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Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-19

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 49,
Regular meeting every third Tuesday =,
o'clock. !"
LEVI NJ. POOR, Can.
0tf RAY NJ RI'PSS 60,
The Yale expositor., 1916-01-06

81 10000 buys good new 6 room house
and bath, full basement, electric lights
800 down, balance same as rent, OF
will consider good bunch of stand.
ing timber In exchange. Phone 170L
Pr or address q. +. Erb, Yale. 39-4
BARN TIMBER have a quantity
of barn timber for sale at my farm
mile north and II miles east of Yale.
For further particulars inquire at the
Exposition office. Geo. Mcintyre. III
FOUND-At the 10 cent feed barn,
Yale, on Christmas day, a China dog
skin glove. Owner please call at
Expositor Office for same. 1912
The Yale expositor., 1916-01-06

LOST Somewhere on the streets of
Yale a child's locket with initials b.
J. on same Finder will be rewarded
by returning same to the Exposition
Office. w.
FOUND "A pair of child's heavy rub
Der shoes that were placed by mistake
in the sleigh OF John Reedy on
Monday. Owner will find them at
the Expositor office. 3g2
BEAN PICKERS WANTED at Mid
dletOn n Doelle's beanery. Apply at
once. 3N-z
The Yale expositor., 1916-01-06
7:3O Standard Time

For the purpose of presenting to the people proposition for
another railroad for Yale Speakers will be here who
connected with the building of the Detroit Armada & North
ern Ry and will give the City of Yale some definite statements
what the company will do and what expected OF Yale
The Yale expositor., 1916-01-06

subscribe for The Expositor.
The Yale expositor., 1916-01-06

Expositor liners pay, try one.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-12-01
WHY ADVERTISE?

The Johnson City Comet prints what
Walt Mason has to say about adver-
Using. The way it is worded makes
it good reading for farmer and editor
and advertising manager alike.
Walt Mason says: 81 asked eight
dollars and a half for one fine black
Polled Angus calf, which price was
mot too high; hoofed it west, hoofed
it east, endeavoring to sell the beast,
but no one wished to buy. Day after
day toiled along, and bored men with
the same old sond. Then said friend
oh, rest your feet, and quit wearing
out the street, and bowling by the year
spend fifty cents and advertise your
sawed off cow of pocket size, and buy
ers will appear followed up the
same advice, and put my jaded feet on
ice; and when the ad appeared, ten
customers came to my gate; one
bought the calf and paid the freight
the others bucked and reared. And
thus by printing little ads, the wise
man gathers in the scads.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-12-01

a log. chin buried in one palm and
eyes vacantly steady before him. But
even before be turned, before he rose
slowly to his feet. he knew who was
coming, knew and realized that she
should not have come. Wrapped in a
long heavy coat. face half hidden by
the upturned collar. bare Of head, Bar
bara came quietly down to where he
waited. And without word of greeting
on the part of either of them they sat
down together, facing the silvered
bowl Of the valley.
Time passed before Barbara opened
her lips for a long. quiverlng intake
Of breath.
Il never dreamed 1t could be so big"
she murmured in awe. And then to
think that some day-within few
months in reality-engines will go
screechins their signals across this
very place. 1t doesn't seem possible;
it seems almost a shame to spoil it
too"
"I've felt that way about 1t often"
Steve answered. almost duly. 81 like
1t better myself as it is. 1t does ap-
pear to be long way ahead, doesn't 1t
that day of completion which you
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-12-01

han from within, and the girl fingered
on her hurried way to her own room to
bid her father good night. But she
found Wickersham alone when she
pushed wider the door. The light was
behind him, and she could not see how
distorted was his face, yet rs she paus-
ed on the threshold and thin and
pungent odor crinkled her nostrils she
sensed somehow that he had not been
long alone.
Father gone to bedF" she called,
well that's wise You'd better come,
too: it's time you were asleep.
She did not remember just then that
other night when he had addressed
those same words to her. She only
knew that his features became suffus-
ed with purple even before she had In
ished. And then she realized quickly
thar it was alcohol she smelled; knew,
too that It was not Wickersham who
had been drinking, even though Wick
ersham had trouble with his tongue
And while she waited, puzzled and
frowning, the man gave up an attempt
at his usual nicely of phrase and burt
ed out all that which had been many
days hidden behind his impassivity,
eve haven't yet set a certain date
for our marriage, Barbara" His voice
was strained. Don't you think it Is
high time We didT'
The girl colored. 1t was, at least,
very Unexpected.
Why, no. we haven't" she admitted
ITO be continued.)
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-12-01

