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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06

In the course of army maneuVcrs in
a country district Prince Arthur of
Connaught and some brother officers
lunched on top of a haystack. Present
ly the farmer appeared and forcibly
expressed his opinions on the subject
of his haystacks being used as a mess
ROOM An orderly hurried up and eX-
planned who the officers were, and he
added that one ef them was Prince
Arthur. Hinge Georges cousin. The in
dignant farmer natly refused to be-
lieve him. Anyway, prince or no
prince, they've got 10 come off my
stack" he declared, and, turning TO
the amused officer, he added: Dash it
all from the looks of you, the next
thing you'd do with the stack would
be to eat 1T"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06
BEE:.CHAM'S
PILLS

because they have proved to
be the best corrective and
preventive of disordered con-
ditions Of stomach, liver, kid
neys AMI bowels. The first
dose gives quick relief and per-
manent Improvement follows
their Systematic use. A trial
will show why, in all homes,
the use of Beecham's Pills
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06
Philadelphia VS. lajoie

India annually exports about one mil
lion pounds of fish maws and shark
fins for edible purposes, mainly to
China, Siam Japan and other oriental
countries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06
Get a small trial bottle and rub it
in your sore. aching joints.
Count fifty, Pain gone,

Count nifty. Pam gone,
Rheumatism is pain only" Not
one case in fifty requires internal
treatment. Stop drugging! Rub
soothing, penetrating st. Jacobs or
directly upon the tender spot" and
relief comes instantly. st. Jacobs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06

E. L. Phillon of Auburn, Me, be-
lieves he has the oldest letter in his
state 1t was written in 1857, 157 years
ago. and the ink is still plain and east
ly legihle The letter is one of several,
all of which are at least $50 years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06

Although Belgium has reduced the
working day of it's coal miners to nine
hours, the enforcement of the law has
not, apparently. affected the produc-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06
The Worlds
Confidence In

any article intended to relieve
the sufferings of humanity is
not lightly won. There must
be continued proof of value.
But for three generations, and
throughout 5ne world, endur-
ing and growing fame and
favor have been accorded
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06
FULTz FEARS RESERVE
CLAUSE is NOT VALID

New York, April Sin answer to
the charges that the Baseball Players
Fraternity was not observing its OBJ
legations to organized baseball in re-
fusing to advise its members to re-
suect the reserve clause of their con-
tract, Pres. David L. Fultz of the or
ganisation has issued the following
statement.
THE fraternity has been more or
less severely criticised for not COM
polling it's members to regard the So
called reserve rule contained in con-
tracts of organized ball We have re-
fused to do this for one reason, be-
cause we have felt that we would be
putting ourselves in a very question
able light by disciplining our members
for rot doing something the law
might. later decide they were not
bound to do.
Had we taken this step we would
have run the risk of not only being
unfair to our members, but of sub
iecting ourselves to actions at law for
unjust disciplinary measures.
IF this very troublesome clause is
tested, as now seems likely. we believe
the result will prove that we have been
wis in the stand we hav taken.
Two Alleged Defects
1.-The reserve clauses as set forth in
the two major league contracts for
the season of 1918, and under which
players who have jumped to the Fed
eral League must be held, if at all. are
identical, and to my mind are unques-
tionably unenforceable.
There are two alleged defects in
the provision; first, its inequitable ma
ture, in that it binds the player for
his entire career. while the club is
bound for only 10 days; and, second,
its neglect to state what salary shall
be paid under the contract to be en-
tered into. The first objection is
somewhat involved and does not need
to be considered here. as the second
is sufficiently vital to rob the clause
of any binding force.
This clause reads in part as fol-
lows.
Tn consideration of the compensa-
tion paid to the party of the second
part by the party of the first part, as
recited in clause l hereof, the party
of the second part agrees and obH-
gates himself to contract with and
continue in the service of said party
of the first part for the succeeding
season at a salary to be determined
by the parties of such contract
ut can be easily seen that one of
the vital elements of the contract,
namely, the salary. has been left to
future negotiations. There is, there
fore, no meeting of the minds of the
parties, and no contract agreed upon
for the courts to enforce.
Philadelphia VS. lajoie
I'm the case of Philadelphia Ball
Club against Lajoie, a Pennsylvania
case, which is looked upon as uphold
ing the reserve clause, the contract
provided that tine salary under the re-
newals should he the same, thus do
ing away with the objections of want
of defniteness.
1T also provided that it could be
renewed for a period of three years,
thus avoiding, to a slight extent at
least, the objection of want of mutual
ity now raised against the present
contracts, which have no limitation to
the renewal period.
ut can readily be seen, therefore,
that this case can be of little value in
UNFOLDING the present reserve rlause."
India annually exports about one mil
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07
Ownership Of Rowan Homes

