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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-12
keep A JAR OF
MUSTEROLE HANDY
It Quickly Loosens Up Coughs and
Colds in Throat or Chest.

Just a little MUSTEROLE rubbed on
your sore, tight, chest before you go TO
bed will loosen up congestion and break
up most severe colds and coughs.
MUSTEROLE is clean white oint-
ment made with oil of mustard. Sim
ply rub it on. No plaster necessary
Better than mustard plaster and does not
blister.
Thousands who use MUSTEROLE will
tell what relief ii gives from Sore Throat
Bronchitis. Tonsilitis, Group, Stiff Neck,
Asthma, Neuralgia, Headache, Conges-
ton, Pleurisy, Rheumatism, Lumbago,
Pains and Aches of the Back or Joints
Sprains, Sore Muscles, Bruises, Chilblains
Frosted Feet and Colds Gt often prevents
Pneumonia).
At your druggists. in 25c and soc jars.
and a special large hospital size for $3.50.
Be sure you get the genuine MUSTER
OLE. Refuse imitations-get what you
ask for. The Musterole Company, Cleye-
land, Ohio.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-12
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AGENT IS
SEARCHING FOR WIRELESS STATION
In VICINITY OF PARLIN POND, maine

Is there a German wireless station
on a mountain top on the shore of
Parlin Pond?
That is the problem which is both
ering those who are fearful that COM
munication is being carried on by the
Kaiser's emissaries either on land and
sea from this remote and almost in
accessible location far into the depths
of the Maine woods.
A Canadian agent is said to be on
a tour of investigation in that re-
gion, having obtained permission of
Gov. Haines for the trip. Should a
wireless station be located, there
would first arise the inquiry for what
purpose it is being maintained and
what the occasion for the plant in an
isolated spot
Parlin Pond plantation is in Som
erset County. 20 miles from the Ca
madam line, equally distant from
Moosehead Lake. The Somerset rail-
road passes about halfway from
the township to the lake and the Ca
madam Pacific at about the same dis
lance on the north. Jackman is at
the north and west. All around is
ueiiSe WilutTlleSS dltHouSH iuIupeIHlel
have carried on extensive operations in
years past and crews of woodsmen,
fishermen and hunters are about the
only visitors who penetrate the wilds.
Years ago there was a hotel on the
shore of the pond and a farm was
cleared up. about 200 acres where
dwelt the solitary owner and his was
the only family in the township. Lana
was cheap and timber of less value
than in these days. Railroad extern
sion has made the invasion by white
men more frequent. 1t is a great
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-12

game country and dozen Portland
men go there nearly every year.
Bought by German.
This hotel and farm were bought
by a German brewer a few years ago
and he has established great estate
on the shore. He has remodeled the
hotel and kept the pond and stream
comparatively a private property.
Caretakers are on the estate all the
year and game is given a semblance
of private protection.
Two Portland men are believed to
be the first who ever broke trail
over the mountain and down the back
slope to fish in small pond a few
miles from Parlin. 1t was a wonder
full country then and has changed
but little since. Tote roads for the
lumbermen to use are still discerni-
BILE although well grown up again.
Old growth has been cut off but the
reforestation has been rapid and
complete.
1t is evident that no spot could be
found better adapted to the opera
ton of a secret wireless line than
from station on the mountain top
1t would be concealed from all except
eagle eyes, screened by tall trees and
on a route seldom approached by
hunters or fishermen Much interest
will attach to the report made by
the Canadian investigator or whoever
penetrates the woods, climbs the
mountains and takes in with tele-
scope the panorama of the wooded
heights of that region. If there is
station 1T can be found by diligent
search and if not found, it will still
be worth considering as a good site
for one later on.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-12

