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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-07


I've been working in one place
for three years. MY employer
seems satisfied with me. but he
has never raised my salary. Ny
friends think / am silly not to
ask for more money. ! think my
employer will raise my salary
without being asked to do so.
VIRGINIA.
VTTHAT think, Virginia, is
" that you are an opti-
mist. l congratulate you
on being one. I welcome you to
the decreasing band of optimists
in the world today, / myself being
a charter member of that band.
Then, Virginia, l take you low
ingly by the hand. draw you off
into a quiet corner where none
may hear US talk. There, in low
and earnest tones, l tell you a few
things you need to know about the
business world.
The first is this:
Business Policy.
Even the most just and gener-
Gus men are slow to voluntarily
raise the salaries of their en-
ployes. The obvious explanation
of the fact is their natural desire
to keep down running expenses"
and make a good showing on their
books.
If the payroll is under the d.
rection of a general manager he
often regards an increase in it as
a reflection on his administration.
If the proprietor himself adjusts
the salaries he is generally deter
mined to keep them within the
limit he has fixed for that pur-
pose. The task is not an easy one.
1t means "sitting on the lid" and
sitting on it very firmly.
For you see, Virginia, you are
not alone in your desire for a
higher salary. The girl at the
desk beside yours has it, too. The
young fellows in the bookkeeping
department are thinking about 1t
pretty constantly.
1t is a safe assumption that
practically every employee of the
big concern is either looking hope
fully for a raise or cherishing a
crouch because he has not had
one.
There, Virginia, you have your
second explanation of the inertia
of the "boss" as to raising sal
aries. If he did it in one case he
would have TO do it in many
others. A year later he would be
called upon to do it again. His
salary list would be increasing
year by year.
Income Counts.
II the receipts of the business
are growing, too, the salary in
crease is legitimate, and is usu-
ally philosophically accepted. If
the receipts remain stationary, or
fall off, the employer is naturally
coy about increasing his running
expenses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-07

OOR out for the food that you
eat. Be sure that 1t is pure,
but above all be sure that 1t
Is clean and free from infection.
Remember that next to, and per-
haps even before, the house fly,
whose campaigns will soon begin,
the most dangerous enemy to your
health is your fellowman. II you
want to live a good, long, healthful
life, II you want to survive to SEQ
for yourself what this world Will
be when the storm OF its greatest,
and perhaps its last, war has blown
itself out, beware what you eat
and drink.
l have been greatly impressed
by recent address OF Prof. E. o..
Jordan, OF the University Of Chi
cago, on "FOod-borne Infections"
Prof. Jordan calls attention to
something OF which the general
public is probably unaware. and
that is the decline In the belief
that ptomaines have any i'm
portant share in the production OF
food poisoning"
The Two Sources.
The ptomaine has been a kind OF
fetish to the popular mind. Few
had any clear conception OF what a
ptomaine was, but 1t sufficed to be-
lieve that it was something the
doctors knew all about, and that
could be avoided il one simply
took care not to eat spoiled fish
and other meats kept too long or
kept improperly.
But now it appears that the in
dictment against the ptomaine has
largely fallen through, and that
chose outbreaks of food poisoning
that have been most thoroughly
investigated have been found to be
due not to the use of spoiled food
containing ptomaines but either to
the presence of true bacterial toX-
ms, not TO be regarded as the SIM
pie products of decomposition or
with specific bacteria borne in or
upon the implicated food article"
You must help the doctors and
the health authorities by your own
efforts. Watch your cook, watch
your grocery boy, watch your meat
market, watch your vegetable
man, watch your waiter. In a rail
road restaurant ! saw a waitress
take in her fingers everything that
she served, even to the little
squares of butter, which she fished
out of a large receptacle and put
on the dishes.
Now, put that together with the
well-known fact of the existence of
"disease-carriers," infected per-
sons who do not themselves know
that they are, pathologically, as
dangerous as dynamite bombs, and
you are likely to do some serious
thinking which will make you a
lcnoer-lived and a better citizen.
When you see food, carelesSly
subjected to the danger of infec-
ton, whether you, yourself, are
going TO partake of it or not, make
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-07
TAKE YOUR CHOICE

The Telephone Company de-
clares It can no longer give as
much service as It has been Civ
ing, and that no longer can IL
exist on the present rates, for
which it solicited business. The
Government offers to conduct
the telephone business in WASH
ington AT A REDUCED RATE
and at the same time promises
TO EXTEND THE SERVICE.
Under private ownership you
will get LESS FOR MORE
MONEY. Under Government
ownership you will get MORE
FOR LESS MONEY.
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Naming the Tub

OH
This thing that says &C.,"
Then says STOP"
Where the "CoP" proudly stands
Up on TOP"
It is quite often RUBBED"
By a drivers rear "HUB,"
And is DUBBED" by them
Names worse than TUB
HAROLD STODDARD,
6S2 E street northeast.
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An anonymous Friend" sends me
a letter profane and weepy because 1
made mention that SIDNEY BE
Der rode horseback a week ago
Sunday in a brown suit. He asks
who cares?" A million people care
about Sid Bieber. And he never
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-07
Seen on Connecticut Ave.
This A. M.

