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CHAPTER xvIII-continued.

IL
While they are talking, an old Jew
named key Cohenstein comes along
and Abe engages him for cashier. After
engaging key they meet an ole
Southern negro called Sambo, and
upon the suggestion of key he is en-
gagged as porter. Then the three OF
them, arm In arm, leave to take pos
session of this wonderful palace which
Abe has just paid $4,000 for. (Cur'
tain.)
In the second act the curtain rises
on the interior of the Diamond Palace
saloon, and the audience gets Its first
shock. The saloon looks like q pig.
pen, two tramps lying drunk on the
floor, and the bartender In a dirty
shirt with his sleeves rolled up, asleep
with his head on the bar.
Enter Abe. Sambo and key, and the
fun commences.
One Of the characters In the second
act was named Broadway Kate. and I
had an awful Job to break In one of
the Tommies to act and talk like a
woman.
Another character was Alkali Ike, an
Arizona cowboy, who Just before the
close Of the play comes into the saloon
and wrecks 1t with his revolver.
We had eleven three-hour rehearsals
before I thought 1t advisable to pre-
sent the sketch to the public.
The whole brigade was crazy to
witness the first performance. This
performance was scheduled for Friday
night and everyone was full Of antici-
patton; when bangl orders came
through that the brigade would move ut
two that afternoon. Cursing and
binding was the order of things upon
the receipt Of this order, but we
moved.
That night we reached the little vii
lage Of s. and again went into rest
billets. We were to be there two
weeks. Our company Immediately got
busy and secured the village for a
suitable place In which to present our
production. Then we received another
shock.
p A rival company was already estab-
llshed In the village. They called
themselves "The Bow Bells" and
put on a sketch entitled, "Blighty-
What Hopes" They were the divi-
sional concert party.
We hoped they all would be soon
In Blighty to give us a chance.
This company charged an admission
Of franc per head, and that night
our company went en- masse to see
their performance. 1t really was good.
had sinking sensation when /
thought Of running my sketch In OPP
position to 1t.
In one Of their scenes they had
soubrette called Flossie. The soldier
that took this part was clever and
made a Incorporating and chic girl.
We Immediately fell in love with her
until two days after, while we were
on a march, we passed Flossie with
"her" sleeves rolled up and the sweat
pouring from "her" face unloading
shells from motor lorry.
AS our section passed her yelled
out: "Hello, Flossie; Blighty-What
HopesT Her reply made our love die
out instantly.
"Ah, 60 to h-lW
This brought quite laugh from the |
marching column directed at me, and
instantly made up my mind that our
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EMPEY WRITES AND STAGES A PLAY BEHIND THE LINES
WITH GREAT SUCCESS

