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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-14
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exemption of coastwise vessels was
voted by Congress. Mr.. Knox is
thorough in such questions. His great
ability as a lawyer is conceded. His
statement sparkled with forceful ideas
such as: ITO repeal the act ON the
ground that it violates the treaty
would be to sanction by Act of Con-
gress all that Great Britain could
claim before an arbitral tribunal, and
so far as the Senate is concerned con-
firm the British claim by majority
vote, whereas it would require a two
thirds vote to refer it to arbitration.
Mediation Drass.
Mediation with Mexico proceeds at
snail's pace. The general question of
What shall We do in Mexico? con-
tinues to give grave concern at Wash
ington. Mediation with Huerta may
succeed. If it should, the problem
might remain far from being solved.
There is deep conviction at Washing
ton that it is unfortunate the United
States does not have an army at Mex
leo City. One of these days Huerta
will collapse and his dictatorship with
him. Then what? CarranZa, Villa,
Zapata and divers other leaders rush
in to STAY and loot and, in all proba-
bility, to fight one another, in short
order.
Among their first demands in all
likelihood, will be the withdrawal OF
the United States forces from Mexican
soil If this is refused, it will mean
an attack upon our soldiers, some
what as occurred at Manila. Then
there must be hostilities and the
march to Mexico city will have to be
made under more trying circum-
stances and with greater loss of life
than would have been necessary a
week or two weeks ago.
Envoy John Lind, who has sojourned
in Washington since he came from
Vera Cruz, believes the days of Huer-
ta's dictatorship are numbered. Divers
other authorities believe that the die
tator can not hold out much longer.
Indeed ii may be the end of Huerta
NAV come before the diplomats are as
sembled at Niagara Falls, Canada, on
May Is, TO discuss mediation. MT.
Lind goes TO the Capitol great deal
these days and discusses Mexican ques-
lions and prospects with senators ana
representatives. That is the story he
is repeating. Mr.. Lind believes, ike
many others, that Huerta Is not the
man 10 worry about particularly now.
It may be Zapata, a troublesome sort
of a Mexican, who will probably be
less amenable to reason than Villa.
The latter is now regarded as a toier-
ably good friend Of the United states.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
BY A. NEELY HALL.
TOYS FROM NurLANp.

The amusing little figures shown IN
the illustrations are few of the many
that live In Nutland. Five cents worth
Of peanuts, few chestnuts and Pc
cans, some pumpkins or squash seeds.
and few handfuls OF toothpicks will
furnish material for making them
Figure 1 shows the wild man and
his prancing horse. The man Is made
OF two peanuts. one for the head and
one for the body. These are Joined to-
gether by a short piece of toothpick
stuck into a hole pierced in the end
Of each nut with knife. Pierce holes
in the body peanut in the right places
for the arms and legs, and stick tooth
picks, bent as shown, into these
holes.
For the wild horse, select q long
double peanut. Pierce two small holes
near one end. and insert two bits of
toothpicks for ears. Four bent tooth
picks form the legs, and another forms
the tail The wild man must be fas-
teneu to the horse by sticking one end
The citizen., 1914-02-27
/ Suffered With rheumatism

for years and could not tend to my
farm" writes VIM. A. Parker. Horners-
town. N. ]. Il took all kinds of treat
ment without any result until last
March got the 6-bottle treatment OF
Jones Break-Up.~Now can follow the
plough all day, do any kind of work
and feel like a 16-year-oid boy" We
guarantee that 6 bottles will cure any
case of rheumatism or sciatica or re-
fund your money. Ordinary cases can
be cured with one or two bottles. II
not at your dealers, bottle will be
sent direct on receipt of 81 by Jones'
Breakup. Inc, New Egypt, N. y
Adv.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
QUALITY OF "CHARM"
MOST DESIRABLE, BUT SOME
WHAT ELUSIVE ELEMENT.
Simplest of Touches May Produce 1t,
Where Elaboration Fails-Mistake
to Have Too Much Furniture
in the Room.

