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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21

NOleS, bdSlnS MS uBureS on returns
secured by a telephone and telegraph
company. Newspapers throughout the
State early conceded victory to the
nti-prohibition party.
Late returns last night showed the
following totals:
For repeal. 6O.S72; against, $685.;
majority for repeal, 906.
PORTLAND, ME- Specialize is
stiniated here tonight that the vets
have won their fight to remove the
prohibitory amendment from the Con-
stitution of the State by the small
margin of about 1900 votes. That the
vets have carried the State is con-
ceded by the prohibition forces in
Guiding the leaders OF the Womans
Christian Temperance Union and the
No-License League. the organizations
allied against the i-prohibition
forces. Maine has been dry for fifty
four years.
Will Break Even.
a majority Of 1881 votes at the
present time is based on returns from
49O of 521 cities and towns. The thir-
ty-one towns to be heard from are
very small. and their vote is consid-
cred about even.
Early returns indicated a landslide
for the ''wets." as ever city, with the
exception of Calais. gave a handsome
majority for the anti-prohibition
forces. Many cities which had been
conceded to the "drys' by the anti
prohibition forces piled up large ma
jorities for the ''wets," while all the
larger towns of the State were in IA
vor of removing the prohibtory
amendment from the Constitution.
Shortly after 8 p. NJ. when the east
ern and northern sections Of the State
commenced TO send in returns the
vets large majority was gradually
cut down. and at $50 p. Nj. the "drys
were claiming victory by at least 5000
votes.
When returns from 400 towns had
been received the "wet's majority was
less than 500 votes, but several large
towns in the eastern section of the
State returned large gains in favor OF
removing the amendment, and al
1880, when all the cities and all but
thirty-one towns had been reported
the prohibition leaders acknowledged
that their cause had been defeated.
Victory for Cities.
The result of the election today was
a distinct victory for the cities in the
State over the farmers. as the voters
of the cities gave a majority OF 10000
votes to repeal the prohibition law,
while the farmers in nearly every sec
ton of the State, and particularly in
AroOstook county, piled up a heavy
vote TO retain the prohibitory law,
which has been on the statutes of the
Pine Tree State for fifty-four years
Never has there been such an cleo
ton in Maine, as there was not a sin
gle way by which the leaders of either
party could determine the result un-
til practically every city or town had
been heard from.
So close is the election that al
ready there is talk of recounts in
many towns. but it is the opinion of
both prohibition and anti-prohibition
forces that recount would not great
ly change the result.
Doesn't Mean "WetneSS" Yet.
The apparent decision of the Vot-
ers on the face Of the returns to take
prohibition out of the Constitution
does not mean that liquor can law
fully be sold. The Legislature must
act before the present statutory law
adopted in 1857. can be repealed. and
the question must again go before the
people.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21

The returning Congressman must
face the explanation of why those
garden seed didn't sprout-Hamilton
Enterprise.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21

Now that the campaign is over let
all hands turn in and work to bring
ABOUT the legalization of the primary
oy the next General Assem- bly.-Fred-
ericksburg Star.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21

The ex-Shah of Persia was routed
by machine guns The same weapons
have been proving very effective in
Virginia-Norfolk Landmark
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21

Mr.. Taft bids fair to go down in
history as Democracy's great recruit
ing officer.-Hamilton (Va.) Enter
prise.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-21
A SMILE THAT WAS
WORTH MILLIONS

