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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-01

The majority Of copper shares raj
He'd briskly under lead of Utah.
Cerrn de Pasco and Kennecott. with
smelterS, Anaconda and Chile trail
ing along The fact that the metal
had moved NJ one cent a pound stu
was utilized as constructive de-
velopment as this improvement
would apply to considera bic quan-
titv ~ metal sold for the account OF
mining companies
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-01

The recent large supply OF money
available for Investment and the
trend to more normal building acti-
vitics have resulted in n prevailing
six per cent coupon rate on first
mortgage real estate bond issues,
with tendency to even lower quo
tations. For several years tho rate
has been & TO IL per cent in The
cast.
Evening star., 1924-03-16
her to give up Tom Breckenridge and

her to give up Tom Breckenridge and
come with me. That part of the pic
ture stayed on the screen a long time.
saw her life as it would have been
If she had gone with Tom-the travel
and the new clothes and the years of
easy days and happy evenings; then
saw her down there in our cramped
little, house, wiping the dishes and
turning down the lamps to save kero-
sene. All the big law cases / had
won paraded before me, and all the
folks that had wanted me to do things
for them which / had refused to do.
Finally I felt myself slipping. slip
ping, slipping. until had slipped
entirely out OF my body and was
standing there at the foot of the bed.
looking. down at myself. felt some
thing press my hand. and I looked
around and there was Jackie. He
motioned to me- and we seemed to
walk out of the window and out
among the stars-those little baby
feet, wandering all alone, out there
among the stars. And me stumbling
after them, tripping and falling.
Finally we went into a place that
seemed full of interesting people.
began to feel little better. 7 will
like this place = said to myself; 1T
is fun OF. people / have always want
ed to meet But enc OF them gave
Evening star., 1924-03-16

arms. They made a move. rs though
to take him, and changed their minds
and smiled at him, and then, with a
different sort Of smile, at me. So. I
ran down the street and through the
gate and out into the big black
spaces, lighted by the stars. And
after a while heard bells, the bells
of our own town. And suddenly
was back in my room. in bed. and
Jackie was there beside me, and
Betty. reached out and touched
them, and Betty spoke It's Christ
mas, Avery" she said. But. I couldn't
say anything. I just. cautched at
them and pulled them down toward
me, and cried -
He was silent for . long time.
What do you think" he demand
ed; do you think was really deAdr'
Il don't know that; but I can tell
you something else" I answered ''The
| whole town is glad you're alive"
! That was no exaggerAtion, as was
proved when he ran for Congress
three years later. His opponent was
none other than our old friend Hand
some Tom, with the winning smile
and all the money that the party
could possibly spend. But there were
so many folks who had reason to be
| grateful to Avery Douglas for little
things and big things and all sorts
of things that he won the election
hands down. Every two years.we re-
| elected him, being, a steady people
and disliking to change, and when.
oae winter, he died In washington.
we gave htm the finest funeral that
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account. Previous to his sickness he
drew only about three checks a
month, one to Betty for the house,
keeping expenses, onefor life in
surance, and one for cash to cover
his car fare and lunches. But now
began to notice a steady stream
Of little checks coming through; 81
to this person, IS to-that one, SO
to another one, and occasionally even
$25.. Some Of the names of the
recipients I didn't know, but most
Of them were home folks who had
some special reason for needing a
little lift. kept my own counsel
and said nothing; but pretty soon !
be gan hearing strange stories from
outside.
Ny wife brought in one Of them.
She was at meeting. Of the Ladies'
Aid, when who should come floating
| in but Betty Douglas, rigged out In
new togs. from hat to heel. Dad
Swirles was reading Scripture when
she arrived. but not q single pair
of eyes missed her, and the meet
ing was hurried through In rec
ord time, 30 that the members could
gather around and start the third
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Just Hundred Thousand Dollars


