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

primary election Of July "a next. were
shipped Wednesday forenoon from the
Office of the secretary of State, those
for kennebec, Somerset and Waldo
counties The ballots for the counties
nearest the Capitol were kept to the
last. to ensure safe delivery of those
for the remote counties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-20
The Orders

- The following orders we're passed
by the Council
Ordered. that the sum of 800 De
paid to Claridel Bradstreet clerk in
the Office of the Bank Commission,
for the year 1916, in addition to the
salary she is now receiving. for extra
services in connection with the veri-
fication Of savings deposits: the same
TO be charged to the appropriation for
verihcation of savings deposits.
Ordered. that the state auditor be
and hereby authorized to adjust the
salaries of certain clerks in his de-
partment
Ordered, that tho State auditor be
authorized to transfer from the Gov
ernor's contingent fund the sum of
$500 to the 1916 appropriation In
vestigation Of Gauss of Fires"
Ordered. that the salary of Ralph
a Parker as chief accountant in the
Office of the Public Utilities Commits
sion be fixed at $500 per year to be
effective July /. 1916.
Ordered. that the compensation of
the following clerks and stenographers
In the office of the State superinten .
dent of public schools he fixed at sl4
Per week each. to he effective from
June J. 1915 Reryl J. Aver, Bernice r..
Rates. Edith Faunce and Marion
Stone.
Ordered, that the sum OF $3.50 be set
aside from the contingent fund of the
Governor and Council for the payment
of a portion of the expenses of rais-
ing the grade of Riverside street in
the town Of Kingfield from the termi-
nus OF the All on the westerly side Of
Stanley brook to the rise in the hill
on the opposite side of said brook;
said amount to he {: pended under the
supervision of the board of selectmen
Of said town Of kinefield.
Ordered. that the State Highway
Commission he authorized to proceed
with the work OF repairing the Ma
chiasport and East Machias bridge. as
contemplated by Chapter ll6 Of the
Resolves of 1915.
a. Ordered. that the State Highway
Commission be authorized to proceed
: with the construction Of bridge
across Sourdabscook stream in the
: town Of Hampden. us contemplated by
. Chapter lis Of the Resolves Of 1918.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-20

IT rs THE DUTY Of every Rssss y.
can to attend the polls July 24th sts ~
Senatorial Primaries. Vote tor ."
M. FernaId.-Adv,
iuly20.2l.22 R.s.s-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-20

The Council at 3 o'clock adjourned
to the date of the regular July meeting.
s P. NJ. of Tuesday, July 25.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-20

Governor Council Meet Special Session. but Beden Pardon Hear
Postponed July VIM Sevgny and Abanese
Alias Bill Petition for PardonCases to Be Heard in August
Primary Ballots Highway Bids OPP
enedng Man SoughThe Increasing Problems of Secondary
Schools Corporations
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-20

The Governor and Council met at 10
lance with a call for special session
TO hear a petition for the pardon OF one
John E Belden, sentenced on May o,
1915. at Auburn to a 2-to-4 years SEN
:tence in the State prison for forgery
Of a check drawn on the First Nation
.al Bank Of Portland for 1875 payable
10 John II. Harris and signed n. n.
Harmon Arthur Littlefeld Of Rock
hand. counsel for the petitioner. sent
word that he could not be present on
account Of business before Portland
court and asked a continuance, which
was granted 10 2 A. NJ. July 20, the date
of the next regular Council meeting.
All the councillors were present The
bst ~ nominations made by Governor
Curtis since the last meeting was APP
proved.
Two petitions for pardon were receiv-
Id at tho afternoon session and both
deferred to the August meeting.
one was from VIM. +. Sevigny,
Known as Peter or Pet. Of Wells, who
was on Oct /, 1914. in the supreme
COURT LOT 1VIh toullts - 49,
kss than FIVE or more than 10 years, the
court recommending six years, for the
crime OF assault and ravishing cara
MAY Harris. aged 10 years. on July 81.
1914. in Wells
The other was from lgnazio Alba
nese. alias Joe Bill of Rumford. serv-
ing a life sentence for the murder OF
his wife Rosina or Rosie on May H.
eal1 al Rumford He was tried at the
October. 1912 term, a motion for new
trial was denied and he was sentenced
on Oct. ;. 1912.
Both parties allege that they have by
fhe length of time already served IN
the state prison been sufficiently pun
tshed for the crimes for which they
were committed
letter from the trustees OF the
State hospitals asking for an increase
IN the pay of certain employees was re-
ferred TO tho salary committee.
The following orders were passed:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-20
Inquiry for Missing
Massachusetts Man

