the custom is very old. It is referred to by Shakespeare in Hamlet" In her mental alteration Ophelia sings a song:
 Tomorrow is St. Valentines day,
 All in the morning betime,
 And maid at your window,
 To be your Valentine"
 In earlier days valentine gifts took more substantial form than the send ing of paper valentines. Useful and ornamental gifts were given. In his incomparable diary Samuel Pepys tells of being the valentine of ccr- tain young woman to whom he car ried half a dozen silk stockings. It appears from various entries in his diary that it was the custom for the swain to carry his own gifts to his inamorata-thatw was before the day of the penny post and the free de- livery.
 Valentines vary in price from a
The Prescott daily news., 1916-02-14

copper cent to many dollars, and from the crudest attempts at wit and art to very elaborate love tokens. Of late years the custom has revived of giving worthwhile gifts. These take the form of heart-shaped boxes and of fine candies, also in heart-shapen boxes.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-02-14

Theorists want us to grow forests to stop fioods-and the highest water on record at St. Louis was in the flood of 1884, before the forests were cut off. They want us to construct parallel channels to carry off the flood water. Just now about 100000 cubic feet of water a second has been passing Cairo for several days. This is just twice what the river can carry when the channel is full to the top of the banks. In order to keep it from going above the danger line, there fore, we should have to dig another channel just as big as the present one-say 1900 miles long, mile and half in average midth and 40 feet deep!
 So much for the theories; now for the facts. We know that lexees will control floods, because they do. Floods which, 40 years ago, would have meant ruin and desolation to the lands now under cultivation in the alluvial valleys of the South and West now pass without comment, be- cause the levees restrain them. Who remembers the flood of 1909? Yet the water stood above the level of the fields beyond the levees for hundreds of miles along the lower Mississippi. There is no instance of the failure of a properly constructed levee, built to an adequate height and given stand ard maintenance.
 Just two things are necessary to protect the rich valleys of the Mis- sissippi and its tributaries. They are to build the levees high enough and to protect them against under cutting by the caving banks of the stream, by the revetment of the in side of the river bends.
 The most productive districts of Europe, area for area, are the DOT tions of Holland and Belgium lying below the level of the North Sea. "The dikes of Holland keep out the whole Atlantic" 365 days in the year. Much more will the levees of the Valley keep out the whole Mississippi for few days each year, provided they are built to the proper height and then protected against erosion by revetments which hold the river channel where it belongs.
 There is no public work which will at once open the way for such large investments of capital and add so much to the productive power of rural America as the safeguarding of the great alluvial basins of the vast Mississippi Valley against floods. - St. Louis Republic.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-02-14
w. C 1T. U. PLANS CLINIC.

Pine Bluff, Feb. 13.-The w. c. T. U. will establish a clinic in Pine Bluff for the treatment of users of cigarettes and tobacco. The clinic will be in charge of local physi- clan and will open for patients in a few days.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-02-14
WITH ARKANSAS EXCHANGES

The papers state. Heavy women now skipping rope to reduce the waist line. Skipping country hams does the same trick. We favor ex- pansion. Raise hogs.-Nashville Times.
 A Buffalo dispatch says the White river at that place was recently five feet higher on one side than on the other. It would be hard matter to convince people who suffered from its floods that the White has been on the level anywhere.
 In neighboring town, little dude with narrow striped clothes, sagging just north by east of his sad dle colored shoe tops, loud neck tie, hair parted over his nose, and smoking a cigarette, addressed his best girl thus: 'If you was me and l was you, what would you do?" She unhesitatingly said: "I would take off that hideous tie, put that cigar cite in the stove, part my hair on the side, run the roll of your trousers down four or more inches, then pray to God for brains" s."-Rector News boy.
 Many a fellow who hossts bo i, i, "self-made man" should show a lit tie more leniency toward the woman who becomes a blonde by choice.- Arkansas Democrat. When a fellow makes a practice of knocking his home town it is time for everybody else to knock him.--New- lark Journal.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-02-14
CHARGES OF UNFAIR
 METHODS IN COMPETITION

Dubuque, Ia., Feb. 12.-John A. Cunningham, secretary of the Du- buque Retail Grocers' Association, today made public copies of com plaint against certain mail order houses, which he has sent to the Fed eral Trade Commission at Washing ton for formal investigation. The complaint alleges the unfair methods of competition in interstate business. Firms named are Sears, Roebuck & Co., and Crofts X Reed of Chicago.
 It is alleged since the outbreak of the European war these houses have sold granulated sugar at less than the market price, provided certain amount of other goods was bought at the same time.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-02-14

