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But he was mistaken. He ate a
good deal.
II don't want him to go to the
war" said Mrs, Blodger, in the course
OF the meal. Bernard is toe ervou
lie isn't very strong. | should worry
myself into my grave to think Of his
having to carry a gun in a foreign
land. Suppose some brutal foe should
take the gun from him and shoot him
with it?"
"~Everybody wants to go TO war. I
would go If my health permitted IT,.
But, as IT doesn't. | want to stay in
this country and hunt down German
spies" declared Mr.. Blodger, as Mrs.
Jarr helped him to more steak.
Yes, and we thought Mr.. Jar
might go with him 10 the War De-
partment and tell the War Depart
ment that he is the sole support OF a
widow-for although he has never
been strong enough to work and sup
port me, yet | was a widow when he
married me-
I'm willing TO hun down spies, re-
member that" grumbled Mr. Blodgcr.
"Where do o expect to find
them?" asked MIR, Jarr.
in saloons" said Mr.. Blodger IN
saloons kept by Germans, All | want
is my salary and expenses, / can
stay up late in saloons I'VE
STAYED In them twelve hours az a
stretch couldn't be tired out,
There's that Gus's saloon at the cor
nor. let's go there and practice.
! G;mn.. 3, :"'cc.hccr', - practice
money
So, making the best OF II, Mr.. Jarr
led out the patriot to practise os
pionage somewhere in America.
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The little woman seemingly wanted
to npologize for her weeping, She
turned TO me and said: Pretty hard,
this war lie is my only one"
Don't you want him to co. !
asked.
Immediately a spark Of pride lit up
her face.
ron, yes" she answered Although
no Is my last born. I love him and
want him with me, but he IL my
soldier, too" she added, as she looked
him over from head TO foot.
The woman dried her tears and ex-
planned: 80 I'M living with my
daughter and | am well cared for.
yet it is all so terrible. Still, he must
be as good as his father was"
| took It the father was somewhat
OF a man. | also saw that while this
| mother ibid not raise her son to be u
soldier" she had risen 90 the occasion
and realized that her boy COULD be
n soldier when the call came.
During the week hundreds Of
mothers and sisters and sw~eethcarts
! will be saying the same kind Of good.
bys: and hearts will ache and tears
viii flow; but mingled with 1t al
must come the satisfaction tina
though he Is my boy" or my
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sure, ! hate this rough stuff said
MIR. Blodgcr. Going abroad and
freezing in trenches In winter, shoot
ing people who are strangers to YOU
not even rclativcs-and them shoot
ing you" And here Mir, Blodger
turned palcr than ever,
yes" said Mrs, Blodger, Der
nard's been caught in n cruel trap
and that Capt. Tynuctoylc he met
over here a year or so ago is 10
blame! lie got poor Bernard TO join
a military company, filed him up
with stories Of how Nee 1t was to
belong 10 a military company-tho
use of a fine armory as a club, two
weeks encampmcnt as a vacation on
pay, and how the officers lend money
to the men, and all that sort OF thing.
So Bernard joined Il militia regiment
at home, and came near having to 20
to Mexico a year ago Only that he got
