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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11

to our q. a. r. friends 20 2.1nce over
the statistics as given by the Govern
nent and see the number Of boys ID
the Northern army, including re-erlIisl'
ments:
L159.789 were under n.
1851, 468 were under -.
844,S97 were under II.
3l,05l were under is.
1O4,S97 We're under Is.
1928 were under IA.
BOZ we're under 10.
2TS We're under II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11

Boys in the Civil War.
We thought it would be interestin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11
STATE OF MAINE

,>t\NEBrC. 81 SUPERIOR COURT
" VACATION. Augusta December Sth,
l9I,
"r,pri@ I;heAume, Lib't, vs.. Sarah
lhcau'u".
I'tor thr annexed Writ and Libel 1t is
ordered 10y me. the undersigned. Justice
uf said court, that notice thereof be given
q" the I.tb,lec by publishing an attested
copy o. the same, or an abstract thereof,
together with this order thereon, three
weeks successively in the Kennebec Jour
nal. y newspaper printed in Augusta in
sand County of keunebec. the last publ
cation "a hc thirty days at least before
the next term of said Court, to be holden
al Augusta, within and for said County
IT kennehcc. IN the first Tuesday of
Nprjl next. that she may then and there
appear III said Court and answer thereto
II she see tit.
Attest FIRED EMERY BEANIE,
Justice Superior Court.
cory OF LIBEL
The Llhelant alleges that he was mar
rcd to the said lbelee at Waterville in
the stat" of Maine on the Sth day of No
N'mber 1893 the said libellant and libelee
'uhahit"d ia this state after their said
marriage; that the libelant resided in this
state when the cause of divorce accrue |
rs hereinafter set forth. ard had resided
here ia good faith one year prior to the
dat" hereof; that the libelant has ever
been faithful 10 his marriage obligations
hut that tn" said libelee has been unmind-
lul of the same, that on the 81 day of
Feb, lHl2. she utterly deserted the libe-
Lint without reasonable cause and has
continued said desertiou for three consec-
utiv" years next prior to the filing of this
libel. that ou the 9Th day Of June 1872
md nU divers other days and times since
their intCrmarrtag" the said lihelee COM
mtted the crime of adultery with one AL
fred Gotta
That one child has been born to them
during their said marriage now living
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-11

HARVEY +. X SWAINE,
mark
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-01-17

Big lot of ladies' Royal,
Queen Quality and Baker
Oxford pumps and boots,
regular price, $500 to $3.50,
Your choice, $1.9S, 1929
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09
Sporting Items From Everywhere
BY 4. FAN

portion eenfronts him in his quest of
the famed riches of our land A casual
glance at the possibilities in sight
would indicate that quite a bale of
trouble is waiting ahead of the Aus
tralian boxer
Several of orr aspiring boxers have
been mentioned as possible opponents
for the newcomer in his first bout.
Among others are Mike Gibbons. Billy
Miske. lack Dillon. Al Mccoy and Bat
Ting Levinsky. There are several
cities with regulations as centers of
the art of fstinna ready and willing
to stage the first real exhibition on our
soil between Darcy and any logical OPP
ponent But when you come 10 boil
the issue down to "A low simmer New
York is the real place TO stage the
mill.
other cities offer bit better propo-
sition in the way of allowing a rather
more extensive and long drawn out
combat But this slight advantage Is
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09

