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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19
UNITY

SOUTH-Mel McGray Of Burnham
passed a few days last week with his
uncle, D. r. McGray.
Mrs. Norris Pushor entertained
relatives from Newport Friday.
The Rebekahs from this section
attended children's night at Favorl
Lodge Friday night Refreshments
of ice cream and cake were served;
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Goodwin and
Mrs. Ella Libby were Sunday callers
at Will Libby's in Thorndike.
= Mr.. and Mrs Foster McGray from
Minnesota were callers in the neigh
Mrs. Ben weston of Augusta is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Walton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Pushor and
daughter, Theola, were in Portland
few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Goodwin ana
daughter. Geneva, motored to Litch-
field Wednesday to visit his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles GOODWIN.
Mrs. Annie Libby entertained the
Social Neighbors this week. Anna
Stephenson, Lizzie McGray ana An
ME Weston were guests.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19
MERCER

Mrs. Jane tCroswelD Wilson. OF
Ann Arbor, Mich, is the guest Ct
Mrs. Stella Bigelow. ,,s
Mamie I.awlor of Maiden. Mass:
who was called here by the death OF
her grandmother. Mrs. Joanna Law
lor. returned to her home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Doran We're IN
Skowhegan on business SATURDAY. -
The vote in this town on the -
hour law Monday went no, 81. to yes
4.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cony. Brown
.rd Pohert Snow of Oakland were
guests of friends in town Friday OF
last week.
Mrs. Maud Morse has returned
Auburn. where she had treatment
for her throat.
Mrs. Rose (Gray) Grant Of Med
field. Mass, is the guest OF her
brothers, George and Charlie Gray. !,
Eddie Erickson was the guest OF
friends in town Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19
Hunters With Two
Deer Say Hunting
Conditions Excellent

C. f. Syde of Bath and Nick
Kesaris of the Maine Billiard Supply
company of Portland rode into town
yesterday on the way to their homes
after a two days hunting trip to
Great Pond. On the rear of their car
were two fine deer, one a buck,
weighing about 100 pounds and the
other a doe, tipping the scales at so,
the first to come from northeastern
Maine this fall.
Mr.. Syde reported that the deer
are plentiful and that he and his
companion had had little difficulty
in Securing their prizes. Wednesday
morning they had gone for a little
tramp in the East woods at Great
Pond, but returned to camp early, so
noon. About 2 p. NJ. they started
out. following a tote road which ran
through the forest in the vicinity of
their camp. They had been walking
only Is minutes when they spied
three deer. Mr.. Kesaris shot the
buck and Mr.. Syde dropped the doe.
The latter expressed his opinion that
they were fortunate to get both as
the leaves in the woods were very
dry, making it difficult to get near
any game without soaring them. On
the SAME trip Mr.. Kesaris sighted a
good sized bear in the distance and
fired at him three times, but was un-
able to make kill.
With yesterdays rain the hunting
season should be at it's best. The
danger of fire is somewhat less and
the dampness in the leaves will les
sen the sound Many from this vici-
nifty have made plans to take their
fall hunting trip early, so that in
case the season is closed on account
of no rains, they will have not been
left out in the fun. Perhaps Thurs
days precipitation will brighten the
outlook a bit and cut out the nee
oscjtv of hurry
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19