BILL BORAH riding 4 broncho.
VIC MURDOCH smoking . hugS
pipe.
LOUIS BRowNLow walking With
BOB WOOLLEY.
BOB WOOLLEY walking With
LOUIS BRWNLOW.
L. WHITE BUSBY walking With
DOC WILEY, Pure Foodist.
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Rack From Pixies Peak.

You COLORADO fellows now
in Washington would do well to
Communicates with HARRY G.
FISHER at SIG Southern Build
ing, as Harry is aiding IN ar
ranging a meeting Of Colorado
people to be held at the Y. u,
{. A. Monday night, March II.
The idea is to organize q State
society and to help provide iv-
ing accommodations and social
life for Colorado people arriving
here to do war work.
Big doings at the meeting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-07

Why not call the article in
question COBALT" This name
is easy to pronounce, and easily
remembered. because it states
the reason for and the use to
which the pedestal is put.
CHARLES G. LEONARD.
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Joe Silverman, 1912 Union street
southwest. a copy boy on q morning
newspaper, says We should call It
"Viando," Latin word meaning Il
give the way"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-07

I would suggest that you can the
tub at Fifteenth street and New
York avenus "THE UNDER
STAND" (Understand?)
MRS. FRANK R. WHITE,
South Wardman Courts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-07
HEARD AND SEEN.

writes peevish letters without sign
ing his name.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-07

Observe how much better picture tells story than
words tell it. When you this picture you know
true.
1t is to be hoped also that you make up your minds to
watch the acts of politicians the decisions Of judges the
rapidly growing pile Of money which the big SITS
and resolve to your vote integently This applies
especially to whom voting is thing and to
whom robbery of the family pocketbOok by the trusts
very old story.
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This Does Happen
(COntinued frOm First column

Continued FirstC olumn.)
The theory of secrecy suits very well the big pull
ing the strings and the little dancing the solid dol
lar foundation. It doesn't suit the public.
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CAN It . Period, cause not only
the cop stops there but trafic comes
to a full stop.
L P. WOODWARD,
Alexandria, Va
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-07

Why not call it "Lookowut," with
the accent on the second syllable?
"Lookowut" is Turkish word, and
seems peculiarly appropriate to =
city cosmopolitan in character like
our Nations Capital. A young Turk,
on the Midway Plaisance, back in
the days Of '93, Worlds Fair year,
in Chicago. being very proud Of his
newly acquired English, shouted Il
at every opportunity, to warn pedes-
TRANS to keep out Of the way Of the
donkeys whose riders paid him 5
cents each for the privilege. It was
the young Turks way Of telling
those in danger Of being run over -
"look out" JACK P0TT,
1919 Pa. Ave
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This Does Happen

And the Remedy Is NOT Silence or Forbidding
Publicity.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-02
LIBERTY.

Mrs. A. j. Skidmore left last week for
visit with her son Neal in Danvers,
Mass.
Mrs. Fred Melay spent last week in
Boston looking after the latest styles in
millinery.
w. D. Sanford, who has been in Bos-
ton the past week on business, returned
home Saturday.
Mrs. Ellen Hartman and Mrs. C. B.
Knowlton have recently had telephones
put into their homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dow Of Morrill,
spent Sunday in town with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Knowlton.
Mrs Blanche Cram returned hume last
week after passing the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. Everett Sherman, in
Beverly, Mass. ~
Miss Phyllis Owen of Camden, stu
dent in the Camden High school, arrived
Saturday to pass a weeks recess with
her sister, Mrs. Marlton Knowlton.
Allen Knowlton, who was drafted in
the first call and had been examined and
rejected twice, has been summoned for
service and left Monday for training at
Aver, Mass.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-02
JACKSON.

Wallace johnson is away working in
the shipyard.
The village school began Tuesday with
Miss Mabel Edwards teacher.
Ralph Batchelder visited his sister
Mrs. Nettie Morton, last week.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Sam Moore died April 28th of la grippe
Percy Larrabee left Sunday for Aroos-
took county, where he had been called to
service.
Miss Edith Hadley, who has been teach
ing school in Mattawamkeag, is visiting
her brother, H. C. Hadley and family.
Miss Mabel Edwards returned home
from Massachusetts, Monday night after
spending five weeks with her sister in-
law, Mrs Berl Edwards
Jackson's base ball team went to Brooks
and played ball April oath. They were
defeate !, the score being Is to 5, This
was the first game they had played for
the season.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-02
"BLOOD AND IRON"
A Combination That Makes for Better
Health This Spring.