Verses ga roadside interview.
Leaving Jerusalem behind him, Je-
sns set out for Galilee. John says
that che must needs pass through sa-
maria" giving the impression OF an
Inward compusion. But IL was like
wise true that the natural route from
Judea to Galilee followed that course,
and the necessity may have been mere
ly that OF reaching Galilee by the
quickest possible route. so he com
eth to a city called Sychar." This Is
now identified as Askar. a village not
far from Nablus. which is a corruption
of Neapolis, the city the Romans built
on the site OF ancient Shechem. Near
to the parcel of ground that Jacob
gave to his son Joseph" The word
translated portion in Gen. xviii, ~,
Is identical with the name Shechem.
The tradition was that Shechem was
the ground in question. but this was
little better than tradition. Jacobs
well was there" The Greek makes ii
clear that this was a natural spring
or fountain and not an artificial well.
There is such a fountain about half
mile south of Askar, carefully walled
about in order to provide permanent
water supply. 1t Is still known as ia
cob's spring by the natives. "Wearied
with his journey. Jesus sat- down to
rest ON the low wall that surrounded
the well. 1T was about the sixth
hour" II John is using a time reck-
oning of his own. as suggested In a
previous lesson, this would mean be-
tween 3 and 6 p. IN. Otherwise, ac-
cording to ordinary Jewish usage, ii
would have been at about noon.
'.There eometh woman of Samaria.'
This fact, coupled with the subsequent
disclosure Of her social status, is the
thing that John would have his read
ers keep in mind. 1t marks again the
universally of Jesus. ON her head
this woman balanced a water pot, and
when Jesus saw 1t he very naturally
asked her, give me to drink The
feeling between the Jews and the Sa-
mar.tans was so bitter that ''the wom-
an" could not resist the opportunity.
probably while she was In the act of
granting the request, to point out the
inconsistency of this thirsty stranger
by saying, How is II that tlon, being
jew, askest drink of me. who am
Samaritan woman The explanatory
clause was probably inserted ut u later
date.
Verses 9-14--The water Of life.
nslak oiuola anarE araflead tho infar
est OF Jesus. He did not propose to let
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09
The Sunday School Lesson

woman who could make so direct a
remark pass without chance 10 learn
deeper truths. So he flung out a sen.
tence calculated 10 make any person
pause and ask questions. III thou
NEWEST the gift OF God aud who IL j.
thar saith to thee. Give me 10 drink.
thou wouldest have asked Of him and
he would have given thee living wa.
ter" Here was paradox. \ mo-
ment ago this man, tired. dusty, empty
handed. had been asking drink as a
boon. Now he Is talking aboet Gods
gift and living water and speaking OF
himself as a miraculous dispenser. No
wonder "the woman. in her mystlfica-
ton replied, "Sir. thou hast nothing 10
draw with. and the well is deep.
Whence. then. hast thou that living
waterr Living water" was local
term for water which came from n
bubbIing spring, such as was this.
Probably Jesus meant that she should
be thus perplexed She felt that there
was something out of the ordinary
about this man. but she could not de
terminc what 1t was. "Art thou great
err than our father Jacob. who gave US
this wellg" Gould IL be possible that
this stranger would provide a water
supply better than had been found in
this ancient well. built by the patriarch
from whom the Samarltans claimed de.
scent? Jesus does not give direct
reply. but rather expands his previous
metaphor. Every one that drinketh
this water shall thirst again. This
remark would suggest that Jesus
thought of another kind of living wa
ter. "rhe water that | shall give him
shall become in him well OF water
springing up unto eternal life"
Verses 2I-2G.-1'he Messiah revealed.
In the course of their conversation
Jesus and the woman became inyoly-
put forward Immediately the true
basis Of worship in contrast to the
petty details that had separated Sa-
marian and Jew. God Is a Spirit. ;"
Rather, as in the margin, God Is spirit
Ellis worship. therefore. must be a
matter not of forms and places. but of
inward dispositions; not of types and
symbols. but of moral and spiritual
realities (AfcCymont). They that
worship him must worship In spirit
and truth" Forms and sacrifices be-
come obsolete: God brings his spirit
into touch with the spirit that truly
seeks him. II know that Messiah
cometh. When he is come he win de
clare unto us all things" The woman
was beyond her mental or spiritual
depth. Jesus was talking language
she did not understand. and she was
content to wait until the day of the
Messlah's revelation for enlighfen-
ment.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09
The Electric Fan.

Back In the early eighties DR. s. s.
Wheeler. an electrical engineer OF New
York. was experimenting with a small
electric motor In the course OF his ex-
periments the doctor conceived the
idea that steamboats, might be nun
with electricity II the propellers could
be directly connected 20 high speed
electric motors, doing away with all
the gears then in use IN steam propul-
sion. With this idea In mind he had
small screw propeller constructed and
fastened IL 20 the armature shaft OF
his small motor. TO his surprise, the
experiment resulted In fine breeze OF
cooling mir which more than delighted
the experimenter. for the day was de-
cldedly hot. II Is needless to add that
the experiments with screw propellers
ended right there, and the engineer
took up the study of the electric fan.
with the result that he soon perfected
the device until 1t was commercial
success.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09
MADE HIS W0RKMEN RIVALS.
How Charles N. sehwab spurred Them
on to Greater Efforts.