Charm is a subtle thing. Occasion
ally it is accidental. when old heir
loom furniture forms the keynote OF
the room, and when no hideous mod
ern touches have crept in to spoil its
spirit. But mostly it is the result OF
long study and discarding of the su-
perficial things, an outgrowing Of the
childish love of pretty" flowers such
as are unsuitable in paint and paper,
q repudiating of the temptation to
have red, green and a blue room
on the same floor, realization that
the grayish plaster, which we have
just read of, may be more austere and
lovely than the finest of gold paper.
The charm of spinning wheel; the
charm of a beautifully polished floor;
the beauty of a faded red brick hearth
these things and hundreds more are
to be realized and practiced before
charm can be hoped for. II is never
possible to obtain 1t with red carpet
or splashy rug, garish wallpaper and
shiny oak furniture, for the fundamen-
tails would then be all wrong to begin
with.
But it would be possible to obtain 1t
with painted furniture of good design,
no matter how cheap, a delightfully."-
plain rug which harmonizes with the
tone of the furniture and cream walls.
In this case the beginnings are all
right. and one is allowed more leeway
In working out the details.
And if you hope for a charming din
The citizen., 1914-02-27

have one or two good-really good
pictures on the wall, have none.
Never have a whole lot of little ones
Be sparing of your display of silver
one or two beautiful pieces are more
effective than a dozen. Put your cut
glass away-hide it! Simplify your
curtains-above all, don't have lace;
but plain thin silk in old blue, old
rose. old gold-all the 'old" colors are
wonderful. A chintZ is a good design.
If you feel doubtful about what con-
stitutes good design, take peep
into a reputable interior decorating
shop, where all the designs would be
of the best, though, of course all
would not be suited to just your room.
And If the prices in such a shop were
too high, you would start out for the
lower prices with a good idea of what
to buy.
The illustration shows fine side
board of Adam design. 1t is of ma
hogany, with crotch mahogany doors
These slender leg sideboards are
among the most charming we have,
and can also be got in Shearer, Hep
plewhite and Sheraton designs
The citizen., 1914-02-27

other sticks that you can find. Bind
them to the chair backs with string.
Get large enough piece of cloth
for the canopy covering to extend over
the four corner sticks and hang down
across the front and ends to form a
band eight or ten inches wide. Tack
the cloth to the corner sticks.
The front and ends of the counter
should be enclosed with cloth or
heavy wrapping-paper.
Of course, you must have set OF
scale balances for your counter. Your
little store would not be complete
without them. Figure shows set
very easy to make. The base of these
is a large spool. and into the center
hole of this spool a rubber-tipped PEN
ell is slipped for the center support
Zig. ~. Cut the top cross strips
from the cover of a cardboard box,
making them ten inches long. Cut the
ends and center as shown in Fig. 8,
and pierce a pinhole through the GEN.
ter. Figure 4 shows how the strips
are fastened each side of the rubber
tip of the pencil.
The weighing trays are made Of pill
box covers Of equal size. Pierce four
holes through the rim Of each. and,
after running a thread through each
The citizen., 1914-02-27

peanut. BY careful hunting, you will
find nut of just the form shown.
Then all you will have to do is mark
the eyes with pen or pencil and make
a pair of toothpick feet.
Brownie Jim Gig. 81 is keeper OF
the Nutland ZOO. His body is an al
mond, his head chestnut, and his
arms are toothpicks. He wears broad
shoes made of pumpkin seeds and a
hat made of a cup from a large
acorn.
The spider Gig. g. is monster,
but is quite harmless. It's body is a
peanut, and its legs are bent tooth
picks.
Nutland sparrows are just as fat and
saucy as any live ones you have ever
seen. Select a peanut for the body,
make the feet Of toothpicks, and mark
the eyes and beak with pen or pencil.
For the porcupine pierce one side
Of a peanut full of holes, and stick
broken toothpicks into the holes for
quilts. Then provide four toothpick
legs.
The "gump" lives only in Nutland
It's body its double peanut, and its
legs are halves Of toothpicks.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
Care of Sweaters.

Knitted coats and sweaters are VerJ
convenient articles and are worn by
every one in the family, from the big
brother down to the little toddler. A
knitted sweater is safe purchase. ID
may be worn under the evening wrap
or for additional warmth on very cold
days. Every woman should have IN
her wardrobe one of these comfortaI
BILE garments.
To clean, first shake out all tho
dust, then place in slightly warm wa
ter and stir around. Now place it iDI
clean, warm, soapy water, with tea
spoonful of borax in it, gently souss|
up and down, and if there are any
greasy spots rub soap on your hand4
and manipulate the sweater, but ID
not allow a bit of soap to come ID
contact with the wool. Rinse in threH
clear, warm waters and add feT
drops of bluing to the final watef
Press the water out, place the sweate
in large pillowcase and hang on th
line by the four corners of the pillow
case, then spread on sheet in th
sunshine for day or so until dr.
II the neck of a sweater has becom
stretched, shrink it by dipping it n
clear, hot water and then dry N
The citizen., 1914-02-27