heart failure and Or. Smerk gave him
a certificate, he would have had To
go 10 the border. Then he resigned
from the regiment and they wouldn't
accept OF his rcstEnation-thc brutcsl
And now he's been examined by tho
regimental doctor. who says there's
nothing the matter with him except
Ochrestreakis, which b-ings on a
chronic condition OF cold feet, but
that marching, or a winter in the
trenches will help that-so | have
brought him away"
TT amt my fuss. I've been n good
citzcn-and look at them L boats
and | can't swim" said Mr.. Blodgor
huskily.
"Dlnuer IS served, mum, an
nounced Gertrude, and tho patriot
Blodger suffered himself 10 he LED
10 the table, declaring he couldn't eat
q thing.
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Behold, he that could not put up a portere nor hang a picture without
eroans and mutterings % wieldeth a spade and a hoe and pusheth a
wheclbarrow with the ease of a Samson at play,
lie that could never find his own hat and had not tho strength where
with TO fix his own bath, nor the patience o put the studs in his shirt now
enuAeth Griselda rs he rOoteth out weeds and searcheth for potato bngs
and spraycth the cabbages with whisting and song and joyous testing. -
He that scorned to stoop to pick up a newspaper after himself o to lt
his garments from the floor. where they had fallen, or to sweep IN his cigar
ashes, behold how cheerfuny he bendeth the muscles OF his mighty back
while he gathereth peas and puleth up beats and radishes for his Friends
dinner table!
And, when his labors in the garden are finished, Is he aweary?
lie is NOT! For then he hepeth his Friend ioyflly in the washing Of
his motor car and the painting of his piazza and carryeth stones for tina
coping Of his lawn.
Behold, at the END OF the day is my Beloved faiGucd, even As he WAS
at the end of four hours OF labor al the ONCE?
Is he all in?
Nay, nay, verify a
For 10, he gathereth with the family about hi, Friend table and eataI
.plcnumly. I
lie dyeth his Friends Wife and praiseth the work of her hands ad-
the skill Il her Cook and the perfection Of her house,
lie teeth his best stories and joneth in the game Of cards and IS
merrer all evening than the birds at play!
For verify verify, II appeareth that, in the masculine opinion, a little
work done for necessitys sake is a JOB but much hard labor done for
the sake Of exercise" is FUN"
Selah
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mediate sorrow that the majority
might survive: she who did not hug
her own grievance TO the exclusion OF
the needs Of the multitude she who
saw a greater vision than that at her
own freside,
We hate war-we women some
times it appears to us almost beyond
the pale of justice-sometimcs sense
less. Yet when all is said and done
there are great minds with broad
views which see far ahead, and cry
to us. "Out Of all this shall remain
greater protection, greater de-
m%ocracy."
In their wisdom the end justiies
the means-cven though the means
are misery. Therefore look up, dear
woman, and bid your soldier god
speed, that he may be inspired with
your courage 20 go forth to battle for
things that endure for all tima.
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An Importers Protest