In telling how he increased the en-
cheney Of one Of his departments
Charles N. Schwab. the famous steel
man. SAYS In the American Magazine
1T was near the end u the day: In
4 few minutes the night force would
come on duty. | turned 10 n workman
who was Standing beside one OF tho
red mouihed furnaces and asked bIm
5for piece Of chalk.
How many heats has your shift
made todayf querled.
six he replied.
Il chaiked a big q ON the floor and
passed along without another wor,i.
When the night shift came In they
saw the = and asked about II.
The Tx boss was In here today
said the day men lie asked Ms how
many heats we had made. aud we told
him six lie chalke1 II down
"The next morning | passed through
the same mill | saw that The % had
been rubbed OUT and big = written
instead. The night shift had IN.
nouneed itself That night l went
back. The : had been erased. and
10 staggered In its place The day
force recognized no superiors Thus
iinc competition was 1arfei. aud I,
went on until this milf formerly ihs
poorest producer. was turning out
more than any other mill In the piani.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09
Maxwell Takes Hat of to FolwelI.

Babe Maxwell, former Dartmouth
star, is authority for the statement
that in few weeks Bob Folwell
taught Pennsylvania more about the
art of interference than other drill
masters could In three years. There
was more interference for the runner
lin the West Virginia game) than we
have seen since 1901. Every time a
backfield man took the bali four or
five of his teammates would precede
him, and the runner had an opportu.
nifty to pick an opening"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09
ELEcTING A PRESIDENT.
Power of Congress to Deal With Elec-
toral Coleae Returns.

tOfal SOlG8- 6thbFfSs
The electoral commission established
the precedent that congress should not
seek to go behind certificates regularly
submitted by recognized state govern
ments. That principle Is also embod-
led in the Edmunds law of 1857 which
defined and enlarged the power OF con-
grcss TO deal With electoral college re-
turns.
This act directs that II any state
shall have provided by law before the
selection of electors for the final deter
mination of contests regarding their
appointment the statcs decision shail
be final unless the regularity OF the
states action Is questioned by both
houses of congress.
II two or more returns are received
these rules govern:
First.-lf the state shall have deter.
mined that the votes forwarded In one
of the returns were given regularly
those votes shall be counted.
Second II two authorities. each
claiming regularity. shall both have d..
tormined that the different sets %
voters We're regularly east then con
gress must decide which set shall be
accepted.
Thlrd.-If the state shall have made
no determination. then congress shall
be free TO determine. But II the houses
cannot agree the votes Of those electors
whose appointment Is Astihed by the
governor shall be counted.
The general pnrbort Of the act ls to
recognize The right 81 congress 10 de-
eide all disputed questions IN regard 20
the counting Of electoral votes which
the state has not decided ar has de
oided irregnlarls New York Tribune.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09
Harry Hebner to Retire.

Harry Hebner of the Illinois Athletic
club, one of The best amateur swim
mers in the country and practically in
q class by himself as an exponent Of
the back stroke, has retired from indi-
vidual competition. lie may swim on
the Illinois relay team this season. but
next year expects to give up all partici-
patton In open events.
The retirement of Hebner marks the
passing of another of the veteran squad
among swimmers. However, new stars
are being developed In this country
faster than the old ones retire. It's a
mighty poor swimming season that
does not produce at least one sensation
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09
STING OF THE H0nEYBEE.
About the Most Effective internal Ma!
chine In Esistence.

