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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-06
The Word "chap.U

"Chap" is simply an abbreviation Of
chapman, the merchant OF former days,
and Is derived from the Anglo-Saxon
Cheap" bargain. The word almost
brings before us the loud voiced cheap
Jack" as he cries his wares in the
cheaping or market. Chap seems to
have come into common use at the end
of the sixteenth century and is rarely
mentioned in books before 100. John.
son does not recognize it, though Steele
uses it in 1712 in the Spectator (If you
want to sell, here is your chap"O. and
1t Is found in Bailey's Dictionary, 1871.
Its original meaning of buyer or SELL
er still fingers in the dialects of many
counties. Coupled with the adjectives
old, young, little, poor. it was and is
used In familiar language, as is its rel
alive, queer customer" Todd, 1918,
afhrms that good chap meant one to
whom credit might be given, whereas
not qualified by good it was term Of
contempt.-London Standard.
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OAKLAND
The Mothers Improvement Club
Holds Entertaining
Meeting
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ABOUT TOWN

The Mothers improvement Club oh
served Gentlemen's night Friday, June
:. at the Methodist vestry, with an at
tendance of So. A bountiful supper
was served, after which the following
program was carried out: Solo, Mrs
Edwin Foster; reading, Mrs. Rush
quartet, Mrs. George Fuller, Mrs. Will
liam Savage, Mrs. Oral Wheeler and
Mrs. George Johnson; paper on the
Mothers Club and its object by Mrs
Olive Giberson: trio. Mrs. George Full
Ter, Mrs. Ralph Stowell and Mrs
George Hallett; reading. Mrs. William
Savage; solo, Mrs. George Fuller; or
gan solo, Gladys Barley. Then Miss
Jude Watermillion escorted Mrs. Sa
rah Ink to the organ, where she rem
dered beautiful solo, after which one
CT the best features of the evening oc-
Cured when little Miss F'rizz escorted
the Jubilee singers from Blackwell to
the platform and some good old coon
songs were sung.
Horace Greeley has purchased a new
Faige machine.
Anon Lodge, No. a5, I. o. o. F., will
work the Second degree Tuesday eve
ming.
Mrs. Julia Eastman Of Boston is Wis
fling her nephew, Henry Demmons, for
a few days.
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For All Pain

THE ed1ciency OF any drug" says DE-. @. r.
Robbins, rs known to Us by the results We
obtain from its use. II we are able to con
troll pain and disease by means OF any prep
aration. we certainly are warranted in its
use. One Of the principal symptome OF all
diseases is pain, and this Il what the patient
NEST often applies to Us for. 1. e. something
TO relieve his pain. II we can arrest this
promptly the patient is most liable to trust
in us for the other remedies which will effect
a permanent cure. One remedy which l
have used largely in my practice is anti
kamnia tablets. Many and varied are their
uses. have put them to the test on many
occasions, and have never been dtsappoint-
ed. I found them especially valuable for
headaches Of malartal origin. where Qutnine
was being taken. They appear to prevent
the bad after effects OF the Quinine. Anti
kamnia tablets are also excellent for the
headaches from improper digestion; also
for headaches OF a neuralgia origin, and es-
pecially DOR women subject to pains at
certain times. Two anti -kamn1a tablets give
prompt relief, and In a sho rt time the patient
Is able to go about as usual" These tablets
ruay be obtained at all druggists. Ask for
AK Tablets. They are also unexcelled for
headach 8, neuralgia and all pain.
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BELGRADE

G. Evans Minot, Bowdoin 10, and
classmate Of ROLAND c. Farnham OF
Needham, Mass, returned to college
Tuesday morning.
H. H. Hewett is improved so to be
able to be out Of doors.
There are a number Of pupils in the
High and Franklin schools who are
sick with the mumps. Those who are
sick are as follows: Evelyn Sawyer
lola and Neleta Tibbetts from the
High school; Clark Bachelor, Ida
Watson, Rena Roberts. Margaret Mo-
sher and Edwin Littlef1eld from the
Franklin school.
Lloyd and Clayton Stevens who have
been visiting their father, Will Stew
ems of this place. returned to North
Augusta with their mother Wednes-
day.
Frank Moore of Mt. Vernon is work
ing in the sawmill owned by Stephen
Blaisdell.
Mrs. James Watson is visiting in
Boston.
Miss Doris Tibbetts is expected
home next week.
Rev. G. J. Gilbert preached at the
Old South church June 4.
Belgrade Grange will observe Child
ren's night June "a. The committee is
Miss Eva Stuart. Miss Marion lib
belts and Mrs. Nina Reynolds.
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Why Not q Garden PeelP