The United States Census De.
partment at Washington has just
issued bulletin dealing with thu
ownership of Rowan County
homes. The important facts con.
tanned in the bulletin relating to
this county are as follows:
There ere 7,728 homes in Rowan
County.
OF this number 3,219 are farm
homes. 1,484 of the farm homes
are owned by their occupants and
are free of mortgaged incumber.
anoe. The mortgaged farm homes
number 487. Rent,rs occupy L.
215 farm homes in this county.
Out of total of 7,723 homes in
this county 4 594 are urban homes.
There are 1876 urban home own
ers in the county. Of this mum.
Der 347 are mortgaged. 1,113 of
the urban owned homes are free of
incumberance. There are 2,797
rented urban homes in the county.
The census enumerators were
unable to secure data pertaining
to the ownership of small per.
centage of both the rural and
urban homes in this county.
Whenever You Need General Tonic
Take Groves
The Old Standard Groves Taste1ess
chill Tonic is equally valuable as
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties ofQUIN1NE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
.. Builds up the Whole System. SO cents.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07
$Ioo Reward, $Ioo

The readers of this paper will
be pleased to learn that there is
at least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh.
HALLS Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing a constitutional dieeass, re-.
quires a constitutional treatment.
HALLS Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and CIV.
ing the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assist.
ing nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in
Its curative powers that they Of
fer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07
Whet Would You do?

There are many times when one
man questions another's actions
and motives. Men acs differentl y
under different circumstance .
The question Is, what would you
do right now if you had severe
cold? Gould you do better than
to take Cha mberlain's Cough
Remedy? 1t Is highly recommend
ed by people who have used it for
years and hnow it's value. Mrs.
O e. Sargent. Peru, Ind, sayr,
Ga. Il, berlain's Cough Remedy is
wcrth its weight IN gold and /
ta}e pleasure in recommending
it,.
F~r Sale hy All Dealers
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07

An Italian force is reported to
have landed at Avlona, an impor.
tsnt seaport on the Adriatic,
which may shadsw q change in
the Italian policy of neutrality,
The Japanese, In their campaign
against the German concession of
Kiao-Chow, have bsen reinforced
at Wei.Hsien in Shan-Taung prov.
ince. Having made answer to the
protest of the Chinese Govern.
ment they are proceeding with the
business in hand without further
com mont.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07
Apply Sioan's Freely For Lumbago.

Apply Sloan's Freely For Lumbago.
Your attacks of Lumbago are
not nearly SO hopeless as they
seem. Ycu can relieve them al
most instantly by simple appii-
cation of Slosn's Liniment on the
back and loins. Lumbago is a
form of rheumatism, and yields
perfectly to Sloau's, which pene-
trates quickly all in through the
sore, tender muscles, linn bers up
the back and makes it feel fine.
Get a bottle Of Sloan's Llnimsnt
25 cents of any druggist and have
it in the house-against colds,
sore and swollen joints, rheuma.
tism. neuralgia, sciatlca and like
ailments. Your money back if
not satisfied, but it does give al.
most instant relief.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07
Your Fall Cold Needs Atte ntl0n.

No use to fuss and try to wear
it out. 1t will wear you out in
stead. Take Dr.. Kings New Dis.
covery, reliet follows quickly. 1t
checks youe Cold aud Soothes
your Cough away. Pleasant,
Ant septic and Healing. Chill
dren like it. Get 50,. bottle of
DR.. Klng's New Discover, and
keep it in the house. Our fami
ly Cough aud Gold Doctor" writes
Lewis Chamberlain, Manchester,
Ohio. Money back if not satisfi-
cd. but it nearley always helps.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07
A Word ii Time.