! degree. Betty was very quiet and
restrained. She said that she was
| just celebrating little over hav-
| ing her husband and son safe Back
again; and all the ladies said, "Bless
you. my dear" and took a closer
look at the material, and wondered
:, whether the fever had permanently
affected Avery's head.
The wonder grew when the Enter
| prise of two weeks later contained
| this note:
! Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Avery
| Douglas are congratulating them on
!. the acquisition Of new home. They
| have purchased the Meadows resi-
| dence on Orchard street near Central.
Melcher & Groom were the agents
in the transaction. and papers were
passed last Monday. After extensive
alterations Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas will
| occupy the house as their permanent
home.
! Hardly had We recovered from this
shock before it was rumored that the
tDouglases were giving a grand house,
! warming party. Sure enough, the new
house was thrown open to pretty
near the whole town, in relays, while
a Boston orchestra played tunes on
! the piazza and the Boston caterer
served more than $500 worth of food.
| Well, to shorten the story, Avery
! Douglas, who had been one Of the
| closest humans that ever lived. be-
came all Of sudden one Of the most
| generous. don't mean that he let
sentiment interfere with his business.
Not D bit of II. When he carried a
big case for the wooden people to the
| supreme court and won it, they sent
him a check for $4,000, and he sent it
back with bill for $4,000. The rail-
and cried murder every year whom
he boosted the fee: but they stood for
it, because they couldn't do without
him. He charged a good price for
his services, but ii seemed as though
he had a new idea about money.
| namely. that it was something to be
| used.
1 kept a tight rein on myself jus,
as long as 1 could; but finally burst
out with it.
Avery. what in the dickens hap
pened to you when you was sick?'
demanded. You amt any more like
you used to be than a rabbit. I'm
your financial adviser, and l resent
not being let in on the secret"
He laughed
| I've seen the curiosity gnawing al
your vitals,' he answered, and
wondered how long you could con.
troll yourself. Well. I'm going to tell
one in town that will ever know"
= = 4
iHE stopped for a minute, and his
| face took on a look that ! had
never seen before. All the lines in 1,
softened. and his eyes seemed to be
looking at something a long way Off
Said he: Il was SO sick that night
before Christmas that they though,
tfor a few minutes 1 was dead. Well
l wouldn't confess it to any one ex.
cept you, but I'm telling you the
truth was dead-dead and a Ions
ways away. I was lying there on tn,
bed, throbbing with the fever, anG
all Of a sudden my life seemed to bt
moving picture film. was bach
there in the meadow on Orchard
street. playing barefooted in ths
brook; then I was at school; then
was with Betty the night I persuaded
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hands on: and the other is TO sort o.
forget it, except when you give =
away. And the funny part is that t..
more you give the more you someho"
seem to get
Being a banker. I am not in posi-
tion to pass an impartial judgment
on that philosophy. All i know is
this: that when Avery died, was his
executor. and paid all his debts and
settled up his estate.
The estate totaled just an even hum
dred thousand dollars.
Copyright. 1921
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gave away nearly five dollars worth
OF 5-cent cigars.
The youngster, was the pride Of his
life. He used to tote him around town,
with one little foot stuck in his coat
pocket, and the chubby hand hanging
onto the collar Of his coat. Some days
he took him to the Office. Saving the
hire Of an office boy said the town;
but Avery just loved to have the boy
around, giving him the backs Of old
envelopes to mark on and letting him
poke away at the typewriter keys.
One afternoon when the bank was
/. closed / was smoking a cigar, with my
feet up on the desk and reading my
favorite author, Henry Thoreau, when
Avery came in.
"Vhat's the book?" said he, pulling
| up a chair.
"Thorcau," 1 answered. You ought
to read him. He had you beat at your
own game: he lived one whole year on
twenty seven dollars and a few cents. 3"
"So?" said Avery. showing interest.
"Sure as you're sitting there" Il an
swered. HE gives his years expenses
all itemized in one of his books. But
, he had little different idea from
what he says:
1.-The cost of a thing is the amount
OF what l Will call life which is re-
| quired to be exchanged for it, imme-
| diately or in the long run. To have
| done anything by which you earned
merely money is to have been idle and
| worse
"Read that again." Avery demanded,
and l repeated the sentences.
Darn nonsense" he exclaimed
"Tm not SO sure about that" l an
swered. "You see what he means is
this: That money is really life, in a
| crystal,ized form. II you earn dollar
it means that you have, exchanged a
part of your life for it, a part of your
I muscle or mind, your happiness. your
satisfaction, your leisure, or what not
Now Thoreau's notion was that it's pos
sible to swap too much life for dol
lar, or a number of dollars
Where would you bankers get OFF
with everybody following that fool
! idea?" Avery demanded. ~ ou'd have
1 to go to work; that's where you'd
| be-"
| Maybe So" l answered, seeing tina,
we would get nowhere along those lines
what else is on your mind this fair
| afternoon? -.
| "Just this" said he, edging up with
! his chair. 'Do you remember that day
! when | came in here and told you
1 was out to get hundred thousand
dollars?" ....
| Perfectly"
"well, do you know how far along
ann"
"offhand, I'd guess about forty thou
sand"
Better than that" he said, smiling
in great satisfaction. 'Forty- y-sever
thousand six hundred; and all in goot
bonds or cash. Pretty near half way
and by this time next year I'll be al
the way
| What do you mean?"
81 mean that I've got chance Il
double that forty-seven thousand h,
exclaimed 1--WE got the best sure.
thing tip that ever came down from
the top. You know I've done work FOL
some pretty big men in State street
Well, I'm betting the whole forty
seven thousand on what they've JUS
told me. and I'm going to win th'
bet"
I tried to argue with him, telling
some stories Of what the market hat
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practice in the county, and his balance
ak the bank stepped up. every year.
They still kept to the same little
house, which WAS so bare that the
chairs looked lonesome and apologetic,
hiding In the corners. They, had US chill
dren.y Then. when he. was thirty-ive
mis- hundred thousand. the miracle hap
pened. Betty presented him with the
handsomest little curly haired Scotch
man that you'd want to lay eyes on.
Avery walked the streets that day like
q man: In . dream. and some people
thought his mind was unsettled, as he
Evening star., 1924-03-16

