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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
Open Letter
To All Druggists

When you give your ailing GUS
toner something that helps him TO
get well, you have made friend OF
him-and his family.
These new found friends will con-
tinue to be your customers and Will
send other people to your store.
You know all about Peterson's
Ointment-but many of your Gus
toner friends do not.
You know dozens Of cases where
old and running sores and ulcers
have been completely healed by its
use.
You know that dozens OF your GUS
toners have told you that it is the
best remedy on earth for blind,
bleeding and itching piles.
You know that it's mighty healing
power stops itching almost instantly,
puts an end to eczema in few days
and banishes pimples and skin blenr-
ishes speedily and thoroughly.
You know that nothing you can Of
fer is so good for sore burning and
infiamed feet, and that for burns,
scalds and bruises it soothes and
heals quicker than 80 percent of the
remedies you sell.
Knowing all these things-why, sell
your customers something you don't
know about? Your customers are
your friends. Why not treat them as
such, especially when the cost of a
box Of Peterson's Ointment is only
IS cents. big box so cents?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
Miss Cook of Mass
Demonstration Agent
In Twin Counties

The appointment of Miss Catherine
Cook Of Baldwinville. Mass, as home
demonstration agent in Androscog-
GIN Sagadahoc counties, has just
been made by DIR. Leon S. Merrill,
Director of the Extension Service of
the College of Agriculture. Miss
Cook succeeds Miss Thelma Rand
lett, who for the past two years has
been serving as home demonstration
agen in Twin County. The new ap-
pointment becomes effective July /.
Miss Cook attended the public
schools of Baldwinville and was
graduated from Templeton High
School in 1920. Following that she
attended birmingham Normal
School for four years, graduating in
1924. She was a member and
leader of the Junior Home Econ
omics Club of Worcester County.
Miss Cook has had great deal of
practical experience in home econ
omics, having always helped at home
as we'll as receiving several months
training at the Practice House at
Normal School. Following her
graduation from school. Miss Cook
has acted as sewing supervisor in
Templeton High School, Drawing
Supervisor in Phillipston and local
and district junior club leader in
North Worcester County.
She Is a member of the Congrega-
tional Church.
Miss Cook is coming to Maine well
prepared for her new duties and
highly recommended.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
Stop Losing Flesh
And Grow Fat Quick
Says HoIows in Cheeks and Nal
Growing Deeper Every Week
Something Can Be Done for Skinny
Folks and Done Right Now-Today

Tens of thousands OF thin. run.
down men-yes, and women too--ar.
getting discouraged-are giving IN
all hope of ever being able to take on
flesh and look healthy and strong.
All such people can stop worrying
and start to smile and enjoy M
right now for McCoy's Cod Liver OH
Compound Tablets which any drug
gist will tell you all about is putting
flesh on hosts of skinny folks every
day.
One woman tired. weak and dis.
couraged, put on Is pounds in Ave
weeks and now feels fine.
We all know that Cod Liver on
is full of vitalizing flesh producing
vitamines, but many people can't taks
it because of its horrible smell and
fishy taste and because 1t often up.
sets the stomach.
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil COMPOUND
Tablets are as easy to take as candy
and if any thin person don't gain al
least pounds in 30 days your drug
gist is authorized 10 give you your
money back-and only so cents FOR
SO tablets. Ask John Coughlin or any
druggist.
But be sure to get McCoy's, the
original and genuine, and bear in
mind that for thin. sickly kids they
are wonderful very sickly child
age 9-gained ~ pounds in Z months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
Editors Letter Box
A Toast to the w. c. T. L.
In Every Land

Editor kennebec Journal:
The following poem was composed
by Pearl Reynolds Dean. and was
sung by her for the first time before
the meeting of the Kennehec Co. w.
C. r. L. convention which was held
in Gardiner last year. She sang it for
the second time at the WaterVille w.
c. r. u. banquet Saturday evening:
(Tune "In Fields of France')
Here's to the w. c. T. U.
When we meet in convention-hall;
May the spirit of Willard be with you
always,
Let US heed Prohibitions call.
And here's to the pioneer state of
Maine,
First to fight Old King Alcohol:
May the spirits of Dow and Stevens
lead you on.
Winning freedom for one and all
And here's to the Worlds Temperance
Union strong;
Ladies Gordon and Somerset,
Livingston and Shaw and Quimby
can't be beat:
Making dry all the nations wet.
Coolidge and Brewster are tried and
true
To the White Ribboners brigade:
We will boost them and help them
catch Old Barleycorn
And Well Danish the bootleggers'
trade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
CAMBRIDGE