The conference at Raleigh in
behalf of the col stltusional
amendments decided upon an ag.
greslve campaign from now until
election and appointed the proper
committees to inaugurate and
prosecute this work. From ex,
pressions already in print there
Is an indication that the cam.
paign may be pitched on the
wrong plane to produce the re-
snlts desired by the advocates of
the am .ndments. Among those
w1o honestly oppose the amend
ments are some of the best Demo.
crats in North Carolina. These
Democrats have strong following.
Abuse of these Democrats will not
draw them into the fold. Il will
drive them further and with them
their friends and followers. They
are not bush whsckers. They ere
good North Csrolinians and should
be delt with as such. These who
would expect to win by repesi-
tion of the tactics in the cam
paign against Senator Simmons
have short memoriss. The sue
cess of the constitutional amand-
ments depends upon one thing,
and one thing only, a stricsIy
educational campaign, entirely
freed from political or persona.
prejudice. As the 81 tuati OF
stands, the prospect for carrying
the amendments is doubtful.
The Inauguration of campaign
along wrong lines would remove
it from the field of doubt and
make defeat certaiD.-Oharlotte
Observer.
The WATcHMAN may Eot he
much of leading Democrat, but
it is hoping that the amendments
will be given the blackest kiad Of
q real black eye. $4,000 voters
asked that that they be permitted
to vote on All amerdmsnt provid-
ing that the Legislature should
pass no law prohibiting the read
ing of the Bible in the public
schools, and by the oonnivauce Of
Gov. Craig, J. Y. Joyner and
Judge Walter CLARK, this simpl+
request and patriotic smbitloI1
was squelohed. So, if the only
amendments that was 30 universal.
ly demanded is to be ignored, tLen
the people making the request aud
desiring such law should see
that the other fellows also fail to
get what they want. even though
submitted to vote of the people.
And this brings Gu other matters
For instance, il baudful can de.
feat the wishes of 30 many thous-
ands, then is there anything ill
these amendments at all for tho
masses. Isn't it reasonable to
suppose, with such power, these
men desire the passage of these
amendments solely for benefiss
that will sccure to them, to their
advantage and financial welfare?
What is IN the hidden depths Of
this legislation? It will be too
late. after having swallowed the
other fellows dope. to repair the
damage Better vote them down.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07
\ Prizes for Best Corn
The Peoples Fair Makes Interesting Offer.
Demonstration Freeman Calls Attention.

0 'ns reopIes faII Makes interesting ute
|, Demonstrator Freeman Calls Attention.
3 R. W. Freeman, county dem
, onstrator is sending out the fol
: lowing interesting letter to mem
bers of the Rowan County Cor
Club:
There are a number of thing
that wish to call your attention
to in regard to our Corn OluI
work.
The Peoples Agricultural Fai
will be held in Salisbury, OctobeI
- to 24th, inclusive. The Fail
Association Is offering the follow
prizes to the boys of the Boys
Corn Club of Rowan County, fol
worthy exhibits:
For the best ten ears of white
corn, first prize, IS; For the
second best ten ears of white corn
second prize, $3.50; For ths
third best ten ears of white corn,
third prize, 50 So; For the
fourth best ten ears of white COIL,
ourth priza, $3.50; For the best
ten ears of yellow corn, first prize,
So; For the second best ten ears
f yellow corn, $3.50; For the
third best ten ears of yellow corn,
'hlrd prize, 50 SO; For the
fourth best ten ears of yellow
corn, fourth prize, 81 so;
1t should be borne in mind that
these prizes are separate from the
prizes offered in the club for the
best records. These will be award
ed on the excellence of the exhib.
it regardless of the yield. Each
boy wishing to exhibit must
bring not later than noon, Octo.
Der 10Th, q bushel of corn In
the ear and his ten ears must be
selected from that bushel. This
bnshel of corn must come from,
the acre grown in the Club work
A number of boys are planning to
select seed and build up bust
ness for seed corn. An exhibit
at the fair will be good adver-
tisement. The exhibits will be
in charge of a director and it will
not be necessary for the boys tc
attend the fair every day if not
oonvienent. Every member, re-.
gardless of the size of his yield,
is urged to make this exhibit
Please secure a postal card today
and notify me to save you space
for your exhibit if you can posi-
bly, come.
want to call your attention
to the matter of rsndering reports
as harvest season is drawing near.
l want to urge that the corn be
properly measured and weighed
and the report witnessed properly
by two disinterested parties. For
the protection of all members
wish to say that all large yields
will be personally investigated We
want a report from every member
however, small yield. Show your
interest, pluck and ambition to
do your best by rendering your
report at proper time even if your
report does show low yield.
Many of you have had your suf.
fer severely during this continu.
ed drought, but we want you to
profit by this experience and make
greater effort to provide a deep.
or soil, with more humus in it,
and then to conserve the moisture
that you thus store by better oul,
tivation.
Wishing every one of you much
better success next year, I remain
Very truly yours.
R. W. FREEMAN,
county agent
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07
italians Make Request,