subsequent loss are considered Doubt
less similar action will be taken this
time, so that the loss will not fall OF
the owners of the animals.
Present Epidemic the Worse.
The present epidemic appears to he
much more serious than former epi j!
denies, but the facilities for handlin1
1t are SO much better now that it Is
thought that it will be stamped out
fully as quickly as the others. Inn
mediate action has been taken by the
Federal and the state authorities &c
prevent the further spread Of the
disease. and while the disease is more
widely spread than in previous years
and appears to be more malignant, the
authorities feel that they will be able.
to check it within comparatively
short time. In the work, however,
they must have the cooperation of
live stock raisers. and it is for the
best interests of the latter that they
should report any suspicious condi !.
lions in their herds.
The present epidemic is believed 20
have started in southern Michigan late
in August, but it was not noted by the
authorities until October Is, when the.
local authorities established a quar-
antine. This was too late, however,
and the disease had been transmitted
to cattle in other sections, particularly
through milk which was fed to hogs
The epidemic has spread so rapidly
that the authorities have quarantinei
eleven states, Michigan, Massachu-
sets, Illinois, New York, Maryland,
Indiana. Wisconsin. Pennsylvania,
Iowa. Ohio. Rhode Island, Delaware
and New Jersey.
Effect on Meat Supply.
The Chicago stock yards are closed. !
but the Kansas City stock yards and
others in the West where the disease
has not appeared are doing business
as usual and will be able to supply
most of the demand for cattle. There
is no prohibition on the shipments %
dressed meats from any section. 1t
is impossible as yet to predict what
effect the epidemic will have on the
price of meat. but beef dealers assert
that there will be little or no advance,
unless the quarantine should last a
very long time. Some retailers are
said to have taken advantage of the
situation to advance their prices, but
wholesalers say that this is not war
ranted.
A strict quarantine for ten days is
sufficient to guard against the spread
of the disease, as the period of infee-
ton is only about six days. The
stock yard and all suspected places
are being vigorously disinfected and
fIiroipatad hundreds of man baipp an
gagged in the work. All cars in which
live stock is shipped must be fumi-
gated and disinfected and this will
continue for weeks after the disease
appears to have been wiped out. After
the work of disinfecting has been
done, shipments of live stock can be
made to the stock yards from sections
that are not infected. but these, Of
course, will be subjected to fumiga :
ton. 1a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-12
'irst Case in the United States.

Inc loot and mouth disease APP
peared first in the United States In
1870, having been introduced from
canada, whence it was brought from
England by diseased cattle. Prompt
measures checked the disease, but Il
has appeared several times since then
In 1902 an epidemic of the foot and
mouth disease started in Maine, and
this was particularly severe in New
England, causing a loss estimated al
100000 day, and resulting in the
killing of 4461 animals. At that time
there was a large export business in
cattle. and the local supplies were
heavy. several cattle steamers being
loaded when the quarantine order was
issued on November 27. This covered
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont
and Rhode Island, and closed the port
of Boston. The quarantine lasted
into the following May. From YER
mont no cattle were shipped to Bos j.
ton from December 3, 1902, to F'ebrI-
airy 4, 1903, and there were no ship
ments from New Hampshire from
March IL to May 81, 1903. England
prohibited imports from Boston, and
there were no Canadian receipts here
from December 10, 1902, to September
2, 1908.
In 1908 another epidemic broke out
which was more serious as regards the
country, but less sc in New England
This was traced to importations OF
infected virus from Europe. 1t COW
cred New York, Pennsylvania, Mary
land and Michigan. This was
stamped out in six months, and since
then there have been no cases in this
country.
In the epidemic of 1902 the Federal
government agreed to pay 20 per cent.
of the value of the animals killed. and
the several states bore the rest of the
expense so that the owners of the
cattle did not suffer directly. The
expense of disinfection was borne
largely by the government. In 1903
the payments for cattle killed aggre-
gated $4,000, and in the four states
that were quarantined 2025 cattle, 1929
hogs, and 262 sheep and goats were
killed. The total cost of eradicating
the disease was from 100000 TO
$3.50. 900, not large sum when the ex-
tent Of the work and the saving Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-12

other things by the score and will now
try "GETS-IT,' you will realize this
glorious fact.
You probably are tired sticking on
tape that won't stay stuck, plasters that
shift themselves right onto your corn.
contraptions that make a bundle of your
toe and press rigst down on the corn.
Put two drops of "GETS-IT''s on that
corn in two seconds. The corn is then
doomed as sure as night follows day.
The corn shrivels. There's no pain. no
fuss. If you think this sounds too good
to be true try it tonight on any corn.
callous, swart or bunion.
"GETS-II'' is sold by druggists every
where. 25c. a bottle, or sent direct By 4.
Lawrence e. Co.. Chicag o-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-12

