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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
the presidents son. Mr.. Dawson. of

the presidents son. Mr.. Dawson, of
the theory.
But you know" began Mr.. Daw-
son, that young woman didn't come
from the agency. yod see"
"She didn't come from the agency?"
NO" said Dawson, 'you didn't give
me chance to explain, and you didn't
give her a chance. either. You see,
Mrs. Dawson
Tom swallowed hard. and it seemed
as if the sun went into a temporary
eclipse. 81 congratulate you on a rare
treasure" he gulped. She is wonder
full"
"she has a high opinion OF you,
Tom thought this was an especially
want to be thought wen of by the wo-
man he had loved in vain. He would
rather have her detest him now that
he knew she was married.
WED like to have you come to
dinner some time-make up a little
family party" said young Dawson. and
somehow the conversation closed here,
and Tom went back to his office to
talk chopping bowls to his dictaphone,
but the words would not come. In
fact for days and even weeks Tom lost
his power of CAB and sales went down
and business began to slump. He was
working his ingenuity overtime trying
to think of a way to get the charming
|
of seeming like a nice, straightfor-
ward, round. blue-eyed girl as she had
seemed, she was a vampire in disguise
to him now. and every time she
beamed on him as he came and went
he imagined cruel thoughts lurking
Billy wants me to get you to come
home for dinner some time with u.s."
she said to him one day. you have
been SO cross lately 1 wouldn't ask
you. Only we were such good friends
to begin with before you knew I was
Dawson. and l. don't approve of let
ting misunderstanding. creep up be-
tween friends in that way"
And poor Billy accepted for dinner
that very night and the blue-eyed
young woman telephoned home to
some one named Nora-the cook, Of
course-that she would bring him
home for dinner and please to have
mushrooms and beefsteak, for she had
heard him say once that he liked
, them. When $3.50 came and 1t was
| time to go. Tom waited for young Bill
Dawson.
Wont your husband call for us
here" he said. and then as the blue
eyes drew up in quicker Of question
band"
why, Bills my brother" said the
girl. and tho it was late on a dull
afternoon, the sun came out of a cloud
ana the whole world was suffused
| with happiness for Tom.
you see. you didn't give me a
chance to explain. Nora. Bills wife,
backed out, but I took the job instead.
I came that day to ask If I'd do, but
you didn't give me a chance to say a
, word" She looked at him frankly
out of those round eyes. TON, you've
been SO blue and miserable lately"
and she actually took his hand in her
two and he had to hold on to the desk
with the other to keep from floating
! into the seventh heaven. tom, has
| it been because you thought 1 was
| married-has it been because you
cared ?"
| And TOM the man with the tongue
| that was hung in the middle, couldn't
| do more than gasp a meager yes"
| Copyright. 1913. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syudicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BIZ ROY K MoULToN
The Jiuhann Hat.

The Jimham Hat.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis has
brought back with him from London
q hat the like of which has never been
seen in this country. 1t is not Kelly,
not Lid, not a Skypiece, not Bean
Cover, but a regular hat, the finest
thing the London halter has ever been
mad enough to turn out.
In selecting our dashing senator to
wear it, the halter has shown excel
lent judgment, for Senator Lewis is
the mirror of fashion and the mold
probably the best dresser in the his
tory of our country. He is said to be
the only man in public life with the
grace and dignity to wear this master
piece 1t is cream colored and OF
stovepipe effect.
The rich cream, with a dash OF pink
beard beneath, will make the Italian
sunset hide its head in shame: and II
the senator ever has occasion to throw
this chapeau into the well-known ring,
for any purpose whatever, it Will be
mighty might for all other hat tossers.
And the hats a hat for a that.
Noah would have saved future SOL
diers a lot of trouble if he had swat
ted those two coolies when they
marched up the gangplank OF the ark
Re Charlie.
In &pite of his feet, his walk, his
custard pies, his seltzer bottles, his
cutaway coat, his trousers, his cane
and his punk scenarios, Charlie Chap
lin is one of the greatest comedians
in the world. His environment and
irons have not been able to entirely
subnerge his talent. Genius will out.
A New York broker swears he has
never heard of the income tax. If he
ever does hear of it he will be broker
than ever.
The shuman fly was scaling one OF
the tall buildings the other day when
a man in the crowd turned away Inn
patiently. at have a Ford that could
do it in one half the time" he said
When the liberty loan has been sub
scribed we can say that the kaiser Is
bottled in bond"
It isn't the actual making of sac
rifice that worries most Of US SO much
as it is the getting accustomed to the
idea that somebody is in position
to make us make the sacrifice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds OF men in
Americas Fighting Service

