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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-08-22
Some Old children's Books.

John Newbury set the fashion Of
publishing Juvenile story books about
1886. retaining Goldsmith and others to
write them, and in the list Of such pub
llcatlons It Is somewhat startling to
come across "Tom Jones" and "JOseph
Andrews"--"abrldged for the amuse-
ment Of youth" It is true, but not at
all In the direction one would expect,
snys the Boston Globe. There was,
however, quite literally, powder In the
Jam, even with Newbury's publications.
The worthy publisher was the proprie-
tor Of the famous Or. James Powder,
and contrived to introduce ingenious
references TO this profitable sideline in.
TO his book. Thus In "Goody-Two.
Shoes" the heroIne's father dies miser.
ably because "selzed with a fever in
place where DIR. James Powder was
not to be had"
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-08-22
When a Child nFajls."

When n child fails in school, must
It always he the fault Of the child1 May
II not be the faults Of his parents? Or
Of the school which he attendsi 1nves-
legations have shown that there is n
host Of children whose mental slug
gishness is due to physical causes, DR..
NJ. ?. =. Groszmann writes In Hu.
manItarian. Even conservative esti.
mates place the percentage of children
suffering from some physical ailment
at % this means about 100000 chill
dren Of school age In this country. Al
most all OF these ailments are remov-
able, even preventable. They range
from decayed and maladjusted teeth
with their manifold sad effects upon
the efficiency and the temper of the
growing child to such serious defects
as nervous disorders, tuberculosis,
blindness, etc.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-08-22
REALLY MORE THAN NEEDED.
Younqster Asked God to Send Nice
Cool Rain and DeIuge Flooded
Fields Of the Southwest.

We were living In the Southwest
For weeks and months we had no
rain, relates writer in the Country
Gentleman. Every day big, promising.
looking clouds rolled up, broke apart
and drifted away. Streams were dried
up, vegetation was burning up and life
was Vell-nlgh unbearable to man and
beast. From IL TO IS inches of sand
and dust covered the highways; gnats
made life hldeous; heat purchcd our
skin and thrOats. Rain was the only
relief and rain we did not get, Every
night at bedtime four-yenr-old Robert
on bended knees by his little white he'd
asked God "PleaSe don't forget to
send nice, cool rain"
One dny the big, black clouds rolled
mp as usual hut we noticed that they
were nll fringed with green. Pretty
soon n big wind sprnng up and leyeled
small houses and barns. broke down
trees scattered chickens. ducks. straw
and hnystncks all over the country. A
big hail followed the wind. and then
came raln--a perfect delugc Streams
rose clear out Of their banks and the
water came creeping over the fields
and toward the houses and cattle
pens; pretty soon 1t had flooded the
yard and was nearly to the door,
Small Robert took survey Of the
situation, and then In small. fright
ened voice said: Daddy, don't blame
1t all on me, God had ought to knowed
a small kid like me didn't need such a
awful big raln.'
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-08-22
ONLY SECURITY FOR A WIFE
Birth Of Children Guaranteed Inde.
pendence to the Woman Under the
Code Of Hammurabl.

In Babylon, under the code Of Ham
murubi, 22T0 Il. c., the birth Of chill.
drcn furnished the only financial Sc
curty for a wife. A mnu might Scpa-
rate from wife nt will and marry
another but II she had borne him chill
dren he must give back to that WON.
an her d0wry, the usufruct Of the field,
garden and property during the minor.
ity Of her children and thereafter she
was entitled TO q share equal To that
OF n son of all that has been given to
her children, She may marry the man
of her choice"
Under the primitive laws Of the ka-
frs Of South Africa similar provision
is made, according to u writer. a con
siderable payment Is made by the hus.
band TO the male relatives of the WON
an at the time Of marriage. In legal
theory this amount is the property of
the woman and her children, the rca.
tives receiving It as trustees for her
benefit, Here too. n man may divorce
his wife at will and may demand back
his dowry II there have been no chill
drcn born Of the marriage, but his
claim upon It passes upon the birth of
children obviously, where the status
Of the wife is entirely subject to the
will Of the husband and where the
woman has an pnforcible claim against
this property while 1t remains In the
hands Of her relatives, the birth Of
children furnishes the only assurance
OF security and independence for the
wife.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-08-22
The Emblem OF France,