Secretary OF State John E. Bunker re.
Gently received letter inquiring for in
formation regarding a missing Massachu.
setts man. who has been missing since
last March, or rather. has not been heard
from by them since that date. The letter
follows:
~ Campbell Park,
West Somerville, Mass.
July is, 1915.
The Secretary Of State,
Augusta, Me.
Dear Sir:
am endeavoring to obtain information
regarding my brother. William ". Proud
foot. A party told me they saw an item
in a paper stating that William Proud
foot with two others. we're frozen to
death in a snow storm in Maine we
AVE tried to find the item in the Boston
''~pers without success.
My brother was in Bangor when last
heard from. March 8. and letters sent to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-20

The Primary Ballots
The last Of the ballots for the special
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-20

The Secretary Of State,
Augusta, Me.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02

Hors ID . picture in q newspaper Of
Q dainty dams8l leading O little pig
along the street, as she would her lap
dog. And why not? A clean little pig
10 " nice as q clean little dog; and
what ID more. II Is q very interesting
animal. There IN no prettier sight
anywhere than Q little family Of three
or four months pigs gamboling about
In . stable yard. chasing little snufrs
OF wind and tossing imaginary straws
hither and thitler. We commend the
young lady's Judgment In choosing q
pig for . companion along the streets.
One sairg that Ia eYectual about It il,
IL wnf tend To keep young men at
their distance. We do hope the pig
viii become ar~istocratic enough to
make itself almost o social necessity
among the aristocracy. 1t would Ger.
tsinly improve them. which the dog
M failed to do. Still, the dog is the
hyperion OF animals; but the little mig
he is all grace and beauty, Just like
the damsel. who Ia leading him with
. silken cord. Welcome the pig to our
artstocracy.-COlumbus Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
GOOD DEAL Of A NUISANCE
Some OF tho inoonvenlenoes Rural Pa.
irons OF the Telephone Are
Subjected To.

In the American Magazine an indig.
nant writer objects to supplying free
telephone facilities to the entire coun.
tryside' This letter gives q good OK,
ample Of the outrageous demands that
thousands Of country people make up.
on their ~neighbors every day.
I'VE don't object to paying for u
neighbor's telephone convenience" re.
marks the writer. Its being reused
out OF our first sound sleep at night
or, worse yet, the last delicious snooze
IN the morning-that we seriously OBJ
ject to.
ITS putting on our goloshes and
raincoat and wading q quarter of a
mile through slush Just to ask Mrs. X.
to please step to the phone. It's com.
ing back and finding Jack, Jr., stufing
Baby Betty with popcorn to tell Mrs.
Y. that Mrs. X. IL not at home.
Briefly, then, to cut short a tragic
story, ] never put baby in her tub, pie
In the oven or lather my scalp with
tar soap that I do not have to enter
tain q neighbor who just ran in to
phone and who remained hours to Cos
sip.
But the proverbial 7ast straw was
added when q newcomer, q compare.
tive stranger to US, asked II I would
mind putting the key under the mat
when we went out so she could tele.
phone her husband. The part that
rankles is that / did!
Matters have come to q crisis and
but one of two courses Ia open to us.
-he ffrst Is to sell our home, since q
telephone is a business necessity with
US. and mcve to q teiephone-equipped
neighborhood. The second and
tically decided upon course Of action
10 to inclose with glass . small square
porch opening on the dining room and
turn 1t into q telephone booth for the
use OF our neighbors."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
Concert by Pupils of Miss Louise Sid
dali.

The following program, CONSISTING
of piano and vocal selections, was
RENDERED Wednesday at Miss Louise
Siddall's studio, by her pupils. A
number of visitors and friends of the
performers were present to encourage
those appearing on the program, who
We're at their best on this occasion:
Observation-Disclosures Lucille Ly-
nam, Mary Walker.
,Vanateum on a theme from Del
Observation-Disclosures - Miss Kati,
Reardon.
(a) Thy Dear Eyes-Bartlett; CD
'Nuthin-Carpenter-Mrs. Bruce Ly-
man,.
Silver l lls-Weyts-Miss Nell Arc
Loves Greetings-Grayling-Mis
Olive Williams.
On the Lawn-Becht-Miss Helen
Commander.
Enchanted Glade-Barker - Mis-.
sarah Rose.
Black Forest Clock-Heins - Miss
Ruth Lyons.
When. You Come Home-Squire-
Miss Annie Moore.
A Frolic-Sartorio--Miss Lydia
Ryttenberg.
O Dry Those Tears--Del Riego-
Mrs. H. D. Bell.
Observation-Disclosures Mary Walk.
err
Break 0 Day-SandersOn - Mrs
Frank Mccarthy.
Tarant ella-Beaumont M. Ma.
rion Ard.
dfalop-Heins--Misses Mary Walk
err Lydia Ryttenberg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
Just Ike the Real ons,.

