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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15

Miss May Reed of Roxbury, Mass
was among the visitors, Friday, in
this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15

Philip F.. Storm of Norway was in
! town, Friday, on a brief visit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15

E. L. Palmer of Bar Harbor, was in
this city, Friday, on a short business
trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15
Daily kennebec Journal
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Remember the Food Sale at Locke's
store, Saturday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15

Ladies will do well TO heed the sale
Mrs II. E. Prescott announces to COM
mence Monday next. Low prices on
oorsets and millinery, trimmed and I'M
trimmed hats. Sure to see ad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15

j. +, Turner's money saving prices
quoted in his ad. makes housekeepers
smile as they read of high prices in
some cities. Surely there is seemingly
not enough profits in these quota
tions to give the grocer living prices,
look out, you buy now.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15

samuel Lyon ef Windsor was among
tbt. h.siness visi ors. Friday in tlli-
erE,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15

Hyme Fruit Store, As Cony street,
real clean cut sale of fruits, cigars,
pipes, tobacco. etc. This cut in prices
is in order to make a quick sale in pre-
paration for the removal of the BUSH
ness a little later See ad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15

glad to give you information regarding
rates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15

Ii any time this winter one has need
I'd a reliable cold cream" it is now,
and +. r. Partridge today sells his
15c. bottle for 10c Don't forget this.
]. G.. Johnson's own make" means
much for he is an expert candy maker
Today. it is crpolcs al &c. ID. IL you
have a Sunday supply count yourself
fortunate. Fresh made Bangor taffy
for today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15

The Augusta Fruit Co.'S stores give
big values, even Indian river Florida
oranges. 20 fer 25c.. think of it. Also
20 navels for 25c., today only. Fresh
arrival strawberries. celery. lettuce,
cukes, etc. Great showing of the Sc
leoted grape fruit from Florida, pine
apples, etc Try the nuts they sell
here @zsazg.A- 49,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15

ctfiSes, celery, spinach, very clean. Just
eat one can Larsen's Melting Sugar
Peas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15

L. Locke has some more of that nice
native pork. new lot of hams just out
of the smoke house. Plenty home made
sausage. Native fowl, nice oranges
grapefruit, fresh parsnips and all the
green stuff. A good line of fancy pas
try.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15

Swift & Turner Co. sell genuine sat
in gloss liquid stove polish. the Is
cent size for only, IL cents, today only.
Also those cute measuring cups of tin,
for only cents, very handy. Bal
ance those wire potato bakers, cents
each, take them quickly. Demonstra-
ton of the o-Cedar mop and the oil to
all who call and are interested in this
latest indispensable home friend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15

At Quimby,s Art Store, 35c. buys any
of the soc. books in this lot of popular
fiction by Gunter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15

If you are judge of the highest
grade chocolates, just set your teeth in
one of Liggetts' such as you find at
Coughlin's Drug Store in very pretty
boxes. Today the delicious papered
earamels, assorted 40 cent grades, for
only 20 cents ID. Try them, hold fast
that which is good.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-15

The biggest and best bottle of all is
Jagens Renznin and Almond Lotion 1t
makes soft hands and smooth skin,
and costs 25c at Bowditch & Web
s,to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
Daddy sBedtirne
q, Whiskers Brothers
1IOYV- Go Picnicking
In the Woods.
Mr.. Wolf Started Over
the Bridge.

said daddy II had perfectly beautiful time with my pipe
story!' Jack and
protested
get
the woods
Whke Jimmie Whfskers
youngest and hveliet
picnic
Nice sde So they
AT together WELL awhile Jimmie got tired OF
walking quietly his brothers and frsk ahead
Jimmie bridge
The bridge thrown
looking
bridge Wolf coming his and licking
lis f
Come right Wolf gowed and miakng what
Wolf Jimmie other side
oh wait mnute My brother right behind He
than rather him for breakfast
Mr. WOLF Jimmie pleaded and backed off the log quickly he could on
side Of the Mr. Wolf !
When Johnny Whkers came and started across the bridge Mr. Wolf
waiting looking hungy
But Johnny also back Off the sayings think its my big
brother coming right behind me-
minute Mr. Wolf at
the other end Of the bridge he stopped
acquanedT Billie WHISPERS said to
.a,
thinking would
middle Billie Whkes lowered his
It rolled
below
washed him miles miles good BATH the
started They thought
had pcncked enough for day."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
Sidewalk Sketches
BY Howard L. Ram
THE JAW.

