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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15

in Denmark. The first year more
than Ais, 900 stamps were sold, two
for every man, woman and child in
Denmark, so wildly did the idea
seize the imagination of the Danish
people. MIR. Riis received in his
Christmas mail a letter from Dem
mark bearing some of these seals. In
a magazine article in 1907 he told
of the origin of the Christmas stamp
in Denmark. The stamp bore
message that in his opinion should
60 round the worsd.
First American Seal. g.
Miss Emily P. Bissell, a Red Cross
worker of Wilmington, Del. read
Mr.. Riis' article and conceived the
idea of selling Christmas stamps for
tuberculosis sanatorium which she
was then establishing on the outskirts
of Wilmington. She secured more
than $1,000 for her project. Miss
Bissell saw the possibilities of the
stamp and it was upon her sug-
gestion that the American Red Cross
undertook a nationwide sale OF
stamps. The next year 100000 worth
of seals were sold. By 1914 the sale
had passed the half million mark.
During the last four years the an
nual sale of stamps has amounted
yearly to between three and four
million dollars.
AS the sale of seals has mounted
year after year the toll of the white
plague in this country has steadily de-
creased. The death rate for every
one hundred thousand was 1913 in
1908. Last year it was 81 for every
one hundred thousand.
Christmas seals cannot be sold
without selling first the idea of the
prevention of tuberculosis. Through
the Christmas seal millions of men
and women have learned the nature
and prevention of tuberculosis; hun
dreds of hospitals, clinics, open air
schools, preventoria and other agen-
cies for fighting tuberculosis have
been brought into existence. Mothers
have learned how to safeguard their
homes against the disease and men
have won their way back to health
through a proper regulation of
their work and rest. The remotest
hamlet has learned that to be cured
of tuberculosis the patient must have
rest, fresh air, proper food, the proper
mental attitude and good care.
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Mrs. Cotton Entertains
Philathea Class

The Mabel = Judkins Philathca
class was very delightfully."- enter
tanned Thursday evening at the
home of Mrs. Perley L. Cotton.
Twenty eight members and guests
Were present.
Mrs. Mabel F. Osborne, president
opened the meeting in the usual
Philathea form and directed the
transaction of the business.
A Committee to decorate the
church for the Christmas season was
appointed TO consist of Mrs. Edith
Walker, Mrs. A. w. Kimball, and
Mrs. Fife l.. Decker.
In response to Il communication
from Mrs. E. c. Whittemore. it was
voted that work along the lines of
White Cross Missions be taken up
as the class mission work. This is to
be directed by the standing mis-
sionary committee of the class.
The financial statement OF the
November sale was read and the
proceeds announced to be $1S2.62. The
thanks of the class is extended to
all who assisted in the work of the
sale and to all who patronized. The
work of the men who served ii e
supper is especially appreciated.
During the social hour hot rolls,
fruit salad and coffee were served by
the hostess. assisted by Misses D9ris
Wells and Martha Wheeler
Rev. E. f. Longiey. the pastor.
sang the solo Song of Home" with
My Heart Remembers Me-" in en>
core.
The visitors wes Rev. Longlcy,
Miss Dora NJ. Kinsley, Mrs. Aaron
Dorrity, Mrs. II. C. Copp and Miss
Wells. The January meeting will be
entertained by Mrs. Nettie Keene
and Mrs. Edna Ward.
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across the border in New Brunswick.
OF the four the two freshmen from
China are still in college. The rep
resentative from Japan was called
home to Toxic Immediately after the
college year opened by The Toxic dis
aSter, but will return to BOWdOin
next year. He is the son of Vice Ad-
miral Okado of the Japanese navy.
Probably the first Mexican student to
enter BoWdoin was Isnacio Herrer-
las, freshman from Mexico City
Soon after college opened his guard
ian, then the Mexican Secretary of
State, announced his candidacy for
the presidency and Herrias left col
lcge to assist him in his campaign
lie too will return to college next
year. One of the Chinese students,
Chi Hal Fong, of Canton. China, has
also lived in Mexico City. his father
having been for three years the Chi
nese Minister to Mexico. Quincy
Queen Shan Sheh comes from north
crn China, his home being in Tien-
tsin. He has educated at Phillips
AndoVer.
Among the new scholastic regula-
tions noted for the first time in the
catalogue is the English requirement
which makes correct use of written
and spoken English a prerequisite
for the degree. If any member of the
faculty discovers that student is
deficient in the use of English, the
student is reported to a special COM
mittee of the faculty, which gives
him special course of instruction.
HIT is not recommended for a degree
until he has sa tisfied this committee
Another new academic regulation is
that making q large number of
courses year courses instead Of SEM
ester courses. This is in line with
Bawdoin's academic policy to make
the college course continuous and
unified process.
The catalogue notes one new schoI-
arship, that established by the Mems
Singing Club of Beverly, Mass. There
are two new prizes. the Sumner /.
kimball Prize and the Horace Lord
Piper Prize. both established by
Sumner L. Kimball. 80 the Father
of the u. S. Life-Saving Service.
1t is announced that more than SIG,
600 Is distributed annually at Bow
dom in the form Of scholarships and
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aware in 1907. Until 1919 a single
red cross, the symbol of the American
Red Cross, appeared on the seals.
Since 1919 the Christmas seal has
not been in any way connected with
the Red Cross. 1t is strictly tu-
berculosis seal and always bears
the double barred cross, the symbol
of the National tuberculosis Asso-
citation.
The tuberculosis Christmas stamp
is now recognized by everyone.
President Roosevelt, President Will
son, President Harding and now
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge
have been among the first to encour-
age the sale of the cheerful little holt
day stamps. When the Prince of
Wales and General Foch were in
America, they recognized the Christ
mas seal as the symbol of a great
public service and personally en-
dorsed the movement.
Artists Design Seals.
The seal in Denmark this year
shows a whaleboat with the Farce
landscape in the background and with
the words christmas 1928" in the
Danish and Farce languages. The
Danish love for the sea and for
ships has been we'll depicted in all
of her Christmas seals. Last year
the Danish seal showed a stately
fve-masted ship. The Swedish seal
for 1922 gave view of the Land of
the Midnight Sun with a figure hold
ing up the double barred cross against
! the sun. The Iceland seal for last
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New Information In
BOWdOin Catalogue

