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Evening star., 1925-09-04

Pop was smoking and thinking and
ma was wawking erround putting
piClStureS Strate on account of Nora
| having busted the room and being a
heavy duster, and all of "A sudden
remembered something. saying, G ma,
I almost forgot TO tell you, Mrs. Hews
called up this afternoon and Sed TO
tell you she was going to have a
bridge party tonite and she wanted
to know if YOU and pop would come
over.
Nell for land sakes | should say
YOU almost did forget TO tell me, WY
dident YOU wait a little longer and
wake up in the middle of the mite and
tell me. and jest feel unusually like
playing bridge tonite. too. ma sed.
And ! feel unusually like not play
ing it, wich is pritty darn unusually,
pop. sed.. and l sed, Mrs. Hews seq
if she dident heer from you she would
know you wasent coming.
Well now aren't you jest too agger-
waiting for werds, Wy cant you remem-
ber things wen your Supposed to, wat
have you got a he'd on your shoulders
for? ma sed, and pop sed, Well, We
were all young once, and a childs
mind is SO full of one thing and an
other its half empty half the time
enyways, forgive and forget, that's my
motto, and as long as Mrs. Hews
hasent herd from us she wont be ex-
pccting us and she's probably got
somebody to take our place by this
time.
Or maybe il was the other way err
round. sed. Maybe she sed if she
dident heer from you she would eX-
pect you, l aint sure.
O for goodniss sakes Willyum we
may be holding up the hole game,
We'll haff TO hurry rite over, ma sed,
and pop sed, Yee gods, Benny, haven't
you eny brane at all, you must think
with Your feet.
Well enyways its all rite, because
Mrs. Hews called up aSen after vile
and sed to never mind because she
wasent going to have eny bridge
party after all. l sed.
Well for land sakes I'm a total tx
haused reck trying to follow that boy
ma sed. and pop sed, Benny, l need
air, go on out and get some.
Wich I did
Evening star., 1925-09-04
Bread Sauce.

Two cups milk. ! onion. 8 table
spoons margarine. few grains cay
enne, l cup stale bread crumbs.
cloves, y teaspoon salt. Simmer the
milk for one-half hour in a double
boiler with part of the bread crumbs
and the onion. These crumbs should
be quite fine. Remove the onion, add
the margarine, salt and cayenne.
Before pouring around the chicken
add the remaining crumbs. These
should he quite coarse and Drowned
in, r,,aItn1 I,r,rta,
Evening star., 1925-09-04

Straight over TO Farmer Brown S
flew Filter. He flew across the barn
ward straight to Farmer Browns big
barn. Way up in the gable a window
was open. Filter flew straight
through that open window into the
harm. High up in a dark corner Fit
Ter hung himself, up by the heels to a
rafter.
What luck" squeaked a very
squeaiy voice 1t was the voice #
Mrs. FILTER, who already was hanging
there to that same rafter
NO luck. No luck at all, squaked
Filter. What luck did you have, my
dear?"
None, my dear" replied she, and
gave a funny little sigh. Il never
was more hungry. And the young
sters are no better off than we are.
They both gave. mp before l did and
we're here before got home. But We
Evening star., 1925-09-04
"PuzzEcks"
Copyright. 1921
PuzzLe-Lin,ericks

To compose an opera -
Don't proceed in the old-fashioned
Take your seat on the 5
Strike them all with your -.
"Oh, how modern" the critics will
l. The present time.
2. Manner
g. Used in playing a piano
4. Joints between the hips and ankles.
8. State.
Note: The music of some modern
composer sounds as if it were written
in the way described above-when the
proper words, indicated by the mum:
bers, have been put in the correspond
ing spaces and a complete limerick
has resulted. The answer and an
other "Puzzlick" will appear tomor.
row.
Yesterdays "Puzzlick."
There was fair maid who would
sigh,
"Ah, love is torturep' she would cry.
Said her ma, "Tommyrot.
. 'Tisn't love that you've got,
It's mixture-pork, pudding ard
pier
Copyright. 1925)
Evening star., 1925-09-04

peal to her, for it shows both imagina-
ton and good taste
The ware is Quimper, a Colorful
peasant pottery. made today in the
same queer little French town and
after the same old-time designs, that
it was many years ago. The candle
sticks are peasant figures, balancing
baskets on their heads, which are the
candle holders. The 'squatty pitcher
holds boldly colored field daisies which
have. been arranged with a cheerful
simplicity.
The Quimper ware was purchased
in a china shop, the candlesticks cost
ing 50 pair and the little pitcher
$2.5e.
Copyright. I925l
Evening star., 1925-09-04