The jaw Is restless annex to the
human face which is suspended where
it can be seen and heard with great
ease 1t is the home of the will, but also
secretes movable teeth and several
thousand yards of back talk.
The jaw has two important func-
tons, which keep it busy fourteen
hours day. One of these Is to reduce
the proud and austere beefsteak with
sliding gear action, and the other Is
to deliver curtain lectures. If it were
not for the jaw every home would be
a hospital for indigestion and belated
husbands would not have to crawl up
the front stairs In their stocking feet
and be interrupted in the midst Of an
eloquent lie by the accusing voice of
the town clock. ...
There are two kinds Of jaws-round
and square. The round Jaw Is the
prettier of the two, as it usually con-
teins the high.priced ornament known
as the dimple, but it is not SO useful
in a joint debate or an argument with
the grocer, as it is liable to give in and
be stung with green bananas and with
cred sweet corn. The best specimen
of square jaw now worn in this coun-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14

try is that used by Woodrow Wilson
who inherited it In early youth and
points it in the direction of congress
every few days. This is highly ex
asperating to congress, which runs
quite extensively to jaw itself and
does not care for any competition.
A good deal has been written and
sung about the feminine jaw, mainly
by disgruntled husbands who are
about as delightful household pet
as the hedgehog. This is a base libel
On the fair sex, who seldom take an
active part in the conversation un
less forced into it. On the othel
hand, all that is necessary to triI
a mans jaw faster than water
meter in laundry is to give him
two highballs and headline about
T. r.
The jaw is used considerably II
prize fighting, and IL struck with suffi
cient feeling will produce drowsy
feeling on the part of the struckee
The most famous ,jawbone recorded
in history is the one with which
Samson slew thousand mon, but
there are some on the chautauqua
circuit that are almost as deadly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14

..
idea of service, but that it Is working
SO many hours for stipulated sum
We want to say to you that when 9
person gets into that condition mental.
" that that person is In self imposed
position that is a sort Of slavery. The
lawyer who will make plea simply
for the fee involved, the surgeon who
performs an operation simply for SO
much money, like the man who me-
Chemically grinds through so many
hours q. day simply for so much per
hour. has lost all the natural incentive
tn human endeavor. No man, ever
measures closer to his creator than ne
does when he realizes that ne has oy
his own effort accomplished some
worthy object by an extra EFFORT.
The members of every class that
ever graduated were at some time told
bv some speaker addressing them,
that "you must not waste your time
working at something you 40 not ike.
find out what you are adapted TO- ano
naturally fitted to, and like to 90, and
work at it,
Now We want to say to all the
classes of 1913, that you have never,
viewed from a practical angle, re-
ceiyed any advice that is more likely
tn handicap you than that. These
sneakers we're telling you what they
honestly believed. and we admire
them for it, but they were putting
into YOUR head an idea that if followed
out will keep you all your life floating
from one. lob to another. 1t will keep
Won living from hand to mouth and as
Won grow older the distance from
YOUR hand to your mouth Will get
greater. Business does not adapt IT.
self IN men-men must adapt them
selves to business.
Don't forget this There is hardly a
successful man today in any line but
who. in the first years OF MS Struggles
was almost daily confronted with PROD
lens so hard for him to solve mat ne
wondered if there was anything on THIS
earth to which he was adapted-to
which he was fitted. Those problems
still come up to him, but he now recog'
nizes and realizes that overcoming
obstacles and working out problems are
about all there is between any man
and failure. The only thing that keeps
him from absolute Encouragement Is
that his own experience has taught
him that his competitor has tasks
equally as hard. The thing for you
who are not contemplating PROBES.
sonal career, to do, is to take the first
Job you can get and try to do 1t bet
ter than your predecessor. If you 90
that it will be noticed, and before you
realize how it comes about you Will
be located agreeably and profitably.
Probably mot in the line OF your
youtnlul preference, but no matter
what line, your work will be an agree
able occupation, and not drudgery.
No matter how many hours you put
in. But before you get a place like
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14

depth is beyond human comprehension
while it's simplicity of Ian guage Is a
marvel to scholars of all ages.
Don't let any one tell you that you
have entered the field Of industry at an
'inopportune time. The world today
is bigger and better than ever before
New fields of endeavor in all parts OF
the world have been developed, even in
your life time, and those to come In
the next few years are waiting and
asking for your assistance and efforts
If you help build them they will build
YOU '.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14

