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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-06
hy David Cory

BILLY Breeze helps the Mother
Plants lot, doesn't he?" asked the
little rabbit, as your Uncle Dave
stopped a moment to write the poem
at the end of the last story.
Indeed that little wind is a great
help" answered the bunny boys
pretty rabbit mother. "He shakes
the head of the dandelion when it
has turned from yellow flower to a
ball of tiny white feathers. And as
he shakes the stem to and fro he
scatters the little seeds far and
near"
Lets hop out to the Sunny Mead
ow to find a dandelion," cried the
eager little rabbit. And sweet Lady
Love, although she had the mending
to do and other things besides, put
on her pinky bonnet with the yell
low daisies on 1t, and went along
with her bunny boy.
There's a little feathery ball on
the stalk of a dandelion," all of a
sudden shouted the bunny boy.
Yes, this little ball comes after
the flower has gone" explained Lady
Love, gently plucking it. The
seeds are in the middle Of the ball.
Blow upon it as hard as you can"
pull, pun. nCiI li:C 2AItAS
rabbit and SO did Billy Breeze, and
away flew nearly all the little seeds.
What makes them fly so well:'
asked the bunny boy.
See the little stem on each seed,
answered his mother This stem
has on its end some very fine fibres
standing out all around. Billy
Breeze blows the seed about by these
flbres. If the seed did not have this
sort of balloon to fly with, it would
fall straight to the ground"
Can it so far?' asked the little
rabbit, trying to follow with his eyes
the disappearing seeds.
Over mountains and across
rivers" answered Lady Love with a
smile. Yes, indeed. Far and far
away
Look. Mother" all of a sudden
cried the bunny boy. Il can see a
little cushion on the top of the stems
now that the seeds are scattered.
The little seeds are fastened 10
that cushion shaped end" explained
Lady Love. My goodness, Little
Reader. what wise lady bunny she
is. Well, I'll say so three times and
a half,
1T is wonderful to see how regu-
larly the seeds are arranged so as 10
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tomary dividends for some time, and
its running on short time so much
of the last year, and the further fact
that a shut down during the entire
month of August is TO take place,
makes it a serious matter for the
company and its stockholders.
And inquiry into the reasons for
such a condition of things might be
met by the claim that it is the bust
ness Of the company and no one
else. To certain extent that may
be true so far as any attempt to in
terrere in the management is con-
cerned. No one would be justified in
trying to pry into the inside work.
ings Of the company.
On the other hand the fact that
for years the Lockwood Mills have
been the largest industrial concern in
our city. have employed such a large
number of our people at good wages,
and thus been such a powerful factor
in fostering the business i interests
and social and educational develop
ment of the community-all this
makes the present uncertainty a
serious matter for US all.
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Fall Meeting Me. Federation
of WOmen's Clubs To Present
Many Unusual Features