two grocery boxes about 80 inches
high they will do. The illustrations
show chair supports, for they will
probably be easiest for you to obtain.
AS the chair seats are not high enough
to rest the counter board upon, you
must place a small box upon each to
make them of the right height.
II you cannot find a nice clean board
for the counter-top, probably you can
borrow one of the extra dining-table
boards, or the ironing board. Another
board Of equal length to that used for
the top, placed across the chair seats,
beneath the small boxes, will make
a good shelf, and by turning the small
boxes so their open ends will be to.
wards the back of the counter, and
placing short pieces of board across
the chair rounds, as shown in Fig. 2,
you will have two splendid cupboards
of three shelves each in which to keep
stock.
The canopy above the counter is
really not necessary, but think every
girl will want one, for it makes the
store much neater appearing. For the
corner sticks you may use broom
handles, short curtain poles, and any
The citizen., 1914-02-27

there is enamel left over from other
purposes; these oddments come in
beautifully for this use as very little is
required Be careful not to cover the
strike side OF the box, as, of course.
that is needed.
A tin or wooden empty box may be
used thus: If a wooden one, the
strike side will In time wear away,
this can easily be renewed by glueing
bit of sandpaper or emery paper on
the side. For those who paint ever
so little, the holder can be made to
look ever so attractive, by painting a
simple little flower on it, in any case,
initials can always be put on, or the
word Matches" be written on.
A very dainty little pincushion can
be made very simply from an empty
match box.
Make pad Of wadding that will
exactly fit on the top of the box, and
cover with silk; glue it on very firm.
ly, finish off by narrow braid or cord
carefully glued round the sides. Take
the drawer out, and glue some pretty
pieces of silk round the sides. Dec
crate the two sides of the drawer that
will show in the same way, and in the
center of one end put a fancy button.
or boot button will do; by this
means the little drawer will easily
come out, and will be found most use.
full for holding little buttons and all
kinds of small oddments.
Little trifies such as these can be
made by those having little or nothing
to spend on presents. and they will
be found to be greatly appreciated
both for their utility and daintiness
The citizen., 1914-02-27

Of piece of toothpick into his body
and the other end into the horses
back.
The giraffe Gig. % has a peanut
body, toethpick legs, toothpick neck,
and a toothpick tail. It's head is a
pumpkin seed, with eyes marked with
pen or pencil. The ears are short
pieces of toothpicks stuck into a slit
made with knife in the edge OF the
seed. Another slit is made in the
edge OF the seed for the toothpick neck
to stick into.
The pig Gig. 81 has a pecan-nut
body, and four short toothpick legs.
The tail is a piece of string Twist
the string into a curleycue, make it
stif by dipping it into glue, and stick
its end into a hole made in the end
of the pecan nut. The eyes are mark
ed with pen or pencil
The old owl Gig a Is made of a
The citizen., 1914-02-27

HAD OLD LADY'S GRATITUDE
Stories Boy Had Absorbed May Have
Been t6vcntions, But She Was
Satisfied.

it Was on Wade Park car on the
Fine Of 70 angles. aud 1t happened but
a day Or two ago.
A boy Of perhaps fourteen suddenly
arose from his seat and gave it to a
stout lady The stout lady looked up
At him
"Yos're polite lad" she said. Few
soys nowadays would do the like"
FL guess you didn't read yesterdays
paper" said the boy There's a story
about = Toy who gave up his seat in q
street car to lady. and when she died
East week she left him $1,000"
II didn't see it, said the lady.
Maybe you saw the one about the
boS who carried the old woman's bas-
srst ana she gave him brick house
saa moving picture theater?'
NNn." said. the lady; "i didn't see
thai one either"
''Therc was another one," the lad
won't or. about the boy who had a
tsWer berth IN th' sieepin' car an gave
q TO sick lady an she left him all
Aer fortune don't know how much
Il wss. but it must have been an awful
sot You see how 1t is-you can't af-
soFd 10 risk any chances"
The tady soiemnly nodded her head.
Blessings. on the man who invents
ihOso STORIES" she solemnly said
CIeVeiand Plain Dealer.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
Hardly Good Material for Anuels.

