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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-24
Editors Table

1.-THE House That Ran Away" a
story for girls, by Lola Pierce.
Picture jacket In colors and illustra-
lions by Florence J. Hopes.
Experience has shown that rnys-
terry story has no superior as a favor
lite for any age. and a good school
story is also popular. II We combine
the two, as Lola Pierce has done,
there can be no uoubt OF the result.
The house did run away. at least
its location was greatly changed, and
1t contained a great mystery In the
shape Of a code letter, the unravel-
ling of which was as intensely In
teresting to Theodore and Jane, who
did not go away for summer vacation
and were keen for something to re-
port in competition with their mates
who had exciting trips in prospect,
as the problem in Poe's Gold Bug
was to those who solved 1t. Even II
they found no chest Of gold. they did
better; they restored the good name
of a noble hearted Grand Army VET
eran, unjustly. suspected OF treason
able conduct in border warfare.
Bright humor and good sense enliven
this remarkably real story for girls
of high school age, and they are
by no means all who will read 1t.
Published by Lothrop, Lee & Snep-
ard Co., Boston, Mass.
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lines. Wednesday afternoons pres
sure was between Is and 20 pounds.

The Lewiston public library has an
exhibit OF a century of fashions that
is attracting much attention and Turing
many callers. The bulletin boards are
covered with small colored prints of
the fashions of quarter century pc
RODS beginning with 1875 and ending
with 1890. These surround large lith-
ographs from an old Peterson's mag
azine of 1876, that ARE invaluable
nowadays.
The centerpiece In front Of the fire.
place Is a large cut out modern doll
from the B. Peck Co. Her dress is
real fat crepe. Her hair. real hair and
her cane a real wood cane.
Milady of l795-1799 wore skinny
skirts. no wider than those OF today,
Her skirts were short, of uneven
length and slit TO show the entire
length of the leg to the knee. Her
gown had a low neck and no sleeves.
Her poke hat and scarf were very
modern indeed. The girl of 1900 ef-
fected the high empire waist line and
her two breadth skirt dropped TO the
toes Her close fitting bonnet re-
sembled the bobbed hair hats of last
spring. From then TO 1919 the ladies
wore skirts of varying length. some
modestly exposing the ankle. and
others just the toes.
BY 1920 tight fitting waists had
come into fashion and fuller skirts.
The hair was piled high on the head
with many, many curls and a most
elaborate couture. Shawls began to
appear: skirts became fuller and more
decorated while gowns were cut low
and sleeves short by 1S45.
From 1S4S to 1869 was hoop skirt
period with enormous skirts. The
long basque appeared; side curls.
poke bonnets and paisley shawl. The
most elaborate and atrocious period of
dress Of all was the next in the, sew
enties. Although the dress plaques
are grouped from 1870 to 1890, the one
period of 10 years until 1850 when the
severe style with bustles was ushered
in. 1t was during the seventies that
dresses took at least 25 yards of ma
terials, and there were exaggerated
trains. Ladies wore their hair in elab-
crate coiffures. escaping in long curlS
down their backs, or bagged into the
unbeconling waterfalls.
The large placques taken from Pc
terson's magazine in 1876 showed
what was proper for certain occasions
for a proper lady to wear. There
were the gowns, wraps, hats and ac-
cessories for the afternoon reception.
Another showed the correct costumes
for the library, where the lady was to
be seen placing upon an upper shelf,
whatever might have been the substi-
tute for the American Tragedy in
those days.
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DEXTER
s. p. Crosby. ESQ.

The community was saddened on
Wednesday by news of the death
of one of its native sons, S. P. Cros-
by. Esq. of st. Paul, MINI. A tele-
gram was received by his brother,
]. Willis Crosby, Esq, announcing
the sudden death, caused by pneu-
monia. S. P. Crosby was born in
Dexter. nearly IS years ago. He was
a graduate of the University of
Maine and soon after his gradua-
ton went to st. Paul, where he
had resided for 40 years, a most
successful lawyer. He has returned
many times to his native town and
has done much in the way Of beau
tifying Dexter, always showing a
keen interest in its welfare.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Victoria Crosby; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Alice Crosby Carter; and
granddaughter. Miss Mary Eliza
beth Carter. all of St. Paul; a broth
er, ]. Willis Crosby, Esq, of Dex-
ter; and four sisters, Mrs. ]. w.
Bird, Mrs. A. 3. Stickney and Miss
Annie Crosby. all of Anacortes,
Wash, and Mrs. Charles Altenberg
Of Fairmont. MINI. Interment will
be at st. Paul.
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FAYETTE
Celebrated 18th Wedding Anniver
sary