William Henry Waters. Jr., car
penter's mate. first class, and Frank
Joseph Grogan. machinist's mate, fist
class, of the United States naval force,
have been commended by Secretary
Daniels for their gallantry in jumping
overheard from the U. s. s. Aloha on
the morning of July 10. and assisting
in the rescue of a shipmate who had
accidentally fallen overheard and
would have been drowned but for
their assistance.
Walters enlisted at New York, May
%. 1917. His father, William Henry
Waters, ST., lives at s43 Boulevard,
Bayonne, n. ].
Der 8, 1917. Mrs. c.. A. Grogan, his
mother. lives at 491 Fourteenth street,
Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
just Human Beines.-2.
By DOROTHY DIX
Wexsa's Highest Paid Woman Writsr

A faulty husband may be trying at
times to live with, but one without
faults would be impossible. for men
are SO peculiarly chesty over their vir-
tues. Did you ever know a man who
was neat and tidy who wasn't a crank
on the subject OF order? Did you ever
know a man who knew the first thing
about cooking who didn't rolf-every
morsel he ate on his tongue as criti-
cally as If he were tasting for poison :?
Better a thousand times a husband
who scatters cigar ashes all over the
place, and leaves a trail OF clothes for
his wife to pick up, than one who is
always squirting around hunting dust
on top|of the bookcase! Better a man
who doesn't know enough about cook
ing to light the gas range and who
lash and planked steak than one who
flayors the dinner with criticisms on
the sauces, and tells how he always
uses a little pakrika and a dash of old
Madeira.
No woman in her senses should ask
for a perfect husband because it's
mans weaknesses that delivers him
into our hands. It's mans guilty con-
science about his own shortcomings
that keeps him silent about ours. And
when you see a man who is complete
ly under his wife's thumb you may de-
peno upon II sue 3 Deen lucky enough
to have had to forgive him something
AS q matter of fact, women do not
yearn for the perfect husband as much
as they profess to. You never hear
of all the girls being crazy over some
goody-goody young man who is lead
er in the Sunday school. and q model
OF all the virtues, and Is pointed to as
an example in the community Quite
the contrary. 1t is the deep, myster-
ious villain with a dark and lurid past
that. both in real life and fiction, al
ways captures the feminine fancy,
while no daughter of Eve is ever able
to resist the fascination Of trying to
reform a prodigaI.
The truth is that while we admire
men for their virtues we love them
for their faults. These appeal to the
eternal mother in woman that lasts
long after romance has fled. That is
why wives stand by the poor. flabby
creatures who need them, and desert
pillars of the church.
But there are no perfect husbands
or wives. II we could all accept the
fact that all husbands and, wives are
OF the common or garden variety, as
we are ourselves, how much happier
we would be!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

In his address to the senate while
the suffrage amendment was pending
the president said: IT tell you plainly
that this measure is vital to the win
ming of the war" And forthwith
twenty Democrats, including nearly all
the leaders, proceeded to vote against
it. Later. they will undoubtedly be
out on the stump asking the people of
the country to return a Democratic
majority in both houses of congress in
order to stand by the PRESIDENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

The success of virtually every bust
ness enterprise ever achieved was
gained thru publicity. Thru the pop
ular appeal Of advertisements business
men the country over have sold their
wares. By bringing an idea before the
public in such way that "he who
runs may read" the man with some
thing to sell has gained attention and
sales. 1t is the psychology of the con-
slant pressure of an idea. In time 1t
is convincing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

necessity, it will be met as every other
problem connected with making the
world safe for democracy has been
met. We are in this thing to the fin
ish and If we must do police duty in
Europe, we will. No seed of German
militarism should be left to sprout and
grow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

Germany lets it be known that she
has reached a frame of mind in which
she is willing to make great sacri-
fees in the interests of peace. If
these include the laying down of her
arms, the abandonment of all con-
quered territory and restitution for
what she has stolen and destroyed
then the allies may be willing to talk
to her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

1T is quite possible" says. Frederic
Villiers to the Forum, that the United
States may have to maintain a stand
ing army in Europe after peace is de-
clared-perhaps for fifteen or twenty
years! She kept her army five years
in the Philippines. There will also be
an army at home. Then there is Rus
STA to consider" If there arise such
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

