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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
A Christmas Thought

The following from Our Mission
Work, devoted to the interests Of the
Maine Children's Home Society, so
strongly meets our approval that we
gladly adopt it as our own, as they
take in and care for little children:
1T is the time when many friends
make an exchange of gifts-which may
in moderation be all right. The mo-
tive to please VIC commend, but 1t
needs wisdom to select the things that
will prove beneficial and helpful-and
| wonder if we always exhibit the true
spirit of Christmas simply by eating
and giving. Only a few fail in these
two particular things. Is there some
thing better and more profitable we
could do for others than this" think
there may be. 4 wealthy business man
Il kcd a friend of his if he would like
To see what he was going to give his
lU-yeav- old son? OF course he did wish
to sec the gift. This friend thought how
he would like to be able to start his
own boy off with a large bank ac-
count You can imagine his surprise
when he drew out a slip of paper from
his pocketbook with these words: For
one year from date, | promise to give
my son--one hour of my time every
day, with two hours on Sunday, and 1
promise that this time shall be solely
Eis, without interference for business
o. pleasure of any sort. and that ] shall
regard il as a prior engagement each
day" His name was signed at the bot
tom. 1t seems that very many fathers,
and we may add mothers-as a rule
give their boys and girls too little time.
This is n common and an important
duty resting upon every parent. If you
60 without some Injuries and cannot
give your bog as elaborate a gift at
Christmas as You would like. do not
fail 10 give him some of Your time SO
10 may know you as a companion and
Il friend, and not only as the man who
pays the bills. No other man can be a
father to your hoy as you can--if you
are good man."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
WEST GARDINER

POND RoAD-Mr. Franklin, a re
turned missionary from the Indias. will
preach at the I-itchfield chapel SUNDAY.
beginning Tuesday evening there Will!
he meetings throughout the week by n
Mr., johnson of Providence, Il. [.
Frank Peacock, who was hurt while
loading a gasoline engine, is doing as
we'll as can he expected. Mr. Peacock
was shifting the engine from one sled
to another. when the rolls slipped.
cutting cash about eight inches long.
He was somewhat bruised and is lame
through the chest and back. but there
We're no bones broken
Everett MaXcy was a business WISH
tor at G.. y. Richardson's Wednesday,
Roy Richardson is hauling lumber to
the mill Of c. S Hodgkins
Mrs. DAVID Ware is i'll with bronchi-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
Make Things
look Brighter

McIlheron discarded heavy underwear
two years ago and now wears sum-
mer weight. the year around and says
he finds it very much more satistac-
tory. Put then" he declared, the
cold weather doesn't bother me any
This is especially true Of him. say his
friends, when he is fighting fire. He
never thinks of the cold. The other
night he was awakened ont of a sound
sleep To attend fire. He had been
dreaming of fighting q big fire, and his
sudden response 10 real call, was to
him merely u continuation of his
dream. Therefore he forgot that he
was not dressed for smoke and flames
and zero weather, and went to the fire
in his underclothes. The omission of
his usual clothes was discovered by a
fellow fireman and Eddie returned to
the house for his full regalia.-Lewis-
ton Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
Let Us Have Fair Prices.

Information is sent out by the L. S.
crs Of insecticides are exempt from the
license and regulations issued by rle
administration covering the wholesale
trade OH white arsenic and other ar
scnical poisons. The only companies re-
nuired to obtain licenses are wholesal-
ers and jobbers. 1t is announced that
sion of many retail merchants inclul-
ing druggists and hardware dealers,
that they would he obliged to provide
themselves with licenses.
" c hope, however. that II will not be
accepted as a license from the food adj
miniStration TO charge from 50 to 100
per cent profit, as was done in some
cases by retailers last year. where far
mcrs simply had to have the insecti-
cidcs or witness the destruction of all
their patriotic planting" AS an in
stance. tons Of blue vitrol purchased
for l21a cents a pound was sold for
from 20 to % cents per pound to
farmers who were doing their best to
raise record crops under the urgings OF
the government. and the need Of con-
sumers at home and our allies abroad.
We sincerely hope the food adminstra-
ton, if it would encourage greater pro-
duction, as well as saving, will look to
some of these things before the sea-
son of 1918 begins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24