Celebrated 18th wedding NnniVer-
sary
MILLS-Last Saturday evening
was quite an event at Fayette Mills.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Smiley invited
friends, neighbors and relatives to
what all supposed was to be har-
vest supper with no extras. When
all were seated at the table, Mr..
Longbottom arose and announced
that all had been purposely invited
to attend the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. Smiley: this
announcement came as a big sur
prise to all the guests present. The
dining room was very pretty with
three tables laden with food fit for a
king, at each plate were favors of
little baskets with nuts. raisins and
candy,these added much to the at
Effectiveness of the tables. After all
had eaten all they could and more
Of this repast. the walters then
brought In still another surprise.
delicious harlequin ice cream and
sponge cake. Beside the guests of
honor, Mr.. and Mrs. Smiley, there
were Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Longbot-
tom from Sanford and, 80 friends,
neighbors and rela tives from Wayne,
Fayette and Readfield Depot All
departed wishing Mr.. and Mrs.
Smiley years and years Of happiness
each declaring this event one not to
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COMING EVENTS
Sept. 24-Franklin County Tea

Sept. 24-Franklin County Teachers
Associations annual meeting al
Pennington.
Sept. 28-Oxford County Teachers AS
sociation's annual meeting at Rum
ford.
Sept. 29-Piscataquis County Teach
ers' Associations annual meeting al
Guilford.
Sept. 30-somerset County Teachers
Associations annual meeting at
Oct. 4-6-Fal conclave OF 3sth Rotary
District at Poland Spring.
Oct. 4-6-Maine Music Festival. Port
land.
Oct. 5-Maine day, SesquI-centennial
Exposition. Philadelphia.
Oct. S-State Chamber of Commerce
secretaries meeting at Auburn.
Oct. 12-Great Council of Maine, I'm
proved Order of Red Men. holds
State session in Auburn.
Oct. .21-Bates College Cambridge
University debate at Lewiston.
Oct. 22-24-State Christian Endeavol
Convention, Headquarters, Lewiston
United Baptist church.
Oct. 2s-29-Maine Teachers Associa'
ton convention at Bangor.
Nov. 1-Maine special primaries fol
U. S. Senator.
Nov. 7-13-American Education week
Nov. 10-20-National Grange meeting
at Portland.
Nov. 2s-Maine special election for U
s. Senator.
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OAK GROVE
Oak Grove Seminary

Oak Grove girls had the pleasure
on Wednesday at Ills A. NJ, OF
listening to Rev. Henry z. Dunnack
Of Augusta, at the first nid-week
meeting of the year. Mr.. Dunnack
is always a favorite at Oak Grove
and this was no exception. His
theme was THE Destructive Forces
In Life" and he spoke with depth
of thought and seriousness which
were illuminated with flashes Of wit
Mr.. Dunnack was also the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen at luncheon.
The work on the new tennis courts
is progressing steadily and one ought
to be completed by the end Of this
week. In the meantime a temporary
grass court is being used. There
will be three clay courts when the
work is completed.
Several parties of girls rode round
the new bride path on Tuesday
afternoon.
The members Of the faculty will
give a reception next Saturday eve
ming at eight o'clock to the students
and their parents. Several parents
will come from a distance for the
week end.
w. H. Pollard Of Waterville, was
at Oak Grove on Wednesday after
noon. giving riding lessons to the
new girls. He will also be there on
Thursday. Mr. Pollard brought his
own saddle horse which will be kept
at the the school stable for the pres
ent for the use of the girls.
All of the conflicts in the daily
schedule have now been eliminated
and each girls program is establish
| ed. Several extra classes were
| organized in order to give each CIR
| the curriculum she needed.
| Mr.. Humes, the night Waterman
has made the girls a present Of two
new see-saws which are proving very
popular, especially among the
younger girls.
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The Old Brown Horse didn't mind
the rain.
He was only too happy once again
To pull along the creaky old chaise
As he used to do in the good old
days.
Yes, sir, he stood out in the rain
with a smile on his face while Uncle
Lucky, Little Miss Mousie and the
bunny boy put on their wraps and
said goodby to the Big Brown Bear.
AS soon as these three little people
were seated in the old buggy. the
good steed trotted away amid Good
bys" and Come again" from Mrs
and Mr.. Big Brown Bear.
Mighty nice of you to come after
| U.S." cried the old gentleman rabbit
as the Old Brown Horse turned uI
| the Winding Trail and through the
Whispering Glen far from the
| haunts of mortal men. Guess We
would have been forced to spend the
night at Cosy Cave House if yot
hadn't arrived"
How did you find out we were
there?" asked the little rabbit.
"Ha, hal neighed the good ole
steed. MY little feathered friend
| Bobbie Redvest, who often calls Il
pick up stray kernels of oats, tolt
me you three were caught out II
the rain. So l trotted In from thu
| Pleasant Pasture and hitched mysel
up to the old buggy. And. we'll
here I. am. happy to once more b.
| pulling between the shafts.
| Oh, In the dear Old Long Ago
! never trotted lame and slow,
But always made a speedy trip
| Without tickle Of the whip"
But, goodness me. Even II he haC
been younger and more lively h
would not have dared to race in the
, dreadful storm that was breaking al
| over the earth.
Are your feet dry?" asked careful
Uncle Lucky. looking down at Little
| Miss Mousies hind feet, over which
had been tied two little toy rubber
balloons, as I mentioned a story o.
so ago.
Yes. indeedy. Just as snug a.
two little bugs in rug" she ans
wered with a smile.
I'm all right. too" laughed thu
little rabbit. THE old buggy tol
doesn't leak a bit on my side"
We'll. well soon be home" wen
on the old gentleman rabbit. when
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Too Many Dont's