As to the garden pool-why no,
have one? It may be ever so simply
done. and often the more simple it Is
the more charming. Or it may be very
elaborate and artificial. like those IN
the tiny toy gardens of those masters
Of article, the Japanese. No other
garden feature offers greater possi.
bilities for diversity Of form or fol
originality than the pool. l know q
city garden with high walls about 1t,
rather cramped garden because of
the nearness Of other dwellings,. But
under small tree In that garden is a
bit Of basin with water that is al.
ways fresh, set there in the sod to in
vite the birds for a daily bath. And
where birds are there is the spirit of
the woodland and mountains, no mat,
ter how high skyscrapers tower round
about--Bertha n. Smith in Country
side Magazine.
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THE HOUSE A BIRD BUILDS.
A Hammerhead's Nest Has Three
Rooms, All Big and Strong.

A Hammerhead's Nest Has Three
Rooms, All Big and Strong.
No single room apartment satisfies
the hammerhead. When he builds his
nest he divides it into three rooms-a
reception hall, drawing room and a
bedroom.
The entire structure is built of
sticks. dome shape. and sometimes six
feet in diameter. The bird is so good
q carpenter and engineer that the nest
will bear the weight Of man.
In appearance the bird looks always
as If he needed a haircut. His long
locks, hanging down his neck, have
given him his name. hammerhead.
The entrance to this domelike nest is
small and on the concealed side. The
first room IS the hall, where the ham
merhead lives when he fears attack.
Behind this is the drawing room, the
home Of the young birds when they
outgrow the bedroom.
The bedroom Is higher than the rest
and safe from foods. Here the female
bird deposits eggs on a nest Of leaves,
and both parents take turns at keep.
ing them warm.
The hammerhead lives in Africa,
usually builds his nest near a stream
and eats fish. frogs. lizards and small
snakes.-Philadelphia North American.
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Thorouqhly Dislnfected.

In the days when the Manchu dynas.
ty was tottering two students cut oil
some of their fingers as protest to the
governments delay in granting par
lament. Such forms Of protest are to
the Chinese what writing a letter to
the paper is to the Englishman. When
these students were taken to the Union
Medical college the doctors remonstrat-
ed with them for misusing their bodies
and running the danger of infection as
we'll.
"Oh, you needn't fear on that point"
said these students. 1--WE boiled the
knife t."-World Outlook.
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Your Children Become
Rosy and Robust

When children act 1istless, look
frail, lose appetite, become cross and
peevish, you need to look after them
very carefully. The dull eyes, coated
tongue, bad breath tell you that the
stomach is out of order, the liver mac
tive, the bowels need attention, and
perhaps worms may be making their
troubles worse. Whatever it IS, you
may be sure that IL. F." Atwood's
Medicine will do them a great deal
of good. 1t acts surely on the stom-
ach and bowels, regulates the liver,
and has a tonic effect which brings
back appetite, fills out cheeks and
makes them rosy. This medicine is
safe for the children, and you see its
good effects in surprisingly short time.
Buy 35c bottle At your nearest store.
Or write to-day for free sample.
Il r" Medicine Co, Portland, Ma
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KICKER INSTITUTE
Commencement
WEEK EXERCISES

Houlton, Me, June 5.-The Com
mencement Week Exercises at Kicker
Classical Institute will be held June
1921 as follows:
Sunday, 7.3c P. NJ. Baccalaureate
sermon, First Baptist Church; Mon
day, Senior Last Chapel; Tuesday,
Junior Exhibition s p. NJ Baptist
Church; Monday, Annual Meeting
Board of Trustees, A. M Tuesday,
Alumni Banquet. s P NJ Wording
Hall; Wednesday, Commencement Ex-
ercises at 1890 A. NJ First Baptist
Church; Annual Reception. P. M,
Kicker Parlors.
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- MUIR -
The Latest Discovery In Medicine
WHY SUFFER FROM BACKACHE, LUMBAGO, RHEUMATISM?

