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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
ECZEMA On LITTLE
GIRLS FACE
Very infamed and Red Looking
Itcaed and Burned Badly Die
Not Sleep Well, Used Cuticura
Soap ard Ointment. Face Cleared.

3 Windsor ave. LIST LINN, Mass
Ny "f ci-.s face broke oG. frs as
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
Salnple Each Free by Mail

Aitaoa- Cutcura SOAP f25c.) ana Cut-
cG'a 0i";,1n3i Soc are sold everywhere
tol nay t-y hem before son buy them.
me sample each with sop. :;Aln Book OF
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-23
Statistics Of Building & Engineering
Operations in New England.

Compiled by the F. W. Dodge Company
Contra cts awarded to
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-01

girl had lunch together, usually after
pay day. Their companiOnship had
come to mean a good deal to them.
Molly was not an educated girl, but
she had that simplicity and charm
that are the fruits Of a sweet and hap
by nature. The first time John in
vited her to his mothers apartment
to tea on a Sunday afternoon Mrs.
Barrett knew that the die was cast.
John, DEAR" she said that night,
looking at him searchingly. els
she-?" and she could get no fur
ther, but cried on his shoulder.
They loved with all the frankness
of 81. They knew that they would
always mean everything to each 9TH
er. John asked Molly to marry him.
She refused. And when they had
talked things over John saw it in the
same light.
Your mother talks about you all
the time" said the girl she couldn't
support herself on that little income.
1t makes it impossible for the present,
dear"
"She could live with us"
Molly shook her head. She was
wise enough to know the impractical
bility of that suggestion.
But l shall get on with the firm.
In a few years shall be getting $35,"
John urged.
And then Molly expoUnded the sit
uation to him as impassively as if she
were discussing an abstract PROPOSE
ton. She had steeled herself to this
on that night when she had decided
that she must give up John forever.
And it was that uncanny cOIdness
that engraved the truth on Johns
heart.
If he married her he must give up
forever his hopes of becoming a doc
tor. 1t meant all Johns future. It
meant his mothers happiness. And
she would not sacrifice John to their
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-01
She sobbed as II

her heart was broken.
John put the situation up to a
friend as an abstract proposition.
81 should advise you'll mean the
man you are telling me OTTO see his
lawyer" he said. ct is often posi-
BILE to anticipate a legacy, and if your
mothers annuity does not cease with
her death the reversiOn would have a
certain cash value at present. That
is my advice. See your lawyer"
+ John got cold comfort from his
lawyer. Come back in six months"
was all he would say. 'Tl see what
l can do then"
And for six dreary months John
waited He saw Molly each day, but
she passed him now with only cold
little bow. There was worse to come.
One day, at the end of the six months,
the president called John into his Of
flee.
eve have been hard hit by the
financial depression, Barrett" he
said. 81 am sorry, but we are laying
off all the men we can do without,
and naturally we are keeping our old
est members.
John understood. He conjured up
his last smile and left the Office.
Molly had promised to meet him
the following Sunday to say gOod-by.
On the Saturday afternoon John
went to his lawyer, flaming with in
dignatiOn. He demanded a plain
answer to the proposition he had sug-
gested six months before.
John" said the lawyer, placing a
hand on either shoulder of the young
man, your father has been dead just
year yesterday"
81 know" John interposed.
John, there was a clause in his
will, known to your mother but not
to you. He wanted you to become a
man to gain knowledge Of life. You
were to leave college in the event of
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-16
As Seeing the Invisible.