Mrs. Isabel Austin was the guest
of Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lem Morrell, of
Boston, passed the weekend with
Mr.. Morrell's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Morrell.
Arthur Barron was in Pittsfieh,
Monday.
w. f. Folsom was In Dexter on
business Monday
Virginia and Pauline Genthner,
of Guilford. are boarding at !. w.
Hams and attending the village
school,
Miss Loantha Pike passed the
Weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Timothy Pike in Cornville
j. p. Mitchell and Arthur Barron
called on Mr.. and M rs. C. E. Locke,
in Cornville, Sunday.
Miss Annie Thomas, who teaches
the Flat school passed the weekend
at her home in Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. M. MacCausland,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Beane were in
Dexter, Friday night on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
MOUNT VERNON

W. p. Walker, who has employ
ment in Winthrop. passed the week
end at his home.
Miss Cora Bradley. of Augusta,
passed the week end with her
mother; making the trip in her new
coupe.
a Mr. Warren Butler, who broke his
leg over a year ago, has had to re-
ture to the Augusta General hospital
to have some of the splintered bone
removed His friends hope for a
speedy recovery.
George Farrah and family moved
Monday to the farm recently vacated
by NJ. J.. Creassey.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Robinson are
stopping at their camp for several
weeks Mr.. Robinson still remains in
poor health.
Mrs. Nellie Bradley's guests for
Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Hall
and two daughters of jay. Mr.. and
Mrs. George ,MacVane of Naples.
Herbert Currier of Vienna was a
visitor Sunday at II. l.. Raymond's
and family.
Mrs. Lila r. Gordon. Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Walker and family were in
Temple Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs George Clough were
visitors of relatives at West Gardi-
ner going from there to Tacoma
Lake for the rest OF the day Sunday.
Fred Childs, Newall Weymouth,
CLYDE Chesley and Sbirley\Gordon re-
Gently went on a fishing trip to Bige-
low.
A very few farmers have a little
planting done. The season is very late
in this section.
perintendent of Augusta district, will
preach and hold the first quarterly
conference at the Methodist Episcopal
church, Mount Vernon. next Sunday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
NAMES FINANCIAL CONDITION

Governor Brewster's reference to
Names financial condition in his
recent address before the Brewster
Club at Gardiner is gratifying. 1t
Ii assurance that this is excellent
and creditable to his administration
1t holds out the promise, If the
present financial policies be con-
tinued, that it would be possible
to reduce the tax ten per cent.
Reduction in taxes Is always pop
ular, though not always wise. AS
70 the wisdom of the promised
reduction one may not form logical
conclusions without knowledge of
the means by which reduction may
this. leaving the inference that con-
tinuation of the present policies
without seeking other sources of
revenue would suffice for such re-
duction.
He pays, what we believe TO be
deserved tribute, to the last Legis-
lature for its attitude toward appro
priations. He would have us under
stand that the institutions of the
State have been amply provided for.
This appears to have been the result
with respect to the general provis-
ions of maintenance. We recall,
however, that evidence was pre-
scented to the last Legislature show
ing badly congested conditions in
our hospitals for the insane. 1t was
made quite clear that housing facil-
tiles are inadequate. 1t is conceiva-
Bile that such conditions make super
vision exceedingly difficult and are
or easily might be serious menace.
1t was thought that a way might
be found for relieving this conges-
ton without, for the present, con-
struction Of new Buildings: that the
State is being called on to provide
for more of such inmates than need
be, that they might be otherwise
provided for. We understand that
efforts are being made to this end,
but with little success; that the
congested conditions, especially in
the Bangor institution, remain de-
plorable.
1t goes without the saying that
neither the Legislature nor the Gov
ernor would wish such conditions
left without relief, and we assume
that his estimate of possible re-
duction takes those conditions into
account.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10

have for reflection nowadays. in or
out of college?
We can hardly imagine man
of Lincoln'N robust and clear Jun
Outstanding amounting to nothing,
whatever his circumstances. But
the California professor puts his
flyer on sore places in modern
education. There is so much learn
ing of all sorts in the world today
that there is a constant temptation
to try and know little about every
thing. The effort to accomplish that
usually results in not knowing very
much about anything. The only
known way of escape is into rigid
specialization, and the specialist,
though often useful, is also a one
sided man. The task of the educa-
tor is to find the means of ground
ing his pupil firmly in first princi-
pies, and then of inspiring him TO
spend not only his school years but
his whole life in educating himself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10

