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Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16
Dexter

parsonage for the Free Baptist
society is being erected on Spring
street on the lot adjoining the church.
Work has begun on the improve
ments of lower Main street. A water
bound macadam roadway will be put
down from the crossing in front OF the
law office Of Crosby & Crosby, lawyers,
and extending to the junction of Main
and Mill streets. The grade OF the
street in front Of the Methodist church
will also be changed. The work is IN
charge of George Chandler.
Wassookeag chapter, o. E. S., held
it's first meeting Of the season after a
two months vacation, at Masonic hall
Thursday evening with a good num-
ber in attendance. An interesting pro-
gram was enjoyed and refreshments
were served.
The ladies of the Universalist church
served a supper at the vestry Friday
evening The services Of the church are
organ is being installed in the audi
torium and other changes made in the
interior Of the building.
The members Of the Girls Canning
Club, No. 27. have arranged for an ex-
hibit to be shown at Exeter fair the
last week in Sept. The leader Of the
club, Mrs. Trip recently entertained
the girls at her honas on lions Hill,
and made plans for the exhibition.
Among the Dexter young people who
have left town to enter college or
special school. are Miss Helena Twom-
bly,, Pennington Normal School; Her
bert Gates, Holy Cross College, Wor-
cester. Mass; Miss Doris Shepherd,
Pennington Normal. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Jewett have gone to Danforth,
Me-. where Mr.. Jewett is Principal of
Danforth High School, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Blanchard have gone to
Fort Fairfield where Mr.. Blanchard is
sub-master of the High School.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16
The World War a Year Ago
TodaY-Sept. is.

The allied powers requested
Bulgaria to declare definitely her
position.
American meat products to the
value of $15,0O0,OOO confiscated
by British prize court. Cargoes
were seized in November, 1914,
on the ground that they were in
tended for ultimate consumption
by the German army and navy.
The German invasion Of Poland
had moved eastward 100 miles
from Brest Ltovsk to Pinsk in
twenty-five days.
British casualties at the Darda-
nelles up to Aug. 81 made public;
17.60S men were killed, 61,62S
wounded and S,394 missing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16
Do YOU Think It Permanent?

The Democratic managers would
have the people believe that the pros
perity which this country Is now en-
joying is permanent and will not end
with The European war. 1t requires
no political sagacity or partisan bias
to determine the truth or falsity Of
their contention, however. Take these
facts: A Baltimore concern has just
completed for Russia 5000 12-inch
shrapnel shells and 100000 1-pound
shells for Russia and has procured an
additional order for ammunition
amounting to $4,500,00o. The United
States Steel Corporation has just
closed a sS4,oOO,Ooo contract for
shells. The Crucible Steel Co., has
Just been awarded an English contract
for $4,000 9-inch howitzer shells for
an amount approximating $5,000,0oo.
An Iowa concern is reported to have
procured contract for shells amount
ing to s3,5Oo,O0o, and these are only a
few. Exports to England, consisting
almost entirely Of supplies for the
army, for the week OF August amount
ed to s1O,364ooO.
The war has effected an increase in
exports to England alone Of 900 per
cent. Is there any man with sound
!, al hot h tc
trade and the resultant prosperity will
continue once peace is declared? The
facts red birding the Carnegie Steel
Co., have already been told. Under
the Underwood tariff bill and just be-
fore the war broke out, 55-per cent Of
the companys plant was idle. Now
the plant is running to its full ca
pacity-and 55-per cent Of its output
consists Of munitions Of war.
All these things should be carefully
considered by every voter before 60
ing to the polls in November; but here
is something else to think about: In
the districts where munitions Of war
are made, help for any other work IS
impossible to secure because extrava-
CANT temporary wages are being paid.
and the munitions makers MUST
have the workers. Five. six, eight
and ten dollars a day are paid in
numberless cases to men who never
before earned more than dollar and
a half or two dollars day-and they
are living right up to the bonanza!
Men who have never afforded them
selves car ride at the end Of the
Gay, but stubbed wearily home to sup
per to save a nickel for "the childer'
or for beer are now riding in taxis or
are buying automobiles. When the
slump comes where are these thought
less ones? And is not the whole
country just as thoughtless II it does
not provide for the change that Is
sure to come and may come any day?
What ARE people thinking about.
If they do not see?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

And now 1t Is said that the men,
bership Of the Rural Credits Board is
so constituted that the Republicans
have the short end Of it-even as is
the case with the Federal Reserve
Board, the Federal Trade Commission,
and as was the case with the A B C
negotiators. 1t would seem that Will
son picks out the men he wants for
various boards whose membership is
supposed to be bipartisan and then
assigns politics to them to suit the
exigencies Of the case.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

