davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-20
fine FOR RHEUMATISM!
Musterole Loosens up Those Stiff
Joints-Drives Out Pain

You'll know why thousands use NUS
TEROLE once you experience the glad
relief 1t gives.
Get jar at once from the nearest drug
store. 1t is a clean, white ointment made
with the oil of mustard. Better than a
mustard plaster and does not blister.
Brings ease and comfort while it is being
rubbed on.
MUSTEROLE is recommended by doc
tors and nurses. Millions of jars are
used annually for Bronchitis, Group. Stiff
Neck. Asthma. Neuralgia. Congestion,
Pleurisy. rheumatism, Lumbaeo, Pains
and Aches of the Back or Joints. Sprains.
Sore Muscles, Bruises, ChHDlains, Frosted
Feet, Colds Of the Chest Git often pre-
vents Pneumonia).
At your druggists. in &c. and SOC. jars,
$3.50
Be sure you. get the genuine MIS-
TEROLE. Refuse imitations-get what
Cleveland. Ohio.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-20
GRAND CHAPTER OF
MAINE 0. E. s., MAY
25-26, PORTLAND

The 23rd annual session of the
Grand Chapter. Order of the Eastern
Star of the State of Maine, will be in
Masonic Temple. Portland, May %
and &c, and the following is tn. .,ro-
gram:
Tuesday at 10 A. M.-Opening cere-
mony; roll call of grand officers; ad-
dress of welcome. Mrs. Ida Nelson,
W. Nj. of Iona Chapter, No 21: re-
sponse. Mrs. Lillian u. Paine, associ-
ate grand matron; address of grand
matron: address of grand patron; re-
ports Of grand secretary and treas
fund; reports OF committee on re.
turns; reports Of committee on Gre
dentials.
Tuesday ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tior
Of ritualistic work by Marion Chapter
of Gardiner; report of committee or
finance; election of officers
Observation-Disclosures Of grand rep
resentatives: address by associate
grand patron, James A. Archibald; re-
port of standing committees; report
Of special committees: miscellaneous
business. unfinished business, install
lation of officers.
On the evening Of May "a there will
be a reception in the Congress Square
Hotel from 8 to 10 to the grand Off
GERS. The credential committee will
be in session to receive credentials al
the Congress Square Hotel Monday
evening. May "a. until 10, and it is
desired that as many as possibly car
will present their credentials at this
time. The committee will be in ses.
sion in Masonic Temple at S45 May
Is. The committee is Annette H
Hooper. Emma r. Bradbury, NJ Eliz.
abeth Leach.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-20
RAILROAD, BANKING
AND INSURANCE COS /.
and THEIR TAXH

Washington, May 1917 $500, 0O0s
900 collected annually for purely stat
purposes in the Southern and South
western states, railroad, banking ane
insurance companies especially, pay AZ
per cent-about $12O,000,000, and. q
that sum, railroads pay almost has
These and other extensive statistic
details of taxation in the section nam
ed We're disclosed today in the hla
portion of report by the old bureis
of Corporations submitted to PreSj
dent Wilson. Other portions on taxi
ton in other sections of the countrj
have been published previously. I'd
days report covers Virginia. We}
Virginia, North and South Carolin3
Georgia. Florida. Kentucky. Temej
see, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkana
Louisiana. oklahoma and Texas.
All the reports have empha45
the lack of uniformity in taxing col
porations in various states and b
tween classes of corporations in q
same state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-20
WAR BEING RUN
sssS
ON METH0DICAL PHI

(Associated Press Cofresh0na ene
London. May 5.-"Thissin Inetns
ical war;" writes an Engl1 Dtd
who served in several. m 60
paigns and also in the SoptH Afrf
War. and who is now - the A
near Ypres. TN South sAfficas
explains, I'VE rode gai1y@ out tn
morning never knowing Whethef
would meet an enemy over the
hill or never see one all day:
we go to fight by the 6 o'clock on
bus from Vlamerunghe. We knew Il
we shall be in the firing line at q cei
tain hour and out of it at another.
is all cut and dried.
THE Germans are even more mt
thodical. There is town about tv
miles behind our line that they she
regularly every Sunday from II TO
and every Wednesday from l to 90
and at no other time. This has goI
on for months"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-20
LIFE OF INTERNED
BRITISH At CRON-
G|NGEN, HOLLAND

