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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
Grippe and Pneumonia
Caused by Mouth
Breathing

If people would learn to breathe deeply
and breathe through the nose instead Of
the mouth, cases of Grippe, Pneumonia,
Dipththeria, Catarrh and other throat
and lung affections would be few and far
between this winter" remarked a we'll
known medical writer recently.
The air Is filled with infectious germs
of disease: Mouth breathers inhale these
germs and their threats become a VERT
table incubator in which bacteria breeds
and multiplies, simple coughs hang on,
grow worse and develop often into more
serious, less durable disease. To avoid
contracting coughs and colds which NAV
lead to something more serious, begin
today to breathe deeply, keeping the
mouth tightly closed, sleep with windows
open. walk in the fresh air as much as
possible, draw it deep into your lungs
and keep your throat clean and antisep-
tic by ,dissolving in your mouth two or
three times daily little Oxidaze in tab
let form. These Oxidaze tablets are
made from a physicians prescription and
vii! knock out the average cough or cold
let's taken in time will almost invariably
prevent the cold becoming Grippe, Pneu-
monia or something worse. Bowditch-
Webster Co. and most Of the best drug
gists have these Oxidaze Tablets and sell
them on the positive guarantee that they
will break up cold and stop a cough or
money back. Be sure to insist on Oxi-
daze (tablet form) and take nothing in
their place. They are easy and conven-
lent to take, contain no habit forming
drugs and. unlike ordinary cough drops
ana cough remedies, are guaranteed TO
stop your cold or no pay.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
VIRTUES Under Root Speech.

A Washington correspondent writes
that it is evident to all observers that
President Wilson is writhing under
Senator Roots speech and is the more
desperate because of the avoweds OPP
position of former Secretary Bryan.
Mr.. Wilson has summoned a number
of Democratic senators to the White
House and has implored them to de-
vote their best efforts to defending
him against Mr.. Roots scathing in
dictment. Those who have talked to
the President describe him, in private
conversation. as respondent and some
of them are seriously concerned lest
he do something desperate in an ef-
fort to retrieve his political fortunes.
Hardly had Mr.. Root concluded his
great arraignment when Mr.. Bryan
delivered an address at Tampa, Fla,
where he is spending the winter, at
lacking the Presidents preparedness
policy and intimating that Mr.. Wilson
was under the domination of the in
terests which sell munitions and
armament and Speaker Clark made a
public speech in which he said that
''the people who are trying to pull us
into the foreign war and the persons
who do not want to fight. no matter
what the provocation, are both detri-
mental to the republic' and declared
that he would like to take them both
by the nape of the neck and put them
into the European trenches" Then
from various quarters close to Mr.
Bryan came reports that THE Com
| moner" would make a determined
fight against Mr.. Wilson at st. Louis
because of his reputation of the one
term plank in the Baltimore platform.
Altogether Mr.. Wilson finds the
path of politically ambitious BRIDE
groom strewn with anything but roses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
H0sU To Get Rid of a
Bad Cough
A HOme-Made Remedy that WIN
Do It Quickly. Cheap ana
Easily Made

II you have bad cough or chest cold
Wnich refuses to yield to ordinary RENE
DIES, get from any druggist 21 ounces
OF Pinex $50 cents WORTH, pour into 4
pint bottle and fill the bottle with plain
graduated sugar syrup. Start taking
8 teaspoonful every hour or two. In "a
hours your cough will be conquered or
very nearly SO. Even whooping cough is
greatly relieved in this way.
The above mixture makes a full pint
"a family supply-of the finest cough
syrup, that money could buy-at a cost
of only "a cents. Easily prepared in &
minutes. Full directions with Pinex.
This Pinex and Sugar Syrup prepa.
ration takes right hold of a cough and
gives almost immediate relief. It loos.
ems the dry, hoarse o*tight cough in Z
way, that is really remarkable. Also
quickly heals the infamed membranes
which v. accompany painful cough, and
throat and bronchial tubes, thus ending
the persistent loose cough. Excellent for
bronchitis, spasmodic Group and winter
coughs agi,i Keeps perfectly and tastes good
Pinex is special and highly concen.
trated compound of genuine Norway pine
extract, rich in guaiacol, which is so
healing to the membranes.
10 avoid disappointment. ask YOUR
druggist for '2la ounces of Pinex,"-do
not accept ANYTHING else. A guarantee
OF absolute satisfaction, or money prompt
" refunded goes with this preparation.
The PlneX Co., Fl. Wayne, Ind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24