Artificial ears are 50 skillfuily made
that they may with dificulty be dis
tinguished from natural ones. When
the person who has lost an ear applies
to the manufacturer for q substitute.
there h made a mold Of the remaining
ear. n there be- left any part of tho
other. Q mold Of that part also must
DO taken TO assist In the fitting OF the
artificial. Manufacturers assert that
no two ears are alike. and that IL takes
o skiliful workman to prepare an ear
from the mold Or molds.
When finished tho new ear Is pasted
on the stump. or simply set in the Do
sition OF the lost ear. II Is really only
the first artificial ear that Is expen.
sive. the chief cost pertaining to the
making OF the mold. vulcanized rub.
Der. which can be- bent anu twisted.
has heo- found to constitute the best
material for the making of artificial
ears.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
Deadly 1nduatrv-

One of the most deadly callings, and
n OF which very little Is known, is
that OF the workers In champagne eel.
lars. The work, which is light, and
without any obvious elements Of risk
to health. consists in turning over the
bottles OF champagne so that the wine
may be clear and transparent and alb.
solutely free from sediment. The men
who do the work spend eight or ten
hours q day in the dark wine cellars
turning over bottles by the thousand.
This monotonous duty they discharge
day after day in sem~idarkness, in q
high temperature. unhealthy at.
mosphere and absolute solitude: These
combined conditions affect the nerves
and health Of the workers SO seriously
that few Of them can continue at their
posts until middle age.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
Planting Sugar Cane.

: sugar cane ~ planted, not sown. 4
small piece OF the cane, long enough
~ include two or three of the rings
a. nodes, Is Laid lengthwise. or stucl
IN Y slanting direction. along q fur
row which runs the length of tn,
9ald. In some sections the primitive
fashion OF planting in holes is still en-
Hlored. When the trench is planted
The nieoes Of caae are tightly covered
With earth. In a few weeks they show
growth above the ground, the germ
buds at the rings having begun t.
shoot out in the form Of young cane
the ring having at tho same time
thrown out rootlets into the soil. Til,
parallel trenches arc mlde far enough
apart, say at least three feet, to en-
able the workers, when the wide
spreading canes ore getting ripe, tc
60 between the rows and remove the
dying leaves which burden the ripen
ing cane, thereby enabling the NAKED
sane tn mature faster.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
MARVELLOUS SPEED or Dogs
orsyhounds' Travel 20 swirl q The
Flight Of Carrier plssons-Rseord.
OF Enkimo Animals.

Few people realize Of what remark.
able speed Digs are capable. Some
statistics In q gard to this have been
gathered BY N. DuSoller, q French
Icisnllst, according 10 Our Dumb An.
imais. After pointing out the mar.
velous endurance shown by little fox
terriers. who follow their masters pa.
tiently foe hoiirs. while tho latter are
riding on bicyoles or IN carriages, he
says that even greater endurance is
shown by certain wild animals that
'ars akin to dogs Thus. the wolf con
u between ATTY ana sixty miles In
one night. and IN arctic fox can do
auits a. we'll. II not better.
ESkino and Siberian dogs IAN rav.
sl 1ortysfvs miles on the tee IN five
hows and tAere 10 q case ON record,
IN which . team of Eskimo dogs tray.
sled stx and u half miles in twenty
eight minutes According to M. Du-
solier. the sped Of the shepherd dogs.
and those used on hunting ranges, is
nom ten to ffteen yards q second.
knelish settlers and pointers hunt at
the res Of eighteen to nineteen miles
IN hour. and they can maintain this
speed for &C least two hours. Fox-
hounds are extraordinarily swift, as
10 proved By the fact that q dog of
this breed once. beat . thoroughbred
horse. covering four miles In six and
. half minutes. which was at the rate
OF nsarfy eighteen yards 4 second.
0rsyhounds ars the swiftest OF all
four4ootcd creatures, and their speed
may, - regarded - eQual to that OF
carrtnr Dlgsorla English sreyhounds
whtfh 80 ueett for coursing, are sble
to dovsr g mn sallop, Z, space be-
tween eighteen and twsnty.three yards
svery second.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
etevenson's Kindly crltjcjsm,

II takes q stylist to criticize a styl.
LIST. and was the thing ever done more
gracefully than by Robert Louis Ste.
venson In q letter to Henry James?
May l beg you. the next time Rod
erick Hudson Is printed of. to go over
the sheets OF the last few chapters and
strike out immense and tremendous?
You have simply dropped them there
like your pocket-handkerchief-all you
have to do Is to pick them up and
pouch them. and your room-what do
1 say?-your cathedral!-will be
swept and garnished. I am. dear sir,
your delighted reader, r. l.. s."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
All.Conquerinq Faith and Love.