Under recent order the men who
make the final inspection of airplanes
constructed for army and navy use
VIII be required to operate the ma
chimes passed by them before they
are accepted for use. Thus iSafforded
an instance of mans being COM
PEELED to take his own medicine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

In eighteen months we have sent an
army of 100000 men to Europe.
This is at the average rate of 100000
per month. Who would have believed
two years ago that we could do it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

Hun leaders are going ahead just as
tho they, expected to dictate the terms
OF peace. They counter President
Wilson's suggestion that they evac-
uate occupied territory with one that
their former colonies be abandoned by
the allies. The Huns are great bluff
fers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

The king of Spain may derive some
satisfaction from the knowledge that
the influenza from which he is suffer-
ing is the home brand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

The county Jail has been placed I'M
der quarantine. This should be well
come news to the thugs and bootleg
gers who are on the outside.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

Reports from the front indicate that
President Wilson has broken thru the
Maximilian line and that the enemy
has been thrown into confusion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

After his famous line had been
smashed into bits there seemed to be
nothing for Hindenburg to do but re-
sign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

Cholera is reported to be spreading
rapidly in Berlin. If this report be
designed to keep the allies out of the
Hun capital it will fail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Menu Hint.
BREAKFAST
Captaiope
Oatmeal Thin Cream
Rye Toast
Puffy Omelet Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Goldfish Balls
Mixed Vegetable Salad
Rice and Barley Bread. Butter
Blackberry Frappe Cocoa
DINNER.
Beef Stew with Vegetables
Cold Slaw
Corn Bread Butter
Peach Sherbet
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Coffee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12

census report Is the balance sheet laid
before Uncle Sam to show him what
he actually has and what he can count
on having"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-12
DISCOVERIES.

Keeps Cheese-If you are buying
whole cheese at a time, as SO many
are doing now. try this method of
keeping the cheese. After cutting out
the first slice of cheese cover one side
with a thick layer OF melted paraf-
fin. Spread lard on piece of cheese
cloth fdoubled) and lay on the other
side. Put cheese back in the cheese
box and put in a cool, dry place.
Inclosing Stamps-When inclosing
stamps in a letter do not stick them
by one corner, but moisten them in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-30
New Corporations

The following corporations, organ
lied under the laws of Maine, have
had their articles of incorporation
approved by the Office of the attor-
ney general:
American coal Producing Co. or
canized April -, at Portland Capt.
tai stock, Sl0o. 900; all common; moth
ing paid III: par value. 500: shares
subscribed. l.. President. Clarence c..
Trott, Portland; treasurer. F. T..
Drew. L. Conner, David r. Drew.
chas. w Hamilton, J. w Cady and
l.. w Merritt. all of Portland. Fur
poses. a general mining business.
Approved April IS.
Granite City Iron and Steel Co..
organized April * at Portland. CAP
ital stock. 100000; all common;
nothing paid in; par value. s1o1,
shares subscribed, IL. President.
Clarence G. Trott. Portland, tre,4-
urer, j. b. Drew. Portland; clerk.
IT. L. Croteau. Portland. directors
Clarence G.. Tro,t. F. +. Drew i
Conner. David F. Drew, Chas NJ
Hamilton J. w. Cady and l.. N
Merritt. all Of Portland. Purpose -
general foundry and machine sbop
business. Improved April 2s.
| cornish Farmers Union, orcanize1
April IL at Cornish. Capital stock.
. 'Ae'VVV' al common. paid in. slio,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-30
Industrial Accidents

