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on WEAKENING
ENGLAND and '''
The ALLIES
(Contributed.)

1t is about time that a nationwide
drive should be started against a par
ticularly mean form of treason that
is at work on both sides of the ocean,
a form of treason that is giving in
calculable help and comfort to the
enemy, and doing untold harm to Am
erica and her Allies. The treason is
committed by persons who say they
work for the best interests of Ireland
and of the world. I will give a list of
their principal ways and means of &C
ton, and l expect every American
and every Irish-American who reads
this to see that such pernicious and
treacherous activities ought to be
stopped at once.
CD They keep in Ireland the huge
forces that are so badly needed in
Belgium, in France and in Italy. Tay
Pay O'Connor says he will not accept
Ireland's freedom at the price of Bel
GUMS slavery. So say we all. Just
move the armies that now throttle
Irish freedom-move them where they
can fight for Belgium's freedom-that
is all there is to it. By this simple
procedure you secure Irish freedom
and ensure Belgium's freedom at one
blow.
(2) Enemies of America and the
Allies laugh themselves sick at the
idea of a free Ireland. This laughter
makes joke of every word the presi-
dent has written and spoken about
small nations, about the right of all
peoples to choose their own form of
government. This scornful contempt
for freedom and democracy in Ire
land has killed CONSUMPTION in Aus
tralia and will kill it in Canada too.
It has paralyzed the minds of the
Russian people with hopeless scepti-
els about the real war aims of the
Allies. No stronger trump card could
have been handed over to the German
propagandists in Russia than this
scornful trampling upon Ireland's
right to National standing. In the
joyous and hopeful days that followed
the abdication of the Gear this very
thing was flung in the teeth of the
English official mission to revolution
airy Russia, by the very best of the
Russians. They put it this way:
"SmaII nations, huh! What about
lreland?" And it was unanswerable.
And there is no civilized nation on
earth in which the same unanswer-
able question is left unasked, and by
the best and keenest minds, too, no
matter how the censors may try to
hide It.
(3) A free Ireland would be the
most sincere and enthusiastic friend
America could have. In all Europe
no men were so proud of Americas
progress, so sensitive about Americas
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dogmatic and sacramental theology.
In matter they are rich, in doctrine
correct, in disposition logical and
clear, in application apt and practical,
in diction elegant, in form easy and
popular, in style attractive. An add
ed advantage to be found in the work
is that it furnishes whole courses of
sermons on the vital truths Of Chris
tianity. To make the volumes more
suitable to our own times the author
has inserted in volumes three, four
and five, two instructions concerning
the new Marriage Law by the Most
Reverend John Ireland, and other SER
mons of his own. And indeed we
must say that the compositions from
the authors own pen are charming
pieces of sacred eloquence and pos
sess such a power of exposition and
mastery of style that we could hope
that he would give us volume or two
that would be all his own. The books
have been most favorably received by
the reviewers. mot in long time"
says one, "has work so thoroughly
satisfactory and practical come to our
notice." The Bishop of Richmond is
of opinion that the complete work will
be surpassed by nothing of the kind
in America" G. NJ. E.
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honor, as the men whose life's ambi-
ton and ideal it was to establish
American institutions in Ireland. Now
any man who tells the Irish people
that America emphatically agrees with
the junkers of England in hostility
and contempt for the program of the
Irish Republicans, is doing all he can
to make it hard for men of Irish blood
to maintain the full measure of sym.
pathy with America that is so natural
to the Irish and would be so useful to
America.
(4) Barefaced and utterly stupid
lying about the state of things in Ire
land cannot help America and the
Allies. For instance, it does no good
to anybody to say that when Eng
land bought out her Faithful Land
lord Garrison" in Ireland, and bought
them out with Irish money, she there
by made free gift to the Irish peo-
pie. For this money Of their own,
wrung out of them by over-taxation
and by rack-rents, and by every kind
of exactiOn in Ireland for generations,
for all this Irish money handed over
to Englands feudal garrison of Land
| lordism, the Irish people, or such of
them as have purchases under the
Land Purchase Acts, must pay prin-
cipal and interest for 70 years. For
the loan of their own money to buy
out England's garrison the Irish peo-
pie have to pay on the installment
system, the kind of system that en-
ables Jews to become millionaires in
Chicago and New York: On the prac-
tical working of this system of extor-
tion, one who cared might consult such
experts as Archbishop Walsh of Dub
lin, Bishop Kelly of Ross, Bishop
O'Donnel of Raphoe. And no less a
man than John Redmond himself with
his PAN years purchase for his Wex-
ford estate set the headline of extor-
ton to the Clanrickards, the Lans-
downes, the Abercorns, the Devon
shires. To say there was any gener-
osity, any elementary justice or fair
play in this whole scheme to get rid
of the Landlord Garrison which had
become menace and danger to
England herself, is merely to insult
the intelligence of students of the land
question in every country; such reck-
less lying makes it hard for the men
who see through it, to believe any
other statement that comes from the
same tainted source. And yet it is
people who recklessly lie about no.
torious facts in Ireland who expect us
to accept as Gospel everything they
say against Germany. If Germany
has sins and crimes on her consci-
ence, let someone else tell us about
them besides landlord press-agents
who wilfully lie about notorious facts
of the Irish situation. And let those
same Landlord and Tory scribblers
keep silent about Americas war aims.
America does not need such advocates,
and is far better off without them.
They are a danger to any cause they
champion. And well-meaning men
who know nothing about Ireland had
better be silent about Ireland till the
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We take please in printing review
of the important work recently edited
by Rev. Edward Jones, Catholic pas
tor at Morris, Mimi, which has re-
ceived extensive approval among the
Catholic hierarchy as we'll as that Of
many prominent Catholic publications.
The review is taken from the Canisius
Monthly, Buffalo, N. Y.
"The Beauty and Truth of the Cath
Ollie Church" Sermons from the
German, adapted and edited by Rev.
Edward Jones. B. Herder, st. Louis,
Mo. Five volumes, $3.50 prepaid.
. Single volumes, $1.25, $1.35, $3.50.
It gives us pleasure to bring to the
notice of our Alumni this splendid
work of an old Canisius man, Rev.
erend Edward Jones. '8S, Of Morris,
Minnesota. For the possession of the
volumes will be no small gain to the
clergy as we'll as the laity. But espe-
| cially to the clergy will they prove
most helpful. The sermons contained
in the set have been selected and
adapted from the German work
"schoenheit und Wahrheit der Katho-
lischen Kirche," by the Rev. H. Won
Hurter, whose eloquence thrilled
Vienna in the early seventies. They
cover practically the whole field OF
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-12-15