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
London. May 1.-THE Rev. A. A.
Pfanstiehl of Chicago. who is in Hol-
land giving a series Of lectures on the
United States, sends the following ac-
count Of his visit to the internment
camp at Grongingen, Holland. where
the men Of the British Naval Brigade
have been informed since their retreat
from Antwerp over the Dutch border.
1.-The men are fortunate in being
placed in Grongingen. 1t is an old
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-20
HANDSOME COLLECTION 4
OF PANAMA WOODS

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
Panama. May 1.-When Henry Pei
tier Of the United States Departmen
of Agriculture, was in Panama earl
this year he made large collectio
of the native woods. A similar col
lection now will be made and. sent
the Smithsonian Institute at Washing
ton which has accepted the gift frol
the Republic Of Panama. &
The collection consists Of nearly
hundred different kinds of woods
many Of them rare specimens. III
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-20
.KIKuYU CoNTROvER-
SY IN CHURCH OF
ENGLAND SETTLED

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
London. May 6.-The Kikuyu Con-
troversy, which threatened year ago
to disrupt the Church of England,
has been settled here with hardly a
ripple, so petty has the fight between
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-29

Marie was off today. sir, and nobody
Else could get anything out of her
She claims she had a letter of intro
1uction to you from your Paris part
ner, NJ. Rivard.'
"Has Rivard lost his mindY' mutter-
ed Martin Was she old or young or
pretty or what?'
II couldn't say, sir. You can't some
times always tell with them French
ladies'. sir.
"a letter from Riyard?' muttered
Martin Il don't believe II. He's new
or given any one Il letter to me with
out tipping me off Johnson. hand me
that fat red book in the lower right
hand corner there
gan turning over the leaves rapidly, OBJ
serving:
You know, Johnson. it's easier to
read French than to speak ii"
80 | understand, sir returned the
butler
"Beauelair, Beauville-oh, here she
is, Beaurien. No. she is not A fake,
Johnson. Just as ! supposed. The
Countess de Beaurien is seventy years
old, and at her death the title be-
comes extinct. Was the lady this aft
ernoon as old as seventy. JohnsonT
"Oh, no, sir, Not at all. sir
Are you sure she asked for me and
not Mr.. Rodney"
Quite sure. sir. Miss Grayson was
here, sir. and can tell you. We had a
time of IL"
"Sone lady going into business to do
America or the Americans" was Mr..
Martins inward comment Anybody
else:'' he added aloud.
Eyes. sir" said Johnson; Mrs. Chey
semore. She left the blank for the Y.
VI. {. \. subscription.
Il hope you remember that I'm al
ways out for her. Johnson
Mr.. Martin thought It really a little
shameful how many times this pious
lady came to see him.
"And who clse2 Give me that tray"
Mr.. Martin took the saiyer and peefed
beneath the rims OF his glasses at the
bits Of pastebaard. ambrose Peale, =
lie read, press representative Belle Of
of Broadway eempany."
"N0w " BIO was that. John-onf"
"He was calling on Mr.. Rodney, sir,
said johnson. Hes been here several
times, but never left his card before"
\ press agent from Broadway
show after Rodney? The young mans
father groaned inwardly. '-Oh. Lord, . he
thought, what nextYr Visions Of breach
OF promise. OF blackbird dinners. OF
even elopements, flashed through his
mind This settled IL. Rodney simply
must be anchored somehow.
Is Mr.. Rodney In, JohnsonY waa
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-29
pl9,ILCGEE

Did Won cFcr iselT - C success
frt eomb;na.fea o. {eve ca7 bHsi-
ness2 Protobfy not Ten. here
is the Opportunity 10 learn yusf
hon, it can be done. The greatest
force in modern commercial life
has undoubtedly been sholyR to be
effective advertising, and in thia
interesting narrative you will see
how this fact comes into oper-
alton. Based on one of the most
popular plays of the year, this
story will be read with interest by
the business man, the ambitious
youth and the trusfJui young girl
who looks at life with more or
less of perplexity. 1t is a story
that reveals how the spirit of
nope oVerconies the deepest de-
SPAR, even when the outlook is
most disheartening. 1t combines
the practical with The sentimental
affairs of business and home life
and at the same time running
through it is a vein of hunlor t1,-
ressti5fe in its appeal The
characters are true to life, and
Inc net result of Their activities
IS that yoa should never acknowt-
edge defeat while you have a
breath 10 breathe.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-29

