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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27
uIU ASToR HOUSE MAY GO.
New Subway May Seriously Under
nnine Historic Hotel.

The fate Of the old Astor House is
hanging in the balance 1t may not
be long before il is numbered among
the hotels of Nesteryear. one sectloh
of the new subway that swings down
Broadway from the City Hal VII pass
under This historic hotel, and may IN
dermine it seriously. 1t is possible
that this famous hosiery, the flrst Oh
New Yorks noteworthy hotels VIII
have to be sacrificed.
TIE new subway VIII turn westerly
from Broadway. almost directly under
the centre Of the Astef' House, between
BARCLAY and Vesey streets. II will run
southWesterly under st, PAU : chufeh-
YARD and thence south 10 the river
The foundations OF the AStor House
are OF the kind in use nearly elslltS
wears ago-what is known as oflps
of rock When the big tunnel OF the
subway is driven underneath l. Is
feared il will seriously disturb thein'
especially if the Snoring should Iail at
any point. The ,propplng W OF tue
old structure is che of the most conf
plioated problems that the shorers ever
have had to deal with. That the dis :
turbancc OF the sub strata beneath the
old hotel is likely to weaken seriously
the foundations is taken for granted by
all the bidders on that section OF the
| subway The estimate for the snoring
alone vary from $4,000 to sl7..S9o. II
is probable that after the contracts Tor
that section of the subway have been
! let the next step will be To condemn
the property in order to secure righ'
of way or sub-suriace easements
which in either case would mean the
taking over OF the property by the
city. This is what was done in con
nection with building the subway 1901
connecting the Manhattan, Williams
burg and Brooklyn bridges When the
Centre street subway was planned prl-
vate property on either side OF ths
street was condemned or purchased
outright privately. Where the citN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27

ciety so much as he denounced capital
part of the fabric of our civilization,
thing for which the humblest az well as
the proudest are in some part RESPONSE
Bile Haywood is more explicit He is
picturesque. He provides battle-cry.
which votaire says all men hunger for.
The Socialism of Marx is grasped only
after the burning of the midnight oil.
The Socialism of Haywood is as simple
as setting barn afire. Hence thousands
of Socialists lean toward him and away
from their old apostle. Someone has
spoken OF this weakening of MARKHAM
worship as the intellectual bankruptcy
of Socialism"
Syndcaism and sabotage are plant
ed in this country. They will assuredly
have to be taken into account more and
more. It Is significant fact that in
Australia, where the labor unions have
been strong enough to cause the passage
of laws for factory and tenement in
spection and regulation, old-age PEN
sions, compulsory insurance against sick
ness and accident. child labor prohibition
, and limited working days, syndicalism
and sabotage are unknown. we shall
have to decide here whether we shall
fight the Industrial Workers of the
World with jail sentences or with the
weapon suggested by the example of
stralia-Toledo Blade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27
poIiteness Not a Virtue

4 Pennsylvania avenue car, tast-
ward bound. stopped at Peace Mont
ment and a party composed of sew
eral men and women, evidently
strangers in Washington, started to
alight. The motorman spoke few
words to them and they returned TO.
their seats The car made the turn
to go south around the Capitol
grounGs and was soon out OF sight.
There it goes again" Srowled
public guide. who was leaning against
a tree in front of the Botanic Gar
dens.
whats the trouble now" inquired
The Star man.
oh. nothing but another one OF
those durn polite motormcn. He just
cut me out of another job. Did You
notice him telling those people that
the car went nearer to the Capitol
than this point. Well, those poiite
guys are killing my business and 1t
has reached such point that IN
thinking of writing to the presideiH
Of the company and ask him to re-
place them with a bunch of rouShS
and toughs.
You see, It's like this There's q
lot Of visitors to the city, who take
the Avenue cars to visit the capitos;;
They will ride to the foot OF Capltot
Hill. and then as the car starts 10 z"
toward the south they conclude thar
they have reached the nearest point
that the ear will take them. If they
got off here the chances are they
would want a guide, and | would b.
right on the spot. AS 1t is, the motor
man will tell them that they can rue
to the top of the hill. and 50 we don
get chance at them.
"Politeness is all very we'll but, ne
Iieve me. | can't help wishing thae
those motormen We're more like the
guys ON the roads in New York ana
Chicago. If they were. YOU can pet
that there would be big bunch o.
strangers compelled to walk up the
Capitol steps. Well. here come some
visitors. l guess I'll see what's do
ing. So-long.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27