Vance Mccormick Democratic
chairman, sees 'the Maine result a
'Wilson victory" His declaration to
this effect has led to the remark that
q Wilson victory must be like 'Wil-
son peace" Wilson labor legisla-
ton" etc. that, precisely as Wilson
peace" results in more loss Of life
than a Mckinley war, as Wilson
labor law, in operation hurts instead
Of helping labor, so ''Wilson victory
means the election Of the entire Re-
publican ticket.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

If the Second Maine regiment is kept on
the border after the first of January
Governor-elect Milliken will have a good
excuse for not enforcing the prohibition
promised to do. if elected and they could
not be made effective otherwise. 1t will
be a case of Wilson being responsible
because rum is sold in Maine.-Biddeford
Record.
Perhaps, if Governor Milliken does
not announce in advance that the pro-
hibitory law will NOT be enforced
strongly urges every county and city
official to do his duty, and warns law
breakers to beware the consequences
why, perhaps we'll have pretty de-
cent conditions without any drastic
measures.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16
Suspected Her.

The Smith family. who resided in an
interior city. had one Of those maids of
the invariably heavy hand. Not long
ago the town experienced a slight shock
Of earthquake. Pictures were thrown
down, furniture and crockery were rat
tied about. During the tumult the mis-
tress went to the head Of the basement
stairs and called out In a patient, for
bearing tone:
well, Lizzie, what are you doing
now?'-Harper's Magazine
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

The secretary of the Prohibition
party national committee says that
the victory in Maine was won on the
prohibition issue. It requires more
or less nerve to make such a state
ment and get away with it, in view
Of the fact that the Prohibitionists
had ticket in the Maine election
and did what they could. in their
quiet, unobtrusive and wholly foolish
way, to reduce the strength of the Re-
publican party.-Biddefor Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

The fact that the vote in Maine was
gratifying evidence that unusual interest
is taken in politics this year. When ac.
tive interest in politics is general, the
country's safe.-Boston Globe.
You betcha! Cause then the Re.
publicans take hold and straighten out
things
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

These September days are consoling.
We should almost think that Senator
Johnson and Congressman McGilli-
cuddy would be glad that they had
been elected to stay at home.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16
Maine Fair Dates.

Oct. 3--Litchfield Fair.
Sept 12-14-Monroe Fair.
Sept. 19-21-2Sth annual South Kennebet
Fair, South Windsor.
Sept. 19-N-Cumberland County Fair
Gorham.
Sept. 19-2o-Unity Fair. Unity
Sept. 26-2s-North Knox Fair, Union.
Sept 26-2S-Lincoln County Fair. Dam
ariscotta
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

The Pleasures OF Youth.
public school teacher once put
this question to her pupils:
(Which would you rather have
three bags with two apples in each
bag. or two bags with three apples In
each bag?"
."Three bags with two apples in
each bag" was the surprising answer
given by one lad, while the rest OF the
class was struggling with the proo-
lem.
why, Harry?"
Because there'd be one more Dag
to bust"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

Mrs. Helen Hopkins Of the Bruns-
wick plains started out Monday morn
ing to take the trolley to Bath. She
waited a few minutes and as the car
didn't come along, decided she would
walk in town. Mrs. Hopkins is in her
10th year and when she reached town
to do her shopping was as sprightly
as any young school girl.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16
Maine Gossip
The Promised Land.
(Rosamond Reed)

lthOSdHlOllu IbccUJ
Keep fast my hand within your own,
The night is dark, l cannot see."
Close, close l clasped her slender hand,
Then Jared she forth with me.
Forth through the fragrant summe
night,
The stars our only guide;
The young grass soft beneath our feet,
We journeyed side by side;
Our faces toward the morning-land,
We sought the whispering sea.
And love walked with us all the way,
To bear us company.
And though the way was often rough,
Through an untrodden land,
The miles slipped from our eager feet,
For we were hand in hand.
And when the golden morning light
Lit up the misty bay,
We stood upon the shining sands,
To greet the newborn day.
A stately ship upon the tide
Her snowy sail unfurled,
She bore us DER an unknown sea,
To face an untried world:
When I shall reach the borderland
That skirts the mystic shore,
And shade my eyes to scan the way,
Where you have gone before,-
Will you come back to me, dear heart,
Come back and take my hand;
Together shall we journey on
To seek the Promised Land?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

"The Republicans and progressives got
together and we're licked; can't see
there Is another word to be said about it,
can you'd. ]. McGillicuddy.
That's the whole story. Daniel; but
It may be well for Democracy to re-
member that it wouldn't have been so
J II these hadn't existed a reason.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16
All the Year.