The feur de lis is the emblem OF
France. and Is believed to he the
white-fowered Florentine iris, the
flower de luce. "What sayest thou,
my fair flower de luce?" says the Eng
lIsh king TO the French princess In
Shnkespeare's play. The French have
n pretty legend Of their lily which tells
that at the baptism Of King Clovis,
Of the long and perfumed hair, a blue
banner came futtering down from
heaven over which were sprinkled
golden heur de lis. From that time
they appear on the arms Of the country.
They have a verb, "feurdeliser." mean.
ing to embrolder scattered flowers over
a fabric, or, as embrolderers say, to
pepper with flowers" Edward III
borrowed the lilies Of France after his
war with that country and they were
borne by England until the beginning
Of the nineteenth century.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-08-22
Famous Tree DESTROYED.

'Byron's tree" ln Harrow parish
ehurchyard, has been destroyed by
fire. wantonly caused by a visitor. This
is the elm mnde famous by the poet,
who In n letter from Italy in 1922
stated that he used to sit for hours
under a large tree In the churchyard.
he also wrote some well-known Zines
written beneath an elm in the church.
yard Of Harrow
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-08-22
Eucalyptus and Malaria.

"What Is the connection between
the eucalyptus and the disappearance
Of the mnlarlal trOuble7 This has been
only very recently explained. There
Is probably no tree having a greater
nvidity for water than the eucalyptus.
Experiments with seedlings grown in
water have shown that a baby blue
gum Will take up the liquid Mt an ex-
tfemely rapid rate. AS the blue-gums
grow at q marvellous rate (often as
much as ten or twelve feet is added
to their height in O single scasOn) =,
the consumption Of moisture from the
soil goes on Mt a rapidly increasing
rate Now, It Is well-knOwn that the
malarlal poison is introduced into the
blood of man through the agency Of a
certain variety Of mosquito (Ano.
pheles), and the dwelling place Of
these insects, when in the larval stage,
is to be found In pools Of water. With
the planting Of the eucalyptus trees
the pools disappear and the marshy
land becomes comparatively dry. Thus
the breeding places Of the mosquitoes
are destroyed and the insects are no
longer able to carry on their perniclous
activities. rs. Leonard Bastln, In St.
Nicholas.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1918-08-22
California Efficiency.

There is an efficiency man In San
Diego who carries his profession to ex-
cess. He has girl who lives in Los
Angeles. He visits her every Sunday
and writes every day. For want Of a
new topic the girl asked him in r.
cent communication If he really did
like her eyes. In reply the e, m. re-
Piled: "Replylng to your inquiry Of
even date, beg TO refer you to my let.
ter, February "a, 1917, wherein the sub.
ject was treated exhaustively,"--san
Diego VllQp ....-.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-11
YOUR SICK CHILD
|SC0NSTIPATED!
LOOK AT TONGUE
If Cross, Feverish or Bilious Give
"Caiifornia Syrup Of Figs"

No matter what ails your child, u
gentle. thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
If your little one is out Of sorts.
half sick, isn't resting, eating and
acting naturally--lool1, Mother, sec if
tongue is coated. This is a sure sign
that it's little stomach, liver and bow
els are closged with waste. When
cross. irritable, feverish, stomach
sour breath bad or has stoma ch ache,
diarrhoea. sore throat, full of cold,
give a teaspC onful of California Syr-
up of figs" and in few hours all the
constipated poison, undigested food
and sour pile gently moves out Of its
little bowels without gripping. and you
have well playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative" be-
cause it never fails to cleanse the little
ones liver and bowels and sweeten
the stomach and they deaRly love its
pleasant taste. Full directions for
babies. children of all ages and for
grown-ups printed on each bottle.
Beware OF counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for bottle Of
California Syrup of Figs" then see
that it is made by tn, California Fig
Syrup Company"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-11

looks the fact that Names martyr
dom in awaiting national prohibition
Is likely to be rewarded in the days
at hand when Boston is as dry Is a
covered bridge, and there will be no
, inducement to remain within its pre-
cincts greater than the sound of his
own melodious eloGuence.
Mr.. Fitzgerald talks home distilIing
and all that r. NJ. Gilmore's whiskey
trust idiocy as though he believed it.
No doubt the friends of the booze
business will attempt to promote an
era of home booze making in the hope
of overthrowirg the law, but it will
not work. Indeed methods for MAX
ing booze are being described by the
liquor interest literature, but it must
be stopped or some of our jails will
be flied with sedition distributors
instead Of drunkards.
The sooner Mr.. Fitzgerald and 9TH
ers like him accept the inevitable and
decide to relinquish the blood
stained dollars and the political "pulr'
OF the booze business and it's allies In
cussedness, the better for them and
all concerned. This world was not
made to be dominated either by a
Kaiser or by alcohol Or drugs. All
! the evil must go down, one after
another. for that is progress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-11
COMB SAGE TEA
into CRAY HAIR
oarkens Beautifully and Rsstores Its
Natural Color and lustro at Once

