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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
CLINTON

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jones OF Burn
ham are the guests Of his mother, Mrs
S. S. Jones Town House Hill.
Mrs. Alice Worthing Burgess Of Port
land is visiting Mrs. Charles Spaulding
and other friends.
Miss Alice Dodge returned to Boston
after a visit with her parents, Hon. and
Mrs Howard w. Dodge.
Mrs. Fife Murray and mother of Unity
are guests of Mrs. T. L. Besse.
Mrs. Hannah Trask of Unity is visiting
in town.
The following were in town from Albion
to attend the fair: Chester Drake, Mrs.
Nellie Drake, Mrs. Mamie Tozier, Mrs.
Fannie Libby, Miss lola Allen, James
Whitaker and mother, Mrs Edgar Whit
taker. Mrs. Sadie Skillings
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Potter, Mrs. Kate
Goodwin and sons Ross and Richard of
Springfield. Mass, Mrs. Evelyn Pierce of
Waterville, came by auto last Saturday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
MONMOUTH

The work of canning corn at the Mon
mouth factory closed Friday, Sept. y,
after Is days run. with an output or
o26,C00 cans The work was all done by
machinery, four husking machines being
used. The corn was Of good quality.
The cans will be labeled at once ana
shipped before cold weather.
Monmouth Academy students will hold
social at Cumston hall Friday evening.
Oct. 6, for the purpose of raising money
to PURCHASE song books for the school.
The social will be fnder the direction of
the faculty. A box social is expected.
Mr. and Airs. H. S. Deane were called
to Leeds this week by the sudden death
of his mother, Mrs. Victoria Deane.
George NJ. Haynes made business trip
TO Augusta the first of the week
George Stetson. station agent at the
Maine Central, and Mrs Stetson. have
gone to New York on a vacation. Clifton
Tinkham of Deering is supplying during
his absence.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bragdon Of Port
land and Mrs. Louise Bracket of Ber-
wick were weekend guests of Mr.. Brag-
don's mother. Mrs. c. J. Bragdon.
c. L. Thompson went to Togus this
week TO visit his brother-in-law, W. P
Getchel who is ill in the hospital.
Among those who attended the Greene
fair on Tuesday were Arthur Sanderson,
Walter Drake, Mrs. Lorey Patten, Mrs.
J. II. Jenness and Mrs. Robertson.
The Ladies' Circle of the Congrega-
tional church will serve harvest dinner
at the vestry Thursday noon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jenness and son
Charles and Miss Hazel Yeaton of Au-
burn made an auto trip to Portland on
Sunday.
H. p. Totman of Bars Mills is the guest
of his sister. Mrs. c. ]. Bra gdon
F. NJ. Marks has sold his baldwin ap-
pies to II II. Witherell1
Mrs John Robinson and Mrs Henry
Bates attended the childrens fair at the
Grange hall, Winthrop, on SATURDAY.
Harvey Shepard has moved his family
up to I. 5. Godings. where he has en-
ployrlent.
Mrs Cora Norris is passing few
weeks with friends in Lewiston.
Miss Grace Nutter who has been
guest at Mrs F. E. Niles for the past
few weeks returned Saturday to her
home In Washington. .. c.
Mrs p L. Wellr1an Of Winthrop will,
show a full line of millinery at H. B.
Blake 6, Companv's store every Thursday
in the week during the season. beginning
Thursday, Oct. 5.
Mr. Libby and family who have passed
the summer at the lake. closed their cot
tage Wednesday and returned to their
home in Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
Editors Letter Box
Pleasure in Pain.