! Would you kindly give me a diet for
/ person over 60 years of age?-MrS
Z. y.
! A woman of 60 years need not make
any very radical changes in her diet
except in the matter of quantities
| This, of course, presupposes that she
has been eating sensibly up 10 this
time.
| After so there is. of course. not sc
much activity of the muscles, and the
internal processes of the body do not
need so much fuel.
One should eat moderate sized por
tions and be very careful 10 chew
them well. A rough estimate of the
reduction that is advisable is 10 pei
cent
Rich sauces. pastry and all made
dishes should be omitted. The fat
eaten should be simple and easily di-
gested. such S crisp bacon, cream
fresh butter or olive oil. Here is a
suggestion for a days meals:
Breakfast-Sweet fruit or fruit juice
or pineapple, grapes or sweet apples,
crisp cereal with top milk. very brown
toast with butter. soft cooked egg, a
slice of crisp bacon, tea or coffee ac-
cording TO taste.
For luncheon-A cream of vegetable
soup. made with equal parts of thick.
}.
A main dish of cheese, grated and
stirred through rice, or one of oysters,
with baked potato. more toast and a
dessert of fruit jelly or cooked fruit.
At tea time a cup of tea or broth
or matted milk. and at dinner the lean
part of d lamb chop or a slice of lean
roast beef, with mashed potato and
one other vegetable. Buttered toast
and a dessert of rice or custard or geIa-
tin. according to the dessert served at
luncheon, with tea or coffee.
Have been suffering for many years
with stiff knees. arthritis, and would
like suggestions in diet Physicians
differ so on diet.-Mrs f. H
A diet for arthritis is usually planned
on the theory thst the condition comes
from an Infection. This means that
the system should be well built up and
the diet should be nourishing, with a
fair amount of bodybuilding material.
considerable fat. a good supply of
starch. and if such a diet is followed
care must be taken. to avoid serious
overweight.
If the physician establishes the fact
that there is a disturbance of the kid
neys and orders a low purine diet. this
must, of course. be followed. In that
case the diet should include eggs.
milk, white bread, butter, hominy.
farina and rice, cream, sugar. jam
marmalade. cream. soups. cabbage.
cauliflower, lettuce, ice cream, cheese.
nuts, cornstarch, custards. grape
juice and other unfermented fruit
juices. Only some one who is able
closely to supervise you can tell YOU for
certain which of these conditions must
be yours I should advise a little
careful experimenting if you have no
one to give you TINS close supervision.
For example, try the diet as outlined
above, and if no disturbance appears
when you are following this diet, then
you may be faixly certain that you
need this.
My doctor has advised me to avoid
Evening star., 1925-09-04

bed, and at last we will be sure OF
full stomachs. On the strength Of that
am going to take another nap"
So the Bat family went back to sleep
again, but you may be sure that just
as soon as it was dark enough they
were out. In fact, they went out just
about the time the Swallow family
came in to so to bed for the night.
kC02xziSRtx x1a2aa
Evening star., 1925-09-04

ingly close fitting, hugging the head
smoothly. with utter disregard for
feminine frills.
1t is only the woman of assured
ophistication-with features small
and regular-who should attempt to
wear this trying style. But for her it
would be a complete triumph as we'll
as an ideal hat for motoring. being
light weight and wind defying.
MARGETTE
Evening star., 1925-09-04

When Filter the Bat left Peter
Rabbit he very quickly disappeared.
You remember it was raining and
Filter was in a hurry to get home.
Peter wondered where that home was.
He hadn't the least idea where Filter
the Bat lived. He would have been
considerably surprised if he had fol.
lowed Filter and seen where he went.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
HOME NOTES
BY JENNY WREN.

Silver candlesticks and flower bowl
and hothouse flowers are all very well
for the formal dinner table, but the
Summer hostess wants her center
piece to be more refreshingly in
formal. Here is one that should ap-
Evening star., 1925-09-04
MODE MINIATURES

Fall millinery is being taken more
and more seriously every day now
that September is here. The newest
and probably the most sensational
chapeaux are known as aviator hats. -
and rightly so. For they are astonish-
Evening star., 1925-09-04