this encOura cement And stunning
too. The French always are. don't you
thinks And she had on a duck of n
dress. She walked straight In and
looked straight at me and began to
jabber like streak Of lightning. The
French fairly lew out of her mouth
told her il wss impossible for her to
see Mr. Martinathat be was confined
to the house by a severe attack Of govt.
and couldn't she leave her mesSageT''
And did sheF'
well. her message sounded some,
thing like this; neutrality-suspicious.
sieurmartinaproposdesAFFAlRES. Je.
suisriehemaisonpeuttonjourSetreplus
RICHIE. Sijepouvaisobtenirle
avOnmartinpourlafra neeeaserai unehelle
AFFAIRE. ,ledonneraieinQuante
francSpour cetteAGGENCE. sss'"
MIR. Martins mouth fell apen with
amused astouishmeut during this ii.
rade. He had once met young wo-
man who could make noise like sara
Bernharlt without knowing more than
half a dozen words of French. But
Mary Grayson beat her
We'll, well. laughed Mr.. Martin;
its a wonderful language, French"
Isn't it" said Mary. $50 finally we
tried signs and pantomime / made
wild, sweeping gesture ut her to show
that you were out. She ratified ON
worse than before. Then | pretended
Johnson was you. Mr. Martin. and |
showed him out of the door and shrek.
ed 'outr Sometimes II you talk loud
enough 1t seems as If they might I'M
derStand you. but this one didn't, And
then she began TO act at Johnson and
me too. She evidently wanted TO know
when you'd be back, whereupon | ran
over to the clock and pointed violently
to the figure s.
Il told Johnson never to let her in
again unless Marie was here to inter
pref her, said Mary In conclusion.
quite right said Mr.. Martin. by
the way" he added eying his pretty
secretary shrewdly, do you think she
was after Rodney? Was she young
enough for thaty'
Some women are never too old for
that, are they. Mr., Martini she said
eoOlly.
lie glanced at her furtively a mo-
ment, as she patted back her hair. look.
ing pleasantly at the cracking fire
There had been a time in those early
days. when she had first come to him.
to try her hand AT secretaryShip,
when she had reminded him alternate
" of her two parents. Il was in loyalty
to one of them that he had given her
chance. Sometimes. in fash. there
would he a curiously vivid suggestion
of her mother III her-something In the
way she raised her head and looked at
him, sound in the tone of her voice
as she said good morning. Such mo-
ments, for long time, gave old Mar
tin sharp pang that he could not ig-
more even In his inmost heart. Then
k!ere was that even sharper twinge,
and a curiously less pleasant one, when
she reminded him OF her father. He
had been a handsome dog In his day,
Rob Grayson-there was no denying
that
An idea was taking shape In Mr..
Martins brain pan; If only he could
put ii over.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-29

taking. He did not run into debt now.
nor oyerdraw his allowance. or at anv
rate hot very much he had never done
so much. and in college he bad got
fairly good marks. as nearly as his
father could make out, ana had won his
degree Of A. L. without too obvious diff
hculty. Didn't the precious sheepskin
hang framed on the wall of his room.
surrounded by a veritable picture gal
lery of college glee clubs and elevens
and ninesf Cyrus Martin had been
eredibly Informed that you could not
actually graduate from Harvard or Yale
or Princeton without some portion of
mentality. Where did it show itself i'm
Rodney? As a boy he had had his
flashes of cleverness and wit: what
propensity had been revealed Ia themi
Ransaeking his memories. old Martin
could not remember what they were,
had they been merely the subjective
readings of fond parents minds? Why
was Rodney so different from old
Clark's boy Ellery?
Well. perhaps Clark was a good deal
u a tIAdtANt III tAAiH iuSNNllte. AldElll
must call the bluff and win cut some
how iii the matter of this bet or his
life would not be worth living.
He rang the bell sharply for johnson
his butler prepared to have a pretty
sharp twinse Of govt if the summons
was not promptly answered?
Any one call this afternoon, John.
SOM he asked. when that silent footed
dignitary appeared.
johnson took a silver tray from the
table near the hail door and glanced
downward at it sti1iy.
The Countess de Beaurien," he said
impassiyely.
who's she9" asked Mr. Martin
81 don't know, sir She couldn't
speak word of anything but French.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-29

