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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-30
KENT'S HILL

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dow. and
grandson, Roy Wiley, passed Thanks
giving day with Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Wiley, in Waterville.
Miss Thelma Gibbs passed the
Thanksgiving holidays in North
Andover, Mass. 10 the guest OF Miss
Marjorie Webster.
Miss Dorothy Brown Of Pennington
Normal school passed the holidays
on the Hill.
Miss Charlotte Lane Of Bates Col
Iege passed the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Lane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wills had as
guests Thanksgiving day. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Barnard, Walter Barnard
and Hattie Barnard, Miss A. r.
Divine.
Mrs. James Harvey and dauohter,
Helen, had Thanksgiving at the
Dormitory.
Miss Hazel Gibbs Of Augusta,
passed the Thanksgiving holidays at
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rohr had %
Thanksgiving guests. Mr.. Rohr's
mother, and two nephews.
Charles Crosby had Thanksgiving
dinner at the home Of his niece, Mrs
Amy Packard, at Readfield Depot
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-30
Chemical Element 81
First Found by Italian

Urbana, ILL.,, Nov. 70 - F - Tne
new chemical element 81, named I'LL
MUM, discovered by three University
of Illinois instructors last spring. was
found two years ago by DR.. Luigi
Rolla of the Chemical Institute OF
Florence, Italy. but he failed to an
nounce It then.
DR.. Rolla's discovery was accepted
by the Congress Of Scientists which
met at Bologna, Italy. He named his
discovery Florentium In honor Of his
city, while Prof. B. Smith Hopkins
Of the University Of Illinois named
his discovery Illinium In honor Of
the university and the state.
DR.. Rolla now has agreed to re-
linquish all claims to its original dis
covery. DR.. Hopkins and DR.. Rolla
met at convention Of the Interna-
tional Union Of Pure and Applied
Chemistry at Washington University
recently and reached an agreement
on the original claim. The two scten-
lists had worked independently. each
unaware Of the others lnvestiga-
tons,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-30

their sisters. Mrs. e. o. Tarr and
Mrs. Eva Libby.
Oscar Holt OF Lewiston, Miss Lilly
Holt OF Portland and Mr.. and Mrs
Granville Douglass were guests OF
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. @. o. Holt
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ames Hamilton had
as dinner guest Thursday Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hamilton Of Beverly
Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield Hamil-
ton and family of Lynn, Mass. Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Merrifield Of Halo.
well, Mr.. F. s. Merrifield and son.
Miss Pauline Grodon, a teacher in
the High School Of Lisbon Falls came
home Wednesday and returned to her
school Monday.
Mrs. Linnie Guptil Of Fitchbufg
Mass, visited Mrs. M. b. Tarr. Sun
day.
Mrs. Ackley of Bowdoinham visited
Mrs. E. o. Tarr Monday.
Mrs. Frank Pinkham has very
large geranium Of which she Is very
proud. 1t measures ~ in. from tip to
tip and is in full bloomh
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-30
UNITY

Mrs. Edythe Stevens entertained
guests from Waterville on Thanksgiv-
Ing
Harold Andrews Of Bridgton was in
town over the weekend.
Mrs. Ralph Knight Of Albion was
with her mother, Mrs. Eta Tozier,
who is very Ill. over the weekend.
Clyde Wood Of Union was in town
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Rand and Mrs
C. e. Murch were in Belfast Friday.
DR.. and Mrs. F. r. Carter Of Au-
gusta and Mrs. E. E. Small Of Brooks
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. c.
Whitaker Thursday.
]. P. Clark Of Augusta was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. 8. Lowell
Thanksgiving.
L. w. knight was in Albion last
week in the interest Of the Unity Tel
ephone Company.
Mrs. Ezra Carpenter Of Brooks was
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Pack
ard Thanksgiving.
There was . meeting Of the Direc-
tors Of the Unity Telephone Company
Monday.
Miss Garnett Giles and Miss Eve
Ign Waning, who are attending school
at Pennington, were home over the
weekend.
Maynard Stevens returned to Wat
erville Monday morning, where he ID
attending school.
Mrs. Kate Fox Of waterville was the
guest of Mrs. Edythe Stevens Thanks
giving.
E. D. Chase returned Saturday from
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LOCAL NOTICE

