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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-18
lied with frightful display Of shaD,

lied with frightful display Of shap
pointed rocks which stranger
enough have not been worn smooN
by an incessant and increasing tram.
The houses are of a stucco -looKiD,,
composition; of n stature the size y
a poodle dog kennel, bountifully suy
piled with long windows which prs1s
in the center and swing right ap'
left on hinges-exposing your wpo'
anatomy to view and affordins y, ~
protection per curtains" The w
and matched roof seems to be "
most popular and n monotonous "
sign pervades the entire arrans'
ment. The streets are as crooked .
the houses are small, and stores pO.
sess shutters which at "neuf neu'.
ct demie" end the toll of AmeriCA.
money from the soldiers and SAW
OF les etats unis." !.
One Of the greatest sights I've 'J
seen was a little golden haired giil
about seven years drilling a pia'v
OF negroes. There are quite nus
be- of blacks here in camp and az
every afternoon she shows up .,
ta..es charge of a platoon. the
hcers all give way and you ougn N
see those darkies drill. She ~
march them almost right over "a
without the line breaking Di .~s
every time she halts them abou.
PAGES from her. She b some mni~
a. are al the childrei( about ne'~
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COMING EVENTS

Oct. 1S-Hancock Co. Boys and Girls
Clubs contest at Ellsworth. -
Oct. 2-Supreme 'urt opens at Wis.
casset.
Oct. 2-Masonic School of Instruction
at Gardiner. A
o, Oct. 2;2s-Maine Anti-Tubercular So
Oct 2-3 - Federation of Women.s
clubs at Augusta. postponed: date to be
Oct. zs-244Maine State Sunday scboo,
ppred r'sA
Oct: 2s-2i-Maine State conference Of
Charities and Corrections, Portland.
NC, oct. 2AGreat Council Of Red Men OF
Oct. A-Great Council, D. of p. Pv.
THAN Temple, Portland.
oct. H-Set clocks back one hour at Z
Oct. 2s-washington Co. Teachers an.
nual meeting at Machias. -
get. 8-S0-Music Festival in Portland.
Oct. 3-Masonic school Of instruction
at 10 A. NJ. Orono.
- Oct. 9eMasonic school of instruction
OCT. Ex-Governor and Council meeting
Nov. 1-2-Androscoggin Boys and
Girls Clubs contest in Auburn.
Nov. 2-Fire Prevention day.
Nov. q Annual Kennebec County
Farm Bureau meeting. City hall, Au-
gusta.
Nov. 5-Aususta district Epwortb
League, Auburn.
My. Ssuperior Court. civil. at Wat
erville.
- Nov; s-Masonic school Of instruction
Nov. 7-sMaine Teachers convention
at Portland, indefinitely postponed.
Nov. s-s-Kennebec County Cont.s,
Boys and Girls Clubs. City hall. Wat.
Nov. 12Rebekah Assembly Of Maine
at Portland
Nov. ls-l4-state Pharmacy Board At
Augusta.
Nov. 1s-Grand Lodge. 1. o. O. F..
Portland
Nov. 16-Kennebec County Farm Bu.
reau Seed Show, City hall. Augusta.
Nov. 1s-1-Maine genealogical Il Port.
land. =
Dec. 4-s-Tax assessors convention at
Augusta.
Dec. ls-Ransor Poultry chow at Han-
pee pee T-is-Maine star. Grange :,
Dec. l7-is-Fresport Poultry SHOW Il
FsespoFt = :.
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Health Bulletin
Suggestions 20 Ward OF Grip
and Pneumonia Danger

Keep away from people who sneeze
or cough.
Keep in the open air as much as
possible. Avoid crowds.
Don't let yourself get run down.
People who. are weak and whose vi
tally is low are the earliest victims.
Keep your resisting power at its
best by taking q pure food body
builder such az Father Johns Medi-
cine. which Is a safe preventive Of
pneumonia.
A simple cold is a danger signal.
Treat II promptly with Father John1
Medicine which has had more than
sixty years Of success for coughs
and colds.
Remember that the gentle laxative
effect Of Father Johns Medicine
drives out impurities at the same
time its food elements build strength
to ward of disease.
Guaranteed free from alcohol OF
dangerous drugs Father Johns Medi'
cine is doctors prescription. Be-
gin taking it today.-Adv.
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Good Advice.