Juniper from the Indian reservations
of New Mexico and Arizona may prove
an excellent source of material for
lead pencils.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-03
The German Spy System

4 THE Kaiser makes no denial of the
\ innumerable stories OF widespread
system of German espionage on the Continent
and i'll England, 1t is safe to assume that
something more real than fanciful fears are
behind Englands suspecting In every person
OF Teutonic name or appearance a volunteer
or paid practitioner Of the condemned, but
risky, art of the spy.
In every branch of the business OF making
war the Germans have given such abundant
proof of the thoroughness OF their prepare
tions that no surprise is now felt when new
stories come to the surface of German
manufacturers iii Belgium and France
having laid solid concrete foundations to be
used as bases for the huge German howitzers,
stories OF farm laborers, commercial travellers,
shopkeeDers who in reality German spies,
who fiirt with swift death in order to he able
to provide German generals with scraps of
information. The latest stories from England
of German spies masquerading as Boy Scouts
or scout masters may have touch of the
absurd but nothing of the impossible
In this widespread use Of spies Germany
has the approval of military men, TO whom
must be left the task OF saying whether
espionage has, i'll fact. meant any substan-
tial gain i'll the conduct of the Germans
military operations.
To the nonmlitary American people, how
ever, this army of spies has not induced any
feeling of admiration Indeed, neutral Ameri-
can opinion which does not withhold admira-
tion for Germany's conduct on the field Of
battle, is unpleasantly affected by the appar-
emily universal use of spies by Germany, nor
is the suspicion wanting that the United
States itself is not being overlooked
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-03
War News Fifty Years Ago
Srom the Richmond Dispatch. Nov. q, 1864

The 'quletudc In front of Petersburg yester-
day was distressins to the boys who want to
constituted the whole days excitement
While General Hood Is keeping his move
msnts MS much OF secret as possible. 1t is now
the quiet In Middle Tennessee.
General Sterling Price being confronted by
overwhelming numbers in Missouri. has had
qGfte setback, although the reports In the
northern papers that he has been totally de-
feated and practically annihiIated arc the
widest of cxaggeration.
The Federals have made absolutely no demon.
stration on the north side OF the James since
General Grants defeat there weck-ago.
The impression now is that all of General
Grants activity. or nonactlvity, the case may
pe Is In the interest OF the presidential election,
which is to come off in the North the sth.
Should he risk a battle right now and get
damage Lincoln's chances for recollection very
materially Grant is therefore willing to lot
things keep quiet until the peaceful battle
of the ballots is completed.
General Forrest now has the Tennessee
River blockaded At Fort Hanson on that
and barges from which he removed sixty wagon
loads Of boots and shoes. blankets and other
army supplies which very much need
Just rs the winter is opening.
1t is reported at the War Derar t.Itnt that
General Vaughan has met with somewhat
last week. 1t is said that the Federals in strong
force have twice repulsed him. and he has
sought refuge in the mountain businesses.
onc hunured ana eiGnty-two prisoners taken
in the Valley by General Early were received
at Libby Prison yesterday.
People who sending their loved Ones
confined in Northern prisons. boxes OF good
things arc urged to send all OF the tobacco they
can H. is said that tobacco sells up North for
ms much in greenbacks and gold Il would
bring in Richmond In Confederate money. The
boys can buy more good things with small
box OF tobacco than one could send them in
much larger box
The Broad Rock which. account o.
unsettled conditions, were postponed from last
week. will begin to-day and last four days
Some excellent horses and large purses to say
nothing OF the general betting, will be the
features OF the races
According to the latest New York PAPERS
ceived. gold is still climbing in New York. the
last sales being made at 223
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-03