It is asserted with confidence that these
painful effects due to uric acid in the
system are entirely eradicated. A remedy,
called "ANURIC," has been discovered
by DR.. Pierce in his hospital practice.
which he believes is thirty-seven times
more potent than lithia, and is the cause
of a drainage outward of the uric acid
with which it comes in contact within this
body 1t will ward off backache.
headache. and the darling pains and
aches of articular or muscular rheuma-
tism-of those diseases which are caused
by too much uric acid, such as govt, asth-
ma, sciatica, or sore. stiff, aching joints.
When the kidneys are weak or diseased
these natural filters do not cleanse the
blood sufficiently. and the poisons are
carried to all parts of the body. There
follow depression, aches and pains, heavi-
ness drowsiness, irritability "ANJ-RIC''
prolongs life because old people usually
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Thrift on 4 Raft,

Scottish thrift received a severe
blow not long ago after a shipwreck.
Two Scotchmen had got on to a raft,
but had nothing to support life or spir-
Its except little tobacco and some
matches, but no pipe or cigarette pa
pers. Succor seemed never coming.
At last they gave it up as hopeless; but,
DESTROYS Of having a little comfort be-
fore the seemingly 1nevita BILE end, they
made some cigarettes with banknotes
one Of them had in his pocket. The
banknotes were no sooner sacrificed
than relief came. and they were saved.
Their feelings cannot be described
London Telegraph.
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TRAPPED BY HIS BLIND RAGE.
For Stupid obstinaey Hima'ayan
Bear Takes the Prize.

For Stupid obstinaey a HimaIayan
Bear Takes the Prize.
Most wild animals are stupid as well
as greedy, but for sheer brainless OBJ
stinacy in che face of opposition"
writes Prince Sarath Ghosh 4 his book,
1.-THE Wonders of the Jungle; there is
no animal like the Himalayap bear. If
he finds thing in his way he will al
ways push it aside, If he can, even
though it would be easier to go round
the obstacle.
1.-THE willy natives of India have OBJ
from it have contrived a trap to catch
him. They select tree with suitable
horizontal bough. At a point on the
bough about ten or twelve feet from
the fork they fasten a bait likely to at
tract the bear-honey, for example, or
goats flesh. Then from another bough
above that one they suspend heavy
block Of stone. The rope is so attached
to the upper bough that the stone
hangs between the bait and the fork of
the tree.
"The bear scents the bait from a dis,
lance, comes to the tree, sees the food
on the bough and climbs up the trunk
Of the tree. Reaching the bough, he
walks along it to get at the bait. But
suddenly he notices the obstacle in the
way and pushes it aside with his paw.
The stone swings out of the way for a
second. then it swings back and hits
the bear on the paw. With a growl of
irritation the bear pushes it aside more
violently. The stone swings away
again; then it returns with greater
force and hits the bear on the chest.
with snarl Of rage the bear gives
the stone a tremendous thrust and
sends 1t up into the air in a wide
curve. Then down comes the stone in
similar curve and hits the bear q
humping whack on the ribs.
Most animals would desist after that
third blow; not so the bear. He is now
in perfectly mad rage, and bear is a
good boxer. He hits out with his paws
right and left and sends the stone
hurting forward in a still wider curve
Then after a few seconds the stone
comes back and hits the bear terrific
'uppercut' on the jaw.
THE bear Is reused to white hot
fury. He thinks an enemy is hiding
behind the stone-as an enemy nigh,
do In the jungle-and he is determined
to reach that enemy.
"But, alas, the bear never went te
school and learned the law Of gravity
Every blow he hits the stone is re
turned tenfold. And as the stone has
no brains to be knocked out it Is the
bear that gets knocked out at last. BE
will never, never give in until he Is
knocked out--of the tree.
"Then the willy natives hiding below
rush In with a net and throw It quick
~ over him.
"And that is how many menageries
and Zoos get their Himalayan bear"
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FERTILE TASMANIA.
Nickname Applied to the One Time
Convict Settlement.