hennebunkport, Me. Aug. s.
PIans so far as made for the FAN
meeting of the Maine Federation Of
Nomen's clubs to be held at Kenne-
ounkport, Sept. 21-24 promise MANY
! unusual features. Several of Kenne-
/ punkports celebrities" will assist
the Olympian club which will he
/ hostess. Summer hotels will remain
/ open for the accommodated of the
/ delegates and all others who will at
tend. Rev. DR.. Gordon of Old South
church of Boston and one of the most
famous pulpit orators of New Eng
iand, has consented to give the OPEN
ing invocation and it is hoped that
he Will give a few minutes talk.
Margaret Deland, the author. whose
nome is at kennebunkport will give
an authors reading from The En-
core, on Wednesday evening. Mrs.
Deland it will be recalled, was one of
the twelve authors chosen to partici-
pate in the Modern Institute Of Liter
allure at Bawdoin College at the
hawthorne Longfelow centenary
last year. a signal honor. She is one
! OF the most sought authors If New
! England
Abbott Graves, the artist, whose
nome also is in kennebunkport, will
open ms studio to the Federation
women during their visit.
Mr.. Graves is one of the most ia :
nous artists of New r-G<land He
is at his best in his painting of old
Iashloned gardens His pictures
hang in the most exclusive homes
and galleries of the country. He is
something of an architect as we'll.
having made over many old houses
OF kennebunk, keeping all the charm
| OF the original or if it had none.
making out of an ordinary house a
little gem.
Mrs. John j. Rogers of Lowell.
Mass,Congressman from Massachu-
| settS and herself a Maine woman.
pelns born in Saco, hopes to be able
TO accept the Federation's invitation
To be Its guest at Kennebunkport
at one session, at least, and if she is
able to come, she will give a talk on
things political as she has seen them
first hand in Congress.
Mrs. Booth Harrington will he on
the reception committee at the re-
ceptlon on Tuesday evening, Sept.
list. this being the chief social event
OF the three days session.
arthur u. staples, Editor of the
Lewiston Journal and author of Just
Talks" Just Between Friends" and
other books, will be the speaker on
Thursday evening.
An automobile trip will include
shore drives and visits to places Of
historic interest.
Mrs. Katherine Hamilton will as
slst in the musical features, being a
Skillful accOmpanist
The business meetings will be held
In w. F. Goodwin's Lyric Theatre.
The credential committee has been
appointed as follows-Mrs. Gertrude
Dow. chairman; Mrs. Bertha Sher-
man. Mrs. Agnes Wills, Mrs. Nellie
Merrill and Miss Julia Smith.
MISS Rita Talbot is chairman of
the housing committee.
Mrs. Brewster Appointee
Mrs. William E. Brewster of Dex-
ter has been appointed necrologist of
the Maine Federation succeeding the
late Mrs. Frederick r. Abbott of
Saco and all club necrologists are
urged to send their reports to her
before September !.
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all nearly Of height, 100 feet. They
are from 40 to 70, some 80 feet clear
Of limbs. They hold their bigness
well and are very straight, entering
the ground the same bigness like a
post. Many trees one and one-half
feet through you could carry all the
limbs in your arms at once. The
ground is one third shaded at noon,
and is covered with kind Of mea-
dow grass on which the cattle feed.
The land is sandy and some of the
inhabitants never saw rock or
stone.
The weather is about the same as
September in Maine or as the Post
says, December is as pleasant as
May" The sky is generally clear
with pure bland atmosphere and
healthy climate. The nights ars calm
and sometimes frosty Through the
day there is generally beautiful
sea breeze, or trade wind, but days
are hot as summer at home.
When 1t rains, warm steam rises
from the ground, it is never chilly.
The inhabitants are half a CEN
fury behind the times in every re-
spect. All the tools they have that
are fit to use (and they are very
few are from the north marked
New York." Boston" New Hamp-
shire" or Maine" At Jeffersonton
village yesterday / heard them speak
of sending to Savannah, $50 miles,
after some alnanacs for the year as
they had got none yet They make a
great account of Christmas, the
slaves have three days liberty, and
the whites spend the time in gun
ming and drinking. Thanksgiving
and fast they have none. On men
tioning the fourth of July some of
them asked what happened that
day. There is want of patriotism
or love of country in the southerner.
The northerner is proud Of and
loves his whole country, but the
southerner loves only the south and
is jealous Of, and his jealousy in
many respects has settled into
hatred of the North.
We are numbering for Capt. Clinch,
son of Gen. Clinch of the Florida
war, who relieved Gen. Cones when
he was surrounded by Indians and so
near starved out that one of his SOL
dlers gave IS for a dogs head and
tnen had it taken from him.
The southerner, to be gentle
man, must have one good horse, a
dog Cor Dogs a double barrelled gun
which will take dollar 80 yards. a
watch, good clothes and a large
heavy whip with a long snapper.
What northerner would hire ont
their horse or oxen year after wear
to stranger to be worked, fed and
whipped just as the employer sees
hit? The price of a good negro per
year Is $3.50 to 5000. l know of a
person who has Is slaves who have
all been hired out for the last 10
years.
| shall write you again and Shall
lie pleased to hear from you.
Respectfully.
WILLIAM LYON.
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Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL RAlLhoA'D,..
Eastern Standard lime
TpAtNc FAVE AUGUSTA FOh .

