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Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09
Gust a Word to Congress-"

The days have begun to shorten and
We are reminded that in a little more
than four months our furnace will be
doing business. Perhaps that does not
interest you, but there are. good many
of your constituents who do not get a
salary of $500 a year as you do. Every
one of them helps pay you and would
like to have you earn your salary by
looking after their interests. If the
folks back home get "cold feet" you will
get the cold shoulder" in the next
campaign. We want you to give some
emphatic orders to the coal barons be-
fore it is too late.-Belfast Republican
Journal
We believe that if Congress fails to
give some emphatic orders to the coal
barons and to the food spectators, in
dividual members will receive some
emphatic orders to stay at home when
the next election comes around.
The haggling over things that are
perfectly obvious to any sane and hon
est man, while the blood suckers in the
market places go on sucking the life of
the people. and while the booze trust
lays by few more millions, has dis
gusted some people beyond the forgiv
ing period. Now if they complete the
demonstration of nothinsness and turn
billions of pounds of food over to the
beer crowd, they will have shown con-
clusively the first step necessary to
make this country safe for a democratic
people.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09

1t is not generally known that the
colored people of these cities have a
club that numbers more than a half
hundred members, says the Lewiston
Journal. On Wednesday this club cele
brated the nations birthday by going
to Leeds and having a picnic with the
Kemp sisters. These are Mary, Laura
and Martha Kemp, who once formed
the famous musical company known as
the Kemp Sisters Jubilee Troupe
They are now retired and living at
Curtis Corner where they own an ex-
cellent home known as Camp Rest.
Nearly all the members of the club
went up in autos and greatly enjoyed
the day The officers were all present
and these included the president, VIM.
H. Miller Of Auburn; G.. w. Murray,
treasurer, and Leoni G. Nichols of Lew
iston, secretary. On the shaded lawn
they listened to music on fine Victrola
while the Kemp girls gave several of
their old plantation songs. These were
fine singers and at one time their repu-
tation was national. One or two VINO
were present. were born in slavery and
the stories that they told Of their child
hood days were pathetic.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09
Ballots for Both
in the
Pine Tree State

Miss Lolo Walker. accoed by mpani
Mrs. Dawn E. Jeffrey of Auburn, presi-
dent Of the Lewiston-Auburn Woman
Suffrage League, spoke on Woman
Suffrage at the Congregational church
in Fayette Thursday evening. The
church was prettily decorated. Mr..
Whittemore. a graduate of Kents Hill
Seminary, class OF II, read his grad
uation part, which was a splendid ap-
peal for Woman Suffrage Miss Walk
er then delivered forceful. convincing
speech. An active campaign COM
mittee was organized by Miss Walker
The audience was large and very in
terested, and the meeting was a de-
cided success
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09

change. later took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and soon
felt change for the better. I.took Il
until l was in good healthy condition.
] recommend the Pinkham remedies to
all women as have used them with such
good results. Mrs. MILFORD T. Cum
MINGs, 322 Harmony ST., Penn's Grove,
N. j.
Such testimony should be accepted by
all women as convincing evidence Of
the excellence of Lydia E. Pinkham's :
Vegetable Compound as a remedy for
the distressing ills of women such as
displacements, Inflammation, liberation.
backache, painful periods, nervousness
and kindred ailments.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09
The MilIiken Regiment