Does your little boy believe IN
Santa CLAUSE"
Implicitly Even believes he brings
the fireworks"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

Chairman Mccormick Of the Demo-
cratic National committee, says the
Maine election was "a purely local af-
fair: the name Of Woodrow Wilson did
not appear on the ticket" Les see:
how many page. half-page, and quar-
ter-page ads did the National commit
tee pay for in the old K. j.?
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16
Republican Nominations:
FOR PRESIDENT:
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES
VICE PRESIDENT:
CHARLES ". FAIRBANKS

For this one day
Let us not see the mud beneath,
But know the gold above the gray
And smell the wind upon the heath
For this one day."
American Woman.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

Frank Thompson, the defeated can
didate for reelection for the Sheriff
of Somerset county, paid compli-
ment to his Republican successor,
Harry L. Goodrich, the morning after
the latter's victory. by calling him a
good fellow, says the Skowhegan In
depent Reporter. Apparently there is
no bitter feeling on the part of the
retiring officer and from his conver-
sation with the representative of the
| Reporter, it would seem that he was
perfectly satisfied with the methods
employed by Mr.. Goodrich in win
ming the honor which has been ac-
corded him by the voters Of Somer-
set county. Mr.. Thompson expressed
himself, however, as greatly pleased
with the Skowhegan vote which was
considerably in his favor.
A wonderful plant and one that Is
very rare is a gold band lily which is
in the garden of Mrs. j. D. Beede, Ashe
street, Auburn. The flower is Of enor-
nous size, as the petals have a spread
of fully eight inches, pure white with
jet black dots that give very rich ap .
pearance. There are ten flowers on
the plant and nothing more beautiful
can be seen for miles around.
| The many friends Of Mrs. Wallace
r. Tarbox Of Fryeburg will be pleased
with her election at the recent meet
ing Of the National Ladies Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic as ma
| tional inspector on the staff Of the
national president. She might have
been elected to the Office Of national
president, being nominated to that
position but Withdrawing in favor Of
! Mrs. Virginia Mcclure of Peoria, ILL.,,
| whose husband was a soldier Of the
Civil War. 1t is highly probable that
| Mrs. Tarbox will be the next national
president.
| An unusual sight was that Of Sat-
! urday morning, when as Guy Crocker
| and his son Joe were goiug to their
| work at Edgewood Farm, near Pitch
pine Hill, Phippsburg, they saw three
deer; doe, a buck, and a white fawn.
Mr.. Crocker has seen a number Of
deer, on his early morning walks, and
on his cunning trips, but this is the
first white one, Of the deer family, he
has ever seen.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

The Pennington State normal school
opened Tuesday with an attendance Ct
225 students.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

Miss Askit-Does your husnano
smoke those cigars you gave hi'i
Christmas?
Mrs. Nuwed-He smoked one ana
said he would keep the rest to re-
mind him of my kindness.-Mlssourl
Mule
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

w. F. Thayer Of Cohasset. Mass. is
1O2 years old.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16
Light and AIRY
A Passing Circumstances.

n Td8BIIJ UT 'So'''~
nucene Leonette Goodenow. in Liie.)
A click of heels on the hard cement
flash of blue from the armament.
a Hutter of skirts and a fluff OF curls'
And-pouf. the prettiest of girls
Has passed me by!
A firm vet gently whispered mo"
Leave a heart in pain and head that
whirls,
For-pouf! the prettiest of girls
Has passed me up!
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

"In heaven" said the sentimental
maiden. "a man is never separated
from his WIFE"
II beg your pardon" interrupted
the misogynist, but think you are
getting mixed in your geography.
Richmond Times Dispatch.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

n. e. o. p. kENNE5Ec LODGE. NO.
2ol meets in G. A. r. hall the tirs, ana
third Tuesday evenings Of each month
at 7.30 o'clock. ''0A'''
MARY 4. MURPHY, Warden.
MRS. EMMA +. HOWE, Rec. SEQ.
B. L. NICHOLAS. Fin, Sec.
tu-th-Sat
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

"You haven't forgotten us, have
you, waiter?"
"Oh, no. Sir. You are the t"o
fried smelts."-Judge.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