Murray Alliance Fair Wednesday
and Thursday. Dec. LIST and End. All
kinds Of hand made articles, en-
brcideries. lingerie. children's wear.
aprons. 1ewelry. Christmas wreaths
horns.cooked food ana candy. Play
Station 7. 7. Y. IT, Wednesday
night. Supper Thursday night.
nov2sd3t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-30

Lewiston, whore he has been in the in
terest Of the Turner Center system.
F. M. Fuller, who has been the guest
Of friends in town for the past two
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Funeral Of Walter S. Mccoubrev

Funeral SERVICES for the late Walter
S. McCoubrey, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Stuart McCoubrey. were held
sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
home Of his grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Pinkhanl. Rev. J. r.
'lifford officiating. Interment was in
Smiths cemetery.
Walter McCoubrey. who was i've
years old, passed away at his home
n Gardiner, Friday, from double
pneumonia. He Is survived by his
parents and one sister. Phyllis Nc
COubrey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-30

Miss Grace Nye Of this city IL Q
business visitor In Madison IN the in
terests Of the Maine Children's Home
Society.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-30

weeks, returned to Mansfield, Mass.
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Conner were in
Belfast Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-30
AUGUSTA LOCALS
TsIsphene Your leeals 20 137

Gladys Leighton Of Kents Hill was
visiting friends In the city over the
week end.
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Funeral Service Mrs. Susan
Purinoton

Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Susan Purington were held from her
home on Williams street at 2.45. Sun
day afternoon. Rev John r. Clifford
of the Methodist church officiating.
Interment was made in Evergreen
| cemetery.
Mrs. burlington passed away at her
home Friday afternoon after long
! illness. She was born in Litchfield,
! SO years 8 months ago, but had lived
in Richmond the greater part Of her
| life. She had been a member of the
Methodist church for SO years. She
Sinclair Of Winthrop.
CORNER-Mr. and Mrs. Harry
! Sylvester entertained relatives from
, Portland over the week end.
Harold D. Lancaster had the good
fortune to get large deer Tuesday
Earl Vannah of New Hampshire Is
a guest at Sidney Buker's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Buker Of So.
| Gardiner passed Thanksgiving at the
home of their father S. L. Buker.
Mrs. j. F. Grant and son Roland
are passing a few days in Northern
! Maine, where Mr.. Grant has been
hunting for a few weeks.
| C. B. Northey and r. e. Northey
are on a few days hunting trip
around Whitefield.
| Miss Mae Kilby Of Portland, Mrs,
| Edna Smith of Falmouth Foreside
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark of Au-
burn passed Thursday with Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Dingley.
Newbert Spear Of Gardiner was the
guest Of Shirley Humphrey, Friday
The Farm Bureau Ladies' will hold
an all day meeting Dec. End, subject,
stenciling and wax work.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Skillins and
daughter passed Thanksgiving with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
Words We Use.

All our words of necessity are de-
rived from the German; our words Of
luxury and those used at table. from
the French. The sky. the earth. the
elements. the names of animals.
household goods and articles Of food
are German; the fashions Of dress
and everything belonging to the
kitchen. luxury and ornament. are
taken from the French: and to such
degree of exactness that the names
of animals which serve for the ori;
nary food of men. such as OK. calf.
sheep. when alive. are called the
same in English as in German; bur
when they are served up for the table
they change their names and are
called beef, veal and mutton, after the
French.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
If You Fell Off World.

