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Tho Kind You Have Always Bought has home the signal ture of Chas. II. Fletcher, and has hcen made under his personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and “ Just-as-good” are but Experiments, and endanger tho health of Children—Experience against Experiment. The Kind You Have Always Bought in Use For Over 30 Years. THE CENTAUR COMPANY. NSW YORK CITY MAINE ITEMS. The United Baptist's Convention. The above convention closed Oct. 3d. A resolution was declared that “peace prayed for must not be concluded until the peril of repeated war and menace of continued militarism be suppressed. ” Oth er resolutions pledged to the support of the Army and Navy, food conservation, Liberty loan financing and the mainte nance of the ideals of patriotism and Christian citizenship were adopted. Orlando E. Frost of Belfast was re elected president of the United Baptist Convention of Maine at the close of its annual session. The other officers were chosen as follows: Vice president, Rev. William H. Wood of Augusta; recording secretary, Rev. C. E. Owen of Water ville; corresponding secretary, Rev. I. B. Mower of Waterville; associate cor responding secretary, Rev. George H. Hamlen, D. D., of Lewiston; treasurer, George M. Gralfam of Fortland; audi tors, Albert E. Neal and Edward Smith, both of Portland. York Sheriffs Clean Up Train. Y'ork county sheriffs for the past 10 days have been cleaning up the various Boston via Portsmouth trains and leaving nothing in the way of contraband for their Cumberland county brethren. Saturday they weut through the train and made a clean-up and, according to a Portland man who lost four quarts, this is the general method now followed by the York county bunch. Four or live sheriffs go to Dover or Portsmouth and hang around in the bar rooms and wholesale places and watch those who purchase. They get on the train and ride down as far as North Ber wick when they' start through the train on the drive and order everyone with a suit case or bag to “open her up.” Those who are frightened generally comply and the liquor is taken and sometimes the owner. Saturday five of them went through the train after having been in Dover and seen who purchased liquor. One man said that across the aisle from him set a man with some newspapers thrown care lessly over his bag and the sheriffs did not offer to molest him, probably because they hadn’t seen him buy any, or he may have come from Boston. But others had to open up and come across and one man was pinched with eight quarts and held. Many Enlist. These are busy days at the Bangor U. S. army recruiting office on Exchange street, for in the first three days of this month 19 men have been enlisted for the service. Sergeant James E. Powers, in charge, says that this is the greatest rush since war was declared, and he hopes to make October the banner month for re cruiting. Presque Isie Woman Drowns While Rescu ing Husband. Presque Isle, Oct. 3. The funeral of Mrs. Harry Kidney was held Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock from the Church of the Nativity, High Mass being said by Rev. Father Hayes. The circumstances of Mrs. Kidney’s death were very sad. Going out early Sunday morning in a duck boat with her husband, on the Presque Isle stream, the boat sprang aleak and filled with water, near the vi cinity of the iron bridge. Mrs. Kidney swam ashore and seeing her husband un able to grapple with the situation went back to rescue him when she herself was drowned. M’\ Kidney was dragged out by a man who saw the accident. It is believed Mrs. Kidney was attacked with heart trouble. One busy Quarry. Maine granite will be used in the build ing ot the extension of Annapolis Naval Academy, and in the town of Stonington work has already been begun getting out granite in accordance with a contract ; made by the government with the Rodg- j ers Granite Company and the settlement quarries are working on an order which will take 18 months and a crew of 200 men to complete. At present 100 men are making a good start on the opera tions. “Potato Cars.” Hon. Taber D. Bailey and George E. ■ Thompson of Bangor have recently ob tained control of the Eastman Car Co., whose heater cars have been familiar in this section and in New England for many years, and will greatly expand the business, which seems to have almost unlimited possibilities. The Eastman cars are heated by kerosene oil on the j thermostat principle graduating the heat j to weather conditions. The cars have a i lining for the walls, a space about four j inches wide being heated, making the j cars frost-proof, and incidentally effect- : ing a great saving in heating the entire | car under the old principles of fighting ; the freezing weather. A Big Maine Harm Sold. The Rowe farm in the town of Corinna has lately been sold for $25,000. The house is one of the best farm residences in the State. The grounds are beauti fully kept and are very attractive. There are three separate cellars, one each for milk, vegetables and furnace. Potatoes have been raised on the farm with great success, 100 acres being grown one year. There are three handsome up-to-date barns for housing stock qnd storing the quantities of hay and grain produced. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER’S CASTORI A ALL SORTS “By Gum, That’s Me!” It is related that in a certain newspaper office, as a linotype operator was setting numbers of those drafted, his eye reached his own number, and without halting his lingers in their flying task he exclaimed to his neighbor: “By gum, that’s me!” and went on with his work without further comment. That is the spirit in which the great majority of the young Americans have taken the news that they are included in the first draft.—Washing ton Star. * Ford Pacifism. Here’s another Ford story: There’s a big plant in Boston owned by the Ford company and used for as sembling its cars for New England dis tribution. Recently federal representa tives decided that this plant was admir ably adapted to a certain need of the war department. Secretary Baker thereupon wrote to Henry Ford asking him whether the department might use the plant, at a fair rental. Mr. ford is said to nave decided the matter in half a minute, and answered by wire. His reply consisted of four words: “No rent—take it!” Henry, it may be recalled, was until re cently one of our most eminent and notorious pacifists. He came to see that real pacifism consists not in blind resist ance to all warfare, but in putting down those who make war. And as he him self has said, “There’s nobody that fights like a pacifist, once he gets started.” Hang 150 Russians. According to a Central News despatch from Petrograd 150 Russians belonging to various Socialist, Left and other political organizations have been hanged by the Germans since their occupation of Riga. That must have given the Russians a ghastly idea of what Prussianism is. A Good Illustration. To the Editor of the Boston Herald: The recent so-called peace proposal of Germany, as cabled from Berne, Switz land, contained the following stipulation: “Belgium would be required to give a guarantee that any such menace as that which threatened Germany in 1914 would in future be excluded.” A sheep thief, caught red-handed with the carcass of a lamb slung across his shoulder, defended himself with the state ment that, “No sheep can bite me and* live.” The great military colossus, Germany, with its feet on the prostrate form and besmeared with the blood of its little neighbor, Belgium, turns a brazen face to the civilized world and asks protec tion from its victim. This outlaw among nations has pretty well plumbed the depths of canting hyprocrisy. Kendall M. Dunbar, Damariscotta, Me., Sept. 29. i\o Peace Without Victory Chancellor Michaelis makes it clear that the Prussian autocracy has not abandoned its idea of conquest and in demnities, that the peace Germany now seeks is a peace that will leave it in con trol of Belgium and Russian Poland and in a position to launch another war for world domination so soon as it can make its preparations. It is evident that the war must go on until Germany is ready to throw up its hands, admit defeat and accept such terms as will insure the fu ture peace and security of the world. The German chancellor’s own words in his latest speech to the Reichstag con stitute an insurmountable obstacle to peace at this time.—Springfield Union. Behold! “Super-Bumper” crop! The Department of Agriculture is au thority for the statement that the potato crop is a hundred million bushels larger than the country needs. That is what might be called a super-bumper crop. It is not assured, though,that the potatoes will be distributed in a manner to bring the price within easy reach of the ultimate consumer. What can the Department of Agriculture tell us about that"?—Provi dence Journal. Gall! Gurci. You have all seen the name of the great singer, Gaili-Curci, who has been delighting the patrons of the Music Festi vals, but did you know that it is pro nounced as though spellot Garlee-Kooer chee"?