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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Maine Gossip
The Eorsaken House

elizabeth Powers Merrill)
Sagging beam and broken pane.
Weather beaten by the rain,
Stands the old house on the hill
Tenants gone, deserted, still.
Soft today the west wind blows
Bringing in. the scent OF rose
AS it did in days of yore-
In the days that are no more.
Little children here once slept,
On the floor the baby crept,
Sang a mother sweet refrain
To the chords of love and pain.
Empty, desolate, and lone
The house stands! its soul has flown!
From the past all sere and black
Not one football ere comes back.
Can it be that all has fed,
Is the love that lived all dead,
In the silence Of the night
Do they come and light light?
Saying Let us see once more
This dear home we loved of yore.
All we knew of joy and pain
Let us bring it back again.
Do they softly come and go
Through each room they used to know?
Do they ever shed a tear
For those days that are not here?
Do they then blow out the light
Murmuring a fond Good night
Vanish quickly as they came?
Earth knows only Of their name.
Sagging beam and broken sill
Yet love fingers round it STILL
Round the old home on the hill
Wrapped in silence, deep and still.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Male and Female

A fashion page gives the information
that bifurcated garments have taken q
strong hold on feminine fancy. For the
beneft Of those who do not clearly UNDER
stand what his style Of garment is It may
be explained that pair Of trousers 10
bifurcated.-st Paul Pioneer Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Keep Planting.

At last the weather that has proved
so disheartening to farmers and caused
miseivings throughout the country, has
given / wave of optimism. It is not too
ate for a possibility of fair returns
from certain crops if land can be
worked within the next few days.
Other seasons have proven this. The
experiences of Mr.. CARL, published In
Wednesdays Kennebec Journal show
what can be done with fair prospects
of success, even later than this in the
season.
Let is take the added chances and
leave no land idle that is workable. A
small crop this fall now promises Tin
spite Of government refusal to make
any guarantee to farmers> to be worth
much more than the average crop in
other years. Let us make use Of every
inch Of land for which we can procure
seed-of we can possibly care for it to
maturity or early frost destroys it.
Today the writer paid $14 a bushel
for seed beans. The outlay may be
wasted, but farming is a gamble
against long odds anyway, and the
stake this fall now appears to be worth
struggling for.
Anything that is food will sell before
another six months, and prices are
likely to be far above the average,
however much we may pity ourselves
and others as consumers.
If the government can be driven into
suppressing the food pirates, then
there is some hope for US as consum-
ers.
If the government can be forced into
fixing minimum prices for perishable
food products, then there is some hope
for us as producers.
Just plain wringing of the necks Of
comparatively few gamblers, cornerers,
spectators and market manipulators
will give some hope for all of us, by
saving us billions Of dollars in the next
twelve months. on what we can pro-
duce and save.
1t is now up to Congress and the ex-
ocutive departments to act for the ben
eft of the masses against the combina-
tons OF greed and We'll hang (fgur-
atively) the whole bunch of them to-
gether, if they don't.
Remember the dates from Mr. Carlr S
records, and also the following para
graphs from the Maine Committee on
Public Safety's statement in Thurs
days Kennebec Journal:
The spring Of 1916 was the latest for
years, but corn Gamers opened early.
Why The abundant soil moisture
caused very rapid growth through the
hot weather and turned defeat to VIC
tory.
This year the moisture for all sum-
mer is now on hand. Plant right up
10 haying time and the hot days COM
ing will force the rapid growth of the
tropics. The country needs the food.
We must not have a famine in Maine.
He who will not pillow by reason Of the
cold shall beg in the harvest and have
nothing
Farmers generally believe that the
September full moon is the critical
time. If we can get over that we may
escape frost until October. This year
there will be two full moons in Sep
TENDER. coming September LIST and
September 30th. Let us have faith
that the first may find the earth so
warm that frost can't touch it.. and
that good growing conditions will put
an abundant harvest under the shin
giles before September Goth.
Let us not only hope but plant, plant
plant--and when we can't plant, SOW.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Latest Jokes on the kiIties