Bangor. 80 a m. '4-40 a. NJ ~ "a n.
1927 a m. II 10 p m, 81 p m Nv 81
B. & A. Pts. il2. 50 am. 81 am,
Bar Harbor *l2 so a. m, 1927 a m 40 IA n.
Bath, Is 81 am. tS.4S am. 70 10 an l'''i =
f4Oip M ssss
Balfast. C4.40a. m. +2t0p m cesar.
Boston - IL a m, f554 a. m, r. =. % n.
t945am.. SI0l5 a m. Il. IA H. ''''' =.
t40I D. m, 1850 p. m.
Calais, III. so a m 1927 m 0mN
Dover -Foxcroft. ca 40 4. m. = III p !" n.
Gardiner. %3 10 a m. t5.54 a. m e "a n NJ
ts' 20 a M ~ a N = % m. *l0O u
Hallowel. Is 81 M. = II a. m. - Dc o. n,
t3.li p. M 1913 o m, t0'Io p u'' "a
SO 50 p. M. ~.
Harmony. ~ ~ a. m. 4o45a n,
Lewiston, is 81 a. nj. f>4S a. H. -
IT, IA p. m. t4.0l p. m t,y3p n.
New York, Is. IL p m. "A vi p u. al a. N {,
Portland, IS 10 a M, X "a D. m. 1888 p p@'.
t4o1 p. m 1925 p m. Slu % p. Il" +o45a o.. Z
Rockland IS 81 a. m. IS As a w. 49,
T. "A p. m, T. OF 9n ., M 50 o3 a. ~ 10 27'spl.
IT, 10 p. m. $40 15a NJ,
So. Gardiner 1854 a m. + asa m iS26 pm !.
t3l4 p M, 1855 p. IN. 10. 10 O-li' ~ IS
SO sop m. ia =
St Iohu, $3.50 a. m +. l,o3 = "a 90 ans
Waterville *l2 30 a. m. ~ an. +6 ion Pc
1927 a. m. Y, 10 p. ~, s2.o' D H.
1853 p N. e.na.v and Moneas
Daily. Except SunSa syceot Sunday
Daily. except Monday Dally; ~ only. \
SUNDAY only.
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Editorial Comment
Impressive Testimony

tNeW RepuDEc)
AT the meeting of the International
Miners Federation last week it was
admitted that the soviet government
OF Russia had contributed $2.100,O0O
to the relief fund for the striking
British coal miners. We feel that the
miners made a grave mistake in ac-
cepting this money. They have an
excellent case, so excellent that they
have received sympathy and assist
ance from ali classes both in England
and elsewhere The donations from
Russia will drv up other sources of
assistance and will inject into the
fight an unjustiGed and highly I'M
desirable issue of revolution. Every
one knows that the Russian gov
eminent has ne belief in improving
the plight of starving miners short OF
revolution. Russia is trying to bring
about the collapse of the capltalistc
system in England as everywhere
else, and the substitution of a revo-
lutionary communist regime. We do
not feel there is any serious chance
that the effort will be successful;
but the miners would have been well
advised if they had followed the
example of the trade unions con-
gress in the late general strike and
refused contribution so gravely
compromising to their cause.
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make that beautiful feathery ball,
added the patient lady rabbit. THE
down of the thistle and other flowers
is the wing of the seeds by which
they are scattered by the wind. It's
a very large Iing for a little seed
But big seed with a little wing
would drop to the earth very quick
ly. 1t wouldn't sail away very far
Just then Mrs. Cow came by, her
tiny bell a-tinkle on her collar.
Its almost milking time" said she
With a smile at the two little bun
MES.
My goodness, her smile was so big
you'd think
She was looking at Newspaper Fun
MES!
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Jeffersonton. Camden Co.
Georgia, Jan. 81, 1857.