No great purpose has ever been achieved by any individual until his spirit has first gone out into some wilderness solitude and there discov- cred it's native strength, it's absolute invincibility when it relies upon no help but that of God. This is the experience of all the greatest among men. They go apart from their fei- lows for awhile, like Moses, into the land of Midian, or like our Lord him self into the wilderness, or like St. Paul into the Arabian desert. and there. in solitary communion with God. from that highest of all compan- ionships, they drink in strength to fit them for the work of our lives. Alone with God. they see visions which fill their souls. visions which never fade afterward even in the light of common day, but which serve as beacon lights to guide them. through storm and darkness, till the purpose of their lives is fulfilled Edwin H. Bland
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-16

opposition between the sentiments of the royal pair.
 ''As soon as she had got rid Of the Austrian, saw her highness fix her eyes upon me with look which plain ly intimated that she had something of importance to say to me. Accord ingly l contriyed to shake on the min. ister of justice, who had button holed me directly We left the table. and edged my way cautiously towards the princess.
 She received me at first with we'll acted indifference. but as soon as slight movement of the crowd had left us alone for moment. she bent to- wards me and addressed me in these significant words:
 Pardon me, monsieur, but if you have anything which you wish to put away in safety, do not remain here another moment
 "I was overwhelmed, as you may imagine. at this proof of her acquaint- ance with the transaction at the din ner-table, and it was with difficulty that l restrained myself from allowing my dismay to be visible At the same time the serious character of the warning which she had given me served to increase the uneasiness which l had labored under for some time. l bowed grayely to show that understood what to do, and after al lowing short time to elapse, so as to prevent remark, l made my way to where Prince George was standing. and asked permission to retire.
 The prince was engaged at the mo- ment in talking to Staroyitch himself It was of course a breach Of etiquette for me to leave before his highness himself withdrew, but he graciously accepted the excuse which l had pre- pared, and made no effort 10 detain me
 T fancied that caught look in the prime ministers eye, as if he would have liked to accompany me. but 1t was of course impossible for him to
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-16

make the suggestion; and went out of the room, escorted by an equerry.
 Tn the vestibule of the palace I paused to put on an overcoat.
 As was drawing 1t on the equerry who had followed me made the remark almost in the same words which you have used this evening:
 Pardon, baron, but there is a white thread on the back of your coat
 'I thanked him, and turned the coat over to look for it. On the back found a long piece of cotton. It was ordinary enough in appearance. but when I took hold of one end to remove it, I found to my surprise that it was firmly attached to the material of the coat
 My tailor must be a very careless fellow I muttered, as I broke it of short. It must have come througt from the lining
 'J drew the coat on again, think ing no more of this trivial incident, said goodnight to the equerry. and started to walk home by myself There was a bright moon, but the streets were deserted, unusually so. consid- ering,th the hour was by no means a late one.
 When l had proceeded some dis tance, however, I perceived in front of me a miserable-looking creature on crutches. with a bandage over one eye, who boldly stopped me. and began to beg for aims.
 While l was trying to shake him on. another man came up from behind. He paused moment. as if to ascer- tain what was the matter, whereupor the beggar left me. and commenced to assail the newcomer. I seized the opportunity to make my escape, ard reached my house without further ia- cident
 But the events of this night were not over. As soon as I got in, went straight to my safe, and locked away the mysterious packet which had been confded to me by M. Starovitch. As i did so I observed that the envelope was sealed with yellow wax, bearing the Russian imperial arms. I then sat down to a quiet game of chess with my attache, to tranquilize my nerves before going to bed.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-16

the floor. in the center of a crowd of attendants, lay the man who had sat at the dinnertable with me an hour before, still extended on the shutter on which he must have been brought there from the scene of the crime. and literally weltering in his blood Some Of his clothes had been removed and flung into a corner, when I arrived. and doctor, who must have preceded me by barely a minute. vas turning over the body of the unconscious man, in his search for the fatal wound.
 "1 was just in time to see it-a hide ous pit in the back, into which could have thrust my two fingers. and from which the thick black blood began to ooze afresh as the doctor shifted the position of the victim.
 T turned my eyes away. with a feeling of sickness. while the doctor began to call for lint and warm Wa ter. A child could have seen that no remedies were destined to be of the slightest avail As my averted gaze ''NNN 'NtAd tit udlss lt was ar rested by the pile of clothing which l have already mentioned.
 Something which couh not under stand drew me towards these blood stained garments with a horrible fas- cination. The overcoat, coat and wsistcoat of the murdered man had apparently been stripped on together. and lay on the floor at the foot of the stairs in a confused heap l stepped towards the spot slowly and looked round No one was observing my movements: every eye was turned on the dying man. W'ta my foot softI; turned over the clothes, till came to the overcoat- As I did so, suddenly caught sight of something which caused me to gasp and reel back as if I had been struck a blow.
 There, on the back, within an inch Of the bloody rent made by the as- sassins knife, was long white thread, identical in every respect with the one which l had found on my own coat within the very hour,
 Urged by a terrible suspicion. l bent down hastily and snatched at the thread. It was firmly fastened to the cloth,
 Tn the meantime a commotion had
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-16