A little girl of eight. living on the
South side, asked her mother: MAN
ma, what are boys after they are dead
-elfs?''
mo, dear" replied her mother.
they are angles. as all other people
are when they die. if they have been
good Why do you think they would
be elfs?'
Well" the child answered. 81
didn't think boys ever could be angles.
l should think they would be brownies.
or elfs, or kewpies, or something like
that" was the child's answer.-Kan-
sas City Star.
The citizen., 1914-02-27

Handsome luncheon cloths are
broidered and inset with lace d
they are fairly allover patterns of b
tiful and varied motifs. One that
an endless source of delight had o.
of Italian cutwork. panels of nel
point lace ana odd portraiture cir
set somewhat like the cogs of wh
with scrolls of punch work and OF
i'd embroidery. There were sixt
lace inserts all told in this and an
Quisite real lace edge.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
VARIETY IN FLOWER HOLDERS
Need Not Be Expeusive-chief Point
is That They Shall Be Suitable for
the Purpose.

The flower holders that have the
most beauty are not necessarily those
that cost the most. Fish bowls make
admirable flower holders. So do the
big pressed glass baskets. Sometimes
their handles are wound with velvet
ribbon in some pale and lovely shade.
which is tied in a loose Hopping bow
at the top of the handle.
One of the wire frames that keep
flowers erect is of great help to the
woman who would make the most of
her flowers. These cost from 10. to
25 cents each. One with eight or ten
stems, each ending in a little wire cir
Gle to hold flower, will be found most
useful.
1t is a good idea to have box of
sand on hand to use in arranging flow-
ers. When you use wire holder, an
Choir it firmly in the bottom of the
dish with a handful of sand Then
put each flower in position. Fill up
the remaining circles with ggreen of
some kind, and stick in few sprigs OF
green about the edge of the vase or
bowl to hide the holder.
The Japanese metal flower holders
need no covering. They are delightful,
and add to the appearance Of the fow-
ers. The big frogs. with half dozen
holes In their backs, are especially in
teresting. These are best used with
the spring bulb 1owers-the narcis-
sus and the daffodil
The citizen., 1914-02-27

guished by liti
W ais tcoats S
moire. The o.
pictured here W
made up in cres'
crepe with wais
coat of tanger'I
moire closed w
moire-coyered b
tons. The sfi
front was cut
the crepe emb1
dered in nan4
horizontal strid
The citizen., 1914-02-27
Neinhhorlx Bitterness.

Mrs. Murphy-Take in that face and
put out your pups.
Mrs. Maloney-I did this morning,
and everybody passing by said:
Good morning. Mrs. Murphy. Sgd
ney Bulletin.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
FROM AN OLD MATCH BOY
Useful Article Fashioned From Mat.
rial That Is Usually Considered
of No Value.

An empty match box is almost al.
ways thrown away as useless, vet
from it can be made many useful and
ornamental nick-knacks, that serve to
make home more homelike. A very
useful match-holder is easily made
from an old match box and cardboard
Cut a piece Of cardboard as in thu
sketch, and on 1t glue a moderate.
sized box. Cover the cardboard and
box with any color of enamel, often
The citizen., 1914-02-27
Fox That Is Hare.

The evening wraps of the moment
are nearly all fur trimmed, but here,
too, it is not necessary to expend a
small fortune on real peltry. Many of
the prettiest velvet and stamped bro
cade models have wide edging collars
and cuffs of sumptuous looking gray.
white or black fox that in its orig
inal form was only Russian hare.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
For Handy Bous and
Girls 10 Make and
CCopyrish. hy A. Neely HalD
BY DOROTHY PERKINS.
A PLAY STORE.

Play store-keeping is great fun for
a summers day, and very good
counter for little store may be made
in the simple manner shown in Figs.
and 2.
Chairs are best for the end supports
of the counter, though II you can find,
The citizen., 1914-02-27

and closed with a row of pearl b.
buttons. The blouse portion was \
in small tucks on the shoulder
about the arm and is banded VI
heavy cream lace. The soft eolla1
edged by a plating of net: so also
the cuffs.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
Something Different.

Let US get up a piscatorial excur-
sion.'
Cant do it. I've just arranged to
go on fishing party
The citizen., 1914-02-27

hole, bring the upper ends together.
knot them three inches above the
tray, and form loop two inches above
the knot to slip over the notched end
of the top crosspiece.
This completes the scale balances.
The small collar buttons with which
laundered shirts are returned from the
laundry make excellent weights. Lack
ing these. you may use almost any
kind of small buttons
The citizen., 1914-02-27
Its Kind.

How do they propose to entertain
the convention after business hours?"
Il supposed with canned music"
The citizen., 1914-02-27
tJse MANY corks.