ard to the men who conducted It. All
profitable enterprise was under sus-
picion. Government had no sympathy
with 1t. no desire to promote it. no
sense Of responsibility to protect 1t.
There was a nervous dread lest some
body should make money. Envy of
business success and the phrases Of the
demagogue were potent elements in
the framing Of legislation and the ad-
ministration of the laws.
1T was with just cause that the en-
terprise of the country halted, timid
and irresolute, because it felt and
feared the hostility Of government.
THE great war has not changed the
lesson which We had already learned
when it began. 1t has but obscured
further demonstration. It has caused
an enormous demand for some things
which tho United States Is able to
produce in large quantities, and in
these lines Of production, while other
industries still languish, there have
great exports and a great influx of
money. But this Is temporary. it must
soon cease, and when the factories
have stopped and their laborers are no
longer employed we must deal with
a situation for which wise forethought
should make provision.
More important still, the war has
paralyzed the peaceful industries Of all
Europe. and has stopped that COMPETE
tive foreign production which in July,
1914. had already entered American
markets to supersede American prod
ucts under the Tariff Law Of 1913. The
war has thus given to American prod
ucts an immunity from competition far
more effective than any possible pro-
tective tariff.
But that is temporary, and when
the war is over, when foreign produc-
ton begins again, the American mar
ket, compared with Impoverished Eu-
rope. will be more than ever before the
object Of desire and effort. and we
shall become the dumping ground of
the world to the destruction of our own
industries unless that Is prevented by
wise and competent government"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24

TRAINS LEAVE augusta AS FOL-
%- GOING WEsT-sos A. NJ.
.,HTl3 except Monday, Portland
IySatf3e1I ana Boston; 6.3S A. M,
23Al4143a lewiston, Pennington.
RAILROAD Rockland, Portland, Bos-
$50 ton, Montreal and Que
,,,;.,, pee; 939 A. NJ. Bruins
and So; Gardiner; 40 P. NJ, local; 4.o7
Portland, Boston and New York: Sis p
NJ, Hallowell. Gardiner and So. Gardi.
ner; 6.12 2. N. mot beyond Portland1
1910 p. NJ. Lewiston, Bath. Portland
Boston. Sundays 300 and lO.15 A. M. 2 a.
Boston. ''''u anu
GOING EAsr-1.u A. M. Ramon
Calais. Bar Harbor, st. John. Haiifsx
Aroostook CO. Sunday morning does not
connect beyond Bangor; 633 A. NJ. local
10 Moosehead Lake (via Oakland). Rel
tast, Foxcroft and Bangor; 9.l7 A. M.
local to Belfast, Bangor and Skowheean:
12.O6 P. NJ. Waterville, Bangor, b. & A.
=. r., Calais. st. John and Halifax: 2.34
+. NJ, express to Waterville, thence local
to Bangor and Mattawamkeag; 800 P. NJ,
Waterviiie and Skowhegan; ZOs P. M,
W.! Skowhegan and Bangor.
sundays 25S p. NJ. for Bangor; Ill. $50
A. NJ: and 2.53 P. NJ. for Skowhegan.
Trains leave Augusta for Haiiowell
Gardiner and South Gardiner at 6.3S. 9.3s
a; NJ. 12.4s. 80. 4.o7. Gardiner only sis,
SIP, 1910 p. NJ.
H. D. WALDRoN. Genl Passenger ACT.
D: G. DOUGLASS. GENT Mgr, Port
land, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
Monmouth Grange.

