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The Brandon news., 1916-05-04
TAXES THE place OF
DANGEROUS CALOMEL
New Dscove Dodsons Liver Tone Acts Like Cam But Doesn't Gpe
SaNae or Make You SkDont Lose Days Wo-Harmess Liver
Medicine for Men, Women, Children Guarantee!

right up and make you feel fine and vigorous
want you to go back to the store and get your
money. Dodson's Liver Tone is destroying the
sale of calomel because it is real liver medicine;
entirely vegetable. therefore it not salivate or
make you sick.
guarantee that one spoonful of Dodson's Liver
Tone will put your sluggish liver to work and
clean your bowels of that sour bile and constipated
waste which is clogging your system and making
you feel miserable l guarantee that bottle sof
Dodson's Liver Tone will keep your entire family
feeling fine for months. Give it to your children.
1t is harmless; doesn't grpe and they like its pleas
ant taste.-Adv.
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04
Nonsensical.

A naval officer said in a naval argu.
ment at Washington reception:
Some Of these naval critics show
such appalling ignorance of the sim
plest sea terms-their criticisms be-
come in consequence such arrant non.
sense-really, it reminds me Of the
recipe for shirred eggs.
THE humorous recipe for shirred
eggs runs:
Shirred eggs: Take six eggs, peel
carefully, remove the yolks and baste
the whites with No. 40 cotton. Cut
yolks into quarter sections and sew
them to the white at regular inter
walls, fastening with knots Of orange
silk. Gather top edge with pink twine
and draw to circle. Roast before
open gas jet
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04
Honest Tariff.

The Democratic view of the tariff
was possibly best stated by Senator
Underwood. who. as member Of the
house, helped to frame the original
tariff measure. Our tariff" Mr.. I'm
derwood said, has succeeded In pro-
ducing revenue and in reducing the
tariff wall. II there has been mis-
takes made on some points, they have
been mistakes Of the head and not
of the heart"
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04
BAD COMPLEXION MADE GOOD
When All Else Fails, by cutlcura Soap
and OintmeV. Trial Free.

II you are troubled with pimples,
blackheads. redness, roughness, itching
and burning, which disfigure your COM
plexion and skin, Cuticura Soap and
Ointment will do much to help you.
The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04
Not An Ideal Cry.

Those well-meaning persons who
demand a ringing utterance from po-
tential presidential nominees on the
issues Of 1916 would occupy a more
Ineligible position II they would kind
" indicate just what the issues of
1916 will be. Among them, anything
to beat Wilson may leave something to
be desired. d.-Indianapo Star.
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04
That Perpetual Candidate.

It may be stated with accuracy that
there are no candidates at the pres
ent time for the Republican nominar
tion in the usual acceptance Of the
term. Senator Penrose.
Or perhaps he intended to say only
one candidate in an unusual accept
ance of the term. and be the usual
one
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04

placed anywhere, at
tracts and kills eli
dies. Neat, clean, or.
namental, convenient,
cheap. Lasts all
season. M ade OF
metal, can'tspillor tip
over; win not soil on
anything. .
Guaranteed effective.
All dealers oresent
express paid for q. 90.
Ave-, Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04
Not the Gordian Knot.
What is your name, sir?"
my name is Knott Martin, y

w nat IE your HHMU, SIT
my name is Knott Martin, your
honor"
Well, what is it?'
"It is Knott Martin"
mot Martin again! We don't ask
what your name is not, but what it is.
No contempt Of court, sir!"
IF your honor will give me leave,
I'll spell my name"
We'll, spell it."
''K-n-o-double-t, Knott, Martin,
Martin"
"Oh, very well, Mr.. Martin; we are
through 1t now, bat 1t is one OF the
most knotty cases we have had before
us for some time"
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04

"A Baltimore man recently celebrated
the fifteenth anniversary OF his last
bath, and then an unfeeling judge SEN
fenced him to take another.
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04
Timid.