Hb1bt tffE fHoht EWe~Aas& fFfsfUsl wa
chine In Esistenee.
In proportion To its size. the sting oc
the honeybee Is probably the most ef-
fcctiye Internal machine In existence.
The stinging apparatus Il smaller
than thar Of a rattlesnake. yet n single
sting has been known To Kill a man.
When we realize that IL IL almost In
visible and consider what IL can do W.
cannot fail to be astonnded. IL seems
the very qulniessenee Of deyilishness.
The honeybee's sting Is complicated
so complicated that many words and
much ink have been used in discuss
Ing its construction and use.
II Is generally conceded that the
sting consists Of a shaft OF three parts.
the principal one being sheath within
which move two barbed lancets. Like
the barbs Of a flshhook. the lancefs are
not easily extracted from the flesh into
which they have been driven. Tho
sheath and the lanccts combined form
a hollow tube through which the poll
son flows from the poison sac.
Two hairy. soft projections. eyidcnt-
~ very sensitive. inform the bee when
she Is in contact with a stingable OBJ
Ject.-Popnar Science Monthly.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09
LINCOLN MAN OF
HUMANITY IN WARTIME


pliers. who spent six months with him
in the White House, has said that 1t Is
a great pity that Lincoln could not
have had an additional secretary.
whose sole duty should have been to
make note of the appeals for soldier
pardons aud the presidents action
thereon from day TO day. These Incl
dents would have made a priceless
volume. But many such incidents
have been preserved, which illustrate
the Unborn kindness and tenderness
of Abraham Lincoln. Sometimes these
incidents had an amusing side owing
to the presidents habit of saying fun
ny things when he was doing serious
things
An elderly woman induced the IA
nous Thad Stevens to go with her to
the president and plead for the life of
her son, who had been court martialed
and condemned. Mr.. Stevens strongly
recommended the pardon, stating that
he knew all the facts. Lincoln issped
the pardon. AS they walked down the
hall the happy old lady said to Stevens,
Il knew it was a copperhead lier'
what do you refer TO, madam
"Why, they told me he was an ugly
looking man. He Is the handsomest
man ever saw in my lifew
A young man in New York regi-
ment had deserted two or three times.
When finally recaptured he tried to
poison his guards. He was condemn
ed to death. 1t was discovered that
the boy had been of unsound mind.
His mother went to Stanton, who posi-
to Lincoln, who told her that he ac-
quiesced in Stanton's view, the case
being so aggravated Finally at II
o'clock of the night before the execu-
ton was to take place the mother in
duced a United States senator to 90 to
the president and make a last appeal
on the ground Of the boys insanity.
Lincoln was in bed.
"The boy is insane. and it would be
murder" the senator said. 1--WE do
llOL dSh Al puAbDh, Jul just Il ltpfitft,
so that a medical examination can be
made"
Lincoln replied that that seemed
just, and he sent telegram TO Elmira,
n T., where the soldier was confined,
delaying the execution. Early the next
morning he sent another message by
different line to another individual in
Elmira. and before the hour set for the
execution had arrived the president
had sent four kilograms 10 as many
persons by as many different lines in
his anxiety that the reprieve should
reach Elmira on time.
One day visitor who had influence
with the president entered the White
House vestibule and saw a poorly clad
young woman who told him that she
had been trying for two days to see
Mr.. Lincoln. but had been ordered
away by the attendants. Her only
brother. she said. had deserted through
bad influences and was sentenced to
be shot. The girl was weeping.
Lincoln was a little surprised to find
the girl In his office. but he heard her
fearful story, looked at her poor CLOTH
ing and said:
aFoor girl You have come here with
no governor. senator or member of
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09
Trouble Awaits Dare,

James Leslie Darcy, the Australian
pugillst, who recently arrived In this
country. has been accorded a reception
IN America which would tend 10 con-
vince an uniformed bystander that
the new arrival is monarch from
some PARKWAY land rather than mere
ring general.
But there may be and doubtless are
more serious matters facing Demon
Darcy. Something of a serious pro-
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09
Captain King Has Great Record.

George A. King. IT.. who has been
elected captain of the Harvard cross
country team for next fall, made an
enylable record in the season recently
ended. King was the first Harvard
runner to finish In every meet In which
the Crimson took part. lie finished
first In the dual meet with NJ. I. T..
fourth In the meet with Cornell. Sec
ond in the Yale run and sixth in the
Intercollegiate.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09
Lord 10 Coach Maine.