Some four hundred years ago a
Florentine lady smiled. 1t was a lit
tie thing to do-such a foolish thing,
she probably thought. But there was
a portrait painter of her acquaint-
ance who thought IL was the most
wonderful thing-that smile-that he
had even seem,
The artist asked permission to
paint her portrait Just as she looked
when she wore that smile. We may
imagine that the Florentine lady
Madonna Lisa Del Giocondo was her
name-when she heard the artist raw
ing about her smile, told him in po-
lite Florentine phraseology that he
was crazy with the heat" but never
theless, she consulted her husband
about sitting for the picture.
The husband, too, as IL happened,
had ideas about the wonders OF his
wifes smile. and he urged her by all
means to have it painted. And so II
was arranged.
But il seems that when the beauti-
full lady sat down to have her picture
painted the wonderful smile was miss
ing. Something had gone wrong that
morning. Maybe the milkman had
been late, or the butcher had come
with an outlandish bill, or the hired
girl had dropped a favorite piece of
china, or Mr.. Giocondo had forgot to
leave the money for the coal man
WuSn he huEIleQ away 10 the OlllCS-
for the Florentine housewives had
troubles then, much like American
housewives have now. At any rate,
the smile was missing, and despite
the fact that the artist told and re-
told the lady to look pleasant.
please and despite the fact that Mrs.
Giocondo tried and tried to twist her
countenance into the wonderful smile
that the artist wanted, she just
couldn't.
But the artist was a willy chap. He
knew Mrs. GiOcondos fondnesS for
music. Moreover. he knew her favor
lite opera. So he called in some musi-
clans and told them to go to work,
naming the selection that Lisa liked
best
And what do you think? AS the
musicians played and as Lisa listened
that wonderful smile returned and the
artist was able to make his first
sketch. 1t took four years to finish
the picture. For four years Mrs. Clio
condo paid visits to the artists studio
and listened TO the band playing her
favorite piece while her smile, a tiny
bit at a time, was being put on can
vas.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04
Fanny, my dear wife -

Fanny. my dear wife"
Whether these words were written by the
mate merely expression OF affection while
thinking OF home. In moment OF panic and
despair when about to abandon the vessel can
only be conjectured. There nothing else
about the vessel to Indicate the state Of mind pre-
vailing board when she abandoned. The
date OF this last entry in the mates log was No
vember "a When ten days later she was board
ed by from the Del GraIa her stern boat
gone and 1t appeared that some food. prob
ably canned goods, had been taken from locker.
Otherwise everything in such shipshape
that but for the date OF the last entry In the log.
the Dol Gratlas men could have that the
vessel had been abandoned within hour. Her
running rigging was all properly made fast and
the slack coiled neatly on deck or over the pins.
The companonways were open. half-turned music
lay upon the rack OF tie little cabinet organ in
the cabin aud childrens toys scattered upon
the floor In the captains stateroom his gold
watch hung at the head of his berth and in his
wfo's room the impress Of childs head dis
tinct upon the pillow.
In the cooks galley the coppers the
stove, and meat in process OF preparation was
the table. In the foreca3tle the men had not dis
turbed their chests, no clothing missing. and
even money had been left behind 1t plain
that the crew had left her very suddenly. That
the boat was lowered away In a hurry and with
some confusion was Indicated by broken davit
In the 3S years that have elapsed since the
Mary Celeste was abandoned countless stories. all
more or less fanciful. have been written about
her and numerous theories have been advanced
in explanation of this greatest OF riddles. Mu-
tiny. disease and prac have been suggested In
1877 a story was circulated to the effect that
Mate Richardson ha been seen hiding Ia the
West Indies and IN 1t he and members OF the
crew had murdered the captain and stolen many
thousands of dollars that the vessel was carrying.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04
Disappearance Of
Captain and Crew
Never Was Satis-
factorily Explained
TRAGEDY OF OLD OCEAN

As a matter Of fact, the Mary Celeste carried no
money OF any amount.
As late as 1897 another yarn published to
the effect that a sailor who claimed to have
been the mate OF the Del Gratia, had made a
death bed confession in Iquique. saying that when
he boarded the Mary Celeste he found that all
hands, except Captain Briggs. his wife and the
cook had died OF smallpox and that he. Jacob
Howell the confessor. had thrown all three OF
the survivors overheard. taken $4,000 In gold that
Mate Richardson had been carrying for the pur-
pose of going into business in Africa and then
had returned to the Del Gratia with the report
that the Mary Celeste had been found completely
abandoned. This absurd story first published
in San Francisco and later found It's way to
Maine 1t was, the face OF 1t. pure inven-
ton. like the story OF the murder of the captain.
The only reasonable explanation is that her
master and crew became alarmed by the rumbng
of the cargo and, fearing that her decks would be
blown off by the accumulation OF confined gas
from the petroleum and alcohol. got out of her
In Il hurry. 1t is we'll known that oil cargoes con
fined under tightly battened matches will generate
gases especially when the vessel is pitching and
rolling IN heavy weather and that these gases
thus confined will a loud rumbling noise
like distant thunder. The log of the Mary Celeste
contains numerous illusions to rumblings below
decks, and Indicates fear among her officers and
crew that an explosion would take place. Evi
IDENTIFY IL this theory holds Captain Briggs did
not know that the danger might have been avert
ed by removing the matches and allowing the
gases to escape. is often done.
Assuming that the Mary Celeste's people left
her in a great hurry. alarmed at the danger OF an
explosion, the question arises, What became OF
them?" 1he theory generally accepted by sea.
fraing men is that they tried to make landing
on the Azores. and that the boat was capsixed
In the heavy surf although there is no record OF
either the boat any OF the bodies ever hayiny
been found.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04
STUBBORN ECZEMA ON HANDS