overlooking st. Paul's Churchyard.
Inc Nstor House stands on the site
of the house where old John Jacob As
tor, It's founder. lived tor the greater
part OF his business life. In 1924 he
surrendered his house IL his son, VIII
liam f.. Aston. John G. Costar lived
in the same block, on the corner of
Barclay street and Broadway. Michael
PaG. who Was fellow traveller with
JOHN Jacob Astor when he came to
America, had his celebrated picture
gallery on the corner of Vesey street
and Broadway. Astor kept secret his
plan to build hotel on the block,
and quietly purchased lot after lot, I'M
til ne owned all except the corner pro-
pert where Costar lived. CoStar was
rich. liked the location and refused
to sell. Aston made q proposition to
Costar that each should name ii friend.
the two should choose third, and
that tie value Of the property should
be arrived at in that way. Az an ad-
ditional inducement Astor agreed TO
increase the sum decided upon by
$50. 600 and in this way he finally Sc
cured his coveted bit of real estate.
When the hotel was opened most of
New York's life was south of the ho-
tel. Trinity Church was the centre
of the city. The Fulton Street Dutch
Church was SO far uptown that peo-
pie living in lower New York declared
that they could not reach it with COM
fort. Aston was laughed at for put
ting his hotel so far away from the
centre of the town. On Barclay street
| there was only one store-a grocery
opposite St Peters Church. The ultra
fashionable had their suburban places
around st. Johns Park. Trade, start
ins from the Battery. Rugged the East
| River To Chambers street. The corn
| fields began little above Canal street
| There were no omnibuses and 10 street
| cars. Such thing as the Subway
which seems likely to give the Aston
| House its deathboW-was undrcamed
! o1.-NeV York Press
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27
ELF DRUGGING.
ploss of Sleep Common
kauses of Habit.

kes that lead to habltuds
K are most frequently pam
Ii sleep. 1t is a snort
hey to remove an unpleas
sm for the time being III =
hing to the root of the as
fer which nature has pro-
balm, headache, nervousness
Ia. as warning signals tlla'
Ene injurious condition pres
Reeds to he removed oi
1 Instead of silencing lheSc
BIZ nature by drugging, goo"
| take heed to nature pun :
lefully inquire into the.'
je, and do what is posslor'
4 the disordered state Vi
ae conditions that bring i
bm the habit-forming drus9
Eorphine and cocaine. Niile''
ling about more suiiei mo
relieve, when taken ne
i'll advisedly. there are Nei ;
Iple who suffer Tor llllaSli'
fr) from rheumatism. Sou''
Isease, liver complaint Ca
|pure blood, consuhlp''o'',
id the like, who are hao't u'
|rs. This class is largely ~
the alluring adNert's'
the patent medicine sei'ei ?
iage of these advertisement
is to suggest 70 almost an
reads them that he mas va
of the diseases that
o be promptly and SUI ~
the remedy's ali-ein
Efficiency. :,
advertisements are carrleu
Id of publication that fea0"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27
hoW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars ite-
ward for any case of Catarrh that cam
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. q
+. j. CHENEY x co, Toledo, u
We. the undersigned, have known +. ).
Cheney for the last Is years, and beneNs
him perfectly honorable in al business
transactions and financially apie 70 CO. 90
~ ont any obligations made by his irni'
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE',,,
- Toledo, Q.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken Internally
acting directly upon the blood and nut
cous surfaces of the system. Iestinloh-
ials sent free. Price % cents per pottAe.
Sold by all Druggists. ..
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipa-
acknowledgements.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27

1t is supposed that the mamma OF
the Israelites was a saccharine eXuda-
ton of a species of tamarisk, the sap
of which was sent flowing by an IN
sect. Several trees yield mamma, as
the towering ash of Sicily and the
Eucalyptus of Australia. In India a
sweet exudation Games from the bam-
boo. and a similar substance is OBJ
tanned from the sugar pine and com
mon reed of our own country-The
Christian Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27
Skin Sufferers Read!