that, you will have to demonstrate that
you are entitled to It. A noted Metho-
dist bishop once stated Mature keeps
a one price store; who ever lays down
the price gets the goods" II you
don't want to pay the price you can't
expect to get the goods. That is a
matter that is in your own hands and
to that extent you are the Trainer OF
your own destiny.
Few men follow in life the line that
their youthful minds prefer-it Is a
fact that few young men have any def
mite idea Of their own preference Of q
particular line for life's work. There
are today, thousands Of fathers OF
young men from 10 to rs years Of age,
whose greatest worry Is what Is my
son going to do?" The boy doesn't
know any more about it than his father
does. That fact demonstrates the nee
essity of starting to do something. A
great thing is start-that you must
do-do mething-anything, but get
at it.
Remember this: This nation with its
present boundaries, the relations of the
states, it's policies, Is not the result OF
a preconceived plan. It Is the result
of evolution-not of any political archi-
lecture. The convention that framed
our present constitution was not
originally called for that purpose. 1t
was called to revise the articles OF
confederation and started in to do IT.,
but finally when it adjourned, 1t had
written an entire new organic law of
government But the point ia that. the
convention was called. 1t tackled the
job.
You may start at something and In a
little while land successfully In an
entirely different line, but you must
start.
One of the first things you should
do, and by the way it is one of the last
things you probably will do, is to profit
by the experience Of others. All sue
cessful men at some time in their
career saved much time and money
by what they learned happened to
other men. That is called proflt1ng by
the other mans experience. All men
who have made specially of doing
that, wish they had begun sooner.
The standards Of life are getting
high. Don't find fault with that, be-
cause the examination is not yet
strict enough. You can't increase your
efficiency or your education by drink
ing intoxicants, loafing around in I'M
desirable places or doing things that
you know you ought not do. You can
not permanently succeed In any line
of business or in any profession un-
less you are honest and truthful. AS
you 20 through life you will find as you
get more closely acquainted with the
really big men of your community and
your nation, that they know great
deal more about the bible than you,
so as We take it, that Is sufficient evil
dence Of the fact that they put In
good deal Of time reading 1t. Its
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
FAIRGROUNDS.

4 playground movement similar In
many ways to the one that Is being
launched here, is on in Davenport.
At conference OF men interested In
the advancement Of the general well
fare of Davenport the discussion Of
Fairgrounds brought out several inter
esting points of agreement among
those present. These points OF agree
ment are:
Fairgrounds are necessity now IN
some parts of the city and eventually
will be a necessity in the greater part
|of the city.
Fairgrounds must be properly super
vised by experienced persons who
know how to manage children and dr.
rect their play without robbing the
play of spontaniety or dwarfing the
development Of the child's initiative.
Properly considered, the Fairgrounds
are part of the public educational
system and ought to be under the
supervision and control, to large ex-
tent at least, OF the board OF education.
1t was shown that the board OF edu-
cation has made provision for play
grounds in connection with school
yards and Is seriously considering the
problem of providing for the expense
of maintenance.
Members of the park board ex-
planned that for several years they
have been working on the problem in
volved in the demand for Fairgrounds
but have not felt Justified in setting
of parts Of the parks for such purpose
for the reason that the parks are not
properly situated to do the greatest
good as Fairgrounds.
There was not unanimity OF opinion
In regard to the following:
Ought Fairgrounds to be fenced on
Those with wide experience main
tanned that they must be fenced SO as
to make it possible for the attendants
to control the grounds and prevent
the larger children from monopolizing
the apparatus and driving the little tots
away Others declared no such need
exists and cited the apparatus IN Long
View park, Rock Island.
That volunteer organization Is
needed to back the movement; some
held that the thing to do is to organize,
and others declared that the board OF
Education, the park board and the levee
commission should get busy at once.
AS to what playground is: The
idea Of a playground-which is for the
little tots-was confused continuously
during the discussion with athletic
|fields-places for baseball games and
tennis for the older children.
Location of Fairgrounds; some held
that they should he in the parks
others that they should be in the
school yards, and still others that they
should be scattered in the residence
districts SO as to be within block OF
two of any home.
Out OF the discussion there Is likely
to come much good. The purpose Of
a playground is not merely to pro
vide place where the children may
spend their time, but to afford an op
portunity where the children may de-
velop their bodies by outdoor exer
else, where they may learn to give and
to take, where they may develop sell
control and, in short, learn all the
fundamental principles that underlie
a democratic form of government.
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Newspaper Syndicate.)
Marjorie Wood lay in the swaying
hammock looking up into the green
branches above her and wondering
where the robin that was fitting
about had built her nest. Part of
the time she was wondering about
the robin; the rest of the lime she
was specializing about her own state
of mind.
She was quite content to lie there
in the hammock and look idly up at
the green branches. That worried
Marjorie. Usually she was keenly
interested in everything about her,
anxious to be part of the life
around her. But since she had come
to visit her aunt, Mrs. Emmons, she
had been strangely listless.
Marjorie knew the reason we'll
enough. She had been under a strain
all winter, and now she had simply
given up. Ever since she had left
the steamer, seven or eight months
ago, and had lost sight Of the face
of one Robert Stevens on the pier as
he patiently took his place under the
big 49," where the customs men ex-
amined baggage, while she had made
her way deliberately to the "W,'
Marjorie had lived in constant state
Of expectation. Every time she got
into street car, every time she went
into a theater, every time she turned
corner or went to tea or looked
out of a window, Marjorie had been
expecting to see his face again, just
as 1t looked when 1t last blurred
from her sight cold, stern and
cross.
Just before the steamer landed,
while it was steaming calmly up the
bay, Robert had asked Marjorie to
marry him, and Marjory, simply for
the Joy of being asked again, had
laughed, rushed to the other side of
the deck to look at the Statue Of Lib
erty and then made her way to a
lonely and secluded corner Of the
stern of the boat and waited She
had waited until the ship bumped
into her berth and then had igno-
miniously gone In search of Robert.
But he was not to be found. And
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
Still Hopeful.

