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WEDXESDAY EVESDHJ
May 8, 1918 -
CHAELES H. FISHES
Editor will Pabluker
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PORA C. ANDRESFN.
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A COMBINATION ELECTION
The legislature no doubt thought it was doing a wise
thing when it passed the bill requiring cities to hold their
elections on the same days as general elections. The bill
was passed as a measure of economy, but the author of
the bill forgot to state in it that the polling places should
be the same and the same judges should act. Besides
there was no provision requiring the city to make its
ward boundaries coincident with those of the county pre
cincts, or the county authorities to moke the precincts the
Game as the city wards. Without this arrangement it is
impossible to use the same election officers for both city
and general elections and so two elections must be held
and the voters must go to two separate voting places to
do his or her day's voting. One of the amendments to the
city charter submitted at this coming election is for the
purpose of correcting this, or atteaipting to. While the
object was to save expense it may well be doubted if this
will be done, and it is quite certain that the voting will be
just that much slower when a city ticket is added to the
long ballot of a general election. Not only will the voting
be slower but the counting of the ballots and getting the
returns will also be delayed materially. Besides, if the
election Boards are required to work enough longer to
make another day of it in making the returns, on account
of the length of the combined ballot, then the saving will
be but trifling. Apparently the easiest way to straighten
out the tangle is to do nothing except to pass the buck
track to the legislature and let it repeal the law. This by
the way would give the legislature a job at its most
valuable branch of business, repealing something it had
already done. f
Voting for the retention of Governor Withycombe in
office means the endorsing of one of the oldest and most
corrupt practices in politics that of assessing office
holders to pay campaign expense bills. It is levying
blackmail on the employee because be knows he must pay
or get out, and it in all respects tends to degrade the pub
lic service. ' In this state the governor has absolute control
over the penitentiary and it is here that the spoils system
flourishes openly and brazenly. Employes there are as
sessed according to the salaries they draw and given to
understand they must pay the governor's campaign ex
penses or lose their jobs, as shown by a list published in
the Capital Journal Saturday. Joe Keller, appointed
parole officer by the governor in spite of strong protests,
seems to be the governor's closest political adviser and.
probably is responsible for the assessment of state em
ployes. He had anything but a savory reputation as a
police officer in Portland but worked for the governor's
election four years ago among certain elements in the
city with good results and received his appointment as
parole officer as a reward.
' Daily there are reports of some person who has refused
to subscribe for Liberty Bonds, Red Cross or such
patriotic measures being tarred and feathered or 'sub
jected to some such treatment. It is to be regretted that
such is the case. No matter how aggravating it may be
to see those abundantly able to assist in all patriotic ef
forts turning aside from them, it should be remembered
that the government is asking a voluntary loan not mak
ing a forced one. If it becomes necessary to take such
drastic steps then the government will levy a tax which
will apply to all and it will enforce its payment. The bet
ter way to treat persons who hold their money above their
country is to ignore them, to forget they are alive. The
passing by unnoticed on the street of such persons, re
fusal to associate with them, is a far worse punishment
than tar and feathers or any other forcible means of com
pelling a show of patriotism.
National bicycle week is being observed throughout the
nation. It's a good ideathe bicycle is not only extremely
useful in everyday life and business but it also provides a
delightful and healthful recreation.
I The Woman Who Changed f
By JKSE PHELPS
A GUEST FOR DINNER
CHAPTER LXXII.
I was very much surprised when, a
Letters found on German' prisoners show the Huns
have a fit of the blues. History shows the Hun as a hard
fighter so long as he was a winner, but it also shews he is
a poor loser. He has not the moral courage to make a
lo'sing fight and stay with it. In other words while not
cowardly he is a quitter when once he realizes he has the
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worst oi it ana me lmmeaiaie prospect is not ior a Detter- few days uter, Gcorg. brought m.hou
ment of conditions. He has been disappointed about his 0rav home ,0 dinner wUh hin 1 waj
objectives in the last drive, and would get most decidedly jS?!?
