Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-03-20
But be 1t red or white rose
The Maine State Nurses A

lH0y SpT1Ilk Out tIlc SOO
They have the same great Father
Their Fathers name, is God.
The Maine State Nurses Associa-
ton will meet at P. NJ, Thursday.
March 30. at Eastern Maine General
hospital, Bangor. A public health de-
partment will be organized at this
meeting and all persons interested in
public health work, regardless Of pro-
fession, are invited to attend. Follow
ing the regular business a moving pic
ture exhibition will be given Of Red
Cross town and country nursing.
We sincerely hope that the weather
will be fair and warm at o the
clock and 8 minutes this evening, (Au-
gusta true time) SO that everyone may
be able to see Spring when she arrives
The sun was scheduled by the as
tronomers to be in the winter signs for
50 days and 81 minutes and it was-in
fact you can flnd many people Of the
opinion that It was in the winter signs
az long as that in March alone.
The sun on Tuesday-practically the
first day of spring-will rise at 6o2
A. NJ. and set at e.13 P. NJ. The
lencthening of the day will be hours
and 20 minutes. The moon will rise
at S.57 A. M. And our old reliable
friend, the Maine Farmers Almanac
savs. "Siens Of rain"
We are promised 80 days, 19 hours
and 81 minutes of spring. 1t Will be
interesting watching - under the
weather circumstances Of the past
year-to see what we do get.
The second annual cattle show ana
fair of the Four County Fair Assocla-
t,on will be held this year on Oct. T.
u and IA at Pittsfeld. The remark
eble success Of the first exnloltloh
held last fall gives ample assurance
that with the added attractions anu
interest the coming show will pc wen
worth seeing.
A decided advance was reported las'
week in the price Of American sar-
dimes. q little matter which doubtless
a,addened the hearts Of more than one
Eastporter.
1aw,ston has the promise from
Mayor Brann Of first-class' deputy
city marshal and reliable captain o.
+he nixht watch, with the mayor Doss
~ tho whole department under the ne"
citv ordinance. Sounds gooo.
Michael M. Clark was at the recent
town meeting at Houlton elected Town
.,,. +or the 36th consecutive year
ana the Pioneer says: In all these
v.ar. Mr.. Clark has given the town
.,,o.t ercsl,ent service and we doup'
~ +her. is a more efficient town cieiA
in New England"
1T you do not like the Selio~'s' -"
-, The American this week. ooi
blame us; charge it up against tne
MAR lords of Europe" said last week
r,,,svorth American and the statenen'
,,,,,l A. all cases. "As q matter OF Iac''
~. nsner Of this weeks issue IS wnlte
natural white. What you have neen
calling white is. in the trade oiue-
white. To give it that color the paper
.oe. through O bleaching or dyeins
nrocess IN which aniline dyes are useo'
since these dyes. which come from
germany. can no longer be obtained
papers arc gradually adopting the nat
,,ral white as the stock OF blue-white
hecoynes exhausted. And 80 The Amer
ican this week, and for several months
to come, will be printed on the yellow
ish white or natural white paper. 1t
may be some satisfaction to readers to
know that occulists declare that the
yellow paper is more restful to the
ewes than the blue white, especially
when reading by artificial light"
We were speaking Of an old-time
agreement on the part Of two former
citizens Of Augusta to leave off smok-
ing for = stated time and noted that
the foefett-if any should be paid-was
to be IN cigars. Just then the Daily Wis
itor arrived and he overheard the re-
marx.
"That reminds me-" said he, as he
dumped the Office cat from his favor