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Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21

City of Augusta, Maine
City Clerks Office.

City Clerks Off1ce.
Augusta, Maine, Dec. 1e. 1916.
To the Municipal officers Of the City Of
Augusta:
Pursuant to an ordinance relating to
the moving Of buildings. and passed
February II, 1918, / hereby respectfully
petition for a license to move wooden
building now situated in Capital fark
to No. q Child Street, in Augusta. afore-
said.
A true copy,
Attest: BURLE1GH MARTIN.
City Clerk.
Upon the foregoing petition a hearing
is hereby ordered to be held before said
Municipal Officers at the Aldermen
Room. December a6th, 1916. at II o'clock
A. NJ.
Attest: BCRLElGH MARIaN.
doc2ldlt Clty cIe1A'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21

Noble the jcweler says: Give her a
bracelet watch: something that will be
reminder of the giver every few min
utes of the day. We have fine assort-
ment of very desirable styles which we
have marked as low as we consistently
can for these high grade watches."-
Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21

Gen. Patrick Hayes of Chelsea is in
Bangor this week in attendance at the
meeting of the Maine State Grange,
being there as delegate from Chelsea
Grange.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21
LOCAL NOTICE

Clearance Sale Of Christmas Goods
and Millinery. Everything in Millin-
cry below cost NJ. c. CARET, 1873
Water ST., Augusta, Me, next to the
Colonial Theatre.
Dec19d5t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21

The "Chesterfield." a 19-jewel South
Bend watch. $3.50 at Hilton's, 166
Water street. a perfect gift for a
man.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21
AUGUSTA LOCALS

The publishers Of the Kennebec
Journal would like copy Of the Daily
Journal OF February 2, 1898.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21

Ed. Brown of Vassalboro was among
the Wednesday callers in this city on
business.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21

Electric portables, electric chatting
dishes electric coffee machines-pleas-
ing gifts at Swift and Turner Co.'S
Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21

Webber & Hewett's Bran Bread-al-
ways h-baked-wholesome and
healthful. Also at Hallowell Branch.
Dec. .19d5t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21

Smoke sale of millinery, commencing
Friday Great bargains. Call early. l..
c. Cochrane, 259 Water street.
Dec 19d5t*
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21

Roses. violets, pinks, ETC., at the Rob-
bins Greenhouses. Place orders for cut
flowers now. Tel. 144.--Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21

Women's. boys, girls fleeced uniol
suits. all sizes, 50-59c. H. j. Merrick
Dec16d2w
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL
Telephone 135

Cards OF thanks, obituary notices. res
olutions Of respect. etc, will DO
charged at the rate Of ten cents per
line. No charge less thar Is ceots
Subscribers who fail to receive t0e
Journal promptly will confer q favor
by notifying tho Office Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21

Thursday, December 21, 1916.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21

Miss Lottie S. Stafford will com.
mence her Christmas sale Dec. 5 and
continue until Christmas at Ill State
street. dec5dt1
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21
Law COURT +.
Last Three Cases for the Tern,
Are Argued at Wednesdays
Session - Justices in Com
sultation Today

The last three cases scheduled to be
heard at the December term Of the law
court were argued at Wednesdays ses-
sion and at the close of the cases the
justices went into consultation. They
will remain in consultation through to-
days session. =
Exceptions were overruled at Wednes-
days session in the three cases Of Heath
vs.. Lemieux.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21
.RA HOUSE

0enmiS npson's Immortsk Rural
C'ae . Old Homestea1kh with
FraN p; 1.-THE ShieIdins jshad .
owl Sn Holmes; Pastaou un.
Trak lures, orehestras
Fofst times today. old
an homsz5f a11 y with Frank hoss sand
II w. Irresistible simplicity of
tne nu Jay and its tender story
whlcns its appeal upon real
heartJ and upon its depletion
OF eY characters that every
one es, that have made its
poput edure for more than three
decay was this fundamental
wealta1 universal interest that
cause Old Homestead" to be-
come 4oremost dramatic classic of
our feApd makes the photo play
adapttpf the lovable play one of
the mo&t important screen events in
all the .annals of motion pictures.
The sixth episode of the wonder SER
ial The Shielding Shadow" with
Grace Darmond, Ralph Kellard. and
Leon Bary. called THE Disappearing
Prisoner" Who is Ravengar? and
Whatsds "The Shielding Shadow ?''
A picture full of thrills, real thrills
developing logically from powerful
situations. than there have ever been
in any other serial.
The Burton Holmes Paramount
Travel pictures, Orchestra.
Friday and Saturday Marguerite
Clark, all next week Bob Ott.-Advt.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21