any man has ever had in our little
town.
All this happened years ago. Betty
is nearly seventy snow; but she still
lives in the old home in Orchard
street. Her income is enough to keep
her comfortably, and she's had d
world of satisfaction in Jackie, who
Is in Boston, and every bit as good a
lawyer as his dad. It's funny about
money" she said to me one day.
There seems to be two ways to get
it. One is to think about it all the
time, and keep all you can lay your
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done to other mems hard-earneds saw
ings, but he would not listen. He
had me sell his guilt-edged stun. and,
without telling me anything more,
took q check and went to Boston.
4 X
A FEW weeks later, just before
( l. the Christmas holidays, ve had an
epidemic Of influenza. One OF the first
to be put to bed was Avery's little
curly haired boy, Jack.
The vicious circle at the livery sta
BILE reported that when Doc Madison
told Avery that he oaght 70 eaIl spe-
cialist from Boston, Avery, aseed, How
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Was 1t Tale of Money or Love or Both?

I don't expect it. All I ask you to
do is to watch that account grow for
four or Ave years, and don't let the
gossiping fools Of this town find out
anything about my affairs They
keep on thinking it,"
Half way across the room he turned
around. when get admitted to
the bar In September I'm going to
open an Office here and one in Bos-
ton," he said. "and I'd like to get
some of the business Of the bank.
What are the chancesT'
He couldn't have knocked the wind
out of me more completely II he
had rolsed my belt buckle with the
nozzle of a gum
"Tn see" gasped, and that seemed
to satisfy him. He jammed his hat
over his ears and as he swung open
the door halted him for an instant.
II suppose you and Betty will be
starting to build a home of your
own," I remarked. ,-s'.E
He turned with look of contempt.
Fools build houses for wise men
to live in," he answered We're
paying sl2 month for half of a
two-family tenement and we'll con-
tinue paying at the same rate until
that hundred thousand is put away
where nothing can happen to it,
With that he hustled out into the
street. leaving me to think of, half
a dozen sharp remarks with which
I should have punctured his balloon.
Yet with it all, I couldn't get over a
sneaking feeling of respect for the
lad. At least, he knew where he
wanted to get and had pointed his
| freckled nose in that direction.
/ In half an hour handsome Tom
Breckenridge stopped in to cash a
check and to tell me that his mother
was sending him to Europe for six
months as a graduation present.
| wondered where they would be in ten
| year-Tom with his money and his
| handsome face; Avery with his hard
| young jaw and his hard-cash goal
, The first round. at least was Avery's;
| he had the girl.
| Later l made two entries on the
| books:
Avery Douglas, deposited. ..... $500
Mary: Lee Breckenridge. with
4 ord"h -. -..-... .-...... $l.VOl
With that locked the safe, lit a
/ cigar and went home.
x !: ::
| TN September I gave Avery some
| i odd Jobs Of searching titles. draw
| ing up deeds and the like. 1 had q
nice, generous feeling about it a,
first. thinking / was helping a young
man to a good start But after 2
couple Of months quit kidding my
| self. The lad didn't ask for any
| more generosity than, he expected tc
| give. lie knew his trade and he
| worked. Three days a week Avery
I was in Boston, where he had dingy
little Office on Milk street, and the
other three days he was riding
around our town. buzzing every on.
that might need anything in the Law
f, line. from an affidavit to a quiet di-
vorce. At the end Of the first veal
/ the $500 had grown to. $4,000.
! However, there was nothing abou,
| either Avery or Betty to advertise the
! fact. Betty always looked neat enough
but when you live in a town where
every woman knows the inside history
| to remodel a trousseau indefinitely with
out creating a certain amount of com.
ment. But Avery had by far the best
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much would 1t cost? But 1 know from
Docs own Tips that the story is lie.
All rules OF economy were of where the
boy was concerned. Avery hung around
the station for hours waiting for the
great doctor, hurried him up to the
house and sat all night by Jacks bed,
keeping tight hold on his hand.
Jackie" he kept calling over and
over again. Little fellow. you can't
go away. You can't leave your daddy
Jackie"
The little heart ffuttered, uncertain
whether to stay or go; and all the night
