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feet from the step. You had to watch
when wave was bearing the boat
to the step--and then jump right in.
Now Grandma was an old lady. but
very active and quick for her age;
and two of the sailors on the yawl
took her by the elbows and lifted
her right off the steps into the yawl
And when Robbie jumped they caught
him and set him down as lightly as
feather. even though the boat was
dancing about on the waves like a
cork.
Finally all the passengers had been
transferred from the pier to the yacht
and the anchor was hauled up. sails
were unfurled and the Flying Fish
began to glide away over the waves.
Everyone waved goodbye" to the
people back on the pier. And little
Robbie, standing by one Of the masts,
took OF his sailor cap and waved It.
too. He felt quite as though he were
sailing the boat and was waving q
farewell to admiring friends who,
! open-mouthed. were standing on the
pier watching him. OF course, he was
going after pirates-blood-thirs ones
who had been terrorizing the high
seas and making captured women and
children walk the plank"
Presently he was surprised at the
way the boat danced over the waves
And he thought that surely 1t must
turn over. for the breeze was a stir
one and the yacht did lean frightfully
to one side as 1t sailed along. But
the Captain didn't seem to be worried
about 1t in the least: and neither was
Grandma. The sensation was a de-
| lightful one, though, and Robbie was
enjoying It,
| Grandma was sitting on a coil Of
rope on deck, with her chin cupped
in her hands, gazing straight ahead.
She was thinking of other sails she
had had in the long, long ago; but
Robbie thought she was beginning to
get seasick.
"Oh. Grandma" he called out-loud
enough for people on both sides Of
them to hear-"you aren't getting sea-
sick, are you? I bet you wish you
were good sailor like / ami"
"She is very old to be on sailing
/, party" remarked woman nearby.
Il dare say she came just so her lit
tie grandson could CO."
Robbie felt fne He wanted to
walk all over the boat, but after a
step or two he decided 1t was wiser
to hold on to the mast for the boat
jumped and rolled beneath his feet
like a thing alive. He would like
to have climbed the mast; or to have
taken hold of the wheel by which the
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and gave him gun and told him to
stand just where the old Scare crow
had been.
IT have to have thumthing to lean
againtht," said Silly Sam. 'Ill get
too tired thanding up"
So the Farmer put step-ladder up,
and let Sam lean against it.
Now" said the Farmer, IF you
see any crows be sure and take good
aim and shoot Even If you don't kill
the rascals you will scare them away"
So Silly Sam stood out in the field,
leaning against the step-ladder and
enjoying himself
Soon the three little Cottontots came
into the fold after their daily portion
of sweet beet leaves, but they stopped
short and sniff. sniff. sniff. went all
of their little noses. Then they
looked at each other and wiggled their
ears and then they hoped back into
the thicket.
Mr.. Peter Cawkins came flying over
their heads.
20, Mr.. Cawkins" cried Bobbie
Cottontot.
WELL" said Peter Cawkins gra-
ciously.
Don't go in the field" cried the
little Rabbits, there's Man therel"
Let me see!" said Peter Cawkins
and few on.
He went to the edge of the field
and sat down on a branch of tree
and watched tho figure in the field
for ten minutes It never moved.
Then he came closer and looked hard.
The clothes were raggedy and he could
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LABOR AND LABOR DAY