—Kennebec Journal. T he Soldier’s Christmas. Postmaster General Burleson and Sec retaries Baker and Daniels, in a joint statement warn the public that Christ mas packages for the American fighting men in Europe must be mailed not later than November 15th. Arrangements have been perfected, it is announced, whereby the Christmas mail to the expeditionary forces is to be deliv ered Christmas morning, but this can be accomplished only by the fullest co-opera tion of the public. The Women of England. One million, two hundred and fifty six thousand women are today doing work in England which was done formerly by men who have joined the army or been set free for other forms of war service. The figures are taken from the latest offi cial report of the industrial branch of the board of trade. Replacement of men by women has been most successful, says the report, in government services, in banking, and in transportation. In government establish ments, aside from the civil service and local government, the number of women employed prior to the war was 2,000; now it is 198,000. In the civil service and local government, when employes have ] increased by 146,000 and 124,000 men have been replaced. | The board of trade reports show that I there are now 4,538,000 women and girls employed in the classified trades under its jurisdiction. THE SECOND LIBERTY LOAN By Raymond Comstock of “the Vigilantes.” ! Americans have above many oth er characteristics a reputation with ! ether nations for their staying qual I lties. Stick-to-it-ive-ness is the term that classes American aggres siveness. In or great industries, la the fields of Invention, exploration, and construction, we have won by our indomitable stick-to-it-ive-ness a reputation that the world expects us to sustain. And in this great war for democ racy, we face the hugest undertak ing of our life as a nation. The American people from coast to coast chimed in loyally at the first call for funds to support their nation in Its struggle with the German autocracy, i The swamping over-subscription was j a solar-plexus blow to Prussianlsm. It spelt unity of purpose In a great nation, where German propagandists had declared unity did not exist. Germany gasped—and knew then that the American people, as a people in divisible and strong, were in the war. But—the first Liberty Loan was only a beginning—was but the val iant clangor of the Liberty Bell call ing us to arise and defend America, i A second great loan,—presumably three billions this time,—and then a | third, a fourth, and more will fol low. They are the fuel with which America can win this war. And our reputation for stick-to-it-ive-ness is at stake, in the manner of our stand ing behind these loans. It Is not a matter of surging gen ert>sity by Individuals. Nor is It a proposition alone of vast subscrip tions by the very wealthy. The Sec ond Liberty Loan, and the third, and each succeeding one must be achieved by the consistent backing of all the 1 citizens. We, each one of us, must face it as an individual responsibility. The allowance for Liberty Loan sub scriptions should be as much an item of the regular family budget during the period of the war, as is the al lowance, education, rent, or taxes In our homes. For, without systematic, loyal, individual support by all the citiiens, the war loans cannot suc ceed, and we are likely to find our selves without the homes to budget for. [ It matters not how great our con tribution of loved ones, or of per ! sonal services; to every citizen of the United StateB there is this oth 1 er duty which must be faced. Let lis rlan now, therefore, to meet our obligation in War Loan N6. 2. We can class the outlay under "Higher Life” or as “Overhead.” Unless we face the war loanB as our individual responsibilities, we are likely to see the day when we yearn for both. The whole people of America is called upon to pay this systematic tax as called for, to the perpetuation of their life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. A BUSHEL MORE TO THE ACRE. A Western agricultural expert says that “if every tillable acre in his country could be made to produce just one bushel more we.should need 13,500 trains of fifty cars each to transport it to market.” This important illustration of the enor mous results of multiplying small things should be pondered deeplV by all tillers of the soil, amateurs as well as profession als. The man with a few acres is not apt to regard it as a matter of any conse quence whether he harvests a few bush els more or a few bushels less from his land. He is concerned only with the im mediate results of his own activities, and a slight margin of a dollar or two either way does not impress him. Under the present world conditions he needs a better grasp of the tremenddus meaning of totals and of the great importance of his tiny contributions to them. The statistical estimate given here has a bearing on the half-acre as well as on the acre and it even carries down to the small plot of ground cultivated by the amateur farmer. An additional bushel to the acre is the equivalent of a quart or less to the average backyard garden per haps. An increased production of these slight proportions should be easy for the farmers of broad acres and small back yards alike. The world needs more food, and yet more. There is a watchword, a slogan, a motto, and an objective point ! for the summer of 1918—one bushel more | to the acre.