Nearly 10000 tons of corks are need
ed for the bottled beer and aerated
waters consumed annually in Britain.
The citizen., 1914-02-27

Don't talk so much. People do not
pay any attention to 90 out OF every
100 words you utter.
The citizen., 1914-02-27

Some fellows are so clumsy that
they can't even talk without making
break.
The citizen., 1914-02-27

Jeweled pins are am=ag the popular
couture ornaments fo- day and eve
ming wear.
The citizen., 1914-02-27

Drive that cough from your system.
Deans Mentholated Cough Drops will
surely help you-5c at all Drug Stores.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
Dry In the Shade.

If white silk gloves are washed
hung out to dry when the sun has l
down they will not turn yellow.
The citizen., 1914-02-27

Dr. Peery,s vermifuge Dead Shot" kill.
and expels Worms in very few hours
Adv.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
LIZ YOU'RE eRouchY

it is likely that your liver needs stir
ring up. Wright's Indian Vegetable
Pills will set you right quickly. Adv.
The citizen., 1914-02-27

We can readily believe that many
people are saddest when they sing.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
Only One "BRoMo ouININE"

To get the genuine. call for full name. LAXA-
TIVE BROMO QUININE. Look FOR signature Of
Z. w. GROVE. Cures Cold in One Day. 2Sc.
The citizen., 1914-02-27
NEW BLOUSE.

The smartest of the smart transpaI
ent blouses this season are disttI
The citizen., 1914-02-27
Louicai Result

What rs 70 he the outcome of the
somabce?"
Depends on the fellows income" ="
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-07
Mnu~2wo.
f3DMMWA
In BIG LEAGUE
DICK Thomas. Well Known ohio Lad,
Will Probably Get a Try-out With
Yankees This Season.

DICK Thomas. OF Barberton. O..
semi-professional baseball
payer and member OF the Steuben-
vile and Sharon teams in the D. Il p
league. will very likely play in a big
leakbe this year. After two years with
these teams named he went to the Bay
City club. In the Wisconsin and mi
nols league. where he ranked third
among the pitchers OF the league hav-
ing won % and lost s games and cad
the league In fielding While working
with the Bay City team. he attracted
the attention OF big league scouts BY
his splendid work. He was recon-
mended TO the management Of the
New York American League club and
VIII In all probability be seer with
them during the coming year. Thomas
Is but p years old and has been play
ing professional fall for four years.
Thomas r. well known among local
semi-prOfessional players and Is reck.
oned as one OF the most puromisIng
youngsters playing In the minor lea.
CUES al the present time. He will
likely Join the Yankees in time for the
spring training trip.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-07
BOOZE" WAS SUBJECT OF
STRONG SERMON In BELLAIRE

mani The sum OF sssS.00O.OO IL spent
IN New York city every years FOR
drink. or Si.OO0.O00 n day. Some say
tets regulate the saloon. You can't do
~. II won't be regulated. You nigh
as well try TO regulate dynamite IN hell
or 4 mad dog.
matter license a nan may pay 70
sell IL Men on election day fail 20 vote
as they pray or the damnable curse
would wiped off the face OF the earth.
The saloon has proven ,tself the reverse
OF economical. License n the liberty OF
the anarchist, The s~aloonkeeper lives
In luxury While the toiler lives in want.
M slaughter house and pig pen arc
better In n city than the saloon. None
have the stencil OF the saloon. In the
strength of the individual lies the
stength OF the masses.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-07
DAVE Says

Maybe you didn't pay much at
tention when he told you a day or
two ago that the weather would
turn in sort of murky and chilly.
Even il you didn't, however, il
isn't too late TO make amends by
getting inside n of those com
Portable Balmacaans. Glamorgans.
or other overcoat.
You might need a comfortable
suit, too, one of those which will
make you feel that you are dresse 1
just about as we'll as a seve al
times millionaire and at a price
you can afford to pay.
III neither a suit nor an ~overcoat.
just now. then something else sar
Christmas. You can get at Kraus
Bros. what you need and what YOU
friends may neglect to buy Cor
you.
Weather for o-dsy-Rain.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-07
GOOD BATTING
T~entyfoUr Players IN international
League Batted over 400 Dur.
inc 1914 season.

NEW YORK. Doc G-The official
batting averages Of the International
League were announced to-day In
the list are - players with averages
above 300 per cent Tho real leader
Of me league vas Shoau. Of provi-
dence. Who batted 33f On 1f9 games.
The average of Cree. Of baltimore.
who was recalled 90 the New York
Americans. after participating 10 ~
games. was 1856 krifchell Of Buffalo.
aud Toronto In 90 games had au aver
age % $40. and Cafhion ~ Montreal
IN ~ games an average OF .31b
Providence, which finished nd the
head 81 the league. also led the club
batting with an average Of 2g2