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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-01

II. r. Foster of winthrop was in the
city Thursday, and called at the pro-
bate office on matters of a legal ma
ture
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-01

Frank Reed of Windsor was in town
Thursday for a portion OF the day OF
matters of business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-01
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Mrs. Leon o. Tebbetts returned
Wednesday from New York, where she
has been on a two-weeks trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-01

man beings. although not as easily. -
in monkeys. Four species OF stnaians
will be taken to the Canary islands.
the gorilla, chimpanzee. organutan
and gibbon, as these have proved to
have more human traits than other
anthropoids.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-01
Treasurers Report.

The report of the treasurer Richard
E. Goodwin, as submitted to the trus-
tees, contains the following statement:
RECEIPTS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-01
STOMACH UPSET?

Mi-o.na viii Prevent Further
TrouhIe--It Quickly and Surely
Ends Indigestion and Stomach Dis
tress.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-07-16
Mems Shoes.

Gents low cut Shoes, all prices in white,
black and tan, in the latest styles will be sold
at sacrifice. Also big line of high cut
Shoes will be sold at cost to make room for
fall stock.
Come and get your pair before they are all
gone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
THE GOLD SUPPLY.

Treasury department officials show
only a passing interest in the phenom.
email expectation OF gold which is TAX
fig place through New York. Since
Jan. the amount OF gold exported has
been about $7O.OOO.OOO. The gold re-
serve supply at the New York sub
treasury, was practically exhausted
and over $4O.OO0.OOO worth OF gold
bars and coin was sent to New York
from other sub-treasuries.
We have a billion in gold reserve in
the United States and a temporary
balance of trade against US need cause
no alarm. Il will all come back in due
time and more with it. Such condi-
tons have not been infrequent in the
financial history OF the country, but
tLey furnish the outs" something that
appears tangible 10 attack the 'Ins"
with.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23

take the profit out of war and prepare
ton for war.
Many gentlemen want large num-
Der of battleships simply in order that
private manufacturers may make huge
profits in building them. When The
government manufactures all NUM-
lions of war We will be able to decide
upon the number OF battleships needed
On the merits OF that question. Then
the amounts to be carried in the army
and navy bills will not be dictated by
the greed OF the armor. powder, and
shipbuilding trusts, but by the needs
OF the country from a strictly military
viewpoint. Mr.. Carnegie. who was one
of the first to go into the armor plate
business, boasts of having made mil
lionaires out of 40 men. So there must
be huge profits in the armor plate
business. and now that the govern
ment has generously permitted a con-
siderable colony of steel manufactur-
ers to lay up sufficient millions to keep
the wolf from their doors through the
remainder of their days. as n reward
for their thrift and genius and hard
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23

the hazard which the handling OF fire
works entails. Fireworks are danger
Gus pay things. and should be handled
with a great deal OF caution. Every
year much valuable property is de-
stroyed, many people injured. and
many lives lost by the careless use OF
fireworks. There are certain kinds
which should be prohibited at all times
and under all circumstances Among
these are cannon crackers. hot air toy
balloons. top pistols. toy cannons and
revOlvers firing blank cartridges.
The last legislature passed an act
making It misdemeanor to sell, trade
or give away a toy pistol SO made or
so constructed that II can be used TO
shoot blank cartridges. This law was
passed because of the fact that many
injuries and deaths are caused by ac-
cidents through the use of these pis-
tolls. Any injury 50 received IS apt to
result in a case of blood poisoning or
lOckjaw. and a slight abrasion OF the
skin often times results in death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
FOOD VS.. HEREDITY.