sham. tall TO gauntness in the moon
light was coming across toward them
from the direction OF the cabin. The
girls slim body Stiffened. but Steve
saw her chin come up. His own body
grew lazier still ii seemed in length
and limb
Wickersham's approaching steps
were eriSply precise He stopped an
arms length in front of them. and his
words were an echo OF that last sen
tence Of Steve's,
ITS time you retired he said, ig-
noring the other mans presence entire
". ~lt's cold, and you have a long.
hard ride ahead Of you tomorrow"
For barely perentible moment,
with the eyes of both men upon her,
Barbara kept her place. Neither OF
them saw that her teeth were tightly
closed over one full lip: neither knew
that SHE had closed her eyes diZzily
for an instant. And then without
word she put her hand upon the arm
which Wlckersham offered her. But
Steve. on the other side, walked with
her that night as far as the door of
the storehouse shack. Miriam herself
opened the door and snatched Barbara
withiDand then laughed with her con-
summate impudence into both mems
faces.
"G'lang wild yes now" she flung at
them, AN quit disturbin' dacint folks
that hikes to sleep o nights!
She slammed the door upon them.
They stood there second or two
WickerSham an inch or more taller
and inches narrower in shoulder and
girth of chest. Perfunctorily they nod
ded each to the other and wheeled 81
lently upon their heels.
1t was the next evening when Bar
bara re-entered the house beyond the
hedge, There was a streak of light
running out across the floor of the dim
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-12-01

~ never dreamed X coulu pe SO pi9s
cover in the screech of the whistles?
Only today when we were scrambling
about down there in the alders 1t took
nearly all the imagination | possessed
to see two streaks Of steel where there
Is nothing but thicket now. But as
for the bigness Of THE laughed dep
recatingly-''it isn't so very big, you
know. It's just "a mean sort of prop
osltion."
ITO me-" Barbara said-"to me it IS
colossall Why, thought the work at
Morrison seemed complicated and tan
gled enough, but there-there isn't even
beginning or an ending here. There's
nothing but woods and water.
She pointed out across the valley to-
ward a moundlike outline yellow under
the moon; pointed into the north and
asked another question.
us that part of the embankment"
she wanted to know. rs that the d.
rection in which Mr.. Wickersham's
timber lies?"
The man nodded
"Just a few miles up through that
NOTCH" he told her. That's the end
of the rail- bed which we have been
building along the river edge"
Her next words made him start and
then try to cover that moment with
400 nf hfo LONG bpdu
'I'm going up there tomorrow. Mr..
Wickersham has asked me to ride with
him in the morning" She waited a
moment or two "That-that's why
came out here tonight Wen be going
back to town the next day or two, and
! ! wanted to have chance to bid you
goodby before | left Morrison for the
winter"
He had known that she would not
be likely to remain in the hills much
longer He had realized that each day
which he checked off, always hopeful
that the next might open the way for
him to see her again, was steadily
bringing nearer the date of her de-
parture. But he had not let himself
think that it would come so sooA.
There was no doubt this time about
the heaviness of his voice.
II see," he said. Il see"
There came long silence. Rising
out of it, Barbsras voice sounded very,
very little.
"I've never known sky in which
the stars were so thick. They're
they're like field of buttercups. And
have you ever seen such an irrepressi-
bly, happy creature as Miriam was to-
night? She was radiant, positively
shameless. Did you know that Garry
knows
al told him myself" said Steve sim
ply.
The girl faced around in her sur
( prise.
"You?"
/ Most certainly. Why notf' His
voice. was not quite so unenthusiastic
now. Its one of the few mmistak'
able opportunities I've ever had ia
make two people permanently as hap
| by as Miriam was tonight. I'd fee
guilty all my life if l didn't help all
could, knowing how happy am going
to be myself"
Thus did he work around, quite with
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-12-01

Children take BALLARD'S H0RE-
HOUND SYRUP willingly because it
tastes nice. There isn't better rem
edy anywhere for children's coughs,
hoarseness and bronchitis. It's a
good medicine and easy to take. Price
25c, SOC and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by
j. D. Curtis Drug Co, dec
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
Evidently No Business Man