Editor Kennebec Journal
Isn't there pain enough in the world
today? / do not here refer to that suf-
fering necessary to teach laundering
mortals obedience to the laws of their
being. / mean pain endured by the
innocent and the harmless: pain in
iicted by the savage. the unthinking
or the unimaginative in the pursuit Of
selfish pleasure.
The expression, ''schaden freude"
pleasure in pain), seems to fit the
case 1t stands for a relic of the
savage past (all too persistent in
the present. when the brain of half
developed man conceived cruel tortures
for his enemies in order to inspire fear
of his own frightfulness.
I could not help thinking Of this
'schaden freude" as I read in the daily
press the heading, "Sportsmen Oil
Guns for Game Season" Here are
people in so-called civilized land,
who cannot find pleasure enough in
the wide field of harmless outdoor en-
shedding Of innocent blood the inflic-
ton of suffering and death upon the
unoffending children of Nature. living
their own lives in their own homes!
And what the purpose of 1t all?
Simply to show ones prowess in
game where the risks are all on one
sde--a game where the cards are
marked and the dice loaded. Such is
modern "chivairy"-aided and abetted
by the State.
Allow me to give below sporting
incident, taken from a current mag
azine. 1t presents that side Of the
picture which the animals face. II
sportsmen could fully realize that side
of the picture, many a gun would stand
idle in the corner instead Of being
oiled for game season.
Il got a long snapshot on the stag
and hit the beast in the haunch. 1t
was late in the day and the wounded
animal got away. Nine days later
spied the big stag again
Not once did he rise or attempt to
feed, but lay there restlessly beating
mis- head against the ground l knew
we'll enough what that meant. His
plant could not reach my ear. but it
reached my heart. / put up the
| 200-yard sight and killed him.
II will not attempt to describe the
body in detail. 1t would not be de-
sirab!e I will merely say that it was
wasted away and almost fieshless ex-
cept for his wounded haunch which
was greatly swollen. This 1 had done,
and for my pleasure.
After that year l went no more to
| Scotland"
J. M. Greene,
! Oct l. 1916 Dorchester. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
Light and Airy
An Early Booster

(By an Ohio Motorist.)
When Caesar took westward ride
And grabbed the Gauls for Rome.
What was the first thing that he did
To make them feel at home?
Did he increase the peoples loads
And liberty forbid?
No; he dug in and built good roads
That's what old Caesar did
Did Caesar put the iron heel
Upon the forenan's breast,
Or did he try 10 make them feel
That Rome rule was the best?
What did he do to make them glad
He came their lands amid?
He built good roads in place of bad
That's what old Caesar did1
He built good roads from hill to hill.
Good roads from vale to vale;
He ran a good roads movement
Till old Rome got all the kale.
He told the folks to buy at nome,
Build roads their ruts TO rld,
Until all roads led up to Rome
That what's old Caesar did.
r. any town would make itself
The centre of the map,
Where folks will come and settle down
And live in plentys lap:
IF anv town its own abodes
OF poverty would rid.
Let it go out and build good roaos-
Inst as old Caesar did.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
Aurora Granae.

A regular meeting of Aurora Grange
of Strong was held in Grange hall Sat
urday evening. Sept. 80 about 40 being
present, the lecturer, F. c. Worthley
having a fine program: Music on the
gra phophone: current events, Anna
Norton; music on the graphophone;
reading, Lulu Stevens; music; roll call
of members, each responded by telling
the task they most dreaded to do;
music: question, How will the rail-
road strike affect the farmers; music.
Ice cream and cake were served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

Charles Miller of Portland has filed
a divorce libel against Myrtle J. Miller
Of Lynn, Mass. alleging desertion. They
were married in Scranton. Penn, in
1902, and went to Lynn in 1909. An
other libel is filed by Percy S. Rogers
against Josie f. Rogers. who he mar
ried 81 years ago. They lived in
Lynn and in Boston several years.
Cruel and abusive treatment is alleged.
Ida c. Plummer Of Windham asks q
decree from Frederick P. Plummer,
after % years Of married life with a
family of four children, cruelty being
charged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
NORWAY GRANGE,

At the last meeting of the Norway
Grange it was voted to extend an in
vitation to the Boys Sweet Corn Club
and the Girls Canning Club to meet
with the Norway Grange at the reg
ular meeting on Saturday. October II,
and help celebrate Corn Day." A
speaker will be secured for the after
noon. Discussions will occupy the
forenoon, with musical features and
readings, interspersed with other
forms of entertainment as time will
permit. Dinner will be served at noon,
committee l. to r, with Mrs. Ella
Perry, chairman. The meeting of
October IS, will be an anniversary OBJ
servance program, which will be an
nounced later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