When YOU learned that the world
was round. did YOU wonder why you
didn't fall Off? OF course. the law of
witty explains why YOU don't, but
just supposing you did, where would
you go?
Well. the chances are that you
would merely feel the drawing power
of some other planet. probably the
sun. and would go sailing through
space toward it, But not for long,
for soon you would be drawn into the
circling process and would begin to
move around 1t just as the earth and
the moon move around the sun. And
you would be turning perpetual somer-
saults, too. just as the earth rolls
around and around.
And wouldn't you be'lonesome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
Huge Meteorite.

A SHIP sailed into port at Aber
deem. Scotland recently bea ring
strange load-a 7-ton rock said to be
worth half a million dollars. says
Popular Science Monthly. 1t was a si-
gantic meteorite on It's way to a mu-
scum in Copenhagen. Denmark
DIR. Knud Rasmussen. an explorer OF
the Far North, discovered the huge
meteorite in 1918 In an out of the-way
place in Greenland, Is miles inla nd
Getting it out and sending it TO Den
mark was too difficult a task at that
time. 1t took the united efforts Of 10
dogs to drag it. as its great weight
constantly broke through the Ice.
This meteorite is said to he the third
largest In the world. The two larger
ones are In America and England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
7 hin gs w hich Ar
Ancestors and American Indians.

pIucked the hair from their bodies
They also tried to teach them the
Choctaw language. after which they
adopted them into the tribe and cared
for them with the tenderest devotion.
The Osages think they are descended
from the male snail and the female
beaver. The fanciful story tells about
how the snail threw off his shell, de-
veoped arms and legs and grew to he
a fine, tall man. He then married the
beaver maid and from these two were
descended the whole tribe of Usage
Indians.
The tribe believes that various
things will happen to them if they eat
of the totem or in any way show dis
respect for it. Other stra nge creatures
included in this type of worship are
snakes. leopards, pigeons, crocodiles
and the wild pig.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

CIR GEORGE h. KNIBBS. in
~ Scientia. gives different estimates
Of the possible population Of the world
ranging from 2.942 900 ,000-if the
worlds existing population increased
in ratio of o. Il. Bakers estimate of
possible increase in the United States
agricultural area-to 1892 900 ,000--if
all existing arabic land in the world
could support three persons per acre
and a final ma Ximum of IS. 440 900, 900
II an average of person per 2A
acres applied to the whole land sur
face of the world.
Assuming that the present sta nda rd
of living is retained. together with the
present national prejudices and ego
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

Now roll the silk as the illustration
indicates. and without sewing or tack
ing it in any way. put the net over
the top and twist it around the bot
tom short piece of thread wound
around the net at the bottom will
hold it secure.
Make as many of these buds as
you wish for your nosegay-the hair
ornament should he little smaller
than the boutonniere- put them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
IF Interest to Younger
With the Puzzle Editor.
BY CECILLE LYON.

1t was little Tony's birthday. and
his big brother brought him bunch
| of alphabet blocks to play with. Tony
was overjoyed and had a lot of fun
! spelling out the animals in his pic
ture book. Then he took four of his
blocks and found that he could make
| four different words out of them by
changing their places.
The four blocks fill the blanks in
this sentence. See if you can guess
them:
The animals We're a pair
| and a very good -, required a
| moderate amount of but one
| was useless without his -
Guess this seven-word diamond.
The second word is used in base ball
! the third is TO wash. the fourth is re-
vealed. the fifth is a pronoun. the
sixth is before. What is it?
NJ
| A
MATTERS
T.
K
Fill the blanks in this sentence with
different spellings and meanings:
1T doesn't make a of differ
ence to me. but l - be able to
arrive on time"
+
Behead something unusual and get
existing: behead a timepiece and get
fastening: behead dry and get a
word nearing out of the way: behead
part of pair and get consumeds be-
head to engage and get anger. The
beheaded letters, arranged in the
proper orders. spell this month. Can
you guess them?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

practice on street apparel. SO for the
present what flare there is in the new
coats is in fact rather than effect.
There is decidedly more fullness about
the hem line than the hip line but it
is adjusted very cleverly. so that we
have the effect of straight contour.
Before many weeks pass we shall
surely hear more comments on the
subject of sleeves. F'rocks a-plenty
are made with sleeves of ballooning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
Riddles.

