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Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17
Farm Notes.

That moisture can be conserved by fire.
quent cultivation is a fact not fully re-
allied by many tillers of the soil and it
is during spells of drought that the pos
session of this knowledge is of paramount
Importance. why this should be is due
chiefly to the fact that when soil in dry
weather is not frequently enough culti-
waited, the minute capillary tubes through
which the water passes are allowed to re-
main intact, with the result that the wa
ter passing up these small channels with
out interference passes from the soil by
evaporation says the journal of Agri-
culture when the continuity of these
little tubes is broken the upward move
ment of the moisture is checked. as in
evaporation, and hence the soil is per-
mitted to retain the moisture which 9TH
erwise would be lost to the soil by capil-
larity and evaporation.
A New York farmer employed Hunga-
rian last season to assist him on the
farm. He instructed the foreigner. to
mark out and plow land" measuring off
ten PAGES on each side of the field and
setting a stake at one side and calf ly-
ing down on the opposite side of the field
was Il mark for ten PAGES. The farmer
told his man to plow from the stake d.
rect to the calf. When nearing the ami
NAL it arose and walked away. The Hun,
team and plow, followed that calf for
two hours.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

A laborer named Elmer Trask was
Thursday forenoon, by the caving in OF
some gravel. The mass of earth struck
him and knocked him over backward
In falling his head struck against the
hub of a wheel, cutting a large cash
which required several stitches to be
taken. One of his knees was also quite
badly sprained. Dr. Thompson at
tended to his injuries.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

1t was a sad scene at the depot
Thursday afternoon. upon the arrival
of the BAT train. A nice looking lady
accompanied by two men got off the
train and the lady began to ask for
someone to arrest one of the men. She
was being taken to the insane asylum
by the men and although she did not
object to going she wanted the man
arrested for taking her from her hus-
band. The man was evidently rela-
tive and it was a trying ordeal for him
to go through.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

An Augusta man who makes en-
quires about the game birds and who
takes advantages of every opportunity
to make observations himself says that
he does not believe there are more than
one-quarter as many partridges as
there were last year. This condition
he attributes to the wet weather
which prevailed during the breeding
season. 1t is said also that woodcocks
are not over abundant.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

An old heusekeeper says it Is by far
the best plan to make ones own lemon
flavoring for cakes and puddings. Be-
fore cutting a lemon to extract the
juice, wash and wipe it with a soft
cloth; then CRATE off all the delicate
yellow skin.not taking any of the white
bitter part. Place the grated peel in a
widc-mouthed bottle and cover 1t
thickly with granulated sugar. Keep
the bottle tightly corked. The sugar
becomes saturated with the oil from
the peel and when used in place Of ex-
tracts gives a most delicious flavor.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

Hon. J. H. Manley and party left
Thursday afternoon in General Mama
ger Evans private car for Winnepeg.
Manitoba, where they are to attend
the wedding of Miss Eastman former
ly of this city. They will arrive there
early Monday. and will probably re-
main until Friday, the day after the
wedding is to take place. arriving home
the first of the next week.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17
WHAT DO THE cAIInRsN DRINK !?

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you
tried the new food drink called GRAIN-O?
1t is delicious and nourishing and takes
the place of coffee. The more Grain-O
you give the children the more health you
distribute through their systems. Grain
o is made of pure grains, and when prop
erly prepared tastes like the choice grades
of coffee but costs about u as much.
All grocers sell it. 15c. and 25c.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

One of Edward Weston's large horses
which he uses upon the city team broke
through the floor of the stable, and was
liberated only after some hard lifting
Fortunately no bones were broken and
but very little damage was done to the
animal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
A GREAT SURPRISE IS IN STORE

for those who will go today and get n
package of GRAlN-O. 1t takes the place
of coffee at about 4 the cost. 1t is food
drink. full of health. and can be given to
the children as well as the adult with
great benefit. 1t is made of pure grains
and looks and tastes like the finest
grades of Mocha or Java coffee. 1t sat
isfics everyone A cup of Grain-O is bet
ter for the system than tonic. because
its benefit is permanent. What coffee
breaks down Grain-O builds up. Ask
your grocer for Grain-O. 15c. and 25c.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