We naa been playing for some time. and l was just developing my final attack on his position, when we were disturbed by loud commotion in the street outside. l cannot explain why 1t was, but this noise caused me the most dreadful shock l sprang to my feet, pushing away the board. and commanded the attache to go out and ascertain the meaning of the disturb. ance
 He came back in a minute or two. looking as white as the chessmen he had been playing with.
 Sir he cried hoarsely, M. Staro- witch has just been assassinated. {. They are carrying the body home
 "A groan of horror escaped my lips. | snatched my hat and coat and began to put them cn.
 Where are you going? demanded Montalembert, in surprise. Montalem- bert was the young mans name.
 T made no reply. and he quickly prepared himself. We left the house arm-in-arm, and ten minutes walk brought us to the prime minister's of- ticial residence.
 The street outside the building was blocked by an immense crowd, which broke out every moment into fierce groans. As l came nearer 1 could make out that one part of the crowd was grooming for Austria, while the other was grooming for Russia. On one point they were evidently agreed. namely. the political significance to be attached to the crime which had just taken place.
 The police on guard at the en- trance were at first reluctant to let ne pass. without consulting their chief, who had not yet arrived. But I knew the character of these men, and a handful of roubles soon gained me ad- mittance
 Inside the spacious entrance hall ! encountered a frightful spectacle. On
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-16
IN A SHADOW Tea Drinker Feared Paralysis.

Steady use of either tea or coffee as the poison (caffeine) contained in these beverages acts with more po- tency in some persons than in others.
 T was never a coffee drinker." writes an III. woman, but a tea drink CT. I was very nervous, had frequent spells of sick headache and heart trouble. and was subject at times to severe attacks of bilious collie.
 No end of sleepless nights-would have spells at night when my right side would get numb and jingle like . thousand needles were pricking my flesh. At times I could hardly put my tongue out of my mouth and my right eye and ear were affected.
 The doctors told me to quit using tea, but thought I could not live with out it-that it was my only stay. I had been a tea drinker for twenty-five years; was under the doctors care for fifteen.
 About six months ago, finally quit tea and commenced to drink Postum. T have never had one spell of sick headaches since and only one light attack of bilious collie. Have quit hay ing those numb spells at night, sleep well and my heart is getting stronger all the time"
 Name given by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich. Read 'The Road to Melville" in pkgs.
 Postum comes in two forms:
 Postun Cereai-the original form must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack ages.
 Instant Postum-a soluble powder dIssolves quickly in a cup of hot wa ter, and. with cream and sugar, makes a delicious beverage instantly, BOG and soc tins.
 Both kinds are equally delicious and cost about the same per cup.
 There's a Reason for Postum.
 sold by Grocers
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-16

.. HVLdHItI. NHtuHIdtIC paIns. SUE fered ten months. I was treated by physician. but found no relief until started to use Oodd's Kidney Pills, now feel that I am permanently cured by the use of Oodd's Kidney Pills"
 Dodd's Kidney Pills. soc per box at your dealer or Oodd's Medicine Co, Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household Hints. also music of National Anthem (English and German words) ana re- cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent free.-Adv.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-16
Important 10 Mothers
Work of Torpedoes.

Torpedoes cost over 5000 each;
 consequently they are not discharged unless there is a fair chance Of hitting the object aimed at. So far the yes sels hit by torpedOes have been sta tionary CT only moving slowly; but it is probable that as the crews of sub marines become more expert they will be able 10 hit a warship occasionally when she is moving at a high speed.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-16
CUTlCURA COMPLEXIONS
Are Usually Fresh and Clear, Soft and
 Veiyety. Try One.