Holman Days novel BLOW the
Man Down" tells of the hero buying
a steamer wrecked on the fangs of
Old Race for $500 and repairing
her up to be worth 100000. But
this little speculation cannot be
pulled off in the case of the Bay
State, for this old side wheeler had
seen her best days. and her hulk and
machinery are hardly worth salvag-
ing.-Portland Argus.
But that's practically what they
said about the wreck on Old Race.
Turn the remains of the Bay State
over to Holman and let him vindicate
his theory that fiction is not stranger
than truth.-Biddeford Journal.
And here's an incident for Holman's
Bay State yarn: A lady passenger was
flying about, somewhat agitated. and
was rendered any assistance possible
by male passenger. She mentioned
that her husband was on board and
being asked where he was said: "Oh,
he's in there" and sin there" he was,
sitting in their stateroom smoking his
pipe. calmly awaiting his wife to cool
down and something real exciting to
occur
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
Unpatriot:c Americans.

1nlpudent and presumptiouS Ameri-
leo, risking their lives and their CAPT.
tai, and in many instances the lives Of
their families, have had the presump-
ton to disturb the serene and friendly
proceedings of the Mexican conference
by thrusting before it a record of Car
ranza's depredations, his confiscations
and other outrages on Americans and
their property interests. They actual
~ demanded protection of life and
property; provision for transportation
of their products and food-stuffs and
taxes which are neither prohibitiYe
nor confiscatory. And they had the
temerity to admit that they represent
ed investments in Mexico amounting
to upwards of s250,000,0O0.
What they expected to accomplish
by such rude interruption and such
confession it is difficult to conceive. in
view of the fact that all Americans of
their class have been informed by the
State Department, during this admin
istration, that they are mere adventur-
ers. alphabetically seeking to make
money outside Of their own country.
Indeed, only last Saturday President
Wilson referred to them as creatures
so base that they desire that kind of
law and order which some investors in
Mexico consider most to their advan-
too
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
Editorial Comment
A Dry Autumn.


The license laws of Connecticut put
the question up to the voters OF each
town and, in one case. even to the
voters Of a village, as to whether or
not there shall be saloons in their
towns. If the towns are small the
chances are against the demon rum
but if they are large, he gets a
chance. This year, however. the
demon loses territory for six towns
change from wet to dry against two
from dry to yet. In the towns tnat
changed the feature OF the day was
the fight on this question While IN
some of those which did not change
the struggle was on from the open
ing of the polls to the counting OF
the ballots. While one vote would
have changed the result In TWO
towns, at least. the no license forces
have gained ground.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
Hughes Beat Him to II.

In speaking to the young Democrats
Lawn the other day, President Wilson
asserted that if Hughes is elected
there will be war. Am l not right"
he asked, that we must draw the con-
clusion that if the Republican party is
put in power at the next election our
foreign policy will be radically
changed? To this we answer, un-
hesitating, Yes" But that change
will not mean war. That change will
be of such a nature that war will be
utterly mpossible-because the change
:. of policy which Hughes will inaugur-
ate will serve notice upon other coun-
tries that the United States is back
upon it's old footing in international
affairs, self-respecting at home and
demanding and compelling respect
abroad.
There is only one choice as against
peace. and that is war" argued Will
son, as he pressed his charge against
the Republican party Some of the
supporters of that party" he went on
to say, "outspokenly declare that they
want war, so that the certain pros
pect of the success of the Republican
party is that we shall be drawn, in one
form or another, into the ENVIRONMENTS
of the European war"
The President doubtless thought
that he had found a new issue here.
But Hughes beat him to it. July 81,
when Mr.. Hughes formally accepted
his nomination, he exercised that al
most uncanny provision which has
enabled him to achieve so many sue
cesses before the people and he an
swered Woodrow Wilson two months
before the President opened his mouth
and put his foot in it. Hughes then
said:
I'm dealing with foreign nations.
If we are to retain our self-respect
and protect our citizens, the first
essential is that when we speak 1t
shall be understood that we mean
what we say. On February 10
President Wilson issued his strict
accountability note. On March %
the Falaba was torpedoed. If he
had then made good his words, If
he had Immediately held Germany
to strict accountability, not one OF
the subsequent sinkings would
have taken place. The Lusitania,
the Arabic, the Persia, the Sussex
and the other vessels would be
afioat, and 1900 men. women and
children would be alive They lost
their lives because President Will
son did not venture to call to ac-
count by direct challenge and re-
sistance imperial Germany. He
did not dare to make his words
good"
This does not mean war-even as
contradistinguished from the peace
which Mr.. Wilson and his policy SYM
bolize. 1t means real and honorable
peace, the peace which does not have
to be catalocued or described to make
people understand it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

