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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

The Anti tuberculosis Society Illus
trates the frighdul ton Of consumption
BY extinguishing a light every three
mir utes. and shows that it is the man
or woman, girl or boy, who neglects
colds. whose blood is impure, who feels
weak and languid, who is the very
one 10 contract tuberculosis-and
none are immune.
During changing seasons, or after
sickness, blood-quality is most impor-
tan., and if you and your family will
take SCOTS Emulsion after meals it
viii charge your blood with health
sustaining richness, quicken circulation,
and strengthen both lungs and throat.
Scott is free from alcohol-easy to
take-it cannot harm. Get bottle TODAY
scot. & Bovine, bloomfield, M. l5-,s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
Give EVIDENCE: !
MRS. BURNS
WAS JEALOUS
Physician Calls Defendant Sane
Says She Stated Poison
Bought Ter Suicide

For sIaouth. \ I'LL. Nuv. 1-.-Tes,
m0ry thai Mr. Mary A. Burns "
jealous of hey husband. Frank
Burns. was given 1t todays session d
her trial on tAe charge OF murder
him. The witness Ms Elnira De Mel
rift of Nottingham. sister Of the de
PENDANT. said that Mr. and Mrs. Burns
lived al her home for time, but tina !
she was compelled to ask them TO go
elsewhere on account Of her sister s
jealousy ano profane language 10
Mr.. Burns" on the day before Burns
death Mrs De Merritt testified, her
sister told her that she had tried TO
reach Burns four times on The tele-
phone to make an appointment to see
him al a hotel in the town that night.
II want to be with him one night
more" Mrs. Burns said, according TO
her sister testimony.
The defendant broke down and sob
bed during the cross-examination Of
Mrs DeMerri1t when the latter testi-
ned 1hat she lac made ~ effort t. see
hcr SISTER sinc" sac rad beer in ia.L
Dr Cherries IT, DTioh Vii assistant
al Inc stale hospIta! v!4e,e Mrs Burns
Was r'nd"r observation. nave il as his
opinion that SHE Was sane. He testified
that when aat appeared bcfo," r cor
ference q physicians. silc told them
ttdt She bought ne ptisor which kill
ed her husband WITH the Intention of
committing suiCI0e, that she Out il in
d hottie of lin WINCH vas III i hand
bag a. ih@ 100; Of her bed. and that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
READFIELD

DEPOT-Mr and Mrs. George Crane
of Winthrop were guests "Wednesday
of Mrs George Lawrence.
Miss Frances Adell, who is caring for
Mrs. Fremont Hunton, passed Sunday
with her parents. MI. and Mrs. G. *
Adel
gusta.
Angus Mccormick. Augusta was an
over Sunday guest Of his mother, Mrs
J. Z. Mccormick.
Mrs Mary Gordon. who went 10
L-IA. friday is visiting her daughter
Mrs. Laura Harrington.
L. l. Townsend and family have re-
Gently moved into their pretty home
recently purchased of John Adell.
Miss Louise Jose. who has returned
from Washington and California has
gone 10 Winthrop where she is caring
for her sisters Mrs. Jenkins home
during her absence
Mrs. Robinson, who returned Satur-
day from New Hampshire. will pass
the coming winter al her home.
Phila Harmon of New Portland
came last week to stop some time with
MIS-, Lambert.
Officers Of The Sunday school for the
ensuing year chosen Sunday Mrs
Frank Lambert. Supt:; Clifton Bick
fo'd. assistant Supt. Willis Brown
sec; Charles Collins, Treas; Mildred
Brown, librarian.
The sophomore entertainment at The
Winthrop High school room Friday
evening was pronounced fine by the
Winthrop scholars from here who were
present
The Sing al Mr. Bickfords SATURDAY
evenlnc with Mr. Fetch at the organ
was v@,y pleasing 10 both singers and
listeners.
Mi. Cohen. one Of the last sunme,
guess al Maranacook. left for Boston
Saturday
Regina Curtis. little daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Curtis Maranacool. was
tahtH 70 the Augusta General hospital
for surgical operation near the ear
MIS-. John Purcell. who has been very
-lA- III improving somewhat
The largest deer captured II This VI
N-11;> Vas by Harry Gale. on Thurs
caN he animal weighing nearly 200
crGnCs
ha"les Fickford Of Portland passed
SlHda| II me home Of his parents Mr.
ahd MIS-. Willis Bickford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