Roms Oct. 5, via Paris. 11:44
a. m.-Italians from Trent, in
Austria. who reside in Italy have
petitioned the Italian parliament
to complete the work of freeing
Italy begun by King Victor En-
manuel aud Garibaldi. They re.
quest that Italy unite to the
kingdom the Austrian provinces
inha abited by Italians.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07

ly necessary to add that the popes
have been the time. honored ene-
mics of she Anglo.Saxon race.
We really wonder If our homer.
ed President believed that the
departed Pope was a man of broad
sympathies. To the contrary.
does he not know, that in tbs
opinion of Plus x, the noble
Christian women who bore his
name and was the mother of his
children was not spiritually his
wife? This being true was it the
part of Christian osndor to offer
the eccleiastical hierarchy, of
which the Pope was the head, the
sympathy of a Protestant people?
These things are not pleasant to
write, yet they are pertinent and
timely. Certainly, it is irrita.
ting in the last degree to have
those who share the blessings and
protection of our government,
continually throw in our face the
statement that We are, in the
sight of God, nation of adult.
arars. The nosikion IF the Vati.
can on this subject is an insult
and an outrage, and should be
resented, in and out of season,
rather than condoned, by expires.
sions of sympathy. All too long
have Baptists and Protestants
humored this wilful and Wanton
Insult. and for our part, We resent
it IN any man. dead or living.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07
1t Always Does the Work,

II like Chamberlain Cough
hemedy = better than any other"
writes r. E. Roberts, Homer City,
IA. II have taken it off and on
TOR years and it aas never failed
to give the dsslr sssult.''
For Sale b. II Dealers.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07

Now 10 the time to subscribe for
The Watchman, only 75c q year.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-29

been Increased - - feet, aud when
he United SmteS announced its IN.
entlon to make Il canal forty.one feet
deep aud 300 feet wide nt it's marrow
cSl bottom point, at Panama, the work
nl Snez wnS extended 80 as ultimate
~ to give n bottom width ~ l3i | =
feet and depth Of 80 l-12 feet. II
was expected that this enlargement
would be- complete by next year, but
war has interrupted operations.
How much lHrger than the average
demands for u canal the Panama wa
tnrway hns been mnde h Irikingly
shown by statement from Suez ~
the effect TINT only one per cent or
the ships seeking passage by thar
route have draft Of twenty. eight
feet.
In 1850 ten vessels pNsSed through
the Suc2 canal In 1912. 1.373 ships
steamed through, " 2O275, 12O net ton.
mage, aud paying for this privilege
around S25,OOOO 900. Seven ont of ev.
cry ten " these ships flew the Rrit.
lsh flag England has dominated the
canal ever since the Khcdlve In 1915
Snld his l70 602 canal shares for 500,
10000 10 the British government.
These shares ARE now worth close ~
5000 OOO, 600"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-29
THE EXPLOSION WAS VERY
PLEASANT TO HEAR

