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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-18
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Copyright. 1915. BY W. O. chapman)
The day when Leila and Tommy
came Into the life Of Jim Peters was
his rnddest Of red letter days. He al
ways saw the scene just as ne had
aaen Il tlsen. The caFsy SHOWS had be-
Kuh IL MhIinn Ella.hlIis ana Peters hila
driven hIs Asocl down Into the hover
country fof the winter pastures
lie was sitting IN his hut. thinking
over things At thirty. he felt vaguely
that he ought TO be doing better for
himself. Not that he wanted to leave
the cattle country for the city. But
life In two-room shack, where he
cooked his own meals and made his
own bed. was becoming unbearable.
> Most Of the settlers Of his age were
already married. The settlement was
beginning to prosper. Neat little fiow-
er beds appeared round the houses and
the young wives were very gally
dressed upon occasions. A church had
been built: altogether II was place
for young man with two thousand
dollars IN the bank to rejoice Ia.
But Jim had always lived lonely
life: he did not know how to change
IT, Too bnshfui to make advances to
any Of the town girls whom be saw
on his rare visits, and with a vague
feeling that he wanted a wife Of a spe-
clai. hardly defined type, something
above the common run. be was brood
ing IN bis chalr when there came a tap
ai the door
Il was d tlmld tap. such as he had
never heard. The men who tapped at
Jlm's door hammered with hairy FISTS
until he opened TO them. jim opened
row, and was amazed 20 see a woman
and hoy outside.
Both we're thibly clad and shivcring
from the cold Nevertheless the won.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-18

Watched the Car shoot Down the Hin.
an did not attempt to enter. but only
asked where lodging could be Oh.
tained.
She had eoGe IN on the evening
train. she said. she offered no further
explanation. bat II MSS evident that
she was gently bred. The look u
wcariness In her eyes haunted Jim Tor
days.
lie took her down the hill to q WON.
40 of the valley. The hospitality o.
the West prevailed over suspicion. This
stranger aud her son were given nhel.
Ter.
Next dny Leila Drnyton, ~ she
called herself. went to work for one
~ the richer settlers. But soon she
was asked 10 flll a pressing need. The
children we're growing up and, ia splits
Of Its advantages, there was no school
10 the valley. She became the school.
mistress
Speculation was rife about her. She
never mixed with the valley people,
never talked about her past. And the
West accepts women as well as men
for what they are. and asks no ques.
lions.
The days grew Into weeks. into
months. Jim Peters often found occa.
sion TO saddle his horse and ride down
Into the valley. lie and the boy be.
came fast friends. But Leila was az
Indifferent to him AZ to the other men.
Perhaps jim would never have
found the opportunity he crayed, Of
becoming her friend. but for an acct,
dent, The boy was straying on the
railroad embnnkment In search Of
blrtls' eggs. HIS mother was with him,
but seated little distance behind the
rise. Jim, watching them lmpatIently
from the other side, knew that the af-
ternoon train was due.
Becoming uneasy, be hurried across
the valley He was just on the oppo-
site ridge when he heard the train In
the distance. The sound, which burst
forth suddenly as the train came out
Of the tunnel, startled the boy, perched
on a ledge. He lost his footing and
fell twenty feet, to lie unconscious
across the metals. At the same time
the mother rose, discovered him and
screamed.
Jim plunged down the steep embank-
nient seized the boy, snatched him
from the metals and covered with him
against The cliff, while the train went
sweeping BY. 50 near that the draft
almost blew him from where he had
planted himself. Afterward the boy
opened his eyes.
The distracted mother knecled be-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-18


There are plenty Of Ingenious burg
lars To the world. but he would have to
be a very ingenious burglar indeed who
should find a way to rob the Bank OF
France. The measures taken for guard
ing the money are Of such a nature
that burglary would seem to be irnpos-
slble.
Every day when the money Is put In
TO the vaults 10 the cellar, and before
the officers leave. mRsons are In attend
ance whose duty It Is to wall iup the
doors with hydraulic mortar. Water
Il then turned on, and kept running
until the cellar Is flooded.
A burglar would thus have to work
in diving suit, and break down ce-
ment wall before he could even begin
TO break into the vaults. When the Of
ficers arrive the next morning. the wa
ter Is drawn on. the masonry torn
down, and the vaults opened.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-18
ORIGIN or KHAKI. EXPLAINED
pun-colored Cloth So Widely Used for
Uniforms Was Discovered
BY Accident.

