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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-21
bx David Cory,

"Do you think we shall havesa cold
winter?" asked Uncle Lucky, as
SQUIRREL Nutcracker slipped bar Of
nuts from his shoulder to the floor.
"Guesso, dunno, mebbe," answered
the old squirrel, with a wink. But
LET the cold weather come. 1 have a
big store of nuts hidden away. Mrs.
Nutcracker and 1 always spend a
comfortable winter in our cosy bun
galow."
All of a sudden a loud knocking
came at the front door. Gracious
goodness meebus!" exclaimed Uncle
Lucky. Another caller?"
Sure enough, when Little Miss
Mousie opened the door, there stood
the Big Brown Bear. big sack over
his shoulder.
"Howdy, Little Miss Mousie," he
chuckled. "rve brought a few lolly-
pops for Uncle Lucky. Where shall
set the bag"
an the kitchen, please" answered
the careful little mouse housekeeper.
.rrhen YOU may walk into the sitting
room. Uncle Lucky's laid up with
sprained pinkie toe"
mighty sorry to hear that" said
the Big Brown Bear. II heard about
his accident this morning. Thought
a few lollypops might cheer him up"
and into the sitting room he ambled
to shake hands with the old gentle
man rabbit.
But hardly had the good natufed
bear sat down than light tapping
came on the front door. Goodness
gracious meebus! Is all Rabh.tland
calling on me?" laughed happy Uncle
Lucky. The next minute Honny Jen-
ny, a little basket on her erm, tripped
lightly into the kitchen. Il thought
dear Uncle Lucky would like dozen
fresh eggs. only heard this morning
that he had sprained his little pinkie
toe"
Hes in the sitting room," smiled
Little Miss Mousie. Such a sweet
smile! And all because everybody
was so good to dear Uncle Lucky.
Pretty soon another knock came on
the door, and when Little Miss Mou-
sic turned the knob, in walked Peter
Pig with box of big red apples.
Here's a small present from one
who feels sorry for your pinkie toe"
he grunted.
THANK you" laughed the happy
old gentleman rabbit. Don't feel
too sorry. for little pinkie is getting
better by the minute"
Just then somebody tapped on the
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Representative Howard, Democrat,
Nebraska, Is to introduce in Congress
a resolution to provide for the print
ing of twenty-five million copies Of
the Congressional Record to be dis
tributed in the schools of the land.
Really it would seem wholly excus-
able for the pupil to exclaim: Good
Lord, what next?" If our modern
schools were heated by the old box
stove such an arrangement might
enable the "deestrick' committee to
economize on fuel. but what a reve-
lation OF Towards ignorance Of the
requirements Of the school and Of the
pabulum suited to the pupil! In such
abysmal ignorance he undoubtedly
would endeavor to spread himself all
over the Record, for the benefit, Of
course, Of the pupils in our schools.
A State contented with that sort Of
representation in Congress may not
need more schools but it surely ex-
hfbits a lack Of common sense.
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READFIELD
District S. School
Convention Meets

DEPOT-The Sunday School Con-
vention comprising three towns,
Wayne, Fayette and Readfield, con-
vened at Smith Memorial church,
Thursday. November 10. The pro-
gram was as follows: Meeting called
to order by first vice president, Mrs.
Mary Sawyer; prayer, Mrs. Howard;
praise service conducted by Mr..
Howard: business meeting; nominal
ing committee report read and &C
cepted; president, Rev. H. Aldrich;
first vice president, Mrs. Grace
Prigsley, Wayne; second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. F. NJ. Sawyer; secretary
and treasurer, Mrs. Amy Packard;
superintendent of training depart
ment, Mr.. Aldrich; superintendent Of
home department, Mrs. Hattie White,
Wayne; superintendent primary de-
partment, Miss Mildred Russell, and
of the adult, Rev. Ernest Haywood;
district visitor, Mr.. Verrill, Wayne:
banner committee, Mrs. Hattie
White, Wayne, Mrs. May White
more, Fayette Corner, Mrs. Minnie
McKinnon; address by Mr.. Aldrich,
whose subject was Problem Of Alb
sentees," and discussion Of same.
Dinner recess, after which was Mr..
Haywood's address, "China Today"
and Mrs. r. Prigsley's paper, Path
way to Peace" Resolutions on vari-
Gus subjects, among them, on the
passing of Fremont Prigsley, the
late president of the association.
Resolutions offered by Mr.. Haywood
to be sent to President Coolidge, and
congressman, accepted. The con-
vention with representatives from
Fayette, Wayne and Readfeld ex-
pressed itself as standing firmly for
outlawry Of aggressive warfare, urg-
ing the United States, President
Coolidge and congressman to give
their influence to this end. Music,
solo, Miss Lillian Newton, with sew
eral encoreS
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Editorial Comment
You Can Use Hituminous Coal
Transcript)