Nictnamss Applied to the One Time
Convict Settlement.
Tasmania IL perhaps the most inter-
esting Of the states Of our common
wealth." remarked the Australian. ut
"a large triangular isla1l lying to the
south Of Melbourne and was once a
convict settlement.
'The climate is delightful and the
soil remarkably fertile. The island Is
practically one large orchard. As fruit
trees do not require much tending. lei
sure is a notable characteristic Of the
Inhabitants, and Tasmania is known
throughout the antipodes as the land
of lots of time or the land of sleep a
lot Is is also called the Jam country
and its natives Familiarity termed jam
eaters This Is on account Of the pres
ence of an enormous cannery on the
island, where some of the orchard
products are converted into jams, jel.
lies and preserved fruits.
But this by no means ends the list
Of Tasmanian nicknames. Two Dutch
explorers, Tasman and Van Dieman,
had to do with the discovery Of the
island, and, although the name Tas-
man is now used. it is often referred to
in old schoolbooks as Van Dieman's
Land. We find it amusing to twist the
latter name a bit and call the Tas-
manians demons which is a shame
as they are the mildest and best fel
lows in the world. They speak OF
themselves as 'Tasies.' and that may
be accepted as their unofficial designa
fion
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-06

f: ON the stores Of E. II. Vaughn. Nor
ridgewock The younger Galway boy,
Alphonso. pleaded not guilty and was
given a hearing in the grand jury room:
at the court house, being represented
by F. j. Walton. Probable cause was
found The three were bound over to
await the action of the grand jury at
the September term of the supreme
court. Bonds were set at $500 and the
logs went to Jail.
Guy Debe, proprietor of one Of the
fruit stores Of Madison avenue, was
given a hearing on the charge of sin
sic sale of intoxicating liquor late
Monday afternoon. Judge Brazzell pre-
nounced a sentence of $50 and costs
or 80 days in Jail. Debe appealed but
left check of $50 in lieu of bonds.
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They Saw the Wonder.

A woman with family Of children
recently moved from the heart Of
Indianapolis to one Of the suburbs,
where they found various new educa-
donal opportunities. One day a neigh
Dor met them all walking back from
the edge Of town and asked whether
they had been out in the country.
YES" said the woman; 1.-The man
who brings our butter said he had a
COW out there. and 1 took the children
out to see t,"-Indianapolis News.
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"FAKE REMEDIES" ADVERTISED

No doubt some Of the medicines
advertised are fakes, but these never
have any lasting success. They stand
in striking contrast to the good old
standard, dependable remedies. like
Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound, which has stood the test OF
time and for more than forty years
has been alleviating the suffering of
womankind. Such medicines are a
blessing to the community and will
continue their good work from one
generatio to another
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Monster Coina.

1t is understood that the largest gold
coin In circulation is the gold 'loof" of
Anam, the French colony in eastern
Asia. 1t is a fat round piece worth f55
English money. The next size to this
coin is the Japanese "obang,"
which weighs more than two and a
half ounces and Is about equal to ten
English sovereigns.-London Opinion.
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suffer from hardening and tbicks,,.
the walls of the arteries. due IN Ing :,
cess of uric acid in the blood ana ne q.
DIR. Pierce. chief physician ar issue
yalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute e h l
derful medicine for the relief H nf Woa,
worked and weakened kidneys =! =, ove.
lief obtained by sufferers has IN, me h
satisfactory that he Determined zen N
"ANURIC' with the principal Do 10 PA.
in town where people could rta41gsS,
ready-to-use medicine SCI Us
"ANURIC'' is not harmful nv ~,
but aids nature in throwing ro99;sonoa
poisons within the body which ' q, taoe
much suffering. pain and miser,. 'd'se %
II you want quick relief huy: :.
or send Or. Pierce Zoe. for trial n nj, aos>
s1% Vol TOR Fh run sreatmsnt This viii s
from the system as hot water r MI. All
gar. 'i'e!'s s..
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DIED

CUMBERLAND.
Portland-June 4, DR.. Alfred King. aged
56 years.
KENNEBEC.
Gardiner-June e. Mrs. Lucy NJ. Coombs,
aged So years.
Togus-June 4, James F. MCGUIRE, aged
IS years.
Winslow-June 4, Charles A. Stilphen,
aged 70 years.
SOMERSET.
Pittsfeld-June 2. Lizzie Morse Went
worth, aged Is years.
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Tho Seven Seas.

