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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14
BIDDLE-SCULL WEDDING
AT DARK HARROR ME-

Dark Harbor. Me, Sept. 13-The we'd
ding Of Lieut. Alexander Biddle and Miss
Margot Scull, both Of Philadelphia took
place at o'clock Wednesday afternoon
in Christ Church, Episcopal, with many
guests.
The service was read by Rev. sherrard
Billings of Groton, Mass, the bride be-
ing given in marriage w her father. Win
liam f. Scuil
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14
WHITEFIELD

The people who are passing their
vacation at Maple Tree Farm are Mrs.
James Adams, Miss May Adams Of
Cambridge. Mass, and Miss Miriam
Addison of Quincy, Mass.
Quite a number of auto parties at
tended the Waterville Fair Wednesday.
Erving Hapgood has purchased an
auto.
Rev Emerson Is enjoying a vacation
in New York and other places.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14

Two Indian pappooses, Louis and
Rrron Soxalexis Of Old Town, were
much observed on the streets Thurs
dav as they rambled along or played
here and there. Their mother. Mrs.
Soxalexis. and Mrs. Dana, with the
children. arrived Wednesday evening
from Ocean Point. where they had
passed the summer selling baskets
and other articles They went Thurs
day afternoon to Mt. Vernon, where
thev will remain until the Christmas
so,son making up lot of baskets
and trinkets. for which they already
have orders. They will then go to
Old Town. their home. for the re-
rrainder Of tho cold season, and plan
20 visit Ocean Point again next wear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14
Herman +. FarWelI

Herman F. Farwell died at o'clock
Thursday afternoon at his home at No.
III Bridge street after a long illness,
covering a period of about II
years, at the age Of AZ years.
A widow. Frances E., and three
daughters survive, Helen, Gertrude
and Ella May. The funeral will be
held at 2.3o o'clock Sunday afternoon
at his late home
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14
JEWISH NEW YEAR
Occurs Next Monday and Will Be OBJ
served by Prayer

Next Monday is New Years. ac-
cording to the Hebrew calendar and
Augusta Jews will observe that day
and the day following in prayer for
a better year On Wednesday Of the
following week will commence the
Feast Of Yon Kippur. which will be
observed by fasting. The coming year
is designated as 1878. as, according
to Jewish reckoning. thar time has
elapsed since the creation OF the world
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14
MT. VERNON

Rev. VIM. H. Clark Of Auburn will
preach at the Baptist church, Mt. Yer
non, on Sunday, Sept Is. He was
formerly pastor for seven years, and
later supplied the pulpit for a year.
He will doubtless be glad to see all old
friends and former eparishioners on
this date
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14

At recent meeting of the w c. T.
L. the following delegates were elect
cd: Mrs. George Gay, Mrs. I. 3. Pc
ters. Mrs. Fred Howard; delegate at
large, Mrs. A. r. Drummond. Alter
mates, Mrs. Arthur l.. Phummcr Mrs.
Abhie Lily. Mrs Horace Hamlen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14

The last round trip of the "Tslandcr"
will he made on next Sunday, Sept
IS Everyone should avail themselves
Of this last opportunity Of q days sail
on the river for tho season, and of the
reduced rate Of SIS round trip.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14

Principal Henry w. Cobb will be
at his office at Cony High school this
morning and Saturday morning, to
meet any persons who wish to consult
him regarding the fall school work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14

Or VI. Z. Hamhleton Of this city and
~ H. Hamhlcton of Rumford who
took an automobile trip TO Montreal
passing few days in the White
mountains. returned Sunday evening.
after having q pleasant trin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14

Mrs. Nellie Douglass of Boston
Mass. and Miss Annie Decker. a nurse
or that city, are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. +. l.. Douglass at their home on
Gage street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to thank the many friends
in our late bereavement for their
sympathy and beautiful floral offer
ings.
MRS. WILLIAM SELLER
AND FAMILY,
MR.. AND MRS. JOSEPH CLOUTIER.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14

Miss Hazel Farrand. who for several
weeks has been visiting in Augusta
with relatives and at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank f. Mace, left Thurs
day afternoon for her home in Boston
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Henderson and
daughter Ella. who have been guests
Mt the Augusta House. went Thursday
10 Bath. where they We're to hoard
their Yacht. the Ariadne. for a trans
Atlantic voyage Miss Martina Jones'
who had been employed a the Angus
"a House. accompanied them in the
capacity of governcss for their little
daughter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14