Discussing the defeat of the Maher
resolve by the people OF Maine in the
recent election, the New York World
says:
THE voters of Maine did not at
tempt or need to weigh the evidence
for and against State payments to
private schools. They simply refused
TO clutter up the constitution with
any more Donts.'"
This is the idea precisely. and the
members of the next and succeeding
Legislatures should not overlook the
fact. The disapproval of the Maller
resolve by popular vote was not a
mandate from the people for I'M
limited appropriations for schools
and institutions. Quite to the con-
trary the whole proposition-the
agitation for the amendment, the re-
solve which came from it and the
vote on the same should serve as
a brake upon the too liberal distri-
button Of public money for the bene-
fit of private causes. however worthy.
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MERCER

Fred c. Florette and Clayton
Moore attended the show at Farm
ington Falls, Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jimeniz were
the week end guests Of Mrs. Lizzie
Purcell,
Fred Sutherland, Mr.. Kirk and
Miss Amy Wade, of Madison. were
callers Sunday on Fred Florette.
Belva Works and Ira Bunker. who
are students at Norridgewock High
school, were at home over the week
end.
Welcom Dresser of Los Angeles,
Calf, was the weekend guest Of
his uncle, Thomas Smith and Mrs.
Smith.
Mrs. Gertrude Dennison OF Oak
land. is at work for Ruel Whitcom.
Florence Smith has employment at
Pennington Falls.
Arthur Works motored to Skowhe-
gan, Monday, on matters of busi-
ness.
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MONMOUTH

The Rev. o. E. Bryant of Mechan-
&c Falls will preach in the Com
munity church at North Monmouth
on Sunday morning, Sept. %.
MISS Bernice Cook, teacher of the
Primary school at North Monmouth,
has resigned to accept a more lu-
crative position in a Lewiston school
and Miss Hodsdon of Greene has
been engaged to take her place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Shepard
were weekend guests of relatives in
Springfield. Me.
Mrs. George E. Farnham Of Lew
iston and Mrs. Edna Small of
Bridgeport, Conn, were guests last
week of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Halo
well.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Ambrose are
entertaining Mr.. Ambroses nephew,
Herbert Hapgood of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. z. Lawson and
Mrs. Charles S. Sanborn of Beverly.
Mass. were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. George Lindsay and Mr..
and Mss. r. f. Lindsay.
Mrs. A. c. Sherman is passing a
few days in Lewiston, the guest of
her sister. Mrs. E. C. Andrews, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Ramsdell en-
tertained a large party of friends
from Franklin county recently. Mrs.
Ramsdell was for some years a
teacher in the public schools of
Franklin and Somerset counties and
Mr.. Ramsdell was for some time
in charge of the Abbott school
farms, grounds and buildings.
Mrs. Martha Durgan has returned
from Webster, where she has been
the guest Of her nephew, Harry
Fisher and family.
Mrs. Cora Norris of Lewiston has
been passing a few days at her home
here.
Mrs. Charles Caswell is visiting
her daughter in Massachusetts,.
Mrs. H. S. Bates returned last
week from Boston, where she has
been on account of the illness of her
husband, who is recovering from a
surgical operation.
Archie Smith is with his family
at the home of his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. George S. Smith. Mr.. Smith is
a railroad engineer and has been
transferred to Montgomery. Ala,
where he will soon leave to take up
his duties.
Cochenwasan Temple, Pythian
Sisters. by invitation attended roll
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COLLEGE rooTsALL IN MAINE