The seven seas" is a poetic name for
the oceans Of the earth. The waters
embraced" in the term include, there
fore, all the great waters Of the earth.
Specifically the seven seas are divided
as the north and south Atlantic, north
and south Pacific, Arctic, Antarctic ana
Indian oceans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-06

tapes that stick to the stocking, band
ages and plasters that make a package
of the toes. trying blood-bringing razors
and scissors. Then / tried 'Gets-It' just
once and you ought to have seen that corn
come off-just like a banana peel" It's
simple, wonderful. It's the new way,
painless, applied in two seconds, never
hurts healthy flesh or irritates. Nothing
40 press on the corn. Never fails.
Quit the old ways for once. any
way and try "Gets-It' tonight. For
corns, calluses, warts and bunions.
"Gets-It' is sold everywhere, Csc. a
bottle. or sent direct by E. Lawrence 6.
Co, Chicago. Ill-Adv.
Sold in Augusta and recommended as
the worlds best corn remedy by Arthur
Tetreault, John Coughlin and Bowdtch &
Webster.
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Fitting Sequel.

"Flattery is dangerous to sensitive
ladies'" said Chauncey Depew. II am
always very careful in the matter, be-
cause one evening I told a lady that
she was as sweet as honey. and the
next day she had hives."-New York
Tribune.
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One of my ancestors was signer Of
the Declaration of Independence"
Indeed" replied the naughty lady.
well. an ancestor Of mine was one of
the men who helped draw up the paper
and who told the others where to sign
their names. "-Washington Star.
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an.

What a piece Of work is man! How
noble in reason! How infinite in fac
nlty! In form and moving how express
and admirable! In action how like an
angel! In apprehension how like a eodl
The beauty of the world! The paragon
Of imals!-Hamlet.
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The above picture snapped just Baker had arrived Time
square, New York City, breaking all uanconnsn1
trip from the Pacific o the Atlantic
The Nobby Tread Tires used the of which Baker said
reswoud have stood the the illustrator
as matter OF TACT the terrific real road that Baker them
proves the extraordinary durability qualities fa0"
hrea-Adyt
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MARRIED

AROOSTOOK.
Houlton-May 81, Allen Mcfarland and
Rose Campbell.
FRANKLIN.
Strong-June l, Dr. Gerald P. Clifford
and Miss F. Mae Harrison. both Of Houl-
ton.
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A Want Ad Will Do It.

Will sell for cash, exchange it for something you
need of the unused but valuable articles still
saable still useful Thrifty people don't miss the Jour.
nails For Sale ads (which is why" you can sell il or +d
it. ~
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SKOWHECAN NEWS

Work at Farm in Connection with Woman's Re-
formatory Progressing Rapidly New Mem
bers Received into the Bethany Church-Poll
Tax Bills Are All Sent Out Skowhegan Men
Leave for Chicago Convention-More Loot IS
Discovered from Recent Breaks Boys Plead
Guilty
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first use Of Resinol
Ointment and Resinol
Soap usually gives is
incredible. After all
the suffering they have
endured and all the use
less treatments they
have spent good money
for, thew cannot believe
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N0dTTy SHO SUnH0 IHIH9s
She-Before we were married you
said you liked everything I did. He
Well, I haven't changed much. Now I
IKE everything you don't do.-Rich.
mond Times Dispatch.
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As you cannot do what you wish,
you should wish what you can do
Terence.
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CornS Come Off
Like Banana Peel
Wonderful, Simple Gets II" Never
Fails to Remove Any Corn Easily.

Wouldn't it jar you? Here I've been
going along for years, with one desperate
corn after another, trying to get rid of
them with salves that eat off the toes,
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It's Wonderful How
Resinol Stops Itching

To those who have endured for years
the itching torments of eczema or other
such skin-eruptions, the relief that the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-06

When you make one mistake don'tA
make another by trying to lie out Of It.
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BORN

KENNEBEC.
Hallowell-June /, to the wife Of Robert
Heath, a son.
SAGADAHOC.
Bowdoinham-June 3, to the wife Of
Ellis B. Beane. a daughter.
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anything SO simple, mild and inexpen-
sive can stop the itching and burning
INSTANTLY! And they find it still
more wonderful that the improvement
is permanent and that Resinol really
drives away the eruption completely in
very short time. Perhaps there is
pleasant surprise like this in store for
you. Resinol Ointment and Resinol
Soap are sold by all druggists.
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Good Soap For Baby Ski,

A good baby soap should contain
soothing, healing properties to pre-
vent the rashes and chafings to which
babies are liable. That is why SO many
physicians recommend Resinol Soap.