II am not the servant Of those who
wish to enhance the value of their Mexi-
can investments" President Wilson said
in his speech to the New York Press
club. Yet, in the face of this. he
promises to raise the capital that Mexi-
co needs for her rehabilitation. Where
Is he going to get the money? Not out
Of the United States treasury, for two
reasons. The treasury hasn't the money
to loan and such use Of treasury money
would be unconstitutional 1t must be,
then. by the investment of private
capital. but the President says people
who put money in Mexico need expect
no help or sympathy from him. If the
country could find out what Mr. Wilson
really believes. and intends with regard
to Mexico, they could make up their
minds as to the merits of his policies
But he SO presistcntly blows hot and
cold with the same breath that It Is
difficult for the uTprejudiced citizen to
understand him or give him confidence
Hartford Courant. Rep.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
Even Work Horses to Get
Share of Christmas Goodies

The Christmas spirit will even remem-
bor horses. WashinEton's second annual
Christmas feed for work horses will be
given today from 10 to o'clock at the
National Capital Horse Show grounds,
Eighteenth and D streets northwest. Dis
trict Surveyor Melvin c. Hazen and other
Washingtonians interested in the horse
have made arrangements for the giving
Of good, square meal to 1000 animals.
Santa Claus misses no one. He even
found John Early, the lonely leper, whose
cottage was filled yesterday with Christ
mas presents through the thoughtfulness
Of a committee of women that has re-
membered the invalid ever since he was
placed on Reservation 13. Mrs. E. R.
Brodton Is chairman of this committee
from the Woman's Interdenominational
Missionary Union.
Vessel masters operating craft on the
Potomac River docked their boats and
enjoyed Christmas in their homes
Scarcely any sailing is done during
Christmas week.
Men on board the lightships were re-
memhered with generous provisions which
should make several Christmas dinners
For the children in hospitals the Junior
League had prepared for many days, and
Yesterday morning group of these So
Cl"ty buds played Santa Claus to about
$50 children of the hospitals.
Following its custom for many years.
Manual Training School, distributed
baskets yesterday to a number of
needy families throughout the city
The contents of the baskets were SUM-
cient to supply each family with
enough food for a week
Members OF Boy Scout Troop So. of
this city, were also among the phiian-
thropists who distributed Christmas
cheer, the troop giving to a needy
family a basket for Christmas dinner.
At the Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. w. c, A.
open house was in order yesterday. All
without home ties were invited and
numbers responded. Seasonable pro-
grams were given. as were they in
nearly all clubs in this city.
At the Washington Home for Women
and Children. a tree was provided. as
has been the custom for several years,
for the enjoyment OF the inmates.
The George Washington University
Hatchett, the official publication of the
school. rendered its subscribers a min
strel show as a Christmas gift
A. Fl. Tyson, superintendent Of the
Municipal Lodging House. will give a
dinner this week to the wanderers and
unfortunates who did not share in
holiday festivities
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
Carols and Anthems Sung
By Casualty Hospital Staff

Christmas carols were sung bv the
nurses and anthems appropriate to the
season were rendered on musical ins+ru-
ments in the hallway of Casualty Hos
pital yesterday morning. The doors of
patients rooms were open that they coulo
all enjoy the music. An extra dinner of
turkey and other good things had also
been provided for the patients.
A dance was given Saturday night and
Christmas tree decorated in the nurses.
home. Another dance for the nurses Is
to be given tomorrow night at 14O1 Massa-
chusetts avenue.
Children at Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital were made happv ves-
terday morning when they found that
Santa Claus had not forgotten them.
Their stockings. which they had hung up
before going to bed. were filled with
candy and other good things to eat. A
Christmas tree had been decorated in the
ward. The others at the hospital like
wise received presents and had a Christ
mas tree.
Tots in the Emergency Hospital re-
ceived toys and gifts from the board of
lady managers and patients. The pupil
nurses were guests of honor at a dance
last night at the Playhouse
At the Temporary Home for Union Ex-
Soldiers and Sailors, Newton Ferree,
president. and Israel W. Stone, secre-
tary of the board of management, were
guests at a special Christmas dinner
yesterday.
Children at Garfield Memorial Hospital
received many presents. A large Christ
mas tree had been decorated for them.
They were also given a special dinner
and entertainment.
Christmas trees were placed in each of
the eighteen buildings of the Government
Hospital for the Insane. Many of the
patients had purchased presents which
they exchanged with each other. Candy,
cigars, and other things were given the
patients by the hospital authorities.
Arrangements have been completed for
a dance for the patients tonight from 7:3O
to II o'clock. when between 800 and l. 900
patients will attend
Nurses at George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital failed to hang up their
stockings for Santa Claus to fill, but
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