Brunswick, Me, Dec. 1.-THE new
Bowdoin college catalogue, for the
college year 1924, is now being
mailed to the alumni and to other
educational Institutions. 1t is pub
lished in the usual form and contains
The standard information regarding
students, courses. faculty, buildings,
scholarships, undergraduates and al
umni organizations, and so on. 1t
contains however some new Informal
tlon of special interest.
The data on enrolment shows that
Bowdoin is sticking closely to the 500
mark. The total enrolment this
year is SOB as opposed to sos last
year. The distribution by classes is
more uniform than last year when
the, large freshman class upset the
balance. The figures by classes are
as follows: Seniors. SO; Juniors, 81:
Sophomorcs. 1G6; Freshmen, $50;
Special students. Z.
The final figures on geographical
distribution show that Maine stu
dents number 900 and comprise near
~ b. percent of the total Massa-
chuSetts is the second state with 1872
students, or 2G percent of the total
These figures compared with those
OF last year show a decrease of II in
the number from Maine and an in
crease of 20 in the number of Massa-
chusetts men. New Hampshire is
third with 16. Connecticut has Is
representatives. New York 10, Penn
sylvania {. Illinois 5. and Rhode Is
land 4. The following are represent
cd by one student each: New Jersey,
Vermont, Georgia, District of Column
bia., Idaho. Indiana. Kansas. Louisi-
ana Michigan Missouri. Ohio, Utah.
washington, Japan. Mexico and New
Brunswick. China has two
That the Bowdoin student body is
predominantly of New England de-
rfvation is shown by the fact that the
number from the New England states
Is 464. or 90 percent of the total
At the opening of the college year
there were four foreign students IN
the entering class, and one from
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PROBATE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing appointments were made by the
IroDate Court within and for the
County of Kennebec on the goth day of
November 1928. and said appointees
duly qualified, on said date,
GEORGIA NJ. SHAW. administrative
or the estate of Lucetta NJ Shaw, late
OF Sidney. deceased
Bt RToN j.. GRAY of Worcester
Mass. administrator. de bonis non with
VIII annexed OF the estate of GEORGE
=. GRAY. late of Winthrop. and Her
bert Il. Foster of Winthrop, agent.
II. +. JENNESS of Augusta. cxecu-
TON, late of Togus. deceased.
DON III. FIFIELD of Augusta. OK
cCutor of the will Of EMILY FULLER
FltIELD, late of Manchester de-
ANNIE H FISH of Wins,ow OK
ecutriX of the will of GEORGE ".
FISH. late of WinSlow, deceased.
MARTHA w. SHOREY, of Mon
mouth. executrix of the will of La
deceased
EBEN NJ. IMAUN. of Monmouth. adj
ministrator of tile estate of ROSE d
MAIN, late of Monmouth. deceased.
WILLIAMS II. GETCHELII of Au-
gusta, administrators of the estate OF
IRA f. GETCHELL, late of Winslow.
deceased.
KATE HAYDEN BASsETT Of Win
slow. eXecutriX of the will of ALDEN
BASSETT, late of Winslow. deceased
Attest: r. w. LEIGHTON.
Register of Probate.
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People Who Need
Humanizing Industry
Not Church Attenders

Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 13-Because
the membership of the churches is
made up of the middle classes and
the real poor do not attend services,
the Church as whole has found it
difficult task to undertake re-
sponsbility for humanizing industry.
according to the Rev. Reinhold
Nieburh, pastor of Bethel Evangelical
Church, Detroit, Michigan, who
opened the discussion on social
service at the annual meeting of the
Executive Committee of the Federal
Council of Churches this evening.
He declared the tremendous wealth
of our country keeps the needs of the
workers from becoming as urgent as
they are in Europe. DR.. Nieburh
said in part:
THE people who bear the burdens
or modern industry and suffer from
its moral limitations are, on the
whole, not in the churches. The
people in the churches are the
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clinton

Miss Josie Drake of Portland was
q business visitor in town Friday.
Misses Rernice Chamberlain, Ruby
Gibson, and Marion Simonson have
arrived home from Pennington Nor
NAL school to pass the Christmas
vacation.
Mrs. Frank l.. Besse. Mrs. Mary
Proctor, Mrs. Lila Hathornc, Mrs
Fred Walker with her guest, Miss
IneZ Crawford motored to Augusta
Wednesday in the BESSIE car
Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss r. Watts have
moved into their new bungalow
home.
Mrs. II. A. Dixon and Mrs. William
York were visitors in Watervil!e Fri
DAY.
John Hubbard is at his home in
town for q few days
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-15
LIFETIME OF PAIN and MISERY
Saved BY "FRUIT- A-TIvES"
People in Portland Proud TO
Recommend The Fruit Medicine

s'Fruit-a-tives" must be different from
ordinary remedies, when these tablets are able
to save thousands of people from pain and
misery and restore them to health and
happiness. .....
'Fruit-a-tives'' ARE different. They are
made from fruit juices-the concentrated
juices of apples, oranges, figs and prunes
combined with tones, and made more active
incidentally by the wonderful process Of
combining the intensified juices.
No ordinary remedy gave relief to Mr.. Otis
M. Bryant Of 40 Anderson Street, Portland,
Maine.
He says, II was troubled with CONSTIPATION
ever since l can remember; as a result, I
suffered from distressing Headaches and Pain
in my left side. tried many remedies for
Constipation but without permanent relief.
About four months ago, I began the use of
"Fruit-a-tives" and since then, have been
free O.. Headaches, my bowels have been
several boxes of "Fruit-a.tives", feel justified
~ of true and exceptional merit'.
try "Fruit7a-tives'' for any Stomach, Liver.
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prizes in aid of mcritorious students
OF slender means. The new figures
on resources show that the estimated
value of the college buildings and
equipment is S2,561 900 and that the
annual expenditure for the mainte-
nance of the college of liberal arts is
1929, G46.16. The total interest bear
ing funds of Bowdoin college on
March 81 last year were So ,0G3. 5000.
Since that date other funds, in
Guiding the Blake Bequest of half
million dollars, have been received.
The total endowment of the college
is today about a million dollars lars
er than it was five years ago.
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First Lady Of the Lane