REV EDWARD JONES, OF MORRIS,
MIMI, EDITS FIvE-voLUME
BOOK.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-12-15

The Scholarly Pastor Has Brought
Out Notable Contribution to Cath
Ollie Literature.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-01
Fixing the, Carpet Sweeper,

: The revolving brush Of the ordinary
carpet sweeper is driven 6y the fric.
ton oethe wheels Oh which the sweep.
er rn tsetnst driving wheels on ei;:.
ther ahA ofkfie brush axle To insure
good leHs the ps&pheries Of all OF
these whe Ills are, covered with tightly
fttiAea rubbessrings. m time these
angs wear iout, OF the rubber becomes
hardened and loses its grip. An eff
= eht method of repairing sweeper
having Imperfect or worn rubber rings
Is to Sover the wheels with common
electricians tape, such as is employed
for covering joints In wire. The tape
should first be wound around the
periphery of the wheel until a covering
nearly equal to the thickness Of the
original ring is attained. This should
then beysecured in place by passing the
tape around the ring and between the
spokes of the wheels. The gripping
power Of the tape is fully equal to that
Of the original rubber rings, and the
sweeper will be good for service until
other parts wear out.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-01
STRENGTH OF EGGSHELLS.
The Great End to End Pressure II Re.
duires to Break Them.