Norfolk. Va. arrived at the Capital yes
terday to aid in the movement for bet
terfng the condition of the lower paid
employees In the Federal service.
THE work that has been done for this
purpose has been received in Norfolk ana
Richmond with sincere appreciation" the
spokesman of the delegation said to the
Washington Herald last night. "Condi-
tions in Virginia are the same as those
among the lower grades in cities through
out the country. The employees are GER
tainly working without any recognition
of experience and faithfulness to duty
that outside employers reward. This is
particularly true of employees in the low
er grades. Unless the attention of Con-
gress is called to these conditions by or
ganized effort the remedy will not be ap-
piled for many years. For that reason
we are in Washington prepared to lend
our help to this cause, not from any
selfish purpose, but largely to obtain SIM
pie Justice for the poorer paid employees
In the Federal service. We think the
time Is ripe for these advances. We are
here to advance them in our humble way
on our vacation periods"
At Union Headquarters.
At the union headquarters the work of
preparing the information ana uaId lndt
will be offered in the Senate was carried
on. Statistics showing the exact position
Of every government employe are being
prepared. 1t Is expected that the tnfor-
nation will be available for Congress be-
fore the Christmas recess ends.
The employees are relying largely for
the statistics being prepared by Ethel
bert Stewart OF the Bureau of Labor.
Department of Census Mr.. Stewart Is
making a nationwide canvas of private
corporations which have raised salaries
within the last twelve months, showing
the causes which have brought about the
increase and amount Of pay added to
each envelope.
This information is being prepared
rapidly. Congress will have the benefit
of the figures before adjournment.
1t was announced yesterday that there
are nearly 10000 OF the expected 100000
signatures being sought to present to
President Wilson urging him to favor q
general increase in salaries. The peti-
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

to make you we'll Fifty years ago
s. s. s. was given to suffering man
kind. During this period it has proven
its remarkable properties as a blood
purifier and tonic and has relieved
thousands of cases of disease caused
by poor or impure blood and chronic
or inherited blood diseases. You can
be relieved. but you must take S. 5. s.
Take it II only pinples appear, for
they denote bad blood ana may be fol-
lowed by the sufferings from torturing
skin eruptions. Therefore be sure
Don't take chances. don't use lotions
Get 8. s. s. from your druggist If
you wish medical advice, write to Med
ical Dept, Swift Specific Co.. . Swift
Building, Atlanta, Ga.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
PUSS IN BOOTS, Jr.
By DAVID CORY.
and Tom Have a Merry Christmas.

Dame get up and bake your pies;
Bake your pies. bake your pies
Dame get up and bake your picr
On Christmas Day in the morning.
Puss Junior and Tom Thumb opened
their eyes. At first they didn't remember
where they were. Then it all came back
TO them 1t was Little Jack Horner's
father who was calling. And it was
Christmas morning. OF course, It was
only last night that they had gone to
the Christmas tree. Tom Thumb sprang
out of bed and looked at the little fur
overCOat which he had received for
present. Then they heard Jack HOrners
father calling again:
Dame what makes your maidens lie;
Maidens lie, maidens lie
Dame what makes your Inaidens lie.
On Christmas Day in the morning.!
Everybody SENS to be in bed except
Mr.. Horner," whispered Puss Junior.
perhaps we'd better get up" and he
slrang out of bed and hastily commenced
dressing. Tom Thumb had all his clothes
on. even his fur overcoat. BY this time
the whole household was up. The children
came tramping down the stairs.
Dame. what makes your ducks to die;
Ducks to die ducks to die;
Dana, what makes your ducks 70 die
On Christmas Day in the morning
Because we are to have them for
Christmas dinner" she answered, and
a mighty fine dinner we shall have. too.
Their wings cut and they cannot hy:
Cannot fly, cannot fly;
Their wings cut and they cannot fly,
On Christmas Day in the rnnning.
We'll. that is lucky" said Mr.. Horner.
IT was thinking might have a hard time
catching them"
The children with Puss Junior and Tom
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