Women's bath robes, s2.49 at Mer-
rickS. Dec. 16d1W
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21

A gift of 4 Journal subscription
makes an acceptable gift: Advance
city rates-$5 a year; $3.50 for mo-;
$125 for mo. On r. F. D. routes: 81
a year; 81 for 6 mo-; 81 for mo.
dec90-o1
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21

DR.. Charlotte p. Sawyer. Oateopath,
Augusta Trust Building. Tel. 924-M.
oct10eodtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21
-ad,ss Moccastn Slippers.

Daniel Green Genuine Comfy Slip
Ipers for all the sfamiIy. An early pur-
chase means 4 better assortment to
lseIect from.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-21

d Tie ffext caSes argued was that of
Eorneha D. Feseenden of Lisbon Falls
ct al in Equity,v Madeline v. coombs
of Lisbon FaBs. asking the court for
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-17
OPENING C0COANUTS.
How the Meat Is Made Ready For the
Candimaker.

IN large car'l: factories many
cocoanuts are used. In removing
the shells from these nuts there are
employed men who work at this reg
ularly, Just as they would at any
other trade or calling.
A cocoanut opener works at Il
bench. Back of him are stacked UP
on the floor large sacks filled with
cocoanuts. At intervals he empties
a sack of nuts on the bench in front
of him and then he continues open
ing.
His only tool is heavy all steel
knife, like an all steel oyster knife,
with a heavy solid handle and With
the other end fattened and tap1ed
into round pointed knife. he
holds a nut ON the bench in front
of him and with one whsck of the
heavy handle he breaks the shell.
opening it with irregular fssures:
and then with the knife end of the
tool he p1ies of the shell and tosses
the shelled nut into basket at his
side. An expert opener can she'll a
great many cocoanuts in day.
But the cocoanut opener is not
the only person employed at the CO.
coanut end of the factory. From
the openers bench the baskets of
shelled nuts are removed to table.
at which sit girls who remove the
brown skin with which the meat OF
the cocoanut is covered. Knives
made specially for this purpose are
used. and quickly they cut off the
skin and toss the nuts into other
baskets, where you see them now,
not brown, but milk white.
Then the cocoanuts are dumped
into a chute, down which they 60 tc
the floor below into the grinders:
which break the cocoanuts up into
the required degree. of coarseness OF
fneness, and from the grinders they
go to the cooking kettles, for the
cocoanut for candies must be cook
ed before it is used. If it were used
raw it would soon become sour OF
rancid from the oil that the cocoa
nut contains. When the ground up
cocoanut has been passed through
the cooker it is ready for manufac.
ture into the various confections in
which cocoanut meat is used.-Los
Angeles Times.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-17
Guncotton.

Intense shock or heat explodes
guncotton, and its power can be
gauged from the fact that it is the
force which blows great holes ID
ships through the agency Of mines
and torpedoes. The advantages OF
guncotton for military purposes are
that it can stay for any length OF
time in water without injury, its ex-
plosions are unattended by smoke,
and it ignites at temperature half
that required to explode gunpow.
der. A peculiar characteristic OF
guncotton is that brick of it, when
wet, may be placed on a bed Of hot
Goals, and as the moisture dries out
the cotton will flake and burn quiet
ly. If dry originally, however, the
guncotton will explode with terrible
force at about $50 degrees of heat.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-17
Evils Of Worry.

Worry hurts health. Worry not
only aggravates, but in many cases
is responsible for certain disorders
of the human system.
People who are subject to spells
of worrying are found to have an
irregular pulse. Respiration often
is repressed, the blood circulation
impaired, and the extremities be-
come cold.
And just as worry impairs the
blood circulation SO, too, it inter
feres with the proper action OF the
stomach's digestive apparatus.
This interference with the secre-
tions of the stomach is apt to make
the worried man or woman a con-
firmed dyspeptic.
Worry by continuously interfer-
ing with sleep often leads to more
or less chronic insomnia.-Pitts-
burgh Press. o.,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-17
Our First Cocoa.