Avery leaned over and gripped the
hand. as II holding the little life back
from the edge by main force. About
O'Clock in the morning he seemed to go
off his head and Doc Madison and a
neighbor dragged him out Of the room
and put him to bed. He was delirious
for days. .e
While he lay there raving and fight
ing what looked like hopeless battle,
Fate played him a scurvy trick. My
telephone rang. and the cold-steel voice
Of a Boston broker informed me that
stocks had taken q bad tumble. and
that the account Of Mr.. Avery Douglas
would be closed out that afternoon un-
less more margin was Immediately pro-
vided.
How much must you have" ] de-
manded.
"Ten thousand dollars"
I asked for ten minutes to con.
slider the matter. Avery didn't have
$4,000. For me to lend it to him
would mean that his life insurance
would be badly mortgaged; and Betty
would need every cent Of that if
as seemed likely-he should die.
lifted the phone and called the broker
"Close out the account" ! said
and feeling like a murderer I pu,
on my hat and drove up to the little
two-family house on Orchard street
At the steps met Dos Madison com
ing out.
well. we pulled them through
he cried. They're both all right
but it was a nightly close call
They're still weak. and / don't think
you ought to go in"
plodded back TO the bank be.
hind my old mare; and for days
sat and dreaded the hour when Avery
would be strong enough to hear the
news.
| To my amazement he took II quite
casually. so casually. indeed. that
thought he must have misunderstood
| "Do Won realize what il means
Avery:" repeated, as kindly as
! could. You're busted, cleaned out
Every cent you have in the worlt
is the $500 that you left here in tn,
| bank. You're right back where yo,
| started from"
| "It doesn't make any difference,
he said quietly.
| "FortyAseven thousand dollars diff
| ference" I cried.
! ST know, I know" he answered
but I don't feel quite the same abou
that sort of thing as I used to-
He reached over and laid hant
! on my knee.
Don't you worry about me. Every
| thing will be all right" With tina
! he walked out turning as he passet
| the corner to give me wave an,
a smile.
U1EL1., sir. that day marked one o
w the most amazing changes i,
| Avery Douglas that ever happene1
! to human being. Ny first suspicion
! of 1t came from watching his banl
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me a naughty look, and spoke to an
other. Pay no attention to him. he
said, it's only. that piker Douglas He
gave up everything in the world to
get hundred thousand dollars. Don't
give him a word
'They turned their backs on me, and
went on, following Jackie through all
sorts Of houses and long. beautiful
streets. Everywhere people stopped and
spoke to him and .patted him on the
head, but nobody paid any attention to
me. Finally. we reached sort Of palace
and Jackie went in, and I crowded past
the door with him before they could
shut me out We climbed up big stair
way and into a great high-ceilinged
room. and there. standing at one end,
saw HIM. You know who L mean. He
looked just like that picture that used
to hang IN the Sunday school room,
like the picture. He saw Jackie and
reached out hand. Well, we'll, my. lit
tie man, and how are your He cried.
pushed uD close behind Jackie, and
when no one noticed me 1 cleared my
| throat and said, .Ahem. that's my little
boy At that they all turned. and He
gave me one glance that seemed to bore
right into my heart. 'So.' said He. in q
voice that was kind. but cut all the
deeper just because OF that. Did you
| never read my words?' He asked. I.
was for you that I said. What shall i.
profit a man though he gain the whole
| world and lose his own soul? . And
with that He turned AWAY"
*f* s.
4 VERY paused again. The clock
on my desk struck S. Outside q
! street lamp was lighted; group OF
children passed the bank window. ano
| their laughter rang clear in the chill
March air. He stirred at the sound a:
though suddenly conscious that he hat
| not finished the story.
| Nobody wanted me-do you under
stand? They thought had made !:
mess Of things. I started down tn,
great room toward the door, ant
then turned around and ran bacl
! and grabbed little Jackie tight in m.
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UIEL1I, sir. that day marked one Of
w the most amazing changes in
Avery Douglas that ever happened
to a human being. Ny first suspicion
of it came from watching his bank
Evening star., 1924-04-01
Children make constipation habit
relieve them with KeIlogg's Bran