H.NA. Heath has purchased the insur-
ance BUSINESS of the late p. M. Fogl'.r
at 191 Water street, where he will car
ry on a general Insurance business.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

Will Noble, who has been confined at
home by illness for few days is out
again. Miss Bessie Noble is still quite
ill but is recovering.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

A new hardwood floor has been laid
at the hall of the Capital Hose Com
pany.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

All those creeping, crawling stinging
sensations that combine to make up the
tortIres of any itching disease Of the
skin are constantly relieved and perma-
nently cured by DOan's Ointment. Take
no substitute. Doans never fails
mon. wed. .fri&wky
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

Mr.. w. II. Reid and family have
move2 into thu, city again. after pass
inEj the summer at their Cobbossee cot
taSe.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

James Stone returned to his home in
this city, Thursday, after long vaea-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

Miss Minnie A. Moore of Yarmouth.
was in the city, Wednesday, visiting,
friends.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

Joseph CarOn and VIM. A. Barry O
Waterville, We're in the city, Thursday
on business.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

Imperial Lodge, Degree of Honor,
will have a dance in Vickery hail. Fri
day evening. Sept. II. Refreshments.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

Rev. C. S, Cummings will preach on
The Day of Judgment" at the Metho-
dist church next Sunday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

Moses w. Farr of the firm of Ma
comber & Farr, has gone to Phlladel-
phia for visit of week.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

Mrs Robert Shea and little son wen
to Waterville. Thursday, to visi
friends.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

Misses Florence and Gertrude Reid
of st. John. N. B., are visiting Miss Ella
Reid.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

Russell Purnett will pass a short va
cation camping upon the shores of
Cobbosseecontee
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Brown of Win
throp, were in the city, Thursday, stop-
ping at the Cony house.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17
For Sale.

$4,000 or actual value stock and fixtures
of one of the best known straight grocery
stores in Boston. on Washington street,
south end; established IS years. run by
present owner rs years. has always made
money. Rent is STA. good lease, two
horses and wagons in fine order. An in
vestfgation will more than prove this ad.
Come and see it.
w. +. CARRUTHERS,
II School St., Boston,
septic, div
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

Harry Stickney has purchased the
meat and fish wagons and outht OF
Charles Sturgis.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17
BUSINESS CHANCES
For Sale.

5000 buys stock, fixtures and furniture
of bakery; two ovens, large size Middle
by). soda, ice cream. confectionery, ci-
sars and tobacco store: finely fitted and
located. within five miles of Boston; es-
tablished four years; rent $500 per year;
trade of about $l00 per month, all cash
over counter. This store is located right
in heart of business center: just the place
for man and wife to settle down for busi-
ness and a home in that part of Boston
known as the Dorchester district. which is
rapidly growing as a residential neigh
borhood A thorough Investigation in
vited. Stay one week and see for your
self before buying.
w. F. CARRUTHERS,
No. u School st., Boston.
sept13 d1Ws
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

w. e. Perkins of South NorridGe-
wock, was in the city on business,
Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

F. w. Clair, Esq, of Waterville, was
in the city, Thursday, stopping at the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

Don't forget to remember that I am
making extremely low prices on all kinds
of Furniture, Carpets, Draperies. Cur
tains and Ranges.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

Hon. George f. Macomber returned
home, Thursday from his Western triD.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

G.. A. Robertson. overseer of the poor.
went to Pennington, yesterday, ,on busl-
ness
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

The Home Treasury has been moved
to 2O7 Water street up one flight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-17

Mr., and Mrs. D. r. Sanford of Brook
lyn, are visiting DR.. Z. J. Roberts.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-22

relief it needs, and which it must
get from financial legislation.
The opening of the debate on the
tariff bill has, by general consent
been postponed until the oath lust,
but the bill will be called up on
the Goth by Senator Aldrich, who
was chairmaniof the sub-comnit-
tee that drafted the amendments,
for the'purpose of making state
ment as to the effect of those
amendments.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-22
RED MEN IN GREAT COUNCIL.