oh--lots of things!"
Exactly" declared Uncle VIII. pat
ting her on the head. But you DO
all these things because 1t helps
Mamma. don't you? And you like to
do them-sometime s-don't you?
Well now, children, just suppose you
had-simply had--to keep working
away all day long at these things
or something else, in order to earn
money by which to live. Don't you
think you'd find 1t very tiresome?"
When get to be man I'm going
to work hard at" spoke up Hal.
YES" interrupted Uncle Will
when you get to be q man, Hal,
hope you will work hard. And Ethel
will, too. because she will have her
house to take care Of or maybe she
will have to earn her own living. But
either way, both of you children will
learn the Big Lesson as soon as you
are grown up---and that Is that your
childhood was the happiest time of
your lives and that each grown-up
must do his share Of the worlds work.
For a certain period of each day, your
time will not be your own; and you
must give your labor in exchange for
money with which to live.
But I hope you will enjoy your
work then as much as you do now
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Som etimes the water is very
rough" Grandma explained. And
the boat rocks on the waves-up and
down and from side to side--until
the motion makes you nauseated or.
as people say, seasick. I remember
when I was girl, my dear, I used
to be very fond of sailing; but fire.
quently I'd be dreadfully seasick."
Il want to go-please, Grandma, I
want to got" Robbie persisted. And
he even added. IT bet you don't want
to go. Grandma, because you're scared
you'll be sick"
Now Grandma-like most grand
mothers-"spoiled" Robbie dreadful
ly. If he wanted thing. Grandma
seemed to argue, then that was suff1-
Client, and he should have 1t. So.
as you can well imagine, 1t wasn't
long before she consented. They
waited for a bright, fair afternoon
and then Joined the party of men and
women waiting at the end of the pier
to be carried off to the yacht in the
small boat.
Robbie was dressed in his sailor
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plainly see sticks holding the Scare
crow UP.
20 pshaw" he cried. Those silly
little Rabbitsi"
Then on he few and perched on
the Scare-crow's shoulder as usual
The figure never moved. regret to
state, Silly Sam had gone fast to sleep,
standing UP leaning against the step
ladder.
Come on. Rabbits" called Peter
Cawkins. IT guess I know Scare
grow when I see one!"
The three little Cottontots peeped
furtively out of the thicket and wig
gled their ears and noses knowingly.
You'd better come away. Mr.. Cav
kins," said they.
But Peter Cawkins laughed.
"Ho. no, ho" he cawed. You
silly, silly little things!"
He laughed so loud that suddenly
Silly Sam woke UP with jerk and
grasped his gun. Peter Cawkins al
most fell off his shoulder and stumbled
awkwardly trying to get his wings
spread. Silly Sam pointed the gun in
the wrong direction and pulled the
trigger. which sent a bullet into the
fence rail. That gave Peter Cawkins
a chance to get away. OF he few
into the woods. and hid In confusion
in the thiokest tree he could find.
As for the three little Cottontots.
they had disappeared long ago into
their burrow.
"I'd rather smell and patter along
the ground" said Tad Cottontot. than
swoop and get views"
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PETER CAWKINS
AND THE SCARE-CROW

Scare-crows, of course" said Tad Cot
tontot. That's what Scare-crows are
for"
And why should I be afraid of
them % asked Peter Cawkins, perk-
ing his head to one side and looking
like schoolmarm.
Well" said Tillie Cottontot,
tnougntfully, well, because when you
see a Scare-crow you're supposed to
think it's Man."
1.-THE idea!' exclaimed Peter Cav
kins, Indignantly. do you suppose
I'm such an idiot as not to be able to
tell the difference between Man and
a Scare-crowl You may not be able
to, but I ami"
1--WE can tell the difference between
a Man and a Scarecrow!" said the
three little Cottontots in chorus.
Yes, indeed!"
Eyes, you can!" cried Peter Cav
kins scornfully. "In the first place.
you aren't tall enough to see very
much, and then you patter along the
A Man isn't dressed exactly like
ground, while 1 mount up over the
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dressed the same as a Man. I can
tell the difference. You might not be
able to, but 1 can fly up and see and
1 know the styles
I'VE have a surer way than that"
said the three little Cottontots. Yes,
indeed"
And what is that, may I ask?"
said Peter Cawkins, scornfully.
I'VE smell them" said the three lit
tie Cottontots.
Peter Cawkins laughed loud and
long and flew away into the woods still
laughing.
The owner of the field where this
and one of them was 80 stupid and
lazy he was nick-named silly Sam.
The Farmer went out IN the fields
and found that the Crows had been
eating his wheat, and he said "They
aren't afraid of the Scare-crow any
more, what shall do?" He thought
and thought, then finally an idea came
to him, and he called his son, Silly
Sam.
SAM" said the Farmer, you don't
like hoeing and wedding and blowing.
do you?"
mo, thir," said Silly Sam.
And you say it hurts your back to
stoop over, don't your" said the
Farmer.
"Yeth, thir." said Silly Sam.
well then" said the Farmer. IT
have just the job for you. You can be
the Scare-crow."
So he put an old coat on Silly Sam
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~ ~
shore with his grandmother
for a whole months stay,
F." even he could not anticipate
all the good times he was going to
have. Also, alas, he could not have
imagined how a certain sail he was
to take with Grandma would turn
out" else he might not have taken
| it or, at least, he would not have been
quite so much the sailor bold" But
that is getting a little ahead of our
story.
What good times he had in bath
ing! Why, he wasn't seyen afraid of
sharks! And why should he be. since
great wire nets had been stretched
in the water so as to enclose the beach
where the people went bathing? One
day, though, Robbie's big toe was
nipped by crab and he was terrified.
He yelled as loud as ever he could and
turned and ran for Grandma, who
was sitting on the beach watching
him. He thought a shark had him!
! Now, Robbie noticed that every fair
afternoon a pretty boat, yacht with
two masts and big white sails came
near to the end of the long pier that
extended out into the ocean; and that
people then climbed down long
fight of steps and got into small
rowboat which bore them off to the
big yacht lying at anchor just be-
yond the pier. They were going sail
ing, Robbie learned. And straight
way he. too, wanted to go sailing.
But I'm afraid we'd get seasick,
my dear" Grandma objected. "A per-
son must be good sailor not to
| be-"
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HH n HAT does Labor Day mean,
III Il Uncle WIFI" asked little
AA Ethel, toying with his watch