Sept 25-Boston University VS.. Bow
doin at Brunswick; Fort Williams
VS.. University of Maine at Orono.
Oct 2-C. of y. II. VS.. Bowdoin at
Brunswick: Rhode Island VS.. L. of
NJ. at Orono.
Oct. 9-Tufts VS.. Bates at Lewiston.
Oct 16-Tufts VS.. Bowdoin at Bruins
wick: Conn. Aggies VS.. L. of NJ. at
Orono: Lowell Textile vs. Colby at
WatervNe.
Oct 23-Cdlby VS.. Bowdoin at Water
VILE; Bates VS.. L. of NJ at Orono.
Oct. 30-Bowdoin VS.. Bates at Lew
iston; Colby VS.. L. of NJ. at Orono.
Nov GU. of NJ. VS. Bowdoin at Bruins
wick: Lowell Textile VS. Bates at
Lewiston.
Nov 11-Colby VS.. Bates at Lewiston.
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Replying to a protest against his
favorable attitude toward ze-fght-
ing Governor Pinchot reminds the
complainant "that the nations in
which the boys and men are in the
habit Of doing their fighting with
their fsts are precisely those in
which they are not in the habit Of
using the knife or the bullet for that
purpose" There Is truth in this. II
those who now prowl about the land
shifting cocaine and snuffing out life
with bullet or knife had been caught
young. had been compelled to take
the boxers training and live the life
Of an athlete they might not now be
drug addicts.
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Oh dear me! Something happened.
Isn't it too bad that disagreeable
things will occur when you least ex-
pect them? Well. I'll say SO. All Of
a sudden, just like that, quick as the
wind that blows off your hat.-and
the wind was blowing hard enough
to almost lift the helmet off little
tin soldiers head,-down fell a great
big limb right in front of the Old
Brown Horse. II he hadn't stopped
mighty quick. right then and there.
something serious would have &C.
Cured. Yes, sir. Just as sure as
the bills on the first of the month.
Dear, Oh dear!" sighed the old
gentleman rabbit. IL that old limb
had only hung on for another second
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Grange Exhibit, Exeter Fair

Dexter Grange has a very fine. ex-
hibit at Exeter fair this week. The
committee. composed of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Hoyt, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Inman, are justly proud of the
results of their hard work. Some
of the outstanding features are
many pieces of beautiful hand work
from so to 100 years old: many dish
es from 100 to 80 years old: so
varieties of gladiolas, 10 varieties Of
dahlias, besides asters, sweet. peas
and other flowers; frame of live
honey bees and a collection of birds
eggs.
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No More Piles
Thousands Bless DR.. Leonhardt the
Physician Who Discovered This
Common Sense Remedy

If you think that the surgeons
knife is the only method of escape
from the misery of piles, it's because
you haven't heard of the new treat
ment known as DR.. Leonhardt's HEM
ROID.
This Doctors treatment is internal
BY experimenting for years he discov-
cred the exact cause of piles and then
went further and compounded a REM
edy that would remove the cause.
DR.. Leonhardt wants every sufferer
to benefit by his discovery and so that
there will be, no doubling or delay,
Sections Pharmacy and all druggists
are authorized to sell HEM-ROID with
guarantee that it will do as stated OF
money back.
On that honorable basis every suf-
1erer should secure package of Dr..
Leonhardt's HEM.ROID today.-Adv.
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Editorial Comment
Life in New York
est. Louis Post Dispatch

- q.
First, you rush to an undertaking
parlor to see a dead movie star. II
you are not trampled to death by the
mob you meet there, you dash to
the wharf with another mob to see
Gertrude Ederle. Douglas Fairbanks.
Krishnamurti and Peggy Joyce ar
rive. II this does not prove fatal.
you wedge yourself in a suffocating
group around a man who is selling
patent collar buttons. Then, dodg-
ing taxicabs, motorcycles, trucks
and kiddie-cars. you go home. apply
liniment, arnica and iodine to your
body. give three cheers for AL Smith
and a whoop for Jimmy Walker, and
leap into bed TO get little sleep be-
fore the next days fun. Such is life
in New York, the worlds greatest
hick town.
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FOR ORGANIZED EFFORT