The dun-colored khaki SO widely
used for uniforms was discovered BY
an accident. For many years the Brit
Ish troops In India wore cotton cloth
Of a greenish-brown. but it always
faded when washed with soap.
While talking over this defect with
some British officers, business man
from England said that fortune
awaited the manufacturer Of a cotton
drill that would not fade. One Of
the officers, a young man, took the
hint
When he got home he employed 81
skillful dyer. and the two beeap syssl
tesnatlc search TOR an olive 4Na that,.
when used ID cotton cIdfN W0niN Nbt
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-18

A minister, while visiting his peo-
pie one day In the bush, was asked to
stay for dinner.
While sitting down on the yeranda,
a little boy, about i've, came round to
him, aud after talking little while,
said:
"You can't guess what we are going
TO have for dinner2'
The minister said he would give Il
up, after several guesses.
The IIgtle boy then said:
TITS roIy-poly puddin', ! know, COS
mothers only got one stocking on. -
Weekly Telegraph.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-18
Hard Winter. ~ Ioro Aoo


Why do most people believe that the
winters were more severe and were at
tended by heavier snowfalls In their
childhood days than they are now2
The myth Of the "oId-fashloned win
teri Is almost universal. and Is another
proof Of counting the hits and not
the misses" Heavy snow and Intense
cold produce more lasting impress
sion upon the mind than open. mild
weather. We remember the exeep-
tionai weather Of the past. and forget
the normal weather. In some cases u
change OF residence accounts for this
belief. Some parts Of the country
have much heavier snowfall than
others. In any given locality the
weather conditions are usually uni
form.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-18

Everybody mas some friend whom
they wish 70 make happy. 1t may
be Mother ~ Fabher, Sihtor or Bro
Their. Itmay be- a Wife or il may
be a Sweetheart and often Them
selves.
Our stock Of Itwelry and Brio-a-
Brae is complete Zach piece has
been carefaliy selected and We feel
satisfied that visit from you will
bear Us out that we have a. fine a
selection as can be found anywhere.
Any article that you may select
win be laid aside and delivered when
wanted. asA@
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-18
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(lfIlcc Boy De boss kin sec no chill
IRIS lis mernif1 Insistent Visitor
SAY TIL gise son quarter 70 tnke
this card ii 10 llm 0iilce Hoy
AM EIuelks III gives me bigger
wage naE lyIsl Boston
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-18

Igyery man wants to have his say,
remarIxed Uncle Chen. IAN when ne
gers his say he's liable TO be sorry he
ever said anything.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-18

on Dlnls island, ID one Of the lakes
u Killarney, Ireland. Is a plane trce
lieh has the reputation Of being the
ii7y tree Of Its kind In ireland
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-18
rai.v Thn,.nllt

i' sllAd II man il improved by
learning MD reflection WI place a
happy life III tranquility of mind
Cicero
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-18

Most Of the choleer turkeys New
York eats at Thanksgiving time hpil
from Ohio. Michigan of 1adlahn Mary.
hand furnishes emmy of luscious 1Iatof
vl|.se Rhode Island birds ARR eonpeEa.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1917-01-18

rltls tough when you have to pay
fartynve cents pound Tor beef
Leak, erumbled the head Of the
lieuse rYes. but It's tougher. dad.
elstn sou pn1 eighteen returned lhe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21

in the line Of improving fishing conditions
is given III his INST report relating to the
Cobscook river. Washington county. In
1861 a movement was begun to restore the
fish in that river, tshways being built
over the obstructing dams and 81 alewiVes
were put in lakes at the head of the
river, the result being as follows: From
1862 to 1864, very few fish were taken, but
they gradually increased in the two fol-
lowing years and in 1867 they were again
abundant, crowdng the ishways all day
long.
The prices of fish in those days of long
ago would make the housewife sigh. shad
being the most abundant with salmon
next and aewives little esteemed-and
shad selling at Old Town for 81 per 100
pounds. That price was not sufficient at
one time to enable the fishermen to secure
barrels and salt and but few were dis
posed of otherwise than as fresh fish.
Before the dams were built, salmon was
plenty at six cents a pound and shad at
six cents apiece. Those prices do not pre-
vail today. you may have noticed-and
that fact seems a great argument. as
stated. for the establishment Of the
Maine fisheries on basis which would re-
store their commercial worth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21
Shad, Salmon and AleWives
In Ye 0lden Days in Maine

