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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-06

Brown of Athens; Elmer J. LOOMS of
skowhegan; Man}4ffl II. Perry. Of Arson;
Warren F. Dixon7of Fairfield; Leon Y.
Walker of North Arson.
A list Of those failing to report FIR ex-
animation was Sent to the United States
district attorney at Portland as follows:
Waelon Onesko Long Pond Joseph T.
Roudreau, Long Pond; Louis NJ Neves,
North Arson; GaulIust Sarkcsian, Madi-
due Moscow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-06
Board Of Trade

The Skowhegan Board of Trade is com
pleting plans for the entertainment of the
first Somerset county convention of boys
and girls agricultural clubs at the city
building Friday and Saturday, Oct. IL and
49, Registration will begin at 10 A. NJ.
Friday. That night a banquet will be
given the visitors at which c. p Merrill
will be POSTMASTER, and this will be fol-
lowed by a free entertainment at the
moving pictures. There are about $50
members enrolled in various clubs in the
county. Clubs will come in charge of
their leaders and will receive free enter
tainment in the homes OF the townspeo-
pie. All members will bring exhibits and
compete for prizes. Lectures will be
given ty experts from the University of
Maine. Meetings viii conclude Saturday
forenoon. In the intervals the guests
will be entertained by visits to the local
Industries and in other ways.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-06
lHExslak3sX
HIS EYE SKINNED
FOR 20 YEARS
"eiI-known Expert Makes New

well Known Expert Makes New
Find.
. EW YORK, y. Ut. r. Eiker. wide
y ana iaNoranly known throughout the
''lrE as an eNploiter Of new discover
& announced today. through the Bur
KIN chemical CO. New York City. that
-. ~ n1"d found formula he had been on
w lookout for for - wears. which he has
,'oSoh 10 believe is an unfailing treat
meu' NJ so-callAd riggs disease recas,ne
s,hs bleeding gums and loose teeth. The
prescription comes in the form Of A
enIca'ed massage ointment called pvo-
which stays where II is put. unaf-
T. ~ saliva, and is being dispense 4
a.. drrE stores. including Rowdi.ch-
wooster Co in Augusta-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-06
Somerset Pomona

Somerset Pomona Grange will hold its
October meeting witt Fernwood Grange,
New Portland, Tuesday, Oct. Q, opening
at 1850. Degree work VIII follow the
business meeting Il the morning Perley
Luce, master Of Fernwood Grange will
give the address Of welcome. Response
/ viii be given by Worthy Master Of Po-
mona Eugene Danforth. Song by Grange
choir; reading, Ethel Strickland; solo,
Eugene Williamson; paper, Mabel Knapp,
! The Value Of Fruit as q Food" read
! ing, r;sthem VI. Luce; song By choir;
reading. Nathan Burbank: dialogue,
Charles Walker and Eugene Williamson
solo. Sister Jackson. The topics fer dis
cussion will be as follows: us There
Any Difference Between 2 Granger and
a Patron?" to be opened by Ida Luce.
George Savage and Charles Merry: why
! Does the Farmer Of Today Need More
Education Than the Farmer Of q Years
Ago." Omar Chase. Harry Head. Grant
Witham; THE Great Importance OF Seed
Saving" will be considered
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-06

The annual meeting of the West skow-
hogan Acqueduct Co was held Thursday
night In the office of John r. McClelland.
Officers were reelected as follows; Pres
ident, John r. Mcclellan; clerk and
treasurer, B A. Sawyer; directors. the
two above and A. H. Lang. 1t was voted
to keep the water rates the Same rs now
and to change the date Of the annual
meeting to the first week in January
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-06

s. H. Swain reports the sale of the Gus
tave Nelson farm in Athens and Arthur
Lambert of South Acton. Mass. Mr.. Lam
bert will do general farming.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-06
BEST FOR LIVER
BOWELS, STOMACH,
HEADACHE, COLDS
They liven the liver and bowels
and straighten you
right UP.
Don't be bilious, constipated,
sick, with breath bad and
stomach sour.

