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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
White Dining Rooms In Fashion

Children" said a mother, with in
tense impressiveness, don't you know
that destructiveness indicates lack of
mental balanceT Then as the two
boys and the girl fed to the open the
mother turned to her visitor and gave
the reason for the outburst. says a cor
respondent of the New York Press.
She said that dining rooms must be
done in white by the latest mandate of
fashion and that no marks of dirty lit
tie fingers must be permitted to de-
stroy the freshness. White lends an air
of cleanliness. wholesomeness and cool
ness that comes from no other color.
In some dining rooms the entire wood
work is in white, and so is the furni-
ture. One matron has gone In for the
combination of white and green, and
one entire side of her dining room Is
filed with a screen of ivy, its glossy
green leaves standing out effectively
against the white background.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22

their immediate supporters. 1t re-
aected the light from the campfire of
both armies as they cooked their cot
fee together and drank out Of the same
canteen.' Along the streets in its front
the bronzed veterans of the north and
south stacked their muskets and shed
tears of joy over the termination of
the war.
The profound desire for peace in the
inmost hearts of these two great mas
tiers OF the arts of war their mutual
recognition of the decisive moment
when blood no longer should be sacri-
feed to honor, their personal meeting
in the Mclean house at Appomattox
and their agreement on the terms of
honorable surrender which was the
last scene in the great drama, suggest
that this historic house shall again
stand for all time as a peace monu-
ment. 1t is hoped that the plan may
be consummated in time to present the
Appomattox surrender house property
to the government on the anniversary
of the birth of General Grant, April
q, 1907
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
LIMB WASTED
WITH ECZEMA
Obliged to Lie With Limbs Higher
Than Head = Suffered Untold
Agonies and Could Not Walk
Doctor Said 1t Was the Worst
Case he Ever Saw.
ANOTHER WONDERFUL
CURE BY CUTlCURA

"I received your letter asking for
information about using the Cuticura
Remedies. l used them for eczema.
The doctor said it was the worst case
he ever saw. 1t was on both limbs,
from the knees to the ankles. We
tried everything the doctors knew of,
but the Cuticura Remedies did the
most good. / was obliged to lie with
my limbs higher than my head, for the
pain was so terrible / could not walk.
/ suffered untold agonies. One limb
wasted away a great deal smaller than
the other, there was so much discharge
from it. / found the Cuticura Rem
edies very soothing, and still keep them
in the house. l am very thankful to
say that am cured, and you can pub
lish this statement if you wish. found
the Cuticura Remedies all that you say
they are. 1 hope that you may be
spared many years to make the Cuticura
Remedies for the benefit of persons suf-
fering from the torture of skin diseases,
such as l had. l remain, yours re-
spectfully, Mrs. Golding, Box 8, Ayr,
Canada, June 6, 1905"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
COBALTS VALUE TO EDISON
Inventor Predicts Traffic Revolution
as Result of Find In Carolina.

Inventor Predicts Traffic Revolution
as Result of Find In Carolina.
| Thomas A. Edison, who has been re-
Gently at Asheville, n. c., on Il pros
! pecting tour, says he has made some
| wonderful discoveries of cobalt and
saws, Il will reduce the weight of
storage batteries in automobiles 30 per
cent and the cost of traffic in cities 30
! per cent"
| Mr. Edison, Frederick OFT, John Mil
| Ter, two experts on minerals from the
Orange (N. j. laboratory, and John
Morris, battery expert, left New York
| city on May 10 in two large White
steamer automobiles and came direct
TO western North Carolina, says an
Asheville special dispatch to the New
York Herald. They were equipped with
camping outfit and assayers' appara-
| tus and have been into the rural dis
tricts since their arrival at Asheville.
Mr.. Edison has given out the following
Interview:
There is a streak of cobalt running
from Il point just east of Nashville,
Tenn, into this state, and l must add
that some of the richest beds i have
My discovery means revolution in
the electrical world. 1t can be seen
very readily that more automobiles
and electrical vehicles will be built
because the cost will be placed within
the reach of many people who cannot
afford to own them now.
THE electric vehicles have been I'M
der great handicap because of the
very heavy storage batteries we We're
forced to put in them and also on ac-
count of their high values. When |
can equip an automobile propelled by
the cobalt system the weight will be
one-half, thereby giving the new ma
chine an enviable advantage over the
ones now in use, and when the price is
| reduced so as TO place them within the
| reach of everybody it means that the
horse is n thing of the past.
II have left force of men in four
counties in this state where l found
the mineral, and they will make thor
ough Investigations as TO the quantity
to be found They will report to me.
and l may possibly return here later i'll
the summer and further investigate my
discoveries. | am fully confident that
| what 1 have found here will enable
me to start out on the work of new
vehicles propelled by cobalt batteries.
Most of the cobalt now known to the
scientists of the world is found in
France and Australia. and American
Industries are hampered because of the
distance it is from the manufactures"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
0mens of RrickInycrs.