The Soap to cleanse and purify. the Ointment to soothe and heal. Thus these supercreamy emollients promote and maintain the natural purity and beauty of the skin, scalp. hair and hands under conditions which if neg lected might disfigure them.
 Sample each free by mail with Book Address postcard. Cuticura. Dept. KY. Boston. Sold everywhere-Adv
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-16

Backache and burning in the stem of the Blad- der, which was sore and had a constant hurting all the time broken sleep, tired feel ing, nervousness. puff ed and swollen eyes.
 shortness of breath and
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-16
a niHeFepre

Does Mrs. Holdup play bridge?" No: she works t"-Baltimore American.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-16
Definition,

She-What did you call bachelors, He-Men who have contemplated matrimony.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-05-16
ovERWoRK and KIDNEY TROUBLE

Mir. James Mcdaniel. Oakley. Ky. writes: T overworked and strained myself. which brought on Kidney and Bladder Disease. My symptoms were
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-03-02

Judge Revokes a Testament In Favor
OF Widow.

Sioux Falls, March 2.-That a will
is revoked by the subsequent mar
rage OF the t~estator was the decision
in al interesting will contest ease in
McCook county. The probating of
the will of Harmon Damon, a wealthy
business man who died recently, was
resisted by the widow of Mr.. Damon
on the ground that, from a legal
standpoint. the will was revoked by
the subsequent marriage of the tes-
tator. The evidence showed that
when the will vas executed Mr.. Da-
mon was a single man. his first wife
having died prior to the making of
the will. Further evidence showed
that when he afterward married for
the second time he made no provision
for his second wife by way of a mar
riage settlement. and she was not in
any manner mentioned in the will,
Judge Butterfield of the county court
who heard the case. decided in favor
of the widow. holding the will was
revoked and denied IL probate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-03-02
NOT AN ISOLATED CASE


This Madison mans story given
here is not an isolated case by any
means; week after week, year after
year. u neighbors are telling sim
liar good news.
Price Hughes, engineer c.. M. &
st. p. Ry., Fourth street and Jose
phine avenue, Madison. says: Il
was in bad shape as the result of an
attack of kidney trouble which was
brought on, l think, by constant jolt
ing and sitting in the cab of my en-
CINE. l had a dull pain across my
back which was particularly severe
at night and my rest was greatly
broken. If had to do much stoop-
ing or lifting while at work ii in
creased the misery. | was told about
Doan's Kidney Pills being good fol
such trouble and began using them
They helped me at once. / have ad-
vised many suffering from kidney
trouble to use Doan's Kidney Pills
as they are the only sure medicine
know Of"
Price so cents, at all dealers. DOM
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-thessame thai
Mr.. Hughes had. Foster-Milburr
Co.. Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-03-02
Inc Substitution.

1t is a we'll known fact that both
Sir Arthur Sullivan and Sir w. S.
Gilbert had a horror of the titles of
their operas becoming known until the
very night of their performance. This
fear that they might be forestalled
created considerable confusion at the
initial production of "%lolanthe; or. The
Peer and the Peri The opera was
rehearsed for weeks under the title
of "Perola." Ii was only Mt the dress
rehearsal that the company vas in
structed to substitute the name 10
ianthe for that OF perola wherever
ii occurred i'm the text or lyrics. Ii
was no easy task TO replace voeally
and in the dialogue a name of three
syllables for one of four. sullivan.
however. said tmaybe aside to n or
two of the actors who were nervou
go ahead and sing the music. Gil
bert won't be in front" Colbert never
attended the first night. $50 use any
name that you think of first IL yon
are ratified. No one in the audience
will be anv wiser
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-03-02
SELF MURDER
Fred Newbrough, McCook County
Farmer, Shoots Himself with
Rifle.