Health Commissioner Woodward of
Boston, issues new warning in spite
Of moro favorable turn in epidemic
conditions. His advice is good. If
noted, in any community: e..
Be careful. There is less influenza
than there was, but there are plenty of
chances yet to catch the disease.
Keep away from crowds.
Live outdoors.
Keep your windows open.
Avoid crowded. badly ventilated cars.
Keep away from coughers, sneezers
and spitters.
Wash your hands Immediately before
eating.
Eat with moderation.
Do not abuse alcoholic liquors.
Avoid overwork Of body and mind.
Do not go into a room where there is
innuen II you can avoid it.
II you must go into a room where
there Is influenza, wear a proper mask
while In the room and carefully wash
your hands when you come out.
More than 1900 persons in Boston have
died from influenza and pneumonia since
Sept. s. 1918. Don't be careless and add
to this number.
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DAILY HEALTH TALKS

GOOD Health Is in YOUR Own Hands
BY SAMUEL HAMILTON, M. D..
The man who said People dig
their graves with their teeth" uttered
a truth that goes clear to the bottom
OF the health question. Suppose you
should take everything you eat and
drink for breakfast, everything you
eat and drink for dinner, everything
you eat and drink for supper, and mix
all together in one mass. 1t would
surely be a dreadful mixture to look
upon. And yet your stomach is
obliged to dispose Of that unsightly
mass each day! Is it any wonder so
many people have indigestion, dys-
pepsia, backache, headache, bad
blood, liver complaint, skin diseases.
nervousness, coughs, colds, catarrh.
bronchitis and goodness knows what
else? Yes. people dig their graves
with their teeth, and before The end
comes they pass through one sick
ness or trouble after another. You
should be glad to know that DR..
Pierce of Buffalo, has placed in the
drug stores medicine called Golden
Medical Discovery that can be de-
pended upon to overcome many Of the
diseases named above. 1t may seem
impossible for one medicine to do so
much. but really the whole thing is
as simple as the figure /. DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
corrects the disordered conditions in
sick stomach, aids digestion, acts
as a tonic and purifies the blood,
When this is done, away 60 the dis
eases that are caused by a sick stom-
ach. If you are digging your grave
with your teeth, stop today. Correct
your stomach disorders right now
with Golden Medical Discovery, and
henceforth eat for your health's sake.
If you don't know what foods are
best for you. write DR.. Pierce, Pres.
Invalids' Hotel. Buffalo, n. Y, and
receive confidential medical advice
without charge.
Golden Medical Discovery Is made
without alcohol or opiates. so any
body and everybody can take it with
safety. 1t is put up both In LIQUID
and tablet form. Send DR.. Pierce Toe
for a trial pkg. and see FOR yourself
how good it Il. Try 1t now.-Adv.
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An Exploded Idea

Time was when we used to think
there was nothing and could be moth
ing like fresh creamery butter! The
idea Of substitute for butter was
repugnant to people Of taste. The
old type Oleomargarine was a subter-
fuge deemed not quite respectable
But science has made progress since
Dewey fought the Spaniards at
Manila, and today Benefit Brand
Sweet Nut" is a table luxury that
many consider fully the equal, IL not
the superior, OF the real dairy
product. There is something ap-
petixing in the thought that Sweet
Nut" Margarine is churned from the
delicious white meat Of the cocoanut
and pasteurized milk. Best Of all. it
cuts your butter bill almost in half
sc q pound. sold only at the Direct
Importing Co.'s yellow front store,
1Ss Water st.. Augusta, where Bene-
At Brand. Teas, CofYees and Grocery
Spscialtiess are retailed at wholesale
prices.-Adv.
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The Forces Opposed in World War.