Jeffersonton, Camden Co.,
Georgia, Jan. 81, 1857.
Dear Cousin,
Please accept few lines from ne
and if | can say anything that will
interest you, | shall be amply re-
Warded. A crew OF 81 of us were
hired in Gardiner to come out here
to cut and hew hard pine lumber to
ship to Boston. Our passage was by
railway to Stoneington on Long Is
land Sound, the rest of the way by
water. At New York l visited CryS-
tai Palace. l had but five hours
view of the exhibition, whereas a
week could be profitably employed
Inc large steamship Florida was our
conveyance to Savannah. We had a
beautiful passage the variety adding
to its beauty. AS we left \. Y. har-
Dor in the afternoon, we had a full
view of New Jersey shore. We
crossed the bar and entered Savan-
nah harbor early in the morning, and
as we sailed II miles up to Savannah
we We're much interested, assure
you, the scenery being so unlike any,
thlnS we had ever seen before. The
land is level as far as the eye can
extend. much of it being flowed to
nigh water, or prevented from flow
ing by artificial embellishments for rice
plantations and corn fields. and the
remainder but a few feet above the
level of the sea. The Savannah is
about one and half as large as the
kennebec.
The city of Savannah is on a level
plain II or Is feet above the river
1t is well laid out in squares with
broad streets. The most of the citv
looks old and shabby, but there are
some decent buildings built OF gran
lte or brick from the north. One
thlrd OF the business men in Savan-
nan are from the north. The land
IS sandy which treads up like some
OF our worst sand banks, but the
grass Is ough SO that foot paths do
not tread up. From the spire of the
highest meeting house, which Wa
used for an observatory, no hills cam
be seen. a monument to the MEME
ny of Pulaski attracts the attention
of visitors.
from Savannah we sailed 15o
miles TO our present location. stono
ping at Darien and Brunswick Da-
Ileh is a handsome villa e six miles
up the Alatamahor. We are now IN
miles up the Satilla, eight miles above
JeiIersonton, % miles from st. Marv,s
ana three miles north of the ST
Marys river which separates Geor-
ga from Florida The Okefenoke
swamp is % miles to the west of MS
nearly wilderness not one acre IN
IoOo is fenced or occupied, the re.
inalnder lies waste, ranged by wild
hogs and wild cattle, but most of
them are marked and have owners
The trees are from six inches ~
TWO or three feet in diameter and
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Weak, Puny Children
Get Better Quickly
Right Way To Put On Good Flesh
and Make Them Grow Up
Strong and Vigorous

Don't take any chances when your
tra1l child is underweight and per-
haps has signs of ricketts,.
Go right to Coughlin's Drug store
or any druggist and get a box of
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound
Tablets. You can get 60 tablets for
20 cents and as they are sugar coat
ed children like to take them.
There's lot of vitamins in Nc
Coy's-Just the kind needed to bring
strength and health to your child
and give him the happy start in life
that is his privilege.
McCoy's tablets produce fesh-one
thin woman gained 10 pounds in %
days and remember if McCoy's does
not increase weight pounds in 30
days you can have your money back
But don't forget the child-no
matter how timid, backward and
weak he is You notice a difference
Tor the better in just a few days.
Ask for Mccoy's-it's a great sum-
mer tonic.
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LEGION CONVENTION
FEATURES OF PROGRAM
GOOD Time FOR ALL
Especial to Kennebec Journal)