Tonight sure! Take Cascarets and
enjoy the incest. gentlest liver and
bowel cleansing you ever experienced.
Wake up with your head clear, stom-
ach sweet, breath right and feeling
fine. Get rid Of sick headache, bilious
ress. constipation. furred tongue, sour
stomach. bad colds. Clear your skin
brighten your eyes. quicken your step
and feel like doing a full days work
Cascarets are better than salts. pills
or calomel because they don't shock
the liver or grippe the bowels or cause
inconvenience all the next day.
Mothers should give cross, sick. bill
ious. feverish children a whole Cascar-
CT anytime as they can not injure the
thirty feet Of tender bowels.-Adv.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

tlia reports as 70 condition are favor
able what viii b. done ia the spring
fbeat states remains to be seen. The
financial argument f0r greater potato
acreage should be- convincing. Our
farmers expenses are much higher
han they were before the war, On Sc
count q the cost Of what they must
buy and CT the wages tBey are re-
quIre8 80 pay and 81 Sc difficult to
get tha workmau who are needed. But
there Is good reason 70 expect that the
prices 1e thelr products VIII cor tjnue
20 be- high, even Il peace should ccme.
There Wtll be- profit IN additional acre
age. and our farmers should strive to
make large crops this year"
Farm reserves Of wheat according
to q leading crop expert are $4,000,
900 bushels SIS compared with 241 COO
900 bushels year ago and the guam
titles available for export before the
new crop comes in is. in HIS opinion,
less than 80 503 900 bushels. The sec
relary Of agriculture is authority for
tae statement that I8a 900 000 bushels
was the eEporEabla surplus at the be-
ginning TT the crop year. Every esri-
mate shows that She quantity Of wheat
which can be sold to foreign buyers
viii be exhausted before the next
harvest The wheat crop OF 1915 was
10000 600 bushels below the nys-year
average and the YIELD Of corn was also
below normal The exports Of corn
during the past few months have been
so extensive that ths price is now very
high Farm reserves OF corn are re-
ported at ESQ 100000 bushels as com
pared with I.l53 CO., 10o bushels . year
ago. The potato crop was far below
the average in this country and this.
with deficiencies elsewhere, has made
the potato luxury
There VIII indeed be profit tn addi-
t.ona- acreage for all the fod crops
the coming year. 30 doubt the farm
ers viii 10 their share to produce ade-
quata farm crops, but they can he
greatly assisted by dwelIers in the
cities and towns. The movement for
the cultivation Of vacant lots IS one
that cannot be too highly developed
II all the arabic land ia this country
were cultivated the high cost of living
problem would not be such q difficult
problem after all The time to start
upon the solution Of that problem is
now
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

children Ny blood pressure Is 1870
nave some kind of kidney trouble
/ they tell me. Slight traces Of albumin
/ appear once in q while in the uranaIy-
SIS. am very anxious about NV high
blood pressure. There Is q beating
and noise i'm my head as it I had
taken lot of quiuine Ny family
physician does not believe tn blood
pressure. but every specialist / have
consulted tells me it IS dangerously
high, and ID Lrightens me almost to
death is it not possible TO reduce
this enormously high pressure some
hOW2 (AIrs. C.. RI
nswer-FoIlow your family DOCTORS
directions. One hundred and ninety
isn't high at all. / know many a. mid
die aged person with a pressure Of
no or 20 who manages to keep going
and get considerabl Joy ont of life
don believe in blood pressure either.
a doctor can take any healthy indivfa-
ual VINO is mpressi0uabIe. Ike a
woman, and, by talking for a few min
utes about the seriousness of blood
pressure, etc. raise the pressure from
twenty to thirty milIlmeters above
normal. Take d nice long walk every
day. but give the specialists vicinity
wide berth
The Formula for Cold Cream.
In reply TO d correspondent Won
recommended the Z. s. p. cold cream
tan you give the formula? fE. L. d
AnsWer-The formula is given I'm
the United States Pharmacopoeia
(which is the legal standard for ali
United States pharmacists) as follows.
9pefLnaceti ..................-.. 100 grams
mot graz
y mite wax --..---.... 100 grams I
~ EA oppressed OH of almond 500 @. c. /
Stronger rose water 1qo - =
Sodium bOrata in dne powder. : grams
Reduce the first two ingredients 10 +
une shaFings and melt at moderate f
neat. add the almond oil and pour
the mixture into warmed. shallow /
"eage"ood mortar: carefully add +
without stirring, the rose water. in
which the sodium borate mas been
previously dissolved. then stir raDi17v
ana continuously until the mixture
becomes uniformly soft and creamy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
American Oil Supply.