as was then offered. Recently the
property changed hands. During the
past winter there was more or less
prospecting, and quite a few blasts
put in for the purpose Of securing
specimens for assay, but the deep
snow finally INSTRUCTED work until
now. Last Saturday four New York
men were there Investigating the
property with view of an imme-
diate rcopening and development of
the property. The prospect that the
proposed Cooper dam at Eastport
offers to people interested in any
thing that requires power, is evident
ly going to bring many people to that
section to reestablish business of
different kinds that they had been
in the past forced to abandon for
want OF power at price that would
leave a margin of profit to their re-
spective lines of industry Large
quantities of the ore frofN> the Farms
worth mine have been shipped out
for further assay and tests.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
Coyotes Frightened
Ry Air Mail ReacOns

Salt Lake City. June S.-tRl-
Sheepmen of Unitah county say the
new beacon lights on the airway OF
the transcontinental mail route nave
frightened away the herdsmen $
eternal enemy-the coyote.
Leon Shaw, woolgrower, found CO.
votes strangely missing this year
when tie herds were taken to sprins
quarters. He attributed this to the
great search lights placed in the hills
to guide the air pilots.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
HISTORY %NsIDE" AND OUT

The report that Senator Hinckley
is going about the State telling Gin
side history" of the State Prison
investigation is somewhat intrigu-
ing. Ones curiosity is aroused as
to why the public has not been
given the history of this investiga-
ton, also the verdict of the Exc
cutive Council. that sat as a jury
at the hearing; also why, the State.
having paid in cash and reputation
for an investigation, should not
have had the inside history" along
with the rest of it, made public in
proper form.
Is a campaign speech out Of the
mouth Of the counsel for the prose-
cution-or of the defense, for that
matter-a medium of proper form
for announcing the results of a
State investigation?
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% by David Cory

Now, let me think a minute or two.
Maybe l had better place my Memory
Hat on my head, for ii seems to me
something happened just as l closed
yesterdays story. Oh, yes, now I re-
member. OF course / do. Little Jack
Rabbit and Chatterbox, the red SPUR
rel were talking to each other, for
the bunny boy had stopped a moment
in the Quiet Lane on his way to the
Pleasant Pasture. Now the Pleasant
Pasture was the hunting ground of
the hawks and owls, though, of course,
they like better the depths of the
Shady Forest. The Pleasant Pasture.
also, was the home of many half-wild
birds, the thrushes, the catbirds, the
warblers, the finches and others who
are as much afraid of the deep woods
as they are of the travelled roadways.
And just as the little rabbit was about
to bid Chatterbox goodby, Mrs. Bob
White with maybe dozen little ones
camehurrying along. Very anxious
she seemed, this attentive little moth
ef, as she led her brood to the protect
ing patch of blackberry bushes close
to the Old Stone Fence.
Dear, oh dear" she sighed, on
gaining shelter. Hungry Hawk spied
us in the open. Mr.. Bob White had all
he could do to distract the attention
of that old sky robber so that | might
lead our little ones to safety
How old are your little ones" ask
ed the bunny boy, politely lifting his
khaki cap.
only a few days" proudly an
swered Mrs. Bob White. But from
the very moment of coming out of
their shells they are able to run
about. / must soon go back to lay
more eggs in my ncst and raise an
ether brood, leaving these youngsters
to the tender care of Mr.. Bob White"
where is your nest?' asked the
little rabbit
Under a protecting bush on the
Pleasant = Pasture answered Mrs.
Bob White. 1T is built of leaves and
grass right on the ground. | usually
lay from l. to 20 white eggs. Some
times a friendly neighbor. one of our
own kind. of course, in making So
cial call will drop an egg in my nest.
In that event, when the little ones are
Matched they are. not always brothers
and sisters, But L love them all, just
the same"
You have buff markings on your
forehead and throat and a buff line
over the eyes" suddenly exclaimed
the observant little bunny. 'On Mr..
Bob White these markings are white"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
Editorial Comment
PeriIs Of Modern Education
Boston Herald)