Nobody who has not used blum
inous or soft coal in his own home,
Is qualified to speak with authority
upon the adaptability of this fuel.
TO all which has hitherto appeared
in the Transcript in favor of the
use of bituminous coal in New Eng
land house heaters, is now added
the personal testimony of the writer.
We have used the coal, and unhes-
itatingly give it a clean endorsement.
Two weeks experience in the use
of the low volatile bituminous coal
now obtainable demonstrates that 1t
will do all that anthracite coal has
, done and 1t will do some things even
better. And this, too, with an or
binary run Of the-mine commodity,
for the graded sizes are not yet in
the market, or il they are, we have
been unable to locate them.
With ordinary intelligence the
Transcript is ready to demonstrate
that low volatile bituminous coal will
work satisfactorily in any heater in
which anthracite will work, and it
will give as good, or better results.
There are more heat units in the
soft coal we are now using than
there have been in any so-called an
thracite coal obtainable during the
past six years. And there is no
residue of slate, shale, rocks or clink-
ers to be carried out with the ashes.
The bituminous coal is entirely con-
sumed and it leaves far less ashes
than hard Goals.
All talk about SCOT, smoke and
other evils is waste time. With o
little care, none of this will be ex-
perienced. When firing, the drafts
should be closed, and the stove pipe
damper should always be wide open.
The top of the fire is inclined to
cake or form a crust. This can
easily be broken up with the slicing
bar, and should be, before more fuel
is added. This develops active
flames. and in adding more fuel, care
should be taken not to smother this
flame. Leave some part of 1t blazing.
In this way, the smoke and gases
from the new fuel are consumed, and
that adds so much to the heat value
Of the fuel.
There is no trouble at all in keep
ing fire over night, no more than
there is with the best anthracite, and
not near as much as has been eX-
perienced with some alleged fuel sold
us as anthracite in recent years.
If there is an ordinarily fair draft
on present household heaters, we
anticipate no trouble at all in burn
ing low volatile bituminous coal,
even the kind now available, much of
which is quite fine. When the pre-
pared sizes can be obtained, the adj
vantage of this coal will be largely
enhanced. and no one need hesitate
about using it.
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HIGHWAY ACHIEVEMENTS

The American Association Of State
Highway Officials meeting at Detroit
have whatever satisfaction they find
in a record of achievement over the
last decade. Here are excerpts from
the record:
"On January /, 1915 there were
highway departments in only 81
states. Today there are 40, including
Hawaii. Ten years ago there were
only 257.291 miles of improved state,
county and township roads, all types
surfacing included. Today 467,905
miles of improved roads are in SER
vice. On state roads including all
types of surfacing,. improved mileage
jumped from 35,477 in 1915 to u.s.
BAT miles in 1925. On high type sur
facing the mileage advanced in the
same period from 14,400 to approx
lnately 10000 miles.
"Total expenditures on all classes
of roads in 1915 were $240.263HS4.
Total expenditures ON all roads in
1926 will approximate $1,176.000,000
The amount spent through state
highway departments in 1915, when
there no Federal funds, reached
$54,S84,O07. The approximate amount
thus spent in 1925. including Federal
funds Of $95,749,9S8 is given at $685.,
$4,000.
''The total mileage Of all roads in
the United States has advanced to
iS,002,9 miles. The total state road
mileage is given at ,259,721 miles and
the interstate or seven percent sys-
tenn on which state and Federal gov
.ernments are working jointly, ap-
iproximates 100000 miles. This latter
system is designed to carry inter-
state traffic and touch every county
seat in the United States. Any con-
traction Of this seven per cent sys-
tenn as q means Of economy. it Is
POINTED out. win remove the trunk
line system that much farther from
THE people as q. whole"
| While It would be difficult to dis
spute the need Of Interstate highways,
land already the advocates OF national
INSTEAD Of State highway building
are applying those arguments to
practically all the highways, there
are those who see in this a ire
;naendous strain not only on the tax
payers pocket, but on the admins
ttrAttve abilities of Government bu-
.reaus. There surely Is a golden
mean somewhere short Of an over
iswollen, cumbersome. extravagant
system such as one under any gov
;srnment management would newt
ably be were the construction Of all
highways consigned to it's bureau
cratic mercies. Yet they are telling
JUS that ANY curtailment of the
Federal authorization from the plan
now going forward will mean a re-
auction Of the bodybuilding program
lin q majority Of the States" This
may be, probably is true at the pres
ant; and 1t probably is wise not to
stop where we are. We may be as.
Isured, however, that those who wish
ito get the highways Of the country
altogether under Federal control will
keep on applying these same argu-
sments and trust to the people ac-
.quiring the habit Of depending on the
Federal Government. It would seem
about time for the people to be con-
.sideripg whether they wish to follow
the lead Of those advocates to the
lend Of the road.
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JACK
4 Rabbit