blue if given the opportunity. This he will not get, for his icus 1 knew Georee would be cross if
leaders know his disposition and will keep him too busy to iS'al ZtllJlJ.
indulge in much thinking, and so prevent trouble fr ' "i ain afraia tnis imposition,"
themselves. No doubt there will be lots of hard fighting 1" Howtd iL&ed,k "Bl"
yet, but once the fighting is carried onto German soil, thef 1,1 m very giui to see you," was
German empire will blow up like an over chareed balloon.!"11 V.ai:!' but 1 cuullla,t Ude tUe plcas'
Mmr 4-Vl1 Ftinnnllmnn'n n.n.Jn- . , . . 1 1 1 .... 1. ...
j-tonujf mc 1 cm.unicui a gtuueii unu urcnaru ana you
only anger him and make him that much the more de
termined to fight it out until he punishes the destroyer.
The same devastation done to a German farm would
drive all thoughts of anything but peace out of the Prus
sian mind.
Russia is undergoing much the same experience the
southern states, or some of them, had during the recon
struction days. Then the suddenly freed negro with no
idea of the responsibilites of life, no conception of what
liberty meant; no knowledge of finance, or government
was placed in charge of the matter of managing the
states. The result was an orgie of extravagance, a reign
of lawlessness followed by one of terror. Ignorance was
placed on top of intelligence. In the natural course of
events it could not stay so placed, for intelligence was cer
tain to find some way to get out of the yoke. It is so in
Russia and it is only a question of time until the in-1
telligent Russian will again be in command of affairs.
The rule of the czar no doubt had many drawbacks, and
much to condemn, but whatever it was it cannot be denied
that the czardom of ignorance is worse than that of the
Romanoffs. Lenine and Trotsky are the limit in the way
of rulers, examples of the farce carried into the extravaganza.
ADD & BUSH, Bankers
The Third Liberty Bond Sale is now on. We have
a Liberty Bond Department in one of our Lobby
Stalls. A teller is constantly in charge ready to
answer questions and take subscriptions.
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German newspapers are announcing that the central
powers will attack on two fronts .at once and assert that
with a drive on the Italian front while another is carried
on in the west, "the combined efforts will bring the
longed-for German success." "It is possible an attack on
the Italian front will be made, but about the only predic
tion made by the German papers that will prove trUe is
that success "is longed for." There will nrohablv be
plenty of fighting yet and very likely some reverses for
cne auies, mit irom ail appearances the Hun is. done. His
biggest gun has been fired, and it is for a defensive war
for him in the near future.
With three separate investigations underwav as tn al-
leged graft and crookedness in connection with the build
ing of airships, either the graft, if any there is, should
soon be exposed or never discovered. In most cases of
investigation of any old thing, nothing is ever discovered,
and the question as to three such investigations at once
forever camouflaging the whole business is one beyond
answering, ior sucn a combination was never tned before.
Americans are literally "pouring into France" accord
ing to a Paris newspaper. This has been going on for
some time and every day makes the forces arrayed
against the kaiser that much greater and his chances of
winning that much smaller.
Only eight days more and the agony will be over for
those candidates who are beaten. For some of the others
it only commences. .
Rippling Rhy mes I
by Walt Mason
THE COLD RAIN
The wind is cold, the sky is wet, the rain's
continuous and moist; and many people
sigh and fret who on the sunny days re
joiced. Sqme voters are so poorly built
they view a dark day with affright; they
think that all the beans are split if there
should be a cloud in sight. But I have made
a gaudy fire, I hear it roaring up the flue:
J and here I sit and swat mv Ivre. and raise
1 a nappy howdydo. 1 look out at the liquid
ram tnat nasn t sense enough to quit, and
see it washing down the pane, and do not
throw a morbid fit. The rain will make the
fields more fair, and that should rhper nn
dismal souls; and it will purify the air, and make the
microbes hunt their holes. The rain will save the oats
and ryesthat s what the good old rain is for; and thus
we see, if we have eyes, that storms like this will win the
war. How often, through a lack of rain, has this drouth
stricken country groaned! So it is sinful to complain be
cause your picnic is postponed. The country roads are
dripping wet, no motor cars along them purr; but it's a
wicked thing to fret because your joyride won't occur.