T. mo Editor Of The Evening World
About this time last year YOU pub
lished IN your paper an article on the
british Embargo and order In Coun-
ell" In which you pointed GU how
citizcns OF this country were at the
mercy Of the English Government
when II came TO securing merchan-
disc which rightfullv belongs 10 them.
but held up in Holland, The British
Government claimed that It's object
was solely TO prevent any moneys
being paid for such goods TO the
enemy country.
Recently a law was passed by olli
Congress that no moneys can be paid
10 an cncmy country under penalty
~ prison. and stn the English Govern
ment will not allow American citizens
10 got possession of goods paid fot
and r|'ghtfully belonging to them, rc-
sulting m the ruin Of many importers,
They're peIng Cpmpcueu 20 puN
enormous warehouse charges n I'M
surnnce. In addition to having their
goods tied up they are helpless "a
work further, since their money Is
also being tied W and they conse
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Copyright. 1917. by The Pres Publishing Co.
CThe New York Eyentng World

W. HNH Wv ~ A"' A'H . NNAA HHHs N.
rrhe New York EyeninG World
THE door bell rang loudly, per-
s%istently. Mr.. Jarr vas OF the
opinion that, although after
union hours, 1t was n bill collector
But Mrs, Jarr, who was more con-
versant with the homo and it's prob
lens, remarked: IT'S company for
dinner because Gertrude Is Just
about To serve il. Now that every
thing TO eat Is SO dear, people are
doing most OF their visiting at meal
times. | believe they stand outside
and smell first or wait til they hear
the dinner bell, so one cannot tire
them out sitting in the parlor, and
say why didn't YOU come to dinner
We have dinner earlier in summer,
you know" -"
MIR, and Mrs. Blodger, mum" said
Gertrude, who had answered the bell
From Philadelphia; we can't get
out of asking them to dinner; oh,
dear murmured Mrs, Jarr plaintive-
ly, And she ran TO the visitors and
welcomed them warmly,
81 had to bring Bernard away for
a change OF scene, he has become a
nervous wreck on account OF this
dreadful war" said Mrs. Blodger,
after the ehusive greetings we're over
MIR Biodgor, the young and hulking
husband Of her who had been Mrs
~CackiebcrrN, a widow OF some means
appeared 20 be in good physical on.
dition, except he was somewhat pale
and worried looking
whats the matter with him.
asked Mrs larr.
He's so tender hearted. he doesn'
want TO XIII anybody" explained Mrs
BlodEer,
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20 TTNe New YORK kV-ITUE Womb
brother" or my sweetheart" yet he
is also MY SOLDIER.
This is a heritage hat every woman
has had through all the ages-thc
legacy OF love. coupled with that of
allegiance the higher allegiance that
sacrifices the love Of family Tor the
love OF ali families.
1t Is q trying time. Each thinks
her sorrow and suffering il harder
than any other. But there is one
great consolation, dear women of war,
and that is that you and your soldier
have the best Of It, rs compared with
conditions that eXist in other coun-
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Letters From the People

qu"ntly cannot continue business for
lack Of funds.
Constant efforts TO work through
the state Department have met with
no results II seems a pity that we
are compelled to have men placed at
the head Of such an important de
uartment as u Foreign Commerce
Department who cannot help us. and
that We hHy" no M In such n place
who could take up these matters with
tho British authorities In a ~forceful
and Intelligent manner, \, a ).
Wants 10 lie Citizen.
10 the Bii."r Of me E,ciing word;
My father took out his first paper
about min" or ten years ago, lie did
not get his second papers and died
recently. ! came here about sixteen
years ago Am I a citizen MAY |
use his first papers, I am twenty
years OF age \ READER.
Your fathers u a." ont ~
date. You are NOT a citizen
saturday, '
10 the Liitnr 81 the L,rning World
! Please let mo know what day Aug
2, 1884, fell On. READER.
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100 BattlepIanes Equal to 60, COO Troops

nONE hundred b%attleplanes could
carry three-inch guns, and
the muzzle energy OF one
hundred three-inch guns is equal
to the energy and destructive power
Of $4,000 soldiers stated Rear Ad-
miral Bradley A. Flske recently in
a suggestion addressed to Alan II.
HaWley, Chairman OF the Aero club
of Americas Central Committee on
AcrunautiCs,
THE hatt%lepiane,' continued Rear
AumlrHl rlske, combines the puwr ~
and mobility which is needed for mil
ltduy operations in "A higher degree
than any other weapon used in army
warfare The quickest a 10 pre-
pare the defense Of the United states
The evening world., 1917-07-19
Hits From S sharp wits

Women are to learn TO load, clean
and handle firearms, according TO
the plans OF a new organization II
certainly n time To accept married
men at the recruiting stations ana
give them an even chance for their
ives-Pittsburgh Gazette.
We may be mistaken, but ~ strikes
us that those war garden Rlris run
NOR. "a hose than hoes.-Philadcl-
phia Inquirer,
Most violent Arguments are over
differences that amount to nothing
oven " they are never scttled-Al-
bany journal.
Good nature makes the rough
places smooth and the hard paths
less hard .-Descret News.
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Fifty Failures
Who Came Back
Is, Allsrt pa,>uu 1,rluu,