tions will be supplemented by petitions
from IS, 900 local unions throughout the
country. Labor unions are responding
heartily to the request for support from
the Federal Employees Union.
District Employees Confident.
The District employees are confident that
their request to be considered among
Federal employees In the and 10 per cent
graded increases granted by the House
for the legislative, executive. and judi
cial bill will be acceded to in the Senate.
Statistics by Joseph H. Hurley. presi-
dent Of the local employees union, show
that eighty-one persons will be affected
in the class between 5000 and 5000 by
this schedule. The total increase will
amount to S10,S36.
In the class between $500 and s, 800. for
which a 10 per cent increase is sought,
there will be % persons affected at a
cost OF $15.500.
Those between $1,000 and 1850 would
draw s53,2s7 more annually under a Is per
cent increase and under a 10 per cent in
crease slightly less than $4,000.
"A 20 per cent increase, which Is favored
by the union, would cost $6S 934 for en-
ployes below the 1000 grade. On the 10
per cent schedule granted by the House
it would mean $34.6S7
3,52S to BE Increased.
The total affecting S,52S persons would
amount to $444, ,596 on the 10 to % per cent
increase favored by the union and less
than so per cent OF these figures on the
and 10 per cent graded increases.
Since the District employees as a class
are 40 per cent lower paid than those In
the government service. it is believed by
the union officials that Congress will see
the justice of giving them at least as
much as those paid other employees.
With the sentiment of the Senate in
clined to favor a larger increase than
the 5 and 10 per cent increases granted
by the House, the feeling of labor Off
cials and others who are striving for the
increases is that a 10 and Is per cent in
crease will be accepted as a compromise
This increase will be offered as a COM
promise amendment to all supply meas
ures II 1t Is determined that the Senat o:
Penrose amendments granting 10 and q
per cent graded increases for all en-
ployes do not find favor with the COM
nitteeA
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
Don't Wait Until Your Skin
Trouble Gets Chronic
Drive the Poison From Your System By Taking
S. S. S. Now.

Get 1t fixed in your mind that skin
eruptions. Scrofula. Eczema, burning.
itching skin. and nearly all skin dis
eases are due entirely to impure and
infected blood. II the trouble was on
the outside OF the skin, by simply wash
ing and keeping It clean you could OBJ
tain rellef-not even ointments, lotions
and salves would be necessary. Be con-
vinced Of this and your trouble can be
rsltsved-you can be entirely restored
to health. 5. 5. $. is a purely vegeta-
BILE treatment that you can secure
from your own druggist-It IL a blood
tonic that Will purify your blood and
cause a decided abatement Of your
trouble. and finally enable your blood
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
Thumb were playing with their presents

Thumb were playing with their presents
The tree was still standing. but the can
dies were not lighted. OF course. II
looked very pretty just the same. for the
silver tirsel and trinkets were stin hang
ing from its green boughs
After While they all went out for a
sleigh ride. which was great fun "Jin-
ElC bell. jingle bells. jingle AL the way
Puss Junior and Tom Thumb never had
so much fun as they did OF that ride,
and when everybody got home. there was
the wOi derful Christmas dinner waiting
for them
Christmas comes hGt once Nesr
But .hen n does 1t brings god cheer.
Copyright 1916
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26

nevertheless yesterday morning each
found a gauze stocking well filled with
candy and other good things on the
chairs beside their beds
Maj. Raymond w. Pullman. superin-
tondent of police, issued the usual holi-
day greetings to members OF the force
and conveyed the greetings Of Commits
sioner Brownlow. who has supervision of
the force. The men were complimentcd
for their work during the year
The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
clears UP CRIMES OF
CONFESSED PURSE Thief
Prisoner Tells Detectives of Raids on
Women Shoppers.

Waverly Pierson. a negro, the self
styled wholesale purse snatcher, who was
caught by Policeman Montieth near
Fourteenth and H streets Saturday night
while taking a purse from Hattie Dick
inson. will be tried in Police court today.
Pierson, the police say, has confessed
to nine thefts by purse snatching. When
he was arrested he not only recalled
four but during two days in his cell he
has been able to think of five more, the
police say.
All policemen and detectives who have
Investigated purse grabbing cases have
been asked to look at the prisoner to see
II they can identify him.