1t has become a dictum among those
most interested in the raising OF cattle
that breed rather than feed" deter
mines the quality and output OF milk
The food OF an animal may be varied
within very wide limits without alter
ing the composition of its milk, pro
vided that the ration is sufficient in
amount The only constituent which
is known to be altered in milk by
changes in the food supply of the
mother is the fat. The composition of
butter may be affected somewhat bs
the food supplied TO the COW; but
normally little II any influence on the
chemical makeup of the milk can be
produced by wide variations in the
mineral content OF the food.
The question as TO what extent, IL
any, the structure and development OF
the offspring can be affected by the
character of the maternal diet is
somewhat analogous TO that which
concerns the possible alterations in
the milk produced by the mother. An
idea current among cattle-raisers is
that a high mineral content in the "a
ton will cause excessive bone forma-
ton In the offspring.
II has been remarked that "assump-
ton in nutrition IS dangerous The
question raised in the foregoing dis
cussion cannot well be tested by exper-
iment on human beings; but the ef-
feet which a high lime-intake by the
mother may have on the skeletal de-
veIopment OF the offspring has been
subjected 20 experiment in the domes-
tic animals. Since grains are def
cient in calcium, farm rations made up
wholly OF them will not supply grow
ing animals a sufficient amount OF thiR
element. For this reason growing or
breeding swine, fed entirely on grain,
should receive an additional supply OF
calcium. either as calcium carbonate !
or calcium phosphate or in leguminous |
hay. ANY drain on the organism with |
loss OF calcium is thus |
averted. The new Wisconsin expert |
ments. however. have shown that /
though the nutrition of the mother
has a great influence on the offspring.
the size is not modified by the liberal
supply of any one element. Although
/ high calcium ration. containing over
I've times as much lime as the stand
ard ration, was added TO the feed OF
lie mother during the entire period of
CESSATION. no evidence was gained
hat the skeleton OF the fetus was in
,reased in any dimension or IN cal
;ium content thereby. II size can be
at AL by the cumulative
citation OF the nutrients supplied. it is
lear that many factors are involved
nd not a single mineral element
;ize. says The Journal of the Ameri-
an Medical Association, Is in a very
arge measure fixed by heredity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
TAvENNER's CANDIDACY.


Clyde II. Tavenner has sent peti.
tons into this county for signatures
TO get himself on the primary ballot
OF denomination.
The Republican does not believe
there will be any active opposition TO
his candidacy in this district. II Is
true that persons outside have circu-
lated the report that he has with
drawn, but the report was a malicious
faIsehOOd. coming no doubt from the
army ammunition and supply grafters
whom Tayenner has SO vigorously
been exposing.
Tayenner IS one OF the most active
members in congress. Not only IS
he tireless IN his investigations OF
trust methods. but he IS most active
in disseminating his information IN
the house and through his letters.
His speech as recorded in the CON
gressiOnal record OF March 4 and
HIS fight in the house on his amuni-
ton bill April 2S-wers powerful
blows 10 the worst set OF entrenched
grafters IN Washington and his Wig
orous campaign will unquestionably
end in the saving OF millions 10 the
people.
And. besides. he has done all for
HIS constituents in this district that
could be done. He Is needed in con- .
sress and should be returned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
homeIy and Proud of II.

Frankly. know am not a hand
some man, and equally frankly, l &C
knowledge that don't want to be q
handsome man. AS a matter of per
sonal confession ! may say that ! have
not a single misgiving about my face,
which is one OF those "homely"-I use
the word in the American sense
straightforward, rugged. hewn out of
a rock and then stamped upon by a
steam roller sort of countenances
which command the admiration of all
fortunate enough TO have caught sight
OF it-once. i write "once" because /
heard a nervous woman remark as
came out of the stage door of the
Gaiety one night that If she ever saw
face like mine again she would never
go to the theatre-she wouldn't be
able to. In rancous tones she said that
a second shock like that would be too
much for her weak heart and delicate
state of health.
But 1 am not jealous OF handsome
men-not bit of it. Beauty forsooth:
II should be a drug on the market
Edmund Payne in London Strand Mag
azine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
The Daily Story
Faded Flowers-By F. A. Mitchell
Copyrighted. 1919. by Associated Literary Bureau