The fact that one out Of every 200
of the voters for Woodrow Wilson
had applied to him for ONCE remind
ed Senator Bourne of an omc4seek.
ing story. I; sssss
"Thers was once president" said
Senator Bourne, who received early
in his administration letter which
proved to him that there Is no such.a
thing as discouraging an ofnceseeksr.
This letter said: sfs
"Dear Mr.. President understand
you are going to take a month OF 70
destroy the big mountain OF letters
asking you for jobs. II everything else
is gone would like the Job of de-
stroying those letters "-Washing-
ton Star. -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
An AdxartlaIna One.

Irving Fletcher, an exponent Of hu-
man interest advertising, asked an
advertising riddle at Sphinx club
dinner in New York
"Why is the merchant who doesn't
advertise like a man rowing boat!
Mr. Fletcher asked.
Because he goes backward" said
Willard Gray, promptly.
mo" said Mr.. Fletcher. because
he has to get along without sales"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14

plished by such futile legislation IL
the complete economic demonstre-
ton. in road building as In every.
thing else, that anything worth while
cannot be had for nothing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
Worth Hoving.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: The Illinois
new highway law looks like real bust
ness. The bill provides for non-par'
tisan state highway commission, con
sisting Of three members at salary
of $500 each, chief highway engi'
neer at a salary of $4,000 and an as.
sistant engineer at salary Of $2,500
In the construction Of roads In any
county, the state shall participate to
the extent Of 50 peE cent and the
county will take care of the other 30
per cent. N
That ought to bring results. Here.
tofore in Illinois as in Iowa and many
other states the legislators taxed
their ingenuity to provide improved
highways without costing anybody
anything The one good thing accom-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
Too Trying.
like these after.

"Then you don't like these after.
noon teas?"
"Too rough on the nerves, Here's
the situation. l gotta hold a sand
witch in my mouth, a plate OF cake
In one hand, cup of tea In the other
and nothing to set anything on but .
grand piano."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
Gulf Between Them.

"She wanted to know II smoked
drank or chewed."
"Well, you could easily satisfy hei
on those points. When IL the engage
ment to be announced"
Never. She discards from strength
at bridge and consider 1t foolishnesa
to discard from anything but weak
ness"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
Press Comment.
ONLY ONE WAY.

Davenport Times: The question to
be decided is whether the California
law is q violation of the treaty rights
of Japan. President Wilson and Sec
rotary Bryan, defenders Of the anti
quated theory of state rights, are
going to avoid admitting that the
California law violates the treaty
rights Of Japan just as long. as they
can avoid making the admis-
sion, because as soon as
they are forced to concede
that Japan's rights are violated, they,
as heads Of the federal government,
will have to take steps to undo some
thing done by a state, and that would
not square with the theory of state
rights. The position OF the president
and secretary of state is not COM
Portable. to say the least
The Scarcity Of Teachers.
Fort Dodge Chronicle: June Is a
time Of stress for school boards and
superintendent. when vacancies &C.
cur In teaching forces, and anxious
candidates Of more or less rawness
are scrutinized.
In spite Of all the abundant facili-
ties offered by normal schools and
colleges, It Is harder than ever to find
acceptable teachers. In many places
where 1t was once required that can
didates have had actual school ex-
perience, now the single condition of
normal school training is made,
often not as much as that.
The explanation is simply that
other fields are offering women more
encouraging returns. The average
stenographer, who may not have had
a full high school course, who has
to pay from her own pocket for but
about six months training, probably
gets more than the average grade
school teacher, who must usually be
both high and normal school gradu'
ate
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Destroy the Weeds.

Davenport Times: As part OF
the good roads idea, II not a part OF
the new law proper, there Is need OF
destroying the weeds along the high
ways and in the city along the side
walks There is very stringent law
requiring weeds to be destroyed and
everyone will do we'll to obey the
law. H..
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What ko Won.

What hs Won.
"At the critical point. he made
home run"
"Ah, won a lot Of gloryf"
Eyes; also two suits OF clothes,
case of grape Juice, four ps.7s Of shoes
ten pounds of plug tobacco. and . bar
rel Of gasoline"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-14
Deadly Fright

Possesses sufferers from lung trouble
till they learn DR.. Kings New DiscoN
err. will help them. Price soc and 81.
Frank B. Clark. .AN.