ohcer OF The day. Capt. Hugh Doyle.
Mf->and Mrs. Epson M Kline have re-
turned from weeks visit TO Mr. Kline s
old home in East Orange, n. j.
the remains of the late Michael Brady
nave Deem sent to Cambridge for burial.
George Hayman of Boston, late Co /,
4th Mass. Cav, has been admitted 10 the
Home.
Joseph H. Cote of Wolfboro, N H. late
Co. 9, Isl Ne. Inf. reported Wednesday
for admission to the Home and was taken
up T. A P. in the hospital.
Burroughs were granted Wednesday 10
John Duffy TO Cambridge and Thomas f.
Honohan 10 Lawrence.
Daniel Bowling of Co. A, Thomas NIL
lett of Co. B and George F. Lord of Co.
have been admitted to the hospital for
treatment.
The following have been sent out from
the hospital: Peter Delphy to Co. l.,
Joseph NJ McGovern TO Co. Il and VIII
liam II. Brent 10 Co. c.
James z. Gordon, late Co. L, LIST n II
Inf Spanish War;, a former member,
reported Wednesday for readmission. re
was taken UP T. A. =.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
STOCK INCREASE
FOR MASS. G. AR
LINES is APPROVED

Boston Nov. 11.-Stock increase for
the street railway companies operating
in Springfield and Worcester were ap-
proved today by the Public Service
Commission The Springfield Co. will
be allowed to issue S472 additional
shares Of stock and the Worcester Co.
1910. The proceeds of both issues will
be used TO pay for improvements al
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
HUNTING NOTES

Fox hunters are welcome 70 this tip
and a. G. Dill of the Ferry road Lew
aston. would be pleased if they would
gather in his section and exte1ninate
the red foxes, which has been robbing
his chicken farm. He says that since
early last summer he has lost about
20 chickens and 100 hens He was for
long time in doubt as to how they
were disappearing but al last was able
TO locate the thieves The red foxes
being protected by State Law until
Nov. l, Mr. Din is wondering who will
settle for his loses ap 70 tina. date.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
u. S. PREPARING
NOTE CONCERNING
CONTRABAND

Washington, Nov IA rnemoran-
DUN which will form the basis of
note 10 Great Britain regarding con-
ira and is now in course of prepare
ton al the State department. II was
learned today that it had not been
definitely decided what attitude the
United States would take in regard 10
the action of Great Britain in placing
on the contraband list cotton and 9TH
er products never before treated as
cpntraband.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
SUICIDE THOUGHT
TO HAVE BEEN
GEORGE CAPPER

New York. Nov. IA man who from
articles found in his possession is belie'-
ed 10 have been George Capper of Leices-
ter. Mass. shot and killed himself in the
Grand Central terminal today. The ma
was about II years old lie was wei
dressed and some of his clothing and a
gold watch have the initials G. e. o.
them. A photogra ph of d young woman
taken in Worcester. was found in the
mans pocket. On II was written the
name George Capper. Leicester Mass,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
ALL BEETESHERS
LEAVING KINGDOM
OBTAIN PERMISSION

Ia"aus. Nov 17.-An order in coun-
~ w.N soon be issued declaring that
.urae he continuance OF the wa, all
Hriti@hers Of military age desiring TO
leave the United Kineoom even on a
trip must obtain special permission,
This permission viii not be given with
out good cause.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

The Complimentary supper vhe.
was gwen al thu Railroad !. N. '.
W ednesday evening To the bushes
and professional men of the city v-as
attended by about 50 and was al e:-
ceptionalIy happy affair The guests
we're first sat down to a fine supper
and after the wants Of The inner man
had been taken care of in an eEccI-
tionally pleasing way, the assemb'@cs
was called to order by T. NJ Nc
Laughlin division superintendent of
the Maine Central Railroad who 9"--
co as toastma sJer, and ne introuusea
as the first speaker Of the evening,
Ralph J Patterson. president Of ;he
Chamber Of Commerce who spoke On
The subject What the Commur.t"
Can DO for the Railroad Y. Nj. c. A "
, Ny Patterson outlined some Of ING
things that in his opinion the com
nunity should Do to assist the offlca Pc
Of the association, and told Of IT,
great benefits 10 the city.
The second speaker Of the evening
was President Arthur = Roberts oC
Colby College. who spoke on the sub
iect. The Relation Petv een the CO..
. lege and the Railroad Y. NJ. c. A"
President Roberts told Of the sood he
believed that was worked among the
young men Of the college, through haV-
ing the building there. with its oppor :
-unities for healthful enjoyment and
recreation
The last speaker Of the evening was
II . Williams of New York City. who
spoke on the subject The Railroad
Y Nj {. A an Indispensable Asset "
Mir. Williams Is d secretary in the rail-
road department Of the International
committee. and knows his subject
thoroughly. He not only showed the
great amount Of good that the assoc
citation did for the railroad men. and
indirectly in this way for The city. but
he pointed out the good that il does
in the city itself. Mr.. Williams prov ed
most pleasing speaker and his words
were listened TO with the greatest Of
interest and carried with them d CON
victicn that left his hearers no doubts
as the good Of the Y NJ c A. to a
community.
After the speeches the guests pres
ent enjoyed the billiard and pocket bill
lizard tables and the bowling until d
late hour.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
SENATOR JAMES
SEEKS McCHORD'S
DISAPPOINTMENT