At q meeting Of the American Inzti-
tute Of Mining Engineers. held recent
~ IN New York. a discussion OF the oil
resources of this country brought out
the staten enb that experts have calcu-
lated that about IS per cent Of the pc
rroleum resources have been exhaust
ed, and that within from Is TO so years
there Will be little American petro-
leun. Even nov the operators are ex-
per{encing difficulty IN finding new
aelds. and the old methods Of drilling
here and there have given way TO the
expensive process Of making extensive
search, covering every part Of the
country Systematically and thoroughly.
Nearly all Of the speakers agreed
that the waste OF petroleum in this
country has been little short of Grim
snaI, The government has exercised
no supervision over drilling. and IN
I'll the recent California Law. the states
have been fully as remiss. The re-
suit vas drilling by men who, when
they struck OIL, either knew nothing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

: ments as I preferred. Oh, woe ifs me
that I should have married and be-
come a slave.
AMI he replied:
From morning tlli night am
down town making money for sou 10
/ spend for gowns and hats that won't
stay IN fashion long enough 70 get the
new OFF them. I must provide house
rent and sustenance for you and tha
thousand other things that you re-
quire. I never go fishing or shooting
as I did before / was married. for
now, having your necessities To sup
ply, I have nothing left for INDUCING
in those sports Of which I used 20 be
so fond. My f0wllnE piece went into
a fur coat for You, and you are wear
ing my fishing tackle on your head
Oh. woe is me that / ever married ana
became a slave,"
One day baby came.
The duties of the wife were changed
The husband returned TO the use or
safety pins In lieu Of buttons She
had no longer time to mend his lin
en-. His clothing remained torn.
The baby needed ali her attention.
requiring more changes Of clothing ia
a day than her husband needed tn
week. She spent much time preparing
the chiId's food. He had collie often.
during which she must daudle him.
walk with him and give him med
tcines Every day ne must have the
sun and air in his carriage. and his
mother. unwilling 10 trust him 10
nurse, truudled him herself When
she was not trundling him she was
making OF buying clothes for him and
when she was not doing these she
was receiving instructions from the
doctor as to what she should put into
his stomach and what she should put
over it.
And the husband He was now glad
to get downtown in the morning flo
escape the baby's squalls. He passed
most of the night walking with his son
back and forth when the boy had collie
and was tired out with loss of sleep.
But in his office there was quiet Be-
sides, in his Office he was master.
which he was not at home
One morning the husband who had
taken care of the baby during the
night that mis- wife might get "a little
sleep began the old plant 81 am
your slave" This awakened her own
former words, TT is ] who am your
slave
This started the wraugle again.
Words We're getting high when tbera
was diversion.
Trere came a sudden yell from the
crib. Both rushed TO see what was
wrong with the baby
"Here is our master" said the
father. We are both his slaves"
But 81 was a new kind of slavery
that had come upon them. Somehow
they accepted it as q matter OF course.
but they were in constant terror lest
they lose their sovereign
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
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Gods Outdoors-Is He Not9
BY far the most deadly OF all dis
eases, the most costly in the economi-
. caE sense. and the most frequently
disabling in numbers, are the respir-
at5ry lufecLiou5-Uu tuberculosis pneu-
mouias influenza diphtheTia, and the
various infections Of brGnchi. tonsils
and nasal Iining-a1l OF which have
been at one time or another called
colds" and attributed to weather and
exposure Ignorance ifs sin Not
necessarily the victims sin, bat a sin.
sort oi original sin. IN this matter Of
the catarrhal infections. Ignorance is
sin for which we pay in suffering
right here Ina this world.
Parents who care nothing and know
nothing Of sanitation and hygiene are
always most careful TO deny the boon
OF outdoor life TO the unfortunate
children under their control. So
stepped are they in the delusion. that
neither common sense, every day OBJ
serFa.iou nor science can eradicate it
from their minds.
y grows SO ul0not0nOus. the tax
ing cold deIuaiou Patients who are
fairly Intelligent draw upon IL TO ex-
plain all sorts of ills. from fevers 10
blood poisoning, and in this they are
supported by the hard working news
paper correspondents who accept Sc
rlously q bulletin issued by some hu-
morist attending the famous invalid.
which declares that he has merely
contracted coId"-in other words.
il is none Of the publc's business
what aiIs the man, but we've got to
set rid Of these reporters somehow.
Early in the war some of the super
animated medical authorities express
ed grave fears about pneumonia and
rheumatism among the soldiers in the
wet, cold trenches. In every beTIiRer-
enC country the actual observation
was that the soldiers remained excep-
free from such diseases. less
susceptible to them than people living
at home. God S outdoors, after all. is
He not?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
How "a Specialist Raises Cain.
am -. a mother OF three grown
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
Carranza in Saddle.