Few people are aware of the wonder
ful provision made by natlre to protect
against breaHage the egg Of bird, by
the use Of the arch.
"The fact that no man, no matter
how strong he may be, is able to break
q sound hens egg by squeezing it be-
tween his hands, applying the pressure
according to the axis Of the egg, made
me try to find out the resistance that
an egg can Withstand in this way"
says G. Herrasti of Westerly, R. l.,
in describing his experiments in the
Scientific American. ~..::
Brown eggs proved stronger thar
white ones and broke under pressure
averaging 155 pounds. the minimum be-
ing 125 pounds and the maximum 175.
4. White eggs broke under an average
pressure Of 1875 pounds.
"The method employed was as fol-
lows: The egg. setting point upward,
was placed on platform scale and
pressure was applied to it by lever
and jack. Felt seats conveniently
disposed prevented the egg coming in
with the wood.
"The shells were measured for thick,
hess and found to be .013 inch to
Ola inch. When 1t was considered that
the average diameter Of the eggs was
1A inches some idea may be formed
OF the enormous strength provided by
nature"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-01
Odd Titles Of Newspa pers.

In Columbus, says the Dispatch, there
is a man whose chief Joy is in collec-
ton Of newspaper titles.
There are Headlights. Flashlights.
Bees. Eagles, Owls, Mirrors and News
Letters, but when it comes to Derricks.
Meddlers, Telescopes, Flags and Sun
beams the class is limited. In Hot
Springs there Is published the Arkan-
sas Thomas Cat, and other titles just
as unusual are the .Sledge Hammer,
the Irrepressible, the Silent Worker
and Gall.
Frequently it is possible to tell from
the titlexpf q newspaper the state in
which 1t is published For instance,
the Chieftain is In Oklahoma, the Rus
tier and the Lariat are in Texas, Big
Hole Breezes in Montana and the
Roundup in Wyoming.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-01
PAST. YEARS RECORD
FIRE DEPARTMENT

The past year has been very quiet
one with the fire department. the COM
NAMES at the central station answering
20 box alarms and "A still alarms or THIS
number but one has been for serious
fire. that in the old livery stable ownea
nv John Withee at the rear OF the MOT
rison Motor Co. garage. The loss mere
while not large was the largest OF tne
wear. Chief Engineer Berry estimates
that the loss for the year has oeeh 'he
smallest since 1so, and attributes great
deal of it to the efficiency OF the ne"
motor truck and the. auickness with
which it has been possible to get to hres
and to get them under contsol. The lars-
est DAVIS work was on June 3. when tive
box alarms and two still alarms were an
swered. making June the monta m wnlsn
the most alarms were sounded IN one
day as well as the. month of the iafses'
Are. the withee blaze ming on the carry
,,orning of Wednesday. June 2S. There
have been no accidents worthy OF ths
name during the year and, taken as z
whole. it has been the most successrui
! YEAR in the history Of the department.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-01
Only q "SIip Of q Boy"

One night while Nine. Sarah Bern
hardt and her company were playing
"LAiglon" in Montreal a very angry
man left the auditorium and clamored
at the box Office for the return Of bis
money. The manager naturally want
ed to know vh:.
II paid to see Nine. Bernhardt act"
the man stormed. land she's not act
ing"
Mime. Bernhard is acting" replied
the astonished manager.
mo, she is not" retorted the man.
"She does not take the part Of the ep.
press, and the only other characters are
a man and the slip Of boy who plays
the young duke"
It took ever 30 long to convince him
that the slip Of boy was BernhaMt
herself.-All Around Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-01

