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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-12
EIvita Pills
For Weak and
erVouS People

Elvita Fills represent scientific COM
building and strengthening cell and It's
sue. housa Ids praise them for nervous
prostration. mental depression and un-
strung nerves. II you feel tired. weak.
nervous, trembling and suffer with head
aces. melanchol pain in spine and back
Of head. feeling of exhaustion, If you
have 1.-The blues then you need Elvita
piils to orace and build you up and to
lures.
Elvita Pills will help you out of the rut
of nervous discomfort and ill-health and
restore you to normal condition.
The Famous EIvita Remedies, original.
ed 1s48, sold by Bowditch, Webster
& Co., 220 Water ST., Augusta.
oct8, tu-sat,1yr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-12
Fred Gipson Killed in r.x,.

me many friends Of Fred GIBSON Of
Newport are saddened to learn Of his
ueath IN San Antonio. Tex, which re-
s c.n from accidental shooting. Mr.
olpson enlisted in the army last June
anu had written to his father under re-
cent cate. that he had been given an
Increase IN wages and expected soon
, ~ san -or the Philippines, where he
"ouio De stationed for a nunaber az
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-12

years. He Is the son Of William H. Clip
son OF Newport and was 20 years of
age. NO details have yet been received
regarding the shooting. 1t is UNDER
stood that the father will have the
body of his son forwarded to Newport
for memorial services and interment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-12

stables was destroyed. Nearby build
ings, including the largest hotel, were
in danger, but the shift of the wind
prevented the possible loss of the hotel.
A horse, the property of the American
Express Co. was lost in the burning
building.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-12

Catarrh is an excessive secretion,
accompanied with chronic Inflammation,
from the mucous membrane. Hoods Sar-
sapariiia acts on the mucous melnbran.
through the blood reduces Inflammation,
healthy action, and radically
cures all cases Of catarrh-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-12
CLINTON
Resolutions on the Death of
DIR. George Carlton Parker

Life passeth away ike a orean.. lie
ora more of our brothers, DR.. George
c.r,ton Parker Of Winthrop. has been
called from labor to rest -
~ p.rker showed his estimate OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-12

A $4,000 Fire at HouIton.
Chief Charlie II. McCmskv Of tho
Houlton Fire Department sustained
fire loss of $4,000 early Sunday
morning when one Of his two livery
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-12

in. a few seconds-"GETS-IT does the
rest The old way is to bundle up your
toes in harnesses and bandages, use
salves that make toes raw, cotton rings
that make your corns pop-eyed, knives
and 'diggers" that tear your heart out
and leave the corn in. No wonder they
make you limp and vince. Forget all
these-use "GETS-IT," the simplest corn
remedy in the world. easiest to use, never
falls or sticks. painless. Your corn loos-
ems, then you lift 1t off. You can wear
smaller shoes.
"UETS-IT" is sold and recommended
by druggists everywhere, 25c. a bottle. or
sent on receipt of price. by E. Lawrence
& Co, Chicago. Ill.
Sold in Augusta and recommended as
the worlds best corn remedy by Arthur
Tetreault. John Coughlin, Bowditch Il
Webster. septic, oct3-1 now % -dec12
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-12
|THE ALl-.EASTERN AMERICAN
COLLEGES 1916 FOOTBALL ELEVEN

McEwan, Army. is the only other CEN
ter to secure more than one or two
votes, and Shiverick. Cornell, occupies
the position Of runner-up for quarter
back
Pollard. Oliphant and Berry have
runaway race Of it for backfield honors.
The Army halfback, formerly of Per-
due, and Pollard, the negro star at
Brown, gather between them virtually
all the votes for the halfback posi-
tions, although Casey, Harvard. Gilroy,
Georgetown, and Hastings, Pittsburgh.
are named by a few African solicitors.
Berry, the all-round athlete of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. is apparently
adtudged to be in a class by himself as
a fullback, as he is mentioned by fully
nine out of every ten writer's who have
set themselves the task of naming such
teams.
OF this combination five Of the eleven
players figured in the seasons scoring
for their various teams and the total
result Of their efforts in this direction
aggregates 261 points. OF this total
Oliphant Of the Army scored 112; Pol
lard. Brown. ~; Berry, Pennsylvania,
IS; Anderson 80, and Heron, Pitts
burgh, ~
The complete selection and lineup Of
this concensus of All-Eastern teams is
as follows
Position Player College
Left end MoSely Yale
Left tackle Mclean Princeton
Left guard Black Yale
Center Peck Pittsburgh
Right guard Hogg Princeton
Right tackle West Colgate
Right end Heron Pittsburgh
Quarterback Anderson Colgate
Left halfback Oliphant Army
Right halfback Pollard Brown
Fullback Berry Pennsylvania
Positions by colleges: Yale, 2; Prince
ton. 2; Colgate, 2; Pittsburgh. 2; Army,
l; Pennsylvania. l. Brown, /.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1916-03-10
Mary Stretched Out One Slim Hand.