Some nine years ago l noticed
small pimples breaking out on the
back of my hands. They became very
irritating, and gradually became
worse, so that / could not sleep at
night. l consulted a physician who
treated me a long time, but ii got
worse, and l could not put my hands
In water. / was treated at the hos
pital, and it was just the same. / was
told that it was a very bad case Of
eczema. Well, l just kept on using
everything that l could for nearly
eight years until / was advised to try
Cuticura Ointment. l did so, and
found after few applications and by
bandaging my hands we'll up that the
burning sensations were disappearing,
l could sleep we'll, and did not have
any itching during the night. l began
after a while to use Cuticura Soap for
wash for them, and think by using
the Soap and Ointment l was much
benefited. l stuck to the Cuticura
treatment, and thought IL / could use
other remedies for over seven years
with no result, and after only having
a few applications and finding ease
from Cuticura Ointment, l thought it
deserved fair trial with a severe
and stubborn case. l used the Oint-
ment and Soap for nearly six months,
and l am glad to say that / have
hands as clear as anyone.
ut is my wish that you publish this
letter to all the world, and if anyone
doubts it, let them write me and l
will give them the name of my physi-
clan, also the hospital was treated
at" (Signed) Miss Mary A. Bentley.
SO University ST., Montreal, Que,
Sept. IA, 1910.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04
Household Economy
How to Have the Best Cough
Syrup and Save 81, by ~
Making IL at Homo.

-~S~>~N~~>~~~~~>~~~~~~N
Cough medicines. as a rule, contain
large quantity OF plain sirup. II you
take one pint OF granulated sugar add -
pint OF warm water and stir about
minutes, you have as good sirup as
money could buy.
II you will then put 21s ounces OF Pinex
go cents WORTH IN pint bottle. and I'LL
IL up with the Sugar Syrup. you will
have as much cough syrup as you could
buy ready made for $3.50. 1t keeps per-
fectly.
And you will SD - 40 best cough
syruo you evsr pced-evcn in whooping
cough y5p con feel IL take hold-usual-
ly stops .he most severe cough In "a
hours. II is Just laxative enough, has
good tonic effect and taste Is pleas2pt
Take a teaspoonful every one. twoAr
three hours.
1t Is a splendid remedy. too. for hoaX
ness. asthma. chest pains. etc.
Plnex is the most valuable concentrated
compound of Norway white pine extract.
rich in guiaicol and all the healing pine
elements. No other preparation Will work
in this formula.
This recipe for making cough remedy
with Plnex and Sugar Syrup is now used
and priced In thousands OF homes In the
United States and Canada, The plan has
often been Initiated but nexer success
fully. ~
guaranty OF absolute satisr23tion.
or money promptly refunded goekwith
this recipe. Your druggist has PINK or
will get II for YOU. n not. send TO The
Pinex Co.. 26i Main ST.. Ft. Wayne. Ind
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04

might shoot away fully rs per cent. Of the steel
latticework comprising OF the new cylindrical
towers without putting II out Of commission. In
decd tests have proven that enemy would have
to sever at least 46 of tho steel tubes comprising
one OF these new style masts 1t would topple
over The average mast tower as installed
on one OF our battleshps is 30 feet In height and
stands 12O feet above the water line. The base
of the mast is circular. ranging in diameter from
20 to &c feet, but all masts have uniform diane
ter of feet 6 inches at the top. Each mast Is
crowned with a platform 10 feet square, the 100
square feet OF space thus provided being ample
for the observers and the electrical and mechan-
ical signaling devices which enable these look
outs to communicate with the officers on the ship
below.
The tower is circular in form-or, to be exact
the shape OF the tower might be designated as
that Of a truncated the exterior surfaces.
being slightly concave near the top. This outline
not only helps the tower to withstand wind
strains but makes 1t possible to employ what is
known as the double spiral construction. which
makes for stability in the highest degree. BY
this scheme the steel tubes arranged in such
manner that half Of them slant from right to left.
while the remainder incline in the opposite direc-
ton. Each individual tube terminates at the top
platform on exactly the opposite side of the tower
from that at which 1t started at the base. Fur
ther stability is contributed by steel rings
double rows OF them encircle the framework at
intervals from the base to the top. These rings
act as braces for the double spiral network Of
tubing and to insure a uniform distribution OF all
strains the tubing IL fastened to each row OF
rings.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04
Father of the Man.