my life, as my health was very bad
when I wrote you, but now I can do my
own work and have not had a sick day
since I began taking your remedies.
/ keep the Compound and Liver Pills on
hand all the time. Mrs. GEO. THoMP-
SON. "a Sherwood Court, Newark, Ohio.
Why don't you write for free advice?
Address Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co. lcoafdeat:aN. LINN. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
Ca-necie Theory in Practice.

Carnegie said the way to grow rich
was to collect toll from the labor OF
many men.
Hiring laborers today can be made
a renunerative occupation. l know of
one man who agreed to supply 400
workmen for a plant in the middle
West.
The industrial concern pays the
Philadelphia % cents day for each
man he employes-s100 day for an
indefinite period.
In everything that looks like snap
there is at least one hard nut to crack.
In this instance the difficulty is to find
men to work.
Said railroad official: I'VE can use
in the United States today 100000
more laborers" -Girard, in the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
THOUSANDS or
SICK WOAIEIl
Helped Every Year by Common
Sense Suggestions Given Free
by The Lydia E. Pinkhan
Medicine Co.

For forty years women suffering from
all kinds of female ills have been writ
ing the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
Of Lynn, Mass, for advice.
Thus they receive common sense sug-
gestions drawn from vast volume of
experience, and thousands of sick wo-
men have been saved from untold suffer-
ing, as letters like the following clearly
show -
Newark, Ohio.-t'Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has made me a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

Fortunately for the politicians. it's
too late for Bill Carrigan to enter the
primaries.-Boston Transcript.
Fortunately for Bill, he doesn't have
to stack up against the politicians in
his daily avocation during the baseball
season.-Brockton Enterprise.
knowing Bill as we do--well ven
ture that the fortunate side is on the
part of the politicians. If Bill whis-
pered to EN-, they'd give real good
imitation of goin' some!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
JEFFERSON

SOUTH-A large number of friends and
neighhors gathered one evening lately
al the home of Mrs. Lizena Lights to
tender a surprise TO Mr.. and Mrs. Ste
phen Fahey ethel Lights) of Bath who
have been recently married. She received
many pretty presents, which were useful
as well. Music formed a part of the
the evenings entertainment. Ice cream
and cake We're served. All had a delight
full time and the party dispersed a. a late
hour Wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Fahey a long
and prosperous life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
Grange Notes
Mt. SUGAR Loaf Grange.

An all days meeting of Mt. Sugar
Loaf Grange, Dixfeld. was held at
Grange hall Saturday, with a picnic
dinner, committees were appointed and
arrangements made to serve the an
nual chicken pie supper during the
month of October. The date to be de-
cided upon later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

well woman. Your
Sanative w a 8 h is
ju S t the thing to
overcome female
weakness. l have
told young mothers
as well as older ones
about your rene
dies, and what they
have done for me.
| think Lydia E.
Pinkham's vegeta-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
ReconpenSe,

No fears concerning sharks.
I cannot summer by the sea;
But loafing in the parks
Is pretty nice, ana brings to me
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
The World War a Year Ago
IodaY-Qct. 6.