Salem, March Erred N~ebrough,
a farmer living about five miles north
of Spencer in this county, committed
suicide by shooting himself near the
heart with a 20 caliber rifle. Finan-
cial embarrassment is alleged as the
cause. He was intending TO move to
a farm in Minnesota the first of this
week. but received word that he
could not get the place until April
/. He, therefore. cancelled the order
for his car. 1t was also rumored that
his property was so deeply involved
that his creditors would lot let him
go. He arose in the morning and
SEN his two stepehildren to a neigh
boris home, where he was taking his
meals, telling them he would come
later. He then went upstairs and
shot himself, leaving a note to Mr..
Hoese at Spencer, requesting him to
take charge of the property and pay
certain debts in full and pro rate the
remainder. His wife died last spring
Of tuberculosis.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-03-02
r
Carranza Still Furnishing Priests i'm
Mexico.

Vera Cruz, Mex, March when
the MonteyideO Spanish liner sails
from here tomorrow there will go on
her. deported as undesirable foreign
ers. thirteen priests, all of them
Spanish. They were ent here from
Mexico City, where practically all the
native Catholic clergy are held In
prison by C%arranza.
Gen. Obregon, il is said, arrested
them because OF their failure to de-
liver a half million pesos which he
demanded. Unless Carranza yields to
the American state department, those
priests in prison will remain there. it
is asserted, until they produce the
amount of money demanded.
So far Carranza has shown no sign
of clemency. and in Mexico City the
bitterness engendered between cler-
icals and anticlericals already result
ed in serious demonstrations in
which the military has been used TO
restore order. Four men have been
killed and many wounded.
CarranZa and his official family, ii
is asserted, remain inflexible in their
determination to make the people of
the abandoned capital pay the price
for their fickleness in receiving Villa
and Zapata with open arms. Within
the past seven days Gen. Obregon has
undertaken to collect several million
pesos, saying ii is TO be used to ben
eft the starving civilians. Thus far
he has not succeeded in obtaining il
from the clergy, who insist that they
themselves have not that amount in
cash, and Obregon has refused their
offer to collect il from the people at
large.
The most serious demonstrations
growing out of the arrests of the
priests in Mexico City occurred last
Sunday. Little crowds of Catholics
gathered in various parts of the city,
and in the downtown district a gath
ering made up largely of women be-
gan parading. This crowd was met
by a counter element crying Down
with the church" and Death for the
priests"
Col. Bertrand elbowed his way in
to the struggling mass of people and
was stabbed, but meantime he shot
and killed two men in the Catholic
contingent. Soldiers who had been
called out fired. wounding a number.
Four dead bodies were found later.
Unconlirmed reports reaching here
today are that more rioting is now
in progress.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-03-02
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from The Daily
Leader Files

Miss Annie Pfster arrived from
Flandreau.
Ed JOY of Elk Point. formerly a
brakeman on the S. NJ, is in the city.
Mrs. VIM. Torbert. nee Minnie Ell
lott, departed for Woonsocket this
evening TO make her home there.
Thos. Rae took the first heat in
the bicycle race this afternoon and
pumping out Is miles in exactly 20 ~
minutes. The second runner Lewis
Olson, made 12b miles i'm exactly
80 minutes.
Some sneak thieves have stolen
about 100 bushels of wheat from the
granary of Geo. Melon on his place
four miles south of town. This is
quite a heavy loss to Mr.. Melon as he
was depending upon it to seed his
place.
Miss Frances Walden went to
Sioux Falls today to begin a three
months course In bookkeeping at the
commercial college OF that place.
Miss Walden finds a large and re-
sponsible field open for her in that
line in her fathers office.
The socials at the Presbyterian
church and Odd Fellows hall last
evening were both decided successes.
The programs were more than prom
Used in richness of variety and enter
tainment and both places were
crowded in attendance. The Pres
byterian social realized about $12.
Norman McGillivray and Dan Nc
Rae returned this morning from a
genuine old fashioned Scotch party
given last night by John Mcleod
four miles south of Winfred, in honor
of his brother, Rory Mcleod and
niece, Miss Jessie Mcmillan, who had
lately arrived from Canada and will
soon proceed on their way to their
home in Montana. About fifty friends
and neighbors. mostly Scotch. were
guests and the time was spent In
card playing. telling "auld Scotch
stories" and singing Gaelic songs, far
into the "wee sma' hours o. the
mornin'."