window. "Ha, hal" laughed Uncle
Lucky, II see the Yellow Dog Tramp's
kind face. Let him in. He's welcol:e
although he's not neat as a pin.'
Here's bunch of asters," barked
the good old dog. They're the last
of the season, / imagine. Found
them in a sheltered spot. Jack Frost
must have overlooked them"
Dear, dear" cried Uncle Lucky,
chow am I going to thank all you
good friends for your kind gifts and
thoughtfulness?"
"Sing us a song" suggested the
Yellow Dog Tramp, who was fond
of music, especially the songs Of the
wild birds in the weed.
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Wednesday evening at the a.
h a Ii ne ~

Wednesday evening at the a. ( :
hall. ~
The Auxiliary to the t5... y
Decker Post of the American q
held their regular meeting - sloa
Legion home with a large ana y
terested number present which !. q
ed to further the plans for the c ~
ing fair. W.
Clyde Ellis of Water street !. !.
Mrs. Goldie Larkin, Mrs W
Dean and Mrs. Leander Stevens =, ava
business callers in Augusta Th "els
day, going by auto. u''
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Applebsa
at the home of Mr.. Applebee's NJ. "
er on Water street for the wi ,vsa'
Charles Daggett who Is pronr,as
of lunch room and drug STOW
Boynton square was In Port, s =
Friday. While there he met NJ.
Daggett and little daughter pr.a
who have returned to their horl
on Alpine street from Worcss..
Mass, where they visited Mrs, ~
gett's mother, Mrs. Wakefleld g
four weeks. Az
Rev. and Mrs. T. s. Bernaua,
in Waterville Thursday, whera ~.
visited, by invitation, the sixth .s w
at the Junior High where s y.s
daughter. Mary Elizabeth. attsas sH
Interesting features were introSral
to celebrate conservation ana .Ssss
day of the National Education waas
The Sarah Sampson Tent Dsr.sA
ters of Veterans will hold Their 81
ular meeting Monday evening il =
G. A. r. Hall. 1t will be nomina,sssass
of officers and refreshments vii, y
served, it is hoped there will :.
good attendance.
The postponed meeting Of IN. =.
eryman's Bible class will ha IN ~
next Tuesday evening in the IYr;, nv
Baptist vestry, with an oyster ~
supper at $50 P. M. ''es
Sunday evening at 7.3O in Mar.
rial Hall there will be a union ss-s
ice of churches and entertainrrss'.
will be furnished by the Swarthmssa.
Chautauqua entertainers.
There will be a union serv;c. :,
churches at the United Rara.
Church. Thursday morning AZ IA ~
1t will be a Thanksgiving ss av,%
conducted by the pastors ~ -.
town. Rev. J. L. Pinkerton N ~
Dunn Memorial Methodist Chm.
VIII preach at this service.
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BELFAST
Roberts-Piper

Frank Roberts, better known as
Tommy, the well known basket ball
star. who for several seasons was
one of the mainstays of the Belfast
Semi-professional five, and Miss Es-
sic Piper. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Piper of High street, a
teacher in the Fifth Grade. Peirco
School, completely fooled their
friends and were well on their way
to the Maine woods on a hunting
trip before the news of their mar
riage leaked out. Fun-loving friends
who had planned all sorts of pranks
were left behind to make the best
of a joke turned on themselves. Mr..
Roberts is the proprietor of the con-
fectionery' store on High street and
both he and his bride are popular
young people.
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PoNzI, EFT cETERA