has been laid upon the possibilities of
gaining business down there imme-
diatcly. The South Americans. like
ourselves, have been hit by tho dis
turbed conditions of tho worlds trade
and even IL this We're not 60 you can
not expect to open up n market for
yourself. offhand, In n few months.
That kind OF work. even when IL Is
. done skilfuliy. requires several years
to put 1t moderately. Trade relations
grow gradually; they don't shoot UP
overnight The value of the existing
| situation to us lies In the fact that
we have n fair opening TO make the
South Americans like us and believe
In us. And IL we can make them do
that. they Will naturally let their
II am advising the business men
whom meet that the best thing they
can do II they contemplate selIin,,
campaigns in Latin-America is to send
down statesmen with agreeable per.
sonalities. whose immediate object
shall be, not making sales. but friends.
Let such men go south and mix with
ne people let them study the Latin
Americans, find out what they want.
what appeals to them, how they are
influenced. If this is done properly.
trad" VIII follow as Il natural couse-
aucnce. I'm scpaking from personal
experience when say this. People
49, uioic VI lcSS SlIlliar all over the
world in this respect; and once lived
i've weeks in the home OF u Chinaman
III order to acquire his point OF view
and to make him see certain things
as saw them. Because went at him
as man who had romcthlng to learn,
as we'll az TO teach, / was able TO
succeed.
Il am trying to meet az many men
who arc interested In the countries to
which am accredited as possible, but
have just returned from the East
and have been very busy. l shall
have to leave New York to-day for a
time. and cannot get back until No
yember. When I do return, however.
! intend to visit all the firms which
] have reason TO suppose may be in
terestcd in the work shall be able
To do for them. One OF the things we
shall do Will be to prepare reports
from time to tline on matters OF in
tereat to American exporters and i'm
porters. and OF course, we will make
special Investigations of subjects re-
ferred to us By American business
firms through the department.
"My office will be at Lima, but I ex-
pect TO travel a great deal, and / shall
have to spend much time In Bolivia
and Ecuador. The assignment of these
other countries to me Is more or less
tentative. and II may be that expert
cnce will show that the attnche at
Cartilage. in Chile, will be better quail
fed by trade and geographical condi-
tions to look out for Bolivia. II TINT
Is the case, I will step aside for him.
suppose. The work promises to be
exceptionally interesting, and I have
every confidence that we shall accom-
plish something worth while"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-03

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir.--A vote against compulsory educat ton
means: vote for ceEsc vote for the bad
parents vote against your own pocket; n vote
the jailbird and the tramp; q vote for incfi-
cheney: vote against the young and the help
less; n vote against the good citizen a vote
against education; vote against every interest
OF posterity.
Ignorance breeds crime, idlencss and ncfi-
cheney. The good citizen has to pay the price
Of every jnilbrd. tramp and proHigatc lie pays
1t in criminal expenses, In inefficient service In
support of charitable Institutions in increased
taxation for the support Of State and national
governments and in campaigns for the aboli-
ton of disease, vice and immortality. In
larger and more terrible sense, he pays 1t for
the corroding influence of evil posterity.
The jails. penitcntiaries and insane asylums
cost Virginia Sl,2000G0 last year Charge two
thirds OF the cost to ignorance of moral and
physical laws, and know that the ratio, is too
small.
The Russell Sage Foundation report placed
Virginia forty-irst in the list of forty-eight
States for educational efficiency Thirty-eight
States have compulsory education laws. Vir-
ginia has none. Draw your own conclusions.
Let all good citizens who stand for economy
remember that Virginia is providing school
facilities for 100000 children, who enrolled
in the schools of the State, but who do not
to provide school facilities for the 400 900 en-
rolled. ii is manifest that II over third of
them fail to attend. the State loses over
s2,o0o,0oO per year. Add to this huge loss the
economic waste OF the illiteratcs OF the State
the children who clear outside of the
schoos-and the result is staggering No prac-
teal. progressive, common sense citizen of Rich
mond can afford TO vote against compulsory
education. J. W. L.
Richmond. November 2, 1914.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-03
SELL THEM WHATEVER THEY NEED:
NEW IHEORYA TO SOUTH AMERICANS