Common garden sage brewed into a
heavy tea. with sulphur and alcohol
added, will turn gray, streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and lux
uriant. Mixing the Sage Tea and
Sulphur recipe at home, though. is
troublesome. An easier way 10 to get
the ready-to-use preparation i'm
proved by the addition Of other in
gradients a large bottle, at little cost.
at drug stores. known az "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound" thus
avoiding a lot of muss.
While gray, faded hair is not sinful.
We all desire to retain our youthful
appearance and attractiveness. By
darkening your hair with Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound, no one
can tell because it does it4so natural
ly. so evenly. You just dampen a
sponge or soft brush with 1t and draw
this through your hair, taking one
small strand at time; by morning
all gray hairs have disappeared.
After another application or two your
hair becomes beautifully darl, glossy,
soft and Iuxuriant and You appear
years younger. Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound is delightful
toilet requisite. 1t Is not intended
for the cure, mitigation or prevention
Of disease.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-11
Facts Versus FaIsehoods.
The Boston Globe publishes
following from Bangor. Maine.

The Boston Globe publishes the
following from Bangor. Maine:
For many years the county COM
fnissioners were puzzled to know
what to do about the crowded con-
dition of the Bangor JAIL which was
20 badly congested. sometimes with
two and three men in cell. that
there was severe criticism. The
building Of a new Jail or a large ad :
'iition was considered. Those were
in the wide-opcn times when Bangor
had 200 or more open bars and other
places in the county in proportion.
But now II is different. With the
county as nearly bone-d dry as Sheriff
Thayer can make II, no bars open or
closed. but little liquor to be had I'M
der any consideration. there are
hardly enough prisoners in the Jail ia
keep the place in order. This week
there have been about 20. For three
weeks there were no commitments
Tor intoxication. believed TO break
all previous records. No new Jail is
needed just now"
No comment Is necessary. The
news report speaks for itself. Re.
ports of a similar nature might be
made from every county in this State
The dav is RAPIDLY approaching when
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-11
Avoid "Soggy" Cake

With good butter selling from soc
to coo h., very few housewives can
consider its use in making cakes, pies.
etc. Lard is too heavy and greasy.
But science now comes to the house
wife's aid with Benefit Brand Sweet
MT" Margarine n delicious, whole
some product made from the white
meat of ripe cocoanuts and churned
with pasteurized milk. Nobody can
tell the difference between BENEFIT
Brand Sweet Nut Margarine and
the best creamery butter-tffey taste
and look the same when served, and
nourish the body alike. But there's
a big difference in price-this cocoa
nut milk -churned product is only s3c
a III. makes delicious bread spread.
and is ideal for ali cooking purposes.
Try this new Nut Butter and save
money. You can buy Sweet Nut"
Margarine only at the Direct. Import
ing Co.'S yellow front store. 1SS Water
St, Augusta, where Benefit Brand
Teas. Coffees and Grocery Specialtiss
are retailed at wholesale prices.
Look for our store in your town.
Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-11
UR BOYS
OUR C0UN7RY'S SERVICE

