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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11

because the government is taking more
than half Of his income. Before the war
the government took only small per
centage of Lis income.
Question: What do the millionaires
sons and other rich young men get Out
Answer: A chance to die for Free
Question: But aren't the young mil.
lionaires favored by the government?
Answer: That depends on their ply
steal condition If young millionaire
is in good physical condition he will
probably be favored with chance TO
get killed or wounded sooner than other
young men who are not so robust.
Question: How is the government
paying for the war:
Answer: BY selling bonds and by ta@-
ing the rich.
Question: How will the money be
raised to pay the interest on the bonds
Answer: BY taxing the rich.
Question: How will the money be
raised to pay the principal OF the bonds:
Answer: BY taxing the rich.
Question: How will the rich pay this
money?
Answer: By becoming poorer than
they have been.
Question: Then why did the rich want
this war?
Answer: Because they had certain
ODJecIlOn 10 SEEING lHSli Couhli AOoS AsH
independence. Germany, foreign pow
er, sent orders to the United States, and
murdered American citizens for dis
obeying those orders. All Americans
would rather fight than let the German
Junkers make the laws for the United
States and a rich American is an
American.
Question: Well, anyhow. it is rich
mans war isn't it?
Answer: Yes; in the sense that the
Rich Mans Money is being taken away
from him to pay for il, and the Rlch
Mans Life is being taken away from
him to win it on the battlehelds, the
war is Just exactly as much the Rich
Mans War as it is the Poor Mans War
The war is the war of Every Man w he
will fight and work and pay for his ow.
liberty, his Countrys Independence anc
the worlds freedom from militaris
domination and imperial ambition. The
Rich Man fights and works as the Poor
Man does; but in proportion to wha
each possesses, the Rich Man pays Z
great, great deal more.
Question: Who call it The Rict
Mans War;
Answer: Those who wish Germany tc
subiugate America. Those who wish tC
destroy the American government AM
hope to profit themselves thereby. Thost
whose minds are so confused that they
are una BILE to perceive facts. And those
who take up and repeat such phrases as
a parrot takes up and repeats, Polly
wants a cracker"' And from traitors
from egoist agitators, from confused
babblers and from parrots. may the
Lord deliver all honest men who wan
the truth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11

II FIRST heard about Lord Timothy
when | lived in New Hampshire. when
the Manchester Union was run by reg
ular guys" writes Mink. And speaking
of the Union reminds us to remind
American literature that our first col
yumizins was done for that newspa per
under the title, The Hired Man."-B
l.. f, i'll A Line o Type or Two
Now what has The Hired Mans sue
cessor Colonel Condor, to say about the
Manchester Union having once beer
run by regular guys" -Biddeford
Journal.
We assumed that once on a time
the NJ. l. was run by regular
GUYS" and that now it is engineered
by IRREGULAR guys"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11
HARTLAND

The remains of the late Ephraim
Nevins were brought here from Ban
gor and funeral services held Satur-
day from the First Baptist church.
The deceased was for a long time
resident of this village but for the
last few years had made his home in
Bangor A widow. formerly Miss
Geneva Pratt. one daughter. Mrs. y.
II. Baker and a granddaughter. Reaa
Raker. all of Bangor. survive. Rev. a.
w Swift officiated a: the funeral.
Mrs. John Sanborn, who is about
GO wears old. recently fell and broke
her arm and appears to be failing
several years ago she sustained a
broken hip. She now lives with her
Granddaughter, Mrs. Elmer Libby.
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| Cent
Dose

Il An extremely low price for
remedy of such great medicinal value.
But in these times when it is nee
essary to economic so closely we arc
sure you will be glad to know that such
a reliable household specific as the True
81. F." Atwood Medicine can be bought
everywhere; that it may be depended up
on to relieve many OF the everyday ILL
nesses that are bound to occur in all fam
lilies 1t is very highly commended for
indigestion, disordered liver, clogged in
testines, constipation, colds, headache
and impure blood. Buy today, the genu-
inc 81. F." made by the L. F. Medicine
Co., Portland, Maine.
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Editorial Comment
The Greatest Brook Trout in the
World.
(NeW York SUM