When we showed these riddles to
Ronald. the baby. he cried BLESS my
pacifer"' and started right in to work
them. But he couldn't do No. 1913.
See if YOU can.
121. What cannot he called dls-
interested act of hospitality?
1872. Why is a school teacher IKE
the letter G.?
1928. Why is a newborn baby like
a gale of wind?
124. When is a man as hard up
as man can be?
125. If a man saw his sister fall
into a WELL why could he not assist
her?
1876. When is wall like fish?
127. Why ought greedy man
wear a plaid waistcoat?
12S. When does a son not take
after his father?
129. Why are indolent boys beds
I too short for them?
100. When is a window like a
star?
L Answers.
121. Entertaining a hope. 1872. Be
cause she forms lasses into classes.
1913. Because it begins with squall
124. When he cannot get credit for
good intentions. 1926. Because he can
not be her brother and a sister assist
herl. too. 1876. When il is scaled 127
To keep a check upon his stomach.
1923. When his father leaves him
nothing to take. 1923. Because they
lie too long in them. 1870. When it is
skylight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

yardage Of crepe de chine and a half
yard or so of the clipped wool.
The wisest dressmakers and tailors
are making haste slowly with the fare
so far as coats are concerned. Moth
ing would so surely rid us OF any am
bition to wear flares as to overdo the
fare at the present time. AS Is usu-
ally the case, we are more ready to
adopt it in evening gowns than any
others and least ready to put 1t into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

This pretty nosegay Is just what
little girls and big girls. too-will
want to wear on their coat collars.
Or. If you already have a bouton-
Mere, YOU will find it makes love-
ly hair ornament when fastened to
one side of a gold or silver band.
The flowers can be of orga ndie or
taffeta or almost any kind Of silk
mother may have in her scrap bag
n you prefer to make the flowers all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

There used to be fellow | disllkeo
heartily. He was one of those feilows
who feel It necessary to take the
leading part in any conversati ton. ne
knew more than you did about any
thing-or thought he did.
Nobody ever tried to argue with
him. because he was too much OF a
bore. Instead, they just evaded his
company.
Don't ever he a "knowit-all. Don't
talk when YOU really have nothing
to say.
The men who know the most are
usually the most quiet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

the same color u Of q yard of taffeta
will he enough. Besides that you
will need 4 yard of gold or silver
net to cover them. and q of yard
of gold or silver lace about N or
inches wide
Cut the silk into strips inches
long and an inch wide. then fold over
double SO that 1t is only n an inch
wide. The net should be cut in cir
cles about ) inches In diameter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
Hot Oil Flow.

IN the great petroleum fields near
Tampico. Mexico. the oil as ii comes
from the ground is hot. sometimes at
a temperature of $50 degrees Fahren-
heit. This Is very fortunate, for the
oil is so heavy and thick that when Il
is cold it does not flow well, and In
that condition it cannot be pumped
through pipe lines except for short
distances under great pressure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
Poor Son!

Father" cried the son of the an
ent-minded professor, there's pug
on the ceiling
The professor. busy reading at me
lime answered without raising his
ewes from his book, Step on 1T ana
leave me alone"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
You're Fired.

BUSINESS Man-Yes, advertised for
how about your size. Do you smoke!
Applicant-No. thanks. but you can
blow me to an Ice cream soda II you
x>a mt To
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
Answers.