~ - hfhibfh Nf fd"t"' ~"
Doe .s.sH sUa sa.. r a.. W' """'. % "'
10. iaa.r o. n.sa.s. I. 90. h, maze
.H alH' hHa boz an 600 suaa ... ..' -
.aaaad naiH, uas #,,sr,. onset ., n.. ....... .arr' mss 70
Nat tsp.. or,a.... ...... ....n. s ..e o. ,acna- .
u' ,or oI-~ by bs manhood s. .Hs. prospect ' '''hs "'"4
%, 90. released ou. a . jailed sl.a sa. .nr some nss chsr<
barring ut uu aran 'sr Do, vi" .r. " rn"a u. FOL" man 'i um'a
FINALLY De e's Condemned 'o d'aw NO 90. .'0'..' d" Jog .o"' 'a.
Hs sentence v- r' l,,ot.N ls ." n"r" =" " .' career i1
N1'b'au oa' polluted o.. . d. '"' a. .r'. r"' N'pls"
.s.on, a. prison r,yru o. s... " blasted .u..H. f o''" -n''ns'-
those and DOB. own tucr. a,.ra-- uat.I o. un combined 0" ruin hin
r,v more, puaa, object. could u. found .r" "H' .' during ne ore
rt 90, rockies, originality .ni I-a .f ~ often carried him int
trouble o. latt carried hln out "' me ri.f failure
lI."us rom his native hand Zoo avoid wnhr arrest n' A''i Tor a um'
Dbl Enrana AMI 300 Holland supporting himself ur hs lm "0a deyclopns
powers OF ORATORS hat soon were 'o sway 'n France w'n Doe was ano~-t
;~~~~~~~~; muddy ."m Of ,o.as u.' just hn VA sweeping
s.s:s.ys W.. NJ s:s sso +. ~ We. .s .s n IL. . .... % a;:s OF s %s s:y ..s,
, ,%".' ,yT It WIN the ,e ~ &s ,sn we"' ,aan sMn~s nj s"S o t%TS rs
ols,ocr.cy aud the peopl" enjoying he trust OF both sides n the impending
In theory be wa. an ardent reyouuon.r At heart he was /. arts
hcnccform o, "cHuzn So and So" ], bcnued true democrats. instead al
addressed Mr,nc,u himself rs citizen Mirabcau" the indignant MirabssS
but YOU told mo all men are % squn" "hnd tn. 'dsht.nA
AN men are" Muabcau stemiy corrected him except myscf"
M,a'"n TO the last tried 70 persuade the King ia grant his people IN.
.ie A. the SANE Time by his matches cloquencc he sought to hold tS
powerful nj. man, IN France THIS @',~slc f,Lgrs
he ADVISED by councillors OF loss ability, As a result he was rut D to dese,
he and his Queen and as many OF his courhers as the reyoluuoniss could
Mr'neou did not ~, TO- to see the sooa%, scenes in t@. terrtsr. dr.m>
.~ H Ha%.d hts ny. re , continued he might have done much 70
n: s.oau., SO loved a. and 5as'al p By q. people pc a" 's large 5sS ma
~~: POPULARITY and for his SPLENDID, reckless genius, som,
T'aS, 1 m@,g9 Ne Ir mad am secretly ere inS ST n wal warned ed mot 10, to attend Mrabcou cam.
During his illness the streets near his home were cnokod with slen,
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II In said that cigars are To be
made smaller. Illus making some
brands much more bearable az a
smoke.-Columbia (S, c. State.
Ending Of the too modern novel:
: they were divorced and lived
happily ever afterward"-Chicago
News.
Abstract from a recent dramatic
review: The stars acting could not
be romediod," We getcla. DO: we
know the kind YOU Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
Occasionally o. hear Of q man
having more money than he knows
what to do with, but no one nver
heard of a woman being In that de-
liRhtful condition Chicago News.
The evening world., 1917-07-19
Toll Days Anniversary

rORTY-SENEN years ago to-day
r Napoleon III, of France declared
war on Prussia. The prcteAt
for this war was the candidacy or a
Hohenzollern Prince for the throne
OF Spain, but the candidacy had been
withdrawn On July -. War was pre-.
cipitated 10y the editing Of the famous
telegram from Ems by bismarck
The real cause, however. was the
rivalry between france and Prussia
for the dominant position ON the con.
tiucnt. with which was bound up the
German desire fOr unity and the IN.
Willingness OF Napoleon to see this
great power grow up at his frontiers.
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lowed by a boy in
soldier m.
she sat close TO me
and the boy stood
up talking 10 her.
A tear trickled
down her check
and from their
G a ton |
cleaned that she
was seeing him
of"
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rest in "war-gardening; in the garden Of his Friend
have watched him at work! A
And mine eyes have maryclled at what have
bchcld!
10, he that once tainted at the thought OF movih<
a trunk TO the attic or OF carrying a rug up to the roof
OF his own house, hath become as an OK in his strength!
Yea, | have seen him heave huge rocks from the
earth and fling them from him as lightly and airily as
a cat hingeth a canarys feather or a puppy tosseth a
The evening world., 1917-07-19
Hour One Little Woman Care Up Her Only Boy
and Was Proud to Make the Sacrifice
The Condolences of a Mother as
Heard in the tSubu1U
Heard in the Subway.