—Providence Bulletin. WHO CARES? What is the post office for? \ Most people have thought it was to convenience the people, to facilitate busi ness, to bring those living in the out of way places a little nearer to the center of things. They are mistaken. The post office as it is now managed under this administra tion has no such purpose. It is afflicted with the necessity of doing certain things —collecting the mail from the letter boxes, despatching it by the trains—dis tributing it so that it may eventually reach its destination—and afterwards un loading it upon the people for whom it is intended. It serves the public but it serves it in its own way. The people pay the bills and are ready to pay them j because they appreciate service and have become accustomed to it, but the post | office department now figures on giving : as little service as it can and making the post office a revenue producing branch of the government which it never has been, never will be and isn’t expected to be. t Good service, such as the people want, is I not compatible with profit making, there fore the people must forego good service and take what they can get.—Portland Press. SWEDISH-AMERICANISM. It would be bitterly unjust if any re sentment felt in this country against Sweden should lead to criticism or dis trust of our own Swedish citizens. There are nearly 1,000,000 people of Swedish blood in the United States. They have always been reckoned, properly enough, as one of the finest racial elements that' constitute the nation. Their integrity -nd patriotism have never been question ed, and there is no reason why it should ti questioned today. There is little indication that the peo ple of Sweden approve of the un-neutral actions of their government in behalf of Germany. And certainly our own Swed ish citizens have nothing but condemna tion for such activities as those of the Swedish diplomats in Argentina and Mexico. Their attitude is admirably rep resented in resolutions adopted by repre sentatives of 15,000 Swedish-Americans in New York, deploring the offenses men tioned, and declaring: 1 “This is our country, and we owe al legiance to none other. Our homes, our families, our hearts and all our interests are here, and we stand ready to defend that which is ours, no matter what the [ cost. But more than that, we believe in the principle so eloquently enunciated by the President of the United States, ‘The world must be made safe for democracy.’ That principle is our confession of faith, and we will make any sacrifice, however great, that it may be achieved. “To that end we have pledged our sup port to the President of the United States, without limit or restriction, and have given our fathers, our brothers and our sons, who have gone across the At lantic, or have mobilized in the United States.” Where can we find any better Ameri canism than that?—Bangor News. NONSENSE. His Model Sentence. A young man in the English class was asked by the instructor to write a sen tence with the word “notwithstanding” incorporated at the proper place and in the proper form. This is what this young man wrote: “Father has worn out the seat of his pants, but not with standing.” hood Watchfulness. London Servant.—If you please, ma’am, an official from the government Condi ment Economy board to inspect the cru ets!—Passing Show. 'Ihey’re Patriot-, Too “I see here in the paper they’re print ing a list of the people who are going to do without any more sugar.” • > “Let’s see it.” “There it is,” he remarked, as he hand ed over the page containing the obitu aries, and hurriedly retreated. Peats Church all Hollow. Bobbie had been taken by his father to the circus. The youngster came home round-eyed with excitement and flushed with enthusiasm. “Oh, ma,” he exclaim ed, “if you go once to the circus with me you’ll never want to fool away time going to church again.’’ Children Ory FOR FLETCHER’S CASTO R I A POTATO SCAB. Samuel C. Manley of Augusta, on learn ing that his potato crop had been reduced from last year’s at least 57 1-3 per cent by scab, wrote to the Experiment Station to learn how to so control conditions in future as to make potato growing at least not a dead loss. The correspondence with Dr. Woods will be of interest to our read ers: Orono, Me., Aug. 25, 1917. Samuel C. Manley: Your letter of the 23d is at hand. Po tato scab is a fungus disease, and when the fungus is once introduced into the land, there is no method known of get ting rid of it. This has been a bad year for the development of the scab, as con ditions have been favorable.’ There is nothing whatever that you can do in the way of treatment now for these potatoes that are scabby. It does not in terfere at all with their food value, there is nothing poisonous or injurious in any way for man in connection with the po tato scab. It does, however, interfere with their marketing. It would not be advisable to use this stock for seed an other year, although if you are using in fected land, then the use of clean seed treated with formaldehyde will not sure ly prevent the recurrence of the trouble. In general, acid conditions of the soil are unfavorable to the growth of the fungus. The use of fertilizers containing alkalies are not to be encouraged in the growth of potatoes. These should be avoided and farm manure should be avoided, to a very considerable extent. Yet, despite all that, none of these treat ments will absolutely prevent the scab. In some seasons you may make the con ditions seem to be very favorable for the development of the scab and still grow smooth potatoes. In other words, it is a disease that is rather beyond control at present. Chas. D. Woods, Director Maine Experiment Station. HEFLIN AND LA FOLLETTE. Why is Congress so indignant over the sayings of Mr. Heflin and so indifferent to the sayings of Mr. La Follette? Mr. Heflin is said to have asserted that cer tain members of Congress have been acting suspiciously and that, in view of the Bernstortf fund for the purpose of bringing influence to bear upon congress man, certain congressmen ought to be in vestigated. At this the House of Repre sentatives gets into a fury with Mr. Heflin. In impassioned speeches members declare that the representative from Alabama has reflected upon the honor of the House and that he ought to be punished severely for it. But what about Senator La Follette? The worst that can be said about Mr. Heflin is that he was impolite, that he expressed indiscreetly a thought which is in the minds of a very great number of the people of this country. Senator La Follette’s fault has been infinitely worse than that. It is so serious that de mands for his expulsion from the Senate are beginning to ring out from all over the land. Of course, the House has noth ing to do with La Follette. But why is there all this flaming indignation in the House over Heflin and so little out-spoken indignation in the Senate over La Fol lette? -—-■-. APPETITE gone, lack of desire for food five or six hours after eating, day after day, probably means trouble with your stomach or liver, and that condition should not be neglected. The true “ L. F. ” Atwood’s Medicine, made by the “L. F.” Medicine Company, Portland, Maine, is an old, dependable, time-tried remedy for loss of appetite, disordered stomach or liver, and the first dose usually increases the- appetite and improves the digestion. After using the Medicine a short time, your condition grows Setter and you commence to look on the C* TP¥ TD W C bright side of life again as your appetite tv£< JL U IVi 10 PATRIOTIC TINGE THRILLS BABY PARADERSJ Photo by American Press Association j With 40) lmbies contesting m the ainous annual baby parade at Asliurv Park \ .1 vying with one i i In patriotic spirit this year's event was unusual in tunny respects This pt tore shows a patriotic tableau 'em by some of the children while national guardsmen looked on / % j This is Daisy Baker’s Mather. Her hints and suggestions on household economy and home baking, which will appear in these columns from time to time, will be found of interest and value to every housewife. I \ \ What CanYou Do to Cut Down j the Cost of Living? j I “Start in with baking at home. It’s easy to make good bread— better than you can buy—and you’ll be surprised how much you ■ can save. “What you save on the cost of the bread is only half the story. The < ■ better your bread, the more your 5 m family will eat, and, in eating more i i bread they will naturally eat less of 1 j§ other more expensive foods. ‘ ‘There is twice as much food value f in a pound of flour as in a pound of meat—and the meat will cost jj you probably five times as much. “All you need is a good recipe and a good flour — these two things are essential. “One of the best flours that I know— one that I have used in my own baking for years, is made in Ohio—right in the Miami Valley where the rich lime stone soil produces a soft winter wheat of peculiarly superior quality. “Ask your grocer for a sack of William Tell Flour “It’s easy to work with; you can use it for everything, and it gives a most delicious nutty flavor to your baking. “Try it in your own home.” WILLIAM TELL FLOUR is the Flour of the Trifle Guarantee. Guaranteed under tile Ohio Better Flour Label, by the manufac turer who made it, and by the grocer