QUEEN TEMPLE, NO. 70, PYTHIAN
Sisters, meets in x. Of P. hall the secona
month. at 7.30 o'clock. ssea
ADELAIDE NJ. THOMPSON, MEG
ADELAIDE NJ. PAGE, NJ. OF r. ana =
LUCIE z. LEWIS NJ. Of F. "0 ~
th-sat.tf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16

"No. my 'usband amt killed, Mrs
Marks. No sooner did I put all the
kids in mournin'. even to Biby IN the
pram, when I gets a telegram sayln'
;e,s alive and well. Yes, an all this
expense for nothin'."
"Wot a crool shame!"-Passing
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-02-11
PECULIAR SPECIMEN OF WASP
Inject That IS Becoming More Com
mon In England Not Pretty Thing
to lcok At.

The other day a fearsome insect
made its appearance in the window
of local chemists shop, relates the
London Chronicle. The chemist, plac-
ing a little chloroform wad near the
invader, soon reduced II to coma
tose condition. In color and shape
it was much like a giant hornet. with
a very long sting II was specimen
of the giant-tailed wasp (Sirex gigans),
which is getting much more common
than it was some years ago. The
larva is a wood-feeder, and is sup
posed to have been introduced to
Great Britain in foreign timber.
The perfect insect is about two
inches in length, has four membra-
nous wings, and long. yellow antennae.
The body is blueback, with yellow
stripes, and the long boring apparatus
used by the insect for piercing hole
into the timber in which to deposit its
eggs has, to the uninitiated. the ap-
pearance of terrible sting. When
Matched, the grub bores its way into
the interior of the timber, where II
enjoys itself for thr.e years, or even
longer.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-02-11
Luck In Wall Street.

The case of the former Wall street
messenger boy who has just paid $72,-
900 for stock exchange seat out of
his winnings In war stocks" will
long serve to point a moral and adorn
a tale OF the magic possibilities of
stock speculation. AS against this
concrete example Of successful get
rich-quck finance, all the hard-luck ex-
periences of the less fortunate and
all the warnings about the snares and
pitfalls of stock gambling will be as
nothing. There was the unlucky case
a few months ago OF the bank teller
whose faith in war stock profits proved
his ruin. But that is another story.
and as opposed to 1t here is the more
agreeable instance Of the youth who
has made good, and at thirty-one from
the humblest Of beginnings has
reached the cherished role Of all stock
brokers' clerks.
But 1t is to be noted that he made
his fortune operating from the inside
and not from the outside.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-02-11

moving slowly down upon us. Wolf
Larsen did not seem affected, how
ever, though l noticed, when we re-
turned to the deck, slight twitching
of the nostrils, perceptible quickness
of movement. Once, and unwilling
that he did so or that l saw, he
laughed aloud, mockingly and defiant
ly, at the advancing storm. see him
yet, standing there like a pygmy out of
the Arabian Nights" before the huge
front of some malignant genie. He
was daring destiny. and he was un.
afraid.
The whispers OF wind became puffs,
the sails filed, the Ghost moved.
Wolf Larsen put the wheel hard up. to
port, and we began to pay off. The
wind was now dead astern, mutter-
ing and putting stronger and stronger.
and my head-sails were pounding lus-
tily. My hands were full with the fly
ing-jib, lib, and staysail; and by the
time this part OF my task was accom-
plished the Ghost was leaping into the
southwest, the wind on her quarter
and all her sheets to starboard. With
out pausing for breath, though my
heart was beating like trip-hammer
from my exertions, l sprang to the
topsails, and before the wind had be-
come too strong we had them fairly
set and were- coiling down. Then |
went aft for orders.
Wolf Larsen nodded approval and
relinquished the wheel to me. The
wind was strengthening steadily and
the sea rising. For an hour / steered
each moment becoming more difficult
had not the experience to steer at
the gait we were going on a quarter.
ing course.
Now take run up with the glasses
and raise some of the boats. We've
made at least ten knots, and we're 60
ing twelve or thirteen now. The old
girl kncws how to walk"
l contented myself with the fore
crosstrees. some seventy feet above
the deck. AS I searched the vacant
stretch of water before me, I compre
hended thoroughly the need for haste
! II we were to recover any OF our men.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-02-11
CHAPTER xIV--Continued,