Howard Huntington was graduated
at West Point with the class Of IS.
That was a period wherein chivalry
was expressed in the old fashioneG
way. The cadets and officers of the
army were gentlemen OF the "old
school" The association at the Mill
tary academy for four years under
able and gentlemanly instructors, the
beautiful scenery about them, the oc-
casioual visits of the softer sex to tho
academy conduced to make refined
men of them.
Huntington on graduating was as
signed to the artillery as brevet Sec
ond lieutenant to await vacancy De-
fore being made full fedged officer
and was ordered to join his company
ut Fort Marion, St Augustine, Fla.
Fort Marion was then and Is now
calculated to inspire reveries of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23

mot pour rire was never lost sight of. -
Thus:
When horseflesh became more or
less our daily provender many Paris
ian bourgeois found their health fail
ing. What Is the matter. my dearest?'
Nine. du Bots inquired of her husband
when he had collapsed one evening af-
ter dinner. oh, it is nothing, mon
annie he replied, but used TO think
myself better horseman.'
Then there was the soldier whose
age was conveniently elastic:
when Trochu issued a decree incor-
porating all national guards under 45
years of age in the marching battal-
ions for duty outside the city, one of
these guards on being asked how old
he was, replied: Six and forty How
is that?' he was asked. a few weeks
ago you told everybody that you were
only &C. Quite true rejoined the
other, but what with rampant duty,
demonstrating at the Hotel de Vile,
short rations and the cold weather,
feel 10 years older than l formerly
did,"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
CAPITAL Comment
BY CLYDE II. TAVENNER
Congressman from the Fourteenth District.

work, congress should, instead OF ere
ating a fresh colony Of steel magnates
at the expense of the people. seriously
begin to think of saving some OF these
millions to the taxpayers.
The extent to which the armor, am
munition and powder trusts have been
overoharging the government Is almost
unbelievable. There has seldom been
honest competitive bidding between
the manufacturers. Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels discovered this condi-
ton as soon as he entered office, and
as a result OF his activity in getting
new independent bidders TO enter the
field, he has saved the government
more than 100000 and has been in
office little more than year
Here are two sample illustrations
out of a multitude which could be cit
ed showing what happens. under real
competitive bidding. Realizing the
government was being overcharged
for turbine rotary drums. the secre-
tary invited an English firm to submit
bid for the drums to be installed IN
the new battleship, No. 80, now build
ing in the New York navy yard. The
Midvale Steel company and the Belh-
lehem Steel company, two of the three
concerns composing the armor ring,
bid $1GO,272 and S169,56S, respectively,
while the English firm acting for the
Cyclops Steel & Iron works of Shelf
field. England, offered to furnish the
drums for s57,4S6, a saving to the gov
eminent over the lowest bid of the
armor ring of S1O2, $50.
Then recently the secretary award
ed a contract for building 100 torpedo
TASKS, including heads. There was
new contractors entered
the field previously monopolized by
the ring. and the secretary of the navy |
was able to purchase 100 TASKS for |
SOS, 246. which under former conditions !
would have cost $115,O75.
The bids of the Bethlehem Steel |
and the Midvale Steel COM
pany under honest competitive bid
ling showed a reduction of A per
cent as compared with bids for SIM
lar forgings submitted by these COM
Danies only four months previous.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
COMBINATION AGAINST
WILSON

Half way between presidential cam
paiqns, the republican party is with
out candidate or an issue, and the
Irogressives have q candidate and an
issue. but no party. There IS an old
! tale of a man who could not walk, who
/ climbed upon the shoulders OF a man
who could not see, and one furnishing
| the motive power. and the other the
power OF direction. the two crippIes
reached their destination. Naturally.
I says the Philadelphia Record, some of
/ the republicans and progressives are
now hoping TO mount the far-seeing
Roosevelt upon the shoulders OF the
blind republican party. and so beat
Mr.. Wilson in the next race.
We don't believe the combination
viii prove as successful as the COM
bination OF the lame man and the blind
In the fable. II IS easy enough for
politicians TO frame a terrible indict-
ment against the democratic admins
tration today. but will # look like a
true bill two years hence? The new
tariff has not flooded the country with
foreign goods. and when the railroads
get the freight advance they ask for,
or begin TO feel the stimulus OF the
huge crops. they Will buy freely. and
the very moderate dulIness OF the pres
ent moment will be forgotten.
Two years hence the country will
have had two years experience with |
a banking system as much superior 10 /
what proceeded IL as the national bank /
system OF half a century ago was. Per |
feet aHlity Will have been restored TO /
our Colombian relations. and the very |
large part OF the American people who /
do not approve of Mr.. ROoseVelts /
Panama conduct will feel that an I'M
pleasant spot has been erased from the /
nations fame. The present indications
are that in 1916 Mexico viii be peace
.ul and prosperous, the poems having
access To the land, and the general
government representing public
opinion instead of a combination of
military despOtism and financial mo-
opOly. The great trusts in our own
Ountry Will have been disiHtegrated,
18th the result OF increasing the pros ,
Gritty Of their component parts, and
the country at large, and of open
Il the gates 10 widespread and health
] competition.
WhOt will a republican progressive
avail against such
cord.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
Freddy,s such 4 clever boy.
A Lona-FeIt Want Filled.