Children punirh themselves ter
ribly by ignoring natures demands.
They bring constipation upon them
selves, They invite the many other
diseases which can he traced to
constipation. Immediate steps
should be taken to rid them and
keep them free from this disease.
II takes ALL bran to be 100 per
cent effective That's what Kel-
Iogg's is--ALL bran. That is why
doctors everywhere recommend
kcIlogE's. That is why kellogg's
Bran carries Il moncy-back guaran-
tee to bring permanent relief. if
aaten regularly. in the most chronic
cases of constipation. That is why
KelloEg'S Bran, cooked and
krumbled. has brought glorious,
glowing health to thousands-be-
cause il is ALL bran.
No matter how long one has suf-
Evening star., 1924-04-01

fered with constipation, Kellogg's
Bran will bring permanent relief
II EATEN EVERY DAY-at least
two tablespOonfuls - in chronic
cases. with every meal
Kellogg's Bran is delicious. 1t
has It crisp. nut-like flavor that
simply delights the taste. It is a
wonderful surprise if one has been
used to ordinary. unpalatable brans.
There are many ways 10 serve
kellogg's Bran. Eat il with milk
or cream Sprinkle it over other
cereals. Cook it with hot cereals.
Look for the recipes on every pack
age and try it in mullins, bread,
griddle cakes. etc
Kelloggs Bran. cooked and krun-
bled. is made in Battle Creek and
is sold by grocers everywhere. 1t
is served by the leading hotels and
clubs
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tives of the Western Canada Coal Op-
orators Association failed to reach an
agreement on new wage contract.
Observers predicted it would be one OF
the hardest fought strikes in the his
tory of industrial relations OF this
section.
The men demand a three-year agree
ment in line with ore adopted at the
international convention carly III the
year. Refusing this, the operators Of
fered renewal for one year Of the
present contract, but without the war
bonus of $1.l7 q day.
Unanimous for Strike.
NELSON. r. G., April 1.-Balloting
by miners of the Fernie and Coal
Creek district Overwhelmingly favored
cessation of wo"k and the men
walked out at midnight.
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MAN WHO SAID BACON
WAS SHAKESPEARE DIES
DR.. Orville owen Claimed to Have
Discovered Secret Eliza
bethan Cipher.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT April 1.-Dr. Oryille
Ward owen, seventy years old, who
:
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Finds Trace of More ancient america
In COffins Under Graves of Florida Isle
u. S. Ethnol0gist Discovers 'BundIes'' Typical Of
Very Early BuriaIs of Human Development
and Ne,o Specimens OF Pottery.

DR.. J. Walter Fewkes, head of the
bureau of American ethnology here,
now excavating an Indian cemetery
on Weedens Island, off the Florida
coast, has dug through the graves of
prehistoric tribes into remnants of
life so old that he has not attempted
to assign them to a historical period
he has notified the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition.
Probably by a peculiar coincidence
two Eraveyards, centuries apart in
time, had been located one on top of
the other, DR.. Fewkes found. The
discovery of the lower layer was COM
pletely unexpected and may shed en-
tire new light on the early inhabi-
tants of North America.
The burials represented a type
known as bundle graves, typical of
very early periods in human develop
ment The flesh first was stripped
from the bones of the dead person, al
though there is no evidence to show
that it was eaten. Then the bones
themselves were bound together and
dumped into a hole in the ground
THAT was during the period when
primitive religions were at a very low
level.
Later BurialS Elaborate.
The next level showed elaborate
burial. The bodies were doubled up in
the grave and covered with large
earthenware bowls, wonderfully deco
rated. This method was in use by
American Indian tribes up TO quite
recently. DIR. Fewkes says. Thirteen
of these prehistoric coffins have been
recovered unbroken and will be sent
TO the museum here. Many others
were in only a few fragments SO
that they can easily be patched to-
Eether.
The richness and mystery of the
find increases each day, DR.. Fewkes
says in his message. He already has
recovered over 400 skeletons and less
than IA third of the great Sandmound