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ills. Howard lias become a very ef-
I ficieut housekcep.'r. You will uot (lis
l(url) lur, " George broke iu.
I was so pleased at his praise, and
blushed with pleasure. But why had he
never said this to me before f This re
paid nie, however, for all my efforts to
please him. 1 was ;!ad, too, that he had
said it before Morton.
George was unusually jovial; and Mor
ton was really gay. He complimented
every single dish James served. And
really, the dinner was a success iu every
way, I though? happily, as we adjourn
.?d to the library.
A Wonderful Surprise.
"I have decided to have your portrait
painted, and Mr. Gray has promised to
take the commission," George said in
his dujiufied wav.
"JiV portrait'!"
"Yes. Is there anything strange about
that?"
"No onlv "
"You are surprised," he finished the
sen ensc for ine. You ean have a few-
sittings bofure we leave town; and if
more arc required, Mr. Gray is to be at
Bar - Harbor, and you cau sit to hun
ther.?."
I was so glad to hear George say that
Morton was to bo at Bar Harbor, that
I lost most of my interest in the por
trait. I had so hated the thought of
going to the fashionablo places George
had selected, where I knew no one, and
so I welcomed this news with delight. I
would not be alone, neitlier would I
be lonely, if I saw Morton Gray occas
ionally. "I wish a full length por -ait,"
George remarked.
"3. Mrs. Howard is so slight, her
beauty is of so delicate an order, that
she will make an admirable full 1 ngth
picture," Merton returned.
"Bhe lias a new gown which I think
would bo admirable," Georgo said, his
dcsiiv? to arrange all details to suit him
self uppermost.. "I will ring for Ce
leste" he added, touching the bell and
then telling Celeste to bring a certain
gown which had just come home.
She brought it a silwry, cloudy
thing of tulle.
"Wonderful!" Morton exclaimed.
' ' Yes, it will make a wonderful set
ting, Georgo replied, then as (Jelcste
left the room, they talked of other
tilings. I sat listeniug, happy and con
sented because 1 was allowed to do just
that to listen, instead of being left
alone.
Music Hath Charms
I brought some new songs," Mor
ton said after a while, turning to me.
"Would you like to try th,oinJ Or will
it bore you!" he asked George.
"Not at all. I shall enjoy them,"
Georgo returned politely.
I ran them over quickly. I saw 1
should bo perfectly able to accompany
him. ll,o sang throe of them, with a
great deal of feeling, and perfect technique.
"Now please play something for me"
he said.
1 played for some time. Finally, when
I U tt the piano, 1 lizard Merton remark
to Georgo;
' ' You should bo very proud of Mrs.
Howard's plaving. I have seldom hoard
au aniateur who showed so much feeling,
and such taste in expression.
"Yes, she does play wv.-U, " George
returned, once more delighting nie by
his praise.
Merton remained until about ten
o'clock. When he left it had been dV
eidod that I Bhould begin niy sittings at
once. Celeste would go with me, and
George would look in once in a while to
see how the portrait was going.
"I fi-jel honored bv tho commission'
Mm-'on said. "And it is seldom I have
no attractive a subject."
After he left, George and I talked
aeniullv for some little time. He was
quite excited over the idea of my por
trait. But I am afraid 1 thought more
of the delightful chats 1 should have
with Morton when 1 should bo able to
express mvs-'lf without fenr of criticism
than I did of pleasing George. 1 had not
forgotten the delightful hour fcvelyn
and I spent wi :h him the day ho asked
us to lunch at his studio.
I had no wish to have Merton Gray
talk love to me no slightest desiw to
have hiin flatter me as did Cliaide Hunt
ingtcm. Yet I never was so content, so
happy, as when I was chat; jug with
Merton Gray, and likening to him.
(Tomorrow My First Sitting)
BRUSH PREMIER
(Continued from pago one)
Fiery Irritations of the Skin
Show Your Blood Needs Purifyini
A. Sug&ish, Clogged-Up Circu
lation Causes Skin
Eruptions.