Samuel DurOSt OF Belfast has re-
ceived a letter stating that his
brother. Morley, with the Tooth Inf.
Machine Gun Co, is wounded and In
a Red Cross hospital in France. In
his letter Mr.. Durost says:
Dear Brother: suppose / am very
forgetful about my promise to write.
Since l last wrote / have been seeing
some life and it has been the time OF
my life. The limit of my ability has
been to write to mother once a week.
But as l have not received any mail
as yet / will spend these days Of idle
ness Gin Fed Cross hospitaD writing
| letters. 1t seems almost impossible
that ] have been in this country al
most four months. 1t seems like yes
iterday that J.: was eating those deli
i'ciouS dougilnttts and cakes that Hat
tie sent me at. Devens. / may be at
Your place at Christmas and get some
I.more, if the Kaiser wakes up to, the
irfact that he is trimmed.
N When | arrived in France I was
transferred to u machine gun COM
pany much to my satisfaction. With
that outfit | saw some real life until
Jerry passed me his best wishes in
the form of a machine gun pill
through the legs. Therefore l am
now on the repair shelf in this base
hospital in a very pretty little city in
France. l cannot speak too highly of
the splendid way the y. NJ. G. A. and
the Red Cross workers and nurses
treat the wounded doughboys. The
/, NJ 1scrocorI 81 hD lovu c
of humanity by trying to kill those
workers yet they. can always be
found where the boys need them at
the front first aid stations.
My first experience consisted of
getting lost in a gas shell attack,
while trying to locate my machine
gun emplacement. 1t was my first
time under shell fire and when the big
II. e. and gas shells began to dig
cellars everywhere around and I had
to keep a gas mask on, any spot on
earth except right there. seemed to
me just then the place where / would
have liked most to have been.
At the last front our company went
in to clean up a wooded hill. At the
mouth or an officers dug out
equipped with spring beds. tele-
phone, electric lights and all the COM
forts of honey we captured a boy. IS
years old on guard. He said that
there were more inside whom he
would bring out IL we would permit
him. FEe went in and soon 90 others
came out with theiY hands up. l got
a razor to remember the place by.
But oh. the horror OF the front line.
[ don't blame the Bochc for KAN
Grading" when the Ynnks get into &C.
lion. The Fl. Els gas, tanks. armed
with machine guns and one-pounders
machine guns firing from 20 TO 80
shots per minute, RHO and hand
grerades. bayonets air-planes using
machine guns, and bonlbs and yo,,
can imagine what tho reception ia
that the fellows get when they 60
over tho top. Yet tho willow chair
warmers boast about tho gloves Of
war" Fifteen minutes between the
front lines and they would change
their tune. Yet / am glad came for
l have seen mon in places that has
brought to light for mo what wealth
of courage. seIf-sacriflce and opti-
mism the average man has when &C.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-11

Count Cernjn. former Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister Monday
told the Associated Press correspond
ent at Vienna that Austria in 1917
made desperate efforts to withdraw
from the war, even to the extent Of
offering Germany the empires rich
est coal and oil province, Galicia if
Germany would surrender Alsace-
Lorraine.
Within 4 few days Il friend of the
Journal called to remind us and
laugh at US because of our watch
Austria" slogan in the late summer
and autumn of 1917. The news re-
ports later made plain how Austria
was held to the sacrifice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-11
KIDNEY SUFFERERS HAVE
FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel secure when
you know that the medicine you are
about to take Is absolutely pure and
contains no harmfure or habit produs-
ing drugs.
Swamp Root, kidney. liver and blad-
der remedy.
The same standard OF purity.
| strength and excellence il maintained
in e1ry bottle of Swamp Root.
Swamp Root is scientifically COM
pounded from vegetable herbs.
It is not stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses, q.
1t is not recommended for every
thing.
According to verified testimony 1t il
natures great helper in relieving and
overcoming kidney, liver and bladder
troubles.
A sworn statement of purity Is with
every bottle OF DR.. kilmer's Swamp
Root.
II you need a medicine, you should
have the best.
If you are already convinced that
Swamp Root is what you need, you
will find it on sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes. medium and
large.
However. II you wish first to try
this great preparation send ten cents
to DIR. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton,
y. y, for a sample bottle. When
writing be sure and mention the Au-
gusta Daily Kennebec Journal.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-11

casicn demands. I am glad Tn here
for the experience Of travel and the
satisfaction Of getting ahead OF Prof.
Gould Of Bates, by helping to make
the history he will try to teach me
when get back there next year.
France IL quite a country although
It does not compare for an instant
with the U. s. A. The little city OF
vittel where I am now Is indeed q
pretty spot. The rnstling OF the fall
ing leaves in that part makes me long
for the woods of Maine.
II this is not too early I will wish
for you and yours q very happy
Christmas and New Year and I pray
that the world may once more be
blessed with the Christmas gift of
peace. Must go to mess now, so
will close with love to all.
Your loving brother.
MORLEY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-11
Frequent reports are coming fror