Z Back in 1852 when our grand
mothers played at post Office" the
Charity stamp" made its first ap-
pearance. Women of Civil War
days had the vision to see the ire
: .mendous appeal of a penny stamp
fused as the symbol of a great public
Service.
: The tuberculosis Christmas seal
which has now become an established
part of our holiday season every
year, is thus American in origin. Wo-
tmen interested in the Sanitary Com
mission in 1862 opened miniature
post Offices at fairs held in Boston,
Brooklyn and other eastern cities.
This commission was really the fore
runner of the American Red Cross.
Anyone wishing to receive letters
from these post Offices had to pay
postage in the form of SANITARY
Pair Stamps" By 1854 the charity
stamps sold in these post Offices had
brought to the Sanitary Commission
more than a million dollars for the
tcare of wounded soldiers.
/ After, the Civil War the charity
Jstamp was forgotten and did not re-
dappear until 1892 when such a stamp
twas used for Red Cross work in Por-
tugal. The idea returned to this
country in 1907 by way of Denmark
1t was Denmark, called by Jacob A.
IRiis, the eminent philanthropist, "San-
,Ita Claus own country, which sur
grounded our charity stamp with
the atmosphere of Christmas. Christ
mas is the most beloved of all fetes
lin Denmark and the sale of the holi-
/ day stamps to raise funds for the
building of hospital for tubercu-
,ous children in that country was the
forerunner of the Christmas Seal, the
famous symbol of health which has
now circled the globe.
! Stamps Collect Millions.
To-day this little stamp with the
tremendous significance back of it, is
ipractically national institution in
America and the nations of the
world. Millions of men. women and
children recognize the Christmas
seal az an opportunity and personal
responsibility to help stop the spread
,,of tuberculosis. So wildly has i,
seized on the popular Imagination
that now the penny stamp, calling fol
the smallest gift ever conceived, ha.
"bv its sale brought in more thar
S2s.oO0,0O0 in the United States alone
The 1924 seal shows a little chile
in front of fire place with the heae
of Santa Claus appearing in thu
emoke that mounts from the hearth
A Christmas wreath formed tn
motif for the first Christmas sea
used in this country, which was sole
only in and around Wilmington, Del
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Church Notices

United Baptist church. Rev. Fran
els S.Bernauer, pastor. 1870 A. NJ.
Public worship, sermon, The Res
direction of Jesus, Il historic fact
and the conclusive evidence of HIS
Deity and His Sovereign authority"
l.. Bible school. 4. As =. NJ. Junior
Endeavor: u +. NJ, Senior Endcavor:
I u. NJ. Peoples homolikc Service;
Sermon by pastor, ordinace OF Bap-
tiSm..
Methodist church Rev. Weston 2.
Holman, pastor. morning worship,
at 1870 o'clock, subject of seromn,
THE promised presence of Christ -
Sunday school at 11.45, Fred a. Wy
man superintendent; Happy hour
service at o'clock. Special song
service with brief address by the
pastor. Epworth League and tcsti-
monal service Thursday evening at
7.3O: preaching at Sidney Sunday af-
ternoon at 80 o'clock followed Icy
the Sunday Scnool.
All Souls Universalist church Rev
Milton G. Bennett pastor. subject OF
the sermon Sunday morning at 1870
o'clock. The Universal Father hood
OF God" Second sermon in Series
Special music by vested choir. Sun
day school at the close of service
Young Peoples Christian Union ut
q o'clock.
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Home for Ulster Governor

Belfast, Nov. ga. Z. by MaiD-
The Ulster government has purchased
EillsborouGh Castle. County Down, as
an official residence for the Governor
General, the Duke of Abercorn, whose
seat. "Baron's Court" is too remote
from Belfast
Hillshorough Castle is one of the
most beautiful of Irish mansions and
is the ancestral home of the Down
shire family.
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STATE OF MAINE

OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
Augusta. Nov. % 1928
Notice is hereby given that Petit
ton for the Pardon of John V. T.
Brown. convict in the County Jail
at Augusta under sentence for the
crime of operating motor vehicle while
under influence of Intoxicating liquor.
is now pending before the Governor
and Council. and hearing thereon
will be granted in the Council Chamber
at Augusta, on Friday the twenty
first day of December next. at 10
o'clock A. NJ.
EDGAR G. SMITH.
Deputy Secretary of State.
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Chinese Officials Let Go