Washington, Nov. 17.-Senator James
today urged President Wilson 10 reap
point c. c. McChord of Kentucky 10 the
interstate commerce commission. His
term will expire Dec. 81. Senator James
said ne felt confident MIR. McChord who
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
FRENCH PORT TO
STOP SHIPMENTS
BOUND FOR GREECE

Paris Nov IA Havas dispatch
from MarseilIes SAYS the govsfnmen,
has ordered the port authorities To
accept no further shipments Of mer-
c'audise destined for Greece.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

The funeral Of Walter Marston
Tuesday from the home at Mexico was
attended by Camp George D. Bisbee,
5. Of n. in body. he having been
an officer of the camp. Rev. W. Pick
erins Porter of the Baptist church of
ficiated and burial was al East Rum
ford
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
'WATERvILLE

Owing 10 some Of The boxes IN the po-
lice signal system being out OF order,
new orders were issued TO the police
Wednesday, the night men coming to the
ONCE each d. minutes and registering on
d PAD kept for that purpose.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

The guns for the members of the Wa
terville Rife Club who elected 10 pur-
chase their own guns arrived Wednes-
day and were taken in charge by the
various members. The most Of the men
put in the larger part of the remainder
of the day trying 10 clean the heavy
grease, in which they were encased. SO
that they could get look at the real
gun. Judging by the remarks of some
OF the members. the cyclone cellar VIII
he q popular place for Waterville people
when those guns get IN working order.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

Owing to the production OF Hlawatha
al the City Opera house Thursday eve
Ming the afternoon will be the last
chance TO see the big picture The
Scandal and the first chance to see
the big girl show Of the last Of the
week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

The sale of seats fo- the production
Of f4la waIha. III the City Opera house
Thursday evening under the auspices of
ST MARKS Guild. which opened Wednes-
day morning, exceeded the expectations
Of even the most sanguine Of the mem
bers OF the organization. Before ths sale
closed for the night practically ali oi
the best seats il the house had been
disposed of great deal of time mas
been expended on the light effects and
the stage settings and ne cast has been
rehearsed rnost carefully SO that 2 I'm
ished production IS assured il this the
first Of the amateur productions OF ~
wiuter.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
James o. StsckpoIe

The death of James D. Stackpole oc-
CURED in the hospital here arly Wednes-
day morning after a long illness. He was
born III Biddeford Oct. 2. 1877. He served
in the L. S. navy on the L. S S. Sabine
Ohio and North Carolina during the
Civil War. He was admitted to Inc
Home March . 1896 A niece Mrs Mat
tie j. Lishness of Augusta, survives The
funeral will be held at 8 A M Saturday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

Mrs. ?. 3. PhiIbricks Sunday school
class Of the First Baptist church en-
1oyed a covered dish supper al her
home Wednesday evening. There wa
q good attendance and d splendid time
was enloyeG.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

The Jniversalis, food fair opened in
the Haines block Wednesday morning al
70 O'Clock and the members Of the par
ish who were in charge Of il reported
good business during the day In the
evening a weIl-at1ended whist party was
held The fair will continue for the re-
ynainder or the week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