VANAW ELIol, toying WIN lii5 WatCA-
wv chain. as she always did
when perched on his comfortable
knee.
"Shucks! 1 know!" piped up her
brother Hal. gleefully. 1T means
that you don't work on that day."
Ethel looked at Uncle VIII, appeal
ingly Is that so, her eyes were ask
ing.
Uncle Will smiled. "Hal," he asked,
when do you work."
Hal was amazed. and sat with his
mouth open. SO Uncle Will repeated
his question; and he smiled again.
WELL" began Hal in hesitating
fashion, "I-I-well, I helped Mamma
feed the chickens today"
quite So" said Uncle VIII. And
you enjoyed 1t, too, didn't you--it
was lots of fun, wasn't it?" Then,
without waiting for a reply, he ad-
dressed Ethel. And when do you
work, my dear?"
"Oh!" exclaimed that vivacious lit
tie maid, II just work lots and lots,
Uncle VIII. / help Mamma darn the
socks, and I sometimes wipe the
dishes. and can set the table and
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And several of the passengers
laughed, for they had heard Robbie
asking his grandmother If she was
seasick. His sailor suit was all
rumpled and, indeed, it made him all
the sicker to look at it.
But Grandma didn't tease him one
bit. Instead she led him to the rail-
ing of the boat and held his head for
him and was, oh, ever so nice to him.
But-Robbie was no longer a sailor
bold.
And, would you believe it, Grand
ma, old as she was, wasn't seasick a
single minute during the entire trip!
And SO Master Robbie found out
for himself that a sailor suit doesn't
make a sailor!
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Copyright, 1916 Garrett Netoktrk, Pasadena, Ca

But soon there came the Harvest
Home.
A feast of great enjoyment;
The OK. turned out upon the grass,
Had rest from his employment.
The heifer now was led away,
Her head within halter;
To make the summer sacrifice
Upon the priestly altar.
While passing near the patient OK,
Her fate she sore lamented;
"Ah, well" said he. Il now perceive
Why | should be contented."
y
This ancient truth is unimpaired,
The idle are the easiest spared"
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III peep into the library, or
" = work-room, of Eugene Field,
~ you would have seen some
curious objects scattered about the
room.
had been a collector of souvenirs, and
he took a boyish pleasure in amass-
ling not only keepsakes of his long
| Journeys, and gifts from distinguished
men and women whom he met, but
IN collecting queer toys and trinkets
belonging to children.
These gave him inspiration for
much that was efficient In his Won
derful poems known to you. and all
young folks.
lection of dolls. absurd toys. such as
drums, trumpets, stuffed cats and rag
dogs, and tin soldiers. And if you
will read some of his pretty poems
you will appreciate the use he made
Aof these relics.
Eugene Field was extremely fond
OF children, and some of his best
terest them. Many of his verses have
been set to music by American COM
posers.
Field was born in ST. Louis, Mis-
souri,, September 2, 1850, but having
New England ancestry his love how
cred between the West and the East
He travelled extensively in Europe. He
died in 1895.
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Captain was steering or-or--
But presently--and all Of sudden
didn't want to do anything
but lie down and die. He was sea-
sick! Oh, goodness me, how sick he
was! He felt that if the Captain
would only stop the ship SO he could
get off and walk-no, that wasn't
quite it--so he could get to land again,
he'd never. never go sailing again!
why, Robbie" cried Grandma,
looking up. Are you seasick! Well.
WE'LL"
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@OUPPUZZLE
Y COPNER
TRANSPOSITIONS.