The effect of d. d. d. rs to s'E" :,
etan,Iv. AS soon rs applied; n'" :,
penctrates the pores. desires ''',
throws of all disease germs ah
the skin clean and healthy.
=, -, 90 confident of The marvel
Gus power o. d. ID. D. INA Ifaot,,,er.
taken advantage of the ma - I,nt
guarantee, to offer YOU ~ mon,
tla on trial. You are to juCF atia
its of the remedy in your "" ,an :.
,flar case If it doesn ip '0''
costs YOU nothing.
d d. d. Soap is maGf h,,t -
healing ingredients. AiuS , a"o,,,,a a.,
Bowditch. Webster 81 uaIlowall,
spaulding's Drug So i''''" 81
| Jackson Bros, Gardinef--
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27

So5 600 | unueIStOpu Hiif .t....-- .
the source of this mone"''' ''ot',' ~
do with it. Now 80, 49, -
source of this money az " -"
il. The history of y -.
| various allotments oil *, CO., ,ad
| tant in this eonnecti -
one mill, and some o'
| If wasn't fair, and VI -,
time to time until VIC
| school fund on all p. = a..
/ was present i'll ny -,
old chamber. when wv"
VI" ,a...& in order to get
ms '"e ~, I'D. xborn in the fertile
AZ ,,tE general of Wa
VI az PFC, He thought out
that way, that sit"' N0'''0
: ''i"' ~ state differently
' -, of State-it would be
...,..fa,,al Ipught of that way
F., | tn the towns to sur ~
o the towns to SUI .,,.'
when they came ''
!, i'm the begisiatuif
. I p0rtioned accor ~
large cities TING -
,.o,,1bpposed to it, ansi
q -. .oaaVe gotten thu
u .,t,,l.,.,,t, ;fi had not promised
IN - - tsney should he re-
IL - ,.'',.,i,,,,od oniation. 1t was
} int. They said, We
So, 60 heasure if You give
p, -. - tbhs. in part at least
III 10, ion are you going back
x of that today
y ~ +a1lopod deal about wild
-. Nov. nj oney they get from
is the wild lane iie'e " ei'' ~ ~,
u, no 80, les into the school
hu o'hH VI little matter of
les funds. 1ol Ill ta,ls md
to Si26, 900 fro wiz Janus, ''i''
ano ,rha ation is partly on CEN
"a IN valuation, so thai
halne other. they dove
.a,,l,hl make it even; make
e'' .'''' e.3-,,Ifair There are some
~ II course where towns
=. :, they have a surplus.
81 1T many that will have
,,,I,, le new method. Here
i.z.ns in one county that
a. us. | won't bother to
w 10 They would not only
III Icheols provided for by
10. .siipout would have a sur
m 50 you see you are
80 i.s,,;,,,,h Inc frying pan into the
-, a,,itty hot fire at that.
~ - sr,zarI een a good deal said
-, -. i Grange in this affair.
ONO 80, tbb been a large number
al Ind resolutions cominS
,ncc - :, State Grange. The state
Grang! ehoi aoie oo's. .
Mr. body. here are any o'iiei o'
:. do 49,. build throw at them you
'.inp -. Them thrown; but they
: we are N III
X to In th9ce there Is iiot any oo'
Il - her of them that knows
:. or ~ the present Distribution
ant OF TIL iaiiu " NJ -
Was ion d or ABOUT no" ''ie "a
and nosed will work out. NOW i
not - Iperson that cares d rap
any ,,.a,hsiness, and doesn't fully
,ther it is his duty to vote
homo proposed new law. You
whole 100 much of this special
p, the 1t was comprised of MEM
tax. 49, political parties, and not
= this ~ was composed of mem
INT it lferent views on this DIS
riding nj the school fund. They
use it ,,.a,sk on that subject, SOM
towns af hiking that the present
.
than ~ the best and some q
hat is - hg that new method
louble litter, SO that the opinion
state ar hittee. as it had two yeats
state - Ter. is of value; not only
~ and account of the ability oi
much =, + time they put into TINS,
..,- II that they were of diver&-
speak III when they began, pu'
:. Dr. i of the character OF the
at lie III looked at it one way ana
d look Il they were unanimous 10
ne first Iahe until we could find OUT
< was b something that We couId
| do no. (Applause)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27
Children Cry
FOR fleTehER'S
e a STO RIA
About Women.