Timid.
why don't you get a porous plaster
for that lame back of yours. 1t cured
you the last time"
~ know it did. That was six months
ago, and / haven't had the nerve to
take the plaster off yet"
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04

with other ships standing by ant'
cameras clicking, what can the captain
81 1 sinking ship do but stand on the
bridge until 1t goes down.
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04

Or course you are entitled to think
what you please, but it isn't always
safe to inflict your thoughts on 9TH
ers
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04

She Would Never Know.
Mother-Young man, don't ever let
me catch you kissing my daughter.
Young Man-No ma am, won't.
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04

we hate to Illustrate that scheme TO
make boys believe arithmetic is of
some use. but the fact is. boys. that
batting averages are obtained ffom
handy tables, not figured out by hand
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as Gem
eral Tonic because 1t contains the well
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. It acts on the Liver. Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. 50 cents
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04
Enough.

Are there any improvements on
that property of yours out in Com
muterville?"
Nothing but mortgage"
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04

The owner of a smart dog does
most of the howling.
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04
Out of Dancer.

Out of Danger.
1--WE have such good news from the
front! Dear Charles is safely wound.
ed at last."-Vogue.
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04

THIS Is THE AGE OF YOUTH.
You will look ten years younger if you
darken your ugly. grizzly. gray hairs BY
using la Creole" Hair Dressing. Adv
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04

A dental artist makes his drawings
from life.
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04
When it Is silks with the wife it Is
apt to be sulks with the husband.

Spartan Women Suffered Untold Tortures
but who wants to be Spartan? Take
"Femenina'' for all female disorders.
Price soc and $1.00.-Adv.
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04
DAISY FLYK KILLER

HAROLD soMERs. iso De KAls Are,
The Brandon news., 1916-05-04

Quite Lucky.
Il cashed a check for Smithers last
week and it came back from the bank
marked No funds"
Maybe that's why he asked you to
cash 1t instead of the bank"
The very latest thing in dress goods
is q new baby.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-04

Co. 7 think, they are both we'll.
This morning one of our men came
| back from wagon guard to Zapata and
he reports the Co. NJ boys in fine
shape, having very few in the hos
pital but not so of the other Cos. /,
K, L.
The mail service in Laredo is bad
as in the last month they are getting
several hundred thousand pieces more
mail a day extra on account of the
soldiers and in no case should anyone
write Me. for Maine as it looks so
much like Mo. and there is the I'd Inf
of both states there at present.
There is no thing l don't want the
people up home to think that we are
| in a nest Of rattlesnakes for we are
not or that we are in any danger from
the Mexicans for they use us fine and
look on us as a protection.
There are many rawbacks to army
life in Texas one is the sand storms
one came along about two hours ago
and the people who live out toward
the old Sanford place in North Man
chester know something about what
that is on a very windy day, then stop
ana tnlnk there are millions of acres
of the finest kind of dirt which the
wind and heat sets going and keeps
ging like snow in March until. if we
are lucky, the rain comes, as it did to-
day. in sheets, rain like we don't Of
ten see in Maine for more than an
hour. We couldn't do anything but
keep things in shape but l was lucky
and didn't get wet, although some
Of the boys that went swimming jus.
before the shower got the wetting they
ought to have expected.
Have had supper and been looking
for the mule team in for an hour. so
might get the mail as from one of
your last letters / might get some
cash, not that / have much chance
TO spend 1t here but If it has been sent
want to know where it is. The mail
lis in but the registered letter didt,t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-04

From the deck Of a vessel Charlotte
Amalia is strikingly beautiful. It has
ship-yards, dry docks, and repair
shops, and besides being port of ref
uge is headquarters for a number Of
passenger and freight lines. 1t has
long been one Of the great coaling sta
lions, of the world, and its harbor Dis
one of ample depth to float the largest
battleships. The arrival of vessel in
the harbor Of st. Thomas Is a signal
for rejoicing at the town, for its in
habitants largely derive their liveli-
hood from craft which call.
If it is coal that is desired, and it
generally is, long line of half naked
colored women soon crowd the gang
planks. Large baskets Of foul are bal
anced on theft heads. and they sing
and laugh and shout as they work.
Coaling takes but little time under
their system. The women are paid a
penny a basket for their labors and
manage to live comfortably by their
earnings.
From November to March is the
season" in st. Thomas. During this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-04