Chairman Harry 3. Austin of the
Maine Inland Fisheries and Game CON-
mission, when asked for the news IN
his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
I'VE are being driven with the work OF
the new nonresident fshermen's license.
but outside of that and the daily routine
duties we are having but little real exclt-
ing news.
But here is a matter that has attract
ed nv attention in the past few days
You remember making note OF our having
secured and having bound compete SCI
of the departments annual reports : he
first report ever issued, away PACK IN
1857 contains in view of the present ma
ton and world agitation for the con-
seryation and increase Of food products,
many Interesting facts as to the food re-
sources of Maine in the fish line the tlrst
official notice made of that INDUSTRY Vi
resource, and l could but compare the
conditions of that period with these OF
today.
'The first Fish Commission was created
under a resolve from the Legislature APP
proved on Jan. IS, 1867. entitled 'Relat-
ing to the restoration of free fish IN the
rivers and inland waters of Name.
This commission consisted Of two mem
hers. Nathan w. Foster and Charles G.
Atkins, who investigated the fisheries
conditions in the larger Maine rivers and
followed their investigations with a re-
port to the Governor and Council. under
date of Jan. 16 1868. the report compris-
ing 95 printed pages. 1t took up pretty
fully and in detail the salmon. shad, ale
wives and stripped bass fisheries and af-
fords very interesting information cover
ing a period of nearly 100 years prior to
the date of the report.
ut seems that formerly all these species
Of fish were very prevalent in the Maine
rivers and it is particularly interesting to
rote the cause. which in the opinion OF
the commissioners. brought about the
gradual decline of the fisheries.
"Beginnng at the westward of the
State. it appears from the report that the
Saco river was originally a salmGSa river
and that they assembled the river as far as
Salmon Falls. where a great many were
in the old times taken. The last salmon
taken at Salmon Falls is recorded in the
year 1913.
The falls at Biddeford and Salmon
Falls were so high that no other migra-
tory fishes assembled the river in any
number above Biddeford, The building Of
dams to furnish power for the cotton
mills there created an obstacle which in
the course of few years caused the SAL
mon to stop coming into this river in any
appreciate numbers.
I'm the Presumpscot river salmon were
last seen in 1902. the run of these fish be-
ing destroyed by the erection of dam
at the head of tide water during that
year.
ut should be mentioned here, perhaps,
what some may not know or recall, that
the salmon seek the upper waters of fresh
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21
Mrs. Frank ]. ShuIer Corresponding
Secretary Of National American Wo-
man Suffrage Assoc iation.

Among the workers to be here July
"a and Is in connection with the Maine
State Suffrage Campaign will be Mrs.
Shuler.
Mrs. Frank j. Shuler of Buffalo, cor
responding secretary Of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association.
has had long experience in modifying
women and organizing them for action.
AS secretary. leader. director organizer
and speaker in the New York State
Association Mrs. Shuler had varied and
invaluable suffrage experience and dur
ing the last suffrage campaign in New
York. her organization methods won
reluctant admiration even from anti
suffragists, who warned their workers
in Buffalo that that district was the
best organized in the state. Mrs.
Shuler has also been president Of the
New York State Federation of Women's
Clubs, is an Honorary member of the
Teachers League of Buffalo, and is the
present parliamentarian of the New
York State Society of the National
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21
Death of L. J. Lombard,
Yarmouth, Purely Accidental

The Public Utilities Commission Fri
day rendered a decision in the matter
of an accident on the premises of the
Grand Trunk Railway at Yarmouth
July resulting in the death of Leslie
]. Lombard, aged "a years, of Var
mouth, who was struck by eastbound
passenger train No. is. of the Grand
Trunk Railway Company at the Park
or Hill Street Crossing in Yarmouth, at
7.02 A. NJ. July 8. 1917, and instantly
killed, concluding as follows:
THE indications are that Lombard
turned down the track to go around the
east end of the stationary freight train
on the opposite side of the passenger
track and did not notice the approach
of the passenger train. There is no
evidence of negligence on the part of
the railroad company or Of it's en-
ployes."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21