1. 1 am a modification of sound.
Transpose me and 1 become char
acter in music. Transpose me again
and become great university.
2. / am actual or genuine. Trans
pose me and l become a nobleman.
3 Transpose me again and 1 become a
Zcharacter in Shakespeare.
AN "ANT HILL"
No. waiting; No. 2-To COM
ment; No. 3-Sweet- smelling; No. A.
A quarter part; No. Engaged in
warfare; No. 6-Momentous; No. Z
The sixth part of a circle; No. s.
Noisy: No. empty; No. 10-Far
away.
ANSWERS.
TRANSPOSITTONS: l. Tone-Note-
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Ant HILL: No. 1--Erpect-dnt; No.
2-Desc-dnt. No. 3-Fra0r-ant; No.
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--Imporf-dnt,; No. 7-Sert-dnt,; No. 8
BIaf-ont; No. 9-Vac-dnt; No. 10
Dist-dnt.
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ing, honestly, faithfully, Justly.
"Of course now you do not quite
understand 1t; but when you grow
UP you will see what 1t means to be
wealthy. to have money with which to
buy anything you want-and no doubt
you will bemoan the fact that you
haven't wealth and that you have to
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suit-with cap and flowing black
scarf-and felt quite seaman. He
decided right then and there that
when he grew up he'd own a yacht
like the Flying Fish-which was the
name of the boat-and take people
out on sailing trips. But he'd be
mighty careful about taking any little
boys out-because maybe they'd not
be able to make the trip without get
ting seasick.
What time they had getting into
the small yawl, which came to the
end Of the long flight of steps leading
down from the end of the pier to the
water! Just as one was all ready to
step into the boat big wave would
come along and carry it off several
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"a NE day sitting on the shoulder
III "a of a raggedly, old Scare-crow,
n sat the handsomest Crow that
~ ever child did see. His name
fwas Peter Cawkins, and he sat on the
Scare-crow's broom stick shoulder
watching three little rabbits right be-
ow kim. nibbling sweet beet leaves.
I'hey were three OF the Cottonuor ram-
ly, Bobbie, Tillie and Tad.
Just for mischief-of which he was
ehuck-full-Peter Cawkins snatched
he old corncob pipe that was stuck
Into the Scare-crows straw face, and
Dropped it down on the little Cotton
tots. OF course, they jumped almost
but of their little skins and were
greeted with a loud Haw, Haw, Haw!
from Mr.. Cawkins.
Scared you, didn't 1, eh?" said he.
1--WE wouldn't have jumped" said
Robbie Cottontot, "if we had known
Iyou were sitting there, Mr.. Peter Cav
|kins, because you are always playing
tricks"
"And why shouldn't l be sitting
|here?" demanded Peter Cawkins.
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work for your living. Well, then YOU
will discover that Labor Day means
something to you, and that the world
without the things that Labor Day
stands for would be very sorry
place indeed. All of which, my dears.
is difficult perhaps for you to under
stand; but you will some day."
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trees and swoop down and get a good
view. Now, when 1 want to tell the
difference between a Man and a Scare
crow, 1 look for two things; If he
stands still in one place, he's a Scare
crow, and If he moves around, he's
a Man. Then I look at his clothes.
Scare-crow and a Scare crow isn't
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isn't it a good. comfortable seat for
a crow"
tits a Scare-crow," said Bobbie
Cottontot. land you're not supposed
to be around Scare crows"
MOP" said Peter Cawkins. And
why not?"
You're supposed to be scared of
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A SYRIAN heifer. fat and sleek.
~ Up to her knees in clover;
- - Beheld sturdy. blowing OK.

1VAiSA0 osdiNys PAOWh6 "
As she the hedge looked over.
Self satisfied. without care.
She thought herself superior;
And spoke to him in scornful pride.
As to beast inferior.
It's pity you were born to toll
And fill lower station;
Yet | should sympathize with you
In all your degradation"
Now to the OK the CALLING yoke
Had but harder tension;
He found it very hard to bear
This prideful .condescension.
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Rob bic laughed scornfully.
"Humh! he said. Il guess I'm a
good sailor, Grandma-don't you re-
member what nice little sailor suit
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A Children's Poet
The Late Eugene Field And His
Curious Collection OF Toys
And Trinkets.