Answers to readers questions regarding
diet will be given by Winifred Stuart
Gibbs food specialist writer and lecturer
on nutrition. Questions should be accom-
panied by a self addressed. stamped en-
velope as only those of general interest
will be answered in this column; others
will be answered through the mail. Every
effort will be made to answer questions
promptly. but we bespeak the indulgence
of our readers for any unavoidable delay
The number of letters received is large
and each must take its turn. Address
Winifred Stuart Gibbs. 81 West Thirty
ninth street. New York city.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
That Perpet-
dl-4fotion
Mdchine-
Woman s
Heart
Says Men
BeHeUe
Woman s LoUo
Can't Be
Killed
DorothyDix
IF You Wish to Retain Your Wife's Affections
Continue After Marriage Same Tactics
You Used in Winning Her

{
that
the
Evening star., 1925-09-04

Boarders have liver complaint if it
Is served to them seven times a week.
Evening star., 1925-09-04
Novelties i'm NeedlewOrk

Cleverly Made Articles May Be Produced by
Woman Who Has the Skill and the Desire to
Engage in Work OF This Character
Evening star., 1925-09-04
Filter at Home.

Just place wherein to sleep
IL all tho home that some folks keep.
Old Mother Nature.
Evening star., 1925-09-04

In reality. women tickle
as men are capable of deep abiding
Evening star., 1925-09-04

Womens fances Is as are
lured by handsome O
there
are husbands who
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-12
Gardiner Man
Will Give Answer to
Two Charges Today

As the outcome of an accident in
which the horse owned and driven
by George Esterbrook of the Marston
! Road was in jrred to such an extent
that it had to be shot Charles Dill of
the Brunswick road will be arraigned
in the local court this morning on
several charges. Mr.. Esterbrooke
was coming out Of the Marston Road
which leads onto the Brunswick road
about $50 Friday night when his
team was hit by the car driven by
Dill whom the local authorities allege
was intoxicated.
Upon hearing of the accident Chief
of Police r. c. Dunn, Deputy Sheriffs
Arthur G. Robinson and Paul E. De-
merse and officer Melvin Watson of
the Gardiner police force made a
raid on the Dill home and unearthed
a large quantity of contraband, in
Guiding two five gallon kegs of home
brew, several jars of unknown intox-
icant, a still, and all equipment show
ing there had been large amount OF
intoxicants made at the place. Dill
was injured somewhat but is ex-
pected to stand trial this morning for
driving an automobile while intoxi-
Gated and also on the charge of lille
gal possession. Mr.. Esterbrook was
injured but the horses leg was broken,
and it was shot by Chief Dunn. The
local officers report that they have
been on Dills trail for some time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-12
CHELSEA

L. L. Katon, daughter, Mrs. Edith
Sartell, and granddaughter, Mar
garet Katon. returned Saturday to
Linden, Mass, after passing two
weeks with friends here. Miss
Irene Katon, who has been at ]. O.
Pages for the summer, returned
with them. They went by Tauto
with Mr.. and Mrs Enson Katon from
Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Morang
and Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Cain and
son, Eldred passed the week end at
New Harbor.
A Nash touring car bearing a
Massachusetts license, containing
two men and two boys, Sunday
turned turtle going down the Morang
hill on the Windsor road, one man
received severe injuries and was
taken by passing car to the Home
hospital for first aid and afterwards
taken to his home in Whitef1eld
The car was badly damaged.
Edward Millet, Jr, who was in
jured last spring while at work on
the patrol road, went. Saturday. to
Portland and entered the hospital
for surgical treatment. He expects
to be away eight weeks or more.
Mrs. Sara Brann, son Henry
Brann and wife of Auburn, were re-
cent guests Of Mrs. Brann's sister,
Mrs. e. H. Collins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-12
RICHMOND CORNER

Mrs. Mary Page and A. d. Page
passed Monday with friends in
Harpswell.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Palmer are
entertaining their sister and family
from Redding, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Purinton at
tended Waterville Fair. Tuesday.
Ernest Dow is visiting relatives In
Amesbury, Mass.
Mrs. M. B. Tarr passed Wednes-
day with Mrs. A. G. Buker.
Master Delma Stinson is visiting
his cousins, C. P. and E. S.
Briry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Seigars were
Sunday guests at B. r. Temples.
Mrs. VIM. Meserve passed Thurs
day with Mrs. Hattie McKenna.
The Misses Dorothea Temple and
Helen Merrifield were visitors at
Mrs. J. G. Hamilton's. Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Temple of
Boston, Mass, were week end visit
ors at B. r. Temples.
John Porter of New Hampshire
Melvin Tarr of Bowdoin Centre Is
visiting at e. o. Tarr's.
Progressive Grange was largely
attended Friday evening. Visitors
were present from Enterprise, Saga
dahoc and Litchfield Merrymeeting
Oranges. The Bird and 4th degrees
were given by the degree team and a
Harvest feast was served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-12
Light Vote Expected
'At Waterville Polls