The first newspaper notice that
announced the sale of cocoa and
chocolate in America read:
"Amos Trask, at his house, a lit
tie below the Bell tavern, in Dan
vers, makes and sells chocolate
which he will warrant to be good
and takes cocoa to grind. Those
who may please to favor him with
their custom may depend upon be-,
ing we'll served and at very cheap
rate"
This notice appeared in the Essex
Gazette of Massachusetts, on the
18th of June, 177l, five years before
the signing of the Declaration of In
dependence. Despite MIR. Trask' :
assurance that his rate was cheap:
chocolate was very expensive and
beyond the purse of any but the
wealthy folk.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-17
FOOTBALL SIGNALS.
6tory of How the Use Of the Number
System Was lnaugurated.


According to R. W. Maxwell, the
famous Swarthmore player, numeri-
cal football signals, now so necessary
to playing the gridinn game, first
originated in 1888, when Pennsylva-
MIA Military college used the system
against Princeton and won from the
Tigers by score Of 6 to 0. The
New Jersey team was bewildered by
the novelty, but the advantage OF
the system vas realized and Prince
ton adopted it, followed by Yale and
Harvard. In telling of the birth OF
the signal system Maxwell says:
Signals seem to be an absolutely
essential part Of football, and yet it
was not until 1883 that they were
invented. From the November day
in 1869, when Rutgers and Prince.
ton played the first game Of football;
until 1888 tie colleges got along by
using systems which varied with ev'
cry eleven, letters being frequently
used. It was left to Pennsylvania
Military college to originate the
present system of numbers.
1T was ON a chill November aft
ernoon in 1888 that Pennsylvania
Military college flashed the number
system ON the football world and,
incidentally, used the signals as the
means ofas coup whereby Princeton
was whipped at Chester by 6 to 0.
The numbers not only mystifed
Princeton, but they so speeded up
Penn Military's play that it was able
to outrush the Tigers at every stage
of the game, which was witnessed by
more, than 1000 persons, great
football gathering for those days.
From that day the use of numbers
for signals spread rapidly.
'In defeating Princeton Pennsyl-
vania Military did, not use trick
plays, spring some new formations
or work the 'shoestring' stunt for
the first time. The players outgen-
eraled their. opponents, and the out
generating was done by using a sys-
tenn of numbers for signals.
football signals now being used
by ali of the teams we're used for the
first time in this contest. Princeton
was swept off her feet by the speedy
play and was outclassed and out
played. 1t was the most successful
coup d'etat ever sprung by football
team. It made such an impression
on Princeton that the coach adopted
it for his team. and within a year
Yale, Harvard, Pennsylvania and
others also took it up. Penn also
was defeated in that same year.
This revolutionized football. New
york Times.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-17
Names of the Days.

The names of most of the days
of the week have their origin in
Saxon words and Scandinavian my
thology. They are as follows: Mon
day, the day of the moon; Tuesday.
the day devoted to Tiw, the god OF
war; Wednesday, the day of Odin
or Wodin, king of the gods; Thurs,
day, the day of Thor, god of thun-
der; Friday, the day devoted to
Frigga, wife of Wodin; Saturday,
the day of Saturn; Sunday, the day
of the worship of>the sun.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-17
Even Loss.

At one time Kid Brown, a famous
dance hall proprietor and early day
character of Alaska, was approach
ed by gambler and requested to
lend him $40. Without saying a
word the Kid punched the cash reg
lister, pulled out SIS and handed it
to the gambler.
"What?" said the latter. Didn't
I ask you for ten spot"
The kid shifted his chew of tobac-
co over to the other side of his
mouth. kicked his slippers in thr
corner and drawled in his character
istic fashion:
eve both lose fve."-Every-
body's.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-17
Fractions.

"And have you any brothers and
sisters, my little man p asked the
kind old lady.
sYes'm," replied the little man.
81 have one sister and one and a
half brothers"
"What?"
eyes, ma'am. / have two half
sisters and three half brothers. -
Philadelphia Press.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-17
Boss of a Laundry.