Not So Quick to Propose
The young men of the Goth cen
fury have acquired a reputation for
fast work. In the business world,
beyond question, this reputation has
been fairly earned and is well de-
served, but in the mater of matri-
mony the girls say there is still
room for improvement.
Occasionally we hear of the ro-
nance which buds and blossoms with
lightning like rapidity, and the wide
publicity given to these rare in
stances has given rise to the popu-
lar notion regarding modern high
tension CourtShipS.
This does not mean, of course that
the young man of the present day is
slow. If he meets Agnes in the
morning he is calling her "Aggie, old
kid long before the afternoon is
over and by evening no one is sur
home on the proverbial front parlor
sofa"
and right there" says a girl
from Manhattan lis where he sits
night after night, and month after
month. talking about horse races,
foreign policies, theatres, big bust
ness, Chinese rebellions and every
thing under the sun but marriage.
The way some of these cake eaters
can wiggle through the years with
out touching on the s'bject of a
diamond ring is an eighth wonder of
the world.
IF any old-time grandfather could
return to earth and watch the easy
grace with which lot of our alleged
live wires can go on through the
seasons wearing out one arm chair
after another, he would actually
blush to look back upon his own
hasty five-year romance.
Il know a girl over in Brooklyn
who is selling her hope chest for an
antique. Her present beau has just
started his seventh year of tri-
weekly calls, and he has celebrated
the event by bringing her a half
pound box of chocolates. She says
he got them with coupons. She fig
ures in the seven years off evening
calls he has left over 10000 cigarette
butts, all of them so short that if
she laid them end to end they
wouldn't reach six inches. She told
me she believed if she was shrewd
about it that she might, at the pres
ent speed, be able to worm a pro-
posal out of him by about 1947?
The marriage situation in New
York may clear UP gradually with
the return of greater prosperity, but
just at present the consensus of
opinion among the girls seem to be
that nothing less than a metaphors
cal bomb could stir some of the Man.
haitian young men into such reck-
lessness that girl might legitimate
ly say the time worn obsolescent
words: This is so sudden!"-New
York Sun and Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19

Frank Breen Of Myrtle street. Au-
burn. was seriously injured Wednes,
day when a trench in which he was
working suddenly caved in. He was
shoveled out by other workmen and
rushed TO a Lewiston hospital. One
leg was broken and he has probable
internal injuries. Breen was with a
construction crew Of the New England
Telephone Company laying a conduit
for underground wires.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19

When Mrs. Inez Walker arrived at
her Ladies' Shoppe on Temple street
yesterday morning to open the store
for business, she was unable to I'M
lock her door. 1t was at first thought
that the lock had been tempered
with, but it turned out that the lock
had gone on strike and with the
aid of workmen in the vicinity, adj
mission was finally gained to the
store
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19
Gets Full Amount Sued For

A verdict for $4,000, the full amount
sued for, was returned by a jury in
Auburn Superior Court Wednesday
afternoon in the suit of John Kacota-
kis against Eddie DUDE, for injuries
sustained in an alleged assault the
night of July 8. Kocotakis was struck
on the head by wrench and lost the
sight of an eye.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19
How Moles Live

The American Museum of Natural
History offered a prize of $25 for a
nest which would show how the mole
lives, and several We're forthcoming.
DIR. +. A Lucas, director of the
Museum, said accurate information
hitherto nd available to scientists.
had been secured. This Is the first
authentic information about a mole's
nesting habits that I know Of" he
said. and as far as 1 know the
groups which we can make out of
our specimens will be the first in
any American museum. 1 had been
unable to find any one who knew
anything about the family life of a
mole until I received the accurate
information of the finders of the
nests we now have" DIR. Lucas
plans to use the newspapers In fur
Their hunts for unusual specimens of
animal life. He said that for three
years he had been trying to get hold
of a family of young raccoons under
a month old. In spite of a reward of
500 for such a family he has never
been able to get one. He is also
after family Of young wolves
Scientific American.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19

The regular meeting of Fortress
Halifax Auxiliary, No. 8. will be held
at Odd Fellows hall at $50 tonight.
All ladies are asked to come early
and to bring two boxes Of food in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19

A delightful whist party was held
last evening in Pomerleau hall un-
der the auspices of LIE Consil Fran
co.'s. Refreshments were served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19
HALLOWELL.

The HaIloweiI News and ads will
be found on Page Of this issue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19

Fred Rich and Harry Walker OF
Thorndike were business callers in
Waterville Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19
GARDINER
Not So Quick to Propose

The Gardiner News and ads will be
found on Pages and 9 of this issue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19

Miss Elva Toward of Augusta is
visiting her father in this city for a
few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19

preparation for the evenings enter
tainment, which will be in the form
of box social.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19

G. L. Hudson of Springfield. Mass,
was business caller in the city yes
terday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19

Misses Mildred Bartlett and Flora
Farnham of Thorndike were shopping
in the city Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19

Harold Cloutier has returned from
a few days business trip to Port
land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19

Mrs. Ralph Hill of Skowhegan was
shopping in town Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19

Silkworms were first raised by q
Chinese empress 1900 years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-19
WATERv|LLE

George Pooler returned yesterday
from a business trip to Portland.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
Unique Story Surprising By One of the Greatest
Woman Novelist in the United
States Today.