(New York SUM
The reported capture of a brook
trout weighing fifteen pounds in the
State that exports tall fish stories
will set tongues wagging as to how
large brook trout can grow. Maine
delights in these stories because in
the language adopted by a certain
city as a slogan, it has the goods.
Until the Rangeley Lake region be-
gan to tell about its big trout, even
scientists doubted. 1t is said that
when one of these large brook trout
was sent to the late Professor Agas-
siz he remarked that the science of a
lifetime was kicked into smithereens
by q fact.
Strange as it may seem, a brook
trout taken on the rod in 1857 by
George Sheppard Page of New York
was the worlds record for almost
half a century. 1t was brought
alive by express wagon and railroad
to Mr.. Pages home in New Jersey
and at its death weighed 10 pounds
and one ounce, although the fish had
not eaten during its three weeks of
captivity. The trout was 80 inches
long, IS inches in circumference and
IL inches in diameter, and experts
believed that in its lifetime it must
have weighed 124 pounds.
That was the generally accented
weight, and while the Pine Tree State
is proud of the man crop which dis
tinguiShes itself when opportunity
offers it has the highest regard for it's
angling statistics. 1t has never low
only once to Canada, and that three
years ago, when DIR. J. w. Cook of
Fort William, Ontario, captured at
the foot of the Mcdonald rapids a
brook trout of 14a pounds that the
$4,000 people of that town eagerly
turned out to see.
If the fifteen pound fish of Maine
is authenticated the increasing Of
railroad fares to Maine will not d.
minish the number of anglers who
will want to go there and try their
luck. Edwin w. Sanborn of this
city, who announcer through The
Sun some years ago the capture Of
the worlds record brook trout, be-
lieves that the trout country Of the
future lies in the northern wilderness
of the provinces Of Quebec and On
tario, upon the latitude Of James
Bay.
Up in that region four years ago
he took on a single Parmacheene
Belle fly on a five and half ounce
rod ten brook trout that weighed rs
pounds. In Lake Ambellish, in the
deep woods of Chambord. Quebec,
Kit Clarke of Brooklyn a quarter
of century ago. one of a party Of
three. within two hours angling
caught twelve brook trout weighing
56s pounds and wrote a story for
The Sun about it.
Thus the horizon of trout seekers
has widened. The new record Ash
lies lust beyond where the sky and
the stream meet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11

| understand that more than 1000 01
copies of one political speech have been
printed and sent out from the Govern
ment Printing Office. -Repres sentative
Dyer.
Owing to that and other similar
abuses the Government Printing Office
is unable to print important papers for
which there is proper demand. Pity
there cannot be found a superman to
stop this candalous waste and extrava-
gance. Print paper comes high; and
must be purchased in competition with
the Government purchases to issue mil
lions of copies of political speeches
which nobody asks for. which nobody
reads.-New York Sun.
And for which all of us have to pay
at a time when we prefer the money
for food and fuel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11

tie red points sticking out on tongue,
starting during sleep. slow fever.
over so wears ago Dr. True discovered
the formula of DR.. True's Elixir, the
Family Laxative and Worm Expeller.
Since then people have been writing us
letters like this: MY little grand
daughter had pin-worms very badly
and after taking part of bottle of DR..
True's Elixir is very much better Mrs
Georgia Philpot. houston, Texas" This
remedy has a worldwide reputation as
the one safe and reliable remedy for
worms and stomach disorders for both
young and old At dealers. Acc, 6oc and
S1,0o. Write us.-Adv.
Or. J. r. True q Co., Auburn, No.
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Cyrus p. Eaton Of Rumford

Cyrus p. Eaton of Rumford. who
died about midnight Sunday, was a
native of that town and for 25 years
superintendent of the Rumford Falls
Light and Power Co. He was a 32d
Degree Mason, a S. of V. and X. OF
p. A widow, a son, Fredk. O.
Eaton of Rumford, two daughters,
Mrs. George Lufkin and Eva Eaton
of Chicago, and a step-daughter, Mrs.
John Brown of Rumford, survive.
His age was 70 years.
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LittIe ANGEL Present,

A primary teacher, admonishing little
Ann. who usually was a model child, for
misconduct, said: Il thought had n
little angel in the room. Now where is
she?' Little Betty, on the other side OF
the room. stood up meekly and shyly
answered: Here | is"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11

Miss Minnie NJ. Andrews was SEN
fenced to 80 days in the county Jail
Friday at Rockland on the charge Of
annoying DR.. A. W. Foss. a prominent
physician. and his wife, by telephone
and written communications. A
large box of letters alleged to have
been written by Miss Andrews was
produced in court. Appeal was taken.
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Name GOSSIP
The Song Sparrow.