We have secured the agency for the Silver Chain Remedies and guar antee every preparation made by them. Buchanan's Drug Store.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-02-14

Let us have your order for candid
 ates cards. We have a good supply.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-02-14

Entered as second class mail matter Ivember 4th, 1905, at the postoffice Prescott, Ark, under the act of hgress, March 3. 1879.
Evening star., 1916-08-18

Mrs. Penn of Danville. Va, and Miss
Sarah Johnston of Mississippi. aunt
and sister of Mrs, William w. Venable,
will arrive shortly to spend a few days
with Representative and Mrs. Venable
at Congress Hall.
Mrs Penn and Miss Johnston will
go to Atlantic City and New York at
the conclusion of their visit here.
Evening star., 1916-08-18

The counselor of the State Depart
ment and Mrs. Frank L. Polk left
Washington today for Bar Harbor.
where they will be the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar T. Scott for short
time.
Evening star., 1916-08-18

The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo left today
for Spring Lake, n. J.
Evening star., 1916-08-18

six weeks with Mrs. Smiths parents.
Mr. and Mrs J. Mitchell Smoot. at Falls
Church, Va
Mr.. Lawrence Matthews Dean of
Front Royal. Va. depending rev
days with his parents, Mr.. and mrs
Russell Dean. at their home In the
suburbs.
Mrs Louis Frisard and daughter;
Dorothy, who are at Old Point and
Willouehby Spit will 80 to Virginia
Beach the 18th. They will be joined
there by Mr.. Frisard and later WIN &c
to Ocean View, where they VIII spend
the next two weeks with Mrs. T. H.
Wright and family.
The marriage of Miss Ruby v. Childs
and Mr.. J. s. Kiefer took place Tues
day evening. August 15.
The bride wore a white embroidered
batiste gown, trimmed with irish point
lace.
only attendant
A reception followed at the resi-
dence of the brides father. Mr.. Charles
Childs.
lantic City. They will be at home after
September l at 1918 Kansas avenue
northwest.
DR.. and Mrs. William E. Corbin and
their daughter, MISS Lean COTDin, Will re-
turn tomorrow after a two-week stay in
Atlantic City at the Marlborough Blen-
helm.
Miss Miriam Schott and Mr.. J. Law
renee Solly were married this morning
at 1890 by the Rev. Harrah NJ. Reed DR..
A. F. Roach, who acted as best man, and
Mrs Thorne were the only guests present.
Immediately after the ceremony the bride
and groom left for an auto trip through
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York
Mr.. Arnold Hirsh gave a dinner last
evening on the Raleigh roof in honor of
his brother, Mr.. Samuel Hirsh. The
guests included Messrs. Maurice Mar
cisenfeld, William H. Roberts. Lee Wal
sky. Sol Goldberg. the Misses Blanche
Eta Solmonsohn, Hilda Goldstein and
Millie Narcisenfeld of Baltimore. and
the Misses Blanche Cohen. Sarah Rob-
erts. Mary Levy and Miss Esther Ro-
senfeld of this city.
Mr.. Hirsh will leave shortly for a
motor trip to Atlantic City and Boston.
Evening star., 1916-08-18

Mrs. Richard H. Townsend is at the
Plaza Hotel, New York.
Evening star., 1916-08-18

MI Leroy Knott and Mr.. Edwin
O'Brien have returned to their homes.
after spending their vacations in At
lantic City.
Evening star., 1916-08-18

DIR. Lauro Muller, who is leaving
Washington after a week of entertain
ing in his honor, with high officials as
hosts. spent the morning at the Pan
American Union building, and later was
guest in the diplomatic gallery OF
the Senate.
Evening star., 1916-08-18
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued
to the following:
Elmer NJ. Schaeffer OF Nokesville Va.
and Nora H. Cross of Manassas. Va
James Bell and Lavinia lines, both of
Baltimore, Md.
Henry Courtney and Margaret
Walker.
Leland F. Way of Waycross, Ga. and
Wandsleigh P. West Of Atlanta, Ga.
Charles Roeder and Lena Hagel. both
of Baltimore, Md.
James l. Lee Of Ryan. Va, and Annie
A. Cook of Herndon. Va.
Roy B. Snouffer of Rockville. Md,
and Florence NJ. Mcintyre of this city.
j. Lawrence Solby and Miriam A.
Schott.
Evening star., 1916-08-18
Profitable Sealing in Ice Fields.