Readfleld Grange was entertained Wy
Monmouth Grange at an all day meet
ing Friday. In the morning the
program was given by members OF the
entertaining Grange as follows: Piano
solo, Claribel Smith; paper, The
Precepts of the Grange" written oy
Mrs. Olive Robinson. and read by MIS-
Fannie March; singing. Granse
chorus; remarks on Boys Corn
Clubs" A. l.. Deering, farm DEM
onstrator for Kennebec county:
address, Boys Clubs" Prof. Nit
chell Of the University Of Maine.
After dinner Readfeld Grange gave
a nice program opening with
music by a quartet followed by read
ing and encore, Miss Doris Fish: vocal
solo and encore, Mrs. Mona Elliott;
farce, "A Full House,: reading, encore,
Mrs. Collins: reading, N. ]. Hartman;
piano solo, Mrs. Ruby Hartman;
reading, E. E. Peacock; vocal duet.
Mrs. Mona Elliott, Mrs. Walker. the
farce was we'll presented, MT peacock
spoke briefly thanking Monmouth
Grange for its hospitality. and the act
ing master, Harold Smith. responded.
There were &c present from Readheld
Grange, and a large attendance OF
Monmouth Grange members. Visitors
were present from Winthrop, Leeds
and Wales. At the evening meeting
next Wednesday a Washington pro-
gram will be presented. The officers
of Monmouth Grange are: Master, w.
J. Leavitt; overseer, Harold P. Smith,
lecturer, Mrs. A. J. Long: treasurer, ;.
II. Deane; chaplain. G. o. Longfellow:
steward, Arthur Getchell: assistant
steward, w. E. Reynolds; lady assis-
tant steward. Mrs. Blanche Brown;
gate keeper; r. r. Flanders; Ceres.
Miss Gladys Chandler: Pomona, Mrs.
w. J. Leavitt; Flora. Mrs. Mary Fiig-
gins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24

The Governors "RepIy" to X. J.
The Governor took the bait. bob,
sinker and all.
And His Excellency replies" to the
Kennebec Journals Washington spe-
cial, without denying anything. but
expressing curiosity as to the Jour-
nails source Of information.
But Governor Curtis misunderstood
the tenor, In part, Of the Journals dis
patch, for he says he has no Intentions
of striving for First District Congress
sional honor; while the Journals in
formant suggested that he (Curtis)
to stand the First district wrestle, all
lowing some other Democrat to suffer
the gubernatorial drowning.
In other words, the opinion seems
to prevail in Washington that Cover
nor Curtis would stand better show
of being elected in the First district
than any other Democrat, and that the
First district is the only meat in the
Maine Democratic household; that the
Governorship is lost, the Senatorship
lost and Dan Mack sunk in the Lewis
ton seaport
The Governor attempts to dodge the
issue by ringing in his well-Worn
financial" phenomena, and refers to
his claimed impossibiity of discover
ing the states financial standing UNI
der any previous administration. His
sarcasm is largely swamped in remem-
brance of the facts: for under no pre-
vious administration has the Governor
claimed a $4,000 deficit in the same
hour that the State Auditor was show
ing more than 81 100000 ito the good''
AS to the Governors fear that I'M
less he can have another term to
straighten out the States affairs, his
present incumbency will prove more OF
a menace than marvel of sagacity,
we allow him to be the judge, but in
our humble opinion the voters will
take his own words as evidence that
he has gone about far enough and that
even "once is too much
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
To Feel Well and
Stay7Well

The men and women who get the
most out of life are those who take
care of their health. Well people are
CHEEKY people-always welcome-they
are glad to be alive. So watch your
health. Don't neglect yourself. When
you have a headache, feel bilious, lose
your appetite. or suffer from indiges-
non, 40 something for it, and be quick
IS to take IL. F." Atwood's Medicine
It acts promptly and soon makes Won
feei like yourself again. Guard your
health and the health of your family
by having a bottle of this reliable
remedy always on hand. Taken as d.
secteo 1t will save you much misery
ana keep you in good health.
0ey SSs bottle - your nearest store.
o. write to-day fos free sample.
Medicine Ca, -. Portl.nd. N,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
"War Prosperity" Only Temporary.