Bricklayers believe it is unlucky to
lay the top brick at the north corner of
a building. Some of them would lose
Il days pay rather than imperil their
future by doing such a piece Of work.
\ bricklayer often bricks up in the
hollow OF wall Il horseshoe with 4
cent tied to IT, This he does for good
luck. To lay the first and last brick of
any building but a church brings good
luck to the bricklayer. Churches are
the luckiest buildings to work on; the
aters are the unluckiest. 1t is bad luck
TO break a trowel-New York Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
WAR ON CROWS.
How Missouri Farmers Go Prepared
For Feathered Nandals.

For Fenthered NandaIs.
st. Louis county pioneers used to
carry their muskets or rifles to the
fields when they went out to plant or
till the soil Farmers in the county
still carry guns for protection not from
the Indians or wild beasts, but from
the crows, says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Otto Kempe, whose farm adjoins the
famous Grant farm, is one of the ''em-
battled farmers" of st. Louis county.
He finished his second planting of n
twenty acre cornfield recently with n
gun strapped TO his back and breath
ing defiance to the feathered vandals.
Kempe neglected to take his gun
along on the occasion of the first
planting. The crows watched his
movements with interest. No sooner
had the farmer withdrawn than an at
tack was concentrated on the corn
which Kempe had planted so hopefully.
The farmer was amazed TO discover
that the crows had torn up his corn
field and carried off the seed
Kempe became desperate and made
up his mind to plant his corn again.
He brushed up his shotgun, oiled the
trigger and loaded it brimful with anti
crow pills. The crows have learned
by experience what this means. Not
one showed up during the ceremonies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
A MONUMENT OF PEACE
Mclean Farmhouse at Apo
mattox to Be Preserved.
PROJECT Is FAvoRABLY ENDORSED

Letter From President Roosevelt Ex-
presses Sympathy With the Move
ment - Secretary Taft's Approval.
An Association Formed md the
the Historic Building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
CURED OF CHAPPED HANDS

81 have used the Cuticura Soap for
chapped hands, which l had been
troubled with for about three years. l
suffered intense pain and itching. 1
used nearly two cakes of the Cuticura
Soap, and my hands were completely
cured and have never troubled me
since. l also took the Cuticura Resell
vent for the blood at the same time.
] can recommend the Cuticura Rem
edies to others suffering the same.
Chas. Young, Plattsville, Ontario, Can
ada, Sept. 20, 1905"
Complete External and Internal Treatment for every
Iumor from Pimplea Scrofua, from Infancy Age,
consisting Cuiicura Soap 25c, Ointment Soc. Resolv
emit lin of Chocolate Coated Pills. 25c. vial
OF ) NAV be s druggists single often
Potter Drug Chem. Corp Sole Props, Boston, Mass.
Mailed Free, How to Cure Itching, scaly Humors
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
Out of the Public.

Sir William Gregory i'll his autobioG-
raphy, my grandfather. who was then
undersecretary for Ireland, took me to
the chief secretary's room in Dublin
castle and formally introduced me TO
Lord Melbourne.
After / had been with him for some
little time he said, 'NOw, my boy, is
there anything here you would like!'
Yes" | answered, pointing to
very large stick of sealing wax.
That's right" said Lord Melbourne,
pressing on me n bundle of pens; be
gin life early. All these things belong
to the public, and your business must
always be to get out of the public as
much rs you can. "-PearSOn's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-22
CorrObOrat1ye.