Bulgaria rejected Russian ulti-
matum. French advanced into
Servia. Russian, French. British,
Italian and Servian ministers to
Bulgaria asked for their pass
ports.
The French offensive in the
Champagne region carried an i'm
portant German position at Ia
hure, within two miles OF the
railway serving German trenches
between Rheims and the Ar
come.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

The strength of the Republican
party in Indiana continues to be re-
fected by the party's primaries. A
walk over at the polls in November is
indicated by comparison of the Re-
publican and Democratic strength just
shown
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

Think of the troubles awaiting the
victorious belligerents when peace is
declared and they go to fighting for
what they fought for.-Atlanta Con-
StitntiOp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

Our idea of absolute waste is issuing
the Congressional Record at the present
price of paper after congress has adj
iournel. to permit the free circulation Of
extension of remarks" that were never
made in either house or senate.-Bidde-
ford Journal
But think of the postage somebody
=
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

II am afraid my son is too back
ward to enlist" That's an excellent
reason for bringing him to the front"
Baltimore American.
And then he'll probably sidestep.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
Road of indecision.

The road of indecision leads
To nowhere in particular
Across the swamps where Sorrow breeds
Through wild morasses, deep and Tar
with nor a guide-post. nor a light,
From right to left. from left TO right.
Frank Walcott HUT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

Here 1t Is in the month Of October
and no one has reported the appear
ance OF the Equinoctial gale-some-
thing unusual, to say the least.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
Quite a Bit.

There's difference between being
we'll informed and knowing 1t all
Kansas City Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

Maj. Gen. Goethals-away from Pan
ANA he thinks. for good-may attend
some OF the World Series games. even
at the risk of hearing the crowd yell:
Slide, Slide, Slide."-Boston Globe.
He might then come to Maine and
look over the Danmack DAM site.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06
Friday, October 6, 1916.

Success in life depends far more
upon decision Of character than upon
possession Of what is called genius
William Writ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

Three Of the most enthusiastic motion
picture fans in Atlanta. Ga, are sixty
FIVE years old and go to the movies in roll
Ter chairs. One of this trio is woman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

That Chicago man who made ST.
100000 in wheat last week will prob
ably not make much of protest If
bread goes up 20 six cents loaf.-Al-
bany, n. Y, Argus.
Why should he? He probably lives
on strawberry shortcake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

Raising $685. for aid of the Fort
Fairfield church Society, whose build
ing was destroyed last May, was the
work of less than five minutes at the
Baptist convention Tuesday evening at
Portland. Rev. Bowley Green called
for pledges and slips pledging about
$500 were handed in and a collection
taken at the same time netted S35 to
be devoted to the rebuilding fund
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Just So.

Mother Nature housecleans in
spt.ng"
"Does her busting in March, l sup
nose p"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

The proper answer for a fisherman,
in response to any question as to what
he caught is "Oh, nothing but a
Bremen"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

Rockland Courier Gazette: There
will be no further warship trials on
the Rockland course until late Janu-
airy or early February, when the Bath
Iron Works will send along the tor
pedo boat destroyer Allen. After that
the trials will be even more numerous
than they have been owing to the fact
that the government, in a spirit of
preparedness. has authorized an elab-
crate building program. The Rock
land course will continue to be used
for everything, with the possible excep-
ton of the proposed battle cruisers.
These trials bring lots Of business to
Rockland in addition to which the
visits of the naval officers are most
welcome.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

Boothbay Register: John War
rem. a Boothbay Harbor boy, now
working at the Hyde Windlass works
and residing in Bath, came down
Saturday for the weekend. He did
not come as SO many others do by
boat or automobile, but thinking a
hike" would do him good, started
on the 100 ferry from Bath. and
starting afoot at LAS from Woolwich
made the % miles to this place at
las or just six hours. He made
no stops on the way, but kept up
fast pace to do it in the. time. He
was feeling a bit wet from perspira
ton and a trifle tired but otherwise
all right from his exercise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-06

But another party Of wardens went
to Biddeford Pool Tuesday and gath
cred in about 500 short Holsters, which
were found in sunken and unmarked
cars. Report says that they were
awaiting shipment on a Boston lobster
smack which was due about the time
the seizure was made.