NEW YORK. November 2.-Another
of the United States new ambassadors
Of business has come to town to meet
business men and confer with them
on the best means OF opening up closer
trade relations with foreign countries
He is n. L. Harrington, commercial
ottache to Lima, Peru. whose juris-
diction includes Ecuador and Bolivia.
Like others OF the experts assigned by
the Department OF Commerce to this
novel work, he has had extended ex-
oerience in studying market conditions
abroad.
graduate of Yale in the class OF
1901. Ii" has spent eight years in the
Orient. half of which time he was In
the Philippines. where he learned TO
speak Spanish. and also acquired some
knowledge OF Latin habits and customs.
Then he spent four years in the employ
of the Standard oil Company travelling
all through the East, from Japan to
| Australia. Besides Spanish. hc speaks
French and Dutch. In the PHILIPPINES
&c WAS paymaster In the constabu-
sarH, and also q supply officer.
Our instructions from the depart
mont are very general" said Mr. Har-
rington in speaking Of his work. I'VE
are left largely TO our own initiative.
or course the general lines OF policy
and conduct arc laid out frankly. but
the manner In which we are to 20 about
our work Is for. us to determine, and
this Is necessarily so. because conditions
In different countries vary, and a man
cannot say. himself, just what ne VIII
do until he has arrived and surveyed
the ground. At the same time, 4 man
asked me the other day what would
be the first thing l would do If
landed in Callao tomorrow. and nftes.
thinking minute, told him / would
begin by trying 10 open up social con
nections. AS n matter of fact, that 's
half the secret OF building up trade
connections-to try to meet the people
YOU want to sell to. to learn their
personal habits. ways and inclinations-
in other words, to get to know them
well enough to be able to Judge what
they want.
Heretofore, ! think. the principal
trouble with American business men
who have tried 10 establish markets in
Latin America has been that they were
not sufficiently anxious to sell the South
Americans what they wanted. II a
thing was good enough for North
America, why. then II was good enough
for South America. That seemed to be
their reasoning. or course. the fact
is TINT man who buys an article has
he wants. and not what you want to
sell him. The present Is psyche
logical time for cultivating the ac-
quaintancc of I-atin-American coun-
tries, and making them realize that
we wish to be their friends, that we
will regard II az All honor to be able
to strengthen our trade relations with
them.
perhaps a little too much emphasis
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-03
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN REGIONAL
BANKS HAVE OPENED FOR BUSINESS

NEW YORK, November 2.-Now that
tho Secretary of the Treasury has an
nounccd that the twelve Federal re-
serve banks will open their doors in
two weeks. on November 16. the ques-
will happen when the new currency
law goes into effect?" The secretary
has stated roughly that 100000 900 re-
serve money would he released as soon
as the new regional banks opened their
doors. Others have placed the sum
released at $275, 100000, while the com
pilations given out by tho Comptroller
OF the Currency showed that in the
three central reserve cities OF New
York, Chicago and St. Louis. s116,00o.-
900 of reserve money would be released.
The process will be better understood
by showing just what will happen to
the largest bank in the system when
the new system of reduced reserve
takes effect. This bank on September
1.-THE last occasion when the national
banks made their report to the Comp
troller of the Currency-showed $751;
100000 cash in vault. This amount, on
the basis Of the present 25 per cent
required reserve. would support net
deposits of s20i,000.000 Under the new;
reserve requirements the bank Will
have to carry only per cent of it's
demand deposits in cash in vault. As
summing that the balance of IL per cent
as per cent reserve In all OH demand
deposits being required) was carried in
the Federal reserve bank, half OF that
sum could be paid over to the reserve
bank In cash, and the other half, If
desired, in paper eligible for rediscount.
To support s204.OO0,o0o net deposits
under the now law only $24,48e, 900 cash
would be required. - Deducting that
amount from the $4,000. 900 cash now
held by tho bank, $265O0O00 reserve
money would be released. But 6 per
cent OF the banks capital and surplus
must BIO subscribed for the Federal re-
serve bank stock. only one sixth OF tho
sum, however. to be paid in at once.
That payment will call for s596.450.
which, with the reserve required. would
be S27,000.000 that tho bank will have
to set aside or invest under the new
law. This sum, deducted from tho re-
serve it already carries, would release