This" exclaimed the orator, sis a
decadent nationi AS before the fall of
Rome everything was rotten, so today
in orr erstwhile fair land everything
lust here an egg struck him fairly.
His noStrils dilated.
Il DESIRE he continued, before re
firing to add that this egg is corrobora
tive evidence. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-06
THE DAIRY MEETING.
Several Well-known Speakers Ably
Discuss Important Subjects.

Pennington, Me, Dec. "a number
Of speakers prominent in agricultural
work gave addresses ut today's SEES
sions of the annual State dairy meet
ing under the control Of the Maine
State Dairymens Association and of
the Department of Agriculture. which
opened last evening. The for. noon
speakers and their topics We're: Prof.
c. NJ. Gowell of the University of
Maine on THE Head of the Dairy
Herd" DR.. +. l.. Russell University
Of Maine. on Bovine Tuberculosis"
II. W. Ellis Of Elnbden on The In
dividuality of the Cow" and Joseph
l.. Robinson of South Windham on
The Breeding and Handling of d
Dairy Herd for Show Purposes"
The afternoon speakers were +. y.
Converse Of Buffalo. n. y. on "How
Best to Cheaper Milk Production"
President George l.. Fellows of the
University Of Maine on the subject of
Modern Agriculture as a PROFESSOR"
and Rev. j.. +. Pcmber Of Bangor on
Building up a Dairy Herd"
Nalancy f. Fuller of Brooklyn. y. y.
gave an illustrated lecture tonight on
Animal Life on the Farm The bus
mess meeting will be held tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-06
Some Believe a Woman
and Child Persisted
In Wreck on the Rutland R. R.
Near vergennes, Vt
Two Men Say They Saw Foot Of
Child, Not Accounted For.

Nergennes. VT. Dec. 5.-AlthouSh al
the persons on the train whlch "aS
wrecked on the Rutland Railroad hca:
this city last Saturday have been sup
posed to have been accounted 1or' me
belief persists among some people nero
that in addition to the three women
whose bodies were removed, an I'M
known woman and child persisted II
the wreck.
According to two Ncrgenncs cilH"h' :
Capt. NJ. Daniels and Eugene Chlls"n'
they found the foot of child IN the
ruins on the afternoon OF the uiSi"''' l.
Capt. Daniels says he picked up the
entire foot of a child and that II had
been broken from the leg about an men
above the ankle. Mr.. Chilscn sad he
examined the gruesome object also, al
ter Capt. Daniels laid it down beside
the railroad track and that 1t was
about 81 inches in leGntli. Chiisoi
says a man whom he took to be rail-
road employe, came along Il little iatc.
and wrapping the foot in piece or pa
per, walked away in the direction Oh
the railroad station.
In spite of this testimony. none OF the
passengers so far questioned remember
having seen Il child on the tram ant
two of them have said positively tha'
there was no such child.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-06
FRANCIS AT WORK.
Likely to Remain at State Prison, Be-
ing State Prisoner.

Rockland, Me, Dec. 5-Minot st.
Clair Francis, whose escape from the
1homaston State prison and subse-
quent recapture at Glenburn recently
made such a sensation. was put to
work at his old Lench in the harness
shop Tuesday.
his long exposure to cold and storm.
and the swelling in his frozen feet has
reduced until both members are again
at normal size.
The report that Francis was TO be
removed to the federal prison in Attain
ia, Ga. has reached Warden Norton
only through the newspapers. He does
not place much credence in it. one rea-
son being that in Massachusetts, where
Francis has many years to serve after
leaving Thomaston, he is a State prls-
oner. and not a federal prisoner.
The statement that Warden Norton
was anxious to be relieved of the
responsibility has nc foundation. Fran
els * the first and only prisoner who
has escaped from the Thomaston insti-
tuition. and Warden Norton is anxious
To prove his ability to prevent repe-
tition.
The question Of the reward for the
capture of Francis has not been fully
settled. but will be within Il few days
Tie warden states that Mrs. Alfred
Grover of Glenburr will certainly re
ccivc i portion Of the reward.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-06
ROBBERS ESCAPE.
New York Broker Threat
ened by Burglars.
When Alarm Is Given They Hurry
OF and Get Away.
Police and Servants Hunt in Vain
For KoAsehreakeSs,