Synopsisg1red by the sinking
American lives Arthur Empey
to England ensts army After
short experience
Ing France
makes the acquaintance Coolies After
Empeys
his first while
learns comrade falls that death
Chaplain distinguishes himself
fire. With pick shovel Empey a digger
in No Mans After listening
observation patrol
Mans Land and has from death.
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inns gown, IN boroeaux REQ, SHOWS
novel skirt with draped sides and q
harem hem. Front panel Of biscuit
coIored cloth embroidered In gold and
red threads. Long sleeves Of biscuit
tuIle.
to the pleasure a woman thinks she
will find in wearing her old clothes
We are wise enough to know that 1t Is
In the adoption Of changing details
that the majority of women show their
knowledge Of fashions. A woman may
continue to wear a blue serge gown
cut in the form Of coat and skirt,
II she realizes that she must instantly
adapt that gown to the tight or the
loose cuff, the high or the low waist
line, the gather or the plain hip. A
somersault In costumery is not always
followed. even by well-dressed women,
but they will do honor to q quick
change In the minor detail of q cos
tune.
A million women wear sailor collars
when they come into fashion, although,
they may attach them to gown that
has the wrong line In certain places.
These million women drop sailor col
lars when they 60 out Of fashion and
take up the long, rolling Tuxedo collar
when It becomes the dominant feature.
Therefore. when sleeves change
women change with them. Whatever
else the costums reflects that is wrong
or right, good or bad, It nearly always
keeps pace with the change In the arm
covering and In the neckline.
In summing up the situation Of to-
day, one feels sorry for the woman
who would try to keep up with the
shifting kaleidoscope Of sleeve that the
designers have turned upon us.
However. . comforting solution Of
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| sketch should Immediately run in op
position to "Blighty-What Hopesw
When we returned to our billet from
the march, Curley Wallace, my the
atrical partner, came running over to
me and said he had found swanky
place In which TO produce our show.
After taking Off my equipment. and
followed by the rest of the section,
went over to the building he had picked
out. 1t was a monstrous barn with a
platform at one end which would make
an ideal stage. The section got right
on the Job, and before night had that
place rugged out In apple-pie order.
The next day was Sunday and after
church parade we put all our time on
a dress rehearsal. and 1t went fine.
made four or FIVE large signs an
nouncing that our company would open
up that evening at the King George the
Fifth theater, on the corner Of Ammo
street and Sandbag terrace. General
admission was one-half franc. First
ten rows In orchestra one franc, and
boxes two francs. BY this time our
printed programs had returned from
London, and I further announced that
on the night Of the first performance
a program would be given free Of
charge to men holding tickets costing a
franc or over.
We had an orchestra Of seven men
and seven different instruments. This
orchestra was excellent. while they
were not playing.
The performance was scheduled to
start at p. m.
At 10 there was a mob In front of
our one entrance and 1t looked like
big night. We had two boxes each &C.
commodating four people, and these
we Immediately sold out. Then q
brilliant fdea came to key Cohenstein.
Why not use the rafters overhead, call
them boxes, and charge two francs for
seat on them? The only difficulty
was how were the men to reach these
boxes, but to key this was a mere de-
tail.
He got long ropes and tied one end
around each rafter and then tied lot
of knots In the ropes. These ropes
would take the place Of stairways.
We figured out that the rafters
would seat about forty men and sold
that number Of tickets accordingly.
When the ticketholders for the boxes
got glimpse of the rafters and were
Informed that they had to use the rope
there was howl Of indigna-
ton, but we had their money and told
them that II they did not like 1t they
could write to the management later
and their money would be refunded
but under these conditions they would
not be allowed to witness the perform
ance that night.
After little grouslng they accepted
the situation with the promise that IL
the show was rotten they certainly
would let us know about 1t during the
performance.
Everything went lovely and It was a
bowling success. until Alkali Ike ap-
peared on the scene with his revolver
loaded with blank cartridges. Behind
the bar on a shelf was a long line of
bottles. Alkali Ike was supposed to
start on the left Of this line and break
six of the bottles by firing at them with |
his revolver. Behind these bottles a |
piece Of painted canvas was supposed |
TO represent the back Of the bar, at |
each shot from Alkali's pistol a man |
behind the scenes would hit one Of the
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FRECKLES
New d ths Tn 10 Get Rid Of These Usiy S,sss

There's no longer the slightest need Of feeling
ashamed Of your freckles, as Othine-doubs
Strengths guaranteed to remove these homely
spots.
Simply get an ounce Of Othine--doubls
strength-from your druggist, and apply . little
OF II night and morning and you should soon see
that even the worst freckies have begun to dis
sppear, while the lighter ones have vanished en-
TREY. II 10 seldom that more than one ounce
10 needed to completely clear the skin and gain
. beautiful clear complexion.
BE sure to ask for the double strength Othins.
es this Is sold under guarantee OF money back
II It falls to remove freckles.-Adv.
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He Understood.

At a reception In Washington the
colored official who looked after the
autos was directed to call "the car Of
the Guatemalan minister. You UNDER
stand; the Guatemalan Minister
"Yes. sab, understand puffectly.
sah," he replied, and then shouted:
''rhe car TO de watermelon minister"
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Have . Clear skIn.