From some source or other We have
heard that there is a shortage of fur
bearing animals this winter trip down
Congress street one of these crisp days
doesn't indicate it.-Portland Express.
10 you mean that on 4 trip down Con-
gress street many fur-bearing animals
may be encountered? Or do you mean
that the abundance of furs worn this
winter makes it appear that there is q
shortage of furproducins animals AS
every skin utilized for clothing means the
passing of the animal that produced it,
We should say that the more furs are
worn the greater would be the shortage
OF fur-bearng animals Biddeford Jour
nal
What we really did mean was that
never before do We recall seeing so many
collie, shepherd. Newfoundland and other
shag gy-haired dogs on Congress street as
we have this winter.
+. S.-This is lie but since the Lourna'
man refuses to let US get away with oul
little quip about the pretty girls and their
fur coats. we may turn the tables on him
10y making him think We meant just what
we did say.-Portland Express
It is fur fetched, any way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
sOLON

SOUTH-Thad Clark is recovering
from his recent illness.
Francis Dudley has moved, with his
family. onto the Harry Gardiner farm
Myron Jewett is attending the State
grange at Lewiston. a delegate from
East Madison grange.
Some of the farmers are harvesting
their ice.
There will be a Christmas tree and
entertainment at the Washington
school house. Monday evening.
Alcra Eaton returned home from Old
Town last week, where he had been 70
attend the funeral of his aunt Mrs
Lizzie Eaton Stevens.
Christie Eaton. Elsie Roberts and
Beatrice SideIl Of Somerset academy
are passing their vacations at home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
CQMIhG EVENTS

Norway.
Jan 2-s-Bangor Poultry Association
Bangor
Jan. 7-Campaign opens in Western
Maine for knights OF Columbus war camp
fund.
JAMS Bank meeting day in portland
Jan. 9-Maine League Of Loan and
Building Associations. annual meeting
Congress Square Hotel. Portland.
Jan. 1Q--Meeting Of Democratic State
commit y. Portland.
Ian J2-Maine SpOrtsmen's Fish ana
Game Association, annual melting at ;
State House. Augusta.
Jan. i1-lS-Maine Press Association an.
nual convention, Waterviile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24

Mrs w. 0. Bowley was a caller at +.
c. Bcrry's, Wednesday.
Frank Peacock met With painful
accident Wednesday,
There will he an entertainment and 4
Christmas tree at the chapel Monday
night. Dec. "A.
Rev. William Franklin of Old Or
chard will he at the chapel sunday
December g.
Mrs. Harold Weston and Miss Ruth
Bowley went to Augusta. Wednes-
day to do Christmas shopping
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
1t is fur fetched, any way.
sensational disclosures of high fna

Sensational disclosures of high finance
between the Chicago packers and the
stock Yards and Terminal Railway Com
pany there-and promises of more 10
come-fea tured Thursdays session of the
federal trade commissions investigation
10 get at some of the innermost causes of
the high cost of living. Backed with an
array of facts and figures gathered by
trained investigators working under the
new $4,000 fund recently appropriated
by ongress. Francis J. Heney. in charge
of the investigation for the commission.
began cracking one sensation after the
other.-Washington dispatch.
1t is worth something to know who
is getting the plumber. even if the
robbery goes on.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
Knew the Business

Burglar Bill lin hotel bcdroom)--Go
quiet, jim. There's a woman asleep in
that room
Jim--lt don't matter if she wakes up.
this room.
Jim-She won't scream. If she wakes
up shc'H throw tho sheet over her head
and keep still,
Bill-Why will she"
Jim-Her hair is done up in curl pa
pers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24

Pride; Steward, Walter Shaw; Chap
lain j. H. Rrann; Assistant Steward
Oscar Blair; Gate Keeper, Arthur
Reade; Secretary. S. Raymond Blake ;
Treasurer. Elmer Clark; Ceres, Mrs
Leon H. Macomber: Pomona, Miss
Ruth Mckinney: Flora, Miss Stella
Peacock; Lady Assistant Steward, Miss
Methy Card Chorister, Lester Nc
kenney; Pianist, Miss Marion Hum
nh
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
BOXING NOTES