Congratulations to Captain Arthur
T. Balentine and his efficient recruit
ing staff! They have accomplished
success without parallel in the Ameri-
can call to arms against Germany. The
Milliken Regiment Of Heavy Field Ar
tillery will go to European battlefields
with Names proudest sons on its rolls.
Names best will officer it's batteries,
fire it's big guns and drive it's trucks
and motorcycles.
Nearly one thousand men have al
| ready passed the rigid physical exam
nations and are ready for service. 1t
is believed the regiment will attain this
| week it's full war strength Of 1922 men.
Captain Balentine's feat is deserving
of the highest possible commendation,
not alone for the number Of men en-
| listed but for the quality Of the en-
listed men,
His was a strange proposition: on the
face of it impossible of realization.
Mountainous obstacles loomed in every
direction-but to Captain Balentine OBJ
stacles meant nothing but increased eff
fort, difficulties to be overcome The
mere preliminaries would have dis
couraged many a strong heart, but
Captain Balentine's vision was keen,
hi
ging. His was the task, his was the
work and his is the triumph. His
structure is builded well; his compe
tence is proven; his right to leadership
of the organization which is so wholly
his cannot be questioned.
And so with the remainder Of his re-
cruiting force When Captain Balen-
tine began his campaign. he stated his
proposition fairly and frankly to young
business and professional men who
have won their spurs in their various
lines of endeavor and who were chosen
after careful consideration of their mt
ness.
The demand Of the heavy artillery
branch of the service is essentially for
officers of alert mentality and highly
! trained minds to accomplish the re-
oyired mastery of ballistics, surveying,
engineering. topography. adminlstra-
ton and military law, not to mention
drill regulations, tactics and hlppol-
ogy. Men are needed like, let us say.
E. &. Hinckley who has been in charge
Of Augusta RECRUITING. He is the son
of Rev. George w Hinckley, founder
of the nationally y-known Good VIII
schools, and is a University of Maine
and Yale University man, political
writer of note, publicity agent for sew
eral State political campaigns, and,
Just at present, city councilman ana
connected with the bond firm Of Boyer
& Small. He is married and the father
of two handsome little girls. yet he re-
sponded without a moments hesitancF,
TO CAPTAIN Balentines request Not
a man in Augusta. invited pE oaptaih
Balentine to join his recruiting force.
has offered a word of opposition. Their
ardor has been inspiring, their zeal
self-sacrificing. All leave positions Of
large responsibilities to don the
uniform of Uncle Sam.
The Burleigh battery has been par
ticularly fortunate in its personnel and
Kennebec may well be proud OF its or
ganization One hundred and twenty
five men have been examined and
passed. Twenty-Five more are expected
TO pass the examinations today. That
leaves opportunity for but 90 more men
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09
Steamer Islander

Leaves Augusta every day at 7,oo A. ~
Hallower (on signaD, 713; Gardiner 7.4o'
South Gardiner Con signaD. 7.5o: Cedar
Grove, sos; Richmond. $40: Bath $40
Arrives Boothbay Harbor, about 1.3o
Return, leaves Boothbay Harbor every
day at l.3o F. NJ; Bath 3.15. stops at
Richmond, Cedar Grove and South Gardl-
ner on signal; Gardiner: Hallowell on
signal Arrives at Augusta about b
o'clock r. :" Walter NJ Sa.. born, Angus
ia: Fran. S. Wingate. Hallowell; w. L.
Tozier, Gardiner, Agents.
may16dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09
Monday, July 9, 1917.
War-Separated Families.

For the sake Of humanity, 1 solicit
your assistance, and ask you to pub
lish the enclosed appeal in your COL
lmns. in a form that can he cut,
signed and mailed by your readers to
their representatives in Washington
That is the opening paragraph of a
letter enclosing the following which
appeals to us as so worthy and prac-
tical and wholly humane as to rec
ommend it to all:
The Hon.
The Congress,
WASHINGTON, D. c.
Dear Sir:
The undersigned appeals to you to
have an exchange of personal family
news, duly censored, arranged between
people living in our country and those
within the territory of Belgium, Po-
lond, Germany. Austria Hungary, Bull
garia and Turkey.
Many among us have not heard from
their closest relatives for nearly three
years. Many among us don't know
whether relatives are living or dead.
Shall parents or children. wife and hus-
band, brother and sister be left entire
ly without news Of one another for
years?
The exchange could be arranged
through a special office to. be estab-
lished in New York City for the cen
sortng and rewriting of family mess
ages. and for forwarding same in our
Embassy bags to our representatives
In Switzerland, Sweden and Holland
for transmission through neutral
embassy to the Embassies of the Cen
trail powers IN these countries. Our
State Department could easily arrange
for this humanitarian work. The ex-
penses connected with it could be COW
cred by imposing double or triple post
al charges.
Our government communicates with
the Central powers regarding many
subjects through the medium OF a
neutral power. Our press obtains cen
sored news from the Central powers
through the medium of neutral coun-
tries. why should not citizens receive
censored family news"
Please cooperate in such ways as
you can in this worthy work and at
least urge the State Department to
help relieve thousands of anxious
hearts.
Respectfully yours.
Name
,Address
Town or City
State Date
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09

The work that has been done on the
Bangor and Ellsworth road just be-
yond the Denaco residence, is begin
ming to show results H. c. Schoppe's
crew kept at work during the Fourth
and incidentally kept account of the
automobiles going and coming over
the road and the score reached above
500 In spite of the great amount OF
traffic the road is kept in such condi
ton that none had any trouble in pass
ing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09

Lord, Frank NJ. Smith and Harold r
McCarty who have been advanced
frcm chief carpenters to assistant
naval constructors. Joseph Feaster. Jr
and Louis Haase, who were at one
time stationed at Bath, have received
like promotion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09
COMING EVENTS