1t was in a little out-of-the-way vii
lage in France. and the Highland reg
ment was swinging along the road,
Two old Frenchmen, obviously puzzled
by their costume, were having heated
argument on the same.
Said one: ley can not be men, for
look at re dress and re skirts
Replied the other: "Zey can not be
women, for zey have re muostachios."
"Ah." replied the first speaker Il
have it. ley are re famous Middlesex
regiment Of whom I have heard so
notwithstanding Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22

Those foolish virgins who are picket
ing the White House, should be set to
making Red Cross supplies, cultivating
cabbages. or anything to keep them from
the suffrage cause.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22

pains llhc d Milo
through my back
and side. I finally
lost all my strength
30 / had to go to
bed. The doctor
advised an oper.
alton but / would
not listen to it. I
thought of what I
hadread aboutLyd
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
tried it. The first
k~kky1 L-~--lA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Uneanny

They say that house over yonder is
haunted"
Well, there's been something uncanny
about it from the beginning. Even when
it was built It Didn't exceed the contrac-
tors estimate. Boston Transcript
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22

about using an airship to get to the
North Pole" saws the Boston Globe.
We'll. dunmit. It isn't necessary to 90 to
the North Pole to defend the coast OF
Maine, is it?-Manchester Union.
Depends on whether one goes across or
around, on the way from Hong Kong.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL B. R.
In Effect October I, 1916.
Corrected to May IA, 1917.

X ~
GOING WEST-3.04 A. NJ,
;7 except Monday, Portland
VTVrH,SAI and Boston; SIS A. NJ,
Ra3T1:yE Rockland, Portland, Bos-
!NtktfI ton, Montreal and Que
la a.1e9 bee; 1856 A. NJ, Bruins
v.,cl,. Bath, Lewiston, Portland, Boston
i24S p. NJ, Hallowel, Gardner ana 20
Gardner; sos p. NJ. local; Az. I; M
(express) Brunswick, Rockland' foTt-
land. Boston; SIS p. M, IalloWeil, GaTo,,
ner and So. Gardiner; 6.l2 I. ", ioSal ~
Portland, connects there for New forK
10 40 p. NJ. Lewiston, Bath. Portland, boso
ron sundays 3.04 and 1015 A. M, $50
New York; and 1910 p. M. Portland and
GOING castillo A. NJ, Bangor. st.
Holm Halifax Aroostook GO. sunday
morning at 1.15 A. NJ, does lot connect
beyond Bangor excepting to Bar Aar-
Dor; SIS A. NJ. for Watervile,. Ban
gor, Bar Harbor, CALAIS; 80 a; M
local to N1oosehead Lake Via Oakiand''
Belfast, Foxcroft and Bangor; S.l1 A. NJ
local to Belfast, Bangor and SkoWhegan'
70 o6 noon. Waterville, Bangor, b. & A. r.
r., Bar Harbor Calais, st. John ana Hall
fax: 237 P NJ, express to WaterVllIe,
thence local to Bangor and Mattawam-
keag; so 2. NJ, Waterville and Skowhe-
gan; 7O7 p. NJ, Waterville, Skowhegan
and Bangor. Sundays $50 A. NJ, 2.53 P.
NJ, for Waterville, Skowhegan and Ban
Gor. .
Trains leave Augusta for Hallowell,
Gardiner and South Gardiner at 6.3s 1856
A. NJ, 12.4s, 3.o5, 10, 6.12 1910. Hallowell
and Gardiner only 4.07 p. NJ. Gardiner
only 304 A. NJ. except Mondays.
NJ. L. HARRIS, Gen'l Passenger Agt
D. c. Douglass Genl Mgr. Portland. Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22

A web-footed robin has been seen in
Biddeford. That's nothing. All the angle
worms in our garden are growing fms
Pats and Knocks.
1t all depends on whether one is drunk
or sober when he sees 'em.-Biddeford
Journal.
We dunno; we dunno-but we DO know
that axle grease never makes US see web
footed robbins, fnned angleworms or
wh!skers on a toad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Light and Airy
Ali Hands Busy.