Miss Amelia Austin listened with
breathless attention to Mrs. Amasa
Hunting's radiant account OF the do
ings of James Hunting, her husbands
younger brother. who had left Wo-
brook-in-the-Hills in his youth and
had become a millionaire.
where is Jim this summer" Miss
Amelia inquired, at the end of the re-
cital.
He has gone abroad for baths" re-
piled Mrs. Hunting
II amt one mite surprised to hear
that" Miss Amelia said. His mother
never could make him wash his
neck."-Youth's Companion.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04

proceed of not only providing such masts on ai'
battleships but also the armored cruisers.
The new woven wire" or peach basket
mast. they familiarly called are primarily
observation towers and their function is an lnte-
grail part of the modern fire control system or
battleships-the system for directing ana
governing the gunnery fire in time Of battle. the
peculiar construction of the new structures Is TO
be attributed to desire to safeguard the elec-
trical and other communicative lines upon which
the greatest dependency is placed In time OF
battlc-the nerves of the batteship 1t were.
For years there constantly increasing
storm of criticism against the tapering steel
tubes known as military masts, with which the
battleships formerly fitted. 1t was claimed
that single welplaced shot from an enemys
12inch gun would sever that style mast and In
addition to heavy loss OF life would rob the ship
OF its observatory and searchght station.
On the other hand it is claimed that an enemy
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04

land Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,, says: My
eyes were puffed from dropsy and my
face and feet terribly swollen. | was
laid up for three months and although
l doctored, / received little benefit.
Doan's Kidney Pills relieved the aw-
full back pains, stopped the swelling
and made me feel 100 per cent. bet
ter"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04
A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on a 50-cent bot
tie OF Greene's Warranted Syrup OF
Tar IL 1t fails to cure your cough or
cold. We also guarantee a 25-cent bot
tie to prove satisfactory or money re-
funded. Your Druggist, My Druggist,
Any Druggist in Michigan.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04

First OF all an experimental mast was riggad
up on the monitor Florida and in order IN trv
out the new invention under actual war condi
tons the monitor anchored in Hamnton
Roads and shells were hurled at the mast Inv the
huge guns on warship stationed some distance
away Inc new Kind of tower wthstood the gun
fire we'll enough to justify many of the claims
which had been made for the invention theoreti.
caily. Thereupon Uncle Sam went ahead and
ordered such masts installed on a number of the
old battleships of our navy and on those then
building. total of % masts were thus put in
service and then halt was called in order to
make thorough exhaustive tests of the new masts
under every imaginable condition Of sea service
1t is this period of probation which has but Just
now come to end There were rumors at one
time that the new style mast had been pro-
nounced failure and would be discontinued but
this proved unfounded. The new invention has
been officially endorsed and now the work will
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04
IN Different rarts Of the House.

Caller Ito little daughter of the
house, )-Hullo. dear? Where are you
off to?
Daughter of the House-1'm just
going up to watch Marie do mothers
hair
Caller-Oh. dear. Then I'm afraid
we shan't be able to see your mother.
Daughter of the House-Oh, yes;
you'll find her down there in the
drawing room.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04

must keep your
kidneys we'll.
There is no bet
ter kidney rem
edy than Doan's
Kidney PHI 8.
They cure sick
k 1 d n e y s and
cure them per-
manently.
Edward Por-
sche, 1888 Cleve-
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04


Hshed testimonial or used letter
without the written consent of the
writer, and never has the Company
allowed these confidential letters to
get out of their possession, as the
hundreds of thousands of them in
their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume Of experience
which Mrs. Pinkham- has. to draw
from, it is more than possible thatAhe
has gained the very knowledge needed
In your case. She asks nothing in re-
turn except your good will, and her
advice has helped thousands. Surely
any woman. rich or poor, should be
glad to take advantage of this gener-
Gus offer Of assistance. Address Mrs.
Pinkham, care of Lydia e. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia f. Pinkham's SO-page
Text Book. 1t is not q book for
general distribution, as 1t Is too
expensive. 1t Is free and only
Obtainable by mail. Write for
1t today.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04
The Pronouns.