HaVo q CToar 8kIn.
Make Cuticura Soap your everyday
toilet soap and assist It now and then
BY touches Of Cuticura Ointment t.
soften, soothe and heal. For freA
samples address ".Cuticura, Dept. x,
Boston" At druggists and by man,
Soap %, Ointment % and 5O.--Adv.
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~ eo0co WIN green Six, WniCn also
makes the long cravat.
Is, II 1t starts out to be long in an
evening gown It may continue to the
knees; giving the effect of extreme
novelty.
These long evening sleeves are Of
tulle, and sometimes Of fine vermicelli
lace caught In some manner against
the arm, so that they will not fall away
from the hand as 1t moves. This Is
pure medievalism.
There are sleeves taken from the
italian renaissance. These are cut to
immense bell-shaped openings at three
quarter length, rolled back on them
selves In a careless manner, and lined
with Roman striped silk or with crepe
de chine in a blazing color.
There are pointed, bell-shaped
sleeves which hang loose from wide
armhole. gaily faced at the lower edge,
but held taut by tight-folded wrist
let that spreads over the hand, after
the manner made fashionable by the
carly queens OF france.
There Is skin-tight sleeve of the
directoire, which also flares over the
hand and sometimes has an ornate
thumb-hole through which that finger
Is thrust.
There are sleeves for the street that
are formed of wrinkled cloth, that
reach from the knuckles Of the hand
to flare like a gauntlet well above the
elbow, leaving just enough space be-
tween the edge and the shoulder to
show the cap sleeve Of another color
and fabric.
Capes Are Numerous.
There are as many capes as sleeves
this season. Even IL you are indif-
ferent to new clothes you cannot es-
cape these two features. There Is no
reason for your wanting to avoid them,
for they cut many Gordian knot. The
cape covers much; the new sleeves re-
deem much.
The top coat Is only admissible to-
day when 1t is double first cousin to
the cape. II 1t ripples from the shoul-
der; II its sleeves seem to be a part of
that ripple. and II its fastening down
the front is negligible. then the top
coat Is admitted into the society of the
best clothes. Otherwise, It. must be
barred.
The cape rules the hour. It gives
every woman with an attenuated cos
tune, made according to the request
OF the government, chance to take
to herself the grace Of butterfly. She
DISCUSSES the lack of material In her
frock by ripping out her cape and
looking like some winged summer crea-
ture that has right to the beauty
and Joy Of life.
No woman should try to escape the
cape. II she Is stout she must ar.
range her garment In some way that
will allow her to get this background
Of color and grace.
There are severe capes and gay
capes. ornate capes and simple ones.
1t Is not necessary to make one choice.
Even women of small means seem to
be able to possess two or three canes
for different occasions. They are of |
chiffon edged with fur for the after.
noon and for summer evenings; they |
are Of gaberdine, severely stitched, for |
the street at eleven in the morning
they are Of dark-blue silk serge lined |
With artillery red or Chinese yellow,
for the country and for country cluba |
Copyright. 1918. by the Mcclure Nevspa-
per syndicate.)
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An AIvevIatIon.

Proud Parent-"My daughter plays
entirely by ear" Unwilling Guest
That's all right. TN deaf"
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Spanish shawIs Revived.
A tremendous revival Of Spanis)
Ihawls has set In abroad.
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Empey tells In the next INSTALL
ment how the war 10 crumbIIno
the British wall Of caste, which
once was Insurmountable.
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tTo BE coNTINuEDl
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relatives here for a few days last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. c. Holt after pass
ing a short time at their home here,
returned to Portland last Saturday for
the winter.
Rev. J. F. Taylor held a meeting
last Sunday in Fairfield.
Mrs. o. X Packard Is teaching the
Oak Hill school as Mrs Zetella Relish
through illness was unable to resume
her duties as teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hennesey and
daughters OF Augusta were recent
visitors at the home of Mrs. Henne-
sey's brother, A. H. Anderson and
family.
The Oak Hill Red Cross Club met
Wednesday of last week at the home
of Mrs. w. C. Fletcher. Three nice
patchwork quilts and one knitted at
CHAN were finished and turned in last
Saturday from this branch of the A
r, c.
Mrs Gustavus Cooley of Norridge-
wock is the guest of friends in this
vicinity.
The Clarence Brown hay pressing
crew OF Mercer finished pressing hay
last Saturday for Lee P Owens. after
five days pressing.
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NORTH FAIRFIELD