The Forces Opposed IN Wor'o war;
The other day a gentleman called to
EXPRESS his appreciation of the Ken
nebec Journals consistent. optfmis-
tic, courage giving, bodybuilding,
morale making war editorials" OF
course we blushed becoming through
four days whiskers and asked after
crop conditions in his locality. But
our friend persisted in relieving his
mind for a period Of two minutes or
less. and left with this departing vol
ley for our consumption:
ANY other way than for right to
prevail in this world eruption would
give the lie to all promise Of Chris
tianity. Evil prevails for . time but
right always eonqusrs-it always
has; Il always will"
We chewed it Overland the men,
la recorder turned over leaf.
Another day IL required. Today we
got another glimpse OF that page, and
no decided to see what our readers
think of 1t. To assist them to q
wider consideration we would suggest
recalling the polyglot character of
Supreme Commander Foch's army. as
well as the absolute difference which
difYerentiates Foch. Pershing, Haig
and King Albert Of Belgium, from
Kaiser wilhelm. Hindenburg, Luden-
dorf and Mackensen.
DIR. Charles s. Mcfarland. COM
missioner from the Federal Council Of
the Churches of Christ in America to
France, has Just returned. He con-
ferred with General Pershing, Mar
shall Foch, and King Albert and des-
cribes Pershing a. revealing wonder
full qualities OF strategic skill, to-
sether with the personal qualities Of
modesty. unselnshness and SELF
placement. Also General PERISH
ins's character and personality, his
simple and genuine rslisious life, his
s.anlls end wesas. Aaxs - srsat
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This Volcanic Hour

Even De1ore tneSe WOrOS written
Thursday afternoon) reach the eyes
VI our readers the world may be
shaken by the breaking Of new era.
Events OF supreme importance TO the
world are at hand, il We are to accept
present indications and share the
psychology OF an electric hour.
The disintegration Of my imperial
army" is falling fast even as the wa
ter came down at Lodore, with its
rush and its roar" the Kaiser's Gin
vinciole world-crushing force is
over the precipice OF fate and enter
ing the abyss Of desuetude.
Faster and faster the crumoling Of
German resistance. all the way from
the North sea to Switzerland, per-
mits the allied armies to sweep into
scores of cities and towns. take many
thousands Of prisoners. hundreds Of
guns, and mountains Of supplies and
equipment abandoned by routed and
evidently panicky Huns.
Won Hindenburg saw the cloud OF
disaster reaching the zenith and
knew that the end was at hand, il
some slight relief for his exhausted
divisions could not be obtained at
once. His armistice trick failed and
with its failure Germany saw the
end OF her dream Of world Domino
ton.
The air is filed with rumors that
set the world on tiptoe. but let US
await the announcement that is Of
ficially confirmed carrying jov into
every land. We believe it is near:
that Germany IL to surrender and de-
clare that In behalf Of her suffering
millions she throws herself upon the
mercy Of the nations combined
against her: that her government is
overthrow and must be reconstitut-
ed by the people: that she can only
punish herself by inhicting further
injury upon her enemies and the end
il now inevitable.
We believe the hour 10 at hand
when the cables and wires Of chris
tendon will announce the death OF
military despotism and the birth OF
n new era Of hope and freedom OF
autocratic yoke. Of humanitarian
ideals and n new naturalization OF
brotherly love and familyship Of ma
tons
But let US not get our hopes toe
high; nor should we expect too much
in a twinkling when the momentous
words are passed. And let us not In
dulRe in gloom II the present indi.
cations prove misleading. Rather. lei
us homo for the best and work
rniahtjly to defeat the worst.
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moral and spiritual ideals before our