the chief products and DR.. Brlckett
mentioned the fact that a full quart of
this fragrant toilet requisite could be
purchased in the town for twenty
five cent piece.
eIaekbeard's Tower
One of the chief places of interest
in Charlotte Amalia is "Blackbeard's
Castle" This is a stone tower OF an
cient construction, mostly WALL with
"a sprinkling Of window, where Teach
or blackboard" a famous buccaneer
of the 18th century. is said to have had
his retreat. Blackboard" was a uni
que old villain who actually existed in
history, and was known to have had
IA wives at one time. The castle
has much the appearance of wind
mill deprived of it's wooden caps and
sails. The Islanders firmly believe
that this spot was no other than the
fastness of Blackboard the corsalr.
"Blackbeard" was born one Edward
Teach, a mariner of Bristol. In l7lb'
after a visit to Jamaica, the ordinary
thrills of the deep palled upon him and
he embarked upon a career OF his own
under the emblem Of the skull ana
crossbones. He rose rapidly to po-
sition Of real prominence in his CHOSEN
profession. and the pirates OF treas
ure Island" and ITO Have and TO
Hold" were entirely put to shame by
| his master technic.
| This worthy cutthroat finally met
| his death in duel on the deck OF MS
ship with one Lieut.. Maynard OF H.
NJ. S. Pearl" who gleefully cut OH the
pirates head, hung it on his boWsprlt.
and shortly afterwards hung 13 OF
Teach's pirate crew at the town or
Bath. Verify, the way of the trans
gressor was hard even in those old
days.
st. croix
| st. Croix is the largest and most fer
tile of the three islands. The Par
mia" stopped at this point to take on
cargo Of sugar. and for five days Or.
Brickett was royalty entertained on
the island. The roads. he found, were
very good dirt highways. and travel
ing with friends by automobile the
doctor saw much of the isle during
his stay. On his trip he noticed
much sugar growing in the fields, ana
there were many sugar mills of mod
ern sort along the route; throughout
the island he remarked splendid stone
mansions, often showing decay. with
magnificent approaches and heavy ma
sonery work which seemed to have
been erected without thought OF COST
testifying to the vast fortunes that
were made by the planters in the early
part of the century.
| to BALLAD nv the
name Of Santa Cruz. It is % miles long
and six miles wide. 1t has port on
each end, connected by a daily stage
line, and It Is different from the other
islands in that nearly all its area Is
rich and fertile.
| The capital Of st. Croix is Chris
tiansted. which is guarded by danger
Gus reefs, and only vessels Of small
tonnage car enter the clear. One OF
the sights Of this town is the home OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-04
Or George
briCkett Talks
Interestingly OF
the Danish Isles
For Which Congress
May Pay $25,000,000
to Use as a Naval
: Base

Dr. George H. Brickett OF State
street spoke very Interestingly Wed
nesday morning of trip to the Danlsh
West indies which he took some two
wears ago as surgeon on the Steam
shin PARMA" of the Quebec 5. :.
Co. lines. These islands are of partl-
cu,ar interest to citizens Of the United
States at the present time owing to
the fact that Congress is negotiating
for their purchase as a naval oase'
with a purchasing price of $25,ooo.ooo.
DR.. Brickett started his trip at new
York City and was gone over month.
After leaving this country. call was
first made at the island Of st. Thomas,
wherein is located the seat Of govern
ment, and at St. Croix. the largest OF
the group Of three our government de-
sires. The ship did not stop at ST.
Johns, the third of the group.
St. Thomas
The harbor Of St. Thomas. before the
beautiful city Of Charlotte Amalia, is
one Of the finest sights in the tropics
according to DIR. Brickett. The har-
Dor itself Is nearly circular in shape.
ana is supposed to be spread over the
crater Of a once active volcanoe.
From the edge Of the water arise.
series Of three rolling hills touched
with tropical verdure. and in the arms
Of these hills nestles Charlotte Amalia.
the seat Of government. and one OF the
chief towns Of the group.
This little city Is very interesting
SPOT. Its houses are low stone build
inxs covered with stucco. and its in
,habitants are chiefly descendants OF
nero slaves. There are a number OF
Danes in the town. however, and curl
ously enough English is the language
which predominates over the whole
place. DR.. Brickete spoke particular
" upon the cheapness in price upon
all products for sale in the town.
Charlotte Amalia IL a free port of en-
Try, and goods can be purchased there
for about half what the same articles
would cost in the United States. The
foliage Of that section is Of q tropical
sort, and there are many beautiful
tropical birdas +,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-04
LETTERS FROM
MAINE BOYS IN
BORDER SERVICE
Santa Rosa Ranch,
Laredo, Texas.