I'VE must economize," said the
man of high financial authority.
Your grammar Is at fault" replied
the ordinary citizen. why do you
insist on using the first instead Of the
second person plural?"
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04

HE mystery Of what became OF the
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.1Tru55rrru15II55Ml master and OF the British
IIxNm n'ifSII bark Invernesshire which sailed
lllllfM 1VlllllII from Hamburg for Santa Rosalia.
1NksyL tXpHlI Cal, and found at anchor and
}kNN:t ,Hk;:HI abandoned off the Falkland
Ykc.9IicV!tlI islands, recalls vividly to the nau-
lfEZH< 3N&II tical minds the fate OF the brig
k1Mm386gJ Mary Celeste OF New York, for
nearly forty years the prize riddle
OF the sea, the Bangor (Me.) correspondent OF the
New York Times writes The Mary Celeste sailed
from New York for Genoa with cargo OF petro-
leum and alcohol. She was commanded by Capt.
Benjamin s. Briggs OF Marion, Mass. With Albert
c. Richardson of Stockton, Me-. lrst mate
Andrew Griing of New York second mate and
EdYard William Head OF New York Volkert Lo-
renzer, Arien Harbens, b. LorenZer and Gotteb
Goodshood all OF Germany the The
captains wife and small child were also on board
The brig in flrst-cass condition, we'll
manned and well equipped In every way. and
when she sailed from New York on November II.
1872, the whole ships company happy and
contented. Yet none OF them was ever again
seen, dead alive. The brig found De-
cember 4 off the Azores. drifting amlessly about
in light winds. with her head sails set and all
her other down. There was nothing TO
show why she had been abandoned or what had
become OF her people She was thus found by
the brig Del Gratia, from New York for the Medi-
terranean, and after a careful examination Cap
tain Moorehouse of the Del Gratia pnt a prize
crew on board and sent her into Gibraltar. where
she arrived on December 1S, 1872. and was turned
over to the admiralty court Her owners refused
to pay the heavy salvage demanded and let the
salvors take her.
Among the officers effects which we're sent
home was the mates log, and this with other
articles was returned to the father Ct the lost
sailor the late Theodore NJ Richardson OF Stock
ton One significant passage the last written ap
pesred in the log:
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04

And It sometimes happens that a
man likes to have his wife get so mad
she won't speak to him-then she will
not ask him for money.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04

The reason the bigot advertises his
one idea so vigorously is that It is
his whole stock In intellectual trade
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04

Your druggist viii refund money II PAZo 0INT-
MENT fails TO cure any. case OF Itching, Blind.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04

Life is full of ups and downs-but
unfortunately most of us are down
more of the time than up.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04

control towers" as they are techni-
cally termed, which have been in
stalled on most OF the United States
lbattleships and are now being
placed on the others. The govern
ment has been experimenting with
these new peach basket" masts for
several years now, but it is only
lately that there has come evidence
that the new wrinkle has been final
lly and definitely adopted as an ad-
junct of Uncle Sans approved type
OF warships.
The new masts are so unique and
go radically new that 1t is small
wonder that the other powers have
Fbeen prone to go slow in introduc-
ing such an innovation. No other
nation in the world has anything OF
this sort on its fighting craft and
80 naturally Uncle Sam could not
profit by the experience of anybody
ielse. Then, too, it costs thousands
'and thousands of dollars to build
and install one OF these great skele-
ton steel structures and naturally
the navy department wants to be
right ere 1t goes ahead in the mat.
Ter. This stage has now been
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04

Nothing amuses the average man
more than to have some woman be-
lieve she Is bossing him.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-02-04

man can freely talk
of her private i'll
ness to a woman. /;
thus has been es-
tablished this con-
fdence be tween
Mrs. Pinkham and
the WON en- OF
America which has
never been broken.
Never has she Duh-