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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10
FOUND WORKS OF STEVENSON
Manuscripts and Works of Popular
Writer Unearthed in Samoa and
Hawaii, by an Admirer.

1t Is learned that a number of new
and relatively important manuscripts
of Robert Louis Stevenson have been
discovered in Samoa and in Honolulu
by an ardent admirer of the great
novelist, who has been for some time
In both Hawaii and Samoa seeking
such writings of the famous Scotsman
as might possibly be found in the pos
session of some of the many friends
Of Stevenson during his years in the
Pacific.
> The result of this research has been
the finding of an essay, said to be
highly poetical in character, written
by the novelist after witnessing a vol
cano in action, supposedly either the
famed crater of Savaii or the pit of
Kilauea In Hawaii; a piece Of fiction
dealing with South Sea life, and a
lumber of smaller verse compositions.
Still another manuscript, a blank
verse relation of a well-known legend
Of Maui, of considerable length, but
unfinished has also come to light, and
the enthusiastic admirer of Stevenson
feels highly rewarded for his month
Of effort
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10
BLAME PLACED ON PHYSICIANS
Growth Of Drug Habit In United States
Alleged to Be Due to oplates
Ordered In Prescriptions.

That 80 per cent. OF all the cocaine
. and morphine manufactured in this
country is used by persons who have
formed the drug habit through physi-
clans prescriptions is the startling
statement made by DR. L. f. Kebler,
Chief of the Division of Drugs, Depart
ment OF Agriculture. This statement,
concerning the appalling growth of
drug addiction in the United States,
was made by DR.. Kebler in an address
at Washington, before the American
Society for the Study Of Alcohol and
Narcotics.
DR.. Kebler is quoted by Washington
papers as having declared that drug
using had increased 100 per cent. in
the last 40 years, and that American
medical men we're not discriminating
enough in their use Of opiates. Their
overindulgence to their patients, he
said, Is creating thousands of drug
users every year
ut is very sad thing to say that
our physicians are doing the greatest
work in promoting the use of cocaine
anu HlOTpulHe1 Salu tue uOCUOT. SJdJ0
laws are not saving the public from
the grip of the drug habit, and the
American public is sinking tighter
and tighter into the black abyss Of
the morphine and cocaine fend.
"The worst of 1t is that the impor-
tation of opium into the country is
becoming larger and larger year by
year. have heard it said on reliabls
authority that 80 per cent. of the CO.
caine and morphine manufactured in
this country is used by persons who
have formed the habit through doc
tors prescriptions"
Almost simultaneously with DR.. Keb-
ler's address, DR.. j. A. Patterson, at
Grand Rapids, Michigan, in public
statement said that 10 out of every 20
patients who come to an institution
with which he is connected for treat
ment for the drug habit owe their
downfall to physicians prescriptions.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10
Fire In Bank of ENGLAND.

The first fire within memory oc-
CURED at the Bank of England, Lon
don, few days ago. The fire broke
out in the southeastern portion of
the building. The flooring and joist-
ing were considerably damaged. The
outbreak was discovered by the Bank
of England authorities, and subdued
by their own appliances in 30 min
utes. A lieutenant and a dozen men
of the Irish Guards on duty at the
bank, with fixed bayonets, assisted
the police in keeping the crowd back
from the building.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10
NO LONGER SELECTS THE HAT
Hubby's First and Last, Experience al
a Millinery Store, Was Alto
gether Too Costly.

Congressman Ralph w. Moss of In
diana did not care much for a hat his
wife wore. He finally spoke about It.
Mrs. Moss admitted that 1t was plain.
and, instead of taking exceptions to
her husbands remark, invited him to
accompany her the next time she
bought hat.
Il can certainly pick out a better
one than that" said Mr.. Moss.
So they went to the store together,
Mrs. Moss said not a word as the
comely milliner displayed one beau
tiful bonnet after another. 1t was the
first time Mr. Moss had ever been in
millinery store, but he appeared to
be at ease. and finally selected one of
the most joyful creations in the en-
tire stock. Mrs Moss looked well In
1t. She was pleased
I'll take that" said the Hoosier
congressman. How much is itT
Forty dollars" said the pretty girl
without even a blink.
Mr.. Moss saw blue stars, but luck
lily had just come from the bank
and was able to produce that much
in cash. Now he let's Mrs. Moss buy
her own hats and he does not COM
plain about their being plain.-Judge.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10
He's Not a Chicken FancIer.