+. W. Diplock has sold to Orrin +.
Frost for investment purpose the
house at Il and 43 Capitol street, also
two houses to Frank Hewins for in
vestment, "A and 80 Capltol street
Mrs. Lucy Crawford has bought OF MI
Displocll a house at state street
Place, which she will occupy as
home.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14
Card Of Thanks,

We wish to thank all our friends for
their kindness to us at the time of our
late bereavement
G.. H. BECKHAM,
EDW. B. BECKHAM.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14

L. S. Young, tel. SIS; For fish day
Mackerel, swordhsh, salmon, butter
fish, haddock. etc. and oysters. Also
cod and hake-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14

a. b. MARI of the firm of Mari &,
Haskell. grocers. was in Waterville
Thursday, attending the Central Maine
Fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14

y. Richmond returned on the Pull
man Wednesday night from trip to
Boston to select the late coat and suit
styles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14

Principal Charles B. Haskell of
Leavl't institute. Turner Center, call
ed thursday on friends in this CITY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14
AUGUSTA LOCALS

An errand boy is wanted at the
Journal office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14

Mrs. Frank Badger Of Toronto Can
ada, Is visiting her mother, Mrs. S. J.
Newbegin
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14

W not neglect the warming but simple
Or
ule cay lake glasses
hall be~r baf water at night Just before going bed hot
This nea oa am at your nearest drug ASURc double
ne kidneys and kidneys will
ne uc acid poison ANURIC double strength potent
una
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14

MI. and Mrs. George c. Keefe Of
Portland were visitors by auto Thurs
day in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-14
WHAT'S THE CAUSE OF eouI, RHEUMATISM, LuMBleo !

PROF. b. STRAUSS, NJ. D., of the
Royal Charity Hospital, Berlin, says,
THE cause for an attack of gout, rheu-
matism, lumbago, is supplied by the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-09
HOSPITALITY AT ITS BEST
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben HOuser Entertain
Often at Farm In Lltchfield

Everyone in this section knows Ben
Houser and to know him is to like him.
1t is pretty hard to 90 down near
Litchfleld without going out to Ben's
farm and few Skowhegan friends visit
in that section without seeking out the
ball player in his native haunts. Mr..
Houser is running hennery and with
some success If reports are true. He
uses the same system in making the
hens produce as he does in playing
ball, after them all the time.
But for the hospitality. Ben and
his congenial wife are always glad to
see anybody. If they don't know them
on sight it doesn't take long to get
acquainted. Recently Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Avore of this town visited the
Houser farm and had a wonderful
time. With them were Mrs. Maurice
Gledhill and Mrs. Hammerslau of Bal
timore. The party had motored to
Tacoma Inn, where they enjoyed a
shore dinner and Mr.. Avore thought
it would be most excellent idea to
visit that farm in Litchfeld So too
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Philbrick, return
ing from Plattsburg, a few days since,
couldn't get by Litchfield without call
ing on Ben, They too enjoyed them
selves. The Houser latch key is al
ways out and you can enter without
knocking, Many people visit the con-
genial ball player and his wife and
none enjoy these visits more than the
hosts themselves
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-09
LIFT YOUR CORNS OFF WITH
FINGERS
Tells How to Loosen q Tender Corn
or Callus SO 1t Lifts Out Without
Pain

You reckless men and women who
are pestered with corns and who have
at least once week invited an aw-
full death from lockjaw or blood
poison are now told by Cincinnati
authority to use a drug called free
zone. which the moment a few drops
are applied to any corn or callus the
soreness is relieved and soon the en-
tire corn or callus. root and all, lifts
off with the fingers.
Freezone dries the moment it is
applied. and simply shrivels the corn
or callus without inflaming or even
irritating the surrounding tissue or
skin. \ small bottle of freezone
will cost very little at any Of the
drug stores, but will positively rid
ones feet Of every hard or soft corn
or hardened callus. II your drug
gist hasn't any freezore he can get
it at any wholesale drug house for
you.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-09
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