-I'T-Ug an lplI- 0I the I'rcao l%7IllIsIif
7 ESTERDAI | was in tho sub
way. A tired looking little
woman entered the car. fol-
The evening world., 1917-07-19
Sayings of Mrs. Solomon
By Helen Rowland

'f'rAh 1917. by The Pres Publishing "a. The New Work Evening wwHD
yERIL(, my Daughter, how strange and wonderful are a mans ideas
OF FUN! How astonishing his notion OF what constituteth relax
alton" and what he caleth a good time"
The evening world., 1917-07-19
The Banquet
OF Death.

feast, which hc had secretly been warned not to attend. Mirabcau cam
homo moriaUy M. And on April I, 1874. he died.
During his illness the streets near his home were chokcd with suer
people, hrcathIcssiy waiting word Of his progress. when he died all Fran,
INTO mourning. The former failure a remembered as a national ic
The Republican journal., 1917-03-22
A MfRCIltSS JUDGE
One Who Shows No Favor,

nerciless judge is Father Time, Before
him the weak and the wanting go to the wall.
Only the truth can stand. For years the fol-
lowing statement from Belfast resident has
withstood the sternest of all tests
Mrs. Thos. S. Cornell. "a Spring St. Belfast.
says: 81 was laid up all winter with a complica-
ton of diseases. Along in the spring recov.
cred, but was left with very serious case of
kidney trouble. doctored ard got around in
pretty goo shape for awhile. Later on, l was
again taken with kidney trouble and for over a
year l could not do any work. | suffered terri
bly, from my back and my kidneys caused me
great deal of annoyance, especially at night.
Doan's Kidney Pills brought me relief and am
now able to be up ard around, attending to nv
homework (Statement given February A.
1867
On November l, 1916, Mrs ConneIi eaid;
1.-The benefit Doau's Kidney Pills brought ne
in 1905 has been lasting, publicly recomne end.
ed this medic inc az that time and nothing has
occurred to alter my good opinion of it,
Price 5Oc at all dealers. Don't simply ask
for kidrey res: eoy-set Doan's Kidney Pills
the same that Mrs. Connei has twice pub
lcy recommended. Foster M lburn Co.. Pro-
prietors, Buffalo, NJ Y.
The Republican journal., 1917-03-22