Speaking Of chickens a funny man
writing In Puck says:
They are the most dadbusted, I'M
certainest creatures that walk the fam
lily acre. Almost everybody tries to
raise chickens at one time or another
Looks easy-that's the deceiving part
Of It.
And 1t is easy after you learn one
thing. Little chickens don't know
anything, medium sized chickens don't
know anything. II there is any change
Of an intellectual nature as the size
increases the big ones know less, If
possible, than the little ones.
IF there is a wire partition in your
pen with an open door at one end the
chickens will try to plunge through
the wire instead CT going around and
walking through the door,"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10
Problem La PhNsics.

A native of T., on the coast of Scot
land, when the contract for the build
ing of the first three steamers fitted
with electric lights at the local ship
yard was completed, formed one OF
the social party gathered to entertain
the electricians, says Ideas. In a
burst of candor and comradeship, he
was heard to say to one of the wire
men:
Mon, Peter, efter workin' WI you
on they boats, believe could put in
the electric LIGHT masel, but there's
only one thing that bates me-"
AYE, aye, Sandy, what is that?"
inquired his interested friend, willing
to help him If II lay in his power.
"Heel. mon," replied Sandy, 'it's
jdist this: dinna ken hoo yet get
he lie tae rim alang the wires"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10
Geography Of LIQUOR.

Mayor Gaynor, discussing city gov
eminent in his wonted Illuminating
and brilliant way, said in New York:
I'VE must not have one reform law
for the rich and another for the poor.
1t is as bad for the millionaire to gam
BILE in his club as for the laborer to
gamble in a stuss joint. 1t is as bad
to become intoxicated on champagne
as on mixed ale.
TOO many reformers, so-called.
think that when man is drunk on
Fifth avenue he is i'll, and when .
man is i'll on Third avenue he IL
drunk"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10
Our Discomfort.

Brand Whitlock. the mayor of To-
ledo, was talking about discomfort
at is our discomfort, our divine dis
content" he said, that will make a
great nation of US.
Il believe In discomfort. can
sympathize even with the discomfort.
ed old farmer who said:
'Contented? Whenll be con-
tented? Wall. I'll be contented when
own all the land adjoinin' mine-and
not befur. be guml'"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10
Balanced.

Representative Pujo was talking In
Washington about the currency.
at must balance" he said. ut
must balance automatically and deli
cately. 1t must resemble the Christmas
husband"
"'Oh, John, dear said this chaps
wife, I'm 30 sorry you've got all those
heavy parcels to carry!'
"'Well. you see,' John painted, re-
assuringly. my pocket is very much
lighter now"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10
SeIf-AppreciatIon.

How do you know your speech
made such a profound impression?"
asked the doubling friend. There
wasn't very much cheering"
That's just the point" replied SEN
ator Sorghum. II am one of the ora
tors to whom my constituents would
rather listen than hear themselves ap-
plaud."
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10
Struggling Along.

SIS that a monthly rose?"
"It looks more like a weakly one
70 me-"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10

Constipation causes many serious diseases.
1t is thoroughly cured by Doctor Pierce s
Pleasant Pellets. One laxative, three for
cathartic. Adv.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10

Many a man performs his work as
though he thought he was doing the
boss q favor.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10
Tho Dlstlnctlon.

I'D marry a man not of words, but
Of deeds"
so would !, II they were title
deeds"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10

The surest stepping stone to matri-
mony is a solitaire.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10

Women who marry for a home pay
big rent
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10

A ragtime philosopher says that
lemons are only fit to hand to people.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-01-10

"The manager always keeps back
. portion of the villains salary"
why does he do that-afraid he'd
skip?"
mo; but he always acts his part
better when he's mad"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
NORWICH UNIVERSITY
Polo Team Lost Both Games on Last
Weeks Trip.