General Carrauza yesterday was
elected to ths presidency Of Mexico
virtually without opposition. lie Zee
ceived the largest vote ever registered
at an election 10 the republic EARLY
reports say chat there we're more than
one million ballots cast
Carranza has been gaining steadily
in the confidence of his Countrymeu
and those Americans who have had
opportunity to study the man and
judge his ability say that be possesses
the requisite qualities oil Mexican
leadership and that Is any one person
is to be entrusted 90 direct the future
course Of the republic with q view to
suppressing internal strife and getting
the people back to peaceful and pro-
fitable pursuits there rs none that can
make faster Roadway ID such an uu-
dertaking than General Carranza.
While he has insisted throughout the
past Few stormy years that he had no
political ambitions that lac was fuht-
ing wholly in }hs interest of his c0un-
try and its people that they might be
delivered from the rule gf banHiLTv
and be permitted to share the lands
and to enjoy the fruits OF their labor.
he could not conceal the fact thar me
never lost sight 81 The Office to which
his people have elected him by such e.
handsome and complimentary vote.
In his negotiations with the United
States CarTauZa never lost an 0unor-
tunlty to make "a stand that would win
the huzzahs of the Mexican. Who IS
always ready to toss his souhrero flo
the air when he hears that his ca7rr-
try has got the upper hand ON the
gringoes. Thus Carranza played his
cards In masterfuI fashion when BE
a e 5Fr. -+s t..s
threaten 10 break with the American
representatives on the question or
withdrawal Of The PershtQg eEDa4f-
ton The Washington government has
always been the friend Of C8rranza.
1t wanted TO see him placed at the
head OF his republic by the vote OF his
people. 1t stood ready to aid him in
any manner that 1t was capable Of. So
It finally acquiesced in the request that
the invading American army qu{t Mex
leo
This ciiuChed the election of Car
rama. In the meantime villa is sa57
to have retired to q mountain retreat
70 recuperate his impaired health and
TO prepare for new plan Of cam
pa1Sn against the government Now
that his people have gone on record
50 unanimously III approving his past
course and registering & desire that
he continue his program Carranza
ought to make quick work Of villa
and other annoyances Of his tyne. III
Is such creatures as Villa thar keen
the natives in a frame Of mind for
fighting aud divertjug their activities
from the pursuits ii which they could f
find profit. happiness and contentment. +
Carrauza has the weapon. public SEN
timent, and he ought 70 use It in SUD
pressing the revolutionary elements 5u I
his country
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

about handling it or lacked capital.
Ana IN hundreds of cases the wells
were so badly drilled that salt water
ana other foreign elements forced the
abandonment Of pools before they had
been exhausted. And since no record
OF exhausted or unsuccessful wells
was kept, much exploration has been
needl6ssly duplicated.
The argument that the federal gov
eminent should take q Rand in con
serving the oil supply in order to pro-
VIDE ample fuel for the oil-burnfng
naval vessels. it being advanced. NOT
only I'd save the oil fer the govern
ment's use, but for other uses. There
are substitutes for many Of the oils
derived from petroleum. but they ara
all expensive A. the present rate of
reducing tue petroleum supply how
ever, the time is not far distant when
the price viii reach q point where the
manufacture Of substitutes Is Drofta-
ole, ana mis- viii come many years ba-
lore the petroleum supply is exhaust
Cd. Hence II the government il. going
e act. i cannot afford 10 waste time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
The Daily Story
The Head of the Family-By Ruth Graham.