Eczema is called a skin disease be
cause the tiny little germs which
cause the disease set up their colony
on some portion of the skin s surlace,
and here spread their irritation that
toon begins to burn like dames of
fire.
There are other forms of so-called
diseases of skin, such as tetter, boils,
pimples, acne, erysipelas, scaly emp.
tions, blotches and rough irritations,
that are a source of much pain and
annoyance.
And, while these disorders are gen
rally referred to as skin diseases,
they are really traceable to a disor
dered condition of'the blood, and they
ere never experienced by anyone
whose blood is free from impurities.
If you are a victim of any form of
these painful and irritating disorders
of the skin,causing, as they do, such
constant annoyance, you canont ex
pect any real beueiit from the local
treatment so generally used, such as
lotions, ointments, salves, etc.
You are simply postponing a cure
and adding to yonr days f torturing
discomfort when you waste time on
such remedies applied to the surface.
You must reach the cause of the dis
order, the actual source of the pain,
before you can hope to stop the pais
itself. The cause of all of these so-
called skin diseases is in the blood,
and you cannot reach the blood bj
external remedies applied to the sur
face.
Give your blood a thorough cleans
ing with S. S. S., the great old blood
purifier, aud you in this war elimi
nate all impurities which cause skia
diseases and other derangements.
This is the logical treatment, and it
has proven its great worth in hun
dreds of cases because it is a purely
vegetable remedy and cleanses tha
blood of all foreign substances, and
fills the veins with a fresh supply of
rich, red and vigorous blood. Go to
your drug store and get a bottle of
S. S. S. today, and get on the right
treatment, and waste no further time
on washes, ointment. id lotions,
that cannot reach belov .he surface.
If your case needs special medical ad- -
vice, it can be had without cost by
writing to Medical Director. Swift
specific uo., es swilt laboratory,
Atlanta. Ga
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Our Daily Story
DINGWELL LIGHTER
On his way home from the office
that evening, Dingwell Lighter was
stopped by Mrs. Crotoket.
"Mr. Lighter," she said indignantly
"1 want to complain to you aboiOyour
boy Hannibal. Ho deliberately climbed
into my yard this afternoon and delib
erately poisoned niy dog and all my hens
and deliberately climbed out again."
Dingwell Lighter laughed soothingly.
people. The Times and the Mail favor
the government 's methods of investigation-
The Mail believes Asquitb
thinks ho has found a weapon with
which to destroy the present govern
ment and return the old government
of which he was the head to power.
The Daily News hopes "commons
will not allow the issue to pass from
its hands". It understands the gov
ernment will riot accent the Asquith
motion but will treat it as a vote of
censure. "Therefore parliament will
make a decision whii'h will involve
the life of the government."
The Post is bitterly opposed to the
government
The Telegraph says: "Tho opposi
tion, led by Asquith, regards the time
as ripe and is ready to atfeept the re
sponsibility of office."
The r.xprecs, pro-glovermncnt, de
clares Maurice may be punished for a
grave infraction of military regula
tions in writing the letter.
"Boys will be boys, Mrs. Crotchet",
ho said. "However, it was quite right
of you to tell me, and I shall be sure
0 cuutitn Hannibal to be careful."
A little further on, old Mr. Hookipp,
.-'cciug Lighter coming, came hobbling
out of his house on his crutches.
"Look-a here, Lightor," he cried,
"something '11 have to bo did about that
little imp of a Hannibal of your'a. He
ain't safe runuin' loose, ho ain't. He
Hiiuck into my house today while I was
asleep and tied mo .o tny chair with
ropes and built a fire under me, and
nio so susceptible o fire, tool"
Dingwell Lighter made no effort to
conceal his surprise.
"I didn't think Hannibal would go
that far in his boyish spirits," he said.
"1 don't blame you iu the least for
reporting the mnt-.i'r to mo, though, and
1 shall caution Hannibal earnestly."