You may have read in the kennebec
Journal, Roots speech at the New
York Republican convention and you
may not, for so lengthy an article
looks forbidding to the average reader.
but if you DID read it some portions
will bear repeating. For instance, Mr..
Roots words on the tariff have never
been framed by any one to fit present
conditions as he handled the subject.
Here is what he said:
I'm the field of domestic affairs
some facts relevant to these questions
had already been ascertained when in
August. 1914. the great European War
began. During the year and half of
Democratic control OF government in a
period Of profound peace there had
been q steady decrease In American
production in exports and in revenues
and a steady increase in imports and
expenditures. Enterprise had halted.
New undertakings no longer made
their appearance. Esta blished business
ceased to increase it's facilities or en-
large its fields Of action.
The great productive industries of
the country. the farmer, the miner, the
lumberman. the manufacturer. were
laboring under a misfit tariff devised
by the Democratic party in spirit of
suspicion, distrust and hostility to-
wards American business enterprise;
and with the disturbance of these great
basic industries, transportation and
commerce had become dull and de-
spondent. The Democratic tariff had
been framed upon an avowed repudia-
ton of all protection however moder-
ate and reasonable: and because all
protection was repudiated, practically
all information from competent wit
nesses as to the effect new provisions
would have upon business was reject
edThe Tariff Commission created I'M
der Republican legislation to ascertain
the facts upon which tariff laws should
be based was driven out of office and
no substitute was provided.
With self-satisfied complacency the
Democratic Congress assumed that the
theory far a tariff for revenue only
was a satisfactory substitute for
knowledge Of business conditions in
the framing Of customs law. aud they
made tariff which stopped the de-
velopment Of business along all the
great lines Of production and also
failed to produce revenue. The men
who represented the Democratic party
in Washington had been SO long de-
claiming against those whom they
considered the beneficiaries Of the pro-
tective tariff that their hostility ex-
tended to American business itself
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
BOXERS are never drunk"-becausc
they are SO drunk all the time that
there is no opportunity for COMPARE
son.

One Of the hardest words to get printed
correctly in a newspaper is ''beneficent."
II any brother doesn't believe this, let
him try 1t few times.-Manchester
game Is years, and for several Of them
we've been using "merciful," ''charf-
table," humane" benignant," "bount-
ifui." etc. but we let that word of
yours alone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
Pardon Bears Fruit,

Attention was called recently to
President Wilson's reckless pardoning
OF two Oklahoma officials convicted of
fraud in trying to deprive the negroes
OF that state of their right to vote.
under the Infamous grandfather
clause" Of the state constitution. a
pardon issued Immediately after the
supreme court had affirmed the guilt
of the men and which was accepted
as designed to encourage the state
legislature to devise some other means
Of depriving the colored voters Of the
suffrage. Now come reports from
Oklahoma that when the legislature
met the Democratic majorities i'm
mediately undertook to devise such
legislation and that during the vote in
the Oklahoma House Of representa-
tives there occurred a free fight IN
which Arthur H. Geissler, Republican
state chairman, was knocked insensi-
BILE and others injured Reports from
Oklahoma indicate that, with conf !.
dence that the courts cannot punish
them as long as Mr.. Wilson retains
the pardoning power there is no limit
to which the Oklahoma Democrats
vii: not go in their determination to
keep the colored voters from the polls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
Maine Gossip
To q Lost Friend.

10 q Lost Friend.
Into my life you came, all joy and sunny
ways,
You with your glad young heart and
poet-lOre,
Bringing me eagerness and happy days.
Teaching me truths l had not known
before!
o, all the beauty that found through
you:
o. all the promise that you made me
see!
Life was a-thriI with wonder, ever new.
Years were af1ame with hope and mys-
terry!
Now you are gone. half of the charm has
flown
Into past I never can forget;
'The Gleam' Is wearisome to seek alone,
There is no Voice to comfort me, and
yet,
Though you have strayed afar 1 have
you still,
Bound with tie no earthly space can
sever;
You are my captive, biding here at will
Deep in my heart forever and forever!
Boston Transcript.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24