! had cherished a hope that his VIC
tins would find an opportunity to
escape while filling our water barrels.
but Wolf Larsen had selected his spot
well. The Ghost lay half beyond the
surf line of lonely beach. Here
debouched deep gorge, with precipi
tous, volcanic walls which no man
could scale. And here. under his d.
rect supervision-for he went ashore
himself-Leach and Johnson filled the
small casks and rolled them down to
the beach. They had no chance to
make break for liberty In one of the
boats.
Late that afternoon we hove up an.
chor and got away. Nothing was be-
1ore US but the three or four months
hunting on the sealing grounds. The
outlook was black indeed, and went
about my work with a heavy heart.
An almost funereal gloom seemed to
have descended upon the Ghost. Wolf
Larsen had taken to his bunk with
one OF his strange, splitting head
aches. Johnson l found lying full
length on the forecastle head, staring
at the troubled churn Of the forefoot,
and l remembered with horror the
suggestion Wolf Larsen had made. 1t
seemed likely to bear fruit tried
to break in on the mans morbid
thoughts by calling him away, but he
smiled sadly at me and refused to
obey.
Leach approached lie as returned
aft.
Il want to ask favor, Mr.. Van
Weyden," he said. IF it's yer luck
to ever make Frisco once more, will
you hunt up Matt Mccarthy? He's
my old man. He lives on the hill,
back of the Mayfair bakery, runnin
a cobbler's shop that everybody
knows, and you'll have no trouble.
Tell him ! lived to be sorry for the
trouble brought him and the things
I done, and-and just tell him God
bless him. for me-"
l nodded my head, but said, Wen
all win back to San Francisco, Leach
and you'll be with me when 60 to
see Matt Mccarthy"
I'D like to believe you," he an
swered, shaking my hand. but
can't. Wolf Larsenll do for me,
know II; and all can hope is he'll do
1t quick"
And as he left me was aware of
the same desire at my heart. Since
1t was to be done, let 1t be done with
dispatch. 1t was a cheap and sordid
thing after all, this life, and the
sooner over the better. Over and
done with! I. too, leaned upon the
rail and gazed longingly into the sea,
with the certainty that sooner or
later should be sinking down, down.
through the cool. green depths of its
oblivion.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-02-11
WAY OF IRONING TABLECL0TH
Writer Of Experience Describes
Method Which She Believes to
Be the Best to Follow.

A tablecloth should be pulled into
shape before being ironed. After 1t
is pulled into shape, fold It together
lengthwise through the middle, so
that the wrong side will be outside.
Then turn back the edges of each
side so that the cloth Is In four long
folds, each fold of the same width.
The outer fold will now be right side
out. Iron these two outer folds, then
turn them inside and iron the two in
ner folds that are now outside and
are the right side Of the tablecloth.
When the four folds are thus finished
the long length can be doubled back
and forward the desired width, but
the crosswise folds should not be
ironed In. Papers can be placed
where the tablecloth hangs over on
the floor from the ironing board. A
little practice will soon make you per-
feet. The old-fashioned way was to
first iron a tablecloth on the wrong
side, but the tablecloths coming I'M
der my observation that look best are
ironed in the manner above described.
-Eunice Haskins in Independent
Farmer.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-02-11

learn quickly. Steering | picked up
easily, but running aloft to the cross
trees and swinging my whole weight
by my arms when left the ratlines
and climbed still higher. was more
difficult. This, too. learned, and
quickly, for | felt somehow wild de-
sire to vindicate myself in Wolf Lar
sens eyes, to prove my right to live
In ways other than of the mind. Nay,
run of the masthead and in the cling
ing by my legs at that precarious
height while swept the sea with
glasses in search of the boats,
remember one beautiful day. when
the boats left early and the reports OF
the hunters guns grew dim and dis
tant and died away as they scattered
far and wide over the sea. There
was just the faintest wind from the
westward; but it breathed its last by
the time we managed to get to lee
ward of the last lee boat. One by
one-I was at the masthead and saw
the six boats disappeared over the
bulge OF the earth as they followed
the seal into the west. We lay. scarce
ly rolling on the placid sea. unable to
follow. Wolf Larsen was apprehen-
sive. The barometer was down, and
the sky to the east did not please
him. He studied 1t with unceasing
vigilance.
1T she comes out of there" he said,
hard and snappy, putting us to wind
ward of the boats it's likely thereIl
be empty hunks in steerage and
fo'c'sle."
BY eleven o'clock the sea had be-
come glass. Slowly the whole east
ern sky was filled with clouds that
overtowered us like some black sierra
OF the Internal regions. And still we
rocked gently. and there was no wind
We ate dinner, a hurried and anx-
ious meal for me with eighteen men
abroad on the sea and beyond the
bulge of the earth and with that heav-
enrolling mountain range Of clouds