Mary Stretched Out one Slim Hand.
the door, and another whispering wave
words swept owe the Almost
before it died. however. Philip Lang
don. the brilliant young lawyer who
was defending Mary Page from the
charge of murder and who in his bat
tie for her life was also battling for
his Owl happiness. came in.
At sight of him Mary rose t o her feet
with IL little childlike sob of relief and
stretched out one slim hand with Il
q%uivering smile that was more poignant
than tears and more pitiful than an
outburst Of grief.
Poor little thipg..' said some one
and was instantly huslel by "A burly
policeman whose own eyes were sns-
piciOusly damp as LangdOn.- with a
smile as brave as Mary's own, took
her hand and bent over her with A
whispered word of hope and greeting.
The judge raped for order, and
Langdon put back his shoulders with
the gesture Of one ready for the battle.
Another day in the great trial of
Mary Page had begun!
1t was IL trial which was engrossiny
ihe whole country. The victories and
defeats Of the great war and the fluc-
tuations of Wall street We're uncerc-
moniously thrust into inside pages Of
the daily papers that the whole front
sheet might he devoted to photograph
after photograph and story after story
OF the lovely young actress. who was
either a tragic victim Of the law ORA
murlcress.
Column after column had already
been printed about this young girl, who
Oh the very edge Of triumph as Il star
had been sucked into the malestrOm
of law beneath the shadow Of the gal
lows. The story Of her youth amid
poverty and suffering. of her first stage
success and her wonderful ability. had
been told over and over while woven
through it. like a shimmcring thread
Of gold. was the story. half limited. half
boldly detailed. Of the love Of Phillp
L.angdon for Mary. whom he was now
defending In the face Of overwhelming
evidence and in%explicable mystery.
There were stories. too-more guard
cd-of James Pollock, who had been
found dead with Mary's u%nconsciou,
form on the floor beside him-stories
that limited Of a dissolutc life and OF
other girls whom he had led to TRACE
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1916-03-10
THE DRAMA OF
THE LAW

Y ITH the entrance Of the judge
vA/ the turmoil OF the vas
w crowd . that t'''sa the court:
subsidized into a tense whisper of cx-
pectancy. The atmosphere was vi
brant with it-taut as a violin string
which snapped and brought the thrOng
surging wildly to its feet when some
one shrilled:
Here she cOmes!"
At the back Of the room men and
women fought in a frenzy for foothOld
upon the seats Of chairs, drowning the
thunder Of the judges gavel with their
clamOrous hysteria. while those nearer
the front were flung bodily against the
steady wall Of police beyond which
stood Mary Page, framed by the grim
shadow Of the prisoners door.
Mary was waiting. breathless. terri
fed. for 'some one to come. The
Judge looked mt his watch and then at
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1916-03-10