New York. Dec 5.--tWakened III MS
spIeudi,I bone i'll East ed street. near
Fifth avenue, in the heart Of the city $
most exclusive residential district early
today. elias ASicl, broker. found
himself gazing into the muZZle OF Two
reyciyors. Wen shoot if YOU make a
souc:k.' said voice as the men behind
TIC guns, began to draw toward a door
which i,ad been left open when they
entered the room.
Mr.. Asiel did not heed the Warning
but shouted for hClp. An instant later
the tWn men were upon him. raining
blows upon his head and when ser
want rushed into the room the broker
WAS on the Verge of inscnsibility. his
head and the pillow upon which it lay
hathnd i'll blood The robbers had es-
capped.
Two minutes later tie Who'll" neigh
borhood had been aroused by the
screams Of the servants .Jll MI ASlcl :
daughter and Il score OF n"lic"mcn from
nearby stations were rushing to the
scene to search for the burglars. But
tie few minutes had given the robbers
time to mako their escape and no trace
of them has been found.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-06
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES,

Tho game receipts Wednesday 1T BAN
Gor were small and up to noon amounted
only to four deer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Oliver Of Popham
Beach cIebrated Dec. 8 tie 10Th annivcr-
Sary of their wedding. A large party was
present and they were the recipients of
many valuable gifts ard congratulations.
e. A. Mcsser a Maine Central train
man. was seriously injured at BASIN Mills
Wednesday morning while coupling cars.
He received injuries TO his head and arms
which will incapacitatc him for a short
time. McSser was engaged in coupling
cars whcr lie lost his footing and was
Knocked down, receiving injuries as told
above. The wheels did not pass over him.
En was taken to his home in Brewer.
physician.
The shipments of potatoes over the
Bangor & ArOostook lines during the
month of November 1906 amounted to
1,395oH bIshcls. the November ship
mcnts bring the total of the 1906 crop up
tn and including Nov. 80 up to 1920 III
bushels. This is an increase of 1862 %,
bushels over the same period in 1905. A
larg" proportion of the potatoes already
shipped have gone 10 the large markets
for sale fey immediat" consumption. bu-
during the next two months an immense
quantity of ArooStooll potatoes VIII BE-
sent south for socd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-06
A FAMILY AT MACHIAS.
Widow and Seven Children Survive
the Inflated Capt. Berry.

Machias. Nc. Dec. Tho family of
Cant. John w. Berry. whose threc-maSt-
ed schooner Emma Il. Harvey is a total
wreck near Dicby. n. s.. ana who lost
his life by freezing after he had been
washed overheard with the other Nom
hers of the crew. were advised OF til"
disaster tonight by 4 telegram from CEaS.
White of Apple River. n. s. Owner OF thu
schooner The message stated that the
remainder of the crew. understood to
consist Of SIX men. were badly frost BIT
ten. The mate is David Young OF TIar-
ringtor, Me. The schooner. which former
" was owned in Boston, has been en-
gagged i'll the coasting business the nast
six months between Nova Scotia and BoS-
ton and New York. y widow and seven
children. two of whom arc married. sur
vivc Capt. Berry. lie was about - years
Old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-06
AT PROVIDENCE.
Aless Of $15o,oco in Large Stea" En-
oine Manufacturing Plant.

providence. Dec 5.-F'ire broke out
fhi. morning at the plant OF the Am
er,can and British Manufacturing Co.
successors to the Corliss Steam Engine
Co;.here. The damage i3 estimated at
about $4,000 Four new engines III
proeress Of construction were in the
testing department awaiting to be
{ested out. These were completely de-
atroved. The building in which the
fire started was a wooden structure
100 feet lonE and $50 feet wide. and it
was a single story affair. 1t was burn
ed to the ground. Valuable machinery
used in testing engines was completely
ruined.
The factory was situated ON the
northern outskirts of the city and this.
together with the fact that the fire had
been burning for some time before II
was discovered. made it almost impos-
sible for the fire department to success
fully fight the flames. Four alarms
were turned in, calling out nearly every
piece Of apparatus in the city.
George Hoadley. the agent OF the
company, stated that the ames Were
started by sparks from passing loco
motive, which dropped into the testing
room in which were four triple expan-
zion engines ready for shipment. IN
these engines were compressed All
tubes of grea. power and the flames
soon caused an explosion. Two of the
tubes shot through the side of the
building doing great damage One tube
Is feet In length. went hurting across
the railroad tracks and just missed q
passing engine. The other tube fle"
around in many directions. causing de-
struction wherever it struck.
In the building at the time the fire
broke out was an immense automobil'
truck. said by officials of the factory t
be valued at $4,000. It was destroyed
Mr. Hoadley stated that the loss caused
by the fire was covered by insurance
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-06
WEDDING BELLS.
Popular Belfast Couple United in
Marriage Wednesday.