RED MEN IN GREAT COUNCIL.
The Progress feels that it would
be highland interesting too, to
tell of the annual pow-wow of the
Improved Order of Red Men in
Monroe on Wednesday and Thurs
day, the 18th and 18th instant.
1t was a jolly crowd which board
ed the vicksburg Shreveport and
Pacific train at Shreveport, bound
for the Parlor (?) City, to smoke
the pipe of legislation with the Big
Chiefs of other reservations.
This was composed of DR.. Sam H.
Hicks and Messrs A. E. Meisner,
M. Bernstein, w. H. Busbey, A.
J. Wagner, George w. Fetzer,
Samuel Dreyfuss. Charles Deal,
julius Bernstein and our editor.
| Any one who knows this gang
Except the sedate and dignified M.
ID, can imagine just about what
happened on the way. Ready for
any thing that promised harmless
| fun, by George! they had it too.
One declared in an August man
ner that this was not a square
IDEAL, and another rejoined, "boys
the entire matter, taken all togeth.
er, makes a mighty Drey-fuss
not as much life about it a Bus
, bee would cause" What Cal
, amity is here? demanded the con
ductor, who up to this time ap
peared to be Hoodwinked to tn
t happenings, addressing himself tx
an excited individual who
s appeared to be a Wag(o) mel
n sThat man has Mike-oat, and II
q be dadBern( stein) if I don't hav
Il lit" Then the band played Ami
e Rooney, as the train pulled int
Monroe.
Il At the depot our party was me
o by a jovial number of the HON
= braves who smiled us welcom'
II gave us the right hand of cordis
y greeting and we knew that we We
l. in hands of friends and brothe
"a indeed.
u The Parlor City-so-called is tt
D parish seat of Ouachita parish al
l. ia situated on the Washita-sa
ID Appleton's Cyclope9dis-riv'
10 Major Will says old App is :
Id that is, he is mistaken, he has til
he peculiar feeling in his head viii
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-22


river is spelled Ouach-as we'll as
the parish. Well, as the major is
a big, brave, Strong man, and as
the repertaysh of Brer APP for
speak, ng with ''straight tongue"
was not come-atable-our pencil
pusher "kinder sorter jined" in the
sentiment and said "dinged'' if he
didn't believe the river had as
much right to wash with Ouach as
the parish: but bless your soul!
neither need it half SO bad as that
same Parlor (?) City-judged on a
rainy day.
Folks! were any Of you. ever at
Monroe?; if not you ought to go.
and see that town. Her newspa-,
pers and people "a whole lot OF
them at least) have expended
enough wind on her, to blow to-
gether enough building material,
to make a city big enough and
fine enough for a young Chicago.
But take away those grandilo-
quent Water oaks: as good, REIN.
ed and cultured a people as the
world produces, and Monroe is
almost nit, She has q reputation
for pretty girls too, but while the
writer is willing to admit this he
must take hear-say evidence for
it, for not single one of the dear
: creatures showed herself to the
wistful gaze of the Queen City
chats Shreveport representa-
tives.
Monroe has been denominated
Parlor City by her home people;
but just why, is a puzzler to the
. stranger within her gates. P-a-r-
lor! whose parlor does it look
like? Short, narrow, unkePt
!; treets; it looked to the initiated
: wonderfully like sole Marse Poll
= tics had the upper hand of things
: there, and was running them with
= his usual disregard for the fitness
e of things, or public good. And by
o the way, it was whispered in our
}, ears that clog-wheel to the pro-
r. gression of all small towns, "Mon'
Ii roe needs some first-class tuner
re als.'' Well the two-moss-back
lie ism and political domination
TO will kill any place on earth.
But tell you what, neighbors
ct some mighty clever people liv
ie there.
e, The Red Men held their. hrs
al session at o'clock at the Fythlal
re Hall on Tuesday afternoon, Grea
rs Sachem, C. d. Hicks, presiding
and all the great chiefs at the1
he stumps except Great Prophet b. I
nd Barker, who was detained at M
US home in Shreveport by illness.
er. WITH ,,rorn utness and dispatch a
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
,,.,.ci.i Correspondence.