A Combination That Makes for Better
Health This Spring.
Every man and woman who would
enjoy good health this Spring, and
would have such life and strength as
not to be Stacker, but equal
to anything, must have an abundance
of iron in the blood.
The new iron tonic, Peptiron,
.eombines this valuable metal in
medicinal form so that it is easily
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Peptiron also includes pepsin, nux,
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nerve helps, ,digestives and carmina-
tives-a health-giving medicine in the
form Of chocolate-coated pills, con-
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sg1yen entire satisfaction in the treat
snent of anemia or thin blood; pale
ness, neurasthenia, nerve debility,
brain-fag. One or two Peptiron after
each meal will quickly tell story Of
marvellous results.
Peptiron is prepared by its origi-
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In one Of the best-equipped labora-
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-02
CENTER MONTVILLE.

Len Sprowl of Camden was at B. X.
Dodge's last Sunday.
Harold Foster is at home from Camp
Devens on furlough.
MIR. and Mrs. r. P. Morang were Sum-
day guests of friends in Liberty.
Mrs. D. X. Mcfarland is the guest of
Mrs. Nancy Mcfarland in Freedom.
Our road patrol, George A. Choate, be-
gan his duties Monday, April goth.
Miss Clara Bean was at home from
Pittsfield for the weekend and was &C
companied by fellow student, Miss Vir-
ginia Higgins of Thorndike.
Mrs Winfield Norton returned to her
home in Forest Hill, Mass, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Bean were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James Stems in
Morrill,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis F. Hawkes. have
moved to the farm they bought of Mrs
Cora A. Goodwin.
MI. and Mrs. F. A. Luce have received
a letter from their son, Charles H., who
has been at Camp Upton, stating that
when they heard from him again he would.
probably be in France.
Mrs. P. c. Allen was a Sunday guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Boynton in Bel
fast. The Boyntons were former resi-
dents of this town and their many friends
here will be panied to learn that Mrs.
Boynton is seriously ill.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-02

Mr.. Cecil Crockett is at work in H. P.
Hood & Sons creamery for E. G. Rob-
erts.
News was received Sunday of the death
of Rachael Sinclair, wife of Will Sim
clair, formerly of this place, now of
Palermo
The Junior Red Cross of B. H. S. or
eanized with Miss Mabel Rose, chairman,
and Mrs. Grace Dow Bachelor, treasurer.
They are ready to begin work and are
waiting for the Red Cross Auxiliary here
to instruct them and form committee.
Mr.. L. w. Carroll, general manager of
the Interstate Theatre Co.,. was in town
Friday c ompleting arrangements for TAX
ing over the Crockett Theatre for the
summer season, Mr.. Carroll says that
Brooks picture patrons are to have the
chance to witness such productions a.
Civilization, /" srheWarrioF, "''Enlishten
Thy Daughter" and the famous Paralta
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-02

Rev. j. N. Palmer who has been pastor
of the Methodist church for four years
left this week with his family for his
new pastorates, Wiscasset and Woolwich.
Mrs Willis Mariner and Miss Mary
Cobb have returned from Waterville,
while there they attended concert given
by the Colby Musical Club, on the even
ing of April 18th, which they enjoyed
very much.
A supper and ice cream sale was held
in the church vestry,. Friday night, which
was a great financial success, under the
efficient management of Mrs. George
Kelso, Miss Fannie Hanson and Mrs. Will
lis Mariner
The members of the Red Cross branch
are working as busy az bees. They are
very much in need Of sewing machine,
if any one has machine that they would
loan or lease, il would be great help to
them in their work. -
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plays with Bessie Barriscale, J. Warren
Kerrigan and Louise Glaun-.

pays with Bessie barriscaie' - iron
Kerrigan and Louise GlauH-.
B. H. S. played its fifth game OF base
ball with jackson last Wednesday after-
noon, winning the game with score OF
is for B. H. S. and for jackson. Jen-
kens, pitcher for B. H. S., was at ms pest
and played clean fast game with Goulo
catching in great form. Cook did hne
work in right field stopping all that came
his way. In fact every player on the
team showed better work in the field than
ever before this year. Amsden, pitcher
for jackson, did fine work and showed
good speed. B. Ellis pitched one inning
for jackson. The Jackson players mad
two of our last years base ball fellows on
their team but they were all STURDY
bunch of clean players and heavy hltters'
The following is the lineup and final score
of the game:
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Catarrh cannot Be CurF

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Catarrh is local disease, gTe'm
fluenced by constitutional condluOu.
in order to cure it you must takt ID, Il
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Good stomach

Did you know that with GOOD stomach rarely take
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bowels naturally active every day. badly disordered stomach
may gotten into fine condition The old original F" At
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following directions carefully That grinding
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supor headache and constipation will diminish
Appetite energy cheerfulness will return Begin the treat
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-02

At the regular meeting of Thomas H
Marshall Post, G. A. R., Tuesday after
noon it was voted to reconsider the mat
ter of not holding a street parade on
Memorial Day, an action of a previous
meeting. and to plan for the usual OBJ
servance of the day with even more
elaborate program than of the past. The
parade and all the necessary arrange
ments were placed in the hands of Capt.
Orrin j. Dickey. Indications point to a
very successful day and with good
weather there will be one of the largest
lines. of parade given in this city in years.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-02
i REEDOM.