Sister Susie's shocking spuds for SOL
ders.
Bettys baking Boston bread and beans.
Polly's planting parsnips and persim-
mons,
Maggies making mittens for marines.
Nellie's knitting nighties for the navy,
Brother Bob is busy with his bit
Bill is buying bonds to boost the battle,
Fathers finding finances that fit.
Helen's hoeing hominy for heroes,
Ed has edged into the engineers.
Mike will make his mark In the militia,
Steve sits in a submarine and steers.
Folks are going into it in earnest
A fact the Kaiser very soon will see;
So wireless him across tn broad At
lantic
He's got to fight the wholedam familee.
Roy K. Moulton in the New York Mail.
If the bathing Skin. Of yesterday IS
the walking skirt Of today, the question
is what the bathing skirt Of to-
morrow will be.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
The World War a Year Ago
Today-June q.

German submarine made port
ae Cadiz.
Arabs around Mecca revolted
AGAINST Turks. Q pan-Arab move
nent.
French airplanes bombarded
Karlsruhe and Tfeves. In Karls-
ruhe 10 were killed.
French reported the recapture
By day of positions captured BY
Germans IN their twenty-four
attacks at verdun.
Germans from the French front
Assisted Austrians On the Ko-ei-
Iutsk line 70 stem General Bru-
silotrs assaults.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22

Sept. II, Washington county, Eastport.
June 23-N-Convention Of the National
Organization of American Workers for
the Blind. Portland.
Oct. 4-6-Four County Fair at Union
Park Pittsield
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
The Special Alarm

The Special-Are you aware, sir, that
there is light showing in your upper
floor window?
The useholder-Aware? Don't be
silly ass-the house is on fre.-Lon-
don Sketch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22

help. Consider the uncouth scarecrow
that guards the corn crop!-Manchester
Union.
whadye mean crop? We know where
enc of those slackers is still guarding
two acres of rotten seed corn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Vacation REGRETS

One OF the sorrows of the summer Is
that the casual observer can not tell
the home grown from the imported
sunburn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22

VIVA 'at!-the spud has usurped the
throne of King Cotton? Well, we paid sl4
a bushel for old-fashicned yaller-eyed
beans this day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
His Kill

Did Jaeger bag anything on his
hunting trip last week."
Not much. Only the hunting dog he
borrowed from me".'-New York World.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
College Pride

When a student is told that some
other college has a better stadium, he
feels little satisfaction in the rejoinder
that his has better science building
Lafayette Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22

The food Spectator friends in Congress
are being given some ioosening potions
from home
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22

Maine had farm recruits OF at least So
o0e expert farm hands, Thursday, in op-
tinisni- breeding rays Of Old Sol
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22

Admiral Peary, who is urging the for
nation Of q large air feet and advocating
the use Of seaplanes to defend the coast
Of Maine. never was publicly enthuaiastic
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22

1,
five cents for adults and three cents for
children. They also had candy booth
and the proceeds from both amounted
to $7.O3. This the children took to the
Merchants Trust & Banking Co. and
deposited with A. A. Joy. treasurer Of
the French orphan fund. He was 50
interested that he took their names and
will no doubt send them with the
money to headquarters.
Parsonsf1eld has a couple of young
sters of whom it is proud-Thomas
Churchill, in his S7th year. and his
| brother o. B. Churchill, aged IS, who
! instead of going to the front are every
day in the farming game for business,
putting in as many hours and as much
hard work as many much younger
man would find difficult to follow. The
aged farmers agree that the season is
backward, but it is not a pinch to
what it was in 1915. the year without a
Summer. They have heard their ia
theirs tell about it often. There was
a frost every month in the year and
corn was the scarcest ever known.
numerous points from Portland to Lewis
ton between the hours of IL and l was
also picked up by several sharp eyes at
Upper New Gloucester about 1915 or
Whereabouts. John Gilbert, Wallace Ed
wards and others who were returning
from a dance report that the machine
was flying so low and so near them that
\ 49,
throbbing of the engine, as we'll as the
large searchlight, which made it appear
as large ball Of fire. 1t followed the
Danville Junction road. flying very low
till it reached the home of John Gilbert
one of the young men who saw IT, when
it turned sharply to the right of Peacock
hill and bore off into the valley, pre-
sumably following the valley till it reach
ed Lewiston.
Few people will blame this Augusta
dentist for feeling little peeved over
the following recent experience:
A husky youth offered himself for
enlistment in the I'd Maine and passed
the physical examination by the local
examining surgeon, except as to a
missing tooth. This came to the atten-
ton of the dentist. who, being assured
by the surgeon that with the tooth re-
placed by bridge work, he would pass
the man, did the work for the young
man without charge-only to have the
acceptance of the recruit turned down
by an United States examining officer
The local examiner was also following
strictly the instructions as to examin
ations furnished by the United States
government.
DR.. G. H. Coombs of Waldoboro es-
| tablished a unique campaign in aid of
the Red Cross fund by canvassing with
empty egg crates, giving the residents
chance to contribute eggs If they
could not afford to give money. The
territory is one that produces eggs ex-
tensively, and DR.. Coombs' receipts
were considerably augmented in that
manner.
A hearing on the will of Miss Sa-
rah ]. Farmer, founder of Green Acre
who died late in 1916, leaving an estate
| valued at $500, will be held in the Of
flee Of Judge Aaron B. Cole in Kit
terry, July "a. Judge Charles L. Dona-
hue of Portland will preside, as Judge
H. B. Aver of the York county court
will be witness. The will was exc
cuted in his office at South Berwick,
where. he was practicing law at that
time, and he was witness of the will
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Augusta Lodge Directory
TRINITY cOMMANDERY no. 7.K.T