District Exemption Board, No. 1, for
Maine. has been Increased by another
board and Governor Milliken Friday
nominated the following as members
Of District Exemption Board. No. 2:
Luere 3. Deasy. Bar Harbor, lawyer.
Austin l. Harvey. NJ. D., Bangor,
surgeon.
Obadiah Gardner. Rockland. farmer.
Charles s. Cobb. Millinocket, labor
man.
Elmer E. Milliken, Bridgewater, in
dustrials.
District Exemption Board, No. /. is
made up as follows
Charles F. Johnson, Waterville, law
yer.
Wallace w. Dyson. NJ. D.. Portland,
surgeon.
Leslie E. McIntire, East Waterford,
farmer
D. s. Wood, Portland labor man.
Walter s. Nyman, Augusta, indus
trials
These boards will attend principally
10 claims for industrial exemptions,
the first board having jurisdiction over
a population of 3e8.2 people and the
second board having jurisdiction over
a population of 3s5.SS6 people
District Exemption Board No. has
Jurisdiction in the counties Of Cum
berland. York, oxford, Androscoggin'
sagadahoc, Kennebec and Franklin
and the principal industries involved
In this district are pulp and paper
ho,.s and shoes. shipbuilding, textiles
tuoolen and cotton). numbering, nara
wood manufacturing. fisheries, gran
lite. lime and agriculture.
District Exemption Board No. mas
jurisdiction in the counties of ARGOS
took. Hancock. Knox. Lincoln, Penoo-
scot. Piscataquis. Waldo, washington
and Somerset and the principal lnous.
tries involved in this district are naru
wood manufacturing. granite, textiles
(voolen) pulp and paper, hsherles'
ship trilding. fish curing and CANNING
agriculture ard numbering.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21

Police Captain Hugh +, MoDoaoD'
Of Portland on Thursday morning
sued warnings to merchants tha'
man representing, himself 10 be ROBE
Allison, engaged in soliciting "'"
tisements for the Brotherhood Of no
road Trainmen. has no connccio'
with that organization and Is WITT
authority to solicit funds in any Us
ner for the brotherhood. The n1 ~.
was brought to the attention o.
police by representative Of the o.
ization that Allison is alleged 10 feF.,
sent and the officers on duty were =.
dered to keep sharp outlook I0'
man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21
LAD SAVES HIS
FATHERS AUTO

Brewer Me, july 2o.-Arthur
Thomas, aged 5. son of DR.. Calvin NJ.
Thomas. saved the touring car in
which he had been left for few mo-
ments from serious damage Thursday.
The heavy twin six had been left on a
slight grade and started on runaway,
headed for an electric pole,' gaining
speed all the time.
The little fellow took IN the situation.
climbed over into the drivers seat and
managed to turn the steering wheel
Just in time, grazing the pole so that a
mud guard was somewhat bent. By
ISLANDERS then caught up with the run
away car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21
Labor Department

Commissioner Of Industry and Labor
Roscoe A. Eddy on Friday went to
Bangor, where with Miss Marion Por-
ter, specially agent of the department,
he will investigate several matters re-
lating to the laws governing labor and
which may be later heard from.
Deputy Commissioner Henry M.
Donnelly went to Lewiston for the
purpose Of investigating several viola :
tions of the child labor laws reported
by Miss Minnie E. Hanley in that city
and it is not at all unlikely that some
or all of them will be continued in the
courts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21
PISHON'S FERRY

Carroll Houston of Lisbon Falls has
arrived to pass the summer with his
aunt Mrs. Lettie CLANCY.
Miss Ida Fowke has returned to her
home in Arson after passing a few
days with Mrs. NJ. D. Holt.
Miss Ida Kelley left Wednesday for
Sangerville where she is to visit for
a short time.
Mrs. Ethel Osborn of Boston is a
guest of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Selden Manson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Elliott are enter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21
National Guard