And we can teach ourselves to love
our neighbor. DO good to people-un.
boastful. unintermittent, patient. long.
suffering, good. And keep faith. Learn
to 80 softly all your ways, remem.
bering that all about you in life are
wounded, the hurt. the half-sick, and
that rough words and heavy steps
make life harder. As you found all
your undertakings in life on faith in
nature. in cause and effect, so keep
your firm faith I'm humanity. No one
a withstand forever a quiet, helpful,
believing love.-The Quiet Hour.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
Wasted Steam.

Nver since the introduction OF cleo
trtoity we have had and made free
use OF electrical meters, but It has
only been within the last few years
that reliable steam meters have beer
In the market. and these meters. with
the accompanying coal and water
weighers, have done more to demon.
strate the wasteful use of steam and
arouse the interest Of the plant owner
than anything else known. In one
large plant the newly installed steam
meters unearthed leaks and othey
waste amounting to over $50, 900 q
year. and this is by no means an ex.
irene case.-EnGineeripg World.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
Best button holes. Mrs. Troltman

Best button holes, Mrs. Froutman,
1st.
Best shirt waist, Mrs. 7. L. Strange,
list.
Best French hemmed napkins, Mrs.
M. L.. Parler, Ind.
Best spread, Mrs. T. l.. Strange, md
Best Irish potatoes, Miss Bette Ay-
cock, LIST,
Best CitrOn, Mrs. Walker Brice. lst.
Best Pumpkin, Miss Bette Aycock,
LIST.
Best Porto Rico potatoes, MIS-.
Wade Brice, 1st.
Best Nancy Hall, Mrs. Walker
Brice, LIST.
Best sugar cane, Mrs. Thomas, 1st.
Best Turkeys, Mrs. Wade Brice, 1st.
Best parched peanuts. Mrs. Wade
Brice, 1st.
Best balanced meal, club, Isl.
Best display of home ~conveniences,
club, list.
Most attractive booth. 1st.
Bethel Home Demonstration Club.
Third prize for home demonstra-
ton club, oil stove.
Best a of soup, mixture, Mrs.
VIM. Haynsworth, 1st.
Best can of tomatoes, Mrs. VIM.
HaynswOrth, LIST.
Best quilt, Mrs. j. NJ. Kolb, End.
Best quilt, Mrs. S. B. Kolb, 1st.
Best lightbread, Mrs. j. NJ. Koib,
LIST.
Best candy, Mrs. II. W. Cuttino,
LIST.
Best jelly. Mrs. H. w. Outline, 2nd.
Best caramel cake, Mrs. VIM.
Haynsworth, End.
Best ~fireless cooker, Mrs. j. NJ.
Kolb, End.
Best tray of vegetables, Mrs. Mary
Matthews, 1st.
Best knitting, Mrs. H. w. Cuttino,
1st.
"Best peanut cookies, May Hayns-
worth, LIST.
*Best oatmeal cookies, May Hayns-
worth, LIST.
*Best night gown, May Haynsworth,
End.
"Best French hemmed dolly, Lucy
Kolb, LIST.
*Best jelly, Lucille Nettles, 1st.
"Best jelly, Lucille Nettles, End.
$Best chocolate cake, Lucille Net
ties, End.
*Best chocolate cake, Mary Celestia
Parler, LIST.
*Best biscuit (baking powder), Til
lie Brice, LIST.
Best booth, End.
SIS lone by school girls who are
members of the club.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
He Wanted the job,

