Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-06
Maine Gossip
Show Your CoIors
(Washington POst.)
He that is not with us is against US. ="
~ o man can serve two masters.

He that is not with US is against US
NO man can serve two masters.
Show your colors; let all men see
Just where you stand i'll loyalty;
Whether you're with or against your
land,
Show your colors; red, white and blue.
Patriot? Traitor? Which are you:
Seek you to stab at the nations back?
tlaunt your treason in yellow and black.
Show your colors; Old Glory wear
Over heart that will do and dare,
For love of country. fight, work or give
That men on the fighting line may live.
Show your colors; our stripes and stars,
Glorious Frances three-hued bars:
Great Englands banner athwart the sea
All flags of World League Tor Liberty!
Show your colors; get on the list
Fighter or yellow streaked pacifist:
Worker or shrker: Stacker clear through;
Or alien enemy? Which are you?
Show your colors get your gun:
There is your foreman-the war-mad Hun.
Cruel, remorseless, with bloodlust blind.
Treacherous foe of all humankind
Show your colors: by God. You must
Else bear foul stigma of distrust-
Foe in the household and hells ally,
Recreant, plotter, or thrice-damned spy!
Show your colors; the music face;
Choose you for honor or black disgrace:
You're Uncle Sans or mad kaiser's man
German or loyal American.
w. f.. p. FRENCH,
Major L. S. A, A. @. NJ.
Fort Myer, Va.
Mrs. Eunice Merrill Jones' widow Of
Emery Jones. observed her Goth birthday
on Saturday at South F'reeport. Mrs
Jones is a cousin of Nathan Hale, the
Revolutionary hero, and her father, ia
cob Merrill fought under Washington.
Mrs. Jones is believed to be the youngest
person living whose father fought in the
Revolution.
Alvas w. Trickey. aged 10, real estate
dealer, underwent an operation Wednes-
day when a large bullet, lodged near the
| left lung % years ago. was removed by
| Or. S. A. Cobb. Mr. Trickey was vol
unteer in the Civil war and was wounded.
The bullet was discovered a few days
ago while DR.. Cobb was making an ex
, animation of his shoulder.
Rev. Oscar W. Stuart on Sunday as
sumed the pastorate of five churches in
WATERFORD, going there from Limerick,
where he has been pastor OF the First
Free Baptist church for the past year.
The pastor has to touch each of his five
churches and preach a sermon at each
! every Sunday. The pastorate has been
, held for some time by Rev. Jack Hyde,
who recently enlisted and is now in
France
The churches are at WATERFORD. Old Cor
ner, South WATERFORD, East WATERFORD,
North Alfred and Elfred Gore. The
jumps from one church to the next are
made by automobile.
Mr.. Stuart was born in Portsmouth, IN.
H., 80 years ago. and received his early
education in the schools of Rochester, n.
Fl. He graduated from the Rochester
High school and then studied year at the
Nyack Missionary Training school, Ny
ack, n. 7. Mr.. Stuart Is married and the
father of four boys, the oldest 10, and
the youngest 3.
| The last game Of the college football
series was played Saturday. Now the
attention Of college athletes Will be
turned toward basketball.
Colby college at Waterville receives
! $4,000 through the will Of the late Ma
than w. Blanchard. founder of Santa
Paula, Calf, miner, orchardist and
philanthropist. Mr.. Blanchard was
born in Maine. He was a Mason, Odd
Fellow and a member Of the Congrega-
tional church.
The following from an up-river con-
temporary is certainly within the scope
of real Yankee wit
"A young woman was wheeling a
handsome pair Of twins on Main
street yesterday afternoon and right
ahead was a crusty old bachelor who
was walking rather slowly.
| The young woman did not happen to
be the mother Of the twins and she was
in a hurry to get her errands done, and
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