From the days Of jeremiah to the
present the tendency of humans en-
gagged in like pursuits to associate in
greater or less degree has been
noticeable. John z. Edgerton. presi-
dent Of the National Association of
Manufacturers, recognizing this. said
in q recent address ''as the old guild
progressed. self interest became more
intense. eliminating in exclusiveness
and monopoly: whereas. the modern
trade association stressed democracy,
breadth of vision. and spirit of
general service to the community"
He does not hesitate to express
his conviction that there is too much
inferior talent among the leadership
Of organizations, too many organiza-
lions and soft jobs connected with
them.
1.-THE evidence is not lacking" he
said, that within very recent years
a multitude of organizations has
sprung up with strongly appealing
programs which SCREEN unworthy
motives. Soft jobs for enterprising
organizers have been created by the
hundreds. In fact, we have now a
plethora Of organizations and a
dearth Of organization. We seem to
need a complete overhauling and
renovation of our industrial organ
ization system. 1t has come to be
too much of a professional matter,
and the creation Of organizations
has become a sort Of national In
dustry itself.
MANY of these modern organiza-
lions have gotten a start by the
proclamation of some special pur-
pose which appeals to bugs on that
particular subject, and then begun
to enlarge their programs to win
additional financial support. Oc-
casionally, we find small men with
large ambitions controlling organiza-
lions to the leadership of which they
have been elevated by chance
circumstances. They have a lust for
publicity, power and Nhuence. ana
they are prone to forget both the
functions Of their positions ana the
specific programs Of their organiza-
tons"
He sees clearly, however. that we
never so greatly needed organized
effort of the right kind as we DO
now ito deal with the rapidly in
creasing problems and RESPONSE
bilities released by our growing
prosperity and increasing business.
Only by working together all down
the line will we be able to hold the
commanding position in world at
fairs, which we now have"
Charles NJ. Schwab, Chairman OF
the Bethlehem Steel Company, ad-
dressing a meeting of manufacturers
in Minneapolis, Thursday. also
stressed this growing need of organ
ization and would see in this way
of relief to the farmer, cooperation
in which all must help.
He declared that 'the only basis
which will save our own markets
and our foreign markets in the long
run will be the basis of efficient ana
economical production" He remind
ed US that we must look forward to
the time when our industries will be
faced with competition such as we
have never had before. The steel
industry has been faced with falling
prices and increasing wages. There
has been, he said, a decline of more
than SIS per ton in the price of finish
ed steel products. 1t has been pos
sible through economies and i'm
! proved methods to maintain the in
come. The waste in making and in
| marketing must be reduced.
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Few would care to bore few miles
down into the earth for the heat re-
Quired to get their breakfast; most
would prefer to bring up the coal the
night before or depend on the tickle
coal miners union or the avaricious
inauguration Of oil-well drillers.
xet there IL heat in the earth. An
italian scientist has recently told US
about Harvesting the power Of steam
springs, Right here in America there
- odd Faithful" the geyser in the
Hsllowstone Park that hasn't failed to
nascnargs hot water and steam at
heurly intervals since 1906.
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IMAGINATION STUMPED

Having tried b r e d-and-w e r
sentences for bootleggers and finding
that these avail naught, a Nebraska
Judge concludes they should be fog
ged at whipping posts.
Try to imagine millionaire heads
of bootlegger syndicates publicly
whipped by Justice blindfolded. Isn't
it a bit too much for the magma
ton? We have hoped for them to
languish in Jail but there has been
little in fact to warrant it. SO when
it comes to the whipping post
imagination is stumped, as it were.
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UNITY

soUTH-Mrs. Percy Nle,,..
little son, Erwin. were russs. srt
relatives in Boston, last wssL q
Mrs. jeff York and granads..
who have been visiting rslsssi aser
Scion have returned home sss d
Urban Waning and WiiI,, ~
OF Damariscotta, were gues,. "snhg
ing. va.
School began last vast Il.
IT pupils registered. Nla
Elwood Waning is workin, {.
cornshop at Unity. I lie
Miss Ella Weber is wo,t,.
the cornshop at Freedom. s "a
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl CooAw,.
daughter and Mrs. Ella Libby al
ed to Clinton and Fairfield n.o's'
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Rand :. s, =.
called on Harry Waning ana LII
Sunday evening. '''ally,
Harold Grady and family 49,,
Skowhegan fair, Saturday 'lasi