To John Clark Esq, Soap Worls, New
York. n. Y:
Dear Sir-Confirming our conversation
Of even date l send you q line to record
the bet made this morning between us
Ia re our sons, Eliery Clark and Rodney
Martin respectively-nam that if my
boy, by his own unaided efforts, isn't
making more money at the end of a year
from Nov. i next than your boy makes,
l pay you thirty thousand dollars $50
oo0) in cash; and if he is, then you pay
that sum to me; the books of their several
business concerns, duly audited, to be the
deciding factor Yours very truly,
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-29

said. that my education has been neg
iected. 1 regret that was not better
educated. ma am be said 70 me.
Mary went on IN imitation Of John
sons inimitabie manner. Nothing
ike this has ever happened 70 me be
fore. miss, but | can't make her com
prehend anything | say. She just sits
and waits.
What was she like?" demanded Mr.
Martin, laughing too
@Well. she was really rather fascinat
Ing" Mary began, taking her cue from
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-29

boy, by his own unalded efforts, ism
making more money at the end of a year
from Nov i next than your boy makes,
| pay you thirty thousand dollars $780,
0W in cash; and if he is, then you pay
that sum to me: the books of their several
business concerns duly audited, to be the
deciding factor. Yours very truly,
eGot thatf" he added, darling a keen
glance at Mary beneath his thick eye
brows.
yes, Mr.. Martin" said that young
lady in a voice which she was evident
ly trying to make as colorless as pos
sible.
well, what do you think of it?'' de-
manded MIR. Martin, breaking a short
pause.
81 think Mr.. Rodney has more brains
than you give him credit for" said
Mary impulsively.
''Oh, you do, do your
Eyes, sir, do But isn't $50 600 a
good deal of money to lose on bet =?
Somebody always loses, you know.
And Mr. Rodney has never had any
business experience to speak of. You
NOuiuH ntFt nm III yohi bNH WI ASt
you know"
"Of course | wouldn't / didn't want
Rod posing there as the boss son. in
terfering With the good discipline Of
the establishment Besides, | didn't
want them all down there to see what
a nincompoop he was in business I've
got more pride than that.
Aren't yor a little hard ON Rodney.
Mr.. Martin? r asked Mary gently.
Are you little sweet on Rodney,
Miss Mary?" retorted the soap king
GRIZZLY.
She had her head bent over her
work, and be couldn't see her features
during this eolloquy. He would have
to carry the plummet line a little
deeper.
Because If you are" he went on,
Il warn you. you'll have to marry him
for love. He'll get no money from me
unless he makes good. | shall make a
will leaving him only an annuity, the
principal to 90 to charity when he has
idied himself into his grave, and III
see to ii that the annuity isn't quite
enough for two, let me tell yoa. let
alone a family Of kids. ! don't pro.
pose to have him or lot OF worthless
grandbrats making ducks and brakes
Of my money when I'm gone.
IL See said Miss Grayson. "Ot
course it's none of my business. Any
thing else. sirf'
A motor bus screeehing along out
side came TO a full stop at the corner
Mr.. Martin. who had begun 70 pace
the room as he talked. forgetting his
convenient or ineouyenient govt. lin.
gered at the window and saw two
women alight AID stand talking IN
definitely on the sidewalk. In one Of
the window panes where the curtains
aarkened II aud made a mirror he
could see Mary's pretty head droop
ing little. giving her body sudden
II pensive air as she gazed abstract
edly into the dying fire. He turned
and spoke again and was pleased tc
see that she started involuntarily.
"wouid you mind ringing for John
son, my dear?" be asked. more pleas
antiy.
Putnam patriot., 1915-10-29
CHAPTER II.
The Course of True Love.

thc No5i 30 " 'iNS 1870
wv yELL. if you're ready, my
M dear. here goes, Mr. Mar
w tin began brislly to his ste
nographer, Mary Grayson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04
COUNCIL
ITansacts Routine Business IN:
Guiding The Granting Of Var.
ious Kinds of licenses. \