Special conclave Monday. June 18th, 1911.
at $50 A. NJ, for the purpose of celebrat.
ing St. Johns Day. Electric cars will
leave the asylum at S.45 for Tallwood Inn.
Lake Maranacook where the day will be
enjoyed Civilians clothes. Sojourning
fraters invited. to participate
En-. GEO. +. DIXON, r. {
Sir GEO, H. BANGS, Rec
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
PAINS SHARP
and STAbb!NC
Woman Thought She Would
Die. Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Ogdensburg, Wis. ~ suffered from
female troubles which caused piercing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22
Friday, June 22, 1917.

would give nothing for thai
mans religion whose very dog and
ca. are not the better for it.-Row-
land Hill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22

An event that showed how deeply i'm
pressed children become in important
matters was demonstrated at Presque
Isle few days ago when few little
girls got together and gave play for
the benefit Of the France war orphans.
The play, which was entitled 1.-THE Lost
Princess" was written by Marie Wash
burn and the cast was as follows: Lost
Princess. Charlene Thompson; King,
Evangeline Cooper; Queen, Marie
Washburn; Prince, Katherine Pipes
Witch, Alma CHM; Playmates, Jean
Pipes. Virginia Elizabeth and Marian
Cooper, all tiny girls. The costumes
and stage settings were appropriate,
and gave their play in building con-
nected with the Pipes residence in
Gouldville. The children had their
parts thoroughly learned and carried
them out with all the dignity OF grown
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-22

Summer began at 1855 last evening,
after a continuous winter season last
ing from 11.20 P. NJ. Dec. 21 last
spring having neglected to make it's
usual visit with old friends here in
Maine.
A handsome doe deer, which had been
affording the people of Saco all kinds
Of entertainment in watching its run
ming and racing about the streets,
lodging the cars and swimming the
Saco river and once walking across on
the railroad bridge, lost its life We'd
nesday while trying to swim the river.
1t became frightened at an approaching
train and jumped from the bridge,
about 80 feet, breaking a leg. Scramb-
ling to it's feet it dragged itself to the
river bank, plunged in and disabled was
drowned in trying to swim to safety.
A farewell banquet was given We'd
men who have enlisted in Co. c., 4th
Engineers. which is soon to go to
France. About so have enlisted from
that city. They will be given their old
jobs if applied for within 80 days after
their return from the war.
The registration returns from Stacey
vile, Penobscot county, still are miss
ing and the mystery of their disap-
pearance unsolved. The registration
officials of the town affirm that they
mailed them to the sheriff and the
noStmaSter states that they Mere
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
Legal Notices
NOTICE.