Young Brown of New York and Fred
dv Yclle of Taunton and Joe Morgan
Of Manchester and Howard McGfca OF
Cambridge will furnish two l0-round
bouts next Wednesday night at the
Grand Opera house, Boston. Billy car
ney Of New BEDFORD and Al ReddN or
Chelsea Will try eight rounds and Char
ley Mack of Cambridge and Johnny
Nelson Of East Boston will open the
fun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
Too Much for Nature

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
''Hows Your bungalow? You told me
it was cooled by woodland hreezes in
tn" summer"
THAT part was all right. But the
landlord is working nature overtime.
Now he's trying to heat it solely with
tho sun
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
LITCHFIELD

There will be a series of meetings a,
the chapel beginning Tuesday Dec. q
conducted by Mrs. Carrie Kendall Of
Bowdoinham and Ernest G. Johnson
Of Providence. Il. I.
Mrs Joshua Whittemore Of old
Orchard was at the chapel Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
Equal Division.

It's; d good thing for man and wifi
to have tastes in common"
True to some extent. But you can
divide the newspaper more amicab'y
when she's satisfied with the society
news and doesn't want to take the
sporting section away from you. =
louisville Courier journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
Two Sides to II

From tho birmingham Age-Herald
Il really think you ought to publish
this poem in your paper
Why so?"
"Bccause I'm an old subscriber
My dear sir we have Il number of
other old subscribers. Their feelings
must he considered
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
Not There

From the New Puck.
Judge" said Mrs. stevens to the
magistrate, who had recently come to
board with her, I'm particularly anx
ious TO have you try this chicken soup
81 have tried it, replied the magis
trate, land my decision is that the
chicken has proved an aibi."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
Wasn't Sure

Gentlemdn.-"Little boy. what ma j.,
tionality are you?''
Little boy.-''Well. my mothers an
lnjun, my fathers an engineer. SO |
don't know whether I'm box car or d
caboose. "-Carlisle Arrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
Monday, December "a, 1917.

Great men need to be lifted upon
the shoulders of the whole world
in order to conceive their great
ideas or perform their great deeds,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
Light and Airy
Never Satisfied

The man who signs for the hygone da.
When. a barefoot boy he ran,
Is the grownup lad who used 10 say;
Gee, | wish | was man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
Stevens Mills Grange

The meeting of Stevens Mills grange
Thursday evening was presided over
by the worthy overseer Leon Macon
Der. Officers were elected and the in
stallation will be held at the next
meeting. The new officers are: Mas
ter, Leon IT, Macombcr; Overseer.
Henry Peacock, Lecturer, Mrs. Herbert
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24

least Of the troubles of Edward A. Nc
Theron Of the hook and ladder divi-
sion of the Lewiston fYe department.,
according TO his own admissions and
the statements of his friends. Mr..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24

Owing to the scarcity Of labor in
Central was obliged to import men
from the Knox 4 Lincoln branch to as
sst in removing the snow from the
station platform following recent
storm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
Grange NezvS
Monmouth Grange

Sentlemcn's night was observed at
Monmouth Grange, Wednesday even
irg with a very interesting program,
the reader and imperSonator was
Carleton Blake. Music on the phono-
graph, Nelson Richardson; vocal solos.
with encore. II. f. Merrill and Max
willard. The third and fourth de-
grees viii be conferred at the next
meeting. s. Fl. Deane was the dele
gate 10 State Grange.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
Convalescence after nnenmoni.