expected to find Mr.. Langdon in that
rOOm!'
oh! You had made arrangements
then to meet Mr.. Langdon there?"
Again the satiric note crept into the
harsh voice, and a crimson tide rushed
to Mary's pale cheeks.
"The boy told me-" she said with dig
nifty, that Mr.. LangdOn was waiting
to speak to me. l thought he had come
to take nut home"
1.-The boy-what boy?" The question
leapt sharply now.
why, the bellboy who brought the
message she said in surprise, and.
turning. pointed toward the group OF
witnesses where the small bellhop
covered, half covering his face with
his shaking hands.
For the moment at least every eye
was upon him. and some of the hostil-
ity vanished from those watching faces
as a wave Of surprised comment slip
ped from lip to lip. For after all. II
Mary Page had indeed gone into that
room expecting I-angdon and not Pol
lock, 1t robbed the murder Of the in
fanny Of cool delil,eration.
Mary herself was both surprised and
confused by the sudden turn Of events
| and, dismissed from the witness-box.
| returned to her own seat b%ewildered
at the seeming importance attached to
what had heretofore appeared SO small
a detail.
But it was anything but small IN the
eyes OF the District Attorney and
I.angdon, and there was a CLEAN Of
triumph in the latter's eyes as the
| whimpering boy from the hotel took
the oath. Before he went into the wit
ness-box, however. the Judge leaned
forward and frowned down Mt him.
"Do you understand. Joe" he said
harshly, that what you have just
taken is an oath? And that the law
can put you into prison for perjury II
J YOU do not tell the exact truth after
taking that oath"
Yves. sir" stammered the boy
"lll tell the truth. s'help me Gawd!"
Light laughter ran through the room.
but the court attendant Immediately
called for order.
Tell us exactly what message you
carried to Miss Page IN the banquet
ROOM" said the District Attorney, when
! quiet reigncd. 1T was Miss Page you
took the message to, wasn't it,"
Yes, sir, 1t was her. And the gent
in the gray suit he says, Tell Miss
Page Mr.. I.angdon wants to see her
here ut once"
".And you delivered the message just
that way to Miss Page?"
Eyes, sir"
Why didn't you testify to this at the
COroncr's inquest" 1t was the judge
this time. stern and implacablc, and
the boy in the witncSS-lmX cringcd and
burst into tears.
"r1ley- they-n-never asked me wot
the message WAS | was takin' to her.
IL didn't think it mattered."
With an exclamation Of evaporation
the prosecutor sat down. turning the
small witness Wer to I.anglOn, into
whose tired face fresh hope had now
come. His voice. as he spoke to the boy
was gentle and friendly. and the snuff
fling lad wipiny his eyes with the back
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1916-03-10

Of his hand answered him eagerly. lie
seemed glad to find someone who didn't
brighten him.
joe" said L.anglOn, his voice full OF
kindness, that night wasn't the first
time you had seen Mr.. Pollock, was it:'
mo. SIR, said the boy in his shrill
young voice. Everybody knew James
Pollock at the Republic. He came
there. a lOt-him and Mr.. Slade."
And he was pretty generous in his
tips. wasn't hep The question was
quiet. and the District Attorney, who
had made a move TO interrupt. sank
back without speaking as the boy an
swcred:
"Oh. $3.50! He could afford to be-"
And so. on the night when he asked
you to take that message to Miss Page.
he gave you a good big tip, didn't ie!"
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1916-03-10

EYES," said the boy. beginning to
whimper again. But l didn't do it for
that. I didn't think there was any
harm In the message. He says to me,
says he, It's just a joke I'm playin' on
her. Joe he SAYS. I want to fool her.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1916-03-10
SYNOPSIS.

Mary Page, actress, is accused Of the
murder of James Pollock and Is defended
by her lover, Philip Langdon. Pollock
was intoxicated. Shale. a crook and tool
Of Pollock. was on the fire escape watch
ing for Langdon.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1916-03-10
IMPORTANT NOTICE

We have never before sold a remedy
with the QUICK action Of simple
buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc., as
mixed in Adler-i-ka, the appendicitis
preventative. ONE SPOONFUL re-
lieves Sour stomach, gas and consti-
patton AT ONCE. Lewis MEDIUM Co.,
druggists. adv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-19