skowh1e eat Me. Dec sl.-(speciaD.- :
Today Frank Thompson, for the past four
years the Democratic sheriff of Somerset
county gives over the reins to his success;
sor, Harry L. Goodrich. Since zmi@isht
last night Sheriff Thompson hasF been
without deputies, but, before the. day is
over the men in the different sections OF
Somerset county will be taking their
oaths to serve, many of hem tn a new
CAPACITY although several-oia these kstk
wants Of the law have acted under Sheriff
Thompson and some even duringstf ad-
ministration of ex-Sheriffs Smith and
Lang. Harry L. Goodrich. the new chief
executive, comes to Skowhegan from Pal
myra. 'wherekhe has long been a promi-
nent. citizen,s He vas born in that town
In 1872, receiving rs aducatlon there, in
Fairfield and at. Maine Central Institute
In Pittsfeld. When. Is years of age he
entered the employ of the Willimanic
Y linen Co. located in Piscatadus county,
remaining wifi them until 1894. This led
to his employment as department fore
man. by the j. l.. Prescott Co. of Passaic,
N. j., but the illness of Mrs Goodricn
necesstated his return to Palmyra In
1883. He afterwards engaged in the live
stock business and in later years has been
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-01
COLBY FOOTBALL
GAMES ANNOUNCED

Graduate Manager Robert L. Erwin Of
the Colby Athletic Association announces
Saturday afternoon the schedule of tho
Colby football team for the season os
1917. The schedule contains some surnrse.
as 1t was generally supposed that the Ma.
Wy game was to be resumed next vear
but in its place two games have been
added following the usual State series
The schedule is the hardest that has ever
been undertaken by a Colby team and ~.
results will be watched with great dea,
OF interest. The season opens one week
later than usual and CLOSES one week
later. giving the sams number Of game.
A. usual. the States series comes togeth-
er, Bowdein being played first and then
Maine and Bates The completed sched-
ule gives waterviile' but two games one
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-01
Arsenic Absorbed by Hair,

New light has been thrown on the
legal side of arsenic. poisoning, says
the Scientific American. It has been
found that arsenic compounds are alb
sorbed by the hair Of living persons,
though not absorbed after death. In
the Hair Of man arsenic has been
known to reach a concentration Of one
to Eve parts in 100000. The deposit
takes place In the hair after 1t has
been absorbed by the abdominal or
gans. liver and kidneys In particular.
Therefore in cases Of acute, quick
poisoning chemical analysis Of the
hair would show no arsenic, while it
would Be found in the liver and kid
neys. On the other hand, If slow ar
senic poisoning were suspected anal
ysis would show arsenic in the hair.
but not in the liver and kidneys, aud
it could safely be assumed that the
poisoning was not recent. The legal
value ofsuch evidence is apparent.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-01
Why thu Baby Cries.

Now we know why the baby cries
For a long time the cause was veila
In ebscurity. 1t might be an inacces
sible pin, or 1t might be the helpless
discrepancy betwixt the heavenly kint
dom and this world. or It might bei
plain case Of collie. called by what new
tangled term you please. It has N
NAMED for an advertising expert 10
discover that the baby cries In ords
to advertise. 1t Is the babys effective
announcement in the imperative mood
that he wants to be up and petted Of
he wants the moon or he wants some
thing else, and "he won't be happy oil
he gets It." There is no denying thi.
for an infant industry the baby's ad
vertising is great success. Nearly
every time he gets results. and The
most astute and alert professional 50
licitor cannot show a higher percent
age Of success.-Philadelphia Ledger
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-01
, THROWING A BOOMERANG.
Easy teFLsaru and is More Of Knac.<

Easy tssLsaru and is More Of Knac<
Than a Science. -
The boomerang is thrown overland.
Grasping the small end in his right
hand, the man moves his hand back
ward as far as he can over the shoul-
der ythen he brings it forward with all
the force possible, letting the. boomer
ang slip from his grasp when his hand
is well foEeard in front.
Throwing the boomerang is more Of d
knack than q science. It may be learn
ed by any AWerfcan or European who
gives the timeeand patience for prac-
tice. However, only native Australians
acquire marked a6ility in making the
boomerang turn exactly where they
wish. The na13pes are not averse to
using the boomerang as an American
policeman uses his night stick. The
native has the advantage over the
cop" He can deal an effective blow
without being near the victim.
One Of the most interestinN imple-
ments used by the native Australian is
the woomera or spear thrcwer. The
spear thrower resembles rubber plant
leaf with its edges turned upward. At
the pointed end there Is barb or hook
against which the native places the
butt OF his spear. In this way he can
get considerable additional power for
throwing the spear because Of the in.
creased purchase.-Pittsburgh Gazette
Times,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-01
Death Of q Pearl,