Ad,utant General Presson, in add
ton 70 a trip to Boston earlier IN the
week for a conference at the quarter
master department of the Northeast
ern department in relation to the
eouirment for the Milliken Regiment
Of heavy field artillery, has been since
in constant communication with that
department and has received assur-
,nces that every effort.s being and
will be made to furnish the necessary
ramp equipaee. clothing. cot peas
r,tchen outfits, etc, with the hope TO
have everything ready for the regi-
ment by the 18th. the date when the
regiment will be called into the United
States service.
The tremendous demands on the
military department in the outf1tung
OF the vast army being raised are nara
and In cases almost impossible to I'LL
with any degree Of speed and our boys
are no worse off in that respect tna.i
thousands Of others.
Friends Of Captain Ellery w. Niles
who until recently has been the IN
srector-instructor Of the Maine Coast
Artillery. and whose transference 10
Fort Adams in Rhode Island was re-
Gently reported in these columns VIII
be interested TO learn that he is no"
engaged in organizing 1o-inch railroad
batteries. which are being QUILTED.
under rush orders. by the Northeast
ern department, with the understand
.tanding that the batteries are 10 go
20 France at the earliest possible hour
and that Captain Niles will go in COM
mand.
II IL understood now that when the
Maine Coast Artillery is called into
the service on July g next. the several
ompanies will for few days. perhaps
two or three. be stationed at thelr
home armories and then sent 20 Tue
forst at Portland.
large crew Of men from the SOL
der. at Camp Keyes with mule teams
and other outfit. Is doing an extensive
lob on the old rife range on the Whit
ten road. west of the city of Augusta.
The old ranges are being put in shape
and new ones are being built. so Tat
when completed the range will have
Accommodations for a battalion at
time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21

as principal candidate for the In''e-
States Naval Academy at Annapo'
and who successfully passed his PM.
ical examination with the exception
a slight defect in his eye sight y. y.
been rejected on the ground that "
present condition of his eyes Wv.
not permit the intensive study
training that he would have TO dh9'.
go. Francis A. Ford Of Portland J,
named as first alternate az the 'l'H'
Mr.. Mack's appointment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21

Miss Elizabeth Ashe of San Fran
cisco who has been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Harold M. Sewall at
Small Point, left Bath Thursday and
will sail Saturday from New York,
accompanying DR.. Lucas of the
University of California, whom she
Will assist in organizing dispen-
sary for the women and children of
France. A talk which Miss Ashe
gave several seasons ago before the
Cosmopolitan Club in Bath resulted
in the organization of the Community
league Of that city and the appoint
ing of a community nurse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21

tanning Mr.. Elliott's mother and sister
Of Lynn.
Mrs. Mabel Decker has purchased a
new Studebaker car.
Harry Ellis has bought a new Ford
car
Mrs. Cora Grover, who has employ
ment in Skowhegan, is passing a few
days at her home.
Leon Gibbs who is working in Water
vile is passing a few days with his
family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21
Fish and Game
State House Chat

Miss Norma Chase. clerk in the In
dustrial Accident department. was
Obliged by illness to go to her nome
in Gardiner on Friday,
w. ]. Lanigan of Waterville was
visitor on Friday at the state House
having a brief business interview with
Governor Mlliken.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21
Statistics Of Building & Engineering
Operations in New England
Daniel A. Mcdonald from Ward

Bath, has received an appointment as
game warden for Sagadahoc County
and will begin duties this week. Mr..
Mcdonald was a special deputy in 1915
and his appointment for Sagadahoc is
recognition Of the good services he
performed while acting deputy. Mr..
Mcdonald is at present employed at
the Texas CO. yard.-Bath Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21

The soil behind the old ranges was
SO rocky that considerable danger was
incurred by the target tenders in the
pit from richocheting shot. That will
be obviated by the erection Of rows OF
old railroad ties for butts behind the
targets. which will stop the bullets in
stead of the rocky old bank. The boys
have been at the work for some time
and will at their present rate of speed
soon have the new range ready for use
Col. F. H. Parkhurst of Bangor has
taken a contract for furnishing trunk
lockers for the regular army and
sample has been sent to the adJutant
general, so that officers of our forces
wanting them may see it at the olnce'
a supply being made up at once.
Fish and Game
The Inland Fisheries and Game
Commission has been notified by Dep
utv Warden Donat Frank of st. Aga
tina of the prosecution on July u OF
Romule Liable of Eagle Lake LOT
netting fish. He was tried before Judge
T. A, Laberty of the Northern ARGOS
took municipal court, was found guilty.
and fined sll and 1922 costs, which ne
paid , -
II is doubtful if more than third OF
the people visiting the State museum
register, but on Thursday 81 names
were nlaced on the register and on FRI
day nm to O'Clock in the afternoon "a
had registered. five states belng rep
.o.op+od