Chairman F,bcn F. I.ittlefield Of
Belfast of TIE Maine Industrial Acct
dent Commission has assigned hear
ings as follows:
Arthur E. Miles. injured May IS.
1917, versus Lewis T.. Clewley and
the Travellers Insurance Company,
insurers; loss of sight of the left eye;
hearing set for Monday. May 8. at
100 +. NJ at the municipal court
room at Brewer.
Thomas Dorsey. injured May 5,
1917, versus the Great Northern
Paper Company and the En- ploycrs'
Liability Assurance Corporation, in
surcrs; loss of time; hearing set for
Monday. May 6. at Z. NJ. at the
municipal court room at Bangor;
Louis c. Stearns of Bangor attorney
for the employers.
Nettie Bean. widow of Ira X. Bean.
injured Jan. /. 1918. versus Frank w.
Hunt & Company and the Travellers
Insurance Company. insurers: de-
tendency; hearing set for Tuesday,
May :, at $50 L. NJ, at the office of
the board of selectmen at Island
Falls; Seth T. Campbell Of Island
, Falls attorney for the claimant.
William J. Newell, injured Dec. II.
| 1917, versus the american Realty
Company; loss of time: hearing set
for Wednesday. May s. at 3. +. NJ. at
| the office of the board Of selectmcn at
Island Falls.
Arthur ST. Pierre. injured Jan. 8,
1918. versus the Great Northern
! Paper Company and the Employers
Liability Assurance Corporation. in
surers; loss of time: hearing set for
Friday. May TO- at a. NJ. at the Of
flee of the board of Sclectmen at Van
! Buren,: Louis c. Stearns of Bangor
attorney for the employer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-30

election has been ordered for next
Friday evening for the WaterNille
company. The companies are as fol
lows:
4 at Portland; r at Bangor: c at
Portland: D at Biddeford; f. at Alil-
linockct and + at Belfast. named in
the order of their organization. The
Waterville company will thus become
Co. G.
Adjutant General George Mel.
PrcSSon states that he has every rca-
son to count on having a muster
during the summer at Camp keycS
in Augusta. An entire regiment may
rot be present, but a battalion will.
He says he has had assurances from
Washington that tho muster may he
held and that seems authority enough.
The prospect for United States
troops being seen on the muster field,
however. is exceedingly remote. The
long haul by teams Of everything
that goes onto the grounds is some
thing the government will not stand
for and the camp, though Of the best
as a healthy place. will not be used.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-30
State House Chat

Governor Carl F.. Milliken was so
much improved from an attack Of
larynEitis which last week confined
him TO his home, that he was at the
Executive department both morning
and afternoon on Monday, although
the monthly departmental dinner
scheduled for Monday evening was
postponed on account of his inabil-
ity to attend.
The Public Utilities Commission
had hearing in Auburn on Monday
Assistant Clerk Roy L. Leach was
IN WaterVille during the day on bus
iness.
Miss Elva Toward Of Waterville has
resumed her duties in the adjutant
generals office, after an absence of
about three months. occasioned by
illness.
$. a. Annis of Waterville. formerly
of the State auditors department.
was calling on State House friends
on Monday.
The first application this year for
an itinerant vendors license was re
ceived Monday by the secretary II
State. but as il contained the old fec
Of SIS, ii was returned with the IN
formation that to secure a license
this year, II will cost the applicant
an even 500. Five licenses were is
sued last year
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-30

way of sending a receipt for the s.
Just received. and the sender must ac-
cept this newspaper report as SUCH
The big sea bass that has been oc-
cupylng tank in the museum aquar-
ium since last December was on Sat
urday morning last taken to the Ken
nebec river and given its freedom. II
has not thrived in the aquarium and
1t was thought that a return to his
native salt water was the only way to
save its life. The fish was presented
TO the museum by tie government
hatchery at East Orland and weighed
about Il pounds.
1t was put into the river at Britt's
gully. 1t AT first appeared somewhat
lost and after noSing around in the
, water at the mouth of the stream
started up the stream for some
| where. 1t proceeded as far as it
| could go and then turned and leisurelv
made its way back to the river, bold
~ entered the big brook and made its
way down toward the ocean 1t is
undoubtedly by this time back in it's
| native salt water. even though in
strange parts
Curator Thomas 4. James last Oc-
tober laid away in n box a handsome
big green caterpillar. 1t rested very
comfortably through the cold winter
, and last Saturday Mr.. James became
the owner of beautiful specimen of
the SANTA cecropia moth. with color
Ing of the finest and measuring a full
six inches of spread of wings. 1t is a
beauty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-30

ferson, Wiscassct, Dresden, White
field and Somerville.
Clifford j. Pate of Belfast. Eepuh
lean candidate for county treasurer
of Waldo county; petition of Fred r.
Cole Of Thorndike and 65 others.
Boyd A. Blaisdell OF Franklin. Re
publican candidate for the House of
Representatives.
Hiram Pierce Of Windsor. Demo-
cratic candidate for the House Of
Representatives from the class dis
trict comprised OF the towns of
Windsor, Randolph, Pittston and
China; petition of II. J.. Merrill of
Windsor ANA Is others.
Hiram T. stevens Of Bath, Repub-
lean candidate for register OF deeds
for Sagadahoc county; petitions Of
w. Il. Kendall of BoWdoinham and %
others, Frank Il. Nichols Of Bath and
IL others. Willard II. Dulcy Of Park
CTS Head ana 81 others and l3. J..
Ludwig OF Itichnond and nine 9TH
crs.
George II. Babb of Schaso, Re
publican candidate for State senator
from Cumberland county.
Anthony \. Frates Of Portland,
Democratic candidate for sheriff of
Cumberland county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-30