Routine business inclua Ing the
granting OF pool rootz bowling
and restaurant license was transacted
10y The city council Friday night An
members were present except Council-
man Lee Stout. "a
4 a committee on the ask d-for fran
Ichise Of the Home Gas Company re-
ported that II was not ready to report
Bills TO the aggregate amount Of a.
most $24, 900 were allowed. They In.
sclude q large sum to the Llten Bridge
Company which Is compl citing the new
Fourth street bridge. u
Abill OF Mrs. Mary Hugh amounting
to; $50 was referred to the finance com.
n1ittee.
Bills were ordered to, be made oui
and sent TO persons owing the city for
paving and sidewalks.
It was reported that Murdoch ave.
nue. had been paved.
W. N. B. Sine was granted permis:
sion to erect a garage on Seventh
street.
"A communicate from the state
board Of health Of West Virginia was
read. 1t stated that DR.. IA. =. Sloan
and Otto r. Sartor had been named
on the city board OF health.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04
N|E|IlJS|E
of the Electro Magnet IN the
Treatment OF Diseasesis
Made by Germans.

(Correspondence Of Associated Pressl
number Of o medical publicati ion de-
scribes a new use OF the electro-mag-
net In the reatment Of disease. The
method Is the result Of the work Of
Professor Bayr. Of leipzig. The treat.
ment. which is employed In diseases
of the intestines and In diagnosis;
consists o.; the introduc ton into the
intestines OF a harmless iron prepar-
alton, upon which the magnet applied
to the ADD omen, exercises its attrac-
ton in such q manner as to effect
desired changes Of position Of the az
fected tract. These changes are so
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

e5o.26. but Il was mere change in
bookkeeping ana WINS obtained By the
transfer nom The liabilities to the
assets SIDE OF the ledger Of the balance
IN the hnnds Or dishufsins oiilrcfs,
and the government banlr-not redcnn-
ton fund, both q which lind alWslxs
been ecognized IS liabilities BY The
government md also Of including sil-
yer pliion and minor coins. none o.
which had ever been counted on the
assets side 81 the ledger The point
lam e5lp sixthk Is that the sepubIi-
cans IN Congress ana the American
people have q right to know what
amount is to be spent for preparedness
and what amount Is TO be spent for
making up the defirit IN the treasury
ialeradS existing, and to have the pre-
paredness funds kept separate and
distinct 50 far as practicable from
other expenidt Of the cove nment
Those people who favor free trade. as
well as those who favor pgotection.
those who favor economy IN appro-
priations as we'll as those who favor
pork barrel appropriat lions, are all
entitled TO know how the application
of their theorie has worked out.
The Ohio River.
Speaking. Of pork barrel, am
satisfied an EFFORT VIM be made to de-
priye waterway projects Of support.
Iagree with fSenat tor Burton that there
are a lot of Mud creek and Coon Hol-
low run pro- that should not again
receive support But improvements
on great; waterways like the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers now progressing
should certainly be permit tied to 60 on.
] shall do everything I can to procure
the continuation U Y of these improve
Secretary Nc Adoo's Plan and West
Virginia Products.
do not think the plan suggested
by the secretary Of the treasury Of tax
| ing oil ana gasol line and reducing the
minimum Of the income tax so as to
hit the citizen Of small income will
receive very hearty ation IN
West Virginia. rs hard to under
stand why sparti ocular industry con-
fined to q few states has to be picked
out and Disseminated against when
| 1t comes to raising revenue. 1t Is true
that It looks as if. should the Demo
Gratis remain In power much longer,
Ieveryone will be taxed, but still we
want at least to wait for our turn.
I i believe the secretary''s plan will be
igreatly altered before 1t Is enacted
into law. q 4
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

considerable that they cannot only b.
felt. but can be observed.
The process CAN be controlled With
the help Of the Ro6ntGen rays. since
the ir6n-co dining tract Il plhiniy
deiimitsd IN the rays. The presence
extent and Ioeat iph q Intestinal adbe'
sion can be plainll cb served mai King
the proc ess Of great dIas ostic value.
The magnet can be aIso used IN dis:
eases Of the stonia Oh md the psFtstal:
tic motion can BE excit e1 by electro
magnetic massage
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04
moss
(Contintied from mage 1 i

points somewhat to the possession OF
this motive by his secretary Of the
treasury, but we should not condemn
without clear proof.
Every thinking citizen must be for
greater preparedness. BY this 7 do
not mean that he must necessarily
be for the particular plan outlined by
President Wilson or Secretary Nc
Adoo, but in this period Of awful
carnage which almost all the other
great nations Of the world are seri-
pusly involved and in which the dire