About - % the friends OF My anu
Mrs Chester i4apworth, visited them
q, their home Wednesday evening, it
being the occasion 81 the 18th ami
ve-sa~y Of their marriage. Mr.. and
Mrs. HapworIn wer. taken entirely by
surprise hu, rsfTiteo .heir friends IN
to ENJOY & social hour. During the eve
ming Mir. and Mrs. Hapworth were pre-
scented with q handsome rocking chair,
The presentation being mace by Rev.
T ! Coolororh The hosts We're also
the recipients Of q number Of useful
and beautiful presents from Other
friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
FADEREWSKPS
CHIEF MASTER
PASSES AWAY

Dresden. NOV Il. via London.-Theodc
LeschetItzky. the famous teacher of the
piano. Is dead al the age of 81. He lived
for MANY years al Vienna hut more re-
Gently at a village near Dresden. He
was the principal master OF Paderewski.
Leschetitzky made his debut in Vienna
in 1915, and for several years taught
piano al ST. Petersburg conservatory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18

meantime the freight boats had been
transferred 10 q newly organized Met
rHpoIilan Steamship Co. for Mainel.
The new organization had to do with
III" Yale aud Harvard, which were
stu owned ny the metropolitan Of
( New Jersey. Robbins re said. intro
cuced him to Warren i. Chase Of
Hartford as the new owner OF the
STOCK Of the Metropolitan Of New Jer-
soy and as q result the operating con-
tract was made
Financial Diffic ilties
The witness described a number of
financial difficulties winch ne said
we're necessary 70 overcome In this
oohnectIon, ne testified, Warren d
'uase organized ID Connecticut. the
iaci.t company, part of whose stock
W;.N transferred 10 the Pacific Navisa-
'.'n o. hut the majority was held by
Robbins. ne said. The Pacific company
h+ continued. loaned tn metropolitan
q Nm Jersey s250000 TO pay The ex-
i~'rSes II taking tbs boats around The
itarv - California
pu cfoss-eXaminatiou Charles F.
; Ch0af" II. of counsel f,r the defense
90; 1rt witness 10 say that ne initial
- ago negotiations Tor Lhe transfer o.
u" coats that they were Just the sort
nt beats ne wanted for the Pacific
coast and that they We're Of a type
irat could not be made profitable or
The Atlantic coast
One Cause OF Receivership
he was of the opinion that their OPP
era-ion 10y the MetropoItan Steamship
en- was one reason leading 10 the re-
GER ershlp Of that company He ex-
Tlaih@d that al first the Metropolitan
Steamship interests wanted 70 sell all
thor properties or none and thai il
Wa ibis situation which at first pre-
vented fIm from getting the New Hax-
~ - take the freight boats alone 1t
- through the eventual purchase of
,ft fr' %bt boats 10y the Metropolitan
steamship 90, Of Maine. for the New
iiayu thar ne was enabled 10 get the
passenger steamers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-18
Tonisht's Concert Program

March-Emerald Isle. Cone
Overture-A Morning, Noon and Night in
Vienna, Suppe
Waitzes-From the Rhine TO Danube.
Keller Bella
Selection from a Runaway Girl, Caryl
"a. Berceuse, Marie
b. Chanson Naplitaine Caseiia
Irish Concert Medley-St. Patrick's Day,
Theme
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-02-12
The Secret of a Good Com
plexiOn.

The average person is easily
duped. If men buy gold bricks,
women are easily swindled by the
advertisements of the beauty
doctors. The Post Office Depart
ment has just called a halt upon
a beauty shop in a Western city
which has been doing a land Of
flee business through the mails
in the sale of a complexion treat
ment to women supposed to be in
fear of not being able to retain
the love of their husbands. One
of the letters which this beauty
shop sends to its patrons begins
as follows: Whenever there is
a woman mentioned as a cores
pondent in a divorce case, in nine
cases out of ten we find she has
a fairer complexion than the
wife. Does this not prove that a
fair skin is the greatest attrac-
ton that a woman can possess ?"
The woman who is impressed by
this argument needs a guardian,
but there are thousands who are
taken in by such methods. For
their credulity they pay thous-
ands of dollars to INSCRIPTIONS
beauty doctors whose business
the Post Office Department is
able now and again to suppress
as schemes for obtaining money
by means of false and fraudu-
lent pretenses." When will
women learn that there is no
royal road to beauty? 1t takes
more than fascial soaps or ONT
ments or powder to make a good
complexion. Regular habits,
plenty of sleep, exercise and
fresh air, plain, nourishing food,
with all organs functioning prop
erly, producing good blood, are
the common sense ways to insure
a good complexion. - Leslie's
Weekly.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-02-12
The Early History of Opium.