W8S0108VOus NAoy -
Volunteers for q war with Spain
viIl not be called for this week, al
though several days ago things
looked as though they might be.
There win be no. trouble, unless
Spain makes it by trying to pre-
vent our caring for our own citi-
xens who are suffering in Cuba,
although it is extremely doubtful
whether anything less than driv-
ing the last Spaniard out of Cuba
would satisfy the just wrath of the
people of-this country, if all the
ofncial documents recently reciev-
Cd BY the administration, were
made public. They deal with the
suffering of American citizens, ma
live or naturalized, and tell tales
Of horror and barbarism that
quite equal the Turkish atrocities
In Armenia, which caused such
awave of indignation to sweep
over this country, although ac-
complished in a. different way.
The Turks butchered the Armen-
ians outright. Gen. Weyler, by
by compelling American citizens
residing in the country districts of
Cuba, to choose between remain
ing where they we've peacably
pursuing their avocations and be-
ing shot down as rebels by Span
ish marauding parties, or of Civ
Ing all their live stock ard remov-
Ing themselves and their families
to the nearest town, merely took q
slower method of Killing. There
wasno enjoyment in the town fol-
those without means, and no help
from thesSpaniards. Consequent
", disease and hunger have been
with them and death a constant
visitor, AS yet. the. administior
has only asked Congress to ap'
propriate money to provide for thu
immedite necessities of our suffer
ing citizens in Cuba. Congress
will do that all right and at once
but what more either it or the ad
ministration will do remains to bt
seen. But Spanish interests il
America never confronted q NOR
serious crisis than is now upol
them. 1t would require but
spark to start. an explosion
American anger that no power O.
earth conld stop until every Span
lard was driven off this continent
A largely attended mass meet
Ing of Cuban sympathizers wa
held in Washington Sunday after
noon, andsmany prominent mem
bers of both branches of Congress:
participated therein. The spirit
the meeting was shown by. the en-
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-22


given the speaker who advocated
the most radical course on the part
of this government in dealing
with the Cuban question.
The custom of the President and
the vice-President travelling on
different trains when both go to the
same place, was broken when
President Mckinley, vice-Presi-
dent Hobart, and all of the Cabi- !
net, except Secretaries Sherman
and Long, went to Philadelphia, to
participate in the unwilling of the
Washington monument. They all
went on the same train. The idea
of having them travel on different
trains was that in case of an acci-
dent to the train upon which the
President travels, his successor
would escape it.
The silver men in the Senate got
another vote by the election OF ex-
Congressman Mallory to fill the
the vacancy in the Senate from
Florida.
There is more or less trepidation
in the sugar trust, and among its
friends in and out of Congress,
there has been such q howl about
the efforts to secure a pardon for
Broker Chapman, that it has been
lconcluded best that he should go
to Jail and serve his sentence, and
The was today locked up. The
cases of the members of the sugar
trust, under similar indictment,
were called today for trial but
were postponed until next week
; The talk started by Senator Allen
. of a new sugar investigation by
. the Senate, has not added any
r thing to the peace of mind OF the
, sugar men and their Senatorial
friends. They fear that failing
!, Chapman may not satisfy public
+ | opinion, and there is ground TO
a their fears.
! The democratic Senators are no
e / agreed on the tariff policy OF thei
: party. Senator German represent
9 those who favor the introduction
as a substitute for the amende'
: lDingley bill, of a democratic tart
e bill, which shall represent tn
n party as they claim the Wllso
e bill did not, not with any expecta
n ton of passing it, but merely {
a show the attitude of the party to
# wards the tariff. A majority
N democratic Senators, headed b
Jones of Arkansas, who is a men
+. her of the Finance Committee an
f. chairman of their National Con
rs mittee, opposed the idea OF a sui
= stitute tariff bill, and favor stant
L.. ~, their ORIGINAL position an
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-04-01
The Cost of Butter.

A very close calculation was made by
writer, "F. J. S." in the Farmers
Advocate last year on the cost of but
ter in Eastern Canada. He divided the
question into three parts: "Grass but
ter" fall butter" and "winter butter"
and worked it out on the basis that a
COW gives 5000 pounds of milk. yield
ing 200 pounds of butter, and that she
milks nine months.
Labor is charged at 10 cents an hour,
board included. The strictly grass but
ter season he puts at two months, May
20 to July 20. The total cost for feed,
labor, milking. caring for milk. churn-
ing and marketing he puts at $3.50 per
COW for sixty days. He then charges
up to this grass butter" the proportion
of cost of keeping the COW three months
in idleness, which is $l.33, making a
total of 81 10, which brings the cost Of
the ninety pounds of butter which was
produced on grass by twO-hundred-
pound COW to be eight cents pound.
The fall period he placed at ninety
days. For this0heriod the cost per
pound Of butter - - benfF,
teen cents. -
The cost of winter production for a
period of 12O days, with ensilage used,
is placed at 2Oh cents, while the cost
of milk per 100 pounds was found to be
IS cents.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-04-01
The Origin of Yankee Doodle