It was q month after their marriage
+ Not a word had been spoken TO inter.
rupt that current OF romance down
which they had been sailing ever since
they became conscious that they loved
But there is always a beginning.
MY dear" he said pettishly, u
suppose I must go through another
day with a safety pin for suspender
button :"
Another day, dear! What do you
mean g
"If I remember Alright. this is the
third time / have asked you TO re-
place the button that came of week
ago
She made no reply. but went to her
workbasket, got out what was needed
and sewed on the button
Romance had given place TO reality.
From that moment she began the du-
ties Of a wife. Her day was all for
her husband. When she arose in the
morning her first duty was to see thai
he had what pleased him for break
fast. She poured his coffee with her
own hand. Then when he had gone
for the day she superintended the
household affairs. planning that every
thing might be IN order against his re-
turn. In the evening she consulted his
pleasure. If he wished to go out she
went out with him. II he preferred TO
stay at home she stayed at home with
him. It seemed TO her that there was
scarcely an hour In the day that she
was not working fer him.
And he? He went down to business
in the morning and worked hard all
day-for her. When his competitors
got ahead Of him, when wrangling
over disputed business transactions
fretted him when he failed to make
money or when he met with success IT
was all FOR her. She needed expensive
clothing. and he bought it for her
Every spring she must have new ap-
parel, and the next spring, though it
was not worn or faded, it was no
longer in fashion. One season she
must have hat like an umbrella. and
the next It must be replaced by one no
larger than dinner plate. Her win
ter coat must be short, and the next
year it must be long. Since the hat
could not be developed nor the coat
heightened, they must be cast off and
new ones purchased. He wondered
why garments never grew smaller, so
that those purchased the year before
might be reduced.
One day she Tepr0ached him
The day is not long enough" she
said. for me to do all 1 have to do
for my master, ] did not know when
/ married you that [ was bringing
upon myself slavery, AS a girl / could
devote all my time to myself Then 7
was light hearted because was free
I had no ones clothes to mend except
my own. I had no household duties
I spent my leisure time going TO
theatres, balls and such other amuse-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

been leading the fight for progressive
legislation i'm this country. They were
progresstves when many of the demo-
Gratis now in congress we're reaction
aries They are, moreover, the men
who for years papers like the North
Aemrican have been holding up a s the
hope Of the republican party. In times
past the Shoots and the GaIIiugers
have been labeled as corporation serv-
er5s as enemies of progress. But sud
denly they spring to the front as
patriots and the CIapps, the Ia Fol
Iettes and their kind become traitors"
Is IL not barely possible that Cum
minis. when he was making his stand
so the senate was representing the
Iowa idea just as completely as when
he made his ousIsughts upon a rob
her tarif2 Is It likely that La Toilette,
WHO has stood out against railroad
control. against all the lures Of the
interests, suddenly become craven in
order 10 serve the Milwaukee brewery
interests as the North American
charges The accusation is one that
would only be made in times such as
these, because It is only when the
ina EIuaElcUs Of men are stirred that
they would credit absurdities In
times past la Toilette has stood out
against the Penrose coterie in the SEN
aJa and has talked many a vicious
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12

Capture OF BaEdad by the British
forces ia g measure VIII compels safe
for the disastrous failure at tia Dar-
daHeLIes and Will have The effect of
Strengthening England hope of
eventual victory in the war. as stimuli
raueous with the victory In the FAR
east comes reports of fresh conquasts
in France, while On the sea it is as
serted the kaiser IS falling far short
Of his expectations IN his submarine
enterprise. by taking BaEdad NOT
only is British prestige reestabHshed
III the FAR east. but WiLhelm's dream
OF 6erliu-Bagdad railway IS shat
tered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-12
The Little Army.

The Little Army.
(From the Detroit Free Press-)
Little women. little men,
Z Childhood never comes again
{ Live il gaviy while you may,
Give your baby souls to play;
March to sound Of stick and pan,
In your paper hats. and tramp
Just as braveIy as you can
To your pleasant little camp.
Wooden swords and wooden gun
Make a battle splendid fun,
Fine the victories you win
DimDIed cheek and dimpled chin.
Little women, little men,
Hearts are light when years are ten,
Ewes are bright and cheeks are red
When Hfe's cares lie all ahead,
Drums make merry music when
They are leading children out
Trumpet calls are cheerful then,
Glorious is the battle shout
Little soldiers, single file.
Uniformed in grin and smile
Conquer every foe they meet
Up and down the gentle street.
Little women. little men,
Would that youth could come agaInt
Would that / might fall ia line
AS a little boy Of nine.
But with bro0mstick for a gun
And with paper hat that [
BTavely wore back there for fun,
Never more may i defy
Foes that deep IN ambush kneeI,
Now my warfare's grim and real
I that once was brave and bold.
Now arm battered, bruised and old.
Little women. little men,
Planning 10 attack my deE
Little do YOU know the joy
That you give q worn-oUt boy
AS he hears YOUR gentle feet
Piuer-patering in the halls
Gladly does he wait to meet
Conquest by a troop so small
DtmpIed cheeks and dimpIed chin,
You have but 10 smile to win
Come and take him where he stays
Dreaming OF his by-gone days.
Edgar A. Guest.