Running up and down stairs, sweeping
and bending over making beds Will not
make a woman healthy or beautiful She
must get out of doors, walk a mile or two
every day and take Chamberlain's Tan
let's 10 Improve her digestion and regulate
the bowels. Sold by all dealers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27
HOUSE REPORT.

CONTINUED from Page SIM
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guests. The most distinguished OF
these were John Quincy Adams and
Daniel Webster. each OF whom had 4
pallor and a suite of rooms. Web
ster's rooms adjoined those occupied
by ThuroW Weed and We're Nos. II
and L. All who occupied them in his
absence took them on the condition
that they must he vacated at a mo-
ment'S notice on bis return On Web
ster'S death the partitions that divided
the rooms We're torn down SO that they
might never again be used by any
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-10
FRUIT TREES ON ROADSIDE
Scheme i'm Meeting With Greatest Sue
cess in Hungary-State Railroads
Lending Assistance.

A new industry which has developed
in Hungary with amazing results is
discussed in an interesting article in
Popular Mechanics. Ii is the cultiva-
ton Of fruit trees along all the public
highways. The magazine says: The
state railroads are lending assistance
to the fulfllment of the idea by charg
ing ouly half the usual rate for the
transit of fruit tree stock, and the
scheme is meeting with the greatest
success. At the present time there
are about 100000 fruit trees on the
state highways, and perhaps one of
the most astonishing facts is that all
the trees planted, saving an insignifi-
cant six per cent, are doing nicely.
Undoubtedly this success is largely
due to the care with which the keep
ers of the trees were educated. 1t is
possible to rent anywhere from three
or four to 500 or 400 trees for the sea-
sons crop, and if ten trees OF one
kind of fruit growing in one locality
and ten trees of another kind Of fruit
in another locality are wanted, it
is possible to have them for the re-
Quired rental, if not already contract
ed for.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-10
Luckiest Weddinp DAYS.

May and February were held by the
ancient Romans to be the two months
in the year which were certain to
bring i'll luck, while even the church
before the time of the Reformation
placed ban upon all marriages con-
tracted between the first Sunday of
Advent and Hilary Day, between Sep
tuamesima Sunday and Low Sunday,
and between Rogation Sunday and
Trinity Sunday. Thus only thirty
two weeks of the year were left by
the church for marrying.
AS to the best day, il we would be-
lieve a tradition handed down by the
ancients, any day is certain to bring
unbounded happiness if it only be
when "the moon is growing"
There are other traditions which, If
you are superstitious, it will be well
to observe. One of them is that May
IA brings Ill luck for all the rest OF
the year, and II you would be assured
of misfortune then select Childermas
Day. for the day of your wedding.
This day Is the anniversary Of the
massacre of the innocents A wedding
on the last day of the year Is also
said to be productive of great misfor
tunes.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-10
A TOY SHOCKING COIL.

The little shocking machine shown
in Fig, is harmless toy with which
you can have an endless amount of
fun when entertaining friends. 1t
consists Of an an induction COIL an In
serrupter. pair of handles, and a wet
or dry battery. All of these parts are
easy for a boy to construct and con-
meet together.
The first part made is the induction
coil, which is shown in detail in Figs.
2, and 4. The coil has windings of
swo sizes of wire upon an iron core. For
She core buy a carriage bolt five-six-
teenthS of an inch in diameter and
two and one-half inches long, and for
she wire windings get some No. 20 or
"A gauge electric bell insulated copper
Wire and some No. so gauge insulated
magnet wire. To keep the wire from
slipping off the ends of the bolt core,
cut two cardboard ends about one and
cne-half inches in diameter. Slip one
onto the bolt next to the head, and
the other next to the nut, as shown in
Fig. 2. Three layers of the coarse
wire is wound on first, and this first
winding forms what is known as the
primary coil Pierce a hole through
one cardboard end and stick the wire
through it and allow about five inches
to project upon the outside; then
commence winding the wire upon the
core, placing each turn close to the
preceding turn. When the opposite
end Of the bolt has been reached,
wind back to the starting point, then
work back to the other end again.
Cut off the wire so there will be a
five-inch projection, and stick the pro-
jecting end through a hole in the
cardboard end. This completes the pri-
mary-coil Gig. 81. Before winding
on the small wire, which forms the
secondary coil, wrap the primary coil
with layer Of bicycle tape. Pierce
small hole through one cardboard
end, and stick five inches of the
fine magnet wire through it. Then
wind on the wire as you did the
coarser stuff, being very careful to get
it on evenly and smoothly. Wind
eleven layers on the coil, and run the
end of the eleventh layer out through
the cardboard end. Fig. shows the
completed induction coil.
Cut a base block five inches wide
and seven inches long, bevel the top
edges to give it a trim appearance,
| and mount the induction coil to one
side Of the center, strapping it in
place by means of two tin straps
similar to that shown in Fig. from q
tin can Gig. -. The projecting ends
Ct the primary coil connect with the
battery, while the two ends of the
secondary coil connect with the
handles. Make three binding post
plates out of doubled pieces of tin
Gig. 81, and punch hole through
| each for a small binding screw. Tack
two Of these plates to the end Of the
base and connect the secondary coil
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-10