@OULD you, children, have taken
NJ peep into the library, or
" = work-room, of Eugene Field,
Won would have seen some
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-15

growth seems to be rapid, sound and
vigorous, all the potatoes we have seen
appearing of a very dark green. which ia
always a good indication. Is it possible
that the absence Of potash makes no 1if.
ference with them? Or is 1t simply that
the conditions this year are so favorable
that the potatoes do well in spite of the
lack Of potash?
bangor News-The experiment farm of
the Bangor Railway & Electric Go. at
six Mile Falls, which was started bv the
late President John r. Graham for the
benefit and announcement of the rarner,
OF this section and particularly along the
kenduskeag stream valley, is attracting
much attention this season on account of
the apparent superiority Of the potato
crop. A number Of men who have tray-
eied through Aroostook county and other
sections have stated that nowhere have
they seen such fine field of potatoes as
that noticed at Six Mile Falls. There are
ABOUT 80 acres Of potatoes and the plants
present picture Of perfection seldom
seen at this season Of the year in this
vicinity. Other crops at the farm are
also in fine condition and the experimental
culture which has been carried on there
is expected to result In a considerable
benefit to the farmers of this section, as
we'll as elsewhere who have had the
privilege Of receiving the benefit Of the
educational steps taken there.
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Somerset Real Estate Transfers

Following are the recent real estate
transfers as recorded at the Somerset
registry of deeds:
Births-Lexington July son to
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Hewett; Skowhe-
gan, July I, son to Mr.. and Mrs. Irv-
! ing H. Goodwin.
Marriages-Portland, July 5, Dr.
Carl D. Gray and Miss Gertrude Tux
ey; Lewiston, July, 4, Miss Lettie Alma
Clough and Harold Spaulding OF
Springvale: Norridgewock, Elliott
Sampson Of Worcester, Mass, and Miss
Mildred Huff of Norridgewock; North
Arson, Miss Emily NJ. Sawyer and
Charles j. Holway; North Arson, Ben
iamin W. Ella and Miss Evelyn 8.
Thompson of Brooks; North Anson
July II, Mildred Deltona Perry and
Perley Lewis Bryant.
Deaths-Fairf1eld, July II, Mrs. Jessie
Cole Longley, so; The Forks, Ernest
Morris; Madison, Meddie Shusta,
years; Norridgewock, John Smith;
Newport, July 6, Mrs. Anne E. Adams
formerly Of Brighton; South Canaan
William Luce; Skowhegan. Albert E
Luce. IS: Smithfeld, two-months-old
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. 2. Tibbetts.
Walter Wilson, son of Mr.. and Mrs
r. F. Wilson, hooked a big bass in
Lake Wesserunsett near the Wilson
cottage two weeks ago but the bass
broke the line and went off with the
hook Since then the boy has seen the
bass nearly every day, but only sue
ceeded in getting him securely hooked
Thursday morning, which is consider
| ably better than most people can do
with the big fish they lose.
Mrs. Will Malbun. who has been in
poor health for some time, is now con-
| fined to her bed. She Is at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. Orison Ciough.
David Lewis, supreme warden Of the
Maine n. E. 0. p, left here Thursday
afternoon for Bangor for visit At Mt
of candidates was to be initiated
Thursday night.
John A. Moeers was business WISH
| tor in waterville Thursday.
The net proceeds Of the Co. e bene-
fit at the Star theatre Wednesday night
were $35.75 to which will be added SO
from other sources. The excessive heat
Of the day and evening prevented so
large an attendance as expected. This
will be sent to Co. E.
The Woman's Relief Corps will hold
its annual field day Friday afternoon.
July n, at the home of Mrs. Emma H.
Dunton on Madison avenue and men,
bers Of Russell Port, G. A. r., are in
vited to Join the Corps. Coffee and
cream will be furnished and In addition
to bringing lunches. the visitors are re-
quested 20 bring their own dishes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Jewett are up
from their cottage at Southport for q
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ley college. After her graduation she
taught Greek and Latin at Westbrook
Seminary for three years and for thre
years she was instructor Of the two
languages in the Old Town High
school. For the past five years she
has been Lady Principal Of Mt. Ida
school for girls in Newton, Mass.
The groom is associated in business
with the McGilvery- Cummings Com
pany in Ptttsfield where they will make
their home having the best wishes of
host OF friends. They were the re-
cipients Of large quantity of valua-
BILE presents. Immediately after the
reception they left by automobile for
st. Andrews where they will pass a
few days at the Algonquin Hotel after
which they will pass a two weeks trip
in Quebec and Montreal. Among the
out Of town guests present at the we'd
ding were Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. McGil-
very. Pittsfield; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Avery. Mrs. Macleod, Mr.. and Mrs
Carl Cleaves Of Old Town, Miss Fran
els Gray. Old Town; Miss Nell Bavis,
Worcester. Mass; Mrs. w r. Hume
we'll and Mrs. Annie Milliken, Pitts
field