Harry Lord, former third baseman
of the Boston Americans. viii coach
the baseball players OF the University
OF Maine next year. Lord succeeds
Monte Cross. one time star OF the Ath-
letics, who turned out first class
team Mt Maine last spring aud sent
Connie Mack several youngsters.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09

"Roorback' is word thaiswas adopt
ed into the political vocabulary of the
United States in the last decade OF the
first half of the nineteenth century
With ''gerrymander," which came into
use earlier. and BOOM which was in
vented later. il has long held secure
place In the dictionary. 'Roorback"
Is defined as a fictitious report intended
to influence an election and which
hurts its AUTHOR Christian Science
Monitor.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09

| congress to plead your cause. You
| seem honest and truthful, and" with
| emphasis, you don't wear hoops, and
I'll be whipped IL l don't pardon your
brother"
| Hon. John r. Henderson was n
| United States senator from Missouri
during the war. Senator Henderson
had occasion to call upon the president
in March. 1865, regarding consider
able number of pardons for which his
constituents had requested him to APP
ply. In Missouri during the war many
men had been arrested by the Fed
eral authorities and thrown into prison
at st. Louis and at Alton, III. Some
We're TO be shot for desertion or as
spies, Others were condemned to long
terms of Imprisonment. while still 9TH
ers were simply in Jail without much
prospect of trial. Senator Henderson.
who knew each case fairly well, diyid-
ed his pardon applications into three
lists. In the first list he placed the
names of those as TO whose innocence
he was practically assured. The sec
ond list was made up of those whom
he believed 1t would be safe and prop.
er under the circumstances TO turn
loose. Those who in his opinion
should be kept in jail he put In the
third list He presented the first list
to Lincoln, who asked, in some sur
prise, IL Henderson wished him TO
turn loose all these people at once"
Henderson replied that he did and he
! thought it ought TO be done.
II have no time to examine the evil
dence," said Lincoln. Il am constant
ly reproached for my too abundant
! charity, and what would be said If
should turn loose so many sinners at
once:'
After further argument Henderson
induced Lincoln TO pardon the whole
bunch of applicants, he promising to
be personally responsible for their fu-
ture good behavior
THANK you, Mr.. President" the Mis-
souri, senator said, but | have another
list here"
Il hope you are not going to make
me let loose another lot"
Yes. | am not so sure about the
merits Of this lot. but it is safer to err
on the side of mercy"
But, you know, am charged with
making too many mistakes on the side
of mercy" protested the president.
1.-The war is nearly over" replied
Henderson. Mercy is and must be,
after all, the policy of peace
Mr. Lincoln remarked that he guess
ed that Henderson was right. where
upon the latter said he was sure he
was and the president ought to sign
the pardon list.
well, I'll be burned If / don't" said
Lincoln, taking up his pen. Now.
Henderson If these men don't behave
| shall have to put you in prison for
their SINS
A correspondent of a New York
newspaper related that once Lincoln
turned to him and said after granting
pardon to young soldier condemned
to death, his mother having pleaded
for mercy in person, Perhaps / have
done wrong, but at all events | have
made that poor woman happy"
One Of the last official acts OF Abra-
ham Lincoln--some claim that IT was
his very last--was 10 write pardon
for a Confederate in Missouri who
some months before had gone north
through the Federal lines to see his
family and upon trying to get back to
his command had been captured and
condemned as a spy.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09
Les Darcy. Australian Champion.

Offset by the overwhelming advantage
enjoyed by New York OF being able 10
draw record audience
So II Darcy Is To make his FIRST ring
appearance In .Sew York he Il 10 face
quite another proposition from what
he has been accustomed to In his ma
tive land. Ia other words where
James Leslie has been accorded dis
lance OF twenty rounds nj home TO
qneli any aspiring maulcr. he viii be
required to complete his job Ia New
York IN just half that time.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09

Jesus and the woman Of Samaria
John iy, 1-2sl. Memorize verses -,
II. Golden Text, Christ Jesus came
into the world to save sinners Il Tim.
[ In
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-09

Los Angeles to Hold A. A. U. Meet.
The national amateur track and field
championships have been assured 10
Los Angeles for 1913.