initiating one candidate IN the thin
and fourth degree. The Afternoon
session opened at one with sons
by the choir, The Farmer Feed
Them ALP; reading. THE Rural Tele'I
phone" Mrs. w. A. Lucas; tops
Spring Plans for the Farm and Gar.
den" opened by o. NJ. Richardson
followed by Mrs. Leora NJ. Berry,
Mrs. Hiram A. Wentworth, A. F..
Russell and the Worthy Master C..
Fred Trip; song by the choir
sketch of the life of DR.. Henry Wan
Dyke and a selection from his writ
ings by Mrs. Cora b. Fuller. How
Can We Lessen the Danger Of Fire on
the Farm" was opened by the
Worthy Master. o. NJ. Richardson. \
+. Russell and Mrs. Lucy Hutchin-
son; Noted Men and Women Born
in April" Mrs. Martha J. Chids; Sc.
lections of wit and humor by mem.
hers. The lecturer gave notice that
the next Pomona would be held May
&, with Swift River Grange, MexiCo
Meeting closed with singing OF
America" by all. Mrs. Gladys w,
Russell acted as pianist for the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-30
"OVER THE TOP" IN AUTO
MOBILE REGISTRATION

over the Top" in automobile
registration in the first four months
of the Year 1918 is a cause of some
establishment to even the most Opt
mistir. The largest estimate made
around the State department was
$4,000 excess for the year over 1917
receipts, but when the figures at the
close OF business on SATURDAY. Nay
II. showed sl10,279 ahead of the same
period OF 1917. hats are DOTTED to the
evident prosperity of the Maine peo-
pie.
The receipts at the Automobile
Registration Bureau. Department Of
state on that date were s305.19a. 25.
against S2l1,492.75 for the same
period Of last year. The total receipts
so lar IN April have been s1e5.3Oo.e5-
something in itself to be wondered ~
considering all the conditions
throughout the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-30
Oranges
Lewiston Sranae

The regular meeting Of Lewiston
Grange was held Thursday evening
with Worthy Master, II. +. Lamson
in the chair. Mrs. Bessie Cole served
as Ceres pro TEN. One application for
membership was read. After the bust
ness meeting the lecturer gave the
following program; Recitation, Miss
Jennie Garcelon: vocal solo, II. i.
Lamson; paper, Miss Josephine Muir
ply; reading. Mrs. ADA W'itham.
Harry Crowley was appointed to have
charge Of the program at next week $
meeting. at which time the men will
furnish the entertainment.
Officers for the degree team and
members for the drill work were ap-
pointed and took their chairs and
places. The officers are as follows:
Master. Ralph White; oyerseer Wal
ter Williams; lecturer. Mrs. Lizzie
Weber. steward. Russell Hodgl<ins :;
assistant steward Harry Crowley;
chaplain. Mrs. M2ude Hodgllins; sec
rotary. II. ]. Carville. treasurer, Mrs.
Ada Williams: gate keeper. Percy
Libby; Ceres. Louise Frost; Pomona,
fSophronia Whittier; Flora, Florence
Smith; lady assistant steward. Jen-
ME Garcelon: pianist. Lena Holgate
The drill team consists of Ninton
Hodgkins. Harry White, Paul Rob
inson. Arthur Aupin, Harold Moody,
Cecil Libby, Bernard Carville. Harold
Cole. Leta Crocker. addie Croker,
ida Hodgkins, Id2 White, Alice Hol
gate. Alice Lewis, Josephine Murphy,
Eleanor Hodgilins.
Those who make up the tableaux
are: Sadie Brackenbury. Cecil Nc
Craw. Geneva Lamson, Marion
Witham. Maude Wadsworth, Yvonno
McGraw. Marion Shaw, Gilbert
F'rechette. Marie Cole.
Mrs. Bessie Cole was appointed TO
take Ceres for the remainder of the
year The First and Second degrees
will be conferred May ..