wires to them Gig. u, and tack the
third plate near one end of the Undue
ton coil and connect one primary
coil wire to it Gig. u.
For the shocking handles take two
pieces of broom handle three and one
half inches long, and cover each with
a piece Of tin Gig. 12). The pattern
for the tin covering Gig. 49, shows
how tabs are prepared on the ends
and holes punched through them for
connecting with the induction coil.
The connecting wires should be five
or six feet long. Flexible wire is bet
ter than bell wire for these, because
it is more easily handled in passing
the handles around. Tack the tin
covering to the pieces of broom
handle.
The purpose OF. the induction coil
ig to raise the voltage Of the battery
The flow Of the battery, current must
be an interrupted one in order to
shock and therefore an interrupter
must be inserted between the battery
and one Of the wires leading to the
primary COIL VI LnC lDtuCJIOlI NOll.
Such an interrupter may be con-
structed similar to the vibrating arma-
ture Of an electric bell, but the form
shown in Fig. /, and detailed in Fig. z,
is better suited to our toy machine,
and is easiar to- make and adjust.
Cut the base block A one and one
half inches wide and two and one
half inches long. Make the shaft B two
and three-quarters inches long and Of
diameter equal to the hole in thread
spool, and prepare the crank c to fit
the end and drive brad into 1t for
a handle Fasten the crank to the
shaft with glue, or by driving small
brad through the two. The axle sup
ports D should be prepared as shown
Ia Fig. 9, one and one-fourth inches
wide across the bottom, f1ve-eighths
inch wide at the top, and one and
three-quarter inches high. Bore hole
through each little below the top
large enough so the axle will turn
sasily, ard fasten these supports with
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-10

brads to the sides of base A. Driv,
eight brads into thread spool, spao
ing them equidistant from one an
other, and mount this spool upon tn,
axle. first slipping the axle through
one support, then through the spool,
and then through the other support
&c, Fig. y. Drive the spool brads a
trifle into the shaft to hold the spool
in position. The projecting arm f
Gig. y is a strip Of tin cut from a
can. and must be long enough so each
nail head will strike its end when
spool e is revolved. Drive nail
into base A, at G, and after bending
the tin strip as shown in Fig. II.
fasten it with brads upon the top of
an upright made similar to II (Fig.
100. and nail this upright to the end
must be bent so it will bear down up
on the head of nail G.
The wire from the primary coil
which is as yet unconnected should be
attached to nail G, and one battery
wire should be connected to a bind
ing plate l fastened to the lower end
of strip f. Fig. IL shows how the
binding plate is made out of doubled
piece of tin, with a hole punched
through it for a small binding screw.
This completes the interrupter.
Mount it beside the induction coil up
on the base block, and connect it with
the battery and the induction coil, as
shown in Fig. /. Connect the battery
cells in series-that Is, the carbon of
one to the zinc of the other. Two
cells will be enough.
When you turn the crank Of the
interrupter, each nail in spool e will
raise the end of strip G, in passing
it, thus breaking the electrical con-
tact. If the strip has been bent prop
erly, it will spring back again into
contact with the head of nail G., and
each time the contact is made, the
person holding the handles will re-
ceive a shock. The strength of the
shocks can be regulated somewhat
by the speed with which the Interrupt
ter crank Is turned The shocks are
stronger and more distinct when the
crank is turned slowly.
Copyright, 1913. BY A. Nicely Hall)