81. light vote is expected in Water
s.ss next Monday in the statewide
.,erendum. At the three-day SEES
~. vn OF the Waterville board of reg
.salicn which was held earlier in
.ne week there was but little re-
NJ. ase ana no more than 20 people
M. lheir appearance. Raymond
=, Lgntbody, Waterville city clerk.
h ~ yesterday that there had
~. ~. practically no applications
haM us 70 him for absentee voters
!, 1n[ee questions are to be voted
,Monoay. One calls for an addi-
eoss a oond issue for state highway
rrs.s uction. The second Is one of
mosa. interest to many of the states
m and authorizes a bond is
N, u $5,OOO.000 for the construc-
bse ~ bridge across the Kenne-
ter I've, er At Bath. The third mat
lev islates to the immense tidal wa
raaoa power development on Passa-
Of Muddy bay which, IL the voters
It. ~,, ,ne signify their approval of
sim nj call for an expenditure of
from . polling places will be open
nigh, IN the morning until 6 at
tirnes Iney are the same as in
], Mas and are as follows: Ward
Broos. street school; Ward 2,
Grsms street school; Ward 3, North
huild,rnar school; Ward 4, City
Iachoci. Ward 5, Western avenue
lschooi ward 6, Redington street
achooi and Ward Z, Grove street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-12
cOBURN NOTES

p.v. Leopold H. Haas of the Bap-
80 church was d visitor at Coburn
s ~ during the chapel services.
n Hass. was called upon to make a
start speech. Mr.. Hass extended a
s.srtv welcome to all friends and
a.rdents of Coburn and said that in
ssntber week the Baptist church
s.suld omen it's doors again. At pres
mi The church is being remodeled.
rhs freshman had things their
In vay Friday and several cases of
ss.r,,ts were located. Carlton Brown,
! srssbman presented John Turbype,
.rssident of the Sophmore class,
r;th q large bag Of peanut shells and
srssbman tags. The peanut drunk
ras held last evening at the home
n Cecil Daggett on Pleasant street.
EVER freshman reported for the oc-
e.sion. A great time was enjoyed by
ii md without fear of being rushed
~ The Sophmore class.
m. Coburn Outing Club held their
rcseting Yesterday afternoon for the
r r Of electing officers for the
sScr,nr year. The officers elected
wsre: President, Miss Faylene Hod-
s ~ treasurer. Miss E. Hussey.
Plans are being made for a hike
which will take them to the quarry.
i mpper will be held at the quarry
and cooked by the girls.
clyde Hathone. Eden Benner and
Y,onald Mason will visit their homes
81 Bangor over the weekend.
John White, former Coburn stu
Sent. passed the day at Thayer hal
visiting friends. Mr.. White has been
attending Boston University for the
psst two years and at present In
tends to enter Harvard law school
!. this fall.
! Richard Reed of Rockland. and 9
Coburn graduate last year. was
visitor at Coburn yesterday.
4 Charles Major has gone to Bangor
ID visit friends over the weekend.
Harold Kuiles of Waltham, Mass.
arrived at Coburn yesterday after
noon. He is another prospect fol
Coach Haines' football squad. He
comes to Coburn with fine reputa'
ton as good grid man.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-12
To Improve the
Skating Rink at
Community Park

The first gun of the winter season
for Community Service was fired yes
terday afternoon at a meeting Of the
directors at the Chamber of Com
merce rooms. A. F. Cyr, the presi-
dent reported that he had received a
request from the st. Jean hockey
team for the use of the skating rink
at Community Park for their hockey
games this winter. This team won
State wide attention last year by the
excellence Of the games 1t put up and
It had as opponents some of the
strongest teams in New England be-
sides bringing in teams from New
Brunswick and Canada.
Many Improvements have been
made at Community Park since last
season and 1t promises to be very
popular amusement place this coming
winter. The directors felt that 1t
would be step in the right direction
70 inaugurate a series of hockey games
On the rink and they voted that ar
fangements be made to meet the re-
quest Of the st. Jean team. Mr.. Cyr
was appointed chairman of a COM
mltfee to complete the details Of the
matter with John F. Hill and Neal
Merrill as the other members.
II is planned to erect seats around
me rink this year, so that the specta-
tors may be cared for better than
ever before and back Of the seats will
@ placed high board fence to keep
On the searching winter winds. These
improvements together with the con-
senience of the large building with
toilet rooms and running water which
nave already been established will
provide comfort for the patrons of
me park and make for a larger at
'enoance than in previous years.
A committee consisting of Ellis
worth Mfllett, Mrs. Grace w. Thomp-
spn, Mrs. A. F. Drummond, Mrs.
4elen Dinsmore, J. M. Bridges and
sonn +. Hill was appointed to make
pans Tor a public entertainment to
oe given some time in October to
.alse funds to help pay for the i'm
g'ovements already made and to be
made before the season starts in at
community Park. This committee
plete plans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-12
Credit Course at Universaist Sun
day School