Frequent reports are coming from
Europe of the praise everywhere
even in Germany, for the behavior OF
American troops. representative
of the Berlin foreign ministry return
ing from Treves said:
THE Judgment of all Germans, such
as shopkeepers. hotelkeepers and the
men on the streets is that the beha-
vior of the Americans is blameless.
Everything is following its normal
course and the American columns are
paying the greatest regard to civilian
street traffic. No decree has been is
sued which could in any way alarm
the population"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-11
SOLDIER BOYS

Lieut.. Percy Cobb of the United
States Quartermaster's department is
on a brief visit to his home in Gar
diner. He has been in charge of mill
tary supplies on the snip Peerless.
CARRYING materials to France and his
port Of sailing has been Newport
| News.
Lieut.. Cobb has made four round
trips across. On one trip. the ship
had on board 800 horses during a
storm that lasted several days and
dispersed the convoy. Although
steamjng full speed ahead. the shin
advanced but eight miles. On the re-
turn trips in ballast many wounded
American soldiers have been brought
home and landed at Newport News,
which he says is now being trans
formed itno an army hospital capable
of caring for 100000 men.
Lieut.. Cobb says that so per cent.
of our men are wounded below the
waist. At Chateau Thierry the Ger
man machine fire was just over the
top of the field grass and took our
men largely in the legs.
He spoke CT the new hospital cars
as being splendid affairs. They are
steel cars painted gray outside and
spotless white within. There is but
one tier of berths with a plate glass
window for each. full length, where
men can lay and look out upon the
passing country, and these cars will
carry the very last occupant clear
across the continent if called for.
The marriage Of Sergt. J. 3. En-
renfried, Headquarters Company, e9th
Company. Fort Williams, Portland.
and Miss Mildred Warren Dauber,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Dauber of Howe street. Lewiston.
took place Saturday afternoon at
Portland. Sergt. Ehrenfried was a
prominent dry goods merchant here
before called to the colors. He was
president of the AID Mems Bureau of
the Lewiston Chamber of Commerce.
John McInnes of BATH received a
cable last week from his brother,
Donald. announcing Ills arrival at his
homo in Port Glasgow. Scotland. af-
Ter being held four years prisoner
in Germany. where he was arrested
two days before the actual outbreak
Of hostillties between Germany and
England in 1911. Ee was chief engi-
reer Of an Englisia steamer. During
his commemorative was well nourish-
ed through the devotion Of h'a sis
ter. Mrs Robert Mcfarland. who sent
him food twice week for the entire
period of the war.
4 letter from Pvt. Reno Noyes OF
Wilton from Autun. France. states
that he has been transferred to the
Headquarters Co, Military Police. c.
T. D.. and ia in city of about 1000
inhabitants. Sweets are impossible
to buy. buy quito a few grapes at
1 IF. or ABOUT zoe. for two lunches
Cocoa is i6c per cup. Worked in the
kitchen all day. There are about 1000
In this camp and 1t is some work to
feed so many from one kitchen. We
use $50 lbs. bacon o a meal, make
beef stew in. large arch kettles, use
about 10 hu. potatoes daily, 900 double
loaves bread, coffee made by barrel
1t was my turn to work in kitchen
all night recently. We made 1000 or
10 BIZ. doughnuts. Some work to fry
so many."-Farmington journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-11
Mrs. osoree Niekiass.

MIS-. George Stckiass passed away
saturday morning after long illness.
funeral services were held Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Bergman officiating.
Leslie IAarrabee, who has been very
i'll OF pneumonia. is improving
Lewis Thompson. who went to rha
Maine General Hospital at Portland
Thursday for surgical treatment, is do
ing nicely.
Charles Bsrtlett. who has been IN
the U. s. service. IVES the nryt one 10
return home.
Mrs. c. ~. whitney and Mn, WI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-11

II Bill HehenzolisFn ends his life
~ often a. Hipdenberg was disposed
OF, We still have a long list OF re-
ported attempts ahead Of us. We
should worry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-11
Henderson Given His Freedom

Charles F. Henderson of Melrose,
Mass. aged 3S, who has been in Jail
in Bangor since Sept. 81 for failure to
register under the Draft law. was re-
leased today by order Of United
States Dist. Atty. ]. F. A. Merrill.
The jail physician certified that Hen
derson was showing signs Of a nerv-
Gus breakdown and that release was
advisable. Henderson had served an
enlistment In the Navy