When Morris was seven years old
his mother WAS one day reading IT,
him about the kings Of England. ~
ter she had closed the book he re
manned silent and thoughtful for some
minutes. then asked, Mother, do thov
have kings in this country" mo.
dear, don't you remember I told you
we have a president here?" Another
silence and then very earnestly and
g~rayely the little fellow SAID, I'm sor
ny about that. mother, for l was Just
thinking l would like to be it."--Chris-
tan Register.
May Their Shadows Grow Less.
There is a notable and welcome de.
crease in the number Of those who
feel qualified to state just how every.
thing ought to be done.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02

lstifEert Smith, End; Richard Wells,
3rd.
Best history Of crop, Richard Wells,
LIST; Mcbride Dabbs, Ind; Sam Wells,
3rd.
Best paper on how l selected my
seed corn in the field, John Newman.
LIST; Bert Smith, Ind; John A. Black
We'll, Srd.
Greatest yield, Wofford Mccoy, list;
John A. Blackwell, End; James Hat
field, 3rd.
a. Pig Club.
Best record, John Newman, list; J.
Miller Fraser, End and Willie Hinson,
>3rd.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
EVOLUTION OF A SENATOR
Writer In Aarper's Weekly INDUCES
n Some ~Plsasantrles at the Tx
pense Of Our Statesmen,

Prior to election Q future United
states senator Is meek and lowly. He
10 not averse to holding babies or four
aces, az the environment may demand.
while campaigning for votes. One
may safely slap him on the back with.
out fear Of rebuR. Before the last
precinct Is counted he seems TO know
HE success. for the senatorial oandi.
date stinens. dons hts black clothes
ana . fresh collar and begins to prac-
toe . dignifed stride for future use
On Pennsylvanfa avenue. Babies and
M6lds1Ss: no longer 66ss de- tolerate
similarity; he IL ~ patronixins a 4
rooster who scratches worms for the
hens, and then eats them before his
invited guests arrive.
Seated In q niche Of the hall Of con.
gress the new senator feels as though
he should peer through a microscope
to make sure he Is there: but conf.
Dental letters. sent to the editor Of
the Jumpoff Breeze, tell how he is pre-
pairing a bill advocating the irrigation
OF Sagebrush Valley; also how he is
worked to death by other senator's
asking favors Of him. As q school for
fiction. writer's the United States sen.
ate has all other correspondence
schools dashed to the mast.
Many senator's fail to receive Just
reward at the conclusion of their
maiden voyage through the troubled
congressional waters. probably be.
cause the law is so strictly enforced
against murder.-Harpec's Weekly,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
Sleep.

500 Sleep.
4or do BUT consider what an excel
aNglf thing sleep is! It is, so inestima.
"a = Jewel that, if a tyrant. would give
~ crown for an hours slumber, II
sfnot be bought; Of 20 beautiful q
3atRS % i that, though q man i've
Nm an empress, HIS heart cannot Be
etN1auiet till he leaves her embraces
u1snte - be at rest with the other;
Pea 20 sfeatay are We Indebted to
MIA Ensman Of death, that We owe
the better tributary half Of our life
'tc aim: and there n good cause why
70 should do so; for sleep Is that
;4elden chain that ties health and our
R9dies together. Who complains Of
want. OF wounds, Of cares. Of great
mems expressions. Of captivity, whilst
- nlsepethf-Thouas Decker.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
TO HELP REHARuITATE FRANCE
'0sie Of Builders Of First National Bank
ent to Europe O N Important Conn
mission.

Noble Foster Hoggson, noted New
York builder, and president Of Hogg-
son Brothers, who erected the building
for the First National Bank of this
city. is now in Europe as a member of
the American Industrial Commission
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02

of the devastated section of that coun-
try. To determine what America can
do towards the rehabilitation OF
France is the object of the commits
sion.
Mr.. Hoggsomis making a particular
study Of the question of industrial
housing, town planning, the needs for
factories and other commercial struc-
lures, not only as to their planning
and construction, but also as to their
equipment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
WINNERS INiH9ME DENQNSTRA.
TION WORK.

School Girls Get Trip to
WinthrOp-Bethcl Secures Most
Prizes for Three Teacher School
~Stateburg for One, and Shiloh for
Two.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
BEFORE LUXURY WAS commeN
Psee's MaHsess 10 Get AIenp without
thS Numerous Comforts That Are
Now DEMANDED.


metimes wonder" said the
49,. srsy-nsired iady, Whether we
wer - nsppisr wnen We were poor,
49, - wnea we nao none or these
npsovsments tnae now make
- easier . more com
-N,nota sucn snins . .
= n0t vster' OF neat IN
49, gan DO turned on At Will
s.oc1sc nsnu.
n,osnan ! nesro my daughter
isnay
ne hee water
q apeftmsne
.emeH
ql&
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-02
No FishInai

No Fishinsi
Every week In England there is q
close season. during which net ashy
Ing for salmon is prohibited. II ex-
tends from noon on Saturday until q
q M Monday.