 State of Arkansas. County of Pulaski--ss.
 In the Pulaski Chancery Court Morris NJ. Cohn and Alfred c. Kahn, as Executors of the Estate of Abe Stiewel Deceased. Ex Parte. No. 215S0.
 Notice is hereby given that Morris M. Cohn and Alfred c. Kahn. as exec utors of the estate of Abe Stiewel, de- ceased, have this day filed in the office of the clerk of the Pulaski Chaneery Court a petition asking for q decree of said court duieting and vesting in them the title to:
 The northwest quarter of the south west quarter of Section 27, in Township 1 north, Range 12 west, Pulaski Coun- ty. Arkansas.
 All persons who claim any interest in said land are hereby notified to ap- pear in said Chancery Court of Pulaski County and show cause why the title of the petitioners should not be estab- 1ished, quieted and confirmed In them. Little Rock, Ark, June 80, 1917.
 w. S. BOONE. Clerk of the Pulaski Chaneery Court. Powell Clayton, Attorney for Petit tioners.
 6-1s-20-27-S-10.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10
ALL OVER THE COUNTY

Fort Worth, Texas, are visiting her aunt, Mrs. R. c. Lewellen
 Lynn Marsh of Fort Worth, Texas, is visiting his parents here.
 The Mabelvale Community Club met last Thursday night Miss Minnie Al len and Miss Marcella Arthur of Lit tie Rock met with us and gave inter- esting talks. We also had visitor, MT. Firmin, of the Board of Com merce of Little Rock, who gave us a very interesting talk
 There will be a picnic given by the Mabelvale Community Club Thursday, August Is. The refreshment privileges have been let to the ladies. The pro ceeds will be used for the improve ment of the school house and school grounds Everybody invited to come and bring well filled basket.
 The Mabelvale Band will give an ice cream social August 25 at the w. o. w Hall.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

There was quite an excitement when a mad dog came through Natur- al Steps last Monday and bit several dogs. It was killed by A. M. Cotton
 Miss Nellie Gardner visited friends at this place Saturday and Sunday.
 Marshall Cotton made business trip to North Point Friday.
 Misses Pearl and Myrtle Johnson of Little Rock spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Cotton and family were the guests of MT. and Mrs. De- venney's, Sunday.
 Dr. w A. Nowlin and family mo tored to Little Rock Sunday.
 Little Miss Floy Mainard was the guest of her cousin, little Miss Flu genia Brooks, of Roland, Sunday and Monday.
 Marshall Mainard made a business trip to Little Rock Saturday.
 Miss Ruth Dunn spent Saturday night with Miss Bertha Wilson.
 Little Liza Taylor was on the sick list last week.
 MT. R. K Sadler was the dinner guest of MT. J. C. Cotton Friday.
 MT. and Mrs. Kinkead and children spent Sunday at Roland visiting friends.
 Miss Athalene Wilson of Perryville spent last week visiting friends and relatives at this place.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-10

and Mrs. Jesse Thomas were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs. j. M Dixon Sunday
 Mrs. Harry Nichols and children re- turned from Philadelphia Sunday. She was accompanied by her brother. Wal ter Nichols.
 Eustace Wright and Edgar Dixon spent Sunday with Avery and Thomas Dixon.
 Miss Mary Martin of Douglasville and MT. Claude Shoppach of Benton spent the weekend with their aunt. Mrs. E. S. Dixon
 Mrs. J. N Wright was called to the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Brooks last week at Henrietta, Texas.
 Miss Margaret Dixon was the guest of Miss Selma Hoekstra Sunday
 Mrs. Naomi Butler and son, Winton, returned to Philadelphia Saturday. She has been the guest of Mrs. T. D. Jacks and J. N. Wright for the past two weeks.
 Mir and Mrs. Will Smith of Little Rock and Mrs. Will Bragg and ehil dren were afternoon guests of MT. and Mrs. | M Dixon Thursday.
 Albert Diemer, who has been very i'll, is improving slowly.
 Mrs. John M. Dixon and daughters, Thelma and Marjorie, took supper with Mrs. Frank Cloar Sunday even ing.
 The protracted meeting at Pine Grove Baptist Church closed last Thursday night. There were five con versions.
 A large crowd attended Christian Endeavor last Sunday night. J. A. Dixon took charge of the meeting
 MT and Mrs. Ed Jones, Mir and Mrs. Noah Douglas of Douglassville were guests of MT. and Mrs. E. s. Dixon Sunday.
 Miss Esther Dixon was a visitor at Miss Erma Dixon's Tuesday night l Mrs. l.. A. Miller and children vis- tied Mrs. John Borough Tuesday.
 News has been received from Phoe- nix Arizona, of the death of Virginia Ernestine, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ernest Borough. Pet.