Answers.
l. Tame team. meat mate.
.. The diamond is: m. bat, baths,
matters, these, ere. s.
8. Mite might.
4. Rare, clock, arid. mate, hire;
March.
5. The pictured word square is
cap, ape, pen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

Talk about funny ideas Instead OF
"a wing that his ancestors were
monkeys. the Iroquois Indian says
they were turtles. He thought that
long before his time a fat turtle, bur-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

dened by his shell. threw 1t off and
gradually developed into an Indian.
These turtles are now treated with
great reverence
A certain clan IF ChoCtaWS believed
their ancestors We're the era yfiSh.
They smoked some out being very
careful not to injure them in the cap
ture, then taught them to walk on
two legs, cut their toenails and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
Where Do You Buy Them?

can any one tell me how a stove
pipe is made?"
First you take a big. long hole:
then you wrap some tin around it,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

Teacher-Whati IL a synonym?
pupil-lts a word YOU use in place
of another word. when YOU spell the
other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

in a cluster and gather the lace on
the under side.
These little punches of flowers are
very nice for birthday gifts or for
prizes at parties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
It's Hand Work.

Surgeon-Ill sew that scalp wound
for you for $40.
Patient-Gee. Doc, | want just plain
sewing. not hemstitchlng and en-
broidery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

ITS not the school," said the little
hoy to his mother: Its the principal
Of the thing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

proportions, vet coat sleeves are for
the most part quite straight and cir
cumspeCt. The sleeveless cape coat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
He Might.

First Boob-Do YOU like fish balls?
Second Boob dunno. Never AT
tended one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

isms. Sir George considers ii doubtful
whether the population will ever reach
the 5000, 900, 900 limit. If man better
co-ordinates his efforts so as to involve
less expense in non-productive effort,
then possibly the advance of science
may enable the 1000 600 900 limit to he
reached. The friendly study of uni
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

American toys are to he exploited in
Germany. once the leader in the toy
industry Of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

Baby cab garages are being installed
In a New York tenement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

''ahucks.' cried the farm hand as
he shoveled in the corn husks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

would be one way of getting around
this question.
Downright 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
Coats Scheduled to Fill an Important Part in Spring
RY MARY MARSHALL.

w INTER frocks and Summer
n frocks, frocks for Spring
" " or Fall nowadays differ
Very little so far as weight
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PENSI0n Bill UP
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4 &c JAM DR.
D|ESAT POST

For more than 8 half century
wins washington. c0Iored, Y
years old, has been church
5anitor. going about his duties n
q cheerful respectful manner
And now wills Is dead. ana the
white ladies' whom he has faith
fully served FOR 50 many years are
what they are going ID
do without him.
He was found seated in his chair
In the furnace room Of the Sixth
Presbyterian Church. Sixteenth ana
Kennedy Streets Northwest, last
night, when Mrs. j. b. Handy. Of
75S Rock Greek Church I'd n. W.,
went to give him some Ice cream,
after b church supper.
Willis was lying back In his old
chair, look Of contentment on his
He had passed out
with his boots on. e
The old man lived at ZIG u st.
N. W., and had been janitor Of the
Sixth Presbyterian Church for
about Is years. Prior to that ne
was janitor Of the Fifth Baptist
Church for many years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-08

the average annual annuity will be
Increased to approximately $753. ac-
cording to Jactuaries. This Is an
increase of $211 year over the
present average.
So far as the District employees
are involved this increase Is APP
proximately 40 per cent, but the
average pay that they will get is
still considerably below an adequate
provision for those who in old age
are froced to retire.
OF all the retired employees in
Washington, only about 81 per cent
are receiving more from the Fed
eraI Treasury than the average an
nuity given above,
To gain the maximum, which Is
now $T2O and will be 81 900 under
the terms Of the new bill. 80 years
of Government service Is required
and a certain high salary scale.
The present condition of annui-
tants in Washington is such that It
calls for relief without delay, Off
cials emphasized today.
Under the proposed new bill the
local retired employees will receive,
on the average, an annuity Of $i4
a week. This sum falls nearly rs
per cent short of what 1t was hoped
they would receive.