moral and spiritual ideals before our
odicers and army. -.
OF Marshal Foch, he says: Mar
shall Foch II . deeply religious man
with almost childlike simplicity. Dur
ing his great offensive, he took time
to talk over the moral and spiritual
needs Of our army. especially when
they should face the winter months"
King Albert, he describes as q re-
firing modest man Of sweet DISPOSE
ton, but brave and determined. He
found the King and Queen living
right at headquarters with the army.
close to the trenches. --t l.-4
DR.. Mcfarland says that his
greatest hope Of the future comes
from the personal impressions Of the
allied generals. They are not only
clean. high-minded, religious men,
but clearly humane, just and tender,
This is the feeling one gets from per-
sonal contact with them.
We need not give DR.. Macfaland's
opinion, or our own, Of the Prussian
war masters named. Ours Is well
known to our readers and can hard
ly be given in the space allotted. But
the immeasurable spiritual differ
ence between the two forces is SYM
bolized by these two groups OF lead
ers. DR.. Macfarland thinks.
As to the world" character Of the
ranks opposed to Prussianism, Kul-
tur and autocracy, a recent writer in
a periodical states that never in the
worlds history were 50 many differ
ent races, peoples, and tongues united
under the command Of a single man
as are now gathered together in the
army of Generalissimo Foch. If we
divide the human races into white,
yellow. red, and black, all four are
largely represented.
Among the white races there are
Frenchmen, Italians, Portuguese,
English, Scottish. Welsh, Irish,
Canadians. Australians, South Afri-
cans (of both British and Dutch des-
cent?, New Zealanders; in the Ameri-
can army probably every other Euro
pean nation is represented, with ad-
ditional contingents from those al
ready named, SO that every branch of
| the white race figures in the eth
biological total. There are represent
tatives of many Asiatic races, includ-
ing not only the volunteers from the
| native states of India, but elements
from the French colony in Cochin
4 China, with AMMAN, Cambodia, Ton
kin, Loos, and Kwang Chau Wan.
England and France both con-
tribute many African tribes, includ-
ing Arabs from Algeria and Tunis.
Senegalese, Saharans, and many of
the South African races. The red
races Of North America are repre-
scented in the armies of both Canada
and the United. States, while the
Maoris, Samoans, and other Poly
nesian races are likewise represented.
And as, in the American army, there
| are men of German, Austrian and
Hungarian descent, and in all proba-
| bility. contingents also of Bulgarian
| and Turkish blood. it may be said that
Foch commands an army represent
ing the whole human race, united in
defense Of the ideals OF the allies.
The presence among Foch's STRAIT
egic reserves of 100000 Italian SOL
diers is peculiarly interesting, as no
Italian force at all comparable to
this in number seems ever to have
| operated on French soil, though
French armies have again and again
fought in Italy.
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showing up in journalistic household
departments in the form of advice as
to tn use of newspapers on beds to Sc
cure needed warmth at a season when
a change Is being made from summer
to winter weight coverings. AS the
papers may be expected to print much
hot stun between now and the first of
the new year. hey should aid more than
ever before in the conservation OF sheets.
blankets and comforters.-Deak in Bid
deford Journal.
Gee! But don't We think some Of
'em would give We the nightmare,
Deak?
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. All Appropriate

The match shortage in England is
used by the British press to recall a
story of the well-known firm If Bry-
ant & May, match manufacturers. One
day when they were in the heydey OF
their prosperity the senior partner. nv.
Bryant, dressed in the height OF fashion.
drove a spanking team onto the ASCOT
race course.
"Halloa!" exclaimed wit. pointing to
the horses, "Bryant's got his match
there"
Yes, and Bryant himself looks very
striking on the box"
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It is worth while to note that
Heart newspapers" the organs Of
nti-whiskey and pro-beer, are pro-
hibited at Camp Wadsworth, Spar
tanburg. S. c., and at Camp Dix, N.
j., also anywhere in the state of
Nevada. If there is anything worse
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-18

No one should be surprised II Ger
many hesitates and tries to side-step
the main issue. Unconditional Surren-
der is a comparatively new phrase in
the Hohenzollern Neutrality-suspicious. In
Biddeford Journal.
Is that the reason our President
avoided the phrase?
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It is time enough to believe the
many rumors of "abdication," "over-
throw" and downfall" in Germany
when they can be officially confirmed
then celebrate.
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Just as soon as it is all settled, the
Kais and the Clown Prince an6
Hindy should be escorted to Paris or
joy-ride, marked Delayed in
Transmission from April l, 1913"
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There is always a day coming-alwsys
"coming'-when a man means to thin
out the keys on his key ring.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
And thin out the letters and papers
in his coat pocket.
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Light and Airy

In Rye there's a maiden named May,
Who loves the piano to play
Her beaux are quite few
But / know this is tr,lr
She "ragtimes' the fellows away.
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A Strangers Mistake

Mr.. Bibbles! You were intoxics ted
last night saw you zigzagging all
over the street."
Merely the result Of misrepresentation.
I didn't know the painted white lines
,, were for automobiles. l though. they
were for the guidance of pedestrians"
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First Aid.

Big Bill has boosted that he wants
A place within the sun.
Well, we're agreeable-help him out
To blazes with the Hun!
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Don't be in too great hurry to open
up places Of public gathering. A
case prevented is better than one
cured.
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Maine Gossip
The Aviator