Picking, China. Nov. IA. p. by
Mail)-China is overstocked with Of
ffcials. and 10000 such employees of
the government are slated for dis
missal under the new regime, ac-'
cording to the Asiatic News Agency.
Many men of inferior qualifications
today hold governmental positions,
and as result competent employees
arc not getting their salaries.
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The children and all the Young
folks who are rot working thai &c
long to the United Baptist Sunday
school are asked to meet a. the
church, Saturday afternoon ut 1.;;0
O'Clock for practice on Christians
entertainment. At called business
meeting of the United Baptist church
Thursday night to consider thu dis
position of the Free Baptist church
1T was voted unanimously to le:ain
it as Community house.
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PROBATE NOTICE. Notice is here
by given that on the thirtieth day Of
November 1928. Daniel II. Mosher OF
Augusta in the County of Kennebec,
County of Kennebec. duly appointed
administrator with will annexed of
the estate OF Reuben A. Jones late of
Nassalboro in said County. deceased.
and that on the same date said Daniel
H. Mosher qualified for and accepted
said trust
Attest: II. w. LEIGHTON
Register of Probate.
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year showed the Christmas star shin
ing over Iceland. The Norwegian
seal for 1922 had a picture of fish
ing boat, the work of Henrick Lund,
one of the most celebrated Norwe-
gian artists.
Among the many seals which have
been collected by philatelists is that
for the Virgin lslaads printed in
1909. 1t shows beautiful old Dan
ISL man of war, the 'Ingolf," which
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made many trips to the Islands. Por-
traits of rulers, prominent public men,
public buildings, churches and cathe-
drals, tuberculosis hospitals, snow
landscapes, little children, birds, fire.
side scenes, and angels ringing
Christmas bells, have been among
the subjects appearing on the Christ
mas seals of various countries.
Charity stamps are sold in nearly
every country in the world today.
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exceptions are in the United States
and in Norway, Denmark and Swed-
en-, where special stamps for tubercu-
losis purposes are sold during the
holiday season.
Jacob A. Riis was responsible for
the return of the Christmas seal idea
to this country. 1t was in 1904 that
NJ. E. Holboll, an enterprising Dan
ish postmaster, conceived the idea of
using a stamp as tuberculosis seal
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dec1J.s at,3t

PROBATE NOTICE. Notice is here
by given that on the tenth day of De-
cember 1923. Emery o. Reane of Ant
gusta in the County of kennebec. was
by the Probate Court for the County
of kennebec. duly appointed admins
traitor with will annexed Of the es-
tate of William \. Chamberlain, late
OF Augusta in said County. deceased.
and that on the same date said Emery
o. Beane qualified for and accepted
said trust.
Attest: Il. W. LEIGHTON.
Register Of Probate.
dec1 = Snt Of
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Bath Legion Elects

bdth Legion Elects
The annual election Of officers of
Roland II. Smith Post American
Legion. was Tuesday night and these
officers elected. Roscoe L. Perkins,
commander; Perry L. Thompson,
first ce-commander; Edward Sew
ALL. second vice-commander; Ralph
Gay, adjutant; Roscoe H. Shaw,
nnance officer; DR.. A. A. Stott. chap
lain; John ]. Crane, sergeant-at-
arms; Elvah Stickney librarian.
executive committee DR.. Warren y,
Kershner. DR.. Harry F. NORM. DR..
Seth S. Mullin. Eugene NJ. Desmond.
James Lester Morse Sumner Sewall
Loyal F. Sewall: house committee
Roscoe III. Shaw, Galen Z. Ward
Howell Smith; auditing committee
Allan Spear, Edward Sewall, James
Lester Morse,
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dect-S-15

PROBATE NOTICE. Notice is here
Dy given thats on the tenth day of
December 1923. Charles l.. Andrews Of
Augusta in the County of Kennebec,
was by the Probate Court for the
County of Kenaehec. duly appointed
administrator with will annexed of
the estate OF Walter d. Spaalding, late
of HalloWell in said County deceased,
and that on the same date said
Charles l.. Andrews qualified for and
accepted said trust
Attest: r. w LEIGHTON.
dec15, sat,St
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Many are the purposes for the sale
of stamps. Soldiers stamps have
been sold in Italy. Hungary, Rou-
mania and elsewhere. In Austria
many stamps have been sold for
children's hospitals. In England mis-
ST nary organizations and churches
sell stamps for special funds, and
stamps commemorate special events.
Practically all charity stamps are
sold throughout the year. Notable
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The Progressive Class OF the Uni
ted baptist church met on Tuesday
evening OF this week at the homo of
Miss Laura Brimestine on Water
street. Miss Brimestine was assist
cd in entertaining by Mrs. Frank
Brown. There was a Christmas tree
and each of the members brought Il
small gift for the children OF the
Sunday school. The evening: was
pleasantly passed with sewing and
patchwork and refreshments of
Christmas candy and pop corn were
served,
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PROBATE NOTICE. Notice is here.
by given that on the sixth day OF
December 1923. William L. Dill q
Villa NJ. Dill. both OF Farmingdaie IN
the County of Kennebec. were by the
Probate Court for the County OIL
Kennebec, duly appointed administra,-
tor of the estate OF Frederick A. Dill
late of Farmingdale in said County.
deceased. and that 'on the same da,s
said William +. Dill and Villa n;
Dill qualified for and accepted ssiu
trust.
Attest: r. w. LEIGHTON.
Register of Probate
dec15,sat,3t