The Song Sparrow.
He does not wear a Joseph's coat
OF many colors, smart and gay;
His suit is Quaker brown and gray,
With darker patches at the throat
And yet of all the we'll dressed throng
No one can sing so brave a song.
1t makes the pride of looks appear
A vain and foolish thing to hear
His "Sweet-sweet-sweet merry
cheer"
A lofty place he does not love,
But sits by choice and well at ease
In hedges and in little trees
That stretch their slender arms above
The meadow brook. and there he sings
Till all the world with pleasure rings;
And so he tells in every ear
That lowly homes to heaven are near
In "Sweet-sweet-sweet merry
cheer
Henry j. Van Dyke.
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Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL R. R.
In Effect May 20. 1918

TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA
GOING VESTS % A
VT1TT NJ, Portland and Bos-
IAliltA7i ton; 6.1S A. M, Farm
nW311sjNut ington, Bath, Rockland,
RAILROAD Portland, boston, Mon
treal and Quebec; $50 "a
M, brunswick, Portland, Boston; 252 T..
M, local; 40 L. NJ. (EXpress), Bruins
wick, Lewiston, Portland, Boston; 5l5
y. Nj, Hallowell, Gardiner and so. Gar
diner; 6l7 +. NJ, local to Portland, con-
nects there for New York; 1J.o2 +. M,
Lewiston, Bath, Portland, Boston. Sun
days 305 and 1J.15 A. NJ, $40 (New YorN)
and 1852 r. Nj, Portland and Boston.
GOING castillo A. NJ, Bangor, st.
John, halifax. Sunday morning at LIS
A. NJ, does not connect hey onu Bangor
except 10 Bar Harbor; 20 A. NJ, Tor
Waterville, Bangor, Bar hdrbor, Calais
and Aroostook Co.; 9.2b A. NJ, local to
Belfast. Bangor and Skowhegan; 1910
noon, Watervrlle, Bangor. b. x A. r. r.,
Bar Harbor Calais and st. john; "a,
L. NJ. express to Waterville, thence
local to Belfast, Harmony, Dover and
Foxcroit and Bangor and Mattawam-
keag; 7.31 T. NJ, Waterville and Bang )r.
sundays lis A. NJ, $50 A. NJ. $40 Z. NJ.
for Waterville, Pittstield and Bangor.
Trains leave Augusta for HalloWell,
Gardiner and South Gardiner at 6lS, 9.36
A. NJ, 2.52, SIS, 6.17, 1852 p. M, HALO
V IL and Gardiner only 4.05 p. NJ, Car
diner only 3.0o A. NJ. daily except Mon
day.
NJ. L. HARRIS, Gen'l Pass. Agt.; D. c.
Douglass, Genl Mgr, Portland, Me.
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Girl With a Conscience.

Two little girls walking through a
field were afraid of COW. Said one of
them. Let's go right on and act as If
we were not afraid at ALL.
But wouldn't that be deceiving the
cow" the other little girl expostulate ted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11

The sawmill and contents
Springvale owned by Frank ku ,ss
& Sons was destroyed by fre rl
with a loss Of $4,000, and no ne
ance. The fire is said TO have ~ :,
ed from a spark, although tnei0
no fire at the mill at the time :.
was the towns chief industry. =, :,
understood that the Russells WIZ
build.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11
Editors Table