/ Robert l., Phillips, ID. w. Craig, +. l.
| Whitaker, Z. p Livermore, X. A. Bur
dit, +. H. l.. Ryder, r. G. Corwin and
! T. II. Brooks went over to Middlebury
i last week TO see the Middlebury Nor
witch baseball game. They went over on
the university horses and took a day to
90 and one to come back. They took full
camp equipment and slept in shelter
! tents in the fields. They returned to
the university Sunday evening. The polo
team was away couple of days last
week and played two games, losing both
OF them. but nevertheless putting up a
fine game in both instances. The first
game was with the officers at Fort Ethan
Allen The boys were at a disadvan-
tage there as the officers ponies were
all thoroughly Grained for polo, and the
ones we had to use were not. The score
was So to 2h. The next day they
played West Point and were beaten
1917 to 2L5, but Capt. Tompkins, who
is coaching the team and was with them,
says that the game was good deal
better than the score implies. Hollis w,
Nickerson, 'l6, is entertaining his par
ents from Danyers, Mass, for several
days They are staying at the Theta
Chi chapter house.-The entire corps
goes into their annual ten days encamp-
ment on the 10th of this month and re-
mains there for ten days, coming out
the 2Sth. The camp win be pitched on
the grounds of the Dog River Valley Far
association. Troops Il and +, 10th cav
airy. from Fort Ethan Allen, win march
down here and be in camp with the corps.
There win also be eight of the commits
stoned officers from the cadet battalion
from the University of Vermont, who /
will be the guests of the corps. The |
annual government inspection will take |
place during the encampment. as will /
also the usual period of target work on
the state rifle range.-The examinations
for the Rhodes scholarship to Oxford will I
be held for this district next October
Rev. f.. A. Presley, ID. d., pastor of the
Trinity church. Portland. Me-, has been
secured to deliver the baccalaureate adj
dress at this place on Sunday afternoon,
June y. DIR. Pressey addressed the
corps one day recently, and a very fine
address is expected--Pres. Charles II.
Spooner is in Boston for a few days on
business Connected with the university.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14

at dinner and supper What the dick
of grub for? ! never saw such service
If Jane cut bread into chunks like that
and piled things on to plates. and shov.
eled it at you the way these hayseeds
do,
That will do | said angrily. il
seems to me you have poor sense OF
politeness to speak that way of your
rela tions who also are your hosts. tt.
a poor return for their hospitality
"Oh, forgot you used to be Jas
per too he laughed, not in the least
abashed. IN bet you had to wash in
cold water and cat ham gravy. too. This
simple life isn't any hit with me-
II was losing my temper when the
wife said: Don't scold him, Billy; it's
all new to him, and he doesn't mean to
be rude or impolite, do you. Georgey'
Why, these Reabens back here in
the high grass don't know what polite
ness is, Dad he argued. Fred don't
know how to tie his neck scarf. He told
me himself he never had a dress suit in
his life. What, do you think OF that Z
When he goes to party, he wears what
he calls his Sunday suit. And he's new
err been to the theatre except to "Uncle
Toms Cabin" and the Drummer Boy
of Shsloh' He thinks that's great.
Wait till | get him into town, and III
teach him something
al was so angry / dared not trust
myself to talk, and after he had ratified
IN and on in the same strain | told him
to go to his room and to bed. | could
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
NORTH CALAIS

The many friends of Miss Agnes
Houston of New York We're panied to
learn of her death on Thursday morn
ing last, ut her home. Much sympathy
is expressed to her devoted friend and
companion. Miss Kate Falvey, and also
to other friends.
Paul Lacrosse and wife of Montpelier
were at James Wilson's over Sunday.
Mrs. Edith Beard was visitor in
Montpelier Wednesday and Thursday of
last week.
Mrs. Lulu Celley's mother is moving
her household goods from Royalton to
the home of Mrs. Celley.
c. H. Rogers of California is at !. S.
Tabor's for a few days.
Rev. Mrs. Ewing of South Woodbury.
will speak at Memorial hall on memorial
Sunday, May 25. 1t is to be hoped
there may be a good attendance.
The last of series of dancing schools
was held Friday night with a good at
tendance. The dancing class will hold
their public Friday night, May Is.
Alonzo Brown of st. ,Johnsbury has
been the guest of his grandson, Claude
Young, for few days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
RANDOLPH