A<0lSAob 1SAoos
Dear Mama and all
In the hasty letter l wrote this
morning 1 am afraid l didn't make
myself as plain as l might about our
new place here.
1t is II miles south of Laredo on
rolling Texas plain which in places
class as bad lands and the alkali is
something awful. The road from
Laredo is a fine piece Of gravel state
or U. S. road.
The ranch house is of stucco with
balcony all around making it one
Of the largest and finest farm houses
| ever saw. All the other buildings
are of wood but are large and in fine
shape. These are located about $50
yards from the Rio Grande and about
Railway from these to the river are
the quarters for the help which are
all MeXicans. There are about a
dozen cottages far better than the
average Mexican house which is
usually little better than our northern
! hog pen.
The farm is about one mile on the
| river by 16 miles back or in all about
| 1855 acres, with 500 of it under the
/ PiO" VI All lAoplIdl II ult, ana l0G open
/ land seems to be covered with game.
saw many quail rabbits and Stat ,
colored bird something like a plover
| The Rio Grande is only about as
wide as the kennebec at Augusta and
so shallow that you can wade it any
| place for mile on the front without
Wetting Your belt 1t has sandy and
lime rock bottom which makes it ono
of the largest and safest swimming or
rather wading places 1 ever saw. Was
down there about ten o'clock and had
bath, the first time | ever went in
where I didn't have to look out for
holes.
The yellow daisies or dali sun
flowers are everywhere here. They
are the kind that come in the grain IT
times being Of branching kind
three or four feet high. The flowers
are three or four inches across, single,
the center is almost black. I will in
close some seeds in this.
You might send this to the K. j., it
might interest the friends Of some Of
the boys transferred with me from Co.
NJ, Arthur Allen and George Casweil
and there are many other Co. NJ boys
in other companies.
Perhaps you may think we are not
proud that we enlisted in that old
bunch to help most all the other COM
panies out and the G and H fellows
feel the same about their company.
| Eugene Chapman is in D Co. and
they are all right and there is a fell
low by the name Of Dalton, a former
Augusta boy come to D Co. from e
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-04
"TANLAC SEEMED TO take HOLD
OF MY STOMACH FROM THE VERY
START" DECLARED |. T. JACKS0|

Il suffered from severe stomach
trouble" said Mr.. L. T. Jackson, II
Grant street. Portland, recently.
Il got wonderful relief from Tanlac
and what is more l did not get much
relief until l took Tanlac. This medi-
cine seemed to take hold of my case
right from the very start.
while my stomach is better, 1 also
want to say that my nervousness is
better too, for l sleep soundly at night
and do not have nervous attacks"
Tanlac tc which Mr.. Jackson refers,
is especially designed to combat
aug4d1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-04

stomach and nerve ailments. Tn
stomach being out Of order is the rea'
son the blood is not furnished Wu
nourishment. therefore, the nervous
system is improperly fed-the ner','
become weak and sleeplessness, dizl'
ness, loss of flesh and general break
downs often result.
Weak, worn out men and WOMB
who need better digestion, MOT
strength and a toning up of the h'i'
vous system may learn of Tanlac nov
it should be taken and the results Una
may be expected from its use at eim
mons & Observation-Disclosures
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-04

come and it is way over due. L'el'
Gleason will inquire at Laredo 1oi ~,
The bean pods I sent the Mexican
use for coffee, plant them a..
! will close now with best WISH.
to all the friends at home and love
you all from Erwin.
LESTER E. HIGGINS,
Co. C, Cd Maine INF"
Laredo, Texas
Santa Rosa Ranch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-04
CASTLE, DANISH
WEST INDIES, LAIR OF THE
PIRATE TEACH.

time the shopkeeper reaps his harvest
from the tourist and the social gayety
runs high. St. Thomas is a small is
land. being only IA miles long with a
total Of 80 square miles. 1t is one OF
the Virgin group and lies 40 miles
east Of Porto Rico. Its rugged sur
face eliminates in West mountain
which is 1856 feet in height.
The soil is poor and little cultivated,
although some sugar, cotton, and veg
etables are raised. Bay rum is one OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-04
Miss Ella +. Slower Of Bath.