Boston Herald)
How to educate homo sapieus Is
a question that has been discussed
since the days when Babylon was
young: and discussion is as noisy
today as ever. The experts are al
ways changing curriculums, altering
methods, discovering new pedagogi-
cal principals. No sooner is one
system of education well established
than we are told that it is all wrong
and must be reformed if not wholly
abandoned.
The disconcerting thing is that so
many people seem to get all the edu-
cation they need without any partic-
ular system whatever, while thou
sands emerge from the most care
fully organized institutions of learn
ing without displaying much evil
dence of having been exposed to any
educational influences whatever.
Can 1t be that a sound keducation is
the product of good set of brains.
animated by the conscious purpose
to make the most of themselves? Is
it true after all that everyone must
educate himself, and that the "sys-
tenn is not nearly as important as
professional educators think it is !?
It begins to look so.
No one could have much less edu-
cation of formal sort than Abra-
ham Lincoln; yet see to what good
purpose he taught himself. A COL
lege professor from California re-
Gently gave it as his opinion that
Lincoln, if he had had the kind of
education the modern college gradu-
ate gets. would have amounted to
nothing or neatly so. He could have
had million facts on a score of
subjects inserted into his conscious
ness; but most of them would not
have stuck. and those that did would
have served to confuse and emas-
culate his intellectuals. Was not
lSncolns greatness due to his firm
grasp on first principles--the re-
suit Of brain. uncrowded by ir-
relevant bits of information and ac-
customed to long and unhurried
reflection? How much time do we
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL, BALBOA RAJ!
Eastern StanOhhu
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA Fon

TpAIMs FAVE AUGUSTA FOR
Bangor. tl2 II a m, s12. 40 a M = "a m
1852 an. 10 so a. m. tll.54 An i-"ie
S237 pm. IL 50 p m.
B. & A. Pts, t II II am. IL 81 am.
Bar Harbor, IL z a. m. Il "a a. m. !. MI o.
Bath II 81 a. m. 10 40 a. m, rs. Is p.m'' II
Bslfast, C4 81 a. m, II IL p. m 40 ~ a ~
Boston. 1921 a. m. IA. 81 a. M. al on
t940 a. IN. $1,000 a m. t3.l5 p M
taos p m. 1885 p m.
Calais, fl2. z a. m. I'll % a. m.
Dov.r Roxcroft, CA 81 a. M. f2.lS p 8 n A. M
Gardiner. f3 ? a. m. r. % a. M sss4p.n9
to 40 M. $1,000 a. m, is. IL p M, IA IS .. d
taos D. M, t5 l5p M. IT, IS p m ~ ~ /. "a
Hallowell. a. "a a. m, tS.41 a m. st.I5p . ~
t3.13 o. M. So "a pm. taos p. NJ -
tbs p. M, $40 sop. m.
Harmony I'll "a a. m. na02 . ~
Lewiston. IA 81 a. M, Ts4 M.
Is Ii p. M, taos p. M, sl0.5o p W.
New York, 81. "a p. m. IA % o. m % Al ~
Portland, 80 p a. m. u. d a M ~ "a o ~
t940 m. $1,000 ~. u. IS p ~,
taos D. M. t7.1S D. M, 40 So p m. 40 40 4 ~
Rocktand. f454 a. m. tS47 a. M.
skowhegan. CAST a. m. 1852 a. m. fs'0
So. Gardiner. IA. 81 a. M. ts47a m, Wis 81
t3.13 b m, 1894 p. M. t5.l5 p.in's
40. sop m.
St John, f12.17 a. m. e45f ami
Waterviic, tl2l7 a. m. So. 40 a. m y Is D u
$50 a. m. 10 5Oa M, tl1.54 a. m. 70.
1897 .. M, is. so D. m, 1888 p. M a Mondst
DAILY. { Except Sundsg -. ~ ss,udapI
I Daily, except Monday. I Daily ,zsss'
Sunday only.
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faction, and is highly recommended
by his department.
Miss Josephine Tucker OF Rich
mond Virginia, a graduate of West
Hampton College, Virginia. will
complete the department personnel
Miss Tucker has three years OF
teaching, experience in secondary
schools, and during the summer or
1926 was on the Summer Session
faculty at Marshall College, West
Virginia. During the past two
years Miss Tucker has been hostess
and teacher of English in the
Erskine School for girls in Boston.
at the same time working for her
Masters degree at Radcliffe. Miss
Tucker is girl Of unusual person
atty and will be a decided addition
to the University faculty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
RAILROAD RAILING