Mrs. L. A. Segar. who has been living
for years at RoXbury. arrived here OF
Tuesday and has gone 10 the home OF
Mrs. Allen Jones to remain for an in.
definite time.
The grange meeting on Saturday night
was not largely attended. but the pro.
gram. which vas in charge OF the mar.
ried people Of the grange, was very good
and consisted of Rotations and papers
among which was one from DIR. II. w.
Holden on the subject, Which is the
greater benefit TO the communicate
maids. or old bachelors The next
meeting will be the unmarried peoples
night. and they will furnish the pro-
gram.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. l.. Boyden went to
Burlington Tuesday for a several days
stay in the city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
not sleep, and kept thinking over and
over his words and his manner"
Growing Lack Of American Wool.

After enjoying for nearly half CEN
fury protection averaging As per cent.
and amounting to from 100 to $50 per
cent. on the cheaper grades OF WOOL the
American wool grower is not able to sat-
isfy as great a part OF the national de-
mand for his product as he was at the
time OF the Civil war, During the six
ties we had to depend upon imports to
the extent OF little over onefourth 1858
per cent? of our total consumption of
wool. To-day nearly one-half of our
needs have to be covered by foreign
woods about as per cent. in 1900 When
wool was placed on the free list under
the Wilson bill in 1894, it was charged
that the abolition of the duty was re-
sponsible for the increase in our imports
But our growing dependence on import
ed wool despite the restoration of the
duty under the Dingley act, in 1897, goes
to show that the tariff is no remedy for
the shortage. !. Stone, in May Cen
fury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
A City Boy Who Showed Himself to Rs
a Cheap Snob

! In the April American Magazine ap.
pears an article entitled, What My Boy
! Knows" Ii is the confession of a city
father who, because OF what he has
found out about his sixteen year old
boy, has decided to move away from the
city and into the country. Following Is
an extract showing what his father dis
covered about his boy when he and the
youngster went into the country TO visit
boy relative named Fred:
I'VE reached Fred's place after an all
night ride, and the boys spent the morn
ing getting acquainted with each other.
/ walked with the boys over the farm.
Fred showed my boy, George, his traps
for mink, weasel, and muskrat. that he
had set in the creek; he pointed out
the cover where the quail were, ex
planned the silos, took MS through the
dairy barn, started the cream separator
explained the milking machine. was
much interested to see the development
of the old place, and so interested that
did not observe for some time that
George appeared bored and kept wink
ing at me while Fred talked of the ro-
tation of crops and the success and fail
ure of some experiments he had tried.
The only thing ! observed that day was
that our boy did not compare favorably.
with his sturdy, self-reliant
cousin. He was better dressed, but |
felt pang of regret to think his young
err cousin could beat him at anything
requiring strength or endurance in spite
of the fact that George had won prizes
at his school athletic meets. II was not
until night, when we retired to our
rooms, that ! began to see light. George
hardly could wait until we were alone.
" oh. aren't they rubes, though?' he
laughed. Honestly, Mother, | hardly
could keep my face straight when Fred
vas showing me round But. cracky. l
wish could handle a machine the way
he does He knows all about autos, and
ne can run into town and back. His
'ather let's him go anywhere in it. But I
res green as grass. He talked as # /
AIRED about cows and sheep and chop
1ing up corn and stuff.
Momsy, l nearly snorted out loud
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
SUICIDE AT NIAGARA
Body of Unidentified Man Taken Out OF
the River.

Niagara Falls. y. Y, May l4.-At $50
O'Clock last night the body of an uni
Identified man was taken from the Mag
ara river below the American falls. The
only articles of clothing remaining were
shoes and stockings and black tie The
man had dark brown hair, slightly gray
weighed $50 pounds and was about five
feet ttn inches in height.
Less than an hour before this Con-
stable Martin of the state reservation
saw man jump from the iron fence
above the falls. 1t is believed the body
found was the one the officer saw go
over the falls although it cannot be
proved. II this is true it is the first
time that body has been recovered in
less than two or three days, the fails or
dinarily holding its victims for that
length Of time
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
WILLIAMSBURG