"What is your occupation, Ras-
tus?"
'1'se de manager OBJ a laundry
sab, an I makes a right comfable
ivin'."
"What is the name of your laun.
dry"
'Hannah Maria johnson, sab. -
Boston Transcript.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-17
Givino Him Warning.

IF you come home early this aft
ernoon please 60 around the house
and enter by the back door" said
Mrs. Dodsworth.
"What's on foot?" asked Mr.. Dods-
worth.
'Nothing's on foot thank heav-
en-! I will entertain the Browning
club this afternoon and | don't want
any object so intensely material as
you are to profane the soulful at
mesphere we shall have created by
several hours of study and recita-
tion."- n."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-17
KNOWLEDGE the Fount of Fervency.

Slimson-Now, Bobbie, remember
that when we sit down to dinner the
bishop will say blessing.
Bobbie-Does he know what we
are going to have?
Slimson-Certainly not.
Bobbie-Better let ne do it. he
won't put half the heart in it that
7 will.-New York Sun.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
THE FoRTNleHrLY
Miss Maude Carpenter to Read Paper
on Education.

The schools of today and tomorrow
are of vital interest to every mother
and friend of children. This subject
therefore has been chosen by the
Fortnightly committee on education
for discussion at the regular meeting
of the club Saturday afternoon, Nov. 25
at the Second Congregational church.
Methods of education in vogue twenty
even ten years ago are now quite dis
credited and only time and the practi
cal adjustments necessary prevent
general adoption of theories nothing
short Of revolutionary yet at the same
time eminently products of common
sense.
A paper by Miss Maude Carpenter,
who has been student of these prob
lens and had practical experience COW
ering nearly thirty years will give
brief survey OF the field. Our Ben.
nington schools following the example
OF our New York neighbors have just
adopted play as part of their regular
curriculum. Miss Vossler will discuss
briefly Education Through Play" and
then give demonstration of the prac-
llCdl NOThlHS ouL Ol tliiS COHSlI uCtiNe
theory OF play, now being so univer-
sally adopted. The guiding OF chill
dren's reading and the supreme inn
portance of this in the new education
will be brought out in a paper by Miss
Eleanor Sibley who has Just gradual
ed from the Pittsburg Library school.
recitation by Miss Frances Holden
entitled "A Stupid Boys Lament"
The girls Glee club of.the High school
will sing "The Night Bells" by Vincent
and Mss Helen Carpenter and Miss
Elsa Wahlquist will sing a duet en-.
titled Kind Words
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
NO REASON TO MOURN LEG
Believed e. A. MeIendy Will Be Able
TO Walk Better Without II.

Brattleboro, Nov 20.-In the Me-
mortal hospital this morning DR.. G. r.
Anderson amputated the right leg OF
Emery A. Melendy, town representa-
tive of Londonderry and station agent
at South Londonderry. On November
l MIR. Melendy fell from a step lad
der, badly fracturing the bones be-
tween the knee and ankle. The bones
were so badly splintered that it was
necessary to remove them for dis
tance OF an inch and a half at that
time He was brought direct from his
home to the hospital short time af-
ter the accident happened.
In boyhood Mr.. Melendy badly in
jured the knee of the right leg. SO
that he has walked with difficulty
ever since. The operation today was
made above the knee in the hope that
Mr.. Melendy may eventually be able
to walk better than at any time in 30
years. 1t was stated this afternoon
that the operation had been success
fully performed and that the patient
was resting comfortably.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
woMAN's SPECIAL BEAT HUGHES
Said to Have Turned the 1900 Votes
Necessary In California.