Yankee Doodle" is claimed by many
nations. 1t was known in England as
"Nankee Doodle" in the time of Charles
l. The Hollanders had an old song to
this air called "Yanker Dudel." 1t is
said to be also an old French vintage
song, native Hungarian air, and the
ancient music Of the sword dance of
the B:scayans. In June, 1855, Dr.
Richard Schuckburg, regimental sur
geon under General Braddock, thought
to play a joke Oh the ragged. tattered
Continentals by palming off the Man
kee Dodle" of the time of Cromwell
upon the colonial soldiers as the latest
martial music. 1t at once became pop
ular but quarter of century later
the joke seemed turned when the Con-
tinental bands played this sames"Yan-
kee Doodle" as Lord CORVALLIS march
ed out after surrendering his army, his
sword and the English colonies in
America to the Yankees.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-04-01

The wheat plant belongs to the fam
lily of grasses, and all these need phos-
phate to perfect their seeds, as well as
for the general welfare Of the plant
Whenever timothy is sOwn with any
grain, especially in the fall. no small
part of the phosphate used for the grain
crop goes into the subsequent crop Of
grass. The grain may retard the tim
Othy growth the first year. but the
phosphate will show in the growth of
grass for several reasons. Timothy
roots do not run far When the phos-
plate is applied with the drill as 1t al
ways should be, the grass growth will
show the drill mark as long as the land
remains seeded.-American Cultivator
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-04-01
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER..
Downing. Hopkins & Company's Review
of Trade.

Trading in wheat this week has not
been widespread, but to a great extent
was confined within the ranks of the
professionals, who are considerably
worked up over the increasing amount
OF bad crop news. st. Louis appears to
be the center of the disturbance and
has been persistently loading the wries
with stories OF great harm done. Many
traders have been disnclined to give
the reports much attention, and in fact
have only arched their eyebrows when
brought to their notice. Many of those
who have been loathe to acknowledge
these stories are now changing front
and think there must be some fire where
there is SO much smoke. The country
at large, though, is only buying wheat
sparingly, but st. Louis professionals
appear to be taking hold literally, and
are pinning their faith in the reliability
of crop damage in the Southwest. This
is just the time of year for genuine
crop scare, and, with the weather con-
ditions as they are, damage tales will
multiply instead of diminish.
Statistics are, of course, just as favor
able for an advance as at any time re-
Gently; in fact more SO. Visible stocks
are decreasing and the worlds stocks
are steadily diminishing. The worlds
shipments are running from 5000, 900
to 800, 900 bushels below the weekly
requirements of the United Kingdom
and the continent, but for all that, for.
eigners are not. alarmed over the out
look. They are certainly not taking
the wheat from this country in such
quantities as one would expect under
the circumstances. Cables are merely
fractional in quoting changes on the
other side. Exports of wheat and -four
from both coasts for the week are lOO,-
600 bushels more than last week, and
exceed those for the same week in 1896
by about 5000 bushels. We have had
war scares of the opera bouffe order,
but war seems to be just as distant as
ever.
There has been fair amount OF trad
ing in the corn market this week and
speculation has been brisker. Wheat
no longer exerts much of an influence
upon values.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-04-01

under our treatment. she can be MIXED
the year round. Two years ago we
bought COW that l picked out for
persistent mixer, but she had been
carelessly handled and poorly fed, and
was dry three or four months. This
fall we wanted to dry her in time to
give her sixty days rest. but found her
still giving four or five quarts daily.
Much is said nowadays about milking
continuously. If cows will do so.
l have had number of cows that could
be MIXED without difficulty and oc-
casiOnally have done so. but have al
ways found it resulted in a loss. The
COW needs at least eight weeks rest
and will do enough better when she
comes in to pay for it.-Hoard's Dairy
man,