DIR. Cornelius " Lynde. native oil
| Williamstown and for many years a sue.
cessful physician in the West. has late
! ly visited the Everglades OF Florida and
writes a very interesting letter of con
ditions there. which are not at all as
many supposed. This letter was pub
lished in the Mower County Republican,
published at Austin. Mimi, and of which
the following is brief summary: The
first survey of the Everglades was made
by the L. $. government in ls47 and 1t
was found that the highest part was at
Lake 0keechobee and that there was a
fall of 81 feet from this point to sea
level, which is about the same as that
of the Mississippi river. Three state
canals are nearly constructed from the
lake to the Atlantic, the principal OBJ
ject being to permanently lower the wa
ter level of the lake by six feet so as
to prevent any overflow from the lake
to the land near it and also to make
the lake reservoir TO catch the wa
ter from the north. A fourth canal will
be constructed later. 90 feet wide by ii
feet deep, making a veritable river from
the lake to the sea. This is all the
state intends 10 do at present. The soil
OF the Everglades is deep and rich. but
as it lies so near the sea level and is
also very fiat, settlers will find il neces-
sary to either buy of company that
will dig the interseeting canals or lat
erals or put them in themselves, and this
can be done only when the land to be
drained lies next to the state canal
The water found in the Everglades is
NOT staruapt hut aINavs in motion
clear. free from scum and there are but
few mosquitoes. The climate Is equable.
with few sudden changes anc is never
excessively hot, the highest recorded tenn
perature in the state being ~ degrees.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-14
A MILLION THOUSAND BRICKS.
Lower Hudson River Region Described By
Geological Survey as Vast Bnckery.

II is difficult to realize the enormous
quantities Of brick used annually in Great
er New York. During 1912 the eonsump.
ton was over 100000 thousand. The
principal source of this vast quantity is
the Hudson river region, which extends
along both sides of the river from New
York City Of Cohoes and embraces ten
counties, nine in New York and one in
New Jersey. Other sources of supply are
the Raritan river region OF New Jersey
and the Connecticut region.
! The year 1912 was one OF unusal inter-
est in the Hudson River region. 1t
opened with an increasing demand for
brick, and the price for common brick
was 81 thousand, compared with S425
in 1911. For several years the use of
cement or concrete in construction APP
peared to be displacing brick to some
extent. but owing to the strong back
to brick" movement the year 1912 saw in
the New York marietta change favor
ing brick as the best building material
for many purposes. Influences that have
contributed TO this change are the fail
ure of some concrete buildings, the ad
vertising campaign carried on by the
bricklayers, and the improved quality of
the Hudson River brick. The average
price was the highest since 1906.
The market product in 1912 was larg
err than that of 1911 and would probably
have been still greater but for the scar
city of labor. especially at Hayerstraw,
and the strike among the brickmakers
in the Newburg district. The strike,
however. was of short duration, but the
scarcity of labor drawn away by large
construction enterprises, such as the Cat
skill aqueduct, railroad extensions, and
subway operations, was serious draw
back to the Hudso River brickmakers in
1912. This condition was so serious that
the operators resorted to night work and
rainy day work in loading barges and
imported laborers from the South.
An important development during the
year was large increase in the use of
Rartan River brick in New York City. |
which has for some years been drawing |
on the Raritan River region. In 1912
the demand for this brick was very much |
greater than ever before.
On the whole the year may be eonsid-
good, prices were high. the mild weather |,
toward the end of the year permitted
shipments to its very close. and while
he marketed product was not the larg- L
st recorded. it was considerably larger
han that of 1911.
The statistics gathered by Jefferson
of the United States GO
ogical survey, show that the number Of
rick marketed in the Hudson river re-
ZION in 1912 was l0l9 ,259O00, valued
t s5.S50,770. or 1914 thousand. com
jared with 926,072,O00 brick in 1911, val e
led at s4,7l7,6 1888. or $500 thousand. 4
his was an increase in 1912 of 93,ls7.- ID
100 brick and of Sl,l33.l37 in value. !
he number of operating firms reporting 4,
n 1912, was 1876. As in other branches 9
{ the clayworking industry, the num- G
er of active firms reporting is not 4
quivalent to the number of yards, for I
lany firms have more than one yard. h