His heart went out TO Martha
as he stood there. He thought of
her not with embarrassment, as
the woman he had loved before
ne met Marise. He had not loved
her, He thought of Martha ten
derly, calmly. with deep gratitude.
He owed all this to her. She had
saved him from the second-rate,
dingy life he had been so dinghy
ready to accept. She had some
how OWNED that there must be
something else. Something else!
Nealc was shaken at the thought!
Why, now. this. instant, If some.
one struck him down dead as he
stood there, he would have lived
more. known more OF the joy and
sacredness Of love than after
forty years with Martha He
wished he knew how to pray. SO
that he could pray that Martha
too, might know it.
And then. with rush, Martha
was gone from his mind, and Ma
rise stood there: Marise, looking
up. at him with piteous, fright
ened eyes that softened to trust.
to quiet trust.
He st OFF swiftly, swinging his
arnfs and talking to himself.
How could he be worthy of such
trust! He would be worthy OF
it. BY sGod. he would give her
q square deal. A square deal such
as no other woman ever had! The
whole Of his heart, his respect,
his honor. He would share his
life with her lpyally, as with an
equal no hidden thoughts
no halfway openness, no dark
coEners of compromise, no Sc
cret chambers kept for himself.
All the great gates flung open to
welcome her into her own home.
He flung. his arms wide, and
looked up at the stars, which
were beginning family to grow
dim against tire whitening sky.
His passion seized on him now
and shook him till he was faint
with it.
Wnen II passed for a lit
tie. he turned back toward the
east, toward the Pincian hill where
he had SO often walked with her.
where he hac seen her that morn
ing. The shade OF the fIex trees
was full OF her presence to him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
States Today.

; morning, her dear eyes had been
for an instant wild as If with
fright when he drew near. And
yet, even before she had let him
in, her eyes had softened from
fright to quiet trust as he looked
down at her. had softened to that
look. her look, which thrust him
through and through with love
for her.
He turned impatiently back and
forth on his bed, seeing, every
where he looked, those liquid dark
eyes, that sweet, sweet mouth,
till he held his empty arms out
lovingly in the dark. His desire
was like a fire. He knew. such
pain as he had. not dreamed OF,
and he would not for any price
have lost an instant Of that pain.
Had he ever said he was an un.
lighted torch? He was flaming
now. to his last fiber.
Presently he got up, lighted
his candle and dressed. 1t was
impossible to lie still with this
fire OF life blazing in him. He
would be beside himself by dawn.
If he had not worked come of it
off. He let himself out carefully
into the corri1or, and walked
down to her door. There, before
it, were her shoes. her little.
dusty shoes, which had brought
her back to him. He picked up
one and held it in his hand. He
stroked it like something alive.
The dust on it was. dear to him
When he stepped out into the
silent, deserted piazza a church
clock struck boomingly. The night
air was cool on his cheek The
great. starlit dusky sky, spacious
over his head, was none too large
to hold the greatness in his heart
that night. 1t filled all space to
the last dim, shining star. He
set off at random, anywhere, not
noticing where his feet took him,
up one street and down anothe~
-blindly, as he had lived. And
We somehow he had found his
goal.
The splash Of water struck on
his ear. He saw in the starlight
the dim sheen and sparkle Of a
fountain-Trevi. He stood still to
think of what 1t reminded him
Madison Square and Martha.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
UGH HEWN By Dorothy Garfield
An Engrossng Story Two Young People and the Events Which
Conspred to Keep Them Apart BY Brilliant and Force
full Writer.