why in the world have you put
all these seats along the wall In the
upper hall?"
That's a little idea OF my own.
The architect didn't want to do 1t, but
/ insisted on it. I think 1t would be
a fine thing If everybody who builds
a new house would adopt the scheme.
You see, at least rs men can sit here
comfortably"
Yes; but why should rs men wish
to sit here?"
Lord! Haven't you ever been out
in society? Suppose we are giving
a party. Well, the men can sit here
during the half hour or more that
they are compelled to wait while their
wives are getting ready in the rooms
where they are laying off their wraps
and getting their hair fixed to suit.
Great, eh?"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
Every Day.

There's warbling in the hedges, the VAL
ieys ring with song;
The sun gets busy early and stays on duty
long;
There's music in the marshes. the chill
dren shout at play;
The world becomes little moro pleasant
every day.
The Pirates and the Tigers are hammer
ing the ball;
They grab the games OF daily, and seem
to want them all;
Oh. Sox and Cubs. go TO fl Why lag upon
the way2
Please make the world little more pleas
ant every day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23

W ar anu ia NPaA -
ton for war. When
the people learn of
the outrag eous
manner in which
the powder. armor
a n d ammunition
trusts have over
charged and cheat
ed Uncle Sam they
will insist that the
government manu-
facture its own
munitions of war.
The purpose in
this effort TO have
I h e government
manufacture all its
munitions of war
is not merely to
save TO the govern
ment the amount
of these extortion-
ate profits, but to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23

George w. Perkins. the heavy con-
tributor who gave S175.O 900 TO the pro-
srossive campaign fund two years ago
and who has recently been read out
OF the party by one OF the PinchOts. is
is able to see a Joke He told a few
friends the other day that the party
ought to have a new hymn. Two years
ego It marched TO the martial strains
of Onward Christian Soldiers" this
year. he suggested, # might be well
10 sing, ~Shall We Gather ct the Riv-
or"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
PREMATURE CELEBRATION.

With the approach Of the Fourth
OF July and the laying in OF the stocks
OF explosives appropriate for that day
by merchants, the Rock Island small
boy. and some OF his larger brothers
also, is trying 10 pry up the edge OF
the lid so that he can indulge in a
little advance celebration. All such ef-
forts should be promptly nipDed in the
bud.
One day q year is enough 10 take
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23

! months or years before the pattern
realizes how serious his condition is
And 1t is just this insidious exhaus
ton of the hearts reserve force-the
force necessary to cope with all the
little strains of daily work or play
over and above the ordinary demands
on the circulation-which may be CON
served by proper treatment in the
beginning. That is to say, if there is
any feeling or sensation of physical in.
capacity. OF a falling on in ones pow.
er OF endurance, or perhaps inability
to put forth the effort one formerly
could, then IL is by all means time to
go and have thorough physical ex-
animation by the physician. Degen-
Grafton and exhaustion OF the heart
muscle commonly expresses itself In
gradual loss OF efficiency.
Questions and Answers.
ID. s. asks: Is medicine containing
one grain of opium to the ounce good
to stop cough from chronic bronchi-
it's?
Ans.-Sueh medicine is bad to stop
a cough from chronic bronchitis. 1t is
bad for any cough.
Andrew l.. T. asks: Which IL the
more reliable stlmuiant for emer.
sency use, brandy or aromatic spirits
Of ammonia?
Ans.-Aromatie spirits of ammonia,
given in a little water.
III, W, writes, Our little boy, aged
!, COMPLAINS of dizzinasa and ANNA
lines grows faint when cool water
gets in his ears during his bath. Can
you explain the reason?
Ans.-Take him To your doctor or an
sar specialist. II may be hardened
wax. or there may be a hole in the
irum.
pertaining TO health. II your ques.
vered through these columns; II not
ID. addressed envelope is enclosed. !
dual cases or make diagnoses. Ad- |
are Of The Argus, Rock Island, III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
Lack of Tact.