Especial to Kennebec JournaO
Brunswick, Me-, Aug. SAN at
tractive program for the State Con.
vention here of the American Legion
Aug. 1912, has been arranged.
On arrival Tuesday. DICTIONARIES
and auxiliary members, whether del
egates or not, are to register and re-
ceive badges and assignment Of
rooms.
| At 800 P. NJ. there will be an Aux
Hilary Dinner at odd Fellows" Hal
for members only, followed by re-
ception and entertainment.
At 1880 p. NJ. Legionnaires will line
up at Park Row for Parade which
will proceed through School to Fed
eral To Bath, to Maine, to Mill. to
Union, to Pleasant. to Maine. dis
banding at the Town Hall. Music
by st. Johns Band. Here there will
be a smoker, general singing, enter
tainment by some comedian, cou-
pie of boxing matches, Zone comic
one tragic) and an exemplification OF
Legion Degree Team Work.
Wednesday, August nth
800 A. NJ. Joint opening Of Legion
and Auxiliary conventions at Town
Hall. Shortly after opening and
welcoming addresses, the Auxiliary
will repair to own convention hall.
Addresses of welcome for the conf
munity by President *. C. NJ. Stills
Of Bowdoin College.
NV E~Hh11ay1nI- alr11,
o. Brewster, Governor of Maine
Community Singing.
Address by Hon. Frederick Hale
L. S. Senator, on the az nited States
Navy"
Appointments of Committees.
Business.
There will be a lobster barbecue
served at noon on Bowdoin College
Delta.
100 P. NJ. Call to Order; Reports
Of Committees: Reports of Officers;
Addresses by invited guests; Meeting
Place of Next Convention; Election
of Delegates and Alternates to Ma
tional Convention at Philadelphia
October 11-15.
$50. Adjournment for Ball Game
between Belfast and Camden. The
Fifth Infantry Band will furnish mu-
sic.
At latter part of afternoon, dele
gates to 40-S Convention will meet
and elect officers for the ensuing
year. Dinner for all 40-S members
will be served at Red Mems Hall at
800 P. NJ, unless further notice to
the contrary. Grand Parade at 500
P. NJ, followed by initiation in RED
Mems Hall.
100 p. NJ. Meeting at Town Hall
for Post Service Officers and other
Post Officers so explanations may be
made of new legislation just passed
by Congress affecting service men.
7.1o p. M.-3.4o P. NJ. Band Con-
cert on Mall by 9TH Infantry Band.
800 P. NJ. Dance at Town Hall
Music by Colonial Club Orchestra Of
Bath, Maine.
Thursday, August 18th
The National Commander. National
AdJutant and National France Travel
convention Committee of 9 will ar
rive IN morning and all Legionnaires
are asked to turn out to welcome
them.
National Convention at Philadel-
phla will be held on October Ills.
Leave at desk of Department Adju-
tant names and addresses of all per
sons likely TO attend. as reservations
must be made in advance and hotel
room for one night paid for in adj
vance. reservations at Philadel-
phla VIII be accepted only through
the Department Adjutant.
ANY eX-American Field Service
men to attend should notify Thomas
Means of Publicity Committee, Geo.
t. Files Post, No. q.
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Dearest me-" exclaimed Lady
Love. rs it so late?" and she look
ed up at the sky, down which Mr..
Merry Sun was fast sliding to the
Golden West. Thank you. Mrs.
Cow, for reminding me of the hour
and with a smile. the pretty lady
rabbit FASTENED toward the dear Old
Bramble Patch.
Where the bushes grew so thick
That Danny Fox could never stick
Between the stalks his long, thin
nose
For that's the way the Bramble
grows.
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VASSALBORO

GETCHELL'S CORNER Mr.
and Mrs. H. W. Carpenter and
daughter Dorothy. who have been
passing the winter in Palm Beach.
Florida, are visiting Mrs. Carpenters
sister. Mrs. NJ. S Turner. ---
Scott Brown from Pictou. Nova
Scotia. has arrived in town to work
at the Burnham and Morrill, Co., corn
factory. .GS-
Mrs. Lenora McCorrison. of Port
land. a former resident of this place
is in town for a few days. ~sv
Mrs. Elaine Mullen and son, Rob
ert, of Augusta. We're calling on.
friends Tuesday.
Miss Alice Crosby has employment
in Portland
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A Serious Problem