rise sank to their knees, Living
stone standing on one side. Neale
on the other. the crowd pressing
thick and close about them.
From the choir came q long. 50
norous chant, ana then q silence.
in which Neals's thoughts, pound
Ing and hamnering in his head.
were stilIed to one great. solemn
petition.
The priest turned and passed
from one side Of the altar to the
other. He raised his hands over
the heads of the kneeling people
ana chanted the PAX vobiscum.
'Et cum splnru tuo," responded
the choir. on three long. signing
notes that brought peace with
them.
Standing there upright, looking
over the heads Of the denseIy pack
ed crowd, his eyes fixed on the
steady yellow flame Of the altar
candles, Neale felt a touch on his
hand. His heart stopped beating.
He knew the Hghtest touch Of that
hand, as NJ knew the lightest
sound Of that voice.
He stood motionIess, not h7eath.
ing waiting.
He felt Marise slip her hand
into his. and hold it fast ina close,
close clasp. But not so. firm as
his own on hers. Through the
dear flesh OF that dear hand he
felt her pulse beating against his
own. as Is he held her in his arms.
The yellow flames Of the artaI
candles flickered and blurred be.
fore his eyes.
A great tTIosanna!' burst from
the choir. Or was it in his heart?
CHAPTER LVII.
How suddenly it had all broken
mp. Livingstone thought forlcrn-
". their pleasant little Quartek
Of walks and talks. He had the
sensation Of Icing left stranded
by the ebbing Of q tide which
had seemed to buoy him up on
great depths. with the dIaap.
pearance of Miss Mills back to
her Paris apartment, the very
light had gone out OF everything.
Go BE Continued Tomorrow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
DINNER
GOWNS
by Rita Stuyvesant,

~ TRIKING gowns are dis
- played for dinner or dance.
informal afternoon occa-
sions, and elaborate evening AT
fairs.
A dinner gown that viii give
much wear is fashioned of black
chiffon velvet, with a rhinestone
ornament. It has the Princess
lines, fitted to the figure, and
draped to the side. The rhine
stone ornament catches the drapery
and has two long ends that trail
below the skirt. No sleeves are
used.
A vivid frock Of flame chiffon
makes an attractive model for
dance wear. A sleeveless bodice.
attached to a pointed. wide circu-
luz 40 "OAu ONOS - AONAAAA4eS-
ton slip Of flame silk. Footwear
to match and a silver headdress
lend interesting touches.
A gown for afternoon and In
formal dinner occasions. combines
black chiffon velvet, with rose
crepe silk and tiny gold beads.
The straight skirt Is OF velvet. at
tached to a hip-length blouse Of
rose silk. The blouse il heavily
beaded. and there are wing sleeve
draperies that extend to the bot
tom of the skirt.
The new henna shade, little
lighter than formerly. is used for
a dinner gown suitable for both,
afternoon and evenings.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Of the well to help their masters
get the best out of the soil. And
all along the road we met donkeys
carrying great loads on their backs,
or three in row pulling heavy
carts, orr carrying their masters
on their strong little backs.
All Of a sudden our car started
to slow up. 1t wheezed and puffed.
gave a last dying gasp. and stopped
dead.
whats the trouble, Foxy
Grandpa?" Bobby asked. as
climbed out CT the drivers seat
and lifted the hood to examine the
engine.
II don't know" I answered.
How about gasoline?" the wise
Bunny suggested.
AS usual. Bunny was right. We
were out Of gasoline right out there
In the wild country. with no village
in sight and an hour by burro from
Toledo.
What to do I didn't know. But
our luck was with us, for just then
we met a team. No, 1t was not
well-matched team. OF course, it
was a team of burros. 1t was a
big mother munro hitched next to
the cart and right in front Of her
was her baby. There he was,
hitched up and working away like
a good fellow. That's what they
do in Spain. The baby works with
the mother; and then when he
grows up he doesn't have to oe
broken, but knows just what to do.
The kind Spaniard saw we were
in trouble and stopped. And what
do you think he did. He unhitched
the burro and her baby and hitched
them to our car, and into Toledo
we drove. We laughed, but no one
else thought 1t was funny.
. "Well," said Bobby, "I'll never
laugh at a donkey again. Things
in this country don't depend on
horsepower, do they? They depend
on donkey power"
I'm Fridays story they see
town of adobe brick houses i'm
ArizOna.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29
HEAD WORK WILL TELL
NV INTERESTING STORY