who sells it. !!!!l!iill!!!lll!illillll!!lll!!llllll!!!!!ll!!!!lllllllllllllllt THE LITTLE BRONZE BUTTONS. Tune—Old Oaken Bucket. How dear to the heart of each gray-head ed soldier Are the thoughts of the days when we still wore the blue; While memory recalls every trial and danger, And scenes of the past are brought back to his view. Tho’ long since discarding our arms and equipments, There’s one thing a veteran most sure ly will note, The lirst thing he sees on the form of a comrade, Is the little bronze button he wears on his coat. • Chorus: The little bronze button, The sacred brown button, The Grand Army Button He wears on his coat. “How much did it cost,” said a man to a soldier, “That little flat button you wear on your coat?” “Ten cents in good money,” he answer ed the stranger, “And four years of inarching and light to boot.” The wealth of the world cannot purchase this emblem, Except that the buyer once wore the brave blue, And it shows to mankind the full marks of a hero, ' A man, who to honor and country was true. Chorus: Then let us be proud of the little bronze button, And wear it with spirit both loyal and bold. Fraternally welcome each one who sup ports it, With love in our hearts for the com rades of old. Each day musters out whole battalions of wearers. And soon will be missed the token so dear, But millions to come will remember with honor The men who’d the right that bronze button to wear. Chorus: ■# * The Smile Route. When a man constantly emphasizes his I money, you begin to wonder how little he must have had, rather than how rich he has become. Just so. minor officials betray their inferior rank by their own sense of importance. Put a fool in uni form and you’ll get his real measure. Whenever you encounter a loud, surly, domineering executive you've met a new comer who’ll likely not be an old timer in office. Those who hold authority would not continue in power except they had [ learned the value of good will. Not that graciousness is an equivalent of ability, but very able folk must early realize that there is no substitute for graeiousness. Kindliness is a distinct form of effici ency—it enables one to get along so much more easily. Everybody likes to deal with a considerate man—and all things being equal, give him the preference. Whatever the goal, the smile route is ] miles shorter.—Houlton Times. CASTORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of Female Help Wanted WANTED—applications for positions as clerks in our subscription department from girls with a fair to good education. If your application is accepted, you will be started at [ $7 a week and will be raised just as rapidly and just as high as your work justifies. There is no salary limit with us. You will, if you choose, be given a chance to learn typing, stencil cutting, letter writing and other jobs at which extra good pay can be earned and you will have a direct line of advancement open to you to some of the highest positions in the establishment. Our publishing business holds a bright future for ambitious girls who are willing to work—and if you are such a girl we hope you will write us. We shall be pleased to send you free our illustrated booklet “Work ing for Comfort." This will give you an idea of the place, the work and the future it offers. Then, if you like the prospects here, you can put in your application. Why not write today for this booklet to W, H, Gannett, Pub., Inc., Dept. R. J„ Augusta, Maine. ,3w89 Probate Notice?. FXECU1 OR’S NOTICE. The sui hereby gives notice that he has bee appointed ext cutor of the last will ar ment of JOHN T. ROSSITER, late of North; in the county of Waldo, deceased, am: bonds as the law directs. All persons I demands against the estate of said dee. are desired to present the same for ment, and ell indebted thereto are rtq>. to make payment immediately. EDWARD A ROSSI Vinalhaven, Maine, Sept. 11, 1917-39 ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE. The scriher hereby gives i otice he has be<-' appointed administrator ot the estate < SUSAN E AUSPLAND. late of Sear in the County of Waldo, deceased, and bonds as the law directs. All persons - demands against the estate of said d« are desired to present the same for sett and all indebted thereto are requested in payment immediately. S L FA IRC HI i Searsport, Maine, Sept 11, 1917- 39 CHICHESTER S Pit Tin: 1H WlONIb I'll A N . I-iull.-tT Ask your HrusirUr (’hl'Cb»‘»-ter’» iHumnii ) Tlruu : I Is* in 11<<I anil Hold i i»xcs, sealed with Blue Ki uko no other. Huy of y«*ii' Hrucirlst- Ask f t« 111-4 111 - ’ UlAMOMI Kll A N l> 1*11.1 • years known as Best, Safest, Aiwa-. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVtKYWri > I GIRLS WANTED Wages Guaranteed While Learning Apply at once. Thompson Mfg. Go.