The condition of the local cotton
mills of he Lockwood Company to
which Mayor Libby called the atten-
ton of the City Council Tuesday
night presents a problem which con-
Germs not only the mill owners and
management but all the people of
this city and the surrounding coun-
try.
The fact that the directors have
found 1t necessary to pass its Gus
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MADISON
Boy browns in River
While Playing on Rafs

Frank O'Connor was drovr., =.
the kennebec river about a mill ~
a half below this village 1ata n, ai!9
nesday forenoon. Young 0;coweo..
together with Johnny Laslow Onnor
Lewis Bud went to a. cannn =. enef
boys near the river bank and me
distance below the HoIlines ,, s.iOrI.
and Whitney mill. The bows baA
ratt constructed Of some old railroaS
Ties. just what happened when n
Connor was drowned is not known !.
both Laslow and Bird have told 80,
eral conflicting stories. 1t is ailsssa
however that O'Connor was last sses
on the raft just as it was roundI,,a
the end Of a wing dam opposite tbss
Old Point auto camp. O'Connor,.
mother was told by the bows NJ ~.
sons disappearance about noon &c
Police Officer Albert Duckworth u, NV
notified at 100 and immediately as
gained a searching party.
OConnor's clothes were not ror,a
at the camp but some little distanos
back in the woods.
The party in charge of oAsoo.
Duckworth searched the river hsnt
nearly to Norridgewock but were
unable to find any trace Of either ~
boys or the raft. The search was We
newed Thursday forenoon wifho,. :
result. 1t is thought the body NAV ~
under a jam Of logs near the VIM
dam.
OConnor was the youngest SON :,
Mrs. Paul O'Connor and was njrs
years old. His companions Eers,
about the same age.
The rear drive of the Kennehec-
river passed Madison THURSDAY. th,S
being about the average date for a
number Of years.
j. 3. Smell and Gustavius Ev at
tended the horse trot at FarmFington
Wednesday.
a meeting Of the Madison W. c. T
L. will be held on August II, at the
residence of Mrs. Fannie Clark on
Western avenue.
Clarence A. Weston of Portland
arrived in Madison Thursday fore.
noon for few days visit with rela.
tives.
Dr. and Mrs. Cecil Fletcher Of Mt
Vernon, New York, are passing a
few weeks vacation with Mr.,
Fletcher's father, Ezra NJ. Fletcher
at his residence on Old Point ave.
nue..
The annual picnic Of Sterling Re.
bekah Lodge, is to be held at Lake.
wood on August l.. "
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Real Tragedy

The train was going through
tunnel and something was wrong
with the lights.
somebody kissed me-" screamed
a feminine voice.
That's nothin', lady" retorted a
troubled masculine one somebody
sWlped my sandwich. America
Legion Weekly.
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Yes. It must be a painful duty to
administer the law. even according
to court and Jury, when doing so
takes the life Of a human being, but
by performing his duty Governor
Fuller Of Massachusetts, undoubtedly
contributes to the safety of other
lives.
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Quick Pile Relief

DR.. Leonhardt's Hem-Roid is guar
anteed to Danish any form of Pile
misery, or money back. It gives
quick action even in old, stubborn
cases. Hem Roid is a harmless tab
iet that removes blood congestion in
the lower bowel-the cause of piles.
II brings joyful relief quickly and
sa1eiy or costs nothing. Sections
Fnarmacy and druggists every
where sell Y with this guarantee.
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The widow of James ]. Hill has
sued the Government for return of
| more than three million dollars paid
as a tax. What if she has to wait as
long as-Mr. Fall, for instance be-
fore getting a decision?
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Now that a woman Of 101 yea. S
has taken to bobbing her hair the
young things will turn to some less
sensible style, most likely.