July o-9-School OF instruction Of pre-
liminary conference for school sunerjn-
tendents. Castine.
July 9-13-Annual conferences OF Super-
intendents of schools and Secondary
school principals, Castine.
July 16-August Estate Summer school.
for Teachers. Castine. Pennington and
Machias. 0
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09

Colonel C. H. Prescott Of the Bidde-
ford Journal, president of the Maine
Daily Newspaper Association, has in
vited the members thereof to be his
guests at the New Hotel Marshal. at
York Harbor. Thursday, July 10, al
dinner
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09
NOTICE TO
SICK WOMEN
Positive Proof That Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Relieves
Suffering.
Bridgeton, N.J.-"I cannot speak too
highly Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vepeta-

BILE Compound for
Inflammation an d
other weaknesses. I
was very irregular
and would have ter
rible pains 20 that I
could hardly take q
step. Sometimes I
would be 80 nisera.
BILE that I could not
sweep a room. I
doctored part Of the
<s~A h,yk A7A
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL R. R.
In Effect June IS, 1917.
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA:

TRAINS LEAt r AOGO S1A'
GOING WEST-3.0o A. NJ.
r%~~zTTEE51 Portland and Boston; 626
'v.HI'l3 A. NJ, lewiston Farm
| At4l&A7l A7l ngton, Rocklard. Port.
Ik03HI1l1l land, Boston, Montreal
RAILROAD and Quebec; 9.3S A. M.
Brunswick. Bath, Lewis
ton portland. Boston; 1856 p. NJ, Halo
well, Gardiner and So. Gardner; 3.O'
P. NJ, local; 4.O5 p. NJ, lexpress) sruns-
wick, Rockland. Portland. Boston; o;io r:
NJ, Hallowell. Gardiner and SO. Garoine1:
SIS p. NJ, local to Portland, connects
there for New York and washington
lO4O p. NJ, Lewiston, Bath. Portiana !,
Boston. Sundays 800 and l02 A. NJ o.l1
New York; and 1O.4O p. M, Portland and
GofNG EAsr-1os A; NJ. Banseer, nds St. t.
John. Halifax. Aroostook 60. onnacy Sumuay
beyond Bangor: 81 A. NJ, for WaterviIie'
Rangor. Bar Harbor, Calais; $50 A. NJ
local to Moosehead Lake (via Oakianul'
Belfast, Foxcroft and Bangor; $50 A. NJ,
local to Belfast Bangor and SkoWnesan'
70 10 noon. Waterville. Bangor, B. & A Il;
r. Bar Harbor, Calais, st. Jonn anu
Halifax; 245 P. NJ, express to WaterVliIe'
thence local to Bangor and Matta"am-
keag; 72O P. M. Waterville SkoWhegan
and Bangor. Sundays 3.21 a NJ. loa or
Waterville, Bangor and Bar iarbor; y.Ss
A NJ 253P. Nj, for Waterville. Skowhe-
gan and Bangor. ,u
Trains .eave Augusta for Halloween.
Gardiner and South Gardiner at SIS sSS
A. NJ, 1856, 3.07, SIS, 62S 104. T. M. HaI-
lowell and Gardiner only 4.05 f. M Gar
diner ,1ly 800 A. NJ daily
NJ l.. HARRIS Cenl Passenger Agt
D. c. Dou ~lass, Genl Mgr. Portland. Me
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09

time and use of the land are thrown
in for good measure. Ask some Of your
Massachusetts, farmers about it.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09
METROPOLITAN LINE
MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE

Direct between Portland and New . ork.
Leave Franklin Wharf, Portland, Tues
days Thursdays and Saturdays at $50 +.
NJ. Leave New York, Pier 49, \. r., on
same days at 5. r. NJ.
NJ. A. HARADEE, Supt.. Bath.
II. A. CLAY. Supt. Portland
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09
EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES
kENNEBEC LINE