When Lightor reached home, his wife
said timidly, "Dingwell, Hannibal inad
vertently spilled a little ink on your old
overalls today. I hopo you won't be too
liurd on him."
'I'll half kill him, that's all! " hissed
Dingwell Lighter. "Where is the do
stiucjive devil?" .
And a few minutes later tho 'entire
neighborhood was startled and overjoy-
-'(1 by Hannibal's screams of pain.
BOYD WOULD BE SENATOR
Kausa.1 Oity, Mo., May 8. Colonel
James H. Boyd of St. Joseph, Mo., has
announced that he will probably be
come a candidate for the nomination
for the United States senator at the
democratic primaries to succeed the
late Senator Stone, it became know
bere.
YOUR HEALTH
By ANDREW F. CURRIER, M. D.
Typhoid Fever, No. 2.
incident tends to shake public confi
dence until it is straightened out.
Although divided along lines for and
against the government, the morning
press agrees on the hriousness of such
a charge coming from Maurice, a for
mer member of the general slaff. They
hold the opinion it is a chillensre
whwh the government must meet im- !
mediately or face the peril of weak
ened public confidence. i
The Northciiffe press supports the
government, refusing to believe the
ministers deliberately deceived the
On the sur'ace of the abdomen
there is usually a rash of small red
spots, the bowels become distended
with gas, perhaps to an enormous
extent, and tfie evacuations from
the bowel bear a resemblance to
pea soup.
The evacuations must be de
stroyed with powerful antiseptics,
as soon as passed, for they contain
the germs which causa the disease.
The jiationt suffers from loss of
appetite, heart weakness, rapid
pijlse and frequently with great
disturbance of the brain.
He may be In a state of excite
ment or melancholy and stupid.
His mouth and Hps are covered
with decomposed mucous mem
brane and the membrane Is dry,
cracked and sore.
There may be haemorrhage from
the sores in the intestine which
may be fatal, though death more
frequently results from the ab
sorbed poisons by which the entire
system may be pnralyzed.
Relapses from this disease are
not at all uncommon, and after a
person seems almost well, he may
have to undergo a repetition of the
weeks pt trial and suffering
through which he has already
passed.
Of course his chances are not
very good If his strength was ex
hausted by the first period of Ill
ness, which Is frequently the case.
It Is not always the weak and
feeble who have the hardest time
In an attack of typhoid fever; they
frequently survive while those who
seemed strong and vigorous before
they wero attacked are overpow
ered. Still a great many of the victims
got well with good nursing and
skillful doctoring.
The patient should have plenty
of nourishing fluid food to sustain
the drain on his vital force?, and as
there is usually desire for food,
it is sometimes difficult to give as
much as he require?.
Bathing Is extremely Important
and one of the most successful
plans of treatment ever adopted, la
based upon systematic bathing.
The diagnosis Is often made by
subjecting a drop of the blood to a
test known as Wldal's test.
Vaccination with a suitable vac
cine furnishes an excellent means
of protection from the disease, and
is practised as a routine measure
among our soldiers, and in mili
tary camps. '
Protection by vaccination lasts
three years and is thorefore of the
greatest value to soldiers, engi
neers, lumbermen, campers, and all
others who may be exposed to this
disease by an out-of-door life.
Questions and Answers..
R- L. Is there any , treatment
which will prevent or cure hard
ening of the arteriett Many of
your readers, besides myself, would
be glad to see your answer.
Answer 1 do not know of any
particular treatment, or method, of
living which will prevent this con
dition. It Is almost sure to come
to everybody, to a greater or less
degree, as old age approaches. The
only thing I would suggest would
be that the more careful one's mode
of life, the longer will this con
dition be deferred, as a rule.
C. L.For yean J have suffered
with severe pain in the stomach
and bloating which gives me great
distress. What can I do to get
relicff
Answer In some cases, if one
drinks a glass of hot water contain
ing a teaspoonful of peppermint
water, very slowly, It will give re
lief . to the accumulation of gas.
It Is a good plan, for those who
suffer as you do, to take this reg
ularly every morning before breakfast
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