Olaf Johnson of Fairfield was at
Mrs. Skillins his old home over Sun
day.
Mr. Church. the trapper, is board
ing with Mrs. Skillins.
The Oneida Club is very proud OF
new service flag just received which
bears six stars, representing John
Booker with 302nd Field Artillery in
France; Ray Kitchin who went across
in Y M. C. A. service. but is now in
the English Aviation; Ralph Clifford
with the 73rd Reg; Clifford Skillin
at Fort Andrew: Clarence Snow at the
U. of NJ training camp. The one
gold star is for Blendon Deane who
died in France July 10, 1918. as tho
result of wounds received in battle.
Mr. and Mrs NJ Fl. Clifford and fam
lily of Hinckley were Sunday guests
in this place.
Greta Hoxie. Barbara Hodges and
Stella Booker attended the canning
club meetings at Skowhegan, Friday
and Saturday. Gladys Davis had an
exhibit OF fruit and received prize
of $1.00.
Chandler Haggerty who had been
picking potatoes for Ward Chapman
returned to Ellsworth, Friday
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OUINNEBASSETT

Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Allen of Au-
gusta were week end guests at }. f.
Woodsums.
CLYDE Rogers was home from Oak
land over Sunday
The G C. Club postponed this week 8
meeting on account of the critical i'll
ness of Mrs. Emma Morrows brother
Mrs. Josephine Woodsum and chill
dren returned last week Wednesday
from visiting relatives In Athens.
Mrs. Hannah Page Is one of the very
few people who have reached the ad-
vanced age of 100 years her birth
day being Nov. goth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tibbetts Of North
Jay were in town over the week end
called here by the death of Mr.. Tib-
belts brother, Chauncey Tibbetts.
Sgt. John Weston was at home from
Camp Devens few days recently. He
expects to be sent to France in the
near future.
The remains of Chauncey Tibbetts
we're brought here from Greenyille,
Friday. Mr.. Tibbetts, whose home
was in Norridgewock for number OF
years, had lived in Jackman Tor sew
eral years past. He was taken sud
denly i'll, and was being taken to the
hospital at Greenville but died before
reaching that place, He was a char
ter member of the Jackman Lodge /.
o. 0. f. and a delegation from that
lodge attended the funeral, which
was held here Saturday forenoon. The
local lodge also participated. The
officiating minister was Rev Mr..
Jones of Jackman The deceased
was SO years old and is survived by
five sisters, Mrs. Eta Morrow of Fair
field and Mrs. Dora Morrow Of Rum
ford and three brothers, Fred c. Tib-
belts of North Jay Charles Tibbetts
of Fairfield and Austin Tibbetts Of
Bingham.
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Walter Scott made business trip
to Wateryille last Tuesday.
There will be special meeting OF
Somerset Grange this week Thursday
evening for the purpose of instructing
candidates in the first and second de-
grees.
The ladies are earnestly requested
to come to the Knights of Pythias
Hall every Friday afternoon at 2
O'Clock and sew for the Red Cross.
There is large amount of work to
be done and which must be done by
this branch A great many seem TO
have the idea that this Red Cross
work is not necessary now under the
present conditions but that is not so
and workers are needed as much as
ever There Is knitting to be done
as we'll as sewing.
A very interesting program was Civ
en- at the High School last Friday af-
ternoon when a very handsome silk
service flag was dedicated and TWEEN
ty stars were shown on the flag. Rev
/ E. K. Harrar was present and gave q
very nice address to the scholars and
their friends who had assembled fol
J. the service A list OF tnOSe LOT WnoH
the stars were put on the flag will be
given next week.
Miss Cora Baker is visiting relatives
/ in Manchester.
Wallace Blaisdell was home from
Sandy Stream, Sunday
Henry Hilton was home from kineo
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Chester Sawyer and
little son William OF Skowhegan were
/ guests of Mr. and Mrs Horace Leavitt
last Sunday.
The Victory Boys and Girls went
lover the top" on Wednesday of last
week The amount raised by the Vic
tory Boys and Girls and also by local
subscription for the War Fund will be
given next week
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SOUTH BINGHAM AND VICINITY