Frank Danforth, the fish dealer, is OF
the road again this spring.
The Freedom Lumber Company hav.
bought another Ford truck.
Effie Flye is having her upstairs rem
painted, whitened and papered.
William Sibley has recently bought
new Ford car of parties in Belfast.
Mr.. j. H. Sayward who is working in
Swanville passed Su nday with his family
Mr.. l. P. Critics has charge of the
Grange program Saturday evening, May
4th.
Mrs Mark Howard from Montville was
in the village calling on friends April
9th.
Miss Helen Fowler from Unity is visit
/ ing her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave
Bellows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Vose are settled in
their new home in the village and like
very much.
Arson Bradstreet, who was operated on
several weeks ago, can now sit up
short time.
Hon. D. w. Dodge has so far recovered
from the grip that he is able to walk out
on his lawn.
Mrs. Daniel Mcfarland of Montville is
visiting her husbands mother, Nancy
Mcfarland
| Mrs. Mary Ellen Fletcher is passing
several weeks with her son Bert Fletcher
in Montvllle.
Miss Hattie Coffin from Thorndike was
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Maude
Halle, the past week.
The Junita Temple met Wednesday
evening, April 25th, and Miss Edna
Knowlton furnished fine treat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Flye and Effie Flye
visited their sister, Mrs. Porter F. Webb,
in Swanville April 18th and 29th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Farwell, who have
| UCCu QdSS1uk I4lV WlhtSA IA 0OOSOAS &sA0oS' -
have returned home on their farm.
Mrs. Percy Nickless has returned from
Massachusetts, and will pass the summer
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. c.
Briggs.
Mrs Rufus Aver has returned from her
aunt's in Massachusetts with her little
daughter Elizabeth Marcia Aver, born
April It'll.
The many friends in this village of DIR.
Addie Wescott, former student of Free
dom Academy, were glad to know that
she had arrived safely in France.
The ladies of the Red Cross met with
Mrs. George Turner April oath. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. Willard Spar
row Wednesday afternoon, May 9th.
Deacon A. A. Thompson who has been
confined to the house all winter on ac-
count of poor health is occasionally on
the streets once more and everyone is
pleased to zee him.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-02

At Probate Court held at Belfast ~iinf
for the County OF Waldo, IL ya1sls'
the 18th day of April, A. d, 1915
A certain instrument, purportlDg to X
last will ana testament of Ephrsim b;ss
late Of Freedom. in said County OF "
deceased, having been presentej for p.
with petition praying that said vii be '.'
and that letters testamentary issue 70 ID
W. Bragdon. he being the execute "
therein.
Ordered. that notice be given To a. w.
interested by causing copy of thls N-'
be published three weeks succ essively
Republican Journal, newspaper puo'l6spS
Belfast. that they may appear al w
Court, to be held at Belfast, within %
said County, on the second TUESDAY y
next, ut ten of the clock before nooD
show cause. if any they nave, why ,as =
should not be proved, approved and CIV
and petition granted.
ELLERY BONUEN, yy'
A true copy. Attest: 4,
CHAS. L. JoHNsoS. ksgf'
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-02

Struck out, by Jenkens, 6; Amsden, 10.
Umpire, E. S. Moulton. Scorer, Blck-
ford
B. H. S. played a very interesting
game of base ball with Swanville at
Swanville last Saturday with final
score of Swanyille IA to Brooks High
school Is. The game was we'll and
clean played one, Jenkens pitching for
B. H. S. with his usual good form while
Ralph Brown pitched good game for
his home team. The following is the
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-02
Some Needed.

THAT baby does nothing but scream all
the time"
"Well, dear, Pm as loyal as you are,
but you must agree with me that this 10
one case where we must be pacifists.'
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-02

Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Rowolf from Meri-
den, Conn, visited their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Prescott Rowell the past week re-
turning home April 10Th accompanied by
Mr. Rowell's sister, Olive Stewart.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-02

base hits, Cook, Gould, Bachelor, 4
Brown and j. Brown; 3 base hit, Il
Quimby; sacrifice hits, Clements, Boul
ter, Ellis.