NEW YORK, August 1s.-Sealing in
the ice fields off Newfoundland has
been very profitable this year. says DR..
Reverdy v. w. Estill of Louisville. KY.
who has returned from five-week
trip to the sealing grounds. DR.. Estill
said the steamer Florizell, on which he
sailed. gathered about s150,000 worth
of pelts and Oil. The Florizell was the
hospital ship of the feet of ten seal
ers, and was the first to carry med
ical officer, as the sealers formerly de-
pended upon the service of a drug
clerk or male nurse to care for cases
of snow blindness, cuts, ice bruises or
beri-beri.
Evening star., 1916-08-18

Miss Alice Wilson, niece of the Presi
dent, has returned to Baltimore from
the west, where she has been visiting
friends for two months, and has JOINED
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph r
Wilson, at their apartment. Mr.. ant
Mrs Wilson have taken an apartment
at the Severn in Baltimore, which the,
viii occupy in the autumn.
Evening star., 1916-08-18

Mr. and Mrs. William caches Fendal
having been called to New York b
the Illness of Mrs. Fendall's mother
Mrs. John Colt Atterbury. whose deaf
occurred Tuesday. will spend the re
mainder of the summer in the foothill
of Virginia.
Evening star., 1916-08-18

Mrs. w. Rice announces the engage
ment of her daughter Helen to Mr.
Mitchell w. Alexander of New York
city
Evening star., 1916-08-18

the summer in her apartments at tho
Virginia, and in September will go to
one of the mountain resorts for stay.
DR.. and Mrs w. Roberts Perkins.
whose marriage took place in Wash
ington July 15. have returned from
months visit at various summer re-
sorts.
Mrs Ella NJ. Kolipinski. accompanied
by her family and sister-in-law, Mrs.
e. Weiss, left yesterday for an exten-
sive trip SOUTH and will spend the last
two weeks at ocean View, Va
Miss Clara Hickman and Miss Louise
Hickman, who have spent part OF the
summer in Charlottesville, have Joined
Mrs. Luther w. Slater at Glendale.
at her country home in the Blue Ridge
mountains Of Virginia, for the re-
mainder of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon D. Smith and
baby daughter. Mildred, have returned
to Washington after spending the past
Evening star., 1916-08-18

The Spanish ambassador and Nine.
Riano will entertain at luncheon today
at the summer embassy at Newport.
dinner given by Mr.. A. Bradley Camp
bell at the Hilltop Inn at Newport
last night.
Evening star., 1916-08-18

The Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark
left at noon today for Maine, where the
Speaker will give a series of campaign
speeches at Augusta, Brunswick and
other points.
They expect to return to Washington
early next week.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Loud Time.
TIME The Night Before Christmas.

The widest 18th Of March program
we ever assisted in presenting to the
public, didn't have much on a
street demonstration that took place
in Eagle River Monday night at the
conclusion Of the basketball game be-
tween Eagle River, and Edgar Highs.
as far as noise goes.
In this case, combination of
drinks and many of them, was not to
blame. 1t was simply a bunch Of
sports expressing their disapproval at
not being allowed a dance after the
game. We understand the edict had
been announced several days previ-
ously by Prof. Cook, who had the fore
sight to make sure that no surprise
party dance was pulled off by engag-
ing the hall for all night.
Such occuranceS while they make
spectacular advertisement for visitors
to carry away with them, and also
act as an incentive to those who are
younger, to disregard everything in
the way of law and order, are never
the less a disgrace to all who partake
in them, and no less to the commune
ty that allows them to go UNPUBLISHED.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Sold by Strong & ManIey.
EPISCOPAL SERVICES

Confirmation services were held at
the Episcopal church Friday evening
conducted by the Right Rev. r. Fl.
Weller, bishop of Fond du Lac diocese
who delivered an impressive address.
The service was quite well attended
and the offering taken went to the
bishops fund.
On Christmas day there will be two
celebrations of the Holy Eucharist.
The first at BOA. M. the second
at $50 instead of 1000. At 1000
O'Clock a short service will be given
by Rev. Webster. Childrens' festivi-
tieswill take place at Masonic hall,
Saturday evening at 1870.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Entertainment Given by Eagle River
Graded Schools, Huge Success.