It's an old trick: when ones
mistake IL about to find one out,
one raises a hullabaloo over some
thing else. I.aFollette practised 1t
when he found bis plans were not
shaping to suit him in respect to
valuation of the railroads.
He had clamored to have a valua-
ton of the properties of those rail-
roads. claiming they were over
estimated. The valuation was begun
In 1914. II continued 1t may be
finished in 1927. But the LaFollette
tribe do not want it continued. The
examiners were duly chosen and set
to work. Their methods have not
been shown to be wrong, but the
radicals now declare the values to
be excessive. And the valuation
estimate Of $1s.sOo.ooo on which
rates are to be based Senator Norris
proposes to reduce by ten billions.
The railroad baiters say the
valuation should be based on lin
vestment prudently made and util-
lied" Any public corporation able
to convince a certain type Of politi-
cal campaigner around election time
that its investment is prudently
made and utilized would indeed be
curiosity. The method Of valua-
ton by survey once met with their
approval; now that they find it in
excess of their predictions they
would discredit it. The burden of
proof would seem to be on them to
show wherein the present method
is wrong. For them to say that ten
billion dollars should be Topped off
without any evidence to support 1t
isn't worthy of notice. but of course
will receive lot of it.
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morning, June 10. In the aftarno..
Mr.. Lowe will preach and hola NJ
first quarterly conference Of the Wv
with the North Vienna M. z. cbnsnI
II. w. Weber has been visi,,-s
friends and relatives in Augusta ~
Hallowell.
Mrs. Charles z. Weber has :.
turned to her home in Mt. verna.
after passing several weeks at IS.
Augusta General Hospital.
Warren Butler, who is a patieu. :,
the Augusta General Hospital, Il in
proving rapidly and expects soon !.
be able to go home.
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Eyes, that's true" laughed the
plump little lady bird. smoothing her
handsomely notified brown and black
feather coat, whose under parts We're
colored a light buff, with black bars.
1--WE Bob Whites. or Quails, as we are
often called, have wonderful protec-
tive coloring."
What does that mean" suddenly
asked Chatterbox, whdDup to this mo-
ment had remained a silent listener.
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1T means that Loving Mother Ma
ture takes great pains to clothe us
with feather suits of brown and
gray to match the cooring of dead
leaves and grasses among which we
live" answered Mrs. Bob White,
thoughtfully.
IL learned that some time ago."
proudly exclaimed the little rabbit
" | trust so much to the blending
colors of my feathers with the tint. Of
leaves and grass that often ] sit very
still on my nest until almost stepped
upon, went on Mrs. Bob White Only
the other day l so startled the Farm
er's Boy. who was about to actually
step on me, by rising with a whirr 81
wings, that he never discovered my
nest. and stepped back, leaving it I'M
hurt.
I'm so glad" cried the tender
hearted little bunny, and in the next
story YOU shall hear what happened
after that.
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Thursday, June 10, 1926.

Tho liberties of England may be
ascrbed above all things to her free
local institutions. Since the days
of their Saxon ancestors her sons
have learned at their own gates the
duties and responsibilities of cit
izens.-Blaekstone
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Light and Airy
In Washinoton

Megaphone Man on Rubberneck
WaSon-ln front Of you is the Ma
tional Capitol
Sweet Young Thing-O, isn't 1t
angelic?
Mr.. Crouch - Angelic? Why.
young woman, how can you speak
of it as being angelic?
sweet Young Thing Well, it has
Union.
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Presumably the attorney for Sacco
and Vanzetti will declare the threats
to blow up their homes being re-
ceived by witnesses against these
parties were not sent by SYM
pathizers. This, however, Is not
likely to relieve the apprehensions
Of thu threatened
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10

Peppermint oil is reported scarce
and abnormally high. Another oil
that is much scarcer than it used to
be, though no prices have ever been
quoted, is the oil of birch. This
used to be a great favorite with
New England pedagogues and there
would probably he rapid increase
in the supply following an increase
in demand.-Biddefo Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10

An estimate Of the wetness indi-
Gated by the nomination of Mr.. Ware
in Pennsylvania to go to the Senate
In place Of Pepper may be had from
the fact that Ware carried but two
out Of 81 counties in that State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10

New York's censors give the
Bunk Of 1926" disapprovaL but the
court imposes an injunction on the
decision. What with a political
campaign on some leeway must be
accorded bunk.