Now, there was a Convention i'm a
Town named Lonelyville, and the sons
of the prophets who live nigh unto
that place wrote me letter, saying,
Come, o Safed, and Address our
Convention. Many Great Men will
speak there, and many Willing, Lis
teners will hear. And at Noon the
Wives of the Farmers shall feed thee
on Chicken Pie and Cake that will
melt in thy Mouth.
So / went to the Convention.
An hundred miles | rode upon the
Train, and Ten Miles had yet to go.
And the city to which the Train took
me and where it left me was called
Junctionville.
SO left the Tarin at Junctionville
and the Train also left me. And l
walked through the streets of juno
tionville. And one said unto me, What
seek We? And he said, Behold yon-
der is Garage.
And said to him, Nay, for | would
find Livery Stable.
And he said, If thou dost insist, be-
hold there is one in the next street,
but few people go there now.
But | said to my soul, Behold a
Town to which | go is Little Town,
and the people are Farmers. If they
see me riding up in an Automobile
they will think me man of Pride,
coming from the City to Cut Swell.
And | will ride in a Buggy, even as
they ride. For | would be all things
to all men. Nevertheless at home
call Taxi.
So | sought the Livery Stable, and
| said to the son of Jehu. Harness me
Swift Horse to Comfortable Bug
gy for drive to Lonelyville and back.
And once in the fourth part of ev-
cry Mile / had to turn out for some
Farmer to Honk past me with his
Ford.
And when | got to Lonelyville. be-
hold the Horse shed was so full of
Automobiles | had to hitch my Horse
Outside. The Program Committee
met me at the door and said, Thou art
barely on time. We had begun to fear
lest thou should not have come.
Wherefore earnest thou not in an auto
mobile?
And they said behind my back, He
is Slow Old Duffer, and Much be-
hind the Times.
Now, when | had delivered my
Speech, and eaten of the Chicken Pie,
behold | drove back again Ten Miles
TO Junctionville, and all the way the
Fords kept Crowding me into the
Ditch and Honking past me.
And / said to my soul, There is such
thing as Possessing Too Much
Humility.
And | swore by my beard and the
Sword of the Prophet that the next
time / went to deliver an address in
some Little Country Village / would
go in a car with Six Cylinders.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-19

On account of the continued cold and
wet weather during the summer OF
1915, says v. M. Shoesmith of the
Michigan Agricultural College Expert
ment Station, the corn crop made a
much slower growth than usual, and
with,few exceptions, failed to mature.
Immature corn, when used for seed,
does not terminate well and the plants
are apt to be weak and backward in
their growth. Moreover, the unripe
corn harvested last fall contained an
excessive amount of moisture which
favored the development of mold and
other fungus diseases and was re-
sponsible for serious injuries from
freezing.
In order to determine the serious
ness Of the seed corn situation the
Department of Farm Crops made a
limited seed corn survey in represen-
tative sections in ten counties in
Southern Michigan. Inquiries were
made as to the amount of seed corn
available and samples were secured
for termination tests.
While results varied somewhat In
different sections, the conditions were
found to be very unsatisfactory in all
of the ten counties. 1t was found that
only so per cent of the farmers had
saved seed corn, and many of these
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-19
Good Roads Department
Conducted Especially for the Banner by Hon. P.
T.. Cogrovc, President of the Michigan
Good Roads Association.

nomic one which appeals to the local
communities. Thousands of people
are seeing their country for the first
time in a way which brings them into
intimate contact with the residents of
every section. That the means Of
rapid, safe and individual communion
ton between all sections of the Unit
ed States means a broadening Of out
look, a greater degree of understand
ing between our widely separated sec
tons and a more unified nationalism
is certain.
The plans for the continuance of
the Lincoln Highway associations
endeavor during the present year con-
templates further extension of the
work which has been done in the
past. The educational work Of the
association will be continued. The
headquarters will continue TO act as a
clearing house for road information
and as an aid toward the establish
ment of other organizations for sim
liar work. Seeding miles Of highway
will be continually established in the
different states as is expedient. Ev-
cry effort will be continued to be
brought to bear on the authorities of
the different cities, townships, coun-
ties and states through which the
route passes, toward the end of its
rapid Improvement, and incidentally
the greatest possible aid will be ex-
tended to tourists undertaking to
drive over the route.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-19
F A r M A N D
O r. CHI A r d