LIVE
Leave Gardiner 345 =. NJ, Dresden 4.5o
P. NJ, Bath $50 p NJ. Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Sundays for Bosto,
Return-Leave Boston F. NJ. Mondays
Wednesdays and Saturdays for Bath
Gardiner and intermediate landings; On
, FRIDAYS leave Boston p. NJ. for Bath
only, returning Saturdays about A M.
Landings made at Popham bcach'
weather permitting. and at Richmond'
tide permitting.
BATH AND BooTHBAY LINE
Leave Bath so "A. NJ. Tuesdays, Thurs
days, Saturdays and Sundays for CHRIST
mas Cove and intermediate landings.
Leave 9 A. NJ. and 9 p. NJ week days only
for Boothbay Harbor and intermediate
landings.
Return-.Leave Christmas Cove 1.45 P.
NJ, Boothbay Harbor + NJ. Iuesdays. vs.
Bath and intermediate landings: Leave
Boothbay Harbor A. NJ. and 1890 T. M.
week days only for Bath and interme-
diate landings.
BOSTON & PORTLAND LINE
Leave Franklin Wharf, Portland. Week
Days at 7.3O z. NJ. for Boston.
Return leave Central Wharf, Boston,
Week Days at f. NJ.
Day trip leaves Portland Tuesdays,
Thursdays and .aturdays at A. NJ. due
Boston 3 r. NJ.
METROPOLITAN LINE
Direct between Boston and New York via
Cape Cod Canal.
Leave North Side India Wharf every
day at g. f. NJ, due 7.3o A. NJ.
Same service returning from Pier 49, n.
r., New York.
MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE
Direct between Portland and New i. ork
Leave Franklin Wharf, Portland, Tues
days. Thursdays and Saturdays at $50 F.
NJ. Leave New York, Pier Is, \. r.. on
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09

CAPITAL AERIE, NO. 1866, r. O.
Eagles, meets in +. .. l.. hall 27s Ws,r
ST.. first and third Monday OF each
month at O'Clock
GEO. w JENKINS, Pres
JOHN ARATA. Sec.
Oodtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09
Augusta Lodge Directory
BETHLEHEM LODGE. No. IS. 5.F.&A,

Stated communication Monday, July . a.
T. NJ. at Masonic Temple. All sotourr'
ing brothers are cordially invited Ia A..
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-09
U. o. c. c. MORRILL, COMMANDER

NO. 326. U. Q. G. Z. Regular meetings
second and fourth Tuesday evenings
7.30 O'Clock at Golden Cross hall
G. RANDALL BAKER. y. c.
WALTER A. HANNON, H. p.
w. E. CLOUGH. +. h X.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-01-25
Pensioning Old Rodney

Rodney. faithful army horse has served the
United States government steadily for 20 years.
He was first acquired by old Battery of the First
Artillery at Fort Riley in 1896, when he was eight
years old, and through his long service gained high
reputation for intelligence, willingness, strength and
all.around ability. During his service in the army
he never sick and was never known to refuse
task no matter now difficult. In Cuba, in 1885, he
pulled heavy cannon through almost impossible
roads and his work helped to save a difficult stu
alton, Although he outlasted his equine fellows,
Rodney became unable stand the strain of active
service and was condemned, under the rules of the
service, to sale. He was so popular with the mem
bers of the Third Field Artillery that they bought
him at auction, and since then he has done only
the lghtest sort of work at Fort Meyer Upon
the recommendation of Captain Charles D. Nor
timer, the commanding officer of Battery D., Third
Field Artillery, authority has been given to stable
feed and care for Rodney for the rest of his life
He is to be retired from active duty and placed on
pension. -Ex
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-01-25
The Way Out.

We sometimes say of that he doesn't
if he were all there
Well, where is the rest of him?
Perhaps wool gathering. Or if he is great
inventor musician the rest of him may be in his
inventions or his music. Or it may be burrowing
dismally in the field of memories. In rare cases il
may be preoccupied with profound thoughts A mans
consciousness may be shining intensely upon any
part of his mind we'll as feeby upon the part he
is talking to you with or using for his routine
work
Walt Whitman for instance, always felt that
part of his consciousness with the winds and the
great and the and earth and surgng to and
fro with the great world of men, sharing with them
great common life. That is why he cared so little
what happened to his personality. He did not feel
1t to be the whole of himself. Himself was that
other that was out abroad with earth and men and
winds and stars He felt the spirit of evolution, of
expansion of progress everywhere and felt himself
to be part of that spirit Hence he knew that thoupb
his body and personality would die some time. he
himself deathless.
1t depends, you see, upon where you have your
self, where you live.
Consciousness, the light of knowing by which
man Is conscious, is the man himself. 1t is USUALLY
entirely and intensely upon the BODY and the lit
tie personal personality and the limited brain.mind
that it seems to him as if that were the whole Of
himself 1t THIS mistake that gives rise to all his
PAIN Whitman never made it. and we need not.
AS we stop throwing the spotlight of attention. of
consciousness, on the personality. pain begins to
cease and life to get bigger and to fill with exulta
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-01-25
-. G. o Nj Nj E ~ Il S ..
Hes a Good Fellow"