Ponzi is in Florida selling real
estate and dreaming of making mill
lions. It appears he left Massa-
chusetts contrary to his recognizance,
where he is under bail to serve a
sentence of from seven to nine years
as a. swindler, If his appeal should
fail The district attorney sought
to have the court terminate this stay
of sentence, granted last July, and
protested that Ponzi had delayed in
fling exceptions.
Ponzi is telling the newspapers
about his expectations to clean up
millions in Florida with which to re-
imburse those, whom he is accused
Of swindling. Possibly some of them
may believe 1t. 1t might be interest,"
ing, although hardly relevant. to
learn whether the judge also believes
1t. We should desire to know
whether 1t is not possible to secure
a court machinery such that it may
be possible to ascertain whether the
sentence given by one court suits the
opinions of another court, without
permitting an interval in which the
accused may luxuriate in a sunny
cline and hatch other schemes for
enticing money out of the pockets of
the public. AS it is we do not re-
gard Ponzi's permitted performances
as any deterrent to criminals or any
course, we do not know that his in
tentions are not of the best, but past
performances of his have shown a
weakness from which the public ap-
pears to need protection. We do not
see that it is receiving such protec-
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hams Vegetable Compound. Mother
got me six bottles and at the end of
the first month I was much better. so
/ kept on taking until / had no
more pains. When ] got married and
had my first child l was in terrible
pain so that it was impossible for me
to do my homework. I thought of
how the Vegetable Compound had
been OF so much benefit to me when
! was a girl, so ] went to Perier's
Drug. Store and got six bottles. It
sure did help me and still take it. I
am well woman today and l can't
say too much about Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. I will an
swer any letter that comes to me to
answer about what your medicine has
done for me. Mrs. WILLIAM CAR
YER, RID. No. 2, Ellensburg, Wash.
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Saturday, November 81, 1925.

Only God is permanently interest
ing. Other things we may fathom
but he out-tops our thought. Ma
turs and events are endlessly inter-
eating but they are only symbols.
God is the meaning beyond the facts
the Great Meaning to which all
facts contribute and in which they
find explanation.-Rev. DR.. Joseph
Fort Newton in Woman's Home
Companion.
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LITCHFIELD

PLAINS-Mrs. A. E. Crombie of
Somerville, Mass, and Mrs. /. B.
Smith Of Everett. Mass, who have
been guests of Mrs. James Slocomb
for few days, returned, Wednesday.
Lewis Wilson and son, Oramandal
of Orr's Island, were guests in town,
Wednesday,.
The Community Circle met with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Slocomb,
Wednesday evening, with about 80
present.
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DEMOCRATS AND THE TARIFF

, Democrats, cropping for an issue,
have not forgotten how many, many
times the South has voted for a lower
tariff at a Presidential election with
Its fingers crossed. rislking 1t in the
hope, usually fulfilled. that later by
some hocus pocus the products Of
the South might escape the reduce
ton.
Chairman Hull Of that party takes
occasion to tell the world that we
have to make our terms of settle
ment with the foreign nations so
easy because we are insisting on q
protective tariff. Yet notwithstand-
ing he does not indicate he will OPP
pose these terms when they come up
for approval he nevertheless insists
on q lower tariff SO to make these
easy terms more easily met.
Reduced to simple language it ap-
pears that he believes we, having
made sacrifice on behalf of the
protective tariff, should now proceed
TO nullify the effect Of it by reducing
the tariff just the same. For cam
.paign purposes it is evident that Ger.
tain Democratic theorists will not
rest easy except under a lower tariff
in theory.
Mark Sullivan alludes to the like
lihood that the Democrats are fish
ing for the support of the New York
bankers in a drive for lower duties;
that the bankers wish to make for
sign loans at comparatively high
Gates OF interest and to be assured
) The borrowers will be able to pay;
that lower duties. the opening of our
great markets to the flood of the
cneaply produced goods of those
countries, will enable them to nav.
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they when they established the
custom Of an annual Thanksgiving
day? Anyone having doubts as to
that should profit from reading Gov
ernor Brewster's> Thanksgiving Proc
Iamation
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lMAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD


Eastern Standard Time
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA Foh =
Bangor, t12.21 a. m, s12.40 a. m. i4;4san - = =.
1926 am, t12.25 pm, 1928 pm' s-'0' r
B. & A. Pts, t12.2 am. t12. 25 pm.
Bar Harbor, t12 II a. M, tl2.2o p. ~ az n
Bath, 1854 a. m, 1881 a. m. So a.
Belfast. C444 a. m. TO- 26 a. M, t22S ?; u nj,
Boston. 1921 a. m. 1854 a. M, ls .ns q.
$10.0S a. m. 1905 p. m, 1894 P.m-' ls'OS
*10.55 p. IN.
Calais. t12.21 a. NJ, t12.25 p. m:
Dover Foxcroft, GAIA a. M. Tz.Zo p 70 a a d.
Gardiner, 1921 a. M, t5.54 a. M osun
slo0S a. M, 1906 p. m, So; "a p. NJ i1'''s
ISIS p. m, TIE p. m, 5000 p. u; ;,o ne o,
Hallowell. 1854 a. M, 1881 a. m, s teysn .
1905 p. M. So "a r. M, t40o p. m.' i''.'
TIE p. M. *1055 p. N.
Harmony, t1225 p. m. roaeAr
Lewiston, t5.5 81 a. m, 1881 a. m.' sio'''
taos p. m. S10.55 p. m. -
New York, 49, "a p. ~, ia, 05 p. m. oa,ar
Portland, 1921 a. m, t5:54 a. M 9snr
S100S M, 1906 p. m, 1884 p. n.' Jaw
f719 p. m, *10.55 p. m. .o.on
Rockland, 1854 a. M, 81 a; M, I4; - aSsos
Skowhegan, C444 a. M, 9.26 a. NJ ", 1IGs ap.
So Gardiner, 5.54 a. m, 10 81 a. m ZIG y 10 %.
1906 p. m. 1884 p. M, 1918 Pm
40 sop. m.
St. John, ti2.21 a. m. uaar
Waterviile, tl2.21 a. M, s12 40 am, y IA
1926 a. m, t1225 p. M, t2.23 p. M s-,O'f
TIA p. m, 1000 p. m. - Moods
*Dai1y. c Except Sunday anu anu. y Saudq
Z Daily, except Monday. Daily e1cep'
Sunday only.
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TWICE IN This
WOMAN'S LIFE
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound Helped Her
from Sickness to Health
Ellensburg, Washington "When
l was first coming into womanhood

suffered terribly
every month. My
mother did every
thing she could
think of, so she
took me to sew
eral doctors and
they only helped
mealittle. Mother
was talking to
anotherladya about
my condition and
she told mother of
T-Is- II Mt
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a ,ich uncle. from whom she had ex-
pectations.
''Well, Jane" sighed the wooer,
well talk no more about it now, but
you know my feelings IL black
edged letter comes."-Rehoboth Sun
day Herald.
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OAKLAND

Mrs. HI. Ida L. Brown has been
chosen general chairman of the ORR
entail Bazaar which will be given
December 10. afternoon and even
ing, under the auspices Of the Christ
ian Endeavor of the United Baptist
Church.
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jolly Eight CI,Ih

Jolly Eight Club
The jolly Eight Club met at the
home of Mrs. Frank Page on Sum-
mer street, Wednesday for an all
day meeting. Dinner was served at
noon. The afternoon was passed by
sewing, knitting, crocheting and
making plans for the annual Christ
mas Tree. Those present were Ola
Curtis and daughter Ruby. Addie
Lonely, Emily Cowen, Stella Bart
lett, Goldie Larkin, Della Foss and
Mrs. Clarence Shelton was a guest
The next meeting will be December
at the home of Mrs. Goldie Larkin
of Summer street.
sargent Wymans Women's Relief
Corp held their regular meeting
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n thought dear Uncle Lucky would
like a dozen fresh eggs"
So down at the piano sat the dear
old gentleman rabbit to- sing;
ooh, dear today when all my friends
With thoughtful care bring gifts
to me.
Be with me when I'm old and gray,
A flower in my memory"
Then, seeing that dear Uncle Lucky
was growing weary, everybody said
goodby and left him to the tender
care of Little Miss Mousie, his very
watchful tiny housekeeper. And in
the next story you shall hear what
happened after that.
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MAINE GOSSIP

Good Morning!
Sort o. blue the other mornin'.
Somehow didn't seem to care;
Kinder had it all decided
That the world want playing 1alr'
Early frosts destroyed my garden,
Pork goes down a cent a day.
Our best heffer died and left us,
Early winter-short on hay.
Then, somehow, I got to thinkin'
OF the debts / couldn't meet,
When / met a jovial neighbor
Coming up our small town street:
Says he, hearty like, Good Morning;
Folks all well at home? That's fine.
That was all-but say, folks, how u
Frightened up that world of NINE
Sort O. made me square my shoulders,
Kinder made me want to grin:
Seemed that spite of turns and TWIST
Mighty good old world we're in.
Maybe, now, the Good Lord wisely
Kinder scatters shadows some,
Just to make us mortals thankful
When we see the sunshine come.
oh, the world looked pretty happy.
I felt better-that's a fact:
And / wished all folks Good Morning
Just to see 'em smilin' back.
And, somehow, Thanksgiving comm
Cprec'ate blessing? Guess / dob
Yet I'm thankfuFst for neighpor,
Just to say Good Morning to.
Grace III. Parmenter.
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Wno' among US today. having strug-
eied as vigorously and self reliantly
~ did the Pilgrim fathers, have not,
@eae to be thankful fer than had