Belfast, Me-, December 5.-(SpeciaD
The pleasant homo of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry d. Cloug,l. No. 10 Union street.
was the scene. today, of a happy gath
ering of intimate friends and near
relatives, the occasion being the mar
riage of their daughter. Miss Florence
Albertine Clough and Austin Joseph
Fernald The rooms We're very taste
fully decorated. the scheme being an
artistic arrangement of palms, cAryS-
anthemumS and pinks with festoonS
of smilax and autumn leaves. The
bridal couple stood on a white fur mat.
and were united at high noon by Rev.
Ashley A. Smith. who used the single
ring ceremony. The bride was dressed
i'm white point de cspritc, and the
bridesmaid Miss Millicent I. Darby. in
champagne silk muslin with blue TRIM
mings. Henry A. Brown was best
man. Refreshments were served. The
bridegroom is a brakeman on the Bel
fast branch of the Maine Central Rail
road, and the bride is a bookkecpcr i'll
Leonard & Barrows' shoe factory. They
received many useful and valuable
presents. including a bank book to the
bride from the 500 employees of the shoe
factory They left on the 10 train
for Il short visit in Massachusetts. af-
ter which they will reside at No. &c Mill
Ter street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-06
WALDO JAIL REPORT.
SO Committed for Year-Fewest
Trsmps Ever Known.

Belfast Me. December .,-tSpcc!an.-
Amos +. Carleton. sheriff Of Valid"
County, ms mate his report to the III
spcctors OF Prisons ana .Iails. for the year
ending November 81. 1t shows the mum
bcr of prisoners, in Jail November 80 1866.
to have been i. committed during tn,
year -: on jail sentences. y; h"ld Toy
Supreme Court. L: in Jail Move mbcr ~,
1905. :. Number committed for drunken
ness, y; selling liquor. . poor debtors, b.
tranipS. :: fe!oniOuS assault and burglary
:; each: malicious mischief, ;. assault
larceny, breaking and entering. murder
Gus assault ami assault with a danScrou !
weapon. | each. Female prisoners. !:
prisoners of foreign birth. -; sentenced
10 stat" Poison. l. Price of board per
week, ST.; prisoners work in the wood
capped. None were pardpncG and there
were no deaths during the year.
This and previous reports show that
the number committed IS traInpS was
smaller than ii. any year since the tramp
problem first arose in this STATE. III 1881,
the number coIEm.ttrd that year being q.
From that time the number steadily in
creased until 1894. when ii was i'N In
1893 s. G.. Norton was elected Sheriff by
the Republicans. and the number
dropped to - with gradual decrease
trlmns The plumber vas the same lit 1907
and 1901. ana Sheriff Carleton now breaks
the rec Ri with :. Owing to the strict
cnforcoraonL of Inc prohihitory law by
Sheriff Carleton and his deputies seven
LIQUOR sellers have ser"cd Jail sentences
one of the number now in Jail having
sentences amounting to l3 months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-06
EaoIes Elect Officers.

AT a meeting of Kennebec Aerie. +.
o. E., last evening officers were elect
ed as follows:
Worthy president. D. F. Moore; vice
president. Thomas Connolly; chaplain.
Harry Jones; secretary. o. r. Baker;
financial secretary, Walter Mcdonald:
treasurer. George Morse; conductor.
Ed. Boiler: inside guard, Charles Tur-
ner; outside guard. Walter Miller. Har-
ry Ward and P. A. Houlehan We're
nominated as trustees and A. w. Strout
as worthy physician.
The business meeting was followed
by a banquet. There was large num-
Der Of members seated at the tables.
and when cigars had been lighted
brief speeches We're made and a very
pleasant smoke talk enjoyed.