had not enough for their own use, and
much of that which had been saved
was not fit for planting. The average
per cent of termination, including the
weak sprouts, was 53.4 per cent.
1t is readily seen from these figures
that the seed corn situation in Michi-
gan is very serious. 1t is situation
that will result in thousands, if not
millions of dollars loss to Michigan
farmers the coming season unless an
unusual effort is made by all corn
growers to secure the best possible
grade of seed corn.
1t is matter of prime Importance
that all seed corn used for 1916 plant
ing should be tested. A very salts
factory termination test may be
made as follows: Make a fiat box
3x20x30 inches inside measure and fill
nearly full with moist sand; then
mark into squares two inches across
by cord which is passed around
nails driven in the sides of the box.
The squares in the first row begin
ming at one end are numbered l to
10, the second IL to 20, etc. After
placing six grains from each ear in
their respective checks, another one
half inch of moist sand is used to
cover the corn. If in any check all
of the grains do not grow or If the
sprouts do not show sufficient vigor
the corresponding ear should be dis
carded. 1t is frequently possible by
the use of the individual ear test and
discarding of the dead and weak ears
to secure a good grade of seed corn
from a supply which averages low in
termination.
1t is not advisable, as a rule to go
to other states for seed corn or even
to go very far south of Michigan, es-
pecially if the corn has been grown
on a more fertile soil. In most Sec
tons of the state there is some fairly
well matured corn that has been stor-
ed in dry, well ventilated cribs that is
suited for planting if carefully tested
by the individual ear method. Farm
ers who wish to purchase seed corn
should first investigate the supply in
their own sections. If satisfactory
supply is not located in this way, APP
plication should be made to the local
county agent or to the Agricultural
College.
The seriousness of the seed corr
situation is not generally appreciated
and it is feared that many farmers
will have very thin stands which will
produce only small percentage OF
the usual crop. 1t is important that
every corn grower who has not al
ready done so should test his seed
corn at once. Use the individual
ear method and throw out the dead
and weak ears, making good grade
from your own variety if possible. II
necessary to purchase seed corn
make arrangements to do so as early
as possible, securing varieties adapt
ed to local conditions.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-19
Spring Care of Bees

The duty of the beekeeper in the
spring is to get plenty of bees in time
for the honey flow. If this is not done
his work is failure The population
of the colony is reduced during the
winter, especially where wintering
conditions are not the best, and this
must be corrected if the colony is to
get the full honey crop. 1t is poor
beekeeping to have weak colonies at
the beginning of the honey flow from
which the surplus crop is obtained.
After brood rearing gets under
way, bees need three things Room
for heavy brood rearing, an abund-
ance of stores, and protection. A
common error is to cramp the colony
by failing to provide empty cells for
the reception of eggs. Each colony
should ultimately have the equivalent
of at least eight Langstroth frames
entirely full of brood, so that even a
single 10-frame hive is scarcely large
enough at this season. Some bee
keepers practice giving second hive
breeding. This is especially neces-
sary for colonies that have abundant
stores.
If in cary spring the weather is
suitable and If nectar is available, the
bees will add considerably to their
boards of honey, but they use it so
rapidly that it is seldom that any gain
in the stores occurs even during fruit
bloom. However, since the weather
is uncertain at this season, the bee
keeper should not depend too much
on incoming nectar to supply the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-19
i. The Lincoln Highway

Ii must be borne I'm mind that the
LINCOLN Highway association is an or
ganization aiming at the establish
ment Of a continuous improved high
way from the Atlantic to the Pacific
and that it is not in itself a construct
ing organization. 1t has never under
taken and will not undertake the ac-
tual building of sections of road,
which in every instance are superin-
tended by the regular authorities APP
pointed and elected for that purpose.
The amount which the association can
procure to be spent upon the road by
proper means, through the regular
channels provided for road construc-
ton in municipalities, townships,
counties and states, overbalances by
thousands to one the amount of con-
struction which could be done by the
direct expenditure of the sums con-
tributed by voluntary subscription to-
ward the building of the highway.
To all practical purposes the Lin
coin Highway is now completely
marked from New York to San Fran
cisco. There are points where the
marking is not as complete as it
should be, but this is being rapidly
taken care of. Automobile clubs,
local good roads organizations, boards
of commerce and other civic and pa
triotic organizations have made it a
point to complete the marking in their
localities. In many places the tour
lists find red, white and blue marker
on every successive telegraph pole for
miles, as in sections of Iowa and Ne
braska
Improvement of accommodations is
going on all along the route. Hotels
are charging, are lettering the ac-
commodations which must be offered
to the tourist, and, while metropolitan
hotels and cuisine can by no means
be found on a transcontinental drive
today, the Improvement of conditions
has been wonderful. The tremendous
increase in cross country touring
which 1915 revealed has a greater
meaning to the country than the eco
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-19
Letting the Cat Ont

Letting the Cat Out
Say, grandpa, make noise like a
frog" coaxed little Tommy.
What for, my SOM"
"Why, papa says, that when you
croak well get five thousand dollars"
Herbert Eller.