f'eighte d with t deeper significance than
Tor more than half Century, stood in
the reviewing stand in front of the
White House, directly over the spot
where hfty-one years ago Abraham Lin
coln reviewed the men who had fought
for the preservation of the Union; and
when company of the G. A. R. entered
the parade at this section, enfeebled old
men, but marching with zeal past the
Presidents stand, bearing a banner
Ready Again For Any Duty" the
President leaned far onward looking
with sympathetic understanding, and
many eyes We're wet.
The city was gorgeous spectacle in
the evening when the electric lights
were turned on the elaborate decgra-
tions. more especially through the beau
tiiul Court of Honor in front of .he
White House, where nothing was left
undone 10 make a fairy like scene; and
around the Washington Monument for
many hours the most elaborate and spec
tacular fireworks known to science light
ed the city. Niagara Fails, 100 feet
high, was reproduced IN silver fire, fol-
lowed by ''Surset in the Alps" gor-
gaous color study against background
of snow clad peaks. Produced in flame
was an American flag 500 fee; long and
1000 feet in the air, the crowd cheering
Justify as it spread out. Sixteen electrical
fountains spouting fire were followed by
a mammoth bouquet OF roses, in chang
ing colors. The photos, in fire, of the
faces of the President and Vice Presl-
dents were framed IN laurel wreath.
THIS feature covered 5000 square feet,
and was followed by Drlsk engagement
On the firiGg line the work OF twelve
inch and eighteen inch predetermined
shells, reproducing the rattle of machine
guns, booming of heavy cannon and the
smoke of battle. Then great repro
duction of flowt re- called the "Inaugural
Bouquet, and another piece OF Cloth
OF Gold" when 48 rapid fire explosions
spread yellow mantle 1900 feet long
over the heads of the crowds. The last
number was the firing OF $50 9 inch and
IL inch shells, which burst into Streamers
and stars, and GOOD Night" in red,
white and blue.
| must speak of the decorations of one
building at least, the Government Print
ing office, with its square outline pen
ciled by string of colored lights. A
map of the United States with picture
of President Wilson set in the center,
and at one side the inscription, "Our
Country" opposite it, "Our President, :"
all worked out in electric lights. The
Capitol, too, was thing of beauty by
night. A battery of searchlights on the
tour corners of the wings-84 powerful
lights flashed over the glistening, white
dome and surmounting flags, giving the
building the appearance Of fairy pal
ace in the sky, standing high on Capitol
hill as it does. With the band concert
and fireworks was concluded the day of
days, looked forward to by SO many peo-
pie for many months.
The Republican journal., 1917-03-22
A PLEA FOR MARKET ROADS.
1t Is costing Names people s., 500, 900

1t Is costing Names people 81, 500, 900
year more than it ought to get
farm products to railroad centers be-
| cause of the lack of good market roads.
c. S. Stetson, former head of the State
grange, told the State Board of Trade at
their meeting in Portland. March 18th,
While he did not condemn the present
trunk line" system of road building in
Maine he urged support for the PROPOSE
! ton to construct roads suitable for the
use of farmers off the trunk lines who
seek market for their products. His
proposition advocated that $500. 900 be
devoted to this end $500, 700 to be raised
by towns. like amount to be contributed
by the State and the balance of 5000. 900
to be raised by mill tax, and this, in 10
years, would insure system of mark ct
roads throughout the State which W uld
eliminate the waste of two and half
millions, tremendous saving to the pro-
Queer and the consumer.
agriculture is cur basic and most i'm
portant industry, The said, ''and the
farms of Maine are located on roads that
are unfit for transporting heavy loads,
with about $4,000 miles of these roads
the farmers OF Maine are paying this vast
sum, tribute that would be done away
with If there were established system
OF market roads which would permit
transportation from the farm to the mar
ket by the most direct route and at the
least possible cost.
"Maine is facing a crisis at the present
time, and with a large and undeveloped
area. with land as productive as the
higher priced western farms, with the
best markets of the world at opi doors,
the opportunities for material advance
ment are ours, and the first requisite
towards this advancement is concerted
demand for better market roads to move
Maine farm crops Oh the first stage of
their journey to the consumer and at a
price that the producer and consumer
can afford to pay"
The Republican journal., 1917-03-22

At Probate Court held at Belfast. within and
for the County of Waldo, on the second
Tuesday of March. A, d. 1917.
A certain instrument, purporting to be the
last will and testament of John o. Jo hnson,
late OF Liberty, in said County of Waldo, de-
ceased, having been presented for probate with
petition praying that said will be proved, ap-
proved and allowed and that letters testamen
tary issue to Arobne W. Johnson, the execu,
trix named therein.
Ordered, That notice be given to all persons
interested by causing a copy of this order to
be published TIN ee weeks successfully in The
Republican Journal, a newspaper published at
Belfast, that they may appear at a Probate
Court to be held at Belfast, within and for
said County, on the second Tuesday of April
next, at ten of the clock before noon and show
Cause, if any they have. why the same should
not be proved, approved and allowed and petit
ton granted.
HARRY E BANGS, Judge.
A true copy Attest:
CHAs. E JOHNSON, Register.