Pearls are almost the only precious
gems which are subject to decay, and
this happens very rarely. When dis.
ease attacks a pearl 1t turns color and
after time crumbles away. The most
valuable pearl ever known is supposed
to have become diseased. It belonged
to Russian millionaire who kept it
carefully locked in a casket and re-
fused to show 1t even to his most inti-
mate friends. One day some jewel ex-
perts prevailed upon him to let them
see the precious gem. When he opened
the casket he was dismayed to find
that the pearl had been attacked by
disease and was already changing
color Soon afterward a heap Of white
powder was all that was left of the
Jewel.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-01
The Making Of chippsa Glass.

Sheets OF glass that are covered VIII
q shell-like raised pattern are In u&
for screens, partitions, electric li.h
fixtures and other purposes. Thh
Clipped elpss, for the pattern Is often
really Clipped out Of the surface. IN,
wolves a process that Is interesting
Tie sheet Of glass to be treated b
placed under a sand blast in order h
give it a grain. This ground surfaN
is next treated with solution of goot
glue, and the glass is placed In dry
ing room on a rack. where 1t remain
FOR some hours. Next the sheets d
glass are removed to the chipping
room, where they are placed on edn
back to back, with the coated surfaces
outward. This room is heated By
steam coils, and when the heat Is turn
ed on the glue reaches its utmost d.
gree of desiccation and curls OF the
glass in pieces from the size OF dime
to that Of a silver dollar, but 1t ad
here's so closely to the glass that b
its effort to get free it tears pteN
of the surface. the result being
beautiful pattern. .
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-01
sThe African Marriage sysssm.


You cannot fancy how deeply COM
plicated the African marriage system
d or how many ramifications there
may be to a "woman's palaver." One
day Mr.. Heminger was sitting in Z
hut talking with two members Of his
congregation, wives Of one husband.
He was talking to them about their
sins, which were of an obvious charac-
ter. The younger woman had been &C.
cused Of stealing food. Then he turned
to the elder, Wawa, she Of the ten
children, five Of them dead and Ave of
them cruel.
"Wawa," he said, why cannot you
live at peace with this wife Of your
husband? Why are you always quar-
reling" (They are notorious scrap
pers.) well" said wawa. "she was
bought with one of my children, and
cannot forget it."-Jean Kenyon Mac.
kenzie in Atlantic.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-01
Lie,ls Pirs Ia M,an

LIQUID flre a. = war weapon is IN
described In IN English Journal:
In the earliest models the comhn
tfble liquid was propelled by Z q
condenser out Of Z portable q tn1
reservoir and was Lighted b. soms o.
tomato device as 1t sscaped frpA IL
nozzle Of the projecting instlument
Later a double barreIed liquid "a
was devised, having the upper band
much smaller than Tho lower and pls.
sted 30 as to turn Independently II
auid is shot from the two barrels 4
multaneously. but only that from IL
upper one ignites automatically.
This small, burning stream u - u
rected that It unites with tho lafset
nonburning ono Mt any dssifsd pahs
and then, Of course, ignitss the larsa
Jet The small streap is then smut of
the large one continuing to now.
The flames do not spread backward
along the jet toward the nossle' bul
arc carried forward to the target ard
striking the ground. form = verihbl,
sheet Of fire, which continues to !gnita
the fluid as fast and as long as .t falia
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-01
Mrs. Della A. Downs

Mrs Della A. Downs, widow of Horatio
Downs, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs Clarence Littlefield, % Sanger ave-
nue., Saturday at about noon. She was IS
years of age and had resided for the
greater part of her life in Watervlle.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs.
Clarence Littlefeld and Mrs. Percy
.tietchell, and one son. Frank Downs, all
Of this city. Her husband died about two
years ago. She is also survived by sew
eral sisters who live in Portland The
funeral will be at2 O'Clock Monday from
her late home. Rev. John F. Thurston of
the Free Baptist church h.ciating. In
terment will be at Pine Grove.