Linwood York has been transferred
from Camp Devens to hospital at
Cape May, N. j., where he expects to
receive treatment for deafness.
Aston Corson was called home from
the woods last week by the illness of
his wife and children.
John Lawrence recently sold the
E. T. Kelley farm to Mr.. Anderson Of
Connecticut, who has moved his fam
lily here. H. w. Nadeau who lived
on the farm during the summer has
moved to Scion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Meader OF
Scion have baby daughter born the
first of the month.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice McQuilkin
and little Priscilla are spending the
winter at William McQuilkin's.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Crotto of
Scion are parents of baby son.
The road crew who have been
boarding at Randall McQuilkin's have
finished their work and returned to
Bingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Flanders Of
Emblem recently visited her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Winthrop Goodrich Of
Brighton.
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EAST MAnISON

The committee for the United War
Work Campaign report total OF
$805 80 pledged in addition to $22 for
the Victory Boys and Girls. OF this
amount $601 80 was subscribed by the
employees of the Somerset Worsted
Mills. The balance was pledged by
the townspeople and from the outly-
ing farms. The section covered was
north to Clark's Corner, Parker Cor
ner. East to the Cornyille line and
South to the Skowhegan line.
Alden and Joe Bosworth who were
hunting at Chamberlain Hill. return
ed home Saturday with a fine deer.
Mrs. Linnie Witham was in Portland
few days last week visiting her
niece Miss Alta Young.
Lyman Scribner is moving over to
Cornville to his farm
Mrs. Eta Rich was in Dover last
week on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Nelson have moved
into Bert Harvells house.
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Mass is expected this week for a visit
at the home of her mother Mrs L. F.
Ladd
Friends of Miss Polly True We're
saddened to learn of her death which
occurred at her old home, Monday
morning, after a brief illness of pneu-
monia She had been employed in
Skowhegan and only returned to town
Thursday of last week. She was
about eighteen years of age, the sec
ond daughter of the late Norris and
Tena True. Since the death of her
parents which occurred several years
ago, the home has been broken up,
She is survived by three brothers,
William the eldest who is in England;
Earl and Henry who live in town and
two sisters Miss Susan of Augusta and
little Ruth who resides with her aunt
Mrs. Fred Kimball, near the old True
homestead.
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Noble Grands' Association of Show
hogan, who showed the beautiful
teachings of their orders in their
watchful care of our loved one thru
the year of her sickness, we feel an
appreciation beyond words.
Ostie Allen
George Allen
Mrs Lizzie Allen
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CANAAN

Schools throughput the town closed
last week until after Christmas, or
account of the prevailing epidemic
there being nearly twenty cases In
town.
Mrs Hammond of South Paris has
been the guest of her son Clarence
Hilton.
Miss Christie Lewis of Lewiston re-
turned Monday, after passing several
days with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
VIM. Lewis.
Mrs. Jennie Clover who has been in
town for several days, returned to
Waterville, Tuesday.
Miss Grace Bean of Fairfield Is In
town called here by the illness of her
sister and children.
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DODLIN Observation-Disclosures

Frank Kilgore was at Wateryile
last Thursday on business.
b. w. Harrington was saving wood
in this vicinity last week.
Eugenia Mitchell picked full
blown rose Nov 16. 1t is supposed
to be a June rose.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell and Mr.
and Mrs TREBLE Cloutier were guests
at N. N. >Boynton's at East Pond, last
Sunday. 1@
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tobey were bust
ness callers at Skowhegan last Thurs
day
Mr. and Mrs John Mitchell and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Witham were callers
at Treffle Cloutier's at Skowhegan
last Saturday night. They all attend
ed the moving pictures after which
nice oyster stew was enjoyed by them
and very pleasant evening was
passed
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WEST EMBDEN

Miss Edna Berry, who has been at
work for her grandmother, Mrs. Syl-
vester Jackson, is having few weeks
vacation, and Miss Velma Getchell Is
working for Mrs. Jackson.
Mark Gordon and Byron Slipp did
the threshing for Sylvester Jackson
and Austin Berry, Monday afternoon
of last week.
Obed Skillings and family have
moved to the Andrew Hilton farm
The hay pressers have finished
pressing hay for Charles Hunnewell,