Whereas May f. Chadbourn, of Har-
mony, in the County of Somerset, by
her mortgage deed dated the twenty
second day of April. \. u. 1915 and
recorded in Somerset Registry oil Deeds
book 334. page 1913, conveyed 10 me,
the Undersigned, a certain parcel of
real estate situated in said Harmony,
and bounded as follows: Beginning
on the east side of the road leading
Bemis place, so called. and at the
northwest corner of the lot now or for
merly occupied by Earl r. Taylor at
black cherry tree, thence running east.
erly along the north line of said Tay-
lor's land to the VIM. Mckinley lot, So
called. thence northerly along the west
line of said Mckinley lot to the north
west corner of said Mckinley lot;
thence easterly along the north line OF
said Mckinley lot thirty-two rods to
cedar post; thence northerly thirty-sfx
rods to a cedar post, thence westerly
to a cedar post about one hundred feet
from the center of the above mentioned
road: thence southerly about one hum
dred fifty feet to a cedar post: thence
westerly to the above mentioned road:
thence southerly along said road to the
point of beginning, and containing
eight acres more or less: together with
the buildings thereon; and whereas the
condition of said mortgage has been
broken:
Now, therefore, by reason OF the
breach of the condition thereof claim
a foreclosure of said mortgage.
ARTHUR B. COOLEY.
BY
w. Folsom Merrill,
His attorney duly authorized.
Dated July 10 1917. 1w31
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-09
ANNUAL EATON REUNION
lion. Hamlln Eaton of Dakota Unable
to Attend

The twenty-irst annual reunion OF
the Eaton and Norridgewock High
school is again thing of the past and
altho the attendance this year was not
as large as usual a delightful time was
enioved by all. The founder of the
school. Hon. Hamlin Eaton of Dakota,
was unable to attend on account OF
illness in the family but a telegram
was received from him expressing his
disappointment at not being able TO
he present. Many other kilograms
we're also received from absent mem
hers At about three thirty a short
business meeting was held at the old
school room with the President of the
association. Henry Newton of Brook
lyn. y. Y, presiding. +. A. Hilton
was elected president; H. F. Witherell
OF Oakland, first vice; and Fred E.
JeWett, second vice. Miss Hattie
Longiey. secretary and treasurer A
beautiful memorial address for those
who have died during the past year
was given By Mrs. Florence Waugh
DanIorth Of Skowhegan. At 6.3o a
banquet was served by Mr. and Mrs.
Adelbert Adams in the Grange dining
room and then the company went to
the Congregational church where the
usual exercises were enjoyed which
consisted OF short speeches and seY-
eral musical selections by Jones or
chestra, Mrs Flanders OF Athens
and Frances Newton OF Brooklyn, y.
Y. Mr.. Hilton, the newly elected
president, made the request that
everyone do their bit in interesting old
pupils of the school to attend the re
union next year.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-09
August 14-Somerset Pomona a

August 14-Somerset Pomona at
Bingham.
August 15-Annual Grange, Field
Day.
August 23-Somerset Pomona, No.
Arson Camp Grounds.
August 2s-31-Eo IN Maine State
Fair, Bangor.
Sept. 3-6-State Fair. Lewiston.
Sept. 6-S-Hartland Fair.
Sept. 11-14-Central Maine Fair.
Waterville.
Sept. 20-22-Somerse Central Fair
Skowhegan.
Sept. 25-27-Franklin County Fair,
Pennington.
Oct. 4-6-Four County Fair, Pitts
field.
oct. 12-13-County Contest for Boys
and Girls Agricultural Clubs.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-09
American Field Service
Motor Transport Division
Gpctiop Il

/
Section X
Somewhere in France.
Sometime in July.
Dear Robert:
1t is wonderful country here
in France. but the nights are as cold
as October in the States. | had a
day off duty today and this morning
| sat on the bank of beautiful French
river, that flows near our encamp-
ment and watched the canal boats
drift by and it was as calm and peace
full as the Kennebec, and the noun
tains in the distance were blue with
the summer haze and across the river
lay the city; you can always hear the
muffled boom of the cannon, but this
morning they were founder than usual
and then on the other side of the
mountain came sharper, deeper ex-
plosion and then the peculiar whist
ling noise of shrapnel as the shell
come over the mountain and exploded
on the other side of the river over a
mile away, and for two hours a shell
came over the mountain every 90
minutes. If they had decided to shell
my side of the river, | would probably
not be writing you now, and while
was listning to the shells there was a
terrific explosion about six hundred
yards up the river and way up in the
sky you could see the sun reflect
ing from the sides of a great white
German war-plane and a French bat
terry near the town began to roar
noticed the French soldiers who had
been sitting near me on the bank, dash
towards a handy dugout and | lost no
time in seeking shelter. 1t seemed
so utterly out of place and queer to
be sitting so peacefully in the sun
one minute and the next to be watch
ing the white puff of the exploding
shrapnel near the war-plane Ny
section has quiet little grove for an
encampment, very secluded and cool,
with a battery of anti-aircraft guns
on both side of it: whoever picked out
the camp had an eye for beauty rather
than safety / reckon. We sleep in
little "trailers" that are attached to
the cars. There are two men to
car My car-mate is a wool-man. at
tached to a Boston concern who went
to the L. of Florida. and who sold
wool one year thru New England; He
knew Uncle John and Dad slightly
and knows Kincaid and Kendall we'll.
He is a very good looking, big man,
about thirty years old. He is also
about the only man in the section who
knows Maine the rest think of Maine
as they would think of Alaska. We
get so we can tell the German planes
by the sound. The French engine is
a steady purr, but whenever we hear a
plane whose engine goes at a gallop,
now loud and now almost silent, we
know it is "Bosche" and we have to
move, as the men from Alabama here
says fright smartlT;. The heavy
guns also, do not begin to liven up
until night and then they shake the
whole earth and the skyline is just
one fash of flame, like some gigantic
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-09
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURES

Whereas, Gabriel Gagne. Of Show
hogan in the County of Somerset, and
state of Maine, mortgaged to me, tho
undersigned, John f. Conroy. of said
SkoWhegan, two counters, one show
case, one electric sign, one cash regis-
ter. one chiffonier, all chairs, Stools
table, table linen, two stoves two Ice
chests crockery ware, coffee urn.
knives, forks spoons. mirror, two deer
heads all pictures, and all other FIX
lures, tools, and apparatus in the gee
ton of the block occupied by said Com
roy on Madison Street, in said Skowhe-
gan, and which has been used as an
eating house and including all proper
ty used in running said eating house
by said Conroy, and being same thaS
was conveyed to said Gabriel Gagne by
said Conroy, to secure payment or
three hundred dollars, which mortgage
is recorded in the town records OF said
Town of Skowhegan, in Vol. S. pages
385 and $50;
And whereas, the conditions of said
mortgage have been broken; Nov;
therefore, notice is hereby given 81
my intention to foreclose said mort
gage for breach of it's conditions.
Skcwhegan, Maine, July 81, 1917.
3w31 JOHN e. CONROYs
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-09
Schedule, Pas
senger Trains
|I[vlllI3|
|Iila:|7
In Effect June Is, 1917
Trims Ieaxe SknMheRan Weel


Trains Leave Skowhegan Week Day..
$50 a. m. for Waterville, Belfast
Harmony, Dover and Foxcroft. Bangor,
Oakland, Lewiston, Augusta, Brans,
Mountain points and Boston.
500 a. m. for Waterville, Belfast,
Bangor, Oakland, Kineo. Pennington,
strong, Phillips, Rangeley, Lewiston.
White Mountain points and Boston.
11.5o a. IN. for Waterville, Bangor.
Bar Harbor, Calais, Vanceboro. st.
John, Halifax. Except Saturdays
iston, Augusta, Brunswick, Bath. Rock
la nd. Portland and Boston.
2.25 p. m. for Waterville, Belfast,
Harmony, Dover and FoXcroft. BAN
gusta, Brunswick, Bath. Rockland,
Portland, Boston, New York and Wash.
ington.
Trains Leave skowhegan sundays
40 p. m. for Waterville, Burnham.
Pittsneld Bangor, Augusta. Bruins
wick, Portland Boston, New York and
Washington.
Trains Arrive SkOwhegan Week Days
1852 a. m. from Waterville, Augusta.
Gardiner and South Gardiner.
10.47 a. m. from Waterville, Belfast,
Pittsfield, Harmony, Dover and Fox
croft, Bangor, Bueksport Mondayu
Brunswick, Bath, Portland, Boston.
New York and Washington
4.55 p. m. from Waterville, Belfast,
Bangor, Bucksport, Bar Harbor, Vance
boro. Calais. St John, Halifax. Oakland,
Augusta, Lewiston, Brunswick, Port
land Boston.
S35 p. m. from Waterville, Dover
and Foxcroft. Oakland Lewiston, Au-
gusta, Brunswick, Bath. Roekland.
Portland, Boston.
Trains Arrive SkOwhegan SUNDAYS
100 a. m. from Waterville, PITTS.
fol ont DO I,Sk
Brunswick, Lewiston. Portland and
New York.
DC. DOUGLASS. General Manager.
NJ L. HARRIS, Gen'l Pass. Agent.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-09
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL MARKETS