That man John Smith is dandy good fellow!'
Is he? That is matter of personal opinion and the
feeling of one Individual toward another in gratitude
for act of kindness personal service rend
cred to himself. But, because one man thinks
certain individual is good fellow, it does make
MIN So and it is very bad form form for shout
it every person whom he may meet; for he is GER
tain to meet number who, no doubt, hold to view
just the opposite. They will probably reply in the
affirmative, although believing otherwise, because
they do not want to cause hard feelings, and also
that they do it TO be thought that they are
of an envious disposition and dislike to hear the
praises of another.
The good fellow opinion means nothing more
nor less than the liking of one individual for
other One believes the other is good fellow be-
they both have the taste in common; or
he believes it because the other has helped him
rough spot in fe's journey and has executed
various other favors for him at different timesal
Of which he has done because of fancy he has TAX
en- to the other fellow.
Now, on the other hand, this same good fell
low: may have been the very personifcation of
meanness and ngratitude toward some other ind-
vidual, who has probably been try ing very hard to
cultivate friendship with him, believing that he
really good fellow" and who upon discover
ing that his advances snubbed at every turn re-
his opinion of the mans claim to the title of
good fellow" and lets him severely alone in the flu
ture closing his every time he hears him praised
az being good fellow" And if he ventures to dis
pute it, he is looked upon sort Of green eyed
monster.
&c. never Judge man by his acts and manner
towards you, but watch him and take notice of how
he treats others, and by the treatment that he ac-
cords to those around you, you will be in position
to form an unbiased opinion to whether he is
good fellow or not.-"B."
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-01-25

tion The and larger self that we are beginning
to make is soon very much splendidly interest
ing to us than the little old of personality The
thing is pure again at once, though it may take lit
tie time to it.
Hand over the personality to the rules and du-
ties of the place you happen to be in, thinking Il
am more than that" And with that thought accept
what comes: Sights frictions and all the rest, re-
naming yourself it were apart in peace looking
on. Try it day and then week and 50 on trust
ing that things will somehow work out all right for
you in the long run. And they will.
From the first comes new sense of freedom, of
growth, like that of plant taken of cellar in
to the open air. You begin to understand the great
life opening ahead of you, not to be limited or cut
short by anything-ahead of you and all other men
and creatures
Try few steps this path. At first it may
seem as if everything, events and people, were
spring to hinder you. But you will break through
that, and events, finding you their master. will soon
be visibly arranging themselves to help you.
Student in The New Way.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-01-25
Officer 900"

Instead of the movies" for our entertainment
in our Auditorium enjoyed the pleasant surprise
of having Mr.. John Winninger and his company of
a-star-r repertoire players, present one of Americas
laughing successes: ''Officer $685.
The players, who are proving "a sensation in
Saltwater theatrical circles were engaged by our
official family, to produce one of their plays in our
Auditorium. And to say that our permanent audi
ence was delighted and surprised is stating it mild
ly, and gives idea of the appreciation which
shown by repeated applause and breathess in
terest.
The play of three acts, and it's setting
Fifth Avenue, New York mansion; in which an i'm
personaton. attempted theft of valuable paintings.
little vein of romantic love and comedy were inter-
in action tina, continued to hold interest
from start to finish.
Mr.. John Winninger as Police Officer. Mich
ael Phelan No. $685." carried the title role with art
full Characterization, supporting and being supported
in turn, by the leading actors, Mr.. Glen Coulter az
"Travers Gladwin,' Rosalind Machan as Helen
Barton" Jean Clarendon as Alfred Wilson, and
Harry Bodie as Whitney Barnes The remainder
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-01-25

turn his home into counting-roo 1t can make
his children snobs and hypocrites. 1t can destroy
his JOY in simple things.
Another gentleman discovered the Law of Com
pensaton even before Emerson. He stated i, in
this FORM
BE not deceived; God is not Knocked, for what
so-ever man soweth that shall he also reap
There are many seeming exceptions to this law;
but the longer live the more sure am that if most
OF the exceptions were analysed they would be
found not to be exceptions at ALL
There is no such thing as perpetual notion
No man for very long gets more than he deserves
without paying for something equally as valuable
as he gets
Nothing can work me damage except myself
said st. Bernard The harm that sustain carry
about in me and am never real sufferer except by
my own fault
And"-he might have added-"never real
gamer for very long, except by my own hard work.
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