The Universalist Church School is
offering to the students of the High
School, Credit Course" in Religious
Education. This course is prescribed
by the college of Maine, and to the
pupils who complete the course, and
pass the examination, two points are
given for the four years course
which counts toward graduation
from the Gardiner High school and
entrance for any college in Maine.
The course credits one with one half
point a year. This year there will
be two classes, one advanced class
with Mrs. Folsom as teacher, and the
beginners class with Mrs. Barber as
teacher A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all high school pupils who
are not attached to any church
school to join one or the other of
these classes. The pupils will find
them worth while.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-12
Opposition Looms
Continued from Pace One)

to Newport; Portland to Brunswick;
Portland to Berwick; Skowhegan to
Waterville.
M. H. Bridges of Bangor, vice pres
ident and general manager of the
Maine Motor Coaches, Inc, present
ed the cases for the petitioner,
while in opposition the appearances
of the following attorneys and repre-
sentatives of existing transportation
lines were noted: Col. George E.
Fogg of Portland for the Maine Cen
trail r. r.; Henry J. Hart of Ban
gor, for the Bangor & Aroostook
r. R.; w. S. Keay, representing the
Boston & Maine r. R.; Frank E.
Southland Of Augusta, representing
the Androscoggin Electric Co., and
the Waterville & Fairfield Street
Railway; Alfred j. Sweeney of Lew
iston, for the Androscoggin & Ken
nebec Electric r. r.; Leon B. Walk
err of Portland, for the Cumberland
County Power e. Light Co.; F. r.
Chesley of Sdco, for the Maine Mu-
tual Savings Bank Assoc; j. Bur-
ton Stride Of Biddeford for the Bid
deford & Saco Street Railway; and
William M. B. Lord of Sanford, for
the York Utilities Co.
THE PETITIONERS CASE
The organization Of the Maine Mo-
tor Coaches, Inc, its financial re-
sources, it's transportation expert
ence and it's equipment were points
discussed by Mr.. Bridges IN putting
forward the evidence in behalf OF
the petitioners. He pointed out that
motor coaches known as the Parlor
Car Type will be employed on the
routes. each bus seating 70 TO ~
passengers. He told OF the various
safety devices on these coaches ana
their adaptability to operations on
the highways of Maine.
He declared that from actual ex-
perience Of operating two coacnes
over 1900 miles of Maine high
wavs and the experience Of other
companies operating coaches uhoer
s,miIar conditions a maximum cost
~ Ok cents DER coach mile for OPP
Grafton has been fixed.
Traffic Personalities
Mr. Bridges testified that it is ex-
nected that the motor coach Will de-
velop its own traffic from the toi-
lowing main sources:
The private automobile owner "no
can effect a saving OF one tnlru 70
half Of the cost Of operating ms
automobile and who will travel py
motor coach instead of in his private
car ..1,;ro
The people who prefer traveiln y
IN the highways over other forms
of TRANSPORTATION and who woulo NO.
undertake the trip II the nno'oi
coach service was not available.
Those people who do not own
automobiles Tin Maine, six out Oh
every seven people) and who prefer ,,,
ravelIine on the highways ana WIN
accent the motor coach service as =
substitute for the privately o"neu
automobile. as +h. motor
coach schedules and stopping polnes
mora convenient for their PURPOSES
th.n those of existing transportation
systems. .~nr.ssed by Mr..
BRIDGES that no great depletion WI,
=. made by motor coach service on
tne nnmber Of passengers now trave,-
t tnv over existing transportation sys-
tens He said that the company ne
r r has provided a very laass
ssp. r for keeping highways
onen in winter so that tne arat ,Hl
Zach service can be operassea s
t the year. the coaGnes
w iii Tu operate from terminal siadaon.