SChOoi History OF the l nlteQ
States, by Albert Bushnell Hart,
LID, Professor of Government,
Harvard University. Cloth, $50 pages.
Price, s1.20. American Book Co.,
Boston.
The work is a clear simple account
in which the relative importance of
events is graphically pictured. The
book contains an unusual amount of
detail about the life and customs of
the people, and is replete with au-
thentic illustrations. colored pictures,
graphic maps and pedantic apparatus
consisting of summaries, references
to maps, histories, sources, etc, and
questions and essay topic suggested
by the various sections.
An important feature of the book is
the broad and impartial account of
our relations with foreign countries.
The contributions of other nations to
American life and character have
been fully recognized and treated.
Much attention is given to the indus
trial, social and economic life of the
people of the United States. Military
discussions of the causes of our wars.
One entire chapter is devoted to chill
dren, their interests, Sames, work,
amusements and education.
With God and the Colors-A
Mothers Prayers for Her Soldier
Boy, by Leila Atwood toust. with
special designed cover and fleur- de-
i lis border printed in khaki color
around each page; second printing
before the first was Off the press;
Nir Publishing Co, 200-214 North
Fifteenth Street. Philadelphia, Pa.
Great Inventors and Their Inven-
tons, by Frank =. Bachman. Ph.D.,
! formerly professor of Principles of
Education, Ohio University, and as
sistant superintendent of Cleveland
public schools. Cloth. 272 pages.
Price so cents. American Book Co,
! Boston.
| In this book are twelve stories of
great inventions which not only
furnish enlightening information, but
insprational biographies. The stories
of inventions offer an Easy approach
to an understanding of the rise of
important industries. and convey
vivid lessons which will stimulate the
child's mind.
| Some of the stories deal with Watt
and the Steam Engine. Stephenson
and the Locomotive. Howe and the
Sewing Machine, Bell and the Tele-
phone, etc. The book is intended for
supplementary reading in grades five
to eight of the elementary schools.
| Peter and Polly in Autumn, by
Rose Lucia, principal of Primary
school, Montpelier, ". Cloth, 176
pages. Price. 4S cents. American
Book Co., Boston.
This collection completes the years
cycle of Peter and Polly stories. Like
| its predecessors. it is illustrated with
many attractive pictures in color.
Peter and Polly are two healthy, low
able children. and it is the natural
ness of their actions that makes so
strong an appeal to other children.
| The adventures which they have are
told in way relished by every child.
and their conversations are always
delightful
The book is designed for supple
mentary reading in the second and
third grades.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11

SISIs OF WOrInS are: De-
ranged stomach, swollen
upper lip. sour stomach.
offensive breath. hard and
full belly with occasional
gripings and pains about
the navel. pale face of lead
en- TIM. eyes heavy and dull,
twit@'iing eyelids. itching
of ne nose. itching of the
rectum. short dry cough.
Grin ding of tia taaA Ii
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An Audacious Guest.

The lions never touched Daniel when
he was thrown into their dem
Maybe" ventured the painfully pre-
cocous child, lit was meatless day"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11
ALBION

The drama. The Wives of Wood
men," will be June IL at Albion at the
G. A. r. hall. The Weeks Mills ORA
matte Club is giving the play
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11

South Paris makes the first claim
we have seen for ripe field strawber-
ries, little Miss Geraldine Bennett on
May 81 having carried four ripe ber-
ries to the Oxford Democrat Office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11
The Refusal.

He-How'd YOU like a pet dogc
She-Now Charlie. haven't | told yor
that l don't intend to marry
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11

One hundred and fifteen Harvard
students are to arrive n Bath within
a short time to enter the local ship
yards.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11
Il Mothers Only Knew

now often children suffer from worms,
they would take care and guard against
this common ailment of childhood.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11
Light and Airy

Gone and Forgotten.
Only an old rusty safety pin
And it lay in the city street,
Only an useless old piece OF TIN
Stepped on by careless poetic feet.
Once it was shiny. bright ana new
And it took an important place.
1t might have been vital to a few
But now it's passed by in the race
(Sung in minor tone,
II never see the cat washing her face
any more"
THAT cat is progressive. She never
cared for water but she is all right now
She strolls around in front of the
vacuum cleaner whenever l have it ir
use. kansas City Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11

A black kitten about three months
old, who is monarch of all he surveys
at the home of the Richmond Bee
editor proved his Americanism today
beyond all doubt and beat anything
in the feline race for patriotism we
have yet heard Of. The Queen Bee
was telephoning the news of the
American troops driving the Germans
in every direction, to the baby Bee,
and the kitten sitting nearby the
phone seemed to realize the glad
news and Immediately jumped upon
, the desk, grabbed a small American
flag in its mouth ran with it from
room to room.-Richmond Bee, June
=
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Tuesday. June II, 1918.
Hasten the Days"