Miss Ella F. Slower, aged % yea.
q well-known milliner for many yea.
iE Bath, died Wednesday after ioa'
illness. She was a native of Harp
well, but had lived in Bath sin.
childhood, and was a prominent
tendant Of Central CongregatiVi....l
church. Three sisters, Mrs. samSs
Stark of Portland, Mrs. Julia c. Lo~ =,
bard and Mrs. Charles T. Jackson V
Bath survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-04
Going to See the World.

Mabel Lord, aged II, daughter !.
George Lord of South Freeport W.
found walking along Main slle'.
Saco. at midnight Tuesday night ;,
toy balloon in one hand. a bag :,
popcorn in the other. She said ~,
had run away with $40 she had earn,
picking berries and was on her way :
see the world. She was taken oa''
home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-04

Alexander Hamilton when a boy after
he had left his birthplace at Nevis.
ST. Croix vies with ST. Thomas as an
excellent winter resort, and if our gov
eminent closes its negotiations 1t is
expected that the islands will be de-
veloped along this line. DR.. Brickett
remarked especially upon the excel
lence of the climate, and upon the alb
sence of snakes and wild animals.
Little St. Johns
ST. John is three miles east of St.
Thomas. 1t is a mere rock, supporting
less than a thousand people: 1t for
merly had several valuable sugar es-
tates. but when slavery was abolished
most of the blacks made their way to
ST. Thomas to earn their living on the
waterfront. Small boats are it's only
means of communication with the
other islands.
Strategic Importance
The strategic position of the is
lands is great. They command the
main ocean route from Europe to the
Isthmus, and dominate the line Of sup
plies and retreat Of any naval or mil
itary attack upon the Atlantic end of
the Panama canal.
St. Thomas is a small Gibraltar of
itself, and could only be attacked by a
naval force. There would be no posi-
bility of landing troops there, as the
island is surrounded by reefs and
breakers, and every point near which
vessel or boat could approach is n
natural fertilization. and only re-
quires guns, with little labor expended
on fortified works.
A Beneficial Change
DR.. Brickett said that the people as
a whole impressed him as being very
friendly indeed to the United States.
and that he considered that the Is
lands as a whole would welcome a
change from Danish rule to the strong
er protection of the United States.
During the past century these is
lands have been bone of contention
over which the various powers have
quarreled and fought. The English
man, the Frenchman, the Spaniard
and the Dutchman have all had try
at them. and found them milestone
around his neck. The Danes have
been willing, even anxious. to sell for
many years. but they have felt that
they were worth more to Uncle Sam
than he would give. Their asking price
has always been $25,000000.
| Illiteracy on the island of st.
Thomas is very slight, owing to the
system of compulsory education. and
America will not have to contend
with the educational problem it found
in Porto Rico. The people are closely
observant of sanitary laws, are clean
| ly to a marked degree in person and
surroundings and generally observe
hygenio laws. They apply the same
rules to the care of their municipali
ties, with the result that their towns
are among the best regulated in the
world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-17
Curb Market

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IN, Formally Of first submitting the shares TO
the Curb Association for IT, approval. Some
securities are regularly listed that IS. they
are approved for trading hy tho Curb Associa-
ton. and - is required that information con
corning them will be filed from time 10 time
with the secretary. Such information Is open
70 public inspection. Some other securities.
Ike the Standard Oil subsidiaries. are 'sd-
rnitted 10 quotation without regular list
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has any authority over them. Unlisted stock
IRE marked thus 80. They are principally
mining stocks. and most Of them are pros
poets" but there Is nothing to distinguish
prospects from operating proper,ies' IN
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