The medicinal properties Of
poppy juice date from a remote
period. Recalling the highly de-
veloped culture Of the ancient E.
egyptians one is inclined to ina
CINE that the narcotic properties
Of opium were known to them;
but the Investigations of I'm
ger (1857) have failed to trace
any acquaintance with opium in
Ancient Egypt, and DR.. Ember,
Of the Semitic Department of
John Hopkins University, knows
of no reference to it in Egyptian
literature. According to some
Hebrew scholars, there is a re-
ference to poppy juice in the BIZ
BILE. In several passages in the
Old Testament the word ROSH is
mentioned. Professor Haupt is
convinced that ROSH means the
poppy, and so also is Professor
Post. In the Talmud we have
one reference to opium, under
the name OPHION, but that
word was clearly borrowed from
Greek. In the classical Hindoo
literature there is found no re-
ference to it. From the time of
the Mogul Conquest on there APP
pears a word Khash-khash which
means poppy-seed, and Khash-
khasharasa, juice of the poppy.
In this it is easy to recognize our
modern word hashish; and so if
seems that at that early date the
narcotics opium and cannabis in
dica were confused with each
other. The original home of the
poppy was in Asia Minor. From
there it was carried to Greece at
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-02-12

0OO, pounds the year pre-
vious. There is, however, a lit
tie reason to suppose that this
decrease will be permanent or of
sufficient Importance to create
any real scarcity. Since the
great bulk Of the imported hides
come from countries that are not
at war, shipments are not inter
fered with in any way, and the
only new factor to be considered
is the possibility of an increased
demand by the warning coun-
tries.
1t is believed, however, that the
United States is now in a better
condition to face such a situation
than for years past. The tide, it
seems, has turned. Instead of
live stock steadily decreasing
year after year, this year for the
first time, as has been said, all
classes show an appreciable in
crease. Including horses, mules,
mich COWS, beef cattle, sheep
and swine, there were on Jan
Iuary 1, 1915, TIP, 900 more
farm animals in the United
States than on January l, 1914.
The increase in the total value
was $78,024,000 or 1.3 per cent.
1t is quite true that this increase
is not yet proportional to the in
crease in population, which is APP
p~roXimately 2 per cent; but the
fact that there is an increase
that the tide seems definitely to
have turned, is regarded as a
sufficient answer to alarming ex-
aggerations and misleading fig
ures.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-02-12
Civil Service Examination.
CLERK-CARRIER.

An examination for clerk and
:arrier will be held at the post Of
flee in this city on Feb. 81, 1915.
Age limit, IS to 45 years on the
examination. Married women
will not be admitted to the exam
ination. This prohibition, how
ever, does not apply to women
who are divorced or those who
separated from their husbands
and support themselves, but they
are eligible for appointment only
as clerk.
Applicants must be physically
sound, and male applicants must
be not less than 5 feet 4 inches in
height in bare feet, and weight
not less than 1876 pounds without
overcoat or hat.
For application blanks and for
full information relative to the
examinations, qualifications, du-
ties, salaries, vacations, promo
lions, ETC., address Immediately
E. A. SLUSHER,
Secretary, Board of Civil Service
Examiners, Post office, Lex
ington, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-02-12
a later period.

1t is not at all certain whether
Hippocrates was acquainted with
the juice of the poppy. Accord
ing to Wootton, he refers to a
substance called mecon to which
he attributes a purgative as well
as narcotic action. Some think
that it was opium others believe
that he was referring to another
plant. In any case, he made but
very little use of the drug. The
first authentic reference to the
milky juice Of the poppy we find
by Theophrastus at the begin
ming of the third century B. c.,
when he speaks of it as mecQn-
ion. Scribonius Largus, in bis
Compositions Medicamentor-
um," about the year 40 Of the
present era, describes the meth
cd of procuring opium from the
capsules Of the poppy, and about
the year II Of the same cen
fury Dioscorides makes a dis
tinction between the juice of the
capsules and the extract of the
whole plant. He describes the
method Of incising the capsules
and refers to authorizations Of the
drug with the milky juices of
other plants so that it is evident
that the collection of opium was
quite an industry in Asia
Minor at that time. Pliny devo-
ties some space to a description
of opium and it's medicinal use,
and the drug is mentioned re-
peatedly by CELSIUS in the first
century and by numerous other
Latin writer's. Galen spoke en-
Enthusiastically of the virtues Of