In these days when men are dying
by thousands on the battle fronrs,
and when the demands of war call for
the sacrifice of other thousands every
hour. we may begin to wonder How
long. Lord?"
Into the hearts of millions who &C
cept the doctrine of Divine Control
creep questionings Of the mercy" Of
God who suffers these horrors. this
world wide woe
And yet can we deny that we have
deserved it all? Can we face Him
with the claim that we have done
as well as We understood from His
teachings that We have not tolerated
evil even when we did not aid or en-
courage it,
* it not time for intelligent HUI
mainly to search out its own heart
and its own sins? Arc we SO short
sighted that we can expect to escape,
in famine and pestilence, horrors and
woe that shall darken wars worst as
utter darkness follows receding day?
The world. in its madness. flies in
the face of Providence. Can we eX-
pect to escape the consequences?
Shall we not hasten our own pre-
paredness" for "a short work on the
earth?
We talk glibly of preparedness for
war" and of preparedness for peace"
but are We giving thought to pre-
paredness for the days when He
shall cut it short in righteousness"
A friend offers the following:
sHAsTEN THE DAYS TO COME,
o LORD, LEST WE FAINT BY
THE WAY."
HASTEN THE DAYS: When the
prayer Of Jesus is to be fulfilled
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be
done on earth as it is in Heaven
HASTEN THE DAYS: The time
is come for iniquity to have an end"
HASTEN THE DAYS: For the
new earth wherein dwelleth right
eousness."
HASTEN THE DAYS: when
Gods judgments are in the world. the
people will learn Righteousness
HASTEN THE DAYS: "And the
inhabitant shall not say l am sick,
the people that dwell therein shall be
forgiven their iniquity."
HASTEN THE DAYS: And they
shall teach no more-every man his
neighbor. and every man his brother,
saying know the Lord, for they shall
all know me, from the least of them
unto the greatest of Them
HASTEN THE DAYS: when
nation shall not lift up sword against
nation. neither shall they learn war
any more"
HASTEN THE DAYS: For the
Lord shall make a short work on the
earth, He shall cut it short in right
eousness.'
HASTEN THE DAYS: When the
many doctrines and traditions of men
shall give place to Gods ONE
TRUTH"
HASTEN THE DAYS: When
after the tribulations of those days
the righteous shall shine forth as the
sun in the Kingdom of their Father
HASTEN THE DAYS: when they
shall beat Their swords into pillow
shares and their spears into pruning
hooks, and they shall sit every man
under his vine and under his figtree
and none shall make them afraid, for
the mouth Of the Lord hath spoken
it,
HASTEN THE DAYS: w e n
they shall not hurt nor destroy in
all my Holy Mountain. For the earth
shall be full of the knowledge of the
Lord, as the waters cover the sea-
-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11

He gulped, bit his lip. and summoned
up his courage. well, maybe that's
my idea of love"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11

George Buzzell of Kezar Falls, the
youth who shot at Isabelle f. White
hall in a fit of jealousy on June %,
1917, was permitted to go free Satur-
day at Portland by Judge Sanborn
after County Attorney Beedy in
formed the court that the young man
had pleaded guilty to the charge of
assault. that he had already served a
year in Jail and in the asylum at Au-
gusta and that he had promised to
enlist if he were set free. Buzzell
was in love with the Whitehall girl
and was angry because she received
the attentions of a soldier whom she
has since married. He threatened
her, and in f1ourishing his revolver it
went off, the bullet passing through
her hat. Sentence was suspended
and the case put on special docket
till the September term Judge San
born advised Buzzell to enter the
service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-11

Another Bath citizen. Isaac w
Coombs of the Foster Point road
Bath, has seen an airplane flying
over the city. He was awake during
Friday night and a noise attracting
his attention, looked out the window
and saw the plane. He says:
1T came from somewhere in the
east and was headed in southwest
erly direction and then disappeared
from view. Its headlight / couldn't
see at all but red light somewhere
in its rigging was plainly discernible
while it flew so low that it's noise
could be plainly heard. 1t wasn't
more than 200 feet in the air anc
was travelling like the devil"
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His Idea.

1t was at pantomime rehearsal.
Register love" was the command. He
registered
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Miss Maude NJ. Rankeillor, daughter
OF Alexander Rankeillor, superintendent
of the Saco-Loweli Co, Saco. who is at
tending Emerson College, Boston, has
volunteered to teach lip reading to SOL
diers returning from France who have
lost their hearing. The United States
government recently asked for volun-
teers for this service and many college
girls have offered to help.