All trembling with life my airship huns,
And it's great heart throbs like steed
for the race,
To be up, and away through infinite
space,
And when set free, how it scars and
sings
Like giant bird on its mighty wings!
In my upward fight,
I feel like part OF the wonderful night.
And my magic ship huns a strange
weird tune
AS sail in the wake of the great white
moon.
And the sparkling gold Of the star-dust
As the planets wheel through the am
bient skies.
To me it is given,
To widen my soul, in wide spaces of
In silences vast, where sound cannot
And thought is more solemn. and great
er than speech,
And ! seem to draw near to the Infinite
OF Life, and of matter. in my heavenly
course.
1t seems like a dream,
These spaces eternal. where golden
And thought wanders. back to my
mother. who taught
That a deed is only the fruit OF a
thought.
That honor is nearer. and dearer. than
And our own native land than mother
or wife.
It IL we'll understood,
Tha. the light of her eyes. and the blood
of her blood,
Are centered in me. yet when the call
came,
With her face white as snow, and her
eyes like a flame,
Sho bade me go forth md be loyal and
To hght for the Right, and to conquer
the Wrong.
The black-hearted Huns
OFT make me mark for their death
But above. or below. my charmed YES
sci slips
Away from their guns and piraucal
And over their borders. in spite of their
study their tactics and chart out their
plans.
But what DO I hear
When the horrors Of battle break loud
The booming of cannon. the shrieking
OF shell,
The conflict: the carnage, turn earth
into hell:
But every brave soldier among our
great host
Will live for his country. or die at his
post.
draw a free breath,
While daily ! challenge black danger
Ava 49, cont 10 caroro for ~ .,<o e.,
OF the God Of the earth. and the God of
the air.
My mothers own son shall honor his
And fearlessiy look even death in tho
Wherever I 60
With the stars up in heaven, or the
. stars down below.
My heart and my soul are in the great
For Justice. and Freedom. for God and
for Right.
The Germans are in their last death
And We i knoy in, r the end We shall win.
Emily Page WEBB.
A square piece Of canvas bearing
the black cross which adorns all Hun
airplanes, hangs over bookcase in
the library Of York Hall. the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William d. Sewall Of
Bath. This is a souvenir of the
worlds war which will always be
cherished by the Sewall family as
among their choicest belongings and
it is no ordinary souvenir. This bit
Of canvas Is portion Of one Of the
several German airplanes which
Lieut.. Sumner Sewali has brought
down in battles with the foe.
Pray note the price Of eggs in the
Shipping City:
A citizen. who is somewhat of her
fancier. found the other day a half doz-
&C newly laid EGGS IN the poultry boxes
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Ethel Barrymore and her husband
were watching the antics Of I monkey
with an organ grinder. Finally the
monkey came straight to thu actress
for penny. .'.
"Ah," laughed the husband. "he came
straight to you. Ethel. Evidently a
relation"
Yes" replied the actress. by mar
riage."-Exchange.
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DO you think that the automobile will
displace the horse?" asked the = Hve-sa-
tional young woman.
1T will" answered the nervous young
man, as he gazed down the road, 'if it
ever hits him."-Exchange.
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than the whiskey ring it is the pro-
German beer gang.
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His Raoret

II regret that money is everything. =
DO you really believe that money is
everything in this world?"
II didn't say that. To repeat re-
greet that money Is everything / have to
give to win the war"
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Open up the windows and ventila-
tors, and dress for it.
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rag from his pocket that was black
and filthy. One of the officers re-
monstrated with him but he said,
,, Wall, All have used it long time
and nevah had any trouble with it,"
Believe me we are anxious to get
North. There won't be any great
exodus to the South after the war.
She is getting plenty of advertising
now in the North. The only thing
we are at loss to understand is why
it took the North SO many years to
finish the South in '65. So far the
most satisfactory answer is found in
the proposition that the Federals
must have come across armies OF
them, thought they were dead and
kept on going. There is terrific bat
tie going on among the politicians and
the way they conduct their affairs is
most amusing to us. Personal ad-
vertising is their one best bet and
such campaign they do promote on
the perpendicular pronoun. A fell
lows past gets an awful raking over
and the use Of affidavits such as we
are used to seeing in advertising
patent medicines are all the vogue.
One can plug UP hole or create con-
sternation in the other fellows ranks
by spreading SANDER with some yarn
based on the rankest of hearsay.
Everyone is paying his repects to
Blease just now. took occasion to
ask any number of fellows who they
were going to vote for and every one
said Blease. We will know soon
what the outcome is for they vote
Tuesday.
Following is an excerpt from a let
ter from France, from the same Of
ficer:
The French port we landed at was
horribly French. and the people ter
rincaiiy so-strange. don't you
think? but oh, SO real. The town Ia
a replica of all the pictures of French
seaport towns and whether 1t is a
national characteristic cannot as
yet say, for I am not inland. The
streets are narrow, semi-macadam-