Convalescence after pneumonia, ty-
phoid fever and the grip is sometimes
merely apparent, not real To make il
real and rapid. there is no other tonic s.
highiy 20 be recommended as Hoods Sar-
ssapariNa. Thousands 50 testify. Take
Hood s.-AdY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
Danville Junction GRANGE

An all day meeting Of Danville juno
ton Grange will be held today The
afternoon session will be open to the
public. Rev. &. S. Robinson will speak
ON Relation of the Husbandman to
the Soldier" and DR.. George NJ
TWitchell on "A Mans Job
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24

Maybe the weather man has at last
signed a fuel pledge card.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24

H. P Leighton of Route 4, Augusta
recently made a pork killing that is
we'll worth mentioning. Mr. Leighton
pig which tipped the scales at 300
pounds when dressed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
M.ETtH|
|kgjIIIAAI
|EAMi1IEM

I%@-s-J \. M. Brunswick, b.
Lev isto.., I-oTtitI.d, Boston. " j. -
HalloWell, Gardner and so. Gardln ei' ..
+. M. local; i.G1 l.. NJ, (express) Br..'Is
wick, kochland, POrtlllid. Boston; > % :. :
M, HallUWel!, Gardner and 50. GaiVH",,
go +. NJ, local to Portland. cOhh5.'
there :or New York: 1910 +. NJ. II ms
Bath, Portland, Boston. sundays ! W ~
lois A. Nj, 3.4Y (New York; ana 1872
Nj, Portland and Boston. 4.
GOING kAST-l.lV a b. BanST' s.
John. Halifax. Aroostook co. s laqa
morning at ll5 a NJ, does rot Cont',
beyond Bangor, 10 A. NJ. for NatgT:!FF
Bangor. Bar HarbOr. CALAIS; to- y ~, ~
local 10 Moosehead Lake WA Odhia'ivi
Belfast, FoXcFoft and Bangor; 50 A ~
local to Belfast, Bangor and SkpThts~''
Ills noon, WaterviG!e, Bangor, = u !
X, Bar Har5or, Calais, st. aUhn anu ~
flax; 2.41 T. M, cypress + Watet' ~
thence local to Bangor and Mati"Naa "a"
heag; % =. NJ. ' atsrvll!e Sno|fSe7
and Bangor. Sundays liz A. NJ. soy :
M. $40 +. NJ, for Waterville and b w
Trains leave Augusta Tor IIailo"St5S
Gardiner and South Gardiner 6.LS
A NJ, 102, 3.0l, SIS. e.l0 1870 = NJ. I ~,
lowell d Gardner only 4t7 T. NJ. 1 ar
ciner only 3.05 a. NJ. Gaily e& cit MONA
NJ. l.. HARRIS, Genl Passenger ~ ",
D. G. Douglass. Genl Mgr., PortlaEo"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24

Marshal Bill Ferna ndez has been out
to Pickerel Pond. hunting. Pill says
the more he sees Of some people the
Works correspondent of the Old Town
Enterprise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL R. |
In Effect September 30, 1917

GOING WESI-3.gJ A.
Portland and Boston,
a. VI taImilst1n, X
LAND. Portland. Dts'
Montreal and Quebec,
a. M. BTui.SWICk, b.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24
bEEfHAm'S
pills

tlle people 1e11Ieuy lOl HE 5
common ailments. They act
thoroughly on the stomach,
liver and bowels, and soon reg
ulate and strengthen these i'm
portant organs. Purely vege-
table-contain no harmful
drugs. Whenever you feel
respondent a few doses will
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-24

That discouraged feeling often
comes from a disordered stom-
ach, or an inactive liver. Get
your digestion in shape and
the bile acting properly-then
the blues" will disappear. You
will soon be cheerful, if you take
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-01
A Convict's Plea
EDITOR THE TIMES:

EDlIOR The TIMES.
/ beg leave to request that you
publish this letter.
| am prisoner of the Washing
ton state penitentiary at Walla
Walla, serving a life sentence un-
der the habitual criminal act. ]
have written a book entitled
Fourteen Years Behind the Walls
of the Washington State Prison. "
| have them on sale here at 10
cents per copy.
In it, l describe how the law
made of me a criminal. For had
it not been for the legalized sa-
looms of our country, l would have
never deviated from the path OF
rectitude. Were it not for these
traps set with the consent of our
government, l would have been a
sober and respected citizen instead
of the felOn l am now dubbed.
Today my home is destroyed;
my wife gone; my children, God
bless them, cast out to drift for
themselves in a cold and cruel
world, while | am condemned for
life because of since legal booze
drove me to commit.
Please publish this letter fol-
me, as | am saving the revenue de-
rived therefrom to give me a new
start in life.
CONVICT NO. 411O.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-01
Free Speech
EDITOR THE TINES:

EDllOR The TIMES:
The writer has been looking
very carefully through your col
umns to see If you were really in
earnest when you set up such a
hue and cry" in your paper
about the Citizens league drag
ging religion into politics.
You cannot be so innocent as
not to know that there has been
In the city for over a week one
Barnette who is reputed to be at
the head of an anti-Catholic Or
ganization, and report has it that
he is adding to his numbers very
greatly every night at the Ma
sonic Temple. This is the real
thing. Why have you not run it
to earth?
As a starter you might send a
man to report the meeting. He
might find it difficult to gain an
entrance if he was known.
For your information am
sending you under separate cover
fairly complete history of this
anti" who is at this moment in
contempt of the courts of the
state of Illinois.
Go to 1t, Mr.. Ed. and show
that you were sincere in your
vindictive attack on the Citizens
| league.
Very truly yours,
BYSTANDER.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-01
'tSHARK HUNT" on
FOR TEUTON SUBS

capturing them and she is sinking
them.
How she is doing it, where and
how mank she has got thus far
the censor does not permit one to
tell.
Leave it. to Jellicoe," said the
British the day of Germany's an
nouncement of unrestricted sub
marine warfare. Their conf
dence in the Gray and Grizzled
Mastiff, through whom Britannia
is ruling the waves" at this par
ticular period, appears to have
been justified.
The new "unterseebotens" are
less efficient of themselves by
reason of hasty construction to
meet the new program and that
their crews are less efficient be-
cause of hasty training for the
purpose,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-01
Bone-Dry Law
EDITOR THE TIN

EDITOR THE TIMES:
Now that the bone dry law mas
finally been passed by the legisla-
ture and signed by the governor
n remains to be seen whether the
people at large will suffer them
selves to be ruthlessly pushed
aside and subordinated by a few
representative servants
of theirs now temporarily doml-
ciled in the state Capitol.
Initiative measure No. 3 was a
law of the peoples own making;
in drawing it up and presenting
A. they were required by law to
petition no other than themselves.
They simply directed the secre-
tary of state to prepare 1t in reg
Mar form as prescribed in the con-
stitution, and return 1t to the peo-
ple to be voted upon.
In order for the measure to be-
come a law, 1t requires neither
the sanction of the state legisla-
ture. nor the signature OF any one
else. except as a mere matter OF
form. a..
Thus II will be seen that as first
and final arbiters Of the law-maA-
ing powers of this state, the peo-
nile themselves Are Supreme.
The initiative and referendum
provision of the state constitution
further provides that the people
may If they SO desire, both annul
and amend the laws enacted by
the legislature.
But 1t does not give to the leg
islature the power to repeal laws
that have been passed by the
people. -,
AS positive proof of the above
statement, see Remington ane
Ballinger's code of Washington
which may be found on the shelves
of the public library.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-03-01
RITTER ALSO IN
lin BAD" CLUB

ment within a few hours after he
permitted" the peace confer
ence" news to go out through
the press was in response to an
urgent request" that he call on
Secretary Lansing.
Again He Pulls One.
1t is understood that his plan
Germany later announced 1t
emanated from Ritter himself
and not from the German foreign
office-met with such brusque
rebuff that it fell absolutely flat.
Officials believed that the plan,
by the very nature of the way 1t
was made public, was an appeal
over government officials heads
to the people, chiefly the pacifist
element, to urge such confer
ence.
The latest bit of obvious Ger
man propaganda work by DR.. Rit-
ter came yesterday, when he
once more through the press-let
it be known that Germany pro-
posed to detain five American
consular officers until Germany
was assured all her consular Off
GERS and other officials were not
being held up by this government.
Diplomacy required that Ritter
communicate this to the state de-
partment. Diplomatic ethics, at
least, also required that Ritter
leave 1t to the state department or
another branch of this govern
ment to publish the fact.
Although Secretary Lansing re-
fused absolutely to comment on
the case, he plainly showed re-
sentiment at DR.. Ritter's action,
and it was later learned that the
department is investigating the
question.