A correspondent writes: Addison
has one smart old man at least. Syl-
vester T. Steel The summer before
last when he was 50 years old, he
worked in the sardine factory at Ad-
Olson and earned over 5000 and one
day he worked from in the morning
until II at night, getting $3.50 for his
days work. He lived in a camp and
did his own work and cooking. Last
summer he worked in the sardine fac
tory at Southwest Harbor He rented
a part of a house and did his own
cooking and walked one-half Of a mile
to his work and got 90 cents an hour.
When the factory closed, the boss told
him he wanted him next summer for
he did not know as he could run the
factory without him. Mr.. Steel was
SO last August. Now if you hear Of
anyone that can beat that I wish you
would put it in your grand old paper
The steamer Nahanada passed sue
cessfully through the floating ice at
Arrowsic bridge Tuesday and has
weathered another cold snap in her
runs from and to Boothbay on the
regular route. Looks as though she
will make the record for all winter
trips for the second time. The Ma
hanada had the hardest passage Of the
season coming UP from Boothbay
Monday morning, on account of the
ice on the west side of ArrowSic
bridge. The channel was packed with
heavy ice which had filled in since
Sunday when the steamer made spe-
cial trip up from Boothbay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
The Answer.

In these days of modern education,
even the children are sometimes puz-
zled as to the correct name Of some of
their studies.
ooh, mamma, we had arithmetic to-
day for the first time exclaimed Ma
rian, age seven.
What kind of problems did you
have?" asked mamma.
"Well," replied Marian, "the teacher
had us write Who is the tallest boy in
the class then we looked around and
wrote down Arthur as the answer"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
Light and Airy
Expensive Wsdding.

A famous war reporter
Declares in strident tones.
To fire a modern mortar
Takes seven thousand bones.
And this report. my honey,
Knocks one old saying fiat.
1t takes a lot of money
To wad a gun like that.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
The World War a Year Ago
Today-Feb, a.

German troops captured BY
storm the Russian fortified town
Of Przasnysz, north Of Warsaw,
taking 10000 prisoners.
Germany announced that the
cargoes Of food ships entering
Germany would not be subject
to government control nor used
for the army or navy.
Austria took over al ezain and
grain products and assumed con-
troll Of the distribution Of brad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
The hiuher Education.

Hi-What course is Sarah studying
in that boarding school?
Si-I can't remember, but l think it's
cosmetics.-Stanford Chaparral.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24

why is an illicit saloon called a
blind pig'?"
Because it is the Offspring Of an
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24

We all know the chain-smoker who
lights fresh cigaret from the butt he il
about to discard. The particular evil of
beer drinking is its tendency to establish
the habit Of chain-drinking. The effect
of the first dose Of alcohol is not gone
before another glass Of beer is consumed.
AS result the confirmed beer drinker is
practically always alcoholized. This Is
why the beer habit is frequently moro
hard to give up than the whiskey habit.
Exchange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
Wales Grange.

At the regular meeting Of Wales
Grange, Saturday night, the Lecturer
furnished the following program;
Song. Wilfred Videtto. mo One Loves
a Fat Man.; the worthy lecturer gave
a fine description of the Lecturers
Conference at Augusta; song, EstelVs
Ham. The next meeting will be Cd
all day meeting and State Masta
Thompson will be present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
No Doubt.

you pour these concrete houses,
making the furniture and ALL
Concrete. furniture fastened to the
floor, Ell? l s'pose that bars rocking
chairs?"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24

Former Gov. Slaton says Georgia is
a matchless state. Somebody please send
the old Commonwealth some Matches
Houston Post.
Thanks for admitting 1t in favor OF
the rest Of US, Governor!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
Teliina Him,

What does it cost to live in New
York;"
More than it's rth.'-Houston
Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24

other citizen Of Texas who would make
. desirable Cabinet officer, in addition
to the two already selected. If he were
only here to mention it. An all-Texar
Cabinet would have a real Democratic
Observation-Disclosures Press.
And close to "watchful waiting"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
A Feminine Trait.

No woman has eyes in the back of
her head, but they all seem perfectly
able to see things which are going on
behind them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
The Grievance.

Burglar-The only thing I'm kick
ing about is hein' identified by man
tina. KEEP his head under the bed
clothes the whole time. That's wrong
London opinion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24

warnings are issued against kissing, in
view Of the danger of getting influenza.
There would seem more danger in some
cases Of catching the diseases that af-
feet painters.-Waterville Sentinel.
A Waterv1lle Peril.-Portland Press.
We've sometimes thought that editor
had collie.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-24
Got Him Guessing.

why these cloves my dear?"
II thought you were fond Of Them"
explained the innocent young BRIDE
You seem to partake of them down
town every day."
Then he looked fixedly at her, but
could arrive at no conclusion as to her
motives