The following list down to the retail
market shows what the farmers may
expect generally from the local deal
ers for farm produce:-
Eggs-42c per dozen.
Butter-32c to CSC per pound.
Cheese-20c to FAC per pound.
Potatoes-$200 per bushel
Beans-Hand picked, yellow eyes
$1,000; pea beans, $1,000.
Poultry-Fowls 18c to &c per lib.
chicken, zoe to Csc.
Round Hog-17c per pound.
Beef-Ox beef IL to 15c
Wool-63c per pound.
Hides, green 10 to zoe per lb: sheep
pelts $100 to $3.50; hides, trimmed
and cured 20 to 22c; bull hides green
over so lbs, 1Sc; No. l horse hides
with name and tail, $500 to $500
each; calf skins, 3Sc to Acc; green
bone 1-2c per pound.
Tallow-Rough &c per pound.
Hay-Loose, $40 to $12.
Stove wood per cord, $40.
RETAIL MARKET
Eggs-45c per dozen fresh.
Butter-35c to 45c per h.
Cheese-25c to soc per h.
Sugar-Gran. sugar, best quality, II
lbs. for 81 90; brown, IL lbs.
Molasses-Pure Ponce, 45c to Coo.
Squash-5c per h.
Potatoes $500 per bushel.
Green Apples-20c to 25c per peck.
Onions-5c per Id.
Teas-25c to 60c per Id.
Coffee-20c to Csc per ID.
Lard-Domestic Csc; compound 22c.
Poultry-Fowls, zoe to 25c per Id, !;
chicken. zoe to soc per ID.
Salt Pork-25c by the Dbl, 200 lbs.
$4,000
Flour-Spring Wheat Patent, SIS;
Winter Wheat Patent, $14.
Corn-S450 per 100 ID. bag.
Cracked Corn-$4.50 per bag.
Middlings-$26 per bag.
Gluten-$3.00 per bag.
Spring Bran-$240 per bag.
Meal-S4.50 per bag.
Cottonseed Meal-$2.90 per bag.
Oil Meal-$2.90 per bag.
Oats-$100 per bushel.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-09

thunderstorm. ran across a man
last week in a little French town at
the foot of a great castle who used
to know a Gordon somebody, that
used to visit DR.. Marsh in Guilford
rather queer, don't you think, should
meet anyone like that over here.
Goodby, my brother.
GEORGE GOODWIN HOUSTON
Address:
G. G Houston
T. VI PAP Convois Autos
Par B. c. NJ.
Paris. France
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-08-09
THURSDAY, AUGUST ., 1917
Is Ii Fair to the Farmers =?


Soon after the United States enter
ed the present war, our President IS
sued an appeal to all citizens to con
tribute their bit" to its successful is
sue Mr. Wilson felt confident that,
in time, all men needed for the army
and navy could be secured. But he
did seem to fear a possibility of fail
ure to realize our patriotic duty to
increase the acreage of food products
The Agricultural Department supple
mented the Presidents appeal. 1t
was urged upon the ministers that
they should present frequently to
their people the Importance Of these
matters. Then Mr.. Hoover, who had
become famous in the Belgian relief
work, was summoned from England to
lead our nation in food control. He
too has appealed to patriotic Ameri-
cans to raise vegetables and all kinds
of food stuffs.
Have the people responded to these
appeals that we may find an unfed
world? Ask the farmers of that pros
porous inland empire-Aroostook
County. That most prosperous agri-
cultural region of America replies
I'VE are doing all we can for bumper
crops We have largely increased
our immense potato acreage. Last
year we had a few acres of beans and
this year we have several thousand
acres. We have more wheat acreage
than all the rest of New England"
This year the farmers have paid fabu-
lous prices for seed, unheard of prices
for equipment, top-notch prices for
fertilizers. To respond to the nations
and the worlds cry for food addition
al mortgages have been put upon
farms. Some have borrowed money
to the limit. The farmers have never
worked harder than they have thus far
in 1917. They are today fighting in
sect pests. They have courageously
faced unfavorable weather conditions
Their patriotism is seen in the swea,
of their brows. With the rarest ex.
ceptions they have responded to the
Presidents call.
They have not failed And very
many of them have and are giving
their sons to some kind of specia
service.
Now, our Government has let con
tracts for munitions, though the pa.
pers are silent. Large contracts
have been entered into by our officials
for clothing, shoes, arms, ammuni-
lions, automobiles, steamers and YES
sells and many other things. We ex-
pect these manufacturers and owners
of plants will clear a profit above all
expenses in filling their contracts.
Now, for the farmer there is no in
surance against floods, potato bugs,
insects, grub worms, and--food specu-
lators. What is our government do
ing to insure the farmers fair pro-
fit above all expenses? Does our
government consider the farmers
more patriotic than our manufactur-
ers ship owners and food barons? 1t
would seem that it does. And are
they not?
Would 1t not be a matter of common
justice to assure the farmer that he
shall receive at least good wages for