Washington, Nov. 20.-Senators and
representatives now returning to
Washington who are acquainted with
the situation in California agree that
considerably more than 1000 votes,
half Wilson's majority, were switched
from Hughes to Wilson by the resent
n.ent felt by California women over
the activities of the eastern women
who loured the West in special train
In Hushes' behalf, telling the women
how thes should bestow their suf-
frage. A considerable number of men
are believed to have been influenced
in the same direction.
An enterprisilg piece of work on
the part of the pralicity bureau of the
democratic national committee was
partially responsible for the promi-
nence given to the Campaign tour Of
the eastern women. When the "wo-
mans special" started from New York
for the West the democratic publicity
bureau undertook to be tae press
agent for this venture. 1t sent to
1000 big and little newspapers in the
western country a description OF the
train and its passengers. 1t referred
OF the train de luxe" called it the
golden special" and the millionaire
special and estimated the wealth of
the ladies' who were sponsors for the
venture.
The 1000 newspapers "ate up the
story" and cried for more. They got
it. Everywhere the golden special"
went its managers found advance no
tices. The impression was created that
the ladies of the stump-speaking party
were rich dilletantes who had come to
patronize the practical women of the
West. In several places the Eastern
women met hostile receptions.
Not only in California, but in other
parts OF the Western Country. did the
golden special" have the reverse eff
feet of that intended if the returning
politicians have gauged the situation
correctly. Stories were circulated that
placed the campaigning women in a ri
diculous light 1t was said that in one
city they complained that their car
had not been filled with candy and
flowers as in other places. Then there
was the story of rings in or rings
out" This had 1t that before leaving
their special train to address a meet
ing the eastern women would ascer-
tain from their local adherents what
sort of people were likely to be at the
meeting. II they found that they were
TO address working girls they would
turn their rings in and conceal from
view the diamonds and other precious
stones, while If 1t was to be meeting
of club women" the rule would be
rings out" with the jewels displayed
Antoher story was that when the wo-
men campaigners were told of objec-
tion to them on the ground that they
we're merely women Of great wealth
seeking diversion, one of them re-
piled: why, there are several among
us who haven't over $4,000 year"
or course, most of the stories were
baseless, but they were reflected in
the votes OF the States where women
have the suffrage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
MRS. FLAeLER WEES
Widow With S70,ooo,ooo Marries
Friend of 23 Years.

New York. Nov 16.--Mrs. Mary
Lily Flagler, widow of Henry NJ. Flag
Ter, one of the organizers of the Stand
ard oil company. was married in this
city yesterday 10 former Judge Robert
Worth Bingham of Louisville, Ky. The
wedding took place at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Pembroke Jones. Rev. DR..
George Morgan Ward, rector of the
Flagler chapel at Palm Beach, ofiiciat.
ing. Only members of the immediate
family attended.
The engagement of the couple was
announced at New York the 5th and
was the result of a friendship of more
than 20-years' standing renewed at a
house party last year. They 1rst met
at commencement exercises at tho
University of Virginia 23 years ago.
Mrs. Flagler inherited an estate from
her first husband estimated as high
as $70,O00,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
BANK EXAMINER IS
NAMED BUT NOT
vERMONTER
Thomas ]. Goodwin of South Car
0Iina Has Been Selected
HAS NOT BEGUN HIS DUTIES
Appointment From Outside the State
VIII Not Please the Vermont
Aspirants for the Office.

st. Albans, Nov. 22.-Any Vermont
have aspired to the position OF ma
tional bank examiner to fill the va
cancy caused by the untimely death
of James II, Kelleher, of Montpelier,
will find his ambition nipped in the
bud. for the vacancy has already been
filled. the appointment having been
made several days ago, at least. al.
though the exact date is not publicly
known.
A letter received today by The
Messenger from James ID. Brennan,
chief national bank examiner with
office in Boston, reads in part as fol-
lows: Referring to your inquiry of
November Is, have been advised
that the comptroller of the currency
has appointed Thomas j. Goodwin
national bank examiner for Vermom
to succeed James H. Kelleher, de-
ceased, Mr.. Goodwin has not yet
been assigned to his district y"
Mr. Brennan does not give the new
appointee's residence but The Mes
senger is informed from a source
which there is no reason to question
that Mr. Goodwyn's home is in South
Carolina. 1t has been the custom to
appoint men from the district in
which the vacancy occurs. but this
time the Wilson administration seems
10 have reached down into the Solid
South to fill a New England vacancy.
The Vermont candidates for the po
sition were Jerry f. 0'Neil of st.
Adams. j. c. Durick. of Fair Haven,
and j. G. Ullery Of Brattleboro.