The Christmas Operattas The capture of Santa Claus and
Home With Santa Claus opera house
Wednesday evening the Eagle River Graded Schools
pronounced Under the able direction OF the
teachers Misses Nemachec Huber Petersen Dickinson and
en the cast Of nearly hundred rendered their
that professional folk would have hard exce
The accompanying tell the stories produced in
better than unsh forego the pleasure of doing
so large audience present and voiced their approval
frequently during the performance Receipts 1886 which
will be used for various school purposes
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
Suggestions for Xmas.

NECESSITIES
Money.
Standard smoking tobacco.
Peerless :" :. for chewing
Ticket to Charity Ball
doz prs canvas gloves.
Ton Of coal (hard)
Cor pound single bit axe with
helve hung in it.
Auto, any make.
Poison proof bull dog.
Order on any good tailor for $780,
oVercoat.
SECONDARY NECESSITIES.
Money.
Flour, meat, groceries.
S. worth shaving tickets.
Pr. of pants.
One issue of the Chicago Tribune
when it wasn't fearing the worst
about everything and everyone.
Book on shorthand for typesetters
in this Office
Jacknife showing views Of New
York and Paris after dark in end
Of handle.
NICE TO HAVE BUT DON'T PUT YoUR
SELF OUT ANY TO GET EN-.
Bottle of hair dye.
Hymnbook.
Subscription to Photoplays Magi-
zine,
Mustasche cup and saucer.
Straw hat.
White vest.
Grand Opera records.
Ukele.
Pr of slippers.
Side spring cutter.
Picture of Washington crossing the
Delaware
CrOQuet set.
Timetable of G. s. n. way.
Baby carriage.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22

Notice wish to inform any
one who may be wishing to have
dental work done that from De-
cember, Fl until January 2my
office will be closed owing to my
absence in Milwaukee at that
time.
DR.. Joseph E. Frankel.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22

A deal was closed Wednesday where
by j. Roderick became the owner Of
the Dreamland Theater opened here a
few months ago by Jos. Nanasy.
It is Mr.. Roderick's intention to
give the place his personal attention
and the patrons of this popular place
Of entertainment, a service strictly up
to date in every particular. Mr.. Mana
sy viii return TO Cleveland, Ohio.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
A Christmas suggestion
Box of San Var cigars.
Municipal Xmas Tree.

The municipal Xmas tree was placed
in the railroad park Wednesday
afternoon. Nearly 30 feet high it will
be an attractive sight for old as well
asyoung when decorated with electric
lights and presents for all children
who attend the ceremonies. The hour
set for presenting the program and
gifts is at 500. o'clock Sunday after
noon, Dec. "a. Don't miss it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-12-22
New Officers of r. N. A.

Oracle Mrs Virginia Arnold.
Vice Oracle Mrs. Geneva Carter.
Past Oracle Mrs. Lottie Carpenter.
Chancellor Mrs. Martha Johnson.
Recorder Mrs Carrie Murphy
Receiver Miss Hattie Richmond
Marshall Mrs Clara Menefee.
Manager Mrs. Mary Budde.
Inner Sentinel Mrs. Matilda Stein.
Outer Sentinel Mrs. Caroline Frankel.
Physicians Thorpe and Meyer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-30

The monthly meeting of the w. c.
T. L. was held in the vestry Of the
Baptist church on Thursday afternoon
There was large number present and
many important business matters were
acted upon.
Curtis Hatch and Donald Curtis have
returned from short stay with friends
in Portland.
Many people from this town will be
interested to learn of the marriage of
Charles Lowry of this town to Eva
May Hapworth of Waterville, the cere-
mony being performed at the home of
the bride. Mr.. Lawry attended the pub
lie schools in this town and after at
tending Lawrence High school entered
the employ Of the Maine Central in the
car shops in Waterville, where he has
been employed for the pas, six years.
This couple have the good wishes of a
large circle of friends in this vicinity
for many years of happy welded life.
The construction work for the new
railroad bridge across the Kennebec
river in this town is progressing very
rapidly. From the crossing on the OPP
era House hill the work has begun and
been made to the Main street for the
purpose of running the gravel teams
out on to, to fill in the space from
the present track to the Main street,
where the first pier will be built. 1t is
expected that the work on this present
bridge to the Main street will be COM
pleted this week and that the grading
in will commence at once. Gravel teams
are now running from the gravel pit
at Emery hill to the upper end of the
Waterville yards and all the track from
Waterville to Fairfield will have to he
graded in as a double track is to be
layed.
Miss Josephine Thorpe and Miss Err
nestine Thorpe have gone TO Old Or
chard. where they will be employed
as mattresses for the remainder Of the
summer