That man is about the most tact
less person / have ever known"
II agree with you. He would have
no more sense than to ask a barber
to subscribe TO a fund for the pur-
pose OF providing a monument for the
inventor of the safety razor"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23

One United States senator from
Iowa having voted for the repeal OF
Panama tolls exemption and the other
against it, the people OF that state have
Just ground for the charge that they
have been DISTINGUISHED in the august
upper body OF congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23

Tommy's such a clever boy.
His dancins's something fine;
Tho girls make haste to get in line
When he goes to the ball.
So anxious are they not to miss
The rollicking in dreamy bliss
With him around the hall.
Yes, Tommy's such a clever boy,
Ills dancing's grand, they say
He's at the bundle counter. where
He's been since go but there
Must be a change some day. =
i
Freddy's such a clever boy,
Or so the girls declare.
His wit is very rich and rare,
His antics are immense.
It's fun to hear the songs he sings
And sit and hear him saying things.
Too cute for any sense.
Yes, Freddy's such a clever boy
Among the girls, but at =
The office where he draws his pay
They give him eight q week and say
He isn't earning that.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
,HEALITHTALKS
III I1=6y1iN
William Brady,M.D.
Efficiency of the Heart.

In the earlier development of the
art of diagnosis with the aid of the
stethoscope physicians were inclined
to attribute too much TO a ''murmur'
which could be heard on listening to
the heart beat. Knowing that deform
tiles OF the heart valves resulting from
| disease permitted leakage" of blood
/ through the damaged valve, and that
this was accompanied by a purring,
abnormal sound called a "murmur,',
the medical man often jumped at the
conclusion that where there was a
murmur there must surely be heart
disease.
Re2erve Power.
OF course II is now known that
murmurs are nearly as common in
cases with no heart trouble whatever.
In fact, the presence of an audible
murInur IS no longer considered the
important sign OF heart trouble. Even
with q badly damaged valve, the quail.
ity or ioudness OF the murmur is
minor consideration in estimating the
patients condition; the prognosis de-
ponds rather on the reserve power of
the heart, In other words, no dag
nosis Is complete without q careful in
vestigatioB OF the hearts efficiency,
Many persons have valvular disease
and don't know 1t. Many have a muir
muir, and do know ii. and imagine they
are victims OF heart trouble, whereas
they have nothing of the kind, Many
suffer from stomach trouble or
bronchial trouble" or "a tendency to
which is really a secondary
OF unsuspected heart disease |
Such symptoms would obviously re-
main unrelieved as long as the hearts |
is inadequate for the indi- |
Vidual's daily work
Heart failure usually begins weeks,
DIR. Brady will answer all question
tion is OF general interest 81 will be an
IL Will bs answered personally II stamI
a. I'll Nr.u- IA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
Tho Worlds Loss.

Nero suddenly stopped fiddling and
looked sadly down at Rome burning.
What is the matter, Divinity"
asked one Of his satellites. Does 1t
grieve you to see the old town go?"
NO" replied the emperor as he re-
sumed his fiddling, at makes me sore
to think movin' pictures amt invent
ed yet"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
The Riant Word.

why do you speak of him as I'm
ished artist?"
Because he told me no was utterly
discouraged and WAS going To- quit the
profession. If that doesn't show that
he's finished 1 don't know what does. ="
Chicago Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23

'+ Everything IS grist that comes to
CALIFORNIA; mill. Even the volcano
in eruption is advertised as an object
OF interest, and visitors are urged 70
come out 90 the coast and enjoy the
sight, never. OF course. minding the
elight risk OF being swallowed up in
the bowels OF the earth or of having
TO swim a river OF lava to get away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23

With daylight Il hours out OF the "a
this IS the time OF year when the hon
est farmer comes nearest TO succeed
ing IN his endeavor TO get a full days
work out OF the hired man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-23
STRENGTH.

do you know
that one egg has
all the strength
of a pound OF
beef?"
I've come in
C o II { CT with
eggs" replied the
ex-actor. that had