much perprised 4 say, "Oh. thy must
Of bin hOal in my rubber bOOtw
In worked II very good this moarn
Ing, but when Steve trldc 1t II dident
go so very we'll he making such n
big hOal IN his rubber boot you could
yee he had did II on perpose. Miss
Palmer gaiv him qwlte good liking
roat q nnat hoam to his father ahwot
Steve wilfully destroying his rubber
boots. Steve says he wishes he could
loose that mont, 4 IL going to try very
hard, but he probly wOant be aible.
II II was nOat praislng him for his
good werk In school amy feller would
he sure to loose II befoar he got ;
way honn, but not that kind That
Is what peepul call Falt.
GOSSUP.
Bol Haynes blowcd up little toy
balloon he got for Christmas today
I'LL II was nbOwt the size Of big ap
nul. then he's howed II to FIFTY Bel.
loves 4 tOal1 him open yore mOwth
y shut yore eyes" & Fatty did. Then
liol held the balloon In frumt Of Fat.
tvs mouth 4 he bit II. The exploshun
was very plessunt to here& awlso the
way Fatty hollered.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-29
RAMESES WAS
CANAL BUILDER
Geographic Society Shows How Since
Morning History the East Has
Tried TO Get West by SueI.

Washington, Dec 29.-That the
Suez Canal, figuring 40 prominently
IN the military operations to which
Turkey is part, Is not the first canal
that Joined the Red Sea with the
Mediterranean, is told In a statement
prepared for the press today by the
National Geographic Society.
From the morning Of history the
west has sought 10 break into the east
by way Of Suez. Somewhere during
the years 135O-i3OO b. C., the Egyp.
trans, under Sietl / and Ramses H..
Joined the Nile by way Of Lake Tim
sab 10 the Red Sea, thus opening
waterway, the archetype Of the pres
ent canal, from the Mediterranean,
over the Suez lsthmus to the Orient.
This canal was choked by sand IN
the course Of ages. Necho about 900
II, G. began the canal from ancient
Bubastic, and Darius Hystaspls one
hundred years later completed tha
work, once more bringing the Red
sea and Nile together. Although
nearly choked mp by the beginning Of
the Christian era, Il was naylgable to
degree AK late as the battle of Ac.
tium. and some Of Cleopatra's ships
escaped this way to the Red Sea.
Trojan restored the canal II fell
into disuse and choked up again.
Amru, the lslamic conaneror Of Egypt,
restored II for the last time in tRe
seventh century. connecting Cairo
with the Red Sea. Napoleon caused the
old route to I've surveyed. but was fore
I'd TO drop the project. After him Me-.
ternich, the great rcactionary prime
minister OF Austria. Hungary, stlmu.
lated Suez commission Ia lsi7. Moth.
Ing. however, came OF t.
AS the world well knows, the suez
canal was built by the man who fail
ed 10 build the Panama canal count
Ferdinand de I.esseps. Its original
depth was ~ IA feet, and It's bot.
tom width ~ feet II could accommo-
date ships Of "a 7.12 feet, but Il was
In operation eleven years. beginning
1852. before vessels Of such draft
sought passage by 1900 liz dsnih hs4l
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-29

had an American passport mysteri.
ously obtained In Berlin, was shot in
the tower Of London Ernst was sen.
fenced to seven years at hard labor.
In both these cases the name of
Stelnhauer kept appearing and reap.
pearing Readers Of newspapers won
dered who this Stelnhaucr was, but
the British government didn't won
der II knew only too well For the
last three years II has been familiar
with the activities Of Herr Steinhauer
and II has been waiting eagerly for
him to come to England The wise
caution that raised that astute per
sOnage TO the important post he now
holds, however, sufficed to prevent
him from taking 81 reckless a step He
Is still safe In Potsdam, although a
great many Of his underlings have
been rounded mp.
Spent Night In Palace.
Scotland Yard has most reyerent
respect for Herr Steinhauer, for he Is
the only German secret agent who
ever spent nigA under the roof Of
Buckingham Palace More than that
this supreme exponent Of espionage
actually shook the hand Of the king
Of England, to whom he was present.
I'd as one OF the suite Of his imperial
master during Wilhelm IFS visit to
London In May, 1911 When Scotland
Yard learned of 10 amazing a feat II
was simply flahhergasted with admir-.
alton for the perpetrator Of Il Scot.
land Yard did not learn Of II, however
until some time after Herr Steinhauer
had returned safely to Berlin.
There is nothing of the iunker type
about SteinhRuer He comes Of good
hurgher stock. and the early part Of
his career differed in no wise from
that ~ thousands Of other civilian
servants of the German empire After
serving his time In the army he he.
came n non commissioned officer and
eventually graduated into the Berlin
police department He displayed so
marked a talent for detective work
that ne was drafted into the intelli.