Throughout the day the tale OF
the iconoclastic youth kept play
ing leap-frog with his thoughts.
At night he went home and to bed
only to dream of the mornings
conversation.
One evening, with a wildly beat
ing heart, he found himself en-.
sconced in a taxi following Mr.. Ed
wards, head of the firm. The Ed
wards car ahead drew up shortly
before the portals of a pretentious
restaurant and Mr.. Edwards
alighted and entered.
A half hour dragged by un
eventually. while Mr.. Edwards
calmly examined his evening pa
per. Lee ordered club sand.
witch and munched It slowly,
taking exactly thirty chews to
every mouthful.
A icuddly, gaudily dressed,
tobbed-hair, long.skirted flapper
had been led to Mr.. Edwards
table; he had evidently expected
herr Lce remembered the tough
youth In the III" and grinned.
For q few minutes he watched
the pair laughing together and
apparently having an excellent
time. Finally he rose and, steel
ing himself for the encounter,
started to make his way toward
his employers table.
He would merely stop q mo-
ment, allow Mr.. Edwards to rec
ognize him. then he would smile
supercilliously and walk on. To-
morrow he would be a city sales-
man. But. as Lee appeared to
put this idea into execution, an
unexpected thing happened. He
was facing the door as he walked
toward the table, so that he saw,
before she had had q chance TO
see her husband, or him, Mrs.
Edwards, waiting for the head
waiter. Lee recognized her at
once. as he had seen her at the
: office. His mind worked swiftly.
Like a flash part of his CORE.
spondence instruction flashed into
his consciousness: when con-
fronted by an unusual situation,
stop, think. then act instantly,
decisively-don't hesitate"
Lee walked to Mr.. Edwards
table, drew up a chair. snatched
his employers dishes from be-
fore that startled man. and ar
ranged them at the place he had
Communicated.
"Ah, Mrs. Edwards, looking for
your husband? He just happened
to drop in and I called him over
20 introduce him to my f'ancee. {"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-29

WV e had rented a little auto
" mobile for a month and
w were touring in Spain.
One day as we were bowling along
the road and looking at the beauti-
full rolling country, with its brown
hills and mountains, Bobby turned,
to me and said:
Foxy Grandpa, this looks just
like California in summer, doesn't
it?"
"It surely does" I answered.
And when the brave Spaniards
explored America hundreds of
years ago they must have felt
quite at home when they reached
the west coast"
How much further il it to To
ledo?" Bobby asked, for we were
going to that beautiful old town.
with its wall around 1t and its
fine churches and cathedrals, and
to see where the famous Toledo
sword blades were made in the
Middle Ages.
II don't know" answered.
But I'll ask this woman riding
ahead OF US on q donkey"
We soon caught UP to her.
stopped the car, dotted my hac'
and in my best Spanish inquired
the distance.
She replied: TITS an hour by
burro.
thought Bobby would explode
with laughter when he heard her
measure the time according to
the speed of the burro, or smalI
donkey, which they use so mucn
in Spain. But when he thought
it over he said:
'They certainly do use donkeys
here a great deal, don't they
Foxy Grandpa?" And then Re
shouted, why. there's donkey
merry-go-roundw
i lOOhSu dCTOS5 TIE AACAA S~''N~
there was a burrow hitched to
long pole and going around and
around in a circle. No one was
driving him, but the faithful crea-
ture kept going around and
around at a good speed. / chuc-
killed. as l said:
at Is a merry-go-round, Bob
by. but not for pleasure. That Is
q well there in the middle and
the donkey by going around is
pumping the water to irrigate this
field. That is the way the ancient
Egyptians used to irrigate their
fields to make them fertile.
Isn't 1t wonderful" gasped
Bobby.
All along the road we passed field
after field where we saw the hard
working burros pumping water out